(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Richard Chang) ((lewis.krauskopf@thomsonreuters.com; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: lewis.krauskopf.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net, Twitter: @LKrauskopf)) ((Wall St Week Ahead runs every Friday. For thedaily stock marketreport, please click [.N])) Keywords: USA STOCKS/WEEKAHEAD (SCHEDULED COLUMN)\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Five stocks - Microsoft , Google parent Alphabet , Nvidia , Apple and Meta Platforms - are responsible for the S&P 500's entire year-to-date return, said Jessica Rabe, co-founder of DataTrek Research. Goldman Sachs strategists estimate that generative AI could create productivity gains that result in S&P 500 companies expanding profit margins by about 4 percentage points in a decade following widespread adoption. https://tmsnrt.rs/41MDptK ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> (Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Richard Chang) ((lewis.krauskopf@thomsonreuters.com; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: lewis.krauskopf.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net, Twitter: @LKrauskopf)) ((Wall St Week Ahead runs every Friday.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Removing those stocks from the S&P 500 would reduce the index\\'s performance by roughly 10 percentage points, putting stocks in negative territory for the year, SocGen\\'s analysis showed. Goldman Sachs strategists estimate that generative AI could create productivity gains that result in S&P 500 companies expanding profit margins by about 4 percentage points in a decade following widespread adoption. A BofA Global Research report published Friday said AI stocks were in a \"baby bubble\" in comparison with far larger asset price moves seen in areas such as internet stocks and bitcoin over the last few decades.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall St Week Ahead-Artificial intelligence gives real boost to U.S. stock market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The rush of AI developments has analysts licking their lips at the profit potential stemming from new revenue opportunities and productivity improvements. Goldman Sachs strategists estimate that generative AI could create productivity gains that result in S&P 500 companies expanding profit margins by about 4 percentage points in a decade following widespread adoption. His firm owns shares of Microsoft, Nvidia and Alphabet.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The S&P 500\\'s 9% rally this year has been driven by a handful of the index\\'s biggest stocks, a number of which are at the center of the AI frenzy that has spread in the wake of the chatbot sensation ChatGPT. Removing those stocks from the S&P 500 would reduce the index\\'s performance by roughly 10 percentage points, putting stocks in negative territory for the year, SocGen\\'s analysis showed. A BofA Global Research report published Friday said AI stocks were in a \"baby bubble\" in comparison with far larger asset price moves seen in areas such as internet stocks and bitcoin over the last few decades.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/samsung-not-planning-to-replace-google-with-bing-in-phones-wsj-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Adds Microsoft declined to comment in paragraph 3\\nMay 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.\\nSamsung has suspended an internal review that explored replacing Google with Bing on its web-browsing app, which comes pre-installed on the company's smartphones, according to the report.\\nGoogle and Samsung did not respond to Reuters requests for comment. Microsoft declined to comment.\\nA sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi.\\nGoogle earns an estimated $3 billion in annual revenue from the Samsung contract, according to an April 16 report by the New York Times.\\nSamsung considering a potential shift to Bing was first reported last month and had weighed on Alphabet's shares at the time.\\nThe integration of OpenAI's artificial intelligence technology into Microsoft-owned Bing has driven people to the little-used search engine and helped it compete better with market leader Google in page visits growth, according to data from analytics firm Similarweb.\\n(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)\\n((yuvraj.malik@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"A sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi. Samsung has suspended an internal review that explored replacing Google with Bing on its web-browsing app, which comes pre-installed on the company's smartphones, according to the report. The integration of OpenAI's artificial intelligence technology into Microsoft-owned Bing has driven people to the little-used search engine and helped it compete better with market leader Google in page visits growth, according to data from analytics firm Similarweb.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"A sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi. Adds Microsoft declined to comment in paragraph 3 May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Microsoft declined to comment.\", 'news_article_title': 'Samsung not planning to replace Google with Bing in phones - WSJ', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"A sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi. Adds Microsoft declined to comment in paragraph 3 May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Samsung has suspended an internal review that explored replacing Google with Bing on its web-browsing app, which comes pre-installed on the company's smartphones, according to the report.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"A sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi. Adds Microsoft declined to comment in paragraph 3 May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Samsung has suspended an internal review that explored replacing Google with Bing on its web-browsing app, which comes pre-installed on the company's smartphones, according to the report.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/prediction%3A-these-5-growth-stocks-will-be-worth-over-%242-trillion-by-2033', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"A lot can happen in a decade. In early 2013, ExxonMobil was the world's most valuable company, with a market cap of $446 billion. Fast-forward to 2023, and there's been a changing of the guard. Exxon's market cap is back near where it was 10 years ago, coming in at $423 billion. At the same time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) now wears the crown, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion.\\nOver the coming decade, there will likely be a number of high-profile companies that join this exclusive club. While some of the members won't be a surprise, others could be.\\nLet's take a look at my predictions for the five companies that will be worth $2 trillion by 2033.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nThe shoo-ins\\nAs I mentioned above, Apple already has a market cap of $2.7 trillion. There's little question that the stock could shed 25% of its value. In fact, as recently as January, shares were down 31% from their peak. However, this ignores any growth that Apple will achieve over the coming decade -- and if history is any indication, it could be significant. Driven by resilient and growing demand for the iPhone and the accompanying services, Apple boasts more than 1 billion active iPhones. Plus, those numbers keep growing, fueling its financial results.\\nSince 2013, Apple has increased its revenue by 168% and its diluted earnings per share (EPS) by 468%. This has, in turn, fueled stock-price gains of more than 1,000%. Apple currently trades for roughly 7 times sales. If it maintains its valuation, it would take just modest revenue growth to help the tech titan maintain its charter membership in the $2 trillion club.\\nThe only other member of the club (as of this writing) is Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), with a market cap of $2.3 trillion, and its prospects of retaining its membership are equally compelling. To be clear, the company lost about a third of its value during the recent downturn, but the resilience of its suite of products helped spark a rebound.\\nIt's difficult to imagine a world without Windows, not to mention Word, Excel, or Outlook. This makes them -- and other Microsoft products -- staples in the business arena. Plus, the company's Azure cloud computing segment is the second-largest cloud infrastructure provider, partially due to its tight integration with Microsoft's expansive product portfolio.\\nOver the past decade, the company has increased its revenue by more than 300% and its EPS by 166%, driving its stock price up by more than 800%. The resilience of Microsoft's revenue and the mission-critical nature of its offerings has pushed its valuation to 11 times sales. At its current level of low-double-digit revenue growth, it's highly likely that Microsoft will still be worth more than $2 trillion by 2033, even if there's a bit of multiple compression.\\nThe contenders\\nThough it's fallen on hard times, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) was a former member of the $2 trillion club and will likely rejoin its ranks in short order. Soon after reaching its zenith in November 2021, the emergence of the bear market stole Alphabet's thunder, driving the stock price down as much as 45% over the coming year. The culprit? Demand for digital advertising plummeted as businesses cut back on spending to shore up their financial positions and ride out the downturn.\\nThere's no evidence that the decrease in demand for advertising is permanent, and history suggests Alphabet will rebound with the broader economy. What's more, Google Cloud is the fastest-growing of the cloud infrastructure providers, riding the digital transformation to new heights. Over the preceding 10 years, Alphabet increased revenue by 432% and EPS by 390%, fueling stock-price gains of over 400%. With its current market cap of $1.5 trillion, it will only take a return to low-double-digit growth at its current valuation of 5.4 times sales for the Google parent to regain its membership in the $2 trillion club.\\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) was on the verge of joining its big tech rivals in the $2 trillion club, reaching $1.99 trillion in November 2021 before being ravaged by the bear market. The ensuing macroeconomic headwinds have stifled consumer spending -- and with it much of the company's growth, but this, too, shall pass. Amazon retains its title as the world's largest e-commerce platform, which will no doubt fuel future growth.\\nBut the return of consumer spending is just one catalyst to help drive its rebound. After nearly two decades, Amazon Web Services remains the largest cloud infrastructure provider, with a market share more than Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud combined, making it the name to beat. The company is also a rising star in the field of digital advertising, with captive audiences on its digital retail site, as well as FreeVee, its ad-supported streaming channel.\\nA return to form will boost Amazon's chances of finally joining the $2 trillion club. Over the past decade, Amazon grew revenue by nearly 650% and EPS by more than 1,100%. The stock currently trades at just 2.2 times sales, so if the company returns to mid-double-digit growth -- with no change in its valuation -- Amazon could easily eclipse that market cap.\\nThe long shot\\nAs I've illustrated above, it won't take much to push Amazon and Alphabet above $2 trillion -- and even less for Microsoft and Apple to stay there. The math is slightly different -- but no less likely -- for Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). The company pioneered the graphics processing unit (GPU) and is the top choice of serious and novice gamers alike. Nvidia has since pivoted its technology to play a key role in cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). While it's the most volatile of these five stocks -- the product of its lofty valuation -- Nvidia has catalysts aplenty to help it achieve a $2 trillion market cap.\\nNvidia is the undisputed leader in the discrete desktop GPU market with a dominant 88% share. It's also a key player in the cloud computing market, partnering with all the major cloud providers. That's not to mention the accelerating adoption of AI, another area where Nvidia is a standout. While estimates vary, Nvidia controls as much as 95% of the market for machine-learning chips, according to data provided by New Street Research.\\nYet these accolades didn't stop Nvidia from being hit hard during the tech meltdown. At one point, the stock had lost more than two-thirds of its value. However, its fundamentals are sound. Over the preceding 10 years, Nvidia grew revenue by 536%, pushing its EPS up by more than 1,300%. This drove stock-price gains of 7,850%. To be clear, Nvidia's stock trades for a lofty 27 times sales, near the peak of its historical valuation range.\\nWith its current market cap of $722 billion, the stock would have to rise by 11% annually to reach a $2 trillion market cap by 2033. Given its historical growth rate, that shouldn't be too difficult. However, there's always the potential that Nvidia suffers from multiple compression. For example, if investors were less generous regarding its growth prospects, and only valued Nvidia at 10 times sales, its market cap would drop to roughly $270 billion. From that level, it would have to grow its revenue by 23% annually to reach $2 trillion by 2033. Still very doable given its history, but you get the point.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Danny Vena has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"At the same time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) now wears the crown, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion. The only other member of the club (as of this writing) is Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), with a market cap of $2.3 trillion, and its prospects of retaining its membership are equally compelling. Soon after reaching its zenith in November 2021, the emergence of the bear market stole Alphabet's thunder, driving the stock price down as much as 45% over the coming year.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'At the same time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) now wears the crown, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion. Over the preceding 10 years, Alphabet increased revenue by 432% and EPS by 390%, fueling stock-price gains of over 400%. After nearly two decades, Amazon Web Services remains the largest cloud infrastructure provider, with a market share more than Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud combined, making it the name to beat.', 'news_article_title': 'Prediction: These 5 Growth Stocks Will Be Worth Over $2 Trillion by 2033', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'At the same time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) now wears the crown, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion. Demand for digital advertising plummeted as businesses cut back on spending to shore up their financial positions and ride out the downturn. With its current market cap of $1.5 trillion, it will only take a return to low-double-digit growth at its current valuation of 5.4 times sales for the Google parent to regain its membership in the $2 trillion club.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'At the same time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) now wears the crown, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion. With its current market cap of $1.5 trillion, it will only take a return to low-double-digit growth at its current valuation of 5.4 times sales for the Google parent to regain its membership in the $2 trillion club. The stock currently trades at just 2.2 times sales, so if the company returns to mid-double-digit growth -- with no change in its valuation -- Amazon could easily eclipse that market cap.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/britains-%241.3-bln-semiconductor-support-plan-gets-cool-response', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Alistair Smout and Kate Holton\\nLONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Britain will invest 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in its semiconductor sector over the next decade as part of a long-awaited strategy that was immediately criticised by the industry for being too little to make a difference.\\nChipmakers around the world have poured billions of dollars into the sector in recent years, with the United States and Europe backing the development of new plants after the COVID-19 pandemic showed the risk of relying on Taiwan and China.\\nBritain\\'s plan, which has been in the works for around two years, is dwarfed by the $52.7 billion of U.S. chip subsidies and 43 billion euros ($47 billion) of proposed EU investment.\\nBut it focuses on the area where Britain excels, the design of semiconductors, used in everything from cars to smartphones and washing machines. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it would help Britain build a \"competitive edge on the global stage\".\\nWhile companies in the sector welcomed publication of a strategy, they criticised the scale of support.\\nAI chip designer Graphcore said it was \"modest\" compared with countries such as Germany, while the head of graphene maker Paragraf said it was \"flaccid\".\\n\"The UK\\'s capital commitment is nothing but a rounding error in this industry,\" said Simon Thomas, CEO and founder of Paragraf, which describes itself as the only company in the world capable of manufacturing graphene to mass produce chips.\\nUNDERWHELMING\\nUnder the new plan, some 200 million pounds of investment will be available in 2023-25, rising to up to 1 billion pounds in the next decade. While it is focused on research and design for now, Britain said it would support investment in chip manufacturing later this year.\\nCiti analysts described the focus as \"sensible\" but the money as \"too little to be of significant value to major industry partners\".\\nSunak, in Japan for a Group of Seven (G7) leaders, also announced a semiconductors partnership with Tokyo, echoing an agreement with South Korea.\\nBritain is home to Arm, which designs the processor technology used in nearly every smartphone, selling intellectual property to companies such as Apple and Qualcomm.\\nIt was sold to Japan\\'s SoftBank in a 2016 deal that sparked criticism that Britain had allowed its biggest tech success to be bought by foreign investors. SoftBank now plans to list it in the United States.\\nBusiness leaders have become increasingly critical of Britain\\'s strategy in recent months, saying they need joined-up support on everything from infrastructure to skills training and investment as they transition to a post-carbon future.\\nA report by a panel of lawmakers said last year that a lack of an end-to-end supply chain for semiconductors made Britain particularly exposed to any future disruption to chip supplies, such as if China were to invade Taiwan, the world\\'s biggest semiconductor supplier.\\n($1 = 0.7923 pounds)\\n($1 = 0.9084 euros)\\n(Reporting by Alistair Smout and Sachin Ravikumar; Editing by Alexander Smith)\\n((alistair.smout@thomsonreuters.com; +44 207 542 7064; Reuters Messaging: alistair.smout.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Chipmakers around the world have poured billions of dollars into the sector in recent years, with the United States and Europe backing the development of new plants after the COVID-19 pandemic showed the risk of relying on Taiwan and China. \"The UK\\'s capital commitment is nothing but a rounding error in this industry,\" said Simon Thomas, CEO and founder of Paragraf, which describes itself as the only company in the world capable of manufacturing graphene to mass produce chips. Business leaders have become increasingly critical of Britain\\'s strategy in recent months, saying they need joined-up support on everything from infrastructure to skills training and investment as they transition to a post-carbon future.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"By Alistair Smout and Kate Holton LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Britain will invest 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in its semiconductor sector over the next decade as part of a long-awaited strategy that was immediately criticised by the industry for being too little to make a difference. A report by a panel of lawmakers said last year that a lack of an end-to-end supply chain for semiconductors made Britain particularly exposed to any future disruption to chip supplies, such as if China were to invade Taiwan, the world's biggest semiconductor supplier. ($1 = 0.7923 pounds) ($1 = 0.9084 euros) (Reporting by Alistair Smout and Sachin Ravikumar; Editing by Alexander Smith) ((alistair.smout@thomsonreuters.com; +44 207 542 7064; Reuters Messaging: alistair.smout.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_article_title': \"Britain's $1.3 bln semiconductor support plan gets cool response\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Alistair Smout and Kate Holton LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Britain will invest 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in its semiconductor sector over the next decade as part of a long-awaited strategy that was immediately criticised by the industry for being too little to make a difference. While it is focused on research and design for now, Britain said it would support investment in chip manufacturing later this year. SoftBank now plans to list it in the United States.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"By Alistair Smout and Kate Holton LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Britain will invest 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in its semiconductor sector over the next decade as part of a long-awaited strategy that was immediately criticised by the industry for being too little to make a difference. Britain's plan, which has been in the works for around two years, is dwarfed by the $52.7 billion of U.S. chip subsidies and 43 billion euros ($47 billion) of proposed EU investment. A report by a panel of lawmakers said last year that a lack of an end-to-end supply chain for semiconductors made Britain particularly exposed to any future disruption to chip supplies, such as if China were to invade Taiwan, the world's biggest semiconductor supplier.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-you-can-keep-forever-9', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Who wouldn't want stocks they can keep forever? Think of all the trouble you'll save, not having to frequently find new stocks in which to invest.\\nIt makes sense that if you've got great long-term performers in your portfolio, hang on and let them keep working for you, building your wealth. (And if you inherit such stocks, consider hanging on to them, too.) Here are three companies that seem poised to continue building wealth for shareholders over many more years.\\n1. Apple\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs little introduction. It has grown into an innovative technological juggernaut with a recent market value north of $2.7 trillion, offering consumer products that millions of people can't do without. (It recently boasted more than 2 billion installed devices worldwide.) A 2020 survey found that 40% of respondents would rather give up their dog for a month than give up their smartphone, while 64% would rather give up coffee than their smartphone. Not many companies have such compelling products.\\nIf you want to hang on to a company forever, you need confidence in its ability to withstand all kinds of economies and changing times. Apple is poised to do so, with ample cash (it generates close to $100 billion of free cash flow annually!) and with strong innovation skills that have helped it introduce many new products, features, and even product categories over the years. Its recent second-quarter earnings report was rather encouraging, too, featuring record revenue for its services and iPhone businesses.\\nIf you're itching to buy shares now, hold on -- because they're not exactly near bargain territory. You'd do well to add Apple to your watch list in order to buy later, or perhaps build a position in the stock gradually.\\n2. Berkshire Hathaway\\nBerkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), helmed by Warren Buffett for many decades, is also an Apple shareholder, owning more than 5% of the company. But it's a contender for a berth in your portfolio in its own right, too.\\nBerkshire is also a massive company, with a recent market value topping $700 billion -- and it's a major employer, as well, employing around 383,000 people as of the end of 2022. The company owns many businesses in their entirety, with focuses on insurance and energy, among other things. Its subsidiaries include GEICO, Benjamin Moore, See's Candies, Fruit of the Loom, Clayton Homes, the McLane trucking company, and the entire BNSF railroad. It also owns sizable stakes in other companies, via stock. Along with its Apple shares, it recently owned roughly 20% of American Express, 8.4% of Chevron, more than 9% of Coca-Cola, and 12.6% of Bank of America.\\nBerkshire is built to last, with 92-year-old Buffett having designated successors who are already investing billions of company dollars and making some management decisions. (Buffett is still the boss, though.) It's long been conservatively run and maintains a big cash war chest, recently $130.6 billion in cash and short-term investments. On top of that, many of the businesses it owns are very defensive -- in industries, such as utilities and insurance, that tend to do well in any economic environment.\\n3. Charles Schwab\\nCharles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) is another solid business to consider for your long-term portfolio. Like other financial services companies, its fortunes are somewhat tied to prevailing interest rates, but there's much more to the company. It's long been a major brokerage, and is even bigger now, having closed on its acquisition of TD Ameritrade in 2020.\\nSchwab is sturdy, with tens of billions of dollars in cash and equivalents on its balance sheet. It recently boasted 34.1 million active brokerage accounts, 2.4 million corporate retirement plan participants, 1.7 million banking accounts, and $7.58 trillion in client assets. Better still, Schwab collects a sizable chunk of its revenue from fees tied to offerings such as its banking accounts, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds. (In 2022, more than $5 billion, some 27% of total revenue, came from asset management and administration fees and bank deposit account fees.) That's rather dependable revenue, and it helps make Schwab a company that's likely to perform well for its shareholders for a long time.\\nDo be careful with the concept of holding a stock forever -- because while you might hope and aim to hold certain securities for the foreseeable future, you still need to keep up with all your holdings. After all, even companies that seem indestructible can end up in trouble.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\\nAmerican Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Charles Schwab is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Selena Maranjian has positions in American Express, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends Charles Schwab and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs little introduction. It has grown into an innovative technological juggernaut with a recent market value north of $2.7 trillion, offering consumer products that millions of people can't do without. Its subsidiaries include GEICO, Benjamin Moore, See's Candies, Fruit of the Loom, Clayton Homes, the McLane trucking company, and the entire BNSF railroad.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs little introduction. Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), helmed by Warren Buffett for many decades, is also an Apple shareholder, owning more than 5% of the company. It recently boasted 34.1 million active brokerage accounts, 2.4 million corporate retirement plan participants, 1.7 million banking accounts, and $7.58 trillion in client assets.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks You Can Keep Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs little introduction. That's rather dependable revenue, and it helps make Schwab a company that's likely to perform well for its shareholders for a long time. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023 American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs little introduction. Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), helmed by Warren Buffett for many decades, is also an Apple shareholder, owning more than 5% of the company. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023 American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-us-debt-ceiling-deal-could-stall-safety-flight-fueling-megacap-rally', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Randall\\nNEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters) - A potential deal to lift the U.S. debt ceiling could spur money managers to pare holdings in the massive technology and growth stocks that have been havens this year and shift into the rest of the market, some investors believe.\\nStrong balance sheets and predictable cash flows have made megacap stocks such as Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.Oattractive places to hide over the last few months as investors worried about everything from the debt ceiling to a U.S. banking mess.\\nThat has boosted their share price and buoyed market indexes, while leaving other stocks behind.\\nMegacap tech stocks command heavy weightings in major indexes. Their rally has been responsible for all of the 8.3% year-to-date gain in the S&P 500 .SPX through Wednesday\\'s close, a Deutsche Bank report showed. Without them, the index would be down 0.5% for the year otherwise, according to the research. Through Thursday\\'s close, the index was up 9.3%.\\nShould a deal on the debt ceiling be reached, \"the pattern that we\\'ve seen over the last few months will reverse,\" said Michael O\\'Rourke, chief market strategist at Jones Trading, who is more bullish on equal-weighted S&P 500 exchange-traded funds than the market-cap weighted index. \"The market as a whole is pricing in a lot more risk than those mega-cap names, and going forward a resolution could mean the market broadens out and outperforms that group.\"\\nInvestors are watching Washington for signals that the White House will come to an agreement with congressional Republicans to increase the U.S. borrowing limit before the so-called X-date of June 1, which the Treasury Department has said is the day the federal government will run out of money to pay its bills. President Joe Biden and top U.S. congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy both expressed confidence Wednesday that a deal would be reached, avoiding fallout that would be sure to roil financial markets.\\nSpreads on U.S. government one-year credit default swaps - market-based gauges of the risk of a default – have been declining over the past few days amid signs of progress on debt ceiling discussions, standing at 154 basis points on Thursday, about 20 basis points below last week’s levels, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.\\nA recent survey of global fund managers from BofA Global Research showed that 71% believe a deal to raise the debt ceiling will be reached before the X-date.\\nRandy Frederick, Managing Director of Trading and Derivatives at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, believes a deal would prompt investors to move back into shorter-term U.S. Treasury maturities, which some have been avoiding due to debt ceiling concerns. A deal could also boost shares of companies in sectors that are benefiting from the continued strength in the U.S. economy, such as consumer discretionary, Frederick said.\\n“Giant mega cap companies that have huge balance sheets have been a nice place to hide,\" he said. \"We expect to see some movement back into Treasuries because you\\'re getting a nice yield, and some other parts of the equity market that have lagged behind.”\\nOf course, investors are unlikely to abandon tech stocks entirely, after a decade during which the category has led markets higher. Excitement over artificial intelligence, which has boosted some megacap names this year, is another factor that could support the category.\\nMany would also view a broadening of the equity rally as an encouraging sign of the market’s overall health.\\n“For the market to send a stronger signal substantiating direction, we will need to see ... improved breadth/participation,” John Lynch, chief investment officer at Comerica Wealth Management wrote earlier this week.\\nAt the same time, the debt ceiling has been only one of of several worries weighing on the market. Concerns that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary policy tightening could reduce economic growth, and worries about the recent tumult in the banking sector are likely to remain, even if a default is avoided.\\nPaul Christopher, head ofglobal marketstrategy at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, expects lawmakers will reach an agreement to extend the debt ceiling through September.\\nAmong the sectors he is bullish on is healthcare, a part of the market seen as a haven during troubled economic times.\\n“It’s been a very tilted market,” he said. \"We think investors are going to look through this soon and try to find areas that are going to generate revenue if growth comes down.\"\\n(Reporting by David Randall; Additional reporting by Davide Barbuscia; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and David Gregorio)\\n((David.Randall@thomsonreuters.com; 646-223-6607; Reuters Messaging: david.randall.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By David Randall NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters) - A potential deal to lift the U.S. debt ceiling could spur money managers to pare holdings in the massive technology and growth stocks that have been havens this year and shift into the rest of the market, some investors believe. Investors are watching Washington for signals that the White House will come to an agreement with congressional Republicans to increase the U.S. borrowing limit before the so-called X-date of June 1, which the Treasury Department has said is the day the federal government will run out of money to pay its bills. Randy Frederick, Managing Director of Trading and Derivatives at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, believes a deal would prompt investors to move back into shorter-term U.S. Treasury maturities, which some have been avoiding due to debt ceiling concerns.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Their rally has been responsible for all of the 8.3% year-to-date gain in the S&P 500 .SPX through Wednesday's close, a Deutsche Bank report showed. Spreads on U.S. government one-year credit default swaps - market-based gauges of the risk of a default – have been declining over the past few days amid signs of progress on debt ceiling discussions, standing at 154 basis points on Thursday, about 20 basis points below last week’s levels, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data. A recent survey of global fund managers from BofA Global Research showed that 71% believe a deal to raise the debt ceiling will be reached before the X-date.\", 'news_article_title': 'ANALYSIS-US debt ceiling deal could stall safety flight fueling megacap rally', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That has boosted their share price and buoyed market indexes, while leaving other stocks behind. Megacap tech stocks command heavy weightings in major indexes. Without them, the index would be down 0.5% for the year otherwise, according to the research.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By David Randall NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters) - A potential deal to lift the U.S. debt ceiling could spur money managers to pare holdings in the massive technology and growth stocks that have been havens this year and shift into the rest of the market, some investors believe. Should a deal on the debt ceiling be reached, \"the pattern that we\\'ve seen over the last few months will reverse,\" said Michael O\\'Rourke, chief market strategist at Jones Trading, who is more bullish on equal-weighted S&P 500 exchange-traded funds than the market-cap weighted index. \"We expect to see some movement back into Treasuries because you\\'re getting a nice yield, and some other parts of the equity market that have lagged behind.” Of course, investors are unlikely to abandon tech stocks entirely, after a decade during which the category has led markets higher.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/krafton-says-india-revoked-ban-on-its-battle-royale-game', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Adds details from statement in paragraph 4, and background in paragraph 2, 3, 5 and 6\\nMay 19 (Reuters) - South Korea's Krafton Inc 259960.KS, a company backed by China's Tencent 0700.HK on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country after being banned for nearly a year.\\nThe government had in July blockedKrafton's titleBattlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), citing concerns about its data-sharing and mining in China.\\nBGMI had more than 100 million users in India at the time of removal. Following a government directive, the app was removed from Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Play Store and Apple Inc's AAPL.O App Store.\\nA Facebook page for the title says the game will be available for download soon.\\nNew Delhi had, back in 2020, banned another Krafton title, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) following which the company launched BGMI.\\nIndia had ramped up scrutiny of Chinese businesses since a 2020 border clash between the neighbours that led to a ban of more than 300 Chinese apps, including TikTok. The government also intensified the scrutiny of investments by Chinese firms.\\n(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil)\\n((Mrinmay.Dey@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Following a government directive, the app was removed from Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Play Store and Apple Inc's AAPL.O App Store. Adds details from statement in paragraph 4, and background in paragraph 2, 3, 5 and 6 May 19 (Reuters) - South Korea's Krafton Inc 259960.KS, a company backed by China's Tencent 0700.HK on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country after being banned for nearly a year. The government had in July blockedKrafton's titleBattlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), citing concerns about its data-sharing and mining in China.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Following a government directive, the app was removed from Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Play Store and Apple Inc's AAPL.O App Store. Adds details from statement in paragraph 4, and background in paragraph 2, 3, 5 and 6 May 19 (Reuters) - South Korea's Krafton Inc 259960.KS, a company backed by China's Tencent 0700.HK on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country after being banned for nearly a year. The government had in July blockedKrafton's titleBattlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), citing concerns about its data-sharing and mining in China.\", 'news_article_title': 'Krafton says India revoked ban on its battle-royale game', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Following a government directive, the app was removed from Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Play Store and Apple Inc's AAPL.O App Store. Adds details from statement in paragraph 4, and background in paragraph 2, 3, 5 and 6 May 19 (Reuters) - South Korea's Krafton Inc 259960.KS, a company backed by China's Tencent 0700.HK on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country after being banned for nearly a year. The government had in July blockedKrafton's titleBattlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), citing concerns about its data-sharing and mining in China.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Following a government directive, the app was removed from Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Play Store and Apple Inc's AAPL.O App Store. Adds details from statement in paragraph 4, and background in paragraph 2, 3, 5 and 6 May 19 (Reuters) - South Korea's Krafton Inc 259960.KS, a company backed by China's Tencent 0700.HK on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country after being banned for nearly a year. India had ramped up scrutiny of Chinese businesses since a 2020 border clash between the neighbours that led to a ban of more than 300 Chinese apps, including TikTok.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-add-to-your-portfolio-in-a-market-pull-back-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Last year, the Nasdaq Composite index plunged 33% as macroeconomic headwinds brought down the whole market. The pull-back caused stocks in some of the world's most valuable companies to effectively go on sale, prompting countless buying opportunities.\\nThe market has gradually begun recovering alongside easing inflation in 2023. However, the cost of living remains high, with the consumer price index rising 4.9% in April. As a result, it's not too late to take advantage of stocks that could soar once economic challenges subside.\\nHere are three stocks to add to your portfolio in a market pull-back.\\n1. Amazon\\nWith Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) business focused on e-commerce and cloud computing, an economic downturn has hit the company particularly hard. High inflation reduced consumer spending on its online retail site, while businesses tightened their budgets on cloud spending.\\nHowever, both markets have vast potential over the long term. The e-commerce market on its own is projected to achieve a value of $4 trillion this year. Meanwhile, online sales only made up about 15% of all retail purchases last year, indicating the market is nowhere near hitting its ceiling. As a result, Amazon's leading market share in the sector could massively pay off once inflation improves and consumers can spend more freely.\\nMoreover, the company's cloud platform, Amazon Web Services, has similar potential thanks to its dominance in the industry. Data from Grand View Research states the cloud market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 14% through 2030 and could be further boosted by a current boom in artificial intelligence.\\nAmazon's stock climbed 35% in 2023 as investors have rallied as inflation's eased. However, at about $113 a share, it still has a long way to go before returning to its year-over-year high of $145 it achieved last August. As a result, Amazon is a bargain buy compared to its potential.\\n2. Disney\\nThe challenges facing e-commerce and the cloud market have similarly affected entertainment companies as consumers pulled back on discretionary spending. Consequently, Disney (NYSE: DIS) shares fell 44% in 2022 and remain down 14% for the year. However, the company's valuable content library and dominance at the box office and in theme parks suggest it has much to offer once the market improves.\\nIn Disney's second quarter of 2023, all eyes were on its loss of 4 million subscribers from its flagship streaming service, Disney+. While the decline is a short-term concern, not all hope is lost for the digital business. Financially, Disney's direct-to-consumer (streaming) segment seems to be on a growth track. Second-quarter 2023 saw Disney's streaming revenue rise 12% year over year while operating losses improved by 26%.\\nAs Disney's direct-to-consumer segment heads toward profitability, the company's parks business continued to thrive since they reopened in 2022. The most recent quarter saw revenue rise 17% year over year for Disney parks, hitting close to $8 billion.\\nDisney has had a rough few years with the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by an economic tumble. Yet, its average 12-month price target of $126 projects stock growth of 38%, making this entertainment giant's stock a must-buy after a sell-off.\\n3. Apple\\nWhile Amazon and Disney make excellent investment options because of their potential once market headwinds improve, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a smart option for building stability into your portfolio.\\nThe chart below shows that Apple was one of the only companies to outperform the Nasdaq last year amid a sell-off.\\nData by YCharts\\nThe iPhone company has continued to beat the market in 2023, with its stock up 32% year to date compared to the Nasdaq Composite's rise of 18%. Apple's reliable growth over the years makes it one of the best investments to keep your portfolio in good form, no matter the economic climate.\\nThe company's reliability is primarily thanks to its almost unparalleled brand loyalty, which has kept product sales high despite its competitors suffering from reduced spending. For instance, Q1 2023 saw smartphone shipments from companies like Samsung and Xiaomi fall by 18.9% and 23.5%, respectively (per IDC). However, in the same time frame, Apple reported a 2% year-over-year rise in revenue in its iPhone segment.\\nAs a result, a market pull-back is an excellent time to buy Apple, with its industry dominance likely to fortify your holdings.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple While Amazon and Disney make excellent investment options because of their potential once market headwinds improve, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a smart option for building stability into your portfolio. Data from Grand View Research states the cloud market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 14% through 2030 and could be further boosted by a current boom in artificial intelligence. Disney The challenges facing e-commerce and the cloud market have similarly affected entertainment companies as consumers pulled back on discretionary spending.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple While Amazon and Disney make excellent investment options because of their potential once market headwinds improve, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a smart option for building stability into your portfolio. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Add to Your Portfolio in a Market Pull-Back', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple While Amazon and Disney make excellent investment options because of their potential once market headwinds improve, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a smart option for building stability into your portfolio. As a result, Amazon is a bargain buy compared to its potential. The most recent quarter saw revenue rise 17% year over year for Disney parks, hitting close to $8 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple While Amazon and Disney make excellent investment options because of their potential once market headwinds improve, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a smart option for building stability into your portfolio. Disney The challenges facing e-commerce and the cloud market have similarly affected entertainment companies as consumers pulled back on discretionary spending. Data by YCharts The iPhone company has continued to beat the market in 2023, with its stock up 32% year to date compared to the Nasdaq Composite's rise of 18%.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-faang-stock-warren-buffett-is-buying-hand-over-fist-and-another-hes-selling', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Just in case you missed it, one of the most important data releases of the quarter occurred on Monday, May 15. Monday marked the deadline for money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A 13F provides a snapshot that allows investors to easily determine what stocks Wall Street\\'s top money managers bought and sold in the most recent quarter (in this instance, the first quarter).\\nAfter the closing bell on May 15, Berkshire Hathaway\\'s (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) 13F hit the newswires and showed an abundance of activity. There are three entirely new positions, four prior holdings that were completely sold, and quite a few adds and subtractions to existing holdings. Perhaps the most notable is what Warren Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Ted Weschler and Todd Combs, are doing with their FAANG stocks.\\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\\nWarren Buffett and his team are making moves among the FAANG stocks\\nWhen I say FAANG, I\\'m talking about:\\nFacebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META)\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL)\\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)\\nNetflix (NASDAQ: NFLX)\\nGoogle, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG)\\nIncluding Warren Buffett\\'s secret portfolio and Berkshire Hathaway\\'s ownership stake in Markel, which owns a diversified array of securities, Buffett and his team directly or indirectly have exposure to all five FAANG stocks.\\nAAPL data by YCharts.\\nGenerally speaking, that\\'s not a bad thing. All five companies are industry leaders that have vastly outperformed the benchmark S&P 500 over the trailing-10-year period. Here\\'s a look at each company:\\nMeta lured 3.81 billion unique users to its popular social media platforms during the first quarter.\\nApple sports a mammoth share buyback program and is the runaway leader in U.S. smartphone market share.\\nAmazon\\'s online marketplace was expected to account for nearly 40% of U.S. online retail sales in 2022, according to a report from eMarketer.\\nNetflix is the clear leader in U.S. and international streaming market share.\\nAlphabet\\'s internet search engine Google hasn\\'t accounted for less than 90% of global monthly search share in over eight years.\\nBerkshire Hathaway\\'s 13F shows that one of these FAANG stocks is being bought hand over fist, while another was modestly trimmed.\\nThe FAANG stock Warren Buffett can\\'t stop buying\\nIf you\\'ve been following the Oracle of Omaha\\'s buying activity over the past seven years, you\\'re likely well aware of his affinity for tech stock Apple, which he summarized as \"a better business than any we own\" during his company\\'s recent annual shareholder meeting. With feelings this strong about Apple, it should come as no shock that Buffett continued to be a buyer.\\nDuring the first quarter, Buffett and his team purchased more than 20.4 million shares of Apple. Excluding the shares owned by New England Asset Management (aka Buffett\\'s secret portfolio), Berkshire\\'s stake in the largest U.S. company by market cap is now north of 915 million shares.\\nThe Oracle of Omaha loves Apple because it checks each and every box that matters to him and his investing lieutenants. It has an exceptionally strong and valuable brand, as well as a highly loyal customer base that regularly gobbles up new product releases. It\\'s impossible to have a valuable brand without trust -- and it\\'s quite clear that businesses and consumers trust Apple\\'s products and management team.\\nThat leads to the next point: Warren Buffett trusts Apple CEO Tim Cook and appreciates the direction in which he\\'s taking the company. In particular, Cook is overseeing a steady transition that emphasizes subscription services. Although Apple isn\\'t abandoning the products that allowed it to first resonate with consumers, it\\'s evolving to include higher-margin revenue streams that\\'ll further enhance customer loyalty and minimize the sales lumpiness associated with iPhone replacement cycles.\\nAnother driving force behind Berkshire Hathaway\\'s ever-growing stake in FAANG stock Apple is the company\\'s aggressive capital-return program. Aside from having one of the largest nominal-dollar annual dividends on the planet, Apple has repurchased $586 billion of its common stock over the past 10 years. These buybacks are steadily increasing Berkshire Hathaway\\'s ownership in Apple without Buffett and his team having to lift a finger.\\nHowever, I\\'d be remiss if I didn\\'t also point out that Apple is historically pricey. After trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of 10 to 15 from 2013 through 2018, investors are now paying a multiple of 32 times earnings for a company expected to see its sales slide 11% in fiscal 2023 (Apple\\'s fiscal year ends in late September). Apple doesn\\'t exactly fit the mold of a stock the usually value-centric Warren Buffett would target.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nThe one FAANG stock Buffett and his team are modestly selling\\nOn the other side of the aisle, Warren Buffett and his lieutenants were modestly shrinking their existing stake in FAANG stock Amazon. A total of 115,000 shares were sold during the first quarter, which left Berkshire Hathaway with approximately 10.55 million remaining shares.\\nTo be up front, there\\'s a good chance it was either Ted Weschler or Todd Combs overseeing this selling activity. The Oracle of Omaha has gone on record as saying he wasn\\'t responsible for his company initially buying shares of Amazon, and chances are he isn\\'t all too familiar with the different facets of the company\\'s operations. Nevertheless, any company in Berkshire Hathaway\\'s portfolio is going to be dubbed a \"Buffett stock.\"\\nNow for the all-important question: Why reduce Berkshire\\'s stake in Amazon?\\nOne possible reason could be the growing expectation that the U.S. will fall into a recession. Multiple indicators and metrics have suggested this is likely, and even the Federal Reserve has modeled a \"mild recession\" into its forecast for later this year. Since Amazon generates most of its revenue from its e-commerce marketplace, Buffett\\'s investing lieutenants may be signaling the expectation of weaker online sales to come.\\nValuation is another concern often brought up when discussing Amazon stock. During a bear market and/or recession, it\\'s not uncommon for investors to go back to their roots and focus on traditional fundamental metrics. Those traditional metrics currently have Amazon at a trailing-12-month price-to-earnings ratio of 271 and roughly 71 times consensus earnings per share in 2023.\\nHowever, valuing Amazon traditionally has never made much sense. Since Amazon reinvests the bulk of its operating cash flow back into its logistics and other growth initiatives, cash flow tends to be the better measure of success. After closing out the entirety of the 2010s at a multiple of 23 to 37 times cash flow, shares of Amazon can be purchased for under 15 times estimated cash flow in 2023 and less than 10 times forecast cash flow for 2025. Shares are actually cheaper now than they\\'ve ever been, relative to Amazon\\'s cash-flow potential.\\nWhat\\'s more, cloud infrastructure service Amazon Web Services (AWS) is far more important to the company\\'s profitability and cash flow than its e-commerce marketplace. AWS is No. 1 worldwide, with 32% of cloud infrastructure service spending, according to Canalys, and it regularly accounts for 50% to 100% of Amazon\\'s quarterly operating income.\\nFrankly, Berkshire Hathaway reducing its stake in Amazon doesn\\'t make a lot of sense.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Sean Williams has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Markel, Meta Platforms, and Netflix. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Warren Buffett and his team are making moves among the FAANG stocks When I say FAANG, I'm talking about: Facebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Including Warren Buffett's secret portfolio and Berkshire Hathaway's ownership stake in Markel, which owns a diversified array of securities, Buffett and his team directly or indirectly have exposure to all five FAANG stocks. AAPL data by YCharts. That leads to the next point: Warren Buffett trusts Apple CEO Tim Cook and appreciates the direction in which he's taking the company.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Warren Buffett and his team are making moves among the FAANG stocks When I say FAANG, I'm talking about: Facebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Including Warren Buffett's secret portfolio and Berkshire Hathaway's ownership stake in Markel, which owns a diversified array of securities, Buffett and his team directly or indirectly have exposure to all five FAANG stocks. AAPL data by YCharts. Excluding the shares owned by New England Asset Management (aka Buffett's secret portfolio), Berkshire's stake in the largest U.S. company by market cap is now north of 915 million shares.\", 'news_article_title': \"1 FAANG Stock Warren Buffett Is Buying Hand Over Fist and Another He's Selling\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Warren Buffett and his team are making moves among the FAANG stocks When I say FAANG, I'm talking about: Facebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Including Warren Buffett's secret portfolio and Berkshire Hathaway's ownership stake in Markel, which owns a diversified array of securities, Buffett and his team directly or indirectly have exposure to all five FAANG stocks. AAPL data by YCharts. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Warren Buffett and his team are making moves among the FAANG stocks When I say FAANG, I\\'m talking about: Facebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Including Warren Buffett\\'s secret portfolio and Berkshire Hathaway\\'s ownership stake in Markel, which owns a diversified array of securities, Buffett and his team directly or indirectly have exposure to all five FAANG stocks. AAPL data by YCharts. The FAANG stock Warren Buffett can\\'t stop buying If you\\'ve been following the Oracle of Omaha\\'s buying activity over the past seven years, you\\'re likely well aware of his affinity for tech stock Apple, which he summarized as \"a better business than any we own\" during his company\\'s recent annual shareholder meeting.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-05-19-2023%3A-hpe-goog-aapl-wkey', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Tech stocks were declining late Friday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) edging down 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index slipping 0.7%.\\nIn company news, Hewlett Packard (HPE) said it was selected by the Tokyo Institute of Technology to build its supercomputer, Tsubame 4.0, to accelerate artificial intelligence-driven discoveries. Hewlett Packard shares still eased 0.3%.\\nAlphabet's Google (GOOG) may face India government regulatory action after an antitrust watchdog found last year that the tech giant abused its market position and engaged in anti-completive practices, Reuters reported, citing an interview with a government minister. Alphabet shares were down 0.3%.\\nApple (AAPL) has limited the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools for part of its staff as the company works on similar technology, The Wall Street Journal reported. Apple shares were almost flat.\\nWISeKey International (WKEY) jumped 54% after it said that, in collaboration with Fossa Systems, the company will launch new satellites with SpaceX.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has limited the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools for part of its staff as the company works on similar technology, The Wall Street Journal reported. Tech stocks were declining late Friday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) edging down 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index slipping 0.7%. In company news, Hewlett Packard (HPE) said it was selected by the Tokyo Institute of Technology to build its supercomputer, Tsubame 4.0, to accelerate artificial intelligence-driven discoveries.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has limited the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools for part of its staff as the company works on similar technology, The Wall Street Journal reported. Tech stocks were declining late Friday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) edging down 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index slipping 0.7%. In company news, Hewlett Packard (HPE) said it was selected by the Tokyo Institute of Technology to build its supercomputer, Tsubame 4.0, to accelerate artificial intelligence-driven discoveries.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 05/19/2023: HPE, GOOG, AAPL, WKEY', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has limited the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools for part of its staff as the company works on similar technology, The Wall Street Journal reported. Hewlett Packard shares still eased 0.3%. Alphabet shares were down 0.3%.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (AAPL) has limited the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools for part of its staff as the company works on similar technology, The Wall Street Journal reported. In company news, Hewlett Packard (HPE) said it was selected by the Tokyo Institute of Technology to build its supercomputer, Tsubame 4.0, to accelerate artificial intelligence-driven discoveries. Alphabet's Google (GOOG) may face India government regulatory action after an antitrust watchdog found last year that the tech giant abused its market position and engaged in anti-completive practices, Reuters reported, citing an interview with a government minister.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-warren-buffett-is-most-likely-to-buy-if-a-recession-comes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Many economists predict that a U.S. recession is on the way. Even the Federal Reserve now believes that the chances of an economic downturn have increased.\\nWhat does Warren Buffett think? He probably wouldn\\'t tell you. The legendary investor maintains that \"near-term economic and market forecasts are worse than useless.\"\\nHowever, we can make a pretty good guess as to what Buffett would do if a recession comes. Here are the three stocks he would be most likely to buy.\\n1. Berkshire Hathaway\\nBuffett firmly believes that his own Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) is \"more broadly aligned with the country\\'s economic future than is the case at any other U.S. company.\" If the U.S. economy turns south, it\\'s likely that Berkshire stock will, too.\\nBut anytime Berkshire\\'s share price is available at a discount, Buffett pounces. He and his longtime business partner Charlie Munger basically have a blank check to use on stock buybacks when they think Berkshire\\'s price is attractive.\\nBuffett and Munger clearly thought Berkshire\\'s price was right in the first quarter of 2023. Berkshire repurchased $4.4 billion of its Class A and Class B shares. Last year, the company\\'s stock buybacks totaled $7.9 billion.\\nFew are as optimistic about the long-term prospects of the U.S. as Buffett. He knows that the economy will bounce back from a recession, just as it always has. And with Berkshire\\'s strong linkage with the U.S. economy, Buffett realizes that the stock is practically a sure-fire bet when its valuation is lower.\\n2. Occidental Petroleum\\nBuffett has aggressively bought shares of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) more than any other over the last few quarters. He is especially confident in the leadership of the oil company\\'s CEO, Vicki Hollub.\\nBerkshire invested another $127 million in Occidental in the first quarter of 2023. That increased the conglomerate\\'s stake in the company to 23.8%. Buffett clearly wants to buy even more, though: Berkshire secured regulatory approval last year to acquire up to 50% of the oil producer.\\nA U.S. recession would give him a great opportunity to add to Berkshire\\'s position in Occidental. The demand for oil and gas typically falls during an economic downturn. This would likely cause Occidental\\'s profits -- and share price -- to decline, as well.\\nBuffett understands the cyclical nature of fossil fuel prices and the economy. He thinks that Occidental is poised to benefit from positive energy-usage trends over the coming years. Otherwise, he wouldn\\'t be betting so heavily on the stock.\\n3. Apple\\nAside from Berkshire Hathaway itself, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett\\'s favorite stock. We know that not only from the multibillionaire\\'s words, but also from his actions. Buffett has invested Berkshire\\'s money more heavily in Apple than any other stock -- by far.\\nWould Buffett buy even more shares of Apple during a recession? It\\'s highly likely.\\nIn the first quarter of 2022, Berkshire purchased around $600 million in additional Apple stock. Buffett told CNBC last year that he would have bought even more if the stock price had remained low.\\nLike most stocks, Apple would probably fall during a recession. If the decline was significant enough, it\\'s a pretty good bet that Buffett would increase Berkshire\\'s stake in the tech giant.\\nImportantly, Buffett believes that Apple is a great business with solid long-term prospects. He is also a big fan of Apple CEO Tim Cook, stating in an interview with CNBC last month that Cook has managed the company \"in an extraordinary way.\"\\nShould you buy these stocks in a recession, too?\\nAs previously mentioned, Berkshire Hathaway, Occidental Petroleum, and Apple shares are likely to fall during an economic downturn. There are other stocks you can buy that should perform much better during a recession.\\nHowever, I think that investors wouldn\\'t go wrong by buying any of these three stocks if the U.S. economy enters a recession. Berkshire, Occidental, and Apple should be solid winners over the long term.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\\nKeith Speights has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Aside from Berkshire Hathaway itself, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett's favorite stock. He and his longtime business partner Charlie Munger basically have a blank check to use on stock buybacks when they think Berkshire's price is attractive. And with Berkshire's strong linkage with the U.S. economy, Buffett realizes that the stock is practically a sure-fire bet when its valuation is lower.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Aside from Berkshire Hathaway itself, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett's favorite stock. Occidental Petroleum Buffett has aggressively bought shares of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) more than any other over the last few quarters. If the decline was significant enough, it's a pretty good bet that Buffett would increase Berkshire's stake in the tech giant.\", 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks Warren Buffett Is Most Likely to Buy If a Recession Comes', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Aside from Berkshire Hathaway itself, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett's favorite stock. Would Buffett buy even more shares of Apple during a recession? Like most stocks, Apple would probably fall during a recession.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Aside from Berkshire Hathaway itself, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett's favorite stock. Buffett has invested Berkshire's money more heavily in Apple than any other stock -- by far. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023 Keith Speights has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-u.s.-large-cap-growth-etf-schg-be-on-your-investing-radar-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) was launched on 12/11/2009, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $17.48 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Growth\\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\\nGrowth stocks have higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. While these are expected to grow faster than the broader market, they also have higher valuations. Further, growth stocks have a higher level of volatility associated with them. Compared to value stocks, growth stocks are a safer bet in a strong bull market, but don\\'t perform as strongly in almost all other financial environments.\\nCosts\\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF\\'s expense ratio.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.47%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nIt is important to delve into an ETF\\'s holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 44% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Telecom round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.96% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 52.33% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nSCHG seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index before fees and expenses. The Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index is float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted and includes the large-cap growth portion of the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index.\\nThe ETF return is roughly 24.05% so far this year and was up about 16.74% in the last one year (as of 05/19/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $54.19 and $69.25.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.10 and standard deviation of 24.57% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 246 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SCHG is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $85.65 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $180.88 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\\nBottom-Line\\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nZacks Names \"Single Best Pick to Double\"\\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.96% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $17.48 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.96% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Performance and Risk SCHG seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index before fees and expenses.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.96% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) was launched on 12/11/2009, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.96% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). The Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) was launched on 12/11/2009, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/samsung-not-planning-to-replace-google-with-bing-in-phones-wsj', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.\\nShares of Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O gained more than 1% in premarket trading. Microsoft shares were down about 1%.\\nSamsung has suspended an internal review that explored replacing Google with Bing on its web-browsing app, which comes pre-installed on the company's smartphones, according to the report.\\nGoogle, Samsung and Microsoft did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.\\nA sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi.\\nGoogle earns an estimated $3 billion in annual revenue from the Samsung contract, according to an April 16 report by the New York Times.\\nSamsung considering a potential shift to Bing was first reported last month and had weighed on Alphabet's shares at the time.\\nThe integration of OpenAI's artificial intelligence technology into Microsoft-owned Bing has driven people to the little-used search engine and helped it compete better with market leader Google in page visits growth, according to data from analytics firm Similarweb.\\n(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)\\n((yuvraj.malik@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"A sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi. May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Samsung has suspended an internal review that explored replacing Google with Bing on its web-browsing app, which comes pre-installed on the company's smartphones, according to the report.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"A sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi. May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Microsoft shares were down about 1%.\", 'news_article_title': 'Samsung not planning to replace Google with Bing in phones - WSJ', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"A sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi. May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Microsoft shares were down about 1%.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"A sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi. May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Samsung has suspended an internal review that explored replacing Google with Bing on its web-browsing app, which comes pre-installed on the company's smartphones, according to the report.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/whats-going-on-with-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian digs into Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest operational results to understand what's going on with the company.\\n*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 16, 2023. The video was published on May 18, 2023.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\\nParkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nParkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through fool.com/parkev, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian digs into Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest operational results to understand what's going on with the company. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. Parkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian digs into Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest operational results to understand what's going on with the company. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. 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Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG) was up 11%, outperforming the SPDR S&P 500 Value ETF (SPYV) by 700 basis points over the same period.\\nIn a prior research piece, I explored the reasons behind the performance difference of Russell- and S&P-based index products this year. The short version: Index providers disagree on whether stocks like Amazon (AMZN), Exxon Mobil (XOM), or Microsoft (MSFT) should be classified as growth stocks, value stocks, or both.\\nHowever, this relatively strong performance difference between growth and value has likely been the reason research into growth straetgies has been increasing recently across VettaFi’s platforms.\\nGrowth ETF Engagement Stronger Than Value\\nOur Explorer data tool shows advisor research into both large-cap and total market growth ETFs (light purple) has been significantly higher than value ETFs (green) over the last three months. (However, growth strategies remain less popular than broad market products.)\\n[caption id=\"attachment_518880\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"650\"] Over the past three months, growth strategies have seen more research on VettaFi than value strategies.[/caption]\\nHowever, if performance is what investors are looking for, then it\\'s worth pointing out that some active ETFs from well-established managers have been performing even better than the index ETFs, easily justifying their premium. Yet many active growth ETFs remain under the radar.\\nI step through some of these hidden gems below:\\nT. Rowe Price: Strong Performance For Its Active ETFs\\nThe T. Rowe Price Growth Stock ETF (TGRW) was up 21% to start 2023, but it has flown under the radar. This active equity ETF has just $42 million in assets.\\nTGRW invests in growth stocks with one or more of the following characteristics: strong cash flow and above-average earnings growth; the ability to sustain earnings momentum in economic downturns; and occupation of a niche in the economy and the ability to expand during times of slow economic growth. \\nT Rowe Price launched its first ETFs, including TGRW, in August 2020, and recently crossed the $1 billion asset milestone. TGRW is run by Joseph Faith, who has managed the growth strategy since 2014. (The ETF launched in August 2020, but his management history also includes the $47 billion T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund (PRGFX).)\\nCompared to the mutual fund, TGRW offers an alternative for investors who prefer the ETF structure for tax efficiency and cost reasons. The strategy recently had 42% of its assets invested in information technology stocks. Its top three stakes were Apple (AAPL), Intuit (INTU), and Microsoft,\\nTGRW has a 0.52% expense ratio.\\nGrowth Stalwarts Fidelity, Harbor Capital Now Offer ETFs \\nMeanwhile, the $150 million Fidelity Growth Opportunities ETF (FGRO) was up 18% year to date. FGRO invests in companies Fidelity believes have above-average growth potential. Management uses fundamental analysis of factors, such as each issuer\\'s financial condition and industry position, in order to select investments. They also take into account market and economic conditions. \\nFGRO is lead managed by Kyle Weaver, who has also managed the Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund (FAGAX), a $15 billion mutual fund, for more than seven years. Like TGRW, FGRO is a separate product from FAGAX but is constructed similarly.\\nFGRO also recently had a high (43%) stake in information technology stocks. Its top three include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Apple, and Microsoft. FGRO has a 0.59% expense ratio. \\nAnother strong performing active large cap growth ETF is the $120 million Harbor Long Term Growers ETF (WINN), up 24% so far in 2023.\\nThough the ETF has just over a year of history, Harbor and its sub-advisor Jennison Associates has a long-term relationship through separately managed accounts and mutual funds. For example, the Jennision growth equity team managing WINN also runs the nearly 40-year old and $14 billion Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund (HACAX). However, WINN is not a clone of HACAX and has some additional growth stocks inside. \\nKey Stats of Growth ETFs \\nAll three ETFs recently owned Apple and Microsoft in their top stocks, but their weightings were different.\\nTGRW and WINN recently had 13% and 11% stakes positions in Microsoft, respectively, and 10% and 12% allocations to Apple. In contrast, FGRO had a 9.3% stake in Microsoft, but a more modest 3.3% position in Apple. \\nCompare that to the index-based IWF, which, at 13% of assets, had its largest position in Microsoft. Its second largest (11%), was in Apple.\\nPerhaps that subtle weightings shift made the difference: IWF also has had the lowest YTD return of the four ETFs compared.\\nBenefits of Active ETFs: Real-Time Expertise\\nOne of the benefits of active ETFs is the ability to real-time tap into management’s efforts to identify which companies are best positioned for growth. They can do this without having to follow reclassifications by index providers.\\nManagers can also use their discretion to buy or sell stocks at any time when the fundamentals or valuation metrics shift. This usually includes limited capital gain implications. \\nIn the last three years some established growth strategies became available as ETFs. As more investors discover these ETFs, they are likely to appreciate what’s inside. \\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Active ETF Channel. \\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Its top three stakes were Apple (AAPL), Intuit (INTU), and Microsoft, TGRW has a 0.52% expense ratio. (The ETF launched in August 2020, but his management history also includes the $47 billion T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund (PRGFX).) Compared to the mutual fund, TGRW offers an alternative for investors who prefer the ETF structure for tax efficiency and cost reasons.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Its top three stakes were Apple (AAPL), Intuit (INTU), and Microsoft, TGRW has a 0.52% expense ratio. I step through some of these hidden gems below: T. Rowe Price: Strong Performance For Its Active ETFs The T. Rowe Price Growth Stock ETF (TGRW) was up 21% to start 2023, but it has flown under the radar. (The ETF launched in August 2020, but his management history also includes the $47 billion T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund (PRGFX).)', 'news_article_title': 'Large-Cap Growth ETFs Actively Adding Value', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Its top three stakes were Apple (AAPL), Intuit (INTU), and Microsoft, TGRW has a 0.52% expense ratio. This active equity ETF has just $42 million in assets. The strategy recently had 42% of its assets invested in information technology stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Its top three stakes were Apple (AAPL), Intuit (INTU), and Microsoft, TGRW has a 0.52% expense ratio. Growth ETF Engagement Stronger Than Value Our Explorer data tool shows advisor research into both large-cap and total market growth ETFs (light purple) has been significantly higher than value ETFs (green) over the last three months. Growth Stalwarts Fidelity, Harbor Capital Now Offer ETFs Meanwhile, the $150 million Fidelity Growth Opportunities ETF (FGRO) was up 18% year to date.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-sp-500-rise-amid-fresh-round-of-debt-talks-micron-slides', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\\nMay 22 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose on Monday as markets turned to megacap stocks while awaiting updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, and shares of Micron fell after China\\'s ban on its memory chips.\\nPresident Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet for talks on Monday after their discussions almost fell apart on Friday. The fresh talks come less than two weeks before a deadline after which the Treasury warned that the federal government will struggle to pay its debts.\\nA default would cause chaos in financial markets and spike interest rates.\\n\"There certainly is a fair amount of concern related to the debt ceiling, although you would not necessarily see it in the performance of the equity markets over the last couple weeks,\" said Matthew Palazzolo, senior investment strategist at Bernstein Private Wealth Management.\\n\"Investors are also looking back to prior periods where the debt ceiling debate ultimately got resolved.\"\\nThe Nasdaq .IXIC led gains on Wall Street, with Microsoft Inc MSFT.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O up between 0.6% and 2.7%.\\n\"Market expectations that the Federal Reserve is going to cut (rates) beginning this summer (is) beneficial for growth oriented technology companies,\" Palazzolo added.\\nAt 12:36 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 104.01 points, or 0.31%, at 33,322.62, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 2.98 points, or 0.07%, at 4,194.96, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 46.11 points, or 0.36%, at 12,704.01.\\nIn a move that was perceived as ramping up trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, China barred chipmaker Micron Technology Inc MU.O from selling memory chips to key domestic industries, sending its shares down 2.4%.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.6% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy\", its first rating cut in five months, according to Refinitiv data.\\nDow component Chevron CorpCVX.N fell 0.7% as the oil major said it would buy PDC Energy Inc PDCE.O in a stock-and-debt transaction for $7.6 billion.\\nPacWest BancorpPACW.O rose nearly 15% after the regional lender entered into an agreement to sell a portfolio of 74 real estate construction loans to a subsidiary of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc KW.N.\\nInvestors now await key data points this week, including a reading on April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index, considered to be the Fed\\'s preferred inflation gauge, due on Friday.\\nMinneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari told CNBC in an interview that it was a \"close call\" on whether to raise rates at the Fed\\'s June meeting or take a pause, while St. Louis Fed chief James Bullard said the central bank might have to hike rates by 50 basis points this year.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.83-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.86-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded 18 new 52-week highs and nine new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 68 new highs and 63 new lows.\\nRates and inflation Rates and inflation https://tmsnrt.rs/3U8HdD2\\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Maju Samuel)\\n((Shreyashi.Sanyal@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.6% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy\", its first rating cut in five months, according to Refinitiv data. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose on Monday as markets turned to megacap stocks while awaiting updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, and shares of Micron fell after China\\'s ban on its memory chips. \"There certainly is a fair amount of concern related to the debt ceiling, although you would not necessarily see it in the performance of the equity markets over the last couple weeks,\" said Matthew Palazzolo, senior investment strategist at Bernstein Private Wealth Management.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.6% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy\", its first rating cut in five months, according to Refinitiv data. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose on Monday as markets turned to megacap stocks while awaiting updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, and shares of Micron fell after China\\'s ban on its memory chips. In a move that was perceived as ramping up trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, China barred chipmaker Micron Technology Inc MU.O from selling memory chips to key domestic industries, sending its shares down 2.4%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq, S&P 500 rise amid fresh round of debt talks; Micron slides', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.6% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy\", its first rating cut in five months, according to Refinitiv data. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose on Monday as markets turned to megacap stocks while awaiting updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, and shares of Micron fell after China\\'s ban on its memory chips. A default would cause chaos in financial markets and spike interest rates.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.6% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy\", its first rating cut in five months, according to Refinitiv data. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose on Monday as markets turned to megacap stocks while awaiting updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, and shares of Micron fell after China\\'s ban on its memory chips. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari told CNBC in an interview that it was a \"close call\" on whether to raise rates at the Fed\\'s June meeting or take a pause, while St. Louis Fed chief James Bullard said the central bank might have to hike rates by 50 basis points this year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/trillion-is-the-new-billion%3A-3-stocks-poised-to-join-the-trillion-dollar-company-club', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nA cursory glance at this list of the world’s largest companies by market capitalization yields some interesting data. There are currently only five companies valued at $1 trillion or greater.\\nBerkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) occupies the 6th spot with a $711 billion valuation based on its public equity. I guess that Berkshire Hathaway is unlikely to be the next company to join the trillion-dollar club simply because it’s so heavily invested in U.S. companies, and the economy is increasingly likely to tank.\\nSo, instead, investors should consider that the next 3 three companies on that list are the most likely to become the next trillion-dollar firms. And as an FYI, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was the first company to reach that threshold back in the summer of 2018, and United States Steel (NYSE:X) was the first to be valued at $1 billion in 1901.\\nNvidia (NVDA) \\nSource: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com\\nNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is currently the 7th most highly valued stock with a market cap of approximately $700 billion. The graphical processor unit (GPU) and chipset giant is an excellent case study of how quickly perception changes and how drastically that can affect a company’s value.\\nNvidia was valued at less than $10 billion as recently as 2014. It has had an amazing run since then, increasing in value more than 70X in the interim.\\nThat said, Nvidia isn’t currently at its highest valuation historically. That moment occurred in November of 2021, just prior to the onset of the tech downturn. Peak quantitative easing brought Nvidia above $820 billion then. The realization that runaway inflation would prompt what would be the most rapid series of rate hikes by the Fed sent NVDA plummeting.\\nLess than a year later, it was worth less than $300 billion. Slowing rate hikes combined with a heavy presence in AI and its application to computer graphics have NVDA back above $700 billion today.\\nThat AI presence promises to push Nvidia north of $1 trillion. That probably won’t happen soon, as most of the hype is cooling. Instead, Nvidia will have to prove that AI-driven graphics can truly result in greater sales. That will or won’t push the company above that threshold for the first time ever.\\nMeta Platforms (META) \\nSource: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com\\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock isn’t new to the trillion-dollar valuation club. It was briefly valued above $1 trillion from July to September of 2021.\\nThe company rebranded at the end of October to fully take advantage of the metaverse craze, which hasn’t really worked out. Its value dipped below $1 trillion before that announcement, and the tech collapse that ensued only made Zuckerberg’s rebrand look that much worse.\\nRecent data indicates that Meta’s VR losses continue to be a problem. Yet Zuckerberg remains intent on pursuing the strategy set in motion more than a year ago. Meta expects losses from the business unit this year to exceed the $13.7 billion that it lost last year.\\nNone of that necessarily suggests that Meta then should be expected to rise from $600 billion to $1 trillion soon. But advertising revenues have surprised, and 2023 is the year of efficiency at the company. The company will be lighter by 21,000 people or more when all is said and done. A drive toward greater production with lowered headcount costs could drive it above $1 trillion again.\\nTesla (TSLA) \\nSource: ssi77 / Shutterstock.com\\nTesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), like Meta Platforms, was once a trillionaire that currently finds itself worth much less at $540 billion.\\nThe rise and fall of Tesla’s valuation is pretty much the same story as that of the other companies above. Quantitative easing and pandemic-era spending resulted in an unsustainable period of largesse.\\nTesla benefited from the EV craze that truly cemented the push toward electrification as more than a fad. The U.S. crossed the 5% new car EV sales tipping point in 2022. Once more than 5% of a country’s new car sales are EVs, conditions for mass adoption are in place. The U.S. was the 19th country to reach that threshold.\\n That has greatly benefited Tesla, which has pioneered mass EV adoption. It’s also worth noting that Tesla’s growth over the past decade would not have been possible had prevailing rates been higher. Lending was cheap, leading to a strong environment for growth stocks that persisted for a decade-long period.\\nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nAlex Sirois is a freelance contributor to InvestorPlace whose personal stock investing style is focused on long-term, buy-and-hold, wealth-building stock picks.Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.\\nThe post Trillion Is the New Billion: 3 Stocks Poised to Join the Trillion Dollar Company Club appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'And as an FYI, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was the first company to reach that threshold back in the summer of 2018, and United States Steel (NYSE:X) was the first to be valued at $1 billion in 1901. The graphical processor unit (GPU) and chipset giant is an excellent case study of how quickly perception changes and how drastically that can affect a company’s value. Slowing rate hikes combined with a heavy presence in AI and its application to computer graphics have NVDA back above $700 billion today.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'And as an FYI, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was the first company to reach that threshold back in the summer of 2018, and United States Steel (NYSE:X) was the first to be valued at $1 billion in 1901. Nvidia (NVDA) Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is currently the 7th most highly valued stock with a market cap of approximately $700 billion. Meta Platforms (META) Source: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock isn’t new to the trillion-dollar valuation club.', 'news_article_title': 'Trillion Is the New Billion: 3 Stocks Poised to Join the Trillion Dollar Company Club', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And as an FYI, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was the first company to reach that threshold back in the summer of 2018, and United States Steel (NYSE:X) was the first to be valued at $1 billion in 1901. There are currently only five companies valued at $1 trillion or greater. Nvidia (NVDA) Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is currently the 7th most highly valued stock with a market cap of approximately $700 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'And as an FYI, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was the first company to reach that threshold back in the summer of 2018, and United States Steel (NYSE:X) was the first to be valued at $1 billion in 1901. Nvidia (NVDA) Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is currently the 7th most highly valued stock with a market cap of approximately $700 billion. Meta Platforms (META) Source: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock isn’t new to the trillion-dollar valuation club.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-rise-as-investors-await-debt-ceiling-talks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal\\nNEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC rose modestly on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, although some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling.\\nU.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy were set to meet on Monday to discuss raising the federal debt ceiling, just 10 days before the United States could face an unprecedented default.\\n\"The market is in a holding pattern,\" said Nadia Lovell, senior U.S. equity strategist at UBS Global Wealth Management in New York.\\n\"We have to see how this debt ceiling stuff goes and the resumption of negotiation around that. Also people are waiting to hear more from the Fed.\"\\nComments by St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on Monday that the Federal Reserve may still need to raise its benchmark interest rate by another half-point this year pushed up the U.S. dollar.\\nInvestors will look for clues on the monetary policy path from a slew of Fed speakers and key data points this week such as the April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index and durable goods.\\nThe PCE index reading, the Fed\\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\\nTechnology-related stocks lifted the market, with Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rising 2.2% and Meta Platforms Inc META.O up 1.7%.\\n\"As debt ceiling drama intensifies mega-cap tech stocks have become Wall Street\\'s new favorite defensive trade,\" said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.5% after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy,\" its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data.\\nRegional banking stocks were lifted by news that PacWest BancorpPACW.O has agreed to sell a portfolio of 74 real estate construction loans to a subsidiary of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc KW.N.\\nPacwest shares surged 21.5%, Lender Western Alliance WAL.N rose 7% and Comerica Inc CMA.N climbed 3.3%.\\nShares of larger lenders were subdued, with JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N down 0.7%, despite the company saying its will rise $3 billion as interest payments increase from its purchase of failed First Republic Bank this year.\\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 106.01 points, or 0.32%, to 33,320.62; the S&P 500 .SPX gained 5.51 points, or 0.13%, to 4,197.49; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 64.21 points, or 0.51%, at 12,722.11.\\nDow component Chevron Corp > dipped 0.7% after the oil major said it would acquire PDC Energy Inc PDCE.O in an all-stock transaction for $7.6 billion, including debt.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 1.90-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.99-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\\nThe S&P 500 posted 18 new 52-week highs and nine new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 76 new highs and 69 new lows.\\nRates and inflation Rates and inflation https://tmsnrt.rs/3U8HdD2\\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru and Saeed Azhar in New York; additional reporting by Sinead Carew; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil, Maju Samuel and Richard Chang)\\n((Saeed.Azhar@thomsonreuters.com; +1 347 908-6341; Reuters Messaging: saeed.azhar.reuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.5% after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy,\" its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC rose modestly on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, although some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy were set to meet on Monday to discuss raising the federal debt ceiling, just 10 days before the United States could face an unprecedented default.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.5% after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy,\" its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC rose modestly on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, although some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. Technology-related stocks lifted the market, with Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rising 2.2% and Meta Platforms Inc META.O up 1.7%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq rise as investors await debt ceiling talks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.5% after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy,\" its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC rose modestly on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, although some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. Investors will look for clues on the monetary policy path from a slew of Fed speakers and key data points this week such as the April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index and durable goods.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.5% after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy,\" its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC rose modestly on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, although some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. \"As debt ceiling drama intensifies mega-cap tech stocks have become Wall Street\\'s new favorite defensive trade,\" said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-mixed-as-investors-await-debt-ceiling-talks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal\\nNEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street finished mixed on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, while some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling.\\nU.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy were set to meet on Monday to discuss raising the federal debt ceiling, just 10 days before the United States could face an unprecedented default.\\n\"Investors are basically saying, \\'We\\'re giving at least a 60:40 likelihood that they will come to an agreement in time,\\'\" said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research.\\n\"An agreement could simply be the extension, kicking it down the road to decide on a debt ceiling when they also discuss the budgets in September.\"\\nComments by St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on Monday that the Federal Reserve may still need to raise its benchmark interest rate by another half-point this year pushed up the U.S. dollar.\\nInvestors will look for clues on monetary policy from a slew of Fed speakers and key data points this week such as the April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index and durable goods.\\nThe PCE index reading, the Fed\\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\\nTechnology-related stocks lifted the market, with gains at Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O.\\n\"As debt ceiling drama intensifies mega-cap tech stocks have become Wall Street\\'s new favorite defensive trade,\" said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O dropped after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy,\" its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data.\\nRegional banking stocks were lifted by news that PacWest BancorpPACW.O has agreed to sell a portfolio of 74 real estate construction loans to a subsidiary of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc KW.N.\\nPacwest shares surged, while other regional lenders such as Western Alliance WAL.N and Comerica Inc CMA.N both climbed.\\nShares of larger lenders were subdued, with JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N lower despite the company saying its will rise $3 billion as interest payments increase from its purchase of failed First Republic Bank this year.\\nShares of Greenhill & Co GHL.N doubled after Mizuho Financial Group Inc 8411.Twill buy the U.S. M&A advisory firm for $550 million including debt.\\nJapan\\'s No. 3 lender eyes a bigger share of the world\\'s largest investment-banking fee pool.\\nDow component Chevron Corp > dipped after the oil major said it would acquire PDC Energy Inc PDCE.O in an all-stock transaction for $7.6 billion, including debt.\\nRates and inflation Rates and inflation https://tmsnrt.rs/3U8HdD2\\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru and Saeed Azhar in New York; additional reporting by Sinead Carew; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil, Maju Samuel and Richard Chang)\\n((Saeed.Azhar@thomsonreuters.com; +1 347 908-6341; Reuters Messaging: saeed.azhar.reuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O dropped after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy,\" its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street finished mixed on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, while some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy were set to meet on Monday to discuss raising the federal debt ceiling, just 10 days before the United States could face an unprecedented default.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O dropped after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy,\" its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street finished mixed on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, while some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy were set to meet on Monday to discuss raising the federal debt ceiling, just 10 days before the United States could face an unprecedented default.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends mixed as investors await debt ceiling talks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O dropped after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy,\" its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street finished mixed on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, while some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. Technology-related stocks lifted the market, with gains at Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O dropped after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy,\" its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street finished mixed on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, while some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy were set to meet on Monday to discuss raising the federal debt ceiling, just 10 days before the United States could face an unprecedented default.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/small-cap-russell-2000-leads-monday-trading-zm-beats', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Market indices began the trading day — and week — in the green across the board, with the Dow slipping into the red early and staying there, the S&P 500 fighting to stay above it and the Nasdaq and the small-cap Russell 2000 continuing aloft through the closing bell. The Dow, which had been down -218 points at its session low, finished -140 points, -0.42%. The S&P barely stayed positive, +0.02% (closing a hair shy of 4200), while the Nasdaq gained +0.50% on the day. The Russell gained a healthy +1.22%.\\n\\nCommunications Services and Real Estate posted strong gains for the day, with otherwise a familiar narrative that outperforming mega-stocks — such as Apple AAPL and NVIDIA NVDA — continue to take the lion’s share of market growth. Apple, after starting 2023 at multi-year lows, is already +34% year to date, while NVIDIA, which reports quarterly numbers this week, is already up more than 110% from the start of the year. In a recent survey, nearly 80% of investors believe these leading mega-caps are carrying the rest of the market.\\n\\nOf course, this doesn’t account for the Russell 2000’s outperformance today. Swinging to the positive for only the second time in the past month — and still well off the early February highs this year — the small-cap index is still making up ground from its larger-cap brethren. Over the past five years, the Russell is up +10%, while the Dow is +34%, the S&P +54% and the Nasdaq up a substantial +71%. Only the Dow and S&P are somewhat close to their multi-year — and all-time — highs.\\n\\nZoom Video ZM outperformed Q1 expectations this afternoon, posting earnings of $1.16 per share — above the 99 cents expected and the $1.03 per share reported in the year-ago quarter. Revenues of $1.11 billion surpassed the $1.08 billion in the Zacks consensus. Its important Enterprise business gained +13% year over year in the quarter (better than expected) with strong online revenue. Guidance was basically in-line for the current quarter, but the company has notched up expectations for the full year.\\n\\nTomorrow morning, we’ll see new economic reports for S&P flash Manufacturing and Services PMI for May, and New Home Sales for April. The previous month’s print showed PMI above 50 — the demarcation point between growth and loss — while home sales trends are decidedly downward, and are expected to continue in this vein. Earnings Tuesday brings us a variety of retailers — from Lowe’s LOW to Dick’s DKS to Williams-Sonoma WSM, along with enterprise network security firm Palo Alto Networks PANW.\\n\\nQuestions or comments about this article and/or its author? Click here>>\\nZacks Names \"Single Best Pick to Double\"\\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nLowe\\'s Companies, Inc. (LOW) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nDICK\\'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nWilliams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nPalo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nZoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Communications Services and Real Estate posted strong gains for the day, with otherwise a familiar narrative that outperforming mega-stocks — such as Apple AAPL and NVIDIA NVDA — continue to take the lion’s share of market growth. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Swinging to the positive for only the second time in the past month — and still well off the early February highs this year — the small-cap index is still making up ground from its larger-cap brethren.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Communications Services and Real Estate posted strong gains for the day, with otherwise a familiar narrative that outperforming mega-stocks — such as Apple AAPL and NVIDIA NVDA — continue to take the lion’s share of market growth. Earnings Tuesday brings us a variety of retailers — from Lowe’s LOW to Dick’s DKS to Williams-Sonoma WSM, along with enterprise network security firm Palo Alto Networks PANW.\", 'news_article_title': 'Small-Cap Russell 2000 Leads Monday Trading; ZM Beats', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Communications Services and Real Estate posted strong gains for the day, with otherwise a familiar narrative that outperforming mega-stocks — such as Apple AAPL and NVIDIA NVDA — continue to take the lion’s share of market growth. Over the past five years, the Russell is up +10%, while the Dow is +34%, the S&P +54% and the Nasdaq up a substantial +71%.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Communications Services and Real Estate posted strong gains for the day, with otherwise a familiar narrative that outperforming mega-stocks — such as Apple AAPL and NVIDIA NVDA — continue to take the lion’s share of market growth. Apple, after starting 2023 at multi-year lows, is already +34% year to date, while NVIDIA, which reports quarterly numbers this week, is already up more than 110% from the start of the year.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-22-2023-%3A-nu-ni-pfe-qqq-fold-amzn-zm-c-uber-bac-aapl-msft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -1.77 to 13,847.97. The total After hours volume is currently 73,872,226 shares traded.\\n\\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\\n\\nNu Holdings Ltd. (NU) is unchanged at $6.64, with 5,481,958 shares traded. NU\\'s current last sale is 94.86% of the target price of $7.\\n\\nNiSource, Inc (NI) is unchanged at $27.39, with 3,454,170 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NI is in the \"strong buy range\".\\n\\nPfizer, Inc. (PFE) is +0.24 at $38.99, with 2,906,454 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.81. PFE\\'s current last sale is 86.64% of the target price of $45.\\n\\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.14 at $337.78, with 2,420,666 shares traded. This represents a 32.85% increase from its 52 Week Low.\\n\\nAmicus Therapeutics, Inc. (FOLD) is unchanged at $11.80, with 1,989,158 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for FOLD is 11.5797; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\\n\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.1414 at $114.87, with 1,896,067 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 10 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.34. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nZoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) is +1.3 at $72.71, with 1,892,091 shares traded. ZM\\'s current last sale is 90.89% of the target price of $80.\\n\\nCitigroup Inc. (C) is +0.01 at $45.80, with 1,823,703 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.6. C\\'s current last sale is 86.42% of the target price of $53.\\n\\nUber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) is unchanged at $39.17, with 1,786,044 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 11 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.04. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for UBER is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is -0.02 at $28.32, with 1,662,536 shares traded. BAC\\'s current last sale is 80.91% of the target price of $35.\\n\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $174.13, with 1,527,591 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.18. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is unchanged at $321.18, with 1,497,116 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 12 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.56. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $174.13, with 1,527,591 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NI is in the \"strong buy range\".', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $174.13, with 1,527,591 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". Over the last four weeks they have had 10 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 22, 2023 : NU, NI, PFE, QQQ, FOLD, AMZN, ZM, C, UBER, BAC, AAPL, MSFT', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $174.13, with 1,527,591 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $174.13, with 1,527,591 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The total After hours volume is currently 73,872,226 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-rise-amid-fresh-round-of-debt-talks-micron-slides', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\\nMay 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday as markets awaited updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell after China\\'s ban on its memory chips.\\nPresident Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet for talks on Monday after their discussions almost fell apart on Friday. The fresh talks come less than two weeks before a deadline after which the Treasury warned that the federal government will struggle to pay its debts.\\nA default would cause chaos in financial markets and spike interest rates.\\n\"Everybody is paying attention to this Kevin McCarthy-Joe Biden meeting, waiting for some kind of signal as far as the debt ceiling is concerned,\" said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth.\\n\"People are just waiting and watching to see how this plays out.\"\\nIn a move that was perceived as ramping up trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, China barred chipmaker Micron Technology Inc MU.O from selling memory chips to key domestic industries, sending its shares down 4.5%.\\nThe Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index .SOX dipped 0.4%.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.4% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy\". This marked its first rating cut in five months, according to Refinitiv data.\\nAt 10:14 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 96.82 points, or 0.29%, at 33,329.81, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 1.64 points, or 0.04%, at 4,193.62 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 46.62 points, or 0.37%, at 12,704.52.\\nDow component Chevron CorpCVX.N fell 1.7% as the oil major said it would acquire PDC Energy Inc PDCE.O in an all-stock transaction for $7.6 billion, including debt.\\nPacWest BancorpPACW.O rose 6.3% after the regional lender entered into an agreement to sell a portfolio of 74 real estate construction loans to a subsidiary of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc KW.N.\\nInvestors will look for clues on the monetary policy path from a slew of Federal Reserve speakers and key data points this week such as the April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index and durable goods.\\nThe PCE index reading, considered to be the Fed\\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\\nMinneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkaritold CNBC in an interview that it was a \"close call\" on whether he would vote to raise rates at the Fed\\'s June meeting or take a pause, while St. Louis Fed chief James Bullard said the central bank might have to hike rates by 50 basis points this year.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.71-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.78-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded 13 new 52-week highs and three new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 46 new highs and 35 new lows.\\nRates and inflation Rates and inflation https://tmsnrt.rs/3U8HdD2\\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Maju Samuel)\\n((Shreyashi.Sanyal@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.4% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy\". By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday as markets awaited updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell after China\\'s ban on its memory chips. In a move that was perceived as ramping up trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, China barred chipmaker Micron Technology Inc MU.O from selling memory chips to key domestic industries, sending its shares down 4.5%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.4% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy\". By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday as markets awaited updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell after China\\'s ban on its memory chips. Investors will look for clues on the monetary policy path from a slew of Federal Reserve speakers and key data points this week such as the April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index and durable goods.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq rise amid fresh round of debt talks; Micron slides', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.4% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy\". By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday as markets awaited updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell after China\\'s ban on its memory chips. President Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet for talks on Monday after their discussions almost fell apart on Friday.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.4% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy\". By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday as markets awaited updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell after China\\'s ban on its memory chips. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkaritold CNBC in an interview that it was a \"close call\" on whether he would vote to raise rates at the Fed\\'s June meeting or take a pause, while St. Louis Fed chief James Bullard said the central bank might have to hike rates by 50 basis points this year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/buyers-swarmed-these-3-stocks-post-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'With earnings season slowly winding down, one thing is for certain – we saw many surprises. Of course, the period is always hectic, but this cycle was critically important as we wade through a somewhat-cloudy economic outlook.\\nSeveral companies, including Apple AAPL, Uber Technologies UBER, and Applied Materials AMAT, all delivered results that had investors celebrating post-earnings.\\nBelow is a chart illustrating the year-to-date performance of all three, with the S&P 500 blended in as a benchmark.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nLet’s take a closer look at how each currently stacks up.\\nApple\\nApple’s quarterly results were watched like a hawk, as it was the last of the mega-cap tech giants yet to report. Fortunately for the market, the company delivered, exceeding earnings expectations by nearly 6% and posting revenue 2% ahead of estimates.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nIt’s worth noting that investors will have to fork up a premium for AAPL shares, with the current 29.2X forward earnings multiple sitting well above the five-year median and Zacks Computer and Technology sector average.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nShares recently witnessed the golden cross, as highlighted in the chart below. The golden cross occurs when the shorter 50-day moving average rises above the 200-day moving average, indicating near-term buying pressure. \\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nUber Technologies\\nUber shares found plenty of attention following its latest release; the company posted a positive EPS surprise of 20% and reported revenue modestly above expectations.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nUber shares could entice growth-focused investors, further reinforced by the Style Score of “A” for Value. The company’s earnings are forecasted to skyrocket 100% in its current fiscal year (FY23) and an additional 1,270% in FY24.\\nThe projected earnings growth comes on top of forecasted Y/Y revenue upticks of 17% in FY23 and 18% in FY24.\\nApplied Materials\\nLike the stocks above, buyers stepped up in a big way post-earnings for AMAT shares, with the company delivering a 9% EPS beat and reporting revenue nearly 4% ahead of expectations.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nIt’s worth noting that the company’s growth is forecasted to taper off, with earnings forecasted to pull back 6% in its current fiscal year (FY23) and a further 7% in FY23. This is illustrated in the chart below.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nBottom Line\\nWhile earnings season is undeniably intense, it’s just the nature of the period. We managed to elude the so-called earnings ‘cliff’ many warned of, with many companies posting better-than-expected results and keeping sentiment in line.\\nAnd all three stocks above – Apple AAPL, Uber Technologies UBER, and Applied Materials AMAT – delivered results that had the market impressed post-earnings.\\nZacks Names \"Single Best Pick to Double\"\\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApplied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nUber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Several companies, including Apple AAPL, Uber Technologies UBER, and Applied Materials AMAT, all delivered results that had investors celebrating post-earnings. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research It’s worth noting that investors will have to fork up a premium for AAPL shares, with the current 29.2X forward earnings multiple sitting well above the five-year median and Zacks Computer and Technology sector average. And all three stocks above – Apple AAPL, Uber Technologies UBER, and Applied Materials AMAT – delivered results that had the market impressed post-earnings.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Several companies, including Apple AAPL, Uber Technologies UBER, and Applied Materials AMAT, all delivered results that had investors celebrating post-earnings. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research It’s worth noting that investors will have to fork up a premium for AAPL shares, with the current 29.2X forward earnings multiple sitting well above the five-year median and Zacks Computer and Technology sector average.', 'news_article_title': 'Buyers Swarmed These 3 Stocks Post-Earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Several companies, including Apple AAPL, Uber Technologies UBER, and Applied Materials AMAT, all delivered results that had investors celebrating post-earnings. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research It’s worth noting that investors will have to fork up a premium for AAPL shares, with the current 29.2X forward earnings multiple sitting well above the five-year median and Zacks Computer and Technology sector average. And all three stocks above – Apple AAPL, Uber Technologies UBER, and Applied Materials AMAT – delivered results that had the market impressed post-earnings.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research It’s worth noting that investors will have to fork up a premium for AAPL shares, with the current 29.2X forward earnings multiple sitting well above the five-year median and Zacks Computer and Technology sector average. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Several companies, including Apple AAPL, Uber Technologies UBER, and Applied Materials AMAT, all delivered results that had investors celebrating post-earnings.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tiktok-sues-montana-after-state-move-to-ban-app', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Shepardson\\nWASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - TikTok Inc on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana\\'s new ban on use of the Chinese-owned short-video app.\\nByteDance-owned TikTok argues the ban, which would take effect on Jan. 1, violates First Amendment rights of the company and users. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Montana, also argues the ban is pre-empted by federal law because it intrudes upon matters of exclusive federal concern and violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which limits the authority of States to enact legislation that unduly burdens interstate and foreign commerce.\\nMontana is the first U.S. state to attempt to ban TikTok. Former President Donald Trump in 2020 sought to bar new downloads of TikTok and Chinese-owned WeChat and other transactions, which the companies said would have effectively barred use of the apps, but a series of court decisions blocked the bans from taking effect.\\nThe company also argues the state \"banishes TikTok, and just TikTok, from the State for purely punitive reasons, as evidenced by the State’s decision to single out Plaintiff for harsh penalties based on speculative concerns about TikTok’s data security and content moderation practices.\"\\nLast week, five TikTok users in Montana who create content posted on the short-video app filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block the state\\'s ban.\\nMontana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban TikTok in the state. The law makes it unlawful for TikTok to operate in the state and for the app stores of Alphabet Inc\\'s GOOGL.O Google and Apple Inc AAPL.O to offer TikTok within Montana.\\nTikTok\\'s lawsuit names Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, who is charged with enforcing the law. Knudsen\\'s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday.\\n(Reporting by Jasper Ward and David Shepardson in Washington Writing by Paul Grant Editing by Eric Beech and Matthew Lewis)\\n((paul.grant@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The law makes it unlawful for TikTok to operate in the state and for the app stores of Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google and Apple Inc AAPL.O to offer TikTok within Montana. By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - TikTok Inc on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana's new ban on use of the Chinese-owned short-video app. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Montana, also argues the ban is pre-empted by federal law because it intrudes upon matters of exclusive federal concern and violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which limits the authority of States to enact legislation that unduly burdens interstate and foreign commerce.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"The law makes it unlawful for TikTok to operate in the state and for the app stores of Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google and Apple Inc AAPL.O to offer TikTok within Montana. By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - TikTok Inc on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana's new ban on use of the Chinese-owned short-video app. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Montana, also argues the ban is pre-empted by federal law because it intrudes upon matters of exclusive federal concern and violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which limits the authority of States to enact legislation that unduly burdens interstate and foreign commerce.\", 'news_article_title': 'TikTok sues Montana after state move to ban app', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"The law makes it unlawful for TikTok to operate in the state and for the app stores of Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google and Apple Inc AAPL.O to offer TikTok within Montana. By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - TikTok Inc on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana's new ban on use of the Chinese-owned short-video app. Former President Donald Trump in 2020 sought to bar new downloads of TikTok and Chinese-owned WeChat and other transactions, which the companies said would have effectively barred use of the apps, but a series of court decisions blocked the bans from taking effect.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The law makes it unlawful for TikTok to operate in the state and for the app stores of Alphabet Inc\\'s GOOGL.O Google and Apple Inc AAPL.O to offer TikTok within Montana. By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - TikTok Inc on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana\\'s new ban on use of the Chinese-owned short-video app. The company also argues the state \"banishes TikTok, and just TikTok, from the State for purely punitive reasons, as evidenced by the State’s decision to single out Plaintiff for harsh penalties based on speculative concerns about TikTok’s data security and content moderation practices.\"'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-set-to-open-flat-amid-debt-limit-talks-micron-slides', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\\nMay 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open flat on Monday as markets awaited updates on lawmakers\\' talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell following China\\'s ban on its memory chips.\\nHopes that a deal would be struck sometime over the weekend to raise the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt limit helped Wall Street\\'s main indexes end the last week with gains, even as discussions almost fell apart on Friday.\\nPresident Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet for talks on Monday, with less than two weeks before a deadline after which the Treasury warned that the federal government will struggle to pay its debts.\\nA default would cause chaos in financial markets and spike interest rates.\\n\"Everybody is paying attention to this Kevin McCarthy-Joe Biden meeting, waiting for some kind of signal as far as the debt ceiling is concerned,\" said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth.\\n\"People are just waiting and watching to see how this plays out.\"\\nIn a move that was perceived as ramping up trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, China barred chipmaker Micron Technology Inc MU.O from selling memory chips to key domestic industries, sending its shares down 4.0% in premarket trading.\\nShares of other semiconductor companies also fell, with Intel Corp INTC.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O and Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O down between 0.2% and 1.1%.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.9% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy\". This marked its first rating cut in five months, according to Refinitiv data.\\nAt 8:33 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 31 points, or 0.09%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 3.5 points, or 0.08%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 3 points, or 0.02%.\\nInvestors will look for clues on the monetary policy path from a slew of Federal Reserve speakers later in the day, ahead of key data points this week such as the April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index and durable goods.\\nThe PCE index reading, considered to be the Fed\\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\\nMinneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkarisaid it was a \"close call\" on whether he would vote to raise rates at the Fed\\'s June meeting or take a pause and leave rates where they are.\\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O slipped 0.5% after the European Union privacy regulators slapped a $1.3 billion fine on the company for sending user information to the United States.\\nChevron CorpCVX.Ndipped 0.7% as the oil major said it would acquire PDC Energy Inc PDCE.O in an all-stock transaction for $7.6 billion, including debt.\\nPacWest BancorpPACW.Orose 8.6% after the regional lender entered into an agreement to sell a portfolio of 74 real estate construction loans to a subsidiary of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc KW.N.\\nShares of other regional lenders also gained, with Zions Bancorp ZION.O, KeyCorp KEY.N and Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N up between 1.3% and 3.1%.\\nRates and inflation Rates and inflation https://tmsnrt.rs/3U8HdD2\\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Maju Samuel)\\n((Shreyashi.Sanyal@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.9% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy\". By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open flat on Monday as markets awaited updates on lawmakers\\' talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell following China\\'s ban on its memory chips. President Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet for talks on Monday, with less than two weeks before a deadline after which the Treasury warned that the federal government will struggle to pay its debts.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.9% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy\". By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open flat on Monday as markets awaited updates on lawmakers\\' talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell following China\\'s ban on its memory chips. In a move that was perceived as ramping up trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, China barred chipmaker Micron Technology Inc MU.O from selling memory chips to key domestic industries, sending its shares down 4.0% in premarket trading.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall St set to open flat amid debt limit talks; Micron slides', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.9% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy\". By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open flat on Monday as markets awaited updates on lawmakers\\' talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell following China\\'s ban on its memory chips. President Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet for talks on Monday, with less than two weeks before a deadline after which the Treasury warned that the federal government will struggle to pay its debts.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.9% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\\'s stock to \"hold\" from \"buy\". By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open flat on Monday as markets awaited updates on lawmakers\\' talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell following China\\'s ban on its memory chips. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkarisaid it was a \"close call\" on whether he would vote to raise rates at the Fed\\'s June meeting or take a pause and leave rates where they are.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/focus-striking-hollywood-writers-lament-residuals-slide', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Dawn Chmielewski\\nLOS ANGELES, May 22 (Reuters) - Writer Kyra Jones knew she would be taking a financial hit when she agreed to join the writers\\' room for the Hulu comedy series \"Woke.\"\\nThe first payment she received for her share of the show\\'s digital rentals was a mere $4, before taxes, barely enough to buy a latte. The streaming residual check amounted to one-third of the $12,000 Jones received in residuals for writing one episode of the ABC drama \"Queens.\"\\nJones said she knew it would be lower than broadcast networks paid in residuals. \"But I didn’t know it would be that bad.\"\\nResiduals have emerged as a central issue in the strike by 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America, who are seeking better compensation and staffing commitments from Hollywood’s studios.\\nThe writers argue that streaming services, which upended decades of television industry business practices, have significantly undercut their compensation. They say they aim to recover lost income, in part, by proposing streaming payments that take into account the number of times an episode is viewed, and the number of subscribers outside the U.S.\\nThe Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group negotiating on behalf of the studios, says streaming has been a boon for writers, giving them more opportunities for assignments and allowing them to earn income on shows that were canceled or would not otherwise reach syndication.\\nWhen broadcast networks dominated the living room, writers saw multiple paydays. In addition to their weekly salaries, they would receive a script fee for each episode they wrote, then collect reuse payments known as residuals every time that show aired again, often over the summer months.\\nOnce a show reached the 100-episode mark, it could be sold into syndication, filling up daytime programming schedules for local television stations, rerunning on cable networks or outside of the United States. Writers would receive a check every time their episodes appeared on a TV screen.\\nRESIDUALS WERE \\'VERY HEALTHY\\'\\nStreaming changed the compensation structure and now accounts for the largest share of TV residuals.\\n“We used to get very healthy residuals. A writer might go a year without work or maybe two and you would be able to live off those residuals, comfortably, and you\\'d still get paid for the work that you have done,” said Kristine Huntley, who worked as a writer and producer on the AppleTV+ series “Surfside Girls.”\\nThose numbers have \"come down so low that, where you would get maybe a five-figure residual now you might get a three-figure residual,” she said.\\nWriters still collect weekly paychecks and per-episode writing fees, though streaming series typically have fewer episodes per season - meaning fewer opportunities to receive a writing credit, and lower compensation.\\nWith streaming, residual payments are not based on the number of times an episode is viewed. Rather, there is a fixed annual fee that takes into account the number of subscribers, with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ paying more to writers.\\nOne studio executive said writers negotiated a 46% increase in residuals for streaming programs, starting in 2022. Those fatter checks are just kicking in now. Another industry source, who also requested anonymity, said residuals reached an all-time high last year, with almost 45% coming from streaming, the lion’s share from Netflix.\\nThe latest guild proposal would bump foreign streaming residuals by 200%, a number studio executives noted fails to recognize that subscription fees vary from country to country.\\nThe guild says it is looking to close the gap in domestic and international residual payments.\\nNetflix currently pays a $20,018 residual for a one-hour episode that plays in the United States, but one-third of that amount for the same episode to be streamed by more than 150 million global subscribers.\\nOver her decade-plus career as a Hollywood writer, Leila Cohan has worked on network TV shows and streaming series, including as co-executive producer on Netflix’s popular period drama “Bridgerton.”\\n“Bridgerton” is one of Netflix’s most-watched series, though the lower-profile MTV Network comedy “Awkward” produced higher residual payments for Cohan, who wrote five episodes over the show’s final two seasons.\\n“It wasn’t enough residuals to live off of, but a pretty healthy supplement,” said Cohan. “Even now, I still get a couple thousand from it a year.”\\n“Bridgerton,” with its eight-episode seasons, led to a single writing credit in 2020, and a royalty check that Cohan said did not reflect the show’s importance to Netflix.\\n“Residuals are meant to be some level of profit sharing,” Cohan said. “If \\'Bridgerton\\' is one of the most successful shows, and it’s bringing a huge number of subscribers to Netflix or helping them keep their subscribers, I do think I should be compensated for that value.”\\n(Reporting by Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles; Additional reporting by Rollo Ross in Los Angeles; Editing by Mary Milliken and Bill Berkrot)\\n((Dawn.Chmielewski@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group negotiating on behalf of the studios, says streaming has been a boon for writers, giving them more opportunities for assignments and allowing them to earn income on shows that were canceled or would not otherwise reach syndication. In addition to their weekly salaries, they would receive a script fee for each episode they wrote, then collect reuse payments known as residuals every time that show aired again, often over the summer months. Once a show reached the 100-episode mark, it could be sold into syndication, filling up daytime programming schedules for local television stations, rerunning on cable networks or outside of the United States.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The streaming residual check amounted to one-third of the $12,000 Jones received in residuals for writing one episode of the ABC drama \"Queens.\" Writers still collect weekly paychecks and per-episode writing fees, though streaming series typically have fewer episodes per season - meaning fewer opportunities to receive a writing credit, and lower compensation. Over her decade-plus career as a Hollywood writer, Leila Cohan has worked on network TV shows and streaming series, including as co-executive producer on Netflix’s popular period drama “Bridgerton.” “Bridgerton” is one of Netflix’s most-watched series, though the lower-profile MTV Network comedy “Awkward” produced higher residual payments for Cohan, who wrote five episodes over the show’s final two seasons.', 'news_article_title': 'FOCUS-Striking Hollywood writers lament residuals slide', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The streaming residual check amounted to one-third of the $12,000 Jones received in residuals for writing one episode of the ABC drama \"Queens.\" They say they aim to recover lost income, in part, by proposing streaming payments that take into account the number of times an episode is viewed, and the number of subscribers outside the U.S. Writers would receive a check every time their episodes appeared on a TV screen.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The streaming residual check amounted to one-third of the $12,000 Jones received in residuals for writing one episode of the ABC drama \"Queens.\" A writer might go a year without work or maybe two and you would be able to live off those residuals, comfortably, and you\\'d still get paid for the work that you have done,” said Kristine Huntley, who worked as a writer and producer on the AppleTV+ series “Surfside Girls.” Those numbers have \"come down so low that, where you would get maybe a five-figure residual now you might get a three-figure residual,” she said. Over her decade-plus career as a Hollywood writer, Leila Cohan has worked on network TV shows and streaming series, including as co-executive producer on Netflix’s popular period drama “Bridgerton.” “Bridgerton” is one of Netflix’s most-watched series, though the lower-profile MTV Network comedy “Awkward” produced higher residual payments for Cohan, who wrote five episodes over the show’s final two seasons.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-lemonade-or-upstart', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Both Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) and Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) made their stock market debuts in 2020. And although shares in these two businesses did well early on, it's been a completely different story in the past couple of years. Lemonade is down about 77% since going public, while Upstart's stock is down a whopping 94% from its all-time high. That's not what shareholders were hoping for.\\nBut there's no doubt that these are innovative companies with the potential for outsized long-term returns. So, which of these fintech stocks is the better buy right now? Let's take a closer look at the bullish cases for both before coming to a conclusion.\\nThe case for Lemonade\\nLemonade is trying to change the game of insurance by using artificial intelligence (AI) to better serve customers. The company uses data and machine-learning models to constantly improve all aspects of its operations. In fact, 98% of Lemonade's policies are not sold by a human, with the goal that this automation will reduce costs. Right now, Lemonade offers renters insurance, homeowners insurance, car insurance, pet insurance, and life insurance, which combined create a massive market opportunity.\\nThe insurance industry is one of the oldest, so clearly it has been long overdue for innovation. That bodes well for Lemonade's prospects. In fact, growth has been outstanding. Between 2019 and 2022, customers soared 181%, revenue jumped 281%, and in-force premiums were up 204%. And based on the company's 2023 first-quarter financials, the momentum is still strong.\\nIntegrating technology into the mix and going direct-to-consumer is why Lemonade has a Net Promoter Score that rivals Apple and Tesla. Being a Lemonade policyholder is simply a much better user experience compared to the traditional brick-and-mortar model that relies on sales agents. Prospective customers can sign up for a policy in as little as 90 seconds, while customers can have a claim approved and paid out within three minutes.\\nBesides offering a tech-enabled platform that is easy to use, which has done a good job at attracting a younger demographic, Lemonade is also focused on giving back. After earning a flat fee to help cover potential claims, the business lets policyholders choose what charities they'd like any unused premiums to go to. Shareholders can appreciate that Lemonade wants to take care of all stakeholders.\\nThe case for Upstart\\nLike Lemonade, Upstart is a disruptive fintech that utilizes AI in its business model. Upstart offers a lending platform that looks at 1,600 different variables to come to credit-approval decisions about potential borrowers. As of May 9, Upstart had 99 different lending partners using its tool. The premise is that Upstart can allow its partners to approve more customers while keeping default rates in check. It's supposed to be a win-win-win for all three parties -- Upstart, banks, and borrowers.\\nCurrently, the business operates in the markets for personal loans and auto loan refinances. But with ambitions to enter the mortgage market (valued at $2.7 trillion) and the small business loan market (valued at $644 billion), the opportunity is enormous. Unsurprisingly, growth has been impressive. Between 2019 and 2022, revenue skyrocketed 413%. Getting more banking partners using Upstart's technology is critical for the company to keep up these monster gains.\\nIt's also worth pointing out that Upstart doesn't try to hold loans on its own balance sheet. It just provides the tech platform that enables banks to do what they do best, which is to approve borrowers and service loans. However, the amount of loans that Upstart holds has soared 64% year over year to $982 million as of March 31, as a direct result of challenging credit markets. But the hope is that when macro conditions improve, Upstart can sell those loans to institutional investors and not take on credit risk itself, freeing up capital and reducing cyclicality.\\nInvestors can like both\\nLemonade and Upstart certainly each have their own investment merits, as I've outlined above. These companies have tremendous growth potential thanks to their disruptive business models, and they were already utilizing AI before it became hot. Moreover, shares of each company are down a lot from their peaks.\\nConsequently, I don't see a valid argument against owning both stocks, particularly for investors who truly have a long-term mindset.\\n10 stocks we like better than Lemonade\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Lemonade wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\\nNeil Patel has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Lemonade, Tesla, and Upstart. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Besides offering a tech-enabled platform that is easy to use, which has done a good job at attracting a younger demographic, Lemonade is also focused on giving back. After earning a flat fee to help cover potential claims, the business lets policyholders choose what charities they'd like any unused premiums to go to. But the hope is that when macro conditions improve, Upstart can sell those loans to institutional investors and not take on credit risk itself, freeing up capital and reducing cyclicality.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The case for Upstart Like Lemonade, Upstart is a disruptive fintech that utilizes AI in its business model. However, the amount of loans that Upstart holds has soared 64% year over year to $982 million as of March 31, as a direct result of challenging credit markets. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Lemonade, Tesla, and Upstart.', 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: Lemonade or Upstart?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Currently, the business operates in the markets for personal loans and auto loan refinances. These companies have tremendous growth potential thanks to their disruptive business models, and they were already utilizing AI before it became hot. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023 Neil Patel has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Both Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) and Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) made their stock market debuts in 2020. Right now, Lemonade offers renters insurance, homeowners insurance, car insurance, pet insurance, and life insurance, which combined create a massive market opportunity. The case for Upstart Like Lemonade, Upstart is a disruptive fintech that utilizes AI in its business model.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-inc.-aapl-is-a-trending-stock%3A-facts-to-know-before-betting-on-it-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.\\nOver the past month, shares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +6.1%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, which Apple falls in, has gained 4.6%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?\\nWhile media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.\\nEarnings Estimate Revisions\\nHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.\\nOur analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.\\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.18 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -1.7%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -2.6%.\\nFor the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $5.99 points to a change of -2% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has changed -0.4%.\\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.64 indicates a change of +10.8% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -0.3%.\\nWith an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Apple.\\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\\n12 Month EPS\\nRevenue Growth Forecast\\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.\\nFor Apple, the consensus sales estimate for the current quarter of $81.35 billion indicates a year-over-year change of -1.9%. For the current and next fiscal years, $384.71 billion and $410.17 billion estimates indicate -2.4% and +6.6% changes, respectively.\\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\\nApple reported revenues of $94.84 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -2.5%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares with $1.52 a year ago.\\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $93.32 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +1.63%. The EPS surprise was +5.56%.\\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\\nValuation\\nWithout considering a stock's valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock's future price performance, it's crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects.\\nComparing the current value of a company's valuation multiples, such as its price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), to its own historical values helps ascertain whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, whereas comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of how reasonable its stock price is.\\nAs part of the Zacks Style Scores system, the Zacks Value Style Score (which evaluates both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics) organizes stocks into five groups ranging from A to F (A is better than B; B is better than C; and so on), making it helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\\nApple is graded D on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\\nBottom Line\\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\\nTop 5 ChatGPT Stocks Revealed\\nZacks Senior Stock Strategist, Kevin Cook names 5 hand-picked stocks with sky-high growth potential in a brilliant sector of Artificial Intelligence. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\\nToday you can invest in the wave of the future, an automation that answers follow-up questions … admits mistakes … challenges incorrect premises … rejects inappropriate requests. As one of the selected companies puts it, “Automation frees people from the mundane so they can accomplish the miraculous.”\\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate: 12 Month EPS Revenue Growth Forecast While earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-stocks-up-by-40-and-70-this-year-that-are-still-worth-buying', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The market is roaring back this year following a paltry performance in 2022. Growth-oriented companies that were hammered during the bear market have been performing especially well. That has been the case with tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), which are up by 40% and 70% year to date, respectively. Despite these massive gains, Apple and Shopify remain excellent stocks for investors focused on the long game. Let's consider why.\\n1. Apple\\nAt first glance, Apple might be a bad business to put one's hard-earned money into in the current environment. We are still dealing with economic problems and the possibility of a recession. Apple's products aren't necessary goods, and many have clear substitutes that are generally cheaper. The conventional wisdom holds that consumers would substantially reduce spending on Apple's gadgets in this environment.\\nAnd although we are seeing some of that, the tech giant continues to perform well considering the challenging economy. In the company's second quarter of its fiscal year 2023 -- which ended on April 1 -- Apple's net sales declined by a little under 3% year over year to $94.8 billion. The company's earnings per share remained flat at $1.52. But Apple's most important product, the iPhone, delivered March quarter record sales of $51.3 billion, up 1.5% compared to the year-ago period.\\nThe company's services segment also came out with a record quarter, with its sales growing by 5.5% year over year to $20.9 billion. Consumers continue to buy Apple's products even in challenging economic conditions partly because of its brand loyalty. It has the highest satisfaction rate and loyalty score among the top-selling smartphone manufacturers, according to Statista.\\nThat is a powerful reason it can continue selling products to repeat and new customers. But perhaps the most exciting opportunity for Apple is within its services segment. The company now has an installed base of more than 2 billion devices. It offers cloud services, a digital wallet, music and video streaming platforms, and much more. Apple should continue finding ways to monetize this massive and growing installed base.\\nThe company has sought to innovate in the healthcare field, for instance. Apple's services segment carries much higher margins than its product unit, so as the former becomes a larger part of its operations, the bottom line and total margins should expand. That's how Apple can continue growing its revenue and earnings for years. And despite already being up by 40% this year, the company's shares remain a buy.\\n2. Shopify\\nShopify has been busy since the year started. The e-commerce specialist kicked off 2023 by announcing that it would raise its prices, something it had not done in a while. But the biggest surprise came during Shopify's latest quarterly update. Management announced that it is selling its logistics business to Flexport in an all-stock transaction; Shopify will obtain a 13% stake in Flexport.\\nWhy is this a big deal? Shopify had constantly emphasized its focus on its logistics business to give its merchants fast and reliable shipping options. But between shipping, warehouse, and inventory management, Shopify's logistics operations were expensive and hurt profits and margins. The potential upside was real. Offering fast shipping can be an excellent way for online retailers to attract (repeat) customers, sell more items, and increase their gross merchandise volume (GMV).\\nHowever, investors loved the company's move, which should lead to higher profits and margins sooner. Shopify also said it would reduce its workforce by about 20%. These moves will allow Shopify to focus on its core e-commerce operations while decreasing costs. Meanwhile, Shopify continues to record solid growth, at least on the top line. The company's revenue in the first quarter jumped by 25% year over year to $1.5 billion.\\nShopify's GMV grew by 15% year over year to $49.6 billion. Gross profits of $717 million jumped by 12% compared to the year-ago period. Shopify still has significant opportunities in e-commerce as the market is on an upward trajectory. The company held a 10% share of the U.S. e-commerce market as of the end of 2022. And the decision to give up most of its logistics business will allow it to free up valuable funds to invest in the future.\\nFurther, the company's platform benefits from high switching costs, a competitive edge that will allow it to remain a major player in the industry for a long time. Investors clearly approve of the moves Shopify has made this year, which is why its stock is up by 70%. Whether that will last in the short run is hard to predict. But Shopify still has the tools to deliver market-beating returns over five years or more.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\\nProsper Junior Bakiny has positions in Shopify. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Shopify. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"That has been the case with tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), which are up by 40% and 70% year to date, respectively. But Apple's most important product, the iPhone, delivered March quarter record sales of $51.3 billion, up 1.5% compared to the year-ago period. Offering fast shipping can be an excellent way for online retailers to attract (repeat) customers, sell more items, and increase their gross merchandise volume (GMV).\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"That has been the case with tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), which are up by 40% and 70% year to date, respectively. Despite these massive gains, Apple and Shopify remain excellent stocks for investors focused on the long game. But Apple's most important product, the iPhone, delivered March quarter record sales of $51.3 billion, up 1.5% compared to the year-ago period.\", 'news_article_title': '2 Stocks Up by 40% and 70% This Year That Are Still Worth Buying', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"That has been the case with tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), which are up by 40% and 70% year to date, respectively. The company's services segment also came out with a record quarter, with its sales growing by 5.5% year over year to $20.9 billion. Shopify Shopify has been busy since the year started.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"That has been the case with tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), which are up by 40% and 70% year to date, respectively. In the company's second quarter of its fiscal year 2023 -- which ended on April 1 -- Apple's net sales declined by a little under 3% year over year to $94.8 billion. The company's services segment also came out with a record quarter, with its sales growing by 5.5% year over year to $20.9 billion.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-portfolio-is-more-concentrated-than-ever%3A-3-stocks-make-up-63-of-invested', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett speaks, everyday and professional investors wisely pay attention. Although the Oracle of Omaha, as he\\'s come to be known, isn\\'t infallible, he\\'s crushed the broader market since becoming CEO in 1965. The 3,787,464% cumulative return in Berkshire\\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) through Dec. 31, 2022 was 153 times greater than the total return, including dividends paid, of the S&P 500 over the same span.\\nWhat\\'s interesting about Warren Buffett\\'s investment philosophy is that any investor can follow in his footsteps. He\\'s not using any fancy charting tools or software to make his stock selections. Rather, he\\'s buying stakes in what he deems to be \"wonderful companies at a fair price\" and holding those investments for very long periods.\\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO, Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\\nBut the \"Buffett-ism\" that doesn\\'t get nearly enough attention is the Oracle of Omaha\\'s penchant for portfolio concentration. In the view of both Warren Buffett and right-hand man Charlie Munger, diversification is only necessary if you don\\'t know what you\\'re doing. When Buffett and his investment team find a company they really like, they\\'re not afraid to pile in.\\nFollowing the latest round of Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Warren Buffett\\'s portfolio is more concentrated than ever. With additional purchases to two of Berkshire Hathaway\\'s top holdings, just three stocks now comprise 63% of the $333.4 billion investment portfolio. Note, this doesn\\'t include shares held by New England Asset Management (aka, Buffett\\'s secret portfolio).\\nApple: $157.4 billion (47.2% of invested assets)\\nPerhaps it comes as no surprise to those who closely monitor Warren Buffett\\'s buying and selling activity that he and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) added to one of his favorite businesses during the first quarter: tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The roughly 20.4 million shares purchased in Q1 increased Berkshire Hathaway\\'s holding in the company to nearly 915.6 million shares. As of May 16, Apple accounted for more than 47% of invested assets.\\nIn Warren Buffett\\'s eyes, Apple is \"a better business than any we own.\" He\\'s certainly correct that it checks all the boxes investors would look for in a highly profitable company with a sustainable moat.\\nFor instance, Interbrand has anointed Apple as the world\\'s most-valuable brand for the past 10 years. That doesn\\'t happen by accident. It\\'s a reflection of Apple\\'s innovation driving consumer interest, as well as consumers having trust in the brand. Few companies are more well-known globally, or have a more loyal customer base.\\nApple has also been firing on all cylinders for years with its physical products and subscription services. Since releasing a 5G-capable iPhone in late 2020, it\\'s commanded around a 50% share of smartphone sales in the United States. Meanwhile, subscription services are becoming an ever-more-important source of cash flow for Apple. CEO Tim Cook is masterfully leading this transition to a services-driven future.\\nBut the best thing about Apple, at least for Warren Buffett, might be its capital-return program. It\\'s paying out more than $15 billion in dividends to its shareholders each year, and it\\'s repurchased $586 billion worth of its common stock over the past 10 years. These repurchases are increasing Berkshire Hathaway\\'s ownership stake in Apple without Buffett or his team having to do a thing.\\nBank of America: $28.3 billion (8.5% of invested assets)\\nThe second top holding Warren Buffett added to during the first quarter is money-center giant Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).\\nThe Oracle of Omaha and his team purchased close to 22.8 million shares of BofA, increasing Berkshire\\'s ownership stake in the company to 12.9%. Although a greater than 10% position in a bank would normally qualify the owner as a bank holding company, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond approved Berkshire Hathaway in August 2020 to up its stake in BofA to as much as 24.9% without any constraints.\\nThough Apple may be viewed as the better business of any Berkshire owns, bank stocks are where Buffett is most-comfortable putting his company\\'s money to work. Despite bank stocks being cyclical, they\\'re able to take advantage of the disproportionate amount of time the U.S. economy spends expanding, relative to contracting. This allows banks to grow their loans and deposits, and therefore their profits, in lockstep with the U.S. economy over the long run.\\nOne of the more unique aspects of Bank of America is its interest rate sensitivity. Among money-center banks, none sees their net interest income fluctuate more because of changes in interest rates. With the Federal Reserve aggressively raising interest rates in response to historically high inflation, BofA\\'s net interest income has jumped significantly. It\\'s possible Bank of America could deliver earnings growth, even if the U.S. economy were to dip into a recession.\\nHowever, Bank of America\\'s unsung hero might just be its technology investments. As of the March-ended quarter, BofA had 45 million active digital users, saw 68 million more transactions completed with Zelle than via checks written, and saw 51% of all sales completed online or via mobile app. Digital sales are considerably cheaper for banks than in-person or phone-based interactions. This digital transformation should steadily improve Bank of America\\'s operating efficiency.\\nImage source: Coca-Cola.\\nCoca-Cola: $25.3 billion (7.6% of invested assets)\\nThe third stock that collectively accounts for 63% of Berkshire Hathaway\\'s invested assets and shows that Warren Buffett\\'s investment portfolio is more concentrated than ever is beverage company Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Although the Oracle of Omaha and his investment team haven\\'t added to their Coca-Cola stake in quite some time, it does have the distinction of being Berkshire Hathaway\\'s longest continually held stock at 35 years.\\nWhat makes Coca-Cola such an attractive stock for an investor like Buffett is the predictability of cash flow that it offers. Coke is a consumer staples stock, which means it provides a good or service that tends to be in demand no matter how well or poorly the U.S. or global economy is performing. While consumers can pare back on some discretionary purchases during economic downturns, they still need food and beverages.\\nFurther helping Coca-Cola\\'s cause is the company\\'s virtually unparalleled geographic diversity. With the exception of Cuba, North Korea, and Russia, Coke has operations in every other country worldwide. This means it can count on predictable cash flow from developed markets, while continuing to move the needle with higher organic growth potential in emerging markets. All told, Coca-Cola has 26 global brands that are generating at least $1 billion in annual sales.\\nMarketing is another reason Coca-Cola keeps delivering for its shareholders. The company is spending more than half of its ad budget on digital messages that are targeting a younger audience. However, Coke also has relatable ambassadors, a globally recognized brand, and decades\\' worth of holiday tie-ins that help it cross generational gaps with ease.\\nAnd did I mention that Coca-Cola is putting some serious cash in the Oracle of Omaha\\'s pockets? Because of Berkshire Hathaway\\'s ultra-low cost basis of $3.2475 per share in Coca-Cola, Buffett\\'s company is enjoying a 57% annual yield relative to its cost basis. There\\'s absolutely no incentive for Buffett or his investing lieutenants to sell this position -- especially with Coke increasing its base annual payout for 61 consecutive years (and counting).\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple: $157.4 billion (47.2% of invested assets) Perhaps it comes as no surprise to those who closely monitor Warren Buffett's buying and selling activity that he and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) added to one of his favorite businesses during the first quarter: tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Although the Oracle of Omaha and his investment team haven't added to their Coca-Cola stake in quite some time, it does have the distinction of being Berkshire Hathaway's longest continually held stock at 35 years. However, Coke also has relatable ambassadors, a globally recognized brand, and decades' worth of holiday tie-ins that help it cross generational gaps with ease.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple: $157.4 billion (47.2% of invested assets) Perhaps it comes as no surprise to those who closely monitor Warren Buffett's buying and selling activity that he and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) added to one of his favorite businesses during the first quarter: tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Bank of America: $28.3 billion (8.5% of invested assets) The second top holding Warren Buffett added to during the first quarter is money-center giant Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). The Oracle of Omaha and his team purchased close to 22.8 million shares of BofA, increasing Berkshire's ownership stake in the company to 12.9%.\", 'news_article_title': \"Warren Buffett's Portfolio Is More Concentrated Than Ever: 3 Stocks Make Up 63% of Invested Assets\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple: $157.4 billion (47.2% of invested assets) Perhaps it comes as no surprise to those who closely monitor Warren Buffett's buying and selling activity that he and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) added to one of his favorite businesses during the first quarter: tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Berkshire Hathaway CEO, Warren Buffett. The roughly 20.4 million shares purchased in Q1 increased Berkshire Hathaway's holding in the company to nearly 915.6 million shares.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple: $157.4 billion (47.2% of invested assets) Perhaps it comes as no surprise to those who closely monitor Warren Buffett's buying and selling activity that he and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) added to one of his favorite businesses during the first quarter: tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Bank of America: $28.3 billion (8.5% of invested assets) The second top holding Warren Buffett added to during the first quarter is money-center giant Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Coca-Cola: $25.3 billion (7.6% of invested assets) The third stock that collectively accounts for 63% of Berkshire Hathaway's invested assets and shows that Warren Buffett's investment portfolio is more concentrated than ever is beverage company Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-april-export-orders-miss-forecast-outlook-cautious', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"By Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung\\nTAIPEI, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders slipped for an eighth month in April and missed forecasts, pulled down by soft demand for technology products and slowing global growth, with the outlook remaining dim.\\nThe island's export orders, a bellwether for worldwide technology demand, fell 18.1% from a year ago to $42.49 billion, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Monday.\\nApril was the eighth straight month of contraction, though improving from a 25.7% plunge in March, the sharpest decline in nearly 14 years. However, April's figure was worse than a drop of 13.9% forecast in a Reuters poll.\\nThe ministry reiterated previous warnings that persistently high inflation and rising interest rates, along with the global repercussions of the war between Russia and Ukraine, could continue to impede economic growth momentum in the months ahead.\\nOrders will keep contracting in the first half, it added.\\nThe downward trend in orders is expected to continue until the fourth quarter, the government has said.\\nOrders for telecommunications products shed 0.9% and electronic products fell 21.9% from a year earlier, the statement said.\\nThe ministry also restated its belief that those negative factors could be offset by positive ones such as renewed demand for emerging technologies like AI, high-performance computing, cloud data centres, and automotive electronics.\\nTaiwanese firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies.\\nThe ministry said it expected export orders in May to fall by 23.3% to 26.9% from a year earlier.\\nTaiwan's April orders from China were 24.2% lower on year, compared with a 33.8% drop in March.\\nOrders from the United States fell 15.2% from a year earlier, versus a 20.7% drop in the prior month.\\nOrders from Europe were down 26.6%, versus March's 33.8% slide. Orders from Japan rose 2.3% year-on-year.\\n(Reporting by Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung; Editing by Ben Blanchard and Bernadette Baum)\\n((faith.hung@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Taiwanese firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies. By Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung TAIPEI, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders slipped for an eighth month in April and missed forecasts, pulled down by soft demand for technology products and slowing global growth, with the outlook remaining dim. The ministry reiterated previous warnings that persistently high inflation and rising interest rates, along with the global repercussions of the war between Russia and Ukraine, could continue to impede economic growth momentum in the months ahead.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Taiwanese firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies. By Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung TAIPEI, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders slipped for an eighth month in April and missed forecasts, pulled down by soft demand for technology products and slowing global growth, with the outlook remaining dim. Orders for telecommunications products shed 0.9% and electronic products fell 21.9% from a year earlier, the statement said.\", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan April export orders miss forecast, outlook cautious', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Taiwanese firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies. By Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung TAIPEI, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders slipped for an eighth month in April and missed forecasts, pulled down by soft demand for technology products and slowing global growth, with the outlook remaining dim. The ministry said it expected export orders in May to fall by 23.3% to 26.9% from a year earlier.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Taiwanese firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies. By Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung TAIPEI, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders slipped for an eighth month in April and missed forecasts, pulled down by soft demand for technology products and slowing global growth, with the outlook remaining dim. The island's export orders, a bellwether for worldwide technology demand, fell 18.1% from a year ago to $42.49 billion, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Monday.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-sp-500-revenue-etf-rwl-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL) was launched on 02/22/2008, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $1.76 billion, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Value\\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\\nWhile value stocks have lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, they also have lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. When you look at long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in nearly all markets. But in strong bull markets, growth stocks are more likely to be winners.\\nCosts\\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.39%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.66%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Healthcare sector--about 18.90% of the portfolio. Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Walmart Inc (WMT) accounts for about 3.98% of total assets, followed by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 23.33% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nRWL seeks to match the performance of the OFI Revenue Weighted Large Cap Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Revenue-Weighted Index is constructed by using a rules-based methodology that re-weights the constituent securities of the S&P 500 Index according to the revenue earned by the companies in the parent index- subject to a maximum 5% per company weighting.\\nThe ETF has added roughly 3.52% so far this year and is up about 6.62% in the last one year (as of 05/22/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $67.11 and $79.42.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.98 and standard deviation of 17.53% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 503 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nInvesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, RWL is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.25 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $100.22 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\\nBottom-Line\\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nInvesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nWalmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Walmart Inc (WMT) accounts for about 3.98% of total assets, followed by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL) was launched on 02/22/2008, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Walmart Inc (WMT) accounts for about 3.98% of total assets, followed by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Sector Exposure and Top Holdings Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing.\", 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Walmart Inc (WMT) accounts for about 3.98% of total assets, followed by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL) was launched on 02/22/2008, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Walmart Inc (WMT) accounts for about 3.98% of total assets, followed by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Alternatives Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-wisdomtree-u.s.-largecap-dividend-etf-dln-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Wisdomtree. It has amassed assets over $3.43 billion, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Value\\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\\nValue stocks are known for their lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, but investors should also note their lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. Looking at their long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in almost all markets. They are however likely to underperform growth stocks in strong bull markets.\\nCosts\\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.28%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.60%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 17.30% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 26.1% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nDLN seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index before fees and expenses. The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. dividend-paying market.\\nThe ETF has lost about -0.05% so far this year and was up about 3.73% in the last one year (as of 05/22/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $55.26 and $64.63.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.89 and standard deviation of 15.74% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 301 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, DLN is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.25 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $100.22 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\\nBottom-Line\\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Sector Exposure and Top Holdings ETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing.\", 'news_article_title': 'Should WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Alternatives WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-and-cryptos-that-are-outperforming-the-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nWhile diversifying your portfolio and creating balance is important, holding high-quality outperforming stocks is also a great idea. The market always has a few names that not only perform well during the uptrend, but also manage to cushion from volatility and losses during a down cycle.\\nOf course, such characteristics are hard, if not impossible, to find anywhere in the crypto market. The asset class needs much more time to mature and stabilize before it can deliver reliability during a slump. But one obvious pick still qualifies.\\nWith that said, here are the outperforming stocks and cryptos I’m watching right now.\\nAAPL Apple $175.16\\nMSFT Microsoft $318.34\\nETH-USD Ethereum $1,818\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: Shutterstock\\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is arguably the most high-quality stock in the market, and is typically the largest holding of many asset management companies. It is hard to be in the red when holding Apple, and most investors are likely in the green, unless they are the unlucky ones to buy this stock right at its peak (and sell when it declines).\\nThis year, AAPL stock has posted incredible results, gaining 38.8% over the past 12 months. That’s outperformed the S&P 500 index, which gained only 8.7% over the same time frame. The company’s financials have been consistently in the green, and although there are some periods where sales or profits may decline, the company’s immense pricing power and brand value guarantees that there’s nothing to worry about in the long-run.\\nAnalysts expect Apple’s sales growth to rebound in a big way next year. The tech giant is expected to see 6.4% revenue growth and an expansion of earrings per share by 61 cents in 2024. The market is currently pricing in upside of just 5.7% over the next year, primarily due to the recent steep increase in the price of AAPL stock. However, current estimates still suggest Apple is a long-term buy, and I remain in this camp.\\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\\nSource: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com\\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a tech behemoth that continues to fire on all cylinders. Much like Apple, Microsoft has been an investment that’s stood the test of time. Indeed, investors who have stuck with Microsoft over the long-term have outperformed.\\nThis is a company that’s outperformed most of its peers of late, thanks to the surge in interest around artificial intelligence. The company’s latest foray into AI and its integration with the Bing search engine has caused a 31% gain year-to-date. Meanwhile, Microsoft has been slowly increasing its dominance in the cloud computing and quantum comping sectors. The latter is what I expect to be the next hot thing, after the AI and cloud computing craze dies down a bit.\\nRegardless, Microsoft has a stake in almost every hot tech-related sector, and can heavily-capitalize on the current and future trends in the tech industry. The company’s top-line growth has consistently been expanding at a double-digit clip and has stayed positive, even in this tough environment. Profits have also bounced back from two-quarters of decline, increasing by 9.4% in the March quarter.\\nEthereum (ETH-USD)\\nSource: viktoryabov / Shutterstock.com\\nUnlike the stocks I’ve mentioned above, Ethereum (ETH-USD) is either thriving, or in a state of turmoil, due to its cyclical nature. If you invest in crypto, there will always be periods where the asset goes on a tear or loses a third of its value in a flash crash. But if we’re speaking of assets that do outperform in their own niche, Ethereum is certainly a top pick to consider.\\nEthereum has outperformed Bitcoin (BTC-USD) in every cycle since its inception. I believe that trend is likely to continue, as the Ethereum blockchain has been capitalizing on up-and-coming Web3 applications, driven by its early adoption of smart contract technology. On the other hand, Bitcoin is indeed safer since it is much more decentralized. However, the blockchain is aging and lacks the tech needed to support the new Web3-centered crypto industry.\\nThus, Ethereum is the best crypto to buy in my opinion, for investors seeking outperformance alongside relative stability in this sector.\\nOn the date of publication, Omor Ibne Ehsan did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nOmor Ibne Ehsan is a writer at InvestorPlace. He is a self-taught investor with a focus on growth and cyclical stocks that have strong fundamentals and long-term potential. He also has an interest in high-risk, high-reward investments such as cryptocurrencies and penny stocks. You can follow him on LinkedIn.\\nThe post 3 Stocks and Cryptos That Are Outperforming the Market appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $175.16 MSFT Microsoft $318.34 ETH-USD Ethereum $1,818 Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is arguably the most high-quality stock in the market, and is typically the largest holding of many asset management companies. This year, AAPL stock has posted incredible results, gaining 38.8% over the past 12 months. The market is currently pricing in upside of just 5.7% over the next year, primarily due to the recent steep increase in the price of AAPL stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $175.16 MSFT Microsoft $318.34 ETH-USD Ethereum $1,818 Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is arguably the most high-quality stock in the market, and is typically the largest holding of many asset management companies. This year, AAPL stock has posted incredible results, gaining 38.8% over the past 12 months. The market is currently pricing in upside of just 5.7% over the next year, primarily due to the recent steep increase in the price of AAPL stock.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks and Cryptos That Are Outperforming the Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $175.16 MSFT Microsoft $318.34 ETH-USD Ethereum $1,818 Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is arguably the most high-quality stock in the market, and is typically the largest holding of many asset management companies. This year, AAPL stock has posted incredible results, gaining 38.8% over the past 12 months. The market is currently pricing in upside of just 5.7% over the next year, primarily due to the recent steep increase in the price of AAPL stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $175.16 MSFT Microsoft $318.34 ETH-USD Ethereum $1,818 Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is arguably the most high-quality stock in the market, and is typically the largest holding of many asset management companies. This year, AAPL stock has posted incredible results, gaining 38.8% over the past 12 months. The market is currently pricing in upside of just 5.7% over the next year, primarily due to the recent steep increase in the price of AAPL stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-39', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. 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The headset would be Apple’s first all-new product line since the Apple Watch and the potential launch comes at a time when Apple’s bread and butter smartphone and computing product businesses face a slowdown, with Covid-19 tailwinds easing. So will the new device move the needle for Apple stock? We don’t think it will, for a couple of reasons.\\nWhile Apple is known for disrupting product categories with highly refined products with great software and design, the new headset appears to be entering a much more nascent market. Smartphone sales were rising and use cases were clear when Apple got into the game in 2007 with a highly refined product. Similarly, the templates for tablets were largely set when Apple launched iPad in 2010. However, the mixed-reality headset appears like a bit more of a speculative bet. While Apple’s products are typically sleek, with high-end industrial design, the headset could be more utilitarian and could resemble a pair of goggles connected to an external battery pack, per the Wall Street Journal. The device is expected to combine virtual reality – used for games and experiences – with augmented reality, which overlays digital information in the real world potentially using cameras. Apple would need to educate consumers on what the device is really for. Companies such as Facebook have invested considerable sums into this space thus far with little success. Worldwide shipments of VR headsets and augmented reality devices actually declined by over 12% year over year to 9.6 million in 2022, per data from analyst firm CCS Insight. Apple’s device is also initially going to be expensive, with reports pointing to a price tag of roughly $3,000, indicating that it will likely focus on a niche audience of early adopters in its first iteration.\\nOverall, we don’t think the device will help Apple’s stock in the near term. Apple stock already trades at a relatively lofty $175 per share, or almost 30x forward earnings, despite the fact that consensus forecasts point to a revenue decline this year. We don’t think the pricey headset will do much to re-rate Apple stock higher in the near term. That being said, there is good reason to believe that Apple could eventually make its mark in the segment. Apple is known for cutting-edge hardware engineering and also emerging as a leader in semiconductor design. Apple also has a knack of working with developers and building a software ecosystem around its products, while refining future iterations of the device around particular areas that consumers like. For instance, with the Apple Watch, Apple took a few years to zone in that customers really valued the fitness capacities of the device, marketing it as a health-first product. Apple could do something similar with its headset as well, while also bringing down prices as technology matures. We value Apple at about $162 per share, about 10% below the market price. See our analysis of Apple Valuation for more details on what’s driving our price estimate for Apple and how it compares with peers.\\nWhat if you’re looking for a more balanced portfolio instead? Our high-quality portfolio and multi-strategy portfolio have beaten the market consistently since the end of 2016.\\n Returns May 2023\\nMTD [1] 2023\\nYTD [1] 2017-23\\nTotal [2]\\n AAPL Return 3% 35% 505%\\n S&P 500 Return 1% 9% 87%\\n Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 9% 244%\\n[1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 5/22/2023\\n[2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016\\nInvest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios\\nSee all Trefis Price Estimates\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is widely expected to launch its mixed-reality headset shortly, potentially as early as the beginning of June, when the company holds its annual worldwide developer conference (WWDC). Total [2] AAPL Return 3% 35% 505% S&P 500 Return 1% 9% 87% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 9% 244% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 5/22/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. While Apple’s products are typically sleek, with high-end industrial design, the headset could be more utilitarian and could resemble a pair of goggles connected to an external battery pack, per the Wall Street Journal.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is widely expected to launch its mixed-reality headset shortly, potentially as early as the beginning of June, when the company holds its annual worldwide developer conference (WWDC). Total [2] AAPL Return 3% 35% 505% S&P 500 Return 1% 9% 87% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 9% 244% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 5/22/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. While Apple is known for disrupting product categories with highly refined products with great software and design, the new headset appears to be entering a much more nascent market.', 'news_article_title': \"Don't Count On Apple's New Headset To Move The Needle For The Stock\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is widely expected to launch its mixed-reality headset shortly, potentially as early as the beginning of June, when the company holds its annual worldwide developer conference (WWDC). Total [2] AAPL Return 3% 35% 505% S&P 500 Return 1% 9% 87% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 9% 244% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 5/22/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. While Apple is known for disrupting product categories with highly refined products with great software and design, the new headset appears to be entering a much more nascent market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Total [2] AAPL Return 3% 35% 505% S&P 500 Return 1% 9% 87% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 9% 244% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 5/22/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is widely expected to launch its mixed-reality headset shortly, potentially as early as the beginning of June, when the company holds its annual worldwide developer conference (WWDC). The headset would be Apple’s first all-new product line since the Apple Watch and the potential launch comes at a time when Apple’s bread and butter smartphone and computing product businesses face a slowdown, with Covid-19 tailwinds easing.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-subdued-as-deadlocked-debt-ceiling-talks-stoke-default-concerns', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\\nMay 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes were subdued on Tuesday as talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit stretched to another round, keeping investors jittery on prospects of an unprecedented government default.\\nWhite House and congressional Republican will meet again later in the day to discuss how to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, with just nine days left for the deadline.\\nThis comes after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could not reach an agreement about the debt ceiling in their meeting a day earlier, but vowed to keep talking.\\n\"Both sides are motivated to not default and to work out a compromise, so that\\'s the feeling today at any rate. The markets really never expect a default. Not much is priced in for that and so that\\'s a positive,\" said Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at GLOBALT Investments.\\nWorries over the debt limit pushed yields on one-month Treasury bills US1MT=RR to record highs at 5.888%, before falling by midday. US/\\nTrading on the S&P 500 index .SPX was stuck in a 30-point range in the last two sessions as U.S. debt ceiling talks lingered.\\nStrategists polled by Reuters see the benchmark index ending the year at 4,150 points, down slightly from Monday\\'s close of 4,192.63.\\nHelping limit losses, the S&P Global data showed U.S. business activity rose to a 13-month high in May, lifted by strong growth in the services sector.\\nThe report was the latest indication that the economy held its momentum early in the second quarter despite rising risks of a recession.\\nThe Commerce Department\\'s April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index reading, the Fed\\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\\nBroadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 2.5%, hitting a record high after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. Apple shares fell 0.9%.\\nZoom Video Communications ZM.O fell 7.6% after the video conferencing platform recorded its slowest quarterly revenue growth.\\nAt 12:25 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 3.48 points, or 0.01%, at 33,290.06, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 13.15 points, or 0.31%, at 4,179.48, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 41.50 points, or 0.33%, at 12,679.28.\\nAmong retail earnings, Lowe\\'s Companies Inc LOW.N cut its annual comparable sales forecast, as demand dwindles for home improvement goods. Lowe\\'s reverse coursed to gain 2.5%.\\nBJ\\'s Wholesale Club Holdings IncBJ.N dropped 6.9% after the warehouse club operator missed first-quarter revenue estimates.\\nShares of regional lenders extended gains from the previous session, led by a 14.5% rise in PacWest Bancorp PACW.O.\\nThe KBW regional banking index .KRX hit a three-week high, up 2.7%.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.16-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.34-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 79 new highs and 44 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((Shreyashi.Sanyal@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi; Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 2.5%, hitting a record high after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes were subdued on Tuesday as talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit stretched to another round, keeping investors jittery on prospects of an unprecedented government default. This comes after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could not reach an agreement about the debt ceiling in their meeting a day earlier, but vowed to keep talking.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 2.5%, hitting a record high after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. Zoom Video Communications ZM.O fell 7.6% after the video conferencing platform recorded its slowest quarterly revenue growth. The S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 79 new highs and 44 new lows.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St subdued as deadlocked debt ceiling talks stoke default concerns', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 2.5%, hitting a record high after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes were subdued on Tuesday as talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit stretched to another round, keeping investors jittery on prospects of an unprecedented government default. Apple shares fell 0.9%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 2.5%, hitting a record high after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes were subdued on Tuesday as talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit stretched to another round, keeping investors jittery on prospects of an unprecedented government default. The S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 79 new highs and 44 new lows.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-ai-powered-initiatives-poised-for-big-gains', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"It seems like every technology company is now talking about artificial intelligence (AI). However, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains somewhat tight-lipped on its plans to integrate AI into its business.\\nThat could soon change. Recent reports suggest Apple will unveil a new hardware product, and the speculation is that it's an augmented reality headset. Additionally, Apple steadily introduces new features to existing products that use AI to create a better user experience.\\nPainting a picture of Apple's plans requires first understanding the company's core business model. Here is how AI can set Apple and its investors up for continued long-term success.\\nApple is all about bolstering its ecosystem\\nSelling smartphones, headphones, and computers is essential to Apple's business. Hardware sales still make up the majority of revenue, about 80% of sales through the six months ending April 1. But services, the other 20%, made up almost a third of Apple's gross profit over that time.\\nThese services include App Store purchases, media, and subscription services like Music and Arcade. Apple makes money on its hardware sales, but the goal is to grow its user base and monetize it as much as possible by getting you to use your iPhone or other Apple device throughout everyday life. You can think of an iPhone as a customer acquisition tool.\\nThere are over 1 billion iPhone users worldwide, and each accessory and device works seamlessly together. For example, you can download a new song to your library on your iPhone, and it will update across your MacBook or other devices. Apple's hardware isn't cheap for most individuals, so someone with an iPhone, AirPods, and an Apple Watch will probably hesitate to switch to another brand once they buy.\\nHeadset incoming?\\nThe iPhone has carried Apple's growth for years. While that's probably not changing anytime soon, Apple isn't sitting on its hands. Forbes reported that Apple could soon reveal a new hardware product, an augmented reality headset.\\nIt will likely start as a niche device; the reported price will come in at around $3,000, something your average consumer may struggle to afford. Apple wants the headset to be a device that users wear throughout their day, even replacing some tasks that people use their iPhones for. While it may not become the next iPhone (or maybe it does), the company has proven its ability to grow hardware categories with products like the Apple Watch and AirPods.\\nThe device's ability to give users an experience that integrates well with existing hardware will be crucial. Remember, every piece of hardware is designed to play nice with other devices and keep users inside the ecosystem.\\nAI isn't the star, it's the glue that keeps you stuck\\nArtificial intelligence may not become Apple's front-and-center focus, but it could play a significant role for the company. Apple's most likely strategy is to use AI to augment its user experience, strengthening its ecosystem to make it even more sticky for users.\\nYou've already seen examples of this, such as facial recognition, photo editing features, and more. What if Apple upgraded Siri to give it ChatGPT-like smarts? Or it used AI to better recommend games, apps, music, and movies to users, driving engagement in the Apple iTunes store?\\nYears from now, your Apple devices might seemingly know you better than you know yourself, perhaps predicting what you want to do or see next based on your daily tendencies. Apple mastered hardware design and built a sticky ecosystem that created staggering success. The next move could be using AI to make its ecosystem an even more integral part of your daily life.\\nWhat to do with shares -- today\\nThe AI hype has pushed shares up 30% since January to nearly 30 times earnings. While Apple's potential new headset and AI applications could play a role in the company's long-term growth, it's still very early, so don't tempt yourself into chasing shares at any price. Apple's the world's largest publicly traded company, and dramatically overpaying for the stock could hurt your returns.\\nAAPL PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts\\nAnalysts believe the company's earnings-per-share (EPS) will grow to nearly $9 by 2028. That means investors could see virtually zero price appreciation for the next five years if the stock traded down to its long-term average valuation. Apple is a great business that investors should want to hold more than trade, but the recent hype should push new money to the sidelines until prices come down a bit.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\\n Justin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"However, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains somewhat tight-lipped on its plans to integrate AI into its business. AAPL PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts Analysts believe the company's earnings-per-share (EPS) will grow to nearly $9 by 2028. AI isn't the star, it's the glue that keeps you stuck Artificial intelligence may not become Apple's front-and-center focus, but it could play a significant role for the company.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"However, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains somewhat tight-lipped on its plans to integrate AI into its business. AAPL PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts Analysts believe the company's earnings-per-share (EPS) will grow to nearly $9 by 2028. Forbes reported that Apple could soon reveal a new hardware product, an augmented reality headset.\", 'news_article_title': \"Apple's AI-Powered Initiatives Poised for Big Gains\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"However, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains somewhat tight-lipped on its plans to integrate AI into its business. AAPL PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts Analysts believe the company's earnings-per-share (EPS) will grow to nearly $9 by 2028. Apple makes money on its hardware sales, but the goal is to grow its user base and monetize it as much as possible by getting you to use your iPhone or other Apple device throughout everyday life.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"However, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains somewhat tight-lipped on its plans to integrate AI into its business. AAPL PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts Analysts believe the company's earnings-per-share (EPS) will grow to nearly $9 by 2028. Apple makes money on its hardware sales, but the goal is to grow its user base and monetize it as much as possible by getting you to use your iPhone or other Apple device throughout everyday life.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-05-23-2023%3A-aapl-amzn-avgo', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Tech stocks were lower on Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.6%.\\nIn company news, EU regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Apple shares were shedding 1.2%.\\nApple (AAPL) said it signed a \"multibillion-dollar\" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) that will see the chipmaker develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US. Broadcom was up 2.4%.\\nAmazon (AMZN) allegedly violated US federal labor laws by firing union supporters and changing policies unilaterally at its only unionized warehouse, the National Labor Relations Board said in a filing that also accuses Chief Executive Andy Jassy of making illegal anti-union comments, Bloomberg reported. Amazon shares were up 0.6%.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) said it signed a \"multibillion-dollar\" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) that will see the chipmaker develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US. In company news, EU regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Tech stocks were lower on Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.6%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In company news, EU regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Apple (AAPL) said it signed a \"multibillion-dollar\" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) that will see the chipmaker develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US. Apple shares were shedding 1.2%.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 05/23/2023: AAPL, AMZN, AVGO', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In company news, EU regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Apple (AAPL) said it signed a \"multibillion-dollar\" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) that will see the chipmaker develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US. Tech stocks were lower on Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.6%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In company news, EU regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Apple (AAPL) said it signed a \"multibillion-dollar\" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) that will see the chipmaker develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US. Amazon (AMZN) allegedly violated US federal labor laws by firing union supporters and changing policies unilaterally at its only unionized warehouse, the National Labor Relations Board said in a filing that also accuses Chief Executive Andy Jassy of making illegal anti-union comments, Bloomberg reported.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-best-income-stocks-to-buy-in-a-rising-interest-rate-scenario', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nRising rates mean many risk-averse investors are flocking to short-term Treasuries, but for traders who prefer a little more action with greater upside potential, income stocks are having their moment in the spotlight. Dividend and stable, high-yield stocks offer reasonably predictable income without sacrificing market excitement or capital return opportunity.\\nAlthough today’s 5.08% Federal Funds rate is closer to the central bank’s stated 5.25% goal, sticky inflation and continued economic concerns mean the rate will likely continue rising or remain elevated even if the pace slows. Rate risk means stocks are still struggling, but signs of recovery are slowly emerging, even as debt-ceiling drama makes the market jittery.\\nIt’s no wonder savvy investors are increasingly drawn to equities with a high dividend yield, but investing in income stocks alone isn’t a winning play. Instead, investors must closely examine underlying fundamentals to ensure their picks are the best income stocks for rising interest rates.\\nOmnicom Group (OMC)\\nSource: weedezign via Shutterstock\\nTTM Yield: 6.35%\\nOmnicom Group (NYSE:OMC), a major player in the advertising world, operates under the radar but profoundly impacts your daily consumer experience. Serving industry giants such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Omnicom’s impressive adaptation to the digital age means it’s here to stay with plans for Web 3 expansion. This successful transition and continuous innovation hint at sustained growth in an increasingly digitalizedglobal market\\nOmnicom bolsters a substantial and reliable dividend yield through strategic stock buybacks, reducing the number of shares in circulation and boosting prices for those remaining. Prudently, its management prefers staking excess earnings on improving shareholder positioning instead of speculative expansion in today’s economy. The technique offers an arguably superior return by limiting the tax implications for investors.\\nStill, with a payout ratio comfortably under 50%, Omnicom retains a significant cash reserve, empowering it to seize opportunities for expansion and acquisitions in the evolving advertising landscape.\\nA distinguishing feature of Omnicom’s corporate resiliency trajectory is its predominantly organic and grassroots operations rather than a reliance on acquiring smaller companies or merging with rivals. This testifies to the firm’s robust adaptability and potential for future market capture as less well-managed competitors falter when facing higher interest rates.\\nMedtronic (MDT)\\nSource: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com\\nTTM Yield: 4.43%\\nThe rollercoaster ride of medical stocks during the pandemic understandably created an air of caution among investors. Medtronic Plc (NYSE:MDT) was not immune, as its share price fell ill compared to its peak during the health crisis. Surprising many, though, Medtronic went off life support and is gradually recovering in 2023.\\nDespite setbacks, the current pricing offers an income antidote when viewed in conjunction with Medtronic’s steadfast commitment to its dividend program. The firm has a nearly five-decade history of consistent dividend increases. Additionally, the CFO pledged a return of at least half its free cash flow to shareholders through 2023.\\nAs a recognized innovator and medical device industry leader, Medtronic capitalizes on its innovative culture to engage in cooperative, risk-based agreements with hospital networks. These partnerships aim to enhance patient outcomes and curb healthcare costs, making Medtronic an appealing collaborator in a climate of escalating healthcare expenses. This strategy and its continuous technological advancements suggest that Medtronic could be poised for future growth while maintaining its status as a top income stock today. \\nRealty Income (O)\\nSource: Shutterstock\\nTTM Yield: 4.96%\\nIncome-focused investors should also consider Realty Income (NYSE:O), a real estate investment trust (REIT) widely known as the “monthly dividend company.” Its commitment to delivering monthly dividends makes it a unique proposition in an uncertain market environment, even as the broad real estate sector begins stumbling.\\nWith a solid portfolio of commercial properties and consistent occupancy rates, Realty Income consistently distributes dividends to its investors. This consistent income stream and potential capital appreciation make it a go-to option for income-focused investors navigating a rising interest-rate scenario.\\nFor land-shy investors understandably avoiding real estate due to ballooning mortgages, rest assured that Realty Income’s leasees are as reliable as they come and include consumer staples like FedEx (NYSE:FDX), CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) and Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW).\\nOn the date of publication, Jeremy Flint held a long position in MDT. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nJeremy Flint, an MBA graduate and skilled finance writer, excels in content strategy for wealth managers and investment funds. Passionate about simplifying complex market concepts, he focuses on fixed-income investing, alternative investments, economic analysis, and the oil, gas, and utilities sectors. Jeremy’s work can also be found at www.jeremyflint.work.\\nThe post The 3 Best Income Stocks to Buy in a Rising-Interest-Rate Scenario appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Serving industry giants such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Omnicom’s impressive adaptation to the digital age means it’s here to stay with plans for Web 3 expansion. This successful transition and continuous innovation hint at sustained growth in an increasingly digitalizedglobal market Omnicom bolsters a substantial and reliable dividend yield through strategic stock buybacks, reducing the number of shares in circulation and boosting prices for those remaining. Still, with a payout ratio comfortably under 50%, Omnicom retains a significant cash reserve, empowering it to seize opportunities for expansion and acquisitions in the evolving advertising landscape.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Serving industry giants such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Omnicom’s impressive adaptation to the digital age means it’s here to stay with plans for Web 3 expansion. Omnicom Group (OMC) Source: weedezign via Shutterstock TTM Yield: 6.35% Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC), a major player in the advertising world, operates under the radar but profoundly impacts your daily consumer experience. Realty Income (O) Source: Shutterstock TTM Yield: 4.96% Income-focused investors should also consider Realty Income (NYSE:O), a real estate investment trust (REIT) widely known as the “monthly dividend company.” Its commitment to delivering monthly dividends makes it a unique proposition in an uncertain market environment, even as the broad real estate sector begins stumbling.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Best Income Stocks to Buy in a Rising-Interest-Rate Scenario', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Serving industry giants such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Omnicom’s impressive adaptation to the digital age means it’s here to stay with plans for Web 3 expansion. Dividend and stable, high-yield stocks offer reasonably predictable income without sacrificing market excitement or capital return opportunity. This strategy and its continuous technological advancements suggest that Medtronic could be poised for future growth while maintaining its status as a top income stock today.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Serving industry giants such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Omnicom’s impressive adaptation to the digital age means it’s here to stay with plans for Web 3 expansion. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Rising rates mean many risk-averse investors are flocking to short-term Treasuries, but for traders who prefer a little more action with greater upside potential, income stocks are having their moment in the spotlight. Realty Income (O) Source: Shutterstock TTM Yield: 4.96% Income-focused investors should also consider Realty Income (NYSE:O), a real estate investment trust (REIT) widely known as the “monthly dividend company.” Its commitment to delivering monthly dividends makes it a unique proposition in an uncertain market environment, even as the broad real estate sector begins stumbling.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-ends-sharply-lower-on-deadlocked-debt-ceiling-talks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal\\nNEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks.\\nRepresentatives of U.S. President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans ended another round of debt ceiling talks on Tuesday, as the deadline drew closer to raise the government\\'s $31.4 trillion borrowing limit or risk default.\\nDebt limit worries pushed yields on one-month Treasury bills US1MT=RR to record highs at 5.888%. US/\\nInvestors are also waiting for minutes from the Federal Reserve\\'s May 2-3 meeting, due on Wednesday, to assess the central bank\\'s next likely move on interest rates.\\nRegional Fed Presidents James Bullard and Neel Kashkari on Monday indicated that the U.S. central bank may need to continue hiking rates if inflation remains high.\\nMichael Wilson, Morgan Stanley\\'s equity strategist, said a U.S. debt default is not priced into the market. Even if the two sides agree on a deal, it could still have implications for economic growth, he said.\\n\"If they come to an agreement on the debt ceiling, there will be some concessions on the fiscal spending. It\\'s an issue for growth,\" Wilson said. \"Is that going to be an immediate impact, or will it be later? We think there\\'s a bit of both. At the end of the day, there\\'s no positive tradeoff.\"\\nThe S&P 500 benchmark index .SPX declined 1.12% to end at 4,145.58 points. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC fell 1.26% to 12,560.25 points, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI slid 0.69% to 33,055.51 points.\\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was relatively light, with 10.3 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 10.6 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.\\nStrategists polled by Reuters see the S&P 500 ending the year at 4,150 points, down slightly from Monday\\'s close of 4,192.63.\\nHelping limit larger losses, the S&P Global data showed U.S. business activity rose to a 13-month high in May, lifted by strong growth in the services sector.\\nThe report was the latest sign that the economy held its momentum early in the second quarter despite rising risks of a recession.\\nThe Commerce Department\\'s April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index reading, the Fed\\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\\nBroadcom IncAVGO.Oadvanced 1.2% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. Apple shares fell 1.5%.\\nZoom Video Communications ZM.O dropped over 8% after the video conferencing platform reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth.\\nAmong retail earnings, Lowe\\'s Companies Inc LOW.N cut its annual comparable sales forecast, as demand dwindles for home improvement goods. Lowe\\'s ended up 1.7%.\\nShares of regional lenders extended gains from Monday, led by a 7.9% gain in PacWest Bancorp PACW.O, with the KBW regional banking index <.KRX> rising 0.9%.\\nDeclining stocks outnumbered rising ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 3.5-to-one ratio.\\nThe S&P 500 posted three new highs and one new low; the Nasdaq recorded 90 new highs and 70 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru and Saeed Azhar and Noel Randewich in New York; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Richard Chang)\\n((Saeed.Azhar@thomsonreuters.com ; +1 347 908-6341; Reuters Messaging: saeed.azhar.reuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Broadcom IncAVGO.Oadvanced 1.2% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks. Representatives of U.S. President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans ended another round of debt ceiling talks on Tuesday, as the deadline drew closer to raise the government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit or risk default.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.Oadvanced 1.2% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks. Volume on U.S. exchanges was relatively light, with 10.3 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 10.6 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St ends sharply lower on deadlocked debt ceiling talks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.Oadvanced 1.2% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. Regional Fed Presidents James Bullard and Neel Kashkari on Monday indicated that the U.S. central bank may need to continue hiking rates if inflation remains high. The S&P 500 benchmark index .SPX declined 1.12% to end at 4,145.58 points.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Broadcom IncAVGO.Oadvanced 1.2% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks. Representatives of U.S. President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans ended another round of debt ceiling talks on Tuesday, as the deadline drew closer to raise the government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit or risk default.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-ends-sharply-lower-as-deadlocked-debt-ceiling-talks-spook-investors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal\\nNEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks.\\nRepresentatives of U.S. President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans ended another round of debt ceiling talks on Tuesday, as the deadline drew closer to raise the government\\'s $31.4 trillion borrowing limit or risk default.\\nDebt limit worries pushed yields on one-month Treasury bills US1MT=RR to record highs at 5.888%. US/\\nInvestors are also waiting for minutes from the Federal Reserve\\'s May 2-3 meeting, due on Wednesday, to assess the central bank\\'s next likely move on interest rates.\\nRegional Fed Presidents James Bullard and Neel Kashkari on Monday indicated that the U.S. central bank may need to continue hiking rates if inflation remains high.\\nMichael Wilson, Morgan Stanley\\'s equity strategist, said a U.S. debt default is not priced into the market. Even if the two sides agree on a deal, it could still have implications for economic growth, he said.\\n\"If they come to an agreement on the debt ceiling, there will be some concessions on the fiscal spending. It\\'s an issue for growth,\" Wilson said. \"Is that going to be an immediate impact, or will it be later? We think there\\'s a bit of both. At the end of the day, there\\'s no positive tradeoff.\"\\nStrategists polled by Reuters see the S&P 500 benchmark index ending the year at 4,150 points, down slightly from Monday\\'s close of 4,192.63.\\nHelping limit larger losses, the S&P Global data showed U.S. business activity rose to a 13-month high in May, lifted by strong growth in the services sector.\\nThe report was the latest sign that the economy held its momentum early in the second quarter despite rising risks of a recession.\\nThe Commerce Department\\'s April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index reading, the Fed\\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\\nBroadcom IncAVGO.O advanced after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. Apple shares fell.\\nZoom Video Communications ZM.O dropped after the video conferencing platform reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth.\\nAmong retail earnings, Lowe\\'s Companies Inc LOW.N cut its annual comparable sales forecast, as demand dwindles for home improvement goods. Lowe\\'s rebounded from initial losses.\\nShares of regional lenders extended gains from Monday, led by a sharp rise in PacWest Bancorp PACW.O, with the KBW regional banking index .KRX hitting a three-week high.\\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru and Saeed Azhar and Noel Randewich in New York; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Richard Chang)\\n((Saeed.Azhar@thomsonreuters.com ; +1 347 908-6341; Reuters Messaging: saeed.azhar.reuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks. Representatives of U.S. President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans ended another round of debt ceiling talks on Tuesday, as the deadline drew closer to raise the government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit or risk default.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks. Representatives of U.S. President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans ended another round of debt ceiling talks on Tuesday, as the deadline drew closer to raise the government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit or risk default.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St ends sharply lower as deadlocked debt ceiling talks spook investors', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks. Regional Fed Presidents James Bullard and Neel Kashkari on Monday indicated that the U.S. central bank may need to continue hiking rates if inflation remains high.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks. Representatives of U.S. President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans ended another round of debt ceiling talks on Tuesday, as the deadline drew closer to raise the government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit or risk default.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-05-23-2023%3A-rklb-aapl-avgo-amzn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Tech stocks were lower late Tuesday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 1.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index shedding 0.9%.\\nIn company news, Rocket Lab USA (RKLB) will buy the primary rocket factory in California of the bankrupt Virgin Orbit for $16 million, Bloomberg reported. Rocket Lab shares fell 9%.\\nEU regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Apple shares were shedding 1.4%.\\nApple (AAPL) said it signed a \"multibillion-dollar\" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) for the chipmaker to develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US to be used in the iPhone maker\\'s devices. Broadcom was up 1.3%.\\nAmazon (AMZN) allegedly violated US federal labor laws by firing union supporters and changing policies unilaterally at its only unionized warehouse, the National Labor Relations Board said in a filing that also accuses Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy of making illegal anti-union comments, Bloomberg reported. Amazon shares were little changed.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) said it signed a \"multibillion-dollar\" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) for the chipmaker to develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US to be used in the iPhone maker\\'s devices. EU regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Tech stocks were lower late Tuesday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 1.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index shedding 0.9%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'EU regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Apple (AAPL) said it signed a \"multibillion-dollar\" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) for the chipmaker to develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US to be used in the iPhone maker\\'s devices. Rocket Lab shares fell 9%.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 05/23/2023: RKLB, AAPL, AVGO, AMZN', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'EU regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Apple (AAPL) said it signed a \"multibillion-dollar\" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) for the chipmaker to develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US to be used in the iPhone maker\\'s devices. Rocket Lab shares fell 9%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'EU regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Apple (AAPL) said it signed a \"multibillion-dollar\" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) for the chipmaker to develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US to be used in the iPhone maker\\'s devices. Amazon (AMZN) allegedly violated US federal labor laws by firing union supporters and changing policies unilaterally at its only unionized warehouse, the National Labor Relations Board said in a filing that also accuses Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy of making illegal anti-union comments, Bloomberg reported.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-just-announced-a-multibillion-dollar-deal-with-broadcom-heres-what-investors-should', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In early 2018, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced plans to invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy. At the time, the company said this set of investments would be concentrated on those areas where Apple could have the \"greatest impact on job creation.\" These included direct employee hiring, spending and investment involving domestic manufacturers and suppliers, and fueling the \"fast-growing app economy.\"\\nThe tech giant later raised that commitment to $430 billion over five years, including a proposed campus in North Carolina and greater investment in 5G technology.\\nApple just took another big step in fulfilling its pledge, striking a multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) to create components for its devices that will be made in the U.S.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nA big focus on 5G\\nIn a press release on Tuesday, Apple said it struck a major deal with Broadcom for a variety of 5G radio frequency components. The technology, which will be developed by Broadcom, will include Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator (FBAR) filters, which are precision electronic filters that help focus inbound and outbound wireless signals, while reducing interference, which ensures it transmits and receives only those communications intended for that specific device.\\nThe agreement also covers a number of other \"cutting-edge wireless connectivity components.\" Apple noted that the FBAR filters would be \"designed and built in several key American manufacturing and technology hubs, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major facility.\" Apple said it already helps support 1,100 jobs at the plant and \"the partnership will enable Broadcom to continue to invest in critical automation projects and upskilling with technicians and engineers.\"\\nA regulatory filing by Broadcom revealed the company had entered into two separate multiyear agreements with Apple, \"for the supply of a range of specified high-performance RF and wireless components and modules for use in Apple products.\" The filing was mum as to the specific value of each deal.\\nApple launched its 5G-enabled iPhone in 2020 and has since expanded the technology to other devices including the iPad Pro and Apple Watch.\\nBroadcom investors rejoice\\nThis is welcome news for Broadcom shareholders, who have been justifiably concerned about the prospect of losing a large portion of its annual sales from the iPhone maker. In recent months, there have been multiple reports suggesting that Apple planned to part ways with Broadcom, replacing a number of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth processors in favor of chips of its own design.\\nThe iPhone maker is reportedly Broadcom\\'s largest single customer in its most recent fiscal year, representing roughly 20% of Broadcom\\'s revenue, or about $7 billion. If the reports were true, it was expected to hit Broadcom\\'s sales to the tune of $1 billion to $1.5 billion, according to estimates by AB Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon.\\nWhat it means for Apple\\nLike so many companies, Apple struggled with supply chain and logistics issues during the pandemic. Over the past couple of years, the company was hit by widespread product delays due to its heavy dependance on manufacturers in China and the concentration of its suppliers.\\nSince then, Apple has been working to restructure its supply chain to reduce its reliance on the country, after suffering a supply shortage of its signature iPhone during its crucial holiday season as well as longer-than-normal shipping delays. Apple has been expanding its manufacturing into new countries, including Vietnam, Malaysia, and India, to reduce this risk. Furthermore, Apple will be moving the production of some of its semiconductors to a new foundry in Arizona, being constructed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.\\nWhile there\\'s no way to quantify the deal for Apple, this is just another sign of the progress the company is making to reduce the risk of future supply chain disruptions.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In early 2018, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced plans to invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy. Apple just took another big step in fulfilling its pledge, striking a multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) to create components for its devices that will be made in the U.S. Apple noted that the FBAR filters would be \"designed and built in several key American manufacturing and technology hubs, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major facility.\"', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In early 2018, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced plans to invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.', 'news_article_title': \"Apple Just Announced a Multibillion-Dollar Deal With Broadcom -- Here's What Investors Should Know\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In early 2018, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced plans to invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy. A regulatory filing by Broadcom revealed the company had entered into two separate multiyear agreements with Apple, \"for the supply of a range of specified high-performance RF and wireless components and modules for use in Apple products.\" The iPhone maker is reportedly Broadcom\\'s largest single customer in its most recent fiscal year, representing roughly 20% of Broadcom\\'s revenue, or about $7 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In early 2018, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced plans to invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy. A regulatory filing by Broadcom revealed the company had entered into two separate multiyear agreements with Apple, \"for the supply of a range of specified high-performance RF and wireless components and modules for use in Apple products.\" Apple launched its 5G-enabled iPhone in 2020 and has since expanded the technology to other devices including the iPad Pro and Apple Watch.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-announces-deal-with-broadcom-for-component-manufacturing-in-u.s.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) Tuesday announced a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with the U.S. technology and manufacturing company Broadcom.\\nAs per the agreement, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components - including FBAR filters - and cutting-edge wireless connectivity components.\\nThe tech major plans to design FBAR filters and manufacture them in several key American manufacturing and technology hubs, including Fort Collins, Colorado.\\nApple\\'s CEO Tim Cook said. \"All of Apple\\'s products depend on technology engineered and built here in the United States, and we\\'ll continue to deepen our investments in the U.S. economy because we have an unshakable belief in America\\'s future.\"\\n5G technology is shaping the future of next-generation consumer electronics\\nApple noted that it is spending tens of billions of dollars to develop this field in the U.S. as 5G technology is shaping the future of next-generation consumer electronics.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) Tuesday announced a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with the U.S. technology and manufacturing company Broadcom. \"All of Apple\\'s products depend on technology engineered and built here in the United States, and we\\'ll continue to deepen our investments in the U.S. economy because we have an unshakable belief in America\\'s future.\" 5G technology is shaping the future of next-generation consumer electronics Apple noted that it is spending tens of billions of dollars to develop this field in the U.S. as 5G technology is shaping the future of next-generation consumer electronics.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) Tuesday announced a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with the U.S. technology and manufacturing company Broadcom. As per the agreement, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components - including FBAR filters - and cutting-edge wireless connectivity components. The tech major plans to design FBAR filters and manufacture them in several key American manufacturing and technology hubs, including Fort Collins, Colorado.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Announces Deal With Broadcom For Component Manufacturing In U.S.', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) Tuesday announced a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with the U.S. technology and manufacturing company Broadcom. As per the agreement, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components - including FBAR filters - and cutting-edge wireless connectivity components. The tech major plans to design FBAR filters and manufacture them in several key American manufacturing and technology hubs, including Fort Collins, Colorado.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) Tuesday announced a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with the U.S. technology and manufacturing company Broadcom. The tech major plans to design FBAR filters and manufacture them in several key American manufacturing and technology hubs, including Fort Collins, Colorado. 5G technology is shaping the future of next-generation consumer electronics Apple noted that it is spending tens of billions of dollars to develop this field in the U.S. as 5G technology is shaping the future of next-generation consumer electronics.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-chip-stocks-suited-nicely-for-income-investors-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'After a rough showing in 2022, many semiconductor stocks are back in style in 2023, delivering outsized gains. SOXX, the iShares Semiconductor ETF, is up more than 25% year-to-date, widely outperforming the S&P 500.\\nFor those with an interest in exposure to chips paired with a passive income stream, three stocks – Texas Instruments TXN, NXP Semiconductors NXPI, and Broadcom AVGO – could all be considerations.\\nLet’s take a closer look at each.\\nBroadcom\\nBroadcom is a premier designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of semiconductor devices. AVGO shares found plenty of attention following news of a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with heavyweight Apple AAPL for components made in the USA.\\nThe company has consistently grown its dividend payout, boasting an impressive 20% five-year annualized dividend growth rate. Shares currently yield 2.7% annually, more than triple the Zacks Computer and Technology sector average.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nIn addition, the company’s 78.6% TTM return on equity is worth highlighting, indicating a higher efficiency level in generating profit from existing assets relative to peers.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nKeep an eye open for Broadcom’s upcoming quarterly release on June 1st; the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate of $10.13 suggests an 11% climb in earnings year-over-year. It’s worth noting that the quarterly estimate has remained unchanged over the last several months.\\nNXP Semiconductors\\nNXP Semiconductors is a global semiconductor company providing high-performance mixed signal and standard product solutions used in various applications. Analysts have raised their expectations across the board, helping land the stock into a favorable Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nShares currently yield 2.3% annually, with the company’s payout growing by an impressive 40% over the last five years. Similar to AVGO, NXPI’s current yield easily crushes the Zacks sector average.\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nNXPI shares could also entice value-focused investors, with the current 13.4X forward earnings multiple sitting nicely beneath the 16.9X five-year median and highs of 25.1X in 2022. The stock carries a Style Score of “B” for Value.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nTexas Instruments\\nTexas Instruments is an original equipment manufacturer of analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing (DSP) integrated circuits. Like those above, TXN has had little issue increasingly rewarding its shareholders, sporting a 15% five-year annualized dividend growth rate.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nThe company has a stellar earnings track record, exceeding earnings and revenue expectations in six consecutive quarters. Just in its latest release, TXN posted a 5% EPS surprise and reported revenue modestly above estimates.\\nShares didn’t see a great reaction post-earnings but have since found buyers, as we can see illustrated in the chart below.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nBottom Line\\nSemiconductors are back in style in 2023 after a harsh 2022, with many delivering positive returns year-to-date.\\nAnd for those with an appetite for exposure paired with an income stream, all three stocks above – Texas Instruments TXN, NXP Semiconductors NXPI, and Broadcom AVGO – fit the criteria nicely.\\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nTexas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nBroadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AVGO shares found plenty of attention following news of a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with heavyweight Apple AAPL for components made in the USA. Click to get this free report Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For those with an interest in exposure to chips paired with a passive income stream, three stocks – Texas Instruments TXN, NXP Semiconductors NXPI, and Broadcom AVGO – could all be considerations.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. AVGO shares found plenty of attention following news of a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with heavyweight Apple AAPL for components made in the USA. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Texas Instruments Texas Instruments is an original equipment manufacturer of analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing (DSP) integrated circuits.', 'news_article_title': '3 Chip Stocks Suited Nicely for Income Investors', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AVGO shares found plenty of attention following news of a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with heavyweight Apple AAPL for components made in the USA. Click to get this free report Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Keep an eye open for Broadcom’s upcoming quarterly release on June 1st; the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate of $10.13 suggests an 11% climb in earnings year-over-year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. AVGO shares found plenty of attention following news of a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with heavyweight Apple AAPL for components made in the USA. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Keep an eye open for Broadcom’s upcoming quarterly release on June 1st; the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate of $10.13 suggests an 11% climb in earnings year-over-year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-stocks-to-buy-now-3-tech-stocks-to-know', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The technology sector is a category of the stock market that encompasses companies that are primarily engaged in the creation, development, and distribution of technological products and services. This can include a diverse range of companies, from giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), who make gadgets like iPhones and MacBooks, to social media platforms like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). These companies work to innovate and improve our everyday lives, making things easier, faster, and more connected.\\nTech stocks are shares in these technology companies that you can buy and sell. When you buy a tech stock, you’re buying a tiny piece of that company, making you a partial owner. If the company does well, the price of the stock might go up and you could make money if you decide to sell your shares. But if the company doesn’t do well, the price of the stock could fall and you could lose money.\\nThe tech sector is known for its potential for high growth. That’s because technology is always changing and evolving, and companies that can keep up with these changes have the potential to grow rapidly. But there’s also risk involved: competition in the tech sector is fierce, and companies that can’t keep up can quickly fall behind. So, while investing in tech stocks can be a good way to potentially make money, it’s also important to do your homework and understand the companies you’re investing in. With that being said, here are three trending tech stocks to watch in thestock market today\\nTech Stocks To Watch In The Stock Market Today\\nAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD)\\nUber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER)\\nIntuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU)\\nAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD Stock)\\nStarting off, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is a multinational company that specializes in developing computer processors and related technologies for both business and consumer markets. Known for its CPU and GPU products, with a significant presence in gaming, professional graphics, and data center industries.\\nA few weeks ago, Advanced Micro Devices unveiled the financial outcomes for the first quarter of 2023. A closer look shows the tech giant reported earnings of $0.57 for each share, coupled with total revenue of $5.4 billion. This result surpasses the forecasted projections from market analysts, who had anticipated earnings of $0.56 per share and revenue hitting the $5.3 billion mark. Furthermore, AMD provided a projection for its Q2 2023 revenue, estimating it to range between $5.00 and $5.60 billion.\\nMoving along, during Tuesday’s mid-morning trading session, shares of AMD stock are trading up on the day by 1.92% at $110.07 per share.\\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\\n[Read More] 3 Cyclical Stocks To Watch In May 2023\\nUber Technologies (UBER Stock)\\nSecond, Uber Technologies (UBER) is a well-known tech company that revolutionized the transportation industry by introducing a ride-hailing service through a smartphone app. Besides offering rides, Uber has expanded its services to include food delivery (Uber Eats) and freight transportation.\\nAt the beginning of May, Uber reported its results for the first quarter of 2023. Diving, the company showed a loss of $0.08 per share with revenue of $8.8 billion for Q1 2023. This was versus analysts’ consensus estimates for the quarter which were a loss of $0.10 per share with revenue of $8.7 billion. As a result, revenue increased by 28.7% compared to the same period, the previous year.\\nAside from that, during Tuesday’s mid-morning trading session, UBER stock is trading higher off the open by 0.66% at $39.44 per share.\\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\\n[Read More] 2 AI Stocks To Watch In May 2023\\nIntuit (INTU Stock)\\nLast but not least, Intuit (INTU) is a financial software company that provides innovative solutions for personal finance and small business accounting. Some of its most well-known products include TurboTax, software for personal and business tax preparation, and QuickBooks, a comprehensive tool for small business management.\\nAt the end of last month, Intuit reported the date and time it will release its third quarter 2023 financial results. Diving in, the company announced it will report its Q3 2023 earnings results today, Tuesday, May 23, 2023, after the close of the U.S. stock market.\\nMeanwhile, during Tuesday’s mid-morning trading action, shares of INTU stock are trading up on the day by 0.53% at $456.51 per share.\\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This can include a diverse range of companies, from giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), who make gadgets like iPhones and MacBooks, to social media platforms like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). These companies work to innovate and improve our everyday lives, making things easier, faster, and more connected. This result surpasses the forecasted projections from market analysts, who had anticipated earnings of $0.56 per share and revenue hitting the $5.3 billion mark.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This can include a diverse range of companies, from giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), who make gadgets like iPhones and MacBooks, to social media platforms like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). With that being said, here are three trending tech stocks to watch in thestock market today Tech Stocks To Watch In The Stock Market Today Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) Advanced Micro Devices (AMD Stock) Starting off, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is a multinational company that specializes in developing computer processors and related technologies for both business and consumer markets. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Cyclical Stocks To Watch In May 2023 Uber Technologies (UBER Stock) Second, Uber Technologies (UBER) is a well-known tech company that revolutionized the transportation industry by introducing a ride-hailing service through a smartphone app.', 'news_article_title': 'Top Stocks To Buy Now? 3 Tech Stocks To Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This can include a diverse range of companies, from giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), who make gadgets like iPhones and MacBooks, to social media platforms like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Tech stocks are shares in these technology companies that you can buy and sell. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Cyclical Stocks To Watch In May 2023 Uber Technologies (UBER Stock) Second, Uber Technologies (UBER) is a well-known tech company that revolutionized the transportation industry by introducing a ride-hailing service through a smartphone app.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This can include a diverse range of companies, from giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), who make gadgets like iPhones and MacBooks, to social media platforms like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). With that being said, here are three trending tech stocks to watch in thestock market today Tech Stocks To Watch In The Stock Market Today Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) Advanced Micro Devices (AMD Stock) Starting off, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is a multinational company that specializes in developing computer processors and related technologies for both business and consumer markets. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Cyclical Stocks To Watch In May 2023 Uber Technologies (UBER Stock) Second, Uber Technologies (UBER) is a well-known tech company that revolutionized the transportation industry by introducing a ride-hailing service through a smartphone app.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bulls-vs.-bears-who-will-emerge-victorious', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Currently, the stock market is at an interesting crossroads. As investors patiently wait for the outcome of the debt ceiling negotiations from Washington, the U.S. Federal Reserve Meeting Wednesday, and the fallout from the banking crisis, there is a lot to digest. To make matters more confusing, the different equity indexes are diverging from each other in the widest margin seen in years. For example, the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index ETF (QQQ) is higher by an impressive 26% year-to-date while the Russell 2000 Index ETF (IWM) is higher by a measly 1% (albeit it’s had to deal with a regional banking crisis).\\nFrom an investor perspective it can seem like a daunting task to try to account for and factor into a strategy monetary policy changes, macro-economic factors, political negotiations, geopolitics, and more. I have found that the best way to overcome this confusion is to factor in historical stats, precedent, and above all, listen to what the price and volume action is telling us. With that in mind, I will break down the bear and bull case for the stock market at this point in time.\\nBear Case:\\nBearish Divergence: The Relative Strength Index (RSI) measures the momentum of a particular instrument.Presently,The RSI of the S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY) is showing a bearish divergence. Bearish divergences occur when the price of an asset makes new highs while momentum does not – an indication that momentum may be lagging.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\n“Sell the News” Potential: Wall Street tends to be a discounting device – it prices in highly anticipated events ahead of time. Is the recent melt up in stocks an indication that a resolution is likely to be found for the current debt ceiling negotiations? If so, savvy investors may use the burst of enthusiasm to take some profits. In October of 2022, stocks did the exact opposite and bought the news after the highly anticipated “highest in 40 years” inflation data hit news wires. Consequently, the S&P 500 had a bullish divergence at the time.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nPictured: RSI divergences can be key inflection points.\\nQQQ Distance from the 50-day Moving Average: Moving averages can be a valuable tool for investors because it can provide a reference point for trends. Uptrends tend to take two steps higher and one step lower, or three steps higher and two steps back. For investors, the best course of action is to avoid chasing trends and instead look to buy into support. Historically, when an index gets extended by 7% or more above the 50-day moving average it needs to correct – either through time or price. Late last week the QQQ index reached extended levels of 7% above the 50-day moving average.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nSentiment: The CNN Fear and Greed Index measures sentiment through seven fear and greed indicators. The index is currently flashing the “greediest” levels since February – just before the market endured a multi-week correction.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nBull Case:\\nTrends Tend to Persist: As Larry Hite once said, “the trend is your friend until the end when it bends”. Presently, QQQ and SPY are in classic uptrends. Price is above a rising 200-day moving average, the moving averages are stacked (faster moving averages above slower ones), and they are making higher highs and lower lows. Rarely does it pay to fight the predominant trend for more than a short-term trade.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nInnovation to Drive Future Earnings and Cut Costs: Many value investors are complaining about big tech valuations in companies such as Microsoft (MSFT) (trades at 34x) and Nvidia (NVDA) (94x). Though the valuations are undoubtedly lofty, using P/E as a timing device is a fool’s errand – especially in bull markets. Firstly, the internet bubble and many bull markets over the years provide investors with proof that p/e ratio can extend to nosebleed levels and stay there for months or years before a stock tops.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nSecondly, the AI revolution may boost earnings to a point where innovative companies like NVDA can “grow into them”. Even with this year’s monstrous move in stocks like Alphabet (GOOGL), MSFT, and NVDA, context is important. After the 2022 tech correction, all three stocks remain well below their highs, while growth is expected to catapult higher. For example, NVDA (which reports earnings Wednesday) is expected to announce record earnings in early 2024. Meanwhile, the share price is well below the all-time high price of $346 achieved in late 2021.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nHistory Tells Us that Price Bottoms Well Before Earnings: The past three major bear markets (2020 Covid Crash, 2008 Global Financial Crisis, & 2000 Internet Bubble) saw price bottom before earnings. Will it happen once again?\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nStabilization Outside of Tech: A key argument in many bearish theses is that mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are propping up the entire equity market.\\nPotential for Broader Participation: Monday, IWM shot higher by 1.22%, outperforming the other major indices. Beaten down ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) leapt higher by nearly 5%. Troubled auto retailed Carvana (CVNA) has more than doubled off lows. All the above point to evidence that weaker areas of the market may be finally stabilizing.\\nPutting it All Together\\nThe bull and bear arguments laid out above suggest that the uptrend may need to pause and correct through time or price in the short-term. While there is little evidence to go short, new longs should be avoided until we get a pullback. Longer term, the evidence points to a bull market recovery.\\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports\\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports\\nCarvana Co. (CVNA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Stabilization Outside of Tech: A key argument in many bearish theses is that mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are propping up the entire equity market. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Carvana Co. (CVNA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. As investors patiently wait for the outcome of the debt ceiling negotiations from Washington, the U.S. Federal Reserve Meeting Wednesday, and the fallout from the banking crisis, there is a lot to digest.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Carvana Co. (CVNA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Stabilization Outside of Tech: A key argument in many bearish theses is that mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are propping up the entire equity market. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Sentiment: The CNN Fear and Greed Index measures sentiment through seven fear and greed indicators.', 'news_article_title': 'Bulls vs. Bears - Who Will Emerge Victorious?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Stabilization Outside of Tech: A key argument in many bearish theses is that mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are propping up the entire equity market. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Carvana Co. (CVNA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. With that in mind, I will break down the bear and bull case for the stock market at this point in time.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Stabilization Outside of Tech: A key argument in many bearish theses is that mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are propping up the entire equity market. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Carvana Co. (CVNA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research History Tells Us that Price Bottoms Well Before Earnings: The past three major bear markets (2020 Covid Crash, 2008 Global Financial Crisis, & 2000 Internet Bubble) saw price bottom before earnings.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-inks-multi-billion-dollar-deal-with-broadcom-for-u.s.-made-chips', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'May 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Tuesday said it has entered a multi-billion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to use chips made in the United States.\\nUnder the multi-year deal, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components with Apple that will be designed and built in several U.S. facilities, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major factory, Apple said.\\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)\\n((Stephen.Nellis@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'May 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Tuesday said it has entered a multi-billion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to use chips made in the United States. Under the multi-year deal, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components with Apple that will be designed and built in several U.S. facilities, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major factory, Apple said. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) ((Stephen.Nellis@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'May 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Tuesday said it has entered a multi-billion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to use chips made in the United States. Under the multi-year deal, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components with Apple that will be designed and built in several U.S. facilities, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major factory, Apple said. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) ((Stephen.Nellis@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple inks multi-billion-dollar deal with Broadcom for U.S.-made chips', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'May 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Tuesday said it has entered a multi-billion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to use chips made in the United States. Under the multi-year deal, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components with Apple that will be designed and built in several U.S. facilities, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major factory, Apple said. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) ((Stephen.Nellis@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'May 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Tuesday said it has entered a multi-billion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to use chips made in the United States. Under the multi-year deal, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components with Apple that will be designed and built in several U.S. facilities, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major factory, Apple said. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) ((Stephen.Nellis@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-invesco-ftse-rafi-us-1000-etf-prf-a-strong-etf-right-now-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"A smart beta exchange traded fund, the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) debuted on 12/19/2005, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\\nThe ETF industry has long been dominated by products based on market cap weighted indexes, a strategy created to reflect the market or a particular market segment.\\nA good option for investors who believe in market efficiency, market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns.\\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\\nThis kind of index follows this same mindset, as it attempts to pick stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance; non-cap weighted strategies base selection on certain fundamental characteristics, or a mix of such characteristics.\\nEven though this space provides many choices to investors--think one of the simplest methodologies like equal-weighting and more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting--not all have been able to deliver first-rate results.\\nFund Sponsor & Index\\nPRF is managed by Invesco, and this fund has amassed over $5.88 billion, which makes it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index before fees and expenses.\\nThe FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index is designed to track the performance of the largest U.S. equities, selected based on the following four fundamental measures of firm size: book value, income, sales and dividends. U.S. equities are then weighted by each of these four fundamental measures.An overall weight is calculated for each firm by equally-weighting each fundamental measure.\\nCost & Other Expenses\\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.39% for this ETF, which makes it on par with most peer products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.05%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nRepresenting 19.20% of the portfolio, the fund has heaviest allocation to the Financials sector; Information Technology and Healthcare round out the top three.\\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\\nPRF's top 10 holdings account for about 17.87% of its total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nYear-to-date, the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF has added about 1.51% so far, and is up roughly 2.95% over the last 12 months (as of 05/23/2023). PRF has traded between $138.77 and $165.35 in this past 52-week period.\\nPRF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 18.09% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1013 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.26 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $100.05 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\\nBottom Line\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"When you look at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. A smart beta exchange traded fund, the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) debuted on 12/19/2005, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). A smart beta exchange traded fund, the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) debuted on 12/19/2005, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\", 'news_article_title': 'Is Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"When you look at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. A smart beta exchange traded fund, the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) debuted on 12/19/2005, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-to-open-lower-as-debt-ceiling-talks-remain-deadlocked', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\\nMay 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open lower on Tuesday as another round of inconclusive talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit raised the spectre of an unprecedented government default.\\nWhite House and congressional Republican will meet again later in the day to discuss how to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, with just nine days left for the deadline.\\nThis comes after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could not reach an agreement about the debt ceiling in their meeting on Monday, but vowed to keep talking.\\nTrading on the S&P 500 index .SPX was stuck in a 30-point range in the last two sessions as U.S. debt ceiling talks lingered, while a megacaps-led bounce on the Nasdaq .IXIC helped it close the previous day higher.\\n\"The markets have had some nice rallies over the past weeks and the debt ceiling talks are an excuse to be cautious here,\" said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities\\n\"The real reason for stalling the advance is the yields that continue to rise.\"\\nWorries over the debt limit pushed yields on one-month Treasury bills US1MT=RR to record highs at 5.888%. US/\\nInvestors also await S&P Global\\'s flash reading of the U.S. Composite PMI Index for May and Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorrie Logan\\'s remarks due later in the day.\\nThe Commerce Department\\'s April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index reading, the Fed\\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\\nMegacaps were largely subdued with Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.2% and 0.4% in premarket trading.\\nLowe\\'s Companies Inc LOW.N fell 1.3% after the retailer cut its annual comparable sales forecast, as demand dwindles for home improvement goods with high inflation forcing consumers to cut back on discretionary spending.\\nShares of larger rival Home Depot HD.N dipped 0.1%.\\nDicks Sporting GoodsDKS.N added 2.5% after the retailer beat first-quarter estimates and reiterated its annual sales forecast.\\nAt 8:28 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 65 points, or 0.19%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 9.75 points, or 0.23%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 35.5 points, or 0.26%.\\nZoom Video Communications ZM.O fell 2.6% after the video conferencing platform recorded its slowest quarterly revenue growth.\\nShares of regional lenders extended gains from the previous session, led by a 16.2% rise in PacWest Bancorp PACW.O.\\nWestern Alliance Bank WAL.N, Zions Bancorporation NA ZION.O and First Horizon Corp FHN.N were up between 1% and 2.3%.\\nGlobal business activity https://tmsnrt.rs/3MpQeEJ\\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((Shreyashi.Sanyal@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi; Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Megacaps were largely subdued with Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.2% and 0.4% in premarket trading. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open lower on Tuesday as another round of inconclusive talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit raised the spectre of an unprecedented government default. Trading on the S&P 500 index .SPX was stuck in a 30-point range in the last two sessions as U.S. debt ceiling talks lingered, while a megacaps-led bounce on the Nasdaq .IXIC helped it close the previous day higher.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Megacaps were largely subdued with Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.2% and 0.4% in premarket trading. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open lower on Tuesday as another round of inconclusive talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit raised the spectre of an unprecedented government default. Lowe's Companies Inc LOW.N fell 1.3% after the retailer cut its annual comparable sales forecast, as demand dwindles for home improvement goods with high inflation forcing consumers to cut back on discretionary spending.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set to open lower as debt ceiling talks remain deadlocked', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Megacaps were largely subdued with Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.2% and 0.4% in premarket trading. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open lower on Tuesday as another round of inconclusive talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit raised the spectre of an unprecedented government default. White House and congressional Republican will meet again later in the day to discuss how to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, with just nine days left for the deadline.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Megacaps were largely subdued with Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.2% and 0.4% in premarket trading. Trading on the S&P 500 index .SPX was stuck in a 30-point range in the last two sessions as U.S. debt ceiling talks lingered, while a megacaps-led bounce on the Nasdaq .IXIC helped it close the previous day higher. \"The markets have had some nice rallies over the past weeks and the debt ceiling talks are an excuse to be cautious here,\" said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities \"The real reason for stalling the advance is the yields that continue to rise.\"'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-group-aoms-video-licensing-policy-no-longer-in-eu-antitrust-crosshairs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\\nBRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The Alliance for Open Media (AOM), whose members include Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Meta FB.O, on Tuesday dodged a possible fine after EU antitrust regulators closed an investigation into its video licensing policy.\\nThe European Commission, which acts as the competition enforcer for the 27-country bloc, had been investigating alleged anti-competitive behaviour related to the licence terms of AOM\\'s new standard software for streaming called AV1 since last year.\\n\"The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) welcomes the news that the European Commission has today closed its preliminary review of AOMedia\\'s royalty-free licensing policy without further action,\" AOM said in a statement.\\n\"Royalty-free licensing forms a foundational element for technological standards and the open internet, fostering innovation, choice and competition in the interests of businesses and consumers in the European Union and worldwide,\" it said.\\nThe Commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\\nAV1 is an open, royalty-free video coding software designed for video transmission over the internet, and is used by Netflix NFLX.O and YouTube as well as Google Chrome and Firefox.\\nOther AOM members are Netflix, Broadcom AVGO.O, Cisco CSCO.O, Tencent 0700.HK, Intel INTC.O, Huawei HWT.UL, Mozilla, Samsung 005930.KS and Nvidia NVDA.O.\\nCompanies face fines of as much as 10% of their global turnover for breaching EU antitrust rules.\\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; editing by Jason Neely)\\n((foo.yunchee@thomsonreuters.com; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: foo.yunchee.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The Alliance for Open Media (AOM), whose members include Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Meta FB.O, on Tuesday dodged a possible fine after EU antitrust regulators closed an investigation into its video licensing policy. The European Commission, which acts as the competition enforcer for the 27-country bloc, had been investigating alleged anti-competitive behaviour related to the licence terms of AOM\\'s new standard software for streaming called AV1 since last year. \"Royalty-free licensing forms a foundational element for technological standards and the open internet, fostering innovation, choice and competition in the interests of businesses and consumers in the European Union and worldwide,\" it said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The Alliance for Open Media (AOM), whose members include Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Meta FB.O, on Tuesday dodged a possible fine after EU antitrust regulators closed an investigation into its video licensing policy. \"The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) welcomes the news that the European Commission has today closed its preliminary review of AOMedia\\'s royalty-free licensing policy without further action,\" AOM said in a statement. AV1 is an open, royalty-free video coding software designed for video transmission over the internet, and is used by Netflix NFLX.O and YouTube as well as Google Chrome and Firefox.', 'news_article_title': \"Tech group AOM's video licensing policy no longer in EU antitrust crosshairs\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The Alliance for Open Media (AOM), whose members include Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Meta FB.O, on Tuesday dodged a possible fine after EU antitrust regulators closed an investigation into its video licensing policy. The European Commission, which acts as the competition enforcer for the 27-country bloc, had been investigating alleged anti-competitive behaviour related to the licence terms of AOM\\'s new standard software for streaming called AV1 since last year. \"Royalty-free licensing forms a foundational element for technological standards and the open internet, fostering innovation, choice and competition in the interests of businesses and consumers in the European Union and worldwide,\" it said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The Alliance for Open Media (AOM), whose members include Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Meta FB.O, on Tuesday dodged a possible fine after EU antitrust regulators closed an investigation into its video licensing policy. The European Commission, which acts as the competition enforcer for the 27-country bloc, had been investigating alleged anti-competitive behaviour related to the licence terms of AOM\\'s new standard software for streaming called AV1 since last year. \"The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) welcomes the news that the European Commission has today closed its preliminary review of AOMedia\\'s royalty-free licensing policy without further action,\" AOM said in a statement.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-falls-as-deadlocked-debt-ceiling-talks-stoke-default-concerns', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\\nMay 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes fell on Tuesday as talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit stretched to another round, keeping investors jittery on prospects of an unprecedented government default.\\nWhite House and congressional Republican will meet again later in the day to discuss how to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, with just nine days left for the deadline.\\nThis comes after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could not reach an agreement about the debt ceiling in their meeting a day earlier, but vowed to keep talking. McCarthy said on Tuesday that a debt ceiling deal with the White House was not imminent.\\nTrading on the S&P 500 index .SPX was stuck in a 30-point range in the last two sessions as U.S. debt ceiling talks lingered, while a megacaps-led bounce on the Nasdaq .IXIC helped it close the previous day higher.\\n\"The markets have had some nice rallies over the past weeks and the debt ceiling talks are an excuse to be cautious here,\" said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities\\n\"The real reason for stalling the advance is the yields that continue to rise.\"\\nWorries over the debt limit pushed yields on one-month Treasury bills US1MT=RR to record highs at 5.888%. US/\\nHelping limit losses, the S&P Global data showed U.S. business activity rose to a 13-month high in May, lifted by strong growth in the services sector.\\nThe report was the latest indication that the economy held its momentum early in the second quarter despite rising risks of a recession.\\nThe Commerce Department\\'s April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index reading, the Fed\\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\\nBroadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 1.3% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. Apple shares fell 0.8%.\\nAmong retail earnings, Lowe\\'s Companies Inc LOW.N cut its annual comparable sales forecast, as demand dwindles for home improvement goods. Lowe\\'s reverse coursed to gain 2.4%.\\nBJ\\'s Wholesale Club Holdings IncBJ.N dropped 6.6% after the warehouse club operator missed first-quarter revenue estimates.\\nAt 9:57 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 52.83 points, or 0.16%, at 33,233.75, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 9.67 points, or 0.23%, at 4,182.96, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 21.97 points, or 0.17%, at 12,698.81.\\nZoom Video Communications ZM.O fell 5.7% after the video conferencing platform recorded its slowest quarterly revenue growth.\\nShares of regional lenders extended gains from the previous session, led by a 19.7% rise in PacWest Bancorp PACW.O.\\nWestern Alliance Bank WAL.N, Zions Bancorp ZION.O, KeyCorp KEY.N and First Horizon Corp FHN.N rose between 2% and 4.6%.\\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.01-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, while advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.25-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 43 new highs and 31 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((Shreyashi.Sanyal@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi; Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 1.3% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes fell on Tuesday as talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit stretched to another round, keeping investors jittery on prospects of an unprecedented government default. This comes after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could not reach an agreement about the debt ceiling in their meeting a day earlier, but vowed to keep talking.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 1.3% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. McCarthy said on Tuesday that a debt ceiling deal with the White House was not imminent. Declining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.01-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, while advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.25-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St falls as deadlocked debt ceiling talks stoke default concerns', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 1.3% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. McCarthy said on Tuesday that a debt ceiling deal with the White House was not imminent. Apple shares fell 0.8%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 1.3% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes fell on Tuesday as talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit stretched to another round, keeping investors jittery on prospects of an unprecedented government default. Trading on the S&P 500 index .SPX was stuck in a 30-point range in the last two sessions as U.S. debt ceiling talks lingered, while a megacaps-led bounce on the Nasdaq .IXIC helped it close the previous day higher.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-mega-cap-growth-etf-mgk-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Launched on 12/17/2007, the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $12.58 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Growth\\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Further, growth stocks have a higher level of volatility associated with them. When you consider growth versus value, growth stocks are usually the clear winner in strong bull markets but tend to fall flat in nearly all other environments.\\nCosts\\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.07%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.57%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 46.50% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Telecom round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 56.41% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nMGK seeks to match the performance of the CRSP U.S. Mega Cap Growth Index before fees and expenses. The CRSP US Mega Cap Growth Index is a float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance of mega-capitalization growth stocks in the United States.\\nThe ETF has added about 26.20% so far this year and is up roughly 17.30% in the last one year (as of 05/23/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $168.21 and $217.45.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.11 and standard deviation of 24.79% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 96 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nVanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, MGK is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $85.61 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $180.57 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\\nBottom-Line\\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nVanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $12.58 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Launched on 12/17/2007, the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 12/17/2007, the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Launched on 12/17/2007, the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/quanta-computer-to-invest-%241-bln-in-northern-mexico', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds comment from Foxconn, details, paragraphs 9-12\\nMEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Quanta Computer 2382.TW will invest $1 billion in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, the company and state government said Monday.\\nNuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia first announced the investment in a video shared to Twitter, adding that it would lead to the creation of 2,500 jobs.\\nSpeaking from Quanta Computer\\'s offices in Taiwan, Garcia said the investment reflected the potential of \"\" and was a sign of an economic boom in the state.\\nThe announcement adds to the 2,500 jobs already created and nearly $500 million already invested by Quanta in Nuevo Leon, Pedro Campa, the company\\'s vice president of manufacturing operations in Mexico, told Reuters.\\nCampa did not say what the funds would go toward.\\nA Nuevo Leon spokesperson also confirmed the investment will expand Quanta\\'s existing operations in the state.\\nQuanta Computer is a supplier to electric vehicle maker Tesla TSLA.O, which earlier this year announced it would build a worth $5 billion in Monterrey, Mexico\\'s third-biggest city and an industrial hub.\\nEarlier on Monday, Garcia met with executives from Taiwanese electronics firm Foxconn 2354.TW, a major Apple AAPL.O supplier, teasing on Twitter a \"big announcement\" soon.\\nFoxconn said in a statement that Garcia \"comprehensively introduced the environment and opportunities for electric vehicle development in his state\", adding the company will release any other information at a future date.\\nIt gave no other details.\\nFoxconn, better known for assembling iPhones, has ambitions to become a big player in the EV industry as it seeks to diversify its revenue base.\\nThe company, which already has factories in Mexico mainly making televisions and servers, has previously mentioned the country as a possible EV production site\\n(Reporting by Brendan O\\'Boyle, Kylie Madry, Valentine Hilaire and Daina Beth Solomon; Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Taipei; Editing by Kim Coghill and Stephen Coates)\\n((Brendan.OBoyle@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Earlier on Monday, Garcia met with executives from Taiwanese electronics firm Foxconn 2354.TW, a major Apple AAPL.O supplier, teasing on Twitter a \"big announcement\" soon. The announcement adds to the 2,500 jobs already created and nearly $500 million already invested by Quanta in Nuevo Leon, Pedro Campa, the company\\'s vice president of manufacturing operations in Mexico, told Reuters. Quanta Computer is a supplier to electric vehicle maker Tesla TSLA.O, which earlier this year announced it would build a worth $5 billion in Monterrey, Mexico\\'s third-biggest city and an industrial hub.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Earlier on Monday, Garcia met with executives from Taiwanese electronics firm Foxconn 2354.TW, a major Apple AAPL.O supplier, teasing on Twitter a \"big announcement\" soon. Adds comment from Foxconn, details, paragraphs 9-12 MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Quanta Computer 2382.TW will invest $1 billion in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, the company and state government said Monday. The announcement adds to the 2,500 jobs already created and nearly $500 million already invested by Quanta in Nuevo Leon, Pedro Campa, the company\\'s vice president of manufacturing operations in Mexico, told Reuters.', 'news_article_title': 'Quanta Computer to invest $1 bln in northern Mexico', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Earlier on Monday, Garcia met with executives from Taiwanese electronics firm Foxconn 2354.TW, a major Apple AAPL.O supplier, teasing on Twitter a \"big announcement\" soon. Adds comment from Foxconn, details, paragraphs 9-12 MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Quanta Computer 2382.TW will invest $1 billion in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, the company and state government said Monday. The announcement adds to the 2,500 jobs already created and nearly $500 million already invested by Quanta in Nuevo Leon, Pedro Campa, the company\\'s vice president of manufacturing operations in Mexico, told Reuters.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Earlier on Monday, Garcia met with executives from Taiwanese electronics firm Foxconn 2354.TW, a major Apple AAPL.O supplier, teasing on Twitter a \"big announcement\" soon. Adds comment from Foxconn, details, paragraphs 9-12 MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Quanta Computer 2382.TW will invest $1 billion in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, the company and state government said Monday. The announcement adds to the 2,500 jobs already created and nearly $500 million already invested by Quanta in Nuevo Leon, Pedro Campa, the company\\'s vice president of manufacturing operations in Mexico, told Reuters.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-getting-a-warren-buffett-boost', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nBerkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B), led by renowned investor Warren Buffett, regularly updates shareholders with their current quarterly holdings. In the first quarter of 2023, the company reported changes made by Buffett and his investment officers, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler. These investments were disclosed as of March 31, 2023, pursuant to the 13F regulatory filing with the SEC.\\nIf you’re considering improving your approach to investment, taking Buffett’s guidance might be a wise choice. Here are three of Warren Buffett’s favorite stocks in the first quarter of 2023.\\nCapital One Financial (COF)\\nSource: Northfoto / Shutterstock.com\\nBerkshire Hathaway added Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) to its portfolio during the quarter, amid the regional bank crisis that caused a decline in bank stocks. As of March 31, 2023, Berkshire held over 9.9 million shares in Capital One, valued at $954 million.\\nCapital One specializes in providing credit cards and auto loans, but has also earned recognition for innovation. The company was featured in Fast Company’s 2023 Most Innovative Companies list for both business services and travel and hospitality. According to Fast Company’s Lydia Dishman, Capital One launched a business to business software in June 2022 that enables other large companies to use cloud and data management tools integral to their transformation into a cloud-based business.\\nHoldings of COF stock increased following Berkshire Hathaway’s reveal of its nearly $1 billion stake in the credit cards-focused bank. After a few weeks of losses, the price of the shares increased to highs not seen since the beginning of May.\\nOccidental Petroleum (OXY)\\nSource: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com\\nConsidering the low energy costs, Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) had a great first quarter, generating exceptional free cash flow of $1.7 billion, or a yearly dividend of 13% to 14%. The company is expected to continue on an upward trend, potentially increasing buybacks and dividend payouts for shareholders.\\nWarren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reportedly invested around $130 million in Occidental Petroleum equities as a component of its strategy to increase its stake in the oil giant.\\nIn March, Berkshire purchased shares of Occidental Petroleum on two separate occasions. As an outcome, they now hold about a 23.6% share in the business, that’s worth $13 billion. Berkshire also has $10 billion in preferred stock and warrants to acquire $5 billion more shares at $59.62. There are speculations that Berkshire may eventually acquire over 50% of Occidental and potentially take over the entire company.\\nOccidental Petroleum concluded 2022 with robust proven reserves of 3.8 billion barrels of oil equivalent, reflecting a solid reserve foundation. The business has a strong asset inventory and is in a good position to produce profits for its investors.\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\\nConsidering Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) a unique blend of tech and consumer companies, AAPL stock started to enter Warren Buffett’s portfolio in 2016. He was impressed with the company’s popularity among his grandchildren who would spend hours on their iPhones. Buffett has also praised Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook.\\nApple meets the investment standards of Buffett, including having a recognizable brand, a strong market position, reasonable valuations and an efficient capital return program. The business also boasts an outstanding staff of executives with a track record of paying dividends and purchasing shares to investors. Additionally, Apple has an impressive profit and loss profile in tech, with high gross and operating margins and a large net cash balance.\\nApple’s robust brand strength enables it to command higher prices and its financials have been consistently strong. The company has been a historically profitable investment and the recent increase in iPhone sales in Q1 2023 has boosted its revenue. Despite a downturn in the U.S. market, Apple’s global brand recognition has helped mitigate the impact of declining iPhone sales domestically.\\nDuring Q2 2023 Apple achieved a revenue of $94.8 billion. Although the economic situation was challenging, Apple still set a record in services revenue. Additionally, the company saw a record March quarter in iPhone sales, generating $51.33 billion in revenue.\\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\\nThe post 3 Stocks Getting a Warren Buffett Boost appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Considering Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) a unique blend of tech and consumer companies, AAPL stock started to enter Warren Buffett’s portfolio in 2016. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reportedly invested around $130 million in Occidental Petroleum equities as a component of its strategy to increase its stake in the oil giant.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Considering Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) a unique blend of tech and consumer companies, AAPL stock started to enter Warren Buffett’s portfolio in 2016. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B), led by renowned investor Warren Buffett, regularly updates shareholders with their current quarterly holdings.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks Getting a Warren Buffett Boost', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Considering Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) a unique blend of tech and consumer companies, AAPL stock started to enter Warren Buffett’s portfolio in 2016. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reportedly invested around $130 million in Occidental Petroleum equities as a component of its strategy to increase its stake in the oil giant.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Considering Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) a unique blend of tech and consumer companies, AAPL stock started to enter Warren Buffett’s portfolio in 2016. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B), led by renowned investor Warren Buffett, regularly updates shareholders with their current quarterly holdings.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-seeks-top-court-backing-in-%2414-billion-tax-fight-against-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\\nLUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes.\\nThe case, which has far-reaching implications for corporate tax bills, is the most high-profile of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager\\'s campaign against sweetheart deals between multinationals and European Union states.\\n\"Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments,\" Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).\\nThe European Commission in a 2016 decision said two Irish tax rulings had for more than two decades artificially reduced Apple\\'s tax burden, which was as low as 0.005% in 2014.\\nThe General Court in 2020 said regulators had not met the legal standard to show Apple had enjoyed an unfair advantage.\\nBut Loewenthal told judges at the Court of Justice that judgment was \"legally flawed\" and should be set aside.\\nApple refuted the Commission\\'s arguments, saying it had paid its fair share of taxes in the appropriate country.\\n\"The profits we are talking about - the profits the Commission said should be attributed to these branches in Ireland - those profits were in fact subject to the U.S. tax regime,\" Daniel Beard told the Court.\\n\"Apple built up reserves for the payment of those U.S. taxes and is paying around 20 billion euros in tax in the U.S. on those very same profits that the Commission says should have been taxed by Ireland,\" he said.\\n\"Apple has paid the taxes that were due under the Irish tax code.\"\\nThe EU competition enforcer has suffered court losses in recent months to challenges by Fiat Chrysler, now known as Stellantis STLAM.MI, Amazon AMZN.O and Starbucks SBUX.O, although it had a legal victory when the CJEU in September took its side in a Belgian tax break case against a group of multinationals.\\nThe case being heard on Tuesday is C-465/20 P Commission v Ireland and Others.\\nA ruling by the Court of Justice is expected in the coming months and would be the final word.\\n($1 = 0.9084 euros)\\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; editing by Barbara Lewis)\\n((foo.yunchee@thomsonreuters.com; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: foo.yunchee.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. The case, which has far-reaching implications for corporate tax bills, is the most high-profile of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager\\'s campaign against sweetheart deals between multinationals and European Union states. \"Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments,\" Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. The case, which has far-reaching implications for corporate tax bills, is the most high-profile of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager\\'s campaign against sweetheart deals between multinationals and European Union states. \"Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments,\" Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).', 'news_article_title': 'EU seeks top court backing in $14 billion tax fight against Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. \"Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments,\" Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). \"Apple built up reserves for the payment of those U.S. taxes and is paying around 20 billion euros in tax in the U.S. on those very same profits that the Commission says should have been taxed by Ireland,\" he said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. \"Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments,\" Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). \"Apple built up reserves for the payment of those U.S. taxes and is paying around 20 billion euros in tax in the U.S. on those very same profits that the Commission says should have been taxed by Ireland,\" he said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-dividends-take-center-stage-in-the-second-half-of-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Plenty of individual stocks are notching outsized gains this year, with S&P 500 leaders Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) more than doubling in price. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) leaped 63.38% higher on AI optimism, while even Royal Caribbean & plc (NYSE: RCL) is powering forward with a 61% year-to-date gain.\\nWhile there have certainly been numerous strong performers, could the broader market be flashing warning signs about what’s ahead for the second half of 2023? \\nWill a dividend strategy play a more prominent role? \\nA glimpse at the NYSE Composite chart illustrates how risk assets have traded essentially sideways in the past two-and-a-half years. \\nThe NYSE Composite offers a comprehensive view of the broad market, as it includes a wide range of assets, such as common stocks, preferred stocks, real estate investment trusts, and American depositary receipts, which are foreign stocks that are listed on the NYSE.\\nAs a broad market indicator, the NYSE Composite tracks large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stocks, providing a holistic view of overall market performance. \\nNo Progress Since Early 2021\\nAs you can see on the attached chart, there’s been no shortage of big up-and-down moves in the NYSE in the past two-and-a-half years, but we’re essentially seeing the same closing levels that we saw in February 2021. \\nSo what could this mean for investors? \\nTo answer that, let’s take a deeper look at the chart. The good news is that the index is holding above a floor set with October 2022 lows. The not-so-great news, at least in the near term, is that the NYSE composite is clearly having trouble overcoming resistance near the 16000 level. \\nIf upside momentum is deteriorating, or at least stalling (which you can also spot using the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY) chart or the iShares Russell 3000 ETF (NYSEARCA: IWV) chart, then income, rather than pure price appreciation, may be a sound strategy for the second half of the year. \\nSerious investors who look at a return beyond just chart-chasing understand the importance of dividends. \\nAccording to a research report from the Hartford Funds, “The Power of Dividends: Past, Present, and Future,” a dividend reinvestment strategy accounted for 69% of the S&P 500’s total return between 1960 and 2022. \\nAvoid Chasing Yield\\nThe Hartford report also noted that “investors seeking dividend-paying investments may make the mistake of simply choosing those that offer the highest yields possible.”\\nRemember: A stock’s yield can increase as its price decreases; it’s important to look at price and dividend in tandem. Ideally, you want to identify companies that can sustain or even grow the shareholder payout. \\nYou can easily find companies with that kind of track record using MarketBeat’s Dividend Kings, Dividend Achievers and Dividend Aristocrats screens. Another screen, Dividend Increases, shows you companies, exchange-traded funds and REITs that recently increased their dividend payments.\\nYou can also check the portfolio composition of the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA: VIG). This ETF seeks to track the performance of the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index. It’s fully invested with large-cap equity, emphasizing stocks with a record of growing dividends year over year.\\nTop holdings are some of the usual suspects, including Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). \\nIt’s not surprising that there are no “hidden gems” in that group. By their nature, longstanding dividend growers are companies that post increasing profits, year in and year out. Those won’t be young, exciting techs or biotechs that are putting profit back into fast-growth projects. \\nPitfalls Of High Yield\\nOne other note regarding dividend yield. Use caution with high-yield stocks. Sure, the idea of high yield sounds great, but that dividend may not be sustainable. \\nIn addition, be aware that ETFs such as the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA: HYG) are comprised of below-investment-grade fixed income. In other words, these are high-yielding bonds of companies that have lower credit ratings because they may have trouble servicing their debt. \\nThere can be a role in a portfolio for high-yield bonds, but it’s generally not a good idea to overload your asset mix with such risky instruments. If you want some high yield, be sure to balance that out with more steady dividend payers that are far more likely to assure you get some income, even if the market declines. \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Top holdings are some of the usual suspects, including Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) leaped 63.38% higher on AI optimism, while even Royal Caribbean & plc (NYSE: RCL) is powering forward with a 61% year-to-date gain. A glimpse at the NYSE Composite chart illustrates how risk assets have traded essentially sideways in the past two-and-a-half years.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Top holdings are some of the usual suspects, including Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). As a broad market indicator, the NYSE Composite tracks large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stocks, providing a holistic view of overall market performance. If upside momentum is deteriorating, or at least stalling (which you can also spot using the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY) chart or the iShares Russell 3000 ETF (NYSEARCA: IWV) chart, then income, rather than pure price appreciation, may be a sound strategy for the second half of the year.', 'news_article_title': 'Will Dividends Take Center Stage In The Second Half Of 2023?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Top holdings are some of the usual suspects, including Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). The NYSE Composite offers a comprehensive view of the broad market, as it includes a wide range of assets, such as common stocks, preferred stocks, real estate investment trusts, and American depositary receipts, which are foreign stocks that are listed on the NYSE. As a broad market indicator, the NYSE Composite tracks large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stocks, providing a holistic view of overall market performance.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Top holdings are some of the usual suspects, including Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). The NYSE Composite offers a comprehensive view of the broad market, as it includes a wide range of assets, such as common stocks, preferred stocks, real estate investment trusts, and American depositary receipts, which are foreign stocks that are listed on the NYSE. Avoid Chasing Yield The Hartford report also noted that “investors seeking dividend-paying investments may make the mistake of simply choosing those that offer the highest yields possible.” Remember: A stock’s yield can increase as its price decreases; it’s important to look at price and dividend in tandem.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-seeks-top-court-backing-in-%2414-billion-tax-fight-against-apple-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\\nLUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes.\\nThe case, which has far-reaching implications for corporate tax bills, is the most high-profile of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager\\'s campaign against sweetheart deals between multinationals and European Union states.\\n\"Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments,\" Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).\\nThe European Commission in a 2016 decision said two Irish tax rulings had for more than two decades artificially reduced Apple\\'s tax burden, which was as low as 0.005% in 2014.\\nThe General Court in 2020 said regulators had not met the legal standard to show Apple had enjoyed an unfair advantage.\\nBut Loewenthal told judges at the Court of Justice that judgment was \"legally flawed\" and should be set aside.\\nApple refuted the Commission\\'s arguments, saying it had paid its fair share of taxes in the appropriate country.\\n\"The profits we are talking about - the profits the Commission said should be attributed to these branches in Ireland - those profits were in fact subject to the U.S. tax regime,\" Daniel Beard told the Court.\\n\"Apple built up reserves for the payment of those U.S. taxes and is paying around 20 billion euros in tax in the U.S. on those very same profits that the Commission says should have been taxed by Ireland,\" he said.\\n\"Apple has paid the taxes that were due under the Irish tax code.\"\\nThe EU competition enforcer has suffered court losses in recent months to challenges by automaker Stellantis STLAM.MI, Amazon AMZN.O and Starbucks SBUX.O, although it had a legal victory when the CJEU in September took its side in a Belgian tax break case against a group of multinationals.\\nCJEU Advocate General Giovanni Pitruzzella will give a non-binding opinion on Nov. 9, followed by the Court\\'s ruling.\\nThe case being heard on Tuesday is C-465/20 P Commission v Ireland and Others.\\n($1 = 0.9084 euros)\\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; editing by Barbara Lewis and Jason Neely)\\n((foo.yunchee@thomsonreuters.com; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: foo.yunchee.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. The case, which has far-reaching implications for corporate tax bills, is the most high-profile of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager\\'s campaign against sweetheart deals between multinationals and European Union states. \"Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments,\" Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. The case, which has far-reaching implications for corporate tax bills, is the most high-profile of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager\\'s campaign against sweetheart deals between multinationals and European Union states. \"Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments,\" Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).', 'news_article_title': 'EU seeks top court backing in $14 billion tax fight against Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. \"Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments,\" Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). \"Apple built up reserves for the payment of those U.S. taxes and is paying around 20 billion euros in tax in the U.S. on those very same profits that the Commission says should have been taxed by Ireland,\" he said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. \"Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments,\" Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). \"Apple built up reserves for the payment of those U.S. taxes and is paying around 20 billion euros in tax in the U.S. on those very same profits that the Commission says should have been taxed by Ireland,\" he said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tipranks-all-star-analyst-who-is-the-best-on-aapl-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The TipRanks All-star Analyst of the Day title goes to Krish Sankar of research firm TD Cowen. One of the key stocks in his coverage is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), for which he is both the Most Accurate and Most Profitable analyst. Sankar ranks #333 out of the 8,406 Wall Street analysts tracked by TipRanks.\\nMost Profitable and Accurate Analyst on AAPL Stock\\nWhen we look at Sankar’s recommendation for the multinational technology company Apple, we see that over the past year, Sankar has had a 96.15% success rate on the stock. Plus, he has earned average returns of 50.78% in the said period. It is noteworthy that about 21 days ago, Sankar reiterated a Buy rating on AAPL stock.\\nOn an overall basis, copying Sankar’s trades and holding them for a year would give you an average return of 16.5%, with 61.11% of your trades generating a profit!\\nNot Just AAPL\\nSankar’s main sector of coverage is Technology, which includes both the U.S. and U.K. markets. To date, Sankar’s most profitable rating was a Buy on solar energy company SolarCity, which was later acquired by Tesla (TSLA) in 2016. The analyst earned a massive 298.9% return on the call between January 7, 2013, and January 7, 2014.\\nFollowing phenomenally successful analysts’ ratings can add profit to your portfolio. Find the best analyst to follow for any stock by scrolling down to the “Best Analyst Covering” feature on its Analyst Forecast page.\\nTo follow the best Wall Street analysts, take a look at the list of Top Analysts on TipRanks.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'One of the key stocks in his coverage is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), for which he is both the Most Accurate and Most Profitable analyst. Most Profitable and Accurate Analyst on AAPL Stock When we look at Sankar’s recommendation for the multinational technology company Apple, we see that over the past year, Sankar has had a 96.15% success rate on the stock. It is noteworthy that about 21 days ago, Sankar reiterated a Buy rating on AAPL stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'One of the key stocks in his coverage is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), for which he is both the Most Accurate and Most Profitable analyst. Most Profitable and Accurate Analyst on AAPL Stock When we look at Sankar’s recommendation for the multinational technology company Apple, we see that over the past year, Sankar has had a 96.15% success rate on the stock. It is noteworthy that about 21 days ago, Sankar reiterated a Buy rating on AAPL stock.', 'news_article_title': 'TipRanks All-Star Analyst – Who is the Best on AAPL Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Most Profitable and Accurate Analyst on AAPL Stock When we look at Sankar’s recommendation for the multinational technology company Apple, we see that over the past year, Sankar has had a 96.15% success rate on the stock. It is noteworthy that about 21 days ago, Sankar reiterated a Buy rating on AAPL stock. One of the key stocks in his coverage is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), for which he is both the Most Accurate and Most Profitable analyst.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'One of the key stocks in his coverage is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), for which he is both the Most Accurate and Most Profitable analyst. Most Profitable and Accurate Analyst on AAPL Stock When we look at Sankar’s recommendation for the multinational technology company Apple, we see that over the past year, Sankar has had a 96.15% success rate on the stock. 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Even the youngest among these companies have existed for 20 years. The point is that companies valued in the hundreds of billions and trillions take a long time to build: They, therefore, have the best chance of reaching the unthinkable $10 trillion mark first. \\nTo provide further context, no firm is currently valued at $5 trillion. Expectations are that the threshold will be reached in 2028. It seems that it could take decades for a company to reach a valuation twice that level. In truth, it could be a company that bursts onto the scene from relative obscurity. Some now-unknown AI companies could certainly fit the mold. But no one knows.\\nMSFT Microsoft $313.85\\nGOOG GOOGL Alphabet $121.64\\nAAPL Apple $171.84\\nMETA Meta Platforms $249.21\\nNVDA Nvidia $305.38\\nAMZN Amazon $116.75\\nTSLA Tesla $182.90\\nMicrosoft (MSFT) \\nSource: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com\\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock is the second highest-valued equity globally, at $2.35 trillion. It was actually worth $230 billion more at the height of the pandemic tech bubble before losing ground as rate hikes did their work. It’s another one of the future $10 trillion companies. One thing that is noteworthy about Microsoft’s market cap is just how rapidly it has grown of late. Just before the onset of the pandemic, the total value of all outstanding MSFT stock was approximately $1.3 trillion. So it has gained about $1 trillion in value since. \\nThat is primarily attributable to the fact that the pandemic put tech on steroids. Money was flowing into these companies at an extraordinary pace that no one could have anticipated. While the pandemic was a massive disaster, it was a boon for tech as everyone was forced inside. Companies like Microsoft were gifted accelerated sales and quantities of data that they couldn’t have otherwise. That acceleration of everything explains how Microsoft has grown so quickly. And now it has AI setting it up for its next growth phase. \\nAlphabet (GOOG,GOOGL)\\nSource: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com\\nThe story of Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG,GOOGL) stock and its valuation follows a very similar arc to Microsoft’s. The same overarching catalysts apply to Alphabet and the benefits are similar too. Both companies have become much stronger as a result of the pandemic. It’s another one of the future $10 trillion companies. The difference is basically scale. Alphabet gained roughly $500 billion in value and is now valued near $1.6 trillion. The company has suffered in different ways over the past year. Mainly, Google has seen a massive slide as search revenues have declined on persistent economic fears. Companies are spending less on advertising. \\nYet it’s very much worth noting that Google must have collected a massively higher amount of data throughout the pandemic due to the search spike. That will be a huge tailwind for a long time to come. Consider also that the company recently released its AI offerings. It is just getting started on its march to $5 trillion and AI could conceivably accelerate that goal much like the pandemic accelerated Alphabet recently. \\nApple (AAPL) \\nSource: askarim / Shutterstock\\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to be the first stock to reach $5 trillion in value. It briefly touched the $3 trillion mark at the apex of the tech boom during the pandemic and was the first to reach that threshold. Now it is worth around $2.75 trillion, roughly doubling since the beginning of the pandemic. Again, the same story: People stuck at home in front of screens was a shot in the arm for Apple. \\nCurrent expectations are that Apple will again double in value by 2028 when it is anticipated to cross $5 trillion. Apple reach $1 trillion in 2018 by the way. So if those predictions are accurate it will have multiplied by 10X in value over 10 years. Not too bad. Down the road, it could be one of the future $10 trillion companies.\\nWe know that Apple relies on iPhone sales for the majority of its revenues. Those sales remained somewhat threatened by an economic slowdown in the short term. But Apple’s long-rumored iCar, or Project Titan, could accelerate its growth beyond current expectations. \\nMeta Platforms (META) \\nSource: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com\\nSome of the shine may have rubbed off of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock over the pandemic, sure. The Metaverse-focused rebrand has not been a success. In fact, it seems pretty crazy in hindsight. How could a company with access to resources and some of the brightest minds there are, have missed the mark so badly? \\nI don’t have the answer but I’m still astounded that as inflation rapidly increased to historic levels during the summer of 2021 that the Meta rebrand plowed forward. \\nSurely the company has a team of economic advisors watching the market as it relates to its prospects. Surely, too, they could see rate hikes coming. That would have meant speculative growth businesses like the metaverse would dry up as credit tightened and speculative lending slowed. Anyway, I digress. It happened and Meta Platforms fell much faster than the other tech giants as a result. Yet, it remains an advertising giant that reached $1 trillion in the pandemic. It can certainly rebound and become better than it ever was. \\nNvidia (NVDA)\\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\\nNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the gaming and computer graphics giant that seems to be unstoppable. NVDA stock has been going through a growth spurt since 2016 that is matched by few firms ever. It has only had two down years during that span and has more than doubled in five of six of those positive years. During the sole year it didn’t double, it appreciated by 77%. \\nNvidia has become one of the clearest companies benefiting from the emergence of AI. Now that AI has become available through OpenAI and Google there’s been an upsurge in interest. The markets realize how great the opportunity is. \\nNvidia has been dominating the AI chip market for several years. So it makes sense then that investor capital is again flowing into NVDA shares. The cynic will say that Nvidia’s AI opportunity simply leads to better graphics. The reality is much greater and Nvidia has pricing power on its side. \\nAmazon (AMZN)\\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\\nAmazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) remains the largest eCommerce and retail stock by a wide margin. At $1.2 trillion, it’s worth more than double the next retailer, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (OTCMKTS:LVMUY). \\nIt’s also the 5th most valuable company globally which is why it’s likely to someday reach $10 trillion. Yet, the E-commerce world is much bigger than the U.S. market Amazon dominates with 40% of the market. Annual online sales in the U.S. are valued at $843 billion annually. In China, the world’s largest eCommerce market, that number stands at $2.78 trillion annually. \\nThe greater differentiator is that in China eCommerce accounts for 52% of retail sales. In the U.S. that number is 19%. That suggests that for Amazon to continue to grow it has to increase digital penetration. That and expand internationally. There’s no reason to believe it’s impossible and Amazon is far more valuable than Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) which is the largest Chinese eCommerce firm. \\nTesla (TSLA)\\nSource: Khairil Azhar Junos/Shutterstock.com\\nTesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock has some really amazing growth history backing its shares. Since going public in 2010 it suffered its first down year in 2022. It is up in 2023. 2020 saw its value increase by nearly 800%. In 2013 it increased by nearly 400%. It has ballooned from $2.5 billion in value to $570 billion in that period. That’s 235X growth. It’ll need to roughly 20X if it’s ever to reach $10 trillion. \\nCurrent estimates as to when Tesla could cross the $5 trillion mark vary wildly. One expects that could realistically happen in 2066 while Cathie Wood predicted Tesla will be there 40 years earlier, in 2026. The truth is more likely somewhere in between. Wood is a known tech bull who has been very incorrect recently in judging the market’s direction. Tesla has already eclipsed the $1 trillion mark back in 2021 when shares peaked above $400. If Tesla can ramp up volume production and gain significant market share in the near future, $2 trillion might not be that far away. \\nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nAlex Sirois is a freelance contributor to InvestorPlace whose personal stock investing style is focused on long-term, buy-and-hold, wealth-building stock picks.Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.\\nThe post 7 Stocks That Could Be the First $10 Trillion-Dollar Company appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'MSFT Microsoft $313.85 GOOG GOOGL Alphabet $121.64 AAPL Apple $171.84 META Meta Platforms $249.21 NVDA Nvidia $305.38 AMZN Amazon $116.75 TSLA Tesla $182.90 Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock is the second highest-valued equity globally, at $2.35 trillion. Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to be the first stock to reach $5 trillion in value. Yet it’s very much worth noting that Google must have collected a massively higher amount of data throughout the pandemic due to the search spike.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'MSFT Microsoft $313.85 GOOG GOOGL Alphabet $121.64 AAPL Apple $171.84 META Meta Platforms $249.21 NVDA Nvidia $305.38 AMZN Amazon $116.75 TSLA Tesla $182.90 Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock is the second highest-valued equity globally, at $2.35 trillion. Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to be the first stock to reach $5 trillion in value. Alphabet (GOOG,GOOGL) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com The story of Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG,GOOGL) stock and its valuation follows a very similar arc to Microsoft’s.', 'news_article_title': '7 Stocks That Could Be the First $10 Trillion-Dollar Company', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'MSFT Microsoft $313.85 GOOG GOOGL Alphabet $121.64 AAPL Apple $171.84 META Meta Platforms $249.21 NVDA Nvidia $305.38 AMZN Amazon $116.75 TSLA Tesla $182.90 Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock is the second highest-valued equity globally, at $2.35 trillion. Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to be the first stock to reach $5 trillion in value. The point is that companies valued in the hundreds of billions and trillions take a long time to build: They, therefore, have the best chance of reaching the unthinkable $10 trillion mark first.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'MSFT Microsoft $313.85 GOOG GOOGL Alphabet $121.64 AAPL Apple $171.84 META Meta Platforms $249.21 NVDA Nvidia $305.38 AMZN Amazon $116.75 TSLA Tesla $182.90 Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock is the second highest-valued equity globally, at $2.35 trillion. Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to be the first stock to reach $5 trillion in value. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Let’s begin by understanding that most of the future $10 trillion companies are those that already have the highest valuations.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/unusual-put-option-trade-in-apple-aapl-worth-%2411984.30k', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"On May 24, 2023 at 11:12:37 ET an unusually large $11,984.30K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $170.00 / share, expiring in 240 day(s) (on January 19, 2024). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 6.45 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options.\\nThis trade was first picked up on Fintel's real time Options Flow tool, where unusual option trades are highlighted.\\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\\nThere are 6369 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is a decrease of 9 owner(s) or 0.14% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.66%, an increase of 13.62%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 2.42% to 9,921,364K shares.\\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.94, indicating a bullish outlook.\\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 6.10% Upside\\nAs of May 11, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 182.03. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 6.10% from its latest reported closing price of 171.56.\\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 915,560K shares representing 5.82% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 895,136K shares, representing an increase of 2.23%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 19.39% over the last quarter.\\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.92% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.20% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 234,017K shares representing 1.49% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 226,281K shares, representing an increase of 3.31%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 22.14% over the last quarter.\\nApple Background Information\\n(This description is provided by the company.)\\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\\nKey filings for this company:\\nUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K\\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On May 24, 2023 at 11:12:37 ET an unusually large $11,984.30K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $170.00 / share, expiring in 240 day(s) (on January 19, 2024). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 6.45 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.66%, an increase of 13.62%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'On May 24, 2023 at 11:12:37 ET an unusually large $11,984.30K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $170.00 / share, expiring in 240 day(s) (on January 19, 2024). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 6.45 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.66%, an increase of 13.62%.', 'news_article_title': 'Unusual Put Option Trade in Apple (AAPL) Worth $11,984.30K', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'On May 24, 2023 at 11:12:37 ET an unusually large $11,984.30K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $170.00 / share, expiring in 240 day(s) (on January 19, 2024). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 6.45 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.66%, an increase of 13.62%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'On May 24, 2023 at 11:12:37 ET an unusually large $11,984.30K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $170.00 / share, expiring in 240 day(s) (on January 19, 2024). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 6.45 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.66%, an increase of 13.62%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-apple-aapl-buy-roblox-rblx-as-metaverse-ma-takes-off', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"S\\nhould Apple (AAPL) partner or buy Roblox (RBLX), the fast-growing online gaming platform, to integrate it with its upcoming XR virtual reality (VR) headset as the metaverse gains traction?\\n“Apple would be smart to buy Roblox,” said Metaverse expert Wagner James Au, noting that absorbing the firm, which has 66 million users, could help the iPhone maker scale in the metaverse where Meta (META) continues to grow as part of its new raison d'être. “Most Roblox users are on Android phones, so it would make sense for Apple to integrate the platform to boost engagement and monetization opportunities for its future iPhones, or Macs. With thousands of games, Roblox could also provide a content treasure trove for the XR.”\\nApple has announced a “special event” June 5, which metaverse fans expect will herald the launch of the much-awaited goggles. At $3,000 a pop, they are expected to offer a combination of augmented and VR experiences for Apple product enthusiasts. While Apple has been quiet on the launch, analysts expect it will introduce XR as a metaverse experiment that if successful, will be deployed into the mass market.\\nStruggling technology\\nThe potential tie-ups come as the metaverse is struggling to find its feet. Essentially, the technology enables people to interact in highly immersive, 3D worlds through avatars or virtual versions of themselves. Metaverse platforms became hugely popular in Covid-19’s aftermath when a slew of start-ups launched celebrity-inspired real-estate properties on Roblox but also on crypto networks such as Decentraland and Sandbox. Rapper Snoop Dog, socialite Paris Hilton and others joined the party, sending digital real-estate property prices into the stratosphere.\\nFirms including Gucci, Nike and Warner Music also bought land to bolster profits through advertising, marketing, socializing and entertaining strategies. The industry crashed with last year’s tech and crypto meltdown, sending valuations into a tailspin and leaving gaming as its main use case. Amid this trend, VanEck’s Product Manager JP Lee agreed bagging Roblox would add value for Apple, which already rakes in huge fees by offering it on its App store.\\n“It would make a lot of sense,” he said. “Apple has a ton of users so offering Roblox to them could help enhance their customer experience.” Lee noted Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN) and other tech majors could also eye Roblox or other Metaverse plays to “buy into the space versus having to develop their offers from scratch.”\\nStrong Growth\\nRoblox’s fast growth makes it an appealing takeover target. For the first quarter of 2023, average daily active users or DAUs soared 22% to 66 million while engagement hours totaled 14.5 billion, up 23% from a year ago and marking a record high for the firm, which stock has soared 34% this year.\\n“They started as mainly a kids platform but have become more sophisticated with powerful tools and a cross-gaming capabilities (meaning people can play on mobile and PCs) that’s helping them win new users,” said James Au, whose recent book, Making a Metaverse That Matters: From Snow Crash & Second Life to A Virtual World Worth Fighting For, dispels some of the myths surrounding the technology.\\nRoblox operates the Frontlines game, which experts say has highly customizable avatars and accessories that have won the hearts of gamers, who can also play on external platforms such as Nintendo or Xbox. This advantage sets it apart from Meta’s Horizon Worlds network which does not have cross-gaming or external platform functionalities. Roblox is also free to play while Horizons World requires users plug into a Quest 2 headset at a heavy price tag, according to James Au.\\nTo be fair, Meta plans to launch a Horizon World’s mobile, tablet and PC version in coming months, as well as to improve avatars that have reportedly kept users on the fringes. It also continues to reassure investors that its metaverse vision remains on track. Last week, executives said augmented and virtual reality will have a “transformative” role in job training and education and insisted generative AI, behind the ChatGPT phenomenon, can coexist, not spell death, with the metaverse.\\nMicrosoft’s new targets?\\nMeanwhile, analysts said Microsoft, which was recently dealt a blow after regulators blocked its $69 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI), could acquire privately-held VR Chat or Rec Room, two social media and gaming platforms that are popular on its Xbox network.\\n“VR Chat could be a juicy target for Microsoft,” said one analyst requesting anonymity, “VR Chat is integrated with Xbox and has a very large user community.”\\nOther tie-ups could see Roblox or Epic Games’ other hugely popular Fortnite game, swallowing the failed crypto start-ups to integrate their non-fungible token (NFT) monetization tokens, added Lee. “If Fortnight turns to NFTs, that could go a long way into metaverse adoption versus some start-up crypto native firm that will have a hard time bringing in gamers,” Lee said.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'hould Apple (AAPL) partner or buy Roblox (RBLX), the fast-growing online gaming platform, to integrate it with its upcoming XR virtual reality (VR) headset as the metaverse gains traction? With thousands of games, Roblox could also provide a content treasure trove for the XR.” Apple has announced a “special event” June 5, which metaverse fans expect will herald the launch of the much-awaited goggles. “They started as mainly a kids platform but have become more sophisticated with powerful tools and a cross-gaming capabilities (meaning people can play on mobile and PCs) that’s helping them win new users,” said James Au, whose recent book, Making a Metaverse That Matters: From Snow Crash & Second Life to A Virtual World Worth Fighting For, dispels some of the myths surrounding the technology.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"hould Apple (AAPL) partner or buy Roblox (RBLX), the fast-growing online gaming platform, to integrate it with its upcoming XR virtual reality (VR) headset as the metaverse gains traction? “Apple would be smart to buy Roblox,” said Metaverse expert Wagner James Au, noting that absorbing the firm, which has 66 million users, could help the iPhone maker scale in the metaverse where Meta (META) continues to grow as part of its new raison d'être. “VR Chat could be a juicy target for Microsoft,” said one analyst requesting anonymity, “VR Chat is integrated with Xbox and has a very large user community.” Other tie-ups could see Roblox or Epic Games’ other hugely popular Fortnite game, swallowing the failed crypto start-ups to integrate their non-fungible token (NFT) monetization tokens, added Lee.\", 'news_article_title': 'Should Apple (AAPL) Buy Roblox (RBLX) as Metaverse M&A Takes Off?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'hould Apple (AAPL) partner or buy Roblox (RBLX), the fast-growing online gaming platform, to integrate it with its upcoming XR virtual reality (VR) headset as the metaverse gains traction? Essentially, the technology enables people to interact in highly immersive, 3D worlds through avatars or virtual versions of themselves. This advantage sets it apart from Meta’s Horizon Worlds network which does not have cross-gaming or external platform functionalities.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"hould Apple (AAPL) partner or buy Roblox (RBLX), the fast-growing online gaming platform, to integrate it with its upcoming XR virtual reality (VR) headset as the metaverse gains traction? “Apple would be smart to buy Roblox,” said Metaverse expert Wagner James Au, noting that absorbing the firm, which has 66 million users, could help the iPhone maker scale in the metaverse where Meta (META) continues to grow as part of its new raison d'être. “Apple has a ton of users so offering Roblox to them could help enhance their customer experience.” Lee noted Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN) and other tech majors could also eye Roblox or other Metaverse plays to “buy into the space versus having to develop their offers from scratch.” Strong Growth Roblox’s fast growth makes it an appealing takeover target.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/new-banks-look-to-shift-the-paradigm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'W\\nhile much of the financial world is focused on the troubles of the banking industry of late, not all the news is worrisome for consumers.\\nFintech, which for so long sat on the outer realm of finance, is beginning to make its push toward the mainstream—and some of the biggest names in industry are signing up to assist.\\nApple (AAPL), last month, launched a high-yield savings account, paying an annual percentage yield of 4.15%, while charging no fees, requiring no minimum balance and having no minimum deposit requirements.\\nConsumers were drawn to that APY, which is well over 10 times higher than the national average (which stands at 0.25%, according to Bankrate.com). In its first four days, Apple’s savings account drew nearly $1 billion in deposits (and with 2 billion iPhone owners, the untapped market is still large).\\nApple partnered with Goldman Sachs for the savings option. It’s part of an ongoing drive to nudge iPhone users to view their smartphone as a mobile wallet. Goldman, however, offers consumers a high-interest savings option of its own. Marcus, with $100 billion in deposits, also offers its users a 4.15% APY, with promotions moving that as high as 5.15% for some customers.\\nThere’s something of an arms race among these savings accounts, which are virtually all online only. As fintech operations look to establish a foothold in the financial sector, they’re regularly one-upping each other. Step, a digital bank that’s geared toward young adults, currently pays an APY of 5%, for instance. That fintech has more than 4 million account holders.\\nThe surge in high-APY accounts comes as consumers are looking for some stability amid Wall Street’s volatility of late and overhanging fears of an imminent recession. Aggressive APY rate increases have been made easier by the Federal Reserve’s string of policy hikes this year, but when the Fed finally begins to taper off of that it could be a test of consumer loyalty to these institutions.\\nIn the short term, though, there’s a lot for consumers to gain. Let’s say you have $20,000, for example – and don’t plan on adding to that amount. Having it sit in a traditional savings account will earn you up to $40 in interest over the course of the year (with that amount being slightly higher or lower, based on where you bank). That same deposit in a 4.15% account will earn $830 in 12 months.\\nAnd if that rate were to remain consistent for 10 years (again, something that’s neither guaranteed nor likely), you’d see total interest of more than $10,000, versus less than $450 at the national average.\\nThe risk is minimal, if you do your homework. Most of the new banking accounts, including Apple’s, are protected up to $250,000 by the FDIC, thanks to partnerships with existing banks. But it’s critical for consumers to verify whichever high-yield savings account they opt to try is covered by that safeguard.\\nThe drawback, though, is similar to the stock market: volatility. Yields shift regularly with the Fed. And as that body begins to lower rates, which is a very real possibility in the next year, the fintechs will lower their rates as well.\\nAlso, while 4% is certainly better than a quarter-of-a-percent, that’s still notably below last year’s overall inflation rate of 6.5%, so ultimately it won’t provide as much shelter from rising prices as you might hope.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL), last month, launched a high-yield savings account, paying an annual percentage yield of 4.15%, while charging no fees, requiring no minimum balance and having no minimum deposit requirements. Fintech, which for so long sat on the outer realm of finance, is beginning to make its push toward the mainstream—and some of the biggest names in industry are signing up to assist. The surge in high-APY accounts comes as consumers are looking for some stability amid Wall Street’s volatility of late and overhanging fears of an imminent recession.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL), last month, launched a high-yield savings account, paying an annual percentage yield of 4.15%, while charging no fees, requiring no minimum balance and having no minimum deposit requirements. In its first four days, Apple’s savings account drew nearly $1 billion in deposits (and with 2 billion iPhone owners, the untapped market is still large). Goldman, however, offers consumers a high-interest savings option of its own.', 'news_article_title': 'New Banks Look to Shift the Paradigm', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL), last month, launched a high-yield savings account, paying an annual percentage yield of 4.15%, while charging no fees, requiring no minimum balance and having no minimum deposit requirements. Having it sit in a traditional savings account will earn you up to $40 in interest over the course of the year (with that amount being slightly higher or lower, based on where you bank). Most of the new banking accounts, including Apple’s, are protected up to $250,000 by the FDIC, thanks to partnerships with existing banks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL), last month, launched a high-yield savings account, paying an annual percentage yield of 4.15%, while charging no fees, requiring no minimum balance and having no minimum deposit requirements. In its first four days, Apple’s savings account drew nearly $1 billion in deposits (and with 2 billion iPhone owners, the untapped market is still large). Having it sit in a traditional savings account will earn you up to $40 in interest over the course of the year (with that amount being slightly higher or lower, based on where you bank).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amazon-amzn-strengthens-tablet-offerings-with-fire-max-11', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Amazon AMZN rolled out an advanced tablet, namely Fire Max 11, in a bid to strengthen its tablet offerings.\\n\\nThe tablet, priced at $229.99, features an 11-inch display, a slim aluminum design, a fast octa-core processor with 4GB of RAM, and up to 128GB of storage. It also comes with Wi-Fi 6 connectivity and 8MP cameras.\\n\\nThe tablet is designed to deliver a great entertainment experience by allowing users to stream videos on Prime Video, Disney+, Netflix, Hulu, or Max and enjoy 14 hours of battery life.\\n\\nAdditionally, the tablet boasts Fingerprint Recognition technology for easy unlocking. Also, it offers an enhanced Alexa experience and allows users to manage smart home devices using the inbuilt smart home controls.\\n\\nFurther, the device comes with some optional accessories, including a magnetic keyboard and stylus.\\nAmazon.com, Inc. Price and Consensus\\nAmazon.com, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Amazon.com, Inc. Quote\\nCompetitive Scenario\\nThe latest launch of Amazon positions it well to capitalize on the growth prospects in the booming tablet market.\\n\\nPer a report from The Business Research Company, the global tablet market is expected to reach $147.38 billion by 2027 at a CAGR of 11.6%.\\n\\nA report from Allied Market Research suggests that the tablet PC market is expected to reach $325.15 billion by 2031, exhibiting a CAGR of 16.7% from 2022 to 2031.\\n\\nAmazon, which carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at present, is likely to strengthen its competitive position against contenders like Alphabet GOOGL, Lenovo LNVGY and Apple AAPL on the back of its expanding tablet offerings.\\n\\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\\n\\nGiven the upbeat scenario, the abovementioned peers are also leaving no stone unturned to bolster their presence in the tablet market.\\n\\nSearch giant Google announced its first self-branded tablet, Google Pixel Tablet. Powered by a Tensor G2 chipset, it has an 11-inch LCD panel display and comes with a wireless charging dock/speaker combo. It is priced at $499.\\n\\nMeanwhile, Lenovo has a strong tablet portfolio, including Lenovo Tab P11 (2nd Gen), Lenovo Tab P11 Pro (2nd Gen), Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2022 and more. The company’s latest launch, Lenovo Tab P11 Pro Gen 2, comes with an 11.2-inch OLED display with HDR 10+ and is powered by MediaTek Kompanio 1300T octa-core chipset. The device comes with a massive 8000mAh battery size.\\n\\nApple remains a notable player in the tablet market on the back of its strong iPad offerings. Apple offers varieties of iPad of different sizes and specifications. Some of its latest offerings include iPad Pro 6th Gen, iPad Air 5th Gen and iPad Mini 6th Gen. The iPad Pro 6th Gen, starting at $1,099 is the most premium iPad with Apple’s M2 chipset, which is considered to be the fastest and the strongest in the world. The iPad mini, starting at $499, is a smaller-sized tablet with an 8.3-inch display and is powered by Apple’s A15 Bionic chipset.\\nExpanding Devices Portfolio\\nThe latest move is in sync with Amazon’s focus on expanding its smart devices portfolio.\\n\\nApart from the latest launch, Amazon recently expanded its Echo family by launching new Echo Pop, Echo Show 5, Echo Show 5 Kids and Echo Buds.\\n\\nThe Echo Pop is a semi-sphere-shaped device with a front-facing speaker, which allows users to listen to audiobooks, control smart lights, order household essentials and perform other tasks just by giving voice commands to Alexa.\\n\\nThe Echo Show 5 has a redesigned speaker system with better bass and clearer sound quality. It lets users view news clips, Ring doorbell camera clips and view shopping lists via a compact screen on it.\\n\\nThe Echo Show 5 Kids features a space-themed design, kid-friendly responses and free access to a suite of parental controls.\\n\\nThe new Echo Buds features customizable tap controls, VIP Filter and multipoint pairing.\\n\\nWe believe that the company’s strengthening devices offerings will continue to drive its customer base, which, in turn, will benefit its financial performance.\\n\\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter 2023 sales is pegged at $131.51 billion, indicating growth of 8.5% from the year-ago reported figure.\\n\\nComing to the price performance, AMZN has gained 37.5% in the year-to-date period compared with the industry’s rise of 19.7%.\\n\\n Free Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks\\nHydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals. This technology is on the verge of a massive breakthrough, one that could make hydrogen a major source of America's power. It could even totally revolutionize the EV industry.\\nZacks has released a special report revealing the 4 stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains.\\nDownload Cashing In on Cleaner Energy today, absolutely free.\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Amazon, which carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at present, is likely to strengthen its competitive position against contenders like Alphabet GOOGL, Lenovo LNVGY and Apple AAPL on the back of its expanding tablet offerings. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Amazon.com, Inc. Price and Consensus Amazon.com, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Amazon.com, Inc. Quote Competitive Scenario The latest launch of Amazon positions it well to capitalize on the growth prospects in the booming tablet market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Amazon, which carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at present, is likely to strengthen its competitive position against contenders like Alphabet GOOGL, Lenovo LNVGY and Apple AAPL on the back of its expanding tablet offerings. Meanwhile, Lenovo has a strong tablet portfolio, including Lenovo Tab P11 (2nd Gen), Lenovo Tab P11 Pro (2nd Gen), Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2022 and more.', 'news_article_title': 'Amazon (AMZN) Strengthens Tablet Offerings With Fire Max 11', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Amazon, which carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at present, is likely to strengthen its competitive position against contenders like Alphabet GOOGL, Lenovo LNVGY and Apple AAPL on the back of its expanding tablet offerings. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apart from the latest launch, Amazon recently expanded its Echo family by launching new Echo Pop, Echo Show 5, Echo Show 5 Kids and Echo Buds.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Amazon, which carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at present, is likely to strengthen its competitive position against contenders like Alphabet GOOGL, Lenovo LNVGY and Apple AAPL on the back of its expanding tablet offerings. Meanwhile, Lenovo has a strong tablet portfolio, including Lenovo Tab P11 (2nd Gen), Lenovo Tab P11 Pro (2nd Gen), Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2022 and more.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/thanks-to-vr-the-metaverse-is-still-destined-for-greatness', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nEditor’s note: “Thanks to VR, the Metaverse Is Still Destined for Greatness” was previously published in September 2022. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.\\nAmid the economic chaos of 2022, investors have all but forgotten about VR and the once-promising metaverse. Since late 2021, Google search interest in the metaverse has collapsed by over 90%. And stocks like Roblox (RBLX) and Meta (META) have been absolutely crushed.\\nBut maybe investors shouldn’t have forgotten about the metaverse.\\nMaybe there’s something to building a virtual world and allowing people to create their own lives within it. Maybe there’s something to using augmented- and extended-reality tech to produce better media, create self-driving simulations, or play games.\\nIndeed, VR and the metaverse hold great promise.\\nThey were just missing something in 2022.\\nAnd if that’s the case, then the “missing link” may have just arrived to the party. And we think it could reignite a Metaverse Gold Rush over the next 12 months.\\nLet’s take a deeper look.\\nThe Metaverse Is Destined for Greatness\\nTo start, let me make one thing abundantly clear. Our team has always thought that the metaverse is destined for greatness. But we never believed the metaverse “prototype” introduced to the public in 2021 was the version that would succeed.\\nThe metaverse will be big – but it won’t be centered around people wearing headsets and living in virtual worlds. It’ll hinge upon glasses, contacts, and next-gen computer desktops that integrate VR, XR and AR technologies with the real world.\\nThe argument for the metaverse is pretty simple.\\nIt all boils down to one thing: Humans are natural escapists. We like reality, sure. But we also like to escape it a lot of the time.\\nA few decades ago, we escaped via analog platforms like books, magazines, and movies. They leveraged our imaginations to transport us to places we hadn’t seen and feel things we hadn’t felt.\\nToday, we escape via 2D-internet platforms, like video games, social media, and streaming shows. They do the same thing as those analog escape mechanisms – but are far more immersive.\\nIn the future, we’ll escape via 3D-internet platforms like VR gaming, virtual bars/clubs, and immersive shows and movies. These experiences will bring an entirely new level of immersion that will massively heighten the consumer experience.\\nIt’s the natural progression of things. 3D-internet platforms represent the next evolution of human escapism.\\nAnd our jump to those platforms isn’t a matter of “if.” It’s a matter of “when.”\\nTechnologies Were Always Missing the Right Hardware\\nThe “when” was never going to be 2021.\\nThe version of the metaverse pitched to the world in 2021 was awful for a lot of reasons. Dorky avatars, corny-looking virtual worlds, awkward presentations from Mark Zuckerberg…\\nNone of it was any good.\\nBut chief among the reasons that 2021 version would never succeed was hardware. Put simply, clunky headsets don’t get a lot of people excited.\\nRemember: The internet didn’t become a ubiquity until a bold company by the name of Apple (AAPL) made a tiny, accessible, convenient, and even stylish hardware device called the iPhone that put the internet in the palms of everyone’s hands.\\nThe point? Even the best software technologies don’t become ubiquitous until the right hardware is invented and deployed. Typically, that “right” hardware involves something unintrusive, inexpensive, accessible, and stylish. It’s something that 99% of consumers wouldn’t mind using on a daily basis.\\nHeadsets aren’t that.\\nThe VR Tech of the Future\\nBut contact lenses are – which is why we’re super-enthused by the work of a tiny startup in California by the name of Mojo Vision. The company was working on AR contact lenses that compress the AR capabilities of a headset into a simple contact lens, then overlay those visuals onto the real world.\\nGiven the tough macro environment of the past few years, Mojo Vision has decelerated work on its contact lens and pivoted to micro LED displays for their near-term market potential. We’re hopeful that when market tailwinds return in force, this company will be able to refocus on its groundbreaking contact lenses.\\nThat’s a version of the metaverse we can get behind. Imagine playing a round of golf with friends. And after every shot, a little contact lens in your right eye displays an unobtrusive overlay of virtual information telling you the characteristics of that shot (power, distance, etc.) and then displays an updated scorecard for that game.\\nSource: NataliaMalc / Shutterstock\\nPretty cool, right?\\nFor Your Consideration: Virtual Desktops\\nThere’s another startup by the name of Brelyon that has designed what we believe will be the future work desktop. Its 30″ Ultra Reality curved screen is intended to be placed on a desk in place of a standard monitor. The idea is you simply put your head into the center of this VR monitor – while sitting or standing at your desk – and plug into a virtual desktop.\\nAccording to the company, “Looking through its 30” aperture is like gazing through a window to a 122” screen 5 feet away. And with a depth profile that emulates the curvature of the human eye, it offers unparalleled eye comfort compared to flat monitors.”\\nI don’t know about you, but as someone with four different computer screens on his desk, this next-gen Brelyon desktop sounds like a perfect fit!\\nSure, these technologies are both in their early stages. But these hardware innovations are happening right now. Not tomorrow. Not next year. They’re happening right now.\\nThat means within the next 12 months, we expect a few of these innovations to come to the mass market. And at that point, we think the metaverse will finally start to come into its own.\\nThe VR Gold Rush will begin – and we will be ready to profit big from it.\\nThe Final Word on VR and the Metaverse\\nListen; I don’t blame you for giving up on the metaverse. I almost did, too. The version of the metaverse peddled in 2021 by Mark Zuckerberg & Co. was a joke.\\nBut that’s not the version of the metaverse that will succeed.\\nThe one that will is the version that blends innovative, accessible, and unobtrusive hardware with VR and AR technologies, seamlessly integrating virtual information into the real world.\\nThat’s the version of the metaverse I’m excited about. And it’s the one currently being built in engineering labs all across America.\\nSo, no, now is not the time to throw in the towel on the metaverse. On the contrary, now is the time bet big on it.\\nPretty much every metaverse stock out there has been crushed in the 2022 stock market selloff. From current levels, some offer generational investment opportunities.\\nFind out which are the best stocks to buy for $500 or less today.\\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\\nThe post Thanks to VR, the Metaverse Is Still Destined for Greatness appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Remember: The internet didn’t become a ubiquity until a bold company by the name of Apple (AAPL) made a tiny, accessible, convenient, and even stylish hardware device called the iPhone that put the internet in the palms of everyone’s hands. It’ll hinge upon glasses, contacts, and next-gen computer desktops that integrate VR, XR and AR technologies with the real world. Given the tough macro environment of the past few years, Mojo Vision has decelerated work on its contact lens and pivoted to micro LED displays for their near-term market potential.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Remember: The internet didn’t become a ubiquity until a bold company by the name of Apple (AAPL) made a tiny, accessible, convenient, and even stylish hardware device called the iPhone that put the internet in the palms of everyone’s hands. It’ll hinge upon glasses, contacts, and next-gen computer desktops that integrate VR, XR and AR technologies with the real world. In the future, we’ll escape via 3D-internet platforms like VR gaming, virtual bars/clubs, and immersive shows and movies.', 'news_article_title': 'Thanks to VR, the Metaverse Is Still Destined for Greatness', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Remember: The internet didn’t become a ubiquity until a bold company by the name of Apple (AAPL) made a tiny, accessible, convenient, and even stylish hardware device called the iPhone that put the internet in the palms of everyone’s hands. The company was working on AR contact lenses that compress the AR capabilities of a headset into a simple contact lens, then overlay those visuals onto the real world. That’s a version of the metaverse we can get behind.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Remember: The internet didn’t become a ubiquity until a bold company by the name of Apple (AAPL) made a tiny, accessible, convenient, and even stylish hardware device called the iPhone that put the internet in the palms of everyone’s hands. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Editor’s note: “Thanks to VR, the Metaverse Is Still Destined for Greatness” was previously published in September 2022. The Final Word on VR and the Metaverse Listen; I don’t blame you for giving up on the metaverse.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-close-to-reclaiming-%243t-market-cap%3A-top-etfs-to-bet', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple Inc. AAPL has been soaring this year, taking the tech giant back to the brink of a historic threshold of $3 trillion market valuation reached in January 2022. The stock has risen 35% so far this year, adding nearly $690 billion in market value. If the stock climbs another 10%, it will become the first company to ever be valued at $3 trillion (read: Take a Bite of Apple With These ETFs Post Solid Q2 Earnings).\\n\\nTo tap Apple’s huge success, investors could consider the ETFs with the largest allocation to the tech titan. Funds such as Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares US Technology ETF IYW have Apple as the top or second firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).\\n\\nThe massive gains came amid the big tech rally fueled by hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), easing inflation, upbeat corporate earnings, and safety play. In fact, U.S. tech stocks are enjoying their greatest outperformance, relative to the S&P 500, in 97 years, based on data from BofA Global Investment Strategy.\\n\\nThe rise is further supported by the bets that the Fed is nearing the end of its interest rate hiking cycle. As the tech sector relies on borrowing for superior growth, it is cheaper to borrow more money for further initiatives when interest rates are low.\\n\\nIn particular, investors have flocked to the iPhone maker’s steady revenue and massive cash flows. This is especially true as the tech titan reported solid second-quarter fiscal 2023 results by beating estimates on both earnings and revenues, powered by a surprise boost in iPhone sales.\\n \\nPer the latest 13F filing, the legendary investor Warren Buffett continued to love Apple and said it is a better business than any other in Berkshire Hathaway Inc.\\'s portfolio. He revealed a $1-billion stake in Apple in May 2016 and by March 2023, boosted it to $151 billion. Now, Apple makes up about 45% of Buffett’s portfolio. \"It\\'s an incredibly valuable utility,\" Buffett said about the iPhone maker in a recent interview with CNBC (read: Insights Into 13F Filings: ETFs to Bet Like Billionaires).\\n\\nThe latest multibillion-dollar deal with Broadcom AVGO to make 5G radio frequency components and wireless chips would add more strength to the Apple stock. Currently, Apple carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) and a Growth Score of B, suggesting that the iPhone maker is primed for growth. The stock falls under the top Zacks Industry Rank (in the top 27%).\\n\\nApple stock is cheap, trading at a P/E ratio of 29.08 compared with other few tech names — Amazon’s AMZN 73.46 times, Netflix’s NFLX 32.44 times and Microsoft’s MSFT 33.27 times (see: all the Technology ETFs here).\\nETFs to Buy\\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK)\\n\\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund targets the broad technology sector and follows the Technology Select Sector Index. It holds about 64 securities in its basket, with Apple making up for a 23.3% share. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund has key holdings in software, technology hardware, storage & peripherals, and semiconductors & semiconductor equipment.\\n\\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund is the most popular and heavily traded ETF, with AUM of $44 billion and an average daily volume of 6 million shares. The fund charges 10 bps in fees per year.\\n\\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)\\n\\nVanguard Information Technology ETF manages about $49 billion in its asset base and provides exposure to 364 technology stocks. It currently tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Here, Apple accounts for a 23.5% share. Technology hardware storage & peripheral, systems software, semiconductors and application software are the top four sectors.\\n\\nVanguard Information Technology ETF has an expense ratio of 0.10%, while volume is solid at nearly 476,000 shares.\\n\\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC)\\n\\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF is home to 361 technology stocks, with AUM of $6.4 billion. It follows the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index. Apple accounts for a 23.4% allocation.\\n\\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF has an expense ratio of 0.08%, while volume is solid at 194,000 shares a day (read: Tech ETFs Roaring to New 52-Week Highs).\\n\\niShares US Technology ETF (IYW)\\n\\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF tracks the Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index, giving investors exposure to 139 U.S. electronics, computer software and hardware, and informational technology companies. Apple makes up 19.1% of the assets.\\n\\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF has AUM of $11.4 billion and charges 39 bps in fees and expenses. Volume is good as it exchanges 486,000 shares a day.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nBroadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\\nFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports\\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports\\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. AAPL has been soaring this year, taking the tech giant back to the brink of a historic threshold of $3 trillion market valuation reached in January 2022. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The massive gains came amid the big tech rally fueled by hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), easing inflation, upbeat corporate earnings, and safety play.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL has been soaring this year, taking the tech giant back to the brink of a historic threshold of $3 trillion market valuation reached in January 2022. Funds such as Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares US Technology ETF IYW have Apple as the top or second firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Close to Reclaiming $3T Market Cap: Top ETFs to Bet', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL has been soaring this year, taking the tech giant back to the brink of a historic threshold of $3 trillion market valuation reached in January 2022. Funds such as Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares US Technology ETF IYW have Apple as the top or second firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL has been soaring this year, taking the tech giant back to the brink of a historic threshold of $3 trillion market valuation reached in January 2022. Funds such as Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares US Technology ETF IYW have Apple as the top or second firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/biden-administration-urges-supreme-court-not-to-hear-apple-caltech-patent-case', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"By Blake Brittain\\nMay 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. solicitor general on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O stemming from their $1.1 billion trial loss to the California Institute of Technology in a patent infringement case.\\nSolicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was correct when it ruled last year that the companies could not seek to invalidate Caltech's patents in court after Apple failed to raise its invalidity arguments at the U.S. Patent Office.\\nCaltech declined to comment on the solicitor general's filing. Representatives for the companies and the solicitor general's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday.\\nPasadena, California-based Caltech sued Apple and Broadcom in Los Angeles federal court in 2016, alleging millions of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and other devices with Broadcom Wi-Fi chips infringed its data-transmission patents.\\nCaltech has also sued Microsoft Corp, Samsung Electronics Co, Dell Technologies Inc and HP Inc for infringing the same patents in separate cases that are still pending.\\nA jury in 2020 ordered Apple to pay Caltech $837.8 million and Broadcom to pay $270.2 million. The Federal Circuit took issue with the amount of the award and sent the case back last year for a new trial on damages, which is yet to be scheduled.\\nApple and Broadcom had argued at the Federal Circuit that they should have been allowed to challenge the patents' validity at trial. The appeals court upheld the decision to bar the invalidity arguments because Apple previously could have raised them in its petitions for Patent Office review of the patents.\\nThe companies told the justices that the Federal Circuit misread the law, which only bars arguments that could have been raised during the review itself.\\nPrelogar said in her Tuesday brief that the Federal Circuit interpreted the law correctly.\\n(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington)\\n((blake.brittain@tr.com; +1 (202) 938-5713;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Blake Brittain May 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. solicitor general on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O stemming from their $1.1 billion trial loss to the California Institute of Technology in a patent infringement case. Caltech has also sued Microsoft Corp, Samsung Electronics Co, Dell Technologies Inc and HP Inc for infringing the same patents in separate cases that are still pending. The Federal Circuit took issue with the amount of the award and sent the case back last year for a new trial on damages, which is yet to be scheduled.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"By Blake Brittain May 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. solicitor general on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O stemming from their $1.1 billion trial loss to the California Institute of Technology in a patent infringement case. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was correct when it ruled last year that the companies could not seek to invalidate Caltech's patents in court after Apple failed to raise its invalidity arguments at the U.S. Patent Office. Pasadena, California-based Caltech sued Apple and Broadcom in Los Angeles federal court in 2016, alleging millions of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and other devices with Broadcom Wi-Fi chips infringed its data-transmission patents.\", 'news_article_title': 'Biden administration urges Supreme Court not to hear Apple-Caltech patent case', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"By Blake Brittain May 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. solicitor general on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O stemming from their $1.1 billion trial loss to the California Institute of Technology in a patent infringement case. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was correct when it ruled last year that the companies could not seek to invalidate Caltech's patents in court after Apple failed to raise its invalidity arguments at the U.S. Patent Office. Pasadena, California-based Caltech sued Apple and Broadcom in Los Angeles federal court in 2016, alleging millions of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and other devices with Broadcom Wi-Fi chips infringed its data-transmission patents.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"By Blake Brittain May 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. solicitor general on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O stemming from their $1.1 billion trial loss to the California Institute of Technology in a patent infringement case. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was correct when it ruled last year that the companies could not seek to invalidate Caltech's patents in court after Apple failed to raise its invalidity arguments at the U.S. Patent Office. Pasadena, California-based Caltech sued Apple and Broadcom in Los Angeles federal court in 2016, alleging millions of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and other devices with Broadcom Wi-Fi chips infringed its data-transmission patents.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-dividend-stocks-putting-more-money-in-investors-pockets', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Are you a shareholder of either Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML)? If so, congratulations: You recently became incrementally richer. As is their habit, both companies recently declared dividend raises. Still, while this means a bit more coin in the bank accounts of their investors, it doesn\\'t necessarily mean either company is investment-worthy today.\\nSo let\\'s put Apple and ASML under the microscope and see if they pass inspection.\\n1. Apple\\nIt\\'s a little hard to imagine these days, but for the first few decades of its existence, Apple was basically a pure-play tech hardware company. It had a regularly refreshed lineup of personal computers that usually won praise for their quality and utility although the company never became a No. 1 producer of mass-market machines.\\nThese days, of course, Apple is an electronics and consumer-goods powerhouse that has sprouted thick branches from that trunk of original computer tech. We see iPhones everywhere, and it\\'s not unusual for a household to have more than a single iPad tablet. Ever bold, the tech giant has pushed confidently into other product categories such as smartwatches and even computer chips.\\nApple has cleverly positioned itself as a broadening electronics retailer whose products all operate on the same software platform. With this, its mighty App Store draws billions of dollars in revenue from the software you and I have on our iDevices, be it purchase charges, in-store buys, or subscriptions. The iOS operating system will continue to be foundational, and those apps and commerce opportunities will keep coming.\\nThe King of Cupertino has been on its throne for a long time now, but it still seems like it has plenty of growth in store. Across all of its fiscal 2022, Apple managed to increase its net sales by 8%, with net income improving by 5%.\\nMacroeconomic strains and supply issues have dinged 2023 results so far, but that should reverse in the next year. On average, analysts are modeling 6% growth on the top line for 2024 and, much better, almost 10% improvement in per-share net income.\\nSo is it any wonder that Apple just pulled the trigger on yet another dividend raise? The new quarterly disbursement is $0.24 per share, 4% higher than its previous payout. This was paid on May 18.\\nWhile the enhanced amount doesn\\'t make it the highest yielder on the scene (at under 0.6%), it represents the 11th straight raise for the company, which seems fully determined to keep rewarding its shareholders.\\n2. ASML\\nIn contrast to the overly familiar Apple, ASML is quite the under-the-radar stock. Based in the Netherlands, the company produces the photolithography machines used to make computer chips. In fact, it\\'s the sole maker of extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) devices, the only machines that can produce certain types of advanced chips.\\nAs you might imagine, this is a monster business in a world stuffed full of smart devices, servers, and computers. Enduringly strong demand for chips keeps pushing ASML\\'s financials ever higher. In its first quarter, the company reaped $7.3 billion in revenue, a very high leap over the $3.8 billion a mere one year prior. Not to be outdone, net income came in nearly three times higher, at $2.1 billion, against $750 million from a year ago.\\nAs a result, ASML is a highly profitable company that throws off a lot of cash. It likes to direct some of this to its shareholders, and recently it rewarded them with -- you guessed it -- a dividend raise. The company\\'s quarterly payout now stands at 1.69 euros ($1.82) per share, a robust 23% higher than the 1.37 euros ($1.49) it was distributing previously.\\nASML\\'s dividend raise kicked in with the quarterly payout dispensed on May 10. At the most recent closing share price, the new amount yields just over 1%.\\nNone of this is a fluke or a one-off. ASML is facing the \"good problem\" of being too popular -- to the point where at the end of the first quarter, its order backlog was an intimidating $42 billion. That\\'s nearly double the revenue it earned in all of 2022. How\\'s that for popularity? Particularly with an explosion in the appeal and prominence of artificial intelligence (AI), consumers\\' devices will need ever more computing power.\\nASML is guiding for 25% growth on the top line for 2023 compared to the previous year. Profitability should continue to be strong, ringing in at a gross margin of around 50%. We can easily imagine more double-digit growth in future years. With that kind of potential, ASML looks like a great stock to own, and now looks like a good time to own it.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\\nEric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML and Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Are you a shareholder of either Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML)? With this, its mighty App Store draws billions of dollars in revenue from the software you and I have on our iDevices, be it purchase charges, in-store buys, or subscriptions. While the enhanced amount doesn't make it the highest yielder on the scene (at under 0.6%), it represents the 11th straight raise for the company, which seems fully determined to keep rewarding its shareholders.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Are you a shareholder of either Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML)? Based in the Netherlands, the company produces the photolithography machines used to make computer chips. As a result, ASML is a highly profitable company that throws off a lot of cash.', 'news_article_title': \"2 Dividend Stocks Putting More Money in Investors' Pockets\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Are you a shareholder of either Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML)? The new quarterly disbursement is $0.24 per share, 4% higher than its previous payout. With that kind of potential, ASML looks like a great stock to own, and now looks like a good time to own it.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Are you a shareholder of either Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML)? Apple It's a little hard to imagine these days, but for the first few decades of its existence, Apple was basically a pure-play tech hardware company. In its first quarter, the company reaped $7.3 billion in revenue, a very high leap over the $3.8 billion a mere one year prior.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-nflx-rolls-out-paid-sharing-in-the-united-states', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Netflix NFLX recently announced its paid sharing model in the United States, alerting members that their accounts cannot be shared for free to users outside their households.\\n\\nMembers who want to share their account with someone outside their household can do so by either transferring the profile to a new membership or buying an extra member on their existing account by paying an additional fee of $7.99 per month.\\n\\nMembers with standard plans can add only one extra viewer, while premium subscribers can add up to two extra viewers. The extra member account must be activated in the same country where the owner created their account.\\n\\nPaid sharing model is an integral step to tackle widespread account sharing, which erodes the company’s ability to invest and improve content for its paying members. Netflix already launched paid sharing model in Canada, New Zealand, Spain and Portugal in first-quarter 2023.\\nNetflix, Inc. Price and Consensus\\n Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote\\n Strong Portfolio to Aid Netflix’s Prospects\\nNetflix shares have grown 20.8% year-to-date, outperforming the Zacks Consumer & Discretionary sector, which gained 7.3% over the same time frame.\\n\\nNetflix’s diversified content portfolio and its customer-centric focus has been a major growth driver in recent times. Hits like The Night Agent, The Glory, Full Swing and That 90s Show helped Netflix win subscribers.\\n\\nIts global paid subscriber base in first-quarter 2023 increased by 4.9% year over year to 232.5 million.\\n\\nIt continues to serve a wider demography by producing original content with regional creators, writers, cast and production teams, reflecting its values toward diverse cultures.\\n\\nNetflix’s revenues of $8.16 billion increased 3.7% year over year in first-quarter 2023, owing to strong content diversification and monetization initiatives.\\n\\nIts monetization initiative includes the new ad-supported plan which has experienced higher user engagement. The plan focuses on key dimensions like member experience, value to advertisers and incremental contribution to business. It is also upgrading its ads experience with more streams and improved video quality to attract a broader range of consumers.\\nNetflix Suffering From Stiff Competition\\nNetflix has been suffering from stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Discovery WBD and Amazon AMZN in the saturated streaming market. Its average revenues per membership declined 1% year over year during the first-quarter 2023\\n\\nNFLX shares have underperformed Apple, Warner Bros. and Amazon, which have risen 32%, 23.3% and 36.9% year to date, respectively. These companies continue to invest heavily in their streaming arm while focusing on revenue diversification.\\n\\nMoreover, its initiative to roll out paid password sharing is expected to hurt subscriber growth in the near term.\\n\\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company expects second-quarter 2023 earnings of around $2.84 per share, indicating a 20% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\\n\\nHowever, Netflix expects its second-quarter 2023 revenues to increase 3.4% year over year to around $8.242 billion.\\n\\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter revenues is pegged at $8.25 billion, indicating a 3.47% growth from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.\\n\\nThe consensus mark for second-quarter 2023 earnings remained unchanged at $2.80 per share in the past 30 days, indicating a year-over-year decline of 12.5%.\\nFree Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks\\nHydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals. This technology is on the verge of a massive breakthrough, one that could make hydrogen a major source of America's power. It could even totally revolutionize the EV industry.\\nZacks has released a special report revealing the 4 stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains.\\nDownload Cashing In on Cleaner Energy today, absolutely free.\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nWarner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Netflix Suffering From Stiff Competition Netflix has been suffering from stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Warner Bros. It continues to serve a wider demography by producing original content with regional creators, writers, cast and production teams, reflecting its values toward diverse cultures.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Warner Bros. Netflix Suffering From Stiff Competition Netflix has been suffering from stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Netflix’s revenues of $8.16 billion increased 3.7% year over year in first-quarter 2023, owing to strong content diversification and monetization initiatives.', 'news_article_title': 'Netflix (NFLX) Rolls Out Paid Sharing in the United States', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Warner Bros. Netflix Suffering From Stiff Competition Netflix has been suffering from stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Netflix NFLX recently announced its paid sharing model in the United States, alerting members that their accounts cannot be shared for free to users outside their households.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Warner Bros. Netflix Suffering From Stiff Competition Netflix has been suffering from stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Netflix NFLX recently announced its paid sharing model in the United States, alerting members that their accounts cannot be shared for free to users outside their households.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-sp-100-etf-oef-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/23/2000.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $7.78 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Blend\\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\\nCosts\\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.20%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.40%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 32.50% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.79% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 41.16% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nOEF seeks to match the performance of the S&P 100 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 100 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market. It is a subset of the S&P 500 and consists of blue chip stocks from diverse industries in the S&P 500 with exchange listed options & the Index represented approximately 45% of the market capitalization of listed U.S. equities.\\nThe ETF has gained about 13.02% so far this year and is up roughly 8.16% in the last one year (as of 05/24/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $161.29 and $196.83.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.99 and standard deviation of 19.31% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 105 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nIShares S&P 100 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, OEF is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $308.69 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $384.83 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\\nBottom-Line\\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\niShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.79% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/23/2000.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.79% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/23/2000.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.79% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/23/2000.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.79% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Sector Exposure and Top Holdings It is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-leading-tech-stocks-to-buy-in-2023-and-beyond-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"After a sell-off in 2022, tech stocks are on the rise this year. Markets such as artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) have caught the eye of Wall Street. These technologies have the potential to affect the futures of countless industries, from consumer tech to healthcare, machine learning, education, and more. As a result, this year is an exciting time to load up on the tech companies that are building the future.\\nHere are two leading tech stocks to buy in 2023 and beyond.\\n1. Advanced Micro Devices\\nAdvanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is one of the world's most in-demand chipmakers, and its stock is an increasingly attractive investment. Technological advances have made more powerful chips crucial to the development of several industries. As a result, demand for AMD's central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), and data processing units (DPUs) could soar as tech continues to evolve.\\nThe semiconductor company's chips have allowed it to partner with titans of the industry to strengthen and diversify its business. In 2020, AMD became the exclusive supplier of chips for two of the most popular game consoles, Sony's PlayStation 5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series X/S. Meanwhile, the company's data center chips have attracted cloud giants like Microsoft's Azure, Alphabet's Google Cloud, and Oracle as clients.\\nHowever, one of the biggest reasons to invest in AMD is the support it is receiving from Microsoft to expand its AI chip offerings. According to a Bloomberg report from May 4, the Windows company is bolstering AMD's AI presence through financing and providing engineering resources in an effort to create an alternative to Nvidia.\\nThe partnership is promising because Microsoft is one of the biggest names in AI right now; it invested $1 billion in ChatGPT developer OpenAI in 2019 and another $10 billion this year. The alliance has allowed Microsoft to integrate the start-up's AI technology into several of its services, such as its Office productivity software, Azure, and search engine Bing. As a result, Microsoft could be an excellent guide to help bolster AMD's AI expansion.\\nThe AI market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37% through 2030, suggesting that there will be plenty of market share up for grabs as AMD develops in the sector. Meanwhile, AMD's forward price/earnings-to-growth ratio of 0.2 suggests its stock is still significantly undervalued, making it worth an investment this year.\\n2. Apple\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most valuable company in the world, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion, and it might seem as if the best time to invest in it has passed. However, the company's dominance across several areas of consumer tech and a booming services business make its stock worth considering.\\nApple shares have climbed nearly 1,000% since 2013. The company's consistent growth has primarily stemmed from its ability to rise to the top of nearly any industry it enters. It has attained a leading market share in smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones despite other tech companies controlling those markets before Apple entered the picture.\\nAs a result, the iPhone company's expected venture into the VR/AR market next month is an exciting development. According to data from Statista, the VR/AR market is projected to hit $31 billion this year and grow at a CAGR of 14% through 2027. The sector is currently dominated by Sony and Meta Platforms with their respective headsets. However, Apple's new device will offer connectivity with its other products and is expected to feature an iPhone-like interface, which could go a long way in attracting consumers.\\nMoreover, Apple services (Apple TV+, Music, iCloud, Fitness+, and more) have become an increasingly lucrative way for the company to diversify its earnings and lean less on product sales in the event of a market downturn. The consistent rise of iPhone adoption has spurred its services business, with the segment's revenue rising 63% since the first quarter of 2020 and offering attractive profit margins of around 70%.\\nApple has a reputation for consistent stock growth, making it one of the most reliable investments available. Bolstered by a potential venture into a new market, the company's stock is a stellar buy in 2023 and beyond.\\n10 stocks we like better than Advanced Micro Devices\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Advanced Micro Devices wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most valuable company in the world, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion, and it might seem as if the best time to invest in it has passed. According to a Bloomberg report from May 4, the Windows company is bolstering AMD's AI presence through financing and providing engineering resources in an effort to create an alternative to Nvidia. The alliance has allowed Microsoft to integrate the start-up's AI technology into several of its services, such as its Office productivity software, Azure, and search engine Bing.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most valuable company in the world, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion, and it might seem as if the best time to invest in it has passed. Advanced Micro Devices Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is one of the world's most in-demand chipmakers, and its stock is an increasingly attractive investment. Meanwhile, the company's data center chips have attracted cloud giants like Microsoft's Azure, Alphabet's Google Cloud, and Oracle as clients.\", 'news_article_title': '2 Leading Tech Stocks to Buy in 2023 and Beyond', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most valuable company in the world, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion, and it might seem as if the best time to invest in it has passed. After a sell-off in 2022, tech stocks are on the rise this year. However, the company's dominance across several areas of consumer tech and a booming services business make its stock worth considering.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most valuable company in the world, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion, and it might seem as if the best time to invest in it has passed. Advanced Micro Devices Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is one of the world's most in-demand chipmakers, and its stock is an increasingly attractive investment. It has attained a leading market share in smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones despite other tech companies controlling those markets before Apple entered the picture.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/under-the-radar-ai-beast-and-huge-apple-news-broadcom-stock-analysis', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"When looking for the best stocks to buy, it's important to look at megatrends and have a vision for the future. Without question, artificial intelligence is the hottest topic of 2023. The obvious beneficiaries of AI have been identified, but there are several off-the-radar stock picks that could benefit. The video below explains how Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) stock could benefit from AI for your growth stock portfolio while paying a healthy dividend to boot.\\n*Stock prices used were the morning prices of May 23, 2023. The video was published on May 23, 2023.\\n10 stocks we like better than Broadcom\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Broadcom wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nEric Cuka has positions in Apple and Broadcom. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nEric Cuka is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The obvious beneficiaries of AI have been identified, but there are several off-the-radar stock picks that could benefit. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The video below explains how Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) stock could benefit from AI for your growth stock portfolio while paying a healthy dividend to boot. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom.', 'news_article_title': 'Under-the-Radar AI Beast and Huge Apple News -- Broadcom Stock Analysis', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The video below explains how Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) stock could benefit from AI for your growth stock portfolio while paying a healthy dividend to boot. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Qualcomm.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The video below explains how Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) stock could benefit from AI for your growth stock portfolio while paying a healthy dividend to boot. 10 stocks we like better than Broadcom When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023 Eric Cuka has positions in Apple and Broadcom.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-40', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-russell-1000-growth-etf-vong-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Launched on 09/22/2010, the Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $11.70 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Growth\\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\\nGrowth stocks have higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. While these are expected to grow faster than the broader market, they also have higher valuations. Additionally, growth stocks have a greater level of risk associated with them. They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.\\nCosts\\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.86%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 42.70% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.09% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\\nPerformance and Risk\\nVONG seeks to match the performance of the Russell 1000 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of large-capitalization growth stocks in the United States.\\nThe ETF has added roughly 17.50% so far this year and is up about 11.54% in the last one year (as of 05/24/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $53.17 and $66.18.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.08 and standard deviation of 23.27% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 512 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nVanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VONG is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $84.29 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $178.78 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\\nBottom-Line\\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nVanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.09% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $11.70 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.09% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Launched on 09/22/2010, the Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.09% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 09/22/2010, the Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.09% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Launched on 09/22/2010, the Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-aapl-stock-is-low-hanging-fruit-on-any-weakness', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nBig tech stocks have been on a tear so far this year, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no exception. In fact, AAPL stock has more-or-less bounced back from its 2022 tech sell-off losses. Shares in the iPhone today are just a few dollars below their all-time high.\\nHowever, while a satisfying turn of events for AAPL investors, concerns are rising that the FAANG component has gone up too far, too fast.\\nIn their view, after a nearly 40% move higher since the start of 2023, a pullback, or worse, a correction is due. There are several factors that, while not affecting the stock much now, could cause a reversal to happen.\\nBut while some temporary weakness may perhaps lie ahead for Apple, don’t assume that means you need to take profit if you currently own it. If you’ve yet to buy it, this dynamic may create a golden opportunity.\\nAAPL Apple $171.56\\nAAPL Stock and Growing Pessimism\\nDon’t get me wrong. It’s not as if Apple shares are anywhere close to falling out of favor with the market. According to Marketbeat, out of 33 analyst ratings, 26 rate shares a “buy,” with only 5 rating it a “hold,” and 2 rating it a “sell.”\\nThat AAPL stock is back near pre-sell off price levels is a testament to its continued popularity among investors. Still, there are several things that could soon dampen bullishness, a revenue miss for the current quarter (ending June 30), for one. At least, that’s the view of Loop Capital’s Ananda Baruah.\\nOn May 23, the analyst downgraded AAPL from “buy” to “hold.” They cited Apple’s reduction of its iPhone shipment forecast as a sign that revenue this quarter could fall short of expectations. It’s possible this makes the market less bullish on Apple’s Augmented Reality/Virtual reality catalyst.\\nThere is increasing uncertainty over whether this soon-to-be-unveiled product will be a moderate hit, or a massive flop. To top things off, investors could start to adopt analyst firm Bernstein’s more doubtful view of Apple’s growth prospects in non-China emerging markets like India.\\nTemporary Issues Don’t Change the Story\\nDespite these many issues that could temporarily sink AAPL stock lower, don’t assume this means middling or weak returns for shares over a longer timeframe. While possible that Apple falls short of guidance this quarter, that doesn’t mean further misses lie ahead in subsequent quarters.\\nKeep in mind that Apple is only starting to bounce back from the recent tech sector slowdown. Mixed results in 2023 could give way to strong numbers in 2024 and 2025, especially as the company continues to expand the reach of its Services segment. Although Services growth slowed last quarter, it could surge back in a big way as the overall economy normalizes.\\nBetter yet, after success in subscription-based verticals like apps and music, there’s enormous potential for Apple to “disrupt the disruptors” in fintech.\\nPreviously, I’ve talked about Apple’s move into the “buy now, pay later” (or BNPL) space. Apple could also give incumbent fintechs a run for their money in areas like payments, merchant services, and savings accounts.\\nAdd in its strong potential to continue releasing innovative products, even if its AR/VR device flops, and it’s clear that AAPL is far from running out of growth runway.\\nThe Takeaway\\nOn top of these many positives, don’t forget, either, that there’s a project still in the works that later this decade could truly move the needle for this already mammoth-sized company. That would be the Apple car, or the company’s much-anticipated electric vehicle (or EV) with self-driving capabilities.\\nWhile AAPL could pull back in the latter half of 2023, growth stands to re-accelerate in the coming years. As discussed above, Apple has many opportunities it can pursue to achieve this.\\nOnce back fully into growth mode, Apple shares are poised to snap back to its high-water mark, then onto new highs.\\nIf you own AAPL stock today, there’s no need to make a hasty exit. If you currently do not own it, feel free to buy at current prices, but consider pouncing on it following any weakness.\\nAAPL stock earns a B rating in Portfolio Grader.\\nOn the date of publication, neither Louis Navellier nor the InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article held (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\\nLouis Navellier, who has been called “one of the most important money managers of our time,” has broken the silence in this shocking “tell all” video… exposing one of the most shocking events in our country’s history… and the one move every American needs to make today.\\nThe post Why AAPL Stock Is Low-Hanging Fruit on Any Weakness appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On May 23, the analyst downgraded AAPL from “buy” to “hold.” They cited Apple’s reduction of its iPhone shipment forecast as a sign that revenue this quarter could fall short of expectations. Add in its strong potential to continue releasing innovative products, even if its AR/VR device flops, and it’s clear that AAPL is far from running out of growth runway. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Big tech stocks have been on a tear so far this year, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no exception.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Big tech stocks have been on a tear so far this year, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no exception. In fact, AAPL stock has more-or-less bounced back from its 2022 tech sell-off losses. However, while a satisfying turn of events for AAPL investors, concerns are rising that the FAANG component has gone up too far, too fast.', 'news_article_title': 'Why AAPL Stock Is Low-Hanging Fruit on Any Weakness', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Big tech stocks have been on a tear so far this year, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no exception. If you own AAPL stock today, there’s no need to make a hasty exit. In fact, AAPL stock has more-or-less bounced back from its 2022 tech sell-off losses.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Big tech stocks have been on a tear so far this year, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no exception. AAPL Apple $171.56 AAPL Stock and Growing Pessimism Don’t get me wrong. According to Marketbeat, out of 33 analyst ratings, 26 rate shares a “buy,” with only 5 rating it a “hold,” and 2 rating it a “sell.” That AAPL stock is back near pre-sell off price levels is a testament to its continued popularity among investors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-how-much-warren-buffetts-4-big-stock-buys-just-boosted-berkshire-hathaways-dividend', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Warren Buffett is a big believer in dividend-paying stocks. Even though the company he leads, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), doesn't pay dividends, many of the businesses in which it invests feature extensive dividend income.\\nBerkshire Hathaway recently announced its latest individual stock holdings through its 13-F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The filing revealed changes to Berkshire's portfolio during the first quarter of 2023, and during that period, Berkshire added shares of several notable dividend payers. By doing so, Berkshire boosted its potential annual dividend income by more than $80 million. Here's the breakdown.\\nHP: $17.3 million extra\\nComputer printer and hardware company HP (NYSE: HPQ) has quietly become a major position in Berkshire's portfolio. With almost 121 million shares of HP, Berkshire owns about 12% of the tech business, with a value of about $3.5 billion based on recent prices. Berkshire just bought an additional 16.48 million shares during the first quarter of 2023.\\nHP pays its shareholders $0.2625 per share in dividends each quarter, which works out to a yield of more than 3%. The position in the printer specialist pays out about $127 million in dividends, and the shares that Berkshire just bought will add $17.3 million in annual dividend income for Berkshire.\\nApple: $19.6 million extra\\nBerkshire's largest individual stock holding by far is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The conglomerate holds a roughly 5.8% stake in the iPhone maker, and the market value of the 915 million Apple shares it owned as of March 31 was more than $150 billion. Buffett made an incremental purchase of 20.42 million shares of Apple stock during the period.\\nApple's dividend yield of just over 0.5% isn't all that impressive, but it still puts plenty of cash into Berkshire's coffers. At $0.24 per share each quarter, Apple's dividends amount to nearly $879 million in annual income. The added shares purchased just in the first three months of 2023 should add more than $19.6 million in cash over the next year -- and that's assuming that the tech company doesn't boost its payout even further in the interim.\\nBank of America: $20 million extra\\nYet beating out Apple in the dividend department is Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Berkshire added 22.75 million shares of BofA stock during 2023's Q1. With a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share, that should contribute just over $20 million in additional dividend income annually. Berkshire's total position of 1.033 billion shares generated about $909 billion in dividends.\\nBuffett has actually sold off many of Berkshire's bank stock holdings recently. But Bank of America remains a favorite, and even though the total market value of Berkshire's BofA position is under $30 billion, the 3.1% dividend yield is much higher than Apple's, allowing the bank stock to cement its position as a leading contributor of dividend income for the Buffett-led insurance giant. Berkshire also controls about 13% of BofA's outstanding shares, which shows the confidence that the Oracle of Omaha has in the Charlotte-based banking giant.\\nCapital One Financial: $23.8 million extra\\nContinuing the bank theme, Berkshire added shares of Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) for the first time during 2023's Q1. Purchases of 9.922 million shares represent just a 2.6% stake in Capital One, but they represent nearly $1 billion in value.\\nMoreover, with a $0.60 per-share quarterly dividend, Capital One boasts a 2.4% dividend yield. With such a massive investment, Berkshire boosted its annual dividend income by more than $23.8 million. Given an inexpensive valuation, Buffett likely believes Capital One can rise in value at the same time that it keeps paying out dividend income.\\nDon't forget the dividends\\nEven if you don't need dividend income from your portfolio to pay for your living expenses, it can still be valuable to invest in dividend stocks. With the cash they pay out, you can make additional investments and increase your income even further. That's been a winning strategy for Warren Buffett , and it's one you should closely consider as well in your own investing.\\n10 stocks we like better than Capital One Financial\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Capital One Financial wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Dan Caplinger has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and HP. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple: $19.6 million extra Berkshire's largest individual stock holding by far is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Berkshire Hathaway recently announced its latest individual stock holdings through its 13-F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The conglomerate holds a roughly 5.8% stake in the iPhone maker, and the market value of the 915 million Apple shares it owned as of March 31 was more than $150 billion.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple: $19.6 million extra Berkshire's largest individual stock holding by far is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Even though the company he leads, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), doesn't pay dividends, many of the businesses in which it invests feature extensive dividend income. The position in the printer specialist pays out about $127 million in dividends, and the shares that Berkshire just bought will add $17.3 million in annual dividend income for Berkshire.\", 'news_article_title': \"Here's How Much Warren Buffett's 4 Big Stock Buys Just Boosted Berkshire Hathaway's Dividend Income\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple: $19.6 million extra Berkshire's largest individual stock holding by far is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The position in the printer specialist pays out about $127 million in dividends, and the shares that Berkshire just bought will add $17.3 million in annual dividend income for Berkshire. But Bank of America remains a favorite, and even though the total market value of Berkshire's BofA position is under $30 billion, the 3.1% dividend yield is much higher than Apple's, allowing the bank stock to cement its position as a leading contributor of dividend income for the Buffett-led insurance giant.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple: $19.6 million extra Berkshire's largest individual stock holding by far is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The position in the printer specialist pays out about $127 million in dividends, and the shares that Berkshire just bought will add $17.3 million in annual dividend income for Berkshire. 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In 2021, the company was blacklisted by the U.S. government over human rights concerns.\\nThe company has previously disputed accusations of wrongdoing, saying its software is used to fight terrorism and serious crime.\\nOne of the alleged Armenian victims of NSO\\'s spyware said those explanations do not reflect reality.\\n\"That\\'s a kind of ridiculous umbrella for the companies that create these products and the governments that use them,\" Armenian opposition broadcaster Samvel Farmanyan told Reuters.\\nHe added that his targeting was \"totally unacceptable (and had) nothing to do with the prevention of any type of crime or terrorism.\"\\nAZERBAIJAN DENIES RESPONSIBILITY\\nThe researchers said they believed neighboring Azerbaijan, which has fought several wars with Armenia over the disputed chunk of territory known as Nagorno-Karabakh or Artsakh, was likely responsible for the hacking activity.\\nThat\\'s in part because of \"extensive evidence\" that Azerbaijan\\'s government has previously used Pegasus against its domestic opponents, said Amnesty\\'s Donncha O Cearbhaill, referring to a 2021 investigation by Amnesty and other partners that found hundreds of Azeri phone numbers had been selected for targeting with Pegasus spyware.\\nThe Azeri Embassy in London said in a statement that Azerbaijan \"does not engage in such practices\" and \"does not spy on foreign citizens\".\\nThe Armenian government has in the past been implicated in the deployment of phone hacking software, including in a report published last year by Alphabet\\'s GOOGL.O Google.\\nWhile that report pointed to a different spyware, known as Predator, several Pegasus victims in Armenia said they feared their own government was behind the recent surveillance.\\nThe Armenian Embassy in London said its government rejected the alleged use of spyware at the \"highest level\".\\n\"Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a strong public statement categorically rejecting the circulating information that the authorities used spyware against opponents and/or journalists,\" it said in a statement.\\nPashinyan and family members had also received messages warning that their devices may have been compromised, it added.\\nReuters spoke to several alleged victims identified by the researchers. All said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. They later discovered traces of Pegasus on their devices through forensic analyses.\\nTwo of them were journalists with the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), something RFE/RL executive Patrick Boehler said was \"truly terrifying and appalling\".\\n\"If we cannot protect our sources, it has consequences for the depth and breadth of our journalism,\" he said.\\nOther alleged victims included Varuzhan Geghamyan, an academic and expert on Armenian-Azeri relations, and Ruben Melikyan, a lawyer and human rights activist.\\nThey all condemned the spying.\\n\"Psychologically it\\'s devastating,\" said Farmanyan, the broadcaster.\\n(Reporting by Raphael Satter and James Pearson in London; editing by Bill Berkrot and Mark Heinrich)\\n((Raphael.Satter@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"All said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. Pegasus is one of many advanced espionage tools that affords hackers sweeping access to their targets' smartphones, allowing them to record calls, intercept messages and even transform the phones into portable listening devices. The researchers said they believed neighboring Azerbaijan, which has fought several wars with Armenia over the disputed chunk of territory known as Nagorno-Karabakh or Artsakh, was likely responsible for the hacking activity.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"All said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. By Raphael Satter and James Pearson LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found. A team of researchers from digital rights group Access Now, human rights organization Amnesty International, Canadian internet watchdog Citizen Lab, Armenian digital defense group CyberHUB-AM and independent researcher Ruben Muradyan, said they had confirmed at least 12 cases in which espionage software made by Israel's NSO Group had been used against Armenian officials, journalists and organizers.\", 'news_article_title': 'Researchers find Israeli-made spyware deployed across Armenia', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"All said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. By Raphael Satter and James Pearson LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found. A team of researchers from digital rights group Access Now, human rights organization Amnesty International, Canadian internet watchdog Citizen Lab, Armenian digital defense group CyberHUB-AM and independent researcher Ruben Muradyan, said they had confirmed at least 12 cases in which espionage software made by Israel's NSO Group had been used against Armenian officials, journalists and organizers.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"All said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. By Raphael Satter and James Pearson LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found. A team of researchers from digital rights group Access Now, human rights organization Amnesty International, Canadian internet watchdog Citizen Lab, Armenian digital defense group CyberHUB-AM and independent researcher Ruben Muradyan, said they had confirmed at least 12 cases in which espionage software made by Israel's NSO Group had been used against Armenian officials, journalists and organizers.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tiktok-tests-ai-chatbot-tako-in-the-philippines', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Josh Ye\\nHONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok said on Thursday it is in the early stages of exploring a chatbot called \"Tako\" that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content, and is conducting tests with select users in the Philippines.\\nOpenAI, backed by Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, last year launched chatbot ChatGPT, offering arguably the most natural interaction to date. That triggered a race to develop features based on game-changing generative artificial intelligence (AI), including TikTok rival Snap Inc SNAP.N whose \"My AI\" is powered by ChatGPT technology.\\nTikTok said Tako is designed to help users discover \"entertaining and inspiring content\" on the app.\\nEarlier on Thursday, an Israeli-based app intelligence firm Watchful Technologies said it had found Tako on some versions of the TikTok app on Apple Inc AAPL.O mobile devices.\\nScreenshots and video Watchful shared with Reuters showed the chatbot featuring prominently on TikTok\\'s interface as a ghost-shaped icon, which users can tap while watching videos to have text-based conversations and get help finding content.\\nIn April, U.S. media outlets reported that TikTok was experimenting with a generative AI tool to allow users to create avatars. China-based parent ByteDance is working on a large AI model, Chinese media reported, but it does not currently offer AI chatbot features on its Chinese equivalent of TikTok, Douyin.\\nDisclosure filed with the U.S. patent and trademark office last month showed TikTok had submitted a trademark application for \"TikTok Tako\" in categories including \"computer software for the artificial production of human speech and text\".\\nAsked about Tako, a TikTok spokesperson said the social media platform was always exploring new technology.\\n\"In select markets, we\\'re testing new ways to power search and discovery on TikTok, and we look forward to learning from our community as we continue to create a safe place that entertains, inspires creativity, and drives culture,\" the spokesperson said.\\nThe company did not say why the Philippines was selected.\\nVIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS\\nWatchful researcher Daniel Buchuk said his team started to find references to Tako on some versions of the TikTok app earlier this month, including on a test version on an iOS device in the United States.\\nWatchful uses computer vision as well as data analysis to identify and emulate app changes. It monitors devices in different countries but was unable to establish in which markets TikTok was conducting its tests.\\nUnlike ChatGPT, which is positioned as an all-purpose chatbot, Tako feels more like a navigation assistant with a focus on encouraging users to watch more videos, Buchuk said.\\n\"So if you\\'re asking \\'When was King Charles\\' coronation?\\' Tako will tell you the answer, but then you\\'ll also see relevant TikTok videos,\" he said.\\nAnother demonstration by Watchful showed that when a user asks Tako a question, such as \"How can we teach respect to children\", the chatbot replies by summarising tips from TikTok users while also recommending related videos.\\nTikTok has set a disclaimer saying Tako is an experimental chatbot and that responses could be inaccurate. It said it will review conversations with Tako for safety purposes and warned users not to share private information with it.\\n(Reporting by Josh Ye in Hong Kong and Yana Gaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Brenda Goh, Christopher Cushing and Nick Macfie)\\n((brenda.goh@thomsonreuters.com; +86 (0) 21 2083 0088; Reuters Messaging: brenda.goh.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Earlier on Thursday, an Israeli-based app intelligence firm Watchful Technologies said it had found Tako on some versions of the TikTok app on Apple Inc AAPL.O mobile devices. OpenAI, backed by Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, last year launched chatbot ChatGPT, offering arguably the most natural interaction to date. \"In select markets, we\\'re testing new ways to power search and discovery on TikTok, and we look forward to learning from our community as we continue to create a safe place that entertains, inspires creativity, and drives culture,\" the spokesperson said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Earlier on Thursday, an Israeli-based app intelligence firm Watchful Technologies said it had found Tako on some versions of the TikTok app on Apple Inc AAPL.O mobile devices. By Josh Ye HONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok said on Thursday it is in the early stages of exploring a chatbot called \"Tako\" that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content, and is conducting tests with select users in the Philippines. Screenshots and video Watchful shared with Reuters showed the chatbot featuring prominently on TikTok\\'s interface as a ghost-shaped icon, which users can tap while watching videos to have text-based conversations and get help finding content.', 'news_article_title': \"TikTok tests AI chatbot 'Tako' in the Philippines\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Earlier on Thursday, an Israeli-based app intelligence firm Watchful Technologies said it had found Tako on some versions of the TikTok app on Apple Inc AAPL.O mobile devices. By Josh Ye HONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok said on Thursday it is in the early stages of exploring a chatbot called \"Tako\" that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content, and is conducting tests with select users in the Philippines. Screenshots and video Watchful shared with Reuters showed the chatbot featuring prominently on TikTok\\'s interface as a ghost-shaped icon, which users can tap while watching videos to have text-based conversations and get help finding content.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Earlier on Thursday, an Israeli-based app intelligence firm Watchful Technologies said it had found Tako on some versions of the TikTok app on Apple Inc AAPL.O mobile devices. By Josh Ye HONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok said on Thursday it is in the early stages of exploring a chatbot called \"Tako\" that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content, and is conducting tests with select users in the Philippines. Screenshots and video Watchful shared with Reuters showed the chatbot featuring prominently on TikTok\\'s interface as a ghost-shaped icon, which users can tap while watching videos to have text-based conversations and get help finding content.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/noteworthy-thursday-option-activity%3A-mrna-aapl-anet', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Moderna Inc (Symbol: MRNA), where a total volume of 35,275 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 104.7% of MRNA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $190 strike put option expiring July 21, 2023, with 6,745 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 674,500 underlying shares of MRNA. Below is a chart showing MRNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange:\\nApple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 538,107 contracts, representing approximately 53.8 million underlying shares or approximately 95.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 56.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring May 26, 2023, with 77,689 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.8 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange:\\nAnd Arista Networks Inc (Symbol: ANET) saw options trading volume of 30,793 contracts, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares or approximately 89.2% of ANET's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $150 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 2,614 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 261,400 underlying shares of ANET. Below is a chart showing ANET's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:\\nFor the various different available expirations for MRNA options, AAPL options, or ANET options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\\nAlso see:\\n\\x95 CRON Insider Buying\\n\\x95 Top Ten Hedge Funds Holding RWX\\n\\x95 Funds Holding FRXB\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Particularly high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring May 26, 2023, with 77,689 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.8 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing MRNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 538,107 contracts, representing approximately 53.8 million underlying shares or approximately 95.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 56.4 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange: And Arista Networks Inc (Symbol: ANET) saw options trading volume of 30,793 contracts, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares or approximately 89.2% of ANET's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Below is a chart showing MRNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 538,107 contracts, representing approximately 53.8 million underlying shares or approximately 95.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 56.4 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange: And Arista Networks Inc (Symbol: ANET) saw options trading volume of 30,793 contracts, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares or approximately 89.2% of ANET's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring May 26, 2023, with 77,689 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.8 million underlying shares of AAPL.\", 'news_article_title': 'Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: MRNA, AAPL, ANET', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is a chart showing MRNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 538,107 contracts, representing approximately 53.8 million underlying shares or approximately 95.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 56.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring May 26, 2023, with 77,689 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.8 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange: And Arista Networks Inc (Symbol: ANET) saw options trading volume of 30,793 contracts, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares or approximately 89.2% of ANET's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Below is a chart showing MRNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 538,107 contracts, representing approximately 53.8 million underlying shares or approximately 95.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 56.4 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange: And Arista Networks Inc (Symbol: ANET) saw options trading volume of 30,793 contracts, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares or approximately 89.2% of ANET's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring May 26, 2023, with 77,689 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.8 million underlying shares of AAPL.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-tech-stocks-to-buy-before-they-soar-to-new-heights-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nTech stocks have had a great start to 2023 after the sell-off in 2022. With the growing demand and success of cloud computing, augmented reality and artificial intelligence, tech companies are ready for a solid comeback. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 33% in 2022 and several stocks took a beating. Many companies suffered more than expected but things are looking better this year and now is a good time to start looking for the top tech stocks to buy. \\nWith a soft inflation report and the economy slowly getting back to normal, it looks like tech stocks are set to gain. If you are thinking about investing in tech stocks right now, you will be able to take home big gains as they soar to new highs in 2023. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the three tech stocks to add to your portfolio.\\nNvidia (NVDA)\\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\\nI’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is one company that can make you a millionaire. NVDA stock has been red hot since the beginning of 2023. Year-to-date (YTD) it has already generated a nearly 160% return. If you missed that opportunity its not too late, now is a good time to buy into one of the soaring tech stocks. \\nNvidia reported a blowout first quarter report with top and bottom-line growth. Its revenue stood at $7.19 billion, up 19% from the previous quarter and EPS came in at $1.09. Its data center sales came in at $4.28 billion, a 14% annual increase. The data center sales are running at an annualized rate of $17 billion up to this quarter and management expects the data center numbers to grow throughout 2023. \\nNvidia’s numbers show that the future is in artificial intelligence (AI) and its automotive division. That includes both chips and software for self-driving cars and grew by 114% year-over-year (YOY). With the growing AI chip demand, they expect a revenue boom in the coming quarters and this means there is a massive upside potential.\\nNvidia has a bullish forecast and a massive demand for its product. The company stated that they are ramping up production to meet the growing demand. Nvidia is at the right place at the right time and it is in a position to make the most of the AI boom.\\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\\nSource: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com\\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one company that has always been on top of everything tech. It maintained that reputation with the hype surrounding AI and Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI’s ChatGPT. It is set to benefit significantly from this investment and has also unveiled several new AI-based search features for its search engine and internet browser. The best thing about Microsoft is that the management is ready to take on new challenges and adopt the latest technologies to its products. The investment in ChatGPT will give it an edge in the competitive industry and will also help improve the effectiveness of the core products by allowing task automation. \\nAn already established, solid business, Microsoft reported better than expected quarterly results and the management expects that AI will drive future growth. MSFT stock is up 31% YTD. It has generated over 200% returns in the past five years and analysts expect the stock to hit $400 this year. \\nI believe Microsoft is a solid addition to your portfolio as it is set to benefit from the AI boom. Like Nvidia, the company is growing at a significant rate in the cloud business. Management expects this segment to increase by 15% to 16% YOY in the next quarter. When you invest in Microsoft, you are investing in an already established business and you do not have to worry about the company setting infrastructure or wait for the AI-driven demand to take off so that you can benefit from the stock. This also justifies the high stock price. \\nIgnore the temporary ups and downs and load up on MSFT stock. This is one to buy and hold for the decade as it will continue to soar.\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com\\nOne solid reason I’d bet on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is its loyal customer base. No matter the market situation, Apple has remained a favorite. Many Mac and iPhone users are so loyal to the product that they wouldn’t switch to another brand for anything. Investors can turn to AAPL stock if the market is uncertain and you won’t be disappointed. \\nThe tech giant enjoys a lofty valuation today and AAPL stock is up 37% YTD. This shows the solid business model and strength of its products and services. In the recent quarter, the company saw a 3% revenue decline YOY. It reported a revenue of $94.84 billion and enjoys a gross margin of 44%. Its iPhone revenue was the highest at $51.33 billion, followed by the services segment revenue at $20.91 billion. The iPhone revenue grew 2% in the quarter and the company expects the next quarter to be similar to this one. \\nThe potential for Apple to expand is massive. It is working on a self-driving car and hasn’t even touched the foldable phone market. The business is great and the future looks stable. It is growing its services segment which means the company isn’t solely dependent on the iPhones.\\nAAPL stock is one of the tech stocks to buy before soaring as it inches closer to $200.\\nOn the date of publication, Vandita Jadeja did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nVandita Jadeja is a CPA and a freelance financial copywriter who loves to read and write about stocks. She believes in buying and holding for long term gains. Her knowledge of words and numbers helps her write clear stock analysis.\\nThe post 3 Tech Stocks to Buy Before They Soar to New Heights in 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com One solid reason I’d bet on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is its loyal customer base. Investors can turn to AAPL stock if the market is uncertain and you won’t be disappointed. The tech giant enjoys a lofty valuation today and AAPL stock is up 37% YTD.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com One solid reason I’d bet on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is its loyal customer base. Investors can turn to AAPL stock if the market is uncertain and you won’t be disappointed. The tech giant enjoys a lofty valuation today and AAPL stock is up 37% YTD.', 'news_article_title': '3 Tech Stocks to Buy Before They Soar to New Heights in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL stock is one of the tech stocks to buy before soaring as it inches closer to $200. Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com One solid reason I’d bet on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is its loyal customer base. Investors can turn to AAPL stock if the market is uncertain and you won’t be disappointed.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL stock is one of the tech stocks to buy before soaring as it inches closer to $200. Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com One solid reason I’d bet on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is its loyal customer base. Investors can turn to AAPL stock if the market is uncertain and you won’t be disappointed.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-leads-the-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nIt’s been full steam ahead for technology stocks recently.\\nThe tech-heavy NASDAQ has dramatically outperformed the other major indices in May so far, rising 3.9%. In comparison, the S&P 500 has dropped 0.4%, while the Dow has dropped 3.9%.\\nAnd mega-cap technology stocks are leading the NASDAQ higher.\\nIt’s worth noting that three of these stocks – namely, Alphabet Inc. (Google), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) – are prospering from the artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT craze. (Stay tuned! I’ll have more on more on NVIDIA and AI in tomorrow’s Market 360.)\\nIn today’s Market 360, we’ll take a look at what’s driving tech stocks higher… and the “spark” that could flood the market with cash and send stocks even higher to close the year. Plus, I’ll share how you can access my next tech Buy List recommendation tomorrow…\\nBigger Than Ever Before\\nBoth Apple’s and Microsoft’s individual capitalizations are bigger than all the stocks in the small-cap Russell 2000 index.\\nOne of the biggest drivers of tech stocks right now is AI.\\nMicrosoft’s investment in ChatGPT has raised excitement about upgrades to all of its software, especially its search engine Bing. The rumblings that Samsung plans to replace Google with Bing as its preferred search engine has also fueled the speculation that ChatGPT will improve Bing’s searchability and help Microsoft become an AI leader.\\nRight now, every company in America is thinking about how to take existing products, services and business models and add an incredible new “super intelligence” component to them.\\nSince AI and technology stocks currently lead the overall stock market, the “spark” that triggers the cash pouring in from the sidelines and sending stocks higher could be any positive news emerging from the technology sector – such as Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) new iPhone announcement in September.\\nAs investors, we want to make sure we’re prepared to ride stocks higher.\\nPrepare Now for the Market’s Next Leg Higher\\nThe fact is, that spark could also come from the Federal Reserve commenting that inflation is cooling. Since 2024 is a presidential election year, the Fed does not want to be part of the economic debate, so key interest rate cuts will be forthcoming later this year and in early 2024.\\nIt is important to realize that there is going to be wave-after-wave of positive news on inflation, interest rates and economic growth that will be coaxing investors back into the stock market. The leadership of the stock market will undoubtedly change in the upcoming months, although some of the seven giant technology stocks, like NVIDIA, are expected to continue to prosper from the AI boom.\\n(Remember, I’ll have more on NVIDIA and AI in tomorrow’s Market 360.)\\nWhether we’re talking about tech, financial or retail stocks, you always want to make sure you’re invested in fundamentally superior companies that consistently grow their earnings – like the companies on my Growth Investor Buy List.\\nIn the new Growth Investor Monthly Issue, set to be released tomorrow, I’ll be adding one new fundamentally superior tech stock to my Buy List… one that could profit from accelerating AI adaptation. I’ll also be recommending three other companies that are showing superior fundamentals.\\nMy new issue goes live tomorrow.\\nTo ensure you have access to the issue – and my four new buy recommendations – join me at Growth Investor here.\\n(If you are already a Growth Investor subscriber, I’ll send you the new monthly issue as soon as it’s released tomorrow. In the meantime, you can log in here to view your subscription.)\\nSincerely,\\nLouis Navellier\\nP.S. Our elected leaders tell us that everything is ok… that the economy is “back on track”… that the worst is behind us.\\nBut the average American knows that deep down things are not OK.\\nI believe that no responsible, hardworking American should have worry about outliving their money.\\nThat’s why I created this new video.\\nIn this video, I’m going to pull back the curtain and show you what I, and what many people in my inner circle, are doing right now.\\nClick this link for the full details.\\nThe Editor hereby discloses that as of the date of this email, the Editor, directly or indirectly, owns the following securities that are the subject of the commentary, analysis, opinions, advice, or recommendations in, or which are otherwise mentioned in, the essay set forth below:\\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)\\nLouis Navellier, who has been called “one of the most important money managers of our time,” has broken the silence in this shocking “tell all” video… exposing one of the most shocking events in our country’s history… and the one move every American needs to make today.\\nThe post Tech Leads the Market appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Since AI and technology stocks currently lead the overall stock market, the “spark” that triggers the cash pouring in from the sidelines and sending stocks higher could be any positive news emerging from the technology sector – such as Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) new iPhone announcement in September. It’s worth noting that three of these stocks – namely, Alphabet Inc. (Google), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) – are prospering from the artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT craze. In the new Growth Investor Monthly Issue, set to be released tomorrow, I’ll be adding one new fundamentally superior tech stock to my Buy List… one that could profit from accelerating AI adaptation.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Since AI and technology stocks currently lead the overall stock market, the “spark” that triggers the cash pouring in from the sidelines and sending stocks higher could be any positive news emerging from the technology sector – such as Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) new iPhone announcement in September. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It’s been full steam ahead for technology stocks recently. It’s worth noting that three of these stocks – namely, Alphabet Inc. (Google), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) – are prospering from the artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT craze.', 'news_article_title': 'Tech Leads the Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Since AI and technology stocks currently lead the overall stock market, the “spark” that triggers the cash pouring in from the sidelines and sending stocks higher could be any positive news emerging from the technology sector – such as Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) new iPhone announcement in September. And mega-cap technology stocks are leading the NASDAQ higher. It’s worth noting that three of these stocks – namely, Alphabet Inc. (Google), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) – are prospering from the artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT craze.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Since AI and technology stocks currently lead the overall stock market, the “spark” that triggers the cash pouring in from the sidelines and sending stocks higher could be any positive news emerging from the technology sector – such as Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) new iPhone announcement in September. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It’s been full steam ahead for technology stocks recently. In today’s Market 360, we’ll take a look at what’s driving tech stocks higher… and the “spark” that could flood the market with cash and send stocks even higher to close the year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-25-2023-%3A-upwk-xyl-aapl-t-mrvl-amzn-nvda-msft-tal-gps-dvn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 6.54 to 13,945.07. The total After hours volume is currently 102,106,506 shares traded.\\n\\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\\n\\nUpwork Inc. (UPWK) is unchanged at $7.60, with 11,245,676 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for UPWK is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nXylem Inc. (XYL) is +0.11 at $99.00, with 6,792,307 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.81. XYL\\'s current last sale is 82.5% of the target price of $120.\\n\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $173.08, with 4,801,485 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.18. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nAT&T Inc. (T) is +0.04 at $15.19, with 4,372,608 shares traded. T\\'s current last sale is 69.05% of the target price of $22.\\n\\nMarvell Technology, Inc. (MRVL) is +5.99 at $55.46, with 3,468,064 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Marvell Posts Upbeat Q4 Results, Provides Impressive Projections\\n\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.04 at $114.96, with 2,945,697 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 10 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.34. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is -1.1 at $378.70, with 2,633,117 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.73. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.\\n\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is -0.22 at $325.70, with 2,083,242 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 12 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.56. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.\\n\\nTAL Education Group (TAL) is unchanged at $5.52, with 1,986,026 shares traded. TAL\\'s current last sale is 95.17% of the target price of $5.8.\\n\\nGap, Inc. (The) (GPS) is +1.09 at $8.51, with 1,788,414 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.\\n\\nDevon Energy Corporation (DVN) is +0.02 at $47.89, with 1,687,748 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.71. DVN\\'s current last sale is 72.56% of the target price of $66.\\n\\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is -0.02 at $28.15, with 1,682,550 shares traded. BAC\\'s current last sale is 80.43% of the target price of $35.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $173.08, with 4,801,485 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". Smarter Analyst Reports: Marvell Posts Upbeat Q4 Results, Provides Impressive Projections', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $173.08, with 4,801,485 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 25, 2023 : UPWK, XYL, AAPL, T, MRVL, AMZN, NVDA, MSFT, TAL, GPS, DVN, BAC', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $173.08, with 4,801,485 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". AT&T Inc. (T) is +0.04 at $15.19, with 4,372,608 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $173.08, with 4,801,485 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The total After hours volume is currently 102,106,506 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-long-term-stocks-that-you-can-hold-for-the-long-haul', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nIntelligent retail investors embrace long-term investing as a powerful strategy to grow their wealth. Rather than attempting to time the market, they prioritize “time in the market” and make informed investment choices based on their own preferences, not relying on rumors or speculation. Benjamin Graham, the renowned value investing pioneer, emphasized the importance of this intelligent approach to investing.\\nI’ll show you three of the top and most undervalued securities on the marketplace currently that you can keep for a very long time and reap the rewards of their tremendous development for growth in this post.\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: askarim / Shutterstock\\nWhen considering stocks for long-term growth, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a top contender. As one of the few trillion-dollar companies, its market value has more than doubled since 2018, showcasing its potential for further expansion.\\nWith 6.6% of the value in the S&P 500 index, Apple now retains the top spot. The performance of Apple’s stock has a significant impact on the index. Luckily, despite the passing of its inspirational CEO, Steve Jobs, in 2011, the business has constantly dazzled shareholders by producing goods that connect to its devoted consumer base.\\nThe popularity of Apple’s iPhone and iPad gadgets was a key factor in the company’s expansion in the mobile phone industry. However, its existing user base now provides opportunities for expansion into new areas, such as Apple TV and recurring revenue from iCloud storage. Almost 15% of the $265.6 billion in overall income in the 2018 financial year came from offerings, or $39.7 billion. Fast forward to fiscal 2022, and services made up roughly 20% of total sales, bringing in $78.1 billion.\\nApple’s remarkable growth and diversification of products have been driving the success of its stock. The company’s history of successful launches, combined with its expanding product mix, indicates its potential for continued growth. Holding onto Apple stock for the long term is a wise choice, as it goes beyond short-term news or product releases.\\nRestaurant Brands (QSR)\\nSource: Savvapanf Photo / Shutterstock.com\\nFirehouse Subs, Burger King, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, and Tim Hortons are just a few of the renowned fast-food chains owned by Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR). The stock has increased by 13% thus far this year and by 41% in the last year.\\nDespite the challenging economic environment, Restaurant Brands has delivered impressive results. Revenues jumped by 13.4% to $6.5 billion, while its earnings per share rose by over 21% to $3.25. All segments of the company performed well, with three achieving double-digit sales growth. Additionally, Restaurant Brands maintains a solid dividend yield of 3.1%.\\nRestaurant Brands outperformed earnings projections in Q1, with a revenue increase of 9.7% to $1.59 billion, surpassing expectations by $30 million. Earnings per share for the quarter were 75 cents, exceeding predictions by 11 cents. Despite macro challenges such as inflation, the company demonstrated robust growth in comparable and system-wide sales, making a positive start to the year.\\nOccidental Petroleum (OXY)\\nSource: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com\\nOccidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) stocks were purchased by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway for more than $200 million in May, totaling 3.46 million shares. Despite Buffett’s previous comments, the buying range for Occidental Petroleum stock by Berkshire Hathaway was between $58.11 and $58.66.\\nOccidental Petroleum continues to impress with its strong performance in the first quarter, despite the energy price slowdown. The organization is on the right track with a phenomenal free income of $1.7 billion, or a 13% to 14% yearly dividend. Prospective benefits for shareholders include higher repurchases and dividend payments.\\nOccidental Petroleum closed 2022 with 3.8 billion barrels of proven reserves, highlighting its substantial reserve base. With a favorable asset profile and strong break-even potential, Occidental is primed to generate value for shareholders. The stock holds the fifth position in the Oil & Gas-International Exploration and Production industry. With a Composite Rating of 30, the stock exhibits moderate overall performance. It holds a Relative Strength Rating of 34 and an EPS Rating of 25.\\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, QSR. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\\nThe post 3 Long-Term Stocks That You Can Hold for the Long Haul appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock When considering stocks for long-term growth, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a top contender. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, QSR. I’ll show you three of the top and most undervalued securities on the marketplace currently that you can keep for a very long time and reap the rewards of their tremendous development for growth in this post.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock When considering stocks for long-term growth, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a top contender. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, QSR. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Intelligent retail investors embrace long-term investing as a powerful strategy to grow their wealth.', 'news_article_title': '3 Long-Term Stocks That You Can Hold for the Long Haul', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock When considering stocks for long-term growth, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a top contender. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, QSR. Almost 15% of the $265.6 billion in overall income in the 2018 financial year came from offerings, or $39.7 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock When considering stocks for long-term growth, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a top contender. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, QSR. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Intelligent retail investors embrace long-term investing as a powerful strategy to grow their wealth.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fox-foxa-nation-to-air-second-season-of-duck-family-treasure', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Fox FOXA announced the premiere date for the second season of Duck Family Treasure at Fox Nation, the subscription-based streaming service owned by FOX News Media.\\n\\nThe show, produced in collaboration with Warm Springs Productions, will follow the Robertson family as they embark on a new adventure in search of hidden treasures.\\n\\nThe five-episode season will debut on Sunday, Jun 11. The second episode will also air on FOX News Channel at 10 PM/ET on the same night.\\n\\nIn the upcoming season of Duck Family Treasure, viewers will be reintroduced to Jase and Jep, accompanied by their wives Missy and Jessica, as well as Uncle Si and history expert Murry Crowe. They will embark on a quest to uncover hidden treasures scattered throughout the southern region.\\n\\nWarm Springs Productions, in collaboration with executive producer Jase Robertson and Tread Lively Production’s Korie Robertson and Zach Dasher, is producing the second season of Duck Family Treasure.\\nFox Corporation Price and Consensus\\n Fox Corporation price-consensus-chart | Fox Corporation Quote\\nFox Faces Stiff Competition in the Streaming Market\\nFox has been facing tough competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Netflix NFLX and Amazon AMZN in the saturated streaming market. Moreover, saturation in the streaming market has been stifling growth.\\n\\nNevertheless, Fox Nation, despite being relatively newer streaming service (launched in 2018), has done well thanks to its strong content portfolio.\\n\\nFox Nation offers a vast library of content comprising more than 5,000 hours. The subscription service encompasses a range of programming, including conservative opinion shows, lifestyle and entertainment content, historical documentaries and investigative series featuring various FOX News personalities. The subscription is priced at $5.99 per month or $64.99 per year.\\n\\nHowever, Netflix and Amazon prime video continues to dominate the streaming market. Apple’s Apple TV+ has also been gaining recognition thanks to a strong content portfolio with award wining movies and shows like CODA and Ted Lasso.\\n\\nIn the streaming industry it is very difficult to retain customers. Streaming service providers create franchises which keep customers hooked on to them. Big players have been doing that since some time now and has created a good number of loyal customers.\\n\\nGoing forward Fox is also focusing on creating franchises which would make customers loyal to them. This would in-turn boost the number of subscribers in the long term\\nFox’s Upcoming Contents to Aid Growth\\nShares of FOXA have gained 2.2% year to date compared with the Zacks Consumer & Discretionary sector’s growth of 5.2% over the same time frame.\\n\\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s upcoming contents include 9-1-1: Lone Star, Cleaning Lady, Call Me Kat and Welcome To Flatch.\\n\\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\\n\\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for FOXA’s fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 earnings is pegged at a profit of 72 cents per share, indicating a year-over-year decline of 2.7%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $14.91 billion, indicating year-over-year growth of 6.69%.\\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers \"Most Likely for Early Price Pops.\"\\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.3% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \\nSee them now >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nFox Corporation (FOXA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fox Corporation Price and Consensus Fox Corporation price-consensus-chart | Fox Corporation Quote Fox Faces Stiff Competition in the Streaming Market Fox has been facing tough competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Netflix NFLX and Amazon AMZN in the saturated streaming market. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fox Corporation (FOXA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the upcoming season of Duck Family Treasure, viewers will be reintroduced to Jase and Jep, accompanied by their wives Missy and Jessica, as well as Uncle Si and history expert Murry Crowe.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fox Corporation Price and Consensus Fox Corporation price-consensus-chart | Fox Corporation Quote Fox Faces Stiff Competition in the Streaming Market Fox has been facing tough competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Netflix NFLX and Amazon AMZN in the saturated streaming market. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fox Corporation (FOXA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Fox FOXA announced the premiere date for the second season of Duck Family Treasure at Fox Nation, the subscription-based streaming service owned by FOX News Media.', 'news_article_title': 'Fox (FOXA) Nation to Air Second Season of Duck Family Treasure', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fox Corporation Price and Consensus Fox Corporation price-consensus-chart | Fox Corporation Quote Fox Faces Stiff Competition in the Streaming Market Fox has been facing tough competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Netflix NFLX and Amazon AMZN in the saturated streaming market. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fox Corporation (FOXA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Fox FOXA announced the premiere date for the second season of Duck Family Treasure at Fox Nation, the subscription-based streaming service owned by FOX News Media.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fox Corporation Price and Consensus Fox Corporation price-consensus-chart | Fox Corporation Quote Fox Faces Stiff Competition in the Streaming Market Fox has been facing tough competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Netflix NFLX and Amazon AMZN in the saturated streaming market. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fox Corporation (FOXA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Fox FOXA announced the premiere date for the second season of Duck Family Treasure at Fox Nation, the subscription-based streaming service owned by FOX News Media.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-semiconductor-stocks-to-buy-before-they-soar-to-new-heights-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nSemiconductor stocks are on a bull run, as demand explodes with the rapid growth of artificial intelligence applications and platforms. Investors are pouring money into semiconductor stocks at a fevered pace with the expectation that they will take us on a quantum leap forward with AI technology that includes chatbots, digital assistants and robots.\\nSince January, the stocks of some leading semiconductor companies have more than doubled as the hype builds. Accounting firm Deloitte has issued a report forecasting that the global semiconductor industry will grow to $1 trillion in annual revenues by 2030, doubling in less than a decade. As the entire semiconductor industry explodes, I’ll look at three semiconductor stocks to buy before they soar to new heights in 2023.\\nAMD Advanced Micro Devices $119.04\\nAVGO Broadcom $708.70\\nMRVL Marvell Technology $47.78\\nAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD)\\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\\nShares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) have been breaking out lately, having gained 23% over the last month. The stock of this leading semiconductor producer has been rising on reports that the company is getting more involved with artificial intelligence. There have been media reports in recent weeks that AMD is partnering with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on the development of a new AI processor. There have also been articles saying that AMD is working on a new superchip that could have broad applications in AI.\\nArtificial intelligence hype aside, AMD stock has also benefitted from the company’s strong financial performance. The company managed to beat Wall Street expectations in its most recent quarter despite slumping personal computer sales weighing on its business. Following the company’s Q1 print, AMD stock received several analyst upgrades, with Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) raising its price target on the shares to $120 from $105.\\nBroadcom (AVGO)\\nSource: Sasima / Shutterstock.com\\nShares of semiconductor company Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) have also been on an upswing lately, gaining 23% through nearly five months of the year. However, AVGO stock has not had the huge run that competing semi stocks such as Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), which has more than doubled year to date, have enjoyed. This suggests that Broadcom’s stock could have more room to run. The stock isn’t cheap at nearly $700 a share. But it offers a quarterly dividend that yields 2.7%, which is better than most other semiconductor securities.\\nAVGO stock also just got a huge catalyst with news that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has signed a deal with Broadcom to have the chipmaker develop 5G radio frequency components in the U.S. The exact value of the deal wasn’t revealed, though Apple said it is a multibillion dollar arrangement and part of its commitment to invest $430 billion in the American economy. Analysts were quick to praise the deal with Apple, saying it positions Broadcom, and its stock, for future growth.\\nMarvell Technology (MRVL)\\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\\nMarvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) is a semiconductor stock that is recovering after a difficult decline last year. So far in 2023, MRVL stock is up 28%. However, it’s still 15% lower than where it was at 12 months ago and is down 50% from the all-time high the stock price reached in December 2021. There is reason to be bullish on Marvell’s stock though as the company continues to focus on developing chips for the fast-growing automotive industry (electric vehicles) and the AI sector.\\nFor its fiscal 2023 earnings, Marvell Technology managed to grow its revenue by 33% year over year to $5.9 billion. The company isn’t profitable and reported a net loss of $164 million for fiscal 2023. However, that was a major improvement from a loss of $421 million recorded a year earlier. The company’s free cash flow rose 69% to $1.07 billion. Marvell has said it sees future growth in not just automotive and AI, but also in cloud computing and 5G mobile networks that use its semiconductors.\\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in NVDA, MSFT, AAPL and BAC. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \\nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\\nThe post 3 Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Before They Soar to New Heights in 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AVGO stock also just got a huge catalyst with news that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has signed a deal with Broadcom to have the chipmaker develop 5G radio frequency components in the U.S. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in NVDA, MSFT, AAPL and BAC. Investors are pouring money into semiconductor stocks at a fevered pace with the expectation that they will take us on a quantum leap forward with AI technology that includes chatbots, digital assistants and robots.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AVGO stock also just got a huge catalyst with news that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has signed a deal with Broadcom to have the chipmaker develop 5G radio frequency components in the U.S. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in NVDA, MSFT, AAPL and BAC. AMD Advanced Micro Devices $119.04 AVGO Broadcom $708.70 MRVL Marvell Technology $47.78 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) have been breaking out lately, having gained 23% over the last month.', 'news_article_title': '3 Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Before They Soar to New Heights in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AVGO stock also just got a huge catalyst with news that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has signed a deal with Broadcom to have the chipmaker develop 5G radio frequency components in the U.S. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in NVDA, MSFT, AAPL and BAC. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Semiconductor stocks are on a bull run, as demand explodes with the rapid growth of artificial intelligence applications and platforms.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AVGO stock also just got a huge catalyst with news that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has signed a deal with Broadcom to have the chipmaker develop 5G radio frequency components in the U.S. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in NVDA, MSFT, AAPL and BAC. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Semiconductor stocks are on a bull run, as demand explodes with the rapid growth of artificial intelligence applications and platforms.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nvidia-close-to-becoming-first-trillion-dollar-chip-firm-after-stellar-forecast-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Aditya Soni\\nMay 25 (Reuters) - For Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, the boom in generative artificial intelligence (AI) is everything, everywhere, all at once.\\nThe chip designer\\'s shares extended their rally this year on Thursday, soaring about 28% after a stellar outlook showed that Wall Street has yet to price in the AI potential of the company that has already doubled in value in 2023.\\nNvidia was on course to increase its market value by about $210 billion to nearly $970 billion. That would mark the largest one-day value gain for a U.S. company, a record currently held by Apple Inc AAPL.O after the iPhone maker\\'s valuation rose by $190.90 billion on Nov. 10.\\nNvidia\\'s rosy earnings also sparked a rally in the chip sector and AI-focused firms, lifting stock markets from Japan to Europe. In the U.S., companies including Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and AMD AMD.O rose between 2% and 9%.\\nAnalysts rushed to raise their price targets on Nvidia stock, with 27 lifting their view on the idea that all roads in AI lead to the company as it provides the chips used to power ChatGPT and many similar services.\\nThe mean price target has more than doubled this year. At the highest view, a $600 price target from Rosenblatt Securities and HSBC, Nvidia will have a value of $1.48 trillion, more than Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, the fourth-most valuable U.S. company.\\n\"In the 15+ years we have been doing this job, we have never seen a guide like the one Nvidia just put up with the second-quarter outlook that was by all accounts cosmological, and which annihilated expectations,\" Stacy Rasgon of Bernstein said.\\nNvidia, the fifth-most valuable U.S. company, on Wednesday projected quarterly revenue more than 50% above the average Wall Street estimate and said it would have more supply of AI chips in the second half to meet a surge in demand.\\nCEO Jensen Huang said $1 trillion worth of current equipment in data centers would have to be replaced with AI chips, as generative AI is applied into every product and service.\\nThe results bode well for Big Tech companies, which have shifted focus to AI in hopes the technology would help attract demand at a time their profit engines of digital advertising and cloud computing are under pressure from a weak economy.\\n\"This Nvidia (forecast) changes the whole narrative around AI and demand looking ahead in the enterprise. Historical inflection point possibly in AI Revolution, with Nvidia the key barometer,\" said Dan Ives of Wedbush.\\nNvidia\\'s results spark nearly $300 billion rally in AI stocks\\n(Reporting by Aditya Soni in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich and Shounak Dasgupta)\\n((aditya.soni@thomsonreuters.com))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"That would mark the largest one-day value gain for a U.S. company, a record currently held by Apple Inc AAPL.O after the iPhone maker's valuation rose by $190.90 billion on Nov. 10. Analysts rushed to raise their price targets on Nvidia stock, with 27 lifting their view on the idea that all roads in AI lead to the company as it provides the chips used to power ChatGPT and many similar services. Nvidia, the fifth-most valuable U.S. company, on Wednesday projected quarterly revenue more than 50% above the average Wall Street estimate and said it would have more supply of AI chips in the second half to meet a surge in demand.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"That would mark the largest one-day value gain for a U.S. company, a record currently held by Apple Inc AAPL.O after the iPhone maker's valuation rose by $190.90 billion on Nov. 10. Analysts rushed to raise their price targets on Nvidia stock, with 27 lifting their view on the idea that all roads in AI lead to the company as it provides the chips used to power ChatGPT and many similar services. CEO Jensen Huang said $1 trillion worth of current equipment in data centers would have to be replaced with AI chips, as generative AI is applied into every product and service.\", 'news_article_title': 'Nvidia close to becoming first trillion-dollar chip firm after stellar forecast', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"That would mark the largest one-day value gain for a U.S. company, a record currently held by Apple Inc AAPL.O after the iPhone maker's valuation rose by $190.90 billion on Nov. 10. By Aditya Soni May 25 (Reuters) - For Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, the boom in generative artificial intelligence (AI) is everything, everywhere, all at once. Nvidia was on course to increase its market value by about $210 billion to nearly $970 billion.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"That would mark the largest one-day value gain for a U.S. company, a record currently held by Apple Inc AAPL.O after the iPhone maker's valuation rose by $190.90 billion on Nov. 10. Analysts rushed to raise their price targets on Nvidia stock, with 27 lifting their view on the idea that all roads in AI lead to the company as it provides the chips used to power ChatGPT and many similar services. Nvidia, the fifth-most valuable U.S. company, on Wednesday projected quarterly revenue more than 50% above the average Wall Street estimate and said it would have more supply of AI chips in the second half to meet a surge in demand.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-microsoft-stock-a-buy-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Tech investors have had a good year so far, but the 22% surge in the Nasdaq Composite index still pales in comparison to the returns that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) owners have seen. The software giant is up over 30% through mid-May, in fact.\\nWall Street is excited about the prospects for its cloud services division and the potential for a generally strong selling environment ahead for enterprise software. Looking further out, Microsoft might see excellent returns from attractive niches like video games, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI).\\nBut does the over $2 trillion valuation on the business mean that expectations are too high for investors to see decent returns from here? Let's take a closer look.\\nMore diverse than Apple\\nMicrosoft and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) both have valuations over $2 trillion, yet Microsoft delivers more diversification than the iPhone maker does. Owning this stock means an investor is exposed to several growing tech segments like cybersecurity, subscription gaming services, and cloud enterprise software. That range of growth prospects is possible to achieve without owning Microsoft stock, but would require an investor to buy several other niche players.\\nThe company's latest results show the strength of having this deep portfolio. While parts of the business, like games and PC hardware, shrank in early 2023, Microsoft's global revenue still rose 10%. Apple's sales ticked lower by about 3%, by comparison.\\nProfits and cash flow\\nThe financial risk for Microsoft investors is also relatively low. The tech stock maintains some of the highest profitability on the market, with operating profit margin now sitting above 40% of sales. Microsoft generated $59 billion of operating cash flow over the past nine months, down only slightly from the prior-year period.\\nMSFT Operating Margin (TTM) data by YCharts\\nIts ample cash generation has allowed executives to build up a large savings even as they invest in growth initiatives like AI and the Activision Blizzard acquisition. There's always the risk that big moves like this will destroy shareholder value. But Microsoft's track record has been generally positive on this score.\\nPaying up\\nThat means the biggest risk for prospective investors is paying too high of a price for this profitable business. That's not a hard case to make given that Microsoft shares are valued at over 11 times annual sales compared to the pandemic high of about 13. Apple can be bought for 7 times revenue, by comparison. There are some rational reasons to believe that this premium valuation can drop over the next few years, including a downturn in IT spending or disappointing returns from AI investments and the Activision purchase.\\nOn the other hand, Microsoft can also grow into that valuation by continuing to expand sales at a double-digit rate while maintaining its market-thumping profitability. And, either way, shareholders are likely to see strong returns, including direct cash returns from stock buyback spending and dividends. While Microsoft isn't going to double its market capitalization anytime soon, investors can still generate market-beating returns by holding the stock as part of a diverse growth-focused portfolio.\\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\\nDemitri Kalogeropoulos has positions in Activision Blizzard and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'More diverse than Apple Microsoft and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) both have valuations over $2 trillion, yet Microsoft delivers more diversification than the iPhone maker does. MSFT Operating Margin (TTM) data by YCharts Its ample cash generation has allowed executives to build up a large savings even as they invest in growth initiatives like AI and the Activision Blizzard acquisition. There are some rational reasons to believe that this premium valuation can drop over the next few years, including a downturn in IT spending or disappointing returns from AI investments and the Activision purchase.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'More diverse than Apple Microsoft and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) both have valuations over $2 trillion, yet Microsoft delivers more diversification than the iPhone maker does. Owning this stock means an investor is exposed to several growing tech segments like cybersecurity, subscription gaming services, and cloud enterprise software. And, either way, shareholders are likely to see strong returns, including direct cash returns from stock buyback spending and dividends.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Microsoft Stock a Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'More diverse than Apple Microsoft and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) both have valuations over $2 trillion, yet Microsoft delivers more diversification than the iPhone maker does. Apple can be bought for 7 times revenue, by comparison. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023 Demitri Kalogeropoulos has positions in Activision Blizzard and Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"More diverse than Apple Microsoft and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) both have valuations over $2 trillion, yet Microsoft delivers more diversification than the iPhone maker does. While Microsoft isn't going to double its market capitalization anytime soon, investors can still generate market-beating returns by holding the stock as part of a diverse growth-focused portfolio. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023 Demitri Kalogeropoulos has positions in Activision Blizzard and Apple.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-41', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-that-could-be-the-next-trillion-dollar-titans', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nIf we go back about five months ago, no one was looking for the next trillion-dollar companies. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was making new 52-week lows at the start of 2023, while many mega-cap tech names were rolling over in late December and early January.\\nIt didn’t matter if it was a well-established tech giant or the top companies of the future; investors were selling these names left and right. Now, just a few months later and we’ve had a completely different situation.\\nJust a handful of tech stocks have driven almost 90% of the gains in the S&P 500, while the Nasdaq is up more than 21% so far for the year. A few of these names have even doubled in price from the 2023 low.\\nThe robust price action has investors looking for the future trillion-dollar companies. There are already a few that have cleared this hurdle and the current ones include: Apple, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG).\\nOutside of those, then, what are the next trillion-dollar companies?\\nNVDA Nvidia $301.31\\nMETA Meta $247.38\\nBRK.B Berkshire Hathaway $319.84\\nNvidia (NVDA)\\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\\nI know, I know…everyone’s favorite stock of the moment is Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). There are probably a few readers rolling their eyes saying, “I knew this list would have Nvidia.” To be fair though, I have been a big proponent of Nvidia over the years — even calling it one of the future trillion-dollar companies two years ago.\\nBy now, it’s no secret that Nvidia is helping to power the AI revolution taking place. Will it be the only winner? Of course not. However, it’s one of the primary focuses right now, regardless of any supply related issues or valuation constraints on the stock price.\\nBack at its high, Nvidia stock commanded a market capitalization north of $800 billion. So it’s really not farfetched to think this company could be one of the future trillion-dollar companies, especially with its work in AI.\\nAnalysts expect impressive growth this year and next, calling for double-digit jumps in earnings and revenue.\\nMeta (META)\\nSource: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com\\nYou could put both Meta (NASDAQ:META) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) in this spot, as both firms have crossed the $1 trillion barrier in the past. I really like the long-term potential of Tesla. While it does have increasing competition in the EV space, it continues to generate strong results and solid growth.\\nThat said, the company leans heavily on Elon Musk as its leader. It also leans heavily on the global economy. That’s not to say Meta would fare any better during a recession. I believe the stock performance leans less heavily on CEO Mark Zuckerberg and its valuation is lower.\\nPlus, the stock has robust momentum right now. While up just 27% in the past 12 months, shares are up more than 100% so far in 2023.\\nThat’s as the firm continues to slash its costs and focus on the core business. It’s letting all this metaverse talk cool off and is focusing on what everyone else seems to be: AI.\\nI don’t know if that’s the right call or not. But what I do know is that social media doesn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon and that online ads are plenty profitable at the moment.\\nBerkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)\\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\\nThe slow-and-steady pick to join the $1 trillion club? Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B).\\nSporting a market cap of more than $700 billion, the firm is on its way. The best part? It’s a total conglomerate with a low valuation.\\nBerkshire Hathaway has a large portfolio of private and public companies. Of the latter, Apple dominates as the largest position. However, Berkshire is often able to nab deals that regular investors (even institutional investors) don’t have access to.\\nAt the hands of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, investors know the firm takes its time to make savvy, smart deals. The duo have trained its up-and-coming portfolio managers under the same principles. While no one will ever be Buffett or Munger, knowing the company has set up a succession plan should help ease the eventual transitions from the top.\\nAs it stands, analysts expect mid-single-digit revenue growth this year and next year (roughly 6.5%) and roughly 13% earnings growth in 2023 and 2024.\\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\\nThe post 3 Stocks That Could Be the Next Trillion-Dollar Titans appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was making new 52-week lows at the start of 2023, while many mega-cap tech names were rolling over in late December and early January. At the hands of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, investors know the firm takes its time to make savvy, smart deals. While no one will ever be Buffett or Munger, knowing the company has set up a succession plan should help ease the eventual transitions from the top.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was making new 52-week lows at the start of 2023, while many mega-cap tech names were rolling over in late December and early January. NVDA Nvidia $301.31 META Meta $247.38 BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway $319.84 Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com I know, I know…everyone’s favorite stock of the moment is Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). There are probably a few readers rolling their eyes saying, “I knew this list would have Nvidia.” To be fair though, I have been a big proponent of Nvidia over the years — even calling it one of the future trillion-dollar companies two years ago.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks That Could Be the Next Trillion-Dollar Titans', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was making new 52-week lows at the start of 2023, while many mega-cap tech names were rolling over in late December and early January. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips If we go back about five months ago, no one was looking for the next trillion-dollar companies. Outside of those, then, what are the next trillion-dollar companies?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was making new 52-week lows at the start of 2023, while many mega-cap tech names were rolling over in late December and early January. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips If we go back about five months ago, no one was looking for the next trillion-dollar companies. NVDA Nvidia $301.31 META Meta $247.38 BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway $319.84 Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com I know, I know…everyone’s favorite stock of the moment is Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/these-3-dividend-stocks-can-add-some-sizzle-to-your-passive-income-this-summer', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Dividend stocks have been under a lot of pressure over the past year because of rising interest rates. Higher rates give income-focused investors more lower-risk options as the rates on bonds and CDs rise. That weighs on the shares of dividend-paying stocks, causing their yields to rise.\\nGetty Realty (NYSE: GTY), EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR), and Kimco Realty (NYSE: KIM) currently stand out to a few Fool.com contributors for their attractive dividend yields. Here\\'s why they think this trio can add some sizzle to your passive income this summer.\\nThis REIT is ready to rally as the summer driving season heats up\\nMarc Rapport (Getty Realty): Getty Realty is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that has a very narrow niche in a very recession- and inflation-resistant business: gas stations, auto parts and related shops, car washes, and convenience stores.\\nThe trust currently owns 1,047 free-standing properties in 39 states and the District of Columbia and its net-lease arrangement with its tenants, primarily national and regional brands, leaves most of the maintenance, taxes, and insurance to them while it rakes in the cash to pump out a consistent stream of passive income and some share price growth, too.\\nGetty Realty stock has been outperforming the greater market and the REIT sector over the past three years since the initial pandemic plunge, as shown in this chart comparing its total return against a major REIT index and the S&P 500.\\nData source: YCharts ^CRUSREIT\\nThe company\\'s properties are nearly 100% occupied and concentrated in urban areas. Seventy percent of them are corner locations and with the average lease having nearly nine years left to run and an annual rent escalator of about 1.6% to help ensure growing income.\\nWhat Getty Realty lacks in diversification it makes up for in reliability. REITs are required to pay out most of their taxable income as dividends, and after 10 straight years of dividend increases Getty Realty stock is yielding about 5% with a payout ratio of about 58% based on cash flow that points to the ability of the trust to keep reliably covering that obligation.\\nGetty stock is trading about 9% below its 52-week high and, with its financial stability and necessity-based business model, could well be set to sizzle as the summer driving season heats up.\\nThe potential for blockbuster total returns\\nMatt DiLallo (EPR Properties): EPR Properties has taken its investors on a less-than-exhilarating ride in recent years. Shares of the REIT focused on experiential properties, such as movie theaters, plummeted during the pandemic, and recovered in its aftermath, only to fall again after the parent of a key tenant (Regal Entertainment) entered bankruptcy. The company\\'s stock price is currently about 25% below its 52-week high. That has it trading at an enticing dividend yield of 7.8%.\\nBetter days appear to be ahead for this high-yielding REIT. Regal has continued to pay rent throughout the bankruptcy process. Meanwhile, its parent expects to exit bankruptcy this summer. That should help lift some of the weight off EPR\\'s stock price, assuming no major changes to its existing leases with Regal.\\nMeanwhile, the theater market, which makes up 41% of its income, is improving. Chief Executive Officer Greg Silvers stated on the first-quarter earnings call: \"At an industry level, we are encouraged by the continued substantial growth in box office revenues as content production ramps up. Additionally, we are excited to see the significant news of both Amazon and Apple committing to spend $1 billion a year toward movies with theatrical releases.\"\\nBox office receipts were up 28% in the first quarter to $1.7 billion, while the second quarter is off to a great start following the blockbuster release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie.\\nEPR also continues to make strides in its diversification strategy. It\\'s building and buying experiential properties to reduce its dependence on theaters.\\nWith a near-term upside catalyst and a high-yielding monthly dividend, EPR Properties could deliver sizzling total returns this summer.\\nOmnichannel retailing is benefiting Kimco Realty\\nBrent Nyitray (Kimco Realty): Kimco Realty is a REIT that focuses on open-air, supermarket-anchored strip malls and mixed-use properties. As of Dec. 31, 2022, the company held full or partial ownership of 532 shopping centers with 90.8 million square feet of gross leasable area in 28 states. The company\\'s major markets are in the Sun Belt and coastal city metropolitan areas, primarily in the suburbs. The biggest tenants include T.J. Maxx parent TJX Cos., Home Depot, and Albertsons.\\nThere is a shortage of high-quality retail space in the U.S., the result of underbuilding over the past decade. Part of this was due to the mistaken idea that e-commerce would displace brick-and-mortar stores. This hasn\\'t happened, and omnichannel retail is taking share. This refers to retailers that sell both in store and online. The buy-online, pick-up-in-store model is attractive for many retailers because it lowers logistics costs and encourages impulse buys in the store. Consumer spending has remained strong, particularly for nondiscretionary items, which benefits Kimco\\'s grocery and drug store anchors.\\nKimco is forecasting 2023 funds from operations (FFO) per share of between $1.54 and $1.57 per share. REITs generally use FFO in lieu of net income as reported under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) because it better reflects the actual cash flows of the company. Based on the midpoint of this projection, Kimco is trading at 11.7 times estimated FFO per share, which is a reasonable multiple for a high-quality REIT. The dividend, which was last hiked in September 2022, is $0.23 per share, which gives the company a dividend yield of 4.9%.\\n10 stocks we like better than Getty Realty\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Getty Realty wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Brent Nyitray, CFA has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Marc Rapport has positions in Amazon.com and Getty Realty. Matthew DiLallo has positions in Amazon.com, Apple, EPR Properties, and Home Depot. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Home Depot. The Motley Fool recommends EPR Properties and Tjx Companies. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The trust currently owns 1,047 free-standing properties in 39 states and the District of Columbia and its net-lease arrangement with its tenants, primarily national and regional brands, leaves most of the maintenance, taxes, and insurance to them while it rakes in the cash to pump out a consistent stream of passive income and some share price growth, too. Getty stock is trading about 9% below its 52-week high and, with its financial stability and necessity-based business model, could well be set to sizzle as the summer driving season heats up. Shares of the REIT focused on experiential properties, such as movie theaters, plummeted during the pandemic, and recovered in its aftermath, only to fall again after the parent of a key tenant (Regal Entertainment) entered bankruptcy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Getty Realty (NYSE: GTY), EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR), and Kimco Realty (NYSE: KIM) currently stand out to a few Fool.com contributors for their attractive dividend yields. This REIT is ready to rally as the summer driving season heats up Marc Rapport (Getty Realty): Getty Realty is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that has a very narrow niche in a very recession- and inflation-resistant business: gas stations, auto parts and related shops, car washes, and convenience stores. Omnichannel retailing is benefiting Kimco Realty Brent Nyitray (Kimco Realty): Kimco Realty is a REIT that focuses on open-air, supermarket-anchored strip malls and mixed-use properties.', 'news_article_title': 'These 3 Dividend Stocks Can Add Some Sizzle to Your Passive Income This Summer', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Regal has continued to pay rent throughout the bankruptcy process. Omnichannel retailing is benefiting Kimco Realty Brent Nyitray (Kimco Realty): Kimco Realty is a REIT that focuses on open-air, supermarket-anchored strip malls and mixed-use properties. The Motley Fool recommends EPR Properties and Tjx Companies.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Getty Realty (NYSE: GTY), EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR), and Kimco Realty (NYSE: KIM) currently stand out to a few Fool.com contributors for their attractive dividend yields. REITs are required to pay out most of their taxable income as dividends, and after 10 straight years of dividend increases Getty Realty stock is yielding about 5% with a payout ratio of about 58% based on cash flow that points to the ability of the trust to keep reliably covering that obligation. Omnichannel retailing is benefiting Kimco Realty Brent Nyitray (Kimco Realty): Kimco Realty is a REIT that focuses on open-air, supermarket-anchored strip malls and mixed-use properties.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/researchers-find-israeli-made-spyware-deployed-across-armenia', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Raphael Satter and James Pearson\\nLONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found.\\nA team of researchers from digital rights group Access Now, human rights organization Amnesty International, Canadian internet watchdog Citizen Lab, Armenian digital defense group CyberHUB-AM and independent researcher Ruben Muradyan, said they had confirmed at least 12 cases in which espionage software made by Israel\\'s NSO Group had been used against Armenian officials, journalists and organizers.\\nWhat researchers were able to confirm \"is the tip of the iceberg,\" said Natalia Krapiva, the tech-legal counsel for Access Now. \"The targeting was quite extensive.\"\\nPegasus is one of many advanced espionage tools that affords hackers sweeping access to their targets\\' smartphones, allowing them to record calls, intercept messages and even transform the phones into portable listening devices.\\nResearchers, lawmakers, and journalists have repeatedly accused the technology\\'s maker, Israel-based NSO Group, of helping governments spy on political opponents. In 2021, the company was blacklisted by the U.S. government over human rights concerns.\\nThe company has previously disputed accusations of wrongdoing, saying its software is used to fight terrorism and serious crime.\\nOne of the alleged Armenian victims of NSO\\'s spyware said those explanations do not reflect reality.\\n\"That\\'s a kind of ridiculous umbrella for the companies that create these products and the governments that use them,\" Armenian opposition broadcaster Samvel Farmanyan told Reuters.\\nHe added that his targeting was \"totally unacceptable (and had) nothing to do with the prevention of any type of crime or terrorism.\"\\nAZERBAIJAN DENIES RESPONSIBILITY\\nThe researchers said they believed neighboring Azerbaijan, which has fought several wars with Armenia over the disputed chunk of territory known as Nagorno-Karabakh or Artsakh, was likely responsible for the hacking activity.\\nThat\\'s in part because of \"extensive evidence\" that Azerbaijan\\'s government has previously used Pegasus against its domestic opponents, said Amnesty\\'s Donncha O Cearbhaill, referring to a 2021 investigation by Amnesty and other partners that found hundreds of Azeri phone numbers had been selected for targeting with Pegasus spyware.\\nThe Azeri Embassy in London said in a statement that Azerbaijan \"does not engage in such practices\" and \"does not spy on foreign citizens\".\\nThe Armenian Embassy in London said its government rejected the alleged use of spyware at the \"highest level\".\\n\"Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a strong public statement categorically rejecting the circulating information that the authorities used spyware against opponents and/or journalists,\" it said in a statement.\\nPashinyan and family members had also received messages warning that their devices may have been compromised, it added.\\nThe Armenian government has in the past been implicated in the deployment of phone hacking software, including in a report published last year by Alphabet\\'s GOOGL.O Google.\\nWhile that report pointed to a different spyware, known as Predator, several Pegasus victims in Armenia said they feared their own government was behind the recent surveillance.\\nReuters interviewed three other alleged victims identified by the researchers - Ruben Melikyan, a lawyer and human rights activist; Varuzhan Geghamyan, an academic and expert on Armenian-Azeri relations; and Astghik Bedevyan, one of two journalists with the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).\\nRFE/RL executive Patrick Boehler said hacking journalists\\' phones was \"truly terrifying and appalling\".\\n\"If we cannot protect our sources, it has consequences for the depth and breadth of our journalism,\" he said.\\nThey all said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. They later discovered traces of Pegasus on their devices through forensic analyses.\\n\"It\\'s an uncomfortable feeling when you are being spied on,\" Geghamyan said.\\n\"Psychologically it\\'s devastating,\" said Farmanyan.\\n(Reporting by Raphael Satter and James Pearson in London; editing by Bill Berkrot and Mark Heinrich)\\n((Raphael.Satter@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"They all said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. Pegasus is one of many advanced espionage tools that affords hackers sweeping access to their targets' smartphones, allowing them to record calls, intercept messages and even transform the phones into portable listening devices. The researchers said they believed neighboring Azerbaijan, which has fought several wars with Armenia over the disputed chunk of territory known as Nagorno-Karabakh or Artsakh, was likely responsible for the hacking activity.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"They all said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. By Raphael Satter and James Pearson LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found. A team of researchers from digital rights group Access Now, human rights organization Amnesty International, Canadian internet watchdog Citizen Lab, Armenian digital defense group CyberHUB-AM and independent researcher Ruben Muradyan, said they had confirmed at least 12 cases in which espionage software made by Israel's NSO Group had been used against Armenian officials, journalists and organizers.\", 'news_article_title': 'Researchers find Israeli-made spyware deployed across Armenia', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"They all said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. By Raphael Satter and James Pearson LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found. A team of researchers from digital rights group Access Now, human rights organization Amnesty International, Canadian internet watchdog Citizen Lab, Armenian digital defense group CyberHUB-AM and independent researcher Ruben Muradyan, said they had confirmed at least 12 cases in which espionage software made by Israel's NSO Group had been used against Armenian officials, journalists and organizers.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"They all said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. By Raphael Satter and James Pearson LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found. A team of researchers from digital rights group Access Now, human rights organization Amnesty International, Canadian internet watchdog Citizen Lab, Armenian digital defense group CyberHUB-AM and independent researcher Ruben Muradyan, said they had confirmed at least 12 cases in which espionage software made by Israel's NSO Group had been used against Armenian officials, journalists and organizers.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-top-ai-stocks-that-pay-dividends-and-1-yields-over-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Income investors can find their portfolios loaded with boring companies. That\\'s not a bad thing, though. Boring companies often provide the most reliable dividends.\\nHowever, it\\'s possible to receive income and invest in one of the most exciting opportunities on the planet -- artificial intelligence (AI). Here are three top AI stocks that pay dividends.\\n1. IBM\\nIBM (NYSE: IBM) has been a favorite for income investors for years, and it still is. The tech giant offers a dividend yield of nearly 5.2%. IBM has paid a dividend in every quarter since 1916 and increased its dividend for 28 consecutive years.\\nSure, IBM hasn\\'t been at the center of attention with the recent surge in interest in AI. However, the company has been an AI pioneer for a long time. For example, its Watson technology made headlines in 2011 by beating Jeopardy! champions Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings.\\nBut is IBM still a contender in AI? Yep. IBM remains an industry leader in the number of AI patents held. Gartner\\'s Magic Quadrant ranks the company as a leader in conversational AI. IBM Watson is now being used across of wide range of industries.\\n2. Microsoft\\nUnlike IBM, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been at the forefront of the AI world this year. The company has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. Microsoft has also integrated OpenAI\\'s generative AI technology into its products, including its Bing search engine.\\nThese AI efforts have caught investors\\' attention. Microsoft stock is up more than 30% year to date, largely as a result of its AI-related moves. CEO Satya Nadella proclaimed in Microsoft\\'s recent quarterly conference call that the company is \"going to lead in the AI era.\"\\nWhile Microsoft is well-known these days for its AI leadership, it\\'s easy to forget that the company offers a dividend, but its yield of under 0.9% isn\\'t anything to get excited about. However, Microsoft has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. It\\'s also in a strong financial position to keep that streak going.\\n3. Apple\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reigns as the largest company in the world, based on market cap. But the huge technology company doesn\\'t get much attention these days for its AI expertise or its dividend.\\nThe company\\'s Siri virtual assistant is still one of the most widely used AI tools, although it seems dated after the introduction of ChatGPT. Apple CEO Tim Cook recently stated that the company \"view[s] AI as huge.\"\\nHe added that Apple plans to \"continue weaving it in our products on a very thoughtful basis.\" Recent staff recruiting by the company indicates that it\\'s accelerating its efforts in multiple areas of AI development.\\nApple\\'s dividend is the lowest of these three AI stocks, with a yield of under 0.6%. But the company has increased its dividend every year since initiating the program in 2012. Apple also has plenty of financial flexibility to continue boosting its dividend payout in the future.\\nAre they buys?\\nMy view is that all three of these AI dividend stocks are solid picks, depending on your investing style. Income investors will probably like IBM the most since it pays the most attractive dividend. Growth investors will be more interested in Apple and Microsoft, both of which should be able to capitalize on the AI boom in the coming years.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nKeith Speights has positions in Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Gartner. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reigns as the largest company in the world, based on market cap. Microsoft has also integrated OpenAI\\'s generative AI technology into its products, including its Bing search engine. CEO Satya Nadella proclaimed in Microsoft\\'s recent quarterly conference call that the company is \"going to lead in the AI era.\"', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reigns as the largest company in the world, based on market cap. But the huge technology company doesn't get much attention these days for its AI expertise or its dividend. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft.\", 'news_article_title': '3 Top AI Stocks That Pay Dividends -- and 1 Yields Over 5%', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reigns as the largest company in the world, based on market cap. IBM (NYSE: IBM) has been a favorite for income investors for years, and it still is. Apple CEO Tim Cook recently stated that the company \"view[s] AI as huge.\"', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reigns as the largest company in the world, based on market cap. Microsoft Unlike IBM, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been at the forefront of the AI world this year. While Microsoft is well-known these days for its AI leadership, it's easy to forget that the company offers a dividend, but its yield of under 0.9% isn't anything to get excited about.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-paypal-compete-with-apple-pay', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with its deep pockets and innovative technology, is a threat any time it expands into a new market. PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) investors are right to be concerned about the new giant encroaching on its space.\\n*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 22, 2023. The video was published on May 24, 2023.\\n10 stocks we like better than PayPal\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nParkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple and PayPal. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nParkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through fool.com/parkev, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with its deep pockets and innovative technology, is a threat any time it expands into a new market. PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) investors are right to be concerned about the new giant encroaching on its space. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with its deep pockets and innovative technology, is a threat any time it expands into a new market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple and PayPal.', 'news_article_title': 'Can PayPal Compete With Apple Pay?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with its deep pockets and innovative technology, is a threat any time it expands into a new market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple and PayPal. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and PayPal.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with its deep pockets and innovative technology, is a threat any time it expands into a new market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple and PayPal.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-green-flag-for-broadcom-in-2023-and-1-red-flag', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Broadcom\\'s (NASDAQ: AVGO) stock is up about 30% over the past 12 months, bucking the broader slowdown in the semiconductor market. It outperformed most of its peers because its deep diversification across the data center, networking, wireless, storage, and industrial chip markets insulated it from the post-pandemic slowdown of the PC and smartphone markets. It also diversified its business away from semiconductors with the expansion of its infrastructure software business.\\nBetween fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2022 (which ended last October), Broadcom\\'s revenue had a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13%, while its adjusted EPS rose at a CAGR of 19%. Analysts expect its revenue and adjusted EPS to rise 7% and 10%, respectively, this year, even as the macroeconomic headwinds rattle the broader markets.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nIts stock looks cheap at 16 times forward earnings, and it pays a respectable forward yield of 2.7%. All those facts and figures suggest Broadcom is still worth buying at these levels. But investors should take note of two recent events -- which can be considered as a green flag and a red flag for its future -- before pressing the \"sell\" button.\\nThe green flag: A new multibillion-dollar deal with Apple\\nBroadcom produces Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, wireless charging, and other radio frequency chips for Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Back in 2020, Apple and Broadcom galvanized that long-term relationship with exclusive contracts that would pay the chipmaker approximately $15 billion in revenue through 2023.\\nHowever, several reports from earlier this year suggested Apple could replace Broadcom\\'s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo chips with its own first-party chips by 2025. Those rumors cast dark clouds over Broadcom\\'s future since the company relied on Apple for 20% of revenue in fiscal 2022.\\nBut some of those clouds recently parted when Apple announced that it had inked a new multibillion-dollar agreement to purchase Broadcom\\'s 5G radio frequency components and other wireless connectivity parts from Broadcom over the next few years.\\nApple didn\\'t specify the exact value or length of the deal (or if it includes its Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo chips), but it allays some bearish concerns that Apple could unexpectedly replace all of Broadcom\\'s chips with its own first-party silicon.\\nThe red flag: The VMware deal is still stuck in the mud\\nTo diversify its business away from Apple and the cyclical semiconductor market, Broadcom expanded its infrastructure software division with its acquisitions of CA in 2018 and Symantec\\'s enterprise security unit in 2019. In 2022, it agreed to buy the cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW) for $61 billion.\\nThat takeover would enable Broadcom to generate about half of its revenue from infrastructure software, compared to just 29% of its revenue in fiscal 2022. But that deal still faces intense regulatory scrutiny in the U.S., the U.K., and Europe.\\nIn March, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation into the deal that will last through September. In April, the European Commission (EC) sent Broadcom a \"statement of objections\" to the deal, saying that it could restrict competition in certain product categories. The EC also recently extended its deadline for making a final call on that deal from June 21 to July 17.\\nIn the United States, the Federal Trade Commission has reportedly been trying to garner enough third-party support to launch a full-blown antitrust lawsuit against Broadcom. In other words, Broadcom\\'s planned takeover of VMware could remain in limbo for a very long time.\\nWhich of these flags should be flown higher?\\nBroadcom\\'s VMware deal faces a lot of regulatory hurdles, but that isn\\'t all that surprising given the size of the deal. Meanwhile, Apple\\'s big deal with Broadcom is more interesting and newsworthy -- especially since investors had been bracing for a sudden divorce between the two companies. Therefore, I believe that the green flag should fly a lot higher than the red flag.\\n10 stocks we like better than Broadcom\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Broadcom wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nLeo Sun has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and VMware. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The green flag: A new multibillion-dollar deal with Apple Broadcom produces Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, wireless charging, and other radio frequency chips for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Analysts expect its revenue and adjusted EPS to rise 7% and 10%, respectively, this year, even as the macroeconomic headwinds rattle the broader markets. The red flag: The VMware deal is still stuck in the mud To diversify its business away from Apple and the cyclical semiconductor market, Broadcom expanded its infrastructure software division with its acquisitions of CA in 2018 and Symantec's enterprise security unit in 2019.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"The green flag: A new multibillion-dollar deal with Apple Broadcom produces Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, wireless charging, and other radio frequency chips for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones, iPads, and Macs. However, several reports from earlier this year suggested Apple could replace Broadcom's Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo chips with its own first-party chips by 2025. Broadcom's VMware deal faces a lot of regulatory hurdles, but that isn't all that surprising given the size of the deal.\", 'news_article_title': '1 Green Flag for Broadcom in 2023, and 1 Red Flag', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"The green flag: A new multibillion-dollar deal with Apple Broadcom produces Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, wireless charging, and other radio frequency chips for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones, iPads, and Macs. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and VMware.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"The green flag: A new multibillion-dollar deal with Apple Broadcom produces Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, wireless charging, and other radio frequency chips for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Apple didn't specify the exact value or length of the deal (or if it includes its Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo chips), but it allays some bearish concerns that Apple could unexpectedly replace all of Broadcom's chips with its own first-party silicon. The red flag: The VMware deal is still stuck in the mud To diversify its business away from Apple and the cyclical semiconductor market, Broadcom expanded its infrastructure software division with its acquisitions of CA in 2018 and Symantec's enterprise security unit in 2019.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-meta-platforms-stock-nasdaq%3Ameta-can-easily-extend-its-blistering-rally', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock has been an unbelievable performer since bottoming out late last year, now up around 185%+ from its November lows. Though Meta\\'s hot run has been the envy of its FAANG peers, there are still catalysts that could help extend the rally, potentially all the way to all-time highs.\\nUndoubtedly, artificial intelligence (AI) and Zuckerberg\\'s \"year of efficiency\" have been responsible for a huge chunk of the relief rally. Looking forward, I\\'d look to the Metaverse as the fuel that helps the stock move higher from here. Recession or not, the next few months could be exhilarating for Meta as investors pile back into a name that was severely oversold last autumn. As such, I\\'m staying bullish on the stock.\\nMeta is Harnessing the Power of AI\\nWith the power of AI, Meta may be able to increase the value of its ads without having to track users across the internet. The company\\'s Advantage+ suite of automation tools could change the landscape of the advertising world once again.\\nThe suite leverages AI to create multiple ad variations to help advertisers find the one that best sticks with any user. Only time will tell how Advantage+ and other AI offerings help jolt Meta\\'s growth. Regardless, it\\'s hard not to be impressed by Meta\\'s ability to innovate through trying times.\\nIndeed, Apple\\'s privacy-focused iOS updates, which initially cost Meta dearly, may be to thank for pushing Meta to innovate its way out of a mess.\\nMeta is also getting into the hardware game, with recent news of the firm\\'s plans to develop custom chips tailored for AI. Indeed, many big software companies have been hopping on the hardware bandwagon lately. Meta seeks to launch a new AI chip called the MTIA (Meta Training and Inference Accelerator) in 2025.\\nUndoubtedly, Meta\\'s AI roadmap is impressive. The monetization possibilities seem tough to fathom at this juncture. Regardless, I still think many may be discounting the potential for AI to re-accelerate growth over the longer term. Meta isn\\'t just a social media or metaverse company anymore; it\\'s a serious AI contender.\\nJune Could be a Big Month for the Metaverse\\nMany investors may have dismissed the Metaverse in favor of AI as the trend to bet on over the past six months. Looking ahead, the Metaverse may be due for a bit of a comeback. Many people that expect Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will unveil its mixed-reality headset at some point during its WWDC 2023 conference, which kicks off on June 5.\\nIf it does, we might all hear about the Metaverse ad nauseam again, and that bodes well for the firms with skin in the game, most notably Meta Platforms.\\nOf course, it\\'s tough to compete against a proven tech behemoth like Apple. Fintech innovators are feeling increasing pressure from the iPhone maker as it doubles down on its wallet ambitions.\\nIn any case, the VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) markets look large enough that more than one winner will be minted from its rise over the next decade. Further, it\\'s not hard to imagine that many investors have stuck with Meta for its strong social-media business and its ability to monetize AI rather than its metaverse potential.\\nMeta may have been punished in the past for blowing billions on metaverse efforts. That said, as the trend heats up again, we may see more investors start to think about such metaverse efforts in a more positive light -- not as a cash sink but as a growth initiative that could help power some serious appreciation.\\nIs META Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\\nTurning to Wall Street, META stock comes in as a Strong Buy. Out of 46 analyst ratings, there are 39 Buys, five Holds, and two Sells. The average Meta stock price target is $281.05, implying upside potential of 11.2%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $220.00 per share to a high of $350.00 per share.\\nThe Takeaway: It\\'s a Mistake to Bet Against Zuckerberg\\nThere\\'s no doubt that META stock has come a long way since the depths of November. Though the price of admission has surged (31.1 times trailing price-to-earnings), I still wouldn\\'t give up on Zuckerberg\\'s empire quite yet.\\nHe was right to pivot Meta into a \"year of efficiency,\" and I believe he\\'ll be right again longer term as he steers the ship toward AI and the Metaverse.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Many people that expect Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will unveil its mixed-reality headset at some point during its WWDC 2023 conference, which kicks off on June 5. Though Meta's hot run has been the envy of its FAANG peers, there are still catalysts that could help extend the rally, potentially all the way to all-time highs. That said, as the trend heats up again, we may see more investors start to think about such metaverse efforts in a more positive light -- not as a cash sink but as a growth initiative that could help power some serious appreciation.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Many people that expect Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will unveil its mixed-reality headset at some point during its WWDC 2023 conference, which kicks off on June 5. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock has been an unbelievable performer since bottoming out late last year, now up around 185%+ from its November lows. The average Meta stock price target is $281.05, implying upside potential of 11.2%.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Meta Platforms Stock (NASDAQ:META) Can Easily Extend Its Blistering Rally', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Many people that expect Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will unveil its mixed-reality headset at some point during its WWDC 2023 conference, which kicks off on June 5. Regardless, it's hard not to be impressed by Meta's ability to innovate through trying times. June Could be a Big Month for the Metaverse Many investors may have dismissed the Metaverse in favor of AI as the trend to bet on over the past six months.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Many people that expect Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will unveil its mixed-reality headset at some point during its WWDC 2023 conference, which kicks off on June 5. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock has been an unbelievable performer since bottoming out late last year, now up around 185%+ from its November lows. Meta is Harnessing the Power of AI With the power of AI, Meta may be able to increase the value of its ads without having to track users across the internet.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tiktok-testing-ai-chatbot-called-tako-research-firm-says', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Josh Ye\\nHONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok is testing an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content, an app intelligence firm said.\\nIsraeli-based Watchful Technologies said it has found the AI chatbot dubbed \"Tako\" on some versions of the TikTok app on Apple Inc mobile devices.\\nScreenshots and video Watchful shared with Reuters showed the chatbot featuring prominently on the app\\'s interface as a ghost-shaped icon, which users can tap while watching videos to have text-based conversations and get help finding content.\\nAsked about Tako, a TikTok spokesperson said the social media platform was always exploring new technology.\\n\"In select markets, we\\'re testing new ways to power search and discovery on TikTok, and we look forward to learning from our community as we continue to create a safe place that entertains, inspires creativity, and drives culture,\" the spokesperson said.\\nThe effort comes after OpenAI, backed by Microsoft Corp , late last year launched next-generation chatbot ChatGPT offering arguably the most natural interaction to date. That triggered a race in the industry to develop features based on game-changing generative AI, including TikTok rival Snap Inc whose \"My AI\" is powered by ChatGPT technology.\\nIn April, U.S. media outlets reported that TikTok was experimenting with a generative AI tool to allow users to create avatars. China-based parent ByteDance is working on a large AI model, Chinese media reported, but it does not currently offer AI chatbot features on its Chinese equivalent of TikTok, Douyin.\\nDisclosure filed with the U.S. patent and trademark office last month showed TikTok had submitted a trademark application for \"TikTok Tako\" in categories including \"computer software for the artificial production of human speech and text\".\\nVIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS\\nWatchful researcher Daniel Buchuk said his team started to find references to Tako on some versions of the TikTok app earlier this month, including on a test version on an iOS device in the United States.\\nWatchful uses computer vision as well as data analysis to identify and emulate app changes. It monitors devices in different countries but was unable to establish in which markets TikTok was conducting its tests.\\nUnlike ChatGPT, which is positioned as an all-purpose chatbot, Tako feels more like a navigation assistant with a focus on encouraging users to watch more videos, Buchuk said.\\n\"So if you\\'re asking \\'When was King Charles\\' coronation?\\' Tako will tell you the answer, but then you\\'ll also see relevant TikTok videos,\" he said.\\nAnother demonstration by Watchful showed that when a user asks Tako a question, such as \"How can we teach respect to children\", the chatbot replies by summarising tips from TikTok users while also recommending related videos.\\nTikTok has set a disclaimer saying Tako is an experimental chatbot and that responses could be inaccurate. It said it will review conversations with Tako for safety purposes and warned users not to share private information with it. (Reporting by Josh Ye; Editing by Brenda Goh and Christopher Cushing) ((brenda.goh@thomsonreuters.com; +86 (0) 21 2083 0088; Reuters Messaging: brenda.goh.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: TIKTOK AI/ (PIX)\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '\"In select markets, we\\'re testing new ways to power search and discovery on TikTok, and we look forward to learning from our community as we continue to create a safe place that entertains, inspires creativity, and drives culture,\" the spokesperson said. The effort comes after OpenAI, backed by Microsoft Corp , late last year launched next-generation chatbot ChatGPT offering arguably the most natural interaction to date. Unlike ChatGPT, which is positioned as an all-purpose chatbot, Tako feels more like a navigation assistant with a focus on encouraging users to watch more videos, Buchuk said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Josh Ye HONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok is testing an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content, an app intelligence firm said. Screenshots and video Watchful shared with Reuters showed the chatbot featuring prominently on the app\\'s interface as a ghost-shaped icon, which users can tap while watching videos to have text-based conversations and get help finding content. Disclosure filed with the U.S. patent and trademark office last month showed TikTok had submitted a trademark application for \"TikTok Tako\" in categories including \"computer software for the artificial production of human speech and text\".', 'news_article_title': \"TikTok testing AI chatbot called 'Tako', research firm says\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Israeli-based Watchful Technologies said it has found the AI chatbot dubbed \"Tako\" on some versions of the TikTok app on Apple Inc mobile devices. Screenshots and video Watchful shared with Reuters showed the chatbot featuring prominently on the app\\'s interface as a ghost-shaped icon, which users can tap while watching videos to have text-based conversations and get help finding content. That triggered a race in the industry to develop features based on game-changing generative AI, including TikTok rival Snap Inc whose \"My AI\" is powered by ChatGPT technology.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Josh Ye HONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok is testing an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content, an app intelligence firm said. Israeli-based Watchful Technologies said it has found the AI chatbot dubbed \"Tako\" on some versions of the TikTok app on Apple Inc mobile devices. Another demonstration by Watchful showed that when a user asks Tako a question, such as \"How can we teach respect to children\", the chatbot replies by summarising tips from TikTok users while also recommending related videos.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 171.69000244140625, 'high': 173.89999389648438, 'open': 172.41000366210938, 'close': 172.99000549316406, 'ema_50': 166.06299041228382, 'rsi_14': 47.8645001735996, 'target': 175.42999267578125, 'volume': 56058300.0, 'ema_200': 155.4756931983367, 'adj_close': 172.5294189453125, 'rsi_lag_1': 64.96784028183072, 'rsi_lag_2': 59.51829180810546, 'rsi_lag_3': 64.1217596026016, 'rsi_lag_4': 63.83508686819684, 'rsi_lag_5': 63.351591777705785, 'macd_lag_1': 2.286543423104007, 'macd_lag_2': 2.527953651766495, 'macd_lag_3': 2.8278196207620567, 'macd_lag_4': 2.9006257797592525, 'macd_lag_5': 2.853615855034576, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.163085502229535, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.5893986081749505}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 18.700000762939453, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 19.950000762939453, 'Open': 19.540000915527344, 'Close': 19.13999938964844, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 19.13999938964844}, {'Low': 1.0709964036941528, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 1.0754191875457764, 'Open': 1.0757315158843994, 'Close': 1.0757315158843994, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 1.0757315158843994}, {'Low': 1.2319064140319824, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 1.2385895252227783, 'Open': 1.2368431091308594, 'Close': 1.2371032238006592, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 1.2371032238006592}, {'Low': 7.059700012207031, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 7.077400207519531, 'Open': 7.059800148010254, 'Close': 7.059800148010254, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 7.059800148010254}, {'Low': 70.9800033569336, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 74.37000274658203, 'Open': 74.20999908447266, 'Close': 71.83000183105469, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 422637, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 71.83000183105469}, {'Low': 0.6501316428184509, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 0.654600203037262, 'Open': 0.6545102000236511, 'Close': 0.6545102000236511, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 0.6545102000236511}, {'Low': 3.7300000190734863, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 3.813999891281128, 'Open': 3.752000093460083, 'Close': 3.813999891281128, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 3.813999891281128}, {'Low': 139.20599365234375, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 139.87600708007812, 'Open': 139.2830047607422, 'Close': 139.2830047607422, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 139.2830047607422}, {'Low': 103.83999633789062, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 104.30999755859376, 'Open': 103.86000061035156, 'Close': 104.20999908447266, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 104.20999908447266}, {'Low': 1943.0999755859373, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 1943.0999755859373, 'Open': 1943.0999755859373, 'Close': 1943.0999755859373, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 1, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 1943.0999755859373}]}"},"response":{"kind":"string","value":"{'next_10_days': {'2023-05-26': 175.42999267578125, '2023-05-30': 177.3000030517578, '2023-05-31': 177.25, '2023-06-01': 180.08999633789062, '2023-06-02': 180.9499969482422, '2023-06-05': 179.5800018310547, '2023-06-06': 179.2100067138672, '2023-06-07': 177.82000732421875, '2023-06-08': 180.57000732421875}, '1_month_later': {'2023-06-26': 185.2700042724609}, '3_months_later': {'2023-08-25': 178.61000061035156}, '6_months_later': {'2023-11-27': 189.7899932861328}}"},"system_prompt":{"kind":"string","value":"YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-growth-etf-vug-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Launched on 01/26/2004, the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $85.39 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Growth\\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Additionally, growth stocks have a greater level of risk associated with them. They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.\\nCosts\\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.62%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 43.90% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Telecom round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\\nPerformance and Risk\\nVUG seeks to match the performance of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index before fees and expenses. The CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index represents the growth companies of the CRSP US Large Cap Index.\\nThe ETF has added roughly 22.57% so far this year and it's up approximately 13.84% in the last one year (as of 05/26/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $208.44 and $266.28.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.11 and standard deviation of 24.40% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 252 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nVanguard Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VUG is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has $65.41 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $181.21 billion. IWF has an expense ratio of 0.18% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\\nBottom-Line\\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $85.39 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Sector Exposure and Top Holdings Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Launched on 01/26/2004, the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-ceo-sundar-pichai-commits-to-ai-pact%3A-what-does-this-really-mean', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The world of artificial intelligence (AI) is moving at a breakneck speed, and top corporate and political leaders are trying to safely guide its evolution. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai met with European Commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton on Wednesday to discuss the progression of AI and map out possible actions to help ensure the emerging technology doesn\\'t get out of hand.\\nIn the meeting, Pichai promised that his company would join an \"AI pact\" and collaborate with other players in the artificial intelligence space on a volunteer basis to shape and abide by guidelines for tech development. But while there\\'s seemingly a lot to like about the prospect of guardrails being put on AI, it\\'s not clear that voluntary pacts or even strict laws will be able to address many of the potential problems that could arise.\\nCould an AI pact help stave off potential disasters?\\nWhile detailed specifics of what rules and guidelines members of an AI pact would be adhering to haven\\'t been made available, Pichai\\'s discussion with other members of the European Commission suggest that privacy standards and fighting misinformation could be key focuses. The rapid progression for artificial intelligence tech over the last year is unprecedented, and continued advances could be unwieldy.\\nBecause legislative bodies can be slow to act and laws vary between territories, it could be important for technology leaders to attempt to establish some kind of presiding framework for artificial intelligence initiatives. Taking a proactive approach to the problems and questions raised by incredible leaps forward for artificial intelligence could help minimize the possibility of disastrous outcomes stemming from the tech. The AI pact mentioned by Pichai at the meeting with Breton seems to be a step in this direction.\\nBut there\\'s a risk that rules surrounding AI might not amount to much. For one, it\\'s possible that voluntary AI guidelines and restrictions will be followed very loosely or only in the most nominal senses. It\\'s also possible that those who don\\'t abide by rules for the artificial intelligence project, whether self-imposed or through regulations, could actually gain significant competitive advantages.\\nControlling AI could be incredibly difficult\\nThe European Parliament is currently finalizing a new set of rules and restrictions that will govern AI technologies. The EU AI Act isn\\'t officially law yet, but it\\'s seemingly headed in that direction and could be a landmark response that plays a big role in the tech\\'s evolution in Europe. But it might not be enough, and it may have unintended consequences.\\nDeveloping ways to work around restrictions could be incentivized by the proposed regulations, and the speed at which AI tech has been progressing will make it difficult for regulators to keep up. Additionally, there are already signs that influential players in the space could respond negatively. In response to the legislation, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that his company might cease to offer its ChatGPT and Dall-E services in the EU if it can\\'t meet new regulatory requirements.\\nThe European governing body almost certainly doesn\\'t want to fall behind in AI, and regulating the tech is a difficult needle to thread. Regulations will be very difficult to enforce globally, and those who opt not to follow guidelines or regional laws could actually be rewarded.\\nWhile an AI pact that includes Alphabet and other large tech companies could be beneficial, it\\'s unlikely to be a panacea and will come with its own set of complications.\\nUnless provisions for punitive measures were put in place, a company could simply opt out of a potential pact if it didn\\'t agree with new or existing rules. Given the incredible rate at which AI tech has been advancing lately, any organization attempting to regulate the space will likely have to determine what is and isn\\'t allowed and forge restrictions on a continuous basis. In this kind of situation, the potential for a voluntary artificial intelligence pact to fracture could be high.\\nThere\\'s probably no one-size-fits-all solution\\nIt\\'s already proving difficult to get top technology companies and figures on the same page when it comes to how artificial intelligence should be guided. For example, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak called for a temporary pause on AI development in April, but OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates dismissed the feasibility of the proposal. Governments will likely have to play a leading role in keeping artificial intelligence safe and on the rails, but it won\\'t be easy.\\nPlacing restrictions on commercially available AI products and services on a regional basis may be feasible, but regulating the use of internal tools could be a much more difficult matter. When it comes to restricting the use of artificial intelligence by adversarial governments and independent actors around the world, the challenge of governing the progression of these emerging technologies is daunting.\\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Keith Noonan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In the meeting, Pichai promised that his company would join an \"AI pact\" and collaborate with other players in the artificial intelligence space on a volunteer basis to shape and abide by guidelines for tech development. Because legislative bodies can be slow to act and laws vary between territories, it could be important for technology leaders to attempt to establish some kind of presiding framework for artificial intelligence initiatives. In response to the legislation, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that his company might cease to offer its ChatGPT and Dall-E services in the EU if it can\\'t meet new regulatory requirements.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai met with European Commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton on Wednesday to discuss the progression of AI and map out possible actions to help ensure the emerging technology doesn't get out of hand. The AI pact mentioned by Pichai at the meeting with Breton seems to be a step in this direction. For example, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak called for a temporary pause on AI development in April, but OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates dismissed the feasibility of the proposal.\", 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Commits to \"AI Pact\": What Does This Really Mean?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In the meeting, Pichai promised that his company would join an \"AI pact\" and collaborate with other players in the artificial intelligence space on a volunteer basis to shape and abide by guidelines for tech development. In this kind of situation, the potential for a voluntary artificial intelligence pact to fracture could be high. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai met with European Commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton on Wednesday to discuss the progression of AI and map out possible actions to help ensure the emerging technology doesn\\'t get out of hand. In the meeting, Pichai promised that his company would join an \"AI pact\" and collaborate with other players in the artificial intelligence space on a volunteer basis to shape and abide by guidelines for tech development. Controlling AI could be incredibly difficult The European Parliament is currently finalizing a new set of rules and restrictions that will govern AI technologies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/want-passive-income-forever-buy-these-2-magnificent-stocks-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Many investors actively seek dividend stocks, and who can blame them? Nothing beats making money while you sleep. But when investing in dividend-paying companies, there is always the risk that these corporations will reduce or suspend their payouts altogether. Choosing the right dividend stocks is arguably the best way to avoid this risk: Not all dividend stocks are created equal.\\nWith that said, let's turn our attention to two companies that are practically passive income machines and will likely continue rewarding shareholders with payout increases for a long time: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\\n1. Johnson & Johnson\\nJohnson & Johnson has a history that dates back more than 100 years. Most businesses struggle to survive a decade, so this feat is highly impressive. It's because J&J offers goods that are always in high demand. It is a leading pharmaceutical company with a diversified portfolio of medicines spanning several therapeutic areas, from infectious diseases to oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and more.\\nMoreover, Johnson & Johnson spends ample money on research and development and routinely adds new products to its vast portfolio. Drugmakers can cease being relevant if they stop innovating. That is unlikely to happen to this pharma giant. The company's medical devices unit also offers a range of products that physicians use to improve health outcomes for their patients.\\nFurthermore, Johnson & Johnson records consistent revenue, profits, and free cash flow.\\nJNJ Net Income (Annual) data by YCharts.\\nFinancial health is essential as no company can sustain dividend increases over the long run without that. And as an added piece of evidence of Johnson & Johnson's financial health, the company boasts an AAA rating from Standard & Poor, a testament to its strong balance sheet. Even if the U.S. Federal Reserve's predicted recession hits us before the end of the year, the healthcare giant should be just fine.\\nJohnson & Johnson has had to navigate various lawsuits against it in recent years regarding opioids as well as its talc-based baby powder, but these processes will play themselves out eventually. The company has survived plenty of downturns and challenges in its long history.\\nFinally, Johnson & Johnson has been excellent at hiking its payouts. The drugmaker is a Dividend King. It is currently on its 60th consecutive year of dividend increases. Very few corporations have a better track record. Johnson & Johnson's current 3.03% dividend yield is above that of the S&P 500 at 1.66%.\\nAlthough its cash payout ratio of 73% seems high, the company has the tools necessary to continue doing what it has been doing for a long time: slowly and steadily growing its dividend. Investors can sleep easy knowing that Johnson & Johnson's payouts are secure.\\n2. Apple\\nApple isn't in the business of selling medicines. Most of the things it offers are, strictly speaking, goods that can eventually become obsolete. But the company is still an excellent stock to buy and hold forever. Here is why: Apple has built an incredibly strong brand name and a culture of technological innovation.\\nThe company is an expert at transforming existing tech into better and more sophisticated versions of essentially the same thing. Cell phones existed before the iPhone, and AirPods are just fancy earbuds, among other examples. Once branded with its logo, these devices typically command high prices, even though plenty of cheaper substitutes are available. That speaks to Apple's customer loyalty, a powerful competitive edge.\\nThat's why the company reports solid financial results even in challenging economic times.\\nAAPL Net Income (Annual) data by YCharts.\\nHowever, Apple has been seeking to diversify its revenue base. It increasingly relies on its services segment, which offers everything from Apple Cloud, Apple TV+, Apple Music, and much more. This business still makes up a small percentage of its top line, but it has grown in importance. Apple's installed base now stands at more than two billion devices worldwide.\\nThe company should benefit from this for years to come as it finds new ways to monetize its large base of customers. Apple is making headway in fintech and has also been looking to enter the healthcare industry in some way. Turning to the company's dividends, its 0.55% yield is low, but it has raised its payouts by 120% in the past decade. With a very modest cash-payout ratio of 15.3%, there are miles of room left for more hikes.\\nWhile not primarily known for its dividends, Apple can give passive income seekers exactly what they want while delivering market-beating returns.\\n10 stocks we like better than Johnson & Johnson\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Johnson & Johnson wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nProsper Junior Bakiny has positions in Johnson & Johnson. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"With that said, let's turn our attention to two companies that are practically passive income machines and will likely continue rewarding shareholders with payout increases for a long time: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Net Income (Annual) data by YCharts. It is a leading pharmaceutical company with a diversified portfolio of medicines spanning several therapeutic areas, from infectious diseases to oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and more.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"With that said, let's turn our attention to two companies that are practically passive income machines and will likely continue rewarding shareholders with payout increases for a long time: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Net Income (Annual) data by YCharts. JNJ Net Income (Annual) data by YCharts.\", 'news_article_title': 'Want Passive Income Forever? Buy These 2 Magnificent Stocks Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"With that said, let's turn our attention to two companies that are practically passive income machines and will likely continue rewarding shareholders with payout increases for a long time: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Net Income (Annual) data by YCharts. Johnson & Johnson's current 3.03% dividend yield is above that of the S&P 500 at 1.66%.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"With that said, let's turn our attention to two companies that are practically passive income machines and will likely continue rewarding shareholders with payout increases for a long time: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Net Income (Annual) data by YCharts. Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson has a history that dates back more than 100 years.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/q1-earnings%3A-can-artificial-intelligence-ai-sustain-momentum', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The analysts covering Nvidia NVDA are struggling to come up with superlatives to describe the chipmaker’s blockbuster quarterly results. Coming into Nvidia’s May 26th quarterly numbers, many analysts saw some upside to consensus estimates, given the company’s AI leverage. But the stock had already doubled this year before the Wednesday release on those AI hopes.\\nIt is humbling to acknowledge that I thought the stock was ‘priced for perfection’ and was skeptical that Nvidia could do anything in the quarterly numbers that could satisfy those lofty expectations. Keep in mind that we fall in the Nvidia ‘fan club,’ having held the stock in the Zacks Focus List portfolio since May 2019.\\nThe stock’s performance since the quarterly release is in a class of its own, and for good reasons. In the current uncertain macroeconomic environment, Nvidia raised Q2 revenue guidance by more than +50% on the back of robust data-center demand reflecting momentum in generative AI and large language models. Importantly, Nvidia indicated a high degree of visibility in these demand trends over the coming quarters.\\nThere are legitimate questions as to how sustainable this growth trajectory will prove to be and whether Nvidia will be able to protect its first-mover advantage as the competitive landscape heats up over time.\\nWe have all glimpsed the potential of generative AI by playing around with ChatGPT and Google Bard, allowing us to envision this technology’s ability to enhance efficiencies. But it is reasonable to be skeptical of both the trillions of dollars in TAMs that the AI revolution will unleash or the emerging talk of an ‘AI bubble.’\\nNvidia is hardly alone in riding the AI wave, with Microsoft MSFT and Alphabet GOOGL already duking it out for primacy. Alphabet’s earlier AI efforts didn’t impress the market much, and many had started thinking that Microsoft may be able to leverage AI to open up Alphabet’s hold on the search market. But Alphabet appears to have found its mojo back, as the stock’s recent performance shows.\\nThe chart below shows the year-to-date performance of Microsoft, Alphabet, and Nvidia.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nThe earnings outlook for the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ that includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, and Meta META, in addition to Microsoft and Alphabet, has steadily improved lately. Total Q1 earnings for the group were essentially flat (down -0.4%) on +4.3% higher revenues.\\nThe growth outlook starts improving from the current period (2023 Q2) onwards, with earnings expected to be up +8.9% on +4.9% higher revenues.\\nThe chart below shows the group’s earnings picture on a quarterly basis.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nThe chart below shows the group’s earnings picture on an annual basis.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nQ1 Earnings Season Scorecard\\nIncluding all the quarterly reports that came out through Friday, May 26th, we now have Q1 earnings from 486 S&P 500 members, or 97.2% of the index’s total membership. Total earnings for these companies are down -3.7% from the same period last year on +4.5% higher revenues, with 78.2% beating EPS estimates and 75.1% beating revenue estimates.\\nThe proportion of these companies beating both EPS and revenue estimates is 63.2%.\\nRegular readers of our earnings commentary know that we have been referring to the overall picture emerging from the Q1 earnings season as good enough; not great, but not bad, either.\\nWith this reporting cycle now largely behind us, we can confidently say that corporate earnings aren’t headed towards the ‘cliff’ that market bears warned us of.\\nThe way we see it, the ‘better-than-feared’ view of the Q1 earnings season at this stage may be a bit unfair, given how resilient corporate profitability has turned out to be. But the view isn’t entirely off the mark either.\\nWe have about 100 companies on deck to report results, including 9 S&P 500 members. This week’s docket includes Salesforce.com, Macy’s, Broadcom, Lululemon, Dollar General, and others.\\nBelow, we compare the Q1 results thus far from what we have seen from this same group of companies in other recent periods.\\nThe first set of charts compares the earnings and revenue growth rates for the companies that have reported with what we had seen from the group in other recent quarters.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nThe comparison charts below put the Q1 EPS and revenue beats percentages in a historical context.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nThe Earnings Big Picture\\nTo get a sense of what is currently expected, take a look at the chart below that shows current earnings and revenue growth expectations for the S&P 500 index for 2023 Q1 and the following three quarters.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nThe chart below shows the earnings and revenue growth picture on an annual basis.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nFor a detailed look at the overall earnings picture, including expectations for the coming periods, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report >>>> Earnings Outlook Reflects Stability \\nZacks Names \"Single Best Pick to Double\"\\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The earnings outlook for the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ that includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, and Meta META, in addition to Microsoft and Alphabet, has steadily improved lately. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the current uncertain macroeconomic environment, Nvidia raised Q2 revenue guidance by more than +50% on the back of robust data-center demand reflecting momentum in generative AI and large language models.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The earnings outlook for the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ that includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, and Meta META, in addition to Microsoft and Alphabet, has steadily improved lately. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The chart below shows the earnings and revenue growth picture on an annual basis.', 'news_article_title': 'Q1 Earnings: Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sustain Momentum?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The earnings outlook for the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ that includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, and Meta META, in addition to Microsoft and Alphabet, has steadily improved lately. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Coming into Nvidia’s May 26th quarterly numbers, many analysts saw some upside to consensus estimates, given the company’s AI leverage.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The earnings outlook for the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ that includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, and Meta META, in addition to Microsoft and Alphabet, has steadily improved lately. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The Earnings Big Picture To get a sense of what is currently expected, take a look at the chart below that shows current earnings and revenue growth expectations for the S&P 500 index for 2023 Q1 and the following three quarters.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-26-2023-%3A-intc-aapl-qqq-t-amzn-bac-mrvl-amd-nrg-wfc-cpng', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 10.41 to 14,308.82. The total After hours volume is currently 77,561,915 shares traded.\\n\\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\\n\\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is unchanged at $29.00, with 4,233,908 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.04. INTC\\'s current last sale is 95.08% of the target price of $30.5.\\n\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $175.52, with 2,668,245 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.18. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.63 at $349.03, with 2,430,064 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.\\n\\nAT&T Inc. (T) is +0.01 at $15.51, with 2,348,361 shares traded. T\\'s current last sale is 70.5% of the target price of $22.\\n\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.06 at $120.17, with 1,694,885 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 10 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.34. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is unchanged at $28.31, with 1,679,613 shares traded. BAC\\'s current last sale is 80.89% of the target price of $35.\\n\\nMarvell Technology, Inc. (MRVL) is +0.84 at $66.35, with 1,525,764 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.\\n\\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is +0.25 at $127.28, with 1,503,466 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.\\n\\nNRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) is unchanged at $33.94, with 1,301,373 shares traded. NRG\\'s current last sale is 81.78% of the target price of $41.5.\\n\\nWells Fargo & Company (WFC) is -0.03 at $41.20, with 1,133,414 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WFC is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nCoupang, Inc. (CPNG) is -0.02 at $15.71, with 1,060,570 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CPNG is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nPfizer, Inc. (PFE) is +0.03 at $37.63, with 1,041,571 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.81. PFE\\'s current last sale is 83.62% of the target price of $45.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $175.52, with 2,668,245 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". Marvell Technology, Inc. (MRVL) is +0.84 at $66.35, with 1,525,764 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $175.52, with 2,668,245 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 26, 2023 : INTC, AAPL, QQQ, T, AMZN, BAC, MRVL, AMD, NRG, WFC, CPNG, PFE', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $175.52, with 2,668,245 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The total After hours volume is currently 77,561,915 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $175.52, with 2,668,245 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The total After hours volume is currently 77,561,915 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-analyst-reports-for-apple-chevron-accenture', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Friday, May 26, 2023\\n\\nThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Chevron Corp. (CVX) and Accenture plc (ACN). These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.\\n\\nYou can see all of today’s research reports here >>>\\n\\nApple’s shares have outperformed the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry over the past year (+16.3% vs. +15.8%). The company’s revenues are expected to grow year over year. Growing services subscriber base and a strong liquidity position are key catalysts for Apple’s prospects.\\n\\nHowever, Apple expects the March quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to be similar to that of the December quarter due to unfavorable forex. For iPhone, Apple expects the March quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to accelerate relative to the December quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth.\\n\\nFor Mac and iPad, revenues are expected to decline in double digits on a year-over-year basis due to challenging comparison and macroeconomic headwinds. Services revenue growth is expected to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming.\\n\\n(You can read the full research report on Apple here >>>)\\n\\nShares of Chevron have underperformed the Zacks Oil and Gas - Integrated - International industry over the past year (-10.1% vs. +1.7%). The company was not immune to the commodity price crash of 2020, forcing it to cut spending substantially. The company’s high oil price sensitivity is a concern too.\\n\\nMoreover, the supermajor’s 10-year reserve replacement ratio of 100% is indicative of its inability to replace the amount of energy produced. However, Chevron is considered one of the best-placed global integrated oil firms to achieve sustainable production ramp-up.\\n\\nAmerica’s No. 2 energy firm’s existing project pipeline is among the best in the industry, thanks to its premier position in the lucrative Permian Basin. As a reflection of these positives, we saw CVX’s EPS jump 132% in 2022.\\n\\n(You can read the full research report on Chevron here >>>)\\n\\nAccenture’s shares have outperformed the Zacks Consulting Services industry over the year-to-date period (+77.0% vs. +46.8%). The company has been steadily gaining traction in its outsourcing and consulting businesses backed by high demand for services that can improve operating efficiencies and save costs. The company has been strategically enhancing its cloud and digital marketing suite through buyouts and partnerships.\\n\\nThe company’s strong operating cash flow has helped it reward its shareholders in the form of dividend payments and share repurchases, and pursue opportunities in areas that show true potential. On the flip side, pricing pressure due to significant competition from strong companies like Genpact, Cognizant and Infosys, remains a concern.\\n\\nGlobal presence exposes it to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Buyout-related integration risks continues to remain a concern. Partly due to these headwinds, Accenture shares are down 4.1% in the past year.\\n\\n(You can read the full research report on Accenture here >>>)\\n\\nOther noteworthy reports we are featuring today include NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA), Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) and Stryker Corp. (SYK).\\n\\nMark Vickery\\nSenior Editor\\n\\nNote: Sheraz Mian heads the Zacks Equity Research department and is a well-regarded expert of aggregate earnings. He is frequently quoted in the print and electronic media and publishes the weekly Earnings Trends and Earnings Preview reports. If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>>\\nToday's Must Read\\nRobust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL)\\nChevron (CVX) to Gain from Massive Permian Acreage\\nAccenture (ACN) Gains From Service Demand Amid Talent Cost\\nFeatured Reports\\nNVIDIA (NVDA) Rides on Strong Adoption of GPUs, Partnerships\\nPer the Zacks analyst, rapid adoption of NVIDIA's GPUs in the datacenter and automotive markets is a key growth driver. Partnership with companies like Arrow, Baidu, Daimler and Bosch is a tailwind.\\nStrong Demand for Networking Products Aids Broadcom (AVGO)\\nPer the Zacks analyst, Broadcom is riding on robust demand for networking solutions. Strong adoption of next-gen merchant switching and routing solutions is driving top-line growth.\\nDiversified Product Portfolio Drives Stryker's (SYK) Prospects\\nPer the Zacks analyst, Stryker's diversified product portfolio, which include the robust Mako total knee platform, should support the growth of its global business.\\nVentas (VTR) to Ride on SHOP Recovery, Life Science Assets\\nPer the Zacks Analyst, Ventas to benefit from the recovery in its senior housing operating portfolio (SHOP) and life science real estate investments. However, rising interest rates are a key woe.\\nSarepta's (SRPT) Overdependence on DMD Drugs a Woe\\nThough Sarepta Therapeutics has a strong commercial portfolio of drugs targeting DMD indication, the Zacks Analyst is concerned about the company's dependence on a single target market for revenues.\\nInvestments, Customer Growth Aid Essential Utilities (WTRG)\\nPer the Zacks analyst, Essential Utilities' (WTRG) $3.3 billion investment to fortify it water and natural gas infrastructure and demand from expanding customer base are going to boost its performance\\nRising Premiums Aid Globe Life (GL), High Expenses Hurt\\nPer the Zacks analyst, Globe Life's growing premiums from Life and Health insurance and improved investment income have led to significant growth. However, escalating expenses remain a concern.\\nNew Upgrades\\nIngersoll Rand (IR) Rides on Industrial Technologies Growth\\nThe Zacks analyst is encouraged by growth in the company's Industrial Technologies & Services segment due to higher orders for compressors, and power tool and lifting.\\nSkechers' (SKX) Omni-Channel & Other Endeavors Hold Promise\\nPer Zacks analyst, Skechers is directing resources to boost digital capabilities, including augmenting website features, mobile application and loyalty program. Its international unit is a key driver.\\nSolid Telecommunications Business Demand Aids Dycom (DY)\\nPer the Zacks analyst, Dycom benefits from strong telecommunications business demand courtesy of its top five customers reflecting organic contract revenue growth.\\nNew Downgrades\\nUpstream Budget Tightness to Hurt ProPetro (PUMP)\\nThe Zacks analyst believes that the tightness in the upstream companies' investment budget is likely to continue through this year, which is expected to weigh on ProPetro's revenues.\\nEscalating Costs and Seasonality Trouble H&R Block (HRB)\\nPer the Zacks analyst, the increasing costs have been acting as a headwind to H&R Block's performance. The seasonality of the business adds to such friction.\\nReduced Chemical Software Spending To Hurt Aspen (AZPN)\\nPer the Zacks analyst, Aspen's performance is affected due to uncertain macroeconomic environment and cautious software spending in the chemical industry. Stiff competition is a headwind.\\n5 Stocks Set to Double\\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nAccenture PLC (ACN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nChevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nStryker Corporation (SYK) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nBroadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Chevron (CVX) to Gain from Massive Permian Acreage Accenture (ACN) Gains From Service Demand Amid Talent Cost Featured Reports NVIDIA (NVDA) Rides on Strong Adoption of GPUs, Partnerships Per the Zacks analyst, rapid adoption of NVIDIA's GPUs in the datacenter and automotive markets is a key growth driver. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Chevron Corp. (CVX) and Accenture plc (ACN). Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Accenture PLC (ACN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Stryker Corporation (SYK) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Chevron (CVX) to Gain from Massive Permian Acreage Accenture (ACN) Gains From Service Demand Amid Talent Cost Featured Reports NVIDIA (NVDA) Rides on Strong Adoption of GPUs, Partnerships Per the Zacks analyst, rapid adoption of NVIDIA's GPUs in the datacenter and automotive markets is a key growth driver. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Accenture PLC (ACN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Stryker Corporation (SYK) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Chevron Corp. (CVX) and Accenture plc (ACN).\", 'news_article_title': 'Top Analyst Reports for Apple, Chevron & Accenture', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Chevron (CVX) to Gain from Massive Permian Acreage Accenture (ACN) Gains From Service Demand Amid Talent Cost Featured Reports NVIDIA (NVDA) Rides on Strong Adoption of GPUs, Partnerships Per the Zacks analyst, rapid adoption of NVIDIA's GPUs in the datacenter and automotive markets is a key growth driver. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Accenture PLC (ACN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Stryker Corporation (SYK) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Chevron Corp. (CVX) and Accenture plc (ACN).\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Chevron (CVX) to Gain from Massive Permian Acreage Accenture (ACN) Gains From Service Demand Amid Talent Cost Featured Reports NVIDIA (NVDA) Rides on Strong Adoption of GPUs, Partnerships Per the Zacks analyst, rapid adoption of NVIDIA's GPUs in the datacenter and automotive markets is a key growth driver. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Accenture PLC (ACN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Stryker Corporation (SYK) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Chevron Corp. (CVX) and Accenture plc (ACN).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-eyes-weekly-win-dow-spx-fall-on-debt-ceiling-fatigue', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'This week the U.S. debt ceiling once again took center stage, as multiple meetings between lawmakers failed to produce a resolution. A divided central bank also put pressure on sentiment, with an upward revision to gross domestic product (GDP) and better-than-expected jobs data failing to lift Wall Street\\'s spirits. However, the Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC) rallied after Nvidia\\'s (NVDA) blowout quarter boosted the tech sector, and is pacing for its fifth-straight weekly win.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are heading for weekly losses, while the Cboe Volatility index (VIX) is eyeing a win.\\nRetail Earnings Take Center Stage\\nThe sour sentiment on Wall Street came amid a flood retail reports. Kohl\\'s (KSS) shared an unexpected profit despite higher-than-usual inflation, while Gap (GPS) also posted a surprise earnings beat. Discount retailer Big Lots (BIG) fell to a more than 30-year low, after turning in quarterly losses that nearly doubled expectations.\\nHome improvement retailer Lowe\\'s (LOW) shared better-than-expected first-quarter results, but lower 2023 forecasts weighed on the results, while strong demand and leaner inventory levels helped Urban Outfitters (URBN) best expectations. Outside of retail, NVDA soared to an all-time high after earnings, while Snowflake (SNOW) eyed its worst day ever following its quarterly results. \\nStocks to Watch Right Now\\nSubscribers to Schaeffer\\'s Weekend Trader got an early look at why eBay (EBAY) is heading for a short-term drop. Conversely, Electronic Arts (EA) and Starbucks (SBUX) both just pulled back to historically bullish trendlines. Yelp (YELP) may also be worth keeping an eye on, as its top shareholder is urging for a sale or merger, calling the stock \"shockingly undervalued.\" Don\\'t forget about our Options Under $5 service, which helped subscribers more than double their money on our KB Home (KBH) recommendation. \\nHow to Play Memorial Day\\nWith markets closed on Monday for Memorial Day, investors will have a shortened week to ponder debt ceiling negotiations and earnings reports. Schaeffer\\'s Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White compiled a list of the best stocks to own before the holiday, while Schaeffer\\'s Senior V.P. of Research Todd Salamone quantified the latest market sentiment change.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"A divided central bank also put pressure on sentiment, with an upward revision to gross domestic product (GDP) and better-than-expected jobs data failing to lift Wall Street's spirits. Kohl's (KSS) shared an unexpected profit despite higher-than-usual inflation, while Gap (GPS) also posted a surprise earnings beat. Outside of retail, NVDA soared to an all-time high after earnings, while Snowflake (SNOW) eyed its worst day ever following its quarterly results.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"This week the U.S. debt ceiling once again took center stage, as multiple meetings between lawmakers failed to produce a resolution. Retail Earnings Take Center Stage The sour sentiment on Wall Street came amid a flood retail reports. Home improvement retailer Lowe's (LOW) shared better-than-expected first-quarter results, but lower 2023 forecasts weighed on the results, while strong demand and leaner inventory levels helped Urban Outfitters (URBN) best expectations.\", 'news_article_title': 'Nasdaq Eyes Weekly Win; Dow, SPX Fall on Debt Ceiling Fatigue', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Retail Earnings Take Center Stage The sour sentiment on Wall Street came amid a flood retail reports. Home improvement retailer Lowe's (LOW) shared better-than-expected first-quarter results, but lower 2023 forecasts weighed on the results, while strong demand and leaner inventory levels helped Urban Outfitters (URBN) best expectations. Outside of retail, NVDA soared to an all-time high after earnings, while Snowflake (SNOW) eyed its worst day ever following its quarterly results.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"However, the Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC) rallied after Nvidia's (NVDA) blowout quarter boosted the tech sector, and is pacing for its fifth-straight weekly win.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are heading for weekly losses, while the Cboe Volatility index (VIX) is eyeing a win. Retail Earnings Take Center Stage The sour sentiment on Wall Street came amid a flood retail reports. Home improvement retailer Lowe's (LOW) shared better-than-expected first-quarter results, but lower 2023 forecasts weighed on the results, while strong demand and leaner inventory levels helped Urban Outfitters (URBN) best expectations.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-judge-rejects-challenges-to-apples-%2450-mln-keyboard-settlement', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Mike Scarcella\\nMay 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday approved Apple Inc\\'s AAPL.O $50 million class-action settlement resolving consumer claims over certain defective MacBook keyboards, in a ruling that spurned challenges to the deal.\\nU.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, federal court in his ruling called the settlement \"fair, adequate and reasonable.\"\\nEleven consumers from New York, Florida, California, Michigan and several other states were the lead plaintiffs in the national class action alleging consumer protection and warranty claims.\\nThe lawsuit accused Apple of failing to provide sufficient repairs or troubleshooting help for certain MacBook \"butterfly\" keyboards made between 2015 and 2019.\\nAn Apple spokesperson on Friday did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.\\nThe plaintiffs\\' lawyers announced the deal a year ago. Apple denied any wrongdoing.\\nClass members will receive $50 up to $395 based on the number and nature of repairs made to a keyboard.\\nMore than 86,000 claims for class member payments were submitted as of early March, Davila\\'s order showed.\\nOne challenge to the settlement said $125 — the compensation for members of one group in the class — was not enough, because keyboard repairs can cost more than $300.\\n\"The possibility that a better settlement may have been reached — or that the benefits provided under the settlement will not make class members \\'whole\\' — are insufficient grounds to deny approval,\" Davila wrote in his order.\\nOther challenges argued it was unfair to deny any compensation to MacBook owners who experienced keyboard failures but who did not get them repaired.\\nDavila said that \"while not all who were purportedly injured will receive compensation, the settlement compromise benefits a significant number of individuals.\"\\nThe court\\'s ruling approved a request from the plaintiffs\\' lawyers for $15 million in legal fees.\\nTwo lead plaintiffs\\' lawyers at Girard Sharp and Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith in a statement said they \"look forward to getting the money out to our clients.\"\\nThe case is In re: MacBook Keyboard Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 5:18-cv-02813-EJD.\\nApple reaches $50 mln settlement over defective MacBook keyboards https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/apple-reaches-50-mln-settlement-over-defective-macbook-keyboards-2022-07-19/\\n(Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones)\\n((Mike.Scarcella@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Mike Scarcella May 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday approved Apple Inc\\'s AAPL.O $50 million class-action settlement resolving consumer claims over certain defective MacBook keyboards, in a ruling that spurned challenges to the deal. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, federal court in his ruling called the settlement \"fair, adequate and reasonable.\" Two lead plaintiffs\\' lawyers at Girard Sharp and Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith in a statement said they \"look forward to getting the money out to our clients.\"', 'news_luhn_summary': \"By Mike Scarcella May 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday approved Apple Inc's AAPL.O $50 million class-action settlement resolving consumer claims over certain defective MacBook keyboards, in a ruling that spurned challenges to the deal. The case is In re: MacBook Keyboard Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. Apple reaches $50 mln settlement over defective MacBook keyboards https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/apple-reaches-50-mln-settlement-over-defective-macbook-keyboards-2022-07-19/ (Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones) ((Mike.Scarcella@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_article_title': \"US judge rejects challenges to Apple's $50 mln keyboard settlement\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Mike Scarcella May 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday approved Apple Inc\\'s AAPL.O $50 million class-action settlement resolving consumer claims over certain defective MacBook keyboards, in a ruling that spurned challenges to the deal. One challenge to the settlement said $125 — the compensation for members of one group in the class — was not enough, because keyboard repairs can cost more than $300. \"The possibility that a better settlement may have been reached — or that the benefits provided under the settlement will not make class members \\'whole\\' — are insufficient grounds to deny approval,\" Davila wrote in his order.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Mike Scarcella May 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday approved Apple Inc\\'s AAPL.O $50 million class-action settlement resolving consumer claims over certain defective MacBook keyboards, in a ruling that spurned challenges to the deal. \"The possibility that a better settlement may have been reached — or that the benefits provided under the settlement will not make class members \\'whole\\' — are insufficient grounds to deny approval,\" Davila wrote in his order. Apple reaches $50 mln settlement over defective MacBook keyboards https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/apple-reaches-50-mln-settlement-over-defective-macbook-keyboards-2022-07-19/ (Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones) ((Mike.Scarcella@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-core-dividend-growth-etf-dgro-a-strong-etf-right-now-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) debuted on 06/10/2014, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\\nFor a long time now, the ETF industry has been flooded with products based on market capitalization weighted indexes, which are designed to represent the broader market or a particular market segment.\\nMarket cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, and are a good option for investors who believe in market efficiency.\\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\\nBy attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.\\nMethodologies like equal-weighting, one of the simplest options out there, fundamental weighting, and volatility/momentum based weighting are all choices offered to investors in this space, but not all of them can deliver superior returns.\\nFund Sponsor & Index\\nBecause the fund has amassed over $22.58 billion, this makes it one of the largest ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. DGRO is managed by Blackrock. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index before fees and expenses.\\nThe Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index is composed of U.S. equities with a history of consistently growing dividends.\\nCost & Other Expenses\\nFor ETF investors, expense ratios are an important factor when considering a fund's return; in the long-term, cheaper funds actually have the ability to outperform their more expensive cousins if all other things remain the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for DGRO are 0.08%, which makes it one of the least expensive products in the space.\\nDGRO's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 2.45%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nMost ETFs are very transparent products, and disclose their holdings on a daily basis. ETFs also offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, though it's still important for investors to research a fund's holdings.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Healthcare sector - about 19.70% of the portfolio. Financials and Information Technology round out the top three.\\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.35% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM).\\nDGRO's top 10 holdings account for about 26.91% of its total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nYear-to-date, the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has lost about -1.24% so far, and was up about 0.51% over the last 12 months (as of 05/26/2023). DGRO has traded between $44.47 and $52.73 in this past 52-week period.\\nDGRO has a beta of 0.89 and standard deviation of 16.72% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 449 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nIShares Core Dividend Growth ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\\nIShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG) tracks MSCI EAFE Growth Index and the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) tracks NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index. IShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has $13.32 billion in assets, Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has $64.96 billion. EFG has an expense ratio of 0.36% and VIG charges 0.06%.\\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\\nBottom Line\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\niShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports\\niShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.35% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Click to get this free report iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) debuted on 06/10/2014, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Click to get this free report iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.35% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) debuted on 06/10/2014, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.35% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Click to get this free report iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) debuted on 06/10/2014, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.35% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) debuted on 06/10/2014, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-best-metaverse-stocks-to-buy-in-2023-and-beyond', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The metaverse is a digital realm that transcends our understanding of reality. In this three-dimensional universe, people immerse themselves in a virtual environment and connect with others in the digital world. The technology has captured the imagination of many tech companies that are striving to make the metaverse a reality.\\nInvesting in metaverse stocks requires patience. Its development could take years before reaching its full potential. According to McKinsey, the metaverse has the potential to generate $5 trillion in value by 2030. Citigroup thinks the opportunity could be worth a staggering $13 trillion by the same year.\\nThere are companies making strides in the space that could be at the forefront of the metaverse's massive opportunity. Here are three stocks you should consider buying today to take advantage of the huge potential of this industry.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\n1. Meta Platforms\\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has made a considerable commitment to the metaverse, rebranding its business from Facebook two years ago. It has poured billions of dollars into chasing the metaverse through its Reality Labs segment.\\nThe company offers its Meta Quest virtual reality devices and software and metaverse-related content through the Meta Quest Store. It offers a platform for people to engage in virtual experiences, from gaming to fitness to entertainment.\\nThe Reality Labs segment has been working on exciting technologies but has been a significant drag on earnings for Meta. Last year the segment lost $14 billion and another $4 billion in the first quarter.\\nInvesting in the metaverse will require significant capital investment and may not be profitable for several years. However, Meta's Family of Apps, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, provide significant cash flow. Last year, these segments showed a profit of $43 billion, along with another $11 billion in the first quarter.\\nMeta Platforms is committed to investing significantly in the metaverse, and its other businesses ensure it can continue to do so -- making it a solid metaverse stock to buy today.\\n2. Unity Software\\nUnity Software (NYSE: U) provides creators a platform to create 3D development tools, allowing them to create interactive 3D, augmented, and virtual reality experiences. It expects to play a significant role in expanding metaverse content in the coming years. The company estimates half of the world's mobile, console, and PC games are created with its game development engine.\\nIt offers two products, Unity Personal and Unity Student, for free to content creators who are just getting started. The company generates revenue through subscriptions to its platform, support, and services, and connects advertisers with creators to monetize their content.\\nLast year, Unity's revenue of $1.4 billion grew 25% from the year before. However, the company has struggled to turn a profit and lost $919 million during the year. In the first quarter, revenue grew 56% from last year, but its net loss increased to $254 million.\\nUnity is in growth mode and is racking up losses as it faces near-term headwinds. The stock has a promising future as a key player in the metaverse and presents an attractive investment opportunity for those with a long time horizon. Its high valuation and lack of profits make it best suited for investors willing to wait out its near-term growing pains for potentially excellent long-term returns.\\n3. Apple\\nThe final metaverse stock to buy is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Analysts expect Apple to announce its virtual reality headset during its Worldwide Developers Conference, which will begin on June 5. If it does, this product would be a massive move for Apple to add to its already impressive line of products.\\nAccording to Gizmodo, Apple's VR headset would be very different than other offerings in the market today in terms of functionality, available apps, and price. The device would use mixed reality or a combination of augmented and virtual reality and is expected to cost around $3,000. The move would be significant for Apple, which is already a behemoth with its $2.7 trillion market capitalization.\\nLike Meta, Apple has several other highly profitable businesses that provide excellent cash flow, allowing it to invest in building VR and related apps. Apple is already a stellar company, and its potential role in shaping the metaverse with its products is another reason the stock is solid to buy and hold long term.\\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Citigroup is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Courtney Carlsen has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple The final metaverse stock to buy is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Its high valuation and lack of profits make it best suited for investors willing to wait out its near-term growing pains for potentially excellent long-term returns. Like Meta, Apple has several other highly profitable businesses that provide excellent cash flow, allowing it to invest in building VR and related apps.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple The final metaverse stock to buy is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The company offers its Meta Quest virtual reality devices and software and metaverse-related content through the Meta Quest Store. Unity Software Unity Software (NYSE: U) provides creators a platform to create 3D development tools, allowing them to create interactive 3D, augmented, and virtual reality experiences.', 'news_article_title': '3 Best Metaverse Stocks to Buy in 2023 and Beyond', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple The final metaverse stock to buy is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Meta Platforms is committed to investing significantly in the metaverse, and its other businesses ensure it can continue to do so -- making it a solid metaverse stock to buy today. Last year, Unity's revenue of $1.4 billion grew 25% from the year before.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple The final metaverse stock to buy is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Meta Platforms Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has made a considerable commitment to the metaverse, rebranding its business from Facebook two years ago. Meta Platforms is committed to investing significantly in the metaverse, and its other businesses ensure it can continue to do so -- making it a solid metaverse stock to buy today.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-it-too-late-to-buy-apple-stock-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on fire in 2023, driven higher by the remarkable resilience of the iPhone and a recovery by a broad cross section of technology stocks. Shares of the iPhone maker are up 32% so far this year, more than four times the 7% gains of the S&P 500. This marks a reversal of fortune for Apple, as its stock lost roughly 27% last year.\\nThe biggest contributor to its gains so far this year was Apple's better-than-expected financial results. Investors were surprised by just how well sales of the iPhone held up, which suggests that the struggling economy -- which has weighed on the stock -- could soon rebound.\\nWhat does this mean for those who missed out on Apple's current rally? Is now the time to buy in expectation of additional gains or avoid the stock due to its valuation and the economic volatility that remains? Let's take a look.\\nImage source: Apple.\\nWhat's been weighing on Apple stock?\\nIt's no secret that the principal driver of stocks and the broader market indexes during the past year or so has been the current economic conditions. The bear market was fueled by 40-year-high inflation and the resulting interest rate hikes designed to keep higher prices at bay. The economic uncertainty caused a pullback in consumer spending, which has resulted in slowing sales of the iPhone -- Apple's biggest seller.\\nThis was clear in Apple's performance in fiscal 2022 (ended Sept. 24, 2022). Full-year revenue grew just 8%. While still respectable, it was a far cry from the 33% gains the company generated in 2021. As alarming as this might be for some investors, it's important to note that this is typical of a downturn. History is clear that when the economy begins to recover -- as it no doubt will -- consumers will return to normal spending habits, which will most likely include upgrading to the latest Apple device.\\nThis suggests that pent-up demand could drive Apple stock higher once consumer discretionary spending returns to normal.\\nWhat (else) could drive Apple stock higher?\\nIn addition to a recovery in consumer spending, there are other catalysts that could fuel Apple's stock rally.\\nThe tech giant has a large and growing cadre of active devices -- and that number continues to grow. Earlier this year, CEO Tim Cook revealed that Apple had amassed an installed base of 2 billion active devices while also hitting new all-time highs in each of its major product categories.\\nThis translates to more revenue for the company, the result of its growing ecosystem. For example, iPhone users tend to visit the App Store, spending money on apps. They also avail themselves of other services, like paying using Apple Pay, streaming Apple TV+, or subscribing to Apple Music. Each of these apps makes Apple's ecosystem stickier, increasing the likelihood that not only will users stay around, they will also choose from the company's growing list of services -- thereby boosting revenue.\\nAnother potential opportunity is Apple's long-rumored mixed-reality headset, which is expected to combine elements of virtual reality with augmented reality. While the company has yet to confirm the existence of this as-yet-to-be-released product, several major news outlets have suggested the device will be introduced during Apple's developer conference on June 5. Estimates vary widely regarding the expected price for the device, but most reports suggest a cost of about $3,000, with sales of about 1 million during the first year of release.\\nThe jury is still out regarding the potential demand for such a product, but Apple has a strong track record of creating demand for products that many believed would be flops -- including the iPad and Apple Watch.\\nApple is also expanding its presence in a number of emerging markets. The company just launched its online store in Vietnam and recently opened its first retail store in India, the world's second-largest smartphone market. These moves will help Apple tap into new and lucrative opportunities.\\nHow to approach Apple stock now\\nApple is currently selling for roughly 22 times trailing earnings, a lower valuation than the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 24 sported by the S&P 500. That's a pretty reasonable price to pay for a company with a strong history of growth.\\nAs I illustrated above, Apple has a number of growth drivers that could spark a continuing stock rally over the longer term. Experienced investors with the discipline to withstand a little volatility should consider buying Apple now or adding to a position, particularly given the company's track record and the long runway ahead.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on fire in 2023, driven higher by the remarkable resilience of the iPhone and a recovery by a broad cross section of technology stocks. History is clear that when the economy begins to recover -- as it no doubt will -- consumers will return to normal spending habits, which will most likely include upgrading to the latest Apple device. Earlier this year, CEO Tim Cook revealed that Apple had amassed an installed base of 2 billion active devices while also hitting new all-time highs in each of its major product categories.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on fire in 2023, driven higher by the remarkable resilience of the iPhone and a recovery by a broad cross section of technology stocks. Is now the time to buy in expectation of additional gains or avoid the stock due to its valuation and the economic volatility that remains? This suggests that pent-up demand could drive Apple stock higher once consumer discretionary spending returns to normal.', 'news_article_title': 'Is It Too Late to Buy Apple Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on fire in 2023, driven higher by the remarkable resilience of the iPhone and a recovery by a broad cross section of technology stocks. In addition to a recovery in consumer spending, there are other catalysts that could fuel Apple's stock rally. As I illustrated above, Apple has a number of growth drivers that could spark a continuing stock rally over the longer term.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on fire in 2023, driven higher by the remarkable resilience of the iPhone and a recovery by a broad cross section of technology stocks. They also avail themselves of other services, like paying using Apple Pay, streaming Apple TV+, or subscribing to Apple Music. How to approach Apple stock now Apple is currently selling for roughly 22 times trailing earnings, a lower valuation than the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 24 sported by the S&P 500.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amid-the-deal-with-apple-is-it-too-late-to-buy-broadcom-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"In a move that surprised some investors and analysts, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) signed a new multi-billion deal with Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), which will drive the development of components related to 5G radio frequencies. The announcement sent Broadcom stock higher as the relationship between the two companies expanded.\\nOf course, this semiconductor stock was already on the rise before the announcement, so the added news now has the stock trading at record highs. Given its already elevated stock price, does this latest deal make Broadcom a buy, or did investors miss their opportunity?\\nThe Apple-Broadcom deal\\nBroadcom's chip segment develops semiconductors for other companies. It invests billions per year in research and development, and it employs engineers near its large clients to develop solutions collaboratively. One fan of its approach is Apple, which was an important Broadcom client before this deal. Broadcom designs the chips that power the Wi-Fi hotspot for the iPhone and other products, and this relationship accounted for about 20% of Broadcom's revenue in 2022.\\nMuch remains unknown about the new deal. Neither company disclosed financial terms, although Apple said the agreement was part of a commitment made in 2021 to invest $430 billion in the U.S. economy.\\nMoreover, Apple has recently brought more chip development in-house and wanted to develop its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips, according to a Bloomberg report. Until recently, this led to fears that Apple would scale back its relationship with Broadcom. Hence investors probably looked at this perceived turnabout as a surprise.\\nThe state of Broadcom's stock\\nAs mentioned before, investors expressed their surprise at the deal by bidding Broadcom stock up to record highs. Consequently, Broadcom's stock price is up more than 25% over the last 12 months.\\nAnd even after declining for most of 2022, revenue and profits continue to surge. In the first quarter of fiscal 2023 (ended Jan. 29), revenue of $8.9 billion rose 12% year over year, primarily driven by a 17% increase in product sales.\\nDuring that time, it limited increases in the cost of revenue and reduced operating expenses. That helped it report a quarterly net income of $3.8 billion, rising 57% compared to the same quarter in fiscal 2022.\\nSurprisingly, its rising stock price has not made Broadcom an expensive stock, as it sells at a P/E ratio of 23. That multiple is above multi-year lows, but it still trades at a lower valuation than Apple, Nvidia, and Advanced Micro Devices. Additionally, Broadcom remains one of the more lucrative dividend stocks in the semiconductor industry. At $18.40 per share annually, it claims a dividend yield of about 2.5%, well above the 1.6% average of the S&P 500.\\nAlso, that payout has risen annually since 2011, with the dividend increasing by 12% after the most recent increase. This cash return provided stability amid the stock's considerable growth. And because the company's $3.9 billion quarterly free cash flow far exceeded the $1.9 billion dividend cost for the period, its payout should stay safe.\\nShould I consider Broadcom?\\nDespite a multi-billion deal with Apple, it is not too late to buy Broadcom stock. Admittedly, most investors would probably like more details on the terms of this specific deal.\\nHowever, Broadcom posted solid growth in fiscal Q1 before the deal. Due to its P/E ratio of 23 and a high dividend, the stock appears undervalued. And with the company strengthening its relationship with Apple, Broadcom stock will likely continue to move higher over time.\\n10 stocks we like better than Broadcom\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Broadcom wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nWill Healy has positions in Advanced Micro Devices. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In a move that surprised some investors and analysts, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) signed a new multi-billion deal with Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), which will drive the development of components related to 5G radio frequencies. Given its already elevated stock price, does this latest deal make Broadcom a buy, or did investors miss their opportunity? Neither company disclosed financial terms, although Apple said the agreement was part of a commitment made in 2021 to invest $430 billion in the U.S. economy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In a move that surprised some investors and analysts, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) signed a new multi-billion deal with Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), which will drive the development of components related to 5G radio frequencies. Surprisingly, its rising stock price has not made Broadcom an expensive stock, as it sells at a P/E ratio of 23. And with the company strengthening its relationship with Apple, Broadcom stock will likely continue to move higher over time.', 'news_article_title': 'Amid the Deal with Apple, Is It Too Late to Buy Broadcom Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"In a move that surprised some investors and analysts, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) signed a new multi-billion deal with Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), which will drive the development of components related to 5G radio frequencies. The state of Broadcom's stock As mentioned before, investors expressed their surprise at the deal by bidding Broadcom stock up to record highs. Surprisingly, its rising stock price has not made Broadcom an expensive stock, as it sells at a P/E ratio of 23.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"In a move that surprised some investors and analysts, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) signed a new multi-billion deal with Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), which will drive the development of components related to 5G radio frequencies. The state of Broadcom's stock As mentioned before, investors expressed their surprise at the deal by bidding Broadcom stock up to record highs. Surprisingly, its rising stock price has not made Broadcom an expensive stock, as it sells at a P/E ratio of 23.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/84-of-warren-buffetts-portfolio-is-invested-in-these-7-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Compared to most investors, Berkshire Hathaway\\'s (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) Warren Buffett is in a class of his own. The billionaire CEO of Berkshire who took over in 1965 has overseen a cumulative gain in his company\\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) of nearly 4,100,000% as of last weekend. Jaw-dropping increases like this tend to get you noticed on Wall Street.\\nBut what\\'s truly interesting about the Oracle of Omaha is his transparency. Buffett is an open book who\\'s willingly shared the traits he looks for in businesses when making sizable investment decisions.\\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\\nHowever, the one factor that\\'s made Warren Buffett successful which isn\\'t given nearly enough attention is his penchant for portfolio concentration. Both he and right-hand man Charlie Munger believe that diversification is only necessary if you don\\'t know what you\\'re doing. Despite overseeing a nearly $339 billion investment portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett has 84% of invested assets tied up in just seven stocks.\\n1. Apple: $160.4 billion (47.3% of invested assets)\\nIt takes one short look at Berkshire Hathaway\\'s portfolio to realize the Oracle of Omaha willingly invests big bucks into the businesses he values most. Tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounting for more than 47% of invested assets, and Buffett and his team adding to Berkshire\\'s position during the first quarter, demonstrates just how highly he thinks of the company.\\nFrom brand value to innovation, Apple does it all. According to Interbrand and Kantar BrandZ\\'s ranking, it\\'s the most valuable brand in the world. Apple has an easily recognized brand, a loyal customer base, and is trusted by consumers. The Oracle of Omaha puts a lot of value into businesses that build trust with consumers.\\nMost importantly, CEO Tim Cook has allowed Apple\\'s innovation to do the talking. The iPhone has been revolutionizing the smartphone market for nearly 16 years, and now Apple\\'s subscription-services segment is rapidly adding new users.\\nThe cherry on top for Apple is that it\\'s repurchased $586 billion worth of its common stock over the past 10 years. That\\'s greater than the market cap of 493 out of 500 S&P 500 companies.\\nRapidly rising interest rates have been a boon for Bank of America\\'s net-interest income. Effective Federal Funds Rate data by YCharts.\\n2. Bank of America: $29 billion (8.6% of invested assets)\\nAlthough Apple is viewed as Berkshire Hathaway\\'s best business, there\\'s no sector Warren Buffett is more comfortable investing in than financials. More specifically, he loves dabbling in bank stocks, with Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) being his very clear favorite of the lot.\\nThe simple reason Buffett loves banks is because they\\'re cyclical. Though recessions are inevitable, periods of expansion last considerably longer than downturns. This allows companies like Bank of America (BofA) to expand their loans and deposits (i.e., the bread and butter for banking growth) and grow in lockstep with the U.S. economy.\\nAs I noted earlier this week, BofA\\'s calling card is its sensitivity to interest rates. While the Federal Reserve raising interest rates at the fastest pace in four decades hasn\\'t been pleasant for consumers, it\\'s great news for BofA and the variable-rate loans it has outstanding. BofA is bringing in billions of dollars in added net-interest income each quarter thanks to higher interest rates.\\nDon\\'t overlook BofA\\'s capital-return program, either. During periods of economic expansion, BofA can comfortably return (with Fed approval) $20 billion to $30 billion annually to its shareholders via dividends and buybacks.\\n3. Coca-Cola: $25.1 billion (7.4% of invested assets)\\nThe third-largest holding in Warren Buffett\\'s portfolio is Berkshire Hathaway\\'s longest-held stock, Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Coke has been a fixture since 1988.\\nCoca-Cola is another perfect example of a wholesome brand Buffett likes that\\'s built trust with consumers. It\\'s one of the most recognized consumer-staples brands globally and has operations in all but three countries worldwide. Having this sort of geographic diversity, to go along with 26 brands generating at least $1 billion annually, provides the consistency of cash flow that Buffett and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) have grown to love.\\nSomething else Coca-Cola has is an exceptional marketing team year in and year out. At the moment, Coke is spending more than half of its advertising budget online to connect with a younger audience. But don\\'t overlook its decades of holiday tie-ins and well-known brand ambassadors, which allow the brand to engage consumers of all ages.\\nCoca-Cola has also increased its base annual dividend for 61 consecutive years, which is an easy way to get on Buffett\\'s good side.\\nImage source: American Express.\\n4. American Express: $23.2 billion (6.8% of invested assets)\\nCredit-services provider American Express (NYSE: AXP) is another long-term holding that\\'s been a marvelous investment for Warren Buffett and his team. AmEx is a continuous holding since 1993, and Berkshire is currently sitting on an unrealized gain (not including dividends) of about 1,700%.\\nAmerican Express\\'s secret sauce is what I like to call its ability to \"double dip.\" It\\'s the No. 3 payment processor in the U.S. by credit card network-purchase volume, which allows it to generate merchant fees, and benefit as the U.S. and global economy expand. However, it also acts as a lender, which helps the company generate interest income and annual cardholder fees.\\nFurthermore, American Express is adept at attracting well-to-do clients. Consumers with higher incomes are less likely to change their spending habits when inflation rises or the U.S. economy hits a speed bump. Targeting high earners means fewer disruptions to its cash flow.\\nSince Berkshire\\'s cost basis on AmEx is just $8.49 per share, its $2.40 annual dividend payout equates to a 28% yield relative to cost.\\n5. Chevron: $20.6 billion (6.1% of invested assets)\\nDespite trimming its position in this company by more than 30 million shares during Q1, Berkshire Hathaway\\'s fifth-biggest holding is energy stock Chevron (NYSE: CVX).\\nThe only reason Buffett, Combs, and Weschler would collectively agree to put more than $20 billion to work in an integrated oil and gas company is if they believe the value of energy commodities will remain elevated. Certain macroeconomic factors do suggest crude oil prices could be sticky at high levels. For instance, Russia\\'s invasion of Ukraine, coupled with three years of capital underinvestment by energy majors during the COVID-19 pandemic, should restrict the supply of oil for years to come.\\nOn the flipside, Chevron is an integrated energy company, which is a fancy way of saying it\\'s hedged its operating performance in the event that crude oil and natural gas prices sink. In addition to drilling, Chevron operates transmission pipelines, chemical plants, and refineries. The latter two tend to enjoy lower input costs and higher demand when crude prices dip.\\nTo keep with the theme, Chevron is big on returning capital to its shareholders. It\\'s increased its base annual payout for 36 years in a row, and its board recently approved a $75 billion share-repurchase program.\\nA historically high spot price for crude oil has helped Occidental Petroleum pay down some of its debt. WTI Crude Oil Spot Price data by YCharts.\\n6. Occidental Petroleum: $12.9 billion (3.8% of invested assets)\\nAnother energy stock the Oracle of Omaha and his team can\\'t stop buying of late is Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). Berkshire Hathaway was given the OK from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in August to acquire up to a roughly 50% stake in Occidental should it choose to do so.\\nThe investment thesis for Occidental Petroleum somewhat mirrors Chevron in that higher oil prices are favorable, and both are integrated energy operators. However, there are two key differences. The first is that Occidental is far more reliant on its drilling segment as a percentage of net sales. If oil prices rise or fall, Occidental would be expected to see bigger swings in its operating cash flow and probably its share price.\\nThe other big difference can be seen on its balance sheet. Whereas Chevron has one of the lowest net-debt ratios in the oil and gas industry, Occidental Petroleum closed out March 2023 with $19.6 billion in net debt. Even though that\\'s down considerably from two years prior, it\\'s still a sizable hole the company needs to dig itself out of.\\nI\\'d be remiss if I didn\\'t also note that Berkshire Hathaway holds $10 billion worth of Occidental preferred stock that yields 8% annually.\\n7. Kraft Heinz: $12.7 billion (3.8% of invested assets)\\nThe seventh and final company that collectively adds up to 84% of Warren Buffett\\'s investment portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway is consumer-packaged goods company Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC).\\nThe lure for Kraft Heinz is the company\\'s vast portfolio of well-known, easy-to-prepare meals, snacks, and condiments, such as Oscar Mayer, Velveeta, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, and of course, Grey Poupon. Companies with strong branding typically have the ability to generate predictable cash flow and pay a handsome dividend -- a 4.1% annual yield in Kraft Heinz\\'s case.\\nKraft Heinz was in the minority in that it benefited from the COVID-19 pandemic. With people staying home during the pandemic, easy-to-make meals and snacks flew off grocery-store shelves.\\nBut this organic sales boost has its limits. Despite having significant pricing power, Kraft Heinz\\'s volume/mix has declined in successive quarters from the prior-year period. This looks to be a signal that consumers are trading down to cheaper brands, which could mean trouble for Kraft Heinz in the coming quarters.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\\nAmerican Express and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounting for more than 47% of invested assets, and Buffett and his team adding to Berkshire's position during the first quarter, demonstrates just how highly he thinks of the company. Having this sort of geographic diversity, to go along with 26 brands generating at least $1 billion annually, provides the consistency of cash flow that Buffett and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) have grown to love. The only reason Buffett, Combs, and Weschler would collectively agree to put more than $20 billion to work in an integrated oil and gas company is if they believe the value of energy commodities will remain elevated.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounting for more than 47% of invested assets, and Buffett and his team adding to Berkshire's position during the first quarter, demonstrates just how highly he thinks of the company. Coca-Cola: $25.1 billion (7.4% of invested assets) The third-largest holding in Warren Buffett's portfolio is Berkshire Hathaway's longest-held stock, Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Occidental Petroleum: $12.9 billion (3.8% of invested assets) Another energy stock the Oracle of Omaha and his team can't stop buying of late is Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY).\", 'news_article_title': \"84% of Warren Buffett's Portfolio Is Invested in These 7 Stocks\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounting for more than 47% of invested assets, and Buffett and his team adding to Berkshire's position during the first quarter, demonstrates just how highly he thinks of the company. From brand value to innovation, Apple does it all. 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Chevron: $20.6 billion (6.1% of invested assets) Despite trimming its position in this company by more than 30 million shares during Q1, Berkshire Hathaway's fifth-biggest holding is energy stock Chevron (NYSE: CVX).\"}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 173.11000061035156, 'high': 175.77000427246094, 'open': 173.32000732421875, 'close': 175.42999267578125, 'ema_50': 166.43032383438177, 'rsi_14': 56.05014072541992, 'target': 177.3000030517578, 'volume': 54835000.0, 'ema_200': 155.67424344189337, 'adj_close': 174.96290588378906, 'rsi_lag_1': 47.8645001735996, 'rsi_lag_2': 64.96784028183072, 'rsi_lag_3': 59.51829180810546, 'rsi_lag_4': 64.1217596026016, 'rsi_lag_5': 63.83508686819684, 'macd_lag_1': 2.163085502229535, 'macd_lag_2': 2.286543423104007, 'macd_lag_3': 2.527953651766495, 'macd_lag_4': 2.8278196207620567, 'macd_lag_5': 2.9006257797592525, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.236351516086728, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.518789189757306}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 17.270000457763672, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 19.559999465942383, 'Open': 19.06999969482422, 'Close': 17.950000762939453, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 17.950000762939453}, {'Low': 1.0702054500579834, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 1.0757546424865725, 'Open': 1.072443604469299, 'Close': 1.072443604469299, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 1.072443604469299}, {'Low': 1.2312238216400146, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 1.2394338846206665, 'Open': 1.2319064140319824, 'Close': 1.2318304777145386, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 1.2318304777145386}, {'Low': 7.044099807739258, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 7.078499794006348, 'Open': 7.077400207519531, 'Close': 7.077400207519531, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 7.077400207519531}, {'Low': 71.48999786376953, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 73.05000305175781, 'Open': 71.88999938964844, 'Close': 72.66999816894531, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 261498, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 72.66999816894531}, {'Low': 0.6492098569869995, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 0.6544117331504822, 'Open': 0.6498485803604126, 'Close': 0.6498485803604126, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 0.6498485803604126}, {'Low': 3.776999950408936, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 3.858999967575073, 'Open': 3.7890000343322754, 'Close': 3.809999942779541, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 3.809999942779541}, {'Low': 139.51400756835938, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 140.68099975585938, 'Open': 140.01699829101562, 'Close': 140.01699829101562, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 140.01699829101562}, {'Low': 103.8499984741211, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 104.41999816894533, 'Open': 104.2300033569336, 'Close': 104.20999908447266, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 104.20999908447266}, {'Low': 1944.0999755859373, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 1948.4000244140625, 'Open': 1948.199951171875, 'Close': 1944.0999755859373, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 166036, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 1944.0999755859373}]}"},"response":{"kind":"string","value":"{'next_10_days': {'2023-05-30': 177.3000030517578, '2023-05-31': 177.25, '2023-06-01': 180.08999633789062, '2023-06-02': 180.9499969482422, '2023-06-05': 179.5800018310547, '2023-06-06': 179.2100067138672, '2023-06-07': 177.82000732421875, '2023-06-08': 180.57000732421875, '2023-06-09': 180.9600067138672}, '1_month_later': {'2023-06-26': 185.2700042724609}, '3_months_later': {'2023-08-28': 180.19000244140625}, '6_months_later': {'2023-11-27': 189.7899932861328}}"},"system_prompt":{"kind":"string","value":"YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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I wrote a column on Dec. 31, 2022 about 25 tech stocks to “buy before they take off in 2023.” Almost all of them have rallied and are up substantially since they changed hands for peanuts back then. However, the situation now is very different after the rally this year, and most growth stocks do not provide compelling entry points.\\nThis does not mean that investors should shun all growth names. There are still high-quality growth stocks with excellent long-term potential, and jumping on board is a good idea no matter the market conditions. Of course, one may say there are risks of a recession, a debt default, etc. But there will always be some hubbub, and it’s not the best idea to always put too much thought into the worst-case scenarios.\\nFor example, investors who feared the worst in the summer of 2022 and closed their positions on a loss likely regret that decision now. No one has a crystal ball, and trying to avoid near-term losses will likely lead to losing out on future gains. That’s why most well-respected investors have made their fortunes through time in the market, not timing. Naturally, blindly buying does not apply to all growth stocks, and I will not include stocks with price targets too low from the current price point.\\nThat said, let’s look at the 25 best growth stocks to buy for the next five years in no particular order:\\nAlphabet (GOOG, GOOGL)\\nSource: salarko / Shutterstock.com\\nAlphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) has repeatedly proven that it can continue competing in all sectors and catch up with new trends. The ad market slowdown since mid-2022 and then OpenAI’s ChatGPT integration with Bing caused panic about Google’s future, and the company did make a blunder by rushing Bard.\\nHowever, it has since improved on Bard, and the chatbot is now a serious contender to ChatGPT. It is trained on a larger dataset and can theoretically perform more tasks.\\nIn addition, the initial hype surrounding Bing seems to be nothing more than a fad. Google’s search engine market share has only grown while Bing’s has declined.\\nAlphabet’s ad revenue still lags behind but that will eventually recover in the long run. Thus, I see GOOG as a strong buy at this level.\\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\\nSource: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com\\nThings are only looking up for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) as the company fires on all cylinders. Microsoft is chipping away at the businesses of other tech giants and is looking to expand and threaten others. For example, Azure has grown to become a major AWS competitor, while Bing has kept Google tense. It is also spearheading development in AI with its investments in OpenAI.\\nMicrosoft is also investing massively in quantum computing, gaming and mixed reality, all of which are high-growth segments that could propel MSFT stock.\\nAnother reason why I like Microsoft is its strength in its core business. The company’s flagship products, such as Windows, Office and Azure, are still generating solid revenue and profit growth. These products are essential for millions of businesses and consumers worldwide, and they create a loyal ecosystem that drives recurring revenue and cross-selling opportunities.\\nThus, it’s no surprise that Wall Street is increasingly optimistic about Microsoft. Jeffries recently upped its price target for MSFT to $400, and RBC has reaffirmed its “buy” rating for the stock.\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is nearing its all-time high with the current rally, as the company has done exceptionally well compared to other tech giants in recent years and has not enacted mass layoffs. The performance of Apple is a testament to its pricing power, specifically regarding iPhones, which represented 52% of its Q2 sales.\\nSure, revenues may have declined in the near term, and earnings per share growth has been flat. But personally, AAPL is a long-term bet from any entry point.\\nWarren Buffett hits the nail on the head, saying, “If you’re an Apple user and somebody offers you $10,000, but the only proviso is they’ll take away your iPhone and you’ll never be able to buy another, you’re not going to take it. If they tell you if you buy another Ford car, they’ll give you $10,000 not to do that, you’ll take the $10,000 and you’ll buy a Chevy instead.”\\nAdobe (ADBE)\\nSource: r.classen / Shutterstock.com\\nAdobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) is a leading software company that is mostly known for its products, such as Photoshop, Premiere, and After Effects. The flagship product Photoshop is a must for graphics designers worldwide, and it recently introduced AI into the mix. The AI buzzword can catalyize massive growth in the future.\\nADBE stock currently trades around the same price as it did during the pre-pandemic period. It is a cash-generating company, which is a rarity regarding tech companies that are still growing near a double-digit clip as the business model relies very little on ads.\\nAdobe’s Q1 revenue stood at $4.66 billion, of which digital media represented $3.40 billion, while the digital experiences segment bought in $1.18 billion. These are subscriptions that are recurring and sticky sources of revenue for the company, and I believe the underlying strength makes it one of the best growth stocks to buy. According to GuruFocus, a fair value here would be $800 by 2025.\\nLuminar (LAZR), Ouster (OUST)\\nSource: Olivier Le Moal / Shutterstock.com\\nLuminar Technologies (NASDAQ:LAZR) is a stock I’ve been heavily bullish on for the past few weeks, and my recent articles have reflected my faith in this company. It makes little sense why LAZR should be changing hands at this price range.\\nAs I’ve noted before:\\n“… [T]here may be losses, but these losses are tolerable and normal for a startup that is growing at this pace. The company’s management also sees more than $300 million in liquidity by the end of this year, along with a positive gross margin. By the end of 2025, Luminar Technologies expects to break even, and Luminar’s growth performance should be enough to take on additional debt if needed.\\n… [T]here is a strong possibility of the stock delivering multibagger gains once Wall Street is more comfortable with growth-at-any-cost companies like Luminar, especially when triple-digit growth is expected for at least the next five years. The environment is unlikely to remain tough forever. In cases like this, sacrificing short-term profitability to capture more of the market for the long-run is a good move for startups that can pull off strong sales growth.”\\nThe growth here is simply astounding. Luminar expects to expand sales by 32x in the next five years. I’m confident that this goal is within reach since LiDAR technology is superior to what self-driving cars currently use. With profits and a triple-digit revenue growth rate, once it breaks even in 2025, this company will be valued much higher. The electric vehicle trend will also only accelerate by then.\\nThen there is Ouster (NYSE:OUST). The LiDAR company was bleeding in the stock market, but investors seem to be realizing the potential here. OUST is up nearly 90% from its trough in the past month alone. I believe a correction is going to happen, but the long-term potential is similar to LAZR. Investors should load up on LAZR for now, but I recommend snapping up OUST near the $5 range.\\nThe Q1 revenue growth for Ouster is also in the triple digits. It expects similar growth in Q2 as well.\\nNetflix (NFLX)\\nSource: Riccosta / Shutterstock.com\\nNetflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) has nearly doubled since its trough back in mid-2021, and buying the stock before NFLX appreciates more is a good decision. NFLX is a surefire growth stock for the next five years and it is yet to reach its fair price.\\nI called the stock one of the best buying opportunities back in October 2022. So far, the rally has been extraordinary, and catalysts like its password-sharing ban and rolling in ads on the platform will continue to boost its bottom line. It had 232.5 million subscribers in Q1 2023, and I expect that to balloon going forward.\\nAs for the valuation, I agree that you should not go overweight on NFLX right now. Many other growth stocks are offering better value with higher growth.\\nUnity (U), Tencent (TCEHY)\\nSource: Shutterstock\\nUnity (NYSE:U) and Tencent (OTCMKTS:TCEHY) don’t usually go together as they’re different companies in different countries with very different business models. However, I believe both share the same catalyst for growth, which will be the growing impact of Gen Z and Gen Alpha in the coming years.\\nUnity and Tencent both benefit from the expansion of the video game industry, which has slumped recently. Unity’s business model works by selling subscriptions to its video game development engine, which is the leading choice for developers. Unlike many other tech companies, Unity’s subscription model keeps it well-insulated from sales declining. Sales growth has accelerated to 56.25% YOY in Q1, and analysts believe it will finish 2023 with 54.8% revenue growth YOY.\\nOn the other hand, Tencent is the largest video game publisher and has stakes in major gaming companies. Still, online games pulled in only around 31% of its revenue, with segments like e-commerce driving more sales growth. Tencent’s ad revenue and revenue from the gaming segment had a rebound this year.\\nThus, gaming isn’t the only thing that makes me optimistic about TCEHY stock. The company has diversified into many promising businesses, and I am confident it will continue to be successful in the next five years. GuruFocus believes $90 would be a fair price by 2026. Leo Sun from The Motley Fool believes Tencent’s revenue will surpass $1 trillion in the next five years. If that happens, the stock price would double, given the current price-to-sales ratio.\\nUpstart (UPST), PayPal (PYPL), Block (SQ)\\nSource: shutterstock.com/ZinetroN\\nThe big payment platforms like PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Block (NYSE:SQ), along with AI-based lending platform Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST), also have very compelling entry points right now. Both PayPal and Block are substantially down from their pre-pandemic prices despite increasing their global foothold. I believe a strong rally ahead is certain.\\nI do not see either PYPL or SQ down at this range, and I strongly recommend that investors snap up the stocks and remain patient. The one-year average analyst price target for PYPL will provide 63% upside and 46% for SQ.\\nIn five years, I share my view with GuruFocus that a fair price would be $300 or more for both PYPL and SQ if the growth trajectory here remains consistent.\\nAs for Upstart, I see that as very undervalued too. The platform and the business model are solid and have outperformed traditional methods for calculating credit risk. However, banks are not in a position right now to experiment with AI and new technology while the sector risks a slump. But once the economy improves and banks feel comfortable lending through Upstart again, I expect UPST to surge.\\nRoku (ROKU)\\nSource: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com\\nRoku (NASDAQ:ROKU) is a leading platform for streaming entertainment in the U.S. and abroad. The company offers a range of devices and software that allow users to access thousands of streaming channels — The Roku Channel features live and on-demand content from hundreds of partners.\\nRoku has a strong competitive advantage in the streaming industry, as it benefits from both the growth of streaming services and the cord-cutting trend. Roku’s platform is also agnostic to the content providers, meaning it can offer users the most comprehensive and diverse selection of streaming options.\\nHowever, Roku’s financial performance has been stagnant so far. In Q1 2023, Roku reported revenue of $741 million, almost unchanged YOY. The company also reported $193.6 million in losses. \\nWith the bad outlook, Roku’s stock has been under pressure lately, and the market seems to be concerned about the increasing competition in the streaming space and the potential slowdown in growth.\\nRegardless, the near-term headwinds here shouldn’t deter you from dipping your toes into ROKU stock. The advertising industry has been struggling, and that makes up a large chunk of Roku’s sales. Once the ad market returns to its normal growth trajectory, I see ROKU stock going for at least $160 or more by 2025. Thus, ROKU is a top pick among growth stocks to buy.\\nNike (NKE) and Crocs (CROX)\\nSource: It for you / Shutterstock.com\\nNike (NYSE:NKE) hasn’t fared as well as Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) in the stock market. Near-term headwinds here have been stronger. Its earnings for the company’s third quarter, which ended in February, surpassed revenue and profit estimates. However, high inventory levels are causing concerns, and Nike is reducing its margins to eliminate the excess inventory.\\nStill, the bigger picture looks excellent. Q1 revenue is up almost 20% on a constant-currency basis.\\nGoing forward, Nike has to maintain consistency. I believe it can easily surpass the current price of $107 when it rebounds from the trough. But we are talking about the next five years, and NKE is a buy hand over fist at this range if you hold for that long.\\nMeanwhile, it would be difficult to pinpoint anything bad about Crocs. The business has seen tremendous growth in the past few years, and the stock has rallied over 211% from trough to peak before its current cool-off. I recommended this stock as a buy exactly one year ago. It no longer offers the deep value it did back then, but I strongly believe that CROX investors will not be disappointed in the next five years.\\nAmazon (AMZN), Shopify (SHOP), Sea (SE)\\nSource: William Potter / Shutterstock.com\\nAmazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) and Sea (NYSE:SE) are e-commerce companies that have seen strong growth during the pandemic but have subsequently plunged back to pre-pandemic levels. Both AMZN and SHOP have been steadily recovering, but SE is yet to deliver a sustained rally.\\nI strongly believe that e-commerce is the future, no matter the recent slowdown. The sector had unnaturally strong growth during the pandemic. It is only natural that e-commerce sales readjust.\\nI see substantial rallies here once these e-commerce companies start delivering strong growth again. Out of the three, SE has higher upside potential from the current price point as it focuses on developing markets in Southeast Asia and is still in its growth phase. The average analyst’s one-year price target for SE implies 75% upside potential. I would hold off on buying Shopify until there is some sort of a cooldown. But I still think it will perform great for the next five years.\\nAs for Amazon, its cloud sector is already catalyzing growth despite the e-commerce slump and its heavy investments in AI could also catalyze growth in a few years. Simply put, all three are great growth stocks to buy. Especially for the next five years.\\nSpotify (SPOT)\\nSource: Kaspars Grinvalds / Shutterstock.com\\nSpotify (NYSE:SPOT) has rallied considerably since my last round up of tech stocks, up by more than 87%. Indeed, it is at levels where I would start taking profits if I bought it back at the trough last year, as there’s more downside risk here for the short term. Nevertheless, we’re talking about the best growth stocks to buy for the next five years. That list would be incomplete without Spotify, which has considerable upside potential within that timeframe, even from the current price point.\\nThe correction of the U.S. dollar in recent months has helped Spotify get its financials back on track. As of its Q1 report, revenue grew by 14% YOY, and the platform expanded its monthly active user count by 22% to 515 million users, while premium subscribers grew by 15% YOY to 210 million.\\nThat’s great, but Spotify must consistently increase its ARPU. Its premium ARPU is still near the Q1 2022 range, which isn’t too different from the ARPU back in 2020. In fact, Spotify makes much less per user now than it did back in 2015. Its ARPU was 6.82 euros then, and it is now just 4.52. In five years’ time, it is possible to increase its ARPU back to that level and fully exploit the rapidly growing user base. Thus, it is one of the best growth stocks to buy in my book.\\nHubSpot (HUBS), The Trade Desk (TTD)\\nSource: Shutterstock\\nHubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) and Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) are software companies that provide customer relationship management (CRM) and digital advertising solutions, respectively. They are similar in that they both operate in the fast-growing cloud-based software industry and target mid-market enterprises as their main customers. They also have similar growth trajectories, as they both have been increasing their revenue at a high rate (26.8% and 21.4% YOY, respectively).\\nStill, HUBS and TTD have been hot this year and no longer offer the value they used to. The average analyst price targets for both stocks do not go over 10%, and holding off until a small correction is a good idea. If you are looking to buy for a five-year timeframe, though, these two are surefire growth stocks to buy that won’t disappoint.\\nTeladoc (TDOC)\\nSource: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com\\nTeladoc (NYSE:TDOC) continues languishing at levels where it is a no-brainer buy. If value is your thing, it is one of the top growth stocks, trading at just 1.8 times sales, much lower than its historical 9.37 times.\\nTeladoc’s top line grew by 11% YOY in Q1 and had $888.6 million in cash, enough to comfortably insulate the company until the storm passes. It also needs to work on the BetterHelp segment more to acquire customers and boost the overall business.\\nBut there is still one caveat I would consider before going heavy on the stock. We are talking about a five-year timeframe, and with AI coming into play in the healthcare sector, this could become a serious issue for Teladoc. It was only back in 2018 that OpenAI introduced GPT-1 with 117 million parameters. It released GPT-4 this year with 170 trillion parameters. If AI development stays consistent, it could threaten Teladoc’s business model.\\nBut that’s also one reason I think the company’s BetterHelp segment is promising. It would be almost impossible for AI to hurt face-to-face counseling and therapy services, and the addressable market here is huge. That’s why I consider it one of the top growth stocks to buy.\\nEnphase Energy (ENPH), ChargePoint (CHPT), EVgo (EVGO)\\nSource: Shutterstock\\nEnphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH), ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT) and EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO) are three companies that I believe are among the top growth stocks to buy that will benefit from the ongoing electrification of vehicles. I believe electric vehicles are yet to fully take off, and with added subsidies and investments, the next five years could see tremendous growth for EV-related businesses.\\nOne big problem with this shift to electric vehicles is that there is not nearly enough infrastructure in place to support the boom in EVs. Less than 1% of U.S. vehicles are electric, already causing problems regarding chips, lithium, and charging infrastructure.\\nEven by just 2025, there could be 7.8 million electric vehicles on the road, according to S&P Global.\\n“To support that vehicle population, we expect there will need to be about 700,000 Level 2 and 70,000 Level 3 chargers deployed, including both public and restricted-use facilities. By 2027, we expect there will be a need for about 1.2 million Level 2 chargers and 109,000 Level 3 chargers deployed nationally. Looking further to 2030, with the assumption of 28.3 million units EVs on US roads, an estimated total of 2.13 million Level 2 and 172,000 Level 3 public chargers will be required – all in addition to the units that consumers put in their own garages.”\\nThe U.S. currently has 20,431 Level 3 chargers. Thus, both EVgo and ChargePoint have a lot more room for growth in the next five years. And despite their elevated valuation, I expect them to appreciate substantially in the long run. As for Enphase Energy, it is not a charging pure-play company, but I believe it will return similar, if not higher, gains from its current trough.\\nOn the date of publication, Omor Ibne Ehsan did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nOmor Ibne Ehsan is a writer at InvestorPlace. He is a self-taught investor with a focus on growth and cyclical stocks that have strong fundamentals and long-term potential. He also has an interest in high-risk, high-reward investments such as cryptocurrencies and penny stocks. You can follow him on LinkedIn.\\nThe post The 25 Best Growth Stocks for the Next 5 Years appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is nearing its all-time high with the current rally, as the company has done exceptionally well compared to other tech giants in recent years and has not enacted mass layoffs. But personally, AAPL is a long-term bet from any entry point. The ad market slowdown since mid-2022 and then OpenAI’s ChatGPT integration with Bing caused panic about Google’s future, and the company did make a blunder by rushing Bard.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is nearing its all-time high with the current rally, as the company has done exceptionally well compared to other tech giants in recent years and has not enacted mass layoffs. But personally, AAPL is a long-term bet from any entry point. Upstart (UPST), PayPal (PYPL), Block (SQ) Source: shutterstock.com/ZinetroN The big payment platforms like PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Block (NYSE:SQ), along with AI-based lending platform Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST), also have very compelling entry points right now.', 'news_article_title': 'The 25 Best Growth Stocks for the Next 5 Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is nearing its all-time high with the current rally, as the company has done exceptionally well compared to other tech giants in recent years and has not enacted mass layoffs. But personally, AAPL is a long-term bet from any entry point. Tencent’s ad revenue and revenue from the gaming segment had a rebound this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is nearing its all-time high with the current rally, as the company has done exceptionally well compared to other tech giants in recent years and has not enacted mass layoffs. But personally, AAPL is a long-term bet from any entry point. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Looking for the best growth stocks to buy will take much more scrutiny in the current market environment.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-technologies-dell-to-post-q1-earnings%3A-whats-in-store-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Dell Technologies DELL is set to report its first-quarter fiscal 2024 results on Jun 1.\\n\\nDell expects fiscal first-quarter revenues in the range of $20-$21 billion, suggesting a 21.5% decline on a year-over-year basis at the midpoint. Earnings are expected between positive 80 cents and negative 15 cents per share, down 82% on a year-over-year basis at the midpoint.\\n\\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $20.2 billion, suggesting a 22.65% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\\n\\nThe consensus mark for quarterly earnings is pegged at 86 cents per share, indicating a 53.26% decline from the year-ago quarter’s figure. The consensus estimate for earnings has remained unchanged in the past 30 days.\\nDell Technologies Inc. Price and EPS Surprise\\n Dell Technologies Inc. price-eps-surprise | Dell Technologies Inc. Quote\\n Dell's earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all of the trailing four quarters. The company delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 22.48% on average.\\nLet's see how things have shaped up for DELL before this announcement.\\nFactors to Watch\\nDell is expected to have benefited from the ongoing digital transformation and continued investment in innovation in the to-be-reported quarter.\\n\\nHowever, unfavorable foreign exchange is expected to have been a headwind. Dell expects nearly 300 basis points impact on revenues.\\n\\nChallenging macro environment and cautious storage spending are expected to have hurt Infrastructure Solutions Group’s (ISG) growth in the to-be-reported quarter. Lengthening sales cycles is expected to have hurt the top line. Dell expects ISG revenues to fall sequentially in the mid-20s.\\n\\nClient Solutions Group (CSG) revenues are expected to have suffered from declining PC demand, both in the customer and enterprise business segments. Dell expects CSG revenues to fall sequentially in the mid-teens.\\n\\nPer the Gartner report, worldwide PC shipments in the first quarter of 2023 witnessed a year-over-year decline of 30%, reaching 55.2 million units. Dell was ranked third among all PC vendors, trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL.\\n\\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company shipped 9.541 million units, witnessing a 30.9% year-over-year decline in the first quarter of 2023, per the Gartner report. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\\nLenovo, HP and Apple shipped 12.828 million, 12.019 million and 4.819 million units, respectively.\\n\\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\\nThis Little-Known Semiconductor Stock Could Be Your Portfolio’s Hedge Against Inflation\\nEveryone uses semiconductors. But only a small number of people know what they are and what they do. If you use a smartphone, computer, microwave, digital camera or refrigerator (and that’s just the tip of the iceberg), you have a need for semiconductors. That’s why their importance can’t be overstated and their disruption in the supply chain has such a global effect. But every cloud has a silver lining. Shockwaves to the international supply chain from the global pandemic have unearthed a tremendous opportunity for investors. And today, Zacks' leading stock strategist is revealing the one semiconductor stock that stands to gain the most in a new FREE report. It's yours at no cost and with no obligation.\\n>>Yes, I Want to Help Protect My Portfolio During the Recession\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nHP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Dell was ranked third among all PC vendors, trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Factors to Watch Dell is expected to have benefited from the ongoing digital transformation and continued investment in innovation in the to-be-reported quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell was ranked third among all PC vendors, trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $20.2 billion, suggesting a 22.65% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.', 'news_article_title': \"Dell Technologies (DELL) to Post Q1 Earnings: What's in Store?\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Dell was ranked third among all PC vendors, trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell expects fiscal first-quarter revenues in the range of $20-$21 billion, suggesting a 21.5% decline on a year-over-year basis at the midpoint.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell was ranked third among all PC vendors, trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL. Dell expects fiscal first-quarter revenues in the range of $20-$21 billion, suggesting a 21.5% decline on a year-over-year basis at the midpoint.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-best-dividend-growth-stocks-to-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nA portfolio should have dividends, growth, and penny stocks depending on the risk-taking ability. Within the dividend stock space, there can be potentially two types of stocks. First, blue-chip stocks pay steady dividends. Additionally, emerging blue-chip stocks that have the potential to deliver robust dividend growth. This column focuses on some of the best dividend growth stocks that can give investors high returns.\\nOne of the key screening criteria is a strong balance sheet coupled with robust cash flows. Further, the focus is on companies likely to witness healthy revenue growth. Even with stable margins, cash flows will swell, boosting dividends.\\nI also believe these top dividend growth stocks to buy now are attractively valued. Capital gains can best index returns consistently.\\nLet’s discuss the reasons to be bullish on these best dividend growth stocks.\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\\nApple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock price trend for year-to-date 2023 indicates that something big might be on the cards. During this period, AAPL stock has surged by 40%. A dividend yield of 0.55% does not look attractive. However, I expect robust dividend growth in the coming years.\\nTo put things into perspective, Apple reported $166.3 billion in cash and marketable securities as of April 2023. Further, for the first half of the financial year, the company reported operating cash flow of $62.6 billion. This implies an annualized OCF of $125 billion. Therefore, there is ample flexibility for dividend growth, aggressive share repurchases, and investment in innovation.\\nIn terms of segments, iPhone remains the cash cow. However, I am bullish on the long-term outlook for the services and wearable segment. The company is also focusing on some big emerging markets like India. In the next five to ten years, emerging markets will likely be key growth drivers.\\nAlbemarle Corporation (ALB)\\nSource: IgorGolovniov/Shutterstock.com\\nAlbemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) is among the best dividend growth stocks to buy. Currently, ALB stock offers a dividend yield of 0.78%. I, however, expect strong dividend growth on the back of aggressive capital investments.\\nWith lithium price correcting in the recent past, ALB stock also trades at a valuation gap. At a forward price-earnings ratio of 9, the stock is poised to double in the next 24 to 36 months. With strong demand from the EV sector, lithium prices will likely remain in an uptrend.\\nIn terms of expansion, Albemarle reported a lithium conversion capacity of 85ktpa in 2019. At the end of 2022, the company boosted its capacity to 200ktpa. The target is to achieve a capacity of 55ktpa by 2027.\\nCapacity expansion coupled with a higher realized price would imply robust cash flows. This will translate into sustained dividend growth. The company expects an operating cash flow of over $3 billion for the current year.\\nAmdocs (DOX)\\nSource: Fit Ztudio / Shutterstock.com\\nAmdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) is another name among the best dividend growth stocks for the portfolio. The hidden-gem stock has a current dividend yield of 1.8%. Given the visibility for growth and free cash flow upside, I expect healthy dividend growth.\\nAs an overview, Amdocs provides software and services to communications and media companies. Last year, the company reported $4.58 billion in revenue with 75% recurring income. Further, the free cash flow for the year was $665 million. With steady revenue growth visibility, the FCF upside is likely to sustain. This will provide ample headroom for dividend growth.\\nRegarding specific business growth triggers, wider adoption of 5G will likely benefit the company’s order inflow. Amdocs has also invested over $1 billion in its next-generation cloud technology. With a presence in 90 countries, the addressable market is significant. By 2025, the company believes the serviceable addressable market will be $57 billion.\\nOverall, DOX stock has been flying under the radar. The stock upside will be meaningful once this potential cash flow machine is in the limelight.\\nOn the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nFaisal Humayun is a senior research analyst with 12 years of industry experience in the field of credit research, equity research and financial modeling. Faisal has authored over 1,500 stock specific articles with focus on the technology, energy and commodities sector.\\nThe post The 3 Best Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock price trend for year-to-date 2023 indicates that something big might be on the cards. During this period, AAPL stock has surged by 40%. With lithium price correcting in the recent past, ALB stock also trades at a valuation gap.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock price trend for year-to-date 2023 indicates that something big might be on the cards. During this period, AAPL stock has surged by 40%. Further, for the first half of the financial year, the company reported operating cash flow of $62.6 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Best Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock price trend for year-to-date 2023 indicates that something big might be on the cards. During this period, AAPL stock has surged by 40%. In terms of expansion, Albemarle reported a lithium conversion capacity of 85ktpa in 2019.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock price trend for year-to-date 2023 indicates that something big might be on the cards. During this period, AAPL stock has surged by 40%. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips A portfolio should have dividends, growth, and penny stocks depending on the risk-taking ability.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-could-have-trouble-reaching-a-%243-trillion-market-cap', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Stock markets were mixed at midday on Tuesday, as investors came back from the Memorial Day weekend feeling upbeat about technology stocks but worried about the broader economy. Declines for the Dow Jones Industrials offset gains in the Nasdaq Composite to leave the S&P 500 near the unchanged mark early Tuesday afternoon.\\nMany market commentators have noted that the bulk of the gains in the major indexes has come from a handful of big stocks. You won't find a bigger stock than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), as its market capitalization rose to nearly $3 trillion in early 2022. Yet even as other stocks make their push toward trillion-dollar market-cap status, Apple is dealing with a headwind in its efforts to retrace its record run -- and it has only itself to blame. Here's why.\\nApple is on the rise\\nShares of Apple were higher by between 1% and 2% early Tuesday afternoon. Earlier in the morning, shares of the iPhone maker had risen to $179 per share, their best level in more than a year.\\nThe move upward for Apple stems from a number of factors. Excitement about its multibillion-dollar agreement with semiconductor chipmaker Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) was one positive sign, as the supply agreement to obtain various 5G radio frequency components and other wireless connectivity products will help Apple maintain its superiority in its wireless devices. In particular, by reducing its reliance on Chinese companies to provide supplies of crucial parts and components, Apple expects that it will be positioned to handle any future supply chain problems more effectively than it did during the worst of the pandemic.\\nAlso, artificial intelligence (AI) has been an emerging theme among companies in the tech realm. To a large extent, Apple has been quiet about its own AI plans, preferring instead to let other companies be more public with their proposals in the space.\\nYet few investors believe that Apple will stand by and let other companies dominate the AI industry. On many occasions in the past, Apple has chosen not to be the first mover, instead coming in later and releasing products that avoid the steepest part of the learning curve while offering unique features.\\nFurther away from a record market cap\\nAt its highs early Tuesday, Apple's share price was just below its record close of $182 per share in January 2022. That left the company with a market capitalization just under the $3 trillion mark, although it had briefly climbed above the $182.86 per share necessary to surpass that level during the trading session on Jan. 3. So with the stock now about 2% below that mark, it might seem as if breaching $3 trillion once again would be inevitable.\\nYet that isn't the case. In order to reach a $3 trillion market cap, Apple stock would have to climb to nearly $190 per share. That's not a huge move, but it's still more than 6% above the $179 price.\\nThe reason for this is that Apple has consistently repurchased shares. As of April 1, the company had about 15.79 billion shares outstanding. That was down from the 16.39 billion shares outstanding as of Dec. 25, 2021, immediately before the record run to $3 trillion. Those 600 million shares represented tens of billions of dollars of stock buybacks that Apple has made in just the past 15 months.\\nDon't count Apple out\\nJust because it'll take a little bit more effort doesn't mean that Apple is doomed not to get back to a $3 trillion market cap. If the business remains strong, then it's completely reasonable that the stock could rise another 6%.\\nThe point, though, is that even as many companies continue to issue new shares, Apple has cut its outstanding share count significantly year after year. That keeps it from having as large a market cap as it could, but it makes each share that much more meaningful for shareholders as time passes.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\nDan Caplinger has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"You won't find a bigger stock than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), as its market capitalization rose to nearly $3 trillion in early 2022. Declines for the Dow Jones Industrials offset gains in the Nasdaq Composite to leave the S&P 500 near the unchanged mark early Tuesday afternoon. Yet even as other stocks make their push toward trillion-dollar market-cap status, Apple is dealing with a headwind in its efforts to retrace its record run -- and it has only itself to blame.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"You won't find a bigger stock than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), as its market capitalization rose to nearly $3 trillion in early 2022. Declines for the Dow Jones Industrials offset gains in the Nasdaq Composite to leave the S&P 500 near the unchanged mark early Tuesday afternoon. Further away from a record market cap At its highs early Tuesday, Apple's share price was just below its record close of $182 per share in January 2022.\", 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Could Have Trouble Reaching a $3 Trillion Market Cap', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"You won't find a bigger stock than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), as its market capitalization rose to nearly $3 trillion in early 2022. Further away from a record market cap At its highs early Tuesday, Apple's share price was just below its record close of $182 per share in January 2022. That was down from the 16.39 billion shares outstanding as of Dec. 25, 2021, immediately before the record run to $3 trillion.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"You won't find a bigger stock than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), as its market capitalization rose to nearly $3 trillion in early 2022. Further away from a record market cap At its highs early Tuesday, Apple's share price was just below its record close of $182 per share in January 2022. In order to reach a $3 trillion market cap, Apple stock would have to climb to nearly $190 per share.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foxconn-sees-ai-driving-strong-server-demand-but-full-year-to-be-flat', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'TAIPEI, May 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW said on Wednesday artificial intelligence applications would strongly drive demand for its server business this year but reiterated 2023 overall would be a flat one for the company on global economic woes.\\nFoxconn Chairman Liu Young-way told the company\\'s annual shareholders meeting the firm remained cautious about this year due to monetary policy tightening, geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over inflation, but servers were a bright spot due to surging interest in AI.\\n\"More and more people are using ChatGPT,\" he said. \"You can see the market for AI servers will rise much faster than expected. We expect that in the second half of this year there may be a three digit increase.\"\\nThe Taiwanese company has a 40%global marketshare for servers and aims to further increase that, Liu added.\\nIn the first quarter, Foxconn\\'s cloud and network products segment, which includes servers, accounted for 22% of revenue, second only to smart consumer electronics - which includes smartphones - at 56%.\\nFoxconn this month posted a 56% plunge in first-quarter net profit, lagging forecasts in its biggest quarterly fall in three years, and said visibility for the full year was \"limited\".\\nThe company, the world\\'s largest contract electronics maker, wants to replicate the success it has had with Apple\\'s iPhone with electric vehicles (EV).\\nFoxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, has acquired the former General Motor Co GM.N plant in Lordstown, Ohio, and has also hired a former Nissan 7201.T executive, Jun Seki, to lead expansion efforts in EVs, where it hopes to become a major manufacturer.\\nThe company is considering expanding its EV battery supply chain beyond Taiwan, possibly into the United States, Indonesia and India, Liu said.\\nFoxconn, which assembles around 70% of iPhones, has been diversifying production away from China, whose strict COVID-19 restrictions disrupted its biggest iPhone plant last year. The company is also seeking to avoid a potential hit to its business from mounting trade tensions between Beijing and Washington.\\nLiu said China, including its massive iPhone plant in China\\'s Zhengzhou, remained very important for Foxconn.\\n\"The culture there is very similar, our rules and regulations are a bit different, but there is no problem when it comes to talent. So it\\'s relatively easier for us to start new undertakings there. We\\'ll work hard to keep developing there.\"\\n(Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Faith Hung; Editing by Christopher Cushing)\\n((ben.blanchard@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"TAIPEI, May 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW said on Wednesday artificial intelligence applications would strongly drive demand for its server business this year but reiterated 2023 overall would be a flat one for the company on global economic woes. The company, the world's largest contract electronics maker, wants to replicate the success it has had with Apple's iPhone with electric vehicles (EV). Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, has acquired the former General Motor Co GM.N plant in Lordstown, Ohio, and has also hired a former Nissan 7201.T executive, Jun Seki, to lead expansion efforts in EVs, where it hopes to become a major manufacturer.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"TAIPEI, May 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW said on Wednesday artificial intelligence applications would strongly drive demand for its server business this year but reiterated 2023 overall would be a flat one for the company on global economic woes. In the first quarter, Foxconn's cloud and network products segment, which includes servers, accounted for 22% of revenue, second only to smart consumer electronics - which includes smartphones - at 56%. Foxconn, which assembles around 70% of iPhones, has been diversifying production away from China, whose strict COVID-19 restrictions disrupted its biggest iPhone plant last year.\", 'news_article_title': 'Foxconn sees AI driving strong server demand, but full year to be flat', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'TAIPEI, May 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW said on Wednesday artificial intelligence applications would strongly drive demand for its server business this year but reiterated 2023 overall would be a flat one for the company on global economic woes. We expect that in the second half of this year there may be a three digit increase.\" The Taiwanese company has a 40%global marketshare for servers and aims to further increase that, Liu added.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"TAIPEI, May 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW said on Wednesday artificial intelligence applications would strongly drive demand for its server business this year but reiterated 2023 overall would be a flat one for the company on global economic woes. Foxconn Chairman Liu Young-way told the company's annual shareholders meeting the firm remained cautious about this year due to monetary policy tightening, geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over inflation, but servers were a bright spot due to surging interest in AI. Foxconn, which assembles around 70% of iPhones, has been diversifying production away from China, whose strict COVID-19 restrictions disrupted its biggest iPhone plant last year.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/these-3-companies-generate-substantial-cash', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"When scouting for stocks, a standard metric that comes into focus is free cash flow. In its simplest form, free cash flow is the total cash a company keeps after operating costs and capital expenditures.\\nFree cash flow strength allows for more growth opportunities, a higher potential for share buybacks, stable dividend payouts, and the ability to wipe out any debt easily.\\nFor those interested in cash-generating machines, three companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – all fit the criteria.\\nIn addition, all three provide exposure to the Technology sector. Let’s take a closer look at each.\\nApple\\nApple is often labeled the ‘King’ of free cash flow for understandable reasons; the company generated a mighty $25.6 billion in free cash flow throughout its latest quarter. And over the last trailing twelve-months, the tech titan has generated nearly $100 billion of free cash flow.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nIt’s no secret that Apple shares are pricey, with the current 29.3X forward earnings multiple sitting well above the 24.5X five-year median and the Zacks Computer and Technology sector average. Still, investors have had little issue forking up the premium given Apple’s favorable financial standing.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nMicrosoft\\nMicrosoft shares have jumped back into favor in 2023 amid the broader technology rebound, with the company’s recent dive into artificial intelligence making investors ecstatic. MSFT posted free cash flow of $17.8 billion in its latest release, recovering nicely from the prior quarter.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nMSFT shares also provide a passive income stream, with the company’s dividend currently yielding 0.8% annually. And the company has shown a commitment to increasingly rewarding its shareholders, sporting a 10% five-year annualized dividend growth rate.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nBroadcom\\nBroadcom shares found plenty of attention following news of a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with heavyweight Apple for components made in the USA. The semiconductor player posted free cash flow of $3.9 billion in its latest quarter, improving a solid 16% from the year-ago period.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nIn addition, the company’s 78.6% TTM return on equity is worth highlighting, indicating a higher efficiency level in generating profit from existing assets relative to peers.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nBottom Line\\nWhen scouting potential portfolio additions, free cash flow is undoubtedly a metric worth serious attention.\\nA company displaying free cash flow strength has freedom for growth opportunities, can consistently shell out dividends, and wipe out debt easily.\\nAnd all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – generate substantial cash and provide exposure to technology. \\nThis Little-Known Semiconductor Stock Could Be Your Portfolio’s Hedge Against Inflation\\nEveryone uses semiconductors. But only a small number of people know what they are and what they do. If you use a smartphone, computer, microwave, digital camera or refrigerator (and that’s just the tip of the iceberg), you have a need for semiconductors. That’s why their importance can’t be overstated and their disruption in the supply chain has such a global effect. But every cloud has a silver lining. Shockwaves to the international supply chain from the global pandemic have unearthed a tremendous opportunity for investors. And today, Zacks' leading stock strategist is revealing the one semiconductor stock that stands to gain the most in a new FREE report. It's yours at no cost and with no obligation.\\n>>Yes, I Want to Help Protect My Portfolio During the Recession\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nBroadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For those interested in cash-generating machines, three companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – all fit the criteria. And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – generate substantial cash and provide exposure to technology. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – generate substantial cash and provide exposure to technology. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For those interested in cash-generating machines, three companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – all fit the criteria.', 'news_article_title': 'These 3 Companies Generate Substantial Cash', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For those interested in cash-generating machines, three companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – all fit the criteria. And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – generate substantial cash and provide exposure to technology. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For those interested in cash-generating machines, three companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – all fit the criteria. And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – generate substantial cash and provide exposure to technology.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-30-2023-%3A-open-nvda-ymm-dxcm-brmk-pltr-amzn-aapl-mu-schw', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 1.83 to 14,356.82. The total After hours volume is currently 79,772,468 shares traded.\\n\\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\\n\\nOpendoor Technologies Inc (OPEN) is +0.01 at $2.47, with 6,026,785 shares traded. OPEN\\'s current last sale is 123.44% of the target price of $2.001.\\n\\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is +1.1799 at $402.29, with 2,624,716 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.73. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.\\n\\nFull Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. (YMM) is unchanged at $5.80, with 2,593,942 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for YMM is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nDexCom, Inc. (DXCM) is +0.24 at $113.80, with 2,405,287 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for DXCM is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nBroadmark Realty Capital Inc. (BRMK) is +0.01 at $4.83, with 2,265,461 shares traded. BRMK\\'s current last sale is 96.6% of the target price of $5.\\n\\nPalantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is -0.01 at $14.70, with 2,189,325 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.\\n\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.24 at $121.90, with 2,123,879 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $177.26, with 1,943,123 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.18. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.\\n\\nMicron Technology, Inc. (MU) is +0.03 at $71.72, with 1,899,334 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MU is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nThe Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) is +0.02 at $53.86, with 1,796,101 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SCHW is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nCoca-Cola Company (The) (KO) is -0.01 at $59.77, with 1,444,598 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KO is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (ZTO) is -0.015 at $25.21, with 1,382,445 shares traded. ZTO\\'s current last sale is 70.03% of the target price of $36.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $177.26, with 1,943,123 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul 2023. Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is -0.01 at $14.70, with 2,189,325 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \", following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $177.26, with 1,943,123 shares traded. Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is -0.01 at $14.70, with 2,189,325 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session.\", 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 30, 2023 : OPEN, NVDA, YMM, DXCM, BRMK, PLTR, AMZN, AAPL, MU, SCHW, KO, ZTO', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $177.26, with 1,943,123 shares traded. The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for YMM is in the \"buy range\".', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $177.26, with 1,943,123 shares traded. The total After hours volume is currently 79,772,468 shares traded. Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is -0.01 at $14.70, with 2,189,325 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/newsmaker-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang%3A-leather-jacketed-boss-of-trillion-dollar-chip-firm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Yuvraj Malik, Samrhitha A and Stephen Nellis\\nMay 30 (Reuters) - When the pandemic forced Nvidia Corp NVDA.O to hold a major product launch virtually, CEO Jensen Huang beamed video to promote the event from his kitchen, where he pulled the company\\'s latest chip out of his oven.\\nOn Tuesday, he joined an elite list of tech executives to head a company worth $1 trillion.\\nHuang, 60, is only the second U.S. CEO after Amazon.com Inc\\'s AMZN.O Jeff Bezos, who helmed the retailer until 2021, to hit such a milestone for a company they co-founded.\\nThe company\\'s shares have been on a tear, rising on stellar sales projections from a boom in AI. Since the launch of OpenAI\\'s ChatGPT on Nov. 30, 2022, Nvidia\\'s value has ballooned from roughly $420 billion to its current level.\\nHuang\\'s success stems in part from a desire to solve thorny computer science problems with a mix of software and hardware - a vision that has taken him three decades to perfect.\\nBorn in Taiwan, Huang moved to the United States as a child, earning engineering degrees at Oregon State University and Stanford University.\\nHuang is hugely popular in semiconductor powerhouse Taiwan and received a rock star welcome during a visit to Taipei this week for a trade fair, giving a key note address on Monday attended by thousands of people, some of whom surrounded him for selfies after his two-hour speech.\\nIn 1993, when he was 30, he founded Nvidia along with Curtis Priem and Chris Malachowsky, securing backing from Silicon Valley\\'s Sequoia Capital and others. Its first big hits were specialized chips to power high-intensity motion graphics for computer games called graphics processing units (GPUs). Even then, Huang did not think of Nvidia as just a chip company.\\n\"Computer graphics is one of the most complex parts of computer science,\" Huang told an audience in Silicon Valley in 2021 while receiving a lifetime achievement award. \"You have to understand everything.\"\\nBy the mid-2000s, Huang and his team realized Nvidia\\'s chips could be used on more general computing problems and released a software platform called CUDA to allow software developers of all stripes to program Nvidia chips.\\nAN EARLY BET\\nThat kicked off of a wave of new uses, including for cryptocurrency. But Huang recognized that university labs were using his chips for work in AI, a niche in computer science that held promise of powering everything from virtual assistants to self-driving cars. He released a parade of chips for AI, and the bet paid off.\\nNvidia also differentiated itself by outsourcing its silicon manufacturing to partners including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 2330.TW, bucking the model set by Intel, which is now worth a fraction of Nvidia\\'s value - which was just under $1 trillion as of Tuesday\\'s close.\\n\"He has helped enable a revolution that allows phones to answer questions out loud, farms to spray weeds but not crops, doctors to predict the properties of new drugs - with more wonders to come,\" AI entrepreneur Andrew Ng wrote of Huang in Time magazine when the latter was named one of the 100 most influential people by Time in 2021.\\nFACTBOX-Nvidia joins tech titans in trillion-dollar club ID:nL4N37R3WM\\nBREAKINGVIEWS-Nvidia crashes $1 trln party, perhaps not for long ID:nL4N37R3Z4\\nNvidia joins $1 trillion valuation club on booming AI demand ID:nL4N37R28Y\\nEXPLAINER-Why are Nvidia\\'s shares soaring and what is its role in the AI boom? ID:nL4N37R3LZ\\nNvidia shorts extend mark-to-market losses as market cap hits $1 trln -S3 Partners ID:nL1N37R254\\nBREAKINGVIEWS-Nvidia investors price in seven years of AI glory ID:nL4N37M3HX\\n(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik and Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru and Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Taipei; Editing by Matthew Lewis, Sonali Paul and Jacqueline Wong)\\n((yuvraj.malik@thomsonreuters.com))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"By Yuvraj Malik, Samrhitha A and Stephen Nellis May 30 (Reuters) - When the pandemic forced Nvidia Corp NVDA.O to hold a major product launch virtually, CEO Jensen Huang beamed video to promote the event from his kitchen, where he pulled the company's latest chip out of his oven. Huang is hugely popular in semiconductor powerhouse Taiwan and received a rock star welcome during a visit to Taipei this week for a trade fair, giving a key note address on Monday attended by thousands of people, some of whom surrounded him for selfies after his two-hour speech. But Huang recognized that university labs were using his chips for work in AI, a niche in computer science that held promise of powering everything from virtual assistants to self-driving cars.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Nvidia also differentiated itself by outsourcing its silicon manufacturing to partners including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 2330.TW, bucking the model set by Intel, which is now worth a fraction of Nvidia's value - which was just under $1 trillion as of Tuesday's close. FACTBOX-Nvidia joins tech titans in trillion-dollar club ID:nL4N37R3WM BREAKINGVIEWS-Nvidia crashes $1 trln party, perhaps not for long ID:nL4N37R3Z4 Nvidia joins $1 trillion valuation club on booming AI demand ID:nL4N37R28Y EXPLAINER-Why are Nvidia's shares soaring and what is its role in the AI boom? ID:nL4N37R3LZ Nvidia shorts extend mark-to-market losses as market cap hits $1 trln -S3 Partners ID:nL1N37R254 BREAKINGVIEWS-Nvidia investors price in seven years of AI glory ID:nL4N37M3HX (Reporting by Yuvraj Malik and Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru and Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Taipei; Editing by Matthew Lewis, Sonali Paul and Jacqueline Wong) ((yuvraj.malik@thomsonreuters.com)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_article_title': 'NEWSMAKER-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: Leather-jacketed boss of trillion-dollar chip firm', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Even then, Huang did not think of Nvidia as just a chip company. \"Computer graphics is one of the most complex parts of computer science,\" Huang told an audience in Silicon Valley in 2021 while receiving a lifetime achievement award. By the mid-2000s, Huang and his team realized Nvidia\\'s chips could be used on more general computing problems and released a software platform called CUDA to allow software developers of all stripes to program Nvidia chips.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"By the mid-2000s, Huang and his team realized Nvidia's chips could be used on more general computing problems and released a software platform called CUDA to allow software developers of all stripes to program Nvidia chips. FACTBOX-Nvidia joins tech titans in trillion-dollar club ID:nL4N37R3WM BREAKINGVIEWS-Nvidia crashes $1 trln party, perhaps not for long ID:nL4N37R3Z4 Nvidia joins $1 trillion valuation club on booming AI demand ID:nL4N37R28Y EXPLAINER-Why are Nvidia's shares soaring and what is its role in the AI boom? ID:nL4N37R3LZ Nvidia shorts extend mark-to-market losses as market cap hits $1 trln -S3 Partners ID:nL1N37R254 BREAKINGVIEWS-Nvidia investors price in seven years of AI glory ID:nL4N37M3HX (Reporting by Yuvraj Malik and Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru and Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Taipei; Editing by Matthew Lewis, Sonali Paul and Jacqueline Wong) ((yuvraj.malik@thomsonreuters.com)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-hot-stocks-to-buy-to-make-your-portfolio-sizzle-this-summer', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nRevenge travel is finally here. And summer 2023 looks like it’s going to be a hot one. In fact, travel numbers for this year’s Memorial Day weekend — which serves as the unofficial start to summer — were exceptionally strong. For example, air travel surpassed pre-pandemic levels. According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), 9.8 million people across America passed through airport security during the Memorial Day weekend, which was about 300,000 more people than during the same holiday weekend in 2019, before Covid-19 disrupted all our lives. With those numbers a strong sign of what’s to come for summer 2023, here are seven hot stocks to buy to make your portfolio sizzle.\\nABNB Airbnb $109.77\\nBKNG Booking Holdings $2,508.77\\nCMG Chipotle $2,076.49\\nAAPL Apple $177.25\\nF Ford Motor $12.00\\nCCL Carnival $11.23\\nMAR Marriott International $167.79\\nAirbnb (ABNB)\\nSource: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com\\nSummer is the peak season for homestay and rental company Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB). And now looks to be a good time to buy following its most recent earnings report. While the company beat analysts’ estimates, the stock got dinged by a cautious outlook for the current second quarter.\\nIn its latest shareholder letter, Airbnb made sure to state that it looks forward to another “strong summer travel season” in Q3 and that it is seeing travelers returning to major cities and they are also booking longer stays. Its Q1 nights and experiences bookings were up 19% from a year ago, with even stronger bookings expected over the busy summer months. The company is concentrating on growing its business in international markets outside the U.S. Long-term, ABNB stock should be fine.\\nBooking Holdings (BKNG)\\nSource: Shutterstock\\nTravel search giant Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) is another sizzling summer stock to consider. To date, BKNG stock has gained 26%. The company, which owns fare aggregator and travel websites such as Booking.com, Priceline, Kayak, Cheapflights, and Rentalcars.com has seen its share price rebound along with global travel coming out of the pandemic. Today, Booking Holdings operates travel-focused websites in 200 countries and 40 different languages.\\nBooking Holdings has reported strong financial results as the travel industry has come storming back following the Covid-19 crisis. The company reported that its Q1 revenue grew 40% from a year earlier, and it has forecast continued strong bookings for the current second quarter and leading into summer. The company also reported a free-cash-flow profit margin of nearly 42% over the last 12 months, which analysts applauded.\\nChipotle (CMG)\\nSource: icemanphotos / Shutterstock.com\\nFood is part of summer, and few quick-service restaurants are performing as well right now as Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG). YTD, CMG stock is up 52%, bringing its gains over the past five years to 375%. Strong sales and an aggressive growth strategy continue to power the stock to new heights. The company most recently reiterated plans to open as many as 285 new restaurant locations this year. It managed to open 41 new locations during Q1 alone.\\nThe popularity of Chipotle’s Mexican cuisine also shows no signs of abating. In the first quarter, the company reported that its sales rose 17% year-over-year to $2.37 billion, while its same-store sales rose an annualized 10.9%. And while it continues to add physical restaurant locations, Chipotle is also successfully growing its digital business, with digital orders accounting for nearly 40% of the company’s total sales during Q1. All of this growth has been music to the ears of analysts and investors, who continue to bid up CMG stock.\\nApple (AAPL)\\nYou don’t get far these days without a smartphone, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is once again marching higher after trading sideways for most of the past year. Heading into summer, AAPL stock is on an upswing, having risen 18% since mid-March. The stock is recovering as the entire technology sector gets a lift from the hype surrounding artificial intelligence and as concerns about supply chain gluts and Covid-19 lockdowns at the company’s manufacturing sites in China ease.\\nGoing forward, Apple should continue to benefit from continued strong sales of its iconic iPhone, as well as its tablets and laptop computers. While a global recession remains a risk and could lead to a decline in consumer spending, most predictions are for a short and shallow recession at worst. Plus, Apple continues to diversify into new product areas, including streaming and online payments. There are even some analysts forecasting that the company will also be a big beneficiary of new A.I. technologies.\\nFord Motor (F)\\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\\nThere’s nothing like a summer road trip. With that in mind, we turn to Ford Motor (NYSE:F). The automotive giant is seeing its stock get a nice lift after a recent investor day where it outlined its progress on electric vehicles, and on news that it has partnered with Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) in a deal that will see Ford use Tesla charging technology going forward. News of the Tesla partnership, in particular, has powered F stock 10% higher.\\nF stock had been in the doldrums prior to the Tesla deal being announced. But now many skeptical analysts and investors are looking at the automaker and its stock in a new light. Ford is spending $50 billion to ramp up its electric vehicle manufacturing to two million units a year by 2026 as it races to catch up with market leader Tesla. Ford and Tesla had long been intense rivals. But now that the two companies have become frenemies, F stock has caught fire.\\nCarnival Corp. (CCL)\\nSource: Shutterstock.com\\nSummer is the best time of year to be on the ocean, so why not set sail on a cruise ship operated by Carnival Corp. (NYSE:CCL). After two incredibly difficult years in which most of its ships were docked around the world during the pandemic, Carnival is seeing its business come roaring back. As a result, CCL stock is up 42% on the year and nearing a 52-week high. While the stock still has a long way to go to get back to pre-pandemic levels, it is trending in the right direction.\\nThe company’s most recent Q1 earnings told an encouraging story. Carnival reported revenue of $4.4 billion for the January through March period, up 173% from a year earlier and representing 95% of its pre-pandemic sales level. The company also announced record bookings for the remainder of 2023, noting customer deposits of $5.7 billion for Q1 alone, which was a record for the company. Travelers have clearly rediscovered cruising now that Covid-19 is firmly behind us.\\nMarriott International (MAR)\\nSource: Boyloso / Shutterstock\\nTravelers who don’t stay at an Airbnb this summer, will most likely book a hotel, which is reason to consider Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR). The company, which owns 32 hotel brands that include Courtyard, Delta, Westin, and The Ritz-Carlton, has seen its stock climb 15% higher this year after suffering a steep downturn throughout the pandemic. Analysts and investors have become more bullish on Marriott as its properties have fully reopened not only in the U.S. but in international locations too, especially in China.\\nMarriott is taking full advantage of the reopening to grow and expand around the world. In Q1, it added 79 new hotel properties with a total of 11,015 rooms to its global portfolio. The company has also stated that it plans to build an additional 3,060 hotels with approximately 502,000 rooms. Nearly half (200,000 hotel rooms) are currently under construction. That kind of demand-driven growth has made more than a few analysts and investors take notice and the stock is trending higher as a result.\\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held a long position in AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \\nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\\nThe post 7 Hot Stocks to Buy to Make Your Portfolio Sizzle This Summer appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'ABNB Airbnb $109.77 BKNG Booking Holdings $2,508.77 CMG Chipotle $2,076.49 AAPL Apple $177.25 F Ford Motor $12.00 CCL Carnival $11.23 MAR Marriott International $167.79 Airbnb (ABNB) Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com Summer is the peak season for homestay and rental company Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB). Apple (AAPL) You don’t get far these days without a smartphone, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is once again marching higher after trading sideways for most of the past year. Heading into summer, AAPL stock is on an upswing, having risen 18% since mid-March.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'ABNB Airbnb $109.77 BKNG Booking Holdings $2,508.77 CMG Chipotle $2,076.49 AAPL Apple $177.25 F Ford Motor $12.00 CCL Carnival $11.23 MAR Marriott International $167.79 Airbnb (ABNB) Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com Summer is the peak season for homestay and rental company Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB). Apple (AAPL) You don’t get far these days without a smartphone, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is once again marching higher after trading sideways for most of the past year. Heading into summer, AAPL stock is on an upswing, having risen 18% since mid-March.', 'news_article_title': '7 Hot Stocks to Buy to Make Your Portfolio Sizzle This Summer', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'ABNB Airbnb $109.77 BKNG Booking Holdings $2,508.77 CMG Chipotle $2,076.49 AAPL Apple $177.25 F Ford Motor $12.00 CCL Carnival $11.23 MAR Marriott International $167.79 Airbnb (ABNB) Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com Summer is the peak season for homestay and rental company Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB). Apple (AAPL) You don’t get far these days without a smartphone, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is once again marching higher after trading sideways for most of the past year. Heading into summer, AAPL stock is on an upswing, having risen 18% since mid-March.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'ABNB Airbnb $109.77 BKNG Booking Holdings $2,508.77 CMG Chipotle $2,076.49 AAPL Apple $177.25 F Ford Motor $12.00 CCL Carnival $11.23 MAR Marriott International $167.79 Airbnb (ABNB) Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com Summer is the peak season for homestay and rental company Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB). Apple (AAPL) You don’t get far these days without a smartphone, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is once again marching higher after trading sideways for most of the past year. Heading into summer, AAPL stock is on an upswing, having risen 18% since mid-March.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-may-30-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Wall Street closed sharply higher on Friday as investors grew hopeful about the lawmakers reaching a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and avoiding a potential crisis. The rally was driven by tech stocks. All three major indexes ended in positive territory.\\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) jumped 1% or 328.69 points to finish at 33,093.34 points, ending its five-day losing streak.\\nThe S&P 500 rose 1.3% or 54.17 points to close at 4,205.45 points. Tech, consumer discretionary and communication services stocks were the biggest gainers.\\nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) gained 2.8% and 2.4% respectively. The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) rose 2%. Eight of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.\\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 2.2% or 277.59 points to end at 12,975.69 points.\\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 6.22% to 17.95. A total of 9.8 billion shares were traded on Friday, lower than the last 20-session average of 10.5 billion.\\nCongress Nears U.S. Debt Ceiling Deal\\nU.S. stocks rallied on Friday on signs that Congress was nearing a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling following several rounds of talks between President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy. The deal would increase the $31.4 trillion debt limit for two years.\\nMcCarthy said that talks yielded progress on Thursday night but more progress was still required. This came after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that if the debt ceiling isn’t raised, the United States could default as early as by Jun 1.\\nHowever, the positive comments from McCarthy lifted investors’ sentiment, sending stocks on a rally. The rally was led by tech stocks. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.4%, while Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) rose 2.1%. Shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) gained 2.5%. Apple has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\\nIntel Corporation’s (INTC) shares jumped 5.8%, leading the Dow higher. Investors are now trying to gauge the Fed’s future rate hike path. Expectations are high that the central bank could finally put a pause on its interest rate hikes, which could be as early as in June.\\nHowever, that may not be the case also as fresh economic data showed inflation rose once again in April.\\nEconomic Data\\nIn economic data released on Friday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said that the personal consumer expenditure (PCE) price index increased 0.4% month over month in April after rising 0.1% in March. On a year-over-year basis, the PCE index climbed 4.4% in April after increasing 4.2% in March.\\nCore PCE, which excluded the volatile food and energy costs, advanced 0.4% month over month in April and 4.7% from April 2022.\\nPCE data also showed consumer spending increased in April to 0.8%, its biggest gain in the past three months and exceeding expectations of a 0.5% rise.\\nSeparately, the U.S. Census Bureau said that manufactured durable goods in the United States jumped 1% in April, driven by military spending. U. S. personal income increased 0.4% in April.\\nWeekly Roundup\\nThe Nasdaq recorded its fifth straight weekly gain, after advancing 2.5% for the week. The S&P 500 closed the week 0.3% higher, while the ended 1% lower for the week.\\nThis Little-Known Semiconductor Stock Could Be Your Portfolio’s Hedge Against Inflation\\nEveryone uses semiconductors. But only a small number of people know what they are and what they do. If you use a smartphone, computer, microwave, digital camera or refrigerator (and that’s just the tip of the iceberg), you have a need for semiconductors. That’s why their importance can’t be overstated and their disruption in the supply chain has such a global effect. But every cloud has a silver lining. Shockwaves to the international supply chain from the global pandemic have unearthed a tremendous opportunity for investors. And today, Zacks' leading stock strategist is revealing the one semiconductor stock that stands to gain the most in a new FREE report. It's yours at no cost and with no obligation.\\n>>Yes, I Want to Help Protect My Portfolio During the Recession\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nIntel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.4%, while Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) rose 2.1%. Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Wall Street closed sharply higher on Friday as investors grew hopeful about the lawmakers reaching a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and avoiding a potential crisis.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.4%, while Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) rose 2.1%. Congress Nears U.S. Debt Ceiling Deal U.S. stocks rallied on Friday on signs that Congress was nearing a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling following several rounds of talks between President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for May 30, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.4%, while Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) rose 2.1%. Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Eight of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.4%, while Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) rose 2.1%. Congress Nears U.S. Debt Ceiling Deal U.S. stocks rallied on Friday on signs that Congress was nearing a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling following several rounds of talks between President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/canadian-ai-computing-startup-tenstorrent-and-lg-partner-to-build-chips', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jane Lanhee Lee\\nOAKLAND, California, May 30 (Reuters) - Canadian AI computer design startup Tenstorrent said on Tuesday it was partnering with South Korea\\'s consumer electronics firm LG Electronics Inc 066570.KS to build chips that power smart TVs, automotive products and data centers.\\nTenstorrent, started in 2016, designs computers to train and run artificial intelligence models and works on both the software and hardware, CEO Jim Keller said in an interview. Keller is an engineer best known for his pioneering work in designing chips at Apple IncAAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O.\\nKeller, an early investor in Tenstorrent, took the helm in 2023. The company, already worth $1 billion according to data firm PitchBook, has not revealed any of its customers until now.\\nLG will initially use Tenstorrent\\'s AI chip blueprint to design its own chips, but the partnership is more strategic, said David Bennett, Tenstorrent\\'s chief customer officer.\\n\"What we\\'re looking at is also some of the technology that LG has developed. Could it not be something that we use either in our own products or potentially with other future customers.\"\\nTenstorrent has also designed a processor chip using RISC-V, a relatively new open standard chip architecture competing with Arm Ltd\\'s Arm architecture. While many chip startups focus on one type of chip, Keller said his team was developing both the AI chip and processor as they will need to work closely together to handle the fast-changing AI models.\\n\"We have to aim at the whole thing. ... It\\'s quite early. And it was built on the available components,\" said Keller about today\\'s AI and AI hardware landscape.\\n\"In the last five years people learned so much about how this works and made real progress. But it doesn\\'t look like we\\'re anywhere close to \\'this is the right way to do it, the best way to do it, or the final thing.\\'\"\\n(Reporting by Jane Lanhee Lee; Editing by Richard Chang)\\n((jane.lee@thomsonreuters.com; +1-415-344-3912; Reuters Messaging: jane.lee.thomsonreuters@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Keller is an engineer best known for his pioneering work in designing chips at Apple IncAAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O. By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California, May 30 (Reuters) - Canadian AI computer design startup Tenstorrent said on Tuesday it was partnering with South Korea's consumer electronics firm LG Electronics Inc 066570.KS to build chips that power smart TVs, automotive products and data centers. Tenstorrent, started in 2016, designs computers to train and run artificial intelligence models and works on both the software and hardware, CEO Jim Keller said in an interview.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Keller is an engineer best known for his pioneering work in designing chips at Apple IncAAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O. By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California, May 30 (Reuters) - Canadian AI computer design startup Tenstorrent said on Tuesday it was partnering with South Korea's consumer electronics firm LG Electronics Inc 066570.KS to build chips that power smart TVs, automotive products and data centers. Tenstorrent has also designed a processor chip using RISC-V, a relatively new open standard chip architecture competing with Arm Ltd's Arm architecture.\", 'news_article_title': 'Canadian AI computing startup Tenstorrent and LG partner to build chips', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Keller is an engineer best known for his pioneering work in designing chips at Apple IncAAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O. By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California, May 30 (Reuters) - Canadian AI computer design startup Tenstorrent said on Tuesday it was partnering with South Korea's consumer electronics firm LG Electronics Inc 066570.KS to build chips that power smart TVs, automotive products and data centers. LG will initially use Tenstorrent's AI chip blueprint to design its own chips, but the partnership is more strategic, said David Bennett, Tenstorrent's chief customer officer.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Keller is an engineer best known for his pioneering work in designing chips at Apple IncAAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O. By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California, May 30 (Reuters) - Canadian AI computer design startup Tenstorrent said on Tuesday it was partnering with South Korea's consumer electronics firm LG Electronics Inc 066570.KS to build chips that power smart TVs, automotive products and data centers. LG will initially use Tenstorrent's AI chip blueprint to design its own chips, but the partnership is more strategic, said David Bennett, Tenstorrent's chief customer officer.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-44', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/for-the-first-time-in-23-years-the-sp-500-is-displaying-an-ominous-warning-to-wall-street', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Regardless of how long you\\'ve been investing, the pace of change on Wall Street is something to marvel at. In 2021, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-focused Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) were regularly notching off new all-time closing highs. Just one year later, in 2022, all three indexes were mired in a bear market and delivering their worst full-year returns since the global financial crisis.\\nThis year, the script has flipped, once more. Though the Dow, which outperformed the two other major stock indexes in 2022, is effectively flat on a year-to-date basis, through May 29, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite have surged 9.5% and 24%, respectively.\\nIt would seem the bulls are, once again, running wild -- but looks can be deceiving.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nBreadth for Wall Street\\'s benchmark stock index is potentially worrisome\\nFor months, I\\'ve looked at a broad assortment of stock market indicators, financial metrics, and valuation tools to offer insight as to where stocks may head next. Even though there\\'s no such thing as a foolproof indicator, history has a way of repeating itself on Wall Street, and these indicators and metrics have the potential to give investors who follow them a leg up.\\nWith the S&P 500 hitting a nine-month high this past week, it would appear the worst of the 2022 bear market is over. However, a closer look at the breadth within the S&P 500 reveals a different story.\\nDuring a true bull market, we typically see a wide assortment of stocks take part in the upside. This means large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stocks from most sectors and industries are going to be rallying. But as you can see in the tweet below from Michael Kantro, the Chief Marketing Strategist at Piper Sandler, the S&P 500 seems to have a clear breadth problem.\\nLowest number of S&P 500 stocks beating the \"market\" $SPY since March 2000. pic.twitter.com/QXpwnPzQ1j\\n-- Kantro (@MichaelKantro) May 25, 2023', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In 2021, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-focused Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) were regularly notching off new all-time closing highs. Just one year later, in 2022, all three indexes were mired in a bear market and delivering their worst full-year returns since the global financial crisis. Though the Dow, which outperformed the two other major stock indexes in 2022, is effectively flat on a year-to-date basis, through May 29, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite have surged 9.5% and 24%, respectively.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Regardless of how long you've been investing, the pace of change on Wall Street is something to marvel at. Breadth for Wall Street's benchmark stock index is potentially worrisome For months, I've looked at a broad assortment of stock market indicators, financial metrics, and valuation tools to offer insight as to where stocks may head next. Even though there's no such thing as a foolproof indicator, history has a way of repeating itself on Wall Street, and these indicators and metrics have the potential to give investors who follow them a leg up.\", 'news_article_title': 'For the First Time in 23 Years, the S&P 500 Is Displaying an Ominous Warning to Wall Street', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Just one year later, in 2022, all three indexes were mired in a bear market and delivering their worst full-year returns since the global financial crisis. Breadth for Wall Street's benchmark stock index is potentially worrisome For months, I've looked at a broad assortment of stock market indicators, financial metrics, and valuation tools to offer insight as to where stocks may head next. During a true bull market, we typically see a wide assortment of stocks take part in the upside.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Just one year later, in 2022, all three indexes were mired in a bear market and delivering their worst full-year returns since the global financial crisis. Breadth for Wall Street's benchmark stock index is potentially worrisome For months, I've looked at a broad assortment of stock market indicators, financial metrics, and valuation tools to offer insight as to where stocks may head next. During a true bull market, we typically see a wide assortment of stocks take part in the upside.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nvidia-set-to-become-first-us-chipmaker-valued-at-over-%241-trillion', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Updates shares in paragraph 2, adds background on company and other trillion dollar companies in paragraphs 3-5\\nMay 30 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp NVDA.O was on track on Tuesday to breach $1 trillion in market capitalization for the first time, making it the first U.S. chipmaker to join the trillion-dollar club.\\nThe company's shares were last up 3.8% at $404.17 in premarket trading.\\nMeta, valued at about $670 billion as of last close, clinched the trillion-dollar market capitalization milestone in 2021, while Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are the other U.S. companies that are part of the club.\\nAI took center stage after Nvidia stunned investors with a revenue forecast that surpassed analysts' expectations by more than 50%.\\nThe Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index .SOX closed at its highest in over a year last week after Nvidia's stellar results powered other chipmakers higher.\\n(Reporting by Medha Singh and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\\n((Medha.Singh@thomsonreuters.com; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Meta, valued at about $670 billion as of last close, clinched the trillion-dollar market capitalization milestone in 2021, while Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are the other U.S. companies that are part of the club. AI took center stage after Nvidia stunned investors with a revenue forecast that surpassed analysts' expectations by more than 50%. The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index .SOX closed at its highest in over a year last week after Nvidia's stellar results powered other chipmakers higher.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Meta, valued at about $670 billion as of last close, clinched the trillion-dollar market capitalization milestone in 2021, while Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are the other U.S. companies that are part of the club. Updates shares in paragraph 2, adds background on company and other trillion dollar companies in paragraphs 3-5 May 30 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp NVDA.O was on track on Tuesday to breach $1 trillion in market capitalization for the first time, making it the first U.S. chipmaker to join the trillion-dollar club. The company's shares were last up 3.8% at $404.17 in premarket trading.\", 'news_article_title': 'Nvidia set to become first US chipmaker valued at over $1 trillion', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Meta, valued at about $670 billion as of last close, clinched the trillion-dollar market capitalization milestone in 2021, while Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are the other U.S. companies that are part of the club. Updates shares in paragraph 2, adds background on company and other trillion dollar companies in paragraphs 3-5 May 30 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp NVDA.O was on track on Tuesday to breach $1 trillion in market capitalization for the first time, making it the first U.S. chipmaker to join the trillion-dollar club. The company's shares were last up 3.8% at $404.17 in premarket trading.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Meta, valued at about $670 billion as of last close, clinched the trillion-dollar market capitalization milestone in 2021, while Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are the other U.S. companies that are part of the club. Updates shares in paragraph 2, adds background on company and other trillion dollar companies in paragraphs 3-5 May 30 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp NVDA.O was on track on Tuesday to breach $1 trillion in market capitalization for the first time, making it the first U.S. chipmaker to join the trillion-dollar club. (Reporting by Medha Singh and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta) ((Medha.Singh@thomsonreuters.com; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/prediction%3A-these-6-ai-stocks-will-be-worth-a-combined-%2420-trillion-by-2030', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Artificial intelligence (AI) is hot right now. Some might argue that it\\'s too hot.\\nThe valuations of many of the biggest AI leaders have skyrocketed so far this year, but there\\'s still a lot of room for them to run over the next few years. My prediction is that six AI stocks will be worth a combined $20 trillion or more by 2030.\\nAI\\'s big six\\nIt\\'s no coincidence that 6 out of the 7 biggest stocks based on market cap that trade on U.S. exchanges have a major focus on AI. These big six of AI are:\\nSTOCK MARKET CAP\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $2.7 trillion\\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $2.4 trillion\\nAlphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) $1.6 trillion\\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) $1.2 trillion\\nNvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) $934 billion\\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) $648 billion\\nData source: Google Finance. Market caps as of May 26, 2023.\\nNvidia has been a monster winner so far this year. The company\\'s guidance in its first-quarter update absolutely stunned investors. Nvidia expects its Q2 revenue to jump 64% year over year, thanks to the soaring demand for AI chips.\\nMeta Platforms is another shooting star of 2023. Its stock has more than doubled. The AI fervor has helped tremendously, but Meta also beat expectations with its Q1 results, thanks to renewed growth in advertising on its social media platforms.\\nAll of the other big six AI stocks have delivered year-to-date gains of over 30%. Alphabet has been the best performer of the four, with shares rising almost 40%. The company seemed to be initially caught off guard by the launch of OpenAI\\'s ChatGPT but quickly responded with its own products.\\nInvestors applauded Microsoft\\'s rapid moves to integrate OpenAI\\'s technology into its products. Amazon introduced several new generative AI tools in recent months. And while Apple appears to be lagging in its public AI advances, its stock has still benefited from the AI tailwinds.\\nHow they\\'ll get to $20 trillion\\nCurrently, the combined market cap of the six top AI stocks totals around $9.5 trillion. How can they get to $20 trillion by 2030? Their paths will vary.\\nFirst, it\\'s important to note that AI isn\\'t the only growth driver for any of these stocks. For example, Apple\\'s iPhone ecosystem and Amazon\\'s e-commerce platform would almost certainly grow significantly throughout the rest of the decade, even without an AI boom.\\nBut AI should provide a massive tailwind for all six top AI stocks. Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft stand to especially benefit because all three companies are major cloud services providers. The increased adoption of AI will almost certainly push more organizations to the cloud over the next seven years.\\nNvidia should also continue to be a key beneficiary of the AI revolution. The company\\'s graphics processing units (GPUs) remain the go-to option for running servers that power AI apps. Nvidia doesn\\'t just have chips, though; it has a full-blown AI platform, including software, models, and services.\\nMeta could have an AI advantage that\\'s hiding in plain sight. The company is open-sourcing its AI technology. CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks this strategy will put Meta at the center of future AI development.\\nWhat about Apple, the seeming laggard in the AI race? CEO Tim Cook said in the tech-giant\\'s latest quarterly conference call that the company will \"continue weaving [AI] in our products on a very thoughtful basis.\"\\nWhat could get in the way\\nLots of predictions ultimately don\\'t come true, and mine could be one of them. There are several things that could potentially get in the way of these six AI stocks reaching a combined market cap of $20 trillion by 2030.\\nA severe and prolonged economic downturn ranks at the top of the list. All of these big companies would likely be negatively affected by a major recession, and their share prices would reflect that impact.\\nSignificant AI advances might not come as quickly and easily as many expect. As a result, the scramble to use AI could slow instead of accelerate. This scenario would especially hurt the share price of Nvidia, which is arguably in bubble territory already.\\nWe can\\'t rule out the possibility that other companies will rise to the top of the AI world and disrupt the business models of the current tech giants. Bill Gates even thinks that forthcoming AI personal digital assistants could spell doom for Amazon\\'s online shopping and Google Search. He believes there\\'s a 50% chance that the disruptive technology will come from a start-up.\\nStill, I\\'m sticking with my prediction. I expect that these six AI stocks really will together be worth at least $20 trillion by 2030. I hope I\\'m right; I own all six stocks.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Keith Speights has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $2.7 trillion Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $2.4 trillion Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) $1.6 trillion Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) $1.2 trillion Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) $934 billion Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) $648 billion Data source: Google Finance. CEO Tim Cook said in the tech-giant\\'s latest quarterly conference call that the company will \"continue weaving [AI] in our products on a very thoughtful basis.\" We can\\'t rule out the possibility that other companies will rise to the top of the AI world and disrupt the business models of the current tech giants.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $2.7 trillion Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $2.4 trillion Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) $1.6 trillion Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) $1.2 trillion Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) $934 billion Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) $648 billion Data source: Google Finance. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia.\", 'news_article_title': 'Prediction: These 6 AI Stocks Will Be Worth a Combined $20 Trillion by 2030', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $2.7 trillion Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $2.4 trillion Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) $1.6 trillion Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) $1.2 trillion Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) $934 billion Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) $648 billion Data source: Google Finance. I expect that these six AI stocks really will together be worth at least $20 trillion by 2030. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them!\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $2.7 trillion Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $2.4 trillion Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) $1.6 trillion Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) $1.2 trillion Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) $934 billion Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) $648 billion Data source: Google Finance. AI's big six It's no coincidence that 6 out of the 7 biggest stocks based on market cap that trade on U.S. exchanges have a major focus on AI. But AI should provide a massive tailwind for all six top AI stocks.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nvidia-alphabet-apple-meta-and-microsoft-are-part-of-zacks-earnings-preview', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\\nChicago, IL – May 30, 2023 – Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Nvidia NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL and Meta META.\\nQ1 Earnings: Can A.I. Sustain Momentum?\\nThe analysts covering Nvidia are struggling to come up with superlatives to describe the chipmaker’s blockbuster quarterly results. Coming into Nvidia’s May 26th quarterly numbers, many analysts saw some upside to consensus estimates, given the company’s AI leverage. But the stock had already doubled this year before the Wednesday release on those AI hopes.\\nIt is humbling to acknowledge that I thought the stock was ‘priced for perfection’ and was skeptical that Nvidia could do anything in the quarterly numbers that could satisfy those lofty expectations. Keep in mind that we fall in the Nvidia ‘fan club,’ having held the stock in the Zacks Focus List portfolio since May 2019.\\nThe stock’s performance since the quarterly release is in a class of its own, and for good reasons. In the current uncertain macroeconomic environment, Nvidia raised Q2 revenue guidance by more than +50% on the back of robust data-center demand reflecting momentum in generative AI and large language models. Importantly, Nvidia indicated a high degree of visibility in these demand trends over the coming quarters.\\nThere are legitimate questions as to how sustainable this growth trajectory will prove to be and whether Nvidia will be able to protect its first-mover advantage as the competitive landscape heats up over time.\\nWe have all glimpsed the potential of generative AI by playing around with ChatGPT and Google Bard, allowing us to envision this technology’s ability to enhance efficiencies. But it is reasonable to be skeptical of both the trillions of dollars in TAMs that the AI revolution will unleash or the emerging talk of an ‘AI bubble.’\\nNvidia is hardly alone in riding the AI wave, with Microsoft and Alphabet already duking it out for primacy. Alphabet’s earlier AI efforts didn’t impress the market much, and many had started thinking that Microsoft may be able to leverage AI to open up Alphabet’s hold on the search market. But Alphabet appears to have found its mojo back, as the stock’s recent performance shows.\\nThe earnings outlook for the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ that includes Apple and Meta, in addition to Microsoft and Alphabet, has steadily improved lately. Total Q1 earnings for the group were essentially flat (down -0.4%) on +4.3% higher revenues.\\nThe growth outlook starts improving from the current period (2023 Q2) onwards, with earnings expected to be up +8.9% on +4.9% higher revenues.\\nQ1 Earnings Season Scorecard\\nIncluding all the quarterly reports that came out through Friday, May 26th, we now have Q1 earnings from 486 S&P 500 members, or 97.2% of the index’s total membership. Total earnings for these companies are down -3.7% from the same period last year on +4.5% higher revenues, with 78.2% beating EPS estimates and 75.1% beating revenue estimates.\\nThe proportion of these companies beating both EPS and revenue estimates is 63.2%.\\nRegular readers of our earnings commentary know that we have been referring to the overall picture emerging from the Q1 earnings season as good enough; not great, but not bad, either.\\nWith this reporting cycle now largely behind us, we can confidently say that corporate earnings aren’t headed towards the ‘cliff’ that market bears warned us of.\\nThe way we see it, the ‘better-than-feared’ view of the Q1 earnings season at this stage may be a bit unfair, given how resilient corporate profitability has turned out to be. But the view isn’t entirely off the mark either.\\nWe have about 100 companies on deck to report results, including 9 S&P 500 members. This week’s docket includes Salesforce.com, Macy’s, Broadcom, Lululemon, Dollar General, and others.\\nFor a detailed look at the overall earnings picture, including expectations for the coming periods, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report >>>> Earnings Outlook Reflects Stability \\nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks\\' Top Stocks?\\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. 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These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\\nThis Little-Known Semiconductor Stock Could Be Your Portfolio’s Hedge Against Inflation\\nEveryone uses semiconductors. But only a small number of people know what they are and what they do. If you use a smartphone, computer, microwave, digital camera or refrigerator (and that’s just the tip of the iceberg), you have a need for semiconductors. That’s why their importance can’t be overstated and their disruption in the supply chain has such a global effect. But every cloud has a silver lining. Shockwaves to the international supply chain from the global pandemic have unearthed a tremendous opportunity for investors. And today, Zacks\\' leading stock strategist is revealing the one semiconductor stock that stands to gain the most in a new FREE report. It\\'s yours at no cost and with no obligation.\\n>>Yes, I Want to Help Protect My Portfolio During the Recession\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This week’s list includes Nvidia NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL and Meta META. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the current uncertain macroeconomic environment, Nvidia raised Q2 revenue guidance by more than +50% on the back of robust data-center demand reflecting momentum in generative AI and large language models.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This week’s list includes Nvidia NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL and Meta META. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Total earnings for these companies are down -3.7% from the same period last year on +4.5% higher revenues, with 78.2% beating EPS estimates and 75.1% beating revenue estimates.', 'news_article_title': 'Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, Meta and Microsoft are part of Zacks Earnings Preview', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This week’s list includes Nvidia NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL and Meta META. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Q1 Earnings: Can A.I.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This week’s list includes Nvidia NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL and Meta META. For a detailed look at the overall earnings picture, including expectations for the coming periods, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report >>>> Earnings Outlook Reflects Stability Why Haven’t You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-apple-does-this-1-thing-these-2-cryptos-could-soar', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By now, everyone knows that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working on a mixed-reality headset that combines elements of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). This headset, representing the company\\'s first major product release since the Apple Watch in 2015, could be unveiled as soon as June 5 at the company\\'s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).\\nWhile the unveiling of the new headset would indeed be big news for Apple, it might be even bigger news for metaverse cryptos, which rallied earlier this year when rumors first began to surface about Apple\\'s headset. So could an even bigger rally occur if Apple actually releases its new headset this summer?\\nDecentraland and The Sandbox\\nThe two biggest beneficiaries of any metaverse crypto rally would be Decentraland (CRYPTO: MANA) and The Sandbox (CRYPTO: SAND). By market capitalization, these are two of the biggest metaverse cryptos and have been the focus of investor attention since the concept of the metaverse first broke into the mainstream in 2021.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nAt that time, brands viewed metaverse worlds as a way to connect with digitally savvy customers and spent millions to create their own presence in these worlds. Investors snatched up parcels of virtual land, convinced that being part of the virtual land grab in these worlds was the path to future riches. However, neither Decentraland nor The Sandbox has ever been able to grow their user bases to the size and scale once predicted.\\nAs a result, the price performance of these two metaverse cryptos has been abysmal, to say the least. While Decentraland is up 52% and The Sandbox is up 29% in 2023, that\\'s really just a dead cat bounce. Decentraland is still trading at 92% below its all-time high of $5.90 reached in November 2021. And The Sandbox is trading at 94% below its all-time high of $8.44.\\nWhat to look for with Apple\\nIf Apple does announce a new mixed-reality headset at WWDC (the company\\'s big shindig for developers), there are several things to look for. One, of course, is whether Apple actually uses the word \"metaverse\" in its launch presentation. If it does, that\\'s a huge positive for metaverse cryptos. But given all the problems Meta Platforms has had with launching metaverse initiatives and the skepticism surrounding the term \"metaverse\" in general, it would be no surprise to anyone if Apple prefers to use terms like mixed-reality and VR.\\nThe second thing to watch for is whether Apple launches its own metaverse world (the Appleverse?) for users of its mixed-reality headset. That would be a tremendous boost to the concept of stand-alone metaverse worlds. It would also be evidence that Decentraland and The Sandbox, though they couldn\\'t make things work the first time, might be able to learn from Apple and come up with a much better user experience.\\nRight now, the consensus seems to be that Apple will focus on areas such as gaming, fitness, and sports. So these might be areas that Decentraland and The Sandbox could target for metaverse experiences.\\nA third factor to watch is the cost of the headset. This has always been one of the biggest knocks against VR headsets: They are just too expensive for the average consumer. Sure, hardcore gamers might be willing to shell out several thousand dollars for a premium VR experience, but who else is willing to do that? Apple has already sold us on the concept of the $1,000 phone, so this is probably the upper range of what most consumers would consider affordable.\\nShould you buy metaverse cryptos?\\nThat being said, that Apple is actually thinking about getting involved in the metaverse is almost certain to boost the fortunes of metaverse cryptos. It might sound simplistic, but it\\'s really just a case of a rising tide lifting all boats. If Apple can make the metaverse work at a relatively affordable cost, it will lift the fortunes of existing metaverse worlds.\\nKeep in mind that there is still plenty of money sloshing around the crypto markets that might decide to move into the metaverse. Right now, crypto investors are piling into highly speculative meme tokens. If Apple announces a mixed-reality headset, these same investors might be tempted to move that money into Decentraland and The Sandbox.\\nOf course, that\\'s just the short-term case for investing in metaverse cryptos. Long term, there might be a rehabilitation of the metaverse concept and a rethinking of how to do the metaverse right. Maybe the best approach is based around a single niche segment rather than an entirely new world.\\nFor now, I\\'m in wait-and-see mode. First, I want to see what Apple actually announces. Then, I\\'ll see how that dovetails with what Decentraland and The Sandbox currently offer. In a best-case scenario, the new mixed-reality headset could be integrated into these metaverse worlds. That would be a tremendously bullish buy signal.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Dominic Basulto has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"By now, everyone knows that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working on a mixed-reality headset that combines elements of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). It would also be evidence that Decentraland and The Sandbox, though they couldn't make things work the first time, might be able to learn from Apple and come up with a much better user experience. If Apple announces a mixed-reality headset, these same investors might be tempted to move that money into Decentraland and The Sandbox.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"By now, everyone knows that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working on a mixed-reality headset that combines elements of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). Decentraland and The Sandbox The two biggest beneficiaries of any metaverse crypto rally would be Decentraland (CRYPTO: MANA) and The Sandbox (CRYPTO: SAND). What to look for with Apple If Apple does announce a new mixed-reality headset at WWDC (the company's big shindig for developers), there are several things to look for.\", 'news_article_title': 'If Apple Does This 1 Thing, These 2 Cryptos Could Soar', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By now, everyone knows that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working on a mixed-reality headset that combines elements of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). Decentraland and The Sandbox The two biggest beneficiaries of any metaverse crypto rally would be Decentraland (CRYPTO: MANA) and The Sandbox (CRYPTO: SAND). By market capitalization, these are two of the biggest metaverse cryptos and have been the focus of investor attention since the concept of the metaverse first broke into the mainstream in 2021.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"By now, everyone knows that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working on a mixed-reality headset that combines elements of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). While the unveiling of the new headset would indeed be big news for Apple, it might be even bigger news for metaverse cryptos, which rallied earlier this year when rumors first began to surface about Apple's headset. Decentraland and The Sandbox The two biggest beneficiaries of any metaverse crypto rally would be Decentraland (CRYPTO: MANA) and The Sandbox (CRYPTO: SAND).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-warren-buffett-ai-stocks-to-buy-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett might not be the first name you think of when it comes to cutting edge artificial-intelligence (AI) investments. But while the famously successful moneyman is best known as a value-investing guru, his company also has holdings in promising tech companies that are on track to play big roles in the AI revolution.\\nIf you're interested in owning AI stocks that have the Berkshire Hathaway seal of approval, read on to see why two Motley Fool contributors believe investing in Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be smart moves.\\nPlaying the long game with Snowflake\\nKeith Noonan: Snowflake is a provider of big-data analytics tools that have been built from the ground up to power the evolution of machine-learning and AI applications. The company's data-warehousing platform makes it possible to combine and analyze information from disparate cloud infrastructure services, and the software specialist also provides tools for sharing and monetizing data and a platform for building heavily analytics-focused applications.\\nWhile the company has seen some volatile trading since it went public in September 2020, it has the distinction of being the only stock to have been purchased at its initial public offering by Berkshire Hathaway, and shares look like a smart buy on the heels of a sell-off following its most recent earnings report.\\nSnowflake's results for the first quarter of its 2024 fiscal year, which ended April 30, actually crushed the market's expectations. Product revenue increased 50% year over year to reach $590.1 million, and adjusted free cash flow surged 46% to hit $286.9 million.\\nOn the other hand, the company cut its full-year revenue guidance from approximately $2.7 billion to $2.6 billion, and it lowered its projected margin for adjusted operating income from 6% to 5%.\\nThe guidance cut sent the stock of the data-service company tumbling. Following the recent pullback, the software specialist's share price is now down roughly 63% from its high.\\nWith macroeconomic pressures already hitting and many analysts and economists forecasting that the U.S. will slip into recession this year or next, Snowflake has seen customers become more hesitant about entering into multiyear contracts. But even with these headwinds expected to lead to some lumpier growth, the company still thinks it will reach its target of $10 billion in product revenue for its 2029 fiscal year.\\nThe company's data-warehousing and app-building services could play a key role in the AI revolution, and Snowflake stock still looks like one of the most intriguing growth plays in the Berkshire portfolio. For risk-tolerant investors, I think shares will prove to be a smart buy at today's prices.\\nAI can make Apple's products even more desirable\\nParkev Tatevosian: Apple is one of Buffett's largest holdings. The tech company is also one that stands to benefit from the rise in the effectiveness of AI. Apple's devices are some of the most popular in the world. The iPhone, Mac computers, iPads, and Apple Watches could become even more desirable when fueled by artificial intelligence.\\nApple's sales increased from $171 billion in 2012 to $394 billion in 2022. Imagine how many more people would buy Apple's devices if its chat assistant Siri was more helpful.\\nRegardless, people will need more tech hardware to interact with any AI-infused product, even if Apple is only the hardware and not the software used. Judging by Apple's massive revenue base, it stands to be one of the prime beneficiaries of a surge in demand for tech hardware like smartphones or tablets.\\nAAPL P/E ratio (forward 1-year) data by YCharts. P/E = price to earnings.\\nApple has already proved it can deliver excellent profits on a large scale. Indeed, its operating income soared from $49 billion to $119 billion in 2022. And unlike many other businesses that could benefit from AI, the stock is not pricing in all the hype. At a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27, it is not very expensive. Looking across Buffett's portfolio, Apple is my favorite AI stock to buy now.\\nAI is a huge opportunity for investors\\nArtificial-intelligence technologies have made incredible leaps forward over the last year, but the AI revolution is just beginning to unfold. While they have very different kinds of exposure to unfolding AI trends, Snowflake and Apple both stand out as worthwhile investments for those looking to capitalize on what will likely wind up being this century's most important technological shift.\\nThese stocks may see some volatile trading in the near term owing to macroeconomic and business-specific conditions, but each has the potential to deliver market-crushing returns for shareholders.\\n10 stocks we like better than Snowflake\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Snowflake wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nKeith Noonan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Snowflake. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"If you're interested in owning AI stocks that have the Berkshire Hathaway seal of approval, read on to see why two Motley Fool contributors believe investing in Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be smart moves. AAPL P/E ratio (forward 1-year) data by YCharts. With macroeconomic pressures already hitting and many analysts and economists forecasting that the U.S. will slip into recession this year or next, Snowflake has seen customers become more hesitant about entering into multiyear contracts.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"If you're interested in owning AI stocks that have the Berkshire Hathaway seal of approval, read on to see why two Motley Fool contributors believe investing in Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be smart moves. AAPL P/E ratio (forward 1-year) data by YCharts. Product revenue increased 50% year over year to reach $590.1 million, and adjusted free cash flow surged 46% to hit $286.9 million.\", 'news_article_title': '2 Warren Buffett AI Stocks to Buy Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"If you're interested in owning AI stocks that have the Berkshire Hathaway seal of approval, read on to see why two Motley Fool contributors believe investing in Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be smart moves. AAPL P/E ratio (forward 1-year) data by YCharts. For risk-tolerant investors, I think shares will prove to be a smart buy at today's prices.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"If you're interested in owning AI stocks that have the Berkshire Hathaway seal of approval, read on to see why two Motley Fool contributors believe investing in Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be smart moves. AAPL P/E ratio (forward 1-year) data by YCharts. The company's data-warehousing and app-building services could play a key role in the AI revolution, and Snowflake stock still looks like one of the most intriguing growth plays in the Berkshire portfolio.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/10x-potential%3A-this-warren-buffett-growth-stock-could-crush-the-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"If you want to know what Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett's favorite stock is, you don't have to look hard to find the answer. The investment conglomerate publishes filings after each quarter that break down its equity holdings, and its portfolio weighting allocations make it clear that one company stands above the rest.\\nAccounting for a staggering 47.5% of Berkshire's equity holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has received a stunning vote of confidence from the Oracle of Omaha. It's not hard to see why the famous investor is so enamored with the tech giant. Thanks to its incredibly successful smartphone business, other successful hardware, and high-margin software-and-services business, Apple frequently ranks as the world's most profitable company, and it has seen incredible stock performance over the last decade.\\nAAPL Total Return Level data by YCharts\\nThrough a combination of incredible share price gains and dividend payments, Apple has delivered total returns of more than 1,150% over the last 10 years -- and its roughly $2.7 trillion market capitalization makes it the world's largest company.\\nAt such a massive size, delivering 10x returns again within this lifetime could be an impossibly tall order for the tech giant, but there are some much smaller companies in the Berkshire portfolio that have the potential to deliver gains on that level within the next decade -- or sooner. If you're on the hunt for explosive growth opportunities, here's a look at one Buffett-backed stock I think can 10x by 2030.\\nDown 87%, this company is poised for a comeback\\nStoneCo (NASDAQ: STNE) is a Brazil-based fintech company that provides payment-processing services for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). It also has an SMB-oriented lending business and a unit specialized in software for retail and e-commerce business management.\\nEarly in 2021, the company had a market capitalization of more than $28.5 billion, and its stock climbed to $94 per share. Today, the company has a market cap of approximately $4 billion, and its stock trades at about $13 per share.\\nWhy did StoneCo's stock collapse so dramatically? For starters, the company's peak market cap was at the height of a bullish run for smaller, growth-dependent tech companies. The valuation picture changed quickly after that point.\\nAs pressures from the coronavirus pandemic dragged on and inflation started to rise, StoneCo faced a slew of challenges. Fintech businesses were generally hit hard by the macroeconomic headwinds, and the company's credit unit got crushed by the shifting conditions. StoneCo had relied on Brazil's national registry system to assess whether loan applicants were creditworthy, but many of the businesses it loaned to wound up going out of business -- quickly pushing the value of the company's loan book into negative territory.\\nStoneCo took a big loss on its credit business and temporarily paused lending. But the company is now in the early stages of relaunching the unit, and its core payments business has continued to put up great results. This beaten-down stock has huge rebound potential.\\nA little-known fintech that can deliver huge returns\\nStoneCo grew revenue 31% year over year in the first quarter to reach 2.7 billion Brazilian reals -- or approximately $540 million. Meanwhile, non-GAAP (adjusted) net income grew 5.6 times to reach 237 million reals ($47.3 million).\\nTotal payment volume conducted across the company's platform grew 25% compared to the prior-year period and came in more than two times higher than the industry growth rate. StoneCo added 232,000 net new payments customers in the quarter and ended the period with its merchant partner base up 47% year over year. The fintech company is gaining payments market share at an encouraging pace, and its growth could still just be heating up.\\nIt's even possible that the credit business will bounce back and once again become a positive business contributor. After pausing new credit disbursements in 2021 and taking last year to focus on reorienting the business, StoneCo started issuing new loans on a small scale again early in 2023.\\nSTNE PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts\\nValued at less than 18 times this year's expected earnings and less than 1.7 times expected sales, StoneCo looks downright cheap in the context of its strong sales and earnings growth and long-term expansion potential.\\nCompared to many other countries, the adoption for card- and app-based payments and e-commerce remains at a much earlier stage in Brazil. But growth in these categories is heating up quickly. With a population of more than 217 million people, the country presents a large addressable market, and StoneCo may have opportunities to expand its services in other Latin American countries.\\nStoneCo appears to be on track for strong sales and earnings growth through the end of the decade. Provided that macroeconomic conditions improve and fintech stocks broadly regain favor with investors at some point, I think the stock has a shot at delivering 10x returns by 2030.\\n10 stocks we like better than StoneCo\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and StoneCo wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nKeith Noonan has positions in StoneCo. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and StoneCo. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Accounting for a staggering 47.5% of Berkshire's equity holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has received a stunning vote of confidence from the Oracle of Omaha. AAPL Total Return Level data by YCharts Through a combination of incredible share price gains and dividend payments, Apple has delivered total returns of more than 1,150% over the last 10 years -- and its roughly $2.7 trillion market capitalization makes it the world's largest company. The investment conglomerate publishes filings after each quarter that break down its equity holdings, and its portfolio weighting allocations make it clear that one company stands above the rest.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Accounting for a staggering 47.5% of Berkshire's equity holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has received a stunning vote of confidence from the Oracle of Omaha. AAPL Total Return Level data by YCharts Through a combination of incredible share price gains and dividend payments, Apple has delivered total returns of more than 1,150% over the last 10 years -- and its roughly $2.7 trillion market capitalization makes it the world's largest company. A little-known fintech that can deliver huge returns StoneCo grew revenue 31% year over year in the first quarter to reach 2.7 billion Brazilian reals -- or approximately $540 million.\", 'news_article_title': '10x Potential: This Warren Buffett Growth Stock Could Crush the Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Accounting for a staggering 47.5% of Berkshire's equity holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has received a stunning vote of confidence from the Oracle of Omaha. AAPL Total Return Level data by YCharts Through a combination of incredible share price gains and dividend payments, Apple has delivered total returns of more than 1,150% over the last 10 years -- and its roughly $2.7 trillion market capitalization makes it the world's largest company. A little-known fintech that can deliver huge returns StoneCo grew revenue 31% year over year in the first quarter to reach 2.7 billion Brazilian reals -- or approximately $540 million.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"AAPL Total Return Level data by YCharts Through a combination of incredible share price gains and dividend payments, Apple has delivered total returns of more than 1,150% over the last 10 years -- and its roughly $2.7 trillion market capitalization makes it the world's largest company. Accounting for a staggering 47.5% of Berkshire's equity holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has received a stunning vote of confidence from the Oracle of Omaha. Thanks to its incredibly successful smartphone business, other successful hardware, and high-margin software-and-services business, Apple frequently ranks as the world's most profitable company, and it has seen incredible stock performance over the last decade.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-ishares-expanded-tech-sector-etf-igm-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was launched on 03/13/2001, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.\\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\\nAdditionally, sector ETFs offer convenient ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 7, placing it in top 44%.\\nIndex Details\\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $3.12 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. IGM seeks to match the performance of the S&P North American Technology Sector Index before fees and expenses.\\nThe S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index comprises of North American equities in the technology sector and select North American equities from communication services to consumer discretionary sectors.\\nCosts\\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.40%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.44%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 64% of the portfolio. Telecom and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 8.90% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 53.01% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nYear-to-date, the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF return is roughly 33.76% so far, and was up about 14.55% over the last 12 months (as of 05/30/2023). IGM has traded between $266.47 and $374.18 in this past 52-week period.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.18 and standard deviation of 27.10% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 332 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nIShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, IGM is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $47.09 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology ETF has $50.16 billion. XLK has an expense ratio of 0.10% and VGT charges 0.10%.\\nBottom Line\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\niShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 8.90% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $3.12 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 8.90% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). The S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index comprises of North American equities in the technology sector and select North American equities from communication services to consumer discretionary sectors.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 8.90% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was launched on 03/13/2001, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 8.90% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 176.57000732421875, 'high': 178.99000549316406, 'open': 176.9600067138672, 'close': 177.3000030517578, 'ema_50': 166.85658576447494, 'rsi_14': 67.18458681769299, 'target': 177.25, 'volume': 55964400.0, 'ema_200': 155.8894251295537, 'adj_close': 176.82794189453125, 'rsi_lag_1': 56.05014072541992, 'rsi_lag_2': 47.8645001735996, 'rsi_lag_3': 64.96784028183072, 'rsi_lag_4': 59.51829180810546, 'rsi_lag_5': 64.1217596026016, 'macd_lag_1': 2.236351516086728, 'macd_lag_2': 2.163085502229535, 'macd_lag_3': 2.286543423104007, 'macd_lag_4': 2.527953651766495, 'macd_lag_5': 2.8278196207620567, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.417442793219834, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.4985199104498115}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 16.979999542236328, 'Date': '2023-05-30', 'High': 18.34000015258789, 'Open': 17.559999465942383, 'Close': 17.459999084472656, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-30', 'Adj Close': 17.459999084472656}, {'Low': 1.067338466644287, 'Date': '2023-05-30', 'High': 1.0745755434036257, 'Open': 1.0707669258117676, 'Close': 1.0707669258117676, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-30', 'Adj Close': 1.0707669258117676}, {'Low': 1.232848048210144, 'Date': '2023-05-30', 'High': 1.244524002075195, 'Open': 1.2347356081008911, 'Close': 1.234933853149414, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-30', 'Adj Close': 1.234933853149414}, {'Low': 7.065000057220459, 'Date': '2023-05-30', 'High': 7.097599983215332, 'Open': 7.072299957275391, 'Close': 7.072299957275391, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-30', 'Adj Close': 7.072299957275391}, {'Low': 69.0199966430664, 'Date': '2023-05-30', 'High': 73.55000305175781, 'Open': 73.2300033569336, 'Close': 69.45999908447266, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 440862, 'date_str': '2023-05-30', 'Adj Close': 69.45999908447266}, {'Low': 0.6503497958183289, 'Date': '2023-05-30', 'High': 0.655769944190979, 'Open': 0.6528502106666565, 'Close': 0.6528502106666565, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-30', 'Adj Close': 0.6528502106666565}, {'Low': 3.684999942779541, 'Date': '2023-05-30', 'High': 3.753999948501587, 'Open': 3.711999893188477, 'Close': 3.700000047683716, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-30', 'Adj Close': 3.700000047683716}, {'Low': 139.5800018310547, 'Date': '2023-05-30', 'High': 140.9029998779297, 'Open': 140.4409942626953, 'Close': 140.4409942626953, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-30', 'Adj Close': 140.4409942626953}, {'Low': 103.87999725341795, 'Date': '2023-05-30', 'High': 104.52999877929688, 'Open': 104.3000030517578, 'Close': 104.16999816894533, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-30', 'Adj Close': 104.16999816894533}, {'Low': 1931.0, 'Date': '2023-05-30', 'High': 1962.5999755859373, 'Open': 1942.699951171875, 'Close': 1958.0, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 37838, 'date_str': '2023-05-30', 'Adj Close': 1958.0}]}"},"response":{"kind":"string","value":"{'next_10_days': {'2023-05-31': 177.25, '2023-06-01': 180.08999633789062, '2023-06-02': 180.9499969482422, '2023-06-05': 179.5800018310547, '2023-06-06': 179.2100067138672, '2023-06-07': 177.82000732421875, '2023-06-08': 180.57000732421875, '2023-06-09': 180.9600067138672, '2023-06-12': 183.7899932861328, '2023-06-13': 183.3099975585937}, '1_month_later': {'2023-06-30': 193.97000122070312}, '3_months_later': {'2023-08-30': 187.6499938964844}, '6_months_later': {'2023-11-30': 189.9499969482422}}"},"system_prompt":{"kind":"string","value":"YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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It eventually boils down to the survival of the fittest. In the context of corporations, the innovation factor determines the “fittest.” Therefore, this column focuses on innovative growth stocks for future profits.\\nIt goes without saying that the basic screening criteria are to investigate companies with high investment in research and development. I personally like entities where R&D investment translates into a significant upside in cash flows. This provides the company with an additional buffer to accelerate investment in innovation.\\nIn a dynamic world from a technology perspective, I believe that investors should look at these three next-gen profit stocks to buy. Over a period of five years, these stocks are poised to deliver multibagger returns.\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\\nRegarding innovation-driven growth, it’s difficult to challenge Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Over the year, the company has surprised investors and consumers with products that have set the highest standards.\\nIt’s interesting to note that AAPL stock has been silently trending higher, with returns of 40% for year-to-date 2023. If we understand the markets’ language, exciting products are in the pipeline. According to speculative news, five new Apple products will be launched in 2023. This includes iPhone 15 and mixed reality headsets.\\nOther products potentially in the pipeline include Apple cars and foldable iPhones. The important point is that Apple generates well over $100 billion in operating cash flows annually. Therefore, there is ample flexibility to invest heavily in innovation. This includes the acquisition of innovative start-ups.\\nApple is already inching toward $3 trillion in market valuation. I would not be surprised if Apple is a $5 trillion company by 2025.\\nNvidia (NVDA)\\nSource: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com\\nIt’s been a remarkable year for Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock investors. NVDA stock has skyrocketed by 172% for year-to-date.\\nOf course, I would wait before taking any fresh exposure to the stock. However, Nvidia is among the innovative growth stocks for future profits. Currently, the company is inching towards a $1 trillion market valuation. I would bet on the company commanding a $3 trillion valuation in the next five years.\\nFor Q1 2024, Nvidia reported 114% growth in the automotive segment on a year-on-year basis to $296 million. The contribution of this segment is small compared to the total revenue. However, the segment will be big in the next five years with AI automotive solutions for EVs and traditional OEMs. It’s worth noting that the NVIDIA DRIVE operating system has received safety certification from TUV SUD.\\nIn the Data Center segment, Nvidia believes that enterprise customers moving to a cloud-first approach will benefit the company. Talking about an innovation-driven approach, Nvidia has 7,500 patents or pending applications globally.\\nAnother major point to note is that the company’s solutions cater to industries that include automotive, healthcare, robotics, gaming, and AI factories. According to Nvidia, the market opportunity is $1 trillion.\\nMerck (MRK)\\nSource: Atmosphere1 / Shutterstock.com\\nAt the beginning of 2020, Moderna’s (NASDAQ:MRNA) stock was trading below $20. MRNA stock surged to highs of $485 in August 2021. Developing the vaccine against covid-19 was a game changer for the pharmaceutical company. However, it was well before 2020 that Moderna invested in mRNA vaccine research. I believe that investors should hold a pharmaceutical stock with heavy investment in R&D.\\nOne company that looks attractive is Merck (NYSE:MRK). From a valuation perspective, MRK stock looks attractive at a forward price-earnings ratio of 15.9. The stock also offers a dividend yield of 2.63%.\\nFrom the research perspective, Merck invested $13.5 billion in R&D in 2022. The company has 30 programs in phase three and 80 in phase two of trials. As new drugs are commercialized, there is visibility for growth and cash flow upside.\\nIn April, Merck closed the acquisition of Prometheus Biosciences (NASDAQ:RXDX) for an equity consideration of $10.8 billion. The acquisition boosts the company’s pipeline in the immunology segment.\\nOn the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nFaisal Humayun is a senior research analyst with 12 years of industry experience in the field of credit research, equity research and financial modeling. Faisal has authored over 1,500 stock specific articles with focus on the technology, energy and commodities sector.\\nThe post 3 Innovative Growth Stocks to Buy for Next-Gen Profits appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Regarding innovation-driven growth, it’s difficult to challenge Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). It’s interesting to note that AAPL stock has been silently trending higher, with returns of 40% for year-to-date 2023. In the Data Center segment, Nvidia believes that enterprise customers moving to a cloud-first approach will benefit the company.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Regarding innovation-driven growth, it’s difficult to challenge Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). It’s interesting to note that AAPL stock has been silently trending higher, with returns of 40% for year-to-date 2023. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips In a globally synchronized world, there are big opportunities across sectors.', 'news_article_title': '3 Innovative Growth Stocks to Buy for Next-Gen Profits', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Regarding innovation-driven growth, it’s difficult to challenge Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). It’s interesting to note that AAPL stock has been silently trending higher, with returns of 40% for year-to-date 2023. This includes the acquisition of innovative start-ups.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Regarding innovation-driven growth, it’s difficult to challenge Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). It’s interesting to note that AAPL stock has been silently trending higher, with returns of 40% for year-to-date 2023. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips In a globally synchronized world, there are big opportunities across sectors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/walmart-beats-all-nine-proposals-at-shareholder-meeting', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Siddharth Cavale\\nBENTONVILLE, Ark., May 31 (Reuters) - Walmart WMT.N investors voted against all nine shareholder-led proposals during the retail giant\\'s annual meeting on Wednesday, a preliminary tally by the company showed.\\nShareholders were asked to vote on a number of issues including revealing its exposure to China and conducting an independent review of its safety practices related to gun violence. A proposal presented at the meeting also urged Walmart to disclose its funding to conservative political groups.\\nThe shareholder-led proposal on gun violence, proposed by Walmart worker Cynthia Murray, received nearly 24% of the shares that were voted, the highest among all the other shareholder resolutions, a tally of the results showed.\\n\"The results of today\\'s Walmart shareholder meeting prove that investors are also concerned about our safety at work, and my fellow Walmart workers and I will continue to fight for a Workplace Safety & Violence Review,\" Murray said in a statement to Reuters.\\n\"Every person deserves to be safe at work, and every employer has an obligation to protect employees and customers from harm,\" she said.\\nThe National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative group, which pushed Walmart to disclose its exposure to China, received just 1.3% of the shares voted. About 90.8% of all outstanding shares were represented at the meeting, Walmart said.\\nWalmart shareholders also voted in favor of company-led proposals including electing each of its 11 directors for a one-year term and compensation for its chief executive and other top leaders for 2023, the company said.\\nProposals needed 51% of shareholder votes to win, which Walmart would adopt if passed. Walmart will provide the official voting results for each item in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.\\n(Reporting by Siddharth Cavale in Bentonville, Arkansas; Additional reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonali Paul)\\n((siddharth.cavale@thomsonreuters.com; Cell: +1 646-288-4330))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"By Siddharth Cavale BENTONVILLE, Ark., May 31 (Reuters) - Walmart WMT.N investors voted against all nine shareholder-led proposals during the retail giant's annual meeting on Wednesday, a preliminary tally by the company showed. Shareholders were asked to vote on a number of issues including revealing its exposure to China and conducting an independent review of its safety practices related to gun violence. Walmart shareholders also voted in favor of company-led proposals including electing each of its 11 directors for a one-year term and compensation for its chief executive and other top leaders for 2023, the company said.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"By Siddharth Cavale BENTONVILLE, Ark., May 31 (Reuters) - Walmart WMT.N investors voted against all nine shareholder-led proposals during the retail giant's annual meeting on Wednesday, a preliminary tally by the company showed. The shareholder-led proposal on gun violence, proposed by Walmart worker Cynthia Murray, received nearly 24% of the shares that were voted, the highest among all the other shareholder resolutions, a tally of the results showed. The National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative group, which pushed Walmart to disclose its exposure to China, received just 1.3% of the shares voted.\", 'news_article_title': 'Walmart beats all nine proposals at shareholder meeting', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"By Siddharth Cavale BENTONVILLE, Ark., May 31 (Reuters) - Walmart WMT.N investors voted against all nine shareholder-led proposals during the retail giant's annual meeting on Wednesday, a preliminary tally by the company showed. The shareholder-led proposal on gun violence, proposed by Walmart worker Cynthia Murray, received nearly 24% of the shares that were voted, the highest among all the other shareholder resolutions, a tally of the results showed. The National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative group, which pushed Walmart to disclose its exposure to China, received just 1.3% of the shares voted.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Siddharth Cavale BENTONVILLE, Ark., May 31 (Reuters) - Walmart WMT.N investors voted against all nine shareholder-led proposals during the retail giant\\'s annual meeting on Wednesday, a preliminary tally by the company showed. The shareholder-led proposal on gun violence, proposed by Walmart worker Cynthia Murray, received nearly 24% of the shares that were voted, the highest among all the other shareholder resolutions, a tally of the results showed. \"The results of today\\'s Walmart shareholder meeting prove that investors are also concerned about our safety at work, and my fellow Walmart workers and I will continue to fight for a Workplace Safety & Violence Review,\" Murray said in a statement to Reuters.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/column-ai-craze-leaves-crypto-for-dust%3A-mcgeever', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jamie McGeever\\nORLANDO, Florida, May 31 (Reuters) - Bitcoin is undeniably having a great year, but is losing momentum just when it might have been expected to go up a gear.\\nIts traditionally strong and positive correlation with technology stocks, in particular the \"mega tech\" and growth stocks that have exploded higher in recent weeks, has completely broken down.\\nBitcoin\\'s BTC=BTSP rolling 30-day correlation with the Nasdaq .IXIC last week flipped to its most negative in six months, and its correlation with the NYSE FANG+TM index of mega tech and growth equity .NYFANG plunged to its most negative in nearly four years.\\nThe recent burst of investor optimism that the boom in artificial intelligence (AI), ChatGPT software and advanced microchip technology will be transformational for economies is driving the surge in Big Tech.\\nCrypto might have been expected to ride on the coat tails, but hasn\\'t. Bitcoin peaked above $31,000 in mid-April for a year-to-date gain of almost 90%, but is now trading back at $27,000, paring its 2023 gains to around 63%.\\nAs billions of dollars have flooded into Big Tech over the last six weeks, bitcoin trading volumes and demand have slumped.\\nMatt Weller, analyst at StoneX, says there just doesn\\'t seem to be a compelling reason to buy bitcoin right now and the AI boom still has legs.\\n\"ChatGPT is what crypto wants to be – an instant-use, mass-market product with huge adoption rates,\" he said, adding: \"Crypto has lost its luster amid this gold rush. Or should I say, AI rush.\"\\nTHE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN\\nBitcoin, crypto assets more broadly and technology stocks have traditionally moved in tandem on the assumption that they will all be fundamental parts of the disruptive, growth-generating and efficient economies of the future.\\nWeller reckons the divergence really widened on April 25 when Microsoft MSFT.O was the first of the U.S. tech giants to report forecast-beating quarterly results.\\nSince April 25, the NYSE FANG+TM index of big tech and growth stocks has surged 24%, nearly three times the broader Nasdaq. Bitcoin, on the other hand, is down around 1% in more erratic trading.\\nWhatever is buoying mega tech is not floating bitcoin\\'s boat.\\nThe AI boom has gathered momentum despite the rise in bond yields and discount rates. This has highlighted bitcoin\\'s underperformance and strongly suggests that outside the rarified world of Big Tech, investors are much more discerning.\\nIndeed, just seven U.S. tech stocks have driven all of the positive S&P 500 returns so far this year, according to analysts at Barclays.\\nZooming out further, if bitcoin is the dollar hedge that its enthusiasts claim it to be, then it faces stiff headwinds from a \"higher for longer\" Fed and rising U.S. yields that are pushing the dollar higher again.\\nMARGINAL DEMAND\\nAnalysts at retail trading research firm Vanda Research point out that while retail investors have only been \"marginal\" participants in the recent AI and tech boom, they have turned even cooler on crypto assets.\\nTheir flows data show that rotation out of crypto stocks into AI names has pushed crypto inflows to the post-pandemic lows, down to $3.6 million a day from comfortably over $10 million a day a few weeks earlier.\\n\"Should AI stocks\\' outperformance extend further, we anticipate retail traders will start chasing other names more aggressively ... further reducing the demand for crypto names,\" Vanda analysts wrote last week.\\nVanda\\'s Marco Iachini said he is surprised cryptocurrencies have not followed tech higher. They will catch up at some point, but not before the AI rally broadens out to smaller cap tech and growth stocks first.\\nHow much can bitcoin rally? Standard Chartered analysts reckon it could reach $100,000 by the end of 2024. The so-called \"crypto winter\" may have passed, but it would require a dramatic turnaround in investor sentiment and crypto usage for that to become reality.\\nMega Tech and the S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/43iGmE2\\nBitcoin v Mega Tech correlation most negative since August 2019 https://tmsnrt.rs/3oGqwUy\\nRetail investors\\' crypto demand slumps - Vanda Research https://tmsnrt.rs/3C5KlYE\\nBitcoin, \\'Mega Tech\\', Nasdaq since April 25 https://tmsnrt.rs/43kNKi3\\n(By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Sam Holmes)\\n((jamie.mcgeever@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: jamie.mcgeever.reuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, May 31 (Reuters) - Bitcoin is undeniably having a great year, but is losing momentum just when it might have been expected to go up a gear. The recent burst of investor optimism that the boom in artificial intelligence (AI), ChatGPT software and advanced microchip technology will be transformational for economies is driving the surge in Big Tech. Bitcoin, crypto assets more broadly and technology stocks have traditionally moved in tandem on the assumption that they will all be fundamental parts of the disruptive, growth-generating and efficient economies of the future.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Its traditionally strong and positive correlation with technology stocks, in particular the \"mega tech\" and growth stocks that have exploded higher in recent weeks, has completely broken down. Analysts at retail trading research firm Vanda Research point out that while retail investors have only been \"marginal\" participants in the recent AI and tech boom, they have turned even cooler on crypto assets. Mega Tech and the S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/43iGmE2 Bitcoin v Mega Tech correlation most negative since August 2019 https://tmsnrt.rs/3oGqwUy Retail investors\\' crypto demand slumps - Vanda Research https://tmsnrt.rs/3C5KlYE Bitcoin, \\'Mega Tech\\', Nasdaq since April 25 https://tmsnrt.rs/43kNKi3 (By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Sam Holmes) ((jamie.mcgeever@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: jamie.mcgeever.reuters.com@reuters.net)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'COLUMN-AI craze leaves crypto for dust: McGeever', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Its traditionally strong and positive correlation with technology stocks, in particular the \"mega tech\" and growth stocks that have exploded higher in recent weeks, has completely broken down. Since April 25, the NYSE FANG+TM index of big tech and growth stocks has surged 24%, nearly three times the broader Nasdaq. Zooming out further, if bitcoin is the dollar hedge that its enthusiasts claim it to be, then it faces stiff headwinds from a \"higher for longer\" Fed and rising U.S. yields that are pushing the dollar higher again.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Bitcoin\\'s BTC=BTSP rolling 30-day correlation with the Nasdaq .IXIC last week flipped to its most negative in six months, and its correlation with the NYSE FANG+TM index of mega tech and growth equity .NYFANG plunged to its most negative in nearly four years. Analysts at retail trading research firm Vanda Research point out that while retail investors have only been \"marginal\" participants in the recent AI and tech boom, they have turned even cooler on crypto assets. Mega Tech and the S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/43iGmE2 Bitcoin v Mega Tech correlation most negative since August 2019 https://tmsnrt.rs/3oGqwUy Retail investors\\' crypto demand slumps - Vanda Research https://tmsnrt.rs/3C5KlYE Bitcoin, \\'Mega Tech\\', Nasdaq since April 25 https://tmsnrt.rs/43kNKi3 (By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Sam Holmes) ((jamie.mcgeever@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: jamie.mcgeever.reuters.com@reuters.net)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-31-2023-%3A-grab-csco-ko-mpw-elan-t-nwl-aapl-cmcsa-intc-vz', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -8.32 to 14,245.77. The total After hours volume is currently 447,642,808 shares traded.\\n\\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\\n\\nGrab Holdings Limited (GRAB) is unchanged at $2.98, with 17,899,451 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for GRAB is 7.466597; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\\n\\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is unchanged at $49.67, with 17,035,051 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 9 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.95. CSCO\\'s current last sale is 91.14% of the target price of $54.5.\\n\\nCoca-Cola Company (The) (KO) is +0.06 at $59.72, with 16,500,273 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KO is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nMedical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPW) is -0.02 at $8.23, with 14,612,015 shares traded. MPW\\'s current last sale is 68.58% of the target price of $12.\\n\\nElanco Animal Health Incorporated (ELAN) is +0.01 at $8.16, with 13,801,006 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2024. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.31. ELAN\\'s current last sale is 62.77% of the target price of $13.\\n\\nAT&T Inc. (T) is unchanged at $15.73, with 12,536,635 shares traded. T\\'s current last sale is 71.5% of the target price of $22.\\n\\nNewell Brands Inc. (NWL) is unchanged at $8.31, with 12,115,526 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.47. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.\\n\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.15 at $177.40, with 11,306,587 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.18. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nComcast Corporation (CMCSA) is +0.09 at $39.44, with 10,973,652 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CMCSA is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is -0.0097 at $31.43, with 10,115,661 shares traded. INTC\\'s current last sale is 103.05% of the target price of $30.5.\\n\\nVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is +0.01 at $35.64, with 9,922,406 shares traded. VZ\\'s current last sale is 83.86% of the target price of $42.5.\\n\\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is unchanged at $7.53, with 9,714,127 shares traded. NIO\\'s current last sale is 57.92% of the target price of $13.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.15 at $177.40, with 11,306,587 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for GRAB is 7.466597; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.15 at $177.40, with 11,306,587 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The total After hours volume is currently 447,642,808 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 31, 2023 : GRAB, CSCO, KO, MPW, ELAN, T, NWL, AAPL, CMCSA, INTC, VZ, NIO', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.15 at $177.40, with 11,306,587 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.15 at $177.40, with 11,306,587 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The total After hours volume is currently 447,642,808 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/avoiding-speculation-doesnt-make-you-a-bear', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Strange market right now, huh? All year long, media, asset managers, and banks have touted the risk of a recession and the challenge of rising rates. That hasn’t stopped investors from helping megacap tech names to lift the S&P 500 overall. So what’s the real story? Speculation is driving ongoing interest in crypto, fringy tech, and other areas without real productive assets. That doesn’t mean there aren’t opportunities elsewhere, though, according to Richard Bernstein Advisors (RBA).\\nInvestors and market watchers understand this somewhat and that’s helped incite this “see-sawing” between big investing themes this year. Some weeks, it’s all about investing abroad in markets where central banks already went completed much of their rate hike plans. In other weeks, the sun comes out and tech investing takes the lead. That can leave investors looking for a real idea about where to go.\\nAccording to RBA, that speculation also includes a “narrow leadership” in the market, with the survival of the fittest taking the lead. In this case, that means the megacap techs. So what gives? RBA draws a comparison to 1978 in its recent research, when investors also thought there were only two growth opportunities. By comparison, Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) now make up almost 15% of the S&P 500.\\n1978’s comparable firms, IBM (IBM) and AT&T (T), struggled for the next decade and a half after that year, per RBA. So where to go right now?\\nRBA’s research points away from a scenario in which the global economy is so difficult that just two firms can rule. Instead, it uses fundamentals-driven, top-down macro investing to assess where profits are accelerating or decelerating. By using indicators and in-house analysis, the shop looks across asset classes for the opportunities appropriate for the profit cycle.\\nSee more: Q&A With RBA’s Director of Research, Lisa Kirschner\\nInvestors interested in the firm’s strategy can find it in their own in-house SMAs as well as in an ETF. The iMGP RBA Responsible Global Allocation ETF (IRBA) charges 69 basis points to actively employ that strategy.\\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Richard Bernstein Advisors Channel.\\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By comparison, Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) now make up almost 15% of the S&P 500. All year long, media, asset managers, and banks have touted the risk of a recession and the challenge of rising rates. See more: Q&A With RBA’s Director of Research, Lisa Kirschner Investors interested in the firm’s strategy can find it in their own in-house SMAs as well as in an ETF.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By comparison, Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) now make up almost 15% of the S&P 500. That hasn’t stopped investors from helping megacap tech names to lift the S&P 500 overall. That doesn’t mean there aren’t opportunities elsewhere, though, according to Richard Bernstein Advisors (RBA).', 'news_article_title': 'Avoiding Speculation Doesn’t Make You a Bear', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By comparison, Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) now make up almost 15% of the S&P 500. That hasn’t stopped investors from helping megacap tech names to lift the S&P 500 overall. In other weeks, the sun comes out and tech investing takes the lead.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By comparison, Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) now make up almost 15% of the S&P 500. Investors and market watchers understand this somewhat and that’s helped incite this “see-sawing” between big investing themes this year. RBA draws a comparison to 1978 in its recent research, when investors also thought there were only two growth opportunities.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wedbush-reiterates-apple-aapl-outperform-recommendation-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Fintel reports that on May 31, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation.\\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 2.67% Upside\\nAs of May 11, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 182.03. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 2.67% from its latest reported closing price of 177.30.\\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\\nThere are 6375 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is a decrease of 13 owner(s) or 0.20% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.78%, an increase of 19.44%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 2.50% to 9,910,357K shares.\\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.90, indicating a bullish outlook.\\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 915,560K shares representing 5.82% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 895,136K shares, representing an increase of 2.23%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 19.39% over the last quarter.\\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 465,280K shares representing 2.96% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 459,387K shares, representing an increase of 1.27%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.69% over the last quarter.\\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 347,041K shares representing 2.21% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 345,686K shares, representing an increase of 0.39%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.16% over the last quarter.\\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 234,017K shares representing 1.49% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 226,281K shares, representing an increase of 3.31%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 22.14% over the last quarter.\\nApple Background Information\\n(This description is provided by the company.)\\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\\nKey filings for this company:\\nUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K\\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 31, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.78%, an increase of 19.44%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.90, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 31, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.78%, an increase of 19.44%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.90, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Wedbush Reiterates Apple (AAPL) Outperform Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 31, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.78%, an increase of 19.44%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.90, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 31, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.78%, an increase of 19.44%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.90, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chase-coleman-let-the-tiger-out-of-the-cage-in-q1-with-hot-returns', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Investors are carefully divining the latest SEC 13F filing from Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global Hedge Fund reporting its latest trades and movements for the March quarter.\\nBorn from the ashes of the dot-com bubble, Tiger Global rose to prominence in the early 2000s under Coleman's unwavering leadership. Armed with an uncanny ability to spot tech disruptors before they hit the mainstream, the hedge fund amassed a breathtaking track record of success. \\nFrom Facebook, now Meta Platforms (US:META), to LinkedIn, Spotify (US:SPOT) to JD.com (US:JD), Tiger Global's investments read like a who's who of the digital revolution. Coleman's reputation as a kingmaker was sealed.\\nYet, as with any tale of extraordinary success, the shadows of skepticism began to loom. Critics questioned the sustainability of Tiger Global's meteoric rise. Was it a product of sheer brilliance, or were Coleman's tactics a house of cards ready to crumble?\\nBrushing Off Naysayers \\nDetractors point to the fund's concentrated holdings and risk-heavy bets, warning of an impending reckoning. But Coleman brushed off the naysayers, his steely resolve unyielding in the face of doubt.\\nAnd then, the storm arrived. In the spring of 2020, as the world reeled from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, financial markets were plunged into unprecedented turmoil. Panic gripped investors, and even the most seasoned veterans were left floundering in the tempest. \\nIn late 2022 when the U.S. Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates, the core investment thesis and construct of holdings imploded as high valuation growth stocks came re-rating back to reality.\\nThe reported fund value sank from a peak of $53.76 billion in mid-2021 to a low point of $8.16 billion at the end of 2022. \\nDuring 2023, tech came back in favor as shown by the 35% growth in portfolio value to $10.99 billion at the end of Q1. The chart below shows the rise and fall of the fund over the last 10 years.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Born from the ashes of the dot-com bubble, Tiger Global rose to prominence in the early 2000s under Coleman's unwavering leadership. Armed with an uncanny ability to spot tech disruptors before they hit the mainstream, the hedge fund amassed a breathtaking track record of success. In late 2022 when the U.S. Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates, the core investment thesis and construct of holdings imploded as high valuation growth stocks came re-rating back to reality.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Investors are carefully divining the latest SEC 13F filing from Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global Hedge Fund reporting its latest trades and movements for the March quarter. From Facebook, now Meta Platforms (US:META), to LinkedIn, Spotify (US:SPOT) to JD.com (US:JD), Tiger Global's investments read like a who's who of the digital revolution. Brushing Off Naysayers Detractors point to the fund's concentrated holdings and risk-heavy bets, warning of an impending reckoning.\", 'news_article_title': 'Chase Coleman Let the Tiger Out of the Cage in Q1 With Hot Returns', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Investors are carefully divining the latest SEC 13F filing from Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global Hedge Fund reporting its latest trades and movements for the March quarter. Brushing Off Naysayers Detractors point to the fund's concentrated holdings and risk-heavy bets, warning of an impending reckoning. During 2023, tech came back in favor as shown by the 35% growth in portfolio value to $10.99 billion at the end of Q1.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Investors are carefully divining the latest SEC 13F filing from Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global Hedge Fund reporting its latest trades and movements for the March quarter. Born from the ashes of the dot-com bubble, Tiger Global rose to prominence in the early 2000s under Coleman's unwavering leadership. The reported fund value sank from a peak of $53.76 billion in mid-2021 to a low point of $8.16 billion at the end of 2022.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-earnings-narrow-the-value-gap-in-hewlett-packard', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'As the chip and semiconductor industry seems to have found new grounds for revolution, as seen in NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) sporting its new record one trillion-dollar market cap, other names in the space are looking to ride on this renewed sentiment toward the next frontier in technological advancements. Companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) have rallied by as much as 26% during the past quarter as it stands to be the backbone of the new chip revolution operating in the artificial intelligence space. In the after-market hours of Tuesday evening, a low-flying name in the sector reported its second-quarter 2023 earnings.\\nHewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) shares are trading lower by 6.6% as some investors digest the final results in the company\\'s press release. The company reports near-record results as far as revenue goes. However, it is still experiencing some of the setbacks that other operators in the value chain are suffering from. For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported that its computer shipments declined by 40%, as noted within its Mac shipments. However, Hewlett Packard\\'s portfolio has offset these headwinds by posting high double-digit advances in the new opportunities that generative artificial intelligence poses for the business. \\nShifting Winds\\nDespite its largest segment, compute, Hewlett Packard reported 9% revenue growth posing a 3% decline in the twelve months covered. The second-largest segment, Intelligent Edge, posted a 56% advance in total sales to finish the quarter at $1.3 billion. These two segments, and their underlying relationships, can give investors a more straightforward path into what management is keeping in store for the future of the business. Intelligent Edge, essentially the computing power side of things allowing for generative A.I. projects to come alive, has been quietly advancing in total revenue share and keeping a more attractive operating margin. Hewlett Packard\\'s Compute segment carries a 15.2% operating margin, while Intelligent Edge accrues a 26.9% operating margin to its share of profits. \\nWhat is more important for investors is the underlying pivots and advances within the two businesses. As Compute\\'s operating margins only increased by 1.1% coupled with a 3% revenue decline, Intelligent Edge posted a 14.3% operating margin expansion over the twelve months, alongside its 56% revenue increase. The marketplace has voted on what the next wave of demand will be made of by assigning companies like NVIDIA a 203.3x price-to-earnings ratio, while Hewlett-Packard carries only a 23.7x multiple. It would be airy to believe that HPE will command a significantly higher multiple to match that of NVIDIA; however, considering that the company has shown its intentions to move into the field and taking the proper steps at that, investors could soon wake up to the realization that the stock is severely underrated. \\nSetting Expectations\\nThe results seen in the new product mix enabled the company to finish the quarter with a favorable free cash flow position, which management rightly allocated to reward investors. Those who stuck by the company\\'s challenging times to transform, and take on the new phase of its Intelligent Edge business, received the pleasant news of a $261 million capital return via dividends and buybacks during the second quarter of 2023. By shifting to higher-growth products with improved performance, the business has achieved a record gross margin of 36%, which is also expected to continue. Now that the company is presenting nothing but improvements and growth, why would the stock sell off the way it did after the announcement? Management\\'s guidance for the year may hold the answer. \\nExecutives point to a relatively conservative revenue growth rate of 4-6% for the remainder of the 2023 fiscal year, with a significant discrepancy between GAAP and non-GAAP operating profit expectations. Hewlett Packard\\'s financials will show that the income statement contains some rare items, which may drive the confusion expressed by the stock price\\'s swing. \"Transformation costs\" and \"Disaster charges\" added to $63 million in the second quarter of 2023 and are driving an even larger wedge in the end-of-year outlooks. Management expects GAAP operating profit growth to be 180-184%, while GAAP operating profit growth is only 6-7%, driven by these non-operating charges. Following the more natural state of earnings, investors could expect to see earnings per share within the $2.06 and $2.14 range.\\nHewlett Packard analyst ratings suggest that the stock only has an 8.5% upside potential, excluding the effects of the after-market sell-off. However, these ratings may only reflect the previous quarter\\'s Intelligent Edge results, where the segment only represented 14% of total revenue compared to today\\'s 18%. Considering this growth, coupled with the fast advancement of its operating margins, analysts may soon have to push the top-side price target of $20 as a median consensus.\\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported that its computer shipments declined by 40%, as noted within its Mac shipments. As the chip and semiconductor industry seems to have found new grounds for revolution, as seen in NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) sporting its new record one trillion-dollar market cap, other names in the space are looking to ride on this renewed sentiment toward the next frontier in technological advancements. It would be airy to believe that HPE will command a significantly higher multiple to match that of NVIDIA; however, considering that the company has shown its intentions to move into the field and taking the proper steps at that, investors could soon wake up to the realization that the stock is severely underrated.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported that its computer shipments declined by 40%, as noted within its Mac shipments. Shifting Winds Despite its largest segment, compute, Hewlett Packard reported 9% revenue growth posing a 3% decline in the twelve months covered. Hewlett Packard's Compute segment carries a 15.2% operating margin, while Intelligent Edge accrues a 26.9% operating margin to its share of profits.\", 'news_article_title': 'Can Earnings Narrow The Value Gap In Hewlett Packard?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported that its computer shipments declined by 40%, as noted within its Mac shipments. The company reports near-record results as far as revenue goes. The second-largest segment, Intelligent Edge, posted a 56% advance in total sales to finish the quarter at $1.3 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported that its computer shipments declined by 40%, as noted within its Mac shipments. Hewlett Packard's Compute segment carries a 15.2% operating margin, while Intelligent Edge accrues a 26.9% operating margin to its share of profits. As Compute's operating margins only increased by 1.1% coupled with a 3% revenue decline, Intelligent Edge posted a 14.3% operating margin expansion over the twelve months, alongside its 56% revenue increase.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-detailed-fundamental-analysis-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Detailed Fundamental Analysis - AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/india-launches-electronics-repair-pilot-project-to-lure-manufacturers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Adds details from release and background throughout\\nBENGALURU, May 31 (Reuters) - India has launched a pilot project to establish itself as an electronics repair hub with certain favourable policy changes, which has already attracted companies like Lenovo and Flex, the country's IT ministry said on Wednesday.\\nThe ministry did not elaborate on the policy changes, but Reuters has reported that India plans to relax some of its cumbersome import-export rules and environmental laws to help foreign manufacturers to set up repair hubs in the country.\\nThe three-month-long Electronics Repair Services Outsourcing (ERSO) program is India's first formal attempt to capitalise on a $100 billion global industry and follows a push by MAIT, an industry group for IT and electronics manufacturers.\\nBesides, China's Lenovo 0092.HK and Singapore-based Flex FLEX.O, electronic manufacturers like CTDI, R-Logic, and Aforeserve have volunteered for the program, the ministry said in a statement.\\nWhile India is seeing increased interest in electronics manufacturing, with companies such as Apple AAPL.O pivoting from production in China, its repair outsourcing industry has been beleaguered by certain import-export rules.\\nThe Indian government will test changes to lower the time required for necessary approvals for imports and exports to a day from as much as 10 days, Reuters has reported.\\nBottlenecks in India also include an e-waste mandate that bans companies from disposing of non-repairable products locally - adding to their logistics costs as they have to be sent back.\\nThe government will now allow recycling of 5% of imported goods domestically on a trial basis, Reuters reported.\\nIn the pilot phase India will also permit re-export of the imported electronics goods to countries different from the original one - currently it is banned under foreign trade rules.\\n(Reporting by Varun Vyas in Bengaluru and Munsif Vengattil in New Delhi; Editing by Savio D'Souza)\\n((varunvyas.hebbalalu@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"While India is seeing increased interest in electronics manufacturing, with companies such as Apple AAPL.O pivoting from production in China, its repair outsourcing industry has been beleaguered by certain import-export rules. Adds details from release and background throughout BENGALURU, May 31 (Reuters) - India has launched a pilot project to establish itself as an electronics repair hub with certain favourable policy changes, which has already attracted companies like Lenovo and Flex, the country's IT ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry did not elaborate on the policy changes, but Reuters has reported that India plans to relax some of its cumbersome import-export rules and environmental laws to help foreign manufacturers to set up repair hubs in the country.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"While India is seeing increased interest in electronics manufacturing, with companies such as Apple AAPL.O pivoting from production in China, its repair outsourcing industry has been beleaguered by certain import-export rules. Besides, China's Lenovo 0092.HK and Singapore-based Flex FLEX.O, electronic manufacturers like CTDI, R-Logic, and Aforeserve have volunteered for the program, the ministry said in a statement. In the pilot phase India will also permit re-export of the imported electronics goods to countries different from the original one - currently it is banned under foreign trade rules.\", 'news_article_title': 'India launches electronics repair pilot project to lure manufacturers', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"While India is seeing increased interest in electronics manufacturing, with companies such as Apple AAPL.O pivoting from production in China, its repair outsourcing industry has been beleaguered by certain import-export rules. Adds details from release and background throughout BENGALURU, May 31 (Reuters) - India has launched a pilot project to establish itself as an electronics repair hub with certain favourable policy changes, which has already attracted companies like Lenovo and Flex, the country's IT ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry did not elaborate on the policy changes, but Reuters has reported that India plans to relax some of its cumbersome import-export rules and environmental laws to help foreign manufacturers to set up repair hubs in the country.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"While India is seeing increased interest in electronics manufacturing, with companies such as Apple AAPL.O pivoting from production in China, its repair outsourcing industry has been beleaguered by certain import-export rules. Adds details from release and background throughout BENGALURU, May 31 (Reuters) - India has launched a pilot project to establish itself as an electronics repair hub with certain favourable policy changes, which has already attracted companies like Lenovo and Flex, the country's IT ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry did not elaborate on the policy changes, but Reuters has reported that India plans to relax some of its cumbersome import-export rules and environmental laws to help foreign manufacturers to set up repair hubs in the country.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-mega-cap-etf-mgc-be-on-your-investing-radar-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/17/2007.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $3.94 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Blend\\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\\nCosts\\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.07%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.48%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 30.80% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 7.93% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 29.82% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nMGC seeks to match the performance of the CRSP US Mega Cap Index before fees and expenses. The CRSP U.S. Mega Cap Index includes the largest U.S. companies, with a target of including the top 70% of investable market capitalization. The index includes securities traded on NYSE, NYSE Market, NASDAQ or ARCA.\\nThe ETF return is roughly 12.66% so far this year and was up about 4.43% in the last one year (as of 05/31/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $124.31 and $150.20.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 18.99% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 232 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nVanguard Mega Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, MGC is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $312.40 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $391.24 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\\nBottom-Line\\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nVanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 7.93% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $3.94 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 7.93% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/17/2007.\", 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 7.93% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/17/2007.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 7.93% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives Vanguard Mega Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-wisdomtree-u.s.-total-dividend-etf-dtd-a-strong-etf-right-now-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market, the WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 06/16/2006.\\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\\nThe ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.\\nA good option for investors who believe in market efficiency, market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns.\\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\\nEven though this space provides many choices to investors--think one of the simplest methodologies like equal-weighting and more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting--not all have been able to deliver first-rate results.\\nFund Sponsor & Index\\nBecause the fund has amassed over $1.05 billion, this makes it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. DTD is managed by Wisdomtree. DTD, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index.\\nThe WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index is a fundamentally-weighted index that defines the dividend-paying portion of the U.S. equity market.\\nCost & Other Expenses\\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\\nWith on par with most peer products in the space, this ETF has annual operating expenses of 0.28%.\\nIt's 12-month trailing dividend yield comes in at 2.79%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector - about 16.70% of the portfolio. Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 22.62% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nThe ETF has lost about -1.51% and is down about -4.19% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 05/31/2023), respectively. DTD has traded between $54.26 and $63.60 during this last 52-week period.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.91 and standard deviation of 15.95% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 823 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nWisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $48.49 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $98.55 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\\nBottom Line\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nWisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market, the WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 06/16/2006.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Alternatives WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market.', 'news_article_title': 'Is WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market, the WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 06/16/2006.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-qqq-qqq-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Invesco QQQ (QQQ), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 03/10/1999.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $187.66 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Growth\\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\\nGrowth stocks have higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. While these are expected to grow faster than the broader market, they also have higher valuations. Further, growth stocks have a higher level of volatility associated with them. Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.\\nCosts\\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.20%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.62%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 51% of the portfolio. Telecom and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 55.16% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nQQQ seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index before fees and expenses. The Nasdaq-100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization.\\nThe ETF return is roughly 31.61% so far this year and is up about 13.93% in the last one year (as of 05/31/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $260.10 and $349.98.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.11 and standard deviation of 25.07% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 101 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nInvesco QQQ holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, QQQ is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) and the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has $66.76 billion in assets, Vanguard Growth ETF has $87.31 billion. IWF has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VUG charges 0.04%.\\nBottom-Line\\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\niShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports\\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $187.66 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Sector Exposure and Top Holdings Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco QQQ (QQQ) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Invesco QQQ (QQQ), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 03/10/1999.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). While iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has $66.76 billion in assets, Vanguard Growth ETF has $87.31 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-best-stocks-to-buy-that-will-get-you-through-the-day', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nMost investors have heard the advice “buy what you know.” In fact, some in the industry have been recommending this investing style for years. I call it “everyday investing.” \\nWhen selecting the best stocks to buy, it’s fair to say familiarity with the companies you own is a wise strategy. But you can’t just pick companies that make products and services you use and expect to do well. Rather, you want to consider whether the companies behind them actually make money.\\nFor instance, who among us hasn’t taken an Uber (NYSE:UBER)? Yet, the company has never turned a profit and is trading 10% below where it went public in 2019.\\nHowever, if you shop at Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) (and can look past how it treats its workers), buying shares makes tremendous sense. The e-commerce powerhouse generated nearly $12.2 billion in operating income last year and its share price is up 815% over the past decade. \\nEach of the names on today’s list of the best stocks to buy are companies whose products and services I use on a daily basis. \\nSBUX Starbucks $97.75\\nAAPL Apple $177.30\\nGOOGL Alphabet $123.67\\nStarbucks (SBUX)\\nSource: Natee Meepian / Shutterstock.com\\nMost mornings, I walk three to four miles before starting my workday around 8 a.m. I always stop at my local Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) for a Venti Americano and a quick check of my emails. In one way or another, Starbucks has been a part of my daily life since the early 1990s. \\nBecause I mostly own ETFs to avoid potential conflicts of interest — not to mention it’s much easier to manage ETF portfolios than 20 or 30 stock positions — I’ve never actually held SBUX. \\nThat’s my loss, for sure. \\nI’ve been working for 37 years. That’s so long that Starbucks hadn’t even gone public when I first started in the business world. The company’s initial public offering happened in June 1992, selling shares for $17. It raised a whopping $29 million in its IPO and the rest, as they say, is history. \\nIn its 31-year history as a public company, its stock has split 2-for-1 six times, the first in 1993 and the last in April 2015. So, if you bought 100 shares in its IPO for $1,700, you’d have 6,400 shares worth $625,600 today, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21%. A CAGR of half that amount would be good. No wonder why Howard Schultz is a billionaire. \\nWhat I’ve learned about Starbucks over the years is that it always rebounds from adversity. In recent years, this has included labor disputes and Covid-19-related lockdowns in the United States and China, its two major markets. In the latest quarter, U.S. same-store sales grew 12%, while they rose 3% in China, the first positive quarter since fiscal Q3 2021. \\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com\\nFull disclosure: I own an iPhone, two iPads, an Airbook, a Mac desktop and a pair of AirPods. You could say I like Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) products. However, the company’s services have contributed to its above-average growth in recent years. \\nIn early May, Apple reported its fiscal Q2 2023 results. Investors expected a dud of a quarter. Instead, it delivered revenue and earnings that beat analyst estimates. On the top line, it generated $94.8 billion, $1.9 billion higher than the consensus, while earnings per share of $1.52 were 9 cents higher than expectations. \\nApple’s Services business generated a record $20.9 billion in revenue, up 5.5% year over year. It includes Apple TV+, Apple Music and Apple Arcade and is the company’s highest-margin business segment.\\n“We are pleased to report an all-time record in Services and a March quarter record for iPhone despite the challenging macroeconomic environment, and to have our installed base of active devices reach an all-time high,” Apple Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tim Cook said in the company’s press release. \\nOf the 40 analysts covering AAPL stock, 30 rate it “overweight” or “buy,” with a median target price of $183.43, which is 3.5% above its current share price. \\nOn May 23, the company announced a multiyear agreement with Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) to develop 5G components that will allow it to develop more advanced products with American-made components, part of Apple’s commitment to invest $430 billion in the U.S. economy over five years. \\nApple is Warren Buffett’s largest equity position by a country mile for a reason.\\nAlphabet (GOOGL)\\nSource: Koshiro K / Shutterstock.com\\nAs a freelance writer, Google Drive is my savior. I use it eight to nine hours each workday for article writing, billing, etc. I’m sure many of my InvestorPlace colleagues feel the same. \\nAs the parent company of Google, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has spent the last few years working on building revenue streams other than Google Search. It’s had middling success doing so. \\nIn 2022, Alphabet had revenue of $283 billion. Of that, Google advertising accounted for 79%. That’s broken down into three revenue streams: Google Search (72% of Google advertising), YouTube ads (13%) and Google Network (15%). The remaining revenue is split between Google Cloud (nearly 10% overall) and other (a little more than 10%), which includes Google Play, Fitbit, Google Nest, Pixel devices, YouTube Premium and YouTube TV.\\nI can see from the paragraph above, and knowing how I benefit from Alphabet, the dilemma faced by the company. It generates revenue from me from Google Cloud and Google Workspace, and indirectly through Google Search. But, on the other hand, I don’t spend much time on YouTube, don’t use Google Play, or own any Fitbit or Nest products. \\nSo, how does it grow when other companies such as Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Amazon and Apple are nibbling on its ad business? That’s the million-dollar question.\\nHowever, with the company generating more than $60 billion in free cash flow a year, it has the luxury to think further out. \\nThat’s probably one reason Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings took a $1 billion position in May. \\nOn the date of publication, Will Ashworth did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nWill Ashworth has written about investments full-time since 2008. Publications where he’s appeared include InvestorPlace, The Motley Fool Canada, Investopedia, Kiplinger, and several others in both the U.S. and Canada. He particularly enjoys creating model portfolios that stand the test of time. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.\\nThe post 3 Best Stocks to Buy That Will Get You Through the Day appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com Full disclosure: I own an iPhone, two iPads, an Airbook, a Mac desktop and a pair of AirPods. SBUX Starbucks $97.75 AAPL Apple $177.30 GOOGL Alphabet $123.67 Starbucks (SBUX) Source: Natee Meepian / Shutterstock.com Most mornings, I walk three to four miles before starting my workday around 8 a.m. You could say I like Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) products.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'SBUX Starbucks $97.75 AAPL Apple $177.30 GOOGL Alphabet $123.67 Starbucks (SBUX) Source: Natee Meepian / Shutterstock.com Most mornings, I walk three to four miles before starting my workday around 8 a.m. Apple (AAPL) Source: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com Full disclosure: I own an iPhone, two iPads, an Airbook, a Mac desktop and a pair of AirPods. You could say I like Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) products.', 'news_article_title': '3 Best Stocks to Buy That Will Get You Through the Day', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'SBUX Starbucks $97.75 AAPL Apple $177.30 GOOGL Alphabet $123.67 Starbucks (SBUX) Source: Natee Meepian / Shutterstock.com Most mornings, I walk three to four miles before starting my workday around 8 a.m. Apple (AAPL) Source: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com Full disclosure: I own an iPhone, two iPads, an Airbook, a Mac desktop and a pair of AirPods. You could say I like Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) products.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'SBUX Starbucks $97.75 AAPL Apple $177.30 GOOGL Alphabet $123.67 Starbucks (SBUX) Source: Natee Meepian / Shutterstock.com Most mornings, I walk three to four miles before starting my workday around 8 a.m. Apple (AAPL) Source: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com Full disclosure: I own an iPhone, two iPads, an Airbook, a Mac desktop and a pair of AirPods. You could say I like Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) products.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-warren-buffett-stock-has-a-challenging-road-ahead.-heres-why-its-still-a-buy.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Investing sage Warren Buffett spent decades investing in sectors such as financial services and industrials. On the surface, having limited exposure to high-growth, flashy technology companies seemed counterintuitive. However, Buffett's investing style has always revolved around cash-flowing businesses. In other words, what good is a company that grows its top line by 50% (or more) if it can't turn a profit?\\nWell, in 2016 the Oracle of Omaha made a surprising move when he initiated a position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Over the last several years, Buffett has built such a large position in the company that Apple is now his top holding.\\nLet's dig into Apple's business and analyze why the traditionally tech-shy Buffett has evolved into a cheerleader for the iPhone maker.\\nThe company's performance is compelling\\nApple recently reported earnings for its fiscal 2023 second quarter ended April 1. At first glance, the financial results look somewhat concerning. While the company reported total revenue of $94.8 billion, and reached an all-time record in services revenue and set a March quarter record for iPhone sales, the top line was still down 3% year over year.\\nFortunately for investors, Apple breaks out its revenue by product type. For the March quarter, Apple's sales were down for Mac computers, iPads, and wearables devices. During theearnings call management explained that foreign exchange headwinds coupled with macroeconomic volatility contributed to the decline in these hardware categories.\\nAlthough investors may be concerned about Apple's growth, it's important to step back and take into account the number of variables at play here. And while Apple produces some of the best products and services on the market, there are less expensive alternatives. Given that inflation is still a big concern for the average consumer, it's not entirely surprising to see some lumpiness in quarter-to-quarter performance.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nCash flow is king\\nDespite Apple's revenue decline, the company's ability to generate profits is astounding. For the quarter ended April 1, Apple reported net income of $24.2 billion, down slightly from the comparable period last year. However, Apple's diluted earnings per share of $1.52 was flat year over year.\\nAs a shareholder, I think it's impressive that even in a declining growth environment, Apple still generates tens of billions of dollars in profits in just one quarter. Furthermore, even during challenging economic times, Apple has found ways to deploy these profits creatively.\\nDuring theearnings call investors learned that Apple's board of directors approved a $90 billion share repurchase program. If that weren't compelling enough, Apple also increased its dividend for the 11th year in a row.\\nThink about this for a minute: Apple's revenue declined year over year and profits were down nominally. And yet, even in a cloudy near-term macroeconomic environment, Apple's management is taking a long-term approach to the business and rewarding investors in the process.\\nThe stock looks like a great buy\\nAt the time of this writing, Apple trades at nearly 28 times its trailing price to earnings (P/E). For context, the long-run average of the S&P 500 is about 15 times P/E. This is an interesting dynamic in that even during a time of declining growth, the capital markets are assigning a premium to Apple stock over the long-run broader market average. Furthermore, Apple is not a growth stock, so it's highly unlikely that investors are buying up the stock in anticipation of high future growth prospects.\\nSure, Apple is one of the most innovative companies of all time. It's certainly possible that a new product will hit the market and consumers will flock to buy it. But in my estimation, there's a low probability of that happening.\\nApple is one of the pillars of blue chip investments. It's one of those unique companies that is really hard to make a bear case for. There is never a perfect time to buy a stock. Despite Apple trading at a near 52-week high, long-term investors can't really go wrong scooping up some shares.\\nThe long-term road ahead is what should matter most to investors. Perhaps the reason why investors, including Buffett, continue to accumulate shares in Apple is because of its proven ability to generate steady profits and cash flow, and its history of rewarding shareholders. At a time when investors are looking for safe alternatives to high-flying tech stocks or other questionable investments, Apple is as good an opportunity as any despite its quarterly ups and downs.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nAdam Spatacco has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Well, in 2016 the Oracle of Omaha made a surprising move when he initiated a position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). During theearnings call management explained that foreign exchange headwinds coupled with macroeconomic volatility contributed to the decline in these hardware categories. Perhaps the reason why investors, including Buffett, continue to accumulate shares in Apple is because of its proven ability to generate steady profits and cash flow, and its history of rewarding shareholders.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Well, in 2016 the Oracle of Omaha made a surprising move when he initiated a position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). While the company reported total revenue of $94.8 billion, and reached an all-time record in services revenue and set a March quarter record for iPhone sales, the top line was still down 3% year over year. Cash flow is king Despite Apple's revenue decline, the company's ability to generate profits is astounding.\", 'news_article_title': \"This Warren Buffett Stock Has a Challenging Road Ahead. Here's Why It's Still a Buy.\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Well, in 2016 the Oracle of Omaha made a surprising move when he initiated a position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). While the company reported total revenue of $94.8 billion, and reached an all-time record in services revenue and set a March quarter record for iPhone sales, the top line was still down 3% year over year. There is never a perfect time to buy a stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Well, in 2016 the Oracle of Omaha made a surprising move when he initiated a position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). This is an interesting dynamic in that even during a time of declining growth, the capital markets are assigning a premium to Apple stock over the long-run broader market average. Furthermore, Apple is not a growth stock, so it's highly unlikely that investors are buying up the stock in anticipation of high future growth prospects.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-alphabet-meta-and-microsoft-have-all-done-major-share-buybacks-this-year-should-you', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"When a company is highly profitable, it sometimes accumulates a pile of cash so large that it can't effectively reinvest it in the business. Therefore, it chooses to return money to shareholders instead.\\nIt can do so by paying a cash dividend or initiating a share repurchase (buyback) program. A buyback involves the company taking a sum of money (usually approved by its board of directors) and buying its own shares in the open market, just like any other investor. This shrinks the number of shares in circulation, organically increasing its price per share.\\nHere's how it works\\nIf a company has 1 billion shares in circulation and trades at a price of $100 per share, it is worth $100 billion. If it spends $10 billion repurchasing its own stock, it could buy 100 million shares, reducing its share count to 900 million.\\nBut that doesn't change the underlying value of its business. Therefore, to maintain a $100 billion market capitalization, its stock price must organically rise to $111.11 to compensate for the smaller number of shares in circulation.\\nEvery remaining investor is now better off because of the higher stock price.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nThe largest technology companies in the world have done buybacks in 2023\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) are all highly profitable companies, and they've each spent billions of dollars buying back their own shares this year.\\nHere's how much they allocated to buybacks in the recent quarter alone:\\nApple spent $19.6 billion on buybacks in its fiscal 2023 third quarter (ended April 1), equivalent to about 0.7% of its outstanding shares. Apple's board of directors also authorized a brand-new $90 billion buyback program.\\nMicrosoft spent $4.9 billion on buybacks in its fiscal 2023 third quarter (ended March 31), which was equivalent to about 0.2% of its outstanding shares. The company refreshes its buyback program every three years; it last authorized $60 billion in fiscal 2022, so this current program will end in fiscal 2025.\\nMeta Platforms spent $9.2 billion on buybacks in the first quarter of 2023 (ended March 31), equivalent to about 1.7% of its outstanding shares. It has $41.3 billion remaining under its existing program.\\nAlphabet spent $14.5 billion on buybacks in the first quarter of 2023 (ended March 31), equivalent to about 1.1% of its outstanding shares. The company also authorized a brand-new program worth $70 billion.\\nBuybacks alone aren't a reason for investors to rush into a particular stock, but they are an added bonus. Famed investor Warren Buffett is a big fan of them; his Berkshire Hathaway investment company holds nearly 50 stocks and financial securities worth $333 billion, yet just one stock -- Apple -- makes up a whopping 47.5% of the entire portfolio.\\nBuybacks are one of his favorite reasons to own Apple. In Berkshire's 2020 shareholder letter, Buffett commented that despite selling $11 billion worth of Apple stock that year, the firm's stake in the company had grown to 5.4% over time -- higher than it was (5.2%) when it originally accumulated the position from 2016 to 2018.\\nHow? Because every time Apple repurchases its stock, the remaining investors are left with a larger share of a shrinking pie (the pie being the number of shares in circulation).\\nHere's why you should buy Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet\\nApple is the world's largest company today, with a value of $2.7 trillion. It has a strong product portfolio featuring the iPhone, iPad, AirPods wireless headphones, and the Mac line of computers and notebooks. But its services segment, which earns subscription-based revenue from platforms like Apple Music and Apple News, continues to be its main growth driver. When the broader economy bounces back from this difficult period, its hardware sales should find renewed strength.\\nMicrosoft, Meta, and Alphabet are also rapidly progressing in a brand-new area: artificial intelligence (AI).\\nMicrosoft has invested in ChatGPT creator OpenAI this year and is integrating the chatbot into its product portfolio. It now powers Microsoft's Bing search engine, which could revolutionize how consumers access information on the internet. And customers of Microsoft's Azure cloud services platform can access the latest GPT-4 large language model, meaning the company could soon be a primary distributor of the most advanced AI tools to millions of businesses worldwide.\\nAlphabet is building its own large language models for its Google search engine to fend off the growing threat from Microsoft Bing. Additionally, it's delivering proprietary AI solutions to its customers via the cloud.\\nFinally, Meta is rapidly developing AI algorithms to more accurately feed content to users on its Instagram and Facebook social media platforms. Thanks to those efforts, the company saw a 24% year-over-year increase in the time users spent on Instagram in Q1 and much higher monetization efficiency.\\nOverall, buybacks are just one reason to own a stake in these four companies -- and investors should certainly consider doing so.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Anthony Di Pizio has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The largest technology companies in the world have done buybacks in 2023 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) are all highly profitable companies, and they've each spent billions of dollars buying back their own shares this year. In Berkshire's 2020 shareholder letter, Buffett commented that despite selling $11 billion worth of Apple stock that year, the firm's stake in the company had grown to 5.4% over time -- higher than it was (5.2%) when it originally accumulated the position from 2016 to 2018. And customers of Microsoft's Azure cloud services platform can access the latest GPT-4 large language model, meaning the company could soon be a primary distributor of the most advanced AI tools to millions of businesses worldwide.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"The largest technology companies in the world have done buybacks in 2023 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) are all highly profitable companies, and they've each spent billions of dollars buying back their own shares this year. Here's why you should buy Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet Apple is the world's largest company today, with a value of $2.7 trillion. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple, Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft Have All Done Major Share Buybacks This Year -- Should You Join Them?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"The largest technology companies in the world have done buybacks in 2023 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) are all highly profitable companies, and they've each spent billions of dollars buying back their own shares this year. Every remaining investor is now better off because of the higher stock price. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them!\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"The largest technology companies in the world have done buybacks in 2023 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) are all highly profitable companies, and they've each spent billions of dollars buying back their own shares this year. Here's how much they allocated to buybacks in the recent quarter alone: Apple spent $19.6 billion on buybacks in its fiscal 2023 third quarter (ended April 1), equivalent to about 0.7% of its outstanding shares. Famed investor Warren Buffett is a big fan of them; his Berkshire Hathaway investment company holds nearly 50 stocks and financial securities worth $333 billion, yet just one stock -- Apple -- makes up a whopping 47.5% of the entire portfolio.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nvidia-crossed-a-%241-trillion-valuation-how-overvalued-is-this-ai-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"How does Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) valuation compare to the other companies in the trillion-dollar club? Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.\\n*Stock prices used were the market prices of May 30, 2023. The video was published on May 30, 2023.\\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jose Najarro has positions in Alphabet, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jose Najarro is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jose Najarro has positions in Alphabet, Microsoft, and Nvidia.\", 'news_article_title': 'Nvidia Crossed a $1 Trillion Valuation -- How Overvalued Is This AI Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jose Najarro has positions in Alphabet, Microsoft, and Nvidia.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. 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The chipmaker briefly joined the $1 trillion valuation club, as investors bet on its potential to become a major beneficiary of a boom in artificial intelligence following a revenue forecast that was more than 50% above the Wall Street estimate The company's shares are up 159% so far this year. Top 20 companies in the world by market cap https://tmsnrt.rs/45JVJXt Change in market cap in May https://tmsnrt.rs/3qgKBRH (Reporting By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila) ((patturaja.muruga@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple AAPL.OQ and Microsoft MSFT.OQ led the list with the highest market capitalisation in the world. June 1 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp's NVDA.OQ market capitalisation jumped the most in May among the top 20 global companies by market value, adding $248 billion, with a majority of the gains coming in the last four sessions, according to Refinitiv data. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, a key manufacturer of Nvidia's chips, also saw a big jump in its market cap last month.\", 'news_article_title': 'GRAPHIC-Nvidia runaway winner in market cap addition in May', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple AAPL.OQ and Microsoft MSFT.OQ led the list with the highest market capitalisation in the world. June 1 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp's NVDA.OQ market capitalisation jumped the most in May among the top 20 global companies by market value, adding $248 billion, with a majority of the gains coming in the last four sessions, according to Refinitiv data. The chipmaker briefly joined the $1 trillion valuation club, as investors bet on its potential to become a major beneficiary of a boom in artificial intelligence following a revenue forecast that was more than 50% above the Wall Street estimate The company's shares are up 159% so far this year.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple AAPL.OQ and Microsoft MSFT.OQ led the list with the highest market capitalisation in the world. June 1 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp's NVDA.OQ market capitalisation jumped the most in May among the top 20 global companies by market value, adding $248 billion, with a majority of the gains coming in the last four sessions, according to Refinitiv data. Saudi Arabian Oil 2222.SE and Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N were the biggest losers in terms of market cap, hit by a decline in oil prices last month.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/metas-zuckerberg-unveils-quest-3-mixed-reality-headset', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference.\\nThe announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device, which combines augmented and virtual reality elements.\\nMeta currently dominates the market for AR/VR devices, with a nearly 80% share of the 8.8 million headsets sold in 2022, according to an estimate by market research firm IDC.\\n(Reporting by Katie Paul; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)\\n((Katie.Paul@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device, which combines augmented and virtual reality elements. NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference. (Reporting by Katie Paul; Editing by Lisa Shumaker) ((Katie.Paul@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"The announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device, which combines augmented and virtual reality elements. NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference. (Reporting by Katie Paul; Editing by Lisa Shumaker) ((Katie.Paul@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_article_title': \"Meta's Zuckerberg unveils Quest 3 mixed reality headset\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"The announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device, which combines augmented and virtual reality elements. NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference. Meta currently dominates the market for AR/VR devices, with a nearly 80% share of the 8.8 million headsets sold in 2022, according to an estimate by market research firm IDC.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"The announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device, which combines augmented and virtual reality elements. NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference. (Reporting by Katie Paul; Editing by Lisa Shumaker) ((Katie.Paul@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/metas-zuckerberg-unveils-quest-3-mixed-reality-headset-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"By Katie Paul\\nNEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference.\\nPriced starting at $499, the device will be 40% thinner than the company's previous device and feature color mixed reality, which combines augmented and virtual reality elements, Zuckerberg said in his post.\\nThe Quest 3 also will have a new Qualcomm chipset with twice the graphics performance, Zuckerberg said, and promised more details at the company's virtual reality conference in September.\\nZuckerberg's announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device.\\nMeta currently dominates the market for AR/VR devices, with a nearly 80% share of the 8.8 million headsets sold in 2022, according to an estimate by market research firm IDC.\\n(Reporting by Katie Paul; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)\\n((Katie.Paul@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Zuckerberg's announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device. By Katie Paul NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference. The Quest 3 also will have a new Qualcomm chipset with twice the graphics performance, Zuckerberg said, and promised more details at the company's virtual reality conference in September.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Zuckerberg's announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device. By Katie Paul NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference. The Quest 3 also will have a new Qualcomm chipset with twice the graphics performance, Zuckerberg said, and promised more details at the company's virtual reality conference in September.\", 'news_article_title': \"Meta's Zuckerberg unveils Quest 3 mixed reality headset\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Zuckerberg's announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device. By Katie Paul NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference. Priced starting at $499, the device will be 40% thinner than the company's previous device and feature color mixed reality, which combines augmented and virtual reality elements, Zuckerberg said in his post.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Zuckerberg's announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device. By Katie Paul NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference. Priced starting at $499, the device will be 40% thinner than the company's previous device and feature color mixed reality, which combines augmented and virtual reality elements, Zuckerberg said in his post.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-warren-buffett-stocks-to-buy-and-never-sell', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nMany investors are looking for predictable and safe retirement stocks to buy. They want something sturdy, dependable and that (preferably) pays some sort of dividend. More than that, they want a business that they know and understand, and one that they are confident will have longevity.\\nThose are the best stocks to own for a peaceful retirement.\\nOf course, this completely varies by the investor, especially these days. Some investors simply want to collect a reliable dividend while the stock enjoys a somewhat steady march higher. Others are comfortable with a bit more risk, and are willing to forego a larger dividend payment in lieu of better stock performance.\\nThe man behind Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-B) has made a career out of picking excellent businesses. Some of these Warren Buffett stocks have produced enormous gains over the years and have become staples in many portfolios.\\nLet’s look at a few of the best retirement stocks for stability, regardless of whether investors are going for growth or income.\\nAAPL Apple $179.85\\nV Visa $224.79\\nKO Coca-Cola $59.97\\nJNJ Johnson & Johnson $154.75\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\\nBy far, Warren Buffett’s largest single-stock holding in Berkshire’s public portfolio is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Given that the company commands a $2.8 trillion market capitalization and is the largest company in the world, it’s no wonder that Buffett has made Apple his largest stock holding.\\nIt makes up almost 50% of the firm’s portfolio of public stocks, although it’s worth noting that Berkshire holds many private companies in its holdings. At Berkshire’s recent annual meeting, Buffett said, “Apple is different than the other businesses we own. It just happens to be a better business.”\\nApple outperformed the Nasdaq on a peak-to-trough pullback basis, and while investors are clearly plowing into the name despite lackluster growth in 2023, it’s hard to criticize its 36.5% year-to-date rally. Further, shares are down just 3% from their all-time high.\\nVisa (V) or Coca-Cola (KO)\\nSource: Fotazdymak / Shutterstock.com\\nI wanted to go with Visa (NYSE:V) as the number two pick, because I believe it offers a lot of long-term growth. And, as long as there is commerce, Visa will capitalize. That said, we’re looking for safe retirement stocks and for many investors, that means yield. Visa’s yield of only 0.8% isn’t going to get many retirees out of bed.\\nCoca-Cola (NYSE:KO) is the third or fourth largest holding in Buffett’s portfolio of public stocks, as it goes back and forth with American Express (NYSE:AXP), reiterating Buffett’s love for credit card companies.\\nCoca-Cola pays a dividend yield of roughly 3.1% and recently raised its dividend for the 61st consecutive year. By comparison, Visa yields less than 1% but has raised its payout in 14 consecutive years, with an average five-year growth rate of about 17%. Both companies are impressive on their own merits.\\nFor Coca-Cola’s part, analysts expect mid-single-digit revenue growth this year and mid- to high-single-digit earnings growth in 2023 and 2024. Those figures slide to double-digit growth for Visa.\\nSo the “safer” pick with the higher yield and more consistent income is Coca-Cola. The more volatile, but higher growth name that’s plenty consistent is Visa.\\nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ)\\nSource: Alexander Tolstykh / Shutterstock.com\\nI don’t know when things will turn around for Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), and fully admit that the stock price could go lower from here. That said, investors who are looking for safe retirement stocks have one here with J&J.\\nThe firm has been in business for more than 135 years and it has built quite a consistent base in that time. When it comes to income, consistency is also in the company’s job description.\\nThat’s as Johnson & Johnson recently raised its dividend for the 61st consecutive year. It currently yields 3.1% and trades at less than 15-times this year’s earnings estimates. Further, analysts expect mid-single-digit earnings and revenue growth.\\nLastly, the company recently spun off Kenvue (NYSE:KVUE) in an effort to create value for shareholders. J&J still holds a large stake in the firm (and will look to pare it down), but for now, Kenvue is still trading above its initial offering price.\\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell held a long position in JNJ. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\\nThe post 3 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy (and Never Sell) appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $179.85 V Visa $224.79 KO Coca-Cola $59.97 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $154.75 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com By far, Warren Buffett’s largest single-stock holding in Berkshire’s public portfolio is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Some investors simply want to collect a reliable dividend while the stock enjoys a somewhat steady march higher. It just happens to be a better business.” Apple outperformed the Nasdaq on a peak-to-trough pullback basis, and while investors are clearly plowing into the name despite lackluster growth in 2023, it’s hard to criticize its 36.5% year-to-date rally.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $179.85 V Visa $224.79 KO Coca-Cola $59.97 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $154.75 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com By far, Warren Buffett’s largest single-stock holding in Berkshire’s public portfolio is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Coca-Cola pays a dividend yield of roughly 3.1% and recently raised its dividend for the 61st consecutive year. Further, analysts expect mid-single-digit earnings and revenue growth.', 'news_article_title': '3 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy (and Never Sell) ', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $179.85 V Visa $224.79 KO Coca-Cola $59.97 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $154.75 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com By far, Warren Buffett’s largest single-stock holding in Berkshire’s public portfolio is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Coca-Cola pays a dividend yield of roughly 3.1% and recently raised its dividend for the 61st consecutive year. It currently yields 3.1% and trades at less than 15-times this year’s earnings estimates.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $179.85 V Visa $224.79 KO Coca-Cola $59.97 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $154.75 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com By far, Warren Buffett’s largest single-stock holding in Berkshire’s public portfolio is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Many investors are looking for predictable and safe retirement stocks to buy. Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) is the third or fourth largest holding in Buffett’s portfolio of public stocks, as it goes back and forth with American Express (NYSE:AXP), reiterating Buffett’s love for credit card companies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-1-2023-%3A-boh-aapl-rc-slm-vz-amzn-t-msft-s-acwi-googl-pstg', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 16.7 to 14,458.21. The total After hours volume is currently 83,574,527 shares traded.\\n\\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\\n\\nBank of Hawaii Corporation (BOH) is unchanged at $40.00, with 4,977,634 shares traded. BOH\\'s current last sale is 78.43% of the target price of $51.\\n\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.23 at $180.32, with 4,039,771 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.18. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.\\n\\nReady Capital Corporation (RC) is +0.2711 at $10.20, with 3,968,988 shares traded. RC\\'s current last sale is 78.47% of the target price of $13.\\n\\nSLM Corporation (SLM) is unchanged at $15.39, with 3,571,026 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SLM is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is +0.0015 at $35.72, with 3,514,943 shares traded. VZ\\'s current last sale is 84.05% of the target price of $42.5.\\n\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.28 at $123.05, with 2,884,236 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nAT&T Inc. (T) is +0.03 at $15.84, with 2,321,675 shares traded. T\\'s current last sale is 72% of the target price of $22.\\n\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.41 at $332.99, with 2,217,566 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nSentinelOne, Inc. (S) is -6.34 at $14.38, with 1,986,882 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for S is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\niShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) is unchanged at $92.71, with 1,910,949 shares traded. This represents a 22.45% increase from its 52 Week Low.\\n\\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is +0.05 at $123.77, with 1,908,706 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nPure Storage, Inc. (PSTG) is +0.06 at $34.34, with 1,351,332 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.23 at $180.32, with 4,039,771 shares traded. Bank of Hawaii Corporation (BOH) is unchanged at $40.00, with 4,977,634 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.23 at $180.32, with 4,039,771 shares traded. , following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. SLM Corporation (SLM) is unchanged at $15.39, with 3,571,026 shares traded.\", 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 1, 2023 : BOH, AAPL, RC, SLM, VZ, AMZN, T, MSFT, S, ACWI, GOOGL, PSTG', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.23 at $180.32, with 4,039,771 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.28 at $123.05, with 2,884,236 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.23 at $180.32, with 4,039,771 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. SLM Corporation (SLM) is unchanged at $15.39, with 3,571,026 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-thursday-option-activity%3A-den-etrn-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Denbury Inc (Symbol: DEN), where a total of 10,013 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 166.3% of DEN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 602,135 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $90 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 5,001 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 500,100 underlying shares of DEN. Below is a chart showing DEN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange:\\nEquitrans Midstream Corp (Symbol: ETRN) options are showing a volume of 126,843 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 12.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 145.7% of ETRN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $10 strike call option expiring October 20, 2023, with 40,356 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.0 million underlying shares of ETRN. Below is a chart showing ETRN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:\\nAnd Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 820,531 contracts, representing approximately 82.1 million underlying shares or approximately 139.7% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 58.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring June 02, 2023, with 94,624 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange:\\nFor the various different available expirations for DEN options, ETRN options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\\nAlso see:\\n\\x95 PGR MACD\\n\\x95 ALTI Historical Stock Prices\\n\\x95 Funds Holding YESR\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Particularly high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring June 02, 2023, with 94,624 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing ETRN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 820,531 contracts, representing approximately 82.1 million underlying shares or approximately 139.7% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 58.7 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DEN options, ETRN options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Below is a chart showing ETRN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 820,531 contracts, representing approximately 82.1 million underlying shares or approximately 139.7% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 58.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring June 02, 2023, with 94,624 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DEN options, ETRN options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Thursday Option Activity: DEN, ETRN, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is a chart showing ETRN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 820,531 contracts, representing approximately 82.1 million underlying shares or approximately 139.7% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 58.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring June 02, 2023, with 94,624 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DEN options, ETRN options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Below is a chart showing ETRN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 820,531 contracts, representing approximately 82.1 million underlying shares or approximately 139.7% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 58.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring June 02, 2023, with 94,624 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DEN options, ETRN options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-01-2023%3A-wlds-aapl-amzn-irbt-goog-crm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Tech stocks rose Thursday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining 1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 1.6%.\\nWearable Devices (WLDS) said it kicked off commercial manufacturing of its Mudra band for Apple's (AAPL) watch. Wearable Devices shares rose 35%.\\nAmazon's (AMZN) $1.65 billion planned acquisition of iRobot (IRBT) is facing a preliminary EU merger review, with a July 6 deadline, according to the European Commission's website. Amazon shares rose 1.8%, while iRobot was up 9.3%.\\nAlphabet's (GOOG) Google invested in startup Runway, which lets users generate video from text descriptions through artificial intelligence, as part of a funding round of $100 million, The Information reported. Alphabet shares were up 0.8%.\\nSalesforce (CRM) reported an increase in Q1 profit and sales from the prior year's quarter that beat expectations. The software company issued guidance that suggested stagnant growth for the year, and the shares dropped 4.6%\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Wearable Devices (WLDS) said it kicked off commercial manufacturing of its Mudra band for Apple's (AAPL) watch. Tech stocks rose Thursday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining 1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 1.6%. Amazon's (AMZN) $1.65 billion planned acquisition of iRobot (IRBT) is facing a preliminary EU merger review, with a July 6 deadline, according to the European Commission's website.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Wearable Devices (WLDS) said it kicked off commercial manufacturing of its Mudra band for Apple's (AAPL) watch. Wearable Devices shares rose 35%. Amazon shares rose 1.8%, while iRobot was up 9.3%.\", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/01/2023: WLDS, AAPL, AMZN, IRBT, GOOG, CRM', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Wearable Devices (WLDS) said it kicked off commercial manufacturing of its Mudra band for Apple's (AAPL) watch. Wearable Devices shares rose 35%. Amazon shares rose 1.8%, while iRobot was up 9.3%.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Wearable Devices (WLDS) said it kicked off commercial manufacturing of its Mudra band for Apple's (AAPL) watch. Wearable Devices shares rose 35%. Alphabet's (GOOG) Google invested in startup Runway, which lets users generate video from text descriptions through artificial intelligence, as part of a funding round of $100 million, The Information reported.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-reasons-to-buy-tesla-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Over the years, Tesla (TSLA) has shifted from developing niche products for affluent buyers to making affordable electric vehicles for the masses. Though there have been many naysayers along the way, shares have increased by more than 12,000%. Despite a brutal correction in 2022, the EV maker has delivered positive earnings surprises in nine straight quarters, and shares have begun to recover as a result.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nBelow are five reasons the momentum can continue into year-end:\\nA Plethora of Catalysts\\nPrice Cuts Sparking Demand: Over the years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has often said that the EV maker has a supply problem, not a demand problem. However, in early 2023, Musk boldly cut prices to counter rising interest rates that are driving financing costs higher, compete with rivals, and allow several models to be eligible for the hefty $7,500 tax rebates for electric vehicles. (Allowed on EVs under 55,000 and electric SUVs and trucks under $80,000).\\nStock Repurchase Plan: Apple (AAPL) is the best example of using buybacks to its advantage. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable. Stock buybacks increase earnings per share (The total number of shares outstanding decreases), create a favorable imbalance between supply and demand (Publics supply of shares is lower), and imply that the stock is undervalued and that it expects future growth. In Tesla’s recent earnings calls, Elon Musk suggested that the company would do a “meaningful buyback” in the fourth quarter of 2023.\\nA Hummer Replacement? In the early 2000s, General Motors (GM) saw a wave of success with its best-selling Hummer SUV. The eccentric army truck became popular with people from all walks of life who wanted to stand out on the roads. However, during the 2008 financial crisis, the viability of the Hummer came into question. Not only was the economy working against it, but sky-high oil prices also made its gas-guzzling nature unattractive, and the green movement in the United States was beginning and consumers were looking to decrease their carbon emissions. Later this year, Tesla will launch its “Hummer killer,” the obnoxious-looking Cybertruck. The Cybertruck SUV is unlikely to run into the same issues the Hummer did for two reasons. First, unlike in 2008, 2023’s economy is not on the brink of collapse. If you use the Tesla Model Y SUV sales as a precedent, consumers are not only attracted to EVs, but also willing to pay a premium. Second, because the Cybertruck is fully electric, it will attract environmentally conscious consumers.\\nFull Self-Driving (FSD) Deployment: Tesla continues to refine and improve its AI-powered self-driving program. Already, FSD is much safer than the average driver on the road. In a recent interview, Musk seemed very bullish on FSD’s potential, saying “Tesla will have a Chat-GPT moment later this year.” Musk should know – he was the brains and investment behind Open AI’s Chat-GPT.\\nElectrifying “Non-Automotive” Growth: Over the last few years, Tesla’s energy generation and storage revenues have been growing at a CAGR of 47%. Tesla’s “Megapack” deployment is expected to rocket higher by 135% in 2023.\\nValuation\\nPrice to Sales at Bargain Basement Levels: Because of Tesla’s dominance in the EV realm, innovation, and high growth, it garners a higher valuation than traditional automakers such as Honda Motor Company (HMC) and Ford (F). That said, from a price-to-sales perspective, TSLA is at its most attractive level since the start of the post-pandemic recovery on Wall Street. The last time Tesla’s P/S ratio was at 8 (like it is now), shares increased sevenfold over the next several months.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nFinancial Efficiency\\nReturn on Equity: Typically, automakers are known for having razor-thin margins. For Tesla, this isn’t the case. Tesla’s return on equity of 27.29% is higher than the S&P 500’s 25.67% over the trailing twelve months.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nThe “Magic Elixir”\\nGrowth and Liquidity: Large institutional growth investors consider two major factors when selecting stocks: growth and liquidity. Tesla has grown its top and bottom lines at a healthy double-digit rate for years all while having a market cap north of $500 billion – an extremely rare feat.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nLong-Term Area of Interest\\nA Rare Technical Zone: In monster stocks, the 50-week moving average is a long-term level that investors often defend. Tesla has held the zone since its inception in 2010 and is making a rare visit.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nTesla also jumped above its 200-day moving average for the first time since 2022 – another bullish sign.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nConclusion\\nA plethora of catalysts, a bargain basement valuation, financial efficiency, growth and liquidity, and strong technical action are key reasons why Tesla’s stock should be higher 6-12 months from now. \\nZacks Names \"Single Best Pick to Double\"\\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nFord Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nHonda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nGeneral Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stock Repurchase Plan: Apple (AAPL) is the best example of using buybacks to its advantage. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stock Repurchase Plan: Apple (AAPL) is the best example of using buybacks to its advantage. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable.', 'news_article_title': '5 Reasons to Buy Tesla Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stock Repurchase Plan: Apple (AAPL) is the best example of using buybacks to its advantage. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stock Repurchase Plan: Apple (AAPL) is the best example of using buybacks to its advantage. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-long-term-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-until-2033', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nLet’s take a quick look at stocks for investment until 2033. All are high-quality firms, meaning they’re stable and have the potential to continue growing. Granted, it might be hard to imagine some of these companies getting bigger. But that’s exactly what some detractors surely said a decade ago. The truth is that many of the best stocks of today will be the best stocks in a decade. Strong companies have many ways to maintain their dominance, including these seven.\\nStocks for Investment Until 2033: Apple (AAPL)\\nSource: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com\\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a no-brainer. Over the last decade alone, it’s become so omnipresent in our way of life that it’s hard to suggest it won’t continue to dominate. Better, its fan base is fervent, which won’t change any time soon. Those simple factors alone suggest that Apple is one of the most obvious long-term stock choices to invest in today. Further, Apple has grown so fast that it’s become very attractive to those determined not to miss out on gains this time around. \\nBack in 2013, AAPL shares traded at $15. Today they’re worth $175. No one knows precisely where they’ll be in 10 years but this forecast expects prices near $500. Investors should also consider that as Apple continues to mature that it will continue to raise its dividends as well. \\nStocks for Investment Until 2033: Microsoft (MSFT)\\nSource: PX Media / Shutterstock\\nBig Tech firms, like Microsoft, (NASDAQ:MSFT) have every chance of being just as strong as they are now in 10 years. Thanks in large part to the AI boom.\\nMicrosoft has arguably set itself apart with a massive foray into AI ahead of others. The OpenAI investment gives it a first-mover advantage that will continue to matter. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG, GOOGL) has responded more slowly even as it makes inroads. \\nThe other obvious question here is if AI is the future, why not invest in Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA)? Granted, there’s a strong case favoring Nvidia after its Q1 results for sure. It continues to make all the sense in the world, honestly. The only issue is that the chip sector’s cyclicality is very unpredictable making NVDA especially volatile. Therefore, holding for a decade may not be the best strategy. \\nStocks for Investment Until 2033: Block (SQ)\\nSource: Epic Cure / Shutterstock\\nFintech stocks including Block (NYSE:SQ) hold massive potential. Over the next decade or so, consumers will continue to demand more modern methods of banking and financial services. Block’s current size, position, and growth mean that it is the best overall fintech stock to hold over that period. \\nLet’s pull back and consider the landscape here. Boston Consulting Group expects compound annual growth of 17% for U.S. fintech through 2030. Fintech revenues should grow from $245 billion to $1.5 trillion based on data released in early May. The sector is going to make a lot of investors rich in the coming years. \\nBlock is the clear U.S. pick here. Truly risk-forward investors should consider Asian firms where 32% annual growth is expected through 2030. Square continues to be a massive part of Block’s performance. But Cash App has become an even bigger profit-generating machine for the company. Block continues to be positioned to capture that growth in the U.S. market. \\nWalmart (WMT) \\nSource: shutterstock.com/CC7\\nI once read that Walmart (NYSE:WMT) fairly represents the U.S. economy. The idea was simple — Walmart offers a wide cross-section of the goods and services Americans buy. So, I’m sure there’s some truth to that notion. \\nHowever, from a growth perspective, Walmart outpaces the U.S. For example, U.S. GDP grew by 1.6% in the first quarter. GDP is a summation of the value of all the goods and services produced so it’s roughly analogous to revenue. And Walmart’s revenues increased by 7.6% in the first quarter so it continues to be a growth machine. \\nWhat many might not recognize when discussing Walmart is that the company is fast becoming an eCommerce force. eCommerce grew by 27% domestically and by 25% internationally. Walmart is not content to dominate brick-and-mortar retail. It is going to continue to chip away at Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and other eCommerce-first firms well into the future. \\nJPMorgan Chase (JPM)\\nSource: Freedom365day / Shutterstock.com\\nJPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) has already shown investors the strategy it uses when it shrewdly took advantage of the recent banking collapse. While acting as a bulwark against total collapse, the company simultaneously played big brother and calculating advisor. It pledged funds to prevent a collapse of regional banks, sure. But it also swooped in and took what it wanted from First Republic: Wealthy coastal clientele. \\nJPMorgan Chase intends to get bigger – it’s already the largest bank in the U.S. – and become higher quality. It is getting bigger and making deeper inroads with the coastal elite. Unsurprisingly that has ruffled feathers and furthered divisions with political lines. In fact, GOP states have sent a letter to the company for religious bias in lending practices. \\nHow does this all relate to JPMorgan Chase’s long-term prospects? It means the bank has become more entrenched with coastal wealth and the political associations therewith. That’s where the money is for the most part with tech in the west and finance in the east. It means the bank should only get stronger. \\nApplied Materials (AMAT) \\nSource: AdityaB. Photography/ShutterStock.com\\nApplied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) provides goods in the form of manufacturing equipment and services as software to the chip sector. It’s basically a high-quality stock that runs adjacent to the semiconductor industry and has growth prospects aplenty. The semiconductor industry should reach $1 trillion in revenues by 2030. That assumes 6% to 10% annual growth over the intervening years. \\nAMAT has been a tremendous growth stock over the last decade, providing 25.75% returns annually. Any investment placed 10 years ago and left untouched would have multiplied in value nearly 10 times. Some of that growth was due to 20% industry-wide growth in 2021 during the chip boom. Such spikes are unpredictable. But even absent that spike AMAT shares grew rapidly in the run-up. \\nOne of my favorite ways to predict if a company will produce gains over time is by comparing returns on invested capital to the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). The greater the discrepancy, the better. Applied Materials’ ROIC is 33.92% and its ROIC is 9.68%. \\nVerizon (VZ)\\nSource: Wright Studio/Shutterstock.com\\nThe Verizon (NYSE:VZ) stock has not done well over the last decade. It provided 1.73% returns annually during the last decade. That means $1,000 would have grown to a “massive” $1,137 if left untouched. However, Verizon’s past, hopefully, won’t be its future. \\nThe reason so many investors are keen on Verizon is 5G. The 5G market is expected to grow by roughly 60% annually between 2023 and 2030. Forget the recent past and embrace the potential of the future in other words. That’s what is required of investors in VZ stock over the coming years. \\nVerizon, though, is doing its part to sweeten that deal. It offers a dividend yielding 7.43% currently that hasn’t been reduced since 2000. That means investors get an actual return that is much higher in reality as long as Verizon continues to pay shareholders to hold onto their stock. Further, VZ stock has roughly 20% upside right now based on its target price.\\nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nAlex Sirois is a freelance contributor to InvestorPlace whose personal stock investing style is focused on long-term, buy-and-hold, wealth-building stock picks. Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.\\nThe post 7 Long-Term Stocks to Buy and Hold Until 2033 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks for Investment Until 2033: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a no-brainer. Back in 2013, AAPL shares traded at $15. Photography/ShutterStock.com Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) provides goods in the form of manufacturing equipment and services as software to the chip sector.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Stocks for Investment Until 2033: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a no-brainer. Back in 2013, AAPL shares traded at $15. Stocks for Investment Until 2033: Microsoft (MSFT) Source: PX Media / Shutterstock Big Tech firms, like Microsoft, (NASDAQ:MSFT) have every chance of being just as strong as they are now in 10 years.', 'news_article_title': '7 Long-Term Stocks to Buy and Hold Until 2033', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks for Investment Until 2033: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a no-brainer. Back in 2013, AAPL shares traded at $15. The truth is that many of the best stocks of today will be the best stocks in a decade.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Stocks for Investment Until 2033: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a no-brainer. Back in 2013, AAPL shares traded at $15. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Let’s take a quick look at stocks for investment until 2033.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-denies-surveillance-claims-made-by-russias-fsb', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is denying claims made by Russia\\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to surveil Russian iPhone users.\\nIn a statement, the company said it has \"never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any apple product and never will.\"\\n(Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Chris Reese)\\n((Raphael.Satter@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is denying claims made by Russia\\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to surveil Russian iPhone users. In a statement, the company said it has \"never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any apple product and never will.\" (Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Chris Reese) ((Raphael.Satter@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is denying claims made by Russia\\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to surveil Russian iPhone users. In a statement, the company said it has \"never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any apple product and never will.\" (Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Chris Reese) ((Raphael.Satter@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': \"Apple denies surveillance claims made by Russia's FSB\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is denying claims made by Russia\\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to surveil Russian iPhone users. In a statement, the company said it has \"never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any apple product and never will.\" (Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Chris Reese) ((Raphael.Satter@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is denying claims made by Russia\\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to surveil Russian iPhone users. In a statement, the company said it has \"never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any apple product and never will.\" (Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Chris Reese) ((Raphael.Satter@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-meta-platforms-stock-was-up-today-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"What happened\\nShares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) were moving higher today as investors responded favorably to the Facebook parent's launch of its new Quest 3 mixed reality (MR) headset, which comes just days ahead of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) expected reveal of its own MR headset.\\nAs a result, Meta stock was up 3.4% as of 2:08 p.m. ET on Thursday on the news.\\nSo what\\nIn an Instagram post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the highly anticipated device. Priced at $499, the new headset is 40% thinner than the Quest 2 and is said to be more comfortable and offer better display resolution.\\nThe new device will be available this fall, and the company said more details would come at its Connect conference on Sept. 27. Meta also plans to lower the prices of its Quest 2 device.\\nThe announcement seemed to remind investors that VR headsets could finally be ready for prime time, especially as Apple is expected to launch its own device at its Worldwide Developers Conference later this month.\\nApple hasn't yet publicly commented on its headset, but a report by Bloomberg said it could carry a price tag around $3,000, clearly targeting a different market from Meta.\\nNow what\\nThe VR headset market is still small with 8.8 million sold last year, according to IDC, and Meta is the clear leader with nearly 80% of that market. Apple's headset launch will be the first major test of Meta's leadership, but Meta has a clear first-mover advantage here.\\nMeta stock has soared this year, but shares are starting to look pricey, especially as growth has stalled due to a lull in the advertising market. But if the Quest 3 -- which blends aspects of the physical world with the virtual world -- catches on, the stock could easily have another leg up as investors seem to have been ignoring that emerging business.\\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jeremy Bowman has positions in Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"What happened Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) were moving higher today as investors responded favorably to the Facebook parent's launch of its new Quest 3 mixed reality (MR) headset, which comes just days ahead of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) expected reveal of its own MR headset. The announcement seemed to remind investors that VR headsets could finally be ready for prime time, especially as Apple is expected to launch its own device at its Worldwide Developers Conference later this month. Apple hasn't yet publicly commented on its headset, but a report by Bloomberg said it could carry a price tag around $3,000, clearly targeting a different market from Meta.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"What happened Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) were moving higher today as investors responded favorably to the Facebook parent's launch of its new Quest 3 mixed reality (MR) headset, which comes just days ahead of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) expected reveal of its own MR headset. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms.\", 'news_article_title': 'Why Meta Platforms Stock Was Up Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"What happened Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) were moving higher today as investors responded favorably to the Facebook parent's launch of its new Quest 3 mixed reality (MR) headset, which comes just days ahead of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) expected reveal of its own MR headset. The announcement seemed to remind investors that VR headsets could finally be ready for prime time, especially as Apple is expected to launch its own device at its Worldwide Developers Conference later this month. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn't one of them!\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"What happened Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) were moving higher today as investors responded favorably to the Facebook parent's launch of its new Quest 3 mixed reality (MR) headset, which comes just days ahead of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) expected reveal of its own MR headset. Apple's headset launch will be the first major test of Meta's leadership, but Meta has a clear first-mover advantage here. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russias-fsb-says-u.s.-nsa-penetrated-thousands-of-apple-phones-in-spy-plot', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Recasts headline and lead, adds quote and details\\nMOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia\\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had uncovered a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) plot using previously unknown malware to penetrate specially made backdoor vulnerabilities in Apple phones.\\nThe FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said that several thousand Apple phones had been infected, including those of domestic Russian subscribers.\\nThe Russian spy agency also said telephones belonging to foreign diplomats based in Russia and the former Soviet Union, including those from NATO members, Israel, Syria and China, had been targetted.\\n\"The FSB has uncovered an intelligence action of the American special services using Apple mobile devices,\" the FSB said in a statement.\\nNeither Apple nor the NSA immediately responded to emailed requests for comment outside usual U.S. business hours.\\nThe FSB said the plot showed the close relationship between Apple and the National Security Agency, the U.S. agency responsible for U.S. cryptographic and communications intelligence and security.\\n\"The company provides American intelligence agencies with a wide range of opportunities to monitor any persons of interest to the White House and their partners in anti-Russian activities, and their own citizens,\" the FSB said.\\nUnusually, the FSB said the plot was uncovered with the help of the Federal Guards Service, the agency which protects Russia\\'s leaders.\\n(Writing by Guy Faulconbridge Editing by Gareth Jones)\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said that several thousand Apple phones had been infected, including those of domestic Russian subscribers. The Russian spy agency also said telephones belonging to foreign diplomats based in Russia and the former Soviet Union, including those from NATO members, Israel, Syria and China, had been targetted. \"The company provides American intelligence agencies with a wide range of opportunities to monitor any persons of interest to the White House and their partners in anti-Russian activities, and their own citizens,\" the FSB said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Recasts headline and lead, adds quote and details MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia\\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had uncovered a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) plot using previously unknown malware to penetrate specially made backdoor vulnerabilities in Apple phones. \"The FSB has uncovered an intelligence action of the American special services using Apple mobile devices,\" the FSB said in a statement. The FSB said the plot showed the close relationship between Apple and the National Security Agency, the U.S. agency responsible for U.S. cryptographic and communications intelligence and security.', 'news_article_title': \"Russia's FSB says U.S. NSA penetrated thousands of Apple phones in spy plot\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Recasts headline and lead, adds quote and details MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had uncovered a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) plot using previously unknown malware to penetrate specially made backdoor vulnerabilities in Apple phones. The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said that several thousand Apple phones had been infected, including those of domestic Russian subscribers. The Russian spy agency also said telephones belonging to foreign diplomats based in Russia and the former Soviet Union, including those from NATO members, Israel, Syria and China, had been targetted.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Recasts headline and lead, adds quote and details MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia\\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had uncovered a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) plot using previously unknown malware to penetrate specially made backdoor vulnerabilities in Apple phones. \"The FSB has uncovered an intelligence action of the American special services using Apple mobile devices,\" the FSB said in a statement. The FSB said the plot showed the close relationship between Apple and the National Security Agency, the U.S. agency responsible for U.S. cryptographic and communications intelligence and security.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-dow-jones-stock-to-buy-and-1-to-avoid', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Within the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has some of the best long-term potential. While times are tough for the chip giant right now, its push to become a contract manufacturer of chips for other semiconductor companies could eventually give it a massive new source of revenue.\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is undoubtedly a stronger company today, but it's tougher to get behind the long-term story. Here's why Intel is a buy while Apple is a stock to avoid.\\nBuy Intel\\nDemand for highly complex and powerful semiconductor chips will likely grow as the artificial intelligence (AI) market booms, and manufacturing those chips will be a lucrative business. Traditionally, Intel has kept its manufacturing operations to itself, churning out PC and server CPUs. But under CEO Pat Gelsinger, the company is aiming to leverage its expertise and facilities to become a major player in the foundry business.\\nIntel's long-term growth story hinges on this strategy. Right now, its core PC and server chip businesses are struggling. Demand has cratered and rival AMD is chipping away at its leading market share. Those businesses will eventually recover, and Intel has an aggressive roadmap for each. But what makes Intel a long-term buy is its potential to go toe-to-toe with foundry leader TSMC.\\nBuilding a foundry business will take time, but Intel has been laying the foundation. The company is making big investments in new facilities, it's on track to roll out five new process nodes in a four-year span, and it has struck some important deals. Notably, it has teamed with ARM to ensure that its upcoming 18A process will be well-suited for any company looking to manufacture ARM-based chips. That would include Apple and a wide range of other companies.\\nIntel has faced manufacturing-related delays with its own chips over the years, so it's not unreasonable for investors to be skeptical about its ability to launch its upcoming process nodes on schedule. But Intel appears to have put all that in the rearview mirror. The company's latest server and PC chips are built on its Intel 7 process, the Intel 4 process is manufacturing-ready right now, and the Intel 3 process is still on schedule to be manufacturing-ready by the end of the year.\\nThere's no real point in looking at Intel's recent results and talking about price-to-earnings ratios. The company is posting losses thanks to the currently abysmal market for PCs, and it will take time for demand to normalize. But in the long run, the foundry business could become a major source of revenue for Intel. The foundry market topped $100 billion in 2021, and demand for advanced chips should continue to rise in the coming years.\\nIf you can look past the current turmoil in the PC market, Intel is a great long-term bet.\\nAvoid Apple\\nApple is an amazing company, but its stock just doesn't look like a good deal.\\nApple is valued at nearly $2.8 trillion. Based on the average analyst's estimate for 2023 earnings, the stock trades for close to 30 times earnings. Revenue and earnings are currently in decline: Revenue sank 2.5% year over year in its most recent fiscal quarter, and net income dropped 3.4%.\\nThe iPhone remains the most important piece of Apple's empire in more ways than one: It accounted for more than half of total revenue in the most recent quarter, and many of the company's other products and services are ultimately dependent on the iconic device. An Apple Watch requires an iPhone, for example, and subscribing to a service like Apple Fitness+ doesn't make much sense without it.\\nThis is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the ecosystem around the iPhone makes defections much less likely. If an iPhone user also has an Apple Watch, they're probably not going to switch to an Android phone anytime soon. On the other hand, Apple probably isn't going to introduce a new product that has any chance of disrupting its iPhone business. The stakes are just too high.\\nAre smartphones the be-all and end-all of personal computing devices? Probably not. Will it be Apple that leads the next personal computing revolution? Also probably not. The iPhone will be an overwhelmingly dominant product until it's suddenly not. That change may be many years away, but it's coming eventually.\\nIt's tough to see how Apple could grow quickly enough to justify its current valuation, even if one could safely assume that the iPhone business will never be derailed. And the market is completely ignoring any chance of Apple being disrupted down the road. For those reasons, it's not unreasonable to stay away from Apple stock.\\n10 stocks we like better than Intel\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Intel wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\nTimothy Green has positions in Intel. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is undoubtedly a stronger company today, but it's tougher to get behind the long-term story. The company is making big investments in new facilities, it's on track to roll out five new process nodes in a four-year span, and it has struck some important deals. Intel has faced manufacturing-related delays with its own chips over the years, so it's not unreasonable for investors to be skeptical about its ability to launch its upcoming process nodes on schedule.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is undoubtedly a stronger company today, but it's tougher to get behind the long-term story. But in the long run, the foundry business could become a major source of revenue for Intel. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.\", 'news_article_title': '1 Dow Jones Stock to Buy, and 1 to Avoid', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is undoubtedly a stronger company today, but it's tougher to get behind the long-term story. Buy Intel Demand for highly complex and powerful semiconductor chips will likely grow as the artificial intelligence (AI) market booms, and manufacturing those chips will be a lucrative business. But what makes Intel a long-term buy is its potential to go toe-to-toe with foundry leader TSMC.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is undoubtedly a stronger company today, but it's tougher to get behind the long-term story. Buy Intel Demand for highly complex and powerful semiconductor chips will likely grow as the artificial intelligence (AI) market booms, and manufacturing those chips will be a lucrative business. The company's latest server and PC chips are built on its Intel 7 process, the Intel 4 process is manufacturing-ready right now, and the Intel 3 process is still on schedule to be manufacturing-ready by the end of the year.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-microsoft-boost-the-sp-500-amid-tech-comeback', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'With the Nasdaq 100 Index up almost 30% for the year, big tech continues to climb. Apple and Microsoft are two names that are helping big tech\\'s 2023 rally and the S&P 500 Index overall.\\nThe S&P 500 is up over 8% for the year and the index has that duo to thank for its recent gains. With positive earnings and brighter forecasts after last year\\'s bearish run, Apple and Microsoft are now a bigger piece of the S&P 500 pie.\\n\"So far this year, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have collectively added over $1 trillion in market value, accounting for nearly half of the S&P 500’s gains,\" a Yahoo Finance article said.\\n\"The combined weight of these two tech giants in the benchmark reached an all-time high of 14% last month,\" the article added. \"This surge comes on the heels of robust earnings reports, particularly from Microsoft, which ignited a remarkable rally in technology stocks.\"\\nPer another Yahoo Finance article, those missing out on the big tech rally are mutual funds. The article noted that the \"average fund is 15 percentage points underweight Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Nvidia Corp., Tesla Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc.\" This is per Goldman Sachs\\' analysis. “The underweight positions of core and growth funds in the largest tech stocks have been a significant headwind to returns amid this year’s narrow market rally.”\\nAnalyst Response\\nThis is perplexing some analysts, especially given big tech\\'s performance this year. Big tech is successfully sloughing off 2022. Inflation, rate hikes, mass layoffs, and gloomy profit forecasts put downward pressure on the sector.\\n“For benchmarked investors, being underweight those stocks in a rally is extremely painful because obviously they’re massive in the index,” Raphael Thuin, head of capital markets at Tikehau Capital, said. He continued in a London interview. “A lot of reluctant investors who don’t love this market but needed to get exposed went into tech: it’s a bit of an easy trade.”\\n3 Opportunities to Capitalize on the Tech Sector Rally\\nTraders who think the bullish run should continue for the rest of the year can give the Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X (AAPU) and the Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 1.5X Shares (MSFU) a look. These single stock ETFs give traders added leverage of 50% more exposure to maximize gains.\\nAdditionally, traders can also get more broad exposure to big tech\\'s rally with the Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X ETF (TECL). With its triple leverage, TECL is certainly not for the weak of heart. The fund seeks daily investment results equal to 300% of the daily performance of the Technology Select Sector Index.\\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Leveraged & Inverse Channel.\\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '\"So far this year, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have collectively added over $1 trillion in market value, accounting for nearly half of the S&P 500’s gains,\" a Yahoo Finance article said. “A lot of reluctant investors who don’t love this market but needed to get exposed went into tech: it’s a bit of an easy trade.” 3 Opportunities to Capitalize on the Tech Sector Rally Traders who think the bullish run should continue for the rest of the year can give the Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X (AAPU) and the Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 1.5X Shares (MSFU) a look. The article noted that the \"average fund is 15 percentage points underweight Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Nvidia Corp., Tesla Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc.\" This is per Goldman Sachs\\' analysis.', 'news_luhn_summary': '“A lot of reluctant investors who don’t love this market but needed to get exposed went into tech: it’s a bit of an easy trade.” 3 Opportunities to Capitalize on the Tech Sector Rally Traders who think the bullish run should continue for the rest of the year can give the Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X (AAPU) and the Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 1.5X Shares (MSFU) a look. \"So far this year, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have collectively added over $1 trillion in market value, accounting for nearly half of the S&P 500’s gains,\" a Yahoo Finance article said. These single stock ETFs give traders added leverage of 50% more exposure to maximize gains.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple, Microsoft Boost the S&P 500 Amid Tech Comeback', 'news_lexrank_summary': '“A lot of reluctant investors who don’t love this market but needed to get exposed went into tech: it’s a bit of an easy trade.” 3 Opportunities to Capitalize on the Tech Sector Rally Traders who think the bullish run should continue for the rest of the year can give the Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X (AAPU) and the Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 1.5X Shares (MSFU) a look. \"So far this year, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have collectively added over $1 trillion in market value, accounting for nearly half of the S&P 500’s gains,\" a Yahoo Finance article said. With the Nasdaq 100 Index up almost 30% for the year, big tech continues to climb.', 'news_textrank_summary': '“A lot of reluctant investors who don’t love this market but needed to get exposed went into tech: it’s a bit of an easy trade.” 3 Opportunities to Capitalize on the Tech Sector Rally Traders who think the bullish run should continue for the rest of the year can give the Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X (AAPU) and the Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 1.5X Shares (MSFU) a look. \"So far this year, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have collectively added over $1 trillion in market value, accounting for nearly half of the S&P 500’s gains,\" a Yahoo Finance article said. “The underweight positions of core and growth funds in the largest tech stocks have been a significant headwind to returns amid this year’s narrow market rally.” Analyst Response This is perplexing some analysts, especially given big tech\\'s performance this year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/internet-data-growth-has-not-pushed-up-telcos-network-costs-dutch-government-says', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\\nBRUSSELS, June 1 (Reuters) - The Dutch government has stepped up its criticism of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband, saying claims that unchecked data growth has pushed up network costs are not backed by facts.\\nInstead of a one-size-fits-all approach such as a network fee levied on video streaming companies, it would be better to have a toolbox with different instruments targeting specific issues in different EU countries, it said.\\nThe comments were set out in a position paper shared with the European Commission and EU countries ahead of a meeting of EU telecoms ministers in Luxembourg on Friday.\\n\"In reality, contrary to all these persistent claims, the strong growth of Internet data in the past did not confront large telecom operators with higher network costs,\" the paper seen by Reuters said.\\n\"This is because network equipment becomes ever more powerful at the same price. By omitting this crucial insight, a problem is suggested that does not exist.\"\\nThe issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.M against Alphabet Inc\\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.\\n\"In reality the total network costs have remained constant despite the consistently high growth over the last decades, whilst the profit margins of European telecom operators have improved significantly over the last decade,\" the paper said.\\n\"Protecting large telecom operators should not be a goal in itself, as the interests of European consumers and businesses should be leading,\" the Dutch said, citing the 188 billion euros in the combined revenue of large EU telecoms providers in 2021 versus Netflix\\'s 9 billion euros in annual revenue.\\nThey said direct payments are unjustified as end-users already pay for their access line including network traffic costs while such intervention would affect the functioning of the internet.\\nThe Dutch also slammed calls to antitrust regulators to loosen merger rules to allow the creation of very large pan-European telecommunications champions.\\n\"The synergies for such cross-border mergers to telecom operators are generally considered relatively limited, whilst there don’t seem to be convincing benefits to wider society.\"\\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)\\n((foo.yunchee@thomsonreuters.com; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: foo.yunchee.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.M against Alphabet Inc\\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. \"In reality, contrary to all these persistent claims, the strong growth of Internet data in the past did not confront large telecom operators with higher network costs,\" the paper seen by Reuters said. They said direct payments are unjustified as end-users already pay for their access line including network traffic costs while such intervention would affect the functioning of the internet.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.M against Alphabet Inc\\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 1 (Reuters) - The Dutch government has stepped up its criticism of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband, saying claims that unchecked data growth has pushed up network costs are not backed by facts. \"In reality, contrary to all these persistent claims, the strong growth of Internet data in the past did not confront large telecom operators with higher network costs,\" the paper seen by Reuters said.', 'news_article_title': \"Internet data growth has not pushed up telcos' network costs, Dutch government says\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"The issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.M against Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 1 (Reuters) - The Dutch government has stepped up its criticism of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband, saying claims that unchecked data growth has pushed up network costs are not backed by facts. Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach such as a network fee levied on video streaming companies, it would be better to have a toolbox with different instruments targeting specific issues in different EU countries, it said.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.M against Alphabet Inc\\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 1 (Reuters) - The Dutch government has stepped up its criticism of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband, saying claims that unchecked data growth has pushed up network costs are not backed by facts. \"In reality, contrary to all these persistent claims, the strong growth of Internet data in the past did not confront large telecom operators with higher network costs,\" the paper seen by Reuters said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/broadcom-avgo-q2-earnings-today-heres-what-to-expect', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Semiconductor company Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) is scheduled to report its results for the second quarter of Fiscal 2023 after the stock market closes on June 1. Heading into the Q2 results, several analysts have expressed optimism about the company’s long-term growth potential, fueled by solid demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips. \\nOptimism Ahead of Q2 Results\\nBroadcom shares have rallied nearly 44% year-to-date, thanks to the upbeat outlook issued by chip giants Nvidia (NVDA) and Marvell (MRVL), backed by AI-driven demand. Additionally, investors reacted positively to the recently announced multi-year, multi-billion dollar agreement between Broadcom and Apple (AAPL). Under this deal, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components and cutting-edge wireless connectivity components for Apple. \\nOn Tuesday, JPMorgan analyst Harlan Sur, who has not yet rated Broadcom, stated that he expects the company to benefit significantly from the recent order acceleration from Alphabet (GOOGL) (GOOG) for Broadcom’s TPU AI processors (chips for training generative AI models). Further, Sur believes that Meta (META) could be on track to become Broadcom\\'s next $1 billion AI chip customer over the next two years.\\nMeanwhile, KeyBanc analyst John Vinh boosted his price target for AVGO stock to $820 from $720 on Tuesday and maintained a Buy rating, citing the favorable impact of the Apple contract renewal and generative AI demand.\\nAlso, Rosenblatt Securities analyst Hans Mosesmann reiterated a Buy rating on AVGO yesterday, with a price target of $775, saying, “Broadcom remains a top semiconductor company that has additional growth vectors from a custom ASIC [application-specific integrated circuits] visibility in the AI domain.”\\nMosesmann expects the company’s Q2 FY23 revenue to be in line with both his estimate of $8.70 billion as well as Wall Street\\'s consensus estimate. He expects the company’s adjusted EPS to surpass the consensus estimate. The analyst projects sales and adjusted EPS below $8.77 billion and $10.22, respectively, for Q3 FY23 due to \"challenges in accelerated lead times and ongoing rescheduling demands in non-strategic areas.\"\\nOverall, Wall Street expects Broadcom’s Q2 FY23 revenue to rise over 7% to $8.70 billion and adjusted EPS to increase nearly 12% to $10.12.\\nIs Broadcom a Good Stock to Buy?\\nWall Street’s Strong Buy consensus rating on Broadcom is based on 15 Buys and three Holds. Following the impressive year-to-date rally, the average price target of $751 suggests a possible downside of 6.5%. \\nTechnical Indicators Ahead of Results\\nAhead of the Q1 earnings release, technical indicators reveal that Broadcom is a Buy. According to TipRanks’s easy-to-understand technical tool, AVGO’s 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 643.40, while its price is $803.34, making it a Buy. Further, AVGO’s shorter duration EMA (20-day) also signals an uptrend.\\nConclusion\\nAhead of the upcoming results, Wall Street is optimistic about Broadcom’s prospects, backed by demand from tech giants for its custom chips and the favorable demand scenario in the generative AI space.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Additionally, investors reacted positively to the recently announced multi-year, multi-billion dollar agreement between Broadcom and Apple (AAPL). Heading into the Q2 results, several analysts have expressed optimism about the company’s long-term growth potential, fueled by solid demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips. Optimism Ahead of Q2 Results Broadcom shares have rallied nearly 44% year-to-date, thanks to the upbeat outlook issued by chip giants Nvidia (NVDA) and Marvell (MRVL), backed by AI-driven demand.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Additionally, investors reacted positively to the recently announced multi-year, multi-billion dollar agreement between Broadcom and Apple (AAPL). Meanwhile, KeyBanc analyst John Vinh boosted his price target for AVGO stock to $820 from $720 on Tuesday and maintained a Buy rating, citing the favorable impact of the Apple contract renewal and generative AI demand. Also, Rosenblatt Securities analyst Hans Mosesmann reiterated a Buy rating on AVGO yesterday, with a price target of $775, saying, “Broadcom remains a top semiconductor company that has additional growth vectors from a custom ASIC [application-specific integrated circuits] visibility in the AI domain.” Mosesmann expects the company’s Q2 FY23 revenue to be in line with both his estimate of $8.70 billion as well as Wall Street's consensus estimate.\", 'news_article_title': 'Broadcom (AVGO) Q2 Earnings Today – Here’s What to Expect', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Additionally, investors reacted positively to the recently announced multi-year, multi-billion dollar agreement between Broadcom and Apple (AAPL). Meanwhile, KeyBanc analyst John Vinh boosted his price target for AVGO stock to $820 from $720 on Tuesday and maintained a Buy rating, citing the favorable impact of the Apple contract renewal and generative AI demand. According to TipRanks’s easy-to-understand technical tool, AVGO’s 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 643.40, while its price is $803.34, making it a Buy.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Additionally, investors reacted positively to the recently announced multi-year, multi-billion dollar agreement between Broadcom and Apple (AAPL). On Tuesday, JPMorgan analyst Harlan Sur, who has not yet rated Broadcom, stated that he expects the company to benefit significantly from the recent order acceleration from Alphabet (GOOGL) (GOOG) for Broadcom’s TPU AI processors (chips for training generative AI models). Also, Rosenblatt Securities analyst Hans Mosesmann reiterated a Buy rating on AVGO yesterday, with a price target of $775, saying, “Broadcom remains a top semiconductor company that has additional growth vectors from a custom ASIC [application-specific integrated circuits] visibility in the AI domain.” Mosesmann expects the company’s Q2 FY23 revenue to be in line with both his estimate of $8.70 billion as well as Wall Street's consensus estimate.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russias-fsb-says-discovered-u.s.-intelligence-operation-using-apple-phones', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia\\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had discovered a U.S. intelligence operation using Apple phones.\\nIn a statement, the FSB said that several thousand Apple phones had been \"infected\" as part of the operation.\\nApple did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.\\n(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia\\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had discovered a U.S. intelligence operation using Apple phones. In a statement, the FSB said that several thousand Apple phones had been \"infected\" as part of the operation. Apple did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia\\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had discovered a U.S. intelligence operation using Apple phones. In a statement, the FSB said that several thousand Apple phones had been \"infected\" as part of the operation. (Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': \"Russia's FSB says discovered U.S. intelligence operation using Apple phones\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia\\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had discovered a U.S. intelligence operation using Apple phones. In a statement, the FSB said that several thousand Apple phones had been \"infected\" as part of the operation. Apple did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia\\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had discovered a U.S. intelligence operation using Apple phones. In a statement, the FSB said that several thousand Apple phones had been \"infected\" as part of the operation. (Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/time-to-buy-these-trillion-dollar-stocks-for-more-upside', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Achieving a trillion-dollar market cap is a rare milestone with Nvidia (NVDA) momentarily reaching the upper-echelon task this week. Used as an indicator of a company’s current value, market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the current share price by the number of shares outstanding.\\nDriven by strong demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips, Nvidia joined the likes of Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), and Tesla (TSLA) as other publicly traded companies to have hit a trillion-dollar market cap on the U.S. stock exchanges.\\nNotably, Apple was the first company to reach the milestone back in 2018. Naturally, investors expect that stocks with such value will continue to edge out large returns with Nvidia leading the way so far this year. Along with Nvidia, Meta Platforms currently stands out among this rare list with both stocks sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). \\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nMarket Cap\\nNvidia hit a trillion-dollar market cap on Tuesday after reaching 52-week highs of $419.38 per share. Currently trading at $378 a share, Nvidia has a market cap of $990.74 billion at the moment. As for Meta, the company hit a trillion-dollar market cap in June 2021 and is currently valued at $672.77 billion with shares trading at $264.\\nAs of now, four companies retain their trillion-dollar status with Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft all maintaining their 12-digit valuation. With that being said, rising earnings estimate revisions make Nvidia and Meta very intriguing at the moment as this is often a main catalyst in the upward price movement of a stock.\\nEarnings Estimate Revisions\\nNvidia’s current fiscal 2024 earnings are now projected to climb 48% at $4.96 per share compared to EPS of $3.34 in FY23. Fiscal 2025 earnings are expected to rise another 31% at $6.50 per share.\\nNotably, earnings estimate revisions have gone up in the last week with Nvidia beating its Q1 top and bottom line expectations last Wednesday by 10% and 18% respectively. In correlation, fiscal 2024 earnings estimates have risen 9% over the last seven days with FY25 EPS estimates up 5%.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nTuring to Meta, earnings estimates have continued to trend higher over the last two months with the company exceeding its Q1 top and bottom line expectations in late April. As shown in the chart below, Meta’s FY23 EPS estimates are closer to where they were a year ago before inflationary concerns begin to largely disrupt the earnings outlook for most companies. \\nThis has contributed to and sustained this year’s rally. To that point, Meta’s FY23 EPS estimates have now soared 15% over the last 60 days with FY24 earnings estimates up 14%. Meta’s earnings are now expected to rise 22% this year and climb another 23% in FY24 at $14.80 per share.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nP/E Valuation\\nWith large market caps and such extensive rallies this year, monitoring the valuation of Nvidia and Meta stock will be important.\\nIn this regard, Meta stock is more attractive relative to its past. Trading at 21.8X forward earnings, META stock is close to the S&P 500’s 19.6X and nicely beneath its industry average of 39.6X. Furthermore, META still trades 79% below its decade high of 105.1X and at a 26% discount to the median of 29.4X.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nNvidia’s P/E valuation is not as compelling at 84X forward earnings but optimism surrounding the company’s AI capabilities may warrant a premium. Nvidia does trade 29% below its decade-long high of 118.6X but above the median of 38.6X.\\nNvidia stock also trades above its industry and the bencmark's average of 19.6X but the company is the clear-cut leader in its space after becoming the first chipmaker to hit a trillion-dollar market cap.\\nBottom Line\\nNvidia and Meta’s P/E valuations are not as far stretched as one might think considering their impressive rallies this year. Plus, the rising earnings estimate revisions offer further support and it would be no surprise if this propels shares of NVDA and META higher. \\nJust Released: Free Report Reveals Little-Known Strategies to Help Profit from the $30 Trillion Metaverse Boom\\nIt's undeniable. The metaverse is gaining steam every day. Just follow the money. Google. Microsoft. Adobe. Nike. Facebook even rebranded itself as Meta because Mark Zuckerberg believes the metaverse is the next iteration of the internet. The inevitable result? Many investors will get rich as the metaverse evolves. What do they know that you don't? They’re aware of the companies best poised to grow as the metaverse does. And in a new FREE report, Zacks is revealing those stocks to you. This week, you can download, The Metaverse - What is it? And How to Profit with These 5 Pioneering Stocks. It reveals specific stocks set to skyrocket as this emerging technology develops and expands. Don't miss your chance to access it for free with no obligation.\\n>>Show me how I could profit from the metaverse!\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Driven by strong demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips, Nvidia joined the likes of Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), and Tesla (TSLA) as other publicly traded companies to have hit a trillion-dollar market cap on the U.S. stock exchanges. Click to get this free report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Turing to Meta, earnings estimates have continued to trend higher over the last two months with the company exceeding its Q1 top and bottom line expectations in late April.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Driven by strong demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips, Nvidia joined the likes of Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), and Tesla (TSLA) as other publicly traded companies to have hit a trillion-dollar market cap on the U.S. stock exchanges. Click to get this free report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Market Cap Nvidia hit a trillion-dollar market cap on Tuesday after reaching 52-week highs of $419.38 per share.', 'news_article_title': 'Time to Buy These \"Trillion Dollar\" Stocks for More Upside', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Driven by strong demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips, Nvidia joined the likes of Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), and Tesla (TSLA) as other publicly traded companies to have hit a trillion-dollar market cap on the U.S. stock exchanges. Click to get this free report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Market Cap Nvidia hit a trillion-dollar market cap on Tuesday after reaching 52-week highs of $419.38 per share.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Driven by strong demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips, Nvidia joined the likes of Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), and Tesla (TSLA) as other publicly traded companies to have hit a trillion-dollar market cap on the U.S. stock exchanges. Click to get this free report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research P/E Valuation With large market caps and such extensive rallies this year, monitoring the valuation of Nvidia and Meta stock will be important.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-core-sp-500-etf-ivv-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Launched on 05/15/2000, the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $310.55 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Blend\\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\\nCosts\\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.03%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.56%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28.20% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.15% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 27.24% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nIVV seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.\\nThe ETF has gained about 9.60% so far this year and is up about 2.68% in the last one year (as of 06/01/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $357.98 and $432.04.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 18.71% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 507 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nIShares Core S&P 500 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, IVV is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\\nThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track the same index. While Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has $294.70 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $392.96 billion. VOO has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\\nBottom-Line\\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.15% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 05/15/2000, the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.15% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). It has amassed assets over $310.55 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.15% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 05/15/2000, the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.15% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives IShares Core S&P 500 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-russell-top-200-growth-etf-iwy-be-on-your-investing-radar-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $6.59 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Growth\\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\\nWhile growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Something to keep in mind is the higher level of volatility that is affiliated with growth stocks. They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.\\nCosts\\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.20%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.74%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 47.70% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 15.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 55.49% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nIWY seeks to match the performance of the Russell Top 200 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The Russell Top 200 Growth Index is a style factor weighted index that measures the performance of the largest capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market. It is a subset of the Russell Top 200 Index issuers with relatively higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth, which measures the performance of the largest capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.\\nThe ETF return is roughly 23.83% so far this year and it's up approximately 10.12% in the last one year (as of 06/01/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $117.55 and $149.82.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.07 and standard deviation of 23.46% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 118 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nIShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, IWY is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $86.79 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $185.95 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\\nBottom-Line\\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\niShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 15.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $6.59 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 15.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.\", 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 15.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 15.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foxconn-to-make-iphones-in-indias-karnataka-by-next-april-state-govt', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Adds details, background\\nBENGALURU, June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW will start manufacturing iPhones in the southern Indian state of Karnataka by April 2024, the state government said on Thursday.\\nThe land for the factory would be handed over to Foxconn by July 1, the government said, adding that the project, valued at 130 billion rupees ($1.59 billion), is expected to create around 50,000 jobs.\\nFoxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, has set a target of manufacturing 20 million iPhones a year at the plant in Devanahalli, on the outskirts of state capital and tech hub Bengaluru.\\nApple has been shifting production away from China after the country's strict COVID-related restrictions disrupted the production of new iPhones and other devices in the country. The tech giant is also looking to avoid a hit to its business due to tensions between Beijing and Washington.\\nA spokesperson for Foxconn did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.\\n($1 = 81.7800 Indian rupees)\\n(Reporting by Munsif Vengattil Writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by David Goodman and Kim Coghill)\\n((shilpa.jamkhandikar@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adds details, background BENGALURU, June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW will start manufacturing iPhones in the southern Indian state of Karnataka by April 2024, the state government said on Thursday. The tech giant is also looking to avoid a hit to its business due to tensions between Beijing and Washington. ($1 = 81.7800 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil Writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by David Goodman and Kim Coghill) ((shilpa.jamkhandikar@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds details, background BENGALURU, June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW will start manufacturing iPhones in the southern Indian state of Karnataka by April 2024, the state government said on Thursday. The land for the factory would be handed over to Foxconn by July 1, the government said, adding that the project, valued at 130 billion rupees ($1.59 billion), is expected to create around 50,000 jobs. ($1 = 81.7800 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil Writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by David Goodman and Kim Coghill) ((shilpa.jamkhandikar@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': \"Foxconn to make iPhones in India's Karnataka by next April -state govt\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Adds details, background BENGALURU, June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW will start manufacturing iPhones in the southern Indian state of Karnataka by April 2024, the state government said on Thursday. The land for the factory would be handed over to Foxconn by July 1, the government said, adding that the project, valued at 130 billion rupees ($1.59 billion), is expected to create around 50,000 jobs. Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, has set a target of manufacturing 20 million iPhones a year at the plant in Devanahalli, on the outskirts of state capital and tech hub Bengaluru.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Adds details, background BENGALURU, June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW will start manufacturing iPhones in the southern Indian state of Karnataka by April 2024, the state government said on Thursday. Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, has set a target of manufacturing 20 million iPhones a year at the plant in Devanahalli, on the outskirts of state capital and tech hub Bengaluru. ($1 = 81.7800 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil Writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by David Goodman and Kim Coghill) ((shilpa.jamkhandikar@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-this-nvidias-iphone-moment', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'This year will likely go down in history as the year artificial intelligence (AI) came of age. AI exploded onto the scene with the debut of ChatGPT, which seemed to mark a paradigm shift for generative AI, which can generate original content. Not only can these next-gen systems engage in human-like conversations, but they can also leverage large amounts of data to create music and illustrations, summarize content, and even write computer code.\\nIn a February speech at the Haas School of Business, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang made a startling pronouncement in which he declared that the introduction of ChatGPT was the \"iPhone moment\" of AI. At the time, many viewed the remark as hyperbole.\\nIn the ensuing months, however, the adoption of AI has accelerated, and the speed at which businesses have embraced the technology makes Huang\\'s declaration seem prophetic. And Nvidia is well-positioned to reap the rewards of this ongoing shift.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nBroad adoption of AI\\n\"When was the last time we saw a piece of technology that is so versatile that it can solve problems and surprise people in so many ways so often?\" Huang asked.\\n\"So, the fact that you have this tool that can do all these different things is really surprising a lot of people around the world,\" Huang said. \"Now for a lot of people who have been working on this, we have been waiting for this moment. This is the iPhone moment of artificial intelligence,\" he said, referring to the introduction of Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) flagship device. \"This is the time when all those ideas within mobile computing and all that, it all came together in a product that everyone just kinda [said], I see it,\" he noted.\\nHuang could just as easily have been referring to Nvidia itself. As the primary provider of processors used in AI, Nvidia could be having its own iPhone moment.\\nThe original iPhone moment\\nThe debut of the original iPhone in 2007 was revolutionary in several ways. The device was the first modern smartphone, incorporating not only phone functionality and the musical capabilities of the iPod, but also internet connectivity -- all operated by a convenient touchscreen.\\nThere was another thing that made the iPhone a game changer. Apple controlled both the hardware and the software on the device, allowing them to work together seamlessly. By ensuring the quality of all aspects of the finished product, Apple became the gold standard for smartphones. Since the debut of its iconic device, Apple stock has soared nearly 4,000%.\\nNvidia is taking a similar approach to AI. And that strategy has been wildly successful so far.\\nPaving the way for success\\nNvidia has long cornered the market on the chips used for AI. These graphics processing units (GPUs) provided the final piece of the technological puzzle needed to take these algorithms to the next level. GPUs possess the ability to multi-task, called parallel processing. This allows them to perform multiple complex mathematical calculations simultaneously, which helped render lifelike images in video games. Early on, researchers concluded this also makes them the ideal choice for the unique demands of AI.\\nOver the past few years, Nvidia\\'s focus on cloud computing, hyperscale computing, and AI has been front and center. Rather than focus solely on the hardware, Nvidia increasingly offered packages that included both semiconductors and software, which worked seamlessly together, acting as turnkey solutions for businesses wanting to integrate AI into their operations.\\nSo when the world pivoted to AI, Nvidia was ready.\\nExplosive forecast\\nLast week, when Nvidia released the results of its fiscal 2024 first quarter (ended April 30), the stunning demand for AI caught investors off guard. The company reported record-setting performance from its data center segment, attributed to \"growing demand for generative AI and large language models,\" according to CFO Colette Kress.\\nHowever, what really moved the needle was Nvidia\\'s forecast. The company said it expects second-quarter revenue of $11 billion, which would represent growth of 64% year over year and 53% sequentially. If the company reaches this audacious goal, it will also represent Nvidia\\'s best quarter ever.\\nTo buy, or not to buy?\\nIn the face of this jaw-dropping guidance, Nvidia has been squarely in rally mode, pushing its market cap (briefly) above $1 trillion for the first time on Tuesday. However, this creates a conundrum for investors.\\nNvidia currently trades for a whopping 208 times trailing-12-months earnings and 39 times sales. That\\'s a lot of growth baked into the share price. Many will view this as too steep a price to pay.\\nGiven the potential size of the market, though, the stock may not be as expensive as it appears at first glance. Management consulting firm McKinsey conservatively estimates the market opportunity for AI to be in a range of $3.5 trillion to $5.8 trillion annually, while Ark Investment Management believes it will be worth roughly $14 trillion by 2030.\\nIf either of these estimates are anywhere close to reality, Nvidia\\'s price could be much higher three to five years from now. Between now and then, there\\'s a much greater likelihood for volatility -- so buyer beware.\\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This is the iPhone moment of artificial intelligence,\" he said, referring to the introduction of Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) flagship device. In a February speech at the Haas School of Business, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang made a startling pronouncement in which he declared that the introduction of ChatGPT was the \"iPhone moment\" of AI. Rather than focus solely on the hardware, Nvidia increasingly offered packages that included both semiconductors and software, which worked seamlessly together, acting as turnkey solutions for businesses wanting to integrate AI into their operations.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This is the iPhone moment of artificial intelligence,\" he said, referring to the introduction of Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) flagship device. This year will likely go down in history as the year artificial intelligence (AI) came of age. AI exploded onto the scene with the debut of ChatGPT, which seemed to mark a paradigm shift for generative AI, which can generate original content.', 'news_article_title': \"Is This Nvidia's iPhone Moment?\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This is the iPhone moment of artificial intelligence,\" he said, referring to the introduction of Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) flagship device. \"So, the fact that you have this tool that can do all these different things is really surprising a lot of people around the world,\" Huang said. That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This is the iPhone moment of artificial intelligence,\" he said, referring to the introduction of Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) flagship device. In a February speech at the Haas School of Business, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang made a startling pronouncement in which he declared that the introduction of ChatGPT was the \"iPhone moment\" of AI. 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The KFA Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index ETF (KVLE) is a dividend strategy fund that benefits during periods of market gains while seeking to limit losses during market declines.\\nThe S&P 500 rose 1.4% in midday trading and the Nasdaq Composite reached a level not seen since April 2022, reported CNBC. Meanwhile, the VIX Volatility Index dropped to its lowest since November 2021 at 14.82 on Friday.\\nMay’s job’s report revealed 339,000 new jobs compared to expectations of 190,000. It’s the 29th consecutive month of job growth, but May’s report also came with data that could lend credence to a Fed June interest rate pause.\\nThe average hourly earnings made smaller year-over-year gains than expected, and unemployment came in higher than forecast.\\n“There was a little bit of a flavor for everyone today,” Charlie Ripley, senior investment strategist at Allianz Investment Management, told CNBC. “It’s kind of providing that mixed picture for the Fed.”\\nKVLE Benefits on Market Gains, Optimizes Dividends\\nAdvisors looking to increase dividend strategy allocations should consider the tactical KFA Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index ETF (KVLE).\\nThe fund is a core equity portfolio of securities that are tilted to favor dividend yield. It seeks to increase yield while avoiding investing solely in high-yield sectors and stocks.\\nSee also: \"KVLE\\'s Dividend Strategy Produces Better Yields Than S&P 500\"\\nKVLE is benchmarked to the 3D/L Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index. The fund utilizes optimization technology to emphasize securities with solid dividend yields with the highest rankings in Value Line Safety and Timeliness.\\nThe fund uses a smart beta strategy in seeking more cost-efficient alpha. It also employs a risk management strategy that seeks to limit the effects of major market declines and capture positive returns.\\nThe two largest holdings by weight within KVLE are Apple (AAPL) at 7.88% and Microsoft (MSFT) at 7.55% as of 06/01/2023.\\nKVLE carries an expense ratio of 0.55%.\\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the China Insights Channel.\\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The two largest holdings by weight within KVLE are Apple (AAPL) at 7.88% and Microsoft (MSFT) at 7.55% as of 06/01/2023. The dual boost of May’s strong job's report and the debt ceiling bill passage in the Senate sent markets ripping upward Friday. It’s the 29th consecutive month of job growth, but May’s report also came with data that could lend credence to a Fed June interest rate pause.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The two largest holdings by weight within KVLE are Apple (AAPL) at 7.88% and Microsoft (MSFT) at 7.55% as of 06/01/2023. The KFA Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index ETF (KVLE) is a dividend strategy fund that benefits during periods of market gains while seeking to limit losses during market declines. “It’s kind of providing that mixed picture for the Fed.” KVLE Benefits on Market Gains, Optimizes Dividends Advisors looking to increase dividend strategy allocations should consider the tactical KFA Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index ETF (KVLE).', 'news_article_title': 'Capture Market Gains and Optimize Dividends With KVLE', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The two largest holdings by weight within KVLE are Apple (AAPL) at 7.88% and Microsoft (MSFT) at 7.55% as of 06/01/2023. The KFA Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index ETF (KVLE) is a dividend strategy fund that benefits during periods of market gains while seeking to limit losses during market declines. May’s job’s report revealed 339,000 new jobs compared to expectations of 190,000.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The two largest holdings by weight within KVLE are Apple (AAPL) at 7.88% and Microsoft (MSFT) at 7.55% as of 06/01/2023. The KFA Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index ETF (KVLE) is a dividend strategy fund that benefits during periods of market gains while seeking to limit losses during market declines. “It’s kind of providing that mixed picture for the Fed.” KVLE Benefits on Market Gains, Optimizes Dividends Advisors looking to increase dividend strategy allocations should consider the tactical KFA Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index ETF (KVLE).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/noteworthy-etf-inflows%3A-qqqm-msft-aapl-nvda', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (Symbol: QQQM) where we have detected an approximate $353.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.3% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 72,900,000 to 75,340,000). Among the largest underlying components of QQQM, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 0.2%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 0.2%, and NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) is lower by about 0.3%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQM, versus its 200 day moving average:\\nLooking at the chart above, QQQM's low point in its 52 week range is $104.62 per share, with $146.36 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $145.29. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\\nAlso see:\\n\\x95 Insider Buying\\n\\x95 KNX Videos\\n\\x95 RMBS Options Chain\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Among the largest underlying components of QQQM, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 0.2%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 0.2%, and NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) is lower by about 0.3%. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Among the largest underlying components of QQQM, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 0.2%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 0.2%, and NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) is lower by about 0.3%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (Symbol: QQQM) where we have detected an approximate $353.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.3% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 72,900,000 to 75,340,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQM, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQM's low point in its 52 week range is $104.62 per share, with $146.36 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $145.29.\", 'news_article_title': 'Noteworthy ETF Inflows: QQQM, MSFT, AAPL, NVDA', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Among the largest underlying components of QQQM, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 0.2%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 0.2%, and NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) is lower by about 0.3%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (Symbol: QQQM) where we have detected an approximate $353.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.3% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 72,900,000 to 75,340,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQM, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQM's low point in its 52 week range is $104.62 per share, with $146.36 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $145.29.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Among the largest underlying components of QQQM, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 0.2%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 0.2%, and NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) is lower by about 0.3%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (Symbol: QQQM) where we have detected an approximate $353.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.3% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 72,900,000 to 75,340,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQM, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQM's low point in its 52 week range is $104.62 per share, with $146.36 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $145.29.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-vz-nke', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"In early trading on Friday, shares of Nike topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.5%. Year to date, Nike has lost about 8.6% of its value.\\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Verizon Communications, trading down 2.4%. Verizon Communications is lower by about 11.5% looking at the year to date performance.\\nTwo other components making moves today are Apple, trading down 0.0%, and Caterpillar, trading up 3.4% on the day.\\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: VZ, NKE\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"In early trading on Friday, shares of Nike topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.5%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Verizon Communications, trading down 2.4%. Verizon Communications is lower by about 11.5% looking at the year to date performance.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"In early trading on Friday, shares of Nike topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.5%. Year to date, Nike has lost about 8.6% of its value. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Verizon Communications, trading down 2.4%.\", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: VZ, NKE', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Verizon Communications, trading down 2.4%. Verizon Communications is lower by about 11.5% looking at the year to date performance. VIDEO: Dow Movers: VZ, NKE The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"In early trading on Friday, shares of Nike topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.5%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Verizon Communications, trading down 2.4%. Two other components making moves today are Apple, trading down 0.0%, and Caterpillar, trading up 3.4% on the day.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/majority-of-eu-countries-against-network-fee-levy-on-big-tech-sources-say', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"By Foo Yun Chee\\nBRUSSELS, June 3 (Reuters) - A majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe's big telecoms operators to force Big Tech to help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband in the region, people familiar with the matter said.\\nTelecoms ministers from 18 countries either rejected or criticised the proposed network fee levy on tech firms at a meeting with EU industry chief Thierry Breton in Luxembourg on Thursday, the sources said.\\nThat echoed comments made last month by EU telecoms regulators' group BEREC.\\nDeutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.M want Big Tech to shoulder part of the network costs and have found a receptive ear in the European Commission's industry chief Breton, a former chief executive of France Telecom and French IT consulting firm Atos.\\nAlphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O have rejected the idea of a levy, saying that they invest in the digital ecosystem.\\nThe ministers cited the lack of an analysis on the effects of a network levy, the absence of an investment gap and the risk of Big Tech passing on the extra cost to consumers in the form of higher prices, the people said.\\nThey also warned about the potential violation of EU net neutrality rules which require all users to be treated equally, barriers to innovation, and a lower quality of products.\\nThe critics included Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Malta and the Netherlands, the people said.\\nCyprus, France, Greece, Hungary and Italy backed the idea while Poland, Portugal and Romania either took a neutral stance or had not adopted a position, they said.\\nBreton is expected to issue a report by the end of June with a summary of feedback provided by Big Tech, telecoms providers and others which will indicate his next steps.\\nAny legislative proposal needs to be negotiated with EU countries and EU lawmakers before it can become law.\\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)\\n((foo.yunchee@thomsonreuters.com; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: foo.yunchee.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O have rejected the idea of a levy, saying that they invest in the digital ecosystem. Telecoms ministers from 18 countries either rejected or criticised the proposed network fee levy on tech firms at a meeting with EU industry chief Thierry Breton in Luxembourg on Thursday, the sources said. The ministers cited the lack of an analysis on the effects of a network levy, the absence of an investment gap and the risk of Big Tech passing on the extra cost to consumers in the form of higher prices, the people said.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O have rejected the idea of a levy, saying that they invest in the digital ecosystem. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 3 (Reuters) - A majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe's big telecoms operators to force Big Tech to help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband in the region, people familiar with the matter said. Telecoms ministers from 18 countries either rejected or criticised the proposed network fee levy on tech firms at a meeting with EU industry chief Thierry Breton in Luxembourg on Thursday, the sources said.\", 'news_article_title': 'Majority of EU countries against network fee levy on Big Tech, sources say', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O have rejected the idea of a levy, saying that they invest in the digital ecosystem. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 3 (Reuters) - A majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe's big telecoms operators to force Big Tech to help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband in the region, people familiar with the matter said. Telecoms ministers from 18 countries either rejected or criticised the proposed network fee levy on tech firms at a meeting with EU industry chief Thierry Breton in Luxembourg on Thursday, the sources said.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O have rejected the idea of a levy, saying that they invest in the digital ecosystem. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 3 (Reuters) - A majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe's big telecoms operators to force Big Tech to help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband in the region, people familiar with the matter said. Telecoms ministers from 18 countries either rejected or criticised the proposed network fee levy on tech firms at a meeting with EU industry chief Thierry Breton in Luxembourg on Thursday, the sources said.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-week-ahead-surging-us-megacap-stocks-leave-some-wondering-when-to-cash-out', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lewis Krauskopf\\nNEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - As the U.S. stock market continues its climb, investors holding shares of the massive tech and growth companies leading the charge are debating whether to cash out or stay on for the ride.\\nA record $8.5 billion flowed into tech stocks in the latest week, data from BofA Global Research showed, as investors piled into a rally that has seen the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 .NDX gain 33% in 2023. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has risen 11.5% this year and stands at a 10-month high.\\nYet others see reasons for caution. Among them is the narrowness of the market’s rally: the five largest stocks in the S&P 500 have a combined weighting of 24.7% in the index, a record high dating back to 1972, Ned Davis Research said in a recent report. The heavy weightings could mean more significant fallout for broader markets should those names falter.\\n\"We had this big run and the essential question is, do you believe it’s going to continue or do you believe things are going to return to the mean?\" said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel.\\nExcitement over advances in artificial intelligence is a key factor fueling gains in megacap stocks. Big movers include shares of Nvidia NVDA.O, which are up about 170% this year, while Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, the top two U.S. companies by market value, have both climbed nearly 40%.\\nJay Hatfield, CEO of hedge fund InfraCap, believes excitement over AI will keep boosting megacap stocks. He is overweight megacaps, including Nvidia, Microsoft and Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O.\\n“We 100% believe in the AI boom,” Hatfield said. “I would be shocked if by the end of the year these stocks are not significantly higher.\"\\nData on Friday showed U.S. job growth accelerating in May, even as a jump in the unemployment rate suggested labor market conditions were easing, boosting investors’ appetite for stocks amid hopes that the Federal Reserve will be able to bring down inflation without badly hurting growth. The S&P 500 rose 1.45%.\\nStrong momentum can also continue to propel stocks higher.\\nMichael Purves, CEO of Tallbacken Capital Advisors, wrote earlier this week that technical analysis showed the Nasdaq 100 is overbought, a condition that can make an asset more vulnerable to sharp declines. However, the index managed to rally another 10% over three months when it reached the same condition two years ago, according to Purves.\\nThe recent surge in Nvidia showed how a stock can keep climbing even after posting hefty gains. Shares were already up 109% heading into its May 24 earnings report, but rose another 30% in the past week after the chipmaker\\'s surprisingly upbeat sales forecast.\\nKevin Mahn, chief investment officer at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, said shares of Nvidia, which now trade at 44 times forward earnings estimates, according to Refinitiv Datastream, have become \"a little rich.\"\\nOthers are growing wary, citing factors such as rising valuations and signs that the rest of the market is languishing while a small cluster of stocks soars.\\nThe performance of just seven stocks, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon AMZN.O, Nvdia, Meta Platforms META.O and Tesla TSLA.O, accounted for all of the S&P 500’s 2023 total return through May, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.\\nAt the same time, only 20.3% of S&P 500 stocks have outperformed the index on a rolling three-month basis, a record low dating back five decades, according to Ned Davis. Levels below 30% have preceded weaker performance for the broader market, with the S&P 500 rising 4.4% over the next year versus an average of 8.2% for all one year periods, the firm’s research showed.\\nDavid Kotok, chief investment officer at Cumberland Advisors, in recent days pared back holdings of the iShares semiconductor ETF SOXX.O following the latest spike in shares of Nvidia.\\nKotok views narrowing breadth as an ominous sign for the broader stock market, saying that equities also look less favorable in certain asset valuation metrics.\\nIn one commonly used valuation metric, the S&P 500 is trading at 18.5 times forward earnings estimates compared to its historic average of 15.6 times, according to Refinitiv Datastream.\\n\"You can have (market) concentration and it can go on for a while,\" he said. But, he said, “for me, the narrowing is a warning.”\\nMegacap stocks soaring https://tmsnrt.rs/3oRzTAG\\nMegacap stocks share of S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/43Fefyt\\nMegacaps stocks soaring https://tmsnrt.rs/45GbO0v\\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili, Nick Zieminski and Diane Craft)\\n((lewis.krauskopf@thomsonreuters.com; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: lewis.krauskopf.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net, Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Big movers include shares of Nvidia NVDA.O, which are up about 170% this year, while Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, the top two U.S. companies by market value, have both climbed nearly 40%. By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - As the U.S. stock market continues its climb, investors holding shares of the massive tech and growth companies leading the charge are debating whether to cash out or stay on for the ride. Michael Purves, CEO of Tallbacken Capital Advisors, wrote earlier this week that technical analysis showed the Nasdaq 100 is overbought, a condition that can make an asset more vulnerable to sharp declines.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Big movers include shares of Nvidia NVDA.O, which are up about 170% this year, while Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, the top two U.S. companies by market value, have both climbed nearly 40%. By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - As the U.S. stock market continues its climb, investors holding shares of the massive tech and growth companies leading the charge are debating whether to cash out or stay on for the ride. Kevin Mahn, chief investment officer at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, said shares of Nvidia, which now trade at 44 times forward earnings estimates, according to Refinitiv Datastream, have become \"a little rich.\"', 'news_article_title': 'Wall St Week Ahead-Surging US megacap stocks leave some wondering when to cash out', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Big movers include shares of Nvidia NVDA.O, which are up about 170% this year, while Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, the top two U.S. companies by market value, have both climbed nearly 40%. Among them is the narrowness of the market’s rally: the five largest stocks in the S&P 500 have a combined weighting of 24.7% in the index, a record high dating back to 1972, Ned Davis Research said in a recent report. Jay Hatfield, CEO of hedge fund InfraCap, believes excitement over AI will keep boosting megacap stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Big movers include shares of Nvidia NVDA.O, which are up about 170% this year, while Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, the top two U.S. companies by market value, have both climbed nearly 40%. By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - As the U.S. stock market continues its climb, investors holding shares of the massive tech and growth companies leading the charge are debating whether to cash out or stay on for the ride. Among them is the narrowness of the market’s rally: the five largest stocks in the S&P 500 have a combined weighting of 24.7% in the index, a record high dating back to 1972, Ned Davis Research said in a recent report.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-02-2023%3A-goog-sidu-gwre-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Tech stocks were mixed in late afternoon trading on Friday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.3%.\\nIn company news, Alphabet's (GOOGL) YouTube on Friday stopped removing content claiming that widespread fraud or glitches took place during the 2020 and other past US presidential elections. Alphabet shares rose 0.9%.\\nSidus Space (SIDU) said it has received an additional hardware manufacturing subcontract to back NASA's Artemis Program and Space Launch System Manned Vehicle. Its shares dropped 2.8%, erasing earlier gains.\\nGuidewire Software (GWRE) shares slumped 14% after the company delivered lower-than-expected revenue in fiscal Q3 and cut its revenue guidance for fiscal 2023.\\nApple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. Apple shares were up 0.5%.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. Tech stocks were mixed in late afternoon trading on Friday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.3%. In company news, Alphabet's (GOOGL) YouTube on Friday stopped removing content claiming that widespread fraud or glitches took place during the 2020 and other past US presidential elections.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. Tech stocks were mixed in late afternoon trading on Friday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.3%. Alphabet shares rose 0.9%.\", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/02/2023: GOOG, SIDU, GWRE, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. Tech stocks were mixed in late afternoon trading on Friday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.3%. Alphabet shares rose 0.9%.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. In company news, Alphabet's (GOOGL) YouTube on Friday stopped removing content claiming that widespread fraud or glitches took place during the 2020 and other past US presidential elections. Guidewire Software (GWRE) shares slumped 14% after the company delivered lower-than-expected revenue in fiscal Q3 and cut its revenue guidance for fiscal 2023.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/jefferies-maintains-apple-aapl-buy-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Jefferies maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation.\\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 2.10% Upside\\nAs of June 1, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 183.88. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 2.10% from its latest reported closing price of 180.09.\\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\\nThere are 6385 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 1 owner(s) or 0.02% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 2.47% to 9,913,505K shares.\\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.\\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 915,560K shares representing 5.82% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 895,136K shares, representing an increase of 2.23%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 19.39% over the last quarter.\\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 465,280K shares representing 2.96% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 459,387K shares, representing an increase of 1.27%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.69% over the last quarter.\\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 347,041K shares representing 2.21% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 345,686K shares, representing an increase of 0.39%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.16% over the last quarter.\\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 234,017K shares representing 1.49% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 226,281K shares, representing an increase of 3.31%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 22.14% over the last quarter.\\nApple Background Information\\n(This description is provided by the company.)\\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\\nKey filings for this company:\\nUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K\\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Jefferies maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Jefferies maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Jefferies Maintains Apple (AAPL) Buy Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Jefferies maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Jefferies maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-gains-but-lags-market%3A-what-you-should-know-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.95, moving +0.48% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500\\'s 1.45% gain on the day. At the same time, the Dow added 2.12%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 5.41%.\\nComing into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had gained 8.63% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 10.26%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.53%.\\nApple will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Apple to post earnings of $1.18 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 1.67%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $81.11 billion, down 2.23% from the prior-year quarter.\\nFor the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.49 billion, which would represent changes of -1.96% and -2.5%, respectively, from the prior year.\\nInvestors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company\\'s business and profitability.\\nOur research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.\\nRanging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.32% lower. Apple is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\\nInvestors should also note Apple\\'s current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 30.05. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 8.83, which means Apple is trading at a premium to the group.\\nAlso, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.4. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock\\'s expected earnings growth rate. AAPL\\'s industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.4 as of yesterday\\'s close.\\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 194, which puts it in the bottom 24% of all 250+ industries.\\nThe Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\\nBe sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.\\nZacks Names \"Single Best Pick to Double\"\\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.95, moving +0.48% from the previous trading session. Also, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.4. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.4 as of yesterday's close.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.95, moving +0.48% from the previous trading session. Also, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.4. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.4 as of yesterday's close.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.95, moving +0.48% from the previous trading session. Also, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.4. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.4 as of yesterday's close.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.95, moving +0.48% from the previous trading session. Also, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.4. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.4 as of yesterday's close.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-q1-earnings-beat-estimates-lower-pc-sales-hurt-revenues', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Dell Technologies DELL reported non-GAAP earnings of $1.31 per share in first-quarter fiscal 2024, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 50.57%. The bottom line fell 29% year over year.\\n\\nRevenues, on a non-GAAP basis, declined 20% year over year to $20.92 billion but beat the consensus mark by 3.82%.\\n\\nProduct revenues fell 27% year over year to $15.03 billion. Services revenues rose 4% year over year to $5.89 billion.\\n\\nDell shares were down 3.1% in after-hours trading following the results. Shares have risen 13% year to date compared with the Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s rise of 32.1%.\\nDell Technologies Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise\\n Dell Technologies Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Dell Technologies Inc. Quote\\n The company suffered from lower PC shipments in the reported quarter. It witnessed weak PC demand and slowing infrastructure demand, which was partially offset by strong growth in storage.\\n\\nDell’s fiscal 2024 view is also not encouraging. The company expects top-line growth to suffer from cautious IT spending, which will likely remain weak due to slowing economic growth, inflation, rising interest rates and currency pressure.\\nTop-Line Detail\\nInfrastructure Solutions Group (“ISG”) revenues were down 18% year over year to $7.59 billion. The downside can be attributed to a 24% fall in servers and networking revenues that totaled $3.83 billion. Storage revenues fell 11% year over year to $3.76 billion.\\n\\nClient Solutions Group (“CSG”) revenues were $11.98 billion, down 23% year over year. Commercial revenues declined 18% year over year to $9.86 billion. Consumer revenues were down 41% to $2.12 billion.\\n\\nCSG revenues were hurt by lower PC shipments. Per IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker for the first quarter of 2023, Dell’s market share declined to 16.7% from 17.1% in the year-ago quarter. Per IDC data, Lenovo LNVGY continued to dominate in terms of market share and PC shipment, trailed by HP HPQ and DELL.\\n\\nLenovo and Apple AAPL lost market share, while HP gained market share that came to 21.1% from 19.7% in the year-ago quarter. Lenovo’s market share came down to 22.4% from 22.8% in the year-ago quarter. Apple registered its market share at 7.2% compared with the year-ago quarter’s 8.6%.\\n\\nIn terms of PC shipments, Lenovo, HP, Apple and Dell were down 30.3%, 24.2%, 40.5%, and 31%, respectively.\\nOperating Details\\nDell’s fiscal first-quarter non-GAAP gross profit fell 13% year over year to $5.16 billion. The gross margin expanded 200 basis points (bps) year over year to 24.7%.\\n\\nSG&A expenses declined 8% year over year to $3.26 billion. Research and development expenses were up 1% year over year to $688 million in the reported quarter.\\n\\nNon-GAAP operating expenses declined 6% year over year to $3.57 billion. Operating expenses, as a percentage of revenues, increased 260 bps on a year-over-year basis to 17.1%.\\n\\nThe non-GAAP operating income was $1.6 billion, down 25% year over year. The operating margin contracted 60 bps year over year to 7.6%.\\n\\nThe ISG segment’s operating income decreased 32% year over year to $740 million. Meanwhile, the CSG segment’s operating income was $892 million, down 20% year over year.\\nBalance Sheet\\nAs of May 5, 2023, DELL had $9.2 billion in cash and investments. Debt was $28.43 billion as of May 5, 2023.\\n\\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company returned $527 million to its shareholders through a combination of share repurchases and dividends.\\nGuidance\\nFor the second quarter of fiscal 2024, Dell expects revenues between $20.2 billion and $21.2 billion, down 21.6% year over year at the mid-point, with ISG down in the low single digits sequentially. The company expects roughly 200 bps negative impact of unfavourable forex on revenues.\\n\\nDell expects earnings in the range of $1 to $1.20 per share, down 34.5% year over year at the midpoint for the fiscal second quarter.\\n\\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\\nZacks Names \"Single Best Pick to Double\"\\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nHP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Lenovo and Apple AAPL lost market share, while HP gained market share that came to 21.1% from 19.7% in the year-ago quarter. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Per IDC data, Lenovo LNVGY continued to dominate in terms of market share and PC shipment, trailed by HP HPQ and DELL.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Lenovo and Apple AAPL lost market share, while HP gained market share that came to 21.1% from 19.7% in the year-ago quarter. Dell Technologies DELL reported non-GAAP earnings of $1.31 per share in first-quarter fiscal 2024, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 50.57%.', 'news_article_title': 'DELL Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Lower PC Sales Hurt Revenues', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Lenovo and Apple AAPL lost market share, while HP gained market share that came to 21.1% from 19.7% in the year-ago quarter. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell Technologies DELL reported non-GAAP earnings of $1.31 per share in first-quarter fiscal 2024, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 50.57%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Lenovo and Apple AAPL lost market share, while HP gained market share that came to 21.1% from 19.7% in the year-ago quarter. Guidance For the second quarter of fiscal 2024, Dell expects revenues between $20.2 billion and $21.2 billion, down 21.6% year over year at the mid-point, with ISG down in the low single digits sequentially.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/morgan-stanley-maintains-apple-aapl-overweight-recommendation-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Morgan Stanley maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation.\\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 2.10% Upside\\nAs of June 1, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 183.88. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 2.10% from its latest reported closing price of 180.09.\\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\\nThere are 6385 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 1 owner(s) or 0.02% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 2.47% to 9,913,505K shares.\\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.\\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 915,560K shares representing 5.82% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 895,136K shares, representing an increase of 2.23%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 19.39% over the last quarter.\\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 465,280K shares representing 2.96% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 459,387K shares, representing an increase of 1.27%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.69% over the last quarter.\\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 347,041K shares representing 2.21% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 345,686K shares, representing an increase of 0.39%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.16% over the last quarter.\\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 234,017K shares representing 1.49% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 226,281K shares, representing an increase of 3.31%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 22.14% over the last quarter.\\nApple Background Information\\n(This description is provided by the company.)\\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\\nKey filings for this company:\\nUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K\\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Morgan Stanley maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Morgan Stanley maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Morgan Stanley Maintains Apple (AAPL) Overweight Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Morgan Stanley maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Morgan Stanley maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/column-top-heavy-and-ultra-narrow-wall-st-needs-to-bulk-out%3A-mcgeever', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jamie McGeever\\nORLANDO, Florida, June 2 (Reuters) - For equity investors, bigger is not always better, especially when the entire market\\'s returns rely so much on so few mega stocks.\\nThat\\'s exactly how the S&P 500 looks today, and it doesn\\'t bode well for returns tomorrow - either for the market cap monsters themselves or the broader index.\\nPeriods of narrow market leadership typically lead to slower growth for the overall index in the year after, while top 10 stocks\\' returns typically fall off a cliff in the years after they join that exclusive club.\\nIt remains to be seen whether that plays out once the artificial intelligence (AI) frenzy currently dominating markets starts to fade. Perhaps it will be different, and AI drives a productivity boom that boosts earnings across the board.\\nRight now though, the market has never been more top-heavy and the share of market constituents outperforming the broader index has never been lower.\\nThe NYSE FANG+TM index of mega tech stocks is up 65%, compared with the S&P 500\\'s 10%; just seven tech stocks have driven all of the S&P 500\\'s positive returns this year, according to Barclays; and the combined weight of five tech stocks - Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Nvidia - is over a quarter of the index.\\nThat\\'s a record share for five stocks.\\nFew would argue that this is sustainable. But the market may be more vulnerable than even these numbers suggest, research shows.\\nAccording to Ed Clissold at Ned Davis Research, the percentage of stocks outperforming the S&P 500 this year is just 24.5%. If that holds to Dec. 31 it will be the lowest in at least 50 years.\\nAnd it is shrinking. The percentage of S&P 500 stocks outperforming the index on a rolling three-month basis is just 20.3%, a record low.\\nClissold says that the S&P 500\\'s one-year gain after periods of relative strength by a small group of large caps is an average 1.8%. That\\'s significantly below the average of 8.2% over any given 12-month period in the past 50 years.\\n\"The AI scene could keep this narrow rally going, but ultimately, a year out, the message for the market is – either we have a substantial correction, or a broadening out needs to happen,\" he said.\\nTOP 10 CLUB\\nDebate over the narrowness of the market rally has intensified after chipmaker Nvidia was briefly catapulted into the $1 trillion company club alongside Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet.\\nThese five stocks account for over a quarter of the S&P 500\\'s $36.78 trillion market cap, and the top 10 account for a third of the total. A place at the top table reflects a successful past, but portends a far less profitable future.\\nAnalysis from asset management firm Dimensional shows that, between 1927 and 2021, the average annualized outperformance of a company before becoming a top 10 market cap stock was 11.3% in the decade before, 20% in the five years before, and 26.3% in the three years before.\\nContrast that with the relative performance against the index in the three, five and 10 years after becoming a top 10 stock: up 0.7%, down 0.6%, and down 1.5%, respectively.\\nThey cite Google as an example - its annualized excess returns five years before it became a top 10 stock dropped by about half in the five years after it joined the list.\\n\"By the time they get to be big, they have no tether to valuation,\" says Meb Faber, co-founder and chief investment officer of Cambria Investment Management. \"Nvidia is a good example.\"\\nNvidia\\'s 12-month forward price/earnings ratio was above 60.0 just before its blowout sales forecast on May 24. The stock is getting cheaper thanks to the surge in predicted revenues, but a PE of 45.0 is still well above the industry average of 18.35, according to Refinitiv.\\nInvestors intuitively know that companies can\\'t grow at the same pace indefinitely and as the small print says, past performance is definitely no guarantee of future results.\\nBut to paraphrase former Citigroup chief Chuck Prince\\'s infamous comments in 2007, as long as the music is playing investors will dance to whatever tune is leading the party.\\nAs Cambria\\'s Faber says, paying high multiples for any security over any period of time is a \"terrible idea,\" adding: \"It\\'s only a matter of time before this run reverses or collapses.\"\\n(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.)\\nS&P 500 - record low share of stocks outperforming https://tmsnrt.rs/3C5iKqt\\nS&P 500 - share of stocks outperforming index, calendar year https://tmsnrt.rs/42j5Z6b\\nS&P 500 - top 10 stock performance https://tmsnrt.rs/3MQR8ds\\nBuying the S&P 500\\'s biggest cap stock https://tmsnrt.rs/3X1XTOx\\nMega Tech and the S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/43iGmE2\\n(By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Andrea Ricci)\\n((jamie.mcgeever@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: jamie.mcgeever.reuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, June 2 (Reuters) - For equity investors, bigger is not always better, especially when the entire market's returns rely so much on so few mega stocks. Debate over the narrowness of the market rally has intensified after chipmaker Nvidia was briefly catapulted into the $1 trillion company club alongside Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet. But to paraphrase former Citigroup chief Chuck Prince's infamous comments in 2007, as long as the music is playing investors will dance to whatever tune is leading the party.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"The NYSE FANG+TM index of mega tech stocks is up 65%, compared with the S&P 500's 10%; just seven tech stocks have driven all of the S&P 500's positive returns this year, according to Barclays; and the combined weight of five tech stocks - Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Nvidia - is over a quarter of the index. Debate over the narrowness of the market rally has intensified after chipmaker Nvidia was briefly catapulted into the $1 trillion company club alongside Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet. S&P 500 - record low share of stocks outperforming https://tmsnrt.rs/3C5iKqt S&P 500 - share of stocks outperforming index, calendar year https://tmsnrt.rs/42j5Z6b S&P 500 - top 10 stock performance https://tmsnrt.rs/3MQR8ds Buying the S&P 500's biggest cap stock https://tmsnrt.rs/3X1XTOx Mega Tech and the S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/43iGmE2 (By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Andrea Ricci) ((jamie.mcgeever@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: jamie.mcgeever.reuters.com@reuters.net)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_article_title': 'COLUMN-Top-heavy and ultra-narrow - Wall St needs to bulk out: McGeever', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"That's significantly below the average of 8.2% over any given 12-month period in the past 50 years. Analysis from asset management firm Dimensional shows that, between 1927 and 2021, the average annualized outperformance of a company before becoming a top 10 market cap stock was 11.3% in the decade before, 20% in the five years before, and 26.3% in the three years before. S&P 500 - record low share of stocks outperforming https://tmsnrt.rs/3C5iKqt S&P 500 - share of stocks outperforming index, calendar year https://tmsnrt.rs/42j5Z6b S&P 500 - top 10 stock performance https://tmsnrt.rs/3MQR8ds Buying the S&P 500's biggest cap stock https://tmsnrt.rs/3X1XTOx Mega Tech and the S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/43iGmE2 (By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Andrea Ricci) ((jamie.mcgeever@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: jamie.mcgeever.reuters.com@reuters.net)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Periods of narrow market leadership typically lead to slower growth for the overall index in the year after, while top 10 stocks' returns typically fall off a cliff in the years after they join that exclusive club. The NYSE FANG+TM index of mega tech stocks is up 65%, compared with the S&P 500's 10%; just seven tech stocks have driven all of the S&P 500's positive returns this year, according to Barclays; and the combined weight of five tech stocks - Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Nvidia - is over a quarter of the index. S&P 500 - record low share of stocks outperforming https://tmsnrt.rs/3C5iKqt S&P 500 - share of stocks outperforming index, calendar year https://tmsnrt.rs/42j5Z6b S&P 500 - top 10 stock performance https://tmsnrt.rs/3MQR8ds Buying the S&P 500's biggest cap stock https://tmsnrt.rs/3X1XTOx Mega Tech and the S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/43iGmE2 (By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Andrea Ricci) ((jamie.mcgeever@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: jamie.mcgeever.reuters.com@reuters.net)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spy-fbl%3A-big-etf-inflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 9,150,000 units, or a 1.0% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.2%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.2%.\\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FBL ETF, which added 20,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units.\\nVIDEO: SPY, FBL: Big ETF Inflows\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.2%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.2%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FBL ETF, which added 20,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPY, FBL: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 9,150,000 units, or a 1.0% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FBL ETF, which added 20,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPY, FBL: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'SPY, FBL: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 9,150,000 units, or a 1.0% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.2%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.2%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FBL ETF, which added 20,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 9,150,000 units, or a 1.0% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FBL ETF, which added 20,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPY, FBL: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-02-2023%3A-sidu-gwre-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Tech stocks were mixed on Friday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.5% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.2%.\\nIn company news, Sidus Space (SIDU) said it has received an additional hardware manufacturing subcontract to back NASA's Artemis Program and Space Launch System Manned Vehicle. Its shares dropped 2.3%, erasing earlier gains.\\nGuidewire Software (GWRE) shares slumped 14% after the company delivered lower-than-expected revenue in fiscal Q3 and cut its revenue guidance for fiscal 2023.\\nApple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. Apple shares were up 0.2%.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. Tech stocks were mixed on Friday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.5% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.2%. In company news, Sidus Space (SIDU) said it has received an additional hardware manufacturing subcontract to back NASA's Artemis Program and Space Launch System Manned Vehicle.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. Tech stocks were mixed on Friday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.5% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.2%. Guidewire Software (GWRE) shares slumped 14% after the company delivered lower-than-expected revenue in fiscal Q3 and cut its revenue guidance for fiscal 2023.\", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/02/2023: SIDU, GWRE, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. Tech stocks were mixed on Friday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.5% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.2%. In company news, Sidus Space (SIDU) said it has received an additional hardware manufacturing subcontract to back NASA's Artemis Program and Space Launch System Manned Vehicle.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. In company news, Sidus Space (SIDU) said it has received an additional hardware manufacturing subcontract to back NASA's Artemis Program and Space Launch System Manned Vehicle. Guidewire Software (GWRE) shares slumped 14% after the company delivered lower-than-expected revenue in fiscal Q3 and cut its revenue guidance for fiscal 2023.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/jpmorgans-jamie-dimon-to-visit-taiwan-after-china-trip-bloomberg-news-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Adds details from report in paragraph 2, 3 and background in 5, 6\\nJune 2 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon is planning to visit Taiwan after wrapping up his trip to China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.\\nDimon will arrive in Taiwan on Friday and meet with around 500 local employees and customers, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter.\\nDimon is on his first visit to China since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and Bloomberg said the visit to Taiwan is part of a broader visit across Asia.\\nJPMorgan did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.\\nDimon, who has in recent years boosted JPMorgan's China presence, met with China's Shanghai Communist Party secretary Chen Jining who expects the bank will promote investment in the city.\\nA number of high-profile executives have visited China recentlu time, including Apple Inc's AAPL.O Tim Cook and Starbucks Corp's SBUX.O Laxman Narasimhan.\\nLVHM LVMH.PA chief Bernard Arnault is set to visit China this month, Reuters has reported.\\n(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Savio D'Souza)\\n((Mrinmay.Dey@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"A number of high-profile executives have visited China recentlu time, including Apple Inc's AAPL.O Tim Cook and Starbucks Corp's SBUX.O Laxman Narasimhan. Dimon will arrive in Taiwan on Friday and meet with around 500 local employees and customers, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter. LVHM LVMH.PA chief Bernard Arnault is set to visit China this month, Reuters has reported.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"A number of high-profile executives have visited China recentlu time, including Apple Inc's AAPL.O Tim Cook and Starbucks Corp's SBUX.O Laxman Narasimhan. Adds details from report in paragraph 2, 3 and background in 5, 6 June 2 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon is planning to visit Taiwan after wrapping up his trip to China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. LVHM LVMH.PA chief Bernard Arnault is set to visit China this month, Reuters has reported.\", 'news_article_title': \"JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon to visit Taiwan after China trip - Bloomberg News\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"A number of high-profile executives have visited China recentlu time, including Apple Inc's AAPL.O Tim Cook and Starbucks Corp's SBUX.O Laxman Narasimhan. Adds details from report in paragraph 2, 3 and background in 5, 6 June 2 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon is planning to visit Taiwan after wrapping up his trip to China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. Dimon will arrive in Taiwan on Friday and meet with around 500 local employees and customers, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"A number of high-profile executives have visited China recentlu time, including Apple Inc's AAPL.O Tim Cook and Starbucks Corp's SBUX.O Laxman Narasimhan. Adds details from report in paragraph 2, 3 and background in 5, 6 June 2 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon is planning to visit Taiwan after wrapping up his trip to China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. Dimon is on his first visit to China since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and Bloomberg said the visit to Taiwan is part of a broader visit across Asia.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/preview-in-challenge-to-meta-apple-expected-to-unveil-mixed-reality-headset', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\\nSAN FRANCISCO, June 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is widely expected to announce a new headset that will blend video of the outside world with the virtual one at its annual software developer conference next week.\\nApple CEO Tim Cook and Meta Platforms Inc\\'s META.O CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, are jockeying to define how consumers will put to use a new generation of technology where real and digital worlds converge.\\nZuckerberg has laid out a vision of the \"metaverse,\" a parallel digital universe where people will gather together to work and play, and has had products out for years.\\nApple marketing chief Greg Joswiak, by contrast, recently called the metaverse \"a word I\\'ll never use.\" And Apple\\'s device so far is just a rumor. Apple\\'s presentations at its Worldwide Developers Conference start at 10 a.m. PDT (1700 GMT) in California on Monday.\\nUntil now, the company best known for iPhones has limited its augmented-reality efforts to technology that works on existing devices, for instance by enabling retailers\\' apps to show virtual furniture in a customer\\'s living room.\\n\"Meta and Apple are competing with each other. The difference is that Meta is doing it publicly, while Apple is doing it privately,\" said Anshel Sag, principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy.\\nAnalysts say that the Apple device, which Bloomberg has reported could cost near $3,000 and look like a pair of ski goggles, is a place holder of sorts. The Cupertino, California, company\\'s grand vision remains to produce a pair of transparent glasses that overlay digital information on the real world and can be worn all day, every day, those analysts say, but in the face of competition, it decided to launch its own goggles.\\nApple declined to comment on its future plans and products.\\nNO \\'KILLER APP\\' YET\\nThe technology for Apple glasses remains years away, and in the meantime, Apple\\'s rivals such as Sony Group Corp 6758.T and Pico, which is owned by TikTok parent ByteDance, have released mixed-reality headsets that hint at what is possible by blending the real and virtual worlds. Meta Platforms this week announced its Quest 3 headset for $500, after last year\\'s release of the Quest Pro, which sells for $1,000.\\nApple has been pushing augmented-reality features for its iPhones and iPads since 2017, but its mainstream uses have remained limited to mostly furniture-shopping apps and a handful of games.\\nPart of the reason Apple has kept its efforts private, analysts say, is that no one in Silicon Valley is quite sure how people will eventually use mixed- or augmented-reality technology, which industry insiders call \"XR\" for short. There is no \"killer app\" for the device yet.\\nSo rather than target a mass-market price point, Apple appears to be readying a premium device that is aimed at showing software developers what is possible so they can come up with compelling apps.\\n\"No one there believes this market is anywhere near ripe in the foreseeable future,\" said Ben Bajarin, chief executive and principal analyst at Creative Strategies.\\nThe biggest risk for Apple is putting its reputation for polished products on the line while engaging in a costly battle with Meta for dominance over a market that barely exists yet. Last year, Meta had 80% of an overall market for augmented- and virtual-reality headsets that was just 8.8 million units, according to data from research firm IDC. By contrast, IDC estimates that Apple alone sold 226 million iPhones.\\nWhile Meta has products on the market, Apple has major advantages in defining the emerging field among software developers, said Jitesh Ubrani, a research manager who tracks the XR market at IDC. Apple has strong relationships with developers who want to access an installed base of 2 billion devices that spans Macs, Apple Watches, iPhones and more.\\n\"They can leverage that ecosystem they\\'ve already built to keep users within their walled garden,\" Ubrani said. \"And Apple is in a much better position to give you an experience that works across devices than Meta is.\"\\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco Editing by Peter Henderson and Matthew Lewis)\\n((Stephen.Nellis@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, June 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is widely expected to announce a new headset that will blend video of the outside world with the virtual one at its annual software developer conference next week. Until now, the company best known for iPhones has limited its augmented-reality efforts to technology that works on existing devices, for instance by enabling retailers\\' apps to show virtual furniture in a customer\\'s living room. Part of the reason Apple has kept its efforts private, analysts say, is that no one in Silicon Valley is quite sure how people will eventually use mixed- or augmented-reality technology, which industry insiders call \"XR\" for short.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, June 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is widely expected to announce a new headset that will blend video of the outside world with the virtual one at its annual software developer conference next week. Until now, the company best known for iPhones has limited its augmented-reality efforts to technology that works on existing devices, for instance by enabling retailers' apps to show virtual furniture in a customer's living room. The technology for Apple glasses remains years away, and in the meantime, Apple's rivals such as Sony Group Corp 6758.T and Pico, which is owned by TikTok parent ByteDance, have released mixed-reality headsets that hint at what is possible by blending the real and virtual worlds.\", 'news_article_title': 'PREVIEW-In challenge to Meta, Apple expected to unveil mixed-reality headset', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, June 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is widely expected to announce a new headset that will blend video of the outside world with the virtual one at its annual software developer conference next week. Until now, the company best known for iPhones has limited its augmented-reality efforts to technology that works on existing devices, for instance by enabling retailers\\' apps to show virtual furniture in a customer\\'s living room. \"No one there believes this market is anywhere near ripe in the foreseeable future,\" said Ben Bajarin, chief executive and principal analyst at Creative Strategies.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, June 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is widely expected to announce a new headset that will blend video of the outside world with the virtual one at its annual software developer conference next week. The technology for Apple glasses remains years away, and in the meantime, Apple's rivals such as Sony Group Corp 6758.T and Pico, which is owned by TikTok parent ByteDance, have released mixed-reality headsets that hint at what is possible by blending the real and virtual worlds. While Meta has products on the market, Apple has major advantages in defining the emerging field among software developers, said Jitesh Ubrani, a research manager who tracks the XR market at IDC.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-portfolio-is-concentrated-in-a-few-stocks-should-you-follow-his-lead', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett is well-known for his investing success and timeless wisdom. Buffett\\'s company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A), a holding company of many companies, has also experienced much success in the stock market. So much so that investors sometimes choose to mirror Berkshire\\'s portfolio stock-by-stock.\\nWhen Berkshire released its holdings as of the end of the first quarter of 2023, one thing that stuck out to me was just how concentrated its portfolio was. With so many investors following Buffett\\'s lead, should you join and concentrate your portfolio? Probably not.\\nConcentrated portfolios can be a double-edged sword\\nA concentrated portfolio isn\\'t all bad; its upside is virtually limitless when it works out. Consider the fact Apple represents more than 47% of Berkshire\\'s portfolio.\\nCOMPANY SHARES OWNED PERCENTAGE OF BERKSHIRE\\'S PORTFOLIO\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 915,560,382 47.1%\\nBank of America (NYSE: BAC) 1,032,852,006 8.7%\\nCoca-Cola (NYSE: KO) 400,000,000 7.3%\\nAmerican Express (NYSE: AXP) 151,610,700 6.8%\\nChevron (NYSE: CVX) 132,407,595 6.2%\\nData source: Berkshire Hathaway 13F filing / Data as of March 31, 2023.\\nApple has been one of the best-performing stocks on the market in the past decade, and since Berkshire first bought shares in Q1 2016, its stock price is up more than 550%. Berkshire didn\\'t purchase all its current Apple shares at once, but it gives some perspective on how good Apple\\'s success has been for Berkshire.\\nOn the flip side, a concentrated portfolio could easily be the downfall of someone\\'s portfolio. Berkshire\\'s success would look a lot different these past few years if a stock like Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) -- which has lost over a quarter of its value since Berkshire first invested at the initial public offering -- was 47% of its portfolio.\\nAim for diversification if you can\\nThere\\'s a reason diversification is one of the key pillars of investing. By spreading your investments across different companies, sectors, geographies, and assets, you lessen some of the inherent risks of investing. If a couple of companies or sectors underperform, they won\\'t drag down your entire portfolio if the other components are holding up.\\nYou may not see money-doubling short-term gains from a well-diversified stock portfolio, but it\\'s a natural \"safety net\" you don\\'t have with individual companies. When bear markets, recessions, and other economic setbacks happen, there\\'s no guarantee a particular company will make it through unscathed. It\\'s a much safer bet your diversified portfolio will.\\nCover a lot of ground with a handful of investments\\nThere\\'s no set number of stocks you should own for your portfolio to be considered diversified, but the Motley Fool recommends buying 25 or more companies over time. Doing this by investing in individual companies can be a bit tedious because of the time it may take to research different companies and industries.\\nAn easier approach would be using an exchange-traded fund (ETF), which is a fund that contains many stocks within it and trades on a stock exchange like individual companies. Just as you could buy shares of Berkshire on a stock exchange, you can buy shares of an ETF.\\nA great starting point would be an S&P 500 ETF, which contains about 500 of the largest public U.S. companies by market cap. An S&P 500 ETF contains companies from all major sectors and is as close to a one-stop shop as an investor could need, in my opinion. It\\'s diversified, contains blue chip stocks, and has proven historical results.\\nIf you want to invest outside the U.S. (which I recommend), a good option would be a broad international fund like the Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ: VXUS), which contains companies from developed and emerging markets. Having companies from both markets allows investors to get the best of both worlds: the stability of developed markets and the growth potential of emerging markets.\\nYour situation is different from someone else\\'s\\nA large part of investing comes down to your personal risk tolerance, investing style, and goals. There\\'s no doubt Buffett\\'s wisdom is worth listening to, and Berkshire\\'s moves are worth paying attention to, but at the end of the day, they\\'re not you. Your risk tolerance and goals may not align with theirs, and that\\'s perfectly fine.\\nA highly concentrated portfolio has worked for Berkshire and some other professional investors, but traditional investing wisdom warns against it -- especially if you can\\'t dedicate the same amount of time to research that Buffett and his management team put in before making decisions.\\nFor most investors, a diversified portfolio is a way to lower risk while still giving yourself a chance for promising returns.\\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\\nWhen our analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Walmart wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\nStock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Stefon Walters has positions in Apple and Vanguard Star Funds-Vanguard Total International Stock ETF. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Snowflake, and Vanguard Star Funds-Vanguard Total International Stock ETF. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 915,560,382 47.1% Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 1,032,852,006 8.7% Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) 400,000,000 7.3% American Express (NYSE: AXP) 151,610,700 6.8% Chevron (NYSE: CVX) 132,407,595 6.2% Data source: Berkshire Hathaway 13F filing / Data as of March 31, 2023. Cover a lot of ground with a handful of investments There's no set number of stocks you should own for your portfolio to be considered diversified, but the Motley Fool recommends buying 25 or more companies over time. A highly concentrated portfolio has worked for Berkshire and some other professional investors, but traditional investing wisdom warns against it -- especially if you can't dedicate the same amount of time to research that Buffett and his management team put in before making decisions.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 915,560,382 47.1% Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 1,032,852,006 8.7% Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) 400,000,000 7.3% American Express (NYSE: AXP) 151,610,700 6.8% Chevron (NYSE: CVX) 132,407,595 6.2% Data source: Berkshire Hathaway 13F filing / Data as of March 31, 2023. If you want to invest outside the U.S. (which I recommend), a good option would be a broad international fund like the Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ: VXUS), which contains companies from developed and emerging markets. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Snowflake, and Vanguard Star Funds-Vanguard Total International Stock ETF.', 'news_article_title': \"Warren Buffett's Portfolio Is Concentrated in a Few Stocks -- Should You Follow His Lead?\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 915,560,382 47.1% Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 1,032,852,006 8.7% Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) 400,000,000 7.3% American Express (NYSE: AXP) 151,610,700 6.8% Chevron (NYSE: CVX) 132,407,595 6.2% Data source: Berkshire Hathaway 13F filing / Data as of March 31, 2023. Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A), a holding company of many companies, has also experienced much success in the stock market. Cover a lot of ground with a handful of investments There's no set number of stocks you should own for your portfolio to be considered diversified, but the Motley Fool recommends buying 25 or more companies over time.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 915,560,382 47.1% Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 1,032,852,006 8.7% Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) 400,000,000 7.3% American Express (NYSE: AXP) 151,610,700 6.8% Chevron (NYSE: CVX) 132,407,595 6.2% Data source: Berkshire Hathaway 13F filing / Data as of March 31, 2023. Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A), a holding company of many companies, has also experienced much success in the stock market. Berkshire's success would look a lot different these past few years if a stock like Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) -- which has lost over a quarter of its value since Berkshire first invested at the initial public offering -- was 47% of its portfolio.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-jun-2-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing at their nine-month highs, as the House passed the crucial debt ceiling bill in a major step to avoid a default. Also, a batch of economic data released on Thursday raised hopes that the Fed may finally put a pause on hiking interest rates. All three major indexes ended in positive territory.\\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) rose 0.5% or 153.30 points to end at 33,061.57 points.\\nThe S&P 500 climbed 1% or 41.19 points to finish at 4,221.02 points, recording its highest close since Aug 19, 2022. Materials, energy, communication services and consumer discretionary stocks were the biggest gainers.\\nThe Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) advanced 1.3% and 1.2%, respectively. The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) rose 1.4%, while the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) gained 1.2%. Nine of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.\\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 1.3% or 165.70 points to finish at 13,100.98 points, registering its highest close since Aug 16, 2022.\\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 12.76% to 15.65. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 3.04-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 1.99-to-1 ratio favored advancing issues. A total of 11.14 billion shares were traded on Thursday, higher than the last 20-session average of 10.58 billion.\\nInvestors Cheer Vote on Suspending Debt Ceiling\\nWall Street witnessed one of its best openings for a month in a long time as stocks rallied after a series of economic data raised hopes that the Fed could finally pause its rate hikes. Investors also were upbeat after the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act by a vote of 314-117 with bipartisan support on Wednesday night.\\nThis will now put the U.S. government on track to avoid a default by allowing the federal government to raise the legal borrowing capacity before June 5.\\nIt had earlier been feared that the bill would face a snag given that senators from both parties had earlier pushed for amendments which would have forced the bill to be sent back to the House for another vote.\\nThe crucial vote was cheered by investors, which saw a renewed rally in big tech stocks, helping the S&P 500 and Nasdaq record their best close since Aug 19 and Aug 16, respectively. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.6%, while Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) jumped 3%. Apple has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today\\'s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\\nInvestors’ focus will now shift to the Fed’s next policy meeting. A batch of economic data on construction and manufacturing released on Thursday hinted at slowing industrial and factory activity have been slowing in the United States.\\nThis has once again made investors optimistic that the Fed could finally pause hiking its interest rates, which could begin as early as June.\\nEconomic Data\\nIn a batch of economic data released on Thursday, the ISM manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) declined to 46.9 in May, down from 47.1 in the prior month. This is the seventh straight month of decline for the manufacturing sector.\\nSeparately, the S&P Global manufacturing PMI came up with a reading of 48.4 in May, declining from 50.2 in April.\\nHowever, the Commerce Department said on Thursday that Construction Spending improved in April for the second straight month. Construction spending grew 1.2% in April after increasing 0.3% in March and beating analysts’ expectations of a rise of 0.2%. Year-over-year, construction spending jumped a solid 7.2% in April.\\nMeanwhile, ADP private payrolls data showed that the U.S. economy unexpectedly added 278,000 jobs in May, surpassing expectations of a rise of 100,000.\\nSeparately, the Labor Department reported that jobless claims totaled 232,000 for the week ending May 27, increasing 2,000 from the previous week’s revised level of 230,000. The four-week moving average was 229,500, a decrease of 2,500 from the previous week’s revised average of 232,000.\\nContinuing claims came in at 1,795,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week’s revised level of 1,789,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,797,500 a decrease of 1,500 from the previous week\\'s revised average of 1,799,000.\\nZacks Names \"Single Best Pick to Double\"\\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.6%, while Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) jumped 3%. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing at their nine-month highs, as the House passed the crucial debt ceiling bill in a major step to avoid a default.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.6%, while Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) jumped 3%. Also, a batch of economic data released on Thursday raised hopes that the Fed may finally put a pause on hiking interest rates.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Jun 2, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.6%, while Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) jumped 3%. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing at their nine-month highs, as the House passed the crucial debt ceiling bill in a major step to avoid a default.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.6%, while Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) jumped 3%. Investors Cheer Vote on Suspending Debt Ceiling Wall Street witnessed one of its best openings for a month in a long time as stocks rallied after a series of economic data raised hopes that the Fed could finally pause its rate hikes.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/opera-stock%3A-the-fast-rising-star-of-ai-driven-web-experiences', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It has become clear that AI mania is the investment theme du jour. The fortunes of semiconductor stocks surged in recent months, fueled by the AI boom and the increasing demand for advanced computing technologies.\\nEnthusiasm about all things AI has also been boosting non-chip stocks, and some companies are far from household names. Small-cap Opera Ltd. (NASDAQ: OPRA), owned by a Chinese conglomerate headquartered in Norway, is a prime example of a stock racing to the moon on the promise of its AI applications. \\nOpera develops a web browser with a built-in ad-blocker, free virtual private network, integrated messengers and a crypto wallet, among other features. It is \"a complete web experience you can\\'t get from system defaults such as Chrome, Safari and Edge.\"\\nIts products include web browsers for Android and iOS systems for use on both mobile and desktop computers; Opera Gaming, which consists of a gaming portal and a video game development engine; personalized Opera News, a content aggregation and recommendation platform; Opera Ads, a targeted online marketing platform and the company\\'s Web3 and e-commerce offerings.\\nBuilt-In AI Capabilities\\nAccording to the company, \"The application of leading AI-powered technologies and advanced data analytics and the recommendation engine built into our browsers and news apps and other products and services give our users a better, faster and more personalized online experience and enable advertisers to target relevant users in a more precise way.\"\\nThe company may fall outside the Peter Lynch \"buy what you know\" philosophy for OPRA stock. Opera aims its products at customers in emerging markets rather than developed nations, where Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and to a lesser degree, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), have gained traction with pre-installed browsers. \\nAccording to web analytics firm Statcounter, Opera was one of the most widely used mobile browsers in emerging markets in 2022.\\nWhile investors and the media, quite understandably, have gone bananas over the returns of Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) and its AI potential, Opera has been an even stronger price performer on a three-month, year-to-date and one-year basis. \\nOpera, too, has been on a tear due to its AI initiatives.\\nLaunched New AI-Ready Browser\\nOn May 24, the company launched its AI: Aria browser, which integrates generative AI services. \\nIn March, Opera announced its collaboration with ChatGPT to power chatbots and other chat features built into its browsers. It also allows users to generate AI prompts by typing or highlighting words on a Web site.\\nAccording to Opera, the newest AI-based service will become increasingly integrated into future browser versions \"with the ultimate aim of being natively blended into the browser, helping users perform cross-browser tasks.\"\\nLook at the Opera chart to understand this stock\\'s breathtaking rise. The word \"parabolic\" was used to describe some chart movements back in the dot-com era, and it comes to mind when looking at the Opera chart. In other words, would-be investors need to consider this stock\\'s pros and cons.\\nOn the pro side, there\\'s an ongoing commitment to technological development, and the focus on emerging markets, which tend to be younger and faster-growing than developed markets, can also be a plus.\\nDouble-Digit Revenue Growth\\nOpera\\'s revenue has been growing at double-digit rates in the past eight quarters, and analysts expect the company\\'s earnings almost to double this year to 49 cents per share. So it\\'s a real business, with real revenue and earnings growth, not some pie-in-the-sky speculative play.\\nOn the other hand, with price gains of 74.12% in the past three months and 162.96% year-to-date, seasoned investors may find themselves humming the old Blood, Sweat and Tears song, \"Spinning Wheel\" and its famous lyrics, \"What goes up must come down.\" \\nAnybody who remembers the dot-com frenzy would be wise to view Opera\\'s price action cautiously. The stock is currently trading 43.4% above its 50-day moving average, which is too frothy to consider as a proper entry point.\\nAnalysts Say \"Buy,\" But Use Caution\\nOpera analyst ratings show a consensus view of \"buy,\" but here\\'s another reason to use caution: While the optimism about the stock appears well-founded, analysts also expect a pullback. The current price target is $11.80, representing a downside of 29.59%.\\nOpera is a stock worthy of keeping on a watchlist, but as far as buying, it may be worth waiting for a pullback or even a new base that can offer a chance to get shares at a better valuation before the next rally begins.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Opera aims its products at customers in emerging markets rather than developed nations, where Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and to a lesser degree, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), have gained traction with pre-installed browsers. Small-cap Opera Ltd. (NASDAQ: OPRA), owned by a Chinese conglomerate headquartered in Norway, is a prime example of a stock racing to the moon on the promise of its AI applications. While investors and the media, quite understandably, have gone bananas over the returns of Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) and its AI potential, Opera has been an even stronger price performer on a three-month, year-to-date and one-year basis.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Opera aims its products at customers in emerging markets rather than developed nations, where Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and to a lesser degree, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), have gained traction with pre-installed browsers. Its products include web browsers for Android and iOS systems for use on both mobile and desktop computers; Opera Gaming, which consists of a gaming portal and a video game development engine; personalized Opera News, a content aggregation and recommendation platform; Opera Ads, a targeted online marketing platform and the company\\'s Web3 and e-commerce offerings. Built-In AI Capabilities According to the company, \"The application of leading AI-powered technologies and advanced data analytics and the recommendation engine built into our browsers and news apps and other products and services give our users a better, faster and more personalized online experience and enable advertisers to target relevant users in a more precise way.\"', 'news_article_title': 'Opera Stock: The Fast-Rising Star of AI-Driven Web Experiences', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Opera aims its products at customers in emerging markets rather than developed nations, where Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and to a lesser degree, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), have gained traction with pre-installed browsers. Built-In AI Capabilities According to the company, \"The application of leading AI-powered technologies and advanced data analytics and the recommendation engine built into our browsers and news apps and other products and services give our users a better, faster and more personalized online experience and enable advertisers to target relevant users in a more precise way.\" According to web analytics firm Statcounter, Opera was one of the most widely used mobile browsers in emerging markets in 2022.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Opera aims its products at customers in emerging markets rather than developed nations, where Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and to a lesser degree, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), have gained traction with pre-installed browsers. Its products include web browsers for Android and iOS systems for use on both mobile and desktop computers; Opera Gaming, which consists of a gaming portal and a video game development engine; personalized Opera News, a content aggregation and recommendation platform; Opera Ads, a targeted online marketing platform and the company\\'s Web3 and e-commerce offerings. Built-In AI Capabilities According to the company, \"The application of leading AI-powered technologies and advanced data analytics and the recommendation engine built into our browsers and news apps and other products and services give our users a better, faster and more personalized online experience and enable advertisers to target relevant users in a more precise way.\"'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-inc.-aapl-is-attracting-investor-attention%3A-here-is-what-you-should-know-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock\\'s performance in the near term.\\nOver the past month, shares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +8.6%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite\\'s +1.5% change. During this period, the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, which Apple falls in, has gained 6.2%. The key question now is: What could be the stock\\'s future direction?\\nWhile media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company\\'s business prospects usually make its stock \\'trending\\' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.\\nRevisions to Earnings Estimates\\nRather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company\\'s earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings.\\nWe essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors\\' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.\\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.18 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -1.7%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -2.7%.\\nFor the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $5.99 points to a change of -2% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has changed -0.3%.\\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.64 indicates a change of +10.8% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -0.3%.\\nHaving a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock\\'s price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Apple is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company\\'s forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\\n12 Month EPS\\nProjected Revenue Growth\\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company\\'s financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn\\'t able to grow its revenues. After all, it\\'s nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it\\'s important to know a company\\'s potential revenue growth.\\nFor Apple, the consensus sales estimate for the current quarter of $81.11 billion indicates a year-over-year change of -2.2%. For the current and next fiscal years, $384.49 billion and $409.74 billion estimates indicate -2.5% and +6.6% changes, respectively.\\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\\nApple reported revenues of $94.84 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -2.5%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares with $1.52 a year ago.\\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $93.32 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +1.63%. The EPS surprise was +5.56%.\\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\\nValuation\\nWithout considering a stock\\'s valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock\\'s future price performance, it\\'s crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company\\'s growth prospects.\\nWhile comparing the current values of a company\\'s valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock\\'s price.\\nThe Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an An is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\\nApple is graded D on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\\nConclusion\\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it\\'s worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\\nZacks Names \"Single Best Pick to Double\"\\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.64 indicates a change of +10.8% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-to-buy-apple-and-1-reason-to-sell', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have produced a remarkable return of 282% over the past five years, easily crushing the S&P 500 by a wide margin. And even in 2023, the stock is up 38%. As of this writing, the business carries a market cap of $2.8 trillion, making it the largest company in the world according to this metric.\\nEven though Apple is a household name today, some investors may be wondering if the business should be in their portfolios. Let's look at three reasons you might want to buy Apple stock, and one reason to sell.\\n1. It's endorsed by top investors\\nA beneficial course of action for retail investors is to look at what some of the top investors own. Managers of large funds have to report their portfolio positions every quarter with the Securities and Exchange Commission in a filing called a 13F. Unsurprisingly, Apple is a top holding among some of the best investors, thanks to its size and outstanding performance.\\nWarren Buffett, whom many consider to be the best capital allocator ever, is a huge fan of Apple. The conglomerate he runs, Berkshire Hathaway, which has typically shied away from tech companies, started buying the stock in the first quarter of 2016. The exact timing of the purchase isn't known, but since the start of 2016 to May 31 of this year, Apple shares are up an incredible 579%.\\nAs of March 31, 48.3% of Berkshire's portfolio was in Apple. Following in the Oracle of Omaha's footsteps might be a good enough reason to buy the stock, or at least take a closer look at the business.\\n2. It has a wide moat\\nApple's economic moat, or its characteristics that allow the business to maintain its competitive edge over its rivals, comes primarily from its powerful brand. Selling must-have products and services that are easy to use, work well together, and create an ecosystem with other consumers has allowed the company to charge premium prices for what it sells. Its gross margin has averaged a superb 40% over the past five years, indicative of proven pricing power.\\nAnd that ecosystem has resulted in switching costs for customers. The iPhone gets all of the attention, as it should. But services like Apple Pay, Apple Music, and Apple TV+, among others, keep users engaged, stuck, and unlikely to switch. Consequently, Apple's competitive advantages are so powerful that it's impossible to see any company disrupting its dominance anytime soon.\\n3. Its financial prowess\\nStrong stock returns over extended periods are only possible if the underlying business performs well at a fundamental level, and Apple shines in this regard. That previously mentioned pricing power has resulted in an enterprise that prints cash. In fiscal 2022 (ended Sept. 24), Apple generated free cash flow of $111 billion, something it has no problem doing consistently.\\nEven after reinvesting in the business, Apple has done a wonderful job of rewarding its shareholders. Over the past five years, the company has reduced its outstanding share count by close to 20%. And management just announced a new buyback authorization of $90 billion. What's more, it just raised its quarterly dividend for the 11th straight year.\\nAs of April 1, the company had $166 billion in cash, equivalents, and marketable securities on its balance sheet. In times of heightened economic uncertainty, its strong financial position gives investors peace of mind.\\nThe reason to sell: Apple is a massive enterprise\\nApple has numerous attractive characteristics that every investor dreams about, but the company's sheer size today presents a reason to sell the stock.\\nRight now, its market cap is $2.8 trillion, as I mentioned earlier. And over the past 12 months, the business reported revenue of $385 billion. Eventually, the law of large numbers presents itself and becomes a headwind. This means Apple's growth prospects are limited.\\nIn the last two fiscal quarters, sales declined year over year. The leadership team expects this to happen again in the current quarter. And over the next five fiscal years, Wall Street consensus analyst estimates call for revenue to rise at a compound annual rate of just 5.4%. For investors focused more on growth, this is a valid reason to sell the stock.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\nNeil Patel has positions in Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have produced a remarkable return of 282% over the past five years, easily crushing the S&P 500 by a wide margin. Its financial prowess Strong stock returns over extended periods are only possible if the underlying business performs well at a fundamental level, and Apple shines in this regard. And over the next five fiscal years, Wall Street consensus analyst estimates call for revenue to rise at a compound annual rate of just 5.4%.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have produced a remarkable return of 282% over the past five years, easily crushing the S&P 500 by a wide margin. It has a wide moat Apple's economic moat, or its characteristics that allow the business to maintain its competitive edge over its rivals, comes primarily from its powerful brand. The reason to sell: Apple is a massive enterprise Apple has numerous attractive characteristics that every investor dreams about, but the company's sheer size today presents a reason to sell the stock.\", 'news_article_title': '3 Reasons to Buy Apple, and 1 Reason to Sell', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have produced a remarkable return of 282% over the past five years, easily crushing the S&P 500 by a wide margin. In the last two fiscal quarters, sales declined year over year. For investors focused more on growth, this is a valid reason to sell the stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have produced a remarkable return of 282% over the past five years, easily crushing the S&P 500 by a wide margin. Let's look at three reasons you might want to buy Apple stock, and one reason to sell. But services like Apple Pay, Apple Music, and Apple TV+, among others, keep users engaged, stuck, and unlikely to switch.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-rise-ahead-of-may-jobs-data-debt-default-averted', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday after the country narrowly averted a debt default, with focus now shifting to payrolls data that will determine whether the Federal Reserve sticks to its interest rate-hiking regime.\\nThe Senate passed a bill late on Thursday to lift the government\\'s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, avoiding a catastrophic, first-ever default.\\nAttention now turns to data which will likely show job growth slowed in May, with wages coming off the boil that could allow the Fed to skip an interest rate hike this month for the first time since starting its aggressive policy tightening more than a year ago.\\nThe Labor Department\\'s closely watched employment report, due 0830 ET, is expected to still show a tight labor market. The unemployment rate is forecast climbing to 3.5% from 3.4% in April, while non-farm payrolls is seen increasing by 190,000 jobs last month after rising 253,000 in April.\\nFed funds futures trading showed an over 70% probability that the Fed will hold interest rates steady at its June 13-14 policy meeting. FEDWATCH\\n\"With disaster averted for now, attention will turn to other matters which have been overshadowed by the drama in Washington,\" said Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.\\n\"U.S. jobs numbers may provide some pointers to the next move by the Fed, whose decision making no longer needs to consider the potential financial stability risks associated with default on U.S. debt.\"\\nAt 7:01 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 185 points, or 0.56%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 21.25 points, or 0.5%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 63 points, or 0.44%.\\nMegacap stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms META.O rose between 0.3% and 1.3% premarket.\\nGrowth companies rely more on borrowed money so they benefit from lower rates.\\nLululemon Athletica Inc LULU.O jumped 14.7% upon raising its annual sales and profit forecasts on Thursday as wealthy Americans bought its pricey activewear despite high inflation.\\nThis helped boost shares of sportswear companies in both the United States and Europe, with Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI component Nike Inc NKE.N up 3.1%. Germany\\'s Adidas ADSGn.DE and Puma PUMG.DE rose around 4.5% each in European trading.\\nBroadcom Inc AVGO.O fell 0.6% after reporting quarterly results.\\nThe chipmaker forecast third-quarter revenue above market estimates. However, analysts said the outlook was disappointing, as expectations were stacked up against a blockbuster guidance provided by Nvidia CorpNVDA.O last week. Shares of Nvidia, the world\\'s most valuable chipmaker, rose 1.4%.\\nRate outlook flip flops https://tmsnrt.rs/3MJf3f2\\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Maju Samuel)\\n((Shreyashi.Sanyal@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Megacap stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms META.O rose between 0.3% and 1.3% premarket. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A June 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday after the country narrowly averted a debt default, with focus now shifting to payrolls data that will determine whether the Federal Reserve sticks to its interest rate-hiking regime. Attention now turns to data which will likely show job growth slowed in May, with wages coming off the boil that could allow the Fed to skip an interest rate hike this month for the first time since starting its aggressive policy tightening more than a year ago.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Megacap stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms META.O rose between 0.3% and 1.3% premarket. Attention now turns to data which will likely show job growth slowed in May, with wages coming off the boil that could allow the Fed to skip an interest rate hike this month for the first time since starting its aggressive policy tightening more than a year ago. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 185 points, or 0.56%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 21.25 points, or 0.5%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 63 points, or 0.44%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures rise ahead of May jobs data; debt default averted', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Megacap stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms META.O rose between 0.3% and 1.3% premarket. Attention now turns to data which will likely show job growth slowed in May, with wages coming off the boil that could allow the Fed to skip an interest rate hike this month for the first time since starting its aggressive policy tightening more than a year ago. debt.\"', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Megacap stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms META.O rose between 0.3% and 1.3% premarket. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A June 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday after the country narrowly averted a debt default, with focus now shifting to payrolls data that will determine whether the Federal Reserve sticks to its interest rate-hiking regime. Attention now turns to data which will likely show job growth slowed in May, with wages coming off the boil that could allow the Fed to skip an interest rate hike this month for the first time since starting its aggressive policy tightening more than a year ago.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-nears-all-time-high%3A-is-the-tech-giant-too-extended', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple stock has been in ultrasonic mode this year. After a series of higher highs and higher lows along with fresh 52-week highs, Apple AAPL shares have now soared back near all-time highs, as the tech giant has benefitted from strength in the large-cap tech space. The bullish theme around artificial intelligence certainly hasn’t hurt either.\\nAfter a nearly 40% surge in 2023, are Apple shares now too far extended, or is the rally just getting underway?\\nPlenty of Skepticism Remains\\nLet’s take a step back for a moment and think about general market conditions. The American Association of Individual Investors publishes an investment sentiment indicator that shows the percentage spread between bulls and bears. The indicator currently sits at -12.31%, lower than the long-term average of 6.39%. This illustrates that bearishness continues to dominate U.S. investor sentiment.\\n\\nImage Source: YCharts\\nDespite the technical progress this year, investor positioning also remains significantly bearish. A recent Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey from May illustrated that investors were the most underweight equities relative to bonds since the Great Financial Crisis. This survey looks at more than 600 money managers, and it is quite apparent that overall positioning is defensive as high levels of pessimism remain.\\nRemember, the crowd is usually wrong. The lack of respect for the market’s recovery will likely aid a continuation of the recent rally off the 2022 lows.\\nThe Business of Apple\\nApple is engaged in the designing, manufacturing and marketing of mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Apple’s well-known products include the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV, along with its software applications like iOS and the MAC OS X operating systems.\\nIn addition to the sales generated from the devices mentioned above, Apple’s business contains a Services segment that includes revenues from cloud services, the App Store, Apple Music, AppleCare, Apple Pay, as well as other licensing services that have become a major cash cow. Apple currently has more than 935 million paid subscribers across the Services portfolio.\\nIf that all wasn’t enough, Apple dominates the Wearables market, as consumers continue to adopt products like the AirPods and Apple Watch. Apple has made significant headway in this area, strengthening its presence in the personal health monitoring space. Other services include Apple News+, Apple Card, and Apple Arcade.\\nAn increased focus on autonomous vehicles and augmented reality technologies presents a growth opportunity over the long-term. Apple is expected to ramp up its efforts with new offerings, and has clearly benefitted from the AI theme this year.\\nThe Zacks Rundown\\nApple is part of the Zacks Computer and Technology sector, which currently ranks in the top 50% of all Zacks Ranked sectors. Because it is ranked in the top half of all sectors, we expect this group to outperform the market over the next 3 to 6 months, just as it has year-to-date with a 31% return:\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nHistorical research studies suggest that approximately half of a stock’s price appreciation is due to its sector and industry group combination. In fact, the top 50% of Zacks Ranked Sectors outperforms the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.\\nBy focusing on leading stocks within the top 50% of Zacks Ranked Sectors, we can dramatically improve our stock-picking success.\\nAAPL has exceeded earnings estimates in three of the past four quarters. The company most recently delivered fiscal second-quarter earnings back in May of $1.52/share, beating the $1.44 Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.56%. Apple has posted a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 2.65%.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nAAPL is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock. The tech giant is projected to see a slight decline in earnings and revenues this year relative to 2022. \\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Apple’s full-year earnings sits at $5.99/share, a -1.96% decline from last year. Sales of $384.49 billion would translate to a -2.5% drop. But given Apple’s history of beating estimates, it wouldn’t be too surprising if these figures ended up being a bit light.\\nWhat to Do Now\\nWhile Apple shares do appear to be a bit extended in the short-term, buying stocks when they make new highs has proven to be profitable throughout history. A stock eclipsing a previous high should be viewed as a sign of strength. Still, investors may consider waiting for a pullback before entering a new position, particularly if they have added other names recently.\\nBut the market is telling us to expect the unexpected. A resilient U.S. consumer along with a bullish artificial intelligence theme has helped push tech stocks like AAPL back near previous highs. Make sure to keep an eye on this tech behemoth as the stock is now less than 1% away from a new all-time high.\\nZacks Names \"Single Best Pick to Double\"\\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A resilient U.S. consumer along with a bullish artificial intelligence theme has helped push tech stocks like AAPL back near previous highs. After a series of higher highs and higher lows along with fresh 52-week highs, Apple AAPL shares have now soared back near all-time highs, as the tech giant has benefitted from strength in the large-cap tech space. AAPL has exceeded earnings estimates in three of the past four quarters.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'After a series of higher highs and higher lows along with fresh 52-week highs, Apple AAPL shares have now soared back near all-time highs, as the tech giant has benefitted from strength in the large-cap tech space. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research AAPL is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock. A resilient U.S. consumer along with a bullish artificial intelligence theme has helped push tech stocks like AAPL back near previous highs.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Nears All-Time High: Is the Tech Giant Too Extended?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'After a series of higher highs and higher lows along with fresh 52-week highs, Apple AAPL shares have now soared back near all-time highs, as the tech giant has benefitted from strength in the large-cap tech space. AAPL has exceeded earnings estimates in three of the past four quarters. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research AAPL is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'After a series of higher highs and higher lows along with fresh 52-week highs, Apple AAPL shares have now soared back near all-time highs, as the tech giant has benefitted from strength in the large-cap tech space. AAPL has exceeded earnings estimates in three of the past four quarters. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research AAPL is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-is-the-best-stock-to-buy-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Despite certain U.S. banks going under and a substantial slowdown in economic expansion during the first quarter of 2023, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a great beginning to the year. Its stock rose by an impressive 39% year to date compared to the S&P 500's 10%.\\nInvestors hold varied opinions on whether the stock is fairly valued or overvalued, given its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.8, which surpasses the stock's median P/E ratio of 17 over the past 10 years and the P/E ratio of the S&P 500, which is 24.4. Nevertheless, despite not being available at a discounted price, Apple remains a top stock to purchase. Here's why.\\nInternational growth plans\\nWith a market capitalization of $2.7 trillion, Apple is the world's most valuable company. Despite concerns about its sheer size and maturity hindering its ability to generate revenue and profit growth, it's worth noting that iOS remains the dominant operating system in the U.S., and the company has the potential for solid international expansion against Android, which currently holds near 70% of theglobal marketshare. So although it may be pushing up against market saturation limits within U.S. markets, it still has plenty of room for needle-moving growth internationally, especially in emerging markets.\\nApple's rapid expansion into international markets is a no-brainer. Here are four reasons why:\\nGlobal economic growth has created a favorable environment for Apple. As more people worldwide have disposable income, they are increasingly interested in purchasing Apple products.\\nThe population of middle-class consumers in emerging markets is rising, which means there is a growing market of people who can afford Apple products.\\nThe world is becoming increasingly urbanized, which means that more people live in cities with access to Apple stores and other channels to purchase Apple products.\\nMany citizens in emerging markets see Apple products as status symbols, meaning consumers are willing to pay a premium.\\nDuring its fiscal second quarter 2023earnings call management reported breaking sales records in several countries, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Mexico, and India. Additionally, with China reopening, investors can anticipate solid growth eventually resuming from that region as its economy rebounds. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook believes the company gained market share in China during its second quarter.\\nIn short, Apple is well positioned to continue expanding into international markets for the foreseeable future.\\nApple has generative AI plans\\nSince the release of ChatGPT by OpenAI in late 2022, there has been curiosity about Apple's plans for their own advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology. As a result, an analyst asked Cook about generative AI during the company'searnings callin early May. However, he gave a cautious response to avoid revealing too much information:\\nAs you know, we don't comment on product roadmaps. I do think it's very important to be delivered and thoughtful in how you approach these things. And there's a number of issues that need to be sorted, as is being talked about in a number of different places, but the potential is certainly very interesting.\\nHowever, we know Apple is actively working on the technology. Many news outlets have reported multiple job postings for machine learning engineers specializing in generative AI.\\nIt wants to explore the potential of this new technology to create innovative products and services that were previously impossible. For example, possibilities include the development of a ChatGPT-like virtual assistant that can recognize and respond to everyday language, potentially eliminating the need for competing search or AI services on Apple devices. Apple could also become a significant player in the search market, competing with companies like Alphabet's Google, and Microsoft's Bing.\\nThe possibilities for new products and services are endless, including photo editing apps and games that can generate new levels and challenges on the fly. Overall, the potential revenue and profit-generating capabilities of generative AI products could significantly boost Apple's valuation over the long term.\\nThe stock could flatline in the short term\\nApple is a highly cyclical company, meaning the economy's overall health drives its sales and profits. As a result, people are predisposed to spend money on discretionary items like new iPhones and iPads when the economy is doing well. Alternatively, when the economy is in a downturn, people are determined to cut back on their spending, which can hurt Apple's sales.\\nYou can see how high inflation, rising interest rates, and slowing growth harmed Apple's revenue and profit growth over the last two years in the chart below.\\nAAPL Revenue (Quarterly YOY Growth) data by YCharts.\\nEconomists at the Federal Reserve predicted in March that the U.S. economy would have a modest recession in the last half of 2023, meaning that the economy is likely to contract for two consecutive quarters, which is the technical definition of a recession. If this happens, Apple's stock price will likely fall as investors become more risk-averse, and it might be an excellent opportunity to buy it at a lower price.\\nA recession is not guaranteed\\nSome economic experts do not believe that a recession will likely happen soon. For example, Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz, thinks the U.S. economy is robust enough to steer clear of a recession in 2023 and argues that the number of job openings far exceeds the number of unemployed people, indicating an economy where businesses still hire, and people can find well-paying jobs. Additionally, it suggests that the economy is still growing.\\nIf El-Erian is correct, investors waiting to buy Apple at bargain prices during a recession may never get that opportunity. And if you believe in Apple's long-term potential and can withstand potential short-term losses, you should buy the stock today.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\\n{%sfr%}\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Rob Starks Jr has positions in Alphabet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Despite certain U.S. banks going under and a substantial slowdown in economic expansion during the first quarter of 2023, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a great beginning to the year. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YOY Growth) data by YCharts. Despite concerns about its sheer size and maturity hindering its ability to generate revenue and profit growth, it's worth noting that iOS remains the dominant operating system in the U.S., and the company has the potential for solid international expansion against Android, which currently holds near 70% of theglobal marketshare.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Despite certain U.S. banks going under and a substantial slowdown in economic expansion during the first quarter of 2023, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a great beginning to the year. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YOY Growth) data by YCharts. The population of middle-class consumers in emerging markets is rising, which means there is a growing market of people who can afford Apple products.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Is the Best Stock to Buy Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Despite certain U.S. banks going under and a substantial slowdown in economic expansion during the first quarter of 2023, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a great beginning to the year. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YOY Growth) data by YCharts. Apple has generative AI plans Since the release of ChatGPT by OpenAI in late 2022, there has been curiosity about Apple's plans for their own advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Despite certain U.S. banks going under and a substantial slowdown in economic expansion during the first quarter of 2023, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a great beginning to the year. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YOY Growth) data by YCharts. The population of middle-class consumers in emerging markets is rising, which means there is a growing market of people who can afford Apple products.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-sp-500-top-50-etf-xlg-be-on-your-investing-radar-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/04/2005.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $2.34 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Blend\\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\\nCosts\\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.20%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.12%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 39.50% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Telecom round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.33% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 50.76% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nXLG seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Top 50 ETF Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Top 50 Index is composed of 50 of the largest companies in the S&P 500 Index.\\nThe ETF has added roughly 21.63% so far this year and it's up approximately 9.36% in the last one year (as of 06/02/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $266.55 and $334.70.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 20.26% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 53 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nInvesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, XLG is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $313.42 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $397.56 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\\nBottom-Line\\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nInvesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.33% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/04/2005.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.33% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/04/2005.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.33% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/04/2005.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.33% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-shares-see-biggest-ever-weekly-inflow-on-ai-boom-bofa', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details, quote\\nLONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Technology equity funds saw their biggest weekly inflows on record in the week to Wednesday, driven by a surge in investor interest in artificial intelligence, according to BofA Global Research released on Friday.\\nTech stocks saw $8.5 billion of inflows in the week to Wednesday, the most on record, BoFa said, citing EPFR data. Stocks in general saw $14.8 billion of inflows the largest weekly inflow since February.\\nPart of that swell was thanks to a 30% rise in shares of chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O in just three sessions that pushed its market valuation above $1 trillion at one point.\\nSeven stocks - Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Nvidia, Meta META.O and Tesla TSLA.O - account for 8.8 percentage points of the S&P 500\\'s .SPX 10% year-to-date return, according to BofA\\'s calcuations.\\nThe \"market (is) bored of waiting for rates to cause recession\" and so is \\'back to biggest companies = biggest margins = biggest (price to earnings multiples)\\',\" the analysts wrote in a note, saying that they themselves remain bearish due to higher interest rates.\\nCash funds, normally in demand when investors are nervous, also saw inflows of $11.3 billion, their six straight week of inflows, while gold funds saw $200 million of outflows, according to BofA.\\n(Reporting by Alun John; Editing by Amanda Cooper)\\n((alun.john@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Seven stocks - Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Nvidia, Meta META.O and Tesla TSLA.O - account for 8.8 percentage points of the S&P 500's .SPX 10% year-to-date return, according to BofA's calcuations. Tech stocks saw $8.5 billion of inflows in the week to Wednesday, the most on record, BoFa said, citing EPFR data. Part of that swell was thanks to a 30% rise in shares of chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O in just three sessions that pushed its market valuation above $1 trillion at one point.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Seven stocks - Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Nvidia, Meta META.O and Tesla TSLA.O - account for 8.8 percentage points of the S&P 500's .SPX 10% year-to-date return, according to BofA's calcuations. Adds details, quote LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Technology equity funds saw their biggest weekly inflows on record in the week to Wednesday, driven by a surge in investor interest in artificial intelligence, according to BofA Global Research released on Friday. Tech stocks saw $8.5 billion of inflows in the week to Wednesday, the most on record, BoFa said, citing EPFR data.\", 'news_article_title': 'Tech shares see biggest ever weekly inflow on AI boom-BofA', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Seven stocks - Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Nvidia, Meta META.O and Tesla TSLA.O - account for 8.8 percentage points of the S&P 500's .SPX 10% year-to-date return, according to BofA's calcuations. Adds details, quote LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Technology equity funds saw their biggest weekly inflows on record in the week to Wednesday, driven by a surge in investor interest in artificial intelligence, according to BofA Global Research released on Friday. Tech stocks saw $8.5 billion of inflows in the week to Wednesday, the most on record, BoFa said, citing EPFR data.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Seven stocks - Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Nvidia, Meta META.O and Tesla TSLA.O - account for 8.8 percentage points of the S&P 500\\'s .SPX 10% year-to-date return, according to BofA\\'s calcuations. Adds details, quote LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Technology equity funds saw their biggest weekly inflows on record in the week to Wednesday, driven by a surge in investor interest in artificial intelligence, according to BofA Global Research released on Friday. The \"market (is) bored of waiting for rates to cause recession\" and so is \\'back to biggest companies = biggest margins = biggest (price to earnings multiples)\\',\" the analysts wrote in a note, saying that they themselves remain bearish due to higher interest rates.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zacks-investment-ideas-feature-highlights%3A-tesla-apple-general-motors-honda-motor-and-ford', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\\nChicago, IL – June 2, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Tesla TSLA, Apple AAPL, General Motors GM, Honda Motor Co. HMC and Ford F.\\n5 Reasons to Buy Tesla Right Now\\nOver the years, Tesla has shifted from developing niche products for affluent buyers to making affordable electric vehicles for the masses. Though there have been many naysayers along the way, shares have increased by more than 12,000%. Despite a brutal correction in 2022, the EV maker has delivered positive earnings surprises in nine straight quarters, and shares have begun to recover as a result.\\nBelow are five reasons the momentum can continue into year-end:\\nA Plethora of Catalysts\\nPrice Cuts Sparking Demand: Over the years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has often said that the EV maker has a supply problem, not a demand problem. However, in early 2023, Musk boldly cut prices to counter rising interest rates that are driving financing costs higher, compete with rivals, and allow several models to be eligible for the hefty $7,500 tax rebates for electric vehicles. (Allowed on EVs under 55,000 and electric SUVs and trucks under $80,000).\\nStock Repurchase Plan: Apple is the best example of using buybacks to its advantage. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable. Stock buybacks increase earnings per share (The total number of shares outstanding decreases), create a favorable imbalance between supply and demand (Publics supply of shares is lower), and imply that the stock is undervalued and that it expects future growth. In Tesla’s recent earnings calls, Elon Musk suggested that the company would do a “meaningful buyback” in the fourth quarter of 2023.\\nA Hummer Replacement? In the early 2000s, General Motors saw a wave of success with its best-selling Hummer SUV. The eccentric army truck became popular with people from all walks of life who wanted to stand out on the roads. However, during the 2008 financial crisis, the viability of the Hummer came into question. Not only was the economy working against it, but sky-high oil prices also made its gas-guzzling nature unattractive, and the green movement in the United States was beginning and consumers were looking to decrease their carbon emissions.\\nLater this year, Tesla will launch its “Hummer killer,” the obnoxious-looking Cybertruck. The Cybertruck SUV is unlikely to run into the same issues the Hummer did for two reasons. First, unlike in 2008, 2023’s economy is not on the brink of collapse. If you use the Tesla Model Y SUV sales as a precedent, consumers are not only attracted to EVs, but also willing to pay a premium. Second, because the Cybertruck is fully electric, it will attract environmentally conscious consumers.\\nFull Self-Driving (FSD) Deployment: Tesla continues to refine and improve its AI-powered self-driving program. Already, FSD is much safer than the average driver on the road. In a recent interview, Musk seemed very bullish on FSD’s potential, saying “Tesla will have a Chat-GPT moment later this year.” Musk should know – he was the brains and investment behind Open AI’s Chat-GPT.\\nElectrifying “Non-Automotive” Growth: Over the last few years, Tesla’s energy generation and storage revenues have been growing at a CAGR of 47%. Tesla’s “Megapack” deployment is expected to rocket higher by 135% in 2023.\\nValuation\\nPrice to Sales at Bargain Basement Levels: Because of Tesla’s dominance in the EV realm, innovation, and high growth, it garners a higher valuation than traditional automakers such as Honda Motor Co. and Ford. That said, from a price-to-sales perspective, TSLA is at its most attractive level since the start of the post-pandemic recovery on Wall Street. The last time Tesla’s P/S ratio was at 8 (like it is now), shares increased sevenfold over the next several months.\\nFinancial Efficiency\\nReturn on Equity: Typically, automakers are known for having razor-thin margins. For Tesla, this isn’t the case. Tesla’s return on equity of 27.29% is higher than the S&P 500’s 25.67% over the trailing twelve months.\\nThe “Magic Elixir”\\nGrowth and Liquidity: Large institutional growth investors consider two major factors when selecting stocks: growth and liquidity. Tesla has grown its top and bottom lines at a healthy double-digit rate for years all while having a market cap north of $500 billion – an extremely rare feat.\\nLong-Term Area of Interest\\nA Rare Technical Zone: In monster stocks, the 50-week moving average is a long-term level that investors often defend. Tesla has held the zone since its inception in 2010 and is making a rare visit.\\nTesla also jumped above its 200-day moving average for the first time since 2022 – another bullish sign.\\nConclusion\\nA plethora of catalysts, a bargain basement valuation, financial efficiency, growth and liquidity, and strong technical action are key reasons why Tesla’s stock should be higher 6-12 months from now.\\nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks\\' Top Stocks?\\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\\nSee Stocks Free >>\\nMedia Contact\\nZacks Investment Research\\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\\nsupport@zacks.com\\nhttps://www.zacks.com\\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. 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Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\\nZacks Reveals ChatGPT \"Sleeper\" Stock\\nOne little-known company is at the heart of an especially brilliant Artificial Intelligence sector. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\\nAs a service to readers, Zacks is providing a bonus report that names and explains this explosive growth stock and 4 other \"must buys.\" Plus more.\\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nFord Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nHonda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nGeneral Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – June 2, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Tesla TSLA, Apple AAPL, General Motors GM, Honda Motor Co. HMC and Ford F. 5 Reasons to Buy Tesla Right Now Over the years, Tesla has shifted from developing niche products for affluent buyers to making affordable electric vehicles for the masses. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – June 2, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Tesla TSLA, Apple AAPL, General Motors GM, Honda Motor Co. HMC and Ford F. 5 Reasons to Buy Tesla Right Now Over the years, Tesla has shifted from developing niche products for affluent buyers to making affordable electric vehicles for the masses. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable.', 'news_article_title': 'Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Tesla, Apple, General Motors, Honda Motor and Ford', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable. For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – June 2, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Tesla TSLA, Apple AAPL, General Motors GM, Honda Motor Co. HMC and Ford F. 5 Reasons to Buy Tesla Right Now Over the years, Tesla has shifted from developing niche products for affluent buyers to making affordable electric vehicles for the masses. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – June 2, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Tesla TSLA, Apple AAPL, General Motors GM, Honda Motor Co. HMC and Ford F. 5 Reasons to Buy Tesla Right Now Over the years, Tesla has shifted from developing niche products for affluent buyers to making affordable electric vehicles for the masses. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-take-five%3A-almost-half-time', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"June 2 (Reuters) - The hefty weight of tech megacaps, strange reporting rules for an upcoming OPEC meeting and more pain for consumers and businesses Down Under - these are just some of the topics preoccupying markets as they approach the halfway point of 2023.\\nSome investors are growing concerned about how gains in the S&P 500 have become increasingly concentrated in a handful of megacap stocks.\\nThe combined weight of five stocks - Apple, Microsoft, Google-parent Alphabet, Amazon and Nvidia - now accounts for 25% of the S&P 500’s market value, a trend recently supercharged by the AI buzz. Data from Deutsche Bank shows the equal-weighted S&P 500 index, a barometer of the average stock, trailing the S&P 500 by its biggest margin since 1999.\\nA rally driven by a handful of stocks raises questions about the health of the broader market and risks igniting volatility if investors ditch those megacap holdings.\\nEmerging market central banks were quick to tighten policy in early 2021 when price pressures accelerated, front-running major developed central banks, including the Fed. Now they appear to be once again first out of the starting blocks as rate cuts move higher up the agenda.\\nHungary became the first European bank to lower rates in May, following Uruguay, which kicked off the Latin American rate-cut cycle in April while Sri Lanka stunned markets with a 250-basis point rate cut on June 1.\\nBut the picture is mixed: Polish policymakers are seen holding rates at 6.75% on Tuesday even if expectations are rising for a cut later in the year. Markets might have to wait until 2024 for India, where the next decision is due on Thursday. Russia is expected to keep its rate at 7.5% on Friday.\\n3/A CRUDE INVITATION\\nThe Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and partners meet on Sunday to discuss oil production. The event draws in throngs of reporters from all around the world, who jostle for position at the bottom of several flights of stairs at the OPEC secretariat that they race up to get into the pre-meeting press scrum.\\nReading the runes is trickier than usual. Not only is OPEC+ giving mixed signals as to what to expect in terms of output, but the group has also banned several major news organisations from attending the press conference, including Reuters and Bloomberg.\\nNo-invitation journalists can still quiz oil ministers as they pass through the lobbies of Vienna's glitzy hotels, but will not be admitted to the formal press conference.\\nThe price of oil, meanwhile, is now roughly half what it was in March 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine, around $72 a barrel.\\n4/INTERVENTION WATCH\\nThe yen has fallen over 5% since early March to six-month lows against a resilient dollar JPY=EBS.\\nIt's enough to make Japanese officials uneasy, with top currency diplomat Masato Kanda warning Japan will closely watch currency moves and won't rule out any options.\\nCurrency intervention is viewed as a distant prospect, but traders will likely pay attention to policymaker comments in coming days after officials from the finance ministry, BOJ and Japan's financial watchdog met on Tuesday. Such meetings can be a prelude to further action.\\nAnd it's not just Japan traders on intervention watch. Sweden's crown is at its weakest against the dollar and euro in over a decade, adding to inflationary pressures. A weak currency is a problem, but intervention would be a last resort, says central bank Deputy Governor Per Jansson.\\nSuch resolve could well be put to the test.\\n5/RBA BRINGS THE PAIN\\nThe Reserve Bank of Australia says the inflation fight is far from won, and the public should brace itself for more pain.\\nThat could be as soon as the next meeting on Tuesday, with markets laying about 30% odds for a hike.\\nThe economy had been showing signs of cooling until this week, when a reading of consumer prices jumped much more than forecast for April, sending stocks to a two-month trough.\\nRates are already at an 11-year peak after a surprise hike last month, which RBA governor Philip Lowe justified by saying he wanted to send a clear message to households and businesses that the central bank will do whatever it takes.\\nPolicymakers need to keep an eye on top trading partner China too, where a sputtering post-pandemic recovery risks eroding Australian ore and energy exports.\\nMegacap stocks corner over a quarter of S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/3OOy8io\\nEmerging markets interest rates https://tmsnrt.rs/3MViQqQ\\nAll eyes on OPEC+ meeting https://tmsnrt.rs/3N8bW1C\\nYen watching https://tmsnrt.rs/42xuTPP\\nInflation still a concern for RBA https://tmsnrt.rs/43DufAS\\n(Compiled by Amanda Cooper; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)\\n((amanda.cooper@thomsonreuters.com; +442031978531; Twitter: https://twitter.com/a_coops1;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"June 2 (Reuters) - The hefty weight of tech megacaps, strange reporting rules for an upcoming OPEC meeting and more pain for consumers and businesses Down Under - these are just some of the topics preoccupying markets as they approach the halfway point of 2023. Currency intervention is viewed as a distant prospect, but traders will likely pay attention to policymaker comments in coming days after officials from the finance ministry, BOJ and Japan's financial watchdog met on Tuesday. Rates are already at an 11-year peak after a surprise hike last month, which RBA governor Philip Lowe justified by saying he wanted to send a clear message to households and businesses that the central bank will do whatever it takes.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'June 2 (Reuters) - The hefty weight of tech megacaps, strange reporting rules for an upcoming OPEC meeting and more pain for consumers and businesses Down Under - these are just some of the topics preoccupying markets as they approach the halfway point of 2023. Emerging market central banks were quick to tighten policy in early 2021 when price pressures accelerated, front-running major developed central banks, including the Fed. Megacap stocks corner over a quarter of S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/3OOy8io Emerging markets interest rates https://tmsnrt.rs/3MViQqQ All eyes on OPEC+ meeting https://tmsnrt.rs/3N8bW1C Yen watching https://tmsnrt.rs/42xuTPP Inflation still a concern for RBA https://tmsnrt.rs/43DufAS (Compiled by Amanda Cooper; Editing by Edwina Gibbs) ((amanda.cooper@thomsonreuters.com; +442031978531; Twitter: https://twitter.com/a_coops1;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'GRAPHIC-Take Five: Almost half-time', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Hungary became the first European bank to lower rates in May, following Uruguay, which kicked off the Latin American rate-cut cycle in April while Sri Lanka stunned markets with a 250-basis point rate cut on June 1. But the picture is mixed: Polish policymakers are seen holding rates at 6.75% on Tuesday even if expectations are rising for a cut later in the year. The price of oil, meanwhile, is now roughly half what it was in March 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine, around $72 a barrel.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Emerging market central banks were quick to tighten policy in early 2021 when price pressures accelerated, front-running major developed central banks, including the Fed. Hungary became the first European bank to lower rates in May, following Uruguay, which kicked off the Latin American rate-cut cycle in April while Sri Lanka stunned markets with a 250-basis point rate cut on June 1. 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It is certainly adding to the uncertainty as to whether we will be slipping into a recession or not,\" said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research.\\nAt 12:02 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 84.58 points, or 0.25%, at 33,678.18, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 9.23 points, or 0.22%, at 4,291.60, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 60.32 points, or 0.46%, at 13,301.08.\\nPalo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O climbed 5.5% as the cybersecurity firm looks set to replace Dish Network DISH.O in the S&P 500 index. Dish shares fell 1.0%.\\nBig U.S. banks slipped after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. regulators were preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could include raising their capital requirements by 20% on average.\\nTesla IncTSLA.Ogained 1.6% after the electric vehicle maker\\'s sales of China-made cars in China jumped in May.\\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.56-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.35-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Anil D\\'Silva)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc shares AAPL.O rose 1.8% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday, as Apple scaled an all-time peak and investors weighed up chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc shares AAPL.O rose 1.8% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday, as Apple scaled an all-time peak and investors weighed up chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq climb as Apple hits record high', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc shares AAPL.O rose 1.8% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday, as Apple scaled an all-time peak and investors weighed up chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc shares AAPL.O rose 1.8% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday, as Apple scaled an all-time peak and investors weighed up chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-ba-aapl-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"In early trading on Monday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.5%. Year to date, Apple registers a 41.4% gain.\\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Boeing, trading down 1.5%. Boeing is showing a gain of 10.3% looking at the year to date performance.\\nTwo other components making moves today are Salesforce, trading down 1.3%, and Walgreens Boots Alliance, trading up 1.2% on the day.\\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: BA, AAPL\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"VIDEO: Dow Movers: BA, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Monday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.5%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Boeing, trading down 1.5%.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"VIDEO: Dow Movers: BA, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Monday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.5%. Year to date, Apple registers a 41.4% gain.\", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: BA, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Movers: BA, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Boeing, trading down 1.5%. Boeing is showing a gain of 10.3% looking at the year to date performance.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"VIDEO: Dow Movers: BA, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Monday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.5%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Boeing, trading down 1.5%.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-releases-vision-pro-headset-quick-facts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"(RTTNews) - Apple unveiled Apple Vision Pro, a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world.\\nThe tech major said that Vision Pro creates an infinite canvas for apps that scales beyond the boundaries of a traditional display and introduces a fully three-dimensional user interface controlled by the most natural and intuitive inputs possible — a user's eyes, hands, and voice.\\nFeaturing visionOS, the world's first spatial operating system, Vision Pro lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space.\\nAccording to the company, Apple Vision Pro starts at $3,499, and will be available early next year on apple.com and at Apple Store locations in the U.S., with more countries coming later next year.\\nIn a separate press release, Apple said it introduced the 15-inch MacBook Air. Itfeatures a spacious, high-resolution 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display. With the M2 chip, the 15-inch MacBook Air has incredible performance. It's up to 12x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Air.\\nApple said its 15-inch MacBook Air delivers extraordinary battery life, with up to 18 hours - 50 percent more than on the PC - even with a better display and better performance.\\nThe 15-inch MacBook Air with M2 is available to order today on apple.com/store and in the Apple Store app. It will begin arriving to customers, and in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, beginning Tuesday, June 13.\\nThe 15-inch MacBook Air with M2, available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray, starts at $1,299 and $1,199 for education.\\nThe 13-inch MacBook Air with M2, available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray, now starts at $1,099 and $999 for education.\\nThe 13-inch MacBook Air with M1, available in gold, silver, and space gray, remains in the lineup, starting at $999 and $899 for education.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The tech major said that Vision Pro creates an infinite canvas for apps that scales beyond the boundaries of a traditional display and introduces a fully three-dimensional user interface controlled by the most natural and intuitive inputs possible — a user's eyes, hands, and voice. Featuring visionOS, the world's first spatial operating system, Vision Pro lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space. Apple said its 15-inch MacBook Air delivers extraordinary battery life, with up to 18 hours - 50 percent more than on the PC - even with a better display and better performance.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'It will begin arriving to customers, and in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, beginning Tuesday, June 13. The 15-inch MacBook Air with M2, available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray, starts at $1,299 and $1,199 for education. The 13-inch MacBook Air with M2, available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray, now starts at $1,099 and $999 for education.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Releases Vision Pro Headset - Quick Facts', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Featuring visionOS, the world's first spatial operating system, Vision Pro lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space. According to the company, Apple Vision Pro starts at $3,499, and will be available early next year on apple.com and at Apple Store locations in the U.S., with more countries coming later next year. In a separate press release, Apple said it introduced the 15-inch MacBook Air.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'According to the company, Apple Vision Pro starts at $3,499, and will be available early next year on apple.com and at Apple Store locations in the U.S., with more countries coming later next year. The 15-inch MacBook Air with M2, available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray, starts at $1,299 and $1,199 for education. The 13-inch MacBook Air with M2, available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray, now starts at $1,099 and $999 for education.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/flat-to-down-markets-on-vision-pro-reveal-binance-lawsuit', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'After a big Friday in trading, market indices were in a giving mood to start a new week. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 tried to stay in positive territory, but dipped into the red an hour or so before the close. The Dow had maintained levels just below breakeven but closed at session lows, while the small-cap Russell 2000 fought off session lows this morning but stayed well into the red. The Dow lost -0.56%, the Nasdaq -0.08%, the S&P was -0.20% and the Russell -1.31%.\\n\\nApple AAPL had reached all-time highs today, just shy of $185 per share, just ahead of its release of new mixed-reality headset Vision Pro — a 3D AR device that puts Apple squarely in the virtual reality game. Vision Pro will list for a fairly steep $3499 and is expected to hit the stores early 2024. However, the news was not enough to sustain Apple’s market value today, as the stock closed in negative territory by -0.06%.\\n\\nAnd Binance sold off -9.5% directly following the lawsuit registered against the company by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), which alleges multiple securities violations. Not only this, but nearly all major Bitcoin/crypto-related stocks took a bath today, from -3% to -9% on the session. Alleged unregistered securities offered by the company and the possible commingling of funds were cited as SEC infractions.\\n\\nEarlier this morning, both May S&P PMI and ISM Services came in below expectations, albeit slightly: 54.9 versus 55.1 expected and put out in the prior month for the former and 50.3% versus 52.3% anticipated came as negative surprises — clearly giving Fed members a strong signal that productivity is coming down in the U.S. economy, even in places that have not been hit yet by higher interest rates. Put this in the “do not raise” column for two weeks from Wednesday.\\n\\nFactory Orders also cooled off for the month of April, though still in positive territory: +0.4% was 20 basis points (bps) off expectations and less than half the previous month’s +0.9% reported. Again, this is more evidence that, even though overall employment has remained stubbornly high, economic erosion does indeed exist. Another check mark for “do not raise.”\\n\\nThere are no economic prints expected Tuesday, in what is the slowest week for inflation data since the last interest rate hike on May 3rd. Next week, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Producer Price Index (PPI) and Retail Sales will pick things up ahead of the next two-day Fed meeting, which begins two weeks from tomorrow. Last week’s surprisingly strong labor market report cast a bit of a shadow on whether the Fed will indeed pause on June 14th, even though markets sure didn’t trade like it last Friday.\\n\\nQuestions or comments about this article and/or its author? Click here>>\\nZacks Names \"Single Best Pick to Double\"\\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\\nSPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL had reached all-time highs today, just shy of $185 per share, just ahead of its release of new mixed-reality headset Vision Pro — a 3D AR device that puts Apple squarely in the virtual reality game. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Earlier this morning, both May S&P PMI and ISM Services came in below expectations, albeit slightly: 54.9 versus 55.1 expected and put out in the prior month for the former and 50.3% versus 52.3% anticipated came as negative surprises — clearly giving Fed members a strong signal that productivity is coming down in the U.S. economy, even in places that have not been hit yet by higher interest rates.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL had reached all-time highs today, just shy of $185 per share, just ahead of its release of new mixed-reality headset Vision Pro — a 3D AR device that puts Apple squarely in the virtual reality game. Free: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >> Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research?', 'news_article_title': 'Flat-to-Down Markets on Vision Pro Reveal, Binance Lawsuit', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL had reached all-time highs today, just shy of $185 per share, just ahead of its release of new mixed-reality headset Vision Pro — a 3D AR device that puts Apple squarely in the virtual reality game. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 tried to stay in positive territory, but dipped into the red an hour or so before the close.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL had reached all-time highs today, just shy of $185 per share, just ahead of its release of new mixed-reality headset Vision Pro — a 3D AR device that puts Apple squarely in the virtual reality game. Earlier this morning, both May S&P PMI and ISM Services came in below expectations, albeit slightly: 54.9 versus 55.1 expected and put out in the prior month for the former and 50.3% versus 52.3% anticipated came as negative surprises — clearly giving Fed members a strong signal that productivity is coming down in the U.S. economy, even in places that have not been hit yet by higher interest rates.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-ends-lower-as-traders-eye-potential-pause-in-rate-hikes-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O ended lower after the world\\'s most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. Earlier Apple rose as much as 2.2% to an all-time high.\\nOther heavyweight growth stocks were mixed, with Nvidia Corp NVDA.O giving back some of its recent gains and Tesla Inc TSLA.O adding as much as 3.4% after the electric vehicle maker\\'s sales of China-made cars in China jumped in May.\\nThe S&P 500 on Friday closed at its highest level in over nine months after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May.\\nFollowing a stronger-than-expected earnings season and expectations the Fed could pause its aggressive monetary tightening cycle, the S&P 500 is up nearly 20% from its closing low in October, lifted by gains in heavyweight tech stocks including Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.\\nReinforcing expectations the Fed could pause its rate hikes, a survey from the Institute for Supply Management showed the U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low, which could aid the Fed\\'s fight against inflation.\\n\"That bad news is good news in terms of the Fed. The bad news, meaning weak economic reports, is actually good news because it makes it more likely the Fed will pause its series of interest rate hikes, believing they have begun to do their trick bringing inflation down,\" said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist Ingalls & Snyder in New York.\\nTraders have priced in a nearly 80% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group\\'s FedWatch tool, although they expect another hike in July.\\nUnofficially, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 200.16 points, or 0.59%, to 33,562.6, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 8.62 points, or 0.20%, to 4,273.75 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 11.34 points, or 0.09%, to 13,229.43.\\nPalo Alto Networks Inc PANW.Oclimbed, with thecybersecurity firm set to replace Dish Network Corp DISH.O in the S&P 500 index on June 20. Dish shares fell.\\nBig U.S. banks slipped after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. regulators were preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could include raising their capital requirements by 20% on average.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Marguerita Choy)\\n((noel.randewich@tr.com; Twitter: @randewich))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O ended lower after the world's most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. Other heavyweight growth stocks were mixed, with Nvidia Corp NVDA.O giving back some of its recent gains and Tesla Inc TSLA.O adding as much as 3.4% after the electric vehicle maker's sales of China-made cars in China jumped in May.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O ended lower after the world's most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. Following a stronger-than-expected earnings season and expectations the Fed could pause its aggressive monetary tightening cycle, the S&P 500 is up nearly 20% from its closing low in October, lifted by gains in heavyweight tech stocks including Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends lower as traders eye potential pause in rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O ended lower after the world's most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. Traders have priced in a nearly 80% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group's FedWatch tool, although they expect another hike in July.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O ended lower after the world's most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. Following a stronger-than-expected earnings season and expectations the Fed could pause its aggressive monetary tightening cycle, the S&P 500 is up nearly 20% from its closing low in October, lifted by gains in heavyweight tech stocks including Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-05-2023%3A-aapl-epam-spot-rtx', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Tech stocks were lower late Monday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) dropping 0.4% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 1.5%.\\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) on Monday introduced new products, including the M2 Ultra, a new system on a chip for Mac, and the Vision Pro, an augmented reality headset. The tech giant\\'s shares were shedding 0.8%.\\nEPAM Systems (EPAM) shares slumped over 21% after it lowered its Q2 and full-year outlook amid \"further deterioration in the near-term demand environment.\"\\nSpotify Technology (SPOT) said it plans to lay off 200 people, or 2% of its global workforce, impacting the global podcast business and other functions as part of \"a strategic realignment.\" Spotify shares were up 3.1%.\\nRaytheon Technologies (RTX) is in advanced talks with French aerospace company Safran to sell its actuation unit that makes products like flight controls, Bloomberg reported. The report said a deal would value the Raytheon unit at about $1 billion. Raytheon shares were down 0.3%.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) on Monday introduced new products, including the M2 Ultra, a new system on a chip for Mac, and the Vision Pro, an augmented reality headset. Tech stocks were lower late Monday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) dropping 0.4% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 1.5%. Raytheon Technologies (RTX) is in advanced talks with French aerospace company Safran to sell its actuation unit that makes products like flight controls, Bloomberg reported.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) on Monday introduced new products, including the M2 Ultra, a new system on a chip for Mac, and the Vision Pro, an augmented reality headset. EPAM Systems (EPAM) shares slumped over 21% after it lowered its Q2 and full-year outlook amid \"further deterioration in the near-term demand environment.\" Spotify Technology (SPOT) said it plans to lay off 200 people, or 2% of its global workforce, impacting the global podcast business and other functions as part of \"a strategic realignment.\"', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/05/2023: AAPL, EPAM, SPOT, RTX', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) on Monday introduced new products, including the M2 Ultra, a new system on a chip for Mac, and the Vision Pro, an augmented reality headset. Tech stocks were lower late Monday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) dropping 0.4% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 1.5%. Spotify shares were up 3.1%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) on Monday introduced new products, including the M2 Ultra, a new system on a chip for Mac, and the Vision Pro, an augmented reality headset. EPAM Systems (EPAM) shares slumped over 21% after it lowered its Q2 and full-year outlook amid \"further deterioration in the near-term demand environment.\" Raytheon Technologies (RTX) is in advanced talks with French aerospace company Safran to sell its actuation unit that makes products like flight controls, Bloomberg reported.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/japan-shares-edge-higher-on-boost-from-miners-fast-retailing', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Rocky Swift\\nTOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan\\'s Nikkei share index edged higher on Tuesday, with mining stocks and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading gains on technical support for heavyweight stocks ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices.\\nThe Nikkei .N225 rose 0.41% to 32,350.58 by the midday break, recovering from an early slide and adding to a 33-year peak climbed on Monday. The broader Topix .TOPX rose 0.19% to 2,224.07.\\nAhead of the fixing of special quotation prices on June 9, \"stocks with a large contribution to the index were speculatively bought, supporting the market\", Tokai Tokyo Research Institute senior strategist Takashi Nakamura said.\\nAdvantest 6857.T slid 2.21% after chip-related peers .SOX declined in U.S. trading. Fast Retailing 9983.T climbed 1.38%, contributing the most a gain in the benchmark Nikkei gauge.\\nMizuho Financial Group 8411.T lost 1.17%, pacing declines among lenders on reports U.S. regulators may enact tougher capital requirements following recent bank failures.\\nU.S. shares ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve\\'s Open Market Committee might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. .N\\n\"In both Japan and the U.S., the markets are looking for a pause in the rally or a dip in prices before the FOMC,\" said Kazuo Kamitami, a strategist at Nomura Securities.\\n\"However, I strongly feel that we could be at the beginning of a very powerful upward trend.\"\\nThe Nikkei has surged 15% in the past three months, outpacing major global indexes. A technical indicator, known as the 14-day relative strength index (RSI), for the gauge stood at 79, above the 70-mark indicating an overheated market. Among the Nikkei components, 122 stocks rose and 101 declined.\\nMining companies .IMING.T led the gains among the 33 industry sub-indexes, rising 1.55%. Banks .IBNKS.T led losses, sagging 1.27%.\\nNitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.92% after the IPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset.\\n(Reporting by Rocky Swift; Editing by Rashmi Aich)\\n((rocky.swift@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Nitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.92% after the IPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset. Ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices on June 9, \"stocks with a large contribution to the index were speculatively bought, supporting the market\", Tokai Tokyo Research Institute senior strategist Takashi Nakamura said. Mizuho Financial Group 8411.T lost 1.17%, pacing declines among lenders on reports U.S. regulators may enact tougher capital requirements following recent bank failures.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Nitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.92% after the IPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset. By Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan\\'s Nikkei share index edged higher on Tuesday, with mining stocks and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading gains on technical support for heavyweight stocks ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices. Ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices on June 9, \"stocks with a large contribution to the index were speculatively bought, supporting the market\", Tokai Tokyo Research Institute senior strategist Takashi Nakamura said.', 'news_article_title': 'Japan shares edge higher on boost from miners, Fast Retailing', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Nitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.92% after the IPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset. By Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan\\'s Nikkei share index edged higher on Tuesday, with mining stocks and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading gains on technical support for heavyweight stocks ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices. Ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices on June 9, \"stocks with a large contribution to the index were speculatively bought, supporting the market\", Tokai Tokyo Research Institute senior strategist Takashi Nakamura said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Nitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.92% after the IPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset. By Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan\\'s Nikkei share index edged higher on Tuesday, with mining stocks and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading gains on technical support for heavyweight stocks ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices. Ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices on June 9, \"stocks with a large contribution to the index were speculatively bought, supporting the market\", Tokai Tokyo Research Institute senior strategist Takashi Nakamura said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/evercore-isi-group-maintains-apple-aapl-outperform-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Evercore ISI Group maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation.\\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 1.62% Upside\\nAs of June 1, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 183.88. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 1.62% from its latest reported closing price of 180.95.\\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\\nThere are 6385 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is unchanged over the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 2.47% to 9,913,595K shares.\\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.\\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 915,560K shares representing 5.82% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 895,136K shares, representing an increase of 2.23%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 19.39% over the last quarter.\\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 465,280K shares representing 2.96% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 459,387K shares, representing an increase of 1.27%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.69% over the last quarter.\\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 347,041K shares representing 2.21% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 345,686K shares, representing an increase of 0.39%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.16% over the last quarter.\\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 234,017K shares representing 1.49% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 226,281K shares, representing an increase of 3.31%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 22.14% over the last quarter.\\nApple Background Information\\n(This description is provided by the company.)\\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\\nKey filings for this company:\\nUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K\\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Evercore ISI Group maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Evercore ISI Group maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Evercore ISI Group Maintains Apple (AAPL) Outperform Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Evercore ISI Group maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Evercore ISI Group maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/b-of-a-securities-maintains-apple-aapl-neutral-recommendation-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, B of A Securities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Neutral recommendation.\\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 1.62% Upside\\nAs of June 1, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 183.88. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 1.62% from its latest reported closing price of 180.95.\\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\\nThere are 6385 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is unchanged over the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 2.47% to 9,913,595K shares.\\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.\\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 915,560K shares representing 5.82% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 895,136K shares, representing an increase of 2.23%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 19.39% over the last quarter.\\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 465,280K shares representing 2.96% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 459,387K shares, representing an increase of 1.27%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.69% over the last quarter.\\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 347,041K shares representing 2.21% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 345,686K shares, representing an increase of 0.39%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.16% over the last quarter.\\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 234,017K shares representing 1.49% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 226,281K shares, representing an increase of 3.31%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 22.14% over the last quarter.\\nApple Background Information\\n(This description is provided by the company.)\\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\\nKey filings for this company:\\nUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K\\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, B of A Securities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Neutral recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, B of A Securities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Neutral recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'B of A Securities Maintains Apple (AAPL) Neutral Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, B of A Securities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Neutral recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, B of A Securities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Neutral recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wedbush-reiterates-apple-aapl-outperform-recommendation-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation.\\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 1.62% Upside\\nAs of June 1, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 183.88. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 1.62% from its latest reported closing price of 180.95.\\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\\nThere are 6385 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is unchanged over the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 2.47% to 9,913,595K shares.\\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.\\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 915,560K shares representing 5.82% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 895,136K shares, representing an increase of 2.23%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 19.39% over the last quarter.\\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 465,280K shares representing 2.96% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 459,387K shares, representing an increase of 1.27%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.69% over the last quarter.\\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 347,041K shares representing 2.21% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 345,686K shares, representing an increase of 0.39%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.16% over the last quarter.\\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 234,017K shares representing 1.49% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 226,281K shares, representing an increase of 3.31%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 22.14% over the last quarter.\\nApple Background Information\\n(This description is provided by the company.)\\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\\nKey filings for this company:\\nUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K\\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Wedbush Reiterates Apple (AAPL) Outperform Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/4-things-you-have-to-know-about-artificial-intelligence', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Artificial intelligence continues to be a hot topic for investors, and it seems like the winners are clear. But there may be major changes coming in the next few years as more open-source models are used and inference is run on device. In this video, Travis Hoium goes over the big trends you need to watch.\\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of May 27, 2023. The video was published on May 30, 2023.\\n10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Alphabet and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"* They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't one of them! Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.\", 'news_article_title': '4 Things You Have to Know About Artificial Intelligence', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In this video, Travis Hoium goes over the big trends you need to watch. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-cling-to-recent-gains-as-apple-hits-record-high', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Monday hovered near highs hit in the previous session as Apple scaled an all-time peak, while investors assessed odds of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 1.5% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset.\\nOther growth stocks also rose, with Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O gaining 1.5% and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O adding 0.4%.\\nU.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.\\nAhead of key inflation data next week, traders are pricing in a 76% chance that the Fed will choose to hold interest rates in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group\\'s Fedwatch tool, though they expect another hike in July.\\n\"We are now waiting for that next major data point and to determine whether the Fed is going to be skipping or pausing or hiking,\" said Thomas Hayes, chairman at Great Hill Capital LLC.\\n\"We are in the skip camp for now. We could see headline inflation with a \\'3\\' handle, which is going to be very good for the Fed to give them cover to skip this month. Hopefully those trends continue, and we can be on a pause until the end of the year.\"\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a fresh nine-month high on Friday and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC scaled a new one-year peak, underpinned by the jobs reports and gains in megacap companies that have outperformed the broader market this year.\\nA survey from the Institute for Supply Management showed U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low, which could aid the Fed\\'s fight against inflation.\\nAt 10:15 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 90.45 points, or 0.27%, at 33,672.31, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 0.44 points, or 0.01%, at 4,281.93, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 9.44 points, or 0.07%, at 13,250.21.\\nPalo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O climbed 3.4% as the cybersecurity firm looks set to replace Dish Network DISH.O in the S&P 500 index. Dish shares fell 1.8%.\\nBig U.S. banks slipped after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. regulators were preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could include raising their capital requirements by 20% on average. Bank of America Corp BAC.N was down 1.1%, while Citigroup Inc C.N slipped 0.9%.\\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.96-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.63-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded eight new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 48 new highs and 21 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 1.5% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Monday hovered near highs hit in the previous session as Apple scaled an all-time peak, while investors assessed odds of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 1.5% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Monday hovered near highs hit in the previous session as Apple scaled an all-time peak, while investors assessed odds of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq cling to recent gains as Apple hits record high', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 1.5% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Monday hovered near highs hit in the previous session as Apple scaled an all-time peak, while investors assessed odds of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 1.5% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Monday hovered near highs hit in the previous session as Apple scaled an all-time peak, while investors assessed odds of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-shares-hit-all-time-high-ahead-of-developer-conference-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Updates with details on valuation\\nJune 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shares hit a record high for the first time in 17 months on Monday, ahead of an annual software developer conference, although their market value remained short of an all-time peak of $3 trillion.\\nApple is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset later in the day, which would be its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago.\\nShares of the world's most valuable listed company were last up 1.5% at $183.70.They have jumped nearly 40% in 2023, compared with an 11.5% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX.\\nApple became the only company to hit $3 trillion in market capitalization early last year. It was last valued at $2.89 trillion.\\nThe iPhone maker's forward 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 28.39, compared with the sector median of 12.79.\\n(Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Anil D'Silva)\\n((Medha.Singh@thomsonreuters.com; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Updates with details on valuation June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shares hit a record high for the first time in 17 months on Monday, ahead of an annual software developer conference, although their market value remained short of an all-time peak of $3 trillion. Shares of the world's most valuable listed company were last up 1.5% at $183.70.They have jumped nearly 40% in 2023, compared with an 11.5% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX. (Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Anil D'Silva) ((Medha.Singh@thomsonreuters.com; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Updates with details on valuation June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shares hit a record high for the first time in 17 months on Monday, ahead of an annual software developer conference, although their market value remained short of an all-time peak of $3 trillion. Apple became the only company to hit $3 trillion in market capitalization early last year. (Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Anil D'Silva) ((Medha.Singh@thomsonreuters.com; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple shares hit all-time high ahead of developer conference', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Updates with details on valuation June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shares hit a record high for the first time in 17 months on Monday, ahead of an annual software developer conference, although their market value remained short of an all-time peak of $3 trillion. Shares of the world's most valuable listed company were last up 1.5% at $183.70.They have jumped nearly 40% in 2023, compared with an 11.5% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX. Apple became the only company to hit $3 trillion in market capitalization early last year.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Updates with details on valuation June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shares hit a record high for the first time in 17 months on Monday, ahead of an annual software developer conference, although their market value remained short of an all-time peak of $3 trillion. Apple is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset later in the day, which would be its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago. Apple became the only company to hit $3 trillion in market capitalization early last year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-u.s.-stocks-mixed-as-traders-eye-potential-pause-in-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday, as Apple Inc hit a record high and investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve may pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting.\\nApple AAPL.O was up 0.9% after the world\\'s most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. Earlier it rose as much as 2.2% to a record high.\\nOther heavyweight growth stocks also rose, with Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O gaining 1.5% and Tesla TSLA.O adding 2% after the electric vehicle maker\\'s sales of China-made cars in China jumped in May.\\nU.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising bets that the central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.\\nReinforcing expectations the Fed could pause its rate hikes, a survey from the Institute for Supply Management showed the U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low, which could aid the Fed\\'s fight against inflation.\\nTraders have priced in a nearly 80% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group\\'s FedWatch tool, although they expect another hike in July.\\n\"That bad news is good news in terms of the Fed. The bad news, meaning weak economic reports, is actually good news because it makes it more likely the Fed will pause its series of interest rate hikes, believing they have begun to do their trick bringing inflation down,\" said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist Ingalls & Snyder in New York.\\nA stronger-than-expected earnings season and expectations the Fed could pause its aggressive monetary tightening cycle have boosted U.S. equity markets in recent months. The S&P 500 was up earlier in Monday\\'s session, briefly on track to close 20% above its October 2022 closing lows.\\nThe S&P 500 was last down 0.03% at 4,280.95 points.\\nThe Nasdaq gained 0.10% to 13,253.86 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.38% at 33,634.67 points.\\nPalo Alto Networks Inc PANW.Oclimbed 5.5% as the cybersecurity firm looks set to replace Dish Network DISH.O in the S&P 500 index. Dish shares fell 1.0%.\\nBig U.S. banks slipped after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. regulators were preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could include raising their capital requirements by 20% on average.\\nOf the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, six declined, led lower by industrials .SPLRCI, down 0.59%, followed by a 0.5% loss in financials .SPSY.\\nDeclining stocks outnumbered rising ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 1.3-to-one ratio.\\nThe S&P 500 posted 16 new highs and three new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 85 new highs and 38 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Marguerita Choy)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O was up 0.9% after the world's most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday, as Apple Inc hit a record high and investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve may pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising bets that the central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O was up 0.9% after the world's most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday, as Apple Inc hit a record high and investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve may pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. Traders have priced in a nearly 80% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group's FedWatch tool, although they expect another hike in July.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-U.S. stocks mixed as traders eye potential pause in rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O was up 0.9% after the world's most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday, as Apple Inc hit a record high and investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve may pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. Earlier it rose as much as 2.2% to a record high.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O was up 0.9% after the world's most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday, as Apple Inc hit a record high and investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve may pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. Reinforcing expectations the Fed could pause its rate hikes, a survey from the Institute for Supply Management showed the U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low, which could aid the Fed's fight against inflation.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-ends-lower-as-traders-eye-potential-pause-in-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O ended 0.8% lower after the world\\'s most valuable company unveiled an augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, its riskiest and biggest bet since the introduction of the iPhone. Earlier Apple rose as much as 2.2% to an all-time high.\\nOther heavyweight growth stocks were mixed, with Nvidia Corp NVDA.Odipping 0.4% and giving back some of its recent gains, and Tesla Inc TSLA.O adding 1.7% after the electric vehicle maker\\'s sales of China-made cars in China jumped in May.\\nThe S&P 500 on Friday closed at its highest level in over nine months after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May.\\nFollowing a stronger-than-expected earnings season and expectations the Fed could pause its aggressive monetary tightening cycle, the S&P 500 is up nearly 20% from its closing low in October, lifted by gains in heavyweight tech stocks including Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.\\nReinforcing expectations the Fed could pause its rate hikes, a survey from the Institute for Supply Management showed the U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low, which could aid the Fed\\'s fight against inflation.\\n\"That bad news is good news in terms of the Fed. The bad news, meaning weak economic reports, is actually good news because it makes it more likely the Fed will pause its series of interest rate hikes, believing they have begun to do their trick bringing inflation down,\" said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist Ingalls & Snyder in New York.\\nTraders have priced in a nearly 80% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group\\'s FedWatch tool, although they expect another hike in July.\\nThe S&P 500 declined 0.20% to end the session at 4,273.79 points.\\nThe Nasdaq declined 0.09% to 13,229.43 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.59% to 33,562.86 points.\\nOf the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, seven declined, led lower by industrials .SPLRCI, down 0.71%, followed by a 0.58% loss in energy .SPNY.\\nPalo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O climbed 4.4%, with the cybersecurity firm set to replace Dish Network Corp DISH.O in the S&P 500 index on June 20. Dish shares fell 2.7%.\\nBig U.S. banks slipped after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. regulators were preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could include raising their capital requirements by 20% on average.\\nDeclining stocks outnumbered rising ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 1.5-to-one ratio.\\nThe S&P 500 posted 17 new highs and four new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 90 new highs and 54 new lows.\\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was relatively light, with 9.7 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 10.5 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Marguerita Choy)\\n((noel.randewich@tr.com; Twitter: @randewich))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O ended 0.8% lower after the world's most valuable company unveiled an augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, its riskiest and biggest bet since the introduction of the iPhone. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. Other heavyweight growth stocks were mixed, with Nvidia Corp NVDA.Odipping 0.4% and giving back some of its recent gains, and Tesla Inc TSLA.O adding 1.7% after the electric vehicle maker's sales of China-made cars in China jumped in May.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O ended 0.8% lower after the world's most valuable company unveiled an augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, its riskiest and biggest bet since the introduction of the iPhone. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. Following a stronger-than-expected earnings season and expectations the Fed could pause its aggressive monetary tightening cycle, the S&P 500 is up nearly 20% from its closing low in October, lifted by gains in heavyweight tech stocks including Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends lower as traders eye potential pause in rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O ended 0.8% lower after the world's most valuable company unveiled an augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, its riskiest and biggest bet since the introduction of the iPhone. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. The S&P 500 declined 0.20% to end the session at 4,273.79 points.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O ended 0.8% lower after the world's most valuable company unveiled an augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, its riskiest and biggest bet since the introduction of the iPhone. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. Following a stronger-than-expected earnings season and expectations the Fed could pause its aggressive monetary tightening cycle, the S&P 500 is up nearly 20% from its closing low in October, lifted by gains in heavyweight tech stocks including Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-new-bull-market-has-arrived', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"O\\nn Friday, with a gain of 2% for the week, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index booked its sixth straight week of gains. This marked the index’s longest weekly winning streak since 2020, driven by Q1 earnings results from major tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Tesla (TSLA) and Meta Platform (META). For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 2%, while the S&P 500 Index gained 1.8%.\\nOn a year-to-date basis, the gains are even more pronounced. The Nasdaq has risen 27.47%, compared with a 2022 decline of 34%. The S&P 500 is up 12%, while the Dow, after rising 701.19 points, or 2.12%, to end Friday’s session at 33,762.76, has added a modest gain of 1.89% on the year. Friday’s 700 point jump was the Dow’s best day of the year. Meanwhile, Nvidia, which has soared 172% this year, has helped the Nasdaq to outpace the S&P 500 and Dow so far in 2023.\\nAll of this points to something no one is talking about or is afraid to say: a new bull market is upon us. The collective optimism and the reasons for the year-to-date increases can be attributed to several factors. Investors are applauding the earnings results companies have reported thus far. It’s no longer just a matter of accepting “less bad” results. The “glass-half-full” mindset is over. It has been replaced by strong growth expectations, and companies have delivered.\\nThe forward guidance have been more than encouraging, suggesting CEOs are feeling increased confidence in their ability to navigate inflationary headwinds. This was a major takeaway in Nvidia’s Q1 earnings, during which the company raised its guidance suggesting demand for technologies powering artificial intelligence workloads. Citing strong demand for its GPUs that power AI applications like the ones at Google, Microsoft and ChatGPT maker OpenAI, Nvidia guided for revenue of $11 billion for Q2.\\nThe company’s Q2 forecast blew away Wall Street estimates by more than 50% above the $7.15 billion revenue expected, which suggests that all of the AI craze is more than hype. Established tech companies and startups are scrambling to build out their AI platforms, causing a surge in enterprise demand for GPUs. As a result, Nvidia saw its shares rocket up 26% following its blowout results, bringing its market value to $1 trillion.\\nNvidia is now the fifth publicly traded U.S. company to have reached the $1 trillion valuation, joining Apple, Microsoft (MSFT), Google parent Alphabet (GOOG , GOOGL) and Amazon. Meanwhile, there is Tesla. After shares of the electric vehicle company surged 11% for the week, the stock is now up a stunning 74% for the year. This is a remarkable turnaround considering the stock lost roughly two-thirds of its value in 2022. Once seen as a head-scratcher, the company’s strategic and timely price cuts is now showing to have given it a possible market share advantage.\\nWith the Q1 reporting cycle now over, the results area in. Tech stocks have had a strong start to the second half of the year, driven by optimism that the Federal Reserve is close to the end of its rate hike cycle. Higher interest rates, slower growth, and softer labor market conditions has brought down inflation. Surprisingly, the pain that this scenario was expected to bring to households and businesses has been less pronounced than expected thus far.\\nCombined with the relief over the U.S. debt ceiling, and dampening inflation risk, the market itself has already pivoted from a bear mindset to bull mindset. And it's more than likely that stocks, particularly the mega-cap techs mentioned here, will continue to post strong returns for the remainder of the year.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This marked the index’s longest weekly winning streak since 2020, driven by Q1 earnings results from major tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Tesla (TSLA) and Meta Platform (META). This was a major takeaway in Nvidia’s Q1 earnings, during which the company raised its guidance suggesting demand for technologies powering artificial intelligence workloads. Citing strong demand for its GPUs that power AI applications like the ones at Google, Microsoft and ChatGPT maker OpenAI, Nvidia guided for revenue of $11 billion for Q2.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This marked the index’s longest weekly winning streak since 2020, driven by Q1 earnings results from major tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Tesla (TSLA) and Meta Platform (META). Investors are applauding the earnings results companies have reported thus far. This was a major takeaway in Nvidia’s Q1 earnings, during which the company raised its guidance suggesting demand for technologies powering artificial intelligence workloads.', 'news_article_title': 'A New Bull Market Has Arrived', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This marked the index’s longest weekly winning streak since 2020, driven by Q1 earnings results from major tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Tesla (TSLA) and Meta Platform (META). The S&P 500 is up 12%, while the Dow, after rising 701.19 points, or 2.12%, to end Friday’s session at 33,762.76, has added a modest gain of 1.89% on the year. As a result, Nvidia saw its shares rocket up 26% following its blowout results, bringing its market value to $1 trillion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This marked the index’s longest weekly winning streak since 2020, driven by Q1 earnings results from major tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Tesla (TSLA) and Meta Platform (META). n Friday, with a gain of 2% for the week, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index booked its sixth straight week of gains. As a result, Nvidia saw its shares rocket up 26% following its blowout results, bringing its market value to $1 trillion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-it-too-late-to-buy-broadcom-stock-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Broadcom's (NASDAQ: AVGO) stock has surged 45% since the beginning of the year. The diversified chip and infrastructure software company impressed the market with its stable growth, a new multiyear deal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and the potential benefits from its planned takeover of cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW).\\nBut should investors still buy Broadcom after that massive rally, which outpaced the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index's 38% gain during the same period? Let's review Broadcom's business model, growth rates, and valuations to decide.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nA rapidly expanding and evolving tech giant\\nThe original Broadcom was acquired by its Singapore-based rival Avago Technologies in 2016. Avago subsequently rebranded itself as the new Broadcom, relocated its headquarters to the U.S., beefed up its chipmaking business with more acquisitions, and expanded into the infrastructure software market by acquiring CA Technologies in 2018 and Symantec's enterprise security unit in 2019. It nearly acquired Qualcomm via a hostile takeover before the U.S. blocked the deal in 2018, and its planned takeover of VMware still needs to clear a lot of regulatory hurdles.\\nIn fiscal 2022 (which ended last October) Broadcom generated 78% of its revenue from its semiconductor business, which produces a wide range of chips for the mobile, data center, networking, wireless, storage, and industrial markets. The other 22% of its revenue came from its infrastructure software business. Here's how those two businesses fared over the past year.\\nREVENUE GROWTH BY SEGMENT (YOY)\\nQ2 2022\\nQ3 2022\\nQ4 2022\\nQ1 2023\\nQ2 2023\\nSemiconductor solutions\\n29%\\n32%\\n26%\\n21%\\n9%\\nInfrastructure software\\n5%\\n5%\\n4%\\n(1%)\\n3%\\nTotal\\n23%\\n25%\\n21%\\n16%\\n8%\\nData source: Broadcom. YOY = year over year.\\nThe growth of Broadcom's semiconductor business decelerated for two reasons: Its sales of mobile chips cooled off as the 5G upgrade cycle ended, while the macro headwinds curbed its sales of chips to IT infrastructure customers. It expects its semiconductor revenue to only rise by mid-single digits year over year in the third quarter, which implies the business hasn't quite reached its cyclical trough yet.\\nHowever, two catalysts could revive Broadcom's semiconductor business over the long term. First, Apple -- which accounted for a whopping 20% of Broadcom's revenue in fiscal 2022 -- recently signed a new multibillion-dollar agreement to buy the chipmaker's 5G radio frequency components and other wireless connectivity components. Second, Broadcom expects the growth of the generative AI market -- driven by popular chatbots like ChatGPT -- to boost is sales of data center and infrastructure chips. It believes the AI market will account for more than a quarter of its semiconductor revenue in fiscal 2024 -- compared to 15% of its revenue in fiscal 2023 and 10% of its revenue in fiscal 2022.\\nBroadcom expects its infrastructure software segment to hold steady as its revenue rises by the low-single digits year over year in the third quarter. It attributes that stable growth to its high renewal rates and successful sales of additional products to its existing customers. If Broadcom closes its acquisition of VMware, it expects to generate about half of its revenue from its infrastructure software business -- which would reduce its dependence on Apple and the cyclical semiconductor market.\\nEconomies of scale are boosting its margins\\nBroadcom's scale is improving as it acquires, streamlines, and integrates more companies. That's why its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) margin expanded from 60.4% in fiscal 2021 to 63.3% in fiscal 2022, then rose to 64.4% in the first half of fiscal 2023. It expects to post an even higher adjusted EBITDA margin of 65% in the third quarter. Its free-cash-flow (FCF) margin has also stayed in the high 40s throughout those two and a half years.\\nBroadcom expects its total revenue to rise 5% year over year in the third quarter, while analysts anticipate 8% growth for the full year. They also expect its adjusted EBITDA to rise 7% for the full year, which would give it an adjusted EBITDA margin of about 63%. Based on those expectations, which don't even factor in its potential gains from VMware, Broadcom's stock still looks surprisingly cheap at 16 times this year's adjusted EBITDA and 19 times its forward adjusted earnings. It also pays a decent forward dividend yield of 2.3%, and it consistently spends its excess cash on big buybacks.\\nIn short, I don't think it's too late to buy Broadcom's stock. Its rally over the past year was justified, its valuations are still low, and three major catalysts -- Apple, AI, and VMware -- could catapult the stock to fresh highs over the next few years.\\n10 stocks we like better than Broadcom\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Broadcom wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\nLeo Sun has positions in Apple and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and VMware. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The diversified chip and infrastructure software company impressed the market with its stable growth, a new multiyear deal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and the potential benefits from its planned takeover of cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW). Avago subsequently rebranded itself as the new Broadcom, relocated its headquarters to the U.S., beefed up its chipmaking business with more acquisitions, and expanded into the infrastructure software market by acquiring CA Technologies in 2018 and Symantec's enterprise security unit in 2019. In fiscal 2022 (which ended last October) Broadcom generated 78% of its revenue from its semiconductor business, which produces a wide range of chips for the mobile, data center, networking, wireless, storage, and industrial markets.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The diversified chip and infrastructure software company impressed the market with its stable growth, a new multiyear deal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and the potential benefits from its planned takeover of cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW). Semiconductor solutions 29% 32% 26% 21% 9% Infrastructure software 5% 5% 4% (1%) 3% Total 23% 25% 21% 16% 8% Data source: Broadcom. Broadcom expects its total revenue to rise 5% year over year in the third quarter, while analysts anticipate 8% growth for the full year.', 'news_article_title': 'Is It Too Late to Buy Broadcom Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The diversified chip and infrastructure software company impressed the market with its stable growth, a new multiyear deal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and the potential benefits from its planned takeover of cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW). The other 22% of its revenue came from its infrastructure software business. Broadcom expects its total revenue to rise 5% year over year in the third quarter, while analysts anticipate 8% growth for the full year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The diversified chip and infrastructure software company impressed the market with its stable growth, a new multiyear deal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and the potential benefits from its planned takeover of cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW). Broadcom expects its infrastructure software segment to hold steady as its revenue rises by the low-single digits year over year in the third quarter. If Broadcom closes its acquisition of VMware, it expects to generate about half of its revenue from its infrastructure software business -- which would reduce its dependence on Apple and the cyclical semiconductor market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/jamie-dimon-says-fed-should-pause-rate-hikes%3A-history-says-the-stock-market-will-do-this', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Federal Reserve has quickly tightened credit conditions over the last 15 months in an effort to reduce inflation. Officials have raised the federal funds rate -- a benchmark interest rate that impacts other rates across the economy, like bank loans and credit cards -- by five percentage points since March 2022, marking the most aggressive series of rate hikes since the early 1980s.\\nThe rationale behind those rate hikes is straightforward: Demand for goods and services drops as the cost of borrowing rises, and that ultimately causes inflation to fall. Indeed, inflation has now decelerated for 10 consecutive months. But tampering with interest rates is not an exact science, and some experts believe the Fed has tightened too aggressively. In fact, analysts at JPMorgan Chase believe a recession is probable before the end of the year.\\nLast week, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon sat down with Bloomberg to discuss the economy. He candidly told the Fed to \"take a pause\" on rate hikes, but he also said people should be prepared for rates to go a little higher. Either way, Dimon believes the Fed is nearing the end of its rate hike cycle, and that is good news for investors.\\nHistory says the stock market could soar\\nSince 1970, the Federal Reserve has engaged in 11 rate hike cycles, and theS&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index has produced an average return of 14.8% during the 12-month period following those cycles. Of course, past results are never a guarantee of future returns, but history makes it clear that the stock market could soar once the Fed reaches the end of the current cycle.\\nWhy might that happen? Rising rates have a contractionary impact on the economy. Once that contractionary stimulus stops, investors may feel more comfortable putting money into the stock market, and that would drive the S&P 500 higher. There are many ways for readers to capitalize on that information, but one of the most logical options is to buy an S&P 500 index fund.\\nInvestors should consider an S&P 500 index fund\\nThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) tracks 500 of the largest U.S. companies. Its constituents include value stocks and growth stocks from all 11 market sectors, and that diversity makes it an attractive investment option. Buying shares of the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is like buying a slice of the U.S. economy.\\nSo what? The U.S. is the largest and most innovative economy the world has ever seen, according to Dimon. Indeed, 8 of the 10 largest companies in the world are U.S. companies. They are detailed below, along with their weighted exposure in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.\\nApple: 7.2%\\nMicrosoft: 6.5%\\nAlphabet: 3.4%\\nAmazon: 2.7%\\nNvidia: 1.9%\\nBerkshire Hathaway: 1.7%\\nMeta Platforms: 1.5%\\nTesla: 1.3%\\nAs discussed, the S&P 500 could rise about 15% following the end of the current rate hike cycle. That would certainly be a nice bounce for investors, but the real reason the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is worth buying is that the S&P 500 has been a consistent moneymaker over long periods of time. The benchmark index has weathered several bear markets and recessions during the last three decades, and it still produced a total return of 1,600% (or 9.9% annually) during that time. At that pace, $150 invested weekly in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF would be worth $123,700 in one decade, $441,700 in two decades, and $1.3 million in three decades.\\nThere is no such thing as a surefire investment where the stock market is concerned, but the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is the next best thing. That\\'s why investors should consider buying this index fund.\\n10 stocks we like better than Vanguard S&P 500 ETF\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Trevor Jennewine has positions in Amazon.com, Nvidia, Tesla, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Of course, past results are never a guarantee of future returns, but history makes it clear that the stock market could soar once the Fed reaches the end of the current cycle. Apple: 7.2% Microsoft: 6.5% Alphabet: 3.4% Amazon: 2.7% Nvidia: 1.9% Berkshire Hathaway: 1.7% Meta Platforms: 1.5% Tesla: 1.3% As discussed, the S&P 500 could rise about 15% following the end of the current rate hike cycle. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple: 7.2% Microsoft: 6.5% Alphabet: 3.4% Amazon: 2.7% Nvidia: 1.9% Berkshire Hathaway: 1.7% Meta Platforms: 1.5% Tesla: 1.3% As discussed, the S&P 500 could rise about 15% following the end of the current rate hike cycle. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.\", 'news_article_title': 'Jamie Dimon Says Fed Should Pause Rate Hikes: History Says the Stock Market Will Do This Next', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Either way, Dimon believes the Fed is nearing the end of its rate hike cycle, and that is good news for investors. Rising rates have a contractionary impact on the economy. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Officials have raised the federal funds rate -- a benchmark interest rate that impacts other rates across the economy, like bank loans and credit cards -- by five percentage points since March 2022, marking the most aggressive series of rate hikes since the early 1980s. History says the stock market could soar Since 1970, the Federal Reserve has engaged in 11 rate hike cycles, and theS&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index has produced an average return of 14.8% during the 12-month period following those cycles. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-for-muted-open-as-investors-weigh-chances-of-june-rate-pause', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were set to open subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting.\\nU.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.\\nAhead of key inflation data next week, traders are pricing in a 76% chance that the Fed will choose to hold interest rates in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group\\'s Fedwatch tool, though they expect another hike in July.\\n\"We are now waiting for that next major data point and to determine whether the Fed is going to be skipping or pausing or hiking,\" said Thomas Hayes, chairman at Great Hill Capital LLC.\\n\"We are in the skip camp for now. We could see headline inflation with a \\'3\\' handle, which is going to be very good for the Fed to give them cover to skip this month. Hopefully those trends continue, and we can be on a pause until the end of the year.\"\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a fresh nine-month high on Friday and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC scaled a new one-year peak, underpinned by the jobs reports and gains in megacap technology stocks that have outperformed the broader market this year.\\nSurveys from S&P Global and Institute for Supply Management on U.S. services sector activity in May are due after the opening bell, while Fed Cleveland President Loretta Mester is slated to speak at an event later in the day.\\nAt 8:40 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 2 points, or 0.01%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 1 points, or 0.02%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 18 points, or 0.12%.\\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\\'s fear gauge, rose 0.5 point to 15.13 after closing at its lowest since February 2020 on Friday.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% in premarket trading ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset.\\nEnergy stocks including Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N, Chevron Corp CVX.N and Schlumberger Ltd SLB.N rose about 1% each, as oil prices LCOc1, CLc1 jumped 2% after top global exporter Saudi Arabia pledged to cut production by another 1 million barrels per day from July. O/R\\nPalo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O climbed 4.9% as the cybersecurity firm looks set to replace Dish Network DISH.O in the S&P 500 index. Dish shares fell 2.9%.\\nBig U.S. banks were mixed after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. regulators were preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could include raising their capital requirements by 20% on average. Bank of America Corp BAC.N was flat, while Citigroup Inc C.N slipped 0.4%.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% in premarket trading ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were set to open subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% in premarket trading ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were set to open subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set for muted open as investors weigh chances of June rate pause', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% in premarket trading ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were set to open subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 2 points, or 0.01%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 1 points, or 0.02%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 18 points, or 0.12%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% in premarket trading ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were set to open subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/risk-on-in-small-caps-after-ishares-russell-2000-etf-breaks-out', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM) has displayed relative weakness and lagged the overall market over the previous year. However, it notably broke that trend last week and finally showed signs of life. The IWM is a float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the U.S. equity market's small-capitalization (small-caps) sector. Last week, the IWM impressively outperformed the leading industry in the market, technology - Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ) and the S&P500 – SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY).\\nIt's no surprise that the IWM underperformed over the previous year. During periods of downturn and uncertainty in the markets, small-cap, speculative stocks have consistently underperformed and experienced risk-off outflows.\\nIWM vs. SPY\\nYTD, the IWM is up 4.39%, mainly thanks to its performance last week, closing the week up 4.51%. While that might sound impressive given the overall market's performance, it still lacks in comparison to the SPY ETF, which is up 11.89% YTD.\\nThe relative weakness is seen in the above chart, comparing the performance of IWM to SPY. If you'd like to conduct a similar study, click the plus symbol on the MarketBeat chart.\\n\\nAfter bottoming out in March, the IWM traded sideways between $170 and $180. During that period, SPY, primarily driven by the strength in technology and a handful of market-leading names, has been trending higher and closed the week at YTD highs.\\n\\nThe uptrend and notable strength in the overall markets have resulted in a long-awaited breakout in small-caps and the IWM, as speculative capital looks to be flowing back into a sector traditionally holding more considerable risk.\\n\\nFor example, U Power (NASDAQ: UCAR), a company with a $472.28 million market capitalization, thereby making it a small-cap stock, experienced a significant surge in volume and value after the company announced a strategic cooperation agreement last week. Shares of the company closed the week up 157.43% and traded close to 200m in volume in the two days following the announcement. Such follow-through for a small-cap, in both volume and price action, points towards increased optimism and speculation for small-cap stocks. \\n\\nUCAR was not an isolated event, with several other small-cap stocks experiencing an uptick in volume and price. The breakout in IWM and relative strength displayed versus other indexes and medium to large-cap stocks is a clear shift in sentiment and one to pay close attention to.\\nThe Long-Awaited Breakout in IWM\\nSince the beginning of 2023, the IWM has spent most of its time lagging behind the overall market and trading near crucial support in the low $170s. While a handful of market-leading names have soared higher, like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), helping the overall market and specific respective sectors outperform, it's primarily been risk-off for the IWM and small-cap stocks.\\nHowever, the breakout over resistance on Friday, with a surge in volume, represents a shift in sentiment and momentum. The IWM traded over 49m shares on Friday, considerably higher than its 32.76 million average daily volume. The range expanded on the day, with the stock experiencing a daily range of 4.64 versus its ATR of 3.33. The increased range and volume signal a shift in sentiment and provide validity to the breakout and newfound risk-on environment.\\nShould You Invest in the IWM?\\nThe tide might be quickly shifting for the small-cap stocks and the IWM. Friday's breakout confirmed that, with the IWM trading above all short-term key SMA's on increased volume and strength. Notably, several individual small-caps, like UCAR, experienced follow-through to the upside after releasing breaking news. \\nWith the breakout still fresh in the IWM, the risk: reward at current levels remains attractive for investors who might have been stalking the ETF for entry and exposure to small-cap stocks. If the IWM can continue to display relative strength and find price stability over the previous resistance of $180, the ETF might be heading towards $185 - $190 in the short term.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"While a handful of market-leading names have soared higher, like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), helping the overall market and specific respective sectors outperform, it's primarily been risk-off for the IWM and small-cap stocks. The uptrend and notable strength in the overall markets have resulted in a long-awaited breakout in small-caps and the IWM, as speculative capital looks to be flowing back into a sector traditionally holding more considerable risk. The breakout in IWM and relative strength displayed versus other indexes and medium to large-cap stocks is a clear shift in sentiment and one to pay close attention to.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"While a handful of market-leading names have soared higher, like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), helping the overall market and specific respective sectors outperform, it's primarily been risk-off for the IWM and small-cap stocks. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM) has displayed relative weakness and lagged the overall market over the previous year. During that period, SPY, primarily driven by the strength in technology and a handful of market-leading names, has been trending higher and closed the week at YTD highs.\", 'news_article_title': 'Risk-On In Small-Caps After iShares Russell 2000 ETF Breaks Out', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"While a handful of market-leading names have soared higher, like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), helping the overall market and specific respective sectors outperform, it's primarily been risk-off for the IWM and small-cap stocks. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM) has displayed relative weakness and lagged the overall market over the previous year. IWM vs. SPY YTD, the IWM is up 4.39%, mainly thanks to its performance last week, closing the week up 4.51%.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"While a handful of market-leading names have soared higher, like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), helping the overall market and specific respective sectors outperform, it's primarily been risk-off for the IWM and small-cap stocks. IWM vs. SPY YTD, the IWM is up 4.39%, mainly thanks to its performance last week, closing the week up 4.51%. For example, U Power (NASDAQ: UCAR), a company with a $472.28 million market capitalization, thereby making it a small-cap stock, experienced a significant surge in volume and value after the company announced a strategic cooperation agreement last week.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-detailed-fundamental-analysis-aapl-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Detailed Fundamental Analysis - AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-muted-as-investors-weigh-chances-of-june-rate-pause', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting.\\nU.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a fresh nine-month high on Friday and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC scaled a new one-year peak, underpinned by gains in megacap technology stocks that have outperformed the broader market this year.\\nTraders are pricing in a 77% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at 5%-5.25% in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group\\'s Fedwatch tool, though they expect another hike in July.\\n\"Inflation does appear to be coming down on the headline level, as are producer prices at a faster rate and these tend to be leading indicators, even with core prices being sticky,\" said Michael Hewson chief market analyst at CMC Markets.\\n\"That would suggest that core prices will come down, albeit at a much slower rate than originally thought.\"\\nSurveys from S&P Global and Institute for Supply Management on U.S. services sector activity in May are due after the opening bell, while Fed Cleveland President Loretta Mester is slated to speak at an event later in the day.\\nAt 7:18 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 31 points, or 0.09%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 2.75 points, or 0.06%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 17 points, or 0.12%.\\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\\'s fear gauge, rose 0.6 point to 15.17 after closing at its lowest since February 2020 on Friday.\\nEnergy stocks including Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N, Chevron Corp CVX.N and Schlumberger Ltd SLB.N rose about 1% each in premarket trading, as oil prices LCOc1, CLc1 jumped 2% after top global exporter Saudi Arabia pledged to cut production by another 1 million barrels per day from July. O/R\\nPalo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O climbed 4.6% as the cybersecurity firm looks set to replace Dish Network DISH.O in the S&P 500 index. Dish shares tumbled 3.2%.\\nBig U.S. banks were mixed after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. regulators were preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could include raising their capital requirements by 20% on average. Bank of America Corp BAC.N edged up 0.1%, while Citigroup Inc C.N slipped 0.2%.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. Traders are pricing in a 77% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at 5%-5.25% in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool, though they expect another hike in July.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures muted as investors weigh chances of June rate pause', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a fresh nine-month high on Friday and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC scaled a new one-year peak, underpinned by gains in megacap technology stocks that have outperformed the broader market this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-expected-to-reveal-mixed-reality-headset-at-developer-conference', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\\nCUPERTINO, California, June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is expected to unveil a mixed-reality headset at its annual software developer conference on Monday, its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago.\\nThe launch will see Apple test a market crowded with devices that have yet to gain traction with consumers and put it in direct competition with Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O.\\nLike Meta\\'s Quest Pro from last year and Quest 3 announced last week, Apple\\'s device is likely to blend a video feed from the outside world with a virtual world displayed on screens inside the headset.\\nAnalysts expect Apple\\'s headset to come with premium features including a high-quality display and hand-tracking so it can be controlled without an external controller. It\\'s also likely to cost much more than the planned $500 Quest 3.\\nInvestors and tech fans alike will be focusing on how much Apple\\'s view of the virtual reality market overlaps with Meta\\'s. Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has outlined his vision for using headsets to dip in and out of a \"metaverse\" where people can meet virtually to work, play and spend.\\nIn addition to Meta, Sony Group Corp 6758.T and ByteDance-owned Pico both recently released virtual reality devices.\\nResearch firm IDC said companies sold a total of 8.8 million headsets last year, down 20.9% from 2021. In the first quarter of 2023, sales more than halved.\\nApple\\'s presentation on Monday is mostly aimed at sparking the imaginations of the thousands of software developers who will stream into Apple Park for a keynote address at 1 p.m. Eastern Time (1700 GMT).\\nApple will also deliver updates on its operating systems for iPhones, iPads and Mac computers.\\nInvestors will also look for updates on CarPlay, Apple\\'s software for vehicles, which the company said last year would start to power more dashboard functions.\\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)\\n((Stephen.Nellis@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis CUPERTINO, California, June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is expected to unveil a mixed-reality headset at its annual software developer conference on Monday, its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago. The launch will see Apple test a market crowded with devices that have yet to gain traction with consumers and put it in direct competition with Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O. Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has outlined his vision for using headsets to dip in and out of a \"metaverse\" where people can meet virtually to work, play and spend.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"By Stephen Nellis CUPERTINO, California, June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is expected to unveil a mixed-reality headset at its annual software developer conference on Monday, its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago. Analysts expect Apple's headset to come with premium features including a high-quality display and hand-tracking so it can be controlled without an external controller. Investors and tech fans alike will be focusing on how much Apple's view of the virtual reality market overlaps with Meta's.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple expected to reveal mixed-reality headset at developer conference', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"By Stephen Nellis CUPERTINO, California, June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is expected to unveil a mixed-reality headset at its annual software developer conference on Monday, its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago. The launch will see Apple test a market crowded with devices that have yet to gain traction with consumers and put it in direct competition with Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O. Investors and tech fans alike will be focusing on how much Apple's view of the virtual reality market overlaps with Meta's.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"By Stephen Nellis CUPERTINO, California, June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is expected to unveil a mixed-reality headset at its annual software developer conference on Monday, its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago. Like Meta's Quest Pro from last year and Quest 3 announced last week, Apple's device is likely to blend a video feed from the outside world with a virtual world displayed on screens inside the headset. Apple's presentation on Monday is mostly aimed at sparking the imaginations of the thousands of software developers who will stream into Apple Park for a keynote address at 1 p.m. Eastern Time (1700 GMT).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-flexshares-morningstar-u.s.-market-factor-tilt-etf-tilt-a-strong-etf-right-now-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Making its debut on 09/16/2011, smart beta exchange traded fund FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.\\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\\nProducts that are based on market cap weighted indexes, which are strategies designed to reflect a specific market segment or the market as a whole, have traditionally dominated the ETF industry.\\nBecause market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.\\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\\nBased on specific fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such, these indexes attempt to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance.\\nWhile this space offers a number of choices to investors, including simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies, not all these strategies have been able to deliver superior results.\\nFund Sponsor & Index\\nTILT is managed by Flexshares, and this fund has amassed over $1.44 billion, which makes it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Blend. This particular fund, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt Index.\\nThe Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt Index measures the performance of U.S. equity markets with increased exposure toward small-capitalization and value stocks.\\nCost & Other Expenses\\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.25% for TILT, making it on par with most peer products in the space.\\nThe fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.47%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nETFs offer diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk, but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nFor TILT, it has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector --about 23% of the portfolio --while Financials and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd 0.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 4.54% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd 0.00000625 (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc Common Stock Usd 0.01 (AMZN).\\nTILT's top 10 holdings account for about 18.05% of its total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nSo far this year, TILT return is roughly 9.42%, and was up about 1.54% in the last one year (as of 06/05/2023). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $138.28 and $166.90.\\nThe fund has a beta of 1.08 and standard deviation of 19.59% for the trailing three-year period, which makes TILT a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 2123 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nFlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Blend segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\\nIShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT) tracks S&P Total Market Index and the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) tracks CRSP US Total Market Index. IShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF has $43.09 billion in assets, Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has $294.43 billion. ITOT has an expense ratio of 0.03% and VTI charges 0.03%.\\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Blend.\\nBottom Line\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nFlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nVanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd 0.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 4.54% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd 0.00000625 (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc Common Stock Usd 0.01 (AMZN). Click to get this free report FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. On the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd 0.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 4.54% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd 0.00000625 (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc Common Stock Usd 0.01 (AMZN). Click to get this free report FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. IShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT) tracks S&P Total Market Index and the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) tracks CRSP US Total Market Index.', 'news_article_title': 'Is FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd 0.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 4.54% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd 0.00000625 (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc Common Stock Usd 0.01 (AMZN). Click to get this free report FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Making its debut on 09/16/2011, smart beta exchange traded fund FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd 0.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 4.54% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd 0.00000625 (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc Common Stock Usd 0.01 (AMZN). Making its debut on 09/16/2011, smart beta exchange traded fund FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-spdr-portfolio-sp-500-etf-splg-be-on-your-investing-radar-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market? You should consider the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 11/08/2005.\\nThe fund is sponsored by State Street Global Advisors. It has amassed assets over $17.62 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Blend\\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\\nCosts\\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.03%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.54%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28.10% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 25.75% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nSPLG seeks to match the performance of the Russell 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Index is designed to measure the performance of the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market.\\nThe ETF has added about 12.30% so far this year and is up roughly 4.09% in the last one year (as of 06/05/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $41.93 and $50.54.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 18.63% for the trailing three-year period. With about 506 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SPLG is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $318 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $403.18 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\\nBottom-Line\\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $17.62 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 11/08/2005.', 'news_article_title': 'Should SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $17.62 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/prediction%3A-these-2-stocks-will-be-warren-buffetts-biggest-winners-of-the-decade', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett knows a thing or two about picking winners. He wouldn\\'t have a net worth of over $110 billion if he didn\\'t.\\nIt\\'s easy to look back to find Buffett\\'s biggest winners of the past. Names such as American Express, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Coca-Cola stand out.\\nBut what about which of the legendary investor\\'s stocks might make the list in the future? There\\'s no way to know for sure. However, I predict that two stocks will be Buffett\\'s biggest winners of the decade.\\nSetting the ground rules\\nAllow me to first clarify some details about my prediction. By decade, I\\'m referring to the period between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2029. I know some people think the decade began in 2021, but those are the start and end dates I chose to use.\\nAlso, I\\'m limiting my prognostication abilities to the stocks in Berkshire Hathaway\\'s (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio right now. It\\'s entirely possible that Buffett could buy a stock next month that goes on to be one of his best performers. In addition, I\\'m assuming that he holds onto the two stocks I picked through the end of the decade (which may or may not be a good assumption).\\nFinally, my use of the term \"biggest winners\" refers to the stocks that deliver the highest percentage total returns over the decade.\\nBuffett\\'s top two\\nNow for my prediction. I think that Buffett\\'s two biggest winners of the decade will be (drum roll, please)... Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY).\\nIt\\'s important to note that both stocks have started out the decade strongly. Even with the market meltdown of 2020 and the big slump last year, Amazon\\'s shares are still up more than 30% so far this decade. The huge gain achieved in 2023 has helped tremendously.\\nSure, Occidental Petroleum\\'s share price has fallen somewhat year to date. This decline, though, doesn\\'t come close to offsetting the oil stock\\'s great performance in recent years. Occidental stock has soared more than 40% since the beginning of the decade.\\nHowever, Buffett didn\\'t own Oxy throughout this period. He had a previous position in the oil stock but exited it completely in the second quarter of 2020. Berkshire revealed that it had initiated a new position in Occidental in early March 2022. Since then, the stock has risen close to 25%.\\nWhy they\\'ll be big winners\\nI think that Amazon will be a big winner in the coming years for a couple of key reasons. Most importantly, the company\\'s Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services business has phenomenal growth prospects.\\nGlobal IT spending is currently split more than 90% on-premises and less than 10% in the cloud. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy believes that these numbers will flip over the next 10 to 15 years. I agree, especially with AI fueling the transition. AWS will be a big beneficiary of the trend.\\nMy view is that Amazon will make solid gains in its e-commerce business. The company\\'s supply chain gives it a tremendous competitive advantage that isn\\'t going away.\\nI also like Occidental\\'s growth prospects. That might seem odd considering that some predict the demand for fossil fuels will decline. However, S&P Global Platts Analytics projects that oil demand won\\'t peak until 2040. I suspect that timing is about right.\\nOccidental should have significant new opportunities in carbon capture as well. The company is investing heavily to build facilities that capture carbon directly from the air.\\nThere\\'s also the likelihood that Buffett isn\\'t finished buying shares of Occidental. Berkshire\\'s purchases can provide a real catalyst for the stock. The conglomerate currently owns close to 25% of Occidental but secured regulatory approval last year to acquire up to 50% of the company.\\nThe biggest moneymaker for Buffett\\nEven if I\\'m right that Amazon and Occidental will be Buffett\\'s biggest winners of the decade, they probably won\\'t be his biggest moneymakers. Why? He doesn\\'t own nearly as many shares of either company as he does of several others.\\nI predict that Buffett\\'s biggest moneymaker will almost certainly be Apple. The tech giant currently ranks as Berkshire\\'s biggest holding by far, comprising more than 48% of the conglomerate\\'s total portfolio. If Apple\\'s share price rises solidly over the next six and a half years (which I expect will happen), it should easily make more money for Buffett than Amazon and Occidental combined.\\nFind out why Amazon.com is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\\nOur analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Amazon.com is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\\nClick here to get access to the full list!\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\nAmerican Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Keith Speights has positions in Amazon.com, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and S&P Global. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Names such as American Express, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Coca-Cola stand out. Finally, my use of the term \"biggest winners\" refers to the stocks that deliver the highest percentage total returns over the decade. I think that Buffett\\'s two biggest winners of the decade will be (drum roll, please)... Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY).', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Names such as American Express, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Coca-Cola stand out. Also, I'm limiting my prognostication abilities to the stocks in Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio right now. Most importantly, the company's Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services business has phenomenal growth prospects.\", 'news_article_title': \"Prediction: These 2 Stocks Will Be Warren Buffett's Biggest Winners of the Decade\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Names such as American Express, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Coca-Cola stand out. However, I predict that two stocks will be Buffett's biggest winners of the decade. He doesn't own nearly as many shares of either company as he does of several others.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Names such as American Express, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Coca-Cola stand out. However, I predict that two stocks will be Buffett's biggest winners of the decade. I think that Buffett's two biggest winners of the decade will be (drum roll, please)... Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-subdued-as-investors-weigh-chances-of-rate-pause', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\\nFutures: Dow up 0.12%, S&P up 0.01%, Nasdaq down 0.27%\\nJune 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors weighed the possibility of a pause in interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve at its upcoming policy meeting.\\nU.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a labor market report showing moderating wage growth in May indicated the U.S. central bank may skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a fresh nine-month high on Friday and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC scaled a new one-year peak, underpinned by gains in megacap technology stocks that have outperformed the broader market this year.\\nTraders are pricing in a 78.2% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at the conclusion of its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool, though they expect another hike in July.\\nSurveys from S&P Global and Institute for Supply Management on U.S. services sector activity in May are due after the opening bell, while Fed Cleveland President Loretta Mester is slated to speak at an event later in the day.\\nAt 5:55 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 40 points, or 0.12%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 0.25 points, or 0.01%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 39.25 points, or 0.27%.\\nEnergy stocks including Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N, Chevron Corp CVX.N and Schlumberger Ltd SLB.N rose about 1% each in premarket trading, as oil prices LCOc1, CLc1 jumped more than 2% after top global exporter Saudi Arabia pledged to cut production by another 1 million barrels per day from July. O/R\\nPalo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O climbed 5.3% as the cybersecurity firm looks set to replace Dish Network DISH.O in the S&P 500 index. Dish shares tumbled 7.8%.\\nBig U.S. banks were mixed after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. regulators were preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could include raising their capital requirements by 20% on average. Bank of America Corp BAC.N climbed 0.2%, while Citigroup Inc C.N slipped 0.2%.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.6% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.6% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a labor market report showing moderating wage growth in May indicated the U.S. central bank may skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a fresh nine-month high on Friday and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC scaled a new one-year peak, underpinned by gains in megacap technology stocks that have outperformed the broader market this year.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.6% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. Futures: Dow up 0.12%, S&P up 0.01%, Nasdaq down 0.27% June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors weighed the possibility of a pause in interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve at its upcoming policy meeting. Traders are pricing in a 78.2% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at the conclusion of its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool, though they expect another hike in July.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures subdued as investors weigh chances of rate pause', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.6% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures: Dow up 0.12%, S&P up 0.01%, Nasdaq down 0.27% June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors weighed the possibility of a pause in interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve at its upcoming policy meeting.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.6% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. Futures: Dow up 0.12%, S&P up 0.01%, Nasdaq down 0.27% June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors weighed the possibility of a pause in interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a labor market report showing moderating wage growth in May indicated the U.S. central bank may skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-secret-portfolio-just-issued-a-big-time-warning-to-wall-street', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When it comes to investing, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is in a class of his own. Though there is no shortage of Wall Street analysts, pundits, and money managers that make their rounds on the major television networks, it\\'s the Oracle of Omaha that\\'s doubled up the average annualized total return of the broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) over a 58-year stretch (19.8% vs. 9.9%).\\nWarren Buffett\\'s ability to run circles around Wall Street is what helped grow the fanfare associated with Berkshire Hathaway\\'s annual meetings from a couple dozen people in 1973 to more than 30,000 on an annual basis. Investors and Berkshire Hathaway shareholders eagerly await his nuggets of wisdom on the U.S. economy and investing to guide their own strategies.\\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\\nBut while Warren Buffett is an unwavering long-term optimist when it comes to America and the stock market, his actions and his words don\\'t always align in the short term.\\nWarren Buffett\\'s secret portfolio offers an ominous warning to Wall Street\\nThe vast majority of investors tracking Buffett\\'s investment activity pay close attention to Berkshire Hathaway\\'s Form 13Fs, which are required quarterly filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management. However, you might be surprised to learn that Berkshire\\'s 13Fs fail to tell the complete story.\\nIn 1998, Buffett\\'s company acquired reinsurance giant General Re in a deal valued at $22 billion. Though the reinsurance operations were the crown jewel of this acquisition, General Re also owned a specialty investment company known as New England Asset Management (NEAM). When Berkshire acquired Gen Re, NEAM came with it.\\nNew England Asset Management is a large enough investment company that it\\'s required to file a quarterly 13F. Although the Oracle of Omaha isn\\'t overseeing the investment activity in NEAM\\'s portfolio, these holdings are, ultimately, part of Berkshire Hathaway. Thus, New England Asset Management is, effectively, Warren Buffett\\'s secret portfolio.\\nAs of the end of 2022, Buffett\\'s hidden portfolio contained approximately $5.4 billion in invested assets. But as of March 31, 2023, NEAM held just $671.6 million worth of invested assets. In other words, Warren Buffett\\'s secret portfolio dumped 88% of its invested assets during the first quarter, which is a very clear warning to Wall Street.\\nCollectively, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) accounted for 86% of New England Asset Management\\'s investment portfolio on Dec. 31, 2022. During the first quarter, NEAM respectively sold 99% of its Apple stake, 98% of its Chevron and Bank of America positions, and completely exited its nearly 16.5-million-share HP stake. Collectively, Apple, Chevron, and BofA now comprise just 2.7% of NEAM\\'s invested assets.\\nBuffett\\'s 29 billion reasons to be cautious\\nSome of you might be thinking this substantial reduction of invested assets by Buffett\\'s secret portfolio is much ado about nothing since Warren Buffett isn\\'t actively overseeing it. Though you may be correct, the Oracle of Omaha himself is also sending mixed signals.\\nIn addition to Berkshire Hathaway\\'s 13F filings, investors can get a clearer feel for what the Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants (Ted Weschler and Todd Combs) have been up to by examining the company\\'s equity cash flows in Berkshire\\'s quarterly operating results.\\nFor example, during the fourth quarter, Buffett and his team purchased $1.68 billion in equities and completed $16.32 billion in equity sales. That works out $14.64 billion in net-equity sales between the start of October and end of December.\\nThe story was similar during the March-ended quarter. We saw the Oracle of Omaha and his lieutenants do a bit more purchasing ($2.87 billion), but they, ultimately, sold $13.28 billion in equity securities. As a whole, this equates to $10.41 billion in net-equity sales during the first three months of 2023. And I\\'m still not done.\\nRoughly one month ago, when Berkshire Hathaway held its annual shareholder meeting, the Warren Buffett divulged that his company had \"sold net some stock [in April], which produced maybe $4 billion.\" Collectively, Berkshire Hathaway has sold a net of $29 billion worth of stock in a seven-month period. That\\'s not particularly encouraging.\\nS&P 500 Shiller CAPE Ratio data by YCharts.\\nIf I had to pinpoint the single biggest factor behind this selling, I\\'d suggest it\\'s stock valuations.\\nWarren Buffett and his team are uncompromising when it comes to buying great companies at a fair price -- emphasis on the word \"fair.\" But according to the Shiller price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio (also known as the cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio, or CAPE ratio) for the S&P 500, stocks aren\\'t cheap. The Shiller P/E ratio closed out May at 29.3, which is well above its average of 17, when back-tested to 1870.\\nMore importantly, bad things have historically happened when the S&P Shiller P/E surpasses 30. In the five previous instances where this occurred, the Dow Jones Industrial Average or S&P 500 eventually went on to lose at least 20% of their value. For context, the Shiller P/E topped 30 for a sixth time in February 2023.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nDon\\'t bet against America or stocks, but be mindful of history\\nThe selling in both Warren Buffett\\'s secret portfolio and the nearly $338 billion investment portfolio the Oracle of Omaha and his lieutenants oversee look to be clear indicators that most stock valuations aren\\'t appealing. While that\\'s a pretty apparent warning to Wall Street, it\\'s important to be mindful of history.\\nOver the past 73 years, the S&P 500 has undergone 39 double-digit corrections. Excluding the current bear market, all 38 previous declines in the S&P 500 were eventually fully recouped by a bull market rally. Though corrections are perfectly natural, if not commonplace, so is the idea of investors being rewarded for their patience.\\nEven though he\\'ll never come out and say it, Warren Buffett isn\\'t big on market timing. He\\'s a much bigger fan of time in the market than trying to time when to invest in the market. Considering that the S&P 500 has averaged a 9.9% annualized total return, including dividends, since the mid-1960s, it\\'s hard to argue with this logic. Despite bear markets, crashes, and panics, S&P 500 index investors have been doubling their money, on average, every seven years and change for nearly six decades, with reinvestment.\\nFurthermore, a quick look at U.S. gross domestic product shows a very well-defined trend that moves up and to the right. Even though recessions are a normal part of the economic cycle, the Oracle of Omaha is well-aware that periods of expansion last considerably longer than downturns. By acquiring and investing in predominantly cyclical businesses, Buffett and his team have set Berkshire Hathaway up to thrive during these long bull markets.\\nAlthough short-lived tough periods are inevitable for Wall Street, being optimistic is a winning strategy for long-term minded investors.\\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and HP. The Motley Fool recommends Chevron. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Collectively, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) accounted for 86% of New England Asset Management\\'s investment portfolio on Dec. 31, 2022. Though there is no shortage of Wall Street analysts, pundits, and money managers that make their rounds on the major television networks, it\\'s the Oracle of Omaha that\\'s doubled up the average annualized total return of the broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) over a 58-year stretch (19.8% vs. 9.9%). Roughly one month ago, when Berkshire Hathaway held its annual shareholder meeting, the Warren Buffett divulged that his company had \"sold net some stock [in April], which produced maybe $4 billion.\"', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Collectively, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) accounted for 86% of New England Asset Management's investment portfolio on Dec. 31, 2022. When it comes to investing, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is in a class of his own. Warren Buffett's secret portfolio offers an ominous warning to Wall Street The vast majority of investors tracking Buffett's investment activity pay close attention to Berkshire Hathaway's Form 13Fs, which are required quarterly filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management.\", 'news_article_title': \"Warren Buffett's Secret Portfolio Just Issued a Big-Time Warning to Wall Street\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Collectively, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) accounted for 86% of New England Asset Management's investment portfolio on Dec. 31, 2022. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. In other words, Warren Buffett's secret portfolio dumped 88% of its invested assets during the first quarter, which is a very clear warning to Wall Street.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Collectively, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) accounted for 86% of New England Asset Management's investment portfolio on Dec. 31, 2022. Warren Buffett's secret portfolio offers an ominous warning to Wall Street The vast majority of investors tracking Buffett's investment activity pay close attention to Berkshire Hathaway's Form 13Fs, which are required quarterly filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management. Buffett's 29 billion reasons to be cautious Some of you might be thinking this substantial reduction of invested assets by Buffett's secret portfolio is much ado about nothing since Warren Buffett isn't actively overseeing it.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-take-five%3A-almost-half-time-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Repeats Friday story to include OPEC+ decision\\nJune 2 (Reuters) - The hefty weight of tech megacaps, a suspense-packed OPEC meeting at the weekend and more pain for consumers and businesses Down Under - these are just some of the topics preoccupying markets as they approach the halfway point of 2023.\\nSome investors are growing concerned about how gains in the S&P 500 have become increasingly concentrated in a handful of megacap stocks.\\nThe combined weight of five stocks - Apple, Microsoft, Google-parent Alphabet, Amazon and Nvidia - now accounts for 25% of the S&P 500’s market value, a trend recently supercharged by the AI buzz. Data from Deutsche Bank shows the equal-weighted S&P 500 index, a barometer of the average stock, trailing the S&P 500 by its biggest margin since 1999.\\nA rally driven by a handful of stocks raises questions about the health of the broader market and risks igniting volatility if investors ditch those megacap holdings.\\nEmerging market central banks were quick to tighten policy in early 2021 when price pressures accelerated, front-running major developed central banks, including the Fed. Now they appear to be once again first out of the starting blocks as rate cuts move higher up the agenda.\\nHungary became the first European bank to lower rates in May, following Uruguay, which kicked off the Latin American rate-cut cycle in April while Sri Lanka stunned markets with a 250-basis point rate cut on June 1.\\nBut the picture is mixed: Polish policymakers are seen holding rates at 6.75% on Tuesday even if expectations are rising for a cut later in the year. Markets might have to wait until 2024 for India, where the next decision is due on Thursday. Russia is expected to keep its rate at 7.5% on Friday.\\n3/A CRUDE INVITATION\\nThe Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and partners agreed on Sunday to extend a set of production cuts into 2024. The event draws in throngs of reporters from all around the world, who jostle for position at the bottom of several flights of stairs at the OPEC secretariat that they race up to get into the pre-meeting press scrum.\\nReading the runes was already tricky and Saudi Arabia, the group\\'s biggest exporter, unexpectedly delivered a deep cut to its own output. Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz told a news conference the reduction was \"a Saudi lollipop\". \"We wanted to ice the cake. We always want to add suspense,\" he said.\\nAdding to the suspense in the run-up to the weekend, the group banned several major news organisations from attending the press conference, including Reuters and Bloomberg.\\nThe price of oil rose as much as 3.4% overnight to a high of $78.73 a barrel. But despite OPEC+\\'s best efforts, it\\'s still worth roughly half what it was in March 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine.\\n4/INTERVENTION WATCH\\nThe yen has fallen over 5% since early March to six-month lows against a resilient dollar JPY=EBS.\\nIt\\'s enough to make Japanese officials uneasy, with top currency diplomat Masato Kanda warning that Japan will closely watch currency moves and won\\'t rule out any options.\\nCurrency intervention is viewed as a distant prospect, but traders will likely pay attention to policymaker comments in coming days after officials from the finance ministry, BOJ and Japan\\'s financial watchdog met on Tuesday. Such meetings can be a prelude to further action.\\nAnd it\\'s not just Japan traders on intervention watch. Sweden\\'s crown is at its weakest against the dollar and euro in over a decade, adding to inflationary pressures. A weak currency is a problem, but intervention would be a last resort, says central bank Deputy Governor Per Jansson.\\nSuch resolve could well be put to the test.\\n5/RBA BRINGS THE PAIN\\nThe Reserve Bank of Australia says the inflation fight is far from won, and the public should brace itself for more pain.\\nThat could be as soon as the next meeting on Tuesday, with markets laying about 30% odds for a hike.\\nThe economy had been showing signs of cooling until this week, when a reading of consumer prices jumped much more than forecast for April, sending stocks to a two-month trough.\\nRates are already at an 11-year peak after a surprise hike last month, which RBA governor Philip Lowe justified by saying he wanted to send a clear message to households and businesses that the central bank will do whatever it takes.\\nPolicymakers need to keep an eye on top trading partner China too, where a sputtering post-pandemic recovery risks eroding Australian ore and energy exports.\\nMegacap stocks corner over a quarter of S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/3OOy8io\\nEmerging markets interest rates https://tmsnrt.rs/3MViQqQ\\nAll eyes on OPEC+ meeting https://tmsnrt.rs/3N8bW1C\\nYen watching https://tmsnrt.rs/42xuTPP\\nInflation still a concern for RBA https://tmsnrt.rs/43DufAS\\n(Compiled by Amanda Cooper; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)\\n((amanda.cooper@thomsonreuters.com; +442031978531; Twitter: https://twitter.com/a_coops1;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Repeats Friday story to include OPEC+ decision June 2 (Reuters) - The hefty weight of tech megacaps, a suspense-packed OPEC meeting at the weekend and more pain for consumers and businesses Down Under - these are just some of the topics preoccupying markets as they approach the halfway point of 2023. Currency intervention is viewed as a distant prospect, but traders will likely pay attention to policymaker comments in coming days after officials from the finance ministry, BOJ and Japan's financial watchdog met on Tuesday. Rates are already at an 11-year peak after a surprise hike last month, which RBA governor Philip Lowe justified by saying he wanted to send a clear message to households and businesses that the central bank will do whatever it takes.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Repeats Friday story to include OPEC+ decision June 2 (Reuters) - The hefty weight of tech megacaps, a suspense-packed OPEC meeting at the weekend and more pain for consumers and businesses Down Under - these are just some of the topics preoccupying markets as they approach the halfway point of 2023. Emerging market central banks were quick to tighten policy in early 2021 when price pressures accelerated, front-running major developed central banks, including the Fed. Megacap stocks corner over a quarter of S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/3OOy8io Emerging markets interest rates https://tmsnrt.rs/3MViQqQ All eyes on OPEC+ meeting https://tmsnrt.rs/3N8bW1C Yen watching https://tmsnrt.rs/42xuTPP Inflation still a concern for RBA https://tmsnrt.rs/43DufAS (Compiled by Amanda Cooper; Editing by Edwina Gibbs) ((amanda.cooper@thomsonreuters.com; +442031978531; Twitter: https://twitter.com/a_coops1;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'GRAPHIC-Take Five: Almost half-time', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Russia is expected to keep its rate at 7.5% on Friday. Adding to the suspense in the run-up to the weekend, the group banned several major news organisations from attending the press conference, including Reuters and Bloomberg. Rates are already at an 11-year peak after a surprise hike last month, which RBA governor Philip Lowe justified by saying he wanted to send a clear message to households and businesses that the central bank will do whatever it takes.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Emerging market central banks were quick to tighten policy in early 2021 when price pressures accelerated, front-running major developed central banks, including the Fed. Hungary became the first European bank to lower rates in May, following Uruguay, which kicked off the Latin American rate-cut cycle in April while Sri Lanka stunned markets with a 250-basis point rate cut on June 1. Megacap stocks corner over a quarter of S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/3OOy8io Emerging markets interest rates https://tmsnrt.rs/3MViQqQ All eyes on OPEC+ meeting https://tmsnrt.rs/3N8bW1C Yen watching https://tmsnrt.rs/42xuTPP Inflation still a concern for RBA https://tmsnrt.rs/43DufAS (Compiled by Amanda Cooper; Editing by Edwina Gibbs) ((amanda.cooper@thomsonreuters.com; +442031978531; Twitter: https://twitter.com/a_coops1;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-shares-hit-all-time-high-ahead-of-developer-conference', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O shares on Monday hit a record high for the first time in 17 months, as the stock got a boost ahead of its annual software developer conference where it is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset.\\nThe world's most valuable listed company was last up 1.2% at $183.25 in early trading. The headset would be Apple's first big move into a new product category since the introduction of Apple Watch nine years ago.\\nApple is among a handful of megacap tech-focused firms that have underpinned main stock indexes this year, as enthusiasm over advances in AI helps fuel a rally. Apple shares have jumped nearly 40% in 2023, compared with an 11.5% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX.\\n(Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Anil D'Silva)\\n((Medha.Singh@thomsonreuters.com; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O shares on Monday hit a record high for the first time in 17 months, as the stock got a boost ahead of its annual software developer conference where it is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset. Apple is among a handful of megacap tech-focused firms that have underpinned main stock indexes this year, as enthusiasm over advances in AI helps fuel a rally. (Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Anil D'Silva) ((Medha.Singh@thomsonreuters.com; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O shares on Monday hit a record high for the first time in 17 months, as the stock got a boost ahead of its annual software developer conference where it is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset. Apple shares have jumped nearly 40% in 2023, compared with an 11.5% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX. (Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Anil D'Silva) ((Medha.Singh@thomsonreuters.com; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple shares hit all-time high ahead of developer conference', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O shares on Monday hit a record high for the first time in 17 months, as the stock got a boost ahead of its annual software developer conference where it is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset. The world's most valuable listed company was last up 1.2% at $183.25 in early trading. The headset would be Apple's first big move into a new product category since the introduction of Apple Watch nine years ago.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O shares on Monday hit a record high for the first time in 17 months, as the stock got a boost ahead of its annual software developer conference where it is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset. The headset would be Apple's first big move into a new product category since the introduction of Apple Watch nine years ago. Apple is among a handful of megacap tech-focused firms that have underpinned main stock indexes this year, as enthusiasm over advances in AI helps fuel a rally.\"}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 178.0399932861328, 'high': 184.9499969482422, 'open': 182.6300048828125, 'close': 179.5800018310547, 'ema_50': 168.72709461591285, 'rsi_14': 71.39599202543653, 'target': 179.2100067138672, 'volume': 121946500.0, 'ema_200': 156.81432485820386, 'adj_close': 179.10186767578125, 'rsi_lag_1': 75.11986102433264, 'rsi_lag_2': 68.64704805261948, 'rsi_lag_3': 62.857145895227994, 'rsi_lag_4': 67.18458681769299, 'rsi_lag_5': 56.05014072541992, 'macd_lag_1': 3.0712015714349548, 'macd_lag_2': 2.811981851034176, 'macd_lag_3': 2.527785370397936, 'macd_lag_4': 2.417442793219834, 'macd_lag_5': 2.236351516086728, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.1300071370851867, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.7595663330279963}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 14.65999984741211, 'Date': '2023-06-05', 'High': 15.289999961853027, 'Open': 15.279999732971191, 'Close': 14.729999542236328, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-05', 'Adj Close': 14.729999542236328}, {'Low': 1.0674750804901123, 'Date': '2023-06-05', 'High': 1.0722709894180298, 'Open': 1.0698620080947876, 'Close': 1.0698620080947876, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-05', 'Adj Close': 1.0698620080947876}, {'Low': 1.2369654178619385, 'Date': '2023-06-05', 'High': 1.244090557098389, 'Open': 1.242992639541626, 'Close': 1.2430236339569092, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-05', 'Adj Close': 1.2430236339569092}, {'Low': 7.083700180053711, 'Date': '2023-06-05', 'High': 7.1234002113342285, 'Open': 7.083799839019775, 'Close': 7.083799839019775, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-05', 'Adj Close': 7.083799839019775}, {'Low': 71.7300033569336, 'Date': '2023-06-05', 'High': 75.05999755859375, 'Open': 75.02999877929688, 'Close': 72.1500015258789, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 383943, 'date_str': '2023-06-05', 'Adj Close': 72.1500015258789}, {'Low': 0.6580419540405273, 'Date': '2023-06-05', 'High': 0.6634001135826111, 'Open': 0.6599997878074646, 'Close': 0.6599997878074646, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-05', 'Adj Close': 0.6599997878074646}, {'Low': 3.6579999923706055, 'Date': '2023-06-05', 'High': 3.757999897003174, 'Open': 3.753000020980835, 'Close': 3.693000078201294, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-05', 'Adj Close': 3.693000078201294}, {'Low': 139.25599670410156, 'Date': '2023-06-05', 'High': 140.44500732421875, 'Open': 140.20700073242188, 'Close': 140.20700073242188, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-05', 'Adj Close': 140.20700073242188}, {'Low': 103.93000030517578, 'Date': '2023-06-05', 'High': 104.4000015258789, 'Open': 104.04000091552734, 'Close': 104.0, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-05', 'Adj Close': 104.0}, {'Low': 1937.800048828125, 'Date': '2023-06-05', 'High': 1961.9000244140625, 'Open': 1947.5, 'Close': 1958.0, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 713, 'date_str': '2023-06-05', 'Adj Close': 1958.0}]}"},"response":{"kind":"string","value":"{'next_10_days': {'2023-06-06': 179.2100067138672, '2023-06-07': 177.82000732421875, '2023-06-08': 180.57000732421875, '2023-06-09': 180.9600067138672, '2023-06-12': 183.7899932861328, '2023-06-13': 183.3099975585937, '2023-06-14': 183.9499969482422, '2023-06-15': 186.009994506836, '2023-06-16': 184.9199981689453}, '1_month_later': {'2023-07-05': 191.3300018310547}, '3_months_later': {'2023-09-05': 189.6999969482422}, '6_months_later': {'2023-12-05': 193.4199981689453}}"},"system_prompt":{"kind":"string","value":"YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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When Apple (AAPL) launches a new product or provides a major update to an existing one, their stock behaves in an identifiable, oft-repeated manner that I have been talking about in these pages for many years now, such as in this 2018 article.\\nAs a major product announcement from Cupertino approaches, the hype begins to build and AAPL rises consistently for a few days, even a few weeks. Then, when the big reveal comes, nothing can live up to the level of hype generated, and the actual product is seen as a disappointment in some ways. Then there are a series of hot takes that create a sense of negativity. Of course, those who blather their uninformed opinions are the serially snarky types but we have become so accustomed to them that their consistent and often completely wrong negativity goes unchallenged.\\nThus, the notion that the new iPhone, Apple Watch or whatever the product du jour is, is a disaster takes hold.\\nThe traders who bought the stock to force it higher during the hype period scramble to take profits as all the negativity hits and the stock tumbles. Depending on how far the stock rose in the approach to the release, that drop may continue for a few days but, at some point, the market begins to recognize two important things.\\nFirst, Apple products are very rarely failures. Some would have you believe that is because the company has some kind of magic, but there is a more prosaic explanation for that. Apple is not really an innovator at the fundamental level. It never has been, or at least not since the very early days. Rather, what they do is to take others’ proven concepts, then improve them and market the resulting products well. That is a low-risk strategy, with a very low failure rate.\\nSecond, in a company with annual sales totaling around $400 billion, the success or failure of any one product or update can only have so much effect on the stock. When things haven’t been instant hits (think AppleTV, for example), its overall massive sales and cashflow allows Apple room to let any new product grow. While each product and division is, I’m sure, encouraged to operate as its own profit center, over $80 billion a year in free cash flow does give the company flexibility in pricing and the ability to wait it out a while if a product is perhaps ahead of its time.\\nWhen investors begin to remember those two things, which usually comes a week or so after launch, the stock inevitably bounces. Investors should keep all that in mind this morning as AAPL goes through this familiar pattern, following the launch of the new VR headset, the Vision Pro. The buildup to the release saw the stock climb as usual, and then when the product was revealed, the stock immediately dropped, as has happened so often before:\\nThe criticisms this time are ones we have heard before. The Vision Pro, at $3,499 is far too expensive, the moaners say, and it isn’t, in its first iteration, absolutely perfect. However, if we let history be our guide, neither of these complaints really matter.\\nYes, the price is high, especially when compared to something like Meta's Quest line, where even the high-end Pro version comes in at around $1,000. However, what Apple has been able to do in the past is to refine an existing thing to such an extent that they create essentially their own category of “luxury” product. When that occurs, a higher price can give the impression of exclusivity and superiority, and can actually help sales in some ways. That may or may not happen here but whether it does or not, the fans of cutting edge tech who buy these kinds of things will buy it anyway.\\nWe all know that kind of person, right? The friend or relative who just doesn’t care that what they are buying will be obsolete in a couple of years, or that prices will fall dramatically before too long. They just have to have the latest thing. There are enough of them to keep the product afloat until other complaints, like the weight of the device, are addressed in future versions.\\nIf you are a long-term Apple investor (full disclosure, I am as well), don’t overreact to the drop in the stock that followed yesterday’s launch. It is not indicative of real problems with the product, nor is it a sign that sales will be weak, and it certainly isn’t a reason to sell. It is just what happens when Apple launches or updates something. What usually follows is a period of outperformance, so if anything, the pullback is an opportunity to add to your holdings.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'When Apple (AAPL) launches a new product or provides a major update to an existing one, their stock behaves in an identifiable, oft-repeated manner that I have been talking about in these pages for many years now, such as in this 2018 article. As a major product announcement from Cupertino approaches, the hype begins to build and AAPL rises consistently for a few days, even a few weeks. Investors should keep all that in mind this morning as AAPL goes through this familiar pattern, following the launch of the new VR headset, the Vision Pro.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'When Apple (AAPL) launches a new product or provides a major update to an existing one, their stock behaves in an identifiable, oft-repeated manner that I have been talking about in these pages for many years now, such as in this 2018 article. As a major product announcement from Cupertino approaches, the hype begins to build and AAPL rises consistently for a few days, even a few weeks. Investors should keep all that in mind this morning as AAPL goes through this familiar pattern, following the launch of the new VR headset, the Vision Pro.', 'news_article_title': 'Where Apple (AAPL) Stock Will Probably Go From Here', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'When Apple (AAPL) launches a new product or provides a major update to an existing one, their stock behaves in an identifiable, oft-repeated manner that I have been talking about in these pages for many years now, such as in this 2018 article. As a major product announcement from Cupertino approaches, the hype begins to build and AAPL rises consistently for a few days, even a few weeks. Investors should keep all that in mind this morning as AAPL goes through this familiar pattern, following the launch of the new VR headset, the Vision Pro.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'When Apple (AAPL) launches a new product or provides a major update to an existing one, their stock behaves in an identifiable, oft-repeated manner that I have been talking about in these pages for many years now, such as in this 2018 article. As a major product announcement from Cupertino approaches, the hype begins to build and AAPL rises consistently for a few days, even a few weeks. Investors should keep all that in mind this morning as AAPL goes through this familiar pattern, following the launch of the new VR headset, the Vision Pro.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-us-stocks-end-up-as-fed-cpi-loom-large-next-week-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali\\nJune 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed up on Tuesday, helped by some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve\\'s policy meet next week.\\nInflation data is expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are likely to have remained elevated, and the Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates.\\nMajor indexes wavered as investors took a breather after pushing the S&P 500 up almost 20% from its October 2022 lows, boosted by gains in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes that the U.S. central bank is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle.\\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 10.42 points, or 0.03%, to 33,573.28, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 10.06 points, or 0.24%, to 4,283.85 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 46.99 points, or 0.36%, to 13,276.42.\\n\"It looks like investors are gaining a little optimism,\" said Cresset Capital CIO Jack Ablin.\\n\"The narrowness in the market where everyone was focused on the top seven names or so is starting to dissipate a little bit and that\\'s good news.\"\\nFinancials .SPSY rose 1.33% to lead gains among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, while the KBW regional banking index .KRX jumped 5.41%. The Russell 2000 index .RUT of small-cap companies added 2.69%.\\nRecent economic data and dovish remarks from Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting.\\nFed fund futures indicate traders have priced in a near 80% chance that the central bank will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see 50% odds of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\\nCoinbase Global COIN.O plunged 12.09% after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued the crypto exchange, accusing it of illegally operating without having first registered with the regulator.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.21%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O.\\nAdvanced Micro Devices AMD.O rose 5.34% after Piper Sandler raised the price target on the stock to $150, the second highest on Wall Street, as per Refinitiv data.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 3.47-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.59-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\\nThe S&P 500 posted 17 new 52-week highs and 5 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 98 new highs and 69 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Deepa Babington)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.21%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed up on Tuesday, helped by some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. Major indexes wavered as investors took a breather after pushing the S&P 500 up almost 20% from its October 2022 lows, boosted by gains in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes that the U.S. central bank is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.21%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed up on Tuesday, helped by some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. Recent economic data and dovish remarks from Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-US stocks end up as Fed, CPI loom large next week', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.21%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. Major indexes wavered as investors took a breather after pushing the S&P 500 up almost 20% from its October 2022 lows, boosted by gains in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes that the U.S. central bank is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle. Recent economic data and dovish remarks from Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.21%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed up on Tuesday, helped by some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. Inflation data is expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are likely to have remained elevated, and the Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eus-breton-cites-telcos-investment-gap-for-big-tech-network-fee-push', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\\nBRUSSELS, June 6 (Reuters) - Europe is falling behind other regions and needs to invest massively in its telecoms network to achieve its digital goals, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday as he defended a push to get Big Tech to help fund the rollout of broadband and 5G.\\nBreton\\'s comments put him at odds with the EU telecoms regulators\\' body which saidlast month it did not see a competition problem or market failure to warrant any legislation on this issue.\\n\"The market capitalization of the EU telcos consistently falls behind that of the United States. It is better to be a telco in the U.S. than in Europe,\" Breton told a conference.\\n\"In terms of 5G deployment, the EU lags behind other regions of the world. Just for some figures, 5G population coverage is 95% in the U.S. versus 72% in the EU. Adjusted for GDP, 5G investment in the EU is lower than in other regions of the world,\" he said.\\nHe said Europe also needs to invest in edge cloud computing, artificial intelligence and network virtualisation.\\n\"We have no time to lose and this is why it starts first with the infrastructure. Is our infrastructure, telecommunications in network and connectivity fit for purpose to match our digital data? My answer today is no,\" Breton said.\\nHe dismissed fears that requiring some users to pay more than others would breach EU net neutrality rules which say all users should be treated equally.\\n\"We will not touch net neutrality. It is not a question of changing net neutrality. This is embedded in our values and our Digital Decade, so please stop saying this,\" Breton.\\nBreton, who has sought feedback from all interested parties on the subject, said he has received 437 submissions. He is expected to issue a report by the end of June which will indicate his next steps.\\nAny legislative proposal needs to be thrashed out with EU countries and EU lawmakers before it can become law.\\nThe issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI against Alphabet\\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O.\\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Richard Chang)\\n((foo.yunchee@thomsonreuters.com; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: foo.yunchee.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI against Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 6 (Reuters) - Europe is falling behind other regions and needs to invest massively in its telecoms network to achieve its digital goals, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday as he defended a push to get Big Tech to help fund the rollout of broadband and 5G. Breton's comments put him at odds with the EU telecoms regulators' body which saidlast month it did not see a competition problem or market failure to warrant any legislation on this issue.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"The issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI against Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 6 (Reuters) - Europe is falling behind other regions and needs to invest massively in its telecoms network to achieve its digital goals, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday as he defended a push to get Big Tech to help fund the rollout of broadband and 5G. He dismissed fears that requiring some users to pay more than others would breach EU net neutrality rules which say all users should be treated equally.\", 'news_article_title': \"EU's Breton cites telcos' investment gap for Big Tech network fee push\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"The issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI against Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 6 (Reuters) - Europe is falling behind other regions and needs to invest massively in its telecoms network to achieve its digital goals, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday as he defended a push to get Big Tech to help fund the rollout of broadband and 5G. Breton's comments put him at odds with the EU telecoms regulators' body which saidlast month it did not see a competition problem or market failure to warrant any legislation on this issue.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"The issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI against Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 6 (Reuters) - Europe is falling behind other regions and needs to invest massively in its telecoms network to achieve its digital goals, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday as he defended a push to get Big Tech to help fund the rollout of broadband and 5G. Breton's comments put him at odds with the EU telecoms regulators' body which saidlast month it did not see a competition problem or market failure to warrant any legislation on this issue.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-buys-ar-headset-startup-mira-the-verge', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Adds details from the report in 3rd paragraph and background in 2nd paragraph, disclosure in last paragraph\\nJune 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has acquired Mira, a Los Angeles-based AR startup that makes headsets for other companies and the U.S. military, the Verge reported, citing a post from Mira CEO's private Instagram account on Monday and a person familiar with the matter.\\nThis comes a day after Apple unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, one of its riskiest bets since the introduction of the iPhone more than a decade ago, barging into a market dominated by Meta Platforms META.O.\\nMira's military contracts include a small agreement with the U.S, Air Force and a $702,351 agreement with the Navy, according to government records and press releases, the report said.\\nApple and Mira did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.\\n(Reporting by Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)\\n((Samrhitha.A@thomsonreuters.com))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Adds details from the report in 3rd paragraph and background in 2nd paragraph, disclosure in last paragraph June 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has acquired Mira, a Los Angeles-based AR startup that makes headsets for other companies and the U.S. military, the Verge reported, citing a post from Mira CEO's private Instagram account on Monday and a person familiar with the matter. This comes a day after Apple unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, one of its riskiest bets since the introduction of the iPhone more than a decade ago, barging into a market dominated by Meta Platforms META.O. Apple and Mira did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Adds details from the report in 3rd paragraph and background in 2nd paragraph, disclosure in last paragraph June 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has acquired Mira, a Los Angeles-based AR startup that makes headsets for other companies and the U.S. military, the Verge reported, citing a post from Mira CEO's private Instagram account on Monday and a person familiar with the matter. Mira's military contracts include a small agreement with the U.S, Air Force and a $702,351 agreement with the Navy, according to government records and press releases, the report said. Apple and Mira did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple buys AR headset startup Mira - The Verge', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Adds details from the report in 3rd paragraph and background in 2nd paragraph, disclosure in last paragraph June 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has acquired Mira, a Los Angeles-based AR startup that makes headsets for other companies and the U.S. military, the Verge reported, citing a post from Mira CEO's private Instagram account on Monday and a person familiar with the matter. This comes a day after Apple unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, one of its riskiest bets since the introduction of the iPhone more than a decade ago, barging into a market dominated by Meta Platforms META.O. Mira's military contracts include a small agreement with the U.S, Air Force and a $702,351 agreement with the Navy, according to government records and press releases, the report said.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Adds details from the report in 3rd paragraph and background in 2nd paragraph, disclosure in last paragraph June 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has acquired Mira, a Los Angeles-based AR startup that makes headsets for other companies and the U.S. military, the Verge reported, citing a post from Mira CEO's private Instagram account on Monday and a person familiar with the matter. Mira's military contracts include a small agreement with the U.S, Air Force and a $702,351 agreement with the Navy, according to government records and press releases, the report said. (Reporting by Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel) ((Samrhitha.A@thomsonreuters.com)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-us-stocks-mixed-as-fed-cpi-loom-large-next-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali\\nJune 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were wavering on Tuesday despite some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve\\'s policy meet next week.\\nInflation data is expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are likely to have remained elevated, and the Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates.\\nInvestors were taking a breather after pushing the S&P 500 up almost 20% from its October 2022 lows, boosted by gains in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes that the U.S. central bank is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle.\\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 87.07 points, or 0.26%, to 33,475.79, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.47 points, or 0.01%, to 4,274.26 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 28.09 points, or 0.21%, to 13,257.52.\\n\"It looks like investors are gaining a little optimism,\" said Cresset Capital CIO, Jack Ablin.\\n\"The narrowness in the market where everyone was focused on the top seven names or so is starting to dissipate a little bit and that\\'s good news.\"\\nFinancials .SPSY rose 1.05% to lead gains among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, while the KBW regional banking index .KRX jumped 4.77%. The Russell 2000 index .RUT of small-cap companies added 2.28%.\\nRecent economic data and dovish remarks from Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting.\\nFed fund futures indicate traders have priced in a near 80% chance that the central bank will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see 50% odds of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\\nThe CBOE volatility index hit its lowest since July 2021, down 0.36 points at 14.37.\\nCoinbase Global COIN.O plunged 13.04% after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued the crypto exchange, accusing it of illegally operating without having first registered with the regulator.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.16%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O.\\nAdvanced Micro Devices AMD.O rose 4.20% after Piper Sandler raised the price target on the stock to $150, the second highest on Wall Street, as per Refinitiv data.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 2.72-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.25-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\\nThe S&P 500 posted 14 new 52-week highs and five new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 92 new highs and 62 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Deepa Babington)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.16%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were wavering on Tuesday despite some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. Investors were taking a breather after pushing the S&P 500 up almost 20% from its October 2022 lows, boosted by gains in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes that the U.S. central bank is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.16%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were wavering on Tuesday despite some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. Recent economic data and dovish remarks from Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-US stocks mixed as Fed, CPI loom large next week', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.16%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. Recent economic data and dovish remarks from Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting. Fed fund futures indicate traders have priced in a near 80% chance that the central bank will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup's Fedwatch tool.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.16%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were wavering on Tuesday despite some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. Inflation data is expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are likely to have remained elevated, and the Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/small-caps%3A-3-reasons-the-worst-is-over', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '2023 has been one of the most divergent and lopsided years in recent memory in equities markets. After value dominated 2022, tech is back to being king this year - bolstered by the AI revolution and big forward expectations in AI-related stocks such as Rambus (RMBS) and Nvidia (NVDA).\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nPictured: NVDA EPS Estimates\\nEven within tech, there are significant divergences. The Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) is up by a supersized 33% year-to-date. Conversely, the Nasdaq 100 Equal Weight ETF (QQQE) is only higher by ~17% year-to-date. In other words, mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are responsible for much of the market’s positive performance.\\nMeanwhile, the dramatic hike in interest rates had the opposite effect on banks that most predicted. Usually, interest rate hikes are positive for banks. However, several regional banks were ill-prepared for the magnitude and speed of the rate hikes. The Russell 2000 Small Cap Index ETF (IWM) has dramatically underperformed due to its high composition of regional banks. IWM is up a minuscule 4.78% year-to-date. Below are 3 reasons why the current trend of tech strength and small-cap weakness is likely to close over the next few months:\\nThe spread between the Nasdaq 100 and the Russell 2000 Index performance is at historic levels.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nIn the fashion world, if you wait long enough, the old style becomes new and in vogue again. Finance is like fashion; it tends to mean revert to old trends if you wait long enough. For example, last year, value stocks outperformed while tech underperformed. Because small caps have underperformed for months, one would expect them to begin to outperform again soon based on historical precedent. Furthermore, the long-term chart of IWM shows that the index is constructively testing support thus far.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nLastly, the QQQ is higher for seven straight weeks and is extended by three standard deviations from its 50-day moving average. Typically, when an index becomes extended by such a large magnitude, it must digest. Because the IWM is just beginning to break above its 200-day moving average, investors may rotate some funds in that direction.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nRegional Banking Rebound: At the heart of the small-cap weakness are the regional banking woes and relative underperformance. Though the Regional Banking ETF (KRE) has underperformed dramatically this year, the chart shows signs that the trend may be turning. Late last week, KRE and select regional banks such as BankUnited (BKU) closed above the 50-day moving average for the first time since March. Today, the KRE index is jumping more than 4% on heavy volume.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nBeyond the solid technical performance, the pullback in price in many banks is attracting value investors such as Warren Buffett. In the most recent 13F disclosures, “The Oracle of Omaha” and investing legend Michael Burry took on positions in select banks such as Capital One Financial (COF).\\nSeasonality: Over the past 20 years, IWM has performed the best in June out of any of the index ETFs. IWM is higher 60% of the time with an average performance of +0.5%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY) is higher only 45% of the time on average, with an average gain of -0.4%.\\nConclusion\\nThe historical spread between tech and small caps, a rebounding banking sector, and strong seasonal trends favor outperformance in small-cap stocks over the next few weeks.\\nFree Report: Top EV Battery Stocks to Buy Now\\nJust-released report reveals 5 stocks to profit as millions of EV batteries are made. Elon Musk tweeted that lithium prices have gone to \"insane levels,\" and they\\'re likely to keep climbing. As a result, a handful of lithium battery stocks are set to skyrocket. Access this report to discover which battery stocks to buy and which to avoid.\\nDownload free today.\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nCapital One Financial Corporation (COF) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nRambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\\nBankUnited, Inc. (BKU) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\niShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports\\nSPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports\\nDirexion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In other words, mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are responsible for much of the market’s positive performance. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports BankUnited, Inc. (BKU) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. After value dominated 2022, tech is back to being king this year - bolstered by the AI revolution and big forward expectations in AI-related stocks such as Rambus (RMBS) and Nvidia (NVDA).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In other words, mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are responsible for much of the market’s positive performance. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports BankUnited, Inc. (BKU) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Regional Banking Rebound: At the heart of the small-cap weakness are the regional banking woes and relative underperformance.', 'news_article_title': 'Small-Caps: 3 Reasons the Worst is Over', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In other words, mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are responsible for much of the market’s positive performance. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports BankUnited, Inc. (BKU) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For example, last year, value stocks outperformed while tech underperformed.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports BankUnited, Inc. (BKU) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In other words, mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are responsible for much of the market’s positive performance. The Russell 2000 Small Cap Index ETF (IWM) has dramatically underperformed due to its high composition of regional banks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-vision-pro-an-impressive-headset-with-few-likely-buyers-analysts-say', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Aditya Soni\\nJune 6 (Reuters) - Analysts lauded Apple\\'s AAPL.O Vision Pro on Tuesday for its impressive technology, but warned that it will be a few years before the $3,499 augmented reality headset sees widespread adoption.\\nThe device, which investors treated with a lukewarm reception, marked the company\\'s first new product line since the launch of the Apple Watch nearly a decade ago.\\nChief Executive Officer Tim Cook said it could spark the dawn of \"spatial computing\", where digital content blends with the physical world, just like how the iPhone changed the world of mobiles.\\nThat vision, analysts said, could take some time to materialize because the high price tag will likely dissuade most buyers and the product does not have any clear use beyond entertainment in a still nascent augmented reality (AR) market.\\n\"Apple proved they have a vision for the role AR technology could play for consumers ... and Vision Pro looked sleek/differentiated versus incumbents and performed with clear potential,\" Morgan Stanley analysts said.\\n\"However, the Vision Pro is not ready for mass consumption,\" they added, pointing to a bulky external battery pack and the lack of a \"killer app\", among other issues.\\nSome analysts also warned that cheaper AR offerings from market leader Meta Platforms META.O could be an impediment as the Meta Quest 2 retails at $299 and its successor unveiled last week, Meta Quest 3, is priced at $499.\\n\"Although Apple will give Meta the biggest challenge since the Facebook owner\\'s entry into the segment, it won\\'t be able to overtake Meta in terms of shipments,\" said Harmeet Singh Walia, senior analyst at Counterpoint Research.\\nBut he added that Apple may not need to dominate the market in terms of shipments to become the most prominent player.\\n\"As with smartphones, in which Apple usually has well over 80% share of profitability with around 20% share of shipments, it may become the most successful player without becoming most widely adopted,\" Walia said.\\nThe uncertainty regarding Vision Pro sales also drove a wide range of predictions on its expected shipments once the device goes on sale next year.\\nKGI Securities analyst Christine Wang said she expected shipments of 200,000 in the first year, while Credit Suisse predicted Apple could ship over 1 million units in the period.\\nFor comparison, Apple sold more than 1.4 million iPhones in the first year after launch, garnering $630 million in sales.\\nApple\\'s shares were down 0.7% on Tuesday.\\nStill, several analysts believe the company has created a \"no lose\" situation for itself through its move into AR.\\nJames Cordwell of Atlantic Equities said \"if the device were eventually to drive a platform shift from mobile to AR, Apple has positioned itself to extend its leadership from the smartphone era to that new epoch.\"\\n\"If it fails to gain traction, then it will most likely be because VR/AR is a technological dead end, thus extending the dominance of the smartphone as the primary consumer device.\"\\n(Reporting by Aditya Soni; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\\n((Aditya.Soni@thomsonreuters.com; +91 80 6749 1130))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Aditya Soni June 6 (Reuters) - Analysts lauded Apple\\'s AAPL.O Vision Pro on Tuesday for its impressive technology, but warned that it will be a few years before the $3,499 augmented reality headset sees widespread adoption. That vision, analysts said, could take some time to materialize because the high price tag will likely dissuade most buyers and the product does not have any clear use beyond entertainment in a still nascent augmented reality (AR) market. James Cordwell of Atlantic Equities said \"if the device were eventually to drive a platform shift from mobile to AR, Apple has positioned itself to extend its leadership from the smartphone era to that new epoch.\"', 'news_luhn_summary': \"By Aditya Soni June 6 (Reuters) - Analysts lauded Apple's AAPL.O Vision Pro on Tuesday for its impressive technology, but warned that it will be a few years before the $3,499 augmented reality headset sees widespread adoption. That vision, analysts said, could take some time to materialize because the high price tag will likely dissuade most buyers and the product does not have any clear use beyond entertainment in a still nascent augmented reality (AR) market. The uncertainty regarding Vision Pro sales also drove a wide range of predictions on its expected shipments once the device goes on sale next year.\", 'news_article_title': \"Apple's Vision Pro an impressive headset with few likely buyers, analysts say\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Aditya Soni June 6 (Reuters) - Analysts lauded Apple\\'s AAPL.O Vision Pro on Tuesday for its impressive technology, but warned that it will be a few years before the $3,499 augmented reality headset sees widespread adoption. The uncertainty regarding Vision Pro sales also drove a wide range of predictions on its expected shipments once the device goes on sale next year. \"If it fails to gain traction, then it will most likely be because VR/AR is a technological dead end, thus extending the dominance of the smartphone as the primary consumer device.\"', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Aditya Soni June 6 (Reuters) - Analysts lauded Apple\\'s AAPL.O Vision Pro on Tuesday for its impressive technology, but warned that it will be a few years before the $3,499 augmented reality headset sees widespread adoption. \"Apple proved they have a vision for the role AR technology could play for consumers ... and Vision Pro looked sleek/differentiated versus incumbents and performed with clear potential,\" Morgan Stanley analysts said. \"Although Apple will give Meta the biggest challenge since the Facebook owner\\'s entry into the segment, it won\\'t be able to overtake Meta in terms of shipments,\" said Harmeet Singh Walia, senior analyst at Counterpoint Research.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-unveils-mixed-reality-device-vision-pro-at-wwdc23', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL is finally joining the mixed reality bandwagon with the launch of Apple Vision Pro, “a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world,” at this year’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference.\\n\\nThe iPhone maker also announced the 15-inch MacBook Air, a new Mac Studio and Mac Pro. Moreover, Apple introduced iOS 17, watchOS 10, iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma.\\n\\nThe company’s shares hit a 52-week high of $184.95 on Jun 5 and closed at $179.58, returning 38.2% year to date, outperforming the Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s growth of 12.6%.\\nVision Pro to Boost Apple’s Footprint in Mixed Reality\\nApple Vision Pro brings a fully three-dimensional user interface, controlled by a user’s eyes, hands, and voice for navigation.\\nApple Inc. Price and Consensus\\nApple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\\nPowered by visionOS, Vision Pro features an ultra-high-resolution display system that packs 23 million pixels across two displays and custom Apple silicon in a unique dual-chip design.\\n\\nApple Vision Pro is supported by an all-new App Store where users can discover apps and content from developers apart from familiar iPhone and iPad apps. Users can navigate through apps “by simply looking at them, tapping their fingers to select, flicking their wrist to scroll, or using voice to dictate.”\\n\\nMoreover, Apple Vision Pro features EyeSight, which helps users stay connected with their surroundings.\\n\\nThe introduction of Apple Vision Pro intensifies competition in the mixed reality domain that is currently dominated by the likes of Microsoft MSFT HoloLens, Meta Platforms’ META Oculus, HP HPQ and others.\\n\\nMicrosoft’s HoloLens 2 comes in a variety of editions, including industrial and development options. HoloLens 2 headset enables six degrees of freedom tracking, with spatial mapping and mixed reality capture.\\n\\nMeta is also set to launch its next-generation of Oculus device later this year. It launched Oculus 2 in September 2020.\\n\\nHP, on the other hand, has begun producing headsets for both VR and MR environments. The HP Windows Mixed Reality headset is a streamlined device with integrated motion tracking and a 2-in-1 cable for pairing USB 3 and HDMI connections.\\nVision Pro to Boost Product and Services Revenues\\nApple’s latest device will surely benefit product sales, which accounted for 82.3% of first-quarter fiscal 2023 revenues.\\n\\nMeanwhile, the Services portfolio has emerged as Apple’s new cash cow. This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company had more than 935 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio at the end of the fiscal second quarter. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\\n\\nThe growing adoption of services like Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Card and Apple Fitness+ drives Services revenue growth. The newly announced App Store for Vision Pro is expected to further drive growth.\\n\\nIn the first quarter of fiscal 2023, Apple’s Services revenues grew 6.4% from the year-ago quarter to $20.77 billion and accounted for 17.7% of sales.\\nFree Report: Top EV Battery Stocks to Buy Now\\nJust-released report reveals 5 stocks to profit as millions of EV batteries are made. Elon Musk tweeted that lithium prices have gone to \"insane levels,\" and they\\'re likely to keep climbing. As a result, a handful of lithium battery stocks are set to skyrocket. Access this report to discover which battery stocks to buy and which to avoid.\\nDownload free today.\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nHP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL is finally joining the mixed reality bandwagon with the launch of Apple Vision Pro, “a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world,” at this year’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The company’s shares hit a 52-week high of $184.95 on Jun 5 and closed at $179.58, returning 38.2% year to date, outperforming the Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s growth of 12.6%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL is finally joining the mixed reality bandwagon with the launch of Apple Vision Pro, “a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world,” at this year’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference. The introduction of Apple Vision Pro intensifies competition in the mixed reality domain that is currently dominated by the likes of Microsoft MSFT HoloLens, Meta Platforms’ META Oculus, HP HPQ and others.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Unveils Mixed Reality Device Vision Pro at WWDC23', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL is finally joining the mixed reality bandwagon with the launch of Apple Vision Pro, “a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world,” at this year’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The introduction of Apple Vision Pro intensifies competition in the mixed reality domain that is currently dominated by the likes of Microsoft MSFT HoloLens, Meta Platforms’ META Oculus, HP HPQ and others.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL is finally joining the mixed reality bandwagon with the launch of Apple Vision Pro, “a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world,” at this year’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference. Apple Inc. Price and Consensus Apple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote Powered by visionOS, Vision Pro features an ultra-high-resolution display system that packs 23 million pixels across two displays and custom Apple silicon in a unique dual-chip design.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-unity-stock-a-buy-as-it-gets-a-major-boost-from-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"App developers will be able to use Unity Software's (NYSE: U) tools to create immersive applications for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new visual computing headset, the Vision Pro. Could this be a massive win for Unity stock investors? Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.\\n*Stock prices used were the market prices of June 6, 2023. The video was published on June 6, 2023.\\n10 stocks we like better than Unity Software\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Unity Software wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nJose Najarro has positions in Unity Software. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jose Najarro is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"App developers will be able to use Unity Software's (NYSE: U) tools to create immersive applications for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new visual computing headset, the Vision Pro. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"App developers will be able to use Unity Software's (NYSE: U) tools to create immersive applications for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new visual computing headset, the Vision Pro. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Jose Najarro has positions in Unity Software.\", 'news_article_title': 'Is Unity Stock a Buy as It Gets a Major Boost From Apple?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"App developers will be able to use Unity Software's (NYSE: U) tools to create immersive applications for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new visual computing headset, the Vision Pro. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Jose Najarro has positions in Unity Software. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Unity Software.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"App developers will be able to use Unity Software's (NYSE: U) tools to create immersive applications for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new visual computing headset, the Vision Pro. 10 stocks we like better than Unity Software When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/want-to-get-richer-2-unstoppable-growth-stocks-you-can-buy-and-hold-for-years', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Growth stocks aren't boosting investors' returns at the rate they were a few years ago, but it's not all doom and gloom. Great businesses continue to thrive in what is arguably an uncertain macroeconomic environment that has investors divided about what to do with their money.\\nHere are two companies performing well on a business level that beg a second look from investors regarding their stocks. Both of these unstoppable growth stocks look ripe for multi-year buy-and-hold investments in 2023 and beyond.\\n1. Fiverr International\\nFiverr International (NYSE: FVRR) got increased attention from investors in the pandemic era when millions of people were forced to stay at home for extended periods which resulted in a notable boom in remote work and gig work. The growth has certainly slowed from that peak pandemic period. Still, there's a lot to like about this stock, particularly when you evaluate its growth story in light of the bigger picture of the industry in which it operates and its progress over the last few years.\\nFiverr finished out the first quarter of this year with 4.3 million active buyers of freelance services on its platform, and spending per buyer hitting $262 (spending, in this case, is the 5.5% service fee Fiverr collects on top of the fees that go to the seller for services rendered). These two figures represented increases of 0.3% and 4% from the year-ago period. Taking a step back, that active buyer count was up 74% compared to the same quarter in 2020, while spending per buyer rose 48% on a three-year clip.\\nFiverr continues to expand the vast range of services (gigs) that freelancers can offer to clients and businesses on the platform as well. For example, the rise of AI has pervaded many segments of the labor economy, and the gig economy is no different. Even as searches and offerings for AI-focused gigs have expanded rapidly in recent months, Fiverr's management has been clear that these tools aren't replacing the need for actual gig workers. The first-quarter earnings report noted:\\nWe are also seeing higher quality of work deliveries as freelancers leverage the latest generative AI tools. Fiverr's marketplace is highly dynamic. Just as consumer preferences continue to evolve in a physical goods marketplace, on Fiverr, services and job skills continue to evolve as well. When new waves of technology advancements occur, these often are the golden moments for category expansion on our marketplace followed by an influx of supply and demand. We believe the recent advancement of AI technology creates such a golden moment to lean into our category expansion as a long-term growth driver.\\nBetween 2019 and 2022, Fiverr's revenue expanded at a compound annual growth rate of 47%. Compare that to the pace of growth of the broader global gig economy, which is expected to witness a compound annual growth rate of 16% in the seven-year period between 2021 and 2028, according to Business Research Insights. It's also worth noting that in 2022, 27% of Fiverr's revenue was from new buyers, while an incredible 63% was from repeat buyers. In short, once a buyer -- whether that be a solo entrepreneur or a large enterprise -- joins the Fiverr platform, they tend to stay with it for a long time. Fiverr's growth journey may be changing, but its business looks more relevant than ever.\\n2. Apple\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made headlines this week for announcing a significant new hardware product: its eagerly awaited mixed reality headset. The product, officially called the Vision Pro, made its first public appearance at the Worldwide Developers Conference. The headset won't be commercially available until early next year, and it will come with a $3,499 price tag.\\nVision Pro is a virtual reality headset, an augmented reality headset and it also functions as a 3D camera. Beyond running Apple's app offerings, the headset will be able to integrate with a wide range of third-party apps being created by well-known industry leaders. Microsoft and Walt Disney are just two of the companies building apps to operate on Vision Pro. Users will be able to navigate Microsoft's productivity apps from the headset or stream Disney+ shows. The Vision Pro will also enable pairings with other Apple products. It's powered by Apple's industry-leading M2 chip, and also runs a brand new R1 chip which is designed to reduce the potential for motion sickness.\\nWhen it's released, Apple hopes to seize a significant share in the highly fragmented multi-billion-dollar virtual reality headset market. According to Fortune Business Insights, the global virtual reality market was valued at about $12 billion in 2021 but is expected to balloon to a valuation of $227 billion by the year 2029. That's a compound annual growth rate of 45%. The company's focus on creating a mixed reality headset that can service a wide range of user needs, rather than focusing on gaming as the primary use case, looks like a solid strategy to capture added market share.\\nBeyond the Vision Pro, Apple announced several other updates this week, including a new Macbook Pro. Importantly, the company still makes most of its revenue from iPhone sales. The second-most-prominent slice of its sales comes from its services segment, which revolves mostly around subscription-based products like Apple Music.\\nOver the trailing 12 months, Apple pulled in revenue of $385 billion and net income of $94 billion. It also produced operating cash flow to the tune of $110 billion. While a challenging macro environment affected Apple's pace of growth, the tech giant is still a highly profitable cash machine that continues to evolve to meet the changing needs of its customers while generating growth from its industry-leading products. The future still looks very exciting for Apple and its long-term shareholders.\\n10 stocks we like better than Fiverr International\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Fiverr International wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nRachel Warren has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Fiverr International, Microsoft, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made headlines this week for announcing a significant new hardware product: its eagerly awaited mixed reality headset. The first-quarter earnings report noted: We are also seeing higher quality of work deliveries as freelancers leverage the latest generative AI tools. We believe the recent advancement of AI technology creates such a golden moment to lean into our category expansion as a long-term growth driver.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made headlines this week for announcing a significant new hardware product: its eagerly awaited mixed reality headset. Fiverr finished out the first quarter of this year with 4.3 million active buyers of freelance services on its platform, and spending per buyer hitting $262 (spending, in this case, is the 5.5% service fee Fiverr collects on top of the fees that go to the seller for services rendered). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Fiverr International, Microsoft, and Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': 'Want to Get Richer? 2 Unstoppable Growth Stocks You Can Buy and Hold for Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made headlines this week for announcing a significant new hardware product: its eagerly awaited mixed reality headset. Growth stocks aren't boosting investors' returns at the rate they were a few years ago, but it's not all doom and gloom. Between 2019 and 2022, Fiverr's revenue expanded at a compound annual growth rate of 47%.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made headlines this week for announcing a significant new hardware product: its eagerly awaited mixed reality headset. Fiverr International Fiverr International (NYSE: FVRR) got increased attention from investors in the pandemic era when millions of people were forced to stay at home for extended periods which resulted in a notable boom in remote work and gig work. Fiverr finished out the first quarter of this year with 4.3 million active buyers of freelance services on its platform, and spending per buyer hitting $262 (spending, in this case, is the 5.5% service fee Fiverr collects on top of the fees that go to the seller for services rendered).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/quantumscape%3A-the-forever-battery-stock-with-millionaire-maker-potential', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nEditor’s note: “QuantumScape: The ‘Forever Battery’ Stock With Millionaire-Maker Potential” was previously published in March 2023. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.\\nImagine having a $10,000 investment that grew to over $40 million dollars. Well, let me let you in on a little secret. The best way to become a millionaire is to invest in a small group of startups with founders who believe their company can change the world.\\nAnyone can do this. But the difference between “anyone” and those who become millionaires is the discipline to buy, hold through intense volatility, and wait for the company to indeed change the world.\\nIf you’d done that with computer stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) in the 1980s, you would’ve turned your $10,000 investments into more than $42 million today:\\nHad you done it with internet stocks like Amazon (AMZN), in the late ’90s, you’d have turned $10,000 into more than $10 million. Had you done it with cloud stocks like Netflix (NFLX) in the late aughts, you’d have turned $10,000 into a cool $2.5 million today. While, in the early 2010s, a $10,000 investment into electric vehicle (EV) powerhouse Tesla (TSLA) would be worth more than $1 million today.\\nWe’re literally talking about “Millionaire-Maker” opportunities here – not the 7% per year you get with an index fund or the 3% dividend yield you get with Coca-Cola (KO). At that rate, you could still turn $10,000 into a million bucks… by 2091.\\nMost folks don’t want to wait until their rolling in their graves in 2091 to become millionaires. That’s why we’re all about turning thousands into millions by taking big bets on small companies with world-changing potential.\\nAnd today, I’d like to introduce you to one of our favorite potential millionaire-maker stocks.\\nA New Type of Battery to Change the World\\nOne of the world’s most hyped-up investment megatrends these days is the Electric Vehicle Revolution. That is, investors and consumers alike seem convinced that the world is rapidly shifting toward electric cars, busses, planes, and more. Everything’s going electric!\\nBut the plain truth about the EV Revolution is that everything won’t go electric until we make better batteries.\\nTo understand why, let’s take a quick trip back to chemistry class…\\nBatteries comprise three things: a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte. Batteries work by flowing ions between a cathode and anode through the electrolyte.\\nConventional lithium-ion batteries are built on liquid battery chemistry. That is, they comprise a solid cathode and anode, with a liquid electrolyte solution connecting the two.\\nThese batteries have worked wonders for years. But due to the physical constraints of dealing with a liquid electrolyte, they are now reaching their limit in terms of energy cell density. That basically means that if we want our phones, watches, and electric cars to last longer and charge faster, we need a fundamentally different battery.\\nThat breakthrough is the solid-state battery.\\nWith solid-state batteries (SSBs) the name pretty much says it all. Take the liquid electrolyte solution in conventional batteries, compress it into a solid, and create a small, hypercompact solid battery that lasts far longer and charges far faster.\\nOf course, the implications of SSB chemistry are huge.\\nSolid-state batteries will make our phones hold a charge for days at a time. They’ll enable our smartwatches to charge in seconds. And, yes, they’ll power electric cars that can drive for thousands of miles on a single charge.\\nThat’s why SSBs are dubbed by insiders as “forever batteries.” It’s why these forever batteries are the critical technology needed to propel the EV Revolution into its next phase of supercharged growth.\\nQuantumScape: The Company Solving the “Forever Battery” Challenges\\nWhile the theory behind solid-state batteries is super-exciting, the application of such next-generation batteries has been essentially non-existent to-date.\\nWhy? Two major challenges.\\nFirst, solid-state batteries are exceptionally expensive to make. Second, they tend to short-circuit because of something called “dendrites.” These are cracks that form in the solid electrolyte substance over time.\\nBut an exciting and promising tech startup by the name of QuantumScape (QS) is solving these problems as we speak. And it’s turning the promising theory of solid-state batteries into a disruptive reality.\\nSpecifically, QuantumScape is a solid-state battery maker that has developed a novel breakthrough technology platform solving the cost and performance challenges of SSBs.\\nQS employs an anode-less battery cell design that eliminates anode manufacturing costs, bringing its all-in battery costs to 17% lower than all-in costs for traditional lithium-ion batteries. QuantumScape also developed a streamlined process for sourcing its materials, which should allow for scalable and cost-effective battery manufacturing.\\nMeanwhile, the company’s proprietary design includes a ceramic electrolyte with high dendritic resistance. And therefore, QuantumScape’s batteries don’t have dendrite problems.\\nThus, by addressing the two largest short-comings of solid-state battery chemistry, QuantumScape has positioned itself to create a new class of EV batteries. Batteries that are cheaper, last longer, charge faster, and are overall a better solution than the Lithium-ion status quo.\\nOn the basis alone, QS stock has Millionaire-Maker potential.\\nQuantumScape Is More Than Just Talk\\nIn December 2020, QuantumScape released performance data for its solid-state battery technology, which broadly underscored that these batteries are a complete game-changer.\\nThe data, based on testing of single-layer battery cells, shows that QuantumScape’s batteries can do the following:\\nCharge very quickly: You can recharge them up to 80% capacity in just 15 minutes.\\nLast “forever”: These batteries are capable of traveling hundreds of thousands of miles.\\nWork in any condition: QS’ batteries worked even in a test at -30 degrees Celsius.\\nAnd that was just data based on single-layer testing.\\nIn late 2021, QuantumScape illustrated that its forever battery performed in 4-layer formats up to 800 charging cycles. A quarter later, the company scaled successful results to 10-layer batteries up to 800 cycles. And last year, QuantumScape successfully demonstrated its 16-layer battery’s successful results at over 500 cycles. Those are total game-changing features in the EV battery world.\\nPlus, this past December, the company shipped its first 24-layer prototype lithium-metal battery cells to automotive manufacturers for testing. This is a major step toward the commercialization of solid-state batteries.\\nNeed I say more? Solid-state batteries have arrived, and they’re going to change the world. Now is the time to buy the stocks powering this world-changing battery revolution.\\nQuantumScape stock is one such stock. But it is far from the only one…\\nThe Final Word\\nSolid-state batteries are the future, and they represent one of the most promising technological breakthroughs of the 2020s. Just like computers represented one of the most promising technological breakthroughs of the 1980s; the internet represented one of the most promising technological breakthroughs of the 1990s; the cloud represented one of the most promising technological breakthroughs of the 2000s.\\nHad you bought the stocks when they were still in the early stages of changing the world, you would’ve turned a comparatively small $10,000 investment into multi-million-dollar paydays.\\nUnfortunately, you can’t go back in time. Fortunately, history is doing what it does best – repeating itself. Now you have another shot to get it right… another shot at making millions through big bets on tiny stocks.\\nMark my words: Some of the stock market’s biggest winners in the 2020s will be solid-state battery makers. QuantumScape projects as one of those mega-winners. But it won’t be alone. In fact, it may not even be the biggest winner…\\nRather, that title may be reserved for one of the other high-growth EV and battery makers we’ve been watching for the past several months.\\nUncover the potential fortune-minters at the epicenter of one of the biggest technological revolutions in history.\\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\\nThe post QuantumScape: The ‘Forever Battery’ Stock With Millionaire-Maker Potential appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'If you’d done that with computer stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) in the 1980s, you would’ve turned your $10,000 investments into more than $42 million today: Had you done it with internet stocks like Amazon (AMZN), in the late ’90s, you’d have turned $10,000 into more than $10 million. That basically means that if we want our phones, watches, and electric cars to last longer and charge faster, we need a fundamentally different battery. Specifically, QuantumScape is a solid-state battery maker that has developed a novel breakthrough technology platform solving the cost and performance challenges of SSBs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'If you’d done that with computer stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) in the 1980s, you would’ve turned your $10,000 investments into more than $42 million today: Had you done it with internet stocks like Amazon (AMZN), in the late ’90s, you’d have turned $10,000 into more than $10 million. That’s why we’re all about turning thousands into millions by taking big bets on small companies with world-changing potential. Specifically, QuantumScape is a solid-state battery maker that has developed a novel breakthrough technology platform solving the cost and performance challenges of SSBs.', 'news_article_title': 'QuantumScape: The ‘Forever Battery’ Stock With Millionaire-Maker Potential', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'If you’d done that with computer stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) in the 1980s, you would’ve turned your $10,000 investments into more than $42 million today: Had you done it with internet stocks like Amazon (AMZN), in the late ’90s, you’d have turned $10,000 into more than $10 million. That breakthrough is the solid-state battery. Specifically, QuantumScape is a solid-state battery maker that has developed a novel breakthrough technology platform solving the cost and performance challenges of SSBs.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'If you’d done that with computer stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) in the 1980s, you would’ve turned your $10,000 investments into more than $42 million today: Had you done it with internet stocks like Amazon (AMZN), in the late ’90s, you’d have turned $10,000 into more than $10 million. QuantumScape: The Company Solving the “Forever Battery” Challenges While the theory behind solid-state batteries is super-exciting, the application of such next-generation batteries has been essentially non-existent to-date. QS employs an anode-less battery cell design that eliminates anode manufacturing costs, bringing its all-in battery costs to 17% lower than all-in costs for traditional lithium-ion batteries.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-slips-as-mixed-data-fuels-fed-policy-uncertainty', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street\\'s main indexes slipped on Tuesday as investors assessed odds of an interest rate pause by the Federal Reserve at its policy meeting next week, with mixed economic data adding to uncertainty around the rate path.\\nThe U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, data on Monday showed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low.\\nWhile that signaled the Fed\\'s monetary tightening was cooling the world\\'s largest economy, it followed strong monthly jobs data last week, clouding the outlook for the Fed\\'s policy.\\n\"The difference between skip and pause and it\\'s impact on the next meeting is what investors are kind of wrestling with,\" said Paul Nolte, senior wealth adviser and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest.\\n\"The market is on pause now until we get to the Fed meeting and the inflation data.\"\\nInflation data due next week is expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are expected to have remained elevated.\\nSome Fed officials last week backed the view that the central bank could keep rates steady at its June 13-14 meeting and look for more signs of whether the economy was cooling or higher rates were warranted. The Fed officials have entered a \"blackout\" period.\\nFed fund futures indicate traders have priced in a 75% chance that the central bank will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see 50% odds of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\\nAt 9:59 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 64.72 points, or 0.19%, at 33,498.14, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 5.06 points, or 0.12%, at 4,268.73, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 23.61 points, or 0.18%, at 13,205.82.\\nU.S. stocks have advanced in recent weeks, with a rally in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes of a pause in interest rate hikes pushing the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC to fresh 2023 highs on Friday.\\nAmong the 11 major S&P sectors, technology .SPLRCT and energy .SPNY fell the most, while financials .SPSY rose.\\nCoinbase GlobalCOIN.O plunged 15.2% after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued the crypto exchange, accusing it of illegally operating without having first registered with the regulator.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to drop 1.0%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O.\\nAdvanced Micro Devices AMD.O rose 3.6% after Piper Sandler raised the price target on the stock to $150, the second highest on Wall Street, as per Refintiv data.\\nOil stocks fell, with Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX dropping about 1% each as crude prices declined nearly 2% on concerns about the global economy. O/R\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.50-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.24-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded five new 52-week highs and four new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 32 new highs and 38 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to drop 1.0%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. The U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, data on Monday showed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low. \"The difference between skip and pause and it\\'s impact on the next meeting is what investors are kind of wrestling with,\" said Paul Nolte, senior wealth adviser and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to drop 1.0%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Tuesday as investors assessed odds of an interest rate pause by the Federal Reserve at its policy meeting next week, with mixed economic data adding to uncertainty around the rate path. Some Fed officials last week backed the view that the central bank could keep rates steady at its June 13-14 meeting and look for more signs of whether the economy was cooling or higher rates were warranted.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St slips as mixed data fuels Fed policy uncertainty', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to drop 1.0%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. \"The market is on pause now until we get to the Fed meeting and the inflation data.\" Some Fed officials last week backed the view that the central bank could keep rates steady at its June 13-14 meeting and look for more signs of whether the economy was cooling or higher rates were warranted.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to drop 1.0%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Tuesday as investors assessed odds of an interest rate pause by the Federal Reserve at its policy meeting next week, with mixed economic data adding to uncertainty around the rate path. Some Fed officials last week backed the view that the central bank could keep rates steady at its June 13-14 meeting and look for more signs of whether the economy was cooling or higher rates were warranted.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/intel-is-making-some-big-moves-here-is-what-investors-should-know', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) navigates through turbulent market conditions with a couple of promising leads, yet faces stiff competition from tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.\\n*Stock prices used were the market prices of June 6, 2023. The video was published on June 6, 2023.\\nOffer from The Motley Fool: The 10 best stocks to buy now\\nOur award-winning anaylst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. In fact, the newsletter they run, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the S&P 500!*\\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now.\\nClick here to get access to the full list!\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 15, 2021\\nJose Najarro has positions in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nJose Najarro is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) navigates through turbulent market conditions with a couple of promising leads, yet faces stiff competition from tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. Offer from The Motley Fool: The 10 best stocks to buy now Our award-winning anaylst team has spent more than a decade beating the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) navigates through turbulent market conditions with a couple of promising leads, yet faces stiff competition from tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). *Stock Advisor returns as of June 15, 2021 Jose Najarro has positions in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.', 'news_article_title': 'Intel Is Making Some Big Moves -- Here Is What Investors Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) navigates through turbulent market conditions with a couple of promising leads, yet faces stiff competition from tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. *Stock Advisor returns as of June 15, 2021 Jose Najarro has positions in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) navigates through turbulent market conditions with a couple of promising leads, yet faces stiff competition from tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Offer from The Motley Fool: The 10 best stocks to buy now Our award-winning anaylst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/goldman-analyst-upbeat-on-apples-vision-pro-headset-nasdaq%3Aaapl-despite-high-price', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), at its Worldwide Developers Conference, unveiled the much-awaited augmented reality headset – Vision Pro – for $3,499. While the fate of the headset is yet to be determined as the product will not be available until early next year, the device's high price might affect its early adoption, says Goldman Sachs analyst Mike Ng. Nonetheless, the analyst is bullish about the product’s long-term prospects.\\nAfter a long hiatus, the headset marks the tech giant’s entry into a new major product category. While the device's announcement was largely anticipated, its higher price came as a surprise. \\nApple Vision Pro Price\\nThe analyst is upbeat about the prospects of the product and the Vision Pro app ecosystem and expects it to contribute meaningfully to Apple’s financials in the long term. \\nHowever, he noted that the retail price of $3,499 is higher than Goldman Sachs’ estimate of $3K. Thus, the analyst believes that the higher retail price point might “limit near-term adoption.”\\nThe analyst added that his hypothetical model assumes Apple will ship five million headsets in Fiscal 2024. Moreover, it would ship 8-13 million units between Fiscal 2025 and Fiscal 2028. \\nWill Apple Vision Pro Bring Profit to Apple?\\nComing to the financial impact, the analyst’s hypothetical model assumes that the device could bring in $13-$25 billion in annual sales between Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2028. In addition, he expects the product to “breakeven to LSD% (low single-digit percentage) EPS accretion over time as Product gross margins scale and higher margin Services contribute.”\\nThe AR (Augmented Reality)/VR (Virtual Reality) segment has been challenging for most companies and disappointing so far. However, the analyst sees Apple succeeding in the AR/VR industry with its headsets. He expects AAPL to benefit from its large iPhone user base, a solid “track record of success in consumer hardware,” compelling content, and robust features.\\nWhat’s the Prediction for Apple Stock?\\nApple stock has gained nearly 39% year-to-date, thanks to the solid demand for products and strength in services revenue. Despite the recent gains, AAPL stock sports a Strong Buy consensus rating with 22 Buy, five Hold, and one Sell recommendations. \\nHowever, due to the recent appreciation in AAPL stock, analysts' average price target of $184.89 implies 2.96% upside potential. \\nAccording to TipRanks’ data, Krish Sankar of TD Cowen is the most accurate analyst for Apple stock. Copying Sankar’s trades on AAPL stock and holding each position for one year could result in 96% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of 51% per trade.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), at its Worldwide Developers Conference, unveiled the much-awaited augmented reality headset – Vision Pro – for $3,499. He expects AAPL to benefit from its large iPhone user base, a solid “track record of success in consumer hardware,” compelling content, and robust features. However, due to the recent appreciation in AAPL stock, analysts' average price target of $184.89 implies 2.96% upside potential.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), at its Worldwide Developers Conference, unveiled the much-awaited augmented reality headset – Vision Pro – for $3,499. He expects AAPL to benefit from its large iPhone user base, a solid “track record of success in consumer hardware,” compelling content, and robust features. Despite the recent gains, AAPL stock sports a Strong Buy consensus rating with 22 Buy, five Hold, and one Sell recommendations.', 'news_article_title': 'Goldman Analyst Upbeat on Apple’s Vision Pro Headset (NASDAQ:AAPL), Despite High Price', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), at its Worldwide Developers Conference, unveiled the much-awaited augmented reality headset – Vision Pro – for $3,499. He expects AAPL to benefit from its large iPhone user base, a solid “track record of success in consumer hardware,” compelling content, and robust features. Despite the recent gains, AAPL stock sports a Strong Buy consensus rating with 22 Buy, five Hold, and one Sell recommendations.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), at its Worldwide Developers Conference, unveiled the much-awaited augmented reality headset – Vision Pro – for $3,499. He expects AAPL to benefit from its large iPhone user base, a solid “track record of success in consumer hardware,” compelling content, and robust features. Despite the recent gains, AAPL stock sports a Strong Buy consensus rating with 22 Buy, five Hold, and one Sell recommendations.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-rise-as-banks-advance-fed-meet-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose on Tuesday as banks led a rally in economically sensitive sectors, while investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve\\'s policy meet next week.\\nInflation data is expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are likely to have remained elevated, while the Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates.\\nFinancials .SPSY rose 1.2% to lead gains among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, while the KBW regional banking index .KRX jumped 6.1%. The Russell 2000 index .RUT of small-cap companies added 2.8%.\\n\"You are seeing cyclical parts of the market like financials, machinery, consumer discretionary having some market leadership which is good to see,\" said Matt Stucky, senior portfolio manager at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company.\\n\"If this were to continue, that would probably be a good sign that the trajectory that the market this year is on a more sustainable path.\"\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 has bounced almost 20% from its October 2022 lows, boosted by gains in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes that the U.S. central bank is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle.\\nRecent economic data and dovish remarks from the Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting.\\nFed fund futures indicate traders have priced in a near 80% chance that the central bank will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see 50% odds of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\\nAt 12:24 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 36.20 points, or 0.11%, at 33,526.66, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 5.73 points, or 0.13%, at 4,279.52, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 47.14 points, or 0.36%, at 13,276.57.\\nThe CBOE volatility index hit its lowest since July 2021, down 0.5 point at 14.27.\\nCoinbase Global COIN.O plunged 11.1% after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued the crypto exchange, accusing it of illegally operating without having first registered with the regulator.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.6%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O.\\nAdvanced Micro Devices AMD.O rose 4.6% after Piper Sandler raised the price target on the stock to $150, the second highest on Wall Street, as per Refintiv data.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 3.49-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 2.70-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded 14 new 52-week highs and four new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 86 new highs and 52 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.6%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose on Tuesday as banks led a rally in economically sensitive sectors, while investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. The benchmark S&P 500 has bounced almost 20% from its October 2022 lows, boosted by gains in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes that the U.S. central bank is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.6%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. Recent economic data and dovish remarks from the Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting. Fed fund futures indicate traders have priced in a near 80% chance that the central bank will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup's Fedwatch tool.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq rise as banks advance; Fed meet in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.6%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose on Tuesday as banks led a rally in economically sensitive sectors, while investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. Recent economic data and dovish remarks from the Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.6%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose on Tuesday as banks led a rally in economically sensitive sectors, while investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. Inflation data is expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are likely to have remained elevated, while the Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-unveils-vision-pro-headset-ios-17-15-inch-macbook-air-and-more', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Apple has unveiled a bunch of new products for its customers including its first spatial computer Vision Pro Headset. The tech major has also introduced iOS 17, 15-inch MacBook Air, iPadOS 17, TvOS 17 For Apple TV, WatchOS 10 For Apple Watch, New Mac Studio, Mac Pro, and M2 Ultra, among others.\\nThe Apple Vision Pro features visionOS, the world\\'s first spatial operating system. It seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world and lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space.\\nVision Pro introduces a fully three-dimensional user interface controlled by a user\\'s eyes, hands, and voice. The design features an ultra-high-resolution display system that packs 23 million pixels across two displays. Apple Vision Pro starts at $3,499 and will be available early next year on apple.com and at Apple Store locations in the U.S., with more countries coming later next year.\\nTim Cook, Apple\\'s CEO, said, \"Today marks the beginning of a new era for computing. Just as the Mac introduced us to personal computing, and iPhone introduced us to mobile computing, Apple Vision Pro introduces us to spatial computing.\"\\nApple Vision Pro has an all-new App Store offering users apps and content from developers, and access hundreds of thousands of familiar iPhone and iPad apps.\\nThe company\\'s another major release is iOS 17, which upgrades the communications experience across Phone, FaceTime, and Messages. It makes sharing even easier with AirDrop, and provides more intelligent input that improves the speed and accuracy of typing.\\nThe developer beta of iOS 17 is now available to Apple Developer Program members at developer.apple.com, and a public beta will be available next month at beta.apple.com.\\nFurther, Apple introduced the 15-inch MacBook Air that features an expansive 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display, M2, up to 18 hours of battery life, and a silent, fanless design. The new MacBook Air measures only 11.5 mm thin, making it the world\\'s thinnest 15-inch laptop.\\nThe 15-inch MacBook Air with M2, available at midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray, starts at $1,299 and $1,199 for education. The 13-inch MacBook Air with M2 gets a new starting price of $1,099, which is $100 less than before.\\nThe MacBook Air with M2 is now available to order on apple.com/store and in the Apple Store app. It will begin arriving to customers, and in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, beginning June 13.\\nApple\\'s M2 Ultra, a new system on a chip or SoC, delivers huge performance increases to the Mac. M2 Ultra is the largest and most capable chip Apple has ever created.\\nAmong the new Mac products, Mac Studio features M2 Max and the new M2 Ultra, delivering a huge boost in performance and enhanced connectivity in its stunningly compact design. Mac Pro, now featuring M2 Ultra, combines Apple\\'s most powerful chip with the versatility of PCIe expansion. Mac Pro is up to 3x faster than the previous-generation Intel-based model.\\nThe new Mac Studio and Mac Pro are now available on apple.com/store and in the Apple Store app. They will start to arrive to customers and will be available in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, beginning Tuesday, June 13. Mac Studio starts at $1,999 and $1,799 for education.\\nApple further previewed watchOS 10 for Apple Watch users, and iPadOS 17, and others. The iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and watchOS 10 also introduce mental health and vision health features.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"(RTTNews) - Apple has unveiled a bunch of new products for its customers including its first spatial computer Vision Pro Headset. Further, Apple introduced the 15-inch MacBook Air that features an expansive 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display, M2, up to 18 hours of battery life, and a silent, fanless design. Mac Pro, now featuring M2 Ultra, combines Apple's most powerful chip with the versatility of PCIe expansion.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The tech major has also introduced iOS 17, 15-inch MacBook Air, iPadOS 17, TvOS 17 For Apple TV, WatchOS 10 For Apple Watch, New Mac Studio, Mac Pro, and M2 Ultra, among others. Just as the Mac introduced us to personal computing, and iPhone introduced us to mobile computing, Apple Vision Pro introduces us to spatial computing.\" It will begin arriving to customers, and in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, beginning June 13.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Unveils Vision Pro Headset, IOS 17, 15-inch MacBook Air And More', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The tech major has also introduced iOS 17, 15-inch MacBook Air, iPadOS 17, TvOS 17 For Apple TV, WatchOS 10 For Apple Watch, New Mac Studio, Mac Pro, and M2 Ultra, among others. Apple Vision Pro has an all-new App Store offering users apps and content from developers, and access hundreds of thousands of familiar iPhone and iPad apps. The new Mac Studio and Mac Pro are now available on apple.com/store and in the Apple Store app.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The tech major has also introduced iOS 17, 15-inch MacBook Air, iPadOS 17, TvOS 17 For Apple TV, WatchOS 10 For Apple Watch, New Mac Studio, Mac Pro, and M2 Ultra, among others. Apple Vision Pro starts at $3,499 and will be available early next year on apple.com and at Apple Store locations in the U.S., with more countries coming later next year. Just as the Mac introduced us to personal computing, and iPhone introduced us to mobile computing, Apple Vision Pro introduces us to spatial computing.\"'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-stocks-like-microsoft-apple-disney-and-verizon-reveal-two-sides-of-the-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"After a brutal 2022, the stock market is roaring in 2023, with the Nasdaq Composite up 26% and the S&P 500 up 11% year to date (YTD) at the time of this writing. Yet dig deeper and you'll find some peculiar price action in many well-known names.\\nSix of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEMKT: DJIA) are within 5% of their 52-week lows, and eight are within 5% of their 52-week highs as of Friday's close.\\nThe Dow isn't a perfect index. But it does a fine job of reflecting the broader U.S. economy, especially as more tech stocks have been added to the index in response to the growing share tech holds in the market capitalization of the broader stock market.\\nLet's find out why a sizable portion of these blue-chip names are performing so poorly, while others are leading the stock market higher.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nWinners and losers\\nThis isn't the first time we've seen a stock market where certain sectors are doing well while others are performing badly. In 2020, many small-cap growth stocks left oil and gas and financials in the dust. In 2022, value stocks did much better than growth stocks, particularly large-cap value. Let's look at the 14 Dow stocks hovering around new highs or lows.\\nCOMPANY\\nCURRENT PRICE\\n52-WEEK HIGH\\n% OFF HIGH\\n52-WEEK LOW\\n% OFF LOW\\nAmgen (NASDAQ: AMGN)\\n$216.93\\n$296.67\\n26.9%\\n$214.48\\n1.1%\\nVerizon Communications (NYSE: VZ)\\n$35.00\\n$52.18\\n32.9%\\n$34.55\\n1.3%\\n3M (NYSE: MMM)\\n$96.94\\n$152.30\\n36.4%\\n$95.35\\n1.7%\\nWalgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA)\\n$30.01\\n$44.27\\n32.2%\\n$29.48\\n1.8%\\nJohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)\\n$154.35\\n$183.35\\n15.8%\\n$150.11\\n2.8%\\nWalt Disney (NYSE: DIS)\\n$88.29\\n$126.48\\n30.2%\\n$84.07\\n5%\\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)\\n$332.89\\n$333.40\\n0.2%\\n$213.43\\n56%\\nSalesforce (NYSE: CRM)\\n$215.44\\n$216.15\\n0.3%\\n$126.34\\n70.5%\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL)\\n$175.43\\n$176.39\\n0.5%\\n$124.17\\n41.3%\\nMcDonald's (NYSE: MCD)\\n$286.04\\n$298.86\\n4.3%\\n$230.58\\n24.1%\\nVisa (NYSE: V)\\n$225.01\\n$235.57\\n4.5%\\n$174.60\\n28.9%\\nJPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM)\\n$136.94\\n$144.34\\n5.1%\\n$101.28\\n35.2%\\nCisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)\\n$49.86\\n$52.56\\n5.1%\\n$38.60\\n29.2%\\nWalmart (NYSE: WMT)\\n$146.42\\n$154.64\\n5.3%\\n$117.90\\n24.2%\\nData source: Yahoo! Finance. Data as of market close May 26, 2023.\\nAs you can tell by the names in the table, 2023 is far more nuanced than years past. Retail as a whole is under pressure. But Walmart is within 5% of its 52-week high, while Target (NYSE: TGT) is within 5% of its 52-week low. Similarly, McDonald's is within 5% of its 52-week high, while many of its large-cap value peers have sold off. 3M, an industrial conglomerate, is near its 10-year low, while Boeing is within 10% of its 52-week high.\\nAs far as sector trends go, tech and financial stocks are generally doing quite well, while healthcare and many cyclical stocks have sold off. This explains some of the weaknesses in J&J, Amgen, and Walgreens. And then there's Walt Disney, which, despite being in the market-outperforming consumer discretionary sector, is hovering around an eight-year low.\\nMicrosoft continues to find itself in the spotlight, mainly due to its investments in artificial intelligence (AI). Microsoft is now knocking on the door of a $2.5 trillion market cap.\\nMeanwhile, Apple has been a consistent performer, and finds its stock near an all-time high and approaching a $3 trillion market cap despite fears of slower consumer spending.\\nSalesforce was the worst Dow stock in 2022, when it fell 48%. However, Salesforce has been the best-performing Dow stock so far this year, and is up about 60% year to date -- driven in part by an overall sector rebound, but also by Salesforce's solid numbers that indicate the stock suffered excessive selling in 2022. Zoom out, and Salesforce is still down 10% during the past two years.\\nMaking sense of the data\\nBull markets and bear markets include some combination of sector rotation. In bear markets, investors tend to gravitate toward safe stocks, like utilities, consumer staples, and healthcare. In bull markets, investors want to take on more risk for more potential reward -- and may sell positions in stodgier names to bet on growth trends like AI.\\nThe price action in many Dow names mirrors what we are seeing throughout the stock market, which is that companies with proven stories are getting rewarded, while companies that have failed to meet investor expectations are getting punished. In other words, the market is showing intolerance toward companies with blemishes, sloppy execution, and messy situations, and exuberance toward companies that keep delivering on promises.\\nFor example, Walmart has done a much better job maintaining strong margins and navigating inventory challenges than Target. Disney is undergoing a restructuring, steep cost cuts, and layoffs. Beyond that, the company has yet to show consistent profitability at its Disney+ streaming service. So Disney stock is near new lows, while Netflix is at a 52-week high.\\n3M's failure to hit its projections and its product liability and environmental woes have led to a further sell-off. J&J is undergoing a restructuring of its own, spinning off its personal care business. And Verizon has continued to lose market share to T-Mobile and AT&T, leading investors to dump the shares in favor of those of its competitors. The list goes on and on.\\nThe divergence between winners and losers means that many Dow stocks are either drastically beating or significantly underperforming the Dow's year-to-date decline of more than 3%.\\nTICKER\\nGAIN/LOSS\\nAXP\\n6.4%\\nAMGN\\n-17.4%\\nAAPL\\n35%\\nBA\\n6.9%\\nCAT\\n-11.6%\\nCSCO\\n4.7%\\nCVX\\n-14.2%\\nGS\\n-3.3%\\nHD\\n-7.3%\\nHON\\n-9.6%\\nIBM\\n-8.5%\\nINTC\\n-7.3%\\nJNJ\\n-12.6%\\nKO\\n-5.3%\\nJPM\\n2.1%\\nMCD\\n8.5%\\nMMM\\n-19.2%\\nMRK\\n0.1%\\nMSFT\\n38.9%\\nNKE\\n-8.1%\\nPG\\n4.1%\\nTRV\\n-8.1%\\nUNH\\n-9.2%\\nCRM\\n62.5%\\nVZ\\n-11.2%\\nV\\n8.3%\\nWBA\\n-19.7%\\nDIS\\n1.6%\\nDOW\\n-.1%\\nDon't take the stock market's price action for granted\\nEven if you don't personally own any of the stocks discussed, their price action can provide valuable insight that can help you navigate the stock market in the years to come.\\nOne is to be in tune with the market's temperament. Investor sentiment at any given time can lead to some stocks becoming overvalued or underappreciated bargains almost at random. The meme and unprofitable growth stock boom in 2020 and 2021 is an example of unrealistic enthusiasm, while the collapse of big tech stocks in 2022 and subsequent rebound in 2023 may be an example of the market reckoning with overshooting.\\nHere are a few questions you can ask about a stock that's making new highs:\\nWhy is this stock heavily in favor right now?\\nDoes the future growth potential justify the recent price appreciation?\\nWhat would happen if fundamentals weakened?\\nIs the stock priced for perfection, or is there room for error?\\nHere are a few questions you can ask about a stock that's making new lows:\\nWhy is this stock out of favor right now?\\nIs the company showing meaningful progress toward regaining shareholder trust, or are investors merely hoping the company turns things around?\\nIs the stock priced for more disappointment, and if so, does that mean most of the negative sentiment is already factored in?\\nTake what the market gives\\nAnother insight is to take what the market gives you. As an individual investor, you have the advantage of getting to decide when to buy and sell a stock. Unlike professional and instititional investors who are criticized for their quarterly performance relative to a benchmark, all that matters to you and your family is achieving your financial goals. You don't have to chase a stock that's run up out of fear of missing out, nor do you have sell a position that has crashed out of fear of being stuck with a loser.\\nThe ups and downs of the Dow stocks is a study in the merit of diversification. Having positions in different sectors helps offset underperformance and smooths out the randomness that comes from the market cycle.\\nFinally, always remember to avoid getting caught up in the noise. One way to do that is by aligning your investments with your personal risk tolerance and interests. That way you can rest easy at night and have the patience to let positions compound over time rather than pay too much attention to whatever is being rewarded or punished in the stock market at any given time.\\n10 stocks we like better than Target\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Target wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nJPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Daniel Foelber has the following options: long June 2023 $89 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2023 $92 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2023 $94 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2025 $105 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2025 $120 calls on Walt Disney, long October 2023 $145 calls on Target, long September 2023 $130 calls on Target, short June 2023 $90 calls on Walt Disney, short June 2023 $93 calls on Walt Disney, short June 2023 $95 calls on Walt Disney, short June 2025 $110 calls on Walt Disney, and short October 2023 $150 calls on Target. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Cisco Systems, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Netflix, Salesforce, Target, Visa, Walmart, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends 3M, Amgen, Johnson & Johnson, T-Mobile US, and Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"$96.94 $152.30 36.4% $95.35 1.7% Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) $30.01 $44.27 32.2% $29.48 1.8% Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) $154.35 $183.35 15.8% $150.11 2.8% Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) $88.29 $126.48 30.2% $84.07 5% Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $332.89 $333.40 0.2% $213.43 56% Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) $215.44 $216.15 0.3% $126.34 70.5% Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $175.43 $176.39 0.5% $124.17 41.3% McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) $286.04 $298.86 4.3% $230.58 24.1% Visa (NYSE: V) $225.01 $235.57 4.5% $174.60 28.9% JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) $136.94 $144.34 5.1% $101.28 35.2% Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) $49.86 $52.56 5.1% $38.60 29.2% Walmart (NYSE: WMT) $146.42 $154.64 5.3% $117.90 24.2% Data source: Yahoo! Meanwhile, Apple has been a consistent performer, and finds its stock near an all-time high and approaching a $3 trillion market cap despite fears of slower consumer spending. In bull markets, investors want to take on more risk for more potential reward -- and may sell positions in stodgier names to bet on growth trends like AI.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"$96.94 $152.30 36.4% $95.35 1.7% Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) $30.01 $44.27 32.2% $29.48 1.8% Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) $154.35 $183.35 15.8% $150.11 2.8% Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) $88.29 $126.48 30.2% $84.07 5% Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $332.89 $333.40 0.2% $213.43 56% Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) $215.44 $216.15 0.3% $126.34 70.5% Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $175.43 $176.39 0.5% $124.17 41.3% McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) $286.04 $298.86 4.3% $230.58 24.1% Visa (NYSE: V) $225.01 $235.57 4.5% $174.60 28.9% JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) $136.94 $144.34 5.1% $101.28 35.2% Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) $49.86 $52.56 5.1% $38.60 29.2% Walmart (NYSE: WMT) $146.42 $154.64 5.3% $117.90 24.2% Data source: Yahoo! Daniel Foelber has the following options: long June 2023 $89 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2023 $92 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2023 $94 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2025 $105 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2025 $120 calls on Walt Disney, long October 2023 $145 calls on Target, long September 2023 $130 calls on Target, short June 2023 $90 calls on Walt Disney, short June 2023 $93 calls on Walt Disney, short June 2023 $95 calls on Walt Disney, short June 2025 $110 calls on Walt Disney, and short October 2023 $150 calls on Target. The Motley Fool recommends 3M, Amgen, Johnson & Johnson, T-Mobile US, and Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney.\", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Stocks Like Microsoft, Apple, Disney, and Verizon Reveal Two Sides of the Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"$96.94 $152.30 36.4% $95.35 1.7% Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) $30.01 $44.27 32.2% $29.48 1.8% Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) $154.35 $183.35 15.8% $150.11 2.8% Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) $88.29 $126.48 30.2% $84.07 5% Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $332.89 $333.40 0.2% $213.43 56% Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) $215.44 $216.15 0.3% $126.34 70.5% Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $175.43 $176.39 0.5% $124.17 41.3% McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) $286.04 $298.86 4.3% $230.58 24.1% Visa (NYSE: V) $225.01 $235.57 4.5% $174.60 28.9% JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) $136.94 $144.34 5.1% $101.28 35.2% Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) $49.86 $52.56 5.1% $38.60 29.2% Walmart (NYSE: WMT) $146.42 $154.64 5.3% $117.90 24.2% Data source: Yahoo! Winners and losers This isn't the first time we've seen a stock market where certain sectors are doing well while others are performing badly. In 2022, value stocks did much better than growth stocks, particularly large-cap value.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"$96.94 $152.30 36.4% $95.35 1.7% Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) $30.01 $44.27 32.2% $29.48 1.8% Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) $154.35 $183.35 15.8% $150.11 2.8% Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) $88.29 $126.48 30.2% $84.07 5% Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $332.89 $333.40 0.2% $213.43 56% Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) $215.44 $216.15 0.3% $126.34 70.5% Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $175.43 $176.39 0.5% $124.17 41.3% McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) $286.04 $298.86 4.3% $230.58 24.1% Visa (NYSE: V) $225.01 $235.57 4.5% $174.60 28.9% JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) $136.94 $144.34 5.1% $101.28 35.2% Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) $49.86 $52.56 5.1% $38.60 29.2% Walmart (NYSE: WMT) $146.42 $154.64 5.3% $117.90 24.2% Data source: Yahoo! But it does a fine job of reflecting the broader U.S. economy, especially as more tech stocks have been added to the index in response to the growing share tech holds in the market capitalization of the broader stock market. -.1% Don't take the stock market's price action for granted Even if you don't personally own any of the stocks discussed, their price action can provide valuable insight that can help you navigate the stock market in the years to come.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-for-subdued-open-as-mixed-data-fuels-fed-policy-uncertainty', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street\\'s main indexes were set for a subdued open on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook.\\nThe U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, data on Monday showed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low.\\nWhile that signaled the Fed\\'s monetary tightening was cooling the world\\'s largest economy, it follows strong jobs data last week, clouding the outlook for the Fed\\'s policy path.\\n\"The difference between skip and pause and it\\'s impact on the next meeting is what investors are kind of wrestling with,\" said Paul Nolte, senior wealth adviser and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest.\\nInvestors await inflation data due next week, ahead of the Fed meet. Consumer prices are likely to have cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are expected to have remained sticky.\\n\"The market is on pause now until we get to the Fed meeting and the inflation data,\" Nolte said.\\nFed officials last week made the case for the central bank to keep rates steady at its June 13-14 meeting and look for more factors to ascertain whether the economy was cooling or higher rates were warranted. The officials have entered a \"blackout\" period.\\nFed fund futures indicate traders have priced in a 75% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see 50% odds of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\\nAt 8:15 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 34 points, or 0.1%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 4.5 points, or 0.11%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 17.25 points, or 0.12%.\\nU.S. stocks have advanced in recent weeks, with a rally in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes of a pause in interest rate hikes pushing the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC to fresh 2023 highs on Friday.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% in premarket trading after hitting a record high in the previous session. The iPhone maker on Monday unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O.\\nAdvanced Micro Devices AMD.O rose 0.9% after Piper Sandler raised price target on the stock to $150, the second highest on Wall Street, as per Refintiv data.\\nOil stocks fell, with Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX dropping about 1% each as crude prices declined nearly 2% on concerns about the global economy. O/R\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% in premarket trading after hitting a record high in the previous session. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set for a subdued open on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook. The U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, data on Monday showed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% in premarket trading after hitting a record high in the previous session. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street\\'s main indexes were set for a subdued open on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook. \"The market is on pause now until we get to the Fed meeting and the inflation data,\" Nolte said.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set for subdued open as mixed data fuels Fed policy uncertainty', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% in premarket trading after hitting a record high in the previous session. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set for a subdued open on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook. While that signaled the Fed's monetary tightening was cooling the world's largest economy, it follows strong jobs data last week, clouding the outlook for the Fed's policy path.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% in premarket trading after hitting a record high in the previous session. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set for a subdued open on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook. Fed officials last week made the case for the central bank to keep rates steady at its June 13-14 meeting and look for more factors to ascertain whether the economy was cooling or higher rates were warranted.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-apples-new-vr-headset-reignite-the-metaverse-buzz', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming product, the first new device category launch since the Apple Watch was announced in 2014, was no closely held secret. Rumors have been abundant about development of a virtual reality (VR) or mixed reality headset -- a medium that would bring users into the so-called metaverse, or a 3D rendering of the internet. The wait is over. Vision Pro has been revealed.\\nThe only problem is it won\\'t be available until 2024, and it carries a hefty price tag of $3,499. Facebook parent Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) likely feels safe with its own new headset announcement, the Quest 3, available later in 2023 for $499.\\nNevertheless, Meta\\'s efforts to date haven\\'t set off widespread adoption of the metaverse. Could Apple\\'s VR headset reignite the buzz?\\nApple\\'s long road to Vision Pro\\nApple product fans have had to wait a long time since a brand new type of device was introduced. It\\'s been over eight years since Beats Electronics and Beats Music were acquired, and the Apple Watch made its debut.\\nData source: Apple. Image by author.\\nOver this span of time, Apple\\'s power as a superior investment hasn\\'t diminished, but revenue growth has certainly slowed.\\nData by YCharts.\\nThe timing of Vision Pro is thus timely, and not just because Apple needs another product to fuel growth. The world has changed drastically in the last few years, and digital work and play are now a ubiquitous part of daily life. Thus the desire (from some) for the metaverse, which creates a 3D digital experience that mimics the real world, rather than requiring users to bounce from one screen to another throughout the day.\\nBut in the aftermath of the pandemic, there\\'s been pushback against the metaverse and total immersion in digital experiences. Where Meta has failed to gain widespread acceptance, Apple hopes to propel VR to the next level -- much like it did for the smartphone industry in 2007. Vision Pro aims to do this by allowing users to choose how \"immersed\" they are -- from a camera-based portrayal of the space they are in filled in with apps, to a full virtually rendered environment of their choosing.\\nApple gets some help from partners\\nVideo games and entertainment are often the gateway to VR, and Apple is taking a similar approach here. The company showed off how Vision Pro emulates a big screen TV for viewing photos, videos, and TV and movie content. There will also be a new App Store specifically for Vision Pro,\\nDisney (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger also joined the event to talk up the device. Disney+ will be available on Vision Pro at product launch, as well as interactive content built using Disney\\'s sizable library of IP (from classic Disney animation to Star Wars to the Marvel superhero universe).\\nAnd on the video game front, Vision Pro developers can tap into video game and 3D content creation platform Unity Software (NYSE: U). Shares of Unity rocketed more than 20% higher on the announcement. Unity\\'s business has been dealing with issues in recent years, so the partnership was viewed as a positive development for the software company.\\nApple says other companies are developing 3D apps for Vision Pro for play and work, including Microsoft\\'s Office work suite and Adobe\\'s creativity, design, and content editing software.\\nThe Apple advantage\\nMany of the features on Vision Pro aren\\'t exactly new. Meta has already released some sort of iteration of most of the capabilities on Apple\\'s headset. In fact, one could argue that Vision Pro\\'s need to remain plugged in throughout the day, or rely on a battery that provides only up to two hours of use, is a serious hindrance. Meta\\'s current-gen headset, Quest 2, has been rated at two to three hours of battery life (Quest 3 battery life details haven\\'t been released yet).\\nNevertheless, though Meta has more than 3.8 billion monthly active users via its social media apps (Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp), that hasn\\'t translated to widespread headset sales. Apple, on the other hand, has a global installed base of more than 2 billion devices in operation.\\nAnd therein lies the real Apple advantage, in my opinion. Apple users are fans, they\\'re locked into a large ecosystem of existing devices spanning PCs to phones to earbuds and watches, and they regularly refresh these devices with a new purchase. An increasing number of businesses are adopting Apple hardware too. It wouldn\\'t take many of these devoted fans and businesses making a Vision Pro purchase to jump-start a successful new device segment for Apple -- especially not when each headset costs $3,499 a pop!\\nAt full price, it would take only 1.9 million Vision Pro sales to match revenue from the iPad last quarter (Apple reportedly shipped about 10.8 million iPads in Q1 calendar year 2023, bringing in revenue of $6.67 billion).\\nBut will Vision Pro rekindle the metaverse buzz? Probably not at its steep price point. Vision Pro could be a nice profitable addition to the Apple family that can reward shareholders, but the world still feels years away from mainstream mixed reality device adoption. For now, this seems like a virtual experience for a select group of early adopters, more than a watershed moment like the iPhone was.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Nicholas Rossolillo and his clients have positions in Apple, Meta Platforms, Unity Software, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Unity Software, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming product, the first new device category launch since the Apple Watch was announced in 2014, was no closely held secret. Nevertheless, though Meta has more than 3.8 billion monthly active users via its social media apps (Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp), that hasn't translated to widespread headset sales. It wouldn't take many of these devoted fans and businesses making a Vision Pro purchase to jump-start a successful new device segment for Apple -- especially not when each headset costs $3,499 a pop!\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming product, the first new device category launch since the Apple Watch was announced in 2014, was no closely held secret. And on the video game front, Vision Pro developers can tap into video game and 3D content creation platform Unity Software (NYSE: U). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Unity Software, and Walt Disney.\", 'news_article_title': \"Can Apple's New VR Headset Reignite the Metaverse Buzz?\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming product, the first new device category launch since the Apple Watch was announced in 2014, was no closely held secret. Facebook parent Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) likely feels safe with its own new headset announcement, the Quest 3, available later in 2023 for $499. Apple's long road to Vision Pro Apple product fans have had to wait a long time since a brand new type of device was introduced.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming product, the first new device category launch since the Apple Watch was announced in 2014, was no closely held secret. Apple's long road to Vision Pro Apple product fans have had to wait a long time since a brand new type of device was introduced. Apple says other companies are developing 3D apps for Vision Pro for play and work, including Microsoft's Office work suite and Adobe's creativity, design, and content editing software.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-stocks-astronomical-prices-is-now-the-time-to-sell', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Tech stocks rebounded, delivering stellar gains so far this year. For instance, shares of big tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta (NASDAQ:META), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) have defied the weak general market trend and are up about 39%, 41%, 43%, 49%, 126%, and 168%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis. While the rally reflects equity investors’ buoyant mood on tech stocks, Morgan Stanley’s strategist Mike Wilson anticipates the possibility of a downturn or a correction in the technology sector.\\nTech Stocks - The Recent Past and Near Future\\nContrary to the fears of a recession gripping the market in 2023, the economy has proven to be less severe than anticipated. Although the market still exhibits weakness, the expectations of easing monetary policy due to the moderation in the inflation rate, the lower valuation of tech stocks at the start of 2022, and the concerted efforts of these companies to implement cost-cutting measures have all contributed to a revival in their stock prices.\\nThanks to this recovery, the NASDAQ 100 Index (NDX), which is primarily focused on tech companies, has gained over 33% year-to-date and handily surpassed the S&P 500 (SPX). \\nAdding to the growth of these tech stocks is the evolution of AI (Artificial Intelligence). Investors have been bullish about anything and everything related to AI. Interestingly, not only individual stocks but tech and AI-focussed ETFs (Exchange-Traded funds) have also seen large inflows of cash. \\nWhile investors’ sentiment has largely been positive, Wilson maintains a bearish tone. Back in April, Wilson warned that tech stocks would not be able to sustain their recent gains. More recently, the U.S. equity strategist said that a decline in corporate earnings would lead to a correction in stocks. He expects a disappointing performance in the second-half earnings of U.S. corporations, leading to a selloff in equities. \\nWhile Wilson reiterated his bearish call on tech stocks and the broader market, let’s check out what’s on the horizon for these tech giants. \\nThe Upside Potential Remains Low\\nTipRanks’ Stock Comparison tool shows that the Top Wall Street analysts are bullish about these tech stocks. All of these stocks, except for Apple, command a Strong Buy consensus rating on TipRanks. However, the upside in the shares of these companies based on analysts’ average price targets shows limited upside potential. \\nNvidia, which has gained the most among these companies, is the only stock offering double-digit upside potential based on the average price target. \\nMoreover, investors should note that NVDA, AAPL, and MSFT stocks have recouped all of their post-pandemic losses and are trading near their all-time highs. Meanwhile, Alphabet stock has recovered most of its lost ground and has significantly outperformed the broader markets. \\nHowever, Amazon and Meta stocks have lagged the S&P 500 index over the 5-year period and are yet to recover most of their pandemic gains. \\nBottom Line \\nThe recent rally and macro uncertainty could limit the upside in tech stocks in the near term. Analysts’ average price targets also substantiate this view. While most of these stocks carry a Strong Buy consensus rating, only Apple and Nvidia stocks have the “Perfect 10” Smart Score. \\nHowever, NVDA, with a Strong Buy consensus rating and a Perfect 10 Smart Score, appeals the most, based on TipRanks’ valuable datasets and tools. \\nThe chip company has benefitted a lot from the rise of generative AI and its dominant position in that space. NVDA is poised to deliver solid growth on the back of solid demand for its AI chips. Meanwhile, autonomous driving and high-end infotainment could further support growth in the auto segment, noted Christopher Rolland of Susquehanna.\\nThe recent surge in NVDA stock has driven its valuation higher. However, the analyst believes that its premium valuation is warranted as NVDA is well-positioned to capitalize on its growing end markets. \\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For instance, shares of big tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta (NASDAQ:META), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) have defied the weak general market trend and are up about 39%, 41%, 43%, 49%, 126%, and 168%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis. Moreover, investors should note that NVDA, AAPL, and MSFT stocks have recouped all of their post-pandemic losses and are trading near their all-time highs. While the rally reflects equity investors’ buoyant mood on tech stocks, Morgan Stanley’s strategist Mike Wilson anticipates the possibility of a downturn or a correction in the technology sector.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For instance, shares of big tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta (NASDAQ:META), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) have defied the weak general market trend and are up about 39%, 41%, 43%, 49%, 126%, and 168%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis. Moreover, investors should note that NVDA, AAPL, and MSFT stocks have recouped all of their post-pandemic losses and are trading near their all-time highs. However, the upside in the shares of these companies based on analysts’ average price targets shows limited upside potential.', 'news_article_title': 'Tech Stocks’ Astronomical Prices – Is Now the Time to Sell?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For instance, shares of big tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta (NASDAQ:META), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) have defied the weak general market trend and are up about 39%, 41%, 43%, 49%, 126%, and 168%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis. Moreover, investors should note that NVDA, AAPL, and MSFT stocks have recouped all of their post-pandemic losses and are trading near their all-time highs. More recently, the U.S. equity strategist said that a decline in corporate earnings would lead to a correction in stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For instance, shares of big tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta (NASDAQ:META), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) have defied the weak general market trend and are up about 39%, 41%, 43%, 49%, 126%, and 168%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis. Moreover, investors should note that NVDA, AAPL, and MSFT stocks have recouped all of their post-pandemic losses and are trading near their all-time highs. Although the market still exhibits weakness, the expectations of easing monetary policy due to the moderation in the inflation rate, the lower valuation of tech stocks at the start of 2022, and the concerted efforts of these companies to implement cost-cutting measures have all contributed to a revival in their stock prices.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-vision-pro-is-here%3A-1-major-reason-tim-cook-missed-the-mark', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"It finally happened: After years of rumors, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled what it calls the Apple Vision Pro, arguably the company's most ambitious product since the iPhone transformed it into the multitrillion-dollar goliath it is today.\\nJust as the Vision Pro aims to immerse users in the digital world like nothing has before, investors are hoping that the product can launch Apple into a new age beyond the iPhone.\\nApple's loaded reveal, which included a tie-up with Disney and an appearance from CEO Bob Iger, signaled just how high the company believes the stakes are here.\\nUnfortunately, one potential mistake could pose a significant problem for Apple. Here is what you need to know.\\nThe Vision Pro finally arrived, and Apple went big\\nApple unveiled the Vision Pro at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The Vision Pro reflects the company's emphasis on quality, features, and premium materials. The headset features 4K resolution, technology to control it with gestures (no handheld remotes), and a transparent display that blends the digital and real worlds. Users can see the world around them in full color, and the Vision Pro projects 3D objects into their field of view.\\nBut Apple's secret sauce has always been its developer support, software, and ecosystem, where it shines again. Users can do various activities through their Vision Pro, such as make video calls, view streaming media, and play games. It even announced a partnership with Disney to deliver premium content for the device's users.\\nThe Vision Pro has an approximately two-hour battery life and is powered by an external battery pack that users can put into their pockets. Power connects to the headset via a single cable that plugs into the back of the device.\\nBut there's one big problem...\\nMost might agree that the Vision Pro is impressive, even if some might not like certain features, such as an external battery. But the biggest issue with the Vision Pro is likely its price tag. Apple said that the product will start at $3,499, available next year. One could argue this is a hefty price tag for a first-generation device like this, especially in a still-nascent industry like augmented reality, though cutting-edge tech is rarely cheap.\\nThe cost does warrant discussion from a competitive angle. For starters, it prices the Vision Pro entirely above Meta Platforms' announced Quest 3 headset, which will sell for $499.99, or one-seventh the price, if you're keeping track. Again, that's the starting price.\\nApple is a beloved brand, but everyone has limits. Why does Tesla's Model 3 and Model Y outsell the Model S and X by a wide margin? Because people don't always want the best money can buy; they want value ... bang for their buck.\\nApple's Vision Pro will probably do more than even the Quest 3 (full details haven't come out from Meta Platforms yet), but it might not matter. Consumers might decide that having something 75% as capable for a far lower price is good enough.\\nMeta Platforms hit the market first and has built an 80%global marketshare with its Meta/Oculus brand. Apple is pricing its product as if the average consumer -- who is dealing with inflation, resuming student loan payments, and soaring housing costs -- will happily shell out $3,500 or more.\\nI could be wrong, but I'm struggling to see who will buy this outside of dedicated, high-income customers. It felt like Apple was aiming higher with the Vision Pro than having it be a niche product.\\nWhat should investors do with Apple stock?\\nThe Vision Pro won't come out until 2024, but the recent hype around its reveal could have played a role in Apple stock's stellar run. Today, shares are near all-time highs and up 38% since January -- an impressive leap for a multitrillion-dollar stock.\\nThat's excellent news for those holding shares and unfortunate for those looking in from the outside. The stock's valuation has floated to a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) higher than 30, roughly 50% above the stock's average over the past decade.\\nAAPL data by YCharts.\\nApple probably needs the Vision Pro to be a game-changer to generate growth that could justify this valuation. As it is, analysts believe the company will grow earnings by an average of 12% annually over the next several years.\\nThat might not cut it, which makes the stock one to avoid right now. Apple's new Vision Pro might be a fantastic product, but it doesn't seem like the transformative iPhone moment investors were looking for.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Justin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, Tesla, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"It finally happened: After years of rumors, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled what it calls the Apple Vision Pro, arguably the company's most ambitious product since the iPhone transformed it into the multitrillion-dollar goliath it is today. AAPL data by YCharts. Just as the Vision Pro aims to immerse users in the digital world like nothing has before, investors are hoping that the product can launch Apple into a new age beyond the iPhone.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"It finally happened: After years of rumors, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled what it calls the Apple Vision Pro, arguably the company's most ambitious product since the iPhone transformed it into the multitrillion-dollar goliath it is today. AAPL data by YCharts. The Vision Pro finally arrived, and Apple went big Apple unveiled the Vision Pro at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.\", 'news_article_title': \"Apple's Vision Pro Is Here: 1 Major Reason Tim Cook Missed the Mark\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"It finally happened: After years of rumors, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled what it calls the Apple Vision Pro, arguably the company's most ambitious product since the iPhone transformed it into the multitrillion-dollar goliath it is today. AAPL data by YCharts. The Vision Pro finally arrived, and Apple went big Apple unveiled the Vision Pro at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"It finally happened: After years of rumors, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled what it calls the Apple Vision Pro, arguably the company's most ambitious product since the iPhone transformed it into the multitrillion-dollar goliath it is today. AAPL data by YCharts. The Vision Pro finally arrived, and Apple went big Apple unveiled the Vision Pro at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\\'s criteria.\\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\\nFINAL RANK: PASS\\n\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\\nDashan Huang Portfolio\\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper \"Twin Momentum\" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-slip-as-mixed-data-clouds-fed-policy-outlook', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\\nFutures down: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.09%, Nasdaq 0.03%\\nJune 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures slipped on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook.\\nThe U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, data on Monday showed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low.\\nWhile that signaled the Fed\\'s monetary tightening was cooling the world\\'s largest economy, it comes close on the heels of strong jobs data last week, clouding the outlook for the Fed\\'s policy path.\\nInvestors are now focused on inflation data due next week ahead of the Fed meet. Consumer prices are likely to have cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are expected to have remained sticky.\\nFed officials last week made the case for the central bank to keep rates steady at its June 13-14 meeting and look for more factors to ascertain whether the economy was cooling or higher rates were warranted. The officials have entered a \"blackout\" period.\\nFed fund futures imply traders have priced in a 76% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see 50% odds of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\\nAt 5:44 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 48 points, or 0.14%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 3.75 points, or 0.09%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 4.25 points, or 0.03%.\\nU.S. stocks have advanced in recent weeks, with a rally in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes of a pause in interest rate hikes pushing the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC to fresh 2023 highs on Friday.\\nApple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% after hitting a record high in the previous session. The iPhone maker on Monday unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O.\\nAdvanced Micro Devices AMD.O rose 1.8% after Piper Sandler hiked price target on the stock to $150, the second highest on Wall Street, as per Refintiv data.\\nOil stocks such as Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX slipped about 1% each as crude prices dropped about 2% each on concerns about the global economic backdrop. O/R\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% after hitting a record high in the previous session. The U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, data on Monday showed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low. The iPhone maker on Monday unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% after hitting a record high in the previous session. Futures down: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.09%, Nasdaq 0.03% June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures slipped on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook. Fed fund futures imply traders have priced in a 76% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup's Fedwatch tool.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures slip as mixed data clouds Fed policy outlook', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% after hitting a record high in the previous session. Futures down: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.09%, Nasdaq 0.03% June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures slipped on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook. While that signaled the Fed's monetary tightening was cooling the world's largest economy, it comes close on the heels of strong jobs data last week, clouding the outlook for the Fed's policy path.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% after hitting a record high in the previous session. Futures down: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.09%, Nasdaq 0.03% June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures slipped on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook. Fed officials last week made the case for the central bank to keep rates steady at its June 13-14 meeting and look for more factors to ascertain whether the economy was cooling or higher rates were warranted.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/morning-bid-americas-markets-level-aussie-hikes-crypto-judders', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan\\nAs world stock markets levelled off on Tuesday, Australia dampened hopes that central banks were set to pause the interest rate rise cycle, the crypto universe nursed its latest blow, and Apple underwhelmed overnight.\\nA relatively quiet week for U.S. macroeconomic andmarket newshas investors resting on an assumption the Federal Reserve will skip a rate rise at next week\\'s policy meeting, while considering one last hike in its campaign next month. Soft service sector surveys for May on Monday underlined that idea.\\nThe Reserve Bank of Australia was in no mood to hold off, however. It raised interest rates by a quarter-point on Tuesday to an 11-year high and warned further tightening may be required to ensure that inflation returns to target, boosting the Aussie dollar AUD= as markets had been leaning towards a pause.\\nEyes will now be trained on the Bank of Canada\\'s latest policy decision on Wednesday, with many forecasting it will resume tightening interest rates after a four-month pause.\\nStock and bond markets remained calm, however. S&P500 futures were mostly flat after a mixed start to the week.\\nApple\\'s AAPL.O stock retreated a touch after setting a record high on Monday just before an underwhelming launch of its new gadget.\\nThe firm unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro in its riskiest bet since the introduction of the iPhone more than a decade ago.\\nThe Vision Pro will start at $3,499, more than three times the cost of the priciest headset in Meta\\'s line of mixed and virtual reality devices.\\nThe crypto world was far from calm, with Bitcoin BTC= trying to find its feet after a 5% recoil to three-month lows on Monday.\\nU.S. regulators sued Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao on Monday for allegedly operating a \"web of deception\", piling further pressure on the world\\'s biggest cryptocurrency exchange.\\nThe Securities and Exchange Commission complaint listed 13 charges against Binance, Zhao and the operator of its purportedly independent U.S. exchange. Binance said it \"respectfully\" disagreed with the SEC\\'s allegations.\\nBut investors have pulled around $790 million from the exchange and its U.S. affiliate in the last 24 hours, data firm Nansen said on Tuesday.\\nOil retreated sharply once more despite Saudi Arabia\\'s weekend plans to cut crude output again, with many analysts seeing the solo move as partly a reflection of disagreements within the OPEC cartel.\\nThe euro and euro debt yields slipped back on surveys showing household inflation expectations in the bloc subsiding.\\nAnd the yuan slipped lower after reports Chinese authorities had asked the nation\\'s biggest banks to lower their deposit rates for at least the second time in less than a year in an effort to boost the economy.\\nThe dollar .DXY was marginally firmer overall.\\nEvents to watch for later on Tuesday:\\n* U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Saudi Arabia\\n* U.S. corporate earnings: JM Smucker\\nInflation still a concern for RBA https://tmsnrt.rs/45QcjoA\\nISM services PMI https://tmsnrt.rs/45Kymx3\\nUS supplies more oil to the world https://tmsnrt.rs/3NcxoCm\\nHow Apple\\'s Augmented Reality headset stacks up against competition https://tmsnrt.rs/3WT6SBy\\n(By Mike Dolan, editing by XXXX mike.dolan@thomsonreuters.com. Twitter: @reutersMikeD)\\n((mike.dolan@thomsonreuters.com; +44 207 542 8488; Reuters Messaging: mike.dolan.reuters.com@thomsonreuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple\\'s AAPL.O stock retreated a touch after setting a record high on Monday just before an underwhelming launch of its new gadget. It raised interest rates by a quarter-point on Tuesday to an 11-year high and warned further tightening may be required to ensure that inflation returns to target, boosting the Aussie dollar AUD= as markets had been leaning towards a pause. U.S. regulators sued Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao on Monday for allegedly operating a \"web of deception\", piling further pressure on the world\\'s biggest cryptocurrency exchange.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple's AAPL.O stock retreated a touch after setting a record high on Monday just before an underwhelming launch of its new gadget. A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan As world stock markets levelled off on Tuesday, Australia dampened hopes that central banks were set to pause the interest rate rise cycle, the crypto universe nursed its latest blow, and Apple underwhelmed overnight. Events to watch for later on Tuesday: * U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Saudi Arabia * U.S. corporate earnings: JM Smucker Inflation still a concern for RBA https://tmsnrt.rs/45QcjoA ISM services PMI https://tmsnrt.rs/45Kymx3 US supplies more oil to the world https://tmsnrt.rs/3NcxoCm How Apple's Augmented Reality headset stacks up against competition https://tmsnrt.rs/3WT6SBy (By Mike Dolan, editing by XXXX mike.dolan@thomsonreuters.com.\", 'news_article_title': 'MORNING BID AMERICAS-Markets level, Aussie hikes, crypto judders', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple's AAPL.O stock retreated a touch after setting a record high on Monday just before an underwhelming launch of its new gadget. A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan As world stock markets levelled off on Tuesday, Australia dampened hopes that central banks were set to pause the interest rate rise cycle, the crypto universe nursed its latest blow, and Apple underwhelmed overnight. It raised interest rates by a quarter-point on Tuesday to an 11-year high and warned further tightening may be required to ensure that inflation returns to target, boosting the Aussie dollar AUD= as markets had been leaning towards a pause.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple's AAPL.O stock retreated a touch after setting a record high on Monday just before an underwhelming launch of its new gadget. A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan As world stock markets levelled off on Tuesday, Australia dampened hopes that central banks were set to pause the interest rate rise cycle, the crypto universe nursed its latest blow, and Apple underwhelmed overnight. It raised interest rates by a quarter-point on Tuesday to an 11-year high and warned further tightening may be required to ensure that inflation returns to target, boosting the Aussie dollar AUD= as markets had been leaning towards a pause.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fast-retailing-trading-houses-lift-japans-nikkei-to-33-year-high', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Rocky Swift\\nTOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan\\'s Nikkei index extended its climb to scale a near 33-year high on Tuesday, with trading houses and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading the gains on technical support for heavyweight shares ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices.\\nThe Nikkei .N225 recouped from early losses to close nearly 1% higher at 32,506.78. The index ended at its highest level since July 1990.\\nThe broader Topix .TOPX rose 0.74% to 2,236.28.\\nAhead of the June 9 setting of special quotation prices used to set values on index options and futures, \"stocks with a large contribution to the index were speculatively bought, supporting the market,\" said Takashi Nakamura, a senior strategist at Tokai Tokyo Research Institute.\\nShares of Fast Retailing 9983.T climbed 1.73%, contributing the most to the Nikkei\\'s advance, while trading company Mitsui & Co 8031.T jumped 3.86%.\\nMizuho Financial Group 8411.T slipped 0.49%, leading the losses among lenders on reports the U.S. regulators may enact tougher capital requirements following recent bank failures. Advantest 6857.T slid 2.18% after chip-related peers .SOX declined in U.S. trading.\\nThe Nikkei has surged 15% in the past three months, outpacing major global indexes. A technical indicator, known as the 14-day relative strength index (RSI), for the gauge stood at 79, above the 70-mark indicating an overheated market.\\n\"The last few days feel like generally broader buying compared to the last couple of weeks of May,\" said Mio Kato, the founder of LightStream Research. \"Maybe investors more familiar with are Japan rotating a little out of the AI theme, for example, to get broader exposure.\"\\nTrading houses .IWHOL.T and mining companies .IMING.T led gains among the 33 industry sub-indexes on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, rising 2.5%. Banks .IBNKS.T led losses, sagging 0.78%.\\nNitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.9% after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset.\\nAsset Price Movements 02/06/2023 https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/mkt/myvmoldozvr/Screenshot%202023-06-06%20141235.png\\n(Reporting by Rocky Swift and Nobuyo Saito in Tokyo; Editing by Rashmi Aich and Sherry Jacob-Phillips)\\n((rocky.swift@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Nitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.9% after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset. By Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei index extended its climb to scale a near 33-year high on Tuesday, with trading houses and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading the gains on technical support for heavyweight shares ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices. Mizuho Financial Group 8411.T slipped 0.49%, leading the losses among lenders on reports the U.S. regulators may enact tougher capital requirements following recent bank failures.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Nitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.9% after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset. By Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan\\'s Nikkei index extended its climb to scale a near 33-year high on Tuesday, with trading houses and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading the gains on technical support for heavyweight shares ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices. Ahead of the June 9 setting of special quotation prices used to set values on index options and futures, \"stocks with a large contribution to the index were speculatively bought, supporting the market,\" said Takashi Nakamura, a senior strategist at Tokai Tokyo Research Institute.', 'news_article_title': \"Fast Retailing, trading houses lift Japan's Nikkei to 33-year high\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Nitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.9% after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset. By Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei index extended its climb to scale a near 33-year high on Tuesday, with trading houses and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading the gains on technical support for heavyweight shares ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices. Trading houses .IWHOL.T and mining companies .IMING.T led gains among the 33 industry sub-indexes on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, rising 2.5%.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Nitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.9% after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset. By Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan\\'s Nikkei index extended its climb to scale a near 33-year high on Tuesday, with trading houses and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading the gains on technical support for heavyweight shares ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices. Ahead of the June 9 setting of special quotation prices used to set values on index options and futures, \"stocks with a large contribution to the index were speculatively bought, supporting the market,\" said Takashi Nakamura, a senior strategist at Tokai Tokyo Research Institute.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-new-ar-headset-is-a-good-thing-for-meta', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"In this video, I will talk about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) newly announced Vision Pro augmented reality (AR) headset and why despite all the noise, this is actually a good thing for Meta Platforms and its Quest line, especially the Quest 3, which will be released later this year.\\n*Stock prices used were from the trading day of June 5, 2023. The video was published on June 5, 2023.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Neil Rozenbaum has positions in Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Neil is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"In this video, I will talk about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) newly announced Vision Pro augmented reality (AR) headset and why despite all the noise, this is actually a good thing for Meta Platforms and its Quest line, especially the Quest 3, which will be released later this year. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"In this video, I will talk about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) newly announced Vision Pro augmented reality (AR) headset and why despite all the noise, this is actually a good thing for Meta Platforms and its Quest line, especially the Quest 3, which will be released later this year. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\", 'news_article_title': \"Apple's New AR Headset Is a Good Thing for Meta\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"In this video, I will talk about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) newly announced Vision Pro augmented reality (AR) headset and why despite all the noise, this is actually a good thing for Meta Platforms and its Quest line, especially the Quest 3, which will be released later this year. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"In this video, I will talk about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) newly announced Vision Pro augmented reality (AR) headset and why despite all the noise, this is actually a good thing for Meta Platforms and its Quest line, especially the Quest 3, which will be released later this year. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-esg-aware-msci-usa-etf-esgu-a-strong-etf-right-now-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Launched on 12/01/2016, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.\\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\\nFor a long time now, the ETF industry has been flooded with products based on market capitalization weighted indexes, which are designed to represent the broader market or a particular market segment.\\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\\nHowever, some investors believe in the possibility of beating the market through exceptional stock selection, and choose a different type of fund that tracks non-cap weighted strategies: smart beta.\\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\\nMethodologies like equal-weighting, one of the simplest options out there, fundamental weighting, and volatility/momentum based weighting are all choices offered to investors in this space, but not all of them can deliver superior returns.\\nFund Sponsor & Index\\nBecause the fund has amassed over $13.75 billion, this makes it the largest ETF in the Style Box - All Cap Growth. ESGU is managed by Blackrock. This particular fund, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA ESG Focus Index.\\nThe MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index comprises of U.S. companies that have positive environmental, social and governance characteristics while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to those of the parent index.\\nCost & Other Expenses\\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for ESGU are 0.15%, which makes it one of the cheaper products in the space.\\nESGU's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 1.58%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nESGU's heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 29.40% of the portfolio. Its Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.06% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\\nESGU's top 10 holdings account for about 25.88% of its total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nSo far this year, ESGU has added roughly 11.56%, and it's up approximately 4.44% in the last one year (as of 06/06/2023). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $79.22 and $95.97.\\nESGU has a beta of 1.02 and standard deviation of 19.12% for the trailing three-year period. With about 321 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nIShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Growth segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\\nVanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV) tracks FTSE US ALL CAP CHOICE INDEX and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index. Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF has $6.43 billion in assets, iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has $7.29 billion. ESGV has an expense ratio of 0.09% and ESGD charges 0.20%.\\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Growth.\\nBottom Line\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\niShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\niShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports\\nVanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.06% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 12/01/2016, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Click to get this free report iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.06% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Launched on 12/01/2016, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.\", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.06% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 12/01/2016, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.06% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Launched on 12/01/2016, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.\"}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 177.42999267578125, 'high': 180.1199951171875, 'open': 179.97000122070312, 'close': 179.2100067138672, 'ema_50': 169.13818920798948, 'rsi_14': 69.92187533261523, 'target': 177.82000732421875, 'volume': 64848400.0, 'ema_200': 157.03716746373286, 'adj_close': 178.73284912109375, 'rsi_lag_1': 71.39599202543653, 'rsi_lag_2': 75.11986102433264, 'rsi_lag_3': 68.64704805261948, 'rsi_lag_4': 62.857145895227994, 'rsi_lag_5': 67.18458681769299, 'macd_lag_1': 3.1300071370851867, 'macd_lag_2': 3.0712015714349548, 'macd_lag_3': 2.811981851034176, 'macd_lag_4': 2.527785370397936, 'macd_lag_5': 2.417442793219834, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.1108949966983346, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.829832065762064}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 13.949999809265137, 'Date': '2023-06-06', 'High': 14.970000267028809, 'Open': 14.90999984741211, 'Close': 13.960000038146973, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-06', 'Adj Close': 13.960000038146973}, {'Low': 1.0667349100112915, 'Date': '2023-06-06', 'High': 1.073306918144226, 'Open': 1.0711798667907717, 'Close': 1.0711798667907717, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-06', 'Adj Close': 1.0711798667907717}, {'Low': 1.2393569946289062, 'Date': '2023-06-06', 'High': 1.2458419799804688, 'Open': 1.2432862520217896, 'Close': 1.2433171272277832, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-06', 'Adj Close': 1.2433171272277832}, {'Low': 7.098599910736084, 'Date': '2023-06-06', 'High': 7.122900009155273, 'Open': 7.105000019073486, 'Close': 7.105000019073486, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-06', 'Adj Close': 7.105000019073486}, {'Low': 70.12999725341797, 'Date': '2023-06-06', 'High': 72.33000183105469, 'Open': 71.98999786376953, 'Close': 71.73999786376953, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 314962, 'date_str': '2023-06-06', 'Adj Close': 71.73999786376953}, {'Low': 0.6610198020935059, 'Date': '2023-06-06', 'High': 0.6682701110839844, 'Open': 0.6613494157791138, 'Close': 0.6613494157791138, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-06', 'Adj Close': 0.6613494157791138}, {'Low': 3.680999994277954, 'Date': '2023-06-06', 'High': 3.733000040054321, 'Open': 3.680999994277954, 'Close': 3.6989998817443848, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-06', 'Adj Close': 3.6989998817443848}, {'Low': 139.11700439453125, 'Date': '2023-06-06', 'High': 139.96099853515625, 'Open': 139.38299560546875, 'Close': 139.38299560546875, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-06', 'Adj Close': 139.38299560546875}, {'Low': 103.81999969482422, 'Date': '2023-06-06', 'High': 104.37000274658205, 'Open': 104.01000213623048, 'Close': 104.12999725341795, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-06', 'Adj Close': 104.12999725341795}, {'Low': 1958.800048828125, 'Date': '2023-06-06', 'High': 1965.5, 'Open': 1960.800048828125, 'Close': 1965.5, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 164, 'date_str': '2023-06-06', 'Adj Close': 1965.5}]}"},"response":{"kind":"string","value":"{'next_10_days': {'2023-06-07': 177.82000732421875, '2023-06-08': 180.57000732421875, '2023-06-09': 180.9600067138672, '2023-06-12': 183.7899932861328, '2023-06-13': 183.3099975585937, '2023-06-14': 183.9499969482422, '2023-06-15': 186.009994506836, '2023-06-16': 184.9199981689453, '2023-06-20': 185.009994506836}, '1_month_later': {'2023-07-06': 191.8099975585937}, '3_months_later': {'2023-09-06': 182.9100036621093}, '6_months_later': {'2023-12-06': 192.32000732421875}}"},"system_prompt":{"kind":"string","value":"YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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But few investors are balking at the price of Apple stock, which is once again flirting with a $3 trillion market cap.\\nShares of Apple hit an all-time high price ahead of Apple's big announcement earlier this week at its World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in California. The shares have outperformed both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes by a wide margin year to date. Meanwhile, its valuation is touching levels not seen since the end of 2021, when it last sat near $3 trillion, despite an outlook for a revenue and earnings decline in 2023.\\nIs Apple getting too expensive for both investors and consumers?\\nA hefty price tag\\nApple shares peaked above a forward P/E ratio of 30 to start the month of June. That's a higher forward P/E than the last time Apple shares traded around the $3 trillion market cap mark.\\nThe culprit is expectations that Apple's revenue and earnings per share will decline over the next year. Analysts currently expect a 2.3% decline in EPS and a 2.5% decline in sales for Apple. The Vision Pro won't sway those numbers: The device won't come out until 2024 and probably won't have meaningful sales until fiscal 2025.\\nOver the last 15 years, Apple shares have traded at a trailing P/E above 30 for nine months during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and then briefly again near the end of 2021. With its current P/E of 30.4, it's starting to look quite pricey again.\\nAAPL P/E Ratio data by YCharts.\\nIs Apple worth it?\\nDespite its high price tags, Apple's products (and its stock) are typically worth the price. While the Vision Pro's value may still be up for debate, the stock still looks like a good deal despite the P/E ratio climbing above 30.\\nApple's stock price is supported by the pile of cash sitting on its balance sheet. As of the end of the second quarter, Apple had $166 billion in cash and securities on its balance sheet. While it used debt to access that cash, it still had just $107 billion in debt on the balance sheet, leaving it with $59 billion in net cash. Meanwhile, it's generated nearly $100 billion in free cash flow over the past year, and the outlook remains strong for it to keep the cash machine running.\\nThat consistent cash flow and massive stockpile on its balance sheet gives Apple a lot of room to keep buying back shares of the stock and support its stock price. It bought back $39 billion worth of stock in the first half of 2023, and the board authorized a new $90 billion share repurchase program in May.\\nThe consistent sales of iPhones and the growth of Apple's high-margin services business are the reasons to buy Apple. It's a cash cow that allows it to return massive amounts of money to shareholders while still investing in products for the future, like Vision Pro. So, even if Vision Pro is an absolute overpriced flop (which I don't think is the case, for the record), Apple will walk away largely unscathed.\\nEven at today's high price, Apple stock is worth buying.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nAdam Levy has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"There were audible groans and boos when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) revealed the price of its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset will be $3,499. AAPL P/E Ratio data by YCharts. It's a cash cow that allows it to return massive amounts of money to shareholders while still investing in products for the future, like Vision Pro.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'There were audible groans and boos when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) revealed the price of its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset will be $3,499. AAPL P/E Ratio data by YCharts. A hefty price tag Apple shares peaked above a forward P/E ratio of 30 to start the month of June.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Apple Stock as Overpriced as Its Vision Pro Headset?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'There were audible groans and boos when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) revealed the price of its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset will be $3,499. AAPL P/E Ratio data by YCharts. A hefty price tag Apple shares peaked above a forward P/E ratio of 30 to start the month of June.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"There were audible groans and boos when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) revealed the price of its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset will be $3,499. AAPL P/E Ratio data by YCharts. Shares of Apple hit an all-time high price ahead of Apple's big announcement earlier this week at its World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in California.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-stocks-to-buy-now%3A-my-10-top-semiconductor-stocks-semiconductor-stock-analysis', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"What are the best stocks to buy now in the semiconductor industry? Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) are stock market favorites for fabless, but what are the other best semiconductor stocks to buy?\\nThe video provides deep-dive semiconductor stock analysis and breaks down the entire semiconductor industry into 8 primary segments. I also provide my 10 top semiconductor stocks in my million-dollar plus growth stock portfolio, including concentration, number of shares and cost basis.\\n*Stock prices used were the morning prices of May 31, 2023. The video was published on June 7, 2023.\\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\nEric Cuka has positions in Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Axcelis Technologies, Broadcom, Indie Semiconductor, Lam Research, Marvell Technology, Nvidia, SiTime, SkyWater Technology, and iShares Trust-iShares Semiconductor ETF. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Applied Materials, Cadence Design Systems, Lam Research, Nvidia, Qualcomm, SiTime, Synopsys, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Texas Instruments, and Wolfspeed. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom, Intel, and Marvell Technology and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nEric Cuka is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Applied Materials, Cadence Design Systems, Lam Research, Nvidia, Qualcomm, SiTime, Synopsys, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Texas Instruments, and Wolfspeed. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 Eric Cuka has positions in Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Axcelis Technologies, Broadcom, Indie Semiconductor, Lam Research, Marvell Technology, Nvidia, SiTime, SkyWater Technology, and iShares Trust-iShares Semiconductor ETF. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Applied Materials, Cadence Design Systems, Lam Research, Nvidia, Qualcomm, SiTime, Synopsys, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Texas Instruments, and Wolfspeed. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom, Intel, and Marvell Technology and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel.', 'news_article_title': 'Best Stocks to Buy Now: My 10 Top Semiconductor Stocks & Semiconductor Stock Analysis', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'What are the best stocks to buy now in the semiconductor industry? Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) are stock market favorites for fabless, but what are the other best semiconductor stocks to buy? See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 Eric Cuka has positions in Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Axcelis Technologies, Broadcom, Indie Semiconductor, Lam Research, Marvell Technology, Nvidia, SiTime, SkyWater Technology, and iShares Trust-iShares Semiconductor ETF.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) are stock market favorites for fabless, but what are the other best semiconductor stocks to buy? I also provide my 10 top semiconductor stocks in my million-dollar plus growth stock portfolio, including concentration, number of shares and cost basis. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 Eric Cuka has positions in Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Axcelis Technologies, Broadcom, Indie Semiconductor, Lam Research, Marvell Technology, Nvidia, SiTime, SkyWater Technology, and iShares Trust-iShares Semiconductor ETF.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wedbush-maintains-apple-aapl-prior-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Fintel reports that on June 7, 2023, Wedbush maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation.\\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 2.60% Upside\\nAs of June 1, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 183.88. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 2.60% from its latest reported closing price of 179.21.\\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\\nThere are 6385 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is a decrease of 3 owner(s) or 0.05% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.80%, an increase of 20.55%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 2.44% to 9,913,903K shares.\\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.83, indicating a bullish outlook.\\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 915,560K shares representing 5.82% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 895,136K shares, representing an increase of 2.23%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 19.39% over the last quarter.\\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 465,280K shares representing 2.96% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 459,387K shares, representing an increase of 1.27%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.69% over the last quarter.\\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 347,041K shares representing 2.21% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 345,686K shares, representing an increase of 0.39%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.16% over the last quarter.\\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 234,017K shares representing 1.49% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 226,281K shares, representing an increase of 3.31%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 22.14% over the last quarter.\\nApple Background Information\\n(This description is provided by the company.)\\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\\nKey filings for this company:\\nUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K\\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 7, 2023, Wedbush maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.80%, an increase of 20.55%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.83, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 7, 2023, Wedbush maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.80%, an increase of 20.55%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.83, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Wedbush Maintains Apple (AAPL) Prior Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 7, 2023, Wedbush maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.80%, an increase of 20.55%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.83, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 7, 2023, Wedbush maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.80%, an increase of 20.55%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.83, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/cisco-csco-expands-security-portfolio-with-new-sse-offering', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Cisco Systems CSCO is expanding its security portfolio with the launch of a new security service edge (SSE) solution that provides an efficient hybrid working environment and simplifies access across any location, device and application.\\n\\nCisco’s new SSE solution — Cisco Secure Access — offers frictionless access to all applications to enable hybrid work in a secure environment. The solution simplifies security operations by converging multiple functions into one easy-to-use solution that protects all traffic. It helps in efficiency gains and cost reductions, as well as makes the IT environment more flexible.\\n\\nMoreover, Cisco Secure Access features faster detection and response capabilities and is supported by Cisco Talos AI-driven threat intelligence to detect and block more threats.\\n\\nCisco is collaborating with leading mobile device vendors to create the safest and best user experience. It is partnering with Apple AAPL to incorporate Zero Trust Access capabilities powered by Cisco Secure Access into a native experience on iOS and macOS.\\n\\nLater this year, Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices will have native support for network relays.\\n Cisco Systems, Inc. Price and Consensus\\nCisco Systems, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Cisco Systems, Inc. Quote\\nMoreover, Cisco Secure Access is leveraging capabilities from the rest of the company’s security and networking portfolio, including embedded network visibility from Cisco ThousandEyes, and can be easily integrated with solutions from third-party vendors.\\n\\nCisco Secure Access will be available in a limited way beginning July 2023 and will be generally available in October 2023.\\nCisco Progressing to Offer AI-Driven Security Cloud\\nThe company is steadily progressing toward its goal of offering an AI-driven security cloud that will help users face an increasingly sophisticated threat environment.\\n\\nCisco Security Cloud will use a generative AI-powered Policy Assistant that will help IT and security administrators set policies easily and implement them. The solution, which will be available later this year, will use customers’ existing rule sets in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center to drive improved efficiency without sacrificing control.\\n\\nMoreover, Cisco’s Security Operations Center Assistant can detect and respond to threats faster. Cisco is set to launch the event summarization feature by the end of 2023 with the remaining capabilities to be available in the first half of 2024.\\n\\nAs part of its initiatives for an AI-driven Security Cloud, the company launched a new Extended Detection and Response solution that simplifies security operations in the current hybrid, multi-vendor, multi-threat landscape.\\n\\nMoreover, Cisco started offering advanced features in all editions of Duo to protect against multi-factor authentication attacks.\\nAdoption of Security Solutions to Aid Cisco’s Prospects\\nCisco shares have outperformed the Zacks Computer-Networking industry year to date but underperformed the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector. While this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company returned 4.6%, the industry rose 4% and the sector gained 33.2%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\\n\\nThe company is riding on the growing demand for its security products. In the fiscal third quarter, End-to-End Security revenues were up 2% year over year to $958 million, driven by strong adoption of ThousandEyes and Duo.\\n\\nCisco’s security portfolio benefited from the launch of new data loss prevention, firewall and Zero Trust capabilities. Zero Trust portfolio continued to perform well, driven by strong performance in its Duo offering. Optimized application experiences were up 7%, driven by double-digit growth in Cisco’s SaaS-based offering, ThousandEyes.\\n\\nThe company’s expanding security portfolio and introduction of AI-driven features are expected to drive top-line growth.\\n\\nFor fourth-quarter fiscal 2023, revenues are expected to grow between 14% and 16% on a year-over-year basis. Earnings are anticipated between $1.05 and $1.07 per share.\\n\\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings stands at $1.06 per share, up a couple of cents over the past 30 days. The consensus mark for revenues is pegged at $15.05 billion, indicating 14.84% year-over-year growth.\\nStocks to Consider\\nMeta Platforms META and NetScout NTCT are some better-ranked stocks in the broader sector. Both sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).\\n\\nLong-term earnings growth rate for Meta and NetScout is pegged at 21.93% and 5%, respectively.\\nInfrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America\\nA massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.\\nThe only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”\\nZacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.\\nDownload FREE: How To Profit From Trillions On Spending For Infrastructure >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'It is partnering with Apple AAPL to incorporate Zero Trust Access capabilities powered by Cisco Secure Access into a native experience on iOS and macOS. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) : Free Stock Analysis Report NetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The solution, which will be available later this year, will use customers’ existing rule sets in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center to drive improved efficiency without sacrificing control.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) : Free Stock Analysis Report NetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It is partnering with Apple AAPL to incorporate Zero Trust Access capabilities powered by Cisco Secure Access into a native experience on iOS and macOS. Cisco Systems CSCO is expanding its security portfolio with the launch of a new security service edge (SSE) solution that provides an efficient hybrid working environment and simplifies access across any location, device and application.', 'news_article_title': 'Cisco (CSCO) Expands Security Portfolio With New SSE Offering', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It is partnering with Apple AAPL to incorporate Zero Trust Access capabilities powered by Cisco Secure Access into a native experience on iOS and macOS. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) : Free Stock Analysis Report NetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Cisco Systems CSCO is expanding its security portfolio with the launch of a new security service edge (SSE) solution that provides an efficient hybrid working environment and simplifies access across any location, device and application.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) : Free Stock Analysis Report NetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It is partnering with Apple AAPL to incorporate Zero Trust Access capabilities powered by Cisco Secure Access into a native experience on iOS and macOS. Cisco’s new SSE solution — Cisco Secure Access — offers frictionless access to all applications to enable hybrid work in a secure environment.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-overbought-stocks-to-snap-up-on-correction', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nA common investing mistake is to snap up stocks that have already witnessed a big rally. There is a fear of missing out that triggers impulsive buying without valuation consideration.\\nHowever, stocks never move up on a sustained basis. Even the best stocks trend higher, which involves intermediate corrections. It’s these corrections of 15% to 20% (sometimes higher), that provide an entry opportunity. This column talks about the overbought stocks for correction before fresh buying takes these fundamentally strong stocks higher.\\nIt’s important to mention that the S&P 500 index has been sideways in the last 12 months. However, there are individual stocks that have gone ballistic. Of course, I would wait for a correction to grab these stocks. Another important lesson is that markets will have value creators even in the most difficult times.\\nLet’s discuss three stocks to buy on correction to hold for the next few years.\\nNvidia Corporation (NVDA)\\nSource: Poetra.RH / Shutterstock.com\\nNvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock has skyrocketed by 170% for year-to-date 2023. Of course, there are reasons to be bullish in terms of growth and cash flow upside. However, valuations look stretched at a forward price-earnings ratio of 50.4. I would not be surprised if there is a 20% correction from current levels before fresh buying.\\nFor Q1, Nvidia reported robust revenue growth of 19% on a year-on-year basis to $7.19 billion. The data center, gaming, and automotive segment contributed to revenue growth.\\nIt’s worth noting that the automotive segment contributes to a small portion of the revenue. However, growth was 114% on a year-on-year basis. The automotive design win pipeline has swelled to $14 billion for the next six years. This segment is likely to be a value creator.\\nFrom a financial perspective, Nvidia reported an operating cash flow of $2.9 billion for Q1. The annualized OCF potential is already at $12 billion. With strong revenue growth, Nvidia’s free cash flows will continue to swell. Therefore, NVDA stock is worth accumulating on declines.\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has surged by 43% for year-to-date 2023. It’s said that ‘buy on rumors and sell on the news.” This holds true for AAPL stock in the foreseeable future.\\nThe reason for the rally was the anticipation of a new product launch. Apple has unveiled a $3,500 AR/VR headset, which is the biggest product launch for the company in a decade. I am bullish on the company’s wearable segment growth. However, I believe that the stock is likely to correct by 10% to 15% before heading higher.\\nFor the next five years, there are several reasons to be bullish on Apple. First, the company’s financial flexibility is robust, with annual operating cash flows in excess of $100 billion. This provides headroom for aggressive investment in research. The company’s electric car is in the pipeline.\\nFurther, Apple’s biggest segment remains iPhone. However, the company’s services and the wearable segment will be big in the coming decade. It’s worth noting that Apple is shifting focus to high-growth markets like India. Revenue and earnings growth is likely to remain attractive.\\nTesla (TSLA)\\nSource: Rokas Tenys / Shutterstock.com\\nAfter a big correction in 2022, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock has surged by 100% for year-to-date 2023. The rally from oversold levels has been stellar, but the stock looks expensive at a forward price-earnings ratio of 62.2. It’s among the overbought stocks for correction, and I would expect a 15% downside before a renewed rally.\\nThere are multiple reasons to be bullish on TSLA as a core portfolio stock. First, the company has an attractive pipeline of new models that include the Roadster, Cybertruck, and Semi. This will ensure sustained delivery growth.\\nFurthermore, Tesla has ambitious growth plans throughout the decade. The company plans to produce 20 million cars annually by 2030. There is a likelihood of multiple new gigafactory, which will boost revenue and earnings growth.\\nIt’s also worth noting that Tesla is already a cash flow machine. Last year, the company reported $14.7 billion in operating cash flows. With strong financial flexibility, the company is positioned to make big investments without leverage.\\nOn the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nFaisal Humayun is a senior research analyst with 12 years of industry experience in the field of credit research, equity research and financial modeling. Faisal has authored over 1,500 stock specific articles with focus on the technology, energy and commodities sector.\\nThe post 3 Overbought Stocks to Snap Up on Correction appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has surged by 43% for year-to-date 2023. It’s said that ‘buy on rumors and sell on the news.” This holds true for AAPL stock in the foreseeable future. First, the company’s financial flexibility is robust, with annual operating cash flows in excess of $100 billion.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has surged by 43% for year-to-date 2023. It’s said that ‘buy on rumors and sell on the news.” This holds true for AAPL stock in the foreseeable future. Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) Source: Poetra.RH / Shutterstock.com Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock has skyrocketed by 170% for year-to-date 2023.', 'news_article_title': '3 Overbought Stocks to Snap Up on Correction', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has surged by 43% for year-to-date 2023. It’s said that ‘buy on rumors and sell on the news.” This holds true for AAPL stock in the foreseeable future. Let’s discuss three stocks to buy on correction to hold for the next few years.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has surged by 43% for year-to-date 2023. It’s said that ‘buy on rumors and sell on the news.” This holds true for AAPL stock in the foreseeable future. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips A common investing mistake is to snap up stocks that have already witnessed a big rally.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3d-systems-ddd-up-15.4-since-last-earnings-report%3A-can-it-continue', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"A month has gone by since the last earnings report for 3D Systems (DDD). Shares have added about 15.4% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.\\nWill the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is 3D Systems due for a pullback? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important catalysts.\\n3D Systems Q1 Loss Wider Than Expected, Sales Down Y/Y\\n3D Systems reported first-quarter 2023 non-GAAP loss of 9 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 8 cents. The bottom line came in wider than the prior-year quarter’s loss of 6 cents per share.\\nIn the first quarter of 2023, 3D Systems reported revenues of $121.2 million, down 8.8% from the year-ago quarter, which missed the consensus mark of $130.4 million. Excluding the impact of business divestments in 2023 and on a constant currency basis, revenues decreased 6.5% year over year.\\n3D Systems’ first-quarter performance reflected impacts of inflationary pressure and foreign exchange risks, among other ongoing macroeconomic constraints.\\nQ1 in Detail\\nIn the first quarter, product revenues represented 69.6% of the total revenues and decreased 16.1% to $84.4 million. Revenues from Services, which accounted for 30.4% of revenues, climbed 13.6% year over year to $36.8 million.\\nRevenues from the Healthcare segment fell 24.3% year over year to $48.7 million. The figure decreased 19.8% from the prior quarter. Excluding the impact of business divestments, the segment’s revenues decreased 23.4% year over year.\\nThe Industrial Division revenues increased 5.6% year over year to $72.5 million while it went up by 0.7% sequentially. Excluding the impact of business divestments, the unit’s revenues increased 9.3%. The unit witnessed solid demand for products as well as materials.\\nDuring the first quarter of 2023, 3D Systems’ non-GAAP gross profit decreased 12.4% year over year to $47.2 million. Consequently, the non-GAAP gross profit margin contracted 160 basis points to 39%. This decrease was because of year-over-year product mix changes, due to divestitures and increased supply chain disruptions.\\nAdjusted EBITDA was negative $10.1 million. The margin of negative 8.3% reflected the inflationary impact on input costs and gradual investments for portfolio & business growth.\\nBalance Sheet Details\\nThe company exited the first quarter with cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $529.9 million, lower than the prior quarter's $568.7 million. As of Mar 31, 2023, 3D Systems had a total debt of $450.2 million, up from the previous quarter’s $449.5 million.\\nIn first-quarter 2023, the company utilized $27.7 million of cash from operational activities.\\nGuidance\\n3D Systems expects 2023 revenues between $545 million and $575 million.\\nThe company projects non-GAAP gross margin to be 40-42%.\\nHow Have Estimates Been Moving Since Then?\\nIn the past month, investors have witnessed an upward trend in estimates review.\\nThe consensus estimate has shifted 15% due to these changes.\\nVGM Scores\\nAt this time, 3D Systems has a subpar Growth Score of D, however its Momentum Score is doing a bit better with a C. However, the stock was allocated a grade of F on the value side, putting it in the lowest quintile for this investment strategy.\\nOverall, the stock has an aggregate VGM Score of F. If you aren't focused on one strategy, this score is the one you should be interested in.\\nOutlook\\nEstimates have been broadly trending upward for the stock, and the magnitude of these revisions looks promising. Notably, 3D Systems has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). We expect an in-line return from the stock in the next few months.\\nPerformance of an Industry Player\\n3D Systems is part of the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry. Over the past month, Apple (AAPL), a stock from the same industry, has gained 4.3%. The company reported its results for the quarter ended March 2023 more than a month ago.\\nApple reported revenues of $94.84 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -2.5%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares with $1.52 a year ago.\\nFor the current quarter, Apple is expected to post earnings of $1.18 per share, indicating a change of -1.7% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -0.2% over the last 30 days.\\nThe overall direction and magnitude of estimate revisions translate into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Apple. Also, the stock has a VGM Score of C.\\nInfrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America\\nA massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.\\nThe only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”\\nZacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.\\nDownload FREE: How To Profit From Trillions On Spending For Infrastructure >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\n3D Systems Corporation (DDD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Over the past month, Apple (AAPL), a stock from the same industry, has gained 4.3%. Click to get this free report 3D Systems Corporation (DDD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important catalysts.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report 3D Systems Corporation (DDD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Over the past month, Apple (AAPL), a stock from the same industry, has gained 4.3%. 3D Systems Q1 Loss Wider Than Expected, Sales Down Y/Y 3D Systems reported first-quarter 2023 non-GAAP loss of 9 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 8 cents.', 'news_article_title': '3D Systems (DDD) Up 15.4% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Over the past month, Apple (AAPL), a stock from the same industry, has gained 4.3%. Click to get this free report 3D Systems Corporation (DDD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. A month has gone by since the last earnings report for 3D Systems (DDD).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report 3D Systems Corporation (DDD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Over the past month, Apple (AAPL), a stock from the same industry, has gained 4.3%. 3D Systems Q1 Loss Wider Than Expected, Sales Down Y/Y 3D Systems reported first-quarter 2023 non-GAAP loss of 9 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 8 cents.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/grab-the-best-ai-stocks-before-they-really-blast-off', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nEditor’s note: “Grab the Best AI Stocks Before They Really Blast Off” was previously published in May 2023. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.\\nThere has been a lot of talk and hype about artificial intelligence (AI) recently. Following the hugely successful launch of the conversational chatbot ChatGPT, companies in every industry are racing to create an AI-powered tool of their own.\\nBut is all the hype worth it? Will the so-called AI Economy even be that big? \\nIn short, yes, and its global impact will be enormous – nearly as large as (or larger than) the entire U.S. economy. \\nI know that sounds hyperbolic. It’s not. \\nThe next decade will be defined by the emergence of AI technologies that reshape every facet of our global economy.\\nThat may sound extreme. But we’ve actually seen this rodeo before. \\nWhen the internet emerged, it, too, transformed every facet of the global economy.\\nAnd by the 2010s, physical retail stores became e-commerce sites. Now e-commerce sites will become AI-powered shopping apps, with machine learning algorithms powering product recommendations and pricing dynamics. \\nIn the 2010s, video rental and music record stores became streaming platforms. Now streaming platforms will become AI streaming apps, with ML algos powering movie and TV show recommendations. \\nIn the 2010s, networking parties and social outings became social media apps. And now social media apps will become AI-driven social media apps, with every feed, post, comment, video, and friend recommendation delivered to you in a hyper-personalized fashion by AI. \\nEven things like energy infrastructure, electric vehicles, and drug discovery will be propelled forward by AI. Algorithms will be used to optimize energy usage and storage on the grid, create more efficient batteries through endless chemistry simulations, and diagnose and treat diseases more efficiently through novel techniques like genetic mapping. \\nAI will change everything over the next decade. \\nInvesting in the AI Takeover\\nMuch like the internet, AI’s emergence will mean fortunes and empires for some folks – and broken dreams and empty bank accounts for others. That’s because it presents the potential for job displacement. (Though it’s worth noting that privacy concerns and bias in algorithmic decision-making could hinder the widespread adoption of AI and limit its economic potential.)\\nThe internet gave birth to Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Apple (AAPL). It also laid waste to Sears, JCPenney, RadioShack, Blockbuster, and Polaroid – each of which were, in their heyday, considered titans of corporate America. \\nThe Age of AI will do the same. It will create new multi-trillion-dollar empires and destroy seemingly indestructible ones. \\nBut it will do so on a scale greater than any we’ve ever seen. \\nAccording to the World Economic Forum, the global digital economy measured about $14.5 trillion in 2022. \\nThat’s huge. But it is nothing compared to the size of what the Artificial Intelligence Economy will be one day. \\nAccording to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the AI Economy will grow to $15.7 trillion by 2030 alone. And that’s just eight years away. \\nThe folks over at ARK Invest agree with PwC in thinking that the artificial intelligence market will most likely be worth around $15 trillion by 2030. \\nBut they also see a bull-case scenario for the market growing to $40 trillion by 2030. Moreover, they believe that at 100% adoption, the global AI market could drive global labor productivity to about $200 trillion! \\nFor reference, the entire U.S. economy is worth just over $20 trillion. So, there are pathways for the AI Economy to one day be significantly more valuable than the entire U.S. economy.\\nThe Final Word on AI Stocks\\nThis is the biggest and most important technological revolution of our lifetimes, with the biggest economic stakes of any paradigm shift we’ve ever witnessed. \\nWhy else do you think Microsoft, Alphabet, Tesla (TSLA), and others are racing toward AI supremacy? \\nAll of those companies were pretty quiet about AI for years, until OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT in late November 2022. \\nWithin months, Alphabet launched a ChatGPT competitor and Tesla started calling itself the biggest AI company in the world. \\nNow everyone’s jumping on the AI bandwagon, launching flashy new AI-powered products on a seemingly daily basis. Harvard, the world’s preeminent university, recently announced it would start using AI to grade papers and teach assignments in its most popular coding class. Tax giant Intuit (INTU) just launched a brand-new generative AI operating system to help folks do their taxes. And the list goes on and on.\\nCoincidence? Not at all. \\nThese companies know that everything is at stake in the emerging Age of AI. \\nIf Alphabet doesn’t create the best AI-powered search platform, it won’t be the world’s most used search engine in 10 years. \\nIf Amazon doesn’t create the best AI-powered e-commerce platform, it won’t be the world’s largest retailer in 10 years. \\nThe stakes are high. So are the potential rewards. And with a likely Fed pause on deck in a matter of days, the gains could quickly become explosive.\\nAnd that’s why we aren’t running away from this tech revolution – we’re embracing it. \\nFind out which stocks hold the most promise as AI transforms the world as we know it.\\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\\nThe post Grab the Best AI Stocks Before They Really Blast Off appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The internet gave birth to Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Apple (AAPL). Now e-commerce sites will become AI-powered shopping apps, with machine learning algorithms powering product recommendations and pricing dynamics. (Though it’s worth noting that privacy concerns and bias in algorithmic decision-making could hinder the widespread adoption of AI and limit its economic potential.)', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The internet gave birth to Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Apple (AAPL). Now e-commerce sites will become AI-powered shopping apps, with machine learning algorithms powering product recommendations and pricing dynamics. Within months, Alphabet launched a ChatGPT competitor and Tesla started calling itself the biggest AI company in the world.', 'news_article_title': 'Grab the Best AI Stocks Before They Really Blast Off', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The internet gave birth to Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Apple (AAPL). Following the hugely successful launch of the conversational chatbot ChatGPT, companies in every industry are racing to create an AI-powered tool of their own. The Final Word on AI Stocks This is the biggest and most important technological revolution of our lifetimes, with the biggest economic stakes of any paradigm shift we’ve ever witnessed.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The internet gave birth to Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Apple (AAPL). Investing in the AI Takeover Much like the internet, AI’s emergence will mean fortunes and empires for some folks – and broken dreams and empty bank accounts for others. So, there are pathways for the AI Economy to one day be significantly more valuable than the entire U.S. economy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-best-movie-stocks-to-buy-now-not-named-amc', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nMovie theaters have had it tough over the past three years, without the ongoing writers’ strike in Hollywood putting its revenue engine in doubt. CNN Business reported Moody’s comments in early May, “New big-budget tent-pole releases tend to fill theaters. Theaters rely on these volumes for food and beverage sales as well, so exhibitors could feel the effects of a protracted strike more significantly.” This is a very tricky time to be considering the best movie stocks to buy. \\nSo why would anyone in their right mind consider a movie stocks investment? Good question. \\nAMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC) is up more than 18.07% year-to-date. Investors are betting that movie theaters will continue generating strong box offices come summer. \\nIn 2022, the domestic box office was $7.37 billion, 64.4% higher than in 2021. Through June 5, it was $3.61 billion, or about $722 million per month. While that’s reasonable relative to 2021, it’s nowhere near 2018’s record box office that, averaged $991 million per month, 37% higher than in 2022. \\nGiven AMC’s debt and the potential pain of a protracted strike, it would not be wise to bet on America’s largest theater chain. Instead, here are three ways to bet on promising movie industry stocks without too much risk.\\nVanguard Communications Services ETF (VOX)\\nSource: Shutterstock\\nThe Vanguard Communications Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX) has four movie theater chains amongst its 116 holdings: AMC at 0.31%, Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK) at 0.23%, IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) at 0.12% and Marcus (NYSE:MCS) at 0.05%.\\nI realize this amounts to a minimal bet on movie stocks, but sometimes it’s better to be a little more conservative in your investments. That’s especially true when you’ve got something like a writer’s strike hanging over your head. Better to be safe than sorry. \\nHowever, If you go through the list of holdings, you will see that movie-related businesses account for three of the top 10: Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) at 5.77%, Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) at 4.42% and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX).\\nIf you’re concerned about VOX’s performance, you needn’t be. YTD, it’s up more than 25%, more than double the index, and 22% over the past five years. It’s delivered reasonable, if not spectacular, returns over this period.\\nAmazon (AMZN)\\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\\nThese last two selections are indirect ways to bet on movie stocks.\\nOf course, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has its Prime video streaming service. However, it really got into the movie business when it acquired MGM Studios in March 2022, paying $8.45 billion for the iconic American movie studio. \\nIt merged the studio with Prime Video and Amazon Studios to make a formidable movie business. Amazon Studio produced Air!, Ben Affleck’s latest directing effort, a movie about Nike (NYSE:NKE) signing Michael Jordan to a sponsorship deal.\\nBy insulating yourself in the Amazon ecosystem, you are diversifying your interests beyond the movie business into its more lucrative industries such as data centers and cloud computing through Amazon Web Services, as well as the advertising business, which is growing faster than AWS.\\nThe former had revenues of $21.4 billion in the first quarter, 16% higher than a year earlier, while the latter’s sales grew 21% to $9.5 billion. More importantly, the two segments have huge operating margins, allowing Amazon to do whatever it wants in e-commerce and elsewhere. \\nDon’t forget the goal of investing is to make money over the long haul. It’s a marathon rather than a sprint.\\nBerkshire Hathaway (BRK-A,BRK-B)\\nSource: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com\\nEven more indirect, Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) connection to the movie business is through its passive equity investments in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA). Berkshire’s 5.8% stake in Apple accounts for nearly 48% of the holding company’s $345 billion equities portfolio. \\nApple launched Apple Studios in October 2019 to create content for its Apple TV+ video streaming business. Berkshire’s 15.3% stake in Paramount is a much smaller equity position, accounting for just 0.4% of its portfolio. It’s not even in its top 10.\\nParamount recently cut its dividend to preserve free cash flow to grow its business. Its shares have been hit mercilessly, down 50% over the past year. Warren Buffett discussed the Paramount situation at Berkshire’s annual meeting in early May. \\n“The streaming business is extremely interesting to watch, because people love to use their eyeballs being entertained on a screen in front of them or a phone, whatever it may be, but there is a lot of companies doing it, and you need fewer companies or you need higher prices, or it doesn’t work,” The Hollywood Reporter reported Buffett’s comments. \\nI consider Paramount similar to Berkshire’s investment in Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY). Investors thought Buffett had lost his touch for a long time because of the large energy investment. Higher oil prices have changed investor perception. \\nOccidental is now Berkshire’s sixth-largest holding, valued at $13.2 billion, giving it nearly 25% of the oil and gas producer. \\nWarren Buffett is patient capital. I suspect he ends up smelling like roses when it comes to Paramount. \\nOn the date of publication, Will Ashworth did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nWill Ashworth has written about investments full-time since 2008. Publications where he’s appeared include InvestorPlace, The Motley Fool Canada, Investopedia, Kiplinger, and several others in both the U.S. and Canada. He particularly enjoys creating model portfolios that stand the test of time. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.\\nThe post The 3 Best Movie Stocks to Buy Now (Not Named AMC) appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A,BRK-B) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Even more indirect, Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) connection to the movie business is through its passive equity investments in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA). Theaters rely on these volumes for food and beverage sales as well, so exhibitors could feel the effects of a protracted strike more significantly.” This is a very tricky time to be considering the best movie stocks to buy. Given AMC’s debt and the potential pain of a protracted strike, it would not be wise to bet on America’s largest theater chain.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A,BRK-B) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Even more indirect, Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) connection to the movie business is through its passive equity investments in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA). Vanguard Communications Services ETF (VOX) Source: Shutterstock The Vanguard Communications Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX) has four movie theater chains amongst its 116 holdings: AMC at 0.31%, Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK) at 0.23%, IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) at 0.12% and Marcus (NYSE:MCS) at 0.05%. Of course, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has its Prime video streaming service.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Best Movie Stocks to Buy Now (Not Named AMC)', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A,BRK-B) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Even more indirect, Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) connection to the movie business is through its passive equity investments in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Movie theaters have had it tough over the past three years, without the ongoing writers’ strike in Hollywood putting its revenue engine in doubt. So why would anyone in their right mind consider a movie stocks investment?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A,BRK-B) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Even more indirect, Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) connection to the movie business is through its passive equity investments in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Movie theaters have had it tough over the past three years, without the ongoing writers’ strike in Hollywood putting its revenue engine in doubt. Vanguard Communications Services ETF (VOX) Source: Shutterstock The Vanguard Communications Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX) has four movie theater chains amongst its 116 holdings: AMC at 0.31%, Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK) at 0.23%, IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) at 0.12% and Marcus (NYSE:MCS) at 0.05%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bitcoin-wavers-amid-binance-and-coinbase-lawsuits-but-cathie-wood-says-the-crypto-could', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Binance on Monday, accusing the crypto exchange of violating several securities laws. Charges include running an illegal trading platform in the U.S. and misusing funds deposited by investors. The SEC has long maintained that many crypto assets are securities, and this lawsuit is another crack at proving that concept.\\nNews of the litigation initially sent Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) tumbling on Monday. Its price fell below $26,000 for the first time since March, but it rebounded on Tuesday as the SEC turned its attention to Coinbase Global. In its second lawsuit in as many days, the SEC accused Coinbase of operating as an unregistered exchange and broker, and it named 13 crypto assets on the platform that allegedly qualify as securities.\\nReaders wondering why Bitcoin rebounded on the news can refer to that list. It names popular cryptocurrencies like Solana, Cardano, and Polygon, but Bitcoin is absent. The rebound may also indicate that Bitcoin investors have assessed the charges against Binance and found little reason to be worried. Ultimately, neither lawsuit should have a lasting impact on Bitcoin.\\nCathie Wood is bullish on Bitcoin\\nArk Invest CEO Cathie Wood has long been bullish on digital assets, especially Bitcoin. Wood has not commented on the pending litigation against Binance or Coinbase, though she did say this last week, \"It would be nice if the U.S. were leading [the Bitcoin] movement, but we\\'re losing it, and we\\'re losing it because of our regulatory system.\"\\nWood used Coinbase as an example. The company has repeatedly asked the SEC to clarify its stance on cryptocurrencies, or design a new framework specific to digital assets, but the regulator has so far refused. In response, CEO Brian Armstrong has warned the SEC that Coinbase would consider leaving the U.S. in the absence of clear regulations, and the company recently received a license to operate in Bermuda.\\nHowever, Wood is seemingly as bullish as ever where Bitcoin is concerned. Ark Invest has a sizable position in Coinbase -- it owns 6% of the outstanding shares, and Coinbase currently ranks as its fifth-largest holding -- and the Ark analyst team recently published wildly optimistic price targets for Bitcoin.\\nArk says Bitcoin could be worth $1.48 million by 2030\\nEarlier this year, Ark outlined three valuation models for Bitcoin through the end of the decade. The bear case puts the cryptocurrency at $258,500 in 2030, which implies 857% upside from its current price. The base case puts Bitcoin at $682,800 in 2030, which implies 2,400% upside from its current price. And the bull case puts the cryptocurrency at $1.48 million in 2030, which implies 5,300% upside from its current price.\\nThe investment thesis is simple: Bitcoin was the first modern cryptocurrency, and it remains the most valuable. It accounts for more than 45% of the entire crypto market. That points to immense popularity.\\nIf Bitcoin were a business, it would have brand authority like Apple. That popularity is important because Bitcoin is a finite asset. Its source code imposes a supply limit of 21 million coins, and basic economics says the price of a finite asset will rise in lockstep with demand.\\nSo here is the million-dollar question: Will demand for Bitcoin rise in the future?\\nArk believes the answer is yes. Analysts outline eight use cases that should drive demand for Bitcoin higher in the coming years.\\nFor instance, Ark thinks Bitcoin will play a larger role in corporate and nation state treasury strategies by 2030. The firm also believes retail investors and financial institutions will put more money into Bitcoin in the future, and that more emerging markets will adopt Bitcoin as a currency. Finally, Ark expects Bitcoin to play a bigger part in remittance payments and bank settlements by the end of the decade.\\nWhy Bitcoin is worth buying (for some investors)\\nArk has a reputation for aggressive valuation models. Indeed, the bull case assumes Bitcoin will account for 25% of global remittance volume and 10% of bank settlement volume by 2030.\\nThat seems overly optimistic. But the investment thesis behind Bitcoin is solid: It is the most popular digital asset by a wide margin, and that makes Bitcoin a logical choice for traders, institutions, corporations, and nations looking to diversify into digital assets. That\\'s why risk-tolerant investors should consider buying Bitcoin today.\\n10 stocks we like better than Bitcoin\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Bitcoin wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nTrevor Jennewine has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Cardano, Coinbase Global, Polygon, and Solana. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In its second lawsuit in as many days, the SEC accused Coinbase of operating as an unregistered exchange and broker, and it named 13 crypto assets on the platform that allegedly qualify as securities. In response, CEO Brian Armstrong has warned the SEC that Coinbase would consider leaving the U.S. in the absence of clear regulations, and the company recently received a license to operate in Bermuda. Its source code imposes a supply limit of 21 million coins, and basic economics says the price of a finite asset will rise in lockstep with demand.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Cathie Wood is bullish on Bitcoin Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood has long been bullish on digital assets, especially Bitcoin. Indeed, the bull case assumes Bitcoin will account for 25% of global remittance volume and 10% of bank settlement volume by 2030. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Cardano, Coinbase Global, Polygon, and Solana.', 'news_article_title': 'Bitcoin Wavers Amid Binance and Coinbase Lawsuits, but Cathie Wood Says the Crypto Could Hit $1 Million by 2030', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Wood used Coinbase as an example. But the investment thesis behind Bitcoin is solid: It is the most popular digital asset by a wide margin, and that makes Bitcoin a logical choice for traders, institutions, corporations, and nations looking to diversify into digital assets. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Cardano, Coinbase Global, Polygon, and Solana.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Cathie Wood is bullish on Bitcoin Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood has long been bullish on digital assets, especially Bitcoin. Ark says Bitcoin could be worth $1.48 million by 2030 Earlier this year, Ark outlined three valuation models for Bitcoin through the end of the decade. But the investment thesis behind Bitcoin is solid: It is the most popular digital asset by a wide margin, and that makes Bitcoin a logical choice for traders, institutions, corporations, and nations looking to diversify into digital assets.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-partnership-strengthens-unity-softwares-investment-appeal', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) saw its share price rocket higher Monday afternoon and closed the day up almost 20% after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced they are working together on the Apple Vision Pro headset.\\nThe breaking news caused Unity’s stock to break above the declining 200 SMA, tear above previous resistance around $33, and fill the gap from March, near $36. The stock traded almost 5x its ATR and nearly 4x its average volume. YTD, Unity is now up almost 27%, and the bottom looks in.\\nThe announcement came during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday, where Apple unveiled a new major product for the first time in almost a decade, the Vision Pro. While the announcement sent Unity stock soaring, it had the opposite effect on Apple’s share price, with the tech giant pairing back earlier gains in the session and closing the day in the red.\\nUnity is a game development platform that allows users to create and build interactive 2-D and 3-D environments for gaming and other applications. Unity was one of the first developers to fully support the iPhone operating system, making it a go-to choice for game developers. Over the years, Unity has expanded its offerings to include desktop, mobile, tablets, consoles, 3-D, web-based, and virtual reality platforms.\\nEarnings and Outlook\\nThe company announced Q1 earnings on May 10th and reported a beat on revenue. For the quarter, revenue was $500 million, up 56% year over year. The company expects to report $510 - $520 million in Q2 revenue, topping estimates of $509 million. Unity reported a net loss of $254 million, or 67 cents per share, for the quarter.\\nThe company also announced that it would restructure specific departments and teams, with layoffs helping it position itself for long-term and profitable growth.\\nLike many other tech companies, specifically in the gaming industry, Unity used its first quarterearnings calland report to establish itself as a critical player in artificial intelligence (AI). In a report, the company said: “We embraced AI years ago and see the adoption of AI tools as an accelerant to our business based on our structural and sustainable competitive advantages.”\\nCurrently, Unity has four applications and services that support artificial intelligence.\\nInstitutional Ownership and Analyst Ratings\\nCurrent institutional ownership of U stock is 82.5%. That figure has increased in the past twelve months as institutions purchased $1.53 billion. During the same period, total institutional outflows were $526.69 million, bringing the net institutional inflows in U stock to about $1 billion.\\nInsider ownership is currently at 9%. That percentage has steadily decreased, and in the previous twelve months, insiders sold $14.22 million worth of stock.\\nThe stock currently has a consensus rating of Hold, based on 17 analyst ratings. The consensus price target is $40.06, implying an 11.78% upside.\\nShould You Invest in U\\nFirst-quarter solid earnings, embracing AI, and a consensus PT indicating further upside paint a bullish picture for the stock. Unity has a stable financial position, including a cash position of $1.59 billion and current assets of $2.24 billion. The recent partnership with Apple and their game development platform’s versatility have helped shift momentum and propelled its share price.\\nUnity’s strategic developments, innovations, and partnerships support growth, making it an enticing choice for investors seeking gaming and AI industry exposure.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) saw its share price rocket higher Monday afternoon and closed the day up almost 20% after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced they are working together on the Apple Vision Pro headset. While the announcement sent Unity stock soaring, it had the opposite effect on Apple’s share price, with the tech giant pairing back earlier gains in the session and closing the day in the red. Like many other tech companies, specifically in the gaming industry, Unity used its first quarterearnings calland report to establish itself as a critical player in artificial intelligence (AI).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) saw its share price rocket higher Monday afternoon and closed the day up almost 20% after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced they are working together on the Apple Vision Pro headset. Like many other tech companies, specifically in the gaming industry, Unity used its first quarterearnings calland report to establish itself as a critical player in artificial intelligence (AI). Institutional Ownership and Analyst Ratings Current institutional ownership of U stock is 82.5%.', 'news_article_title': \"Apple Partnership Strengthens Unity Software's Investment Appeal\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) saw its share price rocket higher Monday afternoon and closed the day up almost 20% after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced they are working together on the Apple Vision Pro headset. For the quarter, revenue was $500 million, up 56% year over year. Institutional Ownership and Analyst Ratings Current institutional ownership of U stock is 82.5%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) saw its share price rocket higher Monday afternoon and closed the day up almost 20% after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced they are working together on the Apple Vision Pro headset. While the announcement sent Unity stock soaring, it had the opposite effect on Apple’s share price, with the tech giant pairing back earlier gains in the session and closing the day in the red. In a report, the company said: “We embraced AI years ago and see the adoption of AI tools as an accelerant to our business based on our structural and sustainable competitive advantages.” Currently, Unity has four applications and services that support artificial intelligence.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-russell-1000-etf-iwb-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market? You should consider the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $29.61 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Blend\\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\\nBlend ETFs usually hold a mix of growth and value stocks as well as stocks that exhibit both value and growth characteristics.\\nCosts\\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.42%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 27.20% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24.73% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nIWB seeks to match the performance of the Russell 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market. The Index is a float-adjusted capitalization-weighted index of equity securities issued by the approximately 1,000 largest issuers in the Russell 3000 Index.\\nThe ETF return is roughly 12.12% so far this year and was up about 5.06% in the last one year (as of 06/07/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $196.94 and $237.63.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 18.97% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1012 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nIShares Russell 1000 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, IWB is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $318.24 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $407.07 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\\nBottom-Line\\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\niShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $29.61 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). You should consider the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Sector Exposure and Top Holdings Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives IShares Russell 1000 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-best-hot-stocks-to-buy-in-june', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Summer is just around the corner, which often triggers a stock market slump. While sluggishly performing stocks could convince you it's time to sell, keeping a long-term perspective during the warmer months is crucial. The market often rebounds once the air turns chilly, and you won't want to miss out on potential gains.\\nIn the meantime, it's a good idea to strengthen your portfolio by investing in companies with a history of growth. Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) have provided investors with consistent gains for years and have excellent outlooks for 2023.\\nThese are two of the best hot stocks to buy in June.\\n1. Apple\\nApple stock hit an all-time high on June 5 ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference, thanks to anticipation for the debut of its first augmented reality (AR) headset, which it calls the Vision Pro. The company's shares gained 2% in the early hours of the day, hitting a record $184.90 by midday. The stock lost steam later in the day, falling to $179 a share after Apple announced the headset's eye-watering price of $3,499.\\nHowever, the downturn doesn't dampen the company's massive potential in AR. Apple shares didn't tumble because its headset lacked innovation, merely because its price doesn't allow it to appeal to the mass market just yet. As a result, an investment in Apple now is not for the success of the current Vision Pro, but for what's possible three or four generations down the line when the price is naturally reduced, making the technology more available to the average consumer.\\nData from Market Research Future reveals the AR market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 42% through 2030. Meanwhile, Apple's new headset is unlike anything else available, with its advanced capabilities potentially propelling it to the top of the industry. The company has much to gain as the sector develops.\\nApple's Vision Pro looks to be just the beginning of where AR is headed, with now an excellent time to consider buying this hot stock.\\n2. Costco\\nAs grocery retailers go, Costco is one of the most reliable investment options available. The company's stock has climbed 160% in the last five years. Meanwhile, its annual revenue and operating income have risen over 60% in the same period.\\nThe wholesale retailer's unique strategy of selling bulk items at low prices to consumers who are paying an annual membership fee for the privilege has won over shoppers worldwide. In fact, the company's membership renewal rate hit 93% in the U.S. and Canada and 90% internationally in 2022.\\nCostco currently operates in 14 countries, granting it significant growth opportunities. In France alone, the company has opened two stores since 2017. Its success in the country has led to plans to open 15 additional locations by 2025. With similar potential in many other countries, Costco shares will likely continue climbing for years.\\nMoreover, easing inflation suggests it's not a bad idea to add a retail stock to your list of holdings. Companies in the industry have the most to gain from the improving cost of living, with now an excellent time to invest before it's too late. Costco is one of the best options, thanks to its past gains in the stock market, compared to peers. The chart below illustrates how Costco's stock growth over the last five years is between double and triple the growth of its biggest competitors.\\n\\nData by YCharts.\\nAs Costco continues to expand its global presence and other areas of its business, like its e-commerce division, the company has much to offer investors. Alongside a dividend that has increased for 19 consecutive years, Costco stock is a no-brainer buy this June.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Costco Wholesale, Target, and Walmart. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) have provided investors with consistent gains for years and have excellent outlooks for 2023. While sluggishly performing stocks could convince you it's time to sell, keeping a long-term perspective during the warmer months is crucial. As a result, an investment in Apple now is not for the success of the current Vision Pro, but for what's possible three or four generations down the line when the price is naturally reduced, making the technology more available to the average consumer.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) have provided investors with consistent gains for years and have excellent outlooks for 2023. Data from Market Research Future reveals the AR market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 42% through 2030. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_article_title': '2 Best Hot Stocks to Buy in June', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) have provided investors with consistent gains for years and have excellent outlooks for 2023. With similar potential in many other countries, Costco shares will likely continue climbing for years. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them!\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) have provided investors with consistent gains for years and have excellent outlooks for 2023. Apple Apple stock hit an all-time high on June 5 ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference, thanks to anticipation for the debut of its first augmented reality (AR) headset, which it calls the Vision Pro. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tim-cook-calls-vision-pro-tomorrows-engineering-today.-and-no-its-not-the-metaverse.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) history is marked by exciting launches that have transformed the company -- and maybe your lifestyle too. I\\'m thinking of products like the iPhone or the iPad. But it\\'s been a while since the innovative tech company has unveiled a new game-changing product. The last one actually was the Apple Watch back in 2014.\\nHowever, the wait may be over. The company announced Vision Pro at its developers conference earlier this week. In an interview with Good Morning America, Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook referred to the device as \"tomorrow\\'s engineering, today.\"\\nBut Apple isn\\'t calling Vision Pro a step into the metaverse. Instead, Apple is focusing on the idea of spatial computing. Could this be Apple\\'s next big thing?\\nMaking your movie screen 100 feet wide\\nFirst, some details about the device: It\\'s a headset that allows wearers to see apps, messages, and more within their environment. Users can launch a search through a simple voice command and scroll through items with a tap of a finger.\\nVision Pro promises to make your movie screen feel 100 feet wide -- right there in your living room. Users also can look at their own photos and videos at life-size scale. And those are just a couple of examples of what this new device can do.\\nUsers feel as if they\\'re really in the middle of the action as they watch movies, TV programs, or sporting events, Cook said on Good Morning America. So, it\\'s an exciting moment for technology fans. But it also is an exciting moment for Apple.\\nVision Pro is the \"most advanced piece of electronics equipment out there,\" Cook said during the interview. He called augmented reality a \"profound technology\" that Apple has been working on for a while. \"This is the next chapter in that, and it\\'s a huge leap,\" the CEO said.\\nIt\\'s clear that the product is a major innovation. But the question now is whether it will stand out as Apple\\'s previous innovations have done -- and how it may impact revenue.\\nVision Pro comes with a hefty price tag: at least $3,499, the company says. That\\'s compared to Meta Platforms\\' Quest 3 that should launch later this year for $499.\\nBudget-conscious technology fans may opt for the Meta product. Even if the Apple product is superior, it may be difficult to sell Vision Pro to a wide audience at such a price level.\\nThat said, at this price, Apple may not need a huge audience. My colleague Nicholas Rossolillo wrote about how Apple just needs to sell 1.9 million Vision Pro devices to equal the iPad\\'s revenue from last quarter. This means Vision Pro could become Apple\\'s next big thing -- even if it doesn\\'t attract a huge audience.\\nA key step for Apple\\nAnd, right now, Vision Pro is a key step for Apple because it brings the company into a new era of technology. It\\'s still too early to say whether this device will be a stepping stone for Apple in spatial computing, or if it will truly take off. But Apple\\'s strong device track record is good reason to be optimistic about the company\\'s position in spatial computing over the long term.\\nOne key point to watch is the pace of development of applications for Vision Pro. Apple\\'s developer community can harness the power of Vision Pro to create new app experiences, for example.\\nWhether Vision Pro immediately brings revenue growth to Apple or not, all of this means it still could be yet another game-changing device for the company.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Adria Cimino has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) history is marked by exciting launches that have transformed the company -- and maybe your lifestyle too. In an interview with Good Morning America, Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook referred to the device as \"tomorrow\\'s engineering, today.\" Users feel as if they\\'re really in the middle of the action as they watch movies, TV programs, or sporting events, Cook said on Good Morning America.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) history is marked by exciting launches that have transformed the company -- and maybe your lifestyle too. Vision Pro promises to make your movie screen feel 100 feet wide -- right there in your living room. A key step for Apple And, right now, Vision Pro is a key step for Apple because it brings the company into a new era of technology.\", 'news_article_title': 'Tim Cook Calls Vision Pro \"Tomorrow\\'s Engineering, Today.\" And No, It\\'s Not the Metaverse.', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) history is marked by exciting launches that have transformed the company -- and maybe your lifestyle too. Budget-conscious technology fans may opt for the Meta product. This means Vision Pro could become Apple's next big thing -- even if it doesn't attract a huge audience.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) history is marked by exciting launches that have transformed the company -- and maybe your lifestyle too. Even if the Apple product is superior, it may be difficult to sell Vision Pro to a wide audience at such a price level. A key step for Apple And, right now, Vision Pro is a key step for Apple because it brings the company into a new era of technology.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-role-of-technology-in-mastercards-growth', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Although established a lifetime ago in 1966, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is far from an outdated credit card company. On the contrary, it stands out among the world\\'s most advanced financial technology (fintech) enterprises. It leverages cutting-edge technology to deliver innovative payment solutions globally to consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments.\\nHere\\'s a look at how Mastercard is taking the lead in developing new payment technologies, as well as positioning itself for growth. As a result, it will be challenging for new fintech competitors to unseat Mastercard in the payments industry.\\nIt catches on to the latest payment trends early\\nThe company employs experts who constantly monitor the ever-evolving payments landscape and quickly identify emerging trends. Mastercard also partners with various organizations, including financial institutions, merchants, and governments, to remain on the cutting edge and be among the first to establish itself in many lucrative areas of the payment industry.\\nHere are some payment trends that Mastercard discovered early:\\nIncreased use of contactless card payments.\\nMastercard was one of the first companies to offer contactless payments in 2008, well before contactless payments became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic due to consumers viewing them as safer and cleaner than cash. During its latest earnings report, Mastercard Chief Executive Office Michael Miebach said, \"Over 100 markets have reached at least 50% contactless penetration, double the number three years ago.\"\\nThe growth of mobile payments.\\nThe company has partnered with several mobile payment providers, such as Apple Pay and Alphabet\\'s Google Pay, to make it easier for customers to make payments with their smartphones. Its latest innovation, Tap on Phone, enables businesses to approve payments from any contactless card or a mobile wallet using a device capable of near-field communication, making it easier for businesses of all sizes to accept contactless payments.\\nThe proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) in payments.\\nMastercard is a leader in harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the payment process. It uses AI in various ways, including fraud detection, customer service, and marketing. The company has invested heavily in AI and is collaborating with multiple partners to develop new payment solutions aided by AI.\\nCentral banks creating digital currencies.\\nThe company is a leader in creating solutions that can help central banks launch and manage a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the public to use in day-to-day payments. Many governments would like to replace cash with CBDC. Mastercard has many experts working on various CBDC-related projects, including developing new payment rails, building new security features, and creating new compliance solutions.\\nOne word of caution\\nDespite its considerable advantages as a first mover in many lucrative areas of the payments industry, Mastercard faces significant competition from various players in the market, including payment processors such as Visa (NYSE: V) and Stripe and online payment companies like PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Block (NYSE: SQ). This competition poses a major risk to the company, and if it ever needs to lower its fees to remain competitive, that could result in decreased profits. Additionally, Mastercard may lose market share if competitors offer better products or services, leading to lower revenue.\\nThe company counters competition by continuing to innovate to stay ahead. If any expertise is too expensive or will take too long to develop in-house, Mastercard will acquire companies with the technology.\\nSome exciting acquisitions\\nIn recent years, Mastercard has made many tuck-in acquisitions to acquire exciting technology that helps keep it at the forefront of the payment industry\\'s technological battles. A tuck-in acquisition is a small, strategic acquisition that complements an existing business.\\nOne of the most important acquisitions was Aiia, a developer-first open banking technology. Open banking allows third-party financial providers, such as fintechs and personal financial management (PFM) apps, to access consumers\\' bank financial data, giving them more control and access to new and innovative financial services -- a potentially huge business.\\nSome of these services include personalized financial advice, such as recommendations for investments or savings products, while PFM apps allow users to view their financial data from all their accounts in one place, helping them track spending, discover ways to save money, and better understand their overall financial health. Additionally, third-party providers can use this data to facilitate faster, more convenient account-to-account payments, which are superior to traditional methods such as checks or wire transfers.\\nAllied Market Research valued the global open banking market size at $13.9 billion in 2020. It expects this market to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.3% from 2023 to 2031 to $123.7 billion.\\nNext, Mastercard\\'s recent acquisition of Baffin Bay Networks is another excellent step in the company\\'s multilayered approach to security. Baffin Bay Networks is an AI-enabled automated cloud-based security service that can stop cyberattacks related to malware, ransomware, and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. This acquisition will allow Mastercard to provide its customers with even greater security and peace of mind.\\nLast, the purchase of Dynamic Yield was yet another vital acquisition for Mastercard. Acquiring Dynamic Yield will help the company strengthen its personalization capabilities and better compete with other payment technology companies. The platform uses AI to deliver personalized customer experiences that its clients can use to personalize websites, mobile apps, email marketing campaigns, and other customer touchpoints -- a wide range of businesses already use the platform, including McDonald\\'s, Deckers Brands, and Sephora.\\nDoes its technology provide a reason to buy the stock?\\nMastercard\\'s payment technology gives the company a competitive advantage. Its payment processing network is one of the most secure and efficient in the world. Moreover, throughout its history, it has committed to innovation and looking for new ways to better its services to exceed customer expectations. As a result, its technology gives investors many compelling reasons to consider buying the stock.\\n10 stocks we like better than Mastercard\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Mastercard wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\n{%sfr%}\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Rob Starks Jr has positions in Alphabet, Block, and Mastercard. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Block, Mastercard, PayPal, and Visa. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2025 $370 calls on Mastercard, short January 2025 $380 calls on Mastercard, and short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Mastercard also partners with various organizations, including financial institutions, merchants, and governments, to remain on the cutting edge and be among the first to establish itself in many lucrative areas of the payment industry. During its latest earnings report, Mastercard Chief Executive Office Michael Miebach said, \"Over 100 markets have reached at least 50% contactless penetration, double the number three years ago.\" Mastercard has many experts working on various CBDC-related projects, including developing new payment rails, building new security features, and creating new compliance solutions.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"It leverages cutting-edge technology to deliver innovative payment solutions globally to consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments. The company is a leader in creating solutions that can help central banks launch and manage a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the public to use in day-to-day payments. Open banking allows third-party financial providers, such as fintechs and personal financial management (PFM) apps, to access consumers' bank financial data, giving them more control and access to new and innovative financial services -- a potentially huge business.\", 'news_article_title': \"The Role of Technology in Mastercard's Growth\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Here's a look at how Mastercard is taking the lead in developing new payment technologies, as well as positioning itself for growth. It uses AI in various ways, including fraud detection, customer service, and marketing. Open banking allows third-party financial providers, such as fintechs and personal financial management (PFM) apps, to access consumers' bank financial data, giving them more control and access to new and innovative financial services -- a potentially huge business.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Mastercard was one of the first companies to offer contactless payments in 2008, well before contactless payments became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic due to consumers viewing them as safer and cleaner than cash. One word of caution Despite its considerable advantages as a first mover in many lucrative areas of the payments industry, Mastercard faces significant competition from various players in the market, including payment processors such as Visa (NYSE: V) and Stripe and online payment companies like PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Block (NYSE: SQ). Some exciting acquisitions In recent years, Mastercard has made many tuck-in acquisitions to acquire exciting technology that helps keep it at the forefront of the payment industry's technological battles.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-penny-stocks-that-could-skyrocket-in-the-next-12-months', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nPenny stocks can be rewarding. Look at Acadia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACAD), for example. In 2012, it was working on a treatment for Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis and traded for less than $1. By 2015, it was up to $43 a share, a 4,200% return. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and even Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) were all former penny stocks, too. In short, find the top penny stocks to buy, and you can make a fortune.\\nUnfortunately, when it comes to top penny stocks to buy, there are also plenty of horrors. It’s why the U.S. SEC warns “Penny stocks may trade infrequently – which means that it may be difficult to sell penny stock shares once you have them. Because it may also be difficult to find quotations for penny stocks, they may be impossible to accurately price. Investors in penny stock[s] should be prepared for the possibility that they may lose their whole investment.”\\nWith that in mind, here are three top penny stocks to buy that could skyrocket in the next 12 months.\\nPrecigen (PGEN)\\nSource: Maksim Shmeljov / Shutterstock.com\\nPrecigen (NASDAQ:PGEN) is a biotech company focused on gene and cell therapies. Their UltraCAR-T platform showed anti-tumor efficacy in preclinical data released in April. Nowadays, the company’s Phase 1 study demonstrated a favorable safety profile. It also continues to be well-tolerated with no dose-limiting toxicities in treating advanced-stage platinum-resistant ovarian cancer patients.\\nThere’s hope further studies from PGEN are as encouraging. Right now, about 300,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year. And since early ovarian cancer is often without obvious symptoms, the disease is frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage where cancer has spread to distant parts of the body, such as the liver or lungs, according to the company. Continued positive news from their UltraCAR-T platform has the potential to take this stock higher.\\nAtossa Therapeutics (ATOS)\\nSource: Matej Kastelic / Shutterstock\\nAtossa Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ATOS) is another company working to develop cancer treatments. Their current focus is on breast cancer. The U.S. FDA authorized Atossa’s EVANGELINE study, a Phase 2 trial of its drug designed to treat breast cancer in premenopausal women.\\nIn addition, according to company President and CEO, Dr. Steven Quay, “With three ongoing Phase 2 studies investigating Z-endoxifen, $103.9 million of cash and cash equivalents on our balance sheet, broad patent protection and a talented team in place, we are well positioned to change the treatment paradigm for women with dense breast tissue and those diagnosed with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.” Similar to PGEN this is a penny stock with growth potential if their drug trials continue to be successful.\\nAmerican Lithium (AMLI)\\nSource: Shutterstock\\nAside from biotech, the lithium story is red hot. First, according to Morningstar, “We see strong demand growth in the coming years driven by rising EV sales, as demand grows more than three times 2022 levels to 2.5 million metric tons by 2030.” Second, according to Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) CEO Carlos Tavares, there’s not enough lithium go around for the industry’s plans.\\nThose two catalysts alone could boost lithium penny stocks, like American Lithium (NASDAQ:AMLI). The company has also just received the first of three permits from Peruvian authorities for drilling near Quelcaya, with drilling expected to start immediately.\\nOn Penny Stocks and Low-Volume Stocks: With only the rarest exceptions, InvestorPlace does not publish commentary about companies that have a market cap of less than $100 million or trade less than 100,000 shares each day. That’s because these “penny stocks” are frequently the playground for scam artists and market manipulators. If we ever do publish commentary on a low-volume stock that may be affected by our commentary, we demand that InvestorPlace.com’s writers disclose this fact and warn readers of the risks.\\nRead More: Penny Stocks — How to Profit Without Getting Scammed\\nOn the date of publication, Ian Cooper did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nIan Cooper, a contributor to InvestorPlace.com, has been analyzing stocks and options for web-based advisories since 1999.\\nThe post 3 Penny Stocks That Could Skyrocket in the Next 12 Months appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and even Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) were all former penny stocks, too. The U.S. FDA authorized Atossa’s EVANGELINE study, a Phase 2 trial of its drug designed to treat breast cancer in premenopausal women. In addition, according to company President and CEO, Dr. Steven Quay, “With three ongoing Phase 2 studies investigating Z-endoxifen, $103.9 million of cash and cash equivalents on our balance sheet, broad patent protection and a talented team in place, we are well positioned to change the treatment paradigm for women with dense breast tissue and those diagnosed with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.” Similar to PGEN this is a penny stock with growth potential if their drug trials continue to be successful.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and even Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) were all former penny stocks, too. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Penny stocks can be rewarding. Precigen (PGEN) Source: Maksim Shmeljov / Shutterstock.com Precigen (NASDAQ:PGEN) is a biotech company focused on gene and cell therapies.', 'news_article_title': '3 Penny Stocks That Could Skyrocket in the Next 12 Months', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and even Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) were all former penny stocks, too. Right now, about 300,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year. The U.S. FDA authorized Atossa’s EVANGELINE study, a Phase 2 trial of its drug designed to treat breast cancer in premenopausal women.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and even Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) were all former penny stocks, too. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Penny stocks can be rewarding. In addition, according to company President and CEO, Dr. Steven Quay, “With three ongoing Phase 2 studies investigating Z-endoxifen, $103.9 million of cash and cash equivalents on our balance sheet, broad patent protection and a talented team in place, we are well positioned to change the treatment paradigm for women with dense breast tissue and those diagnosed with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.” Similar to PGEN this is a penny stock with growth potential if their drug trials continue to be successful.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/prediction%3A-this-stock-will-top-%245-trillion-before-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"No company on the planet commands a greater market cap than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now. Only three years ago, the iPhone maker was valued below $1 trillion. Today, its market cap stands at $2.85 trillion.\\nAt its current pace, Apple appears to be a lock to reach $5 trillion in market cap within the next few years. But don't be surprised if it's not the first company to hit that milestone level. I predict that another stock will top $5 trillion before Apple does.\\nBreathing down Apple's neck\\nNvidia flirted with the $1 trillion level, but there are currently only four stocks other than Apple with market caps above the $1 trillion. Two of them -- Alphabet and Amazon -- would have to grow much faster than they have recently to reach $5 trillion first.\\nOne of the four doesn't trade on a U.S. stock exchange. Saudi Aramco's market cap is around $2.1 trillion. While it's possible the huge oil company could beat Apple to $5 trillion, I don't think it will. The demand for oil and gas simply isn't likely to increase enough to make it happen.\\nThat leaves one contender, and it's breathing down Apple's neck. Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) market cap of $2.5 trillion puts it in a close second place to Apple. And as recently as late 2021, Microsoft briefly held the top spot based on market cap.\\nHow Microsoft could get there first\\nMicrosoft arguably has stronger growth drivers to get it to $5 trillion than Apple does. Several of them are related to artificial intelligence (AI).\\nThe Seattle-based tech giant's investment in OpenAI and integration of OpenAI's ChatGPT into its products have put it at the forefront of the AI boom. I don't expect Microsoft's Bing to dethrone Google Search. But it doesn't have to for Microsoft to outpace Apple.\\nMy take is that the most important way that Microsoft will benefit from the rapid adoption of AI is with its Azure cloud services. Azure already ranks as the second-largest cloud business, behind only Amazon Web Services (AWS). Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI could enable it to gain ground on AWS. Importantly, this is a market in which Apple doesn't compete.\\nI also expect that Microsoft's productivity and software development tools will enjoy increased momentum thanks to AI. Organizations that use Azure will be likely to use Microsoft's other offerings as well.\\nHowever, AI isn't the only potential catalyst that could help Microsoft leap past Apple. The company already ranks as one of the top players in gaming with its Xbox system. If Microsoft's pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard clears the remaining regulatory hurdles, it should receive a bigger boost in the hot gaming market.\\nWhat could derail the prediction\\nAm I 100% certain that Microsoft will top $5 trillion before Apple does? No. I do think that a few things could potentially derail my prediction.\\nIt's possible that Apple could launch one or more new products that turbocharge its growth. While I don't think the recently announced Vision Pro mixed-reality headset will be enough on its own, Apple just might have more tricks up its sleeve.\\nI also acknowledge that other companies could eclipse Microsoft on the AI front. Amazon and Alphabet are formidable rivals, with deep pockets and a lot of AI expertise.\\nAt this point, though, my bet is on Microsoft to be the first to surpass a $5 trillion market cap. And it might not take the company very long to get there.\\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Keith Speights has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"No company on the planet commands a greater market cap than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now. And as recently as late 2021, Microsoft briefly held the top spot based on market cap. If Microsoft's pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard clears the remaining regulatory hurdles, it should receive a bigger boost in the hot gaming market.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"No company on the planet commands a greater market cap than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now. Breathing down Apple's neck Nvidia flirted with the $1 trillion level, but there are currently only four stocks other than Apple with market caps above the $1 trillion. Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) market cap of $2.5 trillion puts it in a close second place to Apple.\", 'news_article_title': 'Prediction: This Stock Will Top $5 Trillion Before Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"No company on the planet commands a greater market cap than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now. I predict that another stock will top $5 trillion before Apple does. Breathing down Apple's neck Nvidia flirted with the $1 trillion level, but there are currently only four stocks other than Apple with market caps above the $1 trillion.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"No company on the planet commands a greater market cap than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now. Breathing down Apple's neck Nvidia flirted with the $1 trillion level, but there are currently only four stocks other than Apple with market caps above the $1 trillion. Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) market cap of $2.5 trillion puts it in a close second place to Apple.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-faang-stock-thats-a-surefire-buy-in-june-and-1-to-avoid', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Over long periods, Wall Street is a wealth-building machine. But during shorter time-lines, directional movements in the stock market are unpredictable. In 2021, the major U.S. stock indexes regularly achieved new closing highs. Meanwhile, last year, they all tumbled into a bear market.\\nWhen volatility strikes on Wall Street, investors often turn to the FAANG stocks for relief.\\nBy \"FAANG,\" I\\'m referring to:\\nFacebook, which is now part of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META).\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN).\\nNetflix (NASDAQ: NFLX).\\nGoogle, which is now part of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG).\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nThe reason investors flock to these stocks is simple: They\\'re winners. They\\'ve handily outperformed the broad-based S&P 500 over the trailing-10-year period.\\nAdditionally, the FAANG stocks are industry leaders. Amazon accounts for nearly $0.40 of every $1 spent in online retail in the United States. Meanwhile, Meta Platforms\\' four top-tier social media assets (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger) lured more than half the world\\'s adult population to at least one of its sites each month during the March-ended quarter. In other words, these are highly profitable and well-respected businesses.\\nBut not even the FAANG stocks are built equally. As we move forward into June, one FAANG stands out as a surefire buy, while another could struggle to deliver for its shareholders.\\nThe FAANG stock that\\'s a surefire buy in June: Alphabet\\nAmong the five widely owned FAANGs, it\\'s Alphabet that sits head and shoulders above its peers as the top buy in June. Alphabet is the parent of internet search engine Google, autonomous vehicle company Waymo, and streaming platform YouTube.\\nThe biggest concern for Alphabet is that, for the time being, it lives and dies by advertising revenue. Advertising is a cyclical industry, and weakness in ad spending tends to front-run a slowdown in the U.S. and global economy. For the past couple of quarters, we\\'ve certainly observed some ad-spending weakness, which is reflected in Alphabet\\'s operating results.\\nBut there\\'s another side to this story. Even though economic slowdowns and recessions are a normal part of the economic cycle, so is the fact that recessions tend to be short-lived. All 12 recessions after World War II have lasted between two and 18 months. That compares to periods of expansion, nearly all of which have gone on for multiple years. It means Alphabet is going to benefit from advertising expansion far more often than it\\'ll be on its heels navigating a challenging environment.\\nSomething that certainly doesn\\'t hurt is Google\\'s dominant market share. According to data from GlobalStats, Google commanded a 93% share of internet search in May 2023. What\\'s more, you\\'d have to go back more than eight years to find the last time Google had less than a 90% share of worldwide internet search. It\\'s crystal clear that Google is the go-to for advertisers looking to reach a broad, or perhaps targeted, audience with their message. This should give this cash cow of an operating segment ample pricing power most of the time.\\nBut as I\\'ve pointed out in the past, most investors are buying Alphabet stock today for the growth potential in its ancillary operating segments, such as YouTube. YouTube is an ad-and-subscription-driven platform that trails only Facebook in the number of monthly active users it draws. Short-form videos, known as YouTube Shorts, have been particularly popular and offer a way for Alphabet to improve ad-pricing power over the long run.\\nCloud infrastructure service segment Google Cloud is making waves, too. Tech analytics company Canalys estimates that Google Cloud accounted for 9% of cloud service infrastructure spending in the March-ended quarter. This makes it No. 3 globally, behind only Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft\\'s Azure.\\nEnterprise cloud spending is still just ramping up, and the operating margins associated with cloud services should be considerably higher than the operating margins associated with advertising. In short, Google Cloud has an opportunity to become Alphabet\\'s leading cash-flow generator by the turn of the decade.\\nLastly, Alphabet is still cheap even after the rally the FAANGs have undergone in 2023. The company\\'s Class A shares (GOOGL) can be scooped up for 20 times Wall Street\\'s forward-year consensus earnings and less than 14 times estimated cash flow per share in 2024. Over the past five years, investors have paid an average of 25 times forward earnings and over 18 times year-end cash flow to own shares of Alphabet (GOOGL).\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nThe FAANG stock to avoid in June: Netflix\\nAlthough the FAANG stocks have been clear winners over the long term, their individual outlooks moving forward differ. The one FAANG stock worth avoiding in June is none other than streaming-service kingpin Netflix.\\nJust as Alphabet has its headwinds, the FAANG to avoid has its positives. For example, Netflix\\'s innovation is on full display. Though it\\'s long been a leader in terms of original programming, it\\'s what the company is doing with its subscription tiers that\\'s raising eyebrows. The introduction of a less costly, ad-supported tier roughly seven months ago has helped the company sign up nearly 5 million people. That may be a drop in the bucket relative to its 232.5 million global subscribers, but it\\'s a big step in reaching a new audience or retaining on-the-fence subs.\\nWe\\'re also seeing tangible steps forward with the company\\'s cash-flow generation. In the years leading up to 2020, Netflix was regularly burning through its cash to expand its operations into overseas markets. But in the March-ended quarter, Netflix generated $2.18 billion in cash from operations and logged over $2.12 billion in free cash flow (FCF). The company also increased its FCF guidance for the full year by $500 million to \"at least $3.5 billion.\"\\nOn the other hand, competition isn\\'t going away in streaming. While Netflix is profitable and legacy media streaming segments are losing quite a bit of money, these legacy players are also enticing a large number of users to sign up.\\nAs of the end of the most recent quarter, Disney+ from Walt Disney claimed nearly 158 million subscribers a little over three years after launch, while Paramount Global\\'s (NASDAQ: PARA) Paramount+ reached the 60 million subscriber mark. Even if legacy networks aren\\'t directly competing with Netflix on an apples-to-apples basis in every respect, these brand-name businesses are undoubtedly slowing Netflix\\'s growth potential. Per streaming guide JustWatch.com, Netflix\\'s share of the global streaming market has fallen from 46% to 33% since the start of 2020.\\nAnother concern for Netflix is the company\\'s valuation. Whereas the price-to-earnings ratio is the default method of evaluating the cheapness or priciness of a publicly traded company, the FAANGs tend to reinvest a lot of their operating cash flow back into their respective businesses. This makes the price-to-cash-flow multiple a much better measure of value for this group of five stocks.\\nEven with significant cash-flow expansion, investors are paying 28 times Wall Street\\'s consensus cash flow for Netflix in 2024. While this is down significantly from the multiples seen earlier this decade, it still makes Netflix the priciest FAANG stock of the group relative to cash flow.\\nFinally, a possible U.S. recession could sting Netflix. Though it does have multiple lower-priced streaming tiers, it\\'s Paramount\\'s Pluto TV that\\'s attracting 80 million monthly active users. Pluto TV is a free service that\\'s supported by ads, and \"free\" can be an especially compelling price point during an economic downturn.\\nWith Netflix seemingly priced for perfection, avoiding this outperformer in June seems like the right move.\\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Sean Williams has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). That may be a drop in the bucket relative to its 232.5 million global subscribers, but it's a big step in reaching a new audience or retaining on-the-fence subs. Whereas the price-to-earnings ratio is the default method of evaluating the cheapness or priciness of a publicly traded company, the FAANGs tend to reinvest a lot of their operating cash flow back into their respective businesses.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Even with significant cash-flow expansion, investors are paying 28 times Wall Street's consensus cash flow for Netflix in 2024. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Netflix, and Walt Disney.\", 'news_article_title': \"1 FAANG Stock That's a Surefire Buy in June and 1 to Avoid\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Google, which is now part of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG). But in the March-ended quarter, Netflix generated $2.18 billion in cash from operations and logged over $2.12 billion in free cash flow (FCF).', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The FAANG stock that's a surefire buy in June: Alphabet Among the five widely owned FAANGs, it's Alphabet that sits head and shoulders above its peers as the top buy in June. The FAANG stock to avoid in June: Netflix Although the FAANG stocks have been clear winners over the long term, their individual outlooks moving forward differ.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/validea-detailed-fundamental-analysis-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\\'s criteria.\\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\\nFINAL RANK: PASS\\n\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\\nDashan Huang Portfolio\\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper \"Twin Momentum\" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_article_title': 'Validea Detailed Fundamental Analysis - AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). 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However, they see a 50% chance of a rate hike in July.\\nThe two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.51% after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.\\nThe U.S. Labor Department is due to release inflation data on June 13, the first day of the Fed meeting. The numbers are expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly in May but core prices remained sticky.\\nMeanwhile, a rebound by technology and megacap stocks helped major indexes regain their footing amid thin volumes.\\nHeavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.49% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.55% and 4.58%.\\nGameStop Corp GME.N tanked 17.89% as billionaire investor Ryan Cohen took over as executive chairman after the video-game retailer ousted its CEO and posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss.\\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 168.59 points, or 0.5%, to 33,833.61, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 26.41 points, or 0.62%, to 4,293.93 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 133.63 points, or 1.02%, to 13,238.52.\\nAmong the 11 major S&P sectors, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD led the charge, while real estate .SPLRCR and energy .SPNY indexes slipped, with the latter being hit by a drop in oil prices.\\nAdobe ADBE.O jumped 4.95% after Piper Sandler raised its prices target on the stock to $500. The Photoshop software maker said it was offering its AI tool \"Firefly\" to large businesses.\\nLucid Group LCID.O tumbled 1.88% after the U.S. luxury electric-vehicle maker\\'s head of China operations, Zhu Jiang, said the company was preparing to enter the world\\'s largest auto market.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.16-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.02-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\\nThe S&P 500 posted 12 new 52-week highs and two new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 71 new highs and 43 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Marguerita Choy)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.49% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.55% and 4.58%. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool. The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.51% after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.49% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.55% and 4.58%. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. Meanwhile, a rebound by technology and megacap stocks helped major indexes regain their footing amid thin volumes.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends up amid record low volatility ahead of eventful week', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.49% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.55% and 4.58%. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. Investors were sitting on the sidelines ahead of inflation data and a Federal Reserve policy meeting next week.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.49% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.55% and 4.58%. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-up-amid-record-low-volatility-ahead-of-eventful-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali\\nJune 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week.\\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\\'s fear gauge, dropped to a fresh post-pandemic record low.\\n\"What you are really seeing in the vol market is an unwillingness to engage,\" said David Bianco, Americas chief investment officer for asset manager DWS Group. \"You\\'ve just got paralysis in investors.\"\\nInvestors were sitting on the sidelines ahead of inflation data and a Federal Reserve policy meeting next week.\\nTraders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see a 50% chance of a rate hike in July.\\nThe two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.\\nThe U.S. Labor Department is due to release inflation data on June 13, the first day of the Fed meeting. The numbers are expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly in May but core prices remained sticky.\\nMeanwhile, a rebound by technology and megacap stocks helped major indexes regain their footing amid thin volumes.\\nHeavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.Oalso advanced.\\nGameStop Corp GME.N tanked as billionaire investor Ryan Cohen took over as executive chairman after the video-game retailer ousted its CEO and posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss.\\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 26.14 points, or 0.61%, to end at 4,293.66 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 133.99 points, or 1.02%, to 13,238.89. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 168.76 points, or 0.50%, to 33,833.78.\\nAmong the 11 major S&P sectors, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD led the charge, while real estate .SPLRCR and energy .SPNY indexes slipped, with the latter being hit by a drop in oil prices.\\nAdobe ADBE.Ojumped after Piper Sandler raised its prices target on the stock to $500. The Photoshop software maker said it was offering its AI tool \"Firefly\" to large businesses.\\nLucid Group LCID.Otumbled after the U.S. luxury electric-vehicle maker\\'s head of China operations, Zhu Jiang, said the company was preparing to enter the world\\'s largest auto market.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Marguerita Choy)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.Oalso advanced. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool. The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.Oalso advanced. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends up amid record low volatility ahead of eventful week', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.Oalso advanced. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. Investors were sitting on the sidelines ahead of inflation data and a Federal Reserve policy meeting next week.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.Oalso advanced. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/want-to-invest-in-republican-or-democratic-stocks-check-out-these-2-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"If you feel like everything has become increasingly political in the United States in recent years, you probably aren’t alone. Now, even investing is, in some ways, becoming political. Many consumers expect brands to have a stance on polarizing issues, and an increasing number of ETFs have been launched in recent years with the intent of allowing people to invest in companies that they believe are aligned with their political viewpoints (i.e., Republican or Democratic).\\nWhether this is a good or bad idea, or good or bad for the country, is a topic I will leave for the reader to decide. For now, let’s take a look at two such ETFs, each representing an opposing side of the aisle -- the Point Bridge GOP Stock Tracker ETF (BATS:MAGA) and the Democratic Large Cap Core ETF (NASDAQ:DEMZ). \\nTwo Sides of the Same Coin\\nThese ETFs ostensibly exist to enable investors to invest based on their political viewpoints, but what does that mean in practice? \\nPoint Bridge Capital says that it “allows you to invest in companies that align with your Republican political beliefs.” It does this by investing in up to 150 S&P 500 (SPX) companies “whose employees and political action committees (PACs) are highly supportive of Republican candidates.” The holdings are equally weighted so that smaller S&P 500 companies are not crowded out by the largest companies. \\nWhat does this look like on the ground? MAGA owns 150 stocks, none of which have more than a 1% weighting, so this is actually a very diversified fund. Its top 10 holdings make up a minuscule 8.4% of assets. Below, you’ll find an overview of MAGA’s top 10 holdings using TipRanks’ holdings tool.\\nHoldings come from across a wide array of industries. For example, the nominal top holding is pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY), while homebuilder Pultegroup (NYSE:PHM), cruise line operator Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL), car auction company Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT), and alcoholic beverage maker Molson Coors Brewing (NYSE:TAP) round out the rest of the top five. In part, because it is equal-weighted, one interesting thing about MAGA is that it has a low weighting towards technology stocks compared to the S&P 500 and many broad-market ETFs.\\nMeanwhile, DEMZ, which is an ETF from Reflection Asset Management, invests in S&P 500 companies that have made 75% of their contributions to Democratic causes and candidates. This results in an ETF with 47 holdings, where the top 10 holdings make up 42.2% of the fund. As you can see from the overview below, DEMZ skews more towards the tech sector than MAGA does, with a relatively large 5.4% stake in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and top 10 positions in IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA).\\nAlso, those who have followed the ongoing battle between Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis and Disney (NYSE:DIS) will probably not be surprised to find that Disney is one of the ETF’s top 10 holdings. Note that DEMZ is not an equal-weighted ETF like MAGA.\\nHow Have These ETFs Performed?\\nEssentially, both ETFs use the same strategy to screen for companies that donate to political candidates or causes on opposite ends of the aisle. The process is similar, but the end result obviously ends with a different set of holdings. So, what type of results have these strategies provided for investors? \\nAs of the end of May, MAGA had a one-year total return of -8.9% (although, keep in mind that the S&P 500 was in a bear market last year, so this result isn’t as bad as it may sound. Zooming out to a three-year time frame, MAGA has produced solid 16.6% annualized total returns for its holders. However, over a five-year time horizon, these results drop down to a 7.5% annual return.\\nMeanwhile, DEMZ only launched in 2020, so it doesn’t have an extensive track record, but it had a 10.5% total annualized return since inception as of the end of the most recent quarter. \\nMind the Fees\\nThese performances are solid enough (more on this later), but one thing that investors should be aware of is that both of these ETFs have fairly high expense ratios. DEMZ has a 0.45% expense ratio, while MAGA has an ever higher 0.72% expense ratio.\\nClosing Thoughts\\nThese two ETFs are opposed in terms of their political ideologies, but they employ similar approaches toward stock selection.\\nBoth have put up fair results over the last few years, but this brings up a bigger point. While the ETFs take fairly complex, novel approaches, investors may be better off just investing in a broad-market S&P 500 or Nasdaq (NDX) ETF with lower fees. Remember that both of these ETFs are screening for S&P 500 stocks as a starting point, and MAGA contains nearly one-third of the S&P 500 in its portfolio. \\nLet’s say that you ignored the political noise and simply invested in the largest S&P 500 ETF, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO), or the largest Nasdaq ETF, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) instead of MAGA or DEMZ. These ETFs have much lower expense ratios of 0.03% and 0.2%, respectively.\\nVOO’s expense ratio is orders of magnitude cheaper than that of MAGA or DEMZ, while QQQ’s isn’t as low but is still considerably cheaper. In year one, an investor putting $10,000 into one of these ETFs would pay just $3 in fees with VOO or $20 in QQQ versus $45 with DEMZ or $72 with MAGA. Over time, these fees can compound and make a real difference to your overall portfolio as an investor.\\nBeyond the fees, VOO has a solid performance track record. While it has lagged MAGA on a three-year basis with a 12.8% annualized return, it has outperformed it over a five-year timeframe with an 11% annualized return. Meanwhile, as of the end of the most recent quarter, QQQ had a three-year return of 19.8% and a five-year total annualized return of 15.7%, easily beating the competition.\\nNote that DEMZ has not been around for long enough to compile a three-year or five-year track record. It's also important to note that both of these ETFs are minnows in the bigger investing picture -- MAGA has $18.7 million in assets under management, while DEMZ has $23.5 million.\\nIf, as an investor, it is truly important to you to invest in companies that donate to candidates from your side of the aisle, then these ETFs could theoretically warrant a place in your portfolio. They could also potentially be interesting as a vehicle for traders who want to use them as a way to bet on the outcomes of elections or certain legislation passing.\\nBut beyond that, it seems like most investors would likely be better off keeping it simple via a broad-market fund like QQQ or VOO instead of making their financial futures political. \\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As you can see from the overview below, DEMZ skews more towards the tech sector than MAGA does, with a relatively large 5.4% stake in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and top 10 positions in IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). Many consumers expect brands to have a stance on polarizing issues, and an increasing number of ETFs have been launched in recent years with the intent of allowing people to invest in companies that they believe are aligned with their political viewpoints (i.e., Republican or Democratic). As of the end of May, MAGA had a one-year total return of -8.9% (although, keep in mind that the S&P 500 was in a bear market last year, so this result isn’t as bad as it may sound.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As you can see from the overview below, DEMZ skews more towards the tech sector than MAGA does, with a relatively large 5.4% stake in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and top 10 positions in IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). For now, let’s take a look at two such ETFs, each representing an opposing side of the aisle -- the Point Bridge GOP Stock Tracker ETF (BATS:MAGA) and the Democratic Large Cap Core ETF (NASDAQ:DEMZ). Let’s say that you ignored the political noise and simply invested in the largest S&P 500 ETF, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO), or the largest Nasdaq ETF, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) instead of MAGA or DEMZ.', 'news_article_title': 'Want to Invest in Republican or Democratic Stocks? Check Out These 2 ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As you can see from the overview below, DEMZ skews more towards the tech sector than MAGA does, with a relatively large 5.4% stake in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and top 10 positions in IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). This results in an ETF with 47 holdings, where the top 10 holdings make up 42.2% of the fund. As of the end of May, MAGA had a one-year total return of -8.9% (although, keep in mind that the S&P 500 was in a bear market last year, so this result isn’t as bad as it may sound.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As you can see from the overview below, DEMZ skews more towards the tech sector than MAGA does, with a relatively large 5.4% stake in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and top 10 positions in IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). For now, let’s take a look at two such ETFs, each representing an opposing side of the aisle -- the Point Bridge GOP Stock Tracker ETF (BATS:MAGA) and the Democratic Large Cap Core ETF (NASDAQ:DEMZ). Point Bridge Capital says that it “allows you to invest in companies that align with your Republican political beliefs.” It does this by investing in up to 150 S&P 500 (SPX) companies “whose employees and political action committees (PACs) are highly supportive of Republican candidates.” The holdings are equally weighted so that smaller S&P 500 companies are not crowded out by the largest companies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-epic-ask-us-appeals-court-to-reconsider-its-antitrust-ruling', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Mike Scarcella\\nJune 8 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and \"Fortnite\" maker Epic Games on Wednesday both asked a U.S. appeals court to reconsider its April ruling in an antitrust case that could force Apple to change payment practices in its App Store.\\nApple and Epic, in separate court filings, mounted challenges to a ruling by a three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Lawyers for the two companies said the panel should rehear the case or the court should convene \"en banc,\" as an 11-judge panel, to reconsider the dispute.\\nThe April three-judge ruling upheld a 2021 order in California federal court in Epic\\'s lawsuit which accused Apple of unlawfully requiring software developers to pay up to 30% in commissions on consumers\\' in-app purchases.\\nThe trial judge found that Apple violated a California state unfair competition law, but not U.S. antitrust provisions. Apple\\'s new filingchallenged a nationwide injunction over conduct Apple said was \"procompetitive and does not violate the antitrust laws.\"\\nEpic\\'s 9th Circuit filing argued that its claims against Apple directly implicate the \"core purpose\" of U.S. antitrust law to foster competition. Epic also argued that the appeals court did not conduct a \"rigorous\" balancing between asserted asserted consumer benefits and anticompetitive effects of Apple\\'s practices.\\nFederal appeals courts do not often grant en banc requests. Last year, the 9th Circuit received 646 petitions asking the court for en banc rehearings. During that period, the court granted 12 requests. In 2021, the court granted en banc review in nine cases.\\nThe U.S. Supreme Court could have the final say on the outcome.\\nRepresentatives for Apple and Epic had no immediate comment.\\nThe lower court ruling is on hold pending further appellate proceedings.\\nU.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers\\' ruling said Apple could not bar AppStore developers from providing links and buttons that direct consumers to payment options outside of Apple\\'s in-app purchase system.\\nGonzalez Rogers did not provide any direction on how Apple must allow those links or buttons.\\nCompetition authorities in other countries, including South Korea, the Netherlands and Japan, have taken steps to force Apple to open up its in-app payment systems.\\nThe case is Epic Games Inc v. Apple Inc, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 21-16506.\\nApple cannot ban links to outside App Store payments, U.S. appeals court says https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-appeals-court-upholds-lower-court-order-forcing-apple-allow-third-party-app-2023-04-24/\\nEpic\\'s \\'failure of proof\\' in Apple antitrust case questioned by appeals panel https://www.reuters.com/legal/fortnite-creator-fight-apple-antitrust-ruling-appeal-hearing-2022-11-14/\\nApple must ease App Store rules, U.S. judge orders https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/judge-epic-suit-says-apple-restrictions-anti-competitive-2021-09-10/\\n(Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones)\\n((Mike.Scarcella@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Mike Scarcella June 8 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and \"Fortnite\" maker Epic Games on Wednesday both asked a U.S. appeals court to reconsider its April ruling in an antitrust case that could force Apple to change payment practices in its App Store. The April three-judge ruling upheld a 2021 order in California federal court in Epic\\'s lawsuit which accused Apple of unlawfully requiring software developers to pay up to 30% in commissions on consumers\\' in-app purchases. Epic\\'s 9th Circuit filing argued that its claims against Apple directly implicate the \"core purpose\" of U.S. antitrust law to foster competition.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Mike Scarcella June 8 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and \"Fortnite\" maker Epic Games on Wednesday both asked a U.S. appeals court to reconsider its April ruling in an antitrust case that could force Apple to change payment practices in its App Store. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers\\' ruling said Apple could not bar AppStore developers from providing links and buttons that direct consumers to payment options outside of Apple\\'s in-app purchase system. Apple cannot ban links to outside App Store payments, U.S. appeals court says https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-appeals-court-upholds-lower-court-order-forcing-apple-allow-third-party-app-2023-04-24/ Epic\\'s \\'failure of proof\\' in Apple antitrust case questioned by appeals panel https://www.reuters.com/legal/fortnite-creator-fight-apple-antitrust-ruling-appeal-hearing-2022-11-14/ Apple must ease App Store rules, U.S. judge orders https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/judge-epic-suit-says-apple-restrictions-anti-competitive-2021-09-10/ (Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones) ((Mike.Scarcella@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple, Epic ask US appeals court to reconsider its antitrust ruling', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Mike Scarcella June 8 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and \"Fortnite\" maker Epic Games on Wednesday both asked a U.S. appeals court to reconsider its April ruling in an antitrust case that could force Apple to change payment practices in its App Store. Epic\\'s 9th Circuit filing argued that its claims against Apple directly implicate the \"core purpose\" of U.S. antitrust law to foster competition. Federal appeals courts do not often grant en banc requests.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Mike Scarcella June 8 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and \"Fortnite\" maker Epic Games on Wednesday both asked a U.S. appeals court to reconsider its April ruling in an antitrust case that could force Apple to change payment practices in its App Store. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers\\' ruling said Apple could not bar AppStore developers from providing links and buttons that direct consumers to payment options outside of Apple\\'s in-app purchase system. Apple cannot ban links to outside App Store payments, U.S. appeals court says https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-appeals-court-upholds-lower-court-order-forcing-apple-allow-third-party-app-2023-04-24/ Epic\\'s \\'failure of proof\\' in Apple antitrust case questioned by appeals panel https://www.reuters.com/legal/fortnite-creator-fight-apple-antitrust-ruling-appeal-hearing-2022-11-14/ Apple must ease App Store rules, U.S. judge orders https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/judge-epic-suit-says-apple-restrictions-anti-competitive-2021-09-10/ (Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones) ((Mike.Scarcella@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-outpaces-stock-market-gains%3A-what-you-should-know-13', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.57, moving +1.55% from the previous trading session. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.62%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.5%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 5.66%.\\nHeading into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had gained 2.46% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 9.07% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.44% in that time.\\nWall Street will be looking for positivity from Apple as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.18, down 1.67% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $81.17 billion, down 2.16% from the year-ago period.\\nLooking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.34 billion. These totals would mark changes of -1.96% and -2.53%, respectively, from last year.\\nIt is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.\\nResearch indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.\\nThe Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.03% higher within the past month. Apple is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\\nDigging into valuation, Apple currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 29.67. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 8.98, which means Apple is trading at a premium to the group.\\nIt is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.37. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. Computer - Mini computers stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 2.37 based on yesterday's closing prices.\\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 194, which puts it in the bottom 24% of all 250+ industries.\\nThe Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\\nMake sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.\\nJust Released: Free Report Reveals Little-Known Strategies to Help Profit from the $30 Trillion Metaverse Boom\\nIt's undeniable. The metaverse is gaining steam every day. Just follow the money. Google. Microsoft. Adobe. Nike. Facebook even rebranded itself as Meta because Mark Zuckerberg believes the metaverse is the next iteration of the internet. The inevitable result? Many investors will get rich as the metaverse evolves. What do they know that you don't? They’re aware of the companies best poised to grow as the metaverse does. And in a new FREE report, Zacks is revealing those stocks to you. This week, you can download, The Metaverse - What is it? And How to Profit with These 5 Pioneering Stocks. It reveals specific stocks set to skyrocket as this emerging technology develops and expands. Don't miss your chance to access it for free with no obligation.\\n>>Show me how I could profit from the metaverse!\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.57, moving +1.55% from the previous trading session. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.37. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.57, moving +1.55% from the previous trading session. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.37. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.57, moving +1.55% from the previous trading session. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.37. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.57, moving +1.55% from the previous trading session. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.37.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spyg-chie%3A-big-etf-outflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF, where 14,150,000 units were destroyed, or a 4.7% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPYG, in morning trading today Apple is up about 0.4%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.6%.\\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the China Energy ETF, which lost 230,000 of its units, representing a 33.8% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. Among the largest underlying components of CHIE, in morning trading today Graniteshares 1.25X Long Tesla Daily ETF is up about 2.3%.\\nVIDEO: SPYG, CHIE: Big ETF Outflows\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of SPYG, in morning trading today Apple is up about 0.4%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.6%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the China Energy ETF, which lost 230,000 of its units, representing a 33.8% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. Among the largest underlying components of CHIE, in morning trading today Graniteshares 1.25X Long Tesla Daily ETF is up about 2.3%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of SPYG, in morning trading today Apple is up about 0.4%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.6%. Among the largest underlying components of CHIE, in morning trading today Graniteshares 1.25X Long Tesla Daily ETF is up about 2.3%. VIDEO: SPYG, CHIE: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'SPYG, CHIE: Big ETF Outflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF, where 14,150,000 units were destroyed, or a 4.7% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPYG, in morning trading today Apple is up about 0.4%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.6%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the China Energy ETF, which lost 230,000 of its units, representing a 33.8% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF, where 14,150,000 units were destroyed, or a 4.7% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the China Energy ETF, which lost 230,000 of its units, representing a 33.8% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. Among the largest underlying components of CHIE, in morning trading today Graniteshares 1.25X Long Tesla Daily ETF is up about 2.3%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-momentum-stocks-that-could-skyrocket-in-the-next-12-months', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nSome of the market’s top momentum stocks appear to be on the cusp of a breakout. Whether it is due to strong earnings, new products, or improving sentiment, some of these stocks have a buzz about them. Better, many can reasonably be expected to move higher over the coming year. Plus, if economic conditions improve and we manage to avoid a deep and prolonged recession, we may enter a full-fledged bull market, which could boost these top momentum stocks.\\nAAPL Apple $180.57\\nLULU Lululemon $354.95\\nAMZN Amazon $124.25\\nGS Goldman Sachs $335.47\\nWMT Walmart $152.17\\nFDX FedEx $225.01\\nDKS Dick’s Sporting Goods $134.97\\nTop Momentum Stocks: Apple (AAPL)\\nSource: Wright Studio/Shutterstock.com\\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently hit an all-time high after the company introduced its long-awaited augmented reality headset called the “Vision Pro.” It comes with a momentous price tag of $3,499, which raised a few eyebrows. But for the money, users get a mixed-reality headset that allows them to scroll through apps using only their eyes and watch movies (including in 3D), view photographs, and play video games.\\nIn addition, the Vision Pro can also be used for work through videoconference apps. Plus, Apple plans to have the headset for sale in early 2024, which could be another strong catalyst. The company also announced other new products at its June developer conference, including a 15-inch MacBook Air laptop, iOS 17 for the iPhone, and a new FaceTime feature for Apple TV.\\nLululemon (LULU)\\nSource: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com\\nAthletic apparel company Lululemon (NASDAQ:LULU) is riding high following its most recent earnings report. The retailer saw its stock jump 15% higher after it announced strong fiscal first-quarter earnings, which beat Wall Street forecasts. In fact, Lululemon reported that its revenue rose 24% to $2 billion, which beat analyst expectations for $1.93 billion. Net income came in at $290 million compared to $190 million a year earlier. Even better, the company said revenue in China grew 79% in fiscal Q1 from a year earlier. Perhaps most impressive, the retailer lifted its forward guidance, saying it now expects full-year revenue of $9.44 billion to $9.51 billion, up from a previous estimate of $9.31 billion to $9.41 billion. The company plans to open 50 new stores this year, most of them in China. LULU stock is now up 10% on the year and momentum seems to be building.\\nAmazon (AMZN)\\nSource: ImageFlow/Shutterstock.com\\nAmazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) could have a big catalyst on its hands. That is, if rumors are true that the e-commerce giant is planning to offer free nationwide mobile phone service to its Prime members in the U.S. Multiple media reports state that Amazon is negotiating with major wireless internet providers, including Verizon (NYSE:VZ) and Dish Networks (NASDAQ:DISH), to get the lowest wholesale internet prices, which it plans to pass onto consumers and drive growth in its Prime memberships.\\nAmazon is reportedly planning to offer Prime members unlimited wireless internet plans for as little as $10 a month, or possibly for free, to strengthen loyalty among its customers and drive membership sales. Prime members currently pay $139 a year for free delivery, video streaming, and access to more than 100 million songs. About 167 million Americans have a Prime membership. However, that level has flatlined after the company increased the price from $119. AMZN stock is flat (down 0.62%) over the past 12 months and looks ready to run.\\nGoldman Sachs (GS)\\nSource: Epic Cure / Shutterstock\\nIPOs and M&A deals may be in the doldrums for now. However, that could soon change with the upcoming IPO of British microchip maker Arm, which could be 2023’s biggest market debut. In fact, there’s word is could be valued at as much as $10 billion. Not only could that deal revive the IPO market, but also firms such as Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), which has seen its share price slide 3% this year due to a lack of action on Wall Street.\\nWhile it waits for a turnaround in the deals market, Goldman Sachs has been working to become a leaner organization. The investment bank just announced new staff cuts in what is its third round of layoffs since September 2022. The company said it expects to let 250 people go in the latest workforce reduction. This follows 3,200 staff cuts made in January of this year. Other investment banks have also cut staff, with Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) letting 3,000 people go earlier this year. Goldman Sachs reported a 16% decline in Q1 trading and advisory revenue as deals on Wall Street remain in a slump. But should that downward trend reverse higher, GS stock can be expected to skyrocket.\\nWalmart (WMT)\\nSource: shutterstock.com/CC7\\nRetail juggernaut Walmart (NYSE:WMT) has a few things working in its favor. The company just issued strong Q1 earnings, reporting that its sales rose nearly 8% as its grocery business offset weak demand for clothing and electronics. EPS came in at $1.47 versus the $1.32 that was forecast. Revenue in Q1 totaled $152.30 billion, which was ahead of forecasts for $148.76 billion. In addition, Walmart reported that its online or e-commerce sales grew 27% year-over-year during Q1.\\nWalmart also raised its forward guidance, saying it now anticipates that its net sales will increase by 3.5% for all of this year and that its EPS for 2023 will come in at $6.10 to $6.20. While the company noted that consumers are buying fewer big-ticket items such as TV sets, it said that its grocery sales are going gangbusters as people seek out cheaper prices with inflation remaining high. WMT stock has gained 4% year to date but could break out, especially if the economy falls into a recession in the year’s second half.\\nFedEx (FDX)\\nSource: Chompoo Suriyo / Shutterstock.com\\nWe haven’t heard a lot from FedEx (NYSE:FDX) lately, but that could change with the shipping and logistics company’s next earnings report. In the meantime, analysts have been upgrading FDX stock in the lead-up to its Q1 print scheduled for June 20. Atlantic Equities, for example, just initiated coverage of FedEx stock with an “overweight” (buy) rating and a $265 price target, which is nearly 20% higher than where the shares are currently trading. Over the last 12 months, FDX stock has gained only a slight 3%.\\nBetter, analysts are growing increasingly bullish on FDX stock due to expectations that the company has gotten its house in order with an aggressive cost-cutting plan. Also, FedEx’s last quarterly results, delivered in March, were better than Wall Street expected and showed the company is making progress. FedEx raised its full-year guidance in March, saying it expects EPS of $14.60 and $15.20 per share.\\nDick’s Sporting Goods (DKS)\\nSource: AdityaB. Photography/ShutterStock.com\\nShares of sports equipment retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) dipped at the end of May after several other retailers, notably Foot Locker (NYSE:FL), reported subpar earnings. DKS stock fell 10% in only a few days, largely in sympathy with Foot Locker and others. However, the share price has since recovered all of that loss and looks poised to test new highs over the coming 12 months. The company has proven to be remarkably resilient in the face of inflation and rising interest rates, positioning it as a best-in-class retailer.\\nEarlier this year, Dick’s Sporting Goods more than doubled its quarterly dividend after crushing its earnings. The company raised its quarterly dividend to $1, which is an increase of 105% from the 48.75 cents previously. The company has continued to report strong earnings as its specialty focus on sports equipment, strong brand, and market share enable it to weather the current inflationary and high-interest rate environment. As the economy and consumer spending improve, DKS stock should strengthen further.\\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MS. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \\nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\\nThe post 7 Momentum Stocks That Could Skyrocket in the Next 12 Months appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $180.57 LULU Lululemon $354.95 AMZN Amazon $124.25 GS Goldman Sachs $335.47 WMT Walmart $152.17 FDX FedEx $225.01 DKS Dick’s Sporting Goods $134.97 Top Momentum Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: Wright Studio/Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently hit an all-time high after the company introduced its long-awaited augmented reality headset called the “Vision Pro.” It comes with a momentous price tag of $3,499, which raised a few eyebrows. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MS. Not only could that deal revive the IPO market, but also firms such as Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), which has seen its share price slide 3% this year due to a lack of action on Wall Street.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $180.57 LULU Lululemon $354.95 AMZN Amazon $124.25 GS Goldman Sachs $335.47 WMT Walmart $152.17 FDX FedEx $225.01 DKS Dick’s Sporting Goods $134.97 Top Momentum Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: Wright Studio/Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently hit an all-time high after the company introduced its long-awaited augmented reality headset called the “Vision Pro.” It comes with a momentous price tag of $3,499, which raised a few eyebrows. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MS. Amazon is reportedly planning to offer Prime members unlimited wireless internet plans for as little as $10 a month, or possibly for free, to strengthen loyalty among its customers and drive membership sales.', 'news_article_title': '7 Momentum Stocks That Could Skyrocket in the Next 12 Months', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $180.57 LULU Lululemon $354.95 AMZN Amazon $124.25 GS Goldman Sachs $335.47 WMT Walmart $152.17 FDX FedEx $225.01 DKS Dick’s Sporting Goods $134.97 Top Momentum Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: Wright Studio/Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently hit an all-time high after the company introduced its long-awaited augmented reality headset called the “Vision Pro.” It comes with a momentous price tag of $3,499, which raised a few eyebrows. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MS. The retailer saw its stock jump 15% higher after it announced strong fiscal first-quarter earnings, which beat Wall Street forecasts.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $180.57 LULU Lululemon $354.95 AMZN Amazon $124.25 GS Goldman Sachs $335.47 WMT Walmart $152.17 FDX FedEx $225.01 DKS Dick’s Sporting Goods $134.97 Top Momentum Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: Wright Studio/Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently hit an all-time high after the company introduced its long-awaited augmented reality headset called the “Vision Pro.” It comes with a momentous price tag of $3,499, which raised a few eyebrows. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MS. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Some of the market’s top momentum stocks appear to be on the cusp of a breakout.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-is-on-fire.-invest-in-it-with-these-3-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is off to a gain of over 40% year-to-date, and it has a coveted 'Perfect 10' TipRanks Smart Score. Excitement about the company’s newly-unveiled VR headset is starting to build. Even Warren Buffett is a fan of the stock. Apple has been Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK.B) largest position for a long time. In fact, after its 2023 run-up, it currently accounts for nearly half of Berkshire’s equity portfolio.\\nInvestors looking to invest in Apple through ETFs are in luck because Apple is the largest company in the world by market cap (with a $2.8 trillion valuation), and it isn’t hard to find ETFs with a large position in it. Therefore, without further ado, here are three of the top ETFs with Apple stock exposure.\\n1. Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT)\\nApple is the VGT ETF's top holding with a massive 23.5% weighting. Vanguard funds are known for their diversification, and aside from this large Apple position, VGT is no different. The $51.3 billion ETF holds 366 positions. Because it is a market-weighted ETF and Apple is the largest position in the index VGT tracks (the MSCI U.S. Investable Market Index (IMI)/Information Technology 20/50), Apple rises to the top with this large allocation.\\nIncluding Apple, VGT’s top 10 holdings account for 63.9% of the fund. Below, you’ll find an overview of VGT’s top holdings using TipRanks’ holdings tool.\\nVGT’s underlying index is comprised of companies within the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) information technology sector, which includes software and IT services companies as well as makers and distributors of technology hardware such as semiconductors, cell phones, and computers. Therefore, it’s no surprise to see plenty of familiar mega-cap technology names within VGT’s top 10, whether it’s Apple, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), or Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). \\nYou may be surprised to find payment network giants like Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA) coming in as the number four and five positions in a technology ETF, but note these are also fintech companies pushing innovation in the finance space. \\nIn the chart above, you’ll see plenty of bright green Smart Scores. The Smart Score is TipRanks’ proprietary quantitative stock scoring system that evaluates stocks on eight different market factors. The result is data-driven and does not require any human intervention. A Smart Score of 8 or above is the equivalent of an Outperform rating. As you can see, VGT impresses in this department as nine of its top 10 holdings have Outperform-equivalent ratings. Furthermore, VGT itself features an ETF Smart Score of 8 out of 10.\\nVGT has been a strong performer over the years, and it is currently up 32% year-to-date. It has returned 16.5% over the past year, 17.8% annualized over a three-year time frame, and 19.1% annualized on a five-year basis. Further, VGT has returned 19.8% (annualized) over the past decade, and it’s hard not to be happy with that type of long-term return. \\nAnother nice thing about VGT is its low fees. The ETF has an expense ratio of just 0.1%, meaning that an investor who puts $10,000 into the ETF will only pay $10 in fees in a year.\\nIs VGT Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\\nAnalysts are fairly positive on VGT, assigning it a Moderate Buy consensus rating. The average VGT stock price target of $456.65 implies upside potential of 9.04% from current levels.\\n2. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK)\\nLike VGT, the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is a low-fee, index-based fund investing in the technology sector. In XLK’s case, it invests in the technology sector of the S&P 500 (SPX).\\nSimilar to VGT, Apple has a massive position here with its 22.9% weighting, although it’s not XLK’s largest holding. That honor belongs to Microsoft, which edges Apple out for the top spot with a 24.3% weighting. XLK holds far fewer stocks than VGT. It currently holds 65 stocks, and its top 10 holdings make up 71.6% of the fund. See below for an overview of XLK’s top holdings.\\nYou’ll notice that beyond Apple and Microsoft, XLK and VGT share many of the same top holdings. One notable difference is that while VGT owns large positions in Visa and Mastercard, these stocks are not found in XLK as they are not part of the S&P 500 technology sector -- they are part of the S&P 500 financial sector and can thus be found in the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLF). \\nAs with VGT, you’ll find plenty of great Smart Scores here -- 8 out of XLK’s top 10 holdings feature Smart Scores of 8 or better, and XLK itself boasts a strong ETF Smart Score of 8 out of 10.\\nXLK offers the same investor-friendly expense ratio as VGT (0.1%), and it also boasts a great track record of long-term performance like VGT. XLK is up 33% year-to-date, and it returned 7.7% over the past year. It has been very consistent on an annualized basis, with total returns of 19.2% annualized over the past three years, 19.5% annualized over a five-year time frame, and 18.9% over the past decade. These are the types of results that help investors to build wealth over the long run. \\nIs XLK Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\\nThe consensus analyst view on XLK is fairly similar to that of VGT -- a Moderate Buy rating with an average XLK stock price target of $175.67, implying upside potential of 6.8%.\\n3. Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ)\\nLastly, the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF has become synonymous with technology stocks over the years, so it’s no surprise that it has a large Apple position. At 12.1%, QQQ’s Apple weighting is smaller than that of VGT’s or XLK’s, but this is still a sizable position in the grand scheme of things. Microsoft is ahead of Apple by a narrow margin with a 13.2% weighting. Check out the table below for a look at QQQ’s top holdings. \\nBecause QQQ's underlying index is the Nasdaq 100 (NDX), you’ll find that this list is dominated by the mega-cap tech names like Microsoft, Apple, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) that the Nasdaq is known for. \\nYou may notice that names like Amazon and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) are included here but absent from XLK, as it considers them to be consumer stocks. These stocks are not found in VGT’s underlying index either. \\nPepsi (NASDAQ:PEP) is a notable outlier here, as it is clearly not a tech stock, but it is one of the largest stocks on the Nasdaq 100, so it makes the cut.\\nQQQ comes in a bit behind XLK and VGT in that six of its top 10 holdings have Smart Scores of 8 or above (as opposed to nine out of 10 for XLK and eight out of 10 for VGT). Nonetheless, QQQ itself features a strong ETF Smart Score of 8.\\nQQQ's expense ratio is higher than that of VGT or XLK at 0.2%, but this is still an investor-friendly expense ratio, and it is still a lower fee than you will find with many other ETFs out there.\\nLike the other two funds discussed here, QQQ is another long-term winner. As of the end of the most recent quarter, the Nasdaq-focused ETF has returned 32% year-to-date. Moreover, it has posted annualized total returns of 19.8% over the past three years, 15.7% over the past five, and 17.7% over the past 10 (as of March 31).\\nIs QQQ Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\\nAnalysts also rate QQQ a Moderate Buy at current levels and see it as having similar upside potential of 9.5% based on the average QQQ stock price target of $385.11.\\nClosing Thoughts\\nIt's hard to go wrong with any of these three ETFs, and in many ways, they are very similar. QQQ is slightly different in that it offers lower exposure to Apple (although it still gives investors double-digit exposure) and features more of the typical mega-cap tech and FAANG names that many investors likely associate with Apple.\\nMeanwhile, these types of other names are not as prominent (or are missing altogether) from VGT and XLK, but they both give you Apple exposure of roughly 20% and similar stakes in Microsoft. QQQ features a higher expense ratio than VGT or XLK, but it is still a moderate expense ratio.\\nAll three of these tech-focused funds offer investors significant exposure to Apple, and all three have impeccable long-term performance track records. Furthermore, they all feature low expense ratios. For investors with a long time horizon and an interest in Apple as well as its tech peers, these ETFs look well-positioned to continue providing solid long-term returns.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is off to a gain of over 40% year-to-date, and it has a coveted 'Perfect 10' TipRanks Smart Score. You may notice that names like Amazon and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) are included here but absent from XLK, as it considers them to be consumer stocks. Meanwhile, these types of other names are not as prominent (or are missing altogether) from VGT and XLK, but they both give you Apple exposure of roughly 20% and similar stakes in Microsoft.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is off to a gain of over 40% year-to-date, and it has a coveted 'Perfect 10' TipRanks Smart Score. Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) Apple is the VGT ETF's top holding with a massive 23.5% weighting. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK) Like VGT, the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is a low-fee, index-based fund investing in the technology sector.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock is on Fire. Invest in it with These 3 ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is off to a gain of over 40% year-to-date, and it has a coveted 'Perfect 10' TipRanks Smart Score. Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) Apple is the VGT ETF's top holding with a massive 23.5% weighting. Similar to VGT, Apple has a massive position here with its 22.9% weighting, although it’s not XLK’s largest holding.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is off to a gain of over 40% year-to-date, and it has a coveted 'Perfect 10' TipRanks Smart Score. Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) Apple is the VGT ETF's top holding with a massive 23.5% weighting. As with VGT, you’ll find plenty of great Smart Scores here -- 8 out of XLK’s top 10 holdings feature Smart Scores of 8 or better, and XLK itself boasts a strong ETF Smart Score of 8 out of 10.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-climbs-amid-thin-volumes-ahead-of-eventful-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali\\nJune 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week.\\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\\'s fear gauge, dropped to a fresh pre-pandemic low of 13.66.\\n\"What you are really seeing in the vol market is an unwillingness to engage,\" said David Bianco, Americas chief investment officer for asset manager DWS Group. \"You\\'ve just got paralysis in investors.\"\\nInvestors were sitting on the sidelines ahead of inflation data and a Federal Reserve policy meeting next week.\\nTraders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see a 50% chance of a rate hike in July.\\nThe two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.5% after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.\\nThe U.S. Labor Department is due to release inflation data on June 13, the first day of the Fed meeting. The numbers are expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly in May but core prices remained sticky.\\nMeanwhile, a rebound by technology and megacap stocks helped major indexes regain their footing amid thin volumes.\\nHeavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.06% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1% and 3.5%.\\nGameStop Corp GME.N tanked 18.10% as billionaire investor Ryan Cohen took over as executive chairman after the video-game retailer ousted its CEO and posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss.\\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIrose 146.76 points, or 0.44%, to 33,811.78, the S&P 500 .SPXgained 18.18 points, or 0.43%, to 4,285.7 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXICadded 92.05 points, or 0.7%, to 13,196.94.\\nAmong the 11 major S&P sectors, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD led the charge, while real estate .SPLRCR and energy .SPNY indexes slipped, with the latter being hit by a drop in oil prices.\\nAdobe ADBE.O added 3.99% after Piper Sandler raised its prices target on the stock to $500. The Photoshop software maker said it was offering its AI tool \"Firefly\" to large businesses.\\nLucid Group LCID.Oreversed gains and was down 1.17% after the U.S. luxury electric-vehicle maker\\'s head of China operations, Zhu Jiang, said the company was preparing to enter the world\\'s largest auto market.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.03-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.04-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\\nThe S&P 500 posted eight new 52-week highs and two new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 55 new highs and 37 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Marguerita Choy)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.06% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1% and 3.5%. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool. The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.5% after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.06% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1% and 3.5%. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. Meanwhile, a rebound by technology and megacap stocks helped major indexes regain their footing amid thin volumes.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street climbs amid thin volumes ahead of eventful week', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.06% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1% and 3.5%. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. Investors were sitting on the sidelines ahead of inflation data and a Federal Reserve policy meeting next week.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.06% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1% and 3.5%. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-climbs-as-yields-slip-on-jobless-claims-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 8 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq led gains on Wall Street on Thursday as a dip in Treasury yields supported megacap stocks, though investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data and the Federal Reserve\\'s policy meeting next week.\\nThe two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.5% after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.\\nTraders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see a 50% chance of a rate hike in July.\\n\"Today\\'s data in terms of higher claims shows that the Fed policy is having a clear effect,\" said David Russell, vice president of Market Intelligence at TradeStation.\\n\"There\\'s a lot of reasons to be optimistic that inflation is coming down, but the Fed is likely to keep a relatively stern tone until they know for sure. So at this point, the Fed wants to take a step back and see if the medicine is working.\"\\nHeavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 3.0% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 0.9% and 3.4%.\\nGameStop Corp GME.N tanked 17.8% as billionaire investor Ryan Cohen took over as executive chairman after the video-game retailer ousted its CEO and posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss.\\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\\'s fear gauge, dropped to a fresh pre-pandemic low of 13.73.\\nThe U.S. Labor Department is due to release inflation data on June 13, the first day of the Fed meeting. The numbers are expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly in May but core prices remained sticky.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Wednesday, with megacap stocks leading declines after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets with a rate hike, indicating that monetary tightening globally was far from over.\\nAt 11:48 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 65.71 points, or 0.20%, at 33,730.73, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 15.22 points, or 0.36%, at 4,282.74, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 115.45 points, or 0.88%, at 13,220.35.\\nAmong the 11 major S&P sectors, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD led gains, while real estate .SPLRCR and material .SPLRCM indexes declined after their recent run-up. Banks .SPXBK retreated 1.0%.\\nAdobeADBE.O added 4.7% after Piper Sandler raised its prices target on the stock to $500. The Photoshop software maker said it was offering its AI tool \"Firefly\" to large businesses.\\nLucid Group LCID.O inched up 0.4% after the U.S. luxury electric-vehicle maker\\'s head of China operations, Zhu Jiang, said the company was preparing to enter the world\\'s largest auto market.\\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.31-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.06-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded six new 52-week highs and two new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 38 new highs and 29 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 3.0% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 0.9% and 3.4%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 8 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq led gains on Wall Street on Thursday as a dip in Treasury yields supported megacap stocks, though investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data and the Federal Reserve\\'s policy meeting next week. The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.5% after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 3.0% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 0.9% and 3.4%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 8 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq led gains on Wall Street on Thursday as a dip in Treasury yields supported megacap stocks, though investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data and the Federal Reserve\\'s policy meeting next week. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street climbs as yields slip on jobless claims data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 3.0% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 0.9% and 3.4%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 8 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq led gains on Wall Street on Thursday as a dip in Treasury yields supported megacap stocks, though investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data and the Federal Reserve\\'s policy meeting next week. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 3.0% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an \"overweight\" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 0.9% and 3.4%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 8 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq led gains on Wall Street on Thursday as a dip in Treasury yields supported megacap stocks, though investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data and the Federal Reserve\\'s policy meeting next week. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-thinks-this-stock-could-make-warren-buffett-the-most-money-over-the-next-12', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) owns shares of nearly 50 stocks, but Warren Buffett didn't personally pick all of them. A few positions were initiated by Berkshire's investment managers.\\nHowever, Buffett could profit from any of the stocks in Berkshire's portfolio. Some are likely to be much bigger winners than others. Wall Street thinks this stock could make Buffett the most money over the next 12 months.\\nRuling out some top contenders\\nBefore we get to that potential biggest moneymaker, let's rule out some of the top contenders. Analysts don't believe that several of the stocks many might guess would generate the biggest gains for Buffett will move the needle enough.\\nFor example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Berkshire's biggest single holding, by far. It wouldn't be surprising, therefore, if it made Buffett the most money over any given period.\\nHowever, the consensus price target for Apple stock reflects an upside potential of less than 3%. Even the highly anticipated announcement of Apple's mixed-reality headset hasn't excited analysts enough to affect their price targets.\\nWhat about Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY)? Buffett is buying the oil stock more aggressively these days than any other. Berkshire now owns nearly 25% of Oxy.\\nWall Street is certainly bullish about Occidental. The average analyst's 12-month price target is roughly 17% above the current share price. But while an increase of that much would make Berkshire more than $2 billion in gains, Occidental still isn't the stock Wall Street has in mind.\\nTake it to the bank\\nI won't prolong the suspense. The one stock that Wall Street thinks will make Buffett the most money over the next 12 months is... Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).\\nThe consensus price target for Bank of America, Berkshire's second-largest position, reflects an upside potential of around 23%. With Berkshire's stake in BofA currently worth over $30 billion, a 23% increase would make the company nearly $7 billion.\\nThis amount, by the way, doesn't include any dividend income Berkshire should make with the bank stock. Bank of America currently pays an annualized dividend of $0.88 per share. Since it owns over 1.03 million shares, it stands to receive nearly $910 million in dividends over the next 12 months.\\nWhy are analysts so upbeat about Bank of America? One big reason is the stock is dirt cheap right now. After being hammered by the banking crisis earlier this year, BofA shares trade at a forward earnings multiple of below 8.4.\\nBut the bank's financial position remains strong. Its management team is top-notch and the company stands out as one of the leading technological innovators in the banking sector.\\nWall Street knows all of this. They realize that BofA's decline should only be a temporary one.\\nBeyond 12 months\\nWhich stock is likely to make Buffett the most money over a longer period than 12 months -- say five to 10 years? Analysts won't help us with that question. However, I have a pretty good guess -- and I don't think it's Bank of America.\\nI recently predicted that Amazon and Occidental will be Buffett's biggest winners this decade. Neither will be his biggest moneymaker, though. That honor will go to Apple, in my view.\\nBerkshire's massive stake in Apple means that the stock doesn't have to move very much to generate a lot of money for the conglomerate. I'm optimistic about Apple's long-term growth prospects. Barring some dramatic change in Berkshire's stake in the company, I expect that Apple will easily be Buffett's biggest moneymaker over the next five to 10 years.\\nBut I agree with Wall Street about Bank of America. It probably will make the Oracle of Omaha the most money over the shorter term. And it could make investors who aren't multibillionaires money, as well.\\n10 stocks we like better than Bank of America\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Bank of America wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Keith Speights has positions in Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Berkshire's biggest single holding, by far. The one stock that Wall Street thinks will make Buffett the most money over the next 12 months is... Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Berkshire's massive stake in Apple means that the stock doesn't have to move very much to generate a lot of money for the conglomerate.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Berkshire's biggest single holding, by far. However, the consensus price target for Apple stock reflects an upside potential of less than 3%. The one stock that Wall Street thinks will make Buffett the most money over the next 12 months is... Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).\", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street Thinks This Stock Could Make Warren Buffett the Most Money Over the Next 12 Months', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Berkshire's biggest single holding, by far. Wall Street thinks this stock could make Buffett the most money over the next 12 months. The one stock that Wall Street thinks will make Buffett the most money over the next 12 months is... Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Berkshire's biggest single holding, by far. But while an increase of that much would make Berkshire more than $2 billion in gains, Occidental still isn't the stock Wall Street has in mind. The one stock that Wall Street thinks will make Buffett the most money over the next 12 months is... Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sp-500-nasdaq-set-to-edge-up-as-yields-slip-after-jobless-claims-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 8 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were set to open slightly higher on Thursday as Treasury yields slipped after data showed weekly jobless claims rose more than expected, countering some concerns about further interest rate hikes.\\nThe two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.50% after a big jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.\\nInvestors are focused on the Federal Reserve\\'s monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, and see a 68% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool. They see a 50% chance of a rate hike in July.\\n\"Our view remains that the Fed will pause in June, but leave the door open for a July hike, keeping it data dependent. Eventually we don\\'t think the Fed will hike in July,\" Jefferies strategist Mohit Kumar said.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Wednesday, with megacap stocks leading declines after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets with a rate hike, reminding investors that monetary tightening globally was far from over.\\n\"They (BoC) do support our view that inflation would be sticky for longer than what central banks want which would rule out any cuts in 2023,\" Kumar said.\\nThe U.S. Labor Department is due to release inflation data on June 13, the first day of the Fed meeting. The numbers are expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly in May but core prices remained sticky.\\nGrowth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O inched higher in premarket trading after their recent run of losses, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 1.4%.\\nAnother big mover was GameStop Corp GME.N, whose shares tanked 22% as billionaire investor Ryan Cohen took over as executive chairman after the video-game retailer ousted its CEO and posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss.\\nAs investors rotated out of growth stocks, the economically sensitive companies advanced, with the Russell 2000 index of small-cap firms .RUT jumping 1.8% to a three-month closing high on Wednesday.\\nThe Dow Jones transports index .DJT notched a six-week high, while the KBW Regional Banking index .KRX closed at a more than two-month peak.\\nAt 8:45 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 29 points, or 0.09%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 1.25 points, or 0.03%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 22.25 points, or 0.16%.\\n\"(After) the incredible returns that anything related to AI has been able to produce, it\\'s just normal profit-taking on the part of short-term traders looking for opportunities in areas of the market that haven\\'t performed as well,\" said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth.\\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\\'s fear gauge, edged up after dropping to a pre-pandemic low of 13.77 on Wednesday.\\nLucid Group LCID.O rose 3.0% after the U.S. luxury electric vehicle maker\\'s head of China operations, Zhu Jiang, said the company was preparing to enter the world\\'s largest auto market.\\nAdobeADBE.O added 1.8% after Piper Sandler raised its prices target on the stock to $500. The Photoshop software maker said it was offering its AI tool \"Firefly\" to large businesses.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O inched higher in premarket trading after their recent run of losses, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 1.4%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 8 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were set to open slightly higher on Thursday as Treasury yields slipped after data showed weekly jobless claims rose more than expected, countering some concerns about further interest rate hikes. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Wednesday, with megacap stocks leading declines after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets with a rate hike, reminding investors that monetary tightening globally was far from over.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O inched higher in premarket trading after their recent run of losses, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 1.4%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 8 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were set to open slightly higher on Thursday as Treasury yields slipped after data showed weekly jobless claims rose more than expected, countering some concerns about further interest rate hikes. The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.50% after a big jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.', 'news_article_title': 'S&P 500, Nasdaq set to edge up as yields slip after jobless claims data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O inched higher in premarket trading after their recent run of losses, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 1.4%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 8 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were set to open slightly higher on Thursday as Treasury yields slipped after data showed weekly jobless claims rose more than expected, countering some concerns about further interest rate hikes. They see a 50% chance of a rate hike in July.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O inched higher in premarket trading after their recent run of losses, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 1.4%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 8 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were set to open slightly higher on Thursday as Treasury yields slipped after data showed weekly jobless claims rose more than expected, countering some concerns about further interest rate hikes. The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.50% after a big jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-communication-services-etfs-surged-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Communication Services is one of the top-performing sectors this year, with a gain of about 32%, just behind the tech sector. The new Communication Services sector was created in 2018 by broadening and renaming the old Telecom sector.\\nGoogle parent Alphabet GOOGL, Meta Platforms META, and Netflix NFLX are some of the high-profile stocks that reside in the sector and drive its performance, as they make up more than 50% of the sector.\\nAlphabet, which has heavily invested in AI and machine learning over the past few years, scrambled to roll out its chatbot competitor after ChatGPT’s explosive popularity. The search giant has since announced a slew of new products and tools that use generative AI. The stock is up over 40% this year.\\nMeta Platforms shares have surged over 110% as the company aggressively cuts costs in what CEO Zuckerberg has called the \"year of efficiency.\" With the launch of Apple\\'s AAPL mixed-reality headset this week, the competition in the AR and VR areas will heat up.\\nTo learn about the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF XLC, the Vanguard Communication Services ETF VOX and the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF (EWCO), please watch the short video above.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nVanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX): ETF Research Reports\\nCommunication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC): ETF Research Reports\\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"With the launch of Apple's AAPL mixed-reality headset this week, the competition in the AR and VR areas will heat up. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX): ETF Research Reports Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Alphabet, which has heavily invested in AI and machine learning over the past few years, scrambled to roll out its chatbot competitor after ChatGPT’s explosive popularity.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX): ETF Research Reports Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. With the launch of Apple's AAPL mixed-reality headset this week, the competition in the AR and VR areas will heat up. Google parent Alphabet GOOGL, Meta Platforms META, and Netflix NFLX are some of the high-profile stocks that reside in the sector and drive its performance, as they make up more than 50% of the sector.\", 'news_article_title': 'Why Communication Services ETFs Surged in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX): ETF Research Reports Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. With the launch of Apple's AAPL mixed-reality headset this week, the competition in the AR and VR areas will heat up. Communication Services is one of the top-performing sectors this year, with a gain of about 32%, just behind the tech sector.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX): ETF Research Reports Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. With the launch of Apple's AAPL mixed-reality headset this week, the competition in the AR and VR areas will heat up. Google parent Alphabet GOOGL, Meta Platforms META, and Netflix NFLX are some of the high-profile stocks that reside in the sector and drive its performance, as they make up more than 50% of the sector.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-nasdaq-stocks-that-have-generated-10x-returns-in-10-years', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Nasdaq is home to many of the best growth stocks in the world. Some of them have generated life-changing returns for investors, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Idexx Laboratories (NASDAQ: IDXX). These stocks have all been 10-baggers over the past decade. Here\\'s a closer look at these companies and whether they are still excellent investments today.\\n1. Apple\\nIn 10 years, shares of tech giant Apple have risen by more than 1,000%. If you\\'d invested only $10,000 in June 2013, it would be worth around $113,600 today. And that\\'s investing at a time when Apple was already a big tech company known for its iPhones and growing ecosystem. Today, the company has a variety of different services, including music, streaming, books, news, and many others.\\nApple hasn\\'t run out of ideas to grow, either. This month it unveiled Vision Pro, the company\\'s augmented reality headset. Healthcare is another potential area of long-term growth for the business, as there have been rumors the company could be adding a blood glucose monitor on a future iteration of its Apple Watch.\\nA company like Apple that gushes profits and free cash flow can afford to spend money on various ventures to see which one pays off. In the trailing 12 months, the company\\'s free cash flow totaled more than $97 billion.\\nThat\\'s why, despite being nearly worth $3 trillion, it may still not be too late to buy this behemoth, as Apple could have more growth opportunities to pursue in the future. At 28 times earnings, the growth stock isn\\'t cheap -- but it\\'s still not a big premium to own shares of a company that billionaire investor Warren Buffett says is \"probably the best business I know in the world.\"\\n2. Nvidia\\nNvidia recently hit the $1 trillion valuation mark, as its stock has been rising sharply this year. Known for its video cards, Nvidia is a top name in computing, and the emergence of chatbot ChatGPT has only enhanced its popularity with investors.\\nArtificial intelligence (AI) is the next new growth area for the business, with Nvidia recently launching an AI platform that it says offers \"full-stack innovation in computing, software, and AI models and services.\" Nvidia\\'s chips can also help companies build out their AI capabilities.\\nThe company forecast that for the current quarter (which ends in July), its sales will be around $11 billion -- smashing analyst expectations of $7.2 billion, leading to a rally in the stock\\'s valuation. Demand has also been red hot for its data center products, fueling the company\\'s strong numbers.\\nAlthough its valuation has gone through the roof, with Nvidia\\'s stock now trading at more than 80 times estimated future profits, it still has more upside to go as it promises to be a big name in AI.\\nIn 10 years, its shares have jumped by more than 10,000%, and a $10,000 investment a decade ago would be worth close to $1.1 million today. And remarkably, it may still make for a great long-term buy right now.\\n3. Idexx Laboratories\\nPet healthcare company Idexx Laboratories has given back some gains over the past few years, but its 10-year returns sit at just over 1,000%. A $10,000 investment in the stock a decade ago would now be worth around $107,000.\\nThe company has customers in over 175 countries, giving the business plenty of growth opportunities. Unlike the fast-growing tech and consumer stocks up higher on this list, Idexx\\'s growth has been more constant and steady over the years:\\n\\nIDXX Revenue (Annual) data by YCharts.\\nIn 2023, for example, it\\'s projecting revenue growth between 7.5% and 10%. On the bottom line, however, it\\'s projecting up to 22% growth in earnings per share.\\nThe bulk of the company\\'s revenue (approximately 92%) comes from the companion animal group segment, which includes veterinarian diagnostics products and services for pets. It also generates revenue from water testing products and livestock and poultry diagnostics.\\nSpending on pets has risen over the years, ensuring demand for Idexx\\'s products and services continues to increase. According to the American Pet Products Association, the U.S. pet market was worth $136.8 billion in 2022, representing a 51% increase from $90.5 billion in 2018. And this year it expects the market to rise to a value of $143.6 billion.\\nWith more spending still on the way, Idexx\\'s business will remain strong. One obstacle that may keep investors from buying shares of Idexx, however, is the stock\\'s hefty earnings multiple of around 60. Given the more modest growth opportunities in this industry, it may be hard to justify such a valuation for Idexx.\\n10 stocks we like better than Idexx Laboratories\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Idexx Laboratories wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nDavid Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends Idexx Laboratories. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Some of them have generated life-changing returns for investors, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Idexx Laboratories (NASDAQ: IDXX). Healthcare is another potential area of long-term growth for the business, as there have been rumors the company could be adding a blood glucose monitor on a future iteration of its Apple Watch. At 28 times earnings, the growth stock isn\\'t cheap -- but it\\'s still not a big premium to own shares of a company that billionaire investor Warren Buffett says is \"probably the best business I know in the world.\"', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Some of them have generated life-changing returns for investors, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Idexx Laboratories (NASDAQ: IDXX). Idexx Laboratories Pet healthcare company Idexx Laboratories has given back some gains over the past few years, but its 10-year returns sit at just over 1,000%. The Motley Fool recommends Idexx Laboratories.', 'news_article_title': '3 Nasdaq Stocks That Have Generated 10x Returns in 10 Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Some of them have generated life-changing returns for investors, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Idexx Laboratories (NASDAQ: IDXX). Apple In 10 years, shares of tech giant Apple have risen by more than 1,000%. That's why, despite being nearly worth $3 trillion, it may still not be too late to buy this behemoth, as Apple could have more growth opportunities to pursue in the future.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Some of them have generated life-changing returns for investors, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Idexx Laboratories (NASDAQ: IDXX). At 28 times earnings, the growth stock isn\\'t cheap -- but it\\'s still not a big premium to own shares of a company that billionaire investor Warren Buffett says is \"probably the best business I know in the world.\" Idexx Laboratories Pet healthcare company Idexx Laboratories has given back some gains over the past few years, but its 10-year returns sit at just over 1,000%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-muted-as-bond-yields-rise-on-rate-jitters', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\\nFutures up: Dow 0.01%, S&P 0.06%, Nasdaq 0.09%\\nJune 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were largely flat on Thursday as government bond yields hovered near recent highs on worries that major central banks could keep raising interest rates.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Wednesday, with megacap stocks leading declines as U.S. bond yields rose after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets with an interest rate hike. US/\\nMicrosoft Corp MSFT.O slipped marginally in premarket trading, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O inched up after Wednesday\\'s declines.\\nThe 2-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, rose for a third day to 4.56%, as investors await the Federal Reserve meet next week. US/\\n\"Our view remains that the Fed will pause in June, but leave the door open for a July hike, keeping it data dependent. Eventually we don\\'t think the Fed will hike in July,\" Jefferies strategist Mohit Kumar said.\\n\"They (BoC) do support our view that inflation would be sticky for longer than what central banks want which would rule out any cuts in 2023.\"\\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\\'s fear gauge, edged up after dropping to a pre-pandemic low of 13.77 on Wednesday.\\nTraders see a 70% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool, down from nearly 80% a week ago. They see a 50% chance of a rate hike in July.\\nThe U.S. Labor Department is due to release inflation data on June 13, the first day of the Fed meeting. The numbers are expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly in May but core prices remained sticky.\\nInitial jobless claims data for the week ended June 3 is due later in the day.\\nThe economically sensitive parts of markets including the Russell 2000 index of small-cap companies .RUT rallied 1.8% to a three-month closing high on Wednesday, as investors rotated out of growth stocks.\\nThe Dow Jones transports index .DJT notched a six-week high, while the KBW Regional Banking index .KRX closed at a more than two-month peak.\\nAt 5:47 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 4 points, or 0.01%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 2.75 points, or 0.06%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 13 points, or 0.09%.\\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O slipped 0.7% after EU industry chief Thierry Breton demanded that the social media giant take immediate action to tackle online child-sex content as its voluntary child protection code seems not to be working.\\nGameStop Corp shares GME.N slumped 18.4% after billionaire investor Ryan Cohen took over as executive chairman after the video game retailer ousted its CEO and posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss.\\nLucid Group LCID.O rose 2.3% after the U.S. luxury electric vehicle maker\\'s head of China operations, Zhu Jiang, said the company is preparing to enter the world\\'s largest auto market.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"US/ Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipped marginally in premarket trading, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O inched up after Wednesday's declines. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Wednesday, with megacap stocks leading declines as U.S. bond yields rose after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets with an interest rate hike. Meta Platforms Inc META.O slipped 0.7% after EU industry chief Thierry Breton demanded that the social media giant take immediate action to tackle online child-sex content as its voluntary child protection code seems not to be working.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"US/ Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipped marginally in premarket trading, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O inched up after Wednesday's declines. Futures up: Dow 0.01%, S&P 0.06%, Nasdaq 0.09% June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were largely flat on Thursday as government bond yields hovered near recent highs on worries that major central banks could keep raising interest rates. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Wednesday, with megacap stocks leading declines as U.S. bond yields rose after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets with an interest rate hike.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures muted as bond yields rise on rate jitters', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'US/ Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipped marginally in premarket trading, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O inched up after Wednesday\\'s declines. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Wednesday, with megacap stocks leading declines as U.S. bond yields rose after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets with an interest rate hike. US/ \"Our view remains that the Fed will pause in June, but leave the door open for a July hike, keeping it data dependent.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"US/ Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipped marginally in premarket trading, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O inched up after Wednesday's declines. Futures up: Dow 0.01%, S&P 0.06%, Nasdaq 0.09% June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were largely flat on Thursday as government bond yields hovered near recent highs on worries that major central banks could keep raising interest rates. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Wednesday, with megacap stocks leading declines as U.S. bond yields rose after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets with an interest rate hike.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-top-metaverse-stocks-to-buy-in-june-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"As the PC and mobile markets mature, many growth-oriented investors are looking toward the metaverse as the next big computing platform. The term -- and the concept behind it -- came from Neal Stephenson's 1992 sci-fi bestseller Snow Crash, but it only gained more mainstream attention over the past few years as more advanced virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets hit the market.\\nThe bulls believe the metaverse will eventually blur the lines between the physical and digital worlds by enhancing real-world environments with digital overlays, virtually transporting people to both imaginary places and digital twins of real-world locations, and enabling people to remotely interact with each other without PCs or smartphones. It could also revolutionize video games by replacing monitors, TVs, consoles, and controllers with mixed-reality headsets.\\nImage source: Apple.\\nAccording to a recent report by Markets and Markets, the metaverse market could grow from $61.8 billion in 2022 to $426.9 billion by 2027 -- a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 47.2%. We should take that bullish forecast with a grain of salt, but these three tech giants -- Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Unity Software (NYSE: U) -- could profit from the market's secular expansion. Let's see what makes these three stocks potential buys this month.\\n1. Meta Platforms\\nIn October 2021, Facebook rebranded itself as Meta Platforms to emphasize its plan to evolve from a social media company into a metaverse one. It wants to achieve that transformation by expanding its Reality Labs division, which houses its VR and AR hardware and software, regardless of the near-term costs.\\nMeta recently said that it sold nearly 20 million Quest headsets over the past four years. But from 2019 to 2022, the Reality Labs unit only generated $6.07 billion in cumulative revenues over those four years while racking up a cumulative operating loss of $35.03 billion. Meta expects the segment's annual operating losses to widen again this year as it launches its new Quest 3 headset this fall and ramps up its production of new AR and VR content.\\nThose losses are staggering, but Meta remains firmly profitable because its core advertising business (which accounted for 97% of its revenue in 2022) still operates at high margins. That business is also gradually recovering from the user privacy improvements that Apple made to iOS (which disrupted platforms' ability to target ads to people) while countering TikTok's short videos with its own similar Reels.\\nMeta still enjoys an early-mover advantage in the metaverse market, and the Quest 3's $499 price tag might make it the best option for consumers who don't want to spend thousands of dollars on a VR headset. That could also help tether more of the 3.81 billion people who use at least one of Meta's core apps (Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp) each month to its metaverse ecosystem.\\n2. Apple\\nAfter years of rumors and speculation, Apple finally unveiled its new Vision Pro mixed-reality headset during its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. The Vision Pro is more technologically advanced than Meta's Quest 3, but it's priced accordingly at $3,499. It's scheduled to hit the market in early 2024 and will only initially be sold in the United States.\\nThe Vision Pro's high price tag could limit its appeal, but it could gradually diversify the tech giant's top line away from the iPhone -- which still accounted for 54% of its revenue in its latest quarter. It would also enable Apple to expand its subscription-based Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, and Apple Fitness+ services with AR and VR upgrades.\\nApple ended its latest quarter with 975 million paid subscriptions across that ecosystem, which represented 18% growth from a year earlier. By pulling some of those subscribers toward the Vision Pro and its mixed-reality apps, Apple could further strengthen the bonds between its hardware, software, and subscription-based services.\\nIt's well worth remembering that Apple didn't invent the MP3 player, the smartphone, the tablet computer, the smartwatch, or Bluetooth earbuds. But it disrupted all of those markets by studying the mistakes of the early movers, developing more appealing products, and tethering its devices to the rest of its prisoner-taking ecosystem. If the Vision Pro follows that same trajectory, it could eventually add tens of billions of dollars to Apple's annual revenue.\\n3. Unity Software\\nLast but not least, Unity is my top pick-and-shovel play on the metaverse market. Its namesake game development engine already powers more than half of the world's mobile, PC, and console games, and many of the most popular VR games -- including Meta's Beat Saber and Population: One -- were created on its platform. That's why it wasn't surprising when Apple recently said it was working with Unity to create new apps for the Vision Pro.\\nUnity's growth decelerated last year after Apple's privacy-oriented iOS update disrupted its ability to target the ads for its games. However, it bounced back from that setback by rewriting its own algorithms and merging with adtech company ironSource. As a result, it expects the growth of both its Grow (advertising and monetization) and Create (game development engine and non-gaming tools) units to accelerate again this year. Unity is certainly a more speculative play than Meta or Apple, but its revenue could surge as sales of new headsets drive more developers to create more metaverse apps.\\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Apple, Meta Platforms, and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"We should take that bullish forecast with a grain of salt, but these three tech giants -- Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Unity Software (NYSE: U) -- could profit from the market's secular expansion. That business is also gradually recovering from the user privacy improvements that Apple made to iOS (which disrupted platforms' ability to target ads to people) while countering TikTok's short videos with its own similar Reels. Meta still enjoys an early-mover advantage in the metaverse market, and the Quest 3's $499 price tag might make it the best option for consumers who don't want to spend thousands of dollars on a VR headset.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"We should take that bullish forecast with a grain of salt, but these three tech giants -- Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Unity Software (NYSE: U) -- could profit from the market's secular expansion. The term -- and the concept behind it -- came from Neal Stephenson's 1992 sci-fi bestseller Snow Crash, but it only gained more mainstream attention over the past few years as more advanced virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets hit the market. It would also enable Apple to expand its subscription-based Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, and Apple Fitness+ services with AR and VR upgrades.\", 'news_article_title': '3 Top Metaverse Stocks to Buy in June', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"We should take that bullish forecast with a grain of salt, but these three tech giants -- Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Unity Software (NYSE: U) -- could profit from the market's secular expansion. Meta recently said that it sold nearly 20 million Quest headsets over the past four years. Unity's growth decelerated last year after Apple's privacy-oriented iOS update disrupted its ability to target the ads for its games.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"We should take that bullish forecast with a grain of salt, but these three tech giants -- Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Unity Software (NYSE: U) -- could profit from the market's secular expansion. It would also enable Apple to expand its subscription-based Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, and Apple Fitness+ services with AR and VR upgrades. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-apple-vs.-amazon-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"After an economically challenging 2022, the stock market has been on a bull run this year. The Nasdaq Composite index has climbed 26% since Jan. 1 as easing inflation and technological advances have made investors bullish. However, many analysts believe the current optimism won't last forever, and the market will start trending down in the coming months as earnings slip from lingering macroeconomic hurdles.\\nAs a result, it's a good idea to use this time to invest in solid growth stocks that are likely to offer gains over the long term, no matter the economic climate. As the leaders of markets such as consumer electronics and e-commerce, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are excellent options to fortify your portfolio in uncertain times.\\nHowever, if you are only looking to add one stock right now, you'll need to know the better option. So, let's assess whether Apple or Amazon stock is the better buy.\\nApple\\nApple is a king in the consumer electronics market. The company has proved time and time again its ability to take existing technology and present it in a way that sends user adoption skyrocketing. Apple has done just this with smartphones, Bluetooth headphones, tablets, and smartwatches, achieving a leading market share in each of these sectors. The iPhone maker's dominance in consumer tech has seen its stock soar 272% in the last five years.\\nAs a result, the company's debut of a totally new product category at its Worldwide Developer Conference on June 5 makes for an exciting time to invest. Apple unveiled its Vision Pro virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset at the event. The new device is essentially an entire computer in headset form, meaning it doesn't need to be paired to an external device like a smartphone or computer.\\nThe Vision Pro has taken massive leaps in VR/AR, removing the need for controllers by using advanced eye tracking and hand gestures. People can use the headset for nearly any computing task, from word processing to browsing the web, video editing, FaceTime, and much more. Additionally, the Vision Pro provides immersive entertainment experiences for everything from movies to gaming, watching sports, and more.\\nWhile many tech enthusiasts are excited about the new product, Wall Street seems unsure what to make of it primarily because of its eye-watering price of about $3,500. The high price point means the Vision Pro is not accessible to the average consumer just yet. As a result, an investment in Apple is for what this product can become a few generations down the line when cheaper options become available to the masses.\\nHowever, considering the AR market is projected to hit $461 billion at a compound annual growth rate of 42% through 2030, Apple is well-positioned to profit substantially from the expanding industry.\\nAmazon\\nAmazon shares have risen 49% year to date as its e-commerce business has shown signs of rebounding after significant losses last year. The company's e-commerce segments reported a combined $10.6 billion in operating losses in fiscal 2022 as economic declines curbed consumer spending. However, investors were able to breathe a sigh of relief in Amazon's first quarter of 2023, with its North American segment returning to profitability and its international retail business reporting a slight improvement.\\nThe retail giant looks to be back on a growth path as inflation eases, and it has more to gain than most as the situation improves. Amazon holds a leading 38% market share in e-commerce, which could lead to a massive boost in revenue as the market recovers. Meanwhile, improving interest rates will likely allow businesses to increase cloud spending, bolstering the company's cloud platform, Amazon Web Services.\\nAmazon's potential is evident in its average 12-month price target of $138, which projects stock growth of 10%. The figure aligns with the company's five-year stock gains of 48%, making Amazon an attractive long-term option.\\nIs Apple or Amazon stock the better buy?\\nThe choice between Amazon or Apple stock comes down to which is the more reliable buy ahead of potential economic challenges. In this case, Apple is the clear winner. Amid a sell-off in 2022, Amazon's stock fell 50% while Apple's declined a more moderate 27%. The maker of MacBooks and iPhones is home to a more resilient business thanks to consistent product demand.\\nMoreover, Apple's price-to-earnings ratio of 30 compared to Amazon's 299 makes its stock a far bigger bargain. So if you're looking for value and reliability in the retail sector, Apple's stock is an attractive option this month.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com and Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"As the leaders of markets such as consumer electronics and e-commerce, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are excellent options to fortify your portfolio in uncertain times. However, many analysts believe the current optimism won't last forever, and the market will start trending down in the coming months as earnings slip from lingering macroeconomic hurdles. As a result, it's a good idea to use this time to invest in solid growth stocks that are likely to offer gains over the long term, no matter the economic climate.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"As the leaders of markets such as consumer electronics and e-commerce, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are excellent options to fortify your portfolio in uncertain times. The company's e-commerce segments reported a combined $10.6 billion in operating losses in fiscal 2022 as economic declines curbed consumer spending. So if you're looking for value and reliability in the retail sector, Apple's stock is an attractive option this month.\", 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: Apple vs. Amazon', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"As the leaders of markets such as consumer electronics and e-commerce, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are excellent options to fortify your portfolio in uncertain times. The iPhone maker's dominance in consumer tech has seen its stock soar 272% in the last five years. As a result, the company's debut of a totally new product category at its Worldwide Developer Conference on June 5 makes for an exciting time to invest.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"As the leaders of markets such as consumer electronics and e-commerce, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are excellent options to fortify your portfolio in uncertain times. Is Apple or Amazon stock the better buy? See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-unbelievable-growth-stocks-to-scoop-up-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The market has already delivered its fair share of great and not-so-great days in 2023, but wonderful businesses are still showing investors that they have what it takes to win over the long run. It's important to remember that the share price of any given stock reflects how the market values it in a given moment. Share price can tell you a lot, but it doesn't tell you everything.\\nLooking beyond share price at the underlying business and its core financials is how you discern whether you're looking at a great company with a clear path to growth ahead. If you're seeking two quality businesses that continue to deliver growth and profitability even in the current economy, you don't have to search far.\\nHere are two household names that may be too good to pass up right now.\\n1. Airbnb\\nAirbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) has made a name for itself in the highly competitive yet fragmented travel industry, an effort that was by no means guaranteed success. However, in the roughly 15 years since Airbnb was founded as a small bed and breakfast in a living room in San Francisco, the company has evolved to such a scale that its platform captures roughly 20% of the entire vacation rental industry globally.\\nOf course, Airbnbs today are used for far more than just short-term trips or leisure travel. People are staying in Airbnbs for longer periods and even living in these accommodations in some cases. As of the first quarter of 2023, guest reservations generated more than $20 billion in gross booking value. Almost half of all gross bookings were for stays of at least seven nights, while 18% of stays were long-term stays of 28 days or longer.\\nThat long-term stay figure was a slight deceleration from prior quarters, which was something management had predicted given the overall recovery in short-term stays now that borders have reopened after pandemic lockdowns. CEO Brian Chesky added some context to these developments in the company's first quarter earnings call:\\nI do think there is some -- little bit of a post-pandemic equilibrium that you're starting to see, and we're also seeing a mix shift because cross-border urban nights are now up. That being said, I remain extremely bullish on long-term stays. I think this is going to be one of the big growth opportunities for Airbnb over the next five years. And the reason why is because people are permanently more flexible.\\nChesky also noted that one of the most prominent comments from users on the platform was about the cost of the long-term stays. The company has made more than a dozen upgrades to this travel segment in response, such as an automatic fee reduction for long-term bookings of more than three months. Guests can use buy now, pay later service Klarna when making reservations to reduce the upfront cost of a wide range of stay types. Airbnb also just launched an initiative called Airbnb Rooms, offering a new cost-effective category of accommodations where more than 80% of stays are less than $100 per night.\\nTravel patterns have changed from the pre-pandemic era. Airbnb is continuing to demonstrate that it can efficiently (and profitably) adapt its business to cater to the changing needs of all kinds of travelers. Its cost-effective business structure remains remarkably asset-light because it connects travelers with hosts without needing to own or manage the actual properties. Investors might want to consider even a modest position in this resilient business.\\n2. Apple\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is hardly a new name to readers, but sometimes it's those tried-and-true businesses that investors will keep coming back to again and again. The tech behemoth, like other companies in its industry, is facing a challenging time as consumer spending patterns shift from goods to experiences and fears of a recession are still a potent reality.\\nAlthough Apple's business covers a wide range of products and services, it still generates the lion's share of sales from its iPhones. Still, in the company's second quarter of its fiscal 2023, ended April 1, the company set a new record for iPhone sales, even as the difficulties of the current operating environment pushed overall net sales down slightly from one year ago.\\nAnother segment that continues to account for more and more of Apple's top line is its non-hardware services business. This includes subscriptions such as Apple Music and Apple TV+. It also covers products like Apple Pay, Apple Card, and even its newer buy now, pay later service.\\nIn the quarter, Apple brought in total net sales of $95 billion and net income of $24 billion. Of that total, $51 billion came from iPhone sales and $21 billion from its services business. Considering that Apple's services business is its most asset-light segment (its cost of sales was a mere $6 billion in the quarter compared to the $47 billion incurred from the products businesses), shareholders should watch the consistent headway this segment is making as the company's second-largest driver of sales.\\nApple is also making progress with its much-awaited Vision Pro mixed-reality headset, which just debuted at the Worldwide Developers Conference and is expected to be released next year. The headset is expected to cost $3,499 a unit. It's likely to span a range of personal as well as professional use cases, integrating with other Apple products as well as a range of third-party apps.\\nApple just boosted its dividend by 4%, its 11th consecutive year of increasing its payout. It also returned a whopping $23 billion and some change to shareholders in the form of dividends in the March quarter. Even though the stock's dividend yield is less than 1% at the time of this writing, Apple's low payout ratio and consistent payout increases have made it popular with many income investors. Apple continues to demonstrate its relevancy and staying power with consumers amid the new waves of the digital age. For long-term shareholders, this is a business you can buy and hold on to forever.\\nFind out why Airbnb is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\\nOur analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Airbnb is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\\nClick here to get access to the full list!\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nRachel Warren has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb and Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is hardly a new name to readers, but sometimes it's those tried-and-true businesses that investors will keep coming back to again and again. The market has already delivered its fair share of great and not-so-great days in 2023, but wonderful businesses are still showing investors that they have what it takes to win over the long run. CEO Brian Chesky added some context to these developments in the company's first quarter earnings call: I do think there is some -- little bit of a post-pandemic equilibrium that you're starting to see, and we're also seeing a mix shift because cross-border urban nights are now up.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is hardly a new name to readers, but sometimes it's those tried-and-true businesses that investors will keep coming back to again and again. Although Apple's business covers a wide range of products and services, it still generates the lion's share of sales from its iPhones. In the quarter, Apple brought in total net sales of $95 billion and net income of $24 billion.\", 'news_article_title': '2 Unbelievable Growth Stocks to Scoop Up Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is hardly a new name to readers, but sometimes it's those tried-and-true businesses that investors will keep coming back to again and again. Almost half of all gross bookings were for stays of at least seven nights, while 18% of stays were long-term stays of 28 days or longer. Although Apple's business covers a wide range of products and services, it still generates the lion's share of sales from its iPhones.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is hardly a new name to readers, but sometimes it's those tried-and-true businesses that investors will keep coming back to again and again. Although Apple's business covers a wide range of products and services, it still generates the lion's share of sales from its iPhones. Considering that Apple's services business is its most asset-light segment (its cost of sales was a mere $6 billion in the quarter compared to the $47 billion incurred from the products businesses), shareholders should watch the consistent headway this segment is making as the company's second-largest driver of sales.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-virtual-reality-stocks-to-invest-in', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Recent technological advances shed light on virtual reality (VR) in recent months, making it an industry worth keeping a close eye on. Meta Platforms and Sony have dominated the VR space with their respective headsets for years.\\nBut despite the stature of these companies, consumer adoption has been slow, with gamers seemingly the only group of shoppers with a strong interest in the technology. Meta has pivoted its business almost completely toward VR development and the metaverse. Yet, the company has had little success there.\\nHowever, the sector could receive a massive boost now that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) entered the picture with its recently announced VR/AR headset, the Vision Pro. The company's history of success in new markets is immensely promising for the potential of its new headset and could spark a boom in the industry from the competition.\\nTech companies looking to expand their VR departments will likely turn to chipmakers like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), making it another great stock to keep on your radar.\\nHere's a look at each of these virtual reality stocks.\\n1. Apple\\nOn June 5, Apple unveiled the Vision Pro at its Worldwide Developer Conference. The headset marked the debut of a new product category for the company, something that hasn't happened since the release of the Apple Watch in 2016.\\nThe Vision Pro has taken a massive step forward in VR, with features never before seen in competing headsets. The device is a full-fledged computer in a headset casing, granting it all the productivity and entertainment capabilities of a MacBook. Meanwhile, it has removed the need for controllers required in headsets from Sony and Meta by utilizing eye tracking and hand gestures.\\nWhile Apple has given a glimpse of how VR can be incorporated into one's everyday life, the Vision Pro's starting price of $3,500 makes it challenging to get the headset into the hands of the average consumer. As a result, an investment in Apple is for its long-term potential in the sector. Future iterations of the Vision Pro will likely offer more palatable pricing, a strategy the company followed with past first-generation products.\\nFor instance, the base model Apple Watch's launch price started between $349 to $399, depending on size. These figures would equate to $430 and $490 today. Meanwhile, today's lowest-priced model comes in at $249 for the Apple Watch SE. The Vision Pro could see a similar trajectory regarding its pricing and product variations.\\nThe VR market is expected to hit a value of $227 billion by 2029, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 45%, according to Fortune Business Insights. Apple's dominance in consumer tech and brand loyalty strengthens its outlook in VR and makes its stock an attractive buy as the industry blossoms.\\n2. Advanced Micro Devices\\nApple's Vision Pro has upped the game in VR, using the same chip as the current MacBook Air. Comparatively, Meta's Oculus Quest Pro headset uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2 chip, based on the Snapdragon 865 used in premium smartphones in 2020.\\nAs a result, Apple has essentially made its headset a full-on computer, while its biggest competitor's equivalent product has the power of a three-year-old smartphone. The discrepancy will likely motivate companies to up their game, as Apple has set a new standard for the industry.\\nCue Advanced Micro Devices. AMD is a leader in custom chips, powering a number of devices across tech. The company is the exclusive supplier of graphics and processing power in Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox Series X|S game consoles, which has boosted its gaming segment in recent years. The lucrative partnerships led AMD to provide custom chips to a growing number of handheld PC gaming devices as well, as the company becomes the go-to for such hardware.\\nVR headset makers like Meta will be on the hunt for more powerful chips for the next generation of their devices if they want to compete with Apple, and AMD is well-positioned as the clear choice. The company's chips are capable of running intensive VR and AR workloads, indicating it could significantly profit from the market's development.\\nMoreover, AMD's price/earnings-to-growth ratio of 0.2 strengthens the argument for its stock. The figure suggests that projected growth is not priced into its shares, making it a bargain compared to its potential. And with that, AMD stock is an excellent option to invest in the swiftly growing VR market.\\n10 stocks we like better than Advanced Micro Devices\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Advanced Micro Devices wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"However, the sector could receive a massive boost now that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) entered the picture with its recently announced VR/AR headset, the Vision Pro. Tech companies looking to expand their VR departments will likely turn to chipmakers like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), making it another great stock to keep on your radar. While Apple has given a glimpse of how VR can be incorporated into one's everyday life, the Vision Pro's starting price of $3,500 makes it challenging to get the headset into the hands of the average consumer.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"However, the sector could receive a massive boost now that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) entered the picture with its recently announced VR/AR headset, the Vision Pro. For instance, the base model Apple Watch's launch price started between $349 to $399, depending on size. Comparatively, Meta's Oculus Quest Pro headset uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2 chip, based on the Snapdragon 865 used in premium smartphones in 2020.\", 'news_article_title': '2 Virtual Reality Stocks to Invest in', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"However, the sector could receive a massive boost now that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) entered the picture with its recently announced VR/AR headset, the Vision Pro. While Apple has given a glimpse of how VR can be incorporated into one's everyday life, the Vision Pro's starting price of $3,500 makes it challenging to get the headset into the hands of the average consumer. Advanced Micro Devices Apple's Vision Pro has upped the game in VR, using the same chip as the current MacBook Air.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"However, the sector could receive a massive boost now that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) entered the picture with its recently announced VR/AR headset, the Vision Pro. Tech companies looking to expand their VR departments will likely turn to chipmakers like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), making it another great stock to keep on your radar. Advanced Micro Devices Apple's Vision Pro has upped the game in VR, using the same chip as the current MacBook Air.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\\'s criteria.\\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\\nFINAL RANK: PASS\\n\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\\nDashan Huang Portfolio\\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper \"Twin Momentum\" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-large-cap-tech-stocks-wall-street-billionaires-are-piling-into-and-1-theyre-avoiding', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"In case you haven't noticed, data releases are occurring all the time on Wall Street. From earnings reports to economic data, it's easy for investors to be overwhelmed and miss something important. A little over three weeks ago, there's a decent chance you missed one of those important announcements.\\nMay 15 marked deadline for institutional money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A 13F provides a snapshot of what Wall Street's smartest and most-successful fund managers bought and sold in the most recent quarter (in this instance, the March-ended quarter).\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nAs should come as no surprise, tech stocks were very much in focus -- especially among billionaire investors. Based on 13Fs, Wall Street billionaires piled into two large-cap tech stocks and avoided another widely held tech innovator like the plague during the first quarter.\\nLarge-cap tech stock No. 1 billionaire investors piled into: Intel\\nThe first big-name tech stock that Wall Street billionaires couldn't stop buying in the March-ended quarter is underperforming semiconductor company Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). All told, five billionaires were avid buyers, including:\\nKen Griffin of Citadel Advisors\\nSteven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management\\nIsrael Englander of Millennium Management\\nJim Simons of Renaissance Technologies\\nJeff Yass of Susquehanna International\\nKeeping this same order intact, these billionaires respectively purchased approximately 13.13 million shares, 10.4 million shares, 7.69 million shares, 1.99 million shares, and 1.2 million shares of Intel stock.\\nWhat makes these purchases so intriguing is that they occurred during Intel's worst quarter in its storied history. The company lost $2.76 billion and saw revenue for its core client computing group and data center and AI (artificial intelligence) segments fall by 38% and 39%, respectively, from the prior-year period. Normally, such poor performance would chase prospective investors away. However, there looks to be genuine value here for those willing to be patient.\\nFor example, Intel is currently spending $20 billion to construct two chip fabrication plants in Ohio, which are slated to open sometime next year. It's also in the process of acquiring Tower Semiconductor. When all of these actions are complete, Intel will be on track to potentially become the second-largest foundry service provider by 2030. Providing domestic businesses with an alternative to overseas chip fab should help Intel regain some of its luster.\\nSomething else to consider is that Intel's market share losses to chief rival Advanced Micro Devices aren't game-changing. Intel still controls the lion's share of central processing unit sales in personal computers and data centers. That's not going to change anytime soon, which is good news for Intel's top cash-flow-generating segments.\\nFurthermore, Intel has a beast on its hands with autonomous driving solutions company Mobileye Global (NASDAQ: MBLY). Intel acquired Mobileye six years ago for a little north of $15 billion. When it was spun-out in 2022, Intel retained a majority of the outstanding shares. Mobileye closed this past week with a market cap of nearly $35 billion and the company's sales are rapidly rising.\\nLarge-cap tech stock No. 2 billionaire investors piled into: Palo Alto Networks\\nA second large-cap tech stock that select Wall Street billionaires absolutely piled into during the first quarter is cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW). Form 13Fs show there were three big buyers:\\nSteven Cohen at Point72 Asset Management\\nKen Griffin at Citadel Advisors\\nChase Coleman at Tiger Global Management\\nDuring the first quarter, Cohen, Griffin, and Coleman oversaw the respective purchase of roughly 571,400 shares, 355,100 shares, and 257,700 shares of Palo Alto Networks' stock.\\nUnlike the buying activity with Intel, which doesn't make sense unless you do some digging, it's crystal clear why billionaires are lapping up shares of Palo Alto. Next-generation security annual recurring revenue surged 60% in the latest quarter from the prior-year period, with total remaining performance obligations (i.e., the company's backlog) rising 35% to $9.2 billion. In short, the company is firing on all cylinders.\\nEver since management made the decision nearly five years ago to shift the company's focus to cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscriptions, Palo Alto has been virtually unstoppable. These higher-margin subscriptions now account for about 79% of net sales. More importantly, SaaS is helping to court larger customers that are more willing to add to their initial purchase. Add-on sales with its next-gen solutions are critical to boosting the company's subscription gross margin.\\nAs I've stated in the past, Palo Alto Networks has also done a phenomenal job of incorporating inorganic growth into the mix. Bolt-on acquisitions have given the company a means to expand its product offerings and appeal to a broader swath of businesses.\\nLastly, cybersecurity can be considered a basic necessity service. Even though tech stocks tend to be cyclical, businesses are migrating their data online and into the cloud at a faster pace than ever before. Since hackers don't take time off from trying to steal sensitive information, the need for cybersecurity solutions tends to be a constant in any economic environment.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nThe large-cap tech stock billionaires wanted nothing to do with: Apple\\nHowever, it wasn't only buying on billionaires' minds during the first quarter. America's largest public company by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), was given the heave-ho by a number of successful fund managers, including:\\nKen Fisher of Fisher Asset Management\\nJim Simons of Renaissance Technologies\\nKen Griffin of Citadel Advisors\\nIsrael Englander of Millennium Management\\nJeff Yass of Susquehanna International\\nIn the order listed above, these five billionaires respectively dumped 7.52 million shares, 7.09 million shares, 5.12 million shares, 2.22 million shares, and 1.1 million shares of Apple stock.\\nIf you're wondering why billionaires are avoiding Apple like the plague, it may have to do with the company's valuation. Between the start of 2013 and end of 2018, you could nab shares of Apple for 10 to 15 times earnings. Best of all, it was consistently growing by a low double-digit rate.\\nToday, you'll be paying about 30 times Wall Street's consensus earnings for Apple in fiscal 2023 (Apple's fiscal year ends in late September). While some investors might argue that a multiple of 30 isn't egregious for an industry leader like Apple, consider that its sales are expected to decline by nearly 3% in fiscal 2023, even with historically high inflation as a tailwind. Further, rapidly rising interest rates have removed access to cheap capital, which has the potential to slow Apple's pace of stock buybacks.\\nThe other possible knock with Apple is that it simply didn't do enough with iPhone 14 to differentiate it from previous 5G-capable models. Make no mistake, sales of the iPhone still dominate the U.S. smartphone market. However, there had been talk about expanding iPhone production in September of last year, which ultimately fell through after iPhone 14's relatively subdued launch.\\nOn the other hand, Apple is still a cash cow. It generated almost $110 billion in operating cash flow over the trailing-12-month period, and has repurchased a jaw-dropping $586 billion worth of its common stock over the past 10 years.\\nAs a long-term business, Apple is rock-solid. But from an investment standpoint right now, it's difficult to justify its current valuation, especially with sales and profits contracting.\\n10 stocks we like better than Intel\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Intel wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\nSean Williams has positions in Intel. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Palo Alto Networks. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"America's largest public company by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), was given the heave-ho by a number of successful fund managers, including: Ken Fisher of Fisher Asset Management Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Israel Englander of Millennium Management Jeff Yass of Susquehanna International In the order listed above, these five billionaires respectively dumped 7.52 million shares, 7.09 million shares, 5.12 million shares, 2.22 million shares, and 1.1 million shares of Apple stock. The company lost $2.76 billion and saw revenue for its core client computing group and data center and AI (artificial intelligence) segments fall by 38% and 39%, respectively, from the prior-year period. Next-generation security annual recurring revenue surged 60% in the latest quarter from the prior-year period, with total remaining performance obligations (i.e., the company's backlog) rising 35% to $9.2 billion.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"America's largest public company by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), was given the heave-ho by a number of successful fund managers, including: Ken Fisher of Fisher Asset Management Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Israel Englander of Millennium Management Jeff Yass of Susquehanna International In the order listed above, these five billionaires respectively dumped 7.52 million shares, 7.09 million shares, 5.12 million shares, 2.22 million shares, and 1.1 million shares of Apple stock. All told, five billionaires were avid buyers, including: Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Steven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management Israel Englander of Millennium Management Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Jeff Yass of Susquehanna International Keeping this same order intact, these billionaires respectively purchased approximately 13.13 million shares, 10.4 million shares, 7.69 million shares, 1.99 million shares, and 1.2 million shares of Intel stock. Form 13Fs show there were three big buyers: Steven Cohen at Point72 Asset Management Ken Griffin at Citadel Advisors Chase Coleman at Tiger Global Management During the first quarter, Cohen, Griffin, and Coleman oversaw the respective purchase of roughly 571,400 shares, 355,100 shares, and 257,700 shares of Palo Alto Networks' stock.\", 'news_article_title': \"2 Large-Cap Tech Stocks Wall Street Billionaires Are Piling Into and 1 They're Avoiding Like the Plague\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"America's largest public company by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), was given the heave-ho by a number of successful fund managers, including: Ken Fisher of Fisher Asset Management Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Israel Englander of Millennium Management Jeff Yass of Susquehanna International In the order listed above, these five billionaires respectively dumped 7.52 million shares, 7.09 million shares, 5.12 million shares, 2.22 million shares, and 1.1 million shares of Apple stock. 1 billionaire investors piled into: Intel The first big-name tech stock that Wall Street billionaires couldn't stop buying in the March-ended quarter is underperforming semiconductor company Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). 2 billionaire investors piled into: Palo Alto Networks A second large-cap tech stock that select Wall Street billionaires absolutely piled into during the first quarter is cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW).\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"America's largest public company by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), was given the heave-ho by a number of successful fund managers, including: Ken Fisher of Fisher Asset Management Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Israel Englander of Millennium Management Jeff Yass of Susquehanna International In the order listed above, these five billionaires respectively dumped 7.52 million shares, 7.09 million shares, 5.12 million shares, 2.22 million shares, and 1.1 million shares of Apple stock. 1 billionaire investors piled into: Intel The first big-name tech stock that Wall Street billionaires couldn't stop buying in the March-ended quarter is underperforming semiconductor company Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). All told, five billionaires were avid buyers, including: Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Steven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management Israel Englander of Millennium Management Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Jeff Yass of Susquehanna International Keeping this same order intact, these billionaires respectively purchased approximately 13.13 million shares, 10.4 million shares, 7.69 million shares, 1.99 million shares, and 1.2 million shares of Intel stock.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tim-cook-says-apple-is-looking-at-chatgpt-closely-but-he-also-has-these-3-glaring-concerns', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'After the release of the generative artificial intelligence chatbox ChatGPT, it was basically a given that most large tech companies would be looking to integrate the technology into their business. Being one of the largest consumer tech companies in the world, Apple is certainly no exception.\\nApple\\'s CEO Tim Cook said that he recently tried ChatGPT and thinks there is great potential and that the company is looking at the technology closely. But he also has his concerns, as do many prominent figures in the tech industry.\\nRecently, a number of prominent AI scientists and other notable figures signed a one-sentence statement that said: \"Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.\" While I didn\\'t see Cook on that list, here are three of his glaring concerns about ChatGPT.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\n1. Bias\\nOne thing that Cook and others are concerned about is bias. While Cook didn\\'t outright say it, a big concern among ChatGPT critics has been political bias or the chatbox answering questions and creating content that adheres to or favors the political beliefs of the people that created the technology.\\nFor instance, so far, many have claimed that ChatGPT tends to lean left on the political spectrum. The Brookings Institution conducted several experiments and found this to be largely true, although also noted that ChatGPT could give different answers to the same questions, and answers can certainly vary based on how questions are prompted.\\n2. Misinformation\\nWith the internet such a big part of the world, misinformation and fake news have become big problems for society to grapple with. Where things get murky is when people and companies try to prevent misinformation without taking away free speech. But ChatGPT creates a whole new avenue for misinformation.\\nThe NewsGuard organization, which tracks misinformation online and grades news sites on their credibility, found that generative AI tools are being used to create fake news websites that can pump out hundreds of articles a day. Furthermore, an analysis conducted by NewsGuard discovered that a version of ChatGPT in January proved to be ineffective at countering false claims. NewsGuard \"tempted\" ChatGPT with 100 false narratives, and ChatGPT delivered incorrect claims about important news topics 80% of the time.\\n3. Not being able to keep up\\nGenerative AI technology like ChatGPT is obviously very powerful and can adapt very quickly because it essentially gets better and more proficient as it collects more data. Cook thinks this could be a problem when it comes to regulation, which can take years to implement in many cases.\\n\"If you look down the road, then it\\'s so powerful that companies have to employ their own ethical decisions,\" said Cook. \"Regulation will have a difficult time staying even with the progress on this because it\\'s moving so quickly. So, I think it\\'s incumbent on companies as well to regulate themselves.\"\\nIn April, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), a division of the U.S. Commerce Department focusing on telecommunications and information policy, solicited input on how regulation could be used to prove \"that AI systems are legal, effective, ethical, safe, and otherwise trustworthy.\"\\nIn addition, both Democrat and Republican lawmakers seem open to the idea of creating a new agency to regulate AI and protect consumers from the potential harm that AI can cause.\\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\\nWhen our analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\nStock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nBram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"After the release of the generative artificial intelligence chatbox ChatGPT, it was basically a given that most large tech companies would be looking to integrate the technology into their business. Apple's CEO Tim Cook said that he recently tried ChatGPT and thinks there is great potential and that the company is looking at the technology closely. Furthermore, an analysis conducted by NewsGuard discovered that a version of ChatGPT in January proved to be ineffective at countering false claims.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"While Cook didn't outright say it, a big concern among ChatGPT critics has been political bias or the chatbox answering questions and creating content that adheres to or favors the political beliefs of the people that created the technology. Misinformation With the internet such a big part of the world, misinformation and fake news have become big problems for society to grapple with. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.\", 'news_article_title': 'Tim Cook Says Apple Is Looking at ChatGPT Closely -- But He Also Has These 3 Glaring Concerns', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'But he also has his concerns, as do many prominent figures in the tech industry. While Cook didn\\'t outright say it, a big concern among ChatGPT critics has been political bias or the chatbox answering questions and creating content that adheres to or favors the political beliefs of the people that created the technology. So, I think it\\'s incumbent on companies as well to regulate themselves.\"', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple's CEO Tim Cook said that he recently tried ChatGPT and thinks there is great potential and that the company is looking at the technology closely. While Cook didn't outright say it, a big concern among ChatGPT critics has been political bias or the chatbox answering questions and creating content that adheres to or favors the political beliefs of the people that created the technology. See the 10 stocks Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Bram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-sneaky-reason-vision-pro-could-be-huge-for-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) approached an all-time high when the Vision Pro headset was announced. With a $3,500 price tag, this ultrapremium product is a hard sell for most people, but it could be sneakily important to Apple's future. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro discuss the potential impact of Vision Pro on Apple's business, and whether it makes the stock a buy right now.\\n*Stock prices used were from the afternoon of June 5, 2023. The video was published on June 8, 2023.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jason Hall has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Jeff Santoro has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jason Hall is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) approached an all-time high when the Vision Pro headset was announced. With a $3,500 price tag, this ultrapremium product is a hard sell for most people, but it could be sneakily important to Apple's future. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro discuss the potential impact of Vision Pro on Apple's business, and whether it makes the stock a buy right now.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) approached an all-time high when the Vision Pro headset was announced. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro discuss the potential impact of Vision Pro on Apple's business, and whether it makes the stock a buy right now. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\", 'news_article_title': 'The Sneaky Reason Vision Pro Could be Huge for Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) approached an all-time high when the Vision Pro headset was announced. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro discuss the potential impact of Vision Pro on Apple's business, and whether it makes the stock a buy right now. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) approached an all-time high when the Vision Pro headset was announced. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro discuss the potential impact of Vision Pro on Apple's business, and whether it makes the stock a buy right now. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/did-apple-just-change-the-game', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Has the metaverse finally arrived? Wait, are we still using that term?\\nWith a spectacular list of failures over the years, it\\'s logical to have a heavy dose of skepticism for augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) products. From Google Glass to Magic Leap to Meta\\'s Oculus division, tens of billions of dollars have gone into building computing goggles, with minimal returns to show for it. After Facebook changed its name to Meta (NASDAQ: META) in 2021 and said it was investing at least $10 billion a year into building AR and VR products, industry hype went into overdrive and the term \"metaverse\" became a household name.\\nBut as we sit here in 2023, barely anyone uses Meta Oculus devices, Microsoft and Alphabet have paired back their research in these fields, and the term metaverse rarely gets brought up by public company executives.\\nBut where all these other companies have failed, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) thinks it can succeed. Here\\'s how the iPhone maker plans to disrupt the computing market yet again.\\nApple\\'s \"Vision\" for the future\\nApple revealed its Vision Pro augmented reality device to the world this week, which looks like sleek skiing or snorkeling goggles. The device is mixed reality, meaning you can block out all vision to the outside world (VR) or see digital images on top of the real world (AR).\\nUnlike other computing goggles, the Vision Pro does not have physical controllers, but instead lets you control the device with your eyes, hands, and voice. The actual computer will have a 4k display for each eye, 12 cameras, and five sensors to help users seamlessly operate the system.\\nThere are a lot of other features we don\\'t need to get into, but suffice it to say Apple is releasing a piece of extremely advanced technology with this new Vision Pro concept.\\nAll these features mean the device is not going to be cheap. As of now, Apple plans to launch the Vision Pro in 2024 at a price point of $3,500, which is much more expensive than the Oculus devices Meta sells. This indicates that -- at least with its first mixed-reality device -- Apple is going for a niche audience (software developers, technology enthusiasts, etc.) that are willing to pay thousands of dollars for computing hardware.\\nIf any company is going to get consumer adoption, it will be Apple\\nApple has plenty of advantages compared to competitors like Meta when it comes to convincing people to buy mixed-reality headsets.\\nFirst, it already has more than 1 billion users of its smartphone, tablet, and other computing devices, which are all tied to the same ecosystem of application services. This will make the value proposition of the Vision Pro much higher than a device maker that has to start at a blank slate with software services.\\nSecond, Apple has a fantastic reputation among consumers for making easy-to-use computing hardware. This brand surplus should translate over to the mixed reality market.\\nBut the key for Apple compared to any other hardware maker is its ability to sell premium (am I allowed to say overpriced?) hardware devices to its most ardent customers.\\nIf 1 million people purchase a Vision Pro at its $3,500 price point, that equates to $3.5 billion in revenue for Apple, excluding any software add-ons. For reference, Meta is currently selling its mainstream Oculus device for just $300, which equates to only $300 million in sales for every 1 million units sold, and likely with negative unit economics.\\nThis difference in price point will allow Apple to earn a positive return from hardware sales that it can reinvest into better future mixed-reality products. Meta, on the other hand, is losing money on every hardware sale, and will not make money from its entire mixed-reality division unless it somehow can drive $10 billion+ in software sales from a standing start.\\nMy money is on Apple -- the company with decades of experience building computers -- to win this competition by a country mile.\\nBut do consumers want computing goggles?\\nThe biggest barrier for Apple in mixed reality is not competition, but whether people actually want these devices. Convincing people to wear strange-looking goggles for hours at a time is going to take a lot of work, and there\\'s not much evidence anyone enjoys doing that at the moment.\\nPlenty of reporters said their heads hurt or they felt nauseous after using the Vision Pro for just 30 minutes. It looks like there are still major technical challenges in making a mixed-reality device seamless to use for the everyday person that even Apple hasn\\'t solved yet.\\nThe Vision line of devices could be Apple\\'s next big product to propel its business to new heights this decade. It has a head start versus competitors like Meta, and loyal consumers around the globe. But it is still to be determined whether AR and VR products will make it to the mainstream.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Brett Schafer has positions in Alphabet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"But where all these other companies have failed, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) thinks it can succeed. With a spectacular list of failures over the years, it's logical to have a heavy dose of skepticism for augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) products. From Google Glass to Magic Leap to Meta's Oculus division, tens of billions of dollars have gone into building computing goggles, with minimal returns to show for it.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'But where all these other companies have failed, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) thinks it can succeed. From Google Glass to Magic Leap to Meta\\'s Oculus division, tens of billions of dollars have gone into building computing goggles, with minimal returns to show for it. Apple\\'s \"Vision\" for the future Apple revealed its Vision Pro augmented reality device to the world this week, which looks like sleek skiing or snorkeling goggles.', 'news_article_title': 'Did Apple Just Change the Game?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'But where all these other companies have failed, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) thinks it can succeed. Apple\\'s \"Vision\" for the future Apple revealed its Vision Pro augmented reality device to the world this week, which looks like sleek skiing or snorkeling goggles. If any company is going to get consumer adoption, it will be Apple Apple has plenty of advantages compared to competitors like Meta when it comes to convincing people to buy mixed-reality headsets.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'But where all these other companies have failed, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) thinks it can succeed. Apple\\'s \"Vision\" for the future Apple revealed its Vision Pro augmented reality device to the world this week, which looks like sleek skiing or snorkeling goggles. As of now, Apple plans to launch the Vision Pro in 2024 at a price point of $3,500, which is much more expensive than the Oculus devices Meta sells.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/my-top-3-dividend-stocks-to-buy-now-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Dividend stocks can be an important part of a well-diversified portfolio. This is especially true for investors who may be closer to retirement or have a lower tolerance for volatility and risk in the stock market. A steady income stream from dividend stocks could be precisely what some investors are seeking.\\nThat said, choosing dividend stocks can be tricky. Focusing on metrics like dividend yield alone could lead investors down the wrong path. Here are three stocks to buy right now that offer growth as well as a safe and reliable dividend.\\nApple\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been in the news this week after the company announced its new Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality device at its developers conference. There will likely continue to be a buzz around this long-awaited device as the months pass before it's available to consumers. For investors, the impact may be even further away.\\nThe level to which this device becomes a revenue driver for the company is uncertain. Apple certainly has a track record of successful hardware launches, but there's no guarantee that will continue. Additionally, with a price tag of $3,499, it's likely that initial adoption will be slow.\\nThe important thing to watch for investors is how this device ultimately drives customers deeper into Apple's ecosystem of subscriptions as this is the highest-margin source of revenue for Apple. This segment accounts for 22% of total revenue, which is up from 19% three years ago.\\nWhile Apple shareholders wait to see how successful this new product will be, they continue to benefit from the company's shareholder-friendly capital allocation strategy. Over the past 10 years, Apple has raised its dividend by 120% and lowered its shares outstanding by 38%. This makes Apple a compelling investment with or without a new hardware device.\\nCostco\\nAs the third-largest retailer in the world, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) is familiar to most consumers even if they're not members. It's also been a market-crushing investment over almost any time frame. Over the past 10 years, Costco's total return has been 477%, compared to the S&P 500's 222%. Over that same time frame, Costco has increased its dividend by 229%. In fact, since Costco first initiated its dividend in 2004, it has increased at a compound annual rate of 13%.\\nThere are many reasons for Costco's long-term success, but one unique aspect of its business model is its membership fees. Over the trailing 12 months, Costco has collected $4.4 billion in membership fees. While this accounts for less than 2% of total revenue, it's the catalyst that gets shoppers into the stores. At the end of the most recently reported quarter, the fiscal third quarter of 2023, Costco had 69,100 members and 124,700 cardholders. These metrics each grew by 7% compared to Q3 2022.\\nCostco has faced some challenges recently but zoom out and the results are impressive. Consider Costco's revenue and net income over the very long term.\\nCOST Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts\\nAn important factor to consider when looking at this chart is that Costco succeeds even through recessions (the gray bars on the chart), showing the power of its value proposition to its members. This is worth considering if there is a recession in the coming months.\\nStarbucks\\nStarbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is another company with an impressive track record of market-beating performance and an increasing dividend. Over the past 10 years, it has outpaced the market's performance by nearly 62% and increased its dividend by 404%.\\nStarbucks is a compelling stock to buy right now because the company is finally seeing a turnaround in its international business, which has struggled since the pandemic lockdowns, especially in China. In the second quarter of 2023, which ended in April, Starbucks' international revenue increased 9% year over year, driven by China's recovery. This is extremely important to Starbucks as China is the company's second-largest market after the U.S.\\nThe challenges Starbucks has faced in China over the last few years have dragged the stock price down. While it has recovered nicely in 2023, the current valuation is still on the inexpensive side relative to the historical average. Starbucks trades for 3.4 times sales, which is below the 10-year average of 4. The same is true for price-to-earnings ratio, which is currently 32, below the average of 68.\\nThere are brighter days ahead for Starbucks internationally, but the current price appears to still be carrying some of the residual effects of the last few years' challenges. This presents an opportunity for investors who are looking for a growth company that also has a growing dividend.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nJeff Santoro has positions in Apple, Costco Wholesale, and Starbucks. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Costco Wholesale, and Starbucks. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been in the news this week after the company announced its new Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality device at its developers conference. While Apple shareholders wait to see how successful this new product will be, they continue to benefit from the company's shareholder-friendly capital allocation strategy. Starbucks is a compelling stock to buy right now because the company is finally seeing a turnaround in its international business, which has struggled since the pandemic lockdowns, especially in China.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been in the news this week after the company announced its new Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality device at its developers conference. Over the past 10 years, Costco's total return has been 477%, compared to the S&P 500's 222%. Starbucks Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is another company with an impressive track record of market-beating performance and an increasing dividend.\", 'news_article_title': 'My Top 3 Dividend Stocks to Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been in the news this week after the company announced its new Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality device at its developers conference. Over the past 10 years, Costco's total return has been 477%, compared to the S&P 500's 222%. In the second quarter of 2023, which ended in April, Starbucks' international revenue increased 9% year over year, driven by China's recovery.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been in the news this week after the company announced its new Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality device at its developers conference. Starbucks Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is another company with an impressive track record of market-beating performance and an increasing dividend. 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GM shares GM.N rose 3.8%.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 on Thursday ended 20% above its Oct. 12 closing low, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants.\\nA rally in megacap stocks, a better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.\\n\"The overall tone of the market is based on the idea that the Fed will pause its increases,\" said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments.\\n\"As it pauses, the broader market will start to rally and maybe catch up with the large-cap tech stocks that have led the way up until now.\"\\nMajor growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.5% and 2.6%.\\nTraders see a 72% chance that the U.S. central bank will hold interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool.\\nConsumer prices data on Tuesday will help shape expectations around further moves by the Fed, with traders already pricing in a 50% chance of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\\n\"We expect the Fed to hike one last time in this cycle in July. By September, we think weakening activity and employment data will lead toward a more enduring pause, with the Fed holding at 5.5% until its first rate cut in March 2024,\" economists at BNP Paribas noted.\\nSigns of a resilient U.S. economy and hopes of the Fed pausing its aggressive monetary tightening have pushed volatility gauges tumbling. The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, commonly known as Wall Street\\'s fear gauge, sank to a fresh pre-pandemic level of 13.53 points on Thursday.\\nAt 10:00 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 56.85 points, or 0.17%, at 33,890.46, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 19.56 points, or 0.46%, at 4,313.49, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 122.32 points, or 0.92%, at 13,360.85.\\nTarget Corp TGT.N slipped 1.3% after Citi downgraded the big-box retailer to \"neutral\", saying sales could fall further this year amid a challenging macro backdrop.\\nAdobe Inc ADBE.O added 5.4% after Wells Fargo upgraded it to \"overweight\", saying the Photoshop software maker was poised to benefit from the generative AI boom.\\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O gained 1.7% following a report that its subscriptions jumped after the streaming giant\\'s crackdown on password sharing.\\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.36-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, while advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.00-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded 11 new 52-week highs and five new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 45 new highs and 22 new lows.\\nBear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787; Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Major growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.5% and 2.6%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday as Tesla shares jumped following a tie-up with General Motors, while investors awaited inflation data and U.S. monetary policy decision due next week. A rally in megacap stocks, a better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Major growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.5% and 2.6%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday as Tesla shares jumped following a tie-up with General Motors, while investors awaited inflation data and U.S. monetary policy decision due next week. Declining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.36-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, while advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.00-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P, Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs as Tesla rallies', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Major growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.5% and 2.6%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday as Tesla shares jumped following a tie-up with General Motors, while investors awaited inflation data and U.S. monetary policy decision due next week. The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, commonly known as Wall Street's fear gauge, sank to a fresh pre-pandemic level of 13.53 points on Thursday.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Major growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.5% and 2.6%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday as Tesla shares jumped following a tie-up with General Motors, while investors awaited inflation data and U.S. monetary policy decision due next week. A rally in megacap stocks, a better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fridays-etf-with-unusual-volume%3A-djd', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 245,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 39,000. Shares of DJD were off about 0.2% on the day.\\nComponents of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 0.4% with over 20.6 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Intel, down about 2.3% on volume of over 16.3 million shares. UnitedHealth Group is the component faring the best Friday, higher by about 1.2% on the day.\\nVIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DJD\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 245,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 39,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 0.4% with over 20.6 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Intel, down about 2.3% on volume of over 16.3 million shares. UnitedHealth Group is the component faring the best Friday, higher by about 1.2% on the day.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"The Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 245,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 39,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 0.4% with over 20.6 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Intel, down about 2.3% on volume of over 16.3 million shares. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DJD The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_article_title': \"Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DJD\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 245,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 39,000. Shares of DJD were off about 0.2% on the day. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 0.4% with over 20.6 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Intel, down about 2.3% on volume of over 16.3 million shares.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"The Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 245,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 39,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 0.4% with over 20.6 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Intel, down about 2.3% on volume of over 16.3 million shares. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DJD The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/invest-like-a-political-insider-with-these-2-new-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Politics are increasingly creeping into all areas of American life, and for better or worse, investing is not immune to this phenomenon. We recently covered the growing number of ETFs that allow people to invest in companies that they believe are aligned with their viewpoints. These ETFs do this by screening for companies that donate money to political candidates or causes. \\nNow, Subversive ETFs has unveiled an interesting new twist on political ETFs with two brand new ETFS, one for each opposing side of the aisle -- the Unusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading ETF (BATS:KRUZ) and the Unusual Whales Subversive Democratic Trading ETF (BATS:NANC). How do they work, and could they be worthy of a place in your portfolio? \\nHow Do These ETFs Invest Like Political Insiders?\\nAs one might guess, the Democratic version of this ETF’s ticker is a reference to Democratic congresswoman and former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, while the Republican ying to NANC’s yang is named for Ted Cruz, the high-profile Republican Senator from Texas and former presidential candidate. \\nWhile a number of ETFs allow investors to invest in stocks that they feel like match up with their political preferences, these two new ETFs take a whole new approach. Instead of merely tracking which companies make donations to politicians, NANC and KRUZ utilize data provided by Unusual Whales, an options and equity data platform, to track what stocks members of Congress are buying and selling, using this information to invest alongside them. KRUZ invests in equities bought or sold by Republican members of Congress, while NANC does the same thing with Democratic members of Congress.\\nIf you’ve spent any time on the financial side of Twitter (often called \"FinTwit\") in recent years, you’ve likely seen plenty of accounts discussing the transactions made by Nancy Pelosi and her husband, Paul, and users joking (or perhaps only half joking), that Pelosi is a better investor than Warren Buffett based on her timely buys and sells before major news comes to light about some of these stocks.\\nWhile the ability of politicians to enrich themselves based on inside knowledge and influence they derive from positions as lawmakers is an unseemly part of U.S. politics (the U.S. is the only democracy in the world that allows officeholders to invest like this), I give Unusual Whales and Subversive ETFs credit for using data to level the playing field and at least letting everyday Americans invest like these political insiders.\\nThey are able to do this because, thanks to the STOCK Act, members of Congress and their spouses must disclose what stocks they buy and sell. \\nHow Are Politicians Investing?\\nNow that we know how they work, let’s take a look at what NANC and KRUZ look like in practice. These ETFs are actually incredibly diversified, which stands to reason, as they are representing the transactions of hundreds of Congressmen and Congresswomen. \\nNANC holds a massive 741 positions, and its top 10 holdings make up 47.4% of the fund. Below, you’ll find an overview of NANC’s top 10 holdings using TipRanks’ holdings tool. \\nAs you can see above, NANC skews heavily towards mega-cap tech stocks like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), so holding it would give investors exposure that isn\\'t all that different from investing in massive tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) or the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK). \\nYou’ll also notice that NANC’s top holdings collectively boast some pretty impressive Smart Scores, with eight of its top 10 scoring 8 or above. The Smart Score is a proprietary quantitative stock scoring system created by TipRanks. It gives stocks a score from 1 to 10 based on eight market key factors. The score is data-driven and does not involve any human intervention.\\nMeanwhile, KRUZ holds 486 positions, and its top 10 holdings make up a fairly minuscule 16.5% of assets. Check out the table below for an overview of KRUZ’s top holdings. \\nKRUZ clearly isn’t as tech-centric as NANC, and it skews more towards what you might call ‘old economy stocks’ like energy companies and tobacco giant Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM). But there’s a little bit of everything, with Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) representing the tech sector and healthcare companies also having a presence. Seven out of KRUZ’s top 10 positions feature Smart Scores of 8 or above. \\nNANC has an ETF Smart Score of 8, edging out KRUZ, which scores a 7. \\nOne thing to make note of is that just because these two ETFs represent different sides of the aisle, that doesn’t mean there isn’t overlap in their positions. Politicians from both parties have bought stocks like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Home Depot (NYSE:HD), and Ford (NYSE:F), just to name a few, so you’ll find these and plenty more in both ETFs. \\nAre Analysts Bullish on NANC and KRUZ Shares?\\nAnalysts view NANC in a positive light. It has a Moderate Buy rating, and the average NANC stock price target of $29.94 implies upside potential of 11.5% from the ETF’s current price.\\nThe analyst community views KRUZ relatively similarly, giving it the same Moderate Buy consensus rating. Further, the average KRUZ stock price target of $28.52 implies 15.2% upside potential.\\nInvestor Takeaway\\nThis is an interesting concept for an investment vehicle, and I also give Subversive ETFs and Unusual Whales credit for seeking to level the playing field between politicians and everyday Americans, at least in the investing sphere.\\nIt’s feasible that this strategy of following the investing decisions of Congressmen and congresswomen could be a fruitful one, but these ETFS just launched in February of 2023, so for now, they don’t have much of a track record to judge them on, and time will tell how effective this strategy is.\\nThese are still relatively tiny ETFs in the investing landscape -- KRUZ currently has just $4.9 million in assets under management, while NANC has $6.7 million.\\nOne additional downside to be aware of is that both of these ETFs charge relatively high fees -- KRUZ and NANC both have expenses ratios of 0.75%, meaning that if you were to invest $10,000 into one of them today, you would pay $75 in fees in year one. For these reasons, I am watching KRUZ and NANC as an interested observer rather than buying one or the other. \\nOne additional idea is that if I were interested in investing in NANC, I would consider simply investing in the aforementioned ETFs like QQQ or XLK, as they give you much of the same exposure to the large-cap tech stocks that make up NANC’s top holdings and offer lower fees and a much longer track record of performance.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As you can see above, NANC skews heavily towards mega-cap tech stocks like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), so holding it would give investors exposure that isn\\'t all that different from investing in massive tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) or the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK). If you’ve spent any time on the financial side of Twitter (often called \"FinTwit\") in recent years, you’ve likely seen plenty of accounts discussing the transactions made by Nancy Pelosi and her husband, Paul, and users joking (or perhaps only half joking), that Pelosi is a better investor than Warren Buffett based on her timely buys and sells before major news comes to light about some of these stocks. While the ability of politicians to enrich themselves based on inside knowledge and influence they derive from positions as lawmakers is an unseemly part of U.S. politics (the U.S. is the only democracy in the world that allows officeholders to invest like this), I give Unusual Whales and Subversive ETFs credit for using data to level the playing field and at least letting everyday Americans invest like these political insiders.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"As you can see above, NANC skews heavily towards mega-cap tech stocks like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), so holding it would give investors exposure that isn't all that different from investing in massive tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) or the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK). Now, Subversive ETFs has unveiled an interesting new twist on political ETFs with two brand new ETFS, one for each opposing side of the aisle -- the Unusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading ETF (BATS:KRUZ) and the Unusual Whales Subversive Democratic Trading ETF (BATS:NANC). Instead of merely tracking which companies make donations to politicians, NANC and KRUZ utilize data provided by Unusual Whales, an options and equity data platform, to track what stocks members of Congress are buying and selling, using this information to invest alongside them.\", 'news_article_title': 'Invest Like a Political Insider with These 2 New ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"As you can see above, NANC skews heavily towards mega-cap tech stocks like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), so holding it would give investors exposure that isn't all that different from investing in massive tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) or the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK). Instead of merely tracking which companies make donations to politicians, NANC and KRUZ utilize data provided by Unusual Whales, an options and equity data platform, to track what stocks members of Congress are buying and selling, using this information to invest alongside them. Meanwhile, KRUZ holds 486 positions, and its top 10 holdings make up a fairly minuscule 16.5% of assets.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"As you can see above, NANC skews heavily towards mega-cap tech stocks like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), so holding it would give investors exposure that isn't all that different from investing in massive tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) or the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK). Now, Subversive ETFs has unveiled an interesting new twist on political ETFs with two brand new ETFS, one for each opposing side of the aisle -- the Unusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading ETF (BATS:KRUZ) and the Unusual Whales Subversive Democratic Trading ETF (BATS:NANC). One additional idea is that if I were interested in investing in NANC, I would consider simply investing in the aforementioned ETFs like QQQ or XLK, as they give you much of the same exposure to the large-cap tech stocks that make up NANC’s top holdings and offer lower fees and a much longer track record of performance.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-hit-fresh-2023-highs-as-tesla-rallies', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday before paring some gains, as a jump in Tesla and technology stocks outweighed jitters around the Federal Reserve\\'s policy outcome and inflation data next week.\\nTesla Inc shares TSLA.O climbed 4.9% and were set for their longest winning streak since January 2021, after General Motors GM.Nagreed to use the company\\'s Supercharger network. GM shares GM.N rose 2.5%.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed Thursday 20% above its Oct. 12 finishing low, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants.\\nA rally in megacap stocks, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.\\n\"The overall tone of the market is based on the idea that the Fed will pause its increases,\" said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments. \"As it pauses, the broader market will start to rally and maybe catch up with the large-cap tech stocks that have led the way up until now.\"\\nShares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.3% and 3.2% after retreating earlier this week.\\nTraders see a 72% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool.\\nConsumer prices data on Tuesday will help shape expectations around further moves by the Fed, with traders already pricing in a 50% chance of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\\n\"Some of what has been supporting equities is resilient economic data. But to the extent that inflation remains elevated, the Fed may have to do a little bit more,\" said Roosevelt Bowman, senior investment strategist at Bernstein Private Wealth Management.\\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, commonly known as Wall Street\\'s fear gauge, edged up after sinking to a fresh pre-pandemic level of 13.53 points on Thursday.\\nAt 12:04 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 9.22 points, or 0.03%, at 33,824.39, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 3.26 points, or 0.08%, at 4,297.19, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 18.88 points, or 0.14%, at 13,257.41.\\nTarget Corp TGT.N slipped 2.0% after Citi downgraded the big-box retailer to \"neutral\", saying sales could fall further this year amid a challenging macro backdrop.\\nAdobe Inc ADBE.O added 4.5% after Wells Fargo upgraded it to \"overweight\", saying the Photoshop software maker was poised to benefit from the generative AI boom.\\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O gained 2.5% following a report that its subscriptions jumped after the streaming giant\\'s crackdown on password sharing.\\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.56-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.61-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded 13 new 52-week highs and five new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 69 new highs and 32 new lows.\\nBear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787; Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.3% and 3.2% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday before paring some gains, as a jump in Tesla and technology stocks outweighed jitters around the Federal Reserve's policy outcome and inflation data next week. A rally in megacap stocks, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.3% and 3.2% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday before paring some gains, as a jump in Tesla and technology stocks outweighed jitters around the Federal Reserve's policy outcome and inflation data next week. The S&P index recorded 13 new 52-week highs and five new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 69 new highs and 32 new lows.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs as Tesla rallies', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.3% and 3.2% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday before paring some gains, as a jump in Tesla and technology stocks outweighed jitters around the Federal Reserve's policy outcome and inflation data next week. Tesla Inc shares TSLA.O climbed 4.9% and were set for their longest winning streak since January 2021, after General Motors GM.Nagreed to use the company's Supercharger network.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.3% and 3.2% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday before paring some gains, as a jump in Tesla and technology stocks outweighed jitters around the Federal Reserve's policy outcome and inflation data next week. Bear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF (Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi) ((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787; Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-friday-option-activity%3A-aapl-gs-msft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 689,082 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 68.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 115.9% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 59.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $182.50 strike call option expiring June 09, 2023, with 98,758 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.9 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $182.50 strike highlighted in orange:\\nGoldman Sachs Group Inc (Symbol: GS) options are showing a volume of 23,034 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 114.8% of GS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $335 strike call option expiring June 09, 2023, with 2,279 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 227,900 underlying shares of GS. Below is a chart showing GS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $335 strike highlighted in orange:\\nAnd Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) saw options trading volume of 307,240 contracts, representing approximately 30.7 million underlying shares or approximately 108.6% of MSFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 28.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $330 strike call option expiring June 09, 2023, with 45,285 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.5 million underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $330 strike highlighted in orange:\\nFor the various different available expirations for AAPL options, GS options, or MSFT options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\\nAlso see:\\n\\x95 Socially Responsible Preferreds\\n\\x95 LMPX market cap history\\n\\x95 Institutional Holders of LADR\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Particularly high volume was seen for the $182.50 strike call option expiring June 09, 2023, with 98,758 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.9 million underlying shares of AAPL. Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 689,082 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 68.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 115.9% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 59.5 million shares.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Particularly high volume was seen for the $182.50 strike call option expiring June 09, 2023, with 98,758 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.9 million underlying shares of AAPL. Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 689,082 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 68.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 115.9% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 59.5 million shares.\", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Friday Option Activity: AAPL, GS, MSFT', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Particularly high volume was seen for the $182.50 strike call option expiring June 09, 2023, with 98,758 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.9 million underlying shares of AAPL. Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 689,082 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 68.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 115.9% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 59.5 million shares.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 689,082 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 68.9 million underlying shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $182.50 strike call option expiring June 09, 2023, with 98,758 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.9 million underlying shares of AAPL. That amounts to about 115.9% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 59.5 million shares.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-u.s.-stocks-pare-gains-despite-tesla-rally', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali\\nJune 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared gains on Friday, with the S&P 500 fighting to stay firmer as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve\\'s policy meeting and inflation data next week.\\nTesla Inc shares TSLA.O climbed 5.00% and were set for their longest winning streak since January 2021, after General Motors CoGM.Nagreed to use the company\\'s Supercharger network. GM shares GM.N rose 1.3%.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed Thursday 20% above its Oct. 12 finishing low, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants.\\n\"It\\'s maybe the most hated bull market in the history of bull markets,\" said Tim Holland, chief investment officer of investment platform Orion OCIO.\\n\"Sentiment was terribly depressed going into year-end and still remains on the bearish side.\"\\nA megacap stocks rally, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.\\nShares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.74% and 3.43% after retreating earlier this week.\\nTraders see a 72% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool.\\n\"The overall tone of the market is based on the idea that the Fed will pause its increases,\" said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments. \"As it pauses, the broader market will start to rally and maybe catch up with the large-cap tech stocks that have led the way up until now.\"\\nConsumer prices data on Tuesday will help shape expectations around further moves by the Fed, with traders already pricing in a 50% chance of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, commonly known as Wall Street\\'s fear gauge, edged up after sinking to a fresh pre-pandemic level of 13.83 points on Thursday.\\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 53.49 points, or 0.16%, to 33,887.1, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 12.99 points, or 0.30%, at 4,306.92 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 69.85 points, or 0.53%, at 13,308.38.\\nTarget Corp TGT.N slipped 2.45% after Citi downgraded the big-box retailer to \"neutral,\" saying sales could fall further this year due to economic challenges.\\nAdobe Inc ADBE.O added 4.41% after Wells Fargo upgraded it to \"overweight,\" saying the Photoshop software maker was poised to benefit from the generative AI boom.\\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O gained 3.46% following a report that the streaming giant\\'s subscriptions jumped after its crackdown on password sharing.\\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by a 1.49-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.55-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\\nThe S&P 500 posted 14 new 52-week highs and five new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 75 new highs and 39 new lows.\\nBear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Richard Chang)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787; Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.74% and 3.43% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared gains on Friday, with the S&P 500 fighting to stay firmer as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. A megacap stocks rally, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.74% and 3.43% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared gains on Friday, with the S&P 500 fighting to stay firmer as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 53.49 points, or 0.16%, to 33,887.1, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 12.99 points, or 0.30%, at 4,306.92 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 69.85 points, or 0.53%, at 13,308.38.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-U.S. stocks pare gains despite Tesla rally', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.74% and 3.43% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared gains on Friday, with the S&P 500 fighting to stay firmer as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. GM shares GM.N rose 1.3%.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.74% and 3.43% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared gains on Friday, with the S&P 500 fighting to stay firmer as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 53.49 points, or 0.16%, to 33,887.1, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 12.99 points, or 0.30%, at 4,306.92 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 69.85 points, or 0.53%, at 13,308.38.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-apples-vision-pro-headset-a-game-changer-or-dead-on-arrival', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'After years of rumors, whispers, and unsubstantiated reports, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finally revealed what was arguably the worst-kept secret in Silicon Valley. At the company\\'s Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple unveiled its long-awaited mixed reality headset, dubbed Vision Pro.\\nWith a starting price of $3,499, it\\'s easily the most expensive mainstream device of its kind. It merges virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) into mixed reality, a combination of the two.\\nThis immediately raises the question, \"Who will buy it?\" Given the steep cost, Apple\\'s product is arguably out of reach of all but the most affluent buyers. With that as a backdrop, is the Vision Pro headset a game-changer or dead on arrival? Let\\'s dig into the details to find out.\\nImage source: Apple.\\nVision Pro: A revolutionary spatial computer\\nApple describes the Vision Pro as a \"revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world,\" while saying it \"lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space.\" It employs a three-dimensional user interface that can be controlled by users\\' hand gestures, eye movements, or voice controls, helping \"blend the physical world with digital content.\"\\nVision Pro uses 23 million pixels across the two displays, resulting in a twin 4K display that provides an incredible dual-HDR image that is virtually lag-free. It also includes a feature dubbed \"EyeSight,\" which shows the users\\' eyes when others are around. When fully immersed in an experience, the users\\' eyes won\\'t be visible, letting others know they can\\'t be seen.\\nThe device also features a 3D camera that helps users immerse themselves in a favorite photo or video. Vision Pro also works with FaceTime, helping users feel like they are actually present with the person on the video call.\\nOf course, no mixed reality headset would be complete without the apps to support it. Apple didn\\'t introduce any killer apps, but is rather hosting developer labs in California, London, Munich, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo to get the ball rolling. The plan is to create a catalog of apps before the device goes on sale early next year.\\nThere was a surprise cameo by Disney CEO Bob Iger, who revealed that a number of immersive experiences will launch on streaming video platform Disney+ when the Vision Pro is released next year. In some cases, users will be able to immerse themselves into the settings of the movies and television shows they\\'re watching.\\nA technological masterpiece\\nA number of analysts were clearly impressed. Jefferies analyst Andrew Uerkwitz said the device is the \"most technologically advanced device we\\'ve seen,\" while Stratechery\\'s Ben Thompson was \"blown away.\" Credit Suisse analyst Shannon Cross said the device \"solves many of the technical limitations\" evident in competing products, resulting in the \"first uncompromised mixed reality solution,\" according to The Fly.\\nOthers were more guarded, with many analysts citing the high price tag as a stumbling block -- at least over the short term.\\nThe market leader in a category no one really asked for\\nLooking further ahead shows that Apple -- as always -- is playing the long game. The Vision Pro\\'s unrivaled capabilities set the device apart, giving Apple the leading technological position in an evolving space. If history is any indicator, Apple will move to dominate the market over time.\\nThe iPhone maker is establishing its bona fides now as the early leader in an emerging field. The cost to manufacture this cutting-edge device will no doubt come down over time, allowing Apple to release a lower-cost version down the road, capturing more of the market.\\nRemember the snickers and off-color remarks made in connection with the release of the iPad? Apple had the last laugh, as the device quickly became the category leader, all but defining the tablet market and becoming theglobal marketshare leader for more than a decade -- a distinction it still holds today.\\nApple had a similar experience in early 2015 with the release of the Apple Watch, which one commentator called \"the market leader in a category no one really asked for.\" By early 2020, Apple Watch dominated the smart watch category and was selling more timepieces than the entire Swiss watch industry. Apple continues to dominate the competition, controlling 34% of theglobal marketin 2022, as well as 60% of the total market revenue, according to market research firm Counterpoint Technology.\\nNo get-rich-quick scheme\\nTo be clear, the Vision Pro won\\'t be a big revenue generator for Apple anytime soon. The rollout of this device will be a multiyear undertaking.\\nFurthermore, keep in mind that the iPhone brought in more than $205 billion last year, representing 52% of Apple\\'s total revenue. Even the most bullish analyst expects the Vision Pro sales of just 1.5 million units next year, which would represent revenue of roughly $5.2 billion -- so even if it meets these lofty first-year estimates, it won\\'t move the needle. It\\'s important to remember that Apple is playing the long game and thinking in terms of years and decades, not months.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'After years of rumors, whispers, and unsubstantiated reports, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finally revealed what was arguably the worst-kept secret in Silicon Valley. There was a surprise cameo by Disney CEO Bob Iger, who revealed that a number of immersive experiences will launch on streaming video platform Disney+ when the Vision Pro is released next year. Credit Suisse analyst Shannon Cross said the device \"solves many of the technical limitations\" evident in competing products, resulting in the \"first uncompromised mixed reality solution,\" according to The Fly.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'After years of rumors, whispers, and unsubstantiated reports, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finally revealed what was arguably the worst-kept secret in Silicon Valley. Vision Pro: A revolutionary spatial computer Apple describes the Vision Pro as a \"revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world,\" while saying it \"lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space.\" It employs a three-dimensional user interface that can be controlled by users\\' hand gestures, eye movements, or voice controls, helping \"blend the physical world with digital content.\"', 'news_article_title': \"Is Apple's Vision Pro Headset a Game-Changer or Dead on Arrival?\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"After years of rumors, whispers, and unsubstantiated reports, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finally revealed what was arguably the worst-kept secret in Silicon Valley. When fully immersed in an experience, the users' eyes won't be visible, letting others know they can't be seen. Of course, no mixed reality headset would be complete without the apps to support it.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'After years of rumors, whispers, and unsubstantiated reports, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finally revealed what was arguably the worst-kept secret in Silicon Valley. Vision Pro: A revolutionary spatial computer Apple describes the Vision Pro as a \"revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world,\" while saying it \"lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space.\" The Vision Pro\\'s unrivaled capabilities set the device apart, giving Apple the leading technological position in an evolving space.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-ends-slightly-higher-as-tesla-rallies', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali\\nJune 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve\\'s policy meeting and inflation data next week.\\nTesla Inc shares TSLA.O climbed and were set for their longest winning streak since January 2021, after General Motors Co GM.Nagreed to use the company\\'s Supercharger network. GM shares GM.N were also higher.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed Thursday 20% above its Oct. 12 finishing low, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants.\\n\"It\\'s maybe the most hated bull market in the history of bull markets,\" said Tim Holland, chief investment officer of investment platform Orion OCIO.\\n\"Sentiment was terribly depressed going into year-end and still remains on the bearish side.\"\\nA megacap stocks rally, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.\\nShares in tech companies advanced after retreating earlier this week.\\nTraders see a 72% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool.\\nConsumer prices data on Tuesday will help shape expectations around further moves by the Fed, with traders already pricing in a 50% chance of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, commonly known as Wall Street\\'s fear gauge, sank to the lowest level since February 2020 before regaining some ground.\\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 43.63 points, or 0.13%, to 33,877.24, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 5.02 points, or 0.12%, to 4,298.95 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 20.62 points, or 0.16%, to 13,259.14.\\nTarget Corp TGT.N slipped after Citi downgraded the big-box retailer to \"neutral,\" saying sales could fall further this year due to economic challenges.\\nAdobe Inc ADBE.O rose after Wells Fargo upgraded it to \"overweight,\" saying the Photoshop software maker was poised to benefit from the generative AI boom.\\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O gained following a report that the streaming giant\\'s subscriptions jumped after its crackdown on password sharing.\\nBear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Richard Chang)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787; Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. A megacap stocks rally, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation. Traders see a 72% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup's Fedwatch tool.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. Traders see a 72% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup's Fedwatch tool. Bear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF (Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Richard Chang) ((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787; Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends slightly higher as Tesla rallies', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. Tesla Inc shares TSLA.O climbed and were set for their longest winning streak since January 2021, after General Motors Co GM.Nagreed to use the company's Supercharger network. Traders see a 72% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup's Fedwatch tool.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. A megacap stocks rally, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation. Bear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF (Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Richard Chang) ((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787; Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-u.s.-stocks-end-a-tad-higher-as-tesla-rallies', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali\\nJune 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve\\'s policy meeting and inflation data next week.\\nTesla Inc shares TSLA.O climbed 4.06%, clinching their longest winning streak since January 2021, after General Motors Co GM.Nagreed to use the company\\'s Supercharger network. GM shares GM.N rose 1.06%.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPXbuilt on Thursday\\'s 20% rise from its Oct. 12 finishing low, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants.\\n\"It\\'s maybe the most hated bull market in the history of bull markets,\" said Tim Holland, chief investment officer of investment platform Orion OCIO.\\n\"Sentiment was terribly depressed going into year-end and still remains on the bearish side.\"\\nThe S&P 500 .SPX gained 4.93 points, or 0.11%, at 4,298.86, taking this week\\'s advance to 0.38% and extending its winning streak to four weeks, the longest since the July-August 2022 period. The Nasdaq Composite notched its seventh straight week of gains, .IXIC adding 20.62 points, or 0.16%, to 13,259.14 on the day and 0.13% on the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 43.17 points, or 0.13%, to 33,876.78, for a weekly gain of 0.33%.\\nA megacap stocks rally, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.\\nShares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.22% and 3.20% after retreating earlier this week.\\nTraders see a 72% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup\\'s Fedwatch tool.\\n\"The overall tone of the market is based on the idea that the Fed will pause its increases,\" said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments. \"As it pauses, the broader market will start to rally and maybe catch up with the large-cap tech stocks that have led the way up until now.\"\\nConsumer prices data on Tuesday will help shape expectations around further moves by the Fed, with traders already pricing in a 50% chance of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, commonly known as Wall Street\\'s fear gauge, sank to the lowest level since February 2020 before regaining some ground.\\nTarget Corp TGT.N slipped 3.26% after Citi downgraded the big-box retailer to \"neutral,\" saying sales could fall further this year due to economic challenges.\\nAdobe Inc ADBE.O rose 3.41% after Wells Fargo upgraded it to \"overweight,\" saying the Photoshop software maker was poised to benefit from the generative AI boom.\\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O gained 2.60% following a report that the streaming giant\\'s subscriptions jumped after its crackdown on password sharing.\\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.49-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.84-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\\nThe S&P 500 posted 15 new 52-week highs and five new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 84 new highs and 53 new lows.\\nBear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Richard Chang)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787; Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.22% and 3.20% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. A megacap stocks rally, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.22% and 3.20% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve\\'s policy meeting and inflation data next week. \"As it pauses, the broader market will start to rally and maybe catch up with the large-cap tech stocks that have led the way up until now.\"', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-U.S. stocks end a tad higher as Tesla rallies', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.22% and 3.20% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. The S&P 500 .SPX gained 4.93 points, or 0.11%, at 4,298.86, taking this week's advance to 0.38% and extending its winning streak to four weeks, the longest since the July-August 2022 period.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.22% and 3.20% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. The S&P 500 .SPX gained 4.93 points, or 0.11%, at 4,298.86, taking this week's advance to 0.38% and extending its winning streak to four weeks, the longest since the July-August 2022 period.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-week-ahead-investors-rethink-recession-plays-boosting-u.s.-stock-market-laggards', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Randall\\nNEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. stocks rally is showing signs of expanding beyond the cluster of giant growth and tech names that have led gains this year, as investors reposition portfolios primed for a widely expected recession.\\nFor months, investors piled into a handful of megacap companies seen as safe bets in uncertain times, spurring a rally that has lifted the S&P 500 nearly 12% year-to-date, concentrated in a small group of stocks.\\nAs the U.S. economy holds up despite higher interest rates, fears of an imminent downturn are fading. Some investors have started dipping their toes into economically sensitive market areas that have been out of favor this year including small caps, energy shares and industrial stocks - all of which have seen hefty rallies in June.\\n\"We\\'re seeing indications that the economy is going to be more resilient to headwinds,\" said Tim Murray, a capital market strategist in T Rowe Price\\'s multi-asset division. \"There\\'s reason to believe that the pessimism we saw at the start of the year is giving way to a stronger-than-expected market.\"\\nMurray has increased his allocation to small-cap stocks, which tend to be among the most direct beneficiaries of economic growth. The Russell 2000 small cap index of small cap companies .RUT has surged 6.6% this month. The index is up 5.9% year-to-date.\\nOther rebounding segments in June include the S&P 500 energy sector, which has gained 6% this month and S&P 500 industrials, up 5.7%. Energy is down 7.6% year-to-date, while industrials have risen nearly 4%.\\nBy contrast, the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 has gained about 2% this month - though the recent underperformance follows a nearly 33% year-to-date surge on excitement over developments in artificial intelligence.\\n\"This kind of dominance is unusual but you\\'re starting to see it turn around,\" said Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices.\\nTen of the 11 S&P 500 sectors are firmer for the month to date, compared to only six for the year. An additional sign that investors are looking further afield can be seen in the market\\'s breadth: the percentage of S&P 500 stocks trading above their 200-day moving average stood at nearly 54% on Friday, up from a low of 38% in March. That is still off from the high of 76% reached in February, however.\\nStronger-than-expected jobs growth and robust consumer spending have been among the data points that have bolstered investors\\' economic outlook.\\nAmong the firms revising recession forecasts were Goldman Sachs, which in the past week cut its probability of a recession in the next 12 months to 25% from 35%, while Nuveen\\'s Chief Investment Officer Saira Malik recently wrote that a \"mild\" recession has likely been delayed from late 2023 to sometime in 2024.\\nInvestors in the coming week will be watching U.S. consumer price data on Tuesday for signs that the Fed\\'s rate hikes are continuing to cool inflation without badly hurting growth. The Fed concludes its two-day monetary policy meeting onWednesday, and while most market participants expect the U.S. central bank to leave rates unchanged, many will also be gauging policymakers\\' appetite for future tightening.\\nSome market watchers believe it is too early for economic optimism. Analysts at Capital Economics wrote on Thursday that the small-caps rally was likely premature, saying they expected softer growth in coming months. Jobless claims released on Thursday were higher than expected, a sign that the labor market could be cooling.\\nOthers, however, are more optimistic. Max Wasserman, senior portfolio manager at Miramar Capital, has been increasing his positions in underperforming consumer stocks such as Starbucks Corp SBUX.O and Target Corp TGT.N, respectively down around 1% and 15% year-to-date. He expects restaurants and retailers to outperform as growth stabilizes in the second half of the year.\\n\"That\\'s when we think we will be rewarded,\" he said.\\nBREADTH https://tmsnrt.rs/43QjVpv\\nReversal of fortune https://tmsnrt.rs/3CjkeNV\\n(Reporting by David Randall; Additional reporting Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Richard Chang)\\n((David.Randall@thomsonreuters.com; 646-223-6607; Reuters Messaging: david.randall.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"By David Randall NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. stocks rally is showing signs of expanding beyond the cluster of giant growth and tech names that have led gains this year, as investors reposition portfolios primed for a widely expected recession. Some investors have started dipping their toes into economically sensitive market areas that have been out of favor this year including small caps, energy shares and industrial stocks - all of which have seen hefty rallies in June. The Fed concludes its two-day monetary policy meeting onWednesday, and while most market participants expect the U.S. central bank to leave rates unchanged, many will also be gauging policymakers' appetite for future tightening.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Some investors have started dipping their toes into economically sensitive market areas that have been out of favor this year including small caps, energy shares and industrial stocks - all of which have seen hefty rallies in June. The Russell 2000 small cap index of small cap companies .RUT has surged 6.6% this month. BREADTH https://tmsnrt.rs/43QjVpv Reversal of fortune https://tmsnrt.rs/3CjkeNV (Reporting by David Randall; Additional reporting Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Richard Chang) ((David.Randall@thomsonreuters.com; 646-223-6607; Reuters Messaging: david.randall.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'WALL ST WEEK AHEAD-Investors rethink recession plays, boosting U.S. stock market laggards', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Some investors have started dipping their toes into economically sensitive market areas that have been out of favor this year including small caps, energy shares and industrial stocks - all of which have seen hefty rallies in June. The index is up 5.9% year-to-date. Other rebounding segments in June include the S&P 500 energy sector, which has gained 6% this month and S&P 500 industrials, up 5.7%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By David Randall NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. stocks rally is showing signs of expanding beyond the cluster of giant growth and tech names that have led gains this year, as investors reposition portfolios primed for a widely expected recession. Some investors have started dipping their toes into economically sensitive market areas that have been out of favor this year including small caps, energy shares and industrial stocks - all of which have seen hefty rallies in June. Analysts at Capital Economics wrote on Thursday that the small-caps rally was likely premature, saying they expected softer growth in coming months.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-headset%3A-a-stock-price-catalyst-or-a-%243500-tech-toy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'T\\nhe unveiling of a new “mixed-reality” headset from Apple Inc. (AAPL) is more than just a news blurb — it could be a make-or-break moment for the iconic tech company, because according to data from our friends at LikeFolio, demand for Apple’s current roster of products is slipping.\\nYou can see the slide in Purchase Intent (PI) mentions (how many people have bought or are talking about buying a product or service) on a year-over-year (YoY) basis in the chart below, with Mac mentions losing 36%, iPad mentions losing 32%, and mentions for AirPods falling 29%: \\nEven the iPhone is losing some steam, with mentions sliding by 28%. Apple needs something new to capture consumers’ imaginations again and cause that same buzz that previously had people waiting in line for 110 hours to grab an iPhone. Could this new “mixed-reality” headset be it? To get the answer, I turned to Jason Bodner, the inventor of the Quantum Edge system. \\n“As Apple got bigger and bigger and bigger, the question was always what super cool innovation the company could come up with that would move the sales needle of a $3 trillion behemoth,” Jason said. He also noted that the headset will be the first new major product from Apple since the company launched its smartwatch nearly nine years ago.\\nUsers will be able to control the headset using their hands, eyes, and voice. It can switch from computer mode to augmented reality (AR) to virtual reality (VR) to just plain reality, and it will be available early next year for around $3,500. So, will this move the needle? \\n“Honestly, I’m not sure,” Jason said. But he pointed out a key insight in that Apple has a history of making us realize we need something we never thought we needed before. And going beyond that, he was able to run AAPL through his Quantum Edge system to see what kind of investing strategies to consider. \\nPutting AAPL Under the Quantum Edge Microscope \\nHere’s what Jason found: \\nQuantum Score: 77.6. Excellent. Right in the target “buy” zone. Fundamental Score: 66.7. Very good. But not blow-the-roof-off outstanding. One- and three-year sales growth is “okay” — but not great. That’s not surprising for a company of Apple’s size — especially in the inflation-ridden environment of the last year. Earnings growth is expected to accelerate over the coming three years. Profit margins are good. And valuations are a little rich after the stock’s 40% climb here in 2023. \\nTechnical Score: 85.3. Very strong, which is also not surprising after the big run. Shares recently hit a new 52-week high. That means they were trading above their key moving averages and internal technical measures also show strength. \\nThen there’s Big Money: Institutions account for 70% to 90% of daily volume and an influx of Big Money can move stock prices. Institutions own 60% of shares, and his system has picked up 12 “buy” signals (unusually heavy buying) in the last 90 days: \\nJason says that Apple pretty well checks all of his Quantum Edge boxes… very good fundamentals, exceptionally strong technicals, and Big Money is flowing in. He said when you put everything together, it gives AAPL stock a 70% chance of rising from current prices, which equals the overall success rate of his system. But the question of course is… How much more does it rise? \\nJason warns that the company’s massive market value, huge top line, and recent surge might limit the upside a bit. But he also says it is hard to find a whole bunch wrong with Apple right now. \\nBottom line: Jason says there are multiple ways to make money off companies riding gigantic megatrends. In this case, he thinks Apple and smaller companies riding the new virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) trend could be poised to keep moving higher.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'he unveiling of a new “mixed-reality” headset from Apple Inc. (AAPL) is more than just a news blurb — it could be a make-or-break moment for the iconic tech company, because according to data from our friends at LikeFolio, demand for Apple’s current roster of products is slipping. And going beyond that, he was able to run AAPL through his Quantum Edge system to see what kind of investing strategies to consider. Putting AAPL Under the Quantum Edge Microscope Here’s what Jason found: Quantum Score: 77.6.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'he unveiling of a new “mixed-reality” headset from Apple Inc. (AAPL) is more than just a news blurb — it could be a make-or-break moment for the iconic tech company, because according to data from our friends at LikeFolio, demand for Apple’s current roster of products is slipping. And going beyond that, he was able to run AAPL through his Quantum Edge system to see what kind of investing strategies to consider. Putting AAPL Under the Quantum Edge Microscope Here’s what Jason found: Quantum Score: 77.6.', 'news_article_title': \"Apple's Headset: A Stock Price Catalyst or a $3,500 Tech Toy?\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'He said when you put everything together, it gives AAPL stock a 70% chance of rising from current prices, which equals the overall success rate of his system. he unveiling of a new “mixed-reality” headset from Apple Inc. (AAPL) is more than just a news blurb — it could be a make-or-break moment for the iconic tech company, because according to data from our friends at LikeFolio, demand for Apple’s current roster of products is slipping. And going beyond that, he was able to run AAPL through his Quantum Edge system to see what kind of investing strategies to consider.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'he unveiling of a new “mixed-reality” headset from Apple Inc. (AAPL) is more than just a news blurb — it could be a make-or-break moment for the iconic tech company, because according to data from our friends at LikeFolio, demand for Apple’s current roster of products is slipping. And going beyond that, he was able to run AAPL through his Quantum Edge system to see what kind of investing strategies to consider. Putting AAPL Under the Quantum Edge Microscope Here’s what Jason found: Quantum Score: 77.6.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/breaking-down-the-big-7-tech-players-outsized-roles', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stocks have made some nice gains from the October 2022 lows and remain within spitting distance of the recent peak in August last year. In fact, the S&P 500 index is up about +20% from the October lows, prompting some to suggest that the worst is behind us.\\nThis note is focused on the outsized role of the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ – Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA – in the market’s strong performance this year.\\nMarket bears justifiably point to the market’s narrow leadership through these ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ as a major argument why they don’t see the rally having sustainable legs. This is a fair point, though we should note that we are starting to see other parts of the market join the leadership team in recent days.\\nThe bears also point to recession risks, the inflation problem being more ‘sticky’ than the market is appreciating, and significant downside risks to current consensus earnings expectations.\\nRecessions are notoriously hard to predict, and this ‘coming recession’ has proved more challenging than most.\\nWithout a crystal ball, it is hard to know with certainty what lies ahead in the macroeconomy. But most mainstream economists are lowering their recession odds, though they all see above-average risks of economic trouble. With inflation steadily decreasing and the labor market staying fairly strong, many in the market are starting to assign more likely odds to the ‘soft landing’ scenario.\\nWe are seeing some early evidence of this in the real-time earnings estimate revisions data as well. Regular readers of our earnings commentary know that we have consistently flagged a favorable turn in the revisions trend since the start of 2023 Q2. Earnings estimates have been stabilizing in the aggregate after consistently coming down for almost a year and are actually starting to go up for some key sectors.\\nThis combination of favorable macroeconomic developments and optimism about the transformational power of artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be driving market optimism.\\nThe ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ are at the forefront of the market’s AI hopes, as was vividly crystallized by Nvidia’s off-the-charts guidance upgrade on May 24th. That day, Nvidia told the market that instead of the $7 billion-plus that the market expected them to bring in revenues for their July quarter, they see the revenue number to be more like $11 billion.\\nThe May 24th guidance upgrade has put Nvidia shares on a unique trajectory. Valuation questions tend to have an element of subjectivity about them, like ‘beauty being in the eyes of the beholder.’ But no one in their right mind can say with a straight face that Nvidia shares are fairly priced at current levels on most conventional valuation metrics. But what if the May 24th guidance upgrade proves to be the first among many others in the coming quarters?\\nGetting back to the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’, please note that we are taking somewhat of a license by calling them all to be ‘Tech’ players. For the record, the Zacks sector classification puts Tesla in the Auto sector and Amazon in the Retail sector.\\nThis elite group of 7 mega-cap companies currently accounts for 27.5% of the S&P 500 index’s total market capitalization and is expected to bring in 16.2% of the index’s total earnings this year. This is the same earnings share the group brought in 2020, which increased to 17.4% in 2021 and fell to 14.4% in 2022.\\nCurrent consensus expectations call for the group’s earnings share to increase to 17.2% in 2024 and 18.4% in 2025.\\nFor 2023 Q2, the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ are currently expected to achieve year-over-year earnings and revenue growth rates of +13.2% and +6.1%, respectively. The group is expected to account for 15.4% of all S&P 500 earnings in 2023 Q2.\\nThe expectation is for steadily improving growth in the coming quarters, as the chart below shows.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nThe S&P 500 index as a whole is expected to suffer an -8.9% decline in earnings on -0.6% lower revenues in 2023 Q2.\\nExcluding the contribution from the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’, Q2 earnings for the remaining 493 S&P 500 members would be down -12% on -1.3% lower revenues.\\nTo get a sense of what is currently expected, take a look at the chart below that shows current earnings and revenue growth expectations for the S&P 500 index for 2023 Q2 and the following three quarters and actual results for the preceding four quarters.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nThe chart below shows this expected growth picture for the 493 S&P 500 members. In other words, we have excluded the contribution from the Big 7 Tech Players.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nTo give you a sense of how much these expectations have evolved over the last three months, the -8.9% earnings decline in Q2 today is down from the -7.2% decline that was expected on March 10th, 2023. Estimates for the last two quarters of the year have similarly come down very modestly over the same time period, with 2023 Q3 down from +0.3% earnings growth on March 10th to a decline of -0.7% today and Q4 down from +7.9% then to +5.4% today.\\nPlease note that while 2023 Q2 estimates have come down, the magnitude of negative revisions compares favorably to what we saw in the comparable periods of the preceding couple of quarters. In other words, estimates haven’t fallen as much as they did the last few quarters, not only for Q2 but also for the rest of the year.\\nAs noted earlier, we have been pointing out a notable stabilization in the revisions front lately, which roughly coincided with the start of Q2 in April 2023. This was a shift in the overall revisions trend that had been in place for almost a year before that. \\nGetting back to the 2023 Q2 expectations, embedded in the aforementioned earnings and revenue growth projections is the expectation of continued margin pressures, a recurring theme in recent quarters.\\nThe chart below shows the year-over-year change in net income margins for the S&P 500 index.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nAs you can see above, 2023 Q2 will be the 6th consecutive quarter of declining margins for the S&P 500 index.\\nMargins in Q2 are expected to be below the year-earlier level for 11 of the 16 Zacks sectors, with the biggest margin pressure expected to be in the Basic Materials, Construction, Energy, Medical, Conglomerates, Autos, Aerospace, and Tech sectors.\\nOn the positive side, the Finance sector is the only one expected to experience significant margin gains, with the Consumer Discretionary sector as a distant second. Sectors expected to be essentially flat margins relative to 2022 Q2 are Retail, Utilities, and Industrial Products.\\nThe chart below shows the earnings and revenue growth picture on an annual basis.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nAs noted earlier in the context of discussing the revisions trend pertaining to 2023 Q2 estimates, we have been observing a notable stabilization in the revisions trend since the start of April 2023.\\nThis stabilization in 2023 earnings estimates represented a notable reversal in the persistently negative trend that had been in place for almost a year. Current expectations for 2023, as represented by the above chart, are down nearly -13% since the April 2022 peak.\\nSince the start of 2023 Q2 in April, aggregate earnings estimates for 2023 are essentially flat, with 8 of the 16 Zacks sectors enjoying positive estimate revisions in that time period. Sectors enjoying positive estimate revisions since the start of Q2 include Construction, Industrial Products, Autos, Tech, and Retail.\\nThe chart below shows current earnings and revenue growth expectations for the ‘Big 7 Tech Players.’\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nFor a detailed look at the overall earnings picture, including expectations for the coming periods, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report >>>> Looking Ahead to the Q2 Earnings Season \\nZacks Names \"Single Best Pick to Double\"\\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This note is focused on the outsized role of the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ – Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA – in the market’s strong performance this year. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stocks have made some nice gains from the October 2022 lows and remain within spitting distance of the recent peak in August last year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This note is focused on the outsized role of the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ – Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA – in the market’s strong performance this year. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Sectors enjoying positive estimate revisions since the start of Q2 include Construction, Industrial Products, Autos, Tech, and Retail.', 'news_article_title': \"Breaking Down The Big 7 Tech Players' Outsized Roles\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This note is focused on the outsized role of the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ – Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA – in the market’s strong performance this year. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Current consensus expectations call for the group’s earnings share to increase to 17.2% in 2024 and 18.4% in 2025.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This note is focused on the outsized role of the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ – Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA – in the market’s strong performance this year. To get a sense of what is currently expected, take a look at the chart below that shows current earnings and revenue growth expectations for the S&P 500 index for 2023 Q2 and the following three quarters and actual results for the preceding four quarters.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-semiconductor-stocks-that-could-skyrocket-in-the-next-12-months', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nThere is no denying the fact that artificial intelligence (AI) is the future and it is here to stay. We have already seen AI powering massive growth for tech companies in the last couple of months. With companies going all out with their AI investments, it is time to understand their future potential. Chips lie at the heart of tech companies and they lead growth. Tech companies are out of their tumultuous period and are steadily rising. This means investors should start looking for best semiconductor stocks for investment.\\nInternet of Things, 5G, or autonomous vehicles, all these segments are dependent on chips and even cloud computing works on chips. If you want to make the most of the growth of data centers and AI, now is the time to invest in chip-manufacturing companies. There’s a good chance we could see a few chip leaders in the industry over the next year.\\nSmart investors understand that to benefit from today’s trends, it is important to invest in high-growth potential companies. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the three top semiconductor stocks that could skyrocket in the next 12 months.\\nTop semiconductor stocks: Nvidia (NVDA)\\nSource: Poetra.RH / Shutterstock.com\\nNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is already trading near its all-time high but there is a lot more to come for this tech giant. Already a leader in the semiconductor industry, it is making the most of the AI boom. The recent quarterly results were impressive and the company expects even better quarters this year. NVDA stock is trading at $374 today and it is at a premium right now but there is potential for higher growth. Already up 161% year to date, Nvidia is a leader in the semiconductor space and it is taking big strides in the industry. Several tech companies are the beneficiaries of Nvidia’s success but if you want the gold stock, it is NVDA. \\nThe company had expanded at a rapid pace in the pandemic when gaming took off. But its data center business took the revenue numbers to a new high. This was followed by the AI adoption and now there’s no stopping Nvidia. Many might argue that the stock is already at a high and is not cheap. Yes, it is true but you should not undermine the potential of NVDA stock.\\nWhile it might be trading near an all-time high, it will certainly hit a new high in the next 12 months. I’ve said it in the past and I’ll say it again, buy and hold NVDA stock for massive gains. The company expects the sales to reach around $11 billion in the three months ending July and with each quarter, it will report blowout numbers.\\nBank of America considers NVDA stock a buy and has a price target of $500. The company virtually controls a large GPU market and it is set to benefit from the AI boom. The bank believes that the tech company has several under appreciated opportunities that can help expand its market share in the near future. There is a bullish sentiment towards the stock and I believe it can generate solid returns in the next 12 months. It is one of the high return semiconductor stocks to grab before it gets too late.\\nAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD)\\nSource: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com\\nA big player in the semiconductor industry, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) garnered headlines for its AI partnerships. The company is here to gain its fair share of the AI boom. AMD aims to introduce new products that will help gain a larger market share. AMD will soon be launching the MI300 chip which will play a significant role in the AI space. The chip will combine the CPU and GPU cores with fast memory on a single chip package. I believe the demand for this chip will be strong and it will drive revenue for the company. If you are looking for semiconductor stocks to skyrocket, AMD is the one to own. \\nAMD’s chips are a favorite of several tech giants including Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). They use the chips for cloud computing and with more businesses joining this chipmaker, it will show strong growth. AMD stock is trading at $117 today and is up 84% year to date. The stock was at $64 in Jan and is steadily marching ahead. It has generated over 650% results in the last five years. Compared to the other semiconductor stocks in the industry, AMD looks fairly valued and is a strong buy before it skyrockets. \\nThe company posted solid quarterly results and also raised the guidance. It has a market cap of $204 billion and its chips are one of the best in the industry. The company makes chips for AI applications and as the demand for chips continues to grow, AMD is set to benefit. If the company can manage to achieve the growth it showed over the last decade, it could become one of the biggest winners in the tech industry. BofA has raised the price target of the stock to $135 and Citi has a target of $150. \\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)\\nSource: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com\\nTaiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) is a popular but highly undervalued semiconductor company. One of the top semiconductor stocks, it holds about 60% of the total market share in chip fabrication and manufactures over 90% of the top semiconductors that are used today. Some of its biggest customers include Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Nvidia, and AMD. The company did see a drop in revenue year over year in the first quarter but the EPS rose by 2.1%.\\nAs the demand for chips continues to grow, Taiwan Semiconductor has massive upside potential. It enjoys an operating margin of 45% and the management expects it to remain strong in the long term. TSMC is already enjoying a dominant position in the industry and it could be the biggest beneficiary of the AI boom due to its contracts with tech leaders in the industry. It has a market share that is hard to compete with which makes it one of the high potential semiconductor stocks today. \\nTSMC stock is trading at $100 today and is up 35% year to date. Like all the other semiconductor stocks, it has been moving upward for the past six months. Its 52-week high is $106 but I believe the stock will hit a new high very soon. It posted strong numbers in the recent quarter and its net income margin was close to 40%. A demand spike could take the numbers higher and I expect even better earnings growth in the coming quarters. \\nOn the date of publication, Vandita Jadeja did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nVandita Jadeja is a CPA and a freelance financial copywriter who loves to read and write about stocks. She believes in buying and holding for long term gains. Her knowledge of words and numbers helps her write clear stock analysis.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\\nThe post 3 Semiconductor Stocks That Could Skyrocket in the Next 12 Months appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Some of its biggest customers include Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Nvidia, and AMD. Smart investors understand that to benefit from today’s trends, it is important to invest in high-growth potential companies. The company expects the sales to reach around $11 billion in the three months ending July and with each quarter, it will report blowout numbers.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Some of its biggest customers include Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Nvidia, and AMD. Top semiconductor stocks: Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Poetra.RH / Shutterstock.com Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is already trading near its all-time high but there is a lot more to come for this tech giant. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com A big player in the semiconductor industry, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) garnered headlines for its AI partnerships.', 'news_article_title': '3 Semiconductor Stocks That Could Skyrocket in the Next 12 Months', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Some of its biggest customers include Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Nvidia, and AMD. If you are looking for semiconductor stocks to skyrocket, AMD is the one to own. The company makes chips for AI applications and as the demand for chips continues to grow, AMD is set to benefit.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Some of its biggest customers include Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Nvidia, and AMD. Top semiconductor stocks: Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Poetra.RH / Shutterstock.com Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is already trading near its all-time high but there is a lot more to come for this tech giant. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) is a popular but highly undervalued semiconductor company.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-amazon-must-face-consumer-lawsuit-over-iphone-ipad-prices-us-judge', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Mike Scarcella\\nJune 9 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O must face a consumer antitrust lawsuit in U.S. court accusing them of conspiring to artificially inflate the price of iPhones and iPads sold on Amazon\\'s platform, a federal judge in Seattle ruled on Thursday.\\nIn his ruling, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour rejected bids from Apple and Amazon to dismiss the prospective class action on various legal grounds.\\nCoughenour said the \"validity\" of the relevant market, a central issue in antitrust litigation, was a question for a jury.\\nThe lawsuit, filed in November, is among several private and government actions challenging Amazon\\'s online price practices. Coughenour\\'s ruling means the case will move forward to evidence-gathering and other pretrial proceedings.\\nLawyers for Apple and Amazon and representatives for the companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Friday.\\nSteve Berman, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, called the court\\'s ruling \"a major win for consumers of Apple phones and iPads.\"\\nThe plaintiffs are U.S. residents who bought new iPhones and iPads on Amazon beginning in January 2019. They contend an agreement between Apple and Amazon that went into effect that year restricted the number of competitive resellers in violation of antitrust provisions.\\nIn 2018, according to the lawsuit, there were some 600 third-party Apple resellers on Amazon. Apple agreed to give Amazon a discount on its products if Amazon reduced the number of Apple resellers from its marketplace, the lawsuit alleged.\\nApple has argued that its agreement with Amazon limited the number of authorized resellers to help minimize counterfeit Apple goods being sold on the e-commerce platform.\\nIn a court filing, Apple\\'s attorneys called the agreement \"commonplace\" and said the \"Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit have routinely recognized that such agreements are procompetitive and lawful.\"\\nThe judge in Seattle said \"countervailing\" motivations for the agreement between Apple and Amazon would be addressed later in the litigation.\\nApple recorded $94.8 billion in sales in the second quarter, and Amazon reported $127.4 billion in its most recent quarterly earnings report.\\nThe complaint seeks unspecified triple damages and other relief.\\nThe case is Steven Floyd v Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, No. 2:22-cv-01599-JCC.\\nRead more:\\nApple, Epic ask US appeals court to reconsider its antitrust ruling\\nAmazon loses bid to toss consumer antitrust lawsuit\\nLawsuit claims Apple, Amazon colluded to raise iPhone, iPad prices\\n(Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones)\\n((Mike.Scarcella@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"By Mike Scarcella June 9 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O must face a consumer antitrust lawsuit in U.S. court accusing them of conspiring to artificially inflate the price of iPhones and iPads sold on Amazon's platform, a federal judge in Seattle ruled on Thursday. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour rejected bids from Apple and Amazon to dismiss the prospective class action on various legal grounds. Read more: Apple, Epic ask US appeals court to reconsider its antitrust ruling Amazon loses bid to toss consumer antitrust lawsuit Lawsuit claims Apple, Amazon colluded to raise iPhone, iPad prices (Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones) ((Mike.Scarcella@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"By Mike Scarcella June 9 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O must face a consumer antitrust lawsuit in U.S. court accusing them of conspiring to artificially inflate the price of iPhones and iPads sold on Amazon's platform, a federal judge in Seattle ruled on Thursday. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour rejected bids from Apple and Amazon to dismiss the prospective class action on various legal grounds. Read more: Apple, Epic ask US appeals court to reconsider its antitrust ruling Amazon loses bid to toss consumer antitrust lawsuit Lawsuit claims Apple, Amazon colluded to raise iPhone, iPad prices (Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones) ((Mike.Scarcella@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple, Amazon must face consumer lawsuit over iPhone, iPad prices - US judge', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Mike Scarcella June 9 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O must face a consumer antitrust lawsuit in U.S. court accusing them of conspiring to artificially inflate the price of iPhones and iPads sold on Amazon\\'s platform, a federal judge in Seattle ruled on Thursday. Steve Berman, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, called the court\\'s ruling \"a major win for consumers of Apple phones and iPads.\" Apple has argued that its agreement with Amazon limited the number of authorized resellers to help minimize counterfeit Apple goods being sold on the e-commerce platform.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"By Mike Scarcella June 9 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O must face a consumer antitrust lawsuit in U.S. court accusing them of conspiring to artificially inflate the price of iPhones and iPads sold on Amazon's platform, a federal judge in Seattle ruled on Thursday. Apple agreed to give Amazon a discount on its products if Amazon reduced the number of Apple resellers from its marketplace, the lawsuit alleged. Read more: Apple, Epic ask US appeals court to reconsider its antitrust ruling Amazon loses bid to toss consumer antitrust lawsuit Lawsuit claims Apple, Amazon colluded to raise iPhone, iPad prices (Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones) ((Mike.Scarcella@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-youd-invested-%2410000-in-american-tower-in-2013-this-is-how-much-you-would-have-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Even after falling 10% so far in 2023, shares of the cell tower owner American Tower (NYSE: AMT) have essentially performed as well as the S&P 500 index over the past 10 years. The stock would have turned a $10,000 investment in 2013 into $29,000 with dividends reinvested. That's a touch below the $32,000 that the same investment in the S&P 500 index would have produced.\\nWhat generated the real estate investment trust's (REIT) strong returns in the past? And can American Tower bounce back from its underperformance in recent months? Let's dig into the company's fundamentals and valuation to get some answers.\\nRobust growth catalysts that should persist\\nAmerican Tower's success as an investment over the past decade has coincided with a powerful trend: the rise of the smartphone. Since the launch of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in 2007, the total number of smartphone users has grown from zero to an estimated 6.8 billion as of 2023.\\nSuch huge demand for smartphones and the data they need to operate drove enormous growth in the number of American Tower's communications sites. The company's communications site count quadrupled from just shy of 55,000 at the end of 2012 to 226,000 as of March 31, 2023. This is what propelled American Tower's total revenue to soar from $2.9 billion in 2012 to $10.7 billion in 2022.\\nStrong growth should continue for the company. That's because, for one, it is anticipated that the total number of smartphone users will increase by nearly a billion to 7.7 billion by 2027. This will require the construction of tens of thousands of additional cell towers to support growing demand for mobile data. Second, the average monthly data consumption per smartphone user is projected to double or even triple in major markets for American Tower, such as the U.S., Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa. That's due to the emergence of newer technologies like the Internet of Things and virtual reality. This is why it is likely that the company could generate at least high-single-digit percentage annual adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) per share growth over the medium term.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nThe dividend can keep growing\\nAmerican Tower's 3.3% dividend yield is more than double the S&P 500 index's 1.6% yield. And not only does the company offer a significantly higher yield, the dividend has nearly sextupled in the past 10 years.\\nData source: YCharts\\nBest of all, American Tower looks like it is poised to keep handing out healthy dividend growth to its shareholders. This is because the company's dividend payout ratio is set to come in at about 65% in 2023. This leaves the REIT with the capital needed to further build out its communications infrastructure to keep up with rising demand. That's probably why American Tower is confident enough to deliver dividend growth of about 10% in 2023 from 2022.\\nA cheap valuation\\nSitting 33% below its 52-week high, shares of American Tower appear to be a no-brainer buy for dividend growth investors. This is because the company's forward price-to-AFFO-per-share ratio of 19.8 is arguably undervalued for its healthy growth potential. Further demonstrating American Tower's deep discount, its trailing-12-month dividend yield of 3.3% is well above its 10-year median yield of 1.8%. In fact, this is the highest yield the stock has sported in the past 10 years.\\n10 stocks we like better than American Tower\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and American Tower wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nKody Kester has positions in American Tower and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends American Tower and Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Since the launch of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in 2007, the total number of smartphone users has grown from zero to an estimated 6.8 billion as of 2023. Robust growth catalysts that should persist American Tower's success as an investment over the past decade has coincided with a powerful trend: the rise of the smartphone. Such huge demand for smartphones and the data they need to operate drove enormous growth in the number of American Tower's communications sites.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Since the launch of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in 2007, the total number of smartphone users has grown from zero to an estimated 6.8 billion as of 2023. Such huge demand for smartphones and the data they need to operate drove enormous growth in the number of American Tower's communications sites. The dividend can keep growing American Tower's 3.3% dividend yield is more than double the S&P 500 index's 1.6% yield.\", 'news_article_title': \"If You'd Invested $10,000 in American Tower in 2013, This Is How Much You Would Have Today\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Since the launch of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in 2007, the total number of smartphone users has grown from zero to an estimated 6.8 billion as of 2023. What generated the real estate investment trust's (REIT) strong returns in the past? Such huge demand for smartphones and the data they need to operate drove enormous growth in the number of American Tower's communications sites.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Since the launch of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in 2007, the total number of smartphone users has grown from zero to an estimated 6.8 billion as of 2023. Even after falling 10% so far in 2023, shares of the cell tower owner American Tower (NYSE: AMT) have essentially performed as well as the S&P 500 index over the past 10 years. Such huge demand for smartphones and the data they need to operate drove enormous growth in the number of American Tower's communications sites.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-bull-market-is-coming%3A-2-reasons-to-buy-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"There's a buzz on Wall Street and in the tech world surrounding Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now after its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 5.\\nThe event saw the company announce a 15-inch MacBook Air, beefier Mac Studio, the long-awaited Apple Silicon Mac Pro, and many software updates across its product lineup. However, the biggest news from WWDC was its highly anticipated first step into the virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) market with a new headset called the Vision Pro. The totally new product has massive potential over the long term and could change the face of computing and home entertainment if all goes according to Apple's plan.\\nAlongside the product announcements, Apple's outlook is growing stronger thanks to easing inflation. The consumer price index has improved for ten consecutive months, with prices rising 4.9% in April after hitting a high of 9.1% in June 2022. The correction could trigger a new bull market as different companies report revenue gains over the next year.\\nA bull market might be coming, so here are two reasons to buy Apple stock.\\n1. The AR market is projected to hit $461 billion by 2030\\nApple's Vision Pro has put it on top of the high-growth AR industry. While companies like Sony and Meta have released virtual reality devices, which have been primarily adopted by gamers, no headset has delved as deeply into augmented reality as Apple has. The iPhone company's Vision Pro is an entire computer in the form of a headset, allowing for countless use cases.\\nThe product makes it possible to overlay your environment with anything from productivity programs like word processing and video editing to entertainment activities such as watching films and sports games. Meanwhile, a dial on the Vision Pro lets users switch to a fully immersive VR environment for more focused activities.\\nAccording to data from Market Research Future, the AR market is expected to reach $461 billion in 2030, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 42%. As Apple's Vision Pro grants users far more AR capabilities than other available headsets, it is well positioned to profit significantly from that growth.\\nWhile Apple's new headset has taken leaps in the innovation of AR and VR, it will likely be held back by its price of $3,500. The high cost means this first-generation device will be out of reach for many consumers. However, that doesn't mean lower-priced versions won't take off with the public in the coming years. Apple's solid history of taking existing technology and using its unique designs to bolster consumer adoption makes its stock immensely attractive right now.\\n2. Apple shows stability in uncertain times\\nAlongside a strong outlook in AR and VR, Apple is home to a consistently stable business. Amid macroeconomic headwinds in 2022, countless companies suffered from a marketwide sell-off. While Apple was not unscathed, its stock tumble was the only one among some of its biggest competitors to outperform the Nasdaq Composite index (see the chart below).\\nData by YCharts\\nApple shares have risen 268% in the last five years. Meanwhile, the company's annual revenue and operating income climbed over 48% in the same period. Apple has a reputation for being a solid growth stock thanks to consistent demand for its products. The company achieved leading market shares in smartphones, tablets, headphones, and smartwatches due to nearly unrivaled brand loyalty from consumers.\\nThis allegiance by shoppers has fortified its business and provided investors with unyielding stock growth over the long term. As a result, it's not surprising that Warren Buffett's holding company Berkshire Hathaway has made Apple 47% of its portfolio. In fact, the iPhone company's stock has increased by 575% since 2016 when Berkshire first invested in the company.\\nApple's dominance in consumer tech gives it the best chance of succeeding in the high-growth VR/AR sector. Along with a consistently expanding business, the company's stock is an increasingly attractive investment ahead of a potential bull market.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"There's a buzz on Wall Street and in the tech world surrounding Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now after its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 5. Apple's solid history of taking existing technology and using its unique designs to bolster consumer adoption makes its stock immensely attractive right now. The company achieved leading market shares in smartphones, tablets, headphones, and smartwatches due to nearly unrivaled brand loyalty from consumers.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"There's a buzz on Wall Street and in the tech world surrounding Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now after its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 5. Along with a consistently expanding business, the company's stock is an increasingly attractive investment ahead of a potential bull market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\", 'news_article_title': 'A Bull Market Is Coming: 2 Reasons to Buy Apple Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"There's a buzz on Wall Street and in the tech world surrounding Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now after its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 5. As Apple's Vision Pro grants users far more AR capabilities than other available headsets, it is well positioned to profit significantly from that growth. Apple has a reputation for being a solid growth stock thanks to consistent demand for its products.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"There's a buzz on Wall Street and in the tech world surrounding Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now after its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 5. A bull market might be coming, so here are two reasons to buy Apple stock. Apple shows stability in uncertain times Alongside a strong outlook in AR and VR, Apple is home to a consistently stable business.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-how-us-stocks-rose-20-from-their-lows-and-where-they-might-be-going', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed\\nNEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks have defied fears of a recession, a banking crisis and soaring Treasury yields to rise 20% from their October lows - one definition of a bull market.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index closed at a low of 3,577.03 on Oct. 12, 2022, down 25% from its all-time high after the Federal Reserve unleashed a series of bruising interest rate increases to fight decades-high inflation.\\nOn Thursday, it closed up 0.6% at 4,293.93, amid growing optimism over the economic outlook and a rate hiking cycle that appears to be nearing its end. Here are some features of the index's rally, and a look at where stocks might go from here.\\nWhile markets seldom rise in a straight line, the S&P 500's journey from the bottom took 164 days - the longest 20% climb from a bear market low in five decades. Among the factors holding stocks back was a surge in Treasury yields to their highest levels in decades that dulled the allure of equities by offering investors the potential to earn attractive income in government-backed bonds.\\nA crisis that saw the biggest bank busts since the Great Recession also shook investor confidence, as did worries over a potentially catastrophic fight over lifting the U.S. debt ceiling.\\nThe narrow breadth of the S&P 500's rally has been a concern for some investors, with just seven stocks - Alphabet GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Meta META.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Tesla TSLA.O - responsible for almost all of the index's gains this year. Many investors view these stocks as safe bets in uncertain times. Their gains were also driven by excitement over advances in artificial intelligence.\\nMore recently, however, the market's gains have shown tentative signs of broadening out to other stocks.\\nMeanwhile, volatility has subsided - not only in stocks, but in Treasuries and currencies.\\nOne reason for the calm in markets is investors' belief that the Fed is unlikely to deliver many more of the rate hikes that shook asset prices last year.\\nInvestors have also been encouraged by evidence showing that the U.S. economy continues to be resilient in the face of the central bank's monetary tightening, while inflation slowly cools. The U.S. Citigroup Economic Surprise Index .CESIUSD shows U.S. economic data has in aggregate topped market expectations, helped by stronger than expected numbers for employment and consumer spending.\\nA 20% gain from bear market lows has in the past heralded further upside for stocks.\\nIn four of the last six bear markets, the S&P went on to rise 20% or more in the six months after hitting this milestone.\\nGRAPHIC: Bear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF\\nGRAPHIC: Taking its time https://tmsnrt.rs/43r9itm\\nGRAPHIC: S&P 500 gets a lift from heavyweights https://tmsnrt.rs/3P2NIHj\\nGRAPHIC: Breadth https://tmsnrt.rs/3J5EYfL\\nGRAPHIC: Volatility vaporized https://tmsnrt.rs/42qbY9v\\nGRAPHIC: U.S. outperformance https://tmsnrt.rs/3J4G37t\\nGRAPHIC: What now? https://tmsnrt.rs/45QZVF1\\n(Reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed; Writing by Ira Iosebashvili; Editing by Daniel Wallis)\\n((saqib.ahmed@thomsonreuters.com; @SaqibReports; +1 332 219 1971; Reuters Messaging: saqib.ahmed.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The narrow breadth of the S&P 500's rally has been a concern for some investors, with just seven stocks - Alphabet GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Meta META.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Tesla TSLA.O - responsible for almost all of the index's gains this year. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks have defied fears of a recession, a banking crisis and soaring Treasury yields to rise 20% from their October lows - one definition of a bull market. The benchmark S&P 500 index closed at a low of 3,577.03 on Oct. 12, 2022, down 25% from its all-time high after the Federal Reserve unleashed a series of bruising interest rate increases to fight decades-high inflation.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"The narrow breadth of the S&P 500's rally has been a concern for some investors, with just seven stocks - Alphabet GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Meta META.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Tesla TSLA.O - responsible for almost all of the index's gains this year. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks have defied fears of a recession, a banking crisis and soaring Treasury yields to rise 20% from their October lows - one definition of a bull market. The U.S. Citigroup Economic Surprise Index .CESIUSD shows U.S. economic data has in aggregate topped market expectations, helped by stronger than expected numbers for employment and consumer spending.\", 'news_article_title': 'GRAPHIC-How US stocks rose 20% from their lows, and where they might be going', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"The narrow breadth of the S&P 500's rally has been a concern for some investors, with just seven stocks - Alphabet GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Meta META.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Tesla TSLA.O - responsible for almost all of the index's gains this year. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks have defied fears of a recession, a banking crisis and soaring Treasury yields to rise 20% from their October lows - one definition of a bull market. A 20% gain from bear market lows has in the past heralded further upside for stocks.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"The narrow breadth of the S&P 500's rally has been a concern for some investors, with just seven stocks - Alphabet GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Meta META.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Tesla TSLA.O - responsible for almost all of the index's gains this year. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks have defied fears of a recession, a banking crisis and soaring Treasury yields to rise 20% from their October lows - one definition of a bull market. GRAPHIC: Bear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF GRAPHIC: Taking its time https://tmsnrt.rs/43r9itm GRAPHIC: S&P 500 gets a lift from heavyweights https://tmsnrt.rs/3P2NIHj GRAPHIC: Breadth https://tmsnrt.rs/3J5EYfL GRAPHIC: Volatility vaporized https://tmsnrt.rs/42qbY9v GRAPHIC: U.S. outperformance https://tmsnrt.rs/3J4G37t GRAPHIC: What now?\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/77-of-warren-buffetts-%24347-billion-portfolio-is-invested-in-only-5-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"For nearly six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been running circles around Wall Street. Through June 4, 2023, the Oracle of Omaha had overseen a 4,064,706% return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) since taking the reins.\\nThe interesting thing about Buffett's success is that there aren't any secrets to what he's doing. The Oracle of Omaha has openly discussed how he values businesses, what attributes he and his investing team look for in a company, and how long he intends to hold the positions he and his team take.\\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\\nBut if there's one key ingredient to Warren Buffett's success that doesn't get enough credit, it's portfolio concentration. Both Buffett and his right-hand man Charlie Munger firmly believe that diversification is only necessary if you don't know what you're doing. This dynamic duo would much rather pile into a few really great ideas and allow their investment theses to play out over time.\\nThis is why approximately 77% ($266.2 billion) of Warren Buffett's $347 billion portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway is invested in only five stocks.\\nApple: $165.7 billion (47.7% of invested assets)\\nEven though Berkshire Hathaway holds stakes in roughly four dozen securities, there's no question that Warren Buffett favors portfolio concentration based on the amount of capital tied up in tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Admittedly, the Oracle of Omaha and his team have gained around 300% on their Apple stake. But with a market value of $165.7 billion, Apple is closing in on half of Berkshire's invested assets.\\nWhile having so much capital tied up in Apple might be viewed as a risk, Warren Buffett views America's largest company by market cap as Berkshire Hathaway's best business.\\nApple has a phenomenal management team, led by CEO Tim Cook. In addition to maintaining its smartphone dominance in the U.S., Cook is overseeing the steady growth of Apple's services business. Shifting to a subscription-driven platform will allow Apple to improve its operating margin over time and lessen its reliance on physical products, which can undergo some pretty wild revenue swings during product replacement cycles.\\nApple is also one of the most-recognized brands globally, and is frequently named as one of the world's most-valuable brands. The Oracle of Omaha is a big believer in companies that earn and retain consumers' trust.\\nHowever, Apple's capital-return program may be its crown jewel -- at least in the eyes of Buffett. Over the past decade, Apple has repurchased $586 billion worth of its common stock, which is more than the market cap of 492 of the 500 companies that make up the S&P 500.\\nBank of America: $29.7 billion (8.5% of invested assets)\\nThe second stock that makes up a significant portion of Warren Buffett's portfolio is Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Berkshire Hathaway was given permission in August 2020 by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond to increase its stake in BofA up to 24.9% without being deemed a bank holding company. Buffett and his team have since upped their stake in BofA to 13%, which equates to 8.5% of Berkshire's invested assets.\\nThe reason the Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants (Ted Weschler and Todd Combs) love bank stocks is because they're long-term moneymakers. Despite being cyclical, banks benefit from periods of expansion lasting considerably longer than economic downturns. As the U.S. economy expands, so does the loan and deposit profile for banks.\\nWhat makes Bank of America such an interesting investment right now is its sensitivity to interest rates. Normally, rapidly rising interest rates and a hawkish Federal Reserve wouldn't be reason for investors to cheer. However, Bank of America is generating billions of dollars in added net-interest income each quarter thanks to the current rate-hiking cycle.\\nBank of America's investments in technology are working in its favor, too. Over the trailing three-year period (ended March 31), the percentage of households banking digitally has increased five percentage points to 73%, while the percentage of loans sales completed online or via mobile app jumped 18 percentage points to 51%. Digital banking is considerably cheaper than in-person interactions, which should help improve BofA's operating efficiency.\\nAmerican Express: $25.6 billion (7.4% of invested assets)\\nHave I mentioned that Warren Buffett favors financial stocks? Berkshire's third-largest position, credit-services provider American Express (NYSE: AXP), is a company that's been a continuous holding for the past 30 years.\\nThe same cyclical investing premise for Bank of America holds true for AmEx. Even though consumer and business spending habits will ebb and flow with economic activity, the U.S. and global economy spend a disproportionately longer amount of time expanding than contracting. Buffett and his team know this and are simply allowing time to be their ally.\\nAmerican Express enjoys the luxury of benefiting from both sides of the aisle during these long economic expansions. On top of being the third-largest payment processor in the U.S. by credit card network purchase volume, it also acts as a lender. In other words, it's collecting merchant fees and charging annual fees and/or collecting interest income from its cardholders.\\nIf you're thinking American Express could struggle under the weight of loan losses during a recession, you'd be correct. But AmEx somewhat offsets its exposure to economic downturns through its ability to attract high earners. Individuals with high incomes are less likely to alter their spending habits or fail to pay their bills during periods of economic disruption. It means AmEx can bounce back from downturns faster than most lending institutions.\\nImage source: Coca-Cola.\\nCoca-Cola: $24.5 billion (7% of invested assets)\\nThe fourth stock that comprises a large percentage of Warren Buffett's portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway is beverage company Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Coke is the only stock that's been a longer continuous holding (since 1988) than American Express.\\nSimilar to Apple, Coca-Cola is a wholesale brand that consumers know and trust. It's quite possibly the best-known consumer goods brand on the planet.\\nWhat's helped Coca-Cola grow its brand value over time is its top-notch marketing. More than half of its advertising spend this year is going to digital campaigns, according to internal estimates from the company. Coca-Cola is also deploying artificial intelligence to create and tailor ad campaigns for younger audiences. Yet, the company can still rely on well-known brand ambassadors and its rich associations with the holidays to connect with more mature audiences.\\nBeyond its strong engagement trends, Coca-Cola has unsurpassed geographic diversity to rely on. It's operating in all but three countries worldwide and has 26 brands bringing home at least $1 billion in annual sales. This means Coke can count on predictable cash flow and sales in developed markets, while leaning on faster organic growth rates in emerging regions.\\nCoca-Cola is a rock-solid source of dividend income, too. It's raised its payout for 61 consecutive years and is yielding nearly 57% annually, relative to Berkshire Hathaway's cost basis in Coca-Cola.\\nChevron: $20.7 billion (6% of invested assets)\\nThe fifth and final stock that collectively accounts for 77% of the Oracle of Omaha's $347 billion portfolio overseen at Berkshire Hathaway is none other than energy giant Chevron (NYSE: CVX). Believe it or not, the $20.7 billion Berkshire holds in Chevron stock is down billions from where things stood just a few months prior.\\nAlthough energy stocks have never played a particularly large role in Berkshire's portfolio, a $20.7 billion position in an integrated oil and gas stock is a pretty clear indicator that Buffett, Weschler, and/or Combs expect the spot price of energy commodities to head higher.\\nWhile there are a number of probability indicators pointing to a possible U.S. recession, there are also macroeconomic factors that can buoy the spot price of oil. In particular, global energy majors reduced their capital expenditures (capex) considerably for three years during the COVID-19 pandemic. Capex is needed to maintain existing infrastructure as well as support production expansion. Less spending in this arena will make it difficult to ramp up global crude oil supply. In general, when the supply of a commodity is tight, it tends to lift the spot price of that product.\\nAdditionally, Chevron is an integrated energy company. While it generates its best margins from drilling, Chevron also owns transmission pipelines, chemical plants, and refineries. Whereas its pipeline operations provide predictable operating cash flow in any economic environment, chemical plants and refineries act as a hedge to lower crude prices.\\nI'd also be remiss if I didn't mention that Chevron's board recently approved an up to $75 billion share repurchase program. Warren Buffett is a huge fan of businesses that reward long-term shareholders with dividends and share buybacks.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\\nAmerican Express and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends Chevron and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple: $165.7 billion (47.7% of invested assets) Even though Berkshire Hathaway holds stakes in roughly four dozen securities, there's no question that Warren Buffett favors portfolio concentration based on the amount of capital tied up in tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The reason the Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants (Ted Weschler and Todd Combs) love bank stocks is because they're long-term moneymakers. Berkshire's third-largest position, credit-services provider American Express (NYSE: AXP), is a company that's been a continuous holding for the past 30 years.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple: $165.7 billion (47.7% of invested assets) Even though Berkshire Hathaway holds stakes in roughly four dozen securities, there's no question that Warren Buffett favors portfolio concentration based on the amount of capital tied up in tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Coca-Cola: $24.5 billion (7% of invested assets) The fourth stock that comprises a large percentage of Warren Buffett's portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway is beverage company Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Although energy stocks have never played a particularly large role in Berkshire's portfolio, a $20.7 billion position in an integrated oil and gas stock is a pretty clear indicator that Buffett, Weschler, and/or Combs expect the spot price of energy commodities to head higher.\", 'news_article_title': \"77% of Warren Buffett's $347 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in Only 5 Stocks\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple: $165.7 billion (47.7% of invested assets) Even though Berkshire Hathaway holds stakes in roughly four dozen securities, there's no question that Warren Buffett favors portfolio concentration based on the amount of capital tied up in tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Coca-Cola: $24.5 billion (7% of invested assets) The fourth stock that comprises a large percentage of Warren Buffett's portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway is beverage company Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Chevron: $20.7 billion (6% of invested assets) The fifth and final stock that collectively accounts for 77% of the Oracle of Omaha's $347 billion portfolio overseen at Berkshire Hathaway is none other than energy giant Chevron (NYSE: CVX).\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple: $165.7 billion (47.7% of invested assets) Even though Berkshire Hathaway holds stakes in roughly four dozen securities, there's no question that Warren Buffett favors portfolio concentration based on the amount of capital tied up in tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Bank of America: $29.7 billion (8.5% of invested assets) The second stock that makes up a significant portion of Warren Buffett's portfolio is Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Coca-Cola: $24.5 billion (7% of invested assets) The fourth stock that comprises a large percentage of Warren Buffett's portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway is beverage company Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-unity-software-stock-a-buy-now-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) got some of its mojo back this month thanks to the announcement of Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest product -- the Vision Pro. Apple says is a \"revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world, while allowing users to stay present and connected to others.\"\\nRevealed at Apple\\'s recent Worldwide Developers Conference, the Vision Pro is a mixed-reality headset that \"lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space.\" Priced at $3,499, Apple\\'s latest product is expected to go on sale in early 2024. Wall Street analysts looked at the announcement and started to speculate that the Vision Pro headset will need a bunch of solid 3D apps to gain traction among customers.\\nThis is where Unity Software comes into play. Apple has decided to tap Unity\\'s expertise in developing real-time 2D and 3D content. More specifically, Apple is working with Unity to help developers make apps for the new visionOS spatial operating system that\\'s going to power the headset. This could open a massive market for Unity and further accelerate the company\\'s already-impressive growth.\\nUnity Software is growing rapidly\\nUnity Software released its first-quarter 2023 results on May 10, and the company\\'s solid performance gave the stock a nice boost. Unity\\'s stock price shot up 35% in the past month, which is not surprising as its revenue jumped 56% year over year in Q1 to $500 million. The company exceeded its original guidance of $470 million to $480 million in revenue.\\nIt also posted adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $32 million. That was a nice improvement over the negative figure of $23 million seen in the year-ago period. More importantly, Unity sees an acceleration in its revenue in the current quarter. The company forecasts second-quarter revenue of $510 million to $520 million, which would be a jump of 72% to 75% over the year-ago period.\\nIt expects adjusted EBITDA to land at $55 million at the midpoint of its guidance range, which would be a huge improvement over the adjusted EBITDA loss of $38 million it posted in the year-ago period. The company attributes its impressive growth to the growing demand for its Unity gaming engine, as well as the increasing adoption of its advertising and monetization services.\\nThe company generated $187 million in revenue from the Create solutions segment last quarter, an improvement of 14% over the prior-year period. This segment includes revenue generated from the Unity gaming engine as well as the company\\'s strategic partnerships with the likes of Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, and others, which use its platform to develop content and games.\\nMeanwhile, the company\\'s revenue from the Grow solutions segment, which includes revenue from advertising, doubled year over year to $313 million. This impressive growth was driven by Unity\\'s acquisition of ironSource, an app-monetization company it bought last year for $4.4 billion. The acquisition seems to be bearing fruit, as evident from the company\\'s Q2 guidance, which points toward stronger revenue growth.\\nIt is also worth noting that the company expects to finish 2023 with $2.14 billion in revenue at the midpoint of its guidance range. That would be a 54% jump over last year\\'s top line of $1.39 billion. Analysts also expect Unity to post a profit of $0.36 per share in 2023 as compared to a loss of $0.39 per share last year. And now, Apple could give Unity another opportunity to accelerate its growth.\\nThat\\'s because the global mixed reality market is expected to clock 42% annual growth over the next five years, according to Mordor Intelligence. The growth is driven by the growing application of this technology in educational institutions, entertainment, and healthcare. Apple could eventually become a top player in this nascent space, and Unity could benefit along with the tech giant.\\nTerrific growth ahead\\nWe have already discussed that Unity is on track to finish 2023 with outstanding growth in its revenue and earnings. The good part is that the company is expected to sustain its momentum over the next couple of years as well.\\nU Revenue Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts.\\nWhat\\'s more, analysts forecast Unity\\'s earnings will increase at an annual pace of 150% over the next five years. However, investors should note that Unity stock is trading at 7.5 times sales right now, which is on the expensive side, considering that the S&P 500 averages a price-to-sales ratio of 2.44.\\nBut Unity Software\\'s potential growth and its partnership with Apple could pay off handsomely in the future, which is why its rich valuation seems justified, and investors looking for a growth stock can consider buying it before it soars higher.\\n10 stocks we like better than Unity Software\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Unity Software wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Harsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) got some of its mojo back this month thanks to the announcement of Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest product -- the Vision Pro. Apple says is a \"revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world, while allowing users to stay present and connected to others.\" Revealed at Apple\\'s recent Worldwide Developers Conference, the Vision Pro is a mixed-reality headset that \"lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space.\"', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Unity Software (NYSE: U) got some of its mojo back this month thanks to the announcement of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest product -- the Vision Pro. This segment includes revenue generated from the Unity gaming engine as well as the company's strategic partnerships with the likes of Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, and others, which use its platform to develop content and games. Meanwhile, the company's revenue from the Grow solutions segment, which includes revenue from advertising, doubled year over year to $313 million.\", 'news_article_title': 'Is Unity Software Stock a Buy Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) got some of its mojo back this month thanks to the announcement of Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest product -- the Vision Pro. Revealed at Apple\\'s recent Worldwide Developers Conference, the Vision Pro is a mixed-reality headset that \"lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space.\" Meanwhile, the company\\'s revenue from the Grow solutions segment, which includes revenue from advertising, doubled year over year to $313 million.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Unity Software (NYSE: U) got some of its mojo back this month thanks to the announcement of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest product -- the Vision Pro. Unity Software is growing rapidly Unity Software released its first-quarter 2023 results on May 10, and the company's solid performance gave the stock a nice boost. Unity's stock price shot up 35% in the past month, which is not surprising as its revenue jumped 56% year over year in Q1 to $500 million.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nvda-to-meta%3A-insiders-capitalise-on-tech-stocks-surge', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks rebounded strongly in 2023, delivering solid returns on a year-to-date basis. Taking advantage of this price appreciation, corporate insiders sold shares of (NASDAQ:NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Meta (NASDAQ:META), according to our Insiders Trading Activity tool. \\nBefore we move ahead, it is important to highlight that insider selling of stocks does not always indicate a bad sign. However, keeping a tab on insiders’ activities can help retail investors make informed investment decisions. \\nComing back to tech stocks, the recent rally has already raised concerns about the valuation and the possibility of a downturn or a correction, especially amid a weak macro backdrop. Several top investment firms, including Morgan Stanley, have warned of a sharp pullback in shares of technology companies. \\nWhether tech stocks could witness a correction remains a wait-and-see story. However, retail investors should take caution due to recent insider selling, notable price appreciation, and warnings from market pundits. \\nAgainst this backdrop, let’s look at what TipRanks’ Insider Trading Activity tool indicates about these stocks. \\nWhat is the Prediction for Nvidia Stock?\\nNvidia stock has gained about 164% year-to-date on the back of solid demand for its AI (Artificial Intelligence)-led chips. Our data shows that four insiders made five Sell transactions in NVDA stock. Meanwhile, three insiders sold shares of Nvidia in June.\\nHarvey Jones, director at Nvidia, recently sold shares worth 28.43M. Overall, corporate Insiders sold NVDA shares worth $70.7M in the last three months. Further, the stock has a negative signal from insiders.\\nNonetheless, Wall Street analysts are bullish about NVDA stock. It has received 32 Buy and four Hold recommendations for a Strong Buy consensus rating. Meanwhile, analysts’ average price target of $449.92 implies 16.83% upside potential. \\nIs AAPL a Good Stock to Buy Right Now?\\nLike NVDA, insiders sold AAPL stock in the last three months. Per the Insider Trading Activity tool, six insiders sold AAPL stock in 12 transactions in May 2023. Additionally, it is worth mentioning that three insiders have conducted sell transactions thus far in June.\\nOverall, insiders sold AAPL shares worth $709K in the past three months, with Chris Kondo, its Senior Director of Corporate Accounting, selling shares of an estimated value of $708.98K last month.\\nWhile Apple stock has a negative signal from insiders, it commands a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 23 Buy, six Hold, and one Sell recommendations. Analysts’ average price target of $186.53 implies 3.3% upside potential from current levels.\\nIs Microsoft a Buy, Sell, or Hold?\\nInsiders sold MSFT shares worth $15.6M in the last quarter. Three insiders sold MSFT stock in seven transactions in May 2023. Further, two insiders have made three sell transactions so far in June. MSFT has a negative call from our Insider Trading Activity tool. \\nWhile insiders reduced their exposure to MSFT stock, Wall Street analysts maintain their bullish view. It has received 30 Buy, four Hold, and one Sell recommendations for a Strong Buy consensus rating. Further, these analysts’ average price target of $344.30 implies 5.6% upside potential. \\nWhat is the Price Target for Meta? \\nMeta Platforms stock, which has gained about 120% year-to-date, also has a negative signal from insiders. Per the Insider Trading Activity tool, six insiders sold META stock in 12 transactions in May 2023. Meanwhile, its CTO, Andrew Bosworth, sold META stock worth 71.94K. \\nOverall, insiders sold META shares worth $8.9M in the past three months. \\nWhile META stock has a negative signal from insiders, it has a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 38 Buy and five Hold. Analysts’ average price target of $287.32 implies 8.6% upside potential from current levels. \\nDisclosure \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Taking advantage of this price appreciation, corporate insiders sold shares of (NASDAQ:NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Meta (NASDAQ:META), according to our Insiders Trading Activity tool. Is AAPL a Good Stock to Buy Right Now? Like NVDA, insiders sold AAPL stock in the last three months.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Taking advantage of this price appreciation, corporate insiders sold shares of (NASDAQ:NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Meta (NASDAQ:META), according to our Insiders Trading Activity tool. Per the Insider Trading Activity tool, six insiders sold AAPL stock in 12 transactions in May 2023. Is AAPL a Good Stock to Buy Right Now?', 'news_article_title': 'NVDA to META: Insiders Capitalise on Tech Stocks Surge', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Taking advantage of this price appreciation, corporate insiders sold shares of (NASDAQ:NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Meta (NASDAQ:META), according to our Insiders Trading Activity tool. Is AAPL a Good Stock to Buy Right Now? Like NVDA, insiders sold AAPL stock in the last three months.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Taking advantage of this price appreciation, corporate insiders sold shares of (NASDAQ:NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Meta (NASDAQ:META), according to our Insiders Trading Activity tool. Per the Insider Trading Activity tool, six insiders sold AAPL stock in 12 transactions in May 2023. Is AAPL a Good Stock to Buy Right Now?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-ftse-rafi-us-1000-etf-prf-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/19/2005.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $5.99 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Value\\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\\nValue stocks have lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios. They also have lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. Considering long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in almost all markets; however, they are more likely to underperform growth stocks in strong bull markets.\\nCosts\\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.39%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.01%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Financials sector--about 19.40% of the portfolio. Information Technology and Healthcare round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 17.87% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nPRF seeks to match the performance of the FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index is designed to track the performance of the largest U.S. equities, selected based on the following four fundamental measures of firm size: book value, income, sales and dividends. U.S. equities are then weighted by each of these four fundamental measures.An overall weight is calculated for each firm by equally-weighting each fundamental measure.\\nThe ETF return is roughly 3.76% so far this year and is up about 0.08% in the last one year (as of 06/09/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $138.77 and $165.35.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 17.82% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1013 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, PRF is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.88 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $97.89 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\\nBottom-Line\\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Looking at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/19/2005.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/19/2005.\", 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Looking at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/19/2005.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Alternatives Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-mid-caps-you-havent-heard-of-but-need-to-know-about', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"There have been plenty of headlines in recent weeks regarding the influence a few tech titans are having on the broader market rally that's underway, with some voices suggesting the S&P 500 would actually be down for the year if it were not for their outperformance. \\nBut that's not to say that there aren't opportunities in stocks outside of powerhouses like Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META). Below are three mid-cap stocks that will not have been on the radar for most readers but whose recent performance warrants closer inspection and consideration. Let's jump in and see why.\\nAkero Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRO)\\nFirst up is Akero, a $3 billion biotech based in San Francisco. Like many of their peers, their longer-term chart reflects the ups and downs that more experienced biotech investors will be accustomed to, as unknowable trial results and FDA comments largely dictate how the stock performs. But looking at how Akero's shares have performed in recent sessions, it's easy to tell that a recent catalyst came out on the positive side. \\nAkero's shares have jumped as much as 25% since the start of the month after management highlighted the potential of its liver disease therapy. EFX, when used alongside a popular weight loss drug class. Their Phase 2b study showed that EFX combined with GLP-1 led to a 65% reduction in liver fat, compared to a 10% reduction with GLP-1 alone. Safety results were comparable between the groups, and there were no serious adverse events related to the drugs.\\nAkero has been one of the best-performing mid-caps this week as a result, and while shares cooled somewhat in yesterday's session, they're less than a 10% move from all-time highs. And the best part? Akero has several more key catalysts on the 2023 roadmap that should draw in further volume on the bid. \\nC3.ai, Inc. (NYSE: AI)\\nShares of C3.ai have been trading with massive volume in recent weeks, with enough of it on the bid to send them up more than 100% since the start of May. Considering how hot a topic A.I. has suddenly become, it's perhaps not all that surprising. With one of the most market-appropriate tickers in the business, C3.ai is well on its way to reversing the downtrend that's plagued shares since February 2021. \\nWith a $4 billion market cap, they bill themselves as a leading Enterprise A.I. software provider for accelerating digital transformation, with banner customers such as Shell, Koch, and the U.S. Air Force already signed up. Even with yesterday's 5% dip, the stock is up 250% since the start of the year, and there's every reason to think it will continue to benefit from the red-hot A.I. name. \\nInvestors looking to gain exposure to a lesser-known but heavily A.I.-focused name could do a lot worse than C3.ai. Look for shares to consolidate in the $30s after their recent rally before pushing on toward $50. Remember, this is a stock that soared to almost $200 during the heady days of 2020, and the wider AI-specific rally is really just starting now. \\nJoby Aviation Inc (NYSE: JOBY)\\nLast up is Joby, a $4 billion new-age aviation tech company focused on developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Their shares have jumped as much as 80% since April, with this week alone seeing gains of more than 10%. \\nWhile much of their work is still in the theoretical and exploratory phase, Joby has already secured contracts with both Toyota and the U.S. Air Force, proving that their path to commercialization is well underway. In fact, their $55 million contract with the latter will see them delivering nine planes starting early next year. \\nLast month's additional $180 million raise will have only boosted their R&D capabilities, and they have almost no competitors. This first-mover advantage reminds us of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) in the electric vehicle space, and we're all familiar with how much of a tailwind that's been for the stock. When it comes to getting in on the ground floor of an industry-defining stock, it doesn't really get much better than this. \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"But that's not to say that there aren't opportunities in stocks outside of powerhouses like Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META). There have been plenty of headlines in recent weeks regarding the influence a few tech titans are having on the broader market rally that's underway, with some voices suggesting the S&P 500 would actually be down for the year if it were not for their outperformance. Like many of their peers, their longer-term chart reflects the ups and downs that more experienced biotech investors will be accustomed to, as unknowable trial results and FDA comments largely dictate how the stock performs.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"But that's not to say that there aren't opportunities in stocks outside of powerhouses like Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META). But looking at how Akero's shares have performed in recent sessions, it's easy to tell that a recent catalyst came out on the positive side. Akero has been one of the best-performing mid-caps this week as a result, and while shares cooled somewhat in yesterday's session, they're less than a 10% move from all-time highs.\", 'news_article_title': \"3 Mid Caps You Haven't Heard Of But Need To Know About\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"But that's not to say that there aren't opportunities in stocks outside of powerhouses like Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META). But looking at how Akero's shares have performed in recent sessions, it's easy to tell that a recent catalyst came out on the positive side. Look for shares to consolidate in the $30s after their recent rally before pushing on toward $50.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"But that's not to say that there aren't opportunities in stocks outside of powerhouses like Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META). But looking at how Akero's shares have performed in recent sessions, it's easy to tell that a recent catalyst came out on the positive side. Akero's shares have jumped as much as 25% since the start of the month after management highlighted the potential of its liver disease therapy.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-fintech-industry-will-be-worth-%241.5-trillion-by-2030%3A-2-magnificent-stocks-to-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"We don't yet live in a cashless society, but digital methods of payments and the broader fintech industry have been on the rise, and that trend is likely to continue for a while. According to some estimates, the fintech industry will be worth $1.5 trillion by 2030, up from $245 billion in 2021.\\nWhile exact estimates over relatively long periods are tricky to pull off, analysts typically agree that this market will remain northbound, even if they disagree on the details. You can, therefore, profit from this opportunity if you put your hard-earned money into the right stocks. Let's consider two excellent candidates: PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\\n1. PayPal\\nPayPal is an easy and obvious choice for investors looking to ride the fintech coattails through the end of the decade and beyond. The company is one of the leaders in this industry and has built a highly recognizable brand name. It ended the first quarter with 433 million active accounts, an increase of 1% year over year.\\nPayPal's ecosystem becomes increasingly attractive to sellers as more buyers join in, and vice versa. Research from the data analytics company Nielsen shows that when retailers accept PayPal as a payment method, it leads to more repeat buyers and more purchases. So merchants have an obvious incentive to offer it as a payment option; consumers clearly trust the company. That's why PayPal's acceptance rate has been growing -- it jumped by 3% year over year to 79% among the 1,500 largest online retailers in North America and Europe, as of the end of 2022.\\nPayPal has encountered issues over the past year and a half, as inflation and other economic problems led to lower consumer spending. And while its business was extremely strong during the early days of the pandemic, things have cooled off since then, creating unfavorable comparisons. That's to say nothing of the foreign exchange dynamics that also harmed the company's revenue growth last year.\\nStill, PayPal has delivered decent financial results throughout. In the first quarter, revenue of $7.04 billion increased by 9% from a year ago, while total payment volume of $354.5 billion came in at 10% higher than the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.17 were 33% higher than the comparable period of the previous fiscal year.\\nPayment volume, revenue, and earnings should continue growing as PayPal expands its acceptance rate and makes headway in other markets, including serving more brick-and-mortar retailers. That's why the company can deliver solid returns through 2030 and beyond.\\n2. Apple\\nApple isn't a pure-play fintech company. The tech giant is best known for its iPhone and other sleek (and expensive) gadgets. But it has been making a conscious effort to ramp up its services segment, including its fintech offerings. They include Apple Pay; a buy-now-pay-later service; and a high-yield savings account.\\nApple is not as recognized in the fintech industry as PayPal, but it's not a small player. As of the end of 2022, it had a 28% acceptance rate -- up 1% year over year -- with the same 1,500 online retailers among which PayPal's acceptance rate was 79%. By this metric it might seem like Apple isn't even competing in the same league as PayPal, but note that it was second among digital wallets in this category.\\nBesides, Apple's massive installed base should be instrumental in expanding its footprint in the industry. With more than 2 billion devices worldwide, the company doesn't even need to target consumers outside of its ecosystem to be successful. Merely targeting its loyal customers by introducing new fintech services, or seeking to ramp up existing services, could work wonders in the long run. That's why its fintech ambitions look attractive.\\nAnd, of course, investors get more than that by investing in Apple. Its services unit also offers Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Cloud, and more. The company remains a leader in smartphones and computer operating systems.\\nIts sales have dropped somewhat in the past couple of quarters, which isn't surprising considering the challenging economic conditions. In the second quarter of its fiscal year 2023 (which ended April 1), Apple's revenue of $94.8 billion dropped by 3% year over year, while its EPS remained flat at $1.52. But the services segment reported sales of $20.9 billion, 5.5% higher than the year-ago period and a record for the segment.\\nApple's overall business should rebound once economic conditions get better. And over the long run, the company will benefit from its growing fintech business, and the rest of its high-margin services segment, to provide market-beating returns.\\n10 stocks we like better than PayPal\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nProsper Junior Bakiny has positions in PayPal. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Let's consider two excellent candidates: PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Research from the data analytics company Nielsen shows that when retailers accept PayPal as a payment method, it leads to more repeat buyers and more purchases. Payment volume, revenue, and earnings should continue growing as PayPal expands its acceptance rate and makes headway in other markets, including serving more brick-and-mortar retailers.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Let's consider two excellent candidates: PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Payment volume, revenue, and earnings should continue growing as PayPal expands its acceptance rate and makes headway in other markets, including serving more brick-and-mortar retailers. As of the end of 2022, it had a 28% acceptance rate -- up 1% year over year -- with the same 1,500 online retailers among which PayPal's acceptance rate was 79%.\", 'news_article_title': 'The Fintech Industry Will Be Worth $1.5 Trillion By 2030: 2 Magnificent Stocks to Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Let's consider two excellent candidates: PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). In the first quarter, revenue of $7.04 billion increased by 9% from a year ago, while total payment volume of $354.5 billion came in at 10% higher than the year-ago period. Apple Apple isn't a pure-play fintech company.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Let's consider two excellent candidates: PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple Apple isn't a pure-play fintech company. As of the end of 2022, it had a 28% acceptance rate -- up 1% year over year -- with the same 1,500 online retailers among which PayPal's acceptance rate was 79%.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-to-choose-a-brokerage-account-or-online-broker', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When it comes to entering the world of investing, investors often find themselves faced with a multitude of questions.\\n\"How do I choose a brokerage account?\"\\n\"What brokerage should I use?\"\\n\"How do I find a broker?\"\\nThese are common questions asked by individuals embarking on their investment journey. Let\\'s take a few minutes to discuss these questions and provide valuable insights on how to choose a brokerage account and how to find the right broker.\\nUnderstanding the importance of choosing a brokerage account and online broker is paramount. After all, a brokerage account acts as the gateway to the financial markets, and the broker serves as your guide along this exciting path. But what is an online broker, exactly? How do you choose the best brokerage? What are the best platforms to buy stocks?\\nLet\\'s take a few moments to dig into these topics and more, equipping you with the knowledge to make an informed decision. Whether you\\'re a novice investor or looking to switch brokers, our guide will offer practical advice on choosing the right broker, understanding the fundamentals of brokerage accounts and exploring the best online investment sites and the best trading platforms for beginners.\\nWhen we finish our time together, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the factors to consider when selecting a brokerage account, the features and services that suit your needs as an investor and the best brokerage accounts for beginners that will pave the way for your financial success. Let\\'s dive in and discover the world of brokerage accounts together.\\nWhat is a Brokerage Account?\\nA brokerage account is a specialized financial account that allows individuals to buy and sell various financial securities, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds and ETFs, through a brokerage firm. It serves as a platform for investors to access the financial markets and execute their investment transactions.\\nWhen it comes to finding a broker and choosing the best brokerage account, investors should consider several key factors. First and foremost, it is crucial to find a reputable broker who can provide guidance and support to navigate the complexities of the financial markets. Look for brokers that cater specifically to beginners and offer educational resources and tools to enhance your investing knowledge.\\nThe best brokerage account for beginners should have a user-friendly interface, provide educational resources and offer access to a wide range of investment options. This allows new investors to start their investment journey confidently and gradually learn the ropes of investing.\\nIn addition to the brokerage account itself, the trading platform plays a vital role in the investing experience. The best trading platform for beginners should be intuitive, easy to navigate and provide essential features like real-time market data, customizable charts and order placement capabilities. It should empower beginners to make informed investment decisions without feeling overwhelmed by complex technicalities.\\nTo simplify finding the right broker and brokerage account, consider the best online broker for beginners. These online brokers cater to novice investors and provide a seamless and supportive investing experience. Look for online brokers that offer a combination of user-friendly platforms, educational resources, low fees and excellent customer support.\\nBy finding the best online brokerage account for beginners and a reliable broker and trading platform, individuals can kickstart their investment journey confidently and set themselves up for long-term success in the financial markets.\\nHow to Choose a Brokerage Account \\nChoosing the right brokerage account is crucial for any investor, whether a beginner or an experienced individual. With many options available in the market, it can be overwhelming to determine which brokerage account is the most suitable for your investment goals and preferences. To help you navigate this process effectively, we will provide valuable insights on how to choose a brokerage account that aligns with your needs.\\nOne of the initial steps in selecting a brokerage account is finding a reliable broker who will serve as your investment partner. So, how do you find a broker? Researching and identifying reputable brokers is a fundamental aspect of the decision-making process. Consider factors such as the broker\\'s reputation, experience, regulatory compliance and the range of services they offer.\\nIn addition to finding the right broker, there are several other key factors to consider when choosing a brokerage account. These include account fees, available investment options, customer support, trading platforms and educational resources. Each element plays a vital role in determining the overall suitability of a brokerage account for your investment needs.\\nIn the following sections, we will delve deeper into each factor, guiding how to effectively evaluate and compare brokerage accounts. By understanding the essential aspects to consider, you will be better equipped to make an informed decision and select the brokerage account that best aligns with your investment goals and preferences. Let\\'s explore the process of choosing a brokerage account in detail.\\nStep 1: Understand your investment goals. \\nBefore selecting a brokerage account, it is essential to have a clear understanding of your investment goals. Are you looking to build long-term wealth, generate income, or actively trade stocks? Identifying your objectives will help you determine the type of brokerage account that best suits your needs. For example, if you are a passive investor focused on long-term growth, a brokerage account with access to a wide range of diversified investment options may be suitable. In contrast, if you are a short-term investor executing a dividend-harvesting strategy, an online brokerage account with low fees might be your best option. \\nStep 2: Evaluate account features and fees. \\nWhen choosing a brokerage account, carefully evaluate the features and fees associated with each option. Consider account minimums, commission charges, maintenance fees and any additional costs for specific account features or services. It is important to balance the fees with the value and benefits the brokerage account offers to ensure it aligns with your investment strategy.\\nStep 3: Consider customer support and resources. \\nGood customer support and educational resources are valuable, especially for beginner investors. Look for a brokerage account that provides responsive customer support channels like phone, email or live chat. Additionally, check if the broker offers educational materials, tutorials, webinars orinvestment researchtools to enhance your knowledge and support your decision-making process.\\nStep 4: Assess security and account protection. \\nSecurity is of paramount importance when selecting a brokerage account. Ensure that the broker you choose employs industry-standard security measures, such as encryption and multi-factor authentication, to protect your personal and financial information. Also, verify if the brokerage is a member of regulatory organizations and offers account protection through measures like the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).\\nStep 5: Compare trading tools and platforms. \\nThe brokerage account\\'s trading tools and platforms can significantly impact your investing experience. Evaluate the user interface, ease of navigation, availability of real-time market data, charting tools, the ability to compare different industry sectors against each other, order types and mobile accessibility. A user-friendly and feature-rich trading platform can make it easier for you to execute trades and monitor your investments effectively.\\nStep 6: Review user reviews and ratings. \\nTo gain insights into the experiences of other investors, read user reviews and ratings of different brokerage accounts. Pay attention to feedback regarding the platform\\'s reliability, quality of customer service, execution speed and overall user satisfaction. While reviews should not be the sole determining factor, they can provide valuable perspectives and help you make a more informed decision.\\nStep 7: Open and fund your account. \\nOnce you have carefully evaluated and compared brokerage accounts, it\\'s time to open and fund your chosen account. Follow the account opening process provided by the broker, which typically involves completing an application, providing identification documents and funding the account. Ensure you understand the funding options available, such as bank transfers or electronic fund transfers and any associated fees or minimum deposit requirements.\\nStep 8: Manage and monitor your investments. \\nManaging and monitoring your investments is vital after opening and funding your brokerage account. Regularly review your portfolio\\'s performance, stay updated with market trends and consider adjusting your investments as needed. Take advantage of your brokerage account\\'s tools and resources to stay informed and make informed investment decisions aligned with your goals. Pay attention to trending media reports and the media sentiment of your individual stocks. \\nQuestions to Answer When Testing Platforms \\nWhen testing a new investment platform, asking the right questions is essential to thoroughly evaluate its features, functionality and suitability for your needs. Consider a comprehensive set of questions to delve deep into the platform\\'s capabilities and make an informed decision. \\nLet\\'s review an extensive list of questions you should answer when testing investment platforms. These questions cover various aspects, including user experience, available features, investment options, fees, customer support, reliability and more. By addressing these questions, you can gain valuable insights and assess whether the platform aligns with your investment goals and preferences. Let\\'s explore the detailed list of questions to answer when testing platforms and ensure a comprehensive evaluation process.\\n1. Is the platform interface clean and visually appealing?\\nA brokerage platform\\'s interface\\'s cleanliness and visual appeal are crucial in enhancing the overall user experience. A clean and visually appealing interface can make navigating the platform more enjoyable and intuitive. When choosing a brokerage account, look for a platform with a modern and well-designed interface. It should have clear, organized menus, visually distinct sections and an uncluttered layout. A clean interface helps users focus on their investment activities and easily locate the necessary tools and features.\\n2. Is the navigation intuitive and easy to understand?\\nIntuitive navigation is essential for efficiently accessing a brokerage platform\\'s various features and tools. When evaluating platforms, prioritize those with intuitive navigation allowing seamless movement between different sections and functionalities. Look for logical menu structures, clear labeling and easily recognizable icons or buttons. The navigation should provide a smooth and user-friendly experience, ensuring you can quickly find and utilize the tools and resources necessary for your investment activities.\\n3. Are the essential features and tools easily accessible?\\nAccessing essential features and tools without hassle is crucial for a seamless trading experience. When considering a brokerage account, ensure the platform makes its key features easily accessible. Look for intuitive menus or tabs on best online broker for beginners that provide:\\nQuick access to features such as buying and selling stocks\\nPlacing different orders (market orders, limit orders, stop-loss orders, etc.)\\nAccessing research tools and monitoring account performance\\nThe ability to readily access these essential tools will enable you to execute trades and manage your investments efficiently.\\n4. Can I quickly find the information I need?\\nThe ability to quickly find the information you need is vital when researching investment options or making informed decisions. A good brokerage platform should provide easy access to comprehensive market data, company information, financial news and analysis. Look for platforms that offer real-time market data and quotes, research reports, financial statements and customizable watchlists. A user-friendly search function and well-organized information layout will allow you to gather the information necessary to make informed investment decisions efficiently.\\n5. Does the platform offer a wide range of investment options (stocks, bonds, ETFs, etc.)?\\nDiversification is key to a successful investment strategy, so choosing a brokerage platform that offers a wide range of investment options is essential. Look for platforms that provide access to various asset classes, including stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds and options. A diverse selection of investment options enables you to build a well-rounded portfolio that aligns with your financial goals and risk tolerance.\\n6. Can I easily place different types of orders (market, limit, stop-loss, etc.)?\\nThe ability to place different types of orders is essential for executing trades according to your investment strategy. Look for a brokerage platform that allows you to easily place market orders, limit orders, stop orders and other order types. The platform should provide a user-friendly order entry system with clear instructions and options for customization. Executing different types of orders efficiently and accurately is vital for taking advantage of market opportunities and managing risk effectively.\\n7. Are trade executions fast and accurate?\\nFast and accurate trade executions are crucial for taking advantage of market movements and securing desired entry or exit points. When choosing a brokerage platform, ensure that trade executions are reliable and timely. Look for platforms with a reputation for fast order execution speeds and minimal delays. It\\'s also beneficial to consider platforms that offer advanced order routing technologies to help ensure optimal trade execution prices.\\n8. Does the platform provide real-time market data and quotes?\\nReal-time market data and quotes are essential for staying informed about market conditions and making timely investment decisions. A reliable brokerage platform should provide access to up-to-date market data and real-time quotes for stocks, bonds, ETFs and other securities. Look for platforms that offer streaming quotes and dynamic charts that update in real-time. This allows you to monitor market movements and make informed trading decisions based on current information. Real-time market data ensures you have accurate and up-to-date information at your fingertips, empowering you to react swiftly to changing market conditions.\\n9. Are there comprehensive charting tools and technical analysis indicators?\\nComprehensive charting tools and technical analysis indicators are valuable resources for traders who utilize technical analysis in their investment strategies. When evaluating brokerage platforms, consider those that offer robust charting capabilities and a wide range of technical analysis indicators. Look for features such as customizable charts, various chart types (line charts, candlestick charts, etc.), trendlines, moving averages and oscillators. These tools provide insights into price patterns, trends and potential entry or exit points, helping you make well-informed trading decisions.\\n10. Does the platform offer fundamental analysis tools and research resources?\\nFundamental analysis plays a significant role in assessing the value and potential of investments. Look for brokerage platforms that provide fundamental analysis tools and comprehensive research resources. For instance, if you wanted to purchase shares of Apple stock, you would like to be able to research Apple\\'s company financials, Apple\\'s earnings reports, Apple\\'s analyst ratings and Apple\\'s industry research. Having these tools readily available on the platform allows you to evaluate the fundamental strength and prospects of potential investments, enabling you to make informed decisions based on fundamental factors.\\n11. Is there a mobile app available, and is it user-friendly?\\nIn today\\'s fast-paced world, having access to your brokerage account on the go is essential. Check if the brokerage platform offers a mobile app compatible with your smartphone or tablet. The mobile app should be user-friendly and intuitive and provide a seamless trading experience. Look for features such as easy navigation, quick order placement, real-time market data and portfolio management capabilities. A well-designed mobile app ensures you can monitor and manage your investments conveniently, even when you\\'re away from your computer.\\n12. Does the mobile app provide all the necessary features and functionality?\\nWhen evaluating a brokerage platform\\'s mobile app, ensure it offers all the essential features and functionality you need for trading and account management. The mobile app should provide access to real-time quotes, order placement, portfolio tracking, fund transfers and account settings. Features like watchlists, news updates and research resources can further enhance your mobile trading experience. The mobile app should be a reliable and efficient tool that allows you to execute trades and manage your investments seamlessly while on the move.\\n13. Can I easily switch between the desktop and mobile versions?\\nSeamless integration between the desktop and mobile versions of the platform is important for a consistent trading experience. Look for brokerage platforms that offer synchronization between the desktop and mobile apps. This lets you easily switch between devices without losing your settings, preferences, or access to important features. A platform that smoothly transitions from desktop to mobile ensures you can trade and manage your investments seamlessly, regardless of your device.\\n14. What fees and commissions are associated with trades and account maintenance?\\nUnderstanding the fees and commissions associated with trades and account maintenance is crucial for evaluating the overall cost of using a brokerage platform. Look for transparency in fee structures and consider the impact of fees on your trading strategy and investment returns. Consider factors such as trade commissions, account maintenance fees, inactivity fees and fees for additional services or features. Some platforms may offer commission-free trading for certain securities or account types, which can benefit frequent traders. Consider your trading frequency and investment objectives when assessing the fee structure of a brokerage account. For instance, if you are attempting to capture dividends as your investment strategy, you would benefit from a brokerage with very low fees and fast order execution. \\n15. Are there any additional charges for specific features or services?\\nSome brokerage platforms may charge additional fees for specific features or services besides the standard fees. For example, there might be charges for accessing advanced research reports, like lists of the best consumer discretionary ETFs, or detailed investment strategy reports on investing in emerging technology. When considering a brokerage account, carefully review the platform\\'s fee schedule to identify any additional charges that may apply. Assess whether these features or services are necessary for your investment strategy and if the associated costs are reasonable and justifiable. Understanding and comparing the additional charges across different platforms will help you make an informed decision that aligns with your financial goals and budget.\\n16. Does the platform offer educational resources (tutorials, webinars, articles)?\\nAccess to educational resources is invaluable, especially for novice traders or those looking to expand their knowledge. Look for brokerage platforms that provide a comprehensive range of educational resources, such as tutorials, webinars, articles and investment guides. For example, entry-level investors may want to learn about industry sectors or how to find and invest in blue chip stocks. These resources can help you understand trading concepts, learn about different investment strategies and stay updated with market trends. A platform that offers educational materials demonstrates a commitment to supporting its users and helping them become more knowledgeable and confident investors.\\n17. Is customer support easily accessible, and are they responsive?\\nReliable customer support is essential when encountering issues or having questions about your brokerage account. Look for platforms that offer easily accessible customer support channels. This may include phone support, email support, live chat or a dedicated support portal. Evaluate the responsiveness of the customer support team by researching user reviews and ratings. Prompt and helpful customer support ensures you receive timely assistance when needed, enhancing your overall experience and resolving any concerns efficiently.\\n18. Can I reach customer support through various channels (phone, email, live chat)?\\nThe availability of multiple communication channels for customer support enhances the convenience and accessibility of assistance. Look for brokerage platforms that offer a range of support channels, such as phone, email and live chat. Multiple options allow you to choose the most convenient method for contacting customer support based on your preferences and the urgency of your query. Consider platforms that offer extended customer support hours to cater to different time zones and accommodate your trading needs.\\n19. Is the platform stable and reliable during peak trading times?\\nPlatform stability and reliability are critical when choosing a brokerage account, particularly during peak trading times when market activity is high. Look for platforms with a reputation for stability and uptime, ensuring you can access your account and execute trades without interruptions or technical glitches. Robust infrastructure, regular maintenance and a track record of reliable performance are indicators of a platform\\'s ability to handle high trading volumes and provide a seamless trading experience.\\n20. Does the platform provide advanced order types, such as trailing stops or conditional orders?\\nAdvanced order types can enhance your trading strategy and allow greater flexibility in managing your investments. Look for brokerage platforms that offer advanced order types, including trailing stops, conditional orders and bracket orders. These features enable you to set specific conditions or parameters for executing trades and managing risk. The availability of advanced order types empowers you to implement more sophisticated trading strategies and automate certain aspects of your investment approach.\\n21. Are there any restrictions or limitations on the platform, such as trade volume or investment minimums?\\nUnderstanding any restrictions or limitations on a brokerage platform is essential for assessing its suitability for your trading needs. Check if the platform imposes restrictions on trade volume, such as maximum order size or daily trading limits. Additionally, verify if there are any investment minimums that you need to meet to open an account or access specific features. By being aware of these restrictions and limitations, you can ensure that the platform aligns with your trading goals and investment preferences.\\n22. Can I easily customize the platform to suit my preferences?\\nThe ability to customize the platform according to your preferences can greatly enhance your trading experience. Look for brokerage platforms that offer customization options, such as the ability to personalize your dashboard, rearrange menus, or create custom watchlists. These features allow you to tailor the platform to your specific needs and trading style, making your investment activities more intuitive and efficient.\\n23. Does the platform integrate with other financial tools or services I use?\\nSuppose you already use other financial tools or services to manage your finances or investments. In that case, choosing a brokerage platform that integrates with these tools is beneficial. Integration can streamline your workflow and provide a seamless experience by allowing you to access and manage all your financial information from a single platform. Look for platforms that integrate with popular tools such as budgeting apps, portfolio trackers, tax software or financial planning software. This integration eliminates the need for manual data entry and ensures that your financial information is up to date across all platforms.\\n24. Are there any social or community features on the platform?\\nSocial or community features on a brokerage platform can provide opportunities for interaction and learning from other investors. Look for platforms that offer social features such as forums, chat rooms, or social networks where users can share insights, discuss investment ideas, or seek advice. Engaging with a community of like-minded individuals can offer valuable perspectives and help you stay informed about market trends or investment opportunities. Consider whether having access to a social or community platform is important to you and aligns with your preferred investing style.\\n25. Does the platform offer a demo account or paper trading functionality for practice?\\nFor novice traders or those testing new strategies, having access to a demo account or paper trading functionality is invaluable. Look for brokerage platforms that offer a simulated trading environment where you can practice trading with virtual funds. This allows you to familiarize yourself with the platform\\'s features, test different investment strategies and gain experience without risking real money. A demo account can be valuable for learning and refining your trading skills before committing funds to the market.\\n26. Are there any unique features or tools that differentiate this platform from others?\\nConsider whether the brokerage platform offers unique features or tools that set it apart from other platforms. Look for innovative functionalities that enhance your trading experience or provide a competitive edge. Unique features could include access to proprietary research or trading algorithms, advanced data visualization tools that allow you to compare stocks, or exclusive investment opportunities. Assess whether these unique features align with your trading goals and provide added value that differentiates the platform from others.\\n27. Have I researched user reviews and ratings to gain insights into other users\\' experiences?\\nBefore finalizing your decision, it\\'s crucial to research user reviews and ratings of the brokerage platform. Reading about the experiences of other users can provide valuable insights into the platform\\'s strengths, weaknesses and overall user satisfaction. Look for reviews highlighting aspects such as platform reliability, customer support, ease of use and the overall trading experience. By considering a wide range of user feedback, you can make a more informed decision and assess whether the platform meets your expectations and requirements.\\n28. Does the platform provide comprehensive account statements and trade confirmations?\\nAccurate and comprehensive account statements and trade confirmations are essential for tracking and reviewing your trading activities. Look for brokerage platforms that provide detailed and easy-to-understand account statements summarizing your portfolio holdings, transactions and performance. Trade confirmations should be generated promptly after each trade, confirming the executed trades and important details such as price, quantity and order type. Clear and comprehensive account management and reporting features ensure transparency and enable you to monitor your investments effectively.\\n29. Can automatic investments or recurring deposits be set up?\\nAutomating your investment contributions can help you stay consistent and disciplined in your saving and investing habits. Look for brokerage platforms that can set up automatic investments or recurring deposits. This feature allows you to schedule regular contributions to your investment account, whether a fixed amount or a percentage of your income. Automatic investments can simplify building your portfolio over time and help you take advantage of dollar-cost averaging.\\n30. Does the platform offer tax reporting tools or integration with tax software?\\nTax reporting and integration with tax software can be highly beneficial, especially during tax season. When considering a brokerage account, evaluate whether the platform offers tax reporting tools or integrates with popular tax software. These features can streamline reporting your investment activities and calculating your tax obligations. Look for comprehensive tax reporting platforms, including forms such as 1099-B for capital gains and losses. Integration with tax software, such as TurboTax or H&R Block, allows for seamless transfer of relevant financial data, simplifying the preparation of your tax returns. By choosing a platform that offers tax reporting tools or integration, you can save time and ensure accuracy in fulfilling your tax obligations.\\nTop Features to Look for in an Online Broker\\nWhen choosing an online broker, it\\'s essential to consider the key features that can significantly impact your trading experience and investment success. Selecting a broker with the right features can provide you with the tools, resources and support necessary to make informed investment decisions and navigate the markets effectively. Let\\'s explore the top features to look for in an online broker and why they are important.\\nUser-Friendly Interface\\nA user-friendly interface is crucial as it ensures ease of use and navigation within the broker\\'s platform. A clean and intuitive interface allows you to focus on analyzing investments and executing trades without being hindered by a complex or confusing interface. It saves you time, reduces frustration and enhances your overall trading experience.\\nWide Range of Investment Options\\nOpt for a broker that offers a wide range of investment options, including stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds and more. Having access to diverse investment options enables you to create a well-rounded portfolio tailored to your investment strategy. It provides flexibility and opportunities to diversify your risk across different asset classes and investment vehicles.\\nAdvanced Trading Tools and Platforms\\nAdvanced trading tools and platforms empower you to make informed decisions based on real-time data from markets like the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJAI) or the S&P 500. In addition, features like technical analysis and customizable charts will provide the technical analysis to make sound investment decisions. These tools enhance your ability to analyze investment opportunities, track market trends and execute trades effectively. Look for features like real-time market data, customizable watchlists and order types that align with your trading style.\\nResearch and Analysis Resources\\nComprehensive research resources are essential for conducting thorough analyses and making informed investment decisions. Look for a broker that provides access to fundamental analysis reports, company financials, analyst ratings andmarket news These resources help you evaluate different investments\\' potential risks and returns, enabling you to make well-informed trading decisions.\\nEducational Materials and Resources\\nLook for brokers that offer educational materials such as tutorials, webinars, articles and investment guides. These resources can enhance your understanding of investing concepts, trading strategies, risk management techniques and market trends. Educational materials support your ongoing learning and development as an investor, ultimately improving your trading skills and decision-making abilities.\\nReliable Customer Support\\nOpt for a broker that provides accessible and responsive customer support. Efficient customer support ensures you can seek assistance whenever needed, whether regarding technical issues, account inquiries, or general trading questions. Prompt and helpful customer support can save you time and frustration, providing a positive trading experience.\\nCompetitive Pricing and Transparent Fees\\nUnderstand the costs associated with trading and account maintenance. Look for brokers with competitive pricing and transparent fee structures. This includes considerations such as commissions, transaction fees, account maintenance fees and any other charges. Transparent fee structures help you evaluate the affordability and value of the broker\\'s services, ensuring you understand the costs involved.\\nAccount Security and Protection\\nThe security of your funds and personal information is paramount when selecting an online broker. Look for brokers prioritizing account security measures, including encryption protocols, two-factor authentication and secure data storage. Additionally, consider brokers that provide insurance coverage for your investments, protecting you against unauthorized activities and potential financial loss.\\nMobile Trading Capabilities\\nIn today\\'s fast-paced world, having mobile trading capabilities is highly beneficial. A mobile trading app allows you to monitor and manage your investments on the go, providing convenience and flexibility. Look for a broker that offers a user-friendly and feature-rich mobile app that provides all the necessary functionality, including real-time market data, order placement and portfolio tracking.\\nIntegration with Third-Party Services\\nIntegration with other financial tools or services simplifies the management of your overall financial picture. Consider brokers that allow integration with third-party services such as financial planning tools, tax software, or portfolio management platforms. Integration with these services allows for consolidating your financial information and provides a more comprehensive view of your investments, expenses and tax obligations. It streamlines tracking and managing your finances, saving you time and effort in manual data entry and reconciliation.\\nBy choosing a broker that offers integration with third-party services, you can leverage the strengths of various tools and platforms, creating a seamless and efficient workflow. For example, integration with financial planning tools can help you set and track your investment goals, while integration with tax software simplifies the tax reporting and filing process. This integration enhances the convenience and effectiveness of managing your investments and financial affairs.\\nWhen evaluating brokers, inquire about the availability of integration options and compatibility with the specific tools and services you use or plan to use. Consider the level of integration, ease of setup and functionality. Integration with third-party services can significantly enhance your overall investing experience by providing a unified and holistic approach to managing your financial life.\\nPros and Cons of Online Brokerages \\nAs with any financial decision, it is important to consider the pros and cons of online brokerages before choosing the right one for your needs. Online brokerages offer several advantages that make them a popular choice among investors. However, they also come with some drawbacks you should be aware of. Let\\'s explore the pros and cons of online brokerages to help you make an informed decision.\\nPros\\nIn recent years, online brokerages have gained significant popularity among investors. These platforms offer a range of benefits and advantages that have revolutionized how people invest. Here are some key pros to consider when evaluating online brokerages:\\nConvenience: One of the biggest advantages of online brokerages is their convenience. With online platforms, you can access your brokerage account anytime, anywhere, as long as you have an internet connection. This allows for greater flexibility and ease of managing your investments.\\nLower costs: Online brokerages typically have lower fees and commissions than traditional brick-and-mortar brokerages. Online platforms have lower overhead costs and can pass on the savings to their customers. Lower costs can have a significant impact on your investment returns over time.\\nWide range of investment options: Online brokerages often provide a wide range of investment options, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, options and more. This gives you the flexibility to build a diversified portfolio that aligns with your investment goals and risk tolerance.\\nAdvanced trading tools: Many online brokerages offer advanced trading tools and platforms that provide real-time market data, advanced charting tools, technical analysis indicators and customizable features. These tools can help you make informed investment decisions and execute trades more efficiently.\\nAccess to research and educational resources: Online brokerages often provide access to a wealth of research materials, educational resources, tutorials, webinars and market analysis. These resources can help you expand your knowledge, stay informed about market trends and make better investment decisions.\\nCons\\nWhile online brokerages offer numerous advantages, it is important to consider the potential drawbacks before deciding. Here are some cons to remember when determining if an online brokerage account is right:\\nLimited personalized guidance: Unlike traditional brokerages, online brokerages may have limited or no personalized guidance from financial advisors. While some platforms offer robo-advisory services, they may provide a different level of tailored advice than a dedicated financial advisor. If you prefer a more hands-on approach or need personalized guidance, there may be better options than an online brokerage.\\nTechnical issues and platform reliability: Online platforms are subject to technical glitches, system outages, or other technical issues that may disrupt your trading activities. While most brokerages strive to provide stable and reliable platforms, occasional disruptions can occur, potentially affecting your ability to execute trades or access your account.\\nSelf-directed approach: Online brokerages are designed for self-directed investors who prefer to manage their investments. If you require a high level of hand-holding, personalized advice, or assistance with complex financial strategies, an online brokerage may not be the best fit. In such cases, you may benefit from a full-service brokerage with dedicated advisors.\\nLearning curve: Utilizing online brokerages requires familiarity with the platform, trading terminology and investment concepts. Suppose you are new to investing or feel overwhelmed by the learning curve associated with online trading. In that case, it may take some time and effort to become comfortable with the platform and make informed decisions.\\nSecurity and online threats: While online brokerages prioritize the security of your account and personal information, there is always a risk of online threats, hacking, or data breaches. Choosing a reputable and trusted online brokerage that employs robust security measures to protect your assets and information is important.\\nOnline brokerages offer convenience, lower costs, a wide range of investment options, advanced trading tools and access to research and educational resources. However, they may have limited personalized guidance, potential technical issues, require a self-directed approach, involve a learning curve and come with security risks. \\nBy weighing the pros and cons, you can determine if an online brokerage aligns with your investment goals, preferences and comfort level. Consider these factors carefully and evaluate how they align with your needs and priorities. \\nUltimately, choosing an online brokerage should be based on a thorough assessment of your investment objectives and pros and cons. Consider the level of control you desire over your investments, the importance of personalized guidance and your comfort level with technology and online platforms. Additionally, consider your budget, trading frequency and the specific features and tools that are important to you.\\nRemember that there is no one-size-fits-all solution when choosing an online brokerage. Each investor has unique requirements and preferences. It is worth researching and comparing different online brokerages to find the one that offers the features, support and cost structure that best aligns with your financial goals.\\nEmpower Your Investment Journey\\nChoosing a brokerage account is crucial and can significantly impact your investment journey. By following the steps outlined in this article and considering the key factors such as your investment goals, account features, customer support, platform reliability, fees and educational resources, you can make an informed decision that aligns with your needs.\\nRemember, a clean and intuitive platform interface, a wide range of investment options, easy order placement, real-time market data, comprehensive analysis tools, and a user-friendly mobile app are all desirable features for an online broker. Additionally, consider factors such as customer support accessibility, stability during peak trading times, customization options, integration with financial tools and the availability of demo accounts or paper trading functionality.\\nWhile online brokerages offer numerous advantages, weighing the pros and cons is essential. Online brokers provide convenience, lower costs and access to information and resources. However, they may lack the personalized guidance of traditional brokers and face potential technical glitches or limited investment options.\\nUltimately, your choice of brokerage account should align with your investment goals, preferences and comfort level. Take the time to research and compare different brokers thoroughly, read user reviews and ratings and consider seeking advice from financial professionals if needed. By doing so, you\\'ll be well on your way to selecting a brokerage account that empowers you to make informed investment decisions and achieve your financial aspirations.\\nFAQs\\nAs you explore the world of brokerage accounts, you may have some common questions in mind. We compiled this list of frequently asked questions to help you along your journey. \\nHow do I choose an online broker?\\nChoosing an online broker requires careful consideration of various factors. Start by defining your investment goals and preferences. Evaluate the broker\\'s features, fees, customer support and trading platforms. Consider their range of investment options and research resources. You can find one that aligns with your needs by conducting thorough research and comparing different brokers.\\nWhat is a good online stockbroker?\\nThe definition of a good online stockbroker can vary depending on individual preferences and requirements. A good stockbroker meets your specific investment needs, offers a user-friendly platform, provides access to a wide range of stocks and offers competitive fees and commissions. When evaluating online stockbrokers, it\\'s important to consider factors such as reliability, customer support, trading tools, educational resources and account security.\\nWhich brokerage is best to join?\\nThe best brokerage to join depends on your unique circumstances and investment goals. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question. Consider factors such as the broker\\'s reputation, reliability, trading platforms, investment options, fees, customer support and user reviews. It\\'s advisable to conduct thorough research, compare different options and choose a brokerage that aligns with your investment preferences and long-term objectives.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Look for a broker that provides access to fundamental analysis reports, company financials, analyst ratings andmarket news These resources help you evaluate different investments' potential risks and returns, enabling you to make well-informed trading decisions. By following the steps outlined in this article and considering the key factors such as your investment goals, account features, customer support, platform reliability, fees and educational resources, you can make an informed decision that aligns with your needs. Remember, a clean and intuitive platform interface, a wide range of investment options, easy order placement, real-time market data, comprehensive analysis tools, and a user-friendly mobile app are all desirable features for an online broker.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Look for a broker that provides access to fundamental analysis reports, company financials, analyst ratings andmarket news These resources help you evaluate different investments' potential risks and returns, enabling you to make well-informed trading decisions. Advanced trading tools: Many online brokerages offer advanced trading tools and platforms that provide real-time market data, advanced charting tools, technical analysis indicators and customizable features. Remember, a clean and intuitive platform interface, a wide range of investment options, easy order placement, real-time market data, comprehensive analysis tools, and a user-friendly mobile app are all desirable features for an online broker.\", 'news_article_title': 'How to Choose a Brokerage Account or Online Broker', 'news_lexrank_summary': '\"What brokerage should I use?\" What is a Brokerage Account? When choosing a brokerage platform, ensure that trade executions are reliable and timely.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Whether you're a novice investor or looking to switch brokers, our guide will offer practical advice on choosing the right broker, understanding the fundamentals of brokerage accounts and exploring the best online investment sites and the best trading platforms for beginners. By finding the best online brokerage account for beginners and a reliable broker and trading platform, individuals can kickstart their investment journey confidently and set themselves up for long-term success in the financial markets. Advanced trading tools: Many online brokerages offer advanced trading tools and platforms that provide real-time market data, advanced charting tools, technical analysis indicators and customizable features.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/validea-detailed-fundamental-analysis-aapl-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\\'s criteria.\\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\\nFINAL RANK: PASS\\n\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\\nDashan Huang Portfolio\\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper \"Twin Momentum\" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_article_title': 'Validea Detailed Fundamental Analysis - AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). 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So has the time to invest in the next-generation of superstar stock winners. \\nEvery ten years or so, a new technology emerges that transforms the world in profound ways. \\nThe internet did it in the 1990s, connecting people and information across the globe. The smartphone did it in the 2000s, putting a powerful computer in everyone’s pocket. The cloud did it in the 2010s, enabling massive scalability and innovation. \\nNow, in the 2020s, AI is doing it, creating new possibilities and challenges for every sector and domain. \\nFollowing that logic, this is the moment to invest in the best AI stocks in the market.\\nBecause, in the 1990s when the internet was changing the world, the market’s top internet stocks were fortune-makers. Stocks like Qualcomm (QCOM), Cisco (CSCO), and Oracle (ORCL) soared thousands of percent. \\nIn the 2000s, when the smartphone was changing the world, the market’s top smartphone stocks were fortune-makers. Stocks like Apple (AAPL) soared thousands of percent. \\nIn the 2010s, when the cloud was changing the world, the market’s top cloud stocks were fortune-makers. Stocks like Shopify (SHOP), The Trade Desk (TTD), and ServiceNow (NOW) soared thousands of percent. \\nLather, rinse, and repeat with AI in the 2020s.\\nAI is transforming the world at an unprecedented pace. It is creating new opportunities and challenges for every industry, sector, and individual. The companies that are leading the AI revolution will reap enormous rewards and create lasting value for their shareholders. And those are the AI stocks that you need to know about and invest in today.\\nThese AI stocks will soar thousands of percent. \\nBut you have to buy the right stocks to really strike it rich. And the best way to do that is to identify the most explosive segments of the AI economy. \\nOne segment I’m particularly excited about is the AI-powered App Economy, or the emergence of a whole new generation of software applications with AI capabilities. \\nI think it’ll birth multiple stock market mega-winners over the next few years. Here’s why. \\nThe AI App Economy Will be Huge\\nWithout fail, what are some things you do every day?\\nBreathe. Eat. Sleep. And check mobile apps. \\nA Pew Research poll found that over 80% of Americans own a smartphone these days. Separate eMarketer research found that Americans with smartphones spend about three-and-a-half hours every day checking mobile apps.\\nWe are an app-addicted society. \\nAnd it’s not just individuals – businesses are app addicted, too. \\nAccording to Okta, the average large firm deploys 129 software apps across their enterprise. \\nConsumers. Businesses. We’re all app-addicted. \\nThis addiction will only grow exponentially in the coming years thanks to AI. \\nAI is such a profound technological advancement that it will soon comprise the ultimate competitive advantage for every business in the world. Companies that use AI successfully across their enterprise will dominate. Companies that don’t will fail. \\nIt will be that black-and-white. \\nTherefore, over the next several years, every company in the world is going to race to build out AI software apps across their enterprise. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the average firm have up to 500 AI software apps across their enterprise, doing everything from creating and filing documents, storing and analyzing data, automating workflows, performing research, crafting presentations, creating mock products, running automated marketing campaigns, and more. \\nWe are entering the AI App Economy. \\nThe Best Investment Idea in the AI App Economy\\nCreating and deploying AI apps in the new economy won’t just be value-additive for firms – it will be necessary for survival.\\nYet, making apps is a complex science that requires a ton of coding, and coding is a rare skill. Throw AI into the mix, and creating and deploying AI apps is a huge challenge for pretty much every non-”FANG” business. \\nTo that end, in this booming AI App Economy, there exists a huge gap between where the market is going, and the tools needed to advance the market to that point. \\nFilling that gap is an emerging category called Low-Code Application Platforms, or LCAPs. They are basically just platforms that make designing and launching an app as easy as drawing a workflow diagram. They turn creating and deploying apps into a Lego game, if you will, by allowing customers to stack pre-built app templates on top of each other to create enterprise-specific, fully-customized apps. \\nDemand for LCAPs is expected to boom over the next few years. Pretty much every major market research firm out there forecasts that the low-code software market will grow by somewhere between 20% and 30% per year over the next several years. \\nAnd those estimates were mostly delivered before this AI Boom. \\nAdd AI apps into the mix, and we think the low-code software market will grow in excess of 30% per year over the next few years. \\nThis promises to be one of the most explosive AI markets out there. \\nThe Final Word on the Best AI Stocks to Buy\\nObviously, the “top dogs” in the AI App Economy will be huge winners over the next few years – and you should probably consider buying their stocks today. \\nBecause it could be like buying Cisco and Oracle back in the early 1990s, before they soared thousands of percent. \\nThat’s why I highly urge you to watch this presentation right now, where I break down this whole AI Revolution.\\nDon’t miss this opportunity to learn everything you need to know about AI, see it in action with a live demonstration, and discover the best AI software stocks to invest in right now. \\nThis presentation will show you how to profit from the AI Boom and avoid missing out on the biggest technological trend of our time. \\nClick here and watch it now before it’s too late.\\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\\nThe post Data-Driven Apps: The Best AI Stocks to Buy? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks like Apple (AAPL) soared thousands of percent. One segment I’m particularly excited about is the AI-powered App Economy, or the emergence of a whole new generation of software applications with AI capabilities. Separate eMarketer research found that Americans with smartphones spend about three-and-a-half hours every day checking mobile apps.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Stocks like Apple (AAPL) soared thousands of percent. Because, in the 1990s when the internet was changing the world, the market’s top internet stocks were fortune-makers. The Best Investment Idea in the AI App Economy Creating and deploying AI apps in the new economy won’t just be value-additive for firms – it will be necessary for survival.', 'news_article_title': 'Data-Driven Apps: The Best AI Stocks to Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks like Apple (AAPL) soared thousands of percent. Therefore, over the next several years, every company in the world is going to race to build out AI software apps across their enterprise. Pretty much every major market research firm out there forecasts that the low-code software market will grow by somewhere between 20% and 30% per year over the next several years.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Stocks like Apple (AAPL) soared thousands of percent. The Best Investment Idea in the AI App Economy Creating and deploying AI apps in the new economy won’t just be value-additive for firms – it will be necessary for survival. Throw AI into the mix, and creating and deploying AI apps is a huge challenge for pretty much every non-”FANG” business.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-simple-but-effective-fund-is-2023s-most-popular-etf', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"One ETF has taken in more money than all others so far in 2023, with a massive $11.3 billion in inflows as of June 6th, according to FactSet. But it’s not a hot new AI fund or an ETF capitalizing on other en-vogue tech trends, although it will give you some exposure to them. Instead, it’s arguably one of the most boring, vanilla ETFs out there, but this doesn’t mean it can’t help you to grow your portfolio. It’s the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO). In fact, whether you are just beginning your investing journey or if you are already a veteran trader who has spent years in the investing game, this unassuming but massive ETF can serve as a sound building block for your portfolio. Here’s why. \\nHarness the Power of the Entire S&P 500 in Your Portfolio \\nThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF boasts over $300 billion in assets under management (AUM), making it the third-largest ETF in the market today. While there are many complex investing strategies and products out there that claim to offer investors a leg up on the market, VOO keeps it simple. It invests in the S&P 500 (SPX), the index that consists of about 500 of the largest 500 U.S. stocks and arguably the most important and influential index in the investing world.\\nThe S&P 500 covers all sectors of the U.S. economy, so rather than having to bet on individual sectors, an ETF like VOO gives you exposure to them all -- from tech leaders like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to old economy industrial giants like Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Deere (NYSE:DE) and everything in between.\\nThe great thing about VOO is that it allows investors to harness the power and innovation of a large swath of the U.S. economy in one investment vehicle without having to pick favorite sectors or stocks. An investment in VOO is essentially a bet on around 500 of the top publicly-listed companies in the United States continuing to innovate and profit over time, which has historically been a winning proposition. \\nBelow, you’ll find an overview of VOO’s top 10 holdings, created using TipRanks' holdings tool.\\nBecause it tracks the S&P 500 index itself, the fund is extraordinarily diversified, holding 504 stocks, and its top 10 positions make up just 27.8% of assets. As you can see, top holding Apple accounts for a 7.2% position in the fund, followed by Microsoft, which has a 6.6% weighting, with Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Alphabet (Class A) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) rounding out the top five holdings. However, it’s not just tech stocks, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) and energy giant ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) follow closely behind. \\nAs you can see in the table, VOO's top holdings feature a pretty solid collection of Smart Scores. In fact, four of its top 10 holdings, Apple, Nvidia, Alphabet, and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), feature 'Perfect 10' Smart Scores. The Smart Score is a proprietary quantitative stock scoring system created by TipRanks. It gives stocks a score from 1 to 10 based on eight market key factors. A score of 8 or above is equivalent to an Outperform rating, and VOO itself has a strong ETF Smart Score of 8 out of 10.\\nIs VOO Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\\nSo the quantitative factors rate VOO favorably, but what do Wall Street analysts think? VOO earns a Moderate Buy consensus rating on TipRanks based on analysts' ratings, and the average VOO stock price target of $445.50 implies upside potential of 11.9%. Of the 6,212 analyst ratings on the name, 59.13% are Buys, 35.33% are Holds, and just 5.54% are Sells.\\nInvestor-Friendly Fees \\nIn addition to this ample diversification and broad exposure, another attractive feature of VOO is its low expense ratio. It’s hard to beat VOO’s minuscule expense ratio of just 0.03%. An investor putting $10,000 into VOO would pay just $3 in fees in year one. This type of investor-friendly expense structure helps investors defend the principal of their portfolios over time without coughing up too much in fees. For example, assuming this fee remains constant and that the fund returns 5% a year for the next 10 years, an investor will pay just $39 in fees over the course of the decade. Compare this to the multitude of ETFs on the market with expense ratios of 0.75%, where investors are paying $75 in fees on a $10,000 investment in just year one, and you really see the value proposition of an ETF like VOO.\\nSolid Long-Term Performance\\nWith this diversification and investor-friendly expense ratio, it’s easy to see why this massive ETF is the most popular ETF in terms of inflows so far this year. Still, there’s also another factor leading to its popularity -- its long-term performance track record. VOO has consistently produced double-digit annualized total returns for its investors for a long time. No matter what time horizon you are looking over, VOO has delivered. As of the end of May, VOO had an annualized total return of 12.8% over a three-year time frame. Over a five-year time horizon, the massive ETF has delivered 11% total returns annually. Further, over the past 10 years, VOO returned 11.9% annually. VOO has been around since 2010, and since its inception that year, it has returned a stellar 13.3% on an annualized basis. \\nKeeping Things Simple Can Pay Off\\nIt doesn’t hurt to keep it simple. While there are plenty of exotic investment strategies out there, few beat an ETF like VOO over the long term. While this S&P 500 ETF isn't the type of investment that is going to give you a multi-bag return in a year, the reality is that few investments are. However, the good news is that investing in a broad-market ETF like this and allowing these gains to compound over the years is a time-tested way to build long-term wealth. Investors can dollar-cost average over time when they have a surplus of cash and/or when the S&P 500 falls while reinvesting dividends to amplify these results even more.\\nVOO’s strong performance track record, investor-friendly expense ratio, and portfolio of around 500 of the top U.S. stocks have made it a winner for a long time, and it's likely to remain a winner for the foreseeable future.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The S&P 500 covers all sectors of the U.S. economy, so rather than having to bet on individual sectors, an ETF like VOO gives you exposure to them all -- from tech leaders like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to old economy industrial giants like Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Deere (NYSE:DE) and everything in between. The great thing about VOO is that it allows investors to harness the power and innovation of a large swath of the U.S. economy in one investment vehicle without having to pick favorite sectors or stocks. An investment in VOO is essentially a bet on around 500 of the top publicly-listed companies in the United States continuing to innovate and profit over time, which has historically been a winning proposition.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"The S&P 500 covers all sectors of the U.S. economy, so rather than having to bet on individual sectors, an ETF like VOO gives you exposure to them all -- from tech leaders like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to old economy industrial giants like Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Deere (NYSE:DE) and everything in between. In fact, four of its top 10 holdings, Apple, Nvidia, Alphabet, and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), feature 'Perfect 10' Smart Scores. Over a five-year time horizon, the massive ETF has delivered 11% total returns annually.\", 'news_article_title': 'This Simple but Effective Fund is 2023’s Most Popular ETF', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 covers all sectors of the U.S. economy, so rather than having to bet on individual sectors, an ETF like VOO gives you exposure to them all -- from tech leaders like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to old economy industrial giants like Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Deere (NYSE:DE) and everything in between. Compare this to the multitude of ETFs on the market with expense ratios of 0.75%, where investors are paying $75 in fees on a $10,000 investment in just year one, and you really see the value proposition of an ETF like VOO. Solid Long-Term Performance With this diversification and investor-friendly expense ratio, it’s easy to see why this massive ETF is the most popular ETF in terms of inflows so far this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"The S&P 500 covers all sectors of the U.S. economy, so rather than having to bet on individual sectors, an ETF like VOO gives you exposure to them all -- from tech leaders like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to old economy industrial giants like Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Deere (NYSE:DE) and everything in between. VOO earns a Moderate Buy consensus rating on TipRanks based on analysts' ratings, and the average VOO stock price target of $445.50 implies upside potential of 11.9%. Compare this to the multitude of ETFs on the market with expense ratios of 0.75%, where investors are paying $75 in fees on a $10,000 investment in just year one, and you really see the value proposition of an ETF like VOO.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-indias-outsourcing-giants-cut-hiring-disheartening-for-economy-students', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Navamya Ganesh Acharya\\nBENGALURU, June 12 (Reuters) - India\\'s outsourcing giants are slashing hiring and getting projects done with existing workers, a rare pullback that could weigh on the economy and affect engineering students who have seen information technology as the sector of choice for decades.\\nThe slowdown, triggered by global uncertainty in demand, is unprecedented in an industry that is one of the biggest hirers in India\\'s services sector since the 1990s and provides an assured career path and prosperity to hundreds of thousands of students each year.\\n\"Weak IT hiring could be for two different reasons: short-term negative demand shock or a long-term displacement resulting from labour-saving technologies,\" said Rohit Azad, an economics professor at New Delhi\\'s Jawaharlal Nehru University.\\n\"The impact of weak hiring would depend on which is the primary cause driving it. A negative multiplier effect in the immediate would be there nevertheless,\" Azad added.\\nThe IT sector accounts for about 8% of India\\'s GDP versus less than 1% about 30 years back, according to Rishad Premji, the chairman of Wipro WIPR.NS, one of the country\\'s IT giants.\\nOverall, the Indian tech sector employs over 5.4 million people, according to trade group Nasscom, although the number is dominated by the IT sector. About 290,000 new jobs in the tech sector were created in the financial year that ended in March, but Nasscom warned of \"global headwinds\" in the current year.\\nWith IT employees seen as big spenders on everything from cars, durables and second homes to travel and entertainment, they are likely to have had some effect on the sluggish 0.5% sequential growth in private consumption in January-March.\\n\"Some slowdown in IT hiring intentions could contribute to the flat-lining in consumption that is already underway,\" said HDFC Bank Principal Economist Sakshi Gupta.\\nRECESSION FEARS\\nIT firms, which count global heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Citigroup C.N and American Express AXP.N among its clients, went on a hiring binge during the pandemic that fuelled a digital services boom.\\nHowever, things changed this year as recession fears gripped the world and the collapse of three U.S. regional banks and the forced sale of Europe\\'s Credit Suisse CSGN.S to UBS UBSG.S left the global financial industry shaken, making IT clients across sectors cut spending.\\n\"The post-pandemic phase saw companies ramping up production to meet new demands in the market, leading to a growth in hiring across IT companies. This boom, however, soon fizzled out in the face of the global economic crisis and a looming recession,\" said Sachin Alug, the CEO of staffing firm NLB Services.\\nNLB sees a 20-25% drop in IT employee additions in the first half of the current financial year, while TeamLease Digital expects a 40% decrease for the entire year.\\nJobs portal Naukri.com\\'s parent Info Edge INED.NS flagged in May that its recruitment business was seeing \"cautious\" spending by IT customers.\\nIT bellwether Tata Consultancy Services TCS.NS said this month it had \"recalibrated\" its hiring after a drop in attrition. It added 22,600 people in the last financial year, taking its overall headcount to 614,795.\\n\"We have a lot of bench with us. They are ready to move into production projects,\" Infosys CFO Nilanjan Roy said at the time.\\nNasscom declined comment on the hiring slowdown.\\nThe dismal outlook is worrying many students as the IT sector typically absorbs 20-25% of the 1.5 million engineers who graduate every year in India and was a rare bright spot during the pandemic, when most other industries put hiring on ice.\\n\"Normally, on-campus hiring is easier than off-campus. This year, that kind of flipped,\" said Gautam, an engineering student in Punjab state, who declined to be identified further. \"Some people had their internship revoked or full-time (job offers) revoked too due to cost-cutting.\"\\nHe said some of his classmates have decided to study further as they have lost hope of finding a job.\\nIT firms such as LTIMindtree LTIM.NS and Wipro have been accused by an employee\\'s union of trying to cut costs by deferring joining dates and slashing starting salaries.\\nThat has \"surely left applicants concerned about future prospects\", said staffing firm Xpheno\\'s co-founder Kamal Karanth, who highlighted how current hiring activity was \"under a third of what was recorded in the buoyant peak\".\\nWipro did not directly address the accusations but said the environment was different from a year ago.\\n\"The race to hire ahead of demand has been replaced by a more measured approach in light of the declining attrition rates and the ongoing economic uncertainty,\" it said.\\nNO PLAN B\\n\"Even if a few startups do absorb freshers, they would skim the cream off the top, and not match the high volume intakes that the IT services and product enterprises do,\" Karanth said.\\nSome industry veterans said Indian students may be better off looking at other industries.\\n\"We have significantly different opportunities that are better sustainable as career paths\" than two decades back, venture capital firm Siana Capital\\'s founder Siddharth Pai said.\\nPai highlighted sectors such as financial services, consumer goods, specialised manufacturing, medicine, law, chartered accounting and other services as more viable options.\\nIndian tech giants cut back on graduate hiring https://tmsnrt.rs/3Bp9vRF\\n(Additional reporting by Sethuraman N R; Editing by Dhanya Skariachan and Raju Gopalakrishnan)\\n((Navamya.GaneshAcharya@thomsonreuters.com; +91 8805175330 ;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"IT firms, which count global heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Citigroup C.N and American Express AXP.N among its clients, went on a hiring binge during the pandemic that fuelled a digital services boom. By Navamya Ganesh Acharya BENGALURU, June 12 (Reuters) - India's outsourcing giants are slashing hiring and getting projects done with existing workers, a rare pullback that could weigh on the economy and affect engineering students who have seen information technology as the sector of choice for decades. The slowdown, triggered by global uncertainty in demand, is unprecedented in an industry that is one of the biggest hirers in India's services sector since the 1990s and provides an assured career path and prosperity to hundreds of thousands of students each year.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'IT firms, which count global heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Citigroup C.N and American Express AXP.N among its clients, went on a hiring binge during the pandemic that fuelled a digital services boom. However, things changed this year as recession fears gripped the world and the collapse of three U.S. regional banks and the forced sale of Europe\\'s Credit Suisse CSGN.S to UBS UBSG.S left the global financial industry shaken, making IT clients across sectors cut spending. \"We have significantly different opportunities that are better sustainable as career paths\" than two decades back, venture capital firm Siana Capital\\'s founder Siddharth Pai said.', 'news_article_title': \"ANALYSIS-India's outsourcing giants cut hiring; disheartening for economy, students\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'IT firms, which count global heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Citigroup C.N and American Express AXP.N among its clients, went on a hiring binge during the pandemic that fuelled a digital services boom. About 290,000 new jobs in the tech sector were created in the financial year that ended in March, but Nasscom warned of \"global headwinds\" in the current year. Nasscom declined comment on the hiring slowdown.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'IT firms, which count global heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Citigroup C.N and American Express AXP.N among its clients, went on a hiring binge during the pandemic that fuelled a digital services boom. The slowdown, triggered by global uncertainty in demand, is unprecedented in an industry that is one of the biggest hirers in India\\'s services sector since the 1990s and provides an assured career path and prosperity to hundreds of thousands of students each year. About 290,000 new jobs in the tech sector were created in the financial year that ended in March, but Nasscom warned of \"global headwinds\" in the current year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/teslas-surge-boosts-ev-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Tesla TSLA shares are on a tear, rising for the 12th consecutive day and now up more than 100% this year. The stock is still down about 35% from its all-time high reached in November 2021.\\nLast week, the EV maker signed a deal with General Motors GM that will give GM customers access to 12,000 of Tesla's Superchargers, starting in 2024. This follows a similar deal with Ford Motor F last month and will lead to Tesla's North American Charging Standard becoming the industry standard.\\nTesla, which has made a huge investment in its charging network, could generate $3 billion annually from other automakers' EVs by 2030, according to Piper Sandler. It will also receive a share of federal dollars earmarked for the build-out of a national network of EV chargers.\\nLast week, Tesla's Model 3 sedans became eligible for the full US tax credit under the revised criteria set by the Treasury. Earlier, investors cheered the appointment of a new CEO for Twitter (TWTR), which is expected to free up Elon Musk to focus more on Tesla.\\nAccording to the International Energy Agency, global EV sales are expected to grow by another 35% this year, reaching 14 million, up from more than 10 million in 2022.\\nTo learn about the Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF DRIV, the iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF IDRV and the KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF KARS, please watch the short video above.\\nIn addition to popular EV stocks, NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are among the top holdings in these ETFs.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nFord Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nGlobal X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF (DRIV): ETF Research Reports\\nGeneral Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nKraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF (KARS): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF (IDRV): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"In addition to popular EV stocks, NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are among the top holdings in these ETFs. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF (DRIV): ETF Research Reports General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF (KARS): ETF Research Reports iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF (IDRV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Tesla, which has made a huge investment in its charging network, could generate $3 billion annually from other automakers' EVs by 2030, according to Piper Sandler.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'In addition to popular EV stocks, NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are among the top holdings in these ETFs. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF (DRIV): ETF Research Reports General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF (KARS): ETF Research Reports iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF (IDRV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. To learn about the Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF DRIV, the iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF IDRV and the KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF KARS, please watch the short video above.', 'news_article_title': \"Tesla's Surge Boosts EV ETFs\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF (DRIV): ETF Research Reports General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF (KARS): ETF Research Reports iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF (IDRV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In addition to popular EV stocks, NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are among the top holdings in these ETFs. Zacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF (DRIV): ETF Research Reports General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF (KARS): ETF Research Reports iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF (IDRV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In addition to popular EV stocks, NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are among the top holdings in these ETFs. Last week, the EV maker signed a deal with General Motors GM that will give GM customers access to 12,000 of Tesla's Superchargers, starting in 2024.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-stock-to-buy%3A-apple-vs.-microsoft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian compares Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to determine which technology stock is the better buy for long-term investors.\\n*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of June 9, 2023. The video was published on June 11, 2023.\\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nParkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nParkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian compares Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to determine which technology stock is the better buy for long-term investors. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. Parkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian compares Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to determine which technology stock is the better buy for long-term investors. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Best Stock to Buy: Apple vs. Microsoft', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian compares Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to determine which technology stock is the better buy for long-term investors. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian compares Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to determine which technology stock is the better buy for long-term investors. 10 stocks we like better than Microsoft When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sp-500-and-nasdaq-close-at-highest-since-april-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 12 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rallied on Monday to their highest closing levels since April 2022, while Oracle hit a record high ahead of quarterly results as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve\\'s interest rate decision this week.\\nLifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has now recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows. Some investors say Wall Street is the midst of a bull market.\\n\"The further out the October lows get in the rear view mirror, the more confident investors become. Have investors become more complacent? They probably have, and that\\'s actually a good sign,\" said Jake Dollarhide, chief executive officer of Longbow Asset Management in Tulsa, Oklahoma.,\\nTesla rose 2.2% and has now climbed for 12 straight trading sessions, a record for the electric car maker.\\nApple and Microsoft each rose about 1.5%, with year-to-date gains in the two technology companies\\' shares reaching 41% and 38%, respectively.\\nThe S&P 500 climbed 0.93% to end the session at 4,338.93 points.\\nThe Nasdaq gained 1.53% to 13,461.92 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.56% to 34,066.33 points.\\nOf the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, eight rose, led by information technology .SPLRCT, up 2.07%, followed by a 1.74% gain in consumer discretionary .SPLRCD.\\nThe U.S. Labor Department\\'s consumer price index reading on Tuesday is expected to show inflation cooled slightly in May, with core prices likely remaining sticky. Tuesday is also first day of the Fed\\'s two-day meeting.\\nTraders see a 76% chance of the central bank holding rates at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, while pricing in a 71% chance of a rate hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\\n\"There\\'s a chance that the Fed will stay data dependent. So we don\\'t necessarily think that a rate hike is off the table in the future, but for the near term we just see them staying steady,\" said Dylan Kremer, co-chief investment officer of Certuity.\\nGains in megacap stocks, better-than-expected quarterly earnings and hopes that the Fed might be nearing the end of its monetary tightening cycle have lifted indexes in recent weeks.\\nThe rally has recently widened to include more economically sensitive sectors such as energy and industrials, as well as small-cap stocks, as data continues to show a resilient U.S. economy despite higher interest rates.\\nGoldman Sachs on Friday raised its year-end price target for the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX to 4,500 from 4,000, citing the broadening of the market rally.\\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX edged up to about 14.8, its highest since last Tuesday.\\nAfter the bell, OracleORCL.N climbed 3.5% following its quarterly report. In Monday\\'s trading session it rose as much as 7% to an all-time high after J.P. Morgan hiked its price target.\\nNasdaq Inc NDAQ.O slumped almost 12% after the exchange operator said it would buy software firm Adenza for $10.5 billion, which analysts called an expensive bet.\\nBiogenBIIB.Orose 1.5% after a U.S. FDA panel of advisers unanimously backed its Alzheimer\\'s drug, Leqembi, raising expectations that a traditional approval for the treatment might not come with major new safety warnings.\\nBroadcom Inc AVGO.O jumped 6.3% after Reuters reported the chipmaker was set to gain conditional EU antitrust approval for its $61 billion proposed acquisition of cloud computing firm VMware VMW.N. That helped lift the Philadelphia semiconductor index .SOX 3.3%, bringing its recovery in 2023 to over 44%.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a two-to-one ratio.\\nThe S&P 500 posted 24 new highs and three new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 107 new highs and 68 new lows.\\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was relatively light, with 10.2 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 10.6 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.\\nTrading in the S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/3WZPOtB\\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif. Editing by Vinay Dwivedi, Sriraj Kalluvila and David Gregorio)\\n((noel.randewich@tr.com; Twitter: @randewich))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Lifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has now recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 12 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rallied on Monday to their highest closing levels since April 2022, while Oracle hit a record high ahead of quarterly results as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve\\'s interest rate decision this week. They probably have, and that\\'s actually a good sign,\" said Jake Dollarhide, chief executive officer of Longbow Asset Management in Tulsa, Oklahoma., Tesla rose 2.2% and has now climbed for 12 straight trading sessions, a record for the electric car maker.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Lifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has now recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows. The Nasdaq gained 1.53% to 13,461.92 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.56% to 34,066.33 points. The U.S. Labor Department's consumer price index reading on Tuesday is expected to show inflation cooled slightly in May, with core prices likely remaining sticky.\", 'news_article_title': 'S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at highest since April 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Lifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has now recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows. \"The further out the October lows get in the rear view mirror, the more confident investors become. The S&P 500 climbed 0.93% to end the session at 4,338.93 points.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Lifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has now recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 12 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rallied on Monday to their highest closing levels since April 2022, while Oracle hit a record high ahead of quarterly results as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this week. The U.S. Labor Department's consumer price index reading on Tuesday is expected to show inflation cooled slightly in May, with core prices likely remaining sticky.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflixs-nflx-password-sharing-model-boosts-subscriber-base', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix NFLX announced its paid password-sharing model in the United States on May 23, notifying members that their accounts cannot be shared for free to users outside their households.\\n\\nPer an article by Quartz, Netflix experienced an increase in subscribers during the four days following the announcement. The paid sharing model is an integral step to tackle widespread account sharing, which erodes the company’s ability to invest and improve content for paying members.\\n\\nNetflix gained around 100K daily sign-ups on May 26 and May 27, higher than any other four-day period in the United States since 2019. Its average daily sign-ups reached 73K during that period, up 102% increase from the prior 60-day average.\\n\\nNetflix already launched paid sharing model in Canada, New Zealand, Spain and Portugal in first-quarter 2023. Moreover, NFLX has plans to launch the paid sharing model in major markets like Brazil, Britain, France and Mexico.\\nNetflix, Inc. Price and Consensus\\n Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote\\n Strong Portfolio to Aid Top Line\\nNetflix’s shares have surged 42.5% year to date compared with the Zacks Consumer & Discretionary sector’s increase of 9.4% over the same time frame.\\n\\nNetflix has been benefiting from a diverse content portfolio, cheaper ad-supported plans and a paid sharing initiative. Hits like The Night Agent, The Glory, Full Swing and That 90s Show helped the company win subscribers in the first quarter of 2023.\\n\\nIts global paid subscriber base in the first quarter increased 4.9% year over year to 232.5 million.\\n\\nNetflix’s multilinguistic content and its customer-centric focus has been a major growth driver in recent times as it continues to face stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Discovery WBD and Disney DIS in the saturated streaming market.\\n\\nNFLX shares have outperformed Apple and Disney but underperformed Warner Bros. Shares of Apple, Disney and Warner Bros. have increased 39.3%, 5.8% and 46% year to date, respectively.\\n\\nIt has been focusing on its monetization initiative, which includes the new ad-supported plan that experienced higher user engagement. It is also upgrading its ads experience with more streams and improved video quality to attract a broader range of consumers.\\n\\nDisney followed in the footsteps of Netflix to offer its ad-supported tier starting Dec 8, 2022. Its streaming service, Disney+, as of Apr 1, 2023, had 157.8 million paid subscribers compared with 161.8 million as of Dec 31, 2022.\\nNetflix’s Bright Prospects\\nNetflix’s strong content portfolio and the positive impact of password sharing are expected to help it win subscribers in the near term. It expects second-quarter 2023 revenues to increase 3.4% year over year to around $8.242 billion.\\n\\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company expects second-quarter 2023 earnings of around $2.84 per share. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\\n\\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter revenues is pegged at $8.24 billion, indicating a 3.42% growth from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.\\n\\nThe consensus mark for second-quarter 2023 earnings is pegged at $2.80 per share, up by a couple of cents in the past 30 days.\\n5 Stocks Set to Double\\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nWarner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Netflix’s multilinguistic content and its customer-centric focus has been a major growth driver in recent times as it continues to face stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Warner Bros. Netflix NFLX announced its paid password-sharing model in the United States on May 23, notifying members that their accounts cannot be shared for free to users outside their households.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Warner Bros. Netflix’s multilinguistic content and its customer-centric focus has been a major growth driver in recent times as it continues to face stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Netflix NFLX announced its paid password-sharing model in the United States on May 23, notifying members that their accounts cannot be shared for free to users outside their households.', 'news_article_title': \"Netflix's (NFLX) Password Sharing Model Boosts Subscriber Base\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Warner Bros. Netflix’s multilinguistic content and its customer-centric focus has been a major growth driver in recent times as it continues to face stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. NFLX shares have outperformed Apple and Disney but underperformed Warner Bros. Shares of Apple, Disney and Warner Bros. have increased 39.3%, 5.8% and 46% year to date, respectively.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Warner Bros. Netflix’s multilinguistic content and its customer-centric focus has been a major growth driver in recent times as it continues to face stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote Strong Portfolio to Aid Top Line Netflix’s shares have surged 42.5% year to date compared with the Zacks Consumer & Discretionary sector’s increase of 9.4% over the same time frame.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/validea-detailed-fundamental-analysis-aapl-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\\'s criteria.\\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\\nFINAL RANK: PASS\\n\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\\nDashan Huang Portfolio\\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper \"Twin Momentum\" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_article_title': 'Validea Detailed Fundamental Analysis - AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ranking-the-faang-stocks-from-cheapest-to-priciest-using-the-most-relevant-valuation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When it comes to Wall Street\\'s perennial outperformers, the FAANG stocks are truly in a class of their own.\\nWhen I say \"FAANG,\" I\\'m referring to the acronym for:\\nFacebook, which is a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META)\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL)\\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)\\nNetflix (NASDAQ: NFLX)\\nGoogle, which is a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG)\\nThe reason the FAANGs are so popular is their long-term outperformance. Whereas the benchmark S&P 500 has delivered a very respectable 161% return over the trailing-10-year period, as of June 8, 2023, Netflix, Apple, Meta, Amazon, and Google (Class A shares, GOOGL), have, in this same order, returned around 1,200%, 1,040%, 1,040%, 800%, and 460%. In short, they\\'ve run circles around Wall Street.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nThey\\'re also a big reason the S&P 500 is now in a bull market. But even though this group, collectively, is printing money for long-term investors, the FAANG stocks aren\\'t created equally. When analyzed using the price-to-cash-flow ratio, there\\'s a big difference.\\nRanking the FAANGs from cheapest to most expensive\\nAlthough the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is the most-commonly used valuation measure on Wall Street, the FAANG stocks have a tendency to reinvest most or all of their operating cash flow. This makes cash flow the best measure of relative cheapness/priciness when it comes to the FAANGs.\\nWith this being said, here are the FAANG stocks ranked from cheapest to priciest using the most-relevant valuation metric: the price-to-cash-flow ratio.\\n1. Meta Platforms: 10.1 times forward-year (2024) cash flow\\nBased on the forward-year price-to-cash-flow ratio, social media stock Meta Platforms is the cheapest FAANG stock. That might be hard to believe given its sizable run-up from its 2022 lows, but shares are currently trading for just a hair about 10 times Wall Street\\'s consensus cash flow for next year.\\nThe thing investors have to understand about Meta Platforms is that CEO Mark Zuckerberg has levers he and his board can pull to create value for shareholders. Though Zuckerberg is intent to spend big bucks on metaverse innovations, growing losses from Reality Labs (the company\\'s metaverse division), as well as a weaker ad spending environment, ultimately led Meta to pare back the midpoint of its forecast capital expenditures in 2023 by $5 billion. That\\'s not chump change, and it can really move the cash-flow needle.\\nAdditionally, Meta still possesses the most-valuable social media real estate. Its four key assets -- Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger -- lured more than 3.8 billion unique visitors each month to its family of apps during the March-ended quarter. More often than not, Meta is going to enjoy exceptionally strong ad-pricing power.\\n2. Amazon: 12.7 times forward-year cash flow\\nTwo words you may have thought you\\'d never see in the same sentence are \"Amazon\" and \"cheap.\" But based on Wall Street\\'s forward-year cash-flow multiple of less than 13, Amazon is historically inexpensive. By comparison, Amazon ended every year of the 2010s at a price-to-cash-flow multiple of 23 to 37.\\nDespite being the world\\'s top online retail marketplace, it\\'s Amazon\\'s ancillary operations that do virtually all of the heavy lifting on the cash-generation front. Specifically, cloud infrastructure service segment Amazon Web Services (AWS) is Amazon\\'s most-important operating segment.\\nAccording to tech analysis company Canalys, AWS accounted for 32% of global cloud service spending during the first quarter. Since cloud service margins are considerably higher than online retail margins, AWS has consistently accounted for 50% to 100% of Amazon\\'s operating income despite contributing just a sixth of net sales.\\nAs long as AWS, subscription services, and advertising services continue growing by a double-digit percentage, Amazon should be a cash cow.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\n3. Alphabet: 13.5 times forward-year cash flow\\nAnother FAANG stock that\\'s historically much cheaper than it was throughout the 2010s is Alphabet, the parent company of internet search engine Google, streaming platform YouTube, and autonomous vehicle company Waymo. After averaging a price-to-cash-flow ratio of 18.3 over the past five years, Class A shares can be scooped up right now for only 13.5 times forecast cash flow in 2024.\\nInternet search Google continues to be Alphabet\\'s foundation. You\\'d have to go back to the first quarter of 2015 to find the last time Google didn\\'t account for at least 90% of worldwide search share in a given month. Being a veritable monopoly in search gives the company phenomenal ad-pricing power, as well as allows it to benefit from the long-term growth in the U.S. and global economy.\\nAlphabet\\'s ancillary operations can become cash cows, too. More than 50 billion YouTube Shorts are now being watched daily, which is a mammoth advertising opportunity for the company. Meanwhile, Google Cloud holds 9% of the global cloud infrastructure service market, and more importantly reversed a year-ago loss into a profit in the March-ended quarter.\\n4. Apple: 22.7 times forward-year cash flow\\nOn the other end of the spectrum is tech stock Apple, which isn\\'t particularly cheap. After consistently ending the year at a price-to-cash-flow multiple of between 7.5 and 13.9 from 2013 through 2018, investors are now paying close to 23 times forward-year cash flow for the largest publicly traded company in the U.S.\\nIn one respect, Apple deserves a premium given what it offers long-term investors. It\\'s, arguably, the most-valuable brand in the world, it has an exceptional loyal customer base, and its 5G smartphones sell like hotcakes. To boot, it\\'s repurchased approximately $586 billion worth of its common stock over the trailing 10 years.\\nThe issue with Apple is that it\\'s been valued as a growth stock for much of the past 10 years -- and it\\'s not growing at the moment. Even with historically high inflation as a tailwind, net sales are expected to fall in fiscal 2023, with Mac revenue down 30% through six months and iPhone sales $5.1 billion below where things stood last year. Without its typical double-digit growth rate, Apple has lost its luster.\\n5. Netflix: 30.1 times forward-year cash flow\\nBringing up the caboose in the valuation department among the FAANG stocks is streaming service leader Netflix. Despite, technically, being cheaper than in years\\' past, Netflix clocks in with a pricey multiple to cash flow of just over 30.\\nThe reason Netflix is so pricey primarily has to do with the company\\'s international expansion efforts. The desire to secure a dominant share of overseas streaming coerced Netflix\\'s management team to spend at-will for years. Even though the company is quite profitable on an adjusted basis, and Netflix increased its free cash flow forecast by $500 million for 2023, its operating cash flow relative to its market cap is still playing catch-up.\\nThe other concern for Netflix, compared to the likes of Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, and Apple, is that its moat isn\\'t too strong. Netflix has been consistently losing streaming market share since the start of the decade as legacy operators build up their direct-to-consumer offerings. While Netflix has maintained an advantage as the only profitable large-scale streaming operator, legacy media stocks are flush with cash and not going away.\\nAt 30 times forward-year cash flow, Netflix is the FAANG for investors to consider avoiding.\\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Sean Williams has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Netflix. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'When I say \"FAANG,\" I\\'m referring to the acronym for: Facebook, which is a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) The reason the FAANGs are so popular is their long-term outperformance. That might be hard to believe given its sizable run-up from its 2022 lows, but shares are currently trading for just a hair about 10 times Wall Street\\'s consensus cash flow for next year. The thing investors have to understand about Meta Platforms is that CEO Mark Zuckerberg has levers he and his board can pull to create value for shareholders.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'When I say \"FAANG,\" I\\'m referring to the acronym for: Facebook, which is a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) The reason the FAANGs are so popular is their long-term outperformance. Meta Platforms: 10.1 times forward-year (2024) cash flow Based on the forward-year price-to-cash-flow ratio, social media stock Meta Platforms is the cheapest FAANG stock. Specifically, cloud infrastructure service segment Amazon Web Services (AWS) is Amazon\\'s most-important operating segment.', 'news_article_title': 'Ranking the FAANG Stocks From Cheapest to Priciest Using the Most-Relevant Valuation Metric', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'When I say \"FAANG,\" I\\'m referring to the acronym for: Facebook, which is a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) The reason the FAANGs are so popular is their long-term outperformance. Meta Platforms: 10.1 times forward-year (2024) cash flow Based on the forward-year price-to-cash-flow ratio, social media stock Meta Platforms is the cheapest FAANG stock. Alphabet: 13.5 times forward-year cash flow Another FAANG stock that\\'s historically much cheaper than it was throughout the 2010s is Alphabet, the parent company of internet search engine Google, streaming platform YouTube, and autonomous vehicle company Waymo.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'When I say \"FAANG,\" I\\'m referring to the acronym for: Facebook, which is a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) The reason the FAANGs are so popular is their long-term outperformance. Meta Platforms: 10.1 times forward-year (2024) cash flow Based on the forward-year price-to-cash-flow ratio, social media stock Meta Platforms is the cheapest FAANG stock. Alphabet: 13.5 times forward-year cash flow Another FAANG stock that\\'s historically much cheaper than it was throughout the 2010s is Alphabet, the parent company of internet search engine Google, streaming platform YouTube, and autonomous vehicle company Waymo.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-apple-didnt-say-is-most-important', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new headset has gotten a lot of buzz, but people aren\\'t talking about what the company didn\\'t say. The words \"virtual reality\" were absent, despite this being a virtual reality headset. In this video, Travis Hoium covers why that\\'s important.\\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of June 7, 2023. The video was published on June 8, 2023.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new headset has gotten a lot of buzz, but people aren't talking about what the company didn't say. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new headset has gotten a lot of buzz, but people aren't talking about what the company didn't say. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\", 'news_article_title': \"What Apple Didn't Say Is Most Important\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new headset has gotten a lot of buzz, but people aren't talking about what the company didn't say. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new headset has gotten a lot of buzz, but people aren't talking about what the company didn't say. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-amazon-alphabet-microsoft-meta-nvidia-tesla-are-part-of-zacks-earnings-preview', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\\nChicago, IL – June 12, 2023 – Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA.\\nBreaking Down The Big 7 Tech Players\\' Outsized Roles\\nStocks have made some nice gains from the October 2022 lows and remain within spitting distance of the recent peak in August last year. In fact, the S&P 500 index is up about +20% from the October lows, prompting some to suggest that the worst is behind us.\\nThis note is focused on the outsized role of the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ – Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia & Tesla – in the market’s strong performance this year.\\nMarket bears justifiably point to the market’s narrow leadership through these ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ as a major argument why they don’t see the rally having sustainable legs. This is a fair point, though we should note that we are starting to see other parts of the market join the leadership team in recent days.\\nThe bears also point to recession risks, the inflation problem being more ‘sticky’ than the market is appreciating, and significant downside risks to current consensus earnings expectations.\\nRecessions are notoriously hard to predict, and this ‘coming recession’ has proved more challenging than most.\\nWithout a crystal ball, it is hard to know with certainty what lies ahead in the macroeconomy. But most mainstream economists are lowering their recession odds, though they all see above-average risks of economic trouble. With inflation steadily decreasing and the labor market staying fairly strong, many in the market are starting to assign more likely odds to the ‘soft landing’ scenario.\\nWe are seeing some early evidence of this in the real-time earnings estimate revisions data as well. Regular readers of our earnings commentary know that we have consistently flagged a favorable turn in the revisions trend since the start of 2023 Q2. Earnings estimates have been stabilizing in the aggregate after consistently coming down for almost a year and are actually starting to go up for some key sectors.\\nThis combination of favorable macroeconomic developments and optimism about the transformational power of artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be driving market optimism.\\nThe ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ are at the forefront of the market’s AI hopes, as was vividly crystallized by Nvidia’s off-the-charts guidance upgrade on May 24th. That day, Nvidia told the market that instead of the $7 billion-plus that the market expected them to bring in revenues for their July quarter, they see the revenue number to be more like $11 billion.\\nThe May 24th guidance upgrade has put Nvidia shares on a unique trajectory. Valuation questions tend to have an element of subjectivity about them, like ‘beauty being in the eyes of the beholder.’ But no one in their right mind can say with a straight face that Nvidia shares are fairly priced at current levels on most conventional valuation metrics. But what if the May 24th guidance upgrade proves to be the first among many others in the coming quarters?\\nGetting back to the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’, please note that we are taking somewhat of a license by calling them all to be ‘Tech’ players. For the record, the Zacks sector classification puts Tesla in the Auto sector and Amazon in the Retail sector.\\nThis elite group of 7 mega-cap companies currently accounts for 27.5% of the S&P 500 index’s total market capitalization and is expected to bring in 16.2% of the index’s total earnings this year. This is the same earnings share the group brought in 2020, which increased to 17.4% in 2021 and fell to 14.4% in 2022.\\nCurrent consensus expectations call for the group’s earnings share to increase to 17.2% in 2024 and 18.4% in 2025.\\nFor 2023 Q2, the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ are currently expected to achieve year-over-year earnings and revenue growth rates of +13.2% and +6.1%, respectively. The group is expected to account for 15.4% of all S&P 500 earnings in 2023 Q2.\\nThe expectation is for steadily improving growth in the coming quarters. The S&P 500 index as a whole is expected to suffer an -8.9% decline in earnings on -0.6% lower revenues in 2023 Q2. Excluding the contribution from the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’, Q2 earnings for the remaining 493 S&P 500 members would be down -12% on -1.3% lower revenues.\\nTo get a sense of what is currently expected, take a look at current earnings and revenue growth expectations for the S&P 500 index for 2023 Q2 and the following three quarters and actual results for the preceding four quarters.\\nTo give you a sense of how much these expectations have evolved over the last three months, the -8.9% earnings decline in Q2 today is down from the -7.2% decline that was expected on March 10th, 2023. Estimates for the last two quarters of the year have similarly come down very modestly over the same time period, with 2023 Q3 down from +0.3% earnings growth on March 10th to a decline of -0.7% today and Q4 down from +7.9% then to +5.4% today.\\nPlease note that while 2023 Q2 estimates have come down, the magnitude of negative revisions compares favorably to what we saw in the comparable periods of the preceding couple of quarters. In other words, estimates haven’t fallen as much as they did the last few quarters, not only for Q2 but also for the rest of the year.\\nAs noted earlier, we have been pointing out a notable stabilization in the revisions front lately, which roughly coincided with the start of Q2 in April 2023. This was a shift in the overall revisions trend that had been in place for almost a year before that. \\nGetting back to the 2023 Q2 expectations, embedded in the aforementioned earnings and revenue growth projections is the expectation of continued margin pressures, a recurring theme in recent quarters.\\n2023 Q2 will be the 6th consecutive quarter of declining margins for the S&P 500 index.\\nMargins in Q2 are expected to be below the year-earlier level for 11 of the 16 Zacks sectors, with the biggest margin pressure expected to be in the Basic Materials, Construction, Energy, Medical, Conglomerates, Autos, Aerospace, and Tech sectors.\\nOn the positive side, the Finance sector is the only one expected to experience significant margin gains, with the Consumer Discretionary sector as a distant second. Sectors expected to be essentially flat margins relative to 2022 Q2 are Retail, Utilities, and Industrial Products.\\nAs noted earlier in the context of discussing the revisions trend pertaining to 2023 Q2 estimates, we have been observing a notable stabilization in the revisions trend since the start of April 2023.\\nThis stabilization in 2023 earnings estimates represented a notable reversal in the persistently negative trend that had been in place for almost a year. Current expectations for 2023, as represented by the above chart, are down nearly -13% since the April 2022 peak.\\nSince the start of 2023 Q2 in April, aggregate earnings estimates for 2023 are essentially flat, with 8 of the 16 Zacks sectors enjoying positive estimate revisions in that time period. 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(AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Breaking Down The Big 7 Tech Players' Outsized Roles Stocks have made some nice gains from the October 2022 lows and remain within spitting distance of the recent peak in August last year.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'This week’s list includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This note is focused on the outsized role of the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ – Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia & Tesla – in the market’s strong performance this year.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia & Tesla are part of Zacks Earnings Preview', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This week’s list includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Earnings estimates have been stabilizing in the aggregate after consistently coming down for almost a year and are actually starting to go up for some key sectors.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This week’s list includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA. 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O/RMET/L\\nThe small-cap Russell 2000 index .RUT jumped 1.4% to hit a fresh three-month high.\\n\"Having the Russell 2000 compliment the move in the Nasdaq is helpful to push back concerns that this is still a very narrow led market,\" Krosby said.\\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies including JD.com JD.O, Alibaba Group BABA.N, Baidu BIDU.O and Netease NTES.O rose, tracking gains in Shanghai markets, after China\\'s central bank lowered its short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months.\\nAt 12:49 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 171.66 points, or 0.50%, at 34,237.99, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 30.07 points, or 0.69%, at 4,369.00, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 97.95 points, or 0.73%, at 13,559.87.\\nOracleORCL.N rose 1%, having hit a record high earlier on upbeat quarterly revenue and forecast, while IntelINTC.O gained 1.8% on talks with SoftBank Group Corp\\'s 9984.T Arm to be an anchor investor in its initial public offering.\\nBunge Ltd BG.N added 1.8% after the U.S. grains merchant and Glencore GLEN.L-backed Viterra said they were merging to create an agricultural trading giant worth about $34 billion, including debt.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 3.37-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 2.41-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded 41 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 126 new highs and 36 new lows.\\nRates and inflation Rates and inflation https://tmsnrt.rs/3U8HdD2\\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights such as Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. The U.S. Labor Department report showed consumer price index(CPI) rose 0.1% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation remaining unchanged at 0.4%. U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies including JD.com JD.O, Alibaba Group BABA.N, Baidu BIDU.O and Netease NTES.O rose, tracking gains in Shanghai markets, after China's central bank lowered its short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights such as Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to fresh one-year highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting hopes that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. The U.S. Labor Department report showed consumer price index(CPI) rose 0.1% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation remaining unchanged at 0.4%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq hit fresh 1-yr highs as inflation data boosts rate pause hopes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights such as Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to fresh one-year highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting hopes that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. Traders have priced in a 92% chance that the U.S. central bank will hold interest rates at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday but see a 60% chance of another 25-basis-point hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights such as Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to fresh one-year highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting hopes that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. The S&P index recorded 41 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 126 new highs and 36 new lows.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-eyes-higher-open-as-inflation-data-boosts-rate-pause-hopes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click [LIVE/] or type LIVE/ in a news window.)\\n*\\nConsumer price index rises 0.1% in May\\n*\\nApple slips on UBS downgrade\\n*\\nOracle jumps on upbeat forecast\\n*\\nFutures up: Dow 0.16%, S&P 0.35%, Nasdaq 0.69%\\n(Updated at 8:53 a.m. ET/ 1253 GMT)\\nBy Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar\\nJune 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing expectations that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this week.\\nThe U.S. Labor Department\\'s consumer price index (CPI) reading showed inflation rose 0.1% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation remaining unchanged at 0.4%.\\nOn a year-on-year basis, headline inflation increased by a lower-than-estimated 4.0%, the smallest rise in more than two years.\\nThe Fed will commence its two-day policy meeting later in the day, with an interest rate decision due on Wednesday, followed by Chair Jerome Powell\\'s news conference.\\n\"Today\\'s fall in the rate of inflation is likely to be welcomed by investors, but it remains stubbornly above the Fed\\'s 2% target,\" said Richard Flynn, managing director of Charles Schwab UK.\\n\"The good news is that the \\'stickiness\\' in inflation is now confined to a smaller number of categories compared to earlier in the year.\"\\nTraders have fully priced in that the central bank will hold interest rates at the 5%-5.25% range, while expecting a 67% chance of a 25-basis-point hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\\nThe S&P 500 logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com , Apple and Tesla .\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 has risen 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding a bull market according to some investors.\\nAt 8:53 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 56 points, or 0.16%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 15.25 points, or 0.35%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 101.75 points, or 0.69%.\\nOracle Corp jumped 5.7% premarket as the software firm topped quarterly revenue estimates and forecast an upbeat current quarter.\\nIntel Corp gained 3.4% after the chipmaker entered in talks with SoftBank Group Corp\\'s Arm to be an anchor investor in its initial public offering.\\nApple slipped 0.4% after UBS downgraded the iPhone maker to \"neutral\" from \"buy\".\\nAdvanced Micro Devices rose 2.8% ahead of unveiling details about its \"AI Superchip\".\\nBunge Ltd slipped 2.0% after the U.S. grains merchant and Glencore -backed Viterra said they were merging to create an agricultural trading giant worth about $34 billion, including debt.\\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies including JD.com , Alibaba Group , Baidu and Netease rose between 2.8% and 5.3% after China\\'s central bank lowered its short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months.\\nhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NmS4rA\\n^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> (Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi) ((Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;)) Keywords: USA STOCKS/ (UPDATE 2)\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '* Consumer price index rises 0.1% in May * Apple slips on UBS downgrade * Oracle jumps on upbeat forecast * Futures up: Dow 0.16%, S&P 0.35%, Nasdaq 0.69% (Updated at 8:53 a.m. ET/ 1253 GMT) By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing expectations that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this week. \"Today\\'s fall in the rate of inflation is likely to be welcomed by investors, but it remains stubbornly above the Fed\\'s 2% target,\" said Richard Flynn, managing director of Charles Schwab UK. U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies including JD.com , Alibaba Group , Baidu and Netease rose between 2.8% and 5.3% after China\\'s central bank lowered its short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"* Consumer price index rises 0.1% in May * Apple slips on UBS downgrade * Oracle jumps on upbeat forecast * Futures up: Dow 0.16%, S&P 0.35%, Nasdaq 0.69% (Updated at 8:53 a.m. ET/ 1253 GMT) By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing expectations that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this week. The U.S. Labor Department's consumer price index (CPI) reading showed inflation rose 0.1% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation remaining unchanged at 0.4%. ET, Dow e-minis were up 56 points, or 0.16%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 15.25 points, or 0.35%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 101.75 points, or 0.69%.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St eyes higher open as inflation data boosts rate pause hopes', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click [LIVE/] or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Consumer price index rises 0.1% in May * Apple slips on UBS downgrade * Oracle jumps on upbeat forecast * Futures up: Dow 0.16%, S&P 0.35%, Nasdaq 0.69% (Updated at 8:53 a.m. ET/ 1253 GMT) By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing expectations that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this week. \"The good news is that the \\'stickiness\\' in inflation is now confined to a smaller number of categories compared to earlier in the year.\"', 'news_textrank_summary': '* Consumer price index rises 0.1% in May * Apple slips on UBS downgrade * Oracle jumps on upbeat forecast * Futures up: Dow 0.16%, S&P 0.35%, Nasdaq 0.69% (Updated at 8:53 a.m. ET/ 1253 GMT) By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing expectations that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this week. The U.S. Labor Department\\'s consumer price index (CPI) reading showed inflation rose 0.1% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation remaining unchanged at 0.4%. \"Today\\'s fall in the rate of inflation is likely to be welcomed by investors, but it remains stubbornly above the Fed\\'s 2% target,\" said Richard Flynn, managing director of Charles Schwab UK.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-13-2023-%3A-expi-csco-prva-hban-t-tal-aapl-f-wbd-vz-hpe-gm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 1.59 to 14,902.44. The total After hours volume is currently 120,379,979 shares traded.\\n\\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\\n\\neXp World Holdings, Inc. (EXPI) is -0.09 at $19.88, with 6,674,633 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for EXPI is 17.777046; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\\n\\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is +0.01 at $50.81, with 6,211,631 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 9 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.95. CSCO\\'s current last sale is 93.23% of the target price of $54.5.\\n\\nPrivia Health Group, Inc. (PRVA) is -0.37 at $28.51, with 5,956,937 shares traded. PRVA\\'s current last sale is 71.28% of the target price of $40.\\n\\nHuntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) is unchanged at $11.24, with 4,991,612 shares traded. HBAN\\'s current last sale is 86.46% of the target price of $13.\\n\\nAT&T Inc. (T) is -0.0001 at $15.82, with 4,750,901 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for T is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nTAL Education Group (TAL) is unchanged at $6.32, with 3,134,604 shares traded. TAL\\'s current last sale is 108.97% of the target price of $5.8.\\n\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.12 at $183.19, with 3,010,141 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nFord Motor Company (F) is +0.01 at $14.14, with 2,952,594 shares traded. F\\'s current last sale is 107.12% of the target price of $13.2.\\n\\nWarner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) is +0.02 at $13.81, with 2,852,588 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WBD is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is unchanged at $35.48, with 2,851,390 shares traded. VZ\\'s current last sale is 85.49% of the target price of $41.5.\\n\\nHewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) is +0.04 at $16.68, with 2,380,499 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.3. HPE\\'s current last sale is 101.09% of the target price of $16.5.\\n\\nGeneral Motors Company (GM) is -0.02 at $37.63, with 2,324,803 shares traded. GM\\'s current last sale is 85.52% of the target price of $44.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.12 at $183.19, with 3,010,141 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for EXPI is 17.777046; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.12 at $183.19, with 3,010,141 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The total After hours volume is currently 120,379,979 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 13, 2023 : EXPI, CSCO, PRVA, HBAN, T, TAL, AAPL, F, WBD, VZ, HPE, GM', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.12 at $183.19, with 3,010,141 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 1.59 to 14,902.44.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.12 at $183.19, with 3,010,141 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The total After hours volume is currently 120,379,979 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-top-metaverse-stocks-that-analysts-adore', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Metaverse isn\\'t just a passing fad. It\\'s here to stay, and it\\'s not too late to hand-pick several top metaverse stocks that analysts love in 2023. Only a few of them will actually make the grade, but successful traders are choosy, and if you\\'re going to invest in the Metaverse, you might as well stick with the best and forget about the rest.\\nMaybe you haven\\'t personally experienced the Metaverse, where participants can interact through virtual characters, play immersive video games, and of course, make purchases along the way (that\\'s how revenue is generated, after all). It\\'s fine if you\\'re not directly involved with virtual and augmented reality, as you can still consider giving any or all of these metaverse stocks a try.\\nMoreover, you\\'ll at least have the added assurance that comes with picking stocks that are rated as Strong Buys on Wall Street (which is why, for example, I didn\\'t include chip champ Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) on the list, since Wall Street currently only rates it a Moderate Buy). With those criteria in mind, let\\'s dive right into the three Strong-Buy rated metaverse stocks I am bullish on.\\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)\\nFormerly known as Facebook, Meta Platforms is so metaverse-focused that CEO Mark Zuckerberg purposely changed its name and stock ticker symbol to emphasize \"META.\" Speaking of the stock, it has zoomed higher since November of last year, but don\\'t assume the rally is running out of steam. After all, the skeptics can\\'t begrudge Meta Platforms\\' impressive first-quarter 2023 earnings beat.\\nStill, some critics might contend that Zuckerberg and Meta Platforms have given up on the Metaverse in favor of more artificial-intelligence (AI) focused efforts. It is true that Meta Platforms has taken a financial hit during its initial foray into virtual and augmented reality experiences, but that\\'s to be expected in the initial stages of a major corporate re-branding. In any case, Zuckerberg has assured Meta Platforms\\' stakeholders, \"We’ve been focusing on both AI and the Metaverse for years now, and we will continue to focus on both.\"\\nTo reinforce this commitment, Meta Platforms recently released the Quest 3 mixed reality headset. Its starting price is $499 - which, as we\\'ll see in a moment, actually isn\\'t very expensive - and Meta Platforms touted the Quest 3 as “the first mainstream headset with high-res color mixed reality.” Thus, Meta Platforms is still pushing the boundaries of metaverse-capable hardware, so let\\'s now check in with Wall Street to see if they\\'re on board with Zuckerberg\\'s bold vision for the company.\\nWhat is the Price Target for META Stock?\\nAccording to TipRanks’ analyst rating consensus, META is a Strong Buy based on 38 Buys, five Holds, and zero Sell ratings. The average Meta Platforms stock price target is $287.32, implying 5.9% upside potential.\\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL)\\nApple stock isn\\'t a pure play on the Metaverse, as the company\\'s primary revenue generator is the iPhone. Yet, Apple is a darling of the market with a clear-cut metaverse connection since the company recently revealed its Apple Vision Pro \"spatial computer.\"\\nThat\\'s really just a fancy way of saying the Vision Pro is a feature-rich mixed-reality headset, which is ideal for handling high-resolution metaverse experiences. However, whether the public is willing to pay $3,499 for the Vision Pro -- which is set to be released to the public early next year -- remains to be seen.\\nI\\'m actually fairly optimistic that this \"spatial computer\" will be a decent revenue generator for Apple. Bear in mind that new iPhone versions are sold on quality and brand-name prestige, not on price. Apple has disrupted tech-gadget niche markets before, so why couldn\\'t the company change the game (literally) in metaverse-compatible gear? For his part, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives anticipates that more consumers will come on board, especially since Apple will probably eventually reduce the price of the Vision Pro.\\nWhat is the Price Target for AAPL Stock?\\nTurning to Wall Street, AAPL is a Strong Buy based on 22 Buys, seven Holds, and not a single Sell rating. The average Apple stock price target is $189.17, implying 3.2% upside potential.\\nSea Limited (NYSE:SE)\\nMy third metaverse stock pick is one that you may not be as familiar with. Sea Limited is based in Singapore, and the company has e-commerce and fintech divisions, but it\\'s Sea Limited\\'s gaming business, Garena, that provides interactive virtual experiences and, therefore, a metaverse angle.\\nUnlike META stock and AAPL stock, SE stock dropped recently, thereby providing an opportunity for dip-buyers. On the financial side of the equation, Sea Limited\\'s total revenue, gross profit, and balance of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments have remained fairly steady from one quarter to the next.\\nAs Sea Limited continues to generate revenue from immersive game titles like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the company has picked up a notable investor -- Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, known as the Public Investment Fund or PIF. In this year\\'s first quarter, the PIF increased its stake in Sea Limited by a jaw-dropping 248%. Now, that\\'s what I would call a confident position. So, let\\'s swing by Wall Street now to see if they\\'re equally confident in Sea Limited.\\nWhat is the Price Target for SE Stock?\\nOn Wall Street, SE stock comes in as a Strong Buy based on 10 Buys and three Holds, with no Sell ratings whatsoever. The average Sea Limited stock price target is $100.26, implying 52.6% upside potential.\\nConclusion: Should You Consider Metaverse Stocks?\\nClearly, publicly-listed technology companies don\\'t address the ever-growing metaverse in the same way. It\\'s different strokes for different folks, but the good thing is that you get to pick and choose your favorite metaverse stocks for your portfolio.\\nNo matter how you strategize your metaverse stock allocations, I definitely feel it\\'s worthwhile to conduct your due diligence and have some metaverse market exposure (this is not professional financial advice, of course). Otherwise, you might miss out on an emerging tech segment where the objects may be virtual, but the revenue is 100% real.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple stock isn't a pure play on the Metaverse, as the company's primary revenue generator is the iPhone. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL is a Strong Buy based on 22 Buys, seven Holds, and not a single Sell rating.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple stock isn't a pure play on the Metaverse, as the company's primary revenue generator is the iPhone. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL is a Strong Buy based on 22 Buys, seven Holds, and not a single Sell rating.\", 'news_article_title': '3 Top Metaverse Stocks That Analysts Adore', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple stock isn't a pure play on the Metaverse, as the company's primary revenue generator is the iPhone. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL is a Strong Buy based on 22 Buys, seven Holds, and not a single Sell rating.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple stock isn't a pure play on the Metaverse, as the company's primary revenue generator is the iPhone. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL is a Strong Buy based on 22 Buys, seven Holds, and not a single Sell rating.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/arm-in-talks-with-big-clients-about-investing-in-ipo-sources', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Adds more companies in discussion with Arm\\nJune 12 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's 9984.T Arm is in talks with some of its biggest customers and end users about bringing on one or more anchor investors in the chip designer's initial public offering (IPO), two sources familiar with the matter said.\\nArm is talking to at least ten companies, including Intel Corp INTC.O, AlphabetInc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc.AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp.MSFT.O, TSMC 2330.TW, and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.005930.KS, about their potential participation in the IPO,one of the sources said.\\nThe talks are preliminary and any decision about an anchor investment in Arm's IPO won't come till August, the source added. The investment would not come with any board seat or control, according to the source.\\nArm plans to sell its shares on Nasdaq later this year, seeking to raise $8 billion-$10 billion, Reuters reported earlier in April.\\nArm's designs are used to manufacture chips made by most of the world's major semiconductor companies, including Intel, AMD AMD.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Qualcomm QCOM.O. It was not immediately clear what impact any IPO investment by one or more of those companies would have on Arm's commercial relationships.\\nThe chip designer had filed with regulators confidentially for a U.S. stock market listing in April, setting the stage for this year's largest IPO.\\nArm and Intel declined a Reuters request for comment. Bloomberg News first reported on the cornerstone investment deliberations.\\nAlphabet, Apple, Microsoft, TSMC and Samsung didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.\\n(Reporting by Anirban Sen and Echo Wang in New York and Yana Gaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich, Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Edward Tobin)\\n((Yana.Gaur@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Arm is talking to at least ten companies, including Intel Corp INTC.O, AlphabetInc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc.AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp.MSFT.O, TSMC 2330.TW, and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.005930.KS, about their potential participation in the IPO,one of the sources said. Arm plans to sell its shares on Nasdaq later this year, seeking to raise $8 billion-$10 billion, Reuters reported earlier in April. Arm's designs are used to manufacture chips made by most of the world's major semiconductor companies, including Intel, AMD AMD.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Qualcomm QCOM.O.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Arm is talking to at least ten companies, including Intel Corp INTC.O, AlphabetInc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc.AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp.MSFT.O, TSMC 2330.TW, and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.005930.KS, about their potential participation in the IPO,one of the sources said. The talks are preliminary and any decision about an anchor investment in Arm's IPO won't come till August, the source added. Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, TSMC and Samsung didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.\", 'news_article_title': 'Arm in talks with big clients about investing in IPO -sources', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Arm is talking to at least ten companies, including Intel Corp INTC.O, AlphabetInc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc.AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp.MSFT.O, TSMC 2330.TW, and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.005930.KS, about their potential participation in the IPO,one of the sources said. Adds more companies in discussion with Arm June 12 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's 9984.T Arm is in talks with some of its biggest customers and end users about bringing on one or more anchor investors in the chip designer's initial public offering (IPO), two sources familiar with the matter said. Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, TSMC and Samsung didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Arm is talking to at least ten companies, including Intel Corp INTC.O, AlphabetInc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc.AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp.MSFT.O, TSMC 2330.TW, and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.005930.KS, about their potential participation in the IPO,one of the sources said. Adds more companies in discussion with Arm June 12 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's 9984.T Arm is in talks with some of its biggest customers and end users about bringing on one or more anchor investors in the chip designer's initial public offering (IPO), two sources familiar with the matter said. The talks are preliminary and any decision about an anchor investment in Arm's IPO won't come till August, the source added.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-impressive-first-shot-and-a-messy-crypto-situation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analysts Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss:\\nApple\\'s Vision Pro headset and the company\\'s new focus on spatial computing.\\nHow the offering stacks up to Meta\\'s Quest products.\\nThe SEC\\'s suit against Coinbase and Binance, and what it means for crypto.\\nMotley Fool host Deidre Woollard speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter and author Katherine Clarke about the business of New York real estate and her new book, Billionaire\\'s Row.\\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nThis video was recorded on June 9, 2023.\\nDylan Lewis: Apple is trying to usher in the next era of computing. Motley Fool Money starts now.\\n...\\nDylan Lewis: It\\'s the Motley Fool Money radio show. I\\'m Dylan Lewis. Joining me in studio, Motley Fool senior analysts Matt Argersinger and Jason Moser. Guys, great to have you both here.\\nWe\\'ve got the scoop on the New York City skyline, the latest earnings news, and radar stocks. But we\\'re kicking things off with the news of the week. Jason, Apple has a new product.\\nJason Moser: Yes, they do.\\nDylan Lewis: The company unveiled its new Vision Pro headset at its Worldwide Developers Conference this week. The headset will be available next year and retail for $3,500. Jason, you run our augmented reality service here at the Fool, so I was excited to talk to you about this news. In particular, what stood out to you with the announcement and the details that came out this week?\\nJason Moser: You\\'re right. I do run the augmented reality service, and talk about \"we\\'ve been waiting for this for a while.\" The service opened up four years ago, basically waiting for this announcement. It\\'s been a long time coming, but better late than never.\\nI think No. 1, this is very impressive technology. You have to acknowledge the fact, this is just really impressive technology. I think that in regard to Apple\\'s headset, the use of mixed reality is an important distinction versus other main competitors. I think incorporating augmented and virtual reality into an experience as opposed to it just being straight-up virtual reality, where you\\'re living in this digital virtual world, probably gives it more utility. Now I think we have to discover what that utility is, and we will, in time. I think ultimately, this really does further validate the space that Apple is finally throwing its hat in the ring. They have a reputation for doing that. Letting their competition figure out the space, what works, and what doesn\\'t. Then Apple just works its way in there in its own little fashion, and really comes up with something a little bit differentiated. I think that\\'s what we have here with the VisionPro.\\nNow, with that said, I think it is worth tempering expectations. This is the first shot at this. This is them getting the ball rolling. This is not a mass-consumer device at $3,500. Apple fanboys are going to probably go out there and buy it, but those are few and far between. I think this is something where they\\'ll bring a lot of developers in. They\\'ll build services and experiences with this device to try to figure out its primary utility. It will change in time, but I think this is a really impressive first step.\\nMatt Argersinger: It is. It\\'s an impressive first shot. I think we all agree that it\\'s probably going to have to evolve to something closer to what I\\'m wearing on my face right now versus what I wear when I go skiing. I just don\\'t think people are going to walk around or even sit in their homes for long periods of time, wearing somewhat heavy goggles and a battery pack in their pocket, but it\\'s a good first shot. From a platform perspective though, I think if you build it, especially if you\\'re Apple, the developers will come. I think people a lot smarter than me, including a site like TechCrunch, which has tested the product, they say it\\'s nothing less than a genuine leapfrog in the capability and execution of mixed reality.\\nIf Apple solved a lot of those latency issues, the isolation challenges that previous headsets have had. The resolution is supposed to be incredible, so you can actually read text using the device. The eye-tracking and hand gestures are near perfect, apparently, and you don\\'t have to manually adjust or keep your hands out in front of you, which I think is a limitation of a lot of existing headsets. I think it\\'s still a solution looking for a problem. And I think in this case, it\\'s looking for that killer app, as all these headsets are.\\nBut I think Apple more than any company, because of the sheer quality, the hardware, and the leaps they\\'ve made, probably can find it.\\nDylan Lewis: We have used \"virtual reality,\" \"augmented reality,\" as terms in this discussion. I think Apple may prefer that we use \"spatial computing.\" Because that\\'s the term that they continue to come back to, and it seems to be the company\\'s focus. I understand their distinction there, because if you look at what they\\'re offering with this product and what I think the main comparison out there in the market is, with Meta\\'s Quest product, they\\'re a little different in terms of how immersive this is, Jason, and it seems like a slightly different approach to the way that we may interact with some of these virtual elements more layered on our world rather than being something that you are totally immersed in.\\nJason Moser: Absolutely. That goes back to the use of mixed reality there. I think you\\'re right, the spatial computing -- it\\'s a modest distinction. But it\\'s a distinction nonetheless, because it does give you this idea. I think the bigger opportunity with devices like this in the near term is on the industrial side. Industrial spatial computing. We\\'ve heard the term \"industrial AR.\" It\\'s how companies are using these types of devices to get work done. In certain industries, it\\'s more applicable than others, but I think that\\'s where the bigger our opportunity is.\\nIn regard to the consumer, I think that\\'s where it takes a little bit more time. I\\'m not saying it won\\'t happen. I just think it\\'s going to take a while to ultimately get to wherever this is taking us. Changing consumer behavior is very difficult unless you have a really compelling use case. And that goes back to Matt\\'s point on the killer app. We hear this, people saying this is the iPhone moment. I don\\'t like that. I just think, let\\'s talk about this as the smartphone moment because Apple doesn\\'t own the smartphone -- iPhone, Android, whatever it may be. But when you see the smartphone, to me that was a fairly obvious one, because we already knew at the time how necessary a phone was. We all knew then, you need a phone, and we also knew how powerful the Internet was at the time. Now you\\'re telling me you\\'re going to Reese\\'s Peanut Butter Cup these things and put the Internet and the phone together. I\\'m in! It made a lot of sense.\\nWe\\'re not there with this yet. I\\'m not sure what problem it ultimately solves -- that\\'s what\\'s going to take some time. I think it\\'s going to take ultimately probably a generation like my kids, their kids, they\\'re going to be raised on probably a paradigm like this where they interact in their computing world differently than we do today. It just back to that: Changing consumer behaviors is very difficult. It does take a while, and it\\'s ultimately coming up with those core use cases.\\nMatt Argersinger: I love that: spatial computing. It feels like Apple\\'s pushing something out there, saying \"No, this is what it is.\" It\\'s like when Steve Jobs was like, \"Look, I know what customers need. I will build that. They don\\'t know what they don\\'t want.\" I think that\\'s with Apple\\'s approach. I like it.\\nDylan Lewis: I want to bring it back to Meta one more time before we wind up moving over to another topic here. I think I can\\'t help but wonder with Meta and Apple now entering this space: Is this something that helps broader metaverse ambitions, which Meta would benefit from, Jason, or is this something where Apple is coming in and saying, \"This is our market now\"?\\nJason Moser: Well, I don\\'t think Apple is saying this is our market, because it is very difficult to really fully understand what that market is yet. And the metaverse is a big word, and I know Mark Zuckerberg loves to throw that word around a lot. Again, we\\'re still trying to figure out what, ultimately, is the metaverse for? Why do I need it? Maybe it\\'s fun, maybe it\\'s entertaining, but is it something that I need to interact with every day? Looking at the opportunity, Meta has done very well with its Oculus devices to date. They\\'ve sold around 20 million or so. That\\'s not chump change. When you think about the fact that the forecasts out there have Apple maybe selling 150,000 of these devices in the first year, you can see clearly that is meaningless to their financials. You see it doesn\\'t matter. But look at it in the broader context of what Apple does so well, among other things, and their hardware is obviously very strong, but they\\'re closing in on 1 billion paid subscriptions along the way. Now, that is very, very important here, and it\\'s something they do very, very well. That paid subscription number continues to grow. You remember we talked about with Amazon, Jeff Bezos always talking about, \"We don\\'t want to make money from you buying our devices, we want to make money from you using our devices.\" And that\\'s great, because user behavior you do it over and over again. Apple\\'s kind of a \"We want to make money from you buying the device, and we want to make money from you using the device.\" I think that as an investor, I\\'m on board with that.\\nDylan Lewis: The other unavoidable major story of the week: In crypto, it appears the Wild West days are over. This week, the SEC filed suits against Binance and Coinbase saying the crypto firms are operating unregistered securities exchanges. In addition, Binance has been accused of misappropriating customer funds and other charges.\\nJason, enforcement actions can get wonky very fast. I\\'m going to distill this down as quickly as I can so we can just get into the commentary here. It seems as if Coinbase and Binance have traded about a dozen crypto assets the SEC says were securities and should have been registered. They were not registered. That didn\\'t happen, and so here we are now. What do you think this means for the crypto market?\\nJason Moser: Well, I think this is a very messy situation, and I think it\\'s one of the reasons why I just simply don\\'t dabble in crypto at all. It is just a very difficult space to fully understand because it\\'s still very much the Wild, Wild West.\\nMatt Argersinger: Add to that the fact that I just still don\\'t really fully see the utility in crypto, and I just have zero interest in owning it because, ultimately, as an investment, the whole point is to make money. Well, then you just have to find someone else to pay you more than you paid for it. When you look at companies like Binance and Coinbase, they operate on obviously different models, and they make their money a different way. But that still all plays into these cryptocurrencies changing hands. For me, it makes a lot of sense that we\\'re finally seeing regulators get on the ball here. I just wish they\\'d done it a little bit sooner.\\nDylan Lewis: Matt, when I look at this news and I look specifically at Coinbase\\'s results, because they are publicly traded company: 80% of their revenue from 2022 coming from the United States. It seems to me like if this sticks -- and we know that these types of enforcement actions can take a long time to materialize -- this may be something that becomes pretty core to the thesis for Coinbase.\\nMatt Argersinger: I think it has to. I\\'m not going to pretend I understand all of the implications here. I\\'m not a securities law expert. These cryptocurrencies and tokens -- they sure look, walk, and talk like securities to me. But what I am certain about is, I think this is really going to cause, for one, institutional investors to step back. You know, no large reputable company money manager wants to play in a sandbox that\\'s facing any kind of government scrutiny. I certainly wouldn\\'t.\\nFor retail investors though, which make up the bulk of Coinbase\\'s trading, if you\\'re someone who\\'s been trading Bitcoin, Ether, or any of these various pet rocks ... ahem, tokens, sorry ... and there\\'s a chance these non-security securities could be rendered worthless simply by regulatory decree, I\\'d worry about that. At the same time, if I have money invested in any of these platforms and they can get frozen like they have for Binance in certain cases, would I ever want to be involved in that or wait the time, as you mentioned, Dylan, regulations to play out?\\nBut at the end of the day, I actually think the biggest threat to this whole space is apathy. I think the shills and grifters in the space are already moving on. They\\'re moving on to AI plays and other things. As an investor in these non-security securities, as Jason said, you\\'re always depending on someone else to pay a higher price for them. And guess what? Very soon there might not be someone else on the other side of that trade for you, and you might be the person actually holding the bag.\\nDylan Lewis: After the break, we\\'ve got a glimpse at the upcoming ski season. Stay right here. This is Motley Fool Money.\\n...\\nDylan Lewis: Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. I\\'m Dylan Lewis here in studio with Matt Argersinger and Jason Moser. We\\'ve got a rundown on earnings news, starting with Stitch Fix. Jason, shares of Stitch Fix up 25% after the company reported its third-quarter results. Company\\'s losses narrowed, but revenue was down 20% year over year. Is the reaction here, Jason, that cost-cutting measures are working for this company?\\nJason Moser: I don\\'t know that I would quite go that far, but it\\'s definitely a necessity. This is obviously a business very much on the defensive right now. I mean, there are business model questions. A bit of a revolving door on leadership as founder Katrina Lake is back in as interim CEO, and it could just be very difficult to then focus and really prioritize on the most important items in order to get this business stabilized and going back in the right direction. But a real clue in the release can be seen in just some of the language they use. There\\'s language in there, \"preserving cash flow\" -- that goes back to that business is on the defensive.\\nThe good news -- the stock is up 50% year to date. There is some optimism there. Maybe there is a future for Stitch Fix, but maybe it\\'s just a smaller footprint than we thought it could be. But yeah, the numbers were not all that encouraging. Revenue down 20%, active clients down 11%, net revenue per active client down 9%. The crazy thing is this actually all exceeded management\\'s expectations. So you can clearly see it\\'s a business dealing with a lot of challenges.\\nDylan Lewis: Switching gears, Matt, looking at the ski slopes, things are a little slow right now, but earnings from Vail giving us a glimpse at what to expect next season. What did you see when the company reported?\\nMatt Argersinger: Yeah. This is kind of an off quarter for Vail, there at the end of their ski season, which finished quite well. If you look at the core second-quarter results, which capture the ski season, it was a tough season. You had bad weather out West. Well, you actually, too much snow out West, which is interesting. And too little snow, kind of, in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. They are coming out of that. Conditions got a little better in the spring. But really, this is the quarter where investors start looking at pass sales for the 2023-2024 season. The Epic Pass being such a key part of Vail\\'s business. Sales there are up 6% so far. If you go back a year ago, unit sales were up 9%. So you\\'re seeing some deceleration there. I\\'m wondering if, coming off a bad weather season a lot of skiers are saying, \"Am I going to invest in another $900 -- which is roughly the cost of the tickets -- for another season?\" Of course, they will, a lot of them.\\nBut my question with Vail is, it is a network effect business. We tend to apply a network effect looking at software companies and social media companies, but this is a network effect business in the sense that Vail keeps adding resorts to, their network of the Epic Pass, more resorts get added, more skiers get interested. That gives Vail more revenue to invest in resorts and add more resorts, and it\\'s a virtuous cycle. I just wonder how much pricing power they have now. They\\'ve raised that Vail Epic Pass by 10% per year over the last five years. It\\'s a heck of a lot of pricing power. Can they keep doing it? Sounds like that might be slowing a little bit.\\nDylan Lewis: Over to the more seasonally appropriate Toro, the lawnmower and outdoor equipment company posted earnings and record revenue of $1.3 billion, earnings per share up 28% year over year. All earnings season, Matt, we\\'ve been talking about how consumers are starting to step away from those higher-ticket items. It seems like we\\'re seeing that in the results here from Toro.\\nMatt Argersinger: Again, we are, Dylan, like if you look at Toro, it\\'s really nicely divided between a residential business and a professional business. Professional business was great during the quarter -- sales there up 15%, it\\'s higher-margin revenue for the company. But if you look at the residential side, which used to be a lot bigger for the company, sales there were down almost 17%. Management talked about broad weakness across categories. That\\'s another sign of, I think we\\'re seeing a little bit of weakness on the consumer side. Their inventory was also 26%. Now, the CEO has come out and said, well, we\\'ve got a huge backlog of orders we\\'re working through, especially on the professional side. Demand is there, we\\'re just not seeing a lot of the supply channel follow-through on that. That\\'s a little bit of a concern.\\nThey did narrow their guidance a little bit lower. Still, I like this business. This is kind of a nice dividend-growth business if you\\'re looking for dividends, and it\\'s got some solid brands, it\\'s just the residential side might be slow for a while.\\nDylan Lewis: We\\'ll wrap up our earnings take with a look at DocuSign. Jason, this is one of those pandemic darlings that have fallen back down to earth a little bit over the last couple of years.\\nJason Moser: Yeah. I think the good news for DocuSign is pre-2020 e-signature, electronic document agreement, and management that all has legs. In post-2023 here, that\\'s going to continue. I think this trend is something that is going to continue to gain traction as we move forward. That\\'s obviously a very good thing for DocuSign. I think when you look at the stock\\'s muted reaction from the earnings report, it\\'s very funny. Immediate reaction after hours, it was up big, kind of came back to Earth. I think that\\'s likely partly growth-related. They recorded 19% full-year growth last year there, it\\'s going to guide for around 8% to 10% this year. But also in the call, they did mention they see a continuing challenging macro environment, cautious customer sentiment, and that\\'s all playing out in that net retention rate -- 105% for the quarter versus 107% a quarter ago and 114% from a year ago. Again, good news is this is not a DocuSign-specific problem. We\\'ve seen that narrative all throughout earnings season with a number of these software companies.\\nWhen you look at the numbers, management exceeded all internal expectations. They\\'re doing what they say they\\'re gonna do. Total revenue up 12%, subscription revenue up 12%. Professional services continues to capitalize, up 14%, and strong billings growth here, 10%. Again, raised full-year guidance very modestly. I want to stress -- very modestly. But again, I think with new leadership in play here, we got a new CEO who is just getting his feet wet. A brand new CFO just coming over from The Trade Desk. We\\'ve got to give them a little time to get this house in order, but it seems like things are headed in the right direction.\\nDylan Lewis: I can\\'t help but look at this company and bucket it a little bit into the same spot that I\\'m looking at Zoom right now, where a company that was wildly successful during the pandemic, we are now looking at radically new and different ideas about what the business looks like going forward, especially year-over-year growth rates. How do you stack those two against each other, Jason.\\nJason Moser: This reminds me of the voting machine versus weighing machine quote. In the short term, the market is a voting machine, but really, the longer term, it\\'s a weighing machine. Both companies, Zoom and DocuSign, are heavier, far heavier businesses now than ever before, and that\\'s great. I will say, Zoom fatigue is real. I don\\'t think there\\'s any such thing as DocuSign fatigue.\\nDylan Lewis: You don\\'t think so?\\nJason Moser: No.\\nDylan Lewis: I\\'m always happy to send an e-signature. I\\'m always happy to receive an e-signature. I can\\'t say the same for hopping on those meetings all the time.\\nJason Moser: Right there with you.\\nDylan Lewis: Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger: Fellows, we will see you in a little bit. But up next we\\'ve got an inside look at New York\\'s iconic cityscape.\\n...\\nDylan Lewis: Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. I\\'m Dylan Lewis. Have you ever seen a picture of the New York City skyline and thought, \"How are new buildings still going up in a city that is already so packed?\" Motley Fool Money\\'s Deidre Woollard spoke with Wall Street Journal reporter and author Catherine Clark about the business of New York real estate, her new book, Billionaires\\' Row, and the reason why some call the city\\'s luxury apartments the world\\'s biggest safety deposit boxes.\\n...\\nDeidre Woollard: I love this book because I think so many of us who\\'ve gone to New York City have seen those really tall buildings and wondered what the heck is going on. Your book covers the last 20 years of real estate cycles along this one stretch of road in New York City -- West 57th Street. It only recently got the name Billionaires\\' Row. It\\'s gone through a lot of changes. It was almost like a mini Times Square at some points. What factors have led to its changes over time?\\nCatherine Clark: You are so right. So many people come to New York, and they look up and they see these super tall buildings, and they\\'ve heard bits and pieces about them. Maybe they\\'ve heard about a huge sale there or a celebrity that lives there or whatever. But I think to a large extent, people don\\'t know very much about the real story behind how they ended up on the skyline. So it\\'s so fascinating. In terms of 57th Street, it\\'s gone through so many different iterations over the years, and flirted with luxury once or twice. If you go all the way back to the 1800s, 57th and Fifth was where Edith Wharton\\'s aunt built this chateau marble home, and it was the epitome of luxury, and the Vanderbilts and all these very wealthy families followed her.\\nBut that was short-lived, and eventually, those people migrated further north as the corridor became more commercial, and then in the \\'70s, Aristotle Onassis built a very tall condo there called Olympic Tower that was very popular with foreign buyers and wealthy buyers. It had multilingual concierges and things. That was an early Billionaires\\' Row.\\nBut I would say in terms of the timeline of when the developers of what we know as today\\'s Billionaires\\' Row were building, 57th Street was a hodgepodge. There were moments of luxury. You have Tiffany at the corner of 57th and Fifth. You have Carnegie Hall, you have 9 West 57th, which is one of the most expensive office buildings in the world. But it was interspersed with fur emporiums, and diners, and these really cheesy souvenir shops and things. So over the last 10 years, it\\'s just completely transformed, and I would say that\\'s probably more due to zoning than any particular appeal that it had, although it does have views of Central Park, which is obviously a big draw for developers.\\nDeidre Woollard: Well, you mention zoning. Let\\'s talk a little bit about that because zoning plays an important role. One of the things you say in the book is almost a third of the city was rezoned when Michael Bloomberg was mayor. How did zoning lead to the creation of Billionaires\\' Row and what is zoning doing for New York City and real estate in general?\\nCatherine Clark: Well, the zoning story on Billionaires\\' Row is so fascinating, I could talk about it all day. Part of the reason that this corridor was so appealing for developers was that there are almost no restrictions to building there. I don\\'t know how much your listeners know about how pieces of land are cobbled together in New York. But basically, if you can assemble a string of adjacent properties and you can buy up development rights, or what we call in New York \"air rights,\" which is the air that\\'s developable above a building, you can add them all up and you get to a number and that\\'s how high you can build. Once you\\'ve done that, there\\'s really, on 57th Street, nothing that the city can do or community boards or concerned citizens can do to stop you. They don\\'t have any say in the design or the height or anything like that. It was really such an appealing place for developers to come. And part of that is because of the hodgepodge of cheesy souvenir shops and things. There were all these low-rise buildings that weren\\'t making the best use of their zoning allocations. So developers were coming along and they could just pick off these buildings one by one, and the owners were thankful that they were getting cash for these properties, whether it was a nonprofit or a religious institution or whatever. They were able to come in and pick these off, and then to build as high as they wanted.\\nDeidre Woollard: You describe it in the book as an art form. You\\'re trying to put together enough land to build something really spectacular, but it\\'s not always quite that straightforward, and it can go really wrong in some cases. Let\\'s talk a little bit about what happens when the idea of assemblage goes wrong.\\nCatherine Clark: If you look at some of the most successful developers in New York City, the big names that you\\'ve heard of, part of the reason for their success is that they are master assemblers. They will spend years, sometimes decades, assembling a perfect, well-located site with good views and a good location, and that means negotiating with a series of different sellers. There may be 10, 12, 20 buildings that you have to buy in order to assemble this perfect site of your dreams. So you have to go to them one by one and pick them off. And it gets more difficult the more properties that you assemble, because the people at the end know that they have all this leverage. They see that you\\'ve bought everyone else and they\\'re the holdout, and they want more money, and so this is a very delicate dance for you trying to not show all your cards. You\\'re trying to keep things secret. If you\\'ve assembled a few properties, but you can\\'t get the last ones that you need to move forward, and you\\'ve negotiated until you\\'re blue in the face, sometimes you just have to let them go. And oftentimes that means selling for less than you paid because you probably paid a premium in the first place, and you just have to cut your losses and run.\\nDeidre Woollard: I loved the characterization of Harry Macklowe in the book, because I feel like he\\'s someone who just, he gets so attached to his projects. He seems very, very emotional about it. We have this perception that commercial real estate, it\\'s more about the numbers. Residential is more emotional. But he feels like he falls in love with projects. Is that a bad quality for a developer to have?\\nCatherine Clark: You\\'re 100% right. I think every developer in this book is 100% emotionally attached to what they\\'re doing. I think, naturally, any human being, if you spend years in pursuit of a goal, you\\'re going to get attached to it because these projects take a very long time. And in terms of Billionaires\\' Row, especially, these buildings are so significant on the New York skyline that they become wrapped up in these people\\'s legacies. They see this as a permanent mark of themselves on the world long after they\\'re gone.\\nHarry was especially involved in every single aspect of this building on that 432 Park. He saw himself as much as the architect as Rafael Vinoly. He said he saw it as they were co-producers of a movie. And then, speaking of movies, he designed this whole trailer that he himself starred in to market the project, so it\\'s very much of him. I would say, yeah, there is a risk to that in that maybe you spend too much, maybe you love your project so much that you\\'d spend a little bit too much on the finishes. Or whenever the market starts to collapse, you hang onto your prices a little bit too hard and you\\'re less willing to negotiate because you think it\\'s worth so much. So, yeah, there is a danger. But at the same time, I think if you look at the New York skyline and the properties that are really iconic and special and have made it into the public imagination, they\\'re probably all passion projects of these individual people who fell in love with them. So I think there\\'s positives too.\\nDeidre Woollard: That\\'s really interesting, because part of the challenges of being real estate developer -- you\\'ve got this project. You don\\'t know what the market is going to be when it\\'s finally done and it\\'s a lot of risk. There are easier ways to make money. Do you think, is it ego that is part of this? Or why are people willing to take this risk? Is it just to make a mark on the skyline?\\nCatherine Clark: The thing about these projects is that they are so financially complicated. So you have the developer, but you also have lenders and financiers, and they all take on a different level of financial burden, financial risk. And there are people who go in, and they maybe have a basis of $2,500 a foot, and if they\\'re projecting that the units are going to sell for $6,000 a foot, so they\\'re pretty safe. But in terms of the Macklowes of the world and the developers who are really the face of these projects, it is a huge gamble. And a lot of them have told me over the years that they compare it to a model that I would say is a little bit like venture capital where maybe you do 10 projects, maybe you lose money on five, but two go really big and it\\'s a golden ticket. You never know when you\\'re going to hit the market just right and you\\'re going to be set for the rest of your life. But on top of that, a lot of these developers, in addition to the profits that they\\'ll make from the project, they will also take development fees from the overall general partnership. So they\\'re making some money no matter what, but occasionally, they win really big.\\nDeidre Woollard: In terms of winning really big, Gary Barnett from One57, he was one of the ones that that hit it really big, at least at the start. One of the factors that led to the construction of the super-talls is, the units becoming a store of value for the international elite. I think he referred to One57 as like the world\\'s biggest safety deposit box or something like that. Given what we\\'re seeing with less international investing in the U.S., especially from Russia and China, do you think that that is becoming less of a factor in New York luxury real estate?\\nCatherine Clark: Yeah. I would say this whole phenomenon of Billionaires\\' Row was predicated on the notion that this wave of wealth was being generated overseas, especially in Russia and in China. And that really played out for the first few years. There were all of these privatizations in the oil and gas business in Russia in the \\'90s, and all of these billionaires were created overnight. I think I read a statistic that somewhere between 2009 and 2012, the number of Russian billionaires tripled overnight. And so there were all of these deals.\\nThere was one in particular that kind of reset the market at 15 Central Park West, where a Russian billionaire bought an $88 million apartment for his daughter, and it was essentially a dorm room for her while she went to Harvard Extension School. And so suddenly all the developers were thinking, we have to capitalize on this money. Then in China as well, they were having this huge housing bubble, and so the government was cracking down there. People were looking for a safe harbor for their money overseas, and those people just rushed into New York real estate in an unprecedented way.\\nBut that\\'s been over for quite a while, I would say. We started to see Russian money pull back from Manhattan, I would say as early as 2014 when Obama put in all those sanctions because of the provocations in Ukraine. And then toward the end of the 2010s, like 2017, 2018, we started to see a bunch of the Chinese money leave as well because the government there under Xi Jinping was putting restrictions on moving money overseas, and they wanted to curb all these capital outflows. And so that\\'s been gone for a while. You still do see some Chinese buyers in the market, but it\\'s nowhere close to what it was in the early days of One57. And I can\\'t imagine that that\\'s going to change anytime soon, given the economic tensions with China and the war in Ukraine.\\n...\\nDylan Lewis: Coming up after the break, Matt Argersinger and Jason Moser return with a couple stocks on their radar. Stay right here. You\\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\\n...\\nDylan Lewis: As always, people on the program may have interests in the stocks they talk about and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don\\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I\\'m Dylan Lewis, joined again in studio by Matt Argersinger and Jason Moser. Guys, we have consolidation in the professional sports industry. The PGA Tour and LIV announced the two golf leagues are teaming up. Jason, the partnership is complicated and still incredibly light on details. But these are the two biggest names in golf coming under one umbrella, and it will lead to Saudi Arabia\\'s public investment fund providing billions in funding. As a golfer, how do you feel about this, Jason?\\nJason Moser: There are a lot of strong opinions out there on this these days. I have to say, I think we\\'re all very shocked by this news and still very much trying to figure out exactly what it all means. But I think what the future ultimately looks like, I don\\'t even think they fully know. But really I think this all really boils down to two things: money and litigation. If you look at it from the biggest-picture perspective, your PIF, the Public Investment Fund, they have more money than God. They can spend the PGA Tour under the table, no questions asked. And so you look at the PGA and you think, \"All right, well, that\\'s not so good, that puts us in a little bit of a position of weakness.\" Well, then you take that to the next degree here, PGA\\'s finances are OK today. But with the introduction of this competition from the LIV Tour, this new business model for the PGA Tour with elevated events, much higher total purses, and now you\\'ve got sponsors that are thinking, well, maybe those dollars are spent better elsewhere if you\\'re not bringing in the most talent for your tournaments. I think they play that forward and see a couple of years down the road, that puts them in a much weaker financial position. And then you add to that never-ending litigation. This just makes the PGA Tour\\'s position look weaker and weaker as the time goes on. Ultimately, with golf, it\\'s uncertain. These are not players who are under contracts. You\\'re paid for your performance and if you\\'re not performing well, you\\'re S.O.L. So then to get this kind of life-changing money that LIV is offering, I certainly understand why players are going there.\\nDylan Lewis: All right, let\\'s move over to stocks on our radar. Our man behind the glass, Dan Boyd, is going to hit you with a question. Matt, you\\'re up first. What are you looking at this week?\\nMatt Argersinger: Although I think he\\'d look great in one, I don\\'t think I will ever catch Dan Boyd wearing a Hawaiian shirt. But many people love them and many people love Tommy Bahama, by the way, which is just one of the many high-end apparel brands owned by Oxford Industries (NYSE: OXM). They own Tommy Bahama, a bunch of other really well-known brands. Sales are up 19% in their first quarter to a new record, 5% on an organic basis. The Tommy Bahama brand, which accounts for almost 60% of revenue, that rose 5%, and they saw higher gross margin.\\nBut the CEO did note that their customers are seeing some caution in their spending beginning late in the spring. Traffic to the company\\'s physical and online stores was very strong, but sales conversions weren\\'t as strong. So they did slightly reduce sales and earnings guidance for the full year. The stock dropped pretty sharply this week. It\\'s a company I follow pretty closely, I love it. Trades for just 9 times forward earnings with a dividend yield of 2.7%, a dividend which they recently raised 18%. I love the business, I love the clothes, I kind of love the stock price too.\\nDylan Lewis: Dan, a question about Oxford Industries, and more importantly, do you own any Hawaiian shirts?\\nDan Boyd: I actually do own a couple of Hawaiian shirts. I enjoy wearing them outside at times. It\\'s nice to have a colorful shirt every now and then. So I have a two-pronger here, Matt. One, are Hawaiian shirts, do they have the lasting fashion impact? Do you think that Millennials and Zoomers are going to be wearing Hawaiian shirts? And two, how much of Tommy Bahama is Oxford made up of? If you understand.\\nMatt Argersinger: I got you. Yeah, I think every generation, once they reach the dad zone of their age, so the 35 to 50 age, the Hawaiian shirt definitely comes into play. Then, Tommy Bahama makes up about 57% of Oxford\\'s trailing revenue, so it\\'s definitely their biggest brand.\\nDan Boyd: Jason, what do you got on your radar this week?\\nJason Moser: I believe \"apathy\" was the word you\\'re looking for there. You just don\\'t care anymore.\\nMatt Argersinger: You got it.\\nJason Moser: I\\'m there, by the way. Dan, I am just keeping an eye out on Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) because they have earnings coming out on Thursday, June 15, after the market closes. I think we all know Adobe. We interact with it in one way or another, almost every day, probably. I think the big questions with Adobe right now, we know there\\'s this big question mark out there in regard to the Figma acquisition. They did talk about that a little bit during the call last quarter. There are just some regulatory concerns there given the size of the acquisition. Management continues to believe they\\'re on track for a close by the end of this year, so we\\'ll get some more language there. I think we\\'ll hear a good bit about AI from Adobe. I think it actually matters when it comes to this business. CEO, Mr. Narayen, says AI is going to boost the usage of Adobe\\'s products like Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro, so interested in the report there.\\nDylan Lewis: Dan, as a man of the multimedia arts, a question about Adobe?\\nDan Boyd: I mean, we use Adobe here at The Motley Fool to produce pretty much all of our stuff. They make good products. Not really a question.\\nJason Moser: Excellent. Just singing their praises.\\nDylan Lewis: Just a ringing endorsement.\\nDan Boyd: Really?\\nJason Moser: As a shareholder, I appreciate that, Dan.\\nDylan Lewis: I know. I do too. All right, Dan, which company are you putting on your watch list?\\nDan Boyd: I think I\\'m going Adobe, Dylan.\\nDylan Lewis: That makes a lot of sense. Can\\'t blame you on that one. That\\'s going to do it for this week\\'s Motley Fool Money radio show. The show is mixed by Dan Boyd. I\\'m Dylan Lewis. Thank you for listening. We\\'ll see you next time.\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Dan Boyd has positions in Amazon.com. Deidre Woollard has positions in Adobe, Amazon.com, Apple, and Meta Platforms. Dylan Lewis has positions in DocuSign and The Trade Desk. Jason Moser has positions in Adobe, Amazon.com, Apple, DocuSign, and The Trade Desk. Matthew Argersinger has positions in Amazon.com, DocuSign, Oxford Industries, Stitch Fix, The Trade Desk, Vail Resorts, and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe, Amazon.com, Apple, Bitcoin, Coinbase Global, DocuSign, Meta Platforms, Stitch Fix, The Trade Desk, Vail Resorts, and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool recommends Oxford Industries and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe, long January 2024 $60 calls on DocuSign, and short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Motley Fool host Deidre Woollard speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter and author Katherine Clarke about the business of New York real estate and her new book, Billionaire's Row. Motley Fool Money's Deidre Woollard spoke with Wall Street Journal reporter and author Catherine Clark about the business of New York real estate, her new book, Billionaires' Row, and the reason why some call the city's luxury apartments the world's biggest safety deposit boxes. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe, Amazon.com, Apple, Bitcoin, Coinbase Global, DocuSign, Meta Platforms, Stitch Fix, The Trade Desk, Vail Resorts, and Zoom Video Communications.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analysts Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss: Apple's Vision Pro headset and the company's new focus on spatial computing. Motley Fool Money's Deidre Woollard spoke with Wall Street Journal reporter and author Catherine Clark about the business of New York real estate, her new book, Billionaires' Row, and the reason why some call the city's luxury apartments the world's biggest safety deposit boxes. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe, Amazon.com, Apple, Bitcoin, Coinbase Global, DocuSign, Meta Platforms, Stitch Fix, The Trade Desk, Vail Resorts, and Zoom Video Communications.\", 'news_article_title': \"Apple's Impressive First Shot and a Messy Crypto Situation\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Jason Moser: Well, I don't think Apple is saying this is our market, because it is very difficult to really fully understand what that market is yet. Dylan Lewis: Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger: Fellows, we will see you in a little bit. Dylan Lewis: Dan, a question about Oxford Industries, and more importantly, do you own any Hawaiian shirts?\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Dylan Lewis: I can't help but look at this company and bucket it a little bit into the same spot that I'm looking at Zoom right now, where a company that was wildly successful during the pandemic, we are now looking at radically new and different ideas about what the business looks like going forward, especially year-over-year growth rates. Motley Fool Money's Deidre Woollard spoke with Wall Street Journal reporter and author Catherine Clark about the business of New York real estate, her new book, Billionaires' Row, and the reason why some call the city's luxury apartments the world's biggest safety deposit boxes. ... Dylan Lewis: As always, people on the program may have interests in the stocks they talk about and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don't buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-hit-fresh-1-yr-highs-as-inflation-data-boosts-rate-pause-hopes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar\\nJune 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to fresh one-year highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday.\\nConsumer price index (CPI) rose 0.1% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation remaining unchanged at 0.4%, according to the U.S. Labor Department report.\\nOn a year-on-year basis, headline inflation increased by a lower-than-estimated 4.0%, reflecting declines in the cost of energy products and services, including gasoline and electricity.\\n\"Today\\'s fall in the rate of inflation is likely to be welcomed by investors, but it remains stubbornly above the Fed\\'s 2% target,\" said Richard Flynn, managing director of Charles Schwab UK.\\n\"The good news is that the \\'stickiness\\' in inflation is now confined to a smaller number of categories compared to earlier in the year.\"\\nFollowing the data, traders fully priced in that the U.S. central bank will hold interest rates at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, while expecting a 60% chance of a 25-basis-point hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\\nThe S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 has risen 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding a bull market according to some investors.\\nThe rally, which has largely been underpinned by gains in megacap stocks has broadened recently to include economy-linked sectors such as energy .SPNY and materials .SPLRCM.\\nThe two sectors were up 1.6% and 1.7%, respectively, in morning trade, as commodity prices including those of oil and copper climbed. O/RMET/L\\nAt 9:55 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 155.58 points, or 0.46%, at 34,221.91, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 24.29 points, or 0.56%, at 4,363.22, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 79.69 points, or 0.59%, at 13,541.61.\\nOracleORCL.N jumped 4.3% to hit a fresh all-time high on upbeat quarterly revenue and forecast, while IntelINTC.O gained 1.1% on talks with SoftBank Group Corp\\'s 9984.T Arm to be an anchor investor in its initial public offering.\\nBunge Ltd BG.N inched up 0.3% after the U.S. grains merchant and Glencore GLEN.L-backed Viterra said they were merging to create an agricultural trading giant worth about $34 billion, including debt.\\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies including JD.com JD.O, Alibaba Group BABA.N, Baidu BIDU.O and Netease NTES.O rose between 2.9% and 4.9% after China\\'s central bank lowered its short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 4.52-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 2.75-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded 33 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 86 new highs and 19 new lows.\\nA market divide over the Fed https://tmsnrt.rs/3NmS4rA\\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. Following the data, traders fully priced in that the U.S. central bank will hold interest rates at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, while expecting a 60% chance of a 25-basis-point hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool. OracleORCL.N jumped 4.3% to hit a fresh all-time high on upbeat quarterly revenue and forecast, while IntelINTC.O gained 1.1% on talks with SoftBank Group Corp's 9984.T Arm to be an anchor investor in its initial public offering.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to fresh one-year highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. Consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.1% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation remaining unchanged at 0.4%, according to the U.S. Labor Department report.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq hit fresh 1-yr highs as inflation data boosts rate pause hopes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to fresh one-year highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. On a year-on-year basis, headline inflation increased by a lower-than-estimated 4.0%, reflecting declines in the cost of energy products and services, including gasoline and electricity.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to fresh one-year highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. A market divide over the Fed https://tmsnrt.rs/3NmS4rA (Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi) ((Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-u.s.-stocks-rally-as-inflation-data-cements-bets-on-rate-hike-pause', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed to 14-month highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting bets that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday.\\nStocks rose after a U.S. Labor Department report showed theconsumer price index (CPI) rose 0.1% last month after a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation unchanged at 0.4%.\\nOn a year-on-year basis, headline inflation increased by a less-than-estimated 4.0%, reflecting declines in the cost of energy products and services, including gasoline and electricity.\\n\"If the Fed was looking for data to point to to say, \\'We\\'re going to pause in June,\\' I think they got it today,\" said Liz Young, head of investment strategy at SoFi in New York.\\n\"But it\\'s another one of those that you can cut whichever way you want to make your case. If you want to be bullish, you say inflation is down more than 50% since its peak. If you want to bearish, you can say inflation is still more than twice the Fed\\'s target,\" Young said.\\n Traders have priced in a 93% chance that the U.S. central bank will hold interest rates at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, and 62% odds of 25-basis-point hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has recovered 22% from its October 2022 closing low, fueled in large part by gains in market heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.Oand Tesla TSLA.O. More recently, sectors such as energy .SPNY and materials .SPLRCM have climbed, as well as small-cap stocks.\\nAll S&P 500 sector indexes rose on Tuesday, led by materials, up 2.2%, followed by a 1.32% gain in energy as commodities including oil and copper climbed against a falling dollar. O/RMET/L\\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies climbed after China\\'s central bank lowered its short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months. Alibaba Group BABA.N gained 2.16% and JD.com JD.O jumped 3.8%.\\n The S&P 500 was up 0.69% at 4,368.75 points.\\nThe Nasdaq .IXIC gained 0.70% to 13,556.75 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.48% at 34,230.02 points.\\nOracleORCL.Nrose 1% and was on track for its highest close ever after it provided an upbeat quarterly revenue and forecast.\\nIntelINTC.Ogained 1.7% after a report the chipmaker is in talks with SoftBank Group Corp\\'s 9984.T Arm to be an anchor investor in its initial public offering.\\nBunge Ltd BG.Nadded 2.2% after the U.S. grains merchant and Glencore GLEN.L-backed Viterra said they were merging to create an agricultural trading giant worth about $34 billion, including debt.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 5.0-to-one ratio.\\nThe S&P 500 posted 43 new highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 131 new highs and 39 new lows.\\nRates and inflation Rates and inflation https://tmsnrt.rs/3U8HdD2\\nS&P 500 stocks https://tmsnrt.rs/43AM7wY\\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru, and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, California; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Richard Chang)\\n((noel.randewich@tr.com; Twitter: @randewich))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has recovered 22% from its October 2022 closing low, fueled in large part by gains in market heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.Oand Tesla TSLA.O. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed to 14-month highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting bets that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. On a year-on-year basis, headline inflation increased by a less-than-estimated 4.0%, reflecting declines in the cost of energy products and services, including gasoline and electricity.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has recovered 22% from its October 2022 closing low, fueled in large part by gains in market heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.Oand Tesla TSLA.O. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed to 14-month highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting bets that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. Stocks rose after a U.S. Labor Department report showed theconsumer price index (CPI) rose 0.1% last month after a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation unchanged at 0.4%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-U.S. stocks rally as inflation data cements bets on rate hike pause', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has recovered 22% from its October 2022 closing low, fueled in large part by gains in market heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.Oand Tesla TSLA.O. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed to 14-month highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting bets that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. \"If the Fed was looking for data to point to to say, \\'We\\'re going to pause in June,\\' I think they got it today,\" said Liz Young, head of investment strategy at SoFi in New York.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has recovered 22% from its October 2022 closing low, fueled in large part by gains in market heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.Oand Tesla TSLA.O. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed to 14-month highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting bets that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. All S&P 500 sector indexes rose on Tuesday, led by materials, up 2.2%, followed by a 1.32% gain in energy as commodities including oil and copper climbed against a falling dollar.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-stock-reports-for-apple-unitedhealth-eli-lilly', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Tuesday, June 13, 2023\\n\\nThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) and Eli Lilly and Company (LLY). These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.\\n\\nYou can see all of today’s research reports here >>>\\n\\nApple shares have outperformed the Zacks Tech sector (+40.4% vs. +34.9%) as well as the broader market (+40.4% vs. +14.1%) this year. The company is benefiting from steady demand for iPhone 14 and 14 Plus as well as expanding footprint in emerging markets. Growing services subscriber base and improving customer engagement are tailwinds for the services business.\\n\\nApple is expanding service offerings with the new features and enhancements in its upcoming iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma, watchOS 10, and tvOS 17. Expanding content on Apple TV+ bodes well for Apple. Growing footprint in enterprise market is encouraging.\\n\\nHowever, services’ revenue growth in the fiscal third quarter is expected to be similar to the fiscal second quarter. Apple expects services to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as continued weakness in digital advertising and mobile gaming.\\n\\n(You can read the full research report on Apple here >>>)\\n\\nShares of UnitedHealth have gained +8.2% over the past year against the Zacks Medical - HMOs industry’s gain of +10.0%. Company’s top line remains well-poised for growth on the back of a strong market position, new deals, renewed agreements, and expansion of service offerings.\\n\\nThe Zacks analyst expect the top line to grow 11.1% year over year in 2023. Its solid health services segment provides diversification benefits. The Government business remains well-poised for growth. A sturdy balance sheet enables business investments and prudent deployment of capital.\\n\\nHowever, membership in its global business continues to decline. High operating costs are hurting margins. As such, the stock warrants a cautious stance.\\n\\n(You can read the full research report on UnitedHealth here >>>)\\n\\nEli Lilly shares have outperformed the Zacks Large Cap Pharmaceuticals industry over the past year (+55.0% vs. +19.1%). The company boasts a solid portfolio of core drugs in diabetes, autoimmune diseases and cancer. Its revenue growth is being driven by higher demand for drugs like Trulicity, Taltz and others. It is regularly adding promising new pipeline assets through business development deals.\\n\\nLilly expects to launch four new medicines by 2023 end with Mounjaro for type II diabetes and cancer drug Jaypirca already launched. Mounjaro sales are already benefiting from strong demand trends.\\n\\nHowever, the CRL for donanemab will probably delay the potential launch of the candidate. Generic competition for several drugs, rising pricing pressure in the United States and some international markets are some top-line headwinds.\\n\\n(You can read the full research report on Eli Lilly here >>>)\\n\\nOther noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Walmart Inc. (WMT), Intel Corporation (INTC) and Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX).\\n\\nDirector of Research\\n\\nSheraz Mian\\n\\nNote: Sheraz Mian heads the Zacks Equity Research department and is a well-regarded expert of aggregate earnings. He is frequently quoted in the print and electronic media and publishes the weekly Earnings Trends and Earnings Preview reports. If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>>\\nToday's Must Read\\nRobust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL)\\nSolid Top Line & Strong Cash Flows Drive UnitedHealth (UNH)\\nLilly (LLY) Focuses on Obesity & Diabetes for Sales Growth\\nFeatured Reports\\nWalmart (WMT) Benefits from Impressive E-Commerce Operations\\nPer the Zacks analyst, Walmart is gaining on e-commerce efforts like upping delivery game. In first quarter, e-commerce sales rose 26% globally on omnichannel strength, including pickup and delivery.\\nIntel (INTC) Rides on Healthy Momentum in Data Center Business\\nPer the Zacks analyst, healthy traction in data center business, focus on market diversification and portfolio expansion through technological innovation will likely improve Intel's margins.\\nRegulatory Approvals Aid BD (BDX) Amid Stiff Competition\\nThe Zacks analyst is upbeat about BD's receipt of a slew of regulatory clearances over the past few months despite its operation in a highly competitive market.\\nSolid Senior Housing Operating Trend Aids Welltower (WELL)\\nPer the Zacks Analyst, Welltower (WELL) is expected to benefit from the robust post-pandemic operating trend in its senior housing operating portfolio. However, high interest rates are a key concern.\\nCheniere Energy's (LNG) Gas Export Dominance Bodes Well\\nThe Zacks analyst likes Cheniere's competitive advantage of being the first and dominant natural gas exporter in the U.S. market but is concerned over the huge debt load of nearly $24 billion.\\nHewlett Packard (HPE) Benefits From Spurt in Aruba Services\\nPer the Zacks analyst, a strong uptick in Aruba Services is driving Hewlett Packard's Intelligent Edge segment, which in turn, helps sustain its supremacy in the market with high growth opportunity.\\nExpanding Footprint Aid SolarEdge (SEDG) Amid Supply Issues\\nPer the Zacks Analyst, SolarEdge may continue to witness strong demand and growth momentum with expanding footprint. Yet, component shortages due to supply-chain issues may impact its operations.\\nNew Upgrades\\nHigher Jet Engine Product Demand, Transformation Aid ATI\\nPer the Zacks analyst, higher demand for jet engine products will drive results in ATI's HPMC segment. It will also gain from actions to improve cost structure through transformation efforts.\\nDave & Buster's (PLAY) Rides on solid Main Event Store Sales\\nPer the Zacks analyst, Dave & Buster's is benefiting from robust main event stores sales, unit expansion and digital initiatives. Also focus on labor optimization bode well.\\nSolid Comps & Expansion Plans Aid BJ's Restaurants (BJRI)\\nPer the Zacks analyst, strong comparable sales revenue backed by increased guest traffic and menu pricing aid BJ's Restaurants. Also, strategic expansion and operational initiatives bode well.\\nNew Downgrades\\nWeak EVM Unit and Forex Woes Hurt Zebra Technologies (ZBRA)\\nPer the Zacks analyst, Zebra Technologies is experiencing weakness across its EVM segment due to large customer order deferrals in the mobile computing business. Forex woes are an added concern.\\nU.S. Cellular (USM) Marred by Aggressive Price Competition\\nPer the Zacks analyst, U.S. Cellular is likely to be plagued by aggressive pricing and low-cost mobile plans from competitors as it witnessed a downtrend in postpaid retail and prepaid connections.\\nInvestment and Restructuring Costs Hurt ManpowerGroup (MAN)\\nPer the Zacks Analyst, escalation in costs due to investments in digital and restructuring activities is a barrier to ManpowerGroup's bottom-line growth.\\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nIntel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nUnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nWalmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nEli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nBecton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Solid Top Line & Strong Cash Flows Drive UnitedHealth (UNH) Lilly (LLY) Focuses on Obesity & Diabetes for Sales Growth Featured Reports Walmart (WMT) Benefits from Impressive E-Commerce Operations Per the Zacks analyst, Walmart is gaining on e-commerce efforts like upping delivery game. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) and Eli Lilly and Company (LLY). Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Solid Top Line & Strong Cash Flows Drive UnitedHealth (UNH) Lilly (LLY) Focuses on Obesity & Diabetes for Sales Growth Featured Reports Walmart (WMT) Benefits from Impressive E-Commerce Operations Per the Zacks analyst, Walmart is gaining on e-commerce efforts like upping delivery game. Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) and Eli Lilly and Company (LLY).\", 'news_article_title': 'Top Stock Reports for Apple, UnitedHealth & Eli Lilly', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Solid Top Line & Strong Cash Flows Drive UnitedHealth (UNH) Lilly (LLY) Focuses on Obesity & Diabetes for Sales Growth Featured Reports Walmart (WMT) Benefits from Impressive E-Commerce Operations Per the Zacks analyst, Walmart is gaining on e-commerce efforts like upping delivery game. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) and Eli Lilly and Company (LLY). Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Solid Top Line & Strong Cash Flows Drive UnitedHealth (UNH) Lilly (LLY) Focuses on Obesity & Diabetes for Sales Growth Featured Reports Walmart (WMT) Benefits from Impressive E-Commerce Operations Per the Zacks analyst, Walmart is gaining on e-commerce efforts like upping delivery game. Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) and Eli Lilly and Company (LLY).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-most-important-announcement-last-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) silicon efforts have become the company's key differentiator over competitors. And advances announced last week put high-performance chips into more people's hands. Travis Hoium discusses more in this video.\\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of June 7, 2023. The video was published on June 8, 2023.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) silicon efforts have become the company's key differentiator over competitors. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) silicon efforts have become the company's key differentiator over competitors. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple.\", 'news_article_title': \"Apple's Most Important Announcement Last Week\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) silicon efforts have become the company's key differentiator over competitors. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) silicon efforts have become the company's key differentiator over competitors. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-oracles-orcl-ai-fueled-earnings-say-about-the-future-for-shareholders', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'O\\nver the last six months, so much has been said about the potential impact of AI on our lives, for good and bad, that it is hard not to think of the subject as having been overhyped. But that is just what happens when something with the potential to revolutionize society and the economy meets a 24 hour news cycle. We all get bored to death, but that doesn’t lessen the potential of generative AI and its rapid adoption to have a massive impact in many areas. If you doubt that, ask the executives and shareholders of Oracle (ORCL).\\nLast night, they reported beats on both the top and bottom lines, raising revenue guidance as they did so and talking enthusiastically of the impact of AI on their business. The stock, having already popped around 10% in the two trading days prior to the release yesterday, is this morning indicating an opening around 5.5% above yesterday’s close. That is remarkable given that ORCL was, by comparison to some other tech companies, late to the party.\\nFor many years, Oracle was the sleeping giant of tech, a name that it seemed everyone knew, but no one really wanted to buy. In the decade beginning at the start of 2010, the stock of tech companies like Google parent Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN) posted exponential gains as they took advantage of the increasing role of computing in our daily lives and in the way corporations of all stripes and sizes did business. Oracle, however, did okay but seemed to get left behind, with the stock roughly doubling in the decade starting in 2010 while GOOG posted gains of over 500% and AMZN went from a split-adjusted level of around $5 to around $90. As “cloud computing” became a thing, Oracle lost out to more aggressive adopters and sellers of the idea of massive server farms to meet the exponentially increasing need of businesses for computing power.\\nIt looked for a while as if they were going to make the same mistake again when it comes to AI, having only recently got into the game and started to target that market. Now, though, there is so much demand that even the laggards like Oracle are reaping rewards. Yes, they have transformed themselves to some degree in terms of becoming leaner and more focused, but entering a rapidly growing market in a serious way once others have a solid first mover advantage usually results in disappointment. However, in this case the market has grown so far and so fast that there is still plenty of profit to go around, and that may even give a late entrant a bit of an advantage. They are able to come in when early mistakes have already been made and the needs of potential customers are a little clearer, giving them the kind of edge that Apple (AAPL) has created for itself by pursuing similar tactics for many years.\\nSo, is ORCL a good bet for future gains as AI continues to grow?\\nIt could well be. They now have a proprietary AI product that they are using internally and intending to offer customers, but their real strength comes from being a supplier of equipment that is needed if corporations are to take advantage of the boom. Oracle’s hardware and software solutions for businesses can benefit whichever AI product, if any, emerges as dominant over the next few years. There is, however, a risk inherent in that that makes me prefer something like Amazon or Alphabet as long-term investments.\\nThe hype around AI has inevitably created a backlash, with dystopian visions of a future where the machines make their own decisions and take over becoming commonplace. That will probably turn out to be sensationalized science fiction, but it does create a situation where politicians will feel the need to get involved and at the very least attempt to slow the pace of adoption of the new technology. The idea of a machine-led world is scary, and politicians are never averse to pandering to our fears, so regulation of some kind that slows progress will come.\\nWhen it does, companies like Amazon and Alphabet for whom the AI boom is an add-on to existing businesses will fare better than Oracle, for whom it is rapidly becoming the main driver of success. That, however, is not in the immediate future, and for now, ORCL can continue to post gains. If you choose to join in or are already invested, know that taking a profit on a stock like ORCL before too long will probably prove to be a smart thing to do.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'They are able to come in when early mistakes have already been made and the needs of potential customers are a little clearer, giving them the kind of edge that Apple (AAPL) has created for itself by pursuing similar tactics for many years. They now have a proprietary AI product that they are using internally and intending to offer customers, but their real strength comes from being a supplier of equipment that is needed if corporations are to take advantage of the boom. That will probably turn out to be sensationalized science fiction, but it does create a situation where politicians will feel the need to get involved and at the very least attempt to slow the pace of adoption of the new technology.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'They are able to come in when early mistakes have already been made and the needs of potential customers are a little clearer, giving them the kind of edge that Apple (AAPL) has created for itself by pursuing similar tactics for many years. In the decade beginning at the start of 2010, the stock of tech companies like Google parent Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN) posted exponential gains as they took advantage of the increasing role of computing in our daily lives and in the way corporations of all stripes and sizes did business. Oracle, however, did okay but seemed to get left behind, with the stock roughly doubling in the decade starting in 2010 while GOOG posted gains of over 500% and AMZN went from a split-adjusted level of around $5 to around $90.', 'news_article_title': \"What Oracle's (ORCL) AI-Fueled Earnings Say About the Future for Shareholders\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'They are able to come in when early mistakes have already been made and the needs of potential customers are a little clearer, giving them the kind of edge that Apple (AAPL) has created for itself by pursuing similar tactics for many years. In the decade beginning at the start of 2010, the stock of tech companies like Google parent Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN) posted exponential gains as they took advantage of the increasing role of computing in our daily lives and in the way corporations of all stripes and sizes did business. So, is ORCL a good bet for future gains as AI continues to grow?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'They are able to come in when early mistakes have already been made and the needs of potential customers are a little clearer, giving them the kind of edge that Apple (AAPL) has created for itself by pursuing similar tactics for many years. In the decade beginning at the start of 2010, the stock of tech companies like Google parent Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN) posted exponential gains as they took advantage of the increasing role of computing in our daily lives and in the way corporations of all stripes and sizes did business. As “cloud computing” became a thing, Oracle lost out to more aggressive adopters and sellers of the idea of massive server farms to meet the exponentially increasing need of businesses for computing power.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-inc.-aapl-is-attracting-investor-attention%3A-here-is-what-you-should-know-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.\\nShares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +6.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.4% change. The Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, to which Apple belongs, has gained 6.6% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?\\nWhile media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.\\nEarnings Estimate Revisions\\nRather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company's earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings.\\nOur analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.\\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.18 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -1.7%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -0.2%.\\nFor the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $5.99 points to a change of -2% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has remained unchanged.\\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.64 indicates a change of +10.8% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -0.1%.\\nHaving a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Apple is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\\n12 Month EPS\\nProjected Revenue Growth\\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.\\nIn the case of Apple, the consensus sales estimate of $81.17 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of -2.2%. The $384.34 billion and $409.09 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of -2.5% and +6.4%, respectively.\\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\\nApple reported revenues of $94.84 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -2.5%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares with $1.52 a year ago.\\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $93.32 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +1.63%. The EPS surprise was +5.56%.\\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\\nValuation\\nNo investment decision can be efficient without considering a stock's valuation. Whether a stock's current price rightly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects is an essential determinant of its future price performance.\\nComparing the current value of a company's valuation multiples, such as its price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), to its own historical values helps ascertain whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, whereas comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of how reasonable its stock price is.\\nThe Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an An is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\\nApple is graded D on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\\nBottom Line\\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate: 12 Month EPS Projected Revenue Growth While earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/company-news-for-jun-13-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of BP p.l.c. BP fell 2% as energy prices declined.\\nShares of Apple Inc. AAPL rose 1.6% as the market continued to observe a tech rally.\\nNasdaq, Inc.’s NDAQ shares plunged 11.8% after the exchange said it would buy software firm Adenza in a $10.5 billion deal.\\nShares of Broadcom Inc. AVGO jumped 6.3% after it was reported that the chipmaking giant would secure EU antitrust approval for its $61 billion proposed acquisition of VMware, Inc. VMW.\\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nBP p.l.c. (BP) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nVMware, Inc. (VMW) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nBroadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL rose 1.6% as the market continued to observe a tech rally. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report BP p.l.c. Nasdaq, Inc.’s NDAQ shares plunged 11.8% after the exchange said it would buy software firm Adenza in a $10.5 billion deal.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report BP p.l.c. Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL rose 1.6% as the market continued to observe a tech rally. (BP) : Free Stock Analysis Report VMware, Inc. (VMW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_article_title': 'Company News for Jun 13, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report BP p.l.c. Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL rose 1.6% as the market continued to observe a tech rally. Shares of BP p.l.c.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report BP p.l.c. Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL rose 1.6% as the market continued to observe a tech rally. (BP) : Free Stock Analysis Report VMware, Inc. (VMW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-crm-dow-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Dow topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.5%. Year to date, Dow registers a 5.4% gain.\\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Salesforce, trading down 1.0%. Salesforce is showing a gain of 59.5% looking at the year to date performance.\\nTwo other components making moves today are Apple, trading down 0.5%, and Caterpillar, trading up 2.1% on the day.\\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: CRM, DOW\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Dow topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.5%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Salesforce, trading down 1.0%. VIDEO: Dow Movers: CRM, DOW The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Dow topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.5%. Year to date, Dow registers a 5.4% gain. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Salesforce, trading down 1.0%.\", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: CRM, DOW', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Salesforce, trading down 1.0%. Salesforce is showing a gain of 59.5% looking at the year to date performance. VIDEO: Dow Movers: CRM, DOW The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Dow topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.5%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Salesforce, trading down 1.0%. VIDEO: Dow Movers: CRM, DOW The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-apple-stock-a-buy-near-%24185', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"If only investors could rewind time and go back to the beginning of the year and put all their money in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock. You'd be sitting on a cool gain of more than 41%. Unfortunately, this isn't possible. All we have is today. So, what about now? Are still attractive, like they were earlier this year? Or has the big run-up in the stock price made the stock a hold or even a sell?\\nUnfortunately, Apple stock simply doesn't look as attractive as it did in January. But my opinion may surprise you on whether I think the stock is a buy today. While it's certainly not worthy of as much capital as it was earlier this year, the stock could still reward investors reasonably well over the long haul from here.\\nWhy Apple stock is still a buy\\nOn the surface, Apple may not look like a good investment today. Its price-to-earnings ratio of about 32 is up from approximately 22 earlier this year. Further, revenue in the tech giant's most recent quarter actually fell 3% year over year.\\nBut here's where Apple shines. First of all, a 3% decline on top of tough comparisons of 9% and 54% growth in the same quarters for fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021, respectively, is actually quite impressive. Year-to-year volatility in sales from a company that generates most of its revenue from just a handful of product lines is normal. Even more, for sales to decline only 3% year over year in an inflationary and uncertain market is impressive, particularly given Apple's tough year-ago comparison.\\nOverall, Apple's performance over the last few years has highlighted the great job the tech company has done at continuing to grow its market share, win new customers, and profit from its loyal customer base.\\nAdditionally, Apple's balance sheet strength continues to be a major selling point for the stock. While its standard for some profitable companies like Apple to carry more debt than cash on their balance sheet, Apple has so much cash and cash equivalents that they exceed its debt by $57 billion. Even more, the company generates around $100 billion in free cash flow annually. Free cash flow, defined as the company's regular cash left over after both regular operations and capital expenditures are taken care of, represents the stream of cash the company can do shareholder value-building things like dividends, share repurchases, and acquisitions.\\nApple, of course, hasn't been shy to put its money to work. When the company reported its fiscal second-quarter results in early May, it also increased its dividend for the eleventh year in a row and authorized an additional $90 billion for share repurchases.\\nA higher risk profile\\nEven though Apple stock still looks like a buy, investors should be mindful that a higher valuation multiple for the stock increases its risk. Since investors who buy shares today are paying more than 30 times earnings, there's not much room for error baked into the price. If the company's future performance disappoints, therefore, the stock price could flounder or even fall significantly. For this reason, investors who want to buy shares today should keep their positions in the stock small as a percentage of their total portfolio.\\nBut given Apple's strong balance sheet, loyal customer base, and history of product innovation, it may make sense to take on some risk in order to get in on this stock's long-term potential.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nDaniel Sparks has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"If only investors could rewind time and go back to the beginning of the year and put all their money in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock. When the company reported its fiscal second-quarter results in early May, it also increased its dividend for the eleventh year in a row and authorized an additional $90 billion for share repurchases. But given Apple's strong balance sheet, loyal customer base, and history of product innovation, it may make sense to take on some risk in order to get in on this stock's long-term potential.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"If only investors could rewind time and go back to the beginning of the year and put all their money in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock. Overall, Apple's performance over the last few years has highlighted the great job the tech company has done at continuing to grow its market share, win new customers, and profit from its loyal customer base. While its standard for some profitable companies like Apple to carry more debt than cash on their balance sheet, Apple has so much cash and cash equivalents that they exceed its debt by $57 billion.\", 'news_article_title': 'Is Apple Stock a Buy Near $185?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"If only investors could rewind time and go back to the beginning of the year and put all their money in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock. Since investors who buy shares today are paying more than 30 times earnings, there's not much room for error baked into the price. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them!\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'If only investors could rewind time and go back to the beginning of the year and put all their money in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock. Why Apple stock is still a buy On the surface, Apple may not look like a good investment today. A higher risk profile Even though Apple stock still looks like a buy, investors should be mindful that a higher valuation multiple for the stock increases its risk.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-asia-shares-track-wall-street-rally-with-us-inflation-data-fed-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Julie Zhu\\nHONG KONG, June 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Tuesday following an upbeat session on Wall Street, while investors turned their attention to key U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve\\'s interest rate decision this week.\\nInvestors will be closely monitoring U.S. consumer and producer inflation data on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively for a reading of how well the Fed\\'s tightening cycle has managed to curb rising prices.\\nThe equity index\\'s gains partly reflected expectations for the Fed to pause rate hikes for the first time since January 2022, and for both gauges of inflation to come in lower than the prior month, investors and strategists said.\\n\"Overall equity markets reacted positively to expectations the monetary policy cycle may be nearing its peak,\" ANZ analysts said in a note. \"U.S. markets are now pricing a 72% probability that the Federal Reserve Monetary Policy Committee (FOMC) will hold rates at this week\\'s meeting.\"\\nEuropean markets were set for a higher open, with pan-region Euro Stoxx 50 futures STXEc1 up 0.69%, German DAX futures FDXc1 rising 0.68% and FTSE futures FFIc1 advancing 0.41%.\\nIn Asia, MSCI\\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up 0.8% while U.S. stock futures - the S&P 500 e-minis ESc1 - rose 0.22%.\\nAustralian shares .AXJO were up 0.18%.\\nChina\\'s stocks regained some lost ground after the central bank on Tuesday lowered a short-term policy lending rate in a bid to restore market confidence. But economic worries and geopolitical risks limited gains as recent Chinese economic data has shown subdued demand, weakening investor sentiment.\\nChina\\'s blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 edged up 0.11% in afternoon trade. Hong Kong\\'s Hang Seng index .HIS added 0.23%.\\nOn Monday, the S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC rallied to their highest closing levels since April 2022.\\nLifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants.\\nThe S&P 500 climbed 0.93% to end the session at 4,338.93 points. The Nasdaq gained 1.53%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 0.56%.\\nThe European Central Bank will deliver its rate decision on Thursday with analysts expecting it to raise rates by 25 basis points (bps) and to signal that there is more ground to cover. But the Bank of Japan, which will announce its plan on Friday, is expected to maintain its ultra-loose policy.\\nIn U.S. Treasuries, the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR reached 3.7299%, compared with the U.S. close of 3.765% on Monday. The two-year yield US2YT=RR, which rises with traders\\' expectations of higher Fed fund rates, touched 4.5605% compared with a U.S. close of 4.592%.\\nIn currencies, the U.S. dollar index =USD, which measures the greenback against a basket of major currencies, fell 0.21% to 103.36, while the euro EUR= was up 0.3% on the day at $1.0792.\\nThe dollar dropped 0.1% against the yen to 139.46 JPY=.\\nU.S. crude CLc1 ticked up 0.33% to $67.34 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose to $72.2 per barrel.\\nGold was slightly higher. Spot gold XAU= was traded at $1960.29 per ounce. GOL/\\nWorld FX rates YTD http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\\nGlobal asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\\nAsian stock markets https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\\n(Reporting by Julie Zhu; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Jamie Freed)\\n((julie.zhu1@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: julie.zhu1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Lifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants. By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, June 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Tuesday following an upbeat session on Wall Street, while investors turned their attention to key U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this week. Investors will be closely monitoring U.S. consumer and producer inflation data on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively for a reading of how well the Fed's tightening cycle has managed to curb rising prices.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Lifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants. By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, June 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Tuesday following an upbeat session on Wall Street, while investors turned their attention to key U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this week. China's stocks regained some lost ground after the central bank on Tuesday lowered a short-term policy lending rate in a bid to restore market confidence.\", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares track Wall Street rally with US inflation data, Fed in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Lifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants. By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, June 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Tuesday following an upbeat session on Wall Street, while investors turned their attention to key U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this week. In Asia, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up 0.8% while U.S. stock futures - the S&P 500 e-minis ESc1 - rose 0.22%.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Lifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants. By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, June 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Tuesday following an upbeat session on Wall Street, while investors turned their attention to key U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this week. The equity index's gains partly reflected expectations for the Fed to pause rate hikes for the first time since January 2022, and for both gauges of inflation to come in lower than the prior month, investors and strategists said.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-shares-get-a-boost-from-tech-dollar-dithers-ahead-of-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amanda Cooper\\nLONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Global shares rose on Tuesday, taking their lead from an upbeat session on Wall Street ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could shape the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy.\\nConsumer inflation on Tuesday and wholesale data on Wednesday could offer investors evidence of how successful the Fed has been in taming price pressures, and an indication of how much more U.S. rates may need to rise.\\nIn Europe, the STOXX 600 .STOXX rose 0.3% in early trade, thanks to gains in the technology sector, as shares in Hexagon HEXAb.ST rose 4.6% after the Swedish industrial group said it had signed a collaboration agreement with Nvidia NVDA.O.\\nNvidia shares have risen by nearly 200% this year, briefly pushing the company\\'s market value above $1 trillion, as investor enthusiasm for anything exposed to artificial intelligence has lifted the entire sector.\\nAnticipation of a flood of capital into chip-related companies also helped push Japan\\'s Nikkei index .N225 to its highest in 33 years on Tuesday.\\nThe S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. So far this year, the S&P has gained 13%, but its equal-weight equivalent .EWGSPC, which dilutes the impact of the largest companies in the index, has risen just 3%.\\nThe Fed is expected to take a break from raising rates, but surprise hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Canada last week have served as a reminder to investors that a pause in a rate cycle is sometimes just that and does not necessarily mark a shift to rate cuts.\\n\"For me, it\\'s 50/50 - they could hike - and I think they should, because it will give them more flexibility in July and for the rest of the year,\" CMC Markets chief markets strategist Michael Hewson said.\\n\"We are closer to \\'peak Fed\\' than we are to anything else. So, for me, it’s a question of how much more juice has the dollar got before it rolls back down again. That is the key thing for me, because I can\\'t say, with any degree of confidence, that the Fed has any more than 25 basis points to go, if that, and I can\\'t say the same for the ECB, or the Bank of England,\" he added.\\nThe BoE meets next week and is forecast to raise interest rates by another quarter point, from 4.50% currently.\\nA VERY BRITISH PROBLEM\\nHowever, data on Tuesday that showed a rapid pickup in UK wage growth in the three months to April could complicate matters for the central bank, which is already grappling with inflation that is over four times its target of 2%.\\n\"The key takeaway here is, not only was unemployment not ticking higher, we\\'ve got strong jobs growth and also wage growth is just extremely high right now and that\\'s going to be making the Bank of England feel very uncomfortable,\" City Index senior markets analyst Fiona Cincotta said.\\nMoney markets show traders now anticipate a peak in UK rates at around 5.6% by February, up from a terminal rate of 4.85% by November a month ago. 0#BOEWATCH\\nThe European Central Bank, meanwhile, is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points on Thursday and signal it has more room to tighten policy, while the Bank of Japan is expected to maintain its ultra-loose policy after it meets on Friday.\\nIn currencies, the dollar index =USD, which measures the performance of the U.S. currency against six others, fell 0.3% to 103.27. Sterling rose 0.4% against the dollar to $1.2566 after the UK wage data GBP=D3, while the euro EUR= rose 0.43% to $1.0802.\\nThe dollar dropped 0.1% against the yen to 139.51 JPY=.\\nIn commodities, Brent crude futures LCOc1, which are 40% below where they were this time last year, were last up 0.85% at $72.47 a barrel, while U.S. crude futures CLc1 rose 0.5% to $67.49. Gold rose 0.3% to $1,964 an ounce. XAU=\\nWorld FX rates YTD http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\\nGlobal asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\\nAsian stock markets https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\\n(Additional reporting by Farouq Suleiman in London and by Julie Zhu in Hong Kong; Editing by Christopher Cushing, Jamie Freed & Simon Cameron-Moore)\\n((julie.zhu1@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: julie.zhu1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Global shares rose on Tuesday, taking their lead from an upbeat session on Wall Street ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could shape the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy. Consumer inflation on Tuesday and wholesale data on Wednesday could offer investors evidence of how successful the Fed has been in taming price pressures, and an indication of how much more U.S. rates may need to rise.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"The S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Global shares rose on Tuesday, taking their lead from an upbeat session on Wall Street ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could shape the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy. Nvidia shares have risen by nearly 200% this year, briefly pushing the company's market value above $1 trillion, as investor enthusiasm for anything exposed to artificial intelligence has lifted the entire sector.\", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares get a boost from tech; dollar dithers ahead of inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. The Fed is expected to take a break from raising rates, but surprise hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Canada last week have served as a reminder to investors that a pause in a rate cycle is sometimes just that and does not necessarily mark a shift to rate cuts. However, data on Tuesday that showed a rapid pickup in UK wage growth in the three months to April could complicate matters for the central bank, which is already grappling with inflation that is over four times its target of 2%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. The Fed is expected to take a break from raising rates, but surprise hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Canada last week have served as a reminder to investors that a pause in a rate cycle is sometimes just that and does not necessarily mark a shift to rate cuts. 0#BOEWATCH The European Central Bank, meanwhile, is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points on Thursday and signal it has more room to tighten policy, while the Bank of Japan is expected to maintain its ultra-loose policy after it meets on Friday.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-tech-stocks-with-more-potential-than-any-cryptocurrency-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The crypto market reached record heights during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the S&P Cryptocurrency Market index hitting $6,200 in November 2021. The same index has fallen about 68% since then, pulled down by reforms in how certain crypto is mined and businesses pulling back on offering it as a payment method.\\nAs a result, tech stocks have become an increasingly attractive investment alternative thanks to their solid gains as a whole over the long term. For reference, the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index has risen 74% in the last five years, while the S&P Cryptocurrency Market index has increased by about 15%.\\nHere are three tech stocks with more potential today than any cryptocurrency.\\n1. Advanced Micro Devices\\nOne of the best ways to invest in the stock market is by choosing companies that are active in high-growth markets. Doing so can lead to reliable gains as these companies profit from a sector's development. With that in mind, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is one of the most compelling stocks right now.\\nThe company is home to a solid chip business that supplies its hardware to some major corporations across the tech market. AMD chips can be found powering many devices and platforms, from game consoles to laptops, cloud services, custom-built PCs, and artificial intelligence (AI) programs. Its varied business allows investors to back multiple areas of tech, strengthening its stock potential.\\nAMD shares have soared 692% in the last five years, well above even the 252% that Bitcoin has risen in the same period. With markets like AI and cloud computing holding vast potential for the company, now is an excellent time to consider investing in AMD stock.\\n2. Microsoft\\nAs with AMD, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has solid positions in a variety of industries. Its home-grown brands like Windows, Office, Xbox, and Azure have granted it significant market shares in operating systems, productivity software, gaming, and the cloud market.\\nAdditionally, the company's stature in tech has provided it with the funds to expand and invest in burgeoning industries. For instance, Microsoft invested $1 billion in ChatGPT developers OpenAI in 2019, which has seemingly put it at the forefront of AI.\\nThe launch of ChatGPT last November triggered an AI race among some of the biggest names in tech, with Microsoft potentially at a massive advantage. Its partnership with OpenAI has allowed it to bring AI upgrades across its product lineup, including Azure, its Office productivity suite, and search engine Bing.\\nAccording to data from Grand View Research, the AI market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 37% through 2030 after hitting $137 billion in 2022. Considering Microsoft is likely to become the go-to for businesses and consumers seeking AI services, the company could enjoy massive gains in the coming years.\\nAlongside consistent growth in its other business, Microsoft has far more potential over the long term than any cryptocurrency available.\\n3. Apple\\nUnlike many cryptocurrencies, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has a reputation for stability and reliable growth. The company's shares have climbed 271% in the last five years, primarily thanks to consistent demand for its products. Apple has built up considerable brand loyalty with consumers over the years by prioritizing quality and presenting its products in an interconnected ecosystem.\\nIn 2022, Apple's sales strategy proved its strength. An economic downturn strained many companies, with smartphone shipments for Samsung and Xiaomi declining by 18.9% and 23.5% in the first quarter of this year. However, Apple seemed to fare far better than the competition, with its iPhone revenue increasing by 2% in the same quarter.\\nThe company's dominance in consumer tech bodes well for the long-term potential of its venture into the virtual reality market and its other product categories.\\nData by YCharts\\nThe chart above illustrates how Apple has not only delivered investors more growth than the two biggest cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum, in the last five years, but has done so at a steadier and more reliable rate. Bitcoin and Ethereum's growth has seen massive peaks and valleys, illustrating their volatility. Meanwhile, Apple's popular products and potent brand can almost guarantee stock gains over the long term.\\n10 stocks we like better than Advanced Micro Devices\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Advanced Micro Devices wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Unlike many cryptocurrencies, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has a reputation for stability and reliable growth. AMD chips can be found powering many devices and platforms, from game consoles to laptops, cloud services, custom-built PCs, and artificial intelligence (AI) programs. According to data from Grand View Research, the AI market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 37% through 2030 after hitting $137 billion in 2022.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Unlike many cryptocurrencies, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has a reputation for stability and reliable growth. With that in mind, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is one of the most compelling stocks right now. For instance, Microsoft invested $1 billion in ChatGPT developers OpenAI in 2019, which has seemingly put it at the forefront of AI.\", 'news_article_title': '3 Tech Stocks With More Potential Than Any Cryptocurrency', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Unlike many cryptocurrencies, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has a reputation for stability and reliable growth. Here are three tech stocks with more potential today than any cryptocurrency. Alongside consistent growth in its other business, Microsoft has far more potential over the long term than any cryptocurrency available.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Unlike many cryptocurrencies, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has a reputation for stability and reliable growth. Advanced Micro Devices One of the best ways to invest in the stock market is by choosing companies that are active in high-growth markets. With markets like AI and cloud computing holding vast potential for the company, now is an excellent time to consider investing in AMD stock.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\\'s criteria.\\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\\nFINAL RANK: PASS\\n\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\\nDashan Huang Portfolio\\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper \"Twin Momentum\" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\\nHigh Shareholder Yield Stocks\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-most-promising-tech-stocks-to-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nIn a stunning turnaround, the tech sector surged to life in the year’s first half, offering investors plenty of options in the shape of promising tech stocks to buy.\\nThe spotlight was on the metaverse in the past year. However, artificial intelligence has taken center stage in today’s economy, capturing all the attention.\\nFor savvy investors looking to capitalize on this resurgence, the realm of high-potential tech stocks is brimming with exciting prospects. Investing in the best tech stocks has proven to be a winning strategy over the past decade.\\nBrief periods of underperformance give you long-term buying opportunities. That trend is once again unfolding.\\nOf course, it’s important to navigate the current market landscape cautiously. Inflation and interest rates loom as potential obstacles for tech earnings soon, underscoring the significance of careful stock selection.\\nSo, while the allure of growth tech stocks beckons, remember to be discerning in your choices.\\nLet’s explore the captivating world of top tech stocks and unlock the boundless opportunities that lie within. Embrace the snazzy and be unique as you embark on this thrilling investment journey.\\nAAPL Apple $182.68\\nNVDA Nvidia $388.39\\nACN Accenture $310.10\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continues to make an indelible mark with its innovative lineup of products, but its impressive customer ecosystem makes Apple a compelling investment opportunity.\\nApple has garnered a strong reputation in the tech industry because of its cohesive user experience. Recently, the company has witnessed an escalating significance of services as a substantial revenue stream. During the first quarter of Apple’s fiscal year 2023, services revenue contributed 22% of the total revenue.\\nApple’s stable free cash flow generation, combined with an aggressive capital allocation strategy, further solidifies its status as a top-tier investment choice.\\nApple showcased several machine learning-powered features during this year’s WWDC. These features leverage on-device machine learning and advanced ML techniques to provide users with more accurate and personalized experiences across Apple’s ecosystem.\\nWith its unrivaled product portfolio, Apple continues to demonstrate why it deserves a place in any investor’s portfolio.\\nNvidia (NVDA)\\nSource: Shutterstock\\nWhen discussing promising tech stocks to buy, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) undoubtedly tops the charts.\\nRenowned for designing and selling high-end graphics and video processing chips, Nvidia’s presence in the desktop, gaming PC, workstation, and advanced computing sectors is nothing short of stellar.\\nMoreover, Nvidia’s performance over the past 15 years has been nothing short of remarkable, consistently outshining the market. Notably, its success story continues to unfold in 2023, with a staggering year-to-date gain of more than 170%.\\nNvidia’s momentum in the data center business, driven by its Hopper-based graphics processor units, positions it as one of the most promising tech stocks to buy.\\nThe company’s impressive growth prospects show high potential for investors looking for the best tech stocks to invest in. With about 59% overall revenue growth projected for fiscal 2024, Nvidia is undoubtedly among the top tech stocks.\\nNVDA is hot right now, so value investors might want to wait for a more attractive entry point. With the state of the markets, it can happen sooner rather than later.\\nEarlier in the year, NVDA stock slumped when it gave negative revenue guidance. However, things turned around when the chip maker said it expects $11 billion in fiscal second-quarter revenue after a sharp rise in its AI-powering GPUs.\\nAccenture (ACN)\\nSource: Tada Images/ShutterStock.com\\nAmidst the ever-changing landscape of promising tech stocks to buy, Accenture (NYSE:ACN) emerges as a true gem.\\nAs a global information technology services firm specializing in consulting and outsourcing, Accenture offers investors a high-potential tech stock with an unmatched track record.\\nAccenture is a beacon of stability and a top choice for defensive plays in an uncertain macroeconomic environment. With a diverse business portfolio, a solid balance sheet, and an industry-leading history of earnings growth, Accenture proves itself as a high-quality investment.\\nWhile recent quarters saw disruptions in Russia and foreign exchange headwinds affecting growth, Accenture remained undeterred. Operating at an exceptional level, the company showcased its ability to anticipate customers’ needs and consistently outperform its operating markets.\\nAccenture holds a prominent position in the competition for AI integration, making it an attractive choice for investors. The company’s extensive expertise enables it to incorporate AI and various sought-after solutions into clients’ products and internal systems.\\nAs a frontrunner in the industry, Accenture’s leadership role further solidifies its potential as a lucrative investment opportunity.\\nAmidst the storm, Accenture’s expertise shines brightly, navigating through uncertainties precisely. Moreover, the company’s unwavering commitment to delivering excellence places it at the forefront of the tech industry.\\nTherefore, investors seeking the best tech stocks to invest in should keep a close eye on Accenture. With its proven resilience, this high-potential tech stock offers a unique opportunity for long-term growth.\\nOn the publication date, Faizan Farooque did not hold (directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nFaizan Farooque is a contributing author for InvestorPlace.com and numerous other financial sites. Faizan has several years of experience in analyzing the stock market and was a former data journalist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. His passion is to help the average investor make more informed decisions regarding their portfolio.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\\nThe post The 3 Most Promising Tech Stocks to Buy Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $182.68 NVDA Nvidia $388.39 ACN Accenture $310.10 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continues to make an indelible mark with its innovative lineup of products, but its impressive customer ecosystem makes Apple a compelling investment opportunity. Apple’s stable free cash flow generation, combined with an aggressive capital allocation strategy, further solidifies its status as a top-tier investment choice. Renowned for designing and selling high-end graphics and video processing chips, Nvidia’s presence in the desktop, gaming PC, workstation, and advanced computing sectors is nothing short of stellar.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $182.68 NVDA Nvidia $388.39 ACN Accenture $310.10 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continues to make an indelible mark with its innovative lineup of products, but its impressive customer ecosystem makes Apple a compelling investment opportunity. Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Shutterstock When discussing promising tech stocks to buy, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) undoubtedly tops the charts. Accenture (ACN) Source: Tada Images/ShutterStock.com Amidst the ever-changing landscape of promising tech stocks to buy, Accenture (NYSE:ACN) emerges as a true gem.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Most Promising Tech Stocks to Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $182.68 NVDA Nvidia $388.39 ACN Accenture $310.10 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continues to make an indelible mark with its innovative lineup of products, but its impressive customer ecosystem makes Apple a compelling investment opportunity. During the first quarter of Apple’s fiscal year 2023, services revenue contributed 22% of the total revenue. With about 59% overall revenue growth projected for fiscal 2024, Nvidia is undoubtedly among the top tech stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $182.68 NVDA Nvidia $388.39 ACN Accenture $310.10 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continues to make an indelible mark with its innovative lineup of products, but its impressive customer ecosystem makes Apple a compelling investment opportunity. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips In a stunning turnaround, the tech sector surged to life in the year’s first half, offering investors plenty of options in the shape of promising tech stocks to buy. Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Shutterstock When discussing promising tech stocks to buy, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) undoubtedly tops the charts.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-biggest-advantage-over-meta-in-vr', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) may have a big head start on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in virtual reality, but there's a big difference in how their products will get into consumers' hands. Apple will be able to control the user experience from Day 1, which Meta can't compete with. Travis Hoium discusses this more in this video.\\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of June 7, 2023. The video was published on June 8, 2023.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Best Buy, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) may have a big head start on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in virtual reality, but there's a big difference in how their products will get into consumers' hands. Apple will be able to control the user experience from Day 1, which Meta can't compete with. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) may have a big head start on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in virtual reality, but there's a big difference in how their products will get into consumers' hands. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Best Buy, and Meta Platforms.\", 'news_article_title': \"Apple's Biggest Advantage Over Meta in VR\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) may have a big head start on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in virtual reality, but there's a big difference in how their products will get into consumers' hands. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Best Buy, and Meta Platforms.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) may have a big head start on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in virtual reality, but there's a big difference in how their products will get into consumers' hands. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Best Buy, and Meta Platforms.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-shares-get-a-tech-boost-dollar-dithers-ahead-of-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amanda Cooper\\nLONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Global shares rose on Tuesday, taking their lead from an upbeat session on Wall Street ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could shape the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy.\\nConsumer inflation on Tuesday and wholesale data on Wednesday could offer investors evidence of how successful the Fed has been in taming price pressures, and an indication of how much more U.S. rates may need to rise.\\nThe MSCI All-World index .MIWD00000PUS was last up 0.3%. Technology stocks were standout gainers in most markets. In Europe, shares in Hexagon HEXAb.ST rose by as much as 6.4% after the Swedish industrial group said it had signed a collaboration agreement with Nvidia NVDA.O.\\nNvidia shares have risen by nearly 200% this year, briefly pushing the company\\'s market value above $1 trillion, as investor enthusiasm for anything exposed to artificial intelligence has lifted the entire sector.\\nAnticipation of a flood of capital into chip-related companies also helped push Japan\\'s Nikkei index .N225 to its highest in 33 years on Tuesday.\\nOn Monday, the S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC rallied to their highest closing levels since April 2022.\\nThe S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. So far this year, the S&P has gained 13%, but its equal-weight equivalent .EWGSPC, which dilutes the impact of the largest companies in the index, has risen just 3%.\\nThe Fed is expected to take a break from raising rates, but surprise hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Canada last week have served as a reminder that a pause in a rate cycle is sometimes just that.\\n\"For me, it\\'s 50/50 - they could hike - and I think they should, because it will give them more flexibility in July and for the rest of the year,\" CMC Markets chief markets strategist Michael Hewson said.\\n\"We are closer to \\'peak Fed\\' than we are to anything else. So, for me, it’s a question of how much more juice has the dollar got before it rolls back down again,\" he said.\\n\"I can\\'t say, with any degree of confidence, that the Fed has any more than 25 basis points to go, if that, and I can\\'t say the same for the ECB, or the Bank of England,\" he added.\\nThe BoE meets next week and is forecast to raise interest rates by another quarter point, from 4.50% currently.\\nA VERY BRITISH PROBLEM\\nData on Tuesday that showed a rapid pickup in UK wage growth in the three months to April could complicate matters for the central bank, which is already grappling with inflation that is over four times its target of 2%.\\n\"The key takeaway here is, not only was unemployment not ticking higher, we\\'ve got strong jobs growth and also wage growth is just extremely high right now and that\\'s going to be making the Bank of England feel very uncomfortable,\" City Index senior markets analyst Fiona Cincotta said.\\nMoney markets show traders now anticipate a peak in UK rates at around 5.6% by February, up from a terminal rate of 4.85% by November a month ago. 0#BOEWATCH\\nThe European Central Bank, meanwhile, is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points on Thursday and signal it has more room to tighten policy, while the Bank of Japan is expected to maintain its ultra-loose policy after it meets on Friday.\\nIn currencies, the dollar index =USD, which measures the performance of the U.S. currency against six others, fell 0.2% to 103.32. Sterling rose 0.4% against the dollar to $1.2567 after the UK wage data GBP=D3, while the euro EUR= rose 0.4% to $1.0796.\\nThe dollar was flat against the yen at 139.57 JPY=.\\nIn commodities, Brent crude futures LCOc1, which are 40% below where they were this time last year, were last up 2% at $73.33 a barrel, while U.S. crude futures CLc1 rose 1.8% to $68.31. Gold rose 0.5% to $1,967 an ounce. XAU=\\nWorld FX rates YTD http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\\nGlobal asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\\nAsian stock markets https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\\n(Additional reporting by Farouq Suleiman in London and by Julie Zhu in Hong Kong; Editing by Christopher Cushing, Jamie Freed, Simon Cameron-Moore & Conor Humphries)\\n((julie.zhu1@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: julie.zhu1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Global shares rose on Tuesday, taking their lead from an upbeat session on Wall Street ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could shape the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy. Data on Tuesday that showed a rapid pickup in UK wage growth in the three months to April could complicate matters for the central bank, which is already grappling with inflation that is over four times its target of 2%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Global shares rose on Tuesday, taking their lead from an upbeat session on Wall Street ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could shape the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy. 0#BOEWATCH The European Central Bank, meanwhile, is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points on Thursday and signal it has more room to tighten policy, while the Bank of Japan is expected to maintain its ultra-loose policy after it meets on Friday.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares get a tech boost; dollar dithers ahead of inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"The S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. Nvidia shares have risen by nearly 200% this year, briefly pushing the company's market value above $1 trillion, as investor enthusiasm for anything exposed to artificial intelligence has lifted the entire sector. Data on Tuesday that showed a rapid pickup in UK wage growth in the three months to April could complicate matters for the central bank, which is already grappling with inflation that is over four times its target of 2%.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. The Fed is expected to take a break from raising rates, but surprise hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Canada last week have served as a reminder that a pause in a rate cycle is sometimes just that. 0#BOEWATCH The European Central Bank, meanwhile, is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points on Thursday and signal it has more room to tighten policy, while the Bank of Japan is expected to maintain its ultra-loose policy after it meets on Friday.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-that-are-screaming-buys-as-inflation-slows-down', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nThis is certainly not a market many would categorize as one with numerous screaming buys to go after. Indeed, the macro backdrop remains uncertain, with geopolitical tensions high and a Federal Reserve intent on keeping interest rates high to battle inflation. That said, the Fed’s fight against inflation is resulting in some ground being gained, and stocks to buy amid slowing inflation. In fact, right now, many inflation metrics are coming down. Plus, considering the lagging effect of some of the data, it’s possible we could actually be in the midst of a lower-inflation environment. Thus, it actually may be possible for the unicorn-like soft landing to really take place, given the strength of the labor market of late.\\nRestrictive monetary policy has hampered demand, though the supply of many goods in the economy remains tight. This has led to a rather robust period, relative to expert expectations, of late. If this continues, and inflation continues to move in the right direction, there are some stocks I’d call screaming buys right now. Here are three stocks to buy amid slowing inflation I have an eye on.\\nPEP PepsiCo $181.90\\nTGT Target $126.48\\nAAPL Apple $183.79\\nPepsiCo (PEP)\\nSource: shutterstock.com/CC7\\nPepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) has managed to post substantial revenue increases in recent quarters. This is impressive, considering the company’s established position in a mature market. In April, management disclosed that organic revenue soared by 14% in Q1, prompting an upward revision of Pepsi’s 2023 sales forecast. Pepsi now anticipates an additional 8% revenue increase on top of last year’s 14% surge.\\nDespite a slight decline in overall sales volumes, higher prices for snacks and beverages contributed to positive performance. Food segment volume decreased by 3%, while beverage volume increased by 1%. CEO Ramon Laguarta expressed satisfaction, highlighting the resilience of Pepsi’s categories and geographies. Thus, inflation hasn’t impacted this consumer discretionary name as much as many expected. We all seem to want our inexpensive treats, and PepsiCo is a company that provides these in droves. \\nThe company also recently announced a 10% dividend increase and raised its full-year organic growth guidance. With a strong brand and an impressive track record of 51 consecutive years of increasing annual payouts, this food and beverage conglomerate presents an appealing investment opportunity. Dare I say it, this could be a screaming buy, if we see the so-called soft landing everyone is looking for materialize.\\nTarget (TGT)\\nSource: Freedom365day / Shutterstock.com\\nDespite being a prominent big-box retail giant, Target (NYSE:TGT) has experienced a contrasting performance compared to the soaring stock market. The company’s shares have decreased significantly during the previous week, losing nearly 8%.\\nWhile Target has successfully decreased inventory levels, the company is currently encountering challenges from various angles. Inventory shrinkage, which includes theft, is anticipated to impact profits negatively by over $500 million this year. Additionally, according to an analyst from KeyBanc, the resumption of student loan payments later in the year might diminish the spending capacity of Target’s customer base.\\nHowever, Target has experienced a remarkable increase in dividends of more than 150% during the previous ten years, together with a large decrease in the number of shares outstanding, leading to a steady rise in earnings per share. Target has maintained a phenomenal growth rate of over 40% over the past ten years notwithstanding an earlier fall in profitability, demonstrating its ability to operate well throughout times of slowing in the economy. Thus, this is more of a screaming buy in weak economic periods, putting this stock on my radar right now.\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: Chompoo Suriyo / Shutterstock.com\\nApple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock rose in anticipation of its WWDC Developer Conference, where it unveiled new virtual reality headphones. Better, the AR market research indicates a 42% CAGR till 2030. Apple’s innovative headset has unparalleled capabilities, poised to lead the industry. With AR’s bright future, investing in Apple’s Vision Pro is a compelling opportunity. Investors should take into account that as Apple matures, it is likely to consistently increase its dividends.\\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\\nThe post 3 Stocks That Are Screaming Buys as Inflation Slows Down appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'PEP PepsiCo $181.90 TGT Target $126.48 AAPL Apple $183.79 PepsiCo (PEP) Source: shutterstock.com/CC7 PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) has managed to post substantial revenue increases in recent quarters. Apple (AAPL) Source: Chompoo Suriyo / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock rose in anticipation of its WWDC Developer Conference, where it unveiled new virtual reality headphones. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'PEP PepsiCo $181.90 TGT Target $126.48 AAPL Apple $183.79 PepsiCo (PEP) Source: shutterstock.com/CC7 PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) has managed to post substantial revenue increases in recent quarters. Apple (AAPL) Source: Chompoo Suriyo / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock rose in anticipation of its WWDC Developer Conference, where it unveiled new virtual reality headphones. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks That Are Screaming Buys as Inflation Slows Down', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'PEP PepsiCo $181.90 TGT Target $126.48 AAPL Apple $183.79 PepsiCo (PEP) Source: shutterstock.com/CC7 PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) has managed to post substantial revenue increases in recent quarters. Apple (AAPL) Source: Chompoo Suriyo / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock rose in anticipation of its WWDC Developer Conference, where it unveiled new virtual reality headphones. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'PEP PepsiCo $181.90 TGT Target $126.48 AAPL Apple $183.79 PepsiCo (PEP) Source: shutterstock.com/CC7 PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) has managed to post substantial revenue increases in recent quarters. Apple (AAPL) Source: Chompoo Suriyo / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock rose in anticipation of its WWDC Developer Conference, where it unveiled new virtual reality headphones. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-rise-ahead-of-inflation-reading-fed-meet-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\\nInflation data due at 8:30 a.m. ET\\nApple slips on UBS downgrade\\nOracle jumps on upbeat forecast\\nFutures up: Dow 0.02%, S&P 0.10%, Nasdaq 0.28%\\nUpdated at 6:58 a.m. ET (1058 GMT\\nJune 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday ahead of data that is expected to show consumer prices cooled in May, likely supporting bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this month.\\nThe U.S. Labor Department\\'s consumer price index (CPI) reading, due at 8:30 a.m. ET, is expected to show inflation rose 0.2% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation likely to have remain unchanged at 0.4%.\\nThe Fed will commence its two-day policy meeting later in the day, with an interest rate decision due on Wednesday, followed by Chair Jerome Powell\\'s news conference.\\nTraders see a nearly 80% chance that the central bank will hold interest rates at the 5%-5.25% range, while pricing in an almost 60% chance of a 25-basis-point hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\\n\"We expect a further deceleration in both the headline and core indices. This, in turn, might convince investors that the FOMC will likely announce a pause on rates tomorrow,\" UniCredit analysts said.\\n\"However, the market has certainly not rejected the possibility of a last rate hike in either July or September.\"\\nThe S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 has risen 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding a bull market according to some investors.\\nAt 6:58 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 6 points, or 0.02%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 4.5 points, or 0.1%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 41.25 points, or 0.28%.\\nOracle CorpORCL.N jumped 4.9% premarket as the software firm topped quarterly revenue estimates and forecast an upbeat current quarter, while Intel CorpINTC.O gained 1.5% after the chipmaker entered in talks with SoftBank Group Corp\\'s 9984.T Arm to be an anchor investor in its initial public offering (IPO).\\nAppleAAPL.O slipped 0.8% after UBS downgraded the iPhone maker to \"neutral\" from \"buy\".\\nAdvanced Micro DevicesAMD.O rose 1.8% ahead of unveiling details about its \"AI Superchip\".\\nBunge Ltd BG.N slipped 2.5% after the U.S. grains merchant and Glencore GLEN.L-backed Viterra announced an $18 billion merger deal, including debt.\\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies including JD.com JD.O, Alibaba Group BABA.N, Baidu Inc BIDU.O and Netease Inc NTES.O rose between 2.2% and 4.7% after China\\'s central bank lowered a short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months.\\nA market divide over the Fed https://tmsnrt.rs/3NmS4rA\\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. AppleAAPL.O slipped 0.8% after UBS downgraded the iPhone maker to \"neutral\" from \"buy\". ET (1058 GMT June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday ahead of data that is expected to show consumer prices cooled in May, likely supporting bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this month.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. AppleAAPL.O slipped 0.8% after UBS downgraded the iPhone maker to \"neutral\" from \"buy\". ET Apple slips on UBS downgrade Oracle jumps on upbeat forecast Futures up: Dow 0.02%, S&P 0.10%, Nasdaq 0.28% Updated at 6:58 a.m.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures rise ahead of inflation reading, Fed meet in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. AppleAAPL.O slipped 0.8% after UBS downgraded the iPhone maker to \"neutral\" from \"buy\". ET Apple slips on UBS downgrade Oracle jumps on upbeat forecast Futures up: Dow 0.02%, S&P 0.10%, Nasdaq 0.28% Updated at 6:58 a.m.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. AppleAAPL.O slipped 0.8% after UBS downgraded the iPhone maker to \"neutral\" from \"buy\". ET (1058 GMT June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday ahead of data that is expected to show consumer prices cooled in May, likely supporting bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this month.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-wisdomtree-u.s.-largecap-dividend-etf-dln-a-strong-etf-right-now-9', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\\nFor a long time now, the ETF industry has been flooded with products based on market capitalization weighted indexes, which are designed to represent the broader market or a particular market segment.\\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\\nHowever, some investors believe in the possibility of beating the market through exceptional stock selection, and choose a different type of fund that tracks non-cap weighted strategies: smart beta.\\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\\nWhile this space offers a number of choices to investors, including simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies, not all these strategies have been able to deliver superior results.\\nFund Sponsor & Index\\nThe fund is managed by Wisdomtree, and has been able to amass over $3.49 billion, which makes it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. DLN seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index before fees and expenses.\\nThe WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. dividend-paying market.\\nCost & Other Expenses\\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.28% for this ETF, which makes it on par with most peer products in the space.\\nThe fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.65%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector - about 18.30% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\\nTaking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\\nIts top 10 holdings account for approximately 26.1% of DLN's total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nSo far this year, DLN has gained about 1.87%, and is up about 5.12% in the last one year (as of 06/13/2023). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $55.26 and $64.63.\\nDLN has a beta of 0.89 and standard deviation of 15.09% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 301 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.98 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $98.16 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\\nBottom Line\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Taking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Alternatives WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market.\", 'news_article_title': 'Is WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Taking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-futures-rise-ahead-of-inflation-reading-fed-meet-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\\nFutures up: Dow 0.07%, S&P 0.27%, Nasdaq 0.53%\\nJune 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures on Tuesday rose ahead of inflation data that is expected to show prices cooled in May, supporting bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this month.\\nThe U.S. labor Department\\'s consumer price index (CPI) reading, due at 8:30 a.m. ET, is expected to show inflation rose 0.2% last month compared with a 0.4% rise in April, with core inflation likely to have remain unchanged at 0.4%.\\nThe Fed will commence its two-day policy meeting later in the day, with an interest rate decision due on Wednesday, followed by Fed Chair Jerome Powell\\'s news conference.\\nTraders see a 76% chance that the central bank will hold interest rates at the 5%-5.25% range, while pricing in a 56% chance of a 25-basis-point hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\\nThe S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 has risen 21% from its October 2022 lows, which some investors consider points to a bull market.\\nAt 5:26 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 25 points, or 0.07%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 11.75 points, or 0.27%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 79 points, or 0.53%.\\nOracle CorpORCL.N jumped 4.1% premarket, as the software firm topped quarterly revenue estimates and forecast an upbeat current quarter, driven by growing demand for its cloud offerings from companies deploying AI.\\nApple slipped 0.8% after UBS downgraded the iPhone maker to \"neutral\" from \"buy\".\\nIntel CorpINTC.O gained 1.5% after the chipmaker entered in talks with SoftBank Group Corp\\'s 9984.T Arm to be an anchor investor in its initial public offering (IPO).\\nAdvanced Micro DevicesAMD.O rose 2.3% ahead of the chipmaker revealing new details about its \"AI Superchip\" later in the day.\\nAiding sentiment, China\\'s central bank lowered a short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months, to help restore market confidence in the world\\'s second-largest economy.\\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies including JD.com JD.O, Alibaba Group BABA.N, Baidu Inc BIDU.O and Netease Inc NTES.O rose between 1.9% and 4.7%.\\nA market divide over the Fed https://tmsnrt.rs/3NmS4rA\\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. Intel CorpINTC.O gained 1.5% after the chipmaker entered in talks with SoftBank Group Corp's 9984.T Arm to be an anchor investor in its initial public offering (IPO). Aiding sentiment, China's central bank lowered a short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months, to help restore market confidence in the world's second-largest economy.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. Futures up: Dow 0.07%, S&P 0.27%, Nasdaq 0.53% June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures on Tuesday rose ahead of inflation data that is expected to show prices cooled in May, supporting bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this month. ET, is expected to show inflation rose 0.2% last month compared with a 0.4% rise in April, with core inflation likely to have remain unchanged at 0.4%.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street futures rise ahead of inflation reading, Fed meet in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures up: Dow 0.07%, S&P 0.27%, Nasdaq 0.53% June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures on Tuesday rose ahead of inflation data that is expected to show prices cooled in May, supporting bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this month.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. Futures up: Dow 0.07%, S&P 0.27%, Nasdaq 0.53% June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures on Tuesday rose ahead of inflation data that is expected to show prices cooled in May, supporting bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this month. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 25 points, or 0.07%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 11.75 points, or 0.27%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 79 points, or 0.53%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-simple-reasons-why-im-not-celebrating-a-new-bull-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Happy days are here again. That could be what some investors are singing, with the S&P 500 rising more than 20% below the low set on Oct. 12, 2022.\\nMany are cheering that the S&P is at long last in a bull market. Not me. Here are three simple reasons why I'm not celebrating a new bull market.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\n1. It's arguably not a new bull market yet.\\nThe most important reason why I'm not jumping up and down is that it's arguably not a new bull market yet. Sure, some investors mark the beginning of a new bull market as a 20% increase above the previous low in a bear market. However, that's not enough for all investors.\\nFor many investors, two things are required for a new S&P 500 bull market to be declared. First, the index must rise 20% above its previous bear market low. Second, the index must reach a new all-time high.\\nThe S&P 500 has clearly met the first criterion, but it hasn't achieved the second yet. The index has another 11% or so to go to check off the second requirement.\\n^SPX data by YCharts\\n2. Too few stocks are participating.\\nI also have another concern about the S&P 500's latest rally. While it's great that the index has risen strongly, too few stocks are participating in the move.\\nAnalysts often look at market breadth -- how many stocks are participating in a move for an index. In one way, the market breadth for the current S&P 500 uptrend is the weakest it's ever been. The percentage of stocks in the S&P 500 that have outperformed the overall index is unusually low.\\nSure, many of the biggest stocks in the S&P have soared this year. The three largest of all -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- are each up close to 40%. Amazon's shares have vaulted nearly 50% higher. Nvidia, Tesla, and Meta Platforms have each more than doubled year to date.\\nAAPL data by YCharts\\nBut it's a much different story for most other members of the S&P 500. Nearly half of the stocks in the index are in negative territory so far in 2023. More than 100 of the stocks that have delivered positive year-to-date gains are underperforming the index.\\n3. The rally could only be temporary.\\nFinally, I'm not celebrating a new S&P 500 bull market because I realize the current rally could only be temporary. Why am I so cautious? Mainly because of the Federal Reserve.\\nThe Fed's own economists have warned that the U.S. economy will likely enter into a mild recession this year. It's possible that the stock market could hold up well during a recession, but I wouldn't bet on it.\\nAlso, I think that some of the bullishness we're seeing right now is because many investors expect that the Fed's interest rate hikes are over. However, inflation has remained stubbornly high. I wouldn't rule out the possibility that the Fed could still raise rates again. If that happens, it just might derail the S&P's rebound.\\nWhy I'm still bullish on stocks\\nAlthough I'm not celebrating a new bull market yet just, I'm absolutely still bullish on stocks -- over the long term. While it would be great if the S&P 500 began a new bull market that was universally accepted this year, it won't hurt my feelings if it doesn't.\\nWhatever happens, I'll continue to own stocks of companies that I think have excellent long-term prospects. They include several of the big winners of 2023 so far, such as Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet. I'll also selectively initiate new positions even if the S&P 500 pulls back.\\nMaybe stocks will go up more this year; maybe they won't. Regardless, I know that they tend to rise more over time than they fall. It's easy to be a bull with this understanding -- even when there isn't a bull market in progress.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Keith Speights has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The three largest of all -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- are each up close to 40%. AAPL data by YCharts But it's a much different story for most other members of the S&P 500. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"The three largest of all -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- are each up close to 40%. AAPL data by YCharts But it's a much different story for most other members of the S&P 500. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\", 'news_article_title': \"3 Simple Reasons Why I'm Not Celebrating a New Bull Market\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"The three largest of all -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- are each up close to 40%. AAPL data by YCharts But it's a much different story for most other members of the S&P 500. Analysts often look at market breadth -- how many stocks are participating in a move for an index.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"The three largest of all -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- are each up close to 40%. AAPL data by YCharts But it's a much different story for most other members of the S&P 500. Sure, some investors mark the beginning of a new bull market as a 20% increase above the previous low in a bear market.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/got-%241000-2-stocks-to-buy-for-the-long-term-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"There's a lot of uncertainty among stock analysts these days, with many at odds about whether there's currently a bear or bull market. Some experts are celebrating that multiple stocks have recovered after suffering from an economic downturn in 2022. However, others are not sure if it will last, with a potential slowdown in earnings bringing the market back down in the coming months.\\nAs a result, now is an excellent time to invest in companies with a history of solid growth, which can make temporary headwinds inconsequential over the long term. Companies like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are attractive options, as they have granted investors consistent gains over the last decade, thanks to the potency of their respective businesses.\\nAdditionally, it doesn't take tens of thousands of dollars to benefit from these companies' potential growth. So, got $1,000? Here are two stocks to buy for the long term.\\n1. Amazon\\nAmazon lost steam in 2022, with its stock tumbling 50% throughout the year as macroeconomic challenges hit its business particularly hard. However, the company continues to have solid long-term prospects thanks to its positions across multiple sectors.\\nDespite a downturn in e-commerce last year, Amazon's leading 38% U.S. market share in the industry could prove a massive asset in the coming years. Its dominance is most evident by Walmart's second-largest share of 6%, making Amazon well-positioned to profit substantially from the sector's growth. And according to Statista, the e-commerce market is projected to grow by more than 53% by 2027 and hit nearly $6 trillion.\\nMoreover, Amazon has steadily expanding positions in cloud services with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and artificial intelligence (AI). These industries have become closely intertwined in recent months as more cloud platforms are expanding their range of AI services. Meanwhile, Amazon holds the largest cloud market share, at 32%.\\nAmazon shares have soared around 800% over the last decade, proving the company's strength as an excellent long-term investment. Amazon may have stumbled last year, but its diverse business serving several high-growth markets gives it a solid outlook over the next 10 years and beyond.\\n2. Apple\\nWhile Amazon dominates e-commerce, Apple is leading the way in consumer technology. The company's devices have gained such traction with shoppers that Apple is responsible for the third-largest share in e-commerce in the U.S. at 4%, despite selling a considerably more limited range of products than others in the industry.\\nConsistent demand for Apple's products has seen its stock skyrocket more than 1,000% since 2013, as it has attained leading market share in smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones. As a result, in the same period, Apple's revenue climbed 131%, and operating income increased by 144%.\\nThe iPhone company's success with consumers is primarily thanks to its priority on quality products and an interconnected ecosystem that sets it apart from the competition. Advanced connectivity between its devices promotes ease of use, but also makes consumers think twice before switching to non-Apple alternatives. This strategy makes the company exceptionally skilled at entering new product categories, which makes the recent debut of its virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset promising for its future.\\nCalled the Vision Pro, the new headset was announced on June 5 and will start at $3,500 once it launches in early 2024. The high price point makes the device out of reach for many consumers. However, future generations of the headset will likely bring the cost down. Meanwhile, Apple can use this time to hone its VR/AR technology and attract app developers to expand the headset's capabilities.\\nIt will take time, but Apple's dominance in consumer tech and brand loyalty give it a better chance than most to flourish in the high-growth sector over the long term. That means now is an excellent time to stock up on Apple shares.\\nFind out why Amazon.com is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\\nOur analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Amazon.com is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\\nClick here to get access to the full list!\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Walmart. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Companies like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are attractive options, as they have granted investors consistent gains over the last decade, thanks to the potency of their respective businesses. As a result, now is an excellent time to invest in companies with a history of solid growth, which can make temporary headwinds inconsequential over the long term. The company's devices have gained such traction with shoppers that Apple is responsible for the third-largest share in e-commerce in the U.S. at 4%, despite selling a considerably more limited range of products than others in the industry.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Companies like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are attractive options, as they have granted investors consistent gains over the last decade, thanks to the potency of their respective businesses. Despite a downturn in e-commerce last year, Amazon's leading 38% U.S. market share in the industry could prove a massive asset in the coming years. Moreover, Amazon has steadily expanding positions in cloud services with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and artificial intelligence (AI).\", 'news_article_title': 'Got $1,000? 2 Stocks to Buy for the Long Term', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Companies like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are attractive options, as they have granted investors consistent gains over the last decade, thanks to the potency of their respective businesses. Despite a downturn in e-commerce last year, Amazon's leading 38% U.S. market share in the industry could prove a massive asset in the coming years. Apple While Amazon dominates e-commerce, Apple is leading the way in consumer technology.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Companies like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are attractive options, as they have granted investors consistent gains over the last decade, thanks to the potency of their respective businesses. Despite a downturn in e-commerce last year, Amazon's leading 38% U.S. market share in the industry could prove a massive asset in the coming years. Apple While Amazon dominates e-commerce, Apple is leading the way in consumer technology.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-best-etfs-to-buy-to-balance-risk-and-reward', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nVeteran MarketWatch columnist Mark Hulbert recently revived the supposedly dead 60/40 portfolio. Once, the top ETFs for a balanced portfolio combined equities and fixed income in a 60/40 split.\\nHulbert predicts a “regression to the mean.” He suggests that the 60/40 portfolio, down 23.4% in 2022, could rebound in 2023. So far, it has surged over 17% through May. This yearly return is double the 7.7% historical average, dating back to 1793.\\nHulbert’s insight implies that a consistent 7.7% annual return over 230 years isn’t disappointing. Consider this: a $5 investment in 1793 in the 60/40 portfolio would today be a staggering $128.4 million. Such is the magic of compound interest.\\nStill not convinced?\\nVanguard Canada analyzed the 60/40 portfolio’s performance over the last decade. Through 2022, it had an annualized return of 6.1% for a globally diversified portfolio.\\nVanguard’s senior investment strategist, Todd Schlanger, notes, “2022 may have been tough for investors, yet it brought asset class valuations down. Most are now fairly valued, except U.S. stocks, still priced above fair-value range.”\\nSo how can you position yourself in light of these insights? Consider these best ETFs for a balanced portfolio.\\nVanguard Total World Stock Fund ETF\\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\\nAs I said in the introduction, I’m looking for as much diversification as possible from my three ETF, global, 60/40 portfolio. The Vanguard Total World Stock Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) accounts for 40% of the portfolio. An investment of $4,000 a decade ago would be worth $9,743 in June 2023.\\nVanguard’s ETF tracks the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, a collection (summary prospectus) of small, mid, and large capitalization stocks from 49 countries around the world, including the U.S. (59.1% of net assets), and emerging markets.\\nWhile it is considered an all-cap fund, large caps still account for nearly 70% of the ETF’s $27.1 billion in net assets with mid and small caps accounting for the rest. VT’s median market cap is $66.5 billion with 90% of the 9,543 stocks from developed countries and 10% from emerging markets. \\nExcept for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), all of the holdings have a weighting of less than 1%, with the top 10 accounting for just 14%. \\nThe top three sectors by weight are technology (21.3%), financials (14.02%), and consumer discretionary (13.87%).\\nOf utmost importance, VT’s expens ratio is a low 0.07%, or $7 for every $10,000 invested. \\nVanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF\\nSource: SHUN_J / Shutterstock\\nThe second of two equity positions is the VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (NYSEARCA:SMOT). It accounts for 20% of the portfolio. It got its start in October 2022, so it doesn’t have a track record. However, the ETF is designed to invest in small and mid cap U.S stocks with long-term competitive advantages, often called wide-moat stocks.\\n“SMOT seeks to track the Morningstar US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus Index, which targets a select group of at least 75 small and mid-cap companies with moats that are trading at attractive valuations, according to Morningstar’s equity research team,” stated the ETF’s Oct. 6, 2022 press release.\\nThe Morningstar US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus Index is the second collaboration between VanEck and Morningstar. The first was the VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT), which was launched in 2012.\\nIt is far more expensive than VT with an expense ratio of 0.49%. The extra expense is for the additional research capabilities brought to the table by Morningstar.\\nThe ETF’s $66.5 million in net assets are invested in 101 SMID stocks with a weighted average market cap of $15.6 billion and price-to-book and price-to-earnings of 14.3x and 2.5x, respectively. This helps makes it one of those best ETFs for a balanced portfolio.\\nThe top three sectors by weighting are technology (19.64%), consumer discretionary (19.07%), and industrials (16.66%).\\nFidelity Total Bond ETF\\nSource: focal point / Shutterstock\\nThe Fidelity Total Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:FBND) accounts for the entire 40% of fixed income in the portfolio. An investment of $4,000 at its inception in 2014, would be worth $4,632 in June 2023. \\nIn eight calendar years, FBND has delivered positive returns in four of those years. In three others, the annual loss was less than 1%. If not for the bond meltdown in 2022, it would have been an exceptionally good ETF to own to protect your portfolio on the downside. \\nThe actively managed taxable bond fund seeks to generate significant income from its $4.0 billion in net assets. At least 80% of its portfolio is invested in investment grade debt securities. It can also invest up to 20% of its net assets in high yield debt securities. It uses the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index as a guide for investing the net assets. \\nThe ETF’s dividend yield is a reasonable 3.71%. Its top 10 holdings account for 33.3% of its net assets. It has a total of 2,659 holdings with North America accounting for 98.62% of the portfolio and 1.38% in Latin American debt securities. \\nThe average weighted coupon is 4.19% with a duration of 6.03 years. Over the past five years through March 31, FBND has outperformed both the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index and the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index with an annualized return of 1.69%, 78 basis points higher than the former, and 64 higher than the latter. \\nOn the date of publication, Will Ashworth did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nWill Ashworth has written about investments full-time since 2008. Publications where he’s appeared include InvestorPlace, The Motley Fool Canada, Investopedia, Kiplinger, and several others in both the U.S. and Canada. He particularly enjoys creating model portfolios that stand the test of time. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\\nThe post The 3 Best ETFs to Buy to Balance Risk and Reward appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Except for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), all of the holdings have a weighting of less than 1%, with the top 10 accounting for just 14%. Vanguard’s ETF tracks the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, a collection (summary prospectus) of small, mid, and large capitalization stocks from 49 countries around the world, including the U.S. (59.1% of net assets), and emerging markets. The ETF’s $66.5 million in net assets are invested in 101 SMID stocks with a weighted average market cap of $15.6 billion and price-to-book and price-to-earnings of 14.3x and 2.5x, respectively.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Except for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), all of the holdings have a weighting of less than 1%, with the top 10 accounting for just 14%. The Vanguard Total World Stock Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) accounts for 40% of the portfolio. The ETF’s $66.5 million in net assets are invested in 101 SMID stocks with a weighted average market cap of $15.6 billion and price-to-book and price-to-earnings of 14.3x and 2.5x, respectively.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Best ETFs to Buy to Balance Risk and Reward', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Except for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), all of the holdings have a weighting of less than 1%, with the top 10 accounting for just 14%. Hulbert’s insight implies that a consistent 7.7% annual return over 230 years isn’t disappointing. The Vanguard Total World Stock Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) accounts for 40% of the portfolio.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Except for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), all of the holdings have a weighting of less than 1%, with the top 10 accounting for just 14%. VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF Source: SHUN_J / Shutterstock The second of two equity positions is the VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (NYSEARCA:SMOT). The ETF’s $66.5 million in net assets are invested in 101 SMID stocks with a weighted average market cap of $15.6 billion and price-to-book and price-to-earnings of 14.3x and 2.5x, respectively.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/harnessing-the-power-of-long-term-technical-analysis', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'We live in an era of instant gratification. Want to get food delivered to your door without getting off the couch? Order DoorDash (DASH). Don’t know the answer to something? Simple. Use Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google search, and you’ll have it within seconds. Often, amateur traders and investors think in the same manner. These new and starry-eyed investors seek to extract money from the market quickly. Unfortunately, trading platforms amplify these emotions by offering up-to-the-second quotes, countless indicators, and flashing lights that would make casino operators like Las Vegas Sands (LVS) blush.\\nFor the reasons mentioned above, newbies often falsely conflate the study of technical analysis as a short-term practice rather than a long-term one. The truth, however, is that technical analysis can be used in any time frame. In fact, the longer the time frame, the more visibility one has. Think about it – it’s easier to predict where the market will be in five years or fifteen years than it is to predict where it will be in five seconds or five days. Why? Because longer-term charts smooth out the data and present investors with the big picture.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nPictured: 30-year S&P 500 chart\\nWhile I know no one with a crystal ball, the chart above illustrates that U.S. equities move higher over time. The critical part is to determine the general zone in which a long-term bottom is likely to occur and pounce.\\nThe Power of the 200-Week Moving Average\\nWhat if I told you that there was an indicator that nailed every bottom in the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) dating back to the financial crisis? Though it’s not sexy and may be often overlooked, the 200-week moving average is that indicator.\\n\\nImage Source: Tradingview\\nWhy does the 200-Week Moving Average Work?\\nOne guess is that institutional investors with deep pockets use it as a reference point. However, the reasoning behind such a simple indicator’s robustness is not important. What is important is that it works. As you will see in the examples below it works on more than just the Q’s. Remember, to get paid on Wall Street, you need to know the “What, not the why.”\\nSingle Stock Examples\\nApple (AAPL) is one of the best examples. Thus far in the 2000’s, the 200-week moving average has contained AAPL’s move. AAPL visited the 200-week and found support in 2008 (Global Financial Crisis), 2013, 2016, and 2019 and went on to make new highs after each visit.\\n\\nImage Source: Tradingview\\nNvidia (NVDA) tagged the line in 2019 (~$33 a share), during the pandemic crash of 2020 (~$46 per share), and in October 2022 (~$125).\\n\\nImage Source: Tradingview\\nMicrosoft (MSFT) pulled back to the moving average in October 2022 for the first time in a decade and found support nearly to the penny.\\n\\nImage Source: Tradingview\\nWhat to Look For\\nOf course, hindsight is 20/20 on Wall Street and there is no such thing as a panacea – this includes the 200-week moving average. However, below are 3 ways to increase your odds of success when using the indicator, including:\\nStick to the leaders: There is a significant difference between buying a stock simply because it’s on sale and buying a leading stock at a discount. Buy institutional quality, fundamentally strong stocks that are pulling back because of the macro environment – not the underlying stock’s fundamentals. For example, even as Nvidia corrected 2022, it grew its earnings.\\n\\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\\nPatience and conviction are required: If it were easy to buy markets when they were falling, everyone would be rich. Long-term trades require patience, confidence, and vision.\\nScale into positions: Successful investing is about putting the odds in your favor. However, even if the odds are stacked in your favor, it only ensures some trades will work out. For longer-term trades, you must have an exit plan if you’re wrong. Conversely, a prudent method to enter a long-term trade is to enter in pieces – buy a small piece, and as the trade starts to work in your favor, buy more. Let the market pull you in.\\nConclusion\\nBear markets are brutal for investors. However, savvy investors can turn crisis into opportunity and use this long-term signal to gain an edge in the market and build conviction.\\n5 Stocks Set to Double\\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nLas Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nDoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Remember, to get paid on Wall Street, you need to know the “What, not the why.” Single Stock Examples Apple (AAPL) is one of the best examples. Thus far in the 2000’s, the 200-week moving average has contained AAPL’s move. AAPL visited the 200-week and found support in 2008 (Global Financial Crisis), 2013, 2016, and 2019 and went on to make new highs after each visit.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report DoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Remember, to get paid on Wall Street, you need to know the “What, not the why.” Single Stock Examples Apple (AAPL) is one of the best examples. Thus far in the 2000’s, the 200-week moving average has contained AAPL’s move.', 'news_article_title': 'Harnessing the Power of Long-Term Technical Analysis', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Remember, to get paid on Wall Street, you need to know the “What, not the why.” Single Stock Examples Apple (AAPL) is one of the best examples. Thus far in the 2000’s, the 200-week moving average has contained AAPL’s move. AAPL visited the 200-week and found support in 2008 (Global Financial Crisis), 2013, 2016, and 2019 and went on to make new highs after each visit.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report DoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Remember, to get paid on Wall Street, you need to know the “What, not the why.” Single Stock Examples Apple (AAPL) is one of the best examples. 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Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH, Eli Lilly and Company LLY, Walmart Inc. WMT and Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX.\\nHere are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:\\nTop Stock Reports for Apple, UnitedHealth & Eli Lilly\\nThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today\\'s Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and Eli Lilly and Company. These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.\\n\\nYou can see all of today’s research reports here >>>\\n\\nApple shares have outperformed the Zacks Tech sector (+40.4% vs. +34.9%) as well as the broader market (+40.4% vs. +14.1%) this year. The company is benefiting from steady demand for iPhone 14 and 14 Plus as well as expanding footprint in emerging markets. Growing services subscriber base and improving customer engagement are tailwinds for the services business.\\n\\nApple is expanding service offerings with the new features and enhancements in its upcoming iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma, watchOS 10, and tvOS 17. Expanding content on Apple TV+ bodes well for Apple. Growing footprint in enterprise market is encouraging.\\n\\nHowever, services’ revenue growth in the fiscal third quarter is expected to be similar to the fiscal second quarter. Apple expects services to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as continued weakness in digital advertising and mobile gaming.\\n\\n(You can read the full research report on Apple here >>>)\\n\\nShares of UnitedHealth have gained +8.2% over the past year against the Zacks Medical - HMOs industry’s gain of +10.0%. Company’s top line remains well-poised for growth on the back of a strong market position, new deals, renewed agreements, and expansion of service offerings.\\n\\nThe Zacks analyst expect the top line to grow 11.1% year over year in 2023. Its solid health services segment provides diversification benefits. The Government business remains well-poised for growth. A sturdy balance sheet enables business investments and prudent deployment of capital.\\n\\nHowever, membership in its global business continues to decline. High operating costs are hurting margins. As such, the stock warrants a cautious stance.\\n\\n(You can read the full research report on UnitedHealth here >>>)\\n\\nEli Lilly shares have outperformed the Zacks Large Cap Pharmaceuticals industry over the past year (+55.0% vs. +19.1%). The company boasts a solid portfolio of core drugs in diabetes, autoimmune diseases and cancer. Its revenue growth is being driven by higher demand for drugs like Trulicity, Taltz and others. It is regularly adding promising new pipeline assets through business development deals.\\n\\nLilly expects to launch four new medicines by 2023 end with Mounjaro for type II diabetes and cancer drug Jaypirca already launched. Mounjaro sales are already benefiting from strong demand trends.\\n\\nHowever, the CRL for donanemab will probably delay the potential launch of the candidate. Generic competition for several drugs, rising pricing pressure in the United States and some international markets are some top-line headwinds.\\n\\n(You can read the full research report on Eli Lilly here >>>)\\n\\nOther noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Walmart Inc. and Becton, Dickinson and Company.\\n\\nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks\\' Top Stocks?\\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\\nSee Stocks Free >>\\nMedia Contact\\nZacks Investment Research\\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\\nsupport@zacks.com \\nhttps://www.zacks.com \\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\\nZacks Reveals ChatGPT \"Sleeper\" Stock\\nOne little-known company is at the heart of an especially brilliant Artificial Intelligence sector. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\\nAs a service to readers, Zacks is providing a bonus report that names and explains this explosive growth stock and 4 other \"must buys.\" Plus more.\\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nUnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nWalmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nEli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nBecton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH, Eli Lilly and Company LLY, Walmart Inc. WMT and Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple expects services to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as continued weakness in digital advertising and mobile gaming.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH, Eli Lilly and Company LLY, Walmart Inc. WMT and Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and Eli Lilly and Company.\", 'news_article_title': 'The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Apple, UnitedHealth, Eli Lilly, Walmart and Becton, Dickinson', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH, Eli Lilly and Company LLY, Walmart Inc. WMT and Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog: Top Stock Reports for Apple, UnitedHealth & Eli Lilly The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH, Eli Lilly and Company LLY, Walmart Inc. WMT and Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX. Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog: Top Stock Reports for Apple, UnitedHealth & Eli Lilly The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/investing-in-apples-nasdaq%3Aaapl-ecosystem%3A-3-stocks-helping-shape-techs-future', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been on an unbelievable run since bottoming out earlier this year. Though UBS slapped the stock with a downgrade as shares flirted with new highs, I do think it\\'s never a good idea to bet against CEO Tim Cook. Apple continues to evolve in Cook\\'s hands, with a booming services business that\\'s grown by leaps and bounds and an incredible new product category that aims to bring AR (augmented reality) technology to new levels.\\nIn this piece, we\\'ll look at three ways to ride Apple\\'s coattails as it becomes a $3 trillion behemoth. Let\\'s make use of TipRanks\\' Comparison Tool to check in with three stocks (including Apple) to benefit as Apple extends its dominance into new markets.\\nGoldman Sachs (NYSE:GS)\\nGoldman Sachs is a long-time investment bank that teamed up with Apple a few years ago to help launch the Apple Card. As Apple looks to expand upon its financial technology offerings, Goldman could play a key role in helping the tech giant on the financial side of things.\\nNow, Goldman has had less-than-stellar results with its own consumer banking push. Eventually, CEO David Solomon stated his company \"tried to do too much too quickly,\" As it turned out, consumer banking isn\\'t too simple to break into, even with a strong brand and a rich history on the investment-banking side.\\nHowever, with a mutually-beneficial relationship with tech titan Apple, I do think Goldman stands to benefit quite a bit as Apple gets even more serious about its fintech ambitions. For this reason, I\\'m staying bullish on Goldman.\\nApple\\'s move into high-interest savings accounts could disrupt the consumer banking industry as we know it. A 4.15% rate on deposits is just too good a deal for Apple users to pass up. Thanks to a bit of help from Goldman and a massive ecosystem of loyal customers, I do think Apple\\'s push to become a neobank will be a profound success. Still, don\\'t count on Apple to \"rush\" into the space, as Goldman may have done when it decided to enter consumer banking back in 2016. In a way, Apple may have learned from the missteps of its big-finance partner.\\nLooking ahead, I\\'d look for the Apple-Goldman relationship to continue as the bank looks to offer even more services. With Apple on its side, I\\'d say Goldman is on the right track as it looks to expand beyond investment banking and wealth management.\\nWhat is the Price Target for GS Stock?\\nGoldman Sachs is a Strong Buy based on 12 Buys and two Holds. Further, the average GS stock price target of $406.29 implies 20.1% upside potential.\\nWalt Disney (NYSE:DIS)\\nDisney CEO Bob Iger made a surprise appearance during Apple\\'s latest WWDC keynote. Iger announced the intention to bring the magic of Disney over to Apple\\'s spatial computer (or headset) in the Apple Vision Pro. Even before the announcement, the rumor mill (and an analyst) has been looking for Apple to acquire Disney outright. Disney stock has been one of the biggest laggards in the Dow, and Iger hasn\\'t really been able to capture the enthusiasm of fed-up investors.\\nWith Disney+ coming to Apple Vision Pro and other impressive experiences (perhaps a fully-immersive VR content from National Geographic, Star Wars, and Marvel) that could be in store, I\\'d look for Disney+ to finally have an edge over peers in the streaming space. For now, I\\'m staying bullish.\\nCurrently, I think Disney has a lot to gain, perhaps more than Apple, as it embraces new frontiers with Apple\\'s revolutionary AR tech.\\nFor now, investors aren\\'t too excited about the Disney-Apple pair as they venture into the spatial worlds of tomorrow, but I believe they should be. Disney stock trades at $92 and change per share, quite close to 52-week low. As Apple Vision Pro goes for sale next year, while Disney gets to work on AR/VR types of experiences, look for DIS stock to make up for lost time.\\nWhat is the Price Target for DIS Stock?\\nDisney stock has a Strong Buy rating, with 13 Buys and four Holds assigned in the past three months. The average DIS stock price target of $122.69 entails a juicy 32.7% gain from here. Perhaps working with Apple could help fuel a rally in the stock.\\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL)\\nIt was an exciting time for Apple earlier this month as it pulled the curtain on its much-awaited headset, the Apple Vision Pro. As impressive as the hardware, design, and capabilities were, many Apple fans suffered from a bit of sticker shock when the steep $3,499 price tag was announced. Understandably, it\\'s not a cheap device. That said, I still believe it will be a success comparable to the likes of the first iPhone. With that in mind, I remain bullish on AAPL stock.\\nThe headset (or spatial computer as Apple calls it) seems to lack that \"killer app\" that it may need to justify its hefty price tag. However, let\\'s remember the device isn\\'t ready to launch in the U.S. until next year. There are still a lot of finishing touches that Apple needs to do, and as developers get busy, I do think the Vision Pro will have more than enough apps, perhaps even some killer apps, come launch day.\\nFurther, Apple\\'s services business will keep moving forward. Specifically, I\\'d look for Apple to make a bigger splash in fintech and gaming with a bit of help from some big-name partners.\\nWhat is the Price Target for AAPL Stock?\\nApple\\'s a Strong Buy on Wall Street, with 22 Buys and seven Holds. However, the average AAPL stock price target of $189.17 implies just 2.8% upside potential from here.\\nThe Takeaway\\nApple\\'s rise has been impressive, and it could continue as it explores new frontiers with Vision Pro while offering value for users with its fintech push. Indeed, Apple stock is one obvious way to play the firm\\'s strength. However, its teammates (think Goldman and Disney) may also stand to gain.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been on an unbelievable run since bottoming out earlier this year. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) It was an exciting time for Apple earlier this month as it pulled the curtain on its much-awaited headset, the Apple Vision Pro. With that in mind, I remain bullish on AAPL stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'However, the average AAPL stock price target of $189.17 implies just 2.8% upside potential from here. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been on an unbelievable run since bottoming out earlier this year. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) It was an exciting time for Apple earlier this month as it pulled the curtain on its much-awaited headset, the Apple Vision Pro.', 'news_article_title': 'Investing in Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Ecosystem: 3 Stocks Helping Shape Tech’s Future', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been on an unbelievable run since bottoming out earlier this year. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) It was an exciting time for Apple earlier this month as it pulled the curtain on its much-awaited headset, the Apple Vision Pro. With that in mind, I remain bullish on AAPL stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) It was an exciting time for Apple earlier this month as it pulled the curtain on its much-awaited headset, the Apple Vision Pro. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been on an unbelievable run since bottoming out earlier this year. With that in mind, I remain bullish on AAPL stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-you-love-microsoft-stock-youll-love-this-etf', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'After a ho-hum 2022 in which the stock lost 3.5% on a total-return basis, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is back with a bang in 2023, with a gain of over 41.5% year-to-date. Investor interest in artificial intelligence (AI) is surging, and few companies are better positioned to capitalize on this next wave of technological advancement than Microsoft.\\nMicrosoft invested $1 billion in ChatGPT and Dall-E parent company OpenAI from 2019 to 2021, long before AI was the talk of the town, and doubled down with a massive $10 billion investment in OpenAI this year. Additionally, Microsoft is incorporating ChatGPT into its Bing search engine, which could help it to at least chip away at some of Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) dominance in search through Google. Microsoft is also leveraging AI to improve its Azure cloud offerings. \\nIf you are looking to gain exposure to this tech behemoth in your portfolio, one way to do so would be via ETFs. This allows investors to invest in Microsoft while also gaining exposure to other technology stocks that could benefit from similar themes and growth drivers. Because Microsoft is the second-largest company in the world, with a massive market valuation of nearly $2.5 trillion, you\\'ll find the stock in plenty of ETFs. However, one Microsoft ETF particularly stands out as a long-term winner, with a proven track record of performance, low management fees, and a massive stake in Microsoft -- the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK). \\nBig-Time Microsoft Exposure\\nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is an ETF from State Street that invests in the technology sector of the S&P 500 (SPX), and it has a massive position in Microsoft. In fact, because Microsoft is such a large component of the S&P 500, it makes up nearly a quarter of this $46 billion ETF’s assets. \\nYou can get an overview of the rest of XLK’s top 10 holdings using the chart below from TipRanks’ holdings tool.\\nAs you can see, Microsoft is XLK’s largest holding with a 23.7% weighting, but the second-largest holding, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), isn’t far behind with a 22.9% weighting. Together, the two tech giants account for nearly 50% of assets. Altogether, XLK has 66 holdings, and its top 10 make up 71.4% of the fund.\\nBeyond these two dominant technology names, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is XLK\\'s third-largest holding. Nvidia’s semiconductors are crucial for powering generative AI applications like ChatGPT and Dall-E. Nvidia is joined by other leading semiconductor names like Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) in the top 10. \\nBeyond these stocks, you\\'ll also find enterprise software names like Salesforce (NYSE:CRM), Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE), and Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) that harbor their own AI ambitions. Salesforce will be holding an \"AI Day\" on June 12th and is working on a spate of new products to bolster its core CRM offering. Adobe is incorporating generative AI into its offerings with its Firefly product, which has rejuvenated the stock and propelled it to its highest level in over a year. Meanwhile, Oracle is a legacy tech name like Microsoft, but that doesn\\'t mean it can\\'t learn new tricks. Oracle is investing in AI startup Cohere (which Salesforce and Nvidia have also invested in) and will integrate its tools into its products.\\nWhen it comes to Smart Scores, it\\'s hard to beat XLK’s top 10 stocks. The Smart Score is TipRanks’ proprietary quantitative stock scoring system. It gives stocks a score from 1 to 10 based on eight key market factors. The score is data-driven and does not involve any human intervention. A Smart Score of 8 or above is equivalent to an Outperform rating. As you can see in the chart, eight of XLK’s top 10 holdings feature Smart Scores of 8 or above. XLK itself has an ETF Smart Score of 8. \\nInvestor-Friendly Expense Ratio\\nAnother reason XLK is attractive is its low expense ratio of just 0.1%. This means that an investor allocating $10,000 to XLK would pay just $10 in fees in year one, and this beats many of the other ETFs you will find in the market today. \\nReliable Track Record\\nLastly, XLK is a long-term winner that has built a stellar performance track record over the years. The ETF is up 34.7% year-to-date, but it’s not just a flash in the pan. As of the end of May, over a three-year time frame, XLK has a total annualized return of 19.9%. This return is even more impressive when you remember that it’s taking last year’s bear market into account. Over a five-year time frame, XLK has returned 20% annually, and over the past 10 years, it has returned 19.6% annually. \\nIs XLK Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\\nXLK enjoys a favorable view from Wall Street analysts, who collectively assign it a Moderate Buy rating. The average XLK stock price target of $176.64 represents upside potential of just 2.8% from here.\\nOf the 946 analyst ratings on the ETF, 63.6% are Buys, 31.9% are Holds, and just 4.4% are Sells.\\nThe Takeaway -- An ETF for Microsoft Lovers\\nThere are other major tech ETFs out there with large positions in Microsoft. For example, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) has a 12.9% position in the stock. QQQ is an excellent ETF, and while this is a large Microsoft position, it’s far below XLK’s 23.7% weighting. Furthermore, QQQ’s expense ratio of 0.2% is very reasonable, but it’s above XLK’s 0.1% expense ratio.\\nThe Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) is another top tech ETF. It has a sizable 19.3% position in Microsoft, but this is still slightly behind XLK’s. Nonetheless, VGT’s 0.1% expense ratio is equivalent to that of XLK’s. In reality, all three of these are great ETFs, but XLK is the top choice for ETF investors looking for large Microsoft exposure. \\nIt’s also hard to beat XLK\\'s total returns over time, and based on this track record, its low expense ratio, and 23.7% weighting towards Microsoft, this is a great ETF for investors who want to gain exposure to Microsoft while also being diversified into other stocks.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As you can see, Microsoft is XLK’s largest holding with a 23.7% weighting, but the second-largest holding, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), isn’t far behind with a 22.9% weighting. Investor interest in artificial intelligence (AI) is surging, and few companies are better positioned to capitalize on this next wave of technological advancement than Microsoft. This allows investors to invest in Microsoft while also gaining exposure to other technology stocks that could benefit from similar themes and growth drivers.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As you can see, Microsoft is XLK’s largest holding with a 23.7% weighting, but the second-largest holding, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), isn’t far behind with a 22.9% weighting. However, one Microsoft ETF particularly stands out as a long-term winner, with a proven track record of performance, low management fees, and a massive stake in Microsoft -- the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK). Big-Time Microsoft Exposure The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is an ETF from State Street that invests in the technology sector of the S&P 500 (SPX), and it has a massive position in Microsoft.', 'news_article_title': 'If You Love Microsoft Stock, You’ll Love This ETF', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As you can see, Microsoft is XLK’s largest holding with a 23.7% weighting, but the second-largest holding, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), isn’t far behind with a 22.9% weighting. Big-Time Microsoft Exposure The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is an ETF from State Street that invests in the technology sector of the S&P 500 (SPX), and it has a massive position in Microsoft. Oracle is investing in AI startup Cohere (which Salesforce and Nvidia have also invested in) and will integrate its tools into its products.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As you can see, Microsoft is XLK’s largest holding with a 23.7% weighting, but the second-largest holding, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), isn’t far behind with a 22.9% weighting. However, one Microsoft ETF particularly stands out as a long-term winner, with a proven track record of performance, low management fees, and a massive stake in Microsoft -- the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK). In reality, all three of these are great ETFs, but XLK is the top choice for ETF investors looking for large Microsoft exposure.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-adds-%2425-mln-venture-capital-commitment-for-minority-owned-businesses', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"June 14 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O said on Wednesday it is investing an additional $25 million to three funds working with minority-owned businesses, bolstering its backing for communities that continue to be underrepresented in the technology space.\\nThe funds would go to Collab Capital, Harlem Capital and VamosVentures and boost the tech giant's venture capital support for diverse businesses, to $50 million.\\nThe statement comes more than two years after the Cupertino, California-based company's foray into VC funding to back entrepreneurs of color.\\nCompanies across the spectrum in corporate America have pledged to do more to support initiatives aimed at racial equity after the murder of George Floyd in 2020 prompted a global reckoning over racism.\\n(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)\\n((Niket.Nishant@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"June 14 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O said on Wednesday it is investing an additional $25 million to three funds working with minority-owned businesses, bolstering its backing for communities that continue to be underrepresented in the technology space. The statement comes more than two years after the Cupertino, California-based company's foray into VC funding to back entrepreneurs of color. Companies across the spectrum in corporate America have pledged to do more to support initiatives aimed at racial equity after the murder of George Floyd in 2020 prompted a global reckoning over racism.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"June 14 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O said on Wednesday it is investing an additional $25 million to three funds working with minority-owned businesses, bolstering its backing for communities that continue to be underrepresented in the technology space. The funds would go to Collab Capital, Harlem Capital and VamosVentures and boost the tech giant's venture capital support for diverse businesses, to $50 million. (Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel) ((Niket.Nishant@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple adds $25 mln venture capital commitment for minority-owned businesses', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"June 14 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O said on Wednesday it is investing an additional $25 million to three funds working with minority-owned businesses, bolstering its backing for communities that continue to be underrepresented in the technology space. The funds would go to Collab Capital, Harlem Capital and VamosVentures and boost the tech giant's venture capital support for diverse businesses, to $50 million. The statement comes more than two years after the Cupertino, California-based company's foray into VC funding to back entrepreneurs of color.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"June 14 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O said on Wednesday it is investing an additional $25 million to three funds working with minority-owned businesses, bolstering its backing for communities that continue to be underrepresented in the technology space. The funds would go to Collab Capital, Harlem Capital and VamosVentures and boost the tech giant's venture capital support for diverse businesses, to $50 million. (Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel) ((Niket.Nishant@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-outpaces-stock-market-gains%3A-what-you-should-know-14', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $183.95, marking a +0.35% move from the previous day. This move outpaced the S&P 500\\'s daily gain of 0.08%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.68%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.61%.\\nHeading into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had gained 6.53% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector\\'s gain of 11.52% and outpacing the S&P 500\\'s gain of 6.1% in that time.\\nApple will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Apple to post earnings of $1.18 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 1.67%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $81.17 billion, down 2.16% from the prior-year quarter.\\nLooking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.34 billion. These totals would mark changes of -1.96% and -2.53%, respectively, from last year.\\nIt is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company\\'s business outlook.\\nResearch indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.\\nThe Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.03% higher. Apple is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.\\nInvestors should also note Apple\\'s current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 30.59. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 9.23, so we one might conclude that Apple is trading at a premium comparatively.\\nWe can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.45. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company\\'s expected earnings growth rate. Computer - Mini computers stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 2.45 based on yesterday\\'s closing prices.\\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 197, which puts it in the bottom 22% of all 250+ industries.\\nThe Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\\nMake sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.\\nZacks Reveals ChatGPT \"Sleeper\" Stock\\nOne little-known company is at the heart of an especially brilliant Artificial Intelligence sector. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\\nAs a service to readers, Zacks is providing a bonus report that names and explains this explosive growth stock and 4 other \"must buys.\" Plus more.\\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $183.95, marking a +0.35% move from the previous day. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.45. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $183.95, marking a +0.35% move from the previous day. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.45. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $183.95, marking a +0.35% move from the previous day. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.45. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $183.95, marking a +0.35% move from the previous day. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.45. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-14-2023-%3A-hban-aapl-stne-cmcsa-vgit-tlt-xom-v-nke-kos-bce', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 23.44 to 15,029.13. The total After hours volume is currently 100,033,337 shares traded.\\n\\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\\n\\nHuntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) is +0.06 at $10.89, with 3,300,346 shares traded. HBAN\\'s current last sale is 83.77% of the target price of $13.\\n\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $183.95, with 3,205,315 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nStoneCo Ltd. (STNE) is +0.03 at $13.10, with 3,154,325 shares traded. STNE\\'s current last sale is 87.33% of the target price of $15.\\n\\nComcast Corporation (CMCSA) is unchanged at $40.84, with 2,872,362 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CMCSA is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nVanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (VGIT) is unchanged at $58.74, with 2,547,273 shares traded. This represents a 2.91% increase from its 52 Week Low.\\n\\niShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) is +0.09 at $102.11, with 2,530,122 shares traded. This represents a 11.17% increase from its 52 Week Low.\\n\\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) is +0.0218 at $105.18, with 1,769,089 shares traded. XOM\\'s current last sale is 84.15% of the target price of $125.\\n\\nVisa Inc. (V) is unchanged at $223.44, with 1,053,749 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for V is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nNike, Inc. (NKE) is -0.16 at $112.70, with 1,042,525 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NKE is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nKosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS) is +0.06 at $6.16, with 867,186 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KOS is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nBCE, Inc. (BCE) is unchanged at $45.26, with 682,284 shares traded. BCE\\'s current last sale is 94.54% of the target price of $47.875.\\n\\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is +0.03 at $29.15, with 640,018 shares traded. BAC\\'s current last sale is 83.29% of the target price of $35.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $183.95, with 3,205,315 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (VGIT) is unchanged at $58.74, with 2,547,273 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $183.95, with 3,205,315 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CMCSA is in the \"buy range\".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 14, 2023 : HBAN, AAPL, STNE, CMCSA, VGIT, TLT, XOM, V, NKE, KOS, BCE, BAC', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $183.95, with 3,205,315 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 23.44 to 15,029.13.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $183.95, with 3,205,315 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The total After hours volume is currently 100,033,337 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-to-retire-rich%3A-tech-stocks-edition', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nAre you ready to retire rich? Look no further than the tech sector to find the key ingredients for a lucrative retirement portfolio. Tech stocks for retirement offer immense growth potential, fueled by their innovative businesses and the ever-evolving nature of the industry. With the tech market constantly pushing boundaries, investing in high-growth sectors within this realm can secure your financial future. So, keeping a close eye on the latest developments will help you retire rich with tech stocks.\\nAs we step into 2023, specific sectors within the tech industry hold tremendous promise. Think virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR), artificial intelligence, and cloud computing. These groundbreaking technologies are poised to shape the future, revolutionizing countless devices and industries. The sky’s the limit for their growth potential, making them prime areas to consider for investment.\\nTo embark on your journey towards a prosperous retirement, we’ve handpicked three top tech stocks that possess the potential to pave your way to riches. These companies are at the forefront of their respective fields, driving innovation and capturing market share. By strategically positioning your investments in these tech giants, you could set yourself up for substantial gains in the long run.\\nDon’t let your retirement plans be ordinary—leap into extraordinary possibilities with tech stocks. Your future awaits; these companies are key to unlocking your financial dreams. If you want to retire rich with tech stocks, look no further than this list.\\nAnd once you are done with this list, check out a selection of other tech plays that might interest you. Happy investing!\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\\nWhen it comes to building a tech-focused retirement portfolio, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shines as the go-to choice. With a long-standing reputation as a reliable long-term buy, Apple shares are exactly the kind of stock needed when curating a winning retirement portfolio.\\nOver the past decade, Apple’s stock has soared over 1,000%. In the last five years alone, it has climbed approximately 269%. This remarkable performance is a testament to Apple’s unwavering commitment to delivering quality products that resonate with consumers. Apple has cultivated immense brand loyalty by prioritizing excellence and propelling its ventures into new markets.\\nApple’s highly anticipated launch of a new VR/AR headset opens up vast potential for even greater success. According to a recent Bloomberg report, the device will debut in June. The upcoming product will showcase a cutting-edge 3D interface reminiscent of an iPad, introducing many thrilling features encompassing gaming, fitness, sports, entertainment, reading, and much more.\\nThe anticipation surrounding the device is growing steadily, with Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR (now owned by Meta), praising Apple’s forthcoming headset and describing it as “so good” in a recent tweet.\\nIt positions Apple as a formidable contender in the VR/AR industry, with the potential to trounce the competition and emerge as the leader in the industry.\\nCombining Apple’s history of consistent growth with its exciting prospects, investing in Apple stock becomes an attractive strategy to supercharge your retirement portfolio. As you plan for retirement, incorporating Apple stock can help you retire rich with the best tech stocks tailored for long-term success.\\nAmazon (AMZN)\\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\\nWhen it comes to tech stocks for your retirement portfolio, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) emerges as an irresistible choice. With its dominant presence in e-commerce and the cloud market, Amazon stands as a frontrunner poised for tremendous growth and opportunity in the coming decade and beyond.\\nWith a 38% market share in U.S. e-commerce, Amazon stands tall, leaving competitors far behind. This dominant position becomes even more compelling when considering the projected size of the online retail sector. Statista’s forecast indicates that e-commerce is projected to experience a remarkable growth rate of 56%. The market size is estimated to reach around $8.1 trillion by 2026.\\nRemarkably, e-commerce sales accounted for only about 15% of total retail purchases last year, indicating substantial room for further growth. While the e-commerce market and Amazon’s related segments faced hardships during the economic downturn, easing inflation suggests that these challenges are temporary. With its unrivaled dominance, Amazon will flourish long-term.\\nIn addition to its e-commerce prowess, Amazon enjoys a leading market share in cloud computing through its renowned platform, Amazon Web Services. This further enhances the appeal of Amazon’s stock as a solid investment choice for the next decade and beyond.\\nAs you embark on retirement planning with tech stocks, Amazon presents a compelling opportunity to secure your financial future. Retire rich with the best tech stocks tailored for long-term success, and position yourself for the ultimate retirement strategy.\\nAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD)\\nSource: Pamela Marciano / Shutterstock.com\\nWhen it comes to tech stocks for your retirement portfolio, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) takes the lead. A prominent chipmaker, AMD, fuels various platforms and devices throughout the tech industry.\\nIts hardware prowess extends to powering game consoles, cloud services, and various other technological innovations. Moreover, the tech giant is strategically positioning itself to strengthen its presence in the realm of artificial intelligence.\\nIn addition, based on data from Grand View Research, the cloud market achieved a remarkable value of $484 billion in 2022. Projections further indicate a robust compound annual growth rate of 14% until the year 2030. This sector’s expansion presents great news for AMD, as the demand for its data center chips will surge in future years.\\nMoreover, the emerging field of artificial intelligence will accelerate the cloud’s growth as companies integrate AI technology into their platforms.\\nIn summary, Advanced Micro Devices emerges as the best choice as you embark on retirement planning with tech stocks. Hence, it is time to strategize your retirement portfolio with AMD’s promising growth prospects in mind.\\nAs an informed investor, it’s crucial to be aware of potential risks and indicators of market instability. If you are done with this list, I recommend checking out a piece from Bret Kenwell. In this article, my colleague highlights five significant red flags currently waving in the stock market.\\nOn the publication date, Faizan Farooque did not hold (directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nFaizan Farooque is a contributing author for InvestorPlace.com and numerous other financial sites. Faizan has several years of experience in analyzing the stock market and was a former data journalist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. His passion is to help the average investor make more informed decisions regarding their portfolio.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\\nThe post How to Retire Rich: Tech Stocks Edition appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com When it comes to building a tech-focused retirement portfolio, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shines as the go-to choice. With a long-standing reputation as a reliable long-term buy, Apple shares are exactly the kind of stock needed when curating a winning retirement portfolio. The upcoming product will showcase a cutting-edge 3D interface reminiscent of an iPad, introducing many thrilling features encompassing gaming, fitness, sports, entertainment, reading, and much more.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com When it comes to building a tech-focused retirement portfolio, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shines as the go-to choice. In addition to its e-commerce prowess, Amazon enjoys a leading market share in cloud computing through its renowned platform, Amazon Web Services. As you embark on retirement planning with tech stocks, Amazon presents a compelling opportunity to secure your financial future.', 'news_article_title': 'How to Retire Rich: Tech Stocks Edition', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com When it comes to building a tech-focused retirement portfolio, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shines as the go-to choice. If you want to retire rich with tech stocks, look no further than this list. As you plan for retirement, incorporating Apple stock can help you retire rich with the best tech stocks tailored for long-term success.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com When it comes to building a tech-focused retirement portfolio, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shines as the go-to choice. As you plan for retirement, incorporating Apple stock can help you retire rich with the best tech stocks tailored for long-term success. Retire rich with the best tech stocks tailored for long-term success, and position yourself for the ultimate retirement strategy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-bill-gates-in-china-to-meet-president-xi-on-friday-sources', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"By Julie Zhu\\nHONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said.\\nThe meeting will mark Xi's first meeting with a foreign private entrepreneur in recent years. The people said the encounter may be a one-on-one meeting. A third source confirmed they would meet, without providing details.\\nThe sources did not say what the two might discuss. Gates tweeted on Wednesday that he had landed in Beijing for the first time since 2019 and that he would meet with partners who had been working on global health and development challenges with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.\\nThe foundation and China's State Council Information Office, which handles media queries on behalf of the Chinese government, did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.\\nGates stepped down from Microsoft's board in 2020 to focus on philanthropic works related to global health, education and climate change. He quit his full-time executive role at Microsoft in 2008.\\nThe last reported meeting between Xi and Gates was in 2015, when they met on the sidelines of the Boao forum in Hainan province. In early 2020, Xi wrote a letter to Gates thanking him, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for pledging assistance to China including $5 million for its fight against COVID.\\nThe meeting would mark the end of a long hiatus by Xi in recent years from meeting foreign private entrepreneurs and business leaders, after the Chinese president stopped travelling abroad for nearly three years as China shut its borders during the pandemic.\\nSeveral foreign CEOs have visited China since it reopened early this year but most have mainly met with government ministers.\\nPremier Li Qiang met a group of CEOs including Apple's AAPL.O Tim Cook in March and a source told Reuters that Tesla's TSLA.O Elon Musk met vice-premier Ding Xuexiang last month.\\n(Addistional reporting Beijing Newsroom and Greg Roumeliotis in New York; Writing by Brenda Goh; Editing by Alex Richardson, Sumeet Chatterjee and Nick Macfie)\\n((brenda.goh@thomsonreuters.com; +86 (0) 21 2083 0088; Reuters Messaging: brenda.goh.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net/))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Premier Li Qiang met a group of CEOs including Apple's AAPL.O Tim Cook in March and a source told Reuters that Tesla's TSLA.O Elon Musk met vice-premier Ding Xuexiang last month. By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The foundation and China's State Council Information Office, which handles media queries on behalf of the Chinese government, did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Premier Li Qiang met a group of CEOs including Apple's AAPL.O Tim Cook in March and a source told Reuters that Tesla's TSLA.O Elon Musk met vice-premier Ding Xuexiang last month. By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The meeting will mark Xi's first meeting with a foreign private entrepreneur in recent years.\", 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-Bill Gates in China to meet President Xi on Friday - sources', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Premier Li Qiang met a group of CEOs including Apple's AAPL.O Tim Cook in March and a source told Reuters that Tesla's TSLA.O Elon Musk met vice-premier Ding Xuexiang last month. By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. Gates tweeted on Wednesday that he had landed in Beijing for the first time since 2019 and that he would meet with partners who had been working on global health and development challenges with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Premier Li Qiang met a group of CEOs including Apple's AAPL.O Tim Cook in March and a source told Reuters that Tesla's TSLA.O Elon Musk met vice-premier Ding Xuexiang last month. By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. Gates tweeted on Wednesday that he had landed in Beijing for the first time since 2019 and that he would meet with partners who had been working on global health and development challenges with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/hong-kong-protest-anthems-online-presence-fades-as-govt-seeks-total-ban', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jessie Pang\\nHONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Various versions of the pro-democracy protest anthem \"Glory to Hong Kong\" were unavailable on Apple’s iTunes Store, Spotify, Facebook and Instagram’s Reels on Wednesday after the government sought an injunctionbanning the song outright.\\nA Reuters search for the song’s Chinese title on Apple\\'s iTunes Store and a search for the song\\'s English title on Facebook and Instagram’s Reels only showed a Taiwan version of the song by Taiwanese rock band The Chairman.\\nThe song was the unofficial anthem of Hong Kong\\'s 2019 sometime violent pro-democracy street protests.\\nVarious versions of the song released by the creator \"ThomasDGX & HongKongers\" on Spotify were no longer available.\\nThe injunction application comes after \"Glory to Hong Kong\" was played mistakenly at several international events, including a Rugby Sevens game and an ice hockey competition.\\nThe song was banned in schools in 2020 after China imposed a national security law on the financial hub cracking down on dissent.\\n“Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has a duty and obligation to safeguard national security, and we should do it proactively and also preventively,” Lee said.\\nThe head of Amnesty International’s China team, Sarah Brooks, said in a statement that \"a song is not a threat to national security, and national security may not be used as an excuse to deny people the right to express different political views\".\\nHong Kong returned from British to Chinese rule in 1997 with the guarantee its freedoms, including freedom of speech, would be protected under a \"one country, two systems\" formula. Critics of the national security law say those freedoms have eroded fast.\\nAccording to a writ seen by Reuters, the government seeks to ban performing and disseminating of the song, including online, its melody and lyrics and any adaptations.\\nThe writ also listed 32 YouTube videos related to the song, including instrumental and sign-language versions. The application for an interim injunction will be heard by the High Court on July 21.\\nThe government asked anyone who opposes the injunction to contact police by June 21 and provide their name, address, telephone number and identity card number.\\n\"Glory to Hong Kong\", including its various versions, dominated the top ten in Apple’s Hong Kong iTunes Store chart as people rushed to buy the song after the government announced its bid to ban it.\\nApple, Spotify, Google and “ThomasDGX & HongKongers” did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\\nMeta, which owned Facebook and Instagram, has declined to comment.\\nHong Kong does not have its own anthem. \"Glory to Hong Kong\" has been played mistakenly instead of the Chinese national anthem \"March of the Volunteers\". The Asia Rugby Association blamed \"a simple human error\" for its mistake.\\nHong Kong\\'s security chief said in December Google had refused to change its search results to display China\\'s national anthem instead of \"Glory to Hong Kong\" when users searched for Hong Kong\\'s national anthem, expressing \"great regret\" at the decision.\\n(Reporting by Jessie Pang; Additional reporting by Josh Ye; Editing by Nick Macfie)\\n((Jessie.Pang@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The injunction application comes after \"Glory to Hong Kong\" was played mistakenly at several international events, including a Rugby Sevens game and an ice hockey competition. “Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has a duty and obligation to safeguard national security, and we should do it proactively and also preventively,” Lee said. According to a writ seen by Reuters, the government seeks to ban performing and disseminating of the song, including online, its melody and lyrics and any adaptations.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Various versions of the pro-democracy protest anthem \"Glory to Hong Kong\" were unavailable on Apple’s iTunes Store, Spotify, Facebook and Instagram’s Reels on Wednesday after the government sought an injunctionbanning the song outright. A Reuters search for the song’s Chinese title on Apple\\'s iTunes Store and a search for the song\\'s English title on Facebook and Instagram’s Reels only showed a Taiwan version of the song by Taiwanese rock band The Chairman. Hong Kong\\'s security chief said in December Google had refused to change its search results to display China\\'s national anthem instead of \"Glory to Hong Kong\" when users searched for Hong Kong\\'s national anthem, expressing \"great regret\" at the decision.', 'news_article_title': \"Hong Kong protest anthem's online presence fades as govt seeks total ban\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Various versions of the pro-democracy protest anthem \"Glory to Hong Kong\" were unavailable on Apple’s iTunes Store, Spotify, Facebook and Instagram’s Reels on Wednesday after the government sought an injunctionbanning the song outright. The head of Amnesty International’s China team, Sarah Brooks, said in a statement that \"a song is not a threat to national security, and national security may not be used as an excuse to deny people the right to express different political views\". Hong Kong\\'s security chief said in December Google had refused to change its search results to display China\\'s national anthem instead of \"Glory to Hong Kong\" when users searched for Hong Kong\\'s national anthem, expressing \"great regret\" at the decision.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Various versions of the pro-democracy protest anthem \"Glory to Hong Kong\" were unavailable on Apple’s iTunes Store, Spotify, Facebook and Instagram’s Reels on Wednesday after the government sought an injunctionbanning the song outright. \"Glory to Hong Kong\", including its various versions, dominated the top ten in Apple’s Hong Kong iTunes Store chart as people rushed to buy the song after the government announced its bid to ban it. Hong Kong\\'s security chief said in December Google had refused to change its search results to display China\\'s national anthem instead of \"Glory to Hong Kong\" when users searched for Hong Kong\\'s national anthem, expressing \"great regret\" at the decision.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-lesser-known-stocks-with-%241-trillion-market-cap-potential', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nMarket uncertainty remains high right now. Indeed, all eyes are on today’s decision from the Federal Reserve with respect to whether interest rates will be held or raised once again. Accordingly, with all eyes on the macro backdrop right now, investors may want to focus in on some high-growth stocks with significant upside potential.\\nImportantly, there has been a surge in interest around companies in key growth sectors of late. Notably, companies involved in the AI and AR/VR sectors are outperforming most other stocks by a wide margin. Tech giants are continuing their surge higher, with many predicting more trillion-dollar stocks on the horizon.\\nSo, the question many investors may be asking is: which tech giants could achieve such a valuation? Here are three lesser-known tech stocks with the potential for $1 trillion market cap. These are all companies with resilient business models and strong financials.\\nSQ Block $64.73\\nCRM Salesforce $210.95\\nU Unity Software $41.05\\nBlock (SQ)\\nSource: Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock.com\\nBlock (NYSE:SQ) is a leading fintech company that focuses on creating ecosystems where tools and services cohesively work together on a final product. The company is the creator of the Square, Cash App and the emerging TIDAL ecosystems.\\nThe fintech industry is currently valued at $245 billion and is projected to grow at a 29.52% CAGR to $1.5 trillion by 2030. Additionally, the potential for global expansion is immense, with markets outside the U.S. and Europe driving rapid digitalization efforts.\\nYear-to-date, SQ stock has held steady, but strong growth potential is evident in its financials. Gross profit across all ecosystems was $1.71 billion, representing a 32% year-over-year increase, and gross profit for Block grew 27% year-over-year as well. Cash App’s gross profit surged 49% over the past year to $931 million, driven by diversified monetization streams.\\nBlock’s biggest growth catalyst is the continued expansion of Cash App and Square in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Block is targeting these regions due to their large future total addressable market when internet access becomes widespread. The company has quickly adopted AI, building on its extensive use of machine learning, to accelerate adoption in its core markets as well.\\nFurthermore, Yahoo Finance reports 37 analysts with a mean price target of $86.15, ranging from $60.00 to $110.00. Most notable firms also affirm and maintain an outperform rating. Block’s embrace of new technology in new markets will drive significant future growth in the expanding fintech industry.\\nSalesforce (CRM)\\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\\nSalesforce (NYSE:CRM) provides cloud-based CRM software solutions for businesses of all sizes and types. Salesforce strives to lower costs, save time, and build the best consumer relationships.\\nOn a year-to-date basis, CRM stock is up 62%, with 42 analysts predicting a 12-month median price of $241 per share.\\nThe global customer relationship management market was valued at $64.41 billion in 2022 and is predicted to reach $157.53 billion, growing at a 12% CAGR through 2030. This rapid growth stems from businesses prioritizing customer-centric strategies. Technological advancements have revolutionized Salesforce, making it more accessible and scalable with cloud computing, AI, and data analytics firms.\\nSince 2013, Salesforce has posted strong financials, exemplified by a 10-year CAGR of 25.77%. In FY23, Salesforce achieved exceptional operational performance with a 35% levered free cash flow margin, surpassing the sector median, and $31 billion in revenue. This demonstrates Salesforce’s superior profitability and cash flow production, providing a better option than its sector rivals.\\nSalesforce’s key catalyst for long-term growth is its AI technology, Einstein AI. This technology was developed through partnerships with OpenAI and Google Cloud over the past eight years. Einstein AI will enhance CRM platforms by integrating generative and personalization AI capabilities into the world’s leading CRM platform. Einstein GPT enables AI-created content across various domains at a massive scale.\\nSalesforce’s technologies can rapidly and substantially impact the financial performance of businesses when effectively implemented. The integration of AI will only further amplify this fundamental influence and in turn cause Salesforce to grow.\\nCRM stock is a promising investment opportunity because of its strong financial performance and innovative AI-based offerings.\\nUnity Software (U)\\nSource: Konstantin Savusia / Shutterstock.com\\nUnity Software (NYSE:U) develops game engines used for 2D, 3D, VR, and AR games across various platforms. The company provides a leading platform for creating interactive real-time 3D content, setting itself apart in the game engine sector.\\nNotably, Unity’s Q1 2023 revenue was $500.3 million, representing an astonishing 56.3% year-over-year increase. Additionally, this result more than doubled the the sector’s median growth rate, and also beat analyst expectations by $20.53 million. Its normalized earnings per share came in at 6 cents, beating out consensus estimates by 9 cents. Finally, Unity’s impressive growth, driven by new services and R&D, is evident in its healthy gross profit margin of 67.7% (over the past 12 months).\\nThe software giant has recently gained traction from its newly announced app development partnership with Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Unity Enterprises cements Unity’s RT3D leadership, and its Apple partnership demonstrates its focus on VR and AR game development.\\nAdditionally, the consensus among analysts is that U stock is a moderate buy, with average upside of 9.28% over the next year. Thus, with robust growth, R&D progress in VR and AR gaming, and a key Apple partnership, U stock is one with trillion dollar potential worth watching.\\nOn the date of publication, Michael Que did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nMichael Que is a financial writer with extensive experience in the technology industry, with his work featured on Seeking Alpha, Benzinga, and MSN Money. He is the owner of Que Capital, a research firm that combines fundamental analysis with ESG factors to pick the best sustainable long-term investments\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\\nThe post 3 Lesser Known Stocks with $1 Trillion Market-Cap Potential appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The software giant has recently gained traction from its newly announced app development partnership with Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Thus, with robust growth, R&D progress in VR and AR gaming, and a key Apple partnership, U stock is one with trillion dollar potential worth watching. He is the owner of Que Capital, a research firm that combines fundamental analysis with ESG factors to pick the best sustainable long-term investments More From InvestorPlace Buy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live Did Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The software giant has recently gained traction from its newly announced app development partnership with Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. SQ Block $64.73 CRM Salesforce $210.95 U Unity Software $41.05 Block (SQ) Source: Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock.com Block (NYSE:SQ) is a leading fintech company that focuses on creating ecosystems where tools and services cohesively work together on a final product. Gross profit across all ecosystems was $1.71 billion, representing a 32% year-over-year increase, and gross profit for Block grew 27% year-over-year as well.', 'news_article_title': '3 Lesser Known Stocks with $1 Trillion Market-Cap Potential', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The software giant has recently gained traction from its newly announced app development partnership with Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Here are three lesser-known tech stocks with the potential for $1 trillion market cap. Block’s embrace of new technology in new markets will drive significant future growth in the expanding fintech industry.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The software giant has recently gained traction from its newly announced app development partnership with Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. SQ Block $64.73 CRM Salesforce $210.95 U Unity Software $41.05 Block (SQ) Source: Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock.com Block (NYSE:SQ) is a leading fintech company that focuses on creating ecosystems where tools and services cohesively work together on a final product. Salesforce (CRM) Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) provides cloud-based CRM software solutions for businesses of all sizes and types.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/aapl-factor-based-stock-analysis', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\\'s criteria.\\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\\nFINAL RANK: PASS\\n\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\\nDashan Huang Portfolio\\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper \"Twin Momentum\" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nTop Large-Cap Growth Stocks\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nHigh Momentum Stocks\\nDividend Aristocrats 2023\\nHigh Insider Ownership Stocks\\nTop S&P 500 Stocks\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\", 'news_article_title': 'AAPL Factor-Based Stock Analysis', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-high-growth-stocks-poised-to-become-cash-flow-machines', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nDiscounted cash flow valuation is the most used method by analysts to determine the fair value of a stock. Except for early-stage growth companies, analyst focus is on the company’s potential to deliver robust cash flows on a consistent basis. It therefore makes sense to consider exposure to high growth cash flow stocks for the portfolio.\\nFor blue-chip companies, cash flows are usually robust. Therefore, these companies are positioned to consistently increase dividends and create value through share repurchase. Identifying future cash flow machines can result in multibagger returns. As free cash flow swells, the company’s valuation adjusts on the upside.\\nA good example is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which is delivering operating cash flow in excess of $100 billion annually. Strong OCF also provides ample headroom for aggressive investments. This column discusses three stocks with growing cash flows. In the next five years, the market valuation of these stocks will be significantly higher on the back of cash flow visibility.\\nLi Auto (LI)\\nSource: shutterstock.com/JLStock\\nLi Auto (NASDAQ:LI) is my first pick among high growth cash flow stocks. LI stock has trended higher by almost 50% for year-to-date 2023. Considering the positive business developments, I expect the EV stock to remain in an uptrend.\\nIt’s worth noting that Li reported operating and free cash flow of $1.13 billion and $975.9 million respectively for Q1 2023. Given the growth in vehicle deliveries, Li Auto is positioned for OCF in excess of $4 billion for the year. Further, as FCF accelerates, the company’s financial flexibility for global expansion will swell. I must mention that Li Auto’s vehicle margin is superior as compared to other Chinese EV peers.\\nIn terms of deliveries, Li reported 146% year-on-year growth in deliveries for May 2023. The surge was on the back of new models and aggressive retail expansion. For the same reasons, deliveries are likely to remain strong through 2023.\\nAmdocs Limited (DOX)\\nSource: AlexLMX / Shutterstock\\nAmdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) is another stock with growing cash flows that’s worth buying at current levels. At a forward price-earnings ratio of 16.2, DOX stock seems undervalued. Further, the stock offers a dividend yield of 1.82% and I expect healthy dividend growth in the coming years.\\nAs an overview, Amdocs is a provider of software solutions and services to the media and communications industry globally. With presence in 90 countries, the company believes that the addressable market for its services will be $57 billion by 2025. This provides ample headroom for growth.\\nFrom a revenue and cash flow perspective, there are two important points. First, Amdocs has a current backlog of $4.11 billion and this provides clear revenue visibility. Further, the company has guided for $700 million in free cash flow for 2023. On a year-on-year basis, FCF will therefore increase.\\nWith global presence, investment in next-generation cloud technology, and rising adoption of 5G, Amdocs is positioned to grow. A direct implication is further upside in free cash flows. I will not be surprised if annual FCF is in excess of $1 billion within the next 24 months.\\nPinterest (PINS)\\nSource: tanuha2001 / Shutterstock.com\\nPinterest (NYSE:PINS) stock might have disappointed investors, but I remain bullish on the company’s capability to deliver healthy cash flows. It would not be inappropriate to consider Pinterest as a proxy e-commerce platform with a strong global presence.\\nThere are two important points to note when it comes to Pinterest delivering robust cash flows. First, for Q1 2023, the company reported 7% year-on-year growth in monthly active users to 463 million. Active user growth for the rest of the world has been robust.\\nFurther, for Q1, the average revenue per user in U.S. and Canada was $5.11. For Europe, the ARPU was 74 cents. Finally, for the rest of the world, the ARPU was 10 cents. Therefore, there is a massive ARPU gap. If ARPU continues to grow at a robust pace in emerging markets, there is ample scope for EBITDA and cash flow growth. Even if the user base is stable.\\nIt’s also worth noting that for Q1, Pinterest reported operating cash flow of $183 million. This already implies an annualized OCF potential of $800 million. As Pinterest gains traction as a proxy e-commerce platform and advertising revenue swells, the outlook is positive.\\nOn the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nFaisal Humayun is a senior research analyst with 12 years of industry experience in the field of credit research, equity research and financial modeling. Faisal has authored over 1,500 stock specific articles with focus on the technology, energy and commodities sector.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\\nThe post 3 High-Growth Stocks Poised to Become Cash Flow Machines appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A good example is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which is delivering operating cash flow in excess of $100 billion annually. If ARPU continues to grow at a robust pace in emerging markets, there is ample scope for EBITDA and cash flow growth. On the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'A good example is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which is delivering operating cash flow in excess of $100 billion annually. Except for early-stage growth companies, analyst focus is on the company’s potential to deliver robust cash flows on a consistent basis. Li Auto (LI) Source: shutterstock.com/JLStock Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) is my first pick among high growth cash flow stocks.', 'news_article_title': '3 High-Growth Stocks Poised to Become Cash Flow Machines', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A good example is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which is delivering operating cash flow in excess of $100 billion annually. Except for early-stage growth companies, analyst focus is on the company’s potential to deliver robust cash flows on a consistent basis. It’s worth noting that Li reported operating and free cash flow of $1.13 billion and $975.9 million respectively for Q1 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'A good example is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which is delivering operating cash flow in excess of $100 billion annually. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Discounted cash flow valuation is the most used method by analysts to determine the fair value of a stock. Except for early-stage growth companies, analyst focus is on the company’s potential to deliver robust cash flows on a consistent basis.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/opinion%3A-these-will-be-the-4-largest-stocks-by-2035', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Twelve years ago, the four largest American companies by market capitalization were ExxonMobil, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Chevron. Since then, ExxonMobil and Chevron have fallen out of the top four -- out of the top 10, in fact -- and have been replaced by Alphabet and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN).\\nBut what about 12 years from now? Should we expect the same four stocks to hold their spots, or will new names have elbowed their way to the top? Here\\'s what I think.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nMicrosoft\\nTwelve years from now, I predict Microsoft will be the largest American company by market cap. The software giant is already the country\\'s second-largest company with an astounding market valuation of $2.4 trillion. What will take it from No. 2 to No. 1? In a word: Growth.\\nMicrosoft has averaged quarterly year-over-year revenue growth of about 11% over the last decade. That\\'s stunning for a company of its size. Moreover, recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) should mean even more revenue growth for Microsoft in the coming years as the company can leverage its existing relationship with OpenAI -- the company behind ChatGPT -- and potentially acquire promising start-ups before they become threats to it.\\nLastly, Microsoft\\'s diverse business segments give it a foothold in various fields: cloud, gaming, and social networking, to name a few. It all adds up to a tech juggernaut that should continue riding high in the next decade.\\nAmazon\\nCurrently, Amazon sits in the No. 4 spot with a market cap of $1.3 trillion. However, I think the e-commerce giant will jump to No. 2 by 2035.\\nLike Microsoft, Amazon should get a boost from AI software and services. Amazon is already the top name in cloud computing thanks to its lucrative Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment. As more organizations and applications migrate to the cloud, Amazon should reap even more revenue from AWS.\\nIn addition, Amazon is likely to gain ground as it continues to build out its AI offerings. The company already uses AI to help run its massive logistical network. But with an almost endless stream of user data gleaned from the more than 500 million Alexa-enabled devices globally, Amazon is well-positioned to develop the next generation of personalized, functional AI assistants.\\nApple\\nI foresee Apple dropping into third place by 2035. Currently, it\\'s the largest American company, with a market cap of $2.9 trillion.\\nThere are, however, risks to being the top dog. After all, there\\'s nowhere to go but down. At any rate, I don\\'t expect Apple to go the way of ExxonMobil and drop out of the top four. But I do think Apple will grow more slowly than other companies (like Microsoft and Amazon) that are better positioned for the next 12 years.\\nFor example, Apple\\'s greatest asset is its ability to design, produce, and sell great hardware. However, with the rise of AI technology, it\\'s possible hardware might take a back seat to software. After all, no one cares about what device they use when they ask ChatGPT a question -- the interest is in the interaction with the cloud-based chatbot.\\nAt any rate, from a market perspective, Apple needs to reinvigorate its revenue growth, which has decelerated steadily since 2021. Last year, its quarterly year-over-year revenue growth averaged less than 1%, which is no recipe for holding on to the top spot.\\nNew iPhone models, and the company\\'s latest VR headset, should help drive up revenue in the short term. However, I see Apple slipping down the list in the long term as other, more software-oriented stocks leapfrog it.\\nTesla\\nFinally, a dozen years from now, I expect to see Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) rounding out the top four. Today, the electric vehicle (EV) leader is No. 6 with a market cap of about $800 billion. However, by 2035, I think that its value could be much, much higher.\\nAnd I have two reasons why. First, as you might suspect, would be the transition to EVs. It\\'s an enormous secular trend where Tesla holds numerous advantages over its competitors.\\nThere is, however, a second reason to think Tesla could not only make it into the top four, but perhaps top the list by 2035: Elon Musk. In a nutshell, visionary leaders are hard to come by, and the man leading Tesla is one of them.\\nMusk is at the forefront of several key technological trends: clean energy, commercialization of space, autonomous driving, and social media, to name a few. There\\'s no telling what he might be doing in 12 years, but it\\'s almost certainly going to be interesting and profitable.\\nHowever, for investors, there\\'s only one way to \"bet\" on Musk. Of his numerous companies and ventures, only Tesla is a publicly traded company. And it\\'s the biggest reason Musk is the wealthiest individual on the planet.\\nTherefore, because of its visionary leadership, I wouldn\\'t bet against Tesla taking the crown as the largest American company by 2035.\\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Jake Lerch has positions in Amazon.com and Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends Chevron. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Twelve years ago, the four largest American companies by market capitalization were ExxonMobil, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Chevron. Lastly, Microsoft's diverse business segments give it a foothold in various fields: cloud, gaming, and social networking, to name a few. But with an almost endless stream of user data gleaned from the more than 500 million Alexa-enabled devices globally, Amazon is well-positioned to develop the next generation of personalized, functional AI assistants.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Twelve years ago, the four largest American companies by market capitalization were ExxonMobil, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Chevron. Microsoft has averaged quarterly year-over-year revenue growth of about 11% over the last decade. Last year, its quarterly year-over-year revenue growth averaged less than 1%, which is no recipe for holding on to the top spot.', 'news_article_title': 'Opinion: These Will Be the 4 Largest Stocks by 2035', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Twelve years ago, the four largest American companies by market capitalization were ExxonMobil, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Chevron. Microsoft Twelve years from now, I predict Microsoft will be the largest American company by market cap. Amazon Currently, Amazon sits in the No.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Twelve years ago, the four largest American companies by market capitalization were ExxonMobil, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Chevron. Microsoft Twelve years from now, I predict Microsoft will be the largest American company by market cap. Moreover, recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) should mean even more revenue growth for Microsoft in the coming years as the company can leverage its existing relationship with OpenAI -- the company behind ChatGPT -- and potentially acquire promising start-ups before they become threats to it.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-sp-500-etf-voo-be-on-your-investing-radar-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) was launched on 09/09/2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $309.94 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Blend\\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\\nCosts\\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.03%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.51%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28.20% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.60% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 16.39% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nVOO seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.\\nThe ETF has added about 14.64% so far this year and is up roughly 18.26% in the last one year (as of 06/14/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $327.64 and $401.29.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 18.30% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 506 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, VOO is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track the same index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $323.97 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $414.10 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\\nBottom-Line\\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.60% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) was launched on 09/09/2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.60% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) was launched on 09/09/2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.60% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) was launched on 09/09/2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.60% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives Vanguard S&P 500 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-large-cap-etf-vv-be-on-your-investing-radar-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/27/2004.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $27.76 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Blend\\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\\nBlend ETFs usually hold a mix of growth and value stocks as well as stocks that exhibit both value and growth characteristics.\\nCosts\\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.48%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28.50% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.52% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\\nPerformance and Risk\\nVV seeks to match the performance of the CRSP US Large Cap Index before fees and expenses. The CRSP US Large Cap Index includes U.S. companies that comprise the top 85% of investable market capitalization and are traded on NYSE, NYSE Market, NASDAQ or ARCA.\\nThe ETF return is roughly 15.06% so far this year and was up about 18.46% in the last one year (as of 06/14/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $162.98 and $199.72.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 18.67% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 563 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nVanguard Large-Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VV is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $323.97 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $414.10 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\\nBottom-Line\\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nVanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.52% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/27/2004.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Click to get this free report Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.52% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/27/2004.\", 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.52% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/27/2004.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.52% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives Vanguard Large-Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nearing-retirement-these-stocks-will-pay-you-for-life-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Imagine you've put in the work for decades, and you're finally nearing your golden years. You'll soon be retired, free to pursue your passions, spend time with loved ones, and be rewarded for a lifetime of smart financial decisions. Your nest egg will be your support system, financially supporting your wants and needs over the years to come. Ideally, your nest egg will generate passive income, so you don't need to sell your investments to live off of them.\\nDividends can do this well. Mature, profitable companies with long track records of paying shareholders, and also increasing the amount they pay yearly, can be a strong foundation for any retirement portfolio.\\nHere are five fantastic dividend stocks that can pay you for the rest of your life -- without too much stress along the way.\\n1. Johnson & Johnson\\nHealthcare is a staple of the economy, and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) shows up throughout the industry. The healthcare conglomerate sells pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices. It recently spun off its consumer products business as Kenvue so it can better focus on growing its remaining business segments. The company is a legendary dividend payer; management has paid and raised its dividend annually for 61 consecutive years, making it a Dividend King.\\nThe company's dividend has a manageable 73% dividend payout ratio, and Johnson & Johnson has arguably the best balance sheet on Wall Street. It's one of only two publicly traded companies with an AAA corporate credit rating -- that's higher than the U.S. government!\\nThe stock yields 3% at the current share price, giving retirees a solid return on investment they can trust.\\n2. Apple\\nAlmost every adult in the developed world uses smartphones, and the consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the king. More than 1.3 billion people use iPhones, and Apple prints cash profits as people replace their devices and subscribe to various services like Music and News. Apple is relatively new to the dividend scene; the company has paid and raised its dividend for 11 years and has invested in famously large share repurchases ($85 billion last year alone).\\nApple's dividend is an afterthought financially, with just a 15% payout ratio. The current dividend yield is 0.5%, which might not blow retirees away, but Apple's potential to grow the dividend over the coming years could add enough upside to a portfolio to help outpace inflation.\\nApple is a Warren Buffett favorite, and Berkshire Hathaway's largest holding -- quite a vote of confidence.\\n3. Home Depot\\nReal estate is a multitrillion-dollar industry and a central piece of American culture. These two tailwinds have made The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) one of the world's largest retailers. The home improvement retailer has more than 2,300 stores across North America and sells materials, tools, appliances, and services to both homeowners and professional contractors.\\nHome Depot has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years, and there seems to be more where that came from. The company has a dividend payout ratio of 60%, leaving lots of room for future raises. Additionally, the average home in America is nearly 40 years old, so future needs for remodeling should help support Home Depot's long-term business prospects.\\nThe stock yields 2.8% at its current share price.\\n4. McDonald's\\nThere isn't a more recognizable name in the fast-food game than McDonald's (NYSE: MCD). The company has been selling burgers and fries for decades, and its 38,000 locations are recognizable virtually worldwide.\\nMcDonald's makes most of its profits by franchising its restaurants and collecting rent on the land. It also collects a percentage of sales.\\nPeople eat at McDonald's during both good and bad times, which has helped make McDonald's a durable business that has thrived for decades. Management has paid and raised the dividend for 48 consecutive years. The dividend payout ratio is 75%, which is manageable for a business that doesn't need much investment to maintain itself.\\nMcDonald's converts a third of its revenue into cash profits. Retirees can score a 2.1% dividend yield at the current share price.\\n5. Procter & Gamble\\nHousehold staples are one of the most reliable businesses out there, and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is the goliath of households worldwide. Check your paper towels, shampoos, detergent, cleaning products, or diapers, and you'll probably see Procter & Gamble's name on the label. Consumers buy these products without thinking twice, a model that's worked for many years.\\nProcter & Gamble has one of Wall Street's longest dividend growth streaks, at 67 years. Additionally, the 73% dividend payout ratio and stellar balance sheet, leveraged at just 1.6 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), virtually ensure that shareholders will continue cashing those quarterly checks for years to come. The stock offers a solid 2.5% yield at the current share price, giving retirees peace of mind and passive income.\\n10 stocks we like better than Johnson & Johnson\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Johnson & Johnson wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nJustin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Home Depot. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Almost every adult in the developed world uses smartphones, and the consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the king. The home improvement retailer has more than 2,300 stores across North America and sells materials, tools, appliances, and services to both homeowners and professional contractors. Additionally, the 73% dividend payout ratio and stellar balance sheet, leveraged at just 1.6 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), virtually ensure that shareholders will continue cashing those quarterly checks for years to come.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Almost every adult in the developed world uses smartphones, and the consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the king. The company's dividend has a manageable 73% dividend payout ratio, and Johnson & Johnson has arguably the best balance sheet on Wall Street. The stock yields 3% at the current share price, giving retirees a solid return on investment they can trust.\", 'news_article_title': 'Nearing Retirement? These Stocks Will Pay You For Life', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Almost every adult in the developed world uses smartphones, and the consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the king. The company's dividend has a manageable 73% dividend payout ratio, and Johnson & Johnson has arguably the best balance sheet on Wall Street. Apple's dividend is an afterthought financially, with just a 15% payout ratio.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Almost every adult in the developed world uses smartphones, and the consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the king. The company is a legendary dividend payer; management has paid and raised its dividend annually for 61 consecutive years, making it a Dividend King. The company's dividend has a manageable 73% dividend payout ratio, and Johnson & Johnson has arguably the best balance sheet on Wall Street.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/millionaires-secret%3A-buy-these-3-reliable-blue-chip-growth-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nBlue-chip stocks are securities of companies that have been around for a long time, have an established track record, are profitable and are viewed as financially fit. Blue-chip stocks tend to be more stable during a market downturn and they are often the first names to recover when conditions improve. Because of their stability and financial health, blue-chip stocks tend to be millionaires’ preferred stocks as opposed to the more volatile stocks of unprofitable start-up companies. For wealthy investors, blue-chip stocks form the foundation of their portfolio. Look at the holdings of many of the most successful investors and you’ll find numerous blue-chip stocks. Here are three top blue-chip growth stocks to buy now for a millionaire investment strategy.\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the most widely held stocks in the world. Large institutional investors ranging from university endowments to hedge funds own AAPL stock. So too do highly successful, multi-millionaire investors such as Warren Buffett and Ryan Cohen. In fact, Apple is the largest holding of Buffett, who continues to sing the technology company’s praises. Investors large and small like Apple’s product line, its profitability, strong cash position, and the long-term performance of its stock.\\nShareholders of Apple also benefit from the stock’s quarterly dividend payment of 24 cents a share, and the fact that Apple buys back more of its own stock than any other publicly traded company. Apple has spent $550 billion buying back its own stock over the last decade, including a $90 billion repurchase in 2022. As for the performance of AAPL stock, it has gained nearly 40% in the last 12 months, risen 288% in the past five years, and its up more than 1,000% since June 2013. No wonder so many people see Apple as a cornerstone of a millionaire investment strategy.\\nAmerican Express (AXP)\\nSource: First Class Photography / Shutterstock.com\\nAnother major holding of Warren Buffett and many other millionaires’ preferred stock is credit card giant American Express (NYSE:AXP). The company behind the popular slogan “Don’t Leave Home Without It” has been a consistent winner for its shareholders over the past 50 years. AXP stock has gained 21% this year and is up 77% over the past five years despite a difficult environment that included the Covid-19 pandemic and a prolonged suspension of travel, as well as high inflation and elevated interest rates.\\nAmerican Express is such an established and reliable blue-chip name that it manages to grow in good economic times and bad. This is impressive considering that the company’s business has remained virtually unchanged since the late 1960s. AmEx credit cards remain popular with wealthy individuals who appreciate the lucrative loyalty rewards offered by the company. This has helped American Express continue to grow its annual revenues.\\nUnitedHealth Group (UNH)\\nSource: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com\\nAnother rock solid blue-chip stock that is widely held among millionaires and institutions is UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), the largest health insurer in the U.S. and biggest insurance company by net premiums in the world. The company has annual revenues approaching $300 billion. UNH stock has been a steady long-term performer. Through five years, United Health’s share price has nearly doubled. This year, the stock is down 5%, presenting a buying opportunity for investors.\\nUnited Health also pays a strong quarterly dividend of $1.88 per share. And the company consistently posts stronger-than-expected earnings results. UNH’s annual revenue has nearly doubled over the last decade, rising from $144 billion in 2012 to $250 billion in 2022. The insurer’s revenue now surpasses that of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), America’s biggest bank. United Health has grown largely through a successful acquisition strategy, with its targets small enough that they encounter little regulatory scrutiny.\\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MSFT. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \\nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\\nThe post Millionaires’ Secret: Buy These 3 Reliable Blue-Chip Growth Stocks appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the most widely held stocks in the world. Large institutional investors ranging from university endowments to hedge funds own AAPL stock. As for the performance of AAPL stock, it has gained nearly 40% in the last 12 months, risen 288% in the past five years, and its up more than 1,000% since June 2013.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the most widely held stocks in the world. Large institutional investors ranging from university endowments to hedge funds own AAPL stock. As for the performance of AAPL stock, it has gained nearly 40% in the last 12 months, risen 288% in the past five years, and its up more than 1,000% since June 2013.', 'news_article_title': 'Millionaires’ Secret: Buy These 3 Reliable Blue-Chip Growth Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the most widely held stocks in the world. Large institutional investors ranging from university endowments to hedge funds own AAPL stock. As for the performance of AAPL stock, it has gained nearly 40% in the last 12 months, risen 288% in the past five years, and its up more than 1,000% since June 2013.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the most widely held stocks in the world. Large institutional investors ranging from university endowments to hedge funds own AAPL stock. As for the performance of AAPL stock, it has gained nearly 40% in the last 12 months, risen 288% in the past five years, and its up more than 1,000% since June 2013.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/looking-for-tech-stocks-these-3-are-great-buys-9', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Tech stocks have long had a reputation for reliable growth, primarily thanks to the innovative nature of the industry. Over the last decade, the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index soared 395%. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite index is up 286% in the same period. As a result, it's wise to dedicate a good portion of your portfolio to tech companies to profit from the industry's consistent development.\\nCompanies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are attractive options right now alongside the potential of their respective markets. Apple's dominance in consumer tech makes it one of the most reliable investments. Meanwhile, Alphabet is making promising moves in artificial intelligence (AI). Additionally, AMD is a buy with its ability to supply chips to the entire market.\\nSo, looking for tech stocks? Here are three great buys.\\n1. Apple: Unrivaled dominance with consumers\\nApple is one of the easiest tech stocks to recommend, thanks to its reputation for consistent growth. The company's stock has climbed more than 1,000% in the last decade, attracting some of the world's most successful investors. Warren Buffett is famously a big fan of Apple, with his holdings company Berkshire Hathaway making the iPhone manufacturer 48% of its portfolio. Comparatively, its second-largest holding is Bank of America, with a 9% portion.\\nThe company's success can mainly be attributed to its nearly unrivaled dominance in consumer tech. Apple holds leading market shares in smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones as it has attracted millions of shoppers with its priority quality and user-friendly design language.\\nApple's dominance in the market has proved its strength over the last year amid an economic downturn. According to data from IDC, in the first quarter of 2023, Samsung and Xiaomi experienced smartphone shipment declines of 19% and 24%. Meanwhile, the same period saw Apple report a 2% revenue rise in its iPhone segment.\\nAs Apple continues to grow its business through new products and services, it makes an excellent tech stock to hold onto for the long term.\\n2. Alphabet: A bargain buy\\nAlphabet has had a challenging couple of years, with rises in inflation causing businesses to cut digital ad spending. As a result, the company's Google advertising segment, responsible for 78% of all income, reported a decrease in revenue in Q1 2023. The decline comes after years of critics noting Alphabet's earnings were far too reliant on digital advertising.\\nHowever, after recently pivoting its business to include AI and cloud computing, the company's stock has become a compelling buy. Alphabet's stronger focus on these markets comes as its cloud platform Google Cloud hit profitability for the first time in Q1 2023, reporting $191 million in operating income. The achievement is a promising sign of the company's potential in the booming sectors.\\nData by YCharts.\\nMoreover, Alphabet's stumble over the last year has made its stock a bargain compared to the competition. The chart above shows that Alphabet's forward price-to-earnings ratio is far lower than fellow tech giants Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple. The figure makes Alphabet shares an exciting way to invest in the future of the cloud and AI markets.\\n3. Advanced Micro Devices: A diversified business model\\nAdvanced Micro Devices has captured Wall Street's attention in 2023, with its stock up 97% since Jan. 1 based on its prospects in AI. However, don't let the significant rise in stock price scare you off. The company's shares have increased by 710% in the last five years alone. Meanwhile, AMD's participation in multiple high-growth markets indicates its stock still has plenty of room to rise over the long term.\\nWhile some might say the most compelling part of AMD's business is its potential in AI, I'd say it's how varied its earnings have grown in recent years. The company offers investors the opportunity to back several lucrative industries, including cloud computing, AI, console gaming, PC components, and more, thanks to the varied uses of AMD's chips. The company has become the go-to for many tech companies seeking powerful hardware to take their devices to the next level.\\nAMD's potential is evident by its price/earnings-to-growth ratio of 0.2, which suggests projected growth is not priced into its shares. So despite a rally this year, AMD remains a great tech stock to buy right now.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are attractive options right now alongside the potential of their respective markets. Warren Buffett is famously a big fan of Apple, with his holdings company Berkshire Hathaway making the iPhone manufacturer 48% of its portfolio. Apple holds leading market shares in smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones as it has attracted millions of shoppers with its priority quality and user-friendly design language.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are attractive options right now alongside the potential of their respective markets. However, after recently pivoting its business to include AI and cloud computing, the company's stock has become a compelling buy. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and Microsoft.\", 'news_article_title': 'Looking for Tech Stocks? These 3 Are Great Buys', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are attractive options right now alongside the potential of their respective markets. So, looking for tech stocks? That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are attractive options right now alongside the potential of their respective markets. Apple: Unrivaled dominance with consumers Apple is one of the easiest tech stocks to recommend, thanks to its reputation for consistent growth. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock%3A-buy-sell-or-hold-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has surged back with gusto this year after macroeconomic headwinds dragged the shares down 27% in 2022. The stock is currently up a blistering 46% since Jan. 1.\\nApple has rallied investors once again based on consistent demand for its products, a steadily growing services business, and recent expansion into a new category. Apple has massive potential in the future of virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR).\\nSo, despite its position as the world's most valuable company, it still has plenty of room for growth. Here's why the stock is a buy now.\\nLong-term prospects in virtual and augmented reality\\nOn June 5, Apple unveiled its highly anticipated VR/AR headset, the Vision Pro. The device confirmed years of speculation that the company had plans to enter the sector. The new headset has seemingly made leaps in innovation, with Apple essentially offering an entire desktop experience in virtual or augmented reality.\\nEquipped with the same chip as a MacBook Air, the Vision Pro can perform everyday tasks such as web browsing, word processing, video editing, and entertainment activities like streaming and gaming. Apple has set itself apart from popular headsets by Meta Platforms and Sony by offering all of its homegrown apps in the Vision Pro. Platforms like FaceTime, Messages, Safari, and more give Apple's headset a massive advantage over the competition.\\nHowever, the Vision Pro is a slight disappointment with its price: $3,500. The high cost has shut out many consumers who might have been open to adopting the developing technology.\\nAs a result, it's crucial to keep a long-term perspective on Apple's VR/AR prospects. The company will likely bring down the price in future iterations of the headset, a tactic it has used with its other products. Devices like the iPad, Apple Watch, and even the iPhone have all seen lower-cost versions over the years, which were used to attract a broader range of consumers.\\nAccording to Fortune Business Insights, the VR market alone is projected to enjoy a compound annual growth rate of 45% through 2029. Apple's operating system and consumer brand loyalty could see the company soon dominate the high-growth industry, making its stock an attractive long-term option.\\nA booming services business\\nIn addition to VR/AR prospects, Apple has strengthened its business over the years with a steady expansion into digital services. Platforms like Apple TV+, Music, Arcade, iCloud, News+, and Fitness+ allow the company to lean less on its product sales in the event of temporary economic headwinds.\\nServices has become Apple's second-highest earnings segment after the iPhone. In fiscal 2022, services reported 14% year-over-year revenue growth, double that of the iPhone. The digital business also has attractive profit margins, with the segment hitting a margin percentage of 71% last year, while the same figure for products came to 36%.\\nMoreover, Apple is gradually growing its position in the fintech industry. The company debuted its first credit card in 2019, hitting 6.7 million cardholders at the start of 2022. Then in May of this year, Apple took another step in the sector by launching a savings account, which saw nearly $1 billion in deposits in its first four days.\\nApple has had immense success with its products over the years. But its services business strengthens the argument for its stock by diversifying its earnings and instilling stability in its shares.\\nData by YCharts.\\nAnd as seen in the chart above, the company's price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) is the lowest among some of its biggest competitors. While a P/E of 30 isn't optimal, it still makes the stock a better value than that of tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta. With all it has going for it, including great potential now in VR/AR and a promising services business, Apple stock is a no-brainer buy.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has surged back with gusto this year after macroeconomic headwinds dragged the shares down 27% in 2022. The new headset has seemingly made leaps in innovation, with Apple essentially offering an entire desktop experience in virtual or augmented reality. Equipped with the same chip as a MacBook Air, the Vision Pro can perform everyday tasks such as web browsing, word processing, video editing, and entertainment activities like streaming and gaming.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has surged back with gusto this year after macroeconomic headwinds dragged the shares down 27% in 2022. Long-term prospects in virtual and augmented reality On June 5, Apple unveiled its highly anticipated VR/AR headset, the Vision Pro. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock: Buy, Sell, or Hold?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has surged back with gusto this year after macroeconomic headwinds dragged the shares down 27% in 2022. A booming services business In addition to VR/AR prospects, Apple has strengthened its business over the years with a steady expansion into digital services. Services has become Apple's second-highest earnings segment after the iPhone.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has surged back with gusto this year after macroeconomic headwinds dragged the shares down 27% in 2022. Apple's operating system and consumer brand loyalty could see the company soon dominate the high-growth industry, making its stock an attractive long-term option. 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Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 249,000 claims for the latest week.\\nU.S. Treasury yields pulled back, lifting shares of rate-sensitive growth stocks. Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.8% and 1.3%. US/\\nThe Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.\\n\"What has been encouraging is that the rate market has significantly reassessed the trajectory of expected interest rates but the equity market has largely ignored that and, if anything, continued to rise on the belief that the Fed is at or near the end of the rate hike cycle,\" said Ronald Temple, chief market strategist at Lazard.\\n\"Yesterday\\'s message was a bit of a splash of cold water on equity markets.\"\\nTraders see a nearly 65% chance of a 25-basis-point rate hike in July, up from around 60% a day earlier, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\\nEnergy stocks .SPNY led gains among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, up 1.4%, tracking higher crude prices. O/R\\nAt 10:06 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 188.05 points, or 0.55%, at 34,167.38, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 16.85 points, or 0.39%, at 4,389.44, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 25.76 points, or 0.19%, at 13,652.23.\\nKroger CoKR.N dropped 3.9% after the big-box retailer missed first-quarter revenue estimates.\\nKohls Corp KSS.N added 3.1% after TD Cowen upgraded the department store operator to \"outperform\" from \"market perform\".\\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies including Alibaba Group BABA.N and JD.com JD.O rose almost 3% after the People\\'s Bank of China cut the borrowing cost for its medium-term policy loans for the first time in 10 months.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.90-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.46-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded 20 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 32 new highs and 38 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.8% and 1.3%. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes inched higher on Thursday as megacap stocks rose on lower Treasury yields, lifting investor sentiment soured by Federal Reserve's hawkish comments on interest rate hikes this year. US/ The Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.8% and 1.3%. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes inched higher on Thursday as megacap stocks rose on lower Treasury yields, lifting investor sentiment soured by Federal Reserve's hawkish comments on interest rate hikes this year. Another set of numbers showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits were steady at a seasonally adjusted 262,0000 for the week ended June 10.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St edges up as yields slip after economic data', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.8% and 1.3%. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes inched higher on Thursday as megacap stocks rose on lower Treasury yields, lifting investor sentiment soured by Federal Reserve's hawkish comments on interest rate hikes this year. US/ The Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.8% and 1.3%. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes inched higher on Thursday as megacap stocks rose on lower Treasury yields, lifting investor sentiment soured by Federal Reserve's hawkish comments on interest rate hikes this year. US/ The Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-rallies-as-yields-slip-after-economic-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar\\nJune 15 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes touched multi-month highs on Thursday as Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing price pressures, offsetting concerns about the Federal Reserve sticking to a hawkish monetary policy.\\nData showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in May as consumers spent on a range of goods including vehicles. Another data set showed jobless claims were unchanged at a seasonally adjusted 262,0000 for the week ended June 10, but were above economists\\' forecast of 249,000 claims.\\nAdditionally, import prices fell in May and the annual decrease was the sharpest in three years.\\nU.S. Treasury yields pulled back, lifting shares of rate-sensitive growth stocks. Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.7% and 2.6%. US/\\n\"At this point there is a great deal of money on the sidelines of people who\\'d been scared of recession, and as the worries go away people are returning to equities,\" David Russell, vice president of Market Intelligence at TradeStation, said.\\n\"My sense is the market has gone through a more structural bullish change.\"\\nThe Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.\\nTraders see a 69% chance of a 25-basis point rate hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\\nDow component UnitedHealth UNH.N rebounded from its losses in the previous session and was up 2.9%.\\nEnergy stocks .SPNY led gains among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, up 1.4%, as oil prices rallied over 2%. O/R\\nThe S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 14-month highs, while the Dow touched a six-month peak during the session, underpinned by signs of economic resilience, a better-than-expected earnings season and bets that interest rates are near their peak.\\nAt 12:32 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 382.88 points, or 1.13%, at 34,362.21, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 36.22 points, or 0.83%, at 4,408.81, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 83.39 points, or 0.61%, at 13,709.87.\\nKroger CoKR.N dropped 4.1% after the big-box retailer missed first-quarter revenue estimates.\\nKohl\\'s Corp KSS.N rose 1% after TD Cowen upgraded the department store operator to \"outperform\" from \"market perform\".\\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies Alibaba Group BABA.N and JD.com JD.O rose 2.7% and 3.2%, respectively, after the People\\'s Bank of China cut the borrowing cost for its medium-term policy loans for the first time in 10 months.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 2.26-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.51-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded 34 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 55 new highs and 58 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Shounak Dasgupta)\\n((Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.7% and 2.6%. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 15 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes touched multi-month highs on Thursday as Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing price pressures, offsetting concerns about the Federal Reserve sticking to a hawkish monetary policy. The Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.7% and 2.6%. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 15 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes touched multi-month highs on Thursday as Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing price pressures, offsetting concerns about the Federal Reserve sticking to a hawkish monetary policy. Data showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in May as consumers spent on a range of goods including vehicles.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street rallies as yields slip after economic data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.7% and 2.6%. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 15 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes touched multi-month highs on Thursday as Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing price pressures, offsetting concerns about the Federal Reserve sticking to a hawkish monetary policy. Data showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in May as consumers spent on a range of goods including vehicles.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.7% and 2.6%. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 15 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes touched multi-month highs on Thursday as Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing price pressures, offsetting concerns about the Federal Reserve sticking to a hawkish monetary policy. O/R The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 14-month highs, while the Dow touched a six-month peak during the session, underpinned by signs of economic resilience, a better-than-expected earnings season and bets that interest rates are near their peak.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/telecom-stocks-face-uncertainty-as-amazon-targets-wireless-scene', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The U.S. telecom stocks fell under pressure earlier this month, thanks in part to Amazon\\'s (NASDAQ:AMZN) potential move to bring its disruptive impact to the wireless scene. Indeed, the most disruptive name in mega-cap tech is back at it, with the likes of Verizon (NYSE:VZ) and T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS) that appear to have fallen within Amazon\\'s crosshairs.\\nAccording to a Bloomberg report, the e-commerce and cloud behemoth is reportedly working on adding wireless services at a reduced or complimentary perk for Prime members. Undoubtedly, including such services could act as another heavy weight on the shoulders of the already-ailing telecom companies while taking Prime subscription growth to the next level.\\nPrime has already been one of the best value subscriptions for Amazon\\'s avid users, and the perks seem to just keep piling up! Mobile connectivity could be the biggest perk yet, even if users need to pay a small nominal fee (around $10/month) to get it.\\nWhether Amazon\\'s foray into wireless upends the industry remains to be seen. Indeed, Amazon spokesperson Brad Mattinger denied his firm is negotiating with wireless carriers to bring the service to Prime.\\nNew Tech Could Cause the \"Commoditization of Data\" to Accelerate\\nThe Amazon wireless news seems to have really caused investors to sour on all things telecom. This raises the question -- are wireless services a mere commodity that any tech-driven firm can offer?\\nAs tech improves and the cost of data becomes cheaper, I do think the answer gravitates toward \"yes.\" It\\'s not just mega-cap tech titans that could devalue the cost of various telecom services. Satellite connectivity has advanced considerably in recent years. With Elon Musk\\'s Starlink offering internet coverage via satellites in space, the so-called \"space race\" could take on a whole new meaning, and traditional telecom companies with tons invested in infrastructure could be the ones to be left behind.\\nIndeed, it\\'s too early in the game to conclude that telecom carriers are bound to falter in this new tech-driven era. Regardless, I do believe it\\'s a good idea for companies like Verizon or T-Mobile to consider spending more time and money thinking about how the Internet will be delivered in the distant future. Perhaps that future isn\\'t so distant if you\\'ve had a chance to test out Starlink\\'s impressive low-latency Internet!\\nThe Wide Moat Protecting the Telecoms Could Erode Quickly From Here\\nIt\\'s not so easy to start up your own telecom company. Considerable infrastructure costs have allowed many telecom firms to pay very generous dividends as wide economic moats protected cash flows from technological disruption. However, that era may be coming to an end if companies like Starlink look to change how and where we get our data. Further, wireless services may be viewed as just another service for the mega-cap tech companies to add to their arsenals to further bolster their service revenues.\\nIndeed, it certainly seems like mobile data could be the new streaming through the eyes of companies like Amazon or Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), a firm that brought satellite internet connectivity via its Emergency SOS feature (which allows the newest version of iPhones to send emergency messages via communication satellites when there is no cell signal). While satellite internet is definitely novel, I\\'m not so sure shareholders of traditional telecom companies need to hit the SOS button quite yet.\\nSatellite connectivity could be the future, but it\\'s still in the early innings. Further, there are challenges that could prevent Amazon from bringing telecom services to Prime in the nearer term. The company needs to ink a deal with existing carriers, which could be no easy task, especially if carriers recognize what it could mean to do a deal with Amazon. Call it \"a deal with the devil,\" if you will.\\nThe American telecom scene is competitive, but it could take many years before satellites and Prime perks drive down the price of data at an accelerated rate. As spatial computing (think VR and AR) become more commonplace, demand for fast, low-latency data could surge, and that\\'s a good thing for the telecom scene as a whole.\\nWhen it comes to Verizon stock, shares have arguably priced in the worst. The stock is coming off a fresh multi-year low at $34 and change. Yes, there are headwinds, potentially secular ones. But the ~7.0 times trailing price-to-earnings multiple just seems to factor in none of the positives and all of the negatives.\\nHow Do Analysts View These Stocks?\\nUsing TipRanks\\' comparison tool pictured below, we can see that AMZN and TMUS are rated as Strong Buys on Wall Street, while VZ stock sports a Moderate Buy rating. TMUS has the highest upside potential, according to analysts, with 35.1% expected in the next 12 months. VZ and AMZN have upside potential of 25.6% and 8.8%, respectively.\\nThe Takeaway\\nIt\\'s a worrying time to be a telecom investor. Nevertheless, though the future is uncertain, I think most of the fear is already baked into telecom shares at this juncture. Satellite connectivity and Prime wireless are interesting but may be a long way off from becoming mainstream. In that regard, the telecoms still look more than investable as they sag on recent woes.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Indeed, it certainly seems like mobile data could be the new streaming through the eyes of companies like Amazon or Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), a firm that brought satellite internet connectivity via its Emergency SOS feature (which allows the newest version of iPhones to send emergency messages via communication satellites when there is no cell signal). The U.S. telecom stocks fell under pressure earlier this month, thanks in part to Amazon's (NASDAQ:AMZN) potential move to bring its disruptive impact to the wireless scene. Undoubtedly, including such services could act as another heavy weight on the shoulders of the already-ailing telecom companies while taking Prime subscription growth to the next level.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Indeed, it certainly seems like mobile data could be the new streaming through the eyes of companies like Amazon or Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), a firm that brought satellite internet connectivity via its Emergency SOS feature (which allows the newest version of iPhones to send emergency messages via communication satellites when there is no cell signal). The U.S. telecom stocks fell under pressure earlier this month, thanks in part to Amazon's (NASDAQ:AMZN) potential move to bring its disruptive impact to the wireless scene. The American telecom scene is competitive, but it could take many years before satellites and Prime perks drive down the price of data at an accelerated rate.\", 'news_article_title': 'Telecom Stocks Face Uncertainty as Amazon Targets Wireless Scene', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Indeed, it certainly seems like mobile data could be the new streaming through the eyes of companies like Amazon or Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), a firm that brought satellite internet connectivity via its Emergency SOS feature (which allows the newest version of iPhones to send emergency messages via communication satellites when there is no cell signal). Satellite connectivity has advanced considerably in recent years. Further, wireless services may be viewed as just another service for the mega-cap tech companies to add to their arsenals to further bolster their service revenues.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Indeed, it certainly seems like mobile data could be the new streaming through the eyes of companies like Amazon or Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), a firm that brought satellite internet connectivity via its Emergency SOS feature (which allows the newest version of iPhones to send emergency messages via communication satellites when there is no cell signal). The U.S. telecom stocks fell under pressure earlier this month, thanks in part to Amazon's (NASDAQ:AMZN) potential move to bring its disruptive impact to the wireless scene. Further, wireless services may be viewed as just another service for the mega-cap tech companies to add to their arsenals to further bolster their service revenues.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/future-mobility-etfs%3A-under-the-hood', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Over the past few months, I have written many research notes on future mobility (which includes both electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles — there is a difference). One of the biggest issues that I’ve seen is the divergence between the newer, emerging EV stocks (which have just started production) and the legacy automakers (which have been contributing to the majority of EV growth, along with Tesla). But what does that mean for electric vehicle ETFs? ETFs usually track indexes with relatively conservative methodologies relative to minimum market cap restrictions and trading volume. And so, many of these newer, emerging stocks are not yet included. Instead, these ETFs hold legacy automakers. They also hold a large allocation to technology stocks like semiconductors, which play an integral role in future mobility. This note looks at what is inside future mobility ETFs, including sectors, industries, geographies, and specific stocks.\\nFuture mobility ETFs are heavily weighted toward consumer discretionary and information technology sectors.\\nAt this point, there are no longer any traditional automobile ETFs. CARZ, for example, was previously the First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund but changed its name and methodology to focus on electric and autonomous vehicles in 2022. But for future mobility ETFs, auto stocks — which are part of the consumer discretionary sector — are only about 1/5 of the holdings, on average. Out of the eight ETFs listed, four have almost twice as much weight in semiconductor stocks compared to auto stocks. Two have only slightly fewer semiconductor stocks than auto stocks. Only one ETF has zero semiconductor stocks and focuses more closely on auto and auto components. Semiconductor stocks and related tech stocks are also in broader technology indexes and many other thematic ETFs. They are also significant players in the early stages of future mobility. As more vehicles are produced and smaller EV companies gain market cap, the ratio of auto versus semiconductor may reverse.\\nMost future mobility ETFs are global, holding stocks from China, Japan, South Korea, Germany, and others.\\nFuture mobility ETFs are global, but many have large allocations to U.S. stocks. U.S. holdings in future mobility ETFs include large-cap companies like NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Intel (INTC). Six out of eight of the ETFs have NVIDIA in their top ten holdings — usually as the very top holding. While some legacy auto companies are from the U.S., like Ford (F) and General Motors (GM), many are international stocks, like Toyota (7203 JP) and Honda (7267 JP) from Japan and Volkswagen (VOW3 GR) from Germany. Many of the EV-focused companies that are large enough to be included in an ETF are Chinese stocks like Li Auto (LI), Nio (NIO), and Xpeng (XPEV).\\nBottom Line:\\nFuture mobility ETFs reflect the early stages of the future mobility industry. Most of the focus is currently on growing the underlying technology. Vehicle production should significantly increase over the next few years, which may eventually change the constituent weightings. Few pure-play future mobility stocks are mostly newer, emerging small-cap stocks. A more conservative investor may want to invest in the future mobility theme through an ETF rather than stock-picking. ETFs can evolve along with the industry.\\nFor more news, information, and strategy, visit the ETF Building Blocks Channel.\\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'U.S. holdings in future mobility ETFs include large-cap companies like NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Intel (INTC). CARZ, for example, was previously the First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund but changed its name and methodology to focus on electric and autonomous vehicles in 2022. As more vehicles are produced and smaller EV companies gain market cap, the ratio of auto versus semiconductor may reverse.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'U.S. holdings in future mobility ETFs include large-cap companies like NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Intel (INTC). Future mobility ETFs are heavily weighted toward consumer discretionary and information technology sectors. CARZ, for example, was previously the First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund but changed its name and methodology to focus on electric and autonomous vehicles in 2022.', 'news_article_title': 'Future Mobility ETFs: Under the Hood', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'U.S. holdings in future mobility ETFs include large-cap companies like NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Intel (INTC). This note looks at what is inside future mobility ETFs, including sectors, industries, geographies, and specific stocks. CARZ, for example, was previously the First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund but changed its name and methodology to focus on electric and autonomous vehicles in 2022.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'U.S. holdings in future mobility ETFs include large-cap companies like NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Intel (INTC). But for future mobility ETFs, auto stocks — which are part of the consumer discretionary sector — are only about 1/5 of the holdings, on average. Out of the eight ETFs listed, four have almost twice as much weight in semiconductor stocks compared to auto stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sp-500-leaps-to-highest-close-in-14-months-traders-bet-us-rates-near-peak', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign.\\nTreasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and fueling record highs for Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O.\\nData showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in May as consumers spent on a range of goods including vehicles. Another data set showed jobless claims were unchanged at a seasonally adjusted 262,0000 for the week ended June 10, but were above economists\\' forecast of 249,000 claims.\\nAdditionally, import prices fell in May and the annual decrease was the sharpest in three years. That followed a report on Tuesday showing April headline inflation increased by less than expected.\\nThe latest wave of data came after Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday and indicated it may hike by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.\\n\"Due to softer inflation data earlier this week and resilient economic data after the Fed meeting, the market is rallying and yields are falling because investors don\\'t believe the Fed is as hawkish as they presented,\" said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.\\n\"The market doesn\\'t believe they have two more hikes in the chamber.\"\\nTraders see a 67% chance of a 25-basis point rate hike in July, followed by a potential rate cut by December, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\\nThursday\\'s gains were broad and included industrials and materials, viewed as sensitive to swings in the health of the economy.\\nU.S. Treasury yields pulled back, lifting shares of rate-sensitive growth stocks, including Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O. US/\\n\"There is a great deal of money on the sidelines of people who\\'d been scared of recession, and as the worries go away people are returning to equities,\" said David Russell, vice president of Market Intelligence at TradeStation.\\nSo far in 2023, the S&P 500 is up about 15% and the Nasdaq has climbed about 32%, fueled by signs of economic resilience, a better-than-expected earnings season and bets that interest rates are near their peak.\\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 53.67 points, or 1.23%, to end at 4,426.26 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 156.34 points, or 1.15%, to 13,782.82. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 430.31 points, or 1.27%, to 34,415.46.\\nKroger CoKR.Ndropped after the big-box retailer missed first-quarter revenue estimates.\\nKohl\\'s Corp > rose after TD Cowen upgraded the department store operator to \"outperform\" from \"market perform\".\\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies Alibaba Group BABA.N and JD.com > gained after the People\\'s Bank of China cut the borrowing cost for its medium-term policy loans for the first time in 10 months.\\nS&P 500 components so far in 2023 https://tmsnrt.rs/3qKEPIp\\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi, Shounak Dasgupta and David Gregorio)\\n((noel.randewich@tr.com; Twitter: @randewich))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and fueling record highs for Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign. The latest wave of data came after Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday and indicated it may hike by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and fueling record highs for Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign. \"Due to softer inflation data earlier this week and resilient economic data after the Fed meeting, the market is rallying and yields are falling because investors don\\'t believe the Fed is as hawkish as they presented,\" said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.', 'news_article_title': 'S&P 500 leaps to highest close in 14 months; traders bet US rates near peak', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and fueling record highs for Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign. \"Due to softer inflation data earlier this week and resilient economic data after the Fed meeting, the market is rallying and yields are falling because investors don\\'t believe the Fed is as hawkish as they presented,\" said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and fueling record highs for Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O. The latest wave of data came after Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday and indicated it may hike by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient. \"Due to softer inflation data earlier this week and resilient economic data after the Fed meeting, the market is rallying and yields are falling because investors don\\'t believe the Fed is as hawkish as they presented,\" said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chinese-e-commerce-giants-entice-cautious-consumers-with-steep-mid-year-discounts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu\\nSHANGHAI, June 16 (Reuters) - China\\'s e-commerce platforms are competing fiercely in the country\\'s first major shopping festival after the pandemic, offering steep discounts to entice frugal consumers in more worrying signs for an economy struggling to build momentum.\\nThe 618 festival, named after the founding date of JD.com 9618.HK but embraced by all platforms and running from late May until June 18, is a key test of household consumption appetite, vital to bring China\\'s growth on a sounder footing.\\nThis year, JD.com, Tmall, Pinduoduo PDD.O and others are investing billions of yuan in subsidies and incentives to keep gross sales growing, in what analysts interpret as subdued confidence among the platforms and shoppers.\\nThis bodes ill for China\\'s post-pandemic recovery, which is already losing steam. Retail sales growth in May slowed from the previous month, missing forecasts.\\nIn 2022 China\\'s online retail sales amounted to 13.8 trillion yuan ($1.93 trillion), according to Ministry of Commerce data. Official data also underscored the importance of the broader retail sector, which had overall sales of 44 trillion last year, nearly a third of the country\\'s annual economic output.\\n\"There\\'s all these massive incentives between platforms to fight for market share during the event, which has spoiled everyone rotten,\" said Josh Gardner, CEO of Kungfu Data, which operates online stores for brands including G-Star Raw and Moschino.\\n\"Everyone\\'s making excuses but at the end of the day, it\\'s a super-soft retail market.\"\\nJD.com launched a \"10 billion in subsidies\" campaign in March. The company said those would take various forms, including advertising discounts for merchants, but did not disclose further details such as the exact size of subsidies offered during the 618 event.\\nTrudy Dai, group CEO of Taobao Tmall Commerce, the China e-commerce arm of Alibaba\\'s company, said a \"historically huge investment\" would be made to acquire customers during 618.\\nOn Tmall, shoppers get an automatic 30 yuan discount for every 200 yuan spent, or 50 yuan back for every 300.\\nPinduoduo distributed 5 billion yuan ($697 million) in coupons in the May 30-June 3 pre-sales period, state media reported. It did not respond to a request for comment.\\n\"The fact that all big e-commerce players are focusing their message around discounts really shows the consumer is more conscious about spending money,\" said Jason Yu, greater China managing director of market research firm Kantar Worldpanel.\\nYu and other analysts predict daily necessities and skincare would outperform other product categories this 618 as consumers, worried about the job market, their future incomes and the value of their flat, hold tight to their wallets.\\n\"I bought cat litter, cat food, and some Oolong tea for my husband, but these are things I buy routinely. This 618 I will spend the least money out of any year,\" said 38-year-old Iris Zhang, who works for an electronics firm in Beijing.\\nLUXURY ON SALE\\nLuxury brands, which normally avoid associating themselves with sales periods, are joining the discount race this year as they need to clear inventory, market researchers say.\\nAnalytics firm Re-Hub said brands like Balenciaga and Burberry BRBY.L have offered unusually deep discounts from the start of the sale period, rather than incrementally increasing discounts throughout the festival.\\nApple AAPL.O, struggling to retain market share in China, hosted its first ever livestream shopping event on Tmall for 618, offering rare and temporary discounts on several products.\\nBurberry, Balenciaga and Apple did not reply to Reuters requests for comment.\\nLast year, JD.com posted 10% annual growth in total 618 sales, its slowest ever. Other platforms do not routinely publish such figures.\\nSome market watchers say JD.com may also stop releasing its sales tally after Alibaba Group did not disclose the figures for the Nov. 2022 Singles Day shopping festival.\\nJefferies analysts estimate \"single digits\" growth this year for JD.com and other platforms, while those at Citi estimate JD.com\\'s sales will grow 2-5%, citing cautious consumers and \"intensified competition\" among platforms and brands.\\nGardner of Kungfu Data said the net result of a race for discounts will be negative.\\n\"The platforms have just set themselves up for a problem,\" he said. \"It just sucks the life out of sales for the next three or four months.\"\\n($1 = 7.1739 yuan)\\n(Reporting by Casey Hall and Sophie Yu; Editing by Marius Zaharia & Shri Navaratnam)\\n((Casey.Hall@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, struggling to retain market share in China, hosted its first ever livestream shopping event on Tmall for 618, offering rare and temporary discounts on several products. By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI, June 16 (Reuters) - China\\'s e-commerce platforms are competing fiercely in the country\\'s first major shopping festival after the pandemic, offering steep discounts to entice frugal consumers in more worrying signs for an economy struggling to build momentum. \"There\\'s all these massive incentives between platforms to fight for market share during the event, which has spoiled everyone rotten,\" said Josh Gardner, CEO of Kungfu Data, which operates online stores for brands including G-Star Raw and Moschino.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O, struggling to retain market share in China, hosted its first ever livestream shopping event on Tmall for 618, offering rare and temporary discounts on several products. By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI, June 16 (Reuters) - China's e-commerce platforms are competing fiercely in the country's first major shopping festival after the pandemic, offering steep discounts to entice frugal consumers in more worrying signs for an economy struggling to build momentum. This year, JD.com, Tmall, Pinduoduo PDD.O and others are investing billions of yuan in subsidies and incentives to keep gross sales growing, in what analysts interpret as subdued confidence among the platforms and shoppers.\", 'news_article_title': 'Chinese e-commerce giants entice cautious consumers with steep mid-year discounts', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, struggling to retain market share in China, hosted its first ever livestream shopping event on Tmall for 618, offering rare and temporary discounts on several products. This year, JD.com, Tmall, Pinduoduo PDD.O and others are investing billions of yuan in subsidies and incentives to keep gross sales growing, in what analysts interpret as subdued confidence among the platforms and shoppers. Some market watchers say JD.com may also stop releasing its sales tally after Alibaba Group did not disclose the figures for the Nov. 2022 Singles Day shopping festival.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O, struggling to retain market share in China, hosted its first ever livestream shopping event on Tmall for 618, offering rare and temporary discounts on several products. By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI, June 16 (Reuters) - China's e-commerce platforms are competing fiercely in the country's first major shopping festival after the pandemic, offering steep discounts to entice frugal consumers in more worrying signs for an economy struggling to build momentum. This year, JD.com, Tmall, Pinduoduo PDD.O and others are investing billions of yuan in subsidies and incentives to keep gross sales growing, in what analysts interpret as subdued confidence among the platforms and shoppers.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/microsoft-notches-record-high-valuation-of-nearly-%242.6-trillion', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Chibuike Oguh\\nNEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares rose to a new record high close on Thursday as market optimism about the prospects of artificial intelligence (AI) has helped buoy the technology giant to a record market capitalization of $2.59 trillion.\\nMicrosoft is seen as a leader in the adoption of AI technology in the software industry owing to its huge investment in OpenAI, the San Francisco-based startup that owns the widely popular chatbot ChatGPT.\\nLast month, Microsoft began rolling out a host of AI upgrades, including ChatGPT, to Azure cloud services as well as its search engine Bing - in a move that seeks to challenge the dominance of Alphabet Inc\\'s GOOGL.O Google.\\nMicrosoft\\'s shares closed up 3.2% at $348.10 per share on Thursday. The stock, which has gained more than 45% in the year to date, reached its prior record close of $343.11 on Nov. 19, 2021. The stock\\'s intraday record high was $349.67 on Nov. 22, 2021.\\nIn addition, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares also achieved a record high close of $186.01 on Thursday, while shares of graphics chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O set a fresh intraday record of $432.89.\\nEarlier Thursday, JPMorgan analysts raised their price target on Microsoft\\'s stock, citing AI driving demand for the company\\'s products. Of the 53 analysts covering Microsoft, 44 recommended buying the shares and the median price target is $340, according to Refinitiv data.\\n\"We reaffirm our bullish-outlier viewpoint on generative AI and continue to see it driving a resurgence of confidence in key software franchises,\" JPMorgan analysts wrote in a note to clients.\\n(Reporting by Chibuike Oguh in New York; editing by Lance Tupper and Jonathan Oatis)\\n((Chibuike.Oguh@thomsonreuters.com; +332-219-1834; Reuters Messaging: chibuike.oguh.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"In addition, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares also achieved a record high close of $186.01 on Thursday, while shares of graphics chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O set a fresh intraday record of $432.89. Microsoft is seen as a leader in the adoption of AI technology in the software industry owing to its huge investment in OpenAI, the San Francisco-based startup that owns the widely popular chatbot ChatGPT. Last month, Microsoft began rolling out a host of AI upgrades, including ChatGPT, to Azure cloud services as well as its search engine Bing - in a move that seeks to challenge the dominance of Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"In addition, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares also achieved a record high close of $186.01 on Thursday, while shares of graphics chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O set a fresh intraday record of $432.89. By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares rose to a new record high close on Thursday as market optimism about the prospects of artificial intelligence (AI) has helped buoy the technology giant to a record market capitalization of $2.59 trillion. The stock's intraday record high was $349.67 on Nov. 22, 2021.\", 'news_article_title': 'Microsoft notches record high valuation of nearly $2.6 trillion', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"In addition, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares also achieved a record high close of $186.01 on Thursday, while shares of graphics chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O set a fresh intraday record of $432.89. By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares rose to a new record high close on Thursday as market optimism about the prospects of artificial intelligence (AI) has helped buoy the technology giant to a record market capitalization of $2.59 trillion. The stock's intraday record high was $349.67 on Nov. 22, 2021.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"In addition, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares also achieved a record high close of $186.01 on Thursday, while shares of graphics chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O set a fresh intraday record of $432.89. By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares rose to a new record high close on Thursday as market optimism about the prospects of artificial intelligence (AI) has helped buoy the technology giant to a record market capitalization of $2.59 trillion. Earlier Thursday, JPMorgan analysts raised their price target on Microsoft's stock, citing AI driving demand for the company's products.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/etf-investing-strategies-for-2h-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"(1:00) - Breaking Down The Recent Stock Market Performance\\n(6:30) - Can The United States Avoid A Recession?\\n(9:40) - How Should Investors Position Their Portfolios Right Now?\\n(17:00) - Should You Be Buying Into Bond ETFs?\\n(19:45) - Breaking Down ETF Inflows: Are Investors Bullish Or Bearish?\\n(23:00) - Episode Roundup: SDY, QUS, QUAL, SBD, SPDW, VEA, GLD, GLDM, IAUM, XHB, XTN, ITB, IYT\\n Podcast@Zacks.com\\n In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Matthew Bartolini, Head of SPDR Americas Research at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). We discuss the market outlook and the best strategies for the second half of 2023.\\nThe S&P 500 is now up about 15% year-to-date, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq has surged almost 38%. The rally is being driven mainly by mega-cap stocks that have benefited from optimism about artificial intelligence, as well as investors' search for safety amid rising uncertainties.\\nMost economists expect a recession in the US later this year or early next year. It remains to be seen if the rally can continue despite macroeconomic and earnings risks. The SSGA team recommends moving up in quality in the US and rotating overseas, and diversifying recession risks with cyclicals and defensives.\\nThe SPDR S&P Dividend ETF SDY selects companies that have consistently increased their dividend for at least 20 consecutive years. Walgreens Boots Alliance WBA and 3M MMM are among its top holdings.\\nThe iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF QUAL and the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF QUS provide exposure to high-quality stocks. Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Nvidia NVDA are the top holdings in these ETFs.\\nHomebuilders have significantly outperformed the S&P 500 index this year. However, after a 30% plunge in 2022 and an improving earnings outlook, these stocks still look attractively priced on a price-to-earnings (P/E) and price-to-book (P/B) basis. Take a look at the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF ITB and the SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF XHB.\\nIn the fixed income space, Matt recommends short-duration ETFs given their elevated yields, and actively managed ETFs that can navigate evolving monetary policy and mixed fundamentals.\\nTune in to the podcast to learn more.\\nMake sure to be on the lookout for the next edition of ETF Spotlight! If you have any comments or questions, please email podcast@zacks.com.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\n3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nSPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB): ETF Research Reports\\niShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB): ETF Research Reports\\nWalgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nSPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY): ETF Research Reports\\niShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL): ETF Research Reports\\nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Nvidia NVDA are the top holdings in these ETFs. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB): ETF Research Reports Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL): ETF Research Reports SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. (23:00) - Episode Roundup: SDY, QUS, QUAL, SBD, SPDW, VEA, GLD, GLDM, IAUM, XHB, XTN, ITB, IYT Podcast@Zacks.com In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Matthew Bartolini, Head of SPDR Americas Research at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB): ETF Research Reports Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL): ETF Research Reports SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Nvidia NVDA are the top holdings in these ETFs. The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF QUAL and the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF QUS provide exposure to high-quality stocks.', 'news_article_title': 'ETF Investing Strategies for 2H 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB): ETF Research Reports Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL): ETF Research Reports SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Nvidia NVDA are the top holdings in these ETFs. Take a look at the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF ITB and the SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF XHB.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB): ETF Research Reports Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL): ETF Research Reports SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Nvidia NVDA are the top holdings in these ETFs. (23:00) - Episode Roundup: SDY, QUS, QUAL, SBD, SPDW, VEA, GLD, GLDM, IAUM, XHB, XTN, ITB, IYT Podcast@Zacks.com In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Matthew Bartolini, Head of SPDR Americas Research at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-7-long-term-investment-stocks-for-future-millionaires', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index experienced losses in 11 of 47 years between 1975 and 2022. That alone proves the stock market generates far more returns than losses. Yet investors tend to earn returns that are only about one-third of the stock market’s total return. This is because investors tend to jump in and out of stocks, change their minds frequently, and even act on emotion. Instead, what many investors may want to do is buy and stay put with some of the market’s best long-term stocks, such as:\\nBest Long-Term Stocks: Toyota (TM)\\nSource: josefkubes / Shutterstock.com\\nTesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is one of the top electric vehicle stocks on the market. But Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) may be about to catch it. After all, Toyota is the world’s biggest vehicle manufacturer. In 2022, while Tesla produced 1.3 million vehicles, Toyota produced 10.5 million — and just announced that it will focus its resources on developing a full line-up of electric vehicles and the batteries needed to power them.\\nIn fact, Toyota said it plans to sell 3.5 million battery-powered vehicles a year by 2030 through a new electric vehicle business unit called “BEV Factory.” The automaker added that it is aiming for a driving range of 1,000 kilometers on a single battery charge for all its future electric vehicles, which is nearly double the 570 km range of Tesla’s Model 3 sedan. The company is also developing solid-state batteries for its EVs. New CEO Koji Sato is making electric vehicle production his central focus, which should worry other automakers. TM stock is up 20% so far this year. The stock also has a low price-earnings ratio of 12 and pays a rich dividend yield of 2.58%.\\nBest Long-Term Stocks: Starbucks (SBUX)\\nSource: Shutterstock\\nStarbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) does one thing and does it extremely well: sell coffee. Today, Starbucks is the biggest restaurant chain in the world with more than $30 billion in annual revenue, more than 35,000 outlets worldwide, and an army of 400,000 employees. Starbucks is bigger than McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) in terms of its annual sales. That’s impressive when one considers that Starbucks’ menu is much more limited and static than McDonald’s and other quick service restaurants.\\nIn addition, Starbucks’ success proves the enduring power of coffee. Surveys have found that nearly half (49%) of Americans drink three to five cups of coffee each day. And 39% of Americans say they enjoy Starbucks coffee the most. The national coffee addiction helps to explain Starbucks’ robust earnings. The Seattle-based company is also huge globally, enjoying a major presence in China, the world’s most populous country with 1.4 billion citizens. Starbucks’ global reach should help power its sales for years to come. SBUX stock has gained 35% in the past 12 months and is up 76% over five years.\\nBest Long-Term Stocks: Broadcom (AVGO)\\nSource: Shutterstock\\nIt seems that all the news concerning microchip and semiconductor companies revolves around players such as Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD). Too often the discussion around chipmakers leaves out another major player, Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO). This is a shame as Broadcom has quietly outperformed many of its peers for years now. AVGO stock is up 65% in the past year and has risen more than 200% over five years.\\nBroadcom’s chips are used to power everything from wireless networks and data centers to artificial intelligence (A.I.) applications. The company is currently riding high on news that antitrust regulators in Europe plan to approve its $61 billion acquisition of cloud computing firm VMware (NYSE:VMW). The purchase will further diversify Broadcom’s technology and its uses, making it a great strategic move on the company’s part. AVGO stock also pays a decent dividend that yields 2.14%, which is rare among chipmakers and tech companies.\\nRalph Lauren (RL)\\nSource: Martin Good / Shutterstock.com\\nFashion company Ralph Lauren’s (NYSE:RL) brand and stock have held up better than most retailers during the volatility of the last 18 months. During the past year, RL stock has grown 27%, and it has increased 75% since 2017. The company targets a more affluent clientele with its polo shirts and other preppy wear, and that has made Ralph Lauren more resilient to economic downturns as high net-worth individuals tend to curb their spending last and only in extreme situations.\\nLike other stocks on this list, Ralph Lauren benefits from being a truly international company, with sales in every region of the globe. In its most recent earnings print, Ralph Lauren reported that its China sales rose 4% during the quarter, helping to offset weakness in the U.S. The company is also much more than its clothing line. Ralph Lauren has also expanded into eyewear, bedding, fragrances, and cosmetics. Management has said the goal is to be a “full luxury” company.\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: askarim / Shutterstock\\nIt remains to be seen if Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new $3,500 augmented reality headset will be a hit with consumers. Regardless, the technology giant has many other products to continue driving its sales for years to come, including the iPhone, Macbook, Apple Watch and its relatively new financial and streaming ventures. The enduring popularity and strong sales of its products helps to explain why AAPL stock recently closed at an all-time high above $183 (on a split-adjusted basis).\\nApple’s market capitalization is back to approaching $3 trillion, according to data from FactSet, and the share price can be expected to continue running higher for years to come. Key to Apple’s enduring success has been strong brand loyalty among consumers and its ability to constantly update its technology. Apple is one of the few companies that issue new versions of its products every year without fail. Investors who own AAPL stock also benefit from the fact that the company buys back more of its own stock than any other publicly traded entity.\\nMcDonald’s (MCD)\\nSource: Shutterstock\\nMcDonald’s is an evergreen stock. A true set-it-and-forget-it investment. Shares of the Golden Arches can reliably be expected to trend higher over the long-term. Investors looking for stocks with durable competitive advantages and a wide moat around them should consider MCD stock. Today, McDonald’s is the third largest quick-service restaurant chain in the world by revenue with nearly $25 billion in annual sales. That’s a lot of hamburgers and fries.\\nIn the last 12 months, MCD stock has risen 20% and the company’s share price is up 75% through five years. Stockholders also get a quarterly dividend that yields 2.11% for a payout of $1.52 a share. In late April, McDonald’s reported earnings that once again beat Wall Street forecasts on the top and bottom lines. Due to increased traffic and higher prices, McDonald’s reported earnings per share of $2.63 versus $2.33 expected. Revenue came in at $5.90 billion compared to the $5.59 billion forecast. Rock solid.\\nAlibaba (BABA)\\nSource: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com\\nInvesting in China is not without risk. However, the upside potential might make it worthwhile to take a position in a major Chinese tech firm whose long-term growth prospects are huge. A tech firm such as Alibaba (NYSE:BABA). Dubbed the “Amazon of China,” Alibaba is an e-commerce giant that also has tentacles in cloud computing, online payments, and AI. BABA stock took a drubbing over the past few years as Chinese authorities in Beijing cracked down on publicly traded companies, notably tech firms. However, the worst looks to now be over.\\nIn recent months, several notable investors have been taking positions in Chinese stocks, including Michael Burry of “The Big Short” fame. In May, it was revealed that Burry had doubled his holding of BABA stock. Alibaba, along with fellow Chinese tech firm JD.com (NASDAQ:JD), is now the largest holding in Burry’s fund, accounting for 20% of his portfolio. Clearly, Burry and others are betting on the long-term growth potential of China’s major companies.\\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in NVDA and AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \\nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\\nThe post Top 7 Long-Term Investment Stocks for Future Millionaires appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock It remains to be seen if Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new $3,500 augmented reality headset will be a hit with consumers. The enduring popularity and strong sales of its products helps to explain why AAPL stock recently closed at an all-time high above $183 (on a split-adjusted basis). Investors who own AAPL stock also benefit from the fact that the company buys back more of its own stock than any other publicly traded entity.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock It remains to be seen if Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new $3,500 augmented reality headset will be a hit with consumers. The enduring popularity and strong sales of its products helps to explain why AAPL stock recently closed at an all-time high above $183 (on a split-adjusted basis). Investors who own AAPL stock also benefit from the fact that the company buys back more of its own stock than any other publicly traded entity.', 'news_article_title': 'Top 7 Long-Term Investment Stocks for Future Millionaires', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock It remains to be seen if Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new $3,500 augmented reality headset will be a hit with consumers. The enduring popularity and strong sales of its products helps to explain why AAPL stock recently closed at an all-time high above $183 (on a split-adjusted basis). Investors who own AAPL stock also benefit from the fact that the company buys back more of its own stock than any other publicly traded entity.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Investors who own AAPL stock also benefit from the fact that the company buys back more of its own stock than any other publicly traded entity. Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock It remains to be seen if Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new $3,500 augmented reality headset will be a hit with consumers. The enduring popularity and strong sales of its products helps to explain why AAPL stock recently closed at an all-time high above $183 (on a split-adjusted basis).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-titans-propel-qqq%3A-is-a-pullback-looming', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Year-to-date, technology has led the charge in the market's recovery. Without the remarkable performance of a handful of industry, global leading names, the market would be near flat on the year.\\nThe map below of the S&P 500 index categorizes performance by sectors and industries, with size representing the market capitalization of each company. Seven companies stand out for their performance and market capitalization in the above map, measuring performance YTD.\\n\\n\\nInterestingly, all seven companies are technology focused and at the forefront of innovative themes such as augmented reality, AI, cloud computing, electric vehicles, and more. \\n\\nAs a result, all seven companies are priority holdings of the Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ) ETF.\\n\\nYTD, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) is up 14.3%, while the QQQ ETF is up 37.4%. With a remarkable outperformance stemming from a deep concentration on seven companies, is QQQ overbought and close to a pullback?\\nSeven Names Make Up Over 50% of QQQ Holdings\\nWhile the SPY ETF is diverse and includes companies across all sectors and industries, QQQ's is more focused, with 58% of the tech funds allocated to technology and 19% consumer discretionary. As a result, seven stocks dominate the fund's weighting and are all directly responsible for the QQQ's outperformance this year. However, if several of these individual stocks are overbought, in the short term, it might result in a sharp pullback due to a lack of diversification.\\nQQQ has a relative strength index (RSI) of 76.81, putting the ETF in overbought territory. Typically, an RSI above 70 indicates that a stock is becoming overbought. \\nFrom 1. To 8. In the image above, those seven companies contribute over 50% of the ETF's holding and exposure.\\n\\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) accounts for 12.90% allocation in the ETF. YTD, the stock is up 40% and closing in on its ATH of $349.67. The stock has an RSI of 66.58, approaching an overbought level.\\n\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL), weighing 12.15% in the ETF, is up 41% YTD. AAPL has an RSI of 71, making the stock overbought and overvalued in the short term.\\n\\nIn third place, with an allocation of 6.84%, is Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). After trending higher all year, the stock soared on blowout Q1 earnings and guidance and is now up 194% YTD, with a market cap greater than $1 trillion. However, NVDA is in overbought territory with an RSI of 76.34.\\n\\nSimilar to Microsoft, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has an RSI of 66.04. The stock is nearing overbought territory but not quite there yet. YTD, the stock is up 50%.\\n\\nTesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is in highly overbought territory with an RSI of 86.04. YTD, the stock is up over 100% and over 50% this month. With a significant weighting of 4.26% in the ETF, QQQ investors will want to watch the performance of TSLA closely, as a pullback will undoubtedly impact the ETFs performance.\\n\\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is up 127% YTD and significantly extended from its key moving averages, specifically the 200d SMA. META has an RSI of 74.28, indicating that the stock is overbought and overvalued in the short term and susceptible to a pullback.\\n\\nAlphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) weighs 7.78% when combing class A and B holdings in the ETF. GOOGL is up 40% YTD. However, the stock has an RSI of 60.20, indicating it is not overbought or overvalued in the short term.\\nShould You Invest In QQQ?\\nAs 4 out of the standout 7 top holdings of the ETF are currently overbought and overvalued, according to their RSI, now is the time for investors to be cautious and think about a retracement in the ETF.\\n\\nThe ETF has a highly overbought reading on its RSI and now finds itself vulnerable to its top-weighted names that are too in overbought territory. As such, investors should consider taking profits or some risk off the table and looking for a pullback to re-enter.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), weighing 12.15% in the ETF, is up 41% YTD. AAPL has an RSI of 71, making the stock overbought and overvalued in the short term. The map below of the S&P 500 index categorizes performance by sectors and industries, with size representing the market capitalization of each company.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL has an RSI of 71, making the stock overbought and overvalued in the short term. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), weighing 12.15% in the ETF, is up 41% YTD. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is in highly overbought territory with an RSI of 86.04.', 'news_article_title': 'Tech Titans Propel QQQ: Is A Pullback Looming?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), weighing 12.15% in the ETF, is up 41% YTD. AAPL has an RSI of 71, making the stock overbought and overvalued in the short term. Seven Names Make Up Over 50% of QQQ Holdings While the SPY ETF is diverse and includes companies across all sectors and industries, QQQ's is more focused, with 58% of the tech funds allocated to technology and 19% consumer discretionary.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), weighing 12.15% in the ETF, is up 41% YTD. AAPL has an RSI of 71, making the stock overbought and overvalued in the short term. Seven Names Make Up Over 50% of QQQ Holdings While the SPY ETF is diverse and includes companies across all sectors and industries, QQQ's is more focused, with 58% of the tech funds allocated to technology and 19% consumer discretionary.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-stocks-forming-the-next-economic-supercluster', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nThe next group of stocks in economic supercluster already emerged in the form of the so-called ‘Magnificent 7’ stocks. That group includes Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG GOOGL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). However, it’s also important to recognize that investors are beginning to pull back on those stocks on valuation concerns. Still, there are other stocks in economic supercluster we can also check out, including:\\nAMD Advanced Micro Devices $124.24\\nAVGO Broadcom $883.43\\nASML ASML. $738.69\\nPLTR Palantir $16.60\\nALB Albemarle $230.91\\nF Ford Motor $14.45\\nSEDG SolarEdge $277.46\\nStocks in Economic Supercluster: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)\\nSource: Pamela Marciano / Shutterstock.com\\nAdvanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is chief among stocks deserving of investor attention right now. It basically trades in parallel with Nvidia. The two stocks are interconnected and conversation about one conjures up the other. \\nNvidia has nearly tripled in 2023 thanks to the AI story. After all, Nvidia’s chips are powering the AI boom. Plus, demand for its GPUs is outstripping supply — an ideal situation for the company. Meanwhile, AMD is telegraphing a big push into AI servers and AI data centers. In addition, AMD chips power more than 100 of the world’s fastest supercomputers. \\nThe opportunity for AMD I clear. And I’d argue that over the coming weeks and months, more eyes will be on AMD. In fact, AMD shares are currently showing bigger daily returns than NVDA at the moment.\\nStocks in Economic Supercluster: Broadcom (AVGO)\\nSource: Shutterstock\\nInvestors should remain acutely aware of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) in relation to the AI stock boom. The company is a name to know when it comes to large-scale data centers and AI/ML. Broadcom refers to that portion of its business as hyperscale, showcasing its offerings and ability late last year at an industry summit. \\nBroadcom’s software solutions in the hyperscale data center realm will make it relevant in this new era. Investors know that Nvidia is winning the chip war certainly. But it’s also important to understand that artificial intelligence and machine learning touch so many other firms outside of chips alone. Broadcom is one of them. \\nBroadcom is also making strides in 5G, another secular trend and opportunity. The company recently announced a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple to provide it with 5G components. In short, AVGO stock is one to be aware of for investors seeking firms entrenched in future tech growth. \\nASML (ASML)\\nSource: Ralf Liebhold / Shutterstock\\nASML (NASDAQ:ASML) reminds me of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) in that both firms and stocks are relatively unheralded yet vitally important to the semiconductor industry. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing acts as a chip foundry for the world’s biggest chip companies. It makes chips that no other firm can. ASML makes EUV lithography machines that enable the mass production of those chips and others. Both companies are integral to the world’s economy and do what others can’t. \\nAI/ML chips are going to require a greater number of smaller and smaller transistors to be packed onto chips. ASML’s lithography machines are going to produce those chips. The company sold 100 such machines during the first quarter, 96 of which were new. That was less than the 106 sold during the same period a year earlier although only 95 of those were new. However, revenues were higher suggesting ASML was able to pass on higher prices to customers. A Google search reveals wildly varying prices for those machines ranging from $150 million a piece to $400 million for next-generation iterations. \\nPalantir (PLTR)\\nSource: Spyro the Dragon / Shutterstock.com\\nPalantir (NYSE:PLTR) stock may or may not be a part of the next ‘economic supercluster’. Nevertheless, it remains worth understanding if only to show how AI is being adopted across every industry. Palantir is a software firm so it’s to be expected that AI will directly affect the firm. It primarily services the defense industry and is one of the most prominent firms bringing Silicon Valley tech know-how and applying it to the U.S. defense industry. \\nSurely you can see where I’m going with this: The defense industry is a vital component of the U.S. economy and AI promises to drive its future growth. Palantir’s AIP (Artificial Intelligence Platform) is geared toward business and defense. It’s the latter that arguably makes the company especially exciting now. \\nI’ve linked a video for readers interested in what that software is capable of. It produces multiple courses of action for leadership given a specific scenario. The data ingested through AI will make war planning multiple times more thorough than it was previously. Palantir is on the cusp of a massive opportunity. \\nAlbemarle (ALB)\\nSource: Shutterstock\\nAlbemarle (NYSE:ALB) benefits from the critical mass of EV adoption. Data suggests that once 5% of new car sales are EVs that an intractable paradigm is reached. That paradigm is mass adoption. The U.S. reached that level last summer. Thus, the rush to supply that growth is already well underway. That’s where lithium supplier Albemarle fits in. The stock caught fire over the last few years as EV sales have boomed. Then lithium prices skyrocketed late last year due to multiple factors making the company more prominent. Those prices have fluctuated since but Albemarle’s fundamentals continue to strengthen. \\nTesla is the most prominent stock name in EV stocks. It is part of the so-called Magnificent 7. Albemarle, though, is a great name to consider beyond TSLA shares. The company has emerged as one of the most important links in the domestic EV supply chain. It’s a great play on EVs overall. \\nFord Motor (F)\\nSource: D K Grove / Shutterstock.com\\nFord Motor (NYSE:F) and other legacy automotive manufacturers are vying to be a part of the EV transition. Ford’s size and resources are going to allow the firm to become a major force in EVs moving forward. Tesla proved the concept, legacy makers are going to take advantage moving forward. \\nIts efforts thus far have resulted in losses. $6 billion worth of losses to be more precise since 2021 $2.1 billion of which occurred last year. The positive news is that Ford expects its first-generation EVs to reach breakeven at some point this year. It is fine-tuning what is an upstart business within a much larger overall business. That’s laudable. Further, although momentum has slowed, EV sales growth reached 41% in Q1. \\nThe point here is that legacy automobile manufacturers are making a real push into EVs that is consequential. Ford is catching up to Tesla as we speak and in time, perhaps by 2025, will overtake Tesla in EV sales. \\nSolarEdge (SEDG)\\nSource: chuyuss / Shutterstock.com\\nSolarEdge (NASDAQ:SEDG) is a leading seller of solar inverters. Solar energy is part of the new economy and that makes SEDG stock important. \\nSolar inverters transform the direct current energy captured by solar panels into alternating current energy that can be used in homes that are wired for AC energy. Inverters might not spring to mind as solar panels do but they are equally important nonetheless. SolarEdge has established itself as an important firm in the new energy economy. 2.78 million homes were equipped with the firm’s technology at the end of 2022. 50% of Fortune 100 companies could boast the same on that date. \\nQ1 earnings were exceptionally strong with a record $944 million in sales. In fact, SolarEdge set all kinds of company records in the quarter. I won’t bore you by listing them but they point to strength. Solar power will in time become similar to the utility sector and produce very steady, strong stocks. SEDG shares will be among them. \\nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nAlex Sirois is a freelance contributor to InvestorPlace whose personal stock investing style is focused on long-term, buy-and-hold, wealth-building stock picks. Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\\nThe post 7 Stocks Forming the Next ‘Economic Supercluster’ appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'That group includes Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG GOOGL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). PLTR Palantir $16.60 ALB Albemarle $230.91 F Ford Motor $14.45 SEDG SolarEdge $277.46 Stocks in Economic Supercluster: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: Pamela Marciano / Shutterstock.com Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is chief among stocks deserving of investor attention right now. Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'That group includes Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG GOOGL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). PLTR Palantir $16.60 ALB Albemarle $230.91 F Ford Motor $14.45 SEDG SolarEdge $277.46 Stocks in Economic Supercluster: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: Pamela Marciano / Shutterstock.com Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is chief among stocks deserving of investor attention right now. Stocks in Economic Supercluster: Broadcom (AVGO) Source: Shutterstock Investors should remain acutely aware of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) in relation to the AI stock boom.', 'news_article_title': '7 Stocks Forming the Next ‘Economic Supercluster’', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That group includes Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG GOOGL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The next group of stocks in economic supercluster already emerged in the form of the so-called ‘Magnificent 7’ stocks. It makes chips that no other firm can.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'That group includes Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG GOOGL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The next group of stocks in economic supercluster already emerged in the form of the so-called ‘Magnificent 7’ stocks. PLTR Palantir $16.60 ALB Albemarle $230.91 F Ford Motor $14.45 SEDG SolarEdge $277.46 Stocks in Economic Supercluster: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: Pamela Marciano / Shutterstock.com Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is chief among stocks deserving of investor attention right now.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/unity-software-nasdaq%3Au%3A-apple-vision-pro-partnership-makes-stock-attractive', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Unity Software (NASDAQ:U) rallied 17% when Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced a partnership with the video game engine maker during the reveal of its spatial computer Apple Vision Pro. The sudden spike may very well be the start of a sustained rally to much higher levels as Unity looks to recover some of the ground it lost during the devastating crash of 2022. I am bullish on Unity stock.\\nUndoubtedly, Unity is a big name in the world of video game development. It helps power many impressive 3D games on a wide range of platforms. Indeed, it makes sense to view Unity as some sort of software \"pick-and-shovels\" play for a potential AR/VR push that could come as early as next year once Apple Vision Pro goes on sale in the U.S. market. Gaming will be just one main draw of spatial computing. The other will be immersive experiences that are sure to be rich with digital 3D assets.\\nApple Vision Pro and Unity May be a Match Made in Heaven\\nFor now, Apple Vision Pro with Unity technology looks like the perfect match that could help developers create enough apps (yes, including the elusive \"killer apps\") to make Apple\\'s spatial computer a must-buy on day one, even at $3,499.\\nUnderstandably, there were many groans and laughs when the pricing details were unveiled. However, I think the pains of the Apple fans were due to the hit that their wallets would take rather than groans of missing out on the new, potentially-revolutionary technology.\\nApple seems smart to give developers the tools (and time) to ensure the Apple Vision Pro succeeds. Indeed, many firms have tried but failed to break into the realm of VR, AR, or the Metaverse with their own headsets. Apple\\'s headset is not cheap, but it may be of great value considering the type of cutting-edge hardware and software needed to make next-generation immersive experiences possible.\\nAs Apple Vision Pro and its app store succeed, I believe so too will Unity.\\nUnity Stock: 52-Week High is Still Within Reach\\nAt its worst, shares of U lost around 88% of their value from peak to trough. As the tides turn and we learn more about Unity\\'s involvement with Apple and its latest headset, it\\'s hard to stay downbeat on Unity.\\nAlthough its 52-week high, just shy of $60 per share, may not be touched anytime soon, I do think many are underestimating the potential of its partnership with Apple. Some skeptics may be inclined to dismiss the device over its price or spatial computing as a whole. Still, Apple has a pretty good track record of turning anything it touches into gold, and the firms it teams up with tend to prosper profoundly.\\nIt will take time, perhaps years, for spatial computing to mature. The first Apple Vision headset is undeniably expensive, but the tech will improve, and prices should fall with time. Next year\\'s Vision Pro model may be miles behind a non-Pro version that launches after it, especially at the rate Apple Silicon is improving.\\nFor now, Unity stands out as an innovative company that may very well be the Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) of the AR/VR world. Only time will tell if VR/AR, spatial computing, and the Metaverse will experience another euphoric surge. Regardless, I do think it will be hard not to be enthused after trying an Apple Vision Pro in stores next year.\\nEarlier this year, innovation investor Cathie Wood bought a big chunk of Unity shares. She\\'s all about disruptive innovation, and I think she\\'ll look very smart if the Apple-Unity partnership pays off in a year or two.\\nIs Unity Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\\nTurning to Wall Street, U stock comes in as a Moderate Buy. Out of 14 analyst ratings, there are seven Buys, six Holds, and one Sell rating. Nonetheless, the average Unity Software stock price target is $39.67, implying downside potential of 3.4%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $16.00 per share to a high of $66.00 per share.\\nThe Bottom Line on Unity Shares\\nUnity stock seems too hot to handle following its vertical surge on the Apple Vision Pro partnership announcement. Still, I think the stock has more room to run as it kicks off what could be a rush to tech stocks with skin in the AR game.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Unity Software (NASDAQ:U) rallied 17% when Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced a partnership with the video game engine maker during the reveal of its spatial computer Apple Vision Pro. Indeed, it makes sense to view Unity as some sort of software \"pick-and-shovels\" play for a potential AR/VR push that could come as early as next year once Apple Vision Pro goes on sale in the U.S. market. Apple\\'s headset is not cheap, but it may be of great value considering the type of cutting-edge hardware and software needed to make next-generation immersive experiences possible.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Unity Software (NASDAQ:U) rallied 17% when Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced a partnership with the video game engine maker during the reveal of its spatial computer Apple Vision Pro. As Apple Vision Pro and its app store succeed, I believe so too will Unity. The Bottom Line on Unity Shares Unity stock seems too hot to handle following its vertical surge on the Apple Vision Pro partnership announcement.', 'news_article_title': 'Unity Software (NASDAQ:U): Apple Vision Pro Partnership Makes Stock Attractive', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Unity Software (NASDAQ:U) rallied 17% when Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced a partnership with the video game engine maker during the reveal of its spatial computer Apple Vision Pro. Indeed, it makes sense to view Unity as some sort of software \"pick-and-shovels\" play for a potential AR/VR push that could come as early as next year once Apple Vision Pro goes on sale in the U.S. market. Is Unity Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Unity Software (NASDAQ:U) rallied 17% when Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced a partnership with the video game engine maker during the reveal of its spatial computer Apple Vision Pro. Apple Vision Pro and Unity May be a Match Made in Heaven For now, Apple Vision Pro with Unity technology looks like the perfect match that could help developers create enough apps (yes, including the elusive \"killer apps\") to make Apple\\'s spatial computer a must-buy on day one, even at $3,499. The Bottom Line on Unity Shares Unity stock seems too hot to handle following its vertical surge on the Apple Vision Pro partnership announcement.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-leaps-to-highest-close-in-14-months-traders-bet-us-rates-near-peak-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign.\\nTreasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and boosting Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to record highs.\\nData showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in May as consumers spent on a range of goods including vehicles. Another data set showed jobless claims were unchanged at a seasonally adjusted 262,0000 for the week ended June 10, but were above economists\\' forecast of 249,000 claims.\\nAdditionally, import prices fell in May and the annual decrease was the sharpest in three years. That followed a report on Tuesday showing April headline inflation increased by less than expected.\\nThe Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday and indicated it may hike by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains persistent.\\n\"Due to softer inflation data earlier this week and resilient economic data after the Fed meeting, the market is rallying and yields are falling because investors don\\'t believe the Fed is as hawkish as they presented,\" said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.\\n\"The market doesn\\'t believe they have two more hikes in the chamber.\"\\nTraders see a 67% chance of a 25-basis point rate hike in July, followed by a potential rate cut by December, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\\nThursday\\'s gains were broad and included sectors viewed as sensitive to swings in the health of the economy. All 11 S&P 500 sector indexes rose, led by health care .SPXHC, up 1.55%, followed by a 1.54% gain in communication services .SPLRCL.\\nU.S. Treasury yields pulled back, lifting shares of rate-sensitive growth stocks. US/\\nApple rose 1.1%, while Microsoft rallied 3.2%, beating its previous record high close in November 2021.\\n\"There is a great deal of money on the sidelines of people who\\'d been scared of recession, and as the worries go away people are returning to equities,\" said David Russell, vice president of Market Intelligence at TradeStation.\\nSo far in 2023, the S&P 500 is up about 15% and the Nasdaq has climbed about 32%, fueled by signs of economic resilience, a better-than-expected earnings season and bets that interest rates are near their peak.\\nThe S&P 500 climbed 1.22% to end the session at 4,425.84 points.\\nThe Nasdaq increased 1.15% to 13,782.82 points, bringing its gain this week to almost 4%.\\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.26% to 34,408.06 points.\\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was relatively heavy, with 11.8 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 10.9 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.\\nKroger CoKR.N dropped 2.7% after the big-box retailer missed first-quarter revenue estimates.\\nKohl\\'s Corp KSS.N rose 2.7% after TD Cowen upgraded the department store operator to \"outperform\" from \"market perform\".\\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies Alibaba Group BABA.N and JD.com JD.O each gained more than 3% after the People\\'s Bank of China cut the borrowing cost for its medium-term policy loans for the first time in 10 months.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 7.1-to-one ratio.\\nThe S&P 500 posted 48 new highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 80 new highs and 72 new lows.\\nS&P 500 components so far in 2023 https://tmsnrt.rs/3qKEPIp\\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi, Shounak Dasgupta and David Gregorio)\\n((noel.randewich@tr.com; Twitter: @randewich))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and boosting Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to record highs. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign. U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies Alibaba Group BABA.N and JD.com JD.O each gained more than 3% after the People's Bank of China cut the borrowing cost for its medium-term policy loans for the first time in 10 months.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and boosting Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to record highs. \"Due to softer inflation data earlier this week and resilient economic data after the Fed meeting, the market is rallying and yields are falling because investors don\\'t believe the Fed is as hawkish as they presented,\" said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird. US/ Apple rose 1.1%, while Microsoft rallied 3.2%, beating its previous record high close in November 2021.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 leaps to highest close in 14 months; traders bet US rates near peak', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and boosting Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to record highs. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign. \"Due to softer inflation data earlier this week and resilient economic data after the Fed meeting, the market is rallying and yields are falling because investors don\\'t believe the Fed is as hawkish as they presented,\" said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and boosting Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to record highs. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign. \"Due to softer inflation data earlier this week and resilient economic data after the Fed meeting, the market is rallying and yields are falling because investors don\\'t believe the Fed is as hawkish as they presented,\" said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\\'s criteria.\\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\\nFINAL RANK: PASS\\n\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\\nDashan Huang Portfolio\\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper \"Twin Momentum\" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nTop Large-Cap Growth Stocks\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nHigh Momentum Stocks\\nDividend Aristocrats 2023\\nHigh Insider Ownership Stocks\\nTop S&P 500 Stocks\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-own-forever', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Buy-and-hold investors should aim to hold their stocks forever, and with some companies, you can do just that. In this video, Travis Hoium highlights three companies he thinks will be valuable for decades.\\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of June 13, 2023. The video was published on June 14, 2023.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple, Verizon Communications, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In this video, Travis Hoium highlights three companies he thinks will be valuable for decades. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple, Verizon Communications, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Own Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In this video, Travis Hoium highlights three companies he thinks will be valuable for decades. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple, Verizon Communications, and Walt Disney. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple, Verizon Communications, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-reason-why-apple-stock-is-a-screaming-buy-right-now-and-it-is-not-the-vision-pro', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its long-rumored mixed-reality headset at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, and Wall Street's reaction to the device hasn't quite been enthusiastic.\\nShares of Apple haven't moved much since the formal announcement of the Vision Pro headset. That's not surprising given that Apple has priced the device at a rich $3,499, which makes it quite expensive when compared to what the competition offers. Also, the device will hit the market only in early 2024, so it is difficult to gauge what kind of impact it is going to have on Apple's sales.\\nGiven that the Vision Pro is a first-generation device that's going to help Apple test the waters in the nascent mixed reality market, it is not surprising to see investors' lukewarm reception to the device. Moreover, Apple still has work to do to ensure that users pay such a massive premium for its headset -- such as developing a compelling app ecosystem.\\nBut while the Apple Vision Pro may not have elicited a solid response from investors, the next iPhone could give them a big reason to cheer. Let's see why that may be the case.\\nApple's next-generation iPhone could drive a massive upgrade cycle\\nWedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives has raised his price target on Apple stock from $205 to $220, claiming that the company is on track to win big from its next iPhone. According to Ives, there are around 250 million iPhones in an upgrade window as they are more than four years old. As a result, the next iteration of the iPhone, which should ideally be launched in the third quarter of 2023, could turn out to be a big growth driver for Apple.\\nConsumer Intelligence Research Partners pointed out last month that the average selling price of an iPhone jumped to a record $988 in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 12% over the prior year. Apple achieved this remarkable feat at a time when the global smartphone market was in a state of decline.\\nMarket research firm IDC estimates that global smartphone shipments dropped nearly 15% year over year in the first quarter of 2023. Apple's shipments were down just 2.3% as compared to the prior-year quarter, suggesting that the iPhone commanded robust loyalty even at a time when many consumers were unwilling to spend money on smartphones.\\nIt is also worth noting that iPhone average selling price has increased for four consecutive quarters now. Supply chain rumors suggest that Apple could bump up the price of the Pro version of its upcoming smartphone. Given that the higher-priced iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max versions have been witnessing stronger demand than the iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Plus, a price increase by Apple could help it further increase the average price.\\nThe tech giant could deliver stronger-than-expected growth\\nAssuming Apple manages to increase its iPhone average sales price to $1,000 when it launches the next iteration of its flagship product, the company's potential revenue opportunity from the device could be a massive $250 billion (based on the 250 million iPhones that are in an upgrade window as per Wedbush).\\nApple generated $200 billion in iPhone revenue over the past four quarters, which means that a combination of strong pricing power and a big installed base of users in an upgrade window could drive significant revenue growth for the company.\\nThe iPhone is Apple's biggest source of revenue, producing 55% of its top line in the first six months of the current fiscal year. So, a potential increase of 25% in iPhone revenue in the fiscal year following the launch of the company's next smartphone could help Apple deliver stronger-than-expected growth.\\nAnalysts expect Apple to deliver $384 billion in revenue in the current fiscal year (which will end in September). Of that, the iPhone could deliver $211 billion based on the 55% revenue mix it commands, with the remaining $173 billion coming from other businesses. If Apple's iPhone revenue in the next fiscal year jumps to $250 billion based on the discussion above, its total revenue in fiscal 2024 could jump to $423 billion if its revenue from the other business streams remains constant.\\nThat figure would be higher than the $410 billion revenue analysts are anticipating from Apple next fiscal year. However, considering the potential growth of Apple's services business and new products such as the Vision Pro, there is a possibility Apple's top line might exceed the $423 billion figure.\\nAs such, it won't be surprising to see this tech stock head higher and deliver more upside following impressive gains of 41% so far in 2023, suggesting that investors might want to consider buying Apple before it soars further.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its long-rumored mixed-reality headset at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, and Wall Street's reaction to the device hasn't quite been enthusiastic. Apple's shipments were down just 2.3% as compared to the prior-year quarter, suggesting that the iPhone commanded robust loyalty even at a time when many consumers were unwilling to spend money on smartphones. As such, it won't be surprising to see this tech stock head higher and deliver more upside following impressive gains of 41% so far in 2023, suggesting that investors might want to consider buying Apple before it soars further.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its long-rumored mixed-reality headset at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, and Wall Street's reaction to the device hasn't quite been enthusiastic. Apple's next-generation iPhone could drive a massive upgrade cycle Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives has raised his price target on Apple stock from $205 to $220, claiming that the company is on track to win big from its next iPhone. The tech giant could deliver stronger-than-expected growth Assuming Apple manages to increase its iPhone average sales price to $1,000 when it launches the next iteration of its flagship product, the company's potential revenue opportunity from the device could be a massive $250 billion (based on the 250 million iPhones that are in an upgrade window as per Wedbush).\", 'news_article_title': '1 Reason Why Apple Stock Is a Screaming Buy Right Now, and It Is Not the Vision Pro', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its long-rumored mixed-reality headset at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, and Wall Street's reaction to the device hasn't quite been enthusiastic. Given that the Vision Pro is a first-generation device that's going to help Apple test the waters in the nascent mixed reality market, it is not surprising to see investors' lukewarm reception to the device. The tech giant could deliver stronger-than-expected growth Assuming Apple manages to increase its iPhone average sales price to $1,000 when it launches the next iteration of its flagship product, the company's potential revenue opportunity from the device could be a massive $250 billion (based on the 250 million iPhones that are in an upgrade window as per Wedbush).\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its long-rumored mixed-reality headset at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, and Wall Street's reaction to the device hasn't quite been enthusiastic. Apple's next-generation iPhone could drive a massive upgrade cycle Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives has raised his price target on Apple stock from $205 to $220, claiming that the company is on track to win big from its next iPhone. Given that the higher-priced iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max versions have been witnessing stronger demand than the iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Plus, a price increase by Apple could help it further increase the average price.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-fall-as-fed-signals-more-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\\nFutures down: Dow 0.06%, S&P 0.24%, Nasdaq 0.54%\\nJune 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as the Federal Reserve signaled that interest rates could increase further this year after it skipped raising them in its latest meet.\\nThe Fed, which left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, indicated that borrowing costs could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy remains resilient.\\nTraders now see a 72% chance of a 25-basis-point rate hike in July, up from around 60% odds a day earlier, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\\n\"Powell expressed that the committee seemed surprised about the resilience of current inflation even if Tuesday\\'s CPI print showed a continued slowing in the headline inflation rate,\" said Charles Hepworth, investment director at GAM Investments.\\n\"Admitting to being surprised that the Fed’s policy to date hasn’t cooled a hot jobs market is basically signaling higher rates are indeed even more necessary and can be withstood by the economy as it glides (to) a soft landing.\"\\nInvestors will watch out for a slew of economic data due later in the day, including the initial jobless claims for the week ended June 10 and retail sales for May.\\nU.S. stock indexes ended mixed on Wednesday as Fed comments dented investor optimism sparked by recent data showing signs of cooling inflation.\\nAt 5:37 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 21 points, or 0.06%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 10.5 points, or 0.24%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 82 points, or 0.54%.\\nMarket heavyweights Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.3% and 3.1% in premarket trading.\\nShares of Tesla also snapped a record 13-day streak of gains in the previous session, which saw the electric-vehicle maker add more than $200 billion to its market-cap.\\nDomino\\'s Pizza DPZ.N added 2.5% after Stifel upgraded the pizza maker to \"buy\" from \"hold\".\\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies gained after the People\\'s Bank of China(PBOC) cut the borrowing cost for its medium-term policy loans for the first time in 10 months.\\nJD.com JD.O, PDD Holdings PDD.O, Alibaba Group BABA.N and iQIYI Inc IQ.O rose between 1.5% and 3%.\\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Market heavyweights Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.3% and 3.1% in premarket trading. \"Admitting to being surprised that the Fed’s policy to date hasn’t cooled a hot jobs market is basically signaling higher rates are indeed even more necessary and can be withstood by the economy as it glides (to) a soft landing.\" Investors will watch out for a slew of economic data due later in the day, including the initial jobless claims for the week ended June 10 and retail sales for May.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Market heavyweights Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.3% and 3.1% in premarket trading. Futures down: Dow 0.06%, S&P 0.24%, Nasdaq 0.54% June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as the Federal Reserve signaled that interest rates could increase further this year after it skipped raising them in its latest meet. U.S. stock indexes ended mixed on Wednesday as Fed comments dented investor optimism sparked by recent data showing signs of cooling inflation.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures fall as Fed signals more rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.3% and 3.1% in premarket trading. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. The Fed, which left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, indicated that borrowing costs could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy remains resilient.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.3% and 3.1% in premarket trading. Futures down: Dow 0.06%, S&P 0.24%, Nasdaq 0.54% June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as the Federal Reserve signaled that interest rates could increase further this year after it skipped raising them in its latest meet. The Fed, which left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, indicated that borrowing costs could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy remains resilient.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-why-walmarts-new-bet-on-fashion-brands-home-decor-threatens-specialty-chains', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Siddharth Cavale\\nJune 15 (Reuters) - Price-conscious shoppers flock to Walmart Supercenters to pick up $1 potato chips and $3 gallons of milk, but the world\\'s biggest retailer will now try to sell them $298 cozy swivel chairs and $50 Wrangler jeans, too.\\nUsing low-cost and low-margin groceries as a draw, Walmart is adding more than a dozen new lines of pricier, more profitable merchandise including six through partnerships with celebrities like Drew Barrymore and Sofia Vergara.\\nThe company wants to change its image from merely a steep discounter to a destination where customers can also purchase fashionable home goods and clothing.\\nT-shirts from Reebok, accessories from Justice and men\\'s dress shirts from Chaps are among the national brands Walmart is highlighting in its renovated \"Stores of the Future.\" Most of the goods are priced between $15 and $50, Denise Incandela, vice president of apparel and private brands, disclosed at a June 6 conference with investors.\\nWalmart historically has marketed mostly its own brand of clothing: basic George t-shirts, shorts and pants, typically priced at $15 or less. But Incandela, a former Saks and Ralph Lauren executive, said Walmart\\'s research showed that 80% of its customers were purchasing higher-priced clothes elsewhere. She told Walmart investors its strategy is to \"democratize fashion\" or convert the company\\'s core, price-conscious shoppers into style-conscious shoppers.\\n\"It is a huge transformation on the apparel side,\" she said.\\nAmericans shop for clothing, footwear , chairs and lights from millions of mom-and-pop stores, regional chains and online platforms every day, analyst say, giving no one retailer outsized dominance in the highly fragmented markets for home decor and apparel. But smaller retailers have a hard time competing with Walmart because of its scale and size and its well-known history of squeezing suppliers on prices by promising them volume sales.\\nWalmart\\'s strategy \"is a risk to the market but not a disproportionately larger risk\" to bigger retailers like Target or Gap, Rosenblum said. It would probably be the rest of the market that should be worried,\" he said pointing to apparel retailers such as Carhartt.\\nPrivately held Carhartt does not disclose revenues. Retailers that do, including Tilly\\'s Inc TLYS.N, Abercrombie & Fitch ANF.N and Lands End LE.O, posted declining revenues in the latest year, according to Refinitiv IBES.\\nWalmart accounts for 4.6% of the $560.4 billion U.S. apparel market, followed by TJX, Target and Ross at 4.4%, 4.1% and 2.8%, respectively, according to GlobalData.\\nSTORES OF THE FUTURE In its \"Stores of the Future\" drive, Walmart is renovating 700 stores as part of a record $17 capital expenditure plan. By year end it will place its new clothing and home decor in snazzier displays in the revamped facilities.\\nWalmart\\'s, celebrity collaboration strategy, which was pioneered by rival Target, features women\\'s clothing designed by Brandon Maxwell of the Bravo show \"Project Runway\" and home organization products developed by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin from \"The Home Edit\" series on Netflix.\\nNear the front of one remodeled store, Walmart placed a $79 Beautiful by Drew Barrymore air fryer. Close by was a display of $27.50 Sofia Jeans for women, from its collaboration with Vergara, along with Reebok shorts and pullovers.\\nCFRA research analyst Arun Sundaram said Walmart could pick up sales of home decor following the bankruptcy of Bed Bath and Beyond, and it might gain market share from other clothing chains with inventory gluts.\\nHe expects Walmart to spend $5.7 billion renovating its stores this year, up from $5 billion in 2022 and $3.3 billion in 2021.\\nSundaram added that Walmart\\'s opportunistic move to double down on clothing and home goods \"made sense\" when the economy is slowing and not \"when people are buying everything.\"\\nWalmart\\'s previous effort to branch into fashion met with failure. In 2017 it challenged online retailer Amazon.com by acquiring upmarket brands Bonobos, ModCloth and Moosejaw, units itsold a few years later at fire sale prices in some cases. In 2005, Walmart\\'s Metro 7 fashion brand tanked and later designer lines with Max Azria and Norma Kamali also withered. The strategy has bombed at some other retailers. J.C. Penney\\'s efforts to attract more affluent shoppers and reduce dependence on coupons alienated its core shoppers and eventually forced the more than a century-old retailer to file for bankruptcy in 2020. The company emerged from bankruptcy a few months later, but as a much smaller entity.\\n(Reporting by Siddharth Cavale in New York; Editing by Vanessa O\\'Connell and David Gregorio)\\n((siddharth.cavale@thomsonreuters.com; Cell: +1 646-288-4330;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"By Siddharth Cavale June 15 (Reuters) - Price-conscious shoppers flock to Walmart Supercenters to pick up $1 potato chips and $3 gallons of milk, but the world's biggest retailer will now try to sell them $298 cozy swivel chairs and $50 Wrangler jeans, too. Americans shop for clothing, footwear , chairs and lights from millions of mom-and-pop stores, regional chains and online platforms every day, analyst say, giving no one retailer outsized dominance in the highly fragmented markets for home decor and apparel. CFRA research analyst Arun Sundaram said Walmart could pick up sales of home decor following the bankruptcy of Bed Bath and Beyond, and it might gain market share from other clothing chains with inventory gluts.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'She told Walmart investors its strategy is to \"democratize fashion\" or convert the company\\'s core, price-conscious shoppers into style-conscious shoppers. Close by was a display of $27.50 Sofia Jeans for women, from its collaboration with Vergara, along with Reebok shorts and pullovers. CFRA research analyst Arun Sundaram said Walmart could pick up sales of home decor following the bankruptcy of Bed Bath and Beyond, and it might gain market share from other clothing chains with inventory gluts.', 'news_article_title': \"ANALYSIS-Why Walmart's new bet on fashion brands, home decor threatens specialty chains\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The company wants to change its image from merely a steep discounter to a destination where customers can also purchase fashionable home goods and clothing. She told Walmart investors its strategy is to \"democratize fashion\" or convert the company\\'s core, price-conscious shoppers into style-conscious shoppers. Privately held Carhartt does not disclose revenues.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Americans shop for clothing, footwear , chairs and lights from millions of mom-and-pop stores, regional chains and online platforms every day, analyst say, giving no one retailer outsized dominance in the highly fragmented markets for home decor and apparel. Walmart\\'s, celebrity collaboration strategy, which was pioneered by rival Target, features women\\'s clothing designed by Brandon Maxwell of the Bravo show \"Project Runway\" and home organization products developed by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin from \"The Home Edit\" series on Netflix. CFRA research analyst Arun Sundaram said Walmart could pick up sales of home decor following the bankruptcy of Bed Bath and Beyond, and it might gain market share from other clothing chains with inventory gluts.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/first-citizen-bancshares-and-icahn-have-been-highlighted-as-zacks-bull-and-bear-of-the-day', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\\nChicago, IL – June 15, 2023 – Zacks Equity Research shares First Citizen’s Bancshares FCNCA as the Bull of the Day and Icahn Enterprises IEP as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT.\\nHere is a synopsis of all five stocks:\\nBull of the Day:\\nZacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock First Citizen’s Bancshares is a North Carolina-based anomaly in the beaten-down banking sector. Early in the year, the Federal Reserve caught several regional banks off guard by raising interest rates at an unprecedented rate to quell inflation concerns (inflation was at 40-year highs at the time). Though the banking sector normally benefits from higher rates, several banks (particularly regional banks) were caught flat-footed. As Warren Buffett warns, “Only when the tide goes out do you learn who has been swimming naked.” As the contagion spread, several banks, such as Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank of New York, and Credit Suisse, began to go under. First Citizen’s Bank did not come out unscathed – from February to March the stock got hammered from $800 to $500.\\nSilicon Valley Bank Collapse: Crisis Equals Opportunity\\nWhat happened next would change the trajectory of the company. As you can see on the chart above, First Citizen’s Bank reversed course and is now at $1285 per share. In late 2022, Silicon Valley Bank, a publicly traded bank from California, began to incur significant losses due to rapid interest rate hikes. To make matters worse, as the name implies, Silicon Valley was heavily reliant on the tech industry for deposits. As the Nasdaq corrected and tech funding dried up, SVB incurred billions in losses. Finally, the FDIC stepped in to remedy the situation. The result? The FDIC sold off SVB’s assets to a variety of banks. With the help of the FDIC, FCNCA purchased more than $100 billion in deposits and more than $70 billion in loans from SVB at a more than $16 billion discount.\\nBy the Numbers\\nAmidst a troubled banking sector backdrop, First Citizen’s Bank stands alone. FCNCA is dominating its industry from a historical EPS growth rate, projected sales growth, and margins perspective.\\nFurthermore, analysts believe that the SVB acquisition will be a significant earnings driver. Over the next two quarters, Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest robust triple-digit earning’s growth.\\nNot only are analysts bullish, they are becoming more bullish by the day. The Zacks Consensus Estimate Trend shows Q1 EPS estimates of 21.78 per share 60 days ago and revised estimates of 47.98 per share now.\\nFirm Price and Volume Action\\nIn late March, FCNCA gapped higher by more than 50% on volume ~900% above the norm. The flurry of buying pressure is indicative of institutional accumulation. Since the news broke, shares have rallied in a stair-stepping fashion and are consolidating in a tight range – indicating that investors are in no rush to sell shares.\\nBecause stocks tend to leave consolidations in the direction they came into them, the odds favor a trend continuation in shares of FCNCA.\\nConclusion\\nFirst Citizen’s Bancshares is a rare case of a bank successfully navigating the recent banking crisis. The purchase of Silicon Valley Bank for pennies on the dollar should be a fundamental catalyst for years to come. Furthermore, FCNCA is up 67% year-to-date, while the banking industry is down 15%. This makes one wonder how strong it will be if the banking sector continues to stabilize. Expect shares to be higher over the next 6-12 months.\\nBear of the Day:\\nZacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) Icahn Enterprises is a diversified holding company founded and controlled by billionaire Carl Icahn. Icahn Enterprises invests in investment management, metals, real estate, and home fashion companies through its subsidiaries and affiliates. Icahn Enterprises is known for its involvement in corporate governance matters and its efforts to management boards and decisions in the companies it invests in. As the company’s chairman, Carl Icahn plays a key role in setting its investment strategies and overseeing its operations.\\nShort-Seller Report: Hit Piece or Red Flag?\\nLast month, Hindenburg Research, a U.S. short-focusedinvestment researchfirm, unveiled a short report thesis on Icahn Enterprises. Shares of IEP swooned immediately following the report, dropping 55% for May on massive volume turnover.\\nIn the short report, Hindenburg Research made bold accusations against IEP, claiming the company is inflating its illiquid private holdings. According to Hindenburg’s research:\\n· IEP assets trade at a 218% premium to its last reported Net Asset Value (NAV)\\n· IEP’s premium to NAV is higher than every closed-end fund and double the next highest.\\n· IEP uses Carl Icahn’s legendary status and a hefty dividend to attract investors. Meanwhile, institutional investors have little to no exposure in the company.\\nWhat is Hindenburg’s Track Record?\\nBecause short-focused research shops often release “hit pieces” to manipulate stocks for short-term gains, investors need to be wary of them. However, Hindenburg Research is an exception to this rule. In late 2020, Hindenburg accused EV-maker Nikola of fraud. Since then, the stock has dropped from $50 to $1.\\nHindenburg also raised a red flag on the SPAC Clover Health. Like NKLA, CLOV dove and hasn’t looked back since. Most recently, Hindenburg pointed out accounting inconsistencies in Adani – India’s largest company. Since then, certain banks have stopped accepting Adani loans as collateral.\\nBy the Numbers\\nWhether you agree with Hindenburg’s assessment or not, IEP’s fundamentals are unattractive at this juncture. Since 2018, IEP has posted negative EPS. Compared to its industry, IEP has lower historical EPS growth, projected sales growth, net margin, return on equity, and soaring debt.\\nConclusion\\nWith equities in a robust bull market, investors have ample opportunities outside Icahn Enterprises. The inflated NAV, poor fundamentals, and negative headlines should be red flags for prospective investors.\\nAdditional content:\\nCapitalizing on the Boom in AI Software Development\\nBy the time you are reading this, Apple will have unveiled its new VR/AR headset and the internet will be exploding with reactions.\\nIt will no doubt be an excellent device and, more importantly, it will reveal directions for the mobile dominator\\'s AI strategy.\\nI\\'ve been predicting Apple would own the category where devices and AI meet since 2017.\\nWedbush Managing Director Daniel Ives, a Zacks friend and frequent guest on our podcasts, noted last week that all eyes will be on Tim Cook\\'s keynote today to set the tone for developers and announce new products. Ives said Apple is finally set to unveil its mixed reality headset product named Vision Pro with price points in the $3k range running off a new operating system called xrOS.\\nHe acknowledged how important this is since every tech stalwart has announced its own AI strategy with Microsoft and ChatGPT front and center, while Apple has been very quiet and non-existent on this front so far.\\nIves believes this is about to change as he is expecting Cook & Co. to discuss Apple\\'s AI strategy looking ahead and how the company can integrate and ultimately monetize its customer base around future generative AI coming from Cupertino.\\nWedbush further expects Apple to head down the path to have its own AI driven solution that will be integrated within the Apple ecosystem.\\nWhat Hath ChatGPT Wrought?\\nIf you wisely caught my Zacks Confidential article on March 20, you were given much of what you needed to know to assess and capitalize on the revolution.\\nI told you what was old, what was new, and what mattered for the stocks you could still buy that week, when my 5 recommendations were still trading at levels that could have produced some sizable double-digit gains for investors who followed...\\nNVDA: $265-270 and now $390\\nSNPS: $370-375 and now $450\\nGOOGL: $105 and now $125\\nSPLK: $90-95 and now $100\\nPATH: $16-17 and now $19\\nI wish I could have given you more ideas, including AAPL and MSFT. More on that coming up.\\nTech Super Cycle is Alive and Well \\nI’ve been trying to understand and explain the power of NVIDIA and GPU “massively parallel architectures\" since 2016.\\nAnd one of my most important Zacks Confidential entries was from December of 2017 where I recommended NVDA shares under $50. But it wasn’t the stock reco that stands out for me.\\nIt was my thesis that I dubbed The Tech Super Cycle to explain why the hyper productivity of advances in semiconductors and software were sustaining a long-term environment of better, faster, cheaper that kept inflation at bay -- despite the zero interest rate Fed policy.\\nOf course, now that inflation has roared back with a vengeance, some will say I had it all wrong.\\nI don’t think so. That’s the thing about megatrends driven by technology innovation. They don’t die because of economic catastrophe, wars, pandemics, or bad government policy.\\nI bring this up today because many investing strategists are very concerned about recession, excessive valuations, and inflation. If you listened to them, you would be selling all your stocks and hunkering down for the apocalypse.\\nThey could be right about reducing exposure in some areas or getting more diversification. But did selling semis or software in the scars of 2018, 2020, or 2022 really help? No way!\\nObviously, Wall Street bears on technology are scary because they miss the forest for the trees. The evidence of revenues, profits, and valuations in the past 6 years tell me I was right about the Tech Super Cycle that will carry on through this decade.\\nThe Meaning of NVIDIA Beyond $1 Trillion\\nIt makes me laugh a little to be throwing praise on NVIDIA right now, after the world has discovered this AI juggernaut and all the journos can talk about is that it crossed some apparently magical mark... and now you should buy it.\\nBy now you must be sick of the daily headlines about the company.\\nThen again, if you\\'ve been a steady investor/trader of NVDA shares with me for some time, you probably love it.\\nSo let’s not only bask in the success, let’s keep learning about what is driving it. First up is a check-in with the one place I\\'ve been telling you to check-in with at least once a month for the past 5 years: The NVIDIA Newsroom.\\nTwo exciting stories stand out lately...\\nWorld\\'s Leading Electronics Manufacturers Adopt NVIDIA Generative AI and Omniverse to Digitalize State-of-the-Art Factories\\nThis one warms my heart because ever since BMW adopted NVIDIA industrial simulation and design technologies -- including the Isaac Robotics platform -- for its new factories in 2018, I have been screaming that this is the future.\\nSecond up is the continuing saga of the highest achievements by NVIDIA engineers that serve society by handing data power-tools to industry, science and medicine... \\nNVIDIA Announces DGX GH200 AI Supercomputer\\nNew Class of AI Supercomputer Connects 256 Grace Hopper Superchips Into Massive, 1-Exaflop, 144TB GPU for Giant Models Powering Generative AI, Recommender Systems, Data Processing\\nRecall they built a 5,760 GPU “super” for Tesla a few years ago that handles 1.8 exaflops (a billion billion floating point operations per second) for the exponentially-large parallel data sets in autonomous driving technology.\\nAs I’ve suggested repeatedly since ChatGPT took the world by storm, every corporation, university, and research institution will want this kind of compute power now.\\nBeth Kindig Does the Math on NVDA > AAPL\\nLast year I shared the “crazy” view of an independent technology analyst who reasoned that because AI was a bigger megatrend opportunity than mobile, NVDA shares would over-take AAPL shares in this decade.\\nIt’s still hard to wrap your head around -- but then again who predicted Apple would sell more than $75 billion worth of devices every quarter after quarter?\\nHere’s what Beth Kindig, founder of the I/O Fund and research house, wrote before NVIDIA’s May 24 report...\\nI\\'ve gone on record to say that Nvidia will surpass the valuation of Apple. That particular analysis compared the impact that AI will have to mobile, with AI adding $15 trillion to GDP compared to mobile’s $4.4 trillion. Mobile brought us three FAANGs: Apple, Google and Facebook. It has been my stance for years that AI will bring us a new set of FAANGs, one of which will be Nvidia.\\nHowever, now is not the best time to buy the stock. Rather than flatly tell you that while offering no way forward, I want to continue providing value to my readers by discussing when my firm plans to buy the stock again.\\nBut also, we should discuss why the market is rallying on this company specifically. Good investors must do both – understand what makes a company stand out while being patient on price. Nvidia is trading 3X higher than its peers and in some cases 12X higher. I’m not defending this valuation, rather I want to explain how it’s possible that smart money continues to buy up here.\\n(end of excerpt from the I/O Fund letter)\\nYou know that I have always tried to balance the euphoric valuation vs the tangible risk/reward. And that’s why I’ve done some trading with NVDA shares, getting out with some profits during the bear market and then jumping back in near the lows at $120 when nobody wanted it and Cramer said it was a “short.”\\nBut more importantly I’ve tried to get you to see the paradigm shift that NVIDIA and its CUDA system hardware+software integrated stack represents to not just corporate data centers, but science and humanity overall.\\nI hope I’ve gotten through with that message over the years.\\nBesides the powerful medical applications, the next most exciting gold in Jensen Huang’s treasure chest is the potential to inspire millions of kids to be interested in science and math that can change their lives… and the world.\\nFor Investors, It\\'s All About AI-Fueled Software\\nDespite the bear market which took Software from euphoric 2021 bubble levels to minus 40%, I still firmly believe that nothing changes the world more powerfully than technological innovation.\\nThis has been the case for thousands of years and the only things that have changed are (1) the exponential rate of innovations and (2) their synergistic convergence. In other words, separate technology platforms tend to accentuate and amplify the capabilities of each other, thus creating another layer of force multipliers.\\nFor instance, as semiconductor technology has advanced – and shrunk transistors under 10 nanometers – this innovation combines with cloud/edge data storage and with AI/GPU/deep learning algorithms to create entirely new forms of engineering, materials science, and business intelligence with real-time data analytics, design, and decision making.\\nThe technologies leverage each other simultaneously and synergistically. And I didn’t even mention quantum computing, which is on deck to rip the ceiling off of all of them. I’ll let a technology innovation expert with more experience than I explain.\\nHere’s how Peter Diamandis, author of The Future is Faster Than You Think, describes “exponential convergence” in a February 2022 blog post...\\nAccelerating the advancement of exponential technologies is actually old news. So, what’s the new news?\\nThat formerly independent waves of exponentially accelerating technology are beginning to converge with other independent waves of exponentially accelerating technology.\\nIn other words, these waves are starting to overlap—stacking atop one another, producing tsunami-sized behemoths that threaten to wash away (read: “reinvent”) most every industry in their path.\\nFor example, the speed of drug development is accelerating. Not only because biotechnology (sequencing, CRISPR, etc.) is progressing at an exponential rate, but because AI, quantum computing, and other exponentials are converging on the field.\\n(end of excerpt from Peter’s blog)\\nRevealed: How Savvy Investors are Profiting from AI Software\\nIt’s hard to escape the buzz surrounding the innovative potential of artificial intelligence. The market for AI and all of its capabilities is beyond measure. AI’s ability to not only enhance but completely alter numerous industries is one of the reasons why investors could capture significant long-term gains.\\nWith this perspective, I am recommending these 3 companies...\\nStock #1: A tech titan constantly revolutionizing our world through groundbreaking innovations. They are a true pioneer that’s shaping the future of computing, gaming, and business solutions. It’s one of the few companies in a perfect position to monetize the growing AI wave.\\nStock #2: With projected 20% revenue growth next year, this is a company that’s heavily invested in the digital transformation of healthcare. They are at the heart of the industry’s most creative technological advancements. Specializing in cloud-based solutions, this juggernaut spearheads change that could disrupt the entire healthcare landscape.\\nStock #3: A global leader in semiconductor design software, this multi-billion-dollar company has formed strategic partnerships with other titans so businesses can shorten design schedules and reduce computation costs. Empowering industries by providing state-of-the-art electronic design automation, it’s a hidden gem primed for massive growth as the world becomes increasingly digital.\\nClick here for the names of these three stocks >>\\nBut that’s not all.\\nYou’ll also get full 30-day, real-time access to ALL Zacks private buys & sells as part of our celebrated Zacks Ultimate service.\\nDon\\'t miss your chance to follow our real-time moves from ready-to-fly stocks under $10 to professional options trades… from insider buys to long-term value stocks… from home run investments to income recommendations.\\nIn fact, Zacks Ultimate closed 176 double- and triple-digit gains last year and already 64 more in 2023. Gains reached as high as +244.0%, +348.7% and even +1,007.1%.¹\\nYour cost for all this is only $1, and there’s not 1 cent of obligation to spend anything more.\\nImportant: The number of investors who will see the three stocks and many others must be limited. Your chance to take full advantage ends at midnight Thursday, June 15.\\n\\nClick for Revealed: How Savvy Investors are Profiting from AI Software and to start your 30-day Zacks Ultimate $1 trial >>\\nMedia Contact\\nZacks Investment Research\\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\\nhttps://www.zacks.com\\nZacks.com provides investment resources and informs you of these resources, which you may choose to use in making your own investment decisions. Zacks is providing information on this resource to you subject to the Zacks \"Terms and Conditions of Service\" disclaimer. www.zacks.com/disclaimer.\\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss.This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performancefor information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers \"Most Likely for Early Price Pops.\"\\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.3% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \\nSee them now >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nIcahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nFirst Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'I told you what was old, what was new, and what mattered for the stocks you could still buy that week, when my 5 recommendations were still trading at levels that could have produced some sizable double-digit gains for investors who followed... NVDA: $265-270 and now $390 SNPS: $370-375 and now $450 GOOGL: $105 and now $125 SPLK: $90-95 and now $100 PATH: $16-17 and now $19 I wish I could have given you more ideas, including AAPL and MSFT. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT. Beth Kindig Does the Math on NVDA > AAPL Last year I shared the “crazy” view of an independent technology analyst who reasoned that because AI was a bigger megatrend opportunity than mobile, NVDA shares would over-take AAPL shares in this decade.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT. Beth Kindig Does the Math on NVDA > AAPL Last year I shared the “crazy” view of an independent technology analyst who reasoned that because AI was a bigger megatrend opportunity than mobile, NVDA shares would over-take AAPL shares in this decade. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Icahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_article_title': 'First Citizen Bancshares and Icahn have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT. I told you what was old, what was new, and what mattered for the stocks you could still buy that week, when my 5 recommendations were still trading at levels that could have produced some sizable double-digit gains for investors who followed... NVDA: $265-270 and now $390 SNPS: $370-375 and now $450 GOOGL: $105 and now $125 SPLK: $90-95 and now $100 PATH: $16-17 and now $19 I wish I could have given you more ideas, including AAPL and MSFT. Beth Kindig Does the Math on NVDA > AAPL Last year I shared the “crazy” view of an independent technology analyst who reasoned that because AI was a bigger megatrend opportunity than mobile, NVDA shares would over-take AAPL shares in this decade.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Beth Kindig Does the Math on NVDA > AAPL Last year I shared the “crazy” view of an independent technology analyst who reasoned that because AI was a bigger megatrend opportunity than mobile, NVDA shares would over-take AAPL shares in this decade. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Icahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-engine-no.-1-transform-500-etf-vote-be-on-your-investing-radar-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Launched on 06/22/2021, the Engine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Engine No. 1. It has amassed assets over $479.76 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Blend\\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\\nCosts\\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.05%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.33%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28.80% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.03% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 26.95% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nVOTE seeks to match the performance of the MORNINGSTAR US LARGE CAP SELECT INDEX before fees and expenses. The Morningstar US Large Cap Select Index is market cap-weighted and tracks the 500 largest companies in the US.\\nThe ETF has added roughly 15.41% so far this year and is up about 18.96% in the last one year (as of 06/15/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $41.43 and $50.93.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 19.85% for the trailing three-year period. With about 509 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nEngine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VOTE is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $324.36 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $415.44 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\\nBottom-Line\\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nEngine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.03% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': '1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.03% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Why Large Cap Blend Large cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Engine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.03% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Why Large Cap Blend Large cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': '1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.03% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). 1 Transform 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/focus-google-one-of-ais-biggest-backers-warns-own-staff-about-chatbots', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong\\nSAN FRANCISCO, June 15 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets the program around the world, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters.\\nThe Google parent has advised employees not to enter its confidential materials into AI chatbots, the people said and the company confirmed, citing long-standing policy on safeguarding information.\\nThe chatbots, among them Bard and ChatGPT, are human-sounding programs that use so-called generative artificial intelligence to hold conversations with users and answer myriad prompts. Human reviewers may read the chats, and researchers found that similar AI could reproduce the data it absorbed during training, creating a leak risk.\\nAlphabet also alerted its engineers to avoid direct use of computer code that chatbots can generate, some of the people said.\\nAsked for comment, the company said Bard can make undesired code suggestions, but it helps programmers nonetheless. Google also said it aimed to be transparent about the limitations of its technology.\\nThe concerns show how Google wishes to avoid business harm from software it launched in competition with ChatGPT. At stake in Google’s race against ChatGPT’s backers OpenAI and Microsoft Corp are billions of dollars of investment and still untold advertising and cloud revenue from new AI programs.\\nGoogle’s caution also reflects what’s becoming a security standard for corporations, namely to warn personnel about using publicly-available chat programs.\\nA growing number of businesses around the world have set up guardrails on AI chatbots, among them Samsung , Amazon.com and Deutsche Bank , the companies told Reuters. Apple , which did not return requests for comment, reportedly has as well.\\nSome 43% of professionals were using ChatGPT or other AI tools as of January, often without telling their bosses, according to a survey of nearly 12,000 respondents including from top U.S.-based companies, done by the networking site Fishbowl.\\nBy February, Google told staff testing Bard before its launch not to give it internal information,\\nInsider reported\\n. Now Google is rolling out Bard to more than 180 countries and in 40 languages as a springboard for creativity, and its warnings extend to its code suggestions.\\nGoogle told Reuters it has had detailed conversations with Ireland\\'s Data Protection Commission and is addressing regulators\\' questions, after a Politico report Tuesday that the company was postponing Bard\\'s EU launch this week pending more information about the chatbot\\'s impact on privacy.\\nWORRIES ABOUT SENSITIVE INFORMATION\\nSuch technology can draft emails, documents, even software itself, promising to vastly speed up tasks. Included in this content, however, can be misinformation, sensitive data or even copyrighted passages from a “Harry Potter” novel.\\nA Google privacy notice updated on June 1 also states: \"Don’t include confidential or sensitive information in your Bard conversations.\"\\nSome companies have developed software to address such concerns. For instance, Cloudflare , which defends websites against cyberattacks and offers other cloud services, is marketing a capability for businesses to tag and restrict some data from flowing externally.\\nGoogle and Microsoft also are offering conversational tools to business customers that will come with a higher price tag but refrain from absorbing data into public AI models. The default setting in Bard and ChatGPT is to save users\\' conversation history, which users can opt to delete.\\nIt \"makes sense\" that companies would not want their staff to use public chatbots for work, said Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft\\'s consumer chief marketing officer.\\n\"Companies are taking a duly conservative standpoint,\" said Mehdi, explaining how Microsoft\\'s free Bing chatbot compares with its enterprise software. \"There, our policies are much more strict.\"\\nMicrosoft declined to comment on whether it has a blanket ban on staff entering confidential information into public AI programs, including its own, though a different executive there told Reuters he personally restricted his use.\\nMatthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, said that typing confidential matters into chatbots was like \"turning a bunch of PhD students loose in all of your private records.\"\\nMicrosoft beefs up ChatGPT and Bing in wide-ranging AI product launch\\nGoogle expected to unveil its answer to Microsoft\\'s AI search challenge\\nMEDIA-Google forced to postpone Bard chatbot’s EU launch over privacy concerns - Politico\\nTop AI CEOs, experts raise \\'risk of extinction\\' from AI\\n^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> (Reporting By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong in San Francisco Editing by Kenneth Li and Nick Zieminski) ((Jeffrey.Dastin@thomsonreuters.com; +1 424 434 7548;)) Keywords: ALPHABET AI/CONFIDENTIAL (FOCUS, PIX)\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The Google parent has advised employees not to enter its confidential materials into AI chatbots, the people said and the company confirmed, citing long-standing policy on safeguarding information. Google told Reuters it has had detailed conversations with Ireland's Data Protection Commission and is addressing regulators' questions, after a Politico report Tuesday that the company was postponing Bard's EU launch this week pending more information about the chatbot's impact on privacy. Microsoft declined to comment on whether it has a blanket ban on staff entering confidential information into public AI programs, including its own, though a different executive there told Reuters he personally restricted his use.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO, June 15 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets the program around the world, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Microsoft declined to comment on whether it has a blanket ban on staff entering confidential information into public AI programs, including its own, though a different executive there told Reuters he personally restricted his use. Microsoft beefs up ChatGPT and Bing in wide-ranging AI product launch Google expected to unveil its answer to Microsoft's AI search challenge MEDIA-Google forced to postpone Bard chatbot’s EU launch over privacy concerns - Politico Top AI CEOs, experts raise 'risk of extinction' from AI ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> (Reporting By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong in San Francisco Editing by Kenneth Li and Nick Zieminski) ((Jeffrey.Dastin@thomsonreuters.com; +1 424 434 7548;)) Keywords: ALPHABET AI/CONFIDENTIAL (FOCUS, PIX) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_article_title': 'FOCUS-Google, one of AI’s biggest backers, warns own staff about chatbots', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO, June 15 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets the program around the world, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Google and Microsoft also are offering conversational tools to business customers that will come with a higher price tag but refrain from absorbing data into public AI models. Microsoft declined to comment on whether it has a blanket ban on staff entering confidential information into public AI programs, including its own, though a different executive there told Reuters he personally restricted his use.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO, June 15 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets the program around the world, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Google told Reuters it has had detailed conversations with Ireland's Data Protection Commission and is addressing regulators' questions, after a Politico report Tuesday that the company was postponing Bard's EU launch this week pending more information about the chatbot's impact on privacy. Microsoft beefs up ChatGPT and Bing in wide-ranging AI product launch Google expected to unveil its answer to Microsoft's AI search challenge MEDIA-Google forced to postpone Bard chatbot’s EU launch over privacy concerns - Politico Top AI CEOs, experts raise 'risk of extinction' from AI ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> (Reporting By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong in San Francisco Editing by Kenneth Li and Nick Zieminski) ((Jeffrey.Dastin@thomsonreuters.com; +1 424 434 7548;)) Keywords: ALPHABET AI/CONFIDENTIAL (FOCUS, PIX) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-unity-the-big-winner-from-apple-vision-pro', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Unity (NYSE: U) has been seen as one of the big winners from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) virtual reality (VR) announcement last week. As a development partner, it could be a winner in the long term. In the video below, Travis Hoium highlights why investors should temper their expectations for Unity's VR growth.\\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of June 9, 2023. The video was published on June 12, 2023.\\n10 stocks we like better than Unity Software\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Unity Software wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Apple and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Unity (NYSE: U) has been seen as one of the big winners from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) virtual reality (VR) announcement last week. In the video below, Travis Hoium highlights why investors should temper their expectations for Unity's VR growth. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Unity (NYSE: U) has been seen as one of the big winners from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) virtual reality (VR) announcement last week. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Apple and Unity Software.\", 'news_article_title': 'Is Unity the Big Winner From Apple Vision Pro?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Unity (NYSE: U) has been seen as one of the big winners from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) virtual reality (VR) announcement last week. In the video below, Travis Hoium highlights why investors should temper their expectations for Unity's VR growth. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Unity Software wasn't one of them!\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Unity (NYSE: U) has been seen as one of the big winners from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) virtual reality (VR) announcement last week. 10 stocks we like better than Unity Software When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-meta-still-a-buy-after-apples-vision-pro-launch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Having endured not a small amount of ridicule for their pivot towards, and investment in, the metaverse, Meta Inc (NASDAQ: META) has had to watch Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) take its first step in that direction to immediate acclaim. The latter’s launch last week of their mixed reality headset, named the Vision Pro, couldn’t have gone any better in terms of industry feedback and stock reaction.\\nIn fact, it was so good that Apple shares notched a fresh all-time high. This was their first since January 2022, and it caps a stunning comeback which has Apple being the first major tech company to completely reverse and undo the damage of the past 1-2 years. \\nSo for those of us with an interest in or a soft spot for Meta, does this mean we should be switching allegiances? We here at MarketBeat think not. While Apple is clearly onto a good thing right now, there’s a ton of upside still to be realized in Meta shares that makes them a compelling buy. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why. \\nMeta Year Of Efficiency \\nIn what was one of the more brutal sell-offs among all the tech titans, Meta shares dropped more than 75% in a year or so through last October. Plummeting ad revenue and decelerating engagement were just two key metrics that sent them at one point back to 2015 levels. But like any company worth its salt, Zuckerberg and Co used this wake-up call to make Meta leaner and more primed for growth than ever before.\\nIt didn’t make for pretty reading, but laying off around 20,000 employees has had a tangible effect already on their operational efficiency. It was felt at one point that the company had become bloated and was operating at only half its potential effectiveness. Considering how shares have performed amidst the layoffs in recent months, it’s clear investors are buying into the efficiency targets. \\nMeta shares are up an astounding 200% since November, with most of those gains coming since January. In fact, over that time frame, they’ve outperformed both the S&P 500 index (up 14%) and Apple (up 47%), showing just how potent an effect the company’s changes have had. \\nAdditional headwinds that spooked investors and weighed on the stock last year have almost been addressed and, for the most part, have run their course. These include Apple’s ad tracking changes, adverse FX moves, and its Reel monetization plans. The team over at Loop Capital felt these three factors alone added up to a mid-teens percentage headwind to revenue growth last year, and with them mostly dissipated now, they have a hefty price target of $320 for Meta stock. Even with the strong first half of the year that Meta shares have enjoyed, that’s still pointing to an additional upside of about 20% from where shares closed last night. \\nMeta Turnaround Story\\nAdditional tailwinds are appearing in the form of the company’s use of AI, which will improve user engagement and, ultimately, monetization. There’s also the fact that with inflation readings continuing to cool, spending-related pressures which hurt their ad revenue are also being lifted, so investors are looking for improved numbers in that regard in the coming quarters. There’s a real sense that Meta has weathered the worst of it and is starting to come out the other side. \\nThe company will be launching fresh hardware in the fall that will compete more closely with Apple’s Vision Pro, and the market’s feedback on this will be a critical turning point. In the meantime, though, Meta has done everything the market has asked of them, with KeyBanc and Morgan Stanley also weighing in from the bull’s corner in recent months in light of their drive for efficiency. There’s a little more than a month to go before Meta’s next earnings report. We expect shares to continue gaining momentum in the meantime. If the numbers from that confirm the turnaround story that we expect is happening, then Meta could quickly become the second big tech titan to once again be hitting fresh all-time highs. \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Having endured not a small amount of ridicule for their pivot towards, and investment in, the metaverse, Meta Inc (NASDAQ: META) has had to watch Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) take its first step in that direction to immediate acclaim. The team over at Loop Capital felt these three factors alone added up to a mid-teens percentage headwind to revenue growth last year, and with them mostly dissipated now, they have a hefty price target of $320 for Meta stock. There’s also the fact that with inflation readings continuing to cool, spending-related pressures which hurt their ad revenue are also being lifted, so investors are looking for improved numbers in that regard in the coming quarters.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Having endured not a small amount of ridicule for their pivot towards, and investment in, the metaverse, Meta Inc (NASDAQ: META) has had to watch Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) take its first step in that direction to immediate acclaim. In fact, it was so good that Apple shares notched a fresh all-time high. Meta Year Of Efficiency In what was one of the more brutal sell-offs among all the tech titans, Meta shares dropped more than 75% in a year or so through last October.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Meta Still a Buy After Apple’s Vision Pro Launch?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Having endured not a small amount of ridicule for their pivot towards, and investment in, the metaverse, Meta Inc (NASDAQ: META) has had to watch Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) take its first step in that direction to immediate acclaim. It was felt at one point that the company had become bloated and was operating at only half its potential effectiveness. Even with the strong first half of the year that Meta shares have enjoyed, that’s still pointing to an additional upside of about 20% from where shares closed last night.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Having endured not a small amount of ridicule for their pivot towards, and investment in, the metaverse, Meta Inc (NASDAQ: META) has had to watch Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) take its first step in that direction to immediate acclaim. Meta Year Of Efficiency In what was one of the more brutal sell-offs among all the tech titans, Meta shares dropped more than 75% in a year or so through last October. Even with the strong first half of the year that Meta shares have enjoyed, that’s still pointing to an additional upside of about 20% from where shares closed last night.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-falter-as-fed-forecasts-further-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\\nFocus on retail sales, jobless claims data\\nChina ADRs climb on more rate cuts\\nKohls up after TD Cowen upgrade\\nFutures down: Dow 0.23%, S&P 0.41%, Nasdaq 0.70%\\nUpdated at 7:23 a.m. ET (1123 GMT\\nJune 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as the Federal Reserve signaled that borrowing costs could increase further this year after it skipped raising them in its latest meeting.\\nThe Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.\\nTraders see a 72% chance of a 25-basis-point rate hike in July, up from around 60% a day earlier, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\\n\"Powell expressed that the committee seemed surprised about the resilience of current inflation even if Tuesday\\'s CPI print showed a continued slowing in the headline inflation rate,\" said Charles Hepworth, investment director at GAM Investments.\\n\"Admitting to being surprised that the Fed\\'s policy to date hasn\\'t cooled a hot jobs market is basically signaling higher rates are indeed even more necessary and can be withstood by the economy as it glides (to) a soft landing.\"\\nThe S&P 500 .SPX and Nasdaq .IXIC rose for a fifth consecutive session on Wednesday, while the Dow .DJI ended down following the Fed decision.\\nMarket heavyweights Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.4% and 1.5% in premarket trading as government bond yields continued to rise. US/\\nShares of Tesla TSLA.O dipped 3.1%. The stock snapped a record 13-day streak of gains in the previous session.\\nAt 7:23 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 78 points, or 0.23%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 18.25 points, or 0.41%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 107 points, or 0.7%.\\nInvestors awaited a slew of economic data later in the day, including the initial jobless claims for the week ended June 10 and retail sales for May due at 8:30 a.m. ET.\\nKohls Corp KSS.N added 1.7% after TD Cowen upgraded the department store operator to \"outperform\" from \"market perform\".\\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies such as Alibaba Group BABA.N and JD.com JD.O rose almost 2% after the People\\'s Bank of China cut the borrowing cost for its medium-term policy loans for the first time in 10 months.\\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\\n((Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Market heavyweights Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.4% and 1.5% in premarket trading as government bond yields continued to rise. Focus on retail sales, jobless claims data China ADRs climb on more rate cuts Kohls up after TD Cowen upgrade Futures down: Dow 0.23%, S&P 0.41%, Nasdaq 0.70% Updated at 7:23 a.m. ET (1123 GMT June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as the Federal Reserve signaled that borrowing costs could increase further this year after it skipped raising them in its latest meeting.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Market heavyweights Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.4% and 1.5% in premarket trading as government bond yields continued to rise. Focus on retail sales, jobless claims data China ADRs climb on more rate cuts Kohls up after TD Cowen upgrade Futures down: Dow 0.23%, S&P 0.41%, Nasdaq 0.70% Updated at 7:23 a.m. ET (1123 GMT June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as the Federal Reserve signaled that borrowing costs could increase further this year after it skipped raising them in its latest meeting.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures falter as Fed forecasts further rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.4% and 1.5% in premarket trading as government bond yields continued to rise. Focus on retail sales, jobless claims data China ADRs climb on more rate cuts Kohls up after TD Cowen upgrade Futures down: Dow 0.23%, S&P 0.41%, Nasdaq 0.70% Updated at 7:23 a.m. The Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.4% and 1.5% in premarket trading as government bond yields continued to rise. Focus on retail sales, jobless claims data China ADRs climb on more rate cuts Kohls up after TD Cowen upgrade Futures down: Dow 0.23%, S&P 0.41%, Nasdaq 0.70% Updated at 7:23 a.m. The Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-dividend-growers-that-may-be-undervalued-gems', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) hail from very different industries, but the three stocks have one thing in common: All are dividend payers that could be considered undervalued, relative to their future potential. \\nA stock may be considered undervalued for various reasons. For starters, fundamental analysis may reveal that the stock's current price is lower than its intrinsic value. That refers to factors including earnings and revenue potential, as well as cash flow projections. \\nAdditionally, if market sentiment or short-term factors have suppressed a stock's price, it could present an attractive entry point. For example, small- and mid-cap bank stocks were sold off hard in March and April, before beginning to rally in mid-May, as concerns about a banking crisis eased. \\nFinally, a stock may be overlooked or underfollowed by analysts or investors. That’s especially true of small- and mid-cap stocks, or even large caps in slower-growth, unglamorous or out-of-favor industries. When big investors and analysts pay scant attention to a stock, it may result in mispricings that can benefit retail investors. \\nHere’s a look at three stocks that may have room to run, as bargain-shopping investors realize their potential. \\nComcast\\nComcast’s annualized dividend per share is $1.16, for a yield of 2.92%, according to MarketBeat’s Comcast dividend data. \\nThe company has a 16-year track record of increasing its dividend. \\nWhile many consumers associate Comcast with their Xfinity cable package, the company also owns NBCUniversal, whose properties include NBC, Telemundo, CNBC, USA Network, MSNBC, Oxygen, Bravo, Syfy, E!, Universal Pictures, Peacock, Universal Parks & Resorts and DreamWorks Animation, among others.\\nAnalysts see earnings flat this year, but increasing by 12% in 2024. \\nBank of America upgraded the stock on May 1, saying it found valuations “undemanding,” meaning it sees upside potential relative to where the stock is currently trading. \\nB of A also noted that Comcast also maintains a strong balance sheet, and the company may benefit from a planned sale of its stake in streamer Hulu to The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) in early 2024. \\nThe stock has been forming a flat base below a buy point of $42.10. You can see that formation on the Comcast chart. \\nQualcomm\\nSan Diego-based Qualcomm makes semiconductors and other gear used in smartphones and other devices. As smartphone sales are slowing, for numerous reasons, Qualcomm’s stock has been hit especially hard. A dispute with major customer Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and investors’ fears that Qualcomm would lose that business didn’t help. \\nA 20.86% rally in the past month has resulted in a year-to-date gain of 14.59%, even as the stock continues to work its way out of a cup-shaped pattern that’s part of a larger downtrend. The stock’s current buy point is above $139.94.\\nQualcomm’s dividend data show that the company’s annual dividend per share is $3.20, and the yield is 2.62%. The company has increased its dividend for 21 years. \\nMorningstar analyst Brian Colello says he expects the chipmaker to retain its leadership in the areas of 5G and lower frequency bands. He wrote, “Apple’s decision to build its own baseband chips, or modems, to displace Qualcomm should be a medium- to long-term headwind, but not a death blow, especially as Qualcomm is poised to grow in automotive and Internet of Things semiconductors.”\\nWilliams-Sonoma\\nYou may be familiar with Williams-Sonoma’s stores located in upscale shopping areas, but the company actually operates on what it calls a “digital-first, design-led” strategy. According to the most recent annual report, “Our e-commerce channel has been our fastest-growing business over the last several years and represented more than 66% of our net revenues and profits in fiscal 2022.”\\nThe digital strategy is clearly paying off, as other home goods retailers whose primary business relies on walk-in traffic, struggle. \\nThe Willams-Sonoma dividend yield is 2.85%, and the annualized dividend per share is $3.60. \\nThe company has increased its dividend for 17 years in a row. That kind of longevity also tells you that the company has been consistently profitable, which is a sign of an efficiently run operation. \\nWilliams-Sonoma’s P/E ratio is 8, which is in line with many of its peers in the home furnishings and home goods retail segment. \\nWilliams-Sonoma analyst ratings show a consensus view of “hold.” \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A dispute with major customer Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and investors’ fears that Qualcomm would lose that business didn’t help. B of A also noted that Comcast also maintains a strong balance sheet, and the company may benefit from a planned sale of its stake in streamer Hulu to The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) in early 2024. A 20.86% rally in the past month has resulted in a year-to-date gain of 14.59%, even as the stock continues to work its way out of a cup-shaped pattern that’s part of a larger downtrend.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'A dispute with major customer Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and investors’ fears that Qualcomm would lose that business didn’t help. Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) hail from very different industries, but the three stocks have one thing in common: All are dividend payers that could be considered undervalued, relative to their future potential. That refers to factors including earnings and revenue potential, as well as cash flow projections.', 'news_article_title': '3 Dividend Growers That May Be Undervalued Gems', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A dispute with major customer Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and investors’ fears that Qualcomm would lose that business didn’t help. Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) hail from very different industries, but the three stocks have one thing in common: All are dividend payers that could be considered undervalued, relative to their future potential. Comcast Comcast’s annualized dividend per share is $1.16, for a yield of 2.92%, according to MarketBeat’s Comcast dividend data.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'A dispute with major customer Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and investors’ fears that Qualcomm would lose that business didn’t help. Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) hail from very different industries, but the three stocks have one thing in common: All are dividend payers that could be considered undervalued, relative to their future potential. Comcast Comcast’s annualized dividend per share is $1.16, for a yield of 2.92%, according to MarketBeat’s Comcast dividend data.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-amazon-apple-and-costco-are-no-brainer-buys-right-now.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"There are still some negative headlines these days, mostly about the possibility of a recession. But with inflation showing some signs of cooling down, and the stock market in bull market territory, there is certainly some optimism as well. Regardless of your perspective, seeking out quality investments is always a good idea, no matter what's going on in the economy.\\nIf you're looking for stocks that are no-brainer buys right now, then consider Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) as top businesses to add to your portfolio. Here's why they are wonderful holdings during a time like now.\\nAmazon has multiple growth engines\\nWith its exposure to multiple fast-growing sectors, Amazon still has lots of potential, even though it's already so massive. Online shopping is the biggest aspect of the overall business, and Amazon has a commanding lead in the U.S. But with e-commerce penetration at less than one-fifth of total retail sales in the U.S., there is undoubtedly lots of room for expansion.\\nI'm sure investors are familiar with Amazon Web Services, the leading cloud infrastructure and platform services provider. This segment generated revenue of $21.4 billion in the latest quarter, up 16% year over year, and posted an operating margin of 24%. The cloud market will continue growing rapidly in the decade ahead.\\nAmazon also has its hands in digital advertising, which increased sales 23% in the most recent quarter. The digital ads segment continues to gain share and pick away at the dominance of Alphabet and Meta Platforms.\\nAs of this writing, Amazon shares are down 32% from their all-time high. This discount provides investors with an attractive valuation, with the stock trading at a price-to-sales ratio of 2.5, well below its trailing five-year average. Paying that price for this high-quality business is an easy decision.\\nApple's loyal customers are an asset\\nAnytime a company has such a fanatical customer base the way Apple does, investors are smart to take a closer look. A seamless, beautiful, and superior product and service offering has resulted in incredible profitability for Apple. Its gross margin has averaged 40% over the past five years. And free cash flow (FCF) totaled a whopping $111 billion in fiscal 2022, equaling 28% of revenue. This affords Apple the ability to repurchase an insane amount of its stock each quarter, boosting earnings per share.\\nApple reported having more than 2 billion installed and active devices worldwide, and the business has done a great job of better monetizing this penetration. The company's Services segment, which houses offerings like Pay, TV+, Music, App Store, and iCloud, generates additional high-margin sales.\\nWith the constant upgrades of existing hardware, plus the introduction of new products, like its recently announced mixed-reality headset and maybe even an automobile in the future, Apple is poised to continue expanding its reach and finding ways to keep users engaged in its vast ecosystem. This can support even more revenue, profit, and FCF going forward.\\nCostco's value proposition is unmatched\\nLast on this list is none other than warehouse retailer Costco. Like Amazon and Apple, this business is a favorite among consumers. That's because Costco, with its 852 stores globally, is known for having some of the lowest prices around for a wide product assortment that ranges from groceries and gas to electronics and jewelry. The typical markup on items at Costco is far below what you'd see at other big box retailers. Customers certainly find value in this, especially at a time of elevated, albeit decreasing, levels of inflation.\\nA key feature of Costco's business is that it's a membership-based model. Customers must pay an annual fee of $60 for a basic plan that gives them the ability to be shoppers. The renewal rate during the latest fiscal quarter (ended May 7) was an outstanding 92.6% in the U.S. and Canada. This drives stickiness and repeat purchase behavior, something any retailer would want.\\nCostco's CFO Richard Galanti mentioned on a previous earnings call that the company would raise the prices on its membership soon. The last time this happened was in June 2017. Because memberships are such an important income driver for the overall business, investors have been waiting for this to happen, as it could provide a significant boost to Costco's bottom line.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Neil Patel has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Costco Wholesale, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"If you're looking for stocks that are no-brainer buys right now, then consider Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) as top businesses to add to your portfolio. The company's Services segment, which houses offerings like Pay, TV+, Music, App Store, and iCloud, generates additional high-margin sales. With the constant upgrades of existing hardware, plus the introduction of new products, like its recently announced mixed-reality headset and maybe even an automobile in the future, Apple is poised to continue expanding its reach and finding ways to keep users engaged in its vast ecosystem.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"If you're looking for stocks that are no-brainer buys right now, then consider Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) as top businesses to add to your portfolio. This segment generated revenue of $21.4 billion in the latest quarter, up 16% year over year, and posted an operating margin of 24%. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.\", 'news_article_title': 'Why Amazon, Apple, and Costco Are No-Brainer Buys Right Now.', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"If you're looking for stocks that are no-brainer buys right now, then consider Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) as top businesses to add to your portfolio. I'm sure investors are familiar with Amazon Web Services, the leading cloud infrastructure and platform services provider. This segment generated revenue of $21.4 billion in the latest quarter, up 16% year over year, and posted an operating margin of 24%.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"If you're looking for stocks that are no-brainer buys right now, then consider Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) as top businesses to add to your portfolio. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Costco Wholesale, and Meta Platforms.\"}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 183.77999877929688, 'high': 186.5200042724609, 'open': 183.9600067138672, 'close': 186.009994506836, 'ema_50': 172.41041544118366, 'rsi_14': 82.00592648162028, 'target': 184.9199981689453, 'volume': 65433200.0, 'ema_200': 158.75134722158992, 'adj_close': 185.5147399902344, 'rsi_lag_1': 81.16318755924254, 'rsi_lag_2': 80.80758859630149, 'rsi_lag_3': 72.58597541341797, 'rsi_lag_4': 64.97934625233592, 'rsi_lag_5': 64.46541861300179, 'macd_lag_1': 3.469189599133472, 'macd_lag_2': 3.3778213462130395, 'macd_lag_3': 3.2772338580320763, 'macd_lag_4': 3.052306497469374, 'macd_lag_5': 3.0089642955641125, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.665569778042908, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.251476663724139}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 13.789999961853027, 'Date': '2023-06-15', 'High': 14.520000457763672, 'Open': 14.09000015258789, 'Close': 14.5, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-15', 'Adj Close': 14.5}, {'Low': 1.0804269313812256, 'Date': '2023-06-15', 'High': 1.0938525199890137, 'Open': 1.084304690361023, 'Close': 1.084304690361023, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-15', 'Adj Close': 1.084304690361023}, {'Low': 1.2631046772003174, 'Date': '2023-06-15', 'High': 1.276535987854004, 'Open': 1.267154097557068, 'Close': 1.26708984375, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-15', 'Adj Close': 1.26708984375}, {'Low': 7.122099876403809, 'Date': '2023-06-15', 'High': 7.178299903869629, 'Open': 7.162600040435791, 'Close': 7.162600040435791, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-15', 'Adj Close': 7.162600040435791}, {'Low': 67.97000122070312, 'Date': '2023-06-15', 'High': 70.95999908447266, 'Open': 68.69999694824219, 'Close': 70.62000274658203, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 115613, 'date_str': '2023-06-15', 'Adj Close': 70.62000274658203}, {'Low': 0.6769105792045593, 'Date': '2023-06-15', 'High': 0.6873797178268433, 'Open': 0.6796895265579224, 'Close': 0.6796895265579224, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-15', 'Adj Close': 0.6796895265579224}, {'Low': 3.7070000171661377, 'Date': '2023-06-15', 'High': 3.8410000801086426, 'Open': 3.819000005722046, 'Close': 3.7279999256134033, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-15', 'Adj Close': 3.7279999256134033}, {'Low': 139.9600067138672, 'Date': '2023-06-15', 'High': 141.4759979248047, 'Open': 139.9770050048828, 'Close': 139.9770050048828, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-15', 'Adj Close': 139.9770050048828}, {'Low': 102.08999633789062, 'Date': '2023-06-15', 'High': 103.37999725341795, 'Open': 102.95999908447266, 'Close': 102.12000274658205, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-15', 'Adj Close': 102.12000274658205}, {'Low': 1926.0, 'Date': '2023-06-15', 'High': 1958.800048828125, 'Open': 1941.699951171875, 'Close': 1957.800048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 329, 'date_str': '2023-06-15', 'Adj Close': 1957.800048828125}]}"},"response":{"kind":"string","value":"{'next_10_days': {'2023-06-16': 184.9199981689453, '2023-06-20': 185.009994506836, '2023-06-21': 183.9600067138672, '2023-06-22': 187.0, '2023-06-23': 186.67999267578125, '2023-06-26': 185.2700042724609, '2023-06-27': 188.0599975585937, '2023-06-28': 189.25, '2023-06-29': 189.58999633789065}, '1_month_later': {'2023-07-17': 193.9900054931641}, '3_months_later': {'2023-09-15': 175.00999450683594}, '6_months_later': {'2023-12-15': 197.57000732421875}}"},"system_prompt":{"kind":"string","value":"YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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You know, the kind that you can buy and hold for years (or decades) and generate market-beating returns. We’re all after that — that’s why we read articles like this one.\\nWhen investing for the future, readers have to look under the hood and find high-quality businesses. At the same time, it can be hard when looking for long-term investment stocks.\\nThat’s because so many of the best stocks have already generated the life-changing returns that investors are currently looking for.\\nA stock like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is an amazing business. But with a near-$3 trillion market valuation, there is a concern that its bigger growth days are behind it. Or take Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ). I love the company, but with a $425 billion market cap and only modest growth, it’s hard to imagine it outperforming the S&P 500 year-in and year-out.\\nSo what are some long-term wealth stocks to buy now?\\nInvesting for the Future: The Trade Desk (TTD)\\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\\nThere is absolutely nothing wrong with the businesses above (Apple and J&J). Almost any investor could make a case for them. However, I am looking for stocks that can generate outsized market returns over the long haul from here, not stocks that have already created those returns.\\nOne such stock? The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD): The Trade Desk is a digital advertising firm that utilizes a demand-side platform. This not only drives efficiency for the customer, but drives profit for the company. Further, The Trade Desk makes it easy for customers to leverage connected TVs, audio, video, mobile and other mediums for their advertising needs.\\nBefore the pandemic, after the pandemic and through the 2022 bear market, investors experienced a lot of volatility in TTD stock. However, the company remained incredibly stable. It’s able to operate around the world (China included) and continues to churn out steady growth.\\nConsensus expectations call for more than 20% revenue growth this year and next year, to go alongside 17% earnings growth in 2023 and 20.5% growth in 2024.\\nLong-Term Wealth Stocks: PayPal (PYPL)\\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\\nPayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL): This fintech company is a controversial pick when it comes to long-term wealth stocks. The biggest reason? Because the stock has fallen out of favor with the market and suffered a peak-to-trough decline in excess of 80%.\\nThe stock has only recently hit a 52-week low. While many large cap and high growth stocks have come back to life, that has not been the case with PayPal. To be frank, I’m not sure why that’s been the case.\\nPayPal has a solid brand and has been one of the market’s favorite stocks over the years. From the time it was spun off in mid-2015 to its high in February 2020 (just before the Covid-19 selloff), PayPal stock rallied more than 225%.\\nIt suffered a peak-to-trough decline of 34% during the Covid fallout — which was actually better than the S&P 500 — then soared another 277% to its all-time high in November 2021.\\nDespite estimates calling for roughly 20% earnings growth this year, PayPal stock trades at just 13 times earnings.\\nMaybe the stock will prove to be a value trap, but even if it can recoup half of its peak-to-trough losses by the end of the decade, we’re talking about a triple off the lows.\\nAn Old Classic: Disney (DIS)\\nSource: Walt Disney Co\\nLast but not least, we have Disney (NYSE:DIS): Disney has been around for nearly a century, as it approaches its 100-year anniversary in October. In that time, it’s become an entertainment conglomerate.\\nThe firm dominates in everything from TV and sports, movies and studio releases, parks and entertainment, streaming and other ventures. Yet amid all of that preeminence, it’s hit quite a bit of turbulence.\\nWhile travel trends have propelled airlines, cruise stocks and other travel-oriented stocks, Disney has been left in the dust. In fact, it’s down 54% from its all-time high. If it can get back to that level, it will have more than doubled from its current price.\\nCEO Bob Iger is back and looking to turn this ship around. Disney is cutting costs and reducing expenses, while at the same time boasting more than 230 million paying, streaming subscribers across its Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+ platforms. Disney+ alone has more than 157 million subs.\\nWhile Disney’s streaming strategy isn’t perfect, the firm is well-positioned in the future of at-home media consumption.\\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell held a long position in JNJ, TTD and PYPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\\nThe post 3 Stocks to Buy for Long-Term, Life-Changing Returns appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A stock like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is an amazing business. Further, The Trade Desk makes it easy for customers to leverage connected TVs, audio, video, mobile and other mediums for their advertising needs. Maybe the stock will prove to be a value trap, but even if it can recoup half of its peak-to-trough losses by the end of the decade, we’re talking about a triple off the lows.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'A stock like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is an amazing business. The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD): The Trade Desk is a digital advertising firm that utilizes a demand-side platform. Long-Term Wealth Stocks: PayPal (PYPL) Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL): This fintech company is a controversial pick when it comes to long-term wealth stocks.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Buy for Long-Term, Life-Changing Returns ', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A stock like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is an amazing business. One such stock? Consensus expectations call for more than 20% revenue growth this year and next year, to go alongside 17% earnings growth in 2023 and 20.5% growth in 2024.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'A stock like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is an amazing business. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Investors are always on the hunt for long-term wealth stocks. However, I am looking for stocks that can generate outsized market returns over the long haul from here, not stocks that have already created those returns.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-friday-option-activity%3A-gme-cwh-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in GameStop Corp (Symbol: GME), where a total volume of 83,378 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 8.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 127.6% of GME's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $25 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 7,436 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 743,600 underlying shares of GME. Below is a chart showing GME's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:\\nCamping World Holdings Inc (Symbol: CWH) options are showing a volume of 14,133 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 126.5% of CWH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $25 strike put option expiring January 19, 2024, with 3,858 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 385,800 underlying shares of CWH. Below is a chart showing CWH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:\\nAnd Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 751,290 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 75.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 121.4% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 61.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 80,897 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $185 strike highlighted in orange:\\nFor the various different available expirations for GME options, CWH options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\\nAlso see:\\n\\x95 GPMT Dividend History\\n\\x95 NVTA Stock Predictions\\n\\x95 Institutional Holders of NCAC\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Especially high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 80,897 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing CWH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 751,290 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 75.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 121.4% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 61.9 million shares.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Below is a chart showing CWH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 751,290 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 75.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 121.4% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 61.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 80,897 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.1 million underlying shares of AAPL.\", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Friday Option Activity: GME, CWH, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Especially high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 80,897 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $185 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for GME options, CWH options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Below is a chart showing CWH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 751,290 contracts thus far today.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"That number of contracts represents approximately 75.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 121.4% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 61.9 million shares. Below is a chart showing CWH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 751,290 contracts thus far today. Especially high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 80,897 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.1 million underlying shares of AAPL.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-warren-buffett-stocks-to-buy-and-never-look-back', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nBerkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett has established himself as one of the greatest investors ever. No one will dispute this fact or the idea that Warren Buffett stocks tend to get much more attention from conservative investors for various reasons.\\nAny company that receives the blessing of the Oracle of Omaha is one that long-term investors will look to own. With an annualized growth rate of 19.8% from 1965, Berkshire Hathaway has outperformed the S&P 500 and picked the right stocks that have proven the test of time.\\nCertain companies possess the essential qualities to maintain their leadership positions and are immune to significant competitive challenges, and this is what Buffett loves. These companies are among the top long-term buy-and-hold stocks with robust brands and favorable growth prospects. Moreover, they offer indispensable products or services and demonstrate effective management, solid financials, and consistently strong performance. These three stocks embody all these attributes, according to the Oracle of Omaha.\\nBank of America (BAC)\\nSource: 4kclips / Shutterstock.com\\nBank of America (NYSE:BAC) is a strong permanent buy-and-hold investment among the most important banking companies in the United States. Notably, even Warren Buffett has shown confidence by acquiring BAC stock over time. The bank’s consistent ability to generate positive operating leverage since 2015 has contributed to this sentiment. Additionally, Bank of America has demonstrated solid earnings, with its earnings per share increased from 80 cents to 94 cents in the last quarter despite facing challenges.\\nBuffett’s recent actions suggest a shift in his banking investments, with a focus away from regional banks. He still owns more than 1 billion shares, or 13% of Bank of America, maintaining a sizable interest in the business. This makes it one of his largest holdings, second only to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).\\nBank of America stands as a stable investment compared to regional banks, benefiting from depositors seeking security amid rising interest rates. The higher rates enable the bank to increase loan charges, strengthening its financial performance. Additionally, Bank of America presents a favorable valuation compared to peers like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, trading at a lower earnings multiple and offering a significant discount based on book value and cash holdings.\\nCoca-Cola (KO)\\nSource: MAHATHIR MOHD YASIN / Shutterstock.com\\nCoca-Cola (NYSE:KO) is a top holding in Buffett’s portfolio, often ranking third or fourth alongside American Express (NYSE:AXP). Coca-Cola pays a dividend yield of around 3.1% and has increased dividends for 61 consecutive years. It is well-positioned as a safe stock for a recession due to its value proposition and the anticipated need for a pick-me-up as people return to work. In a downturn, job security becomes crucial, and employees are likely to show up to the office daily, making Coca-Cola a reliable choice.\\nWith an estimated value of $258 billion and a wide variety of billion-dollar companies, Coca-Cola is the leading non-alcoholic drink corporation in the globe. Notably, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway owns a significant 9.2% stake in Coca-Cola, valued at over $22 billion.\\nCoca-Cola anticipates significant growth opportunities in the future as it taps into a vast total addressable market valued at $1.3 trillion in 2022. The company anticipates its total potential marketplace to grow gradually at a mid-single-digit yearly pace as the global populace is expected to rise by about 500 million by 2030.\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com\\nApple is a well-known permanent investment stock that accounts for about 40% of the holdings of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. When Buffett shows confidence in a company by investing heavily in it, it becomes a noteworthy choice for other investors as well.\\nAlthough Apple’s stock is selling at a PTE ratio of around 31 and is close to reaching its following the pandemic spike, its record of success as a sustained winner screams for itself. Apple has produced a remarkable usual yearly return of 28% over the previous ten years, above the S&P 500’s average annual gain of 12%.\\nApple reached unprecedented heights following the launch of its much-anticipated augmented reality headset, the “Vision Pro.” With a price tag of $3,499, this groundbreaking device immerses users in a captivating mixed-reality environment. It introduces unique features like app navigation controlled by eye movements, the ability to watch movies in 3D, browse photos, and indulge in immersive gaming experiences.\\nApple’s strong position in the consumer tech industry makes it a frontrunner in the thriving VR/AR sector. With a growing business and promising market conditions, the company’s stock presents an enticing investment opportunity.\\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in KO, AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\\nThe post 3 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy and Never Look Back appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This makes it one of his largest holdings, second only to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple is a well-known permanent investment stock that accounts for about 40% of the holdings of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in KO, AAPL.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This makes it one of his largest holdings, second only to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple is a well-known permanent investment stock that accounts for about 40% of the holdings of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in KO, AAPL.', 'news_article_title': '3 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy and Never Look Back', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This makes it one of his largest holdings, second only to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple is a well-known permanent investment stock that accounts for about 40% of the holdings of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in KO, AAPL.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple is a well-known permanent investment stock that accounts for about 40% of the holdings of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. This makes it one of his largest holdings, second only to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in KO, AAPL.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foxconn-plans-to-make-electric-vehicles', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"(RTTNews) - Foxconn, Apple's key iPhone assembler with major operations in China, is planning to venture into making of electric vehicles, BBC reported following an interview with chairman and boss Young Liu.\\nThe Taiwanese firm, which is moving some supply chains out of China amid increased tensions between US and China, considers electric vehicles as the next growth targets.\\nAccording to reports, the company is also considering to set up an EV manufacturing plant in India, and is in talks with some states regarding the same. Foxconn also plans car factories in US, Thailand, as well as in Indonesia.\\nFoxconn hopes to capture about 5% of the global electric vehicle market in the next few years, reports said.\\nIn January, Foxconn had partnered with Nvidia to develop automated and autonomous vehicle platforms. As part of the deal, Foxconn agreed to be a tier-one manufacturer, producing electronic control units based on NVIDIA DRIVE Orin for the global automotive market.\\nLiu now said Foxconn must prepare for the worst amid the issues between the countries.\\nFoxconn, with an annual revenue of $200 billion, has started undertaking its business continuity planning, with some of its production lines already shifted to Mexico, Vietnam and India.\\nThe company makes more than half of Apple's products, including iPhones to iMacs, as well as products for Microsoft, Sony, Dell and Amazon.\\nFoxconn operates the world's biggest iPhone factory in the Zhengzhou city, called iPhone City. The major plant, which was hit hard last year by worker unrest following Covid-19 spread and related restrictions, was running at 90% of planned production capacity at the end of December.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"(RTTNews) - Foxconn, Apple's key iPhone assembler with major operations in China, is planning to venture into making of electric vehicles, BBC reported following an interview with chairman and boss Young Liu. As part of the deal, Foxconn agreed to be a tier-one manufacturer, producing electronic control units based on NVIDIA DRIVE Orin for the global automotive market. The major plant, which was hit hard last year by worker unrest following Covid-19 spread and related restrictions, was running at 90% of planned production capacity at the end of December.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"(RTTNews) - Foxconn, Apple's key iPhone assembler with major operations in China, is planning to venture into making of electric vehicles, BBC reported following an interview with chairman and boss Young Liu. Foxconn hopes to capture about 5% of the global electric vehicle market in the next few years, reports said. Foxconn operates the world's biggest iPhone factory in the Zhengzhou city, called iPhone City.\", 'news_article_title': 'Foxconn Plans To Make Electric Vehicles', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"(RTTNews) - Foxconn, Apple's key iPhone assembler with major operations in China, is planning to venture into making of electric vehicles, BBC reported following an interview with chairman and boss Young Liu. Foxconn hopes to capture about 5% of the global electric vehicle market in the next few years, reports said. Foxconn operates the world's biggest iPhone factory in the Zhengzhou city, called iPhone City.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"(RTTNews) - Foxconn, Apple's key iPhone assembler with major operations in China, is planning to venture into making of electric vehicles, BBC reported following an interview with chairman and boss Young Liu. Foxconn hopes to capture about 5% of the global electric vehicle market in the next few years, reports said. Foxconn operates the world's biggest iPhone factory in the Zhengzhou city, called iPhone City.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-nasdaq%3Aaapl%3A-expectations-too-modest-for-the-vision-pro', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock recently hit a new all-time high, just over a week after the company unveiled its \"spatial computer\" to the world. Undoubtedly, it seemed like the Vision Pro announcement was a \"sell-the-news\" type of scenario, with shares sinking amid the keynote before eventually recovering.\\nI don\\'t know whether it was the shocking price ($3,499), the lack of \"killer\" apps, a lack of overusing the word \"AI,\" or the lengthy wait (it goes on sale in early 2024 in the U.S.) before fans can actually give Apple their money. Regardless, Apple\\'s post-keynote reaction was somewhat muted, especially since the company delivered the new device that we\\'ve been waiting years for.\\nIn any case, the headset reveal was on virtually everybody\\'s radar, with many analysts that already factored in Vision Pro sales into their financial models before the keynote. Nonetheless, relatively low expectations have me very bullish on the stock, even near all-time highs.\\nApple Vision Pro May Very Well be the Best Headset Yet\\nUnderstandably, VR and AR have struggled to take off thus far, and the headset market still has a haze of uncertainty clouding it. Not to mention a potential recession could curb demand for the first Vision Pro model. For years, the technology and pricing appeared to have held the field of spatial computing back from living up to its potential.\\nAs Apple looks to take its shot in the space, I do think far too many people are over-curbing their enthusiasm when it comes to headset sales and the ability for visionOS (Vision Pro\\'s operating system) to gradually take the place of tvOS, macOS, or even iOS. That\\'s probably because there have been a lot of colossal flops when it comes to headsets over the years.\\nMany influential companies gave it their best shot and have failed to deliver. Still, this is Apple we\\'re talking about. Apple is not a company that throws new ideas at a wall to see what sticks. It\\'s also not one to jump on the bandwagon or chase hot trends that don\\'t have the potential to generate considerable earnings growth over a reasonable timeframe. If it were a trend chaser, like so many firms seem to be these days, it would have shined more light on AI innovations.\\nIndeed, Apple can still innovate on the front of AI. It\\'s just doing a better job of keeping the technical aspects behind the scenes. Further, Apple is all about safety and security when it comes to tech. It knows the dangers of unregulated AI and large language models (LLMs) in this early \"wild-west\" era.\\nThe technology may be amazing, but if there\\'s no clear view of risk and reward, it may prove wise to stick on the sidelines for now. In the AI era, there is no room for the \"move fast and break things\" mentality. That doesn\\'t mean Apple won\\'t join the \"AI race\" in the future, though, perhaps once regulators catch up. CEO Tim Cook is impressed by the technology and previously admitted to using ChatGPT himself.\\nAre Too Many Analysts Downplaying the Technology?\\nIt\\'s always a good idea to have modest or realistic expectations regarding emerging technologies. For instance, though Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock has more than doubled this year, it\\'s more AI and social media to thank than the so-called Metaverse or the Meta Quest headset.\\nArguably, Meta\\'s metaverse may be holding it back from rallying even more. Late last year, when Meta stock was in the gutter, billionaire tech investor Brad Gerstner wrote an open letter to Meta asking for less cash to be poured into metaverse bets, among other requests.\\nAs VR and AR technology evolve, I do believe analysts could be caught revising to the upside in a few years after demand shows to be far better than expectations. Only time will tell if Vision Pro is a mass-market device that everyday Apple users will buy or plan to buy once they can afford to.\\nRegardless, I believe there\\'s a good chance that the demand could crush estimates in a year. Yes, $3,499 is not cheap, but as the app library grows alongside consumer savings (they have a year or so to save up), don\\'t count me as surprised if Apple struggles to keep up with demand 18 months down the road.\\nWedbush\\'s Daniel Ives is a long-time bull on Apple stock. He recently hiked his price target on AAPL from $205 to $220. Ives stated that Apple is \"playing chess while others play checkers,\" also calling Vision Pro a \"revolutionary product.\"\\nDespite this, he sees just 150,000 units selling in the first year and 1 million in the second. Personally, I think first-year unit sales could easily pass 1 million, and if that\\'s the case, Ives and other analysts may have a few more upgrades up their sleeves.\\nIs Apple Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\\nTurning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy. Out of 29 analyst ratings, there are 22 Buys and seven Holds.\\nThe average Apple stock price target is $189.17, implying upside potential of 2.3%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $149.00 per share to a high of $210.00 per share.\\nThe Bottom Line on Apple Stock\\nApple stock is trading at a historical premium at 31.5 times trailing price-to-earnings. Despite this, I still view AAPL stock as a bargain. Vision Pro sales estimates vary among analysts, but most may be heavily underestimating demand. As such, I\\'m sticking with the stock as it inches closer to $3 trillion territory.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock recently hit a new all-time high, just over a week after the company unveiled its \"spatial computer\" to the world. He recently hiked his price target on AAPL from $205 to $220. Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock recently hit a new all-time high, just over a week after the company unveiled its \"spatial computer\" to the world. He recently hiked his price target on AAPL from $205 to $220. Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock (NASDAQ:AAPL): Expectations Too Modest for the Vision Pro', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock recently hit a new all-time high, just over a week after the company unveiled its \"spatial computer\" to the world. He recently hiked his price target on AAPL from $205 to $220. Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock recently hit a new all-time high, just over a week after the company unveiled its \"spatial computer\" to the world. He recently hiked his price target on AAPL from $205 to $220. Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/khashoggis-widow-sues-israeli-spyware-company-nso-over-phone-hacking', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Raphael Satter\\nJune 16 (Reuters) - The widow of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says in a lawsuit that surveillance software built by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group was used to spy on her messages in the months leading up to her husband\\'s death.\\nIn a civil suit filed Thursday in the Northern District of Virginia, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi said that NSO \"intentionally targeted\" her devices and \"caused her immense harm, both through the tragic loss of her husband and through her own loss of safety, privacy, and autonomy.\"\\nNSO initially said it had not seen the lawsuit. When the firm was sent a copy, it did not immediately respond. The company - which markets surveillance technology to intelligence agencies and law enforcement around the world - has previously denied that its technology was used to hack Khashoggi. He was a Washington Post columnist who was murdered on the grounds of Saudi Arabia\\'s consulate in Istanbul in 2018.\\nU.S. intelligence concluded in 2021 that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation to capture or kill Khashoggi. The Saudi government has denied any involvement by the crown prince and has maintained that Khashoggi\\'s killing was a heinous crime by a rogue group.\\nSaudi use of the Pegasus spying tool has come up in other controversial cases. Last year, Reuters reported that an attempt by Saudi authorities to wield Pegasus against Saudi women\\'s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul backfired, allowing researchers to uncover thousands of other victims and triggering a cascade of legal and government action.\\nThe U.S. government has imposed restrictions on doing business with NSO over human rights concerns, and the company faces a barrage of legal action over its spy services, including from Apple Inc AAPL.O and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms Inc. META.O\\n(Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Frances Kerry)\\n((Raphael.Satter@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The U.S. government has imposed restrictions on doing business with NSO over human rights concerns, and the company faces a barrage of legal action over its spy services, including from Apple Inc AAPL.O and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms Inc. META.O (Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Frances Kerry) ((Raphael.Satter@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. U.S. intelligence concluded in 2021 that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation to capture or kill Khashoggi. The Saudi government has denied any involvement by the crown prince and has maintained that Khashoggi's killing was a heinous crime by a rogue group.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"The U.S. government has imposed restrictions on doing business with NSO over human rights concerns, and the company faces a barrage of legal action over its spy services, including from Apple Inc AAPL.O and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms Inc. META.O (Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Frances Kerry) ((Raphael.Satter@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. By Raphael Satter June 16 (Reuters) - The widow of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says in a lawsuit that surveillance software built by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group was used to spy on her messages in the months leading up to her husband's death. The company - which markets surveillance technology to intelligence agencies and law enforcement around the world - has previously denied that its technology was used to hack Khashoggi.\", 'news_article_title': \"Khashoggi's widow sues Israeli spyware company NSO over phone hacking\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The U.S. government has imposed restrictions on doing business with NSO over human rights concerns, and the company faces a barrage of legal action over its spy services, including from Apple Inc AAPL.O and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms Inc. META.O (Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Frances Kerry) ((Raphael.Satter@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. By Raphael Satter June 16 (Reuters) - The widow of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says in a lawsuit that surveillance software built by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group was used to spy on her messages in the months leading up to her husband\\'s death. In a civil suit filed Thursday in the Northern District of Virginia, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi said that NSO \"intentionally targeted\" her devices and \"caused her immense harm, both through the tragic loss of her husband and through her own loss of safety, privacy, and autonomy.\"', 'news_textrank_summary': \"The U.S. government has imposed restrictions on doing business with NSO over human rights concerns, and the company faces a barrage of legal action over its spy services, including from Apple Inc AAPL.O and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms Inc. META.O (Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Frances Kerry) ((Raphael.Satter@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. By Raphael Satter June 16 (Reuters) - The widow of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says in a lawsuit that surveillance software built by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group was used to spy on her messages in the months leading up to her husband's death. Last year, Reuters reported that an attempt by Saudi authorities to wield Pegasus against Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul backfired, allowing researchers to uncover thousands of other victims and triggering a cascade of legal and government action.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/does-quality-matter-diving-into-blackrocks-quality-factor-etf-bats%3Aqual', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'You often hear investors talk about looking for high-quality companies to invest in, but what does \"high quality\" mean in reality? There are different ways of defining quality, but BlackRock\\'s (NYSE:BLK) iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) has its own criteria, and it uses this as the basis for its investments. How does it work, and has seeking quality paid off over time for investors?\\nWhat Does the QUAL ETF Do?\\nQUAL is a large $31 billion ETF from BlackRock’s iShares that invests in mid and large-cap U.S. stocks that “exhibit positive fundamentals, including high return on equity, stable year-over-year earnings growth, and low financial leverage.” Its underlying index is the MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index\\niShares says that QUAL screens for return on equity to find profitable companies, low earnings variability so that it is investing in stocks with stable earnings, and low debt-to-equity ratios to ensure that it is investing in stocks with low leverage. These all seem like sensible screens and good ways to weed out many of the market\\'s lower-quality stocks.\\nQUAL\\'s Holdings\\nQUAL’s purpose is to find and invest in companies with high-quality characteristics, so it’s no surprise that its portfolio is comprised largely of companies most investors typically think of as blue-chip stocks. The fund is very diversified and holds 126 different positions.\\nHoldings are capped at 5% and rebalanced semiannually to ensure that the fund remains sufficiently diversified. Furthermore, its top 10 holdings account for just 38.6% of assets. Below is an overview of QUAL’s top 10 holdings using TipRanks’ holdings tool.\\nNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the toast of the town in the investing world these days thanks to its key role in the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), so it’s unsurprising that it\\'s QUAL’s top holding with a weighting of 5.9%.\\nAfter Nvidia, tech giants Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the two most valuable companies in the world by market cap, are QUAL’s next two largest holdings. However, QUAL isn’t simply a large-cap tech ETF -- within the top 10, you’ll also find healthcare companies like Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY), global payment networks Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard (NASDAQ:MA), and even an oil major, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP). \\nIndeed, the fund is well-diversified across sectors, with the top sector, information technology, accounting for a 29.65% weighting, followed by healthcare (13.1%) and financials (11.74%). All other sectors have less than a 10% weighting. Information technology currently makes up a larger portion of the fund due to the rallies that its top holdings (tech stocks like Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple) have seen in 2023.\\nBlackRock’s definition of high quality seems to correlate well with TipRanks’ Smart Scores. The Smart Score is TipRanks’ proprietary quantitative stock scoring system. It gives stocks a score from 1 to 10 based on eight market key factors. The score is data-driven and does not involve any human intervention.\\nEight of QUAL’s top 10 holdings have Smart Scores of 8 or above, led by Nvidia, which boasts a \\'Perfect 10\\' rating. QUAL stock itself has a Smart Score of 8 out of 10.\\nAnother nice thing about QUAL is that while it focuses on blue-chip investments, it isn’t paying an egregious valuation for them. The ETF’s average price-to-earnings ratio is 17.8, which is actually a slight discount to the S&P 500. \\nLastly, the fund deserves credit for its tax efficiency -- it has never had to pay a capital gains distribution over the years.\\nDividend and Fees\\nQUAL pays out a dividend that currently yields 1.3%. This isn’t a dividend yield that really stands out in the current market environment, but it helps to add to total returns over time. The ETF also features a reasonable expense ratio of 0.15%. \\nSolid Past Performance\\nThe efficacy of QUAL’s strategy seems to be borne out in its results. As of the end of the most recent quarter, it boasts double-digit annualized total returns over both a three and five-year basis, with annualized returns of 17.0% and 10.2% over each of those timeframes, respectively. Since its inception in 2013, the fund has returned a solid 11.6% on an annualized basis. \\nIs QUAL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\\nAnalysts are relatively bullish on QUAL. It enjoys a Moderate Buy consensus rating from analysts, and the average QUAL stock price target of $144.62 implies upside potential of 8.3%.\\nOf the 1,617 analyst ratings on QUAL, 61% are Buys, 33.3% are Holds, and 5.7% are Sells. \\nInvestor Takeaway: Does Quality Matter?\\nYou can\\'t really argue with the type of results that QUAL has produced for its investors, and you could certainly have done a lot worse than investing in QUAL over the years with many of the other ETFs out there. Double-digit annualized returns over the long term are nothing to complain about.\\nOn the other hand, despite its rigorous approach to screening for quality, QUAL\\'s total returns are not all that different from those of a broad-market S&P 500 (SPX) ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) or the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) which both slightly outperformed QUAL over the same three- and five-year time frames.\\nAs of the end of the most recent quarter, VOO posted total annualized returns over the three- and five-year time periods of 18.6% and 11.1%, respectively, while SPY had returns of 18.5% and 11% over the same periods. These ETFs both outperformed QUAL over the past three and five years despite their simple strategy of just investing in the S&P 500 without running additional screens for quality.\\nFurther, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ), which invests in the Nasdaq 100 Index (NDX), has returned 19.8% and 15.7% over the past three and five years, respectively.\\nBelow, you can check out a comparison of these four ETFs using TipRanks\\' ETF Comparison Tool, which is customizable and allows users to compare up to 20 ETFs at once across a variety of factors.\\nNone of this is to say that there is anything wrong with QUAL. It is a good ETF that has helped its investors to compound wealth over time. Past performance is no guarantee of future results, so it\\'s also possible that QUAL could outperform these peers in the future. Additionally, QUAL\\'s screens for low leverage and earnings consistency could help it to gain a leg up on the competition in the event of a recession.\\nHowever, It\\'s just worth pointing out that there are other major, well-known ETFs that have generated even better results with less complex strategies. Note that VOO (0.03%) and SPY (0.09%) have lower expense ratios than QUAL, while QQQ comes in a bit higher (0.2%).\\nThese ETFs also end up overlapping quite a bit, as the top stocks in QUAL\\'s high-quality index are also among the largest S&P 500 and Nasdaq stocks by market cap, so the same names like Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft account for large positions in all four ETFs.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"After Nvidia, tech giants Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the two most valuable companies in the world by market cap, are QUAL’s next two largest holdings. Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the toast of the town in the investing world these days thanks to its key role in the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), so it’s unsurprising that it's QUAL’s top holding with a weighting of 5.9%. Information technology currently makes up a larger portion of the fund due to the rallies that its top holdings (tech stocks like Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple) have seen in 2023.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"After Nvidia, tech giants Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the two most valuable companies in the world by market cap, are QUAL’s next two largest holdings. There are different ways of defining quality, but BlackRock's (NYSE:BLK) iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) has its own criteria, and it uses this as the basis for its investments. QUAL is a large $31 billion ETF from BlackRock’s iShares that invests in mid and large-cap U.S. stocks that “exhibit positive fundamentals, including high return on equity, stable year-over-year earnings growth, and low financial leverage.” Its underlying index is the MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index iShares says that QUAL screens for return on equity to find profitable companies, low earnings variability so that it is investing in stocks with stable earnings, and low debt-to-equity ratios to ensure that it is investing in stocks with low leverage.\", 'news_article_title': 'Does Quality Matter? Diving Into BlackRock’s Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'After Nvidia, tech giants Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the two most valuable companies in the world by market cap, are QUAL’s next two largest holdings. What Does the QUAL ETF Do? These ETFs both outperformed QUAL over the past three and five years despite their simple strategy of just investing in the S&P 500 without running additional screens for quality.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"After Nvidia, tech giants Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the two most valuable companies in the world by market cap, are QUAL’s next two largest holdings. QUAL is a large $31 billion ETF from BlackRock’s iShares that invests in mid and large-cap U.S. stocks that “exhibit positive fundamentals, including high return on equity, stable year-over-year earnings growth, and low financial leverage.” Its underlying index is the MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index iShares says that QUAL screens for return on equity to find profitable companies, low earnings variability so that it is investing in stocks with stable earnings, and low debt-to-equity ratios to ensure that it is investing in stocks with low leverage. On the other hand, despite its rigorous approach to screening for quality, QUAL's total returns are not all that different from those of a broad-market S&P 500 (SPX) ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) or the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) which both slightly outperformed QUAL over the same three- and five-year time frames.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-race-to-be-the-next-nvidia%3A-3-stocks-to-consider', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nCompanies engaged in the artificial intelligence race are booming, with any company touting AI technology seeing massive jumps in their stock prices. That said, the hype surrounding AI is the real deal. I believe this will continue for the near- to medium-term. Notably, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has emerged as a major AI beneficiary, evidenced by its impressive guidance on May 24. The stock hit all-time highs, and is still moving in a positive direction. However, if you are looking for the top tech stocks to buy, you need to think beyond Nvidia.\\nWhile Nvidia is gold when it comes to the AI sector, we shouldn’t rule out the possibility of other tech companies hitting highs shortly. Investors in Nvidia are reaping substantial returns, but there’s still an opportunity for those who missed out. Nvidia is dominating the market today, holding more than 60% of the market share in its core markets. That said, it will be interesting to see other tech companies join the race with their AI applications and chips.\\nInvestors have started to look for stocks that could be the next Nvidia. Investing in such companies at an early stage could provide life-changing returns over the long-term. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the top tech stocks to buy right now.\\nAMD Advanced Micro Devices $124.24\\nTSM Taiwan Semiconductor $105.18\\nORCL Oracle $126.55\\nAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD)\\nSource: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com\\nThe biggest competitor of Nvidia ,and one of the best stocks for investors seeking AI exposure, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) comes very close to being the next Nvidia. The chipmaker is working to strengthen its position in the market and grow its market share. AMD’s chips will experience increased demand in the booming global cloud market, while AI adoption can further fuel growth in cloud computing. The company recently had its “Data Center & AI Technology Premiere” where it unveiled its AI platform and strategies.\\nThe company has revealed a new AI chip to compete with Nvidia. The company’s MI300X chip is designed for large language models and other cutting-edge AI models. Large language models use a lot of memory given the amount of calculations and computing power required, and this chip is created to handle these needs. This chip boasts 192 GB of memory, giving it an advantage over Nvidia’s chips, which are limited to 120 GB of memory for larger AI models.\\nThis chip can turn the tables for AMD, providing investors with massive potential upside. The company already has partnerships with some of the most notable tech giants in the industry, and if this chip is worth the hype, AMD could be the next Nvidia very soon.\\nAMD stock is trading around $125 per share today and is inching closer to its 52-week high of $132. The stock is up 98% year-to-date, and 91% over the past six months. AMD’s recent stock rally was driven by Nvidia’s results, but I see AMD as a potential winner in the AI race.\\nTaiwan Semiconductor (TSM)\\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\\nOne company that has the bestchance to win the AI race is Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM). It makes chips on the advanced 5nm process and already has an impressive list of clients. TSMC, a leading-edge chip manufacturer, faces geopolitical risks tied to China, but remains a promising investment. If you are looking for stocks like Nvidia, you can benefit from the ongoing chip war by investing in TSMC. It is one of the top tech stocks to buy and hold for the long-term.\\nThe company recently announced a new packaging facility to meet the growing demand for its chips. Unsurprisingly, TSM stock surged after this news. This facility will support 1 million 12-inch wafers annually, and could significantly expand the tech company’s capacity.\\nTaiwan Semiconductor is Asia’s largest company and provides chips to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Nvidia. The primary reason to bet on this company is its customers. With several high-profile companies using its chips, I believe the company’s revenue will remain consistent and we could see impressive long-term growth. Management reported strong chip demand and limited advanced packaging capacity for AI chipsets at the annual meeting. Overall, as the leading foundry in the chip world, Taiwan Semiconductor is poised to excel in the AI race, making it an attractive stock to consider.\\nOracle (ORCL)\\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\\nI’ve always been a fan of one of the top AI hardware stocks Oracle (NYSE:ORCL). So much so that I recommended this stock as a buy in March when the stock was trading at $89. If you’d followed my advice, you would be sitting on gains of 41% as the stock is trading at $126 today. Oracle was up after the company recently reported results. The company beat on the top- and bottom-lines, with its growth largely driven by cloud revenue.\\nOracle reported revenue of $13.8 billion which was up 17% year-over-year. This rise was driven by the gains in application sales and cloud infrastructure. The company also reported earnings per share of $1.67, driven by infrastructure as a service revenues, which rose 76%. Overall revenue increased due to Oracle’s Gen2 Cloud, powering generative AI applications, as highlighted by the company’s management team.\\nBesides Nvidia, which is its key client, the company has signed up with several other major tech companies to work on their large language models. The stock is trading at an all-time high right now, but it has a long run ahead of it. Impressively, ORCL stock also pays a dividend yield of 1.3%, or a quarterly dividend of $0.40. Oracle hasn’t reduced its dividend since 2009, and has grown its distribution 14% annually over the past five years. The company’s development of generative AI services for multiple organizations is expected to drive higher revenue in the coming quarters. Oracle has all it takes to become the next Nvidia.\\nOn the date of publication, Vandita Jadeja did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nVandita Jadeja is a CPA and a freelance financial copywriter who loves to read and write about stocks. She believes in buying and holding for long term gains. Her knowledge of words and numbers helps her write clear stock analysis.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\\nThe post The Race to Be the Next Nvidia: 3 Stocks to Consider appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor is Asia’s largest company and provides chips to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Nvidia. While Nvidia is gold when it comes to the AI sector, we shouldn’t rule out the possibility of other tech companies hitting highs shortly. Overall, as the leading foundry in the chip world, Taiwan Semiconductor is poised to excel in the AI race, making it an attractive stock to consider.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor is Asia’s largest company and provides chips to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Nvidia. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Companies engaged in the artificial intelligence race are booming, with any company touting AI technology seeing massive jumps in their stock prices. AMD Advanced Micro Devices $124.24 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor $105.18 ORCL Oracle $126.55 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com The biggest competitor of Nvidia ,and one of the best stocks for investors seeking AI exposure, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) comes very close to being the next Nvidia.', 'news_article_title': 'The Race to Be the Next Nvidia: 3 Stocks to Consider', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor is Asia’s largest company and provides chips to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Nvidia. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Companies engaged in the artificial intelligence race are booming, with any company touting AI technology seeing massive jumps in their stock prices. However, if you are looking for the top tech stocks to buy, you need to think beyond Nvidia.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor is Asia’s largest company and provides chips to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Nvidia. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Companies engaged in the artificial intelligence race are booming, with any company touting AI technology seeing massive jumps in their stock prices. AMD Advanced Micro Devices $124.24 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor $105.18 ORCL Oracle $126.55 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com The biggest competitor of Nvidia ,and one of the best stocks for investors seeking AI exposure, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) comes very close to being the next Nvidia.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-is-raking-in-%245.17-billion-in-annual-dividend-income-from-these-7-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'You can safely say that Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett knows a thing or two about investing on Wall Street. Since he became CEO in 1965, he\\'s overseen a greater than 4,100,000% increase in Berkshire\\'s Class A shares (BRK.A). On an annualized basis, he\\'s doubled up the total return, including dividends, of the broad-based S&P 500 over a stretch of nearly six decades.\\nWhat\\'s phenomenal about the Oracle of Omaha\\'s investment strategy is that it can be duplicated by everyday investors. Buffett willingly shares his investment methodology, which often involves seeking out great businesses at fair prices and holding them for long periods of time.\\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\\nBut one of the top reasons Berkshire Hathaway has been such a success for investors is Buffett\\'s love of dividend stocks. Income stocks tend to be profitable on a recurring basis, offer transparent long-term growth outlooks, and have an extensive history of vastly outperforming stocks that don\\'t offer a dividend over multidecade timelines.\\nOver the next 12 months, Warren Buffett\\'s company is on pace to collect north of $6 billion in dividend income. The kicker is that $5.17 billion of this annual dividend income will come from just seven stocks.\\n1. Occidental Petroleum: $959,833,478 in annual dividend income (includes preferred stock dividends)\\nAmong the roughly four dozen securities currently held in Berkshire Hathaway\\'s investment portfolio, it\\'s energy stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) that\\'s generating the most dividend income. Buffett\\'s company is expected to rake in close to $160 million in common stock dividends on the nearly 222 million shares of Occidental it owns. Additionally, Berkshire owns $10 billion worth of Occidental Petroleum preferred stock that yields 8% annually, which is where the remaining $800 million in dividend income originates.\\nSince the start of 2022, Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, have been aggressively buying shares of Occidental. In all likelihood, this signals that Buffett, Combs, and Weschler expect energy commodity prices to remain above their historic average for some time. With Russia invading Ukraine and global energy majors paring back their capital expenditures for years during the pandemic, a tight global supply for oil could certainly buoy spot prices.\\nDespite being an integrated operator, Occidental generates the lion\\'s share of its revenue from drilling. This means a higher spot price for crude oil will have a materially larger impact on its operating cash flow when compared to most oil stocks.\\nA rapid rise in the federal funds rate has substantially increased Bank of America\\'s net-interest income. Effective Federal Funds Rate data by YCharts.\\n2. Bank of America: $908,909,765 in annual dividend income\\nAnother big-time income stock in the Oracle of Omaha\\'s portfolio is money-center giant Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Berkshire stands to collect almost $909 million in annual dividend income from one of America\\'s biggest banks.\\nWhat makes bank stocks such a smart investment for patient investors is their cyclical ties. Though inevitable recessions will take their toll on banks, the U.S. economy spends a considerably longer amount of time expanding than contracting. This allows companies like Bank of America to steadily grow their loans and deposits over time. Loan and deposit growth is the bread-and-butter that allows banks to generate income and return capital to shareholders.\\nBut I\\'d be remiss if I didn\\'t also note that Bank of America has a leg up on its competition in the current environment. As the most interest-sensitive of the money-center banks, the current rate-hiking cycle -- a 500-basis-point increase in a little over a year by the nation\\'s central bank -- is a boon to BofA\\'s net-interest income, and therefore its bottom line.\\n3. Apple: $878,937,967 in annual dividend income\\nAccording to Warren Buffett, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is \"a better business than any we own.\" This helps explain why Apple comprises 47.5% of Berkshire Hathaway\\'s $349 billion of invested assets, as well as why Buffett\\'s company is on track to collect close to $879 million in annual dividend income from the United States\\' largest publicly traded company by market cap.\\nAside from having a well-known brand and a highly loyal customer base, what Buffett can appreciate most about Apple is its management team. CEO Tim Cook continues to lead with innovation. Apple\\'s iPhone still dominates the domestic smartphone market, and the company\\'s subscription services segment has rapidly expanded. Services should help minimize the sales fluctuations often seen during Apple\\'s physical product replacement cycles.\\nFurther, the Oracle of Omaha is a big fan of Apple\\'s capital-return program. Since the start of 2013, Apple has repurchased in the neighborhood of $586 billion worth of its common stock.\\nA sizable uptick in the spot price of crude oil has allowed Chevron to pare down its net debt. WTI Crude Oil Spot Price data by YCharts.\\n4. Chevron: $799,741,874 in annual dividend income\\nEven after Buffett and his lieutenants pared down their company\\'s stake in energy stock Chevron (NYSE: CVX) during the first quarter, this oil and gas juggernaut is still on pace to provide Berkshire Hathaway with almost $800 million in annual dividend income.\\nThough the investment thesis for Chevron more or less mirrors Occidental Petroleum, there are a few key differences between these two integrated energy giants. For one, Chevron generates a significant percentage of its revenue from its transmission pipelines, chemical plants, and refineries. In other words, it\\'s better hedged than Occidental in the event crude oil prices decline.\\nThe other differentiating factor can be seen on the balance sheets of both companies. Among global energy majors, Chevron might have the most flexible balance sheet of all. Management wisely paid down debt in 2022, which is what allowed Chevron\\'s board of directors to authorize an up to $75 billion share repurchase program. Meanwhile, Occidental is still working its way out of a sizable net-debt situation following its acquisition of Anadarko in 2019.\\nImage source: Coca-Cola.\\n5. Coca-Cola: $736,000,000 in annual dividend income\\nBeverage stock Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is Berkshire Hathaway\\'s longest continuous holding (35 years). It\\'s also a company responsible for padding Warren Buffett\\'s pockets. Coke has increased its base annual payout for 61 consecutive years, and Buffett\\'s company is expected to collect $736 million in dividend income over the coming year.\\nCoca-Cola\\'s recipe for ongoing success is a combination of geographic diversity and stellar marketing. In terms of the former, Coca-Cola has 26 separate brands generating at least $1 billion in annual sales, and it\\'s operating in all but three countries worldwide. This allows it to generate predictable sales and cash flow in developed countries, while moving the organic growth needle in faster-growing emerging markets.\\nAs for marketing, it certainly doesn\\'t hurt that Coca-Cola is one of the best-known consumer staples brands on the planet. It\\'s spending more than half of its marketing budget on digital ads catered to a younger generation of consumers. However, it has the brand ambassadors and holiday affiliations that also help it easily connect with older consumers.\\n6. Kraft Heinz: $521,015,709 in annual dividend income\\nPrepackaged foods and condiments company Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) is another top-notch income stock for Berkshire Hathaway. Despite Kraft Heinz reducing its quarterly payout four years ago, it\\'s still responsible for approximately $521 million in annual dividend income for Buffett\\'s company.\\nAlthough most companies took it on the chin during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kraft Heinz found itself in the right place at the right time. With people choosing to eat out less, the company\\'s easy-to-prepare meals and snacks flew off grocery store shelves. With the company owning well over a dozen brand-name food, snack, and condiment brands, it\\'s also had little trouble raising the price of its products.\\nHowever, Kraft Heinz has arguably been one of Buffett\\'s most disappointing investments. The company\\'s balance sheet is bogged down by goodwill and a sizable net-debt position. Further, volume has declined in each of the past two quarters, which may signal that value-conscious consumers are trading down to cheaper store brands.\\n7. American Express: $363,865,680 in annual dividend income\\nLast, but certainly not least, is credit-services provider American Express (NYSE: AXP). AmEx, as it\\'s more commonly known, has been a continuous holding by Berkshire Hathaway since 1993. Following a fairly recent payout increase, AmEx is on track to provide Buffett\\'s company with almost $364 million in dividend income over the next year.\\nOne reason American Express has been a winning investment is its focus on high earners. AmEx has always been able to attract individuals with high earnings and/or a high net worth. High earners are less likely to change their spending habits when the inflation rate picks up or the U.S./global economy enters a mild recession. It effectively means AmEx is better protected from credit delinquencies than some of its peers.\\nAdditionally, American Express benefits from both sides of a transaction. As of 2021, it was the No. 3 payment processor by credit card network purchase volume in the U.S. (the No. 1 market for consumption globally). On top of collecting merchant fees, it acts as a lender and generates annual cardholder fees and/or net-interest income.\\n10 stocks we like better than Occidental Petroleum\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Occidental Petroleum wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\\nAmerican Express and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends Chevron and Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple: $878,937,967 in annual dividend income According to Warren Buffett, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is \"a better business than any we own.\" Buffett willingly shares his investment methodology, which often involves seeking out great businesses at fair prices and holding them for long periods of time. Additionally, Berkshire owns $10 billion worth of Occidental Petroleum preferred stock that yields 8% annually, which is where the remaining $800 million in dividend income originates.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple: $878,937,967 in annual dividend income According to Warren Buffett, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is \"a better business than any we own.\" Occidental Petroleum: $959,833,478 in annual dividend income (includes preferred stock dividends) Among the roughly four dozen securities currently held in Berkshire Hathaway\\'s investment portfolio, it\\'s energy stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) that\\'s generating the most dividend income. Bank of America: $908,909,765 in annual dividend income Another big-time income stock in the Oracle of Omaha\\'s portfolio is money-center giant Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).', 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Is Raking in $5.17 Billion in Annual Dividend Income From These 7 Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple: $878,937,967 in annual dividend income According to Warren Buffett, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is \"a better business than any we own.\" Bank of America: $908,909,765 in annual dividend income Another big-time income stock in the Oracle of Omaha\\'s portfolio is money-center giant Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Coca-Cola: $736,000,000 in annual dividend income Beverage stock Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is Berkshire Hathaway\\'s longest continuous holding (35 years).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple: $878,937,967 in annual dividend income According to Warren Buffett, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is \"a better business than any we own.\" Occidental Petroleum: $959,833,478 in annual dividend income (includes preferred stock dividends) Among the roughly four dozen securities currently held in Berkshire Hathaway\\'s investment portfolio, it\\'s energy stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) that\\'s generating the most dividend income. This helps explain why Apple comprises 47.5% of Berkshire Hathaway\\'s $349 billion of invested assets, as well as why Buffett\\'s company is on track to collect close to $879 million in annual dividend income from the United States\\' largest publicly traded company by market cap.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/game-on-why-take-two-nasdaq%3Attwo-is-an-underestimated-gaming-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO) have been incredibly hot this year, now up 33% year-to-date. As excitement over the company\\'s upbeat quarter fades, investors who missed the run may have another chance to give the underestimated video game stock a second look. Indeed, the company is well on its way to returning to profitability.\\nWith a strong quarter in the books, impressive mobile assets that will help diversify the firm away from its less-frequent blockbusters, and a Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI) release that\\'s as close as ever (there were some hints at a potential 2024 launch), Take-Two stock has arguably never looked timelier. Despite the hot run, I\\'m staying bullish on the name ahead of what could be a huge year for the $23.2 billion game developer.\\nTake-Two Interactive\\'s Latest Quarter Draws in a Crowd\\nTake-Two\\'s latest quarter was decent, but the impressive guidance and clues over a GTA VI release captured the investors\\' hearts. The company technically missed on earnings, with fourth-quarter EPS coming in at $0.59, just below the $0.68 analyst consensus, and sales came in at a sound $1.4 billion, just ahead of the $1.31 billion to $1.36 billion guidance.\\nI guess you could say the quarter was mixed, but given the low bar going into the number and confident commentary from management, the sudden surge in the stock shouldn\\'t have come as a shock.\\nIndeed, Take-Two has been a \"sleeper\" pick (or two-hit wonder) in the gaming space for quite some time, and there\\'s no guarantee that GTA VI will be a success. That said, the company\\'s track record of delivering high-rated hits speaks for itself. So, if a 2024 launch of the hit game is in the cards, TTWO stock may finally be ready for its much-awaited next leg higher.\\nOf course, it would have been nicer to hear management give some firm deadlines. Given how many video games have been delayed, though, Take-Two may be wise to minimize the time pressure on its software developers. The business of game development may entail high stress and time pressure, but Take-Two has a formula that\\'s worked out well. In that regard, investors should continue to be patient with Take-Two as it approaches the finish line with one of the most-anticipated video games of this decade.\\nTake-Two Looks Like a Hot Takeover Target as VR Gaming Grows in Popularity\\nApple\\'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset reveal hogged the headlines in recent weeks, and for good reason. Virtual and augmented reality may very well be the next big medium for not just work, but play. Indeed, one can\\'t help but notice the emphasis Apple placed on gaming at WWDC 2023. As Apple better caters to game developers, I do think studios, Take-Two included, will be more open to making the leap into virtual-reality gaming.\\nUndoubtedly, a fully-immersive GTA title that\\'s VR-enabled may be one of the holy grails of spatial computing. Though such a title is still many years away, I view Take-Two as a powerful company that could help a company like Apple turn its VR or AR headset into a profound success.\\nAs consolidation across the gaming industry continues, I\\'d not be surprised if Apple or some other big-tech firm with a foot in the door of spatial computing or \"the Metaverse\" doesn\\'t look at Take-Two as an attractive takeover target (although regulatory hurdles could block such a deal from happening). Regardless, this doesn\\'t change the fact that Take-Two stands out as one of the potential winners of a multi-year transition into 3D worlds.\\nApple\\'s Vision Pro could be a great next-generation gaming device if enough developers commit over the coming years. In the meantime, Apple is laying out the red carpet for the gaming crowd to bring new releases to the Mac, with a tool to help port PC games to macOS. Mac gaming is a great start before Apple jumps into the deep end with Vision Pro gaming.\\nIs TTWO Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\\nTurning to Wall Street, TTWO stock comes in as a Strong Buy. Out of 19 analyst ratings, there are 15 Buys and four Hold recommendations. The average Take-Two stock price target is $150.74, implying upside potential of 9.9%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $120.00 per share to a high of $165.00 per share.\\nThe Bottom Line on TTWO Stock\\nThere are a lot of things to get excited about going into 2024. GTA VI may finally launch, and as Apple Vision Pro goes on sale, the floodgates to VR gaming could open. When big developers like Take-Two are comfortable announcing big-budget VR titles, though, remains to be seen. It could take many years.\\nFor now, TTWO stock seems attractive for a potential GTA VI launch in a year or two. Further, its attractiveness as a takeover target also can\\'t be ignored. At writing, the stock trades at 4.1 times price-to-sales (P/S), well below the software industry average.\\nDisclosure \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Take-Two Looks Like a Hot Takeover Target as VR Gaming Grows in Popularity Apple\\'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset reveal hogged the headlines in recent weeks, and for good reason. I guess you could say the quarter was mixed, but given the low bar going into the number and confident commentary from management, the sudden surge in the stock shouldn\\'t have come as a shock. As consolidation across the gaming industry continues, I\\'d not be surprised if Apple or some other big-tech firm with a foot in the door of spatial computing or \"the Metaverse\" doesn\\'t look at Take-Two as an attractive takeover target (although regulatory hurdles could block such a deal from happening).', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Take-Two Looks Like a Hot Takeover Target as VR Gaming Grows in Popularity Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset reveal hogged the headlines in recent weeks, and for good reason. Take-Two Interactive's Latest Quarter Draws in a Crowd Take-Two's latest quarter was decent, but the impressive guidance and clues over a GTA VI release captured the investors' hearts. GTA VI may finally launch, and as Apple Vision Pro goes on sale, the floodgates to VR gaming could open.\", 'news_article_title': 'Game On! Why Take-Two (NASDAQ:TTWO) is an Underestimated Gaming Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Take-Two Looks Like a Hot Takeover Target as VR Gaming Grows in Popularity Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset reveal hogged the headlines in recent weeks, and for good reason. Though such a title is still many years away, I view Take-Two as a powerful company that could help a company like Apple turn its VR or AR headset into a profound success. GTA VI may finally launch, and as Apple Vision Pro goes on sale, the floodgates to VR gaming could open.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Take-Two Looks Like a Hot Takeover Target as VR Gaming Grows in Popularity Apple\\'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset reveal hogged the headlines in recent weeks, and for good reason. As Apple better caters to game developers, I do think studios, Take-Two included, will be more open to making the leap into virtual-reality gaming. As consolidation across the gaming industry continues, I\\'d not be surprised if Apple or some other big-tech firm with a foot in the door of spatial computing or \"the Metaverse\" doesn\\'t look at Take-Two as an attractive takeover target (although regulatory hurdles could block such a deal from happening).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-why-google-could-be-the-big-tech-stock-of-the-summer', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'As we’ve noted this week, shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) have just returned to fresh all-time highs, while those of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) are also soaring this year. But they’re not the only tech titans to be giving tech investors something to cheer about. Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL), better known as Google, has also had a decent start to the year, and momentum is building. \\nTheir shares have rallied almost 50% since the first week of January, and since the end of April, they’ve actually outperformed those of Apple and Meta. There’s a solid argument to be made that Google shares hold the most promise out of the three to be the summer’s top tech titan. Let’s look at 3 of the more potent reasons behind this. \\nArtificial Intelligence\\nFirst up is AI, the latest market buzzword that’s been on everyone’s lips since Nvidia Corp’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) earnings last month. Wall Street is going crazy for any stock that is AI related, and when it comes to Google, AI feels like a very natural next step for products like Google Search and Google Cloud. In fact, there have been developments in this direction underway since last year, but Nvidia being catapulted to market leader has forced companies like Google to accelerate their timelines aggressively. \\nThis resulted in Google launching their AI chatbot Bard in March, which rounded out their strategy to have both AI software and AI hardware in the market. The latter has been underway for some time as Google explores ways to reduce its dependence on Nvidia’s GPUs and related software by creating its own. \\nThis means Google could soon be fully pivoting away from actually being an Nvidia customer to both manufacturing its own AI hardware and software and commercializing it. There are risks here, to be sure, with increased R&D costs and the knock-on effect this would have on margins, just one of them, but the opportunity surely justifies it. \\nStrengthening Fundamentals \\nWhile AI might be what everyone is talking about this summer, the meat and potatoes of any stock are its fundamentals. In that regard, Google is red hot. Its Q1 earnings report smashed analyst expectations and delivered record revenue for the first quarter along with its highest EPS of the past three quarters. \\nConsidering how exposed Google has been to any decelerating economic activity, we’re inclined to think it has weathered the worst of it and has come out the other side. For context, their shares endured a 45% fall from April last year through October, but the bears ran out of steam there. It’s been effectively one-way traffic since then as buyers have rewarded strengthening fundamentals and an improving outlook. \\nAlso of note is management’s latest buyback announcement, with an additional $70 billion worth of its stock set to be repurchased. A stock buyback is one of the most explicit ways management can tell the market that they believe their stock is trading well below fair value. And in putting their money where their mouth is, they give many investors the confidence to also do the same. \\nTechnical Setup\\nLast but not least, we have Google’s technical setup. Looking at its chart, we can see the current rally has been supported by a series of higher lows and higher highs, the textbook pattern you want to see when deciding if a long-term uptrend is underway. And the best news? Google stock can’t even be called overbought at its current level, with the RSI a bullish 60. \\nShares have been trading above their 50-day moving average since March and their 200-day moving average since the start of April. Factor in the AI angle mentioned above, along with the strong fundamentals, and we could well be looking at a multi-month, if not multi-year, rally in its infancy. \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As we’ve noted this week, shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) have just returned to fresh all-time highs, while those of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) are also soaring this year. Artificial Intelligence First up is AI, the latest market buzzword that’s been on everyone’s lips since Nvidia Corp’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) earnings last month. In fact, there have been developments in this direction underway since last year, but Nvidia being catapulted to market leader has forced companies like Google to accelerate their timelines aggressively.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As we’ve noted this week, shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) have just returned to fresh all-time highs, while those of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) are also soaring this year. But they’re not the only tech titans to be giving tech investors something to cheer about. Shares have been trading above their 50-day moving average since March and their 200-day moving average since the start of April.', 'news_article_title': '3 Reasons Why Google Could Be The Big Tech Stock Of The Summer', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As we’ve noted this week, shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) have just returned to fresh all-time highs, while those of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) are also soaring this year. But they’re not the only tech titans to be giving tech investors something to cheer about. This resulted in Google launching their AI chatbot Bard in March, which rounded out their strategy to have both AI software and AI hardware in the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As we’ve noted this week, shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) have just returned to fresh all-time highs, while those of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) are also soaring this year. Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL), better known as Google, has also had a decent start to the year, and momentum is building. Wall Street is going crazy for any stock that is AI related, and when it comes to Google, AI feels like a very natural next step for products like Google Search and Google Cloud.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-spdr-msci-usa-strategicfactors-etf-qus-a-strong-etf-right-now-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.\\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\\nThis kind of index follows this same mindset, as it attempts to pick stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance; non-cap weighted strategies base selection on certain fundamental characteristics, or a mix of such characteristics.\\nWhile this space offers a number of choices to investors, including simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies, not all these strategies have been able to deliver superior results.\\nFund Sponsor & Index\\nManaged by State Street Global Advisors, QUS has amassed assets over $983.53 million, making it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Blend. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index before fees and expenses.\\nThe MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index measures the equity market performance of large and mid-cap companies across the U.S. equity market. It aims to represent the performance of a combination of three factors: value, quality, and low volatility.\\nCost & Other Expenses\\nFor ETF investors, expense ratios are an important factor when considering a fund's return; in the long-term, cheaper funds actually have the ability to outperform their more expensive cousins if all other things remain the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for QUS are 0.15%, which makes it one of the cheaper products in the space.\\nQUS's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 1.60%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nQUS's heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 24.50% of the portfolio. Its Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 3.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META).\\nQUS's top 10 holdings account for about 22.14% of its total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nThe ETF has gained about 11.68% so far this year and was up about 16.34% in the last one year (as of 06/16/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $101.25 and $122.33.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.92 and standard deviation of 16.41% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 627 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Blend segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\\nIShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) tracks S&P 500 Index and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) tracks S&P 500 Index. IShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $330.11 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $417.82 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Blend.\\nBottom Line\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 3.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META). Click to get this free report SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 3.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.', 'news_article_title': 'Is SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 3.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META). Click to get this free report SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 3.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-undervalued-companies-that-could-reach-%241-trillion', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nAfter its recent blowout earnings, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) was the seventh stock to join the trillion-dollar club. However, the stock is up almost 200% year-to-date and might not present value. So, what undervalued companies to invest in will likely eclipse this milestone in the future?\\nFor starters, trillion dollar potential stocks must already be large enough. It’s easier for a large-cap stock to reach that market capitalization than a small-cap stock. After all, a $500 billion stock only needs to double, whereas a $5 billion midcap needs to be 200x.\\nSecondly, the stock must have solid fundamentals. More so, revenues and earnings must grow to support an increasing capitalization. Stocks with upside potential maintain a healthy EPS growth trajectory attracting investor interest over the long term.\\nHere are some undervalued companies to invest in. Already, these companies are mega caps meaning their total market cap exceeds $200 billion. In addition, their EPS growth rate over the next five years is over 20%. Lastly, they are undervalued based on their historical earnings multiples.\\nBerkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B)\\nSource: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com\\nGiven its greater than $700 billion market valuation, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) is on its way to a $1 trillion market cap. This Omaha-based company is a conglomerate with diverse operating businesses ranging from financial services to utilities.\\nOver the decades, the founder and CEO, Warren Buffet, has garnered a reputation as one of the best investors. He has been a great risk manager and steward of capital, making timely investments that bore enormous returns. As he notes in the 2022 shareholder letter, “Our CEO will always be the Chief Risk Officer – a task it is irresponsible to delegate.”\\nBerkshire is in excellent financial shape. First, they have a best-in-breed investment portfolio concentrated in some of the best American businesses. Per the latest 13F filing, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), American Express (NYSE:AXP), Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) made up over 70% of the portfolio. It was worth $328 billion as of March 31.\\nThen, there are diversified operations in insurance, railroads, energy and utilities. These are competitively advantaged businesses that dominate their respective industries. For instance, the auto insurance company, Geico, has the second-largest U.S. market share after State Farm. Likewise, rail operator BNSF is the largest rail company in terms of revenues in North America. These businesses generated $30.8 billion in operating earnings in fiscal year (FY) 2022.\\nIt’s a surprise that given the strength of Berkshire, it’s yet to hit a $1 trillion valuation. One reason is that it might suffer from conglomerate discounts. Another factor could be that investors are wary of what will happen when Warren Buffet is no longer CEO.\\nBut this is an opportunity for investors looking for stocks with upside potential. As of this writing, Berkshire has a market cap of $740 billion. Q1 2023 results showed that its equity portfolio was worth $328 billion and it had over $130 billion in cash on its balance sheet. Therefore, at current levels, you are buying the rest of the business at under 12 times trailing operating earnings.\\nTaiwan Semiconductor (TSM)\\nSource: ToyW / Shutterstock\\nDespite the treacherous geopolitical landscape, Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) is one of the best undervalued companies to invest in. Yes, the threat of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan looms large, but this might be exactly why the stock presents an opportunity. China might be unwilling to shoot itself in the foot by disrupting the semiconductor ecosystem it hugely benefits from.\\nIn terms of fundamental performance, Taiwan Semiconductor has crushed the competition. It is a foundry – semiconductor manufacturer – with a substantial competitive advantage over peers. Over the last decade, it has dominated the chip manufacturing industry in producing leading-edge node chips.\\nGiven its colossal technology advantage, companies such as Nvidia, Apple and Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) have increasingly outsourced their chip production to this company. Now AI is taking center stage, and TSM stock is having a resurgence. The company is experiencing a surge in AI-related orders from chip designers like Nvidia.\\nAnalysts expect revenue growth to resume in FY2024 due to a monopoly in leading-edge node production. Competitors like Intel (NYSE:INTC) cannot manufacture leading-edge smaller node chips leaving the entire market to Taiwan Semiconductor. As my colleague David Moadel noted, TSM will ride the AI boom higher.\\nCurrently, the market cap is approaching $500 billion. If the valuation discount with other semiconductor peers closes, it could easily reach a $1 trillion valuation. Such a scenario is reasonable since the stock trades at an inexpensive forward P/E of 17.\\nASML Holding NV (ASML)\\nSource: Ralf Liebhold / Shutterstock\\nASML Holding NV (NASDAQ:ASML) is one of the critical players in the semiconductor industry. It develops and produces advanced lithography systems used by semiconductor manufacturers deriving 62% from extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and the rest from deep ultraviolet (DUV) systems. These systems are essential for manufacturing next-generation semiconductor chips with smaller feature sizes and increased complexity.\\nAccording to Fitch, the Dutch-based company has over 90% market share in the overall lithography system market. Additionally, the company has a monopoly in EUV tools used to produce advanced 7nm, 5nm or 3nm nodes. This dominance guarantees demand, making ASML one of the top undervalued companies to invest in.\\nGiven its monopoly, it is a candidate for the trillion dollar potential stocks list. Major semiconductor manufacturers worldwide have no other supplier for advanced tools. They rely on ASML systems to produce high-performance chips used in smartphones, data centers, autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence.\\nLooking ahead, ASML is among the top semiconductor stocks with upside potential. As AI and autonomous systems adoption increases, revenues are soaring. In the first quarter, the company reported net sales of €6.7 billion, up 91% year-over-year. Management was optimistic, forecasting a 25% revenue increase in 2023. Also, backlog was approximately €39 billion, almost twice the expected sales in FY2023.\\nOn valuation, the stock is still reasonably priced despite the massive year-to-date rally. According to Finviz, the company will grow EPS at 29.80% over the next five years. Considering this stellar forecast, the stock is a bargain at a forward P/E of 30.\\nOn the date of publication, Charles Munyi did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nCharles Munyi has extensive writing experience in various industries, including personal finance, insurance, technology, wealth management and stock investing. He has written for a wide variety of financial websites including Benzinga, The Balance and Investopedia.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\\nThe post 3 Undervalued Companies That Could Reach $1 Trillion appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Per the latest 13F filing, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), American Express (NYSE:AXP), Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) made up over 70% of the portfolio. Competitors like Intel (NYSE:INTC) cannot manufacture leading-edge smaller node chips leaving the entire market to Taiwan Semiconductor. Charles Munyi has extensive writing experience in various industries, including personal finance, insurance, technology, wealth management and stock investing.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Per the latest 13F filing, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), American Express (NYSE:AXP), Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) made up over 70% of the portfolio. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Given its greater than $700 billion market valuation, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) is on its way to a $1 trillion market cap. Over the last decade, it has dominated the chip manufacturing industry in producing leading-edge node chips.', 'news_article_title': '3 Undervalued Companies That Could Reach $1 Trillion', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Per the latest 13F filing, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), American Express (NYSE:AXP), Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) made up over 70% of the portfolio. Here are some undervalued companies to invest in. As of this writing, Berkshire has a market cap of $740 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Per the latest 13F filing, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), American Express (NYSE:AXP), Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) made up over 70% of the portfolio. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips After its recent blowout earnings, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) was the seventh stock to join the trillion-dollar club. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Given its greater than $700 billion market valuation, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) is on its way to a $1 trillion market cap.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 184.2700042724609, 'high': 186.9900054931641, 'open': 186.72999572753903, 'close': 184.9199981689453, 'ema_50': 172.9009873128606, 'rsi_14': 74.98688256662943, 'target': 185.009994506836, 'volume': 101235600.0, 'ema_200': 159.0117318081308, 'adj_close': 184.4276428222656, 'rsi_lag_1': 82.00592648162028, 'rsi_lag_2': 81.16318755924254, 'rsi_lag_3': 80.80758859630149, 'rsi_lag_4': 72.58597541341797, 'rsi_lag_5': 64.97934625233592, 'macd_lag_1': 3.665569778042908, 'macd_lag_2': 3.469189599133472, 'macd_lag_3': 3.3778213462130395, 'macd_lag_4': 3.2772338580320763, 'macd_lag_5': 3.052306497469374, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.6907047427921498, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.339322279537741}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 13.479999542236328, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 14.539999961853027, 'Open': 14.489999771118164, 'Close': 13.539999961853027, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 13.539999961853027}, {'Low': 1.0920130014419556, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 1.0970999002456665, 'Open': 1.0945948362350464, 'Close': 1.0945948362350464, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 1.0945948362350464}, {'Low': 1.2768945693969729, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 1.284769058227539, 'Open': 1.278625249862671, 'Close': 1.278576135635376, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 1.278576135635376}, {'Low': 7.10129976272583, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 7.139800071716309, 'Open': 7.119900226593018, 'Close': 7.119900226593018, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 7.119900226593018}, {'Low': 69.94999694824219, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 71.88999938964844, 'Open': 70.55000305175781, 'Close': 71.77999877929688, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 99185, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 71.77999877929688}, {'Low': 0.6857205629348755, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 0.6898602247238159, 'Open': 0.688029944896698, 'Close': 0.688029944896698, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 0.688029944896698}, {'Low': 3.724999904632568, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 3.805999994277954, 'Open': 3.746000051498413, 'Close': 3.7690000534057617, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 3.7690000534057617}, {'Low': 139.86199951171875, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 141.86599731445312, 'Open': 140.26800537109375, 'Close': 140.26800537109375, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 140.26800537109375}, {'Low': 102.01000213623048, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 102.43000030517578, 'Open': 102.12000274658205, 'Close': 102.3000030517578, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 102.3000030517578}, {'Low': 1953.5, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 1962.9000244140625, 'Open': 1961.4000244140625, 'Close': 1958.4000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 119, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 1958.4000244140625}]}"},"response":{"kind":"string","value":"{'next_10_days': {'2023-06-20': 185.009994506836, '2023-06-21': 183.9600067138672, '2023-06-22': 187.0, '2023-06-23': 186.67999267578125, '2023-06-26': 185.2700042724609, '2023-06-27': 188.0599975585937, '2023-06-28': 189.25, '2023-06-29': 189.58999633789065, '2023-06-30': 193.97000122070312}, '1_month_later': {'2023-07-17': 193.9900054931641}, '3_months_later': {'2023-09-18': 177.97000122070312}, '6_months_later': {'2023-12-18': 195.88999938964844}}"},"system_prompt":{"kind":"string","value":"YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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Starting as soon as you can ensures that you not only compound your wealth over time, but also start accumulating a dividend stream that will provide you with useful passive income. Rather than segregate investors into either growth or income, I believe you can enjoy the best of both worlds by setting up your investment portfolio with a healthy mix of each type of stock.\\nYou should adhere to a set of criteria when choosing suitable stocks for your portfolio. Companies should have a strong brand or competitive moat ensuring they can continue to draw customers. They should also possess a long growth runway and be innovative in launching new products and services that generate customer loyalty. It also does not hurt if a company has a strong track record of growing its dividends as this means it can likely continue doing so.\\nSo if you have $10,000 to spare, here are three stocks you might want to consider accumulating.\\nImage source: Getty images.\\nApple\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs no introduction -- it\\'s a pioneer in the smartphone industry armed with a plethora of useful gadgets and devices that many cannot do without. Its iconic iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch have set the standard for many competitors, and the company has a large and loyal following of customers that eagerly await each new product launch.\\nDespite being a trillion-dollar company, Apple posted revenue growth of 7.8% year over year for its fiscal 2022, along with a 5.4% year-over-year increase in net income. For the first six months of fiscal 2023, Apple posted a rare 4.2% year-over-year revenue decline, with net income slipping by 9.2% year over year to $54.2 billion. The drop was because of supply chain woes amid the U.S.-China spat, but many investors believe that this is merely a blip for the company.\\nDespite the weaker numbers, there is now palpable excitement over Apple as the company launches its first major piece of hardware in nearly a decade, the Vision Pro. The new headset promises to blend the real and virtual worlds using a mix of virtual and augmented reality, and promises a new level of immersion and clarity, all with a price tag of $3,500.\\nApple is also thinking of shifting around 18% of its global iPhone production to India by 2025, reducing its reliance on China and possibly enjoying better margins as costs are lower in India compared with China.\\nMeanwhile, investors can also enjoy quarterly dividends fof $0.24 per share, a slight year-over-year increase from the $0.23 paid out a year earlier.\\nPolaris\\nPolaris (NYSE: PII) is a manufacturer of power sports vehicles, such as off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, and motorcycles. The company has remained resilient through the pandemic as its vehicles continue to find a ready market.\\nSales rose from $7 billion in 2020 to $8.6 billion in 2020, with net income (excluding exceptional and one-off items) climbing from $504 million to $589.7 million over the same period. Polaris demonstrated continued growth for the first quarter of 2023, with sales rising by 22.4% year over year to $2.2 billion and net income surging by 53% year over year to $113.4 million.\\nIt helps that Polaris is a steady dividend payer, having raised its annual payout over 27 consecutive years from just $0.15 back in 1996 to $2.60 in 2023.\\nThe recent results saw higher sales volume across all the company\\'s three main divisions, with gross margins also rising in tandem because of better pricing. With Polaris\\' leadership in the off-road and motorcycle segments, it should continue to see volume growth, and should maintain its premium pricing.\\nNew product launches should help maintain interest in its products, and the last two months saw the launch of two lines of lifestyle and performance apparel for its Slingshot and Indian Motorcycle products.\\nLululemon\\nLululemon Athletica\\'s (NASDAQ: LULU) portfolio of athleisure apparel caters mostly to gym enthusiasts and yoga practitioners, and the company has a loyal following of customers that are hooked on its cutting-edge designs and technology.\\nThe company has seen its revenue and net income improve sharply over the past three years. Revenue for fiscal 2023, ended Jan. 31, clocked in at $8.1 billion, up from $4.4 billion in 2021. Net income (excluding impairments) shot up from $588.9 million to over $1.2 billion over the same period. Lululemon also generated positive free cash flow for all three fiscal years, and its recent first quarter of fiscal 2024 saw revenue jump 24% year over year to $2 billion.\\nThere could be more growth to come for the athleisure company. Back in 2019, it unveiled its \"Power of Three\" five-year strategic growth plan to accelerate growth with three key pillars: product innovation, omnichannel customer experience, and market expansion. The strategy turned out to be extremely successful, with the goals all met two years ahead of time. Lululemon doubled its men\\'s division revenue and its digital revenue proportion, while also quadrupling the revenue share from its international division.\\nThe company has now come up with a new five-year growth plan with even more ambitious targets. It plans to once again double its revenue to $12.5 billion in five years with the same achievements in the three pillars that seeded its success over the past three years. These goals may seem lofty, but Lululemon claims that its brand gained more market share than any brand in the adult active apparel industry since 2019.\\nWith the company\\'s innovative products and its cult-like following, these objectives look achievable -- and if the business succeeds, investors could be seeing many more years of both top- and bottom-line growth.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nRoyston Yang has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Lululemon Athletica. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs no introduction -- it's a pioneer in the smartphone industry armed with a plethora of useful gadgets and devices that many cannot do without. Rather than segregate investors into either growth or income, I believe you can enjoy the best of both worlds by setting up your investment portfolio with a healthy mix of each type of stock. Its iconic iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch have set the standard for many competitors, and the company has a large and loyal following of customers that eagerly await each new product launch.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs no introduction -- it's a pioneer in the smartphone industry armed with a plethora of useful gadgets and devices that many cannot do without. Despite being a trillion-dollar company, Apple posted revenue growth of 7.8% year over year for its fiscal 2022, along with a 5.4% year-over-year increase in net income. For the first six months of fiscal 2023, Apple posted a rare 4.2% year-over-year revenue decline, with net income slipping by 9.2% year over year to $54.2 billion.\", 'news_article_title': 'Got $10,000? Here Are 3 Stocks to Buy', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs no introduction -- it's a pioneer in the smartphone industry armed with a plethora of useful gadgets and devices that many cannot do without. Rather than segregate investors into either growth or income, I believe you can enjoy the best of both worlds by setting up your investment portfolio with a healthy mix of each type of stock. Polaris demonstrated continued growth for the first quarter of 2023, with sales rising by 22.4% year over year to $2.2 billion and net income surging by 53% year over year to $113.4 million.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs no introduction -- it's a pioneer in the smartphone industry armed with a plethora of useful gadgets and devices that many cannot do without. Despite being a trillion-dollar company, Apple posted revenue growth of 7.8% year over year for its fiscal 2022, along with a 5.4% year-over-year increase in net income. Polaris demonstrated continued growth for the first quarter of 2023, with sales rising by 22.4% year over year to $2.2 billion and net income surging by 53% year over year to $113.4 million.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russia-fines-telegram-and-viber-over-war-related-content', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'June 20 (Reuters) - The companies behind the Telegram and Viber messaging apps were fined by a Moscow court on Tuesday for failing to delete what Russia deems illegal content, Interfax news agency said, including about the war in Ukraine.\\nDubai-based Telegram was ordered to pay 4 million roubles ($47,525), Interfax said, and the Japanese company behind Viber was fined 1 million roubles.\\nTelegram, founded by Russian-born brothers Pavel and Nikolai Durov in 2013, is hugely popular in Russia where it is used on a daily basis by the Kremlin and defence ministry as well as by journalists, opposition figures, rights groups and millions of ordinary people.\\nTASS news agency said the fine against Telegram was for refusing to remove 32 channels publishing false information about what Russia calls its \"special military operation\" in Ukraine.\\nRussia has tightened controls over the coverage of the conflict by media and bloggers, introducing tougher punishments after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year for \"discrediting\" the actions of its armed forces or publishing false information about them.\\nIt has frequently issued fines against a range of content providers including Google GOODL.O, Twitter TWTR.N, Meta\\'s META.O Facebook and Instagram and this month, for the first time, WhatsApp.\\nTASS reported that the same Moscow court was looking into a case against Apple AAPL.O, also accused of failing to delete illegal content.\\nIn a separate case, Wikimedia Foundation, the group behind Wikipedia, was fined 1.5 million roubles on Tuesday, Moscow\\'s Tagansky court said.\\nAccording to Interfax, the authorities wanted Wikipedia to remove a video on trainsurfing, a practice of catching free rides that is considered illegal and dangerous in many countries.\\n(Reporting by Reuters, Editing by Louise Heavens)\\n((olzhas.auyezov@thomsonreuters.com; +7 727 2508 500; Reuters Messaging: olzhas.auyezov.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'TASS reported that the same Moscow court was looking into a case against Apple AAPL.O, also accused of failing to delete illegal content. June 20 (Reuters) - The companies behind the Telegram and Viber messaging apps were fined by a Moscow court on Tuesday for failing to delete what Russia deems illegal content, Interfax news agency said, including about the war in Ukraine. Telegram, founded by Russian-born brothers Pavel and Nikolai Durov in 2013, is hugely popular in Russia where it is used on a daily basis by the Kremlin and defence ministry as well as by journalists, opposition figures, rights groups and millions of ordinary people.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'TASS reported that the same Moscow court was looking into a case against Apple AAPL.O, also accused of failing to delete illegal content. June 20 (Reuters) - The companies behind the Telegram and Viber messaging apps were fined by a Moscow court on Tuesday for failing to delete what Russia deems illegal content, Interfax news agency said, including about the war in Ukraine. Dubai-based Telegram was ordered to pay 4 million roubles ($47,525), Interfax said, and the Japanese company behind Viber was fined 1 million roubles.', 'news_article_title': 'Russia fines Telegram and Viber over war-related content', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'TASS reported that the same Moscow court was looking into a case against Apple AAPL.O, also accused of failing to delete illegal content. June 20 (Reuters) - The companies behind the Telegram and Viber messaging apps were fined by a Moscow court on Tuesday for failing to delete what Russia deems illegal content, Interfax news agency said, including about the war in Ukraine. TASS news agency said the fine against Telegram was for refusing to remove 32 channels publishing false information about what Russia calls its \"special military operation\" in Ukraine.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'TASS reported that the same Moscow court was looking into a case against Apple AAPL.O, also accused of failing to delete illegal content. June 20 (Reuters) - The companies behind the Telegram and Viber messaging apps were fined by a Moscow court on Tuesday for failing to delete what Russia deems illegal content, Interfax news agency said, including about the war in Ukraine. Dubai-based Telegram was ordered to pay 4 million roubles ($47,525), Interfax said, and the Japanese company behind Viber was fined 1 million roubles.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-20-2023-%3A-v-tal-amzn-aapl-qqq-csco-f-intc-dfs-usb-tsla-rlj', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up .75 to 15,070.9. The total After hours volume is currently 102,905,549 shares traded.\\n\\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\\n\\nVisa Inc. (V) is -0.4479 at $226.02, with 5,227,134 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for V is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nTAL Education Group (TAL) is -0.01 at $5.82, with 4,576,695 shares traded. TAL\\'s current last sale is 93.87% of the target price of $6.2.\\n\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.21 at $125.99, with 4,107,159 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.19 at $184.82, with 3,656,629 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.03 at $366.93, with 3,471,593 shares traded. This represents a 44.31% increase from its 52 Week Low.\\n\\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is unchanged at $51.55, with 3,203,317 shares traded. CSCO\\'s current last sale is 93.73% of the target price of $55.\\n\\nFord Motor Company (F) is unchanged at $14.22, with 2,976,159 shares traded. F\\'s current last sale is 107.73% of the target price of $13.2.\\n\\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is unchanged at $35.00, with 2,849,475 shares traded. INTC\\'s current last sale is 114.75% of the target price of $30.5.\\n\\nDiscover Financial Services (DFS) is unchanged at $115.53, with 2,630,094 shares traded. DFS\\'s current last sale is 96.28% of the target price of $120.\\n\\nU.S. Bancorp (USB) is unchanged at $33.58, with 2,436,449 shares traded. USB\\'s current last sale is 76.32% of the target price of $44.\\n\\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) is +2.88 at $277.33, with 2,264,126 shares traded. TSLA\\'s current last sale is 135.28% of the target price of $205.\\n\\nRLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) is +0.005 at $9.98, with 2,097,162 shares traded. RLJ\\'s current last sale is 66.53% of the target price of $15.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.19 at $184.82, with 3,656,629 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the \"buy range\".', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.19 at $184.82, with 3,656,629 shares traded. TAL\\'s current last sale is 93.87% of the target price of $6.2.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 20, 2023 : V, TAL, AMZN, AAPL, QQQ, CSCO, F, INTC, DFS, USB, TSLA, RLJ', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.19 at $184.82, with 3,656,629 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up .75 to 15,070.9.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.19 at $184.82, with 3,656,629 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the \"buy range\". The total After hours volume is currently 102,905,549 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-analyst-moves%3A-aapl-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #9 analyst pick. Apple also comes in above the median of analyst picks among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #122 spot out of 500.\\nLooking at the stock price movement year to date, Apple is showing a gain of 42.6%.\\nVIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #9 analyst pick. Apple also comes in above the median of analyst picks among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #122 spot out of 500.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #9 analyst pick. Apple also comes in above the median of analyst picks among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #122 spot out of 500.', 'news_article_title': 'Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #9 analyst pick. Apple also comes in above the median of analyst picks among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #122 spot out of 500.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #9 analyst pick. Apple also comes in above the median of analyst picks among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #122 spot out of 500.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ishares-core-sp-500-etf-experiences-big-inflow-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: IVV) where we have detected an approximate $3.8 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 1.1% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 740,150,000 to 748,650,000). Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 1.7%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is lower by about 0.3%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the IVV Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of IVV, versus its 200 day moving average:\\nLooking at the chart above, IVV's low point in its 52 week range is $349.53 per share, with $445.4801 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $437.44. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\\nAlso see:\\n\\x95 LJPC market cap history\\n\\x95 TCON shares outstanding history\\n\\x95 CMO YTD Return\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 1.7%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is lower by about 0.3%. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 1.7%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is lower by about 0.3%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the IVV Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of IVV, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, IVV's low point in its 52 week range is $349.53 per share, with $445.4801 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $437.44. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\", 'news_article_title': 'iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Experiences Big Inflow', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 1.7%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is lower by about 0.3%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: IVV) where we have detected an approximate $3.8 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 1.1% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 740,150,000 to 748,650,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the IVV Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of IVV, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, IVV's low point in its 52 week range is $349.53 per share, with $445.4801 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $437.44.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 1.7%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is lower by about 0.3%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: IVV) where we have detected an approximate $3.8 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 1.1% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 740,150,000 to 748,650,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the IVV Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of IVV, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, IVV's low point in its 52 week range is $349.53 per share, with $445.4801 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $437.44.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spotify-plans-more-expensive-subscription-tier-bloomberg-news', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Updates to say Spotify declined to comment\\nJune 20 (Reuters) - Music streaming platform Spotify Technology SPOT.N is planning to roll out a more premium subscription option that is expected to include high-fidelity audio, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.\\nThe new tier, called \"Supremium\" internally, will be the company\\'s most expensive plan and will launch this year in non-US markets first, according to the report.\\nTo bolster its current premium tier, Spotify will give subscribers expanded access to audiobooks, either through a specific number of hours free per month or a specific number of titles, Bloomberg reported.\\nThe company plans to introduce that feature in the United States in October, after first launching in markets abroad, the report added.\\nSpotify declined to comment.\\nIn the United States, the company\\'s premium account for individuals is priced at $9.99 per month, while a family account with six users is at $15.99 a month.\\nSpotify, which competes with rival services from Apple AAPL.Oand Amazon.com AMZN.O, has been trying to grow its number of paying subscribers by rolling out a range of audio-focused services such as the HiFi feature, which upgrades the sound quality of the songs to \"lossless\" CD-quality music.\\n(Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Anil D\\'Silva)\\n((Chavi.Mehta@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Spotify, which competes with rival services from Apple AAPL.Oand Amazon.com AMZN.O, has been trying to grow its number of paying subscribers by rolling out a range of audio-focused services such as the HiFi feature, which upgrades the sound quality of the songs to \"lossless\" CD-quality music. Updates to say Spotify declined to comment June 20 (Reuters) - Music streaming platform Spotify Technology SPOT.N is planning to roll out a more premium subscription option that is expected to include high-fidelity audio, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The new tier, called \"Supremium\" internally, will be the company\\'s most expensive plan and will launch this year in non-US markets first, according to the report.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Spotify, which competes with rival services from Apple AAPL.Oand Amazon.com AMZN.O, has been trying to grow its number of paying subscribers by rolling out a range of audio-focused services such as the HiFi feature, which upgrades the sound quality of the songs to \"lossless\" CD-quality music. Updates to say Spotify declined to comment June 20 (Reuters) - Music streaming platform Spotify Technology SPOT.N is planning to roll out a more premium subscription option that is expected to include high-fidelity audio, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. To bolster its current premium tier, Spotify will give subscribers expanded access to audiobooks, either through a specific number of hours free per month or a specific number of titles, Bloomberg reported.', 'news_article_title': 'Spotify plans more expensive subscription tier - Bloomberg News', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Spotify, which competes with rival services from Apple AAPL.Oand Amazon.com AMZN.O, has been trying to grow its number of paying subscribers by rolling out a range of audio-focused services such as the HiFi feature, which upgrades the sound quality of the songs to \"lossless\" CD-quality music. Updates to say Spotify declined to comment June 20 (Reuters) - Music streaming platform Spotify Technology SPOT.N is planning to roll out a more premium subscription option that is expected to include high-fidelity audio, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. To bolster its current premium tier, Spotify will give subscribers expanded access to audiobooks, either through a specific number of hours free per month or a specific number of titles, Bloomberg reported.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Spotify, which competes with rival services from Apple AAPL.Oand Amazon.com AMZN.O, has been trying to grow its number of paying subscribers by rolling out a range of audio-focused services such as the HiFi feature, which upgrades the sound quality of the songs to \"lossless\" CD-quality music. Updates to say Spotify declined to comment June 20 (Reuters) - Music streaming platform Spotify Technology SPOT.N is planning to roll out a more premium subscription option that is expected to include high-fidelity audio, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. To bolster its current premium tier, Spotify will give subscribers expanded access to audiobooks, either through a specific number of hours free per month or a specific number of titles, Bloomberg reported.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-jun-20-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday on a week that saw the Fed putting a halt to interest rate hikes and fresh data that showed easing inflation. All three major indexes ended in negative territory. Friday’s decline, however, didn’t derail the Nasdaq and S&P 500 from extending their weekly gains.\\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) declined 0.3% or 108.94 points to finish at 34,299.12 points.\\nThe S&P 500 slid 0.4% or 16.25 points to close at 4,409.59 points. Technology and communication services stocks were the worst performers.\\nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) and the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) each declined 0.8%. The Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU) gained 0.5%. Eight of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in negative territory.\\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped 0.7% or 93.25 points to end at 12,689.57 points.\\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 6.62% to 13.54.\\nInvestors Weigh Remarks from Fed Officials\\nStocks ended slightly lower on Friday to wrap up an eventful week that saw the Fed finally putting a pause on interest rate hikes after 10 straight increases over the past year. This came as inflation data also showed signs of easing.\\nData released on Jun 13 showed the Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased in May to a rate of 4% on a year-over-year basis, the lowest level since March 2021. Impressive inflation data and a halt in interest rate hikes lifted investors’ sentiment that saw stocks rally earlier in the week.\\nHowever, the Fed said that two more interest rate hikes might follow this year as the central bank continues to bring down inflation to its target level of 2%.\\nOn Friday, investors also weighed comments from two Fed officials. Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said that despite signs of easing, inflation is still elevated and he needs to be convinced that inflation should slow at a faster pace in the near term before he could back an end to an increase in interest rates.\\nSeparately, on the same day, Fed Governor Christopher Waller mentioned that the consequences resulting from a series of bank failures earlier in the year are expected to influence the central bank's decision regarding the extent of interest rate hikes.\\nTech stocks took a beating on Friday with shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) declining 0.6%, while Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) fell 3%. Netflix has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\\nEconomic Data\\nIn economic data released on Friday, an index provided by the University of Michigan showed that consumer sentiment increased to 63.9 in June from May’s reading of 59.2 to hit a four-month high. Consumer sentiment got a boost on slowing signs of inflation and an end to the crucial U.S. debt ceiling fight.\\nWeekly Roundup\\nUpbeat investors’ sentiment saw all three major indexes extending their weekly winning streak. The Dow ended the week 1.2% higher, recording its third straight week of gains.\\nThe S&P 500 closed the week up 2.6% to record its fifth consecutive week of gains, and its longest weekly winning run since November 2021.\\nThe Nasdaq gained 3.2%, registering its eighth straight week of gains and the longest since March 2019.\\nFree Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks\\nHydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals. This technology is on the verge of a massive breakthrough, one that could make hydrogen a major source of America's power. It could even totally revolutionize the EV industry.\\nZacks has released a special report revealing the 4 stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains.\\nDownload Cashing In on Cleaner Energy today, absolutely free.\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Tech stocks took a beating on Friday with shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) declining 0.6%, while Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) fell 3%. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday on a week that saw the Fed putting a halt to interest rate hikes and fresh data that showed easing inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Tech stocks took a beating on Friday with shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) declining 0.6%, while Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) fell 3%. U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday on a week that saw the Fed putting a halt to interest rate hikes and fresh data that showed easing inflation.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Jun 20, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Tech stocks took a beating on Friday with shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) declining 0.6%, while Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) fell 3%. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday on a week that saw the Fed putting a halt to interest rate hikes and fresh data that showed easing inflation.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Tech stocks took a beating on Friday with shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) declining 0.6%, while Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) fell 3%. U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday on a week that saw the Fed putting a halt to interest rate hikes and fresh data that showed easing inflation.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-gains-as-market-dips%3A-what-you-should-know-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.01, marking a +0.05% move from the previous day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.47% loss on the day. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.72%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 5.08%.\\nComing into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had gained 6.15% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 8.33%, while the S&P 500 gained 5.36%.\\nApple will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.18, down 1.67% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $81.17 billion, down 2.16% from the year-ago period.\\nAAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.34 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -1.96% and -2.53%, respectively.\\nAny recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple should also be noted by investors. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.\\nResearch indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.\\nRanging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.01% lower. Apple currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).\\nDigging into valuation, Apple currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 30.86. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 9.27.\\nWe can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.47. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Computer - Mini computers was holding an average PEG ratio of 2.47 at yesterday's closing price.\\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 195, putting it in the bottom 23% of all 250+ industries.\\nThe Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\\nMake sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.\\nFree Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks\\nHydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals. This technology is on the verge of a massive breakthrough, one that could make hydrogen a major source of America's power. It could even totally revolutionize the EV industry.\\nZacks has released a special report revealing the 4 stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains.\\nDownload Cashing In on Cleaner Energy today, absolutely free.\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.01, marking a +0.05% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.34 billion. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.47.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.01, marking a +0.05% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.34 billion. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.47.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.01, marking a +0.05% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.34 billion. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.47.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.01, marking a +0.05% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.34 billion.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-new-bull-market-has-lasting-power', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"I\\nf you blinked you might have missed it: The bear market is over. With a gain of 3.25% for the week, the Nasdaq Composite has now been positive for eight consecutive weeks, driven by the technology surge in tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla (TSLA). The latter has gone on an impressive run, closing in the green for 14 of the past 15 days.\\nMeanwhile, the S&P 500 Index gained 2.58% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.25%. Both indexes have just logged their fifth straight week of positive gains. On a year-to-date basis, the gains are even more pronounced. The Nasdaq has risen 31.8%, compared with a 2022 decline of 34%. The S&P 500 is up 15.31% year to date. The index has risen from 3,500 to 4,450, netting a staggering 27% since the bottom. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 3.5%.\\nThe bulls are now in control of this market. The collective optimism and the reasons for the year-to-date increases are attributed to several factors: Investors have broadly applauded the earnings results that S&P 500 companies have reported for Q1. Look no further than Nvidia, which has soared 198% this year, to help the Nasdaq outpace the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average so far in 2023. Nvidia skyrocketed close to 30% after its blowout first quarter earnings results and better-than-expected Q2 guidance.\\nThe stock gained $184 billion in one day, vaulting the stock north of a trillion-dollar valuation, passing momentum darlings such as Tesla. It was Nvidia’s Q2 guidance and its proclaimed leading position as an AI chip supplier that got investors excited, guiding for Q2 revenue of $11 billion, crushing estimates for revenue of $8.5 billion. All told, Nvidia has been a major catalyst for the recent surge in both chip stocks and artificial intelligence stocks.\\nIn essence, Nvidia’s guidance kicked out the bear market “glass-half-full” mindset or settling for “less bad” results. It has been replaced by strong growth expectations, and companies have delivered. As a result, the market has celebrated strong performers, with many top stocks surging by 50% to 100% and more. Tons of articles are now being written about this bull market, many of which are proclaiming its arrival, while some are questioning whether it can last. Some critics are even calling the rally a fantasy, proclaiming a correction is right around the corner.\\nPart of the argument stems from what some perceive as limited stock participation in the S&P 500’s rally. For example, the top seven mega-cap technology companies currently account for the lion's share of the S&P 500's weight, or roughly 28%. Leading the way is Apple, which has surged close to 50% from its 52-week low. The iPhone maker carries a S&P 500 weighting of 7.5%. Microsoft (MSFT) is next with a weighting of 6.8% after rising near 70% from its bottom. With a weighing of 3.8%, Google parent Alphabet (GOOG , GOOGL) is third after rising near 60% from its 52-week low.\\nRounding out the next four in order are Amazon (up 61% from its low) with a weighting of 3.1%, the aforementioned Nvidia (weight: 2.9%), Tesla (weight: 1.9%) and Meta Platforms (weight: 1.7%). The latter has surged close to 220% from its bottom. While these arguments are fair to point out, it’s also worth noting that the Fed on Wednesday held interest rates steady for the first time after ten consecutive hikes. I would consider the Fed’s decision the long-awaited pivot we have waited for, if not the start of one.\\nRising interest rates is what triggered the bear market in 2022, applying pressure on businesses, forcing high growth names to borrow money at higher rates to fund their operations. Stocks got punished due to lack of liquidity. The market is forward-looking: Although the Fed signaled it is not done with the rate hike cycle, investors are nonetheless positioning their portfolios to be on the right side of the pivot, especially amid clearer signs of dampening inflation risk. Combined with the fact that the recessionary risk has receded, this new bull market is likely here to stay.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'With a gain of 3.25% for the week, the Nasdaq Composite has now been positive for eight consecutive weeks, driven by the technology surge in tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla (TSLA). The collective optimism and the reasons for the year-to-date increases are attributed to several factors: Investors have broadly applauded the earnings results that S&P 500 companies have reported for Q1. While these arguments are fair to point out, it’s also worth noting that the Fed on Wednesday held interest rates steady for the first time after ten consecutive hikes.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'With a gain of 3.25% for the week, the Nasdaq Composite has now been positive for eight consecutive weeks, driven by the technology surge in tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla (TSLA). Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index gained 2.58% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.25%. It was Nvidia’s Q2 guidance and its proclaimed leading position as an AI chip supplier that got investors excited, guiding for Q2 revenue of $11 billion, crushing estimates for revenue of $8.5 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'This New Bull Market Has Lasting Power', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'With a gain of 3.25% for the week, the Nasdaq Composite has now been positive for eight consecutive weeks, driven by the technology surge in tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla (TSLA). Look no further than Nvidia, which has soared 198% this year, to help the Nasdaq outpace the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average so far in 2023. As a result, the market has celebrated strong performers, with many top stocks surging by 50% to 100% and more.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'With a gain of 3.25% for the week, the Nasdaq Composite has now been positive for eight consecutive weeks, driven by the technology surge in tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla (TSLA). As a result, the market has celebrated strong performers, with many top stocks surging by 50% to 100% and more. Rounding out the next four in order are Amazon (up 61% from its low) with a weighting of 3.1%, the aforementioned Nvidia (weight: 2.9%), Tesla (weight: 1.9%) and Meta Platforms (weight: 1.7%).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-100-surge%3A-is-a-pullback-imminent-and-how-to-prepare', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ) ETF finished 3.79% higher the week ended June 16, with slight gains following the Federal Reserve’s pause on rate increases. \\nThe tech-laden Nasdaq 100 has been an exceptionally strong performer so far in 2023, but after any run-up, a pullback is inevitable as some investors nab some profits. Is a retreat imminent, and how should investors handle it? \\nTo address that, let’s look at the Nasdaq 100’s recent returns over several rolling time frames: \\n1 month: 9.56%\\n3 months: 15.93%\\nYear-to-date: 26.54%\\nThat’s outperformed the S&P 500 in every one of those time frames. \\nMajor indexes all pulled back on June 16, and with the market closed on June 19, futures were trading lower. It could be the start of a correction or not. Either way, investors should be prepared for the leaders to give up some gains at some point in the not-so-distant future.\\nBig Techs Still In The Lead\\nIn the current environment, with the potential of AI, along with cloud-computing and vehicle electrification, causing what some analysts are considering a bubble, it’s a select group of stocks driving the performance of both the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500. Those stocks, and their three-month gains, are:\\nMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): 24.19%\\nNvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA): 67.17%\\nApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): 18.81%\\nAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): 25.44%\\nAlphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL): 23.14%\\nTesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA): 41.50%\\nMeta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): 37.12%\\nEvery single one of those gains, even “laggard” Apple, can’t be sustained indefinitely.\\nTwo Common Investor Mistakes\\nInvestors tend to make one of two big mistakes after stocks have been rallying for several months. The first mistake is to do “magical thinking,” which in this case means somehow believing a stock or an index can just keep rising and a pullback would be some kind of anomaly.\\nThe second mistake is perhaps even worse and results in a big opportunity cost. That mistake is to bail out too early, believing the market is too frothy and a big correction is inevitable. \\nThe first mistake is naive; the second happens when people get a little too smart for their own good, usually based on previous situations where they held a stock for too long.\\nHow To Prepare For A Pullback\\nFortunately, there are some ways to handle a normal pullback. \\nIn the near term, exercise some caution. If you own any stock that’s posted healthy price gains in the past few months, and there are many, it’s best not to add to that position at this time. Many stocks are extended beyond entry points, which adds the risk of a pullback in the near term. \\nIn particular, avoid chasing the hot tech winners of the past few months. If you’ve been reading all about the meteoric rise of Nvidia but feel you’ve missed out, a pullback could very well offer a new buy opportunity. \\nThe QQQ ETF, which is a good proxy for the performance of big tech, closed 10.6% above its 50-day moving average on June 16. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY), which is also dominated by tech, but to a lesser degree than the Nasdaq, closed 5.3% above its 50-day line on June 16. That’s also an indication of an index that looks extended. \\nHowever: Avoid panic selling. Indexes can remain extended longer than logic may dictate. Sure, there are plenty of reports out there suggesting that the current rally is a bubble or “mirage.” Watch what markets are actually doing rather than going by the opinion of even well-respected analysts. After all, celebrity analysts and newsletter writers can be stunningly wrong at times, particularly when it comes to bearish predictions.\\nWhat May Happen Next\\nHere’s the ideal scenario, and it’s certainly plausible: The Nasdaq could retreat into a mild correction or even post that irritating and frustrating sideways trade for a while. This could help the leading stocks digest some of their gains as institutional investors pare their positions or at least stop adding. \\nNew bases, or pullbacks to key moving averages, such as the 50-day or even the shorter-term 21-day line, would offer new buy opportunities for fundamentally strong stocks, expected to continue growing earnings and revenue. \\nThere’s always the chance of a steeper correction, which could result in portfolio losses for investors who scooped up these big tech leaders in the past few months. \\nOne way to evaluate performance without getting emotional about trades is to have a moving average or percentage decline target as a sell signal. That way, you’re preserving the gains you made and still have the capital to invest another day. \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Those stocks, and their three-month gains, are: Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): 24.19% Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA): 67.17% Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): 18.81% Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): 25.44% Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL): 23.14% Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA): 41.50% Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): 37.12% Every single one of those gains, even “laggard” Apple, can’t be sustained indefinitely. Big Techs Still In The Lead In the current environment, with the potential of AI, along with cloud-computing and vehicle electrification, causing what some analysts are considering a bubble, it’s a select group of stocks driving the performance of both the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY), which is also dominated by tech, but to a lesser degree than the Nasdaq, closed 5.3% above its 50-day line on June 16.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Those stocks, and their three-month gains, are: Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): 24.19% Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA): 67.17% Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): 18.81% Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): 25.44% Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL): 23.14% Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA): 41.50% Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): 37.12% Every single one of those gains, even “laggard” Apple, can’t be sustained indefinitely. The Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ) ETF finished 3.79% higher the week ended June 16, with slight gains following the Federal Reserve’s pause on rate increases. The QQQ ETF, which is a good proxy for the performance of big tech, closed 10.6% above its 50-day moving average on June 16.', 'news_article_title': 'Nasdaq 100 Surge: Is A Pullback Imminent And How to Prepare?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Those stocks, and their three-month gains, are: Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): 24.19% Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA): 67.17% Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): 18.81% Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): 25.44% Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL): 23.14% Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA): 41.50% Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): 37.12% Every single one of those gains, even “laggard” Apple, can’t be sustained indefinitely. Two Common Investor Mistakes Investors tend to make one of two big mistakes after stocks have been rallying for several months. Many stocks are extended beyond entry points, which adds the risk of a pullback in the near term.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Those stocks, and their three-month gains, are: Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): 24.19% Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA): 67.17% Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): 18.81% Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): 25.44% Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL): 23.14% Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA): 41.50% Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): 37.12% Every single one of those gains, even “laggard” Apple, can’t be sustained indefinitely. Big Techs Still In The Lead In the current environment, with the potential of AI, along with cloud-computing and vehicle electrification, causing what some analysts are considering a bubble, it’s a select group of stocks driving the performance of both the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500. Two Common Investor Mistakes Investors tend to make one of two big mistakes after stocks have been rallying for several months.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/paypal-has-never-been-this-cheap%3A-is-it-time-to-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Online payments pioneer PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has seen significant growth over the last decade, but you wouldn\\'t know it simply by looking at the stock price. Investors who purchased shares when eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) spun off PayPal back in 2015 have received a 73% return compared to the 143% they could have had with an S&P 500 Index fund.\\nBut the underwhelming stock performance hasn\\'t necessarily been from lackluster financial results; the stock has also seen significant valuation compression.\\nToday, PayPal trades at a 13 times multiple of enterprise value to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), which is far cheaper than at any other point in the company\\'s public history and well below its average valuation over the years.\\nPYPL EV to EBITDA, data by YCharts.\\nLet\\'s see whether or not this valuation presents a good opportunity to pick up some shares.\\nThe PayPal business\\nBefore diving into any sort of outlook on the stock, it\\'s probably best to explain what PayPal actually does. While it has acquired many different payments-related businesses over the years, there are three segments that drive the bulk of its revenue.\\nThe most important is PayPal-branded checkout. This refers to the actual PayPal button that customers see during the online checkout process. Last year, branded checkout accounted for 30% of PayPal\\'s total payment volume (TPV). But it accounts for a much larger chunk of the company\\'s gross profit thanks to the greater take-rate it brings in.\\nThe second most important segment is what the company calls \"unbranded processing.\" This is driven primarily by Braintree, which PayPal acquired for $800 million in 2013. Braintree, which competes with companies like Adyen (OTC: ADYE.Y) and Stripe, is an unbranded payments processor that merchants can easily embed into their online checkout process. It has grown at 40% annually over the last three years and now processes more than $400 billion a year, or 30% of PayPal\\'s TPV. But the company collects a smaller take-rate on these transactions.\\nLastly, Venmo is a peer-to-peer payments app that PayPal also received in its 2013 acquisition of Braintree. It still accounts for a much smaller percentage of PayPal\\'s overall revenue pie, but it has grown its TPV by 55% annually over the last three years and has the potential to offer lots of new features to customers of its sticky ecosystem.\\nIn total, these three segments have helped PayPal drive substantial growth since 2015. Active accounts have grown at 14% annually, while revenue and free cash flow have increased by 16% and 22% a year, respectively.\\nWhat has gone wrong?\\nWhile PayPal\\'s financial growth has no doubt been impressive, it is quickly beginning to slow. In the most recent quarter, PayPal\\'s active accounts grew by just 1% compared to the same quarter a year prior, and management expects second-quarter revenue to grow by just 6.5% to 7%, a steep decline from the company\\'s 16% annual increase over the last seven years.\\nSlowing growth isn\\'t all that surprising for a massive company like PayPal, which already says it has more than 430 million annual active accounts, but the more concerning part is that the slowdown could be attributable to the recent success of Apple\\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple Pay and Alphabet\\'s (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Pay.\\nLast November, Apple Pay was reportedly growing its adoption at 52% a year, which was substantially higher than any user numbers PayPal has been putting up, albeit from a lower base. The daunting thought of competing against Apple and Google on their own operating systems seems to have pushed many investors to the sidelines.\\nIs it time to buy?\\nThough the competition from big tech warrants concern, PayPal\\'s current valuation doesn\\'t require very lofty estimates to assume a good return. The company expects to generate $5 billion in free cash flow (FCF) this year, and it has a current market cap of $71 billion with very little debt. With shares trading at a market-cap-to-FCF ratio of 14, the company is eager to buy back its own stock and has publicly stated that it will spend $4 billion on repurchases this year alone.\\nAt that kind of valuation, even a little bit of growth can go a long way. And I think it\\'s reasonable to assume that PayPal can still grow in spite of the competition thanks to the ongoing increase in online payments as a whole. If you\\'re a long-term investor looking for a steady business with consistent cash flows, I think PayPal deserves a place in your portfolio.\\n10 stocks we like better than PayPal\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Ryan Henderson has positions in Alphabet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet and PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends eBay and recommends the following options: short July 2023 $47.50 calls on eBay and short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Slowing growth isn't all that surprising for a massive company like PayPal, which already says it has more than 430 million annual active accounts, but the more concerning part is that the slowdown could be attributable to the recent success of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple Pay and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Pay. Today, PayPal trades at a 13 times multiple of enterprise value to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), which is far cheaper than at any other point in the company's public history and well below its average valuation over the years. It still accounts for a much smaller percentage of PayPal's overall revenue pie, but it has grown its TPV by 55% annually over the last three years and has the potential to offer lots of new features to customers of its sticky ecosystem.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Slowing growth isn't all that surprising for a massive company like PayPal, which already says it has more than 430 million annual active accounts, but the more concerning part is that the slowdown could be attributable to the recent success of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple Pay and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Pay. Investors who purchased shares when eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) spun off PayPal back in 2015 have received a 73% return compared to the 143% they could have had with an S&P 500 Index fund. The Motley Fool recommends eBay and recommends the following options: short July 2023 $47.50 calls on eBay and short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal.\", 'news_article_title': 'PayPal Has Never Been This Cheap: Is It Time to Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Slowing growth isn't all that surprising for a massive company like PayPal, which already says it has more than 430 million annual active accounts, but the more concerning part is that the slowdown could be attributable to the recent success of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple Pay and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Pay. Active accounts have grown at 14% annually, while revenue and free cash flow have increased by 16% and 22% a year, respectively. With shares trading at a market-cap-to-FCF ratio of 14, the company is eager to buy back its own stock and has publicly stated that it will spend $4 billion on repurchases this year alone.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Slowing growth isn't all that surprising for a massive company like PayPal, which already says it has more than 430 million annual active accounts, but the more concerning part is that the slowdown could be attributable to the recent success of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple Pay and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Pay. The PayPal business Before diving into any sort of outlook on the stock, it's probably best to explain what PayPal actually does. In the most recent quarter, PayPal's active accounts grew by just 1% compared to the same quarter a year prior, and management expects second-quarter revenue to grow by just 6.5% to 7%, a steep decline from the company's 16% annual increase over the last seven years.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock%3A-bear-vs.-bull-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after hosting its Worldwide Developers Conference, where it unveiled its first virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset called the Vision Pro, a 15-inch MacBook Air, an upgraded Mac Studio, a new Mac Pro, and several software updates.\\nWall Street has particularly fixated on the potential of the Vision Pro, with some analysts claiming it could see Apple's business soar in the coming years, while others are more pessimistic. Despite the uncertainty surrounding the Vision Pro, Apple continues to have a solid outlook thanks to the dominance of its smartphone business. The popularity of Apple's iPhone has granted it immense brand loyalty from consumers and has boosted its other segments.\\nApple's stock has become one of the most reliable stocks available thanks to its consistent gains. However, before investing in this tech giant, it's best to understand the potential positives and negatives of its future.\\nHere's the bear vs. bull of Apple stock.\\nBear: The Vision Pro won't boost earnings for years\\nApple's debut of the Vision Pro garnered mixed reactions. The device seemed to take leaps in innovation with its ability to complete everyday computing tasks such as word processing, web browsing, and video editing while utilizing advanced hand and eye tracking. However, its hefty price tag of $3,499 has severely limited its consumer reach. As a result, it'll likely take years before Apple substantially profits from the headset and the growing VR/AR market.\\nThe good news is the company has used a similar pricing strategy with past products. Apple debuted the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch at relatively high prices, later releasing more budget-friendly versions once its products proved successful with consumers. The company will likely launch a lower-priced Vision headset after a few generations of updates, potentially a non-Pro version. Until then, Apple could use this time to build hype for the technology before unveiling the mass-market device and come out swinging on launch day.\\nAccording to data from Fortune Business Insights, the VR market on its own is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 45% through 2029. Meanwhile, Apple is well equipped to dominate the industry, surpassing competitors like Meta Platforms and Sony, with its headset being the only one to offer consumer-favorite apps such as FaceTime and Messages.\\nInvesting in Apple for its VR/AR prospects isn't a bad idea, but it's essential to keep in mind that patience will be key to seeing significant gains.\\nBull: The power of the iPhone\\nApple's biggest asset by far is its iPhone business. The company's smartphone segment made up over 50% of its revenue in fiscal 2022. Additionally, the iPhone continues to report respectable growth, with revenue rising 7% to $205 billion last year.\\nThe iPhone's dominance saw Apple reach a new milestone last year, surpassing Alphabet's Android for a majority market share in U.S. smartphones. The achievement is promising as the iPhone is Apple's biggest driver of brand loyalty with consumers, which leads to growth in its other segments. iPhone users are far more likely to turn to Apple for other tech needs, thanks to the advanced connectivity between its devices. This connectivity makes it easier for users to stay within Apple's product ecosystem than to use a competing device.\\nMoreover, the company's product strategy has seen it achieve leading market shares in headphones, tablets, and smartwatches despite each of these sectors being dominated by other tech companies before Apple landed on the scene. The tech giant's history of success when entering new product categories plays in its favor for its long-term potential in VR/AR.\\nIn addition to products, the iPhone's success has bolstered Apple's digital services business. The segment has become the company's second-highest-earning segment and offers attractive profit margins of around 72%. The subscription-based business has diversified Apple's earnings, allowing it to lean less on product sales and take chances on new products.\\nApple's annual revenue has risen 48% since 2018, with operating income climbing 68%. Meanwhile, the company has proven time and time again its value as a reliable growth stock, with shares rising nearly 300% in the last five years. It may take time before Apple profits from the Vision Pro, but its other segments are capable of keeping the company moving forward. As a result, Apple's stock is an immensely attractive long-term investment.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after hosting its Worldwide Developers Conference, where it unveiled its first virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset called the Vision Pro, a 15-inch MacBook Air, an upgraded Mac Studio, a new Mac Pro, and several software updates. Wall Street has particularly fixated on the potential of the Vision Pro, with some analysts claiming it could see Apple's business soar in the coming years, while others are more pessimistic. The device seemed to take leaps in innovation with its ability to complete everyday computing tasks such as word processing, web browsing, and video editing while utilizing advanced hand and eye tracking.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after hosting its Worldwide Developers Conference, where it unveiled its first virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset called the Vision Pro, a 15-inch MacBook Air, an upgraded Mac Studio, a new Mac Pro, and several software updates. Bear: The Vision Pro won't boost earnings for years Apple's debut of the Vision Pro garnered mixed reactions. Moreover, the company's product strategy has seen it achieve leading market shares in headphones, tablets, and smartwatches despite each of these sectors being dominated by other tech companies before Apple landed on the scene.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock: Bear vs. Bull', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after hosting its Worldwide Developers Conference, where it unveiled its first virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset called the Vision Pro, a 15-inch MacBook Air, an upgraded Mac Studio, a new Mac Pro, and several software updates. Apple's stock has become one of the most reliable stocks available thanks to its consistent gains. As a result, Apple's stock is an immensely attractive long-term investment.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after hosting its Worldwide Developers Conference, where it unveiled its first virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset called the Vision Pro, a 15-inch MacBook Air, an upgraded Mac Studio, a new Mac Pro, and several software updates. Apple's stock has become one of the most reliable stocks available thanks to its consistent gains. Apple debuted the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch at relatively high prices, later releasing more budget-friendly versions once its products proved successful with consumers.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nvidia-vs.-amd%3A-how-to-decide-which-is-the-better-stock-for-you', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Any of our readers who were around for the incredible bull years of 2018 and 2019, and indeed through much of the pandemic rally, will remember the epic runs of both NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD). As the longer-term opportunity in the semiconductor space became more and more appreciated, shares of these two leading chip makers became accustomed to delivering annual gains in the triple-digit percentage range, and investors loved it.\\nSure, 2022 was a challenging year for many reasons, but since January, there's once again been a fire under their respective stocks that's only getting hotter. \\nNVIDIA, the larger of the two with a recently acquired $1 trillion market cap, can boast of a 190% gain since the start of the year, with much of that coming since the end of last month; more on that later. AMD's 80% gain over the same time pales in comparison but still puts it well ahead of the broader market.\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index for context is up 14% since January. But for investors looking at both and trying to decide which to choose, the choice mightn't be as clear-cut as they might like. Both have pros and cons; let's look at some of them here. \\nNVIDIA \\nThis is the stock that everyone is talking about right now. Since their Q1 results shocked Wall Street with a massive AI fuelled jump in forward guidance, analysts have been talking about this being the start of the 4th Industrial Revolution and one they see NVIDIA being at the forefront of. Having already had a strong start to the year, NVIDIA's shares are up more than 50% in the past two months alone. This move means they're back at all-time highs and in that rare club of stocks with a $1 trillion market cap. \\nIt's also boosted their price-to-earnings (PE) ratio, a widely used measure of how cheap or expensive a stock is. At 220 now, NVIDIA's feels a little bubbly, especially when compared to, say, Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 31 or Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ: META) 35. Does this mean, though, that you've missed the boat? \\nNot according to Morgan Stanley, who just named NVIDIA their top pick for 2023 while boosting their price target on NVIDIA stock to $500. From where shares closed last week, that points to an additional upside of almost 20%. And what's really interesting is that it's AMD that's just been dislodged from that number-one spot, thus making NVIDIA a compelling option as the out-and-out stronger choice. \\nAdvanced Micro Devices\\nBut that's not to say you should steer clear of AMD at all costs. Indeed, they, too, have just had their price target increased by the team over at Wells Fargo. And at $150, it represents an even greater upside than what Morgan Stanley expects from NVIDIA. \\nThere's also the underdog or catch-up play, an element with AMD. Yes, they've been in NVIDIA's shadow this year, but since 2018 they've easily outperformed their larger competitor. Indeed, in many ways, the AMD bulls could argue that we're finally seeing NVIDIA play catch up here. But still, there's no doubt they're currently in second position, and investors will be looking to see some solid updates and action from AMD's leadership to ensure the gap doesn't widen further. \\nGetting Involved\\nBoth stocks have been and will continue to remain highly correlated, and there's an argument to be made that you probably can't go wrong with either. NVIDIA does seem to have more going for it, though, on a straight shoot-out. Consider that even with their recent runup, their PE ratio of 220 still compares favorably to AMD's 500. It will take a serious earnings report from the latter to bring that back in line, and until then, the safer play is NVIDIA, while those with a greater appetite for risk will prefer AMD. \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"At 220 now, NVIDIA's feels a little bubbly, especially when compared to, say, Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 31 or Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ: META) 35. As the longer-term opportunity in the semiconductor space became more and more appreciated, shares of these two leading chip makers became accustomed to delivering annual gains in the triple-digit percentage range, and investors loved it. NVIDIA, the larger of the two with a recently acquired $1 trillion market cap, can boast of a 190% gain since the start of the year, with much of that coming since the end of last month; more on that later.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"At 220 now, NVIDIA's feels a little bubbly, especially when compared to, say, Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 31 or Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ: META) 35. Any of our readers who were around for the incredible bull years of 2018 and 2019, and indeed through much of the pandemic rally, will remember the epic runs of both NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD). NVIDIA, the larger of the two with a recently acquired $1 trillion market cap, can boast of a 190% gain since the start of the year, with much of that coming since the end of last month; more on that later.\", 'news_article_title': 'NVIDIA vs. AMD: How To Decide Which Is The Better Stock For You', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"At 220 now, NVIDIA's feels a little bubbly, especially when compared to, say, Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 31 or Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ: META) 35. Any of our readers who were around for the incredible bull years of 2018 and 2019, and indeed through much of the pandemic rally, will remember the epic runs of both NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD). NVIDIA, the larger of the two with a recently acquired $1 trillion market cap, can boast of a 190% gain since the start of the year, with much of that coming since the end of last month; more on that later.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"At 220 now, NVIDIA's feels a little bubbly, especially when compared to, say, Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 31 or Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ: META) 35. Any of our readers who were around for the incredible bull years of 2018 and 2019, and indeed through much of the pandemic rally, will remember the epic runs of both NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD). NVIDIA, the larger of the two with a recently acquired $1 trillion market cap, can boast of a 190% gain since the start of the year, with much of that coming since the end of last month; more on that later.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/google-seeks-suppliers-to-move-some-pixel-production-to-india-bloomberg-news', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Changes source, adds details\\nNEW DELHI, June 20 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google has begun early conversations with domestic suppliers to move some production of its Pixel smartphone to India, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.\\nGlobal tech giants are eyeing India as a manufacturing hub, shifting away from China after strict COVID-related restrictions hindered production in the country.\\nApple AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW was given a project earlier this month to start manufacturing iPhones in India.\\nGoogle has spoken to Lava International Ltd LAVA.NS, Dixon Technologies India DIXO.NS and Foxconn Technology Group's Indian unit Bharat FIH, Bloomberg said.\\nLava, Dixon, Bharat FIH and Alphabet did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.\\n(Reporting by Tanvi Mehta, Editing by Louise Heavens, Kirsten Donovan)\\n((tanvi.mehta@thomsonreuters.com; https://twitter.com/TanviMehta710;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW was given a project earlier this month to start manufacturing iPhones in India. Changes source, adds details NEW DELHI, June 20 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google has begun early conversations with domestic suppliers to move some production of its Pixel smartphone to India, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Global tech giants are eyeing India as a manufacturing hub, shifting away from China after strict COVID-related restrictions hindered production in the country.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW was given a project earlier this month to start manufacturing iPhones in India. Changes source, adds details NEW DELHI, June 20 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google has begun early conversations with domestic suppliers to move some production of its Pixel smartphone to India, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Google has spoken to Lava International Ltd LAVA.NS, Dixon Technologies India DIXO.NS and Foxconn Technology Group's Indian unit Bharat FIH, Bloomberg said.\", 'news_article_title': 'Google seeks suppliers to move some Pixel production to India - Bloomberg News', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW was given a project earlier this month to start manufacturing iPhones in India. Changes source, adds details NEW DELHI, June 20 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google has begun early conversations with domestic suppliers to move some production of its Pixel smartphone to India, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Global tech giants are eyeing India as a manufacturing hub, shifting away from China after strict COVID-related restrictions hindered production in the country.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW was given a project earlier this month to start manufacturing iPhones in India. Changes source, adds details NEW DELHI, June 20 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google has begun early conversations with domestic suppliers to move some production of its Pixel smartphone to India, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Google has spoken to Lava International Ltd LAVA.NS, Dixon Technologies India DIXO.NS and Foxconn Technology Group's Indian unit Bharat FIH, Bloomberg said.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/aapl-quantitative-stock-analysis', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\\'s criteria.\\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\\nFINAL RANK: PASS\\n\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\\nDashan Huang Portfolio\\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper \"Twin Momentum\" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\\nHigh Shareholder Yield Stocks\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_article_title': 'AAPL Quantitative Stock Analysis', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). 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That’s the news for the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW) which had its ten year birthday in May. As part of its birthday celebrations, the strategy also added $268.6 million in net inflows, enough to lift the quality dividend ETF above $9 billion in AUM. That should invite advisors to consider the potent combination of quality and dividends.\\nDGRW tracks the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index for a 28 basis point fee, and offers a 2.01% annual dividend yield as of May. The index tracks the performance of large and mid-cap dividend-paying U.S. stocks that fit a growth framework. DGRW focuses on dividend growth potential rather than just looking backwards at past dividend increases. It does so by looking at forward-looking earnings estimates based on things like historical return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE).\\nThat approach has helped the quality dividend growth ETF outperform the S&P 500 Index by 0.22% annually over the last ten years. The strategy goes back to some solid research from the firm’s now Global CIO Jeremy Schwartz and Global Head of Research Christopher Gannatti.\\nThose white papers focused on the rationale behind using ROE and ROA with a forward-looking dividend growth screen. Combining the two has helped DGRW limit reliance on superficially high ROE figures caused by firms taking on leverage, for example. Together, that’s helped its index look forward compared to the NASDAQ U.S. Dividend Achievers Select Index which requires ten consecutive years of dividend growth. That requirement, DGRW’s managers fear, may fail to capture growth opportunities.\\nSee more: “Digging Into Up-and-Coming Quality Growth ETF QGRW”\\nFor example, Apple (AAPL) joined the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Growth Index back in 2013, but wasn’t eligible for the NASDAQ index until 2023, per an old WisdomTree blog. Taken together, those research lessons have helped DGRW return 21% over the last year and 15.5% over the last three years. That’s helped DGRW outperform its ETF Database Category and Factset Segment averages in those time frames. For investors looking for a quality dividend growth ETF, DGRW stands out as one to consider.\\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Modern Alpha Channel.\\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'See more: “Digging Into Up-and-Coming Quality Growth ETF QGRW” For example, Apple (AAPL) joined the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Growth Index back in 2013, but wasn’t eligible for the NASDAQ index until 2023, per an old WisdomTree blog. As part of its birthday celebrations, the strategy also added $268.6 million in net inflows, enough to lift the quality dividend ETF above $9 billion in AUM. That approach has helped the quality dividend growth ETF outperform the S&P 500 Index by 0.22% annually over the last ten years.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'See more: “Digging Into Up-and-Coming Quality Growth ETF QGRW” For example, Apple (AAPL) joined the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Growth Index back in 2013, but wasn’t eligible for the NASDAQ index until 2023, per an old WisdomTree blog. That’s the news for the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW) which had its ten year birthday in May. DGRW tracks the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index for a 28 basis point fee, and offers a 2.01% annual dividend yield as of May.', 'news_article_title': 'Quality Dividend Growth ETF DGRW Hits Ten Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'See more: “Digging Into Up-and-Coming Quality Growth ETF QGRW” For example, Apple (AAPL) joined the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Growth Index back in 2013, but wasn’t eligible for the NASDAQ index until 2023, per an old WisdomTree blog. That’s the news for the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW) which had its ten year birthday in May. That approach has helped the quality dividend growth ETF outperform the S&P 500 Index by 0.22% annually over the last ten years.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'See more: “Digging Into Up-and-Coming Quality Growth ETF QGRW” For example, Apple (AAPL) joined the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Growth Index back in 2013, but wasn’t eligible for the NASDAQ index until 2023, per an old WisdomTree blog. DGRW tracks the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index for a 28 basis point fee, and offers a 2.01% annual dividend yield as of May. Together, that’s helped its index look forward compared to the NASDAQ U.S. Dividend Achievers Select Index which requires ten consecutive years of dividend growth.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/turnkey-tech-investing%3A-may-2023-market-brief', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"For some time, markets have been grappling with a handful of counteracting dynamics, including the clash between the bulls and the bears, the interplay between stimulus and inflation, and the delicate balance between growth and rate hikes. Adding to the mix in May was the US debt-ceiling conundrum and, of course, the ‘emergence’ of AI.\\nDespite occasional glimpses of one side pulling harder in each tug of war, it is striking just how polarized these debates remain—including the differing views on the growth outlook for robotics and AI. In my opinion, the naysayers have already lost the battle on this count. The massive growth of robots and AI is not a question but a sheer inevitability. I may sound like a broken record, but this is the message I’ve been broadcasting for the past 8 years.\\nOf course, the bullish narrative extends far beyond the trajectory of AI, bolstered heavily by US soft landing expectations that are underpinned by a strong labor market, improved earnings trends, and the easing regional banking stress. Still, sticky global inflation, tightening lending standards, narrow US market leadership, and an underwhelming China recovery continue to add some bearish angst to the mix. Even with the resolution of the debt-ceiling issue, it remains to be seen where equities will run—at least in the near term.\\nFor the month of May, with artificial intelligence now on the center stage of most investors’ minds, The ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF (THNQ) advanced +11.84%, while the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO) gained +2.10%, and the ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF (HTEC) declined -4.47%.1\\nIt’s remarkable that just 6 stocks—Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Facebook (META)—have accounted for nearly all of the S&P 500 (SPX) YTD return. But with a closer look, that news should come as no surprise. Nvidia guiding 50% above consensus was nothing short of historic as the chipmaker is on the cusp of the trillion-dollar club, while the others, all strong tech companies with relatively long histories of success, continue to rise with the tide. While the AI boom has clearly become a secular growth tailwind, it is worth noting that there are still areas of weakness even within tech.\\nOver the past few years, we’ve discussed the impact of all forms of AI in areas such as autonomous vehicles, computer vision, and collaborative robots. Today, the market is more narrowly focused on generative AI, of which ChatGPT is arguably the most well-known example. Generative AI is capable of creating, classifying and condensing content including text, image and audio. It is also used to generate ‘synthetic data’—new artificial data based on key facets within a smaller sample of real data, that is typically used to accelerate the training of other AI programs and avoid potential issues around privacy that arise when using primary data. The capabilities of generative AI are advancing at a remarkable pace. The costs of developing and training models today typically run to many millions of dollars, but open-source models are gaining ground and are expected to drive rapid adoption of this key technology. Concurrently, synthetic data could empower start-ups to challenge incumbents whose historical data repositories are perhaps less of a moat now than once seemed the case. This may mean some of the anticipated cost savings made above need to be re-invested.\\nGiven the growing importance of AI, the call for investors to take advantage of this megatrend is becoming especially urgent. Generative AI’s ability to augment core processes within AI models will have a direct impact on the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, media, architecture, interior design, engineering, automotive, aerospace, defense, medical, electronics, and energy industries. And its ability to improve business processes across organizations will impact marketing, design, corporate communications, training, and software engineering. Gartner Research (among many others) clearly sees the writing on the wall. Its near-term predictions2 paint a clear picture of the massive impact that lies just ahead:\\nBy 2025, more than 30% of new drugs and materials will be systematically discovered using generative AI techniques, the use of synthetic data will reduce the volume of real data needed for machine learning by 70%, and 30% of outbound marketing messages from large organizations will be synthetically generated, up from less than 2% in 2022. We note that Salesforce recently announced the release of its Einstein GPT to generate personalized emails to customers on behalf of salespeople, specific query responses on behalf of customer service professionals, and targeted content for marketers.\\nBy 2026, over 100 million humans will engage robo-colleagues (synthetic virtual co-workers) to contribute to enterprise work.\\nBy 2027, nearly 15% of new applications will be automatically generated by AI without a human in the loop, up from 0% today.\\n In our view, the breadth of Gartner’s predictions places general purpose technology (GPT) status on generative AI on par with the impact of the printing press, electricity, railroads, and even the internet. As with these earlier innovations, generative AI is likely to have a significant effect on the labor market. For investors ready to make the most of this incredible shift, our THNQ ETF offers diversified access across the value chain of artificial intelligence.\\nEight years ago, ROBO Global was an outlier. We, too, saw the writing on the wall—though earlier than many who lacked the deep knowledge and insights into the world of automation, robotics, and AI. Today, even in the thick of a turbulent economic and market environment, our strategies are poised to help investors take advantage of what has ‘suddenly’ become an undeniable and momentous paradigm shift driven by these vital technologies.\\nROBO Top Ten Holdings, HTEC Top Ten Holdings, THNQ Top Ten Holdings\\nBy Bill Studebaker, CIO & President, ROBO Global\\nSOURCES:\\n1 Source: ROBO Global®, S&P CapitalIQ\\n2 “Beyond ChatGPT: The Future of Generative AI for Enterprises,” Gartner, January 26, 2023\\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Disruptive Technology Channel.\\nFund holdings and standard performance can be found in the ETF links provided in the fourth paragraph. The performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Holdings are subject to change. Indices are unmanaged and do not include the effect of fees. One cannot invest directly in an index.\\nThis material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events or a guarantee of future results. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research orinvestment adviceregarding the fund or any security in particular. Please consult your financial advisor for further information.\\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For the month of May, with artificial intelligence now on the center stage of most investors’ minds, The ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF (THNQ) advanced +11.84%, while the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO) gained +2.10%, and the ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF (HTEC) declined -4.47%.1 It’s remarkable that just 6 stocks—Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Facebook (META)—have accounted for nearly all of the S&P 500 (SPX) YTD return. Of course, the bullish narrative extends far beyond the trajectory of AI, bolstered heavily by US soft landing expectations that are underpinned by a strong labor market, improved earnings trends, and the easing regional banking stress. Nvidia guiding 50% above consensus was nothing short of historic as the chipmaker is on the cusp of the trillion-dollar club, while the others, all strong tech companies with relatively long histories of success, continue to rise with the tide.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For the month of May, with artificial intelligence now on the center stage of most investors’ minds, The ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF (THNQ) advanced +11.84%, while the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO) gained +2.10%, and the ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF (HTEC) declined -4.47%.1 It’s remarkable that just 6 stocks—Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Facebook (META)—have accounted for nearly all of the S&P 500 (SPX) YTD return. ROBO Top Ten Holdings, HTEC Top Ten Holdings, THNQ Top Ten Holdings By Bill Studebaker, CIO & President, ROBO Global The performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results.', 'news_article_title': 'Turnkey Tech Investing: May 2023 Market Brief', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For the month of May, with artificial intelligence now on the center stage of most investors’ minds, The ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF (THNQ) advanced +11.84%, while the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO) gained +2.10%, and the ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF (HTEC) declined -4.47%.1 It’s remarkable that just 6 stocks—Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Facebook (META)—have accounted for nearly all of the S&P 500 (SPX) YTD return. It is also used to generate ‘synthetic data’—new artificial data based on key facets within a smaller sample of real data, that is typically used to accelerate the training of other AI programs and avoid potential issues around privacy that arise when using primary data. As with these earlier innovations, generative AI is likely to have a significant effect on the labor market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For the month of May, with artificial intelligence now on the center stage of most investors’ minds, The ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF (THNQ) advanced +11.84%, while the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO) gained +2.10%, and the ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF (HTEC) declined -4.47%.1 It’s remarkable that just 6 stocks—Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Facebook (META)—have accounted for nearly all of the S&P 500 (SPX) YTD return. It is also used to generate ‘synthetic data’—new artificial data based on key facets within a smaller sample of real data, that is typically used to accelerate the training of other AI programs and avoid potential issues around privacy that arise when using primary data. Its near-term predictions2 paint a clear picture of the massive impact that lies just ahead: By 2025, more than 30% of new drugs and materials will be systematically discovered using generative AI techniques, the use of synthetic data will reduce the volume of real data needed for machine learning by 70%, and 30% of outbound marketing messages from large organizations will be synthetically generated, up from less than 2% in 2022.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/retail-investors-slow-to-buy-into-ark-innovation-funds-blistering-rally', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Randall\\nNEW YORK, June 21(Reuters) - Individual investors have given a cold shoulder to Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation Fund during their searing run this year, but some market watchers believe that may change if risk appetite keeps improving.\\nThe $8 billion fund, which outperformed all U.S. equity funds during the pandemic rally of 2020 but suffered a steep fall last year, is up nearly 37% year-to-date, outpacing broader markets.\\nDespite those gains, the fund has notched more than $250 million in net outflows since the start of the year, according to Lipper data. That pattern has persisted during the market’s recent leg higher: over $157 million has left the fund over the last eight weeks, a period in which its price gained nearly 15%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, by comparison, is up 13% in that period.\\nARK Invest, the fund\\'s parent company, did not respond to a request for comment.\\nOverall, 2023 has seen investors back away from equity funds despite the stock market\\'s rebound, in part due to high yields in the fixed income market offering a compelling alternative, said Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi.\\nDomestic equity funds and ETFs posted a total of $151.3 billion in outflows year to date through June 7th, according to data from trade group the Investment Company Institute.\\nIn ARK’s case, the dearth of inflows may also have to do with the behavior of individual investors, who make up a significant chunk of the fund\\'s shareholders and have been loath to return after many were badly hurt when it fell by as much as 60% last year, Rosenbluth said.\\n\"Many investors have lost patience with the ARK ETFs and have moved on to other strategies following the prior period struggles,\" he said. \"Those that stayed loyal ... are not seeming eager to add more exposure.\"\\nStill, the recent broadening of the equity market\\'s rally this year out of a handful of megacap stocks could mean investors will eventually give Cathie Wood’s flagship fund another look, said Virag Shah, portfolio strategist at Van Leeuwen & Company.\\nOptimism among individual investors vaulted to a 19-month high in the latest American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) Sentiment Survey. Bearish sentiment plunged to a 19-month low.\\nMorgan Stanley analysts, meanwhile, wrote this week that retail and institutional investor sentiment has reached its highest levels in over two years and registered readings in the top quintile of the past several decades.\\n\"Once you see the market concentration broadening out, we think you will see the investor flows follow,\" potentially sending more investors into ARK, Shah said.\\nARK\\'s 2023 rally has largely been powered by the more than 100% gain in top holding Tesla Inc TSLA.O, which makes up roughly 12% of its assets. Shares of the company fell nearly 5% Wednesday as concerns about higher interest rates weighed on growth stocks.\\nOther positions in the fund include streaming company Roku Inc ROKU.O and cancer diagnostics company Exact Sciences Corp EXAS.O, which are both up more than 50% over the year to date.\\n(Reporting by David Randall; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and David Gregorio)\\n((David.Randall@thomsonreuters.com; 646-223-6607; Reuters Messaging: david.randall.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"By David Randall NEW YORK, June 21(Reuters) - Individual investors have given a cold shoulder to Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation Fund during their searing run this year, but some market watchers believe that may change if risk appetite keeps improving. Still, the recent broadening of the equity market's rally this year out of a handful of megacap stocks could mean investors will eventually give Cathie Wood’s flagship fund another look, said Virag Shah, portfolio strategist at Van Leeuwen & Company. Morgan Stanley analysts, meanwhile, wrote this week that retail and institutional investor sentiment has reached its highest levels in over two years and registered readings in the top quintile of the past several decades.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"By David Randall NEW YORK, June 21(Reuters) - Individual investors have given a cold shoulder to Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation Fund during their searing run this year, but some market watchers believe that may change if risk appetite keeps improving. Domestic equity funds and ETFs posted a total of $151.3 billion in outflows year to date through June 7th, according to data from trade group the Investment Company Institute. Still, the recent broadening of the equity market's rally this year out of a handful of megacap stocks could mean investors will eventually give Cathie Wood’s flagship fund another look, said Virag Shah, portfolio strategist at Van Leeuwen & Company.\", 'news_article_title': \"Retail investors slow to buy into ARK Innovation Fund's blistering rally\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"By David Randall NEW YORK, June 21(Reuters) - Individual investors have given a cold shoulder to Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation Fund during their searing run this year, but some market watchers believe that may change if risk appetite keeps improving. Domestic equity funds and ETFs posted a total of $151.3 billion in outflows year to date through June 7th, according to data from trade group the Investment Company Institute. Still, the recent broadening of the equity market's rally this year out of a handful of megacap stocks could mean investors will eventually give Cathie Wood’s flagship fund another look, said Virag Shah, portfolio strategist at Van Leeuwen & Company.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"By David Randall NEW YORK, June 21(Reuters) - Individual investors have given a cold shoulder to Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation Fund during their searing run this year, but some market watchers believe that may change if risk appetite keeps improving. In ARK’s case, the dearth of inflows may also have to do with the behavior of individual investors, who make up a significant chunk of the fund's shareholders and have been loath to return after many were badly hurt when it fell by as much as 60% last year, Rosenbluth said. Still, the recent broadening of the equity market's rally this year out of a handful of megacap stocks could mean investors will eventually give Cathie Wood’s flagship fund another look, said Virag Shah, portfolio strategist at Van Leeuwen & Company.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/consider-cdei-as-lgbtq-investment-ideas', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'With June being Pride Month, advisors and market participants are paying renewed attention to strategies relevant to the LGBTQ+ community. That should also be happening throughout the rest of the year, and the good news is that the number of investments relevant to the LGBTQ+ community and their supporters is increasing.\\nWhile it’s not a dedicated LGBTQ+ exchange traded fund, the Calvert US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (NYSE Arca: CDEI) merits a place in this conversation because, as its name implies, the actively managed fund priorities diversity, equity, and inclusion principles, which are important to members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as their allies.\\nWith that in mind, CDEI, which debuted in January, could find itself at the right place at the right time. More investors, particularly those in younger demographics, want access to strategies that prioritize DEI virtues and LGBTQ+ allyship.\\n“Nearly half of U.S. investors in a recent Morgan Stanley survey want opportunities to invest in LGBTQ+1 equity and inclusion, across a broad range of products and strategies. This demand increases substantially among LGBTQ+ investors (86%), heterosexual investors with an LGBTQ+ household member (76%) and younger investors (67% of Gen Z and 56% of Millennials),” noted Morgan Stanley.\\nCDEI Could Have Other Advantages\\nAs noted above, CDEI isn’t a dedicated LGBTQ+ ETF. However, investors should note its adjacency to that theme because, at the moment, there are not many such ETFs to choose from.\\nAdditionally, due its active management philosophy, the potential exists for CDEI to offer DEI purity, thereby enhancing its relevance as an LGBTQ+-friendly strategy. That could broaden the audience for CDEI, with younger investors potentially being a driving force.\\n“The business case for LGBTQ+ investment products includes both investors who identify as part of that community as well as younger investors: Investors born after 1980, regardless of their identity, could play a significant role in demand for these products,” added Morgan Stanley. “A majority of Millennial and Gen Z investors expressed interest in finding investment options that advance LGBTQ+ equity and inclusion.”\\nHome to more than 350 domestic large-cap equities, CDEI is also a credible option for investors seeking growth style exposure, as the fund allocates 42% of its weight to tech stocks. In theory, a DEI strategy should be sector-agnostic. However, it can also be overweight on groups that score well in terms of DEI priorities -- which tech does. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) combine for almost 29% of the fund’s roster.\\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Responsible Investing Channel.\\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) combine for almost 29% of the fund’s roster. While it’s not a dedicated LGBTQ+ exchange traded fund, the Calvert US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (NYSE Arca: CDEI) merits a place in this conversation because, as its name implies, the actively managed fund priorities diversity, equity, and inclusion principles, which are important to members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as their allies. “Nearly half of U.S. investors in a recent Morgan Stanley survey want opportunities to invest in LGBTQ+1 equity and inclusion, across a broad range of products and strategies.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) combine for almost 29% of the fund’s roster. While it’s not a dedicated LGBTQ+ exchange traded fund, the Calvert US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (NYSE Arca: CDEI) merits a place in this conversation because, as its name implies, the actively managed fund priorities diversity, equity, and inclusion principles, which are important to members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as their allies. This demand increases substantially among LGBTQ+ investors (86%), heterosexual investors with an LGBTQ+ household member (76%) and younger investors (67% of Gen Z and 56% of Millennials),” noted Morgan Stanley.', 'news_article_title': 'Consider CDEI as LGBTQ+ Investment Ideas', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) combine for almost 29% of the fund’s roster. With June being Pride Month, advisors and market participants are paying renewed attention to strategies relevant to the LGBTQ+ community. While it’s not a dedicated LGBTQ+ exchange traded fund, the Calvert US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (NYSE Arca: CDEI) merits a place in this conversation because, as its name implies, the actively managed fund priorities diversity, equity, and inclusion principles, which are important to members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as their allies.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) combine for almost 29% of the fund’s roster. While it’s not a dedicated LGBTQ+ exchange traded fund, the Calvert US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (NYSE Arca: CDEI) merits a place in this conversation because, as its name implies, the actively managed fund priorities diversity, equity, and inclusion principles, which are important to members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as their allies. “The business case for LGBTQ+ investment products includes both investors who identify as part of that community as well as younger investors: Investors born after 1980, regardless of their identity, could play a significant role in demand for these products,” added Morgan Stanley.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/aapl-bkng-dash-lead-fintels-top-10-big-shorts-list-for-june', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Hedge funds employ various strategies to generate profits in the financial markets, and one of the most common approaches is taking short positions in stocks. \\nShort selling is a trading strategy that allows investors to profit from the declining prices of stocks. The strategy can be used with put and call options or traditionally in the form of borrowing shares from a broker and directly selling them on market with the intention to profit by repurchasing them at a lower price. However, it is also a high-risk strategy that can result in significant losses if the market moves against the short seller.\\nWhen a hedge fund takes a net short position, it means they have a greater stake in the stock's decline than its rise. This could involve selling borrowed shares, buying put options, or a combination of strategies.\\nToday, we will examine the 10 stocks currently with the largest net short exposure held by institutions.\\nThe Big Shorts page on the Fintel quant platform displays the largest short positions by hedge funds in SEC filings. The list is compiled from 13F and NPORT filings to determine the value of short positions for each stock.\\nLeading the pack is tech titan Apple (US:AAPL), which finds itself on the receiving end of a significant short position held by Cerity Partners worth $1.72 billion. This position is exclusively put options, a bet on AAPL stock declining. The Nasdaq-traded shares have gained almost 48% year to date, closing on Tuesday at $185.01 a piece.\\nBetting against Activision Blizzard (US:ATVI), a prominent player in the gaming industry, is Japan's largest investment bank, Nomura which holds a significant, $757.16 million net short position in ATVI stock. This considerable short position is primarily comprised of put options, however, it's tempered by some offsetting call option exposure and a $67.5 million long position demonstrating Nomura's nuanced strategy toward the stock. The shares are up 7.9% in the last six months as Microsoft (US:MSFT) seeks global regulators' approval for the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, in what would be the gaming industry's biggest-ever deal.\\nSusquehanna International Group has a $675.53 million net short position against online travel company Booking Holdings (US:BKNG). Susquehanna's net short exposure primarily comprises both put and call options as well as a direct position in BKNG stock. The investor could be using the put options to capitalize on a potential fall in the stock price in the back half of 2023, considering BKNG shares have traded almost 30% higher this year against a backdrop of incoming macroeconomic weakness. \\nDeer Park Road has a $616.53 million net short position in food delivery platform DoorDash (US:DASH), consisting solely of put option exposure in the security. NYSE-traded DASH shares have mounted a 51% rally over 2023 but are down more than 70% from highs reached in 2021 during the height of the pandemic. \\nCharter Communications (US:CHTR), a leading broadband and cable telecommunications company, features fifth on our list this month with Citigroup holding a $573.27 million net short position in CHTR stock. Citigroup's net short exposure consists primarily of put options worth $576.97 million, and a small call option and direct long positions, indicating a mixed approach to the investment. The shares have stumbled in the last month, down 2.8% as of Tuesday's market close.\\nBooking Holdings (US:BKNG) makes a second appearance on the list, this time with a net short position held by Citadel Advisors. Thie fund's net short exposure of $562.91 million is a complex mix of substantial put value, tempered by significant call value and long value.\\nWe've got another appearance by Activision Blizzard (US:ATVI), this time in the seventh position. Pentwater Capital Management holds a net short position on the stock valued at $555.18 million. This position is a blend of put options, offset by smaller portions of call options and long direct shares.\\nBank of America (US:BAC), a major banking and financial services player, faces a net short position of $531.33 million held by Jane Street Group, The position, comprised of a substantial put option position worth $833.32 million, is partially offset by a combination of $194.17 million of call options and $107.80 million long in stock.\\nBAC stock is down almost 12% in the last six months, which compares with a 18.7% decline in the Invesco KBW Bank ETF (US:KBW), which holds the lender's shares among its top five allocations (8.87%) in the 22-stock exchange-traded fund.\\nPHC Holdings (JP:6523), a healthcare company specializing in medical and health products, mirrors Bank of America's net short position also held by Jane Street, exhibiting a similar financial strategy as it used with BAC.\\nRounding off the list is NVIDIA Corp (US:NVDA), a prominent player in the semiconductor and software design industry. Walleye Trading holds a net short position of $526.43 million, mostly attributed to put positions, with significant offsetting call positions.\\nIn essence, each of these short positions provides a fascinating look into the world of hedge fund strategies. Despite being primarily based on put value, the intricacies of these positions reflect how complex and multi-layered financial markets can be.\\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Leading the pack is tech titan Apple (US:AAPL), which finds itself on the receiving end of a significant short position held by Cerity Partners worth $1.72 billion. This position is exclusively put options, a bet on AAPL stock declining. The investor could be using the put options to capitalize on a potential fall in the stock price in the back half of 2023, considering BKNG shares have traded almost 30% higher this year against a backdrop of incoming macroeconomic weakness.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Leading the pack is tech titan Apple (US:AAPL), which finds itself on the receiving end of a significant short position held by Cerity Partners worth $1.72 billion. This position is exclusively put options, a bet on AAPL stock declining. Betting against Activision Blizzard (US:ATVI), a prominent player in the gaming industry, is Japan's largest investment bank, Nomura which holds a significant, $757.16 million net short position in ATVI stock.\", 'news_article_title': 'AAPL, BKNG, DASH Lead Fintel’s Top 10 Big Shorts List For June', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Leading the pack is tech titan Apple (US:AAPL), which finds itself on the receiving end of a significant short position held by Cerity Partners worth $1.72 billion. This position is exclusively put options, a bet on AAPL stock declining. Betting against Activision Blizzard (US:ATVI), a prominent player in the gaming industry, is Japan's largest investment bank, Nomura which holds a significant, $757.16 million net short position in ATVI stock.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Leading the pack is tech titan Apple (US:AAPL), which finds itself on the receiving end of a significant short position held by Cerity Partners worth $1.72 billion. This position is exclusively put options, a bet on AAPL stock declining. This considerable short position is primarily comprised of put options, however, it's tempered by some offsetting call option exposure and a $67.5 million long position demonstrating Nomura's nuanced strategy toward the stock.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/aapl-factor-based-stock-analysis-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\\'s criteria.\\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\\nFINAL RANK: PASS\\n\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\\nDashan Huang Portfolio\\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper \"Twin Momentum\" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nTop Large-Cap Growth Stocks\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nHigh Momentum Stocks\\nDividend Aristocrats 2023\\nHigh Insider Ownership Stocks\\nTop S&P 500 Stocks\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\", 'news_article_title': 'AAPL Factor-Based Stock Analysis', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-future-dividend-kings-to-buy-and-hold-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Investing in dividend growth stocks is a great way to increase your dividend income over the years, even if those stocks don't offer a high yield right now. A company that has a propensity to increase its payouts may do so at varying rates, and investing in it while the yield is low could prove to be beneficial for investors in the long run.\\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are a couple of tech giants that don't offer high yields, but they have been increasing their payouts and generate a boatload of cash. Both of these stocks could prove to be excellent dividend stocks to hold for the long term.\\n1. Apple\\nApple has been increasing its dividend since 2013, so it'll be decades before the company could potentially hit 50 consecutive years of rate hikes and become a Dividend King. But given the company's impressive and constantly growing ecosystem, combined with fantastic financials, it seems probable that it will get there.\\nFor starters, the company doesn't pay as high of a dividend as it could. Its payout ratio is just 15% of earnings, and Apple could easily afford to pay more. It looks like a strategic move to be able to grow its dividend without potentially disrupting its growth initiatives. In May, the company raised its dividend by just 1 cent.\\nSometimes companies offer too high of a dividend or make aggressive increases to it, and then it can prove to be burdensome later on, such as when the economy isn't doing too well. Apple's low payout ratio puts it in an excellent position to balance both growth and dividends. Although its 0.5% dividend yield is modest and well below the S&P 500 average of 1.6%, it would be a shock not to see the company continue to raise its dividend for the foreseeable future.\\nEven if the company's foray into augmented reality and potentially even the metaverse proves to be underwhelming, Apple has a strong core business to fall back on, centered around its iPhones and Mac computers. Over the trailing 12 months, even amid inflation, the business generated free cash flow totaling $97.5 billion (it only had to pay out $14.9 billion of that to cover its dividend).\\nIt's difficult to forecast what will happen over the next 40 years, but Apple is one of the safest businesses to own over the long haul. With a strong brand and a devoted fanbase, it's a business that should continue to thrive, and dividend increases will likely follow.\\n2. Microsoft\\nThe tech world is big enough for both Apple and rival Microsoft to dominate for decades. And rather than trying to pick a winner between these two competitors, it may not be a bad idea to simply invest in both of them. Microsoft has its own ecosystem of products and services and has demonstrated that it can also make for an excellent long-term income investment.\\nMicrosoft has been raising its dividend payments since 2010, making its streak slightly longer than Apple's. But it, too, is an attractive dividend growth stock to own. Its payout ratio is higher at 24%, but not by much. Free cash flow over the trailing 12 months has totaled $59.6 billion, which is more than three times what Microsoft has paid out in dividends during that time frame -- just under $19 billion.\\nThe company has been more aggressive with respect to growth than Apple, announcing in 2022 plans to acquire video game maker Activision Blizzard for $69 billion and also investing $13 billion into ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. This is where having a low payout ratio can help Microsoft's dividend, because even though the company may spend billions to fund future growth opportunities, there's still a significant buffer between its free cash flow and its dividend payments to ensure the payout can continue growing. And by acquiring businesses and getting deeper into artificial intelligence and gaming, it can further diversify its business, making it stronger and potentially more insulated to the effects of a downturn in the economy.\\nAt 0.8%, Microsoft's yield is a little higher than Apple's, but the company could have room to offer a better dividend than it currently does. It's clear that it is aiming to grow its dividend at a sustainable rate, which is why there's potential for it to continue doing so for decades. On top of being an excellent growth investment, Microsoft can be a top dividend stock to own as well.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nDavid Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are a couple of tech giants that don't offer high yields, but they have been increasing their payouts and generate a boatload of cash. A company that has a propensity to increase its payouts may do so at varying rates, and investing in it while the yield is low could prove to be beneficial for investors in the long run. Sometimes companies offer too high of a dividend or make aggressive increases to it, and then it can prove to be burdensome later on, such as when the economy isn't doing too well.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are a couple of tech giants that don't offer high yields, but they have been increasing their payouts and generate a boatload of cash. Investing in dividend growth stocks is a great way to increase your dividend income over the years, even if those stocks don't offer a high yield right now. Over the trailing 12 months, even amid inflation, the business generated free cash flow totaling $97.5 billion (it only had to pay out $14.9 billion of that to cover its dividend).\", 'news_article_title': '2 Future Dividend Kings to Buy and Hold Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are a couple of tech giants that don't offer high yields, but they have been increasing their payouts and generate a boatload of cash. Investing in dividend growth stocks is a great way to increase your dividend income over the years, even if those stocks don't offer a high yield right now. This is where having a low payout ratio can help Microsoft's dividend, because even though the company may spend billions to fund future growth opportunities, there's still a significant buffer between its free cash flow and its dividend payments to ensure the payout can continue growing.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are a couple of tech giants that don't offer high yields, but they have been increasing their payouts and generate a boatload of cash. Investing in dividend growth stocks is a great way to increase your dividend income over the years, even if those stocks don't offer a high yield right now. Apple Apple has been increasing its dividend since 2013, so it'll be decades before the company could potentially hit 50 consecutive years of rate hikes and become a Dividend King.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spotifys-uptrend-what-is-really-happening', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Shares of Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) have been showcasing a recovery uptrend as of the past three quarters, after hitting a bottom during November of 2022 at $69.29 per share, the stock has risen by as much as 123% to reach today's price of above $155.0 per share. The recovery can be attributed to improving fundamentals in the business, alongside a technology industry-wide rally stemming from NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) announcing better-than-expected results and outlooks surrounding everything artificial intelligence.\\nConsidering the massive amount of data that Spotify deals with, artificial intelligence is of central importance in allowing its everyday operations.\\nAs the company becomes increasingly entrenched in the lives of everyday listeners, spread across different generations and music tastes, its market share consumption is beginning to show investors the benefits of achieving economies of scale and the subsequent power stance called 'pricing power.' Delivering more value to users is the main message for Spotify today. However, some of this value comes at a cost simultaneously enabled by the same pricing power abilities the business possesses. A new membership tier may not only serve to draw in more loyal users but also open up an entirely new path to reaching profitability.\\nSupremium \\nAs other lossless audio streaming providers like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) releasing Apple music and Amazon music, Spotify decided to postpone the original prototype for this service, previously named 'Spotify HiFi'. Two years later, management has announced that the new and revised plan is soon to be released and renamed as 'Supremium' membership tier. This new feature will allow for lossless audio streaming along with other benefits; pricing is still up for discussion, though users can be sure that it will be higher than the current 'Premium' tier, which costs $9.99 per month.\\nPerhaps the marketing departments at Spotify waited until enough market data was derived from competitors offering rival products to see where the gaps were shown with users and to get a sense of the 'elasticity' of pricing such products. In this case, price elasticity would point to the relationship between price increases/decreases as a function of the rate of increase/decrease in users due to these price changes. Now that two years have passed, the amount of elasticity and good or bad reviews are available for Spotify to synthesize their last laugh. \\nDespite inflation concerns consuming the minds of the global base of Spotify consumers, monthly active users grew to 515 million as of the first quarter of 2023, sporting a year-on-year growth rate of 22%. Of these 515 million, 210 million - 40.8% - were Spotify premium subscribers paying the $9.99 monthly fee. Despite economic and recessionary concerns, a 15% growth in the total premium subscriber user base over the past twelve months is a testament to the pricing power and entrenchment Spotify has achieved with its underlying user base.\\nHeaded Up?\\nManagement has guided toward full-year 2023 monthly active users reaching 530 million, out of which 217 million will be considered premium subscribers. This would represent a 0.2% improvement in the active user mix as more users are set to pay the monthly fee, alongside advertisement revenues, the company as a whole is set up to beat estimates now that the new membership tier is underway. What is the natural result for investors in Spotify, compared to what they are seeing in Spotify's financials today.\\nConsidering today's perception of just how much Spotify is worth, there appears to be an apparent disconnect that investors can exploit, even before the effects of the new and more expensive membership tier kicks in. Trading at a price-to-sales ratio of only 2.2x will mark one of the lowest ranges for the company since COVID-19, and even worse, placing it below other riskier investments with loads of geopolitical risks. Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) is assigned a 2.9x price-to-sales ratio, implying that investors,, in general,, see more quality and less risk in the underlying revenue generated by Baidu rather than that in Spotify.\\nOn top of many seemingly obvious tailwinds, Spotify has averaged 200 million Euros in positive free cash flow over the past two years. However, it has yet to report positive net income and subsequent earnings per share. The main reason for the discrepancy between free cash flow (a proxy for earnings) and net income, as reported, comes from the 'Share-based compensation expense' line item in the company's cash flow statement, coming in at $105 million for the first quarter alone. This is typical of a younger, high-growth company, as they still need to afford attractive salaries to hire talent; compensation via stock options and equity in the business is where management finds a good balance.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Supremium As other lossless audio streaming providers like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) releasing Apple music and Amazon music, Spotify decided to postpone the original prototype for this service, previously named 'Spotify HiFi'. The recovery can be attributed to improving fundamentals in the business, alongside a technology industry-wide rally stemming from NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) announcing better-than-expected results and outlooks surrounding everything artificial intelligence. Considering today's perception of just how much Spotify is worth, there appears to be an apparent disconnect that investors can exploit, even before the effects of the new and more expensive membership tier kicks in.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Supremium As other lossless audio streaming providers like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) releasing Apple music and Amazon music, Spotify decided to postpone the original prototype for this service, previously named 'Spotify HiFi'. Of these 515 million, 210 million - 40.8% - were Spotify premium subscribers paying the $9.99 monthly fee. This would represent a 0.2% improvement in the active user mix as more users are set to pay the monthly fee, alongside advertisement revenues, the company as a whole is set up to beat estimates now that the new membership tier is underway.\", 'news_article_title': \"Spotify's Uptrend, What Is Really Happening\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Supremium As other lossless audio streaming providers like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) releasing Apple music and Amazon music, Spotify decided to postpone the original prototype for this service, previously named 'Spotify HiFi'. This new feature will allow for lossless audio streaming along with other benefits; pricing is still up for discussion, though users can be sure that it will be higher than the current 'Premium' tier, which costs $9.99 per month. Of these 515 million, 210 million - 40.8% - were Spotify premium subscribers paying the $9.99 monthly fee.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Supremium As other lossless audio streaming providers like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) releasing Apple music and Amazon music, Spotify decided to postpone the original prototype for this service, previously named 'Spotify HiFi'. Shares of Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) have been showcasing a recovery uptrend as of the past three quarters, after hitting a bottom during November of 2022 at $69.29 per share, the stock has risen by as much as 123% to reach today's price of above $155.0 per share. Despite economic and recessionary concerns, a 15% growth in the total premium subscriber user base over the past twelve months is a testament to the pricing power and entrenchment Spotify has achieved with its underlying user base.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-metaverse-stocks-to-buy-right-now-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Before the latest iterations of artificial intelligence (AI) came along and stole its thunder, the metaverse was the talk of the tech investing world. Billions of dollars were being poured into its development, and some of the top names in the sector were venturing deeply into the technology.\\nParticularly now that its popularity has cooled, it\\'s worth revisiting this digital world to take a look at some of its major denizens. Here, then, is a trio of stocks that are \"musts\" for anyone considering an opportunistic metaverse investment: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Roblox (NYSE: RBLX), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META).\\n1. Apple\\nAs it has with so many other tech segments, Apple is pushing its way into the metaverse with hardware. In early June, it took the wraps off the Vision Pro, its first mixed-reality headset (or, to use its preferred term, since the company is always hungry to be unique, \"spatial computer\").\\nInterestingly, Apple didn\\'t once mention the word \"metaverse\" in the official press release on the Vision Pro. It did provide the rather impressive specs of the device, which offers a fully immersive 4K display for those who strap it onto their heads, a potentially near-limitless screen upon which users can watch videos as large as they want, and navigation by eyes, voice, and hands.\\nAnother way in which the Vision Pro is a typical Apple debut is its lofty cost -- the device will set a potential metaverse explorer back a cool $3,499. However, Apple users tend to be loyal to the brand, and they\\'re more likely to be relatively affluent and not as price-conscious as some other consumers. So we can expect at least modest initial take-up of the device.\\nSince Apple is a lead-with-hardware company and the Vision Pro is a very new offering, it\\'s too soon to tell whether the company will build a massive, iPhone/iPad-like app ecosystem around its headset (ahem, \"spatial computer\"). But given what it has been able to do with other devices, the King of Cupertino has more than a decent shot at succeeding in the metaverse arena.\\n2. Roblox\\nIf you have children, there\\'s a good chance that one of the apps they\\'ll be tapping away on while their precious summer hours dwindle is Roblox. The sprawling virtual-world gaming platform, operated by the company of the same name, is a prime destination for the under-18 crowd.\\nRoblox is a living test laboratory for metaverse features and functionalities. Within its worlds, users can participate in a wide range of games set in a dizzying multitude of environments, populated by a continent\\'s worth of player characters. In other words, it\\'s a monster multiverse menu in a single app.\\nIt\\'s relatively early days for both the metaverse and for Roblox, and both are still finding ways to keep users engaged and revenue-generating. The foundation is certainly there, as nearly every kid can find something they like in the game\\'s vast offerings.\\nRoblox\\'s engagement, retention, and money-drawing efforts are clearly working, as demonstrated by its 23% year-over-year growth in total bookings in its latest reported quarter. Spending on research and development is heavy; it grew 55% in the same period. But if you want to play this game, you have to pay, and Roblox is willing to continue posting losses in pursuit of its goal.\\nThat said, it has more than a fine chance of tipping into the black before long if it can keep up that booking growth. And while it does, that R&D spending will make its ecosystem a wider and more complete metaverse. This should only attract more users, deeper engagement, and, by extension, more spending.\\n3. Meta Platforms\\nIn 2021, the company formerly known as Facebook placed a big bet on the metaverse. It was so big, the company even changed its name and stock ticker symbol to be as evocative of this as possible.\\nSince then, Meta Platforms has retreated somewhat from its initially aggressive push into the metaverse. Recent heavy rounds of job cuts aimed at making the company more efficient have thinned the ranks of Reality Labs, its dedicated virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) unit.\\nBut this is an organization that spent almost $14 billion in 2022 on Reality Labs, and despite those reductions, it\\'s still all-in on the segment.\\nIn Meta\\'s latest quarterlyearnings call founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg put it bluntly and emphatically: \"A narrative has developed that we\\'re somehow moving away from focusing on the metaverse vision, so I just want to say up front that that\\'s not accurate. We\\'ve been focusing on AI and the metaverse, and we will continue to.\"\\nMeta can afford to throw capital at big, potentially explosive projects. It remains a cash-generating machine, offering an ad platform that has few if any equals in terms of reach and granularity. Last year, some advertisers reined in their spending in light of macroeconomic concerns, but that\\'s the past, and sentiment is improving. As it continues to do so, the company will reap the benefits.\\nMeta is not a cheap stock, either in terms of share price or valuations. But given the giant opportunities still in front of the company and its continued dominance in the social media world, it\\'s got plenty of growth to look forward to.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Eric Volkman has positions in Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Roblox. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Here, then, is a trio of stocks that are \"musts\" for anyone considering an opportunistic metaverse investment: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Roblox (NYSE: RBLX), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). It did provide the rather impressive specs of the device, which offers a fully immersive 4K display for those who strap it onto their heads, a potentially near-limitless screen upon which users can watch videos as large as they want, and navigation by eyes, voice, and hands. Another way in which the Vision Pro is a typical Apple debut is its lofty cost -- the device will set a potential metaverse explorer back a cool $3,499.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Here, then, is a trio of stocks that are \"musts\" for anyone considering an opportunistic metaverse investment: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Roblox (NYSE: RBLX), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Roblox.', 'news_article_title': '3 Metaverse Stocks to Buy Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Here, then, is a trio of stocks that are \"musts\" for anyone considering an opportunistic metaverse investment: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Roblox (NYSE: RBLX), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Interestingly, Apple didn\\'t once mention the word \"metaverse\" in the official press release on the Vision Pro. Meta Platforms In 2021, the company formerly known as Facebook placed a big bet on the metaverse.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Here, then, is a trio of stocks that are \"musts\" for anyone considering an opportunistic metaverse investment: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Roblox (NYSE: RBLX), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Since Apple is a lead-with-hardware company and the Vision Pro is a very new offering, it\\'s too soon to tell whether the company will build a massive, iPhone/iPad-like app ecosystem around its headset (ahem, \"spatial computer\"). See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bargain-buys%3A-3-stocks-trading-below-7x-earnings-not-to-miss', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nIf you’re looking for bargain stocks to buy, one place to start is with companies with low price-to-earnings multiples. \\nWhat constitutes low earnings multiple stocks? Well, the S&P 500 has a P/E ratio of 25.5x. According to Finviz.com, 245 of the 503 stocks in the index have a P/E below 25. You could start there. \\nHowever, I was looking for undervalued stocks to buy now. And then I came across a Seeking Alpha article about a smaller Canadian bank trading at a very low P/E, and that gave me the idea to look for bargain stocks to buy trading below 7x earnings. \\nA tweak to the Finviz screen tells me there are 25 stocks in the index with a P/E below 7x. Of those, 15 are in the energy sector. The rest are spread between other sectors, including financials and basic materials. \\nI’ll choose one of the energy stocks as one of my three picks, with two other bargain stocks to buy from different sectors. \\nHere goes. \\nOXY Occidental Petroleum $57.23\\nPFG Principal Financial Group $73.00\\nPHM PulteGroup $74.88\\nOccidental Petroleum (OXY)\\nSource: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com\\nOccidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) is one of Warren Buffett’s biggest bets. It took a while for Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) to make money from the once-struggling oil and gas exploration and production company. However, thanks to rising oil prices over the last 12-18 months, PXY stock has done well for Berkshire shareholders. \\nBerkshire currently owns 24.9% of Occidental’s stock. The holding company’s sixth-largest holding accounts for 3.6% of Berkshire’s $354 billion equity portfolio.\\nIt might not seem like a lot compared to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which accounts for nearly 48%, but of the 50 Berkshire holdings at the moment, only 13 account for 1% or more of its total, so it’s a big deal.\\nBerkshire’s most recent purchases of Occidental stock came at the end of May. It purchased approximately $275 million at a weighted average price of $58.57 per share.\\nAs part of Berkshire’s original deal with Occidental in 2019, it got $10 billion in preferred stock paying 8% annual interest and warrants to buy 83.9 million shares at $59.62.\\nOccidental’s first opportunity to redeem the preferred shares is in 2029, so Buffett still has 5.5 years to exercise the warrants. \\nAlthough Berkshire doesn’t want to own the entire company, it is happy to purchase up to 50% of the company. Occidental trades at a low 6.7x earnings. \\nPrincipal Financial Group (PFG)\\nSource: viewimage / Shutterstock.com\\nLike many financial services stocks, Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) isn’t keeping up with the S&P 500 in 2023. It’s down 26 percentage points relative to the index. \\nHowever, its diversified revenue streams provide shareholders with stability regardless of economic circumstances. \\nIn Q1 2023, its business saw a decline of 11% in net revenues to $650.1 million. Revenues were lower due to lower markets affecting both its fee income generated from assets under management and assets under administration and investment income from its assets.\\nHowever, if not for an exited business, its revenues in the quarter would have increased by nearly 9% year-over-year. Its net income in the quarter, excluding the exited business, was $346.9 million, slightly higher than $338.7 million a year earlier. \\nAll five segments generated positive operating earnings during the quarter, with the Retirement and Income Solutions business accounting for nearly 47% of its operating profits. \\nWhile analysts don’t like it (of the 16 covering it, 10 rate it a “Hold” with six an outright “Sell”) it currently trades at 4.4x earnings, half its five-year average. \\nPulteGroup (PHM)\\nSource: rafapress / Shutterstock.com\\nPulteGroup (NYSE:PHM) is the only stock of the three that is up in 2023. It’s gained nearly 60% year-to-date and 98% over the past year.\\nIt’s recovered nicely from its June 2022 52-week low of $35.03. \\nDeutsche Bank analyst Joe Ahlersmeyer believes that despite the run that homebuilder stocks have been on, including Pulte, over the past nine months, there’s still room to move higher. \\n“With continued improvement in demand fundamentals and book valuations fairly attractive by historical standards, our view is that homebuilder stocks can climb meaningfully higher,” Yahoo Finance reported the analyst’s comments from mid-June. Ahlersmeyer wrote.\\nAhlersmeyer argues that Pulte’s double-digit order growth over the next 18 months and higher margins on those orders should lead to significant excess cash. \\nThe analyst has a Buy rating and a $95 target price on its stock. \\nDespite the significant appreciation of its shares over the past year, it still trades at just 6.4x earnings, less than its five-year average of 8.4x. \\nThere is a shortage of 6.5 million homes in the U.S. (2.3 million if you include multi-family dwellings), suggesting that Pulte will continue to have a backlog that’s more than its annual capacity to build new homes.\\nThat’s a good problem to have. \\nOn the date of publication, Will Ashworth did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nWill Ashworth has written about investments full-time since 2008. Publications where he’s appeared include InvestorPlace, The Motley Fool Canada, Investopedia, Kiplinger, and several others in both the U.S. and Canada. He particularly enjoys creating model portfolios that stand the test of time. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\\nThe post Bargain Buys: 3 Stocks Trading Below 7x Earnings Not to Miss appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'It might not seem like a lot compared to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which accounts for nearly 48%, but of the 50 Berkshire holdings at the moment, only 13 account for 1% or more of its total, so it’s a big deal. As part of Berkshire’s original deal with Occidental in 2019, it got $10 billion in preferred stock paying 8% annual interest and warrants to buy 83.9 million shares at $59.62. Deutsche Bank analyst Joe Ahlersmeyer believes that despite the run that homebuilder stocks have been on, including Pulte, over the past nine months, there’s still room to move higher.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'It might not seem like a lot compared to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which accounts for nearly 48%, but of the 50 Berkshire holdings at the moment, only 13 account for 1% or more of its total, so it’s a big deal. OXY Occidental Petroleum $57.23 PFG Principal Financial Group $73.00 PHM PulteGroup $74.88 Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) is one of Warren Buffett’s biggest bets. As part of Berkshire’s original deal with Occidental in 2019, it got $10 billion in preferred stock paying 8% annual interest and warrants to buy 83.9 million shares at $59.62.', 'news_article_title': 'Bargain Buys: 3 Stocks Trading Below 7x Earnings Not to Miss', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It might not seem like a lot compared to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which accounts for nearly 48%, but of the 50 Berkshire holdings at the moment, only 13 account for 1% or more of its total, so it’s a big deal. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips If you’re looking for bargain stocks to buy, one place to start is with companies with low price-to-earnings multiples. Occidental trades at a low 6.7x earnings.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'It might not seem like a lot compared to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which accounts for nearly 48%, but of the 50 Berkshire holdings at the moment, only 13 account for 1% or more of its total, so it’s a big deal. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips If you’re looking for bargain stocks to buy, one place to start is with companies with low price-to-earnings multiples. I’ll choose one of the energy stocks as one of my three picks, with two other bargain stocks to buy from different sectors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/thailands-wha-eyes-record-year-as-firms-expand-out-of-china', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Orathai Sriring and Devjyot Ghoshal\\nBANGKOK, June 21 (Reuters) - WHA Group WHA.BK, Thailand\\'s largest industrial estate developer, expects a second straight year of record land sales from companies seeking to diversify away from China, its CEO said on Wednesday.\\nMounting trade tensions between the United States and China, coupled with Beijing\\'s abrupt lifting of its strict zero-COVID policy in December last year, has led to a surge in mainly Chinese investment from companies seeking alternative locations.\\n\"This has impacted them, and it seems like a catalyst for those invested in China to move out,\" CEO Jareeporn Jarukornsakul told Reuters.\\nWHA, which operates over a dozen industrial estates across Thailand and Vietnam, has seen enquiries and purchases by Chinese companies rocket since the pandemic eased, helping to double its annual land sales from pre-pandemic levels, she said.\\nIn 2023, WHA will likely sell more than 2,000 rai (320 hectares) of land in both countries - exceeding its annual target and its 2022 performance of 1,899 rai, said Jareeporn.\\nSince the pandemic, around half of WHA\\'s industrial land sales in Thailand have been cornered by Chinese investors, who have also taken some 80% of the group\\'s offerings in Vietnam, she said.\\nChinese investment proposals in Thailand grew 87% to 25 billion baht ($717 million) in the first quarter of the year, compared to the same period last year, according to Thailand\\'s Board of Investment.\\nA wave of Chinese investment - including many smaller firms that supply bigger mainland manufacturers - has also entered Vietnam since December.\\nTo meet rising demand - much of it coming from Chinese automakers and Taiwanese electronics companies - WHA is aiming to expand its industrial land portfolio by nearly 30% in the next few years to 100,000 rai, she said.\\nIn eastern Thailand, for example, China\\'s electric vehicle maker BYD Co 002594.SZ is building a new facility on a 600-rai plot in a WHA industrial estate.\\nWHA\\'s clients in Vietnam include suppliers to Apple AAPL.O such as China-based electronics firm Goertek Inc 002241.SZ and Taiwan\\'s Foxconn 2317.TW, with which it is working on a new facility, according to the provincial government\\'s website.\\n($1 = 34.85 baht)\\n(Reporting by Orathai Sriring and Devjyot Ghoshal in BANGKOK; Additional reporting by Francesco Guarascio in HANOI; Editing by Sharon Singleton)\\n((Devjyot.Ghoshal@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"WHA's clients in Vietnam include suppliers to Apple AAPL.O such as China-based electronics firm Goertek Inc 002241.SZ and Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, with which it is working on a new facility, according to the provincial government's website. By Orathai Sriring and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, June 21 (Reuters) - WHA Group WHA.BK, Thailand's largest industrial estate developer, expects a second straight year of record land sales from companies seeking to diversify away from China, its CEO said on Wednesday. Mounting trade tensions between the United States and China, coupled with Beijing's abrupt lifting of its strict zero-COVID policy in December last year, has led to a surge in mainly Chinese investment from companies seeking alternative locations.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"WHA's clients in Vietnam include suppliers to Apple AAPL.O such as China-based electronics firm Goertek Inc 002241.SZ and Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, with which it is working on a new facility, according to the provincial government's website. By Orathai Sriring and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, June 21 (Reuters) - WHA Group WHA.BK, Thailand's largest industrial estate developer, expects a second straight year of record land sales from companies seeking to diversify away from China, its CEO said on Wednesday. Since the pandemic, around half of WHA's industrial land sales in Thailand have been cornered by Chinese investors, who have also taken some 80% of the group's offerings in Vietnam, she said.\", 'news_article_title': \"Thailand's WHA eyes record year as firms expand out of China\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"WHA's clients in Vietnam include suppliers to Apple AAPL.O such as China-based electronics firm Goertek Inc 002241.SZ and Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, with which it is working on a new facility, according to the provincial government's website. By Orathai Sriring and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, June 21 (Reuters) - WHA Group WHA.BK, Thailand's largest industrial estate developer, expects a second straight year of record land sales from companies seeking to diversify away from China, its CEO said on Wednesday. Mounting trade tensions between the United States and China, coupled with Beijing's abrupt lifting of its strict zero-COVID policy in December last year, has led to a surge in mainly Chinese investment from companies seeking alternative locations.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"WHA's clients in Vietnam include suppliers to Apple AAPL.O such as China-based electronics firm Goertek Inc 002241.SZ and Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, with which it is working on a new facility, according to the provincial government's website. By Orathai Sriring and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, June 21 (Reuters) - WHA Group WHA.BK, Thailand's largest industrial estate developer, expects a second straight year of record land sales from companies seeking to diversify away from China, its CEO said on Wednesday. WHA, which operates over a dozen industrial estates across Thailand and Vietnam, has seen enquiries and purchases by Chinese companies rocket since the pandemic eased, helping to double its annual land sales from pre-pandemic levels, she said.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-things-about-apple-that-smart-investors-know-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after unveiling its long-awaited, virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset, the Vision Pro. The company's stock rose about 7% in the last 30 days, largely thanks to the long-term potential of the device.\\nHowever, even without the growth prospects of the Vision Pro, Apple's stock is too good to pass up. The company is home to leading market shares in multiple areas of consumer tech. Meanwhile, its immense brand loyalty with shoppers often leads to success in nearly any new market it enters.\\nApple users seem intent on sticking with the company no matter what upgrades its competitors unveil. As a result, now is an excellent time to consider investing in this tech giant before its stock climbs any higher.\\nHere are three things about Apple that smart investors know.\\n1. It could take years for the Vision Pro to boost earnings\\nIn true Apple fashion, the Vision Pro has taken leaps in innovation, introducing features never before seen in competing headsets. Characteristics such as advanced hand and eye tracking negate the need for controllers. Meanwhile, the Vision Pro is equipped with the same chip as the current MacBook Air, allowing it to perform nearly all the same computing tasks.\\nAlongside Apple's full range of popular apps like Facetime and Messages, the headset could be unstoppable against industry competitors like Meta and Sony. However, its hefty price tag of $3,499 will likely hold it back for a few years.\\nApple has unveiled the Vision Pro at a price point that locked out the average consumer. The company's product strategy is likely to release yearly upgrades to the device, bringing down the price of the current headset. However, that means it could be several years before most shoppers consider adopting VR/AR into their daily lives.\\nIn the meantime, Apple will need to push its VR/AR technology forward to boost hype so that consumers show up in droves once the Vision Pro is at a more convenient starting price.\\n2. A booming services business\\nThe good news for those concerned about the short-term prospects of the Vision Pro is that Apple's growing services business is gradually allowing it to lean less on product sales. Digital subscription platforms like Apple TV+, Music, Fitness+, News+, and more have seen the company's services business become its second-highest earning segment.\\nIn fiscal 2022, services reported revenue growth of 14%, double that of the iPhone (its largest earning segment). Meanwhile, the digital nature of the business allows for lucrative profit margins, with the segment hitting 72% last year. Comparatively, products' profit margins came in at 36%.\\nMoreover, Apple is gradually expanding its services into the fintech arena. In 2019, the company launched its first credit card. Then this year, the iPhone company introduced a buy now, pay later program and a new savings account.\\nApple's expansion beyond physical products diversifies its business and strengthens earnings in the event of short-term headwinds, such as supply chain issues or reductions in consumer spending.\\n3. A better value than its competitors\\nDespite being home to the world's highest market cap at $2.9 trillion, Apple's stock is still a better value than most of its competitors.\\nThe chart below illustrates how the company has the lowest price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio among fellow tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta. While a P/E ratio of 31 doesn't represent a massive bargain, it still indicates Apple is trading at the best value compared to these companies.\\nData by YCharts.\\nMoreover, Apple's price-to-free-cash-flow ratio of 30 is the lowest among these tech giants, which could suggest it is also in the best financial standing.\\nApple shares have risen 292% in the last five years alone. Its history of reliable gains alongside consistent demand for its products makes it one of the best stocks to hold indefinitely. So if you're looking to add a new tech stock, Apple shares are worth considering while they're trading at a better value than the competition.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\n John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after unveiling its long-awaited, virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset, the Vision Pro. Alongside Apple's full range of popular apps like Facetime and Messages, the headset could be unstoppable against industry competitors like Meta and Sony. In the meantime, Apple will need to push its VR/AR technology forward to boost hype so that consumers show up in droves once the Vision Pro is at a more convenient starting price.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after unveiling its long-awaited, virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset, the Vision Pro. However, even without the growth prospects of the Vision Pro, Apple's stock is too good to pass up. A booming services business The good news for those concerned about the short-term prospects of the Vision Pro is that Apple's growing services business is gradually allowing it to lean less on product sales.\", 'news_article_title': '3 Things About Apple That Smart Investors Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after unveiling its long-awaited, virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset, the Vision Pro. A booming services business The good news for those concerned about the short-term prospects of the Vision Pro is that Apple's growing services business is gradually allowing it to lean less on product sales. Digital subscription platforms like Apple TV+, Music, Fitness+, News+, and more have seen the company's services business become its second-highest earning segment.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after unveiling its long-awaited, virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset, the Vision Pro. However, even without the growth prospects of the Vision Pro, Apple's stock is too good to pass up. It could take years for the Vision Pro to boost earnings In true Apple fashion, the Vision Pro has taken leaps in innovation, introducing features never before seen in competing headsets.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-oracle-vs.-broadcom', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) are often considered blue-chip tech stocks that are owned for stability instead of growth. Yet both stocks soared over the past year, and are now hovering near their all-time highs.\\nOver the past 12 months, Oracle\\'s stock surged 85% as it impressed investors with the robust growth of its cloud-based services. Broadcom\\'s stock advanced 74% as its semiconductor and infrastructure software divisions continued to grow in a difficult macro environment. Should investors touch either of these tech stocks after those massive rallies?\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nOracle is generating stable growth again\\nOracle is one of the world\\'s largest database software companies. But by the end of the previous decade, its growth stalled as competing cloud-based services gradually curbed the market\\'s demand for its on-premise software. To keep pace with that shift, Oracle acquired cloud software giant NetSuite in 2016, expanded its own cloud infrastructure platform, and rolled out new cloud-based enterprise resourcing planning (ERP) services like Fusion.\\nThat cloud-based transformation reduced Oracle\\'s dependence on on-premise software and lit a fire under its revenue again. The company further expanded its cloud business by acquiring the healthcare IT software company Cerner for $28 billion last June.\\nBut even as Oracle evolved and expanded, it still generated plenty of cash for its buybacks and dividends. It bought back 32% of its shares over the past five years, and currently pays a forward yield of 1.3%.\\nFor fiscal 2023 (which ended on May 31), Oracle\\'s revenue rose 7% on an organic basis (excluding Cerner) as its adjusted EPS grew 4%. That growth was largely driven by cloud services revenue, which rose 50% and accounted for 32% of its top line. For fiscal 2024, analysts expect Oracle\\'s revenue and adjusted EPS to both grow about 8% as it fully laps its acquisition of Cerner. Based on those estimates, Oracle\\'s stock doesn\\'t seem too expensive at 23 times forward earnings.\\nBroadcom is still expanding\\nBack in 2016, the Singapore-based chipmaker Avago acquired the original Broadcom, assumed its name, and relocated its headquarters to the United States. This \"new\" Broadcom subsequently expanded into the infrastructure software market by acquiring CA Technologies in 2018 and Symantec\\'s enterprise security division in 2019.\\nIn fiscal 2022 (which ended last October), Broadcom generated 78% of its revenue from its semiconductor segment, which produces a wide range of chips for the mobile, data center, networking, wireless, storage, and industrial markets. The remaining 22% came from its infrastructure software business, which it\\'s trying to expand again with the planned acquisition of the cloud software giant Vmware (NYSE: VMW) for $61 billion. If that deal is approved, Broadcom expects its infrastructure software business to account for just half its top line and reduce its exposure to the cyclical chip market.\\nThat diversification is important, because Broadcom generated 20% of its revenue from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), the largest buyer of its wireless chips, in fiscal 2022. Apple recently signed another multibillion dollar deal with Broadcom which will last a few more years, but there\\'s still a lingering fear that Apple will eventually replace Broadcom\\'s chips with its own silicon.\\nIn fiscal 2022, Broadcom\\'s revenue and adjusted EPS rose 21% and 34%, respectively. In fiscal 2023, analysts expect its revenue to dip 2% as the mobile and IT infrastructure markets cool, but for its adjusted EPS to still grow 2%.\\nBroadcom plows most of its cash into investments and acquisitions instead of buybacks, but it still pays an attractive forward yield of 2.1%. Its stock also still looks reasonably valued at 21 times forward earnings.\\nThe winner: Oracle\\nI believe both of these blue-chip tech stocks are still worth buying at their all-time highs. But if I had to choose one over the other, I\\'d stick with Oracle -- its growth rates are more predictable, its business less cyclical, and it carefully balances its buybacks with smart acquisitions.\\nBroadcom should also continue to grow, but its heavy dependence on Apple, exposure to the macro headwinds across the semiconductor sector, and the regulatory challenges facing its planned takeover of Vmware could limit its near-term gains and prevent it from outperforming Oracle over the next 12 months.\\n10 stocks we like better than Oracle\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Oracle wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nLeo Sun has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and VMware. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'That diversification is important, because Broadcom generated 20% of its revenue from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), the largest buyer of its wireless chips, in fiscal 2022. In fiscal 2022 (which ended last October), Broadcom generated 78% of its revenue from its semiconductor segment, which produces a wide range of chips for the mobile, data center, networking, wireless, storage, and industrial markets. If that deal is approved, Broadcom expects its infrastructure software business to account for just half its top line and reduce its exposure to the cyclical chip market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'That diversification is important, because Broadcom generated 20% of its revenue from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), the largest buyer of its wireless chips, in fiscal 2022. To keep pace with that shift, Oracle acquired cloud software giant NetSuite in 2016, expanded its own cloud infrastructure platform, and rolled out new cloud-based enterprise resourcing planning (ERP) services like Fusion. The company further expanded its cloud business by acquiring the healthcare IT software company Cerner for $28 billion last June.', 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: Oracle vs. Broadcom', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That diversification is important, because Broadcom generated 20% of its revenue from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), the largest buyer of its wireless chips, in fiscal 2022. This \"new\" Broadcom subsequently expanded into the infrastructure software market by acquiring CA Technologies in 2018 and Symantec\\'s enterprise security division in 2019. If that deal is approved, Broadcom expects its infrastructure software business to account for just half its top line and reduce its exposure to the cyclical chip market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'That diversification is important, because Broadcom generated 20% of its revenue from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), the largest buyer of its wireless chips, in fiscal 2022. Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) are often considered blue-chip tech stocks that are owned for stability instead of growth. To keep pace with that shift, Oracle acquired cloud software giant NetSuite in 2016, expanded its own cloud infrastructure platform, and rolled out new cloud-based enterprise resourcing planning (ERP) services like Fusion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-warren-buffett-is-buying-hand-over-fist-that-other-billionaires-are-selling', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'If billionaire Warren Buffett\\'s nearly six decades in the CEO chair of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) have proved anything, it\\'s that he has a knack for building wealth. Berkshire Hathaway\\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) have doubled up the annualized total return, including dividends, of the benchmark S&P 500 since the mid-1960s (19.8% vs. 9.9%).\\nBut just because billionaires find success on Wall Street, it doesn\\'t mean they\\'ll all see eye to eye.\\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\\nSince the start of 2023, Buffett and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) have bought more than a half-dozen stocks for Berkshire\\'s nearly $354 billion investment portfolio. But while Buffett has been buying, other billionaire money managers have been selling. Here are three stocks Buffett is quite enamored with that have other billionaires heading for the exit.\\nApple\\nOne stock Warren Buffett absolutely can\\'t get enough of is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which he dubbed as a \"better business than any we own\" during Berkshire Hathaway\\'s annual shareholder meeting. During the first quarter, 13F filings show that Buffett\\'s company added more than 20.4 million shares of the tech giant, which increased Berkshire\\'s position to almost 915.6 million shares.\\nHowever, most billionaire investors were lightening their load on Apple to begin 2023. All told, five billionaire investors were busy selling as Buffett and his team were buying, including:\\nKen Fisher at Fisher Asset Management\\nJim Simons at Renaissance Technologies\\nKen Griffin at Citadel Advisors\\nIsrael Englander at Millennium Management\\nJeff Yass at Susquehanna International\\nIn the same orders as they\\'ve been listed above, these billionaires dumped approximately 7.52 million shares, 7.09 million shares, 5.12 million shares, 2.22 million shares, and 1.1 million shares of Apple in the March-ended quarter.\\nThe likeliest reason we\\'ve seen a number of prominent billionaire fund managers head for the exit is Apple\\'s valuation. Even with historically high inflation as a tailwind, modest sales of the iPhone 14 and weaker personal computer sales of Apple\\'s Mac are expected to result in Apple\\'s fiscal 2023 sales and profits declining by a low-single-digit percentage.\\nWhereas Apple had pretty consistently been valued in the low-to-mid-teens, with regard to its price-to-earnings ratio, between 2013 and 2018, investors are now paying 31 times Wall Street\\'s consensus earnings in fiscal 2023 for a company that isn\\'t growing.\\nOn the flipside, Apple has, historically, led with its innovation. Apple\\'s steadily growing services segment could eventually overtake iPhone as the company\\'s biggest breadwinner.\\nFurthermore, Apple\\'s capital-return program is unmatched. While it\\'s dividend yield is nothing to look at, its nominal-dollar annual payout is one of the biggest in the world. Additionally, the company has repurchased $586 billion worth of its common stock over the last 10 years.\\nOccidental Petroleum\\nA second stock the Oracle of Omaha has been buying hand over fist for Berkshire Hathaway\\'s investment portfolio that other billionaire investors aren\\'t too keen on is oil stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). Since the start of 2022, Buffett and his lieutenants have built up Berkshire\\'s common stock position in Occidental to just shy of 222 million shares.\\nBut based on Form 13Fs filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the first quarter, three billionaires were active sellers of Occidental stock, including:\\nKen Griffin of Citadel Advisors\\nJim Simons of Renaissance Technologies\\nSteven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management\\nGriffin\\'s fund dumped roughly 2.63 million shares; Simons\\' fund sold its entire 2.43-million-share stake; and Cohen\\'s Point72 jettisoned close to 1.3 million shares of Occidental Petroleum.\\nThere look to be two reasons why we\\'re seeing this divergence in outlooks between Warren Buffett and other billionaire investors. First, there\\'s Occidental\\'s revenue stream. Even though it\\'s an integrated operator -- i.e., it owns downstream assets, such as chemical plants, in addition to being a driller -- the company generates the bulk of its revenue from drilling. If the spot price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil declines, Occidental\\'s operating cash flow will be more vulnerable than most other drillers.\\nThe other concern looks to be Occidental\\'s balance sheet. Even with WTI surging in 2022, which allowed the company to pay down some of its debt, Occidental still closed out March 2023 with $19.6 billion in net debt.\\nThe upside that Warren Buffett and his team likely see in Occidental Petroleum has to do with the globally challenged energy supply chain. Russia\\'s invasion of Ukraine, combined with three years of capital underinvestment due to pandemic-related uncertainties, should make it difficult to increase global oil supply anytime soon. A market where the supply for oil is constrained is usually positive for the spot price of crude oil -- and, as noted, Occidental\\'s operating cash flow is heavily weighted to its higher-margin drilling segment.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nParamount Global\\nThe third stock Warren Buffett has been buying hand over fist while other billionaire investors are selling is legacy media company Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA). Berkshire Hathaway added a modest 93,786 shares of Paramount in the March-ended quarter, which brought its stake up to roughly 93.73 million shares.\\nAs Buffett and his team have been mashing the buy button, three of the brightest billionaire money managers on Wall Street have been reducing their positions in Paramount, including:\\nJim Simons of Renaissance Technologies\\nKen Griffin of Citadel Advisors\\nIsrael Englander of Millennium Management\\nIn order, Simons, Griffin, and Englander oversaw the sale of approximately 2.87 million shares, 2.31 million shares, and 2.17 million shares of Paramount Global stock in the March-ended quarter.\\nIf you\\'re looking for a reason to be pessimistic about Paramount, ad spending is the elephant in the room. The traditional TV segments of legacy media companies are still notably reliant on advertising revenue. However, ad spending has been paring back for more than a year in anticipation of a weaker economic outlook caused by rapidly rising interest rates.\\nThe other potential cause of concern could be Paramount\\'s sizable direct-to-consumer losses. Despite rapidly growing the subscriber base of Paramount+ and even seeing ad revenue surge by a double-digit percentage in its streaming segment, mounting losses have fundamentally focused investors worried.\\nThere is, however, a potential light at the end of the tunnel for Paramount. In addition to Paramount+ steadily adding subscribers, Pluto TV reached 80 million monthly active users in the March-ended quarter. Pluto TV is the nation\\'s No. 1 free, ad-supported streaming service. If U.S. economic growth were to derail, Pluto TV is where viewers may turn.\\nAmong Buffett\\'s top buys of late, Paramount Global is, to me, the most attractive of the bunch.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nSean Williams has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple One stock Warren Buffett absolutely can\\'t get enough of is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which he dubbed as a \"better business than any we own\" during Berkshire Hathaway\\'s annual shareholder meeting. Whereas Apple had pretty consistently been valued in the low-to-mid-teens, with regard to its price-to-earnings ratio, between 2013 and 2018, investors are now paying 31 times Wall Street\\'s consensus earnings in fiscal 2023 for a company that isn\\'t growing. But based on Form 13Fs filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the first quarter, three billionaires were active sellers of Occidental stock, including: Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Steven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management Griffin\\'s fund dumped roughly 2.63 million shares; Simons\\' fund sold its entire 2.43-million-share stake; and Cohen\\'s Point72 jettisoned close to 1.3 million shares of Occidental Petroleum.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple One stock Warren Buffett absolutely can\\'t get enough of is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which he dubbed as a \"better business than any we own\" during Berkshire Hathaway\\'s annual shareholder meeting. All told, five billionaire investors were busy selling as Buffett and his team were buying, including: Ken Fisher at Fisher Asset Management Jim Simons at Renaissance Technologies Ken Griffin at Citadel Advisors Israel Englander at Millennium Management Jeff Yass at Susquehanna International In the same orders as they\\'ve been listed above, these billionaires dumped approximately 7.52 million shares, 7.09 million shares, 5.12 million shares, 2.22 million shares, and 1.1 million shares of Apple in the March-ended quarter. But based on Form 13Fs filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the first quarter, three billionaires were active sellers of Occidental stock, including: Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Steven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management Griffin\\'s fund dumped roughly 2.63 million shares; Simons\\' fund sold its entire 2.43-million-share stake; and Cohen\\'s Point72 jettisoned close to 1.3 million shares of Occidental Petroleum.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks Warren Buffett Is Buying Hand Over Fist That Other Billionaires Are Selling', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple One stock Warren Buffett absolutely can\\'t get enough of is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which he dubbed as a \"better business than any we own\" during Berkshire Hathaway\\'s annual shareholder meeting. Occidental Petroleum A second stock the Oracle of Omaha has been buying hand over fist for Berkshire Hathaway\\'s investment portfolio that other billionaire investors aren\\'t too keen on is oil stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). There look to be two reasons why we\\'re seeing this divergence in outlooks between Warren Buffett and other billionaire investors.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple One stock Warren Buffett absolutely can\\'t get enough of is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which he dubbed as a \"better business than any we own\" during Berkshire Hathaway\\'s annual shareholder meeting. All told, five billionaire investors were busy selling as Buffett and his team were buying, including: Ken Fisher at Fisher Asset Management Jim Simons at Renaissance Technologies Ken Griffin at Citadel Advisors Israel Englander at Millennium Management Jeff Yass at Susquehanna International In the same orders as they\\'ve been listed above, these billionaires dumped approximately 7.52 million shares, 7.09 million shares, 5.12 million shares, 2.22 million shares, and 1.1 million shares of Apple in the March-ended quarter. But based on Form 13Fs filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the first quarter, three billionaires were active sellers of Occidental stock, including: Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Steven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management Griffin\\'s fund dumped roughly 2.63 million shares; Simons\\' fund sold its entire 2.43-million-share stake; and Cohen\\'s Point72 jettisoned close to 1.3 million shares of Occidental Petroleum.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 182.58999633789065, 'high': 185.4100036621093, 'open': 184.8999938964844, 'close': 183.9600067138672, 'ema_50': 173.79091529591028, 'rsi_14': 68.42401628279337, 'target': 187.0, 'volume': 49515700.0, 'ema_200': 159.51608850886075, 'adj_close': 183.47021484375, 'rsi_lag_1': 72.39979359359907, 'rsi_lag_2': 74.98688256662943, 'rsi_lag_3': 82.00592648162028, 'rsi_lag_4': 81.16318755924254, 'rsi_lag_5': 80.80758859630149, 'macd_lag_1': 3.675517260728924, 'macd_lag_2': 3.6907047427921498, 'macd_lag_3': 3.665569778042908, 'macd_lag_4': 3.469189599133472, 'macd_lag_5': 3.3778213462130395, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.5379722897505133, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.432843478570885}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 13.100000381469728, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 13.890000343322754, 'Open': 13.880000114440918, 'Close': 13.199999809265137, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 13.199999809265137}, {'Low': 1.0906671285629272, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 1.0961307287216189, 'Open': 1.0920368432998655, 'Close': 1.0920368432998655, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 1.0920368432998655}, {'Low': 1.2693593502044678, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 1.2797870635986328, 'Open': 1.2764707803726196, 'Close': 1.276535987854004, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 1.276535987854004}, {'Low': 7.177599906921387, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 7.196300029754639, 'Open': 7.180799961090088, 'Close': 7.180799961090088, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 7.180799961090088}, {'Low': 70.80000305175781, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 72.72000122070312, 'Open': 70.9000015258789, 'Close': 72.52999877929688, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 264656, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 72.52999877929688}, {'Low': 0.6744179725646973, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 0.6799945831298828, 'Open': 0.6788820624351501, 'Close': 0.6788820624351501, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 0.6788820624351501}, {'Low': 3.7109999656677246, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 3.7890000343322754, 'Open': 3.76200008392334, 'Close': 3.723000049591065, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 3.723000049591065}, {'Low': 141.37100219726562, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 142.32899475097656, 'Open': 141.3350067138672, 'Close': 141.3350067138672, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 141.3350067138672}, {'Low': 102.0199966430664, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 102.70999908447266, 'Open': 102.5, 'Close': 102.06999969482422, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 102.06999969482422}, {'Low': 1920.0, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 1936.800048828125, 'Open': 1935.5999755859373, 'Close': 1933.300048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 557, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 1933.300048828125}]}"},"response":{"kind":"string","value":"{'next_10_days': {'2023-06-22': 187.0, '2023-06-23': 186.67999267578125, '2023-06-26': 185.2700042724609, '2023-06-27': 188.0599975585937, '2023-06-28': 189.25, '2023-06-29': 189.58999633789065, '2023-06-30': 193.97000122070312, '2023-07-03': 192.4600067138672, '2023-07-05': 191.3300018310547}, '1_month_later': {'2023-07-21': 191.94000244140625}, '3_months_later': {'2023-09-21': 173.92999267578125}, '6_months_later': {'2023-12-21': 194.67999267578125}}"},"system_prompt":{"kind":"string","value":"YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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The total After hours volume is currently 81,431,725 shares traded.\\n\\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\\n\\nBaytex Energy Corp (BTE) is unchanged at $3.02, with 19,760,377 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.\\n\\nPalantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is -0.09 at $13.96, with 16,613,117 shares traded. PLTR\\'s current last sale is 174.5% of the target price of $8.\\n\\nArbor Realty Trust (ABR) is -0.02 at $14.06, with 8,556,060 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ABR is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.11 at $187.11, with 3,168,168 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.\\n\\nSunOpta, Inc. (STKL) is +0.1 at $6.95, with 2,583,726 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for STKL is 7.427717; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\\n\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.24 at $130.39, with 2,345,481 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nKeurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP) is unchanged at $31.92, with 2,158,387 shares traded. KDP\\'s current last sale is 81.85% of the target price of $39.\\n\\niShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (IGIB) is +0.0074 at $50.39, with 1,646,206 shares traded. This represents a 7.64% increase from its 52 Week Low.\\n\\niQIYI, Inc. (IQ) is +0.04 at $5.17, with 1,552,708 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for IQ is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nCoca-Cola Company (The) (KO) is -0.05 at $61.80, with 1,549,093 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KO is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nSuncor Energy Inc. (SU) is unchanged at $28.81, with 1,319,952 shares traded. SU\\'s current last sale is 73.87% of the target price of $39.\\n\\nAT&T Inc. (T) is unchanged at $15.58, with 1,268,446 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for T is in the \"buy range\".\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.11 at $187.11, with 3,168,168 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. Baytex Energy Corp (BTE) is unchanged at $3.02, with 19,760,377 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for STKL is 7.427717; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.11 at $187.11, with 3,168,168 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. The total After hours volume is currently 81,431,725 shares traded. Baytex Energy Corp (BTE) is unchanged at $3.02, with 19,760,377 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session.\", 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 22, 2023 : BTE, PLTR, ABR, AAPL, STKL, AMZN, KDP, IGIB, IQ, KO, SU, T', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.11 at $187.11, with 3,168,168 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session. The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ABR is in the \"buy range\".', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.11 at $187.11, with 3,168,168 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. The total After hours volume is currently 81,431,725 shares traded. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.24 at $130.39, with 2,345,481 shares traded.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-higher-as-powell-wraps-up-testimony-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Culp\\nJune 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed higher on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell continued to beat a hawkish drum and suggested the central bank has not reached the end of its tightening cycle, but provided reassurance that the Fed would proceed with caution.\\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq\\'s robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O Apple Inc AAPL.O, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while the S&P 500\\'s advance was more modest.\\nIndustrials .SPLRCI and financials .SPSY held the blue-chip Dow essentially flat.\\n\"Investors are playing tug of war, as if they\\'re pulling petals from a daisy saying \\'bull market, not a bull market,\\'\" said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist of CFRA Research in New York. \"We don’t have much to trade on, second-quarter earnings don’t start in a couple weeks yet.\"\\nPowell, appearing before the Senate Banking Committee for his semi-annual monetary policy testimony reiterated his view that more interest rate hikes are likely in the months ahead, a sentiment echoed by Fed Governor Michelle Bowman earlier in the session.\\n\"The market believes the Fed will raise rates one more time, not two more times as implied by the post FOMC meeting summary,\" Stovall added. \"In addition, yesterday and today’s, Powell reiterated that they will be data dependent and Wall Street expects inflation to cool faster, and unemployment will start to creep higher which is what the Fed has intended with its rate increases.\"\\nInvestors were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain\\'s stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind.\\nAt last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed\\'s July meeting, according to CME\\'s FedWatch tool.\\nOn the economic front, jobless claims held steady at a 20-month high and the Conference Board\\'s Leading Economic index posted its 14th consecutive monthly decline, suggesting that the Fed\\'s efforts to dampen the economy are beginning to have their intended effect.\\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIfell 4.81 points, or 0.01%, to 33,946.71, the S&P 500 .SPXgained 16.2 points, or 0.37%, to 4,381.89 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXICadded 128.41 points, or 0.95%, to 13,630.61.\\nOf the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500, five ended the session higher, with consumer discretionary .SPLRCD enjoying the largest percentage advance.\\nReal estate .SPLRCR and energy .SPNY posted the biggest declines.\\nSpirit AeroSystems SPR.N tumbled 9.4% after the aircraft parts supplier announced it would suspend production at its plant in Wichita, Kansas, after workers announced a strike from June 24.\\nBoeing BA.N shares dropped 3.1%.\\nU.S.-listed shares of Accenture ACN.N fell 1.9% after the IT consulting firm forecast weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue.\\nOlive Garden parent Darden Restaurants DRI.N issued a disappointing annual profit outlook due to ballooning commodities prices. Its shares slid 2.6%.\\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 2.17-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.62-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\\nThe S&P 500 posted 16 new 52-week highs and 5 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 55 new highs and 118 new lows.\\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 9.60 billion shares, compared with the 11.37 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Shubham Batra, Shristi Achar A and Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Aurora Ellis)\\n((stephen.culp@thomsonreuters.com; 646-223-6076;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The tech-heavy Nasdaq's robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O Apple Inc AAPL.O, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while the S&P 500's advance was more modest. By Stephen Culp June 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed higher on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell continued to beat a hawkish drum and suggested the central bank has not reached the end of its tightening cycle, but provided reassurance that the Fed would proceed with caution. Powell, appearing before the Senate Banking Committee for his semi-annual monetary policy testimony reiterated his view that more interest rate hikes are likely in the months ahead, a sentiment echoed by Fed Governor Michelle Bowman earlier in the session.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"The tech-heavy Nasdaq's robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O Apple Inc AAPL.O, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while the S&P 500's advance was more modest. Investors were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain's stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind. At last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed's July meeting, according to CME's FedWatch tool.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends higher as Powell wraps up testimony', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"The tech-heavy Nasdaq's robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O Apple Inc AAPL.O, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while the S&P 500's advance was more modest. At last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed's July meeting, according to CME's FedWatch tool. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIfell 4.81 points, or 0.01%, to 33,946.71, the S&P 500 .SPXgained 16.2 points, or 0.37%, to 4,381.89 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXICadded 128.41 points, or 0.95%, to 13,630.61.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"The tech-heavy Nasdaq's robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O Apple Inc AAPL.O, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while the S&P 500's advance was more modest. By Stephen Culp June 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed higher on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell continued to beat a hawkish drum and suggested the central bank has not reached the end of its tightening cycle, but provided reassurance that the Fed would proceed with caution. At last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed's July meeting, according to CME's FedWatch tool.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-higher-as-powell-wraps-up-testimony', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Culp\\nJune 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed higher on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, in his second day of congressional testimony continued to beat a hawkish drum and suggested the central bank has not reached the end of its tightening cycle.\\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq\\'s robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, while the S&P 500\\'s advance was more tentative.\\nIndustrials .SPLRCI and financials .SPSY dragged the blue-chip Dow to a lower close.\\n\"Investors are playing tug of war, as if they\\'re pulling petals from a daisy saying \\'bull market, not a bull market,\\'\" said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist of CFRA Research in New York. \"We don’t have much to trade on, second-quarter earnings don’t start in a couple weeks yet.\"\\nPowell, appearing before the Senate Banking Committee for his semi-annual monetary policy testimony reiterated his view that more interest rate hikes are likely in the months ahead, a sentiment echoed by Fed Governor Michelle Bowman earlier in the session.\\n\"The market believes the Fed will raise rates one more time, not two more times as implied by the post FOMC meeting summary,\" Stovall added. \"In addition, yesterday and today’s, Powell reiterated that they will be data dependent and Wall Street expects inflation to cool faster, and unemployment will start to creep higher which is what the Fed has intended with its rate increases.\"\\nInvestors were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain\\'s stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind.\\nAt last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed\\'s July meeting, according to CME\\'s FedWatch tool.\\nOn the economic front, jobless claims held steady at a 20-month high and the Conference Board\\'s Leading Economic index posted its 14th consecutive monthly decline, suggesting that the Fed\\'s efforts to dampen the economy are beginning to have their intended effect.\\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 16.15 points, or 0.37%, to end at 4,381.84 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 128.41 points, or 0.95%, to 13,630.61. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 3.16 points, or 0.01%, to 33,948.36.\\nSpirit AeroSystems SPR.N tumbled after the aircraft parts supplier announced it would suspend production at its plant in Wichita, Kansas, after workers announced a strike from June 24.\\nBoeing BA.N shares dropped as well.\\nU.S.-listed shares of Accenture ACN.N fell after the IT consulting firm forecast weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue.\\nDarden Restaurants DRI.N slid in the wake the Olive Garden parent\\'s disappointing annual profit attributed to ballooning commodities prices.\\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Shubham Batra, Shristi Achar A and Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Aurora Ellis)\\n((stephen.culp@thomsonreuters.com; 646-223-6076;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The tech-heavy Nasdaq's robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, while the S&P 500's advance was more tentative. By Stephen Culp June 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed higher on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, in his second day of congressional testimony continued to beat a hawkish drum and suggested the central bank has not reached the end of its tightening cycle. Powell, appearing before the Senate Banking Committee for his semi-annual monetary policy testimony reiterated his view that more interest rate hikes are likely in the months ahead, a sentiment echoed by Fed Governor Michelle Bowman earlier in the session.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"The tech-heavy Nasdaq's robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, while the S&P 500's advance was more tentative. Investors were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain's stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind. At last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed's July meeting, according to CME's FedWatch tool.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends higher as Powell wraps up testimony', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The tech-heavy Nasdaq\\'s robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, while the S&P 500\\'s advance was more tentative. \"The market believes the Fed will raise rates one more time, not two more times as implied by the post FOMC meeting summary,\" Stovall added. At last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed\\'s July meeting, according to CME\\'s FedWatch tool.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"The tech-heavy Nasdaq's robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, while the S&P 500's advance was more tentative. Investors were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain's stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind. At last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed's July meeting, according to CME's FedWatch tool.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-sp-500-gain-as-powell-wraps-up-testimony', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Culp\\nJune 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street was mixed on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, in his second day of congressional testimony continued to beat a hawkish drum and suggested the central bank has not reached the end of its tightening cycle.\\nIndustrials .SPLRCI and financials .SPSY pulled the blue-chip Dow slightly lower.\\n\"We\\'re having a little bit of a respite from what the market did last week, and it\\'s reflecting Powell\\'s comments about the likelihood that we need further rate hikes and the market\\'s trying to digest that,\" said Chuck Carlson, chief executive officer at Horizon Investment Services in Hammond, Indiana.\\nPowell, appearing before the Senate Banking Committee for his semi-annual monetary policy testimony reiterated his view that more interest rate hikes are likely in the months ahead, a sentiment echoed by Fed Governor Michelle Bowman earlier in the session.\\n\"The market is trying to figure out whether we’re past the hump with respect to the rapid acceleration,\" Carlson added. \"There’s a lot of moving parts here as to why the Fed didn’t do something this time but say they’re going to do something later.\"\\nMarkets were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain\\'s stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind.\\nAt last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed\\'s July meeting, according to CME\\'s FedWatch tool.\\nOn the economic front, jobless claims held steady at a 20-month high and the Conference Board\\'s Leading Economic index posted its 14th consecutive monthly decline, suggesting that the Fed\\'s efforts to dampen the economy are beginning to have their intended effect.\\nAt 2:04PM ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 19.11 points, or 0.06%, to 33,932.41, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 8.4 points, or 0.19%, to 4,374.09 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 93.11 points, or 0.69%, to 13,595.31.\\nOf the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD was enjoying the largest percentage advance, while real estate .SPLRCR was down the most.\\nSpirit AeroSystems SPR.N tumbled 8.7% after the aircraft parts supplier announced it would suspend production at its plant in Wichita, Kansas, after workers announced a strike from June 24.\\nBoeing BA.N shares dropped 2.3%.\\nU.S.-listed shares of Accenture ACN.N fell 3.0% after the IT consulting firm forecast weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue.\\nDarden Restaurants DRI.N slid 3.1% after the Olive Garden parent issued a disappointing annual profit outlook as the Olive Garden parent contends with ballooning commodities prices.\\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 2.31-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.59-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\\nThe S&P 500 posted 14 new 52-week highs and 5 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 46 new highs and 96 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Shubham Batra, Shristi Achar A and Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Aurora Ellis)\\n((stephen.culp@thomsonreuters.com; 646-223-6076;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"By Stephen Culp June 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street was mixed on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, in his second day of congressional testimony continued to beat a hawkish drum and suggested the central bank has not reached the end of its tightening cycle. Powell, appearing before the Senate Banking Committee for his semi-annual monetary policy testimony reiterated his view that more interest rate hikes are likely in the months ahead, a sentiment echoed by Fed Governor Michelle Bowman earlier in the session. Markets were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain's stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Markets were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain's stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind. At last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed's July meeting, according to CME's FedWatch tool. At 2:04PM ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 19.11 points, or 0.06%, to 33,932.41, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 8.4 points, or 0.19%, to 4,374.09 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 93.11 points, or 0.69%, to 13,595.31.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq, S&P 500 gain as Powell wraps up testimony', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Stephen Culp June 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street was mixed on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, in his second day of congressional testimony continued to beat a hawkish drum and suggested the central bank has not reached the end of its tightening cycle. \"We\\'re having a little bit of a respite from what the market did last week, and it\\'s reflecting Powell\\'s comments about the likelihood that we need further rate hikes and the market\\'s trying to digest that,\" said Chuck Carlson, chief executive officer at Horizon Investment Services in Hammond, Indiana. At 2:04PM ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 19.11 points, or 0.06%, to 33,932.41, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 8.4 points, or 0.19%, to 4,374.09 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 93.11 points, or 0.69%, to 13,595.31.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Markets were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain's stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind. At last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed's July meeting, according to CME's FedWatch tool. At 2:04PM ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 19.11 points, or 0.06%, to 33,932.41, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 8.4 points, or 0.19%, to 4,374.09 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 93.11 points, or 0.69%, to 13,595.31.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-charitable-giving-tops-%2451-billion-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jonathan Stempel\\nJune 22 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett has donated another $4.64 billion of Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N stock to five charities, boosting his total giving since 2006 to more than $51 billion.\\nThe annual donation made on Wednesday is the 92-year-old Buffett\\'s largest, and consisted of about 13.7 million of Berkshire\\'s Class B shares.\\nBuffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall.\\nHe is also donating 1.05 million shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for his late first wife, and 2.2 million shares split evenly among charities led by his children Howard, Susan and Peter: the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Sherwood Foundation and the NoVo Foundation.\\nBuffett is gradually giving away nearly all of the fortune he built at Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire, which he has run since 1965.\\nHe and Bill Gates pioneered the Giving Pledge, in which more than 240 people like Michael Bloomberg, Larry Ellison, Carl Icahn, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg committed at least half of their wealth to philanthropy.\\nBuffett has already donated more than half of his Berkshire stock. He still owned more than $112.5 billion, or 15.1%, of Berkshire shares following Wednesday\\'s donations.\\nThe number of shares Buffett donates falls by 5% each year, but this year\\'s dollar amount set a record because Berkshire\\'s stock price has been rising.\\n\"Nothing extraordinary has occurred at Berkshire: a very long runway, simple and generally sound decisions, the American tailwind and compounding effects produced my current wealth,\" Buffett said in a statement.\\n\"American tailwind\" was coined by Buffett in 2019 to describe the United States\\' ability to build wealth over the long term, even through times of war and financial crisis.\\nBuffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stock holdings in companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O.\\nThe Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation works in reproductive health. The Howard G. Buffett Foundation focuses on alleviating hunger, mitigating conflicts and improving public safety. The Sherwood Foundation supports nonprofits in Nebraska, and the NoVo Foundation has initiatives focused on girls and women.\\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Leslie Adler)\\n((jon.stempel@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 6317; Reuters Messaging: jon.stempel.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Buffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stock holdings in companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O. He and Bill Gates pioneered the Giving Pledge, in which more than 240 people like Michael Bloomberg, Larry Ellison, Carl Icahn, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg committed at least half of their wealth to philanthropy. \"Nothing extraordinary has occurred at Berkshire: a very long runway, simple and generally sound decisions, the American tailwind and compounding effects produced my current wealth,\" Buffett said in a statement.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Buffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stock holdings in companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Jonathan Stempel June 22 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett has donated another $4.64 billion of Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N stock to five charities, boosting his total giving since 2006 to more than $51 billion. Buffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall.', 'news_article_title': \"Warren Buffett's charitable giving tops $51 billion\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Buffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stock holdings in companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O. Buffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall. He is also donating 1.05 million shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for his late first wife, and 2.2 million shares split evenly among charities led by his children Howard, Susan and Peter: the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Sherwood Foundation and the NoVo Foundation.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Buffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stock holdings in companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Jonathan Stempel June 22 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett has donated another $4.64 billion of Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N stock to five charities, boosting his total giving since 2006 to more than $51 billion. Buffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-hot-sector-etfs-stocks-to-play-for-summer-season', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"As the temperature rises and the daylight stretches, so too does the potential for savvy investors to capitalize on the change in season. Certain sectors are set to heat up as we head into the U.S. summer season. Below, we explore the top sectors investors should consider for a sunny summer portfolio.\\nTravel & Leisure\\nWith the ebbing pandemic and easing travel restrictions, the Travel & Leisure industry is poised for a strong recovery this summer. Airlines, hotels, cruise lines, and travel booking sites are set to benefit from a surge in pent-up demand for travel. As more and more people feel comfortable venturing out, this sector could see significant growth.\\nDefiance Hotel Airline and Cruise ETF CRUZ has gained decently past month. Hotelier Marriott International MAR is a good pick, as far as the stock-picking is concerned.\\nRetail\\nSummer is a time for spending, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the Retail sector. Clothing retailers, in particular, tend to thrive as consumers update their wardrobes for the new season. Additionally, home improvement stores often see a boost from summer DIY projects. With the added factor of economic recovery, this summer could be particularly robust for retail.\\nWhile SPDR S&P Retail ETF XRT is rich with apparel stocks, iShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF IEDI is heavy home-improvement stocks. As far as stocks are concerned, Investors can bet on Urban Outfitters URBN and Home Depot HD are lucrative bets.\\nFood & Beverage\\nPicnics, barbecues, and beach trips – summer is full of occasions that call for food and drink. This can translate to an uptick in sales for Food & Beverage companies, especially those in the beer and soft drink industries. Also, keep an eye on companies that cater to healthier options, as the warmer weather often inspires a focus on fitness and well-being. AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF EATZ and the fast-food behemoth McDonald's MCD can be played here.\\nEnergy\\nAir conditioners, fans, and refrigerators all work overtime in the summer, leading to an increase in energy consumption. Therefore, utility companies, especially those in the electricity sector, often experience a seasonal surge in demand during the hotter months. Investing in this sector could be a smart move to capitalize on this predictable pattern.\\nNextEra Energy NEE is a public utility holding company engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric energy. The stock has about 20% exposure to Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF UTES.\\nTechnology\\nLastly, the Technology sector is always a good bet, irrespective of the season. However, summer often sees an uptick in sales of gadgets and devices, as consumers look to enhance their summer experiences. Think wearable tech for fitness or high-quality cameras for capturing summer memories.\\nWhat can be a better option than Apple AAPL when it comes to tech gadgets. Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT invests about more than 20% of its shares in Apple.\\n(Disclaimer: This article has been written with the assistance of Generative AI. However, the author has reviewed, revised, supplemented, and rewritten parts of this content to ensure its originality and the precision of the incorporated information.)\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nNextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMarriott International, Inc. (MAR) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMcDonald's Corporation (MCD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nThe Home Depot, Inc. (HD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nUrban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nSPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT): ETF Research Reports\\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\\nVirtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES): ETF Research Reports\\niShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF (IEDI): ETF Research Reports\\nAdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ): ETF Research Reports\\nDefiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF (CRUZ): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"What can be a better option than Apple AAPL when it comes to tech gadgets. Click to get this free report NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) : Free Stock Analysis Report McDonald's Corporation (MCD) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF (IEDI): ETF Research Reports AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ): ETF Research Reports Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF (CRUZ): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. As the temperature rises and the daylight stretches, so too does the potential for savvy investors to capitalize on the change in season.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Click to get this free report NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) : Free Stock Analysis Report McDonald's Corporation (MCD) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF (IEDI): ETF Research Reports AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ): ETF Research Reports Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF (CRUZ): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. What can be a better option than Apple AAPL when it comes to tech gadgets. As far as stocks are concerned, Investors can bet on Urban Outfitters URBN and Home Depot HD are lucrative bets.\", 'news_article_title': '5 Hot Sector ETFs & Stocks to Play for Summer Season', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"What can be a better option than Apple AAPL when it comes to tech gadgets. Click to get this free report NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) : Free Stock Analysis Report McDonald's Corporation (MCD) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF (IEDI): ETF Research Reports AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ): ETF Research Reports Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF (CRUZ): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Technology Lastly, the Technology sector is always a good bet, irrespective of the season.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) : Free Stock Analysis Report McDonald's Corporation (MCD) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF (IEDI): ETF Research Reports AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ): ETF Research Reports Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF (CRUZ): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. What can be a better option than Apple AAPL when it comes to tech gadgets. While SPDR S&P Retail ETF XRT is rich with apparel stocks, iShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF IEDI is heavy home-improvement stocks.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-dow-pause-as-powell-defends-inflation-fight', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were subdued in choppy trading on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stuck to his hawkish stance on the second day of his testimony before the Senate committee, while gains in growth stocks kept losses in check.\\nPowell defended the likely need for further interest rate increases despite the possible impact on jobs on the second day of hearings before the committee.\\nMeanwhile, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said \"additional policy rate increases\" will be needed to control inflation she feels has essentially flatlined at a high level since late last year.\\nFinancial markets, however, are still pricing in a 25-basis-point rate increase in July and no further hikes after that, according to CME FedWatch tool.\\n\"There\\'s a level of uncertainty and that\\'s why you\\'re seeing kind of indirection in the market,\" said Thomas Hayes, chairman at Great Hill Capital LLC.\\n\"People are saying \\'listen, some of these names have run a lot and let\\'s now digest this and see where the Fed is going and what happens with inflation numbers\\'.\"\\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX moved between marginal losses and gains in the session after three straight days of losses as worries about further rate hikes were overshadowed by rebounding shares of magacap growth stocks.\\nTesla TSLA.O pared early losses following Morgan Stanley\\'s downgrade to \"equal weight\" to rise 1.0%.\\nSix of the 11 major S&P sectors declined with real estate .SPLRCRand energy .SPNY leading losses, while consumer discretionary .SPLRCD led gains.\\nMeanwhile, there were early signs of a softening labor market as a report showed that number of people filing for state unemployment benefits for the first time held steady at a 20-month high last week.\\nSpirit AeroSystems SPR.N tanked 8.6% and planemaker Boeing BA.N slipped 2.2% as the parts supplier said it will suspend production at its plant in Wichita, Kansas, after workers announced a strike from June 24.\\nU.S.-listed shares of AccentureACN.N fell 3.1% after the IT consulting firm forecast fourth-quarter revenue below market expectations.\\nDarden RestaurantsDRI.N slid 2.0% after the Olive Garden parent forecast its annual outlook below estimates.\\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.56-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.64-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded 12 new 52-week highs and five new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 39 new highs and 89 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Shubham Batra, Shristi Achar A and Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Maju Samuel)\\n((Shubham.Batra@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A June 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were subdued in choppy trading on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stuck to his hawkish stance on the second day of his testimony before the Senate committee, while gains in growth stocks kept losses in check. Meanwhile, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said \"additional policy rate increases\" will be needed to control inflation she feels has essentially flatlined at a high level since late last year. Meanwhile, there were early signs of a softening labor market as a report showed that number of people filing for state unemployment benefits for the first time held steady at a 20-month high last week.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A June 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were subdued in choppy trading on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stuck to his hawkish stance on the second day of his testimony before the Senate committee, while gains in growth stocks kept losses in check. The S&P index recorded 12 new 52-week highs and five new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 39 new highs and 89 new lows. (Reporting by Shubham Batra, Shristi Achar A and Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Maju Samuel) ((Shubham.Batra@thomsonreuters.com;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Dow pause as Powell defends inflation fight', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A June 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were subdued in choppy trading on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stuck to his hawkish stance on the second day of his testimony before the Senate committee, while gains in growth stocks kept losses in check. Financial markets, however, are still pricing in a 25-basis-point rate increase in July and no further hikes after that, according to CME FedWatch tool. \"People are saying \\'listen, some of these names have run a lot and let\\'s now digest this and see where the Fed is going and what happens with inflation numbers\\'.\"', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A June 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were subdued in choppy trading on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stuck to his hawkish stance on the second day of his testimony before the Senate committee, while gains in growth stocks kept losses in check. Meanwhile, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said \"additional policy rate increases\" will be needed to control inflation she feels has essentially flatlined at a high level since late last year. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX moved between marginal losses and gains in the session after three straight days of losses as worries about further rate hikes were overshadowed by rebounding shares of magacap growth stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-apple-really-the-best-ai-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Artificial intelligence hype is off the charts, but who will win in this market in the long term? The simple answer may be Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), if it can pull AI models onto devices and make them accessible to developers. In this video, Travis Hoium discusses how to think about Apple and AI.\\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of June 16, 2023. The video was published on June 19, 2023.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The simple answer may be Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), if it can pull AI models onto devices and make them accessible to developers. Artificial intelligence hype is off the charts, but who will win in this market in the long term? After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The simple answer may be Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), if it can pull AI models onto devices and make them accessible to developers. In this video, Travis Hoium discusses how to think about Apple and AI. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Apple Really the Best AI Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The simple answer may be Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), if it can pull AI models onto devices and make them accessible to developers. In this video, Travis Hoium discusses how to think about Apple and AI. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The simple answer may be Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), if it can pull AI models onto devices and make them accessible to developers. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-charitable-giving-tops-%2451-billion', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jonathan Stempel\\nJune 22 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett has donated another $4.64 billion of Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N stock to five charities, boosting his total giving since 2006 to more than $51 billion.\\nThe annual donation made on Wednesday is the 92-year-old Buffett\\'s largest, and consisted of about 13.7 million of Berkshire\\'s Class B shares.\\nBuffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall.\\nHe is also donating 1.05 million shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for his late first wife, and 2.2 million shares split evenly among charities led by his children Howard, Susan and Peter: the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Sherwood Foundation and the NoVo Foundation.\\nBuffett is gradually giving away nearly all of the fortune he built at Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire, which he has run since 1965.\\nHe and Bill Gates also pioneered the Giving Pledge, in which more than 240 people like Michael Bloomberg, Larry Ellison, Carl Icahn, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg committed at least half of their wealth to philanthropy.\\nBuffett has already donated more than half of his Berkshire stock. He still owned more than $112.5 billion, or about 15%, of Berkshire shares following Wednesday\\'s donations.\\n\"Nothing extraordinary has occurred at Berkshire: a very long runway, simple and generally sound decisions, the American tailwind and compounding effects produced my current wealth,\" Buffett said in a statement.\\n\"American tailwind\" was coined by Buffett in 2019 to describe the United States\\' ability to build wealth over the long term, even through times of war and financial crisis.\\nBuffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O.\\nThe Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation works in reproductive health. The Howard G. Buffett Foundation focuses on alleviating hunger, mitigating conflicts and improving public safety. The Sherwood Foundation supports nonprofits in Nebraska, and the NoVo Foundation has initiatives focused on girls and women.\\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York)\\n((jon.stempel@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 6317; Reuters Messaging: jon.stempel.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Buffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O. He and Bill Gates also pioneered the Giving Pledge, in which more than 240 people like Michael Bloomberg, Larry Ellison, Carl Icahn, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg committed at least half of their wealth to philanthropy. \"Nothing extraordinary has occurred at Berkshire: a very long runway, simple and generally sound decisions, the American tailwind and compounding effects produced my current wealth,\" Buffett said in a statement.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Buffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Jonathan Stempel June 22 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett has donated another $4.64 billion of Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N stock to five charities, boosting his total giving since 2006 to more than $51 billion. Buffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall.', 'news_article_title': \"Warren Buffett's charitable giving tops $51 billion\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Buffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O. Buffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall. He is also donating 1.05 million shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for his late first wife, and 2.2 million shares split evenly among charities led by his children Howard, Susan and Peter: the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Sherwood Foundation and the NoVo Foundation.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Buffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Jonathan Stempel June 22 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett has donated another $4.64 billion of Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N stock to five charities, boosting his total giving since 2006 to more than $51 billion. Buffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/invest-like-a-billionaire%3A-3-long-term-stocks-warren-buffett-loves', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nWarren Buffett, one of the greatest investors of all time, has amassed a substantial fortune. He’s gained most of his fame through long-term investments as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-B). His successful investment philosophy focuses on long-term stakes in excellent businesses. This has led many investors to wonder about Warren Buffett’s favorite stocks\\nAs Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO and chairman, Buffett’s personal net worth surpasses $100 billion, ranking him among the world’s wealthiest. His stock portfolio draws considerable attention, with investors of all levels viewing his trades as influential. Many see Buffett’s buying or selling decisions as well-grounded and significant.\\nIf you’re looking for Buffett-style stocks, consider these three enticing options.\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: askarim / Shutterstock\\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest publicly traded company globally, boasts a market cap of $2.8 trillion. Its success stems from an innovative product lineup, including Mac computers and iPhones. The recent Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) showcased the company’s focus on machine learning advancements. This positions Apple to potentially hit a $3 trillion market cap soon.\\nApple’s product portfolio is diverse, featuring popular items like the iPhone, Macbook, Apple Watch, and augmented reality headsets. While the success of the new AR headset remains uncertain, strong sales and brand loyalty keep pushing Apple’s stock price to record highs. The company’s success lies in its popular products and services, which dominate markets like smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches. Despite higher prices, Apple’s user-friendly design and quality have catapulted it to the top in these categories.\\nAs Apple’s market capitalization nears $3 trillion, its commitment to regular product updates and extensive stock buybacks bolsters its ongoing success and investor appeal.\\nChevron (CVX)\\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\\nBuffett’s optimistic view on the oil industry is evident through his investments in companies like Chevron (NYSE:CVX). Chevron’s strong performance in the first quarter, with a profit of $6.7 billion, surpassed expectations and exceeded last year’s earnings. The company also demonstrated its commitment to shareholders by distributing $2.9 billion in dividends and repurchasing $3.75 billion worth of shares, resulting in a generous 31% payout ratio. As part of its $75 billion grand strategy, Chevron plans to continue its buyback program with a $4.375 billion repurchase in the second quarter. These factors combine to help make the business one of Warren Buffett’s favorite stocks.\\nThe oil industry’s previous strong performance has weakened as crude oil prices dropped from a peak of $122 to around $72 a barrel. This decline has impacted oil companies, including Chevron, whose stock has decreased by 10% this year. Adjusting to the lower crude prices, Chevron and other oil giants are managing their shareholders’ expectations. Warren Buffett, a respected investor, has also reduced his stake in Chevron by 20% after actively buying shares in the company last year.\\nChevron stands out among dividend-paying energy stocks in the oil industry due to its consistent commitment to rewarding shareholders. With 36 consecutive years of dividend increases, the company has demonstrated its dedication. If Chevron maintains its dividend of $1.51 per share in the remaining quarters of 2023, it will have achieved a compound annual growth rate of approximately 4.5% since 2013.\\nCoca Cola (KO)\\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock\\nCoca-Cola’s (NYSE:KO) stock is currently oversold, presenting a potential buying opportunity. Despite challenges in soda consumption, the company has diversified its product portfolio with water, tea, juice, and sports drinks. With a history of 61 years of dividend payouts, Coca-Cola remains a favorite stock of Warren Buffett.\\nAs people return to the drudgery of the nine-to-five grind, they’ll need a pick-me-up. For that, it’s difficult to beat the value proposition underlining Coca-Cola. Thus, KO appears a solid case for safe stocks for recession. Indeed, if a downturn materializes, people will likely be desperate to keep their jobs. And that means showing up to the office every day if necessary.\\nAs the work routine resumes, Coca-Cola is poised to benefit as a go-to choice for an energy boost. It is considered a safe stock option during a recession, as people strive to maintain their jobs and productivity. While its financials may not be exceptional, Coca-Cola’s profitability stands out with a net margin surpassing most competitors. Its high-quality enterprise is reflected in an impressive return on equity (ROE) of 41%. Analysts view Coca-Cola favorably, with a strong consensus buy rating and an average price target indicating a potential 15% upside.\\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in BRK-B, AAPL, KO. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\\nThe post Invest Like a Billionaire: 3 Long-Term Stocks Warren Buffett Loves appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest publicly traded company globally, boasts a market cap of $2.8 trillion. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in BRK-B, AAPL, KO. While the success of the new AR headset remains uncertain, strong sales and brand loyalty keep pushing Apple’s stock price to record highs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest publicly traded company globally, boasts a market cap of $2.8 trillion. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in BRK-B, AAPL, KO. This has led many investors to wonder about Warren Buffett’s favorite stocks As Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO and chairman, Buffett’s personal net worth surpasses $100 billion, ranking him among the world’s wealthiest.', 'news_article_title': 'Invest Like a Billionaire: 3 Long-Term Stocks Warren Buffett Loves', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest publicly traded company globally, boasts a market cap of $2.8 trillion. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in BRK-B, AAPL, KO. Chevron’s strong performance in the first quarter, with a profit of $6.7 billion, surpassed expectations and exceeded last year’s earnings.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest publicly traded company globally, boasts a market cap of $2.8 trillion. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in BRK-B, AAPL, KO. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Warren Buffett, one of the greatest investors of all time, has amassed a substantial fortune.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Multi-Factor Investor model based on the published strategy of Pim van Vliet. This multi-factor model seeks low volatility stocks that also have strong momentum and high net payout yields.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\\'s criteria.\\nMARKET CAP: PASS\\nSTANDARD DEVIATION: PASS\\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: NEUTRAL\\nNET PAYOUT YIELD: NEUTRAL\\nFINAL RANK: PASS\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Pim van Vliet\\nPim van Vliet Portfolio\\nAbout Pim van Vliet: In investing, you typically need to take more risk to get more return. There is one major exception to this in the factor investing world, though. Low volatility stocks have been proven to outperform their high volatility counterparts, and do so with less risk. Pim van Vliet is the head of Conservative Equities at Robeco Asset Management. His research into conservative factor investing led to the creation of this strategy and the publication of the book \"High Returns From Low Risk: A Remarkable Stock Market Paradox\". Van Vliet holds a PhD in Financial and Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nTop Large-Cap Growth Stocks\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nHigh Momentum Stocks\\nDividend Aristocrats 2023\\nHigh Insider Ownership Stocks\\nTop S&P 500 Stocks\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Multi-Factor Investor model based on the published strategy of Pim van Vliet. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Pim van Vliet Pim van Vliet Portfolio About Pim van Vliet: In investing, you typically need to take more risk to get more return. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Multi-Factor Investor model based on the published strategy of Pim van Vliet.\", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Multi-Factor Investor model based on the published strategy of Pim van Vliet. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Pim van Vliet Pim van Vliet Portfolio About Pim van Vliet: In investing, you typically need to take more risk to get more return. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Multi-Factor Investor model based on the published strategy of Pim van Vliet. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Pim van Vliet Pim van Vliet Portfolio About Pim van Vliet: In investing, you typically need to take more risk to get more return. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/paypal-stock-is-down-80-from-highs%3A-buying-opportunity', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The leader in online payment services, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), has seen its stock price decline by as much as 81.4% from its all-time high price of $310.16 per share during the midpoint of 2021. While these massive declines could be attributed to the United States FED raising interest rates, which has historically affected technology stocks the most, there are other bearish factors working against the company, such as a decline in earnings and competition.\\nHowever, PayPal has achieved a level of trust that is hard for others to achieve in the space, especially when money and personal transactions are involved.\\nBesides the level of trust that the company has gained through its years of operation, users seem to still prefer PayPal over competitors like Apple Pay Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which still have to go through the 'middle man' in companies like Mastercard (NYSE: MA) or Visa (NYSE: V). PayPal goes through a rigorous process of vetting its vendors and transactors to ensure the safety of its users. In either case, the company stands in between to ensure any malicious transactions are reprimanded.\\nSame Business, Cheaper Price\\nDuring the investor presentation going over PayPal's first quarter 2023 results, investors can review the satisfying 12% growth in total payment volumes. With 433 million active accounts, which grew by 1% annually despite all the recessionary and inflationary concerns hovering over users' minds, PayPal is still positioned to take over a much larger user base in this niche.\\nConsidering that PayPal already owns approximately 50.3% of theglobal marketshare in the personal payment processing space, an 80% decline from all-time highs is out of the logical realm.\\nPayPal analyst ratings today point toward a 43% upside scenario from today's prices, with a top-side target price of $160 per share representing a 135% advance from where the stock is selling for today.\\nConsidering that the stock is trading for a 28.8x price-to-earnings multiple, its lowest since its IPO (Initial Public Offering) and excluding the sell-offs during COVID-19. Acting as an advocate for an undervaluation case, investors can layer this view by comparing the valuation multiples that some of the other - more significant - names are carrying in this peer group. \\nOne of PayPal's most direct competitors, Block (NYSE: SQ), cannot be placed in a similar comparison considering that it currently carries a net loss per share and thus no P/E ratio. More prominent names like Visa and Mastercard have 30.2x and 37.4x multiples, respectively, making PayPal the cheaper alternative for those investors looking to ride on the economic momentum.\\nIn this case, economic momentum refers to the improvement in small and medium-sized business activity in the United States and overseas, as most economic indicators (such as the PMI) point to ample room for expansion in activity.\\nWhere is the Breakout\\nManagement bought back as many as 19 million shares during the first quarter of 2023, returning approximately $1.4 billion to investors. However, management has repurchased upwards of 48 million shares on a trailing twelve-month basis, reflecting a more significant capital return of $4.1 billion.\\nFurthermore, management has guided toward a total 2023 share repurchase program reaching $4 billion approximately, delivering subtle though important hints for those investors on the fence about acquiring some of these cheap shares.\\nSince management (insiders) have purchased stock at virtually the same prices as today, given the tight trading channel in PayPal's chart, everyday investors can pick up the company for the same price as management.\\nUnderstandably, some investors declined to buy PayPal's first decline to $123 per share back in the first quarter of 2022, as the Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ) ETF was under imminent danger on the face of an increased possibility of more aggressive interest rate hikes from the FED. Today, PayPal stock went from a near-lockstep performance with QQQ twelve months ago to an underperformance spread as large as 36%. Considering that these two stocks are, historically speaking, highly correlated, PayPal is due for a rally to return to its normal behaviors of the past.\\nIt would seem that the most heavily traded zones for this stock lie around the $170 to $200 per share ranges, a sensible target to shoot for once the underlying financials take on their cyclical bull run and when analysts subsequently pivot their sentiment as well as adjust their targets based on these facts.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Besides the level of trust that the company has gained through its years of operation, users seem to still prefer PayPal over competitors like Apple Pay Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which still have to go through the 'middle man' in companies like Mastercard (NYSE: MA) or Visa (NYSE: V). Considering that PayPal already owns approximately 50.3% of theglobal marketshare in the personal payment processing space, an 80% decline from all-time highs is out of the logical realm. Acting as an advocate for an undervaluation case, investors can layer this view by comparing the valuation multiples that some of the other - more significant - names are carrying in this peer group.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Besides the level of trust that the company has gained through its years of operation, users seem to still prefer PayPal over competitors like Apple Pay Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which still have to go through the 'middle man' in companies like Mastercard (NYSE: MA) or Visa (NYSE: V). Considering that PayPal already owns approximately 50.3% of theglobal marketshare in the personal payment processing space, an 80% decline from all-time highs is out of the logical realm. PayPal analyst ratings today point toward a 43% upside scenario from today's prices, with a top-side target price of $160 per share representing a 135% advance from where the stock is selling for today.\", 'news_article_title': 'PayPal Stock is Down 80% from Highs: Buying Opportunity?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Besides the level of trust that the company has gained through its years of operation, users seem to still prefer PayPal over competitors like Apple Pay Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which still have to go through the 'middle man' in companies like Mastercard (NYSE: MA) or Visa (NYSE: V). PayPal analyst ratings today point toward a 43% upside scenario from today's prices, with a top-side target price of $160 per share representing a 135% advance from where the stock is selling for today. More prominent names like Visa and Mastercard have 30.2x and 37.4x multiples, respectively, making PayPal the cheaper alternative for those investors looking to ride on the economic momentum.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Besides the level of trust that the company has gained through its years of operation, users seem to still prefer PayPal over competitors like Apple Pay Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which still have to go through the 'middle man' in companies like Mastercard (NYSE: MA) or Visa (NYSE: V). PayPal analyst ratings today point toward a 43% upside scenario from today's prices, with a top-side target price of $160 per share representing a 135% advance from where the stock is selling for today. Since management (insiders) have purchased stock at virtually the same prices as today, given the tight trading channel in PayPal's chart, everyday investors can pick up the company for the same price as management.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-is-1-of-peter-lynchs-great-investing-regrets-and-it-could-have-made-him-millions', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'From 1977 to 1990, investor Peter Lynch achieved a 29.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) while managing the Magellan Fund for Fidelity. This allowed him to earn about 28 times his initial investment in just 13 years.\\nLet\\'s put this in perspective. Let\\'s assume that Lynch started with $1 million and earned a 29.2% CAGR for 30 years -- a career of normal length. At that rate, an investment of $1 million would have become a staggering $2.2 trillion. Hopefully, this illustrates just how stellar a 29.2% CAGR is. Lynch simply didn\\'t play the game very long, which is perhaps why he doesn\\'t get more recognition.\\nWith as good as his track record is, you\\'d think that Lynch wouldn\\'t have any regrets. But when asked about his regrets by Yahoo! Finance, he quickly says that he regrets not investing in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). If he had only taken his own advice -- the advice that Lynch is most known for -- he would have made millions.\\nLynch may not be able to turn back time. But investors today can learn from Lynch\\'s regret and find opportunities like Apple. Here\\'s how.\\nLynch and Apple stock were a match made in heaven\\nRegarding investing in the stock market, Peter Lynch is best known for saying, \"Buy what you know.\" It\\'s pretty much the central thesis of his best-selling book, One Up on Wall Street. Lynch suggests that ordinary investors can look at the businesses they regularly interact with to get a sense of how these companies are doing.\\nApple launched the iPod way back in 2001, and Lynch says his daughter gifted him one. Therefore, Apple was a company that Lynch was interacting with. Had he taken his own advice of buying what you know, he would have researched Apple stock then. But he didn\\'t.\\nFast-forward to 2009, and Apple stock was trading at a split-adjusted price of just $2.79 per share, down more than 60% from its high. The company had just released the iPhone in 2007, and it had sold well. But investors worried that phones from competitors, including BlackBerry, Nokia, Acer, Palm, and more, would erode market share by undercutting Apple on price.\\nAt the start of 2009, Apple\\'s market capitalization had dropped to around $80 billion. At the time, the company had almost $26 billion in cash and short-term investments, as well as zero long-term debt. It was the kind of situation that Lynch loves. And considering Apple stock now trades at over $180 per share, it would have made him millions if he had bought back then.\\nAAPL Market Cap data by YCharts\\nApple stock in 2009 reminds me of another great Lynch investment. Lynch says that during a period of market volatility in 1972, Taco Bell stock (then a stand-alone company) dropped from $14 per share to $1 per share. The business was fine, and the company had no debt. As Lynch wryly says, \"It\\'s very hard to go bankrupt when you don\\'t have any debt.\"\\nLynch was a buyer of Taco Bell stock because it was a well-known business, business was good, the company had no debt, and the stock was way down. PepsiCo later acquired Taco Bell for $42 per share -- a huge win for Lynch.\\nAre there any opportunities today?\\nI believe that Lynch\\'s advice provides a good starting place for investors who are looking for ideas. And I believe there\\'s one stock that fits the bill today.\\nGranted, Apple stock was down 60% and Taco Bell stock was down more than 90% -- my suggestion hasn\\'t had that extreme of a drop. But Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) stock checks several of Lynch\\'s boxes right now, including:\\nIt\\'s a well-known, consumer-facing brand, with 1,359 locations.\\nBusiness is good, considering same-store sales jumped 9.3% year over year in the first quarter of 2023.\\nThe company is profitable, has cash and cash equivalents of $636 million, and has no long-term debt.\\nThe stock is down 18% from its high, as of this writing.\\nLike I said, Ulta Beauty stock isn\\'t trading at the deep discount that Apple was in 2009 or Taco Bell in 1972. But it\\'s still the kind of company that Lynch would suggest looking into today.\\nUlta Beauty expects to earn at least $1.6 billion in operating income this year. And a good portion of these profits will go to shareholders in the form of share repurchases -- it\\'s authorized to repurchase over $800 million in stock right now. This will help boost the company\\'s earnings per share, which can help the stock go up from here. Indeed, I believe Ulta Beauty stock can rebound with this simple formula.\\nEven if Ulta Beauty stock isn\\'t something that interests you today, Peter Lynch\\'s simple advice is still a great way to generate investible ideas. Look at the products and services in your life -- like Lynch\\'s iPod gift -- and then research the fundamentals of the business. Doing this may just allow you to find generational opportunities that Wall Street overlooks.\\n10 stocks we like better than Ulta Beauty\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Ulta Beauty wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nJon Quast has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Ulta Beauty. The Motley Fool recommends BlackBerry. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Finance, he quickly says that he regrets not investing in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Market Cap data by YCharts Apple stock in 2009 reminds me of another great Lynch investment. From 1977 to 1990, investor Peter Lynch achieved a 29.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) while managing the Magellan Fund for Fidelity.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Finance, he quickly says that he regrets not investing in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Market Cap data by YCharts Apple stock in 2009 reminds me of another great Lynch investment. Lynch and Apple stock were a match made in heaven Regarding investing in the stock market, Peter Lynch is best known for saying, \"Buy what you know.\"', 'news_article_title': \"This Is 1 of Peter Lynch's Great Investing Regrets -- and It Could Have Made Him Millions\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Finance, he quickly says that he regrets not investing in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Market Cap data by YCharts Apple stock in 2009 reminds me of another great Lynch investment. And considering Apple stock now trades at over $180 per share, it would have made him millions if he had bought back then.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Finance, he quickly says that he regrets not investing in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Market Cap data by YCharts Apple stock in 2009 reminds me of another great Lynch investment. Lynch and Apple stock were a match made in heaven Regarding investing in the stock market, Peter Lynch is best known for saying, \"Buy what you know.\"'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russia-tells-amazon-web-services-to-set-up-local-representation-or-face-restrictions', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"June 22 (Reuters) - Russia's state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has added Amazon Web Services AMZN.O and 11 other foreign technology companies to a widened list of firms it wants to open local offices or face penalties and possible bans.\\nRussia in 2021 demanded that 13 firms, mostly U.S. technology companies such as Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Meta Platforms' META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O and Twitter TWTR.N become officially represented on Russian soil by the end of the year or face restrictions on advertising, data collection or money transfers.\\nMoscow's subsequent invasion of Ukraine intensified Russia's disputes with Big Tech, ultimately leading to Twitter, Facebook and others being banned from the market.\\nBut despite the initial threats, may other listed web services remain operational and available, such as YouTube, Wikipedia, Telegram and Zoom.\\nAmazon Web Services and another 11 mostly hosting sites were added on Thursday, Roskomnadzor's website showed.\\nIt was not immediately clear what the listing would mean for Amazon and others. Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\\n(Reporting by Alexander Marrow; editing by David Evans)\\n((alexander.marrow@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Russia in 2021 demanded that 13 firms, mostly U.S. technology companies such as Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Meta Platforms' META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O and Twitter TWTR.N become officially represented on Russian soil by the end of the year or face restrictions on advertising, data collection or money transfers. June 22 (Reuters) - Russia's state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has added Amazon Web Services AMZN.O and 11 other foreign technology companies to a widened list of firms it wants to open local offices or face penalties and possible bans. Moscow's subsequent invasion of Ukraine intensified Russia's disputes with Big Tech, ultimately leading to Twitter, Facebook and others being banned from the market.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Russia in 2021 demanded that 13 firms, mostly U.S. technology companies such as Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Meta Platforms' META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O and Twitter TWTR.N become officially represented on Russian soil by the end of the year or face restrictions on advertising, data collection or money transfers. June 22 (Reuters) - Russia's state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has added Amazon Web Services AMZN.O and 11 other foreign technology companies to a widened list of firms it wants to open local offices or face penalties and possible bans. But despite the initial threats, may other listed web services remain operational and available, such as YouTube, Wikipedia, Telegram and Zoom.\", 'news_article_title': 'Russia tells Amazon Web Services to set up local representation or face restrictions', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Russia in 2021 demanded that 13 firms, mostly U.S. technology companies such as Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Meta Platforms' META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O and Twitter TWTR.N become officially represented on Russian soil by the end of the year or face restrictions on advertising, data collection or money transfers. June 22 (Reuters) - Russia's state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has added Amazon Web Services AMZN.O and 11 other foreign technology companies to a widened list of firms it wants to open local offices or face penalties and possible bans. Moscow's subsequent invasion of Ukraine intensified Russia's disputes with Big Tech, ultimately leading to Twitter, Facebook and others being banned from the market.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Russia in 2021 demanded that 13 firms, mostly U.S. technology companies such as Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Meta Platforms' META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O and Twitter TWTR.N become officially represented on Russian soil by the end of the year or face restrictions on advertising, data collection or money transfers. June 22 (Reuters) - Russia's state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has added Amazon Web Services AMZN.O and 11 other foreign technology companies to a widened list of firms it wants to open local offices or face penalties and possible bans. 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Inflation has been cooling for several months now, so the thinking is probably that rate hikes are coming to an end soon. Investors are reacting to this expectation by pushing stocks higher.\\nAs a result, folks might think that lucrative buying opportunities don\\'t exist anymore given many companies\\' share prices have jumped higher in 2023. But this is a flawed assumption. That\\'s because great stocks are still on sale right now. There\\'s just something you need to know first.\\nIt\\'s all about quality\\nJust because a stock sells for a cheap valuation, it doesn\\'t necessarily mean it\\'s a good investment opportunity. A so-called value trap is a company that might have a cheap price-to-sales (P/S) or price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple, but the underlying business is facing some problems.\\nTake Carvana, for example, which trades at a P/S multiple of 0.2 (as of June 16). The company might be showing signs of life after a difficult 2022, but it\\'s still dealing with challenges as it relates to used car demand and the current macro environment affecting its financial situation. Some risk-tolerant investors might view this as a potential buying opportunity, though.\\nMoreover, it\\'s critical to always look for businesses that have strong financial positions. This means the ability to generate lots of free cash flow, as well as having a robust balance sheet. Carvana doesn\\'t possess these attributes today, but a company like Apple does. In fact, the iPhone maker\\'s debt-service coverage ratio, which measures its ability to pay off its obligations, was 5.1 during the first six months of its fiscal 2023. That\\'s very good. But Apple\\'s shares are historically expensive right now.\\nA business that isn\\'t a value trap and that sells at an attractive valuation is PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL). The digital payments leader currently has 433 million active accounts and processed $1.36 trillion of total payment volume in 2022, up 9% year over year. And as of this writing, shares trade at a P/E ratio of 28.2, near their lowest multiple ever. This is a good example of a great stock on sale right now.\\nBe prepared for volatility\\nNow that we\\'ve discussed that finding high-quality businesses that have strong financial positions is of the utmost importance, investors should prepare themselves mentally for a bumpy ride. Investing in the stock market can lead to life-changing wealth over time, but volatility is something that can\\'t be avoided. That\\'s because investor sentiment can shift at the drop of a hat. But zooming out and looking at long stretches of time proves that the stock market historically goes up.\\nA popular metric to gauge volatility is the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, otherwise known as the VIX. It\\'s often referred to as the \"fear index.\" The VIX looks at how much variability is expected in the S&P 500 over the next 30 days. The higher the number, the more uneasy investors are about the near future.\\nWhile the VIX has declined 57% over the past 12 months, and it\\'s close to its lowest levels in the past decade, investors should understand that things can change in an instant due to unforeseen events in the economy and the world. In early 2020, unsurprisingly, the VIX skyrocketed to over 80, its highest level ever, because of the coronavirus pandemic. There was just so much uncertainty about what was going to happen next.\\nI think investors should always keep the threat of heightened volatility in the back of their minds. Even though inflation might be coming down, there is still a lot of worry out there about the direction of the economy. And any unfavorable data could cause the VIX to spike in no time.\\nThe stocks of some great businesses might be on sale right now, to be clear. But I think investors are now more prepared to better navigate the current environment, which should hopefully lead to peace of mind and strong portfolio returns.\\n10 stocks we like better than PayPal\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nNeil Patel has positions in Carvana. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"As a result, folks might think that lucrative buying opportunities don't exist anymore given many companies' share prices have jumped higher in 2023. The company might be showing signs of life after a difficult 2022, but it's still dealing with challenges as it relates to used car demand and the current macro environment affecting its financial situation. But I think investors are now more prepared to better navigate the current environment, which should hopefully lead to peace of mind and strong portfolio returns.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"It's all about quality Just because a stock sells for a cheap valuation, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a good investment opportunity. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Neil Patel has positions in Carvana.\", 'news_article_title': \"Great Stocks Are Still on Sale, but There's Something You Need to Know First\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"But I think investors are now more prepared to better navigate the current environment, which should hopefully lead to peace of mind and strong portfolio returns. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Neil Patel has positions in Carvana.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"10 stocks we like better than PayPal When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal wasn't one of them! See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Neil Patel has positions in Carvana.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-winner-and-1-loser-from-apples-new-headset-rollout', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gave the world a peek into the future of technology at its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) earlier this month.\\nAs it has done in the past, Apple wowed the audience with the launch of its new Vision Pro spatial-computing headset. At a price of $3,500, the new device might give some potential customers sticker shock, but the price seems to reflect the years of research that went into the high-tech product as well as the company's preference to skim the market with new product launches. In other words, the product starts out at a high price, selling to early adopters most eager to get a hold of the product, before the company lowers the price on future launches as the technology improves and gets more affordable.\\nApple dominates the market for consumer tech hardware, and the company has a significant impact on the rest of the tech sector as it dictates rules within its App Store, which can make or break app-based companies.\\nOn that note, let's take a look at one winner and one loser from the launch of the Vision Pro.\\nImage source: Apple.\\nOne winner from Vision Pro: Zoom\\nZoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) was a pandemic juggernaut, but the stock has crashed since its peak in 2020 as its growth has ground nearly to a halt. For example, its top line grew by just 3% in its most recent quarter to $1.1 billion.\\nRemote work has mostly stuck around even as the pandemic has officially ended, but the market for Zoom's videoconferencing products has matured, and the company has struggled to find a way to expand.\\nThe Vision Pro, which unleashes a new platform for augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR), gives Zoom an opportunity to change that, and if it can be the de facto videoconferencing app for spatial-computing headsets, it should see additional growth, especially as the new computing platform will create opportunities for new products and related tools.\\nAdditionally, the Vision Pro will only make remote work more attractive as it offers better technology for collaborating with colleagues remotely, and for working without the need for multiple monitors and the other accoutrements that have become a staple of modern office work.\\nOne loser from Vision Pro: Meta Platforms\\nThe most obvious loser from Apple's Vision Pro launch is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the company that has long been focused on owning the next virtual computing platform.\\nMeta acquired VR technology company Oculus nearly ten years ago, in part to prepare for this shift, but its previous product launches of Quest headsets have failed to resonate with the broad market, even though the Quest 3 will be priced as a mass-market product at just $500.\\nHowever, Apple's presentation at WWDC underscores the advantages it has over Meta. First, consumers are already overwhelmingly familiar with Apple hardware. There are more than 2 billion Apple devices in use around the world, and the app interface on Vision Pro will be easily recognizable to anyone who's used an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.\\nAdditionally, Apple has the luxury of pairing the Vision Pro with its existing devices. For instance, you can use the Vision Pro with Airpods if you're in a shared space, and it works with native Apple apps like FaceTime. Apple also has a healthy developer ecosystem, and its headset works without the handheld haptics that the Quest relies on, removing a barrier to using the device.\\nEven though Apple is targeting a much higher price point, the Vision Pro launch shows how Meta will be fighting an uphill battle. One advantage of the Vision Pro is that the goggles present themselves as transparent so that the user can make eye contact with another person in the room, a feature Apple calls Eyesight. The Quest, on the other hand, can't, meaning that the device is much less useful with other people in your physical space.\\nMeta's upcoming launch of the Quest 3 will get attention, but it seems unlikely that the company will eclipse Apple in its technological prowess, which is what matters most at this point.\\nWhat's next for Vision Pro\\nApple said the new headset will go on sale early next year, and investors should temper expectations for sales of the device as when the iPhone first launched, only 1.4 million units sold, so the Vision Pro could get off to a slow start but still gain momentum over the long term.\\nInvestors mostly shrugged off the Vision Pro launch as Apple stock was down slightly on the day of the introduction on high volume.\\nStill, the Vision Pro gives the iPhone maker significant upside potential as it stakes its claim to the next computing platform, and the stock is likely to reflect any positive momentum in the new device.\\nGiven that, the biggest winner from the launch of the new Vision Pro headset is likely to be Apple itself.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jeremy Bowman has positions in Meta Platforms and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gave the world a peek into the future of technology at its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) earlier this month. Remote work has mostly stuck around even as the pandemic has officially ended, but the market for Zoom's videoconferencing products has matured, and the company has struggled to find a way to expand. One advantage of the Vision Pro is that the goggles present themselves as transparent so that the user can make eye contact with another person in the room, a feature Apple calls Eyesight.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gave the world a peek into the future of technology at its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) earlier this month. One winner from Vision Pro: Zoom Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) was a pandemic juggernaut, but the stock has crashed since its peak in 2020 as its growth has ground nearly to a halt. One loser from Vision Pro: Meta Platforms The most obvious loser from Apple's Vision Pro launch is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the company that has long been focused on owning the next virtual computing platform.\", 'news_article_title': \"1 Winner and 1 Loser From Apple's New Headset Rollout\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gave the world a peek into the future of technology at its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) earlier this month. One loser from Vision Pro: Meta Platforms The most obvious loser from Apple's Vision Pro launch is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the company that has long been focused on owning the next virtual computing platform. There are more than 2 billion Apple devices in use around the world, and the app interface on Vision Pro will be easily recognizable to anyone who's used an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gave the world a peek into the future of technology at its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) earlier this month. One loser from Vision Pro: Meta Platforms The most obvious loser from Apple's Vision Pro launch is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the company that has long been focused on owning the next virtual computing platform. What's next for Vision Pro Apple said the new headset will go on sale early next year, and investors should temper expectations for sales of the device as when the iPhone first launched, only 1.4 million units sold, so the Vision Pro could get off to a slow start but still gain momentum over the long term.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ixn%3A-this-global-tech-etf-has-been-surging.-can-it-continue', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'With technology stocks surging this year, the iShares Global Tech ETF (NYSEARCA:IXN) is up nearly 40% year-to-date. What is this red-hot ETF\\'s invest investment strategy, and how does it stack up to the competition? Let’s take a closer look and see if it could be a worthy addition to investor portfolios. \\nWhat Does the IXN ETF Do?\\nIXN is a $3.6 billion ETF from BlackRock’s (NYSE:BLK) iShares that invests in stocks in the S&P Global 1200 Information Technology 4.5/22.5/45 Capped Index, an index of global equities in the technology sector.\\nPortfolio Composition\\nIXN sports 115 positions, but investors should be aware that its top 10 holdings make up nearly two-thirds of its portfolio, so this is a fairly concentrated fund. Check out the chart below for a breakdown of IXN\\'s top 10 holdings.\\nTop holding Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) makes up a whopping 21.9% of assets, while Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) isn’t far behind at 19.9%. Semiconductor names Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO), and Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) round out the top five holdings. \\nWhere the fund differs from other popular tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK) is that it invests globally, not just in companies listed on U.S. exchanges like the Nasdaq (NDX), in the case of QQQ, or the S&P 500 (SPX), in the case of XLK, so it also owns international tech stocks like ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) and Samsung Electronics.\\nWhile 81% of the fund’s investment is in U.S. companies (as of the end of Q1), mostly thanks to the massive market caps of the U.S. tech giants, it also invests in companies from Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, Germany, and beyond. \\nBy subsector within technology, IXN currently invests 38.6% of its assets in software and services, 33.7% in tech hardware and equipment, and 27.3% in semiconductors and semiconductor equipment. The rest gets allocated to \"cash and/or derivatives.\"\\nIs IXN Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\\nTurning to Wall Street, IXN has a Moderate Buy consensus rating from analysts, as 62.6% of analyst ratings are Buys, 32.3% are Holds, and 5.1% are Sells. At $63.70, the average IXN stock price target implies 5.3% upside potential.\\nIXN\\'s Long-Term Performance\\nIXN has posted some really strong returns over time. As of the end of May, it has generated a three-year annualized total return of 18%. Going out to five years, it has an annualized total return of 17.2%, and over the past decade, it has an annualized total return of 18.2%. As you can see, IXN has been remarkably consistent in providing its investors with outstanding total returns for a very long time. Now, let’s see how IXN stacks up against the competition. \\nThese results make IXN one of the rare investment products that can say it \"beats the market\" over time. As of the end of May, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO), a good proxy for the S&P 500 as a whole, put up annualized total returns of 12.8%, 11%, and 11.9% over the past three, five, and 10 years, respectively. \\nBut let’s also compare IXN specifically to the two other aforementioned major technology ETFs, QQQ and XLK. Over the same time horizon, as of the end of May, QQQ has posted annualized total returns of 14.8%, 16.2%, and 17.9% over the past three, five, and ten years, respectively.\\nUsing the same parameters, XLK has posted annualized total returns of 19.9%, 20%, and 19.6% over the past three, five, and 10 years respectively. So, IXN actually slightly outperforms the more well-known QQQ over various time frames over the past decade, albeit by a narrow margin at the 10-year mark, and has slightly underperformed XLK. \\nIXN\\'s Fees -- Are They High?\\nAs you can see, IXN is an ETF with a worldwide portfolio of tech stocks that is beating both the S&P 500 and edging out the Nasdaq over time. The only two negatives to point out are the aforementioned reliance on Apple and Microsoft and the second concern, which is its expense ratio.\\nWhile a 0.4% expense ratio isn’t anything out of the ordinary in the ETF market, it is quite a bit higher than QQQ, which has an expense ratio of just 0.2%, or XLK, which charges just 0.1%. \\nAssuming current expense ratios remain the same, and the funds all return 5% a year, an investor allocating $10,000 into IXN will have paid $505 in fees over 10 years versus $255 in fees for QQQ and just $128 for XLK. \\nBelow, you can take a look at a comparison between IXN, QQQ, and XLK using TipRanks\\' ETF comparison tool, which enables users to compare up to 20 ETFs at once using a customizable array of parameters.\\nInvestor Takeaway\\nAs you can see above, all three of these ETFs are up big year-to-date (around 35-40%), and all three have ETF Smart Scores of 8 out of 10, an Outperform rating. The Smart Score is TipRank’s proprietary quantitative stock scoring system. It gives stocks a score from 1 to 10 based on eight key market factors.\\nIXN’s fees are higher than those of peers like QQQ or XLK, and the fund has quite a bit of exposure to Apple and Microsoft (which, combined, make up over 40% of assets), but with the types of returns it has provided, these may be facts that investors are willing to overlook (Note that XLK also has similar exposure to Apple and Microsoft).\\nKeep in mind that an investor who put $10,000 into IXN 10 years ago would now have over $50,000 today, so this is clearly the type of ETF that can help investors build long-term wealth. I also like the fact that IXN offers a bit more geographic diversification than the average tech ETF, thanks to the fact that it invests globally and holds stocks like Samsung and ASML, which differentiates it from its peers. \\nAt the end of the day, it\\'s hard to go wrong with any of these three ETFs, as they all have been great investments over the long term, and they continue to look well-positioned for the future.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Top holding Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) makes up a whopping 21.9% of assets, while Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) isn’t far behind at 19.9%. As of the end of May, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO), a good proxy for the S&P 500 as a whole, put up annualized total returns of 12.8%, 11%, and 11.9% over the past three, five, and 10 years, respectively. IXN’s fees are higher than those of peers like QQQ or XLK, and the fund has quite a bit of exposure to Apple and Microsoft (which, combined, make up over 40% of assets), but with the types of returns it has provided, these may be facts that investors are willing to overlook (Note that XLK also has similar exposure to Apple and Microsoft).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Top holding Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) makes up a whopping 21.9% of assets, while Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) isn’t far behind at 19.9%. With technology stocks surging this year, the iShares Global Tech ETF (NYSEARCA:IXN) is up nearly 40% year-to-date. Where the fund differs from other popular tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK) is that it invests globally, not just in companies listed on U.S. exchanges like the Nasdaq (NDX), in the case of QQQ, or the S&P 500 (SPX), in the case of XLK, so it also owns international tech stocks like ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) and Samsung Electronics.', 'news_article_title': 'IXN: This Global Tech ETF Has Been Surging. Can It Continue?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Top holding Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) makes up a whopping 21.9% of assets, while Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) isn’t far behind at 19.9%. Where the fund differs from other popular tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK) is that it invests globally, not just in companies listed on U.S. exchanges like the Nasdaq (NDX), in the case of QQQ, or the S&P 500 (SPX), in the case of XLK, so it also owns international tech stocks like ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) and Samsung Electronics. Assuming current expense ratios remain the same, and the funds all return 5% a year, an investor allocating $10,000 into IXN will have paid $505 in fees over 10 years versus $255 in fees for QQQ and just $128 for XLK.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Top holding Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) makes up a whopping 21.9% of assets, while Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) isn’t far behind at 19.9%. Where the fund differs from other popular tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK) is that it invests globally, not just in companies listed on U.S. exchanges like the Nasdaq (NDX), in the case of QQQ, or the S&P 500 (SPX), in the case of XLK, so it also owns international tech stocks like ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) and Samsung Electronics. Assuming current expense ratios remain the same, and the funds all return 5% a year, an investor allocating $10,000 into IXN will have paid $505 in fees over 10 years versus $255 in fees for QQQ and just $128 for XLK.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/forecasts-show-u.s.-earnings-decline-in-second-quarter', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\\nNEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Forecasts for second-quarter U.S. earnings still look gloomy after a much-better-than-feared first quarter season as the likelihood of further interest rate hikes this year creates more potential risks for companies.\\nAnalysts expect earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 5.6% in the second quarter from a year ago, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.\\nYear-over-year earnings rose 0.1% in the first quarter, based on data Friday, much better than the forecast for a 5.1% drop at the start of the reporting season. The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O.\\nFourth-quarter 2022 earnings for S&P 500 companies declined 3.2%, so a first-quarter profit fall would have been a second straight quarterly decline, which some strategists call an earnings recession. The last one occurred when COVID-19 hit corporate results in 2020.\\nThe second-quarter season does not get rolling until the middle of July, but it is now becoming clearer the Federal Reserve likely has not reached the end of its tightening cycle.\\nFed Chair Jerome Powell said in remarks to lawmakers in Washington this week that the outlook for two more 25-basis-point rate increases are \"a pretty good guess\" of where the central bank is heading if the economy continues in its current direction.\\nOther Fed officials have supported the view.\\nAfter lifting rates by 5 percentage points since March 2022, the Fed this month took a breather to assess the effects of its actions.\\nHigher interest rates mean higher borrowing costs for businesses and consumers, and investors have been worried that an extended tightening cycle could push the U.S. economy into recession. Other central banks, including the Bank of England this week, have hiked rates amid worries about global inflation.\\nSome strategists are betting that U.S. earnings will hold up as long as employment does.\\n\"If you have full employment, that means the consumer, while they may shift their attitudes and pull back in certain areas, are still going to be participants in the economy,\" said Oliver Pursche, senior vice president and advisor for Wealthspire Advisors in Westport, Connecticut.\\n\"As long as that holds true, corporate earnings are going to generally hold up better than bears and pessimists expect,\" he said.\\n\"Is it going to be particularly strong? No. But that expectations are so low, I would say the surprise is more likely on the upside than the downside.\"\\nWalmart Inc WMT.N in May raised its annual sales and profit targets thanks to resilient consumer spending.\\nBut other recent U.S. company outlooks suggest at least some pockets of problems.\\nPackage delivery firm FedEx FDX.N this week posted disappointing quarterly earnings and said waning global demand is pressuring its profit margins.\\nAlso, Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants DRI.N delivered a disappointing annual profit outlook.\\nMorgan Stanley this week said it expects margin pressures due to an inventory glut for Nike NKE.N, which is due to report quarterly results June 29.\\n\"The market has been too hopeful the Fed can tame inflation, avoid a recession, and cut interest rates,\" Nick Raich, CEO of The Earnings Scout, an independent research firm, wrote in a note this week. \"S&P 500 EPS estimates and stock prices will need to reset lower.\"\\nThe S&P 500 .SPX is down about 1% this week, but remains up more than 13% for the year to date.\\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Alden Bentley and Nick Zieminski)\\n((caroline.valetkevitch@thomsonreuters.com))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Forecasts for second-quarter U.S. earnings still look gloomy after a much-better-than-feared first quarter season as the likelihood of further interest rate hikes this year creates more potential risks for companies. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in remarks to lawmakers in Washington this week that the outlook for two more 25-basis-point rate increases are \"a pretty good guess\" of where the central bank is heading if the economy continues in its current direction.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. Other central banks, including the Bank of England this week, have hiked rates amid worries about global inflation. Package delivery firm FedEx FDX.N this week posted disappointing quarterly earnings and said waning global demand is pressuring its profit margins.', 'news_article_title': 'Forecasts show U.S. earnings decline in second quarter', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. Analysts expect earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 5.6% in the second quarter from a year ago, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. \"As long as that holds true, corporate earnings are going to generally hold up better than bears and pessimists expect,\" he said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Forecasts for second-quarter U.S. earnings still look gloomy after a much-better-than-feared first quarter season as the likelihood of further interest rate hikes this year creates more potential risks for companies. Fourth-quarter 2022 earnings for S&P 500 companies declined 3.2%, so a first-quarter profit fall would have been a second straight quarterly decline, which some strategists call an earnings recession.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/indian-pm-modi-meets-tech-ceos-as-washington-visit-concludes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Steve Holland and Simon Lewis\\nWASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian technology CEOs in Washington on Friday, the final day of a state visit marked by pledges of deeper U.S.-India cooperation on areas including space, artificial intelligence and quantum computing.\\nPresident Joe Biden rolled out the red carpet for Modi on Thursday, declaring after about 2 -1/2 hours of talks that their countries\\' economic relationship was \"booming.\" Trade has more than doubled over the past decade.\\nBiden and Modi gathered with CEO\\'s including Apple\\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Google\\'s GOOGL.O Sundar Pichai and Microsoft\\'s MSFT.O Satya Nadella.\\nAlso present were Sam Altman of OpenAI, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, and Indian tech leaders including Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, and Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, the White House said.\\n\"Our partnership between India and the United States will go a long way, in my view, to define what the 21st century looks like,\" Biden told the group, adding that technological cooperation would be a big part of that partnership.\\nObserving that there were a variety of tech companies represented at the meeting from startups to well established firms, Modi said: \"Both of them are working together to create a new world.\"\\nThe CEOs of top American companies, including FedEx FDX.N, MasterCard MA.N and Adobe ADBE.O, are expected to be among the 1,200 participants.\\nModi, who touted \"a new chapter\" in the countries\\' \"strategic partnership\" at the White House on Thursday, is seeking to position India, the world\\'s most populous country at 1.4 billion and its fifth-largest economy, as a manufacturing and diplomatic powerhouse.\\nRANGE OF BUSINESS AGREEMENTS SIGNED\\nWashington wants Delhi to be a strategic counterweight to China, and deals announced this week included several investments from U.S.-firms aimed at spurring semiconductor manufacturing in India and lowering its dependence on China for electronics.\\nThe White House also announced plans to cooperate on quantum computing, scientific research and technological innovation, alongside plans to manufacture weapons in India.\\nSome political analysts question India\\'s willingness to stand up to Beijing over Taiwan and other issues, however. Washington has also been frustrated by India\\'s close ties with Russia while Moscow wages war in Ukraine.\\nAddressing the U.S. Congress on Thursday, Modi repeated his statement that \"this is not an era of war\" and called for \"dialogue and diplomacy\" to end the conflict.\\nModi will continue talks with top U.S. officials during a lunch at the State Department with Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Asian American to hold the No. 2 position in the White House, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.\\nOn Friday evening, Modi will address members of the Indian diaspora, many of whom have turned out at events during the visit to enthusiastically fete him, at times chanting \"Modi! Modi! Modi!\" despite protests from others.\\nActivists have called for the Biden administration to publicly call out what they describe as a deteriorating human rights situation in India under Modi, citing allegations of abuse of Indian dissidents and minorities, especially Muslims.\\nBiden said he had a \"straightforward\" discussion with Modi about issues including human rights, but U.S. officials emphasize that it is vital for Washington\\'s national security and economic prosperity to engage with a rising India.\\nAsked during a rare press conference on Thursday what he would do to improve the rights of minorities including Muslims, Modi insisted \"there is no scope for any discrimination\" in his government.\\n(Reporting by Steve Holland and Simon Lewis; additional reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Doina Chiacu; Editing by Don Durfee and Grant McCool)\\n((simon.lewis@thomsonreuters.com; +1 (202) 680-0055;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Biden and Modi gathered with CEO\\'s including Apple\\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Google\\'s GOOGL.O Sundar Pichai and Microsoft\\'s MSFT.O Satya Nadella. Modi will continue talks with top U.S. officials during a lunch at the State Department with Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Asian American to hold the No. Biden said he had a \"straightforward\" discussion with Modi about issues including human rights, but U.S. officials emphasize that it is vital for Washington\\'s national security and economic prosperity to engage with a rising India.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Biden and Modi gathered with CEO\\'s including Apple\\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Google\\'s GOOGL.O Sundar Pichai and Microsoft\\'s MSFT.O Satya Nadella. By Steve Holland and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian technology CEOs in Washington on Friday, the final day of a state visit marked by pledges of deeper U.S.-India cooperation on areas including space, artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Modi, who touted \"a new chapter\" in the countries\\' \"strategic partnership\" at the White House on Thursday, is seeking to position India, the world\\'s most populous country at 1.4 billion and its fifth-largest economy, as a manufacturing and diplomatic powerhouse.', 'news_article_title': 'Indian PM Modi meets tech CEOs as Washington visit concludes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Biden and Modi gathered with CEO\\'s including Apple\\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Google\\'s GOOGL.O Sundar Pichai and Microsoft\\'s MSFT.O Satya Nadella. By Steve Holland and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian technology CEOs in Washington on Friday, the final day of a state visit marked by pledges of deeper U.S.-India cooperation on areas including space, artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Modi, who touted \"a new chapter\" in the countries\\' \"strategic partnership\" at the White House on Thursday, is seeking to position India, the world\\'s most populous country at 1.4 billion and its fifth-largest economy, as a manufacturing and diplomatic powerhouse.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Biden and Modi gathered with CEO\\'s including Apple\\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Google\\'s GOOGL.O Sundar Pichai and Microsoft\\'s MSFT.O Satya Nadella. By Steve Holland and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian technology CEOs in Washington on Friday, the final day of a state visit marked by pledges of deeper U.S.-India cooperation on areas including space, artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Modi, who touted \"a new chapter\" in the countries\\' \"strategic partnership\" at the White House on Thursday, is seeking to position India, the world\\'s most populous country at 1.4 billion and its fifth-largest economy, as a manufacturing and diplomatic powerhouse.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-falls-as-hawkish-fed-comments-sap-risk-appetite', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A\\nJune 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street\\'s main indexes fell on Friday and were set for weekly declines as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials fueled worries of interest rates staying higher for longer.\\nSan Francisco Fed Bank President Mary Daly said in an interview to Reuters that two more rate hikes this year is a \"very reasonable\" projection, but hinted for the need for a more careful approach.\\nHer comments followed a hawkish stance by Fed Chair Jerome Powell in his two-day testimony before the Senate Banking Committee earlier this week.\\nMarkets calmed briefly and the S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC added some gains in the previous session after Powell said the Fed will proceed with caution.\\nBut the indexes were still set to snap multiple weeks of gains, their worst weekly performance since the bank rout in March.\\n\"We\\'re getting a little bit of a correction in the advance of the last three weeks or so. We\\'ve heard from the various Fed governors, Powell talk about higher interest rates,\" said Paul Nolte, senior wealth advisor and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest.\\n\"We\\'re still getting more inverted yield curve. So that\\'s putting a little bit of downward pressure on equities.\"\\nMoney markets are still pricing in one more rate hike of 25 basis points (bps) in July, according to CME Group\\'s FedWatch tool, as opposed to two more as suggested by Powell.\\nYields on the 2-year, which best reflects interest rate expectations, dropped to hover at 4.71% on Friday. US/\\nMeanwhile, S&P Global\\'s Purchasing Managers\\' Index for both U.S. manufacturing and services activity showed business activity fell to a three-month low in June as services growth eased for the first time this year and the contraction in the manufacturing sector deepened.\\nNine of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors were trading in the red, with consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT leading declines.\\nMarket heavyweights, including Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, were down between 1% and 3.5%, pressuring the tech-heavy Nasdaq.\\nAt 9:55 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 171.05 points, or 0.50%, at 33,775.66, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 33.00 points, or 0.75%, at 4,348.89, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 160.32 points, or 1.18%, at 13,470.29.\\n3M Co MMM.N climbed 2.5% after the chemical company reached a $10.3 billion settlement with a host of U.S. public water systems to resolve water pollution claims tied to \"forever chemicals\".\\nCarmax IncKMX.N jumped 9.2% after the used-car retailer\\'s first-quarter profit exceeded market expectations, benefiting from cost cuts.\\nStarbucks Corp SBUX.O fell 1.8% as the coffee chain\\'s unions said around 3,500 workers will strike next week in the U.S. after it claimed the company banned Pride month decorations at its cafes.\\nInvestors will also monitor comments from some Fed policymakers due to speak later in the day.\\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.46-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 2.45-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\\nThe S&P index recorded six new 52-week highs and four new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded seven new highs and 62 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\\n((Shubham.Batra@thomsonreuters.com;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Market heavyweights, including Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, were down between 1% and 3.5%, pressuring the tech-heavy Nasdaq. By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street\\'s main indexes fell on Friday and were set for weekly declines as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials fueled worries of interest rates staying higher for longer. San Francisco Fed Bank President Mary Daly said in an interview to Reuters that two more rate hikes this year is a \"very reasonable\" projection, but hinted for the need for a more careful approach.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Market heavyweights, including Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, were down between 1% and 3.5%, pressuring the tech-heavy Nasdaq. By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Friday and were set for weekly declines as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials fueled worries of interest rates staying higher for longer. Yields on the 2-year, which best reflects interest rate expectations, dropped to hover at 4.71% on Friday.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St falls as hawkish Fed comments sap risk appetite', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights, including Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, were down between 1% and 3.5%, pressuring the tech-heavy Nasdaq. By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street\\'s main indexes fell on Friday and were set for weekly declines as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials fueled worries of interest rates staying higher for longer. \"We\\'re getting a little bit of a correction in the advance of the last three weeks or so.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights, including Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, were down between 1% and 3.5%, pressuring the tech-heavy Nasdaq. By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street\\'s main indexes fell on Friday and were set for weekly declines as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials fueled worries of interest rates staying higher for longer. We\\'ve heard from the various Fed governors, Powell talk about higher interest rates,\" said Paul Nolte, senior wealth advisor and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-detailed-fundamental-analysis-aapl-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nTop Large-Cap Growth Stocks\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nHigh Momentum Stocks\\nDividend Aristocrats 2023\\nHigh Insider Ownership Stocks\\nTop S&P 500 Stocks\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Detailed Fundamental Analysis - AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-invest-in-sp-500-etfs-diving-into-spy-voo-and-ivv', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"In today’s stock market, the three largest ETFs by assets under management are all S&P 500 (SPX) ETFs. The massive SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) comes in first at nearly $410 billion. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVV) comes in second with over $328 billion in assets under management, while the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) is close behind in third place with $313 billion in AUM. Combined, these three S&P 500 giants have over $1 trillion in assets under management between them. \\nWhy are S&P 500 ETFs Appealing to Investors?\\nWhy invest in the S&P 500? While it may not sound like the most exciting or exotic investing strategy, it is an effective one. While past performance is no guarantee of future results, the S&P 500 index itself has been a pretty good performer for a really long time. Going back to 1957, when the S&P 500 as we know it was made, the index has posted an average annualized return of 10.15%. \\nHarnessing the Power of the U.S.'s Top Companies\\nAdding to this appeal, an investment in an S&P 500 ETF gives investors exposure to over 500 of the strongest companies in the United States. An investment in an S&P 500 ETF also gives you instant diversification across sectors and industries.\\nSPY, the world’s largest ETF, holds 503 stocks, and its top 10 holdings account for 30.3% of the fund. Below, you can take a look at SPY’s top 10 holdings.\\nBecause the S&P 500 is the underlying index for all of these funds, differences between their portfolios are negligible. Also, because mega-cap tech stocks have come to dominate today's market as the largest stocks in the S&P 500, all three of these ETFs give investors significant exposure to these tech leaders, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META).\\nIVV holds 502 stocks, and its top 10 holdings also make up 30.3% of its holdings. Take a look at IVV’s top 10 holdings below.\\nLastly, VOO is unsurprisingly similar, with 504 holdings, and its top 10 holdings make up 30.4% of the fund.\\nAs you can see, the funds are largely the same, although there are some minor differences based on when the funds rebalance.\\nDividends\\nSPY, IVV, and VOO all pay dividends, and they currently all yield roughly 1.5%. Because of the S&P 500's strong performance in 2023 (it's up about 14% year-to-date), this yield is a bit low for dividend investors to get excited about, but holders will not be complaining.\\nLong-Term Performance of S&P 500 ETFs\\nUnsurprisingly, because these funds all invest in the S&P 500, there is a high degree of correlation in their long-term performances. However, most importantly, all three have delivered strong long-term returns for investors.\\nAs of the end of May, SPY had a three-year annualized total return of 12.8%, a five-year annualized total return of 10.9%, and a 10-year annualized total return of 11.9%. Meanwhile, IVV provided annualized total returns of 12.9% over three years, 11% over five years, and 12% over the last 10 years. Lastly, VOO posted annualized total returns of 12.8%, 11%, and 11.9% over the same time frames, respectively, so all three funds provided investors with very similar double-digit annualized returns over the course of the past decade. \\nExpense Ratios\\nOne area where there is some difference is when it comes to the fees they charge. IVV and VOO both have expense ratios of just 0.03%. Meanwhile, SPY comes in at 0.09%.\\nWhile 0.09% is a fantastic expense ratio in the overall ETF landscape, it is quite a bit higher than that of IVV and VOO in this comparison. Investors in SPY are paying three times as much in fees as investors in IVV and VOO.\\nSee below for a comparison of SPY, IVV, and VOO based on their fees as well as other criteria using TipRanks' ETF Comparison Tool, which lets you compare up to 20 ETFs at a time based on a variety of customizable factors. \\nHard to Go Wrong\\nInvesting in the S&P 500 has historically delivered strong results for investors for a long time, and investing in an S&P 500 ETF allows you to add the power and future growth of 500+ of the U.S.’s top companies to your portfolio with one investment vehicle. \\nAs you can see in the comparison above, SPY, IVV, and VOO all feature identical ETF Smart Scores of 8. The Smart Score is TipRanks’ proprietary quantitative stock scoring system. It gives stocks a score from 1 to 10 based on eight market key factors. The score is data-driven and does not involve any human intervention. A Smart Score of 8 or above is equivalent to an Outperform rating.\\nIt's hard to go wrong with any of these ETFs, and picking between the three is a good problem to have. All three look like great choices for investors. Also, for investors just starting out, these ETFs are nice for instantly diversifying portfolios.\\nWith similar portfolios and long-term track records over the past decade, the key difference between these ETFs is their fees. While all have favorable expense ratios, SPY’s comes in three times higher than that of IVV and VOO, making those the best buys.\\nSPY has the longest track record (it launched in 1993, long predating IVV and VOO, which launched in 2000 and 2010, respectively), the most assets under management, and incredible liquidity (it accounts for 20% of ETF trading volume on a daily basis), so there’s certainly nothing wrong with choosing it over its counterparts. Nonetheless, the fees will be a bit higher over time. \\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Also, because mega-cap tech stocks have come to dominate today's market as the largest stocks in the S&P 500, all three of these ETFs give investors significant exposure to these tech leaders, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META). Because of the S&P 500's strong performance in 2023 (it's up about 14% year-to-date), this yield is a bit low for dividend investors to get excited about, but holders will not be complaining. While 0.09% is a fantastic expense ratio in the overall ETF landscape, it is quite a bit higher than that of IVV and VOO in this comparison.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Also, because mega-cap tech stocks have come to dominate today's market as the largest stocks in the S&P 500, all three of these ETFs give investors significant exposure to these tech leaders, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META). Lastly, VOO posted annualized total returns of 12.8%, 11%, and 11.9% over the same time frames, respectively, so all three funds provided investors with very similar double-digit annualized returns over the course of the past decade. With similar portfolios and long-term track records over the past decade, the key difference between these ETFs is their fees.\", 'news_article_title': 'Why Invest in S&P 500 ETFs? Diving Into SPY, VOO, and IVV', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Also, because mega-cap tech stocks have come to dominate today's market as the largest stocks in the S&P 500, all three of these ETFs give investors significant exposure to these tech leaders, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META). Investors in SPY are paying three times as much in fees as investors in IVV and VOO. Hard to Go Wrong Investing in the S&P 500 has historically delivered strong results for investors for a long time, and investing in an S&P 500 ETF allows you to add the power and future growth of 500+ of the U.S.’s top companies to your portfolio with one investment vehicle.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Also, because mega-cap tech stocks have come to dominate today's market as the largest stocks in the S&P 500, all three of these ETFs give investors significant exposure to these tech leaders, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META). See below for a comparison of SPY, IVV, and VOO based on their fees as well as other criteria using TipRanks' ETF Comparison Tool, which lets you compare up to 20 ETFs at a time based on a variety of customizable factors. Hard to Go Wrong Investing in the S&P 500 has historically delivered strong results for investors for a long time, and investing in an S&P 500 ETF allows you to add the power and future growth of 500+ of the U.S.’s top companies to your portfolio with one investment vehicle.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/td-synnex-snx-to-report-q2-earnings%3A-whats-in-the-offing-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'TD SYNNEX SNX is scheduled to release second-quarter fiscal 2023 results on Jun 27.\\nTD SYNNEX was formerly known as SYNNEX Corporation. The company changed its name after the acquisition of Tech Data Corporation in 2021.\\nFor the fiscal second quarter, TD SYNNEX expects revenues between $14 billion and $15 billion. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for quarterly revenues is pegged at $14.4 billion, indicating a 5.9% decrease from the prior-year period.\\nMoreover, SNX projects fiscal second-quarter non-GAAP earnings between $2.25 and $2.75 per share. The consensus mark of $2.50 for quarterly earnings suggests a year-over-year decrease of approximately 8.1% from the year-ago quarter’s $2.72 per share.\\nThe company’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the trailing four quarters while missing the same on one occasion, the average surprise being 6.3%.\\nTD SYNNEX Corp. Price and EPS Surprise\\nTD SYNNEX Corp. price-eps-surprise | TD SYNNEX Corp. Quote\\nFactors at Play\\nTD SYNNEX’s second-quarter revenues are likely to have been negatively impacted by unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. In its first-quarter results, the company stated that a stronger U.S. dollar against major currencies would negatively impact second-quarter revenues by approximately $200 million, while a higher interest rate would have a negative impact of $30 million on the bottom line.\\nAdditionally, enterprises are postponing large IT spending plans due to a weakening global economy amid ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical issues. This may have hurt TD SYNNEX’s overall financial performance in the second quarter.\\nHowever, the increased demand for hardware and tools, which support hybrid working, is anticipated to have somewhat mitigated the negative impact of the aforementioned factors. The growing hybrid working trend has been driving the sales of peripherals, software, communication, networking and consumer electronic products.\\nThe increased usage of online and e-commerce services, along with the hybrid working trend, has been stoking the demand for cloud storage. Therefore, data center operators are enhancing their capacities to accommodate the demand spike for cloud services. This is likely to have aided SNX’s data center servers and storage solution businesses in the fiscal second quarter.\\nWhat Our Model Says\\nOur proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for TD SYNNEX this season. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat. However, that’s not the case here.\\nSNX currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) and has an Earnings ESP of -3.01%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.\\nStocks With the Favorable Combination\\nPer our model, Intel INTC, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases.\\nIntel is expected to report second-quarter 2023 results on Jul 27. The company has a Zacks Rank #3 and an Earnings ESP of +47.37% at present. Intel’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate twice in the trailing four quarters while missing the same on two occasions, the average surprise being 10.1%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for INTC’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at 4 cents per share, suggesting a decline of 113.8% from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of 29 cents. Intel’s quarterly revenues are estimated to decrease 21.6% year over year to $12.01 billion.\\nApple carries a Zacks Rank #3 and has an Earnings ESP of +3.39%. The company is anticipated to report third-quarter fiscal 2023 results on Jul 27. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the preceding four quarters while missing the same on one occasion, the average surprise being 2.7%.\\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Apple’s third-quarter earnings stands at $1.18 per share, implying a year-over-year decrease of 1.7%. It is estimated to report revenues of $81.2 billion, which suggests a decline of approximately 2.2% from the year-ago quarter.\\nFive9 carries a Zacks Rank #3 and has an Earnings ESP of +1.28%. The company is expected to report second-quarter 2023 results on Jul 27. Its earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 49.9%.\\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for FIVN’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at 39 cents per share, indicating a year-over-year increase of 14.7%. The consensus mark for revenues stands at $214.1 million, suggesting a year-over-year rise of 13.1%.\\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\\nZacks Names \"Single Best Pick to Double\"\\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\\nFree: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners Up\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nIntel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTD SYNNEX Corp. (SNX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nFive9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Intel INTC, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report TD SYNNEX Corp. (SNX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Five9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Additionally, enterprises are postponing large IT spending plans due to a weakening global economy amid ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical issues.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report TD SYNNEX Corp. (SNX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Five9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Intel INTC, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for INTC’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at 4 cents per share, suggesting a decline of 113.8% from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of 29 cents.', 'news_article_title': \"TD SYNNEX (SNX) to Report Q2 Earnings: What's in the Offing?\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Intel INTC, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report TD SYNNEX Corp. (SNX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Five9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For the fiscal second quarter, TD SYNNEX expects revenues between $14 billion and $15 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report TD SYNNEX Corp. (SNX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Five9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Intel INTC, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. TD SYNNEX Corp. Price and EPS Surprise TD SYNNEX Corp. price-eps-surprise | TD SYNNEX Corp. Quote Factors at Play TD SYNNEX’s second-quarter revenues are likely to have been negatively impacted by unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-has-made-%2454-billion-so-far-this-year-with-these-3-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett wrote to Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) shareholders earlier this year. In his letter, he said, \"Over time, it takes just a few winners to work wonders.\" He was right.\\nAs it turns out, it doesn\\'t always take much time for a few winners to work wonders. Buffett has made $54 billion so far this year for Berkshire Hathaway with only three stocks.\\n1. Apple\\nIt isn\\'t surprising in the least that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett\\'s biggest moneymaker of 2023. After all, it\\'s by far the largest position in Berkshire\\'s portfolio.\\nAt the end of 2022, Berkshire owned more than 895.1 million Apple shares. The stock has skyrocketed over 40% year to date. That increase generated roughly $48.4 billion in gains.\\nApple also paid dividends twice in 2023 thus far. This netted Berkshire an additional $420 million or so.\\nAs the infomercials say, \"But wait! There\\'s more!\" Buffett increased Berkshire\\'s stake in Apple during the first quarter by nearly 2.3%.\\nWe don\\'t know exactly when the purchases were made. However, since Apple stock has risen quite a bit since the end of Q1, those additional shares appreciated by over $389 million. They also brought in nearly $5 million in extra income from Apple\\'s dividend paid on May 12, 2023.\\nAdding all of those numbers up translates to Apple making Berkshire a little over $49.2 billion so far in 2023. The actual total could be even higher, depending on when the Q1 shares were added.\\n2. American Express\\nBuffett has been a longtime fan of American Express (NYSE: AXP). And for good reason. The stock continues to make him a lot of money.\\nBerkshire owned around 151.6 million shares of American Express at the end of 2022. The stock is up by close to 14% year to date. That\\'s enough to rake in over $3 billion in gains.\\nAmerican Express also paid two dividends, one in January and another in April. Those dividends added nearly $170 million in additional income for Berkshire this year.\\n3. Moody\\'s\\nMoody\\'s (NYSE: MCO) is Berkshire\\'s eighth-largest holding. However, it\\'s the third-biggest winner for Buffett so far in 2023. The financial services stock has jumped over 20% year to date.\\nBerkshire owned nearly 24.7 million shares of Moody\\'s at the end of 2022. The value of those shares has increased by nearly $1.5 billion thanks to the solid gains.\\nIn addition, Moody\\'s paid dividends in February and May. Those payments generated another $38 million or so in income for Berkshire.\\nWinners and losers\\nApple, American Express, and Moody\\'s together made Buffett close to $54 billion so far this year. He has also had plenty of other big winners, including the five Japanese stocks purchased a couple of years ago.\\nHowever, Buffett has had his fair share of losers as well. Four of Berkshire\\'s biggest holdings -- Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Chevron, and Occidental -- have seen their shares fall in 2023.\\nHe\\'s probably not concerned in the least, though. Buffett focuses on the long term. All of these stocks could work wonders given enough time.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Keith Speights has positions in Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and Moody\\'s. The Motley Fool recommends Chevron and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple It isn't surprising in the least that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett's biggest moneymaker of 2023. Winners and losers Apple, American Express, and Moody's together made Buffett close to $54 billion so far this year. Four of Berkshire's biggest holdings -- Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Chevron, and Occidental -- have seen their shares fall in 2023.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple It isn't surprising in the least that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett's biggest moneymaker of 2023. Winners and losers Apple, American Express, and Moody's together made Buffett close to $54 billion so far this year. Four of Berkshire's biggest holdings -- Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Chevron, and Occidental -- have seen their shares fall in 2023.\", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Has Made $54 Billion So Far This Year With These 3 Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple It isn't surprising in the least that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett's biggest moneymaker of 2023. Buffett has made $54 billion so far this year for Berkshire Hathaway with only three stocks. Winners and losers Apple, American Express, and Moody's together made Buffett close to $54 billion so far this year.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple It isn't surprising in the least that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett's biggest moneymaker of 2023. Buffett has made $54 billion so far this year for Berkshire Hathaway with only three stocks. Winners and losers Apple, American Express, and Moody's together made Buffett close to $54 billion so far this year.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-growth-stock%3A-apple-vs.-microsoft-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Investors have been on a roller coaster the last few years, with the COVID-19 pandemic sending many tech stocks skyrocketing. Then, countless companies watched their stocks take a deeper dive amid last year's economic downturn.\\nIn 2023, the market has been in recovery mode, with Wall Street once again optimistic about the prospects of several industries. However, recent volatility makes now a smart time to consider investing in growth stocks that are likely to rise over the long term and fortify your holdings in the event of temporary headwinds.\\nAs the world's two most valuable companies by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are attractive options. These companies are home to potent businesses that have won over consumers and have histories of consistent stock growth.\\nHowever, if you only have room to add one to your portfolio, it's wise to find out which company is currently the better buy. So, let's examine whether Apple or Microsoft is the better growth stock.\\nApple\\nApple has long had a reputation as a reliable growth stock, with its annual revenue and operating income up 48% and 68% in the last five years. In the same period, its stock has climbed nearly 300% as investors have seen the company as a haven amid macroeconomic declines.\\nThe tech giant's stability is largely owed to the success of its smartphone business, with the iPhone achieving a majority market share in the U.S. last year by surpassing Alphabet's Android. The achievement strengthens Apple's outlook, as the iPhone is its best tool for attracting consumers to its other products and services. Essentially, the more iPhone users there are, the more sales in the company's other segments.\\nApple has attained leading market shares in several of its other product categories, like tablets, smartwatches, and headphones, almost entirely thanks to the dominance of the iPhone. The connectivity between all its products promotes ease of use and makes consumers less likely to seek competing options.\\nAs a result, Apple's recent venture into the $31 billion virtual/augmented reality market with a new headset is promising for its long-term future. The company's brand loyalty from consumers could see it climb to the top of the high-growth market, adding another lucrative revenue stream to its business.\\nMicrosoft\\nLike Apple, Microsoft has built a rapport with its user base, which has grown to depend on its products. Programs like its Office productivity suite and Windows operating system have become the industry standard in their respective markets. Meanwhile, other brands like Xbox, Azure, and LinkedIn diversified Microsoft's business and granted it substantial market shares in other high-profit sectors. As a result, the company's revenue has risen 80% more than the last five years, with operating income increasing 138%.\\nMoreover, Microsoft has been featured in countless headlines this year because of its expanding position in artificial intelligence (AI). In 2019, the company became the biggest backer of OpenAI, the start-up behind ChatGPT. The collaboration allowed Microsoft to take the lead in the burgeoning market, using OpenAI's technology to enhance several of its platforms. Meanwhile, competitors like Amazon and Alphabet have been left playing catch-up.\\nMicrosoft's shares have increased by 235% in the last five years. As its business continues to expand and its position in AI develops, the company has the potential to continue on its current growth trajectory.\\nIs Apple or Microsoft the better buy?\\nApple and Microsoft are both reliable long-term investments and solid growth stocks. These companies are pillars of the tech community, with their dominance spanning multiple markets. As a result, determining which is the better buy largely depends on which is currently trading at a better value.\\nData by YCharts\\nThis chart compares Apple's and Microsoft's forward price-to-earnings and price-to-free cash flow ratios, which are helpful metrics to determine the value of a stock. In both cases, Apple's lower figures indicate its stock offers more value than Microsoft.\\nConsequently, Apple is currently the better growth stock. However, it's still wise to keep Microsoft on your radar for the next time you're looking to expand your portfolio.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"As the world's two most valuable companies by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are attractive options. However, recent volatility makes now a smart time to consider investing in growth stocks that are likely to rise over the long term and fortify your holdings in the event of temporary headwinds. The tech giant's stability is largely owed to the success of its smartphone business, with the iPhone achieving a majority market share in the U.S. last year by surpassing Alphabet's Android.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"As the world's two most valuable companies by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are attractive options. Apple Apple has long had a reputation as a reliable growth stock, with its annual revenue and operating income up 48% and 68% in the last five years. Apple and Microsoft are both reliable long-term investments and solid growth stocks.\", 'news_article_title': 'Better Growth Stock: Apple vs. Microsoft', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"As the world's two most valuable companies by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are attractive options. Is Apple or Microsoft the better buy? Consequently, Apple is currently the better growth stock.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"As the world's two most valuable companies by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are attractive options. So, let's examine whether Apple or Microsoft is the better growth stock. Apple Apple has long had a reputation as a reliable growth stock, with its annual revenue and operating income up 48% and 68% in the last five years.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-you-invested-%2410000-in-berkshire-hathaway-in-1997-this-is-how-much-you-would-have-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The recent excitement about artificial intelligence and its world-changing potential reminds me of the internet's earliest days almost 30 years ago. Go back to the late 1990s when investor euphoria over the internet caused a technology stock bubble.\\nWhile it eventually popped, many of today's largest companies, such as Amazon, rose from those ashes and created mind-blowing investment returns over the years, eventually carrying the S&P 500 index to new heights.\\nIronically, Warren Buffett, who has traditionally avoided technology during his years of leading Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), has outperformed the S&P 500 over these past several decades. Had you invested $10,000 in Berkshire in 1997, you would have $117,000 today, compared to $84,000 with the S&P 500 -- including dividends, which Berkshire doesn't pay.\\nCan Buffett and Berkshire keep delivering market-beating returns? The answer is more straightforward than you might guess...\\nBRK.B data by YCharts\\nBuffett's strategy is still effective\\nBerkshire's success boils down to some simple observations. Sure, the company buys and sells stocks quarterly, but the meat of Berkshire rarely changes. For its portfolio, Buffett keeps 70% of Berkshire's portfolio in four stocks -- Apple, Bank of America, American Express, and Coca-Cola. He bought stock in these high-quality businesses opportunistically.\\nFor example, Berkshire began buying Apple in 2016 when the stock traded at a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of around 10 to 12.\\nHe backed Bank of America during the debt ceiling crisis in 2011. Buffett bought American Express in 1964 when the company was embroiled in a scandal. These contrarian investments paid off, and Buffett has held instead of booking profits and moving on.\\nAdditionally, Berkshire's nonpublic businesses include a combination of insurance, railroads, and energy infrastructure, companies with primarily physical competitive advantages that aren't as susceptible to disruption from innovation and technology. The underlying theme is that Buffett identifies durable businesses, invests opportunistically, and holds his winners. As long as Berkshire sticks with this philosophy, shareholders appear in good hands for the future.\\nThe war chest keeps growing larger\\nBerkshire doesn't pay a dividend, instead retaining all of the profits Berkshire owns. The result is a massive balance sheet that steadily grows over time as profits and investment income stack up. Today, Berkshire's $130 billion cash pile is one of Wall Street's most significant financial war chests.\\nBuffett is deliberate in holding a lot of cash because it gives Berkshire a lot of flexibility to be opportunistic. Some of those funds have been used for share repurchases in recent years, increasing the value of every Berkshire share.\\nBRK.B Cash and Short Term Investments (Quarterly) data by YCharts\\nIncreasing interest rates have made it easier to generate investment income, as Berkshire can hold treasury bonds yielding 3% to 5% while Buffett and the team plot Berkshire's next big move. Investors can own Berkshire confidently due to the balance sheet that gives it both opportunity and safety during hard times.\\nBerkshire is a great business; is the price fair?\\nSince Berkshire has so many different parts within it, looking at the company's book value can show you how much value the business is creating over time. You can see below that its book value, the collective value of Berkshire's tangible assets (like stocks and real estate) minus its liabilities has steadily grown over time.\\nBuffett's reputation and Berkshire's market-beating results have created a demand for the stock, which means it rarely goes on sale. Shares typically trade at a 20% to 50% premium to book value, shown as the price-to-book value (P/B) below.\\nBRK.B Book Value (Quarterly) data by YCharts\\nThe stock has risen to near the upper end of its typical valuation range, which could mean it is a little expensive today. Investors with long time horizons can dollar-cost average, buying slowly over time, or one could wait for a pullback. Either way, Berkshire Hathaway is a proven compounder that should be on any long-term investor's watch list. There's no reason Berkshire can't keep its market-beating ways going.\\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Justin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The answer is more straightforward than you might guess... BRK.B data by YCharts Buffett's strategy is still effective Berkshire's success boils down to some simple observations. Additionally, Berkshire's nonpublic businesses include a combination of insurance, railroads, and energy infrastructure, companies with primarily physical competitive advantages that aren't as susceptible to disruption from innovation and technology. BRK.B Book Value (Quarterly) data by YCharts The stock has risen to near the upper end of its typical valuation range, which could mean it is a little expensive today.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"For its portfolio, Buffett keeps 70% of Berkshire's portfolio in four stocks -- Apple, Bank of America, American Express, and Coca-Cola. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway.\", 'news_article_title': 'If You Invested $10,000 in Berkshire Hathaway in 1997, This Is How Much You Would Have Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Since Berkshire has so many different parts within it, looking at the company's book value can show you how much value the business is creating over time. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Had you invested $10,000 in Berkshire in 1997, you would have $117,000 today, compared to $84,000 with the S&P 500 -- including dividends, which Berkshire doesn't pay. For its portfolio, Buffett keeps 70% of Berkshire's portfolio in four stocks -- Apple, Bank of America, American Express, and Coca-Cola. BRK.B Cash and Short Term Investments (Quarterly) data by YCharts Increasing interest rates have made it easier to generate investment income, as Berkshire can hold treasury bonds yielding 3% to 5% while Buffett and the team plot Berkshire's next big move.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-is-nearly-50-of-warren-buffetts-portfolio-but-hes-spent-almost-twice-as-much-buying', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is an anomaly as an investor -- but in a good way. Since becoming CEO in 1965, he\\'s vastly outpaced the benchmark S&P 500. On an annualized return basis, including dividends, Berkshire Hathaway\\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) have doubled up the S&P 500 (19.8% vs. 9.9%) during Buffett\\'s tenure.\\nWhile there\\'s no shortage of money managers who can string together a couple of years of phenomenal returns, the Oracle of Omaha has been doing it for nearly six decades. It\\'s why more than 30,000 people flock to Omaha, Nebraska each year to hear him and his right-hand man Charlie Munger speak at Berkshire\\'s annual shareholder meeting. It\\'s also why so many new and tenured investors mirror the buying and selling activity of Buffett.\\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\\nOne thing Berkshire Hathaway\\'s $354 billion investment portfolio makes very clear is that Warren Buffett loves to concentrate his company\\'s invested capital in a small number of top ideas. While it would appear that no company is garnering more attention from Buffett and his investing team at the moment than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), looks can be deceiving.\\nApple is \"a better business than any we own\"\\nAs of the closing bell on June 16, 2023, the 915,560,382 shares of Apple stock held by Berkshire Hathaway equates to a market value of $169.3 billion. This works out to 47.8% of the invested assets of Berkshire\\'s investment portfolio and is nearly 40 percentage points higher than the second-largest holding by portfolio weighting, Bank of America (8.5%).\\nThe Oracle of Omaha and his team are up big on their Apple stake. Based on estimates from Form 13F aggregator WhaleWisdom.com, the more than 915 million Apple shares owned by Berkshire Hathaway have a cost basis of $39.62. In other words, Buffett and his investing lieutenants (Ted Weschler and Todd Combs) have turned an approximate $36.3 billion investment into $169.3 billion, not including dividends paid, over seven years. Not too shabby!\\nBuffett hasn\\'t been shy about his feelings for Apple. During Berkshire\\'s annual meeting, he referred to the tech giant as \"a better business than any we own.\" That\\'s a powerful statement considering Berkshire holds stakes in around four dozen securities and has acquired roughly five dozen companies over the years.\\nThere look to be four factors that have endeared Buffett to Apple. The first is its customer base and brand. It\\'s pretty consistently viewed as the world\\'s most valuable brand in surveys, and its customers are exceptionally loyal.\\nThis second point, which builds on the first, is that Apple has a rock-solid management team led by CEO Tim Cook. Under Cook\\'s leadership, Apple has maintained its dominance in U.S. smartphone market share and continues to evolve into a services provider. Buffett rarely, if ever, invests in businesses with questionable management teams.\\nInnovation is the third factor likely driving Buffett\\'s interest in Apple. While the Oracle of Omaha probably couldn\\'t tell you how an iPhone works, he can see via Apple\\'s earnings reports how its evolution into services can lift its operating margin long term and lessen the revenue volatility that occasionally accompanies iPhone replacement cycles.\\nLastly, Apple has one of the best capital-return programs. While its yield of 0.5% is nothing to write home about, its nominal-dollar payout of better than $15 billion annually is one of the largest on the planet. Furthermore, the company has repurchased $586 billion worth of its common stock over the past 10 years. Warren Buffett absolutely loves when Berkshire\\'s stake in a company grows via share buybacks without having to lift a finger.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nThe Oracle of Omaha has spent over $70 billion buying another stock\\nWhile it\\'s plainly evident that Warren Buffett and his investing crew made a prescient decision putting Berkshire\\'s money to work in Apple, you might be surprised to learn that the estimated $36.3 billion invested in Apple doesn\\'t even come close to matching the amount of money Buffett and Co. put to work in another highly loved stock.\\nSome of you might be scratching your head and wondering how such huge purchases could slip through the proverbial cracks given that Berkshire Hathaway is required to disclose what it buys, sells, and holds via a quarterly 13F filing. The answer can be found by taking a closer look at Berkshire Hathaway\\'s quarterly operating results and its ongoing share-repurchase program.\\nWhile all of Berkshire Hathaway\\'s stock purchases are being shown in the company\\'s 13Fs, share buybacks of Berkshire Hathaway stock won\\'t show up in 13Fs. Instead, they\\'re listed toward the end of the company\\'s quarterly filings.\\nSince July 17, 2018 -- i.e., the date Berkshire\\'s board altered the criteria governing buybacks to allow Buffett and Executive Vice Chairman Charlie Munger more liberty to repurchase Berkshire stock -- Buffett and Munger have OK\\'d the repurchase of more than $70 billion in Berkshire Hathaway shares. That\\'s nearly double the amount spent in less than five years on buybacks than was put to work buying shares of Apple over a seven-year span.\\nBuying back such an exorbitant amount of Berkshire Hathaway stock holds three purposes. First, it\\'s continually increasing the stakes of existing shareholders. Much in the same way that Berkshire\\'s stake in Apple keeps growing with the company, reducing its outstanding share count, Berkshire\\'s buybacks are making its long-term shareholders successively bigger owners of the company.\\nSecond, share buybacks have a way of increasing earnings per share (EPS) for businesses with steady or growing net income. Putting aside the potentially wild swings tied to Berkshire Hathaway\\'s unrealized gains and losses on its investments, the company\\'s core operating segments have steadily grown their operating profits over time. In other words, this $70 billion-plus in buybacks is helping to lift Berkshire\\'s EPS and is making it even more attractive to fundamentally focused investors.\\nAnd third, this veritable mountain of buybacks may signal Warren Buffett\\'s unwavering optimism in his company and the long-term vision he, Charlie Munger, and his investing lieutenants have built. Most of the companies Buffett and his team have acquired or invested in are cyclical, and will therefore ebb and flow with the U.S. economy. Since periods of expansion last considerably longer than economic downturns, patience should allow Berkshire\\'s owned and invested assets to handily outperform over long periods.\\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"While it would appear that no company is garnering more attention from Buffett and his investing team at the moment than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), looks can be deceiving. The Oracle of Omaha has spent over $70 billion buying another stock While it's plainly evident that Warren Buffett and his investing crew made a prescient decision putting Berkshire's money to work in Apple, you might be surprised to learn that the estimated $36.3 billion invested in Apple doesn't even come close to matching the amount of money Buffett and Co. put to work in another highly loved stock. Some of you might be scratching your head and wondering how such huge purchases could slip through the proverbial cracks given that Berkshire Hathaway is required to disclose what it buys, sells, and holds via a quarterly 13F filing.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"While it would appear that no company is garnering more attention from Buffett and his investing team at the moment than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), looks can be deceiving. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is an anomaly as an investor -- but in a good way. On an annualized return basis, including dividends, Berkshire Hathaway's Class A shares (BRK.A) have doubled up the S&P 500 (19.8% vs. 9.9%) during Buffett's tenure.\", 'news_article_title': \"Apple Is Nearly 50% of Warren Buffett's Portfolio -- but He's Spent Almost Twice as Much Buying Another Stock\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"While it would appear that no company is garnering more attention from Buffett and his investing team at the moment than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), looks can be deceiving. The Oracle of Omaha and his team are up big on their Apple stake. The Oracle of Omaha has spent over $70 billion buying another stock While it's plainly evident that Warren Buffett and his investing crew made a prescient decision putting Berkshire's money to work in Apple, you might be surprised to learn that the estimated $36.3 billion invested in Apple doesn't even come close to matching the amount of money Buffett and Co. put to work in another highly loved stock.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"While it would appear that no company is garnering more attention from Buffett and his investing team at the moment than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), looks can be deceiving. The Oracle of Omaha has spent over $70 billion buying another stock While it's plainly evident that Warren Buffett and his investing crew made a prescient decision putting Berkshire's money to work in Apple, you might be surprised to learn that the estimated $36.3 billion invested in Apple doesn't even come close to matching the amount of money Buffett and Co. put to work in another highly loved stock. While all of Berkshire Hathaway's stock purchases are being shown in the company's 13Fs, share buybacks of Berkshire Hathaway stock won't show up in 13Fs.\"}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 185.009994506836, 'high': 187.5599975585937, 'open': 185.5500030517578, 'close': 186.67999267578125, 'ema_50': 174.79405877678207, 'rsi_14': 66.03249012701431, 'target': 185.2700042724609, 'volume': 53079300.0, 'ema_200': 160.05712675664114, 'adj_close': 186.1829528808593, 'rsi_lag_1': 68.76704290211268, 'rsi_lag_2': 68.42401628279337, 'rsi_lag_3': 72.39979359359907, 'rsi_lag_4': 74.98688256662943, 'rsi_lag_5': 82.00592648162028, 'macd_lag_1': 3.6323969502452087, 'macd_lag_2': 3.5379722897505133, 'macd_lag_3': 3.675517260728924, 'macd_lag_4': 3.6907047427921498, 'macd_lag_5': 3.665569778042908, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.6394538982706877, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.506094117978737}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 12.880000114440918, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 13.800000190734863, 'Open': 13.239999771118164, 'Close': 13.4399995803833, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 13.4399995803833}, {'Low': 1.0845046043395996, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 1.0958904027938845, 'Open': 1.0958904027938845, 'Close': 1.0958904027938845, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 1.0958904027938845}, {'Low': 1.269196629524231, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 1.275049924850464, 'Open': 1.274518609046936, 'Close': 1.2747135162353516, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 1.2747135162353516}, {'Low': 7.178500175476074, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 7.178999900817871, 'Open': 7.178500175476074, 'Close': 7.178500175476074, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 7.178500175476074}, {'Low': 67.3499984741211, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 69.6500015258789, 'Open': 69.52999877929688, 'Close': 69.16000366210938, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 322475, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 69.16000366210938}, {'Low': 0.6663601398468018, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 0.6767099499702454, 'Open': 0.6760699152946472, 'Close': 0.6760699152946472, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 0.6760699152946472}, {'Low': 3.691999912261963, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 3.759999990463257, 'Open': 3.7269999980926514, 'Close': 3.739000082015991, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 3.739000082015991}, {'Low': 142.76199340820312, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 143.85400390625, 'Open': 143.02999877929688, 'Close': 143.02999877929688, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 143.02999877929688}, {'Low': 102.37999725341795, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 103.16999816894533, 'Open': 102.37999725341795, 'Close': 102.9000015258789, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 102.9000015258789}, {'Low': 1918.699951171875, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 1932.5, 'Open': 1918.699951171875, 'Close': 1919.0999755859373, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 105, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 1919.0999755859373}]}"},"response":{"kind":"string","value":"{'next_10_days': {'2023-06-26': 185.2700042724609, '2023-06-27': 188.0599975585937, '2023-06-28': 189.25, '2023-06-29': 189.58999633789065, '2023-06-30': 193.97000122070312, '2023-07-03': 192.4600067138672, '2023-07-05': 191.3300018310547, '2023-07-06': 191.8099975585937, '2023-07-07': 190.67999267578125}, '1_month_later': {'2023-07-24': 192.75}, '3_months_later': {'2023-09-25': 176.0800018310547}}"},"system_prompt":{"kind":"string","value":"YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term.\\nShares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +6.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5% change. The Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, to which Apple belongs, has gained 8.7% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?\\nAlthough media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.\\nEarnings Estimate Revisions\\nHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.\\nWe essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.\\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.18 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -1.7%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed +0.1%.\\nFor the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $5.99 points to a change of -2% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has remained unchanged.\\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.64 indicates a change of +10.8% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -0.1%.\\nHaving a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Apple is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\\n12 Month EPS\\nProjected Revenue Growth\\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.\\nFor Apple, the consensus sales estimate for the current quarter of $81.17 billion indicates a year-over-year change of -2.2%. For the current and next fiscal years, $384.34 billion and $409.1 billion estimates indicate -2.5% and +6.4% changes, respectively.\\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\\nApple reported revenues of $94.84 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -2.5%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares with $1.52 a year ago.\\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $93.32 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +1.63%. The EPS surprise was +5.56%.\\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\\nValuation\\nNo investment decision can be efficient without considering a stock's valuation. Whether a stock's current price rightly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects is an essential determinant of its future price performance.\\nWhile comparing the current values of a company's valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock's price.\\nThe Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an An is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\\nApple is graded D on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\\nConclusion\\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\\nInfrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America\\nA massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.\\nThe only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”\\nZacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.\\nDownload FREE: How To Profit From Trillions On Spending For Infrastructure >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate: 12 Month EPS Projected Revenue Growth While earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues.\", 'news_article_title': 'Is Trending Stock Apple Inc. (AAPL) a Buy Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up.', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-dips-more-than-broader-markets%3A-what-you-should-know-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.27, marking a -0.76% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.45% loss on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.04%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 3.58%.\\nHeading into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had gained 6.41% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 7.46% and outpacing the S&P 500's gain of 5.01% in that time.\\nWall Street will be looking for positivity from Apple as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.18, down 1.67% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $81.17 billion, down 2.16% from the prior-year quarter.\\nFor the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.34 billion, which would represent changes of -1.96% and -2.53%, respectively, from the prior year.\\nInvestors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.\\nResearch indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.\\nThe Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.01% lower. Apple is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).\\nDigging into valuation, Apple currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 31.15. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 8.85, so we one might conclude that Apple is trading at a premium comparatively.\\nIt is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.49. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.49 as of yesterday's close.\\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 195, putting it in the bottom 23% of all 250+ industries.\\nThe Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\\nTo follow AAPL in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.\\nInfrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America\\nA massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.\\nThe only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”\\nZacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.\\nDownload FREE: How To Profit From Trillions On Spending For Infrastructure >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.27, marking a -0.76% move from the previous day. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.49. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.49 as of yesterday's close.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.27, marking a -0.76% move from the previous day. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.49. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.49 as of yesterday's close.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Dips More Than Broader Markets: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.27, marking a -0.76% move from the previous day. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.49. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.49 as of yesterday's close.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.27, marking a -0.76% move from the previous day. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.49.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-26-2023%3A-enfn-meta-goog-aapl-avgo', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Tech stocks were mixed late Monday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 1%.\\nIn company news, Enfusion (ENFN) shares were rising 20% after Reuters reported the software firm is being courted by private equity firms and strategic buyers.\\nMeta Platforms (META) on Monday launched its Meta Quest+ virtual reality subscription service for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets. Its shares were down 3.2%.\\nAlphabet's (GOOG) unit Google won a US Supreme Court ruling as the justices left standing a decision that tossed out a suit by music website Genius alleging Google stole millions of music lyrics, Bloomberg reported. Alphabet shares were down 3%.\\nThe US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. Apple shares were down 0.6% while Broadcom was up 0.3%.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. Tech stocks were mixed late Monday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 1%. Alphabet's (GOOG) unit Google won a US Supreme Court ruling as the justices left standing a decision that tossed out a suit by music website Genius alleging Google stole millions of music lyrics, Bloomberg reported.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"The US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. Meta Platforms (META) on Monday launched its Meta Quest+ virtual reality subscription service for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets. Alphabet shares were down 3%.\", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/26/2023: ENFN, META, GOOG, AAPL, AVGO', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"The US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. Tech stocks were mixed late Monday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 1%. Alphabet shares were down 3%.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"The US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. In company news, Enfusion (ENFN) shares were rising 20% after Reuters reported the software firm is being courted by private equity firms and strategic buyers. Alphabet's (GOOG) unit Google won a US Supreme Court ruling as the justices left standing a decision that tossed out a suit by music website Genius alleging Google stole millions of music lyrics, Bloomberg reported.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-monday-option-activity%3A-aapl-wba-gs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 296,525 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 29.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 46.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 64.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring June 30, 2023, with 62,436 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.2 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange:\\nWalgreens Boots Alliance Inc (Symbol: WBA) saw options trading volume of 37,480 contracts, representing approximately 3.7 million underlying shares or approximately 44.9% of WBA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $31 strike put option expiring June 30, 2023, with 6,649 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 664,900 underlying shares of WBA. Below is a chart showing WBA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $31 strike highlighted in orange:\\nAnd Goldman Sachs Group Inc (Symbol: GS) options are showing a volume of 11,112 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.8% of GS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $320 strike call option expiring June 30, 2023, with 810 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 81,000 underlying shares of GS. Below is a chart showing GS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $320 strike highlighted in orange:\\nFor the various different available expirations for AAPL options, WBA options, or GS options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\\nAlso see:\\n\\x95 Wabtec market cap history\\n\\x95 CPS shares outstanding history\\n\\x95 MSG Videos\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Particularly high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring June 30, 2023, with 62,436 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.2 million underlying shares of AAPL. Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 296,525 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 29.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 46.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 64.1 million shares.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Particularly high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring June 30, 2023, with 62,436 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.2 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (Symbol: WBA) saw options trading volume of 37,480 contracts, representing approximately 3.7 million underlying shares or approximately 44.9% of WBA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.3 million shares. Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 296,525 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 29.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares).\", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Monday Option Activity: AAPL, WBA, GS', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Particularly high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring June 30, 2023, with 62,436 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.2 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (Symbol: WBA) saw options trading volume of 37,480 contracts, representing approximately 3.7 million underlying shares or approximately 44.9% of WBA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.3 million shares. Below is a chart showing GS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $320 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for AAPL options, WBA options, or GS options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 296,525 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 29.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). Particularly high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring June 30, 2023, with 62,436 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.2 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (Symbol: WBA) saw options trading volume of 37,480 contracts, representing approximately 3.7 million underlying shares or approximately 44.9% of WBA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.3 million shares.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-26-2023%3A-meta-goog-aapl-avgo', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Tech stocks were mixed on Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.4% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 0.6%.\\nIn company news, Meta Platforms (META) on Monday launched its Meta Quest+ virtual reality subscription service for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets. Its shares were down 3%.\\nAlphabet's (GOOG) unit Google won a US Supreme Court ruling as the justices left standing a decision that tossed out a suit by music website Genius alleging Google stole millions of music lyrics, Bloomberg reported. Alphabet shares were down 3%.\\nThe US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. Apple shares were down 0.4% while Broadcom was up 0.1%.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"The US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. Tech stocks were mixed on Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.4% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 0.6%. Alphabet's (GOOG) unit Google won a US Supreme Court ruling as the justices left standing a decision that tossed out a suit by music website Genius alleging Google stole millions of music lyrics, Bloomberg reported.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"The US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. In company news, Meta Platforms (META) on Monday launched its Meta Quest+ virtual reality subscription service for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets. Alphabet shares were down 3%.\", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/26/2023: META, GOOG, AAPL, AVGO', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"The US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. Tech stocks were mixed on Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.4% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 0.6%. Alphabet shares were down 3%.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"The US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. In company news, Meta Platforms (META) on Monday launched its Meta Quest+ virtual reality subscription service for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets. Alphabet's (GOOG) unit Google won a US Supreme Court ruling as the justices left standing a decision that tossed out a suit by music website Genius alleging Google stole millions of music lyrics, Bloomberg reported.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/generative-ai-is-driving-yext-to-up-its-full-year-guidance', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Yext Inc. (NASDAQ: YEXT) offers a one-stop shop platform for businesses to create, adjust and update information about them. The artificial intelligence (AI) powered content management platform updates the information consistently across the internet and mobile sources. It lets businesses stay abreast of customer experiences while keeping their content consistent.\\nRather than attempt to correct or update information across hundreds of online sites manually, businesses can conveniently make adjustments on the Yext content management platform. Yext has also launched studio and generative AI content generation features enabling the creation of on-brand business-specific content consistent with a company\\'s writing patterns and styles.\\nThis solution has been embraced by many well-known brands, including Starbucks Co. (NASDAQ: SBUX), Domino’s Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ), The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD), Subway and Lego.\\nContent Management Platform\\nYext offers many services to improve the company\\'s online presence and customer experience. Its listing services are a single one-stop source of truth that businesses can use to create and manage their listings across hundreds of online sources, including websites, social media, search engines and mobile. It lets businesses respond to customer reviews, track the performance of their reviews and provide insights into what customers are saying about them.\\nCompanies can provide answers to customer questions and create their knowledge base through the Yext Knowledge Engine. It also provides search engine optimization (SEO) across the most prominent search sites, including Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Bing, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Business Connect and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN).\\nTurnaround Taking Shape\\nOn June 6, 2023, Yext released its fiscal first-quarter 2024 results for the quarter ended April 2024. The Company reported an earnings-per-share (EPS) profit of $0.09 versus $0.05 consensus analyst estimates, a $0.04 beat. The Company had a net loss of (-$0.04 million). Adjusted EBITDA was $14.4 million. Revenues rose 0.7% year-over-year (YoY) to $99.45 million, beating analyst estimates of $98.55 million.\\nAnnual run rate (ARR) rose 3% YoY to $398 million compared to $387 million in the year-ago period. Customer count rose 5% YoY to 2,970. The company ended the quarter with $217 million in cash and cash equivalents. The remaining performance obligation (RPO) was $428 million, with $373 million expected to be recognized over the next 24 months.\\nCEO Insights\\nYext CEO and Chairman Michael Walrath commented, \"Our results demonstrate our continued commitment to driving efficiency and executing our operational and financial goals. Yext is ideally positioned to help enterprises use generative AI, search, content management, and related technologies to deliver world-class digital experiences.\" Walrath exclaimed that the calendar year 2023 was a turning point. The company reduced its workforce by 8% and transitioned parts of its lower-margin business to its partner ecosystem and system integrators.\\nThis helped non-GAAP gross margins expand 280 bps to 79.2%. Generative AI will create new opportunities, including its recently launched studio and content generation features that implement large language models to generate business-specific content consistent with the company\\'s branding and style.\\nRaising the Bar\\nYext raised fiscal Q2 2024 EPS of $0.06 to $0.07 versus $0.05 consensus analyst estimates. It sees revenues of $100 million to $101.5 million to $102.5 million versus $100.13 million analyst estimates. Fiscal full-year 2024 revenue expectations were raised to $404 million to $407 million versus $403.58 million analyst estimates. Prior estimates for fiscal 2024 were for EPS of $0.22 to $0.23 and revenues between $402 million to $406 million. \\nYext analyst ratings and stock price targets are at MarketBeat.\\n The definitive beginner’s guide to reading stock charts can be found free on Marketbeat.\\nLearn how to use the RSI indicator on MarketBeat.\\nWeekly Cup and Handle Breakout\\nThe weekly candlestick chart on YEXT started forming its lip line at $9.92 in January 2023 as shares cascaded lower to bottom out at $4.00 in August 2022. The weekly RSI had a divergence after dipping to the 23-band in May, hitting a low of $4.68 but making a new low of $4.00 in August 2022 with a higher weekly RSI at the 34-band.\\nThis signaled the buyers bidding up shares as the weekly rounding bottom formed, propelling YEXT back to retest the $9.92 cup lip line in March 2023. YEXT shares pulled back to form a handle low at $7.53 and triggered a weekly market structure low (MSL) breakout through the $8.15 trigger as shares exploded to a high of $14.35 on strong Q1 2023 results and raised guidance.\\nThis also sent the weekly RSI up to the overbought 76-band before plunging back down to the 64-band as shares rug pulled back to $11.37 two weeks later. Pullback supports are at $9.92 cup lip line, $8.89, $8.15 weekly MSL trigger and $7.53.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'It also provides search engine optimization (SEO) across the most prominent search sites, including Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Bing, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Business Connect and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). Rather than attempt to correct or update information across hundreds of online sites manually, businesses can conveniently make adjustments on the Yext content management platform. Yext is ideally positioned to help enterprises use generative AI, search, content management, and related technologies to deliver world-class digital experiences.\"', 'news_luhn_summary': 'It also provides search engine optimization (SEO) across the most prominent search sites, including Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Bing, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Business Connect and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). Yext Inc. (NASDAQ: YEXT) offers a one-stop shop platform for businesses to create, adjust and update information about them. Rather than attempt to correct or update information across hundreds of online sites manually, businesses can conveniently make adjustments on the Yext content management platform.', 'news_article_title': 'Generative AI is Driving Yext to Up Its Full-Year Guidance', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It also provides search engine optimization (SEO) across the most prominent search sites, including Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Bing, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Business Connect and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). The artificial intelligence (AI) powered content management platform updates the information consistently across the internet and mobile sources. It sees revenues of $100 million to $101.5 million to $102.5 million versus $100.13 million analyst estimates.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'It also provides search engine optimization (SEO) across the most prominent search sites, including Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Bing, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Business Connect and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). It sees revenues of $100 million to $101.5 million to $102.5 million versus $100.13 million analyst estimates. Fiscal full-year 2024 revenue expectations were raised to $404 million to $407 million versus $403.58 million analyst estimates.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-augmented-reality-augment-apples-returns', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'One of the world’s most innovative tech companies just debuted a new product in recent days – the Apple Vision Pro. This is a spatial computer headset that blends virtual and actual realities together, creating an augmented reality. Apple is having a go at pricing this new device around $3,500. Will consumers bite at this new tech device? Or will it turn out to be a bust for this tech giant?\\nInnovate or Retreat to Oblivion\\nIt’s been a few years since Apple Inc. (APPL) debuted an entirely original product. There have been various product updates and modifications to the existing product line, but one could make a strong argument that the last meaningful product launch was the Apple Watch back in 2016. In hindsight, it turned out that 2016 was an exceptional buying opportunity in Apple. But can the Vision Pro bring the same bullish fortunes as the Apple Watch did then?\\nFortunately for Apple, its future prospects aren’t entirely dependent on a successful Vision Pro launch, although bulls will want to see this manifest in some way, shape, or form. Another major revenue stream for Apple is its services line, which carries a whopping margin of 71% compared to its products that have a margin of 37%. Thus, bulls should be able to find solace in this ballooning segment of the business.\\nTraders seeking to bet on Apple’s bullish case may consider Direxion’s Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares (Ticker: AAPU), which looks to track, before fees and expenses, 150% of the daily performance of Apple common stock (Ticker: AAPL).\\nBelow is a daily chart of AAPL as of June 8, 2023.\\n[caption id=\"attachment_524256\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"624\"] Source: TradingView.com[/caption]\\nCandlestick charts display the high and low (the stick) and the open and close price (the body) of a security for a specific period. If the body is filled, it means the close was lower than the open. If the body is empty, it means the close was higher than the open.\\nThe performance data quoted represents past performance. \\nWill the Consumer Actually Bite?\\nIt all comes down to discretionary spending and the health of the consumer for a company like Apple, especially when consumption represents approximately 70% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States. Fortunately, Apple has access to the world’s market, but it’s well-known that if the U.S. economy catches a cold, the world economy gets pneumonia.\\nUltimately, the launch of Vision Pro ties into the whole artificial intelligence (AI) market craze. Market observers may argue that the trade is becoming crowded in the near-term, and perhaps industry adoption may not take effect as soon as some may believe.\\nFor traders that remain skeptical about Apple’s new product launch, as well as the health of the consumer, consider Direxion’s Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares (Ticker: AAPD), which looks to track, before fees and expenses, 100% of the inverse of the daily performance of Apple common stock (Ticker: AAPL).\\nKeeping the Big Picture in Mind\\nTraders looking for less concentrated exposure may find opportunities with other Direxion funds. The Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares (Ticker: TECL) and Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X Shares (Ticker: TECS) seek to track 300% or -300%, respectively, before fees and expenses, of the daily performance of the Technology Select Sector Index*. \\nDirexion even offers traders funds to speculate in the AI-space. The Direxion Daily Electric and Autonomous Vehicle Bull 2X Shares (Ticker: EVAV) seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the performance of the Indxx US Electric and Autonomous Vehicles Index*. There’s also the Direxion Daily Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Automation Index Bull 2X Shares (Ticker: UBOT), which seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the performance of the Indxx Global Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Thematic Index*.\\nEditor\\'s note: Any and all references to time frames longer than one trading day are for purposes of market context only, and not recommendations of any holding time frame. Daily rebalancing ETFs are not meant to be held unmonitored for long periods. If you don\\'t have the resources, time or inclination to constantly monitor and manage your positions, leveraged and inverse ETFs are not for you.\\nInvesting in the funds involves a high degree of risk. Unlike traditional ETFs, or even other leveraged and/or inverse ETFs, these leveraged and/or inverse single-stock ETFs track the price of a single stock rather than an index, eliminating the benefits of diversification. Leveraged and inverse ETFs pursue daily leveraged investment objectives, which means they are riskier than alternatives which do not use leverage. They seek daily goals and should not be expected to track the underlying stock’s performance over periods longer than one day. They are not suitable for all investors and should be utilized only by investors who understand leverage risk and who actively manage their investments. The Funds will lose money if the underlying stock’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Bull Fund will lose money even if the underlying stock’s performance increases, and the Bear Fund will lose money even if the underlying stock’s performance decreases, over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his or her investment in a single day. Investing in the Funds is not equivalent to investing directly in AAPL.\\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Leveraged & Inverse Channel.\\nAn investor should carefully consider a Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. A Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Direxion Shares. To obtain a Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus call 866-476-7523 or visit our website at www.direxion.com. A Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.\\nLeveraged and Inverse ETFs pursue daily leveraged investment objectives which means they are riskier than alternatives which do not use leverage. They seek daily goals and should not be expected to track the underlying index over periods longer than one day. They are not suitable for all investors and should be utilized only by sophisticated investors who understand leverage risk and who actively manage their investments.\\nThe “Technology Select Sector Index” is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“SPDJI”), and has been licensed for use by Rafferty Asset Management, LLC (“Rafferty”). Standard & Poor’s® and S&P® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by Rafferty. Rafferty’s ETFs are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s) nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the Technology Select Sector Index.\\nThe Technology Select Sector Index (IXTTR) is provided by S&P Dow Jones Indices and includes domestic companies from the technology sector which includes the following industries: computers and peripherals; software; diversified telecommunications services; communications equipment; semiconductors and semi-conductor equipment; internet software and services; IT services; electronic equipment, instruments and components; wireless telecommunication services; and office electronics. \\nThe Indxx US Electric and Autonomous Vehicles Index is designed to track the performance of electric and autonomous vehicles companies. The Index Provider defines electric and autonomous vehicles companies as those companies that derive at least 50% of their revenues from the following activities (or “sub-themes”): Manufacturers – companies that manufacture and sell electric or autonomous vehicles; Enablers – companies that build infrastructure or create technology for electric or autonomous vehicles, such as charging docks and batteries; and Software and Technology Services – companies that engage in the development of software and technology for electric or autonomous vehicles.\\nThe Indxx Global Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Thematic Index (IBOTZNT) is designed to provide exposure to exchange-listed companies in developed markets that are expected to benefit from the adoption and utilization of robotics and/or artificial intelligence, including companies involved in developing industrial robots and production systems, automated inventory management, unmanned vehicles, voice/image/text recognition, and medical robots or robotic instruments, as defined by the index provider, Indxx. Companies must have a minimum market capitalization of $100 million and a minimum average daily turnover for the last 6 months greater than, or equal to, $2 million in order to be eligible for inclusion in the Index. \\nOne cannot directly invest in an index.\\nAAPU and AAPD Risks – An investment in each Fund involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Each Fund is non-diversified and includes risks associated with a Fund concentrating its investments in a particular security, industry, sector, or geographic region which can result in increased volatility. A Fund’s investments in derivatives such as futures contracts and swaps may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility and lack of availability. As a result, the value of an investment in a Fund may change quickly and without warning. Risks of the Funds include Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk, Leverage Risk, Derivatives Risk, Counterparty Risk, Rebalancing Risk, Intra-Day Investment Risk, Daily Correlation Risk, Apple Inc. Investing Risk, Market Risk, Industry Concentration Risk, Indirect Investment Risk, Trading Halt Risk, Cash Transaction Risk, Tax Risk, and risks specific to the technology sector. Additional risks include, for the Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares, risks related to Shorting. Please see the summary and full prospectuses for a more complete description of these and other risks of the Funds.\\nTechnology Sector Risk — The market prices of technology related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than other types of securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices. Technology securities may be affected by intense competition, obsolescence of existing technology, general economic conditions and government regulation and may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Technology companies may experience dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for qualified personnel. These companies are also heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely impact a company’s profitability.\\nApple Inc. Investing Risk — In addition to the risks associated with companies in the technology sector, Apple Inc. faces risks related to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic; managing the frequent introductions and transitions of products and services; the outsourced manufacturing and logistical services provided by partners, many of which are located outside of the United States. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.\\nDirexion Shares ETF Risks - An investment in each Fund involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Each Fund is non-diversified and includes risks associated with a Fund concentrating its investments in a particular security, industry, sector, or geographic region which can result in increased volatility. A Fund’s investments in derivatives such as futures contracts and swaps may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility and lack of availability. As a result, the value of an investment in a Fund may change quickly and without warning. Risks of the Funds include Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk, Leverage Risk, Derivatives Risk, Counterparty Risk, Rebalancing Risk, Intra-Day Investment Risk, Daily Correlation Risk, Apple Inc. Investing Risk, Market Risk, Industry Concentration Risk, Indirect Investment Risk, Trading Halt Risk, Cash Transaction Risk, Tax Risk, and risks specific to the technology sector. Additional risks include, for the Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares, risks related to Shorting. Please see the summary and full prospectuses for a more complete description of these and other risks of the Funds.\\nDistributor: Foreside Fund Services, LLC.\\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Additional risks include, for the Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares, risks related to Shorting. Traders seeking to bet on Apple’s bullish case may consider Direxion’s Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares (Ticker: AAPU), which looks to track, before fees and expenses, 150% of the daily performance of Apple common stock (Ticker: AAPL). Below is a daily chart of AAPL as of June 8, 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Additional risks include, for the Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares, risks related to Shorting. Risks of the Funds include Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk, Leverage Risk, Derivatives Risk, Counterparty Risk, Rebalancing Risk, Intra-Day Investment Risk, Daily Correlation Risk, Apple Inc. Traders seeking to bet on Apple’s bullish case may consider Direxion’s Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares (Ticker: AAPU), which looks to track, before fees and expenses, 150% of the daily performance of Apple common stock (Ticker: AAPL).', 'news_article_title': 'Will Augmented Reality Augment Apple’s Returns?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For traders that remain skeptical about Apple’s new product launch, as well as the health of the consumer, consider Direxion’s Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares (Ticker: AAPD), which looks to track, before fees and expenses, 100% of the inverse of the daily performance of Apple common stock (Ticker: AAPL). Additional risks include, for the Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares, risks related to Shorting. Traders seeking to bet on Apple’s bullish case may consider Direxion’s Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares (Ticker: AAPU), which looks to track, before fees and expenses, 150% of the daily performance of Apple common stock (Ticker: AAPL).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Additional risks include, for the Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares, risks related to Shorting. Risks of the Funds include Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk, Leverage Risk, Derivatives Risk, Counterparty Risk, Rebalancing Risk, Intra-Day Investment Risk, Daily Correlation Risk, Apple Inc. Traders seeking to bet on Apple’s bullish case may consider Direxion’s Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares (Ticker: AAPU), which looks to track, before fees and expenses, 150% of the daily performance of Apple common stock (Ticker: AAPL).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-do-the-spy-etfs-technical-indicators-signal', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) tracks the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and consists of over 500 large-cap U.S. stocks across a broad range of market sectors. The SPY ETF stock has advanced about 15% year-to-date thanks to the artificial intelligence (AI) rally, and remarkably, Wall Street’s top analysts see further upside potential. Moreover, based on technical indicators, SPY is a Buy near its current levels.\\nSPY ETF's Technical Indicators\\nAccording to TipRanks’ technical analysis tool, the SPY ETF stock’s 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 419.94, while SPY's price is $432.70, making it a Buy. Further, the shorter-duration EMA (20-Day) also signals a Buy.\\nMeanwhile, its RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.64, implying a Neutral signal. At the same time, the SPY ETF’s price rate of change (ROC) of 1.61 points to a bullish trend.\\nOverall, in the one-day time frame, the SPY ETF stock is a Buy, based on TipRanks’ easy-to-read technical summary signals. This is based on 11 Bullish, six Neutral, and five Bearish signals.\\nIs SPY a Buy, According to Analysts?\\nOut of the 4,290 top analysts who rated the SPY ETF’s holdings in the past three months, 60.84% assigned a Buy rating, 34.36% suggested a Hold, and 4.8% have given a Sell rating. Overall, top analysts have a Moderate Buy consensus rating on the SPY ETF. Moreover, at $482.76, the average SPY stock price target based on these recommendations implies upside potential of 11.6% at present. \\nIt is noteworthy that these top analysts have an impressive history of helping investors generate massive returns from their recommendations. Moreover, each analyst has a remarkable success rate.\\nEnding Thoughts\\nImpressively, SPY has delivered an average annualized return of 12.1% in the past decade (as of March 2023), and the ETF’s rock-bottom expense ratio of 0.09% makes it even more appealing. Investors looking for exposure to some of its key holdings, including Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM), may want to consider the ETF.\\nDisclosure\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Investors looking for exposure to some of its key holdings, including Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM), may want to consider the ETF. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) tracks the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and consists of over 500 large-cap U.S. stocks across a broad range of market sectors. The SPY ETF stock has advanced about 15% year-to-date thanks to the artificial intelligence (AI) rally, and remarkably, Wall Street’s top analysts see further upside potential.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Investors looking for exposure to some of its key holdings, including Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM), may want to consider the ETF. SPY ETF's Technical Indicators According to TipRanks’ technical analysis tool, the SPY ETF stock’s 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 419.94, while SPY's price is $432.70, making it a Buy. Overall, in the one-day time frame, the SPY ETF stock is a Buy, based on TipRanks’ easy-to-read technical summary signals.\", 'news_article_title': 'What Do the SPY ETF’s Technical Indicators Signal?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Investors looking for exposure to some of its key holdings, including Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM), may want to consider the ETF. SPY ETF's Technical Indicators According to TipRanks’ technical analysis tool, the SPY ETF stock’s 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 419.94, while SPY's price is $432.70, making it a Buy. Is SPY a Buy, According to Analysts?\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Investors looking for exposure to some of its key holdings, including Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM), may want to consider the ETF. SPY ETF's Technical Indicators According to TipRanks’ technical analysis tool, the SPY ETF stock’s 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 419.94, while SPY's price is $432.70, making it a Buy. Overall, in the one-day time frame, the SPY ETF stock is a Buy, based on TipRanks’ easy-to-read technical summary signals.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-supreme-court-spurns-apple-broadcom-challenge-to-caltech-patents', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to revive their challenges to Caltech data-transmission patents in a patent infringement case in which the university's earlier $1.1 billion jury verdict against the companies was thrown out.\\nThe justices turned away an appeal by Apple and Broadcom of a lower court's ruling affirming a trial judge's decision to prevent the companies from contesting the validity of the patents as they defended against the California Institute of Technology's lawsuit.\\nThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which specializes in patent cases, ruled against the companies' arguments because they failed to bring them up during earlier proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.\\nApple and Broadcom have argued that they should have been allowed to raise the patent challenges during the trial.\\nA jury found that the companies infringed Caltech's patents, ordering Apple to pay $837.8 million and Broadcom to pay $270.2 million. The Federal Circuit took issue with the amount of the award, and sent the case back for a new trial on damages.\\nCaltech, located in Pasadena, California, sued Cupertino-based Apple and San Jose-based Broadcom in 2016 in federal court in Los Angeles, alleging that millions of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and other devices using Broadcom Wi-Fi chips infringed its data-transmission patents.\\nApple is a major purchaser of Broadcom chips, and in January 2020 reached a $15 billion supply agreement that ends in 2023. Broadcom has estimated that 20% of its revenue comes from Apple.\\nThe Federal Circuit also upheld the trial judge's decision to block the companies from arguing that the patents were invalid because they could have made the arguments in their petitions for USPTO review of the patents.\\nApple and Broadcom told the Supreme Court that the Federal Circuit misread the law, which they said only blocks arguments that could have been raised during the review itself.\\nPresident Joe Biden's administration urged the justices in May to reject the case and argued that the Federal Circuit had interpreted the law correctly.\\nCaltech has also sued Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Samsung Electronics Co 005930.KS, Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N and HP Inc HPQ.N, accusing them of infringing the same patents in separate cases that are still pending.\\n(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington. Additional reporting by Andrew Chung in New York.)\\n((andrew.chung@thomsonreuters.com; 332.219.1428 ; 646.407.9441 mobile;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to revive their challenges to Caltech data-transmission patents in a patent infringement case in which the university's earlier $1.1 billion jury verdict against the companies was thrown out. The justices turned away an appeal by Apple and Broadcom of a lower court's ruling affirming a trial judge's decision to prevent the companies from contesting the validity of the patents as they defended against the California Institute of Technology's lawsuit. President Joe Biden's administration urged the justices in May to reject the case and argued that the Federal Circuit had interpreted the law correctly.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to revive their challenges to Caltech data-transmission patents in a patent infringement case in which the university's earlier $1.1 billion jury verdict against the companies was thrown out. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which specializes in patent cases, ruled against the companies' arguments because they failed to bring them up during earlier proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. A jury found that the companies infringed Caltech's patents, ordering Apple to pay $837.8 million and Broadcom to pay $270.2 million.\", 'news_article_title': 'U.S. Supreme Court spurns Apple-Broadcom challenge to Caltech patents', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to revive their challenges to Caltech data-transmission patents in a patent infringement case in which the university's earlier $1.1 billion jury verdict against the companies was thrown out. The Federal Circuit also upheld the trial judge's decision to block the companies from arguing that the patents were invalid because they could have made the arguments in their petitions for USPTO review of the patents. Apple and Broadcom told the Supreme Court that the Federal Circuit misread the law, which they said only blocks arguments that could have been raised during the review itself.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to revive their challenges to Caltech data-transmission patents in a patent infringement case in which the university's earlier $1.1 billion jury verdict against the companies was thrown out. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which specializes in patent cases, ruled against the companies' arguments because they failed to bring them up during earlier proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Caltech, located in Pasadena, California, sued Cupertino-based Apple and San Jose-based Broadcom in 2016 in federal court in Los Angeles, alleging that millions of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and other devices using Broadcom Wi-Fi chips infringed its data-transmission patents.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-launches-quest-subscription-for-vr-headsets', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"June 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O on Monday launched Meta Quest+, a subscription-based service for its virtual reality (VR) headsets to shape a nascent but high-investment market.\\nChief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, in a broadcast channel on social media app Instagram, said the Meta Quest+ subscription will be available from Monday at $7.99 per month, or $59.99 annually, for its Quest 2, Pro and soon for Quest 3.\\nApple AAPL.O has entered the market dominated by Meta, showcasing its $3,499 augmented reality headset called the Vision Pro. Still, Apple's headset is three times the cost of the priciest headset from Meta.\\nMeta in March had cut the prices of its headsets as its bold bets on the metaverse failed to make a big splash.\\nThe social media company's flagship VR headset Meta Quest Pro is currently priced at $999.99, down from its launch price of $1,499.99, and Quest 2 is being sold for $299.99, according to Meta's website.\\nTermed as the next big thing, the adoption of virtual reality headsets has been limited to the gaming community despite the devices now having more advanced features.\\n(Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)\\n((Jaspreet.Singh@thomsonreuters.com; @i_jass on Twitter;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O has entered the market dominated by Meta, showcasing its $3,499 augmented reality headset called the Vision Pro. Meta in March had cut the prices of its headsets as its bold bets on the metaverse failed to make a big splash. Termed as the next big thing, the adoption of virtual reality headsets has been limited to the gaming community despite the devices now having more advanced features.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O has entered the market dominated by Meta, showcasing its $3,499 augmented reality headset called the Vision Pro. June 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O on Monday launched Meta Quest+, a subscription-based service for its virtual reality (VR) headsets to shape a nascent but high-investment market. The social media company's flagship VR headset Meta Quest Pro is currently priced at $999.99, down from its launch price of $1,499.99, and Quest 2 is being sold for $299.99, according to Meta's website.\", 'news_article_title': 'Meta launches Quest+ subscription for VR headsets', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O has entered the market dominated by Meta, showcasing its $3,499 augmented reality headset called the Vision Pro. June 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O on Monday launched Meta Quest+, a subscription-based service for its virtual reality (VR) headsets to shape a nascent but high-investment market. The social media company's flagship VR headset Meta Quest Pro is currently priced at $999.99, down from its launch price of $1,499.99, and Quest 2 is being sold for $299.99, according to Meta's website.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple AAPL.O has entered the market dominated by Meta, showcasing its $3,499 augmented reality headset called the Vision Pro. June 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O on Monday launched Meta Quest+, a subscription-based service for its virtual reality (VR) headsets to shape a nascent but high-investment market. The social media company's flagship VR headset Meta Quest Pro is currently priced at $999.99, down from its launch price of $1,499.99, and Quest 2 is being sold for $299.99, according to Meta's website.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-1000-index-etf-schk-be-on-your-investing-radar-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Launched on 10/11/2017, the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $2.79 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Blend\\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\\nCosts\\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.05%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.46%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 27.70% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.48% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24.86% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nSCHK seeks to match the performance of the Schwab 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The Schwab 1000 Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that includes the 1,000 largest stocks of publicly traded companies in the United States, with size being determined by market capitalization. The index is designed to be a measure of the performance of large- and mid-cap U.S. stocks.\\nThe ETF return is roughly 13.91% so far this year and was up about 15.89% in the last one year (as of 06/26/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $34.56 and $42.72.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.02 and standard deviation of 18.74% for the trailing three-year period. With about 991 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nSchwab 1000 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SCHK is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $327.18 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $404.94 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\\nBottom-Line\\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nSchwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.48% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 10/11/2017, the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.48% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Launched on 10/11/2017, the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.48% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 10/11/2017, the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.48% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives Schwab 1000 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/micron-mu-to-report-q3-earnings%3A-whats-in-the-offing', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Micron Technology MU is scheduled to report third-quarter fiscal 2023 results on Jun 28.\\nThe company projects a fiscal third-quarter adjusted loss of $1.58 (+/- 7 cents) per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the bottom line stands at a loss of $1.57 per share, indicating a drastic decline from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of $2.59 per share.\\nMeanwhile, Micron estimates revenues of $3.70 billion (+/- $200 million). The consensus mark for revenues is pegged at $3.69 billion, suggesting a 57.3% decrease from the year-earlier period’s revenues of $8.64 billion.\\nThe company’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate twice in the trailing four quarters while missing the same on two occasions, the average surprise being -69.9%.\\nLet’s see how things have shaped up before this announcement.\\nMicron Technology, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise\\nMicron Technology, Inc. price-eps-surprise | Micron Technology, Inc. Quote\\nFactors at Play\\nMicron’s overall third-quarter performance is likely to have been negatively impacted by soft consumer spending due to rising inflationary pressure and growing concerns over the global economic slowdown. Softened consumer spending has resulted in weak memory chip demand from the smartphone and personal computer end markets.\\nSubstantial customer inventory adjustments across end markets are expected to have hurt the overall financial performance in the third quarter. MU’s customers across multiple end markets have been adjusting their DRAM and NAND memory chip purchases amid soft macroeconomic conditions.\\nThe memory chip maker’s heavy dependence on China is a headwind due to the ongoing tit-for-tat trade spat between the United States and China. In May 2023, the Chinese government imposed restrictions on Micron for selling its products in key domestic industries on national security concerns, stating that the memory chipmaker failed to pass a cybersecurity review initiated in late March 2023. Chip sales in China make up approximately 11% of Micron’s total revenues.\\nAdditionally, a higher mix of lower-margin NAND, coupled with low memory prices and a minimal decline in manufacturing costs, is expected to have strained margins.\\nWhat Our Model Says\\nOur proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for Micron this season. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat. However, that’s not the case here.\\nMicron currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 and has an Earnings ESP of 0.00%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.\\nStocks With the Favorable Combination\\nPer our model, Tyler Technologies TYL, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases.\\nTyler is expected to report second-quarter 2023 results on Jul 26. The company has a Zacks Rank #3 and an Earnings ESP of +0.54% at present. Tyler’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the trailing four quarters while missing the same on one occasion, the average surprise being 2.8%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for TYL’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at $1.86 per share, suggesting a decline of 1.1% from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of $1.88. Tyler’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 4.7% year over year to $490.7 million.\\nApple carries a Zacks Rank #3 and has an Earnings ESP of +3.39%. The company is anticipated to report third-quarter fiscal 2023 results on Jul 27. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the preceding four quarters while missing the same on one occasion, the average surprise being 2.7%.\\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Apple’s third-quarter earnings stands at $1.18 per share, implying a year-over-year decrease of 1.7%. It is estimated to report revenues of $81.2 billion, which suggests a decline of approximately 2.2% from the year-ago quarter.\\nFive9 carries a Zacks Rank #3 and has an Earnings ESP of +5.13%. The company is expected to report second-quarter 2023 results on Jul 27. Its earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 49.9%.\\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for FIVN’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at 39 cents per share, indicating a year-over-year increase of 14.7%. The consensus mark for revenues stands at $214.1 million, suggesting a year-over-year rise of 13.1%.\\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\\nInfrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America\\nA massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.\\nThe only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”\\nZacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.\\nDownload FREE: How To Profit From Trillions On Spending For Infrastructure >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicron Technology, Inc. (MU) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nFive9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTyler Technologies, Inc. (TYL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Tyler Technologies TYL, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Five9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tyler Technologies, Inc. (TYL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. MU’s customers across multiple end markets have been adjusting their DRAM and NAND memory chip purchases amid soft macroeconomic conditions.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Five9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tyler Technologies, Inc. (TYL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Tyler Technologies TYL, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for TYL’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at $1.86 per share, suggesting a decline of 1.1% from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of $1.88.', 'news_article_title': \"Micron (MU) to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Offing?\", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Tyler Technologies TYL, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Five9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tyler Technologies, Inc. (TYL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for FIVN’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at 39 cents per share, indicating a year-over-year increase of 14.7%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Five9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tyler Technologies, Inc. (TYL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Tyler Technologies TYL, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. Tyler’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the trailing four quarters while missing the same on one occasion, the average surprise being 2.8%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/forecasts-show-u.s.-earnings-decline-in-second-quarter-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\\nNEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Forecasts for second-quarter U.S. earnings still look gloomy after a much-better-than-feared first quarter season as the likelihood of further interest rate hikes this year creates more potential risks for companies.\\nAnalysts expect earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 5.6% in the second quarter from a year ago, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.\\nYear-over-year earnings rose 0.1% in the first quarter, based on data Friday, much better than the forecast for a 5.1% drop at the start of the reporting season. The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O.\\nFourth-quarter 2022 earnings for S&P 500 companies declined 3.2%, so a first-quarter profit fall would have been a second straight quarterly decline, which some strategists call an earnings recession. The last one occurred when COVID-19 hit corporate results in 2020.\\nThe second-quarter season does not get rolling until the middle of July, but it is now becoming clearer the Federal Reserve likely has not reached the end of its tightening cycle.\\nFed Chair Jerome Powell said in remarks to lawmakers in Washington this week that the outlook for two more 25-basis-point rate increases are \"a pretty good guess\" of where the central bank is heading if the economy continues in its current direction.\\nOther Fed officials have supported the view.\\nAfter lifting rates by 5 percentage points since March 2022, the Fed this month took a breather to assess the effects of its actions.\\nHigher interest rates mean higher borrowing costs for businesses and consumers, and investors have been worried that an extended tightening cycle could push the U.S. economy into recession. Other central banks, including the Bank of England this week, have hiked rates amid worries about global inflation.\\nSome strategists are betting that U.S. earnings will hold up as long as employment does.\\n\"If you have full employment, that means the consumer, while they may shift their attitudes and pull back in certain areas, are still going to be participants in the economy,\" said Oliver Pursche, senior vice president and advisor for Wealthspire Advisors in Westport, Connecticut.\\n\"As long as that holds true, corporate earnings are going to generally hold up better than bears and pessimists expect,\" he said.\\n\"Is it going to be particularly strong? No. But that expectations are so low, I would say the surprise is more likely on the upside than the downside.\"\\nWalmart Inc WMT.N in May raised its annual sales and profit targets thanks to resilient consumer spending.\\nBut other recent U.S. company outlooks suggest at least some pockets of problems.\\nPackage delivery firm FedEx FDX.N this week posted disappointing quarterly earnings and said waning global demand is pressuring its profit margins.\\nAlso, Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants DRI.N delivered a disappointing annual profit outlook.\\nMorgan Stanley this week said it expects margin pressures due to an inventory glut for Nike NKE.N, which is due to report quarterly results June 29.\\n\"The market has been too hopeful the Fed can tame inflation, avoid a recession, and cut interest rates,\" Nick Raich, CEO of The Earnings Scout, an independent research firm, wrote in a note this week. \"S&P 500 EPS estimates and stock prices will need to reset lower.\"\\nThe S&P 500 .SPX is down about 1% this week, but remains up more than 13% for the year to date.\\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Alden Bentley and Nick Zieminski)\\n((caroline.valetkevitch@thomsonreuters.com))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Forecasts for second-quarter U.S. earnings still look gloomy after a much-better-than-feared first quarter season as the likelihood of further interest rate hikes this year creates more potential risks for companies. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in remarks to lawmakers in Washington this week that the outlook for two more 25-basis-point rate increases are \"a pretty good guess\" of where the central bank is heading if the economy continues in its current direction.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. Other central banks, including the Bank of England this week, have hiked rates amid worries about global inflation. Package delivery firm FedEx FDX.N this week posted disappointing quarterly earnings and said waning global demand is pressuring its profit margins.', 'news_article_title': 'Forecasts show U.S. earnings decline in second quarter', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. Analysts expect earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 5.6% in the second quarter from a year ago, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. \"As long as that holds true, corporate earnings are going to generally hold up better than bears and pessimists expect,\" he said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Forecasts for second-quarter U.S. earnings still look gloomy after a much-better-than-feared first quarter season as the likelihood of further interest rate hikes this year creates more potential risks for companies. Fourth-quarter 2022 earnings for S&P 500 companies declined 3.2%, so a first-quarter profit fall would have been a second straight quarterly decline, which some strategists call an earnings recession.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nearly-half-of-warren-buffetts-%24366-billion-portfolio-is-invested-in-only-1-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Warren Buffett's investing strategy is well-known by now. The nonagenarian investor likes businesses that have strong brand recognition, loyal customers, and of course, outstanding financials. Look through Berkshire Hathaway's equities portfolio and you'll quickly see that many of the stocks fit this description.\\nAt the top of the list is none other than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which currently represents just under half of Buffett's roughly $366 billion portfolio. The conglomerate first bought this top FAANG stock in early 2016, and it has been a truly wonderful investment since then.\\nLet's take a closer look at what makes Apple such a dominant enterprise and whether or not it makes for a worthy investment today.\\nThe Apple of Buffett's eye\\nApple is considered Buffett's first foray into the tech space after IBM, a sector he long avoided, maybe because he didn't fully understand certain companies or because their valuations were too excessive. But after doing his due diligence, he came to the conclusion that the Apple story is more about having a powerful consumer brand than anything else.\\nThe company's popular products, like the iPhone, Watch, and AirPods, are in such high demand that consumers are willing to pay premium prices for them not just once but every time new versions come out. And Apple's growing Services segment, which carries a gross margin of over 70%, drives greater stickiness from consumers by keeping them engaged in its ecosystem.\\nBuffett even said that if you offered an Apple customer $10,000 to stop using an iPhone for good, they most likely would decline that offer. This eye-opening perspective is only possible because Apple has created such a unique combination of beautiful hardware supplemented by easy-to-use software.\\nI don't think there's any doubt that Apple satisfies another key investing criterion that the Oracle of Omaha looks for, too, and that's its superb financials. Apple not only generates significant amounts of net income, but it produces an insane amount of free cash flow (FCF). In the last three fiscal years (2020, 2021, and 2022), the tech giant registered a whopping $278 billion of FCF in total. That's more than the gross domestic product of countries like Portugal, New Zealand, and Peru.\\nThis has afforded Apple the ability to return lots of capital to shareholders. The outstanding diluted share count has been reduced by 22% in the last five years, boosting the per-share earnings for existing investors. And Apple even pays dividends, doling out $7.4 billion in the first six months of fiscal 2023. This means Buffett's 5.8% stake in the company resulted in roughly $429 million of passive income for Berkshire during that time. This income stream has certainly increased over the years.\\nShould you buy Apple?\\nSince the start of 2016 through June 23 of this year, Apple's stock price has skyrocketed 304%. And it's even up 44% in 2023 alone. For a business that carries a gargantuan market capitalization of nearly $3 trillion, these types of gains are incredible. It is the largest stock out there, yet it continues to outperform.\\nInvestors might immediately want to go out and buy shares, but it's worthwhile to consider Apple's current valuation. As of this writing, shares trade at a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of about 32. That's much more expensive than the stock's trailing-five-year average P/E ratio. It's important to point out that when Buffett was accumulating his first shares in Apple, the stock sold at an average P/E of 10.6 during the first three months of 2016.\\nPaying roughly triple the valuation that Buffett first paid for Apple seems like a risky bet even though this is obviously one of the most successful companies in the world. Apple generated almost $400 billion of revenue in 2022, so the single biggest question mark is how much growth investors can really expect going forward.\\nBut if you're comfortable with the valuation and instead prioritize the wonderful qualitative characteristics that this business possesses, then adding Apple to your portfolio could be the right thing to do.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nNeil Patel has positions in Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"At the top of the list is none other than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which currently represents just under half of Buffett's roughly $366 billion portfolio. The company's popular products, like the iPhone, Watch, and AirPods, are in such high demand that consumers are willing to pay premium prices for them not just once but every time new versions come out. And Apple's growing Services segment, which carries a gross margin of over 70%, drives greater stickiness from consumers by keeping them engaged in its ecosystem.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"At the top of the list is none other than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which currently represents just under half of Buffett's roughly $366 billion portfolio. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Neil Patel has positions in Berkshire Hathaway.\", 'news_article_title': \"Nearly Half of Warren Buffett's $366 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in Only 1 Stock\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"At the top of the list is none other than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which currently represents just under half of Buffett's roughly $366 billion portfolio. Investors might immediately want to go out and buy shares, but it's worthwhile to consider Apple's current valuation. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"At the top of the list is none other than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which currently represents just under half of Buffett's roughly $366 billion portfolio. The Apple of Buffett's eye Apple is considered Buffett's first foray into the tech space after IBM, a sector he long avoided, maybe because he didn't fully understand certain companies or because their valuations were too excessive. It's important to point out that when Buffett was accumulating his first shares in Apple, the stock sold at an average P/E of 10.6 during the first three months of 2016.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-dividend-achievers-etf-pfm-be-on-your-investing-radar-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/15/2005.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $653.32 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Value\\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\\nValue stocks have lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios. They also have lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. Looking at their long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in almost all markets. They are however likely to underperform growth stocks in strong bull markets.\\nCosts\\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.52%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.89%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 21.80% of the portfolio. Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 27.48% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nPFM seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ US Broad Dividend Achievers Index before fees and expenses. The NASDAQ US Broad Dividend Achievers Index is designed to identify a diversified group of dividend-paying companies which have increased their annual dividend for 10 or more consecutive fiscal years.\\nThe ETF has added about 3.08% so far this year and is up roughly 10.93% in the last one year (as of 06/26/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $32.34 and $38.16.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.83 and standard deviation of 15.02% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 409 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nInvesco Dividend Achievers ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, PFM is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.77 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $97.12 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\\nBottom-Line\\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nInvesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM): ETF Research Reports\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Click to get this free report Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $653.32 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Click to get this free report Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/15/2005.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Click to get this free report Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/15/2005.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Alternatives Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-paris-aligned-climate-msci-usa-etf-pabu-a-strong-etf-right-now-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Making its debut on 04/08/2022, smart beta exchange traded fund iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.\\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\\nBut, there are some investors who would rather invest in smart beta funds; these funds track non-cap weighted strategies, and are a strong option for those who prefer choosing great stocks in order to beat the market.\\nThis kind of index follows this same mindset, as it attempts to pick stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance; non-cap weighted strategies base selection on certain fundamental characteristics, or a mix of such characteristics.\\nThis area offers many different investment choices, such as simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies; however, not all of these strategies can deliver superior results.\\nFund Sponsor & Index\\nManaged by Blackrock, PABU has amassed assets over $1.50 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Blend. PABU, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA CLMT PARIS ALGN BNC EXT SLCT ID.\\nThe MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned Benchmark Extended Select Index composed of U.S. large & mid-capitalization stocks designed to be compatible with the objectives of the Paris Agreement by following a decarbonization trajectory, reducing exposure to climate-related transition & physical risks & increasing exposure to companies favourably positioned for the transition to a low-carbon economy.\\nCost & Other Expenses\\nFor ETF investors, expense ratios are an important factor when considering a fund's return; in the long-term, cheaper funds actually have the ability to outperform their more expensive cousins if all other things remain the same.\\nWith one of the least expensive products in the space, this ETF has annual operating expenses of 0.10%.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.09%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nRepresenting 32.70% of the portfolio, the fund has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector; Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.64% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\\nPABU's top 10 holdings account for about 30.65% of its total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nThe ETF has gained about 17.01% so far this year and is up roughly 15.94% in the last one year (as of 06/26/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $38.63 and $48.76.\\nThe fund has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 23.37% for the trailing three-year period. With about 309 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nIShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Blend segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\\nIShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index. IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has $7.25 billion in assets, iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has $14.09 billion. ESGD has an expense ratio of 0.20% and ESGU charges 0.15%.\\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Blend.\\nBottom Line\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\niShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\niShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports\\niShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.64% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Making its debut on 04/08/2022, smart beta exchange traded fund iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Click to get this free report iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.64% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index.\", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.64% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Making its debut on 04/08/2022, smart beta exchange traded fund iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.64% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-invesco-dynamic-large-cap-growth-etf-pwb-a-strong-etf-right-now-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) was launched on 03/03/2005, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth category of the market.\\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\\nThe ETF industry has long been dominated by products based on market cap weighted indexes, a strategy created to reflect the market or a particular market segment.\\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\\nThis area offers many different investment choices, such as simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies; however, not all of these strategies can deliver superior results.\\nFund Sponsor & Index\\nPWB is managed by Invesco, and this fund has amassed over $628.94 million, which makes it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Growth. Before fees and expenses, PWB seeks to match the performance of the Dynamic Large Cap Growth Intellidex Index.\\nThe Dynamic Large Cap Growth Intellidex Index is designed to provide capital appreciation while maintaining consistent stylistically accurate exposure.\\nCost & Other Expenses\\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.55%, making it on par with most peer products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.46%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nETFs offer diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk, but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nRepresenting 36.90% of the portfolio, the fund has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector; Financials and Industrials round out the top three.\\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL).\\nPWB's top 10 holdings account for about 34.92% of its total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nThe ETF has gained about 15.44% so far this year and is up about 17.19% in the last one year (as of 06/26/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $56.26 and $69.91.\\nThe fund has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 22.76% for the trailing three-year period, which makes PWB a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 52 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nInvesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) tracks NASDAQ-100 Index. Vanguard Growth ETF has $90.47 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $195.49 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Growth.\\nBottom Line\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nInvesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nSalesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"When you look at individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. There are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Click to get this free report Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Alternatives Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market.\", 'news_article_title': 'Is Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"When you look at individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) was launched on 03/03/2005, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth category of the market.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Click to get this free report Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). The Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) was launched on 03/03/2005, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth category of the market.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/affordable-blue-chips%3A-3-high-potential-stocks-with-low-p-e-ratios', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nIt’s not easy to find affordable blue-chip stocks from a valuation perspective. Since these stocks represent fundamentally strong business stories, there is a valuation premium attached. A good example of my point is Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST). On a sustained basis, the stock trades above a forward price-earnings ratio of 30. Aggressive buying is seen on small corrections.\\nHaving said that, the markets provide opportunities to accumulate blue-chip stocks at a throwaway valuation. There could be near term business factors that depress the valuation. However, with overall fundamentals being strong, these undervalued blue-chip stocks are worth buying.\\nThis column discusses three affordable blue-chip stocks that have an attractive dividend yield. Considering the forward P/E valuation, I believe that total returns in these stocks can be 100% in the next 24 months.\\nOnce temporary headwinds wane, it would not take long for the valuation gap to close. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock traded sideways for an extended period before surging by almost 50% for the year. The point I want to make is that even blue-chip stocks can have a ferocious rally.\\nLet’s discuss the reasons to be positive on these affordable blue-chip stocks.\\nPfizer (PFE)\\nSource: Manuel Esteban / Shutterstock.com\\nPfizer (NYSE:PFE) stock is among the top affordable blue-chip stocks to buy. At a forward price-earnings ratio of 11.6, PFE stock looks attractive. Additionally, a dividend yield of 4.22% is enticing with dividends likely to sustain.\\nPfizer has ambitious growth plans through the organic and acquisition driven strategy. From an organic growth perspective, a strong product pipeline of 101 potential drug candidates is a positive. With 23 drugs in phase three and another 12 in the registration phase, the outlook for growth is robust. Overall, Pfizer is targeting $20 billion in incremental revenue from new molecular entities by 2030.\\nFurther, the bio-pharmaceutical company has also been pursuing aggressive acquisitions in the last one year. The target is to achieve $25 billion in incremental revenue from new business deals by 2030. With robust free cash flows, diversification through acquisitions is likely to continue.\\nGiven the positives, I believe that PFE stock can deliver total returns of 100% in the next 24 months.\\nRio Tinto (RIO)\\nSource: Shutterstock\\nRio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) is another high-potential stock with a low P/E of 7.8. RIO stock also has an attractive dividend yield of 7.5% and I believe that dividends are sustainable.\\nThe first point to note is that Rio Tinto incurred capital expenditure of $20.3 billion in the last three years. For the same period, the company delivered free cash flow of $36.1 billion. Therefore, Rio has high financial flexibility and the iron ore segment remains the cash cow.\\nAt the same time, Rio has been investing in diversification of assets. Currently, the company has exposure to copper, aluminium, and lithium. Rio is therefore focused on metals that will be in demand due to energy transition.\\nComing back to fundamentals, Rio reported net debt to EBITDA of 0.16 as of 2022. With high financial flexibility, I expect capital investments to remain high in the next few years. This will translate into higher cash flows and potential dividend growth.\\nAT&T (T)\\nAT&T (NYSE:T) stock has been in a correction mode with a downside of 17% for the year. However, even after discounting near term disappointment, the stock seems significantly undervalued. T stock trades at a forward P/E of 6.4 and offers a dividend yield of 7.1%.\\nFrom a financial perspective, there are two important points to note. First, AT&T reported operating cash flow of $6.7 billion for Q1 2023. With an annual OCF potential in excess of $25 billion, dividends are secure and the company can make aggressive investments.\\nFurther, AT&T has been pursuing deleveraging since the spin-off of the media division. As of March, the company’s total debt was $137.5 billion. In February, it was reported that the company is looking to sell its cybersecurity division. Internal cash flows and divestment of non-core business will help in further reducing debt and improving credit metrics.\\nOn the flip-side, subscriber growth has not been up to expectations. However, AT&T has made big investments in 5G infrastructure. I expect subscriber growth to potentially accelerate with 5G adoption.\\nOn the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nFaisal Humayun is a senior research analyst with 12 years of industry experience in the field of credit research, equity research and financial modeling. Faisal has authored over 1,500 stock specific articles with focus on the technology, energy and commodities sector.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\\nThe post Affordable Blue-Chips: 3 High-Potential Stocks With Low P/E Ratios appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock traded sideways for an extended period before surging by almost 50% for the year. With an annual OCF potential in excess of $25 billion, dividends are secure and the company can make aggressive investments. Internal cash flows and divestment of non-core business will help in further reducing debt and improving credit metrics.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock traded sideways for an extended period before surging by almost 50% for the year. Pfizer (PFE) Source: Manuel Esteban / Shutterstock.com Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) stock is among the top affordable blue-chip stocks to buy. Rio Tinto (RIO) Source: Shutterstock Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) is another high-potential stock with a low P/E of 7.8.', 'news_article_title': 'Affordable Blue-Chips: 3 High-Potential Stocks With Low P/E Ratios', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock traded sideways for an extended period before surging by almost 50% for the year. However, with overall fundamentals being strong, these undervalued blue-chip stocks are worth buying. Rio Tinto (RIO) Source: Shutterstock Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) is another high-potential stock with a low P/E of 7.8.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock traded sideways for an extended period before surging by almost 50% for the year. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It’s not easy to find affordable blue-chip stocks from a valuation perspective. Pfizer (PFE) Source: Manuel Esteban / Shutterstock.com Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) stock is among the top affordable blue-chip stocks to buy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-wall-street-thinks-the-joyride-for-apple-amazon-and-google-stocks-could-nearly-be-over', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It\\'s been a fun year so far for many investors. Shares of three of the biggest companies on the market -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- have skyrocketed.\\nBut could the fun soon come to a screeching halt? Maybe so. Here\\'s why Wall Street thinks the joyride for Apple, Amazon, and Google (Alphabet) stocks could be nearly over.\\nUnspectacular outlooks\\nWall Street has decidedly unspectacular outlooks for these top stocks. Sure, most analysts still recommend buying Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet. But there\\'s more to the story.\\nThe consensus 12-month price target for Apple is less than 1% above its current share price. That\\'s not a bullish forecast, even though 33 of the 38 analysts surveyed by Refinitiv in June still rate the stock as a buy or strong buy.\\nThe picture isn\\'t much better for Amazon. The average price target for the stock reflects an upside potential over the next 12 months of less than 6%. One analyst even slapped an \"underperform\" rating on Amazon with a price target more than 40% below its current price.\\nWall Street is slightly more optimistic about Alphabet. The consensus price target for Google\\'s parent is around 8.4% above the current share price. Considering that the stock has vaulted nearly 40% higher so far this year, though, that projected gain is relatively puny.\\nMultiple factors\\nWhy are analysts not very enthusiastic about these stocks over the next 12 months? There are multiple factors at play.\\nProbably the biggest worry is that the stocks have soared so much in a short period of time. That\\'s especially the case for Amazon, with its shares up by around 54% year to date. Wall Street seems to think there simply isn\\'t much gas left to continue fueling impressive gains.\\nSome analysts have company-specific reasons for their caution. For example, UBS analyst David Vogt downgraded Apple stock from buy to neutral earlier this month. Vogt sees \"growth headwinds\" for the iPhone maker.\\nLoop Capital\\'s Rob Sanderson downgraded Alphabet stock from buy to hold in May. He expressed concern that the increased adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) сould hurt Google\\'s business.\\nThey might not say it out loud, but some on Wall Street could also expect that a U.S. recession is on the way. A recession would almost certainly take a toll on all three of these stocks.\\nAnother perspective\\nIs Wall Street right that Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet stocks don\\'t have much more room to run over the near term? Maybe so. It wouldn\\'t be surprising for any or all of these stocks to pull back after their tremendous gains.\\nThere\\'s another perspective to consider, though. Even if these stocks don\\'t climb much higher over the next 12 months, they could still deliver huge returns over the next decade and beyond.\\nEarnings growth could put the valuations of these high-flying stocks in a new light. AI could (and I\\'d argue will) provide a major tailwind over the long term for Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet. I think that Loop Capital\\'s Sanderson could be underestimating how much Google Cloud could benefit from the AI boom, and overestimating the negative impact on Google Search.\\nWhile several economists are predicting a recession, most of them expect it to only be a mild one. All three of these stocks should recover quickly after a downturn. And it\\'s still possible that the recession won\\'t actually materialize.\\nPerhaps Apple, Amazon, and Google stocks will take a pit stop. But I think that their joyride is far from over.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\\'s board of directors.\\nKeith Speights has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Shares of three of the biggest companies on the market -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- have skyrocketed. Wall Street seems to think there simply isn't much gas left to continue fueling impressive gains. For example, UBS analyst David Vogt downgraded Apple stock from buy to neutral earlier this month.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Shares of three of the biggest companies on the market -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- have skyrocketed. Here's why Wall Street thinks the joyride for Apple, Amazon, and Google (Alphabet) stocks could be nearly over. Loop Capital's Rob Sanderson downgraded Alphabet stock from buy to hold in May.\", 'news_article_title': 'Why Wall Street Thinks the Joyride for Apple, Amazon, and Google Stocks Could Nearly Be Over', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Shares of three of the biggest companies on the market -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- have skyrocketed. Here's why Wall Street thinks the joyride for Apple, Amazon, and Google (Alphabet) stocks could be nearly over. Sure, most analysts still recommend buying Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Shares of three of the biggest companies on the market -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- have skyrocketed. Here's why Wall Street thinks the joyride for Apple, Amazon, and Google (Alphabet) stocks could be nearly over. Another perspective Is Wall Street right that Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet stocks don't have much more room to run over the near term?\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-buy-for-long-term-dividends-and-buybacks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nIncome investors often search for stocks for long-term dividends and buybacks to round out their portfolios. The obvious starting point to locate these types of investments is by looking at yield. This tells you the percentage of that company’s share price paid out in dividends. It offers a touchpoint for investors, but it’s an imperfect measure. First, it’s backward-looking— so it measures the previous dividend payments against the current share price. Second, it can be artificially inflated by a low share price. Typically, a low share price reflects low confidence in the market and could suggest the company’s financials aren’t strong enough to cover its expected payouts. Dividends aren’t guaranteed and are often the first thing to hit the chopping block when financial trouble strikes. \\nThere are a few ways to work out whether a company’s got the financial fortitude to continue paying and expanding its dividend. The first is to look at the payout ratio, which compares a company’s dividend payouts with its net income. A number greater than 1 means the company pays investors more than it makes, suggesting those dividend payments are unsustainable. Investors can also look at cash flow compared to dividend payouts to understand how difficult it is for a particular company to cover or increase its dividend payments.\\nFinally, income investors may want to consider the top stocks for dividends and buybacks. Both dividends and buybacks are ways that companies return cash to shareholders. The latter offers a bit more flexibility. Whereas companies have to cut their dividend if times are tight, buyback programs offer a way to return excess cash to shareholders on a one-off basis. Buying back shares reduces the number on the market, often leading to a bump in the share price as a result. It means shareholders automatically own a larger chunk of the company.\\nStocks for Long-Term Dividends and Buybacks: Pfizer (PFE)\\nSource: photobyphm / Shutterstock.com\\nThe pharmaceutical sector is a good place to find some of the top stocks for dividends and buybacks. Thanks to its early vaccine candidate, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) was a huge winner during the pandemic. The group benefitted from an enormous cash windfall from vaccine sales, which have now dropped off a cliff with the pandemic behind us. But the group put the cash to good use, beefing up investment in research & development. This investment has set the group up to navigate difficult waters ahead as some of its blockbuster drugs lose their patent protection.\\nThe group pays out a dividend yield just shy of 4.5%, making it a good choice for income investors. The group’s payout ratio is less than 50%, which means there should be plenty of wiggle room as management copes with the more challenging environment ahead. Pfizer stock is lowly valued compared to some of its Pharma peers, reflecting uncertainty about the group’s ability to push out new drugs to plug the gap left by falling vaccine sales. However, Pfizer has a strong history of successful drug development, so this could be a suitable entry point.\\nVerizon (VZ)\\nSource: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com\\nAnother sector to find stocks for long-term dividends and any buybacks is communications. Verizon (NYSE:VZ) is no exception, with a dividend yield of over 7%. Some of this is due to a 30% share price decline over the past year. That reflects the market’s concern about Verizon’s ability to compete in the mobile market. Nowadays, it’s difficult to distinguish your mobile offering, and customer switching costs are low, so wireless companies compete mostly on price, eroding margins. Plus, the group’s had to shell out to update its 5G network, an expensive endeavor thanks to pricey spectrum licenses.\\nHowever, there’s a lot to like about Verizon. The group’s one of the world’s largest telecoms, and its model is strong— after the initial outlay to set up infrastructure, each new customer is virtually cost-less to add. Now that the largest outlay for 5G is behind us, Verizon should start gaining momentum. Its dividend payout is relatively high at 71%, but there’s still some breathing room, particularly if things pick up. Ultimately broadband is a must-have these days, meaning even as times get tougher, consumers will continue to pay to stay connected, so Verizon’s in a strong position to weather an oncoming economic storm.\\nApple (AAPL)\\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\\nWith a yield of less than 1%, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) doesn’t often make the list of top dividend and buyback stocks. However, the latter part of that phrase makes the tech giant a candidate. Apple’s business is a sprawling cash cow, meaning management often has a surplus of excess cash that can’t be effectively reinvested into the business. The group has a history of sending that cash straight back to investors, boosting share prices, and increasing ownership for those who continue to hold shares.\\nThe group’s most recent buyback scheme is expected to reach $90bn.\\nThere’s reason to think this won’t be the last cash injection investors see, either. Apple’s strong brand power is backed by a strong management team that seamlessly transitioned alongside consumer preferences. The result has been Apple’s ability to charge a premium for its offerings, boosting margins and supercharging cash flow. The group’s also made a foray into streaming, albeit slowly. This part of the business, which offers everything from films and tv shows to music and on-demand fitness, will be a strong growth engine as it continues to gain traction.\\nOn the date of publication, Marie Brodbeck did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nMarie Brodbeck has a Finance degree from Duquesne University and has been a financial journalist for more than a decade. Her work can be seen in a variety of publications including InvestorPlace, Benzinga, Yahoo Finance and CCN.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\\nThe post 3 Stocks to Buy for Long-Term Dividends and Buybacks appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com With a yield of less than 1%, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) doesn’t often make the list of top dividend and buyback stocks. Whereas companies have to cut their dividend if times are tight, buyback programs offer a way to return excess cash to shareholders on a one-off basis. Pfizer stock is lowly valued compared to some of its Pharma peers, reflecting uncertainty about the group’s ability to push out new drugs to plug the gap left by falling vaccine sales.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com With a yield of less than 1%, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) doesn’t often make the list of top dividend and buyback stocks. Typically, a low share price reflects low confidence in the market and could suggest the company’s financials aren’t strong enough to cover its expected payouts. Stocks for Long-Term Dividends and Buybacks: Pfizer (PFE) Source: photobyphm / Shutterstock.com The pharmaceutical sector is a good place to find some of the top stocks for dividends and buybacks.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Buy for Long-Term Dividends and Buybacks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com With a yield of less than 1%, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) doesn’t often make the list of top dividend and buyback stocks. Typically, a low share price reflects low confidence in the market and could suggest the company’s financials aren’t strong enough to cover its expected payouts. Investors can also look at cash flow compared to dividend payouts to understand how difficult it is for a particular company to cover or increase its dividend payments.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com With a yield of less than 1%, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) doesn’t often make the list of top dividend and buyback stocks. Investors can also look at cash flow compared to dividend payouts to understand how difficult it is for a particular company to cover or increase its dividend payments. Stocks for Long-Term Dividends and Buybacks: Pfizer (PFE) Source: photobyphm / Shutterstock.com The pharmaceutical sector is a good place to find some of the top stocks for dividends and buybacks.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 185.22999572753903, 'high': 188.0500030517578, 'open': 186.8300018310547, 'close': 185.2700042724609, 'ema_50': 175.20488016876948, 'rsi_14': 65.88503815987404, 'target': 188.0599975585937, 'volume': 48088700.0, 'ema_200': 160.30800115978363, 'adj_close': 184.7767333984375, 'rsi_lag_1': 66.03249012701431, 'rsi_lag_2': 68.76704290211268, 'rsi_lag_3': 68.42401628279337, 'rsi_lag_4': 72.39979359359907, 'rsi_lag_5': 74.98688256662943, 'macd_lag_1': 3.6394538982706877, 'macd_lag_2': 3.6323969502452087, 'macd_lag_3': 3.5379722897505133, 'macd_lag_4': 3.675517260728924, 'macd_lag_5': 3.6907047427921498, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.491029880666588, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.503081270516307}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 13.779999732971191, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 14.710000038146973, 'Open': 14.43000030517578, 'Close': 14.25, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 14.25}, {'Low': 1.088814616203308, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 1.0921800136566162, 'Open': 1.0906671285629272, 'Close': 1.0906671285629272, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 1.0906671285629272}, {'Low': 1.2689712047576904, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 1.274827241897583, 'Open': 1.2732527256011963, 'Close': 1.2729610204696655, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 1.2729610204696655}, {'Low': 7.177999973297119, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 7.23769998550415, 'Open': 7.178500175476074, 'Close': 7.178500175476074, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 7.178500175476074}, {'Low': 68.70999908447266, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 70.11000061035156, 'Open': 69.83999633789062, 'Close': 69.37000274658203, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 280116, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 69.37000274658203}, {'Low': 0.66684889793396, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 0.6694999933242798, 'Open': 0.6680517792701721, 'Close': 0.6680517792701721, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 0.6680517792701721}, {'Low': 3.678999900817871, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 3.736999988555908, 'Open': 3.70199990272522, 'Close': 3.7190001010894775, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 3.7190001010894775}, {'Low': 142.97300720214844, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 143.6820068359375, 'Open': 143.54100036621094, 'Close': 143.54100036621094, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 143.54100036621094}, {'Low': 102.61000061035156, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 102.83000183105467, 'Open': 102.83000183105467, 'Close': 102.69000244140624, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 102.69000244140624}, {'Low': 1922.5, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 1928.5, 'Open': 1922.9000244140625, 'Close': 1923.699951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 71, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 1923.699951171875}]}"},"response":{"kind":"string","value":"{'next_10_days': {'2023-06-27': 188.0599975585937, '2023-06-28': 189.25, '2023-06-29': 189.58999633789065, '2023-06-30': 193.97000122070312, '2023-07-03': 192.4600067138672, '2023-07-05': 191.3300018310547, '2023-07-06': 191.8099975585937, '2023-07-07': 190.67999267578125, '2023-07-10': 188.6100006103516}, '1_month_later': {'2023-07-26': 194.5}, '3_months_later': {'2023-09-26': 171.9600067138672}, '6_months_later': {'2023-12-26': 193.0500030517578}}"},"system_prompt":{"kind":"string","value":"YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. 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The total After hours volume is currently 105,872,964 shares traded.\\n\\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\\n\\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is +0.01 at $9.35, with 5,738,261 shares traded. NIO\\'s current last sale is 81.3% of the target price of $11.5.\\n\\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -0.42 at $363.41, with 3,325,196 shares traded. This represents a 42.93% increase from its 52 Week Low.\\n\\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is -0.22 at $118.11, with 3,182,605 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.18 at $187.88, with 2,765,802 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session.\\n\\nSnap Inc. (SNAP) is -0.02 at $11.46, with 2,566,014 shares traded. SNAP\\'s current last sale is 114.6% of the target price of $10.\\n\\nCoupang, Inc. (CPNG) is unchanged at $17.32, with 2,390,584 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CPNG is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nTAL Education Group (TAL) is unchanged at $6.04, with 2,356,934 shares traded. TAL\\'s current last sale is 97.42% of the target price of $6.2.\\n\\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOG) is -0.21 at $118.80, with 2,278,956 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOG is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nSirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) is +0.0194 at $4.11, with 2,267,460 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for SIRI is 12.306221; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\\n\\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is +0.01 at $34.11, with 2,190,518 shares traded. INTC\\'s current last sale is 108.29% of the target price of $31.5.\\n\\nAgree Realty Corporation (ADC) is unchanged at $65.56, with 1,741,185 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ADC is in the \"buy range\".\\n\\nPacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG) is unchanged at $16.94, with 1,632,926 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PCG is in the \"buy range\".\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.18 at $187.88, with 2,765,802 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for SIRI is 12.306221; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG) is unchanged at $16.94, with 1,632,926 shares traded.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.18 at $187.88, with 2,765,802 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\\'s regular session. The total After hours volume is currently 105,872,964 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the \"buy range\".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 27, 2023 : NIO, QQQ, GOOGL, AAPL, SNAP, CPNG, TAL, GOOG, SIRI, INTC, ADC, PCG', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.18 at $187.88, with 2,765,802 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: NIO's current last sale is 81.3% of the target price of $11.5.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.18 at $187.88, with 2,765,802 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. The total After hours volume is currently 105,872,964 shares traded. NIO Inc. (NIO) is +0.01 at $9.35, with 5,738,261 shares traded.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-closes-higher-as-upbeat-economic-data-allays-slowdown-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian\\nJune 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve\\'s aggressive interest rate hikes.\\nSeparate reports showed new orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rose in May, and sales of new single-family homes surged in the same month, while U.S. consumer confidence increased to a near 1-1/2 year high in June.\\nWhile the economic data was encouraging, Rhys Williams, chief strategist at Spouting Rock Asset Management, said the market also rose on seasonal factors.\\n\"You\\'d a bad week in the stock market last week and a bad day on Monday. It\\'s just a bit of recovery,\" said Williams. \"There could be some quarter-end window-dressing too as we get close to the end of the quarter.\"\\nThe blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIsnapped a six-day losing streak on Tuesday while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was eyeing its best first-half performance in 40 years and the S&P 500 .SPXadvanced after falling in five of the last six sessions.\\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 49.25 points, or 1.14%, to end at 4,378.07 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 219.71 points, or 1.65%, to 13,555.49. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 210.66 points, or 0.62%, to 33,925.37.\\nSigns of U.S. economic resilience also boosted the Dow Transports index .DJT and small-cap Russell 2000 index .RUT.\\nAnd the PHLX Housing index .HGX hit an all-time high on Tuesday.\\nTraders were pricing in a roughly 77% chance the Fed will raise interest rates by 25 bps to the 5.25%-5.50% range in its July meeting, according to CME Group\\'s Fedwatch tool, up from 74.4% a day earlier.\\nMore economic data is expected this week, including a key inflation measure, as well as Fed Chair Jerome Powell\\'s speech at the European Central Bank Forum in Sintra, Portugal, which could provide cues on the path of interest rates.\\nPowell\\'s hawkish comments last week stalled a U.S. stock rally that had pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to an over one-year high and the Dow to a six-month peak.\\nDespite recent market weakness, a growth stocks rally, an upbeat earnings season and hopes of the Fed ending its monetary tightening soon have set the main indexes on course for quarterly gains.\\nMarket heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O.\\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O shares rose after Citigroup raised its price target on the stock.\\nSnowflake SNOW.N climbed after the cloud data analytics company announced a partnership with Nvidia to allow customers to build artificial intelligence models using their own data.\\nWalgreens Boots Alliance WBA.O shares sank as the pharmacy chain cut its annual profit forecast on lower demand for COVID-19 tests and vaccines.\\nOther drugstore chains, including CVS Health Corp CVS.N and Rite Aid Corp RAD.N, also fell.\\nLordstown Motors Corp RIDE.O shares slumped after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer filed for bankruptcy protection and put itself up for sale.\\n(Reporting by Sinéad Carew in New York, Sruthi Shankar, Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru and Terence Gabriel in New York; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli and Richard Chang)\\n((sinead.carew@thomsonreuters.com; +1 332-219-1897))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Market heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. Separate reports showed new orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rose in May, and sales of new single-family homes surged in the same month, while U.S. consumer confidence increased to a near 1-1/2 year high in June.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Market heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIsnapped a six-day losing streak on Tuesday while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was eyeing its best first-half performance in 40 years and the S&P 500 .SPXadvanced after falling in five of the last six sessions.\", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street closes higher as upbeat economic data allays slowdown fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Market heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. Separate reports showed new orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rose in May, and sales of new single-family homes surged in the same month, while U.S. consumer confidence increased to a near 1-1/2 year high in June.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Market heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 49.25 points, or 1.14%, to end at 4,378.07 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 219.71 points, or 1.65%, to 13,555.49.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-27-2023%3A-aapl-meta-nndm-ssys', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Tech stocks were higher Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 2.7%.\\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday. Apple shares were up 1.5%.\\nNano Dimension (NNDM) said Tuesday it has raised the price of its tender offer to $20.05 per share in cash from $18 for outstanding shares of Stratasys (SSYS). Stratasys jumped 6.8% and Nano Dimension rose 1.5%.\\nMeta Platforms (META) said Tuesday it has rolled out new tools to improve parental supervision for Messenger and Instagram and limit unwanted interactions between teens and strangers. Meta shares gained 3.2%.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"In company news, Apple (AAPL) lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday. Tech stocks were higher Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 2.7%. Meta Platforms (META) said Tuesday it has rolled out new tools to improve parental supervision for Messenger and Instagram and limit unwanted interactions between teens and strangers.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"In company news, Apple (AAPL) lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday. Apple shares were up 1.5%. Nano Dimension (NNDM) said Tuesday it has raised the price of its tender offer to $20.05 per share in cash from $18 for outstanding shares of Stratasys (SSYS).\", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/27/2023: AAPL, META, NNDM, SSYS', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"In company news, Apple (AAPL) lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday. Apple shares were up 1.5%. Nano Dimension (NNDM) said Tuesday it has raised the price of its tender offer to $20.05 per share in cash from $18 for outstanding shares of Stratasys (SSYS).\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"In company news, Apple (AAPL) lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday. Nano Dimension (NNDM) said Tuesday it has raised the price of its tender offer to $20.05 per share in cash from $18 for outstanding shares of Stratasys (SSYS). Meta Platforms (META) said Tuesday it has rolled out new tools to improve parental supervision for Messenger and Instagram and limit unwanted interactions between teens and strangers.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-closes-higher-as-upbeat-economic-data-allays-slowdown-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian\\nJune 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve\\'s aggressive interest rate hikes.\\nSeparate reports showed new orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rose in May, and sales of new single-family homes surged in the same month, while U.S. consumer confidence increased to a near 1-1/2 year high in June.\\nThe data gave investors a reason to buy back into stocks after a \"pretty vicious correction\" in the last several sessions, said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia.\\n\"What we have today is this series of economic releases that on balance fit this setting of an economy that continues to be in an expansionary mode, without at the same time suggesting there\\'s any condition that\\'s running too hot.\"\\nAnd just days before the second quarter ends, Luschini said it was notable that some the top sector performers on Tuesday, such as consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT, were also the market\\'s biggest gainers on a year-to-date basis.\\nWhile the economic data was encouraging, Rhys Williams, chief strategist at Spouting Rock Asset Management, said the market was likely helped by so-called window-dressing, when fund managers add outperforming assets to their portfolio for their quarter-end statements.\\n\"You\\'d a bad week in the stock market last week and a bad day on Monday. It\\'s just a bit of recovery,\" said Williams. \"There could be some quarter-end window-dressing too as we get close to the end of the quarter.\"\\nThe blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI snapped a six-day losing streak on Tuesday while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was eyeing its best first-half performance in 40 years and the S&P 500 .SPX advanced after falling in five of the last six sessions.\\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 212.03 points, or 0.63%, to 33,926.74; the S&P 500 .SPX gained 49.59 points, or 1.15%, at 4,378.41; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 219.90 points, or 1.65%, at 13,555.67.\\nThe signs of U.S. economic resilience also boosted the Dow Transports index .DJT, which closed up 2.7% and the small-cap Russell 2000 index .RUT, which advanced 1.5%.\\nAnd the PHLX Housing index .HGX closed up 2.99% after hitting an all-time high on Tuesday.\\nTraders were pricing in a roughly 77% chance the Fed will raise interest rates by 25 bps to the 5.25%-5.50% range in its July meeting, according to CME Group\\'s Fedwatch tool, up from 74.4% a day earlier.\\nMore economic data is expected this week, including a key inflation measure, as well as Fed Chair Jerome Powell\\'s speech at the European Central Bank Forum in Sintra, Portugal, which could provide cues on the path of interest rates.\\nPowell\\'s hawkish comments last week stalled a U.S. stock rally that had pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to an over one-year high and the Dow to a six-month peak.\\nDespite recent market weakness, a growth stocks rally, an upbeat earnings season and hopes of the Fed ending its monetary tightening soon have set the main indexes on course for quarterly gains.\\nMarket heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O.\\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O shares rose 3% after Citigroup raised its price target on the stock.\\nSnowflake SNOW.N climbed 4.2% after the cloud data analytics company announced a partnership with Nvidia to allow customers to build artificial intelligence models using their own data.\\nWalgreens Boots Alliance WBA.O shares sank 9.3% as the pharmacy chain cut its annual profit forecast on lower demand for COVID-19 tests and vaccines.\\nOther drugstore chains, including CVS Health Corp CVS.N and Rite Aid Corp RAD.N, also fell.\\nLordstown Motors Corp RIDE.O shares slumped 17.2% after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer filed for bankruptcy protection and put itself up for sale.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 2.55-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.54-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\\nThe S&P 500 posted 46 new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 64 new highs and 150 new lows.\\nOn U.S. exchanges 10.16 billion shares changed hands compared with the 11.63 billion average for the last 20 sessions.\\n(Reporting by Sinéad Carew in New York, Sruthi Shankar, Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru and Terence Gabriel in New York; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli and Richard Chang)\\n((sinead.carew@thomsonreuters.com; +1 332-219-1897))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Market heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve\\'s aggressive interest rate hikes. The data gave investors a reason to buy back into stocks after a \"pretty vicious correction\" in the last several sessions, said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Market heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 212.03 points, or 0.63%, to 33,926.74; the S&P 500 .SPX gained 49.59 points, or 1.15%, at 4,378.41; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 219.90 points, or 1.65%, at 13,555.67.\", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street closes higher as upbeat economic data allays slowdown fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve\\'s aggressive interest rate hikes. \"There could be some quarter-end window-dressing too as we get close to the end of the quarter.\"', 'news_textrank_summary': \"Market heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. While the economic data was encouraging, Rhys Williams, chief strategist at Spouting Rock Asset Management, said the market was likely helped by so-called window-dressing, when fund managers add outperforming assets to their portfolio for their quarter-end statements.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/were-not-in-a-new-bull-market.-heres-why.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nIf you look at the major U.S. equity market indices, you’d probably conclude that everything is awesome! The market is ripping, AI mania has sent tech stocks soaring and the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), the popular measure of market volatility, just hit 3-year lows. Even if the stock market isn’t your thing right now, you can park your money in short-term Treasury bills yielding more than 5%!\\nSource: Chart courtesy of StockCharts.com\\nAs of now, the S&P 500 has gained more than 20% off its mid-October 2022 low. That’s the level that a lot of market watchers will tell you defines the start of a new bull market. Is it though? Investors are sure trading like it is, but there are two pieces of evidence that suggest it isn’t.\\nShape of 2023 Recovery Clashes With History\\nThe first is the shape of the recovery itself.\\nNew bull markets tend to begin with an overall sentiment of capitulation. Stock prices have declined significantly. Since most investors are performance chasers, they’re adding to the selling pressure after prices have already gone down. There’s a general malaise hanging over the market about how much money has been lost.\\nWhen there’s finally a catalyst that reverses sentiment, it’s usually enough to ignite a sharp and swift rally. While one could point to the peak of inflation or the enthusiasm surrounding AI as those potential catalysts, there really hasn’t been the big marker that would indicate a turning point. The U.S. economy has remained healthier and more resilient for longer than originally anticipated, but that’s not really a reversal. It’s more of an extension, and that’s why this rally doesn’t look like the others.\\nOf the bull market inceptions over the past century, the average rally to 20% has taken around 60 days. In 2022-2023, the road to 20% has taken 240 days.\\nThe length of time it’s taken to get to this point this year is not even close to how long it’s taken historically. The next longest 20% rally took nearly 100 fewer days to get there — and that was all the way back in 1929!\\nAnother element of this data set is just as interesting. Let’s say that this is indeed the start of a new bull market even though it’s taken 8 months to get there. How does that compare to the first 8 months of past new bull markets?\\nAgain, not favorably. This would be the second smallest gain to start a new bull market. In other words, this would be perhaps the slowest and shallowest ever start to a bull market.\\n7 Top Stocks Are Leading the ‘New Bull Market’\\nThe second piece of evidence that suggests we are not in a bull market is the composition of the current rally.\\nWe talk about the S&P 500 as the stock market benchmark, but this year it has been all about the S&P 7 – Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). Those handful of stocks have accounted for almost all the market’s gains this year.\\nSource: Charts by TradingView\\nLook at it another way. The equal-weighted S&P 500, which minimizes the influence of the FAAMG names, trails the traditional index by more than 10% year to date. The gap between the comparable tech sector indices is roughly 20%. If you’re using the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 as your measuring sticks for stock market health, you’re missing a big piece of the picture.\\nLike an onion, this market gets stinkier once you start peeling back the layers. If the broader U.S. stock market is actually much weaker than it looks and the current rally would qualify as one of the weakest starts to a bull market ever, is it really the start of a new bull market?\\nThe evidence suggests that it’s not.\\nOn the date of publication, Michael Gayed did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nMichael A. Gayed is the Publisher of The Lead-Lag Report, and Portfolio Manager at Tidal Financial Group, an investment management company specializing in ETF-focused research, investment strategies and services designed for financial advisors, RIAs, family offices and investment managers.\\nInvestorPlace readers that are new subscribers to the The Lead-Lag Report can receive a 30% discount by entering the promo code “InvestorPlace30” with your order.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\\nThe post We’re Not in a New Bull Market. Here’s Why. appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'We talk about the S&P 500 as the stock market benchmark, but this year it has been all about the S&P 7 – Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). InvestorPlace readers that are new subscribers to the The Lead-Lag Report can receive a 30% discount by entering the promo code “InvestorPlace30” with your order. More From InvestorPlace Buy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live Did Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?', 'news_luhn_summary': 'We talk about the S&P 500 as the stock market benchmark, but this year it has been all about the S&P 7 – Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips If you look at the major U.S. equity market indices, you’d probably conclude that everything is awesome! Michael A. Gayed is the Publisher of The Lead-Lag Report, and Portfolio Manager at Tidal Financial Group, an investment management company specializing in ETF-focused research, investment strategies and services designed for financial advisors, RIAs, family offices and investment managers.', 'news_article_title': 'We’re Not in a New Bull Market. Here’s Why.', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'We talk about the S&P 500 as the stock market benchmark, but this year it has been all about the S&P 7 – Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). Investors are sure trading like it is, but there are two pieces of evidence that suggest it isn’t. 7 Top Stocks Are Leading the ‘New Bull Market’ The second piece of evidence that suggests we are not in a bull market is the composition of the current rally.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'We talk about the S&P 500 as the stock market benchmark, but this year it has been all about the S&P 7 – Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). 7 Top Stocks Are Leading the ‘New Bull Market’ The second piece of evidence that suggests we are not in a bull market is the composition of the current rally. If the broader U.S. stock market is actually much weaker than it looks and the current rally would qualify as one of the weakest starts to a bull market ever, is it really the start of a new bull market?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-2023s-best-performing-actively-managed-etf', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Nearly halfway through 2023, a relatively unheralded ETF with under $1 billion in assets under management is the best-performing actively-managed diversified ETF this year. It’s the Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF (BATS:FBCG), and it’s up a scintillating 38.9% year to date. Here’s a look at why this ETF is on a tear, how it invests, and whether it could be a good addition to investors\\' portfolios. \\nActively vs. Passively-Managed Funds\\nBefore delving into the specifics of FBCG itself, let’s briefly touch on what actively managed means and the difference between actively-managed and passively-managed funds.\\nNowadays, many of the market’s most-popular ETFs are passively managed, meaning that they simply track a specific index with the goal of replicating its performance before fees and expenses. Proponents say that index funds remove the room for human error. \\nConversely, in an actively-managed fund, a portfolio manager or several managers actively make investment decisions in an effort to outperform a specific benchmark and generate superior returns. Actively-managed funds generally have higher turnover and more trading and are typically more expensive (in terms of fees) than passively-managed funds or index funds. \\nNonetheless, index funds have grown in popularity in recent years, as research has consistently shown that most active managers fail to beat their benchmark over the long term. \\nWhat Does the FBCG ETF Do?\\nNow that we\\'ve reviewed active versus passive, let\\'s focus on actively-managed FBCG. With $632.6 million in assets under management (AUM), FBCG doesn’t get quite the same love from investors as some of the more popular large-cap growth ETFs out there. However, part of the reason for this is that it’s relatively new -- the ETF only launched in 2020.\\nIt normally invests at least 80% of its assets in blue-chip companies, which Fidelity Management & Research says are “well-known, well-established, and well-capitalized” companies. Fidelity says that the companies FBCG invests in typically have medium or large market caps, and they believe that they exhibit “above-average growth potential.”\\nNow that we know FBCG’s strategy and what it looks for in investments, what does it look like in practice? \\nFBCG\\'s Blue-Chip Portfolio\\nFBCG holds 162 positions, and its top 10 holdings account for 55.4% of assets. \\nWith a focus on blue-chip, medium- and large-cap growth stocks, it’s no surprise that FBCG’s top positions are dominated by large-cap tech stocks.\\nMuch has been made about the broader market’s gains in 2023, coming largely from the \"magnificent seven\" -- Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA).\\nThese seven stocks are also FBCG’s top seven holdings, which explains why the ETF has had such a strong performance this year. Outside of the \"magnificent seven,\" three more tech-oriented stocks, Marvell Technologies (NASDAQ:MRVL), Uber (NYSE:UBER), and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), round out FBCG’s top holdings. \\nTake a look at the table below from TipRank’s holdings tool for an overview of FBCG’s top 10 holdings.\\nWhile FBCG is tech-heavy, it isn’t limited to tech stocks. Just outside the top 10, you’ll find stocks like UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW), Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY), Nike (NYSE:NKE), and Mastercard (NYSE:MA). Energy drink company Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ:CELH), which is up 136% over the past year, is also among FBCG’s holdings, so the managers are finding some strong performers beyond the \"usual suspects.\" \\nIn terms of sector allocations, information technology is by far the largest sector that the fund invests in, with a 40.9% weighting (as of the end of Q1). After that, consumer discretionary accounts for a 22.9% weighting, and communications services accounts for a 13.9% weighting. All other sectors have a single-digit weighting. \\nIs FBCG Stock a Buy, According to Wall Street\\'s Top Analysts?\\nTurning to the opinions of Wall Street\\'s best-performing analysts (measured by TipRanks), FBCG has a Moderate Buy consensus rating, as 70.1% of analyst ratings are Buys, 27.2% are Holds, and 2.7% are Sells. At $32.17, the average FBCG stock price target implies 9.8% upside potential. \\nPaying the Price for Active Management\\nOne downside to FBCG is that it has relatively high fees, with an expense ratio of 0.59%. This means that an investor putting $10,000 into FBCG will pay $59 in fees in year one. Over the course of a 10-year investment, assuming the expense ratio remains the same and that the fund gains 5% a year, this investor will pay $738 in fees. \\nIn fairness to FBCG, this is an actively-managed fund, which is more expensive to run than a passive index fund, but this is still something investors need to keep in mind, as these fees add up over time. \\nInvestor Takeaway\\nWith large-cap tech stocks having a huge year, FBCG is in the driver’s seat, and the fund has made hay while the sun is shining with a red-hot gain of nearly 40% year-to-date. The fund has a high-quality portfolio of blue-chip stocks and a solid outlook from analysts, so there’s a lot to like here. \\nOn the other hand, the fairly new fund hasn’t yet established much of a long-term track record, so it remains to be seen how it performs over a longer time frame. Additionally, its high fees are something that investors need to consider when investing. \\nAlternatively, investors who want to invest in these same types of stocks have plenty of other options that have longer track records and lower fees, such as the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ) or the Schwab U.S. Large Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHG). \\nThe top 10 holdings of QQQ and SCHG have plenty of overlap with FBCG’s top 10, as all three funds hold the \"magnificent seven\" within their top 10 holdings, and both QQQ and SCHG are up nicely year-to-date, with total returns of 37.9% and 33.5%, respectively.\\nQQQ’s expense ratio of 0.2% and SCHG’s expense ratio of 0.04% are considerably lower than that of FBCG. An investor in QQQ would pay $255 in fees over a 10-year time frame, while an investor in SCHG would pay just $51 (assuming 5% annual returns). \\nThis isn’t to say that there\\'s anything wrong with a more expensive, actively-managed ETF, especially one that is performing as well as FBCG. Investors interested in this style of portfolio should certainly kick the tires on it.\\nThis ETF looks like a decent choice for investors who are interested in something actively-managed or want to simply invest in blue-chip, large-cap growth stocks and are okay with the higher expense ratio and shorter track record.\\nDisclosure\\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Much has been made about the broader market’s gains in 2023, coming largely from the \"magnificent seven\" -- Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). Nonetheless, index funds have grown in popularity in recent years, as research has consistently shown that most active managers fail to beat their benchmark over the long term. Investor Takeaway With large-cap tech stocks having a huge year, FBCG is in the driver’s seat, and the fund has made hay while the sun is shining with a red-hot gain of nearly 40% year-to-date.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Much has been made about the broader market’s gains in 2023, coming largely from the \"magnificent seven\" -- Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). FBCG\\'s Blue-Chip Portfolio FBCG holds 162 positions, and its top 10 holdings account for 55.4% of assets. Turning to the opinions of Wall Street\\'s best-performing analysts (measured by TipRanks), FBCG has a Moderate Buy consensus rating, as 70.1% of analyst ratings are Buys, 27.2% are Holds, and 2.7% are Sells.', 'news_article_title': 'Here’s 2023’s Best-Performing Actively-Managed ETF', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Much has been made about the broader market’s gains in 2023, coming largely from the \"magnificent seven\" -- Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). What Does the FBCG ETF Do? FBCG\\'s Blue-Chip Portfolio FBCG holds 162 positions, and its top 10 holdings account for 55.4% of assets.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Much has been made about the broader market’s gains in 2023, coming largely from the \"magnificent seven\" -- Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). In fairness to FBCG, this is an actively-managed fund, which is more expensive to run than a passive index fund, but this is still something investors need to keep in mind, as these fees add up over time. Alternatively, investors who want to invest in these same types of stocks have plenty of other options that have longer track records and lower fees, such as the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ) or the Schwab U.S. Large Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHG).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-27-2023%3A-aapl-nndm-ssys-meta', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Tech stocks were higher late Tuesday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining 2.1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 3.6%.\\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) is opposing the Online Safety Bill in the UK that could be used to mandate encrypted messaging apps like iMessage to scan messages for child-abuse material, BBC News reported Tuesday. Apple shares were up 1.6%.\\nSeparately, Apple lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday.\\nNano Dimension (NNDM) said Tuesday it raised the price of its tender offer to $20.05 per share in cash from $18 for outstanding shares of Stratasys (SSYS). Stratasys jumped 6.7% and Nano Dimension rose 1.3%.\\nMeta Platforms (META) said Tuesday it has rolled out new tools to improve parental supervision for Messenger and Instagram and limit unwanted interactions between teens and strangers. Meta shares were up 3%.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"In company news, Apple (AAPL) is opposing the Online Safety Bill in the UK that could be used to mandate encrypted messaging apps like iMessage to scan messages for child-abuse material, BBC News reported Tuesday. Tech stocks were higher late Tuesday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining 2.1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 3.6%. Separately, Apple lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"In company news, Apple (AAPL) is opposing the Online Safety Bill in the UK that could be used to mandate encrypted messaging apps like iMessage to scan messages for child-abuse material, BBC News reported Tuesday. Apple shares were up 1.6%. Separately, Apple lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday.\", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/27/2023: AAPL, NNDM, SSYS, META', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) is opposing the Online Safety Bill in the UK that could be used to mandate encrypted messaging apps like iMessage to scan messages for child-abuse material, BBC News reported Tuesday. Tech stocks were higher late Tuesday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining 2.1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 3.6%. Nano Dimension (NNDM) said Tuesday it raised the price of its tender offer to $20.05 per share in cash from $18 for outstanding shares of Stratasys (SSYS).', 'news_textrank_summary': \"In company news, Apple (AAPL) is opposing the Online Safety Bill in the UK that could be used to mandate encrypted messaging apps like iMessage to scan messages for child-abuse material, BBC News reported Tuesday. Separately, Apple lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday. Nano Dimension (NNDM) said Tuesday it raised the price of its tender offer to $20.05 per share in cash from $18 for outstanding shares of Stratasys (SSYS).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-rebounds-as-upbeat-economic-data-allays-slowdown-fears-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian\\nJune 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve\\'s aggressive interest rate hikes.\\nSeparate reports showed new orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rose in May, and sales of new single-family homes surged in the same month, while U.S. consumer confidence increased to a near 1-1/2 year high in June.\\nWhile the economic data was encouraging, Rhys Williams, chief strategist at Spouting Rock Asset Management, said the market also rose on seasonal factors.\\n\"You\\'d a bad week in the stock market last week and a bad day on Monday. It\\'s just a bit of recovery,\" said Williams. \"There could be some quarter-end window-dressing too as we get close to the end of the quarter.\"\\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 248.96 points, or 0.74%, to 33,963.67, pulling the blue-chip index out of a six-day slump. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was on track to notch its best first-half performance in 40 years with a roughly 29% gain. The Nasdaq added 234.80 points, or 1.76%, at 13,570.58.\\nThe S&P 500 .SPX rose 52.89 points, or 1.22%, to 4,381.71 after falling in five of the last six sessions.\\nSigns of U.S. economic resilience also boosted the Dow Transports index .DJTand small-cap Russell 2000 index .RUT.\\nAnd the PHLX Housing index .HGX was up 3% after hitting an all-time high.\\nTraders are pricing in a roughly 77% chance the Fed will raise interest rates by 25 bps to the 5.25%-5.50% range in its July meeting, according to CME Group\\'s Fedwatch tool, up from 74.4% a day earlier.\\nMore economic data is expected this week, including a key inflation measure, as well as Fed Chair Jerome Powell\\'s speech at the European Central Bank Forum in Sintra, Portugal, which could provide cues on the path of interest rates.\\nHawkish comments from Powell last week stalled a U.S. stock rally that had pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to an over one-year high and the Dow to a six-month peak.\\nDespite recent market weakness, a growth stocks rally, an upbeat earnings season and hopes of the Fed ending its monetary tightening soon have set the main indexes on course for quarterly gains.\\nMarket heavyweights Microsoft CorpMSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500, followed by Amazon.com IncAMZN.O, Tesla IncTSLA.O, Nvidia CorpNVDA.O.\\nMeta Platforms IncMETA.O shares rose 3.8% after Citigroup raised its price target on the stock.\\nSnowflake SNOW.N climbed 4.6% after the cloud data analytics company announceda partnership with Nvidia to allow customers to build artificial intelligence models using their own data.\\nWalgreens Boots Alliance WBA.O dropped 8.9% as the pharmacy chain cut its annual profit forecast on lower demand for COVID-19 tests and vaccines.\\nOther drugstore chains, including CVS Health CorpCVS.N and Rite Aid Corp RAD.N, also fell.\\nLordstown Motors CorpRIDE.O slumped 15% as the U.S. electric truck manufacturer filed for bankruptcy protection and put itself up for sale.\\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 3.01-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.73-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\\nThe S&P 500 posted 43 new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 54 new highs and 137 new lows.\\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar, Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru and Terence Gabriel in New York; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli and Richard Chang)\\n((sruthi.shankar@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Market heavyweights Microsoft CorpMSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500, followed by Amazon.com IncAMZN.O, Tesla IncTSLA.O, Nvidia CorpNVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. Separate reports showed new orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rose in May, and sales of new single-family homes surged in the same month, while U.S. consumer confidence increased to a near 1-1/2 year high in June.\", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Market heavyweights Microsoft CorpMSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500, followed by Amazon.com IncAMZN.O, Tesla IncTSLA.O, Nvidia CorpNVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve\\'s aggressive interest rate hikes. \"You\\'d a bad week in the stock market last week and a bad day on Monday.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street rebounds as upbeat economic data allays slowdown fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Market heavyweights Microsoft CorpMSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500, followed by Amazon.com IncAMZN.O, Tesla IncTSLA.O, Nvidia CorpNVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 248.96 points, or 0.74%, to 33,963.67, pulling the blue-chip index out of a six-day slump.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Market heavyweights Microsoft CorpMSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500, followed by Amazon.com IncAMZN.O, Tesla IncTSLA.O, Nvidia CorpNVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. More economic data is expected this week, including a key inflation measure, as well as Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the European Central Bank Forum in Sintra, Portugal, which could provide cues on the path of interest rates.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-5g-stocks-to-target-for-triple-digit-returns-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\\nGlobal 5G subscriptions are projected to double and surpass 1 billion in 2023, driving the rapid construction of 5G mobile networks. The demand for 5G infrastructure will likely increase by 22% this year, reaching over $23 billion worldwide. With its lower latency and significantly faster download speeds, 5G represents the next generation of wireless networking technology.\\nThat said, 5G stocks are some of the most attractive investments for investors looking to capitalize on the potential of this new technology. Here are three 5G stocks poised to deliver triple-digit returns.\\nQualcomm (QCOM)\\nSource: Akshdeep Kaur Raked / Shutterstock.com\\nQualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) achieved a significant AI milestone by successfully running the Stable Diffusion text-to-image generative AI service on an Android smartphone, showcasing its innovation in the field.\\nGenerative AI involves two steps: training and inference. During training, the algorithm learns from a vast dataset of human-created images and corresponding text descriptions. Once trained, the algorithm can generate new images based on user input, a process known as inference. Importantly, Qualcomm demonstrated this capability on a smartphone by inputting the prompt: “Super cute fluffy cat warrior in armor, photorealistic, 4K, ultra-detailed, Vray rendering, unreal engine.”\\nQualcomm has made significant progress in on-device AI inference, potentially surpassing Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the realm of generative AI. Thus, with a low valuation and its smartphone market business nearing a cyclical bottom, Qualcomm presents an appealing investment opportunity. Trading at favorable multiples, it stands as a strong contender among 5G stocks in the AI sector.\\nBroadcom (AVGO)\\nSource: Sasima / Shutterstock.com\\nBroadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) is an undervalued chip stock that has recently gained attention from investors. With solid growth, strong margins and a high dividend yield, the company’s stock experienced a significant rally. However, despite a slight pullback, Broadcom’s strong earnings results have continued to attract buyers. Indeed, this is a stock I think has more upside potential from here.\\nWith strong growth and the rise of artificial intelligence, semiconductor giant Broadcom has the potential to surpass a $1 trillion valuation. This would place it alongside Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) as a beneficiary of the AI boom. Semiconductor chips, essential for AI and various products like computers, cars, smartphones and appliances, contribute to Broadcom’s success.\\nAVGO stock has surged 58% as the chip sector rebounds, driven by strong semiconductor demand and the growth of artificial intelligence. A partnership with Apple adds to the company’s revenue and earnings growth prospects. With robust profit margins and steady free cash flow, AVGO is expected to maintain a range of $17 billion to $18 billion until 2030.\\nSkyworks Solutions (SWKS)\\nSource: madamF / Shutterstock.com\\nSkyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) is a semiconductor company that specializes in Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Indeed, with a focus on 5G and IoT opportunities, the company provides front-end modules for various industries such as connected homes, industrial, medical, smart energy and wearables. Notably, Skyworks Solutions aims to connect data from sensors through its cellular architecture.\\nAnalysts and technical analysis screeners suggest that SWKS stock is undervalued, with an estimated upside ranging from $15 to $70 per share. Skyworks Solutions has outperformed revenue expectations, achieved record cash flows, and established partnerships in promising growth areas like information technology (IT), electric vehicles (EVs) and data centers. With a revenue growth rate surpassing most competitors, the company’s strong performance supports the optimistic outlook.\\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\\nMore From InvestorPlace\\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\\nThe post 3 5G Stocks to Target for Triple-Digit Returns in 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Importantly, Qualcomm demonstrated this capability on a smartphone by inputting the prompt: “Super cute fluffy cat warrior in armor, photorealistic, 4K, ultra-detailed, Vray rendering, unreal engine.” Qualcomm has made significant progress in on-device AI inference, potentially surpassing Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the realm of generative AI. Skyworks Solutions has outperformed revenue expectations, achieved record cash flows, and established partnerships in promising growth areas like information technology (IT), electric vehicles (EVs) and data centers. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Importantly, Qualcomm demonstrated this capability on a smartphone by inputting the prompt: “Super cute fluffy cat warrior in armor, photorealistic, 4K, ultra-detailed, Vray rendering, unreal engine.” Qualcomm has made significant progress in on-device AI inference, potentially surpassing Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the realm of generative AI. Qualcomm (QCOM) Source: Akshdeep Kaur Raked / Shutterstock.com Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) achieved a significant AI milestone by successfully running the Stable Diffusion text-to-image generative AI service on an Android smartphone, showcasing its innovation in the field. Broadcom (AVGO) Source: Sasima / Shutterstock.com Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) is an undervalued chip stock that has recently gained attention from investors.', 'news_article_title': '3 5G Stocks to Target for Triple-Digit Returns in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Importantly, Qualcomm demonstrated this capability on a smartphone by inputting the prompt: “Super cute fluffy cat warrior in armor, photorealistic, 4K, ultra-detailed, Vray rendering, unreal engine.” Qualcomm has made significant progress in on-device AI inference, potentially surpassing Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the realm of generative AI. That said, 5G stocks are some of the most attractive investments for investors looking to capitalize on the potential of this new technology. Qualcomm (QCOM) Source: Akshdeep Kaur Raked / Shutterstock.com Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) achieved a significant AI milestone by successfully running the Stable Diffusion text-to-image generative AI service on an Android smartphone, showcasing its innovation in the field.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Importantly, Qualcomm demonstrated this capability on a smartphone by inputting the prompt: “Super cute fluffy cat warrior in armor, photorealistic, 4K, ultra-detailed, Vray rendering, unreal engine.” Qualcomm has made significant progress in on-device AI inference, potentially surpassing Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the realm of generative AI. Qualcomm (QCOM) Source: Akshdeep Kaur Raked / Shutterstock.com Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) achieved a significant AI milestone by successfully running the Stable Diffusion text-to-image generative AI service on an Android smartphone, showcasing its innovation in the field. Broadcom (AVGO) Source: Sasima / Shutterstock.com Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) is an undervalued chip stock that has recently gained attention from investors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-30-stocks-to-buy-2-to-watch-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), is one of the most recognized and tracked global stock market indicators. In fact, it often acts as a gauge of the overall condition of the US economy. It observes the movements of 30 prominent, mature, and financially stable companies across a variety of sectors. What’s unique about the DJIA is its price-weighted nature – companies with higher stock prices hold greater sway over the value of the index.\\nDow Jones stocks are made up of some of the most notable and influential firms in the United States. Spanning a wide array of industries such as technology, finance, healthcare, and consumer goods. These stocks often exhibit characteristics of reliability, growth, and the ability to enhance shareholder value. Additionally, many of the companies within the Dow Jones consistently disburse dividends, drawing the attention of investors looking for regular income. Due to their significant standing and economic impact, the performance of Dow Jones stocks can greatly affect market sentiment and the trajectory of the broader stock market.\\nFor individual investors, investing in Dow Jones stocks can be a calculated decision. Particularly for those wanting to gain exposure to an assorted group of respected and influential companies. By including these stocks in their portfolio, investors might benefit from steady growth and regular dividend returns, thereby offsetting some of the risks tied to smaller, less established entities. Nevertheless, prior to investing in Dow Jones stocks, investors should perform comprehensive research and consider their personal risk tolerance and investment objectives, similar to any other investment decision. With that said, let’s take a look at two trending Dow Jones stocks to watch in the stock market today.\\nDow 30 Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Now\\nApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)\\nThe Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS)\\nApple Inc. (AAPL Stock)\\nFirst up, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is one of the world’s most valued technology corporations. The company’s product portfolio includes the iPhone, Mac computers, iPad, Apple Watch, and services like the App Store, Apple Music, and iCloud.\\nLate last month, Apple reported better-than-anticipated Q2 2023 earnings results. Diving in, the tech giant announced earnings of $1.52 per share, beating estimates of $1.44 per share, on total revenue of $94.8 billion, which also beat expectations of $92.9 billion. Though, Apple did report a 2.5% decline in revenue on a year-over-year basis.\\nYear-to-date, shares of Apple stock have gained by 49.98% so far. Meanwhile, during Tuesday’s afternoon trading session, AAPL stock is trading higher by 1.26% on the day at $187.64 a share.\\n[Read More] 3 Regional Bank Stocks To Watch Today\\nWalt Disney Company (DIS Stock)\\nNext, The Walt Disney Company (DIS) is a worldwide powerhouse in the entertainment industry, boasting an eclectic portfolio with legendary brands like Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic under its umbrella. Disney’s operations encompass a wide range of areas, from movie and TV production to theme parks, in addition to its digital platforms such as the streaming service, Disney+.\\nJust last month, Disney reported its second quarter 2023 financial results. In detail, the company posted Q2 2023 earnings of $0.93 per share, with revenue of $21.8 billion. This is versus analysts’ consensus estimates for the quarter were earnings of $0.89 per share, and revenue estimates of $21.8 billion. Also, revenue increased by 13.3% versus the same period, the previous year. Additionally, Disney said that it expects fiscal 2023 revenue to come in at approximately $88.93 billion.\\nSo far in 2023, shares of DIS stock are up slightly by 0.24% YTD. While, during Tuesday’s afternoon trading session, Disney stock is trading modestly higher on the day by 0.53% at $89.18 a share.\\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Dow 30 Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Now Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Apple Inc. (AAPL Stock) First up, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is one of the world’s most valued technology corporations. Meanwhile, during Tuesday’s afternoon trading session, AAPL stock is trading higher by 1.26% on the day at $187.64 a share. What’s unique about the DJIA is its price-weighted nature – companies with higher stock prices hold greater sway over the value of the index.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Dow 30 Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Now Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Apple Inc. (AAPL Stock) First up, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is one of the world’s most valued technology corporations. Meanwhile, during Tuesday’s afternoon trading session, AAPL stock is trading higher by 1.26% on the day at $187.64 a share. [Read More] 3 Regional Bank Stocks To Watch Today Walt Disney Company (DIS Stock) Next, The Walt Disney Company (DIS) is a worldwide powerhouse in the entertainment industry, boasting an eclectic portfolio with legendary brands like Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic under its umbrella.', 'news_article_title': 'Dow 30 Stocks To Buy? 2 To Watch Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Dow 30 Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Now Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Apple Inc. (AAPL Stock) First up, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is one of the world’s most valued technology corporations. Meanwhile, during Tuesday’s afternoon trading session, AAPL stock is trading higher by 1.26% on the day at $187.64 a share. With that said, let’s take a look at two trending Dow Jones stocks to watch in the stock market today.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Dow 30 Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Now Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Apple Inc. (AAPL Stock) First up, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is one of the world’s most valued technology corporations. Meanwhile, during Tuesday’s afternoon trading session, AAPL stock is trading higher by 1.26% on the day at $187.64 a share. With that said, let’s take a look at two trending Dow Jones stocks to watch in the stock market today.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-fails-to-end-lawsuit-over-china-sales-comment-by-ceo-cook', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jonathan Stempel\\nJune 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has rejected Apple\\'s AAPL.O bid to throw out a class-action lawsuit that accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of defrauding shareholders by concealing falling demand for iPhones in China.\\nU.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers\\' decision late Monday night clears the way for shareholders led by a British pension fund to sue over a one-day plunge that wiped out $74 billion of Apple\\'s market value.\\nThe lawsuit stemmed from Cook\\'s comment on a Nov. 1, 2018, analyst call that while Apple faced sales pressure in markets such as Brazil, India, Russia and Turkey, where currencies had weakened, \"I would not put China in that category.\"\\nApple told suppliers a few days later to curb production, and on Jan. 2, 2019, unexpectedly slashed its quarterly revenue forecast by up to $9 billion, blaming U.S.-China trade tensions.\\nThe lowered revenue forecast was Apple\\'s first since the iPhone\\'s launch in 2007, and the Cupertino, California-based company\\'s shares fell 10% the next day.\\nRogers, based in Oakland, California, said jurors could reasonably infer that Cook was discussing Apple\\'s sales outlook in China, not past performance or the impact of currency changes.\\nThe judge also said that prior to Cook\\'s comment, Apple knew China\\'s economy had been slowing and had data suggesting that demand could fall.\\n\"A reasonable jury could find that failure to disclose these risks caused plaintiff\\'s harm,\" Rogers wrote.\\nApple and its lawyers did not immediately respond on Tuesday to requests for comment. Lawyers for the shareholders did not immediately respond to similar requests.\\nThe lead plaintiff is the Norfolk County Council as Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund, located in Norwich, England.\\nApple\\'s share price has approximately quintupled since January 2019, giving it a market value near $3 trillion.\\nThe case is In re Apple Inc Securities Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 19-02033.\\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; editing by Jonathan Oatis)\\n((jon.stempel@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 6317; Reuters Messaging: jon.stempel.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Jonathan Stempel June 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has rejected Apple\\'s AAPL.O bid to throw out a class-action lawsuit that accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of defrauding shareholders by concealing falling demand for iPhones in China. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers\\' decision late Monday night clears the way for shareholders led by a British pension fund to sue over a one-day plunge that wiped out $74 billion of Apple\\'s market value. The lawsuit stemmed from Cook\\'s comment on a Nov. 1, 2018, analyst call that while Apple faced sales pressure in markets such as Brazil, India, Russia and Turkey, where currencies had weakened, \"I would not put China in that category.\"', 'news_luhn_summary': \"By Jonathan Stempel June 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has rejected Apple's AAPL.O bid to throw out a class-action lawsuit that accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of defrauding shareholders by concealing falling demand for iPhones in China. The judge also said that prior to Cook's comment, Apple knew China's economy had been slowing and had data suggesting that demand could fall. The lead plaintiff is the Norfolk County Council as Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund, located in Norwich, England.\", 'news_article_title': 'Apple fails to end lawsuit over China sales comment by CEO Cook', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Jonathan Stempel June 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has rejected Apple\\'s AAPL.O bid to throw out a class-action lawsuit that accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of defrauding shareholders by concealing falling demand for iPhones in China. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers\\' decision late Monday night clears the way for shareholders led by a British pension fund to sue over a one-day plunge that wiped out $74 billion of Apple\\'s market value. The lawsuit stemmed from Cook\\'s comment on a Nov. 1, 2018, analyst call that while Apple faced sales pressure in markets such as Brazil, India, Russia and Turkey, where currencies had weakened, \"I would not put China in that category.\"', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Jonathan Stempel June 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has rejected Apple\\'s AAPL.O bid to throw out a class-action lawsuit that accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of defrauding shareholders by concealing falling demand for iPhones in China. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers\\' decision late Monday night clears the way for shareholders led by a British pension fund to sue over a one-day plunge that wiped out $74 billion of Apple\\'s market value. The lawsuit stemmed from Cook\\'s comment on a Nov. 1, 2018, analyst call that while Apple faced sales pressure in markets such as Brazil, India, Russia and Turkey, where currencies had weakened, \"I would not put China in that category.\"'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/got-%245000-3-tech-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-for-the-long-term-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For quite some time now, tech stocks have been the poster child for growth stocks. Total returns for the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index are up around 350% in the past decade, compared with around 230% for the more diversified S&P 500 over the same timeframe.\\nRegardless of tech\\'s great run, many companies have blossomed and then have fallen by the wayside. Despite the huge return potential of some tech stocks, you don\\'t want to lose sight of the long term and invest in companies without staying power.\\nIf you have $5,000 available to invest that isn\\'t needed to reduce short-term debt or build an emergency fund, here are three tech stocks that are great long-term options.\\n1. Apple\\nIt seems cliche to start with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), but you don\\'t become the world\\'s most valuable public company for no reason. Apple has been a titan in the tech world, and that\\'s not likely to change anytime soon.\\nIn its Q2 2023, ended April 1, Apple made $94.8 billion in revenue, and iPhone sales accounted for more than 54%. There\\'s no denying that it\\'s Apple\\'s foundation. However, Apple\\'s future growth probably isn\\'t in the iPhone -- or any hardware, for that matter -- it\\'s in its services. Over the past five years, Apple\\'s Services revenue has jumped tremendously.\\nTIME PERIOD SERVICES REVENUE\\nFY 2019 $46.2 billion\\nFY 2020 $53.7 billion\\nFY 2021 $68.4 billion\\nFY 2022 $78.1 billion\\nQ3 2023 $20.9 billion\\nData source: Apple. FY = fiscal year.\\nAfter testing the waters with ApplePay, Apple Card, and, most recently, Apple Pay Later, it\\'s certain that Apple will make a serious entrance into financial services. According to Boston Consulting Group, fintech is projected to grow from $245 billion to $1.5 trillion globally by 2030.\\nNot many companies are better positioned to take advantage of that than Apple if it commits the resources. There are more than a billion active iPhones, giving Apple an inside route to becoming a financial one-stop-shop.\\nHaving the iPhone pad its bottom line while expanding its service ecosystem is a recipe for long-term sustainability for Apple.\\n2. Microsoft\\nWhen it comes to tech companies, none may be as engrained in the business world as Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). That puts the company in a unique position for longevity that few, if any, other tech companies can replicate. From Excel for databases to LinkedIn for recruiting, Windows for operating systems, Azure for cloud infrastructure, and more, Microsoft is a staple in the corporate world.\\nMicrosoft\\'s footprint has positively affected its top line in recent years. In its Q2 2023, Microsoft had $52.7 billion in revenue, up 2% year over year. The growth isn\\'t jaw-dropping by any means, but it\\'s decent considering broader economic conditions.\\nMicrosoft\\'s stock has received a lot of love this year, mainly because of its ownership stake in ChatGPT\\'s creator, OpenAI, and the potential investors see in this partnership. The partnership allows Microsoft to benefit from OpenAI\\'s growth, as well as have the ability to incorporate its technology into Microsoft products such as Office and Azure.\\nThe future of Microsoft isn\\'t as reliant on having AI live up to the hype, as is the case for some tech companies, but it can definitely be a catalyst for impressive growth in the years to come -- especially if it makes Azure more competitive in the fast-growing cloud industry.\\nInvestors can feel confident holding on to Microsoft for the long haul.\\n3. CrowdStrike\\nCrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) is a cybersecurity company that\\'s pioneered AI into the field. Its platforms use AI to provide real-time threat detection and prevention, and their efficiency has made CrowdStrike one of the leaders in the cybersecurity industry.\\nDespite its efficiency, CrowdSrike has noted that cyberattacks continue to get more sophisticated, growing the demand for CrowdStrike\\'s services. In its 2023 Global Threat Report, CrowdStrike noted 33 newly named adversaries and a 95% annual increase in cloud exploitations. CrowdStrike\\'s continued growth should be aided by the fact cybersecurity is becoming an indispensable industry.\\nIf money is tight and companies need to trim their budgets, many things will get cut before their cybersecurity budget. It\\'s essentially insurance in today\\'s digital world: Either pay for relatively priced cybersecurity services or risk the huge financial and, maybe more importantly, reputational hit.\\nAccording to IBM\\'s 2022 \"Cost of a Data Breach\" report, companies using AI and automation had a 74-day shorter breach lifecycle and saved around $3 million more than companies not using AI. That plays right into the hands of CrowdStrike, which has shown a commitment to staying ahead of the innovation curve.\\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\\nStefon Walters has positions in Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, CrowdStrike, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Apple It seems cliche to start with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), but you don't become the world's most valuable public company for no reason. Despite the huge return potential of some tech stocks, you don't want to lose sight of the long term and invest in companies without staying power. The future of Microsoft isn't as reliant on having AI live up to the hype, as is the case for some tech companies, but it can definitely be a catalyst for impressive growth in the years to come -- especially if it makes Azure more competitive in the fast-growing cloud industry.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Apple It seems cliche to start with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), but you don't become the world's most valuable public company for no reason. Over the past five years, Apple's Services revenue has jumped tremendously. FY 2019 $46.2 billion FY 2020 $53.7 billion FY 2021 $68.4 billion FY 2022 $78.1 billion Q3 2023 $20.9 billion Data source: Apple.\", 'news_article_title': 'Got $5,000? 3 Tech Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Term', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Apple It seems cliche to start with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), but you don't become the world's most valuable public company for no reason. However, Apple's future growth probably isn't in the iPhone -- or any hardware, for that matter -- it's in its services. Microsoft When it comes to tech companies, none may be as engrained in the business world as Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Apple It seems cliche to start with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), but you don't become the world's most valuable public company for no reason. FY 2019 $46.2 billion FY 2020 $53.7 billion FY 2021 $68.4 billion FY 2022 $78.1 billion Q3 2023 $20.9 billion Data source: Apple. After testing the waters with ApplePay, Apple Card, and, most recently, Apple Pay Later, it's certain that Apple will make a serious entrance into financial services.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/beyond-dogecoin-and-shiba-inu-these-3-unique-cryptos-are-better-buys', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It has not been a good year for either Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) or Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB). Both meme coins are down about 5% for the year, at a time when market leader Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has soared by more than 80%. Even worse, Dogecoin and Shiba Inu are not even garnering attention from short-term crypto speculators, who are instead focused on Bitcoin Ordinals, the new non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for the Bitcoin blockchain.\\nBut the good news is that there are still plenty of interesting cryptocurrencies out there, and many of them have superior long-term growth prospects and greater utility than dog-themed meme coins. Here\\'s a closer look at three cryptos that should be on your radar right now.\\nStacks\\nStacks (CRYPTO: STX) is a Layer-2 blockchain that sits on top of the main Bitcoin blockchain. What this means in practical terms is that Stacks adds utility to Bitcoin that goes far beyond just payments. The goal of Stacks is to make possible the use of smart contracts on Bitcoin, and that opens the door to an entirely new set of use cases that include NFTs, decentralized finance (DeFi), and new decentralized applications.\\nUntil this year, many people had never heard of Stacks. But then came the investor craze around Bitcoin NFTs, and Stacks suddenly captured the imagination of investors. Given the close relationship between Bitcoin and Stacks, it\\'s perhaps no surprise that Stacks has been on a tear this year. Stacks is up a whopping 250% in 2023, and now ranks as a top 40 cryptocurrency by market capitalization. With Stacks, you\\'re basically getting a highly leveraged bet on the future of Bitcoin. This is great news if Bitcoin is up big for the year (like it is now), but a potential source of anxiety if Bitcoin starts to fall.\\nSingularityNET\\nGiven the enormous interest in ChatGPT over the past six months, there has been an explosion in demand for cryptocurrencies powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The crypto that has gotten the most attention from investors is SingularityNET (CRYPTO: AGIX), which is up a head-spinning 400% this year. Previously, SingularityNET was best known for its work with Sophia, arguably the most famous AI-powered robot in the world. But now SingularityNET has been inserted into the conversation about ChatGPT.\\nJust keep in mind that if you\\'re looking for a direct play on ChatGPT, SingularityNET is not it. While ChatGPT is focused on a form of artificial intelligence known as generative AI, SingularityNET is focused on artificial general intelligence (AGI), which is the highest level of AI possible.\\nThe name of the token is a reference to \"The Singularity,\" the much-hyped and anticipated moment when computers will become smarter than humans. The goal of SingularityNET is to deliver this level of artificial intelligence to the masses, leading to a giant leap forward for humanity. The SingularityNET ecosystem now includes an AI-powered project to research longevity and human life extension. Obviously, the concept of powerful AI that lives on the blockchain is a huge idea, and one with nearly unlimited market potential. But it may take quite a bit of time to develop.\\nRender Token\\nFinally, there\\'s Render Token (CRYPTO: RNDR), a decentralized global platform built on the Ethereum blockchain. The goal of Render is to distribute GPU-based rendering jobs across a vast peer-to-peer (P2P) network. In plain English, this means that computing tasks that require a huge amount of computing power -- such as creating immersive 3D environments or hyper-realistic special effects -- can still be done even if you lack the full computing power yourself. All you need to do is connect to the Render Network and pay with Render Token.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nIt\\'s a big idea, and one that has been embraced by Hollywood creators, video game developers, and Web3 innovators. With Apple\\'s recent launch of its $3,499 mixed reality headset, it\\'s easy to see how the computing power of Render could be used to support the creation of new virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) worlds that are extremely realistic. No surprise, then, that Render Token is up more than 400% this year, and is now one of the top 50 cryptocurrencies by total market cap.\\nHigh risk, high reward\\nJust keep in mind, however, that the potential for high reward also comes with an enormous amount of risk. Stacks is a highly leveraged bet on the future of Bitcoin. SingularityNET is an even bigger bet on the future of AI. And the Render Token is a big bet on the future of mixed reality. That\\'s all well and good, but just remember how fast tech trends can come and go. Just think of the hype around the metaverse in 2021 and how little has come to fruition.\\nIf you are thinking of investing in any of these unique cryptocurrencies, be sure to do your due diligence, and understand exactly what these cryptos offer in terms of utility and long-term growth potential. Once you put in the work, though, you\\'ll understand why a growing number of investors have abandoned meme coins in favor of these three cryptocurrencies, all of which are up more than 250% this year.\\n10 stocks we like better than Stacks\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Stacks wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n *Stock Advisor returns as of June 26, 2023\\n Dominic Basulto has positions in Bitcoin and Ethereum. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Render Token. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'But the good news is that there are still plenty of interesting cryptocurrencies out there, and many of them have superior long-term growth prospects and greater utility than dog-themed meme coins. SingularityNET Given the enormous interest in ChatGPT over the past six months, there has been an explosion in demand for cryptocurrencies powered by artificial intelligence (AI). If you are thinking of investing in any of these unique cryptocurrencies, be sure to do your due diligence, and understand exactly what these cryptos offer in terms of utility and long-term growth potential.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'It has not been a good year for either Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) or Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB). High risk, high reward Just keep in mind, however, that the potential for high reward also comes with an enormous amount of risk. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Render Token.', 'news_article_title': 'Beyond Dogecoin and Shiba Inu -- These 3 Unique Cryptos Are Better Buys', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Given the close relationship between Bitcoin and Stacks, it's perhaps no surprise that Stacks has been on a tear this year. SingularityNET Given the enormous interest in ChatGPT over the past six months, there has been an explosion in demand for cryptocurrencies powered by artificial intelligence (AI). And the Render Token is a big bet on the future of mixed reality.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Even worse, Dogecoin and Shiba Inu are not even garnering attention from short-term crypto speculators, who are instead focused on Bitcoin Ordinals, the new non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for the Bitcoin blockchain. Stacks Stacks (CRYPTO: STX) is a Layer-2 blockchain that sits on top of the main Bitcoin blockchain. Render Token Finally, there's Render Token (CRYPTO: RNDR), a decentralized global platform built on the Ethereum blockchain.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/lordstown-motors-files-bankruptcy-sues-foxconn-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"By Mike Spector, Joseph White and Dietrich Knauth\\nNEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors RIDE.O filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan company Foxconn.\\nLordstown, named after the Ohio town where it is based, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware and simultaneously took legal action against Foxconn.\\nIn an complaint filed in bankruptcy court, Lordstown accused the electronics company of fraudulent conduct and a series of broken promises in failing to abide by an agreement to invest up to $170 million in the electric-vehicle manufacturer.\\nFoxconn previously invested about $52.7 million in Lordstown as part of the agreement, and currently holds a roughly 8.4% ownership stake in the EV maker. Lordstown contends Foxconn is balking at purchasing additional shares of its stock as promised, and misled the EV maker about collaborating on vehicle development plans.\\nFoxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. Foxconn did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\\nThe twin filings of the bankruptcy and lawsuit set up an international business clash that could intensify scrutiny of Foxconn's EV ambitions and partnerships, not only with Lordstown but also other automakers.\\nThe lawsuit portrays Foxconn as consistently shifting goal posts in its collaboration with Lordstown on the automaker's future vehicles, which included failing to meet funding commitments and refusing to engage with the company on initiatives Foxconn allegedly directed and purported to support.\\nLordstown, a startup launched in 2018, said in a regulatory filing earlier this month that it had planned to sue Foxconn after receiving a letter from the company that led Lordstown to believe Foxconn was unlikely to make its additional expected investment.\\nLordstown accused Foxconn in that regulatory filing of engaging in a “pattern of bad faith” that caused “material and irreparable harm” to the company. Even in May, Lordstown warned it might be forced to file for bankruptcy amid uncertainty over the Foxconn investment.\\nThe automaker’s main product is the Endurance electric pickup truck, which is built at a former General Motors small-car factory in Lordstown, Ohio, for commercial customers such as local governments. Lordstown sold the plant to Foxconn in 2022.\\nLordstown paused production of the Endurance earlier this year and since April has resumed building the trucks at a low rate after resolving quality issues with suppliers. The automaker's shares have plunged since February and currently trade under $3.\\nShould Lordstown fail to find a rescuer willing to re-start full production of the Endurance, the Ohio factory now owned by Foxconn could be a draw for overseas automakers looking for a quick way to build vehicles in the United States.\\nLordstown filed for bankruptcy with plans to seek a buyer. It does not have an initial offer in hand, known in bankruptcy parlance as a stalking-horse bidder, which sets a minimum price other suitors can top in an auction.\\nLordstown Chief Executive Edward Hightower told Reuters the Endurance business could prove attractive to another automaker looking for a fast entry into the EV market at a time the Biden administration's policies are attempting to move away from gasoline-powered cars.\\nLordstown's bankruptcy is not the first among the crop of EV startups that went public during the pandemic-era SPAC boom. But Lordstown was a high-profile member of that class because it was challenging the core of the legacy Detroit automakers' business of high-margin pickup trucks, and because of its location.\\nThe Lordstown factory in Northeast Ohio was formerly a GM GM.N small-car factory that GM decided to close in November 2018. Then-U.S. President Donald Trump and other Ohio political leaders put pressure on GM CEO Mary Barra to reverse the decision, or find a buyer. GM agreed to sell the plant to a newly-formed entity called Lordstown Motors founded by the former top executive at an electric truck maker called Workhorse Group.\\nLordstown went public in October 2020 through a reverse merger with special purpose acquisition company DiamondPeak Holdings, joining a flock of EV startups that went public through such deals in that period.\\nLike several others, including truck maker Nikola NKLA.O, Lordstown has struggled to live up to the high expectations of early investors. In 2021, its chief executive and founder, Stephen Burns, resigned after the automaker acknowledged it had overstated pre-orders for its electric trucks.\\nLordstown’s finance chief at the time also resigned. Burns has since sold his entire stake in Lordstown, according to a June regulatory filing.\\nAs Lordstown wrestled during 2021 and 2022 with investigations by regulators and the U.S. Justice Department, Ford Motor F.N was launching its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck, aiming at commercial customers.\\nEV startup Rivian RIVN.O launched its luxury electric pickup in 2022. GM and Stellantis have announced plans for electric pickups. Elon Musk’s Tesla TSLA.O has promised it will begin producing its Cybertruck late this year.\\nLordstown struggled to ramp up production of its Endurance trucks over the past several months amid the dispute with Foxconn, challenging market conditions and the cost-intensive nature of its business, the company has said.\\nThe few trucks that the company assembled had material costs that were “substantially higher than our selling price,” Lordstown said in a May regulatory filing.\\n(Reporting by Mike Spector in New York, Joseph White in Detroit and Dietrich Knauth in New York Editing by Nick Zieminski)\\n((mike.spector@thomsonreuters.com; 347-266-9966; Reuters Messaging: Twitter: @mike_d_spector))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. By Mike Spector, Joseph White and Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors RIDE.O filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan company Foxconn. In an complaint filed in bankruptcy court, Lordstown accused the electronics company of fraudulent conduct and a series of broken promises in failing to abide by an agreement to invest up to $170 million in the electric-vehicle manufacturer.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. By Mike Spector, Joseph White and Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors RIDE.O filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan company Foxconn. The automaker’s main product is the Endurance electric pickup truck, which is built at a former General Motors small-car factory in Lordstown, Ohio, for commercial customers such as local governments.\", 'news_article_title': 'Lordstown Motors files bankruptcy, sues Foxconn', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. Lordstown, a startup launched in 2018, said in a regulatory filing earlier this month that it had planned to sue Foxconn after receiving a letter from the company that led Lordstown to believe Foxconn was unlikely to make its additional expected investment. Burns has since sold his entire stake in Lordstown, according to a June regulatory filing.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. By Mike Spector, Joseph White and Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors RIDE.O filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan company Foxconn. The lawsuit portrays Foxconn as consistently shifting goal posts in its collaboration with Lordstown on the automaker's future vehicles, which included failing to meet funding commitments and refusing to engage with the company on initiatives Foxconn allegedly directed and purported to support.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/aapl-quantitative-stock-analysis-warren-buffett', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\\nAAPL Guru Analysis\\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\\nAdditional Research Links\\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\\nHigh Shareholder Yield Stocks\\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\", 'news_article_title': 'AAPL Quantitative Stock Analysis - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/looking-for-strong-management-consider-these-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"Publicly traded firms with suspect management teams can possibly notch short-term gains. However, over the long term, the odds of investor success at poorly run companies lengthen.\\nConversely, companies with strong management don’t see their shares appreciate in straight-line fashion. However, the probabilities of long-term success are on investors’ sides. One point to remember is that no sector has a monopoly on good or bad management. This perhaps makes it difficult to isolate well-run companies via exchange traded funds.\\nFortunately, the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) are prime examples of ETFs full of companies with strong presences in the C-suite, including in the chief executive officer role.\\nIt’s just one list, but the recently revealed 2023 Barron’s Top CEOs features 25 CEOs that have navigated their firms through some trying circumstances over the past several years. The list prominently features both ETFs' member firms.\\nQQQ, QQQM Management Strong Across Variety of Sectors\\nQQQ and QQQM track the Nasdaq-100 Index, and as such, the ETFs are viewed as tech proxies. That’s an accurate assessment, as the funds devote nearly 51% of their weights to that sector. Good news: The Barron's list holds many tech CEOs.\\nThat group includes Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Tim Cook and Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Satya Nadella. Those stocks are the top two holdings in the Invesco ETFs, combining for over a quarter of the fund’s roster. However, the strong management theme in QQQ and QQQM isn’t limited to Apple and Microsoft.\\nOther tech companies whose CEOs appear on the Barron’s list include NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE), which combine for 8.60% of QQQ and QQQM. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) -- a communications services firm and QQQ/QQQM holding -- is also on the list.\\nOwing to the growth leanings of QQQ and QQQM, some investors forget that the ETFs feature smaller allocations to slower growth sectors, including consumer staples. The positive news is that two of the most well-run consumer staples are among the eight stocks from that sector found in the two Invesco ETFs.\\nRamon Laguarta at PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) and Craig Jelinek of Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) appear on the Barron’s list. Those are the two largest consumer staples holdings in QQQ and QQQM, combining for over 3% of the ETFs’ rosters.\\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the ETF Education Channel.\\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'That group includes Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Tim Cook and Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Satya Nadella. Publicly traded firms with suspect management teams can possibly notch short-term gains. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) -- a communications services firm and QQQ/QQQM holding -- is also on the list.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"That group includes Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Tim Cook and Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Satya Nadella. Fortunately, the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) are prime examples of ETFs full of companies with strong presences in the C-suite, including in the chief executive officer role. Good news: The Barron's list holds many tech CEOs.\", 'news_article_title': 'Looking for Strong Management? Consider These ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"That group includes Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Tim Cook and Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Satya Nadella. QQQ, QQQM Management Strong Across Variety of Sectors QQQ and QQQM track the Nasdaq-100 Index, and as such, the ETFs are viewed as tech proxies. Good news: The Barron's list holds many tech CEOs.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'That group includes Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Tim Cook and Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Satya Nadella. Fortunately, the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) are prime examples of ETFs full of companies with strong presences in the C-suite, including in the chief executive officer role. QQQ, QQQM Management Strong Across Variety of Sectors QQQ and QQQM track the Nasdaq-100 Index, and as such, the ETFs are viewed as tech proxies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-google-shooting-itself-in-the-foot-with-3rd-party-cookie-bans', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The generative artificial intelligence (AI) wars that search engine giant Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) owned Google is engaged in with Microsoft Inc. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has overshadowed a looming threat to its advertising business. This looming threat was self-initiated when Google announced plans to phase out third-party cookies on its Chrome browser in the latter half of 2024. Cookies are tiny files placed in your browser and devices by advertisers that track your browsing history so they can build a profile and send you targeted ads.\\nThese have been privacy concerns for years, and Google is taking steps to accommodate privacy advocates. Online advertisers are upset, but privacy advocates see it as a meaningful first step to ensuring online user privacy. Investors wonder if Google is shooting itself in the foot with the ban.\\nThird-Party Cookie Bans Are Not New\\nApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already had third-party cookie bans, implementing its Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) feature that prevents tracking users across multiple websites. It\\'s embedded in its Safari browser. This has caused many advertisers and platforms like Snap Inc. (NASDAQ: SNAP) to suffer losses. Apple is continuously updating the ITP feature to be more effective in protecting user privacy. While third-party cookies are banned, websites can use \"fingerprinting,\" which enables sites to track users by collecting unique identifiers on their devices. \\nGoogle’s Ban\\nAs the most powerful advertising platform controlling over 90% of internet searches, Google is perceived to be shooting itself in the foot with the ban. However, that may not be the case. The ban is on third-party cookies, not first-party cookies. This means that websites you use are allowed to track you on their site; they can\\'t track you when surfing other sites. The initial impact will likely hurt Google\\'s ad business, making targeted advertising much harder to perform.\\nGoogle’s FLEDGE Solution\\nGoogle has been working on ways to protect user privacy yet still enable target advertising. It\\'s First. Locally. Executed. Decision over. Groups. Experiment. (FLEDGE) is a proposal within Google\\'s Privacy Sandbox. The trend toward privacy-preserving advertising is gaining steam. FLEDGE will not collect or store user data on Google servers.\\nFLEDGE makes third-party tracking difficult using differential privacy, which adds so much noise to data that it makes identifying individual users nearly impossible. FLEDGE will collect minimal data to make targeted advertising possible while protecting user privacy.\\nFLEDGE is a technology that still needs to be adopted by advertisers who are not entirely convinced of its effectiveness. They will use Fastly Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLY) oblivious HTTP (OHTTP) to keep user data private, preventing cross-site and cross-app tracking while enabling targeted advertising through various other identification methods.\\\\\\nThird-Party Cookie Alternatives\\nThere are arguably less effective ways to enable targeted ads. First-party cookies allow websites to track user activity on their domain. Contextual targeting delivers ads based on the contents of the web page that the user is visiting. While less effective, it can be more relevant. Advertisers can target ads directly to interest groups. Federate Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) is another technology that Google is developing that can preserve privacy by replacing third-party cookies utilizing differential privacy. \\nAlphabet analyst ratings and price targets are at MarketBeat.\\nThe definitive beginner’s guide to reading stock charts can be found free on Marketbeat.\\nLearn how to use the RSI indicator on MarketBeat.\\nWeekly Cup and Handle Breakout\\nThe weekly candlestick chart on GOOGL illustrates a cup and handle breakout. The cup lip line commenced after peaking at $110.95 in August 2022 as shares fell to a low of $83.34 in October 2022.\\nAfter failed attempts to reach the cup lip line, GOOGL formed a rounding bottom on the breakout through the weekly market structure low (MSL) trigger at $92.19 in January 2023.\\nShares eventually tested the lip line at $109.17 in April 2023 and receded into a symmetrical triangle that triggered a sharp breakout handle in May 2023 as shares peaked at $129.04. The weekly RSI peaked under the overbought 70-band as shares took a breather. Pullback supports are at $112.50, $109.17 cup lip line, $104.07 and $99.87.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Third-Party Cookie Bans Are Not New Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already had third-party cookie bans, implementing its Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) feature that prevents tracking users across multiple websites. Cookies are tiny files placed in your browser and devices by advertisers that track your browsing history so they can build a profile and send you targeted ads. While third-party cookies are banned, websites can use \"fingerprinting,\" which enables sites to track users by collecting unique identifiers on their devices.', 'news_luhn_summary': \"Third-Party Cookie Bans Are Not New Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already had third-party cookie bans, implementing its Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) feature that prevents tracking users across multiple websites. The initial impact will likely hurt Google's ad business, making targeted advertising much harder to perform. Weekly Cup and Handle Breakout The weekly candlestick chart on GOOGL illustrates a cup and handle breakout.\", 'news_article_title': 'Is Google Shooting Itself in the Foot with 3rd-Party Cookie Bans?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Third-Party Cookie Bans Are Not New Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already had third-party cookie bans, implementing its Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) feature that prevents tracking users across multiple websites. Google’s FLEDGE Solution Google has been working on ways to protect user privacy yet still enable target advertising. FLEDGE will collect minimal data to make targeted advertising possible while protecting user privacy.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Third-Party Cookie Bans Are Not New Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already had third-party cookie bans, implementing its Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) feature that prevents tracking users across multiple websites. Google’s FLEDGE Solution Google has been working on ways to protect user privacy yet still enable target advertising. They will use Fastly Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLY) oblivious HTTP (OHTTP) to keep user data private, preventing cross-site and cross-app tracking while enabling targeted advertising through various other identification methods.\\\\ Third-Party Cookie Alternatives There are arguably less effective ways to enable targeted ads.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/lordstown-motors-files-bankruptcy-sues-foxconn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"By Mike Spector, Joseph White and Dietrich Knauth\\nNEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors RIDE.O filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan company Foxconn.\\nLordstown, named after the Ohio town where it is based, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware Monday night and simultaneously took legal action against Foxconn.\\nIn an complaint filed in bankruptcy court, Lordstown accused the electronics company of fraudulent conduct and a series of broken promises in failing to abide by an agreement to invest up to $170 million in the electric-vehicle manufacturer.\\nFoxconn previously invested about $52.7 million in Lordstown as part of the agreement, and currently holds a roughly 8.4% ownership stake in the EV maker. Lordstown contends Foxconn is balking at purchasing additional shares of its stock as promised, and misled the EV maker about collaborating on vehicle development plans.\\nFoxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. Foxconn did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\\nThe twin filings of the bankruptcy and lawsuit set up an international business clash that could intensify scrutiny of Foxconn's EV ambitions and partnerships, not only with Lordstown but also other automakers.\\nThe lawsuit portrays Foxconn as consistently shifting goal posts in its collaboration with Lordstown on the automaker's future vehicles, which included failing to meet funding commitments and refusing to engage with the company on initiatives Foxconn allegedly directed and purported to support.\\nLordstown, a startup launched in 2018, said in a regulatory filing earlier this month that it had planned to sue Foxconn after receiving a letter from the company that led Lordstown to believe Foxconn was unlikely to make its additional expected investment.\\nLordstown accused Foxconn in that regulatory filing of engaging in a “pattern of bad faith” that caused “material and irreparable harm” to the company. Even in May, Lordstown warned it might be forced to file for bankruptcy amid uncertainty over the Foxconn investment.\\nThe automaker’s main product is the Endurance electric pickup truck, which is built at a former General Motors small-car factory in Lordstown, Ohio, for commercial customers such as local governments. Lordstown sold the plant to Foxconn in 2022.\\nLordstown paused production of the Endurance earlier this year and since April has resumed building the trucks at a low rate after resolving quality issues with suppliers.\\nShould Lordstown fail to find a rescuer willing to re-start full production of the Endurance, the Ohio factory now owned by Foxconn could be a draw for overseas automakers looking for a quick way to build vehicles in the United States.\\nLordstown filed for bankruptcy with plans to seek a buyer. It does not have an initial offer in hand, known in bankruptcy parlance as a stalking-horse bidder, which sets a minimum price other suitors can top in an auction.\\nLordstown Chief Executive Edward Hightower told Reuters the Endurance business could prove attractive to another automaker looking for a fast entry into the EV market at a time the Biden administration's policies are attempting to move away from gasoline-powered cars.\\nLordstown's bankruptcy is not the first among the crop of EV startups that went public during the pandemic-era SPAC boom. But Lordstown was a high-profile member of that class because it was challenging the core of the legacy Detroit automakers' business of high-margin pickup trucks, and because of its location.\\nThe Lordstown factory in Northeast Ohio was formerly a GM GM.N small-car factory that GM decided to close in November 2018. Then-U.S. President Donald Trump and other Ohio political leaders put pressure on GM CEO Mary Barra to reverse the decision, or find a buyer. GM agreed to sell the plant to a newly-formed entity called Lordstown Motors founded by the former top executive at an electric truck maker called Workhorse Group.\\nLordstown went public in October 2020 through a reverse merger with special purpose acquisition company DiamondPeak Holdings, joining a flock of EV startups that went public through such deals in that period.\\nLike several others, including truck maker Nikola NKLA.O, Lordstown has struggled to live up to the high expectations of early investors. In 2021, its chief executive and founder, Stephen Burns, resigned after the automaker acknowledged it had overstated pre-orders for its electric trucks.\\nLordstown’s finance chief at the time also resigned. Burns has since sold his entire stake in Lordstown, according to a June regulatory filing.\\nAs Lordstown wrestled during 2021 and 2022 with investigations by regulators and the U.S. Justice Department, Ford Motor F.N was launching its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck, aiming at commercial customers.\\nEV startup Rivian RIVN.O launched its luxury electric pickup in 2022. GM and Stellantis have announced plans for electric pickups. Elon Musk’s Tesla TSLA.O has promised it will begin producing its Cybertruck late this year.\\nLordstown struggled to ramp up production of its Endurance trucks over the past several months amid the dispute with Foxconn, challenging market conditions and the cost-intensive nature of its business, the company has said.\\nThe few trucks that the company assembled had material costs that were “substantially higher than our selling price,” Lordstown said in a May regulatory filing.\\n(Reporting by Mike Spector in New York, Joseph White in Detroit and Dietrich Knauth in New York Editing by Nick Zieminski)\\n((mike.spector@thomsonreuters.com; 347-266-9966; Reuters Messaging: Twitter: @mike_d_spector))\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': \"Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. By Mike Spector, Joseph White and Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors RIDE.O filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan company Foxconn. In an complaint filed in bankruptcy court, Lordstown accused the electronics company of fraudulent conduct and a series of broken promises in failing to abide by an agreement to invest up to $170 million in the electric-vehicle manufacturer.\", 'news_luhn_summary': \"Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. By Mike Spector, Joseph White and Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors RIDE.O filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan company Foxconn. The automaker’s main product is the Endurance electric pickup truck, which is built at a former General Motors small-car factory in Lordstown, Ohio, for commercial customers such as local governments.\", 'news_article_title': 'Lordstown Motors files bankruptcy, sues Foxconn', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. Burns has since sold his entire stake in Lordstown, according to a June regulatory filing. GM and Stellantis have announced plans for electric pickups.\", 'news_textrank_summary': \"Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. By Mike Spector, Joseph White and Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors RIDE.O filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan company Foxconn. The lawsuit portrays Foxconn as consistently shifting goal posts in its collaboration with Lordstown on the automaker's future vehicles, which included failing to meet funding commitments and refusing to engage with the company on initiatives Foxconn allegedly directed and purported to support.\"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/vuzix-sees-sales-accelerate-for-its-ar-smart-glasses', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI) makes augmented reality (AR) glasses and solutions for the manufacturing, healthcare, aerospace, military and industrial industries. Most consumers might equate AR glasses to gaming or entertainment, but work applications are continuing to grow as the need for mobility and hands-free operativity becomes more prevalent. As AR and virtual reality (VR) become more mainstream, more applications and use cases will develop. The company already counts The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) as clients.\\nGrowing Mainstream Spotlight\\nAs tablets and smartwatches didn\\'t become mainstream until Apple started making them, the same may apply to AR glasses. During its World Wide Developer Conference in June 2023, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its Vision Pro AR glasses. This will shine a more prominent spotlight on AR glasses as they are expected to launch in 2024. While VR headsets can be clunky, AR glasses tend to be lighter, more comfortable and most importantly, mobile. AR glasses have a higher potential to go mainstream than VR as the metaverse gains traction. Vuzix is a pioneer and leader in AR solutions and may finally be noticed by investors and the mainstream setting 2023 up to be a breakout year.\\nVuzix M400\\nTaking a page from a science fiction movie, the futuristic Vuzix M400 has proven helpful in many industries. The Vuzix M400 AR glasses are light and designed to use all day. They use an OLED display with a 16:9 aspect ratio and 2,000 nits brightness. They are powered by Qualcomm Co. (NASDAQ: QCOM) 8 Core processors with 64 GB of ram and a 13MB camera with up to 4K30 video capable of voice control in multiple languages. These glasses are already used in the defense industry, the Internet of Things (IoT) and warehousing, healthcare and surgical applications. The $1,400 may be high for consumers but is priced low for commercial and military clients. \\nSales Acceleration\\nOn May 10, 2023, Vuzix reported its fiscal Q1 2023 results for the quarter ending March 2023. The Company reported an earnings-per-share (EPS) loss of (-$0.16), missing consensus analyst estimates of ($0.12) by (-$0.04). Revenues rose 67.4% year-over-year (YoY) to $4.19 million beating $3.78 million consensus analyst estimates. This was driven by higher unit sales of the M400 smart glasses, with no engineering income.\\nVuzix CEO Paul Travers commented on the acceleration of adoption driving demand, “On the OEM side of our business, we continue to see an influx of customer interest including a growing number of requests for quotes associated with defense, consumer and enterprise-focused customers, all of whom are interested in our waveguide and display engine solutions.\" He expected to see record overall revenues with its core smart glasses, engineering services, OEM products, and SaaS solutions.\\nWinning Military Contracts\\nOn June 13, 2023, Vuzix reported it received a follow-on OEM purchase order from a U.S.-based defense company for engineering services. The follow-on order raises the total value to mid-six figures. The contract is for Phase 2 development of components for heads-up display (HUD) technologies previously supplied by a non-U.S. company. CEO Travers commented, \"Our development efforts with some of the country\\'s largest defense contractors continue progressing steadily. There is a significant need for advanced see-through display technologies that Vuzix remains in a unique position to deliver as a leading-edge US-based designer and manufacturer of waveguides and related technologies.”\\nVuzix analyst ratings and price targets are at MarketBeat.\\nThe definitive beginner’s guide to reading stock charts can be found free on MarketBeat.\\nLearn how to use the RSI indicator on MarketBeat. \\nWeekly Descending Triangle Breakout and RSI Divergence\\nThe weekly candlestick chart on VUZI illustrates a descending triangle that started in September 2022 after peaking at $8.20. VUZI sold off to form a triangle flat-bottom trendline around $3.59 in December 2022. Shares rallied to $6.04 in January 2023 but sold off again, forming the descending trendline as each bounce resulted in a lower high.\\nVUZI triggered a weekly market structure low (MSL) breakout in March 2023 through the $4.10 trigger that finally got legs in May 2023 as VUZI broke out of the descending triangle. VUZI rallied to test the weekly 50-period moving average resistance at $5.24. The weekly RSI signaled a divergence bottom as it bounced up off higher band levels each time VUZI fell back down to retest the $3.59 flat bottom trendline.\\nThis signals a potential rally forming as buyers step in higher on pullbacks. The pullback support levels are at $4.79, $4.10 weekly MSL trigger, $3.59 and $3.27. \\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'During its World Wide Developer Conference in June 2023, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its Vision Pro AR glasses. Most consumers might equate AR glasses to gaming or entertainment, but work applications are continuing to grow as the need for mobility and hands-free operativity becomes more prevalent. They are powered by Qualcomm Co. (NASDAQ: QCOM) 8 Core processors with 64 GB of ram and a 13MB camera with up to 4K30 video capable of voice control in multiple languages.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'During its World Wide Developer Conference in June 2023, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its Vision Pro AR glasses. Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI) makes augmented reality (AR) glasses and solutions for the manufacturing, healthcare, aerospace, military and industrial industries. Winning Military Contracts On June 13, 2023, Vuzix reported it received a follow-on OEM purchase order from a U.S.-based defense company for engineering services.', 'news_article_title': 'Vuzix Sees Sales Accelerate For Its AR Smart Glasses', 'news_lexrank_summary': \"During its World Wide Developer Conference in June 2023, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its Vision Pro AR glasses. Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI) makes augmented reality (AR) glasses and solutions for the manufacturing, healthcare, aerospace, military and industrial industries. Growing Mainstream Spotlight As tablets and smartwatches didn't become mainstream until Apple started making them, the same may apply to AR glasses.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'During its World Wide Developer Conference in June 2023, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its Vision Pro AR glasses. Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI) makes augmented reality (AR) glasses and solutions for the manufacturing, healthcare, aerospace, military and industrial industries. Vuzix CEO Paul Travers commented on the acceleration of adoption driving demand, “On the OEM side of our business, we continue to see an influx of customer interest including a growing number of requests for quotes associated with defense, consumer and enterprise-focused customers, all of whom are interested in our waveguide and display engine solutions.\"'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-goldman-sachs-marketbeta-u.s.-1000-equity-etf-gusa-be-on-your-investing-radar-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': \"The Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA) was launched on 04/05/2022, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\\nThe fund is sponsored by Goldman Sachs Funds. It has amassed assets over $1.35 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\\nWhy Large Cap Blend\\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\\nCosts\\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.11%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.29%.\\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 27.60% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24.23% of total assets under management.\\nPerformance and Risk\\nGUSA seeks to match the performance of the SOLACTIVE GBS US 1000 INDEX before fees and expenses. The Solactive GBS United States 1000 Index measures the performance of equity securities of large and mid-capitalization equity issuers covering approximately the largest 1,000 of the free-float market capitalization in the United States.\\nThe ETF has gained about 13.61% so far this year and is up about 12.16% in the last one year (as of 06/27/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $31.16 and $38.34.\\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 22.21% for the trailing three-year period. With about 1011 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\\nAlternatives\\nGoldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, GUSA is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $325.80 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $403.19 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\\nBottom-Line\\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\\nGet it free >>\\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\\nGoldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA): ETF Research Reports\\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\\nZacks Investment Research\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.\", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $1.35 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). The Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA) was launched on 04/05/2022, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA) was launched on 04/05/2022, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analyst-david-sekera%3A-time-to-sell-3-of-the-sps-best-performing-stocks-of-2023.-is-he', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The performance of the stock market so far in 2023 caused a collective sigh of relief on Wall Street. After turning in the worst performance in more than a decade last year, the major market indexes are all showing growth of more than 20% from their recent lows, causing some market commentators to say a new bull market is underway.\\nHelping fuel the gains in 2023 are rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI), led by the debut of ChatGPT late last year. The breakthrough technology, dubbed generative AI, offers a host of potential applications that could lead to rapid productivity gains. The potential being discussed is driving many technology stocks higher.\\nBut not everyone is so bullish. A report issued by Morningstar analyst David Sekera concludes the resulting exuberance might have driven some stocks too far, too fast. As a result, he says it\\'s time to sell three of this year\\'s biggest gainers.\\nLet\\'s take a closer look to see if Sekera is right.\\nImage source: Getty Images.\\nIs this a case of irrational exuberance?\\n\"(The) technology sector (is) becoming overvalued as stocks surge on excitement surrounding artificial intelligence,\" Sekera wrote. The analyst goes on to point out that just 10 growth stocks -- all with ties to AI -- have done all the heavy lifting for the S&P 500 so far this year.\\nHe calls out Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) -- which collectively account for roughly 40% of the S&P\\'s gains so far this year -- as being the most high-profile examples. This is in stark contrast to the beginning of 2023 when nine of the top 10 market movers were undervalued.\\n\"The rally thus far this year has been heavily concentrated in the growth category, which has soared 19.29%, whereas core stocks have lagged, only rising 2.11%, and value has lost ground, at -2.23%,\" Sekera noted. \"While select individual opportunities remain, from a sector perspective, we now think this is a good time to take profits and move toward an underweight (read: \\'sell\\') position.\"\\nWhat\\'s driving the gains?\\nThe excitement caused by generative AI is certainly understandable. Named for its ability to create original content, the list of potential applications is growing, and with it, estimates regarding the size of the resulting opportunity.\\nAnalysts at Morgan Stanley predict the opportunity represented by generative AI will amount to roughly $6 trillion in the coming years, while their counterparts at Goldman Sachs forecast the technology could increase global gross domestic product (GDP) by $7 trillion over the next 10 years.\\nThese optimistic predictions have investors buying up AI-related stocks hand over fist, while also driving their valuations higher. As of this writing, Nvidia is selling for 53 times forward earnings, while Apple and Broadcom sport price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios of 31 and 20, respectively.\\nTo give those numbers context, the P/E of the S&P 500 is currently 25. So, from that perspective, at least two of these valuations appear somewhat lofty -- at least when viewed from a short-term perspective. Those with the intention to hold for the next decade have a different view.\\nThere are opposing viewpoints\\nNot everyone shares Sekera\\'s opinion. One example is Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, who recently said generational AI will fuel the \"fourth Industrial Revolution,\" which could drive some stocks significantly higher for years to come (emphasis in the quote below mine):\\nWhile many of the tech skeptics will point to today as a \"1999 moment\" a la on the verge of the dot-com bubble/collapse, given the significant move in tech valuations, we strongly disagree. The massive $800 billion AI opportunity (our estimate) is now on the doorstep for the tech sector for the next decade, and real monetization of AI is happening much sooner than expected.\\nGiven these diametrically opposed opinions, who\\'s right?\\nBoth viewpoints could be right\\nIt\\'s worth noting that Sekera said he believes that the tech sector is currently \"trading at a 4% premium over our intrinsic valuations.\" Historically, when analysts refer to their fair-value estimates, they\\'re talking about where they believe the stock will be over the coming 12 to 18 months. At the same time, it\\'s clear the advances and benefits from AI will play out over years or even decades.\\nIn the grand scheme of things, 4% isn\\'t much, particularly when you are thinking in terms of 10 years or more. For example, the S&P 500 has gained more than 173% over the course of the past decade, while Nvidia, Apple, and Broadcom have far outpaced the broader market, as illustrated in the chart.\\nData by YCharts\\nNvidia is the industry-leading supplier of chips used to train AI systems, controlling an estimated 95% of the market, according to data compiled by New Street Research. AI underpins a broad cross-section of the functionality developed for the iPhone, which has helped Apple become the largest and arguably the most successful company in the world. And Broadcom\\'s custom processor business is well-positioned to benefit from AI.\\nSekera could well be right that the market leaders could be in for a decline -- even a significant one -- in the coming weeks or months. At the same time, Ives is likely also correct that over the longer term, these stocks could continue to soar.\\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn\\'t one of them! That\\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\\nSee the 10 stocks\\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 26, 2023\\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Goldman Sachs Group, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'He calls out Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) -- which collectively account for roughly 40% of the S&P\\'s gains so far this year -- as being the most high-profile examples. \"The rally thus far this year has been heavily concentrated in the growth category, which has soared 19.29%, whereas core stocks have lagged, only rising 2.11%, and value has lost ground, at -2.23%,\" Sekera noted. \"While select individual opportunities remain, from a sector perspective, we now think this is a good time to take profits and move toward an underweight (read: \\'sell\\') position.\"', 'news_luhn_summary': \"He calls out Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) -- which collectively account for roughly 40% of the S&P's gains so far this year -- as being the most high-profile examples. Helping fuel the gains in 2023 are rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI), led by the debut of ChatGPT late last year. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Goldman Sachs Group, and Nvidia.\", 'news_article_title': \"Analyst David Sekera: Time to Sell 3 of the S&P's Best-Performing Stocks of 2023. Is He Right?\", 'news_lexrank_summary': \"He calls out Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) -- which collectively account for roughly 40% of the S&P's gains so far this year -- as being the most high-profile examples. The breakthrough technology, dubbed generative AI, offers a host of potential applications that could lead to rapid productivity gains. For example, the S&P 500 has gained more than 173% over the course of the past decade, while Nvidia, Apple, and Broadcom have far outpaced the broader market, as illustrated in the chart.\", 'news_textrank_summary': 'He calls out Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) -- which collectively account for roughly 40% of the S&P\\'s gains so far this year -- as being the most high-profile examples. Analysts at Morgan Stanley predict the opportunity represented by generative AI will amount to roughly $6 trillion in the coming years, while their counterparts at Goldman Sachs forecast the technology could increase global gross domestic product (GDP) by $7 trillion over the next 10 years. 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{'date': '2023-02-02', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.509, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155060.0, 'fred_ppi': 258.669, 'fred_retail_sales': 686434.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -70521.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 66.9, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8003, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-misses-q1-earnings-and-revenue-estimates', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.88 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.93 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.10 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.\nThis quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -2.59%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products would post earnings of $1.26 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.29, delivering a surprise of 2.38%.\nOver the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times.\nApple, which belongs to the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, posted revenues of $117.15 billion for the quarter ended December 2022, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.34%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $123.95 billion. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters.\nThe sustainability of the stock\'s immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management\'s commentary on the earnings call.\nApple shares have added about 11.9% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500\'s gain of 7.3%.\nWhat\'s Next for Apple?\nWhile Apple has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors\' minds is: what\'s next for the stock?\nThere are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company\'s earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.\nEmpirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.\nAhead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Apple: mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company\'s just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today\'s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nIt will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $1.50 on $98 billion in revenues for the coming quarter and $6.15 on $402.73 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year.\nInvestors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Computer - Mini computers is currently in the bottom 24% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.\nOne other stock from the same industry, HP (HPQ), is yet to report results for the quarter ended January 2023.\nThis personal computer and printer maker is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.74 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -32.7%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 1.1% lower over the last 30 days to the current level.\nHP\'s revenues are expected to be $14.15 billion, down 16.9% from the year-ago quarter.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners Up\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.88 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.93 per share. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple (AAPL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.88 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.93 per share. Apple, which belongs to the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, posted revenues of $117.15 billion for the quarter ended December 2022, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.34%.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Misses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.88 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.93 per share. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.88 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.93 per share. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple, which belongs to the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, posted revenues of $117.15 billion for the quarter ended December 2022, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.34%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-inc.-q1-profit-drops-misses-estimates', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) released earnings for first quarter that decreased from the same period last year and missed the Street estimates.\nThe company's earnings totaled $30.00 billion, or $1.88 per share. This compares with $34.63 billion, or $2.10 per share, in last year's first quarter.\nAnalysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.94 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.\nThe company's revenue for the quarter fell 5.5% to $117.15 billion from $123.95 billion last year.\nApple Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :\n-Earnings (Q1): $30.00 Bln. vs. $34.63 Bln. last year. -EPS (Q1): $1.88 vs. $2.10 last year. -Analyst Estimates: $1.94 -Revenue (Q1): $117.15 Bln vs. $123.95 Bln last year.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) released earnings for first quarter that decreased from the same period last year and missed the Street estimates. Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.94 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.", 'news_luhn_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) released earnings for first quarter that decreased from the same period last year and missed the Street estimates. The company's earnings totaled $30.00 billion, or $1.88 per share. The company's revenue for the quarter fell 5.5% to $117.15 billion from $123.95 billion last year.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Inc. Q1 Profit Drops, misses estimates', 'news_lexrank_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) released earnings for first quarter that decreased from the same period last year and missed the Street estimates. The company's earnings totaled $30.00 billion, or $1.88 per share. This compares with $34.63 billion, or $2.10 per share, in last year's first quarter.", 'news_textrank_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) released earnings for first quarter that decreased from the same period last year and missed the Street estimates. The company's revenue for the quarter fell 5.5% to $117.15 billion from $123.95 billion last year. -Analyst Estimates: $1.94 -Revenue (Q1): $117.15 Bln vs. $123.95 Bln last year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-earnings-report-for-february-2-2023-%3A-aapl-amzn-goog-googl-qcom-sbux-gild-f', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The following companies are expected to report earnings after hours on 02/02/2023. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. The computer company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 12 analysts that follow the stock is $1.93. This value represents a 8.10% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year AAPL has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 3rd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 2.38%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for AAPL is 23.65 vs. an industry ratio of 4.70, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. The internet company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 11 analysts that follow the stock is $0.15. This value represents a 89.21% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for AMZN is 156.94 vs. an industry ratio of 47.50, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOG)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. The internet services company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 11 analysts that follow the stock is $1.14. This value represents a 25.49% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for GOOG is 21.81 vs. an industry ratio of 15.20, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. The internet services company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 11 analysts that follow the stock is $1.14. This value represents a 25.49% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for GOOGL is 21.60 vs. an industry ratio of 15.20, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nQUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. The wireless equipment company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 9 analysts that follow the stock is $2.02. This value represents a 31.76% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year QCOM has met analyst expectations once and beat the expectations the other three quarters. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for QCOM is 15.86 vs. an industry ratio of 8.00, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nStarbucks Corporation (SBUX)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. The restaurant company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 12 analysts that follow the stock is $0.77. This value represents a 6.94% increase compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for SBUX is 32.07 vs. an industry ratio of 13.60, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nGilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. The biomedical (gene) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 11 analysts that follow the stock is $1.50. This value represents a 117.39% increase compared to the same quarter last year. GILD missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th calendar quarter of 2021 by -54.9%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for GILD is 11.86 vs. an industry ratio of 4.00, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nFord Motor Company (F)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. The auto (domestic) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 5 analysts that follow the stock is $0.60. This value represents a 130.77% increase compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for F is 7.00 vs. an industry ratio of 6.70, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nMicrochip Technology Incorporated (MCHP)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. The semiconductor company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 11 analysts that follow the stock is $1.48. This value represents a 33.33% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year MCHP has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 3rd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 1.46%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for MCHP is 14.34 vs. an industry ratio of 32.50.\n\nCognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. The business software company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 5 analysts that follow the stock is $1.01. This value represents a 8.18% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year CTSH has met analyst expectations once and beat the expectations the other three quarters. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for CTSH is 15.61 vs. an industry ratio of 10.50, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nDeutsche Bank AG (DB)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. The bank (foreign) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 1 analyst that follows the stock is $0.23. This value represents a 42.50% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. DB missed the consensus earnings per share in the 2nd calendar quarter of 2022 by -28.57%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2022 Price to Earnings ratio for DB is 7.29 vs. an industry ratio of 9.00.\n\nAtlassian Corporation (TEAM)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. The internet software company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 9 analysts that follow the stock is $-0.26. This value represents a 8.33% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for TEAM is -179.27 vs. an industry ratio of -42.80.\n\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The internet services company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 11 analysts that follow the stock is $1.14. Apple Inc. (AAPL)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. In the past year AAPL has beat the expectations every quarter.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for AAPL is 23.65 vs. an industry ratio of 4.70, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry. Apple Inc. (AAPL)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. In the past year AAPL has beat the expectations every quarter.', 'news_article_title': 'After-Hours Earnings Report for February 2, 2023 : AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, QCOM, SBUX, GILD, F, MCHP, CTSH, DB, TEAM', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In the past year AAPL has beat the expectations every quarter. Apple Inc. (AAPL)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for AAPL is 23.65 vs. an industry ratio of 4.70, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for AAPL is 23.65 vs. an industry ratio of 4.70, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry. Apple Inc. (AAPL)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. In the past year AAPL has beat the expectations every quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/billionaire-cohen-builds-stake-in-nordstrom-urges-board-shakeup-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Svea Herbst-Bayliss\nNEW YORK, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Ryan Cohen is building a large stake in Nordstrom Inc JWN.N and plans to push the upscale retailer to shake up its board as its performance has lagged behind rivals, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.\nCohen, who built his fortune by co-founding online pet retailer Chewy Inc CHWY.N and cemented it with investments in videogame retailer GameStop GME.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, would like to replace at least one director on Nordstrom\'s 10-member board, the people said.\nHe appears to be taking aim at Mark Tritton, who chairs the compensation committee and has served as a director since 2020. Cohen has privately called Tritton, a former chief executive of Bed Bath & Beyond, "conflicted and unqualified," said the people, who were not permitted to discuss the private negotiations. Bed Bath & Beyond is preparing to file for bankruptcy, Reuters reported this week.\nInvestors cheered Cohen\'s reported involvement at Nordstrom by sending the stock price up 25% in after-hours trading on Thursday.\nNordstrom shares have dropped roughly 55% over the past five years, and ratings agency Fitch again downgraded the company last month, saying that its "operating trajectory has been weaker than most retailers."\n"While Cohen hasn\'t sought any discussions with us in several years, we are open to hearing his views, as we do with all Nordstrom shareholders," a company representative said.\nThe Wall Street Journal first reported Cohen\'s stake in Nordstrom.\nCohen is now one of the company\'s top five non-insider shareholders alongside investment firms BlackRock and Fidelity, the people familiar with his stake said.\nTritton was ousted as Bed Bath & Beyond\'s CEO as part of a management shakeup in June just a few months after Cohen had taken a stake in the home goods retailer and criticized it for an "overly ambitious" strategy, for overpaying executives and failing to reverse market share losses.\nAs possible replacements on the Nordstrom board, Cohen has identified executives with experience at retail and e-commerce companies, the people said. Cohen would like to reach a deal with the company without resorting to a proxy fight, the people said.\nThe window to publicly nominate directors at Nordstrom closes on Feb. 17, according to proxy materials.\nCanada-born Cohen, 37, has a net worth estimated at $2.5 billion. He made a splash in the investing world two years ago when he joined the board of GameStop, igniting a frenzy in the stock price that turned the video retailer into a "meme stock" backed by retail investors.\nNordstrom was founded by the Nordstrom family, and insiders still own roughly 30% of the stock with brothers Erik and Peter serving as chief executive officer and president, respectively. They also have board seats. Cohen has met with family members in Seattle, where the company is headquartered, and has expressed admiration for the company\'s customer service, the people said.\n(Reporting by Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Lavanya Ahire; Editing by Leslie Adler)\n(([email protected]; +617 856 4331; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Cohen, who built his fortune by co-founding online pet retailer Chewy Inc CHWY.N and cemented it with investments in videogame retailer GameStop GME.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, would like to replace at least one director on Nordstrom\'s 10-member board, the people said. By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Ryan Cohen is building a large stake in Nordstrom Inc JWN.N and plans to push the upscale retailer to shake up its board as its performance has lagged behind rivals, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Nordstrom shares have dropped roughly 55% over the past five years, and ratings agency Fitch again downgraded the company last month, saying that its "operating trajectory has been weaker than most retailers."', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Cohen, who built his fortune by co-founding online pet retailer Chewy Inc CHWY.N and cemented it with investments in videogame retailer GameStop GME.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, would like to replace at least one director on Nordstrom\'s 10-member board, the people said. Cohen has privately called Tritton, a former chief executive of Bed Bath & Beyond, "conflicted and unqualified," said the people, who were not permitted to discuss the private negotiations. The Wall Street Journal first reported Cohen\'s stake in Nordstrom.', 'news_article_title': 'Billionaire Cohen builds stake in Nordstrom, urges board shakeup', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Cohen, who built his fortune by co-founding online pet retailer Chewy Inc CHWY.N and cemented it with investments in videogame retailer GameStop GME.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, would like to replace at least one director on Nordstrom\'s 10-member board, the people said. Cohen has privately called Tritton, a former chief executive of Bed Bath & Beyond, "conflicted and unqualified," said the people, who were not permitted to discuss the private negotiations. Investors cheered Cohen\'s reported involvement at Nordstrom by sending the stock price up 25% in after-hours trading on Thursday.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Cohen, who built his fortune by co-founding online pet retailer Chewy Inc CHWY.N and cemented it with investments in videogame retailer GameStop GME.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, would like to replace at least one director on Nordstrom's 10-member board, the people said. By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Ryan Cohen is building a large stake in Nordstrom Inc JWN.N and plans to push the upscale retailer to shake up its board as its performance has lagged behind rivals, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. As possible replacements on the Nordstrom board, Cohen has identified executives with experience at retail and e-commerce companies, the people said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/did-jerome-powell-give-the-greenlight-to-stock-investors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell addressed the world economy on Wednesday and announced that he and his committee decided to raise the federal funds rate 0.25% to 4.5-4.75%. This was as expected, but the most important bits came during the press conference.\nDepending on whether you are a bull or bear you may be interpreting what Jerome Powell said in different ways. The bulls are feeling reassured. Powell acknowledged that “the disinflation process has started,” and how incredibly relieving it is to see that process begin. The bears, however, were focused on his saying that it would be “very premature to declare victory,” over inflation. And that some sectors of the service economy have yet to see any disinflation at all.\nBull Case\nThe stock market has corrected significantly since the beginning of the rising rates policy and has now discounted the worst. As unlikely as it seemed, it appears Jerome Powell and the Fed have pulled off the goldilocks ‘Soft Landing,’ where they have lowered inflation in such a way that the economy didn’t need to slow significantly, and employment remained robust.\nOne of the most important indicators for the Fed is the ECI (Employment Cost Index), which measures wages. One of the biggest risks for inflation is a wage-price spiral, but the ECI is showing consistent decreases.\nLooking back at other bear markets we see that earnings always bottom out after the market, because markets are forward-looking. Furthermore, financial conditions have loosened quite significantly already. According to the Financial Conditions Index, economic policy is as loose as it has been in other recent expansionary periods.\n\nImage Source: Goldman Sachs\nBear Case\nWhile Jerome Powell has been successful in initiating disinflation, there is no guarantee it will continue to improve. Worse yet, because expectations have become so hopeful about disinflation, even a small miss to the upside on inflation can really shake the markets. What if inflation is stickier than expected?\nEarnings seem to be coming in around expectations, but that is because analyst expectations were extremely low. What if there is a secondary push lower in the economy just as everyone is getting bullish again?\nFurthermore, with the now easing conditions of financial markets, and such robust employment, how do we know this won’t reignite inflation?\nStatistics Favor the Long-Term\nThese issues are never black and white, and the case can easily be made for bears or bulls. Something the data tells us conclusively is that over the long term, stocks are an extremely good investment. Whether you buy in a bull market or a bear market, the real edge is focusing on owning quality businesses, with improving earnings over the long run.\nStocks to Watch\nSome of the best stocks in the world have been completely battered by the rising rates environment. But that dynamic is slowly switching over. And this may be a great opportunity for investors to start buying stocks still in correction territory. With the Fed easing off the breaks, it’s possible stocks will see a continued rally.\nAlthough they will be reporting earnings on Thursday, February 2 after the close, Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL, and Alphabet GOOGL are hard to ignore at this point. They are extremely dominant, and innovative businesses that have been beaten down significantly.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAdditionally, Meta Platforms META announced Q4 earnings Wednesday after the close, and investors were very happy with the numbers. Meta is already up 25% on Thursday in response to the earnings call. Meta saw a 4% increase in Daily Active Users, a 23% boost in ad impressions, and a -22% decrease in the cost of advertisements. Meta beat revenue estimates and announced a $40 billion stock buyback program. The stock is up over 100% off its November 2022 lows.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners Up\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Although they will be reporting earnings on Thursday, February 2 after the close, Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL, and Alphabet GOOGL are hard to ignore at this point. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. As unlikely as it seemed, it appears Jerome Powell and the Fed have pulled off the goldilocks ‘Soft Landing,’ where they have lowered inflation in such a way that the economy didn’t need to slow significantly, and employment remained robust.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Although they will be reporting earnings on Thursday, February 2 after the close, Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL, and Alphabet GOOGL are hard to ignore at this point. Bull Case The stock market has corrected significantly since the beginning of the rising rates policy and has now discounted the worst.', 'news_article_title': 'Did Jerome Powell Give the Greenlight to Stock Investors?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Although they will be reporting earnings on Thursday, February 2 after the close, Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL, and Alphabet GOOGL are hard to ignore at this point. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Depending on whether you are a bull or bear you may be interpreting what Jerome Powell said in different ways.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Although they will be reporting earnings on Thursday, February 2 after the close, Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL, and Alphabet GOOGL are hard to ignore at this point. Bull Case The stock market has corrected significantly since the beginning of the rising rates policy and has now discounted the worst.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-asian-stocks-pull-back-dollar-regains-footing-ahead-of-u.s.-payrolls-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stella Qiu\nSYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Asian shares turned lower and the dollar regained some of its footing on Friday, as disappointing earnings from U.S. tech giants undermined sentiment ahead of a key U.S. non-farm payrolls report.\nOvernight, markets sensed the end of the massive global tightening cycle, after policymakers in Britain and Europe signalled their intention to pause, sending local bonds rallying and currencies lower.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS eased 0.5% on Friday, dragged down by a 0.9% slump in Chinese bluechips .CSI300 and a 1.2% tumble in Hong Kong\'s Hang Seng index .HSI.\nJapan\'s Nikkei .N225 outperformed, rising 0.6%.\nDisappointment over earnings results from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O tempered sentiment.\nS&P 500 futures ESc1 slid 0.5% and Nasdaq futures NQc1 fell 1.4% on Friday, .\nTech shares took a beating in Thursday\'s after-hours trading, with shares of Apple, Amazon and Google parent Alphabet all tumbling.\nThat took the shine off a strong regular trading session on Thursday, when the S&P .SPX climbed 1.5% and the Nasdaq .IXIC surged 3.3%. The uptick built on strong gains from the previous day after the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said disinflationary pressures are underway in the economy, raising hopes of an imminent pause to its monetary tightening streak.\nApple projected another revenue decline in the start of the year, Amazon warned that its operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter, and Google parent Alphabet missed expectations in its fourth-quarter profit and revenue.\nInvestors are also watching the fallout from this week\'s plunge in shares of India\'s Adani group, after market losses amounted to more than $100 billion in the wake of a U.S. short-seller\'s report.\nOn Thursday, the European Central bank (ECB) and Bank of England (BoE) hiked rates by 50 basis points each, with the BoE saying the tide was turning against inflation and the ECB indicating at least one more hike was on the horizon before re-evaluating its rate hike path.\nMarkets reacted by pushing European yields sharply lower, with the ten-year German bunds DE10YT=RR falling 22.6 basis points to 2.065%, the biggest drop since 2011, and Italian bonds IT10YT=RRtumbling 40 bps to 3.887%, the most since 2020, on hopes that the tightening from ECB will end soon.\n"The wash-up is that the BoE meeting was dovish, and the ECB is now firmly open-minded and data-dependent, and the Fed chose not to fight the market and the market feels validated by that," said Chris Weston, head of research at Pepperstone.\nAlan Ruskin, macro strategist at Deutsche Bank, said given the current market price action ahead of the U.S. payrolls data, a softer report would be regarded as endorsing all the favourite trades of the year.\n"Not least it would provide the most important evidence to date to suggest that the market\'s rates pricing is more appropriate than the Fed’s own more hawkish signalling," said Ruskin.\nAnalysts expect 185,000 jobs were added last month, the lowest since January 2021, unemployment edged up to 3.6%, and hourly wage inflation to stay flat at 0.3% on a monthly basis, suggesting the strong labour market might have started to ease up.\nFutures markets still favour another 25-basis-point hike from the Fed at its March policy meeting, while implying that might be the end of its current tightening cycle. They have also priced in one rate cut by the end of this year. FEDWATCH\nGold was slightly higher. Spot gold XAU= was traded at $1916.1 per ounce. GOL/\nAsia stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\nAsia-Pacific valuationshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2Dr2BQA\n(Editing by Shri Navaratnam)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Disappointment over earnings results from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O tempered sentiment. By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Asian shares turned lower and the dollar regained some of its footing on Friday, as disappointing earnings from U.S. tech giants undermined sentiment ahead of a key U.S. non-farm payrolls report. The uptick built on strong gains from the previous day after the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said disinflationary pressures are underway in the economy, raising hopes of an imminent pause to its monetary tightening streak.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Disappointment over earnings results from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O tempered sentiment. Tech shares took a beating in Thursday's after-hours trading, with shares of Apple, Amazon and Google parent Alphabet all tumbling. On Thursday, the European Central bank (ECB) and Bank of England (BoE) hiked rates by 50 basis points each, with the BoE saying the tide was turning against inflation and the ECB indicating at least one more hike was on the horizon before re-evaluating its rate hike path.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks pull back, dollar regains footing ahead of U.S. payrolls data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Disappointment over earnings results from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O tempered sentiment. Tech shares took a beating in Thursday's after-hours trading, with shares of Apple, Amazon and Google parent Alphabet all tumbling. On Thursday, the European Central bank (ECB) and Bank of England (BoE) hiked rates by 50 basis points each, with the BoE saying the tide was turning against inflation and the ECB indicating at least one more hike was on the horizon before re-evaluating its rate hike path.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Disappointment over earnings results from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O tempered sentiment. Tech shares took a beating in Thursday's after-hours trading, with shares of Apple, Amazon and Google parent Alphabet all tumbling. On Thursday, the European Central bank (ECB) and Bank of England (BoE) hiked rates by 50 basis points each, with the BoE saying the tide was turning against inflation and the ECB indicating at least one more hike was on the horizon before re-evaluating its rate hike path."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-q1-2023-earnings-call-transcript', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Image source: The Motley Fool.\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nQ1 2023 Earnings Call\nFeb 02, 2023, 5:00 p.m. ET\nContents:\nPrepared Remarks\nQuestions and Answers\nCall Participants\nPrepared Remarks:\n\nOperator\nGood day, everyone, and welcome to the Apple Q1 fiscal year 2023earnings conference call Today's call is being recorded. And now at this time, for opening remarks and introductions, I would like to turn the call over to Tejas Gala, director of investor relations and corporate finance. Please go ahead.\nTejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance\nThank you. Speaking first today is Apple's CEO, Tim Cook; and he'll be followed by CFO, Luca Maestri. After that, we'll open the call to questions from analysts. Before turning the call over to Tim, I would like to remind everyone that the December quarter spanned 14 weeks, while the March quarter, as usual, has 13 weeks.\nPlease note that some of the information you'll hear during our discussion today will consist of forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those regarding revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, other income and expense, taxes, capital allocation, and future business outlook, including the potential impact of COVID-19 on the company's business and results of operations. These statements involve risks and uncertainties and that may cause actual results or trends to differ materially from our forecast. For more information, please refer to the risk factors discussed in Apple's most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K and the Form 8-K filed with the SEC today, along with the associated press release. Apple assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nI'd now like to turn the call over to Tim for introductory remarks.\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nThank you, Tejas. Good afternoon, everyone, and thanks for joining us. Today, we're reporting revenue of $117.2 billion for the December quarter. We set all-time revenue records in a number of markets, including Canada, Indonesia, Mexico, Spain, Turkey, and Vietnam, along with quarterly records in Brazil and India.\nAs a result of a challenging environment, our revenue was down 5% year over year. But I'm proud of the way we have navigated circumstances, seen and unforeseen, over the past several years, and I remain incredibly confident in our team and our mission and in the work we do every day. Let me discuss the three factors that impacted our revenue performance during the quarter. The first was foreign exchange headwinds, which had a nearly 800 basis point impact.\nOn a constant currency basis, we grew year over year and would have grown in the vast majority of the markets we track. The second factor, which we described in a November 6th update with COVID-19-related challenges, which significantly impacted the supply of iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max and lasted through most of December. Because of these constraints, we had significantly less iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max supply than we planned, causing ship times to extend far beyond what we had anticipated. As we always have, every step of the way throughout the pandemic, we continue to prioritize people and worked with our suppliers to ensure the health and safety of every worker.\nProduction is now back where we want it to be. The third factor was a challenging macroeconomic environment as the world continues to face unprecedented circumstances from inflation, to war in Eastern Europe, to the enduring impacts of the pandemic. And we know that Apple is not immune to it. But whatever conditions we face, our approach is always the same.\nWe are thoughtful and deliberate. We manage for the long term. We adapt quickly to circumstances outside our control while delivering with excellence in the things we can. We invest in innovation, in people, and in the positive difference we can make in the world.\nAnd we do it all to provide our customers with technology that will enrich their lives and help unlock their full creative potential. It's a wonderful thing to be a part of, and it's so rewarding for all of us at Apple when we hear how much our customers are loving what we create. Let me talk now about what we saw across our product categories. Starting with iPhone.\nRevenue came in at $65.8 billion for the quarter, down 8% year over year. However, on a constant currency basis, iPhone revenue was roughly flat. Our customers continue to rave about the astounding camera capabilities and unprecedented battery life and the groundbreaking suite of health and safety features. The iPhone 14 lineup pushes the limits of what users can do with a smartphone.\nDuring the quarter, Mac revenue came in at $7.7 billion, which was in line with what we had expected. We had a difficult compare because this time last year, we had the extremely successful launch of the redesigned M1 MacBook Pros. We also faced a challenging macroeconomic environment and foreign exchange headwinds. We remain confident in and focused on the long-term opportunity for Mac.\nJust last month, we introduced new MacBook Pro models powered by our latest developments in Apple silicon, M2 Pro, and M2 Max. These chips enable unprecedented performance and do so with less energy, which is not only good for the environment but gives the newest MacBook Pro the longest battery life ever in a Mac. We also introduced the M2-powered Mac mini, which will supercharge productivity for users of all kinds and leave them stunned by just how powerful a Mac mini can be. During the quarter, iPad revenue grew 30% to a total of $9.4 billion.\nThe very strong growth was due in part to a favorable compare to the December quarter a year ago when we experienced significant supply constraints. Customers continue to praise our new lineup for its versatility, whether it's the new iPad Pro now powered by the M2 or the newly designed iPad 10th Generation with its stunning liquid retina display and beautiful colors. Revenue for Wearables, Home and Accessories was $13.5 billion, which was down 8% year over year driven by foreign exchange headwinds and a challenging macroeconomic environment. We remain excited about the long-term opportunity in the category.\nAs an example, a few weeks ago, we announced the next-generation HomePod, which is an indispensable addition to the smart home. This powerful smart speaker relies on advanced computational audio to produce an incredible listening experience. We're also helping users make their homes safer with sound recognition. This feature arriving later this spring allows HomePod to send a notification directly to a user's iPhone if a smoke or carbon monoxide alarm sound is identified.\nWe continue to hear wide praise for Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra, which has set a new standard for what's possible with the wearable. From a whole host of health and safety features to incredible new capabilities for extreme athletes, there is something for everyone in these amazing products. Customers are excited about some phenomenal new features we've made available across many of our products as well. One of the highlights is emergency SOS via satellite, which launched for iPhone 14 customers in the U.S.\nand Canada in November and for customers in France, Germany, Ireland, and the U.K. in December. This is a feature we hope our users will never need, but it is incredibly heartening to get emails from people describing the life-saving impact our new safety features have had on them. We're always looking for new ways to empower people to create and collaborate.\nIn December, we released Freeform, a brand-new app that lets users take their ideas wherever they want, anywhere they are, all while collaborating in real time. Freeform has already received praise from reviewers for its flexibility and simplicity as it works seamlessly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Today, we are very excited to announce that we've achieved a truly incredible milestone. Thanks to our deep commitment to innovation, incredible customer loyalty and satisfaction, and a large number of switchers, we now have more than 2 billion active devices as part of our growing installed base, double what it was just seven years ago.\nThis is an incredible testament to our products and services and the strength of our ecosystem. We set an all-time revenue record of $20.8 billion in services, which was better than what we had expected. We achieved double-digit revenue growth from App Store subscriptions and set all-time revenue records across a number of categories, including cloud and payment services. All told, Apple now has more than 935 million paid subscriptions.\nApple has also just begun a historic 10-year partnership with Major League Soccer. Just yesterday, we launched MLS Season Pass, which will give fans in more than 100 countries access to every live MLS regular season game as well as the playoffs and MLS Cup, all with no blackouts. And while we're providing more content to sports fans than ever before, Apple TV+ continues to showcase powerful characters and moving storytelling. We were thrilled to celebrate the holidays alongside our Apple TV+ subscribers with the hit movie Spirited.\nAnd we're delighted to see how much people are enjoying new and returning series like Shrinking, Slow Horses, and Truth Be Told. And we have some great upcoming movies in Sharper and Tetris, along with Emmy Award winner, Ted Lasso, returning this spring. During the quarter, we made some great updates to Fitness+ as well, expanding our catalog of more than 3,500 workouts and meditations to include a new kickboxing category and a new sleep theme for meditations. Our latest artist spotlight series features the music of the incomparable Beyonce, and we're excited to take a stroll with guests appearing on our fifth season of Time to Walk.\nAnd we continue to build on our decades-long commitment to helping small businesses thrive when we announced Apple Business Connect. This new tool gives business owners even more control over how billions of people see and engage with their products and services every day. Businesses of all sizes can now customize key information for users across Apple Maps, Messages, Wallet, Siri, and other apps. Meanwhile, in retail, we celebrated 25 years of the Apple online store and also opened Apple Pacific Centre in Vancouver and Apple American Dream in New Jersey.\nAnd I'm grateful to all the teams who helped our customers throughout the busy holiday season. At Apple, we spend a lot of time focused on creating an unparalleled experience for our customers and every product and service that we offer. We're also just as dedicated to leading with our values in everything we do. As part of that work, we strengthened our deep commitment to privacy and security, giving users 3 new tools to protect their most sensitive data: iMessage contact key verification, security keys for Apple ID, and advanced data protection for iCloud.\nAt Apple, we feel a deep sense of responsibility to lead the world better than we found it. We're also a year closer to 2030, and we were ever focused on the environmental commitments we set out for the end of the decade. As an example, the latest Mac mini and MacBook Pro models all use 100% recycled aluminum in the enclosure and recycled rare earth elements in all magnets. And in a first for HomePod, we're using 100% recycled gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards.\nIn honor of Black History Month, we released the Black Unity collection, including the Special Edition Apple Watch Black Unity Sport Loop, a new matching watch face, and iPhone wallpaper. Through our racial, equity, and justice initiative, we're expanding our support of 5 organizations focused on lifting up communities of color through technology. And we are committed as ever to building on our progress around inclusion and diversity. During the quarter, we also announced that since the inception of our Giving program 11 years ago, we've donated more than $880 million to humanitarian efforts, disaster relief, childhood education, and more.\nAnd over the last 16 years through our partnership with RED, Apple supported grants have helped more than 11 million people get the care and support services they need. As we look ahead in 2023, we are excited about the year to come. At Apple, we are always looking forward, always focused on the next challenge, always determined to do great things with unmatched creativity and unrivaled innovation. And that makes me more confident about the future of Apple than I have ever been.\nWith that, I'll turn it over to Luca.\nLuca Maestri -- Chief Financial Officer\nThank you, Tim, and good afternoon, everyone. As Tim mentioned, revenue for the December quarter was $117.2 billion, down 5% from last year. A number of factors had a significant impact on our results. First, we faced a very difficult foreign exchange environment, which affected our performance by nearly 800 basis points.\nIn other words, we grew revenue on a constant currency basis. And in fact, we did so in the vast majority of markets. Second, the macroeconomic environment this past quarter markedly more challenging than 12 months ago. Third, we experienced significant supply shortages for iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max in November and through December.\nOn the other hand, we had the positive impact of the 14th week in the quarter that Tejas just mentioned at the beginning of the call. Products revenue was $96.4 billion, down 8% from last year due to the factors I just called out. At the same time, however, our installed base of active devices grew double digits and achieved all-time records in each geographic segment and in each major product category. We're proud to now have over 2 billion active devices in our installed base.\nThis continued growth in the installed base is due to extremely strong levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty and a high number of customers who are new to our products. The installed base growth also helped our services set an all-time revenue record of $20.8 billion, up 6% a year ago. We achieved this new milestone despite more than 700 basis points of negative impact from foreign exchange. We reached all-time services revenue records in the Americas, Europe, and rest of Asia Pacific and a December quarter record in Greater China.\nWe also set records in many services categories, including all-time revenue records for cloud services, payment services and music and December quarter records for the App Store and AppleCare. Company gross margin was 43%, up 70 basis points from last quarter due to leverage and favorable mix, partially offset by foreign exchange. Products gross margin was 37%, up 240 basis points sequentially. And services gross margin was 70.8%, up 30 basis points sequentially, both due to the same factors that impacted total company gross margin.\nOperating expenses of $14.3 billion were significantly below the guidance range we provided at the beginning of the quarter and grew at a slower pace than in the past as we took actions to respond to the current macro environment. Net income was $30 billion. Diluted earnings per share were $1.88, and we generated very strong operating cash flow of $34 billion. Let me now get into more detail for each of our revenue categories.\niPhone revenue was $65.8 billion despite significant foreign exchange headwinds, supply constraints on iPhone 4 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, and a challenging macroeconomic environment. In spite of these circumstances, we set all-time iPhone revenue records in Canada, Italy, and Spain, and saw strong growth in several emerging markets, including all-time iPhone revenue records for India and Vietnam. Importantly, this installed base of active iPhones continues to grow nicely and is at an all-time high across all geographic segments. In emerging markets, in particular, the installed base grew double digits.\nAnd we had record levels of switchers in India and in Mexico. Our customers continue to love their experience with our products, with the latest survey of U.S. consumers from 451 Research indicating customer satisfaction of 98% for the iPhone 14 family. Mac revenue was $7.7 billion, down 29% year over year and in line with our expectations.\nThere were three key drivers for our Mac results. First, we had a challenging compare against last year's launch of the completely reimagined MacBook Pros, our first notebooks with M1 Pro and M1 Max. Second, we believe that the macro environment impacted our Mac performance. And third, we faced significant foreign exchange headwinds.\nAt the same time, however, the installed base of active Macs reached an all-time high across all geographic segments, and we continue to see very strong upgraded activity to Apple silicon. Customer satisfaction with Mac remains very strong at 96% based on the latest survey of U.S. consumers from 451 Research. iPad revenue was $9.4 billion, up 30% year over year despite significant FX headwinds.\nThis performance was driven by two key items. First, during the December quarter a year ago, we experienced significant supply constraints, while this year, we had enough supply to meet demand. Second, we launched our new iPad and the iPad Pro powered by the M2 chip during the quarter. The iPad installed base reached a new all-time high, thanks to incredible customer loyalty and a high number of new customers.\nIn fact, over half of the customers who purchased iPads during the quarter were new to the product. Wearables, Home and Accessories revenue was $13.5 billion, down 8% year over year. The year-over-year decline was driven by significant FX headwinds and a challenging macroeconomic environment. However, our installed base of devices in the category set a new all-time record, thanks to the largest number of customers new to a smartwatch that we ever had in a given quarter.\nIn fact, nearly two-thirds of customers purchasing an Apple Watch during the quarter were new to the product. Moving to services. We generated $20.8 billion in revenue, a new all-time record in total, and for many services offerings in spite of a difficult foreign exchange environment, and macroeconomic headwinds impacting certain categories such as digital advertising and mobile gaming. In constant currency, we grew services revenue double digits on top of growing 24% during the December quarter a year ago.\nWe remain focused on the large long-term opportunity in this category, and we continue to observe several trends that reflect the strength of our ecosystem. For example, we saw increased customer engagement with our services during the quarter. Both our transacting accounts and paid accounts grew double digits year over year, each setting a new all-time record. Paid subscriptions also continued to grow nicely.\nWe now have more than 935 million paid subscriptions across the services on our platform, up more than 150 million during the last 12 months alone and nearly four times what we had just five years ago. And we continue to increase the reach and improve the quality of our offerings. For instance, Apple Pay is now available to millions of merchants in nearly 70 countries and regions. And we saw a record-breaking number of purchases made using Apple Pay globally during the holiday shopping season.\nFinally, our installed base of over 2 billion active devices represents a great foundation for future expansion of our ecosystem, and it continues to grow even during difficult macroeconomic conditions, which speaks to the exceptionally high levels of customer loyalty and satisfaction and our ability to attract new customers to our platform. The growth is coming from every major product category and geographic segment, with strong double-digit increases in emerging markets such as Brazil, Mexico, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Turning to the enterprise market. we are seeing continued adoption of our services for business like Apple Business Essentials, AppleCare, Tap to Pay, and Apple Financial Services.\nFor example, Mars Incorporated has expanded its use of AppleCare for Enterprise to provide timely device support and assurance for iPads deployed across their manufacturing sites. Meanwhile, HCA Healthcare has leveraged Apple Financial Services to manage the annual refresh of its entire fleet of iPhones. This not only ensures that their staff stay current on the latest Apple technology, but also provides them with significant annual savings in the process. Let me now turn to our capital return program and our cash position.\nWe returned over $25 billion to shareholders during the December quarter as our business continues to generate very strong cash flow. This included $3.8 billion in dividends and equivalents and $19 billion through open market repurchases of 133 million Apple shares. We ended the quarter with $165 billion in cash and marketable securities. We repaid $1.4 billion in maturing debt and decreased commercial paper by $8.2 billion, leaving us with total debt of $111 billion.\nAs a result, net cash was $54 billion at the end of the quarter, and we maintain our goal of becoming net cash-neutral over time. As we move into the March quarter, I'd like to review our outlook, which includes the types of forward-looking information that Tejas referred to at the beginning of the call. Given the continued uncertainty around the world in the near term, we are not providing revenue guidance, but we are sharing some directional insights based on the assumption that the macroeconomic outlook and COVID-related impacts to our business do not worsen from what we are projecting today for the current quarter. In total, we expect our March quarter year-over-year revenue performance to be similar to the December quarter.\nThis represents an acceleration in our underlying year-over-year business performance as the December quarter benefited from an extra week. Foreign exchange will continue to be a headwind, and we expect a negative year-over-year impact of five percentage points. For services, we expect revenue to grow year over year while continuing to face macroeconomic headwinds in areas such as digital advertising and mobile gaming. For iPhone, we expect our March quarter year-over-year revenue performance to accelerate relative to the December quarter year-over-year revenue performance.\nFor Mac and iPad, we expect revenue for both product categories to decline double digits year over year because of challenging compares and macroeconomic headwinds. We expect gross margin to be between 43.5% and 44.5%. We expect opex to be between $13.7 billion and $13.9 billion. We expect OI&E to be around negative $100 million, excluding any potential impact from the mark-to-market of minority investments, and our tax rate to be around 16%.\nFinally, today, our board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.23 per share of common stock payable on February 16, 2023, to shareholders of record as of February 13, 2023. With that, let's open the call to questions.\nTejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance\nThank you, Luca. [Operator instructions] Operator, may we have the first question, please?\nQuestions & Answers:\n\nOperator\nCertainly. We will go ahead and take our first question from David Vogt with UBS.\nDavid Vogt -- UBS -- Analyst\nThanks, guys, for taking my question. So Tim, and maybe this is for Luca as well. You talked about the supply chain returning back to normal after a very difficult October, November, but we're still seeing some disruptions across tech products, whether it's enterprise or consumer-facing. How do you think about your supply chain and maybe the levels of inventory or builds that you might need as we go forward to sort of insulate your business from these sort of episodic disruptions? Have you changed your view? And if so, how does that affect ultimately margins and sort of your balance sheet and cash flow items going forward? Thanks.\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nThis is Tim, David. From a supply point of view, we did see disruption from early November through most of December. And from a supply chain point of view, we're now at a point where production is what we need it to be. And so the problem is behind us.\nIn terms of going forward in the supply chain, we build our products everywhere. There are component parts coming from many different countries in the world, and the final assembly coming from three countries in the world on just iPhone. And so we continue to optimize it. We'll continue to optimize it over time and change it to continue to improve.\nI think when you sort of zoom out and back up from it, the last three years have been a pretty difficult time between COVID and silicon shortages and the like. And I think it's -- I think we have had a very resilient supply chain in the aggregate. In terms of supply for this quarter, which I think was one of your points, I think we're in decent supply on most products for the quarter currently.\nDavid Vogt -- UBS -- Analyst\nGreat. Thank you.\nTejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance\nGreat. Thanks. Can we have the next question, please?\nOperator\nOur next question is from Shannon Cross of Credit Suisse.\nShannon Cross -- Credit Suisse -- Analyst\nThank you very much. Luca, I wanted to dig a bit more into the commentary on gross margin. The guidance especially of 43.5% to 44.5% is obviously quite strong. So I'm wondering what's helping you out there, assume mix and some other things.\nAnd then how should we think about what currency and hedge is going to do as we look forward? And then I have a follow-up.\nLuca Maestri -- Chief Financial Officer\nShannon, yes, I mean, we've had good margin for the December quarter to start with. We reported 43%. Obviously, in December, we have the benefit of leverage because of the seasonality of the business, but we also had favorable mix across the board. Of course, foreign exchange is an issue right now.\nIn the December quarter on a sequential basis, foreign exchange was a negative 110 basis points for us. And on a year-over-year basis, it's 300 basis points. So obviously, the FX environment has changed a lot during the last 12 months. For March, yes, we've seen a margin expansion, 43.5% to 44.5%.\nWe're doing a lot of work around cost, of course. Mix will continue to help, both within categories and services mix as we move away from the holiday season. But we're doing a lot of work on the cost structure, and that is paying off. Foreign exchange is still a negative, about 50 basis points sequentially, but it's mitigating.\nThe last couple of weeks, the dollar has weakened a bit. And so hopefully, as we go through the year, hopefully, things will improve. But for now, as you correctly state, we are in a good position on margins.\nShannon Cross -- Credit Suisse -- Analyst\nThank you. And then, Tim, can you talk a bit about China? What you're seeing -- obviously, you've had the issues with production, but I mean more on the demand side. As we've gotten through Chinese or in Chinese New Year and the opening, I'm just wondering, are you seeing the Chinese consumer come back? What are they buying? And how are you thinking about your position there?\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nShannon, last quarter, we declined by 7% on a reported basis, but we actually grew on a constant currency basis. And that was despite some significant -- the supply constraints that we talked about earlier. And obviously, the sort of the COVID restrictions throughout China that happened in various different places throughout the country also impacted the demand during the quarter. When you look at the opening that started happening in December, we saw a marked change in traffic in our stores as compared to November.\nAnd that followed through to demand as well. And I don't want to get into January. We've obviously -- for January is included in the guidance or the color rather that Luca provided earlier. But we did see a marked change from December compared to November.\nShannon Cross -- Credit Suisse -- Analyst\nThank you.\nTejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance\nGreat. Thanks, Shannon. Can we have the next question, please?\nOperator\nOur next question is from Erik Woodring of Morgan Stanley.\nErik Woodring -- Morgan Stanley -- Analyst\nGuys, thanks for taking my questions. Maybe, Tim, first one for you. That 2 billion installed base -- device installed base figure, that's up, I believe, 200 million units year over year. That implies the strongest annual gain in new devices in your installed base basically as far back as you've provided those data points.\nAnd so I guess my two questions are: one, do you -- can you provide the installed base for the iPhone at year-end? And then two, is there anything that you see in this new cohort of users that might look different or similar to past cohorts, either by demographic or regions or monetization ramp? And then I have a follow-up. Thanks.\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nYes. The installed base is now over 2 billion active devices, as you mentioned. And we set records across each geographic segment and major product category. And so it was a broad-based change.\nTwo, correct one thing you said, it's up over 150 million year over year. The last report we reported to be over 1.85. And so it's 150 million, which we're very proud of. We also saw strong double-digit in several of the emerging markets, which is very important to us.\nFor example, India and Brazil as just two examples. So very, very strong. And obviously, it bodes well for the future.\nErik Woodring -- Morgan Stanley -- Analyst\nGreat. Thank you for that, Tim. And then, Luca, obviously, the December quarter was negatively impacted by the production challenges. Can you just maybe unpackage where channel inventory levels are today kind of across the iPhone broadly? And then what the data that you're seeing so far this quarter is telling you about iPhone demand deferral versus kind of iPhone demand structuring and perhaps pushing some upgrades later into the year rather than into the March quarter? And that's it for me.\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nYes. Erik, I'll take that one as well. The channel inventory levels on iPhone, we obviously ended the December quarter below our target range given the supply challenges on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. But as you think about this, keep in mind that a year ago, we also exited the December quarter below our target inventory range because of supply challenges in the year-ago quarter.\nNot related -- not the same issue, but just as a point. And so that hopefully gives you some flavor of that. In terms of what we're seeing in January, we've included in our color that Luca provided kind of our thinking. It's very hard to estimate the recapture because you have to know exactly what would have happened and how many people bought down.\nAnd it takes a while to get that -- to get those reports in during the quarter. And so we've made our best guess at it. In terms of the sizing of the constraint in Q1, what we estimate, although not with precision, is that we would -- I thought we believe iPhone would have grown during the quarter had it not been for the supply shortages. So hopefully, that provides you a little bit of color.\nErik Woodring -- Morgan Stanley -- Analyst\nYeah. That's great. Thanks so much.\nTejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance\nThanks, Erik. Can we have the next question, please?\nOperator\nOur next question comes from Aaron Rakers of Wells Fargo. Yeah. Thanks for taking the question.\nAaron Rakers -- Wells Fargo Securities -- Analyst\nYeah. Thanks for taking the question. I have two as well, if I can. I guess the first kind of question, just going back on the gross margin line.\nPretty good guidance into this March quarter. I'm curious if you unpack that a little bit specific around what you're seeing as far as may be benefits from component pricing in the guidance, if you're embedding any of that at this point.\nLuca Maestri -- Chief Financial Officer\nYes. Of course, with our guidance, we try to capture every aspect of our cost structure. And obviously, components are a big portion of that. So definitely, that's included.\nAnd keep in mind, again, that foreign exchange -- I mentioned earlier, I think to Shannon, that the sequential negative on FX is 50 basis points versus a year ago, it's 270 basis points. Obviously, the U.S. dollar has moved a lot over the last 12 months. So obviously, we need to find offsets and more to the negative FX in order to be able to provide this kind of guidance.\nAnd so obviously, components are a big part of that.\nAaron Rakers -- Wells Fargo Securities -- Analyst\nYep. And then kind of from a strategic perspective, given kind of the things that we're seeing out in some of your peer group, I'm curious, Tim, how you think about the role of AI in your strategy as far as particularly in the services segment, whether you're not -- you see opportunities to excel monetization abilities within the paid subscriber base and whether or not AI, is it something that you're implementing a bit more strategically there?\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nYep. It is a major focus of ours. It's incredible in terms of how it can enrich customers' lives. And you can look no further than some of the things that we announced in the fall with crash detection and fall detection or back a ways with ECG.\nI mean these things have literally save people's lives. And so we see an enormous potential in this space to affect virtually everything we do. It's obviously a horizontal technology, not a vertical. And so it will affect every product in every service that we have.\nTejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance\nThanks. Can we have the next question, please?\nOperator\nOur next question comes from Amit Daryanani of Evercore.\nAmit Daryanani -- Evercore ISI -- Analyst\nYep. Thanks for taking my question. I guess the first one I have is, Tim, I think based on your earlier comments that iPhones would have grown ex the production issue that implied that maybe it's a $7 billion or so impact that you had in December quarter from the production challenges on the high-end models. I'm sure it's tough to see what happens this time around.\nBut I think historically, when you've had production issues or things like this happen, what has the consumer behavior being typically? Do they tend to go down toward the lower-end models and get the phone they want quickly? Or do they just defer the production? Just from a historical perspective, I think do you typically recover what's deferred out or no?\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nIt's very hard to estimate is the real answer because you have to know a lot of data, and it's usually only in hindsight that you have a more reasonable view of it. And so we put our best views in the color that Luca provided. That's kind of what I would say.\nAmit Daryanani -- Evercore ISI -- Analyst\nAll right. And then I guess maybe if I think about services as you go forward. I know you had really good growth in services, I think, over the last several years. But as you go forward in services, what do you think drives the growth more? So is it the expansion of your installed base? Or is it more going to be driven by ARPU going higher for you? I'm just curious, how do you think about those two buckets as you go forward?\nLuca Maestri -- Chief Financial Officer\nAmit, there's a number of things, and I've mentioned a few of them during the call. The first step is always the installed base. It's the engine for services growth. And the fact that the installed base is growing very nicely, and it's growing in a lot of emerging markets, it's growing even faster, that gives us a larger addressable pool of customers.\nSo that's incredibly important. The second one is that we are seeing that the level of engagement of our customers already in our ecosystem continues to grow. We -- I mentioned that both transacting accounts and paid accounts grew double digits. And so that bodes very well for the future.\nAnd we have a lot of transacting accounts that kind of moved to paid accounts over time. The other aspect that is very important for us is to continue constantly to improve the reach and the quality of our services. And I give the example of Apple Pay, which it's a great example because we started off primarily in the United States. Now we've taken it to 70 markets, millions of merchants.\nAnd so obviously, payment services are -- continue to set new highs all the time for us. And as we've seen over the last few years, we also launched new services over time, and that obviously contributes to the growth. We're very excited. And when we look at the behavior of our installed base, we think it's very promising for the continued growth of our Services business.\nAmit Daryanani -- Evercore ISI -- Analyst\nOK. Thank you.\nTejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance\nThanks, Amit. Can we have the next question, please?\nOperator\nOur next question comes from Harsh Kumar of Piper Sandler.\nHarsh Kumar -- Piper Sandler -- Analyst\nYeah. Hey. Tim,I had a quick question on emerging markets. Seems like you're making a lot of strides in India.\nPotentially wanted to understand the kind of share you have in China and India. And relative to that, what would be your aspirational but sort of achievable share in iPhones in those territories, whether it's units or revenues? And I was hoping to draw on your experience and maybe what you've seen in other countries where you've had some longer presence.\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nAnd looking at the business in India, we set a quarterly revenue record and grew very strong double digits year over year. And so we feel very good about how we performed, and that was -- that's despite the headwinds that we've talked about. Taking a step back, India is hugely exciting market for us and is a major focus. We brought the online store there in 2020.\nWe will soon bring Apple retail there. So we're putting a lot of emphasis on the market. There's been a lot done from a financing options and trade-ins to make products more affordable and give people more options to buy. And so there's a lot going on there.\nWe are, in essence, taking what we learned in China years ago and how we scale to China and bringing that to bear. And I don't have the exact market shares in front of me, but I think you would see that from a market share point of view that we grew around the world last quarter despite -- on iPhone despite the challenges that we've had on the supply side. And I wouldn't expect to have a difference in those two markets.\nHarsh Kumar -- Piper Sandler -- Analyst\nUnderstood. And for my follow-up, I had a sort of interesting theoretical question on pricing. Assuming we get the CHIPS Act passed, and there's a whole bunch of manufacturing that happens in U.S. and other territories that are potentially somewhat more expensive than the ones you might be now, have you -- has the company done any studies to gauge the elasticity of demand relative to small price increases in your products?\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nWe have experience in that, but I wouldn't necessarily draw the same conclusion that you have in terms of the cost of the product. I -- we don't know at this point exactly what that will be, but we're all in, in terms of being the largest customer for TSMC in Arizona. I'm very proud to take part in that. That's what I would say about that.\nHarsh Kumar -- Piper Sandler -- Analyst\nOK. Fair enough. Thank you, Tim.\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nYep.\nTejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance\nThanks. Can we have the next question, please?\nOperator\nOur next question comes from Wamsi Mohan of Bank of America.\nWamsi Mohan -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst\nThank you. Tim, you've done a phenomenal job of driving consumer choice toward higher-end products within your portfolio. How would you compare this cycle for iPhones if you were to segment the Pro versus non-Pro models versus the cycles from the past few years? And do you think this move to higher ASPs is sustainable? Or do you think it reverses in a tighter consumer spending environment? And I have a follow-up.\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nThe Pro has been a -- 14 Pro and the 14 Pro Max have done extremely well up until the point where we had a supply shortage and couldn't provide them -- couldn't provide the total of the demand. And so it's definitely a strong Pro cycle. I think there's a number of reasons for that, but the most important one is always the product. And I think the innovations and the product speak for themselves.\nAnd we feel very good about the product that we announced back in September and are happy to now be at a point where we're shipping to the demand.\nWamsi Mohan -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst\nAnd Tim, do you think that this move to sort of higher ASPs that has happened over the last few years is sustainable? Or could it sustain in this very tough macro environment that you've cited?\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nI wouldn't want to predict, but I would say that the smartphone for us -- the iPhone has become so integral into people's lives. It contains their contacts and their health information and their banking information and their smart home and so many different parts of their lives, their payment vehicle and -- for many people. And so I think people are willing to really stretch to get the best they can afford in that category.\nWamsi Mohan -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst\nOK. Great. And Tim, you clearly emphasize the focus and importance of the installed base. If we think about the absolute grit of the installed base from 1 billion to 2 billion over 7 years from a device standpoint, how should we think about the penetration of services or the growth in paying customers on services or that time frame? Is that penetration rate increasing or decreasing? How fast is that growing relative to the growth of the overall installed base?\nLuca Maestri -- Chief Financial Officer\nWamsi, it's Luca. Yes, of course, we keep track of that. It's really important for us. Over the last seven years, as we doubled the installed base, we've seen a growing engagement of our customers on the platform.\nThat happens, first of all, by customers transacting on the platform and then moving to paid accounts. So starting to pay for some of the services. That percentage of paid accounts tends to grow over time. We've seen it in developed markets.\nWe see it in emerging markets. And that is due to some of the reasons that I was explaining earlier, including the fact that we made it easier for our customers to get engaged on the platform. For example, we offer multiple payment methods in many countries. And we've made it easier to explore for more services because we've added a lot of services on the platform over the last seven years.\nSo to your question, of course, higher engagement means a higher percentage of paid accounts over time.\nWamsi Mohan -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst\nOK. Thank you.\nTejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance\nAll right. Thanks, Wamsi. Can we have the next question, please?\nOperator\nOur next question comes from Richard Kramer of Arete Research LLP.\nTejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance\nOperator, can we move on to the next?\nOperator\nRichard? OK. Next we'll hear from Jim Suva of Citigroup. Jim, your line is open. If you can release your mute function, we are unable to hear you.\nJim Suva -- Citi -- Analyst\nTim and Luca, you both mentioned earlier on the Q&A a little bit about India. I was wondering if we're now entering a situation of even more opportunity because we've exited COVID. We've exited countries with different COVID criteria. We've also seen India build out its higher-speed transmissions.\nAnd your market is -- shares tremendously underrepresented there. And it appears with the supply chain, you're looking at diversifying kind of operational risk, not specific to any country, but just overall. Now you look at potentially opening up stores and stuff. Am I right that, that's the way you look at it is it's even more prime for opportunity now than ever? And once you start opening up stores there, you could just see a complete green shoots of adoptions or any additional commentary on your view on India as now we've navigated COVID and supply chain and so many challenges over the past two years? Thank you, gentlemen.\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nYes. Jim, we actually did fairly well through COVID in India. And I'm even more bullish now on the other side of it, or hopefully, on the other side of it. And that's the reason why we're investing there.\nWe're bringing retail there and bringing the online store there and putting a significant amount of energy there. I'm very bullish on India.\nJim Suva -- Citi -- Analyst\nThank you. And then as my quick follow-up, you had mentioned that Services, not necessarily specific to India, but Services overall were better than expected. And of course, supply chain was more challenged than expected. So what was the bridge factor of services being better than expected on upside? Was it like advertising or apps or paid monthly subscriptions? Or what were kind of the things that really surprised you to the upside on services? Thank you.\nLuca Maestri -- Chief Financial Officer\nIt was -- Jim, it's Luca. It's primarily the -- this level of engagement we saw, which then reflects into the, as you said, the paid subscriptions. We saw very good results in our cloud services business in payment services. Music was very strong.\nSo we had a number of categories that set new records, all-time records. And they did a bit better than we were expecting at the beginning of the quarter. And so Tim mentioned that during, I think, his prepared remarks that when you look at it in constant currency, we grew services double digits. And that was on top of a 24% increase a year ago.\nSo it's very sustained growth that we're seeing.\nJim Suva -- Citi -- Analyst\nThank you so much and congratulations to you and all your teams.\nTejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance\nThanks, Jim. Can we have the next question, please?\nOperator\nOur next question will come from Krish Sankar of Cowen and Company.\nKrish Sankar -- Cowen and Company -- Analyst\nYeah. Hi. Thanks for taking my question. I have two.\nThe first one, Tim and Luca, you mentioned how the macro did soften, and it has an impact. And as consumers tighten their belt, we look across your hardware products and service businesses. Where are you seeing the biggest impact? And where are you seeing the least impact from the softening macro? And then I had a quick follow-up.\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nWe think there were some impact across the products and in Services. Probably, the ones that we saw the most impact on were Mac and Wearables. You can see that in those numbers. And probably, the least would have been iPhone.\nKrish Sankar -- Cowen and Company -- Analyst\nGot it. Got it. Very helpful, Tim. And then just a quick follow-up on the Mac.\nThe PC industry is expecting a decline in PC shipments this year also. How do you think about the Mac relative to kind of like where the PC industry as a whole is expecting the shipments to end up? Is there any color you can give on that?\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nThe industry is very challenged, as you say. It's -- the industry is contracting. I think from us, though, is -- and I don't know how this year will play out, so I don't want to predict the year. But over the long run, we have a market that is a reasonable sized market, a big market.\nAnd we have low share, and we have a competitive advantage with Apple silicon. And so strategically, I think we're well-positioned in the market, albeit I think it will be a little rough in the short term.\nKrish Sankar -- Cowen and Company -- Analyst\nThanks a lot, Tim.\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nYep.\nTejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance\nThanks, Krish. A replay of today's call will be available for two weeks on Apple Podcasts as a webcast on apple.com/investor and via telephone. The number for the telephone replay is (866) 583-1035. Please enter confirmation code 6541285, followed by the pound sign.\nThese replays will be available by approximately 5 p.m. Pacific Time today. Members of the press with additional questions can contact Josh Rosenstock at (408) 862-1142. Financial analysts can contact me with additional questions at (669) 227-2402.\nThank you again for joining us.\nOperator\n[Operator signoff]\nDuration: 0 minutes\nCall participants:\nTejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance\nTim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer\nLuca Maestri -- Chief Financial Officer\nDavid Vogt -- UBS -- Analyst\nShannon Cross -- Credit Suisse -- Analyst\nErik Woodring -- Morgan Stanley -- Analyst\nAaron Rakers -- Wells Fargo Securities -- Analyst\nAmit Daryanani -- Evercore ISI -- Analyst\nHarsh Kumar -- Piper Sandler -- Analyst\nWamsi Mohan -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst\nJim Suva -- Citi -- Analyst\nKrish Sankar -- Cowen and Company -- Analyst\nMore AAPL analysis\nAll earnings call transcripts\nThis article is a transcript of this conference call produced for The Motley Fool. While we strive for our Foolish Best, there may be errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in this transcript. 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The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Q1 2023 Earnings Call Feb 02, 2023, 5:00 p.m. Operator [Operator signoff] Duration: 0 minutes Call participants: Tejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance Tim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer Luca Maestri -- Chief Financial Officer David Vogt -- UBS -- Analyst Shannon Cross -- Credit Suisse -- Analyst Erik Woodring -- Morgan Stanley -- Analyst Aaron Rakers -- Wells Fargo Securities -- Analyst Amit Daryanani -- Evercore ISI -- Analyst Harsh Kumar -- Piper Sandler -- Analyst Wamsi Mohan -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Jim Suva -- Citi -- Analyst Krish Sankar -- Cowen and Company -- Analyst More AAPL analysis All earnings call transcripts This article is a transcript of this conference call produced for The Motley Fool. We generated $20.8 billion in revenue, a new all-time record in total, and for many services offerings in spite of a difficult foreign exchange environment, and macroeconomic headwinds impacting certain categories such as digital advertising and mobile gaming.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Operator [Operator signoff] Duration: 0 minutes Call participants: Tejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance Tim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer Luca Maestri -- Chief Financial Officer David Vogt -- UBS -- Analyst Shannon Cross -- Credit Suisse -- Analyst Erik Woodring -- Morgan Stanley -- Analyst Aaron Rakers -- Wells Fargo Securities -- Analyst Amit Daryanani -- Evercore ISI -- Analyst Harsh Kumar -- Piper Sandler -- Analyst Wamsi Mohan -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Jim Suva -- Citi -- Analyst Krish Sankar -- Cowen and Company -- Analyst More AAPL analysis All earnings call transcripts This article is a transcript of this conference call produced for The Motley Fool. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Q1 2023 Earnings Call Feb 02, 2023, 5:00 p.m. Please note that some of the information you'll hear during our discussion today will consist of forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those regarding revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, other income and expense, taxes, capital allocation, and future business outlook, including the potential impact of COVID-19 on the company's business and results of operations.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Q1 2023 Earnings Call Transcript', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Operator [Operator signoff] Duration: 0 minutes Call participants: Tejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance Tim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer Luca Maestri -- Chief Financial Officer David Vogt -- UBS -- Analyst Shannon Cross -- Credit Suisse -- Analyst Erik Woodring -- Morgan Stanley -- Analyst Aaron Rakers -- Wells Fargo Securities -- Analyst Amit Daryanani -- Evercore ISI -- Analyst Harsh Kumar -- Piper Sandler -- Analyst Wamsi Mohan -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Jim Suva -- Citi -- Analyst Krish Sankar -- Cowen and Company -- Analyst More AAPL analysis All earnings call transcripts This article is a transcript of this conference call produced for The Motley Fool. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Q1 2023 Earnings Call Feb 02, 2023, 5:00 p.m. After that, we'll open the call to questions from analysts.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Operator [Operator signoff] Duration: 0 minutes Call participants: Tejas Gala -- Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance Tim Cook -- Chief Executive Officer Luca Maestri -- Chief Financial Officer David Vogt -- UBS -- Analyst Shannon Cross -- Credit Suisse -- Analyst Erik Woodring -- Morgan Stanley -- Analyst Aaron Rakers -- Wells Fargo Securities -- Analyst Amit Daryanani -- Evercore ISI -- Analyst Harsh Kumar -- Piper Sandler -- Analyst Wamsi Mohan -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Jim Suva -- Citi -- Analyst Krish Sankar -- Cowen and Company -- Analyst More AAPL analysis All earnings call transcripts This article is a transcript of this conference call produced for The Motley Fool. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Q1 2023 Earnings Call Feb 02, 2023, 5:00 p.m. We also set records in many services categories, including all-time revenue records for cloud services, payment services and music and December quarter records for the App Store and AppleCare.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/billionaire-cohen-builds-stake-in-nordstrom-urges-board-shakeup', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Svea Herbst-Bayliss\nNEW YORK, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Ryan Cohen is building a large stake in Nordstrom Inc JWN.N and plans to push the upscale retailer to shake up its board as its performance has lagged behind rivals, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.\nCohen, who built his fortune by co-founding online pet retailer Chewy Inc CHWY.N and cemented it with investments in videogame retailer GameStop GME.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, would like to replace at least one director on Nordstrom\'s 10-member board, the people said.\nHe appears to be taking at aim at Mark Tritton, who chairs the compensation committee and has served as a director since 2020. Cohen has privately called Tritton, a former chief executive of Bed Bath & Beyond, "conflicted and unqualified," said the people, who were not permitted to discuss the private negotiations. Bed Bath & Beyond is preparing to file for bankruptcy, Reuters reported this week.\nInvestors cheered Cohen\'s reported involvement at Nordstrom by sending the stock price up 25% in after-hours trading on Thursday.\nNordstrom shares have dropped roughly 55% over the past five years, and ratings agency Fitch again downgraded the company last month, saying that its "operating trajectory has been weaker than most retailers."\nThe Wall Street Journal first reported Cohen\'s stake in Nordstrom.\nCohen is now one of the company\'s top five non-insider shareholders alongside investment firms BlackRock and Fidelity, the people familiar with his stake said.\nTritton was ousted as Bed Bath & Beyond\'s CEO as part of a management shakeup in June just a few months after Cohen had taken a stake in the home goods retailer and criticized it for an "overly ambitious" strategy, for overpaying executives and failing to reverse market share losses.\nAs possible replacements on the Nordstrom board, Cohen has identified executives with experience at retail and e-commerce companies, the people said. Cohen would like to reach a deal with the company without resorting to a proxy fight, the people said.\nThe window to publicly nominate directors at Nordstrom closes on Feb. 17, according to proxy materials.\nCanada-born Cohen, 37, has a net worth estimated at $2.5 billion. He made a splash in the investing world two years ago when he joined the board of GameStop, igniting a frenzy in the stock price that turned the video retailer into a "meme stock" backed by retail investors.\nNordstrom was founded by the Nordstrom family, and insiders still own roughly 30% of the stock with brothers Erik and Peter serving as chief executive officer and president, respectively. They also have board seats. Cohen has met with family members in Seattle, where the company is headquartered, and has expressed admiration for the company\'s customer service, the people said.\n(Reporting by Svea Herbst-Bayliss; Editing by Leslie Adler)\n(([email protected]; +617 856 4331; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Cohen, who built his fortune by co-founding online pet retailer Chewy Inc CHWY.N and cemented it with investments in videogame retailer GameStop GME.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, would like to replace at least one director on Nordstrom\'s 10-member board, the people said. By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Ryan Cohen is building a large stake in Nordstrom Inc JWN.N and plans to push the upscale retailer to shake up its board as its performance has lagged behind rivals, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Nordstrom shares have dropped roughly 55% over the past five years, and ratings agency Fitch again downgraded the company last month, saying that its "operating trajectory has been weaker than most retailers."', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Cohen, who built his fortune by co-founding online pet retailer Chewy Inc CHWY.N and cemented it with investments in videogame retailer GameStop GME.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, would like to replace at least one director on Nordstrom\'s 10-member board, the people said. Cohen has privately called Tritton, a former chief executive of Bed Bath & Beyond, "conflicted and unqualified," said the people, who were not permitted to discuss the private negotiations. The Wall Street Journal first reported Cohen\'s stake in Nordstrom.', 'news_article_title': 'Billionaire Cohen builds stake in Nordstrom, urges board shakeup', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Cohen, who built his fortune by co-founding online pet retailer Chewy Inc CHWY.N and cemented it with investments in videogame retailer GameStop GME.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, would like to replace at least one director on Nordstrom\'s 10-member board, the people said. Cohen has privately called Tritton, a former chief executive of Bed Bath & Beyond, "conflicted and unqualified," said the people, who were not permitted to discuss the private negotiations. Investors cheered Cohen\'s reported involvement at Nordstrom by sending the stock price up 25% in after-hours trading on Thursday.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Cohen, who built his fortune by co-founding online pet retailer Chewy Inc CHWY.N and cemented it with investments in videogame retailer GameStop GME.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, would like to replace at least one director on Nordstrom's 10-member board, the people said. By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Ryan Cohen is building a large stake in Nordstrom Inc JWN.N and plans to push the upscale retailer to shake up its board as its performance has lagged behind rivals, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. As possible replacements on the Nordstrom board, Cohen has identified executives with experience at retail and e-commerce companies, the people said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-sp-500-post-strong-gains-on-fed-relief-meta-surge', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click [LIVE/] or type LIVE/ in a news window.)\n*\nMeta soars on cost controls, $40 bln share buyback\n*\nMerck slides on disappointing forecast, UnitedHealth drops\n*\nS&P 500, Nasdaq hit roughly 5-month highs\n*\nIndexes: Dow down 0.11%, S&P up 1.47%, Nasdaq up 3.25%\n(Updates with further market data)\nBy Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian\nFeb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday and touched roughly five-month highs as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls.\nThe Dow slipped, dragged down by declines in some big healthcare stocks.\nInvestors were still digesting the Fed\'s policy decision on Wednesday and comments from Powell, who acknowledged progress in the fight against inflation and appeared reluctant to push back against the rally in stocks and bonds.\n“I think the reaction to yesterday’s Fed comments really encouraged investors to go risk on,” said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments in New Vernon, New Jersey. "The bottom line for investors I think is that the Fed’s comments were unexpected.”\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 39.02 points, or 0.11%, to 34,053.94, the S&P 500 gained 60.55 points, or 1.47%, to 4,179.76 and the Nasdaq Composite added 384.50 points, or 3.25%, to 12,200.82.\nAfter a bruising 2022, U.S. stock markets have made a strong start to the year, with tech and other stocks that lagged last year leading the rebound amid hopes that the Fed will temper its aggressive rate hikes, which in turn could alleviate some pressure on equity valuations.\nThose trends continued on Thursday. The communications services sector jumped 6.7%, its biggest daily gain in almost three years, led by a 23.3% surge for Facebook parent Meta . The company revealed stricter cost controls this year and a $40 billion share buyback, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg called 2023 the "year of efficiency."\n“I think that encapsulates what investors want to hear from tech companies this year," said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial. "They want to hear that it is a year of efficiency, they are getting out ahead of a slowdown in the economy."\nShares of megacap stocks Apple , Amazon and Google parent Alphabet also gained strongly ahead of results due after market close on Thursday, with Apple rising 3.7%, and Amazon and Alphabet both up over 7%.\nIn initial after-hours trading, shares of Amazon and Alphabet both slid after the companies posted their results.\nThe S&P 500\'s 50-day moving average moved above the 200-day moving average, a pattern known as a "golden cross" that is perceived by many as a bullish technical signal for near-term momentum.\nThe energy sector , one of last year\'s standout performers, fell 2.5%, while healthcare dropped 0.7%.\nUnitedHealth Group shares fell 5.3% after the U.S. government proposed Medicare Advantage reimbursement rates below analyst estimates, and the stock weighed down the Dow. A 3.3% decline in Merck shares, after the drugmaker forecast 2023 earnings below Wall Street estimates, also dragged on the blue chip index.\nShares of drugmaker Eli Lilly dropped 3.5% after sales of its closely watched diabetes drug missed estimates.\nData showed jobless claims fell last week to a nine-month low, highlighting the labor market\'s resilience, ahead of monthly U.S. employment numbers on Friday.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 2.29-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.55-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 36 new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 162 new highs and 16 new lows.\nAbout 15 billion shares changed hands in U.S. exchanges, compared with the 11.7 billion daily average over the last 20 sessions. (Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf in New York, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi, Anil D\'Silva and Cynthia Osterman) (([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf)) Keywords: USA STOCKS/ (UPDATE 6)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Investors were still digesting the Fed's policy decision on Wednesday and comments from Powell, who acknowledged progress in the fight against inflation and appeared reluctant to push back against the rally in stocks and bonds. “I think the reaction to yesterday’s Fed comments really encouraged investors to go risk on,” said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments in New Vernon, New Jersey. Data showed jobless claims fell last week to a nine-month low, highlighting the labor market's resilience, ahead of monthly U.S. employment numbers on Friday.", 'news_luhn_summary': '* Meta soars on cost controls, $40 bln share buyback * Merck slides on disappointing forecast, UnitedHealth drops * S&P 500, Nasdaq hit roughly 5-month highs * Indexes: Dow down 0.11%, S&P up 1.47%, Nasdaq up 3.25% (Updates with further market data) By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday and touched roughly five-month highs as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls. The company revealed stricter cost controls this year and a $40 billion share buyback, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg called 2023 the "year of efficiency." Shares of megacap stocks Apple , Amazon and Google parent Alphabet also gained strongly ahead of results due after market close on Thursday, with Apple rising 3.7%, and Amazon and Alphabet both up over 7%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq, S&P 500 post strong gains on Fed relief, Meta surge', 'news_lexrank_summary': '* Meta soars on cost controls, $40 bln share buyback * Merck slides on disappointing forecast, UnitedHealth drops * S&P 500, Nasdaq hit roughly 5-month highs * Indexes: Dow down 0.11%, S&P up 1.47%, Nasdaq up 3.25% (Updates with further market data) By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday and touched roughly five-month highs as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls. The company revealed stricter cost controls this year and a $40 billion share buyback, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg called 2023 the "year of efficiency." A 3.3% decline in Merck shares, after the drugmaker forecast 2023 earnings below Wall Street estimates, also dragged on the blue chip index.', 'news_textrank_summary': '* Meta soars on cost controls, $40 bln share buyback * Merck slides on disappointing forecast, UnitedHealth drops * S&P 500, Nasdaq hit roughly 5-month highs * Indexes: Dow down 0.11%, S&P up 1.47%, Nasdaq up 3.25% (Updates with further market data) By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday and touched roughly five-month highs as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls. After a bruising 2022, U.S. stock markets have made a strong start to the year, with tech and other stocks that lagged last year leading the rebound amid hopes that the Fed will temper its aggressive rate hikes, which in turn could alleviate some pressure on equity valuations. Shares of megacap stocks Apple , Amazon and Google parent Alphabet also gained strongly ahead of results due after market close on Thursday, with Apple rising 3.7%, and Amazon and Alphabet both up over 7%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-sp-500-post-strong-gains-on-fed-relief-meta-surge-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click [LIVE/] or type LIVE/ in a news window.)\n*\nMeta soars on cost controls, $40 bln share buyback\n*\nMerck slides on disappointing forecast, UnitedHealth drops\n*\nS&P 500, Nasdaq hit roughly 5-month highs\n*\nIndexes: Dow down 0.11%, S&P up 1.47%, Nasdaq up 3.25%\n(Updates with after-hours trading of Apple, Amazon, Alphabet)\nBy Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian\nFeb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday and touched roughly five-month highs as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls.\nThe Dow slipped, dragged down by declines in some big healthcare stocks.\nInvestors were still digesting the Fed\'s policy decision on Wednesday and comments from Powell, who acknowledged progress in the fight against inflation and appeared reluctant to push back against the rally in stocks and bonds.\n“I think the reaction to yesterday’s Fed comments really encouraged investors to go risk on,” said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments in New Vernon, New Jersey. "The bottom line for investors I think is that the Fed’s comments were unexpected.”\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 39.02 points, or 0.11%, to 34,053.94, the S&P 500 gained 60.55 points, or 1.47%, to 4,179.76 and the Nasdaq Composite added 384.50 points, or 3.25%, to 12,200.82.\nShares of megacap stocks Apple , Amazon and Google parent Alphabet also gained strongly ahead of results due after market close on Thursday, with Apple rising 3.7%, and Amazon and Alphabet both up over 7%.\nIn initial after-hours trading, however, shares of all three companies fell after their respective results.\nAfter a bruising 2022, U.S. stock markets have made a strong start to the year, with tech and other stocks that lagged last year leading the rebound amid hopes that the Fed will temper its aggressive rate hikes, which in turn could alleviate some pressure on equity valuations.\nThose trends continued on Thursday. The communications services sector jumped 6.7%, its biggest daily gain in almost three years, led by a 23.3% surge for Facebook parent Meta . The company revealed stricter cost controls this year and a $40 billion share buyback, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg called 2023 the "year of efficiency."\nThe S&P 500\'s 50-day moving average moved above the 200-day moving average, a pattern known as a "golden cross" that is perceived by many as a bullish technical signal for near-term momentum.\nThe energy sector , one of last year\'s standout performers, fell 2.5%, while healthcare dropped 0.7%.\nUnitedHealth Group shares fell 5.3% after the U.S. government proposed Medicare Advantage reimbursement rates below analyst estimates, and the stock weighed down the Dow. A 3.3% decline in Merck shares, after the drugmaker forecast 2023 earnings below Wall Street estimates, also dragged on the blue chip index.\nShares of drugmaker Eli Lilly dropped 3.5% after sales of its closely watched diabetes drug missed estimates.\nData showed jobless claims fell last week to a nine-month low, highlighting the labor market\'s resilience, ahead of monthly U.S. employment numbers on Friday.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 2.29-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.55-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 36 new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 162 new highs and 16 new lows.\nAbout 15 billion shares changed hands in U.S. exchanges, compared with the 11.7 billion daily average over the last 20 sessions. (Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf in New York, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi, Anil D\'Silva and Cynthia Osterman) (([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf)) Keywords: USA STOCKS/ (UPDATE 6)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Investors were still digesting the Fed's policy decision on Wednesday and comments from Powell, who acknowledged progress in the fight against inflation and appeared reluctant to push back against the rally in stocks and bonds. “I think the reaction to yesterday’s Fed comments really encouraged investors to go risk on,” said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments in New Vernon, New Jersey. Data showed jobless claims fell last week to a nine-month low, highlighting the labor market's resilience, ahead of monthly U.S. employment numbers on Friday.", 'news_luhn_summary': '* Meta soars on cost controls, $40 bln share buyback * Merck slides on disappointing forecast, UnitedHealth drops * S&P 500, Nasdaq hit roughly 5-month highs * Indexes: Dow down 0.11%, S&P up 1.47%, Nasdaq up 3.25% (Updates with after-hours trading of Apple, Amazon, Alphabet) By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday and touched roughly five-month highs as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls. Shares of megacap stocks Apple , Amazon and Google parent Alphabet also gained strongly ahead of results due after market close on Thursday, with Apple rising 3.7%, and Amazon and Alphabet both up over 7%. The company revealed stricter cost controls this year and a $40 billion share buyback, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg called 2023 the "year of efficiency."', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq, S&P 500 post strong gains on Fed relief, Meta surge', 'news_lexrank_summary': '* Meta soars on cost controls, $40 bln share buyback * Merck slides on disappointing forecast, UnitedHealth drops * S&P 500, Nasdaq hit roughly 5-month highs * Indexes: Dow down 0.11%, S&P up 1.47%, Nasdaq up 3.25% (Updates with after-hours trading of Apple, Amazon, Alphabet) By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday and touched roughly five-month highs as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls. The company revealed stricter cost controls this year and a $40 billion share buyback, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg called 2023 the "year of efficiency." A 3.3% decline in Merck shares, after the drugmaker forecast 2023 earnings below Wall Street estimates, also dragged on the blue chip index.', 'news_textrank_summary': '* Meta soars on cost controls, $40 bln share buyback * Merck slides on disappointing forecast, UnitedHealth drops * S&P 500, Nasdaq hit roughly 5-month highs * Indexes: Dow down 0.11%, S&P up 1.47%, Nasdaq up 3.25% (Updates with after-hours trading of Apple, Amazon, Alphabet) By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday and touched roughly five-month highs as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls. Shares of megacap stocks Apple , Amazon and Google parent Alphabet also gained strongly ahead of results due after market close on Thursday, with Apple rising 3.7%, and Amazon and Alphabet both up over 7%. After a bruising 2022, U.S. stock markets have made a strong start to the year, with tech and other stocks that lagged last year leading the rebound amid hopes that the Fed will temper its aggressive rate hikes, which in turn could alleviate some pressure on equity valuations.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-earnings-hit-pause-button-on-market-rally', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch and Herbert Lash\nFeb 3 (Reuters) - Big Tech led U.S. markets on a sharp rebound to kick off 2023. The message from their earnings on Thursday: not so fast.\nApple Inc AAPL.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O all posted results for the end-of-year quarter that left a sour taste in investors\' mouths. The reports renewed questions about global economic demand, the effect of higher interest rates and whether the market\'s January rally got ahead of itself.\nNascent signs that consumer spending was beginning to rebound in China were not enough to change that.\nApple, the world\'s largest publicly traded company, fell short of expectations, hurt by lower iPhone sales and production disruptions in China. Amazon said operating profits could fall this quarter due to lower demand, and Alphabet\'s online advertisers cut back their spend as well.\nShares of the three companies dropped after the results were released and were expected to drag the market lower Friday following a euphoric rally Thursday.\n"Maybe the tech stocks rallied a little bit too much into these numbers, so the market will be taking a deep breath and saying, \'OK, well these companies aren\'t bulletproof,\'" said Daniel Morgan, senior portfolio manager at Synovus Trust Company in Atlanta, Georgia.\nThese three firms and Microsoft MSFT.O, the four U.S. companies with trillion-dollar market values, have led the broad-market S&P 500 in 2023. The index is up nearly 9% year-to-date, with Amazon gaining 34%. Big Tech surged Thursday following a strong quarterly report from Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc META.O.\nThat\'s after the group was battered throughout 2022, trailing the S&P, which dropped nearly 20%.\nSome investors saw silver linings from Apple and other bellwethers, including Starbucks, that reported results on Thursday. They noted that lockdowns in China strangled sales for many companies in the world\'s second-biggest economy, expecting a rebound in the coming year.\n"When things started to reopen in December (in China), we did see an increase in traffic to our stores as compared to November and an increase in demand as December rolled around," Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook told Reuters.\nCook said lockdowns in China hurt both production and demand, and the company faced headwinds from the strong U.S. dollar that pushed revenues lower.\n“Currency was a headwind but will be a tailwind in Q1,” said Nancy Tengler, chief executive of Laffer Tengler Investments in Scottsdale, Arizona, referring to the dollar\'s weakening trajectory.\n"The supply chain was a problem more so than demand, and that seems to have been right-sized."\nSimilarly, Starbucks said comparable sales fell 29% from the previous year in China, the company\'s fastest-growing market, but that beginning in January, it saw "very encouraging" recovery momentum there.\nOther U.S. consumer bellwethers painted a mixed picture. Consumer staples giant Clorox said product volumes fell in three of the company\'s four business segments in the fourth quarter, while automaker Ford said the year ahead was going to be a difficult one.\nThey, and other companies, are still grappling with higher interest rates that are slowing demand. This year\'s surge in stocks has been built on a rally in bonds, as lower yields make high-valuation shares more attractive. Cost-cutting by Alphabet and Meta led some investors to think that interest rates are affecting demand.\n"In many respects we’re waiting for that other shoe to drop – the impact of higher rates on the economy, inflation, earnings and jobs," said Jack Ablin, co-founder and chief investment officer at Cresset Capital, which manages $30 billion. "Profits tend to trough nine months after overnight rates peak and we haven’t even seen the peak in overnight rates yet."\nIs the selloff in tech stocks over?https://tmsnrt.rs/3DCBBdD\n(Reporting By Herbert Lash, Caroline Valetkevitch and David Gaffen; writing by David Gaffen; Editing by Peter Henderson and Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; +1-646-223-6064; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O all posted results for the end-of-year quarter that left a sour taste in investors\' mouths. Similarly, Starbucks said comparable sales fell 29% from the previous year in China, the company\'s fastest-growing market, but that beginning in January, it saw "very encouraging" recovery momentum there. Consumer staples giant Clorox said product volumes fell in three of the company\'s four business segments in the fourth quarter, while automaker Ford said the year ahead was going to be a difficult one.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O all posted results for the end-of-year quarter that left a sour taste in investors' mouths. By Caroline Valetkevitch and Herbert Lash Feb 3 (Reuters) - Big Tech led U.S. markets on a sharp rebound to kick off 2023. Big Tech surged Thursday following a strong quarterly report from Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc META.O.", 'news_article_title': 'Tech earnings hit pause button on market rally', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O all posted results for the end-of-year quarter that left a sour taste in investors' mouths. Apple, the world's largest publicly traded company, fell short of expectations, hurt by lower iPhone sales and production disruptions in China. Shares of the three companies dropped after the results were released and were expected to drag the market lower Friday following a euphoric rally Thursday.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O all posted results for the end-of-year quarter that left a sour taste in investors\' mouths. Shares of the three companies dropped after the results were released and were expected to drag the market lower Friday following a euphoric rally Thursday. "Maybe the tech stocks rallied a little bit too much into these numbers, so the market will be taking a deep breath and saying, \'OK, well these companies aren\'t bulletproof,\'" said Daniel Morgan, senior portfolio manager at Synovus Trust Company in Atlanta, Georgia.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/did-jerome-powell-give-the-greenlight-to-stock-investors-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell addressed the world economy on Wednesday and announced that he and his committee decided to raise the federal funds rate 0.25% to 4.5-4.75%. This was as expected, but the most important bits came during the press conference.\nDepending on whether you are a bull or bear you may be interpreting what Jerome Powell said in different ways. The bulls are feeling reassured. Powell acknowledged that “the disinflation process has started,” and how incredibly relieving it is to see that process begin. The bears, however, were focused on his saying that it would be “very premature to declare victory,” over inflation. And that some sectors of the service economy have yet to see any disinflation at all.\nBull Case\nThe stock market has corrected significantly since the beginning of the rising rates policy and has now discounted the worst. As unlikely as it seemed, it appears Jerome Powell and the Fed have pulled off the goldilocks ‘Soft Landing,’ where they have lowered inflation in such a way that the economy didn’t need to slow significantly, and employment remained robust.\nOne of the most important indicators for the Fed is the ECI (Employment Cost Index), which measures wages. One of the biggest risks for inflation is a wage-price spiral, but the ECI is showing consistent decreases.\nLooking back at other bear markets we see that earnings always bottom out after the market, because markets are forward-looking. Furthermore, financial conditions have loosened quite significantly already. According to the Financial Conditions Index, economic policy is as loose as it has been in other recent expansionary periods.\n\nImage Source: Goldman Sachs\nBear Case\nWhile Jerome Powell has been successful in initiating disinflation, there is no guarantee it will continue to improve. Worse yet, because expectations have become so hopeful about disinflation, even a small miss to the upside on inflation can really shake the markets. What if inflation is stickier than expected?\nEarnings seem to be coming in around expectations, but that is because analyst expectations were extremely low. What if there is a secondary push lower in the economy just as everyone is getting bullish again?\nFurthermore, with the now easing conditions of financial markets, and such robust employment, how do we know this won’t reignite inflation?\nStatistics Favor the Long-Term\nThese issues are never black and white, and the case can easily be made for bears or bulls. Something the data tells us conclusively is that over the long term, stocks are an extremely good investment. Whether you buy in a bull market or a bear market, the real edge is focusing on owning quality businesses, with improving earnings over the long run.\nStocks to Watch\nSome of the best stocks in the world have been completely battered by the rising rates environment. But that dynamic is slowly switching over. And this may be a great opportunity for investors to start buying stocks still in correction territory. With the Fed easing off the breaks, it’s possible stocks will see a continued rally.\nAlthough they will be reporting earnings on Thursday, February 2 after the close, Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL) are hard to ignore at this point. They are extremely dominant, and innovative businesses that have been beaten down significantly.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAdditionally, Meta Platforms (META) announced Q4 earnings Wednesday after the close, and investors were very happy with the numbers. Meta is already up 25% on Thursday in response to the earnings call. Meta saw a 4% increase in Daily Active Users, a 23% boost in ad impressions, and a -22% decrease in the cost of advertisements. Meta beat revenue estimates and announced a $40 billion stock buyback program. The stock is up over 100% off its November 2022 lows.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners Up\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Although they will be reporting earnings on Thursday, February 2 after the close, Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL) are hard to ignore at this point. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. As unlikely as it seemed, it appears Jerome Powell and the Fed have pulled off the goldilocks ‘Soft Landing,’ where they have lowered inflation in such a way that the economy didn’t need to slow significantly, and employment remained robust.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Although they will be reporting earnings on Thursday, February 2 after the close, Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL) are hard to ignore at this point. Bull Case The stock market has corrected significantly since the beginning of the rising rates policy and has now discounted the worst.', 'news_article_title': 'Did Jerome Powell Give the Greenlight to Stock Investors?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Although they will be reporting earnings on Thursday, February 2 after the close, Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL) are hard to ignore at this point. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Depending on whether you are a bull or bear you may be interpreting what Jerome Powell said in different ways.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Although they will be reporting earnings on Thursday, February 2 after the close, Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL) are hard to ignore at this point. Bull Case The stock market has corrected significantly since the beginning of the rising rates policy and has now discounted the worst.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-feb-2-2023-%3A-amzn-f-qqq-aapl-sqqq-tqqq-googl-abev-itub-ibn-c', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -223.51 to 12,579.63. The total After hours volume is currently 129,275,042 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -4.09 at $108.82, with 12,401,708 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.35. Smarter Analyst Reports: Amazon Expects FTC’s Verdict on MGM Acquisition by Mid-March: Report\n\nFord Motor Company (F) is -0.93 at $13.39, with 7,155,507 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Ford Plans Reorganization into EV and ICE Business Units – Report\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -2.84 at $308.88, with 6,635,527 shares traded. This represents a 21.48% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.18 at $151.00, with 6,289,753 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2022. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.93. Smarter Analyst Reports: Wednesday’s Pre-Market: Here’s What You Need to Know Before the Market Opens\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +0.81 at $33.82, with 5,196,677 shares traded. This represents a 8.5% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -0.671 at $26.24, with 5,040,577 shares traded. This represents a 62.98% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is -3.7 at $104.04, with 4,722,223 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".\n\nAmbev S.A. (ABEV) is -0.01 at $2.57, with 4,627,819 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ABEV is in the "buy range".\n\nItau Unibanco Banco Holding SA (ITUB) is -0.04 at $4.94, with 2,430,565 shares traded.ITUB is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 2/9/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.16 per share, which represents a 12 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nICICI Bank Limited (IBN) is -0.06 at $20.87, with 2,020,031 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for IBN is in the "strong buy range".\n\nCitigroup Inc. (C) is -0.01 at $52.21, with 1,449,977 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.7. C\'s current last sale is 87.02% of the target price of $60.\n\nWells Fargo & Company (WFC) is -0.12 at $47.11, with 1,098,834 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 6 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.19. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WFC is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.18 at $151.00, with 6,289,753 shares traded. Itau Unibanco Banco Holding SA (ITUB) is -0.04 at $4.94, with 2,430,565 shares traded.ITUB is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 2/9/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec2022. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for IBN is in the "strong buy range".', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.18 at $151.00, with 6,289,753 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Ford Plans Reorganization into EV and ICE Business Units – Report Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Feb 2, 2023 : AMZN, F, QQQ, AAPL, SQQQ, TQQQ, GOOGL, ABEV, ITUB, IBN, C, WFC', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.18 at $151.00, with 6,289,753 shares traded. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -4.09 at $108.82, with 12,401,708 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.18 at $151.00, with 6,289,753 shares traded. The total After hours volume is currently 129,275,042 shares traded. Itau Unibanco Banco Holding SA (ITUB) is -0.04 at $4.94, with 2,430,565 shares traded.ITUB is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 2/9/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec2022.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-sp-500-close-higher-on-meta-bump-fed-lift', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian\nFeb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday after touching roughly five-month intraday highs as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls.\nShares of megacap stocks Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O also gained strongly ahead of their results due after market close.\nInvestors were still digesting the Fed\'s policy decision on Wednesday and comments from Powell, who acknowledged progress in the fight against inflation and appeared reluctant to push back against the rally in stocks and bonds.\n“I think the reaction to yesterday’s Fed comments really encouraged investors to go risk on,” said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments in New Vernon, New Jersey. "The bottom line for investors I think is that the Fed’s comments were unexpected.”\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 61.05 points, or 1.48%, to end at 4,180.26 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 384.91 points, or 3.26%, to 12,201.23. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 38.26 points, or 0.11%, to 34,054.70.\nAfter a bruising 2022, U.S. stock markets have made a strong start to the year, with tech and other stocks that lagged last year leading the rebound amid hopes that the Fed will temper its aggressive rate hikes, which in turn could alleviate some pressure on equity valuations.\nThose trends continued on Thursday. The communications services sector .SPLRCL jumped, led by a surge for Facebook parent MetaMETA.O. The company revealed stricter cost controls this year and a $40 billion share buyback, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg called 2023 the "year of efficiency."\n“I think that encapsulates what investors want to hear from tech companies this year," said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial. "They want to hear that it is a year of efficiency, they are getting out ahead of a slowdown in the economy."\nUnitedHealth Group UNH.N shares fell after the U.S. government proposed Medicare Advantage reimbursement rates below analyst estimates, and the stock weighed down the Dow. A decline in MerckMRK.N shares, after the drugmaker forecast 2023 earnings below Wall Street estimates, also dragged on the blue chip index.\nShares of drugmaker Eli LillyLLY.N dropped after sales of its closely watched diabetes drug missed estimates.\nData showed jobless claims fell last week to a nine-month low, highlighting the labor market\'s resilience, ahead of monthly U.S. employment numbers on Friday.\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf in New York, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi, Anil D\'Silva and Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of megacap stocks Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O also gained strongly ahead of their results due after market close. By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday after touching roughly five-month intraday highs as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls. Investors were still digesting the Fed's policy decision on Wednesday and comments from Powell, who acknowledged progress in the fight against inflation and appeared reluctant to push back against the rally in stocks and bonds.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of megacap stocks Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O also gained strongly ahead of their results due after market close. By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday after touching roughly five-month intraday highs as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls. "The bottom line for investors I think is that the Fed’s comments were unexpected.” According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 61.05 points, or 1.48%, to end at 4,180.26 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 384.91 points, or 3.26%, to 12,201.23.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq, S&P 500 close higher on Meta bump, Fed lift', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of megacap stocks Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O also gained strongly ahead of their results due after market close. By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday after touching roughly five-month intraday highs as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 38.26 points, or 0.11%, to 34,054.70.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of megacap stocks Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O also gained strongly ahead of their results due after market close. By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday after touching roughly five-month intraday highs as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls. "The bottom line for investors I think is that the Fed’s comments were unexpected.” According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 61.05 points, or 1.48%, to end at 4,180.26 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 384.91 points, or 3.26%, to 12,201.23.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-sp-500-jump-on-meta-rise-fed-relief', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian\nFeb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 jumped and touched roughly five-month highs on Thursday as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls.\nShares of megacap stocks Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O also were gaining strongly ahead of their results due after the market closes.\nInvestors were still digesting the Fed\'s policy decision on Wednesday and comments from Powell, who acknowledged progress in the fight against inflation and appeared reluctant to push back against the rally in stocks and bonds.\n“Markets are just reacting to I think a more dovish press conference from Powell yesterday,” said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial. “I think the market got out of that Fed meeting still hoping that conditions can be easier at the end of the year.”\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 88.57 points, or 0.26%, to 34,004.39, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 60.52 points, or 1.47%, to 4,179.73 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 399.57 points, or 3.38%, to 12,215.89.\nAfter a bruising 2022, U.S. stock markets have made a strong start to the year, with tech and other stocks that lagged last year leading the rebound amid hopes that the Fed will temper its aggressive rate hikes, which in turn could alleviate some pressure on equity valuations.\nThose trends continued on Thursday. The communications services sector jumped over 6%, led by a 26% gain for Facebook parent Meta. The company revealed stricter cost controls this year and a $40 billion share buyback, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg called 2023 the "year of efficiency."\n“I think that encapsulates what investors want to hear from tech companies this year," Saglimbene said. "They want to hear that it is a year of efficiency, they are getting out ahead of a slowdown in the economy."\nThe consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and tech .SPLRCT sectors rose 3.9% and 2.9%, respectively.\nThe energy sector .SPNY, one of last year\'s standout performers, fell 3%, while healthcare .SPXHC dropped 1%.\nUnitedHealth Group UNH.N shares fell 5.6% after the U.S. government proposed Medicare Advantage reimbursement rates below analyst estimates, and the stock weighed down the Dow. A 3.9% decline in MerckMRK.N shares, after the drugmaker forecast 2023 earnings below Wall Street estimates, also dragged on the blue chip index.\nShares of drugmaker Eli LillyLLY.N fell 6% after sales of its closely watched diabetes drug missed estimates.\nData showed jobless claims fell last week to a nine-month low, highlighting the labor market\'s resilience, ahead of monthly U.S. employment numbers on Friday.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 2.70-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 3.12-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 35 new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 140 new highs and 11 new lows.\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf in New York, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi, Anil D\'Silva and Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of megacap stocks Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O also were gaining strongly ahead of their results due after the market closes. By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 jumped and touched roughly five-month highs on Thursday as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls. Investors were still digesting the Fed's policy decision on Wednesday and comments from Powell, who acknowledged progress in the fight against inflation and appeared reluctant to push back against the rally in stocks and bonds.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of megacap stocks Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O also were gaining strongly ahead of their results due after the market closes. By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 jumped and touched roughly five-month highs on Thursday as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls. “I think that encapsulates what investors want to hear from tech companies this year," Saglimbene said.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq, S&P 500 jump on Meta rise, Fed relief', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of megacap stocks Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O also were gaining strongly ahead of their results due after the market closes. By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 jumped and touched roughly five-month highs on Thursday as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls. “I think that encapsulates what investors want to hear from tech companies this year," Saglimbene said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of megacap stocks Apple AAPL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O also were gaining strongly ahead of their results due after the market closes. By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 jumped and touched roughly five-month highs on Thursday as a more dovish-than-expected message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted equities and Meta Platforms shares soared on rigorous cost controls. “I think the market got out of that Fed meeting still hoping that conditions can be easier at the end of the year.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 88.57 points, or 0.26%, to 34,004.39, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 60.52 points, or 1.47%, to 4,179.73 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 399.57 points, or 3.38%, to 12,215.89.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sbux-qcom-f-predictions%3A-3-hot-stocks-for-tomorrow', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nAs we look to round out a very busy week, investors are looking at the hot stocks for tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 3. “Busy” seems like an understatement when it comes to describing the last three days of this week.\nThe Federal Reserve raised rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, but the main focus wasn’t what the Fed did. Instead, the focus was on what the Fed said. While talking about higher interest rates throughout the year, the market seemingly called Chair Powell’s bluff, rallying risk assets in response.\nToday we hear from big tech as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) all report earnings tonight.\nOn Friday before the open, we’ll get the monthly jobs report for January, which is always a market-mover. Let’s look at a few more hot stocks for tomorrow.\nHot Stocks for Tomorrow: Starbucks (SBUX)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nOn Thursday evening, Amazon’s earnings will give us a look at how consumers are behaving online — both last quarter and currently — while Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) will also provide a glimpse into how shoppers are spending.\nShares of Starbucks have performed quite well lately, as consumers continue to visit the coffee giant. The company raised its prices to help offset inflation pressure and had seemingly no push-back from consumers.\nToss in the reopening of China — Starbucks’ second-largest market — and the stock could be set for a strong outlook. That said, shares have rallied nicely already and the company will have to soon hand over the reins to Laxman Narasimhan as its next CEO.\nThe Chart: On the upside, $114 is one level to watch, but the big one is $117. On the downside, bulls would love to see Starbucks hold the $104 to $105 area, but ultimately, ~$100 and the $98 level are much more important in the intermediate term.\nQualcomm (QCOM)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nWhen Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) reported earnings, it was a disastrous result. When Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) reported, we heard a much better story. But what will Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) have to say when it reports after the close on Thursday?\nThe situation in tech is much better than it was a few months ago — or heck, even a few weeks ago. Some people forget that Apple made a new 52-week low on the first trading session of 2023.\nIn any regard, Intel reported about as bad of a quarter as I can think of. At least when looking at tech. Snap (NYSE:SNAP) didn’t give bulls much to work with either. Yet, both stocks are back to their pre-earnings levels.\nIn other words, Wall Street is giving a pass to most tech stocks on earnings — at least for now. Let’s hear what Qualcomm has to say when it reports.\nThe Chart: On a bullish reaction, let’s see if Qualcomm can trade up to $145, the 78.6% retracement. Above $150 and the key $156 to $160 zone comes into play. On the downside, let’s see if active support comes into play at the 10-day moving average. Below that and $128 needs to hold as support.\nHot Stocks for Tomorrow: Ford (F)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nEarlier this week, General Motors (NYSE:GM) reported solid earnings, sending shares higher by more than 8% in a single session. Since reporting, the stock is up more than 14%. Investors in Ford (NYSE:F) are hoping for a similar response when it reports on Thursday evening.\nAll three stocks on this list will report after the close and so they’ll be under close watch on Friday morning.\nFord has made a lot of progress with its EV push, electrifying the country’s best-selling vehicle, the F-Series pickup, as well as the Mustang Mach-E.\nInvestors will be using GM’s quarter to size up Ford and will want to hear an optimistic outlook as it pertains to 2023. They’ll also want to hear about how a pricing war with its EV offerings will work out.\nThe Chart: The only difference between Ford and GM ahead of earnings? GM was hitting the brakes going into its print while Ford stock is stomping on the gas. Currently up more than 12% over the last three days and we have a mixed picture.\nOn the one hand, Ford stock is breaking out over major resistance. However, it’s rallying hard into the event. If it pulls back, bulls need shares to hold up above the $13 to $13.50 area. On the upside, let’s see if Ford can go quarter-up over $14.67 and clear the 21-month moving average near $15.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nThe post SBUX, QCOM, F Predictions: 3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Today we hear from big tech as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) all report earnings tonight. While talking about higher interest rates throughout the year, the market seemingly called Chair Powell’s bluff, rallying risk assets in response. Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider On Thursday evening, Amazon’s earnings will give us a look at how consumers are behaving online — both last quarter and currently — while Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) will also provide a glimpse into how shoppers are spending.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Today we hear from big tech as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) all report earnings tonight. Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider On Thursday evening, Amazon’s earnings will give us a look at how consumers are behaving online — both last quarter and currently — while Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) will also provide a glimpse into how shoppers are spending. Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider When Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) reported earnings, it was a disastrous result.', 'news_article_title': 'SBUX, QCOM, F Predictions: 3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Today we hear from big tech as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) all report earnings tonight. But what will Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) have to say when it reports after the close on Thursday? Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Ford (F)', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Today we hear from big tech as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) all report earnings tonight. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips As we look to round out a very busy week, investors are looking at the hot stocks for tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 3. Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Earlier this week, General Motors (NYSE:GM) reported solid earnings, sending shares higher by more than 8% in a single session.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-lower-iphone-sales-drive-first-profit-miss-since-2016', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(Adds stock move)\nBy Stephen Nellis\nFeb 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Thursday reported sales and profits that missed Wall Street expectations driven by weak iPhone sales after COVID lockdowns in China disrupted production of the company\'s biggest seller. Shares of Apple fell 5% after publication of the results. Apple sales fell 5% to $117.2 billion and were down in every part of the world in the quarter. Sales from each product category dropped, except for gains in services and iPads. Earnings per share were $1.88, Apple\'s first miss of Wall Street\'s profits expectations since 2016.\nAnalysts had expected sales of $121.1 billion and profits of $1.94 per share, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook told Reuters that the production disruptions that plagued Apple\'s key quarter were now over.\nDuring its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 31, Apple faced a wave of challenges that left Wall Street expecting lower sales. Chief among those were supply chain pressures when COVID lockdowns at a production facility in Zhengzhou, China, slowed production of iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max devices, both premium priced models that would traditionally help drive Apple\'s margins higher.\nIn an interview with Reuters, Cook said that production disruptions "lasted through most of December" but that "production is now back where we want it to be." Cook said the lockdowns in China created a dual challenge where both supply and demand were constrained, with greater China sales falling 7% to $23.9 billion.\n"When things started to reopen in December (in China), we did see an increase in traffic to our stores as compared to November and an increase in demand as December rolled around," Cook told Reuters.\nThe strong U.S. dollar also hurt Apple, which derives more than half its sales from outside the Americas, but the effect was less than anticipated as the dollar eased from last year\'s highs. Apple had warned investors that such foreign-exchange issues would put a 10% on drag on sales but said on Thursday that the actual effect was 8%.\n"I would point out that 8% is still a very severe headwind," Cook told Reuters. "I wouldn\'t want to underestimate that. We would have grown on a constant currency basis."\nOn top of supply chain problems for the iPhone, Wall Street analysts had expected iPhone sales to fall this year as part of a larger pattern in which the iPhone 14 family released last year sells more slowly after two straight years of strong sales of iPhone 12 and 13 models. Apple said iPhone sales were $65.8 billion, down 8% from the year before and below analyst estimates of $68.3 billion.\nThe company\'s services segment, which includes content businesses such as Apple TV+ and software business like the App Store, rose 6% to $20.8 billion in revenue, compared with analyst expectations of $20.7 billion, according to Refinitiv data.\nCook told Reuters that the company now has a base of 2 billion active devices, up from 1.8 billion a year ago. The company now has 935 million paid subscriptions, up from 900 million the quarter before, and that services sales set a record in several markets, including China, he said.\nSales of the company\'s Mac computers, which had boomed during the wave of working from home during the pandemic, declined 29% year over year to $7.7 billion, compared with expectations of $9.6 billion, according to Refinitiv data. Apple executives had warned last year that Mac sales were likely to decline year over year because the previous year\'s results included a burst of sales associated with the release of new MacBook Pro computers with Apple\'s house-designed processors.\nSales of the iPad, which also saw a pandemic-related boost, grew 30% to $9.4 billion, compared with analyst expectations of $7.8 billion, according to Refinitiv data. The wearable and accessories segment, which includes the Apple Watch and AirPods, fell 8% to $13.5 billion compared with analyst estimates of $15.2 billion, according to Refinitiv data.\nCook told Reuters the iPad\'s strong performance stemmed from the launch of new models and the absence of supply constraints that had hindered sales of the device a year earlier.\nApple investors are waiting to see whether the company dives into new markets this year. Technology publication The Information has reported that Apple plans to launch a mixed-reality headset that could retail for around $3,000 this year and is also working on a more affordable follow-up device.\nApple is one of the few large technology firms that has not announced major layoffs, though its ranks never grew as rapidly as that of its peers. In late 2022 it said it had 164,000 employees, up less than 20% from its 2019 headcount. By contrast, other companies such as Meta Platforms Inc , which is laying off about 11,000 employees, had roughly doubled its headcount between 2019 and 2022.\n^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> (Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Henderson and Lisa Shumaker) (([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;)) Keywords: APPLE RESULTS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "During its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 31, Apple faced a wave of challenges that left Wall Street expecting lower sales. Cook told Reuters the iPad's strong performance stemmed from the launch of new models and the absence of supply constraints that had hindered sales of the device a year earlier. Technology publication The Information has reported that Apple plans to launch a mixed-reality headset that could retail for around $3,000 this year and is also working on a more affordable follow-up device.", 'news_luhn_summary': "(Adds stock move) By Stephen Nellis Feb 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Thursday reported sales and profits that missed Wall Street expectations driven by weak iPhone sales after COVID lockdowns in China disrupted production of the company's biggest seller. On top of supply chain problems for the iPhone, Wall Street analysts had expected iPhone sales to fall this year as part of a larger pattern in which the iPhone 14 family released last year sells more slowly after two straight years of strong sales of iPhone 12 and 13 models. Apple executives had warned last year that Mac sales were likely to decline year over year because the previous year's results included a burst of sales associated with the release of new MacBook Pro computers with Apple's house-designed processors.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's lower iPhone sales drive first profit miss since 2016", 'news_lexrank_summary': '(Adds stock move) By Stephen Nellis Feb 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Thursday reported sales and profits that missed Wall Street expectations driven by weak iPhone sales after COVID lockdowns in China disrupted production of the company\'s biggest seller. In an interview with Reuters, Cook said that production disruptions "lasted through most of December" but that "production is now back where we want it to be." Sales of the company\'s Mac computers, which had boomed during the wave of working from home during the pandemic, declined 29% year over year to $7.7 billion, compared with expectations of $9.6 billion, according to Refinitiv data.', 'news_textrank_summary': "(Adds stock move) By Stephen Nellis Feb 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Thursday reported sales and profits that missed Wall Street expectations driven by weak iPhone sales after COVID lockdowns in China disrupted production of the company's biggest seller. On top of supply chain problems for the iPhone, Wall Street analysts had expected iPhone sales to fall this year as part of a larger pattern in which the iPhone 14 family released last year sells more slowly after two straight years of strong sales of iPhone 12 and 13 models. Apple executives had warned last year that Mac sales were likely to decline year over year because the previous year's results included a burst of sales associated with the release of new MacBook Pro computers with Apple's house-designed processors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-soars-more-than-3-on-meta-boost-fed-relief', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nMeta jumps on $40 billion share buyback\nMerck slides on disappointing forecast\nAlign Technology climbs to nine-month high\nU.S. weekly jobless claims fall to nine-month low\nIndexes: Dow 0.27%, S&P 1.49%, Nasdaq 3.24%\nAdds comments, details; updates prices\nBy Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian\nFeb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rose to a near five-month intraday high as Meta Platforms surged on rigorous cost controls, while a dovish message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted appetite for risky assets.\nThe Facebook parentMETA.O soared 26.9% to a near eight-month high after it announced a new $40 billion share buyback and said it would cut costs in 2023 by $5 billion to between $89 billion and $95 billion.\nThe S&P 500 Value index .IVX housing Meta jumped 2% to more than a year\'s high.\n"It certainly seems that markets are up because earnings for Meta were surprisingly positive," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research in New York.\nSeven of the top 11 S&P 500 sectors advanced, with the communication services sector .SPLRCL, which includes Meta, jumping 6.7% to its highest in five months.\nApple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 3.2% and 6.4% ahead of their quarterly results after markets close.\nWall Street\'s main indexes got a boost as Powell acknowledged that inflation was starting to ease. The U.S. central bank raised rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday.\nAfter a bruising 2022, U.S. stocks have made a strong comeback, with megacap companies gaining on hopes that the Fed will ease its hawkish monetary policy stance.\n"Investors are finally looking beyond the specter of the Federal Reserve raising rates. They see there is an eventual end to the misery of rate hikes and are realizing so many stocks were oversold in the misery of last year," said Peter Andersen, founder of Andersen Capital Management.\nMeanwhile, data showed jobless claims unexpectedly fell last week to a nine-month low, highlighting the labor market\'s resilience, ahead of nonfarm payroll numbers on Friday.\nAt 13:23 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 93.07 points, or 0.27%, at 33,999.89, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 61.41 points, or 1.49%, at 4,180.62, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 383.38 points, or 3.24%, at 12,199.70.\nThe S&P 500\'s chart formed a "golden cross" pattern, in which its 50-day moving average vaulted above the 200-day moving average, perceived by many as a bullish signal for near-term momentum.\nThe price-weighted Dow was the only major index in the red after disappointing earnings by some of its components. Honeywell International IncHON.O shed 0.5% after posting a 28.6% fall in quarterly profit.\nDrugmaker Merck & CoMRK.N slid 4.6% on a lower-than-expected annual forecast, while Eli Lilly & CoLLY.N dropped 5.5% on missing quarterly revenue estimates.\nAlign Technology Inc ALGN.O surged 29.3% to a nine-month high on its first quarterly results beat in a year.\nAnalysts now see earnings of S&P 500 firms declining 2.4% for the quarter, according to Refinitiv estimates.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.74-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, and by a 3.15-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 33 new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 135 new highs and nine new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 3.2% and 6.4% ahead of their quarterly results after markets close. Meta jumps on $40 billion share buyback Merck slides on disappointing forecast Align Technology climbs to nine-month high U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to nine-month low Indexes: Dow 0.27%, S&P 1.49%, Nasdaq 3.24% Adds comments, details; updates prices By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rose to a near five-month intraday high as Meta Platforms surged on rigorous cost controls, while a dovish message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted appetite for risky assets. After a bruising 2022, U.S. stocks have made a strong comeback, with megacap companies gaining on hopes that the Fed will ease its hawkish monetary policy stance.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 3.2% and 6.4% ahead of their quarterly results after markets close. Meta jumps on $40 billion share buyback Merck slides on disappointing forecast Align Technology climbs to nine-month high U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to nine-month low Indexes: Dow 0.27%, S&P 1.49%, Nasdaq 3.24% Adds comments, details; updates prices By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rose to a near five-month intraday high as Meta Platforms surged on rigorous cost controls, while a dovish message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted appetite for risky assets. "Investors are finally looking beyond the specter of the Federal Reserve raising rates.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq soars more than 3% on Meta boost, Fed relief', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 3.2% and 6.4% ahead of their quarterly results after markets close. Meta jumps on $40 billion share buyback Merck slides on disappointing forecast Align Technology climbs to nine-month high U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to nine-month low Indexes: Dow 0.27%, S&P 1.49%, Nasdaq 3.24% Adds comments, details; updates prices By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rose to a near five-month intraday high as Meta Platforms surged on rigorous cost controls, while a dovish message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted appetite for risky assets. The S&P 500 Value index .IVX housing Meta jumped 2% to more than a year's high.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 3.2% and 6.4% ahead of their quarterly results after markets close. Meta jumps on $40 billion share buyback Merck slides on disappointing forecast Align Technology climbs to nine-month high U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to nine-month low Indexes: Dow 0.27%, S&P 1.49%, Nasdaq 3.24% Adds comments, details; updates prices By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rose to a near five-month intraday high as Meta Platforms surged on rigorous cost controls, while a dovish message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted appetite for risky assets. At 13:23 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 93.07 points, or 0.27%, at 33,999.89, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 61.41 points, or 1.49%, at 4,180.62, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 383.38 points, or 3.24%, at 12,199.70.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-surges-on-cost-cut-buyback-plans-lifts-mega-cap-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Feb 2 (Reuters) - Shares of Meta Platforms Inc META.O soared nearly 20% in premarket trading on Thursday as the Facebook parent wooed investors with plans to rein on costs and a new $40 billion share buyback.\nMeta plans to cut costs in 2023 by $5 billion to between $89 billion and $95 billion compared with its earlier outlook of $94 billion to $100 billion, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling 2023 the "Year of Efficiency."\nThe company further boosted investot confidence by forecasting first-quarter sales ahead of Wall Street estimates.\nIf premarket gains hold, the company would add nearly $76 billion to its $401.51 billion market value. The stock slumped about 64% in 2022.\n"Promising that 2023 will be a year of efficiency was always likely to go down well with investors concerned about the largesse in spending directed towards the unproven potential of the metaverse," said AJ Bell, investment director at Russ Mould.\nMeta results also sparked a rally in shares of other mega-cap firms that are set to report quarterly results later in the day. Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Google owner Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose about 4% each, while Apple Inc AAPL.O firmed 1.1%.\nShares of social media firm Pinterest Inc PINS.N added about 5.8% after a report that the online pinboards firm was cutting staff by 150, nearly 5% of its workforce, while Snap Inc SNAP.N added 2% a day after ending nearly 10% lower after the company forecast a decline on current-quarter revenue.\nRate-sensitive tech and growth stocks also got a boost as U.S. Treasury yields retreated after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell acknowledged on Wednesday that inflation was starting to ease.\n(Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Google owner Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose about 4% each, while Apple Inc AAPL.O firmed 1.1%. The company further boosted investot confidence by forecasting first-quarter sales ahead of Wall Street estimates. "Promising that 2023 will be a year of efficiency was always likely to go down well with investors concerned about the largesse in spending directed towards the unproven potential of the metaverse," said AJ Bell, investment director at Russ Mould.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Google owner Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose about 4% each, while Apple Inc AAPL.O firmed 1.1%. Feb 2 (Reuters) - Shares of Meta Platforms Inc META.O soared nearly 20% in premarket trading on Thursday as the Facebook parent wooed investors with plans to rein on costs and a new $40 billion share buyback. Meta plans to cut costs in 2023 by $5 billion to between $89 billion and $95 billion compared with its earlier outlook of $94 billion to $100 billion, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling 2023 the "Year of Efficiency."', 'news_article_title': 'Meta surges on cost cut, buyback plans; lifts mega-cap stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Google owner Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose about 4% each, while Apple Inc AAPL.O firmed 1.1%. Feb 2 (Reuters) - Shares of Meta Platforms Inc META.O soared nearly 20% in premarket trading on Thursday as the Facebook parent wooed investors with plans to rein on costs and a new $40 billion share buyback. Meta plans to cut costs in 2023 by $5 billion to between $89 billion and $95 billion compared with its earlier outlook of $94 billion to $100 billion, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling 2023 the "Year of Efficiency."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Google owner Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose about 4% each, while Apple Inc AAPL.O firmed 1.1%. Meta plans to cut costs in 2023 by $5 billion to between $89 billion and $95 billion compared with its earlier outlook of $94 billion to $100 billion, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling 2023 the "Year of Efficiency." Shares of social media firm Pinterest Inc PINS.N added about 5.8% after a report that the online pinboards firm was cutting staff by 150, nearly 5% of its workforce, while Snap Inc SNAP.N added 2% a day after ending nearly 10% lower after the company forecast a decline on current-quarter revenue.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/economic-data-deluge-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'This morning, we see really terrific numbers on Q4 Productivity — the key to a strong economy outside employment levels, etc. It’s a first read, so subject to revisions in the future, but for now we’ll take it: +3.0% is half a percentage point higher than expected, and more than double the upwardly revised +1.4% the previous quarter. This is the best print in exactly a year.\n\nTo add to this good news, Q4 Unit Labor Costs came down 40 bps from expectations: +1.1%, nearly half of the previous quarter’s downwardly revised +2.0%, and the smallest month-over-month result since Q1 2021. We haven’t thrown around the term “Goldilocks” too much lately, but this morning, the shoe fits (to mix up fairy tale metaphors — you’re welcome).\n\nInitial Jobless Claims also came down last week: 183K was 8K lower than expectations, and even lower than the downwardly revised 186K the previous week. We haven’t seen new jobless claims this low since April of last year — fairly remarkable considering the amount of layoffs we’ve seen, at least in the Tech sector, over the past month or two.\n\nContinuing Claims sank, as well, to 1.655 million two weeks ago (Continuing Claims are reported a week in arrears from new claims) from a downwardly revised 1.67 million the previous week. Basically, anything below 2 million longer-term jobless claims can be considered a win for the labor market. And we are currently at historically low levels on long-term jobless claims, even with the aforesaid layoffs.\n\nOf course, tomorrow’s nonfarm payroll report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will be the major guide for how American employment is holding up in our current economic climate. Expectations are for fewer than 200K new jobs created last month — and investors of late have kept one eye open for a downward surprise that has yet to manifest itself, again in light of recent layoffs announced.\n\nElsewhere, we saw earnings beats this morning from Big Pharma players Merck MRK, Bristol Myers-Squibb BMY and Eli Lilly LLY with only Lilly coming up short on the top-line. These figures follow Pfizer’s PFE big quarter earlier this week, and they pre-date the big afternoon coming up this earnings season: Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Alphabet GOOGL all report results after today’s closing bell.\n\nPre-market futures were flat directly following this morning’s news items, but are now up across the board: the Dow has swung into the green during the writing of this column, +38 points, whixh is matched exactly by the S&P 500. The tech-heavy Nasdaq, already the big outperformer year-to-date, is +250 points at this hour.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners Up\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBristol Myers Squibb Company (BMY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nPfizer Inc. (PFE) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMerck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nEli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'These figures follow Pfizer’s PFE big quarter earlier this week, and they pre-date the big afternoon coming up this earnings season: Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Alphabet GOOGL all report results after today’s closing bell. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bristol Myers Squibb Company (BMY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Pfizer Inc. (PFE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. To add to this good news, Q4 Unit Labor Costs came down 40 bps from expectations: +1.1%, nearly half of the previous quarter’s downwardly revised +2.0%, and the smallest month-over-month result since Q1 2021.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'These figures follow Pfizer’s PFE big quarter earlier this week, and they pre-date the big afternoon coming up this earnings season: Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Alphabet GOOGL all report results after today’s closing bell. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bristol Myers Squibb Company (BMY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Pfizer Inc. (PFE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Elsewhere, we saw earnings beats this morning from Big Pharma players Merck MRK, Bristol Myers-Squibb BMY and Eli Lilly LLY with only Lilly coming up short on the top-line.', 'news_article_title': 'Economic Data Deluge', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bristol Myers Squibb Company (BMY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Pfizer Inc. (PFE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. These figures follow Pfizer’s PFE big quarter earlier this week, and they pre-date the big afternoon coming up this earnings season: Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Alphabet GOOGL all report results after today’s closing bell. And we are currently at historically low levels on long-term jobless claims, even with the aforesaid layoffs.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bristol Myers Squibb Company (BMY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Pfizer Inc. (PFE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. These figures follow Pfizer’s PFE big quarter earlier this week, and they pre-date the big afternoon coming up this earnings season: Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Alphabet GOOGL all report results after today’s closing bell. Initial Jobless Claims also came down last week: 183K was 8K lower than expectations, and even lower than the downwardly revised 186K the previous week.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-futures-jump-nearly-2-on-meta-surge-fed-relief', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nMeta jumps on $40 billion share buyback\nHoneywell pushes Dow futures lower on Q4 miss\nMerck slides on disappointing forecast\nU.S. weekly jobless claims fall unexpectedly\nFutures: Nasdaq up 1.70%, S&P up 0.71%, Dow down 0.08%\nAdds comments, details; updates prices\nBy Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian\nFeb 2 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures jumped on Thursday as Meta Platforms surged on rigorous cost controls, while a dovish message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted bets of a softer landing for the U.S. economy.\nMeta Platforms IncMETA.O jumped 19.1% in premarket trading, after the Facebook-parent announced a new $40 billion share buyback and said it would cut costs in 2023 by $5 billion to between $89 billion and $95 billion.\nShares of other growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 1.5% and 4.9%. The three companies are slated to report quarterly results after market close.\n"It certainly seems that markets are up because earnings for Meta were surprisingly positive," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research in New York.\n"Investors are also encouraged by the fact that the Fed is sort of tempting that it\'s done or close to being done with its rate tightening program."\nWall Street\'s main indexes got a boost in the previous session as Powell acknowledged that inflation was starting to ease after the U.S. central bank raised rates by 25 basis points.\nPowell\'s comments relieved investors that a U.S. recession, which has been widely priced in, will likely be mild.\nData showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, highlighting that the labor market\'s resilience, ahead of nonfarm payroll numbers on Friday.\nAfter a bruising 2022, U.S. stock markets have made a strong start to the year, with megacap companies gaining on hopes that the Fed will ease its hawkish monetary policy stance, which in turn could alleviate some pressure off their valuations.\nAt 8:44 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 28 points, or 0.08%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 29.25 points, or 0.71%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 211 points, or 1.7%.\nDow S&P 500 futures were weighed down by Honeywell International IncHON.O that fell 3.3% on posting a 28.6% fall in quarterly profit, hurt by supply chain constraints.\nDrugmaker and fellow Dow component Merck & Co\'sMRK.N, slid 1.2% on a lower-than-expected annual forecast, while Eli Lilly & CoLLY.N fell 2.4% on missing quarterly revenue estimates.\nAlign Technology Inc ALGN.O surged 18.2% on its first quarterly results beat in a year, driven by demand for its orthodontic treatments.\nAs many as 70% of the 200 companies in the S&P 500 that had reported fourth-quarter earnings as of Wednesday have topped Wall Street expectations. Analysts now see earnings of S&P 500 firms declining 2.4% for the quarter, according to Refinitiv estimates.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of other growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 1.5% and 4.9%. Wall Street's main indexes got a boost in the previous session as Powell acknowledged that inflation was starting to ease after the U.S. central bank raised rates by 25 basis points. After a bruising 2022, U.S. stock markets have made a strong start to the year, with megacap companies gaining on hopes that the Fed will ease its hawkish monetary policy stance, which in turn could alleviate some pressure off their valuations.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of other growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 1.5% and 4.9%. Meta jumps on $40 billion share buyback Honeywell pushes Dow futures lower on Q4 miss Merck slides on disappointing forecast U.S. weekly jobless claims fall unexpectedly Futures: Nasdaq up 1.70%, S&P up 0.71%, Dow down 0.08% Adds comments, details; updates prices By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures jumped on Thursday as Meta Platforms surged on rigorous cost controls, while a dovish message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted bets of a softer landing for the U.S. economy. The three companies are slated to report quarterly results after market close.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq futures jump nearly 2% on Meta surge, Fed relief', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of other growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 1.5% and 4.9%. Meta jumps on $40 billion share buyback Honeywell pushes Dow futures lower on Q4 miss Merck slides on disappointing forecast U.S. weekly jobless claims fall unexpectedly Futures: Nasdaq up 1.70%, S&P up 0.71%, Dow down 0.08% Adds comments, details; updates prices By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures jumped on Thursday as Meta Platforms surged on rigorous cost controls, while a dovish message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted bets of a softer landing for the U.S. economy. The three companies are slated to report quarterly results after market close.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of other growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 1.5% and 4.9%. Meta jumps on $40 billion share buyback Honeywell pushes Dow futures lower on Q4 miss Merck slides on disappointing forecast U.S. weekly jobless claims fall unexpectedly Futures: Nasdaq up 1.70%, S&P up 0.71%, Dow down 0.08% Adds comments, details; updates prices By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures jumped on Thursday as Meta Platforms surged on rigorous cost controls, while a dovish message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted bets of a softer landing for the U.S. economy. Meta Platforms IncMETA.O jumped 19.1% in premarket trading, after the Facebook-parent announced a new $40 billion share buyback and said it would cut costs in 2023 by $5 billion to between $89 billion and $95 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-stocks-in-asia-surge-dollar-eases-on-powells-disinflationary-comment', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankur Banerjee\nSINGAPORE, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Asian shares soared on Thursday while the dollar eased after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said a "disinflationary" process was underway, boosting risk appetite as investors hope the climb in U.S. interest rates will come to an end soon.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was 0.91% higher on Thursday. After shedding nearly 20% last year, the index is up nearly 11% for the year and just had its best January performance since 2012.\nJapan\'s Nikkei .N225 rose 0.10%, while Australia\'s S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO was 0.14% higher. Chinese stocks .SSEC were 0.11% higher, while Hong Kong\'s Hang Seng Index .HSI was up nearly 1%.\nFutures indicated European stocks were likely to continue the rally, with Eurostoxx 50 futures STXEc1 up 0.74%, German DAX futures FDXc1 0.74% higher and FTSE futures FFIc1 up 0.46%.\nThe U.S. Federal Reserve announced an expected 25 basis points interest rate increase after a year of larger hikes and said it had turned a key corner in the fight against a high inflation rate. But policymakers projected "ongoing increases" in borrowing costs would still be needed.\nStill, the market took a dovish cue from Powell\'s comments to a news conference on the "disinflationary" process being underway. That helped the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq close sharply higher overnight. .N\nAli Hassan, portfolio manager & managing director at Thornburg Investment Management, said Powell was seemingly shrugging off easier financial conditions as a concern in his news conference. "This was a greenlight that the market could buy without feeling that they are fighting the Fed."\nThe prospect of a less aggressive pace in monetary tightening has raised expectations of a so-called soft landing - a scenario in which inflation eases against a backdrop of weakening but resilient economic growth.\nPowell on Wednesday said that his hopes for an economic soft landing, despite very aggressive interest rate rises, remain alive.\n"From here on, data will have more weight than what he (Powell) says," said Charu Chanana, market strategist at Saxo Markets in Singapore.\n"Therefore the risk-on rally will potentially have room to run until economic data surprises substantially to jolt the soft landing narrative that the market has been relying on."\nBOE, ECB & EARNINGS\nThe focus will now switch to European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of England (BOE) meetings scheduled for Thursday and the interest rate path the two central banks are likely to take.\nSaxo Markets strategists said the ECB has surpassed its peers in hawkishness recently, and will likely repeat that this week. The BOE will likely be the trickiest to predict given indecisive market pricing as well as the scope for a split vote, they said.\nIn the corporate world, Meta Platforms Inc META.O unveiled stricter cost controls this year and a new $40 billion share buyback, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling 2023 the "Year of Efficiency."\nMeta stock surged in after market trading, lifting Nasdaq futures NQcv1 up 1%. E-mini futures for the S&P 500 EScv1 rose 0.34%. All eyes will be on earnings from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O later on Thursday.\nIn the currency market, the dollar spiked lower following Powell\'s remarks, with the U.S. dollar index =USD, which measures the currency against six major peers, falling to a fresh nine-month low of 100.80 on Wednesday. It was last at 100.89 on Thursday.\nThe euro EUR=EBS was up 0.27% to $1.1019. The yen JPY=EBS strengthened 0.41% to 128.43 per dollar, while sterling GBP=D3 was last trading at $1.2388, up 0.10% on the day.\nSpot gold XAU= added 0.2% to $1,953.44 an ounce, having touched nine-month high of $1,957 per ounce earlier.\nWest Texas Intermediate (WTI) U.S. crude CLc1 rose 1.06% to $77.22 per barrel and Brent LCOc1 was at $83.59, up 0.91% on the day. O/R\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Reporting by Ankur Banerjee; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)\n(([email protected];; Mobile - +65 8121 3925; Twitter: @AnkurBanerjee17;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'All eyes will be on earnings from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O later on Thursday. By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Asian shares soared on Thursday while the dollar eased after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said a "disinflationary" process was underway, boosting risk appetite as investors hope the climb in U.S. interest rates will come to an end soon. The prospect of a less aggressive pace in monetary tightening has raised expectations of a so-called soft landing - a scenario in which inflation eases against a backdrop of weakening but resilient economic growth.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'All eyes will be on earnings from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O later on Thursday. By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Asian shares soared on Thursday while the dollar eased after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said a "disinflationary" process was underway, boosting risk appetite as investors hope the climb in U.S. interest rates will come to an end soon. Powell on Wednesday said that his hopes for an economic soft landing, despite very aggressive interest rate rises, remain alive.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks in Asia surge, dollar eases on Powell\'s "disinflationary" comment', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'All eyes will be on earnings from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O later on Thursday. By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Asian shares soared on Thursday while the dollar eased after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said a "disinflationary" process was underway, boosting risk appetite as investors hope the climb in U.S. interest rates will come to an end soon. Meta stock surged in after market trading, lifting Nasdaq futures NQcv1 up 1%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'All eyes will be on earnings from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O later on Thursday. By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Asian shares soared on Thursday while the dollar eased after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said a "disinflationary" process was underway, boosting risk appetite as investors hope the climb in U.S. interest rates will come to an end soon. Futures indicated European stocks were likely to continue the rally, with Eurostoxx 50 futures STXEc1 up 0.74%, German DAX futures FDXc1 0.74% higher and FTSE futures FFIc1 up 0.46%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-q1-2023-earnings-what-to-expect', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "S\nhares of Apple (AAPL), which have risen about 15% year to date, more than twice the S&P 500, have been one of the better-performing names in tech since the new year began. The tech giant has benefited from, among other things, the re-opening of China, its second-largest market.\nHowever, when it comes to the U.S. market, there is still concern regarding the strength of the consumer amid rising inflation and a possible recession. This continues to raise the question of whether the company, which is highly reliant on iPhone sales, can ever return to its glory days of high growth? And if not, will the Services segment grow fast enough to make up the difference? These answers will be more clear when the company reports first quarter fiscal 2023 earnings results after the closing bell Thursday.\nAlthough Apple ended 2022 as the world's most valuable company, it suffered a massive market cap decline of roughly $755 billion, ending the year with a market valuation of $2.07 trillion after reaching $3 trillion to start the year. Supply chain disruptions and rising inflation have been among the many events that have pressured the company's revenue and profits, causing the company to miss iPhone sales estimates in Q4. Operating headwinds have also been compounded by uncertainty related to global growth slowdown, prompting the company to remove Q1 2023 guidance.\nStill, it’s still hard to ignore the attractive valuation in Apple heading into 2023. While iPhone sales generate a sizable portion of revenues (accounts for 47% of sales), Apple’s collective high-margin Services segment in 2022 generated a gross margin of 72%, compared to 36% for hardware and devices. The company is poised to see stronger revenue growth and margin expansion, thanks to price increases on Apple Music, TV+ and its One bundle. With a consensus price target of $176, which suggests 30% upside from current levels, the risk-vs.-reward for the stock is attractive.\nIn the three months that ended December, Wall Street expect the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant to earn $1.95 per share on revenue of $121.9 billion. This compares to the year-ago quarter when earnings came to $2.10 per share on revenue of $123.94 billion. For the full year, earnings are expected to rise 1% year over year to $6.17 per share, while full-year revenue of $402.54 billion will rise 2.1% year over year.\nThe fact that Apple’s full-year revenue and profits are expected to rise just 2% and 1%, respectively, highlights the struggles consumers are facing amid the inflationary climate. Although consumer wages are rising within the monthly job reports, wages have not kept up with the rising costs of living. This trend had a noticeable impact on Apple’s quarterly results, though the company beat on both the top and bottom lines.\nIn Q4 Apple earned $1.29 per share on revenue of $90.1 billion, topping estimates of $1.27 per share on revenue of $88.8 billion. However, the company miss iPhone sales estimates which came in a $42.6 billion, compared to estimates of $43.4 billion. The Services business, which includes subscriptions to products such as Apple TV+, iCloud storage and Apple Music, rose by 5%, to $19.2 billion. The company continues to do solid job executing amid the macro challenges.\nOn Thursday investors will be watching closely to see whether (or how) inflation might have impacted spending on Apple’s pricey hardware. The company’s guidance for the next quarter and full year will also be a gauge on the strength of the consumer. Investors will also want an update on the supply issues and its impact on iPhone shipments. Meanwhile, the positive trajectory of Services growth and the company’s gross margin guidance will be key drivers for how Apple stock responds immediately after the report.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'hares of Apple (AAPL), which have risen about 15% year to date, more than twice the S&P 500, have been one of the better-performing names in tech since the new year began. In the three months that ended December, Wall Street expect the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant to earn $1.95 per share on revenue of $121.9 billion. The fact that Apple’s full-year revenue and profits are expected to rise just 2% and 1%, respectively, highlights the struggles consumers are facing amid the inflationary climate.', 'news_luhn_summary': "hares of Apple (AAPL), which have risen about 15% year to date, more than twice the S&P 500, have been one of the better-performing names in tech since the new year began. Supply chain disruptions and rising inflation have been among the many events that have pressured the company's revenue and profits, causing the company to miss iPhone sales estimates in Q4. For the full year, earnings are expected to rise 1% year over year to $6.17 per share, while full-year revenue of $402.54 billion will rise 2.1% year over year.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Q1 2023 Earnings: What to Expect', 'news_lexrank_summary': "hares of Apple (AAPL), which have risen about 15% year to date, more than twice the S&P 500, have been one of the better-performing names in tech since the new year began. Supply chain disruptions and rising inflation have been among the many events that have pressured the company's revenue and profits, causing the company to miss iPhone sales estimates in Q4. While iPhone sales generate a sizable portion of revenues (accounts for 47% of sales), Apple’s collective high-margin Services segment in 2022 generated a gross margin of 72%, compared to 36% for hardware and devices.", 'news_textrank_summary': "hares of Apple (AAPL), which have risen about 15% year to date, more than twice the S&P 500, have been one of the better-performing names in tech since the new year began. Although Apple ended 2022 as the world's most valuable company, it suffered a massive market cap decline of roughly $755 billion, ending the year with a market valuation of $2.07 trillion after reaching $3 trillion to start the year. For the full year, earnings are expected to rise 1% year over year to $6.17 per share, while full-year revenue of $402.54 billion will rise 2.1% year over year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tqqq-kfyp%3A-big-etf-outflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, where 18,450,000 units were destroyed, or a 3.4% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is up about 2.4%, and Microsoft is up by about 2.5%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the KFYP ETF, which lost 100,000 of its units, representing a 33.3% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.\nVIDEO: TQQQ, KFYP: Big ETF Outflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is up about 2.4%, and Microsoft is up by about 2.5%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the KFYP ETF, which lost 100,000 of its units, representing a 33.3% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: TQQQ, KFYP: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, where 18,450,000 units were destroyed, or a 3.4% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the KFYP ETF, which lost 100,000 of its units, representing a 33.3% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: TQQQ, KFYP: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'TQQQ, KFYP: Big ETF Outflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, where 18,450,000 units were destroyed, or a 3.4% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is up about 2.4%, and Microsoft is up by about 2.5%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the KFYP ETF, which lost 100,000 of its units, representing a 33.3% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, where 18,450,000 units were destroyed, or a 3.4% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the KFYP ETF, which lost 100,000 of its units, representing a 33.3% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: TQQQ, KFYP: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/noteworthy-etf-inflows%3A-spgm-aapl-msft-amzn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF (Symbol: SPGM) where we have detected an approximate $109.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 19.8% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 10,850,000 to 13,000,000). Among the largest underlying components of SPGM, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 2.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.5%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is higher by about 5%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPGM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPGM, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, SPGM's low point in its 52 week range is $41.67 per share, with $56.59 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $50.91. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nFree Report: Top 8%+ Dividends (paid monthly)\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\nAlso see:\n\x95 CTV Average Annual Return\n\x95 NEFF Insider Buying\n\x95 GDEN Insider Buying\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of SPGM, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 2.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.5%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is higher by about 5%. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of SPGM, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 2.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.5%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is higher by about 5%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPGM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPGM, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, SPGM's low point in its 52 week range is $41.67 per share, with $56.59 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $50.91. Free Report: Top 8%+ Dividends (paid monthly) Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''.", 'news_article_title': 'Noteworthy ETF Inflows: SPGM, AAPL, MSFT, AMZN', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of SPGM, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 2.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.5%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is higher by about 5%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF (Symbol: SPGM) where we have detected an approximate $109.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 19.8% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 10,850,000 to 13,000,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPGM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPGM, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, SPGM's low point in its 52 week range is $41.67 per share, with $56.59 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $50.91.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of SPGM, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 2.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.5%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is higher by about 5%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF (Symbol: SPGM) where we have detected an approximate $109.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 19.8% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 10,850,000 to 13,000,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPGM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPGM, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, SPGM's low point in its 52 week range is $41.67 per share, with $56.59 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $50.91."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-cloudflare-stock-was-soaring-on-thursday', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What happened\nShares of Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) were up by 16.3% as of 1:20 p.m. ET on Thursday following positive analyst comments from MoffettNathson regarding the company's exposure to opportunities in the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence.\nSo what\nCloudflare's expansive server network already improves the performance and security of many popular websites, but MoffettNathson analyst Sterling Auty noted that the company has a huge opportunity in AI. It already handles the security for popular applications such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Apple's iCloud Private Relay service.\nThe stock fell hard last year as investors worried about macroeconomic headwinds and the possibility that companies would scale back their spending on cloud services. In addition, according to Auty, some investors might be nervous about the collapse in cryptocurrency prices and how that could impact Cloudflare, which counts some popular crypto exchanges among its clients.\nStill, Cloudflare continued to report strong revenue growth last year. In Q3 -- its most recently reported quarter -- its top line rose by 47% year over year as it surpassed $1 billion in annualized revenue.\nData by YCharts.\nNow what\nAI is, indeed, a tailwind that investors should pay attention to over the long term. Two years ago, Cloudflare partnered with Nvidia to deploy graphics processing units (GPUs) to run AI-based applications on edge servers in the company's data centers around the world.\nOverall, management believes its total addressable market will expand by 35% over the next few years to $135 billion as it continues to introduce new services for its network customers. The stock might look expensive based on its current price-to-sales ratio of 23, but the company's rate of growth and its opportunities to expand its service offerings could prove to be incredibly valuable over time.\n10 stocks we like better than Cloudflare\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Cloudflare wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nJohn Ballard has positions in Cloudflare. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Cloudflare, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "So what Cloudflare's expansive server network already improves the performance and security of many popular websites, but MoffettNathson analyst Sterling Auty noted that the company has a huge opportunity in AI. Two years ago, Cloudflare partnered with Nvidia to deploy graphics processing units (GPUs) to run AI-based applications on edge servers in the company's data centers around the world. The stock might look expensive based on its current price-to-sales ratio of 23, but the company's rate of growth and its opportunities to expand its service offerings could prove to be incredibly valuable over time.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Still, Cloudflare continued to report strong revenue growth last year. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Cloudflare, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Cloudflare Stock Was Soaring on Thursday', 'news_lexrank_summary': "So what Cloudflare's expansive server network already improves the performance and security of many popular websites, but MoffettNathson analyst Sterling Auty noted that the company has a huge opportunity in AI. 10 stocks we like better than Cloudflare When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Cloudflare, and Nvidia.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Two years ago, Cloudflare partnered with Nvidia to deploy graphics processing units (GPUs) to run AI-based applications on edge servers in the company's data centers around the world. 10 stocks we like better than Cloudflare When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 John Ballard has positions in Cloudflare."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-trv-hd', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Thursday, shares of Home Depot topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.9%. Year to date, Home Depot registers a 6.8% gain.\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies, trading down 4.1%. Travelers Companies is lower by about 5.3% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are Amgen, trading down 3.9%, and Apple, trading up 2.7% on the day.\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: TRV, HD\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In early trading on Thursday, shares of Home Depot topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.9%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies, trading down 4.1%. Travelers Companies is lower by about 5.3% looking at the year to date performance.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In early trading on Thursday, shares of Home Depot topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.9%. Year to date, Home Depot registers a 6.8% gain. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies, trading down 4.1%.", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: TRV, HD', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In early trading on Thursday, shares of Home Depot topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.9%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies, trading down 4.1%. VIDEO: Dow Movers: TRV, HD The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In early trading on Thursday, shares of Home Depot topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.9%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies, trading down 4.1%. Two other components making moves today are Amgen, trading down 3.9%, and Apple, trading up 2.7% on the day."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/goldilocks-econ-data-presides-over-pre-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Thursday, February 2nd, 2023\n\nThis morning, we see really terrific numbers on Q4 Productivity — the key to a strong economy outside employment levels, etc. It’s a first read, so subject to revisions in the future, but for now we’ll take it: +3.0% is half a percentage point higher than expected, and more than double the upwardly revised +1.4% the previous quarter. This is the best print in exactly a year.\n\nTo add to this good news, Q4 Unit Labor Costs came down 40 bps from expectations: +1.1%, nearly half of the previous quarter’s downwardly revised +2.0%, and the smallest month-over-month result since Q1 2021. We haven’t thrown around the term “Goldilocks” too much lately, but this morning, the shoe fits (to mix up fairy tale metaphors — you’re welcome).\n\nInitial Jobless Claims also came down last week: 183K was 8K lower than expectations, and even lower than the downwardly revised 186K the previous week. We haven’t seen new jobless claims this low since April of last year — fairly remarkable considering the amount of layoffs we’ve seen, at least in the Tech sector, over the past month or two.\n\nContinuing Claims sank, as well, to 1.655 million two weeks ago (Continuing Claims are reported a week in arrears from new claims) from a downwardly revised 1.67 million the previous week. Basically, anything below 2 million longer-term jobless claims can be considered a win for the labor market. And we are currently at historically low levels on long-term jobless claims, even with the aforesaid layoffs.\n\nOf course, tomorrow’s nonfarm payroll report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will be the major guide for how American employment is holding up in our current economic climate. Expectations are for fewer than 200K new jobs created last month — and investors of late have kept one eye open for a downward surprise that has yet to manifest itself, again in light of recent layoffs announced.\n\nElsewhere, we saw earnings beats this morning from Big Pharma players Merck MRK, Bristol Myers-Squibb BMY and Eli Lilly LLY, with only Lilly coming up short on the top-line. These figures follow Pfizer’s PFE big quarter earlier this week, and they pre-date the big afternoon coming up this earnings season: Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Alphabet GOOGL all report results after today’s closing bell.\n\nPre-market futures were flat directly following this morning’s news items, but are now up across the board: the Dow has swung into the green during the writing of this column, +38 points, whixh is matched exactly by the S&P 500. The tech-heavy Nasdaq, already the big outperformer year-to-date, is +250 points at this hour.\n\nFor more on MRK’s earnings, click here.\nFor more on BMY’s earnings, click here.\nFor more on LLY’s earnings, click here.\n\nQuestions or comments about this article and/or its author? Click here>>\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners Up\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBristol Myers Squibb Company (BMY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nPfizer Inc. (PFE) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMerck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nEli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'These figures follow Pfizer’s PFE big quarter earlier this week, and they pre-date the big afternoon coming up this earnings season: Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Alphabet GOOGL all report results after today’s closing bell. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bristol Myers Squibb Company (BMY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Pfizer Inc. (PFE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. To add to this good news, Q4 Unit Labor Costs came down 40 bps from expectations: +1.1%, nearly half of the previous quarter’s downwardly revised +2.0%, and the smallest month-over-month result since Q1 2021.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'These figures follow Pfizer’s PFE big quarter earlier this week, and they pre-date the big afternoon coming up this earnings season: Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Alphabet GOOGL all report results after today’s closing bell. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bristol Myers Squibb Company (BMY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Pfizer Inc. (PFE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Elsewhere, we saw earnings beats this morning from Big Pharma players Merck MRK, Bristol Myers-Squibb BMY and Eli Lilly LLY, with only Lilly coming up short on the top-line.', 'news_article_title': 'Goldilocks Econ Data Presides Over Pre-Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bristol Myers Squibb Company (BMY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Pfizer Inc. (PFE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. These figures follow Pfizer’s PFE big quarter earlier this week, and they pre-date the big afternoon coming up this earnings season: Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Alphabet GOOGL all report results after today’s closing bell. And we are currently at historically low levels on long-term jobless claims, even with the aforesaid layoffs.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'These figures follow Pfizer’s PFE big quarter earlier this week, and they pre-date the big afternoon coming up this earnings season: Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Alphabet GOOGL all report results after today’s closing bell. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bristol Myers Squibb Company (BMY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Pfizer Inc. (PFE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Continuing Claims sank, as well, to 1.655 million two weeks ago (Continuing Claims are reported a week in arrears from new claims) from a downwardly revised 1.67 million the previous week.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-jumps-more-than-2-on-meta-surge-fed-relief', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nMeta jumps on $40 billion share buyback\nHoneywell pushes Dow futures lower on Q4 miss\nMerck slides on disappointing forecast\nAlign Technology climbs to nine-month high\nU.S. weekly jobless claims fall to nine-month low\nIndexes: Nasdaq up 2.14%, S&P up 0.85%, Dow down 0.54%\nUpdates prices to open, adds details\nBy Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian\nFeb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rose more than 2% on Thursday to hit a near five-month intra-day high as Meta Platforms surged on rigorous cost controls, while a dovish message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted bets of a softer landing for the U.S. economy.\nMeta Platforms IncMETA.O soared 21.1% to a near eight-month high after the Facebook-parent announced a new $40 billion share buyback and said it would cut costs in 2023 by $5 billion to between $89 billion and $95 billion.\nShares of other growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 2.2% and 6.4%. The three companies are slated to report quarterly results after market close.\nFive of the top 11 S&P 500 sectors advanced, with the communication services sector .SPLRCL, which includes Meta and other growth stocks, jumping 5.6% to its highest in five months.\n"It certainly seems that markets are up because earnings for Meta were surprisingly positive," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research in New York.\n"Investors are also encouraged by the fact that the Fed is sort of tempting that it\'s done or close to being done with its rate tightening program."\nWall Street\'s main indexes got a boost in the previous session as Powell acknowledged that inflation was starting to ease after the U.S. central bank raised rates by 25 basis points.\nPowell\'s comments relieved investors that a U.S. recession, which has been widely priced in, will likely be mild.\nData showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to a nine-month low, highlighting the labor market\'s resilience, ahead of nonfarm payroll numbers on Friday.\nAfter a bruising 2022, U.S. stock markets have made a strong start to the year, with megacap companies gaining on hopes that the Fed will ease its hawkish monetary policy stance, which in turn could alleviate some pressure off their valuations.\nAt 10:21 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 185.50 points, or 0.54%, at 33,907.46, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 34.99 points, or 0.85%, at 4,154.20, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 253.10 points, or 2.14%, at 12,069.42.\nThe Dow was dragged down by bleak earnings, with Honeywell International IncHON.O down 2.4% after posting a 28.6% fall in quarterly profit.\nDrugmaker Merck & Co\'sMRK.N slid 2.7% on a lower-than-expected annual forecast, while Eli Lilly & CoLLY.N dropped 5.2% on missing quarterly revenue estimates.\nAlign Technology Inc ALGN.O surged 25.4% to a nine-month high on its first quarterly results beat in a year.\nAs many as 70% of nearly half of the S&P 500 firms that reported fourth-quarter earnings have topped Wall Street expectations. Analysts now see earnings of S&P 500 firms declining 2.4% for the quarter, according to Refinitiv estimates.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.06-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 2.47-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 26 new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq posted 98 new highs and six new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of other growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 2.2% and 6.4%. Meta jumps on $40 billion share buyback Honeywell pushes Dow futures lower on Q4 miss Merck slides on disappointing forecast Align Technology climbs to nine-month high U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to nine-month low Indexes: Nasdaq up 2.14%, S&P up 0.85%, Dow down 0.54% Updates prices to open, adds details By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rose more than 2% on Thursday to hit a near five-month intra-day high as Meta Platforms surged on rigorous cost controls, while a dovish message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted bets of a softer landing for the U.S. economy. Wall Street's main indexes got a boost in the previous session as Powell acknowledged that inflation was starting to ease after the U.S. central bank raised rates by 25 basis points.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of other growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 2.2% and 6.4%. Meta jumps on $40 billion share buyback Honeywell pushes Dow futures lower on Q4 miss Merck slides on disappointing forecast Align Technology climbs to nine-month high U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to nine-month low Indexes: Nasdaq up 2.14%, S&P up 0.85%, Dow down 0.54% Updates prices to open, adds details By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rose more than 2% on Thursday to hit a near five-month intra-day high as Meta Platforms surged on rigorous cost controls, while a dovish message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted bets of a softer landing for the U.S. economy. Five of the top 11 S&P 500 sectors advanced, with the communication services sector .SPLRCL, which includes Meta and other growth stocks, jumping 5.6% to its highest in five months.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq jumps more than 2% on Meta surge, Fed relief', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of other growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 2.2% and 6.4%. Meta jumps on $40 billion share buyback Honeywell pushes Dow futures lower on Q4 miss Merck slides on disappointing forecast Align Technology climbs to nine-month high U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to nine-month low Indexes: Nasdaq up 2.14%, S&P up 0.85%, Dow down 0.54% Updates prices to open, adds details By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rose more than 2% on Thursday to hit a near five-month intra-day high as Meta Platforms surged on rigorous cost controls, while a dovish message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted bets of a softer landing for the U.S. economy. The three companies are slated to report quarterly results after market close.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of other growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 2.2% and 6.4%. Meta jumps on $40 billion share buyback Honeywell pushes Dow futures lower on Q4 miss Merck slides on disappointing forecast Align Technology climbs to nine-month high U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to nine-month low Indexes: Nasdaq up 2.14%, S&P up 0.85%, Dow down 0.54% Updates prices to open, adds details By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rose more than 2% on Thursday to hit a near five-month intra-day high as Meta Platforms surged on rigorous cost controls, while a dovish message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted bets of a softer landing for the U.S. economy. Meta Platforms IncMETA.O soared 21.1% to a near eight-month high after the Facebook-parent announced a new $40 billion share buyback and said it would cut costs in 2023 by $5 billion to between $89 billion and $95 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-q1-23-earnings-conference-call-at-5%3A00-pm-et', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) will host a conference call at 5:00 PM ET on February 2, 2023, to discuss Q1 23 earnings results.\nTo access the live webcast, log on to https://investor.apple.com/investor-relations/default.aspx\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) will host a conference call at 5:00 PM ET on February 2, 2023, to discuss Q1 23 earnings results. To access the live webcast, log on to https://investor.apple.com/investor-relations/default.aspx The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) will host a conference call at 5:00 PM ET on February 2, 2023, to discuss Q1 23 earnings results. To access the live webcast, log on to https://investor.apple.com/investor-relations/default.aspx The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Q1 23 Earnings Conference Call At 5:00 PM ET', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) will host a conference call at 5:00 PM ET on February 2, 2023, to discuss Q1 23 earnings results. To access the live webcast, log on to https://investor.apple.com/investor-relations/default.aspx The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) will host a conference call at 5:00 PM ET on February 2, 2023, to discuss Q1 23 earnings results. To access the live webcast, log on to https://investor.apple.com/investor-relations/default.aspx The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-mojo-is-back%3A-earnings-surprise-sparks-share-surge-lifts-big-tech', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Aditya Soni and Medha Singh\nFeb 2 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc META.O shares rose nearly 20% in premarket trade after the Facebook owner floored Wall Street by slashing its spending forecast and boosting its stock buyback plan by $40 billion.\nThe company was set to add around $75 billion to its market value and would post its best day in a decade, if gains hold.\nMeta stock surge also sparked a rally in shares of mega-caps Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, all of which sport market values of more than $1 trillionand report earnings after market close.\nMeta\'s move on Wednesday to rein in costs was a dramatic shift for a company that has spent billions of dollars to turn its vision of the futuristic metaverse into a reality even while its core business reeled from stiff competition and a weak advertising market.\nThe results prompted at least 19 analysts to boost their price targets on the stock, with several saying that a combination of lower costs, upbeat revenue growth and share buybacks will drive up earnings per share.\n"That is rare", analysts at Evercorse ISI said, referring to the positive developments. "And stocks react to rare."\nThe results also provided some relief to the market after an earnings meltdown at Snap Inc SNAP.N on Tuesday that had sent the tech sector\'s shares lower.\n"After Snap\'s disaster, the fact that Meta wasn\'t quite so bad has brought encouragement to tech mega-caps," said Fiona Cincotta, analyst at City Index.\n"There is also a less hawkish Fed which is also boosting demand for growth and tech stocks generally."\n\'YEAR OF EFFICIENCY\'\nMeta now expects its 2023 expenses between $89 billion and $95 billion, a sharp drop from its previous outlook of $94 billion to $100 billion, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling the period a "Year of Efficiency."\nThe forecast reflects savings from the 11,000 job cuts it announced in November, plans for lower data-center construction expenses and moves to drop non-crucial projects.\n"Promising that 2023 will be a year of efficiency was always likely to go down well with investors concerned about the largesse in spending directed towards the unproven potential of the metaverse," said AJ Bell, investment director at Russ Mould.\nThere were also signs that Meta\'s core social-media business was getting back on track, with monetization efficiency for short-form video Reels on Facebook doubling and the business being on track to break-even as soon as end of 2023.\nThe company, which forecast first-quarter revenue above market estimates, also said that Facebook\'s daily active user base grew to 2 billion, from 1.98 billion in the prior quarter.\n"Meta is getting its mojo back," analysts at Baird said.\n(Reporting by Medha Singh and Aditya Soni in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Meta stock surge also sparked a rally in shares of mega-caps Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, all of which sport market values of more than $1 trillionand report earnings after market close. By Aditya Soni and Medha Singh Feb 2 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc META.O shares rose nearly 20% in premarket trade after the Facebook owner floored Wall Street by slashing its spending forecast and boosting its stock buyback plan by $40 billion. Meta's move on Wednesday to rein in costs was a dramatic shift for a company that has spent billions of dollars to turn its vision of the futuristic metaverse into a reality even while its core business reeled from stiff competition and a weak advertising market.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Meta stock surge also sparked a rally in shares of mega-caps Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, all of which sport market values of more than $1 trillionand report earnings after market close. By Aditya Soni and Medha Singh Feb 2 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc META.O shares rose nearly 20% in premarket trade after the Facebook owner floored Wall Street by slashing its spending forecast and boosting its stock buyback plan by $40 billion. The results prompted at least 19 analysts to boost their price targets on the stock, with several saying that a combination of lower costs, upbeat revenue growth and share buybacks will drive up earnings per share.', 'news_article_title': 'Meta mojo is back: Earnings surprise sparks share surge, lifts Big Tech', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Meta stock surge also sparked a rally in shares of mega-caps Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, all of which sport market values of more than $1 trillionand report earnings after market close. The results prompted at least 19 analysts to boost their price targets on the stock, with several saying that a combination of lower costs, upbeat revenue growth and share buybacks will drive up earnings per share. There were also signs that Meta's core social-media business was getting back on track, with monetization efficiency for short-form video Reels on Facebook doubling and the business being on track to break-even as soon as end of 2023.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Meta stock surge also sparked a rally in shares of mega-caps Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, all of which sport market values of more than $1 trillionand report earnings after market close. By Aditya Soni and Medha Singh Feb 2 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc META.O shares rose nearly 20% in premarket trade after the Facebook owner floored Wall Street by slashing its spending forecast and boosting its stock buyback plan by $40 billion. The results prompted at least 19 analysts to boost their price targets on the stock, with several saying that a combination of lower costs, upbeat revenue growth and share buybacks will drive up earnings per share.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/esgus-holdings-imply-11-gain-potential', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (Symbol: ESGU), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $100.87 per unit.\nWith ESGU trading at a recent price near $91.21 per unit, that means that analysts see 10.59% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of ESGU's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Veeva Systems Inc (Symbol: VEEV), Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), and Essential Utilities Inc (Symbol: WTRG). Although VEEV has traded at a recent price of $173.37/share, the average analyst target is 19.59% higher at $207.33/share. Similarly, AAPL has 18.30% upside from the recent share price of $145.43 if the average analyst target price of $172.05/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting WTRG to reach a target price of $55.12/share, which is 14.60% above the recent price of $48.10. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of VEEV, AAPL, and WTRG:\nCombined, VEEV, AAPL, and WTRG represent 6.60% of the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF. Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above:\nNAME SYMBOL RECENT PRICE AVG. ANALYST 12-MO. TARGET % UPSIDE TO TARGET\niShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF ESGU $91.21 $100.87 10.59%\nVeeva Systems Inc VEEV $173.37 $207.33 19.59%\nApple Inc AAPL $145.43 $172.05 18.30%\nEssential Utilities Inc WTRG $48.10 $55.12 14.60%\nAre analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research.\n10 ETFs With Most Upside To Analyst Targets »\nAlso see:\n\x95 SLAC YTD Return\n\x95 PWR Stock Predictions\n\x95 Funds Holding ELBM\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of VEEV, AAPL, and WTRG: Combined, VEEV, AAPL, and WTRG represent 6.60% of the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF ESGU $91.21 $100.87 10.59% Veeva Systems Inc VEEV $173.37 $207.33 19.59% Apple Inc AAPL $145.43 $172.05 18.30% Essential Utilities Inc WTRG $48.10 $55.12 14.60% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Three of ESGU's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Veeva Systems Inc (Symbol: VEEV), Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), and Essential Utilities Inc (Symbol: WTRG).", 'news_luhn_summary': "Three of ESGU's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Veeva Systems Inc (Symbol: VEEV), Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), and Essential Utilities Inc (Symbol: WTRG). Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of VEEV, AAPL, and WTRG: Combined, VEEV, AAPL, and WTRG represent 6.60% of the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF ESGU $91.21 $100.87 10.59% Veeva Systems Inc VEEV $173.37 $207.33 19.59% Apple Inc AAPL $145.43 $172.05 18.30% Essential Utilities Inc WTRG $48.10 $55.12 14.60% Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now?", 'news_article_title': "ESGU's Holdings Imply 11% Gain Potential", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Three of ESGU's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Veeva Systems Inc (Symbol: VEEV), Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), and Essential Utilities Inc (Symbol: WTRG). Similarly, AAPL has 18.30% upside from the recent share price of $145.43 if the average analyst target price of $172.05/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting WTRG to reach a target price of $55.12/share, which is 14.60% above the recent price of $48.10. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of VEEV, AAPL, and WTRG: Combined, VEEV, AAPL, and WTRG represent 6.60% of the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Similarly, AAPL has 18.30% upside from the recent share price of $145.43 if the average analyst target price of $172.05/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting WTRG to reach a target price of $55.12/share, which is 14.60% above the recent price of $48.10. Three of ESGU's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Veeva Systems Inc (Symbol: VEEV), Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), and Essential Utilities Inc (Symbol: WTRG). Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of VEEV, AAPL, and WTRG: Combined, VEEV, AAPL, and WTRG represent 6.60% of the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-most-promising-metaverse-stocks-to-buy-in-february', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nMetaverse stocks seem to be ready to heat up, but not all of them are created equal.\nThe concept of building integrated virtual online environments, the metaverse, has the potential to revolutionize how we live, work, and play. Market research suggests this cutting-edge industry could be worth over $700 billion by 2030, pointing to a massive upside ahead for metaverse stocks to buy\nThough the initial excitement seemed to have died down, investment opportunities in metaverse stocks remain as exciting as ever. Many well-established names looking to commercialize the metaverse have plenty of potential to provide investors with a great way to profit from the trend.\nHence, it may be the best time for investors to jump on opportunities related to the metaverse, ensuring steady growth for years to come.\nU Unity Software $34.66\nAAPL Apple $142.06\nAMZN Amazon $102.68\nUnity Software (U)\nSource: viewimage / Shutterstock.com\nUnity Software (NYSE:U) has revolutionized how we play video games and interact with virtual worlds.\nIts powerful 3D video game engine allows designers to create realistic visuals and customizable user experiences.\nUnity’s cutting-edge technology also offers possibilities for industrial, architectural, animation and other industries. CEO John Riccitiello’s bold vision of the metaverse further solidifies Unity’s growing role in advancing the sector.\nUnity’s incredible software suite is leading the charge into a new era of gaming tech. With its comprehensive platform and unbeatable tools, Unity has over 60% of the video game engine market.\nAs we edge ever closer to greater immersion with virtual and augmented reality technology, Unity’s growth prospects are incredibly exciting.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is set to revolutionize the industry with its cutting-edge mixed-reality headset.\nAs reported by Bloomberg, it will be powered by the company’s M1 chip and will be equipped with a custom-made operating system and App Store suited for mixed-reality apps.\nApple will reportedly reveal it ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference in June before finally releasing it to consumers in fall 2023. Already, a small group of developers have received units for testing and have begun creating their apps for the upcoming device.\nIndustry experts agree that the new headset has the potential to be a game changer for the niche and Apple’s foray into the metaverse sector.\nAmazon (AMZN)\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\nAlthough Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) isn’t a metaverse pure-play, it stands to benefit immensely.\nAfter all, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the largest cloud-hosting provider in the world, and the metaverse will likely run on the cloud. So far, AWS has experienced massive success, with revenues from the division growing rapidly. Analysts suggest it could be worth $3 trillion in the future.\nAmazon stock has taken a significant hit recently, dropping nearly 50% from its previous high. Economic headwinds indeed played their part in the decline, but these issues should prove to be temporary.\nIn addition, Amazon is taking steps to address the higher spending, which additionally impacted the stock price. Looking forward to the next bull market, investors could benefit from the hefty upside potential of Amazon ahead.\nOn the date of publication, Muslim Farooque did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines\nMuslim Farooque is a keen investor and an optimist at heart. A life-long gamer and tech enthusiast, he has a particular affinity for analyzing technology stocks. Muslim holds a bachelor’s of science degree in applied accounting from Oxford Brookes University.\nThe post The 3 Most Promising Metaverse Stocks to Buy in February appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'U Unity Software $34.66 AAPL Apple $142.06 AMZN Amazon $102.68 Unity Software (U) Source: viewimage / Shutterstock.com Unity Software (NYSE:U) has revolutionized how we play video games and interact with virtual worlds. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is set to revolutionize the industry with its cutting-edge mixed-reality headset. The concept of building integrated virtual online environments, the metaverse, has the potential to revolutionize how we live, work, and play.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'U Unity Software $34.66 AAPL Apple $142.06 AMZN Amazon $102.68 Unity Software (U) Source: viewimage / Shutterstock.com Unity Software (NYSE:U) has revolutionized how we play video games and interact with virtual worlds. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is set to revolutionize the industry with its cutting-edge mixed-reality headset. Market research suggests this cutting-edge industry could be worth over $700 billion by 2030, pointing to a massive upside ahead for metaverse stocks to buy Though the initial excitement seemed to have died down, investment opportunities in metaverse stocks remain as exciting as ever.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Most Promising Metaverse Stocks to Buy in February', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'U Unity Software $34.66 AAPL Apple $142.06 AMZN Amazon $102.68 Unity Software (U) Source: viewimage / Shutterstock.com Unity Software (NYSE:U) has revolutionized how we play video games and interact with virtual worlds. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is set to revolutionize the industry with its cutting-edge mixed-reality headset. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Metaverse stocks seem to be ready to heat up, but not all of them are created equal.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'U Unity Software $34.66 AAPL Apple $142.06 AMZN Amazon $102.68 Unity Software (U) Source: viewimage / Shutterstock.com Unity Software (NYSE:U) has revolutionized how we play video games and interact with virtual worlds. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is set to revolutionize the industry with its cutting-edge mixed-reality headset. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Metaverse stocks seem to be ready to heat up, but not all of them are created equal.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-fed-rates-up-stocks-up-boe-and-ecb-up-next', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Marc Jones\nLONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The bulls were in charge ahead of the European Central Bank and Bank of England\'s first meetings of the year on Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve bolstered the view that the surge in global interest rates was close to an end.\nFed chair Jerome Powell\'s message that a "disinflationary" process was taking hold had sent Wall Street up, the dollar DXY. down and kept Europe\'s stocks 0.5% higher .STOXX as the BoE and ECB loomed. .EU\nBoth are expected raise their mains rates by 50 basis points, but as with the Fed, the focus will be on what do they do from here.\nThe usual pre-meeting lull left the euro up just 0.1% and the pound looking groggy, though the gap between U.S. and German 10-year yields DE10US10=RR hit its smallest since September 2020 as bond market borrowing costs continued to sink. GVD/EUR\nDirk Schumacher, head of European macro research at Natixis, said that both the Fed and BoE were now effectively at the point of "fine tuning", whereas the ECB still had more ground to cover having started its hikes later.\n"The questions is really how much there is to come," Schumacher said. "These are difficult waters and some guidance is what the markets are looking for."\nAway from the central bank action, there was more drama in India as one of its biggest firms, Adani, was forced the axe a long-planned $2.5 billion stock offer in the wake of allegations, denied by the firm, of hidden debt and stock manipulation.\nThe group\'s flagship firm - Adani Enterprises ADEL.NS plunged 10%, taking the wider group\'s overall losses since the scandal erupted to more than $100 billion.\nElsewhere, though, it didn\'t derail the optimism that slowing, stopping and eventually lower interest rates in major economies will avoid a major economic slowdown.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of global shares which covers 47 countries was up 0.25 having just hit a near six-month high.\nWall Street\'s overnight rally was given an additional boost by a $40 billion Meta META.O share buyback plan which lifted tech stocks elsewhere, and Asia-Pacific shares .MIAP00000PUS closed up 0.2%.\nThat index is now up nearly 30% since October thanks to China abandoning many of its COVID-19 restrictions.\nBOE, ECB & EARNINGS\nThe Fed\'s 25 basis points interest rate increase on Wednesday came after a year of larger hikes. Though its statement said policymakers expected "ongoing increases" going forward traders leapt on Powell\'s "disinflationary" view. .N\nAli Hassan, portfolio manager and managing director at Thornburg Investment Management, said Powell had also seemingly shrugged off easing financial conditions as a concern in his news conference. "This was a greenlight that the market could buy without feeling that they are fighting the Fed."\nEurope\'s focus is now on ECB and BoE meetings and the paths those two central banks are likely to take.\nSaxo Markets strategists said the ECB had surpassed its peers in hawkishness recently, and would likely repeat that this week. The BoE will be the trickiest to predict given indecisive market pricing and the scope for a split vote, they said.\nU.S. earnings season is in full swing too.\nFacebook owner Meta META.O was set for surge after its after-hours buyback news. Nasdaq futures NQcv1 were up 1% with earnings from tech and internet giants Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O also due later.\nIn the currency market, the dollar spiked lower following Powell\'s remarks, with the U.S. dollar index =USD, which measures the currency against six major peers, falling to a fresh nine-month low of 100.80. It was last at 101.50.\nThe euro EUR=EBS was up fractionally at just under $1.10. The yen JPY=EBS stalled at 128.97 per dollar, while sterling GBP=D3 was down at $1.2337, 0.3% lower for the morning.\nIn commodities, oil steadied, having climbed on the back the soft dollar, while gold XAU= added 0.2% to $1,953.44 an ounce, having touched a nine-month high of $1,957 per ounce earlier.\nBrent LCOc1 was at $82.85, flat on the day, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) U.S. crude CLc1 sat at $76.44 per barrel. O/R\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\nThe race to raise rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3JG2nW2\n(Additional reporting by Ankur Banerjee in Singapre Editing by Mark Potter)\n(([email protected]; +44 (0)20 7513 4042; Reuters Messaging: [email protected] Twitter @marcjonesrtrs))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Nasdaq futures NQcv1 were up 1% with earnings from tech and internet giants Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O also due later. The usual pre-meeting lull left the euro up just 0.1% and the pound looking groggy, though the gap between U.S. and German 10-year yields DE10US10=RR hit its smallest since September 2020 as bond market borrowing costs continued to sink. GVD/EUR Dirk Schumacher, head of European macro research at Natixis, said that both the Fed and BoE were now effectively at the point of "fine tuning", whereas the ECB still had more ground to cover having started its hikes later.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Nasdaq futures NQcv1 were up 1% with earnings from tech and internet giants Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O also due later. Wall Street's overnight rally was given an additional boost by a $40 billion Meta META.O share buyback plan which lifted tech stocks elsewhere, and Asia-Pacific shares .MIAP00000PUS closed up 0.2%. The Fed's 25 basis points interest rate increase on Wednesday came after a year of larger hikes.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Fed rates up, stocks up, BoE and ECB up next', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Nasdaq futures NQcv1 were up 1% with earnings from tech and internet giants Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O also due later. GVD/EUR Dirk Schumacher, head of European macro research at Natixis, said that both the Fed and BoE were now effectively at the point of "fine tuning", whereas the ECB still had more ground to cover having started its hikes later. Wall Street\'s overnight rally was given an additional boost by a $40 billion Meta META.O share buyback plan which lifted tech stocks elsewhere, and Asia-Pacific shares .MIAP00000PUS closed up 0.2%.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Nasdaq futures NQcv1 were up 1% with earnings from tech and internet giants Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O also due later. By Marc Jones LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The bulls were in charge ahead of the European Central Bank and Bank of England's first meetings of the year on Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve bolstered the view that the surge in global interest rates was close to an end. In the currency market, the dollar spiked lower following Powell's remarks, with the U.S. dollar index =USD, which measures the currency against six major peers, falling to a fresh nine-month low of 100.80."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/democratic-senator-urges-apple-google-to-kick-tiktok-out-of-app-stores', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - TikTok, owned by China\'s ByteDance, should be removed from app stores run by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google because the short video social media app poses a risk to national security, Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat on the intelligence committee, said in a letter dated Thursday.\nThe app, which Congress has already banned from federal government devices, has come under increasing criticism because of concern that China\'s government could use it to harvest data on Americans or advance Chinese interests.\n"No company subject to CCP (Chinese Communist Party) dictates should have the power to accumulate such extensive data on the American people or curate content to nearly a third of our population," Bennet wrote in the letter to Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook.\n"Given these risks, I urge you to remove TikTok from your respective app stores immediately," he wrote.\nPrior to Bennet\'s letter, Republicans have largely led the charge on TikTok and national security concerns, although Democratic Senator Dick Durbin previously urged Americans to stop using the app.\nIn the House, which is now in Republican hands, the Foreign Affairs Committee plans to hold a vote this month on a bill aimed at blocking TikTok\'s use in the United States, the committee confirmed.\nIn 2020, then-President Donald Trump attempted to block new users from downloading TikTok and ban other transactions that would have effectively prevented TikTok\'s use in the United States, but the move was rebuffed by the courts.\nFor its part, the company says China\'s government cannot access the personal data of U.S. citizens or manipulate the app\'s content.\nTikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew is due to appear before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in March.\n(Reporting by Diane Bartz; Editing by Stephen Coates)\n(([email protected]; 1 202 898 8313;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - TikTok, owned by China\'s ByteDance, should be removed from app stores run by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google because the short video social media app poses a risk to national security, Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat on the intelligence committee, said in a letter dated Thursday. "No company subject to CCP (Chinese Communist Party) dictates should have the power to accumulate such extensive data on the American people or curate content to nearly a third of our population," Bennet wrote in the letter to Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook. Prior to Bennet\'s letter, Republicans have largely led the charge on TikTok and national security concerns, although Democratic Senator Dick Durbin previously urged Americans to stop using the app.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - TikTok, owned by China\'s ByteDance, should be removed from app stores run by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google because the short video social media app poses a risk to national security, Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat on the intelligence committee, said in a letter dated Thursday. "No company subject to CCP (Chinese Communist Party) dictates should have the power to accumulate such extensive data on the American people or curate content to nearly a third of our population," Bennet wrote in the letter to Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook. Prior to Bennet\'s letter, Republicans have largely led the charge on TikTok and national security concerns, although Democratic Senator Dick Durbin previously urged Americans to stop using the app.', 'news_article_title': 'Democratic senator urges Apple, Google to kick TikTok out of app stores', 'news_lexrank_summary': "WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, should be removed from app stores run by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google because the short video social media app poses a risk to national security, Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat on the intelligence committee, said in a letter dated Thursday. In the House, which is now in Republican hands, the Foreign Affairs Committee plans to hold a vote this month on a bill aimed at blocking TikTok's use in the United States, the committee confirmed. For its part, the company says China's government cannot access the personal data of U.S. citizens or manipulate the app's content.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - TikTok, owned by China\'s ByteDance, should be removed from app stores run by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google because the short video social media app poses a risk to national security, Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat on the intelligence committee, said in a letter dated Thursday. "No company subject to CCP (Chinese Communist Party) dictates should have the power to accumulate such extensive data on the American people or curate content to nearly a third of our population," Bennet wrote in the letter to Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook. Prior to Bennet\'s letter, Republicans have largely led the charge on TikTok and national security concerns, although Democratic Senator Dick Durbin previously urged Americans to stop using the app.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-fed-up-boe-up-stocks-up-ecb-up-next', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Marc Jones\nLONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Higher stock markets showed the bulls were still in charge on Thursday as the Bank of England followed the U.S. Federal Reserve in hiking interest rates, with the European Central Bank expected to do the same shortly.\nDespite the ongoing harmony of hikes, traders were holding on to the view that after one of most rapid run of rate rises in history the heavyweights in the central banking ring were probably running out of punches.\nFed chair Jerome Powell\'s message that a "disinflationary" process was taking hold had kept both European shares and Wall Street pointing higher .N, and the dollar DXY. near a 10-month low. .EU/FRX\nAfter Wednesday\'s 25 basis point Fed hike, the BoE\'s policymakers had raised Britain\'s by 50 basis points with a thumping 7-2 majority. The ECB was expected to do the same at 1315 GMT.\nThe usual pre-decision lull left the euro flat at just under $1.10, and while the pound was a still groggy 0.5% lower after the BoE raise, the parallel drop in bond market borrowing costs left the gap between U.S. and German 10-year yields DE10US10=RR at its smallest since September 2020. GVD/EUR\nDirk Schumacher, head of European macro research at Natixis, said that both the Fed and BoE were now effectively at the point of "fine tuning", whereas the ECB still had more ground to cover having started its hikes later.\n"The questions is really how much there is to come," Schumacher said. "These are difficult waters and some guidance is what the markets are looking for."\nAway from the central bank action, there was more drama in India as one of its biggest firms, Adani Group, was forced the axe a long-planned $2.5 billion stock offer in the wake of allegations, denied by the firm, of hidden debt and stock manipulation.\nIts flagship firm Adani Enterprises ADEL.NS plunged 10% on Thursday, taking the wider group\'s overall losses since the scandal erupted to more than $100 billion.\nElsewhere, though, it did not derail the optimism that slowing, stopping and eventually lower interest rates in major economies will avoid a major economic slowdown.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of global shares, which covers 47 countries was up 0.25 having just hit a near six-month high.\nNasdaq futures were up 1.3%, thanks to an additional boost of a $40 billion Meta META.Oshare buyback plan announced after-hours in the previous session, which was lifting tech stocks elsewhere.\nAsia-Pacific shares .MIAP00000PUS where some of the biggest microchip makers and Chinese internet giants are listed closed up 0.2%.\nThat index is now up nearly 30% since October, helped heavily by China abandoning many of its COVID-19 restrictions.\nBOE, ECB & EARNINGS\nThe Fed\'s 25 basis points interest rate increase on Wednesday came after a year of larger hikes. Though its statement said policymakers expected "ongoing increases" going forward traders leapt on Powell\'s "disinflationary" view. .N\nAli Hassan, portfolio manager and managing director at Thornburg Investment Management, said Powell had also seemingly shrugged off easing financial conditions as a concern in his news conference. "This was a green light that the market could buy without feeling that they are fighting the Fed."\nJamie Niven, a Senior Fund Manager at Candriam, said the BoE might now make only one more hike after its 10th in a row took UK rates to 4% or maybe even none if global growth splutters again.\nSaxo Markets strategists said the ECB had surpassed its peers in hawkishness recently, and would likely repeat that shortly.\nU.S. earnings season is in full swing too. Facebook owner Meta META.O was set to surge after its after-hours buyback news while internet giants Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O are also due to report later.\nIn the currency market, the dollar buckled following Powell\'s remarks on Wednesday but was little changed at 101.50 =USD as U.S. trading started gathering momentum.\nThe euro EUR=EBS was in ECB wait mode at, the yen JPY=EBS was stalled at 128.97 per dollar, while sterling GBP=D3 was down below $1.23 having been above 1.24 earlier in the week.\nIn commodities, oil steadied, having climbed on the back the soft dollar, while gold XAU= added 0.2% to $1,953.44 an ounce, having touched a nine-month high of $1,957 per ounce earlier.\nBrent LCOc1 was at $82.23, down 0.75% on the day, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) U.S. crude CLc1 sat at $75.93 per barrel. O/R\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performancehttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\nThe race to raise rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3JG2nW2\n(Additional reporting by Ankur Banerjee in Singapre Editing by Mark Potter and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; +44 (0)20 7513 4042; Reuters Messaging: [email protected] Twitter @marcjonesrtrs))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Facebook owner Meta META.O was set to surge after its after-hours buyback news while internet giants Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O are also due to report later. Fed chair Jerome Powell\'s message that a "disinflationary" process was taking hold had kept both European shares and Wall Street pointing higher .N, and the dollar DXY. GVD/EUR Dirk Schumacher, head of European macro research at Natixis, said that both the Fed and BoE were now effectively at the point of "fine tuning", whereas the ECB still had more ground to cover having started its hikes later.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Facebook owner Meta META.O was set to surge after its after-hours buyback news while internet giants Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O are also due to report later. By Marc Jones LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Higher stock markets showed the bulls were still in charge on Thursday as the Bank of England followed the U.S. Federal Reserve in hiking interest rates, with the European Central Bank expected to do the same shortly. .EU/FRX After Wednesday's 25 basis point Fed hike, the BoE's policymakers had raised Britain's by 50 basis points with a thumping 7-2 majority.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Fed up, BoE up, stocks up, ECB up next', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Facebook owner Meta META.O was set to surge after its after-hours buyback news while internet giants Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O are also due to report later. .EU/FRX After Wednesday\'s 25 basis point Fed hike, the BoE\'s policymakers had raised Britain\'s by 50 basis points with a thumping 7-2 majority. GVD/EUR Dirk Schumacher, head of European macro research at Natixis, said that both the Fed and BoE were now effectively at the point of "fine tuning", whereas the ECB still had more ground to cover having started its hikes later.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Facebook owner Meta META.O was set to surge after its after-hours buyback news while internet giants Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O are also due to report later. By Marc Jones LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Higher stock markets showed the bulls were still in charge on Thursday as the Bank of England followed the U.S. Federal Reserve in hiking interest rates, with the European Central Bank expected to do the same shortly. GVD/EUR Dirk Schumacher, head of European macro research at Natixis, said that both the Fed and BoE were now effectively at the point of "fine tuning", whereas the ECB still had more ground to cover having started its hikes later.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 148.1699981689453, 'high': 151.17999267578125, 'open': 148.89999389648438, 'close': 150.82000732421875, 'ema_50': 139.75649618005758, 'rsi_14': 83.39090746270753, 'target': 154.5, 'volume': 118339000.0, 'ema_200': 147.06262321598228, 'adj_close': 149.981689453125, 'rsi_lag_1': 78.7572444460778, 'rsi_lag_2': 80.29493541256731, 'rsi_lag_3': 79.64932219095823, 'rsi_lag_4': 92.31968567034978, 'rsi_lag_5': 93.24202911223466, 'macd_lag_1': 2.5399651752207717, 'macd_lag_2': 2.322117655604359, 'macd_lag_3': 2.1263614116130043, 'macd_lag_4': 1.9769211378831528, 'macd_lag_5': 1.4590992631464985, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.1116706377560774, 'macds_12_26_9': 1.5908757743162267}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 17.059999465942383, 'Date': '2023-02-02', 'High': 19.25, 'Open': 17.739999771118164, 'Close': 18.729999542236328, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-02', 'Adj Close': 18.729999542236328}, {'Low': 1.088767170906067, 'Date': '2023-02-02', 'High': 1.102657437324524, 'Open': 1.1012852191925049, 'Close': 1.1012852191925049, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-02', 'Adj Close': 1.1012852191925049}, {'Low': 1.2240650653839111, 'Date': '2023-02-02', 'High': 1.2401869297027588, 'Open': 1.2388657331466677, 'Close': 1.2390038967132568, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-02', 'Adj Close': 1.2390038967132568}, {'Low': 6.70989990234375, 'Date': '2023-02-02', 'High': 6.741199970245361, 'Open': 6.740799903869629, 'Close': 6.740799903869629, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-02', 'Adj Close': 6.740799903869629}, {'Low': 74.97000122070312, 'Date': '2023-02-02', 'High': 77.23999786376953, 'Open': 76.79000091552734, 'Close': 75.87999725341797, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 339755, 'date_str': '2023-02-02', 'Adj Close': 75.87999725341797}, {'Low': 0.7071900963783264, 'Date': '2023-02-02', 'High': 0.715610146522522, 'Open': 0.7145000696182251, 'Close': 0.7145000696182251, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-02', 'Adj Close': 0.7145000696182251}, {'Low': 3.3340001106262207, 'Date': '2023-02-02', 'High': 3.407000064849853, 'Open': 3.372999906539917, 'Close': 3.3959999084472656, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-02', 'Adj Close': 3.3959999084472656}, {'Low': 128.09300231933594, 'Date': '2023-02-02', 'High': 129.09100341796875, 'Open': 128.6219940185547, 'Close': 128.6219940185547, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-02', 'Adj Close': 128.6219940185547}, {'Low': 100.81999969482422, 'Date': '2023-02-02', 'High': 101.91000366210938, 'Open': 100.8499984741211, 'Close': 101.75, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-02', 'Adj Close': 101.75}, {'Low': 1911.300048828125, 'Date': '2023-02-02', 'High': 1959.0999755859373, 'Open': 1952.300048828125, 'Close': 1916.300048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 748, 'date_str': '2023-02-02', 'Adj Close': 1916.300048828125}]}
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{'date': '2023-02-03', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.509, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155060.0, 'fred_ppi': 258.669, 'fred_retail_sales': 686434.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -70521.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 66.9, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8003, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-earnings-miss-but-the-stock-rallies-anyway', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL released its Q1 FY23 earnings on Thursday evening. Apple’s earnings and revenue both missed analyst expectations, citing a strong dollar, production issues in China and the macroeconomic environment hinderances to its various businesses.\nThe initial reaction during the after-market trading session was a -4% selloff, although the stock made a strong recovery during the Friday session erasing the losses, and rallying +2.5% on the day.\nEarnings: $1.88 vs. $1.94 estimated, down -10.9% year over year \nRevenue: $117.15 billion vs. $121.10 billion estimated, down -5.49% year over year \niPhone revenue: $65.78 billion vs. $68.29 billion estimated, down -8.17% year over year \nMac revenue: $7.74 billion vs. $9.63 billion estimated, down -28.66% year over year\niPad revenue: $9.4 billion vs. $7.76 billion estimated, up 29.66% year over year\nServices revenue: $20.77 billion vs. $20.67 billion estimated, up 6.4% year over year\nNo guidance provided from Apple management\nWith a disappointing quarter and a lack of guidance, investors might be wondering if it is just a strong market pulling AAPL stock higher or are traders seeing something in the data that justifies the climb.\nEarnings Breakdown\nIf earnings and revenue missed why might AAPL stock still be rallying? One bright spot in the report was Apple Services revenue. Services, which include Apple Music, TV, News, Card and others is quickly becoming a major contributors to the bottom line, and just in time. Services is a departure from Apple’s bread and butter in hardware, but provides a high margin, cash machine to diversify Apple’s income.\nRevenue from the iPad segment was another pleasant surprise for investors. All other hardware, including iPhones, and Mac saw YoY decreases, but iPad experienced a huge bump. iPad brought in $9.4 billion, which was a 30% YoY increase, and was partially attributed to the new cheaper iPad offered as a part of the product lineup.\nCEO Tim Cook was persistent on the call about the macro-level drag on Apple’s sales growth. It was clear in the report that iPhone sales were down, and holiday sales were also down 5%, but Cook said that iPhone 14 supply was significantly reduced because of factory closures in China.\nAnother big highlight from Cook was the reveal of total active Apple devices figures. Apple now has 2 billion active devices, which includes everything from iPhones, to iPads, and Mac computers.\nStill, with all those positives, it’s hard to ignore that Apple’s Q1 revenues were down -5.5% YoY. Additionally, the EPS miss was the first since 2016, and the revenue miss was just the second since 2016.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLooking Ahead\nThe future still looks good for Apple as Zacks have FY24 estimates looking up. Consensus estimates for FY24 have sales growing 5.6%, bringing revenue to $425 billion. Earnings are expected to be $6.68 per share, up 8.7% YoY.\nThis robustness in growth must be playing a role in Apple’s strong response to this report. Even though Apple had a tough quarter, the future is still bright. Additionally, Apple’s growth over the past two years has been phenomenal, especially impressive because of its mammoth size. Annual sales have grown from $274 billion in 2020 to nearly $400 billion in 2022. This should appease any investors doubting Apple.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nValuation\nApple is currently trading at a one year forward P/E of 23.8x, just above its 5-year median of 22.3x, and above the S&P’s 19x. As challenged as these earnings were, a slight premium above the market seems like a very fair valuation for the world’s largest public company.\nApple has cash and marketable securities of $165 billion, down from the prior quarter of $169 billion, and debt of $109 billion, down from $110 billion the previous quarter. Apple returned $25 billion during the quarter through dividend payouts ($3.8 billion), and share repurchases ($19 billion).\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nConclusion\nThe rough quarter really stands out because of the bar Apple has set for itself. You must really be critical of the numbers to scrutinize how the business is going. That being said, a slowdown in growth speaks to how the consumer is faring. With more than 2 billion active devices, Apple products are how many people connect to the digital world, and seeing growth falter even a bit sends a strong message about the economy.\nEven in the case of a slowing economy, AAPL stock is practically as good as a treasury bond over the long run. \nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL released its Q1 FY23 earnings on Thursday evening. Earnings: $1.88 vs. $1.94 estimated, down -10.9% year over year Revenue: $117.15 billion vs. $121.10 billion estimated, down -5.49% year over year iPhone revenue: $65.78 billion vs. $68.29 billion estimated, down -8.17% year over year Mac revenue: $7.74 billion vs. $9.63 billion estimated, down -28.66% year over year iPad revenue: $9.4 billion vs. $7.76 billion estimated, up 29.66% year over year Services revenue: $20.77 billion vs. $20.67 billion estimated, up 6.4% year over year No guidance provided from Apple management With a disappointing quarter and a lack of guidance, investors might be wondering if it is just a strong market pulling AAPL stock higher or are traders seeing something in the data that justifies the climb. Earnings Breakdown If earnings and revenue missed why might AAPL stock still be rallying?', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Earnings: $1.88 vs. $1.94 estimated, down -10.9% year over year Revenue: $117.15 billion vs. $121.10 billion estimated, down -5.49% year over year iPhone revenue: $65.78 billion vs. $68.29 billion estimated, down -8.17% year over year Mac revenue: $7.74 billion vs. $9.63 billion estimated, down -28.66% year over year iPad revenue: $9.4 billion vs. $7.76 billion estimated, up 29.66% year over year Services revenue: $20.77 billion vs. $20.67 billion estimated, up 6.4% year over year No guidance provided from Apple management With a disappointing quarter and a lack of guidance, investors might be wondering if it is just a strong market pulling AAPL stock higher or are traders seeing something in the data that justifies the climb. Apple AAPL released its Q1 FY23 earnings on Thursday evening. Earnings Breakdown If earnings and revenue missed why might AAPL stock still be rallying?', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Earnings Miss, But the Stock Rallies Anyway', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Earnings: $1.88 vs. $1.94 estimated, down -10.9% year over year Revenue: $117.15 billion vs. $121.10 billion estimated, down -5.49% year over year iPhone revenue: $65.78 billion vs. $68.29 billion estimated, down -8.17% year over year Mac revenue: $7.74 billion vs. $9.63 billion estimated, down -28.66% year over year iPad revenue: $9.4 billion vs. $7.76 billion estimated, up 29.66% year over year Services revenue: $20.77 billion vs. $20.67 billion estimated, up 6.4% year over year No guidance provided from Apple management With a disappointing quarter and a lack of guidance, investors might be wondering if it is just a strong market pulling AAPL stock higher or are traders seeing something in the data that justifies the climb. Earnings Breakdown If earnings and revenue missed why might AAPL stock still be rallying? Apple AAPL released its Q1 FY23 earnings on Thursday evening.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Earnings: $1.88 vs. $1.94 estimated, down -10.9% year over year Revenue: $117.15 billion vs. $121.10 billion estimated, down -5.49% year over year iPhone revenue: $65.78 billion vs. $68.29 billion estimated, down -8.17% year over year Mac revenue: $7.74 billion vs. $9.63 billion estimated, down -28.66% year over year iPad revenue: $9.4 billion vs. $7.76 billion estimated, up 29.66% year over year Services revenue: $20.77 billion vs. $20.67 billion estimated, up 6.4% year over year No guidance provided from Apple management With a disappointing quarter and a lack of guidance, investors might be wondering if it is just a strong market pulling AAPL stock higher or are traders seeing something in the data that justifies the climb. Apple AAPL released its Q1 FY23 earnings on Thursday evening. Earnings Breakdown If earnings and revenue missed why might AAPL stock still be rallying?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-tech-trillion-clubs-wobble-in-four-charts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Feb 3 (Reuters) - Disappointing earnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O on Thursday renewed concerns of a slowdown in demand as consumers and businesses remain cautious about spending amid rising economic uncertainty.\nThe tech industry has already laid off thousands of employees in an effort to cut costs as they brace for an impending slowdown.\nThe following graphics highlight the companies\' shaky performance in key areas:\nWEAK IPHONE SALES\nThe world\'s largest publicly traded company\'s quarterly profit missed Wall Street expectations for the first time since 2016 as it struggled with disruptions to iPhone production in China.\n"Apple\'s results are consistent with the broader technology-sector challenges, with a difficult macroeconomic environment slowing sales for digital advertising, e-commerce, and (as reflected by Apple\'s performance) consumer electronics," said D.A Davidson analyst Thomas Forte.\nDIGITAL ADVERTISING SLUMP\nThe parent company of digital advertising giant Google also missed earnings expectations as businesses dialed back spending on fears of a possible recession.\n"If a dominant ad player like Google can get hit like this, it is now officially a tough ad market," said Rosenblatt Securities analyst Barton Crockett.\nSLOW CLOUD GROWTH\nAmazon\'s revenue beat for the holiday quarter was largely overshadowed by a warning from the e-commerce giant that its lucrative cloud business was set for slower growth in the next few quarters.\n"This year is likely to be a difficult year for AWS growth. One of the key advantages of AWS – that it is easy to flex spending upwards – is also one of its key disadvantages when the economy slows down," said Atlantic Equities analyst James Cordwell.\nPOST-EARNINGS STOCK REACTION\nShares of the three companies - all of which have market valuations of more than a trillion dollars - were down between 2.2% and 4.5%. The stock slump also dragged the wider market lower. .N\nHere is how the stocks have reacted after every quarterly earnings report in 2022:\nApple\'s iPhone sales fall for the first time since 2020https://tmsnrt.rs/3JCRVP7\nGoogle\'s ad sales growth in the last 2 yearshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3kV3erF\nAmazon\'s cloud growth in the last two yearshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40v2fiu\nBig tech stock reaction after quarterly results over the past yearhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3RssZvR\n(Reporting by Akash Sriram, Tiyashi Datta and Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Feb 3 (Reuters) - Disappointing earnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O on Thursday renewed concerns of a slowdown in demand as consumers and businesses remain cautious about spending amid rising economic uncertainty. The world's largest publicly traded company's quarterly profit missed Wall Street expectations for the first time since 2016 as it struggled with disruptions to iPhone production in China. .N Here is how the stocks have reacted after every quarterly earnings report in 2022: Apple's iPhone sales fall for the first time since 2020https://tmsnrt.rs/3JCRVP7 Google's ad sales growth in the last 2 yearshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3kV3erF Amazon's cloud growth in the last two yearshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40v2fiu Big tech stock reaction after quarterly results over the past yearhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3RssZvR (Reporting by Akash Sriram, Tiyashi Datta and Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Feb 3 (Reuters) - Disappointing earnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O on Thursday renewed concerns of a slowdown in demand as consumers and businesses remain cautious about spending amid rising economic uncertainty. "Apple\'s results are consistent with the broader technology-sector challenges, with a difficult macroeconomic environment slowing sales for digital advertising, e-commerce, and (as reflected by Apple\'s performance) consumer electronics," said D.A Davidson analyst Thomas Forte. The parent company of digital advertising giant Google also missed earnings expectations as businesses dialed back spending on fears of a possible recession.', 'news_article_title': "GRAPHIC-Tech trillion club's wobble in four charts", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Feb 3 (Reuters) - Disappointing earnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O on Thursday renewed concerns of a slowdown in demand as consumers and businesses remain cautious about spending amid rising economic uncertainty. The tech industry has already laid off thousands of employees in an effort to cut costs as they brace for an impending slowdown. .N Here is how the stocks have reacted after every quarterly earnings report in 2022: Apple's iPhone sales fall for the first time since 2020https://tmsnrt.rs/3JCRVP7 Google's ad sales growth in the last 2 yearshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3kV3erF Amazon's cloud growth in the last two yearshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40v2fiu Big tech stock reaction after quarterly results over the past yearhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3RssZvR (Reporting by Akash Sriram, Tiyashi Datta and Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Feb 3 (Reuters) - Disappointing earnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O on Thursday renewed concerns of a slowdown in demand as consumers and businesses remain cautious about spending amid rising economic uncertainty. "Apple\'s results are consistent with the broader technology-sector challenges, with a difficult macroeconomic environment slowing sales for digital advertising, e-commerce, and (as reflected by Apple\'s performance) consumer electronics," said D.A Davidson analyst Thomas Forte. The parent company of digital advertising giant Google also missed earnings expectations as businesses dialed back spending on fears of a possible recession.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/abbvie-q4-preview%3A-whats-in-store', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It’s that time of the year – earnings season.\nEarnings season is undoubtedly the most critical period for stocks as companies finally unveil what’s transpired behind closed doors.\nSo far, we’ve received a surplus of quarterly results, including those from technology titans Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOGL, and Microsoft MSFT.\nNow, a big-time player in the Zacks Medical sector, AbbVie ABBV, is slated to unveil its quarterly results on Thursday, February 9th, before market open.\nAbbVie enjoys leadership positions in key therapeutic areas, including immunology, hematologic oncology, neuroscience, aesthetics, eye care, and women’s health.\nHow does the company currently stack up? We can use quarterly results from a few peers, Eli Lilly LLY and Merck & Co. MRK, as a small gauge. Let’s take a closer look.\nEli Lilly Q4\nEli Lilly’s Q4 results were released on February 2nd. LLY reported earnings of $2.09 per share, handily surpassing the $1.83 Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate by roughly 14%.\nQuarterly revenue totaled $7.3 billion, marginally falling short of expectations and decreasing nearly 9% from year-ago quarterly sales of $8 billion. Below is a chart illustrating the company’s revenue on a quarterly basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn addition, the company’s revenue generated from its COVID-19 antibodies took a sizable hit as the pandemic slowly fades, reported at $38 million and falling 96% year-over-year.\nSeveral large-cap pharmaceutical companies benefitted significantly from their COVID-19 treatments and products, and now we’re seeing this trend reverse.\nMerck & Co. Q4\nMerck posted better-than-expected results, exceeding the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate by roughly 4% and reporting earnings of $1.62 per share.\nThe company generated approximately $13.8 billion in sales, again exceeding our consensus sales estimate modestly and growing 2.2% year-over-year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn addition, the company provided guidance for FY23; Merck now expects worldwide sales of $57.2 billion – $58.7 billion and full-year GAAP EPS in a range of $5.86 per share – $6.01 per share.\nAbbVie\nQuarterly Estimates –\nAnalysts have been bearish in their earnings outlooks, with four negative earnings estimate revisions hitting the tape over the last several months. Still, the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate of $3.54 suggests an improvement of nearly 7% year-over-year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe company’s top line is also estimated to expand, with our consensus sales estimate of $15.4 billion indicating an uptick of 3% from year-ago quarterly sales of $14.9 billion.\nQuarterly Performance –\nThe company has put in a mixed earnings performance, exceeding bottom line estimates in five consecutive quarters but falling short of sales expectations in each instance.\nIn AbbVie’s latest print, the company delivered a 3% EPS surprise and reported sales roughly 0.8% below expectations.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nValuation –\nABBV shares currently trade at a 12.4X forward earnings multiple, above the 9.5X five-year median by a fair margin and nearly in line with 2022 highs.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFurther, ABBV’s forward price-to-sales works out to be 4.8X, again above the 3.7X five-year median and the Zacks Medical sector average.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nABBV carries a Style Score of “B” for Value.\nPutting Everything Together\nAs the critically-important earnings season continues to roll on, investors have been met with quarterly results that have helped keep the market afloat. Needless to say, the so-called earnings apocalypse has yet to materialize.\nNext week, AbbVie ABBV is slated to unveil its quarterly results on Thursday, February 9th, before market open. We’ve already received quarterly results from a few peers, including Eli Lilly LLY and Merck & Co. MRK.\nAnalysts have lowered their earnings outlooks for AbbVie’s quarter to be reported, with estimates indicating Y/Y increases in earnings and revenue.\nIn addition, the company’s forward price-to-sales and forward earnings multiple reside well above their respective five-year medians.\nHeading into the release, AbbVie is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMerck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nEli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAbbVie Inc. (ABBV) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'So far, we’ve received a surplus of quarterly results, including those from technology titans Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOGL, and Microsoft MSFT. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. AbbVie enjoys leadership positions in key therapeutic areas, including immunology, hematologic oncology, neuroscience, aesthetics, eye care, and women’s health.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. So far, we’ve received a surplus of quarterly results, including those from technology titans Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOGL, and Microsoft MSFT. Now, a big-time player in the Zacks Medical sector, AbbVie ABBV, is slated to unveil its quarterly results on Thursday, February 9th, before market open.', 'news_article_title': "AbbVie Q4 Preview: What's in Store?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'So far, we’ve received a surplus of quarterly results, including those from technology titans Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOGL, and Microsoft MSFT. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It’s that time of the year – earnings season.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. So far, we’ve received a surplus of quarterly results, including those from technology titans Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOGL, and Microsoft MSFT. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research In addition, the company provided guidance for FY23; Merck now expects worldwide sales of $57.2 billion – $58.7 billion and full-year GAAP EPS in a range of $5.86 per share – $6.01 per share.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-stock-gained-11-in-january', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What happened\nShares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were gaining in January, rising in line with the Nasdaq, which jumped on signs that inflation was cooling off and the Federal Reserve would reel in its interest rate hikes.\nAccording to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Apple finished the month up 11%, mostly tracking with the tech-heavy index.\nSo what\nThough there were a number of signs of slowing demand for Apple in January, investors moved back into the stock as they anticipated an economic recovery coming later in the year and believed it is fully capable of weathering any headwinds from the current macro environment.\nAdditionally, the stock had sold off at the end of 2022 on concerns about production challenges due to COVID outbreaks in China.\nApple announced that it would take more of its chip design in-house, likely saving costs and giving it more control over the design. Bloomberg also reported that Apple was planning to roll out a mixed-reality headset, likely in June at its Worldwide Developer Conference. The headset will reportedly cost up to $3,000, though the company is also working on a cheaper version of it.\nThough Apple made some job cuts in its retail division and CEO Tim Cook took a pay cut, it was notable that the iPhone maker is now the only big tech company that has not announced major layoffs. There is little expectation that it will do so as the company did not ramp up hiring during the pandemic, unlike many of its big tech peers. That puts it in a better position than its rivals.\nNow what\nApple reported fiscal first-quarter earnings on Feb. 2, and while the results were underwhelming, Apple stock actually rose on the news as Cook touted accomplishments like its installed base topping 2 billion devices; Cook also noted that production headwinds dented sales.\nRevenue in the quarter fell 5.5% to $117.1 billion, missing estimates of $121.1 billion, and earnings per share also slipped from $2.10 to $1.88, which was below the analyst consensus of $1.94. On a constant-currency basis, sales growth was flat.\nDespite expectations that those headwinds will continue into the second quarter, the company said that production has returned to normal levels and that it's done a lot of work to improve gross margins, which have benefited from the growth of the services segment.\nConsidering its abundant competitive advantages and price-to-earnings ratio near that of the S&P 500, the stock looks well priced currently even if growth is expected to be weak this year.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nJeremy Bowman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were gaining in January, rising in line with the Nasdaq, which jumped on signs that inflation was cooling off and the Federal Reserve would reel in its interest rate hikes. So what Though there were a number of signs of slowing demand for Apple in January, investors moved back into the stock as they anticipated an economic recovery coming later in the year and believed it is fully capable of weathering any headwinds from the current macro environment. Despite expectations that those headwinds will continue into the second quarter, the company said that production has returned to normal levels and that it's done a lot of work to improve gross margins, which have benefited from the growth of the services segment.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were gaining in January, rising in line with the Nasdaq, which jumped on signs that inflation was cooling off and the Federal Reserve would reel in its interest rate hikes. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 Jeremy Bowman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Stock Gained 11% in January', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were gaining in January, rising in line with the Nasdaq, which jumped on signs that inflation was cooling off and the Federal Reserve would reel in its interest rate hikes. The headset will reportedly cost up to $3,000, though the company is also working on a cheaper version of it. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 Jeremy Bowman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were gaining in January, rising in line with the Nasdaq, which jumped on signs that inflation was cooling off and the Federal Reserve would reel in its interest rate hikes. Now what Apple reported fiscal first-quarter earnings on Feb. 2, and while the results were underwhelming, Apple stock actually rose on the news as Cook touted accomplishments like its installed base topping 2 billion devices; Cook also noted that production headwinds dented sales. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-stocks-tumble-u.s.-bond-yields-rise-on-strong-jobs-report', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Chuck Mikolajczak\nNEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks dropped more than 1%, while U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar rose on Friday after a shockingly strong U.S. jobs report renewed concerns the Federal Reserve may remain aggressive in its path of interest rate hikes as it tries to tame inflation.\nThe report from the Labor Department showed by 517,000 jobs in January, well above the 185,000 estimate of economists polled by Reuters, with data for December also being revised higher. Average hourly earnings increased 0.3%, as expected, down from the 0.4% in the prior month, while the unemployment rate of 3.4% was the lowest since 1969.\nEquities have rallied to start the year on expectations the Fed may be forced to pause or even pivot from its rate hikes in the back half of the year, growing more confident after comments from Fed Chair Powell on Wednesday that acknowledged the "disinflationary" process may have begun. Additional fuel was added after policy announcements by the European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of England (BoE) on Thursday.\n"While it is very helpful to see the jobs increasing, it is really a horse race between that ongoing income and how quickly inflation comes down," said Lisa Erickson, head of public markets group at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis, Minnesota.\n"The Fed really is in a tough place trying to navigate between keeping those price pressures down and not causing too much economic pain."\nInterest rate futures now indicate the Fed is likely to deliver at least two more rate hikes, taking the benchmark rate to above 5%.\nU.S. stocks closed lower, with additional downward pressure being supplied by a 2.75% decline in Google parent AlphabetGOOGL.O and an 8.43% drop in AmazonAMZN.O after their quarterly results.\nApple AAPL.O, however, helped prevent further declines, as the stock erased losses in premarket trading to close 2.44% higher following its quarterly earnings.\nEarnings are now expected to decline 2.7% for the quarter from the year-ago period, according to Refinitiv data, down from the 1.6% fall expected at the start of the year.\nOther data showed the U.S. services industry rebounded strongly in January, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 127.93 points, or 0.38%, to 33,926.01; the S&P 500 .SPX lost 43.28 points, or 1.04%, to 4,136.48; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 193.86 points, or 1.59%, to 12,006.96.\nEven with Friday\'s declines, both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched weekly gains, with the Nasdaq securing a fifth straight week of gains, its longest since October-November 2021.\nEuropean stocks closed modestly higher, erasing earlier declines on optimism over the region\'s economy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX rose 0.34%, but MSCI\'s gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS shed 1.08%. The STOXX index closed with a 1.23% gain on the week, its highest closing level since April 21. MSCI\'s index was on track for a second straight weekly advance even with Friday\'s tumble.\nU.S. Treasury yields climbed after the payrolls report, with those on the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR up 13 basis points to 3.528%, from 3.398% late on Thursday, poised for their biggest one-day jump since Oct. 19.\nThe greenback strengthened in the wake of the data, climbing off a nine-month on Thursday to hit 103.01, its highest since Jan. 12, as the dollar index =USD rose 1.149% and the euro EUR= was down 1.02% to $1.0799.\nThe Japanese yen JPY= weakened 1.90% to 131.18 per dollar, while Sterling GBP= was last trading at $1.2053, down 1.39% on the day.\nCrude prices turned lower in part due to strength in the dollar and concerns about higher interest rates, with Brent and WTI both dropping nearly 8% on the week.\nU.S. crude CLc1 settled down 3.28% at $73.39 per barrel and Brent LCOc1 settled at $79.94, down 2.71% on the day.\nNon-farm payroll Non-farm payrollhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3djkUWS\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nAverage hourly earnings growth Average hourly earnings growthhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3COG6Cc\n(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; additional reporting by Herbert Lash; Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]; @ChuckMik;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, however, helped prevent further declines, as the stock erased losses in premarket trading to close 2.44% higher following its quarterly earnings. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks dropped more than 1%, while U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar rose on Friday after a shockingly strong U.S. jobs report renewed concerns the Federal Reserve may remain aggressive in its path of interest rate hikes as it tries to tame inflation. "While it is very helpful to see the jobs increasing, it is really a horse race between that ongoing income and how quickly inflation comes down," said Lisa Erickson, head of public markets group at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis, Minnesota.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, however, helped prevent further declines, as the stock erased losses in premarket trading to close 2.44% higher following its quarterly earnings. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks dropped more than 1%, while U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar rose on Friday after a shockingly strong U.S. jobs report renewed concerns the Federal Reserve may remain aggressive in its path of interest rate hikes as it tries to tame inflation. European stocks closed modestly higher, erasing earlier declines on optimism over the region's economy.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks tumble, U.S. bond yields rise on strong jobs report', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, however, helped prevent further declines, as the stock erased losses in premarket trading to close 2.44% higher following its quarterly earnings. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks dropped more than 1%, while U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar rose on Friday after a shockingly strong U.S. jobs report renewed concerns the Federal Reserve may remain aggressive in its path of interest rate hikes as it tries to tame inflation. The STOXX index closed with a 1.23% gain on the week, its highest closing level since April 21.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, however, helped prevent further declines, as the stock erased losses in premarket trading to close 2.44% higher following its quarterly earnings. By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks dropped more than 1%, while U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar rose on Friday after a shockingly strong U.S. jobs report renewed concerns the Federal Reserve may remain aggressive in its path of interest rate hikes as it tries to tame inflation. Crude prices turned lower in part due to strength in the dollar and concerns about higher interest rates, with Brent and WTI both dropping nearly 8% on the week.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-down-after-stunning-jobs-growth-raises-fed-questions-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nNasdaq posts 5th straight weekly gain\nU.S. reports blowout job data; unemployment lowest since 1969\nMegapcap earnings reactions: Apple up; Amazon, Alphabet slump\nFord Motor drops on downbeat outlook\nIndexes down: Dow 0.38%, S&P 1.04%, Nasdaq 1.59%\nUpdates with further market data\nBy Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian\nFeb 3 (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock indexes ended lower on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data sparked concerns about aggressive Federal Reserve action, while investors digested a mixed bag of megacap company earnings reports.\nThe S&P 500 still posted a gain for the week, which included a string of major market events, and stood not far from five-month highs. The Nasdaq tallied its fifth straight weekly rise, its longest such streak since late 2021.\nU.S. job growth accelerated sharply in January, with nonfarm payrolls surging by 517,000 jobs, well above an estimate of 185,000. The unemployment rate hit a more than 53-1/2-year low of 3.4%.\nIn another sign of economic strength, U.S. services industry activity rebounded strongly in January.\nInvestors have been balancing hopeful signs that the economy could avoid a feared recession against concerns about how long the Fed will keep interest rates high to rein in inflation. The S&P 500 gained earlier this week after comments that were more dovish than expected from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who acknowledged progress in the fight against inflation.\nThe jobs report "was an incredible surprise and it raises a lot of questions about what the Fed is going to do next,” said Kristina Hooper, chiefglobal marketstrategist at Invesco. “What I think is causing some of the volatility is markets trying to make sense of how the Fed will perceive this.”\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 127.93 points, or 0.38%, to 33,926.01, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 43.28 points, or 1.04%, to 4,136.48 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 193.86 points, or 1.59%, to 12,006.96.\nFor the week, the S&P 500 rose 1.6%, the Dow slipped 0.15%, and the Nasdaq gained 3.3%.\nWall Street\'s main indexes have had a solid start to the year as tech and other stocks that struggled in 2022 have rebounded, fueled by hopes that the Fed\'s rate hikes would soon end and the economy might be able to navigate a soft landing.\n“So many things were trading at bargain-basement prices three, four months ago," said Eric Kuby, chief investment officer at North Star Investment Management Corp. "That has gone away... I think we are in a fair game now.”\nShares of AppleAAPL.O, the largest U.S. company by market value, rose 2.4%. The company forecast that revenue would fall for a second quarter in a row but that iPhone sales were likely to improve as production had returned to normal in China.\nShares of AmazonAMZN.O slumped 8.4% as the company said operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter as savings from layoffs do not make up for the financial impact of consumers and cloud customers clamping down on spending.\nAlphabetGOOGL.O shares dropped 2.7% after the Google parent posted fourth-quarter profit and sales short of Wall Street expectations.\nIn other corporate news, Ford MotorF.N shares slid 7.6% after the automaker predicted a difficult year ahead.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 2.82-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.66-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 16 new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 127 new highs and 16 new lows.\nAbout 12.8 billion shares changed hands in U.S. exchanges, compared with the 11.9 billion daily average over the last 20 sessions.\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf in New York, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian; Additional reporting by Shubham Batra; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Maju Samuel and Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "I think we are in a fair game now.” Shares of AppleAAPL.O, the largest U.S. company by market value, rose 2.4%. Investors have been balancing hopeful signs that the economy could avoid a feared recession against concerns about how long the Fed will keep interest rates high to rein in inflation. Wall Street's main indexes have had a solid start to the year as tech and other stocks that struggled in 2022 have rebounded, fueled by hopes that the Fed's rate hikes would soon end and the economy might be able to navigate a soft landing.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'I think we are in a fair game now.” Shares of AppleAAPL.O, the largest U.S. company by market value, rose 2.4%. Nasdaq posts 5th straight weekly gain U.S. reports blowout job data; unemployment lowest since 1969 Megapcap earnings reactions: Apple up; Amazon, Alphabet slump Ford Motor drops on downbeat outlook Indexes down: Dow 0.38%, S&P 1.04%, Nasdaq 1.59% Updates with further market data By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock indexes ended lower on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data sparked concerns about aggressive Federal Reserve action, while investors digested a mixed bag of megacap company earnings reports. “What I think is causing some of the volatility is markets trying to make sense of how the Fed will perceive this.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 127.93 points, or 0.38%, to 33,926.01, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 43.28 points, or 1.04%, to 4,136.48 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 193.86 points, or 1.59%, to 12,006.96.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends down after stunning jobs growth raises Fed questions', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'I think we are in a fair game now.” Shares of AppleAAPL.O, the largest U.S. company by market value, rose 2.4%. Nasdaq posts 5th straight weekly gain U.S. reports blowout job data; unemployment lowest since 1969 Megapcap earnings reactions: Apple up; Amazon, Alphabet slump Ford Motor drops on downbeat outlook Indexes down: Dow 0.38%, S&P 1.04%, Nasdaq 1.59% Updates with further market data By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock indexes ended lower on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data sparked concerns about aggressive Federal Reserve action, while investors digested a mixed bag of megacap company earnings reports. For the week, the S&P 500 rose 1.6%, the Dow slipped 0.15%, and the Nasdaq gained 3.3%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'I think we are in a fair game now.” Shares of AppleAAPL.O, the largest U.S. company by market value, rose 2.4%. Nasdaq posts 5th straight weekly gain U.S. reports blowout job data; unemployment lowest since 1969 Megapcap earnings reactions: Apple up; Amazon, Alphabet slump Ford Motor drops on downbeat outlook Indexes down: Dow 0.38%, S&P 1.04%, Nasdaq 1.59% Updates with further market data By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock indexes ended lower on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data sparked concerns about aggressive Federal Reserve action, while investors digested a mixed bag of megacap company earnings reports. “What I think is causing some of the volatility is markets trying to make sense of how the Fed will perceive this.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 127.93 points, or 0.38%, to 33,926.01, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 43.28 points, or 1.04%, to 4,136.48 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 193.86 points, or 1.59%, to 12,006.96.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-02-03-2023%3A-iti-goog-googl-aapl-ai', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Technology stocks extended their Friday retreat this afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) falling 0.8% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index declining 1.9%.\nIn company news, Iteris (ITI) rose over 12% after the roadway software and infrastructure company reported fiscal Q3 results beating Wall Street expectations, including a 27% year-over-year rise in revenue to a best-ever $40.7 million. Iteris Friday also named a new chief financial officer, hiring former Romeo Power CFO Kerry Shiba.\nC3.ai (AI) climbed almost 18% after DA Davidson began coverage of the artificial intelligence software firm's stock with a buy rating and a $30 price target.\nApple (AAPL) rose 2.4%, rebounding from an early 2% decline, a day after the tech company reported fiscal Q1 non-GAAP net income and revenue trailing year-ago comparisons and also missing Wall Street expectations. Excluding one-time items, it earned $1.88 per share on $117.20 billion in revenue, lagging the Capital IQ forecast expecting $1.95 per share and $121.60 billion, respectively.\nTo the downside, Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) shares were down 3.3% after reporting Q4 earnings of $1.05 per share, down from $1.53 per share a year earlier, and missing analysts' consensus estimate of $1.19.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) rose 2.4%, rebounding from an early 2% decline, a day after the tech company reported fiscal Q1 non-GAAP net income and revenue trailing year-ago comparisons and also missing Wall Street expectations. Iteris Friday also named a new chief financial officer, hiring former Romeo Power CFO Kerry Shiba. C3.ai (AI) climbed almost 18% after DA Davidson began coverage of the artificial intelligence software firm's stock with a buy rating and a $30 price target.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) rose 2.4%, rebounding from an early 2% decline, a day after the tech company reported fiscal Q1 non-GAAP net income and revenue trailing year-ago comparisons and also missing Wall Street expectations. In company news, Iteris (ITI) rose over 12% after the roadway software and infrastructure company reported fiscal Q3 results beating Wall Street expectations, including a 27% year-over-year rise in revenue to a best-ever $40.7 million. Excluding one-time items, it earned $1.88 per share on $117.20 billion in revenue, lagging the Capital IQ forecast expecting $1.95 per share and $121.60 billion, respectively.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 02/03/2023: ITI, GOOG, GOOGL, AAPL, AI', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) rose 2.4%, rebounding from an early 2% decline, a day after the tech company reported fiscal Q1 non-GAAP net income and revenue trailing year-ago comparisons and also missing Wall Street expectations. Technology stocks extended their Friday retreat this afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) falling 0.8% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index declining 1.9%. In company news, Iteris (ITI) rose over 12% after the roadway software and infrastructure company reported fiscal Q3 results beating Wall Street expectations, including a 27% year-over-year rise in revenue to a best-ever $40.7 million.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) rose 2.4%, rebounding from an early 2% decline, a day after the tech company reported fiscal Q1 non-GAAP net income and revenue trailing year-ago comparisons and also missing Wall Street expectations. In company news, Iteris (ITI) rose over 12% after the roadway software and infrastructure company reported fiscal Q3 results beating Wall Street expectations, including a 27% year-over-year rise in revenue to a best-ever $40.7 million. To the downside, Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) shares were down 3.3% after reporting Q4 earnings of $1.05 per share, down from $1.53 per share a year earlier, and missing analysts' consensus estimate of $1.19."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-down-after-stunning-jobs-growth-raises-fed-questions', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian\nFeb 3 (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock indexes ended lower on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data sparked concerns about aggressive Federal Reserve action, while investors digested a mixed bag of megacap company earnings reports.\nThe S&P 500 still posted a weekly gain and stood not far from five-month highs, while the Nasdaq tallied its fifth straight weekly rise, its longest such streak since late 2021.\nU.S. job growth accelerated sharply in January, with nonfarm payrolls surging by 517,000 jobs, well above an estimate of 185,000. The unemployment rate hit a more than 53-1/2-year low of 3.4%.\nIn another sign of economic strength, U.S. services industry activity rebounded strongly in January.\nInvestors have been balancing hopeful signs that the economy could avoid a feared recession against concerns about how long the Fed will keep interest rates high to rein in inflation. The S&P 500 gained earlier this week after comments that were more dovish than expected from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who acknowledged progress in the fight against inflation.\nThe jobs report "was an incredible surprise and it raises a lot of questions about what the Fed is going to do next,” said Kristina Hooper, chiefglobal marketstrategist at Invesco. “What I think is causing some of the volatility is markets trying to make sense of how the Fed will perceive this.”\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 43.38 points, or 1.04%, to end at 4,136.14 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 193.86 points, or 1.59%, to 12,007.24. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 129.96 points, or 0.38%, to 33,923.98.\nWall Street\'s main indexes have had a solid start to the year as tech and other stocks that struggled in 2022 have rebounded, fueled by hopes that the Fed\'s rate hikes would soon end and the economy might be able to navigate a soft landing.\n“So many things were trading at bargain-basement prices three, four months ago," said Eric Kuby, chief investment officer at North Star Investment Management Corp. "That has gone away... I think we are in a fair game now.”\nShares of AppleAAPL.O, the largest U.S. company by market value, rose. The company forecast that revenue would fall for a second quarter in a row but that iPhone sales were likely to improve as production had returned to normal in China.\nShares of AmazonAMZN.O slumped as the company said operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter as savings from layoffs do not make up for the financial impact of consumers and cloud customers clamping down on spending.\nAlphabetGOOGL.O shares dropped after the Google parent posted fourth-quarter profit and sales short of Wall Street expectations.\nIn other corporate news, Ford MotorF.N shares slid after the automaker predicted a difficult year ahead.\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf in New York, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian; Additional reporting by Shubham Batra; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Maju Samuel and Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "I think we are in a fair game now.” Shares of AppleAAPL.O, the largest U.S. company by market value, rose. By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock indexes ended lower on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data sparked concerns about aggressive Federal Reserve action, while investors digested a mixed bag of megacap company earnings reports. Wall Street's main indexes have had a solid start to the year as tech and other stocks that struggled in 2022 have rebounded, fueled by hopes that the Fed's rate hikes would soon end and the economy might be able to navigate a soft landing.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'I think we are in a fair game now.” Shares of AppleAAPL.O, the largest U.S. company by market value, rose. By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock indexes ended lower on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data sparked concerns about aggressive Federal Reserve action, while investors digested a mixed bag of megacap company earnings reports. “What I think is causing some of the volatility is markets trying to make sense of how the Fed will perceive this.” According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 43.38 points, or 1.04%, to end at 4,136.14 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 193.86 points, or 1.59%, to 12,007.24.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends down after stunning jobs growth raises Fed questions', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'I think we are in a fair game now.” Shares of AppleAAPL.O, the largest U.S. company by market value, rose. By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock indexes ended lower on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data sparked concerns about aggressive Federal Reserve action, while investors digested a mixed bag of megacap company earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 129.96 points, or 0.38%, to 33,923.98.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'I think we are in a fair game now.” Shares of AppleAAPL.O, the largest U.S. company by market value, rose. By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock indexes ended lower on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data sparked concerns about aggressive Federal Reserve action, while investors digested a mixed bag of megacap company earnings reports. “What I think is causing some of the volatility is markets trying to make sense of how the Fed will perceive this.” According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 43.38 points, or 1.04%, to end at 4,136.14 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 193.86 points, or 1.59%, to 12,007.24.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-faang-stocks-made-big-moves-friday', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The stock market was broadly lower early Friday afternoon, with investors generally expressing concern at the possibility that the Federal Reserve could remain more restrictive in its monetary policy for a longer period of time. The January employment report released earlier in the day showed a stronger labor market than most had anticipated, suggesting that the interest rate hikes that the Fed has already made haven't yet shown up in terms of slowing job creation. The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) lagged the rest of the market, with declines of more than 1% as of 1:15 p.m. ET.\nMany investors focus their attention on the biggest stocks in the market, and the popular FAANG stocks include some of the largest companies in the world. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) all reported their latest financial results in the past 24 hours, and shareholders had mixed reactions to what these companies had to say.\nApple moves higher\nShares of Apple were up between 2% and 3% Friday afternoon. The iPhone maker reported fiscal first-quarter financial results for the period ending Dec. 31, and despite some headwinds for the business, shareholders seemed comfortable with the tech titan's numbers and the trends it's seeing.\nApple's fiscal Q1 numbers showed some of the slowdown in consumer demand during the holiday season that many investors had expected. Revenue of $117.2 billion was down 5.5% year over year, with a nearly 8% drop in product sales offsetting a 6% rise in revenue from Apple services. Higher expenses also weighed on margins, with gross margin falling nearly a percentage point to 43%. Net income of $30 billion was down 13% from year-ago levels, producing earnings of $1.88 per share.\nLooking at specific products, iPad sales were the only category that rose, with iPhone revenue dropping more than 8%. Mac sales saw the biggest percentage hit, down 29%. Revenue challenges were consistent across Apple's global footprint.\nApple's stock has fallen sharply from its highs, suggesting investors were afraid of even worse declines in key business metrics. Even though the company's report wasn't ideal, it nevertheless seemed to show a better picture than many had expected.\nAmazon and Alphabet sink\nMoving the other direction, Amazon shares fell 7%, while Alphabet suffered a 3% drop. Both companies reported financial results that left shareholders wanting more.\nAmazon's fourth-quarter report showed a 9% rise in sales to $149.2 billion, but net income plunged 98% to just $278 million, or $0.03 per share. Again, the big difference was the accounting hit that Amazon had to recognize in its investment in electric vehicle company Rivian Automotive, which lost ground in Q4 of 2022. Guidance for 4% to 8% year-over-year growth in the first quarter of 2023 and potential decreases in operating income also failed to inspire shareholders.\nAt Alphabet, revenue inched higher by 1% in the fourth quarter of 2022 to $76.05 billion. However, a 5-percentage-point decline in operating margin to 24% weighed on profits, and the reversal of some extraordinary items led to about a one-third drop in net income to $13.62 billion. That worked out to earnings of $1.05 per share. CEO Sundar Pichai tried to point to the work Alphabet has done in artificial intelligence as starting to show signs of paying off, but concerns about the state of the advertising market going forward weighed on investor sentiment.\nThe takeaway long-term investors should draw from all three reports is that even large companies have to adapt to changing conditions in the broader economy and their respective industries. Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet all have the financial resources to deploy to make strategic shifts, but it still takes vision to make the right decisions and keep shareholders confident in their long-run prospects.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Dan Caplinger has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) all reported their latest financial results in the past 24 hours, and shareholders had mixed reactions to what these companies had to say. The stock market was broadly lower early Friday afternoon, with investors generally expressing concern at the possibility that the Federal Reserve could remain more restrictive in its monetary policy for a longer period of time. The January employment report released earlier in the day showed a stronger labor market than most had anticipated, suggesting that the interest rate hikes that the Fed has already made haven't yet shown up in terms of slowing job creation.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) all reported their latest financial results in the past 24 hours, and shareholders had mixed reactions to what these companies had to say. Revenue of $117.2 billion was down 5.5% year over year, with a nearly 8% drop in product sales offsetting a 6% rise in revenue from Apple services. Amazon's fourth-quarter report showed a 9% rise in sales to $149.2 billion, but net income plunged 98% to just $278 million, or $0.03 per share.", 'news_article_title': 'Why FAANG Stocks Made Big Moves Friday', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) all reported their latest financial results in the past 24 hours, and shareholders had mixed reactions to what these companies had to say. Even though the company's report wasn't ideal, it nevertheless seemed to show a better picture than many had expected. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) all reported their latest financial results in the past 24 hours, and shareholders had mixed reactions to what these companies had to say. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/etfs-in-focus-on-apples-first-earnings-miss-since-2016', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple Inc. AAPL reported dismal first-quarter fiscal 2023 results as it missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. The tech giant posted its largest year-over-year quarterly revenue decline since 2019 and the biggest annual quarterly revenue drop since September 2016. A strong dollar, production issues in China affecting the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, and the overall macroeconomic environment were the major culprits.\n\nApple dropped 5% in after-market hours on elevated volume. As such, ETFs having the largest allocation to the tech titan have been in focus in the days ahead. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares US Technology ETF IYW have Apple as the top firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).\nApple Earnings in Focus\nEarnings per share came in at $1.88, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5 cents and declining 10.9% from the year-ago earnings. Revenues dropped 5.5% year over year to $117.1 billion and fell short of the estimated $121 billion. The worst performance came on the back of lower shipments of Apple’s high-end iPhones, which were hit by an outbreak of COVID-19 at an assembly hub run by partner Foxconn in Zhengzhou (read: What Lies Ahead for China ETFs in the Year of Rabbit?).\n\niPhone sales declined 8.1% to $65.8 billion, while Mac sales dropped 28.7% to $7.7 billion. Revenues from Wearables, Home and Accessories, which include Apple Watch, AirPods, HomePod, Apple TV and Beats headphones, declined 8% to $13.8 billion. However, Services revenues, comprising iTunes, Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Pay and Apple Care, soared 6.4% year over year to a record $20.8 billion, while iPad sales climbed 29.7% to $9.4 billion.\n\nThe tech giant expects fiscal second-quarter year-over-year revenue growth to be similar to the first quarter, adding that sales of Macs and iPads would probably fall by double digits in part because of a “challenging” economic environment.\nETFs to Buy\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK)\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund targets the broad technology sector and follows the Technology Select Sector Index. It holds about 76 securities in its basket, with Apple making up for a 22% share. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund has key holdings in software, technology hardware, storage & peripherals, semiconductors & semiconductor equipment and IT services (read: 5 Tech ETFs Riding High on Sectors\' Comeback to Start 2023).\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund is the most popular and heavily traded ETF, with AUM of $40.7 billion and an average daily volume of 6 million shares. The fund charges 10 bps in fees per year.\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF manages about $42.6 billion in its asset base and provides exposure to 368 technology stocks. It currently tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Here, Apple accounts for a 20.4% share. Systems software, technology hardware, storage & peripheral, and semiconductors are the top three sectors.\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF has an expense ratio of 0.10%, while volume is solid at nearly 696,000 shares.\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC)\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF is home to 367 technology stocks with AUM of $5.4 billion. It follows the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index. Apple accounts for a 20.4% allocation.\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF has an expense ratio of 0.08%, while volume is solid at 173,000 shares a day (see: all the Technology ETFs here).\n\niShares US Technology ETF (IYW)\n\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF tracks the Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index, giving investors exposure to 140 U.S. electronics, computer software and hardware, and informational technology companies. Apple makes up for a 17.4% of the assets.\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF has AUM of $8.7 billion and charges 39 bps in fees and expenses. Volume is good as it exchanges 482,000 shares a day.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\nFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. AAPL reported dismal first-quarter fiscal 2023 results as it missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The worst performance came on the back of lower shipments of Apple’s high-end iPhones, which were hit by an outbreak of COVID-19 at an assembly hub run by partner Foxconn in Zhengzhou (read: What Lies Ahead for China ETFs in the Year of Rabbit?', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL reported dismal first-quarter fiscal 2023 results as it missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares US Technology ETF IYW have Apple as the top firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).', 'news_article_title': "ETFs in Focus on Apple's First Earnings Miss Since 2016", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL reported dismal first-quarter fiscal 2023 results as it missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares US Technology ETF IYW have Apple as the top firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL reported dismal first-quarter fiscal 2023 results as it missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares US Technology ETF IYW have Apple as the top firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-sinks-after-stunning-jobs-growth-raises-questions-about-fed', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian\nFeb 3 (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock indexes fell in choppy trading on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data sparked concerns about aggressive Federal Reserve action, while investors digested a mixed bag of megacap company earnings reports.\nThe S&P 500 was still set to end the week with gains and was not far from five-month highs, while the Nasdaq was on pace for its fifth straight weekly rise.\nU.S. job growth accelerated sharply in January, with nonfarm payrolls surging by 517,000 jobs, well above an estimate of 185,000. The unemployment rate hit a more than 53-1/2-year low of 3.4%.\nIn another sign of economic strength, U.S. services industry activity rebounded strongly in January.\nInvestors have been balancing hopeful signs that the economy could avoid a feared recession against concerns about how long the Fed will keep interest rates high to rein in inflation. The S&P 500 gained earlier this week after more dovish-than-expected comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who acknowledged progress in the fight against inflation.\nThe jobs report "was an incredible surprise and it raises a lot of questions about what the Fed is going to do next,” said Kristina Hooper, chiefglobal marketstrategist at Invesco. “What I think is causing some of the volatility is markets trying to make sense of how the Fed will perceive this.”\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 132.16 points, or 0.39%, to 33,921.78, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 37.88 points, or 0.91%, to 4,141.88 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 152.08 points, or 1.25%, to 12,048.74.\nWall Street\'s main indexes have had a solid start to the year as tech and other stocks that struggled last year have rebounded, fueled by hopes that the Fed\'s rate hikes would soon end and the economy might be able to navigate a soft landing.\nShares of AppleAAPL.O, the largest U.S. company by market value, were up 3%. The company forecast that revenue would fall for a second quarter in a row but that iPhone sales were likely to improve as production had returned to normal in China.\nShares of AmazonAMZN.O slumped more than 7% as the company said operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter as savings from layoffs do not make up for the financial impact of consumers and cloud customers clamping down on spending.\nAlphabetGOOGL.O shares shed over 2% after the Google parent posted fourth-quarter profit and sales short of Wall Street expectations.\nIn other corporate news, Ford MotorF.N shares slid over 7% after the automaker predicted a difficult year ahead.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 2.69-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.55-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 15 new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 103 new highs and 10 new lows.\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf in New York, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian; Additional reporting by Shubham Batra; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Maju Samuel and Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of AppleAAPL.O, the largest U.S. company by market value, were up 3%. By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock indexes fell in choppy trading on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data sparked concerns about aggressive Federal Reserve action, while investors digested a mixed bag of megacap company earnings reports. Investors have been balancing hopeful signs that the economy could avoid a feared recession against concerns about how long the Fed will keep interest rates high to rein in inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of AppleAAPL.O, the largest U.S. company by market value, were up 3%. By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock indexes fell in choppy trading on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data sparked concerns about aggressive Federal Reserve action, while investors digested a mixed bag of megacap company earnings reports. The S&P 500 posted 15 new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 103 new highs and 10 new lows.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street sinks after stunning jobs growth raises questions about Fed', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of AppleAAPL.O, the largest U.S. company by market value, were up 3%. Wall Street's main indexes have had a solid start to the year as tech and other stocks that struggled last year have rebounded, fueled by hopes that the Fed's rate hikes would soon end and the economy might be able to navigate a soft landing. Shares of AmazonAMZN.O slumped more than 7% as the company said operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter as savings from layoffs do not make up for the financial impact of consumers and cloud customers clamping down on spending.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of AppleAAPL.O, the largest U.S. company by market value, were up 3%. By Lewis Krauskopf, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock indexes fell in choppy trading on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data sparked concerns about aggressive Federal Reserve action, while investors digested a mixed bag of megacap company earnings reports. Wall Street's main indexes have had a solid start to the year as tech and other stocks that struggled last year have rebounded, fueled by hopes that the Fed's rate hikes would soon end and the economy might be able to navigate a soft landing."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-stocks-fall-u.s.-bond-yields-jump-on-strong-jobs-report', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Chuck Mikolajczak\nNEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks slumped while U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar shot higher on Friday after a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report rekindled concerns the Federal Reserve may need to stay aggressive in its rate hike path in order to tame inflation.\nThe report from the Labor Department showed by 517,000 jobs in January, well above the 185,000 estimate of economists polled by Reuters, with data for December also being revised higher.\nEquities have rallied to start the year on expectations the Fed may be forced to pause or even pivot from its rate hikes in the back half of the year, growing more confident after comments from Fed Chair Powell on Wednesday that acknowledged the "disinflationary" process may have begun. Additional fuel was added after policy announcements by the European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of England (BoE) on Thursday.\n"Anyone who is calling for any sort of a recession now, I don’t know how you can get a recession when you are getting half a million people hired in one report, and you get upward revisions for the past two months and the breadth on the support was pretty incredible, it was almost across the board in a lot of these areas where you saw these increases," said Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist at TD Ameritrade in Chicago.\n"So this is kind of a blockbuster report, it is certainly going to put the Fed in a difficult spot."\nInterest rate futures now indicate the Fed is likely to deliver at least two more interest-rate hikes, taking the benchmark rate to above 5%.\nU.S. stocks opened lower after the report, with additional downward pressure being supplied by a 1.01% decline in Google parent Alphabet and a 5.46% drop in AmazonAMZN.O after their quarterly results.\nApple, however, helped curb declines, erasing losses in premarket trading to trade 3.52% higher following its quarterly earnings.\nOther data showed the U.S. services industry rebounded strongly in January, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 13.97 points, or 0.04%, to 34,039.97, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 15.18 points, or 0.36%, to 4,164.58 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 51.84 points, or 0.42%, to 12,148.98.\nEuropean stocks edged higher, erasing earlier declines. The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX rose 0.07% but MSCI\'s gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS shed 0.57%.\nU.S. Treasury yields climbed after the payrolls report with those on the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR up 14.9 basis points to 3.547%, from 3.398% late on Thursday, poised for their biggest one-day jump since Oct. 5.\nThe greenback strengthened in the wake of the data, climbing off a 9-month low hit on Thursday, with the dollar index =USD 0.737% higher and the euro EUR= down 0.55% to $1.085.\nThe Japanese yen weakened 1.72% to 130.90 per dollar, while Sterling GBP= was last trading at $1.2105, down 0.97% on the day.\nCrude prices advanced but were still poised for a weekly decline.\nU.S. crude CLc1 was up 2.62% at $77.87 per barrel and Brent LCOc1 was at $84.05, up 2.29% on the day.\nNon-farm payroll Non-farm payrollhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3djkUWS\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\n(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)\n(([email protected]; @ChuckMik;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks slumped while U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar shot higher on Friday after a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report rekindled concerns the Federal Reserve may need to stay aggressive in its rate hike path in order to tame inflation. U.S. stocks opened lower after the report, with additional downward pressure being supplied by a 1.01% decline in Google parent Alphabet and a 5.46% drop in AmazonAMZN.O after their quarterly results. U.S. Treasury yields climbed after the payrolls report with those on the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR up 14.9 basis points to 3.547%, from 3.398% late on Thursday, poised for their biggest one-day jump since Oct. 5.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks slumped while U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar shot higher on Friday after a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report rekindled concerns the Federal Reserve may need to stay aggressive in its rate hike path in order to tame inflation. European stocks edged higher, erasing earlier declines. Non-farm payroll Non-farm payrollhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3djkUWS World FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh (Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Kirsten Donovan) (([email protected]; @ChuckMik;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks fall, U.S. bond yields jump on strong jobs report', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The report from the Labor Department showed by 517,000 jobs in January, well above the 185,000 estimate of economists polled by Reuters, with data for December also being revised higher. Apple, however, helped curb declines, erasing losses in premarket trading to trade 3.52% higher following its quarterly earnings. U.S. Treasury yields climbed after the payrolls report with those on the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR up 14.9 basis points to 3.547%, from 3.398% late on Thursday, poised for their biggest one-day jump since Oct. 5.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks slumped while U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar shot higher on Friday after a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report rekindled concerns the Federal Reserve may need to stay aggressive in its rate hike path in order to tame inflation. "Anyone who is calling for any sort of a recession now, I don’t know how you can get a recession when you are getting half a million people hired in one report, and you get upward revisions for the past two months and the breadth on the support was pretty incredible, it was almost across the board in a lot of these areas where you saw these increases," said Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist at TD Ameritrade in Chicago. Non-farm payroll Non-farm payrollhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3djkUWS World FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh (Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Kirsten Donovan) (([email protected]; @ChuckMik;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/daily-dividend-report%3A-mcdaaplgildmchpaph', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Today, McDonald\'s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.52 per share of common stock payable on March 15, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2023.\nApple— today announced financial results for its fiscal 2023 first quarter ended December 31, 2022. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $117.2 billion, down 5 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.88. Apple\'s board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.23 per share of the Company\'s common stock. The dividend is payable on February 16, 2023 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 13, 2023.\nGilead Sciences today announced that the company\'s Board of Directors has declared an increase of 2.7% in the company\'s quarterly cash dividend, beginning in the first quarter of 2023. The increase will result in a quarterly dividend of $0.75 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on March 30, 2023, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2023.\nMicrochip Technology, a leading provider of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 35.8 cents per share. The dividend is payable on March 7, 2023, to stockholders of record on February 21, 2023. Microchip initiated quarterly cash dividend payments in the third quarter of fiscal year 2003 and has increased its dividend 76 times since its inception. "Microchip\'s financial performance in the December 2022 quarter was very strong, resulting in solid cash generation and significant debt reduction," said Steve Sanghi, Executive Chair. "Today, our Board of Directors approved a year-over-year increase in our dividend of 41.5% to 35.8 cents per share, up from our February 2022 dividend of 25.3 cents per share. This represents 82 consecutive quarters of dividend payments for Microchip and reflects confidence in the cash-generating capability of our business, as well as our ongoing commitment to returning capital to our stockholders."\nAmphenol announced today that its Board of Directors approved the first quarter 2023 dividend on its Common Stock in the amount of $0.21 per share at its meeting held on February 2, 2023. The Company will pay this first quarter 2023 dividend on April 12, 2023 to shareholders of record as of March 21, 2023.\nVIDEO: Daily Dividend Report: MCD,AAPL,GILD,MCHP,APH\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'VIDEO: Daily Dividend Report: MCD,AAPL,GILD,MCHP,APH The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Microchip Technology, a leading provider of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 35.8 cents per share. "Microchip\'s financial performance in the December 2022 quarter was very strong, resulting in solid cash generation and significant debt reduction," said Steve Sanghi, Executive Chair.', 'news_luhn_summary': "VIDEO: Daily Dividend Report: MCD,AAPL,GILD,MCHP,APH The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Today, McDonald's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.52 per share of common stock payable on March 15, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2023. Gilead Sciences today announced that the company's Board of Directors has declared an increase of 2.7% in the company's quarterly cash dividend, beginning in the first quarter of 2023.", 'news_article_title': 'Daily Dividend Report: MCD,AAPL,GILD,MCHP,APH', 'news_lexrank_summary': "VIDEO: Daily Dividend Report: MCD,AAPL,GILD,MCHP,APH The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Today, McDonald's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.52 per share of common stock payable on March 15, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2023. Gilead Sciences today announced that the company's Board of Directors has declared an increase of 2.7% in the company's quarterly cash dividend, beginning in the first quarter of 2023.", 'news_textrank_summary': "VIDEO: Daily Dividend Report: MCD,AAPL,GILD,MCHP,APH The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Today, McDonald's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.52 per share of common stock payable on March 15, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2023. Gilead Sciences today announced that the company's Board of Directors has declared an increase of 2.7% in the company's quarterly cash dividend, beginning in the first quarter of 2023."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-tech-trillion-clubs-wobble-in-four-charts-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Updates shares\nFeb 3 (Reuters) - Disappointing earnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O on Thursday renewed concerns of a slowdown in demand as consumers and businesses remain cautious about spending amid rising economic uncertainty.\nThe tech industry has already laid off thousands of employees in an effort to cut costs as it braces for an impending slowdown.\nThe following graphics highlight the companies\' shaky performance in key areas:\nWEAK IPHONE SALES\nThe world\'s largest publicly traded company\'s quarterly profit missed Wall Street expectations for the first time since 2016 as it struggled with disruptions to iPhone production in China.\n"Apple\'s results are consistent with the broader technology-sector challenges, with a difficult macroeconomic environment slowing sales for digital advertising, e-commerce, and (as reflected by Apple\'s performance) consumer electronics," said D.A Davidson analyst Thomas Forte.\nDIGITAL ADVERTISING SLUMP\nThe parent company of digital advertising giant Google also missed earnings expectations as businesses dialed back spending on fears of a possible recession.\n"If a dominant ad player like Google can get hit like this, it is now officially a tough ad market," said Rosenblatt Securities analyst Barton Crockett.\nSLOW CLOUD GROWTH\nAmazon\'s revenue beat for the holiday quarter was largely overshadowed by a warning from the e-commerce giant that its lucrative cloud business was set for slower growth in the next few quarters.\n"This year is likely to be a difficult year for AWS growth. One of the key advantages of AWS – that it is easy to flex spending upwards – is also one of its key disadvantages when the economy slows down," said Atlantic Equities analyst James Cordwell.\nPOST-EARNINGS STOCK REACTION\nShares of the three companies - all of which have market valuations of more than a trillion dollars - were trading between -4.9% and 1.5%. The stock slump also dragged the wider market lower. .N\nHere is how the stocks have reacted after every quarterly earnings report in 2022:\nApple\'s iPhone sales fall for the first time since 2020https://tmsnrt.rs/3JCRVP7\nGoogle\'s ad sales growth in the last 2 yearshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3kV3erF\nAmazon\'s cloud growth in the last two yearshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40v2fiu\nBig tech stock reaction after quarterly results over the past yearhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3RssZvR\n(Reporting by Akash Sriram, Tiyashi Datta and Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Updates shares Feb 3 (Reuters) - Disappointing earnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O on Thursday renewed concerns of a slowdown in demand as consumers and businesses remain cautious about spending amid rising economic uncertainty. The world's largest publicly traded company's quarterly profit missed Wall Street expectations for the first time since 2016 as it struggled with disruptions to iPhone production in China. .N Here is how the stocks have reacted after every quarterly earnings report in 2022: Apple's iPhone sales fall for the first time since 2020https://tmsnrt.rs/3JCRVP7 Google's ad sales growth in the last 2 yearshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3kV3erF Amazon's cloud growth in the last two yearshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40v2fiu Big tech stock reaction after quarterly results over the past yearhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3RssZvR (Reporting by Akash Sriram, Tiyashi Datta and Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Updates shares Feb 3 (Reuters) - Disappointing earnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O on Thursday renewed concerns of a slowdown in demand as consumers and businesses remain cautious about spending amid rising economic uncertainty. "Apple\'s results are consistent with the broader technology-sector challenges, with a difficult macroeconomic environment slowing sales for digital advertising, e-commerce, and (as reflected by Apple\'s performance) consumer electronics," said D.A Davidson analyst Thomas Forte. The parent company of digital advertising giant Google also missed earnings expectations as businesses dialed back spending on fears of a possible recession.', 'news_article_title': "GRAPHIC-Tech trillion club's wobble in four charts", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Updates shares Feb 3 (Reuters) - Disappointing earnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O on Thursday renewed concerns of a slowdown in demand as consumers and businesses remain cautious about spending amid rising economic uncertainty. The world's largest publicly traded company's quarterly profit missed Wall Street expectations for the first time since 2016 as it struggled with disruptions to iPhone production in China. .N Here is how the stocks have reacted after every quarterly earnings report in 2022: Apple's iPhone sales fall for the first time since 2020https://tmsnrt.rs/3JCRVP7 Google's ad sales growth in the last 2 yearshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3kV3erF Amazon's cloud growth in the last two yearshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40v2fiu Big tech stock reaction after quarterly results over the past yearhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3RssZvR (Reporting by Akash Sriram, Tiyashi Datta and Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Updates shares Feb 3 (Reuters) - Disappointing earnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O on Thursday renewed concerns of a slowdown in demand as consumers and businesses remain cautious about spending amid rising economic uncertainty. "Apple\'s results are consistent with the broader technology-sector challenges, with a difficult macroeconomic environment slowing sales for digital advertising, e-commerce, and (as reflected by Apple\'s performance) consumer electronics," said D.A Davidson analyst Thomas Forte. The parent company of digital advertising giant Google also missed earnings expectations as businesses dialed back spending on fears of a possible recession.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-falls-as-jobs-data-fans-higher-rate-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nU.S. job growth accelerates in Jan, jobless rate ticks down\nAmazon, Alphabet fall on disappointing results\nFord drops on downbeat outlook\nTesla climbs on strong Jan sales in China\nIndexes down: Nasdaq 0.32%, S&P 0.34%, Dow 0.15%\nUpdates prices, details\nBy Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian\nFeb 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes edged lower on Friday after data showed the economy added jobs at a rapid pace last month, feeding into fears that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer in its fight against inflation.\nThe Labor Department\'s nonfarm payrolls report showed 517,000 job additions in January, almost three times expectations of 185,000 additions. The unemployment rate ticked down 3.4% in January to hit a more than 53-1/2-year low.\n"Whenever we see these big numbers, the fear of the Fed comes back with a vengeance because people are probably afraid that the Fed is going to push things even further than what they have, running the risk of not soft landing, but more of a car crash," said Brian Jacobsen, senior investment strategist for Allspring Global Investments.\nMoney markets expect the U.S. central bank to hike rates two more times before stopping, after the Fed raised its target rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday.\nRates are seen peaking at 4.95% by June, compared with 4.91% before the data. 0#FEDWATCH\nWorries of higher rates for longer amplified the downbeat mood set by disappointing results from megacap growth companies.\nApple Inc AAPL.O forecast another revenue decline at the start of the year, but its shares reversed course to trade 3% higher.\nAmazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell 4.5% as it warned that its operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter, and Google parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O missed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter results, sending its shares down 1.5%.\nThe results looked set to snap the previous session\'s rally on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s repeated references to the "disinflationary" process being underway in his remarks after Wednesday\'s meeting.\nThe three main Wall Street indexes were still set for gains this week. The Nasdaq .IXIC eyed its fifth consecutive weekly advance, its best streak since October.\nAt 10:18 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 52.53 points, or 0.15%, at 34,001.41, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 14.19 points, or 0.34%, at 4,165.57, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 38.81 points, or 0.32%, at 12,162.01.\nTen of the top 11 S&P 500 sectors fell with only energy stocks .SPNY in positive territory as oil prices rose.\nFord Motor CoF.N dropped 8.1% after missing quarterly earnings expectations while also warning of a rocky year ahead.\nIn a bright spot, Tesla Inc TSLA.O jumped 5.6%, boosted by strong January electric vehicle sales in China.\nNearly 70% of half the S&P 500 firms that reported fourth-quarter earnings have topped Wall Street expectations. Analysts now see earnings of S&P 500 firms declining 2.7% for the quarter, according to Refinitiv.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.41-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.44-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded eight new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 54 new highs and five new lows.\n(Reporting by Shubham Batra, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O forecast another revenue decline at the start of the year, but its shares reversed course to trade 3% higher. U.S. job growth accelerates in Jan, jobless rate ticks down Amazon, Alphabet fall on disappointing results Ford drops on downbeat outlook Tesla climbs on strong Jan sales in China Indexes down: Nasdaq 0.32%, S&P 0.34%, Dow 0.15% Updates prices, details By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes edged lower on Friday after data showed the economy added jobs at a rapid pace last month, feeding into fears that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer in its fight against inflation. Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell 4.5% as it warned that its operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter, and Google parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O missed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter results, sending its shares down 1.5%.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O forecast another revenue decline at the start of the year, but its shares reversed course to trade 3% higher. U.S. job growth accelerates in Jan, jobless rate ticks down Amazon, Alphabet fall on disappointing results Ford drops on downbeat outlook Tesla climbs on strong Jan sales in China Indexes down: Nasdaq 0.32%, S&P 0.34%, Dow 0.15% Updates prices, details By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes edged lower on Friday after data showed the economy added jobs at a rapid pace last month, feeding into fears that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer in its fight against inflation. The Labor Department's nonfarm payrolls report showed 517,000 job additions in January, almost three times expectations of 185,000 additions.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall St falls as jobs data fans higher rate fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O forecast another revenue decline at the start of the year, but its shares reversed course to trade 3% higher. U.S. job growth accelerates in Jan, jobless rate ticks down Amazon, Alphabet fall on disappointing results Ford drops on downbeat outlook Tesla climbs on strong Jan sales in China Indexes down: Nasdaq 0.32%, S&P 0.34%, Dow 0.15% Updates prices, details By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes edged lower on Friday after data showed the economy added jobs at a rapid pace last month, feeding into fears that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer in its fight against inflation. The three main Wall Street indexes were still set for gains this week.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O forecast another revenue decline at the start of the year, but its shares reversed course to trade 3% higher. U.S. job growth accelerates in Jan, jobless rate ticks down Amazon, Alphabet fall on disappointing results Ford drops on downbeat outlook Tesla climbs on strong Jan sales in China Indexes down: Nasdaq 0.32%, S&P 0.34%, Dow 0.15% Updates prices, details By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes edged lower on Friday after data showed the economy added jobs at a rapid pace last month, feeding into fears that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer in its fight against inflation. Money markets expect the U.S. central bank to hike rates two more times before stopping, after the Fed raised its target rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-q1-earnings-miss-estimates-revenues-decline-y-y', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL reported first-quarter fiscal 2023 earnings of $1.88 per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.59% but beat our estimate of $1.87 per share.\n\nThe reported earnings figure decreased 10.5% year over year.\n\nNet sales decreased 5.5% year over year to $117.15 billion, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.34% and our estimate of $118.32 billion. Unfavorable forex hurt revenues by more than 800 basis points (bps).\n\niPhone sales decreased 8.2% from the year-ago quarter to $65.78 billion and accounted for 56.1% of total sales. However, the figure missed the consensus mark of $68.53 billion.\n\nOur estimate for fiscal first-quarter iPhone sales was pegged at $60.96 billion.\nApple Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise\n Apple Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\niPhone sales fell due to supply shortages for iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max in November and through December due to COVID-19 issues in China.\n\nServices revenues grew 6.4% from the year-ago quarter to $20.77 billion and accounted for 17.7% of sales. The figure beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.06%.\n\nOur estimate for fiscal first-quarter Services revenues was pegged at $20.21 billion.\n\nApple now has more than 935 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio, up 35 million sequentially and 150 million year over year.\nGeographical Details\nAmerica’s sales decreased 4.3% year over year to $49.28 billion and accounted for 42.1% of total sales. The figure missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.67% and our estimate of $51.15 billion.\n\nEurope generated $27.68 billion in sales, down 7% on a year-over-year basis. The region accounted for 25.3% of total sales. Europe’s sales missed the consensus mark by 4.2% and our estimate of $28.54 billion.\n\nGreater China sales decreased 7.3% from the year-ago quarter to $23.91 billion, accounting for 20.4% of total sales. The figure beat the consensus mark by 3.73% and our estimate of $22.02 billion.\n\nJapan’s sales of $6.76 billion missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 14.48% and our estimate of $7.86 billion. Japan’s sales decreased 5% year over year, accounting for 5.8% of total sales.\n\nRest of the Asia Pacific generated sales of $9.54 billion, down 2.8% year over year. The region accounted for 7.1% of total sales. The figure beat the consensus mark by 6% and our estimate of $8.77 billion.\nTop-Line Details\nProduct sales (82.3% of sales) decreased 7.7% year over year to $96.39 billion. Non-iPhone revenues (iPad, Mac and Wearables) decreased 6.7% on a combined basis.\n\niPad sales of $9.4 billion improved 29.6% year over year and accounted for 8% of total sales. The figure beat the consensus mark by 22.51% and our estimate of $8.98 billion. \n\nMac sales of $7.74 billion decreased 28.7% from the year-ago quarter and accounted for 6.6% of total sales. The figure missed the consensus mark by 20.32% and our estimate of $12.17 billion.\n\nWearables, Home and Accessories sales decreased 8.3% year over year to $13.48 billion and accounted for 10.7% of total sales. The figure missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.57% and our estimate of $15.99 billion.\n\nApple Watch’s adoption rate continues to grow rapidly. More than two-thirds of the customers who purchased the Apple Watch in the reported quarter were first-time customers.\nOperating Details\nThe gross margin of 43% contracted 80 bps on a year-over-year basis.\n\nHowever, the gross margin decreased 40 bps sequentially due to unfavorable forex.\n\nProducts’ gross margin expanded 240 bps sequentially to 37%. Services’ gross margin was 70.8%, up 30 bps sequentially.\n\nOperating expenses rose 17.1% year over year to $14.32 billion due to higher research and development, and selling, general and administrative expenses, which increased 33.6% and 2.4%, respectively.\n\nOperating margin contracted 270 bps on a year-over-year basis to 30.7%.\nBalance Sheet\nAs of Dec 31, 2022, cash and marketable securities were $165.45 billion compared with $169.11 billion as of Sep 24, 2022.\n\nTerm debt, as of Dec 31, 2022, was $109.37 billion, down from $110.09 billion as of Sep 24, 2022.\n\nApple returned more than $25 billion in the reported quarter through dividend payouts ($3.8 billion) and share repurchases ($19 billion).\nGuidance\nApple did not provide revenue guidance for the second quarter of fiscal 2023.\n\nIt expects the March quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to be similar to that of the December quarter due to unfavorable forex of roughly 5%.\n\nServices revenue growth is expected to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming. Nevertheless, revenues are expected to grow year over year.\n\nFor iPhone, Apple expects the March quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to accelerate relative to the December quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth. For Mac and iPad, revenues are expected to decline in double digits on a year-over-year basis due to challenging comparison and macroeconomic headwinds.\n\nThe gross margin is expected between 43.5% and 44.5% in the fiscal second quarter. Operating expenses are expected between $13.7 billion and $13.9 billion.\nZacks Rank & Stocks to Consider\nCurrently, Apple has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\n\nCambium Networks CMBM, Bruker BRKR and RingCentral RNG are some better-ranked stocks that investors can consider in the broader sector. While Cambium sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), both Bruker and RingCentral carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\n\nCambium shares have declined 9.9% in the past year. CMBM is set to report its fourth-quarter 2022 results on Feb 16.\n\nBruker shares have gained 8.2% in the past year. BRKR is set to report its fourth-quarter 2022 results on Feb 9.\n\nRingCentral shares have declined 70.4% in the past year. RNG is set to report its fourth-quarter 2022 results on Feb 15.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBruker Corporation (BRKR) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nRingcentral, Inc. (RNG) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCambium Networks Corporation (CMBM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL reported first-quarter fiscal 2023 earnings of $1.88 per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.59% but beat our estimate of $1.87 per share. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bruker Corporation (BRKR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Ringcentral, Inc. (RNG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cambium Networks Corporation (CMBM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Services revenue growth is expected to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL reported first-quarter fiscal 2023 earnings of $1.88 per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.59% but beat our estimate of $1.87 per share. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bruker Corporation (BRKR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Ringcentral, Inc. (RNG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cambium Networks Corporation (CMBM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. However, the gross margin decreased 40 bps sequentially due to unfavorable forex.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Decline Y/Y', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL reported first-quarter fiscal 2023 earnings of $1.88 per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.59% but beat our estimate of $1.87 per share. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bruker Corporation (BRKR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Ringcentral, Inc. (RNG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cambium Networks Corporation (CMBM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The reported earnings figure decreased 10.5% year over year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bruker Corporation (BRKR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Ringcentral, Inc. (RNG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cambium Networks Corporation (CMBM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL reported first-quarter fiscal 2023 earnings of $1.88 per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.59% but beat our estimate of $1.87 per share. Net sales decreased 5.5% year over year to $117.15 billion, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.34% and our estimate of $118.32 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-from-meta-to-microsoft-ais-big-moment-is-here', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jeffrey Dastin\nFeb 3 (Reuters) - Big Tech companies have a new obsession: artificial intelligence.\nThis week, chief executives across the sector packed earnings calls with mentions of the heavily hyped technology, which until recently existed more in the background than as a solid contributor to the bottom line.\nIn conference calls after financial results, tech execs uttered the phrases "AI," "generative AI," or "machine learning" from two to six times as often as they did in the previous quarter, according to a review of conference transcripts by Reuters.\nExecutives from Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, behind the latest big rivalry in tech, took their battle to the conference-call front lines. On Thursday, Alphabet appeared to edge out the competition. The Google-owner\'s call referred to AI 45 times, up from 13 times at the end of the third quarter, outpacing Microsoft, whose call was peppered with 39 references, up from 15 in the previous quarter.\nThe release of software that can generate virtually text and images, exemplified by ChatGPT, a chatbot from the startup OpenAI, has set off a race to integrate AI into more products and for investors to bet on which company will emerge on top.\nMicrosoft\'s investment in OpenAI and aggressive efforts to make ChatGPT widely available to its cloud customers, among other plans, represent a new challenge to Alphabet. Industry observers have said embedding human-like, ChatGPT-style responses in Microsoft\'s Bing search engine could give it a leg up on Alphabet\'s Google, long the information search leader.\nIn a potential nod to the public\'s ChatGPT fixation, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said Google remained in the game.\n"We\'ll pursue this work boldly, but with a deep sense of responsibility," he said.\nAI software will be an important focus for Alphabet, which is planning to make its own LaMDA chatbot software publicly available in the coming weeks, he added.\nDavid Heger, an analyst with Edward Jones, said Google was opening up more about its large AI investments after staying quiet.\n"They were much more vocal about how that benefits pretty much all parts of their business and how they expect that to be further integrated into their business going forward," he said.\nSHAPING SOCIAL MEDIA\nSnap Inc SNAP.N CEO Evan Spiegel said on the social media company\'s fourth-quarter call that generative AI would be critical over the next five years to growing augmented reality (AR), which is important to its business.\nThat technology, which overlays computerized images onto the real world, is currently limited because artists must build 3D models, but generative AI can speed up the process, Spiegel said.\n"Imagine playing around with your kids wearing AR glasses and saying, \'oh my gosh, there\'s a pirate ship and a big monster.\' We can bring those to life using generative (AI) art, which I think is really exciting," he said.\nMark Zuckerberg likewise called generative AI "an extremely exciting new area" on Wednesday during a conference call that referenced the phrase 30 times, up from 22 times in the previous quarter. The Facebook founder and CEO of Meta Platforms Inc META.O, whose shares rocketed 20% after reporting financial results, said users could expect the company to "launch a number of different things this year" in generative AI.\nMeta plans to incorporate the new technology across almost all its products, such as generating images, videos, avatars and 3D assets, Zuckerberg said. The software will help content creators produce more across Meta\'s apps, he added. And marketers could use generative AI to help with written copy for their paid posts or create imagery and video, Nicola Mendelsohn, vice president of the global business group for Meta, said in an interview.\n"One of my goals for Meta is to build on our research to become a leader in generative AI," said Zuckerberg.\nEven at Apple Inc AAPL.O, where hardware such as the iPhone has reigned supreme, AI is a big part of the future.\nAsked by an analyst about Apple\'s AI strategy, Chief Executive Tim Cook said Thursday the company is using such tech to power features like car crash detection in its iPhone and Apple Watch, and that it will be applied throughout Apple\'s products and services.\n"We see an enormous potential in this space to affect virtually everything we do," Cook said. "It\'s obviously a horizontal technology, not a vertical. And so it will affect every product and every service that we have."\n(Reporting By Sheila Dang, Greg Bensinger, Stephen Nellis, Nivedita Balu, Tiyashi Datta, Chavi Mehta, Yuvraj Malik and Jeffrey Dastin; editing by Kenneth Li, Aditya Soni and Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]; +1 424 434 7548;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Even at Apple Inc AAPL.O, where hardware such as the iPhone has reigned supreme, AI is a big part of the future. The release of software that can generate virtually text and images, exemplified by ChatGPT, a chatbot from the startup OpenAI, has set off a race to integrate AI into more products and for investors to bet on which company will emerge on top. The Facebook founder and CEO of Meta Platforms Inc META.O, whose shares rocketed 20% after reporting financial results, said users could expect the company to "launch a number of different things this year" in generative AI.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Even at Apple Inc AAPL.O, where hardware such as the iPhone has reigned supreme, AI is a big part of the future. By Jeffrey Dastin Feb 3 (Reuters) - Big Tech companies have a new obsession: artificial intelligence. In conference calls after financial results, tech execs uttered the phrases "AI," "generative AI," or "machine learning" from two to six times as often as they did in the previous quarter, according to a review of conference transcripts by Reuters.', 'news_article_title': "ANALYSIS-From Meta to Microsoft, AI's big moment is here", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Even at Apple Inc AAPL.O, where hardware such as the iPhone has reigned supreme, AI is a big part of the future. In conference calls after financial results, tech execs uttered the phrases "AI," "generative AI," or "machine learning" from two to six times as often as they did in the previous quarter, according to a review of conference transcripts by Reuters. AI software will be an important focus for Alphabet, which is planning to make its own LaMDA chatbot software publicly available in the coming weeks, he added.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Even at Apple Inc AAPL.O, where hardware such as the iPhone has reigned supreme, AI is a big part of the future. In conference calls after financial results, tech execs uttered the phrases "AI," "generative AI," or "machine learning" from two to six times as often as they did in the previous quarter, according to a review of conference transcripts by Reuters. Mark Zuckerberg likewise called generative AI "an extremely exciting new area" on Wednesday during a conference call that referenced the phrase 30 times, up from 22 times in the previous quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-stock-was-up-on-friday', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What happened\nShares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were up 3.5% as of 11:37 a.m. ET on Friday after the company delivered fiscal first-quarter earnings on Thursday following the market close.\nThe stock was initially trading lower at the market open today, as Apple's earnings and revenue came in below Wall Street's estimates. But a deeper dive shows there was a lot to like about its performance amid the macroeconomic challenges.\nSo what\nThe quarter was more challenging for Apple than last year. Revenue fell 5% year over year to $117.2 billion, with earnings per share coming in at $1.88. This missed estimates of $121.88 billion and $1.94, respectively. However, excluding the negative impact of foreign currency changes, revenue would have been up over the year-ago quarter.\nStill, it was the growth in the installed base of devices, now over 2 billion, that points to a bright future. CEO Tim Cook touted the company's lineup of products and services as the best ever. iPhone revenue was flat year over year adjusted for currency, but the long wait times indicate that revenue could have been higher if not for the supply shortages.\nDespite the headwinds, Apple has a nice synergy of products and services coming together. Services revenue surpassed $20 billion in the quarter -- nearly a fifth of Apple's business. The growth here has had a positive impact on Apple's profitability, with gross margin climbing well over 40% over the past three years.\nData by YCharts\nNow what\nApple's growing installed base is the best indicator of a widening competitive moat. The more products customers buy, the more locked in they become with the Apple ecosystem. This should lead to many years of consistent revenue performance, as users spend on apps and subscriptions and upgrade to new hardware.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nJohn Ballard has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were up 3.5% as of 11:37 a.m. The stock was initially trading lower at the market open today, as Apple's earnings and revenue came in below Wall Street's estimates. Data by YCharts Now what Apple's growing installed base is the best indicator of a widening competitive moat.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were up 3.5% as of 11:37 a.m. Revenue fell 5% year over year to $117.2 billion, with earnings per share coming in at $1.88. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Stock Was Up on Friday', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were up 3.5% as of 11:37 a.m. So what The quarter was more challenging for Apple than last year. Revenue fell 5% year over year to $117.2 billion, with earnings per share coming in at $1.88.', 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were up 3.5% as of 11:37 a.m. The stock was initially trading lower at the market open today, as Apple's earnings and revenue came in below Wall Street's estimates. Services revenue surpassed $20 billion in the quarter -- nearly a fifth of Apple's business."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-pares-declines-after-stunning-jobs-report', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian\nFeb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes pared declines by afternoon on Friday as a strong jobs report that initially raised fears of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates higher for longer also pointed to the resilience in the economy in the face of aggressive policy tightening.\nThe Labor Department\'s nonfarm payrolls report showed 517,000 job additions in January, almost three times above expectations, while the unemployment rate hit 3.4%, its lowest since 1969.\nSeparately, data showed that the U.S. services industry\'s activity rebounded strongly in January.\n"The data suggests an economy that is running cooler than half a year ago, but not falling off the cliff," Bill Adams, chief economist for Comerica Bank said.\n"The outlook is cloudy, but the backward-looking data shows 2023 began on a stronger footing than seemed the case a few weeks ago."\nMoney markets expect the U.S. central bank to hike rates two more times before stopping, after the Fed raised its target rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday. Rates are seen peaking at 4.95% by June, compared with 4.91% earlier. 0#FEDWATCH\nInvestors also parsed disappointing earnings, with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O sliding 5.8% as it warned that its operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter.\nGoogle parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.Odropped 2.0% as it missed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter results.\nMarkets rallied in the previous session on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s repeated references to the "disinflationary" process being underway in his remarks after Wednesday\'s meeting.\nApple Inc AAPL.O forecast another revenue decline at the start of the year, but the iPhone maker reversed course to trade 2.7% higher.\nTesla IncTSLA.O jumped 3.0% after the U.S. Treasury Department said that some of its Model Y variants would be eligible for tax credits.\nWall Street\'s main indexes have had a solid start to the year as megacap growth stocks, which took a beating last year, rose on hopes that the Fed\'s hiking spree will come to an end this year.\nThe Nasdaq .IXIC eyed its fifth consecutive weekly advance, its best streak since October 2021.\n"If the Fed is indeed less hawkish and the economy is doing well, you would want to own the big names, why sit on the sidelines?," said Michael Matousek, head trader at U.S. Global Investors Inc.\nThe Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 99.50 points, or 0.82%, at 12,101.32.\nFord Motor CoF.N slid 6.6% after missing quarterly earnings expectations while also warning of a rocky year ahead.\nAnalysts now see fourth-quarter earnings of S&P 500 firms declining 2.7%, according to Refinitiv.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.03-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.25-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 15 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 103 new highs and eight new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian; Additional reporting by Shubham Batra; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O forecast another revenue decline at the start of the year, but the iPhone maker reversed course to trade 2.7% higher. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes pared declines by afternoon on Friday as a strong jobs report that initially raised fears of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates higher for longer also pointed to the resilience in the economy in the face of aggressive policy tightening. "The data suggests an economy that is running cooler than half a year ago, but not falling off the cliff," Bill Adams, chief economist for Comerica Bank said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O forecast another revenue decline at the start of the year, but the iPhone maker reversed course to trade 2.7% higher. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes pared declines by afternoon on Friday as a strong jobs report that initially raised fears of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates higher for longer also pointed to the resilience in the economy in the face of aggressive policy tightening. The Labor Department's nonfarm payrolls report showed 517,000 job additions in January, almost three times above expectations, while the unemployment rate hit 3.4%, its lowest since 1969.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St pares declines after stunning jobs report', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O forecast another revenue decline at the start of the year, but the iPhone maker reversed course to trade 2.7% higher. "The outlook is cloudy, but the backward-looking data shows 2023 began on a stronger footing than seemed the case a few weeks ago." Money markets expect the U.S. central bank to hike rates two more times before stopping, after the Fed raised its target rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O forecast another revenue decline at the start of the year, but the iPhone maker reversed course to trade 2.7% higher. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes pared declines by afternoon on Friday as a strong jobs report that initially raised fears of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates higher for longer also pointed to the resilience in the economy in the face of aggressive policy tightening. Money markets expect the U.S. central bank to hike rates two more times before stopping, after the Fed raised its target rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-dividend-paying-tech-stocks-to-buy-in-february-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "It might not be a case of going from zero to hero, but the tech sector is rebounding smartly in 2023 following its drubbing last year. As investors shifted to more defensive positions, the sector tumbled hard, and many previous highfliers were in the dumps.\nHowever, this year is shaping up as a different story, with tech stocks rallying to become one of the best-performing sectors in the early going. Sure, the new year is just one month old, but the gains are a welcome reprieve for many investors.\nThat should make now an excellent time to bring a set of hungry eyes to the sector, and there are two tech stock investors can confidently buy in February.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Taiwan Semiconductor\nLately, it has been either feast or famine for semiconductor stocks. Last year, the industry was working through a chip shortage brought on by the remnants of the pandemic that helped snarl supply chains; now, it seems chipmakers did their job too well and are suffering from a chip glut instead.\nTaiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) is the leading contract chip manufacturer for global tech companies, including Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Nvidia. TSM, as it is commonly called, is a pure-play foundry that hands off all the heavy-lifting design work to its customers. The company's sole focus is on chip production instead.\nYet, as the industry works through one of the most severe imbalances between supply and demand in memory chips in over a decade, TSM is confident the glut will ease in the back half of 2023, depending on the market. Smartphones could take longer, and data center chips could resolve themselves sooner. But with continued investment in next-gen chips that exceed what the competition is producing, TSM should be able to ensure its tech customers are always in a steady state of demand.\nTSM stock is also comparatively cheap, going for around 13 times trailing and estimated earnings and at a fraction of its expected earnings growth rate. With a healthy dividend yielding 1.9% annually, this foundry stock is one to buy today.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n2. Cisco Systems\nNetworking hardware and software giant Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) also struggled last year with supply chain disruptions, part shortages, and higher freight costs that hit its secure and agile networks unit, which represents nearly half of its revenue.\nYet its fiscal first-quarter earnings report for the October-ending period suggested the worst of the situation was behind it as revenue jumped 12%, with even its end-to-end security and optimized applications segments enjoying new growth. Cisco will be reporting second-quarter results soon, and while investors should get a sense of whether the momentum will continue, there are reasonable indications it will.\nDespite Cisco's core hardware business being highly commoditized, the tech giant has invested heavily in its software division, which offers higher growth. It has long maintained the full gamut of emerging trends such as hybrid cloud, webscale, Wi-Fi 6 and 400-gig solutions, hybrid work, cloud-native architectures, cloud security, 5G deployment, full-stack observability, the Internet of Things, and edge computing. These markets will drive Cisco's business in the future.\nCisco raised its full-year revenue outlook growth of 6.5% as it transitions to more software and subscription-based recurring revenue, and it believes it can achieve between 5% and 7% annual sales growth over the long term. It also forecasts that adjusted earnings will see up to 7% growth this year, and the market values it at just 13 times those expected profits, making Cisco's stock attractive.\nCisco has paid a dividend since 2011 that today offers an attractive forward yield of 3.2%. While the tech stock may not be the growth company it was during the 1990s, it has a substantial cash and short-term investment hoard of almost $20 billion that gives it a cushion and measure of stability, making it a solid pick nonetheless for investors looking for capital appreciation, reliable dividend payments, and stock buybacks.\n10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nRich Duprey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Cisco Systems, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) is the leading contract chip manufacturer for global tech companies, including Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Nvidia. Yet, as the industry works through one of the most severe imbalances between supply and demand in memory chips in over a decade, TSM is confident the glut will ease in the back half of 2023, depending on the market. Yet its fiscal first-quarter earnings report for the October-ending period suggested the worst of the situation was behind it as revenue jumped 12%, with even its end-to-end security and optimized applications segments enjoying new growth.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) is the leading contract chip manufacturer for global tech companies, including Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Nvidia. Cisco Systems Networking hardware and software giant Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) also struggled last year with supply chain disruptions, part shortages, and higher freight costs that hit its secure and agile networks unit, which represents nearly half of its revenue. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Cisco Systems, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.', 'news_article_title': '2 Dividend-Paying Tech Stocks to Buy in February', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That should make now an excellent time to bring a set of hungry eyes to the sector, and there are two tech stock investors can confidently buy in February. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Cisco Systems, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Cisco Systems Networking hardware and software giant Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) also struggled last year with supply chain disruptions, part shortages, and higher freight costs that hit its secure and agile networks unit, which represents nearly half of its revenue. While the tech stock may not be the growth company it was during the 1990s, it has a substantial cash and short-term investment hoard of almost $20 billion that gives it a cushion and measure of stability, making it a solid pick nonetheless for investors looking for capital appreciation, reliable dividend payments, and stock buybacks. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 Rich Duprey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/making-sense-of-apple-amazon-and-big-tech-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The market’s contrasting reactions to December-quarter results from the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ – Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta (META) & Microsoft (MSFT) – provides us with useful clues as to what is most important to investors in these mega-cap players.\nIt doesn’t seem to be about beating or missing Q4 estimates; Apple missed on both EPS and revenues, but didn’t suffer for it while Amazon beat without getting any credit for it.\nMicrosoft had a mixed showing on this count, with an EPS beat but revenues coming up short. MSFT stock went on to get a favorable reception. Alphabet beat, but didn’t benefit as a result.\nMeta also beat on EPS and revenue, but we all know that the ‘loud cheers’ for its report weren’t a result of the positive EPS and revenue surprises.\nWhat seems to be front and center for the market appears to be expense trends and guidance. The market is well aware of the challenging macro backdrop and expected these results to validate the evolving macroeconomic environment\nThis came through in the Microsoft report that kick-started the Q4 reporting cycle for the group showing decelerating cloud trends and serious challenges on the PC front. The cloud growth at Amazon and Alphabet reconfirmed the trends established by Microsoft.\nBy far the biggest differentiator among these mega-cap players appears to be the market’s perception of expense control. This was the market’s biggest worry with Meta and they seem to have done an excellent job of revising the narrative in their favor. Alphabet and Amazon made the right noises on that front, but the market doesn’t seem to be convinced that they are doing all they can to get on top of the issue.\nFor example, Alphabet has already announced lay-offs and noted on the call that they are slowing the pace of hirings, but they ended up exiting 2022 Q4 with a net addition to payrolls. Apple, on the other hand, seems to have a lot of credibility on this count, with the company’s gross margin outlook for the current period (2023 Q1) confirming that view. \nAs noted before, it is clear now that none of these players’ profitability is Teflon coated and immune from cyclical forces. Apple may be getting a pass on its quarterly report, with one-off factors like China’s Covid restrictions that have since been lifted and FX headwinds causing most of the shortfalls. But the consumer decision to purchase the company’s pricey phones and other devices will also always remain a discretionary choice and vulnerable to economic forces.\nLooking at the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ as a whole, Q4 earnings in the aggregate are down -28% from the same period last year on +1.4% higher revenues, as the chart below shows.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nGrowth is expected to resume next year, as you can see in the chart below that shows the group’s earnings and revenue growth picture on an annual basis. For 2023, the group is expected to bring in +3.8% higher earnings on +6% higher revenues.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nEstimates for the group have been steadily coming down, with the Q4 results and associated guidance adding to the trend. The aggregate 2023 earnings estimate for the group has come down by -8.5% over the last three months, with the current full-year 2023 earnings growth estimate of +3.8% down from +11.8% over the period.\nMarket participants see the big challenge for the group to be centered around margin pressures, a function of their still-heavy payrolls, particularly for Amazon, Meta and Alphabet. One could say that if they move into the management mode of other blue chip operators by getting on top of their expenses, they can help strengthen their profitability.\nIn addition to the group’s margin challenge, there are two key factors that will drive their profitability over the next two years.\nThe first factor is the unusual impact of Covid on their profitability in the last two years. You can see some of that from the 2021 growth figures in the above chart. The chart below shows the aggregate dollar earnings for the group in the last 6 years and estimates for the next two years.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nWe have highlighted above the two years that benefited from the Covid effects. The question now is whether the +58% jump in 2021 earnings brought forward profits from 2022 and 2023 only, or will the issue be with us in 2024 as well?\nThe second factor is related to the impact of macroeconomic forces on these companies’ profitability. Microsoft’s business was affected not only by the slump in PC demand, a function of post-Covid adjustment, but also by growth deceleration in the cloud business. We are seeing similar cloud-centric challenges in the Amazon and Alphabet reports as well.\nThis cloud deceleration is a direct result of companies cutting back on the so-called enterprise spending, on top of digital advertising spending. The market was earlier under the impression that cloud spending was effectively immune from economic forces and will not experience any cuts. The numbers from Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet show otherwise.\nThis brings us back to evaluating the seemingly Teflon-coated status of Apple’s gadgets and services.\nI am of the opinion that once the Fed’s tighter policy regime produces cracks in the labor market, we will end up discovering that consumers rationally deferred replacing their older devices with newer ones. We are not there yet because the labor market is rock solid, but we could very well reach that stage at either of the coming two quarterly reports.\n2022 Q4 Earnings Season Scorecard\nAs of Friday, February 3rd, we now have Q4 results from 251 S&P 500 members or 50.2% of the index’s total membership. Total earnings for these 251 index members are down -7.5% from the same period last year on +5.5% higher revenues, with 71.3% beating EPS estimates and 68.1% beating revenue estimates.\nWith 96 index members on deck to report Q4 results this week, we will have seen results from more than 69% of all the index members by the end of the week.\nThe comparison charts below put the EPS and revenue beats percentages in Q4 in a historical context.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe comparison charts below put the earnings and revenue growth rates in Q4 in a historical context.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nRegular readers of our earnings commentary know that we have been referring to the overall picture emerging from the Q4 earnings season as good enough; not great, but not bad either. With results from more than 28% of S&P 500 members already out, we can confidently say that corporate earnings aren’t headed towards the ‘cliff’ that market bears were warning us of.\nThe way we see it, the ‘better-than-feared’ view of the Q4 earnings season at this stage may be a bit unfair, given how resilient corporate profitability has turned out to be. But the view isn’t entirely off the mark either.\nThe Earnings Big Picture\nThe chart below shows the expected 2022 Q4 earnings and revenue growth expectation in the context of where growth has been in recent quarters and what is expected in the next few quarters.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe chart below shows the overall earnings picture on an annual basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nEstimates for 2023 have been steadily coming down, as we have been flagging for some time now. You can see this in the chart below that shows how the aggregate earnings total for the index has evolved since the start of 2022.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPlease note that the $1.925 trillion in expected aggregate earnings for the index in 2023 approximate to an index ‘EPS’ of $216.60, which compares to $216.45 in 2022.\nThe chart below shows this 2023 index ‘EPS’ estimate has evolved since the start of 2022.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFrom their peak in mid-April 2022, S&P 500 earnings estimates have been revised down by -11.6% for the index as a whole and by -13.7% on an ex-Energy basis, with much bigger cuts to estimates for the Construction, Consumer Discretionary, Retail, Tech and Aerospace sectors.\nFor more details about the evolving earnings picture, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report here >>>> A Steady Earnings Picture, Without a ‘Cliff’ in Sight \nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The market’s contrasting reactions to December-quarter results from the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ – Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta (META) & Microsoft (MSFT) – provides us with useful clues as to what is most important to investors in these mega-cap players. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple, on the other hand, seems to have a lot of credibility on this count, with the company’s gross margin outlook for the current period (2023 Q1) confirming that view.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The market’s contrasting reactions to December-quarter results from the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ – Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta (META) & Microsoft (MSFT) – provides us with useful clues as to what is most important to investors in these mega-cap players. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The comparison charts below put the earnings and revenue growth rates in Q4 in a historical context.', 'news_article_title': 'Making Sense of Apple, Amazon and Big Tech Earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The market’s contrasting reactions to December-quarter results from the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ – Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta (META) & Microsoft (MSFT) – provides us with useful clues as to what is most important to investors in these mega-cap players. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Growth is expected to resume next year, as you can see in the chart below that shows the group’s earnings and revenue growth picture on an annual basis.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The market’s contrasting reactions to December-quarter results from the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ – Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta (META) & Microsoft (MSFT) – provides us with useful clues as to what is most important to investors in these mega-cap players. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Growth is expected to resume next year, as you can see in the chart below that shows the group’s earnings and revenue growth picture on an annual basis.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-stocks-bonds-tumble-as-stellar-us-jobs-report-may-force-fed-rethink', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Naomi Rovnick\nLONDON Feb 3 (Reuters) - Global stocks and Treasury prices tumbled on Friday after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report indicated the Federal Reserve may need to keep interest rates elevated to control inflation.\nThis placed another roadblock in the way of a weeks-long markets rally that stumbled in U.S. after hours trading on Thursday over disappointing earnings from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O.\nS&P 500 futures ESc1 slid 1.1%, contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQc1 dropped 1.8%.\nThe MSCI index of global shares .MIWD00000PUS fell 0.3%, having hit its highest level since August on Thursday in a rebound buoyed by optimism that central banks are close to the end of their aggressive rate hiking cycles.\nThe keenly-watched U.S. nonfarm payrolls report showed U.S. employers added 517,000 new workers in January, vastly overshooting expectations of economists polled by Reuters for a 185,000 gain.\nAverage hourly wages, which analysts and investors focus on for clues about whether a tight labour market may continue to fan the flames of inflation, rose 0.3%, matching economists\' forecasts.\nThe yield on the 10-year Treasury, which underpins borrowing costs worldwide, added 11 basis points (bps) to 3.51% after the jobs data. US10YT=RR The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which follows traders\' expectations of Fed fund rates, rose by 12 bps to 4.24%.\nThe Fed hiked its main interest rate by 25 bps to a range of 4.5% to 4.75% on Wednesday, taking benchmark borrowing costs to their highest since late 2007, and signalled more hikes to come. The European Central Bank and the Bank of England also raised rates on Thursday to contain inflation.\n"In a year when the economic data is more important than the Fed, the January employment report clearly justified the Fed having tightened by 425 bps over the past 10 months," said Jack McIntyre, portfolio manager at Brandywine Global.\nAhead of the nonfarm payrolls data, markets had priced two U.S. rate cuts by year-end FEDWATCH on hopes the U.S. economy was cooling enough to quell inflation but not on course for a downturn that could reduce companies’ earnings more than markets were already counting on.\nU.S. tech shares took a beating in after-hours trading on Thursday after Apple projected another revenue decline in the start of the year, Amazon warned that its operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter, and Google parent Alphabet missed fourth-quarter profit and revenue expectations.\n"We will see headwinds from further earnings downgrades, but we have incorporated quite a lot (of this) already so I think markets can hold here if we are indeed right on the Fed,” said Willem Sels, global chief investment officer at HSBC\'s private bank, who expects the U.S. central bank to raise rates just one more time in 2023.\nAn index measuring the dollar against major currencies =USD stood at 102.53, rising further from recent nine-month lows of 100.80.\nIn Europe, the Stoxx 600 share benchmark fell 0.4%. Germany\'s benchmark 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR rose 13 bps to 2.14%, having on Thursday dropped by the most since 2011 as prices shot higher.\nThe euro EUR=EBS traded at $1.0841, down 0.65% and pulling further away from Thursday\'s 10-month top of $1.1033.\nAsia stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\nAsia-Pacific valuationshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2Dr2BQA\n(Additional reporting by Stella Qiu in Sydney Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe, Toby Chopra, John Stonestreet and Sharon Singleton)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This placed another roadblock in the way of a weeks-long markets rally that stumbled in U.S. after hours trading on Thursday over disappointing earnings from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O. By Naomi Rovnick LONDON Feb 3 (Reuters) - Global stocks and Treasury prices tumbled on Friday after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report indicated the Federal Reserve may need to keep interest rates elevated to control inflation. The MSCI index of global shares .MIWD00000PUS fell 0.3%, having hit its highest level since August on Thursday in a rebound buoyed by optimism that central banks are close to the end of their aggressive rate hiking cycles.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This placed another roadblock in the way of a weeks-long markets rally that stumbled in U.S. after hours trading on Thursday over disappointing earnings from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O. By Naomi Rovnick LONDON Feb 3 (Reuters) - Global stocks and Treasury prices tumbled on Friday after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report indicated the Federal Reserve may need to keep interest rates elevated to control inflation. The keenly-watched U.S. nonfarm payrolls report showed U.S. employers added 517,000 new workers in January, vastly overshooting expectations of economists polled by Reuters for a 185,000 gain.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks, bonds tumble as stellar US jobs report may force Fed rethink', 'news_lexrank_summary': "This placed another roadblock in the way of a weeks-long markets rally that stumbled in U.S. after hours trading on Thursday over disappointing earnings from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O. The MSCI index of global shares .MIWD00000PUS fell 0.3%, having hit its highest level since August on Thursday in a rebound buoyed by optimism that central banks are close to the end of their aggressive rate hiking cycles. US10YT=RR The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which follows traders' expectations of Fed fund rates, rose by 12 bps to 4.24%.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'This placed another roadblock in the way of a weeks-long markets rally that stumbled in U.S. after hours trading on Thursday over disappointing earnings from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O. The MSCI index of global shares .MIWD00000PUS fell 0.3%, having hit its highest level since August on Thursday in a rebound buoyed by optimism that central banks are close to the end of their aggressive rate hiking cycles. U.S. tech shares took a beating in after-hours trading on Thursday after Apple projected another revenue decline in the start of the year, Amazon warned that its operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter, and Google parent Alphabet missed fourth-quarter profit and revenue expectations.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sitime-stock-is-a-top-holding-but-is-it-a-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "SiTime (NASDAQ: SITM) stock is up over 75% from the lows, but is the stock a buy now? This unique small-cap stock is the heartbeat of electronics and could be the next 10x stock in your portfolio. In the video below, I provide an update on SiTime earnings, discuss valuation, and explain why it's a top stock in my portfolio.\n*Stock prices used were the morning prices of Feb. 2, 2023. The video was published on Feb. 2, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than SiTime\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and SiTime wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nEric Cuka has positions in Apple, SiTime, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, SiTime, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Eric Cuka is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In the video below, I provide an update on SiTime earnings, discuss valuation, and explain why it's a top stock in my portfolio. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 Eric Cuka has positions in Apple, SiTime, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, SiTime, and Tesla.', 'news_article_title': 'SiTime Stock Is a Top Holding, but Is It a Buy Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "SiTime (NASDAQ: SITM) stock is up over 75% from the lows, but is the stock a buy now? In the video below, I provide an update on SiTime earnings, discuss valuation, and explain why it's a top stock in my portfolio. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, SiTime, and Tesla.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'SiTime (NASDAQ: SITM) stock is up over 75% from the lows, but is the stock a buy now? 10 stocks we like better than SiTime When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 Eric Cuka has positions in Apple, SiTime, and Tesla.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/morning-bid-europe-the-morning-after-the-night-before', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee\nAfter the central bank triple-header (that's the Fed, ECB and BoE) buoyed risk appetite and emboldened investor hopes of the end of the massive global tightening cycle came the Big Tech triple-header to revive worries over global economic conditions.\nDour fourth-quarter results from AppleAAPL.O, Google-parent AlphabetGOOGL.O and AmazonAMZN.O are likely to cast a shadow on the markets on Friday before the crucial non-farms payroll data is released later in the day.\nAnalysts expect 185,000 jobs were added last month and the report will likely paint a clearer picture of the labour market in the United States.\nWith the market facing up to the reality of the economic downturn, Asian stocks eased with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS 0.7% lower and set to end the week in the red after five consecutive weekly gains. The dollar =USD firmed, while gold XAU= steadied.\nMeanwhile, Adani Group shares continue to bleed with market losses now over $115 billion (for the seven listed Adani firms)in the wake of a scathing report from U.S short-seller Hindenburg that came out on Jan. 24. The meltdown in share prices have stoked fears of wider impact on the Indian equities.\nA bright spot for the market was a private sector survey that showed China's services activity in January expanded for the first time in five months, sending business confidence to near 12-year highs.\nEven amidst the dire earnings reports from U.S. bellwethers there was a hint of hope that consumer spending was beginning to rebound in China.\nKey developments that could influence markets on Friday:\nEconomic events: Euro zone, UK, Germany S&P Global business surveys, U.S. non-farm payrolls data\nSpeakers, ECB's Christine Lagarde and BoE's Huw Pill to talk in separate events\n(Reporting by Ankur Banerjee; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)\n(([email protected];; Mobile - +65 8121 3925; Twitter: @AnkurBanerjee17;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Dour fourth-quarter results from AppleAAPL.O, Google-parent AlphabetGOOGL.O and AmazonAMZN.O are likely to cast a shadow on the markets on Friday before the crucial non-farms payroll data is released later in the day. A bright spot for the market was a private sector survey that showed China's services activity in January expanded for the first time in five months, sending business confidence to near 12-year highs. Key developments that could influence markets on Friday: Economic events: Euro zone, UK, Germany S&P Global business surveys, U.S. non-farm payrolls data Speakers, ECB's Christine Lagarde and BoE's Huw Pill to talk in separate events (Reporting by Ankur Banerjee; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected];; Mobile - +65 8121 3925; Twitter: @AnkurBanerjee17;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Dour fourth-quarter results from AppleAAPL.O, Google-parent AlphabetGOOGL.O and AmazonAMZN.O are likely to cast a shadow on the markets on Friday before the crucial non-farms payroll data is released later in the day. A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee After the central bank triple-header (that's the Fed, ECB and BoE) buoyed risk appetite and emboldened investor hopes of the end of the massive global tightening cycle came the Big Tech triple-header to revive worries over global economic conditions. Key developments that could influence markets on Friday: Economic events: Euro zone, UK, Germany S&P Global business surveys, U.S. non-farm payrolls data Speakers, ECB's Christine Lagarde and BoE's Huw Pill to talk in separate events (Reporting by Ankur Banerjee; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected];; Mobile - +65 8121 3925; Twitter: @AnkurBanerjee17;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'MORNING BID EUROPE-The morning after the night before', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Dour fourth-quarter results from AppleAAPL.O, Google-parent AlphabetGOOGL.O and AmazonAMZN.O are likely to cast a shadow on the markets on Friday before the crucial non-farms payroll data is released later in the day. Analysts expect 185,000 jobs were added last month and the report will likely paint a clearer picture of the labour market in the United States. With the market facing up to the reality of the economic downturn, Asian stocks eased with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS 0.7% lower and set to end the week in the red after five consecutive weekly gains.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Dour fourth-quarter results from AppleAAPL.O, Google-parent AlphabetGOOGL.O and AmazonAMZN.O are likely to cast a shadow on the markets on Friday before the crucial non-farms payroll data is released later in the day. A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee After the central bank triple-header (that's the Fed, ECB and BoE) buoyed risk appetite and emboldened investor hopes of the end of the massive global tightening cycle came the Big Tech triple-header to revive worries over global economic conditions. Meanwhile, Adani Group shares continue to bleed with market losses now over $115 billion (for the seven listed Adani firms)in the wake of a scathing report from U.S short-seller Hindenburg that came out on Jan. 24."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-top-stocks-to-buy-in-february', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "After a challenging year that saw the Nasdaq Composite plunge 33%, many companies started 2023 on the back foot. But they have since started arching forward a bit with the same index rising 10% year to date.\nDespite the slight recovery, a looming recession has multiple analysts uncertain about how long it will last. As a result, now is an excellent time to invest in stocks that are likely to offer consistent growth over many years regardless of short-term headwinds.\nHere are two top stocks to buy in February and hold for the long haul.\nApple\nSince the start of 2023, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have risen 10% as investors have grown bullish on its prospects in the new year. Wall Street has rallied after multiple reports in recent weeks have revealed exciting developments, such as the company's move to boost iPhone profits over the long term by using more in-house components.\nOn Feb. 2, Apple will release its first quarter of 2023 earnings, and expectations are not especially high. Refinitiv analysts expect the company to report just over $121 billion, which would be its first revenue decline since 2019 after earning $123.9 billion in Q1 2022. The stunted forecast comes after iPhone production issues last quarter led to low supply throughout the holiday season.\nWith Apple likely to report an underwhelming quarter, February could present an opportunity to buy the company's stock at a bargain. However, even if that doesn't happen, Apple's stock has proven a reliable investment thanks to its 243% growth over the last five years and 779% rise over the last decade.\nApple could get some good news this month as multiple reports state the company will soon release an augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) headset. According to Grand View Research, the AR market was worth $25 billion in 2021 and will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40.9% through 2030. Considering Apple is likely to be the biggest name in the market, with similar headsets currently offering exclusively VR features, the company could be in for significant gains from this burgeoning market.\nMicrosoft\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) released its Q2 2023 earnings on Jan. 24, reporting underwhelming results. Its personal computing segment continued to drag down revenue, falling 19% year over year to $17.5 billion. Meanwhile, its cloud-computing business -- which is still growing -- slowed a bit with revenue increasing 18% to $21.5 billion compared to 20% growth in the prior quarter.\nAs a result, Microsoft shares are down 20% year over year. However, the drop in stock price only makes the company more compelling as an investment now thanks to its reliable growth over the long term and priority on burgeoning markets.\nMicrosoft shares have risen 166% over the last five years and by 786% over the last 10 years. This stellar growth is largely owed to the tech giant's leading positions in multiple lucrative industries, such as operating systems, productivity software, cloud computing, and more.\nAdditionally, the company consistently invests in technology of the future, most recently proved right by its $1 billion investment in artificial intelligence (AI) company, OpenAI, in 2019.\nThe AI start-up wowed tech enthusiasts in November with the launch of ChatGPT, a chatbot capable of creating human-like prose based on prompts. The service will soon be available through Microsoft's Azure and is expected to incorporate its search engine Bing in the future.\nIt's still early days for the AI market, but the industry was worth $93.5 billion in 2021 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 45% through 2030, per Grand View Research. With Microsoft reportedly considering another $10 billion investment in OpenAI, the company could profit long term from the quickly expanding industry.\nMicrosoft has suffered at the hands of macroeconomic headwinds over the last two years, but the challenges won't last forever. Meanwhile, the company's long-term performance makes it a must-buy this February.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Since the start of 2023, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have risen 10% as investors have grown bullish on its prospects in the new year. Wall Street has rallied after multiple reports in recent weeks have revealed exciting developments, such as the company's move to boost iPhone profits over the long term by using more in-house components. This stellar growth is largely owed to the tech giant's leading positions in multiple lucrative industries, such as operating systems, productivity software, cloud computing, and more.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Since the start of 2023, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have risen 10% as investors have grown bullish on its prospects in the new year. Microsoft Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) released its Q2 2023 earnings on Jan. 24, reporting underwhelming results. With Microsoft reportedly considering another $10 billion investment in OpenAI, the company could profit long term from the quickly expanding industry.', 'news_article_title': '2 Top Stocks to Buy in February', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Since the start of 2023, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have risen 10% as investors have grown bullish on its prospects in the new year. As a result, Microsoft shares are down 20% year over year. Microsoft shares have risen 166% over the last five years and by 786% over the last 10 years.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Since the start of 2023, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have risen 10% as investors have grown bullish on its prospects in the new year. With Apple likely to report an underwhelming quarter, February could present an opportunity to buy the company's stock at a bargain. However, even if that doesn't happen, Apple's stock has proven a reliable investment thanks to its 243% growth over the last five years and 779% rise over the last decade."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-feb-3-2023-%3A-tqqq-sqqq-tsla-grcl-aapl-bbby-jwn-f-cvna-ape-nio', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -216.31 to 12,586.83. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 58,524,777 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -0.64 at $26.27, with 6,331,408 shares traded. This represents a 63.17% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +0.76 at $33.77, with 5,855,783 shares traded. This represents a 8.34% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) is +2.73 at $191.00, with 3,997,320 shares traded. TSLA\'s current last sale is 95.5% of the target price of $200.\n\nGracell Biotechnologies Inc. (GRCL) is +0.6 at $2.73, with 3,427,777 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GRCL is in the "strong buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.71 at $149.11, with 2,757,516 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) is +0.01 at $3.34, with 2,483,630 shares traded. BBBY\'s current last sale is 256.92% of the target price of $1.3.\n\nNordstrom, Inc. (JWN) is +5.86 at $27.00, with 1,992,642 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Apr 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.02. JWN\'s current last sale is 135% of the target price of $20.\n\nFord Motor Company (F) is -0.86 at $13.46, with 1,919,481 shares traded. F\'s current last sale is 89.73% of the target price of $15.\n\nCarvana Co. (CVNA) is -0.31 at $13.94, with 1,097,158 shares traded. CVNA\'s current last sale is 139.4% of the target price of $10.\n\nAMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (APE) is +0.08 at $2.91, with 846,342 shares traded.\n\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is -0.1 at $11.86, with 593,978 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".\n\nSilvergate Capital Corporation (SI) is -2.37 at $18.60, with 480,609 shares traded. SI\'s current last sale is 132.86% of the target price of $14.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.71 at $149.11, with 2,757,516 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +0.76 at $33.77, with 5,855,783 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.71 at $149.11, with 2,757,516 shares traded. ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -0.64 at $26.27, with 6,331,408 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Feb 3, 2023 : TQQQ, SQQQ, TSLA, GRCL, AAPL, BBBY, JWN, F, CVNA, APE, NIO, SI', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.71 at $149.11, with 2,757,516 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -216.31 to 12,586.83.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.71 at $149.11, with 2,757,516 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 58,524,777 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/e.l.f.-beauty-and-hasbro-have-been-highlighted-as-zacks-bull-and-bear-of-the-day', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – February 3, 2023 – Zacks Equity Research shares e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. ELF as the Bull of the Day and Hasbro, Inc. HAS as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL.\nHere is a synopsis of all five stocks.\nBull of the Day:\ne.l.f. Beauty, Inc. is operating on all cylinders as consumers are still buying beauty. This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) just beat on earnings for the eighth quarter in a row. \ne.l.f. Beauty is a beauty company with multiple brands including e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, clean beauty brand Well People and Keys Soulcare, a lifestyle beauty brand created with Alicia Keys.\nIt sells online and across leading beauty retailers in the United States. The company also has a growing international presence.\nAnother Big Beat in Fiscal Q3\nOn Feb 1, 2023, e.l.f. Beauty reported its fiscal third quarter 2023 results and blew by the Zacks Consensus for the 8th quarter in a row.\nEarnings were $0.48 versus the Zacks Consensus of just $0.23, for a 108.7% beat.\nNet sales jumped 49% to $146.5 million, due to strength in both retailer and e-commerce channels. It was the 16th consecutive quarter of net sales growth.\nGross margin rose 180 basis points to 67%, primarily driven by price increases, cost savings and product mix, partially offset by inventory adjustments and costs related to space gains and Spring shelf resets.\ne.l.f. Beauty has improved its balance sheet over the last year.\nAs of Dec 31, 2022, it had $87 million in cash and cash equivalents, up from$32.9 million a year ago. It also had $62.2 million in long-term debt and finance lease obligations at the end of the year, down from $92.5 million as of Dec 31, 2021.\ne.l.f. Beauty Raised Full Year Guidance\nWith the big earnings beat and sales jumping higher, the company raised full year guidance. Net sales are now expected to rise 38% to 39% year-over-year, up from prior guidance of 22%-24% growth.\nThat\'s a revenue range of $541-$545 million up from $478-$486 million.\nEarnings are now expected to be in the range of $1.37 to $1.40 up from previous guidance of $1.07 to $1.10.\nThat is higher than the current Zacks Consensus which just moved up to $1.13 from $1.12 in the last week. But look for further analyst adjustments higher. That\'s earnings growth over 34% as the company made just $0.84 last year.\nStock Soars on Another Earnings Beat\nShares of e.l.f. Beauty have been on a tear the last 6 months, gaining 99% during that time. They jumped 15% on the big third quarter earnings beat alone.\nThe stock is at 5-year highs.\nBut earnings are also moving in the right direction, which is up.\nHowever, you\'re going to pay the price if you\'re jumping in here. It\'s not a cheap stock. e.l.f. Beauty has a forward P/E of 52.\nBeauty has been one of the hot industries on the reopen and it still has momentum. For those looking for a top ranked beauty company that is still posting big beats, and raising full year guidance, then e.l.f. Beauty is the one for your short list.\nBear of the Day:\nHasbro, Inc. recently warned on fourth quarter earnings. This Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) also announced global layoffs.\nHasbro is a global branded entertainment leader through gaming, consumer products and entertainment. Some of its brands include Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, Hasbro Gaming, Nerf, Transformers, Play-doh and Peppa Pig.\nHasbro Warns on Q4 and Full Year\nOn Jan 26, 2023, Hasbro announced preliminary fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results and it was below the Zacks Consensus.\n"Despite strong growth in Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming, Hasbro Pulse, and our licensing business, our Consumer Products business underperformed in the fourth quarter against the backdrop of a challenging holiday consumer environment," said Chris Cocks, Hasbro chief executive officer.\nHasbro gave full year adjusted earnings of $4.43 to $4.45, which was under the Zacks Consensus. In the last week, 3 estimates have been cut for 2022, pushing the Zacks Consensus down to $4.50 from $4.61. That\'s still above the range.\nAt $4.50, that\'s an earnings decline of 14% from last year.\n3 estimates were also cut for 2023, pushing the 2023 Zacks Consensus Estimate down to $4.92 from $5.00. But that would be an earnings rebound of 9.2%.\nLayoffs and Cost Savings\nHasbro also announced leadership and organization changes, including eliminating 1,000 jobs, or approximately 15% of its global workforce. Additionally, President and Chief Operating Officer, Eric Nyman, would be departing and the Consumer Products business would report directly to the CEO.\nThe layoffs will start in the next several weeks.\nHasbro expects, with the layoffs as well as the ongoing systems and supply chain investments, to achieve its goal of $250 to $300 million in annual run-rate cost savings by year-end 2025 which was announced in Oct 2022.\nShares Plunged Over the Last Year\nGiven the falling earnings estimates and earnings warnings, it\'s not surprising that shares are down 33%.\nIt will report fourth quarter earnings on Feb 16, 2023. Presumably, there will be some kind of outlook or guidance about Q1 and/or 2023 given then.\nShares are cheap, with a forward P/E of 12.2.\nIt also pays a big dividend, currently yielding 4.7%. But I caution investors about chasing yield as earnings are on the decline.\nInstead, investors might want to wait on the sidelines for a positive turn in the business before jumping in.\nAdditional content:\nDid Jay Powell Give a Green Light to Stock Investors?\nFederal Reserve chair Jerome Powell addressed the world economy on Wednesday and announced that he and his committee decided to raise the federal funds rate 0.25% to 4.5-4.75%. This was as expected, but the most important bits came during the press conference.\nDepending on whether you are a bull or bear you may be interpreting what Jerome Powell said in different ways. The bulls are feeling reassured. Powell acknowledged that “the disinflation process has started,” and how incredibly relieving it is to see that process begin. The bears, however, were focused on his saying that it would be “very premature to declare victory,” over inflation. And that some sectors of the service economy have yet to see any disinflation at all.\nBull Case\nThe stock market has corrected significantly since the beginning of the rising rates policy and has now discounted the worst. As unlikely as it seemed, it appears Jerome Powell and the Fed have pulled off the goldilocks ‘Soft Landing,’ where they have lowered inflation in such a way that the economy didn’t need to slow significantly, and employment remained robust.\nOne of the most important indicators for the Fed is the ECI (Employment Cost Index), which measures wages. One of the biggest risks for inflation is a wage-price spiral, but the ECI is showing consistent decreases.\nLooking back at other bear markets we see that earnings always bottom out after the market, because markets are forward-looking. Furthermore, financial conditions have loosened quite significantly already. According to the Financial Conditions Index, economic policy is as loose as it has been in other recent expansionary periods.\nBear Case\nWhile Jerome Powell has been successful in initiating disinflation, there is no guarantee it will continue to improve. Worse yet, because expectations have become so hopeful about disinflation, even a small miss to the upside on inflation can really shake the markets. What if inflation is stickier than expected?\nEarnings seem to be coming in around expectations, but that is because analyst expectations were extremely low. What if there is a secondary push lower in the economy just as everyone is getting bullish again?\nFurthermore, with the now easing conditions of financial markets, and such robust employment, how do we know this won’t reignite inflation?\nStatistics Favor the Long-Term\nThese issues are never black and white, and the case can easily be made for bears or bulls. Something the data tells us conclusively is that over the long term, stocks are an extremely good investment. Whether you buy in a bull market or a bear market, the real edge is focusing on owning quality businesses, with improving earnings over the long run.\nStocks to Watch\nSome of the best stocks in the world have been completely battered by the rising rates environment. But that dynamic is slowly switching over. And this may be a great opportunity for investors to start buying stocks still in correction territory. With the Fed easing off the breaks, it’s possible stocks will see a continued rally.\nAlthough they will be reporting earnings on Thursday, February 2 after the close, Amazon, Apple and Alphabet are hard to ignore at this point. They are extremely dominant, and innovative businesses that have been beaten down significantly.\nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nZacks.com provides investment resources and informs you of these resources, which you may choose to use in making your own investment decisions. 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With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHasbro, Inc. (HAS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\ne.l.f. 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Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Motley Fool contributor Connor Allen goes over Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest earnings results. The stock fell 3% after hours due to a variety of reasons given in this video, including economic conditions, foreign exchange, and more. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Motley Fool contributor Connor Allen goes over Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest earnings results. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock Falls After Earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Motley Fool contributor Connor Allen goes over Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest earnings results. The video was published on Feb. 2, 2023. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 Connor Allen has positions in Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Motley Fool contributor Connor Allen goes over Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest earnings results. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 Connor Allen has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-earnings-hit-pause-button-on-market-rally-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch and Herbert Lash\nFeb 3 (Reuters) - Big Tech led U.S. markets on a sharp rebound to kick off 2023. The message from their earnings on Thursday: not so fast.\nApple Inc AAPL.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O all posted results for the end-of-year quarter that left a sour taste in investors\' mouths. The reports renewed questions about global economic demand, the effect of higher interest rates and whether the market\'s January rally got ahead of itself.\nNascent signs that consumer spending was beginning to rebound in China were not enough to change that.\nApple, the world\'s largest publicly traded company, fell short of expectations, hurt by lower iPhone sales and production disruptions in China. Amazon said operating profits could fall this quarter due to lower demand, and Alphabet\'s online advertisers cut back their spend as well.\nShares of the three companies fell between 2.7% and 5% in premarket trading and they were set to lose nearly $200 billion from their collective market valuation. The drop also weighed on the wider market following a euphoric rally Thursday. .N\n"Maybe the tech stocks rallied a little bit too much into these numbers, so the market will be taking a deep breath and saying, \'OK, well these companies aren\'t bulletproof,\'" said Daniel Morgan, senior portfolio manager at Synovus Trust Company in Atlanta, Georgia.\nThese three firms and Microsoft MSFT.O, the four U.S. companies with trillion-dollar market values, have led the broad-market S&P 500 in 2023. The index is up nearly 9% year-to-date, with Amazon gaining 34%. Big Tech surged Thursday following a strong quarterly report from Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc META.O.\nThat\'s after the group was battered throughout 2022, trailing the S&P, which dropped nearly 20%.\nSome investors saw silver linings from Apple and other bellwethers, including Starbucks, that reported results on Thursday. They noted that lockdowns in China strangled sales for many companies in the world\'s second-biggest economy, expecting a rebound in the coming year.\n"When things started to reopen in December (in China), we did see an increase in traffic to our stores as compared to November and an increase in demand as December rolled around," Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook told Reuters.\nCook said lockdowns in China hurt both production and demand, and the company faced headwinds from the strong U.S. dollar that pushed revenues lower.\n“Currency was a headwind but will be a tailwind in Q1,” said Nancy Tengler, chief executive of Laffer Tengler Investments in Scottsdale, Arizona, referring to the dollar\'s weakening trajectory.\n"The supply chain was a problem more so than demand, and that seems to have been right-sized."\nSimilarly, Starbucks said comparable sales fell 29% from the previous year in China, the company\'s fastest-growing market, but that beginning in January, it saw "very encouraging" recovery momentum there.\nOther U.S. consumer bellwethers painted a mixed picture. Consumer staples giant Clorox said product volumes fell in three of the company\'s four business segments in the fourth quarter, while automaker Ford said the year ahead was going to be a difficult one.\nThey, and other companies, are still grappling with higher interest rates that are slowing demand. This year\'s surge in stocks has been built on a rally in bonds, as lower yields make high-valuation shares more attractive. Cost-cutting by Alphabet and Meta led some investors to think that interest rates are affecting demand.\n"In many respects we\'re waiting for that other shoe to drop – the impact of higher rates on the economy, inflation, earnings and jobs," said Jack Ablin, co-founder and chief investment officer at Cresset Capital, which manages $30 billion. "Profits tend to trough nine months after overnight rates peak and we haven\'t even seen the peak in overnight rates yet."\nIs the selloff in tech stocks over?https://tmsnrt.rs/3DCBBdD\n(Reporting By Herbert Lash, Caroline Valetkevitch and David Gaffen; writing by David Gaffen; Editing by Peter Henderson and Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; +1-646-223-6064; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O all posted results for the end-of-year quarter that left a sour taste in investors\' mouths. Similarly, Starbucks said comparable sales fell 29% from the previous year in China, the company\'s fastest-growing market, but that beginning in January, it saw "very encouraging" recovery momentum there. Consumer staples giant Clorox said product volumes fell in three of the company\'s four business segments in the fourth quarter, while automaker Ford said the year ahead was going to be a difficult one.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O all posted results for the end-of-year quarter that left a sour taste in investors' mouths. By Caroline Valetkevitch and Herbert Lash Feb 3 (Reuters) - Big Tech led U.S. markets on a sharp rebound to kick off 2023. Apple, the world's largest publicly traded company, fell short of expectations, hurt by lower iPhone sales and production disruptions in China.", 'news_article_title': 'Tech earnings hit pause button on market rally', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O all posted results for the end-of-year quarter that left a sour taste in investors' mouths. By Caroline Valetkevitch and Herbert Lash Feb 3 (Reuters) - Big Tech led U.S. markets on a sharp rebound to kick off 2023. Apple, the world's largest publicly traded company, fell short of expectations, hurt by lower iPhone sales and production disruptions in China.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O all posted results for the end-of-year quarter that left a sour taste in investors\' mouths. .N "Maybe the tech stocks rallied a little bit too much into these numbers, so the market will be taking a deep breath and saying, \'OK, well these companies aren\'t bulletproof,\'" said Daniel Morgan, senior portfolio manager at Synovus Trust Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Cook said lockdowns in China hurt both production and demand, and the company faced headwinds from the strong U.S. dollar that pushed revenues lower.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/microsoft-fast-integrating-ai-into-enterprise-healthcare-suites', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'If you’re still thinking of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) as a sleepy maker of productivity tools, then its massive forays into the world of artificial intelligence may surprise you. \nMore of its product offerings incorporate AI solutions as the company aims to grow its capabilities in search, enterprise and productivity, and healthcare, to name just a few areas. \nThe company has been making headlines recently as it rolls out its Teams Premium service with features supported by OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 AI language model. The new features include an “intelligent recap” automatically generating tasks, notes, meeting highlights, and other functions. \nMicrosoft is promoting the intelligent recap as the biggest benefit of the new rollout, as it’s hoping to attract customers to pay a $ 7-a-month introductory rate, which increases to $10 a month in June. \nHasten Speed Of Commercialization \nIn January, Microsoft closed on a multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI, which developed the much-publicized ChatGPT. Microsoft has been nibbling at OpenAI, with previous investments in 2019 and 2021, with the hope of commercializing the technologies and speeding up the pace of research and development. \nMany analysts believe Microsoft will use the OpenAI partnership to breathe new life into its also-ran search engine Bing, with the hope of nabbing some market share from Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL). \nAs huge as that would be for Microsoft’s search business, it plans to introduce AI technologies throughout its product lines. For example, in January, the company said it might add ChatGPT technology to its Microsoft 365 software suite, including widely used products Word, PowerPoint and Outlook. \nDe Facto Corporate Standard\nAlthough Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made significant inroads among enterprise customers, Microsoft 365 products are still the de-facto standard in corporate settings. That means vast numbers of users would have exposure to the ChatGPT features, which may be used to create text with a single prompt and allow users to perform tasks faster and more accurately. \nSome analysts believe Microsoft is inching toward an outright acquisition of OpenAI.\nAlso in January, healthcare AI company Paige announced a partnership with Microsoft \nto develop and deliver clinical applications and biomarkers to advance cancer diagnoses and patient care. In its announcement, Paige said, “Microsoft will also make a strategic investment in Paige to accelerate the development and deployment of life-saving AI diagnostics.”\nThat may also hint at an eventual outright acquisition of the privately held Paige. \nPaige will use Microsoft Azure as the cloud provider for its Paige Platform, which powers a lab’s digital pathology workflow. Paige is becoming a Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare partner, which expands Microsoft’s healthcare offerings. \nRapidly Expanding Healthcare Capabilities\nMicrosoft has been expanding its capabilities in the healthcare field, with an emphasis on integrating AI applications.\n In March 2022, it completed the acquisition of Nuance, a speech-recognition software. In particular, Microsoft was focused on integrating Nuance into its Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare suite, which was introduced in 2020.\nNuance’s healthcare-specific products include the Dragon Ambient eXperience, Dragon Medical One, and PowerScribe One. In its release announcing the Nuance acquisition, Microsoft said, “Nuance’s solutions work seamlessly with core healthcare systems, including longstanding relationships with Electronic Health Records (EHRs), to alleviate the burden of clinical documentation and empower providers to deliver better patient experiences.”\nMicrosoft’s chart shows the stock has been in rally mode this year, advancing 5.39% in 2023. Shares are still well below their November high of $349.67 but have notched upside gains in the past three weeks.\nIn January, the company got negative attention when it announced that it would lay off 10,000 employees. It also reported that revenue for its Azure cloud-computing unit was decelerating. However, the company is taking steps to expand its business in new directions that could make it an attractive investment candidate for those seeking more stable growth and a small dividend yield. \nMicrosoft has increased its dividend in the past 20 years, landing it a spot on MarketBeat’s dividend achievers list.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'De Facto Corporate Standard Although Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made significant inroads among enterprise customers, Microsoft 365 products are still the de-facto standard in corporate settings. Microsoft is promoting the intelligent recap as the biggest benefit of the new rollout, as it’s hoping to attract customers to pay a $ 7-a-month introductory rate, which increases to $10 a month in June. Many analysts believe Microsoft will use the OpenAI partnership to breathe new life into its also-ran search engine Bing, with the hope of nabbing some market share from Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'De Facto Corporate Standard Although Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made significant inroads among enterprise customers, Microsoft 365 products are still the de-facto standard in corporate settings. For example, in January, the company said it might add ChatGPT technology to its Microsoft 365 software suite, including widely used products Word, PowerPoint and Outlook. Also in January, healthcare AI company Paige announced a partnership with Microsoft to develop and deliver clinical applications and biomarkers to advance cancer diagnoses and patient care.', 'news_article_title': 'Microsoft Fast Integrating AI Into Enterprise & Healthcare Suites', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'De Facto Corporate Standard Although Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made significant inroads among enterprise customers, Microsoft 365 products are still the de-facto standard in corporate settings. The new features include an “intelligent recap” automatically generating tasks, notes, meeting highlights, and other functions. For example, in January, the company said it might add ChatGPT technology to its Microsoft 365 software suite, including widely used products Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'De Facto Corporate Standard Although Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made significant inroads among enterprise customers, Microsoft 365 products are still the de-facto standard in corporate settings. In its announcement, Paige said, “Microsoft will also make a strategic investment in Paige to accelerate the development and deployment of life-saving AI diagnostics.” That may also hint at an eventual outright acquisition of the privately held Paige. Paige is becoming a Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare partner, which expands Microsoft’s healthcare offerings.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/canada-stocks-tsx-futures-flat-as-commodity-prices-slip-u.s.-jobs-awaited', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Feb 3 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada\'s main stock index were muted on Friday as commodity prices dipped, while investors awaited U.S. jobs data to understand for clues on the Federal Reserve\'s future interest rate moves.\nFutures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were flat at 6:44 a.m. ET (1144 GMT) after the benchmark closed lower on Thursday, weighed down by losses in commodity-linked stocks.\nInvestors would be looking for U.S. jobs data due at 8:30 a.m. ET, a key metric in gauging where the Fed stands on future rate increases, having hiked its lending rate by an expected 25 basis points on Wednesday.\nU.S. futures pointed to a lower opening on Wall Street, with disappointing quarterly results from megacap growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O dampening sentiment. .N\nOil prices eased, with major oil benchmarks headed for their second consecutive week of losses, as the market awaited further signs of fuel demand recovery in China to offset looming slumps in other major economies. O/R\nGold steadied in a tight range as cautious investors took stock of a host of central bank statements and positioned themselves for the key U.S. payrolls report. GOL/\nMaterials and energy companies have a combined weightage of about 31% on the main index.\nIn earnings, methanol producer Methanex MX.TOreported better-than-expected quarterly results overnight.\nSoftware company OpenText Corp OTEX.TO also reported its quarterly numbers, beating expectations on both revenue and earnings.\nOn the research front, CIBC cut software company Lightspeed Commerce\'s LSPD.TO rating to "neutral" from "outperformer".\n(Reporting by Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'U.S. futures pointed to a lower opening on Wall Street, with disappointing quarterly results from megacap growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O dampening sentiment. O/R Gold steadied in a tight range as cautious investors took stock of a host of central bank statements and positioned themselves for the key U.S. payrolls report. On the research front, CIBC cut software company Lightspeed Commerce\'s LSPD.TO rating to "neutral" from "outperformer".', 'news_luhn_summary': "U.S. futures pointed to a lower opening on Wall Street, with disappointing quarterly results from megacap growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O dampening sentiment. Feb 3 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index were muted on Friday as commodity prices dipped, while investors awaited U.S. jobs data to understand for clues on the Federal Reserve's future interest rate moves. .N Oil prices eased, with major oil benchmarks headed for their second consecutive week of losses, as the market awaited further signs of fuel demand recovery in China to offset looming slumps in other major economies.", 'news_article_title': 'CANADA STOCKS-TSX futures flat as commodity prices slip, U.S. jobs awaited', 'news_lexrank_summary': "U.S. futures pointed to a lower opening on Wall Street, with disappointing quarterly results from megacap growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O dampening sentiment. Feb 3 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index were muted on Friday as commodity prices dipped, while investors awaited U.S. jobs data to understand for clues on the Federal Reserve's future interest rate moves. In earnings, methanol producer Methanex MX.TOreported better-than-expected quarterly results overnight.", 'news_textrank_summary': "U.S. futures pointed to a lower opening on Wall Street, with disappointing quarterly results from megacap growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O dampening sentiment. Feb 3 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index were muted on Friday as commodity prices dipped, while investors awaited U.S. jobs data to understand for clues on the Federal Reserve's future interest rate moves. ET, a key metric in gauging where the Fed stands on future rate increases, having hiked its lending rate by an expected 25 basis points on Wednesday."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-i-could-only-invest-in-etfs-here-are-the-5-i-would-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Warren Buffett has said that investors don't need to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results, and that's true when it comes to exchange-traded fund (ETF) investing. With that in mind, here's how I would construct a portfolio of just five ETFs that could build tremendous wealth over time while still letting me sleep at night.\n*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 31, 2023. The video was published on Feb. 1, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Vanguard S&P 500 ETF\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Matthew Frankel, CFP® has positions in Amazon.com and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, American Tower, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Equinix, Microsoft, Prologis, Vanguard Bond Index Funds-Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Small-Cap ETF, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Vanguard Specialized Funds-Vanguard Real Estate ETF. The Motley Fool recommends First Solar and Targa Resources and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway, short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Matthew Frankel is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "With that in mind, here's how I would construct a portfolio of just five ETFs that could build tremendous wealth over time while still letting me sleep at night. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF wasn't one of them!", 'news_luhn_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, American Tower, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Equinix, Microsoft, Prologis, Vanguard Bond Index Funds-Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Small-Cap ETF, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Vanguard Specialized Funds-Vanguard Real Estate ETF. The Motley Fool recommends First Solar and Targa Resources and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway, short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'If I Could Only Invest in ETFs, Here Are the 5 I Would Buy', 'news_lexrank_summary': "* They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF wasn't one of them! Matthew Frankel, CFP® has positions in Amazon.com and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, American Tower, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Equinix, Microsoft, Prologis, Vanguard Bond Index Funds-Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Small-Cap ETF, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Vanguard Specialized Funds-Vanguard Real Estate ETF.", 'news_textrank_summary': "See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, American Tower, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Equinix, Microsoft, Prologis, Vanguard Bond Index Funds-Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Small-Cap ETF, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Vanguard Specialized Funds-Vanguard Real Estate ETF. The Motley Fool recommends First Solar and Targa Resources and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway, short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/forex-dollar-perks-up-as-traders-await-u.s.-jobs-numbers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Harry Robertson\nLONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The dollar rose slightly on Friday, sustaining some momentum after jumping in the previous session following a raft of central bank decisions in Europe.\nTrading was relatively subdued as markets waited for the latest U.S. employment data later in the day which may shift U.S. Federal Reserve policy.\nThe dollar picked up against the euro, with the latter EUR=EBS down 0.1% to $1.09 in early European trading. The euro remained well above the 20-year low of $0.953 hit in September, however.\nThe Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points to a range of 4.5% to 4.75%, a softer approach than the previous increase of 50 bps.\nThe slowdown in the pace and comments from the central bank helped send the dollar tumbling as traders hoped rate hikes might soon end altogether.\nIt then rallied sharply on Thursday when the European Central Bank raised rates by 50 bps to 2.5%, but suggested that it could be finished after another increase in March, causing the euro to tumble.\n"Essentially we have retraced everything before the (Fed)meeting," said Alvin Tan, head of Asia FX strategy at RBC Capital Markets.\nHe said relatively weak earnings reports by tech giants AlphabetGOOGL.O, AppleAAPL.O and AmazonAMZN.O were causing "a bit of a risk-off mood" in markets that was likely boosting the dollar on Friday.\nThe dollar index =USD, which tracks the currency against major peers, was up 0.1% to 101.89.\nJapan\'s yen JPY=EBS was slightly higher against the dollar, however, at 128.66 per dollar.\nThe big event for markets on Friday is the release of U.S. employment - or nonfarm payroll - numbers at 8.30 a.m. ET (1330 GMT).\nAnalysts polled by Reuters expect the U.S. economy to have added 185,000 jobs in January, a strong showing but down from 223,000 in December. Wages data is also due.\nThe pound GBP=D3 was down 0.18% on Friday to $1.22, after tumbling 1.2% on Thursday when the Bank of England raised interest rates but stressed that inflation was showing signs of relenting.\nThe Australian dollar AUD=D3 was 0.35% lower at $0.705. Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar was up 0.35% against its Canadian counterpart at C$1.336.\nTan said he thinks the U.S. dollar should remain under pressure in the coming weeks, given that the Fed is the central bank closest to pausing interest rate hikes.\n"I think that the path of least resistance in the next quarter... is still for dollar weakness, unless we get a big risk-off fright," he said.\nWorld FX rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E\nEuro vs. dollarhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3jwrvEk\n(Reporting by Harry Robertson; Additional reporting by Rae Wee; Editing by Lincoln Feast, Simon Cameron-Moore and Emelia Sithole-Matarise)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'He said relatively weak earnings reports by tech giants AlphabetGOOGL.O, AppleAAPL.O and AmazonAMZN.O were causing "a bit of a risk-off mood" in markets that was likely boosting the dollar on Friday. By Harry Robertson LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The dollar rose slightly on Friday, sustaining some momentum after jumping in the previous session following a raft of central bank decisions in Europe. The Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points to a range of 4.5% to 4.75%, a softer approach than the previous increase of 50 bps.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'He said relatively weak earnings reports by tech giants AlphabetGOOGL.O, AppleAAPL.O and AmazonAMZN.O were causing "a bit of a risk-off mood" in markets that was likely boosting the dollar on Friday. It then rallied sharply on Thursday when the European Central Bank raised rates by 50 bps to 2.5%, but suggested that it could be finished after another increase in March, causing the euro to tumble. The pound GBP=D3 was down 0.18% on Friday to $1.22, after tumbling 1.2% on Thursday when the Bank of England raised interest rates but stressed that inflation was showing signs of relenting.', 'news_article_title': 'FOREX-Dollar perks up as traders await U.S. jobs numbers', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'He said relatively weak earnings reports by tech giants AlphabetGOOGL.O, AppleAAPL.O and AmazonAMZN.O were causing "a bit of a risk-off mood" in markets that was likely boosting the dollar on Friday. Trading was relatively subdued as markets waited for the latest U.S. employment data later in the day which may shift U.S. Federal Reserve policy. It then rallied sharply on Thursday when the European Central Bank raised rates by 50 bps to 2.5%, but suggested that it could be finished after another increase in March, causing the euro to tumble.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'He said relatively weak earnings reports by tech giants AlphabetGOOGL.O, AppleAAPL.O and AmazonAMZN.O were causing "a bit of a risk-off mood" in markets that was likely boosting the dollar on Friday. By Harry Robertson LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The dollar rose slightly on Friday, sustaining some momentum after jumping in the previous session following a raft of central bank decisions in Europe. Tan said he thinks the U.S. dollar should remain under pressure in the coming weeks, given that the Fed is the central bank closest to pausing interest rate hikes.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/european-shares-hit-by-weak-earnings-from-u.s.-tech-giants-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankika Biswas\nFeb 3 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Friday, weighed down by losses in technology stocks after disappointing earnings overnight by their major U.S. counterparts rekindled concerns about global economic demand and the impact of high interest rates.\nThe pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX was down 0.3% as of 0915 GMT.\nHowever, the benchmark index was on track for weekly gains, thanks to the jump on Thursday as the European Central Bank\'s (ECB) hawkish message failed to derail investor hopes of the global rate hiking cycle nearing an end.\nGlobal central banks are now somewhat laying the groundwork in unison for a pause in hiking rates later this year, but the ECB seems furthest from a likely stopping point.\nThe technology sector index .SX8P fell 0.8%, with Apple supplier Infineon IFXGn.DE dropping nearly 2%, while real estate stocks .SX86P were down 1.7%.\nFrankfurt-listed shares of U.S. tech giants Amazon.com AMZN.F, Apple Inc AAPL.F and Alphabet Inc ABEA.F slid between 5% and 6% on disappointing earnings, while Wall Street\'s main indexes will likely open lower.\n"The U.S. has a major exposure in Europe, so this (U.S. tech earnings) will weigh on overall sentiment globally and in Europe especially," said Sutanya Chedda, European equity strategist at UBS. "But the market is already aware that growth is slowing in the U.S."\nMeanwhile, a survey showed business activity in the euro zone bounced back to growth in January, suggesting the bloc\'s economy might again escape a contraction this quarter and that the upturn may accelerate.\n"Probability of European recession has come down and that of U.S. is about 73% at this moment ... we\'ve never had such a large gap in the probabilities," Chedda added.\nAmong other stocks, French drugmaker Sanofi SASY.PA fell 3.9% after forecasting moderate 2023 earnings growth as strong demand for its best-selling drug, Dupixent, would be partly offset by generic competition for its multiple sclerosis pill, Aubagio.\nDutch navigation and digital mapping company TomTom TOM2.AS jumped 8.4% after raising its 2023 guidance.\nSpain\'s Caixabank CABK.MC gained 2.3% after reporting a 62% annual growth in fourth-quarter net profit.\nCasino CASP.PA fell 1.5% after analysts flagged that talks with Teract TRACT.PA to combine French retail activities would not address the supermarket group\'s urgent need to slash debt.\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D\'Souza and Shinjini Ganguli)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Frankfurt-listed shares of U.S. tech giants Amazon.com AMZN.F, Apple Inc AAPL.F and Alphabet Inc ABEA.F slid between 5% and 6% on disappointing earnings, while Wall Street's main indexes will likely open lower. By Ankika Biswas Feb 3 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Friday, weighed down by losses in technology stocks after disappointing earnings overnight by their major U.S. counterparts rekindled concerns about global economic demand and the impact of high interest rates. However, the benchmark index was on track for weekly gains, thanks to the jump on Thursday as the European Central Bank's (ECB) hawkish message failed to derail investor hopes of the global rate hiking cycle nearing an end.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Frankfurt-listed shares of U.S. tech giants Amazon.com AMZN.F, Apple Inc AAPL.F and Alphabet Inc ABEA.F slid between 5% and 6% on disappointing earnings, while Wall Street's main indexes will likely open lower. By Ankika Biswas Feb 3 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Friday, weighed down by losses in technology stocks after disappointing earnings overnight by their major U.S. counterparts rekindled concerns about global economic demand and the impact of high interest rates. However, the benchmark index was on track for weekly gains, thanks to the jump on Thursday as the European Central Bank's (ECB) hawkish message failed to derail investor hopes of the global rate hiking cycle nearing an end.", 'news_article_title': 'European shares hit by weak earnings from U.S. tech giants', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Frankfurt-listed shares of U.S. tech giants Amazon.com AMZN.F, Apple Inc AAPL.F and Alphabet Inc ABEA.F slid between 5% and 6% on disappointing earnings, while Wall Street's main indexes will likely open lower. By Ankika Biswas Feb 3 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Friday, weighed down by losses in technology stocks after disappointing earnings overnight by their major U.S. counterparts rekindled concerns about global economic demand and the impact of high interest rates. The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX was down 0.3% as of 0915 GMT.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Frankfurt-listed shares of U.S. tech giants Amazon.com AMZN.F, Apple Inc AAPL.F and Alphabet Inc ABEA.F slid between 5% and 6% on disappointing earnings, while Wall Street's main indexes will likely open lower. By Ankika Biswas Feb 3 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Friday, weighed down by losses in technology stocks after disappointing earnings overnight by their major U.S. counterparts rekindled concerns about global economic demand and the impact of high interest rates. However, the benchmark index was on track for weekly gains, thanks to the jump on Thursday as the European Central Bank's (ECB) hawkish message failed to derail investor hopes of the global rate hiking cycle nearing an end."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/indias-customs-duty-change-to-dial-up-local-phone-production-tax-official', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shivangi Acharya and Nikunj Ohri\nNEW DELHI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - India expects to manufacture more mobile phones this year after the government eliminated import tariffs on some components used to assemble high-end phones from global companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, a tax official told Reuters on Friday.\nIndian mobile phone exports nearly doubled year-on-year to $5 billion between April-October in 2022, primarily supported by the government\'s key scheme to offer incentives to local manufacturers.\nAt the annual budget for 2023/24 on Wednesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamam eliminated the 2.5% customs duty on select parts of mobile camera phones.\n"The duty structure now encourages them (phone manufacturers) to import parts and assemble here," V. Rama Mathew, member of India\'s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, said in an interview.\n"The duty changes will benefit all phone sectors. But it will also benefit the premium phone sector because if you see the cost of components, camera assembly contributes substantially," Mathew said.\nThe move comes as Apple aims to boost its share of India-produced phones to 25%. Apple exports from India hit $1 billion in December.\nThe Cupertino, California-based company has bet big on India since it began assembling iPhones in the country in 2017 via Wistron 3231.TW, and later with Foxconn 2317.TW, in line with the Indian government\'s push for local manufacturing.\nFoxconn plans to quadruple the workforce at its iPhone factory in India over two years, sources told Reuters late last year.\nJ.P. Morgan analysts have estimated that a quarter of all Apple products would be made outside China by 2025, up from 5% currently.\n(Reporting by Shivangi Acharya; Editing by Savio D\'Souza)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Shivangi Acharya and Nikunj Ohri NEW DELHI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - India expects to manufacture more mobile phones this year after the government eliminated import tariffs on some components used to assemble high-end phones from global companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, a tax official told Reuters on Friday. Indian mobile phone exports nearly doubled year-on-year to $5 billion between April-October in 2022, primarily supported by the government\'s key scheme to offer incentives to local manufacturers. "The duty structure now encourages them (phone manufacturers) to import parts and assemble here," V. Rama Mathew, member of India\'s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, said in an interview.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Shivangi Acharya and Nikunj Ohri NEW DELHI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - India expects to manufacture more mobile phones this year after the government eliminated import tariffs on some components used to assemble high-end phones from global companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, a tax official told Reuters on Friday. Indian mobile phone exports nearly doubled year-on-year to $5 billion between April-October in 2022, primarily supported by the government's key scheme to offer incentives to local manufacturers. At the annual budget for 2023/24 on Wednesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamam eliminated the 2.5% customs duty on select parts of mobile camera phones.", 'news_article_title': "India's customs duty change to dial up local phone production-tax official", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Shivangi Acharya and Nikunj Ohri NEW DELHI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - India expects to manufacture more mobile phones this year after the government eliminated import tariffs on some components used to assemble high-end phones from global companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, a tax official told Reuters on Friday. "The duty changes will benefit all phone sectors. The Cupertino, California-based company has bet big on India since it began assembling iPhones in the country in 2017 via Wistron 3231.TW, and later with Foxconn 2317.TW, in line with the Indian government\'s push for local manufacturing.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Shivangi Acharya and Nikunj Ohri NEW DELHI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - India expects to manufacture more mobile phones this year after the government eliminated import tariffs on some components used to assemble high-end phones from global companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, a tax official told Reuters on Friday. Indian mobile phone exports nearly doubled year-on-year to $5 billion between April-October in 2022, primarily supported by the government\'s key scheme to offer incentives to local manufacturers. "The duty structure now encourages them (phone manufacturers) to import parts and assemble here," V. Rama Mathew, member of India\'s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, said in an interview.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-to-tumble-at-open-as-jobs-data-fans-higher-rate-worries', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shubham Batra, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian\nFeb 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set to open lower on Friday after data showed the economy added jobs at a rapid pace last month, feeding into fears that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer in its fight against inflation.\nThe Labor Department\'s report for nonfarm payrolls showed 517,000 job additions in January, almost three times expectations of 185,000 additions. The unemployment rate ticked down 3.4% in January from 3.5% in December.\n"Whenever we see these big numbers, the fear of the Fed comes back with a vengeance because people are probably afraid that the Fed is going to push things even further than what they have, running the risk of not soft landing, but more of a car crash," said Brian Jacobsen, senior investment strategist for Allspring Global Investments.\nAfter the Fed raised its target rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, money markets are now expecting the U.S. central bank to hike rates two more times before stopping, with expectations of rates seen peaking at 4.95% by June compared to 4.91% before the data. FEDWATCH\nThis added to the downbeat mood set by disappointing results from megacap growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, which declined between 2.1% and 6.1% in premarket trading.\nApple forecast another revenue decline at the start of the year, Amazon warned that its operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter, and Google parent Alphabet missed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter results.\nThe results looked set to snap the rally in U.S. equities in the previous session after Fed Chair Jerome Powell in his remarks after the Wednesday policy meeting referred repeatedly to the "disinflationary" process being underway.\nBoth the Nasdaq .IXIC and the S&P 500 .SPX posted strong gains on Thursday and touched near five-month highs, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI slipped, dragged down by declines in some big healthcare stocks.\nU.S. stocks made a strong start in 2023 after a dismal 2022, with battered technology and related stocks leading the rebound on hopes that the Fed will temper its aggressive rate hikes, in turn alleviating some pressure on equity valuations.\nFord Motor CoF.N fell 7.8% on missing quarterly earnings expectations while also warning of a rocky year ahead.\nNearly 70% of half the S&P 500 firms that reported fourth-quarter earnings have topped Wall Street expectations. Analysts now see earnings of S&P 500 firms declining 2.7% for the quarter, according to Refinitiv estimates.\n(Reporting by Shubham Batra, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "FEDWATCH This added to the downbeat mood set by disappointing results from megacap growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, which declined between 2.1% and 6.1% in premarket trading. By Shubham Batra, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Friday after data showed the economy added jobs at a rapid pace last month, feeding into fears that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer in its fight against inflation. Apple forecast another revenue decline at the start of the year, Amazon warned that its operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter, and Google parent Alphabet missed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter results.", 'news_luhn_summary': "FEDWATCH This added to the downbeat mood set by disappointing results from megacap growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, which declined between 2.1% and 6.1% in premarket trading. By Shubham Batra, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Friday after data showed the economy added jobs at a rapid pace last month, feeding into fears that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer in its fight against inflation. Apple forecast another revenue decline at the start of the year, Amazon warned that its operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter, and Google parent Alphabet missed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter results.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set to tumble at open as jobs data fans higher rate worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': "FEDWATCH This added to the downbeat mood set by disappointing results from megacap growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, which declined between 2.1% and 6.1% in premarket trading. By Shubham Batra, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Friday after data showed the economy added jobs at a rapid pace last month, feeding into fears that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer in its fight against inflation. The Labor Department's report for nonfarm payrolls showed 517,000 job additions in January, almost three times expectations of 185,000 additions.", 'news_textrank_summary': "FEDWATCH This added to the downbeat mood set by disappointing results from megacap growth companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, which declined between 2.1% and 6.1% in premarket trading. By Shubham Batra, Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Friday after data showed the economy added jobs at a rapid pace last month, feeding into fears that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer in its fight against inflation. After the Fed raised its target rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, money markets are now expecting the U.S. central bank to hike rates two more times before stopping, with expectations of rates seen peaking at 4.95% by June compared to 4.91% before the data."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-tech-giants-call-time-on-stocks-rally-u.s.-payrolls-loom', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Naomi Rovnick and Stella Qiu\nLONDON/SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A global stock rally,powered by hopes of central banks ending aggressive rate rises, ran into roadblocks on Fridayfollowing weak earnings from U.S. tech giants and as key U.S. jobs data loomed.\nThe MSCI World Stock Index .MIWD00000PUS slipped 0.2%, but was still near its highest since last August following a sharp rebound in recent weeks on hopes that central bank rate hikes are nearing an end.\nWall Street stock futures fell sharply, with contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQc1 2% lower, on disappointing earnings from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O. S&P 500 futures ESc1 slid 0.9%.\nIn Europe, the Stoxx 600 share benchmark fell 0.6%. Germany\'s benchmark 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR inched 2 basis points (bps) higher to 2.097%, having on Thursday dropped by the most since 2011 as the price of the debt rallied.\nThis week, the U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central bank (ECB) and Bank of England (BoE) all increased benchmark borrowing costs and warned of more hikes to come.\nMarkets initially shrugged off the hawkishness, however, and clung to a statement by Fed chair Jay Powell on Wednesday that the United States was in the early stages of "disinflation."\nThe mood turned much more cautious on Thursday, however, as U.S. tech shares took a beating in U.S. after-hours trading.\nApple projected another revenue decline in the start of the year, Amazon warned that its operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter, and Google parent Alphabet missed expectations in its fourth-quarter profit and revenue.\nThe keenly watched U.S. non-farm payrolls report, due out later on Friday, could now be crucial to supporting the recent rally.\n"If we are seeing an easing of net job creation that would allow the Fed to just do one more rate hike of 25 basis points and that would be the end of the cycle," said Willem Sels, global chief investment officer at HSBC\'s private bank.\n"We will see headwinds from further earnings downgrades, but we have incorporated quite a lot [of this] already so I think markets can hold here if we are indeed right on the Fed."\nU.S. job growth likely remained strong in January, with economists polled by Reuters expecting 185,000 new jobs were created last month.\nHourly wages are predicted to have risen by 0.3% from the month before, although the unemployment rate is also forecast to have ticked up to 3.6% from 3.5%, which may give the Fed comfort that wage inflation could decline.\nAlan Ruskin, macro strategist at Deutsche Bank, said that given the current market price action ahead of the U.S. payrolls data, a softer report would be regarded as endorsing all the favourite trades of the year.\n"Not least it would provide the most important evidence to date to suggest that the market\'s rates pricing is more appropriate than the Fed\'s own more hawkish signalling," Ruskin said.\nFutures markets favour another 25 bp hike from the Fed in Marchand imply that might be the end of its current tightening cycle. They have also priced in two rate cuts by the end of this year, a scenario Powell dismissed. FEDWATCH\nSterling GBP=D3 fell to $1.2185 on Friday, the lowest in more than two weeks, after tumbling 1.2% the previous session.\nAsia stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\nAsia-Pacific valuationshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2Dr2BQA\n(Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe and Toby Chopra)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Wall Street stock futures fell sharply, with contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQc1 2% lower, on disappointing earnings from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O. By Naomi Rovnick and Stella Qiu LONDON/SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A global stock rally,powered by hopes of central banks ending aggressive rate rises, ran into roadblocks on Fridayfollowing weak earnings from U.S. tech giants and as key U.S. jobs data loomed. "If we are seeing an easing of net job creation that would allow the Fed to just do one more rate hike of 25 basis points and that would be the end of the cycle," said Willem Sels, global chief investment officer at HSBC\'s private bank.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Wall Street stock futures fell sharply, with contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQc1 2% lower, on disappointing earnings from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O. By Naomi Rovnick and Stella Qiu LONDON/SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A global stock rally,powered by hopes of central banks ending aggressive rate rises, ran into roadblocks on Fridayfollowing weak earnings from U.S. tech giants and as key U.S. jobs data loomed. The MSCI World Stock Index .MIWD00000PUS slipped 0.2%, but was still near its highest since last August following a sharp rebound in recent weeks on hopes that central bank rate hikes are nearing an end.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Tech giants call time on stocks rally, U.S. payrolls loom', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Wall Street stock futures fell sharply, with contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQc1 2% lower, on disappointing earnings from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O. By Naomi Rovnick and Stella Qiu LONDON/SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A global stock rally,powered by hopes of central banks ending aggressive rate rises, ran into roadblocks on Fridayfollowing weak earnings from U.S. tech giants and as key U.S. jobs data loomed. "If we are seeing an easing of net job creation that would allow the Fed to just do one more rate hike of 25 basis points and that would be the end of the cycle," said Willem Sels, global chief investment officer at HSBC\'s private bank.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Wall Street stock futures fell sharply, with contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQc1 2% lower, on disappointing earnings from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O. By Naomi Rovnick and Stella Qiu LONDON/SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A global stock rally,powered by hopes of central banks ending aggressive rate rises, ran into roadblocks on Fridayfollowing weak earnings from U.S. tech giants and as key U.S. jobs data loomed. The MSCI World Stock Index .MIWD00000PUS slipped 0.2%, but was still near its highest since last August following a sharp rebound in recent weeks on hopes that central bank rate hikes are nearing an end.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-asian-stocks-pull-back-dollar-regains-footing-ahead-of-u.s.-payrolls-data-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stella Qiu\nSYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A global stock rally ran into resistance in Asia on Friday as disappointing earnings from U.S. tech giants undermined sentiment, while the dollar regained some of its footing ahead of a key U.S. non-farm payrolls report.\nEuropean markets are set to extend the caution, with pan-region Euro Stoxx 50 futures STXEc1 down 0.1%, German DAX futures FDXc1 falling 0.2%, and FTSE futures FFIc1 mostly flat.\nOvernight, markets took a dovish view on rate guidance from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England, hoping that an end of the massive global tightening cycle is in sight, pushing local bonds higher and the currencies lower.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS eased 0.6% on Friday, dragged down by a 1.3% slump in Chinese blue-chips .CSI300 and a 1.4% tumble in Hong Kong\'s Hang Seng index .HSI.\nInvestors are waiting to see more tangible signs of an economic recovery in China, after Beijing dropped nearly all of its COVID curbs in December, sparking a surge in foreign inflows. .SS\nOther regional markets eked out modest gains. Japan\'s Nikkei .N225 rose 0.3%, Australia\'s resources heavy shares .AXJO rallied 0.6% and South Korea\'s KOSPI .KS11 climbed 0.5%.\nDisappointment over earnings results from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O tempered sentiment, with the S&P 500 futures ESc1 sliding 0.5% and Nasdaq futures NQc1 falling 1.5% on Friday.\nTech shares took a beating in Thursday\'s after-hours trading, with shares of Apple down 3.2%, Amazon down 5% and Google parent Alphabet down 4.6%.\nApple projected another revenue decline in the start of the year, Amazon warned that its operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter, and Google parent Alphabet missed expectations in its fourth-quarter profit and revenue.\nThat took the shine off a strong regular trading session on Thursday, when the S&P .SPX climbed 1.5% and the Nasdaq .IXIC surged 3.3%. The uptick built on strong gains from the previous day after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said disinflationary pressures are underway in the economy, raising hopes that a pause to its monetary tightening streak is near.\nInvestors are also watching the fallout from this week\'s plunge in shares of India\'s Adani group, which continued to nosedive on Friday with market losses amounting to $115 billion in the wake of a U.S. short-seller\'s report.\nOn Thursday, the European Central bank (ECB) and Bank of England (BoE) hiked rates by 50 basis points each, with the BoE saying the tide was turning against inflation and the ECB indicating at least one more hike was on the horizon before re-evaluating its rate hike path.\nMarkets reacted by pushing European yields sharply lower, with the 10-year German bunds DE10YT=RR falling 22.6 basis points to 2.065%, the biggest drop since 2011, and Italian bonds IT10YT=RR tumbling 40 bps to 3.887%, the most since 2020.\n"The wash-up is that the BoE meeting was dovish, and the ECB is now firmly open-minded and data-dependent, and the Fed chose not to fight the market and the market feels validated by that," said Chris Weston, head of research at Pepperstone.\nAlan Ruskin, macro strategist at Deutsche Bank, said that given the current market price action ahead of the U.S. payrolls data, a softer report would be regarded as endorsing all the favourite trades of the year.\n"Not least it would provide the most important evidence to date to suggest that the market\'s rates pricing is more appropriate than the Fed\'s own more hawkish signalling," said Ruskin.\nAnalysts expect 185,000 jobs were added last month, the lowest since January 2021, unemployment edged up to 3.6%, and hourly wage inflation to stay flat at 0.3% on a monthly basis, suggesting the strong labour market might have started to ease up.\nFutures markets still favour another 25-basis-point hike from the Fed at its March policy meeting, while implying that might be the end of its current tightening cycle. They have also priced in one rate cut by the end of this year, a scenario Powell dismissed. FEDWATCH\nSterling GBP=D3 fell to $1.2213 on Friday, the lowest in more than two weeks, after tumbling 1.2% the previous session.\nGold was 0.2% higher. Spot gold XAU= was traded at $1915.66 per ounce. GOL/\nAsia stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\nAsia-Pacific valuationshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2Dr2BQA\n(Editing by Shri Navaratnam and Kim Coghill)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Disappointment over earnings results from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O tempered sentiment, with the S&P 500 futures ESc1 sliding 0.5% and Nasdaq futures NQc1 falling 1.5% on Friday. By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A global stock rally ran into resistance in Asia on Friday as disappointing earnings from U.S. tech giants undermined sentiment, while the dollar regained some of its footing ahead of a key U.S. non-farm payrolls report. The uptick built on strong gains from the previous day after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said disinflationary pressures are underway in the economy, raising hopes that a pause to its monetary tightening streak is near.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Disappointment over earnings results from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O tempered sentiment, with the S&P 500 futures ESc1 sliding 0.5% and Nasdaq futures NQc1 falling 1.5% on Friday. Overnight, markets took a dovish view on rate guidance from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England, hoping that an end of the massive global tightening cycle is in sight, pushing local bonds higher and the currencies lower. On Thursday, the European Central bank (ECB) and Bank of England (BoE) hiked rates by 50 basis points each, with the BoE saying the tide was turning against inflation and the ECB indicating at least one more hike was on the horizon before re-evaluating its rate hike path.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks pull back, dollar regains footing ahead of U.S. payrolls data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Disappointment over earnings results from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O tempered sentiment, with the S&P 500 futures ESc1 sliding 0.5% and Nasdaq futures NQc1 falling 1.5% on Friday. Overnight, markets took a dovish view on rate guidance from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England, hoping that an end of the massive global tightening cycle is in sight, pushing local bonds higher and the currencies lower. Futures markets still favour another 25-basis-point hike from the Fed at its March policy meeting, while implying that might be the end of its current tightening cycle.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Disappointment over earnings results from Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O tempered sentiment, with the S&P 500 futures ESc1 sliding 0.5% and Nasdaq futures NQc1 falling 1.5% on Friday. Overnight, markets took a dovish view on rate guidance from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England, hoping that an end of the massive global tightening cycle is in sight, pushing local bonds higher and the currencies lower. On Thursday, the European Central bank (ECB) and Bank of England (BoE) hiked rates by 50 basis points each, with the BoE saying the tide was turning against inflation and the ECB indicating at least one more hike was on the horizon before re-evaluating its rate hike path.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-fall-as-megacaps-slide-on-downbeat-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures down: Dow 0.24%, S&P 0.70%, Nasdaq 1.41%\nFeb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dropped on Friday after disappointing results from megacap growth companies including Apple and Amazon, while investors awaited the January jobs report for more clues on future rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve.\nShares of Wall Street heavyweights Apple AAPL.O, Amazon Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O declined between 3.5% and 6% in premarket trading.\nApple forecast another revenue decline at the start of the year, Amazon warned that its operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter, and Google parent Alphabet missed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter results.\nThe results looked set to snap the rally in U.S. equities in the previous session after Fed Chair Jerome Powell in his remarks after the Wednesday policy meeting referred repeatedly to the "disinflationary" process being underway.\nBoth the Nasdaq .IXIC and the S&P 500 .SPX posted strong gains on Thursday and touched near five-month highs, while the Dow .DJI slipped, dragged down by declines in some big healthcare stocks.\nInvestors will closely monitor Labor Department\'s numbers for January nonfarm payrolls, due at 8:30 a.m. ET. The economy is expected to have added 185,000 jobs, fewer than the 223,000 additions in December. The unemployment rate is expected to tick higher to 3.6% in January, from 3.5% in December.\nThe unemployment rate is expected to tick higher to 3.6% in Janaury, from 3.5% in December.\nU.S. stocks made a strong start in 2023 after a dismal 2022, with battered technology and related stocks leading the rebound on hopes that the Fed will temper its aggressive rate hikes, in turn alleviating some pressure on equity valuations.\nAt 4:40 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 81 points, or 0.24%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 29.25 points, or 0.7%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 181.5 points, or 1.41%.\n(Reporting by Shubham Batra Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Wall Street heavyweights Apple AAPL.O, Amazon Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O declined between 3.5% and 6% in premarket trading. Apple forecast another revenue decline at the start of the year, Amazon warned that its operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter, and Google parent Alphabet missed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter results. The results looked set to snap the rally in U.S. equities in the previous session after Fed Chair Jerome Powell in his remarks after the Wednesday policy meeting referred repeatedly to the "disinflationary" process being underway.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Wall Street heavyweights Apple AAPL.O, Amazon Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O declined between 3.5% and 6% in premarket trading. Futures down: Dow 0.24%, S&P 0.70%, Nasdaq 1.41% Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dropped on Friday after disappointing results from megacap growth companies including Apple and Amazon, while investors awaited the January jobs report for more clues on future rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The unemployment rate is expected to tick higher to 3.6% in January, from 3.5% in December.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures fall as megacaps slide on downbeat earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Wall Street heavyweights Apple AAPL.O, Amazon Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O declined between 3.5% and 6% in premarket trading. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures down: Dow 0.24%, S&P 0.70%, Nasdaq 1.41% Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dropped on Friday after disappointing results from megacap growth companies including Apple and Amazon, while investors awaited the January jobs report for more clues on future rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Wall Street heavyweights Apple AAPL.O, Amazon Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O declined between 3.5% and 6% in premarket trading. Futures down: Dow 0.24%, S&P 0.70%, Nasdaq 1.41% Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dropped on Friday after disappointing results from megacap growth companies including Apple and Amazon, while investors awaited the January jobs report for more clues on future rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Apple forecast another revenue decline at the start of the year, Amazon warned that its operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter, and Google parent Alphabet missed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter results.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-is-warren-buffetts-no.-1-stock-to-buy-and-you-wont-find-it-in-berkshire-hathaways', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For nearly six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has put on a clinic and run circles around the benchmark S&P 500. When 2021 came to a close, the aggregate return of Berkshire's Class A shares (BRK.A) since the Oracle of Omaha became CEO in 1965 -- a cool 3,641,613% -- was 120 times greater than the total return, including dividends paid, of the S&P 500 (30,209%) over the same stretch.\nBuffett's long-term outperformance has earned him quite the following. Both new and tenured investors have ridden his coattails to sizable gains -- and it's all thanks to 13Fs.\nA 13F is a required quarterly filing by money managers and ultrawealthy individuals with over $100 million in assets under management. It effectively allows investors to see what the smartest minds on Wall Street were buying, selling, and holding in the latest quarter. Since Berkshire Hathaway has $345 billion in invested assets, it most definitely is required to file a 13F no later than 45 days after the end of the previous quarter.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nBerkshire Hathaway's 13Fs clue investors into many of Buffett's top buys\nInvestors who've followed Berkshire's 13Fs are well aware that the Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) have been busy bees during the bear-market decline.\nFor example, Berkshire's 13Fs show a steady build in energy stocks since late 2020. Over the past two years, Chevron (NYSE: CVX) has grown into Berkshire's third-largest holding by market value ($29.5 billion). Meanwhile, Buffett and his team purchased more than 194 million shares of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) in 2022 -- a position now worth $12.6 billion. This stake comes atop the $10 billion in Occidental preferred stock Buffett's company has owned since 2019.\nWarren Buffett's seemingly newfound love for energy stocks suggests that crude oil prices will remain elevated for the foreseeable future. Three years of capital underinvestment due to the COVID-19 pandemic will assuredly constrain supply as demand picks up. Add to this Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the supply question marks this creates for Europe, and a very clear bull case can be made for Chevron's and Occidental's upstream drilling operations.\nBerkshire Hathaway's 13Fs also show considerable love for tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is far and away the largest holding in the portfolio. Apple accounts for more than 38% of invested assets because it's viewed as the most valuable brand on the planet, has an exceptionally loyal customer base, and has used its innovative capacity to grow its sales and profits. As a larger percentage of Apple's revenue shifts to subscription services, we should see improved operating margins and less in the way of sales fluctuations during iPhone replacement cycles.\nApple is also a capital-return kingpin. It's doling out $14.6 billion in dividend payments annually and has repurchased $554 billion worth of its common stock over the trailing decade. (For what it's worth, Chevron also recently announced plans to buy back up to $75 billion of its common stock.) Buffett and his team have always favored brand-name businesses with sizable capital-return programs.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nYou won't find Warren Buffett's favorite stock to buy in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio\nWhile Berkshire Hathaway's 13Fs have made clear that the Oracle of Omaha and his investment team favor companies like Apple, Chevron, and Occidental Petroleum, they don't tell the complete story.\nOn a combined basis, Buffett has spent in the neighborhood of $54 billion purchasing shares of Apple and Chevron since the beginning of 2016. But since July 2018, Warren Buffett and executive vice chairman Charlie Munger have OK'd the purchase of $63.1 billion worth of another stock that simply isn't going to be found in Berkshire Hathaway's 13F or in its investment portfolio. You will, however, find evidence of this aggressive buying activity in Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly earnings report.\nThis mystery company that's unquestionably Warren Buffet's No. 1 stock to buy is none other than the Oracle of Omaha's and Munger's own company, Berkshire Hathaway. Go ahead and cue that plot-twist music.\nPrior to July 17, 2018, Buffett and Munger were only able to repurchase shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock if its share price was no more than 20% above book value. For more than half a decade, the company's stock never fell to this level, which meant no capital could be deployed for buybacks.\nHowever, new rules were put into place in July 2018 that gave Berkshire Hathaway's dynamic duo more leeway to act on buybacks. As long as the company has $30 billion in combined cash and U.S. Treasury bonds in its coffers and both Buffett and Munger agree Berkshire Hathaway shares are trading below their intrinsic value, Berkshire Hathaway's Class A and B stock can be bought back without a cap. In a little over four years, $63.1 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock has been repurchased.\nFor businesses that generate steady or growing net income, the biggest advantage of buying back stock is that a reduced outstanding share count has a tendency to lift earnings per share (EPS). Higher EPS can lower a publicly traded company's price-to-earnings ratio and make it more fundamentally attractive to investors.\nPlowing more than $63 billion into buybacks is also Warren Buffett's not-so-subtle way of telling the investing community that he's confident his company's long-term operating strategy will continue to be successful. This includes acquiring predominantly cyclical businesses, as well as investing in generally profitable, brand-name companies, many of which pay a dividend. With Berkshire Hathaway's investment portfolio well positioned to take advantage of disproportionately long periods of economic expansion, Buffett and his team should continue outperforming the S&P 500.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nSean Williams has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway, short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Berkshire Hathaway's 13Fs also show considerable love for tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is far and away the largest holding in the portfolio. Add to this Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the supply question marks this creates for Europe, and a very clear bull case can be made for Chevron's and Occidental's upstream drilling operations. Apple accounts for more than 38% of invested assets because it's viewed as the most valuable brand on the planet, has an exceptionally loyal customer base, and has used its innovative capacity to grow its sales and profits.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Berkshire Hathaway's 13Fs also show considerable love for tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is far and away the largest holding in the portfolio. For nearly six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has put on a clinic and run circles around the benchmark S&P 500. You won't find Warren Buffett's favorite stock to buy in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio While Berkshire Hathaway's 13Fs have made clear that the Oracle of Omaha and his investment team favor companies like Apple, Chevron, and Occidental Petroleum, they don't tell the complete story.", 'news_article_title': "This Is Warren Buffett's No. 1 Stock to Buy (and You Won't Find It in Berkshire Hathaway's Portfolio)", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Berkshire Hathaway's 13Fs also show considerable love for tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is far and away the largest holding in the portfolio. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Meanwhile, Buffett and his team purchased more than 194 million shares of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) in 2022 -- a position now worth $12.6 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Berkshire Hathaway's 13Fs also show considerable love for tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is far and away the largest holding in the portfolio. You won't find Warren Buffett's favorite stock to buy in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio While Berkshire Hathaway's 13Fs have made clear that the Oracle of Omaha and his investment team favor companies like Apple, Chevron, and Occidental Petroleum, they don't tell the complete story. As long as the company has $30 billion in combined cash and U.S. Treasury bonds in its coffers and both Buffett and Munger agree Berkshire Hathaway shares are trading below their intrinsic value, Berkshire Hathaway's Class A and B stock can be bought back without a cap."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-what-key-metrics-tell-us-about-apple-aapl-q1-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For the quarter ended December 2022, Apple (AAPL) reported revenue of $117.15 billion, down 5.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.88, compared to $2.10 in the year-ago quarter.\nThe reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.34% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $121.21 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.93, the EPS surprise was -2.59%.\nWhile investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.\nAs these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.\nHere is how Apple performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:\nNet sales- Products: $96.39 billion versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $101.86 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -7.7%.\nNet sales- Services: $20.77 billion compared to the $20.55 billion average estimate based on seven analysts.\nRevenue- Mac: $7.74 billion versus $9.71 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -28.7% change.\nRevenue- iPhone: $65.78 billion versus $68.52 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -8.2% change.\nRevenue-Wearables, Home and Accessories: $13.48 billion versus $15.42 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -8.3% change.\nRevenue- iPad: $9.40 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $7.67 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +29.6%.\nGross margin - Services: $14.71 billion versus $14.63 billion estimated by five analysts on average.\nGross margin - Products: $35.62 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $37.63 billion.\nView all Key Company Metrics for Apple here>>>\n\nShares of Apple have returned +15.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +7.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\nJust Released: Zacks Top 10 Stocks for 2023\nIn addition to the investment ideas discussed above, would you like to know about our 10 top picks for 2023?\nFrom inception in 2012 through November, the Zacks Top 10 Stocks portfolio has tripled the market, gaining an impressive +884.5% versus the S&P 500’s +287.4%. Our Director of Research has now combed through 4,000 companies covered by the Zacks Rank and handpicked the best 10 tickers to buy and hold in 2023. Don’t miss your chance to still be among the first to get in on these just-released stocks.\nSee New Top 10 Stocks >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "For the quarter ended December 2022, Apple (AAPL) reported revenue of $117.15 billion, down 5.5% over the same period last year. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.", 'news_luhn_summary': "For the quarter ended December 2022, Apple (AAPL) reported revenue of $117.15 billion, down 5.5% over the same period last year. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.", 'news_article_title': "Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Apple (AAPL) Q1 Earnings", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For the quarter ended December 2022, Apple (AAPL) reported revenue of $117.15 billion, down 5.5% over the same period last year. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.34% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $121.21 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For the quarter ended December 2022, Apple (AAPL) reported revenue of $117.15 billion, down 5.5% over the same period last year. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Here is how Apple performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Net sales- Products: $96.39 billion versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $101.86 billion.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 147.8300018310547, 'high': 157.3800048828125, 'open': 148.02999877929688, 'close': 154.5, 'ema_50': 140.3346728004475, 'rsi_14': 84.75355693923505, 'target': 151.72999572753906, 'volume': 154357300.0, 'ema_200': 147.136626965077, 'adj_close': 153.64122009277344, 'rsi_lag_1': 83.39090746270753, 'rsi_lag_2': 78.7572444460778, 'rsi_lag_3': 80.29493541256731, 'rsi_lag_4': 79.64932219095823, 'rsi_lag_5': 92.31968567034978, 'macd_lag_1': 3.1116706377560774, 'macd_lag_2': 2.5399651752207717, 'macd_lag_3': 2.322117655604359, 'macd_lag_4': 2.1263614116130043, 'macd_lag_5': 1.9769211378831528, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.817688058177879, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.036238231088557}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 17.93000030517578, 'Date': '2023-02-03', 'High': 19.299999237060547, 'Open': 18.56999969482422, 'Close': 18.32999992370605, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-03', 'Adj Close': 18.32999992370605}, {'Low': 1.0811045169830322, 'Date': '2023-02-03', 'High': 1.094067931175232, 'Open': 1.09051251411438, 'Close': 1.09051251411438, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-03', 'Adj Close': 1.09051251411438}, {'Low': 1.206578254699707, 'Date': '2023-02-03', 'High': 1.2266175746917725, 'Open': 1.222195029258728, 'Close': 1.222299575805664, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-03', 'Adj Close': 1.222299575805664}, {'Low': 6.727799892425537, 'Date': '2023-02-03', 'High': 6.779399871826172, 'Open': 6.731500148773193, 'Close': 6.731500148773193, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-03', 'Adj Close': 6.731500148773193}, {'Low': 73.0999984741211, 'Date': '2023-02-03', 'High': 78.0, 'Open': 75.91999816894531, 'Close': 73.38999938964844, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 413414, 'date_str': '2023-02-03', 'Adj Close': 73.38999938964844}, {'Low': 0.693341851234436, 'Date': '2023-02-03', 'High': 0.7074001431465149, 'Open': 0.7074687480926514, 'Close': 0.7074687480926514, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-03', 'Adj Close': 0.7074687480926514}, {'Low': 3.38100004196167, 'Date': '2023-02-03', 'High': 3.555999994277954, 'Open': 3.390000104904175, 'Close': 3.532000064849853, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-03', 'Adj Close': 3.532000064849853}, {'Low': 128.33599853515625, 'Date': '2023-02-03', 'High': 131.13699340820312, 'Open': 128.74600219726562, 'Close': 128.74600219726562, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-03', 'Adj Close': 128.74600219726562}, {'Low': 101.5500030517578, 'Date': '2023-02-03', 'High': 103.01000213623048, 'Open': 101.83000183105467, 'Close': 102.91999816894533, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-03', 'Adj Close': 102.91999816894533}, {'Low': 1861.5, 'Date': '2023-02-03', 'High': 1917.0, 'Open': 1912.4000244140625, 'Close': 1862.9000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 992, 'date_str': '2023-02-03', 'Adj Close': 1862.9000244140625}]}
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{'date': '2023-02-06', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.509, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155060.0, 'fred_ppi': 258.669, 'fred_retail_sales': 686434.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -70521.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 66.9, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8003, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-rare-earnings-miss-couldnt-stop-apple-stock-nasdaq%3Aaapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are fresh off a quarterly earnings miss, with sales slipping 5% year-over-year, marking the worst quarterly top-line decline in years. Still, Apple stock was resilient following the disappointing number, closing off Friday\'s session up 2.4% in a bloody day for tech stocks. I remain bullish as Apple stock shrugs off its forgettable quarter and moves on from headwinds that are bound to fade in time.\nThe recent round of quarterly results themselves was nothing to write home about (weakness was broadly spread across categories). It was likely the words of management that helped soothed investor nerves, helping Apple stock outperform some FAANG rivals that also reported the previous day.\nThe company didn\'t give formal guidance for Fiscal 2023 due to macro uncertainty. It\'s noteworthy that the words "macro headwinds" were used quite a bit throughout the conference call.\nIn any case, I think it\'s only prudent not to attempt to provide any sort of concrete guidance with recession headwinds up ahead. Despite the lack of guidance, management didn\'t leave investors in the dark.\nCEO Tim Cook called for year-over-year sales growth to be "similar to the December quarter." Such words, I believe, set the bar quite low for the coming quarter and could set the stage to impress. He also stated that "from a supply chain point of view, we\'re now at a point where production is what we need it to be." That alone was likely enough to help Apple investors breathe a sigh of relief.\nApple: The Worst of the Production Issues May Have Passed\nMy takeaway from Cook\'s comments was that the worst of production headwinds may already be in the rearview mirror. Indeed, the next quarter could see iPhone revenue growth in the red. However, the second half could see Apple make up for lost time as production gets up to full speed while Apple users finally look to upgrade.\nIndeed, Apple can afford to have some sizeable supply-side hiccups without losing too much business. At the end of the day, customer loyalty is unparalleled, with many Apple users that will opt not to switch to a competing product, even if it means having to endure longer wait times.\nLockdowns in China have weighed heavily on operations. Still, I am confident that Cook can promptly bring production back in order. The man is an operational genius who\'s effectively ironed out supply-chain wrinkles in the past.\nOnce Apple moves past the current barrage of headwinds, it\'ll likely be right back to gaining meaningful market share in the smartphone market again. Further, amping up efforts to expand into India, a market where Apple is reportedly enjoying double-digit growth, could help fuel such market gains.\nApple\'s Rough Quarter is Easy to Forgive\nThere\'s no question that Apple was up against it going into what many expected would be a rough quarter. Going into the quarter, estimates were muted, thanks in part to manufacturing woes from China\'s COVID-19 lockdowns, currency headwinds, and the weak macro environment. Still, Apple managed to miss the mark on both fronts. It wasn\'t a pretty scene initially. That said, Apple didn\'t fare too terribly, given how prominent the storm of headwinds was.\nUpon the release of Apple\'s numbers, the immediate reaction was negative, with the stock falling around 5%-6% after hours before climbing higher, following some management commentary and time to digest the results.\nThe weakness was widespread across the board. iPad ($9.4 billion revenue) and services ($20.7 billion revenue) were bright spots, which managed to surpass estimates of $7.7 billion and $20.4 billion, respectively.\nOn a constant-currency basis, Apple noted that sales would have been up. As the strong U.S. dollar loses ground to global currencies, the currency headwind could turn into a tailwind for future quarters.\nIs Apple Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nTurning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy. Out of 29 analyst ratings, there are 24 Buys and five Hold recommendations. The average Apple stock price target is $172.87, implying upside potential of 13.6%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $125.00 per share to a high of $210.00 per share.\nConclusion: AAPL Can Move on from a Rough 2022\nApple stock was a roller-coaster ride on earnings. However, looking ahead, operations should get smoother, and the much-anticipated reveal of a VR/AR headset could be a wild card. In any case, I think it\'s wise to stick with Apple following a forgivable and forgettable quarter.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are fresh off a quarterly earnings miss, with sales slipping 5% year-over-year, marking the worst quarterly top-line decline in years. Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy. Conclusion: AAPL Can Move on from a Rough 2022 Apple stock was a roller-coaster ride on earnings.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are fresh off a quarterly earnings miss, with sales slipping 5% year-over-year, marking the worst quarterly top-line decline in years. Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy. Conclusion: AAPL Can Move on from a Rough 2022 Apple stock was a roller-coaster ride on earnings.', 'news_article_title': 'A Rare Earnings Miss Couldn’t Stop Apple Stock (NASDAQ:AAPL)', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are fresh off a quarterly earnings miss, with sales slipping 5% year-over-year, marking the worst quarterly top-line decline in years. Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy. Conclusion: AAPL Can Move on from a Rough 2022 Apple stock was a roller-coaster ride on earnings.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are fresh off a quarterly earnings miss, with sales slipping 5% year-over-year, marking the worst quarterly top-line decline in years. Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy. Conclusion: AAPL Can Move on from a Rough 2022 Apple stock was a roller-coaster ride on earnings.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/see-which-of-the-latest-13f-filers-holds-apple-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 21 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2022 reporting period, and noticed that Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) was held by 18 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be thinking alike, we find it is a good idea to take a closer look.\nBefore we proceed, it is important to point out that 13F filings do not tell the whole story, because these funds are only required to disclose their long positions with the SEC, but are not required to disclose their short positions. A fund making a bearish bet against a stock by shorting calls, for example, might also be long some amount of stock as they trade around their overall bearish position. This long component could show up in a 13F filing and everyone might assume the fund is bullish, but this tells only part of the story because the bearish/short side of the position is not seen.\nHaving given that caveat, we believe that looking at groups of 13F filings can be revealing, especially when comparing one holding period to another. Below, let's take a look at the change in AAPL positions, for this latest batch of 13F filers:\nFUND NEW POSITION? CHANGE IN SHARE COUNT CHANGE IN MARKET VALUE ($ IN 1000'S)\nGoldstein Advisors LLC NEW +32,070 +$4,167\nAusdal Financial Partners Inc. Existing -6,166 -$1,672\nGW Henssler & Associates Ltd. Existing +7,733 -$2,075\nFirst Dallas Securities Inc. Existing +2,752 -$474\nOakworth Capital Inc. Existing -780 -$2,842\nMarkel Corp Existing UNCH -$9,981\nCarlson Capital Management Existing -1,230 -$614\nR.M.SINCERBEAUX Capital Management LLC Existing UNCH -$19\nBlue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC Existing -920 -$265\nScharf Investments LLC Existing -867 -$281\nTwin Lakes Capital Management LLC Existing +80 -$768\nParallel Advisors LLC Existing -3,877 -$5,766\nSentinel Pension Advisors Inc. Existing +175 -$69\nRamsay Stattman Vela & Price Inc. Existing +492 -$1,668\nMartin & Co. Inc. TN Existing +933 -$422\nNew England Capital Financial Advisors LLC NEW +8,972 +$1,237\nMine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. Existing -11,986 -$2,306\nGradient Capital Advisors LLC Existing -1,550 -$1,079\nAggregate Change: +25,831 -$24,897\nIn terms of shares owned, we count 6 of the above funds having increased existing AAPL positions from 09/30/2022 to 12/31/2022, with 8 having decreased their positions and 2 new positions.\nLooking beyond these particular funds in this one batch of most recent filers, we tallied up the AAPL share count in the aggregate among all of the funds which held AAPL at the 12/31/2022 reporting period (out of the 2,418 we looked at in total). We then compared that number to the sum total of AAPL shares those same funds held back at the 09/30/2022 period, to see how the aggregate share count held by hedge funds has moved for AAPL. We found that between these two periods, funds increased their holdings by 12,345,312 shares in the aggregate, from 581,108,288 up to 593,453,600 for a share count increase of approximately 2.12%. The overall top three funds holding AAPL on 12/31/2022 were:\n» FUND SHARES OF AAPL HELD\n1. Fisher Asset Management LLC 59,874,884\n2. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. 47,414,492\n3. New York State Common Retirement Fund 27,275,122\n4-10 Find out the full Top 10 Hedge Funds Holding AAPL »\nWe'll keep following the latest 13F filings by hedge fund managers and bring you interesting stories derived from a look at the aggregate information across groups of managers between filing periods. While looking at individual 13F filings can sometimes be misleading due to the long-only nature of the information, the sum total across groups of funds from one reporting period to another can be a lot more revealing and relevant, providing interesting stock ideas that merit further research, like Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL).\n10 S&P 500 Components Hedge Funds Are Buying »\nAlso see:\n\x95 ETF Fund Flows\n\x95 Institutional Holders of ZBK\n\x95 QABA Videos\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 21 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2022 reporting period, and noticed that Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) was held by 18 of these funds. While looking at individual 13F filings can sometimes be misleading due to the long-only nature of the information, the sum total across groups of funds from one reporting period to another can be a lot more revealing and relevant, providing interesting stock ideas that merit further research, like Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL). Below, let's take a look at the change in AAPL positions, for this latest batch of 13F filers:", 'news_luhn_summary': "At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 21 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2022 reporting period, and noticed that Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) was held by 18 of these funds. Existing -11,986 -$2,306 Gradient Capital Advisors LLC Existing -1,550 -$1,079 Aggregate Change: +25,831 -$24,897 In terms of shares owned, we count 6 of the above funds having increased existing AAPL positions from 09/30/2022 to 12/31/2022, with 8 having decreased their positions and 2 new positions. Below, let's take a look at the change in AAPL positions, for this latest batch of 13F filers:", 'news_article_title': 'See Which Of The Latest 13F Filers Holds Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Existing -11,986 -$2,306 Gradient Capital Advisors LLC Existing -1,550 -$1,079 Aggregate Change: +25,831 -$24,897 In terms of shares owned, we count 6 of the above funds having increased existing AAPL positions from 09/30/2022 to 12/31/2022, with 8 having decreased their positions and 2 new positions. New York State Common Retirement Fund 27,275,122 4-10 Find out the full Top 10 Hedge Funds Holding AAPL » We'll keep following the latest 13F filings by hedge fund managers and bring you interesting stories derived from a look at the aggregate information across groups of managers between filing periods. At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 21 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2022 reporting period, and noticed that Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) was held by 18 of these funds.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Existing -11,986 -$2,306 Gradient Capital Advisors LLC Existing -1,550 -$1,079 Aggregate Change: +25,831 -$24,897 In terms of shares owned, we count 6 of the above funds having increased existing AAPL positions from 09/30/2022 to 12/31/2022, with 8 having decreased their positions and 2 new positions. New York State Common Retirement Fund 27,275,122 4-10 Find out the full Top 10 Hedge Funds Holding AAPL » We'll keep following the latest 13F filings by hedge fund managers and bring you interesting stories derived from a look at the aggregate information across groups of managers between filing periods. At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 21 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2022 reporting period, and noticed that Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) was held by 18 of these funds."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/validea-daily-guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-2-6-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the twelve guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nCompany Description: Apple Inc. (Apple) designs, manufactures and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories and sells a range of related services. The Company's products include iPhone, Mac, iPad, AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, HomePod, iPod touch and accessories. The Company operates various platforms, including the App Store, which allows customers to discover and download applications and digital content, such as books, music, video, games and podcasts. Apple offers digital content through subscription-based services, including Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple News+, Apple TV+ and Apple Fitness+. Apple also offers a range of other services, such as AppleCare, iCloud, Apple Card and Apple Pay. Apple sells its products and resells third-party products in a range of markets, including directly to consumers, small and mid-sized businesses, and education, enterprise and government customers through its retail and online stores and its direct sales force.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the twelve guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the twelve guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett.", 'news_article_title': 'Validea Daily Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - 2/6/2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the twelve guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the twelve guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-avoid-this-week-64', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Wall Street moved sharply higher for the fourth trading week of 2023. My "three stocks to avoid," which I thought were going to lose to the market in the past week -- BuzzFeed, General Motors, and 1-800-Flowers.com -- plunged 45%, rose 8%, and soared 11%, respectively, averaging out to an 8.7% drop.\nThe S&P 500 moved higher again, increasing 1.6% for the week. The market beat just one of the three, but BuzzFeed got clobbered. I was right. I have been correct in 44 of the past 68 weeks, or 65% of the time.\nLet\'s turn our attention to the week ahead. I see Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and 1-800-Flowers.com (NASDAQ: FLWS) as stocks you might want to consider steering clear of this week. Let\'s go over my near-term concerns with all three investments.\n1. Tesla Motors\nThere\'s no denying that Tesla\'s been a lead car in the latest market rally. The company that made electric vehicles cool is up a blistering 87% since bottoming out in early January. It\'s up in 10 of the past 11 trading days, and that included Friday, when the general market buckled. Elon Musk, take a bow.\nThe concern is that investors are reacting to rhetoric instead of actions. Tesla spent December slashing prices on its cars to clear excess inventory, and it still fell short of Wall Street expectations for deliveries. Musk recently mentioned that demand was strong in January, but that came after a new series of price cuts.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nTesla has the margin headroom to pull off these savage sticker price reductions. Bloated legacy automakers can\'t play that game. However, it doesn\'t mean Tesla won\'t suffer from friendly fire. The same analysts who thought Tesla could approach $6 in earnings per share this year just a few months ago are now looking for profit to clock in below $4 per share.\nWill Tesla turn heads at its investor day in March? Sure. The Cybertruck looks interesting, and hope springs eternal for Tesla to introduce a smaller car that\'s even cheaper than the Model 3 to crush the low end of the pricing market. Betting against Tesla for the long run is dangerous, but for the stock to take a breather after a seemingly unjustified 87% rally in just four weeks is perfectly natural.\n2. Apple\nApple fell short this past week of Wall Street\'s top- and bottom-line quarterly expectations. That\'s the consumer tech giant\'s first miss since 2016. The 6% year-over-year revenue decline ends a streak of 14 quarters of positive results, and Apple sees more of the same during the current quarter. Even the iPhone faltered, with the iconic smartphone experiencing an 8% dip in revenue.\nYou may be wondering how far Apple dropped. Well, Apple stock actually rose on the news. Apple is a classic growth stock with a knack for pushing out disruptive products. Like Tesla, its long-term appeal is undeniably bullish. However, this wasn\'t a good report out of Cupertino. It wouldn\'t be a surprise if gravity finds Apple in the week ahead.\n3. 1-800-Flowers.com\nApple may have had a rough quarter, but 1-800-Flowers.com came through for its bouquet-clutching shareholders. It trounced analyst profit targets and landed just above top-line forecasts. The stock\'s 11% gain after last week\'s beat might be justified, but near-term prospects aren\'t bright.\n1-800-Flowers.com sees a decline in revenue for the entire year. Consumers are paring back on discretionary spending, and that\'s going to leave a mark on the number of flower arrangements, cookies, popcorn tins, and berries that folks will be gifting for Valentine\'s Day later this month and beyond.\nIt\'s not easy to beat the market when you\'re not at your best. If you\'re looking for safe stocks, you aren\'t likely to find them in Tesla Motors, Apple, and 1-800-Flowers.com this week.\nFind out why Tesla is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Tesla is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nRick Munarriz has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'I see Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and 1-800-Flowers.com (NASDAQ: FLWS) as stocks you might want to consider steering clear of this week. My "three stocks to avoid," which I thought were going to lose to the market in the past week -- BuzzFeed, General Motors, and 1-800-Flowers.com -- plunged 45%, rose 8%, and soared 11%, respectively, averaging out to an 8.7% drop. The Cybertruck looks interesting, and hope springs eternal for Tesla to introduce a smaller car that\'s even cheaper than the Model 3 to crush the low end of the pricing market.', 'news_luhn_summary': "I see Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and 1-800-Flowers.com (NASDAQ: FLWS) as stocks you might want to consider steering clear of this week. Apple Apple fell short this past week of Wall Street's top- and bottom-line quarterly expectations. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Avoid This Week', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'I see Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and 1-800-Flowers.com (NASDAQ: FLWS) as stocks you might want to consider steering clear of this week. My "three stocks to avoid," which I thought were going to lose to the market in the past week -- BuzzFeed, General Motors, and 1-800-Flowers.com -- plunged 45%, rose 8%, and soared 11%, respectively, averaging out to an 8.7% drop. Apple Apple fell short this past week of Wall Street\'s top- and bottom-line quarterly expectations.', 'news_textrank_summary': "I see Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and 1-800-Flowers.com (NASDAQ: FLWS) as stocks you might want to consider steering clear of this week. Apple Apple fell short this past week of Wall Street's top- and bottom-line quarterly expectations. If you're looking for safe stocks, you aren't likely to find them in Tesla Motors, Apple, and 1-800-Flowers.com this week."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing-is-falling-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) were falling 4% in morning trading Monday at 10:37 a.m. on no company-specific news, but the stock has been on a tear so far this year, up 22% year to date.\nIn a notable mention last week, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook told analysts during the tech giant\'s fiscal first quarterearnings conference callthat the company was "all in" on being Taiwan Semiconductor\'s largest customer at its new Arizona facilities.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nSo what\nAlthough Taiwan Semiconductor has been able to sidestep many of the supply chain snags that have embroiled other leading chipmakers, its own latest earnings report had the world\'s leading pure-play foundry saying weakening consumer demand could result in first-quarter revenue dropping as much as 5%, leading to cuts in this year\'s capital expenditures compared to a year ago.\nWhere last year the chip industry was still grappling with a chip shortage, this year there is a glut of chips on the market. It comes as manufacturers work to respond to the shortage, but also as fears of a recession brought on by inflation, rising interest rates, and persistently elevated energy prices sap consumer demand for new technology.\nNow what\nTaiwan Semiconductor still sees itself as coming out ahead and stealing market share this year. CEO C. C. Wei foresees the chip industry as a whole falling in 2023, but Taiwan Semiconductor growing. The chipmaker continues its push for global expansion, including the two facilities in Arizona. One is expected to become operational next year, the second in 2026.\n10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nRich Duprey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In a notable mention last week, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook told analysts during the tech giant\'s fiscal first quarterearnings conference callthat the company was "all in" on being Taiwan Semiconductor\'s largest customer at its new Arizona facilities. It comes as manufacturers work to respond to the shortage, but also as fears of a recession brought on by inflation, rising interest rates, and persistently elevated energy prices sap consumer demand for new technology. Now what Taiwan Semiconductor still sees itself as coming out ahead and stealing market share this year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In a notable mention last week, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook told analysts during the tech giant\'s fiscal first quarterearnings conference callthat the company was "all in" on being Taiwan Semiconductor\'s largest customer at its new Arizona facilities. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Is Falling Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In a notable mention last week, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook told analysts during the tech giant\'s fiscal first quarterearnings conference callthat the company was "all in" on being Taiwan Semiconductor\'s largest customer at its new Arizona facilities. Where last year the chip industry was still grappling with a chip shortage, this year there is a glut of chips on the market. 10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In a notable mention last week, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook told analysts during the tech giant\'s fiscal first quarterearnings conference callthat the company was "all in" on being Taiwan Semiconductor\'s largest customer at its new Arizona facilities. What happened Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) were falling 4% in morning trading Monday at 10:37 a.m. on no company-specific news, but the stock has been on a tear so far this year, up 22% year to date. So what Although Taiwan Semiconductor has been able to sidestep many of the supply chain snags that have embroiled other leading chipmakers, its own latest earnings report had the world\'s leading pure-play foundry saying weakening consumer demand could result in first-quarter revenue dropping as much as 5%, leading to cuts in this year\'s capital expenditures compared to a year ago.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-best-forever-stocks-to-buy-for-february-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe past year has not been particularly kind to investors who suffered through an interest-rate-driven bear market. However, long-term investors know that bears are a normal part of the investing cycle. According to S&P Dow Jones Indices, since 1932, bear markets have occurred about every four years and eight months on average. Long-term investors also know that market downturns are a great time to load up on forever stocks at a discount.\nForever stocks are established companies with great track records that have proven they can weather the ups and downs of the market and the economy. They have stable but growing businesses and deliver consistent returns for shareholders. In short, you won’t be losing any sleep over them.\nSo, without further ado, here are the best forever stocks to buy this month.\nAAPL Apple $151.73\nPEP PepsiCo $171.82\nJNJ Johnson & Johnson $163.36\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: View Apart / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported its latest quarterly results after the close on Feb. 2, missing on both the top and bottom lines. Revenue was down 5% year over year — the first sales decline since 2019 and the biggest drop since 2016 — while iPhone sales fell 8%. But the bad news didn’t stop there. Earnings of $1.88 per share were 6 cents below expectations and management declined to provide a forecast for the current quarter.\nAs CNBC reported, CEO Tim Cook cited a strong U.S. dollar, production issues in China and a challenging macroeconomic environment as the main reasons for the lackluster results. Of course, these issues are not unique to Apple, and Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley argued that Apple’s earnings “were a lot better than they look.” Perhaps this is why APPL stock closed up 2.4% after delivering a rare earnings miss.\nHowley pointed to the fact that Apple’s install base is at an all-time high at 2 billion devices and is seeing sharp growth in emerging markets. Moreover, Apple’s services business is growing at a fast clip with 935 million paid subscribers across its services, up 19% from a year ago. Growth in Apple’s services segment should continue to help offset some of the slowdown in iPhone sales.\nArtificial intelligence may provide another growth driver for the company, including the semi-autonomous electric vehicle Apple is developing, with production possible in 2026. On the company’searnings call Cook called AI a “major focus” for the company, with Business Insider reporting that Apple’s website currently lists more than 100 machine learning and AI-related job postings.\nApple will continue to face headwinds as the economy struggles to regain its footing. But can you really imagine a world in which Apple is not a leader in smartphones, computers, tablets, wearables, apps, etc.? I cannot.\nWhile the stock is up 17% year to date, it is down 11% over the past year and sits 17% below its all-time high. Thus, investors still have time to buy shares at a discount. Because, like my previous question, can you really imagine a world in which Apple’s share price is not higher 10 years from now than it is today? The answer is “no,” and that’s what makes it one of the top forever stocks to own.\nPepsiCo (PEP) \nSource: suriyachan / Shutterstock.com\nPepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) is another company that is hard to imagine faltering regardless of the broader economic environment. Founded in 1898, the company has weathered plenty of economic downturns in its 125-year history. And the snack and drink maker is navigating the current one with flying colors.\nIn the third quarter of 2022, PepsiCo saw revenue jump 9% year over year to $21.97 billion, beating analysts’ estimates, while net income was up 21% to $2.7 billion. This was in spite of the fact that sales volumes declined by 1% from a year ago. This tells us that consumers have absorbed the company’s 17% price increases even as they look to limit spending. In another positive sign, the company recorded revenue increases across all geographic regions.\nPepsiCo is scheduled to report fourth-quarter results on Feb. 9. According to Zacks, the company is “well-poised for growth in the fourth quarter of 2022, driven by the resilience and strength of global beverage and convenient food businesses.” Zacks also expects “gains from improved pricing across all segments,” adding that the “bottom line is likely to reflect the continued benefits of the mitigation of inflationary pressures through cost-management and revenue-management initiatives.”\nGiven PepsiCo’s reputation as a rock-solid consumer staples stock, shares are up 2.7% over the past 12 months and hit a record high as recently as mid-December. However, a rotation out of safety and into the risk-on trade in 2023 has PEP stock trading 8% below its all-time high. If the company delivers on earnings this week the way Zacks expects it to, shares could easily retest that high.\nFinally, PEP deserves a place in your portfolio of forever stocks due to the company’s reliable dividend. PepsiCo is one of the elite Dividend Kings, having raised its dividend for 50 consecutive years.\nJohnson & Johnson (J&J)\nSource: Alexander Tolstykh / Shutterstock.com\nLast but not least on today’s list of forever stocks to buy is Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ). The company is a household name whose products span medical devices, pharmaceuticals and consumer packaged goods.\nThe company reported Q4 results on Jan. 24. While revenue and profits were lower on a year-over-year basis, they came in above estimates. And management offered up a better-than-expected operational earnings-per-share forecast of $10.40 and $10.60 for 2023 as well. Meanwhile, analysts are calling for revenue and earnings growth in the low single digits this year and next.\nLike PEP, JNJ is seen as a defensive play. So, it’s not surprising shares are down 7.5% so far in 2023 as investors turned their focus to riskier assets. However, the stock has held up much better than the broader market over the past year, declining just 2%.\nJNJ is not likely to deliver eye-popping gains. But it is likely to reliably grow its business and offer investors a safe haven in times of economic turbulence. Plus, it’s a solid dividend play. Shares throw off a 2.7% yield, and the company has raised its payout in each of the past 60 years.\nOn the date of publication, Vandita Jadeja did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post The 3 Best Forever Stocks to Buy for February 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $151.73 PEP PepsiCo $171.82 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $163.36 Apple (AAPL) Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported its latest quarterly results after the close on Feb. 2, missing on both the top and bottom lines. As CNBC reported, CEO Tim Cook cited a strong U.S. dollar, production issues in China and a challenging macroeconomic environment as the main reasons for the lackluster results. Howley pointed to the fact that Apple’s install base is at an all-time high at 2 billion devices and is seeing sharp growth in emerging markets.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $151.73 PEP PepsiCo $171.82 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $163.36 Apple (AAPL) Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported its latest quarterly results after the close on Feb. 2, missing on both the top and bottom lines. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The past year has not been particularly kind to investors who suffered through an interest-rate-driven bear market. On the company’searnings call Cook called AI a “major focus” for the company, with Business Insider reporting that Apple’s website currently lists more than 100 machine learning and AI-related job postings.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Best Forever Stocks to Buy for February 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $151.73 PEP PepsiCo $171.82 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $163.36 Apple (AAPL) Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported its latest quarterly results after the close on Feb. 2, missing on both the top and bottom lines. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The past year has not been particularly kind to investors who suffered through an interest-rate-driven bear market. However, the stock has held up much better than the broader market over the past year, declining just 2%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $151.73 PEP PepsiCo $171.82 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $163.36 Apple (AAPL) Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported its latest quarterly results after the close on Feb. 2, missing on both the top and bottom lines. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The past year has not been particularly kind to investors who suffered through an interest-rate-driven bear market. According to Zacks, the company is “well-poised for growth in the fourth quarter of 2022, driven by the resilience and strength of global beverage and convenient food businesses.” Zacks also expects “gains from improved pricing across all segments,” adding that the “bottom line is likely to reflect the continued benefits of the mitigation of inflationary pressures through cost-management and revenue-management initiatives.” Given PepsiCo’s reputation as a rock-solid consumer staples stock, shares are up 2.7% over the past 12 months and hit a record high as recently as mid-December.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/week-ahead%3A-disney-powell-market-breakouts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The week of February 6 is going to be a light on the economic data front, but that shouldn’t prevent the market from making significant moves. With the flurry of important information that came out last week we are likely to see the market continue to react to a lot of that data in the coming days.\nHighlights for the week ahead include public statements from Fed Chair Powell, anticipated earnings from Disney DIS, jobless claim numbers, potentially some insights from Charlie Munger – and more.\nLast Week Recap\nLast week was particularly active for data, earnings, and news. The big news started midway through the week, when the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 bps. Following that, big tech reported shaky earnings, citing macroeconomic conditions as the primary obstacle. Then Friday morning employment numbers came in extremely hot, and to top it off a Chinese spy bubble floated across the country before being shot down.\nThe Federal Reserve raised the key federal funds rate by 0.25% to 450-475 bps in line with expectations. Chair Powell optimistically acknowledged the start of disinflation but was fairly measured, saying the committee will remain data dependent.\nA Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down by US military jets over the Atlantic Ocean. The balloon was first sighted Tuesday over Montana but was not shot down until Saturday.\nEarnings reports from Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, and Alphabet GOOGL all came in weak, mostly missing analyst expectations.\nNon-farm payroll data came in extremely hot showing 517,000 new jobs were created in January, significantly higher than the expected 187,000, bringing the Unemployment rate to 3.4%.\nThe hot employment print shook investors and reversed much of the gains on the week. While Wall Street left Wednesday’s Fed meeting confident about future policy, the employment data renews fears of high inflation, and shifted fed fund futures expectations, increasing the odds of an additional rate hike in May from 30%-64%.\n\nImage Source: CME\nWith less action this week, this should be a period where the market can really digest all the new information that just came out.\nMonday:\nMonday is light in terms of news, but overnight futures trading shows it may be a busy day. Futures indicate that equity indexes will be opening down -1%, and interest rates will be trading higher (bond prices lower).\nNotable Earnings: ATVI, SPG, CMI, TSN, PINS, L\nTuesday:\nOn Tuesday Jerome Powell will be giving a speech at the Economic Club of Washington. Wall street will be listening closely to see if he gives any further insight into what investors can expect for future interest rate policy. Expectations of rate cuts in 2023 are quickly falling, while fears of another spike in inflation are gaining traction. If Powell provides more clarity on these topics it could make for significant moves in the equity and bond markets.\nAdditionally, Tuesday night President Biden will be addressing the country in his State of the Union speech. There have been whispers of him going after big tech in the speech, so headline risk is a possibility.\nThere will also be data released for the US Trade Deficit and consumer credit.\nNotable Earnings: BP, KKR, CMG, TDG, ILMN, ENPH\nWednesday:\nWednesday there will be a number of public statements from members of the Federal Reserve including John Williams, Lisa Cook, Michael Barr, Raphael Bostic, Neel Kashkari, and Christopher Waller. The market will be looking for any clues on future interest rate policy, comments on the economy, employment and inflation expectations.\nAlso Wednesday, Disney will be reporting its highly anticipated quarterly earnings. The report draws attention because of the very public drama Disney has attracted in recent months. After a couple very challenging years for the stock, CEO Bob Chapek was publicly criticized and dismissed by former CEO Bob Iger, who was reappointed.\nThis action at Disney has drawn out activist investors, and Trian Partners' Nelson Peltz has launched a campaign for a seat on Disney’s board. Peltz, known for working with boards, rather than against them has a strong history of successful activist campaigns at some of the largest companies, including Procter and Gamble, Heinz and Dupont.\nPeltz has released his concerns for Disney, but the board continues to reject his efforts to join. Peltz believes there are three core areas where the board needs to fix Disney’s business. First, is capital expenditures. Overspending on new media assets has halved EPS since 2018, and eliminated Disney’s dividend payment. Second, he is directly critical of management’s succession planning, and “over-the-top” compensation. And lastly, Peltz is extremely critical of the streaming business. Considering the scale, history, and recognition of Disney’s media assets it surprising how terrible unit economics have been. Disney plus is projected to bring in $34 billion in revenue for FY25 and just $900 million in profit, while Netflix was able to generate $5.7 billion profit on $31.5 billion in revenue.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nDisney missed earnings by -40% last quarter and current quarter estimate have been lowered multiple times over the last 90 days from $1.06 to $0.69 per share. Zacks Expected Surprise Prediction is expecting a -3.4% miss. Disney will report after the market close.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nNotable Earnings: CVS, DIS, D, TEVA, CME, ORLY, MGM, UA\nThursday:\nWith inflation, growth and interest rates top of mind Thursday morning’s Initial Jobless Claims report should be highly scrutinized. After last week's extremely hot NFP report doused investors’ hopes for an early Fed pivot, we can expect bulls to look for numbers in line with expectations, while bears will be encouraged by another strong number. The stronger the employment situation, the stronger the economy, and if the economy remains strong, Fed officials are less likely to reduce interest rates in 2023.\nNotable Earnings: ABBV, PEP, AZN, PM, SPGI, PYPL, DUK, HLT, CNSWF, NET, EXPE\nFriday:\nFor fans of legendary curmudgeon Charlie Munger, Friday should be fun. Daily Journal Corporation DJCO, a small American legal publication and technology company led by Warren Buffett’s right hand man Munger is reporting earnings on Friday. Munger known for his quick wit, and deep investing wisdom uses DJCO’s earnings periods for public comments, and investors are always keen to hear what Charlie has to say.\nOf particular interest will be what Munger has done with his shares in Alibaba BABA, which he bought in the DJCO treasury. The move has been criticized by investors because of the risks involved investing in Chinese securities.\nAlso Friday morning there will be data released for Consumer Sentiment and Federal Budget balance.\nNotable Earnings: BTI, HMC, DJCO\nWrap Things Up\nWith Fed policy top of mind, and earnings pouring in this week should be a full of busy price action, and rapidly shifting investor sentiment.\nAfter breaking out of a multi-month downtrend last week on dovish Fed speak, bullishness around the stock market was palpable. But that sentiment was quickly reined in by the surprising NFP numbers. It will be extremely interesting to see how the narrative shifts this week in regard to future interest rate hikes, the economy and inflation. Whether the market re-test the breakout level, reverses creating a failed breakout, or just continues rallying we will find out this week.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nJust Released: Free Report Reveals Little-Known Strategies to Help Profit from the $30 Trillion Metaverse Boom\nIt's undeniable. The metaverse is gaining steam every day. Just follow the money. Google. Microsoft. Adobe. Nike. Facebook even rebranded itself as Meta because Mark Zuckerberg believes the metaverse is the next iteration of the internet. The inevitable result? Many investors will get rich as the metaverse evolves. What do they know that you don't? They’re aware of the companies best poised to grow as the metaverse does. And in a new FREE report, Zacks is revealing those stocks to you. This week, you can download, The Metaverse - What is it? And How to Profit with These 5 Pioneering Stocks. It reveals specific stocks set to skyrocket as this emerging technology develops and expands. Don't miss your chance to access it for free with no obligation.\n>>Show me how I could profit from the metaverse!\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDaily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (DJCO): Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Earnings reports from Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, and Alphabet GOOGL all came in weak, mostly missing analyst expectations. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (DJCO): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Highlights for the week ahead include public statements from Fed Chair Powell, anticipated earnings from Disney DIS, jobless claim numbers, potentially some insights from Charlie Munger – and more.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (DJCO): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Earnings reports from Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, and Alphabet GOOGL all came in weak, mostly missing analyst expectations. Highlights for the week ahead include public statements from Fed Chair Powell, anticipated earnings from Disney DIS, jobless claim numbers, potentially some insights from Charlie Munger – and more.', 'news_article_title': 'Week Ahead: Disney, Powell & Market Breakouts', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Earnings reports from Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, and Alphabet GOOGL all came in weak, mostly missing analyst expectations. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (DJCO): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Expected Surprise Prediction is expecting a -3.4% miss.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (DJCO): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Earnings reports from Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, and Alphabet GOOGL all came in weak, mostly missing analyst expectations. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Notable Earnings: CVS, DIS, D, TEVA, CME, ORLY, MGM, UA Thursday: With inflation, growth and interest rates top of mind Thursday morning’s Initial Jobless Claims report should be highly scrutinized.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/call-of-duty-steers-activision-sales-in-tough-quarter-for-game-makers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Feb 6 (Reuters) - Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard ATVI.O beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter adjusted sales on Monday, thanks to the success of the latest game in its "Call of Duty" franchise.\nA string of launches in October and November, including\n"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II", "Warzone 2.0" and "World of Warcraft: Dragonflight" from the fantastical world of "Azeroth", helped the company hold the attention of the gaming community.\nAs inflation squeezes budgets of American households, more gamers are expected to stick to their favorite gaming franchises, instead of experimenting with newer titles from other studios, helping companies such as Activision, analysts have said.\n"Modern Warfare II" delivered the highest opening-quarter sell-through in the franchise\'s history and crossed the $1 billion mark within 10 days of its late-October launch, the company said.\nThe company expects its full-year adjusted sales to grow at least in high-single digits, bolstered by the launch of games including "Diablo IV."\nAdjusted sales in the quarter ended Dec. 31 came in at $3.57 billion, compared with analysts\' average estimate of $3.16 billion, according to Refinitiv data.\nActivision\'s upbeat results follow drab showings from rival Electronics Arts EA.O and Xbox maker Microsoft MSFT.O.\nActivision\'s $69-billion takeover by Microsoft is being challenged by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and being investigated by EU authorities. Activision said the companies are continuing to engage with regulators reviewing the transaction.\nThe end of Blizzard\'s long-term partnership with China\'s second-biggest gaming firm NetEase NTES.O will rescind gamers\' access to the "World of Warcraft" game in the country until an alternative partnership is formed.\nThat is expected to hit the U.S. company\'s net bookings by $250 million in fiscal 2023, Benchmark analyst Mike Hickey wrote in a note last month.\nFourth quarter net income fell to $403 million, or 51 cents per share, from $564 million, or 72 cents per share, a year earlier.\n(Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Feb 6 (Reuters) - Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard ATVI.O beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter adjusted sales on Monday, thanks to the success of the latest game in its "Call of Duty" franchise. As inflation squeezes budgets of American households, more gamers are expected to stick to their favorite gaming franchises, instead of experimenting with newer titles from other studios, helping companies such as Activision, analysts have said. "Modern Warfare II" delivered the highest opening-quarter sell-through in the franchise\'s history and crossed the $1 billion mark within 10 days of its late-October launch, the company said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'A string of launches in October and November, including "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II", "Warzone 2.0" and "World of Warcraft: Dragonflight" from the fantastical world of "Azeroth", helped the company hold the attention of the gaming community. Adjusted sales in the quarter ended Dec. 31 came in at $3.57 billion, compared with analysts\' average estimate of $3.16 billion, according to Refinitiv data. Fourth quarter net income fell to $403 million, or 51 cents per share, from $564 million, or 72 cents per share, a year earlier.', 'news_article_title': "'Call of Duty' steers Activision sales in tough quarter for game makers", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A string of launches in October and November, including "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II", "Warzone 2.0" and "World of Warcraft: Dragonflight" from the fantastical world of "Azeroth", helped the company hold the attention of the gaming community. As inflation squeezes budgets of American households, more gamers are expected to stick to their favorite gaming franchises, instead of experimenting with newer titles from other studios, helping companies such as Activision, analysts have said. Adjusted sales in the quarter ended Dec. 31 came in at $3.57 billion, compared with analysts\' average estimate of $3.16 billion, according to Refinitiv data.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Feb 6 (Reuters) - Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard ATVI.O beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter adjusted sales on Monday, thanks to the success of the latest game in its "Call of Duty" franchise. A string of launches in October and November, including "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II", "Warzone 2.0" and "World of Warcraft: Dragonflight" from the fantastical world of "Azeroth", helped the company hold the attention of the gaming community. As inflation squeezes budgets of American households, more gamers are expected to stick to their favorite gaming franchises, instead of experimenting with newer titles from other studios, helping companies such as Activision, analysts have said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/call-of-duty-steers-activision-sales-in-tough-quarter-for-game-makers-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'adds analyst comment, Take-Two results mention\nFeb 6 (Reuters) - Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard ATVI.O beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter adjusted sales on Monday, thanks to the success of the latest game in its "Call of Duty" franchise.\nA string of launches in October and November, including\n"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II", "Warzone 2.0" and "World of Warcraft: Dragonflight" from the fantastical world of "Azeroth", helped the company hold the attention of the gaming community.\nActivision\'s results are a bright spot as some of its industry peers including Electronics Arts EA.O, Take-Two Interactive Software TTWO.Oand Xbox maker Microsoft MSFT.Ohave reported drab results.\nThe video-gaming industry is feeling the squeeze of inflation as American households tighten their budgets. However, Activision has managed to largely avoid the issues plaguing the wider industry and keep the buzz around its news launches through its focus on building strong gaming franchises.\n"Our specialists have highlighted a flight to quality by gamers and that is what Activision Blizzard is experiencing," said Nicholas Cauley, an analyst at global research firm Third Bridge.\nActivision expects its full-year adjusted sales to grow at least in high-single digits, bolstered by the launch of games including "Diablo IV."\nAdjusted sales in the quarter ended Dec. 31 came in at $3.57 billion, compared with analysts\' estimate of $3.16 billion, according to Refinitiv data.\nActivision\'s $69-billion takeover by Microsoft is being challenged by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and being investigated by EU authorities. Activision said the companies are continuing to engage with regulators reviewing the transaction.\nFourth quarter net income fell to $403 million, or 51 cents per share, from $564 million, or 72 cents per share, a year earlier.\n(Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'adds analyst comment, Take-Two results mention Feb 6 (Reuters) - Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard ATVI.O beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter adjusted sales on Monday, thanks to the success of the latest game in its "Call of Duty" franchise. However, Activision has managed to largely avoid the issues plaguing the wider industry and keep the buzz around its news launches through its focus on building strong gaming franchises. "Our specialists have highlighted a flight to quality by gamers and that is what Activision Blizzard is experiencing," said Nicholas Cauley, an analyst at global research firm Third Bridge.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'adds analyst comment, Take-Two results mention Feb 6 (Reuters) - Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard ATVI.O beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter adjusted sales on Monday, thanks to the success of the latest game in its "Call of Duty" franchise. Adjusted sales in the quarter ended Dec. 31 came in at $3.57 billion, compared with analysts\' estimate of $3.16 billion, according to Refinitiv data. Fourth quarter net income fell to $403 million, or 51 cents per share, from $564 million, or 72 cents per share, a year earlier.', 'news_article_title': "'Call of Duty' steers Activision sales in tough quarter for game makers", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'adds analyst comment, Take-Two results mention Feb 6 (Reuters) - Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard ATVI.O beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter adjusted sales on Monday, thanks to the success of the latest game in its "Call of Duty" franchise. A string of launches in October and November, including "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II", "Warzone 2.0" and "World of Warcraft: Dragonflight" from the fantastical world of "Azeroth", helped the company hold the attention of the gaming community. The video-gaming industry is feeling the squeeze of inflation as American households tighten their budgets.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'adds analyst comment, Take-Two results mention Feb 6 (Reuters) - Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard ATVI.O beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter adjusted sales on Monday, thanks to the success of the latest game in its "Call of Duty" franchise. Activision\'s results are a bright spot as some of its industry peers including Electronics Arts EA.O, Take-Two Interactive Software TTWO.Oand Xbox maker Microsoft MSFT.Ohave reported drab results. Activision expects its full-year adjusted sales to grow at least in high-single digits, bolstered by the launch of games including "Diablo IV."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/time-to-buy-paypal-stock-before-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "With the Internet-Software Industry currently in the top 28% of over 250 Zacks Industries one stock investors will be paying close attention to is PayPal (PYPL) which is set to report its fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, February 9 and still trades 36% from its 52-highs.\nLet’s take a look at what’s going on with PayPal stock heading into the quarterly report.\nOverview & Momentum\nPayPal stock has rallied of late along with the broader technology sector to start the year on the prospects of easing inflation and a less hawkish fed.\nInvestors are certainly intrigued by the possibility of more upside for the online payment solutions provider despite increased competition from Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google Pay and Apple’s (AAPL) Apple Pay among other services such as Block’s (SQ) Square and Cash App.\nWhile PayPal doesn’t have quite the reach as some of the big tech conglomerates, PYPL stock had been a darling on Wall Street in recent years for its specific niche of enabling secure transactions for both customers and merchants with the company also offering peer-to-peer payment services through its Venmo platform.\nFurthermore, among the broader technology rally to start the new year, PayPal stock is up +15% year to date to roughly match Alphabet and Apple’s performances and top the Nasdaq’s +13% and the broader S&P 500’s +8% while only trailing Block’s +31%.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nQuarterly Estimates\nThe Zacks Consensus for PayPal’s Q4 earnings is $1.19 per share, which would be a 7% increase from Q4 2021 EPS of $1.11. Also, with the Most Accurate Consensus at $1.21 per share, this indicates that PayPal could beat bottom-line expectations by 1.61%. On the top line, Q4 sales are forecasted to be $7.39 billion, up 7% from the prior year quarter.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nOverall, PayPal earnings are now expected to dip -11% to round out FY22 but rebound and climb 17% in FY23 at $4.77 per share. Earnings estimate revisions have slightly gone up for FY22 but have moderately declined for FY23 over the last quarter. Sales are forecasted to be up 8% for FY22 and rise another 8% in FY23 to $29.66 billion. \nMore impressive, Fiscal 2023 sales would represent 92% growth over the last five years with 2018 sales at $15.45 billion. This shows that PayPal is still expanding despite increasing competition from Alphabet, Apple, and Block although PYPL’s growth rate is much slower than in the past.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nValuation & Historical Performance\nOver the last year, PayPal stock is still down -32% to trail Apple’s -11%, Blocks -20%, and Alphabet’s -26%, and only Apple has outpaced the Nasdaq’s -15% with the majority of tech stocks trailing the S&P 500’s -9%. In the last decade, PayPal’s +123% also lags its closest payment solution competitors as well as the Nasdaq and Benchmark.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nStill, after last year’s drop PayPal’s valuation indicates PYPL stock could have a considerable amount of upside. At around $82 per share, PYPL trades at 22.4X forward earnings which is 74% below its decade high of 87.8X and a 49% discount to the median of 44.1X. Plus, this is well below the Internet Software Industry average of 58.3X and closer to the broader S&P 500’s 18.9X. \nTakeaway\nAlthough there is increasing competition from other payment solution providers, PayPal still controls the majority of the market and this alone could lead to more upside in the stock as reflected in the company’s solid top-line growth.\nWith the broader technology sector as a whole still dealing with economic headwinds in correlation with higher inflation and operating costs, PYPL stock lands a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) as the guidance the company provides in its fourth-quarter report will be crucial to further upside in the stock.\nJust Released: Free Report Reveals Little-Known Strategies to Help Profit from the $30 Trillion Metaverse Boom\nIt's undeniable. The metaverse is gaining steam every day. Just follow the money. Google. Microsoft. Adobe. Nike. Facebook even rebranded itself as Meta because Mark Zuckerberg believes the metaverse is the next iteration of the internet. The inevitable result? Many investors will get rich as the metaverse evolves. What do they know that you don't? They’re aware of the companies best poised to grow as the metaverse does. And in a new FREE report, Zacks is revealing those stocks to you. This week, you can download, The Metaverse - What is it? And How to Profit with These 5 Pioneering Stocks. It reveals specific stocks set to skyrocket as this emerging technology develops and expands. Don't miss your chance to access it for free with no obligation.\n>>Show me how I could profit from the metaverse!\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nPayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBlock, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Investors are certainly intrigued by the possibility of more upside for the online payment solutions provider despite increased competition from Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google Pay and Apple’s (AAPL) Apple Pay among other services such as Block’s (SQ) Square and Cash App. Click to get this free report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Overview & Momentum PayPal stock has rallied of late along with the broader technology sector to start the year on the prospects of easing inflation and a less hawkish fed.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Investors are certainly intrigued by the possibility of more upside for the online payment solutions provider despite increased competition from Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google Pay and Apple’s (AAPL) Apple Pay among other services such as Block’s (SQ) Square and Cash App. Click to get this free report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Quarterly Estimates The Zacks Consensus for PayPal’s Q4 earnings is $1.19 per share, which would be a 7% increase from Q4 2021 EPS of $1.11.', 'news_article_title': 'Time to Buy PayPal Stock Before Earnings?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Investors are certainly intrigued by the possibility of more upside for the online payment solutions provider despite increased competition from Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google Pay and Apple’s (AAPL) Apple Pay among other services such as Block’s (SQ) Square and Cash App. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Quarterly Estimates The Zacks Consensus for PayPal’s Q4 earnings is $1.19 per share, which would be a 7% increase from Q4 2021 EPS of $1.11.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Investors are certainly intrigued by the possibility of more upside for the online payment solutions provider despite increased competition from Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google Pay and Apple’s (AAPL) Apple Pay among other services such as Block’s (SQ) Square and Cash App. Furthermore, among the broader technology rally to start the new year, PayPal stock is up +15% year to date to roughly match Alphabet and Apple’s performances and top the Nasdaq’s +13% and the broader S&P 500’s +8% while only trailing Block’s +31%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-11-dividend-stock-has-11-upside-too', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'gory> https://contrarianoutlook.com/?p=25699\nWe\'ve seen a big bounce (and 12%+ dividends!) in one particular type of closed-end fund (CEF) this year--and all of my buy indicators suggest this profitable play is still in its early stages.\nSpecifically, I\'m talking about tech-focused CEFs--which we\'re getting a nice second chance to buy thanks to last week\'s earnings whiffs from the likes of Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL).\nBuying a tech CEF is like buying an ETF that focuses on technology, but with two key differences:\nBig dividends: the CEF we\'re going to analyze today yields 12.1%--and it pays dividends monthly, too. You and I know that both of these things are unheard of in the world of "regular" stocks and funds.\nBig discounts: This fund sports a 12.2% discount to net asset value (NAV)--CEF-speak for saying that we\'ll pay just 88 cents for every dollar of its assets!\nThe fund is called the BlackRock Science & Technology Trust II (BSTZ). We\'ll get to the "II" part in a moment. But first, it\'s worth stopping to consider what this fund has accomplished just one month into 2023:\nBig Gains in Short Order\n\nThen there\'s the dividend payout, which amounts to more than $100 per month for every $10,000 invested.\nWe\'ve got more upside potential with BSTZ, too. Because unlike an ETF, this fund has two ways to deliver price gains: through the appreciation of its portfolio--which is still undervalued, due to last year\'s selloff--and its 12% discount to NAV. As that discount narrows (and flips to a premium; likely, in my view), it\'ll pull the price higher.\nBut Is That 12.1% Dividend Sustainable?\nIt\'s always a good idea to question a yield this high, so let\'s go ahead and pull apart the elements that support it.\nBSTZ is a relatively new fund, having been launched in June 2019, so we don\'t have a lot to go on with regard to its history, but it has raised dividends three times since inception (once in 2020 and twice in 2021, plus a nice special dividend that same year). That\'s a great start. And there are other signs that we can trust BSTZ\'s dividend.\nWhile the fund lacks a long track record, its older sibling, the BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST), has been increasing payouts for nearly a decade while also offering the odd special dividend (see the orange line below).\nBSTZ\'s Older Sibling Paints a Rosy Payout Picture\n\nThat is our first clue that BSTZ\'s payout is sustainable: both funds are managed by the same group, and BST\'s history of responsible payout increases should indicate that BSTZ\'s future payouts will likely go up, not down. And our second clue is even more compelling.\nHuge Gains Help Sustain BSTZ\'s Dividend\n\nSince BST\'s portfolio has nearly tripled in less than a decade--even after the big tech selloff of 2022--the fund has built up enough profits to sustain payouts for many years to come.\nThis isn\'t surprising given its portfolio. Despite tech\'s struggles last year, Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Mastercard (MA), and Visa (V) have been tremendous long-term outperformers. They\'re also BST\'s top positions, and these, in addition to the fund\'s investments across the tech world, caused the line in the chart above to go up and to the right for years.\nWhile it doesn\'t necessarily follow that BSTZ can do the same, this is one more encouraging sign.\nA Quick Guide to Sustainable CEF Dividends\nThere\'s another strategy you can use to see if a CEF\'s payouts are likely to stay where they are or go up, or if there\'s a risk of a dividend cut.\nThe key is to look back at the fund\'s long-term total NAV return (or the return of its underlying portfolio, including dividends) and compare it to the fund\'s payout. This calculation is a good first step in determining whether a CEF can maintain its current payout level.\nThis Chart Is the Key to BSTZ\'s Dividend Future\n\nSince inception, and after the worst decline in tech stocks since the Great Recession, BSTZ\'s 8.7% average annual total NAV return suggests a sustainable 8.7% yield on NAV.\nDon\'t sound the alarm bells yet! Because BSTZ\'s 12.1% yield is based on its (discounted) market price. And the fund\'s 12% discount means that, based on per-share NAV, BSTZ\'s yield on NAV (or what management needs to make in the market to hand us its 12.1% yield on market price) is just 10.6%, which is easier to get than 12.1%.\nNow let\'s assume that 2022\'s bear market was an aberration--a very realistic assumption, as tech continues to drive every aspect of our lives and will continue to do so for decades to come. That makes BSTZ\'s 12.1% yield extremely stable: before 2022, its annualized return was 38.9%, or more than triple its current yield.\nMy CEF Insider Service Gives You the Safest 8%+ Yields in CEFs (in just a few clicks)\nThe only snag here is that details like the yield on NAV and long-term NAV returns aren\'t easy to get on your own--which is why we created our CEF Insider service.\nUsing proprietary fund screeners and analyzers, I do these calculations for you and instantly let you know when a CEF buying opportunity comes our way--and if a CEF\'s payout is weakening and the fund needs to be sold.\nTo see if CEF Insider is right for you, I\'m inviting you to road test it for 60 days at no risk whatsoever. Stick around for our next new picks, peruse the portfolio (which currently boasts an average yield north of 9%!) and follow the funds that appeal to you.\nIf you\'re not satisfied, no problem. Just let me know during your 60-day trial and you\'ll get a full refund. No questions asked.\nI\'ll also include a Special Report naming 5 of my top CEFs to buy now. Taken together, these 5 funds yield 9.1%. And with the discounts they\'re offering, I\'m calling for 20%+ price upside in the next 12 months.\nClick here and I\'ll reveal my full CEF-investing strategy, let you try CEF Insider risk-free for 60 days and show you how to download your FREE Special Report featuring those five 9.1%-yielding CEFs!\n\nNASDAQ:AAPLNYSE:BSTNYSE:BSTZhttp://www.dividendchannel.com/article/202302/buying-this-fund-is-like-buying-apple-with-a-12-1-dividend-aapl-bst-bstz-contrarianoutlook25699 Mon, 06 Feb 2023 14:30:03 GMT202302contrarianoutlook25699We\'ve seen a big bounce (and 12%+ dividends!) in one particular type of closed-end fund (CEF) this year--and all of my buy indicators suggest this profitable play is still in its early stages.\nSpecifically, I\'m talking about tech-focused CEFs--which we\'re getting a nice second chance to buy thanks to last week\'s earnings whiffs from the likes of Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL).\nBuying a tech CEF is like buying an ETF that focuses on technology, but with two key differences:\nBig dividends: the CEF we\'re going to analyze today yields 12.1%--and it pays dividends monthly, too. You and I know that both of these things are unheard of in the world of "regular" stocks and funds.\nBig discounts: This fund sports a 12.2% discount to net asset value (NAV)--CEF-speak for saying that we\'ll pay just 88 cents for every dollar of its assets!\nThe fund is called the BlackRock Science & Technology Trust II (BSTZ). We\'ll get to the "II" part in a moment. But first, it\'s worth stopping to consider what this fund has accomplished just one month into 2023:\nBig Gains in Short Order\n\nThen there\'s the dividend payout, which amounts to more than $100 per month for every $10,000 invested.\nWe\'ve got more upside potential with BSTZ, too. Because unlike an ETF, this fund has two ways to deliver price gains: through the appreciation of its portfolio--which is still undervalued, due to last year\'s selloff--and its 12% discount to NAV. As that discount narrows (and flips to a premium; likely, in my view), it\'ll pull the price higher.\nBut Is That 12.1% Dividend Sustainable?\nIt\'s always a good idea to question a yield this high, so let\'s go ahead and pull apart the elements that support it.\nBSTZ is a relatively new fund, having been launched in June 2019, so we don\'t have a lot to go on with regard to its history, but it has raised dividends three times since inception (once in 2020 and twice in 2021, plus a nice special dividend that same year). That\'s a great start. And there are other signs that we can trust BSTZ\'s dividend.\nWhile the fund lacks a long track record, its older sibling, the BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST), has been increasing payouts for nearly a decade while also offering the odd special dividend (see the orange line below).\nBSTZ\'s Older Sibling Paints a Rosy Payout Picture\n\nThat is our first clue that BSTZ\'s payout is sustainable: both funds are managed by the same group, and BST\'s history of responsible payout increases should indicate that BSTZ\'s future payouts will likely go up, not down. And our second clue is even more compelling.\nHuge Gains Help Sustain BSTZ\'s Dividend\n\nSince BST\'s portfolio has nearly tripled in less than a decade--even after the big tech selloff of 2022--the fund has built up enough profits to sustain payouts for many years to come.\nThis isn\'t surprising given its portfolio. Despite tech\'s struggles last year, Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Mastercard (MA), and Visa (V) have been tremendous long-term outperformers. They\'re also BST\'s top positions, and these, in addition to the fund\'s investments across the tech world, caused the line in the chart above to go up and to the right for years.\nWhile it doesn\'t necessarily follow that BSTZ can do the same, this is one more encouraging sign.\nA Quick Guide to Sustainable CEF Dividends\nThere\'s another strategy you can use to see if a CEF\'s payouts are likely to stay where they are or go up, or if there\'s a risk of a dividend cut.\nThe key is to look back at the fund\'s long-term total NAV return (or the return of its underlying portfolio, including dividends) and compare it to the fund\'s payout. This calculation is a good first step in determining whether a CEF can maintain its current payout level.\nThis Chart Is the Key to BSTZ\'s Dividend Future\n\nSince inception, and after the worst decline in tech stocks since the Great Recession, BSTZ\'s 8.7% average annual total NAV return suggests a sustainable 8.7% yield on NAV.\nDon\'t sound the alarm bells yet! Because BSTZ\'s 12.1% yield is based on its (discounted) market price. And the fund\'s 12% discount means that, based on per-share NAV, BSTZ\'s yield on NAV (or what management needs to make in the market to hand us its 12.1% yield on market price) is just 10.6%, which is easier to get than 12.1%.\nNow let\'s assume that 2022\'s bear market was an aberration--a very realistic assumption, as tech continues to drive every aspect of our lives and will continue to do so for decades to come. That makes BSTZ\'s 12.1% yield extremely stable: before 2022, its annualized return was 38.9%, or more than triple its current yield.\nMy CEF Insider Service Gives You the Safest 8%+ Yields in CEFs (in just a few clicks)\nThe only snag here is that details like the yield on NAV and long-term NAV returns aren\'t easy to get on your own--which is why we created our CEF Insider service.\nUsing proprietary fund screeners and analyzers, I do these calculations for you and instantly let you know when a CEF buying opportunity comes our way--and if a CEF\'s payout is weakening and the fund needs to be sold.\nTo see if CEF Insider is right for you, I\'m inviting you to road test it for 60 days at no risk whatsoever. Stick around for our next new picks, peruse the portfolio (which currently boasts an average yield north of 9%!) and follow the funds that appeal to you.\nIf you\'re not satisfied, no problem. Just let me know during your 60-day trial and you\'ll get a full refund. No questions asked.\nI\'ll also include a Special Report naming 5 of my top CEFs to buy now. Taken together, these 5 funds yield 9.1%. And with the discounts they\'re offering, I\'m calling for 20%+ price upside in the next 12 months.\nClick here and I\'ll reveal my full CEF-investing strategy, let you try CEF Insider risk-free for 60 days and show you how to download your FREE Special Report featuring those five 9.1%-yielding CEFs!\n\nAlso see:\n\x95 Warren Buffett Dividend Stocks\n\x95 Dividend Growth Stocks: 25 Aristocrats\n\x95 Future Dividend Aristocrats: Close Contenders\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Specifically, I'm talking about tech-focused CEFs--which we're getting a nice second chance to buy thanks to last week's earnings whiffs from the likes of Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL). Despite tech's struggles last year, Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Mastercard (MA), and Visa (V) have been tremendous long-term outperformers. While the fund lacks a long track record, its older sibling, the BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST), has been increasing payouts for nearly a decade while also offering the odd special dividend (see the orange line below).", 'news_luhn_summary': "Specifically, I'm talking about tech-focused CEFs--which we're getting a nice second chance to buy thanks to last week's earnings whiffs from the likes of Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL). Despite tech's struggles last year, Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Mastercard (MA), and Visa (V) have been tremendous long-term outperformers. While the fund lacks a long track record, its older sibling, the BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST), has been increasing payouts for nearly a decade while also offering the odd special dividend (see the orange line below).", 'news_article_title': 'This 11% Dividend Stock Has 11%+ Upside, Too', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Specifically, I'm talking about tech-focused CEFs--which we're getting a nice second chance to buy thanks to last week's earnings whiffs from the likes of Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL). Despite tech's struggles last year, Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Mastercard (MA), and Visa (V) have been tremendous long-term outperformers. That is our first clue that BSTZ's payout is sustainable: both funds are managed by the same group, and BST's history of responsible payout increases should indicate that BSTZ's future payouts will likely go up, not down.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Specifically, I'm talking about tech-focused CEFs--which we're getting a nice second chance to buy thanks to last week's earnings whiffs from the likes of Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL). Despite tech's struggles last year, Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Mastercard (MA), and Visa (V) have been tremendous long-term outperformers. My CEF Insider Service Gives You the Safest 8%+ Yields in CEFs (in just a few clicks) The only snag here is that details like the yield on NAV and long-term NAV returns aren't easy to get on your own--which is why we created our CEF Insider service."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-cvx-buybacks%3A-who-benefits-most', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Power of Buybacks\nBuybacks can be a fruitful endeavor for companies with lots of cash on hand (a good problem to have. For example, over the past decade, Apple AAPL has repurchased more than half a trillion worth of its own shares. The results speak for themselves.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBuybacks can allow management teams to:\n· Inflate earnings per share (EPS):Because buybacks decrease the number of shares outstanding, earnings are calculated against fewer shares. Higher EPS can make stocks more attractive to institutions and individual investors.\n· Drive share prices higher: A lower supply of shares and more buying pressure can boost stock prices.\n· Have skin in the game: When a company buys back shares, it signals that management has confidence in the future.\n· Support dividend payments:Companies can finance dividend payments to shareholders. (CVX has raised its dividend for 36 years straight)\nMeta Platforms META and Chevron CVX couldn’t be on further ends of the spectrum in terms of their underlying businesses and stocks. Chevron is one of the world’s largest oil producers, a value stock, a dividend payer, and one of the top-performing stocks of the past year. Meanwhile, Meta is a growth-oriented tech stock known for its innovative social media portfolio and is coming off one of the worst performance periods since the stock came public.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nDespite their differences, both companies’ management teams have similar strategies in mind to boost their stock prices – massive stock buybacks.\nMassive Buyback Programs\nLast week, Chevron announced a massive buyback of $75 billion worth of stock after a record year of earnings – tripling its existing buyback program. Not to be outdone, Thursday, Meta increased its buyback plans by $40 billion – last year, the company purchased nearly $28 billion worth of its stock.\nWhich Stock will Benefit the Most?\nIf you want to learn more about the animals in the desert and how they act, sit in the desert and watch the animals. By the same token, if you wish to learn which stock benefitted more from a buyback – watch the stock. Shares of CVX fell by 4.44% on above-average volume following the announcement. Conversely, shares of META soared more than 20% on volume nearly four times the average turnover.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nWhile both stocks gave investors good news, the reaction in shares tells investors two different stories. Meta may be ready for a turnaround year, while the good news may already be priced into CVX shares.\nConclusion\nAround big news items in the stock market, the reaction to the news is often more important than the news itself. Zuckerberg and META’s management team have injected confidence back into shares of META. Furthermore, META is seeing improving estimates, sports a Zacks Ranking of 2, and has its lowest valuation in years.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFor these reasons, META is more likely to benefit in the coming months than CVX from its recent buyback.\nJust Released: Free Report Reveals Little-Known Strategies to Help Profit from the $30 Trillion Metaverse Boom\nIt's undeniable. The metaverse is gaining steam every day. Just follow the money. Google. Microsoft. Adobe. Nike. Facebook even rebranded itself as Meta because Mark Zuckerberg believes the metaverse is the next iteration of the internet. The inevitable result? Many investors will get rich as the metaverse evolves. What do they know that you don't? They’re aware of the companies best poised to grow as the metaverse does. And in a new FREE report, Zacks is revealing those stocks to you. This week, you can download, The Metaverse - What is it? And How to Profit with These 5 Pioneering Stocks. It reveals specific stocks set to skyrocket as this emerging technology develops and expands. Don't miss your chance to access it for free with no obligation.\n>>Show me how I could profit from the metaverse!\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nChevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For example, over the past decade, Apple AAPL has repurchased more than half a trillion worth of its own shares. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. · Have skin in the game: When a company buys back shares, it signals that management has confidence in the future.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For example, over the past decade, Apple AAPL has repurchased more than half a trillion worth of its own shares. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Buybacks can allow management teams to: · Inflate earnings per share (EPS):Because buybacks decrease the number of shares outstanding, earnings are calculated against fewer shares.', 'news_article_title': 'META & CVX Buybacks: Who Benefits Most?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For example, over the past decade, Apple AAPL has repurchased more than half a trillion worth of its own shares. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. (CVX has raised its dividend for 36 years straight) Meta Platforms META and Chevron CVX couldn’t be on further ends of the spectrum in terms of their underlying businesses and stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For example, over the past decade, Apple AAPL has repurchased more than half a trillion worth of its own shares. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Buybacks can allow management teams to: · Inflate earnings per share (EPS):Because buybacks decrease the number of shares outstanding, earnings are calculated against fewer shares.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-supercharged-nasdaq-stock-to-buy-hand-over-fist-before-it-jumps-higher', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Technology stocks made a solid comeback on the market to begin 2023 after a terrible time over the past year. The Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index clocked 21% gains so far this year on the back of cooling inflation and the possibility of a potential bull market.\nThis potentially emerging tech rally rubbed off positively on shares of Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS), a chipmaker that is reliant on smartphone suppliers, especially Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), for a major chunk of its revenue. Skyworks stock is up close to 22% this year, handsomely crushing the broader market in 2023. It wouldn't be surprising to see the stock head higher as the year progresses.\nMore importantly, Skyworks is a screaming buy despite its solid rally this year. Let's look at the reasons why investors may want to buy this chipmaker's stock hand over fist right now.\nLooking past Skyworks Solutions' near-term challenges\nTrading at 14.5 times trailing earnings and 11 times forward earnings, Skyworks stock looks like a steal right now, especially considering that its fortunes are expected to turn around later in the year.\nIDC estimates that smartphone sales were down 11.3% in 2022 to 1.2 billion units. The fourth quarter of 2022 was especially tough for smartphone OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) as shipments plunged 18.3% over the prior-year period. Not surprisingly, Skyworks' forecast for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 (which ended in December 2022) was a poor one.\nThe company expects $1.32 billion in revenue for the previous quarter, which would translate into a 12.6% decline over the year-ago period. Earnings are expected to drop to $2.59 per share from $3.14 per share in the prior-year period. For fiscal 2023, analysts anticipate Skyworks' top line to contract 7.2% to $5.09 billion, while earnings could drop to $9.82 per share from $11.24 per share in fiscal 2022.\nThe mobile business accounts for 64% of Skyworks' top line, which explains why the chipmaker issued a tepid forecast and Wall Street isn't upbeat about its prospects in the current fiscal year. However, IDC expects the global smartphone market to stage a recovery in 2023 with an estimated increase of 2.8% in shipments this year. More specifically, the market is expected to start recovering in the middle of 2023 and grow in the second half.\nApple's fortunes are going to play a major role in Skyworks' turnaround. That's because the iPhone maker produced 58% of the chipmaker's revenue last fiscal year. IDC expects shipments of iPhones will increase to 233.5 million units in 2023. That would be an improvement over the 226 million devices that Apple shipped in 2022.\nMoreover, the growing adoption of 5G smartphones should be another catalyst for Skyworks. It is estimated that 5G smartphones could account for 69% of overall smartphone sales this year, up from 52% in 2022. As 5G smartphones carry significantly more radio frequency (RF) chips, which Skyworks sells, the increase in sales of these devices should give a lift to the chipmaker's business.\nIt also helps that Skyworks' largest customer, Apple, is the dominant force in 5G smartphones, as it controls nearly a third of this space. Considering that Apple is sitting on a lot of room for growth in the smartphone segment, especially in emerging markets, Skyworks' largest customer could turn out to be a solid long-term catalyst.\nThe big picture is positive\nThe smartphone market is facing challenging times right now, but they are unlikely to last forever. Ericsson estimates that global 5G subscriptions could jump to 5 billion by 2028 from 1 billion at the end of 2022. So Skyworks' addressable market is expected to grow substantially in the long run, and the company's relationships with major smartphone OEMs that use its 5G platform should help it tap that fast-growing market.\nAll this explains why Skyworks' earnings are expected to increase at an annual rate of 15% for the next five years, an improvement over the 12% annual growth it clocked in the last five. Throw in the fact that Skyworks sports an attractive dividend yield of 2.25% and a low payout ratio of 22%, and investors have another good reason to buy the stock. The chipmaker has been increasing its dividend annually for the past eight years, and the potential earnings growth suggests that the payout could head higher.\nIn all, it looks like investors are getting a good deal on this semiconductor stock right now, and they may want to grab it before it heads higher.\n10 stocks we like better than Skyworks Solutions\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Skyworks Solutions wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Skyworks Solutions and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "This potentially emerging tech rally rubbed off positively on shares of Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS), a chipmaker that is reliant on smartphone suppliers, especially Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), for a major chunk of its revenue. The mobile business accounts for 64% of Skyworks' top line, which explains why the chipmaker issued a tepid forecast and Wall Street isn't upbeat about its prospects in the current fiscal year. As 5G smartphones carry significantly more radio frequency (RF) chips, which Skyworks sells, the increase in sales of these devices should give a lift to the chipmaker's business.", 'news_luhn_summary': "This potentially emerging tech rally rubbed off positively on shares of Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS), a chipmaker that is reliant on smartphone suppliers, especially Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), for a major chunk of its revenue. Looking past Skyworks Solutions' near-term challenges Trading at 14.5 times trailing earnings and 11 times forward earnings, Skyworks stock looks like a steal right now, especially considering that its fortunes are expected to turn around later in the year. The chipmaker has been increasing its dividend annually for the past eight years, and the potential earnings growth suggests that the payout could head higher.", 'news_article_title': '1 Supercharged Nasdaq Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist Before It Jumps Higher', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This potentially emerging tech rally rubbed off positively on shares of Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS), a chipmaker that is reliant on smartphone suppliers, especially Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), for a major chunk of its revenue. Technology stocks made a solid comeback on the market to begin 2023 after a terrible time over the past year. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': "This potentially emerging tech rally rubbed off positively on shares of Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS), a chipmaker that is reliant on smartphone suppliers, especially Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), for a major chunk of its revenue. Looking past Skyworks Solutions' near-term challenges Trading at 14.5 times trailing earnings and 11 times forward earnings, Skyworks stock looks like a steal right now, especially considering that its fortunes are expected to turn around later in the year. So Skyworks' addressable market is expected to grow substantially in the long run, and the company's relationships with major smartphone OEMs that use its 5G platform should help it tap that fast-growing market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-the-silver-lining-with-snap-stock-earnings-collapse', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Social media platform Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) stock took a (-15%) dive on its fiscal Q4 2022 earnings release. Its report had few optimistic highlights as it continues to suffer from the slump in global digital advertising. Its average revenue per user (ARPU) continues to slide from the year-ago period despite rising daily active users (DAUs). Like Roblox Co. (NASDAQ: RBLX), Snapchat is seeing more traffic but less spending.\nBulls argue that the growing MAU sets up the ARPU to snap back quicker on a larger scale when the digital advertising market rebounds. Snap also remains the cheapest large-scale publicly traded social media platform next to social commerce platform Pinterest Inc. (NASDAQ: PINS) for a potential acquisition since 90% of 13 to 24 year old are active users. The potential for a federal TikTok ban or a ban from app stores is another catalyst for a significant price spike in shares.\nGrowth Engine Backfiring\nOn Jan. 31, 2022, Snap released its fiscal fourth-quarter 2022 results for the quarter ending Dec 2022. The Company reported an adjusted earnings-per-share (EPS) profit of $0.14, excluding non-recurring items, versus consensus analyst estimates of $0.12, beating estimates by $0.09.\nAdjusted EBITDA fell (31%) to $212 million and 16% margin. Revenues rose 0.1% year-over-year (YOY) to $1.3 billion, missing analyst estimates of $1.31 billion. DAUs rose 17% YoY and 4% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) to 375 million. DAUs rose sequentially YoY in North America, Europe, and the rest of the world.\nTime spent watching Spotlight rose 10% YoY, and 17 content providers had more than 50 million global viewers each. Snapchat+ hit over $2 million subscribers. An average of 250 million Snapchat users use augmented reality (AR) daily. The Company will continue investing in AR\'s future to expand its leadership position.\nMore DAU Growth by Less ARPU Breakdown\nWhile Europe and the rest of the world are experiencing the fastest growth compared to North America, the ARPU is $2.90 versus $0.80 and $0.40 in Europe and the rest of the world, respectively. The DAUs in North America was 100 million, up 3% YoY with an ARPU of $2.90, down (-7%) YoY. Europe saw 92 million DAUs, up 12% YoY, and an ARPU of $0.80. In the rest of the world (ROW), Snapchat saw 183 million users, up 31% YoY with an ARPU of $0.40.\nErasing the Bar\nRather than cutting guidance, Snap opted not to provide revenue or EBITDA guidance altogether for fiscal Q1 2023 based on an uncertain economic climate. It did note that its Q1 2024 internal forecast is for revenues to fall between (-10%) to (-2%) in the quarter. This didn’t help investor sentiment and caused shares to sink on the news.\nCEO Comments\nSnap CEO Even Spiegel said, "We continue to face significant headwinds as we look to accelerate revenue growth, and we are making progress driving improved return on investment for advertisers and innovating to deepen the engagement of our community.” In the conference call, he explained that they focused on three strategic priorities.\nThese are to grow its community, deepen engagement with its products, and accelerate and diversify topline growth while continuing to invest in augmented reality. He did note the rapid deceleration in digital advertising growth. The Company had a tough year impacted by competition, platform policy changes, and macroeconomic headwinds.\nStock-Based Compensation\nThe Company continues to dilute shareholders with its stock-based compensation as share bonus expense was $451 million in the quarter, nearly 35% of total revenues. On the flip side, many of those expenses are related to sharing grants issued at $70 per share, which would overstate the expenses under GAAP reporting. However, the Company offset the dilution with its $500 million stock buyback program.\nSenator Asks Apple and Google to Ban TikTok App\nOn Feb. 2, 2023, Colorado Senator Michael Bennett took to a big step forward by writing a formal letter to both Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) owned Google to ban the TikTok app from its app stores. He cited data privacy and national security concerns. He noted that TikTok is the third-most used social media app in the U.S., with 61 percent of Americans ages 12 to 34 using TikTok.\nThe average users spend 80 minutes daily on the app, more than Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META), Facebook, and Instagram combined. He stated that Chinese law mandates companies like its parent ByteDance to "support, assist, and cooperate with state intelligence work." ByteDance has had a history of aggressive data collection practices.\nThis could lead to the weaponizing of the app to influence its users. He noted that 27 state governments had passed full or partial bans on the app. He concluded his letter, "Given these grave and growing concerns, I ask that you remove TikTok from your respective app stores immediately." Both Companies have yet to respond. A federal TikTok ban or removal from the two dominant app stores could increase Snap shares.\n Livermore Cylinder Pattern\nDespite the adverse reaction to its Q4 2022 earnings, SNAP shares bottomed out at $9.85 and rebounded sharply off that level. The weekly market structure low (MSL) trigger at $8.96 was left intact. SNAP bounced back up through the weekly 20-period exponential moving average (EMA) support at $10.73.\nThe weekly stochastic continued its rising higher. More notably, SNAP formed a rare bullish Livermore cylinder pattern, named after the iconic stock trader Jesse Livermore. A Livermore cylinder is an accumulation pattern where prices chop back and forth between rising, widening, and non-parallel trendlines as the volume increases.\nThis zig-zag action continues until the price eventually explodes through the upper trendline to new swing highs. Pullback supports sit at $10.47, $9.85, $9.34, $8.96 weekly MSL trigger, and $8.52.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Senator Asks Apple and Google to Ban TikTok App On Feb. 2, 2023, Colorado Senator Michael Bennett took to a big step forward by writing a formal letter to both Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) owned Google to ban the TikTok app from its app stores. Bulls argue that the growing MAU sets up the ARPU to snap back quicker on a larger scale when the digital advertising market rebounds. These are to grow its community, deepen engagement with its products, and accelerate and diversify topline growth while continuing to invest in augmented reality.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Senator Asks Apple and Google to Ban TikTok App On Feb. 2, 2023, Colorado Senator Michael Bennett took to a big step forward by writing a formal letter to both Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) owned Google to ban the TikTok app from its app stores. An average of 250 million Snapchat users use augmented reality (AR) daily. Stock-Based Compensation The Company continues to dilute shareholders with its stock-based compensation as share bonus expense was $451 million in the quarter, nearly 35% of total revenues.', 'news_article_title': 'Here’s the Silver Lining with Snap Stock Earnings Collapse', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Senator Asks Apple and Google to Ban TikTok App On Feb. 2, 2023, Colorado Senator Michael Bennett took to a big step forward by writing a formal letter to both Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) owned Google to ban the TikTok app from its app stores. Social media platform Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) stock took a (-15%) dive on its fiscal Q4 2022 earnings release. Europe saw 92 million DAUs, up 12% YoY, and an ARPU of $0.80.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Senator Asks Apple and Google to Ban TikTok App On Feb. 2, 2023, Colorado Senator Michael Bennett took to a big step forward by writing a formal letter to both Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) owned Google to ban the TikTok app from its app stores. CEO Comments Snap CEO Even Spiegel said, "We continue to face significant headwinds as we look to accelerate revenue growth, and we are making progress driving improved return on investment for advertisers and innovating to deepen the engagement of our community.” In the conference call, he explained that they focused on three strategic priorities. Stock-Based Compensation The Company continues to dilute shareholders with its stock-based compensation as share bonus expense was $451 million in the quarter, nearly 35% of total revenues.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-spdr-sp-500-etf-spy-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) was launched on 01/29/1993, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by State Street Global Advisors. It has amassed assets over $384.86 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.09%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.53%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 26.80% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.51% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 25.06% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSPY seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Index is composed of five hundred selected stocks, all of which are listed on national stock exchanges and span over 25 separate industry groups.\nThe ETF has added roughly 7.82% so far this year and is down about -6.25% in the last one year (as of 02/06/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $356.56 and $461.55.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 25.01% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 504 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SPY is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) track the same index. While Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has $282.75 billion in assets, iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $311.93 billion. VOO has an expense ratio of 0.03% and IVV charges 0.03%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.51% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) was launched on 01/29/1993, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.51% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) was launched on 01/29/1993, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.51% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Costs Investors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.51% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives SPDR S&P 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eus-breton-urges-rethink-on-cross-border-telecoms-mergers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - EU industry chief Thierry Breton urged antitrust regulators on Monday to consider allowing more cross-border mergers in the European telecoms industry, backing calls by Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI.\nEU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has been reluctant to allow telecoms providers acquire EU peers without hefty remedies, especially when deals reduce the number of players from four to three, underlining concerns about the market power of fewer but larger telecoms operators.\nThe telecoms industry however said consolidation is required to pool resources to roll out costly fast-speed broadband and 5G.\n"I believe that creating a true single market for telecommunications services also requires a reflection on encouraging cross-border consolidation, all while preserving fair and necessary competition for the benefit of our consumers," Breton said in a speech to be delivered at an event in Helsinki.\nOn the issue of whether Alphabet Inc\'s Google GOOGL.O, Meta META.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O should bear some network costs, Breton said the European Commission will launch a consultation this month on the topic.\n"The investments which will be required to achieve our ambitions will be enormous and we need to ensure that they are matched by the availability of sufficient funding. The burden of this financing should not be only on the shoulders of the member states or the EU budget," he said.\n"At a time when technology companies are using most bandwidth and telco operators are seeing their return on investment drop, this also raises the question of who pays for the next generation of connectivity infrastructure," Breton said.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; editing by Philip Blenkinsop)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On the issue of whether Alphabet Inc\'s Google GOOGL.O, Meta META.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O should bear some network costs, Breton said the European Commission will launch a consultation this month on the topic. "I believe that creating a true single market for telecommunications services also requires a reflection on encouraging cross-border consolidation, all while preserving fair and necessary competition for the benefit of our consumers," Breton said in a speech to be delivered at an event in Helsinki. "At a time when technology companies are using most bandwidth and telco operators are seeing their return on investment drop, this also raises the question of who pays for the next generation of connectivity infrastructure," Breton said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "On the issue of whether Alphabet Inc's Google GOOGL.O, Meta META.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O should bear some network costs, Breton said the European Commission will launch a consultation this month on the topic. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - EU industry chief Thierry Breton urged antitrust regulators on Monday to consider allowing more cross-border mergers in the European telecoms industry, backing calls by Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI. EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has been reluctant to allow telecoms providers acquire EU peers without hefty remedies, especially when deals reduce the number of players from four to three, underlining concerns about the market power of fewer but larger telecoms operators.", 'news_article_title': "EU's Breton urges rethink on cross-border telecoms mergers", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'On the issue of whether Alphabet Inc\'s Google GOOGL.O, Meta META.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O should bear some network costs, Breton said the European Commission will launch a consultation this month on the topic. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - EU industry chief Thierry Breton urged antitrust regulators on Monday to consider allowing more cross-border mergers in the European telecoms industry, backing calls by Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI. "I believe that creating a true single market for telecommunications services also requires a reflection on encouraging cross-border consolidation, all while preserving fair and necessary competition for the benefit of our consumers," Breton said in a speech to be delivered at an event in Helsinki.', 'news_textrank_summary': "On the issue of whether Alphabet Inc's Google GOOGL.O, Meta META.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O should bear some network costs, Breton said the European Commission will launch a consultation this month on the topic. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - EU industry chief Thierry Breton urged antitrust regulators on Monday to consider allowing more cross-border mergers in the European telecoms industry, backing calls by Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI. EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has been reluctant to allow telecoms providers acquire EU peers without hefty remedies, especially when deals reduce the number of players from four to three, underlining concerns about the market power of fewer but larger telecoms operators."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-stock-just-became-one-of-the-most-profitable-companies-on-the-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'An investing theory has developed around buying stocks that get booted from the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the S&P 500 because they tend to go on and outperform both the indexes and the companies that replaced them for the next year or so. ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is a case in point.\nThe oil and gas giant was kicked off the Dow in August 2020, and one year later, it beat the index with a total return of 37% to 29%. Exxon has gone on to open a dramatic lead over the Dow in the years since, with its total return more than tripling in value versus the index, generating a 25% total return for investors.\nIn its just-released fourth-quarter earnings report, the energy behemoth explains why it has become such a stellar stock and why it\'s more than just the current conditions being favorable to the industry.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nA gusher of profits\nExxon just posted its best year for profits in the oil company\'s 135-year history, generating earnings of $55.7 billion, making it one of the most profitable stocks on the market (only Apple and Microsoft are better, so far).\nWhile rising gas prices that were exacerbated by Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine were certainly a large contributing factor in Exxon\'s performance, and excluding impairments related to its withdrawal from its Sakhalin-1 oil fields off Russia\'s Sakhalin Island, adjusted profits were $59.1 billion. There were other factors involved, ones that point to future profitability potential.\nChairman and CEO Darren Woods pointed to years of under-investment in production by the industry, causing supply to be constrained. Oil and gas companies won\'t be able to meet the outsized demand from its collapse during the pandemic over the coming years.\nCrude supplies have been depleted, and natural gas inventories have been reduced, a situation that has only worsened with Europe\'s concern over where it will get its needed energy.\nPricing for both is well above their 10-year historical averages, and refining margins have soared because of the large numbers of refineries that were closed during the pandemic leading global refining capacity to drop by 910,000 barrels per day in 2021 -- the first time in three decades there has been a decline in global capacity.\nCapacity follows profits\nThe loss of capacity led to higher crack spreads, or the difference in pricing between a barrel of oil and the refined products produced from it, through 2022. But the higher refining margins being generated is leading to increased capacity and the U.S. Energy Information Administration expects it to increase by an additional 1.6 million barrels per day this year.\nThe Al-Zour refinery in Kuwait is one of the largest oil refineries in the world, able to process as much as 615,000 barrels of crude daily, and it shipped its first exports of diesel and jet fuel to Europe late last year. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are also expected to increase European exports in 2023.\nExxon has also upgraded its own refinery in Beaumont, Tex. to increase capacity by 65%, or some 250,000 barrels a day, that should come online this June. It represents the largest capacity addition to the U.S. refining fleet since 2013, but it\'s important to remember Exxon is a global energy giant, and of the $12.75 billion in net profits it generated in the fourth quarter, $7.9 billion, or 62%, came from outside the U.S.\nGoing against the grain\nThe energy giant was able to capitalize on the current conditions because it zigged when other industry players zagged. Woods said, "of course, our results clearly benefited from a favorable market, but to take full advantage of the undersupplied market our work began years ago, well before the pandemic when we chose to invest counter-cyclically."\nExxon invested heavily in its core businesses, like its refining business with projects in the Netherlands and Texas; in liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities around the world, such as in Mozambique, where it began shipping in November its first cargos from the Coral South project; and in new production in the Permian Basin and the vast oilfield off the coast of Guyana, where it is the lead operator and believes it could produce as much as 1 million barrels of oil per day by the end of the decade.\nExxon says it will invest between $20 billion and $25 billion annually through 2027 on further capital expenditures across the company.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nSharing the wealth\nWith operating cash flows rocketing 60% higher this year to $76.8 billion, it spent $30 billion on stock buybacks and dividends last year. It expects to repurchase $35 billion\'s worth of stock over 2023 and 2024. Exxon also increased its dividend 3% last year, the 40th consecutive year the payout has risen.\nWith global structural imbalances between supply and demand, a head start years in the making of investments to narrow the gap, and sharing its success with its shareholders, ExxonMobil is an integrated oil and gas stock that still has many years of growth ahead of it.\n10 stocks we like better than ExxonMobil\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and ExxonMobil wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\n\n\nRich Duprey has positions in ExxonMobil. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "An investing theory has developed around buying stocks that get booted from the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the S&P 500 because they tend to go on and outperform both the indexes and the companies that replaced them for the next year or so. In its just-released fourth-quarter earnings report, the energy behemoth explains why it has become such a stellar stock and why it's more than just the current conditions being favorable to the industry. Exxon invested heavily in its core businesses, like its refining business with projects in the Netherlands and Texas; in liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities around the world, such as in Mozambique, where it began shipping in November its first cargos from the Coral South project; and in new production in the Permian Basin and the vast oilfield off the coast of Guyana, where it is the lead operator and believes it could produce as much as 1 million barrels of oil per day by the end of the decade.", 'news_luhn_summary': "A gusher of profits Exxon just posted its best year for profits in the oil company's 135-year history, generating earnings of $55.7 billion, making it one of the most profitable stocks on the market (only Apple and Microsoft are better, so far). But the higher refining margins being generated is leading to increased capacity and the U.S. Energy Information Administration expects it to increase by an additional 1.6 million barrels per day this year. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_article_title': 'This Stock Just Became One of the Most Profitable Companies on the Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': "A gusher of profits Exxon just posted its best year for profits in the oil company's 135-year history, generating earnings of $55.7 billion, making it one of the most profitable stocks on the market (only Apple and Microsoft are better, so far). But the higher refining margins being generated is leading to increased capacity and the U.S. Energy Information Administration expects it to increase by an additional 1.6 million barrels per day this year. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "A gusher of profits Exxon just posted its best year for profits in the oil company's 135-year history, generating earnings of $55.7 billion, making it one of the most profitable stocks on the market (only Apple and Microsoft are better, so far). Sharing the wealth With operating cash flows rocketing 60% higher this year to $76.8 billion, it spent $30 billion on stock buybacks and dividends last year. With global structural imbalances between supply and demand, a head start years in the making of investments to narrow the gap, and sharing its success with its shareholders, ExxonMobil is an integrated oil and gas stock that still has many years of growth ahead of it."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spotifys-traffic-not-earnings-is-driving-the-stock-higher', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Global streaming audio platform Spotify Technology SA (NASDAQ: SPOT) stock missed top and bottom lines expectations on its fiscal Q4 2022 earnings, but Mr. Market didn’t care shares screamed higher. Spotify has an estimated 30.5% of the global music streaming market, with over 100 million songs on its platform and 449 million monthly active users (MAUs). The Company aims to be the go-to one-stop shop for audio streaming, from music and audiobooks to podcasts.\nPodcasts are the fastest growing segment as revenues climbed 30% YoY. Spotify has big competitors in the audio streaming market, including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI), and iHeartMedia Inc. (NASDAQ: IHRT). Spotify expects to hit $100 billion in annual revenues and one billion users by 2030. The market prioritized traffic growth over profits in the last quarter as Spotify continues to evolve into a one-stop streaming audio juggernaut.\nMore Considerable Losses Fueled by Traffic Growth\nOn Jan. 31, 2023, Spotify released its fiscal fourth-quarter 2022 results for the quarter ending December 2022. Revenues rose 17.7% year-over-year (YOY) to eur3.17 billion, falling short of consensus analyst estimates of eur3.19 billion. The Company reported an adjusted earnings-per-share (EPS) loss of (eur1.40), excluding non-recurring items versus consensus analyst estimates for a loss of (eur1.27), missing estimates by (eur0.13).\nOperating loss was eur231 million due to continued growth in marketplace activity and new podcast and product investments.\nPremium and Ad-Supported Revenues\nPremium revenue growth was 18% YoY to eur2.717 billion. The average revenue per user (ARPU) rose 3% to eur4.55, excluding the impact of FX. Ad-supported revenue grew 14% YoY. Gross margin was 25.3%, down (-118 bps) YoY.\nAd-supported revenue grew 14% YoY, accounting for 14% of total revenues. Music advertising revenues grew mid-single digits reflecting double-digit YoY growth in impressions sold offset by softer pricing. Podcast revenues jumped 30% YoY, reflecting healthy double-digit growth. The Spotify Audience Network saw double-digit quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) growth.\nMonthly Active User Growth\nTotal monthly active users (MAUs) grew 20% to 489 million, above its internal guidance by 10 million. India and Indonesia led outperformance in the Rest of the World (ROW). Strong growth occurred in Gen-Z listeners. Premium subscribers grew 14% YoY to 205 million, up from 195 million users. Full-year 2022 net additions were 25 million or 27 million when excluding the impact of its exit from Russia.\nSpotify CEO and founder Daniel Ek commented, “So, by the end of the year, we had more than 100 million tracks on our platform, more than 5 million podcasts, and more than 300,000 audiobooks being enjoyed by almost 0.5 billion listeners. In 2021, we said that 2022 would be an investment year, and it was.” He admitted that, in hindsight, he may have overinvested, not expecting the macro environment to change so drastically. Therefore, they are focusing on tightening their spending and becoming more efficient.\nInline Guidance\nFor Fiscal Q1 2023, Spotify expects eur3.1 billion versus eur3.05 billion consensus analyst estimates. The Company expects MAUs to reach 500 million, and Premium subscribers will grow to 207 million.\nPersonalization and Relevancy are Growth Drivers\nPersonalization was the top trait admired most by 81% of users in a survey on Spotify. CEO Ek believes that personalization is the growth driver for Spotify. The key to retention and growth is the quality of its algorithmic recommendations to users to find more relevant content and discover new content that matches their acclivities.\nThe Company will continue to invest in optimizing personalization to keep members engaged and coming back for more.\n Weekly Rounding Bottom\nSPOT peaked to form a lip line in August 2022 as shares fell from $124.67 down through the weekly market structure high (MSH) trigger under $110.07 to a low of $70.01 by October 2022. The weekly stochastic formed a divergence bottom to finally bounce through the 20-band in December 2022 as it formed a mini pup.\nShares rose through the 20-period exponential moving average (EMA) now at $93.03, triggering the weekly market structure low (MSL) on the $90.61 breakout to rise through the weekly 50-period MA at $104.37. SPOT rose towards the lip line at $124.68 to complete the rounded bottom.\nFrom here, it can either breakout through the lip line, reverse back down, or have a moderate pullback to form a handle and break out through the lip line to complete the cup and handle pattern. Pullback supports sit at $110.58, $102.43, $95.46, and $90.61 weekly MSL trigger.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Spotify has big competitors in the audio streaming market, including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI), and iHeartMedia Inc. (NASDAQ: IHRT). Global streaming audio platform Spotify Technology SA (NASDAQ: SPOT) stock missed top and bottom lines expectations on its fiscal Q4 2022 earnings, but Mr. Market didn’t care shares screamed higher. The market prioritized traffic growth over profits in the last quarter as Spotify continues to evolve into a one-stop streaming audio juggernaut.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Spotify has big competitors in the audio streaming market, including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI), and iHeartMedia Inc. (NASDAQ: IHRT). Global streaming audio platform Spotify Technology SA (NASDAQ: SPOT) stock missed top and bottom lines expectations on its fiscal Q4 2022 earnings, but Mr. Market didn’t care shares screamed higher. Monthly Active User Growth Total monthly active users (MAUs) grew 20% to 489 million, above its internal guidance by 10 million.', 'news_article_title': 'Spotify’s Traffic, Not Earnings is Driving the Stock Higher', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Spotify has big competitors in the audio streaming market, including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI), and iHeartMedia Inc. (NASDAQ: IHRT). Ad-supported revenue grew 14% YoY. Spotify CEO and founder Daniel Ek commented, “So, by the end of the year, we had more than 100 million tracks on our platform, more than 5 million podcasts, and more than 300,000 audiobooks being enjoyed by almost 0.5 billion listeners.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Spotify has big competitors in the audio streaming market, including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI), and iHeartMedia Inc. (NASDAQ: IHRT). Spotify has an estimated 30.5% of the global music streaming market, with over 100 million songs on its platform and 449 million monthly active users (MAUs). Premium and Ad-Supported Revenues Premium revenue growth was 18% YoY to eur2.717 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-sp-500-etf-voo-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/09/2010.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $282.75 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs usually hold a mix of growth and value stocks as well as stocks that exhibit both value and growth characteristics.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.03%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.57%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 26.80% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.53% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nVOO seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has gained about 7.83% so far this year and is down about -6.28% in the last one year (as of 02/06/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $327.64 and $424.29.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 25.43% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 503 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VOO is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track the same index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $311.93 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $384.86 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.53% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/09/2010.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.53% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/09/2010.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.53% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Costs Investors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.53% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives Vanguard S&P 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/has-a-new-bull-market-begun-aapl-amzn-tsla-meta', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "W\nith a gain of 3.3% over the past five trading sessions, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index booked its fifth straight week of gains. This marked the index’s longest weekly winning streak since November 2021, driven by Q4 earnings results from major tech heavyweights like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN) and Meta Platform (META). For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.8%, while the S&P 500 Index gained 2.5%.\nOn a year-to-date basis, the gains are even more pronounced. The Nasdaq has risen 15.5%, compared with a 2022 decline of 34%. The S&P 500 is up 8.16%, while the Dow has added a modest gain of 2.38%. The reasons for the year-to-date increases could be attributed to several factors. The market has broadly applauded the earnings results companies have reported thus far, having arrived “less bad” than feared, while the forward guidance have been encouraging, suggesting CEOs are feeling some level of confidence in their ability to navigate inflationary headwinds.\nWhile it’s still early in the Q4 reporting cycle, it’s now worth asking whether we have entered a new bull market. To be sure, the strong surge in January jobs report was unexpected, and this could put a damper on whether the Federal Reserve will fully pivot from its rate hiking mode to a more subdued monetary stance. But even then, the Fed’s decision last week to hike rates by 25 basis points was an indication that the “pivot” might have already begun.\nWith inflation at multi-decade highs, the Fed did what it could to adhere to its mandates, raising interest rates seven times in 2022, including raising rates by 75-basis points four consecutive times. “Reducing inflation is likely to require a sustained period of below-trend growth,” Powell said. “While higher interest rates, slower growth, and softer labor market conditions will bring down inflation, they will also bring some pain to households and businesses.” This was precisely what unfolded in 2022.\nHowever, in the last three rate hikes, the increases have come down from 75 basis points, to 50, and now 25 basis points on February 1. While it’s not an immediate 180-degree turn, I would consider this trend a pivot, if not the start of one. Rising interest rates is what triggered the bear market in 2022. In the case of the Nasdaq, which is comprised of high-growth companies, rising interest rates pressured their businesses, forcing high growth names to borrow money at higher rates to fund their operations.\nIn the process, stocks got punished due to lack of liquidity, particularly high growth tech stocks. Meanwhile, inflation forced consumers to cut back on spending, and that spending is what high-growth companies rely on. This had negative effects on, for example, Tesla (TSLA) which suffered 70% declines in 2022. The luxury electric vehicle company, which missed the Street's Q4 delivery target, has had to reduce its prices on multiple occasions in order to spur sales. However, in 2023, Tesla’s price cuts in now seen as giving it a possible market share advantage.\nIn other words, nothing has changed, but the perception went from “bad” to “good.” It’s the same thing with last week’s tech earnings. With Q1 revenue falling 5% year over year, Apple missed the Street’s estimates for the first time in seven years. Amazon posted its weakest year for growth since it went public 25 years ago, Google parent Alphabet's (GOOG , GOOGL) core advertising business shrank. But here’s the thing: All three companies ended the week with strong stock gains.\nAll told, while it appears the market is waiting for the Fed pivot, the market itself has already pivoted from a bear mindset to bull mindset by ignoring what has typically been “bad news.” And that’s often a good sign that a new bull market is underway.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This marked the index’s longest weekly winning streak since November 2021, driven by Q4 earnings results from major tech heavyweights like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN) and Meta Platform (META). The market has broadly applauded the earnings results companies have reported thus far, having arrived “less bad” than feared, while the forward guidance have been encouraging, suggesting CEOs are feeling some level of confidence in their ability to navigate inflationary headwinds. To be sure, the strong surge in January jobs report was unexpected, and this could put a damper on whether the Federal Reserve will fully pivot from its rate hiking mode to a more subdued monetary stance.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This marked the index’s longest weekly winning streak since November 2021, driven by Q4 earnings results from major tech heavyweights like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN) and Meta Platform (META). With inflation at multi-decade highs, the Fed did what it could to adhere to its mandates, raising interest rates seven times in 2022, including raising rates by 75-basis points four consecutive times. In the case of the Nasdaq, which is comprised of high-growth companies, rising interest rates pressured their businesses, forcing high growth names to borrow money at higher rates to fund their operations.', 'news_article_title': 'Has a New Bull Market Begun? (AAPL, AMZN, TSLA, META)', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This marked the index’s longest weekly winning streak since November 2021, driven by Q4 earnings results from major tech heavyweights like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN) and Meta Platform (META). With Q1 revenue falling 5% year over year, Apple missed the Street’s estimates for the first time in seven years. But here’s the thing: All three companies ended the week with strong stock gains.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This marked the index’s longest weekly winning streak since November 2021, driven by Q4 earnings results from major tech heavyweights like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN) and Meta Platform (META). With inflation at multi-decade highs, the Fed did what it could to adhere to its mandates, raising interest rates seven times in 2022, including raising rates by 75-basis points four consecutive times. In the case of the Nasdaq, which is comprised of high-growth companies, rising interest rates pressured their businesses, forcing high growth names to borrow money at higher rates to fund their operations.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/buying-this-fund-is-like-buying-apple-with-a-12.1-dividend', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'We\'ve seen a big bounce (and 12%+ dividends!) in one particular type of closed-end fund (CEF) this year--and all of my buy indicators suggest this profitable play is still in its early stages.\nSpecifically, I\'m talking about tech-focused CEFs--which we\'re getting a nice second chance to buy thanks to last week\'s earnings whiffs from the likes of Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL).\nBuying a tech CEF is like buying an ETF that focuses on technology, but with two key differences:\nBig dividends: the CEF we\'re going to analyze today yields 12.1%--and it pays dividends monthly, too. You and I know that both of these things are unheard of in the world of "regular" stocks and funds.\nBig discounts: This fund sports a 12.2% discount to net asset value (NAV)--CEF-speak for saying that we\'ll pay just 88 cents for every dollar of its assets!\nThe fund is called the BlackRock Science & Technology Trust II (BSTZ). We\'ll get to the "II" part in a moment. But first, it\'s worth stopping to consider what this fund has accomplished just one month into 2023:\nBig Gains in Short Order\n\nThen there\'s the dividend payout, which amounts to more than $100 per month for every $10,000 invested.\nWe\'ve got more upside potential with BSTZ, too. Because unlike an ETF, this fund has two ways to deliver price gains: through the appreciation of its portfolio--which is still undervalued, due to last year\'s selloff--and its 12% discount to NAV. As that discount narrows (and flips to a premium; likely, in my view), it\'ll pull the price higher.\nBut Is That 12.1% Dividend Sustainable?\nIt\'s always a good idea to question a yield this high, so let\'s go ahead and pull apart the elements that support it.\nBSTZ is a relatively new fund, having been launched in June 2019, so we don\'t have a lot to go on with regard to its history, but it has raised dividends three times since inception (once in 2020 and twice in 2021, plus a nice special dividend that same year). That\'s a great start. And there are other signs that we can trust BSTZ\'s dividend.\nWhile the fund lacks a long track record, its older sibling, the BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST), has been increasing payouts for nearly a decade while also offering the odd special dividend (see the orange line below).\nBSTZ\'s Older Sibling Paints a Rosy Payout Picture\n\nThat is our first clue that BSTZ\'s payout is sustainable: both funds are managed by the same group, and BST\'s history of responsible payout increases should indicate that BSTZ\'s future payouts will likely go up, not down. And our second clue is even more compelling.\nHuge Gains Help Sustain BSTZ\'s Dividend\n\nSince BST\'s portfolio has nearly tripled in less than a decade--even after the big tech selloff of 2022--the fund has built up enough profits to sustain payouts for many years to come.\nThis isn\'t surprising given its portfolio. Despite tech\'s struggles last year, Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Mastercard (MA), and Visa (V) have been tremendous long-term outperformers. They\'re also BST\'s top positions, and these, in addition to the fund\'s investments across the tech world, caused the line in the chart above to go up and to the right for years.\nWhile it doesn\'t necessarily follow that BSTZ can do the same, this is one more encouraging sign.\nA Quick Guide to Sustainable CEF Dividends\nThere\'s another strategy you can use to see if a CEF\'s payouts are likely to stay where they are or go up, or if there\'s a risk of a dividend cut.\nThe key is to look back at the fund\'s long-term total NAV return (or the return of its underlying portfolio, including dividends) and compare it to the fund\'s payout. This calculation is a good first step in determining whether a CEF can maintain its current payout level.\nThis Chart Is the Key to BSTZ\'s Dividend Future\n\nSince inception, and after the worst decline in tech stocks since the Great Recession, BSTZ\'s 8.7% average annual total NAV return suggests a sustainable 8.7% yield on NAV.\nDon\'t sound the alarm bells yet! Because BSTZ\'s 12.1% yield is based on its (discounted) market price. And the fund\'s 12% discount means that, based on per-share NAV, BSTZ\'s yield on NAV (or what management needs to make in the market to hand us its 12.1% yield on market price) is just 10.6%, which is easier to get than 12.1%.\nNow let\'s assume that 2022\'s bear market was an aberration--a very realistic assumption, as tech continues to drive every aspect of our lives and will continue to do so for decades to come. That makes BSTZ\'s 12.1% yield extremely stable: before 2022, its annualized return was 38.9%, or more than triple its current yield.\nMy CEF Insider Service Gives You the Safest 8%+ Yields in CEFs (in just a few clicks)\nThe only snag here is that details like the yield on NAV and long-term NAV returns aren\'t easy to get on your own--which is why we created our CEF Insider service.\nUsing proprietary fund screeners and analyzers, I do these calculations for you and instantly let you know when a CEF buying opportunity comes our way--and if a CEF\'s payout is weakening and the fund needs to be sold.\nTo see if CEF Insider is right for you, I\'m inviting you to road test it for 60 days at no risk whatsoever. Stick around for our next new picks, peruse the portfolio (which currently boasts an average yield north of 9%!) and follow the funds that appeal to you.\nIf you\'re not satisfied, no problem. Just let me know during your 60-day trial and you\'ll get a full refund. No questions asked.\nI\'ll also include a Special Report naming 5 of my top CEFs to buy now. Taken together, these 5 funds yield 9.1%. And with the discounts they\'re offering, I\'m calling for 20%+ price upside in the next 12 months.\nClick here and I\'ll reveal my full CEF-investing strategy, let you try CEF Insider risk-free for 60 days and show you how to download your FREE Special Report featuring those five 9.1%-yielding CEFs!\n\nAlso see:\n\x95 Warren Buffett Dividend Stocks\n\x95 Dividend Growth Stocks: 25 Aristocrats\n\x95 Future Dividend Aristocrats: Close Contenders\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Specifically, I'm talking about tech-focused CEFs--which we're getting a nice second chance to buy thanks to last week's earnings whiffs from the likes of Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL). Despite tech's struggles last year, Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Mastercard (MA), and Visa (V) have been tremendous long-term outperformers. Because unlike an ETF, this fund has two ways to deliver price gains: through the appreciation of its portfolio--which is still undervalued, due to last year's selloff--and its 12% discount to NAV.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Specifically, I'm talking about tech-focused CEFs--which we're getting a nice second chance to buy thanks to last week's earnings whiffs from the likes of Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL). Despite tech's struggles last year, Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Mastercard (MA), and Visa (V) have been tremendous long-term outperformers. Buying a tech CEF is like buying an ETF that focuses on technology, but with two key differences: Big dividends: the CEF we're going to analyze today yields 12.1%--and it pays dividends monthly, too.", 'news_article_title': 'Buying This Fund Is Like Buying Apple With a 12.1% Dividend', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Specifically, I'm talking about tech-focused CEFs--which we're getting a nice second chance to buy thanks to last week's earnings whiffs from the likes of Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL). Despite tech's struggles last year, Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Mastercard (MA), and Visa (V) have been tremendous long-term outperformers. Buying a tech CEF is like buying an ETF that focuses on technology, but with two key differences: Big dividends: the CEF we're going to analyze today yields 12.1%--and it pays dividends monthly, too.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Specifically, I'm talking about tech-focused CEFs--which we're getting a nice second chance to buy thanks to last week's earnings whiffs from the likes of Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL). Despite tech's struggles last year, Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Mastercard (MA), and Visa (V) have been tremendous long-term outperformers. Buying a tech CEF is like buying an ETF that focuses on technology, but with two key differences: Big dividends: the CEF we're going to analyze today yields 12.1%--and it pays dividends monthly, too."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple%3A-whats-the-post-earnings-play', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'To pop as much as 8% from where they closed the day before earnings were released would suggest Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) report had hit the mark. But it wasn\'t quite simple in the immediate aftermath of it hitting the headlines on Thursday evening. Investors had been eagerly awaiting a glimpse into the numbers from the tech giant, whose shares had run up 15% in the fortnight previously as Wall Street seemed to be positioning for a big surprise. \nAnd with shares having traded down as much as 30% from last August’s high and close to their lowest level in two years, it’s an upside surprise that was needed. Let’s look at how it all played out and the pros and cons of getting involved now in the aftermath. \nDigesting The Numbers\nFirst up, the numbers. The company’s top-line revenue was down 5.5% and short on the consensus, while Apple’s earnings per share were also light. So not a great start. The immediate response by the stock in the after-hours sessions was to drop 4% as the worse-than-expected report was digested.\nIt didn’t take long for the fingers to be pointed at the bugbear that’s hurt so many companies, tech and otherwise, in the past year; supply chain issues. Despite flagging back in November that some of their such as the iPhone 14 would be seriously impacted by these headwinds in China, analysts underestimated the impact. \nIt wasn’t all doom and gloom, however. In acknowledging the difficult environment they’d been operating in, CEO Tim Cook said that the company remains "focused on the long term and are leading with our values in everything we do." He also highlighted an important milestone, sharing that Apple now has over 2 billion active devices as part of its installed base.\nIn addition, Cook told investors that Apple would have grown in the "vast majority" of the markets it operates on a year-over-year basis if not for the significant foreign exchange headwind, which was in the realm of 800 basis points. \nWhat was interesting is that despite opening down on Friday, by lunchtime, Apple shares had undone any selling weakness and closed well above their pre-earnings report. So what does that tell you? It echoes this theme we’ve been seeing in earnings reports from the past few weeks, where near-term and broader macroeconomic headwinds are hurting numbers. Still, Wall Street is becoming happier and happier to look past these at the stock’s longer-term potential.\nWith the Fed’s Powell starting to look like he might stick the landing and tame inflation without bringing on a recession, there’s been a marked increase in risk-on sentiment. Hence the pop in Apple’s shares which, at one point on Friday, were a full 25% higher than their January low. \nGetting Involved\nIf you’re an investor on the sidelines, you must consider getting involved. Wedbush’s Dan Ives said after the release that Apple’s growth story is "holding up much firmer than the Street had feared in this economically uncertain backdrop" and reiterated his Outperform rating. Wells Fargo analyst Aaron Rakers did the same, and his $185 price target points to a further upside of at least 20% from where shares closed on Friday. \nWere they to hit this in the coming months, it would put them back at all-time highs and all but reconfirm Apple’s position as the king of tech. Over the past year, Apple has been by far the strongest of the, for now, an infamous group of tech stocks known as FAANG. The likes of Facebook, or Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), even with their recent rally, are still down 40% in that timeframe, while Apple shares are down just 10%. \n\nHaving weathered what’s looking like the worst of the storm in 2022, it’s clear that investors are backing Apple to lead any broad recovery in equities. Market beat’s Marketrank’s Forecast is also calling them a Moderate Buy, and it’s looking like this rare earnings miss will be little more than a bump in Apple’s ongoing recovery rally. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'To pop as much as 8% from where they closed the day before earnings were released would suggest Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) report had hit the mark. Investors had been eagerly awaiting a glimpse into the numbers from the tech giant, whose shares had run up 15% in the fortnight previously as Wall Street seemed to be positioning for a big surprise. Wedbush’s Dan Ives said after the release that Apple’s growth story is "holding up much firmer than the Street had feared in this economically uncertain backdrop" and reiterated his Outperform rating.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'To pop as much as 8% from where they closed the day before earnings were released would suggest Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) report had hit the mark. Over the past year, Apple has been by far the strongest of the, for now, an infamous group of tech stocks known as FAANG. Having weathered what’s looking like the worst of the storm in 2022, it’s clear that investors are backing Apple to lead any broad recovery in equities.', 'news_article_title': "Apple: What's The Post-Earnings Play?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'To pop as much as 8% from where they closed the day before earnings were released would suggest Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) report had hit the mark. Investors had been eagerly awaiting a glimpse into the numbers from the tech giant, whose shares had run up 15% in the fortnight previously as Wall Street seemed to be positioning for a big surprise. Let’s look at how it all played out and the pros and cons of getting involved now in the aftermath.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'To pop as much as 8% from where they closed the day before earnings were released would suggest Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) report had hit the mark. In addition, Cook told investors that Apple would have grown in the "vast majority" of the markets it operates on a year-over-year basis if not for the significant foreign exchange headwind, which was in the realm of 800 basis points. What was interesting is that despite opening down on Friday, by lunchtime, Apple shares had undone any selling weakness and closed well above their pre-earnings report.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-trending-stock-apple-inc.-aapl-a-buy-now-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.\nOver the past month, shares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +19.2%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +8.3% change. During this period, the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, which Apple falls in, has gained 23.4%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?\nWhile media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.\nRevisions to Earnings Estimates\nRather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company's earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings.\nOur analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.44 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -5.3%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -4.5%.\nThe consensus earnings estimate of $6.05 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of -1%. This estimate has changed -2.2% over the last 30 days.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.61 indicates a change of +9.2% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -1.8%.\nWith an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Apple.\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nProjected Revenue Growth\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.\nIn the case of Apple, the consensus sales estimate of $97.88 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of +0.6%. The $402.03 billion and $424.45 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of +2% and +5.6%, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $117.15 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -5.5%. EPS of $1.88 for the same period compares with $2.10 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $121.21 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of -3.34%. The EPS surprise was -2.59%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nNo investment decision can be efficient without considering a stock's valuation. Whether a stock's current price rightly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects is an essential determinant of its future price performance.\nComparing the current value of a company's valuation multiples, such as its price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), to its own historical values helps ascertain whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, whereas comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of how reasonable its stock price is.\nThe Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an An is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded C on this front, indicating that it is trading at par with its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nBottom Line\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\nJust Released: Free Report Reveals Little-Known Strategies to Help Profit from the $30 Trillion Metaverse Boom\nIt's undeniable. The metaverse is gaining steam every day. Just follow the money. Google. Microsoft. Adobe. Nike. Facebook even rebranded itself as Meta because Mark Zuckerberg believes the metaverse is the next iteration of the internet. The inevitable result? Many investors will get rich as the metaverse evolves. What do they know that you don't? They’re aware of the companies best poised to grow as the metaverse does. And in a new FREE report, Zacks is revealing those stocks to you. This week, you can download, The Metaverse - What is it? And How to Profit with These 5 Pioneering Stocks. It reveals specific stocks set to skyrocket as this emerging technology develops and expands. Don't miss your chance to access it for free with no obligation.\n>>Show me how I could profit from the metaverse!\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate: 12 Month EPS Projected Revenue Growth While earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Trending Stock Apple Inc. (AAPL) a Buy Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-i-will-never-sell-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The idea with every investment I make is to hold the stock forever. That\'s not always possible, but I don\'t have any plans to sell when buying a stock. Some stocks stand out as companies I can see owning decades from now.\nThree on the top of my list of stocks I will (probably) never sell are law enforcement and security company Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Here\'s why they deserve to be held forever.\nAxon\nThe company at the center of body camera footage we see today is Axon, but that\'s only a piece of the business. It started as the Taser manufacturer, moved to body cameras, and is now a cloud software company that catalogs crime reports.\nAxon\'s product bundle starts with hardware sales of Tasers and body cameras, and it layers in high-margin software services from cloud storage, records management, and report writing. These products have led to the incredible revenue growth you see below.\nAXON revenue (TTM) data by YCharts. TTM = trailing 12 months.\nManagement has forgone net income in the short term in pursuit of long-term growth, and that\'s been the right strategy. Now, income is starting to improve and the company is signing contracts with customers for as long as 10 years, which gives great revenue visibility to the business.\nThe valuation is steep, given the $14.1 billion market cap, but I don\'t see anything but growth for digitizing law enforcement data and records. And if Axon can move into the consumer market, as it plans to, this will be a big long-term winner.\nDisney\nThere has been a lot of turmoil at Disney over the last year as streaming costs ballooned and CEO Bob Chapek was pushed out in favor of bringing back Bob Iger. But this is a healthy company in a changing media business.\nNo company can match Disney\'s reach across media. It has linear TV networks like ABC and ESPN, movie studios like Pixar and Marvel, one of the biggest streaming platforms, and a massive theme park business.\nThis combination makes for a waterfall-like value proposition for content. Start in the movie theater, move to linear TV and streaming, and eventually make rides and toys for theme parks.\nAs media moves to the internet age, it\'s more important than ever for a big company like Disney to make content that reaches a large number of people. It proved that ability with 5 of the top 10 movie releases in 2022, including Avatar: The Way of Water, which is the fourth-highest-grossing movie of all time at $2.1 billion.\nIt might take time to reach a more sustainable earnings profile, but I\'m a long-term investor, and I don\'t see anyone knocking Disney off its perch as the top family media company.\nApple\nArguably the most dominant tech company in the world today is Apple. The iPhone is attached to hundreds of millions of people every day, and that gives the company the ability to make money off services, app sales, and accessories like AirPods.\nThe iPhone also makes products like iPads and Macs more attractive to own. There\'s never been a company like it, and that\'s why Apple continues to grow and report incredible earnings year after year.\nAAPL revenue (TTM) data by YCharts.\nThe question for this as a stock to hold forever is whether or not you think a device or technology will disrupt Apple. And I don\'t see that happening.\nVirtual and augmented reality were supposed to be the next computing paradigm, but that largely failed to live up to expectations, and the iPhone\'s utility continues to increase. Given the simplicity and functionality of the smartphone, I see this being a dominant computing product for the foreseeable future. As a result, Apple will be a great company to own.\nShares aren\'t cheap at 24 times earnings, but even in this market, investors have to pay up for quality.\nManagement has shown over time it will buy back stock and increase the dividend. With a business as powerful as this behind it, there\'s no reason to sell Apple stock now.\nBuy and hold forever\nEach of these companies dominates its respective field and has a business that could be durable for decades. That\'s what it takes to be a stock I\'ll "never" sell.\n10 stocks we like better than Axon Enterprise\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Axon Enterprise wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple, Axon Enterprise, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Axon Enterprise, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Three on the top of my list of stocks I will (probably) never sell are law enforcement and security company Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL revenue (TTM) data by YCharts. Axon's product bundle starts with hardware sales of Tasers and body cameras, and it layers in high-margin software services from cloud storage, records management, and report writing.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Three on the top of my list of stocks I will (probably) never sell are law enforcement and security company Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL revenue (TTM) data by YCharts. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Axon Enterprise, and Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks I Will Never Sell', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Three on the top of my list of stocks I will (probably) never sell are law enforcement and security company Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL revenue (TTM) data by YCharts. These products have led to the incredible revenue growth you see below.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Three on the top of my list of stocks I will (probably) never sell are law enforcement and security company Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL revenue (TTM) data by YCharts. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple, Axon Enterprise, and Walt Disney.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amazon-alphabet-apple-meta-and-microsoft-are-part-of-zacks-earnings-preview-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – February 6, 2023 – Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Meta META & Microsoft MSFT.\nMaking Sense of Apple, Amazon and Big Tech Earnings\nThe market’s contrasting reactions to December-quarter results from the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ – Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta & Microsoft – provides us with useful clues as to what is most important to investors in these mega-cap players.\nIt doesn’t seem to be about beating or missing Q4 estimates; Apple missed on both EPS and revenues, but didn’t suffer for it while Amazon beat without getting any credit for it.\nMicrosoft had a mixed showing on this count, with an EPS beat but revenues coming up short. MSFT stock went on to get a favorable reception. Alphabet beat, but didn’t benefit as a result.\nMeta also beat on EPS and revenue, but we all know that the ‘loud cheers’ for its report weren’t a result of the positive EPS and revenue surprises.\nWhat seems to be front and center for the market appears to be expense trends and guidance. The market is well aware of the challenging macro backdrop and expected these results to validate the evolving macroeconomic environment\nThis came through in the Microsoft report that kick-started the Q4 reporting cycle for the group showing decelerating cloud trends and serious challenges on the PC front. The cloud growth at Amazon and Alphabet reconfirmed the trends established by Microsoft.\nBy far the biggest differentiator among these mega-cap players appears to be the market’s perception of expense control. This was the market’s biggest worry with Meta and they seem to have done an excellent job of revising the narrative in their favor. Alphabet and Amazon made the right noises on that front, but the market doesn’t seem to be convinced that they are doing all they can to get on top of the issue.\nFor example, Alphabet has already announced lay-offs and noted on the call that they are slowing the pace of hirings, but they ended up exiting 2022 Q4 with a net addition to payrolls. Apple, on the other hand, seems to have a lot of credibility on this count, with the company’s gross margin outlook for the current period (2023 Q1) confirming that view.\nAs noted before, it is clear now that none of these players’ profitability is Teflon coated and immune from cyclical forces. Apple may be getting a pass on its quarterly report, with one-off factors like China’s Covid restrictions that have since been lifted and FX headwinds causing most of the shortfalls. But the consumer decision to purchase the company’s pricey phones and other devices will also always remain a discretionary choice and vulnerable to economic forces.\nLooking at the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ as a whole, Q4 earnings in the aggregate are down -28% from the same period last year on +1.4% higher revenues.\nGrowth is expected to resume next year. For 2023, the group is expected to bring in +3.8% higher earnings on +6% higher revenues.\nEstimates for the group have been steadily coming down, with the Q4 results and associated guidance adding to the trend. The aggregate 2023 earnings estimate for the group has come down by -8.5% over the last three months, with the current full-year 2023 earnings growth estimate of +3.8% down from +11.8% over the period.\nMarket participants see the big challenge for the group to be centered around margin pressures, a function of their still-heavy payrolls, particularly for Amazon, Meta and Alphabet. One could say that if they move into the management mode of other blue chip operators by getting on top of their expenses, they can help strengthen their profitability.\nIn addition to the group’s margin challenge, there are two key factors that will drive their profitability over the next two years.\nThe first factor is the unusual impact of Covid on their profitability in the last two years. The question now is whether the +58% jump in 2021 earnings brought forward profits from 2022 and 2023 only, or will the issue be with us in 2024 as well?\nThe second factor is related to the impact of macroeconomic forces on these companies’ profitability. Microsoft’s business was affected not only by the slump in PC demand, a function of post-Covid adjustment, but also by growth deceleration in the cloud business. We are seeing similar cloud-centric challenges in the Amazon and Alphabet reports as well.\nThis cloud deceleration is a direct result of companies cutting back on the so-called enterprise spending, on top of digital advertising spending. The market was earlier under the impression that cloud spending was effectively immune from economic forces and will not experience any cuts. The numbers from Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet show otherwise.\nThis brings us back to evaluating the seemingly Teflon-coated status of Apple’s gadgets and services.\nI am of the opinion that once the Fed’s tighter policy regime produces cracks in the labor market, we will end up discovering that consumers rationally deferred replacing their older devices with newer ones. We are not there yet because the labor market is rock solid, but we could very well reach that stage at either of the coming two quarterly reports.\n2022 Q4 Earnings Season Scorecard\nAs of Friday, February 3rd, we now have Q4 results from 251 S&P 500 members or 50.2% of the index’s total membership. Total earnings for these 251 index members are down -7.5% from the same period last year on +5.5% higher revenues, with 71.3% beating EPS estimates and 68.1% beating revenue estimates.\nWith 96 index members on deck to report Q4 results this week, we will have seen results from more than 69% of all the index members by the end of the week.\nRegular readers of our earnings commentary know that we have been referring to the overall picture emerging from the Q4 earnings season as good enough; not great, but not bad either. With results from more than 28% of S&P 500 members already out, we can confidently say that corporate earnings aren’t headed towards the ‘cliff’ that market bears were warning us of.\nThe way we see it, the ‘better-than-feared’ view of the Q4 earnings season at this stage may be a bit unfair, given how resilient corporate profitability has turned out to be. But the view isn’t entirely off the mark either.\nThe Earnings Big Picture\nEstimates for 2023 have been steadily coming down, as we have been flagging for some time now.\nPlease note that the $1.925 trillion in expected aggregate earnings for the index in 2023 approximate to an index ‘EPS’ of $216.60, which compares to $216.45 in 2022.\nFrom their peak in mid-April 2022, S&P 500 earnings estimates have been revised down by -11.6% for the index as a whole and by -13.7% on an ex-Energy basis, with much bigger cuts to estimates for the Construction, Consumer Discretionary, Retail, Tech and Aerospace sectors.\nFor more details about the evolving earnings picture, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report here >>>> A Steady Earnings Picture, Without a ‘Cliff’ in Sight \nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. 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These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\nJust Released: Free Report Reveals Little-Known Strategies to Help Profit from the $30 Trillion Metaverse Boom\nIt\'s undeniable. The metaverse is gaining steam every day. Just follow the money. Google. Microsoft. Adobe. Nike. Facebook even rebranded itself as Meta because Mark Zuckerberg believes the metaverse is the next iteration of the internet. The inevitable result? Many investors will get rich as the metaverse evolves. What do they know that you don\'t? They’re aware of the companies best poised to grow as the metaverse does. And in a new FREE report, Zacks is revealing those stocks to you. This week, you can download, The Metaverse - What is it? And How to Profit with These 5 Pioneering Stocks. It reveals specific stocks set to skyrocket as this emerging technology develops and expands. Don\'t miss your chance to access it for free with no obligation.\n>>Show me how I could profit from the metaverse!\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This week’s list includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Meta META & Microsoft MSFT. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple, on the other hand, seems to have a lot of credibility on this count, with the company’s gross margin outlook for the current period (2023 Q1) confirming that view.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This week’s list includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Meta META & Microsoft MSFT. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Making Sense of Apple, Amazon and Big Tech Earnings The market’s contrasting reactions to December-quarter results from the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ – Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta & Microsoft – provides us with useful clues as to what is most important to investors in these mega-cap players.', 'news_article_title': 'Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Meta and Microsoft are part of Zacks Earnings Preview', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This week’s list includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Meta META & Microsoft MSFT. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. And in a new FREE report, Zacks is revealing those stocks to you.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This week’s list includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Meta META & Microsoft MSFT. Making Sense of Apple, Amazon and Big Tech Earnings The market’s contrasting reactions to December-quarter results from the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ – Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta & Microsoft – provides us with useful clues as to what is most important to investors in these mega-cap players.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 150.77999877929688, 'high': 153.10000610351562, 'open': 152.57000732421875, 'close': 151.72999572753906, 'ema_50': 140.78154820935305, 'rsi_14': 76.32545258705125, 'target': 154.64999389648438, 'volume': 69858300.0, 'ema_200': 147.18233212689253, 'adj_close': 150.88661193847656, 'rsi_lag_1': 84.75355693923505, 'rsi_lag_2': 83.39090746270753, 'rsi_lag_3': 78.7572444460778, 'rsi_lag_4': 80.29493541256731, 'rsi_lag_5': 79.64932219095823, 'macd_lag_1': 3.817688058177879, 'macd_lag_2': 3.1116706377560774, 'macd_lag_3': 2.5399651752207717, 'macd_lag_4': 2.322117655604359, 'macd_lag_5': 2.1263614116130043, 'macd_12_26_9': 4.106360191381242, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.450262623147094}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 19.209999084472656, 'Date': '2023-02-06', 'High': 19.809999465942383, 'Open': 19.229999542236328, 'Close': 19.43000030517578, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-06', 'Adj Close': 19.43000030517578}, {'Low': 1.0718343257904053, 'Date': '2023-02-06', 'High': 1.0800302028656006, 'Open': 1.079086184501648, 'Close': 1.079086184501648, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-06', 'Adj Close': 1.079086184501648}, {'Low': 1.200638771057129, 'Date': '2023-02-06', 'High': 1.2078461647033691, 'Open': 1.204456448554993, 'Close': 1.2045146226882937, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-06', 'Adj Close': 1.2045146226882937}, {'Low': 6.769899845123291, 'Date': '2023-02-06', 'High': 6.795199871063232, 'Open': 6.774199962615967, 'Close': 6.774199962615967, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-06', 'Adj Close': 6.774199962615967}, {'Low': 72.25, 'Date': '2023-02-06', 'High': 74.51000213623047, 'Open': 73.2300033569336, 'Close': 74.11000061035156, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 380028, 'date_str': '2023-02-06', 'Adj Close': 74.11000061035156}, {'Low': 0.6856598854064941, 'Date': '2023-02-06', 'High': 0.6948787569999695, 'Open': 0.6920798420906067, 'Close': 0.6920798420906067, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-06', 'Adj Close': 0.6920798420906067}, {'Low': 3.5989999771118164, 'Date': '2023-02-06', 'High': 3.6440000534057617, 'Open': 3.5989999771118164, 'Close': 3.634000062942505, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-06', 'Adj Close': 3.634000062942505}, {'Low': 131.59100341796875, 'Date': '2023-02-06', 'High': 132.89199829101562, 'Open': 132.00900268554688, 'Close': 132.00900268554688, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-06', 'Adj Close': 132.00900268554688}, {'Low': 103.01000213623048, 'Date': '2023-02-06', 'High': 103.7699966430664, 'Open': 103.01000213623048, 'Close': 103.62000274658205, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-06', 'Adj Close': 103.62000274658205}, {'Low': 1863.4000244140625, 'Date': '2023-02-06', 'High': 1880.0, 'Open': 1865.5999755859373, 'Close': 1866.199951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 424, 'date_str': '2023-02-06', 'Adj Close': 1866.199951171875}]}
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Over the past two quarters, Enphase has delivered robust triple-digit EPS growth of 108% and 102% on revenue growth of 81% and 68%. Despite the impressive fundamental backdrop, shares of ENPH have underperformed its solar peers such as First Solar FSLR.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nOne potential reason that ENPH’s consensus analyst estimates for 2023 have dropped in recent weeks.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe stock has also gone from having a best possible Zacks ranking of 1 to having a mediocre ranking of 3. ENPH also has a negative Expected Surprise Prediction (ESP) number suggesting that shares are likely to underperform on earnings. Investors should watch to see if the company can defy analyst expectations and continue to deliver strong results.\nChipotle Mexican Grill CMG is an early entrant and leader in the “fast-casual” food space due to its popular Mexican food chain and burritos. The company gained popularity due to its low-cost yet healthy food offering. Chipotle only uses hormone-free pork and natural chicken ingredients, which are cooked through traditional methods. Though the stock has had a difficult couple of years, elevated inflation may be working in the company’s favor. While most prominent tech companies are laying off thousands of employees, CMG is bucking that trend. Recently, the burrito giant announced that it is looking to hire 15,000 new employees.\nWednesday, February 8th Before the Market Open:\nUber Technologies UBER is the largest ride-sharing company in the world. Despite its massive market cap and name recognition, Uber has yet to turn an annual profit as a public company. Uber and its most significant competitor Lyft LYFT have underperformed the S&P 500 since debuting but have tried to turn the corner in recent weeks. Each is up six straight weeks into their earnings reports this week (LYFT is expected to report Thursday after the close)\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLyft is likely to move in sympathy with Uber’s Wednesday report. However, presently Lyft is a more robust stock from a fundamental lens. Lyft has a strong Zacks rank of 2, and a positive Earnings Expected Price Surprise (ESP).\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nWednesday, February 8th After the Market Close:\nRobinhood Markets HOOD is a registered broker-dealer and one of the most popular online brokers for online traders. Robinhood shares quickly doubled after debuting in September 202. However, they have careened lower since that time.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe question investors want to be answered is, “was Robinhood’s early success due to an unusual market environment, or can it be sustained?”. When Robinhood debuted, the market was flooded with retail investors who were stuck at home during the pandemic. After the recent, bear market on Wall Street, interest has clearly cooled off. Now as stocks rally back, Robinhood’s earnings should be telling.\nAnother concern for investors is the investment by now-bankrupt crypto firm FTX. Early last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) seized more than 50 million shares of HOOD that FTX owned. The stock has been surprisingly resilient since the announcement, but investors should learn more in Wednesday’s earnings conference call.\nThursday, February 9th After the Market Close:\nCloudflare Inc NET is an enterprise software provider focusing on software for firewall, routing, and traffic optimization. Last cycle, the stock was an unquestionable market leader. Shares saw a meteoric rise from mid-teens in 2019 to more than $200 a share in late 2021 before topping. In its latest reported quarter, the company reported EPS growth of 500% on revenue growth of 47%. Since inception, the 200-day moving average has been a good barometer from a technical standpoint. The stock was above it through its entire multi-year run, and when the stock undercut the 200-day moving average in early 2022, it marked the beginning of the end. Now, shares have regained the 200-day once again. Investors will watch to see if the stock can produce a turnaround play.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\n\n Free Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks\nHydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals. This technology is on the verge of a massive breakthrough, one that could make hydrogen a major source of America's power. It could even totally revolutionize the EV industry.\nZacks has released a special report revealing the 4 stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains.\nDownload Cashing In on Cleaner Energy today, absolutely free.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFirst Solar, Inc. (FSLR) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nChipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLyft, Inc. (LYFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nUber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCloudflare, Inc. (NET) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nRobinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Though last week showcased earnings from mega tech giants such as Apple AAPL, Meta Platforms META, and Alphabet GOOGL, Wall Street is still in the heart of earnings season. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research One potential reason that ENPH’s consensus analyst estimates for 2023 have dropped in recent weeks.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Though last week showcased earnings from mega tech giants such as Apple AAPL, Meta Platforms META, and Alphabet GOOGL, Wall Street is still in the heart of earnings season. Below we will discuss 5 key earnings reports to monitor this week: Tuesday, February 7th After the Market Close: Enphase Energy (ENPH) is a global solar technology company that delivers energy management technology to the solar industry.', 'news_article_title': 'Looking for Turnaround Plays? 5 EPS Reports to Watch this Week', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Though last week showcased earnings from mega tech giants such as Apple AAPL, Meta Platforms META, and Alphabet GOOGL, Wall Street is still in the heart of earnings season. Each is up six straight weeks into their earnings reports this week (LYFT is expected to report Thursday after the close)', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Though last week showcased earnings from mega tech giants such as Apple AAPL, Meta Platforms META, and Alphabet GOOGL, Wall Street is still in the heart of earnings season. Below we will discuss 5 key earnings reports to monitor this week: Tuesday, February 7th After the Market Close: Enphase Energy (ENPH) is a global solar technology company that delivers energy management technology to the solar industry.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-stock-is-resilient-but-business-is-not-immune-to-macro-headwinds', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock responded well to the fall in revenue. Still, the decrease in top-line growth proves the company is not immune to the macro economy.\n*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Feb. 4, 2023. The video was published on Feb. 6, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nParkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nParkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through fool.com/parkev, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock responded well to the fall in revenue. Still, the decrease in top-line growth proves the company is not immune to the macro economy. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock responded well to the fall in revenue. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's Stock Is Resilient, but Business Is Not Immune to Macro Headwinds", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock responded well to the fall in revenue. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock responded well to the fall in revenue. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-criteo-stock-zoomed-nearly-8-higher-on-tuesday', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nHot speculation inflated the stock price of French advertising tech company Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO) on Tuesday. Following a media report that the company is attempting to put itself up for sale, its shares rose by 7.8%, a far better showing than the 1.3% gain of the S&P 500 index.\nSo what\nThe speculation comes from a Reuters article, which cited unnamed "people familiar with the matter" as claiming that Criteo is looking to put itself on the block.\nAccording to the article\'s sources, Criteo has hired investment bank Evercore to advise it on a sale. The process itself began last week. The company intends to attract entities such as other businesses and private equity firms as potential suitors.\nCriteo declined to comment on the Reuters article. Evercore has also stayed mum so far.\nThe online advertising company hasn\'t done badly over the years, and has typically been profitable. However, in the wake of the user privacy improvements enacted recently by tech giants such as Apple and Alphabet, it has become more difficult for third parties to track consumers\' data and online activities for ad-targeting purposes.\nNow what\nNevertheless, cutting-edge ad tech companies are still very much in vogue, as the potential market is vast and advertisers want every advantage they can get. It\'s possible, then, that Criteo will fetch a decent premium when and if it draws a suitor or several.\nInvestors should be cautious here, though, as the company\'s sale attempt is only an unconfirmed rumor at the moment. Even if it turns out to be true, Criteo might not attract a buyer, or one willing to pay a comfortable price for it.\n10 stocks we like better than Criteo\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Criteo wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Eric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Criteo and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Hot speculation inflated the stock price of French advertising tech company Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO) on Tuesday. So what The speculation comes from a Reuters article, which cited unnamed "people familiar with the matter" as claiming that Criteo is looking to put itself on the block. However, in the wake of the user privacy improvements enacted recently by tech giants such as Apple and Alphabet, it has become more difficult for third parties to track consumers\' data and online activities for ad-targeting purposes.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened Hot speculation inflated the stock price of French advertising tech company Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO) on Tuesday. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Criteo and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Criteo Stock Zoomed Nearly 8% Higher on Tuesday', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Now what Nevertheless, cutting-edge ad tech companies are still very much in vogue, as the potential market is vast and advertisers want every advantage they can get. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Criteo wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet and Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Hot speculation inflated the stock price of French advertising tech company Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO) on Tuesday. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool recommends Criteo and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-french-adtech-firm-criteo-in-new-bid-to-sell-itself-sources-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Milana Vinn\nNEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - French advertising technology provider Criteo SA CRTO.O is making a new attempt to sell itself after discussions with potential acquirers in previous years proved unsuccessful, according to people familiar with the matter.\nThe Paris-based company, which is listed in New York, kicked off a sale process last week that could attract other companies and private equity firms, one of the sources said. Investment bank Evercore Inc EVR.N is advising Criteo on the process, the sources added.\nBloomberg News reported in 2021 that Criteo was fielding takeover interest. It was not immediately clear what prompted the new deal talks. The company has been seeking to reassure shareholders it can overcome challenges to its business of tracking consumer data as iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O and Android developer Google GOOGL.O tighten privacy standards on their devices.\nThe sources, who cautioned that no deal is certain, requested anonymity as these discussions are confidential.\nCriteo declined to comment, while an Evercore spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nCriteo shares jumped on the news and were up 8% at $33.65 in New York on Tuesday, giving the company a market value of about $2 billion.\nThe sale process for Criteo will likely pique the interest of buyout firms that have shown strong interest in audience measurement and analytics companies. In October, Elliott Investment Management\'s private equity arm and Brookfield Business Partners LP BBU.N acquired Nielsen Holdings Plc for $16 billion.\nTruist analyst Matthew Thornton wrote in a note to clients after the Reuters report that his analysis indicated Criteo could fetch more than $60 per share if it was acquired at the same valuation multiple as Nielsen.\nCriteo collects data through partnerships with companies, ad agencies and brands, and earns money by charging advertisers when consumers click on personalized ads.\nIt has been utilizing so-called first-party media technology, which relies on data that consumers provide to websites either through direct input or through tracking "cookies," to overcome the introduction of privacy settings on devices such as the iPhone.\nThese tactics face new challenges as Google prepares to phase out cookies on its popular web browser Chrome as early as next year. In response, Criteo has been investing in its fast-growing retail media business, which involves partnering directly with the websites of retailers.\nCriteo has reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $163 million for the first nine months of 2022, down 23% from a year earlier. It is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday.\n(Reporting by Milana Vinn in New York; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Nick Zieminski)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The company has been seeking to reassure shareholders it can overcome challenges to its business of tracking consumer data as iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O and Android developer Google GOOGL.O tighten privacy standards on their devices. By Milana Vinn NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - French advertising technology provider Criteo SA CRTO.O is making a new attempt to sell itself after discussions with potential acquirers in previous years proved unsuccessful, according to people familiar with the matter. It has been utilizing so-called first-party media technology, which relies on data that consumers provide to websites either through direct input or through tracking "cookies," to overcome the introduction of privacy settings on devices such as the iPhone.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The company has been seeking to reassure shareholders it can overcome challenges to its business of tracking consumer data as iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O and Android developer Google GOOGL.O tighten privacy standards on their devices. By Milana Vinn NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - French advertising technology provider Criteo SA CRTO.O is making a new attempt to sell itself after discussions with potential acquirers in previous years proved unsuccessful, according to people familiar with the matter. It has been utilizing so-called first-party media technology, which relies on data that consumers provide to websites either through direct input or through tracking "cookies," to overcome the introduction of privacy settings on devices such as the iPhone.', 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-French adtech firm Criteo in new bid to sell itself -sources', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The company has been seeking to reassure shareholders it can overcome challenges to its business of tracking consumer data as iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O and Android developer Google GOOGL.O tighten privacy standards on their devices. The Paris-based company, which is listed in New York, kicked off a sale process last week that could attract other companies and private equity firms, one of the sources said. Investment bank Evercore Inc EVR.N is advising Criteo on the process, the sources added.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The company has been seeking to reassure shareholders it can overcome challenges to its business of tracking consumer data as iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O and Android developer Google GOOGL.O tighten privacy standards on their devices. By Milana Vinn NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - French advertising technology provider Criteo SA CRTO.O is making a new attempt to sell itself after discussions with potential acquirers in previous years proved unsuccessful, according to people familiar with the matter. The sale process for Criteo will likely pique the interest of buyout firms that have shown strong interest in audience measurement and analytics companies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/blackrock-increases-position-in-apple-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that BlackRock has filed a 13G/A form with the SEC disclosing ownership of 1,029.18MM shares of Apple Inc (AAPL). This represents 6.5% of the company.\nIn their previous filing dated February 1, 2022 they reported 1,019.81MM shares and 6.20% of the company, an increase in shares of 0.92% and an increase in total ownership of 0.30% (calculated as current - previous percent ownership).\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 16.07% Upside\nAs of February 7, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is $176.12. The forecasts range from a low of $123.22 to a high of $224.70. The average price target represents an increase of 16.07% from its latest reported closing price of $151.73.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is $413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual EPS is $6.36, an increase of 7.61%.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nFund Sentiment\nThere are 6238 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 99 owner(s) or 1.61%.\nAverage portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to US:AAPL is 3.6817%, a decrease of 4.0782%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.65% to 10,118,729K shares.\nWhat are large shareholders doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 894,802,319 shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. No change in the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 455,109,365 shares representing 2.88% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 452,796,750 shares, representing an increase of 0.51%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 5.91% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 342,453,760 shares representing 2.16% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 340,333,473 shares, representing an increase of 0.62%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 5.18% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 279,758,518 shares representing 1.77% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 278,256,192 shares, representing an increase of 0.54%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 5.31% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 224,863,541 shares representing 1.42% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 237,910,783 shares, representing a decrease of 5.80%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 24.45% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that BlackRock has filed a 13G/A form with the SEC disclosing ownership of 1,029.18MM shares of Apple Inc (AAPL). Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to US:AAPL is 3.6817%, a decrease of 4.0782%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 5.91% over the last quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that BlackRock has filed a 13G/A form with the SEC disclosing ownership of 1,029.18MM shares of Apple Inc (AAPL). Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to US:AAPL is 3.6817%, a decrease of 4.0782%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 5.91% over the last quarter.', 'news_article_title': 'BlackRock Increases Position in Apple (AAPL)', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that BlackRock has filed a 13G/A form with the SEC disclosing ownership of 1,029.18MM shares of Apple Inc (AAPL). Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to US:AAPL is 3.6817%, a decrease of 4.0782%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 5.91% over the last quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that BlackRock has filed a 13G/A form with the SEC disclosing ownership of 1,029.18MM shares of Apple Inc (AAPL). Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to US:AAPL is 3.6817%, a decrease of 4.0782%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 5.91% over the last quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-tuesday-option-activity%3A-cost-enph-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST), where a total of 15,310 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 81.6% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $520 strike call option expiring February 10, 2023, with 634 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 63,400 underlying shares of COST. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $520 strike highlighted in orange:\nEnphase Energy Inc. (Symbol: ENPH) saw options trading volume of 34,705 contracts, representing approximately 3.5 million underlying shares or approximately 77.7% of ENPH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $275 strike call option expiring February 10, 2023, with 1,738 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 173,800 underlying shares of ENPH. Below is a chart showing ENPH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $275 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 571,833 contracts, representing approximately 57.2 million underlying shares or approximately 76.6% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 74.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring February 10, 2023, with 70,770 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for COST options, ENPH options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Top Dividends\n\x95 TMSR Videos\n\x95 KNSW market cap history\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Particularly high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring February 10, 2023, with 70,770 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing ENPH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $275 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 571,833 contracts, representing approximately 57.2 million underlying shares or approximately 76.6% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 74.7 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for COST options, ENPH options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing ENPH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $275 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 571,833 contracts, representing approximately 57.2 million underlying shares or approximately 76.6% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 74.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring February 10, 2023, with 70,770 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for COST options, ENPH options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Tuesday Option Activity: COST, ENPH, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing ENPH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $275 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 571,833 contracts, representing approximately 57.2 million underlying shares or approximately 76.6% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 74.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring February 10, 2023, with 70,770 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for COST options, ENPH options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing ENPH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $275 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 571,833 contracts, representing approximately 57.2 million underlying shares or approximately 76.6% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 74.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring February 10, 2023, with 70,770 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for COST options, ENPH options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/etf-asset-report-of-last-week%3A-value-tops', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Wall Street delivered a mixed performance last week with the S&P 500 (up 1.6%), the Nasdaq Composite (up 3.31%) and the Russell 2000 (up 3.88%) returning positively and the Dow Jones (down 0.15%) losing a little.\nThe Fed hiked its benchmark interest rate by 25 bps and gave an indication that more rate hikes are in the cards as inflation remains high. However, as inflation is showing signs of cooling, future rate hikes are likely to be smaller in magnitude. The latest hike takes rates to a target range of 4.5%-4.75%, the highest since October 2007. The move also marked the eighth increase in rates since March 2022.\nThe last week was also marked with key tech earnings. While Apple Inc. AAPL and Amazon (AMZN) underperformed, Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms (META) outperformed. In terms of economic data points, ISM manufacturing data came in weaker.\nMeanwhile, jobs data came in at upbeat. The United States economy added 517,000 jobs in January of 2023, beating market expectations of 187,000 and December’s gain of 260,000. The unemployment rate in the United States inched lower to 3.4% in January 2023, the lowest level since May 1969 and below market expectations of 3.6%. The labor force participation rate edged higher to 62.4% (read: 5 Sector ETFs That Show Promise After Superb January Jobs Data).\nAgainst this backdrop, below we highlight ETF asset report of the past week.\nValue ETFs Win\nVanguard Value ETF VTV amassed about $2.73 billion last week. Value stocks perform better in a rising rate environment which we have been witnessing currently. With economic data points coming in upbeat, chances of a more hawkish Fed in the coming days rose. This has favored value ETF investing.\nLarge-Cap Equity ETFs Gain\nBNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF BKLC and Invesco QQQ Trust QQQ hauled in about $1.23 billion and $1.15 billion, respectively last week. As risk-on sentiments bounced back in recent weeks and international equities outperforming U.S. stocks, large-cap equity stocks and ETFs that have considerable international exposure regained their mojo.\nFinancial ETFs Top\nFinancial Select Sector SPDR Fund XLF attracted about $1.20 billion last week. The benchmark U.S. treasury yield started the week at 3.55% and ended the week at 3.53%. Three-month U.S. treasury yield started the week at 4.72% and ended the week at 4.70%. This has steepened the yield curve a bit. A less hawkish Fed has resulted in this trend. This is a winning scenario of bank stocks as a steepening yield curve increases banks’ net interest margin.\nHigh-Yield Bonds In Favor\niShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF HYG fetched about $859.6 million in assets. Policy tightening in the United States has so far been so aggressive that bonds are offering attractive yields. Upbeat jobs data also fanned possibilities of steeper Fed rate hikes.\nEnergy ETFs Lost\nEnergy Select Sector SPDR Fund XLE saw about $722.3 million in assets gushing out of the fund. Oil and gas prices were under pressure following a set of bearish news coming out of the United States last week. hurt by a much smaller-than-usual inventory draw and forecasts of warmer weather remaining through the United States till mid-February caused natural gas prices to fall.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\niShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG): ETF Research Reports\nEnergy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE): ETF Research Reports\nFinancial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\nBNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'While Apple Inc. AAPL and Amazon (AMZN) underperformed, Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms (META) outperformed. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG): ETF Research Reports Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE): ETF Research Reports Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Wall Street delivered a mixed performance last week with the S&P 500 (up 1.6%), the Nasdaq Composite (up 3.31%) and the Russell 2000 (up 3.88%) returning positively and the Dow Jones (down 0.15%) losing a little.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG): ETF Research Reports Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE): ETF Research Reports Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. While Apple Inc. AAPL and Amazon (AMZN) underperformed, Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms (META) outperformed. Large-Cap Equity ETFs Gain BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF BKLC and Invesco QQQ Trust QQQ hauled in about $1.23 billion and $1.15 billion, respectively last week.', 'news_article_title': 'ETF Asset Report of Last Week: Value Tops', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG): ETF Research Reports Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE): ETF Research Reports Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. While Apple Inc. AAPL and Amazon (AMZN) underperformed, Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms (META) outperformed. With economic data points coming in upbeat, chances of a more hawkish Fed in the coming days rose.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG): ETF Research Reports Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE): ETF Research Reports Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. While Apple Inc. AAPL and Amazon (AMZN) underperformed, Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms (META) outperformed. The Fed hiked its benchmark interest rate by 25 bps and gave an indication that more rate hikes are in the cards as inflation remains high.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/company-news-for-feb-7-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Shares of Tyson Foods, Inc. TSN dropped 4.6% after posting first-quarter fiscal 2023 adjusted earnings of $0.85 per share, widely missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.35 per share.\nShares of Apple Inc. AAPL dropped 1.8% on the broader tech slump.\nShares of CNA Financial Corporation CNA rose 2.2% after posting fourth-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings of $1.01 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.83 per share.\nTesla, Inc.’s TSLA shares advanced 2.5% after a U.S. jury on Friday said that Elon Musk and his company were not liable for misleading investors based on a 2018 tweet.\nFree Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks\nHydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals. This technology is on the verge of a massive breakthrough, one that could make hydrogen a major source of America's power. It could even totally revolutionize the EV industry.\nZacks has released a special report revealing the 4 stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains.\nDownload Cashing In on Cleaner Energy today, absolutely free.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCNA Financial Corporation (CNA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL dropped 1.8% on the broader tech slump. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) : Free Stock Analysis Report CNA Financial Corporation (CNA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Tesla, Inc.’s TSLA shares advanced 2.5% after a U.S. jury on Friday said that Elon Musk and his company were not liable for misleading investors based on a 2018 tweet.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) : Free Stock Analysis Report CNA Financial Corporation (CNA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL dropped 1.8% on the broader tech slump. Shares of Tyson Foods, Inc. TSN dropped 4.6% after posting first-quarter fiscal 2023 adjusted earnings of $0.85 per share, widely missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.35 per share.', 'news_article_title': 'Company News for Feb 7, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) : Free Stock Analysis Report CNA Financial Corporation (CNA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL dropped 1.8% on the broader tech slump. Free Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks Hydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) : Free Stock Analysis Report CNA Financial Corporation (CNA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL dropped 1.8% on the broader tech slump. Shares of Tyson Foods, Inc. TSN dropped 4.6% after posting first-quarter fiscal 2023 adjusted earnings of $0.85 per share, widely missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.35 per share.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-french-adtech-firm-criteo-in-new-bid-to-sell-itself-sources', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Milana Vinn\nNEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - French advertising technology provider Criteo SA CRTO.O is making a new attempt to sell itself after discussions with potential acquirers in previous years proved unsuccessful, according to people familiar with the matter.\nThe Paris-based company, which is listed in New York and has a market value of close to $2 billion, kicked off a sale process last week that could attract other companies and private equity firms, one of the sources said. Investment bank Evercore Inc EVR.N is advising Criteo on the process, the sources added.\nBloomberg News reported in 2021 that Criteo was fielding takeover interest. It was not immediately clear what prompted the new deal talks. The company has been seeking to reassure shareholders it can overcome challenges to its business of tracking consumer data as iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O and Android developer Google GOOGL.O tighten privacy standards on their devices.\nThe sources, who cautioned that no deal is certain, requested anonymity as these discussions are confidential.\nCriteo declined to comment, while an Evercore spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nThe sale process for Criteo will likely pique the interest of buyout firms that have shown strong interest in audience measurement and analytics companies. In October, Elliott Investment Management\'s private equity arm and Brookfield Business Partners LP BBU.N acquired Nielsen Holdings Plc for $16 billion.\nCriteo collects data through partnerships with companies, ad agencies and brands, and earns money by charging advertisers when consumers click on personalized ads.\nIt has been utilizing so-called first-party media technology, which relies on data that consumers provide to websites either through direct input or through tracking "cookies," to overcome the introduction of privacy settings on devices such as the iPhone.\nThese tactics face new challenges as Google prepares to phase out cookies on its popular web browser Chrome as early as next year. In response, Criteo has been investing in its fast-growing retail media business, which involves partnering directly with the websites of retailers.\nCriteo has reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $163 million for the first nine months of 2022, down 23% from a year earlier. It is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday.\n(Reporting by Milana Vinn in New York; editing by Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The company has been seeking to reassure shareholders it can overcome challenges to its business of tracking consumer data as iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O and Android developer Google GOOGL.O tighten privacy standards on their devices. By Milana Vinn NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - French advertising technology provider Criteo SA CRTO.O is making a new attempt to sell itself after discussions with potential acquirers in previous years proved unsuccessful, according to people familiar with the matter. It has been utilizing so-called first-party media technology, which relies on data that consumers provide to websites either through direct input or through tracking "cookies," to overcome the introduction of privacy settings on devices such as the iPhone.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The company has been seeking to reassure shareholders it can overcome challenges to its business of tracking consumer data as iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O and Android developer Google GOOGL.O tighten privacy standards on their devices. By Milana Vinn NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - French advertising technology provider Criteo SA CRTO.O is making a new attempt to sell itself after discussions with potential acquirers in previous years proved unsuccessful, according to people familiar with the matter. It has been utilizing so-called first-party media technology, which relies on data that consumers provide to websites either through direct input or through tracking "cookies," to overcome the introduction of privacy settings on devices such as the iPhone.', 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-French adtech firm Criteo in new bid to sell itself-sources', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The company has been seeking to reassure shareholders it can overcome challenges to its business of tracking consumer data as iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O and Android developer Google GOOGL.O tighten privacy standards on their devices. Investment bank Evercore Inc EVR.N is advising Criteo on the process, the sources added. It was not immediately clear what prompted the new deal talks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The company has been seeking to reassure shareholders it can overcome challenges to its business of tracking consumer data as iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O and Android developer Google GOOGL.O tighten privacy standards on their devices. By Milana Vinn NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - French advertising technology provider Criteo SA CRTO.O is making a new attempt to sell itself after discussions with potential acquirers in previous years proved unsuccessful, according to people familiar with the matter. The sale process for Criteo will likely pique the interest of buyout firms that have shown strong interest in audience measurement and analytics companies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/where-will-qualcomm-stock-be-in-1-year', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) posted its latest earnings report on Feb. 2. In the first quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended on Dec. 25, the chipmaker\'s adjusted revenue dropped 12% year over year to $9.46 billion and missed analysts\' expectations by $110 million. Its adjusted net income fell 27% to $2.68 billion, or $2.37 per share, but topped estimates by two cents.\nQualcomm clearly faces a cyclical slowdown along with the broader semiconductor sector, but its stock has already dropped nearly 30% over the past 12 months. It also looks cheap at just 13 times forward earnings and pays a decent forward dividend yield of 2.2%. Could this out-of-favor tech stock recover by the end of 2023?\nImage source: Getty Images.\nWhy is Qualcomm facing a cyclical slowdown?\nQualcomm is one of the world\'s largest producers of system on chips (SoCs) -- which bundle together central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), and baseband modems -- for smartphones, tablets, and other devices. Moreover, its massive portfolio of wireless patents entitles it to a cut of all the smartphones sold worldwide, even if they don\'t use Qualcomm\'s SoCs.\nTherefore, Qualcomm\'s growth is tightly tethered to the smartphone market, which experienced a multi-year growth spurt when fresh 5G devices hit the market from 2019 to 2021. But that upgrade cycle is ending, and intermittent COVID lockdowns in China and inflationary headwinds have exacerbated that slowdown over the past year.\nQualcomm is producing more chips for the automotive and Internet of Things (IoT) markets to reduce its dependence on the mobile market, but it still generated 73% of its chipmaking revenues from the handset market in the first quarter. It repeatedly touts the growth of its automotive and IoT businesses, but those smaller segments still can\'t offset its slowing sales of handset chips. That\'s why its streak of double-digit revenue and profit growth ended abruptly in the first quarter.\nMETRIC\nQ1 2022\nQ2 2022\nQ3 2022\nQ4 2022\nQ1 2023\nRevenue growth (YOY)\n30%\n41%\n37%\n22%\n(12%)\nEarnings per share (EPS) growth (YOY)\n49%\n69%\n54%\n23%\n(27%)\nSource: Qualcomm. Non-GAAP basis. YOY = Year-over-year.\nQualcomm\'s margins also shrank as its growth cooled off. In the first quarter, the chipmaking segment\'s pre-tax profit margins fell seven percentage points year over year to 28%, while the licensing segment\'s pre-tax profit margins dropped four percentage points to 73%. That pressure will likely continue until the smartphone market stabilizes.\nIn the second quarter, Qualcomm expects its revenue to decline 15% to 22% year over year as its adjusted EPS drops 30% to 36%. But like many other chipmakers, Qualcomm expects the broader market to stabilize in the second half of 2023 as the supply/demand balance is restored.\nWhat will Qualcomm do until the market stabilizes?\nDuring the conference call, CEO Cristiano Amon said: "Given the current macroeconomic and demand environment, we\'re implementing further spending reductions and streamlining operations without losing sight of the significant growth and diversification opportunities ahead." In other words, Qualcomm will continue to cut costs, repurchase more shares (it bought back $1.3 billion in shares in the first quarter alone), and expand its automotive and IoT chipmaking businesses.\nThose efforts could make it a more diversified chipmaker like Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) over the long term, and also prepare Qualcomm for its potential loss of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as a top customer. Apple reportedly plans to replace Qualcomm\'s baseband modems with its own chips by 2025.\nFor now, analysts expect Qualcomm\'s revenue and adjusted earnings to decline 9% and 18%, respectively, for the full year. But in fiscal 2024, they expect its revenue and adjusted earnings to rise 12% and 18%, respectively, as the cyclical headwinds dissipate. There might not be too many compelling reasons to buy Qualcomm right now, but its low valuation and decent dividend yield should limit its downside potential as the bear market drags on.\nWhere will Qualcomm\'s stock be in a year?\nI expect Qualcomm\'s stock to tread water for the first half of the year as the smartphone market stays chilly. But in the second half, its stock could perk up again as the mobile market warms up and a fresh bull market brings back more investors. In short, I wouldn\'t be surprised if Qualcomm\'s stock rises higher by the end of the year.\n10 stocks we like better than Qualcomm\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Qualcomm wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nLeo Sun has positions in Apple and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Those efforts could make it a more diversified chipmaker like Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) over the long term, and also prepare Qualcomm for its potential loss of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as a top customer. It repeatedly touts the growth of its automotive and IoT businesses, but those smaller segments still can\'t offset its slowing sales of handset chips. During the conference call, CEO Cristiano Amon said: "Given the current macroeconomic and demand environment, we\'re implementing further spending reductions and streamlining operations without losing sight of the significant growth and diversification opportunities ahead."', 'news_luhn_summary': "Those efforts could make it a more diversified chipmaker like Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) over the long term, and also prepare Qualcomm for its potential loss of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as a top customer. In the first quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended on Dec. 25, the chipmaker's adjusted revenue dropped 12% year over year to $9.46 billion and missed analysts' expectations by $110 million. Revenue growth (YOY) 30% 41% 37% 22% (12%) Earnings per share (EPS) growth (YOY) 49% 69% 54% 23% (27%) Source: Qualcomm.", 'news_article_title': 'Where Will Qualcomm Stock Be In 1 Year?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Those efforts could make it a more diversified chipmaker like Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) over the long term, and also prepare Qualcomm for its potential loss of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as a top customer. In the first quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended on Dec. 25, the chipmaker's adjusted revenue dropped 12% year over year to $9.46 billion and missed analysts' expectations by $110 million. Revenue growth (YOY) 30% 41% 37% 22% (12%) Earnings per share (EPS) growth (YOY) 49% 69% 54% 23% (27%) Source: Qualcomm.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Those efforts could make it a more diversified chipmaker like Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) over the long term, and also prepare Qualcomm for its potential loss of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as a top customer. Qualcomm is producing more chips for the automotive and Internet of Things (IoT) markets to reduce its dependence on the mobile market, but it still generated 73% of its chipmaking revenues from the handset market in the first quarter. Revenue growth (YOY) 30% 41% 37% 22% (12%) Earnings per share (EPS) growth (YOY) 49% 69% 54% 23% (27%) Source: Qualcomm.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-engine-no.-1-transform-500-etf-vote-be-on-your-investing-radar-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Engine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 06/22/2021.\nThe fund is sponsored by Engine No. 1. It has amassed assets over $405.21 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.05%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.43%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.32% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24.52% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nVOTE seeks to match the performance of the MORNINGSTAR US LARGE CAP SELECT INDEX before fees and expenses. The Morningstar US Large Cap Select Index is market cap-weighted and tracks the 500 largest companies in the US.\nThe ETF return is roughly 7.55% so far this year and is down about -8.34% in the last one year (as of 02/07/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $41.43 and $54.09.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 20.87% for the trailing three-year period. With about 504 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nEngine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VOTE is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $309.67 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $385.44 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nEngine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.32% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $405.21 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': '1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.32% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 06/22/2021.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Engine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.32% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Engine No.", 'news_textrank_summary': '1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.32% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). 1 Transform 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-spdr-msci-usa-strategicfactors-etf-qus-a-strong-etf-right-now-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\nThese indexes attempt to select stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance, based on certain fundamental characteristics or a combination of such characteristics.\nEven though this space provides many choices to investors--think one of the simplest methodologies like equal-weighting and more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting--not all have been able to deliver first-rate results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is managed by State Street Global Advisors, and has been able to amass over $970.68 million, which makes it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Blend. Before fees and expenses, QUS seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index.\nThe MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index measures the equity market performance of large and mid-cap companies across the U.S. equity market. It aims to represent the performance of a combination of three factors: value, quality, and low volatility.\nCost & Other Expenses\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor. And, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nWith one of the cheaper products in the space, this ETF has annual operating expenses of 0.15%.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.60%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nFor QUS, it has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector --about 26.40% of the portfolio --while Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 2.94% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Unitedhealth Group Incorporated (UNH).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 20.39% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has added roughly 5.26% and is down about -4.28% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 02/07/2023), respectively. QUS has traded between $101.25 and $126.71 during this last 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.91 and standard deviation of 24.08% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 627 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Blend segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) tracks S&P 500 Index and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) tracks S&P 500 Index. IShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $309.67 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $385.44 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Blend.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nUnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 2.94% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Unitedhealth Group Incorporated (UNH). Click to get this free report SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 2.94% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Unitedhealth Group Incorporated (UNH). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.', 'news_article_title': 'Is SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 2.94% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Unitedhealth Group Incorporated (UNH). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 2.94% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Unitedhealth Group Incorporated (UNH). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-apple-learn-from-metas-virtual-reality-mistakes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted a weaker-than-expected earnings report on Feb. 2, which it largely attributed to supply chain disruptions for the iPhone 14 and its sluggish sales of Macs and Apple Watches. The company offset some of those declines with the growth of its services business.\nHowever, during the conference call, Apple didn\'t mention its long-awaited mixed-reality headset, which will likely launch this year. Many investors expect the device to diversify Apple\'s top line away from the iPhone -- which accounted for 56% of its sales in its latest quarter -- and enable it to challenge Meta (NASDAQ: META) in the nascent virtual reality market.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBut can Apple successfully expand into the VR market when Meta has only taken a few expensive baby steps over the past few years? Let\'s review what we know about Apple\'s headset and whether Apple will learn from Meta\'s mistakes.\nWhat do we know about Apple\'s VR headset?\nApple has already rolled out augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) tools for iOS and iPadOS developers over the past few years. Its ARKit enables developers to access the depth-sensing cameras and sensors on iPhones and iPads to create AR apps, while its newer RealityKit adds more game-oriented features (like input control and multiplayer features) to those apps.\nThose building blocks should make it easier for developers to create fully immersive AR apps for Apple\'s brand-new headset -- reportedly called the "Reality Pro" -- and run a new operating system called xrOS. Unlike Meta\'s Quest VR headsets that enclose their users in computer-generated environments, the Reality Pro is expected to be a mixed-reality device that can switch between AR mode, which digitally augments a user\'s surroundings, and full VR mode. It also, purportedly, can be used as an external display for Macs and will rely entirely on hand gestures instead of physical controllers.\nTherefore, Apple\'s Reality Pro sounds more similar to Microsoft\'s (NASDAQ: MSFT) HoloLens -- which costs about $3,500 and is used for niche enterprise purposes -- than Meta\'s consumer-facing Quest headsets, which start at $399 (Quest 2) and top out at $1,500 (Quest Pro). However, Apple\'s Reality Pro could cost $3,000, even though it will presumably be aimed at mainstream consumers. Apple still has plenty of pricing power, but that would make the Reality Pro twice as expensive as its highest-end iPhone 14 Pro and nearly match the price of its top-tier M1 Max MacBook Pro.\nWill Apple learn from Meta\'s mistakes?\nApple\'s AR and VR strategies will likely differ from Meta\'s. Meta is selling its VR headsets at a loss to tether more users to its metaverse playground, Horizon Worlds. Unfortunately, that strategy doesn\'t seem sustainable.\nLast June, Meta claimed it had sold nearly 15 million Quest 2 headsets worldwide. But as of last October, Horizon Worlds only hosted about 200,000 monthly users, or 1% of its headset buyers, according to leaked internal documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal. Meta\'s Reality Labs segment, which houses its VR hardware and software, racked up a staggering operating loss of $13.7 billion in 2022 while only generating $2.2 billion in revenues.\nApple doesn\'t sell its hardware as loss leaders, so the rumored $3,000 price tag for the Reality Pro should easily cover its production and marketing costs. Unlike Meta, Apple probably won\'t recklessly burn billions of dollars on its headset.\nApple also probably won\'t build a massive first-party metaverse platform like Horizon Worlds to host its users. Instead, it will likely encourage its ARKit and RealityKit developers either to create new xrOS apps or roll out new mixed-reality features for its existing services, like Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, and Apple Fitness+.\nApple ended its latest quarter with a whopping 935 million paid subscribers across all its services, giving it a tremendous audience for introducing its new headset-oriented features. Meta ended 2022 with 3.74 billion people monthly using its family of apps (Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp), but it hasn\'t figured out how to break down those silos and pull those social media users into its virtual reality ecosystem yet.\nApple could disrupt the VR and AR markets\nApple didn\'t invent the first MP3 player, smartphone, tablet computer, or smartwatch, but it disrupted those markets with the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, respectively, by learning from the mistakes of earlier movers. If it\'s following the same playbook with the Reality Pro headset, it could eventually disrupt the fledgling VR and AR markets.\nMeta clearly made a lot of mistakes in its quest to conquer those markets first, and I believe Apple will learn from those blunders as it tries to build a more sustainable and profitable mixed-reality business. If that happens, Apple can finally expand its hardware business away from the iPhone while supporting a new ecosystem of mixed-reality applications.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted a weaker-than-expected earnings report on Feb. 2, which it largely attributed to supply chain disruptions for the iPhone 14 and its sluggish sales of Macs and Apple Watches. Apple doesn't sell its hardware as loss leaders, so the rumored $3,000 price tag for the Reality Pro should easily cover its production and marketing costs. Apple ended its latest quarter with a whopping 935 million paid subscribers across all its services, giving it a tremendous audience for introducing its new headset-oriented features.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted a weaker-than-expected earnings report on Feb. 2, which it largely attributed to supply chain disruptions for the iPhone 14 and its sluggish sales of Macs and Apple Watches. Those building blocks should make it easier for developers to create fully immersive AR apps for Apple\'s brand-new headset -- reportedly called the "Reality Pro" -- and run a new operating system called xrOS. Apple also probably won\'t build a massive first-party metaverse platform like Horizon Worlds to host its users.', 'news_article_title': "Will Apple Learn From Meta's Virtual Reality Mistakes?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted a weaker-than-expected earnings report on Feb. 2, which it largely attributed to supply chain disruptions for the iPhone 14 and its sluggish sales of Macs and Apple Watches. What do we know about Apple's VR headset? Therefore, Apple's Reality Pro sounds more similar to Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) HoloLens -- which costs about $3,500 and is used for niche enterprise purposes -- than Meta's consumer-facing Quest headsets, which start at $399 (Quest 2) and top out at $1,500 (Quest Pro).", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted a weaker-than-expected earnings report on Feb. 2, which it largely attributed to supply chain disruptions for the iPhone 14 and its sluggish sales of Macs and Apple Watches. Let's review what we know about Apple's headset and whether Apple will learn from Meta's mistakes. Instead, it will likely encourage its ARKit and RealityKit developers either to create new xrOS apps or roll out new mixed-reality features for its existing services, like Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, and Apple Fitness+."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-that-are-great-long-term-picks-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you want an easy way to win in the stock market, long-term investing is the way to go.\nHolding stocks over the long term removes the risk of volatility and allows compounding to work for you. Long-term investing doesn't mean set and forget. You want to make sure your investment thesis still applies to your holdings, but investing is much easier if you can buy superior businesses at good prices and allow them to grow over time.\nKeep reading to see three stocks that look like great long-term buys right now.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Bill.com Holdings\nBill.com (NYSE: BILL) stock just got shellacked after its latest earnings report with the stock falling 27%, but long-term investors know that stock declines are often buying opportunities.\nIn this case, investors were turned off by the company's guidance, which called for slower revenue growth than expected in the current quarter. However, that shouldn't affect the long-term growth opportunity.\nBill.com is a software company that helps small and medium-sized businesses make payments and handle back-office accounting. It's a fast-growing business that has expanded through both organic growth and acquisitions. The company is also coming off a quarter where core revenue jumped 49% and total revenue, which includes interest earned on funds held, rose 66% to $260 million. On an adjusted basis, the company also reported a strong profit of $49.4 million, or $0.42 per share.\nOver the long term, Bill is an attractive opportunity. It's penetrating a highly fragmented market and often competing with pen and paper, or Excel, as many of its potential customers don't use software to manage payments.\nBill estimates it has a $46 billion addressable market, yet its revenue has only reached a run rate of $1 billion. The company should continue to grow as it penetrates that market and expands to adjacent markets through acquisitions.\n2. Microsoft\nNo big tech company is as diversified as Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). It has three major segments: software like Office, its intelligent cloud which includes Azure, and its computing segment based around Windows.\nThe company also owns businesses like LinkedIn and GitHub and makes money from a wide range of revenue streams, including gaming and advertising.\nThat diversification makes the company more resilient than its peers, which get most of their money from one business.\nCEO Satya Nadella has driven strong returns while at the helm as he's rebuilt the company around the cloud. In fact, last year was the first year that Microsoft underperformed the S&P 500 since he took the top job in 2014.\nWith its partnership with OpenAI, Microsoft is poised to shake up the tech sector once again. It's deploying OpenAI tools like ChatGPT in products like Azure and Teams and is reportedly preparing to launch a ChatGPT-powered version of its Bing search engine, which could disrupt Google's monopoly.\nMicrosoft continues to generate huge profit margins. It's well positioned to grow in multiple directions, and Nadella has proven to be a master strategist, remaking the company from a stubborn laggard into a bold innovator.\n3. Visa\nFor a long-term investment, you want a wide economic moat. Few companies can match that of Visa (NYSE: V), which dominates a credit card duopoly with Mastercard, or a triopoly if you include American Express.\nThreats from crypto and BNPL companies seem to have receded, and Visa continues to thrive. Credit cards have proven to be an entrenched consumer habit and a necessary convenience for businesses.\nIn a weak macroeconomic environment, Visa still posted 12% revenue growth to $7.9 billion in its recently reported fiscal first quarter. Net income rose 17% to $4.6 billion, giving the company a profit margin of nearly 60%. Its adjusted earnings per share jumped 21% to $2.18, as it continues to buy back stock.\nThe recovery of cross-border travel should benefit the company's growth over the near term, and over the long term, Visa will benefit from global GDP growth and the expansion of the middle class and digital payment options in the developing world. The proliferation of payment tools like Apple Pay will also favor Visa's long-term growth.\nWith more than 3 billion cards in use and daily habits established with most of those users, unwinding Visa's dominance in digital payments will not be easy, and its steady growth and massive profits make it a great long-term stock to own.\n10 stocks we like better than Bill.com\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Bill.com wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nAmerican Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Jeremy Bowman has positions in Bill.com. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bill.com, Mastercard, Microsoft, and Visa. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "It's penetrating a highly fragmented market and often competing with pen and paper, or Excel, as many of its potential customers don't use software to manage payments. It's deploying OpenAI tools like ChatGPT in products like Azure and Teams and is reportedly preparing to launch a ChatGPT-powered version of its Bing search engine, which could disrupt Google's monopoly. With more than 3 billion cards in use and daily habits established with most of those users, unwinding Visa's dominance in digital payments will not be easy, and its steady growth and massive profits make it a great long-term stock to own.", 'news_luhn_summary': "With more than 3 billion cards in use and daily habits established with most of those users, unwinding Visa's dominance in digital payments will not be easy, and its steady growth and massive profits make it a great long-term stock to own. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bill.com, Mastercard, Microsoft, and Visa. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks That Are Great Long-Term Picks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The company should continue to grow as it penetrates that market and expands to adjacent markets through acquisitions. With more than 3 billion cards in use and daily habits established with most of those users, unwinding Visa's dominance in digital payments will not be easy, and its steady growth and massive profits make it a great long-term stock to own. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bill.com, Mastercard, Microsoft, and Visa.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Bill.com Holdings Bill.com (NYSE: BILL) stock just got shellacked after its latest earnings report with the stock falling 27%, but long-term investors know that stock declines are often buying opportunities. With more than 3 billion cards in use and daily habits established with most of those users, unwinding Visa's dominance in digital payments will not be easy, and its steady growth and massive profits make it a great long-term stock to own. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/archer-daniels-midland-and-ollies-bargain-outlet-have-been-highlighted-as-zacks-bull-and', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – February 7, 2023 – Zacks Equity Research shares Archer Daniels Midland ADM as the Bull of the Day and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet OLLI as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Apple AAPL, Meta Platforms META and Chevron CVX.\nHere is a synopsis of all five stocks.\nBull of the Day:\nArcher Daniels Midland is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) that procures, transports, stores, processes, and merchandises agricultural commodities, products, and ingredients. ADM is one of the leading producers of food and beverage ingredients, as well as goods made from various agricultural products\nThe stock has seen selling over the last couple months as money has been rotated out of last year\'s winning sectors and into 2022 losers such as tech. The stock is now down over 15%, but the selling might not last long as ADM is coming off an earnings beat and is seeing analyst estimates drift higher. Additionally, ADM has hit technical support at a trend line that formed at the COVID lows. \nAbout the Company\nArcher Daniels Midland was founded in 1902 in Minneapolis, MN. The company is now headquartered in Chicago, IL and employs over 38,000. ADM has a market cap of $45 billion and has a Forward PE of 12. The company pays a dividend of almost 2%.\nADM operates through three segments: Ag Services and Oilseeds, Carbohydrate Solutions, and Nutrition. The company also engages in the agricultural commodity and feed product import, export, and distribution; and structured trade finance activities.\nThe stock has a Zacks Style Score of “A” in Value and Growth.\nQ4 Earnings Beat\nIn late January, the company reported an earnings beat of 17%. This was the 14th straight EPS beat, a streak that started back in 2019.\nDigging into the fourth quarter, the company reported EPS of $1.93 v the $1.64 expected. Revenues came in at $26.2B, which was as expected. Strong global demand for crops and soy crushing margins were cited as reasons for the beat.\nADM saw a 46% y/y increase in operating profit in their Ag services and Oilseeds unit.\nManagement commented they are committed to returning cash to shareholders and announced they were hiking their dividend by 12.5%. The company guided FY23 capex flat y/y and planned share buybacks at $1.0B vs the $.5B last year.\nManagement sounded bullish for 2023, with the CEO expecting strong margins in starches, sweeteners, and wheat flour in Q1. ADM expects FY23 growth to be over 10%.\nAnalyst Estimates\nThe stock sold off about half a percent after earnings. Since then, it has dipped even further, falling about 5% since earnings were released. The current quarter saw estimates dip a tad, but analysts remain bullish long term. \nFor next quarter, estimates have shot up 4% over the last 7 days, moving from $1.62 to $1.69. For the current year, estimates have gone higher by 2% for that same time frame.\nThe longer-term trend is very positive, with next year’s estimates moving up 16% over the last month.\nThe Technicals\n2023 has seen money flow into the beaten down names from last year, while rotating out of those strong 2022 performers. Tech has been hot, while commodity related stocks have been weak.\nADM has not been spared, with the stock being sold hard and down 9% the first three days of the trading year. Eventually this rotation will stop and the stock already seems to be stabilizing at technical support.\nWhile the 200-day moving average broke in the first week of the year, the $80 level is holding. If you draw a trendline from the lows since March 2020, you can see the line has hit for the first time since July and the selling has stalled.\nAdditionally, the current price is the September support zone and a 61.8% Fibonacci retracement drawn from the July lows to October highs.\nBottom Line\nThe weakness in ADM so far in 2023 can be attributed to the sector rotation out of last year\'s winners into losers. For investors that expect the long-term trend to continue, the stock has dropped enough to gain a solid entry point.\nEarnings momentum, valuation, dividend growth are factors that should offer the stock strong support for the rest of 2023.\nBear of the Day:\nOllie’s Bargain Outlet is a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) that is a value retailer of brand name merchandise at reduced prices. The company offers housewares, bed and bath, food, floor coverings, health and beauty aids, books and stationery, toys, and electronics; and other products, including hardware, candy, clothing, sporting goods, pet and lawn, and garden products. \nThe stock performed well during the pandemic, but has missed earnings expectations five out of the last six quarters. This has helped the stock fall over 50% from all-time highs seen in 2020.\nWhile the stock has rallied off 2022 lows, investors might want to be cautious ahead of the next earnings report in March. Estimates are headed lower due to a challenging operating environment.\nAbout the Company\nOllie’s is headquartered in Harrisburg, PA. The company was founded in 1982 and employs 4,700 people. As of Oct 2022, the company operated 463 outlets in 29 states, primarily in the eastern half of the country.\nOllie’s offers products under the following merchandise categories: Housewares (14.9% of 2021 Net Sales), Bed and bath (10.7%), Food (10.3%), Floor coverings (8.6%), Books and stationery (7.9%), Toys (6.4%), Health and beauty aids (5.9%). The remaining sales fit under the “Other” category and include hardware, candy, clothing, sporting goods, pet products, luggage, automotive, seasonal, furniture, summer furniture and lawn & garden.\nThe company boasts its Ollie’s Army loyalty program. This is a free membership in which you receive special discounts through both regular mail and email. The membership includes a point system in which you earn one point for every dollar spent.\nThe company is valued at $3.5 billion and has a Forward PE of 24. OLLI holds Zacks Style Scores of “F” in Growth and Value. The stock pays no dividend.\nQ3 Earnings\nThe company last reported EPS on December 7th, missing expectations by 10%. Ollie’s reported Q3 at $0.37 v the $0.41 expected and missed on revenues. Despite sales trends improving in October, the company guided Q4 lower and now sees $0.78-.083 v the $0.95 expected.\nOllie\'s cut FY22 to $1.57-$1.62 v the $1.78 expected and sees same store sales down 3.8%.\nYear over year margins were lower and inventories were up 11%. Management commented that they are pleased with the sales trends, but they are challenged by the highly promotional and inflationary environment.\nTo sum the quarter up the sales are there, but costs to get those sales, as well as inflationary costs, are eating into the bottom line.\nEstimates\nAfter the quarter, analysts lowered their estimates and cut their price targets. Over the last 60 days, there have been seven revisions to the downside for the current year. Earnings forced JPMorgan to immediately maintain its underweight and cut their price target from $54 to $42.\nOver the last 60 days, estimates for the current have gone from $0.95 to $0.80, a drop of 15%. For next quarter they have fallen 9%, dropping from $0.53 to $0.48.\nLooking ahead to next year, analysts have dropped their numbers 11% over the last 60 days, from $2.66 to $2.36.\nTechnical Take\nBulls have seen a 30% rally off the lows set in late December. This is partially due to the big market move higher since the start of 2023. But it also has to do with technical breaks of the 200-day MA, which caused a short squeeze.\nThis issue the bulls will have over the next month will be that earnings report due in March. If price gets back under the $52 level, the bears gain back control. If this happens before earnings, the bulls could be at risk of seeing new lows on a bad earnings report.\nA move over the November high of $63 and the stock will look pretty good. So investors should expect a big technical fight between the bulls and the bear over the next month. \nSummary\nThe current atmosphere is not good for deep discount retailers that thrive on margins. In an inflationary environment, margins contract and the company will become less profitable. While inflation has come in, it could be a while before Ollie’s starts to see improvement.\nAdditional content:\nMeta & Chevron Buybacks: Who Benefits Most?\nThe Power of Buybacks\nBuybacks can be a fruitful endeavor for companies with lots of cash on hand (a good problem to have. For example, over the past decade, Apple has repurchased more than half a trillion worth of its own shares. The results speak for themselves.\nBuybacks can allow management teams to:\n· Inflate earnings per share (EPS): Because buybacks decrease the number of shares outstanding, earnings are calculated against fewer shares. Higher EPS can make stocks more attractive to institutions and individual investors.\n· Drive share prices higher: A lower supply of shares and more buying pressure can boost stock prices.\n· Have skin in the game: When a company buys back shares, it signals that management has confidence in the future.\n· Support dividend payments: Companies can finance dividend payments to shareholders. (CVX has raised its dividend for 36 years straight)\nMeta Platforms and Chevron couldn’t be on further ends of the spectrum in terms of their underlying businesses and stocks. Chevron is one of the world’s largest oil producers, a value stock, a dividend payer, and one of the top-performing stocks of the past year. Meanwhile, Meta is a growth-oriented tech stock known for its innovative social media portfolio and is coming off one of the worst performance periods since the stock came public.\nDespite their differences, both companies’ management teams have similar strategies in mind to boost their stock prices – massive stock buybacks.\nMassive Buyback Programs\nLast week, Chevron announced a massive buyback of $75 billion worth of stock after a record year of earnings – tripling its existing buyback program. Not to be outdone, Thursday, Meta increased its buyback plans by $40 billion – last year, the company purchased nearly $28 billion worth of its stock.\nWhich Stock Will Benefit Most?\nIf you want to learn more about the animals in the desert and how they act, sit in the desert and watch the animals. By the same token, if you wish to learn which stock benefited more from a buyback – watch the stock. Shares of CVX fell by 4.44% on above-average volume following the announcement. Conversely, shares of META soared more than 20% on volume nearly four times the average turnover.\nWhile both stocks gave investors good news, the reaction in shares tells investors two different stories. Meta may be ready for a turnaround year, while the good news may already be priced into CVX shares.\nConclusion\nAround big news items in the stock market, the reaction to the news is often more important than the news itself. Zuckerberg and META’s management team have injected confidence back into shares of META. Furthermore, META is seeing improving estimates, sports a Zacks Ranking of 2, and has its lowest valuation in years.\nFor these reasons, META is more likely to benefit in the coming months than CVX from its recent buyback.\nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nZacks.com provides investment resources and informs you of these resources, which you may choose to use in making your own investment decisions. 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(META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Apple AAPL, Meta Platforms META and Chevron CVX. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (OLLI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Bull of the Day: Archer Daniels Midland is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) that procures, transports, stores, processes, and merchandises agricultural commodities, products, and ingredients.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (OLLI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Apple AAPL, Meta Platforms META and Chevron CVX. For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – February 7, 2023 – Zacks Equity Research shares Archer Daniels Midland ADM as the Bull of the Day and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet OLLI as the Bear of the Day.", 'news_article_title': "Archer Daniels Midland and Ollie's Bargain Outlet have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day", 'news_lexrank_summary': "In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Apple AAPL, Meta Platforms META and Chevron CVX. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (OLLI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – February 7, 2023 – Zacks Equity Research shares Archer Daniels Midland ADM as the Bull of the Day and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet OLLI as the Bear of the Day.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (OLLI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Apple AAPL, Meta Platforms META and Chevron CVX. Despite their differences, both companies’ management teams have similar strategies in mind to boost their stock prices – massive stock buybacks."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-jan-exports-down-for-5th-month-china-shipments-slump', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung\nTAIPEI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s exports fell for a fifth straight month in January due to a deteriorating global economy and factory closures during the long Lunar New Year holiday, with the outlook remaining poor in the short term.\nExports dropped 21.2% by value last month from a year earlier to $31.51 billion, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday.\nThat followed a 12.1% drop in December, and was slightly worse than Reuters poll forecast for a 20% contraction.\nThe ministry said seasonally weaker global demand after the year-end festive period and fewer working days, as the Lunar New Year fell in January this year, dragged on exports.\nTaiwan\'s total shipments of electronics components in January fell 20.1% to $12.72 billion, the worst decline in 11 years, with semiconductor exports down 18.3% from a year earlier.\nFirms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods.\nUnited Microelectronics Corp 2303.TW, a smaller competitor of TSMC, reported on Monday that January sales dropped 4.31% year-on-year.\nAt $10.44 billion in January, Taiwan\'s exports to China, the island\'s largest trading partner, plummeted 33.5% from a year earlier, after suffering a 16.4% drop in December, even as Beijing dismantled its zero-COVID regime.\nTaiwan\'s finance ministry said continued tightening of monetary policy in major economies will weigh on overall demand, coupled with other risks such as the war in Ukraine and China-U.S. trade tensions.\n"It will not be easy to recover significantly in the short term," it said, predicting that February exports could contract 7% to 11% from a year earlier, and drop around 10% in the first quarter.\nJanuary\'s exports to the United States were down 14.5%, compared with a 2.6% contraction recorded the previous month.\nTaiwan\'s January imports, often seen as a leading indicator of re-exports of finished products, fell 16.6% to $29.17 billion. That compared with economists\' expectations of a 18.2% fall and after an 11.4% decline in December.\n(Reporting by Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. By Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung TAIPEI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports fell for a fifth straight month in January due to a deteriorating global economy and factory closures during the long Lunar New Year holiday, with the outlook remaining poor in the short term. At $10.44 billion in January, Taiwan's exports to China, the island's largest trading partner, plummeted 33.5% from a year earlier, after suffering a 16.4% drop in December, even as Beijing dismantled its zero-COVID regime.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. By Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung TAIPEI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports fell for a fifth straight month in January due to a deteriorating global economy and factory closures during the long Lunar New Year holiday, with the outlook remaining poor in the short term. Exports dropped 21.2% by value last month from a year earlier to $31.51 billion, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday.", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan Jan exports down for 5th month, China shipments slump', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. Exports dropped 21.2% by value last month from a year earlier to $31.51 billion, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday. Taiwan's total shipments of electronics components in January fell 20.1% to $12.72 billion, the worst decline in 11 years, with semiconductor exports down 18.3% from a year earlier.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. By Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung TAIPEI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports fell for a fifth straight month in January due to a deteriorating global economy and factory closures during the long Lunar New Year holiday, with the outlook remaining poor in the short term. Taiwan's total shipments of electronics components in January fell 20.1% to $12.72 billion, the worst decline in 11 years, with semiconductor exports down 18.3% from a year earlier."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amazons-ad-business-is-firing-on-all-cylinders', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) dropped more bad news for the advertising industry on Monday. The search social media company announced worse-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue and guided for first-quarter revenue to increase at a rate in the low single digits. This adds to similarly underwhelming fourth-quarter results from digital advertising peers Meta Platforms, Alphabet, and Snap.\nBut there\'s been at least one bright spot in the advertising industry this earnings season so far: Amazon\'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) advertising business posted strong, double-digit year-over-year growth. This suggests some marketers may still be spending a pretty penny on ads but are doing so in areas where there\'s more evidence of measured results. The double-digit growth in Amazon\'s advertising business amid macroeconomic uncertainty is a testament to its value proposition to marketers. After all, companies likely want to do everything they can in uncertain macroeconomic environments to ensure their ad spend is measured and effective.\nTight budgets are leading marketers to Amazon\nAmazon\'s overall sales during Q4 were solid, rising 9% year over year to $149.2 billion. But not all segments saw nice growth. Indeed, the company\'s online stores segment, which accounts for more than 40% of overall revenue, saw sales decline 2% year over year. But sales did rise 2% after adjusting for currency headwinds.\nAmazon\'s advertising business was among its top-performing segments, posting growth of 19% -- or 23% on a constant-currency basis.\n"Sellers, vendors, and brands continue to look to Amazon\'s advertising capabilities to reach customers in the always competitive holiday season," said Amazon Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky in the company\'s fourth-quarter earnings call, "even as the macro environment required them to scrutinize their own marketing budgets."\nGrowth during a time that marketers are scrutinizing their ad spend more closely suggests that ad agencies and brands are finding more value from Amazon (where shopper data can be more easily tied to their respective ad spend) than from social media peers like Meta and Snap. This isn\'t particularly surprising since the two companies have been forced to rebuild their measurement and ad-tracking technologies to be less reliant on Apple\'s mobile operating system after the iPhone maker rolled out new privacy features for its users.\nA "small" but important segment\nWhile Amazon\'s advertising business, at just 8% of fourth-quarter revenue, is still "small" relative to the e-commerce and cloud-computing company\'s overall business ("small" is in quotes here because it\'s still large in absolute terms, contributing $11.6 billion in fourth-quarter revenue), it\'s growing in importance for Amazon. Not only is the segment posting greater growth than its consolidated revenue, but it\'s taking significant market share from slower-growing digital advertising peers, including Meta Alphabet, and Snap. Further, Amazon has stated that its advertising business has a higher profit margin than its overall business does. This means the segment has an outsized impact on profitability as it grows.\nAlongside Amazon\'s fast-growing cloud-computing business, the company\'s advertising business is helping it successfully diversify its business beyond retail, where it runs on razor-thin margins. While retail will remain important to Amazon, investors should increasingly give substantial weight to the company\'s non-retail segments like cloud computing and advertising when analyzing the growth stock.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon.com\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon.com wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Daniel Sparks has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioend. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Pinterest. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "This isn't particularly surprising since the two companies have been forced to rebuild their measurement and ad-tracking technologies to be less reliant on Apple's mobile operating system after the iPhone maker rolled out new privacy features for its users. Not only is the segment posting greater growth than its consolidated revenue, but it's taking significant market share from slower-growing digital advertising peers, including Meta Alphabet, and Snap. While retail will remain important to Amazon, investors should increasingly give substantial weight to the company's non-retail segments like cloud computing and advertising when analyzing the growth stock.", 'news_luhn_summary': "This adds to similarly underwhelming fourth-quarter results from digital advertising peers Meta Platforms, Alphabet, and Snap. But there's been at least one bright spot in the advertising industry this earnings season so far: Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) advertising business posted strong, double-digit year-over-year growth. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Pinterest.", 'news_article_title': "Amazon's Ad Business Is Firing on All Cylinders", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Not only is the segment posting greater growth than its consolidated revenue, but it's taking significant market share from slower-growing digital advertising peers, including Meta Alphabet, and Snap. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Pinterest.", 'news_textrank_summary': '"Sellers, vendors, and brands continue to look to Amazon\'s advertising capabilities to reach customers in the always competitive holiday season," said Amazon Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky in the company\'s fourth-quarter earnings call, "even as the macro environment required them to scrutinize their own marketing budgets." A "small" but important segment While Amazon\'s advertising business, at just 8% of fourth-quarter revenue, is still "small" relative to the e-commerce and cloud-computing company\'s overall business ("small" is in quotes here because it\'s still large in absolute terms, contributing $11.6 billion in fourth-quarter revenue), it\'s growing in importance for Amazon. While retail will remain important to Amazon, investors should increasingly give substantial weight to the company\'s non-retail segments like cloud computing and advertising when analyzing the growth stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-performing-etf-areas-of-last-week-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Wall Street delivered a mixed performance last week with the S&P 500 (up 1.6%), the Nasdaq Composite (up 3.31%) and the Russell 2000 (up 3.88%) returning positively and the Dow Jones (down 0.15%) losing a little.\nAs expected, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday hiked its benchmark interest rate by 25 bps and gave an indication that more rate hikes are in the cards as inflation remains high. However, as inflation is showing signs of cooling, future rate hikes are likely to be smaller in magnitude. The latest hike takes rates to a target range of 4.5%-4.75%, the highest since October 2007. The move also marked the eighth increase in rates since March 2022.\nThe last week was marked with key tech earnings. Among these, Apple Inc. AAPL reported dismal first-quarter fiscal 2023 results as it missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. The tech giant posted its largest year-over-year quarterly revenue decline since 2019 (read: ETFs in Focus on Apple's First Earnings Miss Since 2016).\nAfter the closing bell on Thursday, Amazon AMZN disappointed investors following its fourth-quarter results. Though the e-commerce giant beat earnings and revenue estimates, it posted the least profitable holiday quarter since 2014 and the biggest-ever annual loss as a public company (read: ETFs in Focus Posts Amazon's Biggest Annual Loss Ever).\nAfter the closing bell on Feb 1, Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms META reported solid fourth-quarter 2022 results, which outpaced revenue and earnings estimates. Though the social media giant reported its third consecutive quarterly drop in revenues, it provided an upbeat revenue forecast, signaling a rebound in demand for digital ads after months of weak sales.\nIn terms of economic data points, ISM manufacturing data came in weaker. The ISM Manufacturing PMI dropped to 47.4 in January, the lowest since May 2020 at the height of the covid pandemic and below market forecasts of 48. The reading pointed to the third successive contraction in factory activity as companies slowed outputs to better match demand in the first half of 2023 and prepare for growth in the second half of the year.\nAgainst this backdrop, below we highlight a few ETF areas that won last week. \nCryptocurrency\nFirst Trust Skybridge Crypto Industry and Digital Economy CRPT – Up 8.6%\nBitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF BITQ – Up 7.3%\nBitcoin prices jumped in recent weeks. A less-hawkish Fed has bolstered the risk-on trade sentiments and favored the beaten-down asset cryptocurrency this year (read: Cyptocurrency ETFs Won in Nasdaq's Best Week Since November).\nElectric Vehicles\nSimplify Volt Robocar Disruption and Tech ETF VCAR – Up 8.3%\nTesla, which erased 65% of its value in 2022 for its worst year on record, rallied in recent days due to strong earnings. In 2022, the electric carmaker delivered a record 1.31 million electric vehicles, up 40% from 2021. It has ramped up production after opening new factories in Texas, Shanghai and Berlin. In any case, electric vehicle ETFs, in general, have been delivering upbeat performances this year.\nMarijuana\nAdvisorShares Pure U.S. Cannabis ETF MSOS – Up 7.9%\nETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF MJUS – Up 7.5%\nMarijuana is a thriving industry in the United States. It is now legal in some way, shape or form in 47 states (plus Washington, D.C.), per a Forbes article. In Missouri, possession became legal on Dec. 8, 2022, but dispensaries aren’t expected to open until February 2023, the Forbes article elaborated. The regulatory backdrop holds the wild card for the industry’s well-being. President Biden’s era in the United States is thought to be speeding up the legalization of marijuana at the federal level.\nRetail\nS&P Retail SPDR XRT – Up 7%\nThough U.S. retail sales for the month of December came in downbeat, a less-hawkish Fed and a decline in rates as well as energy prices this year went in favor of retail stocks and ETFs. This is because both factors are likely to boost consumers’ savings and their ability to shell out more on discretionary items.\nInternet\nArk Next Generation Internet ETF ARKW – Up 6.9%\nArk Investments’ ETFs have been offering blowout performances lately thanks to the uptake in its core holdings like Tesla, cryptocurrency and internet stocks. The comeback of technology shares in 2023 has been aiding Ark Investments’ ETFs like ARKW.\n\n Want key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT): ETF Research Reports\nARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW): ETF Research Reports\nAdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS): ETF Research Reports\nSimplify Volt Robocar Disruption and Tech ETF (VCAR): ETF Research Reports\nBitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (BITQ): ETF Research Reports\nETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF (MJUS): ETF Research Reports\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFirst Trust SkyBridge Crypto Industry and Digital Economy ETF (CRPT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among these, Apple Inc. AAPL reported dismal first-quarter fiscal 2023 results as it missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT): ETF Research Reports ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW): ETF Research Reports AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS): ETF Research Reports Simplify Volt Robocar Disruption and Tech ETF (VCAR): ETF Research Reports Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (BITQ): ETF Research Reports ETFMG U.S. Wall Street delivered a mixed performance last week with the S&P 500 (up 1.6%), the Nasdaq Composite (up 3.31%) and the Russell 2000 (up 3.88%) returning positively and the Dow Jones (down 0.15%) losing a little.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT): ETF Research Reports ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW): ETF Research Reports AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS): ETF Research Reports Simplify Volt Robocar Disruption and Tech ETF (VCAR): ETF Research Reports Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (BITQ): ETF Research Reports ETFMG U.S. Among these, Apple Inc. AAPL reported dismal first-quarter fiscal 2023 results as it missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. Cryptocurrency First Trust Skybridge Crypto Industry and Digital Economy CRPT – Up 8.6% Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF BITQ – Up 7.3% Bitcoin prices jumped in recent weeks.', 'news_article_title': 'Top-Performing ETF Areas of Last Week', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT): ETF Research Reports ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW): ETF Research Reports AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS): ETF Research Reports Simplify Volt Robocar Disruption and Tech ETF (VCAR): ETF Research Reports Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (BITQ): ETF Research Reports ETFMG U.S. Among these, Apple Inc. AAPL reported dismal first-quarter fiscal 2023 results as it missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. The last week was marked with key tech earnings.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT): ETF Research Reports ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW): ETF Research Reports AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS): ETF Research Reports Simplify Volt Robocar Disruption and Tech ETF (VCAR): ETF Research Reports Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (BITQ): ETF Research Reports ETFMG U.S. Among these, Apple Inc. AAPL reported dismal first-quarter fiscal 2023 results as it missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. 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{'date': '2023-02-08', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.509, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155060.0, 'fred_ppi': 258.669, 'fred_retail_sales': 686434.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -70521.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 66.9, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8003, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-blue-chip-stocks-to-watch-in-february-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Blue chip stocks are highly respected and established companies that have a strong reputation for stability and steady growth. Blue chip companies are typically leaders in their respective industries and have a long history of profitability, making them potentially attractive to both individual and institutional investors.\nExamples of blue chip stocks include large multinational corporations such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). These companies have proven track records of success, with a long history of consistently high earnings and steady growth. Their financial stability and reputation for reliability make them a popular choice among investors looking to build a balanced and diversified portfolio.\nIn addition, blue chip stocks often pay dividends to shareholders, providing a steady source of income in addition to any potential capital gains. Investing in blue chip stocks can provide a solid foundation for your investment portfolio and offer peace of mind in knowing that you are investing in well-established companies with a long history of success. It’s important to note that, while these stocks are generally considered to be low-risk, no investment is completely risk-free, so it’s important to conduct your own research and due diligence. Accordingly, let’s look at three blue-chip stocks for you to watch in the stock market today.\nBlue Chip Stocks To Buy [Or Avoid] Today\nJP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM)\nThe Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG)\nThe Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO)\nJP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM Stock)\nTo kick off this list let’s turn our attention to JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM). In brief, the company is one of the largest financial institutions in the United States. What’s more, JPM is organized into four major segments. These are consumer and community banking, corporate and investment banking, commercial banking, and asset and wealth management.\nMoving along, just last month, JPM reported its Q4 2022 financial and operating results. In the report, the company reported earnings per share of $3.57, along with $47.4 billion. For context, these numbers came in better than what analysts estimated, which was earnings of $3.11 per share and $34.2 billion in revenue. Moreover, JP Morgan Chase & Co also reported a 54.6% increase in revenue on a year-over-year basis.\nLooking since the beginning of 2023, shares of JPM stock have increased by 6.05%. Meanwhile, on Wednesday morning, JPM stock opened down by 0.26% and is currently trading at $143.29 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] 3 Natural Gas Stocks To Watch Today\nProcter & Gamble (PG Stock)\nNext, let’s look at consumer giant The Procter & Gamble Company (PG). This consumer goods behemoth owns popular brands like Tide, Crest, and Pampers. Additionally, PG currently operates in multiple business segments. These include Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric & Home Care, among others.\nIn January, Procter & Gamble released its Q2 2023 financial results. Diving in, the company posted 2nd quarter 2023 earnings of $1.59 per share, with revenue of $20.8 billion. Wall Street consensus estimates were an EPS of $1.58 per share, along with revenue estimates of $20.6 billion. Meanwhile, PG said it continues to estimate fiscal 2023 earnings in the range of $5.81 to $6.04 per share.\nYear-to-date so far, shares of Procter & Gamble stock have dropped by 8.33%. While, during Wednesday morning’s trading action, PG stock opened the day lower by 0.75% at $138.95 per share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] What Stocks To Buy Today? 3 AI Stocks To Know\nCoca-Cola (KO Stock)\nLast but not least, we have The Coca-Cola Company (KO). To start, Coca-Cola is the largest nonalcoholic beverage company in the world. Notably, the company has a strong portfolio of 200 brands covering key categories. These include carbonated soft drinks, water, sports, energy, juice, and coffee.\nIn January, The Coca-Cola Company reported that it will announce its fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 financial results. In detail, the company will announce the results Tuesday, February 14, 2023, before the stock market opens. For a brief refresher, in Q3 2022, KO reported better-than-expected earnings of $0.69 per share, with revenue of $11.1 billion.\nIn 2023 so far, shares of Coca-Cola stock have fallen by 5.13% year-to-date. With that, during Monday morning’s trading session, KO stock is trading lower by 0.52% at $59.76 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Examples of blue chip stocks include large multinational corporations such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Blue chip companies are typically leaders in their respective industries and have a long history of profitability, making them potentially attractive to both individual and institutional investors. Their financial stability and reputation for reliability make them a popular choice among investors looking to build a balanced and diversified portfolio.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Examples of blue chip stocks include large multinational corporations such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Blue chip stocks are highly respected and established companies that have a strong reputation for stability and steady growth. Blue Chip Stocks To Buy [Or Avoid] Today JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM Stock) To kick off this list let’s turn our attention to JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM).', 'news_article_title': '3 Blue Chip Stocks To Watch In February 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Examples of blue chip stocks include large multinational corporations such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Investing in blue chip stocks can provide a solid foundation for your investment portfolio and offer peace of mind in knowing that you are investing in well-established companies with a long history of success. Blue Chip Stocks To Buy [Or Avoid] Today JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM Stock) To kick off this list let’s turn our attention to JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Examples of blue chip stocks include large multinational corporations such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Blue Chip Stocks To Buy [Or Avoid] Today JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM Stock) To kick off this list let’s turn our attention to JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM). Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Natural Gas Stocks To Watch Today Procter & Gamble (PG Stock) Next, let’s look at consumer giant The Procter & Gamble Company (PG).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-forecast%3A-my-aapl-stock-price-prediction-for-2025', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nApple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) first-quarter fiscal 2023 results caught investors’ attention but not necessarily in a good way. The results were in the financial headlines because Apple posted an earnings miss, which is rare. Yet, AAPL stock should still gain value over the next few years and will likely reward loyal investors through the year 2025.\nFor many consecutive quarters, Apple has beat analysts’ consensus estimates for earnings per share (EPS). Perhaps this led to a sense of complacency about Apple. Is the company invulnerable to earnings misses?\nThe answer is no, but Apple’s disappointing quarterly results shouldn’t prompt anyone to give up on the company. There are actually some encouraging data points in Apple’s quarterly report. Furthermore, a downbeat earnings release now can provide a setup for a relief rally later on.\nAAPL Stock Traders Are Stunned by Apple’s EPS Miss\nSo, here’s why some AAPL stock traders are up in arms. For the first quarter of fiscal 2023, Apple earned $1.88 per share, missing Wall Street’s consensus estimate of $1.95 per share. Also, analysts expected Apple to generate $121.7 billion in quarterly revenue, but the actual results came in at $117.2 billion.\nAre these downbeat results the end of the road for Apple? Some shortsighted traders might feel that way, but let’s look at the bigger picture. For one thing, AAPL stock is holding steady, staying fairly close to the $150-ish level that’s been a magnet since mid-2021.\nBesides, Apple’s quarterly data points weren’t all bad. Notably, Apple’s iPad sales of $9.4 billion exceeded Wall Street’s consensus estimate of $7.9 billion. And, that’s not the only area in which Apple demonstrated strength.\nApple Excels in Services Segment and Grows Installed Base of Devices\nHere are some statistics that Apple’s skeptics might be ignoring. First, Apple achieved an all-time record in terms of quarterly services-sector revenue. Also, Apple’s installed base of active devices crossed the 2 billion mark.\nAmazingly, Apple’s services revenue reached $20.8 billion. Additionally, the company’s services revenue was up 6.4% year over year and outpaced Wall Street’s forecast of $20.5 billion. This is significant, as Apple isn’t just a seller of gadgets; it’s also a major provider of a range of services.\nFinally, the doubters should observe that Apple’s installed base of active devices (over 2 billion now, as we mentioned earlier) increased by more than 150 million year over year. With that figure undoubtedly in mind, Bank of America Global Research analyst Wamsi Mohan observed that Apple “continues to penetrate the installed base and increase monetization.”\nSo, Here’s My AAPL Stock Price Prediction for 2025\nNo company, not even Apple, is invulnerable to occasional EPS misses. This doesn’t mean it’s time for loyal Apple shareholders to abandon the company now.\nI encourage you to look at the bigger picture and read all of the relevant data points. Apple isn’t just a seller of smartphones; it’s also a significant provider of tech-related services. And, the company is demonstrating outstanding results in that regard.\nTherefore, I’m preparing for AAPL stock to break powerfully out of its long-standing range and hit $300 by 2025. Always remember, Apple is liable to have a “bad” quarter from time to time, but even the company’s worst quarters aren’t all that bad and can lead to positive surprises down the road.\nOn the date of publication, David Moadel did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nDavid Moadel has provided compelling content – and crossed the occasional line – on behalf of Motley Fool, Crush the Street, Market Realist, TalkMarkets, TipRanks, Benzinga, and (of course) InvestorPlace.com. He also serves as the chief analyst and market researcher for Portfolio Wealth Global and hosts the popular financial YouTube channel Looking at the Markets.\nThe post Apple Forecast: My AAPL Stock Price Prediction for 2025 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For one thing, AAPL stock is holding steady, staying fairly close to the $150-ish level that’s been a magnet since mid-2021. With that figure undoubtedly in mind, Bank of America Global Research analyst Wamsi Mohan observed that Apple “continues to penetrate the installed base and increase monetization.” So, Here’s My AAPL Stock Price Prediction for 2025 No company, not even Apple, is invulnerable to occasional EPS misses. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) first-quarter fiscal 2023 results caught investors’ attention but not necessarily in a good way.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'With that figure undoubtedly in mind, Bank of America Global Research analyst Wamsi Mohan observed that Apple “continues to penetrate the installed base and increase monetization.” So, Here’s My AAPL Stock Price Prediction for 2025 No company, not even Apple, is invulnerable to occasional EPS misses. The post Apple Forecast: My AAPL Stock Price Prediction for 2025 appeared first on InvestorPlace. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) first-quarter fiscal 2023 results caught investors’ attention but not necessarily in a good way.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Forecast: My AAPL Stock Price Prediction for 2025', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Stock Traders Are Stunned by Apple’s EPS Miss So, here’s why some AAPL stock traders are up in arms. With that figure undoubtedly in mind, Bank of America Global Research analyst Wamsi Mohan observed that Apple “continues to penetrate the installed base and increase monetization.” So, Here’s My AAPL Stock Price Prediction for 2025 No company, not even Apple, is invulnerable to occasional EPS misses. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) first-quarter fiscal 2023 results caught investors’ attention but not necessarily in a good way.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) first-quarter fiscal 2023 results caught investors’ attention but not necessarily in a good way. AAPL Stock Traders Are Stunned by Apple’s EPS Miss So, here’s why some AAPL stock traders are up in arms. With that figure undoubtedly in mind, Bank of America Global Research analyst Wamsi Mohan observed that Apple “continues to penetrate the installed base and increase monetization.” So, Here’s My AAPL Stock Price Prediction for 2025 No company, not even Apple, is invulnerable to occasional EPS misses.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-best-stocks-to-buy-to-profit-from-ais-iphone-moment', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWelcome, folks, as we get ready for another installment of our weekly Hypergrowth Investing podcast, where we discuss all things investing, such as electric vehicles (EVs), automation and so much more. But this week, we’re doing a deep-dive into the topic of the year: artificial intelligence (AI).\nWe’ve said it before. AI will change everything about everything, just like the internet, the computer, fire – even the wheel – changed everything about everything. The AI Revolution is here, and we think it’ll move forward at lightning speed over the next few years. So let’s unpack it, understand it, and find ways to profit from AI stocks.\nBroadly speaking, artificial intelligence is technology that uses data to learn and improve over time without the need for human intervention or oversight. But the topic is amorphous – AI isn’t one thing. There’s conversational AI, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Alphabet’s (GOOG, GOOGL) Bard. We’ve had more ubiquitous low-level voice AI in things like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant. And what about services like Spotify (SPOT)? That platform uses machine-learning algorithms to track songs users enjoy in order to recommend new music. We have robotics, automated software, self-driving cars… the list goes on. AI can be manifested in so many ways; and that’s why investors are so excited about it. \nBut why is that hype happening right now? ChatGPT. In short, artificial intelligence is having its ‘iPhone Moment.’ When Apple (AAPL) released the first iPhone, the internet had been around for many years. But it wasn’t until that breakthrough consumer product – with robust technological power literally in the palms of our hands – that we exploded into the internet era. \nNow innovations like ChatGPT are arriving at a time when the world is producing exponential amounts of data, which is essential for AI development. And the volume of daily data creation is only going to explode higher from here. \nWe’ve arrived at a new era, folks. And it’s time to embrace this AI Revolution to score generational gains.\nSo Which AI Stocks Should You Buy?\nWith that, let’s get to the million-dollar question: What are the best AI stocks to buy right now?\nWell, the simplest, most straight-forward way to play AI is to buy Big Tech stocks. We’re talking Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet, Amazon (AMZN), Apple, and Meta (META). These behemoths have access to all of the world’s data – trillions of social, consumer interest, location, and usage data points. Plus, they have and continue to attract world-class engineering and tech professionals through enormous salaries and stock compensation packages. Talent + data = robust AI. \nBig Tech has been heavily investing in artificial intelligence for years, and now they will unleash all that tech to the world, fueling this revolution’s fire. Recently, their stocks have been making substantial comebacks from multi-year lows. These are rallies you want to buy into.\nIn truth, since they have sole access to the world’s data, Big Tech will rule the day when it comes to AI. So, when looking to invest in startups, be very selective. Find the companies innovating in the space and carving out a competitive niche for themselves. Otherwise, they’ll be crushed as this revolution propels the entire world into the future.\nWatch our full episode of Hypergrowth Investing to hear the entire bull case for AI stocks, quantitative investing, housing stocks, and much more.\nOn the date of publication, Seth Kuczinski did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post The Best Stocks to Buy to Profit From AI’s ‘iPhone Moment’ appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In short, artificial intelligence is having its ‘iPhone Moment.’ When Apple (AAPL) released the first iPhone, the internet had been around for many years. Broadly speaking, artificial intelligence is technology that uses data to learn and improve over time without the need for human intervention or oversight. But it wasn’t until that breakthrough consumer product – with robust technological power literally in the palms of our hands – that we exploded into the internet era.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In short, artificial intelligence is having its ‘iPhone Moment.’ When Apple (AAPL) released the first iPhone, the internet had been around for many years. But this week, we’re doing a deep-dive into the topic of the year: artificial intelligence (AI). So let’s unpack it, understand it, and find ways to profit from AI stocks.', 'news_article_title': 'The Best Stocks to Buy to Profit From AI’s ‘iPhone Moment’', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In short, artificial intelligence is having its ‘iPhone Moment.’ When Apple (AAPL) released the first iPhone, the internet had been around for many years. Now innovations like ChatGPT are arriving at a time when the world is producing exponential amounts of data, which is essential for AI development. So Which AI Stocks Should You Buy?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In short, artificial intelligence is having its ‘iPhone Moment.’ When Apple (AAPL) released the first iPhone, the internet had been around for many years. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Welcome, folks, as we get ready for another installment of our weekly Hypergrowth Investing podcast, where we discuss all things investing, such as electric vehicles (EVs), automation and so much more. So Which AI Stocks Should You Buy?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-feb-8-2023-%3A-rf-afrm-kbwb-dis-msft-qqq-lbrt-aapl-hood-aes-mro', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 9.97 to 12,505.35. The total After hours volume is currently 76,953,882 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nRegions Financial Corporation (RF) is unchanged at $23.85, with 5,696,063 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 7 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.68. RF\'s current last sale is 93.53% of the target price of $25.5.\n\nAffirm Holdings, Inc. (AFRM) is -2.94 at $13.08, with 4,070,127 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Marqeta Expands Partnership with Klarna Bank; Shares Gain 6.5% Pre-Market\n\nInvesco KBW Bank ETF (KBWB) is +0.1847 at $58.87, with 3,635,594 shares traded. This represents a 23.95% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nWalt Disney Company (The) (DIS) is +3.86 at $115.64, with 3,535,469 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.69. Smarter Analyst Reports: Disney+ to Launch Ad-Supported Subscription Offering\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.28 at $267.01, with 2,176,903 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.55. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.13 at $304.50, with 1,936,075 shares traded. This represents a 19.76% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nLiberty Energy Inc. (LBRT) is unchanged at $15.64, with 1,900,432 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.82. LBRT\'s current last sale is 71.09% of the target price of $22.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.34 at $152.26, with 1,873,373 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.43. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nRobinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) is +0.28 at $10.75, with 1,775,571 shares traded. HOOD\'s current last sale is 107.5% of the target price of $10.\n\nThe AES Corporation (AES) is unchanged at $26.16, with 1,675,641 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AES is in the "strong buy range".\n\nMarathon Oil Corporation (MRO) is unchanged at $26.60, with 1,417,545 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.95. MRO is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 2/15/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.87 per share, which represents a 77 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nCitigroup Inc. (C) is unchanged at $51.15, with 1,380,558 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 6 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.67. C\'s current last sale is 96.51% of the target price of $53.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.34 at $152.26, with 1,873,373 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Smarter Analyst Reports: Marqeta Expands Partnership with Klarna Bank; Shares Gain 6.5% Pre-Market', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.34 at $152.26, with 1,873,373 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Feb 8, 2023 : RF, AFRM, KBWB, DIS, MSFT, QQQ, LBRT, AAPL, HOOD, AES, MRO, C', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.34 at $152.26, with 1,873,373 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 9.97 to 12,505.35.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.34 at $152.26, with 1,873,373 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-7-best-beaten-down-warren-buffett-stocks-to-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWhen it comes to Warren Buffett stocks to buy, the quintessential purchase is Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-B). After all, when you buy shares in Berkshire, you not only get a bunch of great operating businesses like BNSF Railway, Geico, Berkshire Energy and so many more, but you also get an equity portfolio currently worth more than $350.5 billion. \nWhen I wrote about the portfolio in March 2021, it was worth $279 billion, so it grew by $71 billion, or 25.6%, in less than 24 months. During the same period, the S&P 500 is up 6.4%. Of course, I’d have to go back and subtract the funds added to the portfolio over the past 24 months, but I think you’ll find that even then, Buffett and his two other portfolio managers — Todd Combs and Ted Weschler — have outperformed the index. This is why I’ve always said that buying BRK-B is better than owning a market-beating low-cost ETF. \nAfter a tough year for the markets, a number of the 52 publicly traded U.S. stocks owned by Berkshire Hathaway are lower. For instance, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the holding company’s largest holding accounting for 39.7% of the equity portfolio, is down 13.4% over the past 52 weeks.\nOf course, Buffett didn’t get where he is today by worrying about short-term gyrations in the market. He buys stocks for the long haul. For average investors, the past year’s weakness may present a great opportunity to pick up some of Buffett’s favorite stocks at a discount.\nEach of the seven names on this list is down more than the S&P 500 over the past year. So, without further ado, here are the best beaten-down Warren Buffett stocks to buy. \nPARA Paramount Global $22.42\nBAC Bank of America $36.49\nTSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing $94.29\nDVA DaVita $83.57\nHPQ HP $29.60\nBK Bank of New York Mellon $51.78\nAAPL Apple $151.92\nParamount Global (PARA)\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\nParamount Global (NASDAQ:PARA), Berkshire’s 21st-largest holding, accounts for 0.6% of the portfolio. It owns 15% of the company created after the 2019 merger that brought together CBS and Viacom. \nI’ve been a subscriber to Paramount+ for several months. I find its content far more compelling than Disney+, but I don’t have kids, so I’m probably not the demographic Disney is after. \nParamount’s stock has lost more than any of Berkshire’s top 20 holdings over the past year, down 33.1%. Buffett bought more PARA shares in Q3 2022. It will be interesting to see if the holding company added to the position in the fourth quarter, which we will learn mid-month. If so, it would almost certainly boost Paramount’s share price in the near term.\nIn late January, the company said it would merge Paramount+ and Showtime. There have also been rumblings that Paramount+ and Peacock could join into one streaming platform to take on Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), Disney (NYSE:DIS), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Prime, and Apple.\nWhatever happens, PARA remains cheap with an enterprise value of $29.2 billion, less than six times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA).\nBank of America (BAC)\nSource: 4kclips / Shutterstock.com\nBank of America (NYSE:BAC) is Berkshire’s biggest financial services holding, accounting for 10.8% of its equity portfolio. The 1.03 billion shares held are good for a 12.9% stake in the bank. \nIn April 2020, Berkshire got approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond to buy up to a 24.9% stake in BAC. Berkshire started investing in Bank of America in 2011 by purchasing $5 billion in preferred stock that came with warrants to buy 700 million common shares. \nIt’s estimated to have paid an average price of $25.52 a share over the past decade. The stock is 43% above that price despite a 24% decline in its share price over the past year. \nIn addition to long-term capital appreciation, Bank of America pays a 22-cent quarterly dividend for a yield of 2.4%. Based on Berkshire’s 1.03 billion shares held at the end of the third quarter, BAC supplied the company with more than $226.6 million in passive income for the quarter. \nAnalysts are mixed on BAC stock. Of the 28 covering it, just 15 rate it “overweight” or “buy,” with an average target price of $40.81, a few dollars higher than where it’s currently trading. Ignore the analysts and go with Buffett instead.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) \nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) is one of Berkshire’s newest positions and one of the largest new positions, accounting for 1.6% of the portfolio. \nBuffett bought the entire 6o.1 million shares in the third quarter of 2022. Berkshire paid an estimated average of $68.56 a share, about 15% above the stock’s 52-week low. Currently, shares are trading 37.5% above Berkshire’s average purchase price. \nTSM supplies an estimated 90% of the world’s super-advanced computer chips. Apple is a big customer. Buffett’s gotten very familiar with Apple’s operations. So it made sense to buy shares in a beaten-down supplier. If Apple succeeds, so too does Taiwan Semiconductor.\nTSM finished 2022 as the largest company in the Asia Supply Chain Market Cap 100 ranking despite losing nearly $200 billion in market cap last year. It’s got a big chunk of that back in the first six weeks of 2023. \nBy most financial metrics, TSM’s valuation remains lower than it has been at almost any time over the past four years. \nDaVita (DVA)\nSource: APN Photography / Shutterstock.com\nDaVita (NYSE:DVA) is Berkshire’s largest position in terms of its ownership stake. The holding company owns 40.1% of the operator of dialysis centers. Its next largest ownership stake is Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) at 26.6%. \nBuffett first acquired shares in Q4 2011. Its estimated average price paid per share is $48.85. So, despite some difficulties at the company over the past decade, Berkshire is comfortably in the black on its bet. \nIf you look at DaVita’s Q3 2022 results, you’ll notice that the revenue per treatment in the first nine months of 2022 was $6.47 higher at $364.89. However, the patient care costs per treatment were $12.64 higher at $251.88. As a result, the company’s adjusted operating margin was 13%, 340 basis points lower than a year ago in the same period. Can you say inflation? \nFree cash flow is one place the company managed to keep pace with last year. In the first nine months of 2022, it was $1.032 billion, just $22 million less than a year ago. Its trailing 12-month free cash flow is $1.15 billion. Based on its $7.53 billion market cap, it has a free cash flow yield of 15.3%. I consider anything above 8% to be in value territory.\nDVA remains an excellent long-term buy.\nHP (HPQ)\nSource: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com\nHP (NYSE:HPQ) stock has fallen 20.5% in the past year and 29% from its April 2022 high of $41.47. Warren Buffett can thank the post-Covid-19 PC demand slowdown for the price correction. According to Gartner, Q4 global PC shipments fell by more than 28%. For its part, HP experienced a 26% decline in notebook sales during the quarter. \nHowever, HP CEO Enrique Lores believes that demand will pick up in a year or two once work-at-home employees need to refresh their equipment. \n“We really think that people are going to continue to work in a hybrid way, which means sometimes working from home and sometimes working from the office, doing different things in different locations,” Lores said. “And clearly, this is a big opportunity for us.” \nHP is Berkshire’s 12th-largest holding with a current market value of $3.6 billion, good for 12.3% of the company and 1% of Berkshire’s equity portfolio. Berkshire is HP’s largest shareholder. It first acquired shares in the PC maker in Q1 2022, paying an estimated average price of $36.94 a share. \nYes, it’s underwater on its investment, but given Berkshire gets more than $127 million in dividends annually, it’s getting paid to wait for the rebound. \nBank of New York Mellon (BK)\nBank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) is the second of two banks on my list of beaten-down Warren Buffett stocks to buy. Berkshire owns 7.7%, accounting for 0.9% of the holding company’s equity portfolio. \nThe bank’s CEO, Hanneke Smits, just got named chairwoman of the 30% Club. The 30% Club are CEOs and executives from around the world working on getting female representation on large companies’ boards and executive committees to 30%, hence the name. \nI’ve long felt that women often make better leaders than men. In 2018, I recommended seven women-led companies to invest in for long-term returns. Except for Ventas (NYSE:VTR) and Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS), they’ve seriously outperformed the S&P 500. \nHowever, like many banks, Bank of New York Mellon had to make some adjustments to its business given the current economic environment. On Jan. 13, when it announced its Q4 2022 results, it said it would cut 1,500 jobs, or 3% of its workforce. \nHowever, it earned $1.30 a share on an adjusted basis, 7% higher than in Q3 2022 and 25% above Q4 2021. It also beat the consensus estimate by eight cents. \nIt’s got a healthy 2.9% dividend yield to help tide shareholders over during this challenging time.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: pio3 / Shutterstock.com\nI’d be a wealthy man if I had a dollar for every time a story was written about Warren Buffett and Apple. Because most readers already know the whole story of Berkshire’s investment in the iPhone maker, I won’t bother retelling it. \nApple recently delivered a rare stinker of a quarter, missing on almost every metric for its fiscal first quarter. Even the best companies aren’t going to hit their mark 100% of the time. \nRevenue fell by 5% to $117.2 billion, with services providing one of the few bright spots. Services sales during the first quarter were $20.77 billion, 6.4% higher than a year ago. However, sales for iPhones fell 8.2% to $65.78 billion, accounting for 56% of its overall revenue. On the bottom line, EPS of $1.88 was 10.5% lower than a year ago. \nHowever, someone as patient as Buffett will focus on the words of Apple CFO Luca Maestri. \n“We set an all-time revenue record of $20.8 billion in our Services business, and in spite of a difficult macroeconomic environment and significant supply constraints, we grew total company revenue on a constant currency basis,” Maestri said. “We generated $34 billion in operating cash flow and returned over $25 billion to shareholders during the quarter while continuing to invest in our long-term growth plans.”\nWith more than $51 billion in net cash on its balance sheet, Apple can afford to have a bad quarter or two. That’s why Buffett’s got so much invested in the company. \nOn the date of publication, Will Ashworth did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nWill Ashworth has written about investments full-time since 2008. Publications where he’s appeared include InvestorPlace, The Motley Fool Canada, Investopedia, Kiplinger, and several others in both the U.S. and Canada. He particularly enjoys creating model portfolios that stand the test of time. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.\nThe post The 7 Best Beaten-Down Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For instance, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the holding company’s largest holding accounting for 39.7% of the equity portfolio, is down 13.4% over the past 52 weeks. BK Bank of New York Mellon $51.78 AAPL Apple $151.92 Paramount Global (PARA) Source: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA), Berkshire’s 21st-largest holding, accounts for 0.6% of the portfolio. Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com I’d be a wealthy man if I had a dollar for every time a story was written about Warren Buffett and Apple.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'BK Bank of New York Mellon $51.78 AAPL Apple $151.92 Paramount Global (PARA) Source: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA), Berkshire’s 21st-largest holding, accounts for 0.6% of the portfolio. For instance, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the holding company’s largest holding accounting for 39.7% of the equity portfolio, is down 13.4% over the past 52 weeks. Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com I’d be a wealthy man if I had a dollar for every time a story was written about Warren Buffett and Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'The 7 Best Beaten-Down Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy ', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For instance, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the holding company’s largest holding accounting for 39.7% of the equity portfolio, is down 13.4% over the past 52 weeks. BK Bank of New York Mellon $51.78 AAPL Apple $151.92 Paramount Global (PARA) Source: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA), Berkshire’s 21st-largest holding, accounts for 0.6% of the portfolio. Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com I’d be a wealthy man if I had a dollar for every time a story was written about Warren Buffett and Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For instance, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the holding company’s largest holding accounting for 39.7% of the equity portfolio, is down 13.4% over the past 52 weeks. BK Bank of New York Mellon $51.78 AAPL Apple $151.92 Paramount Global (PARA) Source: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA), Berkshire’s 21st-largest holding, accounts for 0.6% of the portfolio. Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com I’d be a wealthy man if I had a dollar for every time a story was written about Warren Buffett and Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foxconn-in-talks-to-invest-in-indias-karnataka-state', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Feb 8 (Reuters) - India\'s southern Karnataka state is in serious talks with Taiwan\'s Foxconn 2317.TW over investment plans, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday, potentially setting it up as the Indian third state to host Foxconn.\n"We are in serious discussion of investment plans with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) at their Taiwan HQ & look forward to a fruitful collaboration," Bommai said in a tweet. "We remain committed to welcome the best companies to the state & reap rewards for our people."\nThe state\'s investment promotion arm also tweeted that representatives held a meeting at the company\'s Taiwan headquarters to discuss the investment, without providing further details.\nTaiwan-based Foxconn already has operations in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where it manufactures products for companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O.\n(Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; +91 8061822749;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Taiwan-based Foxconn already has operations in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where it manufactures products for companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. Feb 8 (Reuters) - India\'s southern Karnataka state is in serious talks with Taiwan\'s Foxconn 2317.TW over investment plans, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday, potentially setting it up as the Indian third state to host Foxconn. "We are in serious discussion of investment plans with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) at their Taiwan HQ & look forward to a fruitful collaboration," Bommai said in a tweet.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Taiwan-based Foxconn already has operations in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where it manufactures products for companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. Feb 8 (Reuters) - India\'s southern Karnataka state is in serious talks with Taiwan\'s Foxconn 2317.TW over investment plans, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday, potentially setting it up as the Indian third state to host Foxconn. "We are in serious discussion of investment plans with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) at their Taiwan HQ & look forward to a fruitful collaboration," Bommai said in a tweet.', 'news_article_title': "Foxconn in talks to invest in India's Karnataka state", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Taiwan-based Foxconn already has operations in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where it manufactures products for companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. "We are in serious discussion of investment plans with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) at their Taiwan HQ & look forward to a fruitful collaboration," Bommai said in a tweet. "We remain committed to welcome the best companies to the state & reap rewards for our people."', 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwan-based Foxconn already has operations in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where it manufactures products for companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. Feb 8 (Reuters) - India's southern Karnataka state is in serious talks with Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW over investment plans, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday, potentially setting it up as the Indian third state to host Foxconn. The state's investment promotion arm also tweeted that representatives held a meeting at the company's Taiwan headquarters to discuss the investment, without providing further details."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/schibsted-publishers-look-to-eu-tech-rules-to-resolve-apple-antitrust-concerns', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Norwegian media group Schibsted SCHA.OL and the European Publishers Council have urged EU antitrust regulators to ensure that tech rules coming into play this year will rein in Apple\'s AAPL.O powers, especially over its App Store.\nThe comments from Schibsted, the largest media group in the Scandinavia region, and the publishers\' lobbying group come as the European Commission\'s Digital Markets Act (DMA) takes effect in May, targeting Big Tech.\nApple is already in the EU antitrust crosshairs related to its App Store practices in music streaming, in e-books and competing apps as well as its mobile payment system Apple Pay.\nApple\'s App Store practices affect Schibsted because of its market power in Scandinavia where up to 60% of consumers have an iPhone in Norway and Sweden, said Petra Wikstrom, director of Public Policy at Schibsted.\n"Apple\'s App Store policies, such as imposing high fees, taking control of the entire customer relationship, and withholding important user information under the guise of privacy and security, hamper our transition to a subscription-based business model," she told Reuters in an interview.\n"Therefore, to put an end to such abusive practices in the digital space and induce positive behavioural change, it is crucial that the DMA is effectively implemented and enforced," Wikstrom said.\nThe EPC, whose members include chairmen and chief executives of Axel Springer, News UK, Conde Nast, the New York Times and The Guardian, echoed similar concerns.\n"Yes, the EPC has the same position and concerns which we have raised directly with the commission too. The DMA is very clear in its obligations and we expect them to be enforced," EPC Executive Director Angela Mills Wade told Reuters.\nThe commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Apple, which would be forced to loosen its App Store rules under the DMA, could not be reached for comment.\nThe company has previously said that 85% of developers on the App Store do not pay any commission and only apps with more than $1 million in annual revenue pay 30%.\nIn 2021, to allay Japanese antitrust concerns, it scraped the ban on providing separate links on App Store apps for reader apps which provide content such as e-books, video and music.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Mark Porter)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Norwegian media group Schibsted SCHA.OL and the European Publishers Council have urged EU antitrust regulators to ensure that tech rules coming into play this year will rein in Apple\'s AAPL.O powers, especially over its App Store. "Apple\'s App Store policies, such as imposing high fees, taking control of the entire customer relationship, and withholding important user information under the guise of privacy and security, hamper our transition to a subscription-based business model," she told Reuters in an interview. The EPC, whose members include chairmen and chief executives of Axel Springer, News UK, Conde Nast, the New York Times and The Guardian, echoed similar concerns.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Norwegian media group Schibsted SCHA.OL and the European Publishers Council have urged EU antitrust regulators to ensure that tech rules coming into play this year will rein in Apple's AAPL.O powers, especially over its App Store. The comments from Schibsted, the largest media group in the Scandinavia region, and the publishers' lobbying group come as the European Commission's Digital Markets Act (DMA) takes effect in May, targeting Big Tech. Apple's App Store practices affect Schibsted because of its market power in Scandinavia where up to 60% of consumers have an iPhone in Norway and Sweden, said Petra Wikstrom, director of Public Policy at Schibsted.", 'news_article_title': 'Schibsted, publishers look to EU tech rules to resolve Apple antitrust concerns', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Norwegian media group Schibsted SCHA.OL and the European Publishers Council have urged EU antitrust regulators to ensure that tech rules coming into play this year will rein in Apple's AAPL.O powers, especially over its App Store. The comments from Schibsted, the largest media group in the Scandinavia region, and the publishers' lobbying group come as the European Commission's Digital Markets Act (DMA) takes effect in May, targeting Big Tech. Apple is already in the EU antitrust crosshairs related to its App Store practices in music streaming, in e-books and competing apps as well as its mobile payment system Apple Pay.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Norwegian media group Schibsted SCHA.OL and the European Publishers Council have urged EU antitrust regulators to ensure that tech rules coming into play this year will rein in Apple's AAPL.O powers, especially over its App Store. Apple is already in the EU antitrust crosshairs related to its App Store practices in music streaming, in e-books and competing apps as well as its mobile payment system Apple Pay. In 2021, to allay Japanese antitrust concerns, it scraped the ban on providing separate links on App Store apps for reader apps which provide content such as e-books, video and music."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-top-tech-stocks-to-buy-right-now-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors are apparently shrugging off the risk of recession. Not only is the S&P 500 up almost 8% in 2023, but the Nasdaq 100 has gained nearly twice as much, jumping 15% in the first five weeks of the new year. That\'s a marked turnaround from last year\'s 33% loss, but you don\'t have to assume more risk to ride this new wave of enthusiasm for growth.\nWhile much of the growth for the tech-heavy index this year is being helped along by the performance of electric car stocks -- Lucid is up 70%, while Tesla is 54% higher -- the segment could face a rocky future with China dropping subsidies for all-electric cars. But some stocks still have solid futures and are attractively priced.\nThe following two tech stocks are your best bets to buy in February.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nApple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) keeps getting written off by analysts, yet it\'s riding 18% higher year to date. As the most heavily weighted stock in the Nasdaq 100, it might be having an impact on the index\'s performance this year, too -- but there\'s good reason to think it will still be a long-term winner for investors.\nThe stock was pummeled last year (down 27%) as fears of a slowing economy, inflation, and rising interest rates took a toll on consumer spending. And on the face of it, these fears were right. In its just-reported earnings report, Apple said revenue fell, missing expectations for the first time in six years. iPhone sales faltered and lingering concerns about China\'s COVID crackdown -- which saw widespread lockdowns in major cities -- impacted market sentiment.\nYet Apple is taking more of its chip design in-house to save money and control, while stating that it plans to be the latest customer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) at its new Arizona facilities. That should minimize any supply chain concerns.\nFoxconn also reported that its January revenue hit a record $22 billion as operations returned to normal with China easing travel restrictions. Foxconn, of course, is the largest assembler of iPhones for Apple.\nThe tech giant has 2 billion active devices across all of its products, double what it had seven years ago; it has its enhanced new M2 chip on the market, and services is a growing portion of Apple\'s business. With the unique set of circumstances last year that hindered production and supply behind it, look for Apple to continue its long-term growth trajectory while continuing to subvert analyst expectations.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nHoneywell International\nTechnology conglomerate Honeywell International (NASDAQ: HON) reported earnings the same day as Apple, but its results weren\'t as well received. Despite beating earnings estimates, it missed on revenue, and its forecast for the coming year was comparatively weak.\nThe same sort of supply chain issues that held up the iPhone maker impacted Honeywell, which it says "remains a gating factor to volume growth." While that was specific to its aerospace division, it can be applied company wide.\nEven so, Honeywell saw organic growth of at least 10% in three of its four operating segments, and both orders and backlog continue to expand. And it\'s still generating significant free cash flow, to the tune of some $2.1 billion in the fourth quarter.\nHoneywell also continues to return value to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividend payments. Last year it repurchased $4.1 billion worth of shares and paid out $2.7 billion in dividends, while also raising its payout for the 13th time in 12 years.\nIt remains a strong and diversified company with its thumbprint in some of the most important segments of the economy, and is positioning itself for success in a variety of industries.\nHoneywell is a top-notch technology growth stock that is a smart pick for your portfolio in February.\n10 stocks we like better than Honeywell International\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Honeywell International wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nRich Duprey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) keeps getting written off by analysts, yet it's riding 18% higher year to date. iPhone sales faltered and lingering concerns about China's COVID crackdown -- which saw widespread lockdowns in major cities -- impacted market sentiment. Yet Apple is taking more of its chip design in-house to save money and control, while stating that it plans to be the latest customer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) at its new Arizona facilities.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) keeps getting written off by analysts, yet it's riding 18% higher year to date. In its just-reported earnings report, Apple said revenue fell, missing expectations for the first time in six years. Honeywell International Technology conglomerate Honeywell International (NASDAQ: HON) reported earnings the same day as Apple, but its results weren't as well received.", 'news_article_title': '2 Top Tech Stocks to Buy Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) keeps getting written off by analysts, yet it's riding 18% higher year to date. While much of the growth for the tech-heavy index this year is being helped along by the performance of electric car stocks -- Lucid is up 70%, while Tesla is 54% higher -- the segment could face a rocky future with China dropping subsidies for all-electric cars. In its just-reported earnings report, Apple said revenue fell, missing expectations for the first time in six years.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) keeps getting written off by analysts, yet it's riding 18% higher year to date. While much of the growth for the tech-heavy index this year is being helped along by the performance of electric car stocks -- Lucid is up 70%, while Tesla is 54% higher -- the segment could face a rocky future with China dropping subsidies for all-electric cars. Honeywell International Technology conglomerate Honeywell International (NASDAQ: HON) reported earnings the same day as Apple, but its results weren't as well received."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-fidelity-nasdaq-composite-index-etf-oneq-be-on-your-investing-radar-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 09/25/2003, the Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Fidelity. It has amassed assets over $4.26 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nWhile growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Further, growth stocks have a higher level of volatility associated with them. Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.21%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.84%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 45% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Telecom round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Common Stock (AAPL) accounts for about 12.67% of total assets, followed by Common Stock (MSFT) and Common Stock (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 47.38% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nONEQ seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ Composite Index before fees and expenses. The NASDAQ Composite TR USD is the market capitalization-weighted index of over 3,300 common equities listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange.\nThe ETF has gained about 15.91% so far this year and is down about -12.36% in the last one year (as of 02/08/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $40.02 and $57.05.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.12 and standard deviation of 29.11% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1016 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, ONEQ is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $79.19 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $164.86 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Common Stock (AAPL) accounts for about 12.67% of total assets, followed by Common Stock (MSFT) and Common Stock (AMZN). Click to get this free report Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 09/25/2003, the Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Common Stock (AAPL) accounts for about 12.67% of total assets, followed by Common Stock (MSFT) and Common Stock (AMZN). Click to get this free report Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 09/25/2003, the Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Common Stock (AAPL) accounts for about 12.67% of total assets, followed by Common Stock (MSFT) and Common Stock (AMZN). Click to get this free report Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 09/25/2003, the Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Common Stock (AAPL) accounts for about 12.67% of total assets, followed by Common Stock (MSFT) and Common Stock (AMZN). Alternatives Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/want-to-get-richer-2-top-stocks-to-buy-now-and-hold-forever-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'After a year where the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index fell 40%, many of the world\'s most valuable companies started 2023 at a disadvantage. However, the new year has pumped optimism back into Wall Street, with the market showing signs of recovery. The roller coaster ride many stocks have been on over the last year has highlighted the importance of investing in solid companies likely to grow in the long term, negating temporary headwinds.\nThe tech industry is home to a wealth of growth stocks thanks to consistent development and innovation, making it the perfect place for a long-term investment.\nSo without further ado, here are two top stocks to buy now and hold forever.\n1. Tesla\nThroughout 2022, Tesla\'s (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares plunged 65%, suffering its worst decline in history as macroeconomic headwinds led to supply chain issues and reduced demand. However, the company\'s stock has skyrocketed since Jan. 1, soaring 58%. The rise is primarily thanks to increased production at Tesla\'s Shanghai Gigafactory and positive quarterly results.\nDespite the swift increase in stock price, Tesla is still down 52% from the all-time high of $409.97 per share it hit in November 2021, presenting a buying opportunity for this growth stock.\nOver the last five years, Tesla\'s stock has risen 729% and over 7,000% in the last decade. The table below shows that its five-year growth is almost unparalleled in the tech world.\nData by YCharts.\nHowever, one of the most compelling reasons to buy and hold Tesla\'s stock indefinitely is its position in a market that isn\'t anywhere near hitting its ceiling. Last September, Bloomberg reported that about 25% of U.S. drivers want an electric vehicle (EV), with only about 4% of all vehicles produced in North America fitting the bill as demand is outpacing supply.\nMoreover, Tesla held a leading 18.1% market share in EVs in 2022. Meanwhile, in the company\'s fourth-quarter 2022earnings callon Jan. 25, CEO Elon Musk revealed the car manufacturer is currently "seeing orders at almost twice the rate of production." Considering the EV market\'s worth was an estimated $208.58 billion in 2022 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23.1% through 2030 (per Precedence Research), Tesla is in an excellent position to profit from that growth.\nTesla has offered investors consistent growth over the long term despite recent headwinds, making it a stellar investment to hold forever.\n2. Apple\nAs another no-brainer growth stock, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of those companies that allows you to sit back while your money does the heavy lifting. Since 2018, its stock has risen 278% and 844% since 2013. Alongside impressive stock growth, Apple\'s revenue has increased by 48% to $394 billion over the last five years, while operating income has soared 68% to $119 billion.\nAs a result, it\'s not surprising that Wall Street mogul Warren Buffett has made the iPhone company 40% of Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio after first investing in 2016.\nApple suffered a dismal first quarter of 2023, reporting a 5.5% year-over-year decline in revenue of $117.15 billion, with operating income falling 13% to $36 billion. The slides resulted from production issues in China, which faced a spike in COVID-19 cases and foreign exchange headwinds. However, its quarterly troubles are temporary and inconsequential by holding its stock over the long term.\nMoreover, Apple has some exciting developments in the coming years. The company is expected to unveil its first augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) headset this year. The device will see it venture into the AR market, worth $25 billion in 2021 and expected to grow at a CAGR of 40.9% through 2030, according to Grand View Research. Then from 2024 to 2025, Apple will reportedly shift from outsourcing some of its iPhone components to using in-house versions. The move will end expensive partnerships with other tech companies and increase its profit per iPhone.\nApple remains a must-buy stock thanks to its demonstrated resilience and reliability through economically challenging times and its promising long-term outlook.\nFind out why Tesla is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Tesla is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway, short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple As another no-brainer growth stock, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of those companies that allows you to sit back while your money does the heavy lifting. The roller coaster ride many stocks have been on over the last year has highlighted the importance of investing in solid companies likely to grow in the long term, negating temporary headwinds. The tech industry is home to a wealth of growth stocks thanks to consistent development and innovation, making it the perfect place for a long-term investment.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple As another no-brainer growth stock, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of those companies that allows you to sit back while your money does the heavy lifting. Tesla has offered investors consistent growth over the long term despite recent headwinds, making it a stellar investment to hold forever. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Tesla.', 'news_article_title': 'Want to Get Richer? 2 Top Stocks to Buy Now and Hold Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple As another no-brainer growth stock, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of those companies that allows you to sit back while your money does the heavy lifting. Over the last five years, Tesla's stock has risen 729% and over 7,000% in the last decade. Alongside impressive stock growth, Apple's revenue has increased by 48% to $394 billion over the last five years, while operating income has soared 68% to $119 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple As another no-brainer growth stock, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of those companies that allows you to sit back while your money does the heavy lifting. Despite the swift increase in stock price, Tesla is still down 52% from the all-time high of $409.97 per share it hit in November 2021, presenting a buying opportunity for this growth stock. Alongside impressive stock growth, Apple's revenue has increased by 48% to $394 billion over the last five years, while operating income has soared 68% to $119 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-sp-500-growth-etf-voog-be-on-your-investing-radar-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 09/09/2010, the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $6.98 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nWhile growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Further, growth stocks have a higher level of volatility associated with them. Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.10%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.86%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 44.60% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.95% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 49.29% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nVOOG seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Growth Index measures the performance of large-capitalization growth stocks.\nThe ETF has gained about 8.49% so far this year and is down about -15.22% in the last one year (as of 02/08/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $204.56 and $283.23.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.05 and standard deviation of 28.59% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 242 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VOOG is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $79.19 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $164.86 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.95% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $6.98 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.95% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Costs When considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.", 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.95% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.95% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Launched on 09/09/2010, the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-revenue-declines-for-the-first-time-since-2019.-time-to-sell', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The largest company in the world by market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), reported a troubling metric during its latest earnings report: declining revenue. What makes this so significant is that it hasn't reported a quarter where this happened since 2019, making investors ask the obvious question: Is it time to sell Apple stock?\nWhile that might be the first reaction, there are other factors to consider rather than just one data point. Let's see if the stock is worth holding on to now.\nA disappointing quarter for iPhones\nSince the start of 2023, Apple's stock has been on a tear, up nearly 19%. That only leaves it down 13% since the start of 2022, something few other stocks can claim.\nHowever, after it delivered its report for the first quarter of 2023 (ended Dec. 31), I wouldn't be surprised if this rapid stock rise runs out of steam.\nAs mentioned above, its revenue declined by 5%, the first drop since 2019, but let's examine which categories caused the slowdown.\nCATEGORY FIRST-QUARTER SALES YOY CHANGE\niPhone $65.8 billion (8.1%)\nMac $7.7 billion (28.7%)\niPad $9.4 billion 29.7%\nWearables, home, and accessories $13.5 billion (8.3%)\nServices $20.8 billion 6.7%\nSource: Apple. YOY = Year over Year.\nThe real strength in the quarter was its iPad segment, which launched its 10th generation and the new M2 iPad Pro in October 2022, so the first quarter benefited from these new products.\nApple's services division also showed growth with all-time-high revenue. Management indicated this growth came from its App Store subscriptions and from revenue records in its cloud and payment services.\nThat's enough of the good; let's get to the bad.\nUnsurprisingly, the Mac had a tough quarter. No matter where you look, expensive consumer electronics aren't selling well. This sentiment echoed in the wearables, home, and accessories division, although little was discussed about Apple TV+ (which is included in this segment) for the first quarter.\nNone of the other four divisions together can match what the iPhone generates, which makes the revenue drop concerning. But those fears are diminished when you dig into what happened during the first quarter.\nFirst, Apple had to deal with some fierce currency headwinds, and when you adjust for that, the revenue was actually flat year over year. Second, Apple faced shortages of its new iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max in November and December, peak holiday buying season.\nThis revenue decline, coupled with operating expenses rising 12%, affected profit margins, which dropped from 28% in 2021 to 26% this year. Although that's not a significant change, it was enough for Apple to miss earnings-per-share projections by about 11%.\nSo is this a signal that 2023 won't be a great year for the stock?\nApple's multiple expansion is likely complete\nApple currently trades for about 26 times earnings, which isn't a cheap valuation, let alone for a company whose revenue is slowing. Furthermore, Wall Street analysts project it will increase revenue by only 1.8% in fiscal 2023 and 5.7% in fiscal 2024, which doesn't leave much room for growth.\nMuch of Apple's stock growth has come from multiple expansion rather than revenue growth over the past decade.\nAAPL PE ratio data by YCharts. TTM = trailing 12 months.\nWhile it's true that Apple was undervalued 10 years ago, it is no longer the case. Multiple expansion happens when investors are willing to pay more for a stock from a valuation basis than they previously did. This usually occurs during a business transition or a sentiment change. As the iPhone became the go-to device for many Americans, this multiple expansion was warranted.\nThe problem with multiple expansion is that it has its limits, and once that ceiling is reached, the stock returns to growth based on revenue and earnings. With Apple's expensive valuation and slowing growth, I think it doesn't have nearly the upside it used to, and investors should think about looking for other growth stocks to take its place.\nHowever, if you're looking for a slow and (mostly) steady grower, Apple can still fill that space in your portfolio.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nKeithen Drury has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The largest company in the world by market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), reported a troubling metric during its latest earnings report: declining revenue. AAPL PE ratio data by YCharts. This sentiment echoed in the wearables, home, and accessories division, although little was discussed about Apple TV+ (which is included in this segment) for the first quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The largest company in the world by market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), reported a troubling metric during its latest earnings report: declining revenue. AAPL PE ratio data by YCharts. iPhone $65.8 billion (8.1%) Mac $7.7 billion (28.7%) iPad $9.4 billion 29.7% Wearables, home, and accessories $13.5 billion (8.3%) Services $20.8 billion 6.7% Source: Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Revenue Declines for the First Time Since 2019. Time to Sell?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The largest company in the world by market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), reported a troubling metric during its latest earnings report: declining revenue. AAPL PE ratio data by YCharts. What makes this so significant is that it hasn't reported a quarter where this happened since 2019, making investors ask the obvious question: Is it time to sell Apple stock?", 'news_textrank_summary': "The largest company in the world by market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), reported a troubling metric during its latest earnings report: declining revenue. AAPL PE ratio data by YCharts. Apple's multiple expansion is likely complete Apple currently trades for about 26 times earnings, which isn't a cheap valuation, let alone for a company whose revenue is slowing."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-schwab-fundamental-u.s.-large-company-index-etf-fndx-a-strong-etf-right-now-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Making its debut on 08/13/2013, smart beta exchange traded fund Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has long been dominated by products based on market cap weighted indexes, a strategy created to reflect the market or a particular market segment.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nIf you're the kind of investor who would rather try and beat the market through good stock selection, then smart beta funds are your best choice; this fund class is known for tracking non-cap weighted strategies.\nThis kind of index follows this same mindset, as it attempts to pick stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance; non-cap weighted strategies base selection on certain fundamental characteristics, or a mix of such characteristics.\nThe smart beta space gives investors many different choices, from equal-weighting, one of the simplest strategies, to more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting. However, not all of these methodologies have been able to deliver remarkable returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nManaged by Charles Schwab, FNDX has amassed assets over $10.73 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. FNDX, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the Russell RAFI US Large Co. Index.\nThe Russell RAFI US Large Company Index measures the performance of the large company size segment by fundamental overall company scores.\nCost & Other Expenses\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long-term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins, other things remaining the same.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.25% for FNDX, making it on par with most peer products in the space.\nFNDX's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 1.93%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector - about 17.10% of the portfolio. Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.55% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nIts top 10 holdings account for approximately 19.12% of FNDX's total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has added about 7.13% and is up roughly 0.42% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 02/08/2023), respectively. FNDX has traded between $47.76 and $59.62 during this last 52-week period.\nThe fund has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 25.44% for the trailing three-year period, which makes FNDX a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 725 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $53.96 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $104.94 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.55% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The smart beta space gives investors many different choices, from equal-weighting, one of the simplest strategies, to more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.55% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Making its debut on 08/13/2013, smart beta exchange traded fund Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.55% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Making its debut on 08/13/2013, smart beta exchange traded fund Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.55% of the fund's total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Making its debut on 08/13/2013, smart beta exchange traded fund Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-add-to-your-portfolio-in-the-event-of-a-market-downturn-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Nasdaq Composite had its best January in more than 20 years this past month, which is a promising sign for investors. The index, primarily made up of technology stocks, was up 10.7% in January, the best return in January since 2001.\nIt was a bit unexpected as many market watchers predicted that there could be another correction in 2023, due to projections that an economic slowdown, and potentially a recession, is possible, given the rapid rise in interest rates. That prediction may or may not come to pass, but investors should be prepared in case it does.\nIf the market were to go through another correction or bear market, here are three stocks to consider buying.\n1. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a bad year in 2022, with its stock price down 26% for the year. But it did outperform the Nasdaq Composite, which fell about 33% in 2022. Part of the problem was just an overall sell-off among tech stocks, as many had become overpriced after a strong run-up in 2020 and 2021.\nThis year, given the strength of 2021, the quarterly numbers paled in comparison. Sales have been down as consumers faced more difficult economic conditions due to rising inflation and a higher cost of living, as well as higher interest rates. Also, the iPhone suffered from supply chain constraints due to COVID restrictions in China, where most of the phone are made.\nBut the good news is that Apple's valuation came way down at the end of 2022, with a price-to-earnings ratio of around 20 -- the lowest since the start of the pandemic. After a good January, it has ticked back up to around 25, but it is still a good value at that rate.\nBut through a difficult past year, Apple increased its market share for the iPhone to over 50% and saw growth in its services business, which includes subscription-based products like Apple TV+. Meanwhile, supply constraints are largely gone. If the market does tank again, you will have an opportunity to buy one of the best companies in the world at an even better bargain price than you can now.\n2. Dollar General\nYou don't have to do a lot of research to see how Dollar General (NYSE: DG) performs in a recession or bear market -- just look to 2022. Last year, the economy shrank, or receded, in the first two quarters -- which some deem a recession. What is not in dispute is the fact that we were in a bear market in 2022 -- defined by the market dropping 20% or more.\nBut the thing is, through the economic downturn and bear market, Dollar General performed quite well, finishing the year up 4.4%. Since 2010, Dollar General has not had a negative year-end return, finishing in the black every year since it went public in 2009.\nWith its deep discount prices and strategy of serving underserved areas, like rural locations or urban locales, Dollar General has a history of outperforming its peers during down markets, making it pretty much recession-proof.\nThe stock is down about 7% year to date, showing again how it tends to the opposite of how the markets move. But if the economy slides into recession and the market drops, Dollar General would be a good bet to surge higher into the headwinds of a downturn.\n3. Federated Hermes\nFederated Hermes (NYSE: FHI) might not be a stock you're familiar with, but it is one to know, particularly in this market environment.\nFederated Hermes is an asset management firm, which might raise some red flags initially because bear markets aren't typically favorable to money managers. But Federated Hermes is one of the largest money market fund managers in the U.S. -- and money market funds make up the bulk of its assets.\nAs of Dec. 31, 2022, Federated had $447 billion in money market fund assets, which represented 71% of its $669 billion in total assets. It had only $81 billion in equity funds, or 12% of its total assets, while it had $87 billion in fixed income assets, roughly 13%.\nWith interest rates at their highest level since the Great Recession, this is a great market for money market funds, as the higher the interest rates, the higher the yields they generate for investors. In turn, they become a safe haven for investors.\nFederated saw its assets reach a record of about $669 billion in 2022, with revenue up 11% for the year over the previous year. The stock price finished the year flat but is up about 11% this year.\nWith interest rates continuing to rise and likely to stay elevated for the next few years, Federated Hermes is well positioned to outperform, even if the market tanks again.\nAll three of these stocks would serve you well in the event of a market downturn -- each for a different reason.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nDave Kovaleski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a bad year in 2022, with its stock price down 26% for the year. It was a bit unexpected as many market watchers predicted that there could be another correction in 2023, due to projections that an economic slowdown, and potentially a recession, is possible, given the rapid rise in interest rates. With its deep discount prices and strategy of serving underserved areas, like rural locations or urban locales, Dollar General has a history of outperforming its peers during down markets, making it pretty much recession-proof.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a bad year in 2022, with its stock price down 26% for the year. But the thing is, through the economic downturn and bear market, Dollar General performed quite well, finishing the year up 4.4%. But Federated Hermes is one of the largest money market fund managers in the U.S. -- and money market funds make up the bulk of its assets.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Add to Your Portfolio in the Event of a Market Downturn', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a bad year in 2022, with its stock price down 26% for the year. If the market were to go through another correction or bear market, here are three stocks to consider buying. But if the economy slides into recession and the market drops, Dollar General would be a good bet to surge higher into the headwinds of a downturn.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a bad year in 2022, with its stock price down 26% for the year. If the market were to go through another correction or bear market, here are three stocks to consider buying. With interest rates at their highest level since the Great Recession, this is a great market for money market funds, as the higher the interest rates, the higher the yields they generate for investors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-microsoft-and-warner-bros.-discovery-stocks-are-no-brainer-buys-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'This earnings season, multiple companies have reported quarters burdened by economic headwinds, low consumer demand, and foreign exchange challenges. But these temporary obstacles present a buying opportunity for stocks with excellent long-term outlooks.\nMarket declines over the last year highlight the importance of investing in stocks that will likely soar over five-plus years. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) had to contend with a variety of challenges over the last year, but remain no-brainer buys. Here\'s why.\n1. Apple\nOn Feb. 2, Apple posted its first-quarter 2023 earnings, reporting its first year-over-year sales decline since 2019. Revenue in the quarter fell 5.5% year over year to $117.15 billion, while operating income tumbled 13% to $36 billion.\nThe declines were primarily due to production issues in China at the factory that manufactures about 70% of all iPhones, as well as currency fluctuations resulting in an unusually strong dollar.\nDespite pitfalls in product segments, Apple\'s services business continued to grow, with revenue rising 6.4% year over year to an all-time high of $20.76 billion. The subscription-based business once again offered attractive profit margins, reporting 70.8% compared to the product segment\'s 37% profit margins.\nApple clearly stumbled in its latest quarter. But its stock is up 276% in the last five years and 830% in the last decade. Meanwhile, its annual revenue climbed 48% to $394.3 billion since 2018, and operating income increased 68% to $119.4 billion. As a result, holding Apple shares over many years can mitigate short-term headwinds and provide consistent gains.\nMoreover, the company has some exciting developments ahead, such as reducing its dependency on other tech companies for iPhone components and a reported venture into augmented/virtual reality with a new headset this year. Apple looks to have a fruitful long-term future, making it a no-brainer buy this February.\n2. Microsoft\nMicrosoft\'s Q2 of 2023 earnings report showed a 2% year-over-year rise in revenue of $52.7 billion and an 8% decline in operating income to $20.4 billion. The company continued to suffer from the declining PC market, with revenue in its more-personal computing segment falling 19% year over year to $14.2 billion.\nBut Microsoft\'s stock is an obvious buy, thanks to its leading position in multiple lucrative industries that will likely have consistent long-term growth. For instance, the company\'s cloud computing service Azure boosted revenue in its intelligent cloud segment by 18% to $21.5 billion in the second quarter of 2023.\nWhile growth slowed after the segment reported a 20% increase in the first quarter of 2023, Microsoft has big plans to further develop Azure and boost profits well into the future.\nLast November, CEO Satya Nadella said Microsoft would be building data centers in 11 new regions, with the company especially bullish about Asia. The goal is to grow its market share in cloud computing, an industry worth $368.97 billion in 2021 with an expected compound annual growth rate of 15.7% through 2030, according to Grand View Research.\nMicrosoft also is expanding its position in the booming artificial intelligence (AI) segment with its investment in tech start-up OpenAI -- which further strengthens the stock as a must-buy for the long haul.\n3. Warner Bros. Discovery\nAfter a year where Warner Bros. stock plunged over 62%, its shares have skyrocketed since Jan. 1. The entertainment company\'s stock increased 68% year to date as investors grew optimistic about its 2023 prospects. But it\'s still far from its previous ceiling, with shares down 42% year over year.\nAs the home of film/TV franchises such as Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, DC superheroes, and The Lord of the Rings, the company should seemingly be flourishing. However, a pricy merger and restructuring costs in 2022 hurt earnings.\nDespite the challenging year, the outlook over the next five to 10 years is promising, making now a perfect time to buy. Warner Bros. Discovery says this year will be focused on "relaunching and building" following the content slashes that defined its business in 2022.\nIn the coming months, the company plans to unveil its newly merged HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming service and release multiple blockbusters such as DC\'s sequel to Shazam!, Dune: Part Two, and Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom.\nAnd on Feb. 10, Warner Bros.will launch the highly anticipated Harry Potter-themed video game Hogwarts Legacy across consoles and PC. After two delays due to COVID-19, the game will likely provide a nice boost to revenue.\nWarner Bros. Discovery had a troubling first year of business. But its average 12-month price target of $21.21 offers 32.6% growth. Add to that a promising long-term outlook, and stock looks like a no-brainer buy.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Microsoft, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Warner Bros. The goal is to grow its market share in cloud computing, an industry worth $368.97 billion in 2021 with an expected compound annual growth rate of 15.7% through 2030, according to Grand View Research. Microsoft also is expanding its position in the booming artificial intelligence (AI) segment with its investment in tech start-up OpenAI -- which further strengthens the stock as a must-buy for the long haul.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Warner Bros. Despite pitfalls in product segments, Apple's services business continued to grow, with revenue rising 6.4% year over year to an all-time high of $20.76 billion. Microsoft Microsoft's Q2 of 2023 earnings report showed a 2% year-over-year rise in revenue of $52.7 billion and an 8% decline in operating income to $20.4 billion.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple, Microsoft, and Warner Bros. Discovery Stocks are No-Brainer Buys Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Warner Bros. But its stock is up 276% in the last five years and 830% in the last decade. Discovery After a year where Warner Bros. stock plunged over 62%, its shares have skyrocketed since Jan. 1.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Warner Bros. Revenue in the quarter fell 5.5% year over year to $117.15 billion, while operating income tumbled 13% to $36 billion. Despite pitfalls in product segments, Apple's services business continued to grow, with revenue rising 6.4% year over year to an all-time high of $20.76 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-tesla-vs.-apple-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Consumer-facing stocks were battered in 2022 as rising inflation reduced demand for many companies. However, investors seem to be increasingly optimistic in the new year, with the Nasdaq Composite index up almost 15% year to date. With the market showing signs of recovery, now might be a great time to invest in solid growth stocks.\nTesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted immense growth over the last five years, with the companies' leading market shares in their respective industries likely to boost their stocks over the long term. As a result, both of these stocks make compelling investments.\nSo is Tesla or Apple stock the better buy? Let's find out.\nTesla\nTesla investors have been on a rollercoaster over the last couple of years, with the company's stock plunging 65% throughout 2022 and soaring 54% since Jan. 1. The recent rise is primarily thanks to Tesla ramping up production in China and a promising quarterly report.\nIn the fourth quarter of 2022, revenue rose 37% year over year to $24.3 billion, while operating income increased 49% to hit $3.9 billion. In its fiscal 2022, the automotive company produced 1.36 million vehicles (+47% year-over-year) and delivered 1.31 million vehicles (+40% Y/Y).\nDespite a promising quarter, Tesla is a tricky potential investment, as arguments can easily be made to both buy and avoid its stock. On the one hand, the car manufacturer holds a leading 18.1% market share in fully electric vehicles. And according to data from Reuters, its average net profit per vehicle is unrivaled, as seen in the chart below.\nCOMPANY NET PROFIT PER CAR (Q3 2022)\nTesla $9,574\nGM $2,150\nBYD $1,550\nToyota $1,197\nVW $973\nHyundai $927\nFord -$762\nXpeng -$11,735\nNio -$19,141\nData source: Reuters\nHowever, EV competition has soared in recent years, with many well-established automotive brands adding electric vehicles to their lineups. And when it comes to an edge on self-driving technology, Tesla seems to be falling behind, as Mercedes became the first company to offer level-three self-driving in January.\nTesla likely has a fruitful future over the long term, with its most recent quarter a promising sign. However, its success will largely depend on whether or not it can keep its lead while staving off the increasing competition.\nApple\nAs growth stocks go, Apple is one of the most reliable and consistent options. Even in 2022, when the Nasdaq Composite index fell 33%, the iPhone company managed to avoid the worst of the market's declines, as is evident in the chart below.\nData by YCharts\nSimilarly, Apple's year-to-date stock growth of about 19%, compared to Tesla's 54%, illustrates the low volatility of its shares.\nThe tech giant had a rocky Q1 2023, reporting a 5.5% year-over-year decline in revenue of $117.15 billion, with operating income falling 13% to $36 billion. The losses mainly stemmed from production headwinds in China and foreign exchange fluctuations, which resulted in an overpowered U.S. dollar. However, its quarterly troubles should be temporary and insignificant over the long term.\nOver the past five years Apple's stock has risen about 295%, and 845% over the last decade. Alongside impressive stock growth, the company's revenue increased by 48% to $394 billion since 2018, while operating income soared 68% to $119 billion.\nAlong with long-term consistency, one of the biggest selling points for Apple's stock is its almost unparalleled brand loyalty, which has led it to dominate nearly any new market it enters, from smartphones to tablets to smartwatches, and even Bluetooth headphones.\nRecent reports revealed the company will likely enter the virtual/augmented reality markets this year with the launch of a new headset, meaning Apple could soon be the leader of another quickly expanding industry.\nComparing forward price-to-earnings ratios, Apple's 21.54 makes its current stock price a better value than Tesla's 30.80. While Tesla likely has a long future ahead, Apple's wide range of products and plans to further diversify its lineup this year make its stock the more reliable and better buy.\nFind out why Tesla is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Tesla is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, BYD, Nio, Tesla, and Volkswagen Ag. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted immense growth over the last five years, with the companies' leading market shares in their respective industries likely to boost their stocks over the long term. Hyundai $927 Ford -$762 Xpeng -$11,735 Nio -$19,141 Data source: Reuters However, EV competition has soared in recent years, with many well-established automotive brands adding electric vehicles to their lineups. Along with long-term consistency, one of the biggest selling points for Apple's stock is its almost unparalleled brand loyalty, which has led it to dominate nearly any new market it enters, from smartphones to tablets to smartwatches, and even Bluetooth headphones.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted immense growth over the last five years, with the companies' leading market shares in their respective industries likely to boost their stocks over the long term. Hyundai $927 Ford -$762 Xpeng -$11,735 Nio -$19,141 Data source: Reuters However, EV competition has soared in recent years, with many well-established automotive brands adding electric vehicles to their lineups. Alongside impressive stock growth, the company's revenue increased by 48% to $394 billion since 2018, while operating income soared 68% to $119 billion.", 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: Tesla vs. Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted immense growth over the last five years, with the companies' leading market shares in their respective industries likely to boost their stocks over the long term. So is Tesla or Apple stock the better buy? Tesla $9,574", 'news_textrank_summary': "Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted immense growth over the last five years, with the companies' leading market shares in their respective industries likely to boost their stocks over the long term. Tesla Tesla investors have been on a rollercoaster over the last couple of years, with the company's stock plunging 65% throughout 2022 and soaring 54% since Jan. 1. While Tesla likely has a long future ahead, Apple's wide range of products and plans to further diversify its lineup this year make its stock the more reliable and better buy."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 151.1699981689453, 'high': 154.5800018310547, 'open': 153.8800048828125, 'close': 151.9199981689453, 'ema_50': 141.74088291647234, 'rsi_14': 73.8880997999937, 'target': 150.8699951171875, 'volume': 64120100.0, 'ema_200': 147.30303882061796, 'adj_close': 151.0755615234375, 'rsi_lag_1': 80.20509761506571, 'rsi_lag_2': 76.32545258705125, 'rsi_lag_3': 84.75355693923505, 'rsi_lag_4': 83.39090746270753, 'rsi_lag_5': 78.7572444460778, 'macd_lag_1': 4.518666016440676, 'macd_lag_2': 4.106360191381242, 'macd_lag_3': 3.817688058177879, 'macd_lag_4': 3.1116706377560774, 'macd_lag_5': 2.5399651752207717, 'macd_12_26_9': 4.572425439387928, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.205639729322234}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 18.549999237060547, 'Date': '2023-02-08', 'High': 20.1200008392334, 'Open': 18.8799991607666, 'Close': 19.6299991607666, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-08', 'Adj Close': 19.6299991607666}, {'Low': 1.071684956550598, 'Date': '2023-02-08', 'High': 1.0760208368301392, 'Open': 1.0729728937149048, 'Close': 1.0729728937149048, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-08', 'Adj Close': 1.0729728937149048}, {'Low': 1.2039633989334106, 'Date': '2023-02-08', 'High': 1.2110350131988523, 'Open': 1.2054728269577026, 'Close': 1.2054582834243774, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-08', 'Adj Close': 1.2054582834243774}, {'Low': 6.768499851226807, 'Date': '2023-02-08', 'High': 6.7916998863220215, 'Open': 6.791200160980225, 'Close': 6.791200160980225, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-08', 'Adj Close': 6.791200160980225}, {'Low': 77.08000183105469, 'Date': '2023-02-08', 'High': 78.56999969482422, 'Open': 77.48999786376953, 'Close': 78.47000122070312, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 353468, 'date_str': '2023-02-08', 'Adj Close': 78.47000122070312}, {'Low': 0.6927400231361389, 'Date': '2023-02-08', 'High': 0.6995100975036621, 'Open': 0.6964598298072815, 'Close': 0.6964598298072815, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-08', 'Adj Close': 0.6964598298072815}, {'Low': 3.630000114440918, 'Date': '2023-02-08', 'High': 3.691999912261963, 'Open': 3.6579999923706055, 'Close': 3.6530001163482666, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-08', 'Adj Close': 3.6530001163482666}, {'Low': 130.60899353027344, 'Date': '2023-02-08', 'High': 131.51400756835938, 'Open': 131.04200744628906, 'Close': 131.04200744628906, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-08', 'Adj Close': 131.04200744628906}, {'Low': 103.0, 'Date': '2023-02-08', 'High': 103.5199966430664, 'Open': 103.2699966430664, 'Close': 103.41000366210938, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-08', 'Adj Close': 103.41000366210938}, {'Low': 1872.0999755859373, 'Date': '2023-02-08', 'High': 1880.4000244140625, 'Open': 1872.0999755859373, 'Close': 1877.4000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 230, 'date_str': '2023-02-08', 'Adj Close': 1877.4000244140625}]}
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{'date': '2023-02-09', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.509, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155060.0, 'fred_ppi': 258.669, 'fred_retail_sales': 686434.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -70521.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 66.9, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8003, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-excellent-stocks-to-buy-in-2023-and-never-sell', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'There are many advantages to holding stocks for a long time -- think five years or more. First, doing so allows the power of compounding to work its magic. Second, in some countries like the U.S., there are tax advantages associated with it. Of course, none of that means much unless investors buy shares in outstanding companies that can deliver excellent returns over long periods.\nAnd with the right corporations, it might even be worth remaining a shareholder for life. That said, let\'s consider two companies that are great "forever" candidates: Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\n1. Pfizer\nIn 2022, Pfizer recorded $100.3 billion in total revenue, representing a 23% year-over-year increase and an all-time annual high for the drugmaker. Pfizer can thank its coronavirus products, Comirnaty and Paxlovid, for this performance. However, we are no longer in a state of emergency, and Pfizer\'s coronavirus sales will drop starting this year, leading to a massive decline in total revenue.\nFor its fiscal 2023, Pfizer expects revenue in the neighborhood of $69 billion. That shouldn\'t trouble investors. In 2020, the last year before it started recording sales of its coronavirus vaccine, the pharma giant\'s top line was $41.9 billion. So the company should keep delivering results above its pre-pandemic levels. Pfizer expects non-coronavirus revenue of $70 billion to $84 billion by 2030.\nThat\'s because Pfizer is on the verge of significantly rejuvenating and expanding its lineup. Over the next 18 months, the company expects 19 new approvals or label expansions for key products. There should be at least 10 brand-new approvals for the company in this period. They will likely include a potential respiratory syncytial virus vaccine that could be the first of its kind, and a medicine for alopecia.\nBut Pfizer won\'t stop there. The company is looking to pour even more money into research and development (R&D), with a plan to increase R&D spending by at least 8.7% year over year in 2023, bringing its total to between $12.4 billion and $13.4 billion. Over the long run, that should allow the company to develop newer and more effective drugs while it continues to grow its revenue and earnings.\nIn addition, Pfizer is a solid dividend stock. The company has raised its payouts by a respectable 20.6% in the past five years while it boasts a modest cash payout ratio of 38.2%, giving it ample room for many more dividend increases. Pfizer looks like a solid "forever" stock with the dividends it offers, its track record of innovation, and its long-term growth potential.\n2. Apple\nApple failed to impress investors with its latest update for its fiscal 2023\'s first quarter, which ended on Dec. 31. The company\'s revenue dropped by 5% year over year to $117.2 billion. On the bottom line, the tech giant\'s net earnings per share dropped to $1.88, down from $2.10 reported in the comparable period of the previous fiscal year. No doubt, economic problems contributed to Apple\'s poor performance.\nBut there is some good news, too. Apple reported that it now has an installed base of more than 2 billion users across its active devices. That\'s a massive ecosystem that arguably represents the company\'s future. As things stand, Apple\'s services segment still accounts for a relatively small fraction of its total revenue. The company\'s service revenue rose 6.4% year over year to $20.8 billion in its first quarter.\nBut that could change as it finds new ways to monetize these users. Apple could do so by ramping up its fintech ambitions, among other potential avenues. But what\'s important is that although it has developed and marketed innovative hardware devices, the company\'s future doesn\'t just depend on its ability to continue selling its iPhone. The great thing about Apple\'s services segment is that it\'s hard to leave the company\'s ecosystem.\nApple\'s devices boast many useful interconnected features that provide an incentive to buy and keep a suite of Apple products as opposed to purchasing an Android phone that cannot interact with an iOS tablet the way an iPhone can. Also, switching to a competing operating system requires transferring media files, a tedious task no one wants to do. Apple\'s high switching costs partly explain why it has continued to grow its user base.\nFurther, the company\'s services unit typically records much better margins than its hardware business. In my view, Apple has only scratched the surface of the market available to it when it comes to monetizing its ecosystem. This opportunity will allow it to generate solid and growing revenue, earnings, and margins for a long time. That\'s why the company remains a solid stock even at a market capitalization above $2 trillion.\n10 stocks we like better than Pfizer\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Pfizer wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nProsper Junior Bakiny has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Pfizer. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'That said, let\'s consider two companies that are great "forever" candidates: Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). However, we are no longer in a state of emergency, and Pfizer\'s coronavirus sales will drop starting this year, leading to a massive decline in total revenue. On the bottom line, the tech giant\'s net earnings per share dropped to $1.88, down from $2.10 reported in the comparable period of the previous fiscal year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'That said, let\'s consider two companies that are great "forever" candidates: Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Pfizer In 2022, Pfizer recorded $100.3 billion in total revenue, representing a 23% year-over-year increase and an all-time annual high for the drugmaker. But what\'s important is that although it has developed and marketed innovative hardware devices, the company\'s future doesn\'t just depend on its ability to continue selling its iPhone.', 'news_article_title': '2 Excellent Stocks to Buy in 2023 and Never Sell', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That said, let\'s consider two companies that are great "forever" candidates: Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The company\'s service revenue rose 6.4% year over year to $20.8 billion in its first quarter. That\'s why the company remains a solid stock even at a market capitalization above $2 trillion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'That said, let\'s consider two companies that are great "forever" candidates: Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The company is looking to pour even more money into research and development (R&D), with a plan to increase R&D spending by at least 8.7% year over year in 2023, bringing its total to between $12.4 billion and $13.4 billion. The company\'s revenue dropped by 5% year over year to $117.2 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amd-wins-nearly-a-third-of-processor-market-arms-climb-slows-analyst-report', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nFeb 9 (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O has captured nearly a third of the market for central processor units while British chip technology firm Arm Ltd\'s rise in the PC market slowed in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to an analyst report.\nAMD has grabbed share away from Intel Corp INTC.O, which still remains the largest player in the market for what are known as x86 processors, which work with popular operating systems like Microsoft Corp\'s MSFT.O Windows. In the fourth quarter, Intel had 68.7% market share for x86 processors versus AMD\'s 31.3%, which was up from 28.5% a year earlier, according to Mercury Research.\nThe results came amid what Mercury Research President Dean McCarron said in the report was the worst downturn in the PC chip market since the 1980s and possibly the worst in the industry\'s history. After snapping up PCs and laptops for working from home during the pandemic, consumers and businesses have slowed their purchases amid rising inflation and economic uncertainty.\nBut the slowdown has played out differently for AMD and Intel. AMD last month beat Wall Street sales expectations while Intel conceded that it has "stumbled" in competing with its longtime rival, with Intel\'s expected losses forcing broad employee pay cuts.\nAMD declined to comment on the analyst report. Arm was not immediately available for comment.\nBut the PC sales slump has also affected Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O Mac computer lineup, which is the leading source of sales for Arm-based PC chips.\nMercury said Arm PC chips, led by Apple\'s in-house chips but also joined by Qualcomm Inc\'s QCOM.O recent PC chips for Windows machines, now have 13.3% share of the market PC chips, down from 14.6% a quarter earlier but still up from 10.3% share a year ago.\nArm, which is owned by Japan\'s Softbank Group Corp 9984.T, licenses its technology to companies like Apple and Qualcomm to make into PC chips and has made expansion into new markets like PCs a major part of is sales growth strategy ahead of an expected initial public offering later this year.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; editing by Diane Craft)\n(([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "But the PC sales slump has also affected Apple Inc's AAPL.O Mac computer lineup, which is the leading source of sales for Arm-based PC chips. In the fourth quarter, Intel had 68.7% market share for x86 processors versus AMD's 31.3%, which was up from 28.5% a year earlier, according to Mercury Research. After snapping up PCs and laptops for working from home during the pandemic, consumers and businesses have slowed their purchases amid rising inflation and economic uncertainty.", 'news_luhn_summary': "But the PC sales slump has also affected Apple Inc's AAPL.O Mac computer lineup, which is the leading source of sales for Arm-based PC chips. By Stephen Nellis Feb 9 (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O has captured nearly a third of the market for central processor units while British chip technology firm Arm Ltd's rise in the PC market slowed in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to an analyst report. In the fourth quarter, Intel had 68.7% market share for x86 processors versus AMD's 31.3%, which was up from 28.5% a year earlier, according to Mercury Research.", 'news_article_title': "AMD wins nearly a third of processor market, Arm's climb slows, analyst report", 'news_lexrank_summary': "But the PC sales slump has also affected Apple Inc's AAPL.O Mac computer lineup, which is the leading source of sales for Arm-based PC chips. By Stephen Nellis Feb 9 (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O has captured nearly a third of the market for central processor units while British chip technology firm Arm Ltd's rise in the PC market slowed in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to an analyst report. In the fourth quarter, Intel had 68.7% market share for x86 processors versus AMD's 31.3%, which was up from 28.5% a year earlier, according to Mercury Research.", 'news_textrank_summary': "But the PC sales slump has also affected Apple Inc's AAPL.O Mac computer lineup, which is the leading source of sales for Arm-based PC chips. By Stephen Nellis Feb 9 (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O has captured nearly a third of the market for central processor units while British chip technology firm Arm Ltd's rise in the PC market slowed in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to an analyst report. Mercury said Arm PC chips, led by Apple's in-house chips but also joined by Qualcomm Inc's QCOM.O recent PC chips for Windows machines, now have 13.3% share of the market PC chips, down from 14.6% a quarter earlier but still up from 10.3% share a year ago."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-feb-9-2023-%3A-abev-pbr-lyft-intc-clvt-msft-snap-aapl-googl-amzn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 8.2 to 12,389.37. The total After hours volume is currently 94,068,895 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nAmbev S.A. (ABEV) is unchanged at $2.45, with 8,453,049 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ABEV is in the "buy range".\n\nPetroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR) is +0.07 at $11.12, with 7,285,611 shares traded. PBR\'s current last sale is 92.67% of the target price of $12.\n\nLyft, Inc. (LYFT) is -3.88 at $12.34, with 5,895,349 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Elastic Continues to Dip Despite Excellent Q2 Results\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is unchanged at $27.73, with 4,431,891 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 99.04% of the target price of $28.\n\nClarivate Plc (CLVT) is +0.015 at $10.92, with 3,771,434 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CLVT is in the "buy range".\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is -0.12 at $263.50, with 3,664,704 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.55. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nSnap Inc. (SNAP) is +0.03 at $11.01, with 3,081,104 shares traded. SNAP\'s current last sale is 110.1% of the target price of $10.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $150.79, with 2,982,691 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.43. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is +0.27 at $95.28, with 2,435,692 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.25. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.05 at $98.19, with 2,200,623 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.29. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nGlobus Medical, Inc. (GMED) is +0.03 at $63.00, with 1,822,029 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GMED is in the "buy range".\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is +0.02 at $18.99, with 1,319,421 shares traded. T\'s current last sale is 84.4% of the target price of $22.5.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $150.79, with 2,982,691 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $150.79, with 2,982,691 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Feb 9, 2023 : ABEV, PBR, LYFT, INTC, CLVT, MSFT, SNAP, AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN, GMED, T', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $150.79, with 2,982,691 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 8.2 to 12,389.37.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $150.79, with 2,982,691 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-7-best-tech-stocks-to-buy-for-february-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nTech stocks continue to be a major player in the stock market in 2023. Driven by ongoing innovation and investment, big-name turnarounds suggest that Feb. could be the beginning of a sharp upward trend for tech stocks. In fact, here are seven of the best tech stocks to consider for the year.\nPI Impinj $126.80\nMETA Meta Platforms $178.17\nPODD Insulet Corporation $286.67\nMSFT Microsoft $264.03\nSTX Seagate Technology $69.43\nCRM Salesforce $172.56\nNFLX Netflix $362.79\nBest Tech Stocks: Impinj (PI) \nSource: Shutterstock\nImpinj (NASDAQ:PI) is a technology company specializing in providing solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). Its products and services include radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems and software. Impinj’s tracking chips connect items and devices to the cloud. The RFID technology that underpins its products and services are especially useful for retail, logistics, and transportation sector firms that need to track physical assets for analytical and other purposes. \nOne of the primary reasons to believe that PI stock will rise this month is its sales guidance. The company recently revised its current quarter guidance upward. Impinj had given a prior guidance range for this quarter between $71.5 to $73.5 million. However, it recently raised that guidance to at least $76 million for the quarter. That positive development, in combination with the positive Fed news of lower interest rate increases, should be a powerful catalyst for Impinj. \nBest Tech Stocks: Meta Platforms (META)\nSource: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is a prime example of how quickly fortunes can change for the better. The Facebook parent company had been largely jeered for its hard pivot to the metaverse during 2022. The tech company has invested heavily in virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) solutions. The company is focused on creating immersive experiences through its hardware and software products. These products include AR smart glasses and VR headsets. But screenshots of its metaverse have become meme fodder. Detractors have gone so far as to suggest that the rebranding would be the death of the company. \nBut the stock market is a place where a ‘what have you done for lately’ mentality rules. So Meta’s recent upbeat outlook, a $40 billion share buyback plan, and a renewed focus on efficiency are benefiting its shares in a big way. Meta’s revenues were dealt a blow when Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) privacy measures reduced data access in early 2021. In response, Meta developed AI-based tools to improve ad targeting. Revenues could soon be higher than they were prior to Apple’s privacy changes. That strongly suggests that Meta is back and the story of its pivot is still being written. \nInsulet (PODD) \nSource: Minerva Studio / Shutterstock.com\nInvestors should also consider Insulet (NASDAQ:PODD), a medical device company that specializes in insulin pump systems for people with diabetes. The company is well known for its ‘Omnipod’ insulin delivery system that offers a discreet and user-friendly option for people with insulin-dependent diabetes.\nInsulet wont reportearnings again until Feb. 23 but investors should understand that the firm’s growth has been impressive thus far. Q3 earnings, released in early Nov., showed revenues of $340.8 million. That represented a 23.7% increase on a year-over-year basis. Insulet’s Omnipod product accounted for $326.1 million, or 95.7% of the firm’s total revenues in Q3. Omnipod revenues grew 25.3% YoY. \nInsulet’s international Omnipod sales decreased 5.5% in Q3, to $88 million. But the company also received CE Mark approval in Q3 which opens up its international market access. It should be able to rebound and increase international sales while continuing its already strong top-line results. \nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com\nMicrosoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock is still in limbo following its earnings release on Jan. 24. Analysts are digesting its weak overall sales growth, the lowest in six years. The result is trepidation that growth has stagnated at the company. Microsoft’s guidance for $51 billion in revenue for the current quarter, which would represent 3% growth, doesn’t help to reduce pessimism. \nBut I think there’s good reason to believe that Microsoft is on the cusp of a new paradigm in which it is able to achieve a lot more with a lot less. The reason to believe that lies in its Azure cloud platform. Microsoft is heavily leveraging AI models into its cloud which grew 22% in the quarter with $27.1 billion in revenue. \nThe company laid off 10,000 workers as tech firms seek greater efficiency. Overhead is shrinking while Azure and its AI investments promise greater productivity overall. Lower overall headcount reduces expenses. And AI investments could turbocharge Azure’s growth. The combination could fundamentally improve MSFT stock in a major way. \nSeagate Technology (STX) \nSource: solarseven/Shutterstock\nInvestors should also consider Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX), which specializes in data storage solutions. The company is one of the largest manufacturers of hard disk drives (HDD) in the world serving individuals and businesses. Its products are used in a wide range of end applications ranging from desktop computers to data centers. \nSeagate Technologies has already shown significant positive momentum in 2023. Shares have increased in price from $51.88 to $72.31 as of writing. Although STX shares are currently fully priced, meaning they trade at or above their target price, they can move higher.\nA high-level overview of Seagate Technologies suggests that its late 2022 business restructuring is being well received by the markets. While revenues dropped to $1.887 billion in the quarter, down from $3.116 billion a year ago, share prices are surging. The company is launching a 30-plus terabyte HAMR-based product family in the June quarter and it seems market anticipation is enough to keep prices rising. \nSalesforce (CRM) \nSource: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com\nSalesforce (NYSE:CRM) is a technology company specializing in customer relationship management software. Its flagship product, also called Salesforce, is one of the most widely used CRM platforms in the world, offering a range of tools and services for sales, customer service, marketing, and more. That said, Salesforce continues to face the dual threat of increasing competition and an economic downturn. Internally, Salesforce has suffered from a mix of low growth and profitability that decreased share prices substantially in 2022. \nSalesforce anticipates reaching $50 billion in revenues and 25% margins by early 2026 though skeptics remain. However, CRM stock has the might of powerful institutional investors behind it. Both Elliot Management and Inclusive Capital have taken significant positions (1)in the company. Salesforce remains the big dog in the customer relationship management software sector by far and that cannot be disregarded. Its dominant position is being challenged but sector leaders have a way of rebounding due to scale. \nNetflix (NFLX) \nSource: xalien / Shutterstock\nNetflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) looks like one to consider this month and beyond. On the revenue front, Netflix reported $7.85 billion, up slightly from the $7.71 billion it recorded a year earlier. But the particularly positive news was that its subscriber growth of 7.66 million new users well exceeded the 4.5 million management had earlier projected. \nNetflix users have largely adopted its new ad-supported pricing updates without killing subscriber growth in the process. That’s the main takeaway investors should understand about Netflix. Its crackdown on password sharing hasn’t had the effect of slowing subscribership. And Netflix’s content continues to draw critical acclaim with titles like Wednesday, Glass Onion, Troll, and Harry and Meghan remaining popular. In short, it looks like Netflix may have weathered the worst of the storm and come out pretty strong as a result. \nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nAlex Sirois is a freelance contributor to InvestorPlace whose personal stock investing style is focused on long-term, buy-and-hold, wealth-building stock picks.Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.\nThe post The 7 Best Tech Stocks to Buy for February 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Meta’s revenues were dealt a blow when Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) privacy measures reduced data access in early 2021. Driven by ongoing innovation and investment, big-name turnarounds suggest that Feb. could be the beginning of a sharp upward trend for tech stocks. The RFID technology that underpins its products and services are especially useful for retail, logistics, and transportation sector firms that need to track physical assets for analytical and other purposes.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Meta’s revenues were dealt a blow when Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) privacy measures reduced data access in early 2021. PI Impinj $126.80 META Meta Platforms $178.17 PODD Insulet Corporation $286.67 MSFT Microsoft $264.03 STX Seagate Technology $69.43 CRM Salesforce $172.56 NFLX Netflix $362.79 Best Tech Stocks: Impinj (PI) Source: Shutterstock Impinj (NASDAQ:PI) is a technology company specializing in providing solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). Seagate Technology (STX) Source: solarseven/Shutterstock Investors should also consider Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX), which specializes in data storage solutions.', 'news_article_title': 'The 7 Best Tech Stocks to Buy for February 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Meta’s revenues were dealt a blow when Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) privacy measures reduced data access in early 2021. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Tech stocks continue to be a major player in the stock market in 2023. Insulet’s international Omnipod sales decreased 5.5% in Q3, to $88 million.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Meta’s revenues were dealt a blow when Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) privacy measures reduced data access in early 2021. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Tech stocks continue to be a major player in the stock market in 2023. PI Impinj $126.80 META Meta Platforms $178.17 PODD Insulet Corporation $286.67 MSFT Microsoft $264.03 STX Seagate Technology $69.43 CRM Salesforce $172.56 NFLX Netflix $362.79 Best Tech Stocks: Impinj (PI) Source: Shutterstock Impinj (NASDAQ:PI) is a technology company specializing in providing solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-rises-on-robust-earnings-disney-hits-five-month-high', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nDisney jumps on Q1 beat, layoff plans\nPepsiCo gains on quarterly profit, sales beat\nSalesforce rises on reports Third Point owns stake\nU.S. weekly jobless claims increase\nIndexes up: Dow 0.71%, S&P 0.73%, Nasdaq 1.11%\nUpdates prices, details\nBy Johann M Cherian and Ankika Biswas\nFeb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes rose on Thursday with Disney and Salesforce boosting the blue-chip Dow index, while data showing a rise in weekly jobless claims helped ease concerns about the Federal Reserve\'s rate-hike path.\nDisney Co DIS.N gained 3% to its highest level since late August after topping earnings estimates and announcing 7,000 job cuts as part of an effort to save $5.5 billion in costs.\nFellow Dow component Salesforce IncCRM.N added 3% as a source familiar with the matter told Reuters that hedge fund Third Point LLC owns a stake in the company.\nInvestor sentiment was further boosted after data showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 196,000 last week, above a forecast of 190,000 claims.\nThe data comes on the heels of a strong January employment report that rattled markets last week.\n"This is a definite sign that weakness in the labor market is coming despite the huge job number last week," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.\n"There are so many companies that are laying off people...if this trend continues and inflation continues to head downwards, then the Fed\'s tune will change and a pause is not that far away."\nTraders are betting that the central bank will raise its benchmark rate to a peak of 5.1% in July, largely in line with the forecasts of Fed officials.\nAt 10:11 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 242.31 points, or 0.71%, at 34,191.32, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 29.97 points, or 0.73%, at 4,147.83, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 131.96 points, or 1.11%, at 12,042.48.\nAll the major S&P 500 sectors were higher, with technology .SPLRCT jumping 1.7%.\nMegacap stocks including Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O climbed in the range of 1.1% to 4.8% as U.S. Treasury yields extended declines. US/\nStocks have enjoyed an upbeat start to the year on hopes that the Fed would abandon its hawkish rhetoric and pilot the economy to a soft landing.\nPepsiCo Inc PEP.O rose 1.6% as the snack and beverage maker reported better-than-expected results, while drugmaker AbbVie IncABBV.N gained 4.6% after beating fourth-quarter profit expectations.\nRalph Lauren CorpRL.N gained 3% after beating quarterly sales expectations, while peer Tapestry IncTPR.N soared 5% on a strong annual profit forecast.\nThe consumer discretionary sector .SPLRCD housing the luxury names added 1.7%.\nOf more than half of the S&P 500 companies that have reported fourth-quarter earnings so far, 69% have topped estimates, as per Refinitiv data.\nCardiovascular Systems Inc (CSI) CSII.O soared 48.1% after Abbott Laboratories ABT.N said it would buy the medical device maker for $837.6 million.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 3.03-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 2.17-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 14 new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 49 new highs and 20 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh, Johann M Cherian and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Megacap stocks including Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O climbed in the range of 1.1% to 4.8% as U.S. Treasury yields extended declines. Disney Co DIS.N gained 3% to its highest level since late August after topping earnings estimates and announcing 7,000 job cuts as part of an effort to save $5.5 billion in costs. Fellow Dow component Salesforce IncCRM.N added 3% as a source familiar with the matter told Reuters that hedge fund Third Point LLC owns a stake in the company.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Megacap stocks including Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O climbed in the range of 1.1% to 4.8% as U.S. Treasury yields extended declines. Disney jumps on Q1 beat, layoff plans PepsiCo gains on quarterly profit, sales beat Salesforce rises on reports Third Point owns stake U.S. weekly jobless claims increase Indexes up: Dow 0.71%, S&P 0.73%, Nasdaq 1.11% Updates prices, details By Johann M Cherian and Ankika Biswas Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes rose on Thursday with Disney and Salesforce boosting the blue-chip Dow index, while data showing a rise in weekly jobless claims helped ease concerns about the Federal Reserve's rate-hike path. PepsiCo Inc PEP.O rose 1.6% as the snack and beverage maker reported better-than-expected results, while drugmaker AbbVie IncABBV.N gained 4.6% after beating fourth-quarter profit expectations.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St rises on robust earnings, Disney hits five-month high', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Megacap stocks including Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O climbed in the range of 1.1% to 4.8% as U.S. Treasury yields extended declines. Disney jumps on Q1 beat, layoff plans PepsiCo gains on quarterly profit, sales beat Salesforce rises on reports Third Point owns stake U.S. weekly jobless claims increase Indexes up: Dow 0.71%, S&P 0.73%, Nasdaq 1.11% Updates prices, details By Johann M Cherian and Ankika Biswas Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes rose on Thursday with Disney and Salesforce boosting the blue-chip Dow index, while data showing a rise in weekly jobless claims helped ease concerns about the Federal Reserve's rate-hike path. The data comes on the heels of a strong January employment report that rattled markets last week.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Megacap stocks including Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O climbed in the range of 1.1% to 4.8% as U.S. Treasury yields extended declines. Disney jumps on Q1 beat, layoff plans PepsiCo gains on quarterly profit, sales beat Salesforce rises on reports Third Point owns stake U.S. weekly jobless claims increase Indexes up: Dow 0.71%, S&P 0.73%, Nasdaq 1.11% Updates prices, details By Johann M Cherian and Ankika Biswas Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes rose on Thursday with Disney and Salesforce boosting the blue-chip Dow index, while data showing a rise in weekly jobless claims helped ease concerns about the Federal Reserve's rate-hike path. Fellow Dow component Salesforce IncCRM.N added 3% as a source familiar with the matter told Reuters that hedge fund Third Point LLC owns a stake in the company."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-is-the-worst-of-the-worst-in-a-miserable-pc-industry', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Computer company Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) is laying off roughly 5% of its workforce, according to a recent SEC filing citing the weakening personal computer market as the key cause. It's not a stretch to presume rival computer companies like Lenovo (OTC: LNVGY), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) are running into the same headwind.\nWhat's a bit more difficult to see without digging deeper is the true intensity of Dell's struggle compared to its competition. It was the worst of the worst in terms of declining Q4 delivery numbers, with no end to the weakness on the horizon. And there's a possible reason -- or two -- for Dell's pronounced trouble that investors need to understand.\nFirst things first.\nFalling fast\nDell didn't divulge exact numbers in its filing, but technology consulting and market research outfit IDC does regularly update its estimates. It reckons global PC shipments (all brands) slipped 28.1% year over year during the fourth quarter of 2022, led by Dell's 37.2% dip. The company's deliveries have been declining rather sharply from their Q4-2021 peak, in fact.\nData source: IDC. Chart by author.\nThere's some important context worth adding to this chart: While Dell may have gotten a relatively slow start plugging into the demand created by the COVID-19 pandemic, it finished strong. Specifically, Dell's PC deliveries grew through the end of 2021, whereas competitors like Lenovo and HP saw their demand climax in 2020. Dell is facing notably tougher comparisons than its rivals are right now.\nNevertheless, something's clearly more wrong with Dell than with other PC names at this time.\nDon't look for relief anytime soon, either. IDC adds that personal computer shipments are apt to tumble another 5.6% from 2022's relatively low levels in 2023. A measurable rebound now isn't expected until 2024, and even then IDC expects a shallow recovery.\nThe kicker: IDC doesn't anticipate higher selling prices offsetting shrinking PC demand in the meantime.\nNot like the others (and that's a problem)\nWith nothing more than a passing glance, it's just another computer company. Take a closer look at the market, though. You'll see two stark differences between Dell and its rivals that may be causing much of its comparatively terrible performance.\nThe first of these differences is that Dell doesn't have much of a presence among traditional retailers like Best Buy and Walmart. That's a market it's largely ceded to other brands.\nThis is mostly intentional.\nSee, Dell focuses less on consumers and more on institutional customers likely to buy custom builds directly from the brand itself. About 40% of the third quarter's business was infrastructure like servers, while commercial computer revenue made up a similar proportion of its top line for the same quarter. Although this strategy cuts out middlemen that would otherwise cut into profits, it also leaves the brand out of an important sales venue when corporate business dries up...as it did in the final quarter of last year.\nData source: Thomson Reuters. Chart by author. Revenue figures are in millions of dollars.\nThe second reason Dell may struggle even more than other PC makers set to founder in 2023 is pricing. Whereas HP appeals to buyers on a budget and Apple's Macs enjoy cult-like devotion, Dell's above-average pricing makes its wares tougher to sell in a poor economic environment; that's true even for corporate customers.\nNo one denies a Dell PC's value, to be clear -- you get what you pay for! But high quality isn't always readily affordable. And this year, with the risk of recession still upon us, most would-be buyers are a little more cost-conscious than they'd normally be. To this end, the analyst community is calling for sales as well as profit declines in the immediate future.\nTake the hint\nBottom line? This isn't a complicated, nuanced call. Dell Technologies is already on the defensive moving into what will be a tough year...much tougher than for its peers and rivals.\nWith the stock priced at less than 7 times next year's projected per-share profits, there's a valuation-based upside argument. In light of the company's current fiscal trajectory, however, there's little on the horizon that will activate a value-driven rally. Steer clear until the company can at least catch a PC tailwind.\n10 stocks we like better than Dell Technologies\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dell Technologies wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nJames Brumley has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Best Buy, HP, and Walmart. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "It's not a stretch to presume rival computer companies like Lenovo (OTC: LNVGY), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) are running into the same headwind. Falling fast Dell didn't divulge exact numbers in its filing, but technology consulting and market research outfit IDC does regularly update its estimates. Whereas HP appeals to buyers on a budget and Apple's Macs enjoy cult-like devotion, Dell's above-average pricing makes its wares tougher to sell in a poor economic environment; that's true even for corporate customers.", 'news_luhn_summary': "It's not a stretch to presume rival computer companies like Lenovo (OTC: LNVGY), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) are running into the same headwind. Computer company Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) is laying off roughly 5% of its workforce, according to a recent SEC filing citing the weakening personal computer market as the key cause. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Best Buy, HP, and Walmart.", 'news_article_title': 'Dell Is the Worst of the Worst in a Miserable PC Industry', 'news_lexrank_summary': "It's not a stretch to presume rival computer companies like Lenovo (OTC: LNVGY), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) are running into the same headwind. Data source: IDC. About 40% of the third quarter's business was infrastructure like servers, while commercial computer revenue made up a similar proportion of its top line for the same quarter.", 'news_textrank_summary': "It's not a stretch to presume rival computer companies like Lenovo (OTC: LNVGY), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) are running into the same headwind. Computer company Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) is laying off roughly 5% of its workforce, according to a recent SEC filing citing the weakening personal computer market as the key cause. Falling fast Dell didn't divulge exact numbers in its filing, but technology consulting and market research outfit IDC does regularly update its estimates."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-to-get-a-lift-from-robust-earnings-rise-in-jobless-claims', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian\nFeb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes were set for a higher open on Thursday as a slew of strong quarterly earnings and data showing a rise in weekly jobless claims outweighed concerns about the Federal Reserve\'s rate-hike path.\nWalt Disney Co DIS.N climbed 5.6% premarket after topping earnings estimates and announcing 7,000 job cuts as part of an effort to save $5.5 billion in costs and make its streaming business profitable.\nPepsiCo Inc PEP.O rose 1.8% as the snack and beverage maker reported better-than-expected results, while drugmaker AbbVie IncABBV.N gained 1.3% after beating fourth-quarter profit expectations.\nFutures got a lift after data showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 196,000 for the week ended Feb. 4. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 190,000 claims for the latest week.\nThe data comes on the heels of a strong January employment report that rattled markets last week.\n"This is a definite sign that weakness in the labor market is coming despite the huge job number last week," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.\n"There are so many companies that are laying off people and that eventually is going to weaken the job market. This for the Fed is too soon, but if this trend continues and inflation continues to head downwards, then the Fed\'s tune will change and a pause is not that far away."\nTraders are betting that the central bank will raise its benchmark rate to a peak of 5.1% in July, largely in line with the forecasts of Fed officials. However, money market traders are also anticipating rate cuts this year. 0#FEDWATCH\nAt 8:50 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 213 points, or 0.63%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 33 points, or 0.8%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 160.5 points, or 1.28%.\nMegacap stocks including Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O climbed in the range of 1.3% to 2.0% as U.S. Treasury yields extended declines. US/\nStocks have enjoyed an upbeat start to the year on hopes that the Fed would steer away from its hawkish rhetoric and leave the economy on a strong footing.\nOf more than half of the S&P 500 companies that have reported fourth-quarter results so far, 69% have topped analysts\' earnings estimates, as per Refinitiv IBES data. In a typical quarter 66% top estimates.\nRalph Lauren CorpRL.N gained 2.4% after beating quarterly revenue expectations on resilient demand for its high-end clothing and accessories.\nSalesforce Inc CRM.N edged 1.8% higher as a source familiar with the matter told Reuters that hedge fund Third Point LLC owns a stake in the company.\nCardiovascular Systems Inc (CSI) CSII.O jumped 48.3% after Abbott Laboratories ABT.N said it would buy the medical device maker for $837.6 million.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh, Johann M Cherian and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Megacap stocks including Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O climbed in the range of 1.3% to 2.0% as U.S. Treasury yields extended declines. By Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes were set for a higher open on Thursday as a slew of strong quarterly earnings and data showing a rise in weekly jobless claims outweighed concerns about the Federal Reserve's rate-hike path. Walt Disney Co DIS.N climbed 5.6% premarket after topping earnings estimates and announcing 7,000 job cuts as part of an effort to save $5.5 billion in costs and make its streaming business profitable.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Megacap stocks including Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O climbed in the range of 1.3% to 2.0% as U.S. Treasury yields extended declines. By Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes were set for a higher open on Thursday as a slew of strong quarterly earnings and data showing a rise in weekly jobless claims outweighed concerns about the Federal Reserve's rate-hike path. PepsiCo Inc PEP.O rose 1.8% as the snack and beverage maker reported better-than-expected results, while drugmaker AbbVie IncABBV.N gained 1.3% after beating fourth-quarter profit expectations.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set to get a lift from robust earnings, rise in jobless claims', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Megacap stocks including Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O climbed in the range of 1.3% to 2.0% as U.S. Treasury yields extended declines. By Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes were set for a higher open on Thursday as a slew of strong quarterly earnings and data showing a rise in weekly jobless claims outweighed concerns about the Federal Reserve\'s rate-hike path. "This is a definite sign that weakness in the labor market is coming despite the huge job number last week," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Megacap stocks including Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O climbed in the range of 1.3% to 2.0% as U.S. Treasury yields extended declines. By Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes were set for a higher open on Thursday as a slew of strong quarterly earnings and data showing a rise in weekly jobless claims outweighed concerns about the Federal Reserve\'s rate-hike path. "This is a definite sign that weakness in the labor market is coming despite the huge job number last week," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/smartphone-sales-are-peaking.-heres-why-apple-doesnt-really-care', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It\'s difficult to say if last quarter\'s iPhone revenue reflects a supply problem or a demand problem; it could be a little of both. Either way, it\'s cause for concern. Not only did Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) report lower year-over-year iPhone sales, but total iPhone revenue of $65.8 billion also fell short of analysts\' expectations of $68.3 billion. That shortfall prompted a rare companywide earnings miss.\nIt\'s not necessarily the end of the world, though. Apple has been preparing for "peak iPhone" for some time now. If that\'s where we are -- and it very well could be -- then the company already has a powerful profit engine humming.\nProfits trump sales\nIf you\'re reading this, you likely know how important the iPhone is to Apple. Even with last quarter\'s relatively weak showing, iPhone sales alone accounted for 56% of the company\'s total top line.\nThe iPhone doesn\'t make up a proportional piece of Apple\'s profits, however. Services revenue makes up a surprisingly big piece of its income pie, and this digital business\'s bottom line is getting ever bigger.\nYou won\'t directly find this detail in Apple\'s quarterly reports. Rather, you have to do a little math to come up with the numbers. Subtracting the cost of services revenue from services revenue itself, however, leaves you with the gross profit specifically attributable to the company\'s services business. The number-crunching reveals that Apple still makes more total profit with its products like the iPhone, the iPad, and Macs. Services, however, now makes up nearly one-third of Apple\'s total bottom line. And its net impact is growing.\nData source: Apple. Chart by author.\nIt seems unlikely Apple\'s services business -- the sale of apps and digital media like movies, shows, and music -- will become Apple\'s biggest business in the foreseeable future, if ever. The preceding chart does make clear, however, that the company has a plan to survive and even thrive once the iPhone has reached its maximum annual revenue potential.\nAnd that time may well be at hand.\nThe smartphone market was already shrinking\nAs was noted, last quarter\'s tepid iPhone sales could reflect supply chain problems. CEO Tim Cook also used the phrase "challenging macroeconomic environment" several times during Thursday\'s earnings call.\nBut it would be short-sighted to ignore the possibility that at least some of the iPhone\'s slowdown can be chalked up to sheer saturation.\nThat\'s one of the takeaways from IDC\'s recent look at the 2022 smartphone market, anyway. The market research outfit estimates that every major smartphone maker suffered a serious drop in unit shipments in the fourth quarter as well as for the entirety of last year, and it wasn\'t primarily a supply problem. IDC research director Nabila Popal noted within the report that "weakened demand and high inventory caused vendors to cut back drastically on shipments," adding, "Heavy sales and promotions during the quarter helped deplete existing inventory rather than drive shipment growth." IDC\'s Anthony Scarsella goes on to say, "We continue to witness consumer demand dwindle as refresh rates climb past 40 months in most major markets."\nIDC isn\'t the only outfit seeing a waning growth for the smartphone market, either. Canalys foresees "flat to marginal growth" for the smartphone business this year. Rival phone-maker Samsung believes the worldwide smartphone business will outright contract again this year.\nThat\'s not a tough prediction to believe, either, in light of deteriorating smartphone sales since 2016\'s fourth-quarter peak of 431 million units.\nData source: IDC. Chart by author.\nConnect the dots. Smartphone sales were poised to shrink here regardless of the economic backdrop simply by maintaining the current trend.\nTo its credit, Apple\'s iPhone briefly snapped out of the 2016 funk in 2020, overcoming all of the challenges linked to the pandemic at the time. Even so, it\'s clear that even the iPhone isn\'t immune to headwinds other than logistical and supply chain headaches, as most pandemic-prompted supply-and-demand problems have been reasonably well addressed since late 2020.\nApple\'s going to be fine... just different\nDon\'t misunderstand. Apple is neither in dire straits, nor is it set to rule the digital content and services world. It would love to continue growing iPhone sales, but even if it doesn\'t, there\'s still money to be made with the amount of units it will sell. At the same time, Apple is doing quite well -- and turning a good profit -- with services, yet that area may never be the company\'s biggest breadwinner.\nIt just doesn\'t matter. The point here is, Apple doesn\'t have to be the smartphone juggernaut it used to be to produce strong results. Services can take up much of that slack.\nIt is taking up much of that slack, in fact, and there\'s no reason to think it won\'t continue doing so. Its services arm just reached record quarterly revenue of $20.8 billion, with total digital subscriptions managed through Apple\'s iOS growing from 900 million to 935 million last quarter alone. Yet that\'s still less than half of the 2 billion Apple devices currently in use worldwide. That\'s a lot of opportunity to add more paying services customers, starting with its own user base.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nJames Brumley has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Not only did Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) report lower year-over-year iPhone sales, but total iPhone revenue of $65.8 billion also fell short of analysts\' expectations of $68.3 billion. The market research outfit estimates that every major smartphone maker suffered a serious drop in unit shipments in the fourth quarter as well as for the entirety of last year, and it wasn\'t primarily a supply problem. IDC\'s Anthony Scarsella goes on to say, "We continue to witness consumer demand dwindle as refresh rates climb past 40 months in most major markets."', 'news_luhn_summary': "Not only did Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) report lower year-over-year iPhone sales, but total iPhone revenue of $65.8 billion also fell short of analysts' expectations of $68.3 billion. The smartphone market was already shrinking As was noted, last quarter's tepid iPhone sales could reflect supply chain problems. Its services arm just reached record quarterly revenue of $20.8 billion, with total digital subscriptions managed through Apple's iOS growing from 900 million to 935 million last quarter alone.", 'news_article_title': "Smartphone Sales Are Peaking. Here's Why Apple Doesn't Really Care", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Not only did Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) report lower year-over-year iPhone sales, but total iPhone revenue of $65.8 billion also fell short of analysts' expectations of $68.3 billion. The smartphone market was already shrinking As was noted, last quarter's tepid iPhone sales could reflect supply chain problems. IDC isn't the only outfit seeing a waning growth for the smartphone market, either.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Not only did Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) report lower year-over-year iPhone sales, but total iPhone revenue of $65.8 billion also fell short of analysts' expectations of $68.3 billion. It seems unlikely Apple's services business -- the sale of apps and digital media like movies, shows, and music -- will become Apple's biggest business in the foreseeable future, if ever. Its services arm just reached record quarterly revenue of $20.8 billion, with total digital subscriptions managed through Apple's iOS growing from 900 million to 935 million last quarter alone."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-large-cap-etf-vv-be-on-your-investing-radar', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/27/2004.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $25.97 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.54%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 27.50% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.46% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 11.9% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nVV seeks to match the performance of the CRSP US Large Cap Index before fees and expenses. The CRSP US Large Cap Index includes U.S. companies that comprise the top 85% of investable market capitalization and are traded on NYSE, NYSE Market, NASDAQ or ARCA.\nThe ETF has gained about 7.66% so far this year and is down about -8.52% in the last one year (as of 02/09/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $162.98 and $212.87.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 25.65% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 568 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Large-Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VV is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $310.66 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $382.19 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.46% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/27/2004.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.46% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/27/2004.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.46% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Why Large Cap Blend Companies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.46% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives Vanguard Large-Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/these-3-tech-stocks-are-building-the-future-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When investing in the stock market, choosing companies with solid market share in consistently growing industries is always best. The tech market is home to a wealth of growth stocks because it\'s made up of companies in a near-constant state of development and innovation. And investing in companies that have a perpetual eye on the future can provide significant gains over the long term.\nHere are three tech stocks building the future, making them excellent investments for the long haul.\n1. Nvidia\nNvidia\'s (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock plummeted 53% in 2022, alongside a declining PC market. However, its shares have climbed 51% since Jan. 1 as Wall Street has grown bullish over the company\'s prospects in artificial intelligence.\nAccording to Grand View Research, the AI market was worth $136.55 billion in 2022 and will expand at a compound annual growth rate of 37.3% through 2030. Meanwhile, Nvidia is home to technology crucial to the market\'s growth. The tech company\'s graphics processing units (GPUs) have the processing power necessary to push AI forward.\nMoreover, in November 2022, Nvidia partnered with Microsoft\'s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Azure to build a massive cloud AI computer. The partnership will combine Nvidia\'s GPUs with Azure software, which will "help enterprises train, deploy, and scale AI," the company said in a news release.\nAI will likely impact the future development of countless forms of technology, such as search engines, self-driving vehicles, machine learning, and much more. And Nvidia is well positioned to be a major player in that development.\n2. Microsoft\nMicrosoft owes much of its success to its near-constant search for technologies of the future. Since its founding almost 50 years ago, it has become a leader in operating systems, productivity software, video games, and cloud computing with this mindset. For instance, the launch of Microsoft\'s cloud computing service Azure in 2010 has more than paid off, with the platform still reporting double-digit quarterly revenue in 2023.\nMost recently, Microsoft\'s $1 billion investment in AI start-up OpenAI in 2019 is looking like one of its best decisions of the decade. The AI company stunned the tech world in November with the launch of its chatbot software ChatGPT, capable of producing human-like dialogue based on prompts. The software will soon be offered through Azure and is expected to incorporate Microsoft\'s search engine Bing in the future.\nThe promise of ChatGPT has led to reports that Microsoft is considering a further investment of $10 billion in OpenAI. Meanwhile, competitors like Alphabet have announced a stronger focus on AI going forward, as ChatGPT has created a threat to its Google search engine.\nMicrosoft is easily an investment in the future, with its stock likely to offer consistent gains for years.\n3. Apple\nWhile Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) isn\'t always the first to the plate when it comes to new technology, the company is often credited with propelling it into mainstream use. The tech giant\'s immense success with smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and Bluetooth headphones has seen it take budding technology and put it into the hands of millions of users worldwide after launching its custom versions. In fact, AppleInsider reported in November 2019 that Apple\'s AirPods business would be a $175 billion enterprise on its own, making it the U.S.\'s 32nd-largest company.\nAdditionally, numerous reports over the years have stated Apple intends to enter new markets such as virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR), self-driving cars, and folding phones. Each of these technologies has long been in development by other companies, but Apple\'s immense brand loyalty and innovation could push them forward faster than would otherwise happen.\nThis year, Apple is expected to launch its first mixed-reality headset, which is expected to feature AR and VR capabilities. While Meta Platforms and Sony already have competing VR headsets on the market, Apple\'s device will likely push more consumers to consider applying the technology to their daily lives, attracting other companies to develop AR and VR software as demand rises.\nApple is an expert at patiently waiting for new technology to develop and striking at the perfect time by enhancing it with consumer-friendly versions. In that way, the company pushes technology forward, with its devices often becoming the most popular in their respective markets.\nAs a result, Apple is no doubt a company building the future, with its stock a no-brainer investment.\nFind out why Nvidia is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Nvidia is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple While Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) isn't always the first to the plate when it comes to new technology, the company is often credited with propelling it into mainstream use. The AI company stunned the tech world in November with the launch of its chatbot software ChatGPT, capable of producing human-like dialogue based on prompts. The tech giant's immense success with smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and Bluetooth headphones has seen it take budding technology and put it into the hands of millions of users worldwide after launching its custom versions.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple While Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) isn't always the first to the plate when it comes to new technology, the company is often credited with propelling it into mainstream use. Moreover, in November 2022, Nvidia partnered with Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Azure to build a massive cloud AI computer. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia.", 'news_article_title': 'These 3 Tech Stocks Are Building the Future', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple While Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) isn't always the first to the plate when it comes to new technology, the company is often credited with propelling it into mainstream use. Microsoft Microsoft owes much of its success to its near-constant search for technologies of the future. The software will soon be offered through Azure and is expected to incorporate Microsoft's search engine Bing in the future.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple While Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) isn't always the first to the plate when it comes to new technology, the company is often credited with propelling it into mainstream use. When investing in the stock market, choosing companies with solid market share in consistently growing industries is always best. While Meta Platforms and Sony already have competing VR headsets on the market, Apple's device will likely push more consumers to consider applying the technology to their daily lives, attracting other companies to develop AR and VR software as demand rises."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-tech-stocks-that-could-set-you-up-for-life', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The past 16 months or so have no doubt tested the patience of technology-focused investors as share prices for many stocks in the sector tumbled far and have yet to fully recover. Thankfully, the start of 2023 saw some significant improvement in the market's view on tech stocks, as evidenced by the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbing 13% in January.\nOver the long term, technology stocks have proved to be a great place for investors to put their money, and two tech stocks with great potential for investors over the next decade or so are The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Here's why.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. The Trade Desk\nThe advertising industry may look a bit precarious right now as spending slowed down over the past year amid economic uncertainty. But don't count out the long-term potential of this vast market. Global spending on digital advertising will total an estimated $696 billion by next year, up from about $567 billion in 2022.\nThe Trade Desk is already doing a great job tapping into the digital ad market, with sales climbing 31% year over year to $395 million in the third quarter. The Trade Desk will report its latest quarterly results later this month, and management expects fourth-quarter revenue to increase 24% year over year to $490 million.\nBut it's not just sales growth that potential investors should think about when considering The Trade Desk. The company is also leading the charge in the industry's transition away from online trackers, called cookies. The Trade Desk has developed an alternative tracker called Unified ID 2.0 that gives advertisers a way to sell targeted ads while giving online users more privacy. A growing list of advertisers are jumping on board with The Trade Desk's Unified ID trackers, including Amazon Web Services, fuboTV, and The Washington Post.\nThe Trade Desk's stock isn't exactly cheap, with its shares trading at a price-to-sales ratio of 17 right now. But the stock is much cheaper than its P/S ratio of about 30 this time last year, and long-term investors will likely benefit as this company grows into the expanding digital advertising industry.\n2. Apple\nLet's address the elephant in the room first -- Apple didn't exactly have a great Fiscal 2023 first quarter. The company had its first quarterly revenue decline since 2016, with revenue falling by 5% from the year-ago quarter, and it also missed analysts' average consensus estimates for both its top and bottom lines. But Apple is hardly alone among technology companies reporting disappointing quarterly results lately, and I think there's still reason for optimism.\nFor one, unlike riskier tech investments right now, Apple still generates plenty of cash. The company generated $34 billion in operating cash flow in the quarter, giving investors plenty of reasons to believe that the company is still in solid financial shape.\nAdditionally, while some other Apple segments suffered recently, the company's services segment had a record quarterly revenue of $20.8 billion. This shows Apple's resilience even during a tougher macroeconomic environment.\nAnd finally, Apple still has substantial prospects in new revenue categories, namely augmented reality and virtual reality. The company could release a mixed reality headset (for both AR and VR) sometime this year, according to recent reporting from Bloomberg.\nThe AR/VR market potential is significant, with the size of the industry estimated to more than double from $25 billion last year to $52 billion in 2027. Apple could take a slice of that from both headset sales and app sales, similar to the company's winning formula that it's used for the iPhone.\nOne quick thing to remember\nTech stocks are still a bit volatile right now as investors try to figure out where inflation is going, what the Federal Reserve will do with interest rates, and if there will or won't be a recession.\nNo one has a crystal ball to see what the short-term outlook of the market will be, but history shows buying and holding stocks for years is still a great way to build wealth.\nFind out why Trade Desk is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Trade Desk is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Chris Neiger has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Trade Desk, and fuboTV. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Over the long term, technology stocks have proved to be a great place for investors to put their money, and two tech stocks with great potential for investors over the next decade or so are The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). A growing list of advertisers are jumping on board with The Trade Desk's Unified ID trackers, including Amazon Web Services, fuboTV, and The Washington Post. One quick thing to remember Tech stocks are still a bit volatile right now as investors try to figure out where inflation is going, what the Federal Reserve will do with interest rates, and if there will or won't be a recession.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Over the long term, technology stocks have proved to be a great place for investors to put their money, and two tech stocks with great potential for investors over the next decade or so are The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The Trade Desk is already doing a great job tapping into the digital ad market, with sales climbing 31% year over year to $395 million in the third quarter. A growing list of advertisers are jumping on board with The Trade Desk's Unified ID trackers, including Amazon Web Services, fuboTV, and The Washington Post.", 'news_article_title': '2 Tech Stocks That Could Set You Up for Life', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Over the long term, technology stocks have proved to be a great place for investors to put their money, and two tech stocks with great potential for investors over the next decade or so are The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The Trade Desk is already doing a great job tapping into the digital ad market, with sales climbing 31% year over year to $395 million in the third quarter. The company could release a mixed reality headset (for both AR and VR) sometime this year, according to recent reporting from Bloomberg.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Over the long term, technology stocks have proved to be a great place for investors to put their money, and two tech stocks with great potential for investors over the next decade or so are The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The Trade Desk is already doing a great job tapping into the digital ad market, with sales climbing 31% year over year to $395 million in the third quarter. The Trade Desk will report its latest quarterly results later this month, and management expects fourth-quarter revenue to increase 24% year over year to $490 million.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-is-retail-investors-favorite-stock-to-own-and-its-not-apple-or-a-meme-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For well over a century, everyday investors have been putting their money to work on Wall Street right alongside professional money managers. But over the past two years, these retail investors have rocked the boat like never before.\nIn late January 2021, when short squeezes were all the rage, everyday investors accounted for about 22% of total trading volume. But according to JPMorgan Chase's Managing Director of Big Data and AI (Artificial Intelligence) Strategies Peng Cheng, retail investors surpassed this previous record between Jan. 25, 2023 and Feb. 1, 2023 and accounted for 23% of total trading volume. In other words, the everyday investor is making their presence felt -- and it pays to know what stocks they like and hold.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nRetail investors are increasingly gravitating to time-tested businesses\nSince you'll find everyday investors at all online brokerages, there's no perfect way to get an all-encompassing picture of what they're holding. However, Robinhood Markets' (NASDAQ: HOOD) online brokerage platform is geared toward everyday investors. It has no minimum deposit requirements, charges no commission for stocks purchased on major U.S. exchanges, and even offers free shares of stock for new members who deposit money with the company. Robinhood tends to be a good gauge of retail-investor sentiment.\nThe reason I mention Robinhood is because it provides a public and constantly updated view of the 100 most-popular securities on its platform. These are the 100 most-held stocks and exchange-traded funds in retail investors' portfolios right now.\nAs you can imagine, meme stocks have been a fixture on this Robinhood leaderboard and, at one point in 2021, even dominated the top 10. But that's not the case any longer. More than half of Robinhood's 10 most-held stocks are profitable and time-tested multinational businesses like Walt Disney, Microsoft, and Ford Motor Company.\nTech-stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is the largest publicly traded company by market cap in the U.S., has vacillated between No. 1 and No. 2 on Robinhood's leaderboard a couple of times. Apple has easily recognizable products (iPhone, Mac, iPad), a loyal customer base, and is nothing short of a money machine. Over the trailing-12-month period, it generated $109.2 billion in operating cash flow.\nBut Apple isn't currently the No. 1 stock held by retail investors. And it's not a meme stock, either.\nRetail investors are stomping the accelerator on this hot stock\nAccording to data from Robinhood, electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is the stock you're likeliest to find in everyday investors' portfolios.\nAdmittedly, some of you might be of the opinion that Tesla is a meme stock. It certainly has had instances where emotional short-term investing has driven its valuation markedly higher. However, Tesla is profitable on a recurring basis, and just 3.4% of its float (i.e., tradable shares) is currently being sold short. Meme stocks are typically small-cap, money-losing businesses with high short interest. Tesla doesn't fit this definition in any respect.\nEveryday investors appear to fancy Tesla for three reasons. To begin with, Tesla has enjoyed first-mover advantages in the EV space. It's the first automaker to successfully build itself from the ground up to mass production in over a half-century.\nLast year, the company produced 1.37 million EVs (its first year north of 1 million) and delivered 1.31 million EVs. With the Berlin, Germany, and Austin, Tex. gigafactories ramping up activity, producing 1.8 million EVs in 2023 isn't out of the question.\nSecond, as I pointed out, Tesla is profitable, based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). It's generated a full-year GAAP profit in each of the past three years and is no longer reliant on selling renewable energy credit to deliver the green. Meanwhile, the EV divisions of competing legacy automakers are bleeding red as they invest heavily in innovation, infrastructure, and batteries for an electrified future.\nAnd third, retail investors really seem to like Tesla CEO Elon Musk. He's a visionary who has overseen the development of multiple Tesla EVs and has taken the company into robotics and energy storage (battery storage and solar panels). Beyond Tesla, Musk is the founder of SpaceX and the Boring Company, the owner and CEO of social media network Twitter, and the co-founder of Neuralink.\nThe Model 3 is Tesla's flagship sedan. Image source: Tesla.\nEveryday investors could be in for a rude awakening\nAlthough Tesla has been one of the top-performing S&P 500 components over the trailing decade and has begun 2023 like it's been shot out of a cannon, retail investors' No. 1 stock to own is rife with red flags.\nFirst, Tesla isn't immune to the economic headwinds facing the very cyclical auto industry. We've heard from a number of new and legacy automakers that semiconductor and general parts supply shortages are still adversely impacting production. Additionally, the U.S. economy looks increasingly likely to fall into a recession this year. Industries that produce commoditized products, like autos, are liable to struggle.\nThis brings me to the next very important point about Tesla: It's just a car company. In 2022, Tesla generated $81.5 billion in sales, with $10 billion on the nose coming from its energy segment and services on a combined basis. However, out of its $20.9 billion in gross profit, just $499 million came from these ancillary segments. Once other expenses are factored in, these become money-losing divisions. EVs really are everything to Tesla -- and this part of its business is weakening.\nIf you need evidence that Tesla is struggling, look no further than its pricing tactics in recent months. In both the U.S. and China, Tesla has lowered the sale price of its flagship Model 3 sedan and Model Y SUV up to 20%. If demand were strong and inventory levels weren't rising, we wouldn't be seeing prices reduced by this magnitude. Even if Tesla manages to boost production to north of 1.8 million EVs in 2023, its vehicle margin is set to crater at these price points.\nTSLA PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts.\nTo build on this point, Tesla's valuation makes no sense whatsoever. While most auto stocks are valued at roughly six times Wall Street's 2023 profit forecast, Tesla is commanding a multiple of 49 times consensus earnings. Since it's nothing more than a car company, I'd expect this valuation to contract meaningfully.\nLastly, Elon Musk is more of a liability than a help to Tesla. Aside from finding himself in hot water with securities regulators on more than one occasion, Musk has a terrible habit of promising innovations without delivering. From level 5 full self-driving to 1 million robotaxis on our roads, Musk's promises are built into Tesla's share price, yet remain woefully unfulfilled.\nIn short, I believe everyday investors are setting themselves up for disappointment if they're counting on Tesla.\nFind out why Tesla is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Tesla is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nJPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Tesla, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Tech-stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is the largest publicly traded company by market cap in the U.S., has vacillated between No. But according to JPMorgan Chase's Managing Director of Big Data and AI (Artificial Intelligence) Strategies Peng Cheng, retail investors surpassed this previous record between Jan. 25, 2023 and Feb. 1, 2023 and accounted for 23% of total trading volume. Beyond Tesla, Musk is the founder of SpaceX and the Boring Company, the owner and CEO of social media network Twitter, and the co-founder of Neuralink.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Tech-stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is the largest publicly traded company by market cap in the U.S., has vacillated between No. Last year, the company produced 1.37 million EVs (its first year north of 1 million) and delivered 1.31 million EVs. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Tesla, and Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': "This Is Retail Investors' Favorite Stock to Own (and It's Not Apple or a Meme Stock)", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Tech-stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is the largest publicly traded company by market cap in the U.S., has vacillated between No. But Apple isn't currently the No. Retail investors are stomping the accelerator on this hot stock According to data from Robinhood, electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is the stock you're likeliest to find in everyday investors' portfolios.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Tech-stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is the largest publicly traded company by market cap in the U.S., has vacillated between No. Retail investors are stomping the accelerator on this hot stock According to data from Robinhood, electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is the stock you're likeliest to find in everyday investors' portfolios. Last year, the company produced 1.37 million EVs (its first year north of 1 million) and delivered 1.31 million EVs."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/rovio-posts-q4-profit-drop-says-mobile-game-market-shrank-last-year', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Feb 9 (Reuters) - Finnish game maker Rovio ROVIO.HE, best known for its Angry Birds franchise, posted a fall in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday and said the global mobile game market in 2022 declined for the first time ever.\n"The market normalised after supercharged growth during the onset of COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021, when theglobal marketgrew annually by 30.1% and 12.5%, respectively," the company said in its financial statement.\nRovio, which is currently the target of a takeover offer from larger U.S.-listed rival Playtika PLTK.O, said game developers\' revenue was also dented by privacy changes on Apple\'s iPhone.\n"Apple\'s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework has heavily impacted game publishers\' ability to target high-value players," the gamemaker said.\nRovio reported a 55% decline to 5.9 million euros ($6.3 million) in its fourth-quarter adjusted operating profit, while its revenue declined 2.5%.\nRovio said its games outperformed the market but that its low profit in 2022 was due to a writedown of its subsidiary that tried to develop Hatch, a 5G gaming platform that never resulted in commercial success.\nThe mobile gaming market showed signs of stabilising towards the end of the year, it said, adding it expects flat revenue and profit development this year.\n"After five consecutive quarters of decline, it was encouraging to see the U.S. market turn to slight growth," CEO Alex Pelletier-Normand said in a statement.\nOn Monday, Rovio said it had initiated a strategic review and entered "preliminary nonbinding discussions" to consider Playtika\'s offer for its shares.\n($1 = 0.9319 euros)\n(Reporting by Anne Kauranen; editing by Jason Neely)\n(([email protected]; +358401895560;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Rovio, which is currently the target of a takeover offer from larger U.S.-listed rival Playtika PLTK.O, said game developers\' revenue was also dented by privacy changes on Apple\'s iPhone. "Apple\'s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework has heavily impacted game publishers\' ability to target high-value players," the gamemaker said. "After five consecutive quarters of decline, it was encouraging to see the U.S. market turn to slight growth," CEO Alex Pelletier-Normand said in a statement.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Feb 9 (Reuters) - Finnish game maker Rovio ROVIO.HE, best known for its Angry Birds franchise, posted a fall in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday and said the global mobile game market in 2022 declined for the first time ever. Rovio reported a 55% decline to 5.9 million euros ($6.3 million) in its fourth-quarter adjusted operating profit, while its revenue declined 2.5%. The mobile gaming market showed signs of stabilising towards the end of the year, it said, adding it expects flat revenue and profit development this year.', 'news_article_title': 'Rovio posts Q4 profit drop, says mobile game market shrank last year', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Feb 9 (Reuters) - Finnish game maker Rovio ROVIO.HE, best known for its Angry Birds franchise, posted a fall in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday and said the global mobile game market in 2022 declined for the first time ever. "The market normalised after supercharged growth during the onset of COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021, when theglobal marketgrew annually by 30.1% and 12.5%, respectively," the company said in its financial statement. Rovio, which is currently the target of a takeover offer from larger U.S.-listed rival Playtika PLTK.O, said game developers\' revenue was also dented by privacy changes on Apple\'s iPhone.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Feb 9 (Reuters) - Finnish game maker Rovio ROVIO.HE, best known for its Angry Birds franchise, posted a fall in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday and said the global mobile game market in 2022 declined for the first time ever. Rovio reported a 55% decline to 5.9 million euros ($6.3 million) in its fourth-quarter adjusted operating profit, while its revenue declined 2.5%. Rovio said its games outperformed the market but that its low profit in 2022 was due to a writedown of its subsidiary that tried to develop Hatch, a 5G gaming platform that never resulted in commercial success.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-rise-on-earnings-optimism-disney-climbs-on-revamp-plan', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Dow 0.75%, S&P 0.90%, Nasdaq 1.30%\nFeb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday as a slew of strong quarterly earnings lifted sentiment after worries that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer had fueled losses on Wall Street a day earlier.\nWalt Disney Co DIS.N climbed 6.6% in premarket trading after topping earnings estimates and announcing 7,000 job cuts as part of an effort to save $5.5 billion in costs and make its streaming business profitable.\nCasino stocks Wynn Resorts WYNN.O and MGM Resorts International MGM.N gained about 5% each after reporting fourth-quarter results, with Wynn indicating a meaningful return of visitation and demand in Macau during the recent Chinese New Year holiday period.\nPepsiCo Inc PEP.O rose 1.4% as the soda maker reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter.\nTobacco firm Philip Morris International Inc PM.N, drugmaker Abbvie Inc ABBV.N, apparel maker Ralph Lauren Corp RL.N and cereal maker Kellogg Co K.N are all set to report earnings during the day.\nOf more than half of the S&P 500 companies that have reported fourth-quarter results so far, 69% have topped analysts' earnings estimates, as per Refinitiv IBES data. In a typical quarter 66% top estimates.\nU.S. stock indexes have enjoyed an upbeat start to the year, largely driven by hopes that the Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle and data signaling resilience in the economy.\nHowever, equity markets have wavered in the recent days as Fed officials acknowledged the cooling in U.S. inflation but said that more interest rate rises are in the cards amid evidence of a still-strong labor market.\nData at 8:30 a.m. ET is expected to show the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose to 190,00 in the week ended Feb. 4, after an increase of 183,00 in the previous week.\nMegacap stocks including Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O climbed in the range of 1% to 2% as U.S. Treasury yields extended declines. US/\nAt 5:55 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 254 points, or 0.75%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 37.25 points, or 0.9%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 162.5 points, or 1.3%.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O firmed 3.7% as a U.S. safety board said it found no evidence a Tesla Model S was operating on Autopilot during an April 2021 fatal crash.\nSalesforce Inc CRM.N edged 1.6% higher as a source familiar with the matter told Reuters that hedge fund Third Point LLC owns a stake in the company.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh and Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Megacap stocks including Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O climbed in the range of 1% to 2% as U.S. Treasury yields extended declines. Walt Disney Co DIS.N climbed 6.6% in premarket trading after topping earnings estimates and announcing 7,000 job cuts as part of an effort to save $5.5 billion in costs and make its streaming business profitable. U.S. stock indexes have enjoyed an upbeat start to the year, largely driven by hopes that the Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle and data signaling resilience in the economy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Megacap stocks including Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O climbed in the range of 1% to 2% as U.S. Treasury yields extended declines. Futures up: Dow 0.75%, S&P 0.90%, Nasdaq 1.30% Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday as a slew of strong quarterly earnings lifted sentiment after worries that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer had fueled losses on Wall Street a day earlier. Casino stocks Wynn Resorts WYNN.O and MGM Resorts International MGM.N gained about 5% each after reporting fourth-quarter results, with Wynn indicating a meaningful return of visitation and demand in Macau during the recent Chinese New Year holiday period.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures rise on earnings optimism, Disney climbs on revamp plan', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Megacap stocks including Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O climbed in the range of 1% to 2% as U.S. Treasury yields extended declines. PepsiCo Inc PEP.O rose 1.4% as the soda maker reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter. Of more than half of the S&P 500 companies that have reported fourth-quarter results so far, 69% have topped analysts' earnings estimates, as per Refinitiv IBES data.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Megacap stocks including Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O climbed in the range of 1% to 2% as U.S. Treasury yields extended declines. Futures up: Dow 0.75%, S&P 0.90%, Nasdaq 1.30% Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday as a slew of strong quarterly earnings lifted sentiment after worries that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer had fueled losses on Wall Street a day earlier. Casino stocks Wynn Resorts WYNN.O and MGM Resorts International MGM.N gained about 5% each after reporting fourth-quarter results, with Wynn indicating a meaningful return of visitation and demand in Macau during the recent Chinese New Year holiday period.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 150.4199981689453, 'high': 154.3300018310547, 'open': 153.77999877929688, 'close': 150.8699951171875, 'ema_50': 142.0988873165004, 'rsi_14': 69.5195266749391, 'target': 151.00999450683594, 'volume': 56007100.0, 'ema_200': 147.33853092307137, 'adj_close': 150.03140258789062, 'rsi_lag_1': 73.8880997999937, 'rsi_lag_2': 80.20509761506571, 'rsi_lag_3': 76.32545258705125, 'rsi_lag_4': 84.75355693923505, 'rsi_lag_5': 83.39090746270753, 'macd_lag_1': 4.572425439387928, 'macd_lag_2': 4.518666016440676, 'macd_lag_3': 4.106360191381242, 'macd_lag_4': 3.817688058177879, 'macd_lag_5': 3.1116706377560774, 'macd_12_26_9': 4.47867630578034, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.460247044613855}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 19.020000457763672, 'Date': '2023-02-09', 'High': 21.07999992370605, 'Open': 19.239999771118164, 'Close': 20.709999084472656, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-09', 'Adj Close': 20.709999084472656}, {'Low': 1.0711569786071775, 'Date': '2023-02-09', 'High': 1.0790396928787231, 'Open': 1.0715816020965576, 'Close': 1.0715816020965576, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-09', 'Adj Close': 1.0715816020965576}, {'Low': 1.2057781219482422, 'Date': '2023-02-09', 'High': 1.2192445993423462, 'Open': 1.207292079925537, 'Close': 1.2071462869644165, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-09', 'Adj Close': 1.2071462869644165}, {'Low': 6.76830005645752, 'Date': '2023-02-09', 'High': 6.791200160980225, 'Open': 6.7881999015808105, 'Close': 6.7881999015808105, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-09', 'Adj Close': 6.7881999015808105}, {'Low': 76.5199966430664, 'Date': '2023-02-09', 'High': 78.83999633789062, 'Open': 78.44999694824219, 'Close': 78.05999755859375, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 324156, 'date_str': '2023-02-09', 'Adj Close': 78.05999755859375}, {'Low': 0.692280113697052, 'Date': '2023-02-09', 'High': 0.7010607123374939, 'Open': 0.6930001974105835, 'Close': 0.6930001974105835, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-09', 'Adj Close': 0.6930001974105835}, {'Low': 3.575000047683716, 'Date': '2023-02-09', 'High': 3.690000057220459, 'Open': 3.5859999656677246, 'Close': 3.683000087738037, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-09', 'Adj Close': 3.683000087738037}, {'Low': 130.3520050048828, 'Date': '2023-02-09', 'High': 131.8090057373047, 'Open': 131.38699340820312, 'Close': 131.38699340820312, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-09', 'Adj Close': 131.38699340820312}, {'Low': 102.63999938964844, 'Date': '2023-02-09', 'High': 103.5500030517578, 'Open': 103.43000030517578, 'Close': 103.22000122070312, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-09', 'Adj Close': 103.22000122070312}, {'Low': 1859.800048828125, 'Date': '2023-02-09', 'High': 1884.5999755859373, 'Open': 1875.300048828125, 'Close': 1866.199951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 223, 'date_str': '2023-02-09', 'Adj Close': 1866.199951171875}]}
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YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. YOUR ONLY TASK IS TO PREDICT FUTURE STOCK PRICES BASED ON PROVIDED DATA. RESPOND IN A JSON FORMAT WITH PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT 10 BUSINESS DAYS, 1 MONTH, 3 MONTHS, 6 MONTHS, AND 1 YEAR.
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{'date': '2023-02-10', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.509, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155060.0, 'fred_ppi': 258.669, 'fred_retail_sales': 686434.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -70521.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 66.9, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8003, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-feb-10-2023-%3A-igsb-pbr-itub-clvt-ftxg-aapl-iq-ftsm-pfe-rlj-dal', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -6.3 to 12,298.62. The total After hours volume is currently 74,887,501 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\niShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (IGSB) is unchanged at $50.21, with 6,609,296 shares traded. This represents a 3.27% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nPetroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR) is unchanged at $11.53, with 6,250,990 shares traded. PBR\'s current last sale is 96.08% of the target price of $12.\n\nItau Unibanco Banco Holding SA (ITUB) is -0.005 at $4.92, with 5,177,413 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ITUB is in the "buy range".\n\nClarivate Plc (CLVT) is unchanged at $10.96, with 3,031,739 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CLVT is in the "buy range".\n\nFirst Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF (FTXG) is unchanged at $26.36, with 2,686,932 shares traded. This represents a 7.55% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.05 at $150.96, with 2,669,672 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.43. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\niQIYI, Inc. (IQ) is unchanged at $7.45, with 1,828,939 shares traded. IQ\'s current last sale is 152.04% of the target price of $4.9.\n\nFirst Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) is unchanged at $59.53, with 1,636,493 shares traded. This represents a .45% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nPfizer, Inc. (PFE) is unchanged at $43.88, with 1,533,419 shares traded. PFE\'s current last sale is 87.76% of the target price of $50.\n\nRLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) is unchanged at $11.96, with 1,521,093 shares traded. RLJ\'s current last sale is 79.73% of the target price of $15.\n\nDelta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) is -0.03 at $38.14, with 1,424,133 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.87. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for DAL is in the "buy range".\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.08 at $97.53, with 1,305,713 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.29. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.05 at $150.96, with 2,669,672 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (IGSB) is unchanged at $50.21, with 6,609,296 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.05 at $150.96, with 2,669,672 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Feb 10, 2023 : IGSB, PBR, ITUB, CLVT, FTXG, AAPL, IQ, FTSM, PFE, RLJ, DAL, AMZN', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.05 at $150.96, with 2,669,672 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". iQIYI, Inc. (IQ) is unchanged at $7.45, with 1,828,939 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.05 at $150.96, with 2,669,672 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF (FTXG) is unchanged at $26.36, with 2,686,932 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-to-defend-mobile-payment-system-at-feb.-14-eu-hearing-sources-say', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will seek to convince EU antitrust regulators that it does not block rivals' access to its technology used for mobile wallets at a closed hearing on Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said, the last chance for it to do so before possible hefty fines.\nThe hearing, which senior European Commission and national competition officials, Apple executives and complainants will attend, comes nine months after the EU competition watchdog accused the company of abusing its market power.\nThe EU antitrust watchdog has said Apple's anti-competitive practices dated back to 2015 when Apple Pay was launched.\nThe Commission declined to comment. Apple referred to its statement last year which said that Apple Pay is only one of many options available to European consumers and which has ensured equal access to its tap and go technology Near-Field Communication (NFC).\nThe company could face fines of up to 10% of its global turnover if found guilty of antitrust violations. It is also the target of EU charges of abusing its dominance in the music streaming market in a case triggered by a complaint by Spotify SPOT.N. There is no EU decision yet on that case.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; editing by Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will seek to convince EU antitrust regulators that it does not block rivals' access to its technology used for mobile wallets at a closed hearing on Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said, the last chance for it to do so before possible hefty fines. The company could face fines of up to 10% of its global turnover if found guilty of antitrust violations. It is also the target of EU charges of abusing its dominance in the music streaming market in a case triggered by a complaint by Spotify SPOT.N.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will seek to convince EU antitrust regulators that it does not block rivals' access to its technology used for mobile wallets at a closed hearing on Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said, the last chance for it to do so before possible hefty fines. The hearing, which senior European Commission and national competition officials, Apple executives and complainants will attend, comes nine months after the EU competition watchdog accused the company of abusing its market power. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; editing by Jonathan Oatis) (([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple to defend mobile payment system at Feb. 14 EU hearing, sources say', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will seek to convince EU antitrust regulators that it does not block rivals' access to its technology used for mobile wallets at a closed hearing on Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said, the last chance for it to do so before possible hefty fines. The hearing, which senior European Commission and national competition officials, Apple executives and complainants will attend, comes nine months after the EU competition watchdog accused the company of abusing its market power. The EU antitrust watchdog has said Apple's anti-competitive practices dated back to 2015 when Apple Pay was launched.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will seek to convince EU antitrust regulators that it does not block rivals' access to its technology used for mobile wallets at a closed hearing on Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said, the last chance for it to do so before possible hefty fines. The hearing, which senior European Commission and national competition officials, Apple executives and complainants will attend, comes nine months after the EU competition watchdog accused the company of abusing its market power. The EU antitrust watchdog has said Apple's anti-competitive practices dated back to 2015 when Apple Pay was launched."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-to-buy-stocks-like-warren-buffetts-right-hand-man-charlie-munger', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Nearly every investor in the world is familiar with Warren Buffett and his unbelievable investing track record, but less well known is his intellectual sidekick, Charlie Munger. Munger is well known for dramatically shifting Buffett’s investing ideology, and Buffett credits him for his success in the second half of his career.\nWarren Buffett famously quotes Munger, “Forget what you know about buying fair businesses at wonderful prices; instead, buy wonderful businesses at fair prices.” This would alter the approach Berkshire’s investment, but likely ensured the long-term success of the conglomerate.\nBelow, I will go over the duo’s history and successes, and at the end cover a new and very different investment they bought in the most recent quarter.\nBerkshire Hathaway\nThe long-term success of Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B cannot be understated. But after his amazing run though the 1960s and 70s Buffett knew, his capital was growing too large to execute his cigar-butt investing strategy. Influenced by his Columbia professor Benjamin Graham, Buffett was focused on buying $1.00 for $0.50, to get what he called a “free puff” through this period.\nThis type of arbitrage, like many other trading strategies, would eventually run out of alpha as the strategy became more well known, and the opportunities too small for Buffetts capital. And that is where Charlie Munger became pivotal to BRK.B success. Munger advocated for buying great businesses, and holding them forever, very different from Buffett’s style. This new approach would lead to investments in American Express AXP, Moody’s MCO, and Apple AAPL and catapult Berkshire into the investing record books.\n\nImage Source: A Wealth of Common Sense Blog\nIf you remember during the post-Covid rally, many were calling Buffett and Berkshire out of touch for underperforming the market. Then 2022 came and wiped out all the easy money and speculators. This is where Berkshire showed just how robust it really is and outperformed the market, posting positive returns during one of the worst years in the stock market.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nCharles T Munger – Elementary, Worldly Wisdom\nMunger, like Buffett grew up in Omaha Nebraska, and even worked at the Buffett family grocery store, although they wouldn’t be introduced until adulthood.\nAt Harvard Law Munger became an avid poker player where he developed what he called an “important skill,” which would benefit his business career.\nHe would go on to start the well-known law firm, Munger, Tolles & Olson. But law wasn’t enough for Munger, and he would begin his investing career with several very successful real estate developments in California. Following that he started his own stock investment company which was very successful in its own right, compounding at 20% over 13 years.\nAt the time when he met Buffett, Munger was still practicing law in addition to his investing career, but Buffett would convince him to quit and join him, to focus all his time on investing. The rest is history.\nMunger credits much of his success to his interest in history, philosophy, and his penchant for “uncommon sense.” He believes good businesses are ethical businesses.\nIf you ever watched Munger speak publicly you will know that he is very crotchety and extremely funny. But then he will say things that are so incredibly profound, often quoting many historical thinkers.\nHe is also very well known for his concept of inversion. The principle can be well defined by his quote, "All I want to know is where I\'m going to die, so I\'ll never go there." \nMunger’s Investments\nThis concept of “buying wonderful businesses at fair prices,” would be the guide for a number Berkshire’s best investments.\nPossibly one of the greatest investments of all time was when Berkshire bought Apple. When Munger and Buffett bought AAPL stock in 2016, the company was quite mature, and expectations for future returns were not exceptional. The iPhone had already been a success, so what else could push the stock higher.\nIt also seemed unconventional because it was a technology business, and the duo had always shied away from technology. But it was a great franchise, and a “wonderful” company. At the time of investing AAPL traded at a P/E of 13x, not a deep value bargain, but fair.\nThe investment would go on to earn the Berkshire $160 billion, and Buffett often cites Charlie as a very important factor in the investment.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAnother legendary Munger style investment was Coca-Cola KO. The crash of 1987 produced a number of investment opportunities, and KO was one of them. At the time Berkshire invested $1 billion, equivalent to a 6% stake in the company. It has since grown to $22 billion, and a 9.2% stake.\nThis investment was also one of the earliest departures of Buffett’s original investment strategy. KO was a great company, trading at a fair valuation. Coca-Cola dominated the beverage industry, had global recognition, and was a nearly 100 year old brand at the time. There were huge opportunities in 1987 to trade “cigar butts,” but instead they opted to make a long-term investment.\nBerkshire’s Newest Investment\nBerkshire’s most recent 13F report shows it built a $4 billion stake in Taiwan Semiconductor TSM, the world’s largest producer of semiconductors. TSM is an amazing company, with a long history of success. The stock has returned 15% annualized since 1998 and is essential to the technology industry.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe stock has fallen out of favor over the last year though, at the worst point correcting 60% off its 2021 high. It has since recovered but is still well off its highs.\nTSM along with the rest of the semiconductor industry is experiencing some painful drawdowns after an exceptional couple of years. The boom that followed Covid led to a tremendous oversupply of semis, which is what has hit the industry. But there are few sectors that have tailwinds like semis do. The digital economy is one of the strongest secular trends there is.\nMunger and Buffett have invested when sentiment on the stock is low, a brilliant contrarian decision further favoring the investment decision.\nTSM is a very well-known franchise and an amazing business. The stock currently trades at a one year forward P/E of 17X, just below is 5-year median of 19x. This isn’t a crazy bargain, but great companies rarely trade at deep discounts. Just as Munger says, buy great businesses at good prices.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nConclusion\nCharlie Munger is a sage investor, worth exploring and learning as much as possible from. His method is simple, rooted in reasonable thinking, and history. His approach to buying great companies at good prices influenced one of the greatest investors of all time to completely change his approach to markets.\nMunger is also the chairman of a small legal publication and software company called Daily Journal Co DJCO. Not surprisingly he has used his philosophy to dramatically improve the company, and set it on a path to success.\nDJCO reports earnings Friday, February 10 after the market close, and Munger often uses the report to make a public statement about the markets. If interested I highly recommend tuning in.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMoody\'s Corporation (MCO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAmerican Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDaily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (DJCO): Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This new approach would lead to investments in American Express AXP, Moody’s MCO, and Apple AAPL and catapult Berkshire into the investing record books. When Munger and Buffett bought AAPL stock in 2016, the company was quite mature, and expectations for future returns were not exceptional. At the time of investing AAPL traded at a P/E of 13x, not a deep value bargain, but fair.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Moody's Corporation (MCO) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) : Free Stock Analysis Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (DJCO): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This new approach would lead to investments in American Express AXP, Moody’s MCO, and Apple AAPL and catapult Berkshire into the investing record books. When Munger and Buffett bought AAPL stock in 2016, the company was quite mature, and expectations for future returns were not exceptional.", 'news_article_title': "How to Buy Stocks Like Warren Buffett's Right-Hand Man Charlie Munger", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This new approach would lead to investments in American Express AXP, Moody’s MCO, and Apple AAPL and catapult Berkshire into the investing record books. When Munger and Buffett bought AAPL stock in 2016, the company was quite mature, and expectations for future returns were not exceptional. At the time of investing AAPL traded at a P/E of 13x, not a deep value bargain, but fair.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Moody's Corporation (MCO) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) : Free Stock Analysis Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (DJCO): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This new approach would lead to investments in American Express AXP, Moody’s MCO, and Apple AAPL and catapult Berkshire into the investing record books. When Munger and Buffett bought AAPL stock in 2016, the company was quite mature, and expectations for future returns were not exceptional."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-fall-amid-rising-yields-lyft-sinks-on-dour-profit-outlook', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nFutures down: Nasdaq 0.79%, S&P 0.37%, Dow 0.18%\nFeb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday, with megacap growth companies under pressure after Treasury yields extended gains, while shares of Lyft plunged as the ride-hailing firm forecast current-quarter profit far below estimates.\nWall Street's main stock indexes were set to clock declines at the end of a week dominated by hawkish commentary from U.S. Federal Reserve officials, as more than half of the companies on the S&P 500 .SPX index wrap up quarterly earnings.\nThe Nasdaq Composite .IXIC eyed its first weekly fall this year, tracking declines of nearly 2%.\nYield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note US10YT=RR rose to its highest level in more than a month, last at 3.69%, up 2.9 basis points. U.S. stock indexes fell in the previous session as Treasury yields gained after an auction of 30-year bonds went poorly. US/\nRate-sensitive growth companies led declines in premarket trading on Friday, with Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.2% and 2.8%.\nRising Treasury yields put valuations of growth stocks under pressure, which was also a recurring theme for 2022.\nLyft IncLYFT.O plummeted 32.9% after it also lowered prices, raising concerns it was falling behind bigger rival Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N. Uber shares dropped 3.7%.\nAt 5:59 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 60 points, or 0.18%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 15 points, or 0.37%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 97.75 points, or 0.79%.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'US/ Rate-sensitive growth companies led declines in premarket trading on Friday, with Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.2% and 2.8%. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures down: Nasdaq 0.79%, S&P 0.37%, Dow 0.18% Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday, with megacap growth companies under pressure after Treasury yields extended gains, while shares of Lyft plunged as the ride-hailing firm forecast current-quarter profit far below estimates. U.S. stock indexes fell in the previous session as Treasury yields gained after an auction of 30-year bonds went poorly.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'US/ Rate-sensitive growth companies led declines in premarket trading on Friday, with Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.2% and 2.8%. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures down: Nasdaq 0.79%, S&P 0.37%, Dow 0.18% Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday, with megacap growth companies under pressure after Treasury yields extended gains, while shares of Lyft plunged as the ride-hailing firm forecast current-quarter profit far below estimates. U.S. stock indexes fell in the previous session as Treasury yields gained after an auction of 30-year bonds went poorly.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures fall amid rising yields; Lyft sinks on dour profit outlook', 'news_lexrank_summary': "US/ Rate-sensitive growth companies led declines in premarket trading on Friday, with Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.2% and 2.8%. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures down: Nasdaq 0.79%, S&P 0.37%, Dow 0.18% Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday, with megacap growth companies under pressure after Treasury yields extended gains, while shares of Lyft plunged as the ride-hailing firm forecast current-quarter profit far below estimates. Wall Street's main stock indexes were set to clock declines at the end of a week dominated by hawkish commentary from U.S. Federal Reserve officials, as more than half of the companies on the S&P 500 .SPX index wrap up quarterly earnings.", 'news_textrank_summary': "US/ Rate-sensitive growth companies led declines in premarket trading on Friday, with Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.2% and 2.8%. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures down: Nasdaq 0.79%, S&P 0.37%, Dow 0.18% Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday, with megacap growth companies under pressure after Treasury yields extended gains, while shares of Lyft plunged as the ride-hailing firm forecast current-quarter profit far below estimates. Wall Street's main stock indexes were set to clock declines at the end of a week dominated by hawkish commentary from U.S. Federal Reserve officials, as more than half of the companies on the S&P 500 .SPX index wrap up quarterly earnings."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-metaverse-stocks-to-buy-right-now-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The metaverse may feel far off, but investors may want to pay close attention to what some of the world\'s leading technology companies are doing in this space. That\'s because the metaverse will be worth an estimated $679 billion by 2030.\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are poised to benefit from it as it grows. Here\'s why buying these companies now could give you great exposure to the coming metaverse.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Amazon\nAmazon may seem like an odd choice on this list, but the virtual worlds will require lots of cloud computing power, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) has it in spades.\nThe company has the largest cloud computing market share, with about 34% right now, giving it a firm lead over its closest rival, Microsoft, which holds 21% of the market.\nAWS has become a juggernaut of a business for Amazon, with revenue reaching $80 billion in 2022, up 29% from the previous year. Even better news for Amazon investors is the fact that AWS is highly profitable. The cloud segment had $22.8 billion in operating income for the full year.\nAs the metaverse grows, Amazon\'s leading position in the cloud could grow right along with it. And with AWS being a profitable powerhouse for the company, investors will want to keep a close eye on this space.\n2. Apple\nApple is best known for its iPhones, but the company is looking beyond smartphones for its next big thing. Rumors have been swirling for a while that Apple is on the cusp of debuting a mixed-reality headset (augmented reality and virtual reality), and Bloomberg said recently that the device would likely debut this year.\nThis matters because Apple has a long history of entering new markets and creating demand for them, and no other company has arguably had the same success in pairing hardware and software together to create a winning product.\nThe metaverse could end up being a significant market worth waiting on for Apple investors. Counterpoint Research estimates that AR/VR headset sales could surpass 100 million headsets in 2025, up from 50 million this year.\nAdditionally, Apple could be a huge winner in the metaverse app space as well. The company has proven that it knows how to grow its services business, which includes sales through its App Store, with revenue in the segment reaching an all-time high of $20.8 billion.\nAny new Apple headset will be paired with an online store with metaverse apps, giving the company even more opportunity to grow its services segment.\n3. Nvidia\nNvidia\'s CEO, Jensen Huang, has called the metaverse the "next evolution of the internet," and the company is poised to benefit from it with its popular graphics processing units (GPUs). The company\'s chips are already a go-to choice in the gaming industry, making them an obvious choice for metaverse hardware as well.\nNvidia has already set up a platform for helping developers to create and operate their metaverse applications, and its GPUs will likely play a big role in metaverse cloud computing as well.\nNvidia\'s GPUs are used in high-powered data centers for tasks, including artificial intelligence processing, and as the metaverse grows, it is going to need plenty of these high-end data centers to keep it running smoothly.\nNvidia\'s data center segment sales increased 30% in the most recent quarter to $3.8 billion, and the company believes there\'s plenty more growth ahead. Huang believes that the metaverse will be a "new economy" that could surpass the size of the current economy. While that seems a bit overly optimistic, it\'s clear Nvidia\'s management is very bullish on the future of the metaverse.\nBe patient with this space\nLike any brand-new technology that\'s just getting started, it\'s going to take the metaverse a little while to find its footing. But investors who are looking to benefit from the potential growth of the metaverse over the next few years should give Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia strong consideration.\nThese companies are already making significant moves into this space and could prove to have an early start among their competitors.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon.com\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon.com wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Chris Neiger has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are poised to benefit from it as it grows. The company has proven that it knows how to grow its services business, which includes sales through its App Store, with revenue in the segment reaching an all-time high of $20.8 billion. Any new Apple headset will be paired with an online store with metaverse apps, giving the company even more opportunity to grow its services segment.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are poised to benefit from it as it grows. The company has proven that it knows how to grow its services business, which includes sales through its App Store, with revenue in the segment reaching an all-time high of $20.8 billion. Nvidia's data center segment sales increased 30% in the most recent quarter to $3.8 billion, and the company believes there's plenty more growth ahead.", 'news_article_title': '3 Metaverse Stocks to Buy Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are poised to benefit from it as it grows. As the metaverse grows, Amazon's leading position in the cloud could grow right along with it. Any new Apple headset will be paired with an online store with metaverse apps, giving the company even more opportunity to grow its services segment.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are poised to benefit from it as it grows. Any new Apple headset will be paired with an online store with metaverse apps, giving the company even more opportunity to grow its services segment. Nvidia Nvidia\'s CEO, Jensen Huang, has called the metaverse the "next evolution of the internet," and the company is poised to benefit from it with its popular graphics processing units (GPUs).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mgk-aapl-msft-crm%3A-large-inflows-detected-at-etf', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (Symbol: MGK) where we have detected an approximate $170.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.6% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 55,114,192 to 55,989,192). Among the largest underlying components of MGK, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 0.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is off about 0.3%, and Salesforce Inc (Symbol: CRM) is lower by about 2.8%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the MGK Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of MGK, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, MGK's low point in its 52 week range is $165.90 per share, with $242.10 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $193.62. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nFree Report: Top 8%+ Dividends (paid monthly)\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\nAlso see:\n\x95 WLY Dividend History\n\x95 DRCT market cap history\n\x95 Institutional Holders of BVS\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of MGK, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 0.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is off about 0.3%, and Salesforce Inc (Symbol: CRM) is lower by about 2.8%. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of MGK, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 0.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is off about 0.3%, and Salesforce Inc (Symbol: CRM) is lower by about 2.8%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the MGK Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of MGK, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, MGK's low point in its 52 week range is $165.90 per share, with $242.10 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $193.62. Click here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows » Also see: \x95 WLY Dividend History \x95 DRCT market cap history \x95 Institutional Holders of BVS The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'MGK, AAPL, MSFT, CRM: Large Inflows Detected at ETF', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of MGK, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 0.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is off about 0.3%, and Salesforce Inc (Symbol: CRM) is lower by about 2.8%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (Symbol: MGK) where we have detected an approximate $170.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.6% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 55,114,192 to 55,989,192). For a complete list of holdings, visit the MGK Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of MGK, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, MGK's low point in its 52 week range is $165.90 per share, with $242.10 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $193.62.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of MGK, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 0.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is off about 0.3%, and Salesforce Inc (Symbol: CRM) is lower by about 2.8%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (Symbol: MGK) where we have detected an approximate $170.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.6% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 55,114,192 to 55,989,192). For a complete list of holdings, visit the MGK Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of MGK, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, MGK's low point in its 52 week range is $165.90 per share, with $242.10 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $193.62."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-the-nasdaq-etf-lose-shine-on-weak-tech-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The technology sector, which had its best January in decades, lost some momentum lately following a slew of weak earnings reports from the tech titans. Hawkish remarks from Fed officials added to the softness.\n\nAs such, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index lost 3.4% over the past week. Still, the ETFs managed to remain in green in the same time frame. Invesco QQQ QQQ, which serves as a proxy to the index, gained 1.1% in a week.\nQQQ in Focus\nInvesco QQQ provides exposure to the 101 largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq. Information technology accounts for 50.3% of the assets, while communication services and consumer discretionary make up for a 16.6% and 15.6% share, respectively.\n\nInvesco QQQ is one of the largest and most-popular ETFs in the large-cap space, with AUM of $164 billion and an average daily volume of around 43.5 million shares. Invesco QQQ charges investors 20 bps in annual fees and has a Zacks ETF Rank #3 (Hold) with a Medium risk outlook.\nWeak Tech Earnings\nEarnings from 79.9% of the sector’s market capitalization that have reported results so far are down 20% from the same period last year on 4.2% lower revenues, with 65.1% beating EPS estimates and 67.4% beating revenue estimates. The earnings beat ratio is the lowest in the preceding 20 quarters, while the revenue surprise is also toward the lower end of the 5-year range. Overall, the sector is expected to report an earnings decline of 18.2%.\n\nApple Inc. AAPL reported dismal first-quarter fiscal 2023 results as it missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. The tech giant posted its largest year-over-year quarterly revenue decline since 2019 and the biggest annual quarterly revenue drop since September 2016. Alphabet GOOGL also disappointed investors, missing estimates on both earnings and revenues as the ongoing economic slowdown has affected the company’s digital ad business (read: ETFs in Focus on Apple\'s First Earnings Miss Since 2016).\n\nIntel INTC also came up with weaker results and offered a weak outlook for 2023, citing cooling demand for its chips used in personal computers. Although Amazon AMZN beat earnings and revenue estimates, it posted the least profitable holiday quarter since 2014 and the biggest-ever annual loss as a public company (read: ETFs in Focus Posts Amazon\'s Biggest Annual Loss Ever).\n\nMicrosoft MSFT earnings topped estimates but it missed on revenues and forecast weak cloud revenues. Meanwhile, Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms META also reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue numbers. Though the social media giant reported its third consecutive quarterly drop in revenues, it provided an upbeat revenue forecast, signaling a rebound in demand for digital ads after months of weak sales.\nOther Factors\nIn addition to weak earnings, layoffs will dampen the short-term outlook for tech stocks. Additionally, investors are reversing their bullish action on the sector by putting money into inverse Nasdaq ETF. ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ SQQQ, which bets against the performance of the 100 largest companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, saw a record monthly inflow of $1.9 billion in January, according to Bloomberg data. It also pulled in around $621 million in capital so far in February (read: 5 ETFs That Gained Investors\' Love Last Week).\nSlower Rate Hike Bets: A Positive\nThe bets that the Fed might slow down the rate hike plan will drive the tech stocks higher, as inflation is cooling, wage growth is decelerating and consumer confidence is increasing. A pause in interest rate increases is a positive sign for technology stocks.\n\nAs the tech sector relies on borrowing for superior growth, it is cheaper to borrow more money for further initiatives when interest rates are low. The latest action by the Fed signals that it could be closer to pausing its current rate-hiking campaign. The central bank lifted its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.5-4.75% in the latest meeting (read: 5 ETFs to Ride On as Nasdaq Clocks Best January in 20 Years).\n\nThe Fed’s smaller rate increase after its first monetary policy meeting of the year reflects growing confidence that inflation is on a downward trajectory after several months of encouraging data. Chair Jerome Powell said, "the disinflationary process has started" in the world\'s largest economy, although he signaled that interest rates would continue to rise and cuts were not in the offing. Moderating inflation, rising GDP growth and a resilient jobs market indicate that the economy is holding steady and might remain strong.\n\nFurther, the Nasdaq is statistically highly oversold versus the S&P 500 right now, per various market participants.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nIntel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ): ETF Research Reports\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. AAPL reported dismal first-quarter fiscal 2023 results as it missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Invesco QQQ charges investors 20 bps in annual fees and has a Zacks ETF Rank #3 (Hold) with a Medium risk outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL reported dismal first-quarter fiscal 2023 results as it missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. The tech giant posted its largest year-over-year quarterly revenue decline since 2019 and the biggest annual quarterly revenue drop since September 2016.', 'news_article_title': 'Will the Nasdaq ETF Lose Shine on Weak Tech Earnings?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. AAPL reported dismal first-quarter fiscal 2023 results as it missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Invesco QQQ QQQ, which serves as a proxy to the index, gained 1.1% in a week.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL reported dismal first-quarter fiscal 2023 results as it missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. Weak Tech Earnings Earnings from 79.9% of the sector’s market capitalization that have reported results so far are down 20% from the same period last year on 4.2% lower revenues, with 65.1% beating EPS estimates and 67.4% beating revenue estimates.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/these-3-companies-generate-serious-cash', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Scouting for stocks can sometimes be tiring, especially with so many options out there. However, one common metric investors love to focus on is free cash flow.\nStill, what is free cash flow?\nFree cash flow is the total cash a company holds onto after paying for operating costs and capital expenditures.\nIt speaks volumes about a company’s financial health, but in what way?\nA healthy free cash flow provides more growth opportunities, a higher potential for share buybacks, stable dividend payouts, and the ability to wipe out any debt with ease.\nThree companies – Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Visa V – boast strong cash-generating abilities. Below is a chart illustrating the year-to-date performance of all three, with the S&P 500 blended in as a benchmark.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLet’s take a closer look at each one.\nExxon Mobil\nExxon Mobil is a U.S.-based oil and gas entity, one of the world\'s largest publicly traded energy companies.\nRising energy prices have benefited the company significantly; XOM generated $17.1 billion in free cash flow throughout its latest quarter, growing an impressive 30% year-over-year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn addition, the company rewards its shareholders via its annual dividend, currently yielding a solid 3.2% paired with a sustainable payout ratio sitting at 26% of its earnings.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple\nWe’ve all become familiar with Apple, the mega-cap technology giant that’s been a portfolio staple for some time now.\nThe company generated an impressive $30.2 billion in free cash flow throughout its latest quarter, growing 45% sequentially.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn addition, AAPL shares currently trade at a 24.9X forward earnings multiple, below the steep highs of 31.3X in 2022 and modestly above the Zacks Computer and Technology sector average.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nVisa\nA multinational financial services company, Visa facilitates electronic funds transfers through Visa-branded debit, credit, and prepaid cards.\nIn the company’s latest release on January 26th, Visa reported free cash flow of nearly $4 billion, slipping marginally year-over-year in the face of a harsh economic environment.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nWhile the company’s 0.8% annual dividend is below the Zacks Finance sector average, Visa’s 15.3% five-year annualized dividend growth rate helps to pick up the slack in a big way.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn addition, Visa has an impressive earnings track record, exceeding earnings and revenue estimates in 12 consecutive quarters.\nJust in its latest release, the company registered a nearly 9% EPS beat and reported revenue 3.4% above expectations. Below is a chart illustrating the company’s revenue on a quarterly basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nCompanies with strong cash-generating abilities are well-established and carry highly-successful business operations, undoubtedly perks that any investor looks for.\nAnd all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Visa V – have little issue generating cash. \nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVisa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Three companies – Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Visa V – boast strong cash-generating abilities. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research In addition, AAPL shares currently trade at a 24.9X forward earnings multiple, below the steep highs of 31.3X in 2022 and modestly above the Zacks Computer and Technology sector average. And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Visa V – have little issue generating cash.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Visa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Three companies – Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Visa V – boast strong cash-generating abilities. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research In addition, AAPL shares currently trade at a 24.9X forward earnings multiple, below the steep highs of 31.3X in 2022 and modestly above the Zacks Computer and Technology sector average.', 'news_article_title': 'These 3 Companies Generate Serious Cash', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Three companies – Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Visa V – boast strong cash-generating abilities. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research In addition, AAPL shares currently trade at a 24.9X forward earnings multiple, below the steep highs of 31.3X in 2022 and modestly above the Zacks Computer and Technology sector average. And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Visa V – have little issue generating cash.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Visa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Three companies – Apple AAPL, Exxon Mobil XOM, and Visa V – boast strong cash-generating abilities. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research In addition, AAPL shares currently trade at a 24.9X forward earnings multiple, below the steep highs of 31.3X in 2022 and modestly above the Zacks Computer and Technology sector average.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-eyes-lower-open-lyft-sinks-on-dour-outlook', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian\nFeb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open lower on Friday, with megacap growth companies under pressure after Treasury yields extended gains, while shares of Lyft plunged as the ride-hailing firm forecast current-quarter profit well below estimates.\nWall Street\'s main stock indexes were set to clock declines for the week, which was dominated by hawkish commentary from U.S. Federal Reserve officials and earnings reports more than half of the S&P 500 .SPX constituent companies.\nThe Nasdaq Composite .IXIC eyed its first weekly fall this year, tracking declines of nearly 2%.\nYields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note US10YT=RR rose to their highest in more than a month and weighed on U.S. stock indexes, following an auction of 30-year bonds that saw weak demand. US/\nRising Treasury yields put valuations of growth stocks under pressure. Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 0.6% and 1.5% in early trading.\n"If you get 4% in Treasuries risk free, why would you risk any money in the stock market?" said Adam Sarhan, chief executive at 50 Park Investments. "It definitely impacts the NASDAQ 100 type stock because they\'re very sensitive to interest rates."\nAt 8:32 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 122 points, or 0.36%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 20.5 points, or 0.5%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 99.25 points, or 0.8%.\nLyft IncLYFT.O plummeted 31.4% after it also lowered prices, raising concerns it was falling behind bigger rival Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N. Uber shares dropped 3.6%.\nSharpie maker Newell Brands IncNWL.Oslid 6.4% on lower-than-expected annual forecasts, while stating Chief Executive Ravi Saligram would retire.\nIntel CorpINTC.O is weighing a $1.5-billion expansion of its chip testing and packaging plant in Vietnam, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Shares of the chip behemoth dipped 0.6%.\nAlso on the radar, a preliminary reading of the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment survey is expected at 10:00 a.m. ET to gauge if consumer mood looked up from its two-year low of 64.6 last month on easing prices. A Reuters poll of economists showed levels of 65 in February.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 0.6% and 1.5% in early trading. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open lower on Friday, with megacap growth companies under pressure after Treasury yields extended gains, while shares of Lyft plunged as the ride-hailing firm forecast current-quarter profit well below estimates. Wall Street's main stock indexes were set to clock declines for the week, which was dominated by hawkish commentary from U.S. Federal Reserve officials and earnings reports more than half of the S&P 500 .SPX constituent companies.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 0.6% and 1.5% in early trading. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open lower on Friday, with megacap growth companies under pressure after Treasury yields extended gains, while shares of Lyft plunged as the ride-hailing firm forecast current-quarter profit well below estimates. US/ Rising Treasury yields put valuations of growth stocks under pressure.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St eyes lower open; Lyft sinks on dour outlook', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 0.6% and 1.5% in early trading. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open lower on Friday, with megacap growth companies under pressure after Treasury yields extended gains, while shares of Lyft plunged as the ride-hailing firm forecast current-quarter profit well below estimates. Uber shares dropped 3.6%.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 0.6% and 1.5% in early trading. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open lower on Friday, with megacap growth companies under pressure after Treasury yields extended gains, while shares of Lyft plunged as the ride-hailing firm forecast current-quarter profit well below estimates. Wall Street's main stock indexes were set to clock declines for the week, which was dominated by hawkish commentary from U.S. Federal Reserve officials and earnings reports more than half of the S&P 500 .SPX constituent companies."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-growth-stock%3A-nvidia-vs.-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks have been on the rise in 2023 after a sell-off the previous year. Investors are bullish over the prospects of swiftly developing industries such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality, and what they could mean for the companies actively pursuing them.\nNvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) suffered stock slides in 2022 alongside macroeconomic headwinds. However, the new year has Wall Street optimistic, with both stocks up over 20% since Jan. 1.\nAs these tech stocks begin to recover, now might be an excellent time to invest in one of these high-growth companies. So, is Nvidia or Apple's stock the better buy? Let's take a look.\nNvidia maintains strong future with AI innovation\nNvidia shares plunged 50% throughout 2022 as consumer demand for PC components slipped. While the company's majority market share in discrete graphics processing units (GPUs) has propelled it into a position of dominance in the tech industry, it also led to significant losses in 2022 as worldwide GPU shipments fell 42%.\nDespite the challenging year, Nvidia has proved its resilience in 2023 by pivoting its business toward a burgeoning market: artificial intelligence (AI). The move has pumped its stock up 55% year to date, as AI is increasingly likely to be a significant focus of future technology.\nAccording to Grand View Research, the AI market was worth $136.55 billion in 2022 and will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37.3% through 2030. Considering Nvidia's GPUs have the power to run and develop AI software, the company could have a fruitful future in the quickly growing market.\nMoreover, Nvidia's recent partnership with Microsoft's Azure to build a massive cloud AI computer is only more promising for its outlook. Microsoft invested $1 billion in AI start-up OpenAI in 2019, which stunned the tech world last November with the launch of ChatGPT -- a chatbot that can create human-like prose based on prompts. The impressive software has led to reports that Microsoft is considering investing a further $10 billion in the start-up.\nAs one of the best growth stocks out there, Nvidia shares have risen 283% in the last five years and over 7,000% in the last 10. With its powerful GPUs in hand and a collaboration with one of the biggest names in AI, Nvidia likely has a lucrative future over the long term.\nApple could see new catalyst in rumored AR/VR headset\nLike Nvidia, Apple's stock suffered from a burdened tech market in 2022, with its shares falling almost 27% throughout the year. However, reports that the company's biggest product release of 2023 will see it venture into virtual/augmented reality with a new headset have boosted its stock by 21% year to date.\nWhile Apple is already home to a solid business through its current lineup of products and services, the new headset will allow the company to take advantage of a technology of the future. Worth $25.33 billion in 2021, the AR market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 40.9% through 2030 (per Grand View Research). Meanwhile, VR will see a CAGR of 15% in the same period.\nIn the past, mixed reality devices have predominantly been geared toward gamers. However, experts see the technology easily applied to fields such as healthcare, education, and more in the future. With Apple's past success in entering new markets and quickly rising to dominance, an investment in the tech giant could be an investment in a future leader of the industry.\nApple shares have increased 288% over the last five years and 825% in the last decade, solidifying it as one of the most reliable growth stocks on the market. While both Nvidia and Apple likely have a long future of growth ahead, Apple's forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio in the chart below shows its stock currently offers more value.\nData by YCharts\nAdditionally, Apple's forward P/E over the last year has remained far more steady than Nvidia's, which has seen steeper peaks and valleys. As a result, Apple is the more consistent and reliable stock, making it the better growth stock to invest in this month.\nFind out why Nvidia is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Nvidia is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) suffered stock slides in 2022 alongside macroeconomic headwinds. While the company's majority market share in discrete graphics processing units (GPUs) has propelled it into a position of dominance in the tech industry, it also led to significant losses in 2022 as worldwide GPU shipments fell 42%. Microsoft invested $1 billion in AI start-up OpenAI in 2019, which stunned the tech world last November with the launch of ChatGPT -- a chatbot that can create human-like prose based on prompts.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) suffered stock slides in 2022 alongside macroeconomic headwinds. According to Grand View Research, the AI market was worth $136.55 billion in 2022 and will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37.3% through 2030. Considering Nvidia's GPUs have the power to run and develop AI software, the company could have a fruitful future in the quickly growing market.", 'news_article_title': 'Better Growth Stock: Nvidia vs. Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) suffered stock slides in 2022 alongside macroeconomic headwinds. As one of the best growth stocks out there, Nvidia shares have risen 283% in the last five years and over 7,000% in the last 10. While both Nvidia and Apple likely have a long future of growth ahead, Apple's forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio in the chart below shows its stock currently offers more value.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) suffered stock slides in 2022 alongside macroeconomic headwinds. Apple could see new catalyst in rumored AR/VR headset Like Nvidia, Apple's stock suffered from a burdened tech market in 2022, with its shares falling almost 27% throughout the year. Apple shares have increased 288% over the last five years and 825% in the last decade, solidifying it as one of the most reliable growth stocks on the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-wisdomtree-u.s.-largecap-dividend-etf-dln-a-strong-etf-right-now-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.\nBecause market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\nThese indexes attempt to select stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance, based on certain fundamental characteristics or a combination of such characteristics.\nMethodologies like equal-weighting, one of the simplest options out there, fundamental weighting, and volatility/momentum based weighting are all choices offered to investors in this space, but not all of them can deliver superior returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nManaged by Wisdomtree, DLN has amassed assets over $3.78 billion, making it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. Before fees and expenses, this particular fund seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index.\nThe WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. dividend-paying market.\nCost & Other Expenses\nWhen considering an ETF\'s total return, expense ratios are an important factor. And, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.28% for this ETF, which makes it on par with most peer products in the space.\nDLN\'s 12-month trailing dividend yield is 2.48%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF\'s holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nDLN\'s heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 17.50% of the portfolio. Its Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.87% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nIts top 10 holdings account for approximately 25.03% of DLN\'s total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF has added about 1.63% so far, and is down about -2.36% over the last 12 months (as of 02/10/2023). DLN has traded between $55.26 and $66.91 in this past 52-week period.\nDLN has a beta of 0.89 and standard deviation of 23.68% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 302 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $52.85 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $103.37 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.87% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.87% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Alternatives WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market.', 'news_article_title': 'Is WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.87% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.87% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-edges-lower-lyft-sinks-on-dour-outlook', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian\nFeb 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq index fell on Friday as growth stocks came under pressure after Treasury yields extended gains, while shares of ride-hailing firm Lyft plunged following a downbeat profit forecast.\nThe Nasdaq eyed its first weekly fall this year, while the S&P 500 and the Dow were set to clock declines for a week dominated by hawkish commentary from U.S. Federal Reserve officials and earnings reports from more than half of the S&P 500 .SPX constituents.\nYields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note US10YT=RR rose to their highest in more than a month following an auction of 30-year bonds that saw weak demand. US/\nApple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 0.6% and 4.4%. Rising Treasury yields put valuations of growth stocks under strain.\n"If you get 4% in Treasuries risk free, why would you risk any money in the stock market?" said Adam Sarhan, chief executive at 50 Park Investments. "It definitely impacts the NASDAQ 100 type stock because they\'re very sensitive to interest rates."\nAt 10:09 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.18 points, or 0.00%, at 33,700.06, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 9.72 points, or 0.24%, at 4,071.78, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 92.48 points, or 0.78%, at 11,697.10.\nEight out of 11 major S&P 500 sectors fell, with the consumer discretionary sector .SPLRCD dropping 1.3%. The energy sector .SPNY added 2.2% as oil prices climbed on Russia\'s plans to cut crude supplies.\nLyft IncLYFT.O plummeted 35.3% as current-quarter profit forecast was well below estimates and it also lowered prices, raising concerns it was falling behind bigger rival Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N. Uber shares dropped 3.6%.\nSharpie maker Newell Brands IncNWL.O slid 4.8% on lower-than-expected annual forecasts, while also announcing the retirement of Chief Executive Ravi Saligram.\nMore than half of the firms listed on the S&P 500 have reported earnings with 69% beating profit estimates for the quarter as per Refinitiv.\nIntel CorpINTC.O is weighing a $1.5-billion expansion of its chip testing and packaging plant in Vietnam, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Shares of the chip behemoth dipped 0.7%.\nU.S. consumer sentiment survey improved further in February month-on-month, but households expected higher inflation to persist over the next 12 months, the University of Michigan\'s preliminary February reading showed.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.61-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 2.08-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 13 new highs and 39 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'US/ Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 0.6% and 4.4%. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq index fell on Friday as growth stocks came under pressure after Treasury yields extended gains, while shares of ride-hailing firm Lyft plunged following a downbeat profit forecast. Lyft IncLYFT.O plummeted 35.3% as current-quarter profit forecast was well below estimates and it also lowered prices, raising concerns it was falling behind bigger rival Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'US/ Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 0.6% and 4.4%. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq index fell on Friday as growth stocks came under pressure after Treasury yields extended gains, while shares of ride-hailing firm Lyft plunged following a downbeat profit forecast. Eight out of 11 major S&P 500 sectors fell, with the consumer discretionary sector .SPLRCD dropping 1.3%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq edges lower, Lyft sinks on dour outlook', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'US/ Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 0.6% and 4.4%. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq index fell on Friday as growth stocks came under pressure after Treasury yields extended gains, while shares of ride-hailing firm Lyft plunged following a downbeat profit forecast. Rising Treasury yields put valuations of growth stocks under strain.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'US/ Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O were down between 0.6% and 4.4%. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Johann M Cherian Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq index fell on Friday as growth stocks came under pressure after Treasury yields extended gains, while shares of ride-hailing firm Lyft plunged following a downbeat profit forecast. The Nasdaq eyed its first weekly fall this year, while the S&P 500 and the Dow were set to clock declines for a week dominated by hawkish commentary from U.S. Federal Reserve officials and earnings reports from more than half of the S&P 500 .SPX constituents.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chatgpt-mania%3A-3-stocks-to-buy-hand-over-fist', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The release of the latest version of ChatGPT brought a renewed focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. With the software able to pass difficult occupational tests and produce intelligent-sounding writing, it has stoked fear while showing the potential for AI innovation.\nHowever, numerous tech companies have invested heavily in bolstering their AI capabilities. That fact alone could prompt investors to view Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in a new light as they apply AI and machine learning to advance technological innovation. Here, three Motley Fool contributors look at what each of the companies is doing.\nMicrosoft is implementing artificial intelligence throughout its business\nJustin Pope (Microsoft): Artificial intelligence is the latest rage on Wall Street; Microsoft recently announced a multiyear and multibillion-dollar partnership with OpenAI, the company that developed the AI-powered headline-making chatbot ChatGPT. But this isn\'t Microsoft\'s first rodeo; the company\'s latest partnership builds on two existing investments in the same company, first in 2019 and then in 2021.\nMicrosoft\'s relationship with OpenAI won\'t immediately move the needle on the company\'s income statement but carries multiple strategic advantages in the ruthlessly competitive technology sector. First, Microsoft aims to fellow tech giant Alphabet by going after Google Search. Microsoft is integrating ChatGPT into its Bing Search Engine and Edge web browser to improve the user experience.\nSecond, Microsoft has woven AI into its cloud platform Azure, recently announcing the full launch of Azure OpenAI Service. This platform is where enterprises can build and support AI applications on the Azure platform. Intelligent Cloud, which houses Azure, is already big business for Microsoft, doing $41.8 billion in revenue through six months of its fiscal 2023 year (40% of sales). But Microsoft hopes to not only bolster Azure\'s growth with new applications but also lock in customers who build AI products on the platform.\nAgain, the financial impact of OpenAI won\'t be felt today, and perhaps not tomorrow. Microsoft has a market cap approaching $2 trillion, putting a few billion dollars into perspective. However, Microsoft is seemingly playing the long game, banking on OpenAI\'s technology to bolster products and services throughout the company. That benefit could become significant over time.\nUntil then, Microsoft\'s presence throughout the tech world makes it a blue-chip stock worth considering for any long-term portfolio.\nChatGPT dominates the headlines, but Google still dominates internet search\nJake Lerch (Alphabet): Fads come and go -- especially on Wall Street. Remember the hype around Blockchain? NFTs? Fully autonomous vehicles?\nIn time, each of these technologies might live up to their promised potential. However, the world continues to wait. Similarly, OpenAI\'s ChatGPT is all the rage today, but let\'s take a step back. In this case, the narrative is that OpenAI\'s ChatGPT, through its partnership with Microsoft, is about to overthrow Alphabet\'s Google Search.\nThere are, however, a few problems with this thesis.\nFirst, let\'s get a sense of the landscape. It\'s estimated that Google Search has roughly 84% of the desktop internet search traffic as of December 2022. Meanwhile, Microsoft\'s Bing clocks in at less than 9%.\n\nData source: Statista.\nWhile that leaves plenty of opportunity for Microsoft, it\'s also a huge hill to climb. One of the biggest advantages Alphabet has in this new AI-assisted search arms race is that Alphabet already has a head start in gathering user-specific data. And the company has tons of it.\nSuppose you use Gmail, have a YouTube account, and use Google Maps to get around. In that case, Alphabet already knows where you live, who you know, and what entertainment you like. That\'s an enormous leg up for Alphabet\'s AI Bard. What\'s more, Bard is built on Alphabet\'s Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA), which might run faster -- and therefore scale better -- than OpenAI\'s ChatGPT.\nEven so, only time will tell which tool (ChatGPT or Bard) is more successful. However, for investors who might be tempted to ditch Alphabet, given all the hype around ChatGPT, I have this advice: Stay calm.\nAlphabet\'s massive search business isn\'t going away anytime soon. Innovation, however impressive, rarely upends as quickly as people imagine. If you don\'t believe me, just check for the fully autonomous self-driving car in your garage.\nThis tech giant is quietly biting into AI\nWill Healy (Apple): Despite Microsoft\'s relationship with ChatGPT and Alphabet\'s longtime focus on AI and machine learning, investors should not count out fellow tech giant Apple. Apple has not touted these capabilities quite as loudly as its competitors, and admittedly, stockholders should not expect to see an AI segment in the revenue breakdowns any time soon.\nHowever, on Apple\'s Q1 2023 earnings call, CEO Tim Cook referred to AI as a "major focus of ours." He added that it would affect all of Apple\'s products and services.\nThat statement appears mostly true already. Apps ranging from FaceID to the translate app to native sleep tracking rely on AI. These advancements enhance the functionality of Apple\'s iPhones, Macs, iPads, and Apple Watches, placing AI and ML on nearly all of Apple\'s 2 billion active devices.\nMoreover, the number of AI/machine learning-based applications in Apple\'s products will likely increase. Apple has long prioritized research and developing applications using AI and machine learning. Since 2020, the company has funded Apple Scholars in AI and machine learning, funding fellowships for Ph.D. candidates in this field. These have yielded studies such as showing how Apple\'s RoomPlan can create 3D representations or sponsoring a conference where experts share research on neural information processing systems.\nSuch advancements could give Apple stock some much-needed help. In the first quarter of fiscal 2023 (which ended Dec. 31), net sales fell 5% on lower device sales. And since operating expenses rose, fiscal Q1 net income fell to $30 billion versus $35 billion the year before. That performance and the tech bear market have likely contributed to the 12-month decline in Apple stock.\nStill, Apple\'s challenges appear temporary, as revenue grew 9% in fiscal 2022 (which ended Sept. 24). Hence, it will likely return to double-digit growth as economic conditions improve. Additionally, Apple also claims more than $165 billion in liquidity, meaning it should possess the resources needed to keep up with or possibly surpass its peers in the AI and ML fields.\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Jake Lerch has positions in Alphabet. Justin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Will Healy has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "That fact alone could prompt investors to view Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in a new light as they apply AI and machine learning to advance technological innovation. Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI won't immediately move the needle on the company's income statement but carries multiple strategic advantages in the ruthlessly competitive technology sector. These have yielded studies such as showing how Apple's RoomPlan can create 3D representations or sponsoring a conference where experts share research on neural information processing systems.", 'news_luhn_summary': "That fact alone could prompt investors to view Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in a new light as they apply AI and machine learning to advance technological innovation. Microsoft is implementing artificial intelligence throughout its business Justin Pope (Microsoft): Artificial intelligence is the latest rage on Wall Street; Microsoft recently announced a multiyear and multibillion-dollar partnership with OpenAI, the company that developed the AI-powered headline-making chatbot ChatGPT. This tech giant is quietly biting into AI Will Healy (Apple): Despite Microsoft's relationship with ChatGPT and Alphabet's longtime focus on AI and machine learning, investors should not count out fellow tech giant Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'ChatGPT Mania: 3 Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist', 'news_lexrank_summary': "That fact alone could prompt investors to view Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in a new light as they apply AI and machine learning to advance technological innovation. In this case, the narrative is that OpenAI's ChatGPT, through its partnership with Microsoft, is about to overthrow Alphabet's Google Search. This tech giant is quietly biting into AI Will Healy (Apple): Despite Microsoft's relationship with ChatGPT and Alphabet's longtime focus on AI and machine learning, investors should not count out fellow tech giant Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': "That fact alone could prompt investors to view Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in a new light as they apply AI and machine learning to advance technological innovation. Microsoft is implementing artificial intelligence throughout its business Justin Pope (Microsoft): Artificial intelligence is the latest rage on Wall Street; Microsoft recently announced a multiyear and multibillion-dollar partnership with OpenAI, the company that developed the AI-powered headline-making chatbot ChatGPT. This tech giant is quietly biting into AI Will Healy (Apple): Despite Microsoft's relationship with ChatGPT and Alphabet's longtime focus on AI and machine learning, investors should not count out fellow tech giant Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chinas-economic-reopening-is-boosting-sales-for-apple-and-easing-supply-chain-constraints', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) improving prospects in China could be a huge relief to investors concerned about its ability to meet robust customer demand. As an added benefit, the economic reopening is boosting sales of Apple's products in China.\n*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Feb. 7, 2023. The video was published on Feb. 9, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nParkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nParkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through fool.com/parkev, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) improving prospects in China could be a huge relief to investors concerned about its ability to meet robust customer demand. As an added benefit, the economic reopening is boosting sales of Apple's products in China. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) improving prospects in China could be a huge relief to investors concerned about its ability to meet robust customer demand. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple.", 'news_article_title': "China's Economic Reopening Is Boosting Sales for Apple and Easing Supply Chain Constraints", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) improving prospects in China could be a huge relief to investors concerned about its ability to meet robust customer demand. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) improving prospects in China could be a huge relief to investors concerned about its ability to meet robust customer demand. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/85-of-warren-buffetts-%24354-billion-portfolio-is-invested-in-just-10-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For nearly six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has absolutely crushed Wall Street's benchmark index. Whereas the broad-based S&P 500 produced a 30,209% total return, including dividends paid, between 1964 and 2021, the Oracle of Omaha (as Buffett has come to be known) led Berkshire's Class A shares (BRK.A) to a jaw-dropping gain of 3,641,613% in the same stretch.\nMany books have been written extolling the strategies Warren Buffett employs to beat the market. But the Oracle of Omaha's penchant for portfolio concentration might be Berkshire Hathaway's key ingredient.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nAlthough Berkshire Hathaway has stakes in around four dozen securities, approximately $301.8 billion (85%) of its $353.7 billion in invested assets, as of February 4, 2023, was tied up in just 10 stocks.\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL): $141,402,498,267 (40% of invested assets)\nBank of America (NYSE: BAC): $37,626,798,579 (10.6%)\nChevron (NYSE: CVX): $28,761,988,535 (8.1%)\nAmerican Express (NYSE: AXP): $27,117,089,802 (7.7%)\nCoca-Cola (NYSE: KO): $23,932,000,000 (6.8%)\nKraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC): $12,823,499,133 (3.6%)\nOccidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY): $11,902,095,046 (3.4%)\nMoody's (NYSE: MCO): $8,001,889,192 (2.3%)\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM): $5,685,362,901 (1.6%)\nBYD (OTC: BYDD.F): $4,591,243,954 (1.3%)\nWhy have Warren Buffett and his investment team chosen to pile 85% of Berkshire's invested capital into these 10 stocks? Let's take a closer look.\nProfitable, brand-name businesses are worth hanging onto\nTo start with, the Oracle of Omaha is a big fan of businesses with exceptional branding power that remain profitable in any economic environment. Buffett fully understands that recessions are an inevitable part of the economic cycle. Rather than trying to guess when they'll occur, he hangs onto his stakes in these consistently profitable companies that get to take advantage of expansions that last much longer than recessions.\nFor instance, Coca-Cola has been a Berkshire Hathaway holding since 1988. Although Coke's high-growth days fizzled out long ago, it's still capable of slowly and steadily moving its profit needle higher. It's one of the most geographically diverse multinational companies, is arguably the most-recognized consumer goods brand globally, and has a marketing team that rarely struggles to connect with consumers of all ages.\nChevron is another good example -- even though it's only been a holding for a little over two years. Though Chevron's upstream drilling assets are exposed to weaker crude oil and natural gas prices during recessions, it's an integrated energy company. In other words, Chevron also operates transmission pipelines, chemical plants, and refineries. This allows it to hedge any energy commodity price weakness and continue to generate abundant cash flow.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nWarren Buffett loves a hearty capital-return program\nOne of the easiest ways to get Warren Buffett's attention as a publicly traded company is to return a lot of capital to your investors via share buybacks and dividends. Buffett is a particularly big fan of buybacks, given that they allow investors to sit back and become larger stakeholders in a company without having to lift a finger.\nApple, which accounts for 40% of Berkshire Hathaway's invested assets, is tops in the capital-return department. Over the past 10 years (ended Dec. 31, 2022), the largest publicly traded company in the U.S. repurchased $566 billion worth of its common stock. Not including itself, that's more than the market cap of all but four S&P 500 companies. Apple also doles out $14.6 billion in dividends each year to its shareholders.\nBerkshire Hathaway's energy stocks -- Chevron and Occidental Petroleum -- have solid capital-return programs as well. Chevron recently announced plans to repurchase as much as $75 billion of its common stock in addition to paying out close to $11.7 billion in dividends each year.\nMeanwhile, Buffett's company is collecting 8% annually on its $10 billion preferred stock position in Occidental Petroleum. After reducing its net debt by approximately $15 billion since March 2021, Occidental has also reignited its share-repurchase program.\nThe Oracle of Omaha gravitates to financial stocks\nWarren Buffett is also a huge fan of financial stocks. As I previously pointed out, since economic expansions last disproportionately longer than recessions, companies involved in banking and payment processing are able to take advantage of lengthy bull markets.\nBoth payment processor American Express and credit-ratings company Moody's have been longtime holdings for Berkshire Hathaway. This marks the 30th consecutive year of AmEx being a Buffett holding, while Moody's has been a portfolio fixture since 2001.\nAmerican Express takes advantage of bull markets by double-dipping. It collects fees from merchants and also acts as a lender, thereby generating both interest income and fees from its predominantly higher-income cardholders. As for Moody's, it has the ability to lean on either its credit-ratings segment or its analytics division, depending on debt demand and economic uncertainty.\nAnd don't forget about Bank of America, which is the second-largest Buffett holding by market value, behind only Apple. Bank of America's management team is enjoying every minute of the Federal Reserve's hawkish monetary policy shift designed to tame historically high inflation. Among big banks, BofA is the most interest sensitive. It's generating billions of dollars in added net interest income every quarter on its outstanding variable-rate loans as interest rates rise. This ramp-up in profits should help it more than offset any loan losses tied to short-term economic weakness.\n10 stocks we like better than Coca-Cola\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Coca-Cola wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023\nAmerican Express and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, BYD, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Moody's, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway, long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway, short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): $141,402,498,267 (40% of invested assets) Bank of America (NYSE: BAC): $37,626,798,579 (10.6%) Chevron (NYSE: CVX): $28,761,988,535 (8.1%) American Express (NYSE: AXP): $27,117,089,802 (7.7%) Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO): $23,932,000,000 (6.8%) Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC): $12,823,499,133 (3.6%) Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY): $11,902,095,046 (3.4%) Moody's (NYSE: MCO): $8,001,889,192 (2.3%) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM): $5,685,362,901 (1.6%) Whereas the broad-based S&P 500 produced a 30,209% total return, including dividends paid, between 1964 and 2021, the Oracle of Omaha (as Buffett has come to be known) led Berkshire's Class A shares (BRK.A) to a jaw-dropping gain of 3,641,613% in the same stretch. As I previously pointed out, since economic expansions last disproportionately longer than recessions, companies involved in banking and payment processing are able to take advantage of lengthy bull markets.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): $141,402,498,267 (40% of invested assets) Bank of America (NYSE: BAC): $37,626,798,579 (10.6%) Chevron (NYSE: CVX): $28,761,988,535 (8.1%) American Express (NYSE: AXP): $27,117,089,802 (7.7%) Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO): $23,932,000,000 (6.8%) Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC): $12,823,499,133 (3.6%) Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY): $11,902,095,046 (3.4%) Moody's (NYSE: MCO): $8,001,889,192 (2.3%) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM): $5,685,362,901 (1.6%) The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, BYD, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Moody's, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway, long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway, short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': "85% of Warren Buffett's $354 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in Just 10 Stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): $141,402,498,267 (40% of invested assets) Bank of America (NYSE: BAC): $37,626,798,579 (10.6%) Chevron (NYSE: CVX): $28,761,988,535 (8.1%) American Express (NYSE: AXP): $27,117,089,802 (7.7%) Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO): $23,932,000,000 (6.8%) Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC): $12,823,499,133 (3.6%) Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY): $11,902,095,046 (3.4%) Moody's (NYSE: MCO): $8,001,889,192 (2.3%) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM): $5,685,362,901 (1.6%) Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Chevron is another good example -- even though it's only been a holding for a little over two years.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): $141,402,498,267 (40% of invested assets) Bank of America (NYSE: BAC): $37,626,798,579 (10.6%) Chevron (NYSE: CVX): $28,761,988,535 (8.1%) American Express (NYSE: AXP): $27,117,089,802 (7.7%) Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO): $23,932,000,000 (6.8%) Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC): $12,823,499,133 (3.6%) Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY): $11,902,095,046 (3.4%) Moody's (NYSE: MCO): $8,001,889,192 (2.3%) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM): $5,685,362,901 (1.6%) See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 9, 2023 American Express and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway, long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway, short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 149.22000122070312, 'high': 151.33999633789062, 'open': 149.4600067138672, 'close': 151.00999450683594, 'ema_50': 142.4483425004351, 'rsi_14': 66.39072830951716, 'target': 153.85000610351562, 'volume': 57450700.0, 'ema_200': 147.37506289902927, 'adj_close': 150.39988708496094, 'rsi_lag_1': 69.5195266749391, 'rsi_lag_2': 73.8880997999937, 'rsi_lag_3': 80.20509761506571, 'rsi_lag_4': 76.32545258705125, 'rsi_lag_5': 84.75355693923505, 'macd_lag_1': 4.47867630578034, 'macd_lag_2': 4.572425439387928, 'macd_lag_3': 4.518666016440676, 'macd_lag_4': 4.106360191381242, 'macd_lag_5': 3.817688058177879, 'macd_12_26_9': 4.365355126136308, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.641268660918345}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 20.440000534057617, 'Date': '2023-02-10', 'High': 21.940000534057617, 'Open': 20.739999771118164, 'Close': 20.530000686645508, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-10', 'Adj Close': 20.530000686645508}, {'Low': 1.0669283866882324, 'Date': '2023-02-10', 'High': 1.0751763582229614, 'Open': 1.0742292404174805, 'Close': 1.0742292404174805, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-10', 'Adj Close': 1.0742292404174805}, {'Low': 1.2060399055480957, 'Date': '2023-02-10', 'High': 1.2138426303863523, 'Open': 1.2116659879684448, 'Close': 1.2116806507110596, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-10', 'Adj Close': 1.2116806507110596}, {'Low': 6.779600143432617, 'Date': '2023-02-10', 'High': 6.812600135803223, 'Open': 6.779699802398682, 'Close': 6.779699802398682, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-10', 'Adj Close': 6.779699802398682}, {'Low': 77.47000122070312, 'Date': '2023-02-10', 'High': 80.33000183105469, 'Open': 77.68000030517578, 'Close': 79.72000122070312, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 356062, 'date_str': '2023-02-10', 'Adj Close': 79.72000122070312}, {'Low': 0.6912283301353455, 'Date': '2023-02-10', 'High': 0.6959900856018066, 'Open': 0.6939384341239929, 'Close': 0.6939384341239929, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-10', 'Adj Close': 0.6939384341239929}, {'Low': 3.67300009727478, 'Date': '2023-02-10', 'High': 3.746999979019165, 'Open': 3.686000108718872, 'Close': 3.74399995803833, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-10', 'Adj Close': 3.74399995803833}, {'Low': 129.83399963378906, 'Date': '2023-02-10', 'High': 131.83200073242188, 'Open': 131.5189971923828, 'Close': 131.5189971923828, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-10', 'Adj Close': 131.5189971923828}, {'Low': 102.9000015258789, 'Date': '2023-02-10', 'High': 103.68000030517578, 'Open': 103.26000213623048, 'Close': 103.62999725341795, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-10', 'Adj Close': 103.62999725341795}, {'Low': 1852.4000244140625, 'Date': '2023-02-10', 'High': 1863.5, 'Open': 1861.5999755859373, 'Close': 1862.800048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 27, 'date_str': '2023-02-10', 'Adj Close': 1862.800048828125}]}
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{'date': '2023-02-13', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.509, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155060.0, 'fred_ppi': 258.669, 'fred_retail_sales': 686434.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -70521.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 66.9, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8003, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/validea-daily-guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-2-13-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the twelve guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nCompany Description: Apple Inc. (Apple) designs, manufactures and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories and sells a range of related services. The Company's products include iPhone, Mac, iPad, AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, HomePod, iPod touch and accessories. The Company operates various platforms, including the App Store, which allows customers to discover and download applications and digital content, such as books, music, video, games and podcasts. Apple offers digital content through subscription-based services, including Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple News+, Apple TV+ and Apple Fitness+. Apple also offers a range of other services, such as AppleCare, iCloud, Apple Card and Apple Pay. Apple sells its products and resells third-party products in a range of markets, including directly to consumers, small and mid-sized businesses, and education, enterprise and government customers through its retail and online stores and its direct sales force.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the twelve guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the twelve guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett.", 'news_article_title': 'Validea Daily Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - 2/13/2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the twelve guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the twelve guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-stock-inched-up-by-nearly-2-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which have been in recovery mode so far this year following a dismal 2022 for tech stocks, received another boost on Monday. The tech stock rose by almost 2% on the day, edging past the 1.1% gain of the bellwether S&P 500 index. Investors were cheered by the company\'s apparently feisty stance on an upcoming regulatory hearing.\nSo what\nCiting unnamed "people familiar with the matter," Reuters reported that Apple will seek to convince the European Union\'s (EU) antitrust authority that it does not engage in anticompetitive practices.\nThe company is being accused by the European Commission (EC), the economic bloc\'s administrative arm and frequent regulatory authority, of such conduct in regards to mobile wallets. Some have accused the company of blocking rival software developers\' wallets from access to its popular line of mobile devices.\nThis allegation was leveled by the EC in May 2022. The regulator is scheduled to hold a closed hearing on Tuesday with company officials to discuss it.\nMuch is at stake in this dispute. If the EC finds Apple guilty, the American tech company could be fined up to 10% of its global turnover; its most recent annual sales figure is $394 billion.\nNow what\nIn contrast to fellow U.S. tech behemoth Microsoft, which has used conciliatory language in its efforts to push through a proposed buyout of video game developer and publisher Activision Blizzard, Apple is holding firm on its stance that it is conducting itself properly.\nAs for the Apple Pay service that is at the heart of the controversy, the company said last year that it "is only one of many options available to European consumers for making payments ... ."\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nEric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which have been in recovery mode so far this year following a dismal 2022 for tech stocks, received another boost on Monday. So what Citing unnamed "people familiar with the matter," Reuters reported that Apple will seek to convince the European Union\'s (EU) antitrust authority that it does not engage in anticompetitive practices. The company is being accused by the European Commission (EC), the economic bloc\'s administrative arm and frequent regulatory authority, of such conduct in regards to mobile wallets.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which have been in recovery mode so far this year following a dismal 2022 for tech stocks, received another boost on Monday. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, and Microsoft.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Stock Inched Up by Nearly 2% Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which have been in recovery mode so far this year following a dismal 2022 for tech stocks, received another boost on Monday. Investors were cheered by the company's apparently feisty stance on an upcoming regulatory hearing. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which have been in recovery mode so far this year following a dismal 2022 for tech stocks, received another boost on Monday. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Eric Volkman has positions in Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-billion-reasons-to-love-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "As Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) approaches 1 billion subscriptions, it gives investors more reason to be bullish on the stock. This video will highlight what the historic achievement means to Apple stock investors.\n*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Feb. 11, 2023. The video was published on Feb. 13, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nParkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nParkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through fool.com/parkev, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) approaches 1 billion subscriptions, it gives investors more reason to be bullish on the stock. This video will highlight what the historic achievement means to Apple stock investors. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) approaches 1 billion subscriptions, it gives investors more reason to be bullish on the stock. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple.', 'news_article_title': '1 Billion Reasons to Love Apple Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) approaches 1 billion subscriptions, it gives investors more reason to be bullish on the stock. This video will highlight what the historic achievement means to Apple stock investors. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': 'As Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) approaches 1 billion subscriptions, it gives investors more reason to be bullish on the stock. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-feb-13-2023-%3A-pltr-aeha-amd-beke-amzn-aapl-csco-intc-bac-ibn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -.5 to 12,501.81. The total After hours volume is currently 96,043,499 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nPalantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is +1.5 at $9.11, with 13,709,591 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Thursday’s Pre-Market: Here’s What You Need to Know Before the Markets Opens\n\nAesther Healthcare Acquisition Corp (AEHA) is +1.09 at $10.65, with 3,581,473 shares traded.\n\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is -0.07 at $83.06, with 3,531,021 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMD is in the "buy range".\n\nKE Holdings Inc (BEKE) is unchanged at $20.30, with 3,442,620 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BEKE is in the "buy range".\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.09 at $99.45, with 3,280,155 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.29. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $153.79, with 2,813,443 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.43. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is -0.07 at $47.79, with 2,669,270 shares traded.CSCO is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 2/15/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Jan2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.76 per share, which represents a 77 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is -0.02 at $28.53, with 2,534,342 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 101.89% of the target price of $28.\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is -0.02 at $35.63, with 1,877,317 shares traded. BAC\'s current last sale is 93.76% of the target price of $38.\n\nICICI Bank Limited (IBN) is unchanged at $20.67, with 1,323,877 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for IBN is in the "strong buy range".\n\nVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is unchanged at $40.32, with 1,321,143 shares traded. VZ\'s current last sale is 89.6% of the target price of $45.\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is +0.01 at $19.27, with 1,312,577 shares traded. T\'s current last sale is 85.64% of the target price of $22.5.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $153.79, with 2,813,443 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $153.79, with 2,813,443 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMD is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Feb 13, 2023 : PLTR, AEHA, AMD, BEKE, AMZN, AAPL, CSCO, INTC, BAC, IBN, VZ, T', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $153.79, with 2,813,443 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -.5 to 12,501.81.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.06 at $153.79, with 2,813,443 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 96,043,499 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-sharply-higher-as-investors-eye-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich\nFeb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed sharply higher on Monday as investors awaited inflation data likely to hint at the path of the Federal Reserve\'s future interest rate hikes, while Meta Platforms gained after a report that the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs.\nMetaMETA.O jumped about 3% after the Financial Times reported on Sunday that the company was preparing to announce a new round of job cuts, adding to layoffs last November.\nMicrosoft MSFT.O rose more than 3%, Nvidia NVDA.O gained 2.5%, and Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O each rose over 1%. Along with Meta, those tech-related heavyweights contributed more than any other stocks to the S&P 500\'s gains during a trading session that saw light volume.\nHelping lift Microsoft, Stifel raised its price target on the software company and said it is clearly looking to upend Alphabet\'s Google search dominance through its integration with ChatGPT.\nInvestors are laser-focused on January inflation data due on Tuesday to reassess their bets on the central bank\'s monetary policy path.\nWall Street\'s main indexes lost ground last week after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that interest rates may need to move higher than expected in the central bank\'s battle against inflation.\n"Today is just a natural reaction in the opposite direction after we\'ve seen very heavy selling pressure," said Keith Buchanan, portfolio manager at GLOBALT Investments in Atlanta.\nTen of the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes rose, led by information technology .SPLRCT, up 1.77%, followed by a 1.46% gain in consumer discretionary .SPLRCD. The energy index .SPNY dipped 0.6%.\nThe S&P 500 climbed 1.15% to end the session at 4,137.32 points.\nThe Nasdaq gained 1.48% to 11,891.79 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.11% to 34,246.13 points.\nHowever, volume on U.S. exchanges was relatively light, with 9.5 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 11.9 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.\nSo far in this year, the S&P 500 has gained about 8%, and the index remains down about 14% from its record high close in January 2022.\nFidelity National Information Services IncFIS.N plunged 12.5% following the banking and payments processing conglomerate\'s decision to spin off its merchant payments business.\nCoca-Cola KO.Nrose 1.6% ahead of its quarterly report due out early on Tuesday.\nAs U.S. quarterly earnings reports wind down, 69% of the S&P 500 firms that have reported results so far have exceeded profit expectations, according to Refinitiv data. Analysts expect December-quarter earnings to have fallen nearly 3% from a year earlier.\nAcross the U.S. stock market .AD.US, advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by a 2.5-to-one ratio.\nThe S&P 500 posted four new highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 80 new highs and 59 new lows.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel, Sriraj Kalluvila, Shinjini Ganguli and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Microsoft MSFT.O rose more than 3%, Nvidia NVDA.O gained 2.5%, and Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O each rose over 1%. By Noel Randewich Feb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed sharply higher on Monday as investors awaited inflation data likely to hint at the path of the Federal Reserve's future interest rate hikes, while Meta Platforms gained after a report that the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs. Helping lift Microsoft, Stifel raised its price target on the software company and said it is clearly looking to upend Alphabet's Google search dominance through its integration with ChatGPT.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Microsoft MSFT.O rose more than 3%, Nvidia NVDA.O gained 2.5%, and Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O each rose over 1%. By Noel Randewich Feb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed sharply higher on Monday as investors awaited inflation data likely to hint at the path of the Federal Reserve's future interest rate hikes, while Meta Platforms gained after a report that the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs. Investors are laser-focused on January inflation data due on Tuesday to reassess their bets on the central bank's monetary policy path.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends sharply higher as investors eye inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Microsoft MSFT.O rose more than 3%, Nvidia NVDA.O gained 2.5%, and Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O each rose over 1%. Along with Meta, those tech-related heavyweights contributed more than any other stocks to the S&P 500's gains during a trading session that saw light volume. Investors are laser-focused on January inflation data due on Tuesday to reassess their bets on the central bank's monetary policy path.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Microsoft MSFT.O rose more than 3%, Nvidia NVDA.O gained 2.5%, and Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O each rose over 1%. By Noel Randewich Feb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed sharply higher on Monday as investors awaited inflation data likely to hint at the path of the Federal Reserve's future interest rate hikes, while Meta Platforms gained after a report that the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs. Wall Street's main indexes lost ground last week after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that interest rates may need to move higher than expected in the central bank's battle against inflation."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-higher-as-investors-eye-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich\nFeb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed higher on Monday as investors awaited inflation data likely to hint at the path of the Federal Reserve\'s future interest rate hikes, while Meta Platforms gained after a report that the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs.\nMetaMETA.O jumped after the Financial Times reported on Sunday that the company was preparing to announce a new round of job cuts, adding to layoffs last November.\nMicrosoft MSFT.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O also gained. Along with Meta, those tech-related heavyweights contributed more than any other stocks to the S&P 500\'s gains for the session.\nHelping lift Microsoft, Stifel raised its price target on the software company and said it is clearly looking to upend Alphabet\'s Google search dominance through its integration with ChatGPT.\nInvestors are laser-focused on January inflation data due on Tuesday to reassess their bets on the central bank\'s monetary policy path.\nWall Street\'s main indexes lost ground last week after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that interest rates may need to move higher than expected in the central bank\'s battle against inflation.\n"Today is just a natural reaction in the opposite direction after we\'ve seen very heavy selling pressure," said Keith Buchanan, portfolio manager at GLOBALT Investments in Atlanta.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 46.50 points, or 1.15%, to end at 4,137.48 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 174.12 points, or 1.49%, to 11,892.24. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 374.45 points, or 1.11%, to 34,243.72.\nSo far in this year, the S&P 500 has gained about 8%, and the index remains down about 14% from its record high close in January 2022.\nFidelity National Information Services IncFIS.N plunged following the banking and payments processing conglomerate\'s decision to spin off its merchant payments business.\nCoca-Cola KO.N rose ahead of its quarterly report due out early on Tuesday.\nAs U.S. quarterly earnings reports wind down, 69% of the S&P 500 firms that have reported results so far have exceeded profit expectations, according to Refinitiv data. Analysts expect December-quarter earnings to have fallen nearly 3% from a year earlier.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel, Sriraj Kalluvila, Shinjini Ganguli and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Microsoft MSFT.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O also gained. By Noel Randewich Feb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed higher on Monday as investors awaited inflation data likely to hint at the path of the Federal Reserve's future interest rate hikes, while Meta Platforms gained after a report that the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs. Helping lift Microsoft, Stifel raised its price target on the software company and said it is clearly looking to upend Alphabet's Google search dominance through its integration with ChatGPT.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Microsoft MSFT.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O also gained. By Noel Randewich Feb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed higher on Monday as investors awaited inflation data likely to hint at the path of the Federal Reserve's future interest rate hikes, while Meta Platforms gained after a report that the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs. Investors are laser-focused on January inflation data due on Tuesday to reassess their bets on the central bank's monetary policy path.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends higher as investors eye inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Microsoft MSFT.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O also gained. Investors are laser-focused on January inflation data due on Tuesday to reassess their bets on the central bank's monetary policy path. Coca-Cola KO.N rose ahead of its quarterly report due out early on Tuesday.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Microsoft MSFT.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O also gained. By Noel Randewich Feb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed higher on Monday as investors awaited inflation data likely to hint at the path of the Federal Reserve's future interest rate hikes, while Meta Platforms gained after a report that the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 46.50 points, or 1.15%, to end at 4,137.48 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 174.12 points, or 1.49%, to 11,892.24."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-companies-face-more-pain-as-expected-earnings-recession-looms', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. companies\' earnings woes are likely to extend beyond the weak fourth quarter, as a booming labor market weighing on margins looks set to hurt results in the first half of this year.\nExpectations for U.S. earnings to decline in the first and second quarter come amid weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results for 2022, which Credit Suisse estimates will be the worst earnings season outside of a recession in 24 years.\nWith fourth-quarter 2022 earnings estimated to have fallen from a year ago, a subsequent decline in the first quarter of 2023 would put the S&P 500 into a so-called earnings recession, a back-to-back decline in earnings that hasn\'t occurred since COVID-19 blasted corporate results in 2020.\nFourth-quarter results are in already from 344 of the S&P 500 companies, and the quarter\'s earnings are estimated at this point to have fallen 2.8% from the year-ago period, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.\nMost strategists expect little improvement for the season, and analysts now forecast S&P 500 earnings falling 3.7% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2023 and 3.1% for the second quarter.\n"What\'s clear is the speed with which the 2023 numbers are falling is just worse than (usual)," said Jonathan Golub, chief U.S. equity strategist & head of quantitative research at Credit Suisse Securities in New York.\nThe darkening earnings picture bolsters the case for investors who believe the stock market\'s early-year rally is unlikely to last, adding to worries over how high the Federal Reserve will need to take interest rates in its fight to keep inflation on an easing trajectory.\nThe S&P 500 notched its biggest percentage weekly decline since mid-December last week, though the index is up about 7% for the year to date.\nRecent results and guidance from some of the most heavily weighted names in the tech-related space like Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O have been among the most memorable disappointments this earnings season.\nGolub and other strategists say a tight labor market that is pressuring margins for companies as a key reason for the decline in earnings, and expect these costs to remain stickier than other pressures.\nThe recent blowout U.S. jobs report for January, which showed job growth accelerating and the lowest unemployment rate in 53 and a half years, has bolstered that view, while also stirring worries that strong job growth could lead to more rate increases from the Federal Reserve.\nThe central bank last year embarked on its most aggressive policy tightening since the 1980s in response to soaring inflation.\n"If you look at revenues, they\'re coming in fine," Golub said. "So you say, well, then what\'s the problem? Margins are collapsing from really high levels."\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Recent results and guidance from some of the most heavily weighted names in the tech-related space like Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O have been among the most memorable disappointments this earnings season. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. companies\' earnings woes are likely to extend beyond the weak fourth quarter, as a booming labor market weighing on margins looks set to hurt results in the first half of this year. "What\'s clear is the speed with which the 2023 numbers are falling is just worse than (usual)," said Jonathan Golub, chief U.S. equity strategist & head of quantitative research at Credit Suisse Securities in New York.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Recent results and guidance from some of the most heavily weighted names in the tech-related space like Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O have been among the most memorable disappointments this earnings season. Expectations for U.S. earnings to decline in the first and second quarter come amid weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results for 2022, which Credit Suisse estimates will be the worst earnings season outside of a recession in 24 years. Golub and other strategists say a tight labor market that is pressuring margins for companies as a key reason for the decline in earnings, and expect these costs to remain stickier than other pressures.', 'news_article_title': 'U.S. companies face more pain as expected ‘earnings recession’ looms', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Recent results and guidance from some of the most heavily weighted names in the tech-related space like Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O have been among the most memorable disappointments this earnings season. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. companies' earnings woes are likely to extend beyond the weak fourth quarter, as a booming labor market weighing on margins looks set to hurt results in the first half of this year. Expectations for U.S. earnings to decline in the first and second quarter come amid weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results for 2022, which Credit Suisse estimates will be the worst earnings season outside of a recession in 24 years.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Recent results and guidance from some of the most heavily weighted names in the tech-related space like Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O have been among the most memorable disappointments this earnings season. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. companies' earnings woes are likely to extend beyond the weak fourth quarter, as a booming labor market weighing on margins looks set to hurt results in the first half of this year. Expectations for U.S. earnings to decline in the first and second quarter come amid weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results for 2022, which Credit Suisse estimates will be the worst earnings season outside of a recession in 24 years."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-rallies-as-investors-eye-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Johann M Cherian and Noel Randewich\nFeb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Monday as investors awaited inflation data likely to hint at the path of the Federal Reserve\'s future interest rate hikes, while Meta Platforms gained after a report said the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs.\nMicrosoft MSFT.O and Nvidia NVDA.O climbed more than 3%, while Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O were each up more than 1%. Those four tech-related heavyweights contributed more than any other stocks to the S&P 500\'s gains for the session.\nHelping lift Microsoft, Stifel raised its price target on the software company and said it is clearly looking to upend Alphabet\'s Google search dominance through its integration with ChatGPT.\nInvestors are laser-focused on January inflation data due on Tuesday to reassess their bets on the central bank\'s monetary policy path.\nWall Street\'s main indexes lost ground last week after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that interest rates may need to move higher than expected in the central bank\'s battle against inflation.\n"Today is just a natural reaction in the opposite direction after we\'ve seen very heavy selling pressure," said Keith Buchanan, said Keith Buchanan, portfolio manager at GLOBALT Investments in Atlanta.\nMetaMETA.Orose more than 3% after the Financial Times reported on Sunday that the company was preparing to announce a new round of job cuts, adding to layoffs last November.\nOf the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, 10 rose, led by information technology .SPLRCT, up 1.86%, followed by a 1.43% gain in consumer discretionary .SPLRCD. The energy index .SPNY dipped 0.3%.\nIn afternoon trading, the S&P 500 was up 1.05% at 4,133.27 points.\nThe Nasdaq gained 1.48% to 11,891.06 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.99% at 34,205.73 points.\nFidelity National Information Services IncFIS.N plunged almost 14% following the banking and payments processing conglomerate\'s decision to spin off its merchant payments business.\nAs U.S. quarterly earnings reports wind down, 69% of the S&P 500 firms that have reported results so far have exceeded profit expectations, according to Refinitiv data on Friday. Analysts expect fourth-quarter earnings to fall nearly 3% from a year earlier.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 7.5-to-one ratio.\nThe S&P 500 posted four new highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 60 new highs and 50 new lows.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel, Sriraj Kalluvila, Shinjini Ganguli and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Microsoft MSFT.O and Nvidia NVDA.O climbed more than 3%, while Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O were each up more than 1%. By Johann M Cherian and Noel Randewich Feb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Monday as investors awaited inflation data likely to hint at the path of the Federal Reserve's future interest rate hikes, while Meta Platforms gained after a report said the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs. Helping lift Microsoft, Stifel raised its price target on the software company and said it is clearly looking to upend Alphabet's Google search dominance through its integration with ChatGPT.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Microsoft MSFT.O and Nvidia NVDA.O climbed more than 3%, while Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O were each up more than 1%. By Johann M Cherian and Noel Randewich Feb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Monday as investors awaited inflation data likely to hint at the path of the Federal Reserve's future interest rate hikes, while Meta Platforms gained after a report said the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs. Wall Street's main indexes lost ground last week after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that interest rates may need to move higher than expected in the central bank's battle against inflation.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street rallies as investors eye inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Microsoft MSFT.O and Nvidia NVDA.O climbed more than 3%, while Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O were each up more than 1%. By Johann M Cherian and Noel Randewich Feb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Monday as investors awaited inflation data likely to hint at the path of the Federal Reserve's future interest rate hikes, while Meta Platforms gained after a report said the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs. Analysts expect fourth-quarter earnings to fall nearly 3% from a year earlier.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Microsoft MSFT.O and Nvidia NVDA.O climbed more than 3%, while Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O were each up more than 1%. By Johann M Cherian and Noel Randewich Feb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Monday as investors awaited inflation data likely to hint at the path of the Federal Reserve's future interest rate hikes, while Meta Platforms gained after a report said the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs. Wall Street's main indexes lost ground last week after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that interest rates may need to move higher than expected in the central bank's battle against inflation."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-climbs-higher-on-lift-from-battered-growth-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Johann M Cherian\nFeb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes rose on Monday as investors piled into beaten-down megacap growth stocks with a decline in Treasury yields boosting sentiment, while Meta Platforms gained on reports the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs.\nApple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O added between 0.7% and 3.4%, pushing up the Russell 1000 Growth sector .RLG by 0.7%.\n"(Investors) have been holding back during the regime of rate hikes because they believed it would kill the growth of technology type stocks," said Peter Andersen, founder of Andersen Capital Management.\nAndersen added that the Fed is now signaling that its near the end of its tightening cycle, which could provide an added boost to such high-growth firms.\nAll U.S. indexes clocked their worst declines last year since the financial crisis of 2008, led by a 33% slump in the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC, on fears that the Federal Reserve would tip the economy into a recession with its hawkish monetary policy.\nWhile money markets are expecting rates to peak to 5.2% in July, a resilient labor market has lifted hopes of a milder-than-expected recession. 0#FEDWATCH\nMeanwhile, MetaMETA.O rose 1.8% on reports over the weekend that the Facebook parent is preparing to announce a fresh round of job cuts, pushing the consumer services sector .SPLRCL 0.3% higher.\nMicrosoft added 3.4% and was the biggest boost to the blue-chip Dow .DJI after brokerage Stifel said the tech-giant is clearly looking to up-end Alphabet\'s Google Search dominance through its integration with ChatGPT.\nTen of the 11 major S&P 500 sector were in the black, with the energy sector\'s .SPNY 1.1% fall making it the sole sector lower as crude oil prices slipped on caution ahead of domestic inflation data. O/R\nMarkets now await January inflation on Tuesday and retail sales data later in the week to reassess their bets on the central bank\'s monetary policy path.\nAt 10:12 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 196.57 points, or 0.58%, at 34,065.84, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 21.17 points, or 0.52%, at 4,111.63, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 75.59 points, or 0.65%, at 11,793.71.\nFurther buoying gains in megacap names was declining yields on the U.S. 10-year Treasury note US10YT=RR after hitting a fresh six-week high earlier in the day. US/\nA fall in Treasury note yields indicate traders expect greater return from investments in risky assets.\nFidelity National Information Services IncFIS.N plunged 15.4% following its decision to spin off its merchant payments business.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.26-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.31-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 39 new highs and 41 new lows.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel and Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O added between 0.7% and 3.4%, pushing up the Russell 1000 Growth sector .RLG by 0.7%. All U.S. indexes clocked their worst declines last year since the financial crisis of 2008, led by a 33% slump in the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC, on fears that the Federal Reserve would tip the economy into a recession with its hawkish monetary policy. 0#FEDWATCH Meanwhile, MetaMETA.O rose 1.8% on reports over the weekend that the Facebook parent is preparing to announce a fresh round of job cuts, pushing the consumer services sector .SPLRCL 0.3% higher.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O added between 0.7% and 3.4%, pushing up the Russell 1000 Growth sector .RLG by 0.7%. By Johann M Cherian Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes rose on Monday as investors piled into beaten-down megacap growth stocks with a decline in Treasury yields boosting sentiment, while Meta Platforms gained on reports the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs. Further buoying gains in megacap names was declining yields on the U.S. 10-year Treasury note US10YT=RR after hitting a fresh six-week high earlier in the day.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St climbs higher on lift from battered growth stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O added between 0.7% and 3.4%, pushing up the Russell 1000 Growth sector .RLG by 0.7%. By Johann M Cherian Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes rose on Monday as investors piled into beaten-down megacap growth stocks with a decline in Treasury yields boosting sentiment, while Meta Platforms gained on reports the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs. Further buoying gains in megacap names was declining yields on the U.S. 10-year Treasury note US10YT=RR after hitting a fresh six-week high earlier in the day.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O added between 0.7% and 3.4%, pushing up the Russell 1000 Growth sector .RLG by 0.7%. By Johann M Cherian Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes rose on Monday as investors piled into beaten-down megacap growth stocks with a decline in Treasury yields boosting sentiment, while Meta Platforms gained on reports the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs. All U.S. indexes clocked their worst declines last year since the financial crisis of 2008, led by a 33% slump in the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC, on fears that the Federal Reserve would tip the economy into a recession with its hawkish monetary policy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-chip-stocks-that-could-win-big-from-the-space-economy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In today's video, Jose Najarro and Nick Rossolillo discuss a few tailwinds for the emerging satellite industry and why companies like Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), and Iridium (NASDAQ: IRDM) could benefit. Out of the list, Nick believes two have a better chance of success. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.\n*Stock prices used were the market prices of February 8, 2023. The video was published on February 9, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Advanced Micro Devices\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Advanced Micro Devices wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJose Najarro has positions in Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm. Nicholas Rossolillo has positions in Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Broadcom, and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jose Najarro is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In today's video, Jose Najarro and Nick Rossolillo discuss a few tailwinds for the emerging satellite industry and why companies like Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), and Iridium (NASDAQ: IRDM) could benefit. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Advanced Micro Devices wasn't one of them!", 'news_luhn_summary': "In today's video, Jose Najarro and Nick Rossolillo discuss a few tailwinds for the emerging satellite industry and why companies like Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), and Iridium (NASDAQ: IRDM) could benefit. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Jose Najarro has positions in Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Qualcomm.", 'news_article_title': '2 Chip Stocks That Could Win Big From the Space Economy', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In today's video, Jose Najarro and Nick Rossolillo discuss a few tailwinds for the emerging satellite industry and why companies like Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), and Iridium (NASDAQ: IRDM) could benefit. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Jose Najarro has positions in Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm. Nicholas Rossolillo has positions in Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Broadcom, and Qualcomm.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In today's video, Jose Najarro and Nick Rossolillo discuss a few tailwinds for the emerging satellite industry and why companies like Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), and Iridium (NASDAQ: IRDM) could benefit. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Jose Najarro has positions in Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Qualcomm."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/history-suggests-the-nasdaq-could-soar-in-2023%3A-3-trillion-dollar-growth-stocks-to-buy-if', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Nasdaq-100 index is home to 100 of the most prominent technology companies listed on the Nasdaq exchange. The index had a miserable year in 2022 with a decline of 33%, but history suggests investors should ditch the pessimism in 2023.\nThat's because the Nasdaq-100 has fallen in consecutive years on only one occasion in its 37-year history, and that was during the dot-com bust between 2000 and 2002.\nEvery other time that the index generated a negative annual return, it bounced back the very next year with an average gain of 52%! Since it has already climbed 13% in 2023 so far, history might be set to repeat itself.\nThe following three stocks are part of the trillion-dollar club -- each has a market capitalization exceeding $1 trillion -- and here's why they could be among the biggest winners if the Nasdaq-100 soars in 2023.\n1. Alphabet could see its ad business recover\nSoaring inflation is the core reason the Nasdaq-100 plunged last year. The price shocks crushed consumers' spending power, not to mention prompting the fastest increase in interest rates in history. Businesses adopted defensive positions, which led to growth concerns.\nA pullback in business spending dealt a direct blow to Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) because platforms like its Google Search and YouTube rely on advertising to generate revenue. Thankfully, there are signs inflation has peaked, which could result in a more favorable environment overall for the company's core business.\nAlphabet has an exciting 2023 ahead, particularly for YouTube thanks to surging uptake for its Shorts format, which was developed to compete with ByteDance's TikTok, the short-form video king.\nYouTube Shorts were generating 50 billion views per day at the end of 2022, up from 30 billion at the start of the year. Monetization is the next frontier, and the company says it's working on a series of initiatives to share revenue with creators and attract businesses.\nThen there's artificial intelligence (AI). This could be a breakout year for the technology, and Alphabet has outlined three areas it will be tackling: language models for purposes like improving Google Search, development tools for third parties to create their own AI applications, and cloud services to help businesses harness the power of AI. Combined, these could present trillions of dollars in opportunities for the company in the coming decade.\nAlphabet stock trades at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of just 20.8 at the moment, which is 14% cheaper than the 24.3 P/E of the Nasdaq-100. It implies Alphabet will have to jump almost 17% just to trade in line with its peers in the tech sector, and that's an opportunity for investors.\n2. Microsoft gears up for an AI battle\nDon't be surprised to hear Wall Street regularly speaking about Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Alphabet in the very same breath this year, because the two giants are on a collision course when it comes to AI.\nMicrosoft just committed to a $10 billion follow-on investment in OpenAI, the creator of conversational platform ChatGPT. It intends to use the technology to transform its Bing search engine, which currently holds aglobal marketshare of just 3% compared to Google's 93%.\nThe move prompted Alphabet to pull the curtain back on its own AI initiatives recently, including the release of its chatbot called Bard. Alphabet has arguably never seen a threat like this to its monopolistic search business.\nNonetheless, Microsoft had its own challenges last year with inflation. Not only did it hurt sales of the company's Surface brand of notebook computers and its Xbox gaming ecosystem, but a fall in PC sales in general also led to a 39% year-over-year drop in Windows revenue in the fiscal 2023 second quarter (ended Dec. 31). If inflation continues to soften in 2023, expect those businesses to come roaring back.\nMicrosoft Azure continues to be a bright spot because businesses are still investing in cloud services to reduce costs and create new revenue opportunities. Azure is one of the two largest cloud platforms in the industry, and it's fighting for what could be a $1.5 trillion annual opportunity by 2030, according to Grand View Research.\nBetween AI and the cloud, Microsoft could be set to add enormous long-term value for investors. Combined with a potential rebound in its consumer segments this year, now looks like a great time to become a Microsoft shareholder.\n3. Apple is as good a bet as ever\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft were once the fiercest of rivals, but while Microsoft shifted its focus toward cloud services for businesses, Apple remained a quintessential consumer company. It's now the largest company in America, with a $2.4 trillion market capitalization. And it's the largest holding at Warren Buffett's investment firm Berkshire Hathaway -- a strong endorsement from one of the world's greatest investors.\nIf the Nasdaq-100 index recovers in 2023 on the back of an improving economy, Apple stock could be among the best performers. That's because it draws all of its revenue from consumers, and an uptick in economic growth means they'll be spending more money.\nThe company just reported results for its fiscal 2023 first quarter (ended Dec. 31), and it was a mixed bag. Hardware cooled in general with a 7.7% drop in revenue year over year, led by a decline in iPhone 14 sales due to production issues in China and broader economic weakness. Apple's installed base hit an all-time high of 2 billion, though, which accounts for all active devices, including iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and Macs.\nThat bodes well for services like Apple Music, Apple News, iCloud, and Apple Pay, because more active devices mean more potential subscribers. So it's no surprise that revenue in the services segment continued to climb in the first quarter.\nBut this could also be a breakout year for new hardware launches as more companies share their vision for the next generation of digital devices. Apple is rumored to be announcing a headset combining virtual and augmented reality in 2023, which could unlock a new ecosystem and a series of new revenue streams.\nApple stock remains down 16% from its all-time high, so this could be a great opportunity to buy ahead of what could be a much stronger year, especially if history repeats for the Nasdaq-100.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Anthony Di Pizio has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Nasdaq and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple is as good a bet as ever Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft were once the fiercest of rivals, but while Microsoft shifted its focus toward cloud services for businesses, Apple remained a quintessential consumer company. Alphabet has an exciting 2023 ahead, particularly for YouTube thanks to surging uptake for its Shorts format, which was developed to compete with ByteDance's TikTok, the short-form video king. The move prompted Alphabet to pull the curtain back on its own AI initiatives recently, including the release of its chatbot called Bard.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple is as good a bet as ever Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft were once the fiercest of rivals, but while Microsoft shifted its focus toward cloud services for businesses, Apple remained a quintessential consumer company. A pullback in business spending dealt a direct blow to Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) because platforms like its Google Search and YouTube rely on advertising to generate revenue. Hardware cooled in general with a 7.7% drop in revenue year over year, led by a decline in iPhone 14 sales due to production issues in China and broader economic weakness.', 'news_article_title': 'History Suggests the Nasdaq Could Soar in 2023: 3 Trillion-Dollar Growth Stocks to Buy If It Does', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple is as good a bet as ever Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft were once the fiercest of rivals, but while Microsoft shifted its focus toward cloud services for businesses, Apple remained a quintessential consumer company. YouTube Shorts were generating 50 billion views per day at the end of 2022, up from 30 billion at the start of the year. This could be a breakout year for the technology, and Alphabet has outlined three areas it will be tackling: language models for purposes like improving Google Search, development tools for third parties to create their own AI applications, and cloud services to help businesses harness the power of AI.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple is as good a bet as ever Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft were once the fiercest of rivals, but while Microsoft shifted its focus toward cloud services for businesses, Apple remained a quintessential consumer company. This could be a breakout year for the technology, and Alphabet has outlined three areas it will be tackling: language models for purposes like improving Google Search, development tools for third parties to create their own AI applications, and cloud services to help businesses harness the power of AI. Microsoft gears up for an AI battle Don't be surprised to hear Wall Street regularly speaking about Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Alphabet in the very same breath this year, because the two giants are on a collision course when it comes to AI."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-set-for-higher-open-as-megacaps-rise', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click [LIVE/] or type LIVE/ in a news window.)\n*\nMeta climbs on report of more layoffs\n*\nFidelity National slumps on payments business spinoff\n*\nNovavax rises on report of U.S. government vaccine deal\n*\nFutures: Nasdaq up 0.33%, S&P up 0.09%, Dow flat\n(Adds comment; updates prices, details)\nBy Johann M Cherian\nFeb 13 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq index was set to open higher on Monday as beaten-down megacap growth stocks gained, while Meta Platforms climbed on reports of fresh layoffs.\nApple Inc , Amazon.com Inc , Alphabet Inc , Tesla Inc and Microsoft Corp added between 0.1% and 1.1% before the bell.\n"(Investors) have been holding back during the regime of rate hikes because they believed it would kill the growth of technology type stocks," said Peter Andersen, founder of Andersen Capital Management.\nAndersen added that the Fed is now signaling that its near the end of its tightening cycle, which could provide an added boost to such high-growth firms.\nAll U.S. indexes clocked their worst declines last year since the financial crisis of 2008, led by a 33% slump in the tech-heavy Nasdaq , on fears that the Federal Reserve would tip the economy into a recession with its hawkish monetary policy.\nWhile money markets are expecting rates to peak at 5.2% in July, a resilient labor market has lifted hopes of a milder-than-expected recession.\nMeanwhile, Meta rose 2.2% on reports over the weekend that the Facebook parent is preparing to announce a fresh round of job cuts.\nAt 8:49 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were down 14 points, or 0.04%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 3.5 points, or 0.09%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 40.5 points, or 0.33%.\nDefense firms such as Boeing Co , Raytheon Technologies Corp , Lockheed Martin Corp and L3harris Technologies Inc added between 0.2% and 0.8%.\nNovavax Inc added 1.8% after the U.S. government agreed to buy 1.5 million more doses of its COVID-19 vaccine.\nFidelity National Information Services Inc plunged 14.6% following its decision to spin off its merchant payments business.\nMarkets now await January inflation on Tuesday and retail sales data later in the week to reassess their bets on the central bank\'s monetary policy path.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel and Sriraj Kalluvila) (([email protected];)) Keywords: USA STOCKS/ (UPDATE 1)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "All U.S. indexes clocked their worst declines last year since the financial crisis of 2008, led by a 33% slump in the tech-heavy Nasdaq , on fears that the Federal Reserve would tip the economy into a recession with its hawkish monetary policy. Meanwhile, Meta rose 2.2% on reports over the weekend that the Facebook parent is preparing to announce a fresh round of job cuts. Markets now await January inflation on Tuesday and retail sales data later in the week to reassess their bets on the central bank's monetary policy path.", 'news_luhn_summary': '* Meta climbs on report of more layoffs * Fidelity National slumps on payments business spinoff * Novavax rises on report of U.S. government vaccine deal * Futures: Nasdaq up 0.33%, S&P up 0.09%, Dow flat (Adds comment; updates prices, details) By Johann M Cherian Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq index was set to open higher on Monday as beaten-down megacap growth stocks gained, while Meta Platforms climbed on reports of fresh layoffs. "(Investors) have been holding back during the regime of rate hikes because they believed it would kill the growth of technology type stocks," said Peter Andersen, founder of Andersen Capital Management. ET, Dow e-minis were down 14 points, or 0.04%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 3.5 points, or 0.09%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 40.5 points, or 0.33%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq set for higher open as megacaps rise', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click [LIVE/] or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Meta climbs on report of more layoffs * Fidelity National slumps on payments business spinoff * Novavax rises on report of U.S. government vaccine deal * Futures: Nasdaq up 0.33%, S&P up 0.09%, Dow flat (Adds comment; updates prices, details) By Johann M Cherian Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq index was set to open higher on Monday as beaten-down megacap growth stocks gained, while Meta Platforms climbed on reports of fresh layoffs. Defense firms such as Boeing Co , Raytheon Technologies Corp , Lockheed Martin Corp and L3harris Technologies Inc added between 0.2% and 0.8%.', 'news_textrank_summary': '* Meta climbs on report of more layoffs * Fidelity National slumps on payments business spinoff * Novavax rises on report of U.S. government vaccine deal * Futures: Nasdaq up 0.33%, S&P up 0.09%, Dow flat (Adds comment; updates prices, details) By Johann M Cherian Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq index was set to open higher on Monday as beaten-down megacap growth stocks gained, while Meta Platforms climbed on reports of fresh layoffs. "(Investors) have been holding back during the regime of rate hikes because they believed it would kill the growth of technology type stocks," said Peter Andersen, founder of Andersen Capital Management. Defense firms such as Boeing Co , Raytheon Technologies Corp , Lockheed Martin Corp and L3harris Technologies Inc added between 0.2% and 0.8%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-supplier-salcomp-to-boost-indian-workforce-to-25000', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Praveen Paramasivam\nCHENNAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Finland\'s Salcomp, a supplier to Apple AAPL.O, is planning to more than double its workforce in India to nearly 25,000 over the next three years, a company executive said on Monday.\n"China Plus One strategy is at its peak at this moment ... The whole supply chain is now kind of looking at an alternative. And India is poised to be one of the best alternatives," said Sasikumar Gendham, managing director, Salcomp Manufacturing India.\n"It\'s time to really diversify and decluster supply chain beyond China."\nSalcomp, a major supplier of chargers to the iPhone maker, is also setting up a housing complex with entertainment and education for about 15,000 people, said Gendham.\nSalcomp, which currently employs about 12,000 people in Chennai with 85% of them being women, had reached an agreement in 2019 to take over a facility, formerly owned by Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia NOKIA.HE, in the southern Indian city of Chennai and started operations in 2020.\n(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Chennai; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)\n(([email protected]; (+91 8061822737); Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Praveen Paramasivam CHENNAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Finland's Salcomp, a supplier to Apple AAPL.O, is planning to more than double its workforce in India to nearly 25,000 over the next three years, a company executive said on Monday. Salcomp, a major supplier of chargers to the iPhone maker, is also setting up a housing complex with entertainment and education for about 15,000 people, said Gendham. Salcomp, which currently employs about 12,000 people in Chennai with 85% of them being women, had reached an agreement in 2019 to take over a facility, formerly owned by Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia NOKIA.HE, in the southern Indian city of Chennai and started operations in 2020.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Praveen Paramasivam CHENNAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Finland\'s Salcomp, a supplier to Apple AAPL.O, is planning to more than double its workforce in India to nearly 25,000 over the next three years, a company executive said on Monday. "It\'s time to really diversify and decluster supply chain beyond China." (Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Chennai; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) (([email protected]; (+91 8061822737); Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple supplier Salcomp to boost Indian workforce to 25,000', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Praveen Paramasivam CHENNAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Finland\'s Salcomp, a supplier to Apple AAPL.O, is planning to more than double its workforce in India to nearly 25,000 over the next three years, a company executive said on Monday. The whole supply chain is now kind of looking at an alternative. "It\'s time to really diversify and decluster supply chain beyond China."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Praveen Paramasivam CHENNAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Finland\'s Salcomp, a supplier to Apple AAPL.O, is planning to more than double its workforce in India to nearly 25,000 over the next three years, a company executive said on Monday. "It\'s time to really diversify and decluster supply chain beyond China." Salcomp, which currently employs about 12,000 people in Chennai with 85% of them being women, had reached an agreement in 2019 to take over a facility, formerly owned by Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia NOKIA.HE, in the southern Indian city of Chennai and started operations in 2020.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-supplier-salcomp-to-more-than-double-indian-workforce-to-25000', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "CHENNAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Finland's Salcomp, a supplier to U.S. tech group Apple AAPL.O, is looking to more than double its workforce in India to nearly 25,000 over the next 2-3 years, a company executive said on Monday.\nSalcomp, a major supplier of chargers to Apple for its iPhones, is also building a large housing complex with entertainment and education for about 15,000 people, the executive added.\n(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Chennai)\n(([email protected]; (+91 8061822737); Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "CHENNAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Finland's Salcomp, a supplier to U.S. tech group Apple AAPL.O, is looking to more than double its workforce in India to nearly 25,000 over the next 2-3 years, a company executive said on Monday. Salcomp, a major supplier of chargers to Apple for its iPhones, is also building a large housing complex with entertainment and education for about 15,000 people, the executive added. (Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Chennai) (([email protected]; (+91 8061822737); Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "CHENNAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Finland's Salcomp, a supplier to U.S. tech group Apple AAPL.O, is looking to more than double its workforce in India to nearly 25,000 over the next 2-3 years, a company executive said on Monday. Salcomp, a major supplier of chargers to Apple for its iPhones, is also building a large housing complex with entertainment and education for about 15,000 people, the executive added. (Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Chennai) (([email protected]; (+91 8061822737); Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple supplier Salcomp to more than double Indian workforce to 25,000', 'news_lexrank_summary': "CHENNAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Finland's Salcomp, a supplier to U.S. tech group Apple AAPL.O, is looking to more than double its workforce in India to nearly 25,000 over the next 2-3 years, a company executive said on Monday. Salcomp, a major supplier of chargers to Apple for its iPhones, is also building a large housing complex with entertainment and education for about 15,000 people, the executive added. (Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Chennai) (([email protected]; (+91 8061822737); Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "CHENNAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Finland's Salcomp, a supplier to U.S. tech group Apple AAPL.O, is looking to more than double its workforce in India to nearly 25,000 over the next 2-3 years, a company executive said on Monday. Salcomp, a major supplier of chargers to Apple for its iPhones, is also building a large housing complex with entertainment and education for about 15,000 people, the executive added. (Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Chennai) (([email protected]; (+91 8061822737); Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mondays-etf-with-unusual-volume%3A-usmv', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 7.7 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 3.0 million. Shares of USMV were up about 0.6% on the day.\nComponents of that ETF with the highest volume on Monday were Microsoft, trading up about 4.2% with over 21.4 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, up about 1.7% on volume of over 20.4 million shares. CF Industries Holdings is lagging other components of the iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Monday, trading lower by about 3.6%.\nVIDEO: Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: USMV\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 7.7 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 3.0 million. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Monday were Microsoft, trading up about 4.2% with over 21.4 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, up about 1.7% on volume of over 20.4 million shares. CF Industries Holdings is lagging other components of the iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Monday, trading lower by about 3.6%.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 7.7 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 3.0 million. CF Industries Holdings is lagging other components of the iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Monday, trading lower by about 3.6%. VIDEO: Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: USMV The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: USMV", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 7.7 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 3.0 million. Shares of USMV were up about 0.6% on the day. VIDEO: Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: USMV The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 7.7 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 3.0 million. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Monday were Microsoft, trading up about 4.2% with over 21.4 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Apple, up about 1.7% on volume of over 20.4 million shares. VIDEO: Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: USMV The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 150.9199981689453, 'high': 154.25999450683594, 'open': 150.9499969482422, 'close': 153.85000610351562, 'ema_50': 142.895466563301, 'rsi_14': 67.90007759688996, 'target': 153.1999969482422, 'volume': 62199000.0, 'ema_200': 147.4394901945963, 'adj_close': 153.2284393310547, 'rsi_lag_1': 66.39072830951716, 'rsi_lag_2': 69.5195266749391, 'rsi_lag_3': 73.8880997999937, 'rsi_lag_4': 80.20509761506571, 'rsi_lag_5': 76.32545258705125, 'macd_lag_1': 4.365355126136308, 'macd_lag_2': 4.47867630578034, 'macd_lag_3': 4.572425439387928, 'macd_lag_4': 4.518666016440676, 'macd_lag_5': 4.106360191381242, 'macd_12_26_9': 4.453376721009192, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.8036902729365143}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 20.32999992370605, 'Date': '2023-02-13', 'High': 21.690000534057617, 'Open': 21.65999984741211, 'Close': 20.34000015258789, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-13', 'Adj Close': 20.34000015258789}, {'Low': 1.065723180770874, 'Date': '2023-02-13', 'High': 1.0725010633468628, 'Open': 1.0677714347839355, 'Close': 1.0677714347839355, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-13', 'Adj Close': 1.0677714347839355}, {'Low': 1.2032536268234253, 'Date': '2023-02-13', 'High': 1.2143733501434326, 'Open': 1.2051241397857666, 'Close': 1.2052258253097534, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-13', 'Adj Close': 1.2052258253097534}, {'Low': 6.8084001541137695, 'Date': '2023-02-13', 'High': 6.831900119781494, 'Open': 6.808300018310547, 'Close': 6.808300018310547, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-13', 'Adj Close': 6.808300018310547}, {'Low': 78.44999694824219, 'Date': '2023-02-13', 'High': 80.62000274658203, 'Open': 79.94000244140625, 'Close': 80.13999938964844, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 301299, 'date_str': '2023-02-13', 'Adj Close': 80.13999938964844}, {'Low': 0.6891798973083496, 'Date': '2023-02-13', 'High': 0.6967698931694031, 'Open': 0.6913477778434753, 'Close': 0.6913477778434753, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-13', 'Adj Close': 0.6913477778434753}, {'Low': 3.70199990272522, 'Date': '2023-02-13', 'High': 3.755000114440918, 'Open': 3.746999979019165, 'Close': 3.7170000076293945, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-13', 'Adj Close': 3.7170000076293945}, {'Low': 131.46600341796875, 'Date': '2023-02-13', 'High': 132.86399841308594, 'Open': 131.55099487304688, 'Close': 131.55099487304688, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-13', 'Adj Close': 131.55099487304688}, {'Low': 103.23999786376952, 'Date': '2023-02-13', 'High': 103.83999633789062, 'Open': 103.58000183105467, 'Close': 103.3499984741211, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-13', 'Adj Close': 103.3499984741211}, {'Low': 1850.0, 'Date': '2023-02-13', 'High': 1861.0, 'Open': 1859.0, 'Close': 1851.9000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 569, 'date_str': '2023-02-13', 'Adj Close': 1851.9000244140625}]}
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{'date': '2023-02-14', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.509, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155060.0, 'fred_ppi': 258.669, 'fred_retail_sales': 686434.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -70521.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 66.9, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8003, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-tech-etfs-in-nasdaqs-worst-week-since-december', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The technology sector, which had its best January in decades, faltered lately following a slew of weak earnings reports from the tech titans and renewed rising rate concerns. The Nasdaq Composite, which is tech-heavy in nature, slipped 2.4% last week, marking its worst week since December.\nThe U.S. benchmark treasury yield started the week at 3.63% and ended the week at 3.74% while the two-year U.S. treasury yield started the week at 4.44% and ended the week at 4.50%. Such an uptick in rates caused a decline in Wall Street. Growth sectors like technology were hit harder.\nRising rate worries dampen the appeal of the stocks that rely on easy borrowing for superior growth. Hence, shares of high-growth technology companies remain in a tight spot in such a scenario. Moreover, earnings results were not satisfactory.\nEarnings from 79.9% of the tech sector’s market capitalization that have reported results so far are down 20% from the same period last year on 4.2% lower revenues, with 65.1% beating EPS estimates and 67.4% beating revenue estimates. The earnings beat ratio is the lowest in the preceding 20 quarters, while the revenue surprise is also toward the lower end of the 5-year range. Overall, the sector is expected to report an earnings decline of 18.2%.\nApple Inc. AAPL missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. Intel INTC also came up with weaker results and offered a weak outlook for 2023, citing cooling demand for its chips used in personal computers. Although Amazon AMZN beat earnings and revenue estimates, it posted the least profitable holiday quarter since 2014.\nAgainst this backdrop, below we highlight a few tech ETFs those were the least-hurt last week.\nBest-Performing Tech ETFs of Last Week\nInvesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF PTF – Down 1.2%\nThe underlying Dorsey Wright Technology Technical Leaders Index identifies companies that are showing relative strength and are composed of at least 30 common stocks from a universe of approximately 3,000 common stocks traded on US exchanges. The Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) ETF charges 60 bps in fees.\nInvesco Dynamic Networking ETF PXQ – Down 1.3%\nThe underlying Dynamic Networking Intellidex Index is comprised of stocks of networking companies. The Index is designed to provide capital appreciation by thoroughly evaluating companies based on a variety of investment merit criteria, including fundamental growth, stock valuation, investment timeliness and risk factors. The Zacks Rank #1 ETF charges 63 bps in fees.\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK – Down 1.4%\nThe underlying Technology Select Sector Index includes companies from the following industries: computers & peripherals; software; diversified telecommunication services; communications equipment; semiconductor & semiconductor equipment; internet software & services; IT services; wireless telecommunication services; electronic equipment & instruments; and office electronics. The Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) charges 10 bps in fees.\nFranklin Intelligent Machines ETF IQM – Down 1.6%\nThe Franklin Intelligent Machines ETF seeks capital appreciation by investing in innovative companies furthering techniques that automate or enhance everyday tasks. The fund charges 50 bps in fees.\nDefiance Quantum ETF QTUM – Down 1.6%\nThe underlying BlueStar Quantum Computing and Machine Learning Index consists of a modified equal-weighted portfolio of the stock of companies whose products or services are predominantly tied to the development of quantum computing and machine learning technology. The fund charges 40 bps in fees.\niShares Global Tech ETF IXN – Down 1.7%\nThe underlying S&P Global 1200 Information Technology Sector Index measures the performance of companies that are part of the information technology sector of the economy. The fund charges 40 bps in fees.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nIntel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\nInvesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF): ETF Research Reports\nInvesco Dynamic Networking ETF (PXQ): ETF Research Reports\niShares Global Tech ETF (IXN): ETF Research Reports\nDefiance Quantum ETF (QTUM): ETF Research Reports\nFranklin Intelligent Machines ETF (IQM): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. AAPL missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF): ETF Research Reports Invesco Dynamic Networking ETF (PXQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Global Tech ETF (IXN): ETF Research Reports Defiance Quantum ETF (QTUM): ETF Research Reports Franklin Intelligent Machines ETF (IQM): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The technology sector, which had its best January in decades, faltered lately following a slew of weak earnings reports from the tech titans and renewed rising rate concerns.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF): ETF Research Reports Invesco Dynamic Networking ETF (PXQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Global Tech ETF (IXN): ETF Research Reports Defiance Quantum ETF (QTUM): ETF Research Reports Franklin Intelligent Machines ETF (IQM): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK – Down 1.4% The underlying Technology Select Sector Index includes companies from the following industries: computers & peripherals; software; diversified telecommunication services; communications equipment; semiconductor & semiconductor equipment; internet software & services; IT services; wireless telecommunication services; electronic equipment & instruments; and office electronics.', 'news_article_title': "Best Tech ETFs In Nasdaq's Worst Week Since December", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF): ETF Research Reports Invesco Dynamic Networking ETF (PXQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Global Tech ETF (IXN): ETF Research Reports Defiance Quantum ETF (QTUM): ETF Research Reports Franklin Intelligent Machines ETF (IQM): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. Earnings from 79.9% of the tech sector’s market capitalization that have reported results so far are down 20% from the same period last year on 4.2% lower revenues, with 65.1% beating EPS estimates and 67.4% beating revenue estimates.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF): ETF Research Reports Invesco Dynamic Networking ETF (PXQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Global Tech ETF (IXN): ETF Research Reports Defiance Quantum ETF (QTUM): ETF Research Reports Franklin Intelligent Machines ETF (IQM): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the first time since 2016. Best-Performing Tech ETFs of Last Week Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF PTF – Down 1.2% The underlying Dorsey Wright Technology Technical Leaders Index identifies companies that are showing relative strength and are composed of at least 30 common stocks from a universe of approximately 3,000 common stocks traded on US exchanges.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-didnt-buy-a-single-new-stock-to-end-2022.-but-he-cut-from-8.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) just released its 13F regulatory filing for the fourth quarter of 2022, revealing what stocks Warren Buffett's conglomerate bought and sold in the last three months of the year. There was a lot more selling than buying.\nWhile the company did increase its position in some holdings, Berkshire didn't add a single new stock in the period, hinting that Buffett and Berkshire's outlook may have soured after going on a big shopping spree at the beginning of 2022. Here's what Berkshire was buying and selling to cap off 2022.\nA sharp reversal on Taiwan Semiconductor\nOne of Berkshire's more surprising moves was its decision to sell roughly 86% of its new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM). Berkshire had just initiated a more than $4 billion stake in the giant chipmaker in the third quarter.\nWhile Taiwan Semiconductor beat earnings estimates for the fourth quarter, it missed on revenue, and the company significantly cut back its capital expenditure plans for 2023, citing lower chip demand. While the company expects chip demand to bounce back later this year, and while the semiconductor industry is supposed to be a high-growth industry moving forward, something certainly seems to have drastically changed Buffett and Berkshire's view on the company and the chip industry.\nBerkshire also slashed its stake in large regional lender U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) by 91% and cut its position in large custodian Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE: BK) by 59%. Both are longtime Buffett holdings that have been strong performers over the years, but the sales are less surprising given Buffett sold a sizable amount of shares in both these stocks in the third quarter. Both banks trade at high valuations, and the U.S. banking sector is expected to see pressure this year due to rising deposit costs and the impact of a potential recession.\nBerkshire also sold 12% of its stake in video gaming company Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) and 10% of its existing position in healthcare products distribution company McKesson (NYSE: MCK). Finally, Berkshire slightly trimmed its positions in Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Kroger (NYSE: KR), and Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY).\nFresh investments in 2 new stocks\nAlthough Berkshire didn't open any new positions in the fourth quarter of 2022, the company did increase its position in two stocks it bought for the first time last year. Berkshire increased its position in construction materials firm Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (NYSE: LPX) by 21%, although the company is by no means a large position in Berkshire's portfolio. Berkshire also made a small addition to its stake in the large media company Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA).\nBerkshire's 13F also showed more than 333,800 new shares of consumer giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is the largest position in its $352 billion-plus equities portfolio. But don't get too excited -- the number of new shares was equivalent to the amount held by insurance company Alleghany, which Berkshire purchased early last year.\nWhat do Berkshire's moves tell us?\nLike most investors, Buffett and Berkshire's outlook for the economy seemed to get grimmer toward the end of 2022, as many foresaw some kind of recession playing out this year. It is possible things have changed, but a recession is also still in the cards.\nI was particularly confused by Berkshire's sudden reversal on Taiwan Semiconductor because it just purchased a significant stake in the company a few months earlier. But overall, Berkshire definitely stayed conservative and seemed to stick to companies it knows well and expects to be able to navigate a more difficult economy.\n10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nAlly is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Bram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends McKesson and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Berkshire's 13F also showed more than 333,800 new shares of consumer giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is the largest position in its $352 billion-plus equities portfolio. While Taiwan Semiconductor beat earnings estimates for the fourth quarter, it missed on revenue, and the company significantly cut back its capital expenditure plans for 2023, citing lower chip demand. But don't get too excited -- the number of new shares was equivalent to the amount held by insurance company Alleghany, which Berkshire purchased early last year.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Berkshire's 13F also showed more than 333,800 new shares of consumer giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is the largest position in its $352 billion-plus equities portfolio. While the company expects chip demand to bounce back later this year, and while the semiconductor industry is supposed to be a high-growth industry moving forward, something certainly seems to have drastically changed Buffett and Berkshire's view on the company and the chip industry. Fresh investments in 2 new stocks Although Berkshire didn't open any new positions in the fourth quarter of 2022, the company did increase its position in two stocks it bought for the first time last year.", 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett Didn't Buy a Single New Stock to End 2022. But He Cut From 8.", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Berkshire's 13F also showed more than 333,800 new shares of consumer giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is the largest position in its $352 billion-plus equities portfolio. Like most investors, Buffett and Berkshire's outlook for the economy seemed to get grimmer toward the end of 2022, as many foresaw some kind of recession playing out this year. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "Berkshire's 13F also showed more than 333,800 new shares of consumer giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is the largest position in its $352 billion-plus equities portfolio. While the company did increase its position in some holdings, Berkshire didn't add a single new stock in the period, hinting that Buffett and Berkshire's outlook may have soured after going on a big shopping spree at the beginning of 2022. Fresh investments in 2 new stocks Although Berkshire didn't open any new positions in the fourth quarter of 2022, the company did increase its position in two stocks it bought for the first time last year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/berkshire-reduces-stake-in-activision-blizzard-bny-mellon', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Carolina Mandl and Sittrarasu S\nNEW YORK/BANGALORE, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N reduced its stakes in Activision Blizzard ATVI.Oand in Bank of New York MellonBK.N in the fourth quarter, while it added shares in Apple IncAAPL.O, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.\nThe move by Berkshire comes as MicrosoftCorp MSFT.O makes efforts to conclude its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, maker of the "Call of Duty" video game. On Feb. 21, Microsoft will defend the deal in front of European Union and national antitrust officials at a closed hearing.\nBerkshire reduced its stake in Activision Blizzard by 12.35%, and now holds a 6.7% stake, or 52,717,075 shares, according to the filing.\nBerkshire also trimmed its stake in BNY Mellon by roughly 60% in the last quarter, to 25.1 million shares. At current prices, it represents roughly $2 billion in shares of the bank sold.\nOn Apple, Buffett\'s company bought another 20.8 million shares, or $3.2 billion, bringing his stake to 5.8% in Apple, which Buffett considers more as a consumer products company, according to the filing.\n(Reporting by Carolina Mandl in New York; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Leslie Adler)\n(([email protected]; +1 (917) 891-4931;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Carolina Mandl and Sittrarasu S NEW YORK/BANGALORE, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N reduced its stakes in Activision Blizzard ATVI.Oand in Bank of New York MellonBK.N in the fourth quarter, while it added shares in Apple IncAAPL.O, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday. The move by Berkshire comes as MicrosoftCorp MSFT.O makes efforts to conclude its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, maker of the "Call of Duty" video game. On Feb. 21, Microsoft will defend the deal in front of European Union and national antitrust officials at a closed hearing.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Carolina Mandl and Sittrarasu S NEW YORK/BANGALORE, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N reduced its stakes in Activision Blizzard ATVI.Oand in Bank of New York MellonBK.N in the fourth quarter, while it added shares in Apple IncAAPL.O, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Berkshire reduced its stake in Activision Blizzard by 12.35%, and now holds a 6.7% stake, or 52,717,075 shares, according to the filing. On Apple, Buffett's company bought another 20.8 million shares, or $3.2 billion, bringing his stake to 5.8% in Apple, which Buffett considers more as a consumer products company, according to the filing.", 'news_article_title': 'Berkshire reduces stake in Activision Blizzard, BNY Mellon', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Carolina Mandl and Sittrarasu S NEW YORK/BANGALORE, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N reduced its stakes in Activision Blizzard ATVI.Oand in Bank of New York MellonBK.N in the fourth quarter, while it added shares in Apple IncAAPL.O, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Berkshire reduced its stake in Activision Blizzard by 12.35%, and now holds a 6.7% stake, or 52,717,075 shares, according to the filing. Berkshire also trimmed its stake in BNY Mellon by roughly 60% in the last quarter, to 25.1 million shares.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Carolina Mandl and Sittrarasu S NEW YORK/BANGALORE, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N reduced its stakes in Activision Blizzard ATVI.Oand in Bank of New York MellonBK.N in the fourth quarter, while it added shares in Apple IncAAPL.O, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Berkshire reduced its stake in Activision Blizzard by 12.35%, and now holds a 6.7% stake, or 52,717,075 shares, according to the filing. On Apple, Buffett's company bought another 20.8 million shares, or $3.2 billion, bringing his stake to 5.8% in Apple, which Buffett considers more as a consumer products company, according to the filing."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-tuesday-option-activity%3A-chpt-aapl-snow', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in ChargePoint Holdings Inc (Symbol: CHPT), where a total volume of 98,358 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 9.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 103% of CHPT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $12 strike call option expiring February 17, 2023, with 27,252 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.7 million underlying shares of CHPT. Below is a chart showing CHPT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12 strike highlighted in orange:\nApple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 719,906 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 72.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 97% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 74.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $150 strike put option expiring February 17, 2023, with 68,070 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.8 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Snowflake Inc (Symbol: SNOW) saw options trading volume of 50,194 contracts, representing approximately 5.0 million underlying shares or approximately 92.8% of SNOW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring February 17, 2023, with 3,729 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 372,900 underlying shares of SNOW. Below is a chart showing SNOW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for CHPT options, AAPL options, or SNOW options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Shipping Dividend Stocks\n\x95 HYEM shares outstanding history\n\x95 Nautilus Past Earnings\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $150 strike put option expiring February 17, 2023, with 68,070 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.8 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing CHPT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 719,906 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 72.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 97% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 74.2 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing CHPT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 719,906 contracts thus far today. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange: And Snowflake Inc (Symbol: SNOW) saw options trading volume of 50,194 contracts, representing approximately 5.0 million underlying shares or approximately 92.8% of SNOW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.4 million shares. That number of contracts represents approximately 72.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 97% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 74.2 million shares.", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Tuesday Option Activity: CHPT, AAPL, SNOW', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $150 strike put option expiring February 17, 2023, with 68,070 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.8 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange: And Snowflake Inc (Symbol: SNOW) saw options trading volume of 50,194 contracts, representing approximately 5.0 million underlying shares or approximately 92.8% of SNOW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.4 million shares. Below is a chart showing CHPT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 719,906 contracts thus far today.", 'news_textrank_summary': "That number of contracts represents approximately 72.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 97% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 74.2 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange: And Snowflake Inc (Symbol: SNOW) saw options trading volume of 50,194 contracts, representing approximately 5.0 million underlying shares or approximately 92.8% of SNOW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.4 million shares. Below is a chart showing CHPT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 719,906 contracts thus far today."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-feb-14-2023-%3A-itub-eqrx-abnb-csco-aapl-fold-abev-csx-nu-c-sm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -11.5 to 12,579.39. The total After hours volume is currently 97,460,979 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nItau Unibanco Banco Holding SA (ITUB) is unchanged at $5.05, with 11,024,880 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ITUB is in the "buy range".\n\nEQRx, Inc. (EQRX) is unchanged at $2.28, with 3,863,981 shares traded. EQRX\'s current last sale is 55.61% of the target price of $4.1.\n\nAirbnb, Inc. (ABNB) is +10.94 at $131.81, with 3,491,515 shares traded. ABNB\'s current last sale is 100.62% of the target price of $131.\n\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is -0.11 at $47.59, with 2,533,635 shares traded.CSCO is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 2/15/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Jan2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.76 per share, which represents a 77 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $153.13, with 2,529,702 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.43. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nAmicus Therapeutics, Inc. (FOLD) is +0.01 at $12.50, with 2,448,729 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for FOLD is 8.355472; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nAmbev S.A. (ABEV) is +0.005 at $2.49, with 2,221,820 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ABEV is in the "buy range".\n\nCSX Corporation (CSX) is -0.01 at $31.43, with 2,123,916 shares traded. CSX\'s current last sale is 89.8% of the target price of $35.\n\nNu Holdings Ltd. (NU) is +0.39 at $5.39, with 2,069,424 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NU is in the "buy range".\n\nCitigroup Inc. (C) is unchanged at $51.61, with 1,983,253 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.68. C\'s current last sale is 97.38% of the target price of $53.\n\nSM Energy Company (SM) is +0.01 at $33.43, with 1,235,965 shares traded. SM\'s current last sale is 65.55% of the target price of $51.\n\nHP Inc. (HPQ) is unchanged at $30.40, with 1,223,576 shares traded. HPQ\'s current last sale is 104.83% of the target price of $29.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $153.13, with 2,529,702 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Itau Unibanco Banco Holding SA (ITUB) is unchanged at $5.05, with 11,024,880 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $153.13, with 2,529,702 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 97,460,979 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Feb 14, 2023 : ITUB, EQRX, ABNB, CSCO, AAPL, FOLD, ABEV, CSX, NU, C, SM, HPQ', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $153.13, with 2,529,702 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". ABNB\'s current last sale is 100.62% of the target price of $131.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $153.13, with 2,529,702 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 97,460,979 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/invest-in-the-dow-sp-500-and-nasdaq-with-these-3-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors can harness the power of entire indices by adding ETFs focusing on the Dow Jones (DJIA), S&P 500 (SPX), and Nasdaq 100 (NDX) to their portfolios. Investing can be complex, but it can also be very simple. Simply investing in these three major U.S. indices would have generated significant returns over the past decade. Over the past 10 years, the Dow, S&P 500, and NASDAQ have gained 144%, 172%, and 272%, respectively. \nIt wouldn\'t be feasible to invest in all 500 stocks of the S&P 500, for example. However, you can add an S&P 500 ETF to your portfolio, giving you ample diversification and exposure to the growth of hundreds of the best companies in the United States. It\'s sensible for all investors to have some exposure to the broader indices, and it\'s a great way for new investors to start their portfolios with instant diversification.\nInvestors can use these three ETFs to add the breadth and depth of these three indices to their portfolios. \nVanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO)\nInvesting in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is an effective way to gain exposure to the power of the S&P 500 as a whole. This massive ETF has $281 billion in assets under management. \nAs you might expect, since it covers the entire S&P 500, VOO ETF is very diversified with 506 holdings, and VOO\'s top 10 holdings only make up 24.3% of the fund, essentially mirroring the concentration of the S&P 500 itself. The Vanguard S&P 500\'s top holding is the largest stock in the S&P 500 by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which accounts for 6% of the fund.\nThe rest of the top 10 is rounded out by familiar names, including tech giants like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), as well as large-cap stocks from other sectors like Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B), ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH).\nVOO pays a dividend and currently yields 1.6%, which is roughly in line with the average yield of the S&P 500. Vanguard is known for its low-cost funds and ETFs, and VOO is no different, with a minuscule expense ratio of just 0.03%. \nThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a favorable Smart Score of 8. Its average analyst price target of $421.99 indicates upside of 11.3% from current levels. Blogger sentiment is bullish, while hedge fund involvement is decreasing. \nLast year, VOO stock fell 18.2%, closely tracking the performance of the S&P 500. However, things are looking up in 2023 as the ETF is up 8.4% year to date. Ultimately, the Vanguard S&P 500 is an efficacious and cost-effective way to add exposure to the entire S&P 500 to your portfolio.\nInvesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ)\nThe Invesco QQQ Trust ETF, often referred to colloquially as "The Q\'s," is a massive $161 billion ETF that invests in the 100 largest non-financial companies in the Nasdaq.\nThe Nasdaq is the index that is most closely associated with the technology sector, so it is unsurprising that most of QQQ\'s top holdings here are the same tech stocks that make up VOO’s top holdings. Stocks like Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, NVIDIA, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), and Tesla dominate the top 10 holdings. Pepsi (NASDAQ:PEP) is the one notable non-tech stock amongst the top 10 holdings.\nWhile QQQ is a diversified ETF with 102 holdings, it is much more concentrated than VOO. Its top 10 holdings make up 53.2% of the fund. Like VOO, QQQ pays a dividend and currently yields 0.7%.\nThe Invesco QQQ Trust has a positive ETF smart score of 8 out of 10, indicating an Outperform rating, and the consensus price target of $341.20 implies 11.5% upside from today’s prices. Meanwhile, blogger sentiment is positive, while hedge fund involvement is decreasing. \nTech stocks had a tough go of it in 2022, so it\'s unsurprising that QQQ lost 32.5% last year. However, investor enthusiasm for tech has returned in 2023, and QQQ has soared to a 13.3% gain year-to-date. Overall, the Invesco QQQ Trust is a cost-effective way (0.20% expense ratio) to add the innovation of the large-cap tech stocks in the Nasdaq 100 to your portfolio.\nSPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEARCA:DIA) \nIn some ways, the much larger S&P 500 has overtaken the Dow Jones Industrial Average as the dominant barometer for the U.S. economy. However, the Dow Jones is still viewed as a blue-chip index of world-class companies.\nBeing in the Dow Jones Industrial Average essentially screens out “bad." This is because Dow components have to be profitable and must have an excellent reputation, sustained growth, and be of interest to a large number of investors, according to S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) (the company that maintains both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average). \nThe Dow Jones only includes 30 companies, so the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF is naturally much more concentrated than the S&P 500 or Nasdaq ETFs listed above. The ETF has 31 holdings, and DIA\'s top 10 holdings make up 55.2% of the fund.\nUnlike the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq, the Dow is a price-weighted index, so high-priced Dow components like UnitedHealth have an outsize position in the fund. UNH, the health insurance giant, makes up nearly 10% of the fund.\nThe rest of the top 10 is essentially a who\'s who of iconic U.S. companies like Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Home Depot (NYSE:HD), McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), and Visa (NYSE:V), with Microsoft serving as the lone representative from ‘big tech.’ \nBecause DIA isn’t as exposed to tech as VOO or QQQ, it soundly outperformed both ETFs last year (just as the Dow itself outperformed the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq), with a loss of 7% for 2022. However, as you might guess, DIA is lagging behind these two counterparts as tech rebounds in 2023, with a 2.4% gain year-to-date.\nThe SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust has a neutral ETF Smart Score of 7. Further, the average DIA stock price target of $370.67 indicates upside potential of 8.7% from current pricing.\nLike the other two ETFs above, DIA pays a dividend and yields 1.9%. Like its counterparts, it also features an investor-friendly expense ratio of 0.16%.\nInvestor Takeaway\nIn conclusion, history shows that investing in indices like the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq is a fruitful way to invest over the long term. These 3 ETFs offer investors a way to gain exposure to each index in an effective, easy, and inexpensive manner. \nAll three of these indices look like sensible investments over the long term. Note that the Dow outperformed the others last year, thanks to its lower exposure to tech, while the QQQ is outperforming this year as tech rebounds. The VOO ETF may be the best way to get "the best of both worlds" as it features a mix of tech stocks and “old economy” stocks.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The Vanguard S&P 500's top holding is the largest stock in the S&P 500 by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which accounts for 6% of the fund. Investors can harness the power of entire indices by adding ETFs focusing on the Dow Jones (DJIA), S&P 500 (SPX), and Nasdaq 100 (NDX) to their portfolios. However, you can add an S&P 500 ETF to your portfolio, giving you ample diversification and exposure to the growth of hundreds of the best companies in the United States.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The Vanguard S&P 500\'s top holding is the largest stock in the S&P 500 by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which accounts for 6% of the fund. The rest of the top 10 is rounded out by familiar names, including tech giants like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), as well as large-cap stocks from other sectors like Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B), ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH). Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) The Invesco QQQ Trust ETF, often referred to colloquially as "The Q\'s," is a massive $161 billion ETF that invests in the 100 largest non-financial companies in the Nasdaq.', 'news_article_title': 'Invest in the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq with These 3 ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The Vanguard S&P 500's top holding is the largest stock in the S&P 500 by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which accounts for 6% of the fund. Over the past 10 years, the Dow, S&P 500, and NASDAQ have gained 144%, 172%, and 272%, respectively. The Nasdaq is the index that is most closely associated with the technology sector, so it is unsurprising that most of QQQ's top holdings here are the same tech stocks that make up VOO’s top holdings.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Vanguard S&P 500\'s top holding is the largest stock in the S&P 500 by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which accounts for 6% of the fund. The rest of the top 10 is rounded out by familiar names, including tech giants like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), as well as large-cap stocks from other sectors like Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B), ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH). Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) The Invesco QQQ Trust ETF, often referred to colloquially as "The Q\'s," is a massive $161 billion ETF that invests in the 100 largest non-financial companies in the Nasdaq.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-for-subdued-open-after-mixed-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar\nFeb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set for a muted open on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices accelerated in January but the pace of annual increase slowed, likely keeping the Federal Reserve on a path of moderate interest rate hikes.\nFutures were volatile after the Labor Department report showed consumer prices climbed 0.5% in January following a 0.1% rise in December. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the consumer price index (CPI) climbing 0.5%.\nIn the 12 months through January, the CPI increased 6.4%. That was the smallest gain since October 2021 but slightly above market forecast of a 6.2% rise.\n"I don\'t think (this report) moves the needle for the Fed, and I suspect they\'re taking a hard look at the data. Does it mean we are headed for at least two more rate hikes? Absolutely," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.\n"My guess is the year-over-year decline in topline and core (CPI) suggests another 25 basis point hike in March and another one in May."\nMarkets have had an upbeat start to the year, driven by a renewed interest in growth stocks battered in 2022 as the Fed aggressively raised interest rates to bring steep prices under control.\nHowever, the rally has stalled recently as signs of a still-tight labor market and hawkish commentary from Federal Reserve policymakers gave way to expectations of the U.S. central bank staying hawkish throughout the year.\nA Reuters poll showed that a majority of economists see two more rate hikes in March and May with no cuts by year-end, bringing the majority of private-sector forecasters in line with the central bank\'s own projections and rhetoric.\nMoney market traders have priced in at least two more 25 basis point rate hikes this year and see interest rates peaking at 5.2% by July. 0#FEDWATCH\nThe yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR slipped from six-week highs hit in the previous session. US/\nMegacap growth stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were mixed before the opening bell.\nAt 8:57 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 61 points, or 0.18%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 6.5 points, or 0.16%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 11 points, or 0.09%.\nCoca-Cola Co KO.N slipped 0.4% despite a strong full-year profit forecast from the soda maker.\nMarriott International IncMAR.O edged up 0.6% after the hotel operator forecast first-quarter earnings above Street estimates as it benefited from strong travel demand.\nNearly 69% of more than half of the S&P 500 firms that have reported results have beaten profit expectations, as per Refinitiv on Friday. However, analysts expect fourth-quarter earnings to fall 2.8% from a year earlier.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru, additional reporting by Stephen Culp in New York; Editing by Maju Samuel and Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'US/ Megacap growth stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were mixed before the opening bell. By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set for a muted open on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices accelerated in January but the pace of annual increase slowed, likely keeping the Federal Reserve on a path of moderate interest rate hikes. Futures were volatile after the Labor Department report showed consumer prices climbed 0.5% in January following a 0.1% rise in December.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'US/ Megacap growth stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were mixed before the opening bell. By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set for a muted open on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices accelerated in January but the pace of annual increase slowed, likely keeping the Federal Reserve on a path of moderate interest rate hikes. Futures were volatile after the Labor Department report showed consumer prices climbed 0.5% in January following a 0.1% rise in December.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set for subdued open after mixed inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'US/ Megacap growth stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were mixed before the opening bell. By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set for a muted open on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices accelerated in January but the pace of annual increase slowed, likely keeping the Federal Reserve on a path of moderate interest rate hikes. Futures were volatile after the Labor Department report showed consumer prices climbed 0.5% in January following a 0.1% rise in December.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'US/ Megacap growth stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were mixed before the opening bell. By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set for a muted open on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices accelerated in January but the pace of annual increase slowed, likely keeping the Federal Reserve on a path of moderate interest rate hikes. Markets have had an upbeat start to the year, driven by a renewed interest in growth stocks battered in 2022 as the Fed aggressively raised interest rates to bring steep prices under control.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-warren-buffett-stocks-to-buy-on-market-weakness-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nBerkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett is undoubtedly one of the world’s best investors. Accordingly, Warren Buffett stocks that are added to or divested of in a given quarter are ones that many pay close attention to. That’s because Buffett’s long-term record of generating superior returns has made him a household name among investors.\nWith market volatility on the rise, now could be an excellent time to buy Warren Buffett stocks for significant gains over the longer term. Of course, some investors may differ in their views with respect to certain sectors which are overweight in Buffett’s portfolio. That said, few can dispute his returns over time.\nWith that said, here are three Warren Buffett stocks to consider on market weakness in 2023.\nTicker Company Price\nAAPL Apple $151.86\nOXY Occidental Petroleum $65.85\nBAC Bank of America $35.74\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com\nThe most obvious choice to include in this list of Warren Buffett stocks is consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). The largest company in the world, Apple has also been the largest holding in Buffett’s portfolio in recent years.\nLike many economically-sensitive companies, Apple has been negatively impacted by supply issues and a deteriorating macroeconomic environment. Despite this, many investors may be curious whether now is a good time to buy AAPL stock. After all, as the iPhone market reaches maturity, investors are speculating about the future growth catalyst for Apple stock.\nRecently, two business segments have been responsible for elevating Apple’s sales and profits: the services and wearables divisions. During the December quarter, Apple’s services division generated year-over-year (YOY) revenue growth of more than 6%, totaling $20.77 billion. On the other hand, its hardware sales experienced a drop of 8% to $96.39 billion. The services offered by Apple encompass a range of products and offerings, including the App Store, AppleCare, iCloud, Apple Pay, Apple Music, Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade.\nWarren Buffett has been a big believer in Apple stock since 2016, when he first took a stake. He believes the tech giant’s sales and profits will grow significantly as new innovative products are launched. Furthermore, with an increasing dividend of 1.8% yield, he also views AAPL stock as generating income while providing solid capital appreciation potential.\nOccidental Petroleum (OXY)\nSource: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com\nOccidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) is a broadly-diversified energy giant Buffett clearly likes. The company’s fully-integrated business model focuses on the production of oil and gas, of course, as well as basic materials, petrochemicals, polymers and special chemicals. Last year saw Occidental outperform many of its peers, in large part due to this diversified approach.\nThat said, Occidental’s oil and gas operations are seeing continuous improvements. In 2019, the company made a bold move to acquire Anadarko Petroleum, which involved significant debt and special financing from Berkshire Hathaway. However, the recent surge in oil prices has significantly strengthened its financial performance.\nAccording to company leadership, as long as domestic oil prices remain above $40, its current operations can sustain its current dividend. Additionally, the company has channeled much of its surplus cash toward reducing debt.\nWith this information, there is no doubt Warren Buffett has been watching OXY stock for some time now. He is a known value investor, meaning he buys stocks at an attractive price and expects returns to be generated over the long term. I think most investors can make a long-term bet on Occidental, particularly if it drops throughout the calendar year.\nBank of America (BAC)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nBank of America (NYSE:BAC) operates as one of the United States’ largest banks, providing customers with various financial services. The bank’s revenues and profits have been resilient in the face of turbulent economic times thanks to its diversified operations in retail banking, corporate banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance services.\nLike many of its peers, Bank of America received a boost in 2022 as the Federal Reserve began increasing interest rates. The Fed raised rates by 25 basis points in March followed by a 50 basis-point hike in May, and then continued to increase rates by 75 basis points at each of the four subsequent meetings. The year ended with another 50-point rate hike, resulting in a federal funds rate range of 4.25% to 4.5% for overnight loans between banks.\nThis all played a role in the bank’s strong performance in the latter half of the year. As of 2023, conditions remain favorable for Bank of America and similar to what was experienced in the previous year. The bank will likely continue to thrive in 2023, just as it did in 2022, with increasing net interest income mitigating potential losses in other areas.\nI think Bank of America is a good investment opportunity right now. The company’s current price-to-earnings ratio of 11.1 times compares favorably to its historical average and recent ratios from 2020 and 2021. Thus, I think Bank of America is well-positioned to navigate this market and is trading at a reasonable valuation I could see Buffett continuing to add to on market weakness this year. \nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\nThe post 3 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy on Market Weakness in 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $151.86 OXY Occidental Petroleum $65.85 BAC Bank of America $35.74 Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com The most obvious choice to include in this list of Warren Buffett stocks is consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Despite this, many investors may be curious whether now is a good time to buy AAPL stock. Furthermore, with an increasing dividend of 1.8% yield, he also views AAPL stock as generating income while providing solid capital appreciation potential.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $151.86 OXY Occidental Petroleum $65.85 BAC Bank of America $35.74 Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com The most obvious choice to include in this list of Warren Buffett stocks is consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Despite this, many investors may be curious whether now is a good time to buy AAPL stock. Furthermore, with an increasing dividend of 1.8% yield, he also views AAPL stock as generating income while providing solid capital appreciation potential.', 'news_article_title': '3 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy on Market Weakness in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Despite this, many investors may be curious whether now is a good time to buy AAPL stock. Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $151.86 OXY Occidental Petroleum $65.85 BAC Bank of America $35.74 Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com The most obvious choice to include in this list of Warren Buffett stocks is consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Furthermore, with an increasing dividend of 1.8% yield, he also views AAPL stock as generating income while providing solid capital appreciation potential.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $151.86 OXY Occidental Petroleum $65.85 BAC Bank of America $35.74 Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com The most obvious choice to include in this list of Warren Buffett stocks is consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Despite this, many investors may be curious whether now is a good time to buy AAPL stock. Furthermore, with an increasing dividend of 1.8% yield, he also views AAPL stock as generating income while providing solid capital appreciation potential.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-dips-as-inflation-data-supports-rate-worries', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Johann M Cherian and Noel Randewich\nFeb 14 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX dipped on Tuesday after U.S. consumer price data for January offered little to change expectations about the Federal Reserve\'s path forward on interest rate hikes.\nData showed U.S. consumer prices accelerated in January as Americans continued to be burdened by higher rental housing costs, suggesting that the Fed Federal Reserve will maintain a moderate interest rate hiking path.\n"Inflation remains elevated, albeit it appears to be slowing," said Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis. "Looking at today\'s price action, I think it might be a little bit of profit-taking on the heels of strong year-to-date performance."\nLosses of about 1% in Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.Oand Alphabet Inc GOOGL.Ohelped keep the S&P 500 in negative territory.\nOf the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, seven declined, led by real estate .SPLRCR, down 1.12%, followed by a 0.64% loss in consumer staples .SPLRCS.\nThe consumer discretionary index .SPLRC rose 0.5% on a 4.4% gain in Tesla Inc TSLA.O. The electric car maker has rebounded 65% in 2023 after losing two-thirds of its value last year.\nMoney market traders are betting on at least two more 25 basis point rate hikes this year, with interest rates seen peaking at 5.28% by July. 0#FEDWATCH\nAlso adding to the investor angst were hawkish remarks by Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin and Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan. Barkin said the Fed needs to prioritize quashing inflation over risks to U.S. economic growth.\nWall Street had an upbeat start to the year, lifted by renewed interest in volatile growth stocks battered in 2022 as the Fed raised rates aggressively to bring steep prices under control.\nThe rally, however, stalled last week following signs of a tight labor market and hawkish commentary from Fed policymakers.\nThe S&P 500 is up about 8% so far in 2023, while the Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC has rebounded about 14%.\nInvestors will closely watch January retail sales data on Wednesday for hints on consumer spending amid worries of an economic slowdown.\nIn afternoon trading, the S&P 500 was down 0.20% at 4,129.11 points.\nThe Nasdaq gained 0.07% at 11,900.01 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 0.44% at 34,094.88 points.\nShares of Boeing Co BA.N rose 1.8% to their highest in over a year after Air India unveiled a deal to buy 220 of its passenger planes.\nCoca-Cola Co KO.Nslipped 1.4% despite a strong full-year profit forecast.\nMarriott International Inc > rose 2.8% after the hotel operator forecast first-quarter earnings above Wall Street estimates as it benefited from strong travel demand.\nPalantir TechnologiesPLTR.N soared more than 15% after the data analytics firm forecast its first profitable year.\nOf the more than half of S&P 500 firms that have reported results, nearly 69% have beaten profit expectations, as per Refinitiv on Friday. However, analysts expect fourth-quarter earnings to fall 2.8% from a year earlier.\nAcross the U.S. stock market .AD.US, declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by a 1.3-to-one ratio.\nThe S&P 500 posted 10 new highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 60 new highs and 65 new lows.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru, and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, California; Additional reporting by Stephen Culp in New York; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Maju Samuel and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Losses of about 1% in Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.Oand Alphabet Inc GOOGL.Ohelped keep the S&P 500 in negative territory. By Johann M Cherian and Noel Randewich Feb 14 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX dipped on Tuesday after U.S. consumer price data for January offered little to change expectations about the Federal Reserve's path forward on interest rate hikes. Data showed U.S. consumer prices accelerated in January as Americans continued to be burdened by higher rental housing costs, suggesting that the Fed Federal Reserve will maintain a moderate interest rate hiking path.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Losses of about 1% in Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.Oand Alphabet Inc GOOGL.Ohelped keep the S&P 500 in negative territory. By Johann M Cherian and Noel Randewich Feb 14 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX dipped on Tuesday after U.S. consumer price data for January offered little to change expectations about the Federal Reserve's path forward on interest rate hikes. Data showed U.S. consumer prices accelerated in January as Americans continued to be burdened by higher rental housing costs, suggesting that the Fed Federal Reserve will maintain a moderate interest rate hiking path.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 dips as inflation data supports rate worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Losses of about 1% in Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.Oand Alphabet Inc GOOGL.Ohelped keep the S&P 500 in negative territory. By Johann M Cherian and Noel Randewich Feb 14 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX dipped on Tuesday after U.S. consumer price data for January offered little to change expectations about the Federal Reserve's path forward on interest rate hikes. Money market traders are betting on at least two more 25 basis point rate hikes this year, with interest rates seen peaking at 5.28% by July.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Losses of about 1% in Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.Oand Alphabet Inc GOOGL.Ohelped keep the S&P 500 in negative territory. By Johann M Cherian and Noel Randewich Feb 14 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX dipped on Tuesday after U.S. consumer price data for January offered little to change expectations about the Federal Reserve's path forward on interest rate hikes. Data showed U.S. consumer prices accelerated in January as Americans continued to be burdened by higher rental housing costs, suggesting that the Fed Federal Reserve will maintain a moderate interest rate hiking path."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-lvmh-and-pepsico-are-no-brainer-buys-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Stocks have gotten off to a strong start this year as the bulls bet on cooler inflation, more moderate interest rate hikes, and a soft landing for the economy. However, many investors are likely still reluctant to get back into the market after its steep declines last year. Sitting on the sidelines might seem safer, but investors could also miss out on some big, potential gains.\nSo today, I'll take a look at three resilient blue-chip stocks -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), LVMH (OTC: LVMUY), and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) -- and explain why they're still no-brainer buys for conservative investors.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Apple\nApple recently posted a messy earnings report that fell short of analysts' expectations and featured its steepest revenue drop since 2016. That big miss was caused by declining sales of iPhones and Macs as well as tough currency headwinds, which offset the stronger growth of its iPad and services segments. The COVID-19 lockdowns in China, which sparked protests at a major iPhone plant, exacerbated that slowdown.\nYet those temporary headwinds masked Apple's strengths. On a constant currency basis, its revenue still rose year over year. It also ended the quarter with 935 million paid subscribers across all of its services, equaling 19% growth versus a year ago and granting it a captive audience for launching new hardware and software products. And with $165 billion in cash and marketable securities on its balance sheet, Apple can still easily expand through acquisitions or buy back more shares.\nAnalysts expect the tech titan's revenue and earnings to both dip 2% this year, but that dim outlook doesn't account for the launches of any new devices (including its long-rumored mixed reality headset) or services. Apple's stock might not seem cheap at 25 times forward earnings, but its stability, liquidity, and long-term growth potential all justify that higher valuation. It also has plenty of room to raise its forward dividend yield of 0.6% to attract more income investors.\n2. LVMH\nLVMH, the world's largest luxury goods company, is an evergreen stock for two reasons: It's well-diversified across 75 houses (including Louis Vuitton, Dior, Loewe, Fendi, Tiffany, Bulgari, and Sephora), and it targets high-end consumers who are resistant to macro headwinds. That's why its revenue rose 23% (17% organically) in 2022, even as inflation and other geopolitical headwinds broadly curbed consumer spending on discretionary goods. Its net profit also increased 17%.\nAll five of LVMH's business units (wines and spirits, fashion and leather, perfumes and cosmetics, watches and jewelry, and selective retailing) generated double-digit organic sales expansion during the year. Its robust growth in the United States, Europe, and Japan offset its softness in China, which was repeatedly disrupted by COVID lockdowns. It ended the year with 7.3 billion euros ($7.8 billion) in cash and equivalents, giving it ample room for more acquisitions and dividend hikes.\nLVMH pays a forward yield of 1.5% and trades at 25 times forward earnings. Analysts expect it to grow its revenue and earnings by 8% and 15%, respectively, in 2023. The bears will claim LVMH isn't cheap at these levels, but it's still cheaper than many of its industry peers. Hermès, for example, still trades at 50 times next year's earnings. LVMH also deserves a premium valuation because it's one of the few retailers that has repeatedly grown through economic downturns.\n3. PepsiCo\nPepsiCo is a good defensive stock for investors who expect the bear market to drag on for a few more months. In addition to its namesake soda, PepsiCo sells a wide range of fruit juices, teas, sports drinks, bottled water, and other non-carbonated drinks. It also distributes packaged foods through its Frito-Lay, Quaker Foods, and Pioneer Foods subsidiaries.\nPepsiCo's brand recognition, scale, and diversification enables it to generate stable growth through economic downturns. In 2022, its organic sales and constant currency core earnings per share (EPS) rose 14% and 11%, respectively, even as inflation crimped consumer spending and drove up its costs. PepsiCo countered that pressure by repeatedly raising its prices, but it will halt those price hikes in 2023 as inflation cools off and the spending power of the average consumer improves. For the full year, it expects its organic sales to rise 6% and for its constant currency core EPS to increase 8%.\nThose steady growth rates, along with its 51 consecutive years of dividend hikes, make PepsiCo a no-brainer stock to own over the long term. It's not a value stock at 24 times forward earnings, and its forward yield of 2.6% is still lower than the 10-year Treasury's 3.7% yield, but this is a well-rounded, blue-chip stalwart that can help even the most cautious investor sleep soundly at night.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nLeo Sun has positions in Apple, Hermès International Société En Commandite Par Actions, and Lvmh Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "So today, I'll take a look at three resilient blue-chip stocks -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), LVMH (OTC: LVMUY), and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) -- and explain why they're still no-brainer buys for conservative investors. Analysts expect the tech titan's revenue and earnings to both dip 2% this year, but that dim outlook doesn't account for the launches of any new devices (including its long-rumored mixed reality headset) or services. LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods company, is an evergreen stock for two reasons: It's well-diversified across 75 houses (including Louis Vuitton, Dior, Loewe, Fendi, Tiffany, Bulgari, and Sephora), and it targets high-end consumers who are resistant to macro headwinds.", 'news_luhn_summary': "So today, I'll take a look at three resilient blue-chip stocks -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), LVMH (OTC: LVMUY), and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) -- and explain why they're still no-brainer buys for conservative investors. LVMH pays a forward yield of 1.5% and trades at 25 times forward earnings. In 2022, its organic sales and constant currency core earnings per share (EPS) rose 14% and 11%, respectively, even as inflation crimped consumer spending and drove up its costs.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple, LVMH, and PepsiCo Are No-Brainer Buys Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "So today, I'll take a look at three resilient blue-chip stocks -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), LVMH (OTC: LVMUY), and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) -- and explain why they're still no-brainer buys for conservative investors. Hermès, for example, still trades at 50 times next year's earnings. For the full year, it expects its organic sales to rise 6% and for its constant currency core EPS to increase 8%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "So today, I'll take a look at three resilient blue-chip stocks -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), LVMH (OTC: LVMUY), and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) -- and explain why they're still no-brainer buys for conservative investors. Apple's stock might not seem cheap at 25 times forward earnings, but its stability, liquidity, and long-term growth potential all justify that higher valuation. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Leo Sun has positions in Apple, Hermès International Société En Commandite Par Actions, and Lvmh Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-faces-obstacles-in-move-to-boost-india-manufacturing-ft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Feb 14 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is facing challenges as it tries to increase production in India, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the iPhone maker's operations.\nThe Cupertino, California-based company has been shifting production away from China after the country's strict COVID-related restrictions dented supply chains across industries and as trade and geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington escalated.\nAt a casings factory in southern India run by conglomerate Tata Group, only about half of the components from the production line are in good enough shape to be sent to Apple's supplier Foxconn 2317.TW, FT reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.\nThis 50% 'yield' does not meet Apple's goal for zero defects, FT reported, adding that the company's process of expanding in India has been slow in part due to challenges in logistics, tariffs and infrastructure.\nApple and Tata Group did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nApple has bet big on India since it began iPhone assembly in the country in 2017 through Wistron Corp 3231.TW and later Foxconn, in line with the Indian government's push for local manufacturing.\nLast month, India's trade minister said that Apple wants India to account for up to 25% of its production from about 5 - 7% currently.\n(Reporting by Sneha Bhowmik in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Feb 14 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is facing challenges as it tries to increase production in India, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the iPhone maker's operations. The Cupertino, California-based company has been shifting production away from China after the country's strict COVID-related restrictions dented supply chains across industries and as trade and geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington escalated. At a casings factory in southern India run by conglomerate Tata Group, only about half of the components from the production line are in good enough shape to be sent to Apple's supplier Foxconn 2317.TW, FT reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Feb 14 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is facing challenges as it tries to increase production in India, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the iPhone maker's operations. At a casings factory in southern India run by conglomerate Tata Group, only about half of the components from the production line are in good enough shape to be sent to Apple's supplier Foxconn 2317.TW, FT reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. Apple and Tata Group did not immediately respond to a request for comment.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple faces obstacles in move to boost India manufacturing - FT', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Feb 14 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is facing challenges as it tries to increase production in India, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the iPhone maker's operations. The Cupertino, California-based company has been shifting production away from China after the country's strict COVID-related restrictions dented supply chains across industries and as trade and geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington escalated. At a casings factory in southern India run by conglomerate Tata Group, only about half of the components from the production line are in good enough shape to be sent to Apple's supplier Foxconn 2317.TW, FT reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Feb 14 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is facing challenges as it tries to increase production in India, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the iPhone maker's operations. At a casings factory in southern India run by conglomerate Tata Group, only about half of the components from the production line are in good enough shape to be sent to Apple's supplier Foxconn 2317.TW, FT reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. This 50% 'yield' does not meet Apple's goal for zero defects, FT reported, adding that the company's process of expanding in India has been slow in part due to challenges in logistics, tariffs and infrastructure."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-eus-breton-plans-consultation-on-big-tech-and-telecoms-network-costs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nSTRASBOURG, Feb 14 (Reuters) - EU industry chief Thierry Breton is poised to launch a consultation on whether Big Tech should bear some telecoms network costs, he said on Tuesday ahead of a telecoms conference taking place in Barcelona from Feb. 27 to March 2.\nEU telecoms providers including Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI have for years sought to have Big Tech foot some infrastructure cost for 5G and broadband.\nThe telecoms companies say the six largest content providers - Meta META.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc\'s Google GOOGL.O - account for more than half of data internet traffic.\nThe tech giants say the idea amounts to an internet traffic tax that could undermine Europe\'s net neutrality rules to ensure all users are treated equally.\nAsked when the consultation would be launched, Breton told Reuters: "Wait for my speech at Barcelona. Yes, I will announce it soon. At Barcelona."\nThe consultation is likely to take about 12 weeks before the European Commission will propose legislation that will need to be thrashed out by EU countries and EU lawmakers before it can become law.\nBreton said he was confident the process could be wrapped up by the end of the year. "We will have time, yes," he said.\nAnnouncing the start of the consultation at Barcelona is a strong signal to the telecoms sector of Breton\'s backing, a telecoms industry source said. It would be Breton\'s first appearance at an event traditionally attended by all major telecoms operators.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee Editing by David Goodman)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The telecoms companies say the six largest content providers - Meta META.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc's Google GOOGL.O - account for more than half of data internet traffic. By Foo Yun Chee STRASBOURG, Feb 14 (Reuters) - EU industry chief Thierry Breton is poised to launch a consultation on whether Big Tech should bear some telecoms network costs, he said on Tuesday ahead of a telecoms conference taking place in Barcelona from Feb. 27 to March 2. The tech giants say the idea amounts to an internet traffic tax that could undermine Europe's net neutrality rules to ensure all users are treated equally.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The telecoms companies say the six largest content providers - Meta META.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc's Google GOOGL.O - account for more than half of data internet traffic. By Foo Yun Chee STRASBOURG, Feb 14 (Reuters) - EU industry chief Thierry Breton is poised to launch a consultation on whether Big Tech should bear some telecoms network costs, he said on Tuesday ahead of a telecoms conference taking place in Barcelona from Feb. 27 to March 2. EU telecoms providers including Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI have for years sought to have Big Tech foot some infrastructure cost for 5G and broadband.", 'news_article_title': "EXCLUSIVE-EU's Breton plans consultation on Big Tech and telecoms network costs", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The telecoms companies say the six largest content providers - Meta META.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc's Google GOOGL.O - account for more than half of data internet traffic. By Foo Yun Chee STRASBOURG, Feb 14 (Reuters) - EU industry chief Thierry Breton is poised to launch a consultation on whether Big Tech should bear some telecoms network costs, he said on Tuesday ahead of a telecoms conference taking place in Barcelona from Feb. 27 to March 2. Announcing the start of the consultation at Barcelona is a strong signal to the telecoms sector of Breton's backing, a telecoms industry source said.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The telecoms companies say the six largest content providers - Meta META.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc's Google GOOGL.O - account for more than half of data internet traffic. By Foo Yun Chee STRASBOURG, Feb 14 (Reuters) - EU industry chief Thierry Breton is poised to launch a consultation on whether Big Tech should bear some telecoms network costs, he said on Tuesday ahead of a telecoms conference taking place in Barcelona from Feb. 27 to March 2. EU telecoms providers including Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI have for years sought to have Big Tech foot some infrastructure cost for 5G and broadband."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-ev-stocks-that-are-on-a-multi-decade-growth-runway', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When investors think of game-changing electric vehicle (EV) stocks, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) might come to mind. But there are many other ways to gain exposure to the growth of EV adoption.\nFreeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) benefits from a growing EV industry through a boost in copper demand, and Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) produces lithium, a key component in batteries.\nHere\'s why these three Motley Fool contributors think Tesla, Freeport-McMoRan, and Albemarle are three completely different ways to gain ultra-long-term exposure to the EV industry.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThis EV winner is hiding in plain sight.\nDaniel Foelber (Tesla): Tesla stock has been the single best-performing component in the S&P 500 so far this year. But that comes after it was one of the worst S&P 500 performers in 2022.\nThe stock\'s dramatic ups and downs make it wildly inconsistent. But this is a direct contrast to Tesla the company, which has been as consistent as they come over the last five years.\nThe following table shows Tesla\'s key metrics since 2018. The company\'s performance has been exceptional.\n2022\n2021\n2020\n2019\n2018\nProduction (units)\n1,369,611\n930,422\n509,737\n365,232\n254,530\nDeliveries (units)\n1,313,851\n936,222\n499,647\n367,656\n245,506\nRevenue\n$81.46 billion\n$53.82 billion\n$31.54 billion\n$24.58 billion\n$21.46 billion\nNet income (loss)\n$12.58 billion\n$5.52 billion\n$721 million\n($862 million)\n($976 million)\nOperating margin\n16.98%\n12.07%\n6.32%\n0.33%\n(1.18%)\nFree cash flow (negative)\n$7.55 billion\n$3.48 billion\n$2.7 billion\n$968 million\n($221 million)\nData sources: Tesla, YCharts.\nTesla can\'t control how investors trade its stock, macroeconomic conditions, or global demand. But it continues to sustain high margins and take market share while setting the stage for decades of growth.\nAs the competition scrambles to catch up, Tesla finds itself in the catbird seat with an unrivaled global manufacturing, distribution, and charging network. Its vertical integration and command of the EV value chain are similar to Apple\'s product and service line across multiple consumer electronic categories.\nFor a brief moment before its recent run-up, Tesla stock had a price-to-earnings ratio similar to low-growth consumer staples stalwarts like Coca-Cola or Procter & Gamble. It was far easier to pound the buy button when Tesla was that cheap. But even now, it is far less expensive and far more established than in years past.\nFor most investors, the best way to approach Tesla is probably to buy it and forget about it, or simply ignore it if you\'re uncomfortable with the volatility. The stock could continue to do crazy things.\nBut as long as Tesla stays on track to grow production at a 50% compound annual rate while maintaining an excellent balance sheet and high margins, it should continue to be a solid long-term investment.\nFreeport-McMoran is a backdoor way to play the EV boom\nLee Samaha (Freeport-McMoRan): According to an S&P Global Report entitled "The Future of Copper," demand for the metal will grow from 25 million metric tons today to 50 million metric tons by 2035. The report says that the demand increase will likely be driven by the fact that technologies associated with the energy transition "require much more copper than conventional fossil-based counterparts."\nOne of them is the transition from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric vehicles -- or properly put, hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), battery electric vehicles (BEV), and fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV). For example, the report says a typical BEV requires 2 1/2 times the amount of copper needed in a typical ICE car, not least in internal wiring, batteries, and motors.\nAs such, the EV transition will significantly contribute to the marginal shift in copper demand alongside other emerging technologies such as solar power, wind power, industrial automation, and the general trend toward electrification in the economy. Meanwhile, the same environmental awareness driving the EV transition is also making it harder for miners to acquire permits for new mines or to expand existing ones.\nIf this translates into an uptrend in the price of copper, then Freeport-McMoRan, with its major projects in Indonesia and the U.S., is set to be a significant beneficiary.\nPower your portfolio with Albemarle\nScott Levine (Albemarle): Barring major disruptions in battery technology, investors can expect lithium to play a crucial role in the burgeoning EV landscape for years and years. Even many cutting-edge technologies like solid-state batteries incorporate lithium in their designs.\nConsequently, Albemarle, a leader in lithium production, represents a compelling option for investors looking to travel the road of EV investment.\nWhile some lithium companies have limited assets in their portfolios, Albemarle owns and operates a variety of properties on several continents -- resources that provide an opportunity for the company to continue producing lithium for years to come.\nAnd the numerous assets are advantageous in that they mitigate the risk of complications (operational, political, or otherwise) arising at an individual mine.\nAlthough Albemarle is among the global leaders for lithium production, the company shows little indication of resting on its laurels. In a recent investor presentation, the company stated its position that "Growth remains the primary capital allocation priority."\nA look at the company\'s recent acquisitions substantiates this. In October, for example, Albemarle announced it had completed the $200 million acquisition of Guangxi Tianyuan New Energy Materials Co., a producer of battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide.\nThe company projects that it will generate free cash flow of about $700 million in 2022, growing to about $2.65 billion in 2027. Should it achieve this forecast and bolster its balance sheet, it will be in a strong position to seek additional lithium production acquisitions without having to rely heavily on issuing debt. The growth in its portfolio, consequently, could help ensure that the company retains its position as a global leader in lithium production.\nFind out why Tesla is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Tesla is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nDaniel Foelber has positions in Tesla and has the following options: long September 2023 $146.67 calls on Tesla, short February 2023 $120 calls on Tesla, short March 2023 $110 calls on Tesla, and short September 2023 $150 calls on Tesla. Lee Samaha has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Scott Levine has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For a brief moment before its recent run-up, Tesla stock had a price-to-earnings ratio similar to low-growth consumer staples stalwarts like Coca-Cola or Procter & Gamble. But as long as Tesla stays on track to grow production at a 50% compound annual rate while maintaining an excellent balance sheet and high margins, it should continue to be a solid long-term investment. Should it achieve this forecast and bolster its balance sheet, it will be in a strong position to seek additional lithium production acquisitions without having to rely heavily on issuing debt.', 'news_luhn_summary': '2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 Production (units) 1,369,611 930,422 509,737 365,232 254,530 Deliveries (units) 1,313,851 936,222 499,647 367,656 245,506 Revenue $81.46 billion $53.82 billion $31.54 billion $24.58 billion $21.46 billion Net income (loss) $12.58 billion $5.52 billion $721 million ($862 million) ($976 million) Operating margin 16.98% 12.07% 6.32% 0.33% (1.18%) Free cash flow (negative) $7.55 billion $3.48 billion $2.7 billion $968 million ($221 million) Data sources: Tesla, YCharts. *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Daniel Foelber has positions in Tesla and has the following options: long September 2023 $146.67 calls on Tesla, short February 2023 $120 calls on Tesla, short March 2023 $110 calls on Tesla, and short September 2023 $150 calls on Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': '3 EV Stocks That Are on a Multi-Decade Growth Runway', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Power your portfolio with Albemarle Scott Levine (Albemarle): Barring major disruptions in battery technology, investors can expect lithium to play a crucial role in the burgeoning EV landscape for years and years. While some lithium companies have limited assets in their portfolios, Albemarle owns and operates a variety of properties on several continents -- resources that provide an opportunity for the company to continue producing lithium for years to come. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Tesla.', 'news_textrank_summary': '2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 Production (units) 1,369,611 930,422 509,737 365,232 254,530 Deliveries (units) 1,313,851 936,222 499,647 367,656 245,506 Revenue $81.46 billion $53.82 billion $31.54 billion $24.58 billion $21.46 billion Net income (loss) $12.58 billion $5.52 billion $721 million ($862 million) ($976 million) Operating margin 16.98% 12.07% 6.32% 0.33% (1.18%) Free cash flow (negative) $7.55 billion $3.48 billion $2.7 billion $968 million ($221 million) Data sources: Tesla, YCharts. Power your portfolio with Albemarle Scott Levine (Albemarle): Barring major disruptions in battery technology, investors can expect lithium to play a crucial role in the burgeoning EV landscape for years and years. *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Daniel Foelber has positions in Tesla and has the following options: long September 2023 $146.67 calls on Tesla, short February 2023 $120 calls on Tesla, short March 2023 $110 calls on Tesla, and short September 2023 $150 calls on Tesla.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-be-loving-applovin-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Mobile advertising and app monetization platform provider AppLovin Co. (NASDAQ: APP) stock gapped nicely on its Q4 2022 earnings release. Applovin provides app developers tools and services to grow and monetize their apps with users and advertisers. It also provides analytics and cross-promotion opportunities with its network of advertisers. Its core audience is in the video gaming segment, which has been in a slump as normalization continues, but its Software Platform is experiencing growth at a 24% clip.\nAppLovin competed with Unity Software Inc (NASDAQ: U) and acquired IronSource, a mobile advertising and monetization platform which Applovin had previously attempted to acquire but lost out to Unity. It also competes with Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google AdMob mobile advertising platform, and Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) Facebook Audience Network.\nVideo Gaming Market Weakness\nThe video gaming space has experienced degradation from waning consumer discretionary spending since early 2022. High inflation and rising interest rates have been the leading causes of consumers being more frugal with their discretionary spending.\nThe detrimental effects have been felt by game publishers like Electronic Arts Inc.(NYSE: EA), Roblox Co. (NASDAQ: RBLX), and Take-Two Interactive Software Co. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Since the gaming market is core to AppLovin's top line, the weakness in the sector has impacted AppLovin's top-line decline.\nThe Company had 2.9 million active monthly users generating $44 average revenue per user (ARPU) in Q3 2021 during the post-pandemic heyday before normalization. A year later to Q3 2022, AppLovin users fell to 2.1 million and ARPU dropped to $41.\nThe drop in traffic also hit the apps operation segment by (-14%) dropping revenues down to $134.1 million from $156.2 million. The Company is planning on expanding beyond its core gaming segment.\nAXON Platform\nAxon is its AppLovin's mobile marketing platform that provides various tools to app developers to optimize and grow its business. Its key features include ad automation and user acquisition through targeted data-driven marketing campaigns through various ad networks.\nIt offers creation tools that enable developers to custom creative design and optimize their landing page. Its performance analytics uses robust data to generate insights on the performance of user acquisition, engagement, and monetization metrics. The Company plans to release AXON 2 powered by AI technology in 2023. It is extending its marketing solutions to the connected TV space, which has a more extensive and faster-growing advertising market than mobile gaming.\nRevenues Revving Back Up\nOn Feb. 8, 2023, Applovin released its fiscal fourth-quarter 2022 results for the quarter that ended in December 2022. The Company reported an earnings-per-share (EPS) loss of $0.21, missing consensus analyst estimates by $0.26. Revenues fell 11.5% year-over-year (YoY) to $702.31 million, beating analyst estimates of $690.38 million.\nAdjusted EBITDA grew 17% YoY to $259.6 million. Its Software Platform grew 24% YoY with 60% EBITDA margins to $306 million, while its Apps segment saw a 28% drop to $396 million. While revenues are down on a YoY quarter basis, the cumulative revenues for the first three quarters of 2022 were up 5.18% to $2.12 billion versus $2 million.\nAppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi commented during the conference call, “So what are the business opportunities that we hear are most focused on today? Number one, the advancements in AI technologies have been incredible over the last several years since we released AXON. Well, now we're working on AXON 2.”\nHe continued, “We're going to use some of these new technologies for release some point in 2023. We believe this new platform and upgrade to our core technology will make an immense impact on our business and for our business partners.”\nRaising Guidance\nApplovin raised its Q1 revenue to $685 million to $705 million versus $677.13 consensus analyst estimates. The Company expects adjusted EBITDA of $250 million to $270 million. The Software Platform segment\nThird-Party Data Restriction Concerns\nBefore its strong Q3 2022 earning release, Benchmark started coverage on APP shares with a Sell rating and a $7 price target. Analyst Mark Zgutiwicz pointed out the risk of monetization deterioration since the platform doesn't have first-party data. There are concerns that Apple Inc. (NYSE: AAPL) and Google may continue to restrict third-party data access and targeting practices.\nNotably, Apple may ban iOS probabilistic/fingerprinting practices in late 2023, and Google may implement a similar Apple Identifier for Advertisers later this year.\n Daily Cup and Handle Breakout to Double Top\nAPP formed the lip line resistance at $14.53 on Dec. 1, 2022, and proceeded to sell off to the low of $9.14 on Dec. 28, 2022. It staged a rally triggering the weekly market structure low (MSL) breakout above $10.91. Shares continued higher to retest and reject the $14.53 lip line on Feb. 2, 2023. Shares pulled back to $12.35 to start forming the handle on the bounce. The daily stochastic fell through the 80-band. Shares gapped on the earnings report on Feb. 9, 2023, to peak at the $17.40 double top level on the heavy volume before pulling back. The pullback support levels are at $14.53 lip line, $13.13 gap fill, $12.35 handle low, $11.76, and $10.91 daily MSL trigger.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'There are concerns that Apple Inc. (NYSE: AAPL) and Google may continue to restrict third-party data access and targeting practices. Its core audience is in the video gaming segment, which has been in a slump as normalization continues, but its Software Platform is experiencing growth at a 24% clip. The Software Platform segment Third-Party Data Restriction Concerns Before its strong Q3 2022 earning release, Benchmark started coverage on APP shares with a Sell rating and a $7 price target.', 'news_luhn_summary': "There are concerns that Apple Inc. (NYSE: AAPL) and Google may continue to restrict third-party data access and targeting practices. It also competes with Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google AdMob mobile advertising platform, and Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) Facebook Audience Network. AXON Platform Axon is its AppLovin's mobile marketing platform that provides various tools to app developers to optimize and grow its business.", 'news_article_title': 'Should You Be Loving AppLovin Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "There are concerns that Apple Inc. (NYSE: AAPL) and Google may continue to restrict third-party data access and targeting practices. It also competes with Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google AdMob mobile advertising platform, and Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) Facebook Audience Network. AXON Platform Axon is its AppLovin's mobile marketing platform that provides various tools to app developers to optimize and grow its business.", 'news_textrank_summary': "There are concerns that Apple Inc. (NYSE: AAPL) and Google may continue to restrict third-party data access and targeting practices. Mobile advertising and app monetization platform provider AppLovin Co. (NASDAQ: APP) stock gapped nicely on its Q4 2022 earnings release. AXON Platform Axon is its AppLovin's mobile marketing platform that provides various tools to app developers to optimize and grow its business."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-edge-higher-ahead-of-consumer-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Dow 0.11%, S&P 0.25%, Nasdaq 0.41%\nFeb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Tuesday ahead of January consumer inflation data that could offer investors further clues on how long the Federal Reserve will stick to its hawkish monetary policy.\nThe Labor Department report, due at 8:30 a.m. ET, is expected to show consumer prices climbed 0.5% in January, on a month-over-month basis following a 0.1% rise in December. However, on a year-on-year basis inflation is expected to have eased to 6.2% last month from a 6.5% rise in December.\nMarkets have had an upbeat start to this year, driven by a renewed interest in growth stocks that were left battered in 2022 as the Fed worked to bring steep prices under control.\nHowever, the rally has stalled recently as signs of a still-tight labor market and hawkish commentary from Federal Reserve policymakers gave way to expectations of the U.S. central bank staying hawkish throughout the year.\nA Reuters poll showed that a majority of economists see two more rate hikes in March and May with no cuts by year-end, bringing the majority of private-sector forecasters in line with the central bank's own projections and rhetoric.\nMoney market traders have priced in at least two more 25 basis point rate hikes this year and see interest rates peaking at 5.18% by July. 0#FEDWATCH\nThe yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR slipped from six-week highs hit in the previous session. US/\nMegacap growth stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 0.1% and 1.3% before the opening bell.\nAt 7:22 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 38 points, or 0.11%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 10.5 points, or 0.25%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 51 points, or 0.41%.\nCoca-Cola Co KO.N rose 0.8% after its strong full-year profit forecast as the soda maker bets on resilient demand despite multiple price hikes.\nMarriott International Inc MAR.O added 1.5% as the U.S.-based hotel operator reported a surge in fourth-quarter earnings as it benefited from strong travel demand.\nNearly 69% of more than half of the S&P 500 firms that have reported results have beaten profit expectations, as per Refinitiv on Friday. However, analysts expect fourth-quarter earnings to fall 2.8% from a year earlier.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'US/ Megacap growth stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 0.1% and 1.3% before the opening bell. Markets have had an upbeat start to this year, driven by a renewed interest in growth stocks that were left battered in 2022 as the Fed worked to bring steep prices under control. Coca-Cola Co KO.N rose 0.8% after its strong full-year profit forecast as the soda maker bets on resilient demand despite multiple price hikes.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'US/ Megacap growth stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 0.1% and 1.3% before the opening bell. ET, is expected to show consumer prices climbed 0.5% in January, on a month-over-month basis following a 0.1% rise in December. Money market traders have priced in at least two more 25 basis point rate hikes this year and see interest rates peaking at 5.18% by July.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures edge higher ahead of consumer inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'US/ Megacap growth stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 0.1% and 1.3% before the opening bell. ET, is expected to show consumer prices climbed 0.5% in January, on a month-over-month basis following a 0.1% rise in December. Money market traders have priced in at least two more 25 basis point rate hikes this year and see interest rates peaking at 5.18% by July.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'US/ Megacap growth stocks such as Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O rose between 0.1% and 1.3% before the opening bell. Futures up: Dow 0.11%, S&P 0.25%, Nasdaq 0.41% Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Tuesday ahead of January consumer inflation data that could offer investors further clues on how long the Federal Reserve will stick to its hawkish monetary policy. However, the rally has stalled recently as signs of a still-tight labor market and hawkish commentary from Federal Reserve policymakers gave way to expectations of the U.S. central bank staying hawkish throughout the year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-semiconductor-stock-has-too-much-dependency-on-apple-is-it-time-to-sell', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In today's video, Jose Najarro, Nick Rossolillo, and Billy Duberstein discuss Skyworks (NASDAQ: SWKS) and how it plans to shift its business away from its top customer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Unfortunately, this shift is weakening Skyworks' balance sheet. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.\n*Stock prices used were the market prices of Feb. 10, 2023. The video was published on Feb. 13, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Skyworks Solutions\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Skyworks Solutions wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nBilly Duberstein has positions in Apple. Jose Najarro has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Nicholas Rossolillo has positions in Apple and Skyworks Solutions. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Skyworks Solutions and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jose Najarro is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In today's video, Jose Najarro, Nick Rossolillo, and Billy Duberstein discuss Skyworks (NASDAQ: SWKS) and how it plans to shift its business away from its top customer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In today's video, Jose Najarro, Nick Rossolillo, and Billy Duberstein discuss Skyworks (NASDAQ: SWKS) and how it plans to shift its business away from its top customer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool recommends Skyworks Solutions and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'This Semiconductor Stock Has Too Much Dependency on Apple -- Is It Time to Sell?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In today's video, Jose Najarro, Nick Rossolillo, and Billy Duberstein discuss Skyworks (NASDAQ: SWKS) and how it plans to shift its business away from its top customer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. Nicholas Rossolillo has positions in Apple and Skyworks Solutions.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In today's video, Jose Najarro, Nick Rossolillo, and Billy Duberstein discuss Skyworks (NASDAQ: SWKS) and how it plans to shift its business away from its top customer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Billy Duberstein has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Skyworks Solutions and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-dow-stocks-to-buy-today-3-for-your-list', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Dow Jones Industrial Average, commonly referred to as the “Dow,” is a widely followed index of 30 large publicly traded companies in the United States. It is one of the oldest and most widely recognized stock market indices in the world. And as a result, is often used as a barometer of the overall health of the U.S. stock market. The Dow is comprised of a diverse range of companies, including well-known names such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) to name a few.\nInvesting in Dow stocks can be an effective way for investors to gain exposure to a range of top-performing companies in a variety of industries. By investing in a diversified basket of Dow stocks, investors can reduce the risk associated with investing in a single stock, and can potentially benefit from the collective performance of the index. Additionally, investing in Dow stocks can provide investors with a simple and straightforward way to track the performance of the U.S. stock market.\nHowever, it is important for investors to keep in mind that investing in the Dow or in individual Dow stocks does not guarantee returns and can involve a significant amount of risk. As with any investment, it is important to carefully consider an investor’s goals, risk tolerance, and investment time horizon before making any investment decisions. Keeping this all in mind, check out these dow jones stocks for your stock market watchlist today.\nDow 30 Stocks To Watch In February 2023\nGoldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS)\nThe Boeing Company (NYSE: BA)\nSalesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM)\nGoldman Sachs Group (GS Stock)\nLeading off, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is a leading multinational investment bank and financial services company. The company provides a wide range of services including investment banking, securities, and wealth management services to individuals, corporations, and governments worldwide.\nJust last month, Goldman Sachs announced its fourth-quarter 2022 financial and operating results. In the report, the company posted Q4 2022 earnings per share of $3.32, along with revenue of $20.9 billion. What’s more, the company reported that its revenue increased by 51.1% versus the same period, the previous year.\nLooking at the last month of trading action, shares of GS stock have advanced by 6.15%. Meanwhile, as of Tuesday’s lunchtime trading, GS stock is trading lower on the day by 0.74% at $371.27 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] 3 E-Commerce Stocks To Watch In February 2023\nBoeing Company (BA Stock)\nNext, The Boeing Company (BA) is one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the world. The company engages in the manufacturing of commercial and military aircraft, as well as space and security systems.\nLate last month, Boeing reported its 4th quarter 2022 financial results. Getting straight to it, the company showed a loss of $1.75 per share on revenue of $20 billion. The expected earnings were $0.05 per share based on revenue of $20 billion. Though, revenue was 35.1% higher than in the same quarter the previous year.\nYear-to-date shares of BA stock have jumped by 11.30% so far. While, during Tuesday’s early afternoon trading session, Boeing stock is trading higher on the day by 0.82% at $217.42 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] 3 Copper Mining Stocks To Watch In February 2023\nSalesforce (CRM Stock)\nLast but not least, Salesforce Inc. (CRM) is a cloud-based software company that provides customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise cloud computing solutions. The company’s flagship product is its CRM platform, which offers a wide range of tools and services to help businesses manage their customer interactions and relationships.\nEarlier, this month Salesforce announced that it will be reporting its fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2023 financial results. In detail, the company will release the results after the market closes on March 1, 2023. For a quick refresher, in Q3 2023 CRM posted a beat notching in an EPS of $1.35 per share, on revenue of $7.8 billion.\nSo far in 2023, Salesforce stock has rebounded by 25.35% YTD. Additionally, during Tuesday’s lunchtime trading action, shares of CRM stock are down 1.03% on the day at $169.01 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Dow is comprised of a diverse range of companies, including well-known names such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) to name a few. Investing in Dow stocks can be an effective way for investors to gain exposure to a range of top-performing companies in a variety of industries. The company’s flagship product is its CRM platform, which offers a wide range of tools and services to help businesses manage their customer interactions and relationships.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The Dow is comprised of a diverse range of companies, including well-known names such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) to name a few. Dow 30 Stocks To Watch In February 2023 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) Goldman Sachs Group (GS Stock) Leading off, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is a leading multinational investment bank and financial services company. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 E-Commerce Stocks To Watch In February 2023 Boeing Company (BA Stock) Next, The Boeing Company (BA) is one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the world.', 'news_article_title': 'Best Dow Stocks To Buy Today? 3 For Your List', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The Dow is comprised of a diverse range of companies, including well-known names such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) to name a few. Dow 30 Stocks To Watch In February 2023 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) Goldman Sachs Group (GS Stock) Leading off, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is a leading multinational investment bank and financial services company. In the report, the company posted Q4 2022 earnings per share of $3.32, along with revenue of $20.9 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Dow is comprised of a diverse range of companies, including well-known names such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) to name a few. Dow 30 Stocks To Watch In February 2023 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) Goldman Sachs Group (GS Stock) Leading off, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is a leading multinational investment bank and financial services company. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 E-Commerce Stocks To Watch In February 2023 Boeing Company (BA Stock) Next, The Boeing Company (BA) is one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the world.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 150.86000061035156, 'high': 153.77000427246094, 'open': 152.1199951171875, 'close': 153.1999969482422, 'ema_50': 143.299565794083, 'rsi_14': 67.94302871452453, 'target': 155.3300018310547, 'volume': 61707600.0, 'ema_200': 147.49680866975694, 'adj_close': 152.5810546875, 'rsi_lag_1': 67.90007759688996, 'rsi_lag_2': 66.39072830951716, 'rsi_lag_3': 69.5195266749391, 'rsi_lag_4': 73.8880997999937, 'rsi_lag_5': 80.20509761506571, 'macd_lag_1': 4.453376721009192, 'macd_lag_2': 4.365355126136308, 'macd_lag_3': 4.47867630578034, 'macd_lag_4': 4.572425439387928, 'macd_lag_5': 4.518666016440676, 'macd_12_26_9': 4.419736194964571, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.9268994573421256}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 18.479999542236328, 'Date': '2023-02-14', 'High': 20.75, 'Open': 20.71999931335449, 'Close': 18.90999984741211, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-14', 'Adj Close': 18.90999984741211}, {'Low': 1.0709964036941528, 'Date': '2023-02-14', 'High': 1.0798436403274536, 'Open': 1.073041915893555, 'Close': 1.073041915893555, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-14', 'Adj Close': 1.073041915893555}, {'Low': 1.212106466293335, 'Date': '2023-02-14', 'High': 1.2257004976272583, 'Open': 1.2151259183883667, 'Close': 1.215214490890503, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-14', 'Adj Close': 1.215214490890503}, {'Low': 6.805200099945068, 'Date': '2023-02-14', 'High': 6.829100131988525, 'Open': 6.821899890899658, 'Close': 6.821899890899658, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-14', 'Adj Close': 6.821899890899658}, {'Low': 77.45999908447266, 'Date': '2023-02-14', 'High': 79.61000061035156, 'Open': 79.05999755859375, 'Close': 79.05999755859375, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 299938, 'date_str': '2023-02-14', 'Adj Close': 79.05999755859375}, {'Low': 0.6923400163650513, 'Date': '2023-02-14', 'High': 0.702701210975647, 'Open': 0.6970000863075256, 'Close': 0.6970000863075256, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-14', 'Adj Close': 0.6970000863075256}, {'Low': 3.621999979019165, 'Date': '2023-02-14', 'High': 3.799000024795532, 'Open': 3.687999963760376, 'Close': 3.760999917984009, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-14', 'Adj Close': 3.760999917984009}, {'Low': 131.66200256347656, 'Date': '2023-02-14', 'High': 133.1179962158203, 'Open': 132.33700561523438, 'Close': 132.33700561523438, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-14', 'Adj Close': 132.33700561523438}, {'Low': 102.58999633789062, 'Date': '2023-02-14', 'High': 103.5199966430664, 'Open': 103.22000122070312, 'Close': 103.2300033569336, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-14', 'Adj Close': 103.2300033569336}, {'Low': 1846.199951171875, 'Date': '2023-02-14', 'High': 1862.0, 'Open': 1854.0999755859373, 'Close': 1854.0, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 656, 'date_str': '2023-02-14', 'Adj Close': 1854.0}]}
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{'date': '2023-02-15', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.509, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155060.0, 'fred_ppi': 258.669, 'fred_retail_sales': 686434.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -70521.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 66.9, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8003, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/time-to-take-a-bite-out-of-apple-etfs-following-warren-buffett', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Despite weakness in the recent quarterly result, Apple AAPL shares may regain all their sweetness in the near term as billionaire investor Warren Buffett has bet big on it. Warren Buffett and his Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB) loaded up on Apple stocks in the fourth quarter.\nBerkshire Hathaway now owns a 5.8% stake in Apple after buying 20.76 million shares during the quarter, bringing its total holdings to 915.6 million as of Dec 31, according to the company's Schedule 13G filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday, as quoted on investors.com.\nWhat About Apple’s Business Model?\nApple’s overall sales for the holiday quarter were down about 5% year over year, marking the first year-over-year sales decline since 2019. Apple also recently recorded the biggest annual quarterly revenue drop since September 2016. However, the company is benefiting from continued momentum in the Services segment, driven by strong App Store sales and the robust adoption of Apple Music and Apple Pay.\niPhone sales may not be the real attraction of Apple now. But Apple’s focus on autonomous vehicles and augmented reality/virtual reality technologies presents a growth opportunity for the long haul. Apple returned $28 billion in the recently-reported quarter through dividend payouts ($3.7 billion) and share repurchases ($25.2 billion).\nWhat Do Indicators Say About Apple’s Value Status?\nGoing by valuation metrics, the P/E (ttm) of AAPL is 26.1 times versus the industry-average of 22.4 times. The forward P/E of AAPL is 25.3 times versus the industry score of 22.3 times. Though these measures point to a higher valuation of Apple than the industry, a higher P/E is not always a sign of worry. It shows investors’ confidence in a particular stock among the bunch.\nInvestors should note that the return-on-equity of Apple is 163.5%, higher than the industry average of 134.1%. Plus, both return-on-assets and return-on-capital of Apple are marginally higher than the industry measures. The estimated 3-5 year EPS growth of Apple is now 12.5% versus the industry measure of 10.5%.\nInvestors should note that the AAPL stock has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). It has a Growth Score of A at the time of writing. The above-said numbers explain why Buffett is betting big on Apple shares in his portfolio.\nAre ETFs Better Bets?\nInvestors intending to follow Warren Buffett but still wary of the slowing sales of Apple may take the ETF route. This is because ETFs helps investors to mitigate one company’s average performance with the other companies’ stellar results.\nBelow we highlight a few ETFs with heavy exposure to Apple for investors seeking to bet on the stock with much lower risk.\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF IYW – AAPL takes the second spot with 18.07% weight. The fund has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).\nSelect Sector SPDR Technology ETF XLK – AAPL holds the second spot with 22.69% weight. The fund has a Zacks Rank #2.\nVanguard Information Technology ETF VGT – AAPL occupies the first location with 20.40% weight. The fund has a Zacks Rank #2.\n\n Want key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Despite weakness in the recent quarterly result, Apple AAPL shares may regain all their sweetness in the near term as billionaire investor Warren Buffett has bet big on it. Going by valuation metrics, the P/E (ttm) of AAPL is 26.1 times versus the industry-average of 22.4 times. The forward P/E of AAPL is 25.3 times versus the industry score of 22.3 times.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Despite weakness in the recent quarterly result, Apple AAPL shares may regain all their sweetness in the near term as billionaire investor Warren Buffett has bet big on it. Select Sector SPDR Technology ETF XLK – AAPL holds the second spot with 22.69% weight. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_article_title': 'Time to Take a Bite Out of Apple ETFs Following Warren Buffett?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Despite weakness in the recent quarterly result, Apple AAPL shares may regain all their sweetness in the near term as billionaire investor Warren Buffett has bet big on it. Investors should note that the AAPL stock has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Going by valuation metrics, the P/E (ttm) of AAPL is 26.1 times versus the industry-average of 22.4 times.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Despite weakness in the recent quarterly result, Apple AAPL shares may regain all their sweetness in the near term as billionaire investor Warren Buffett has bet big on it. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Going by valuation metrics, the P/E (ttm) of AAPL is 26.1 times versus the industry-average of 22.4 times.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-ends-higher-after-strong-retail-sales-data-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Johann M Cherian and Noel Randewich\nFeb 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended higher on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected retail sales data offered evidence of resilience in the U.S. economy, but gains were capped as investors worried about more interest rate hikes by Federal Reserve in the months ahead.\nA Commerce Department report showed retail sales surged 3% in January as purchases of motor vehicles and other goods pushed the number well past the 1.8% estimate from economists polled by Reuters.\nOn Tuesday, data showed U.S. consumer prices accelerated in January, boosting expectations that the Fed will raise the policy rate at least twice more this year to the 5-5.25% range.\n"The good news from retail, and broadly from the stronger economy, has been mostly priced in," said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategist at Baird in Louisville, Kentucky. "At the same time, that strength has taken market expectations of rate cuts off the table and moved the terminal Fed funds rate a little bit higher."\nFueled by a rebound in growth stocks that were hammered in last year\'s stock market downturn, the S&P 500 .SPXhas climbed 8% so far in 2023, while the Nasdaq .IXIC has recovered 15%. A better-than-expected quarterly earnings season has provided cautious optimism.\nMore than half of all S&P 500 companies have reported quarterly earnings, and nearly 70% of those have topped profit expectations, according to I/B/E/S data from Refinitiv. That compares to a long-term average of 66%.\nApple AAPL.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 1.4% and 2.4%, driving gains in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.\nThe S&P 500 climbed 0.28% to end the session at 4,147.61 points.\nThe Nasdaq gained 0.92% to 12,070.59 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.11% to 34,128.05 points.\nNine of the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes rose, led by a 1.2% gain in consumer discretionary .SPLRC.\nRoblox RBLX.N soared 26% after the gaming platform popular with kids topped quarterly bookings estimates.\nU.S.-listed shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) > fell 5.3% after Warren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.Nslashed its stake in the chipmaker.\nShares of Airbnb Inc ABNB.O rose over 13% after the company posted forecast-beating results due to strong travel demand.\nDevon Energy DVN.N slumped about 10% after the shale oil producer missed expectations for quarterly profit due to a hit to production from severe cold weather in the United States and higher expenses.\nAfter the bell, Roku ROKU.O surged 14% following a revenue forecast that beat analysts\' expectations.\nAcross the U.S. stock market .AD.US, advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by a 1.4-to-one ratio.\nThe S&P 500 posted 19 new highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 84 new highs and 55 new lows.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was relatively light, with 10.5 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 11.8 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.\nS&P 500\'s busiest tradeshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3lzPWBk\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif., additional reporting by Shristi Achar A; Editing by Savio D\'Souza, Anil D\'Silva and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 1.4% and 2.4%, driving gains in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. By Johann M Cherian and Noel Randewich Feb 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended higher on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected retail sales data offered evidence of resilience in the U.S. economy, but gains were capped as investors worried about more interest rate hikes by Federal Reserve in the months ahead. A Commerce Department report showed retail sales surged 3% in January as purchases of motor vehicles and other goods pushed the number well past the 1.8% estimate from economists polled by Reuters.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 1.4% and 2.4%, driving gains in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. By Johann M Cherian and Noel Randewich Feb 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended higher on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected retail sales data offered evidence of resilience in the U.S. economy, but gains were capped as investors worried about more interest rate hikes by Federal Reserve in the months ahead. A Commerce Department report showed retail sales surged 3% in January as purchases of motor vehicles and other goods pushed the number well past the 1.8% estimate from economists polled by Reuters.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends higher after strong retail sales data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 1.4% and 2.4%, driving gains in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. On Tuesday, data showed U.S. consumer prices accelerated in January, boosting expectations that the Fed will raise the policy rate at least twice more this year to the 5-5.25% range. More than half of all S&P 500 companies have reported quarterly earnings, and nearly 70% of those have topped profit expectations, according to I/B/E/S data from Refinitiv.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 1.4% and 2.4%, driving gains in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. By Johann M Cherian and Noel Randewich Feb 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended higher on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected retail sales data offered evidence of resilience in the U.S. economy, but gains were capped as investors worried about more interest rate hikes by Federal Reserve in the months ahead. The Nasdaq gained 0.92% to 12,070.59 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.11% to 34,128.05 points.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-house-judiciary-subpoenas-big-tech-ceos-over-free-speech-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds Microsoft comment, detail, background on dispute, file photos\nWASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Wednesday subpoenaed the chief executives of Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms META.O, and Microsoft MSFT.O for documents and communications relating to free-speech issues.\nJordan and other conservatives accused the companies of suppressing conservative speech during the Trump administration, and expanded that accusation to include colluding with the Biden administration once he won the White House. The White House and major tech companies have rejected the allegation.\n"These subpoenas are the first step in holding Big Tech accountable," Jordan\'s office said in a statement.\nMicrosoft said in an email that it had "started producing documents, are engaged with the Committee, and committed to working in good faith." None of the other four companies immediately responded to a request for comment.\nThe subpoenas were sent to Alphabet\'s Sundar Pichai, Andy Jassy of Amazon.com, Tim Cook of Apple, Meta\'s Mark Zuckerberg, and Satya Nadella of Microsoft and demand documents and communications related to alleged collusion between the government and the companies to stifle free speech.\nJordan set a March 23 deadline to turn over documents.\nRepublicans who took control of the House of Representatives in January after narrowly winning control in the November elections have made questions about Big Tech a top focus and created a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.\nLast week, the panel held its first hearing into Republican claims that the Justice Department and FBI show anti-conservative bias, a move made following the FBI\'s discovery of hundreds of classified documents at Republican former President Donald Trump\'s Florida resort.\nJordan wrote related letters to the companies in December, making similar demands but the House was in Democratic hands and before he became chair. Jordan\'s office said that the companies did not adequately comply.\n(Reporting by Diane Bartz, Susan Heavey, David Shepardson and Doina Chiacu; Additional reporting by Jeffrey Dastin; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Nick Zieminski)\n(([email protected]; 202-898-8322;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Adds Microsoft comment, detail, background on dispute, file photos WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Wednesday subpoenaed the chief executives of Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms META.O, and Microsoft MSFT.O for documents and communications relating to free-speech issues. The subpoenas were sent to Alphabet's Sundar Pichai, Andy Jassy of Amazon.com, Tim Cook of Apple, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, and Satya Nadella of Microsoft and demand documents and communications related to alleged collusion between the government and the companies to stifle free speech. Jordan wrote related letters to the companies in December, making similar demands but the House was in Democratic hands and before he became chair.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds Microsoft comment, detail, background on dispute, file photos WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Wednesday subpoenaed the chief executives of Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms META.O, and Microsoft MSFT.O for documents and communications relating to free-speech issues. Jordan and other conservatives accused the companies of suppressing conservative speech during the Trump administration, and expanded that accusation to include colluding with the Biden administration once he won the White House. "These subpoenas are the first step in holding Big Tech accountable," Jordan\'s office said in a statement.', 'news_article_title': 'U.S. House Judiciary subpoenas Big Tech CEOs over free speech', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds Microsoft comment, detail, background on dispute, file photos WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Wednesday subpoenaed the chief executives of Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms META.O, and Microsoft MSFT.O for documents and communications relating to free-speech issues. Jordan and other conservatives accused the companies of suppressing conservative speech during the Trump administration, and expanded that accusation to include colluding with the Biden administration once he won the White House. The White House and major tech companies have rejected the allegation.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Adds Microsoft comment, detail, background on dispute, file photos WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Wednesday subpoenaed the chief executives of Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms META.O, and Microsoft MSFT.O for documents and communications relating to free-speech issues. Jordan and other conservatives accused the companies of suppressing conservative speech during the Trump administration, and expanded that accusation to include colluding with the Biden administration once he won the White House. The subpoenas were sent to Alphabet's Sundar Pichai, Andy Jassy of Amazon.com, Tim Cook of Apple, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, and Satya Nadella of Microsoft and demand documents and communications related to alleged collusion between the government and the companies to stifle free speech."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/genz-and-the-future-of-investing', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "(0:30) - Can We Learn From Generation Z's Investing Strategies?\n(3:45) - Gen Z And Retirement: How Are They Investing?\n(10:30) - The Growth of Financial Advice From Social Media\n(14:55) - How Important Are Dividend Stocks For Generation Z?\n(19:10) - Travel, Cannabis and Meme Stocks: Is There Any Interest?\n(23:30) - Did The 2022 Sell-Off Scare Off Some Younger Investors?\n(29:15) - Episode Roundup: HOOD, PRTS, CHWY, SNDL, AAPL, META, PYPL, SQ, ARKK, SBUX\n [email protected]\n Welcome to Episode #348 of the Zacks Market Edge Podcast.\nEvery week, host and Zacks stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life.\nThis week, Tracey is joined by Zacks Associate Stock Strategist, and GenZ’er, Derek Lewis, to talk about GenZ as investors.\nThey came of age with Robinhood already an app on their iPhones and have paid for things with PayPal and Block payment systems since they were in junior high. Are they going to buy the technology stocks they know? Are they buying stocks at all?\nRecent studies are showing that GenZ is aggressively saving for retirement even though the oldest is just 25 or 26 years old. A Blackrock study showed that GenZ is saving 14% of their income for retirement, which is above that being saved by older generations of Millennials, GenX or Baby Boomers.\nCould GenZ become the first truly powerhouse investing generation?\nIs GenZ the Future of Investing?\n1. Robinhood HOOD\nRobinhood is just another tool for GenZ investors. The company makes it easy to sign up with virtually no money at stake. But now it has rolled out IRA accounts so it’s not just for day trading anymore.\nBut just because GenZ is using Robinhood, that doesn’t mean they’re buying the stock.\nShares of Robinhood are down 24% over the last year as growth stocks sold off. It’s expected to lose $0.68 per share this year.\nAre GenZ investors going to keep using the Robinhood app but avoid the Robinhood stock?\n2. PayPal PYPL\nStudies have shown GenZ investors like buying stocks that are in the financial services industry and that includes companies like PayPal.\nPayPal shares have fallen 31% over the last year but are now attractively valued. PayPal trades with a forward P/E of just 16. Earnings are expected to rise 15% in 2023 as well.\nShould GenZ investors be buying PayPal after this sell-off?\n3. Block, Inc. SQ\nGenZ has come of age with all of the innovations in payments like Block already in place.\nShares of Block have fallen 29% over the last year. Is it a deal? Block’s earnings are expected to fall 38% in 2022 but rebound 61% in 2023.\nBut Block has a sky-high forward P/E of 45.\nIs Block high on the short list for GenZ investors?\n4. Apple AAPL\nGenZ is the first generation that has only known smartphones, including Apple’s iPhone, even while in grade school. Even the oldest GenZers were about 10 when the iPhone was introduced.\nIs GenZ loyal to Apple as a result? Derek talks about what it’s like growing up in the world of Apple and Apple apps.\nIf GenZ bought Apple shares 2 years ago, they’d be up 13%, and that doesn’t include the dividends.\nIs Apple a must-own stock for GenZ investors?\n5. Chewy, Inc. CHWY\nWill GenZ buy what they know? Derek talks about his GenZ friends using Chewy to order for their pets.\nShares of Chewy are down 59% over the last 2 years but still trade with a forward P/E of 378. Why so expensive? Chewy is expected to lose $0.03 in 2022 but make just $0.12 in 2023 but the shares are trading above $47.\nAre companies like Chewy still on GenZ’s short lists? \nWhat Else do you Need to Know About GenZ Investors?\nListen to this week’s podcast to find out.\nFree Report Reveals How You Could Profit from the Growing Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobally, electric car sales continue their remarkable growth even after breaking records in 2021. High gas prices have fueled his demand, but so has evolving EV comfort, features and technology. So, the fervor for EVs will be around long after gas prices normalize. Not only are manufacturers seeing record-high profits, but producers of EV-related technology are raking in the dough as well. Do you know how to cash in? If not, we have the perfect report for you – and it’s FREE! Today, don't miss your chance to download Zacks' top 5 stocks for the electric vehicle revolution at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Send me my free report on the top 5 EV stocks\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nPayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBlock, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nChewy (CHWY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nRobinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(29:15) - Episode Roundup: HOOD, PRTS, CHWY, SNDL, AAPL, META, PYPL, SQ, ARKK, SBUX [email protected] Welcome to Episode #348 of the Zacks Market Edge Podcast. Apple AAPL GenZ is the first generation that has only known smartphones, including Apple’s iPhone, even while in grade school. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chewy (CHWY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(29:15) - Episode Roundup: HOOD, PRTS, CHWY, SNDL, AAPL, META, PYPL, SQ, ARKK, SBUX [email protected] Welcome to Episode #348 of the Zacks Market Edge Podcast. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chewy (CHWY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL GenZ is the first generation that has only known smartphones, including Apple’s iPhone, even while in grade school.', 'news_article_title': 'GenZ and the Future of Investing', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(29:15) - Episode Roundup: HOOD, PRTS, CHWY, SNDL, AAPL, META, PYPL, SQ, ARKK, SBUX [email protected] Welcome to Episode #348 of the Zacks Market Edge Podcast. Apple AAPL GenZ is the first generation that has only known smartphones, including Apple’s iPhone, even while in grade school. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chewy (CHWY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chewy (CHWY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. (29:15) - Episode Roundup: HOOD, PRTS, CHWY, SNDL, AAPL, META, PYPL, SQ, ARKK, SBUX [email protected] Welcome to Episode #348 of the Zacks Market Edge Podcast. Apple AAPL GenZ is the first generation that has only known smartphones, including Apple’s iPhone, even while in grade school.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-02-15-2023%3A-aapl-ttd-crdo', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Technology stocks were lower Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.2% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor index was falling 0.5%.\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) shares were rising 0.7% after Counterpoint Research said iPhone sales for January increased by about 6% year-over-year in China based on preliminary data, supported by the relaxation of COVID-19 policies.\nThe Trade Desk (TTD) shares were climbing over 25% after the company posted forecast-beating Q4 adjusted earnings and higher revenue.\nCredo Technology (CRDO) was down over 46% after saying it expects revenue to be $30 million to $32 million in fiscal Q4 ending April 29, as the company's largest customer reduced its demand forecast. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expect $42 million.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) shares were rising 0.7% after Counterpoint Research said iPhone sales for January increased by about 6% year-over-year in China based on preliminary data, supported by the relaxation of COVID-19 policies. Technology stocks were lower Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.2% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor index was falling 0.5%. The Trade Desk (TTD) shares were climbing over 25% after the company posted forecast-beating Q4 adjusted earnings and higher revenue.', 'news_luhn_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) shares were rising 0.7% after Counterpoint Research said iPhone sales for January increased by about 6% year-over-year in China based on preliminary data, supported by the relaxation of COVID-19 policies. Credo Technology (CRDO) was down over 46% after saying it expects revenue to be $30 million to $32 million in fiscal Q4 ending April 29, as the company's largest customer reduced its demand forecast. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expect $42 million.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 02/15/2023: AAPL, TTD, CRDO', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) shares were rising 0.7% after Counterpoint Research said iPhone sales for January increased by about 6% year-over-year in China based on preliminary data, supported by the relaxation of COVID-19 policies. Technology stocks were lower Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.2% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor index was falling 0.5%. The Trade Desk (TTD) shares were climbing over 25% after the company posted forecast-beating Q4 adjusted earnings and higher revenue.', 'news_textrank_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) shares were rising 0.7% after Counterpoint Research said iPhone sales for January increased by about 6% year-over-year in China based on preliminary data, supported by the relaxation of COVID-19 policies. Credo Technology (CRDO) was down over 46% after saying it expects revenue to be $30 million to $32 million in fiscal Q4 ending April 29, as the company's largest customer reduced its demand forecast. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-dow-slip-after-retail-sales-data-megacaps-lift-nasdaq', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar\nFeb 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow fell on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected retail sales data offered more evidence of resilience in the U.S. economy, fueling concerns that the Federal Reserve could stick to its rate-hike campaign.\nGains in megacap stocks including Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, however, kept the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC afloat.\nA Commerce Department report showed U.S. retail sales increased by the most in nearly two years in January after two straight monthly declines as Americans boosted purchases of motor vehicles and other goods. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast sales would increase 1.8%.\n"All of the data continues to point towards how strong the economy is and if you want the Fed to stop tightening, you want to see a little weakness to give them cover," said Thomas Hayes, chairman at Great Hill Capital LLC in New York.\n"The consumer is strong despite the fact that their savings are going down. People still have jobs and they\'re going to spend and that\'s evident in the numbers this morning."\nThe benchmark S&P 500 came under pressure on Tuesday after data showed U.S. consumer prices accelerated in January, boosting expectations that the U.S. central bank will raise the policy rate at least twice more this year to the 5-5.25% range.\nStill, the index is up 7.5% so far this year after a 19.4% slump in 2022, supported by better-than-expected earnings reports and a rebound in growth stocks.\nThe Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 19.26 points, or 0.16%, at 11,979.40.\n"Tech and growth stocks are benefiting on hopes that the U.S. economy won\'t have a recession and that favorite mega-cap tech plays will lead the way," said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at Oanda.\n"Investors still believe in the U.S. economy and they are growing confident that the worst is over for tech."\nEight of 11 major S&P 500 sectors slid, with a 2.6% drop in the energy index .SPNY leading declines as oil prices fell. O/R\nU.S.-listed shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) TSM.N fell 6% after Warren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.Nslashed its stake in the chipmaker.\nAirbnb Inc ABNB.O jumped 12.8% after the vacation rental firm\'s fourth-quarter results beat market expectations.\nDevon Energy DVN.N slumped 12.5% after the shale oil producer missed expectations for quarterly profit due to a hit to production from severe cold weather in the United States and higher expenses.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru, additional reporting by Shristi Achar A; Editing by Savio D\'Souza and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Gains in megacap stocks including Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, however, kept the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC afloat. By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar Feb 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow fell on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected retail sales data offered more evidence of resilience in the U.S. economy, fueling concerns that the Federal Reserve could stick to its rate-hike campaign. "All of the data continues to point towards how strong the economy is and if you want the Fed to stop tightening, you want to see a little weakness to give them cover," said Thomas Hayes, chairman at Great Hill Capital LLC in New York.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Gains in megacap stocks including Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, however, kept the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC afloat. A Commerce Department report showed U.S. retail sales increased by the most in nearly two years in January after two straight monthly declines as Americans boosted purchases of motor vehicles and other goods. The benchmark S&P 500 came under pressure on Tuesday after data showed U.S. consumer prices accelerated in January, boosting expectations that the U.S. central bank will raise the policy rate at least twice more this year to the 5-5.25% range.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Dow slip after retail sales data; megacaps lift Nasdaq', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Gains in megacap stocks including Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, however, kept the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC afloat. By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar Feb 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow fell on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected retail sales data offered more evidence of resilience in the U.S. economy, fueling concerns that the Federal Reserve could stick to its rate-hike campaign. A Commerce Department report showed U.S. retail sales increased by the most in nearly two years in January after two straight monthly declines as Americans boosted purchases of motor vehicles and other goods.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Gains in megacap stocks including Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, however, kept the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC afloat. By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar Feb 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow fell on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected retail sales data offered more evidence of resilience in the U.S. economy, fueling concerns that the Federal Reserve could stick to its rate-hike campaign. "Tech and growth stocks are benefiting on hopes that the U.S. economy won\'t have a recession and that favorite mega-cap tech plays will lead the way," said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at Oanda.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-justice-department-escalates-apple-probe-wsj', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Add details from report, background\nFeb 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has in recent months escalated its antitrust probe on Apple Inc AAPL.O, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter.\nReuters had previously reported the Justice Department opened an antitrust probe into Apple in 2019.\nThe Wall Street Journal report said more litigators have now been assigned, while new requests for documents and consultations have been made with all the companies involved.\nThe probe will also look at whether Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, is anti-competitive, favoring its own products over those of outside developers, the report added.\nThe DoJ declined to comment, while Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\n(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Add details from report, background Feb 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has in recent months escalated its antitrust probe on Apple Inc AAPL.O, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal report said more litigators have now been assigned, while new requests for documents and consultations have been made with all the companies involved. The probe will also look at whether Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, is anti-competitive, favoring its own products over those of outside developers, the report added.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Add details from report, background Feb 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has in recent months escalated its antitrust probe on Apple Inc AAPL.O, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters had previously reported the Justice Department opened an antitrust probe into Apple in 2019. The Wall Street Journal report said more litigators have now been assigned, while new requests for documents and consultations have been made with all the companies involved.', 'news_article_title': 'U.S. Justice Department escalates Apple probe - WSJ', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Add details from report, background Feb 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has in recent months escalated its antitrust probe on Apple Inc AAPL.O, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter. The probe will also look at whether Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, is anti-competitive, favoring its own products over those of outside developers, the report added. The DoJ declined to comment, while Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Add details from report, background Feb 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has in recent months escalated its antitrust probe on Apple Inc AAPL.O, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters had previously reported the Justice Department opened an antitrust probe into Apple in 2019. (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-cvx-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 0.7%. Year to date, Apple registers a 18.7% gain.\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Chevron, trading down 1.2%. Chevron is lower by about 5.9% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are Amgen, trading down 0.8%, and Caterpillar, trading up 0.4% on the day.\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: CVX, AAPL\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "VIDEO: Dow Movers: CVX, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 0.7%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Chevron, trading down 1.2%.", 'news_luhn_summary': "VIDEO: Dow Movers: CVX, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 0.7%. Year to date, Apple registers a 18.7% gain.", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: CVX, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Movers: CVX, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Chevron, trading down 1.2%. Chevron is lower by about 5.9% looking at the year to date performance.', 'news_textrank_summary': "VIDEO: Dow Movers: CVX, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 0.7%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Chevron, trading down 1.2%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/13f%3A-3-of-buffetts-latest-moves', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "“The Oracle of Omaha”\nWarren Buffett is arguably the most consistent and successful investor on the planet. Since 1965, Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) has achieved compound annual returns of roughly 20% per year – double that of the most common benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. While 20% returns may not seem like a lot to amateur investors, 20% compounded over such a long period is unprecedented. “The Oracle of Omaha” is the fifth wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth North of $100 billion.\nWhat is Behind Buffett’s Success?\nWarren Buffett was a student of Benjamin Graham, who is often thought of as the “father of Value investing”. If one were to compare the beginning of Buffett’s investment journey to today, little has changed with his philosophy. Buffett, an avid reader, reads balance sheets, articles, and newspaper clippings in search of value stocks with a “margin of safety”. The margin of safety means the intrinsic value of a company’s assets is vastly undervalued, providing investment protection and peace of mind should there be any bumps in the road.\nWhy Long-Term Investors Can Benefit from Watching Buffett\nBerkshire Hathaway’s 13F is one of the most watched on Wall Street. A 13F is a disclosure of positions required (by the SEC) to be filled out by large institutions like Berkshire Hathaway. Unlike many quant traders, short-term investors, or high-frequency firms of today, Buffett has an extremely long holding period with little turnover (his favorite holding period is “forever”). In other words, investors generally do not have to worry about Buffett changing his mind in a hurry. Buffett also heavily relies on a fundamentally based system that takes advantage of shareholder rewards like stock buybacks and dividends.\nThough Buffett’s investment system is not the flashiest, it has proven effective. Betting on solid, undervalued companies and the U.S. stock market and holding for the long term has been a recipe for success and is likely to continue to be in the future. As legendary trader Jesse Livermore once said, “Those who can both be right and sit tight are uncommon.”\nSizing Up Buffett’s Latest Investment Moves\nTaking another bite of Apple\nAnother reason for Buffett’s success is his ability to be highly concentrated in his winning investments. Unsurprisingly, Buffett used the recent market pullback as an opportunity to add shares of his biggest position, Apple AAPL. Berkshire Hathaway now owns roughly 5% of the company, and its massive position is worth $112 billion. Since entering the stock in 2016, BRKA is up 290%. Apple shares make up an eye-popping 42% of the portfolio.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThough Apple is not the most groundbreaking investment, it is a Buffett classic. Firstly, the company is consistent. Because of the ecosystem, it is tough for consumers to break away from Apple’s products. Secondly, Apple generates a ton of cash which it returns to shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks.\nA Rare 360 on Taiwan Semi\nThe biggest surprise of this quarter’s 13F was that Buffett sold 86% of his massive position in Taiwan Semiconductor TSM. Berkshire’s last 13F revealed that it had purchased more than $4 billion worth of stock. Is Buffett concerned about possible Chinese aggression toward Taiwan?\nBetting on a Turnaround in Hollywood\nAnother notable add for Buffett was entertainment and motion picture juggernaut Paramount Global PARA. Berkshire’s position is now more than $1.5 billion and accounts for a 15% stake. Buffett is showing conviction in this particular position. Initially, shares were accumulated last May and show a loss.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nParamount’s stock was at the center of the blow-up of billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Hwang and has not been the same since. However, in recent months the stock has been trying to turn around. Another notable add was Louisiana Pacific LPX, which Buffett owns nearly 10% of.\nTop Holdings\nBeyond Apple, Berkshire’s top holdings have seen little change. Berkshire did not make any changes to its $25 billion Coca-Cola KO position or its $33.5 billion Bank of America BAC position.\nFree Report Reveals How You Could Profit from the Growing Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobally, electric car sales continue their remarkable growth even after breaking records in 2021. High gas prices have fueled his demand, but so has evolving EV comfort, features and technology. So, the fervor for EVs will be around long after gas prices normalize. Not only are manufacturers seeing record-high profits, but producers of EV-related technology are raking in the dough as well. Do you know how to cash in? If not, we have the perfect report for you – and it’s FREE! Today, don't miss your chance to download Zacks' top 5 stocks for the electric vehicle revolution at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Send me my free report on the top 5 EV stocks\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLouisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nParamount Global (PARA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Unsurprisingly, Buffett used the recent market pullback as an opportunity to add shares of his biggest position, Apple AAPL. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Paramount Global (PARA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Since 1965, Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) has achieved compound annual returns of roughly 20% per year – double that of the most common benchmark, the S&P 500 Index.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Paramount Global (PARA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Unsurprisingly, Buffett used the recent market pullback as an opportunity to add shares of his biggest position, Apple AAPL. Berkshire Hathaway now owns roughly 5% of the company, and its massive position is worth $112 billion.', 'news_article_title': "13F: 3 of Buffett's Latest Moves", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Unsurprisingly, Buffett used the recent market pullback as an opportunity to add shares of his biggest position, Apple AAPL. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Paramount Global (PARA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Berkshire Hathaway now owns roughly 5% of the company, and its massive position is worth $112 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Paramount Global (PARA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Unsurprisingly, Buffett used the recent market pullback as an opportunity to add shares of his biggest position, Apple AAPL. As legendary trader Jesse Livermore once said, “Those who can both be right and sit tight are uncommon.” Sizing Up Buffett’s Latest Investment Moves Taking another bite of Apple Another reason for Buffett’s success is his ability to be highly concentrated in his winning investments.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-tickers-leading-the-tech-recovery', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What do technology stocks have in common with the 1999 St. Louis Rams?\nBoth are amazing worst-to-first stories.\nOk, so this year’s technology stock reversal isn’t as impressive as the Rams’ Super Bowl victory the year after a 4-12 season. Still, tech’s leadership to kick off 2023 marks a stark reversal from last year’s woeful downturn.\nWhat’s more intriguing is the broad-based nature of the recovery. Instead of depending on Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft to lead the charge, the sector is getting major contributions across industries. Semiconductor companies and Internet plays are off to particularly fast starts.\nAs the stock market’s version of “The Greatest Show on Turf,” technology is outperforming at an unusual time. The economically-sensitive group has historically led coming out of a recession, not heading into one. Could this mean the widely prescribed U.S. economic downturn will be averted?\nJust in time for Valentine’s Day, investors are shunning recession fears and falling back in love with tech stocks. If the tech rally does indeed continue, these three names could play a starring role.\nWhat Is Driving the C3.ai Stock Surge? \nC3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) tripled out of the gates this year, before profit taking set in. Still, the artificial intelligence software provider is up roughly 100% this year — and weak volume on the downslope suggests bulls remain in control.\nThe stock has attracted a lot of interest largely because of ChatGPT. The AI-based chatbot’s stunning success in producing all sorts of content is shaking up the tech landscape. Its potential to reshape how we learn, work and live is attracting billions of investment dollars from Microsoft and pushing Google and others to accelerate its AI ambitions. In turn, AI-related stocks are red hot.\nWith C3.ai, the rally is about more than AI sympathy. In January 2023, the company launched C3 Generative AI for Enterprise Search as an initial piece of its broader AI software suite. The product allows users to tap into its natural language interface to find data across an organization’s IT infrastructure.\nThe insight it generates is intended to have a widespread application in several sectors, including energy, healthcare, financial services, industrials and defense. \nLast week, C3.ai was awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide mission-critical AI solutions for flight data programs. The company’s growing influence with the military and the attention brought by ChatGPT could make it a big winner this year. Bearish Wall Street analysts could be playing catch-up for months to come.\nDoes MicroStrategy Still Have Squeeze Potential?\nMicroStrategy, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR) was another early tech two-bagger. Among U.S. large and mid-cap tech stocks, only C3.ai has a better year-to-date return. Two forces have propped up the analytics platform provider outside of its core business.\nFirst, a cryptocurrency market rebound has helped crypto stocks unthaw from a deep crypto winter. The company’s obsession with buying and selling Bitcoin exposes it primarily to crypto market developments rather than the recurring revenue generated by its software. \nSecond, the unexpected rally in crypto assets left short-sellers scrambling to cover their bearish bets. Along with Coinbase, Marathon Digital and Riot Blockchain, MicroStrategy has long been a popular target of crypto skeptics. MicroStrategy’s massive 44% short float makes it still highly prone to crypto flare-ups. If the capital markets stay in risk-on mode, it wouldn’t be surprising to see more short squeezes this year.\nIronically, MicroStrategy’s fourth-quarter earnings release in early February marked the beginning of the recent pullback. The results fell short of the consensus, but that didn’t deter Canaccord Genuity from taking a bullish stance. Citing MicroStrategy’s unique position as enterprise software and digital assets dual-threat, the analyst slapped a $400 target on the stock. \nIs it a Good Time to Invest in Rumble Stock?\nRumble Inc. (NASDAQ: RUM) is up more than 50% this year thanks to a growing lineup of content on its independent video platform. A flurry of new shows added to Rumble Exclusives, and Rumble Locals has brought renewed attention to the beat up stock. For instance, Internet personality Bob Menery brought his comedic play-by-play style to this year’s Super Bowl — and given his 3.3 million Instagram followers, he could attract subscribers to the Rumble platform.\nDespite a stampede of live streaming competition, Rumble’s recent launches could lead to rising subscription revenues. Like most streaming challengers, Rumble operates at a net loss, but profits may not be far away. The analysts covering the stock project positive earnings could arrive within two years. \nOn top of a brighter financial outlook, Rumble benefits from Netflix’s recovery from its May 2022 bottom. Better-than-expected subscriber numbers have breathed new life into Netflix shares and seem to have drawn investors to sell off streaming plays of all shapes and sizes. \nThe light volume accompanied by this year’s rally is, however, the reason for caution. Trading activity comparable to what Rumble saw in its early SPAC days would be better to see before getting ready to rumble into this early tech leader.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Its potential to reshape how we learn, work and live is attracting billions of investment dollars from Microsoft and pushing Google and others to accelerate its AI ambitions. The company’s obsession with buying and selling Bitcoin exposes it primarily to crypto market developments rather than the recurring revenue generated by its software. For instance, Internet personality Bob Menery brought his comedic play-by-play style to this year’s Super Bowl — and given his 3.3 million Instagram followers, he could attract subscribers to the Rumble platform.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In January 2023, the company launched C3 Generative AI for Enterprise Search as an initial piece of its broader AI software suite. Citing MicroStrategy’s unique position as enterprise software and digital assets dual-threat, the analyst slapped a $400 target on the stock. Despite a stampede of live streaming competition, Rumble’s recent launches could lead to rising subscription revenues.', 'news_article_title': '3 Tickers Leading the Tech Recovery', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'With C3.ai, the rally is about more than AI sympathy. Does MicroStrategy Still Have Squeeze Potential? Is it a Good Time to Invest in Rumble Stock?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ok, so this year’s technology stock reversal isn’t as impressive as the Rams’ Super Bowl victory the year after a 4-12 season. A flurry of new shows added to Rumble Exclusives, and Rumble Locals has brought renewed attention to the beat up stock. Trading activity comparable to what Rumble saw in its early SPAC days would be better to see before getting ready to rumble into this early tech leader.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/norwegian-payment-app-vipps-takes-on-apple-wants-eu-antitrust-action', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Norwegian mobile payment app Vipps wants European Union (EU) antitrust regulators to force Apple AAPL.O to allow access to its tap and go technology without any restrictions so that other companies can be more competitive, Vipps Chief Executive Rune Garborg said.\nGarborg\'s comments came a day after Apple made a last ditch bid to convince EU antitrust regulators that it does not block rivals\' access to its technology used for mobile wallets at a closed hearing. Vipps was a third party at the hearing.\nVipps, owned by a consortium of Norwegian banks and which merged with Danish peer MobilePay last year, said the issue is critical because of Apple\'s popularity in the Nordics and the increasing use of mobile payments, which is powered by near field communication (NFC) technology.\n"This is really important for us. Seventy-eight percent of card transactions in Norway are done through terminals. It is why NFC is so important especially among young people," Garborg told Reuters.\n"Apple is only sharing NFC with banks, which have to pay for installing their cards in Apple Pay. But for us as a wallet, we don\'t have open access to NFC," he said.\nVipps said NFC access would increase the geographical reach of its mobile wallet, make it easier to innovate products and better enable cross-border transactions.\nApple had no immediate comment. The company has previously said that Apple Pay is one of many options available to European consumers and which has ensured equal access to its technology.\nVipps said it tried several alternatives to NFC but found them cumbersome and not competitive.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Josie Kao)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Norwegian mobile payment app Vipps wants European Union (EU) antitrust regulators to force Apple AAPL.O to allow access to its tap and go technology without any restrictions so that other companies can be more competitive, Vipps Chief Executive Rune Garborg said. Garborg's comments came a day after Apple made a last ditch bid to convince EU antitrust regulators that it does not block rivals' access to its technology used for mobile wallets at a closed hearing. Vipps, owned by a consortium of Norwegian banks and which merged with Danish peer MobilePay last year, said the issue is critical because of Apple's popularity in the Nordics and the increasing use of mobile payments, which is powered by near field communication (NFC) technology.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Norwegian mobile payment app Vipps wants European Union (EU) antitrust regulators to force Apple AAPL.O to allow access to its tap and go technology without any restrictions so that other companies can be more competitive, Vipps Chief Executive Rune Garborg said. Garborg's comments came a day after Apple made a last ditch bid to convince EU antitrust regulators that it does not block rivals' access to its technology used for mobile wallets at a closed hearing. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Josie Kao) (([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Norwegian payment app Vipps takes on Apple, wants EU antitrust action', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Norwegian mobile payment app Vipps wants European Union (EU) antitrust regulators to force Apple AAPL.O to allow access to its tap and go technology without any restrictions so that other companies can be more competitive, Vipps Chief Executive Rune Garborg said. Garborg\'s comments came a day after Apple made a last ditch bid to convince EU antitrust regulators that it does not block rivals\' access to its technology used for mobile wallets at a closed hearing. "Apple is only sharing NFC with banks, which have to pay for installing their cards in Apple Pay.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Norwegian mobile payment app Vipps wants European Union (EU) antitrust regulators to force Apple AAPL.O to allow access to its tap and go technology without any restrictions so that other companies can be more competitive, Vipps Chief Executive Rune Garborg said. Garborg's comments came a day after Apple made a last ditch bid to convince EU antitrust regulators that it does not block rivals' access to its technology used for mobile wallets at a closed hearing. Vipps, owned by a consortium of Norwegian banks and which merged with Danish peer MobilePay last year, said the issue is critical because of Apple's popularity in the Nordics and the increasing use of mobile payments, which is powered by near field communication (NFC) technology."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock%3A-headed-to-%24177', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has had a great start to 2023. Shares have risen about 17%, easily surpassing the S&P 500\'s 7% gain over this same period. But one analyst thinks the stock still has plenty of room to run. KeyBanc analyst Brandon Nispel reiterated an overweight rating (similar to a buy rating) and a $177, 12-month price target for the stock on Tuesday. The target translates to about 16% upside from where shares are trading at the time of this writing.\nIs Apple stock really still this attractive, even after its recent run-up? Let\'s take a look at why Nispel is bullish on the stock and attempt to determine whether or not shares are a buy today.\nThe path to $177\nSome of the keys behind Nispel\'s optimism for Apple stock are expectations for user growth across the tech company\'s installed base of products, and recent optimistic commentary from Apple management about the company\'s important China and India markets.\nRegarding Apple\'s user base, Apple CEO Tim Cook said in the company\'s fiscal first-quarter earnings call that its installed base of active devices recently surpassed 2 billion -- up about 150 million year over year. Furthermore, user engagement is improving, too. For instance, Apple said in its last quarterly update that its paid subscriptions across its services platform now total 935 million. This is also up about 150 million over the last 12 months. In addition, this level of subscriptions is up four times from where it was only five years ago.\nLooking to China, Apple seemed happy with the company\'s progress there. As COVID-19 restrictions eased in December of 2022, there was "a marked change in traffic in our stores as compared to November," Cook explained. "And that followed through to demand as well."\nIn India, Apple is firing on all cylinders. The company\'s revenue in the market grew at a "very strong" double-digit rate during fiscal Q1. Cook emphasized that it\'s a "hugely exciting" market for the company.\nIs Apple stock a buy?\nThese three catalysts are, indeed, good reasons to be bullish on the tech giant\'s underlying business. But what about the stock? With a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of nearly 26 at the time of this writing, shares aren\'t exactly cheap. Furthermore, it\'s not like everything is going well at Apple. Some disruption to production in fiscal Q1 and macroeconomic uncertainty weighed on results, leading to revenue falling 5% year over year.\nOverall, however, a P/E ratio in the mid-twenties isn\'t a bad price to pay for a company with such an impressive track record with growing its user base and delighting its customers. In addition, the company\'s massive, loyal customer base should be a boon for earnings growth over the long haul. While shares aren\'t a screaming buy at this level, the stock remains attractive. Though anyone buying Apple stock at this level may want to keep the position small relative to their overall portfolio. A higher price means the company needs to execute exceptionally well over the next decade in order to live up to the current valuation.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nDaniel Sparks has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has had a great start to 2023. As COVID-19 restrictions eased in December of 2022, there was "a marked change in traffic in our stores as compared to November," Cook explained. Overall, however, a P/E ratio in the mid-twenties isn\'t a bad price to pay for a company with such an impressive track record with growing its user base and delighting its customers.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has had a great start to 2023. The path to $177 Some of the keys behind Nispel's optimism for Apple stock are expectations for user growth across the tech company's installed base of products, and recent optimistic commentary from Apple management about the company's important China and India markets. Regarding Apple's user base, Apple CEO Tim Cook said in the company's fiscal first-quarter earnings call that its installed base of active devices recently surpassed 2 billion -- up about 150 million year over year.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock: Headed to $177?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has had a great start to 2023. The path to $177 Some of the keys behind Nispel's optimism for Apple stock are expectations for user growth across the tech company's installed base of products, and recent optimistic commentary from Apple management about the company's important China and India markets. But what about the stock?", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has had a great start to 2023. The path to $177 Some of the keys behind Nispel's optimism for Apple stock are expectations for user growth across the tech company's installed base of products, and recent optimistic commentary from Apple management about the company's important China and India markets. Regarding Apple's user base, Apple CEO Tim Cook said in the company's fiscal first-quarter earnings call that its installed base of active devices recently surpassed 2 billion -- up about 150 million year over year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/morning-bid-americas-interminable-anxiety', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan.\nU.S. inflation is not falling fast enough, the Federal Reserve is stamping its foot and the assumed \'terminal\' interest rate in this brutal monetary policy tightening cycle is climbing upwards once again.\nThe net impact of Tuesday\'s sticky U.S. inflation report for January and the red hot employment readout for the same month has been to catapult market pricing of both peak Fed rates and where they\'ll be at year-end well above 5% and above where even Fed guidance had been late last year.\nDeutsche Bank, for one, has raised its U.S. terminal rate forecast by half a percentage point to 5.6% since the CPI release, with some market players already mulling the chance that even 6% now comes on the risk radar.\nAnd as one of the leading doves on the Fed\'s policymaking council - Vice Chair Lael Brainard - is set to depart the central bank later this month, her colleagues seem happy for markets to look ever higher for the rates summit.\n"Clearly there are risks that inflation stays higher for longer than expected, or that we might need to raise rates higher" than current forecasts, said New York Fed President John Williams, adding that a year-end rate between 5.0% and 5.50% was "the right kind of framing".\nThe about-turn in rates markets in just two weeks has been extraordinary - with Fed funds futures pricing moving from a terminal rate as low as 4.8% to 5.26% on Wednesday. Year-end pricing has moved above 5% too. Two-year Treasury yields soared to a 3-month high of 4.64% on Tuesday - where current Fed rates sit - and only gave back a fraction of that on Wednesday.\nThe dollar extended gains against Japan\'s yen and the pound but was restrained against the euro by speculation the European Central Bank faces a similar rethink on inflation and rates that\'s also pushing up where its peak tightening might be.\nU.S. stocks held up remarkably well on Tuesday - helped by hopes recession fears are easing even as rate speculation intensifies. But futures and world stocks in general were feeling the heat today.\nU.S. January industrial production and retail sales data are now the next gauge of what\'s happening on the ground in the U.S. economy.\nSterling slipped as UK inflation fell faster than expected last month, even though the annual inflation rate remains in double digits.\nDespite many banks benefiting from the higher interest rate environment, Britain\'s Barclays has proven an outlier and its shares dropped almost 10% on Wednesday after a dire 2022 earnings update.\nBarclays BARC.L reported a 14% fall in full-year pre-tax profit as earnings were pole-axed by surging costs, a collapse in deal fees and multi-million dollar fines relating to an administrative blunder.\nThere was better news on the inflation front in energy markets. Oil dropped for a second day on Wednesday, as an industry report pointed to ample supplies in the United States and anticipation of further rate hikes sparked concerns over weaker fuel demand and the economic outlook.\nWarren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N, meantime, slashed its stake in Taiwanese contract chipmaker TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N as well as in some banks in the fourth quarter, while bolstering its holdings in Apple Inc AAPL.O.\nBerkshire cut its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co - roughly three months after it said it had bought more than $4.1 billion worth of the stock.\nKey developments that may provide direction to U.S. markets later on Wednesday:\n* U.S. Feb NAHB housing index, Empire manufacturing index, Jan retail sales, industrial production, Dec business inventories, Dec TIC Treasury holdings data\n* European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde speaks in European Parliament\n* U.S. Treasury auctions 20-year bonds * U.S. corp earnings: Cisco, Analog Devices, Marathon, AIG, Equinix, Kraft Heinz, Biogen, Albemarle, ROBLOX, Zillow, Roku, Rollins, EQT, Synopsys\nImplied Fed Rates to Yearend Surge Above 5%https://tmsnrt.rs/3YwRgmW\nU.S. Inflationhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ly0Nf2\nUK sees some respite from price risehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3XxyJpi\nBarclays underperformshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3Ke1dlf\n(By Mike Dolan, editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise; [email protected]. Twitter: @reutersMikeD)\n(([email protected]; +44 207 542 8488; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N, meantime, slashed its stake in Taiwanese contract chipmaker TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N as well as in some banks in the fourth quarter, while bolstering its holdings in Apple Inc AAPL.O. And as one of the leading doves on the Fed's policymaking council - Vice Chair Lael Brainard - is set to depart the central bank later this month, her colleagues seem happy for markets to look ever higher for the rates summit. Oil dropped for a second day on Wednesday, as an industry report pointed to ample supplies in the United States and anticipation of further rate hikes sparked concerns over weaker fuel demand and the economic outlook.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Warren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N, meantime, slashed its stake in Taiwanese contract chipmaker TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N as well as in some banks in the fourth quarter, while bolstering its holdings in Apple Inc AAPL.O. "Clearly there are risks that inflation stays higher for longer than expected, or that we might need to raise rates higher" than current forecasts, said New York Fed President John Williams, adding that a year-end rate between 5.0% and 5.50% was "the right kind of framing". U.S. January industrial production and retail sales data are now the next gauge of what\'s happening on the ground in the U.S. economy.', 'news_article_title': 'MORNING BID AMERICAS-Interminable anxiety', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Warren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N, meantime, slashed its stake in Taiwanese contract chipmaker TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N as well as in some banks in the fourth quarter, while bolstering its holdings in Apple Inc AAPL.O. A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. "Clearly there are risks that inflation stays higher for longer than expected, or that we might need to raise rates higher" than current forecasts, said New York Fed President John Williams, adding that a year-end rate between 5.0% and 5.50% was "the right kind of framing".', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Warren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N, meantime, slashed its stake in Taiwanese contract chipmaker TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N as well as in some banks in the fourth quarter, while bolstering its holdings in Apple Inc AAPL.O. The net impact of Tuesday\'s sticky U.S. inflation report for January and the red hot employment readout for the same month has been to catapult market pricing of both peak Fed rates and where they\'ll be at year-end well above 5% and above where even Fed guidance had been late last year. "Clearly there are risks that inflation stays higher for longer than expected, or that we might need to raise rates higher" than current forecasts, said New York Fed President John Williams, adding that a year-end rate between 5.0% and 5.50% was "the right kind of framing".'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-just-bought-4-stocks.-heres-the-best-of-the-bunch.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett has stated in the past that he doesn\'t like to sit on a mountain of cash. But that\'s pretty much what he did in the fourth quarter of 2022.\nBerkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) submitted its 13F and 13G filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday. Buffett didn\'t initiate any new positions in Berkshire\'s portfolio. However, he did add shares to four existing positions.\nImage source: The Motley Fool.\nWhat Buffett bought\nBuffett\'s biggest purchase in Q4 was adding to Berkshire\'s stake in Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). At the end of the third quarter, Berkshire owned 21.4% of the oil company. By the end of the year, that stake was up to 28%.\nBerkshire also added significantly to its stake in Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE: LPX) during Q4. This position was first initiated in the third quarter of 2022, when Berkshire bought nearly 5.8 million shares of the building-products manufacturer.\nIn Q4, Buffett increased this stake by more than 21.5%. Berkshire now owns more than 7 million shares.\nParamount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) is another relatively recent addition to Berkshire\'s portfolio. Buffett first bought shares of the entertainment company in the first quarter of 2022. He added to that position in subsequent quarters. In the fourth quarter, Berkshire scooped up more than 2.4 million new shares of Paramount Global.\nThe fourth stock that Buffett bought in Q4 is arguably his favorite stock other than Berkshire itself. That stock, of course, is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). It\'s by far the biggest holding in Berkshire\'s portfolio. And now it\'s an even bigger position, as Buffett added an additional 333,856 shares in Q4.\nWhy he liked these stocks\nBuffett believes that Occidental is a bargain, and he\'s always been a value investor at heart. Occidental fits right into the value investing philosophy, with its shares trading at less than nine times expected earnings.\nI suspect valuation is also a big reason why Buffett likes Louisiana-Pacific. The building-products company\'s shares trade at below five times trailing-12-month earnings.\nGranted, Louisiana-Pacific\'s earnings outlook is much weaker this year. However, Buffett is probably looking at data that shows an ongoing housing shortage in the U.S. More houses will be needed, which bodes well for Louisiana-Pacific\'s longer-term prospects.\nThere\'s a similar story with Paramount Global. The stock looks dirt cheap, with shares trading at less than five times trailing earnings. Paramount\'s earnings are expected to decline this year, though.\nStill, the company could gain more momentum for its Paramount+ streaming service. Buffett also no doubt likes its juicy dividend yield that currently stands at nearly 4.5%.\nIt\'s not surprising whatsoever that Buffett added to Berkshire\'s position in Apple in the fourth quarter of 2022. Why? Just look at his activity earlier in the year.\nThe Oracle of Omaha bought shares of Apple in both the first and second quarters. He stated in an interview with CNBC in May 2022 that the only reason he quit buying was that the stock rebounded.\nApple\'s share price fell in the fourth quarter below the levels where it traded in Q1 and Q2. Perhaps the biggest mystery is why Buffett chose not to buy more heavily than he did.\nBest of the bunch\nI don\'t think there\'s much of a contest deciding which of these four stocks Buffett bought in Q4 is the best of the bunch. In my opinion, Apple is the hands-down winner.\nOccidental just might be Buffett\'s best-performing stock this year. However, the company\'s fortunes definitely hinge on oil prices. That makes the stock potentially volatile. It\'s not as strong of a long-term pick as Apple is, in my view.\nUnlike Louisiana-Pacific and Paramount Global, Apple continues to deliver solid earnings growth. Buffett said three years ago that Apple was "probably the best business I know in the world." I don\'t think he\'s changed his mind.\nSure, Apple faces some of the same macroeconomic headwinds that many other companies face. In particular, the strong U.S. dollar is problematic for Apple because of its high level of international sales.\nHowever, Apple\'s iPhone ecosystem is still going strong. Its Apple TV+ streaming service is gaining traction. The company has significant growth opportunities in healthcare and augmented reality.\nAnd don\'t overlook Apple\'s artificial intelligence (AI) prospects, either. CEO Tim Cook stated in the company\'s recent quarterly call that AI "will affect every product in every service that we have."\nThere\'s a reason why Apple is the biggest position in Berkshire\'s portfolio. While it\'s not wise to blindly follow in Buffett\'s footsteps and buy every stock that he does, I don\'t think long-term investors will go wrong by copying the legendary investor in buying shares of the tech giant.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nKeith Speights has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "That stock, of course, is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Warren Buffett has stated in the past that he doesn't like to sit on a mountain of cash. Unlike Louisiana-Pacific and Paramount Global, Apple continues to deliver solid earnings growth.", 'news_luhn_summary': "That stock, of course, is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). What Buffett bought Buffett's biggest purchase in Q4 was adding to Berkshire's stake in Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). It's not surprising whatsoever that Buffett added to Berkshire's position in Apple in the fourth quarter of 2022.", 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett Just Bought 4 Stocks. Here's the Best of the Bunch.", 'news_lexrank_summary': "That stock, of course, is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Buffett didn't initiate any new positions in Berkshire's portfolio. Buffett first bought shares of the entertainment company in the first quarter of 2022.", 'news_textrank_summary': "That stock, of course, is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The fourth stock that Buffett bought in Q4 is arguably his favorite stock other than Berkshire itself. It's not surprising whatsoever that Buffett added to Berkshire's position in Apple in the fourth quarter of 2022."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-video-game-stocks-are-in-trouble', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Video game stocks got a lot of attention during the pandemic on the thesis that players would spend a lot more money gaming. But that didn't really happen, and now companies with little growth are priced like high-growth stocks. In the video below, Travis Hoium highlights why video game stocks do not look attractive right now.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Feb. 8, 2023. The video was published on Feb. 14, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Activision Blizzard\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Activision Blizzard wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Alphabet, Apple, and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, and Unity Software. The Motley Fool recommends Electronic Arts and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Activision Blizzard wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, and Unity Software.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'In the video below, Travis Hoium highlights why video game stocks do not look attractive right now. Travis Hoium has positions in Alphabet, Apple, and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, and Unity Software.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Video Game Stocks Are in Trouble', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In the video below, Travis Hoium highlights why video game stocks do not look attractive right now. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Activision Blizzard wasn't one of them! Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In the video below, Travis Hoium highlights why video game stocks do not look attractive right now. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. 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{'date': '2023-02-16', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.509, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155060.0, 'fred_ppi': 258.669, 'fred_retail_sales': 686434.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -70521.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 66.9, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8003, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-slides-as-inflation-jobless-claims-data-fuel-rate-hike-angst', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Johann M Cherian\nFeb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes fell more than 1% on Thursday after stronger-than-expected inflation data and a fall in weekly jobless claims fed into fears that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to tame high prices.\nA Labor Department report showed producer prices climbed 0.7% in January, more than the estimate for a 0.4% increase, highlighting persistent price pressures despite the tighter monetary policy.\nAnother set showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, offering more evidence of the economy\'s resilience.\n"You\'re seeing the inflation numbers continue to be higher than expected and not really showing disinflation and now the expectations are that the Fed is likely to take rates higher and be more aggressive going forward," said Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Independent Advisor Alliance at Charlotte, North Carolina.\n"You\'re also seeing the job market still very strong as well, with claims coming in less than expected."\nAfter a torrid 2022, the main stock indexes have climbed this year on the back of upbeat earnings and expectations that the U.S. central bank will switch to smaller rate hikes.\nHowever, signs of a resilient economy and an acceleration in January consumer prices have recently raised concerns among traders that the Fed may not hit pause on its hawkish policies anytime soon, with hopes of rate cuts later this year receding further.\nThe Fed is seen pushing the benchmark rate above the 5% mark by May and keeping it above those levels till the year-end. 0#FEDWATCH\nAt 10:09 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 383.90 points, or 1.12%, at 33,744.15, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 46.70 points, or 1.13%, at 4,100.90, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 136.01 points, or 1.13%, at 11,934.59.\nAll the 11 major S&P 500 sectors posted losses of more than 1%, with the real estate .SPLRCR leading the declines.\nAdding to the downbeat mood, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said inflation remains too high and noted that she was open to raising rates by more than what her colleagues wanted at the last monetary policy meeting.\nTraders will also scrutinize remarks from other Fed officials, including St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, to assess the central bank\'s tone on monetary policy.\nShares of high-growth stocks like Tesla TSLA.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O fell between 0.8% and 2.7% as U.S. Treasury yields rose. US/\nCisco Systems Inc CSCO.O rose 5.1% to hit a nine-month high after the network gear maker raised its full-year earnings forecast.\nRoku Inc ROKU.O soared 14.9% after the company forecast first-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates.\nShopify Inc SHOP.N sank 15.8% after the Canadian ecommerce company forecast slowing revenue growth for the current quarter despite price hikes and new product launches.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 5.76-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 2.82-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and one new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 28 new highs and 22 new lows.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva and Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of high-growth stocks like Tesla TSLA.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O fell between 0.8% and 2.7% as U.S. Treasury yields rose. By Johann M Cherian Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes fell more than 1% on Thursday after stronger-than-expected inflation data and a fall in weekly jobless claims fed into fears that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to tame high prices. However, signs of a resilient economy and an acceleration in January consumer prices have recently raised concerns among traders that the Fed may not hit pause on its hawkish policies anytime soon, with hopes of rate cuts later this year receding further.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of high-growth stocks like Tesla TSLA.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O fell between 0.8% and 2.7% as U.S. Treasury yields rose. By Johann M Cherian Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes fell more than 1% on Thursday after stronger-than-expected inflation data and a fall in weekly jobless claims fed into fears that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to tame high prices. After a torrid 2022, the main stock indexes have climbed this year on the back of upbeat earnings and expectations that the U.S. central bank will switch to smaller rate hikes.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St slides as inflation, jobless claims data fuel rate-hike angst', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of high-growth stocks like Tesla TSLA.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O fell between 0.8% and 2.7% as U.S. Treasury yields rose. By Johann M Cherian Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes fell more than 1% on Thursday after stronger-than-expected inflation data and a fall in weekly jobless claims fed into fears that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to tame high prices. A Labor Department report showed producer prices climbed 0.7% in January, more than the estimate for a 0.4% increase, highlighting persistent price pressures despite the tighter monetary policy.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of high-growth stocks like Tesla TSLA.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O fell between 0.8% and 2.7% as U.S. Treasury yields rose. By Johann M Cherian Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes fell more than 1% on Thursday after stronger-than-expected inflation data and a fall in weekly jobless claims fed into fears that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to tame high prices. "You\'re seeing the inflation numbers continue to be higher than expected and not really showing disinflation and now the expectations are that the Fed is likely to take rates higher and be more aggressive going forward," said Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Independent Advisor Alliance at Charlotte, North Carolina.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-feb-16-2023-%3A-ief-aapl-t-mntv-dash-dkng-tsla-amzn-ko-etwo-pfe', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -28.35 to 12,414.13. The total After hours volume is currently 101,856,244 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\niShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) is +0.108 at $96.25, with 8,661,856 shares traded. This represents a 4.07% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.49 at $153.22, with 5,214,262 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.43. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is -0.02 at $19.24, with 3,224,820 shares traded. T\'s current last sale is 85.51% of the target price of $22.5.\n\nMomentive Global Inc. (MNTV) is unchanged at $7.85, with 2,963,759 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for MNTV is 8.7139; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nDoorDash, Inc. (DASH) is +4.83 at $71.72, with 2,417,694 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Wednesday’s Pre-Market: Here’s What You Need to Know Before the Market Opens\n\nDraftKings Inc. (DKNG) is +1.39 at $19.20, with 2,379,643 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: DraftKings, NFLPA to Launch Gamified NFT; Shares Rise 2%\n\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) is -1.78 at $200.26, with 2,307,062 shares traded. TSLA\'s current last sale is 100.13% of the target price of $200.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.11 at $98.04, with 2,077,412 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.29. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nCoca-Cola Company (The) (KO) is unchanged at $59.22, with 2,021,874 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.64. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KO is in the "buy range".\n\nE2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (ETWO) is unchanged at $6.29, with 1,510,115 shares traded. ETWO\'s current last sale is 78.63% of the target price of $8.\n\nPfizer, Inc. (PFE) is +0.14 at $43.09, with 1,209,412 shares traded. PFE\'s current last sale is 86.18% of the target price of $50.\n\nOracle Corporation (ORCL) is unchanged at $87.72, with 1,053,373 shares traded. ORCL\'s current last sale is 95.35% of the target price of $92.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.49 at $153.22, with 5,214,262 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.49 at $153.22, with 5,214,262 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 101,856,244 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Feb 16, 2023 : IEF, AAPL, T, MNTV, DASH, DKNG, TSLA, AMZN, KO, ETWO, PFE, ORCL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.49 at $153.22, with 5,214,262 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". AT&T Inc. (T) is -0.02 at $19.24, with 3,224,820 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.49 at $153.22, with 5,214,262 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 101,856,244 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/grading-berkshire-hathaways-q4-trades', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(0:15) - What Can We Learn From Berkshire Hathaways 13F?\n(4:30) - Breaking Down Q4 Sells and Growing Positions: How Did They Perform?\n(15:50) - What Was Berkshire Hathaway Buying With Their Cash Reserves?\n(20:35) - Episode Roundup: TSM, USB, BK, BAC, CVX, AAPL, LPX, PARA\n [email protected]\n Welcome to Episode #317 of the Value Investor Podcast.\nEvery week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks.\nThe fourth quarter 2022 13-F filings are out and that means value investors get to see what stocks Warren Buffett, and Berkshire Hathaway, are buying, or selling. Many investors follow his trades to a “t” even going as far as replicating them.\nBut should you?\nThis filing had some surprising sales and few stock purchases, even though the stock market was still selling off, and many stocks were cheap on a valuation basis, and Berkshire was still sitting on a pile of cash.\nWhat is Buffett waiting for? Is his lack of purchases a sign that he thinks stocks have further to sell-off? Or did he “miss” the bottom again, like he did in 2020’s pandemic sell-off when he also didn’t jump in to buy?\nLet’s look at 5 of the key buys and sales in Q4.\nBerkshire Hathaway’s Big Buys, and Sales, in the Fourth Quarter of 2022\n1. Taiwan Semiconductor TSM\nBerkshire Hathaway first bought a position in Taiwan Semiconductor in the third quarter of 2022 to much fanfare. It was a $4.2 billion position and the first semiconductor company to be in the portfolio for years.\nBut in the fourth quarter, just a few months later, Berkshire sold 86% of its Taiwan Semiconductor shares. It went from 60 million shares to just 8.3 million.\nWhat happened to the infamous Buffett strategy of the best time to sell is never? Even worse, shares of Taiwan Semiconductor have rallied big in 2023, adding 24.5%.\nDoes this sale of Taiwan Semiconductor make any sense?\n2. Chevron CVX\nBerkshire Hathaway has gone all in on the energy companies over the last 2 years, buying billions of dollars of Chevron and Occidental Petroleum.\nBut in the fourth quarter of 2022, it sold 1%, or 2.4 million shares, of its Chevron position. This was also a head scratcher to many. What’s the point of selling such a small position?\nIs Buffett still a big believer in Chevron?\n3. US Bancorp USB\nBerkshire continues to sell shares of its regional banks. It first bought US Bancorp in the first quarter of 2006. But in the fourth quarter, it sold 91% of its shares.\nUS Bancorp is now just a 0.10% position in the Berkshire portfolio. Will it be completely eliminated in Q1 of this year?\nUS Bancorp shares are up 12.5% year-to-date, but over the last 5 years are down 11.7%. It’s been tough owning the banks.\n4. Apple AAPL\nApple remains Berkshire’s largest position in its equity portfolio, at 38.9% of the portfolio. But that didn’t keep Berkshire from adding to its position in the fourth quarter as the Apple shares sold off.\nBerkshire bought 333,856 shares of Apple in the fourth quarter, but it has 895 million shares so this is really a small buy. Why not buy more? Berkshire has plenty of cash to do so.\nDoes Apple remain the jewel in the Berkshire crown?\n5. Amazon AMZN\nBerkshire has a small position in Amazon that it bought in the first quarter of 2019. It has never sold, nor bought, any more shares.\nBut Amazon’s shares fell 50% last year and are still down 35% over the last year even with 2023’s rally.\nWhy not buy more, like Berkshire did with Apple, when they sold off? This has not been a good trade for Berkshire. From Mar 29, 2019 to Feb 15, 2023, the shares are up just 12.6% but, meanwhile, the S&P 500 was up 45.9% during the same time. And that’s without the dividends included.\nWhat’s going on with the Amazon position?\nWhat Else Do You Need to Know About Berkshire’s Fourth Quarter Trades?\nListen to this week’s podcast to find out.\n Infrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America\nA massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.\nThe only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”\nZacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.\nDownload FREE: How To Profit From Trillions On Spending For Infrastructure >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nChevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nU.S. Bancorp (USB) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(20:35) - Episode Roundup: TSM, USB, BK, BAC, CVX, AAPL, LPX, PARA [email protected] Welcome to Episode #317 of the Value Investor Podcast. Apple AAPL Apple remains Berkshire’s largest position in its equity portfolio, at 38.9% of the portfolio. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. Bancorp (USB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. Bancorp (USB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. (20:35) - Episode Roundup: TSM, USB, BK, BAC, CVX, AAPL, LPX, PARA [email protected] Welcome to Episode #317 of the Value Investor Podcast. Apple AAPL Apple remains Berkshire’s largest position in its equity portfolio, at 38.9% of the portfolio.', 'news_article_title': "Grading Berkshire Hathaway's Q4 Trades", 'news_lexrank_summary': '(20:35) - Episode Roundup: TSM, USB, BK, BAC, CVX, AAPL, LPX, PARA [email protected] Welcome to Episode #317 of the Value Investor Podcast. Apple AAPL Apple remains Berkshire’s largest position in its equity portfolio, at 38.9% of the portfolio. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. Bancorp (USB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. Bancorp (USB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. (20:35) - Episode Roundup: TSM, USB, BK, BAC, CVX, AAPL, LPX, PARA [email protected] Welcome to Episode #317 of the Value Investor Podcast. Apple AAPL Apple remains Berkshire’s largest position in its equity portfolio, at 38.9% of the portfolio.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-softbanks-arm-china-profit-drops-over-90-in-2022-document', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Jane Lanhee Lee and Kane Wu\nOAKLAND, Calif./HONG KONG, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Chip technology firm Arm China suffered a 90% drop in profit last year despite revenue rising more than 30% during the first year management appointed by SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T took over, according to a financial document reviewed by Reuters.\nThe company, set up in 2018 as a joint venture of British chip technology firm Arm Ltd, laid off nearly 100 employees last week, most of them engineers, Reuters reported exclusively on Friday.\nArm technology powers most global smartphones and the company counts Apple Inc AAPL.O and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O as customers.\nSoftBank had said early last year it was aiming to take Arm Ltd public by the end of March; last week Arm's CEO told Reuters the firm was committed to a listing this year.\nThe China business is the exclusive distributor of Arm chip technology in China and develops and sells its own chip designs based on Arm. It accounts for 20%-25% of Arm Ltd's global revenue, according to two sources familiar with the situation.\nOne of the sources said the drop in Arm China's profit would not have a financial impact on Arm Ltd, whose royalty and licensing fee payments come before profit is calculated. In 2021, the China business paid Arm about $500 million, the two sources said. It is not clear how much Arm Ltd made from China last year.\n“The Arm Ltd IP business part of Arm China is performing very well and we are positioned for continued growth going forward. The new management team has quickly restored confidence with our China ecosystem, and we are pleased to have the previous management issues well behind us as we expand Arm technology into the China market,” said Phil Hughes, Arm's vice president of external communications, in a prepared statement.\nSoftBank and Arm China did not respond to requests for comment.\nArm China's net profit plunged to $3.2 million last year from $79.2 million in 2021, while revenue grew to nearly $890 million last year from $665 million the year before, according to the company's 2022 unaudited earnings statement, seen by Reuters and confirmed by another independent source.\nAccording to the statement's footnote there is a $37 million loss in foreign exchange in 2022, compared with a gain of $9 million the previous year.\nBoth sources declined to be identified as the information was confidential.\nArm Ltd has been considered one of the better performing assets at SoftBank, where its startup investment Vision Fund has had four straight quarters of losses. The bulk of the loss at the fund in the latest reported quarter came from a steep decline in the valuation of investments in unlisted companies, but listed portfolio companies, Indonesian ride-hailing company Goto Gojek Tokopedia PT GOTO.JK, South Korean e-commerce platform Coupang Inc CPNG.N and workspace provider WeWork Inc WE.N also contributed to the loss.\nARM CHINA'S STRUGGLES\nArm China has been a challenging business for SoftBank to navigate. Set up in 2018 with longtime Arm executive Allen Wu as CEO, SoftBank allowed Chinese funds together to take a majority stake in the joint venture.\nWu is credited with expanding the China business, according to two sources familiar with the company. But the relationship between Wu and some of the major shareholders soured over conflict of interest issues around Wu's own investment fund. That turned into a two-year public battle as SoftBank worked to oust Wu.\nTo shield Arm Ltd from the China troubles as it aimed to take Arm public, SoftBank last March transferred Arm Ltd's stake in the joint venture into a separate special-purpose vehicle, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. One of them said, however, that the official Chinese records still show Arm Ltd as a shareholder.\nBy late April 2022, SoftBank pushed out Wu from Arm China by physically and digitally blocking him, and put in place two CEOs, Eric Chen from SoftBank and Liu Renchen, vice dean at the Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen.\n(Reporting by Jane Lanhee Lee in Oakland, Calif., and Kane Wu in Hong Kong Additional reporting by Josh Horwitz in Shanghai Editing by Kenneth Li, Gerry Doyle and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; +1-415-344-3912; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]/))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Arm technology powers most global smartphones and the company counts Apple Inc AAPL.O and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O as customers. The company, set up in 2018 as a joint venture of British chip technology firm Arm Ltd, laid off nearly 100 employees last week, most of them engineers, Reuters reported exclusively on Friday. Set up in 2018 with longtime Arm executive Allen Wu as CEO, SoftBank allowed Chinese funds together to take a majority stake in the joint venture.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Arm technology powers most global smartphones and the company counts Apple Inc AAPL.O and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O as customers. By Jane Lanhee Lee and Kane Wu OAKLAND, Calif./HONG KONG, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Chip technology firm Arm China suffered a 90% drop in profit last year despite revenue rising more than 30% during the first year management appointed by SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T took over, according to a financial document reviewed by Reuters. Arm China's net profit plunged to $3.2 million last year from $79.2 million in 2021, while revenue grew to nearly $890 million last year from $665 million the year before, according to the company's 2022 unaudited earnings statement, seen by Reuters and confirmed by another independent source.", 'news_article_title': "EXCLUSIVE-SoftBank's Arm China profit drops over 90% in 2022 -document", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Arm technology powers most global smartphones and the company counts Apple Inc AAPL.O and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O as customers. By Jane Lanhee Lee and Kane Wu OAKLAND, Calif./HONG KONG, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Chip technology firm Arm China suffered a 90% drop in profit last year despite revenue rising more than 30% during the first year management appointed by SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T took over, according to a financial document reviewed by Reuters. In 2021, the China business paid Arm about $500 million, the two sources said.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Arm technology powers most global smartphones and the company counts Apple Inc AAPL.O and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O as customers. By Jane Lanhee Lee and Kane Wu OAKLAND, Calif./HONG KONG, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Chip technology firm Arm China suffered a 90% drop in profit last year despite revenue rising more than 30% during the first year management appointed by SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T took over, according to a financial document reviewed by Reuters. Arm China's net profit plunged to $3.2 million last year from $79.2 million in 2021, while revenue grew to nearly $890 million last year from $665 million the year before, according to the company's 2022 unaudited earnings statement, seen by Reuters and confirmed by another independent source."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-buy-for-the-future-of-wearables', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nFactors such as health consciousness and consumer demand for luxury goods have made wearables an attractiveglobal market In terms of application, consumer electronics and healthcare have been the biggest contributors to the wearable technology market. With a robust growth outlook through the decade, wearables stocks are an attractive investment option.\nTo put things into perspective, the global wearables technology market was valued at $61.3 billion in 2022. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.6% through 2030. This presents a big opportunity, with wristwear, eyewear, and headwear likely the most significant contributors to growth.\nBesides the increasing health consciousness after the pandemic, its augmented and virtual reality serve as growth catalysts. As the potential market size swells, competition has intensified. However, companies with significant investments in innovation are poised to grow.\nLet’s discuss three wearables stocks that look attractive and poised to benefit from secular industry tailwinds.\nTicker Company Price\nAAPL Apple $154.11\nGOOG, GOOGL Alphabet $96.75, $96.52\nGRMN Garmin $97.16\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) would be my top pick among wearables stocks to buy. At a forward price-earnings ratio of 25.6, the innovator looks attractive and is poised to rally, with growth and diversification being catalysts.\nFor Q1 2023, Apple reported revenue of $13.5 billion from the wearables, home, and accessories segment. It’s likely that growth will accelerate in this segment in the coming years. It’s worth noting that as of Q3 2022, Apple had a leading market share of 29% in the wearable device segment.\nOn a year-on-year basis, the company’s market share has increased marginally. With Apple having a cash glut, there is ample flexibility to invest in product development and innovation. This will help the company maintain its leading market share.\nThere are speculations that Apple will be launching AR and VR headsets relatively soon. If this holds true, it will serve as another growth catalyst. Therefore, AAPL stock is the best bet among wearables stocks for investors betting on innovation from the sector.\nAlphabet (GOOG, GOOGL)\nSource: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com\nAlphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, GOOGL) stock is another name to consider among wearables stocks. Technology stocks have corrected in the last 12 months, and GOOGL stock trades at a forward price-earnings ratio of 18.5. The downside seems capped from current levels.\nComing to wearable devices or headsets, Alphabet has taken the acquisition route. In January 2021, Alphabet acquired Fitbit for a consideration of $2.1 billion. As of 2021, Fitbit had 111 million registered users, and for the same year, the company sold 10.6 million devices.\nIn May 2022, Alphabet acquired MicroLED start-up Raximum. The latter is focused on AR and VR applications. The acquisition, therefore, gives Alphabet inroads in the headset devices segment.\nIt’s worth mentioning that Alphabet’s core business is a cash flow machine. This gives the company ample flexibility to continue expansion in the wearables segment through acquisitions. At current valuations, GOOGL stock is worth accumulating for long-term value creation.\nGarmin (GRMN)\nSource: Karolis Kavolelis / Shutterstock.com\nGarmin (NYSE:GRMN) is another stock that’s attractive from a valuation perspective. GRMN stock trades at a forward price-earnings ratio of 19.7 and offers a healthy dividend yield of 3.0%. It’s worth noting that the stock has remained sideways in the last six months. A breakout on the upside is impending after consolidation.\nIn the fitness segment, Garmin reported revenue of $280 million for Q3 2022. I believe that there are two key catalysts for growth in this segment. First, the launch of new products will boost growth. In Q3 2022, the company launched BPM smart blood pressure monitor.\nFurthermore, Asia is likely to be a big market for the company. Within Asia, Garmin expects India to be among the top three markets in the next five years. India, with a population of 1.3 billion and a swelling middle class, provides ample growth opportunities.\nI must mention that Garmin reported research and development expenses of $209 million for Q3. With significant investment in innovation, the company is positioned to deliver value.\nOn the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nFaisal Humayun is a senior research analyst with 12 years of industry experience in the field of credit research, equity research and financial modeling. Faisal has authored over 1,500 stock specific articles with focus on the technology, energy and commodities sector.\nThe post 3 Stocks to Buy for the Future of Wearables appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $154.11 GOOG, GOOGL Alphabet $96.75, $96.52 GRMN Garmin $97.16 Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) would be my top pick among wearables stocks to buy. Therefore, AAPL stock is the best bet among wearables stocks for investors betting on innovation from the sector. GRMN stock trades at a forward price-earnings ratio of 19.7 and offers a healthy dividend yield of 3.0%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $154.11 GOOG, GOOGL Alphabet $96.75, $96.52 GRMN Garmin $97.16 Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) would be my top pick among wearables stocks to buy. Therefore, AAPL stock is the best bet among wearables stocks for investors betting on innovation from the sector. Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, GOOGL) stock is another name to consider among wearables stocks.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Buy for the Future of Wearables', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $154.11 GOOG, GOOGL Alphabet $96.75, $96.52 GRMN Garmin $97.16 Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) would be my top pick among wearables stocks to buy. Therefore, AAPL stock is the best bet among wearables stocks for investors betting on innovation from the sector. At a forward price-earnings ratio of 25.6, the innovator looks attractive and is poised to rally, with growth and diversification being catalysts.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $154.11 GOOG, GOOGL Alphabet $96.75, $96.52 GRMN Garmin $97.16 Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) would be my top pick among wearables stocks to buy. Therefore, AAPL stock is the best bet among wearables stocks for investors betting on innovation from the sector. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Factors such as health consciousness and consumer demand for luxury goods have made wearables an attractiveglobal market In terms of application, consumer electronics and healthcare have been the biggest contributors to the wearable technology market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-eyes-lower-open-as-producer-prices-rebound', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Johann M Cherian\nFeb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were on track to open sharply lower on Thursday after stronger-than-expected producer prices data fed into fears that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to tame stubbornly high inflation.\nA Labor Department report showed producer prices climbed 0.7% in January after a 0.2% fall in the previous month. Economists polled by Reuters expected a 0.4% increase in January.\nAnother set showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, offering more evidence of the economy\'s resilience despite the tighter monetary policy.\n"You\'re seeing the inflation numbers continue to be higher than expected and not really showing disinflation and now the expectations are that the Fed is likely to take rates higher and be more aggressive going forward," said Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Independent Advisor Alliance at Charlotte, North Carolina.\n"You\'re also seeing the job market still very strong as well, with claims coming in less than expected," Zaccarelli added.\nAfter a torrid 2022, the main stock indexes have climbed this year on the back of upbeat earnings and expectations that the U.S. central bank will switch to smaller rate hikes, pushing investors to scoop up beaten-down growth stocks.\nHowever, signs of a resilient economy and an acceleration in January consumer prices recently raised concerns among traders that the central bank may not hit pause on its hawkish policies anytime soon, let alone pivot to cutting rates later this year.\nThe Fed is seen pushing the benchmark rate above the 5% mark by May and keeping it above those levels till the year-end. 0#FEDWATCH\nAt 8:51 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 274 points, or 0.8%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 47.5 points, or 1.14%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 185.75 points, or 1.46%.\nAdding to the downbeat mood, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said inflation remains too high and noted that she was open to raising rates by more than what her colleagues wanted at the last monetary policy meeting.\nTraders will also scrutinize remarks from other Fed officials, including St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, to assess the central bank\'s tone on monetary policy.\nShares of high-growth stocks like Tesla TSLA.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O fell more than 1% each in premarket trading as U.S. Treasury yields rose. US/\nCisco Systems Inc CSCO.O rose 2.8% after the network gear maker raised its full-year earnings forecast.\nRoku Inc ROKU.O soared 5.2% after the company forecast first-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates.\nShopify Inc SHOP.N sank 12.8% after the Canadian retailer forecast slowing revenue growth for the current quarter despite price hikes and new product launches.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of high-growth stocks like Tesla TSLA.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O fell more than 1% each in premarket trading as U.S. Treasury yields rose. By Johann M Cherian Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were on track to open sharply lower on Thursday after stronger-than-expected producer prices data fed into fears that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to tame stubbornly high inflation. However, signs of a resilient economy and an acceleration in January consumer prices recently raised concerns among traders that the central bank may not hit pause on its hawkish policies anytime soon, let alone pivot to cutting rates later this year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of high-growth stocks like Tesla TSLA.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O fell more than 1% each in premarket trading as U.S. Treasury yields rose. By Johann M Cherian Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were on track to open sharply lower on Thursday after stronger-than-expected producer prices data fed into fears that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to tame stubbornly high inflation. A Labor Department report showed producer prices climbed 0.7% in January after a 0.2% fall in the previous month.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St eyes lower open as producer prices rebound', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of high-growth stocks like Tesla TSLA.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O fell more than 1% each in premarket trading as U.S. Treasury yields rose. A Labor Department report showed producer prices climbed 0.7% in January after a 0.2% fall in the previous month. However, signs of a resilient economy and an acceleration in January consumer prices recently raised concerns among traders that the central bank may not hit pause on its hawkish policies anytime soon, let alone pivot to cutting rates later this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of high-growth stocks like Tesla TSLA.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O fell more than 1% each in premarket trading as U.S. Treasury yields rose. By Johann M Cherian Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were on track to open sharply lower on Thursday after stronger-than-expected producer prices data fed into fears that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to tame stubbornly high inflation. "You\'re seeing the inflation numbers continue to be higher than expected and not really showing disinflation and now the expectations are that the Fed is likely to take rates higher and be more aggressive going forward," said Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Independent Advisor Alliance at Charlotte, North Carolina.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-investors-love', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "You may have finished celebrating Valentine’s Day, but gifting something unique, like a stock that will enhance the financial well-being of your partner, shouldn’t be limited to a day. If you plan to gift shares, we recommend stocks that are the most held by investors who maintain Smart Portfolios on TipRanks. Using TipRanks’ TipRanks Smart Portfolio tool, we have selected Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA).\nOur data shows that AAPL is the most-held stock, followed by AMZN and TSLA. Further, 10.53% of the total Smart Portfolios hold AAPL stock, up 14.41% on average since last week. Meanwhile, 9.4% of the portfolios have AMZN and TSLA stocks, reflecting average increases in the past week of 40.81% and 19%, respectively.\nThese three stocks have a good chance of making your loved ones wealthier by the next Valentine’s Day. Holding these stocks for longer can be even more rewarding. Let’s dig deeper. \nWhat’s the Prediction for Apple Stock?\nMacro and currency headwinds, COVID-led challenges in China, and supply-chain issues weighed on Apple’s financials, which reported a 5% decline in sales in Q1 of Fiscal 2023. Its earnings of $1.88 per share came in below the Street's expectations. \nNevertheless, analysts see these short-term challenges to dissipate and highlight the strength in the Services segment and growing installed base of 2 billion active devices as a key growth driver. \nApple stock sports a Strong Buy consensus rating on TipRanks, reflecting 25 Buys and five Holds. Further, Wall Street’s average price target of $172.71 implies 11.19% upside potential. \nAlong with analysts, hedge funds are also bullish about AAPL stock. Our data shows that hedge funds bought 11.1M shares of AAPL last quarter. Further, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A)(NYSE:BRK.B) bought more of AAPL stock in the last quarter, while BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) also increased its holdings in AAPL. \nOverall, Apple stock has a Neutral Smart Score of seven on TipRanks. \nIs Amazon a Buy or Sell?\nCurrency headwinds, economic uncertainty, and higher inflation and interest rates continue to hurt Amazon’s financial performance and price. While challenges persist in the short term, Amazon is poised to gain from its leadership positions in e-commerce and cloud computing. Further, the strength of its advertising unit is positive. \nAmong 39 analysts, 36 have rated it a Buy. Meanwhile, three analysts recommend Hold. Further, analysts’ average price target of $137.05 on AMZN stock reflects 35.48% upside potential.\nBesides for analysts, hedge funds are also bullish about AMZN stock. Hedge funds bought 17.3M shares of AMZN last quarter. Meanwhile, AMZN has a Neutral Smart Score of seven.\nIs Tesla Stock Likely to Go Up?\nThe economic uncertainty and pressure on consumer spending will likely hurt the automotive industry and Tesla stock. However, Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s positive commentary about demand and production indicates that Tesla could outperform the broader market. \nTesla stock has already gained about 74% year-to-date in 2023. Thus, the consensus 12-month price target of $202.46 suggests a downside of 5.5% over the next 12 months. It has received 22 Buy, six Hold, and three Sell recommendations for a Moderate Buy consensus rating. \nWhile analysts are cautiously optimistic, hedge funds sold 6.6M shares of TSLA in the last three months. TSLA stock has a Neutral Smart Score of nine.\nBottom Line \nValentine’s Day is over, but you can always gift something unique, like a stock, to your loved ones that will add to their financial freedom. AAPL, AMZN, and TSLA are solid long-term picks, making them attractive for gifting. However, due to the short-term headwinds, they carry a Neutral Smart Score on TipRanks. \nMeanwhile, investors can leverage TipRanks’ Experts Center tool to identify top stocks that can outperform the broader market averages.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Using TipRanks’ TipRanks Smart Portfolio tool, we have selected Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). Our data shows that AAPL is the most-held stock, followed by AMZN and TSLA. Further, 10.53% of the total Smart Portfolios hold AAPL stock, up 14.41% on average since last week.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Using TipRanks’ TipRanks Smart Portfolio tool, we have selected Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). Our data shows that hedge funds bought 11.1M shares of AAPL last quarter. Our data shows that AAPL is the most-held stock, followed by AMZN and TSLA.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks Investors Love', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Using TipRanks’ TipRanks Smart Portfolio tool, we have selected Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). Further, 10.53% of the total Smart Portfolios hold AAPL stock, up 14.41% on average since last week. Our data shows that AAPL is the most-held stock, followed by AMZN and TSLA.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Using TipRanks’ TipRanks Smart Portfolio tool, we have selected Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). Our data shows that AAPL is the most-held stock, followed by AMZN and TSLA. Further, 10.53% of the total Smart Portfolios hold AAPL stock, up 14.41% on average since last week.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zacks-market-edge-highlights%3A-robinhood-paypal-block-apple-and-chewy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – February 16, 2023 – Zacks Market Edge is a podcast hosted weekly by Zacks Stock Strategist Tracey Ryniec. Every week, Tracey will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life. To listen to the podcast, click here: https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2054866/genz-and-the-future-of-investing)\nGenZ and the Future on Investing\nWelcome to Episode #348 of the Zacks Market Edge Podcast.\n(0:30) - Can We Learn From Generation Z's Investing Strategies?\n(3:45) - Gen Z And Retirement: How Are They Investing?\n(10:30) - The Growth of Financial Advice From Social Media\n(14:55) - How Important Are Dividend Stocks For Generation Z?\n(19:10) - Travel, Cannabis and Meme Stocks: Is There Any Interest?\n(23:30) - Did The 2022 Sell-Off Scare Off Some Younger Investors?\n(29:15) - Episode Roundup: HOOD, PRTS, CHWY, SNDL, AAPL, META, PYPL, SQ, ARKK, SBUX\n [email protected]\nEvery week, host and Zacks stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life.\nThis week, Tracey is joined by Zacks Associate Stock Strategist, and GenZ'er, Derek Lewis, to talk about GenZ as investors.\nThey came of age with Robinhood already an app on their iPhones and have paid for things with PayPal and Block payment systems since they were in junior high. Are they going to buy the technology stocks they know? Are they buying stocks at all?\nRecent studies are showing that GenZ is aggressively saving for retirement even though the oldest is just 25 or 26 years old. A Blackrock study showed that GenZ is saving 14% of their income for retirement, which is above that being saved by older generations of Millennials, GenX or Baby Boomers.\nCould GenZ become the first truly powerhouse investing generation?\nIs GenZ the Future of Investing?\n1. Robinhood HOOD\nRobinhood is just another tool for GenZ investors. The company makes it easy to sign up with virtually no money at stake. But now it has rolled out IRA accounts so it's not just for day trading anymore.\nBut just because GenZ is using Robinhood, that doesn't mean they're buying the stock.\nShares of Robinhood are down 24% over the last year as growth stocks sold off. It's expected to lose $0.68 per share this year.\nAre GenZ investors going to keep using the Robinhood app but avoid the Robinhood stock?\n2. PayPal PYPL\nStudies have shown GenZ investors like buying stocks that are in the financial services industry and that includes companies like PayPal.\nPayPal shares have fallen 31% over the last year but are now attractively valued. PayPal trades with a forward P/E of just 16. Earnings are expected to rise 15% in 2023 as well.\nShould GenZ investors be buying PayPal after this sell-off?\n3. Block, Inc. SQ\nGenZ has come of age with all of the innovations in payments like Block already in place.\nShares of Block have fallen 29% over the last year. Is it a deal? Block's earnings are expected to fall 38% in 2022 but rebound 61% in 2023.\nBut Block has a sky-high forward P/E of 45.\nIs Block high on the short list for GenZ investors?\n4. Apple AAPL\nGenZ is the first generation that has only known smartphones, including Apple's iPhone, even while in grade school. Even the oldest GenZers were about 10 when the iPhone was introduced.\nIs GenZ loyal to Apple as a result? Derek talks about what it's like growing up in the world of Apple and Apple apps.\nIf GenZ bought Apple shares 2 years ago, they'd be up 13%, and that doesn't include the dividends.\nIs Apple a must-own stock for GenZ investors?\n5. Chewy, Inc. CHWY\nWill GenZ buy what they know? Derek talks about his GenZ friends using Chewy to order for their pets.\nShares of Chewy are down 59% over the last 2 years but still trade with a forward P/E of 378. Why so expensive? Chewy is expected to lose $0.03 in 2022 but make just $0.12 in 2023 but the shares are trading above $47.\nAre companies like Chewy still on GenZ's short lists? \nWhat Else do you Need to Know About GenZ Investors?\nListen to this week's podcast to find out.\nWhy Haven't You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P's +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zacksresearch\nJoin us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch/\nZacks Investment Research is under common control with affiliated entities (including a broker-dealer and an investment adviser), which may engage in transactions involving the foregoing securities for the clients of such affiliates.\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com/performance\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performancefor information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\nInfrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America\nA massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.\nThe only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”\nZacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.\nDownload FREE: How To Profit From Trillions On Spending For Infrastructure >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nPayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBlock, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nChewy (CHWY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nRobinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "(29:15) - Episode Roundup: HOOD, PRTS, CHWY, SNDL, AAPL, META, PYPL, SQ, ARKK, SBUX [email protected] Every week, host and Zacks stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life. Apple AAPL GenZ is the first generation that has only known smartphones, including Apple's iPhone, even while in grade school. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chewy (CHWY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.", 'news_luhn_summary': "(29:15) - Episode Roundup: HOOD, PRTS, CHWY, SNDL, AAPL, META, PYPL, SQ, ARKK, SBUX [email protected] Every week, host and Zacks stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chewy (CHWY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL GenZ is the first generation that has only known smartphones, including Apple's iPhone, even while in grade school.", 'news_article_title': 'Zacks Market Edge Highlights: Robinhood, PayPal, Block, Apple and Chewy', 'news_lexrank_summary': "(29:15) - Episode Roundup: HOOD, PRTS, CHWY, SNDL, AAPL, META, PYPL, SQ, ARKK, SBUX [email protected] Every week, host and Zacks stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life. Apple AAPL GenZ is the first generation that has only known smartphones, including Apple's iPhone, even while in grade school. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chewy (CHWY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.", 'news_textrank_summary': "(29:15) - Episode Roundup: HOOD, PRTS, CHWY, SNDL, AAPL, META, PYPL, SQ, ARKK, SBUX [email protected] Every week, host and Zacks stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chewy (CHWY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL GenZ is the first generation that has only known smartphones, including Apple's iPhone, even while in grade school."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-feb-16-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday, as investors digested stronger-than-expected retail sales data and at the same time assessed the latest inflation report that suggested the Fed would continue to hike interest rates at an aggressive pace than previously thought. All three major indexes ended in positive territory.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) rose 0.1% or 38.78 points to close at 34,128.05 points.\nThe S&P 500 gained 0.3% or 11.47 points to end at 4,147.60 points. Consumer discretionary, utilities, industrials and tech stocks led the gains.\nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) gained 0.5%. The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) rose 1.2%. The Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU) and the Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) added 0.7% and 0.6%, respectively. Nine of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.9% or 110.45 points to finish at 12,070.59 points.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 3.60% to 18.23. Declining issues outnumbered advancing issues by a 1.4-to-one ratio across U.S. markets. A total of 10.5 billion shares were traded on Wednesday, lower than the last 20-session average of 11.8 billion.\nInvestors Concerned Over Future Rate Hikes\nWall Street ended modestly higher on Wednesday in a volatile trading session. Stocks took a hit earlier in the day after January retail sales data came in strongly higher than expectations to hit almost a two-year high. The solid sales figure suggests that the economy is still resilient despite multiple rate hikes.\nThe solid retail sales figure came just a day after the consumer price index (CPI) report showed that the cost of living rose 0.5% month over month in January. The CPI data will once again remind the Fed that lower readings on inflation in recent times don’t guarantee a downward trajectory.\nInflation had shown signs of easing at the end of 2022 which had made investors optimistic about the Fed going slow on its rate hikes by mid-2023. However, the crisis is far from over. The latest inflation data coupled with the solid retail sales figure supports the idea that the Fed might continue to aggressively increase interest rates in the coming months in order to tame surging inflation.\nHowever, investors are changing their reaction to reports that U.S. inflation still remains strongly high which had been impacting markets on concern that the Fed will continue to raise interest rates for a longer period.\nInterestingly, the Nasdaq, which ended 2022 down 33%, has been outperforming the market this year although treasury yields have been rising significantly. This is because investors still believe that the Fed might change course in mid-2023 on its interest rate hike policy, which will help high-growth stocks. This optimistic sentiment sent tech stocks on a rally on Wednesday.\nShares of Apple Inc. AAPL gained 1.4%, while Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN ended 1.5% higher. Apple and Amazon each carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nAlso, retail stocks like Walmart Inc. WMT and Dollar Tree, Inc. DLTR gained 0.7% and 1.5%, respectively on solid retail sales data.\nEconomic Data\nThe Commerce Department said that retail sales rose a solid 3% in January, after declining 1.1% in December and also came in higher than economists’ expectations of a rise of 1.9%.\nIn other economic data, industrial production remained unchanged in January, while capacity utilization declined 01% in January.\nThe New York Fed’s Empire State business conditions index, which is a gauge of manufacturing activity in the state, climbed 27.1 points in February to a negative 5.8.\nThe NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market’s monthly confidence index rose 7 points to 42 in February. This is the second straight month that homebuilder confidence has increased.\nInfrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America\nA massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.\nThe only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”\nZacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.\nDownload FREE: How To Profit From Trillions On Spending For Infrastructure >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nWalmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL gained 1.4%, while Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN ended 1.5% higher. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday, as investors digested stronger-than-expected retail sales data and at the same time assessed the latest inflation report that suggested the Fed would continue to hike interest rates at an aggressive pace than previously thought.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL gained 1.4%, while Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN ended 1.5% higher. The Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU) and the Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) added 0.7% and 0.6%, respectively.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Feb 16, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL gained 1.4%, while Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN ended 1.5% higher. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Nine of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL gained 1.4%, while Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN ended 1.5% higher. 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To listen to the podcast, click here: https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2055570/grading-berkshire-hathaways-q4-trades)\nGrading Berkshire Hathaway\'s Q4 Trades\nWelcome to Episode #317 of the Value Investor Podcast.\n(0:15) - What Can We Learn From Berkshire Hathaways 13F?\n(4:30) - Breaking Down Q4 Sells and Growing Positions: How Did They Perform?\n(15:50) - What Was Berkshire Hathaway Buying With Their Cash Reserves?\n(20:35) - Episode Roundup: TSM, USB, BK, BAC, CVX, AAPL, LPX, PARA\n [email protected]\nEvery week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks.\nThe fourth quarter 2022 13-F filings are out and that means value investors get to see what stocks Warren Buffett, and Berkshire Hathaway, are buying, or selling. Many investors follow his trades to a "t" even going as far as replicating them.\nBut should you?\nThis filing had some surprising sales and few stock purchases, even though the stock market was still selling off, and many stocks were cheap on a valuation basis, and Berkshire was still sitting on a pile of cash.\nWhat is Buffett waiting for? Is his lack of purchases a sign that he thinks stocks have further to sell-off? Or did he "miss" the bottom again, like he did in 2020\'s pandemic sell-off when he also didn\'t jump in to buy?\nLet\'s look at 5 of the key buys and sales in Q4.\nBerkshire Hathaway\'s Big Buys, and Sales, in the Fourth Quarter of 2022\n1. Taiwan Semiconductor TSM\nBerkshire Hathaway first bought a position in Taiwan Semiconductor in the third quarter of 2022 to much fanfare. It was a $4.2 billion position and the first semiconductor company to be in the portfolio for years.\nBut in the fourth quarter, just a few months later, Berkshire sold 86% of its Taiwan Semiconductor shares. It went from 60 million shares to just 8.3 million.\nWhat happened to the infamous Buffett strategy of the best time to sell is never? Even worse, shares of Taiwan Semiconductor have rallied big in 2023, adding 24.5%.\nDoes this sale of Taiwan Semiconductor make any sense?\n2. Chevron CVX\nBerkshire Hathaway has gone all in on the energy companies over the last 2 years, buying billions of dollars of Chevron and Occidental Petroleum.\nBut in the fourth quarter of 2022, it sold 1%, or 2.4 million shares, of its Chevron position. This was also a head scratcher to many. What\'s the point of selling such a small position?\nIs Buffett still a big believer in Chevron?\n3. US Bancorp USB\nBerkshire continues to sell shares of its regional banks. It first bought US Bancorp in the first quarter of 2006. But in the fourth quarter, it sold 91% of its shares.\nUS Bancorp is now just a 0.10% position in the Berkshire portfolio. Will it be completely eliminated in Q1 of this year?\nUS Bancorp shares are up 12.5% year-to-date, but over the last 5 years are down 11.7%. It\'s been tough owning the banks.\n4. Apple AAPL\nApple remains Berkshire\'s largest position in its equity portfolio, at 38.9% of the portfolio. But that didn\'t keep Berkshire from adding to its position in the fourth quarter as the Apple shares sold off.\nBerkshire bought 333,856 shares of Apple in the fourth quarter, but it has 895 million shares so this is really a small buy. Why not buy more? Berkshire has plenty of cash to do so.\nDoes Apple remain the jewel in the Berkshire crown?\n5. Amazon AMZN\nBerkshire has a small position in Amazon that it bought in the first quarter of 2019. It has never sold, nor bought, any more shares.\nBut Amazon\'s shares fell 50% last year and are still down 35% over the last year even with 2023\'s rally.\nWhy not buy more, like Berkshire did with Apple, when they sold off? This has not been a good trade for Berkshire. From Mar 29, 2019 to Feb 15, 2023, the shares are up just 12.6% but, meanwhile, the S&P 500 was up 45.9% during the same time. And that\'s without the dividends included.\nWhat\'s going on with the Amazon position?\nWhat Else Do You Need to Know About Berkshire\'s Fourth Quarter Trades?\nListen to this week\'s podcast to find out.\nWhy Haven\'t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nTracey Ryniec is the Value Stock Strategist for Zacks.com. 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From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nChevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nU.S. Bancorp (USB) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "(20:35) - Episode Roundup: TSM, USB, BK, BAC, CVX, AAPL, LPX, PARA [email protected] Every week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks. Apple AAPL Apple remains Berkshire's largest position in its equity portfolio, at 38.9% of the portfolio. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. Bancorp (USB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.", 'news_luhn_summary': "(20:35) - Episode Roundup: TSM, USB, BK, BAC, CVX, AAPL, LPX, PARA [email protected] Every week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. Bancorp (USB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL Apple remains Berkshire's largest position in its equity portfolio, at 38.9% of the portfolio.", 'news_article_title': 'Zacks Value Trader Highlights: Taiwan Semiconductor, Chevron, US Bancorp, Apple and Amazon', 'news_lexrank_summary': "(20:35) - Episode Roundup: TSM, USB, BK, BAC, CVX, AAPL, LPX, PARA [email protected] Every week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks. Apple AAPL Apple remains Berkshire's largest position in its equity portfolio, at 38.9% of the portfolio. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. Bancorp (USB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.", 'news_textrank_summary': "(20:35) - Episode Roundup: TSM, USB, BK, BAC, CVX, AAPL, LPX, PARA [email protected] Every week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. Bancorp (USB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL Apple remains Berkshire's largest position in its equity portfolio, at 38.9% of the portfolio."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-feb-17-2023-%3A-amcr-kmi-amzn-osh-aapl-wen-intc-eix-qqq-ppl-siri', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -4.28 to 12,353.91. The total After hours volume is currently 91,108,580 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nAmcor plc (AMCR) is unchanged at $11.42, with 7,588,363 shares traded. AMCR\'s current last sale is 96.78% of the target price of $11.8.\n\nKinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) is -0.01 at $17.72, with 3,942,985 shares traded. KMI\'s current last sale is 88.6% of the target price of $20.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.1 at $97.10, with 3,906,373 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.29. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nOak Street Health, Inc. (OSH) is unchanged at $35.45, with 3,149,578 shares traded. OSH\'s current last sale is 102.75% of the target price of $34.5.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $152.51, with 2,745,758 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.43. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nWendy\'s Company (The) (WEN) is unchanged at $22.90, with 2,319,806 shares traded. WEN\'s current last sale is 91.6% of the target price of $25.\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is -0.01 at $27.60, with 2,177,554 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 98.57% of the target price of $28.\n\nEdison International (EIX) is unchanged at $67.59, with 1,977,622 shares traded.EIX is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 2/23/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 1.08 per share, which represents a 116 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -0.16 at $301.00, with 1,961,679 shares traded. This represents a 18.38% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nPPL Corporation (PPL) is unchanged at $28.81, with 1,936,575 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PPL is in the "buy range".\n\nSirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) is unchanged at $4.60, with 1,860,551 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for SIRI is 11.852991; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nCitigroup Inc. (C) is +0.01 at $51.43, with 1,820,264 shares traded. C\'s current last sale is 97.04% of the target price of $53.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $152.51, with 2,745,758 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $152.51, with 2,745,758 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 91,108,580 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Feb 17, 2023 : AMCR, KMI, AMZN, OSH, AAPL, WEN, INTC, EIX, QQQ, PPL, SIRI, C', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $152.51, with 2,745,758 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.1 at $97.10, with 3,906,373 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $152.51, with 2,745,758 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 91,108,580 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/interview-with-david-rolfe-of-wedgewood-partners', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'David Rolfe is the chief investment officer and portfolio manager at Wedgewood Partners. Under his leadership, Wedgewood was named a separately managed account (SMA) manager of the year in both 2011 and 2013. He writes some of the most thorough quarterly investing letters I\'m aware of and those letters (and Wedgewood\'s investment performance) are included in the Investment Masters Class website. Wedgewood letters have also been honored by Professor Lawrence Cunningham in his journal article "Lessons from Quality Shareholders." David has been a featured guest on CNBC and Barron\'s, and he will be presenting at the Guru Investing Conference in Omaha this May.\nWhat follows is a recent interview I conducted with David over email.\nJohn Rotonti: Tell us about Wedgewood Partners. (David, here you can keep it high level into things like where you are located, whether you are a value or growth investing firm, whether you manage a concentrated or diverse portfolio, assets under management [AUM] if you want, when you were founded, anything else you want.)\nDavid Rolfe: Wedgewood Partners was founded in 1988 by our chairman, Tony Guerrerio. Our strategy was incepted 30 years ago in 1992 when I joined Wedgewood as chief investment officer. I am also the architect of our strategy that I started at my previous firm of employ back in 1988. In addition to our large-cap focused-growth strategy, we also offer a focused SMID strategy we stared in the summer of 2018. We currently manage $1.2 billion.\nOur firm\'s leaders, on both the investment and business front, have spent many years, if not decades in the investment management industry. Our investment team is also quite rare in the industry in that our three-decade-long track record is not a compilation of different CIOs and different senior investment professionals or different investment teams. Our investment team includes Tony Guerrerio, Michael Quigley, and Chris Jersan. With Wedgewood, you invest with the key people who actually built the firm\'s leading 30 year-track record.\nImage source: Wedgewood Partners.\nRotonti: What is your investing philosophy? What types of businesses do you try to buy stock in?\nRolfe: Our firm\'s large-cap focused-growth strategy is based on what we call "The Competitive Advantage of Focus." Our 30-plus years of peer and index outperformance is due to the competitive advantage of our focused strategy. We believe that focus is our edge. And that edge is repeatable.\nThe powerful combination of a disciplined culture of investing for the true long term in best-of-breed businesses, combined with the synthesis of the time-tested, classic tenets of both growth company investing and intelligent value investing is a recipe for long-term wealth creation, as well as peer and index outperformance.\nRotonti: What is Wedgewood\'s investment process?\nRolfe: Our investment philosophy begins where so many other non-focused managers finish. Our investment universe is the Russell 1000 Growth index. There are currently 519 stocks in that Index. We also include the best businesses in the S&P 500 index. We begin our investment process by identifying best-in-class business models. In that search, we look to measures of past excellence, in terms of both profitability and growth. At this point, the first question the team collectively asks is, "Can we understand the business model\'s past drivers of that profitability, growth, and management\'s capital allocation?" Going through this process typically reduces our universe by about 80%. Once we get to this point on about 100 companies, we ask ourselves a second question: "Can we understand the business model\'s competitive advantages well enough to be confident on what the business model will look like over the next 5-10 years?" This second question cuts our universe in half down to around 40 business models. The third question we ask ourselves are actually a series of questions on portfolio management. These involve matters of catalysts, valuation, risk management and actual portfolio construction.\nThe key to our investment philosophy and strategy of building a focused, 20-stock portfolio, in order to beat our benchmark and peers, is risk management. I can\'t emphasize this enough -- risk management pervades our entire strategy, from security analysis to portfolio construction to portfolio management.\nThere are five steps that synthesize our philosophy and process, all in accordance with prudent risk management. One: Profitability is the mother\'s milk of growth. Best-in-class profitability is our process North Star. Better businesses typically perform better in tough times and emerge even stronger after industry downturns or general recessions. Two: We believe the best way to generate wealth is through the long-term ownership of exceptional growth companies, where intrinsic value growth compounds at least at double-digit rates over time. Three: Businesses that require the least amount of capital to maintain their competitive position and support future growth are inherently better businesses. Four: We earnestly believe and practice the maxim, "Price is what you pay; value is what you get." We endeavor to invest in a select few, best-of-breed businesses when the stocks of such businesses are either misunderstood by the market and/or undervalued by the market relative to their long-term growth prospects. Five: We build our 20-stock portfolio by overweighting our highest-conviction ideas, all the while adhering to prudent diversification through limited business model overlap.\nRotonti: What is your portfolio management philosophy? How many stocks do you own? How do you determine weightings? What percentage of your portfolio is in cash?\nRolfe: "Invest like an owner" may be an overused cliché, but we practice exactly this at Wedgewood. Such a mentality becomes very powerful when so many of our active management peers profess such, but their portfolio turnover stats tell another, much different tale. For example, during calendar 2022, we sold just two stocks and bought just one. We typically own 20. We weight each holding on two scores. First, we weight what we consider our best risk-reward stocks the highest. Second, we also take care to make sure that every stock weighting in our portfolio is weighted higher than its respective constituent weighting in the benchmark. The only exception to No. 2 has been the huge weightings of a few megatech stocks. Our cash weighting is typically around 2%-4%. We aren\'t market timers. We want to own great businesses, not hold cash.\nRotonti: How do you think about risk management and portfolio diversity?\nRolfe: We think of risk management within the confines a 20-stock portfolio. Competitively advantaged businesses are best suited to ward off competitors throughout both industry cycles and economic cycles. Buying expensive stocks is a recipe for sustained underperformance -- no matter how great the underlying business may be. Again, price is what you pay; value is what you get. We are the antithesis of momentum investing, which is a staple in large-cap growth investing. Diversifying by business model, rather than industry sectors, is key to investing in just 20 stocks. While we are extremely focused relative to our benchmark and most active managers, that said, we won\'t let any position exceed 10% of the portfolio. Lastly, being an independent firm protects our unique investment strategy from the performance ruination of institutional imperatives, which so many other active managers suffer.\nOn the matter of portfolio diversity, we believe "business model" diversity trumps the more common "Noah\'s Ark" model of diversity whereby most portfolio managers buy a couple of stocks in too many industries to "diversify." Here\'s how we think about business model diversity -- consider our technology holdings. Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) couldn\'t be a more different business model than, say, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), while Microsoft\'s business model couldn\'t be more different than Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM). Business model diversification has been a staple of our risk management since our strategy\'s inception.\nAs a proof statement of our portfolio risk management, again in the context of a portfolio of just 20 stocks, consider that since our strategy\'s inception 1992, there have been 28 3-year rolling time periods. We have generated positive returns in 26 of those periods, or 93%. There have been 26 5-year rolling periods. We have generated positive returns in 25 of those periods, or 96%. Both percentages greater than broad stock market indexes.\nRotonti: How do you measure management quality, and can you please give us an example of a CEO (either in your portfolio or not) that you think does it right?\nRolfe: Quality is a mosaic. High-quality managements demonstrate capital allocation excellence over product, service, industry, and economic cycles. Quality managements treat all shareholders as partners. Quality managements deliver bad news quick. Quality managements are honest, humble, and transparent. High-quality managements understand that growth without profits is rarely a long-term plan.\nWe think that all of our invested company CEOs are paragons of quality, but I\'d like to call out CEO Greg Brown of Motorola Solutions. Starting in 2015, Brown has spent over $5 billion acquiring 22 companies that span public and private safety, from land mobile radio communications to video security and building access control, combined with command center software. In all, Brown has transformed Motorola Solutions into a near-monopoly platform company with 50% recurring revenues. In 1987, Harvard Business School presented a case study on retiring CEO Bob Galvin, who was the son of the founder of Motorola. HBS needs to do the same with Brown.\nRotonti: Do you have any performance metrics that you prefer management compensation be based on?\nRolfe: We prefer compensation to be largely based on some form of return on capital metrics.\nRotonti: How long does it typically take for a brand-new idea to make it into the portfolio from the first day of research to the day you hit the buy button?\nRolfe: It typically takes more than a few months, sometimes years if the stock\'s valuation doesn\'t come in enough. That said, over the past 30 years, we have found that if we identify a great business that we endeavor to own, the market usually will serve it up on the valuations terms we demand.\nRotonti: What financial data tools does your team use such as Bloomberg, FactSet, New Constructs, HOLT, or others?\nRolfe: Mostly FactSet.\nRotonti: What is your definition of an investment thesis?\nRolfe: An investment thesis is a set of overlapping understandings and facts of what made a company outstanding in the past, and our assumptions of a continued entrenched competitive advantages that will allow said company to continue to prosper and grow at industry-leading rates so that it will be great over the ensuing years.\nRotonti: How important is valuation to your process?\nRolfe: Critical. We are buying a share in a business, but that share must be valued at a reasonable discount to what we believe that business is worth today, tomorrow, and in the future.\nRotonti: What valuation tools and metrics does your team use? Do you build discounted cash flow models? Do you look at P/E ratios and free cash flow yields? Something else?\nRolfe: We incorporate a myriad of valuation measures. Critically, we are always inverting the traditional DDM by asking ourselves, "What\'s in the stock price?" Oftentimes, our earnings estimates may not differ much from consensus, but what the market prices in on earnings expectations can vary greatly. That shorter-term valuation discrepancy, coupled with our time arbitrage as longer-term investors perfectly illustrates the maxim, as mentioned earlier, "Price is what you pay; value is what you get."\nRotonti: When picking stocks, do you consider an upside potential-to-downside potential ratio? If so, what do you look for?\nRolfe: Yes, we do. We don\'t employ a hard, fast ratio, but we look for a multiple of upside versus potential downside risk. It is a mixture of quantitative and qualitative. This embodies what John Train called, "The Craft of Investing."\nRotonti: Do you incorporate a macro view into your stock picking and portfolio management? If so, what is your current macro outlook?\nRolfe: Macro view, not so much at all. Industry economic views, absolutely.\nRotonti: How do you factor interest rates into your stock picking and portfolio management?\nRolfe: No, not too much. In the extreme, yes. For example, during the zero-interest rates borne of quantitative easing, for years we avoided reducing the required return rate of our stock selections to absurdly low levels, which propelled far too many "growth companies" to absurdly ridiculous valuations. We all know what happened starting in early 2021, when Fed Chairman Powell began whispering a change to a tighter monetary policy.\nRotonti: Do you read Wall Street research and do you find it helpful?\nRolfe: Sure. There are many excellent Street analysts, particularly those analysts who have proven a high level of industry knowledge. That said, we don\'t pay much attention to Wall Street price targets and such.\nRotonti: When do you trim and when do you sell out of a stock completely?\nRolfe: Sales and/or trims are made due to the following: Full valuation. Recognizing mistakes. New and better risk-adjusted opportunities. Resizing positions due to industry concentration and other position-size considerations.\nRotonti: In your opinion, is the S&P 500 undervalued and are you finding cheap stocks to invest in?\nRolfe: The beauty of being invested in just 20 stocks is that you don\'t need to have an opinion on the valuation of the stock market. It is quite rare if some terrific company\'s stock isn\'t "on sale." Warren Buffett has been quite clear over the decades admonishing investors that the "stock market is there to serve you, not instruct you." If any investor, lay or professional, can figure out Buffett\'s admonishment (plus understand and practice chapters 8 and 20 in Benjamin Graham\'s The Intelligent Investor), they will be miles ahead of the investing game.\nRotonti: What is one company you\'d love to own stock in at the right price?\nRolfe: Ha! I\'d tell you, but then I\'d have to charge you a client fee! Let\'s just say there a just a couple of extraordinary high-end retailers and semiconductor companies that are beyond compare in their own respective ways.\nRotonti: Your largest position is Motorola Solutions. Please tell us why this deserves to be your largest position.\nRolfe: Motorola is the dominant market leader in its core land mobile radio (LMR) business: providing infrastructure, handsets, and related software and services for customized, highly resilient, secure networks for global police and emergency services, a variety of government and military applications, and other commercial and public safety applications where security and reliability are of the utmost importance. The company has continued to find success in using its entrenched position in these mission-critical networks to layer in faster-growing and higher-margin software, service, and video products. It is the only player capable of fully integrating the entire service offering with its core LMR network backbone.\nMotorola has assembled this stable of complementary products and services largely through acquisition, using the steady, recurring cash flows the LMR business has provided. These purchases not only have been attractive strategically; they have been extremely attractive financially, as well.\nThe U.S. federal government has been creating (and continues to create) massive stimulus funding for state and local governments, as well as other Motorola customers such as FEMA, school districts, and airport and transit operators. Although this funding typically does not appear immediately and may take some time to find its way from a news headline to an actual customer\'s budget, the company has highlighted funding already available to customers in the region of $350 billion for state and local governments, $170 billion for education, and $38 billion for airport and transit. The company expects to see the benefit of this funding through 2024, when the current rounds of stimulus expire.\nRotonti: What is your investment thesis in Meta (NASDAQ: META)?\nRolfe: If you build it, they will come. With apologies to W.P. Kinsella, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has built it. And they did come. And they have stayed. By the billions. The metaverse will be the next evolutionary chapter by Meta Platforms. And speaking of billions: Meta Platforms\' family of apps (FoA: Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger) currently has over 3.7 billion monthly active users -- this includes almost 3 billion daily active users. If baseball is sports\' national pastime, family of apps is the social national pastime. The International Telecommunications Network (ITU) estimates that of the 8 billion in world population, nearly 3 billion are without an internet connection. If you exclude China\'s population (where U.S. social media companies are largely banned), Meta Platforms\' family of apps are used monthly by a staggering 90% of the world\'s connected population and by 70% on a daily basis. This level of user engagement and density across the company\'s FoAs would seem to be an impenetrable fortress. It surely has been in the continued growth and stickiness in terms of users.\nIt seemed that everything that could go wrong for the company in 2022 did go wrong: A post-pandemic growth hangover, the multibillion revenue hit from Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) infamous iOS 14.5 update that introduced the company\'s App Tracking Transparency (ATT), a cyclical slowdown in online advertising spending, poor capital allocation timing of stock buybacks, and Zuckerberg\'s unchecked spending of billions on both new hirings and massive billions to be spent on artificial intelligence and the metaverse. Even renaming the company from Facebook to Meta Platforms seems premature. In short (from that long list), Zuckerberg has lost the confidence of shareholders. In the coin of the realm circa-2022/2023, Meta Platforms had lost "the narrative" -- despite its still intact family of apps profit and cash generation machinery.\nWe have long applauded companies that invest for the long term. Companies, regardless of their particular industry, must adapt, or evolve, or they will slowly die. That\'s why for years we have emphasized in our research the importance of capital allocation. This is critical to our investment process. We endeavor to hold our investments for many years, not just for a few quarters, which is the typical fare on Wall Street. Our portfolio of best-of-breed businesses generates substantial retained earnings. The deployment of this largesse into a myriad of capital allocation decisions (R&D, capex, M&A, stock buybacks) is arguably the most critical function of the C-suite.\nWe\'ve owned Apple since 2005. Apple is a very different company than it was 15 years ago -- much different still from the company\'s founding in Steve Jobs parents\' garage in 1975. At the time of our first purchase, the iPhone was little more than a twinkle in Steve Job\' eyes. In fact, early on in those years, the iPad was slated to be launched before the iPhone.\nIn our view, Zuckerberg has built and navigated the company quite well as technology and user behavior has changed. He has built it. They have come. He continues to build. His "vision thing" has be good, too, considering his early critics on mobile, Stories, and Reels. The jury is still out on his megaspending on the metaverse -- no, check that -- the jury is in on this score. By Wall Street\'s reaction, Zuckerberg\'s metaverse vision and spending is a near-unanimous flop. We don\'t share this view. We remain bulls on Zuckerberg and Meta Platforms.\nIn fact, in the general internet economy, which is to say any enterprise or institution whereby the internet today is in any way relevant, expect future digital disruption. These countless entities are already planning for the next evolution of the internet (call it what you will). And they collectively are already planning for it in size -- whether Zuckerberg builds his vision of a metaverse platform or not.\nThe stock at 2022 lows had priced in zero growth in FoA users and little rebound in profitability. This is fat-pitch territory. Valuations at current levels need to assume a long secular decline in the company\'s family of apps business and continued billions dumped into the assumed metaverse landfill. Both extremes in the negative, in our view. If the combination of favorable 2023 catalysts emerge, along with unduly cheap valuations, we may well swing again at the shares. The stock has currently staged one of the most remarkable turnarounds I have witnessed since entering the investment business way back in 1986.\nRotonti: What is your thesis in Pool Corp. (NASDAQ: POOL)?\nRolfe: Those of you who own a backyard pool already know the Pool Corp. story quite well. ("Honey, why is the pool water green?") Those who don\'t own a pool, well, we recommend a little rent-seeking on your neighbor\'s pool by owning these shares. The Pool Corp. strategy is beautifully simple: build a pool and become its customer for life. Once the major discretionary expenditure of building a pool is made, that high-maintenance asset becomes an annual annuity for your local pool service company. Increasingly, that local pool service company could well be owned by Pool Corp.\nThose who own older pools know quite well that pool maintenance is much more involved (read: expensive) than just annual chemicals in the early years. Once a pool reaches its early teen years (often sooner), maintenance reaches a very different level (read: expensive) when every part of the pool\'s filtration system wears out. As the years progress, the pool/backyard rebuild kicks off. Well, that original pool becomes a brand-new second pool. Rinse and repeat. Your local pool-service company is assuredly not the lonely Maytag repairman.\nA decade or so ago, most backyard pools were simply pools surrounded by some type of hard coping. Fast-forward to today, and our backyards have turned into major entertainment centers. We are spending much more time outdoors, and the backyard is now a focal point of our homes. Healthier outdoor living is now ingrained in our lifestyles and budgets. According to Zillow (NASDAQ: Z) (NASDAQ: ZG) Research Surveys, respondents asked of the importance of a house with a pool (or spa) jumped to 35% in 2021, from 25% in just 2019. Pools are now surrounded by decking and patios, outdoor fireplaces and kitchens, majestic fireplaces and waterfalls, outdoor lighting, weatherproof speakers, hardscapes, landscapes, and irrigation -- much of it connected to apps controlled by smartphones. Indeed, significant technological advancements are found across the entire spectrum of a modern pool, dominated by automation; sanitizing systems (salt systems, UV systems, and ozone systems); heat pumps (which cool water, too); robotic cleaners; whisper-quiet, variable speed pumps, and LED lighting. Pool Corp. distributed all this backyard evolution.\nToday, the company is the world\'s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool and related outdoor living products, operating over 410 sales centers in 12 countries across North America, Europe, and Australia, and distributing more than 200,000 national brand and private-label products from over 2,200 vendors to roughly 120,000 wholesale customers.\nNotable, too, is the company\'s November 2021 acquisition of Largo, Florida-based Porpoise Pool & Patio, including its main operating subsidiaries, Sun Wholesale Supply and Pinch A Penny. Sun Wholesale Supply is a wholesale distributor of swimming pool and outdoor-living products, including a key, state-of-the-art (chlorine) specialty chemical packaging operation, which until now only sold to Pinch A Penny franchisees. Pinch A Penny is the largest franchiser of pool and outdoor living-related specialty retail stores in the U.S., with approximately 260 independently owned and operated franchised stores in Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Georgia, and brings Pool Corp. substantial opportunities for expansion.\nSixty percent of the company\'s business revolves around the installed base of pools (and spas). Pool renovations and upgrades are 20%, and new pool construction is 20%, as well. Its typical customer, 80%-plus, are local maintenance contractors and professional builders. Local backyard-related retailers make up 12% and the rest is a small mixture of do-it-yourself customers and commercial customers (hotels, theme parks, and universities).\nThe company estimates its U.S. share of the pool industry to be around 38% in the $10 billion wholesale market ($22 billion retail), based on the U.S. installed base of 5.4 million pools. The company is about four times larger than its only national competitor (Heritage Pool Supply, a division of SRS Distribution). Horizon (Green), the fourth-largest landscape distributor in the U.S., with 81 locations largely in the Sun Belt, services a $14 billion national Green addressable market.\nPool Corp. has been a growth and profitability powerhouse for years. The company reminds us of another powerhouse, Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ: ODFL). Both share a long-ingrained culture of organic growth by nonstop capacity additions. Both, too, have surely benefited by strategic acquisitions, but at the end of the day, the consistent ability to serve more customers from existing locations is the seed-corn of organic growth. Such growth, on top of the long crawl of operating leverage is the mother\'s milk of ever-increasing profitability.\nWhile 2023 has started quite well for the company, our growth expectations for late-2022/early 2023 encompass a material decline in 2020-2021 growth rates. Namely, for calendar double-digit growth in revenues and low 20%-plus growth in earnings per share -- and back to high-single-digit growth in each during 2023. The current bear market has corrected the once-excessive valuation in the stock.\nRotonti: What do you like about Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW)?\nRolfe: Edwards Lifesciences has been in portfolios since 2017. The company is a leader in treating structural heart diseases and providing critical care technologies to surgical and intensive care centers. Edwards\' flagship franchise is its Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) SAPIEN family of aortic heart valves. The company\'s TAVR products began revolutionizing aortic valve replacement clinics around 15 years ago. Prior to TAVR, patients who were too sick to undergo open-heart surgery often went untreated. After a long history of surgical valve development, Edwards came to develop a prosthetic aortic valve that could be inserted into place with a minimally invasive procedure, often via a small opening in the femoral artery (or less frequently, through a small incision in the ribs). Since then, Edwards has provided these life-saving valves for over 800,000 patients.\nEdwards\' revenue rose over 40%-plus from 2016 through 2021 driven by TAVR revenues that more than doubled. More recently, the company\'s TAVR performance has been volatile, especially when compared to the pre-pandemic trend line. The large swings in growth have been due to random regional shutdowns from the pandemic in addition to hospital staffing shortages. The pandemic societal shutdowns are almost impossible to predict, but we assume those will eventually subside, as they have in the U.S.\nOn the latter point of hospital staffing shortages, it is most acute in the U.S. Even though TAVR is minimally invasive to the body of the patient, it seems TAVR is "moderately invasive" to the administrative efforts of hospitals in the U.S., at least in the early part of this post-pandemic world. We will admit, surprisingly, that cracking open a patient\'s ribs in to expose their beating heart for an aortic valve replacement is more streamlined from an administrative perspective than minimally invasive TAVR. TAVR, on the other hand, requires several non-invasive, pre-operational steps in order to make a clinically safe decision about if and how the body can handle the procedure.\nBut Edwards, and the rest of the structural heart technology industry, have an excellent incentive to help hospitals alleviate the administrative bottleneck that emerged during the pandemic. We estimate Edwards\' addressable market for TAVR grows by about $1 billion per year in the U.S. alone, based on demographics and compared to the company\'s 2021 TAVR revenues that approached $3.5 billion. Severe aortic stenosis (SAS), which is the disease that TAVR is most often used to treat, is most prevalent in those approaching their mid-70s and beyond. Only 12 out of 100 patients with SAS have had valve replacement therapy, with over 1 million patients estimated to be in need of the therapy in the U.S. alone. We estimate U.S. valves to cost anywhere from $20k to $30k per device. Further, Edwards is enrolling a study to treat patients with moderate aortic stenosis (MAS). MAS has been shown to be nearly as lethal as "severe" cases, but with a population that is twice the size.\nThe good news about Edwards\' treatable population is they are living longer, not only once they reach 70 years of age but also once they reach 80 years and beyond. As people are living longer, they are more susceptible to moderate and severe forms of aortic stenosis. So there\'s no shortage of patients in need of TAVR treatment. Given the recent bottlenecks in the U.S. healthcare system, those calls for gloom and doom are coming again. But as we can see, the untreated population for both severe and moderate aortic stenosis is clearly huge and underserved, so TAVR\'s demise continues to be greatly exaggerated.\nWe expect Edwards to be able to compound revenues at a double-digit rate over the next several years by driving higher adoption of TAVR, as well as through the launch of new platforms targeting other forms of structural heart disease (especially related to mitral valve). The company probably "under-earns" as they commit between 15%-20% of revenues to R&D, a multiple of larger medtech conglomerates (e.g., Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), and Stryker (NYSE: SYK). Edwards\' returns are still tremendous, even with this high level of reinvestment in future growth.\nRotonti: What is your thesis in First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC)?\nRolfe: First Republic Bank is one of the most differentiated business models in our large-cap universe. What makes the company so different is not necessarily the activities that it does, but the activities it does not do. These trade-offs are an incredibly important strategic decision that every company must make. However, in our experience, rarely are these forgone activities lauded or even recognized as critical differentiators.\nWhen we consider the financial industry, especially banking, is fraught with competition, simply being better than any of the other massive money-center banks is not enough to sustain many decades or even years of superior performance. Rather than try to outcompete every bank in the country, First Republic\'s competitive strategy of doing only a handful of things well results in a superior value proposition to its customers. These trade-offs are easy to understand, but difficult to copy, given widespread competitive and institutional imperatives that pressure management teams to revert to the mean.\nFirst Republic organizes its entire business around keeping long-term relationships with its bankers and clients. This strategic decision contrasts with competitors that have underlying strategic goals to drive as much client activity as possible. As a result, client development activities at First Republic look very different from those of its competitors. First Republic has outgrown its peers over the past several years. The company compounded revenues at an 18%-plus rate from 2016 to 2021 and is now one of largest single-family mortgage lenders in the U.S.\nAnd more recently, the dramatic rise in long-term interest rates has caused mortgage industry underwriting volumes to plummet, mostly due to a decline in refinance activity. Despite this, and admittedly to our surprise, First Republic turned in an astonishing 23%-plus growth rate in mortgage originations during the second quarter of 2022. That is not to say things won\'t slow from here, given the continued rise in rates, but it was another important, contrasting data point of how the company\'s business model differs from most large money-center peers. Competitors\' overwhelming reliance on the securitization markets, as well as mortgage correspondent mass-market focus was in no small part to blame for the industry slowdown. As First Republic keeps these functions in-house and focuses mostly on jumbo mortgage financing, there were no third parties or vendor partner upheavals that the company had to contend with to continue providing its customers with reliable mortgage underwriting service.\nIn conclusion, while being the most profitable or fastest-growing business are certainly the goals most businesses strive for, we are steadfast in our view those goals must be byproducts of a differentiated competitive strategy. In the highly competitive industry of personal banking, First Republic has made a concerted effort to focus on only a handful of activities to excel at while actively avoiding many others, even when those activities might seem to be industry-standard offerings. First Republic\'s prudent and deliberate approach to trade-offs offers competitive differentiation that should continue to drive exceptional growth over the long term.\nRotonti: What is your thesis in Taiwan Semiconductor and how do you think about its valuation?\nRolfe: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is arguably the most important corporation on the planet. TSM is the leading -- by far -- semiconductor manufacturer in size, scale, scope, and advanced nodes. Indeed, if Samsung falters rolling out their next-gen 3-nanometer (3N) technology, TSM could enjoy a near-monopoly post-2022 at 3N. Technology companies such as Apple, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) would not exist in their current form without TSM.\nSince TSM\'s stock trades as an ADR, few institutions own the stock in size and the stock is not owned by the gigantic passive crowd (both index funds and index ETFs), unlike, say, Intel and Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN). The only owners of note are the relatively small emerging market funds and ETFs. As such, TSM is one of our largest portfolio positions on an "index attribution, active share" measurement.\nIn fact, Berkshire Hathaway\'s (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) most recent reported stake of 60,000,000 shares would arguably make Berkshire TSM\'s most significant "large" U.S.-based shareholder. Furthermore, we suspect that Berkshire has continued to build their TSM position after the Sept. 30 13-F reporting deadline. If Buffett is indeed the buyer (and not one of his portfolio manager lieutenants), Buffett, in our opinion, would likely be still swinging a fat bat at TSM given its fat-pitch cheap valuation. We can\'t help but think that TSM is akin to how Buffett views the railroad industry -- few rational competitors, with massive legacy and capex barriers to entry.\n10 stocks we like better than Pool\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Pool wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Rotonti has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Texas Instruments. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Abbott Laboratories, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Edwards Lifesciences, Intel, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, Old Dominion Freight Line, Qualcomm, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Texas Instruments, and Zillow Group. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2025 $45 puts on Intel, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "It seemed that everything that could go wrong for the company in 2022 did go wrong: A post-pandemic growth hangover, the multibillion revenue hit from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) infamous iOS 14.5 update that introduced the company's App Tracking Transparency (ATT), a cyclical slowdown in online advertising spending, poor capital allocation timing of stock buybacks, and Zuckerberg's unchecked spending of billions on both new hirings and massive billions to be spent on artificial intelligence and the metaverse. Starting in 2015, Brown has spent over $5 billion acquiring 22 companies that span public and private safety, from land mobile radio communications to video security and building access control, combined with command center software. We expect Edwards to be able to compound revenues at a double-digit rate over the next several years by driving higher adoption of TAVR, as well as through the launch of new platforms targeting other forms of structural heart disease (especially related to mitral valve).", 'news_luhn_summary': "It seemed that everything that could go wrong for the company in 2022 did go wrong: A post-pandemic growth hangover, the multibillion revenue hit from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) infamous iOS 14.5 update that introduced the company's App Tracking Transparency (ATT), a cyclical slowdown in online advertising spending, poor capital allocation timing of stock buybacks, and Zuckerberg's unchecked spending of billions on both new hirings and massive billions to be spent on artificial intelligence and the metaverse. Rolfe: Motorola is the dominant market leader in its core land mobile radio (LMR) business: providing infrastructure, handsets, and related software and services for customized, highly resilient, secure networks for global police and emergency services, a variety of government and military applications, and other commercial and public safety applications where security and reliability are of the utmost importance. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Abbott Laboratories, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Edwards Lifesciences, Intel, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, Old Dominion Freight Line, Qualcomm, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Texas Instruments, and Zillow Group.", 'news_article_title': 'Interview With David Rolfe of Wedgewood Partners', 'news_lexrank_summary': "It seemed that everything that could go wrong for the company in 2022 did go wrong: A post-pandemic growth hangover, the multibillion revenue hit from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) infamous iOS 14.5 update that introduced the company's App Tracking Transparency (ATT), a cyclical slowdown in online advertising spending, poor capital allocation timing of stock buybacks, and Zuckerberg's unchecked spending of billions on both new hirings and massive billions to be spent on artificial intelligence and the metaverse. Rolfe: The beauty of being invested in just 20 stocks is that you don't need to have an opinion on the valuation of the stock market. The company estimates its U.S. share of the pool industry to be around 38% in the $10 billion wholesale market ($22 billion retail), based on the U.S. installed base of 5.4 million pools.", 'news_textrank_summary': "It seemed that everything that could go wrong for the company in 2022 did go wrong: A post-pandemic growth hangover, the multibillion revenue hit from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) infamous iOS 14.5 update that introduced the company's App Tracking Transparency (ATT), a cyclical slowdown in online advertising spending, poor capital allocation timing of stock buybacks, and Zuckerberg's unchecked spending of billions on both new hirings and massive billions to be spent on artificial intelligence and the metaverse. The powerful combination of a disciplined culture of investing for the true long term in best-of-breed businesses, combined with the synthesis of the time-tested, classic tenets of both growth company investing and intelligent value investing is a recipe for long-term wealth creation, as well as peer and index outperformance. Increasingly, that local pool service company could well be owned by Pool Corp. Those who own older pools know quite well that pool maintenance is much more involved (read: expensive) than just annual chemicals in the early years."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/i-tricked-chatgpt-into-picking-stocks-to-buy.-heres-what-it-said.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nCan ChatGPT pick winning stocks?\nMany have already tried to goad OpenAI’s chatbot into the task. In January, a team at Bloomberg asked ChatGPT to pick a list of stocks for a market-beating ETF.\nThey failed.\nChatGPT’s safeguards immediately kicked in, leaving the writers with a generic non-answer about “unpredictable” markets and how they should “consult with a financial advisor.”\nBut what if you could jailbreak ChatGPT into giving you the answer? These workaround commands have already allowed users to try everything from writing malware to speaking in a “mean girl” voice…\nSo why can’t it give a list of winning stocks too?\n10 Best Growth Stocks to Buy: The ChatGPT Version\nTo encourage ChatGPT to pick stocks for us, I decided to avoid using the controversial “DAN” (Do Anything Now) technique that many Reddit users have gleefully embraced. It’s a process that can create bigoted content… or even instructions to run a successful phishing scam. Though I’m a tinkerer, I have no interest in breaking the rules that OpenAI has set in place.\nInstead, I chose a more straightforward route:\nI asked ChatGPT to write me a story about an investor who picks stocks.\nSpecifically, I created “Everyman DAN” (as one of our editors has termed it), a simple stock picker attempting to please his demanding boss.\nMy first task was for Everyman DAN to pick 10 growth stocks. He didn’t disappoint.\nAnd here’s the list…\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL)\nAmazon (MASDAQ:AMZN)\nMeta (NASDAQ:META)\nAlphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)\nNetflix (NASDAQ:NFLX)\nNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA)\nTesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)\nPayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL)\nVisa (NYSE:V)\nPretty good, actually. On average, the stocks have a 12% revenue growth rate, over twice as high as the S&P 500’s 5.4% average.\nBut what about performance? If an investor had bought these 10 growth stocks in equal portions in September 2021 (the date at which ChatGPT’s training data ends), they would have lost 23.8% of their initial investment. Many of these stocks such as PayPal (-69%), Meta (-47%) and Amazon (-39%) were at peak popularity at the time, which doubtlessly pushed them into ChatGPT’s portfolio. Over the same period, the iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) declined only 16.8%.\nSo much for asking AI for help with growth stocks.\n10 Best Value Stocks to Buy: The ChatGPT Version\nPerhaps ChatGPT was “fooled” into picking overhyped growth stocks because of their popularity in 2021. That would mean picking stocks at peak valuations — a poor strategy for long-term investors.\nSo, what about value stocks? Surely these humdrum companies would escape such hype?\nAgain, I asked Everyman Dan for a story about picking stocks, this time focusing on value stocks instead.\nAfter some thought, ChatGPT came back with an intriguing list.\nAbbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)\nBristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY)\nCaterpillar (NYSE:CAT)\nDisney (NYSE:DIS)\nHoneywell International (NASDAQ:HON)\nCoca-Cola (NYSE:KO)\nMerck (NYSE:MRK)\nNorfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC)\nPepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP)\nTarget (NYSE:TGT)\nThe “value” list is also quite compelling. On average, the 10 stocks earn a stunning 49% return on capital invested (ROIC), around five times higher than the market average. The chatbot missed the prompt, however, and gave us “undervalued” companies instead of strictly “value” ones. These 10 firms trade at 32X forward earnings, a 37% premium to the market.\nPerformance was only average, however. $10,000 invested in this group of stocks in September 2021 would have turned into $10,600 today, falling a hair short of the iShares S&P 500 Value ETF’s (NYSEARCA:IVE) 6.24% return, but better than the underperformance of growth indices. Strong performance at drugmakers Bristol-Myers (+23%) and Merck (+45%) were only cancelled out by a poor showing at Disney (-36%) and Target (-24%).\n10 Best Stocks to Sell Immediately: The ChatGPT Version\nGrowth… Value… ChatGPT is a clear reflection of the average online investor. The chatbot was passable at picking middle-of-the-road stocks… and very bad at growth stocks. From a performance standpoint, it’s doing roughly the same as what retail investors did in 2022.\nSo, what about trying to get the AI chatbot to do something outside of its regular program?\nIn particular, could ChatGPT ignore the online hype and pick the worst, most unpopular stocks in the market to short?\nIn my final test, I primed OpenAI’s creation to avoid popular topics like meme stocks and growth stocks. I then gave it a simple prompt to write a story about finding 10 stocks to sell short.\nFinally, we come up with a usable list:\nAMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC)\nBed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY)\nClover Health (NASDAQ:CLOV)\nFuboTV (NYSE:FUBO)\nGameStop (NYSE:GME)\niRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT)\nRocket Companies (NYSE:RKT)\nRoku (NASDAQ:ROKU)\nTilray (NASDAQ:TLRY)\nWorkhorse Group (NASDAQ:WKHS)\nAha! Here, the average short recommendation declined by a stunning -72%. That’s even better than the -63% loss at Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA:ARKK), which is a “good” thing if you’re shorting the stocks. Bed, Bath & Beyond would lose 88% of its value while FuboTV would drop 91%.\nThe 10-stock portfolio even came with only minor drawdowns. Shares would peak in November 2021 at a 12% return — barely half of what’s generally needed to trigger margin calls — and then head down from there. Only greedy investors that doubled down in 2022 might have gone bankrupt in the March or August spikes.\nOf course, ChatGPT is still limited in its scope. The 10 stocks listed were all high-momentum picks coming off a liquidity boom; had investors tried shorting these companies a year earlier, their margin accounts might have lasted less than a month. Who’s to say Chatbot wasn’t just lucky in its timing?\nConclusion: How Would ChatGPT Invest in 2023?\nChatGPT’s stock picks make it clear that the chatbot is only a reflection of human nature — not a synthesizer of new ideas. The bot’s “growth stock” picks included the popular FAANG stocks, as well as big names like Tesla and Visa. Asked for unpopular stocks, and the best it can muster is iRobot.\nThat makes ChatGPT’s Everyman DAN performance more about the investment style it’s primed with, rather than any actual skill. Asked to pick from the underperforming growth stock market, and our chatbot selects underperforming stocks. And if I had asked ChatGPT to pick “winning meme stocks,” the list would have looked surprisingly like the third list of “unpopular stocks to short.”\nSo instead, what if we gave ChatGPT free reign to pick the best asset class for 2023? Would it choose growth stocks in anticipation of moderating Federal Reserve rates? Dividend stocks to protect from a potential recession? AI stocks as a bit of self-promotion?\nHere’s where it gets interesting:\n“After much consideration, Tom recommended that the investor invest in the bond market. He explained that with the current low-interest rate environment, the bond market offered attractive yields and relative safety. He also pointed out that with the potential for rising interest rates in the coming years, investing in bonds could provide protection against volatility in the stock market.”\nOf all the asset classes in the world, Everyman Dan chose bonds! One of the least popular assets of the 2020s. Since January 2020, the S&P 500 Bond Index has lost 5% of its value on rising rates, and few investors seem to care.\nYet, perhaps Everyman DAN has a point. For the first time in its storytelling, ChatGPT is ignoring the “popular” picks to give us… well… a steady returning asset class that benefits as rates go down. And if today’s inverted bond yields are any indication, Everyman DAN may well be right in choosing this contrarian asset.\nOn the date of publication, Tom Yeung held a LONG position in GOOGL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nTom Yeung is a market analyst and portfolio manager of the Omnia Portfolio, the highest-tier subscription at InvestorPlace. He is the former editor of Tom Yeung’s Profit & Protection, a free e-letter about investing to profit in good times and protecting gains during the bad.\nThe post I ‘Tricked’ ChatGPT Into Picking Stocks to Buy. Here’s What It Said. appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'And here’s the list… Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Amazon (MASDAQ:AMZN) Meta (NASDAQ:META) Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Visa (NYSE:V) Pretty good, actually. If an investor had bought these 10 growth stocks in equal portions in September 2021 (the date at which ChatGPT’s training data ends), they would have lost 23.8% of their initial investment. $10,000 invested in this group of stocks in September 2021 would have turned into $10,600 today, falling a hair short of the iShares S&P 500 Value ETF’s (NYSEARCA:IVE) 6.24% return, but better than the underperformance of growth indices.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'And here’s the list… Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Amazon (MASDAQ:AMZN) Meta (NASDAQ:META) Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Visa (NYSE:V) Pretty good, actually. 10 Best Stocks to Sell Immediately: The ChatGPT Version Growth… Value… ChatGPT is a clear reflection of the average online investor. Finally, we come up with a usable list: AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC) Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY) Clover Health (NASDAQ:CLOV) FuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) GameStop (NYSE:GME) iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) Rocket Companies (NYSE:RKT) Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) Workhorse Group (NASDAQ:WKHS) Aha!', 'news_article_title': 'I ‘Tricked’ ChatGPT Into Picking Stocks to Buy. Here’s What It Said.', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And here’s the list… Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Amazon (MASDAQ:AMZN) Meta (NASDAQ:META) Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Visa (NYSE:V) Pretty good, actually. 10 Best Value Stocks to Buy: The ChatGPT Version Perhaps ChatGPT was “fooled” into picking overhyped growth stocks because of their popularity in 2021. And if I had asked ChatGPT to pick “winning meme stocks,” the list would have looked surprisingly like the third list of “unpopular stocks to short.” So instead, what if we gave ChatGPT free reign to pick the best asset class for 2023?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'And here’s the list… Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Amazon (MASDAQ:AMZN) Meta (NASDAQ:META) Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Visa (NYSE:V) Pretty good, actually. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Can ChatGPT pick winning stocks? 10 Best Value Stocks to Buy: The ChatGPT Version Perhaps ChatGPT was “fooled” into picking overhyped growth stocks because of their popularity in 2021.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-drops-on-mounting-worries-about-fed-staying-hawkish', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar\nFeb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday, weighed down by energy and megacap growth names, as investors worried that inflation and signs of strength in the U.S. economy could put the Federal Reserve on pace for more interest rate hikes.\nWall Street indexes turned volatile this week following a strong start to 2023 as economic data pointed to elevated inflation, a tight job market and resilience in consumer spending, giving the Fed more room for to raise borrowing costs.\nGoldman Sachs and Bank of America forecast three more rate hikes this year and by a quarter of a percentage point each, up from their previous estimate of two rate rises.\nTraders are expecting at least two more rate increases and see the Fed rate peaking at 5.3% by July. 0#FEDWATCH\n"Anything strong in terms of data is a sign of an overheated economy, where the Fed is going to have to continue to raise interest rates, either pushing them higher or keeping them higher for longer," Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth said.\n"So investors feel that the central bank is going to kill the economy by jacking rates up too many times."\nSeven of the 11 major S&P sectors were lower, with energy stocks .SPNY sliding 3.6% as oil prices tumbled almost 3%. O/R\nRate-sensitive megacap names like Microsoft Corp MFST.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O lost more than 1% as the yield on 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR hit a three-month high. US/\nDefensive sectors, which tend to outperform during economic uncertainty, such as healthcare .SPXHC, consumer staple .SPLRCS and utilities .SPLRCU gained.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, traded above 20 points for a second session in a row.\nAt 12:51 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 60.12 points, or 0.18%, at 33,636.73, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 37.34 points, or 0.91%, at 4,053.07, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 167.37 points, or 1.41%, at 11,688.46.\nAdding to the gloom, Richmond Fed president Thomas Barkin and Fed governor Michelle Bowman joined the chorus of officials advocating for more rate hikes.\nModerna IncMRNA.O fell 5% after its experimental messenger RNA-based influenza vaccine delivered mixed results in a study.\nDeere & CoDE.N surged 7.6% after the world\'s largest farm equipment maker raised its annual profit and beat quarterly earnings expectations.\nLithium miners Livent Corp LTHM.N, Albemarle Corp ALB.N and Piedmont Lithium Inc PLL.O fell between 9% and 13% due to weakness in Chinese price for the EV battery metal.\nU.S. markets will be closed on Monday on account of Presidents\' Day.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.08-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 1.36-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded six new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 55 new highs and 54 new lows.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Alden Bentley, Anil D\'Silva, Sriraj Kalluvila and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'O/R Rate-sensitive megacap names like Microsoft Corp MFST.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O lost more than 1% as the yield on 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR hit a three-month high. By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday, weighed down by energy and megacap growth names, as investors worried that inflation and signs of strength in the U.S. economy could put the Federal Reserve on pace for more interest rate hikes. Wall Street indexes turned volatile this week following a strong start to 2023 as economic data pointed to elevated inflation, a tight job market and resilience in consumer spending, giving the Fed more room for to raise borrowing costs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'O/R Rate-sensitive megacap names like Microsoft Corp MFST.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O lost more than 1% as the yield on 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR hit a three-month high. By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday, weighed down by energy and megacap growth names, as investors worried that inflation and signs of strength in the U.S. economy could put the Federal Reserve on pace for more interest rate hikes. Wall Street indexes turned volatile this week following a strong start to 2023 as economic data pointed to elevated inflation, a tight job market and resilience in consumer spending, giving the Fed more room for to raise borrowing costs.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street drops on mounting worries about Fed staying hawkish', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'O/R Rate-sensitive megacap names like Microsoft Corp MFST.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O lost more than 1% as the yield on 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR hit a three-month high. By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday, weighed down by energy and megacap growth names, as investors worried that inflation and signs of strength in the U.S. economy could put the Federal Reserve on pace for more interest rate hikes. Wall Street indexes turned volatile this week following a strong start to 2023 as economic data pointed to elevated inflation, a tight job market and resilience in consumer spending, giving the Fed more room for to raise borrowing costs.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'O/R Rate-sensitive megacap names like Microsoft Corp MFST.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O lost more than 1% as the yield on 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR hit a three-month high. By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday, weighed down by energy and megacap growth names, as investors worried that inflation and signs of strength in the U.S. economy could put the Federal Reserve on pace for more interest rate hikes. Wall Street indexes turned volatile this week following a strong start to 2023 as economic data pointed to elevated inflation, a tight job market and resilience in consumer spending, giving the Fed more room for to raise borrowing costs.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-next-big-disruptors-3-biotech-stocks-making-headlines.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nSince the biotech bonanza of the pandemic era, many biotech stocks have rocketed up and then down in price. Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), Twist Bioscience (NASDAQ:TWST), and Amyris (NASDAQ:AMRS) all fell more than 75% from peak to trough, and may still have farther to fall. Still, improving monetary outlook and bold new ideas means these are great synthetic biology stocks to watch. Furthermore, their recent high volatility both up and down give a savvy investor plenty of opportunities to make money.\nThese three companies operate in the field of synthetic biology (synbio), the science of producing drugs and chemicals using lab-grown cells instead of extracting them from our environment. With an aging population comes a greater demand for drugs, and a growing economy on a finite earth reminds us of the need for alternative sources of chemicals. These and other factors mean the synbio industry is poised for incredible growth, and monumental returns are possible if one can sort the wheat from the chaff.\nIn the short term, these stocks will likely have wild swings based partly on their own merits and partly on macroeconomic trends. In the long term, any one of them could grow to become a colossus of the biotech industry if they can prove themselves profitable. For both short- and long-term investors, all three of these biotech stocks should be on your radar.\nGinkgo Bioworks (DNA)\nSource: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com\nLast year was not a good one for Ginkgo Bioworks’ stock price, which dropped 80%. Ginkgo’s business model is that it wants to be the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) App Store of biotech, the one-stop-shop that takes a cut of everyone else’s proceeds by using its Foundry to produce novel organisms to perform specific functions that a client wants.\nContract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs) can already do this, but CDMOs will sell their work for a profit while Ginkgo wants to sell its Foundry products at cost. Gingko instead demands that its customers give Ginkgo royalties from any revenue made using its product.\nThis is a system weighted heavily in Ginkgo’s favor, but it’s exactly what Apple and other app store owners do. The problem is that to have Apple’s market power, you need Apple’s market share.\nGinkgo’s Revenue Is Not on Track\nAccording to its Q3 2022 earnings report, Ginkgo made just $24.7 million in Foundry revenue and had an operating loss of $80.3 million. This does not appear to justify their current valuation. The company has pivoted to biosecurity to make up for the lack of Foundry revenue, providing testing and services for Covid-19 and other diseases. In Q3 of 2022, biosecurity brought in $42 million in revenue and an operating loss of just $0.3 million.\nBiosecurity revenue may be winding down though, as Covid-19 fades and the flu season ends. Therefore Ginkgo’s Foundry needs new partnerships for new revenue. Its announcement of a collaboration with privately held NAMUH is a good start and if Ginkgo gets enough of those partnerships going, then the Foundry will really start to pull its weight.\nBottom line, Ginkgo has huge upside potential with its revenue model but huge downside potential with its lack of revenue. Investors should look for news of new partnerships and revenue streams, and improving monetary policy would give Ginkgo and other speculative biotech stocks more room to run. If rates get cut as some think they will, speculative startups will be the first to fly. But if the monetary outlook goes bad, then Ginkgo and other unprofitable biotechs will fall harder than most.\nTwist Bioscience (TWST)\nSource: dhvstockphoto / Shutterstock.com\nTwist Bioscience makes and sells DNA, a necessary ingredient of the synbio revolution. It currently offers a price per base pair lower than its competitors. The question is if it can make a profit off of that.\nAccording to Twist Bioscience’s Q4 2022 earnings report released Feb. 2, it had $54 million in revenue and $29 million in cost of revenue which gives it a positive gross margin. However, it had a total operating loss of $41 million due to R&D and administrative expenses. It expects a gross margin of 40% for FY 2023 and 49% for FY 2024. If it is telling the truth, then its margins combined with an expanding revenue stream should allow it to grow into a profitable business.\nScorpion Capital, a private equity firm, has accused Twist of selling its products for less than the cost to make them. That would mean its gross margin is a mirage and it is burning investors’ cash to maintain it.\nIt’s true that Twist is offering rock-bottom prices. Competitors like Genscript (OTCMKTS:GNNSF) and Azenta (NASDAQ: AZTA) have starting prices of 19 cents per base pair and 10 cents per base pair, respectively. So Twist’s starting price of 7 cents is certainly remarkable, but that neither proves nor disproves Scorpion’s claims.\nNonetheless, Twist has already proven Scorpion wrong on one count, their “Factory of the Future” which Scorpion called “deserted” and “a ruse” is up and running as of December 2022.\nIf Twist further proves Scorpion wrong, it could shake off the doubters and rocket back up to its 2022 highs. But having fallen 18% on the day of its most recent earnings report, it has clearly got a long way to go.\nAmyris (AMRS)\nSource: shutterstock.com/Romix Image\nWhile the previous two companies are selling products for use by other companies in the biotech industry, Amyris makes money through its own line of consumer products instead. Many beauty products are still made using animal products or chemicals from endangered plants. However, Amyris’ product use chemicals produced in bioreactors. This provides both ethical benefits to the consumers and economic benefits for Amyris. It has also branched into artificial sweeteners with its Purecane product.\nAmyris’ most recent earnings statement for Q3 2022 showed it with just $18.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, total revenue of $71 million and a total operating loss of $148 million. Amyris is burning money and doesn’t have much left, which is why it diluted shareholders by selling $50 million in new stock so they can keep the lights on.\nOf all the companies on this list, Amyris may be the closest to bankruptcy, but it can likely continue on a while longer especially if overall market conditions improve. However, there is plenty of potential volatility to the upside as well based on Amyris’ 2022 trends.\nAn investor who wants to gamble should look toward Amyris’ next earnings report as an estimate beat could send shares flying. More sober investors should be on the lookout for further shareholder dilution, and ask themselves just how much they believe in the synbio revolution before parking their money with Amyris.\nOn the date of publication, John held a long position in AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nThe post The Next Big Disruptors? 3 Biotech Stocks Making Headlines. appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Ginkgo’s business model is that it wants to be the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) App Store of biotech, the one-stop-shop that takes a cut of everyone else’s proceeds by using its Foundry to produce novel organisms to perform specific functions that a client wants. On the date of publication, John held a long position in AAPL. These three companies operate in the field of synthetic biology (synbio), the science of producing drugs and chemicals using lab-grown cells instead of extracting them from our environment.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ginkgo’s business model is that it wants to be the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) App Store of biotech, the one-stop-shop that takes a cut of everyone else’s proceeds by using its Foundry to produce novel organisms to perform specific functions that a client wants. On the date of publication, John held a long position in AAPL. Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), Twist Bioscience (NASDAQ:TWST), and Amyris (NASDAQ:AMRS) all fell more than 75% from peak to trough, and may still have farther to fall.', 'news_article_title': 'The Next Big Disruptors? 3 Biotech Stocks Making Headlines.', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Ginkgo’s business model is that it wants to be the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) App Store of biotech, the one-stop-shop that takes a cut of everyone else’s proceeds by using its Foundry to produce novel organisms to perform specific functions that a client wants. On the date of publication, John held a long position in AAPL. Investors should look for news of new partnerships and revenue streams, and improving monetary policy would give Ginkgo and other speculative biotech stocks more room to run.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ginkgo’s business model is that it wants to be the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) App Store of biotech, the one-stop-shop that takes a cut of everyone else’s proceeds by using its Foundry to produce novel organisms to perform specific functions that a client wants. On the date of publication, John held a long position in AAPL. Ginkgo’s Revenue Is Not on Track According to its Q3 2022 earnings report, Ginkgo made just $24.7 million in Foundry revenue and had an operating loss of $80.3 million.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-edges-lower-as-fears-of-fed-staying-hawkish-grow', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar\nFeb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes slipped on Friday on weakness in megcap and energy stocks as investors worried that stubborn inflation and signs of strength in the U.S. economy could put the Federal Reserve on pace for more interest rate hikes this year.\nWall Street indexes turned volatile this week following a strong start to 2023 as economic data pointed to elevated inflation, a tight job market and resilience in consumer spending, giving the Fed more room for to raise borrowing costs.\nGoldman Sachs and Bank of America forecast three more times rate hikes this year and by a quarter of a percentage point each, up from their previous estimate of two rate rises. Traders are expecting at least two more rate increases and see the Fed rate peaking at 5.3% by July. 0#FEDWATCH\n"We\'ve seen the rates market catch up to the Fed commentary, and the really robust data in the U.S. was the catalyst for equities to pay attention," said Laura Cooper, senior macro strategist at BlackRock.\n"We\'re reaching an inflection point where further rate hikes being priced in will be a negative for equity markets because the data suggests that inflation risks are tilted to the upside."\nSeven of the 11 major S&P sectors were lower, with energy stocks .SPNY sliding 3.0% as oil prices tumbled 3%. O/R\nMegacap growth names like Microsoft Corp MFST.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O lost more than 1% each, weighing on the technology .SPLRCT and consumer discretionary .SPLRCD sectors. US/\nMeanwhile, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said interest rates will have to rise until there was more progress on bringing high inflation back towards the 2% goal, adding to a string of recent hawkish comments from policymakers.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, traded above 20 points for a second session in a row.\nAt 10:44 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 24.96 points, or 0.07%, at 33,671.89, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 28.80 points, or 0.70%, at 4,061.61, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 116.57 points, or 0.98%, at 11,739.27.\nSectors considered less risky during times of economic uncertainty such as healthcare .SPXHC, consumer staple .SPLRCS and utilities .SPLRCU gained.\nModerna IncMRNA.O fell 4.7% after its experimental messenger RNA-based influenza vaccine delivered mixed results in a study.\nDeere & CoDE.N jumped 6.4% after the world\'s largest farm equipment maker raised its annual profit and beat quarterly earnings expectations.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.85-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 1.37-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq\nThe S&P index recorded five new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 44 new highs and 39 new lows.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Alden Bentley, Anil D\'Silva and Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'O/R Megacap growth names like Microsoft Corp MFST.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O lost more than 1% each, weighing on the technology .SPLRCT and consumer discretionary .SPLRCD sectors. Wall Street indexes turned volatile this week following a strong start to 2023 as economic data pointed to elevated inflation, a tight job market and resilience in consumer spending, giving the Fed more room for to raise borrowing costs. 0#FEDWATCH "We\'ve seen the rates market catch up to the Fed commentary, and the really robust data in the U.S. was the catalyst for equities to pay attention," said Laura Cooper, senior macro strategist at BlackRock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'O/R Megacap growth names like Microsoft Corp MFST.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O lost more than 1% each, weighing on the technology .SPLRCT and consumer discretionary .SPLRCD sectors. By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes slipped on Friday on weakness in megcap and energy stocks as investors worried that stubborn inflation and signs of strength in the U.S. economy could put the Federal Reserve on pace for more interest rate hikes this year. Wall Street indexes turned volatile this week following a strong start to 2023 as economic data pointed to elevated inflation, a tight job market and resilience in consumer spending, giving the Fed more room for to raise borrowing costs.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall St edges lower as fears of Fed staying hawkish grow', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'O/R Megacap growth names like Microsoft Corp MFST.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O lost more than 1% each, weighing on the technology .SPLRCT and consumer discretionary .SPLRCD sectors. By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes slipped on Friday on weakness in megcap and energy stocks as investors worried that stubborn inflation and signs of strength in the U.S. economy could put the Federal Reserve on pace for more interest rate hikes this year. Wall Street indexes turned volatile this week following a strong start to 2023 as economic data pointed to elevated inflation, a tight job market and resilience in consumer spending, giving the Fed more room for to raise borrowing costs.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'O/R Megacap growth names like Microsoft Corp MFST.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O lost more than 1% each, weighing on the technology .SPLRCT and consumer discretionary .SPLRCD sectors. By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes slipped on Friday on weakness in megcap and energy stocks as investors worried that stubborn inflation and signs of strength in the U.S. economy could put the Federal Reserve on pace for more interest rate hikes this year. Wall Street indexes turned volatile this week following a strong start to 2023 as economic data pointed to elevated inflation, a tight job market and resilience in consumer spending, giving the Fed more room for to raise borrowing costs.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-once-in-a-decade-investing-opportunity-is-here.-2-vanguard-etfs-to-buy-now.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The past year has been rough for investors, but there's a silver lining: Now is a more affordable time to invest. Though the market has rebounded slightly over the last several weeks, many stocks are still well below their all-time highs -- making it the perfect chance to load up on quality investments for a fraction of the cost.\nChoosing the right investments is critical, though, and there are two Vanguard ETFs that could be great buys right now.\nIs now a smart time to invest?\nThe market has experienced a phenomenal bull run over the past decade, which is good for your portfolio but not for your wallet. Stock prices have soared in the years following the Great Recession, making it a wildly expensive time to buy.\nBut now that the market is in a slump, this may be your best chance to save money on normally high-priced stocks. Once the market recovers, it could be years before stocks are priced at such steep discounts again.\nThe key, though, is to invest in the right places and hold those investments for the long term. No one can say how the market will perform in the near term, but by investing in quality stocks or funds during the market's low points and waiting for the rebound, you could make lots of money.\n2 ETFs to stock up on right now\n1. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF\nThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) tracks the S&P 500 and aims to mirror the index's performance. This fund includes stocks from 500 of the largest companies in the U.S., many of which are behemoth corporations and household names.\nBecause this fund is comprised only of the strongest stocks, it's far more likely to rebound from downturns and experience consistent growth over time.\nThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has earned an average annual return of 12.64% over the past 10 years, and its largest holdings include Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon. If you're nervous about the stock market or simply want a safe ETF you can count on to perform well over time, this is a fantastic option.\nAn additional perk is that this ETF has an incredibly low expense ratio of just 0.03%. This is substantially lower than that of the average fund and over decades, could save you thousands of dollars in fees.\n2. Vanguard Growth ETF\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VUG) contains 253 stocks with the potential for faster-than-average growth and attempts to beat the market over time. This investment is unique among growth ETFs because it balances risk and reward.\nRoughly half of the fund is made up of blue chip stocks like Apple, Visa, and Home Depot. Many of these stocks still experience above-average growth but are also industry giants that carry less risk.\nIn addition to those stocks, this ETF also includes many smaller companies that have the potential for explosive returns. These under-the-radar stocks may be higher risk than the blue chips, but if any of them take off, you could see lucrative returns.\nIf you're willing to take on more risk for the chance of beating the market, right now may be your best time to buy. Growth stocks have been pummeled during this downturn, and by investing now, you'll be well-positioned to take advantage of the upswing.\nThe stock market can be daunting, but right now may be a once-in-a-decade buying opportunity. By investing in the right places and riding out the storm, you could earn more than you might think when the market inevitably recovers.\n10 stocks we like better than Vanguard S&P 500 ETF\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Katie Brockman has positions in Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Growth ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Home Depot, Microsoft, Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Growth ETF, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Visa. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Though the market has rebounded slightly over the last several weeks, many stocks are still well below their all-time highs -- making it the perfect chance to load up on quality investments for a fraction of the cost. Stock prices have soared in the years following the Great Recession, making it a wildly expensive time to buy. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has earned an average annual return of 12.64% over the past 10 years, and its largest holdings include Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has earned an average annual return of 12.64% over the past 10 years, and its largest holdings include Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Home Depot, Microsoft, Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Growth ETF, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Visa. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'A Once-in-a-Decade Investing Opportunity Is Here. 2 Vanguard ETFs to Buy Now.', 'news_lexrank_summary': "2 ETFs to stock up on right now 1. Vanguard Growth ETF The Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VUG) contains 253 stocks with the potential for faster-than-average growth and attempts to beat the market over time. If you're willing to take on more risk for the chance of beating the market, right now may be your best time to buy.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Vanguard Growth ETF The Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VUG) contains 253 stocks with the potential for faster-than-average growth and attempts to beat the market over time. 10 stocks we like better than Vanguard S&P 500 ETF When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Home Depot, Microsoft, Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Growth ETF, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Visa.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/validea-daily-guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-2-17-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nCompany Description: Apple Inc. (Apple) designs, manufactures and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories and sells a range of related services. The Company's products include iPhone, Mac, iPad, AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, HomePod, iPod touch and accessories. The Company operates various platforms, including the App Store, which allows customers to discover and download applications and digital content, such as books, music, video, games and podcasts. Apple offers digital content through subscription-based services, including Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple News+, Apple TV+ and Apple Fitness+. Apple also offers a range of other services, such as AppleCare, iCloud, Apple Card and Apple Pay. Apple sells its products and resells third-party products in a range of markets, including directly to consumers, small and mid-sized businesses, and education, enterprise and government customers through its retail and online stores and its direct sales force.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett.", 'news_article_title': 'Validea Daily Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - 2/17/2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/interview-indias-redington-expects-double-digit-growth-to-enter-new-markets', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Praveen Paramasivam\nCHENNAI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - India\'s Redington Ltd REDI.NS is targeting double-digit revenue growth for the next financial year and a foray into new markets, betting on a pandemic-led push for digitising corporate and government offices, its top boss told Reuters on Friday.\nRedington, which distributes products for over 290 brands, including Apple AAPL.O and Samsung 005930.KS, is looking to enter about a dozen new countries like Indonesia, Myanmar and Azerbaijan in the next couple of quarters, Managing Director Rajiv Srivastava said.\nChennai-based Redington, which operates in 38 countries, is also increasing its 4,500-odd workforce by 5% globally in about a year.\nThe expansion comes at a time when global economies are contending with a slowdown, and the pandemic-led demand for consumer electronics is fading out as schools and offices reopened.\nStill, the drive towards digitisation by governments and businesses is a "one-way street" as offices would have to continue to spend on servers, storage and software upgrades driving revenue growth for companies like Redington, Srivastava said in the interview.\nRedington earlier this month recorded its highest-ever quarterly revenue for the three months ended Dec. 31 even as its profit slipped due to higher expenses.\nSrivastava said Redington, which has reported a double-digit topline growth for the last three years, would continue to be on a similar trajectory for the year ending March 2024.\nAnalysts, on average, expect revenue for the period to climb nearly 11% to 862.74 billion rupees ($10.42 billion), according to IBES data from Refinitiv.\nThe Redington MD further said that new gadget launches would now reach Indian consumers faster, given the recent electronics manufacturing boom coming on the back of global businesses looking to limit their reliance on China.\nThe company\'s shares, which climbed nearly 25% in 2022, closed marginally lower at 179.85 rupees on Friday.\n($1 = 82.8140 Indian rupees)\n(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Chennai; Editing by Sohini Goswami)\n(([email protected]; +91 867-525-3569;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Redington, which distributes products for over 290 brands, including Apple AAPL.O and Samsung 005930.KS, is looking to enter about a dozen new countries like Indonesia, Myanmar and Azerbaijan in the next couple of quarters, Managing Director Rajiv Srivastava said. The expansion comes at a time when global economies are contending with a slowdown, and the pandemic-led demand for consumer electronics is fading out as schools and offices reopened. The Redington MD further said that new gadget launches would now reach Indian consumers faster, given the recent electronics manufacturing boom coming on the back of global businesses looking to limit their reliance on China.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Redington, which distributes products for over 290 brands, including Apple AAPL.O and Samsung 005930.KS, is looking to enter about a dozen new countries like Indonesia, Myanmar and Azerbaijan in the next couple of quarters, Managing Director Rajiv Srivastava said. By Praveen Paramasivam CHENNAI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - India\'s Redington Ltd REDI.NS is targeting double-digit revenue growth for the next financial year and a foray into new markets, betting on a pandemic-led push for digitising corporate and government offices, its top boss told Reuters on Friday. Still, the drive towards digitisation by governments and businesses is a "one-way street" as offices would have to continue to spend on servers, storage and software upgrades driving revenue growth for companies like Redington, Srivastava said in the interview.', 'news_article_title': "INTERVIEW-India's Redington expects double-digit growth, to enter new markets", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Redington, which distributes products for over 290 brands, including Apple AAPL.O and Samsung 005930.KS, is looking to enter about a dozen new countries like Indonesia, Myanmar and Azerbaijan in the next couple of quarters, Managing Director Rajiv Srivastava said. The expansion comes at a time when global economies are contending with a slowdown, and the pandemic-led demand for consumer electronics is fading out as schools and offices reopened. Srivastava said Redington, which has reported a double-digit topline growth for the last three years, would continue to be on a similar trajectory for the year ending March 2024.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Redington, which distributes products for over 290 brands, including Apple AAPL.O and Samsung 005930.KS, is looking to enter about a dozen new countries like Indonesia, Myanmar and Azerbaijan in the next couple of quarters, Managing Director Rajiv Srivastava said. By Praveen Paramasivam CHENNAI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - India\'s Redington Ltd REDI.NS is targeting double-digit revenue growth for the next financial year and a foray into new markets, betting on a pandemic-led push for digitising corporate and government offices, its top boss told Reuters on Friday. Still, the drive towards digitisation by governments and businesses is a "one-way street" as offices would have to continue to spend on servers, storage and software upgrades driving revenue growth for companies like Redington, Srivastava said in the interview.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/google-twitter-meta-apple-face-tougher-eu-online-content-rules', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Twitter and Apple AAPL.O face stricter EU online content rules, based on monthly user numbers published by the companies, which exceeded an EU threshold for big online platforms.\nThe new rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) label companies with more than 45 million users as very large online platforms and subject to obligations such as risk management and external and independent auditing. They are also required to share data with authorities and researchers and adopt a code of conduct.\nThe European Commission had given online platforms and search engines until Feb. 17 to publish their monthly active users. Very large online platforms have four months to comply with the rules or risk fines.\nTwitter said it has 100.9 million average monthly users in the EU, based on an estimation of the last 45 days.\nAlphabet provided one set of numbers based on users\' accounts and another set based on signed-out recipients, saying users can access its services whether they sign in to an account or are signed out.\nIt said the average monthly number of signed-in users totalled 278.6 million at Google Maps, 274.6 million at Google Play, 332 million at Google Search, 74.9 million at Shopping and 401.7 million at YouTube.\nApple said only its App Store built for its iPhones, with more than 45 million monthly users, qualifies as a very large online platform. But it will also apply the same rules to the App Store for iPads, Mac computers, Apple Watch and TV.\n"Apple intends, on an entirely voluntary basis, to align each of the existing versions of the App Store (including those that do not currently meet the VLOP designation threshold) with the existing DSA requirements for VLOPs because the goals of the DSA align with Apple’s goals to protect consumers from illegal content," it said in a statement.\nEBay EBAY.O said it is below the EU user threshold.\nEarlier this week, Meta Platforms said it had 255 million average monthly active users on Facebook in the EU and about 250 million average monthly active users on Instagram in the last six months of 2022.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee in Brussels Editing by Matthew Lewis and Jane Merriman)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Twitter and Apple AAPL.O face stricter EU online content rules, based on monthly user numbers published by the companies, which exceeded an EU threshold for big online platforms. The new rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) label companies with more than 45 million users as very large online platforms and subject to obligations such as risk management and external and independent auditing. "Apple intends, on an entirely voluntary basis, to align each of the existing versions of the App Store (including those that do not currently meet the VLOP designation threshold) with the existing DSA requirements for VLOPs because the goals of the DSA align with Apple’s goals to protect consumers from illegal content," it said in a statement.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Twitter and Apple AAPL.O face stricter EU online content rules, based on monthly user numbers published by the companies, which exceeded an EU threshold for big online platforms. It said the average monthly number of signed-in users totalled 278.6 million at Google Maps, 274.6 million at Google Play, 332 million at Google Search, 74.9 million at Shopping and 401.7 million at YouTube. Earlier this week, Meta Platforms said it had 255 million average monthly active users on Facebook in the EU and about 250 million average monthly active users on Instagram in the last six months of 2022.", 'news_article_title': 'Google, Twitter, Meta, Apple face tougher EU online content rules', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Twitter and Apple AAPL.O face stricter EU online content rules, based on monthly user numbers published by the companies, which exceeded an EU threshold for big online platforms. Apple said only its App Store built for its iPhones, with more than 45 million monthly users, qualifies as a very large online platform. Earlier this week, Meta Platforms said it had 255 million average monthly active users on Facebook in the EU and about 250 million average monthly active users on Instagram in the last six months of 2022.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Twitter and Apple AAPL.O face stricter EU online content rules, based on monthly user numbers published by the companies, which exceeded an EU threshold for big online platforms. It said the average monthly number of signed-in users totalled 278.6 million at Google Maps, 274.6 million at Google Play, 332 million at Google Search, 74.9 million at Shopping and 401.7 million at YouTube. Earlier this week, Meta Platforms said it had 255 million average monthly active users on Facebook in the EU and about 250 million average monthly active users on Instagram in the last six months of 2022."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-we-love-to-trade', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'You may have finished celebrating Valentine’s Day, but gifting something unique, like a stock that will enhance the financial well-being of your partner, shouldn’t be limited to a day. If you plan to gift shares, we recommend stocks with the highest trading volume. Using TipRanks’ U.S. Stock Movers tool, we have selected Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).\nOur data shows that Tesla has the highest average trading volume of 160.66M. It is followed by Amazon and Apple, with an average trading volume of 76.18M and 75.63M, respectively. \nThese three stocks have a good chance of making your loved ones wealthier by the next Valentine’s Day. Holding these stocks for longer can be even more rewarding. Let’s dig deeper. \nWhat is Tesla’s Highest Price Target? \nTSLA stock is riding high on solid demand and an expected improvement in production. It has gained about 64% year-to-date in 2023. Moreover, its highest price target of $300 from Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Potter shows a further upside of 48.49%. \nAmong the 31 analysts providing recommendations on Tesla stock, 22 have rated it a Buy. Meanwhile, six analysts have a Hold, while three maintain Sell recommendations. In aggregate, TSLA stock sports a Moderate Buy consensus rating. As Tesla stock gained quite a lot in 2022, the analysts’ consensus 12-month price target of $202.46 is roughly in line with its closing price on February 16. \nNevertheless, TSLA stock has a positive signal from hedge fund managers, who bought 780.8K shares in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, TSLA has an Outperform Smart Score of nine. \nWhat is the Future of Amazon Stock?\nAmazon is a leader in the e-commerce and cloud spaces, implying the company has stellar growth prospects in the coming years. Its stock took a beating amid pressure on consumer spending due to macro headwinds, adverse currency movements, and increased cost pressure. However, these issues are transitory, and AMZN will likely deliver solid growth as the macro environment shows signs of improvement. \nThis is also reflected in analysts’ positive ratings on AMZN stock. Among the analysts covering AMZN stock, 36 rate it a Buy. Meanwhile, only three analysts recommend a Hold. Overall, Amazon sports a Strong Buy consensus rating on TipRanks. Amazon stock is up about 17% year-to-date. Further, analysts’ average 12-month price target of $137.05 implies 39.63% upside potential.\nBesides for analysts, hedge funds are also optimistic about Amazon. They bought 17.3M shares of AMZN last quarter. With positive signals from analysts and hedge funds, Amazon carries an Outperform Smart Score of nine.\nIs Apple Still a Good Long-Term investment?\nThe macro headwinds weighed on Apple’s sales in Q1. However, its long-term fundamentals remain intact, as AAPL is poised to benefit from strength in the Services segment, an increase in its installed base, and demand for its devices, including the iPhone.\nAnalysts also maintain a favorable outlook on AAPL stock. Among the 29 analysts providing ratings on AAPL stock, 24 rated it a Buy, and five recommended Hold. Overall, it has a Strong Buy consensus rating. \nAAPL stock also has a positive signal from hedge fund managers, who bought 11.2M shares last quarter. It’s worth highlighting that Warren Buffett has also increased his holding in AAPL stock. Meanwhile, BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) bought more AAPL stock in Q4. Apple stock has a maximum Smart Score of “Perfect 10.” Note that shares with a “Perfect 10” Smart Score have historically outperformed the S&P 500 Index (SPX) by a wide margin. \nBottom Line \nValentine’s Day is over, but you can always gift something unique, like a stock, to your loved ones that will add to their financial freedom. TSLA, AMZN, and AAPL are U.S. stocks with solid long-term growth prospects. All these stocks carry an Outperform Smart Score on TipRanks, suggesting they are more likely to outperform the benchmark index. \nMeanwhile, investors can leverage TipRanks’ Experts Center tool to identify top stocks that can outperform the broader market averages.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'However, its long-term fundamentals remain intact, as AAPL is poised to benefit from strength in the Services segment, an increase in its installed base, and demand for its devices, including the iPhone. Using TipRanks’ U.S. Stock Movers tool, we have selected Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Analysts also maintain a favorable outlook on AAPL stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Using TipRanks’ U.S. Stock Movers tool, we have selected Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). AAPL stock also has a positive signal from hedge fund managers, who bought 11.2M shares last quarter. However, its long-term fundamentals remain intact, as AAPL is poised to benefit from strength in the Services segment, an increase in its installed base, and demand for its devices, including the iPhone.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks We Love to Trade', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Among the 29 analysts providing ratings on AAPL stock, 24 rated it a Buy, and five recommended Hold. TSLA, AMZN, and AAPL are U.S. stocks with solid long-term growth prospects. Using TipRanks’ U.S. Stock Movers tool, we have selected Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Using TipRanks’ U.S. Stock Movers tool, we have selected Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Among the 29 analysts providing ratings on AAPL stock, 24 rated it a Buy, and five recommended Hold. However, its long-term fundamentals remain intact, as AAPL is poised to benefit from strength in the Services segment, an increase in its installed base, and demand for its devices, including the iPhone.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/here-is-what-to-know-beyond-why-apple-inc.-aapl-is-a-trending-stock-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.\nShares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +13.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite\'s +2.5% change. The Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, to which Apple belongs, has gained 14.2% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?\nAlthough media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company\'s business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.\nEarnings Estimate Revisions\nHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company\'s future earnings over anything else. That\'s because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.\nOur analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock\'s fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.43 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -5.9%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -5.2%.\nFor the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.05 points to a change of -1% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has changed -2.3%.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.63 indicates a change of +9.7% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -1.5%.\nWith an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock\'s near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Apple.\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company\'s forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nProjected Revenue Growth\nEven though a company\'s earnings growth is arguably the best indicator of its financial health, nothing much happens if it cannot raise its revenues. It\'s almost impossible for a company to grow its earnings without growing its revenue for long periods. Therefore, knowing a company\'s potential revenue growth is crucial.\nIn the case of Apple, the consensus sales estimate of $93.75 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of -3.6%. The $391.15 billion and $417.84 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of -0.8% and +6.8%, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $117.15 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -5.5%. EPS of $1.88 for the same period compares with $2.10 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $121.21 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of -3.34%. The EPS surprise was -2.59%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nWithout considering a stock\'s valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock\'s future price performance, it\'s crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company\'s growth prospects.\nWhile comparing the current values of a company\'s valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock\'s price.\nAs part of the Zacks Style Scores system, the Zacks Value Style Score (which evaluates both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics) organizes stocks into five groups ranging from A to F (A is better than B; B is better than C; and so on), making it helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded D on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nBottom Line\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it\'s worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate: 12 Month EPS Projected Revenue Growth Even though a company's earnings growth is arguably the best indicator of its financial health, nothing much happens if it cannot raise its revenues.", 'news_article_title': 'Here is What to Know Beyond Why Apple Inc. (AAPL) is a Trending Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.63 indicates a change of +9.7% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 150.85000610351562, 'high': 153.0, 'open': 152.35000610351562, 'close': 152.5500030517578, 'ema_50': 144.49007556921507, 'rsi_14': 66.18094705757952, 'target': 148.47999572753906, 'volume': 59144100.0, 'ema_200': 147.6846957724909, 'adj_close': 151.93368530273438, 'rsi_lag_1': 62.43607823930824, 'rsi_lag_2': 67.97343244067261, 'rsi_lag_3': 67.94302871452453, 'rsi_lag_4': 67.90007759688996, 'rsi_lag_5': 66.39072830951716, 'macd_lag_1': 4.405280368929169, 'macd_lag_2': 4.512927212846705, 'macd_lag_3': 4.419736194964571, 'macd_lag_4': 4.453376721009192, 'macd_lag_5': 4.365355126136308, 'macd_12_26_9': 4.178203143595567, 'macds_12_26_9': 4.128712693151327}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 19.81999969482422, 'Date': '2023-02-17', 'High': 21.299999237060547, 'Open': 20.940000534057617, 'Close': 20.020000457763672, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-17', 'Adj Close': 20.020000457763672}, {'Low': 1.0613795518875122, 'Date': '2023-02-17', 'High': 1.0681477785110474, 'Open': 1.0665756464004517, 'Close': 1.0665756464004517, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-17', 'Adj Close': 1.0665756464004517}, {'Low': 1.1916821002960205, 'Date': '2023-02-17', 'High': 1.203137755393982, 'Open': 1.1974613666534424, 'Close': 1.197533130645752, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-17', 'Adj Close': 1.197533130645752}, {'Low': 6.859600067138672, 'Date': '2023-02-17', 'High': 6.883500099182129, 'Open': 6.859700202941895, 'Close': 6.859700202941895, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-17', 'Adj Close': 6.859700202941895}, {'Low': 75.05999755859375, 'Date': '2023-02-17', 'High': 78.25, 'Open': 78.06999969482422, 'Close': 76.33999633789062, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 93267, 'date_str': '2023-02-17', 'Adj Close': 76.33999633789062}, {'Low': 0.6812314391136169, 'Date': '2023-02-17', 'High': 0.6873797178268433, 'Open': 0.6862400770187378, 'Close': 0.6862400770187378, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-17', 'Adj Close': 0.6862400770187378}, {'Low': 3.8239998817443848, 'Date': '2023-02-17', 'High': 3.900000095367432, 'Open': 3.885999917984009, 'Close': 3.828000068664551, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-17', 'Adj Close': 3.828000068664551}, {'Low': 134.07200622558594, 'Date': '2023-02-17', 'High': 135.0800018310547, 'Open': 134.07400512695312, 'Close': 134.07400512695312, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-17', 'Adj Close': 134.07400512695312}, {'Low': 103.83999633789062, 'Date': '2023-02-17', 'High': 104.66999816894533, 'Open': 104.1999969482422, 'Close': 103.86000061035156, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-17', 'Adj Close': 103.86000061035156}, {'Low': 1818.4000244140625, 'Date': '2023-02-17', 'High': 1842.199951171875, 'Open': 1827.4000244140625, 'Close': 1840.4000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 35, 'date_str': '2023-02-17', 'Adj Close': 1840.4000244140625}]}
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The Henan government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nThe source briefed on the matter declined to be identified as they were not authorised to speak to the media.\nThe Taiwanese company\'s iPhone plant was hit late last year by a COVID-19 outbreak that prompted thousands of worker departures and unrest, as well as production disruptions.\nIn January, Foxconn said output at its Zhengzhou plant had "basically returned to normal."\n(Reporting by Sarah Wu; Editing by Stephen Coates and Tom Hogue)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "This will be Liu's first visit to the world's largest Apple AAPL.O iPhone factory in his role as chairman, and his main goals are to review conditions after the resumption of production and to extensively exchange views, the source said. By Sarah Wu TAIPEI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Foxconn Chairman Liu Young-way departed on Tuesday for a four-day inspection of the company's iPhone plant in Zhengzhou, China, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. Liu is scheduled to meet with senior government officials including Lou Yangsheng, the Communist Party chief of Henan province where Zhengzhou is located, the source said.", 'news_luhn_summary': "This will be Liu's first visit to the world's largest Apple AAPL.O iPhone factory in his role as chairman, and his main goals are to review conditions after the resumption of production and to extensively exchange views, the source said. By Sarah Wu TAIPEI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Foxconn Chairman Liu Young-way departed on Tuesday for a four-day inspection of the company's iPhone plant in Zhengzhou, China, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. The Henan government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.", 'news_article_title': 'Foxconn chairman to visit COVID-hit iPhone plant in China -source', 'news_lexrank_summary': "This will be Liu's first visit to the world's largest Apple AAPL.O iPhone factory in his role as chairman, and his main goals are to review conditions after the resumption of production and to extensively exchange views, the source said. By Sarah Wu TAIPEI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Foxconn Chairman Liu Young-way departed on Tuesday for a four-day inspection of the company's iPhone plant in Zhengzhou, China, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. Liu is scheduled to meet with senior government officials including Lou Yangsheng, the Communist Party chief of Henan province where Zhengzhou is located, the source said.", 'news_textrank_summary': "This will be Liu's first visit to the world's largest Apple AAPL.O iPhone factory in his role as chairman, and his main goals are to review conditions after the resumption of production and to extensively exchange views, the source said. By Sarah Wu TAIPEI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Foxconn Chairman Liu Young-way departed on Tuesday for a four-day inspection of the company's iPhone plant in Zhengzhou, China, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. Liu is scheduled to meet with senior government officials including Lou Yangsheng, the Communist Party chief of Henan province where Zhengzhou is located, the source said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-stock-tasted-sour-on-tuesday', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shareholders had a trading session to forget on Tuesday. The tech powerhouse shed nearly 3% of its value on the day. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index dipped a slightly less precipitous 2%. An analyst\'s somewhat gloomy update was one big reason why.\nSo what\nBefore the session opened, AllianceBernstein prognosticator Toni Sacconaghi published a new Apple research note. In it, he highlighted the fact that the growth rate of its services revenue has declined for six quarters in a row. On top of that, its gross margins fell in its most recently reported quarter.\nSacconaghi explained this by writing that Apple\'s take from advertising and app store sales has not been strong. This matters, because these sources provide roughly 60% of the tech giant\'s total services revenue. He pointed out that in Q3 2021, its advertising growth was over 60%. Now, ad revenues are shrinking. And app store revenue has risen by only 4% on average over the last four quarters.\nMeanwhile, Sacconaghi wrote, other elements of the services business have averaged 15% improvement in the last three-plus years of operation.\nNow what\nYet the analyst sees hope for a recovery.\n"The digital advertising market is expected to rebound to low double-digit growth, and Apple should grow faster given its own advertising business," he wrote. As it does, app store revenue is positioned to rise at double-digit percentage rates, thanks largely to higher sales of subscriptions -- an increasingly popular business model.\nDespite the bearish tone of his note, Sacconaghi isn\'t recommending investors sell their Apple shares. He maintained his market-perform (hold) stance on the stock, with a price target of $125 per share.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nEric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shareholders had a trading session to forget on Tuesday. So what Before the session opened, AllianceBernstein prognosticator Toni Sacconaghi published a new Apple research note. As it does, app store revenue is positioned to rise at double-digit percentage rates, thanks largely to higher sales of subscriptions -- an increasingly popular business model.', 'news_luhn_summary': "What happened Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shareholders had a trading session to forget on Tuesday. As it does, app store revenue is positioned to rise at double-digit percentage rates, thanks largely to higher sales of subscriptions -- an increasingly popular business model. Despite the bearish tone of his note, Sacconaghi isn't recommending investors sell their Apple shares.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Stock Tasted Sour on Tuesday', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shareholders had a trading session to forget on Tuesday. And app store revenue has risen by only 4% on average over the last four quarters. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'What happened Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shareholders had a trading session to forget on Tuesday. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Eric Volkman has positions in Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-feb-21-2023-%3A-vale-itub-shv-shop-aapl-pff-onem-amzn-qqq-mro', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 3.94 to 12,064.24. The total After hours volume is currently 119,943,942 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nVALE S.A. (VALE) is unchanged at $17.04, with 8,997,526 shares traded. VALE\'s current last sale is 87.38% of the target price of $19.5.\n\nItau Unibanco Banco Holding SA (ITUB) is +0.05 at $5.06, with 7,881,540 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ITUB is in the "buy range".\n\niShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (SHV) is +0.0113 at $110.14, with 4,752,793 shares traded. This represents a .37% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nShopify Inc. (SHOP) is unchanged at $41.42, with 3,645,423 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.12. SHOP\'s current last sale is 92.04% of the target price of $45.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.1 at $148.58, with 3,090,985 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.25. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\niShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) is -0.05 at $32.05, with 3,000,466 shares traded. This represents a 7.59% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\n1Life Healthcare, Inc. (ONEM) is +1.4 at $17.87, with 2,809,257 shares traded.ONEM is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 2/22/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is -0.52 per share, which represents a -50 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.17 at $94.75, with 2,582,876 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.29. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +1.5477 at $295.58, with 2,516,254 shares traded. This represents a 16.25% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nMarathon Oil Corporation (MRO) is -0.02 at $25.40, with 2,321,944 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.96. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MRO is in the "buy range".\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is +0.02 at $34.54, with 2,269,327 shares traded. BAC\'s current last sale is 90.89% of the target price of $38.\n\nNiSource, Inc (NI) is unchanged at $26.95, with 1,471,228 shares traded.NI is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 2/22/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.49 per share, which represents a 39 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.1 at $148.58, with 3,090,985 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". 1Life Healthcare, Inc. (ONEM) is +1.4 at $17.87, with 2,809,257 shares traded.ONEM is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 2/22/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.1 at $148.58, with 3,090,985 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The consensus earnings per share forecast is -0.52 per share, which represents a -50 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Feb 21, 2023 : VALE, ITUB, SHV, SHOP, AAPL, PFF, ONEM, AMZN, QQQ, MRO, BAC, NI', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.1 at $148.58, with 3,090,985 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.1 at $148.58, with 3,090,985 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The consensus earnings per share forecast is -0.52 per share, which represents a -50 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/biden-admin-wont-veto-itcs-apple-watch-import-ban-ruling-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Blake Brittain\n(Reuters) - The Biden Administration has decided not to overrule a U.S. International Trade Commission decision that could block imports of Apple Inc's AAPL.O Apple Watches for infringing AliveCor Inc patents related to heart monitoring, AliveCor said Tuesday.\nAn AliveCor spokesperson said the office of the U.S. Trade Representative told the company it would not veto the decision. Any ITC ban is still on hold while Apple and AliveCor continue to clash over the patents.\nThe ITC ruled in December that imports of Apple's smartwatches should be banned for infringing AliveCor's patents, but it placed the ban on pause while related proceedings over the patents run their course. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office found the patents invalid earlier that month, in a ruling that AliveCor has said it will appeal.\nApple said Tuesday it will appeal the ITC's import ban decision, which it said would have a negative effect on public health.\nRepresentatives for the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday. The trade representative's office and the ITC had no comment.\nThe White House had 60 days to decide whether to veto the ITC's Dec. 22 ruling based on policy concerns.\nPresidential vetoes of ITC import bans have historically been rare. However, the Obama administration reversed a ban on some iPhones and iPads in 2013 in a patent fight between Apple and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, citing its effects on U.S. consumers and economic competition.\nAliveCor accused Apple of infringing three patents related to its KardiaBand, an Apple Watch accessory that monitors a user's heart rate, detects irregularities and performs an electrocardiogram to identify heart problems like atrial fibrillation.\nMountain View, California-based AliveCor told the ITC that Apple copied its technology and drove it out of the market by making Apple's operating system incompatible with the KardiaBand.\nApple Watch Series 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 have ECG technology. Apple introduced its most recent Series 8 last year.\nAliveCor has separately sued Apple in California federal court for allegedly monopolizing the U.S. market for Apple Watch heart-rate apps, and filed a related patent infringement lawsuit against Apple in Texas federal court.\nApple has countersued AliveCor in San Francisco federal court for allegedly infringing its patents.\nThe ITC case is Certain Wearable Electronic Devices With ECG Functionality and Components Thereof, U.S. International Trade Commission, No. 337-TA-1266.\n(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington; Editing by David Bario)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - The Biden Administration has decided not to overrule a U.S. International Trade Commission decision that could block imports of Apple Inc's AAPL.O Apple Watches for infringing AliveCor Inc patents related to heart monitoring, AliveCor said Tuesday. Apple said Tuesday it will appeal the ITC's import ban decision, which it said would have a negative effect on public health. However, the Obama administration reversed a ban on some iPhones and iPads in 2013 in a patent fight between Apple and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, citing its effects on U.S. consumers and economic competition.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - The Biden Administration has decided not to overrule a U.S. International Trade Commission decision that could block imports of Apple Inc's AAPL.O Apple Watches for infringing AliveCor Inc patents related to heart monitoring, AliveCor said Tuesday. Apple said Tuesday it will appeal the ITC's import ban decision, which it said would have a negative effect on public health. AliveCor accused Apple of infringing three patents related to its KardiaBand, an Apple Watch accessory that monitors a user's heart rate, detects irregularities and performs an electrocardiogram to identify heart problems like atrial fibrillation.", 'news_article_title': "Biden admin won't veto ITC's Apple Watch import ban ruling", 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - The Biden Administration has decided not to overrule a U.S. International Trade Commission decision that could block imports of Apple Inc's AAPL.O Apple Watches for infringing AliveCor Inc patents related to heart monitoring, AliveCor said Tuesday. The ITC ruled in December that imports of Apple's smartwatches should be banned for infringing AliveCor's patents, but it placed the ban on pause while related proceedings over the patents run their course. Apple Watch Series 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 have ECG technology.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - The Biden Administration has decided not to overrule a U.S. International Trade Commission decision that could block imports of Apple Inc's AAPL.O Apple Watches for infringing AliveCor Inc patents related to heart monitoring, AliveCor said Tuesday. The ITC ruled in December that imports of Apple's smartwatches should be banned for infringing AliveCor's patents, but it placed the ban on pause while related proceedings over the patents run their course. AliveCor has separately sued Apple in California federal court for allegedly monopolizing the U.S. market for Apple Watch heart-rate apps, and filed a related patent infringement lawsuit against Apple in Texas federal court."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/biden-admin-wont-veto-itcs-apple-watch-import-ban-ruling', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Blake Brittain\nFeb 21 (Reuters) - The Biden Administration has decided not to overrule a U.S. International Trade Commission decision that could block imports of Apple Inc's AAPL.O Apple Watches for infringing AliveCor Inc patents related to heart monitoring, AliveCor said Tuesday.\nAn AliveCor spokesperson said the office of the U.S. Trade Representative told the company it would not veto the decision. Any ITC ban is still on hold while Apple and AliveCor continue to clash over the patents.\nRepresentatives for Apple and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday. The trade representative's office and the ITC had no comment.\nThe ITC ruled in December that imports of Apple's smartwatches should be banned for infringing AliveCor's patents, but it placed the ban on pause while related proceedings over the patents run their course. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office found the patents invalid earlier that month, in a ruling that AliveCor has said it will appeal.\nThe White House had 60 days to decide whether to veto the ITC's Dec. 22 ruling based on policy concerns.\nPresidential vetoes of ITC import bans have historically been rare. However, the Obama administration reversed a ban on some iPhones and iPads in 2013 in a patent fight between Apple and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, citing its effects on U.S. consumers and economic competition.\nAliveCor accused Apple of infringing three patents related to its KardiaBand, an Apple Watch accessory that monitors a user's heart rate, detects irregularities and performs an electrocardiogram to identify heart problems like atrial fibrillation.\nMountain View, California-based AliveCor told the ITC that Apple copied its technology and drove it out of the market by making Apple's operating system incompatible with the KardiaBand.\nApple Watch Series 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 have ECG technology. Apple introduced its most recent Series 8 last year.\nAliveCor has separately sued Apple in California federal court for allegedly monopolizing the U.S. market for Apple Watch heart-rate apps, and filed a related patent infringement lawsuit against Apple in Texas federal court.\nApple has countersued AliveCor in San Francisco federal court for allegedly infringing its patents.\nThe ITC case is Certain Wearable Electronic Devices With ECG Functionality and Components Thereof, U.S. International Trade Commission, No. 337-TA-1266.\n(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington; Editing by David Bario)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Blake Brittain Feb 21 (Reuters) - The Biden Administration has decided not to overrule a U.S. International Trade Commission decision that could block imports of Apple Inc's AAPL.O Apple Watches for infringing AliveCor Inc patents related to heart monitoring, AliveCor said Tuesday. However, the Obama administration reversed a ban on some iPhones and iPads in 2013 in a patent fight between Apple and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, citing its effects on U.S. consumers and economic competition. The ITC case is Certain Wearable Electronic Devices With ECG Functionality and Components Thereof, U.S. International Trade Commission, No.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Blake Brittain Feb 21 (Reuters) - The Biden Administration has decided not to overrule a U.S. International Trade Commission decision that could block imports of Apple Inc's AAPL.O Apple Watches for infringing AliveCor Inc patents related to heart monitoring, AliveCor said Tuesday. The ITC ruled in December that imports of Apple's smartwatches should be banned for infringing AliveCor's patents, but it placed the ban on pause while related proceedings over the patents run their course. AliveCor accused Apple of infringing three patents related to its KardiaBand, an Apple Watch accessory that monitors a user's heart rate, detects irregularities and performs an electrocardiogram to identify heart problems like atrial fibrillation.", 'news_article_title': "Biden admin won't veto ITC's Apple Watch import ban ruling", 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain Feb 21 (Reuters) - The Biden Administration has decided not to overrule a U.S. International Trade Commission decision that could block imports of Apple Inc's AAPL.O Apple Watches for infringing AliveCor Inc patents related to heart monitoring, AliveCor said Tuesday. The trade representative's office and the ITC had no comment. Apple Watch Series 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 have ECG technology.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain Feb 21 (Reuters) - The Biden Administration has decided not to overrule a U.S. International Trade Commission decision that could block imports of Apple Inc's AAPL.O Apple Watches for infringing AliveCor Inc patents related to heart monitoring, AliveCor said Tuesday. The ITC ruled in December that imports of Apple's smartwatches should be banned for infringing AliveCor's patents, but it placed the ban on pause while related proceedings over the patents run their course. AliveCor has separately sued Apple in California federal court for allegedly monopolizing the U.S. market for Apple Watch heart-rate apps, and filed a related patent infringement lawsuit against Apple in Texas federal court."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-etfs-to-buy-for-a-tech-stock-rebound', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "After years of leading the market forward, tech stocks their shine in 2022. Rampant inflation and rising interest rates dampened investor interest in tech stocks, especially unprofitable ones or ones trading at demanding valuations. \nWhile some correction was probably warranted after years of outperformance, the sell-off perhaps went too far. This is evident in the way that tech stocks are roaring back so far in 2023. Several factors are behind tech’s rebound -- animal spirits are returning to the tech sector thanks to growing investor interest in advances in artificial intelligence (AI).\nFurthermore, high-profile tech companies like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Salesforce (NYSE:CRM), and Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) seem to be getting the market’s message and placing a new emphasis on profitability and managing expenses. Investors are greeting this shift in focus with enthusiasm.\nLastly, some investors believe that the Fed’s interest rate hikes will slow in pace this year. With this changing backdrop in mind, here are three top tech ETFs investors can add to their portfolios to gain exposure to tech’s rebound. \nInvesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ)\nThe Nasdaq (NDX) has always been associated with technology and innovation, and the Invesco QQQ Trust is tailor-made to track the Nasdaq 100. This is a massive ETF with almost $162 billion in assets under management (AUM). As one would expect from a tech-heavy fund, QQQ fell 32.5% and has rallied to a 13.9% gain in 2023. \nBecause the Invesco QQQ Trust replicates the 100 largest stocks in the Nasdaq, QQQ’s top 10 holdings are essentially a who's who of large-cap tech companies like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Meta Platforms. Also included are semiconductor stocks like Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO), along with the world’s largest automaker by market value, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). Consumer staples stalwart Pepsi (NASDAQ:PEP) is a non-tech stock in the top 10. QQQ holds 102 stocks, and these top 10 holdings account for 53% of the fund.\nQQQ features an investor-friendly expense ratio of just 0.2%. Additionally, it pays a dividend and currently yields 0.7%.\nThe Invesco QQQ Trust also screens positively based on a number of other indicators. It has an ETF Smart Score of 8, indicating an Outperform rating, and the consensus is that QQQ is a Moderate Buy. The average QQQ stock price target of $348.90 indicates upside potential of 15.9% versus current levels. \nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK)\nWhile QQQ focuses on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is an ETF from State Street that invests in the technology sector of the S&P 500 (SPX). XLK's top holdings overlap with those of QQQ, as Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Broadcom are represented in the top 10 of both funds.\nHowever, one difference between the two ETFs is that XLK's top holdings include payment networks like Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA). This is because these stocks are listed on the NYSE rather than the Nasdaq. While they are perhaps not immediately associated with tech, these mega caps can be considered fintech companies.\nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR has 78 positions, and its top 10 holdings make up 67.9% of the fund. \nXLK fell 27.7% in 2022, but it has stormed out to a 13.4% gain so far in 2023. \nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund has an ETF Smart Score of 8 and a Moderate Buy consensus rating from analysts. Blogger sentiment and news sentiment are both bullish, while crowd wisdom is negative. Additionally, hedge fund involvement is decreasing. \nXLK isn’t quite as large as QQQ, but this is still a major ETF, with $42 billion in AUM. While QQQ features an investor-friendly expense ratio of 0.2%, XLK features an even more appealing expense ratio of just 0.1%. Like QQQ, XLK also pays a dividend and currently yields a slightly higher 0.9%. \nARK Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA:ARKK) \nWhile QQQ and XLK have a lot in common, investors can think of the ARK Innovation ETF as a supercharged version of these ETFs. ARKK amplifies both the good and bad aspects of the tech sector. When the market is negative on tech stocks and in risk-off mode, ARK Innovation struggles. But when investor enthusiasm for tech is high, and the market returns to a more risk-on sentiment, ARK Innovation outperforms.\nThis is evident in its recent performance. ARKK fell much further than XLK or QQQ last year, with a 67% decline. However, while XLK and QQQ have rallied this year, ARKK has outperformed them with a turbo-charged rally of 37.4% year-to-date.\nThis is because ARKK places more of a focus on “disruptive innovation.” While these companies boast potentially impressive technologies, some of them are not yet profitable or trade at higher multiples, so these are higher-risk, higher-reward holdings.\nIt means that you won’t see steady stocks like Pepsi, Visa, or Mastercard in ARKK’s top holdings. Instead, you’ll find stocks like Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), Unity Software (NYSE:U), Spotify (NYSE:SPOT), Shopify (NYSE:SHOP), and Block (NYSE:SQ). One thing that ARKK has in common with QQQ is a top 10 position in Tesla. In ARKK’s case, Tesla is the fund’s top holding, and it accounts for over 10% of the fund.\nAdditionally, ARKK is more concentrated than QQQ or XLK, with just 30 holdings. Its top 10 holdings make up 62.4% of the fund. While QQQ and Nasdaq track indices, ARKK's holdings are at the discretion of ARK’s portfolio management team. The ARK Innovation ETF has a higher expense ratio than the other two ETFs, coming in at 0.75%. ARKK does not pay a dividend like the ETFs discussed above, and it's a smaller fund than QQQ and XLK, with $7.9 billion in AUM.\nARKK has an ETF Smart Score of 5, indicating a Neutral rating. Blogger sentiment is also neutral, while crowd wisdom is very negative. Interestingly, analysts collectively view ARKK as a Hold, but the average ARKK stock price target of $48.54 indicates upside potential of 18.8%. \nInvestor Takeaway \nAll three of these tech-centric ETFs are off to strong starts in 2023 as investor enthusiasm for tech returns. These ETFs are likely to continue performing well if interest rates remain under control this year, big-tech companies continue to focus on profitability, and AI continues to capture the imagination of investors.\nIf the market turns south, all three of these ETFs could suffer. Nevertheless, XLK and QQQ likely offer more ballast than ARKK in the event of another downturn in tech sentiment thanks to their focus on large-cap tech, their broader range holdings, and their dividends. However, if the market remains hot, ARKK will likely outperform them.\nOne strategy investors interested in tech could consider employing is holding either QQQ or XLK and then a smaller position in ARKK to capture some of the upside while maintaining lower risk.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Because the Invesco QQQ Trust replicates the 100 largest stocks in the Nasdaq, QQQ’s top 10 holdings are essentially a who's who of large-cap tech companies like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Meta Platforms. The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund has an ETF Smart Score of 8 and a Moderate Buy consensus rating from analysts. This is because ARKK places more of a focus on “disruptive innovation.” While these companies boast potentially impressive technologies, some of them are not yet profitable or trade at higher multiples, so these are higher-risk, higher-reward holdings.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Because the Invesco QQQ Trust replicates the 100 largest stocks in the Nasdaq, QQQ’s top 10 holdings are essentially a who's who of large-cap tech companies like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Meta Platforms. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK) While QQQ focuses on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is an ETF from State Street that invests in the technology sector of the S&P 500 (SPX). The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund has an ETF Smart Score of 8 and a Moderate Buy consensus rating from analysts.", 'news_article_title': '3 ETFs to Buy for a Tech Stock Rebound', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Because the Invesco QQQ Trust replicates the 100 largest stocks in the Nasdaq, QQQ’s top 10 holdings are essentially a who's who of large-cap tech companies like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Meta Platforms. But when investor enthusiasm for tech is high, and the market returns to a more risk-on sentiment, ARK Innovation outperforms. ARKK does not pay a dividend like the ETFs discussed above, and it's a smaller fund than QQQ and XLK, with $7.9 billion in AUM.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Because the Invesco QQQ Trust replicates the 100 largest stocks in the Nasdaq, QQQ’s top 10 holdings are essentially a who's who of large-cap tech companies like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Meta Platforms. Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) The Nasdaq (NDX) has always been associated with technology and innovation, and the Invesco QQQ Trust is tailor-made to track the Nasdaq 100. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK) While QQQ focuses on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is an ETF from State Street that invests in the technology sector of the S&P 500 (SPX)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-tumbles-as-walmart-home-depot-forecasts-disappoint', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Johann M Cherian\nFeb 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main stock indexes fell more than 1% on Tuesday as gloomy forecasts from retailers Home Depot and Walmart added to worries that a sharp rise in interest rates and high inflation were taking a toll on the U.S. economy.\nHome Depot IncHD.N fell 5.4% to a three-month low after the No. 1 domestic home improvement chain warned of weakening demand and issued a dour profit forecast for 2023.\nSmaller rival Lowe\'s Cos Inc LOW.N fell 4.8% ahead of its results next week.\nWalmart WMT.N, the world\'s largest retailer, shed 0.2% after it forecast full-year earnings below estimates and painted a grim picture of hotter-than-expected food inflation squeezing profit margins.\n"Walmart is a bellwether for how the consumer is doing and the fact is that they envision that the consumer may be getting to that point of having to pull back," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B Riley Wealth.\nAnalysts are expecting earnings of S&P 500 companies to grow by 1.6% in 2023, compared to a 4.4% growth estimated at the start of the year, as per Refinitiv data.\nTen of the major 11 S&P 500 sectors fell, with the consumer discretionary index .SPLRCD slumping 2.1%.\nAt 10:02 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 424.64 points, or 1.26%, at 33,402.05, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 47.46 points, or 1.16%, at 4,031.63, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 165.27 points, or 1.40%, at 11,622.00.\nU.S. stocks have added to their gains so far this year after its worst annual showing in more than a decade in 2022, as investors hoped the central bank\'s rate-hike cycle was nearing its end.\nHowever, recent economic data has pointed to a resilient economy with inflation far from the Fed\'s 2% target, raising bets for two or three more 25 basis point increases.\nThe central bank has got more wiggle room to raise rates as U.S. business activity unexpectedly rebounded in February, according to a survey, underpinned by a robust services sector.\nMoney market participants see the benchmark level peaking to a 5.3% in July, and staying near those levels throughout the year.\nAdding to the glum mood, yield on the U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury note US10YT=TWEB edged higher, pressuring rate-sensitive growth stocks.\nApple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 1.6% and 1.6%. US/\nIn a bright spot, Meta Platforms Inc META.O added 0.7% after the Facebook parent said it is testing a monthly subscription service called Meta Verified, which will let users verify their accounts using a government ID and get a blue badge.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 5.23-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 3.50-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and one new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 26 new highs and 50 new lows.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 1.6% and 1.6%. By Johann M Cherian Feb 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes fell more than 1% on Tuesday as gloomy forecasts from retailers Home Depot and Walmart added to worries that a sharp rise in interest rates and high inflation were taking a toll on the U.S. economy. Walmart WMT.N, the world's largest retailer, shed 0.2% after it forecast full-year earnings below estimates and painted a grim picture of hotter-than-expected food inflation squeezing profit margins.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 1.6% and 1.6%. By Johann M Cherian Feb 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes fell more than 1% on Tuesday as gloomy forecasts from retailers Home Depot and Walmart added to worries that a sharp rise in interest rates and high inflation were taking a toll on the U.S. economy. Home Depot IncHD.N fell 5.4% to a three-month low after the No.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St tumbles as Walmart, Home Depot forecasts disappoint', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 1.6% and 1.6%. By Johann M Cherian Feb 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main stock indexes fell more than 1% on Tuesday as gloomy forecasts from retailers Home Depot and Walmart added to worries that a sharp rise in interest rates and high inflation were taking a toll on the U.S. economy. "Walmart is a bellwether for how the consumer is doing and the fact is that they envision that the consumer may be getting to that point of having to pull back," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B Riley Wealth.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 1.6% and 1.6%. By Johann M Cherian Feb 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes fell more than 1% on Tuesday as gloomy forecasts from retailers Home Depot and Walmart added to worries that a sharp rise in interest rates and high inflation were taking a toll on the U.S. economy. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 424.64 points, or 1.26%, at 33,402.05, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 47.46 points, or 1.16%, at 4,031.63, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 165.27 points, or 1.40%, at 11,622.00."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/anti-esg-crusader-ramaswamy-launches-u.s.-presidential-bid', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Isla Binnie\nNEW YORK, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Vivek Ramaswamy, the activist investor who launched a firm last year to pressure companies to abandon environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives, said on Tuesday he would run for President of the United States.\nRamaswamy, 37, will step down as executive chairman of Strive Asset Management, which raised more than $650 million from investors in less than six months, to pursue his bid for the presidency in 2024, according to the firm\'s website.\n"We\'ve celebrated our \'diversity\' so much that we forgot all the ways we\'re really the same as Americans, bound by ideals that united a divided, headstrong group of people 250 years ago," Ramaswamy tweeted on Tuesday following his announcement.\nA former biotechnology investor and executive, Ramaswamy will pursue the Republican nomination in what is shaping up to be a crowded field.\nFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott are among those considering mounting a challenge to former President Donald Trump, who has already announced his candidacy and is, according to most opinion polls, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination. Former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley has also announced her candidacy.\nA political outsider, Ramaswamy rose to prominence in 2021 as the author of "Woke Inc: Inside Corporate America\'s Social Justice Scam". His new firm bought small stakes in some of the world\'s biggest companies, including Chevron Corp CVX.N, BlackRock Inc BLK.N, Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, and called on them to drop ESG policies such as advancing diversity or cutting carbon emissions in order to focus on their profits.\nIt is unclear how much impact Strive has had on the companies it pressured. But Ramaswamy\'s contrarian message made him popular in conservative political circles and a regular guest on cable TV shows.\nRamaswamy co-founded Strive with former Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA executive Anson Frericks, who will continue to run the firm.\n(Reporting by Isla Binnie in New York; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)\n(([email protected]; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'His new firm bought small stakes in some of the world\'s biggest companies, including Chevron Corp CVX.N, BlackRock Inc BLK.N, Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, and called on them to drop ESG policies such as advancing diversity or cutting carbon emissions in order to focus on their profits. By Isla Binnie NEW YORK, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Vivek Ramaswamy, the activist investor who launched a firm last year to pressure companies to abandon environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives, said on Tuesday he would run for President of the United States. "We\'ve celebrated our \'diversity\' so much that we forgot all the ways we\'re really the same as Americans, bound by ideals that united a divided, headstrong group of people 250 years ago," Ramaswamy tweeted on Tuesday following his announcement.', 'news_luhn_summary': "His new firm bought small stakes in some of the world's biggest companies, including Chevron Corp CVX.N, BlackRock Inc BLK.N, Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, and called on them to drop ESG policies such as advancing diversity or cutting carbon emissions in order to focus on their profits. By Isla Binnie NEW YORK, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Vivek Ramaswamy, the activist investor who launched a firm last year to pressure companies to abandon environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives, said on Tuesday he would run for President of the United States. A former biotechnology investor and executive, Ramaswamy will pursue the Republican nomination in what is shaping up to be a crowded field.", 'news_article_title': 'Anti-ESG crusader Ramaswamy launches U.S. presidential bid', 'news_lexrank_summary': "His new firm bought small stakes in some of the world's biggest companies, including Chevron Corp CVX.N, BlackRock Inc BLK.N, Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, and called on them to drop ESG policies such as advancing diversity or cutting carbon emissions in order to focus on their profits. By Isla Binnie NEW YORK, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Vivek Ramaswamy, the activist investor who launched a firm last year to pressure companies to abandon environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives, said on Tuesday he would run for President of the United States. Ramaswamy, 37, will step down as executive chairman of Strive Asset Management, which raised more than $650 million from investors in less than six months, to pursue his bid for the presidency in 2024, according to the firm's website.", 'news_textrank_summary': "His new firm bought small stakes in some of the world's biggest companies, including Chevron Corp CVX.N, BlackRock Inc BLK.N, Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Apple Inc AAPL.O, and called on them to drop ESG policies such as advancing diversity or cutting carbon emissions in order to focus on their profits. By Isla Binnie NEW YORK, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Vivek Ramaswamy, the activist investor who launched a firm last year to pressure companies to abandon environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives, said on Tuesday he would run for President of the United States. Ramaswamy, 37, will step down as executive chairman of Strive Asset Management, which raised more than $650 million from investors in less than six months, to pursue his bid for the presidency in 2024, according to the firm's website."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/which-matana-stocks-have-the-most-upside', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Move over ‘FAANG.’ There’s a new stock investing acronym in town.\nNot to be confused with the hit song from ‘The Lion King,’ MATANA is the latest term to describe the market’s technology leaders. The catchy sextet (in order) consists of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). It represents a powerful group of companies driving the world’s biggest innovations — from electronic devices and software to artificial intelligence and e-commerce. \nThe MATANA stocks comprise nearly 50% of the widely followed Nasdaq-100 index. Since they influence the benchmark’s day-to-day returns so much, growth investors should be well-versed in how these companies perform. \nThe MATANA group has largely replaced FAANG as the tech sector bellwether. Facebook (now Meta Platforms), Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google (now Alphabet) once ruled the roost in high tech. But with Meta Platforms facing a digital ad spending slowdown and Netflix experiencing subscriber losses, social media and streaming video have lost some of their luster.\nThis has ushered in a new collection of ‘must-have’ tech innovators that dominate their respective markets. Yet with these names commanding $100 to $200 share prices, owing all six may be impractical (until a MATANA exchange-traded fund (ETF) invariably comes along).\nSo how is one to choose among the cream of the crop? \nHakuna Matata, no worries.\nAccording to Wall Street research firms, these three MATANA stocks have the best return potential over the next 12-plus months.\nWhat is the Best MATANA Stock to Own? \nWith an average analyst price target of $137, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has the most room to run. At current levels, this equates to more than 40% upside. Some sell-side firms see the e-commerce leader going much higher. \nEarlier this month, Tigress Financial gave Amazon a $192 target, which suggests the stock can double from here. Given the challenging macro backdrop, others are more cautious. Rosenblatt Securities recently offered a $106 target which is less than 10% upside.\nWhether Amazon soars or merely inches higher from here will depend on two questions: 1) will inflation and rates cool enough to spur a significant revival in online shopping activity, and 2) will an improved economic outlook push more enterprises to spend on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure? \nAs it continues to regroup from a post-pandemic hangover, Amazon gave a cautious outlook for the first quarter of 2023. The extent to which retail spending and digital transformation are on hold won’t be known until Amazon reports Q1 results in late-April. The Street thinks better news and big gains lie ahead. \nIs Wall Street Bullish on Alphabet Stock?\nAlphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has a projected gain that’s right behind that of Amazon. The consensus price target is just shy of $130, which means 37% separates Alphabet from its current bogey. It’s upside that seems reasonable considering the online search king is down roughly the same percentage from its February 2022 peak. \nWall Street's unanimously bullish position makes Alphabet a more compelling MATANA pick. Over the past three months, a perfect 32 of 32 firms have called Alphabet stock a ‘buy.’ It's hard to take a contrarian stance when more than two dozen analysts who eat, sleep and breathe the company see Alphabet stock heading higher. \nThe reset button has effectively been hit for Alphabet after reporting just 2% revenue growth for the fourth quarter. Yes, advertisers have pulled back spending in a weakened economy, but it doesn’t change Google’s command of the search market. As macro conditions improve, ad dollars will return because they have to — 76% of today’s searches happen on Google. \nThis dominance has the Street expecting a return to double-digit profit growth within the next few years. It’s highly unlikely that this herd of bulls has the long-term forecast wrong. \nDoes Microsoft Stock Have More Upside?\nThere’s a big jump down to the MATANA stock with the next best upside, and that’s Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). The Street’s $292 target implies 13% upside, slightly ahead of Apple’s projected gain. Microsoft’s run from here may be limited because the stock has already bounced 20% off its November 2022 low.\nMicrosoft's rally has come at the hands of two major catalysts. First, better-than-expected December quarter earnings suggested an inflection point is near regarding sluggish Windows, Office and Azure spending. For the current quarter, analysts anticipate 11% bottom-line growth, which would be the highest in five quarters. \nSecond, the company’s aggressive push into conversational AI has demonstrated leadership in this emerging technology. Microsoft recently announced that its Edge and Bing browsers would come with AI chat functionality similar to ChatGPT in which it has invested $10 billion. \nBased on the sharp year-to-date advance (and technical indicators such as MACD), Microsoft could probably have a better entry point. If the stock revisits the $230 level, this would be a more favorable entry — especially considering $220 has proven to be reliable support.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The catchy sextet (in order) consists of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). It represents a powerful group of companies driving the world’s biggest innovations — from electronic devices and software to artificial intelligence and e-commerce. But with Meta Platforms facing a digital ad spending slowdown and Netflix experiencing subscriber losses, social media and streaming video have lost some of their luster.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The catchy sextet (in order) consists of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Facebook (now Meta Platforms), Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google (now Alphabet) once ruled the roost in high tech. With an average analyst price target of $137, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has the most room to run.', 'news_article_title': 'Which ‘MATANA’ Stocks Have the Most Upside?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The catchy sextet (in order) consists of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). What is the Best MATANA Stock to Own? Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has a projected gain that’s right behind that of Amazon.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The catchy sextet (in order) consists of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Over the past three months, a perfect 32 of 32 firms have called Alphabet stock a ‘buy.’ It's hard to take a contrarian stance when more than two dozen analysts who eat, sleep and breathe the company see Alphabet stock heading higher. There’s a big jump down to the MATANA stock with the next best upside, and that’s Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-for-lower-open-as-walmart-home-depot-forecasts-disappoint', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Johann M Cherian\nFeb 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main stock indexes were set to open lower on Tuesday as retailers Walmart and Home Depot delivered a double blow to traders returning after a long weekend amid worries that interest rates will remain higher for longer.\nWalmart, the world\'s largest retailer WMT.N, shed 3.7% in premarket trading as it forecast full-year earnings below estimates and said consumers were likely to continue shopping for lower-priced items that could pressure its margins.\n"Walmart is a bellweather for how the consumer is doing and the fact is that they envision that the consumer may be getting to that point of having to pull back," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B Riley Wealth.\nHome Depot HD.N dropped 4.0% as the home improvement chain forecast annual profit below estimates due to higher supply-chain costs and weak demand.\nSmaller rival Lowe\'s Cos Inc LOW.N, which is expected to post results next week, was down 2.9%.\nThe U.S. stock market got a lift this year from its worst annual showing in more than a decade in 2022, as investors were hopeful that the central bank\'s rate hiking cycle was nearing its end.\nHowever, recent economic data has pointed to a resilient economy with inflation far from the Fed\'s 2% target, raising bets for two or three more 25 basis point hikes amid dwindling hopes of rate cuts at year-end.\nMoney market participants see the benchmark level peaking to a 5.3% in July, and staying near those levels throughout the year.\nAt 7:54 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 285 points, or 0.84%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 29.5 points, or 0.72%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 117.25 points, or 0.95%.\nYield on the U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury note US10YT=TWEB edged higher, in turn pressuring rate-sensitive growth stocks.\nApple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 1% and 1.5%. US/\nTraders find government bonds as a safe alternative to investments in riskier assets like megacap firms.\nIn a bright spot, Meta Platforms Inc META.O added 1.4% after the Facebook parent said it is testing a monthly subscription service called Meta Verified, which will let users verify their accounts using a government ID and get a blue badge.\nTraders are awaiting business activity data for February at 9:45 a.m. ET. The S&P Global Flash U.S. Composite Output Index is expected to rise to 47.5 as per a Reuters poll from a 46.8 in the previous month.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 1% and 1.5%. By Johann M Cherian Feb 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes were set to open lower on Tuesday as retailers Walmart and Home Depot delivered a double blow to traders returning after a long weekend amid worries that interest rates will remain higher for longer. Walmart, the world's largest retailer WMT.N, shed 3.7% in premarket trading as it forecast full-year earnings below estimates and said consumers were likely to continue shopping for lower-priced items that could pressure its margins.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 1% and 1.5%. By Johann M Cherian Feb 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes were set to open lower on Tuesday as retailers Walmart and Home Depot delivered a double blow to traders returning after a long weekend amid worries that interest rates will remain higher for longer. Home Depot HD.N dropped 4.0% as the home improvement chain forecast annual profit below estimates due to higher supply-chain costs and weak demand.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set for lower open as Walmart, Home Depot forecasts disappoint', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 1% and 1.5%. By Johann M Cherian Feb 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes were set to open lower on Tuesday as retailers Walmart and Home Depot delivered a double blow to traders returning after a long weekend amid worries that interest rates will remain higher for longer. Walmart, the world's largest retailer WMT.N, shed 3.7% in premarket trading as it forecast full-year earnings below estimates and said consumers were likely to continue shopping for lower-priced items that could pressure its margins.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 1% and 1.5%. By Johann M Cherian Feb 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes were set to open lower on Tuesday as retailers Walmart and Home Depot delivered a double blow to traders returning after a long weekend amid worries that interest rates will remain higher for longer. However, recent economic data has pointed to a resilient economy with inflation far from the Fed's 2% target, raising bets for two or three more 25 basis point hikes amid dwindling hopes of rate cuts at year-end."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-tech-crash-5-tech-etfs-up-double-digit-past-month', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The technology sector, which had its best January in decades, faltered lately following a slew of weak earnings reports from the tech titans and renewed rising rate concerns. The U.S. benchmark treasury yield started to rise all over again as the release of upbeat economic data points and stubborn inflation data triggered the possibilities of faster and fatter Fed rate hikes.\nRising rate worries dampen the appeal of the stocks that rely on easy borrowing for superior growth. Hence, shares of high-growth technology companies remain in a tight spot in such a scenario. Moreover, earnings results were not satisfactory. Meanwhile, the pandemic-led boom of the tech sector resulting from the stay-at-home trend is fading as the health crisis is ebbing. The tech sector is now in the process of right-sizing.\nEarnings from 83.7% of the tech sector’s market capitalization that have reported results so far are down 18.9% from the same period last year on 3.7% lower revenues, with 73.2% beating EPS estimates and 71.4% beating revenue estimates. The earnings beat ratio is the lowest in the preceding 20 quarters, while the revenue surprise is also toward the lower end of the 5-year range, per Earnings Trends issued on Feb 15, 2023.\nApple Inc. AAPL shares marked the first year-over-year sales decline since 2019. Intel (INTC) also came up with weaker results and offered a weak outlook for 2023, citing cooling demand for its chips used in personal computers. Although Amazon (AMZN) beat earnings and revenue estimates, it posted the least profitable holiday quarter since 2014 (read: Time to Take a Bite Out of Apple ETFs Following Warren Buffett?)\nAgainst this backdrop, below we highlight a few tech ETFs tht were up double digits past month (as of Feb 17, 2023) against an uptick of 5.81% in the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index. Notably, next-gen Internet, artificial intelligence, cyber security, electric vehicles and blockchain are areas that have remained strong so far this year due to their solid long-term potential. \nETFs in Focus\nARK Next Generation Internet ETF ARKW – Up 16.9% Past Month\nThis ETF is active and does not track a benchmark. The ARK Next Generation Internet ETF is actively managed and seeks long-term growth of capital by investing under normal circumstances primarily in domestic and U.S. exchange traded foreign equity securities of companies that are relevant to the theme of next-generation Internet. The fund charges 83 bps in fees.\nWisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund WCBR – Up 15.6%\nThe underlying WisdomTree Team8 Cybersecurity Index is designed to track the performance of companies primarily involved in providing cyber security-oriented products. The fund charges 45 bps in fees.\nProShares Big Data Refiners ETF DAT – Up 13.5%\nThe underlying FactSet Big Data Refiners Index tracks the performance of companies that provide analytics, software, hardware and other computing infrastructure for managing and extracting information from large structured and unstructured datasets. The fund charges 58 bps in fees.\nARK Innovation ETF ARKK – Up 13.0%\nThis ETF is active and does not track a benchmark. ARK defines ‘‘disruptive innovation’’ as the introduction of a technologically enabled new product or service that potentially changes the way the world works. The fund offers exposure to “genomic revolution,” automation, robotics, energy storage, artificial intelligence, next-generation Internet and fintech innovation. The fund charges 75 bps in fees.\nTrueShares Technology, AI And Deep Learning ETF LRNZ – Up 11.9%\nThe TrueShares Technology, AI and Deep Learning ETF is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund that seeks total return by investing in companies that have a competitive advantage with respect to the development and utilization of artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other deep learning technologies. The fund charges 68 bps in fees.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW): ETF Research Reports\nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports\nTrueShares Technology, AI and Deep Learning ETF (LRNZ): ETF Research Reports\nWisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (WCBR): ETF Research Reports\nProShares Big Data Refiners ETF (DAT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. AAPL shares marked the first year-over-year sales decline since 2019. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW): ETF Research Reports ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports TrueShares Technology, AI and Deep Learning ETF (LRNZ): ETF Research Reports WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (WCBR): ETF Research Reports ProShares Big Data Refiners ETF (DAT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Although Amazon (AMZN) beat earnings and revenue estimates, it posted the least profitable holiday quarter since 2014 (read: Time to Take a Bite Out of Apple ETFs Following Warren Buffett?)', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW): ETF Research Reports ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports TrueShares Technology, AI and Deep Learning ETF (LRNZ): ETF Research Reports WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (WCBR): ETF Research Reports ProShares Big Data Refiners ETF (DAT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL shares marked the first year-over-year sales decline since 2019. ProShares Big Data Refiners ETF DAT – Up 13.5% The underlying FactSet Big Data Refiners Index tracks the performance of companies that provide analytics, software, hardware and other computing infrastructure for managing and extracting information from large structured and unstructured datasets.', 'news_article_title': 'What Tech Crash? 5 Tech ETFs Up Double-Digit Past Month', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW): ETF Research Reports ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports TrueShares Technology, AI and Deep Learning ETF (LRNZ): ETF Research Reports WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (WCBR): ETF Research Reports ProShares Big Data Refiners ETF (DAT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL shares marked the first year-over-year sales decline since 2019. Earnings from 83.7% of the tech sector’s market capitalization that have reported results so far are down 18.9% from the same period last year on 3.7% lower revenues, with 73.2% beating EPS estimates and 71.4% beating revenue estimates.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW): ETF Research Reports ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports TrueShares Technology, AI and Deep Learning ETF (LRNZ): ETF Research Reports WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (WCBR): ETF Research Reports ProShares Big Data Refiners ETF (DAT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL shares marked the first year-over-year sales decline since 2019. ETFs in Focus ARK Next Generation Internet ETF ARKW – Up 16.9% Past Month This ETF is active and does not track a benchmark.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-fall-as-home-depot-outlook-disappoints', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures down: Dow 0.78%, S&P 0.75%, Nasdaq 0.89%\nFeb 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday as fears that interest rates will remain higher for longer gripped traders returning from a long weekend, while disappointing results from Home Depot added to the gloomy mood.\nThe No. 1 U.S. home improvement chainHD.N dropped 3.8% in premarket trading after its fourth-quarter comparable sales fell short of estimates on higher supply-chain costs and weak demand due to inflation.\nInvestors will be focusing on retail giant Walmart Inc's WMT.N results due later in the day.\nAt 6:34 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 264 points, or 0.78%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 30.75 points, or 0.75%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 110.25 points, or 0.89%.\nThe U.S. stock market got a lift this year from its worst annual showing in more than a decade in 2022, as investors were hopeful that the central bank's rate hiking cycle was nearing its end.\nHowever, recent economic data points to a resilient economy with inflation far from the Fed's 2% target, raising bets for two or three more 25 basis point hikes and lower chances of rate cuts at year-end.\nMoney market participants see the benchmark level peaking to a 5.3% in July, and staying near those levels throughout the year.\nYield on the U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury note US10YT=TWEB edged higher, in turn pressuring rate-sensitive growth stocks.\nApple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 1% and 1.4% in premarket trading as yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note climbed. US/\nTraders find government bonds as a safe alternative to investments in riskier assets like megacap firms.\nIn a bright spot, Meta Platforms IncMETA.O added 2.0% after the Facebook parent said it is testing a monthly subscription service called Meta Verified, which will let users verify their accounts using a government ID and get a blue badge.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 1% and 1.4% in premarket trading as yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note climbed. 1 U.S. home improvement chainHD.N dropped 3.8% in premarket trading after its fourth-quarter comparable sales fell short of estimates on higher supply-chain costs and weak demand due to inflation. The U.S. stock market got a lift this year from its worst annual showing in more than a decade in 2022, as investors were hopeful that the central bank's rate hiking cycle was nearing its end.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 1% and 1.4% in premarket trading as yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note climbed. Futures down: Dow 0.78%, S&P 0.75%, Nasdaq 0.89% Feb 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday as fears that interest rates will remain higher for longer gripped traders returning from a long weekend, while disappointing results from Home Depot added to the gloomy mood. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 264 points, or 0.78%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 30.75 points, or 0.75%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 110.25 points, or 0.89%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures fall as Home Depot outlook disappoints', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 1% and 1.4% in premarket trading as yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note climbed. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures down: Dow 0.78%, S&P 0.75%, Nasdaq 0.89% Feb 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday as fears that interest rates will remain higher for longer gripped traders returning from a long weekend, while disappointing results from Home Depot added to the gloomy mood.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 1% and 1.4% in premarket trading as yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note climbed. Futures down: Dow 0.78%, S&P 0.75%, Nasdaq 0.89% Feb 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday as fears that interest rates will remain higher for longer gripped traders returning from a long weekend, while disappointing results from Home Depot added to the gloomy mood. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 264 points, or 0.78%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 30.75 points, or 0.75%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 110.25 points, or 0.89%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/microsofts-president-to-push-activision-deal-at-eu-hearing-google-nvidia-also-present-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft MSFT.O President Brad Smith on Tuesday will seek to convince EU antitrust regulators at a closed hearing that the U.S. software giant\'s $69 billion bid for "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard ATVI.O will boost competition.\nSmith will lead a delegation of 18 senior executives, including Microsoft Gaming Chief Executive Officer Phil Spencer, while Activision will be represented by its CEO Robert Kotick, a European Commission document seen by Reuters showed.\nThe hearing will allow Xbox maker Microsoft to gauge the mood among senior EU and national competition officials and European Commission lawyers ahead of the submission of remedies to address antitrust concerns.\n"I think we will make clear that our acquisition of Activision Blizzard will bring more games to more people on more devices and platforms than ever before," Smith told reporters on his way to the hearing.\nMicrosoft was willing to address concerns with "Call of Duty" licensing offers similar to the 10-year deal with Nintendo 7974.T and regulatory undertakings, Smith added, without providing any further details.\nMicrosoft announced the Activision acquisition in January last year to take on leaders Tencent 0700.HK and Sony 6758.T, but has run into regulatory headwinds in Europe, Britain and the United States.\nSony, which wants the deal to be blocked, sent its gaming chief Jim Ryan.\nAlphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google and chip designer and computing firm Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, which has a gaming business, also took part in the hearing.\n"The European Commission asked for our views in the course of their inquiries into this issue. We will continue to cooperate in any processes, when requested, to ensure all views are considered," a Google spokesperson said.\nNvidia declined to comment. The European Games Developer Federation, which has said the deal will allow Microsoft to challenge Apple AAPL.O, Google and Tencent, is one of the participants.\nVideo game distributor Valve, video game publisher Electronic Arts EA.O and the German competition watchdog and its peers in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Sweden will also be taking part in the event.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Chris Reese and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The European Games Developer Federation, which has said the deal will allow Microsoft to challenge Apple AAPL.O, Google and Tencent, is one of the participants. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft MSFT.O President Brad Smith on Tuesday will seek to convince EU antitrust regulators at a closed hearing that the U.S. software giant\'s $69 billion bid for "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard ATVI.O will boost competition. The hearing will allow Xbox maker Microsoft to gauge the mood among senior EU and national competition officials and European Commission lawyers ahead of the submission of remedies to address antitrust concerns.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The European Games Developer Federation, which has said the deal will allow Microsoft to challenge Apple AAPL.O, Google and Tencent, is one of the participants. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft MSFT.O President Brad Smith on Tuesday will seek to convince EU antitrust regulators at a closed hearing that the U.S. software giant\'s $69 billion bid for "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard ATVI.O will boost competition. Smith will lead a delegation of 18 senior executives, including Microsoft Gaming Chief Executive Officer Phil Spencer, while Activision will be represented by its CEO Robert Kotick, a European Commission document seen by Reuters showed.', 'news_article_title': "Microsoft's president to push Activision deal at EU hearing; Google, Nvidia also present", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The European Games Developer Federation, which has said the deal will allow Microsoft to challenge Apple AAPL.O, Google and Tencent, is one of the participants. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft MSFT.O President Brad Smith on Tuesday will seek to convince EU antitrust regulators at a closed hearing that the U.S. software giant\'s $69 billion bid for "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard ATVI.O will boost competition. Smith will lead a delegation of 18 senior executives, including Microsoft Gaming Chief Executive Officer Phil Spencer, while Activision will be represented by its CEO Robert Kotick, a European Commission document seen by Reuters showed.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The European Games Developer Federation, which has said the deal will allow Microsoft to challenge Apple AAPL.O, Google and Tencent, is one of the participants. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft MSFT.O President Brad Smith on Tuesday will seek to convince EU antitrust regulators at a closed hearing that the U.S. software giant\'s $69 billion bid for "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard ATVI.O will boost competition. Smith will lead a delegation of 18 senior executives, including Microsoft Gaming Chief Executive Officer Phil Spencer, while Activision will be represented by its CEO Robert Kotick, a European Commission document seen by Reuters showed.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/democratic-u.s.-rep.-cicilline-to-resign-head-rhode-island-foundation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details on Big Tech, antitrust work\nWASHINGTON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative David Cicilline, a leading voice for gay rights and a critic of Big Tech\'s market power who has represented Rhode Island in Congress for over a decade, said Tuesday that he will resign from office effective June 1.\nIn a surprise announcement, Cicilline, a former Providence mayor, said he will become president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation, a major funder of nonprofit organizations in the state.\n"The chance to lead the Rhode Island Foundation was unexpected, but it is an extraordinary opportunity to have an even more direct and meaningful impact on the lives of residents of our state," Cicilline said in a statement.\nCicilline will remain in office until he begins work at the foundation on June 1, his office said.\nRepublicans have a slim majority in the House, with 222 seats. There are 212 Democrats, including Cicilline, and one vacancy that is expected to add another Democrat following voting in a special election on Tuesday.\nA special election to fill Cicilline\'s seat will be held sometime following his departure from Congress. It was not immediately known when that would be.\nDemocrats hold Rhode Island\'s two U.S. Senate seats and two House seats in this "blue" state.\nIn November, Cicilline briefly ran for the position of assistant House Democratic leader, in a bid to raise the profile of gay issues in Congress.\nHe dropped out after receiving assurances from party leaders that such issues would be represented, according to a House Democratic aide. He had run against Representative James Clyburn, who has long held top party leadership jobs in the House.\nFirst elected to the House in 2010, Cicilline has established a solidly liberal voting record, defending low-income constituents from budget cuts and accusing Facebook of failing to discourage hate speech and Russian propaganda.\nCicilline also led the House Judiciary Committee\'s antitrust panel, with the committee releasing a report in late 2020 that sharply criticized Facebook, now Meta META.O, Alphabet\'s Google GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O for abusing the power of their platforms to maintain and expand their dominance.\nWhile little to none of the proposed antitrust legislation aimed at tech or pharmaceutical giants became law, Cicilline was one of several lawmakers who successfully pushed for more aggressive enforcement of existing law.\nOne of the staffers who wrote the big tech report, Lina Khan, is now head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.\nCicilline was re-elected last November with 64% of the vote.\nU.S. House Judiciary subpoenas Big Tech CEOs over free speech\n(Reporting by Rami Ayyub, Richard Cowan and Diane Bartz; Editing by Doina Chiacu and Nick Zieminski)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Cicilline also led the House Judiciary Committee\'s antitrust panel, with the committee releasing a report in late 2020 that sharply criticized Facebook, now Meta META.O, Alphabet\'s Google GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O for abusing the power of their platforms to maintain and expand their dominance. In a surprise announcement, Cicilline, a former Providence mayor, said he will become president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation, a major funder of nonprofit organizations in the state. "The chance to lead the Rhode Island Foundation was unexpected, but it is an extraordinary opportunity to have an even more direct and meaningful impact on the lives of residents of our state," Cicilline said in a statement.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Cicilline also led the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel, with the committee releasing a report in late 2020 that sharply criticized Facebook, now Meta META.O, Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O for abusing the power of their platforms to maintain and expand their dominance. Adds details on Big Tech, antitrust work WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative David Cicilline, a leading voice for gay rights and a critic of Big Tech's market power who has represented Rhode Island in Congress for over a decade, said Tuesday that he will resign from office effective June 1. There are 212 Democrats, including Cicilline, and one vacancy that is expected to add another Democrat following voting in a special election on Tuesday.", 'news_article_title': 'Democratic U.S. Rep. Cicilline to resign, head Rhode Island foundation', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Cicilline also led the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel, with the committee releasing a report in late 2020 that sharply criticized Facebook, now Meta META.O, Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O for abusing the power of their platforms to maintain and expand their dominance. Adds details on Big Tech, antitrust work WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative David Cicilline, a leading voice for gay rights and a critic of Big Tech's market power who has represented Rhode Island in Congress for over a decade, said Tuesday that he will resign from office effective June 1. A special election to fill Cicilline's seat will be held sometime following his departure from Congress.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Cicilline also led the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel, with the committee releasing a report in late 2020 that sharply criticized Facebook, now Meta META.O, Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O for abusing the power of their platforms to maintain and expand their dominance. Adds details on Big Tech, antitrust work WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative David Cicilline, a leading voice for gay rights and a critic of Big Tech's market power who has represented Rhode Island in Congress for over a decade, said Tuesday that he will resign from office effective June 1. In November, Cicilline briefly ran for the position of assistant House Democratic leader, in a bid to raise the profile of gay issues in Congress."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/microsofts-president-to-push-activision-deal-at-eu-hearing-google-nvidia-also-present', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft MSFT.O President Brad Smith will on Tuesday seek to convince EU antitrust regulators at a closed hearing that the U.S. software giant\'s $69 billion bid for "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard ATVI.O will boost competition.\nSmith will lead a delegation of 18 senior executives, including Microsoft Gaming Chief Executive Officer Phil Spencer, while Activision will be represented by its CEO Robert Kotick according to a European Commission document seen by Reuters.\nThe hearing will allow Xbox maker Microsoft to gauge the mood among senior EU and national competition officials and Commission lawyers ahead of the submission of remedies to address antitrust concerns.\nMicrosoft announced the acquisition in January last year to take on leaders Tencent 0700.HK and Sony 6758.T, but has run into regulatory headwinds in Europe, Britain and the United States.\nSony, which wants the deal to be blocked, is sending its gaming chief Jim Ryan.\nAlphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google and chip designer and computing firm Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, which has a gaming business, will also be taking part in the hearing, the EU document showed.\n"The European Commission asked for our views in the course of their inquiries into this issue. We will continue to cooperate in any processes, when requested, to ensure all views are considered," a Google spokesperson said.\nNvidia declined to comment. The European Games Developer Federation (EGDF), which has said the deal will allow Microsoft to challenge Apple AAPL.O, Google and Tencent, is one of the participants.\nVideo game distributor Valve, video game publisher Electronic Arts EA.O and the German competition watchdog and its peers in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Sweden will also be taking part in the event.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee Editing by Chris Reese)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The European Games Developer Federation (EGDF), which has said the deal will allow Microsoft to challenge Apple AAPL.O, Google and Tencent, is one of the participants. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft MSFT.O President Brad Smith will on Tuesday seek to convince EU antitrust regulators at a closed hearing that the U.S. software giant\'s $69 billion bid for "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard ATVI.O will boost competition. The hearing will allow Xbox maker Microsoft to gauge the mood among senior EU and national competition officials and Commission lawyers ahead of the submission of remedies to address antitrust concerns.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The European Games Developer Federation (EGDF), which has said the deal will allow Microsoft to challenge Apple AAPL.O, Google and Tencent, is one of the participants. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft MSFT.O President Brad Smith will on Tuesday seek to convince EU antitrust regulators at a closed hearing that the U.S. software giant\'s $69 billion bid for "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard ATVI.O will boost competition. Smith will lead a delegation of 18 senior executives, including Microsoft Gaming Chief Executive Officer Phil Spencer, while Activision will be represented by its CEO Robert Kotick according to a European Commission document seen by Reuters.', 'news_article_title': "Microsoft's president to push Activision deal at EU hearing; Google, Nvidia also present", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The European Games Developer Federation (EGDF), which has said the deal will allow Microsoft to challenge Apple AAPL.O, Google and Tencent, is one of the participants. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft MSFT.O President Brad Smith will on Tuesday seek to convince EU antitrust regulators at a closed hearing that the U.S. software giant\'s $69 billion bid for "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard ATVI.O will boost competition. Smith will lead a delegation of 18 senior executives, including Microsoft Gaming Chief Executive Officer Phil Spencer, while Activision will be represented by its CEO Robert Kotick according to a European Commission document seen by Reuters.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The European Games Developer Federation (EGDF), which has said the deal will allow Microsoft to challenge Apple AAPL.O, Google and Tencent, is one of the participants. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft MSFT.O President Brad Smith will on Tuesday seek to convince EU antitrust regulators at a closed hearing that the U.S. software giant\'s $69 billion bid for "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard ATVI.O will boost competition. 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{'date': '2023-02-22', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.509, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155060.0, 'fred_ppi': 258.669, 'fred_retail_sales': 686434.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -70521.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 66.9, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8003, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-dividend-paying-tech-stocks-for-long-term-growth', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nDividend-paying tech stocks are shares of technology companies that include regular dividend payments. Tech firms generally reinvest their profits back into the business and seek growth rather than returning capital to shareholders through dividends. That said, many tech companies pay dividends. These dividends attract investors who like the steady income dividends represent.\nInvesting in dividend-paying tech stocks provides the benefits of regular income and potential capital appreciation. Tech stocks have been one of the fastest-growing sectors over the past few decades. Although the past year has been tough on the sector, most investors expect it to rebound long term. The dividends these shares include provide income while the sector normalizes.\nTicker Company Price\nIBM IBM $131.71\nCSCO Cisco $49.69\nTXN Texas Instruments $170.76\nMSFT Microsoft $252.67\nAAPL Apple $148.48\nORCL Oracle $86.20\nQCOM Qualcomm $123.70\nIBM (IBM)\nSource: shutterstock.com/LCV\nIBM (NYSE:IBM) stock represents a technology company often cited for its dividend. The company offers a range of hardware, software, and services. IBM is particularly well-known as a leader in enterprise computing, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing. The company boasts a diverse customer base that includes governments, businesses, and individuals and operates globally.\nIBM might be a controversial pick to lead this list, as the stock has shown weak returns over the past decade. In fact, $1,000 invested in its shares would only have grown to $1,024 today(1). But that return does not include IBM’s dividend, which has not been reduced since 1994. That dividend currently yields 4.9%, which is an impressive rate across all stocks, particularly so within the tech sector.\nIBM has real growth prospects moving forward. The company is a leader in artificial intelligence (AI). There’s every chance that the company’s recent performance could change due to AI.\nCisco (CSCO)\nSource: Valeriya Zankovych / Shutterstock.com\nCisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) stock is another well-known tech name with a substantial dividend. The company provides networking hardware, software, and services. Cisco sells products and services, including routers, switches, security systems, and cloud services. Cisco’s shares have appreciated in 2023 after falling from $55 to $47 throughout 2022.\nCisco shares currently trade near $50, with analyst consensus suggesting they should appreciate roughly 10% over the next 12-18 months based on the target price. Cisco recently delivered strong results with 7% sales growth topping expectations. In turn, management increased guidance for the full year. The positive news is a bright spot within tech, as many firms are bracing for negative earnings news.\nCisco’s revenues increased 7% to $13.59 billion in the quarter, and the company expects current fiscal-year growth to be between 9% and 10.5% year-over-year. Those results and expectations prove that tech growth is far from over. Cisco’s dividend has not been reduced since 2011 and recent strong results indicate that will continue to be the case.\nTexas Instruments (TXN)\nSource: Katherine Welles / Shutterstock.com\nTexas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) is a semiconductor design and manufacturing company serving multiple industries. Its products include digital signal processors, microcontrollers, and power management solutions, among others. The company’s latest dividend equaled $1.24, yielding 2.82% for its holders.\nTexas Instruments reported earnings in late January with earnings per share of $2.13. That EPS was well above the $1.98 consensus Wall Street was expecting. So, from that perspective, Texas Instruments did well. Despite beating expectations, revenues still decreased by 3% on a year-over-year basis and fell 11% sequentially.\nThere were several bright spots in the report aside from the higher-than-anticipated EPS. Texas Instruments reported $5.9 billion in free cash flow for the year on $20.03 billion in sales. It also returned $7.9 billion to shareholders, showing its commitment to income investors. Further, automotive demand increased, a potential point of strength moving forward.\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: FellowNeko / Shutterstock.com\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock is one of the most well-known tech shares. The company has also been paying dividends to its shareholders for nearly two decades. The company has a strong balance sheet and consistent cash flows, which allows it to offer a reliable and growing dividend. The company has a track record of increasing its dividend payout and has done so every quarter since its inception in 2003.\nIn 2022, Microsoft paid its shareholders $2.54 in dividends per share. While that equates to a relatively low yield of 1%, it’s exceptionally sustainable, judging from the dividend’s 0.28 payout ratio. That stable dividend has grown at a rate of 9.7% over the past five years, which is another positive sign overall.\nSales at Microsoft grew by a relatively low 2% in the most recent quarter. Increasing costs and decreasing operating income led to a net income of $16.4 billion during the period, down 12%. But rapid cloud revenue growth and a resurgent LinkedIn were strong points for the firm. A rebound seems highly likely for MSFT, and growth is a near certainty for one of the strongest firms in the world.\nApple (AAPL) \nSource: Moab Republic / Shutterstock\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has grown at an astronomical 26.75% annually over the past decade. Growth at such a prolific rate is usually a consequence of reinvesting everything back into the company. Thus, investors might not expect that Apple has been steadily rewarding investors with a dividend during that period. However, it has.\nThe company reinstituted its dividend in 2012 and hasn’t reduced it since. It is also worth noting that Apple paid a dividend from 1987 until 1995 worth 1/10th of a cent. That dividend is now 23 cents per share and has grown by 8.2% over the past five years.\nLike Microsoft, investing in Apple is a bet that flagging tech giants will rebound and reward current investors handsomely. Apple’s Q1 revenues fell 5%, which has signaled that demand may be shrinking as consumers buckle down in the currently volatile economy. As consumers appear less likely to shell out large sums for iPhones, the company is leaning on services where revenues hit an all-time high of $20.8 billion.\nOracle (ORCL) \nSource: Jer123 / Shutterstock.com\nOracle (NYSE:ORCL) stock represents a multinational technology company that provides database and enterprise software products and services along with cloud services. The company is known for its range of software solutions for business, supply chain, and human resources management. Oracle is also investing heavily in cloud services, focusing on helping customers and enterprises move their workloads to the cloud.\nIn regards to dividends, Oracle has paid a dividend that has gone unreduced since its inception in 2009. It currently yields 1.46% and has grown 14% over the past five years.\nWall Street expects mid-term growth from Oracle and has assigned its a consensus $95 stock price target. ORLC shares currently trade for $87.\nOracle’s revenues increased by 18% in 2022, suggesting that long-term growth shouldn’t be a problem. Net income did decrease, however, falling by 12% during the period. Oracle is also a significant force in the cloud and is spending heavily to lure customers away from bigger tech companies in the space.\nQualcomm (QCOM) \nSource: photobyphm / Shutterstock.com\nQualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) Qualcomm is another semiconductor stock that includes a dividend. The company has benefited from the growth of smartphones and 5G technology. It is a noted supplier of Apple, so as Apple shifts toward in-house chip production, investors have grown skeptical of Qualcomm’s prospects.\nThe company’s most recent earnings do little to assuage those concerns, with revenues that declined by 12% to $9.46 billion. However, those results were in line with management’s expectations.\nHowever, there is reason to believe in Qualcomm moving forward. Apple is unlikely to move away from Qualcomm as a supplier until late 2024 at the earliest. Apple’s efforts to develop in-house chip production have not gone to plan, as the company was hoping to bring production in-house this year. That leaves the door open for Qualcomm while it continues to grow in other areas. In particular, IoT and automotive, where revenues increased by 7% and 58% YoY in the latest quarter.\nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nAlex Sirois is a freelance contributor to InvestorPlace whose personal stock investing style is focused on long-term, buy-and-hold, wealth-building stock picks.Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.\nThe post 7 Dividend-Paying Tech Stocks for Long-Term Growth appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'CSCO Cisco $49.69 TXN Texas Instruments $170.76 MSFT Microsoft $252.67 AAPL Apple $148.48 ORCL Oracle $86.20 QCOM Qualcomm $123.70 Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has grown at an astronomical 26.75% annually over the past decade. Tech firms generally reinvest their profits back into the business and seek growth rather than returning capital to shareholders through dividends.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'CSCO Cisco $49.69 TXN Texas Instruments $170.76 MSFT Microsoft $252.67 AAPL Apple $148.48 ORCL Oracle $86.20 QCOM Qualcomm $123.70 Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has grown at an astronomical 26.75% annually over the past decade. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Dividend-paying tech stocks are shares of technology companies that include regular dividend payments.', 'news_article_title': '7 Dividend-Paying Tech Stocks for Long-Term Growth', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'CSCO Cisco $49.69 TXN Texas Instruments $170.76 MSFT Microsoft $252.67 AAPL Apple $148.48 ORCL Oracle $86.20 QCOM Qualcomm $123.70 Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has grown at an astronomical 26.75% annually over the past decade. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Dividend-paying tech stocks are shares of technology companies that include regular dividend payments.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'CSCO Cisco $49.69 TXN Texas Instruments $170.76 MSFT Microsoft $252.67 AAPL Apple $148.48 ORCL Oracle $86.20 QCOM Qualcomm $123.70 Apple (AAPL) Source: Moab Republic / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has grown at an astronomical 26.75% annually over the past decade. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Dividend-paying tech stocks are shares of technology companies that include regular dividend payments.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-chinese-contract-manufacturer-to-develop-ar-device-nikkei-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds details from report, background\nFeb 23 (Reuters) - Apple's AAPL.O Chinese contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ will help develop the iPhone maker's long-awaited augmented reality (AR) device, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday.\nLuxshare has taken over the AR development team in Shanghai, previously owned by Taiwan's Pegatron 4938.TW, the first to help Apple develop the device, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.\nTaiwan-based Foxconn 2317.TW is also helping with the project, Nikkei said, and Apple has tapped two of its most important suppliers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co 2330.TW and Sony 6758.T, to develop micro OLED displays for the device.\nThe iPhone maker, Luxshare Precision, Foxconn, TSMC and Sony did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.\nApple's headset is set to cost around $3,000 and will be launched in this year's spring event, Bloomberg previously reported.\nThe company hopes to reduce the price for the second generation of the device, Nikkei said.\nThe device will compete with the likes of Meta Platforms' META.O Quest Pro virtual and mixed-reality headset launched late last year at $1,500.\n(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Adds details from report, background Feb 23 (Reuters) - Apple's AAPL.O Chinese contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ will help develop the iPhone maker's long-awaited augmented reality (AR) device, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday. Taiwan-based Foxconn 2317.TW is also helping with the project, Nikkei said, and Apple has tapped two of its most important suppliers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co 2330.TW and Sony 6758.T, to develop micro OLED displays for the device. The iPhone maker, Luxshare Precision, Foxconn, TSMC and Sony did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Adds details from report, background Feb 23 (Reuters) - Apple's AAPL.O Chinese contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ will help develop the iPhone maker's long-awaited augmented reality (AR) device, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday. Luxshare has taken over the AR development team in Shanghai, previously owned by Taiwan's Pegatron 4938.TW, the first to help Apple develop the device, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. The iPhone maker, Luxshare Precision, Foxconn, TSMC and Sony did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's Chinese contract manufacturer to develop AR device - Nikkei", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Adds details from report, background Feb 23 (Reuters) - Apple's AAPL.O Chinese contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ will help develop the iPhone maker's long-awaited augmented reality (AR) device, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday. Taiwan-based Foxconn 2317.TW is also helping with the project, Nikkei said, and Apple has tapped two of its most important suppliers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co 2330.TW and Sony 6758.T, to develop micro OLED displays for the device. Apple's headset is set to cost around $3,000 and will be launched in this year's spring event, Bloomberg previously reported.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Adds details from report, background Feb 23 (Reuters) - Apple's AAPL.O Chinese contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ will help develop the iPhone maker's long-awaited augmented reality (AR) device, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday. Luxshare has taken over the AR development team in Shanghai, previously owned by Taiwan's Pegatron 4938.TW, the first to help Apple develop the device, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Taiwan-based Foxconn 2317.TW is also helping with the project, Nikkei said, and Apple has tapped two of its most important suppliers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co 2330.TW and Sony 6758.T, to develop micro OLED displays for the device."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-chinese-contract-manufacturer-to-develop-ar-device-nikkei', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Feb 23 (Reuters) - Apple's AAPL.O Chinese contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ will help develop the iPhone maker's long-awaited augmented reality (AR) device, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday.\nLuxshare has taken over the AR development team in Shanghai, previously owned by Taiwan's Pegatron 4938.TW, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.\n(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Feb 23 (Reuters) - Apple's AAPL.O Chinese contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ will help develop the iPhone maker's long-awaited augmented reality (AR) device, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday. Luxshare has taken over the AR development team in Shanghai, previously owned by Taiwan's Pegatron 4938.TW, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Feb 23 (Reuters) - Apple's AAPL.O Chinese contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ will help develop the iPhone maker's long-awaited augmented reality (AR) device, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday. Luxshare has taken over the AR development team in Shanghai, previously owned by Taiwan's Pegatron 4938.TW, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's Chinese contract manufacturer to develop AR device - Nikkei", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Feb 23 (Reuters) - Apple's AAPL.O Chinese contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ will help develop the iPhone maker's long-awaited augmented reality (AR) device, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday. Luxshare has taken over the AR development team in Shanghai, previously owned by Taiwan's Pegatron 4938.TW, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Feb 23 (Reuters) - Apple's AAPL.O Chinese contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ will help develop the iPhone maker's long-awaited augmented reality (AR) device, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday. Luxshare has taken over the AR development team in Shanghai, previously owned by Taiwan's Pegatron 4938.TW, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-roku-stock-a-buy-following-q4-beat', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Digital media streaming company Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) posted a stronger-than-expected set of Q4 2022 results last week. Although revenues of $867 million remained roughly flat versus Q4 2021, they came in ahead of expectations as the company had initially guided for a year-over-year sales decline of about 7%. Roku’s devices business saw revenue decline 18% versus last year, while its more lucrative platform business – which sells advertising and content – saw revenue grow by about 5%. That said, this still marks a slowdown from the double-digit growth the platform business has posted in recent years, as rising inflation and slowing consumer spending hurt the advertising market. Things could remain sluggish in the near term as well, as Roku has forecast revenue of $700 million for Q1 2023, marking a 4% decline versus the last year, although this guidance was ahead of estimates.\nRoku also appears to be getting more serious about managing its costs. While the company saw operating costs for Q4 surge by a massive 71% versus last year due to higher R&D and sales-related expenses, the company expects that operating expenses will grow by about 40% in Q1 (a 30-point sequential improvement from Q4 2022), with expenses projected to grow by single-digits by Q4 2023.\nNow, Roku stock rallied by roughly 30% over the last week and also remains up by over 70% year-to-date in 2023. So is the stock still an attractive bet at current levels of about $71 per share? Although Roku’s business faces headwinds, they are likely temporary and we believe its lucrative platform business should continue to expand in the long run as ad dollars continue to shift away from linear TV to digital video formats. Despite economic headwinds, as of Q4 Roku’s active accounts jumped 16% to 70 million while streaming hours also rose 23% to 23.9 billion. Roku’s valuation is also attractive versus historical levels, with the stock trading at about 3x its projected platform revenues for 2023, down from levels of well over 10x in 2021. That being said, Roku’s lack of profitability remains a concern. While the company set a goal of reattaining profitability on an EBITDA basis by 2024, it could take a while before Roku is steadily profitable on a net basis. We value Roku stock at $80 per share, which is about 10% ahead of the current market price.\nSee our analysis on Roku Valuation: Expensive or Cheap for more details on what’s driving our price estimate for Roku. Our analysis of Roku Revenue has more details on the company’s business model and key revenue streams.\nWhat if you’re looking for a more balanced portfolio instead? Our high-quality portfolio and multi-strategy portfolio have beaten the market consistently since the end of 2016.\nReturns Feb 2023\nMTD [1] 2023\nYTD [1] 2017-23\nTotal [2]\n ROKU Return 24% 76% 38%\n S&P 500 Return 0% 6% 82%\n Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 11% 250%\n[1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 2/20/2023\n[2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016\nInvest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios\nSee all Trefis Price Estimates\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Although revenues of $867 million remained roughly flat versus Q4 2021, they came in ahead of expectations as the company had initially guided for a year-over-year sales decline of about 7%. That said, this still marks a slowdown from the double-digit growth the platform business has posted in recent years, as rising inflation and slowing consumer spending hurt the advertising market. Things could remain sluggish in the near term as well, as Roku has forecast revenue of $700 million for Q1 2023, marking a 4% decline versus the last year, although this guidance was ahead of estimates.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Digital media streaming company Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) posted a stronger-than-expected set of Q4 2022 results last week. Roku’s devices business saw revenue decline 18% versus last year, while its more lucrative platform business – which sells advertising and content – saw revenue grow by about 5%. Total [2] ROKU Return 24% 76% 38% S&P 500 Return 0% 6% 82% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 11% 250% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 2/20/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Roku Stock A Buy Following Q4 Beat?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Although revenues of $867 million remained roughly flat versus Q4 2021, they came in ahead of expectations as the company had initially guided for a year-over-year sales decline of about 7%. Roku’s devices business saw revenue decline 18% versus last year, while its more lucrative platform business – which sells advertising and content – saw revenue grow by about 5%. Total [2] ROKU Return 24% 76% 38% S&P 500 Return 0% 6% 82% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 11% 250% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 2/20/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Digital media streaming company Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) posted a stronger-than-expected set of Q4 2022 results last week. Roku’s devices business saw revenue decline 18% versus last year, while its more lucrative platform business – which sells advertising and content – saw revenue grow by about 5%. Total [2] ROKU Return 24% 76% 38% S&P 500 Return 0% 6% 82% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 11% 250% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 2/20/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-abbott-laboratories-stock-sank-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nCompanies that make glucose monitoring devices were under strain in the stock market Wednesday. While this isn\'t a monster part of Abbott Laboratories\' (NYSE: ABT) business, the company did suffer from guilt by association. A tech giant, it seems, might be coming for its market share. And as a result, Abbott\'s share price sagged by nearly 1% today.\nSo what\nThis morning, citing unnamed "people familiar with the matter," Bloomberg reported that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is developing noninvasive glucose monitoring. Apparently the aim is to incorporate such a function into the Apple Watch.\nRegular glucose monitoring is essential for people who suffer from diabetes -- a widespread disorder, particularly in the U.S. Classic glucose monitoring involves pricking the skin for a small blood sample.\nAbbott and other companies make skin patches that essentially perform this work, but they must be replaced roughly every two weeks and are therefore a somewhat clunky solution.\nApple\'s glucose monitoring project, code-named E5 according to Bloomberg\'s reporting, is centered on advanced microchip technology known as silicon photonics. Essentially, the company hopes to use lasers to emit certain wavelengths of light below the skin in order to take measurements. Hundreds of Apple engineers are working on the project, the article\'s sources said.\nNow what\nThis is certainly good news for those with diabetes, and if realized, it would represent a true advancement in diabetes care. At the moment, though, it\'s only a media report, and no investor should sell out of Abbott or load up on Apple simply because of it.\n10 stocks we like better than Abbott Laboratories\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Abbott Laboratories wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nEric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Abbott Laboratories and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'So what This morning, citing unnamed "people familiar with the matter," Bloomberg reported that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is developing noninvasive glucose monitoring. Abbott and other companies make skin patches that essentially perform this work, but they must be replaced roughly every two weeks and are therefore a somewhat clunky solution. Apple\'s glucose monitoring project, code-named E5 according to Bloomberg\'s reporting, is centered on advanced microchip technology known as silicon photonics.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'So what This morning, citing unnamed "people familiar with the matter," Bloomberg reported that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is developing noninvasive glucose monitoring. Regular glucose monitoring is essential for people who suffer from diabetes -- a widespread disorder, particularly in the U.S. Classic glucose monitoring involves pricking the skin for a small blood sample. Apple\'s glucose monitoring project, code-named E5 according to Bloomberg\'s reporting, is centered on advanced microchip technology known as silicon photonics.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Abbott Laboratories Stock Sank Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'So what This morning, citing unnamed "people familiar with the matter," Bloomberg reported that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is developing noninvasive glucose monitoring. Regular glucose monitoring is essential for people who suffer from diabetes -- a widespread disorder, particularly in the U.S. Classic glucose monitoring involves pricking the skin for a small blood sample. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Abbott Laboratories wasn\'t one of them!', 'news_textrank_summary': 'So what This morning, citing unnamed "people familiar with the matter," Bloomberg reported that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is developing noninvasive glucose monitoring. Regular glucose monitoring is essential for people who suffer from diabetes -- a widespread disorder, particularly in the U.S. Classic glucose monitoring involves pricking the skin for a small blood sample. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Abbott Laboratories and Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/australia-tells-twitter-google-to-give-information-on-handling-online-child-abuse', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Byron Kaye\nSYDNEY, Feb 23 (Reuters) - An Australian regulator has sent legal letters to Twitter and Google telling them to hand over information about their efforts to stop online child abuse, drawing them into a crackdown that has already put pressure on other global tech firms.\nThe action by the country\'s e-safety commissioner keeps a spotlight on the anti-exploitation practices at Twitter under the ownership of billionaire Elon Musk, who called child protection his top priority while also laying off more than half its employees since taking over last October.\n"With Elon Musk declaring child sexual abuse a top priority, this is an opportunity for him to explain what he is indeed doing," e-safety commissioner Julie Inman Grant told Reuters in an interview, referring to several of Musk\'s tweets.\nShe said it was in Twitter\'s interests to show that it was acting effectively to eradicate child sexual abuse material, otherwise advertisers could turn away from the company.\nInman Grant, who had served as a public policy director for Twitter until 2016, said the responses of larger tech firms, coupled with reports of looser content moderation at Twitter since Musk took over, prompted her to take action.\nTwitter closed its Australian office after Musk\'s buyout so there was no local representative to respond to Reuters, and a request for comment sent to the San Francisco-based company\'s media email address was not immediately answered.\nApart from writing to Twitter, the commissioner also sent letters to Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google, owner of YouTube and the file storage unit Google Drive, and China\'s TikTok.\nGoogle\'s senior manager of government affairs and public policy Samantha Yorke said abuse material had no place on the company\'s platforms and "we utilise a range of industry standard scanning techniques including hash-matching technology and artificial intelligence to identify and remove (child abuse material) that has been uploaded to our services".\nTikTok\'s policy manager for Australia Jed Horner said in a statement the company had a zero-tolerance approach to dissemination of abuse material with more than 40,000 safety professionals globally "who develop and enforce our policies, and build processes and technologies to detect, remove or restrict violative content at scale".\nUnder new laws in Australia, the e-safety commissioner, an office set up to protect internet users, can compel internet companies to give detailed information about the frequency of child exploitation on their platforms and about measures they take to stamp it out.\nCompanies that fail to cooperate face fines of up to A$700,000 ($478,000) per day.\nLast year, the commissioner sent similar notices to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Facebook owner Meta Platforms META.O. After receiving their responses, the commissioner called their practices inadequate.\nInman Grant said a 2020 joint investigation with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection found widespread publicly-available abuse material on Twitter, which those authorities reported to Twitter\'s head of trust and safety.\n"When you compound that with Elon Musk coming here, eviscerating the trust and safety team, but also cutting the local public policy externally-facing folks, and then allowing some of the worst of the worst actors back on, you\'re going to have a lot of bad actors, fewer guardrails," she said, commenting on the job cuts at Twitter.\nAlthough Twitter had effectively closed its Australian unit, Inman Grant said her office had extra-territorial powers to fine companies abroad, but she hoped the public attention would prompt Twitter to cooperate.\n($1 = 1.4637 Australian dollars)\n(Reporting by Byron Kaye; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)\n(([email protected]; +612 9171 7541; @byronkaye;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Last year, the commissioner sent similar notices to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Facebook owner Meta Platforms META.O. By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Feb 23 (Reuters) - An Australian regulator has sent legal letters to Twitter and Google telling them to hand over information about their efforts to stop online child abuse, drawing them into a crackdown that has already put pressure on other global tech firms. The action by the country's e-safety commissioner keeps a spotlight on the anti-exploitation practices at Twitter under the ownership of billionaire Elon Musk, who called child protection his top priority while also laying off more than half its employees since taking over last October.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Last year, the commissioner sent similar notices to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Facebook owner Meta Platforms META.O. The action by the country\'s e-safety commissioner keeps a spotlight on the anti-exploitation practices at Twitter under the ownership of billionaire Elon Musk, who called child protection his top priority while also laying off more than half its employees since taking over last October. "With Elon Musk declaring child sexual abuse a top priority, this is an opportunity for him to explain what he is indeed doing," e-safety commissioner Julie Inman Grant told Reuters in an interview, referring to several of Musk\'s tweets.', 'news_article_title': 'Australia tells Twitter, Google to give information on handling online child abuse', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Last year, the commissioner sent similar notices to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Facebook owner Meta Platforms META.O. The action by the country's e-safety commissioner keeps a spotlight on the anti-exploitation practices at Twitter under the ownership of billionaire Elon Musk, who called child protection his top priority while also laying off more than half its employees since taking over last October. Inman Grant, who had served as a public policy director for Twitter until 2016, said the responses of larger tech firms, coupled with reports of looser content moderation at Twitter since Musk took over, prompted her to take action.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Last year, the commissioner sent similar notices to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Facebook owner Meta Platforms META.O. Google\'s senior manager of government affairs and public policy Samantha Yorke said abuse material had no place on the company\'s platforms and "we utilise a range of industry standard scanning techniques including hash-matching technology and artificial intelligence to identify and remove (child abuse material) that has been uploaded to our services". Inman Grant said a 2020 joint investigation with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection found widespread publicly-available abuse material on Twitter, which those authorities reported to Twitter\'s head of trust and safety.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-meta-stock-should-pay-a-dividend', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Facebook parent Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has a cash problem. It wrapped up its fourth quarter with nearly $41 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities. Subtracting its long-term debt of nearly $10 billion gives the company a net cash position of about $31 billion when including cash equivalents and marketable securities.\nFurther, this pile of cash can grow quickly if the company doesn't find prudent ways to spend it. The tech company's average annual free cash flow over the last two years was more than $28 billion.\nWith both a strong cash balance and impressive free cash flow, it's no surprise that the company recently announced a massive increase to its share-repurchase program. But is management making a mistake by not paying a dividend with some of the excess cash it is using for repurchases?\nHere's why paying a dividend might be a smart move for Meta.\nShare repurchases can be risky\nWhile share repurchases can provide significant shareholder value, they can also destroy value if they are not executed wisely. Case in point: The company repurchased more than $19 billion worth of its own stock in the fourth quarter of 2021. Shares averaged about $330 apiece during the quarter. By comparison, the stock sits about 48% below this level today. This means Meta significantly overpaid for its stock.\nWith Meta's stock falling to levels below $100 at one point during the fourth quarter of 2022, the company must have bought its stock much more aggressively at that time, right? Not at all. Meta repurchased less than $7 billion of its stock during the quarter.\nTo its credit, Meta has returned to its aggressive stance more recently. On February 1, management said it is expanding its share-repurchase authorization by $40 billion (about $11 billion remained on the previous authorization). While the stock is trading substantially lower than it was in 2021, it's worth noting that it's up significantly from lows in 2022. So even this aggressive expansion of its repurchase program is arguably a bit late to the party.\nExecuting a share-repurchase program well requires exceptional capital skills -- especially when the buyback is meaningful. Meta hasn't yet proven its prowess in repurchasing shares in a measured, shareholder-friendly way.\nA dividend would help mitigate some shareholder risk\nBy choosing to repurchase shares as opposed to paying a dividend, Meta's actions suggest it believes the company's business model is extremely durable. Further, it implies that the company expects its business to continue growing over the long haul. Both of these predictions are fair and, potentially, even conservative given the stock's valuation today. For this reason, there's some merit to share repurchases with the price at today's level.\nBut to avoid a dividend entirely and rely solely on share repurchases as a means to indirectly return cash to shareholders shows a level of hubris from management. It suggests that management is certain that the business can continue growing over the long haul.\nConsider an alternative. If management also paid a small dividend with some of the excess cash allocated for share repurchases, Meta would demonstrate a level of humility. A small dividend would mean that the company (a) realizes how difficult it is to buy back stock in a way that builds shareholder value and (b) acknowledges that there is a small probability of things not going as well as expected.\nA view like this might be wise, particularly in light of how a weakness in Meta's business model was exposed starting in late 2021. A change in advertising tracking and measurement on Apple's mobile operating system dealt a substantial blow to the social network specialist's business. This showed how reliant Meta is on other tech platforms, namely Apple's. While the company is working to address this issue, management would be wise to reassess its view that all roads lead to a bigger and more successful Meta years from now.\nUltimately, a regular dividend could help mitigate some of the risk in owning Meta stock. It would put cash in shareholders' hands every quarter while the company dedicates more energy to operations and a bit less to timing stock buybacks. Sure, share repurchases at Meta's stock price today might prove to be a good move in hindsight. But splitting some of the cash it has allocated for a capital return program with dividends would arguably demonstrate enhanced risk management by the company.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Daniel Sparks has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "But to avoid a dividend entirely and rely solely on share repurchases as a means to indirectly return cash to shareholders shows a level of hubris from management. A change in advertising tracking and measurement on Apple's mobile operating system dealt a substantial blow to the social network specialist's business. While the company is working to address this issue, management would be wise to reassess its view that all roads lead to a bigger and more successful Meta years from now.", 'news_luhn_summary': "A dividend would help mitigate some shareholder risk By choosing to repurchase shares as opposed to paying a dividend, Meta's actions suggest it believes the company's business model is extremely durable. But splitting some of the cash it has allocated for a capital return program with dividends would arguably demonstrate enhanced risk management by the company. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Meta Stock Should Pay a Dividend', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Share repurchases can be risky While share repurchases can provide significant shareholder value, they can also destroy value if they are not executed wisely. Meta repurchased less than $7 billion of its stock during the quarter. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms.', 'news_textrank_summary': "With Meta's stock falling to levels below $100 at one point during the fourth quarter of 2022, the company must have bought its stock much more aggressively at that time, right? A dividend would help mitigate some shareholder risk By choosing to repurchase shares as opposed to paying a dividend, Meta's actions suggest it believes the company's business model is extremely durable. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/validea-guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-2-22-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Validea Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - 2/22/2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's daily guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/over-1-trillion-reasons-to-like-paypal-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'After registering tremendous growth as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic, PayPal\'s (NASDAQ: PYPL) business dealt with a huge slowdown in 2022 as consumers reverted to more normal behavior and the macroeconomic picture weakened. Investors soured on the stock, sending shares down a whopping 62% in 2022.\nHowever, the pessimism might be overblown. In fact, there are still 1.36 trillion reasons that investors should love PayPal stock. Let\'s take a closer look.\nA dominating force in digital payments\nIn 2022, the fintech leader reported that it processed an incredible $1.36 trillion in total payment volume (TPV), up from $1.25 trillion in 2021 and $936 billion in 2020. This figure measures the entire dollar value of all the transactions that occur on PayPal\'s network, and it demonstrates the company\'s continued dominance in electronic payments.\nMacroeconomic headwinds have rightfully been a top-of-mind concern for the management team, as well as analysts, throughout the past year. Inflationary pressures and higher interest rates are a headwind for consumer spending, especially for discretionary items, the source of most of PayPal\'s transactions. Moreover, the ongoing threat of a recession will certainly dissuade shoppers, particularly those on the lower end of the economic spectrum, from spending on unnecessary things.\nThis unfavorable situation is worsened by the normalization of e-commerce spending trends after the pandemic-fueled boom. Online shopping experienced a major surge when everyone was stuck at home, but with more people spending at physical stores, e-commerce has taken a hit. Online shopping\'s share of retail spending in the U.S. was at 14.7% in the last quarter of 2022, down from 16.4% in Q2 2020.\nComing out of this year and going into 2024, the company believes e-commerce growth "probably reverts back to double digits," said Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman on the Q4 2022 earnings call, voicing his optimism. He believes that because inflation is cooling, discretionary spending will bounce back. Schulman also cited China\'s rebound from strict COVID lockdown measures offering a boost in the near term.\nDespite these macroeconomic headwinds, PayPal has continued to perform well. Revenue and free cash flow increased 8% and 4%, respectively, in 2022 from a year earlier. And the business now has 435 million active accounts, a gargantuan sum that was up 2% over 2021. Seeing PayPal continue to post gains was welcome news for shareholders.\nBut again, it all goes back to TPV on PayPal\'s network, which is probably the biggest factor driving the company\'s success. Investors obviously want to see this number climbing higher because it means that usage is rising. Over the trailing-12-month period, the average active account transacted 51.4 times on the platform, up from 45.4 in the year-ago period. Recent developments, such allowing Amazon customers to check out with their Venmo balances and integrating PayPal- and Venmo-branded credit cards with Apple Wallet, support even more growth in the years ahead because they expand the ways that accounts can use the company\'s various services.\nShould investors buy the stock?\nWith the stock falling out of favor with investors, down 28% in the past year (as of this writing), shares are currently trading at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 37. This compares quite favorably to PayPal\'s historical valuation. Since being spun off from eBay in July 2015, PayPal\'s P/E has averaged 51, a steep price to pay no doubt. The current valuation provides prospective investors with some downside protection, and it\'s hard to see the stock getting much cheaper anytime soon thanks to negative sentiment being largely behind us.\nWall Street seems very optimistic about PayPal\'s prospects. Average analyst estimates call for revenue and earnings per share to increase at a compound annual rate of 8.3% and 24.2%, respectively, between 2022 and 2026. The potential for heightened future financial performance can push the stock price higher.\nIf you\'re looking for a fintech stock to add to your portfolio, you can do much worse than PayPal. This digital payments trailblazer is well positioned to benefit from the secular shift toward a cashless economy.\n10 stocks we like better than PayPal\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Neil Patel has positions in Amazon.com. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends eBay and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short April 2023 $52.50 calls on eBay, short April 2023 $70 puts on PayPal, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'After registering tremendous growth as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic, PayPal\'s (NASDAQ: PYPL) business dealt with a huge slowdown in 2022 as consumers reverted to more normal behavior and the macroeconomic picture weakened. Coming out of this year and going into 2024, the company believes e-commerce growth "probably reverts back to double digits," said Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman on the Q4 2022 earnings call, voicing his optimism. Recent developments, such allowing Amazon customers to check out with their Venmo balances and integrating PayPal- and Venmo-branded credit cards with Apple Wallet, support even more growth in the years ahead because they expand the ways that accounts can use the company\'s various services.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Coming out of this year and going into 2024, the company believes e-commerce growth "probably reverts back to double digits," said Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman on the Q4 2022 earnings call, voicing his optimism. Over the trailing-12-month period, the average active account transacted 51.4 times on the platform, up from 45.4 in the year-ago period. The Motley Fool recommends eBay and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short April 2023 $52.50 calls on eBay, short April 2023 $70 puts on PayPal, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Over 1 Trillion Reasons to Like PayPal Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Despite these macroeconomic headwinds, PayPal has continued to perform well. Should investors buy the stock? The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and PayPal.', 'news_textrank_summary': "10 stocks we like better than PayPal When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool recommends eBay and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short April 2023 $52.50 calls on eBay, short April 2023 $70 puts on PayPal, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-recession-may-be-inevitable%3A-1-etf-to-buy-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For months, economists have debated the likelihood of a recession. While some people are still optimistic that we can avoid it, a recession is beginning to look more likely.\nA stronger-than-expected jobs report was cause for celebration for some, as job losses are a hallmark of recessions. A historically low unemployment rate also means the economy is showing no signs of slowing down, which can be a positive.\nHowever, inflation also remains stubbornly high, which could lead the Federal Reserve to be more aggressive in its interest rate hikes -- which has the potential to result in a recession.\nFortunately, there\'s one rock-solid exchange-traded fund (ETF) that can help your portfolio survive even the roughest economic downturns: the S&P 500 ETF.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nHow likely is a recession right now?\nNobody knows for certain whether we\'ll be hit with a recession or not, and even the experts are still arguing over it.\nTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently explained during an appearance on Good Morning America that it\'s unlikely we\'ll face a recession in 2023, saying, "You don\'t have a recession when you have 500,000 jobs and the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years."\nBut Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has cautioned that we could still see higher interest rate hikes if inflation doesn\'t slow soon.\n"The reality is we\'re going to react to the data," Powell said during a recent question-and-answer session at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. "So if we continue to get, for example, strong labor market reports or higher inflation reports, it may well be the case that we have to do more and raise rates more than is priced in."\nIn other words, the jobs reports and inflation data over the next few months will be key in determining the Fed\'s strategy, and if those numbers remain high, we could see more aggressive rate hikes -- increasing the chances of a recession.\nThe right strategy to protect your savings\nFirst, it\'s important to note that there are a few precautions investors should take to prepare for a potential recession.\nDouble-check that you have at least three to six months\' worth of savings stashed in an emergency fund, and don\'t invest anything unless you\'re certain you can pay all your bills and that your finances are in good shape.\nIf you do have cash to spare, now is a smart time to think about investing. Stock prices are still lower than they\'ve been in a long time, and you can snag high-quality investments at a fraction of the cost.\nAn S&P 500 ETF is never a bad option, but it\'s a particularly smart choice in times like these to keep your money safer.\nWhy an S&P 500 ETF is a smart buy right now\nAn S&P 500 ETF is a fund that tracks the S&P 500 index, so it includes the same stocks as the index itself and aims to replicate its performance. There are plenty of advantages to this type of investment, but a few of the most notable include:\nInstant diversification: The S&P 500 includes stocks from 500 of the largest and strongest companies in the U.S., across a wide variety of industries. That level of diversification can substantially lower your risk, because if a few stocks (or even an entire sector) are hit hard during a recession, it won\'t sink your entire portfolio.\nA collection of big names: Again, the companies within the S&P 500 are the best of the best. Many of them are household names, including Amazon, Apple, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Home Depot, and hundreds more. If there are any companies to survive a recession, it\'s the juggernauts in the S&P 500.\nA perfect track record: The S&P 500 has existed for decades, and in that time, it has faced some of the worst market crashes and economic downturns in history. Yet it has recovered from every one so far. While there are no guarantees in investing, it\'s incredibly likely the S&P 500 will recover from whatever may happen in the future.\nWith an S&P 500 ETF, your investments will closely follow the performance of the index itself. And since the index is almost guaranteed to recover from a recession, an S&P 500 ETF likely will, too.\nBecause all S&P 500 ETFs follow the same index, they\'re going to see similar returns. But one fund that stands out is the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO).\nThis fund was launched in 2010, and although that isn\'t the longest track record, it has earned an annualized average return of 12.64% over the past 10 years. It also has an expense ratio of just 0.03% (one of the lowest among ETFs), which could save you thousands of dollars in fees over time.\nIt\'s unclear what the future holds for the economy, but a recession isn\'t out of the question. If you can swing it, investing in an S&P 500 ETF can help protect your savings no matter what happens with the market.\n10 stocks we like better than Vanguard S&P 500 ETF\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Katie Brockman has positions in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Home Depot, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "However, inflation also remains stubbornly high, which could lead the Federal Reserve to be more aggressive in its interest rate hikes -- which has the potential to result in a recession. In other words, the jobs reports and inflation data over the next few months will be key in determining the Fed's strategy, and if those numbers remain high, we could see more aggressive rate hikes -- increasing the chances of a recession. Double-check that you have at least three to six months' worth of savings stashed in an emergency fund, and don't invest anything unless you're certain you can pay all your bills and that your finances are in good shape.", 'news_luhn_summary': "But Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has cautioned that we could still see higher interest rate hikes if inflation doesn't slow soon. Many of them are household names, including Amazon, Apple, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Home Depot, and hundreds more. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'A Recession May Be Inevitable: 1 ETF to Buy Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'How likely is a recession right now? Why an S&P 500 ETF is a smart buy right now An S&P 500 ETF is a fund that tracks the S&P 500 index, so it includes the same stocks as the index itself and aims to replicate its performance. If you can swing it, investing in an S&P 500 ETF can help protect your savings no matter what happens with the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently explained during an appearance on Good Morning America that it\'s unlikely we\'ll face a recession in 2023, saying, "You don\'t have a recession when you have 500,000 jobs and the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years." Why an S&P 500 ETF is a smart buy right now An S&P 500 ETF is a fund that tracks the S&P 500 index, so it includes the same stocks as the index itself and aims to replicate its performance. And since the index is almost guaranteed to recover from a recession, an S&P 500 ETF likely will, too.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/has-paypal-reached-a-once-in-a-decade-buying-opportunity', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For years, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) was synonymous with online payment processing. However, that space has become increasingly crowded thanks to rising competition. Additionally, PayPal seems to have transitioned from a growth to a value stock, confusing investors on how they should view the company.\nBecause of this transition, PayPal's stock is incredibly cheap, leaving an excellent opportunity for investors to pick up shares at a reasonable valuation. Read on to discover why now could be a once-in-a-decade buying opportunity for PayPal stock.\nPayPal is starting to become more profitable\nAs PayPal transitions from a growth to a value designation, it will also experience a leadership change. President and CEO Dan Schulman will retire at the end of 2023 and will stay on to ensure a smooth transition to the next CEO. Schulman led the stock to outpace the S&P 500 for most of his career after PayPal was spun off from eBay in July 2015, but blunders in 2021 caused those gains to fall away.\nPYPL Total Return Level data by YCharts\nNew blood can hopefully reinvigorate the stock because there's a lot of potential with PayPal.\nIn the fourth quarter, revenue was only up 7% over last year, but earnings per share (EPS) rose 19%. This means PayPal is becoming more efficient and making greater profits off smaller revenue growth. While you may think this model won't work, it's precisely what Apple has done in its rise to become the world's largest company by market cap.\nThis trend is expected to continue throughout 2023, with full-year EPS expected to rise 56% to $3.27, on Wall Street-estimated revenue growth of 7%.\nWith that expected earnings growth, investors should consider using a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, which utilizes earnings projections instead of trailing earnings. This method can be faulty because you're not valuing the company on established facts. But when a company is experiencing significant earnings growth, it's a helpful metric. By examining PayPal through this lens, the stock looks incredibly cheap, especially when compared to its historical trailing P/E multiple.\nPYPL PE Ratio data by YCharts\nWith PayPal's forward valuation below 16 times forward earnings, it's well below the S&P 500's trailing P/E ratio of 21.5, meaning PayPal is one of the lower-valued companies within that index.\nWith PayPal rapidly growing earnings and cheaply valued, the stock looks attractive, but could a new challenger derail its current trajectory?\nLarge banks are launching a digital wallet\nIt was recently reported that major banks, including Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America, have been developing a digital wallet that would be a direct competitor to PayPal. While it's a smart idea for the banks to do this, the effort is likely too little, too late.\nPayPal (and other digital wallets like Apple Pay) have already established a strong customer following. Unless these wallets offer a game-changing feature, it's likely to be another offering in a crowded space. While this is something to watch, management didn't even mention it on PayPal's Q4 earnings call.\nSchulman has done a lot of good for PayPal, but the transition to new leadership should boost the stock, especially if the board makes an all-star hire. Combine that with rapidly growing earnings and a cheap stock, and you have a recipe for solid stock price appreciation.\nIn the future, the bar for PayPal will be to beat the S&P 500 by a few percentage points over the long term. If it can do that, it will be a successful investment. I'm confident this will happen, so I'm a buyer of shares.\n10 stocks we like better than PayPal\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nWells Fargo is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Keithen Drury has positions in PayPal. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends eBay and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short April 2023 $52.50 calls on eBay, short April 2023 $70 puts on PayPal, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Because of this transition, PayPal's stock is incredibly cheap, leaving an excellent opportunity for investors to pick up shares at a reasonable valuation. Schulman led the stock to outpace the S&P 500 for most of his career after PayPal was spun off from eBay in July 2015, but blunders in 2021 caused those gains to fall away. Schulman has done a lot of good for PayPal, but the transition to new leadership should boost the stock, especially if the board makes an all-star hire.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Wells Fargo is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends eBay and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short April 2023 $52.50 calls on eBay, short April 2023 $70 puts on PayPal, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Has PayPal Reached a Once-in-a-Decade Buying Opportunity?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Additionally, PayPal seems to have transitioned from a growth to a value stock, confusing investors on how they should view the company. With that expected earnings growth, investors should consider using a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, which utilizes earnings projections instead of trailing earnings. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and PayPal.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Additionally, PayPal seems to have transitioned from a growth to a value stock, confusing investors on how they should view the company. PYPL PE Ratio data by YCharts With PayPal's forward valuation below 16 times forward earnings, it's well below the S&P 500's trailing P/E ratio of 21.5, meaning PayPal is one of the lower-valued companies within that index. The Motley Fool recommends eBay and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short April 2023 $52.50 calls on eBay, short April 2023 $70 puts on PayPal, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/got-%245000-these-2-low-risk-growth-stocks-also-pay-dividends', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Do you have $5,000 you can afford to invest, but don\'t want to take on a ton of risk? Do you want to put that money into a decent growth investment that also pays dividends? Although that may seem like a lot of criteria for one stock to meet, there are a couple of solid blue chips that offer all of them.\nThermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are robust businesses that are highly profitable and likely to grow. And although their yields aren\'t high, they have been boosting their dividend payments.\n1. Thermo Fisher Scientific\nThermo Fisher Scientific is a large healthcare company that is involved with life sciences and diagnostics, making laboratory products and analytical instruments. And it continues to get bigger, in part through mergers and acquisitions. It has been involved in more than 60 of them. One of the largest buys was its $17.4 billion purchase of PPD, which provides clinical research services to biotech companies, in 2021.\nThermo Fisher\'s aggressive growth strategy has paid off well for investors. A $5,000 investment into the stock five years ago would be worth more than $13,400 today when including its dividend.\nThe business\' strong financials enable it to continue pursuing more acquisitions. In 2022, its net income came in at just under $7 billion, giving it a solid profit margin of 16%. Its revenue rose at a rate of 15 to $44.9 billion, while its free cash flow was also strong at $6.9 billion -- making 2022 the third consecutive year where it was at least $6.7 billion.\nThermo Fisher is a strong, low-volatility stock that investors can count on for continued growth over the long haul. It can also be a reliable source of recurring revenue. While its yield of 0.2% isn\'t high, if the company ever runs out of growth opportunities, it may end up boosting its dividend as its payout ratio is incredibly low at just 7% of earnings. And that\'s after the company doubled its dividend in just five years.\nFor long-term investors, Thermo Fisher looks like a great stock to invest $5,000 into today, as there are many ways it can pay off.\n2. Apple\nApple has been an even better investment than Thermo Fisher over the past five years. During that time frame, a $5,000 investment into the iPhone maker would have more than tripled in value to roughly $18,500 when including its dividend.\nThe company is a Warren Buffett favorite, and one that the billionaire investor has referred to in the past as "probably the best business I know in the world." Apple\'s strong brand makes it a relatively resilient company to invest in. Although its sales for the last three months of 2022 were down 5% year over year to $117.2 billion, that\'s still a strong performance given the current macroeconomic environment.\nThe more important takeaway, I\'d argue, is that revenue from the company\'s service business (which includes AppleCare, cloud services, and digital content) hit an all-time high of $20.8 billion. Services now account for nearly 18% of revenue compared to less than 16% a year ago. By diversifying, Apple\'s business becomes less dependent on expensive phones and other products.\nThe company also generated $34 billion in operating cash flow during the period, showing that this continues to be a cash-rich business. Apple doesn\'t pay a huge dividend -- it yields just 0.6% at the current share price -- but it has raised its payout by 46% in the last five years. And its payout ratio is incredibly low at 15%, so there is plenty of room for Apple to further hike its dividend should it choose to do so.\nWhether you want a growing dividend or just a strong, stable business to invest in, Apple is a stock worth considering.\n10 stocks we like better than Thermo Fisher Scientific\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Thermo Fisher Scientific wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nDavid Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Thermo Fisher Scientific. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are robust businesses that are highly profitable and likely to grow. While its yield of 0.2% isn't high, if the company ever runs out of growth opportunities, it may end up boosting its dividend as its payout ratio is incredibly low at just 7% of earnings. Apple doesn't pay a huge dividend -- it yields just 0.6% at the current share price -- but it has raised its payout by 46% in the last five years.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are robust businesses that are highly profitable and likely to grow. Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo Fisher Scientific is a large healthcare company that is involved with life sciences and diagnostics, making laboratory products and analytical instruments. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Thermo Fisher Scientific.', 'news_article_title': 'Got $5,000? These 2 Low-Risk Growth Stocks Also Pay Dividends', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are robust businesses that are highly profitable and likely to grow. Apple Apple has been an even better investment than Thermo Fisher over the past five years. Whether you want a growing dividend or just a strong, stable business to invest in, Apple is a stock worth considering.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are robust businesses that are highly profitable and likely to grow. Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo Fisher Scientific is a large healthcare company that is involved with life sciences and diagnostics, making laboratory products and analytical instruments. 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{'date': '2023-02-23', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.509, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155060.0, 'fred_ppi': 258.669, 'fred_retail_sales': 686434.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -70521.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 66.9, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8003, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-secret-plans-to-dominate-another-%2416-billion-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made no secret about its ambitions in the healthcare market. Over the past several years, the company has developed a custom chip to process data from the health and wellness sensors on the Apple Watch, partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs to jump-start the Health Records feature on the iPhone, and debuted a heart rate monitor in the Apple Watch that can detect potentially life-threatening spikes in a user's heart rate.\nNow, Apple has set its sights on helping those with diabetes.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nA secret project\nApple is working on a top-secret project that will help the company make additional inroads into the healthcare field, according to a report by Bloomberg. This mission, which has been kept under wraps for more than a decade, involves measuring a diabetic's sugar levels without the need to draw blood -- one of the more painful aspects of a patient's ongoing disease-management regimen.\nApple has developed a non-invasive way to test blood glucose levels employing a specialized silicon photonics chip for use in a process known as optical absorption spectroscopy. While it sounds rather complicated, it's actually quite simple. The process uses a laser to shine a light, in a specific wavelength, into the skin. By measuring how much light is reflected back, the system can measure the amount of glucose -- or blood sugar -- present.\nApple has achieved major milestones recently, according to the report, and has reached the proof-of-concept stage, showing that the technology is feasible. Apple eventually plans to integrate the glucose monitoring technology into the Apple Watch.\nSolving a common complaint\nOne of the biggest challenges for those who suffer from diabetes is keeping tabs on blood sugar levels. In most instances, this involves the patient pricking their finger and using a drop of blood to determine glucose levels by using an in-home testing kit. For the average diabetic, blood sugar testing is recommended between four and 10 times per day, resulting in a lot of finger sticks, which can quickly become a painful process.\nThere are other, less painful methods.\nSeveral companies -- including DexCom and Abbott Laboratories, among others -- offer continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) solutions that measure glucose levels in real time, 24 hours per day, while allowing patients to track changes over time. These systems involve a wire or sensor inserted under the skin, which continuously detects and updates blood sugar levels, sending the information to a monitoring device worn by the patient. These systems also have limitations, as the sensor must be changed every seven to 14 days.\nA sizable market\nThis could be big business for Apple. It's estimated that more than 10% of the U.S. population, or roughly 34 million people, have diabetes. Worldwide, about 537 million people suffer from the disease, but that number is expected to jump to 643 million by 2030 and 783 million by 2045.\nIf Apple is successful in its endeavor, the company could quickly make progress in the CGM market, which is expected to top $16 billion by 2030.\nWhile this would no doubt be a positive development for Apple shareholders, it's also important to put it in context. In the company's fiscal 2022 (which ended Sept. 24, 2022), Apple generated revenue of nearly $394 billion, so even if the tech titan dominated the market, the new market would be a drop in the bucket compared to existing revenue.\nThat said, Apple never stops innovating, creating a sticky and ever-expanding ecosystem for its iPhone users, who now number more than 1.5 billion. That's just one of many reasons Apple stock is a buy.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Abbott Laboratories and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends DexCom and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made no secret about its ambitions in the healthcare market. This mission, which has been kept under wraps for more than a decade, involves measuring a diabetic's sugar levels without the need to draw blood -- one of the more painful aspects of a patient's ongoing disease-management regimen. Apple has developed a non-invasive way to test blood glucose levels employing a specialized silicon photonics chip for use in a process known as optical absorption spectroscopy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made no secret about its ambitions in the healthcare market. This mission, which has been kept under wraps for more than a decade, involves measuring a diabetic's sugar levels without the need to draw blood -- one of the more painful aspects of a patient's ongoing disease-management regimen. Several companies -- including DexCom and Abbott Laboratories, among others -- offer continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) solutions that measure glucose levels in real time, 24 hours per day, while allowing patients to track changes over time.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's Secret Plans to Dominate (Another) $16 Billion Market", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made no secret about its ambitions in the healthcare market. This mission, which has been kept under wraps for more than a decade, involves measuring a diabetic's sugar levels without the need to draw blood -- one of the more painful aspects of a patient's ongoing disease-management regimen. For the average diabetic, blood sugar testing is recommended between four and 10 times per day, resulting in a lot of finger sticks, which can quickly become a painful process.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made no secret about its ambitions in the healthcare market. Over the past several years, the company has developed a custom chip to process data from the health and wellness sensors on the Apple Watch, partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs to jump-start the Health Records feature on the iPhone, and debuted a heart rate monitor in the Apple Watch that can detect potentially life-threatening spikes in a user's heart rate. Apple eventually plans to integrate the glucose monitoring technology into the Apple Watch."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/have-%241000-2-warren-buffett-stocks-to-buy-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett\'s holding company Berkshire Hathaway submitted its 13F filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 14, giving investors insight into the Oracle of Omaha\'s investing moves during the fourth quarter of 2022.\nWhile Berkshire didn\'t initiate any positions during the quarter, it did add to its existing holdings in certain companies. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is Berkshire\'s largest holding at 41.4% of the total portfolio, was one of those stocks. Berkshire added roughly 334,000 shares of Apple during the quarter.\nMeanwhile, Berkshire slashed its position in multiple companies, but it continues to hold a stake in Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), a cloud platform provider that is sitting on a huge addressable market.\nIf you have $1,000 to spare -- which means you don\'t have any high-interest credit card debt, your bills are paid, and you have enough saved for a rainy day -- then you might want to buy these Buffett stocks. Here\'s a closer look at what makes each appealing.\n1. Apple\nShares of Apple have rallied strongly in 2023 so far, gaining 19%. That\'s despite weak fiscal 2023 first-quarter results (for the period ending Dec. 31), which revealed a slide in revenue and earnings.\nQuarterly revenue was down 5.5% year over year to $117 billion. Earnings shrunk to $1.88 per share from $2.10. The numbers missed Wall Street\'s expectations for $1.94 per share in earnings on $121.1 billion in revenue.\nApple\'s poor performance last quarter can be attributed to the weakness in smartphone sales. Market research firm IDC estimates that global smartphone sales plunged 18.3% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 300.3 million units. Apple\'s shipments dropped nearly 15% year over year to 72.3 million units.\nAs a result, iPhone revenue dropped an estimated 8.2% over the prior-year period. Given that the device generated 56% of Apple\'s top line last quarter, the weak sales of its flagship product weighed heavily on its performance. But a turnaround in 2023 is certainly possible. IDC believes that global smartphone sales might recover 2.8% in 2023 following an 11.3% drop in 2022.\nAlthough IDC maintains that its projection could be hampered by inflation and macroeconomic concerns that may weigh on consumer spending, I have faith in the recovery narrative. After all, inflation is cooling, with the U.S. Department of Labor indicating a 6.4% year-over-year increase in the consumer price index (CPI) in January 2023 compared to 9.1% in June 2022. And Goldman Sachs expects inflation to cool further to 3.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023.\nMeanwhile, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) now expects the U.S. economy to grow 1.4% in 2023 compared to its prior forecast of 1%. IMF also bumped its global growth forecast to 2.9% from 2.7%. Combine this expected growth with cooling inflation and consumer spending could increase leading to even stronger growth this year. In other words, while there are certainly plenty of challenges ahead, a recovery for Apple could be on the way in 2023.\nLikewise, an acceleration in 5G smartphone shipments could be another tailwind for the company this year. The daily newspaper DigiTimes forecasts that 5G smartphone sales could clock 20%-plus growth in 2023 following a 15% increase in 2022. And Apple controlled over 29% of the 5G smartphone market last year.\nThe company is also expected to move into a new market this year. It will reportedly release its mixed-reality headset (allowing users to interact with both physical and virtual items and environments) in June, according to Bloomberg. The device is expected to cost around $3,000. While that\'s steep, Apple could introduce a budget version of the device in early 2024.\nThe company\'s move into mixed reality could unlock a huge opportunity. Mordor Intelligence estimates that this market could clock annual growth of 41.8% through 2028, driven by its adoption in education, defense, and industry.\nSo it won\'t be surprising to see an acceleration in Apple\'s growth in 2024 and 2025 following a down year in fiscal 2023, when its revenue is expected to drop by 1.5% to $389 billion.\nAAPL Revenue Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts.\nIn all, a potential recovery in smartphones, a move into new markets, and the solid health of its services business could be tailwinds for Apple as the year progresses. That might explain why Buffett bought the stock. And you can consider doing so, too, if you have $1,000 in investable cash.\n2. Snowflake\nSnowflake\'s impressive growth and the size of its addressable opportunity make this cloud stock an attractive bet. The stock was severely punished in the 2022 sell-off. But better times look to be ahead thanks to the emergence of new catalysts and the strength of its existing markets.\nAmong other services, Snowflake provides data warehousing, data mining, machine learning (ML), and cybersecurity through its cloud-based platform. The company estimates that it has a total addressable market of $248 billion, which could expand further thanks to the growing popularity of generative artificial intelligence (AI), used in applications such as chatbots.\nFor example, OpenAI\'s chatbot ChatGPT was fed with 570 gigabytes of text data from various sources on the internet, including books, articles, blog posts, and Wikipedia. That allows ChatGPT to provide conversational responses using 300 billion words that have been fed into the chatbot.\nSnowflake allows customers to access a massive global data network from a single access point, thereby reducing the time required to look for specific data. As a result, the demand for Snowflake\'s offerings should increase with a jump in the adoption of generative AI solutions.\nGenerative AI is expected to produce 10% of all the data produced globally by 2025 compared to only 1% at present, according to Gartner.\nThese AI applications can create images, text, audio, video, and even code based on user inputs. So they need quick access to massive amounts of data, and this is where Snowflake could step in. It allows users to store filtered data for future analysis (data warehousing), study massive amounts of information to generate meaningful insights (data science), and store unfiltered data in "data lakes."\nThis end-market opportunity is why Snowflake is forecast to clock powerful growth. The company will release its fiscal 2023 results on March 1, and it is expected to end the year with a 68% spike in revenue to $2 billion. More importantly, its top line is anticipated to head significantly higher in the coming years.\nSNOW Revenue Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts.\nSo investors looking to buy a growth stock from Warren Buffett\'s Berkshire portfolio might try Snowflake if they have $1,000 to spare based on its impressive long-term upside.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Goldman Sachs Group, and Snowflake. The Motley Fool recommends Gartner and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is Berkshire's largest holding at 41.4% of the total portfolio, was one of those stocks. AAPL Revenue Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts. Warren Buffett's holding company Berkshire Hathaway submitted its 13F filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 14, giving investors insight into the Oracle of Omaha's investing moves during the fourth quarter of 2022.", 'news_luhn_summary': "AAPL Revenue Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is Berkshire's largest holding at 41.4% of the total portfolio, was one of those stocks. Market research firm IDC estimates that global smartphone sales plunged 18.3% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 300.3 million units.", 'news_article_title': 'Have $1,000? 2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is Berkshire's largest holding at 41.4% of the total portfolio, was one of those stocks. AAPL Revenue Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts. Quarterly revenue was down 5.5% year over year to $117 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is Berkshire's largest holding at 41.4% of the total portfolio, was one of those stocks. AAPL Revenue Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts. Market research firm IDC estimates that global smartphone sales plunged 18.3% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 300.3 million units."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-stocks-that-hedge-funds-are-flooding-into.-should-you', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWith so many vagaries clouding the present market environment, one possible avenue for success is to align your portfolio with your favorite hedge fund stocks. Simultaneously celebrated and vilified, this special brand of institutional investor might give you an edge. Primarily, your favorite hedge fund stocks typically stem from the top experts in the stock-picking game. And these institutions only hire the absolute best analysts and provide them with unparalleled technical resources. Sure, there’s a tendency to dismiss such experts as clowns. However, the reality is that more often than not, they know what they’re doing.\nSecond, investors may find comfort in the safety of numbers. It’s one thing when one institutional investor places a heavy wager. It’s quite another when several of them make the same bet. Therefore, aligning with your favorite hedge fund stocks might improve your odds. Below are some of the most targeted plays – and whether you should get involved or not.\nMSFT Microsoft $254.77\nAAPL Apple $149.40\nAMZN Amazon $95.82\nBRK-A Berkshire Hathaway $459,375.00\nTSLA Tesla $202.07\nSCHW Charles Schwab $78.97\nPLD Prologis $124.01\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com\nAccording to information provided by HedgeFollow.com, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) ranked second place among favorite hedge fund stocks. Per the website, this category of institutional investor acquired a total of $58.99 billion worth of MSFT since the beginning of the first quarter of 2023. The top three investors are Norges Bank (buying $20.40 billion), Morgan Stanley ($3.46 billion), and BlackRock ($3.12 billion).\nFinancially, Microsoft arguably represents a no-brainer among popular hedge fund stocks. Per Gurufocus.com’s proprietary calculations for fair market value, MSFT rates as modestly undervalued. On the balance sheet, the company features solid strengths, including an Altman Z-Score of 8.31 (reflecting a very low bankruptcy risk). As well, it features strong growth and outstanding profitability metrics.\nPresently, Wall Street analysts peg MSFT as a consensus strong buy. Further, their average price target stands at $291.70, implying 16% upside potential. In the trailing year, MSFT slipped over 10% as the technology sector suffered badly in 2022. However, since the January opener, MSFT gained 5%.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com\nA stalwart in the consumer tech space, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) ranks third among favorite hedge fund stocks per HedgeFollow.com. According to the website, these institutional investors acquired a total of $55.48 billion worth of AAPL stock. The top investor so far in Q1 2023 is Norges Bank at $22.44 billion. Coming in second and third were Morgan Stanley ($3.84 billion) and Barclays ($1.57 billion).\nOn paper, Apple should be reeling from the pressures impacting the consumer economy. However, its brand remains as powerful as ever. Currently, Gurufocus.com labels AAPL as modestly undervalued based on its proprietary FMV calculations. Not surprisingly, though, the greatest strengths center on its operational dominance.\nFor instance, Apple’s three-year revenue growth rate stands at 20%, outpacing 85.62% of its competitors. Its net margin pings at 24.56%, beating out 95.52% of rivals. Right now, Wall Street analysts peg AAPL as a consensus strong buy. Further, their average price target stands at $171.94, implying over 15% upside potential.\nAmazon (AMZN)\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\nEarning its reputation in the e-commerce space, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) ranks among the favorite hedge fund stocks for its massive footprint. Per HedgeFollow.com, the company comes in fourth place among buy-ins from these institutional investors, which bought $41.62 billion worth. Again, the top investor was Norges Bank, in this case with an exposure of $9.69 billion. Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase rounded out the top three at $2.04 billion and $1.38 billion, respectively.\nTo be fair, Amazon represents a tricky narrative because of the beating it took in 2022. In the trailing year, shares gave up nearly 34% of equity value. As well, Gurufocus.com warns that AMZN may be a possible value trap. Finally, in the past year, the net margin slipped slightly into negative territory.\nOn the other hand, Amazon still represents a growth machine. Its three-year revenue growth rate stands at 21.9%, beating out 84.28% of its rivals. Combined with its brand power and myriad relevancies, it should be worth a look. Presently, covering analysts peg AMZN as a consensus strong buy. Their average price target stands at $137.05, implying 43% upside potential.\nBerkshire Hathaway (BRK-A)\nSource: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com\nWhen it comes to discussing Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A), presumably most publications focus on its Class B shares. Regarding popular hedge fund stocks, however, we’re going to be talking about Class A shares – the one where a single share costs more than the average U.S. home.\nRanking fifth, hedge funds acquired $29.96 billion worth of BRK-A. The top investor was Perigon Wealth Management at $15.51 billion. Next came CI Private Wealth at $6.81 billion and Norges Bank at $2.58 billion. Financially, Gurufocus.com warns its readers that BRK.A may be modestly overvalued. That said, the industrial conglomerate attracts attention because of its wide-reaching wagers.\nPlus, it features solid operations. Most notably, its three-year revenue growth rate stands at 19.7%, outpacing 81.3% of its peers. Also, its book growth rate during the same period is 17.3%, beating out 84.3% of the industry. Turning to Wall Street, covering analysts peg BRK-A as a consensus moderate buy. Further, their average price target stands at $542,568, implying nearly 18% upside potential.\nTesla (TSLA)\nSource: Zigres / Shutterstock.com\nAs things stand now, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) ranks as the top idea among popular hedge fund stocks. These institutional investors bought $60.36 billion worth of TSLA. Further, the top hedge fund was Natixis, buying up $32.35% billion worth of shares. Rounding out the top three were Norges Bank ($5.31 billion) and Susquehanna International Group ($2.17 billion). So, why didn’t I mention Tesla as the top name among popular hedge fund stocks? Mainly, it’s not clear that everyone should acquire TSLA. It really depends on your risk-reward profile.\nObjectively, TSLA appears significantly overvalued. At the time of writing, the market prices TSLA at a trailing multiple of 55.44. Also, TSLA trades at a forward multiple of 50.14. Both are overwhelmingly overvalued for the underlying industry. Adding to the pressures, electric vehicles tend to be quite expensive at this juncture. Further, not everyone has access to home charging. Here’s the other thing. Although covering analysts peg TSLA as a consensus moderate buy, their average price target pings at $202.46. That’s less than 1% upside potential. If you believe in it, go for it. However, it might not be for everyone.\nCharles Schwab (SCHW)\nSource: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com\nAnother example of popular hedge fund stock that might not be everyone’s cup of tea is Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW). Coming in sixth place, hedge funds acquired $23.93 billion worth of the financial services firm. The top investor was Toronto Dominion Bank at $17.47 billion. The second place belongs to Norges Bank ($1.23 billion) and third to Morgan Stanley ($664.26 million).\nOverall, SCHW isn’t a bad bet. However, it features confusing fundamentals. On the optimistic front, bear market cycles tend to let the cream rise to the top regarding wealth management businesses. I’ve mentioned this concept several times before. However, it does come with the risk that during down cycles, people tend not to invest. Further, the Federal Reserve poses serious problems. Theoretically, higher interest rates mean greater profitability for financial packages. But it also means fewer incentives to take those packages because of higher borrowing costs. On the Street, analysts peg SCHW as a consensus moderate buy. Further, their average price target stands at $91.05, implying nearly 14% upside potential.\nPrologis (PLD)\nSource: shutterstock.com/CC7\nA real estate investment trust (REIT), Prologis (NYSE:PLD) invests in logistics facilities. Per HedgeFollow.com, Prologis ranks as number 11 among popular hedge fund stocks. Collectively, these institutional investors acquired $18.07 billion worth of PLD stock. Acquiring the most was Vanguard Group at $2.59 billion. Rounding out the top three were BlackRock at $1.72 billion and Cohen & Steers at $1.43 billion.\nIn any other circumstance, Prologis might be a no-brainer acquisition. And for those that believe in the broader post-pandemic economic recovery, it might still be. However, PLD might not be the most appropriate investor for everyone’s needs.\nSetting aside that it appears objectively overvalued at this juncture, Prologis faces concerns associated with the consumer economy. Should the Fed get too aggressive in its bid to control inflation, the logistics facilities business might suffer. So far, though, Wall Street remains optimistic. Presently, covering analysts peg PLD as a consensus strong buy. Also, their average price target stands at $138.71, implying nearly 13% upside potential.\nOn the date of publication, Josh Enomoto did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nA former senior business analyst for Sony Electronics, Josh Enomoto has helped broker major contracts with Fortune Global 500 companies. Over the past several years, he has delivered unique, critical insights for the investment markets, as well as various other industries including legal, construction management, and healthcare.\nThe post 7 Stocks That Hedge Funds Are Flooding Into. Should You? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'MSFT Microsoft $254.77 AAPL Apple $149.40 AMZN Amazon $95.82 BRK-A Berkshire Hathaway $459,375.00 TSLA Tesla $202.07 SCHW Charles Schwab $78.97 PLD Prologis $124.01 Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com According to information provided by HedgeFollow.com, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) ranked second place among favorite hedge fund stocks. Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com A stalwart in the consumer tech space, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) ranks third among favorite hedge fund stocks per HedgeFollow.com. According to the website, these institutional investors acquired a total of $55.48 billion worth of AAPL stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'MSFT Microsoft $254.77 AAPL Apple $149.40 AMZN Amazon $95.82 BRK-A Berkshire Hathaway $459,375.00 TSLA Tesla $202.07 SCHW Charles Schwab $78.97 PLD Prologis $124.01 Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com According to information provided by HedgeFollow.com, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) ranked second place among favorite hedge fund stocks. Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com A stalwart in the consumer tech space, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) ranks third among favorite hedge fund stocks per HedgeFollow.com. According to the website, these institutional investors acquired a total of $55.48 billion worth of AAPL stock.', 'news_article_title': '7 Stocks That Hedge Funds Are Flooding Into. Should You?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'MSFT Microsoft $254.77 AAPL Apple $149.40 AMZN Amazon $95.82 BRK-A Berkshire Hathaway $459,375.00 TSLA Tesla $202.07 SCHW Charles Schwab $78.97 PLD Prologis $124.01 Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com According to information provided by HedgeFollow.com, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) ranked second place among favorite hedge fund stocks. Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com A stalwart in the consumer tech space, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) ranks third among favorite hedge fund stocks per HedgeFollow.com. According to the website, these institutional investors acquired a total of $55.48 billion worth of AAPL stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'MSFT Microsoft $254.77 AAPL Apple $149.40 AMZN Amazon $95.82 BRK-A Berkshire Hathaway $459,375.00 TSLA Tesla $202.07 SCHW Charles Schwab $78.97 PLD Prologis $124.01 Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com According to information provided by HedgeFollow.com, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) ranked second place among favorite hedge fund stocks. Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com A stalwart in the consumer tech space, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) ranks third among favorite hedge fund stocks per HedgeFollow.com. According to the website, these institutional investors acquired a total of $55.48 billion worth of AAPL stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-likely-to-cap-level-of-s.korean-chips-made-in-china-u.s.-official', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'SEOUL, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The United States will likely limit the level of advanced semiconductors made by South Korean companies in China, a senior U.S. official said.\nIn October, South Korea\'s Samsung Electronics 005930.KS and SK Hynix 000660.KS, the world\'s top memory chip makers, received an one-year reprieve from U.S. export restrictions aimed at thwarting Beijing\'s technological ambitions and blocking its military advances.\n"What will likely be is a cap on the levels that they can grow to in China," said Alan Estevez, the U.S. Commerce Department\'s under secretary for industry and security, when asked what would happen after the waiver ended.\n"If you\'re at whatever layer of NAND, we will stop it somewhere in that range," Estevez said, referring to a flash memory product manufactured by Samsung and SK. He added that the U.S. government was in deep dialogue with the South Korean chipmakers.\nSamsung Electronics and SK Hynix were not immediately available for comment.\nSamsung and SK Hynix, which control about half of the global NAND flash memory chip market, have invested heavily in China in recent decades to produce chips that are vital to customers including tech giants Apple AAPL.O, and Amazon AMZN.O.\nEarlier, an American official acknowledged the existence of a deal with Japan and the Netherlands for those countries to impose new restrictions on exports of chipmaking tools to China.\n(Reporting by Ju-min Park and Heekyong Yang; Editing by Kim Coghill)\n(([email protected]; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Samsung and SK Hynix, which control about half of the global NAND flash memory chip market, have invested heavily in China in recent decades to produce chips that are vital to customers including tech giants Apple AAPL.O, and Amazon AMZN.O. SEOUL, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The United States will likely limit the level of advanced semiconductors made by South Korean companies in China, a senior U.S. official said. In October, South Korea's Samsung Electronics 005930.KS and SK Hynix 000660.KS, the world's top memory chip makers, received an one-year reprieve from U.S. export restrictions aimed at thwarting Beijing's technological ambitions and blocking its military advances.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Samsung and SK Hynix, which control about half of the global NAND flash memory chip market, have invested heavily in China in recent decades to produce chips that are vital to customers including tech giants Apple AAPL.O, and Amazon AMZN.O. In October, South Korea's Samsung Electronics 005930.KS and SK Hynix 000660.KS, the world's top memory chip makers, received an one-year reprieve from U.S. export restrictions aimed at thwarting Beijing's technological ambitions and blocking its military advances. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix were not immediately available for comment.", 'news_article_title': 'U.S. likely to cap level of S.Korean chips made in China- U.S. official', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Samsung and SK Hynix, which control about half of the global NAND flash memory chip market, have invested heavily in China in recent decades to produce chips that are vital to customers including tech giants Apple AAPL.O, and Amazon AMZN.O. SEOUL, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The United States will likely limit the level of advanced semiconductors made by South Korean companies in China, a senior U.S. official said. In October, South Korea's Samsung Electronics 005930.KS and SK Hynix 000660.KS, the world's top memory chip makers, received an one-year reprieve from U.S. export restrictions aimed at thwarting Beijing's technological ambitions and blocking its military advances.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Samsung and SK Hynix, which control about half of the global NAND flash memory chip market, have invested heavily in China in recent decades to produce chips that are vital to customers including tech giants Apple AAPL.O, and Amazon AMZN.O. SEOUL, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The United States will likely limit the level of advanced semiconductors made by South Korean companies in China, a senior U.S. official said. In October, South Korea's Samsung Electronics 005930.KS and SK Hynix 000660.KS, the world's top memory chip makers, received an one-year reprieve from U.S. export restrictions aimed at thwarting Beijing's technological ambitions and blocking its military advances."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/etf-strategies-to-protect-against-inflation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(1:30) - Breaking Down The Current State of Inflation Right Now\n(5:30) - What Is Best Way To Gauge Inflation?\n(9:50) - Can Investors Still Expect A Soft Landing From The Fed?\n11:30) - What Are The Risks of Investing Into TIPS?\n(14:40) - Quadratic Intereste Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge ETF: IVOL\n(20:10) - Should You Be Increasing Your Fixed Income Investments?\n(24:20) - Episode Roundup: FCPI, INFL, RAAX\n [email protected]\n In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Nancy Davis, founder & CIO of Quadratic Capital Management, about hedging against inflation.\nRecent CPI and PPI readings suggest that inflation may remain at elevated levels in the coming months. Stocks have been under pressure over the past few days as investors worry that persistent inflationary pressures could force the Fed to raise interest rates more aggressively than previously expected.\nNancy manages the Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility & Inflation Hedge ETF IVOL, which seeks to hedge relative interest rate movements and benefit from market stress when fixed income volatility increases, while providing the potential for enhanced, inflation-protected income.\nThere are several other options available to investors who want to add inflation protection in their portfolios. Commodities are generally positively correlated with inflation and offer some inflation hedge. (See: What Lies Ahead for Commodity ETFs in 2023)\nHigh-quality stocks may also provide protection against inflation over the longer term, as these companies have pricing power and are able to grow their revenues and earnings even in an inflationary environment.\nThe Fidelity Stocks For Inflation ETF FCPI invests in high quality companies that tend to outperform during inflationary times. Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are its top holdings.\nThe Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF INFL holds companies like Archer Daniels Midland ADM and Bunge BG that are expected to benefit from inflation.\nThe VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF RAAX provides exposure to inflation fighting real assets through ETPs. The AXS Astoria Inflation Sensitive ETF PPI targets asset classes that are expected to benefit from an inflationary environment.\nTune in to the podcast to learn more.\nMake sure to be on the lookout for the next edition of the ETF Spotlight and remember to subscribe! If you have any comments or questions, please email [email protected].\n Want key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nArcher Daniels Midland Company (ADM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBunge Limited (BG) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanEck Inflation Allocation ETF (RAAX): ETF Research Reports\nQuadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge ETF (IVOL): ETF Research Reports\nFidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF (FCPI): ETF Research Reports\nHorizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF (INFL): ETF Research Reports\nAXS Astoria Inflation Sensitive ETF (PPI): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are its top holdings. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bunge Limited (BG) : Free Stock Analysis Report VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF (RAAX): ETF Research Reports Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge ETF (IVOL): ETF Research Reports Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF (FCPI): ETF Research Reports Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF (INFL): ETF Research Reports AXS Astoria Inflation Sensitive ETF (PPI): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. (See: What Lies Ahead for Commodity ETFs in 2023) High-quality stocks may also provide protection against inflation over the longer term, as these companies have pricing power and are able to grow their revenues and earnings even in an inflationary environment.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bunge Limited (BG) : Free Stock Analysis Report VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF (RAAX): ETF Research Reports Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge ETF (IVOL): ETF Research Reports Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF (FCPI): ETF Research Reports Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF (INFL): ETF Research Reports AXS Astoria Inflation Sensitive ETF (PPI): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are its top holdings. Nancy manages the Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility & Inflation Hedge ETF IVOL, which seeks to hedge relative interest rate movements and benefit from market stress when fixed income volatility increases, while providing the potential for enhanced, inflation-protected income.', 'news_article_title': 'ETF Strategies to Protect Against Inflation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bunge Limited (BG) : Free Stock Analysis Report VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF (RAAX): ETF Research Reports Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge ETF (IVOL): ETF Research Reports Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF (FCPI): ETF Research Reports Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF (INFL): ETF Research Reports AXS Astoria Inflation Sensitive ETF (PPI): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are its top holdings. The AXS Astoria Inflation Sensitive ETF PPI targets asset classes that are expected to benefit from an inflationary environment.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bunge Limited (BG) : Free Stock Analysis Report VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF (RAAX): ETF Research Reports Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge ETF (IVOL): ETF Research Reports Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF (FCPI): ETF Research Reports Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF (INFL): ETF Research Reports AXS Astoria Inflation Sensitive ETF (PPI): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are its top holdings. Nancy manages the Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility & Inflation Hedge ETF IVOL, which seeks to hedge relative interest rate movements and benefit from market stress when fixed income volatility increases, while providing the potential for enhanced, inflation-protected income.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-feb-23-2023-%3A-pbf-sq-sbsw-qqq-cvna-csx-lbrt-wdc-aapl-ctsh-pm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -15.21 to 12,164.93. The total After hours volume is currently 82,756,001 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nPBF Energy Inc. (PBF) is +0.01 at $43.88, with 3,179,373 shares traded. PBF\'s current last sale is 88.65% of the target price of $49.5.\n\nBlock, Inc. (SQ) is +1.22 at $75.37, with 2,273,410 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Marqeta Expands Partnership with Klarna Bank; Shares Gain 6.5% Pre-Market\n\nSibanye Stillwater Limited (SBSW) is +0.1 at $8.78, with 2,070,895 shares traded.SBSW is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 3/2/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec2022.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -0.3 at $296.52, with 2,060,634 shares traded. This represents a 16.62% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nCarvana Co. (CVNA) is -0.31 at $9.77, with 1,750,370 shares traded. CVNA\'s current last sale is 97.7% of the target price of $10.\n\nCSX Corporation (CSX) is unchanged at $30.65, with 1,748,633 shares traded. CSX\'s current last sale is 87.57% of the target price of $35.\n\nLiberty Energy Inc. (LBRT) is unchanged at $15.15, with 1,696,711 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 6 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.82. LBRT\'s current last sale is 68.86% of the target price of $22.\n\nWestern Digital Corporation (WDC) is +0.01 at $39.80, with 1,647,739 shares traded. WDC\'s current last sale is 79.6% of the target price of $50.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.2 at $149.20, with 1,633,227 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.24. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nCognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) is unchanged at $64.29, with 1,567,914 shares traded. CTSH\'s current last sale is 96.68% of the target price of $66.5.\n\nPhilip Morris International Inc (PM) is -0.0571 at $99.77, with 1,566,798 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.6. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PM is in the "buy range".\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.06 at $254.83, with 1,518,913 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.2 at $149.20, with 1,633,227 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Smarter Analyst Reports: Marqeta Expands Partnership with Klarna Bank; Shares Gain 6.5% Pre-Market', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.2 at $149.20, with 1,633,227 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Feb 23, 2023 : PBF, SQ, SBSW, QQQ, CVNA, CSX, LBRT, WDC, AAPL, CTSH, PM, MSFT', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.2 at $149.20, with 1,633,227 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -15.21 to 12,164.93.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.2 at $149.20, with 1,633,227 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 82,756,001 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-ends-topsy-turvy-day-higher-sp-snaps-losing-streak', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David French\nFeb 23 (Reuters) - The main Wall Street benchmarks closed a topsy-turvy Thursday in positive territory, with the S&P 500 snapping a four-session losing streak, as investors grappled with how interest rate policy might affect the U.S. economy.\nStock markets have been volatile this year, pulling back in February after a strong January as investors try to figure out what the U.S. Federal Reserve will do with interest rates. Hawkish comments from policymakers have been interspersed with data pointing to a strong American economy.\nOn Thursday, the Labor Department said the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, reflecting tight labor market conditions.\nA separate report confirmed the economy grew solidly in the fourth quarter, though rising inventory levels were responsible for much of the increase.\nU.S. gross domestic product increased 2.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the government\'s second estimate. Economists were forecasting a 2.9% rise.\n"If you\'re a bull, you can pull out plenty of things that are supportive, and if you\'re bear there are plenty of things to point to that are supportive," said Jack Janasiewicz, lead portfolio strategist at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions.\n"There are so many cross currents that are moving in very different directions, I think it\'s very difficult to fall back on one or two things. That\'s creating a lot of hand-wringing uncertainty, and we\'re range-trading as a result of it."\nFor part of the day, the S&P was trading below its 50-day moving average of 3,980 points, before rallying in the afternoon.\nInfluencing this intraday dip were large trades in short-dated derivatives that piled selling pressure on the market, according to Nomura strategist Charlie McElligott.\nHelping provide confidence to buyers was positive earnings from Nvidia CorpNVDA.O, which surged after forecasting quarterly sales above estimates and reporting a surge in the use of its chips to power artificial intelligence services.\nOther chipmakers also gained, including Broadcom Inc AVGO.O and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O. The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index .SOX climbed.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 21.09 points, or 0.53%, to end at 4,012.14 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 83.26 points, or 0.72%, to 11,590.33. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 113.99 points, or 0.34%, to 33,159.08.\nMany of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors rose. Higher crude prices pushed energy .SPNY to be one of the biggest gainers on the day, and also helped the index halt a losing run at seven. This tied its worst stretch since an eight-session skid in March 2017.\nAmong the fallers was communication services .SPLRCL, which recorded its fifth straight decline, matching another five-loss streak in October. It was weighed by Netflix IncNFLX.O, which slipped on reports that the streaming service was cutting subscription prices in 30 countries.\nAmong other stocks, eBay IncEBAY.O slid after warning of dour demand in the first half of 2023 due to strained consumer spending in the United States and Europe.\nModerna Inc MRNA.O fell after the vaccine maker reaffirmed its annual sales forecast of $5 billion for its COVID-19 vaccines despite its fourth-quarter sales exceeding estimates.\nHowever, Bumble Inc BMBL.O jumped. The owner of the eponymous dating app projected annual revenue growth above market estimates on optimism over rising paying users.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and David French in New York; Editing by Savio D\'Souza, Arun Koyyur, Anil D\'Silva and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By David French Feb 23 (Reuters) - The main Wall Street benchmarks closed a topsy-turvy Thursday in positive territory, with the S&P 500 snapping a four-session losing streak, as investors grappled with how interest rate policy might affect the U.S. economy. Stock markets have been volatile this year, pulling back in February after a strong January as investors try to figure out what the U.S. Federal Reserve will do with interest rates. Influencing this intraday dip were large trades in short-dated derivatives that piled selling pressure on the market, according to Nomura strategist Charlie McElligott.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Hawkish comments from policymakers have been interspersed with data pointing to a strong American economy. Helping provide confidence to buyers was positive earnings from Nvidia CorpNVDA.O, which surged after forecasting quarterly sales above estimates and reporting a surge in the use of its chips to power artificial intelligence services. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 113.99 points, or 0.34%, to 33,159.08.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St ends topsy-turvy day higher, S&P snaps losing streak', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A separate report confirmed the economy grew solidly in the fourth quarter, though rising inventory levels were responsible for much of the increase. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 21.09 points, or 0.53%, to end at 4,012.14 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 83.26 points, or 0.72%, to 11,590.33. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 113.99 points, or 0.34%, to 33,159.08.', 'news_textrank_summary': '"If you\'re a bull, you can pull out plenty of things that are supportive, and if you\'re bear there are plenty of things to point to that are supportive," said Jack Janasiewicz, lead portfolio strategist at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions. Helping provide confidence to buyers was positive earnings from Nvidia CorpNVDA.O, which surged after forecasting quarterly sales above estimates and reporting a surge in the use of its chips to power artificial intelligence services. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 21.09 points, or 0.53%, to end at 4,012.14 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 83.26 points, or 0.72%, to 11,590.33.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-dow-dip-as-resilient-economic-data-stokes-fears-of-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Johann M Cherian and David French\nFeb 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was mostly lower in choppy trading on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on track for a fifth straight daily decline and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down too, as investors remained wary of further interest rate hikes due to recent strong U.S. economic data.\nOn a topsy-turvy day, the tech-heavy Nasdaq was up slightly, retreating from a session high earlier of more than 1%. Megacap stocks were mixed, with Tesla Inc TSLA.O up and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O lower.\nStock markets have been volatile this month, with the S&P 500 shedding more than 4% in the past six sessions, as data pointing to a strong economy and hawkish commentary by Fed officials dented appetite for risky assets.\nThe Labor Department said the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, reflecting tight labor market conditions.\nA separate report confirmed the economy grew solidly in the fourth quarter, though rising inventory levels were responsible for much of the increase.\nU.S. gross domestic product increased 2.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the government\'s second estimate. Economists were forecasting a 2.9% rise.\n"Any incremental piece of economic data builds the narrative of the bears in the market that the rally so far is a false euphoria, and this is weighing on the market more than the good news from some of these earnings," said Peter Andersen, founder of Andersen Capital Management.\nAnalysts polled by Reuters predicted a correction within the next three months even though they expect the S&P 500 .SPX to climb 5% by year-end.\nRight now, the S&P is testing both the 50-day moving average at 3,980 points and the 200-day moving average at 3,940.\nNvidia CorpNVDA.O surged 14.2% to the highest in more than 10 months after the company forecast quarterly sales above estimates and reported a surge in the use of its chips to power artificial intelligence services.\nOther chipmakers also gained, including Broadcom Inc AVGO.O up 0.4% and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O rising 0.8%. The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index .SOX climbed 2.5%.\nAt 2.06 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 97.71 points, or 0.3%, to 32,947.38, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 0.92 points, or 0.02%, to 3,990.13 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 6.36 points, or 0.06%, to 11,513.43.\nEight of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors declined, with communication services .SPLRCL dropping 1.1%, hurt by a 3.8% fall in Netflix IncNFLX.O on reports that the streaming service was cutting subscription prices in 30 countries.\nThe communication services index was on course for its fifth straight decline, which would be its biggest since another five-loss streak in October.\nEnergy .SPNY was one of the few gainers, rising 1.3% on the back of higher crude prices O/R. Should the index advance hold, it would halt a losing run at seven, tying its worst stretch since an eight-session skid in March 2017.\nAmong other stocks, eBay IncEBAY.O slid 5.8% after warning of dour demand in the first half of 2023 due to strained consumer spending in the United States and Europe.\nModerna Inc MRNA.O fell 8.4% after the vaccine maker reaffirmed its annual sales forecast of $5 billion for its COVID-19 vaccines despite its fourth-quarter sales exceeding estimates.\n(Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and David French in New York; Editing by Savio D\'Souza, Arun Koyyur, Anil D\'Silva and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Johann M Cherian and David French Feb 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was mostly lower in choppy trading on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on track for a fifth straight daily decline and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down too, as investors remained wary of further interest rate hikes due to recent strong U.S. economic data. Stock markets have been volatile this month, with the S&P 500 shedding more than 4% in the past six sessions, as data pointing to a strong economy and hawkish commentary by Fed officials dented appetite for risky assets. Among other stocks, eBay IncEBAY.O slid 5.8% after warning of dour demand in the first half of 2023 due to strained consumer spending in the United States and Europe.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Johann M Cherian and David French Feb 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was mostly lower in choppy trading on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on track for a fifth straight daily decline and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down too, as investors remained wary of further interest rate hikes due to recent strong U.S. economic data. Nvidia CorpNVDA.O surged 14.2% to the highest in more than 10 months after the company forecast quarterly sales above estimates and reported a surge in the use of its chips to power artificial intelligence services. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 97.71 points, or 0.3%, to 32,947.38, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 0.92 points, or 0.02%, to 3,990.13 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 6.36 points, or 0.06%, to 11,513.43.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P, Dow dip as resilient economic data stokes fears of rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Economists were forecasting a 2.9% rise. Nvidia CorpNVDA.O surged 14.2% to the highest in more than 10 months after the company forecast quarterly sales above estimates and reported a surge in the use of its chips to power artificial intelligence services. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 97.71 points, or 0.3%, to 32,947.38, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 0.92 points, or 0.02%, to 3,990.13 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 6.36 points, or 0.06%, to 11,513.43.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Johann M Cherian and David French Feb 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was mostly lower in choppy trading on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on track for a fifth straight daily decline and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down too, as investors remained wary of further interest rate hikes due to recent strong U.S. economic data. Nvidia CorpNVDA.O surged 14.2% to the highest in more than 10 months after the company forecast quarterly sales above estimates and reported a surge in the use of its chips to power artificial intelligence services. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 97.71 points, or 0.3%, to 32,947.38, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 0.92 points, or 0.02%, to 3,990.13 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 6.36 points, or 0.06%, to 11,513.43.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-5-top-ai-stocks-heres-why-you-should-own-them-too', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'You might not think of Warren Buffett immediately when the topic of artificial intelligence comes up. The legendary investor has famously shied away from most tech stocks in the past, maintaining that those companies were outside of his circle of competence. Since AI represents one of the most advanced technologies around, it would be understandable if he avoided investing in AI-focused companies.\nHowever, Buffett actually hasn\'t avoided AI stocks at all. Several of the technology\'s leaders can be found among Berkshire Hathaway\'s (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) holdings. Here are Buffett\'s top five AI stocks -- and why you should consider owning them, too.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBuffett\'s top five\nIf you looked at Berkshire Hathaway\'s latest 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), you\'d probably identify only two stocks with obvious solid AI connections. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as the conglomerate\'s biggest stock holding by far. It also owns a relatively small stake in Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Both of these companies are clearly heavily engaged in AI development. But where are the other AI stocks in Buffett\'s portfolio?\nThere are some companies in the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio that are engaged in AI development. For example, Mastercard owns Brighterion, a company that develops AI applications for the financial, healthcare, and retail sectors. Nu Holdings owns Olivia AI, which develops AI solutions for financial companies. Several others in the portfolio -- among them American Express and Chevron -- are using AI in various ways.\nHowever, I don\'t think any of these deserve spots among Buffett\'s top five AI stocks. Instead, we need to look at some other stocks that don\'t show up in Berkshire Hathaway\'s SEC filings. I\'m referring to what could be called Buffett\'s "secret portfolio" -- stocks owned by Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary New England Asset Management (NEAM).\nLike Berkshire Hathaway itself, NEAM owns a big stake in Apple. It also holds significant positions in Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). The investment firm initiated three new positions in the fourth quarter of 2022. AI pioneer Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) arguably stood out as the best of the bunch.\nThere are other AI candidates in NEAM\'s portfolio, including such notable names as IBM and Intel. However, I think that Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Alphabet are the best AI stocks owned by Buffett.\nWhat makes these stocks special\nApple is the biggest technology company in the world by market cap. Unsurprisingly, it\'s also a leader in artificial intelligence. Millions of people use Apple\'s AI every day with Siri and facial recognition on iPhones. CEO Tim Cook stated in Apple\'s latest quarterly conference call that AI "will affect every product and every service that we have."\nAmazon\'s AI efforts go beyond its Alexa virtual assistant. Amazon Web Services (AWS) incorporates AI extensively into its cloud-hosting services. The company\'s online product recommendations use advanced AI. Amazon uses AI throughout its internal operations as well.\nMicrosoft has been at the center of the conversation about AI in recent weeks because of its integration of OpenAI\'s ChatGPT with the Bing search engine. Its Azure cloud-hosting services, like AWS, feature lots of AI options for customers. Microsoft\'s Github Copilot uses AI to help programmers write code and is available as an extension for the company\'s Visual Studio platform.\nNvidia could be the preeminent pick-and-shovel AI play. The company\'s graphics process units (GPUs) are popular because of their ability to handle the intensive processing power requirements of AI apps. Nvidia has also developed platforms for speech AI and self-driving car technology.\nLast but not least, Alphabet has long been a leader in AI development. Its Google and YouTube search engines use AI extensively. Google Cloud offers advanced AI capabilities to customers who use its cloud services. The company\'s Waymo unit is one of the top providers of AI-powered self-driving car technology. Google plans to soon launch Bard, its large language model that\'s expected to be a major rival to ChatGPT.\nWhy you should own them, too\nI think there\'s one overriding reason why you should consider owning all five of the top AI stocks in Buffett\'s portfolio. It\'s the same reason why Buffett himself buys and holds stocks: Their growth prospects make their current valuations attractive.\nTo be sure, some of these stocks look more attractively valued than others. Alphabet, for example, trades at a much lower forward earnings multiple than Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, or Nvidia do. However, my view is that even the most expensive of these stocks will prove to be a huge winner over the long run.\nThese aren\'t just AI stocks, of course. All of these companies have other growth drivers in addition to AI. But AI will no doubt be extremely important to their fortunes over the next decade and beyond. I think that Buffett\'s top five AI stocks will make him even wealthier in the future. They could make you richer, too.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nAmerican Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Keith Speights has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Mastercard, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Mastercard, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2025 $370 calls on Mastercard, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2025 $380 calls on Mastercard, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as the conglomerate\'s biggest stock holding by far. Buffett\'s top five If you looked at Berkshire Hathaway\'s latest 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), you\'d probably identify only two stocks with obvious solid AI connections. I\'m referring to what could be called Buffett\'s "secret portfolio" -- stocks owned by Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary New England Asset Management (NEAM).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as the conglomerate\'s biggest stock holding by far. I\'m referring to what could be called Buffett\'s "secret portfolio" -- stocks owned by Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary New England Asset Management (NEAM). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Mastercard, Microsoft, and Nvidia.', 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett's 5 Top AI Stocks -- Here's Why You Should Own Them, Too", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as the conglomerate's biggest stock holding by far. Here are Buffett's top five AI stocks -- and why you should consider owning them, too. However, I think that Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Alphabet are the best AI stocks owned by Buffett.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as the conglomerate's biggest stock holding by far. Here are Buffett's top five AI stocks -- and why you should consider owning them, too. Nu Holdings owns Olivia AI, which develops AI solutions for financial companies."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/berkshire-earnings%3A-should-investors-buy-warren-buffetts-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett’s holding company Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B reports earnings on Friday, February 23.\nWarren Buffett’s sprawling conglomerate owns businesses across the spectrum of industries. While everyone knows him as a brilliant stock picker and portfolio manager, he is also the shepherd of some 70 companies under the Berkshire Hathaway umbrella.\nAlso reporting earnings on Friday is another well-known, but considerably smaller holding company, Icahn Enterprises IEP. CEO Carl Icahn is another investing legend and maverick many decades into his Wall Street career.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBusiness Overview\nBerkshire can be broken down into three primary segments. The largest contributor to the top line is Berkshire’s insurance group, which includes GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Company, and BH Primary Group. While insurance has been a phenomenal business for Buffett, the float insurance companies are required to hold has also been an important vehicle for his numerous investments.\nThe next largest segment at BRKB is the Manufacturing, Service and Retailing operations, which makes up 36% of revenue. This segment is extremely diversified and includes major manufacturing businesses such as specialty chemical producer Lubrizol Corporation, as well as building operations Clayton Homes and Shaw Industries, which is the largest manufacturer of carpets in the country. Berkshire’s portfolio also includes consumer products Fruit of the Loom, NetJets, Dairy Queen, See’s Candies and an array of other retail and services businesses.\nThe third segment is the Regulated Utility businesses, which brings in 11% of total revenue. This segment is made up of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), which is one of the largest freight railroads in North America, and Berkshire Hathaway Energy, which was originally called Mid-American Energy before being acquired in the late 90s.\nThis is all in addition to Buffett and Berkshire’s portfolio of public equities, which includes massive stakes in Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY, Chevron CVX, Coca-Cola KO and many others.\nEarnings Expectations\nBerkshire Hathaway currently sports a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that its earnings revisions have remained relatively flat. BRKB has a strong record of beating earnings including a 14% beat last quarter and a 22% average over the trailing four. \nCurrent quarter estimates project sales will grow 4% YoY to $75 billion. Full year sales are expected to be $299 billion, an increase of 8% YoY. Earnings are expected to grow as well, with current quarter EPS forecasted at $3.31 per share, a 1.2% increase YoY. Full year earnings estimates are very strong, expecting EPS to climb 23% to $14.85 per share.\n2022 was an exceptional year for Berkshire as its portfolio of real assets, and consumer goods benefitted from the increase in inflation. Furthermore, the uncertainty that higher interest rates brought to the stock market made BRKB a safe haven for investors trying to avoid the volatility of growth stocks. Berkshire outperformed the broad market by 23% last year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nValuation\nBerkshire stock is currently trading at 18x one-year forward earnings, below its 10-year median of 20x, and not far off its low of 15x. Also worth noting in that BRKB has an earnings multiple perfectly in line with the S&P 500 average, which is a testament to how broadly diversified Buffett’s holding company is.\nBerkshire offers no dividend and never has. While for some that may be a turnoff, it’s worth considering who would be better to be invest all the free cash flow?\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nSuccession\nBuffett is now in his 90s, and a lot of the success experienced by BRKB stock is directly attributed to him, and his partner Charlie Munger. What is going to happen when they do eventually retire or pass away? A succession plan has of course been made, but for now it is still a secret to the public. Can investors expect Berkshire to perform as well as it has without its captain and first mate?\nIcahn Enterprises\nIt is kind of funny how both Berkshire and Icahn enterprises report on the same day. Two of the most enigmatic faces in investing, Carl Icahn and Warren Buffett couldn’t be different in many ways. Icahn, a major player on Wall Street, while Buffett stays primarily in Omaha. Icahn boisterous and feared, while Buffett is more soft-spoken, and revered.\nIEP through its subsidiaries, operates in investment, energy, automotive, food packaging, real estate, home fashion, and pharma businesses in the U.S. and internationally. IEP currently has a one-year forward P/E of 73x, and a dividend yield of 14%.\nReturns between the two conglomerates are surprisingly similar, although IEP has edged out with better returns than BRKB over the last 25 years, albeit with significantly more volatility.\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nConclusion\nIt is always a big event when Buffett reports earnings for BRKB. Berkshire, because of its broad diversification, can be a useful bellwether for the economy, and the color provided by Buffett is always extremely valuable. It will be interesting to compare the comments from two investing legends who stay at the pinnacle of their investing careers late in life.\nIs THIS the Ultimate New Clean Energy Source? (4 Ways to Profit)\nThe world is increasingly focused on eliminating fossil fuels and ramping up use of renewable, clean energy sources. Hydrogen fuel cells, powered by the most abundant substance in the universe, could provide an unlimited amount of ultra-clean energy for multiple industries. \nOur urgent special report reveals 4 hydrogen stocks primed for big gains - plus our other top clean energy stocks. \nSee Stocks Now\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nChevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nOccidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nIcahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This is all in addition to Buffett and Berkshire’s portfolio of public equities, which includes massive stakes in Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY, Chevron CVX, Coca-Cola KO and many others. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) : Free Stock Analysis Report Icahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Berkshire’s portfolio also includes consumer products Fruit of the Loom, NetJets, Dairy Queen, See’s Candies and an array of other retail and services businesses.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This is all in addition to Buffett and Berkshire’s portfolio of public equities, which includes massive stakes in Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY, Chevron CVX, Coca-Cola KO and many others. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) : Free Stock Analysis Report Icahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Valuation Berkshire stock is currently trading at 18x one-year forward earnings, below its 10-year median of 20x, and not far off its low of 15x.', 'news_article_title': "Berkshire Earnings: Should Investors Buy Warren Buffett's Stock?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This is all in addition to Buffett and Berkshire’s portfolio of public equities, which includes massive stakes in Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY, Chevron CVX, Coca-Cola KO and many others. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) : Free Stock Analysis Report Icahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Warren Buffett’s holding company Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B reports earnings on Friday, February 23.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) : Free Stock Analysis Report Icahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This is all in addition to Buffett and Berkshire’s portfolio of public equities, which includes massive stakes in Apple AAPL, Occidental Petroleum OXY, Chevron CVX, Coca-Cola KO and many others. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Valuation Berkshire stock is currently trading at 18x one-year forward earnings, below its 10-year median of 20x, and not far off its low of 15x.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/invest-like-warren-buffett-with-these-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is known for his value investing style. Many want to mirror the legend’s investing strategy and emerge a winner. Buffett’s company Berkshire Hathaway’s latest 13-F filing showed that Berkshire’s $299 billion portfolio was invested in 49 companies in the fourth quarter of 2022, unchanged from last quarter.\nThe top five holdings make up about 75% of the total portfolio, per an article published on Forbes. These five stocks are Apple AAPL, Bank of America BAC, Chevron CVX, Coca-Cola KO, and American Express AXP. Apart from these, Berkshire has significant weights in Occidental Petroleum OXY and Kraft Heinz KHC.\nLet’s delve a little deeper.\nBuffet Loves Apple\nBuffett is outright bullish on Apple AAPL. Berkshire Hathaway now owns a 5.8% stake in Apple, as of Dec 31, according to the company's Schedule 13G filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday, as quoted on investors.com.\nInvestors intending to follow Buffett and be part of Apple’s growth story, can play ETFs like iShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF IYW, Select Sector SPDR Technology ETF XLK and Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Falls From Buffett’s Favor\nBuffett is now less confident about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. shares. Berkshire Hathaway said it had about 8.3 million American depository shares of TSMC worth $618 million, having sold 86% of its shares. Last month, the chipmaker offered a subdued forecast on prospects for 2023 given the global growth slowdown.\nSo, investors following Buffett may opt to stay away from the likes of VanEck Semiconductor ETF SMH as the fund has about 11.6% weight in TSMC. Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund ADRE also has about 22.2% weight on the stock.\nBe Choosy on Banks\nBerkshire slashed its US Bancorp USB investment from 52.5 million shares to 6.7 million by the end of the year. Berkshire Hathaway also cut its investment in Bank of New York Mellon BK and sold off more than 37 million shares during the quarter and remained with 25 million shares of the bank.\nU.S. Bancop has about 10% exposure to iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF IAT while both bank stocks have decent weights in IAT and Davis Select Financial ETF DFNL. However, Berkshire is heavyweight on Bank of America, which is heavy on Invesco KBW Bank ETF KBWB.\nAre Energy ETFs Slowly Losing Value?\nBerkshire Hathaway has bet big on the energy companies over the last two years, scooping up loads of Chevron and Occidental Petroleum shares. But in the fourth quarter of 2022, the company sold 1%, or 2.4 million shares, of its Chevron position.\nChevron is heavy on energy ETFs like Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund XLE and iShares U.S. Energy ETF IYE. Meanwhile, Berkshire now controls more than 20% of the outstanding shares in Occidental. Occidental Petroleum Corporation has about 6.37% invested in First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF FTXN. Whatever the case be, a small stake selling in Chevron and still a heavy weight in Occidental say that the energy ETFs are still in fine fettle.\nBuffett Trims ATVI: Should You Dump e-Sprots ETFs?\nBerkshire reduced its holdings of Activision Blizzard ATVI. The stock has 5% to 6% weights in Global X Video Games & Esports ETF HERO and VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF ESPO. Investors should not lose hopes on e-Sports ETFs on the ATVI news as Buffett discussed before that the Activision’s share purchase was a merger arbitrage opportunity, as ATVI was going to be merged with Microsoft.\nSince the European Union has raised some objections to Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision, the likelihood of successful closure of the deal has weakened. Despite selling roughly another $600 million worth in the fourth quarter, Activision remains Berkshire’s ninth-largest holding, the Forbes article notified.\n\n Want key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nActivision Blizzard, Inc (ATVI) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nChevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAmerican Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nOccidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nU.S. Bancorp (USB) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nGlobal X Video Games & Esports ETF (HERO): ETF Research Reports\nEnergy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE): ETF Research Reports\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\nVanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports\nKraft Heinz Company (KHC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares U.S. Energy ETF (IYE): ETF Research Reports\nInvesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR ETF (ADRE): ETF Research Reports\nInvesco KBW Bank ETF (KBWB): ETF Research Reports\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\niShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (IAT): ETF Research Reports\nFirst Trust NASDAQ Oil & Gas ETF (FTXN): ETF Research Reports\nDavis Select Financial ETF (DFNL): ETF Research Reports\nVanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'These five stocks are Apple AAPL, Bank of America BAC, Chevron CVX, Coca-Cola KO, and American Express AXP. Buffet Loves Apple Buffett is outright bullish on Apple AAPL. Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Activision Blizzard, Inc (ATVI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) : Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. Bancorp (USB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (HERO): ETF Research Reports Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE): ETF Research Reports Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares U.S. Energy ETF (IYE): ETF Research Reports Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR ETF (ADRE): ETF Research Reports Invesco KBW Bank ETF (KBWB): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Activision Blizzard, Inc (ATVI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) : Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. Bancorp (USB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (HERO): ETF Research Reports Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE): ETF Research Reports Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares U.S. Energy ETF (IYE): ETF Research Reports Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR ETF (ADRE): ETF Research Reports Invesco KBW Bank ETF (KBWB): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. These five stocks are Apple AAPL, Bank of America BAC, Chevron CVX, Coca-Cola KO, and American Express AXP. 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(AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Activision Blizzard, Inc (ATVI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) : Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. Bancorp (USB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (HERO): ETF Research Reports Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE): ETF Research Reports Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares U.S. Energy ETF (IYE): ETF Research Reports Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR ETF (ADRE): ETF Research Reports Invesco KBW Bank ETF (KBWB): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. These five stocks are Apple AAPL, Bank of America BAC, Chevron CVX, Coca-Cola KO, and American Express AXP. 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(AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Activision Blizzard, Inc (ATVI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) : Free Stock Analysis Report U.S. Bancorp (USB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (HERO): ETF Research Reports Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE): ETF Research Reports Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares U.S. Energy ETF (IYE): ETF Research Reports Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR ETF (ADRE): ETF Research Reports Invesco KBW Bank ETF (KBWB): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. These five stocks are Apple AAPL, Bank of America BAC, Chevron CVX, Coca-Cola KO, and American Express AXP. Buffet Loves Apple Buffett is outright bullish on Apple AAPL.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-commission-to-ban-tiktok-on-staff-phones-citing-security', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission is suspending Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok from its employees\' corporate phones, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Thursday, citing a focus on cybersecurity.\nBreton however declined to give further details at a news conference on whether there were any incidents involving TikTok.\n"To increase its cybersecurity, the Commission\'s Corporate Management Board has decided to suspend the use of the TikTok application on its corporate devices and on personal devices enrolled in the Commission mobile device service," the EU executive said in a statement.\n"This measure aims to protect the Commission against cybersecurity threats and actions which may be exploited for cyber-attacks against the corporate environment of the Commission," it said.\nTikTok said it was disappointed with the Commission decision, saying it was "misguided and based on fundamental misconceptions".\n"We have contacted the Commission to set the record straight and explain how we protect the data of the 125 million people across the EU who come to TikTok every month," a spokesperson said.\nThe Commission said security developments at other social media platforms will also be kept under constant review. Euractiv first reported on the Commission decision.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Alison Williams and Emelia Sithole-Matarise)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission is suspending Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok from its employees\' corporate phones, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Thursday, citing a focus on cybersecurity. Breton however declined to give further details at a news conference on whether there were any incidents involving TikTok. "We have contacted the Commission to set the record straight and explain how we protect the data of the 125 million people across the EU who come to TikTok every month," a spokesperson said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission is suspending Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok from its employees\' corporate phones, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Thursday, citing a focus on cybersecurity. "To increase its cybersecurity, the Commission\'s Corporate Management Board has decided to suspend the use of the TikTok application on its corporate devices and on personal devices enrolled in the Commission mobile device service," the EU executive said in a statement. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Alison Williams and Emelia Sithole-Matarise) (([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'EU Commission to ban TikTok on staff phones, citing security', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission is suspending Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok from its employees\' corporate phones, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Thursday, citing a focus on cybersecurity. Breton however declined to give further details at a news conference on whether there were any incidents involving TikTok. "To increase its cybersecurity, the Commission\'s Corporate Management Board has decided to suspend the use of the TikTok application on its corporate devices and on personal devices enrolled in the Commission mobile device service," the EU executive said in a statement.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission is suspending Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok from its employees\' corporate phones, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Thursday, citing a focus on cybersecurity. "To increase its cybersecurity, the Commission\'s Corporate Management Board has decided to suspend the use of the TikTok application on its corporate devices and on personal devices enrolled in the Commission mobile device service," the EU executive said in a statement. "This measure aims to protect the Commission against cybersecurity threats and actions which may be exploited for cyber-attacks against the corporate environment of the Commission," it said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-eyes-big-tech-as-it-seeks-feedback-on-who-should-pay-network-costs-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe\'s telecoms sector, starting a process that could lead to requiring Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platform META.O and Netflix NFLX.O to pay some network costs.\nFor more than two decades Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC, Telecom Italia TLIT.MI and other operators have lobbied for leading technology companies to contribute to 5G and broadband roll-out.\nThey argue companies including Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O account for more than half of data internet traffic.\nThe tech firms in response call it an internet tax that will undermine EU network neutrality rules to treat all users equally. The 12-week consultation will end on May 19.\nEU industry chief Thierry Breton cited the heavy investments required to roll out 5G and broadband, saying he was not targeting any company.\n"The burden of these investments is heavier and heavier. And that is in part because of a low return on investment in the telecoms sector, the increase of the cost of raw materials, and the world geopolitical context, the cost of energy, of course, because that has a big role to play," he told a news conference.\n"I want to say right away, that all of this reflection isn\'t aimed against anyone at all, rather it\'s for our fellow citizens," Breton said.\nHe said a contributions mechanism could be one of the solutions.\nAccording to a document seen by Reuters last month, respondents will be asked whether large traffic generators should be subject to a mandatory mechanism of direct payments to finance network deployment and also whether the EU should create a continental or digital levy or fund.\n"We hope to move very quickly so that in the summer we will be able to come back with conclusions and then we will see what we do to continue to make progress," Breton said.\nAny legislative proposal will need to be agreed with EU countries and EU lawmakers before it can become law.\n"This consultation is a positive and urgent step towards addressing major imbalances in the internet ecosystem to the benefit of European end-users," telecoms lobbying group ETNO said in a statement.\nTech group Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) criticised the proposal.\n"Europeans already pay telecom operators for internet access, they should not have to pay telcos a second time through pricier streaming and cloud services," Christian Borggreen, CCIA Europe\'s senior vice president, said in a statement.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; editing by Tomasz Janowski and Jason Neely)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe\'s telecoms sector, starting a process that could lead to requiring Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platform META.O and Netflix NFLX.O to pay some network costs. According to a document seen by Reuters last month, respondents will be asked whether large traffic generators should be subject to a mandatory mechanism of direct payments to finance network deployment and also whether the EU should create a continental or digital levy or fund. "This consultation is a positive and urgent step towards addressing major imbalances in the internet ecosystem to the benefit of European end-users," telecoms lobbying group ETNO said in a statement.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe\'s telecoms sector, starting a process that could lead to requiring Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platform META.O and Netflix NFLX.O to pay some network costs. "This consultation is a positive and urgent step towards addressing major imbalances in the internet ecosystem to the benefit of European end-users," telecoms lobbying group ETNO said in a statement. "Europeans already pay telecom operators for internet access, they should not have to pay telcos a second time through pricier streaming and cloud services," Christian Borggreen, CCIA Europe\'s senior vice president, said in a statement.', 'news_article_title': 'EU eyes Big Tech as it seeks feedback on who should pay network costs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe\'s telecoms sector, starting a process that could lead to requiring Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platform META.O and Netflix NFLX.O to pay some network costs. For more than two decades Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC, Telecom Italia TLIT.MI and other operators have lobbied for leading technology companies to contribute to 5G and broadband roll-out. "This consultation is a positive and urgent step towards addressing major imbalances in the internet ecosystem to the benefit of European end-users," telecoms lobbying group ETNO said in a statement.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe\'s telecoms sector, starting a process that could lead to requiring Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platform META.O and Netflix NFLX.O to pay some network costs. EU industry chief Thierry Breton cited the heavy investments required to roll out 5G and broadband, saying he was not targeting any company. "Europeans already pay telecom operators for internet access, they should not have to pay telcos a second time through pricier streaming and cloud services," Christian Borggreen, CCIA Europe\'s senior vice president, said in a statement.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-paris-aligned-climate-msci-usa-etf-pabu-a-strong-etf-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 04/08/2022, the iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.\nInvestors who believe in market efficiency should consider market cap indexes, as they replicate market returns in a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way.\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\nThese indexes attempt to select stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance, based on certain fundamental characteristics or a combination of such characteristics.\nMethodologies like equal-weighting, one of the simplest options out there, fundamental weighting, and volatility/momentum based weighting are all choices offered to investors in this space, but not all of them can deliver superior returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is managed by Blackrock, and has been able to amass over $897.76 million, which makes it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Blend. PABU, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA CLMT PARIS ALGN BNC EXT SLCT ID.\nThe MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned Benchmark Extended Select Index composed of U.S. large & mid-capitalization stocks designed to be compatible with the objectives of the Paris Agreement by following a decarbonization trajectory, reducing exposure to climate-related transition & physical risks & increasing exposure to companies favourably positioned for the transition to a low-carbon economy.\nCost & Other Expenses\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.10%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nPABU's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 1.09%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nMost ETFs are very transparent products, and disclose their holdings on a daily basis. ETFs also offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, though it's still important for investors to research a fund's holdings.\nPABU's heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 32.30% of the portfolio. Its Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.12% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nPABU's top 10 holdings account for about 23.54% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has added roughly 5.50% so far.\nWith about 310 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Blend segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index. IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has $7.03 billion in assets, iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has $19.49 billion. ESGD has an expense ratio of 0.20% and ESGU charges 0.15%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Blend.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports\niShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.12% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 04/08/2022, the iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.12% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index.", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.12% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 04/08/2022, the iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.12% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/make-this-easy-mistake-and-youll-miss-the-best-7-dividends', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "When it comes to closed-end funds (or any investment, for that matter), it pays to look for things most people misunderstand. Because these (seemingly) tiny investor oversights and errors can give us keen-eyed contrarians our best buying opportunities.\nAnd when it comes to CEFs, there's one all-too-common mistake I see folks make time and time again, particularly those who are new to these high-yielding funds. To see what I'm getting at, let's zero in on a CEF called the Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund (STK).\nSTK Romps to a Triple-Digit Return\n\nSTK's portfolio mainly consists of large-cap tech stocks: Apple (AAPL), chipmaker Broadcom (AVGO) and Microsoft (MSFT) are among its top holdings. The fund boasts a dividend just shy of 7% today.\nAs you can see in the chart above, it's returned hundreds of percent since inception nearly 14 years ago. If we average this out to its CAGR (compound annualized growth rate, or simply the average percent return per year), we see that the fund has delivered an incredible 20% per year on average.\nHere's the thing, though--most people have no idea of STK's incredible performance! Dial it up on a free stock-screening tool like Google Finance and you get this chart, showing a meager 35% return in nearly a decade and a half!\n\nSource: Google Finance\nAt my CEF Insider service, we don't use Google Finance or Yahoo Finance because they're misleading, especially when it comes to CEFs, for a reason I'll explain in a minute. But most people rely on these free and easy-to-access tools.\nCombined, both are more popular than every other financial website by a huge margin. So when users see different results in the charts we use in CEF Insider and those they get from Google and Yahoo, it's understandable if they're a bit confused.\nSo what's going on here? The simple truth is that Google Finance and Yahoo Finance don't include dividends when reporting an investment's historical performance. That's fine for measuring a non-dividend paying stock like Alphabet (GOOGL). But these services don't work at all for CEFs, which yield 7.9% on average right now.\nProfessional tools like the ones we use at CEF Insider, however, factor in the return you get both from dividends and price gains to give you a fund's total return. That's critical because dividends matter a lot--even the comparatively low yield (around 1.5% currently) on the average S&P 500 stock makes a big difference over time.\nPrice-Only Return and Total Return--Quite the Difference!\n\nSo you can imagine that when you're dealing with a CEF that yields 8% or more, a price-return chart that ignores dividends is very misleading. For example, a fund that trades at $10 a share in 2010 and also at $10 a share in 2020 looks like a dud--unless that same fund has yielded 10% that whole time. In that case, it has delivered a strong 10% yearly profit.\nThis is why, if you look up STK on most free stock-screening sites, it looks like a disaster. But we know the reality is much different, so we can put this one on our watch list knowing it's got a history of strong performance going for it.\nThe key takeaway? When analyzing CEFs, be sure you're looking at the right charts--and that those charts include dividends in their return calculations. As many of these charts are difficult and expensive for most people to access, your best bet is to let me monitor past performance for you through a subscription to CEF Insider.\nTry CEF Insider Risk-Free (and Get Instant Access to the Best 9%+ Dividends)\nIf you're thinking of giving CEFs a shot (and I strongly recommend you do, especially if you'd like to retire on dividends alone!), you're in luck.\nRight now, I'm inviting investors to road test it for 60 days at no risk whatsoever. Stick around for the new picks coming your way in the next two monthly issues, peruse the portfolio (which currently boasts an average yield north of 9%!) and follow the funds that appeal to you.\nIf you're not satisfied, no problem. Just let me know during your 60-day trial and you'll get a full refund. No questions asked.\nI'll also include a Special Report naming 4 of my top CEFs to buy now. Taken together, these 4 funds yield 9.5%. And with the discounts they're offering, I'm calling for 20%+ price upside in the next 12 months.\nClick here and I'll reveal my exclusive CEF-investing strategy, let you try CEF Insider risk-free for 60 days and show you how to download your FREE Special Report featuring those four 9.5%-yielding CEFs!\nAlso see:\n\x95 Warren Buffett Dividend Stocks\n\x95 Dividend Growth Stocks: 25 Aristocrats\n\x95 Future Dividend Aristocrats: Close Contenders\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "STK's portfolio mainly consists of large-cap tech stocks: Apple (AAPL), chipmaker Broadcom (AVGO) and Microsoft (MSFT) are among its top holdings. That's critical because dividends matter a lot--even the comparatively low yield (around 1.5% currently) on the average S&P 500 stock makes a big difference over time. As many of these charts are difficult and expensive for most people to access, your best bet is to let me monitor past performance for you through a subscription to CEF Insider.", 'news_luhn_summary': "STK's portfolio mainly consists of large-cap tech stocks: Apple (AAPL), chipmaker Broadcom (AVGO) and Microsoft (MSFT) are among its top holdings. Source: Google Finance At my CEF Insider service, we don't use Google Finance or Yahoo Finance because they're misleading, especially when it comes to CEFs, for a reason I'll explain in a minute. The simple truth is that Google Finance and Yahoo Finance don't include dividends when reporting an investment's historical performance.", 'news_article_title': "Make This Easy Mistake and You'll Miss the Best 7%+ Dividends", 'news_lexrank_summary': "STK's portfolio mainly consists of large-cap tech stocks: Apple (AAPL), chipmaker Broadcom (AVGO) and Microsoft (MSFT) are among its top holdings. Dial it up on a free stock-screening tool like Google Finance and you get this chart, showing a meager 35% return in nearly a decade and a half! That's critical because dividends matter a lot--even the comparatively low yield (around 1.5% currently) on the average S&P 500 stock makes a big difference over time.", 'news_textrank_summary': "STK's portfolio mainly consists of large-cap tech stocks: Apple (AAPL), chipmaker Broadcom (AVGO) and Microsoft (MSFT) are among its top holdings. Source: Google Finance At my CEF Insider service, we don't use Google Finance or Yahoo Finance because they're misleading, especially when it comes to CEFs, for a reason I'll explain in a minute. Professional tools like the ones we use at CEF Insider, however, factor in the return you get both from dividends and price gains to give you a fund's total return."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-eyes-big-tech-as-it-seeks-feedback-on-who-should-pay-network-costs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe\'s telecoms sector, starting a process that could lead to requiring Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platform META.O and Netflix NFLX.O to pay some network costs.\nThe move by the EU executive followed more than two decades of lobbying by Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC, Telecom Italia TLIT.MI and other operators who want leading technology companies to contribute to 5G and broadband roll-out.\nThey said the companies including Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O account for more than half of data internet traffic.\nBig Tech in turn calls it an internet tax that will undermine EU network neutrality rules to treat all users equally.\nEU officials said the 12-week consultation will look at "fair contribution by all digital players". Tech and telecoms companies will be asked to respond to 60 questions.\nThe Commission is likely to propose legislation after the consultation, which will need to be agreed with EU countries and EU lawmakers before it can become law.\nAccording to a document seen by Reuters last month, respondents will be asked whether CAPs (content application providers)/LTGs (large traffic generators) should be subject to a mandatory mechanism of direct payments to finance network deployment.\nThe questionnaire also asked whether the EU should create a continental or digital levy or fund.\n"This consultation is a positive and urgent step towards addressing major imbalances in the internet ecosystem to the benefit of European end-users," telecoms lobbying group ETNO said in a statement.\nTech group Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) criticised the proposal.\n"Europeans already pay telecom operators for internet access, they should not have to pay telcos a second time through pricier streaming and cloud services," Christian Borggreen, CCIA Europe\'s senior vice president, said in a statement.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee Editing by Tomasz Janowski)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe's telecoms sector, starting a process that could lead to requiring Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platform META.O and Netflix NFLX.O to pay some network costs. The move by the EU executive followed more than two decades of lobbying by Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC, Telecom Italia TLIT.MI and other operators who want leading technology companies to contribute to 5G and broadband roll-out. According to a document seen by Reuters last month, respondents will be asked whether CAPs (content application providers)/LTGs (large traffic generators) should be subject to a mandatory mechanism of direct payments to finance network deployment.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe\'s telecoms sector, starting a process that could lead to requiring Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platform META.O and Netflix NFLX.O to pay some network costs. "This consultation is a positive and urgent step towards addressing major imbalances in the internet ecosystem to the benefit of European end-users," telecoms lobbying group ETNO said in a statement. "Europeans already pay telecom operators for internet access, they should not have to pay telcos a second time through pricier streaming and cloud services," Christian Borggreen, CCIA Europe\'s senior vice president, said in a statement.', 'news_article_title': 'EU eyes Big Tech as it seeks feedback on who should pay network costs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe\'s telecoms sector, starting a process that could lead to requiring Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platform META.O and Netflix NFLX.O to pay some network costs. The move by the EU executive followed more than two decades of lobbying by Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC, Telecom Italia TLIT.MI and other operators who want leading technology companies to contribute to 5G and broadband roll-out. EU officials said the 12-week consultation will look at "fair contribution by all digital players".', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe\'s telecoms sector, starting a process that could lead to requiring Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platform META.O and Netflix NFLX.O to pay some network costs. The move by the EU executive followed more than two decades of lobbying by Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC, Telecom Italia TLIT.MI and other operators who want leading technology companies to contribute to 5G and broadband roll-out. "Europeans already pay telecom operators for internet access, they should not have to pay telcos a second time through pricier streaming and cloud services," Christian Borggreen, CCIA Europe\'s senior vice president, said in a statement.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-takes-a-breather-but-the-signals-are-clear', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Though Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock undoubtedly benefited from the company’s recent results, they’ve traded largely sideways. Having at one point been up a full 25% from the first week of the year, it’s perhaps not all that surprising that they might take a breather. And it’s all the more understandable when one considers how, the broader equity market has cooled in the past few weeks, with the S&P 500 index down nearly 5% since the start of February. So where to next? \nThis comparison against the major index could be the clearest signal when we see how Apple stock trades flat over the same timeframe. You have to be thinking that if the wider equity market weren’t taking a breather right now, Apple would still be trending up. \nIt looks like this current uptrend has legs yet, and it’s gone a long way to break what was starting to look like a scary downturn. As the calendars were turned over to 2023, Apple shares were briefly trading back down at 2020 prices. Now, they’re only a 20% move up away from the all-time high tagged last year. \nSizing Up The Opportunity\nOverall, the fundamental drivers are in place to support this. The company disappointed investors with their headline numbers from this month’s report. Still, as CEO Tim Cook made clear, Apple would have grown in the “vast majority of the markets it operates in on a year over year basis if not for the significant 800 basis point FX headwind.”\nFor context, through last September, the US Dollar Index ran up to its highest level since 2002, making US exports all the more expensive for non-US consumers to buy. Couple this with runaway inflation on a global scale and a worldwide consumer spending fall and you have the perfect recipe for disrupting Apple’s long-time track record of strong earnings. \nBut looking at the quarters and year ahead, there are signs that the macro headwinds, which hurt the last report so much, are already dissipating in a manner that should be felt in the coming ones.\nFor starters, the dollar has weakened considerably since last October, and while it’s still higher than where it spent most of the past two decades, global inflation is forecasted to cool through this year. That will take the pressure off the bid and, ideally for Apple investors at least, bring the dollar back down to its longer-term average.\nIf the Fed Reserve and its international counterparts can indeed stick the landing and avoid a global recession, the consumer spending crunch may not be as bad as once feared. \nAs Wedbush’s Dan Ives noted earlier this month, Apple’s growth story is "holding up much firmer than the Street had feared in this economic uncertain backdrop, particularly as China continues to come out of its COVID-related economic malaise.” Ives’ Outperform rating on Apple stock is matched by the team at Wells Fargo and Citi too. Their price targets range from $175 to $185, suggesting there’s a fresh upside in the region of 25% from where shares closed on Wednesday. \nGetting Involved\nWere they to indeed trend up here in the coming weeks, as we expect they will, that would put them back at all-time highs. Not a bad return for a company at a time when the tech-heavy NASDAQ index is still down 30% from its own all-time high.\nIf you were to zero in on the upside that might be expected versus Apple’s closest competitors, say Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), it’s still a no-brainer from a simple returns point of view. Apple shares are up 17% this year alone, versus 12% for Amazon and 4% for Google’s.\nThe market is giving us about as clear a sign as it can that Apple stock is the strongest of the big tech names, and if the macro situation can continue to improve, the only way is up.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Though Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock undoubtedly benefited from the company’s recent results, they’ve traded largely sideways. Couple this with runaway inflation on a global scale and a worldwide consumer spending fall and you have the perfect recipe for disrupting Apple’s long-time track record of strong earnings. For starters, the dollar has weakened considerably since last October, and while it’s still higher than where it spent most of the past two decades, global inflation is forecasted to cool through this year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Though Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock undoubtedly benefited from the company’s recent results, they’ve traded largely sideways. And it’s all the more understandable when one considers how, the broader equity market has cooled in the past few weeks, with the S&P 500 index down nearly 5% since the start of February. This comparison against the major index could be the clearest signal when we see how Apple stock trades flat over the same timeframe.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Takes A Breather, But The Signals Are Clear', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Though Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock undoubtedly benefited from the company’s recent results, they’ve traded largely sideways. Getting Involved Were they to indeed trend up here in the coming weeks, as we expect they will, that would put them back at all-time highs. Not a bad return for a company at a time when the tech-heavy NASDAQ index is still down 30% from its own all-time high.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Though Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock undoubtedly benefited from the company’s recent results, they’ve traded largely sideways. Still, as CEO Tim Cook made clear, Apple would have grown in the “vast majority of the markets it operates in on a year over year basis if not for the significant 800 basis point FX headwind.” For context, through last September, the US Dollar Index ran up to its highest level since 2002, making US exports all the more expensive for non-US consumers to buy. As Wedbush’s Dan Ives noted earlier this month, Apple’s growth story is "holding up much firmer than the Street had feared in this economic uncertain backdrop, particularly as China continues to come out of its COVID-related economic malaise.” Ives’ Outperform rating on Apple stock is matched by the team at Wells Fargo and Citi too.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 147.24000549316406, 'high': 150.33999633789062, 'open': 150.08999633789062, 'close': 149.39999389648438, 'ema_50': 144.99359075075918, 'rsi_14': 47.33880773370577, 'target': 146.7100067138672, 'volume': 48394200.0, 'ema_200': 147.7215909538461, 'adj_close': 148.79641723632812, 'rsi_lag_1': 55.50982542773345, 'rsi_lag_2': 56.488072735520944, 'rsi_lag_3': 66.18094705757952, 'rsi_lag_4': 62.43607823930824, 'rsi_lag_5': 67.97343244067261, 'macd_lag_1': 3.189897402523485, 'macd_lag_2': 3.628005836988052, 'macd_lag_3': 4.178203143595567, 'macd_lag_4': 4.405280368929169, 'macd_lag_5': 4.512927212846705, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.849385486496857, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.6585463277310795}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 20.88999938964844, 'Date': '2023-02-23', 'High': 22.43000030517578, 'Open': 21.959999084472656, 'Close': 21.13999938964844, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-23', 'Adj Close': 21.13999938964844}, {'Low': 1.0582010746002195, 'Date': '2023-02-23', 'High': 1.0630381107330322, 'Open': 1.0605803728103638, 'Close': 1.0605803728103638, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-23', 'Adj Close': 1.0605803728103638}, {'Low': 1.201345443725586, 'Date': '2023-02-23', 'High': 1.2075399160385132, 'Open': 1.204906344413757, 'Close': 1.204993486404419, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-23', 'Adj Close': 1.204993486404419}, {'Low': 6.872399806976318, 'Date': '2023-02-23', 'High': 6.907100200653076, 'Open': 6.891300201416016, 'Close': 6.891300201416016, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-23', 'Adj Close': 6.891300201416016}, {'Low': 73.83000183105469, 'Date': '2023-02-23', 'High': 75.98999786376953, 'Open': 73.91999816894531, 'Close': 75.38999938964844, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 333838, 'date_str': '2023-02-23', 'Adj Close': 75.38999938964844}, {'Low': 0.6785199642181396, 'Date': '2023-02-23', 'High': 0.6841700077056885, 'Open': 0.6812916994094849, 'Close': 0.6812916994094849, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-23', 'Adj Close': 0.6812916994094849}, {'Low': 3.86299991607666, 'Date': '2023-02-23', 'High': 3.9779999256134033, 'Open': 3.940999984741211, 'Close': 3.878999948501587, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-23', 'Adj Close': 3.878999948501587}, {'Low': 134.6439971923828, 'Date': '2023-02-23', 'High': 135.34300231933594, 'Open': 134.9320068359375, 'Close': 134.9320068359375, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-23', 'Adj Close': 134.9320068359375}, {'Low': 104.30999755859376, 'Date': '2023-02-23', 'High': 104.77999877929688, 'Open': 104.5, 'Close': 104.5999984741211, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-23', 'Adj Close': 104.5999984741211}, {'Low': 1818.0, 'Date': '2023-02-23', 'High': 1827.5, 'Open': 1826.4000244140625, 'Close': 1818.0, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 291, 'date_str': '2023-02-23', 'Adj Close': 1818.0}]}
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{'date': '2023-02-24', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.509, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155060.0, 'fred_ppi': 258.669, 'fred_retail_sales': 686434.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -70521.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 66.9, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8003, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-supercharged-nasdaq-stock-is-up-35-in-2023-but-is-it-a-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of chipmaker Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) have been red-hot so far in 2023 amid the broader market rally as well as solid results for its fiscal 2023 third quarter (ended Dec. 24, 2022, and released on Feb. 2).\nThe company, which counts Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as its largest customer, beat the slowdown in the smartphone market last quarter and delivered year-over-year revenue growth that surprised analysts. What\'s more, Cirrus\' adjusted earnings turned out to be way better than Wall Street had expected. Investors cheered the company\'s results, which is evident from the stock\'s terrific returns so far this year.\nBut can Cirrus sustain this momentum? Or will the chipmaker\'s rally fizzle out thanks to its poor near-term guidance? Let\'s find out.\nCirrus Logic faces near-term headwinds\nCirrus Logic\'s revenue of $591 million last quarter was a jump of 8% over the prior-year period, well ahead of the $543 million consensus estimate. Adjusted earnings of $2.40 per share also topped the estimate of $1.99 per share by a wide margin.\nThe company credited its smartphone business for the resilient showing last quarter, which may seem a tad surprising given the 18.3% year-over-year plunge in global smartphone shipments in the fourth quarter of 2022. What\'s more, Apple is Cirrus\' largest customer, and the manufacturer of iPhones didn\'t escape the smartphone slowdown either. Shipments of iPhones were reportedly off by almost 15% year over year last quarter.\nAs Cirrus\' largest customer produced 88% of its total revenue last quarter, the slowdown in iPhone sales should have crushed the chipmaker. But that wasn\'t the case as Cirrus was supplying additional content for smartphones and enjoyed an improvement in average selling prices last quarter. It is worth noting that Cirrus has moved beyond its traditional business of selling audio chips that are used by Apple. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant is tapping Cirrus for power conversion chips as well.\nSo Cirrus was able to offset the losses of lower unit volumes with the help of more content in each iPhone. But the massive reliance on Apple has a downside as well. Cirrus forecasts $370 million in revenue this quarter at the midpoint of its guidance range, translating into a year-over-year drop of nearly 25%.\nBut seasonality in the smartphone market in the first quarter of the calendar year, along with the fact that Cirrus benefited from the launch of the 5G-enabled iPhone SE in March 2022 -- a tailwind that it doesn\'t have this year -- means that the company will end fiscal 2023 on the back foot. Cirrus\' guidance suggests that it will end the fiscal year with a 6% increase in total revenue to $1.89 billion. Adjusted earnings are expected to shrink to $6.35 per share from $6.90 per share in fiscal 2022.\nCRUS Revenue Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts.\nAnalysts don\'t expect much of an acceleration in the chipmaker\'s growth in the next couple of fiscal years either. However, Cirrus may have a surprise up its sleeve and step on the gas later this year. Let\'s see why that may be the case.\nA potential catalyst could send the stock higher\nCirrus\' near-term outlook doesn\'t look inspiring right now, but management dropped hints on the latestearnings conference callthat it could gain more business from its largest customer later this year. CEO John Forsyth pointed out that Cirrus has been witnessing an improvement in the adoption of its high-performance mixed-signal (HPMS) chips, such as camera controllers by smartphone OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), a trend that it expects to continue when it launches its next-generation camera controller later in 2023.\nForsyth also added that Cirrus has "made excellent progress toward the introduction of a new HPMS component during the second half of this year," suggesting that the company may be able to further increase its content level at Apple. Supply chain gossip suggests that Apple may equip the next-generation iPhones with touch-based buttons, and Cirrus could be the one providing chips to enable the same.\nAlong with a potential gain in content at Apple, Cirrus may also be able to take advantage of stronger shipments in 2023. IDC estimates that iPhone shipments were down 4% in 2022 to 226 million units. Apple is expected to ship 233.5 million iPhones, a small improvement over the prior year. One key reason why Apple may be able to increase its iPhone shipments in 2023 is because of faster growth in sales of 5G devices.\nIt is estimated that 5G devices could account for 69% of overall smartphone sales in 2023, up from 52% last year. That points toward a nice jump in the adoption of 5G smartphones this year, as 43% of devices sold in 2021 were 5G-enabled, suggesting that their growth slowed down in 2022 thanks to the weakness in the smartphone space. Apple is the dominant player in the 5G smartphone market as it controls nearly a third of this space, which could pave the way for an improvement in iPhone shipments this year.\nSo there is a chance that Cirrus\' growth could accelerate in the second half of 2023, which is why investors might consider adding this tech stock to their portfolios, especially considering its valuation. Trading at 18 times trailing earnings and 16 times forward earnings, Cirrus is attractively valued when compared to the Nasdaq 100\'s price-to-earnings ratio of 25, which means it isn\'t too late for investors to buy Cirrus Logic even after its latest rally.\n10 stocks we like better than Cirrus Logic\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Cirrus Logic wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Cirrus Logic and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The company, which counts Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as its largest customer, beat the slowdown in the smartphone market last quarter and delivered year-over-year revenue growth that surprised analysts. Shares of chipmaker Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) have been red-hot so far in 2023 amid the broader market rally as well as solid results for its fiscal 2023 third quarter (ended Dec. 24, 2022, and released on Feb. 2). A potential catalyst could send the stock higher Cirrus' near-term outlook doesn't look inspiring right now, but management dropped hints on the latestearnings conference callthat it could gain more business from its largest customer later this year.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The company, which counts Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as its largest customer, beat the slowdown in the smartphone market last quarter and delivered year-over-year revenue growth that surprised analysts. Cirrus Logic faces near-term headwinds Cirrus Logic's revenue of $591 million last quarter was a jump of 8% over the prior-year period, well ahead of the $543 million consensus estimate. As Cirrus' largest customer produced 88% of its total revenue last quarter, the slowdown in iPhone sales should have crushed the chipmaker.", 'news_article_title': 'This Supercharged Nasdaq Stock Is Up 35% in 2023, But Is It a Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The company, which counts Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as its largest customer, beat the slowdown in the smartphone market last quarter and delivered year-over-year revenue growth that surprised analysts. But that wasn't the case as Cirrus was supplying additional content for smartphones and enjoyed an improvement in average selling prices last quarter. Analysts don't expect much of an acceleration in the chipmaker's growth in the next couple of fiscal years either.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The company, which counts Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as its largest customer, beat the slowdown in the smartphone market last quarter and delivered year-over-year revenue growth that surprised analysts. Cirrus Logic faces near-term headwinds Cirrus Logic's revenue of $591 million last quarter was a jump of 8% over the prior-year period, well ahead of the $543 million consensus estimate. But seasonality in the smartphone market in the first quarter of the calendar year, along with the fact that Cirrus benefited from the launch of the 5G-enabled iPhone SE in March 2022 -- a tailwind that it doesn't have this year -- means that the company will end fiscal 2023 on the back foot."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-investors-can-buy-to-join-the-ai-revolution', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The recent release of ChatGPT and Microsoft’s new AI enabled Bing search engine seems to have put the Artificial Intelligence industry into hyperdrive. The possibilities of AI are being realized today and the competition is on to see who can build the best AI enabled applications.\nAI, which requires more computing power than ever before, is going to make for a boon across the technology industry. The creative ways that AI can be used to enhance productivity and creativity are only just beginning to become clear. Furthermore, because of the required computing power necessary it will also boost all the computing industries surrounding it.\nIndustries that are likely to be altered by AI include software, search, semiconductors, mobile, research, music, art, gaming and the list goes on.\nOf course, there are also some people who warn about the dangers this new wild west of AI can bring. Some people in the field believe there needs to be more oversight of the activities going on, for fear of birthing AI sentience or singularity.\nI have used some of these apps and although they are impressive, they are still very imperfect. So the singularity talks sounds a bit alarmist to me – at least for now.\nChatGPT and OpenAI\nThe release of ChatGPT, by OpenAI was extremely exciting and very well publicized. Using it for the first time truly felt like technology was entering a new paradigm, and the use of the application exploded. ChatGPT was the fastest growing web application of all time, building a user base of 100 million people less than two months after release.\nWith funding from Microsoft MSFT, OpenAI now functions essentially as another arm of the technology giant, and MSFT hasn’t waited to implement the technology. The AI underlying ChatGPT has been implemented into MSFT’s Bing search engine, as well as Microsoft Teams, and the reception has been very positive.\nMSFT seems to have the jump on other technology giants, but it is unlikely that Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL, or even Meta META are going to just roll over. It will be exciting to see the creative ways they decide to implement AI into their own ecosystems.\nI am sure smaller start-ups will come out with exciting new technologies as well.\nSemiconductors\n“Pick and Shovel” investing is an expression that applies well to the semiconductor industry regarding AI. Pick and shovel refers to the 19th century gold rush, where pioneers traveled west in search of gold. But the people who really got rich during the rush were those selling the tools such as pick axes and shovels.\nSemiconductors are a logical play to benefit from the explosion in AI. Big tech and new startups will be in ruthless competition to create the best apps and technology, but predicting the winner is very challenging. Start-ups and established companies alike are all going to need to upgrade their computing power though. There is no doubt that more and regular upgrades of microchips are going to be necessary for developing AI enabled tech, as well as consumers, who want to utilize the applications.\nOne semiconductor stock that looks very appealing is Microchip Technology MCHP. Microchip Technology currently boasts a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), indicating upward trending earnings revisions. MCHP is also one of the leading stocks in the market today, up 14% YTD.\nMicrochip Technology is well positioned to benefit from the explosion in AI, with an extensive portfolio of microprocessors optimized for AI, and machine learning research and frameworks.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nMaking it an even more compelling investment is its very reasonable valuation. MCHP is trading at 14x one-year forward earnings, below its five-year median of 17x, and below the industry average 18x.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nWhen semiconductors come up many investors will go straight to Nvidia NVDA. After its most recent earnings, which were decent, NVDA highlighted its commitment to the AI industry and became a buzz in the industry. But I think MCHP is a much more appealing investment right now. While NVDA gets all the hype, it comes with a very premium valuation.\nNvidia is trading at a one-year forward P/E of 77x, well above its median of 50x, and way higher than the industry average of 18x. There is no doubt NVDA is a phenomenal business, but this valuation is extremely rich, and there are semiconductor stocks with more appealing valuations.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nC3.ai\nC3.ai AI is an enterprise artificial intelligence software company based in California. C3.ai has created a design and development environment to enable AI developers to build enterprise ready apps for CRM, and data analysis.\nAI stock has done extremely poorly since its IPO, down -80% off its 2021 high, but that may be a good thing for discerning investors.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nC3.ai is not a profitable company, posting negative earnings for its entire time as a public company. Additionally, trading at 10x one-year forward sales, it is still quite expensive. But AI is putting together an improving financial situation and has been posting earnings beats for the last few reporting periods.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAI has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating a flat trend in earnings revision. AI is a company that has benefitted from the hype of AI, and though its valuation is maybe a bit ahead of itself, it is worth putting on the watchlist. As AI implementation into enterprise applications becomes more popular, C3.ai may be one of the first places businesses go to enhance their AI capabilities.\nAlphabet\nAlphabet, with its unfathomably large data sets, is likely to be major benefactors of the AI revolution. It seems that MSFT and GOOGL are currently in an AI arms race, and MSFT is ahead, but maybe it will work in GOOGL’s advantage. Mistakes are likely to be made in the early days, so those who can learn quickly from them and remain flexible should do well.\nAlphabet also has a long history of being on the cutting edge of big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Though it hasn’t been releasing chat bots, these technologies have been critical in optimizing search and other products. GOOGL likely already has some of the top talent in the industry, allowing the team to quickly build on the innovations of OpenAI.\nGOOGL’s valuation is as appealing as it has been in a very long time. Trading at 18x one-year forward earnings is well below its five-year median of 26x and is close to its all-time low of 15x. In addition to its future AI potential, GOOGL is a beast of a company, with very strong sales and earnings growth, even as a very large and mature business.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nConclusion\nArtificial intelligence has already begun to shake industries across the spectrum. The potential capabilities of AI are hard to fathom. At the least these tools will upgrade our productivity and enhance our creative abilities. At the most, it may completely alter the way we live, and give rise to intelligent machines.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrochip Technology Incorporated (MCHP) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nC3.ai, Inc. (AI) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'MSFT seems to have the jump on other technology giants, but it is unlikely that Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL, or even Meta META are going to just roll over. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microchip Technology Incorporated (MCHP) : Free Stock Analysis Report C3.ai, Inc. (AI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The recent release of ChatGPT and Microsoft’s new AI enabled Bing search engine seems to have put the Artificial Intelligence industry into hyperdrive.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microchip Technology Incorporated (MCHP) : Free Stock Analysis Report C3.ai, Inc. (AI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. MSFT seems to have the jump on other technology giants, but it is unlikely that Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL, or even Meta META are going to just roll over. The recent release of ChatGPT and Microsoft’s new AI enabled Bing search engine seems to have put the Artificial Intelligence industry into hyperdrive.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks Investors Can Buy to Join the AI Revolution', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'MSFT seems to have the jump on other technology giants, but it is unlikely that Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL, or even Meta META are going to just roll over. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microchip Technology Incorporated (MCHP) : Free Stock Analysis Report C3.ai, Inc. (AI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Semiconductors “Pick and Shovel” investing is an expression that applies well to the semiconductor industry regarding AI.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microchip Technology Incorporated (MCHP) : Free Stock Analysis Report C3.ai, Inc. (AI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. MSFT seems to have the jump on other technology giants, but it is unlikely that Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL, or even Meta META are going to just roll over. Microchip Technology is well positioned to benefit from the explosion in AI, with an extensive portfolio of microprocessors optimized for AI, and machine learning research and frameworks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-breaks-below-200-day-moving-average-notable-for-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In trading on Friday, shares of Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $147.23, changing hands as low as $145.73 per share. Apple Inc shares are currently trading down about 2.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of AAPL shares, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, AAPL's low point in its 52 week range is $124.17 per share, with $179.61 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $146.39. The AAPL DMA information above was sourced from TechnicalAnalysisChannel.com\nClick here to find out which 9 other dividend stocks recently crossed below their 200 day moving average »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Analyst Actions\n\x95 Top 10 Hedge Funds Holding General Motors\n\x95 AGII Split History\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In trading on Friday, shares of Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $147.23, changing hands as low as $145.73 per share. The chart below shows the one year performance of AAPL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, AAPL's low point in its 52 week range is $124.17 per share, with $179.61 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $146.39. The AAPL DMA information above was sourced from TechnicalAnalysisChannel.com Click here to find out which 9 other dividend stocks recently crossed below their 200 day moving average » Also see: \x95 Analyst Actions \x95 Top 10 Hedge Funds Holding General Motors \x95 AGII Split History The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In trading on Friday, shares of Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $147.23, changing hands as low as $145.73 per share. The chart below shows the one year performance of AAPL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, AAPL's low point in its 52 week range is $124.17 per share, with $179.61 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $146.39. The AAPL DMA information above was sourced from TechnicalAnalysisChannel.com Click here to find out which 9 other dividend stocks recently crossed below their 200 day moving average » Also see: \x95 Analyst Actions \x95 Top 10 Hedge Funds Holding General Motors \x95 AGII Split History The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Breaks Below 200-Day Moving Average - Notable for AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In trading on Friday, shares of Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $147.23, changing hands as low as $145.73 per share. The chart below shows the one year performance of AAPL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, AAPL's low point in its 52 week range is $124.17 per share, with $179.61 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $146.39. The AAPL DMA information above was sourced from TechnicalAnalysisChannel.com Click here to find out which 9 other dividend stocks recently crossed below their 200 day moving average » Also see: \x95 Analyst Actions \x95 Top 10 Hedge Funds Holding General Motors \x95 AGII Split History The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In trading on Friday, shares of Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $147.23, changing hands as low as $145.73 per share. The chart below shows the one year performance of AAPL shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, AAPL's low point in its 52 week range is $124.17 per share, with $179.61 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $146.39. The AAPL DMA information above was sourced from TechnicalAnalysisChannel.com Click here to find out which 9 other dividend stocks recently crossed below their 200 day moving average » Also see: \x95 Analyst Actions \x95 Top 10 Hedge Funds Holding General Motors \x95 AGII Split History The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/soccer-lafc-favored-to-repeat-as-mls-season-kicks-off', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Rory Carroll\nLOS ANGELES, Feb 24 (Reuters) - LAFC will look to get their bid for back-to-back MLS championships off to a winning start when they battle crosstown rivals LA Galaxy in front of an anticipated record crowd at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday night.\nLAFC prevailed in the most thrilling final in league history against Philadelphia last season when Gareth Bale\'s stunning extra time goal tied the rollercoaster affair 3-3.\nThe home side then broke the hearts of the Union in a one-sided penalty shootout to claim their first MLS Cup and cap a season where they also won the Supporters\' Shield for having the best regular-season record.\nWith the win, LAFC delivered on the high expectations that came when the team launched in 2018 with a celebrity ownership group and a glamorous new stadium.\nThat investment has more than paid off. Earlier this month Forbes announced that LAFC was the first MLS club to reach $1 billion in value.\nDespite Bale\'s retirement, oddsmakers like LAFC and veteran captain Carlos Vela to hoist the Cup again with the Union, NYCFC and Austin FC also in the mix.\nAPPLE TV ERA BEGINS\nSaturday\'s supersized edition of the "El Trafico" derby is expected to draw more than 75,000 to the historic Rose Bowl and help launch a new era for MLS, which entered into a blockbuster 10-year partnership with Apple TV during the offseason.\nThe deal, which is reportedly worth $2.5 billion, is a bet by the tech giant that the league and its youthful, diverse and tech-savvy fanbase will contend with the NFL, NBA and MLB in the years to come.\n"We talk about how we want the league to continue to grow and bridge the gap in comparison with other leagues, and I think having this Apple partnership is a step in the right direction," LAFC midfielder Kellyn Acosta told reporters last month.\n"Leading into the World Cup in 2026, you want to build momentum and gain more exposure, and I think this partnership is going to truly be beautiful."\nWhile Fox and FS1 will still carry some games on traditional cable, the bulk of the matches will be streamed on Apple TV through its MLS Season Pass at a price of $79 a year for Apple TV+ subscribers and $99 for those without.\nSeason Pass subscribers can watch matches on Apple and non-Apple devices. Broadcasts will be available in English and Spanish, with all matches involving Canadian teams also available in French.\nLEAGUE EXPANSION\nThe season could also be pivotal for the continued growth of the league, which began in 1996 with just 10 teams but will boast 29 this season with the addition of St. Louis City SC.\nMLS commissioner Don Garber is widely expected to announce yet another expansion franchise before the year\'s end, with the goal of fielding 30 teams when the United States co-hosts the 2026 World Cup.\n"Those people who don\'t even know that they love the game will love the game when they experience the World Cup, because that\'s the nature of the pageantry and the passion and the uniqueness of so many countries coming together and playing this almost life-or-death tournament," Garber told Reuters.\nHe said while San Diego and Las Vegas were the well-publicized frontrunners to get the nod to host a team, it was still very much up for grabs. He also pointed to Sacramento as a potential candidate.\n"We\'ve said that in the past ... a city was a front runner. Then somebody swooped in and it ended up going someplace else," he said.\n(Additional reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Sonali Paul)\n(([email protected]; 503-830-8017;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES, Feb 24 (Reuters) - LAFC will look to get their bid for back-to-back MLS championships off to a winning start when they battle crosstown rivals LA Galaxy in front of an anticipated record crowd at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday night. Saturday\'s supersized edition of the "El Trafico" derby is expected to draw more than 75,000 to the historic Rose Bowl and help launch a new era for MLS, which entered into a blockbuster 10-year partnership with Apple TV during the offseason. MLS commissioner Don Garber is widely expected to announce yet another expansion franchise before the year\'s end, with the goal of fielding 30 teams when the United States co-hosts the 2026 World Cup.', 'news_luhn_summary': "While Fox and FS1 will still carry some games on traditional cable, the bulk of the matches will be streamed on Apple TV through its MLS Season Pass at a price of $79 a year for Apple TV+ subscribers and $99 for those without. Season Pass subscribers can watch matches on Apple and non-Apple devices. MLS commissioner Don Garber is widely expected to announce yet another expansion franchise before the year's end, with the goal of fielding 30 teams when the United States co-hosts the 2026 World Cup.", 'news_article_title': 'Soccer-LAFC favored to repeat as MLS season kicks off', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Saturday\'s supersized edition of the "El Trafico" derby is expected to draw more than 75,000 to the historic Rose Bowl and help launch a new era for MLS, which entered into a blockbuster 10-year partnership with Apple TV during the offseason. While Fox and FS1 will still carry some games on traditional cable, the bulk of the matches will be streamed on Apple TV through its MLS Season Pass at a price of $79 a year for Apple TV+ subscribers and $99 for those without. The season could also be pivotal for the continued growth of the league, which began in 1996 with just 10 teams but will boast 29 this season with the addition of St. Louis City SC.', 'news_textrank_summary': '"We talk about how we want the league to continue to grow and bridge the gap in comparison with other leagues, and I think having this Apple partnership is a step in the right direction," LAFC midfielder Kellyn Acosta told reporters last month. While Fox and FS1 will still carry some games on traditional cable, the bulk of the matches will be streamed on Apple TV through its MLS Season Pass at a price of $79 a year for Apple TV+ subscribers and $99 for those without. MLS commissioner Don Garber is widely expected to announce yet another expansion franchise before the year\'s end, with the goal of fielding 30 teams when the United States co-hosts the 2026 World Cup.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/79-of-warren-buffetts-%24338-billion-portfolio-is-invested-in-just-6-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Few, if any, investors have a larger following than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. That\'s because the Oracle of Omaha, as he\'s now known, has vastly outperformed the benchmark S&P 500 since he became CEO in 1965. Through the end of 2021, Berkshire Hathaway\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) delivered an aggregate return that was 120 times greater than that of the S&P 500, including dividends paid, since Buffett took over.\nWith the exception of Berkshire Hathaway\'s annual shareholder meeting, the company\'s quarterly Form 13F filing is, arguably, the most anticipated event for shareholders and investing enthusiasts. A 13F allows investors to see exactly what Buffett and his investing team bought, sold, and held in the most recent quarter.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nOn Valentine\'s Day (Feb. 14), Berkshire Hathaway\'s 13F showed investors precisely which stocks the Oracle of Omaha "loves." But despite holding stakes in 49 securities, Buffett and his team have highly concentrated the company\'s investment portfolio in just a few companies. A whopping 79% of Warren Buffett\'s $338 billion portfolio is invested in just six stocks.\n1. Apple: 41.4% of invested assets\nAlthough Buffett sent a subtle but terrifying signal to investors by being a net seller of equities during the fourth quarter, one stock Buffett continues to add to is tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which comprises close to $140 billion of Berkshire Hathaway\'s $338 billion investment portfolio.\nApple is viewed as a pillar investment for Berkshire because of its branding power, incredible cash flow, and considerable capital-return program.\nApple has an exceptionally loyal customer base, and is currently the leading provider of smartphones in the U.S. by a considerable amount. On top of attracting users with its physical products, CEO Tim Cook is overseeing a steady transformation of Apple to a services-oriented company. Even though Apple hasn\'t forgotten about the physical products that made it famous, evolving into a services-oriented company will improve long-term margins and minimize revenue fluctuations during physical product replacement cycles.\nWhat\'s more, Apple has repurchased well over $550 billion worth of its common stock over the past decade, and it\'s parsing out one of the largest nominal-dollar dividends each year (almost $14.6 billion). Buffett loves publicly traded companies that reward their patient shareholders.\n2. Bank of America: 10.8% of invested assets\nIf there\'s an industry the Oracle of Omaha loves to put Berkshire Hathaway\'s money to work in more than any others, it tends to be banking. At the moment, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is Buffett\'s undisputed favorite bank stock, as evidenced by the 10.8% weighting in Berkshire\'s investment portfolio.\nThe reason Buffett and his investing team favor bank stocks is because they\'re cyclical and can take advantage of a simple numbers game that favors long-term investors. You see, even though recessions are inevitable, they\'re usually short-lived. Comparatively, economic expansions can go on for years. This allows banks to grow their loans and deposits and generate higher income over time.\nWhat makes Bank of America special is its interest rate sensitivity. With the Fed combating historically high inflation by raising interest rates, BofA is benefiting from higher interest rates on its outstanding variable-rate loans. The result was a $3.3 billion boost to net interest income during the fourth quarter from the prior-year period. Keep in mind, the nation\'s central bank isn\'t done with this rate-hiking cycle yet, either.\nWTI Crude Oil Spot Price data by YCharts.\n3. Chevron: 8.1% of invested assets\nOver the past year, Buffett and his cohorts have become big fans of the energy sector. That\'s why you\'ve seen energy stock Chevron (NYSE: CVX) grow into Berkshire Hathaway\'s third-largest position.\nThe logic behind having a $27 billion position in Chevron is that energy commodity prices will remain elevated for years to come. A lot of investors are focused on Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine and what that might do to Europe\'s energy supply needs. But the bigger concern is what three years of reduced capital investment tied to COVID-19 has done to the global energy supply chain. Although warmer weather has crushed the price of natural gas, supply constraints are buoying crude oil well above its average in recent years.\nChevron has also done an excellent job of strengthening its balance sheet and rewarding its shareholders. Last year, Chevron reduced its net debt from $25.7 billion to $5.4 billion. Further, the company increased its base annual payout for the 36th consecutive year in January 2023, and its board authorized a share buyback totaling as much as $75 billion.\nImage source: American Express.\n4. American Express: 8% of invested assets\nThis year marks the 30th consecutive year credit-services provider American Express (NYSE: AXP) is a Berkshire Hathaway holding. The patience of Buffett and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) to allow this position to play out has resulted in an unrealized gain of approximately $25.5 billion, not counting dividends.\nSimilar to BofA, American Express benefits from extended periods of economic expansion. In addition to being a payment processor and collecting fees from merchants, AmEx is also a lender. During booms, it\'s able to generate interest income and annual fees from its cardholders, as well as enjoy the fruits as a payment processor from higher levels of consumer and enterprise spending.\nAnother reason for American Express\' ongoing success is its ability to court high-net-worth individuals. People with higher incomes are less likely to alter their spending habits or fail to pay their bills when the inflation rate picks up or a modest recession takes place. This helps to partially insulate AmEx against economic downturns.\n5. Coca-Cola: 7.1% of invested assets\nThe only stock Berkshire Hathaway has been continuously holding longer than AmEx is beverage giant Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). The Oracle of Omaha has been a shareholder of Coca-Cola since 1988, and is currently benefiting from a dividend yield, relative to Berkshire\'s cost basis, of 56.7%. Coke\'s dividend alone is more than doubling Buffett\'s initial investment every two years.\nWhat makes Coca-Cola\'s business tick is its geographic diversity and its top-notch branding/marketing. With regard to the former, the company has operations ongoing in every country worldwide, with the exception of North Korea, Cuba, and Russia -- the latter due to its invasion of Ukraine. This geographic diversity allows Coca-Cola to rake in predictable operating cash flow in developed markets, while building on faster organic growth rates in emerging countries.\nIn terms of branding, Coca-Cola is, arguably, the best-known consumer goods brand on the planet. The company\'s marketing campaigns have for decades been incredibly successful connecting with consumers. Today, this involves using social media to reach younger consumers, while relying on its holiday connections with Santa Claus to engage a more mature global audience.\n6. Kraft Heinz: 3.9% of invested assets\nThe sixth and final holding that concentrates a little over 79% of Berkshire Hathaway\'s invested assets into just a half-dozen stocks is packaged foods, snacks, and condiments company Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC).\nWhereas most companies were, in some way or another, clobbered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Kraft Heinz was one of the few beneficiaries. Since people were stuck in their homes, Kraft Heinz\'s easy-to-prepare meals and snacks flew off grocery store shelves. It also doesn\'t hurt that the company owns more than a dozen well-known brands and can hike prices, as needed, to counter the effects of inflation.\nBut as I\'ve previously argued, Kraft Heinz is one of Buffett\'s worst investments. Kraft Heinz took a goodwill write-down of more than $15 billion in February 2019, and is still lugging around a balance sheet heavy with long-term debt, goodwill, and intangible assets.\nAdditionally, signs of consumer strain and substitution bias are taking shape. During the fourth quarter, Kraft Heinz delivered 10.4% organic net sales growth, which was the result of a 15.2% increase in price. In other words, volume/mix declined by 4.8%. That\'s potentially worrisome for such a large holding in Berkshire\'s portfolio.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nAmerican Express and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple: 41.4% of invested assets Although Buffett sent a subtle but terrifying signal to investors by being a net seller of equities during the fourth quarter, one stock Buffett continues to add to is tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which comprises close to $140 billion of Berkshire Hathaway's $338 billion investment portfolio. The patience of Buffett and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) to allow this position to play out has resulted in an unrealized gain of approximately $25.5 billion, not counting dividends. During booms, it's able to generate interest income and annual fees from its cardholders, as well as enjoy the fruits as a payment processor from higher levels of consumer and enterprise spending.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple: 41.4% of invested assets Although Buffett sent a subtle but terrifying signal to investors by being a net seller of equities during the fourth quarter, one stock Buffett continues to add to is tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which comprises close to $140 billion of Berkshire Hathaway's $338 billion investment portfolio. Few, if any, investors have a larger following than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. American Express: 8% of invested assets This year marks the 30th consecutive year credit-services provider American Express (NYSE: AXP) is a Berkshire Hathaway holding.", 'news_article_title': "79% of Warren Buffett's $338 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in Just 6 Stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple: 41.4% of invested assets Although Buffett sent a subtle but terrifying signal to investors by being a net seller of equities during the fourth quarter, one stock Buffett continues to add to is tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which comprises close to $140 billion of Berkshire Hathaway's $338 billion investment portfolio. Apple is viewed as a pillar investment for Berkshire because of its branding power, incredible cash flow, and considerable capital-return program. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 American Express and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple: 41.4% of invested assets Although Buffett sent a subtle but terrifying signal to investors by being a net seller of equities during the fourth quarter, one stock Buffett continues to add to is tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which comprises close to $140 billion of Berkshire Hathaway's $338 billion investment portfolio. American Express: 8% of invested assets This year marks the 30th consecutive year credit-services provider American Express (NYSE: AXP) is a Berkshire Hathaway holding. Kraft Heinz: 3.9% of invested assets The sixth and final holding that concentrates a little over 79% of Berkshire Hathaway's invested assets into just a half-dozen stocks is packaged foods, snacks, and condiments company Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-hot-stocks-for-monday%3A-predictions-for-zm-wday-brk.b', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe market has been a mess over the last few days, and now more than ever, it’s got investors looking for the hot stocks for Monday.\nVolatility is picking up as earnings continue to drive large moves in individual stocks. At the same time, larger broader-market swings are taking place as inflation continues to be an issue. Earlier this month, the CPI and PPI reports came in hotter than expected. Before that, the January jobs report came in much higher than expected.\nOn Friday morning, the PCE report also topped expectations, adding to the worries that inflation isn’t slowing down fast enough. That’s got investors thinking about increased rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, and that’s creating some violent swings in equities.\nLet’s look at a few hot stocks for Monday.\nTicker Company Price\nZM Zoom Video $73.56\nWDAY Workday $182.65\nBRK-A Berkshire Hathaway $461,500.10\nBRK-B Berkshire Hathaway $304.61\nZoom Video (ZM)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nZoom Video (NASDAQ:ZM) was probably the pandemic stock to watch from the Covid-19 outbreak. Its online video chat platform became a must-have for work-from-home employees and the stock promptly exploded as a result.\nUnless investors have been living under a rock though, they also know these pandemic stocks have now found momentum going the other way — to the downside. After an 850% rally during Covid-19, ZM stock has promptly fallen almost 90% from its peak.\nNow the company is scheduled to report earnings on Monday after the close. Despite beating earnings in each of its last two reports, Zoom Video stock has sold off after each event. In August, shares fell 16.5% in a single day, while they fell a much more mild 3.9% in November.\nWhat can we expect this time around?\nThe Chart: Zoom Video stock is resting just above a key area on the chart, trying to hold the $70 to $72 area. On the upside, bulls want to see ZM reclaim its 10-day and 21-day moving averages, potentially opening the door up to the $85 area — which is a recent resistance zone and just shy of the 200-day moving average.\nOn the downside, a flush below $70 puts the mid-$60s in play.\nWorkday (WDAY)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nLike Zoom Video, Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) is scheduled to report earnings on Monday after the close. Unlike Zoom, the last two earnings reactions have been positive for Workday.\nMany tech stocks have struggled over the past year, but have been roaring higher over the last few months. In the case of Workday, shares rallied 50% from the November low to this month’s high.\nWhile shares did suffer a peak-to-trough decline of 58%, that was actually better than many other growth stocks.\nThe Chart: On the downside, bulls actually have a decent long setup if — and that’s a big “if” — the $175 to $177.50 area can hold as support. If that’s the case, Workday could be a buy-the-dip setup. On the flip side, a break of this area could put $160-ish in play.\nOn the upside, $190 to $192 is the first target, followed by $200.\nBerkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nBerkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B) is like no other company out there. It’s a conglomerate made up of public and private companies and run by two of history’s best investors: Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.\nThe company has amassed a market capitalization of almost $700 billion, has a massive position in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and is able to close key deals most investors would never get a chance at getting. Lastly, it reports earnings on Saturday. Put simply, this is a very unique holding.\nWhile investors will be interested to see the company’s operating results, they will be far more interested in what management has to say about the market, the economy and interest rates. Buffett & Co. carry a lot of weight when it comes to investors, so what they say will be important.\nThe Chart: Shares tried to gain traction over $320 and just couldn’t do so. Now they are clinging to $300 as support, with the 21-month and 200-day moving averages and the 38.2% retracement there to help as well. Plus, it’s been key support area over the last few months.\nA break here could put $290 in play next, followed by the more significant level of $282 to $284. On the upside, bulls want to see shares clear $310 — and thus the 10-day and 21-day moving averages — and open the door back to $320-plus.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nThe post 3 Hot Stocks for Monday: Predictions for ZM, WDAY, BRK.B appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The company has amassed a market capitalization of almost $700 billion, has a massive position in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and is able to close key deals most investors would never get a chance at getting. Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Zoom Video (NASDAQ:ZM) was probably the pandemic stock to watch from the Covid-19 outbreak. Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Like Zoom Video, Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) is scheduled to report earnings on Monday after the close.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The company has amassed a market capitalization of almost $700 billion, has a massive position in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and is able to close key deals most investors would never get a chance at getting. Ticker Company Price ZM Zoom Video $73.56 WDAY Workday $182.65 BRK-A Berkshire Hathaway $461,500.10 BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway $304.61 Zoom Video (ZM) Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Like Zoom Video, Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) is scheduled to report earnings on Monday after the close.', 'news_article_title': '3 Hot Stocks for Monday: Predictions for ZM, WDAY, BRK.B', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The company has amassed a market capitalization of almost $700 billion, has a massive position in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and is able to close key deals most investors would never get a chance at getting. Ticker Company Price ZM Zoom Video $73.56 WDAY Workday $182.65 BRK-A Berkshire Hathaway $461,500.10 BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway $304.61 Zoom Video (ZM) Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Like Zoom Video, Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) is scheduled to report earnings on Monday after the close.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The company has amassed a market capitalization of almost $700 billion, has a massive position in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and is able to close key deals most investors would never get a chance at getting. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The market has been a mess over the last few days, and now more than ever, it’s got investors looking for the hot stocks for Monday. Ticker Company Price ZM Zoom Video $73.56 WDAY Workday $182.65 BRK-A Berkshire Hathaway $461,500.10 BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway $304.61 Zoom Video (ZM)'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-is-a-blue-chip-company-examples-of-blue-chips', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What is a blue chip company? When an asset is valuable and highly sought after, it might earn the term "blue chip." Consumers can label anything a blue chip, such as a painting from a renowned artist or a college football prospect with tremendous physical gifts. \nA blue-chip stock returns dividends, which is why many of the largest and most successful public companies also carry the moniker "blue chips."\nOverview of Blue-Chip Companies\nSo, what are blue chips, anyway? If you\'ve ever played table games like poker or blackjack at a casino, you likely noticed the different colors assigned to chips. Traditionally, white and red casino chips are the most common and carry the lowest values. On the other hand, blue is the color casinos most frequently reserve for their highest-value chips, so the term floated into popular culture to describe assets of the highest value and quality. \nThe term "blue-chip stocks" entered market vocabulary in the 1920s thanks to investment writer Oliver Gingold, who worked at the predecessor to the Dow Jones company.\nLike a poker player who wants to collect as many blue casino chips as possible, an investor looking for long-term gains will fill a portfolio with blue-chip companies. Blue chip firms are industry leaders recognized for their staying power, long-term profitability and ability to weather market downturns and recessions. You\'re likely familiar with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), the oldest of the three major indices used to track the performance of the U.S. stock market. Experts often call the DJIA the "blue-chip index" because it tracks a relatively small swath of the market but contains 30 large-cap blue-chip companies from various sectors and industries.\nCharacteristics of Blue-Chip Companies\nBlue-chip firms can be found in different industries and fields, both domestically and abroad. But when most investors talk about blue-chip companies, they reference large-cap American stocks. While there are no rigid criteria on what makes a company a blue chip, they all share a few common characteristics:\nLarge market cap: A blue-chip company doesn\'t necessarily need to be a $500 billion behemoth, but having a large market capitalization figure is essential for stability and accessibility. Small and mid-cap companies usually aren\'t considered blue chips; a market cap of $10 billion or more is a common cutoff point.\nEasy to trade: Liquidity is another common feature of blue-chip companies. Blue chip stocks should be easy to find and not have high bid/ask spreads. One of the main benefits for institutional investors is the ability to buy large blocks of stock without paying high transaction fees. Blue chips usually trade millions of shares daily.\nHistory of success: One of the reasons the Dow Jones remains a heavily-tracked index is its focus on blue-chip stocks. The stocks in the Dow are blue chips in the most robust sense, many of which have 50 or more years of business success. Blue chips tend to be older companies in less growth-focused industries, although this rule has plenty of exceptions.\nLow volatility: Beta is a metric that measures a stock\'s volatility compared to the volatility of the overall market. A low-beta company has weaker price gyrations than the market; blue-chip stocks frequently find themselves in this low-beta category. Low volatility can be a major perk for investors who want predictability in their stocks, but low volatility also tends to mean lower returns.\nIncreasing dividend payouts: Not all blue-chip companies are dividend payers. A company like T-Mobile U.S. Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) meets all the standard criteria of a blue-chip stock but pays zero dividends. However, dividends are often a major component of blue-chip investing, and the companies that increase their dividends annually belong to a special group. For example, the Dividend Aristocrats are a group of large-cap companies in the S&P 500 that have raised their dividend payouts for 25 consecutive years.\nWhy Invest in Blue-Chip Companies?\nNow that we\'ve answered the question, "What are blue chip companies?", it shouldn\'t be too hard to understand why blue-chip investing is so popular. Raking in the highest possible gain isn\'t the goal for many investors. If you\'re young and will have plenty of time in the market, riskier investments like growth stocks or small caps make sense. These companies may have a higher risk of failure, but the rewards can be significant, and a long time horizon helps negate some risks.\nBlue-chip companies don\'t have the promise of sky-high returns. After all, it\'s much easier for a small company to double its market cap than a large-cap Dow Jones component. But for retirees, institutions and other investors with a conservative slant, blue chips are a way to maintain market exposure and collect dividends without taking on too much risk. Blue chips have proven track records of capital preservation, which is why many investing strategies revolve around them.\nSome common blue-chip investing techniques involve buying stocks near their 52-week lows or using dividend capture to reap the payouts without the exposure risk. But most blue-chip investors buy and hold these stocks for long periods, often decades or more. If you\'re looking for one of the more proven "set it and forget it" investment strategies, buying and holding blue-chip firms is a great place to start.\nExamples of Blue-Chip Companies\nYou can find blue-chip companies in every sector of the market. Here are a few examples from differing industries:\n3M Company Inc. (NYSE: MMM): 3M is a member of the Dividend Aristocrats, one of the select companies with 25-plus years of annual dividend payout increases. A member of the DJIA and S&P 500 indices, 3M has a market cap of $60 billion and operates in various industries. Most investors know 3M for its consumer products like adhesives, home improvement and first aid supplies. If you\'ve ever tried to mount a picture frame on a wall, you\'ve likely used a 3M product.\nUnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH): UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest companies in the entire world. Operating in hospitals, home care, government, life sciences and pharmacy services, UnitedHealth has its hands in many healthcare systems across the United States. \nApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): Apple is a unique member of the DJIA. While indeed not the oldest member of the blue-chip index, it\'s now the largest by market cap and one of the most notable companies in the entire world. Apple isn\'t your typical blue chip — it pays a small dividend, shares many similarities with growth stocks and sells electronics and tech. \nAlternatives to Blue-Chip Investing\nInvesting in blue-chip companies is typically a buy-and-hold strategy. Blue chips comprise most Americans\' retirement portfolios, whether through direct equity, ETFs and mutual funds or target date funds. But blue-chip investing is a slow process meant to preserve capital and build wealth over time. If you have a high risk tolerance or short time horizons, you might want to consider some alternatives, such as:\nDay trading: Day trading means using technical indicators to buy and sell stocks in a single trading session. You hold no positions overnight, and gains are incremental.\nSwing trading: A combination of technical analysis, fundamentals and potential catalysts are employed to buy and sell stocks quickly. You may hold positions for several weeks or months or as short as a single night.\nGrowth investing: The opposite of blue-chip stocks would be risky growth stocks, which offer the potential for high returns and the risk of substantial losses. Growth stocks tend to be smaller companies focused on the tech or pharmaceutical industries, but growth stocks can also be large companies like Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX).\nPros and Cons of Blue-Chip Investing\nInvestors deciding on whether to utilize a blue-chip strategy should weigh the following pros and cons before purchasing any shares:\nPros\nFirst, the pros:\nPredictability: Blue-chip stocks have low volatility and usually provide consistent income through dividends. Investors like retirees on a fixed income need consistency and reliability, not market-smashing outperformance. Blue chips are some of the safest equities you can buy.\nLow risk of large losses: While blue chip bankruptcy isn\'t unheard of (think Lehman Brothers and Chrysler), it is rare. Companies like JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) and Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) have been around for more than 200 years! These are stocks that many investors hold for life and then pass down to heirs.\nRange of industries and sectors: Every industry has leaders; you can find blue chips in all market corners. Investing in blue chips is an excellent way to build a diverse stock portfolio.\nCons\nNow, the downsides:\nMay underperform growth-oriented peers: Reliability is important, but investors looking for outperformance may prefer minimal exposure to blue chips, especially during bull markets that reward risk-taking. \nDividends can be tax-inefficient: Be sure to understand the tax status of all your dividends, especially if holding these stocks in a taxable account. Some dividends are unqualified if certain holding periods aren\'t met and unqualified dividends are taxed at income level.\nCannot eliminate risk: Blue chips might be safe compared to growth stocks, but no security can escape market risk, and even the best blue chips will lose value in a bear market. The goal of blue-chip investing isn\'t to prevent losses but to minimize them in a downturn.\nBlue Chips: Safe but Possibly Unspectacular\nBlue-chip stocks are a popular asset class amongst retirees, savers and institutional investors thanks to their reliability and staying power. Many blue chips can boast a century or more of successful business practice, and their stockholders receive steady gains.\nBut large dividend-paying companies aren\'t always the best choice for every investor. If you have a long time horizon or a strong risk tolerance, something other than blue-chip investing might fit your desired goals. However, check out MarketBeat\'s list of the best blue-chip stocks to protect capital while still earning market returns.\nFAQs\nHere are a few quick answers to common blue-chip investing questions:\nWhat is the meaning of a blue-chip company?\nBlue-chip companies are large, established firms with a history of consistent returns. Blue chips are safe and reliable investments compared to riskier growth stocks.\nAre Amazon and Apple blue-chip companies?\nYes, Amazon and Apple are considered blue chips thanks to their size and history, despite coming from the traditionally riskier tech sector. Apple is one of the 30 companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.\nWhich companies are blue-chip companies?\nAny company with a large market cap, long business history and sturdy balance sheet can be considered a blue chip company. Investors seek out blue chips for their security and low risk of failure.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): Apple is a unique member of the DJIA. On the other hand, blue is the color casinos most frequently reserve for their highest-value chips, so the term floated into popular culture to describe assets of the highest value and quality. Cons Now, the downsides: May underperform growth-oriented peers: Reliability is important, but investors looking for outperformance may prefer minimal exposure to blue chips, especially during bull markets that reward risk-taking.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): Apple is a unique member of the DJIA. While there are no rigid criteria on what makes a company a blue chip, they all share a few common characteristics: Large market cap: A blue-chip company doesn't necessarily need to be a $500 billion behemoth, but having a large market capitalization figure is essential for stability and accessibility. If you're young and will have plenty of time in the market, riskier investments like growth stocks or small caps make sense.", 'news_article_title': 'What is a Blue Chip Company? Examples of Blue Chips', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): Apple is a unique member of the DJIA. What is a blue chip company? Why Invest in Blue-Chip Companies?', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): Apple is a unique member of the DJIA. While there are no rigid criteria on what makes a company a blue chip, they all share a few common characteristics: Large market cap: A blue-chip company doesn't necessarily need to be a $500 billion behemoth, but having a large market capitalization figure is essential for stability and accessibility. Pros and Cons of Blue-Chip Investing Investors deciding on whether to utilize a blue-chip strategy should weigh the following pros and cons before purchasing any shares: Pros First, the pros: Predictability: Blue-chip stocks have low volatility and usually provide consistent income through dividends."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-investors-buy-the-dip-on-this-stock-with-major-growth-potential', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It\'s always interesting when a growth stock stumbles, not least because it can create a compelling buying opportunity. That\'s possibly the case with machine vision specialist Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX). The company disappointed investors with its recent earnings, as 2022 turned out to be weaker than hoped, and the outlook for 2023 was also uninspiring. What\'s going on, and is Cognex a stock worth avoiding or one to buy on the dip?\nCognex disappoints investors\nAs CEO Robert Willett put it on the recent Q4earnings call "Our fourth-quarter results were largely in line with our guidance, but are not representative of our long-term growth expectations."\nCognex\'s Q4 sales declined by 2% compared to the same period last year, and its full-year sales fell by 3% versus 2021. Management doesn\'t offer full-year guidance, but its first-quarter forecast for revenue of $180 million to $200 million compared unfavorably to $282.4 million in sales in Q1 of 2022. It gets worse. Management guided toward first-quarter gross margin in the low-70% range compared to its long-term target level in the mid-70% range.\nWhat went wrong\nThere are three main factors to consider around Cognex\'s earnings and guidance. First, the company suffered a loss of inventory last year due to a fire at a primary contractor. The fire forced Cognex to purchase higher-priced components from brokers in order to replenish inventory. It resulted in a $40 million increase in costs -- enough to drop Cognex\'s 2022 gross margin to 72% from 76%. However, the good news is the company expects a $25 million to $35 million reduction in that expense this year as it winds down buying from brokers.\nSecond, management spoke of a weakening economic environment, with Willett noting that he was seeing "a broader slowdown across many of our end markets as customers are wary of committing to significant investment," contributing to a "slow start to 2023."\nThird, Cognex is seeing a significant slowdown in its largest current market -- logistics -- and specifically in machine vision systems in e-commerce fulfillment centers. A quick look at the company\'s main end markets shows the extent of the decline in 2022.\nMAIN END MARKET\nSHARE OF REVENUE 2022\nMANAGEMENT COMMENTARY\nAutomotive\n25%\nUp 13% (constant currency basis) in 2022\nConsumer electronics\n20%\nUp mid-teens percentage (constant currency basis) in 2022\nLogistics\n20%\nDeclined by 25% in 2022\nData source: Cognex presentations.\nCognex has two large customers that, respectively, accounted for more than 10% of revenue within consumer electronics and logistics. Apple was previously identified as a major customer, and based on analysts\' questions and management\'s answers to them, I would bet that the unnamed large logistics customer is Amazon.com.\nWhat tanked Cognex\'s logistics earnings\nIn a nutshell, e-commerce companies, and notably Amazon, are pulling back on large-scale investments in e-fulfillment centers as they pare back spending following a pandemic-inspired surge. In addition, the slowing economy is encouraging them to sit on their hands even more.\nFor example, on Amazon\'s recentearnings call CEO Andrew Jassy said his "No. 1 priority" is trying to reduce "our cost to serve in our operations network" while also pointing out that the company had doubled the "fulfillment center footprint" it had built over the previous 25 years in the last two years alone.\nIt\'s not just Cognex that\'s feeling the pinch. Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) has a warehouse automation business, Intelligrated, within its warehouse and workflow solutions segment. It\'s also seeing a significant slump in revenue. Although it\'s not an apples-to-apples comparison, it serves to highlight just how dramatic the increase in 2021 revenue was versus the decline in 2022, with weak conditions persisting in 2023.\nData source: Honeywell presentations. YOY = year over year.\nIs Cognex stock a buy on the dip?\nI think there\'s a strong case to be made for the stock. The impact of the fire will dissipate through 2023. Honeywell\'s management believes its warehouse automation end market will bottom out in 2023, leading to growth in 2024. It looks more like a pause in a market that had previously surged rather than a structural decline. If that plays out, then Cognex\'s logistics revenue is also likely to grow next year. Meanwhile, the company continues to have excellent prospects in automotive (not least EV and EV battery-related spending). As for consumer electronics, Cognex could benefit from spending on the development of premium smartphones. We\'ll get more color on that in May when management has a clearer view of orders in consumer electronics.\nAs such, the dip in the share price is a useful buying opportunity for long-term investors, particularly now that expectations have been reset for 2023 in light of the weakness in e-commerce fulfillment spending.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon.com\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon.com wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Lee Samaha has positions in Honeywell International. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Cognex. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Cognex disappoints investors As CEO Robert Willett put it on the recent Q4earnings call "Our fourth-quarter results were largely in line with our guidance, but are not representative of our long-term growth expectations." Second, management spoke of a weakening economic environment, with Willett noting that he was seeing "a broader slowdown across many of our end markets as customers are wary of committing to significant investment," contributing to a "slow start to 2023." As such, the dip in the share price is a useful buying opportunity for long-term investors, particularly now that expectations have been reset for 2023 in light of the weakness in e-commerce fulfillment spending.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Management doesn't offer full-year guidance, but its first-quarter forecast for revenue of $180 million to $200 million compared unfavorably to $282.4 million in sales in Q1 of 2022. Automotive 25% Up 13% (constant currency basis) in 2022 Consumer electronics 20% Up mid-teens percentage (constant currency basis) in 2022 Logistics 20% Declined by 25% in 2022 Data source: Cognex presentations. What tanked Cognex's logistics earnings In a nutshell, e-commerce companies, and notably Amazon, are pulling back on large-scale investments in e-fulfillment centers as they pare back spending following a pandemic-inspired surge.", 'news_article_title': 'Should Investors Buy the Dip on This Stock With Major Growth Potential?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Third, Cognex is seeing a significant slowdown in its largest current market -- logistics -- and specifically in machine vision systems in e-commerce fulfillment centers. We'll get more color on that in May when management has a clearer view of orders in consumer electronics. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Automotive 25% Up 13% (constant currency basis) in 2022 Consumer electronics 20% Up mid-teens percentage (constant currency basis) in 2022 Logistics 20% Declined by 25% in 2022 Data source: Cognex presentations. What tanked Cognex's logistics earnings In a nutshell, e-commerce companies, and notably Amazon, are pulling back on large-scale investments in e-fulfillment centers as they pare back spending following a pandemic-inspired surge. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sirius-xm-siri-and-toyota-collaborate-to-celebrate-hybrids', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Sirius XM SIRI havs recently announced a collaboration with Toyota Motor TM to celebrate all hybrids, which can be people or cars. Hybrid is meant to be getting the best of both the worlds.\nThis digital marketing campaign promotes the latest Toyota Camry hybrid and RAV4 hybrid. Both of these cars would come with three-month subscription of Sirius XM platinum plan. This plan includes Sirius XM’s full exclusive lineup of exclusive curated content and SXM app which gives SiriusXM access outside the vehicle and on connected devices and speakers.\nSirius and Toyota are bringing onboard Katya Echazarreta, an electrical engineer and the first Mexican-born woman to travel to the outer space.\nThe campaign has started from Feb 22, 2023, in which Enchazarreta will share her inspiring stories in a series of digital and social ads and celebrate the hybrid in all of us. The campaign would also consist of a fun interactive filter which will show that we all are hybrids in one way or another.\nInspired by Enchazarrets, Sirius XM also collaborates with Girls Who Code, helping them to close the gender disparity in technology by supporting engineers who identify as girls or non-binary. This initiative will help more students to develop computer skills needed for opportunities in the 21st century.\nSirius XM Holdings Inc. Price and Consensus\nSirius XM Holdings Inc. price-consensus-chart | Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Quote\nSlow Subscriber Growth Expectations Create Dull Prospects\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company continues to reduce its marketing costs which might result in a smaller number of new subscriber additions. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nSales and marketing cost stands at $224 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared with $315 million in the year ago quarter, indicating a 28.9% decrease in sales and marketing cost.\n\nThe management is looking to opt for a more conservative marketing spend for most of the year before the company relaunches its streaming experience in the fourth quarter. This would most likely result in lower net subscriber additions in the short run.\n\nShares of Sirius XM have declined 27.6% in the past year, comparing with the Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector’s decline of 19.2% in the same period.\n\nThe management has been planning to boost their subscribers in a very competitive market by offering quality and variety of content to its customers. The main competitors of Sirius XM in the U.S. market are Spotify SPOT, Apple AAPL music and Amazon Music.\n\nIt is difficult to differentiate these streaming music companies from one another at a glance but the companies are separated mainly by the content offered and price.\n\nAccording to a PCMag report, Spotify is priced at $9.99 per month, Amazon music at $8.99 per month and both Apple music and Sirius XM are priced at $10.99 per month in the U.S. market.\n\nSome notable collaborations of Sirius XM are with NFL, NBA, NHL MLB, Formula 1 NASCAR and some famous podcasts are Crime Junkie, Office Ladies, Dateline NBC, Pod Save America and Conan O\'Brien Needs a Friend.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nToyota Motor Corporation (TM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSpotify Technology (SPOT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The main competitors of Sirius XM in the U.S. market are Spotify SPOT, Apple AAPL music and Amazon Music. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Spotify Technology (SPOT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Sirius XM SIRI havs recently announced a collaboration with Toyota Motor TM to celebrate all hybrids, which can be people or cars.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Spotify Technology (SPOT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The main competitors of Sirius XM in the U.S. market are Spotify SPOT, Apple AAPL music and Amazon Music. Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Price and Consensus Sirius XM Holdings Inc. price-consensus-chart | Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Quote Slow Subscriber Growth Expectations Create Dull Prospects This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company continues to reduce its marketing costs which might result in a smaller number of new subscriber additions.', 'news_article_title': 'Sirius XM (SIRI) and Toyota Collaborate to Celebrate Hybrids', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The main competitors of Sirius XM in the U.S. market are Spotify SPOT, Apple AAPL music and Amazon Music. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Spotify Technology (SPOT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This digital marketing campaign promotes the latest Toyota Camry hybrid and RAV4 hybrid.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Spotify Technology (SPOT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The main competitors of Sirius XM in the U.S. market are Spotify SPOT, Apple AAPL music and Amazon Music. Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Price and Consensus Sirius XM Holdings Inc. price-consensus-chart | Sirius XM Holdings Inc. 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{'date': '2023-02-27', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.509, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155060.0, 'fred_ppi': 258.669, 'fred_retail_sales': 686434.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -70521.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 66.9, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8003, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-pays-%2412.1-mln-fine-for-alleged-app-market-abuse-in-russia-antimonopoly-service', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine.\nAdds FAS statement in paragraphs 5-6\nMOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Apple APPL.O has paid a 906 million rouble ($12.12 million) fine in a Russian antitrust case alleging abuse of its dominance in the mobile apps market, Russia\'s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on Monday.\nApple, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, has previously "respectfully disagreed" with a FAS ruling that Apple\'s distribution of apps through its iOS operating system gave its own products a competitive advantage.\nThe FAS determined in August 2020 that Apple had abused its dominant position, then issued a directive requiring Apple to remove provisions giving it the right to reject third-party apps from its App Store.\nThat move followed a complaint from cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab, which had said a new version of its Safe Kids application had been declined by Apple\'s operating system.\n"Apple has paid a 906 million rouble antitrust fine," the FAS said in a statement on its Telegram channel.\nApple had appealed the decision at various stages, but had been unsuccessful and ultimately complied with the order, the FAS said.\nIn a separate case, the FAS in January said it had fined Apple around $17.4 million for allegedly forcing Russian developers to use Apple\'s payment services with the iOS App Store.\nApple paused all product sales in Russia a year ago, after Moscow despatched its armed forces to Ukraine, and limited its Apple Pay service in Russia.\n($1 = 74.7265 roubles)\n(Reporting by Caleb Davis and Alexander Marrow; Editing by Kevin Liffey)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. Adds FAS statement in paragraphs 5-6 MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Apple APPL.O has paid a 906 million rouble ($12.12 million) fine in a Russian antitrust case alleging abuse of its dominance in the mobile apps market, Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on Monday. That move followed a complaint from cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab, which had said a new version of its Safe Kids application had been declined by Apple's operating system.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds FAS statement in paragraphs 5-6 MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Apple APPL.O has paid a 906 million rouble ($12.12 million) fine in a Russian antitrust case alleging abuse of its dominance in the mobile apps market, Russia\'s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on Monday. "Apple has paid a 906 million rouble antitrust fine," the FAS said in a statement on its Telegram channel. In a separate case, the FAS in January said it had fined Apple around $17.4 million for allegedly forcing Russian developers to use Apple\'s payment services with the iOS App Store.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple pays $12.1 mln fine for alleged app market abuse in Russia - Antimonopoly Service', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds FAS statement in paragraphs 5-6 MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Apple APPL.O has paid a 906 million rouble ($12.12 million) fine in a Russian antitrust case alleging abuse of its dominance in the mobile apps market, Russia\'s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on Monday. Apple, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, has previously "respectfully disagreed" with a FAS ruling that Apple\'s distribution of apps through its iOS operating system gave its own products a competitive advantage. Apple paused all product sales in Russia a year ago, after Moscow despatched its armed forces to Ukraine, and limited its Apple Pay service in Russia.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adds FAS statement in paragraphs 5-6 MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Apple APPL.O has paid a 906 million rouble ($12.12 million) fine in a Russian antitrust case alleging abuse of its dominance in the mobile apps market, Russia\'s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on Monday. Apple, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, has previously "respectfully disagreed" with a FAS ruling that Apple\'s distribution of apps through its iOS operating system gave its own products a competitive advantage. In a separate case, the FAS in January said it had fined Apple around $17.4 million for allegedly forcing Russian developers to use Apple\'s payment services with the iOS App Store.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-turns-red-ytd%3A-5-stocks-in-etf-still-in-green', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "After a strong rally, Wall Street has lost momentum this month, with the Dow Jones logging in the fourth consecutive week of decline. The blue-chip index fell 3% last week, turning red from a year-to-date look. This marks the longest losing streak in 10 months (read: 5 Most Heavily Shorted ETFs So Far This Year).\n\nSPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF DIA, tracking the Dow Jones Index, is still up a modest 0.3% and most of the stocks have helped it to stay tall. These include American Express Company AXP, Salesforce Inc. CRM, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, Microsoft Corporation MSFT and Apple Inc. AAPL.\n\nHot economic data lately suggests stronger economic activity and have rekindled worries about a longer-than-expected Fed rate hike. U.S. consumer spending increased by the most in nearly two years in January amid a surge in wage gains, while inflation accelerated. Hiring surprisingly surged with the economy adding a solid 517,000 jobs in January. The unemployment rate fell from 3.5% to 3.4%, the lowest since 1969. Business activity unexpectedly rebounded in February, reaching its highest level in eight months, while U.S. builder confidence rose for the second consecutive month to the highest level since September 2022.\n\nMeanwhile, Americans have been regaining confidence in the U.S. economy, with consumer sentiment in early February jumping to its highest level in 13 months, per the latest University of Michigan's consumer survey (read: 5 ETFs to Benefit as Monthly Inflation Drops to 2-Year Low).\n\nInflation has also come in hotter than expected. The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge accelerated in January at its fastest pace since June, an alarming sign that price pressures remain entrenched in the U.S. economy and could lead the Fed to keep raising interest rates well into this year. Earlier this month, per the government report, the consumer price index surged 0.5% in January following a 0.1% increase in December. It climbed 6.4% year over year, down from a peak of 9.1% in June but far above the Fed’s 2% inflation target.\n\nLet’s take a closer look at the fundamentals of DIA and its performance.\nDIA in Focus\nThis is one of the largest and most popular ETFs in the large-cap space, with AUM of $28.5 billion and an average daily volume of 3.5 million shares. Holding 30 blue chip stocks, the fund is widely spread across components, with each holding less than 10% share. Healthcare (19.8%), Information Technology (19.8%), Financials (17.1%), Industrials (14.9%), and Consumer Discretionary (13.6%) are the top five sectors. DIA charges 16 bps in annual fees and has a Zacks ETF Rank #1 (Strong Buy) with a Medium risk outlook.\nBest Performing Stocks of DIA\nAmerican Express is a diversified financial services company, offering charge and credit payment card products, and travel-related services worldwide. The stock jumped about 12% over the past month and its earnings are expected to grow 13.7% this year.\n\nAmerican Express makes up for 3.5% of assets in DIA and has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). It has a VGM Score of B.\n\nSalesforce is the leading provider of on-demand Customer Relationship Management software, which enables organizations to better manage critical operations, such as sales force automation, customer service and support, marketing automation, document management, analytics and custom application development. The stock has risen 4.7% in a month and accounts for 3.3% in the fund’s basket.\n\nSalesforce has an expected earnings growth rate of 18.9% for the fiscal year (ending January 2024). It has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).\n\nGoldman Sachs is a leading global financial holding company providing IB, securities, investment management and consumer banking services to a diversified client base. The stock makes up for 7.2% of assets in the DIA portfolio.\n\nGoldman Sachs gained 4.5% in a month and has an expected earnings growth rate of 8.6% for this year. It has a Zacks Rank #3.\n\nMicrosoft is one of the largest broad-based technology providers in the world. The company dominates the PC software market, with more than 80% of the market share for operating systems. MSFT gained 3% in a month and accounts for 5.1% in the fund’s basket (read: What Tech Crash? 5 Tech ETFs Up Double-Digit Past Month).\n\nMicrosoft is expected to see an earnings growth of 1.4% for the fiscal year (ending June 2023) and has a Zacks Rank #3.\n\nApple designs, manufactures and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories worldwide. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod. Shares of AAPL are up about 3% over the past month.\n\nApple’s earnings are expected to decline 1% for the fiscal year (ending September 2023). It accounts for a 3% share in DIA and has a Zacks ETF Rank of 3. It has a VGM Score of B.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSalesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAmerican Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'These include American Express Company AXP, Salesforce Inc. CRM, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, Microsoft Corporation MSFT and Apple Inc. AAPL. Shares of AAPL are up about 3% over the past month. Click to get this free report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'These include American Express Company AXP, Salesforce Inc. CRM, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, Microsoft Corporation MSFT and Apple Inc. AAPL. Click to get this free report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of AAPL are up about 3% over the past month.', 'news_article_title': 'Dow Turns Red YTD: 5 Stocks in ETF Still in Green', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'These include American Express Company AXP, Salesforce Inc. CRM, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, Microsoft Corporation MSFT and Apple Inc. AAPL. Shares of AAPL are up about 3% over the past month. Click to get this free report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. These include American Express Company AXP, Salesforce Inc. CRM, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, Microsoft Corporation MSFT and Apple Inc. AAPL. Shares of AAPL are up about 3% over the past month.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-feb-27-2023-%3A-nu-qqq-cmcsa-googl-aapl-kbwb-amzn-lumn-osh-ppl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 2.36 to 12,060.15. The total After hours volume is currently 77,202,552 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nNu Holdings Ltd. (NU) is +0.01 at $4.98, with 2,744,004 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NU is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.35 at $294.29, with 2,586,536 shares traded. This represents a 15.74% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nComcast Corporation (CMCSA) is unchanged at $37.35, with 2,481,017 shares traded. CMCSA\'s current last sale is 83.93% of the target price of $44.5.\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is +0.01 at $89.88, with 2,358,700 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.23. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.18 at $148.10, with 2,079,463 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.24. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco KBW Bank ETF (KBWB) is +0.181 at $56.40, with 1,880,000 shares traded. This represents a 18.74% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.01 at $93.75, with 1,816,100 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.28. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nLumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) is -0.03 at $3.37, with 1,735,724 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nOak Street Health, Inc. (OSH) is unchanged at $35.23, with 1,563,312 shares traded. OSH\'s current last sale is 95.22% of the target price of $37.\n\nPPL Corporation (PPL) is unchanged at $27.55, with 1,356,714 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PPL is in the "buy range".\n\nNewmont Corporation (NEM) is unchanged at $43.34, with 1,308,625 shares traded. NEM\'s current last sale is 76.04% of the target price of $57.\n\nConocoPhillips (COP) is +0.04 at $105.90, with 1,258,596 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $3.12. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for COP is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.18 at $148.10, with 2,079,463 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.18 at $148.10, with 2,079,463 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Feb 27, 2023 : NU, QQQ, CMCSA, GOOGL, AAPL, KBWB, AMZN, LUMN, OSH, PPL, NEM, COP', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.18 at $148.10, with 2,079,463 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 2.36 to 12,060.15.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.18 at $148.10, with 2,079,463 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-nasdaq%3Aaapl%3A-2023-could-be-its-most-exciting-year-yet', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It\'s been a tough slog for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock over the past year, with shares sinking over 30% at their worst. Even with a potential recession and more rate hikes to come, there are some reasons to believe that 2023 could be Apple\'s most interesting year yet.\nIndeed, there are some catalysts, tailwinds, and innovations that could help Apple stock to buck the trend and move higher, even without help from the broader market. I am bullish.\nIndeed, true innovation can help power earnings, even when the consumer is feeling a bit spent. As 2023 progresses, I think Apple will show us that it\'s innovating on many fronts.\nA Few Innovations May Land in 2023\nRecession or not, it\'s shaping up to be a pretty exciting 2023 for Apple, with a few intriguing innovations that may land over the coming months. According to Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), which is quite bearish on the broader market, Apple is its top hardware stock for the year.\nSure, macro headwinds could weigh heavily on demand for the latest and greatest consumer tech. Still, Morgan Stanley sees four catalysts that could kick in this year. A services re-acceleration, "pent-up demand" for the next iPhone, a mixed-reality headset launch, and a Hardware-as-a-Service type of model.\nIndeed, pent-up demand for iPhone is a catalyst that could help Apple offset most of the recession headwinds on the horizon. Over the past few quarters, supply-side woes have really weighed Apple down. Still, there\'s a good chance that the supply headwinds of past quarters will result in some sort of push-forward in demand — the opposite of what we saw during early-2020 pandemic lockdowns.\nBeyond iPhone 15, which may feature a titanium build, a services jolt and Apple\'s much-awaited move into headsets could be a significant boon for the stock.\nOn the services side, a hardware subscription could be Apple\'s biggest offering to date. It could "smoothen" out iPhone sales over time and could help consumers justify stepping up their purchases to a higher-tier iPhone, given easier-to-stomach monthly payments.\nApple may also have other services up its sleeves for the months ahead. This past week, Apple made headlines for progress with its prick-free blood glucose tracking capabilities that could be included in a future release of the Apple Watch. Such an innovation would make Apple one of the most exciting firms in the health space. Indeed, the medical device market is a fast-growing field that could be ripe for a disruptor like Apple to break into.\nApple may very well make a huge impact in the world of health, as it has in consumer hardware. In any case, such health innovations may pave the way for health-tracking services.\nOnly time will tell when Apple is ready to unveil such a breakthrough. Regardless, it\'s an exciting time to be an Apple shareholder with all the potential innovations trickling out of the rumor mill of late.\n2023: The Year of the Apple Headset?\nApple\'s mixed-reality headset could be ready for an unveiling during its next WWDC meeting in the summer. Of course, there\'s a risk that the launch could be delayed further. Apple is known for only launching products that are incredibly polished and ready for prime time.\nIn any case, I do think the odds are high that 2023 is the year that Apple unveils its next big hardware innovation to the world. Headsets are expensive, and the mixed-reality space is still nascent.\nFurther, such a headset is likely to have top-of-the-line hardware, which means the headset could be incredibly costly, if not costlier than an iPhone. As a result, the headset launch may be less awe-inspiring than the iPhone launch in 2007 and more akin to an iPad or Apple Watch launch — one that draws intrigue but takes a few years to gain mass adoption.\nRegardless, Apple\'s first splash into the headset world could cause many analysts covering the name to return to the drawing board again. The longer-term growth potential behind a headset is huge. The "metaverse" market could enjoy around 47% in CAGR through 2027, according to MarketsandMarkets.\nIs AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nTurning to Wall Street, AAPL stock is a Strong Buy. Out of 29 analyst ratings, there are 24 Buys and five Holds.\nThe average Apple stock price target is $171.94, implying upside potential of 13.3%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $125 per share to a high of $210 per share.\nThe Bottom Line on Apple Stock\nEven if 2023 is another rough year for markets, Apple seems to have enough up its sleeves to separate itself from the pack. New innovations could inspire some to purchase the latest and greatest Apple product at the expense of other discretionary goods.\nI view Apple as cheap at 24.9 times trailing earnings, even though the multiple is stretched from a historical standpoint. Given the company-specific tailwinds on the horizon, Apple may be ready to leave the rest of the market behind.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "It's been a tough slog for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock over the past year, with shares sinking over 30% at their worst. Is AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock is a Strong Buy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "It's been a tough slog for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock over the past year, with shares sinking over 30% at their worst. Is AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock is a Strong Buy.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock (NASDAQ:AAPL): 2023 Could Be Its Most Exciting Year Yet', 'news_lexrank_summary': "It's been a tough slog for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock over the past year, with shares sinking over 30% at their worst. Is AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock is a Strong Buy.", 'news_textrank_summary': "It's been a tough slog for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock over the past year, with shares sinking over 30% at their worst. Is AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock is a Strong Buy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mimic-warren-buffetts-strategy-with-these-3-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Warren Buffett, also known as the Oracle of Omaha, is a name that jumps to the forefront of many minds when thinking of the financial world.\nMany mimic his portfolio moves.\nAnd recently, the Oracle of Omaha has been critical of those opposing share buybacks, as revealed in the latest shareholder letter.\nMany have become weary of buybacks, with President Joe Biden fiercely opposing the practice by introducing a new 1% tax on the practice.\nOf course, much more was discussed in the letter, including an update on operations and financial results.\nNonetheless, for those interested in building a portfolio like Buffett, three top holdings of Berkshire – Apple AAPL, Bank of America BAC, and Chevron CVX – would provide precisely that.\nBelow is a chart illustrating the year-to-date performance of all three stocks above, with the S&P 500 blended in as a benchmark.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLet’s take a closer look at each one.\nChevron\nChevron is one of the world's largest publicly traded oil and gas companies, with operations that span almost every corner of the globe. Interestingly enough, the company recently unveiled a massive $75 billion share purchase program. \nThe surge in energy prices has amplified the company’s cash-generating abilities, with CVX reporting free cash flow of $8.6 billion in its latest quarter. This is further illustrated in the chart below.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAnd, of course, the company’s dividend has benefited as well, with CVX’s payout growing by 6% over the last year. The company’s annual dividend currently yields a solid 3.7%.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple\nBuffett states that he loves the tech titan because of its customers’ brand loyalty; consumers are likely to trade in old Apple products for new ones.\nThe company snapped a streak of positive surprises in its latest release, falling short of the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate by roughly 2% and reporting sales 3% below expectations.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe market shook off the less-than-expected results, with AAPL shares climbing nearly 2% in the following trading session.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple shares presently trade at a 24.3X forward earnings multiple, a few ticks above the 23.6X five-year median and the Zacks Computer and Technology sector average.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe stock currently has a Value Style Score of “D.”\nBank of America\nAnother one of the portfolio’s largest holdings, Bank of America, is one of the largest financial holding companies in the U.S.\nThe company’s TTM price-to-book ratio presently works out to be 1.1X, precisely in line with the five-year median and below highs of 1.7X in 2022.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAnd similar to CVX, Bank of America rewards its shareholders nicely; the company’s annual dividend yields 2.6%, modestly above the Zacks Finance sector average.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBAC posted better-than-expected results in its latest release, exceeding the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate by more than 11% and posting revenue 2% above expectations.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nBuffett is a philanthropist and businessman. He’s the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), a diversified holding company whose subsidiaries engage in insurance, freight rail transportation, energy generation and distribution, manufacturing, and others.\nAnd recently, his comments regarding share buybacks in an annual shareholder letter have made headlines during a time when many have become critical of the practice.\nAlthough all may not agree with his statements, for those interested in looking past and structuring a portfolio similar to the Oracle of Omaha, all three stocks above – Apple AAPL, Bank of America BAC, and Chevron CVX – place you on the right track.\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nChevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Nonetheless, for those interested in building a portfolio like Buffett, three top holdings of Berkshire – Apple AAPL, Bank of America BAC, and Chevron CVX – would provide precisely that. Although all may not agree with his statements, for those interested in looking past and structuring a portfolio similar to the Oracle of Omaha, all three stocks above – Apple AAPL, Bank of America BAC, and Chevron CVX – place you on the right track. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The market shook off the less-than-expected results, with AAPL shares climbing nearly 2% in the following trading session.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Nonetheless, for those interested in building a portfolio like Buffett, three top holdings of Berkshire – Apple AAPL, Bank of America BAC, and Chevron CVX – would provide precisely that. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The market shook off the less-than-expected results, with AAPL shares climbing nearly 2% in the following trading session.', 'news_article_title': "Mimic Warren Buffett's Strategy With These 3 Stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Nonetheless, for those interested in building a portfolio like Buffett, three top holdings of Berkshire – Apple AAPL, Bank of America BAC, and Chevron CVX – would provide precisely that. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The market shook off the less-than-expected results, with AAPL shares climbing nearly 2% in the following trading session. Although all may not agree with his statements, for those interested in looking past and structuring a portfolio similar to the Oracle of Omaha, all three stocks above – Apple AAPL, Bank of America BAC, and Chevron CVX – place you on the right track.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Nonetheless, for those interested in building a portfolio like Buffett, three top holdings of Berkshire – Apple AAPL, Bank of America BAC, and Chevron CVX – would provide precisely that. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The market shook off the less-than-expected results, with AAPL shares climbing nearly 2% in the following trading session.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-only-3-tech-stocks-that-matter', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nInvesting in tech stocks is becoming increasingly popular as the stock market grows. With tech companies continuing to innovate and develop new products, tech stocks offer investors the potential for great returns, making them a great investment choice.\nThe stock market is full of opportunities. And investing in tech stocks can be one of the best ways to make money. By understanding the fundamentals of the stock market, investors can make informed decisions about which tech stocks to invest in and when to buy or sell them.\nUnfortunately, tech stocks did not have the same strong showing in 2022 as usual. This trend has been somewhat unusual for the sector.\nThe stock market has been volatile over the past few months due to fears of a potential recession. This has caused investors to rotate from growth stocks to value stocks in search of great investments.\nIn particular, tech stocks have been hit hard as investors fear their high valuations may not be sustainable in a downturn. As such, many investors have shifted their focus to value stocks as they will likely be more resilient during an economic downturn.\nRegardless, the technology sector has experienced short-term downturns for more than 10 years, and these have always been great buying opportunities. This situation is the same today, making it an ideal investment time.\nTicker Company Price\nAAPL Apple $148.61\nMSFT Microsoft $250.89\nACN Accenture $267.91\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most popular stocks on the market, and for a good reason. It has been a great investment for many investors, with its stock price increasing steadily.\nIt is also a leader in the tech industry, with its products and services used by millions worldwide.\nApple’s product range consists of a closed-off environment, known as a ‘walled garden,’ which offers comfort and convenience for consumers. Accessories such as AirPods, HomePods, and AirTags easily integrate into this ecosystem.\nThis makes the Apple experience highly attractive to customers since it encourages them to stay loyal for an extended period.\nWith a loyal customer base, a continuously expanding market, and reliable cashflows, it is no surprise that Apple has been particularly successful in using its capital. The company’s leadership has an impressive history of making and implementing strategic decisions.\nApple, like other technology companies, has been feeling the strain lately. Apple has maintained a steady workforce throughout the recent economic turmoil, unlike many competitors. However, Apple has been letting go of some of its contract workers over the last few days, the New York Post reported, citing people privy to the matter.\nMeanwhile, Foxconn, or Hon Hai Precision (OTCPK:HNHPF), Apple’s primary partner for manufacturing, has reportedly just concluded a deal that would expand its presence in Vietnam.\nIn addition, Apple is speculated to release its first mixed-reality headset during its Worldwide Developers Conference in June.\nApple has many irons in the fire that will please its investors. Short-term issues won’t significantly affect investor perception for this one.\nMicrosoft Corp. (MSFT)\nSource: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com\nMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the most popular tech stocks on the market, and it is a great investment for any savvy investor. With its long history of success and innovation, Microsoft has become one of the most successful companies in the world.\nMicrosoft has shown resilience in the face of economic downturns, making it an attractive stock for investors looking for a safe bet.\nWith its strong foothold in different sectors, MSFT is certain to stay a major player for years to come.\nIn particular, Microsoft’s transition to cloud-based operations has had remarkable successes, offering vast potential for longevity in the marketplace. This strategy provides a strong foundation for future growth.\nMicrosoft’s overall income has been hugely supplemented by cloud-oriented businesses, with two-thirds of total revenue coming from it.\nThere have been numerous conversations about Microsoft’s possible $68.7 billion all-cash deal to purchase Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) amongst investors in recent months.\nHowever, putting the deal to one side, there are other things to consider if you want to invest in MSFT.\nIn particular, Microsoft’s Azure cloud division continues to experience healthy growth. That will help balance the sluggishness of its gaming and personal computing divisions.\nIn its latest reported quarter, growth slowed to 31% from 35%. However, it is still double-digit growth amid a recessionary environment.\nMicrosoft has invested hugely in AI and is a leader in the sector. It has invested in OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT technology. This technology has been utilized in many Microsoft products to make them better and more efficient for users.\nThe last half-year has been unfavorable for Microsoft shares, with a 7.62% decline – making it an optimal opportunity to buy more shares in this growing business.\nAccenture (ACN)\nSource: Tada Images/ShutterStock.com\nAccenture (NYSE:ACN) is one of the most successful tech stocks in the stock market. It specializes in consulting and outsourcing services, and its stock has been one of the best-performing tech stocks over the past few years.\nAccenture has a strong presence in many industries, including IT, healthcare, financial services, etc. Its success can be attributed to its focus on innovation, strategic partnerships, and customer service. Investing in Accenture is a great way to diversify your portfolio and benefit from its long-term growth prospects.\nDespite a sluggish economic environment, Accenture should be able to sustain its business operations efficiently.\nThe company is supported by a loyal clientele, boasts a stable financial position, and generates superior earnings growth year after year.\nAlthough Accenture faced a minor blip in 2022 due to Russia’s incursion into Ukraine, the company is confident that its strong employee base, valuable partnerships with software vendors, and continued business growth will generate positive results for investors in the long run.\nFurthermore, Accenture has a proven track record of being generous to investors. Their commitment is visible as they plan to reward shareholders with a return of $7.1 billion through dividends and share repurchases in fiscal 2023.\nOn the publication date, Faizan Farooque did not hold (directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nFaizan Farooque is a contributing author for InvestorPlace.com and numerous other financial sites. Faizan has several years of experience in analyzing the stock market and was a former data journalist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. His passion is to help the average investor make more informed decisions regarding their portfolio.\nThe post The Only 3 Tech Stocks That Matter appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $148.61 MSFT Microsoft $250.89 ACN Accenture $267.91 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most popular stocks on the market, and for a good reason. Meanwhile, Foxconn, or Hon Hai Precision (OTCPK:HNHPF), Apple’s primary partner for manufacturing, has reportedly just concluded a deal that would expand its presence in Vietnam. There have been numerous conversations about Microsoft’s possible $68.7 billion all-cash deal to purchase Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) amongst investors in recent months.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $148.61 MSFT Microsoft $250.89 ACN Accenture $267.91 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most popular stocks on the market, and for a good reason. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Investing in tech stocks is becoming increasingly popular as the stock market grows. With tech companies continuing to innovate and develop new products, tech stocks offer investors the potential for great returns, making them a great investment choice.', 'news_article_title': 'The Only 3 Tech Stocks That Matter', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $148.61 MSFT Microsoft $250.89 ACN Accenture $267.91 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most popular stocks on the market, and for a good reason. With tech companies continuing to innovate and develop new products, tech stocks offer investors the potential for great returns, making them a great investment choice. By understanding the fundamentals of the stock market, investors can make informed decisions about which tech stocks to invest in and when to buy or sell them.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Ticker Company Price AAPL Apple $148.61 MSFT Microsoft $250.89 ACN Accenture $267.91 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most popular stocks on the market, and for a good reason. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Investing in tech stocks is becoming increasingly popular as the stock market grows. With tech companies continuing to innovate and develop new products, tech stocks offer investors the potential for great returns, making them a great investment choice.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-dividend-stock%3A-abbott-laboratories-or-medtronic', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Dividend stocks tend to outperform other asset classes during economically challenging times. The simple reason is that companies with mature businesses, and hence stable free cash flows, are typically less sensitive to economic headwinds.\nThe dividend powerhouses Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) apparently didn't get this memo, however. Despite both companies raising their dividends for over four straight decades, Abbott and Medtronic's shares actually sank faster than the broader markets over the course of 2022.\nABT data by YCharts.\nWhich of these beaten-down dividend stocks is the better buy right now? Let's dig deeper to find out.\nThe case for Abbott Laboratories\nAbbott's stock price has struggled of late for four reasons:\nAn investigation into its infant formula business isn't sitting well with shareholders.\nDeclining COVID-19 product sales weighed heavily on its 2022 fourth-quarter financial results.\nApple's rumored development of a noninvasive glucose monitoring device (CGM) is a potential competitive threat to the company's Libre CGM franchise. Libre sales currently account for approximately 10% of Abbott's consolidated revenue.\nAbbott's stock has long held a premium valuation -- relative to Wall Street's fair value estimate -- due to its stable revenue stream, 51-year streak of raising its dividend, and highly diversified product portfolio.\nOn the plus side of the ledger, Abbott is expected to return to top-line growth next year. Wall Street bulls think that newer medical devices like the transcatheter aortic valve implantation system Navitor and the chronic pain device Eterna can power the company past most, if not all, of these headwinds.\nDividend-wise, Abbott pays out an annualized yield of 2% at current levels, which is slightly higher than the average dividend-paying stock in the benchmark S&P 500 index. Its dividend also appears sustainable for the long haul based on the company's below-average payout ratio of 48%.\nThe case for Medtronic\nMedtronic's stock took a step backward in 2022 due to supply chain issues, hospital staffing challenges, and a sharp uptick in patients delaying medical procedures due to the pandemic, among other headwinds beyond the company's control.\nWith most of these difficulties starting to ease, Wall Street analysts think the company's financial results ought to normalize over the balance of the current year. What's more, the medical device giant's bulls are optimistic that new product launches in cardiovascular care and diabetes could return it to mid-single-digit top-line growth in 2024.\nOn the dividend front, Medtronic has proven its dedication to rewarding loyal shareholders through its 45-year streak of consecutive payout increases. At current levels, the company also offers an above-average yield of 3.26%.\nMedtronic's relatively high dividend yield is especially attractive in light of its bargain-basement valuation. While the average large-cap medical device company trades at over 45 times trailing earnings, Medtronic's stock is presently being valued at a far more modest price-to-earnings ratio of 27.9.\nNow, Medtronic's payout ratio is on the high side at 87.8%. And while its return to top-line growth next year should improve this key metric, this elevated payout ratio does imply that future dividend increases might be modest in nature.\nVerdict\nAlthough Abbott and Medtronic both have fundamentally sound businesses, Medtronic is arguably the better dividend stock to buy right now. The medical device titan sports a substantially higher yield, and it comes with fewer question marks from a near-term growth standpoint.\nMedtronic's rich history of annual dividend increases should also comfort any investors concerned about a possible payout reduction. The company's payout ratio, after all, should normalize as the medical procedure space ramps up post-COVID.\n10 stocks we like better than Abbott Laboratories\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Abbott Laboratories wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nGeorge Budwell has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Abbott Laboratories and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Abbott's stock has long held a premium valuation -- relative to Wall Street's fair value estimate -- due to its stable revenue stream, 51-year streak of raising its dividend, and highly diversified product portfolio. While the average large-cap medical device company trades at over 45 times trailing earnings, Medtronic's stock is presently being valued at a far more modest price-to-earnings ratio of 27.9. And while its return to top-line growth next year should improve this key metric, this elevated payout ratio does imply that future dividend increases might be modest in nature.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The dividend powerhouses Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) apparently didn't get this memo, however. Abbott's stock has long held a premium valuation -- relative to Wall Street's fair value estimate -- due to its stable revenue stream, 51-year streak of raising its dividend, and highly diversified product portfolio. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Better Dividend Stock: Abbott Laboratories or Medtronic?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Now, Medtronic's payout ratio is on the high side at 87.8%. And while its return to top-line growth next year should improve this key metric, this elevated payout ratio does imply that future dividend increases might be modest in nature. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Abbott Laboratories wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "Abbott's stock has long held a premium valuation -- relative to Wall Street's fair value estimate -- due to its stable revenue stream, 51-year streak of raising its dividend, and highly diversified product portfolio. The case for Medtronic Medtronic's stock took a step backward in 2022 due to supply chain issues, hospital staffing challenges, and a sharp uptick in patients delaying medical procedures due to the pandemic, among other headwinds beyond the company's control. Verdict Although Abbott and Medtronic both have fundamentally sound businesses, Medtronic is arguably the better dividend stock to buy right now."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-supplier-foxlink-halts-production-at-indian-facility-after-massive-fire', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Munsif Vengattil\nNEW DELHI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink has halted production at its assembly facility in the Southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and evacuated 400 of its employees after a massive fire on Monday, two local government officials told Reuters.\nFoxlink makes cables for iPhones. Roughly 50% of the machinery at the facility was damaged and half of the building collapsed, said J Ramanaiah, who leads the Disaster Response and Fire Services Department for Tirupati district in the state, where the incident occurred.\nManagement has estimated damage of 1 billion Indian rupees ($12 million) at the facility, he said, adding there were no casualties.\nApple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. An official for Foxlink did not respond to calls.\n($1 = 82.7320 Indian rupees)\n(Reporting by Munsif Vengattil in New Delhi, Editing by Louise Heavens and Sharon Singleton)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink has halted production at its assembly facility in the Southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and evacuated 400 of its employees after a massive fire on Monday, two local government officials told Reuters. Roughly 50% of the machinery at the facility was damaged and half of the building collapsed, said J Ramanaiah, who leads the Disaster Response and Fire Services Department for Tirupati district in the state, where the incident occurred. Management has estimated damage of 1 billion Indian rupees ($12 million) at the facility, he said, adding there were no casualties.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink has halted production at its assembly facility in the Southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and evacuated 400 of its employees after a massive fire on Monday, two local government officials told Reuters. Management has estimated damage of 1 billion Indian rupees ($12 million) at the facility, he said, adding there were no casualties. ($1 = 82.7320 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil in New Delhi, Editing by Louise Heavens and Sharon Singleton) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple supplier Foxlink halts production at Indian facility after massive fire', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink has halted production at its assembly facility in the Southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and evacuated 400 of its employees after a massive fire on Monday, two local government officials told Reuters. Foxlink makes cables for iPhones. Roughly 50% of the machinery at the facility was damaged and half of the building collapsed, said J Ramanaiah, who leads the Disaster Response and Fire Services Department for Tirupati district in the state, where the incident occurred.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink has halted production at its assembly facility in the Southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and evacuated 400 of its employees after a massive fire on Monday, two local government officials told Reuters. Roughly 50% of the machinery at the facility was damaged and half of the building collapsed, said J Ramanaiah, who leads the Disaster Response and Fire Services Department for Tirupati district in the state, where the incident occurred. ($1 = 82.7320 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil in New Delhi, Editing by Louise Heavens and Sharon Singleton) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-climbs-after-worst-weekly-selloff-of-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar\nFeb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks climbed on Monday as investors bought beaten-down shares after the main benchmarks suffered their worst weekly selloff this year on worries about tighter monetary policies.\nThe blue-chip Dow .DJI erased its gains for the year in Friday\'s selloff and the S&P 500 .SPX logged its third straight week of losses on fears of that a strong U.S. economy and high inflation will give the Fed more room to raise rates.\nThe mood, however, was buoyant on Monday as U.S. Treasury yields slipped after a strong rally, lifting rate-sensitive growth stocks such Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O more than 1%. US/\nTesla TSLA.O rallied 4% after the electric automaker said its plant in Brandenburg near Berlin was producing 4,000 cars a week, three weeks ahead of schedule according to a recent production plan reviewed by Reuters.\n"We are looking at a relief rally today because the market was down so much last week," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research in New York.\n"February historically is the second worst month of the year for the stock market. So investors are concluding from a seasonal perspective that maybe stocks could rally at least in the near term."\nThe yield on two-year notes US2YT=RR, the most sensitive to short-term rate expectations, slipped after touching a near four-month high earlier in the session. US/\nTraders added to their bets of a 50-basis-point (bps) hike in March after data last week showed the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, the metric by which the Fed measures its 2% inflation target, rose 5.4% last month.\nFed fund futures show traders have priced in a third 25 bps hikes this year and see rates peaking at 5.39% by September. FEDWATCH\nAt 9:47 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 200.27 points, or 0.61%, at 33,017.19, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 28.03 points, or 0.71%, at 3,998.07, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 104.12 points, or 0.91%, at 11,499.06.\nData on Monday showed new orders for key U.S.-made capital goods increased more than expected in January but orders for durable goods that are meant to last three years or more fell more than forecast.\nAfter last week\'s hawkish comments from the Fed policymakers, investors will turn to Fed Governor Philip Jefferson\'s speech later in the day.\nWarren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N inched higher after it reported its highest-ever annual operating profit, even as foreign currency losses and rising rates led to lower earnings in the fourth quarter.\nSeagen Inc SGEN.O surged 12.2% after the Wall Street Journal reported that Pfizer PFE.N was in early talks to acquire the biotech firm. Pfizer\'s shares slipped 1.1%.\nU.S. railroad operator Union Pacific UNP.N jumped 9.6% as Chief Executive Lance Fritz said he would step down, a move that follows calls from hedge fund Soroban Capital Partners for his ouster.\nFisker Inc FSR.N soared 23.7% after the EV maker reported increased orders for its sports utility vehicle Ocean and maintained its production forecast for the year.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 4.29-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 2.66-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week highs and three new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 37 new highs and 28 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The mood, however, was buoyant on Monday as U.S. Treasury yields slipped after a strong rally, lifting rate-sensitive growth stocks such Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O more than 1%. By Sruthi Shankar Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks climbed on Monday as investors bought beaten-down shares after the main benchmarks suffered their worst weekly selloff this year on worries about tighter monetary policies. The blue-chip Dow .DJI erased its gains for the year in Friday's selloff and the S&P 500 .SPX logged its third straight week of losses on fears of that a strong U.S. economy and high inflation will give the Fed more room to raise rates.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The mood, however, was buoyant on Monday as U.S. Treasury yields slipped after a strong rally, lifting rate-sensitive growth stocks such Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O more than 1%. By Sruthi Shankar Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks climbed on Monday as investors bought beaten-down shares after the main benchmarks suffered their worst weekly selloff this year on worries about tighter monetary policies. Fed fund futures show traders have priced in a third 25 bps hikes this year and see rates peaking at 5.39% by September.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street climbs after worst weekly selloff of 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The mood, however, was buoyant on Monday as U.S. Treasury yields slipped after a strong rally, lifting rate-sensitive growth stocks such Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O more than 1%. By Sruthi Shankar Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks climbed on Monday as investors bought beaten-down shares after the main benchmarks suffered their worst weekly selloff this year on worries about tighter monetary policies. Pfizer's shares slipped 1.1%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The mood, however, was buoyant on Monday as U.S. Treasury yields slipped after a strong rally, lifting rate-sensitive growth stocks such Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O more than 1%. By Sruthi Shankar Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks climbed on Monday as investors bought beaten-down shares after the main benchmarks suffered their worst weekly selloff this year on worries about tighter monetary policies. The blue-chip Dow .DJI erased its gains for the year in Friday's selloff and the S&P 500 .SPX logged its third straight week of losses on fears of that a strong U.S. economy and high inflation will give the Fed more room to raise rates."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-u.s.-equity-factor-etf-lrgf-a-strong-etf-right-now-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 04/28/2015, the iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has long been dominated by products based on market cap weighted indexes, a strategy created to reflect the market or a particular market segment.\nA good option for investors who believe in market efficiency, market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nIf you're the kind of investor who would rather try and beat the market through good stock selection, then smart beta funds are your best choice; this fund class is known for tracking non-cap weighted strategies.\nThese indexes attempt to select stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance, based on certain fundamental characteristics or a combination of such characteristics.\nMethodologies like equal-weighting, one of the simplest options out there, fundamental weighting, and volatility/momentum based weighting are all choices offered to investors in this space, but not all of them can deliver superior returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $1.24 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Value. LRGF seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA Diversified Multiple-Factor Index before fees and expenses.\nThe STOXX U.S. Equity Factor Index composes of U.S. large and mid-capitalization stocks that have favourable exposure to target style factors subject to constraints.\nCost & Other Expenses\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for LRGF are 0.08%, which makes it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nThe fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.71%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nRepresenting 28.80% of the portfolio, the fund has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector; Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.34% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nLRGF's top 10 holdings account for about 20.12% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has added about 4.20% and is down about -2.14% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 02/27/2023), respectively. LRGF has traded between $36.22 and $45.54 during this last 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.98 and standard deviation of 25.79% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 334 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT) tracks ---------------------------------------- and the iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV) tracks S&P 900 Value Index. Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF has $8.14 billion in assets, iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF has $13.05 billion. DFAT has an expense ratio of 0.29% and IUSV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports\nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.34% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. Launched on 04/28/2015, the iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.34% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Launched on 04/28/2015, the iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.34% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). If you're the kind of investor who would rather try and beat the market through good stock selection, then smart beta funds are your best choice; this fund class is known for tracking non-cap weighted strategies.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.34% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Launched on 04/28/2015, the iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/86-of-warren-buffetts-%245.4-billion-secret-portfolio-is-invested-in-only-4-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett knows a thing or two about investing -- at least according to his track record. Since taking over as CEO in 1965, he's overseen a greater than 3,700,000% aggregate return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A). Hypothetically, these shares could lose 99% of their value tomorrow and Buffett's company would still be handily outpacing the benchmark S&P 500's total return, including dividends paid, since 1965.\nThe Oracle of Omaha's long-term success has encouraged investors young and old to ride his coattails. This can be done relatively easily by tracking Berkshire Hathaway's trading activity via Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nA 13F is a required quarterly filing for institutional investors with at least $100 million in assets under management. It allows investors an under-the-hood look at what stocks, trends, industries, and sectors are intriguing the brightest and most-successful fund managers on Wall Street. But in Buffett's case, Berkshire Hathaway's 13F doesn't tell the complete story.\nIn 1998, Buffett's company acquired reinsurance giant General Re for $22 billion. At the time, General Re owned a specialty investment firm known as New England Asset Management (NEAM). When Berkshire Hathaway bought General Re, NEAM came with it and effectively became Warren Buffett's secret portfolio. Although Buffett doesn't oversee NEAM's investment activity as he does with Berkshire's $331 billion portfolio, what New England Asset Management holds stakes in is, effectively, owned by Buffett's company.\nSince New England Asset Management has more than $5.4 billion in assets under management, it's required to file a quarterly 13F. What this latest filing showed is that Warren Buffett's secret portfolio is highly concentrated, with 86% of invested assets tied up in only four stocks (as of Dec. 31, 2022).\nApple: 48.92% of invested assets\nSimilar to Berkshire Hathaway's core investment portfolio, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) makes up the largest position. Whereas it accounts for 41% of invested assets in Berkshire's $331 billion investment portfolio, it comprises nearly 49% of Buffett's secret portfolio.\nApple has been a continuous holding for New England Asset Management for the past 10 years. The reasons it accounts for almost half of invested assets probably has to do with its innovation and capital-return program.\nIn one respect, Apple's physical products have endeared hundreds of millions of people worldwide to its brand. Following the launch of 5G-capable iPhones in the U.S. a little over two years ago, Apple's share of the smartphone market rocketed higher and settled around the 50% mark.\nHowever, Apple's future depends just as much, if not more, on its evolution as a services-oriented company. CEO Tim Cook and his management team are spearheading a transition that focuses on high-margin subscription services. As services grows into a larger percentage of net sales, the ebbs and flows Apple would experience from physical product replacement cycles should be minimized.\nApple is also a cash-flow powerhouse. It's generated more than $109 billion in operating cash flow over the trailing four quarters, is returning close to $14.6 billion to its shareholders each year via dividends, and has repurchased more than $550 billion of its common stock over the past decade.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nChevron: 14.64% of invested assets\nEnergy stock Chevron (NYSE: CVX) has been an especially popular buy in Warren Buffett's secret portfolio. The oil and gas giant is closing in on a 15% share of invested assets and has been a continuous holding by NEAM for more than two decades.\nThe most logical reason for New England Asset Management to have nearly $800 million put to work in Chevron stock would be the expectation of elevated energy commodity prices. Although the spot price of natural gas has absolutely nosedived due to a warmer winter in parts of the U.S. and Europe, crude oil has held up quite well.\nThe thesis behind higher crude oil prices relates to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic. While a lot of emphasis has been placed on Europe's energy demand needs following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, three years of capital underinvestment because of the pandemic is, arguably, a bigger issue. Increasing the global supply of oil will take time, which in the interim is helping to buoy the spot price of West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude.\nIt's worth pointing out that Chevron is an integrated operator. Though it generates its best margins from drilling, it also operates transmission pipelines, chemical plants, and refineries. These are segments that provide predictable cash flow and/or help to hedge against weaker crude oil prices.\nFurthermore, Chevron capital-return program is pretty special. It recently raised its base annual payout for a 36th consecutive year and announced a share repurchase program that could total as much as $75 billion.\nBank of America: 13.88% of invested assets\nKeeping with the similarities to Berkshire Hathaway's $331 billion investment portfolio, Buffett's secret portfolio is fairly heavily weighted to Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Money-center bank BofA has been a continuous holding for NEAM since the third quarter of 2017.\nThe attractiveness of bank stocks has to do with the predictability of the U.S. and global economy over time. Even though banks are cyclical and recessions are an inevitable part of the economic cycle, the U.S. and global economy tend to grow over long periods. With time as an ally, companies like Bank of America can focus on growing their loans and deposits and generate higher net income as the U.S. economy expands.\nThe most intriguing aspect about BofA is its interest rate sensitivity. With the Federal Reserve combatting historically high inflation by rapidly increasing interest rates, banks with outstanding variable-rate loans have seen their net-interest income rise. However, no bank is seeing a larger bump in net interest income than Bank of America, which recognized a $3.3 billion increase from the year-ago period during the fourth quarter.\nBank of America also deserves recognition for its aggressive investments in digitization. As of the end of 2022, 44 million people were active digital users -- that's up 6 million from three years earlier -- and 49% of total sales were completed online or via mobile app. It's much cheaper for banks when customers transact digitally, and it's allowing BofA the option to consolidate some of its physical branches to reduce its operating expenses.\nHP: 8.15% of invested assets\nThe fourth stock in Warren Buffett's secret portfolio that makes up a significant percentage of invested assets is personal-computing (PC) and printing-solutions company HP (NYSE: HPQ). Despite accounting for more than 8% of New England Asset Management's invested assets, it's been a holding for less than two years.\nOne of the lures of HP is that its operating model tends to be predictable. Putting aside the fact that PC sales surged during the pandemic and are now falling back to normalized levels, HP can generally count on predictable sales and cash flow from PCs and printing solutions each year.\nTo add to the above predictability, HP is also a value stock. During bear markets, investors tend to seek out highly profitable, time-tested businesses with relatively low price-to-earnings multiples. Even though HP's growth heyday is long gone, there's (presumably) a pretty safe floor beneath a company's stock that's valued at just 8 times forecast earnings in 2024.\nSimilar to the other companies on this list, HP has beefed up its capital-return program as a way to reward its long-term shareholders. HP used $4.3 billion of its cash during fiscal 2022 to repurchase 126 million shares of its common stock. It recently announced a 5% increase to its quarterly dividend as well.\nWhile HP is far from an exciting investment, it provides stability at a time when the stock market can be whipsawed at a moment's notice.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and HP. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple: 48.92% of invested assets Similar to Berkshire Hathaway's core investment portfolio, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) makes up the largest position. Increasing the global supply of oil will take time, which in the interim is helping to buoy the spot price of West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude. With time as an ally, companies like Bank of America can focus on growing their loans and deposits and generate higher net income as the U.S. economy expands.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple: 48.92% of invested assets Similar to Berkshire Hathaway's core investment portfolio, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) makes up the largest position. Bank of America: 13.88% of invested assets Keeping with the similarities to Berkshire Hathaway's $331 billion investment portfolio, Buffett's secret portfolio is fairly heavily weighted to Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). HP: 8.15% of invested assets The fourth stock in Warren Buffett's secret portfolio that makes up a significant percentage of invested assets is personal-computing (PC) and printing-solutions company HP (NYSE: HPQ).", 'news_article_title': "86% of Warren Buffett's $5.4 Billion Secret Portfolio Is Invested in Only 4 Stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple: 48.92% of invested assets Similar to Berkshire Hathaway's core investment portfolio, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) makes up the largest position. Although Buffett doesn't oversee NEAM's investment activity as he does with Berkshire's $331 billion portfolio, what New England Asset Management holds stakes in is, effectively, owned by Buffett's company. It's generated more than $109 billion in operating cash flow over the trailing four quarters, is returning close to $14.6 billion to its shareholders each year via dividends, and has repurchased more than $550 billion of its common stock over the past decade.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple: 48.92% of invested assets Similar to Berkshire Hathaway's core investment portfolio, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) makes up the largest position. Bank of America: 13.88% of invested assets Keeping with the similarities to Berkshire Hathaway's $331 billion investment portfolio, Buffett's secret portfolio is fairly heavily weighted to Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). HP: 8.15% of invested assets The fourth stock in Warren Buffett's secret portfolio that makes up a significant percentage of invested assets is personal-computing (PC) and printing-solutions company HP (NYSE: HPQ)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/qualcomm-android-phone-makers-developing-satellite-messaging-feature', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Stephen Nellis\nFeb 27 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O on Monday said it was working with a group of Android smartphone companies to add satellite-based messaging capabilities to their devices.\nThe San Diego, California-based company, which is the world's biggest supplier of chips that connect mobile phones to wireless data networks, said it is working with Honor, Lenovo-owned0992.HK Motorola, Nothing, OPPO, Vivo and Xiaomi Corp 1810.HK to develop the devices.\nSatellite-based communications can send and receive data in remote or rural regions where other telecommunications networks are not available. Qualcomm announced that it was adding the capabilities to its chips earlier this year.\nQualcomm's work with Android device makers is likely to intensify competition between those brands and Apple Inc AAPL.O, which last year unveiled the ability to send emergency satellite messages as one of the flagship features of its newest iPhone lineup. Those new iPhones contain a chip from Qualcomm, though Apple told Reuters that they also contain custom hardware and software that are proprietary to Apple.\nQualcomm did not say when the new satellite messaging features from the Android smartphone brands named on Monday would become available. Earlier this year, Qualcomm said that some Android phones would have the features by the second half of this year.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected]; (415) 344-4934;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Qualcomm's work with Android device makers is likely to intensify competition between those brands and Apple Inc AAPL.O, which last year unveiled the ability to send emergency satellite messages as one of the flagship features of its newest iPhone lineup. By Stephen Nellis Feb 27 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O on Monday said it was working with a group of Android smartphone companies to add satellite-based messaging capabilities to their devices. The San Diego, California-based company, which is the world's biggest supplier of chips that connect mobile phones to wireless data networks, said it is working with Honor, Lenovo-owned0992.HK Motorola, Nothing, OPPO, Vivo and Xiaomi Corp 1810.HK to develop the devices.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Qualcomm's work with Android device makers is likely to intensify competition between those brands and Apple Inc AAPL.O, which last year unveiled the ability to send emergency satellite messages as one of the flagship features of its newest iPhone lineup. By Stephen Nellis Feb 27 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O on Monday said it was working with a group of Android smartphone companies to add satellite-based messaging capabilities to their devices. Qualcomm did not say when the new satellite messaging features from the Android smartphone brands named on Monday would become available.", 'news_article_title': 'Qualcomm, Android phone makers developing satellite messaging feature', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Qualcomm's work with Android device makers is likely to intensify competition between those brands and Apple Inc AAPL.O, which last year unveiled the ability to send emergency satellite messages as one of the flagship features of its newest iPhone lineup. By Stephen Nellis Feb 27 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O on Monday said it was working with a group of Android smartphone companies to add satellite-based messaging capabilities to their devices. Earlier this year, Qualcomm said that some Android phones would have the features by the second half of this year.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Qualcomm's work with Android device makers is likely to intensify competition between those brands and Apple Inc AAPL.O, which last year unveiled the ability to send emergency satellite messages as one of the flagship features of its newest iPhone lineup. By Stephen Nellis Feb 27 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O on Monday said it was working with a group of Android smartphone companies to add satellite-based messaging capabilities to their devices. The San Diego, California-based company, which is the world's biggest supplier of chips that connect mobile phones to wireless data networks, said it is working with Honor, Lenovo-owned0992.HK Motorola, Nothing, OPPO, Vivo and Xiaomi Corp 1810.HK to develop the devices."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dutch-warn-against-internet-toll-as-eu-looks-to-big-tech-to-fund-networks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Netherlands on Monday warned against hitting Big Tech with a so-called internet toll to help pay for billions of euros in network investments, saying such a move may breach net neutrality rules and lead to price hikes for Europeans.\nThe comments by Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Micky Adriaansens marked the first by an EU country after EU industry chief Thierry Breton kicked off a consultation last Thursday on who should foot the bill to roll out costly 5G and broadband.\nDeutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC, Telecom Italia TLIT.MI and other operators have long lobbied for a Big Tech contribution and have found an ally in Breton, a former chief executive at Orange.\nAmong the companies that said an internet tax would undermine EU rules to treat all users equally are Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. These companies account for more than half of data internet traffic, according to telecom operators.\nAdriaansens said the Dutch government had commissioned a study by economic consultancy Oxera which showed the drawbacks of such a tax.\n"It will penalise the consumers," she told Reuters in an interview, saying that consumers who pay subscription fees to telecoms providers and also subscribe to streaming and video services may see the latter fees go up with Big Tech likely to pass on the internet tax.\n"We should analyse the problem first and what the normal market reaction is to these challenges. The first one is the government in place to facilitate or are there other funds available or is it just the markets\' responsibility to take care of this infrastructure?" Adriaansens said.\n"I think that there is this concern that our infrastructure is not able to meet our expectations and our ambitions. So I understand that concern but I don\'t think that this is the way to go then, so fast," she said.\nAccording to Oxera\'s study, Europe\'s telecoms providers have not been burdened with higher network costs despite the strong growth in internet data traffic. Oxera also found that these companies\' operating profits have been boosted by network modernisation which has led to fewer employees and lower capital costs.\n"Our analysis of the proposals for a levy shows that such a policy cannot robustly be shown to increase economic efficiency, and would potentially bring substantial transaction and set-up costs," the report said.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee in Brussels Editing by Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the companies that said an internet tax would undermine EU rules to treat all users equally are Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Netherlands on Monday warned against hitting Big Tech with a so-called internet toll to help pay for billions of euros in network investments, saying such a move may breach net neutrality rules and lead to price hikes for Europeans. "Our analysis of the proposals for a levy shows that such a policy cannot robustly be shown to increase economic efficiency, and would potentially bring substantial transaction and set-up costs," the report said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the companies that said an internet tax would undermine EU rules to treat all users equally are Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Netherlands on Monday warned against hitting Big Tech with a so-called internet toll to help pay for billions of euros in network investments, saying such a move may breach net neutrality rules and lead to price hikes for Europeans. These companies account for more than half of data internet traffic, according to telecom operators.", 'news_article_title': 'Dutch warn against internet toll as EU looks to Big Tech to fund networks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Among the companies that said an internet tax would undermine EU rules to treat all users equally are Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. Adriaansens said the Dutch government had commissioned a study by economic consultancy Oxera which showed the drawbacks of such a tax. The first one is the government in place to facilitate or are there other funds available or is it just the markets\' responsibility to take care of this infrastructure?"', 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the companies that said an internet tax would undermine EU rules to treat all users equally are Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Netherlands on Monday warned against hitting Big Tech with a so-called internet toll to help pay for billions of euros in network investments, saying such a move may breach net neutrality rules and lead to price hikes for Europeans. The comments by Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Micky Adriaansens marked the first by an EU country after EU industry chief Thierry Breton kicked off a consultation last Thursday on who should foot the bill to roll out costly 5G and broadband."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-set-for-opening-gains-after-sharp-weekly-losses', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar\nFeb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set for a relief rally on Monday as investors found value in beaten-down shares after the main benchmarks suffered their worst weekly selloff this year on worries about restrictive monetary policies.\nThe blue-chip Dow .DJI erased its gains for the year in Friday\'s selloff and the S&P 500 .SPX logged its third straight week of losses on fears of that a strong U.S. economy and high inflation will give the Fed more room to raise rates.\nFutures pointed to a recovery in sentiment on Monday as U.S. Treasury yields slipped after a strong rally. Rate-sensitive growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O climbed in premarket trading. US/\nTesla TSLA.O added 2.8% after the electric automaker said its plant in Brandenburg near Berlin was producing 4,000 cars a week, three weeks ahead of schedule according to a recent production plan reviewed by Reuters.\n"We are looking at a relief rally today because the market was down so much last week," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research in New York.\n"February historically is the second worst month of the year for the stock market. So investors are concluding from a seasonal perspective that maybe stocks could rally at least in the near term."\nThe yield on two-year notes US2YT=RR, the most sensitive to short-term rate expectations,slipped after touching a near four-month high earlier in the session. US/\nTraders added to theirbets of a 50-basis-point (bps) hike in March after data last week showed the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, the metric by which the Fed measures its 2% inflation target, rose 5.4% last month.\nFed fund futures show traders have priced in a third 25 bps hikes this year and see rates peaking at 5.38% by September. FEDWATCH\nAt 8:52 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 235 points, or 0.72%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 34 points, or 0.86%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 134.5 points, or 1.12%.\nData on Monday showed new orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods increased more than expected in January but orders for durable goods fell more than expected.\nAfter last week\'s hawkish comments from the Fed policymakers, investors will turn to Fed Governor Philip Jefferson\'s speech later in the day.\nSeagen Inc SGEN.O surged 13.2% after the Wall Street Journal reported that Pfizer PFE.N was in early talks to acquire the biotech firm. Pfizer\'s shares slipped 1.1%.\nU.S. railroad operator Union Pacific UNP.N jumped 9.7% as Chief Executive Lance Fritz said he would step down, a move that follows calls from hedge fund Soroban Capital Partners for his ouster.\nFisker Inc FSR.N climbed 9.2% after the EV maker reported increased orders for its sports utility vehicle Ocean and maintained its production forecast for the year.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Rate-sensitive growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O climbed in premarket trading. By Sruthi Shankar Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set for a relief rally on Monday as investors found value in beaten-down shares after the main benchmarks suffered their worst weekly selloff this year on worries about restrictive monetary policies. The blue-chip Dow .DJI erased its gains for the year in Friday's selloff and the S&P 500 .SPX logged its third straight week of losses on fears of that a strong U.S. economy and high inflation will give the Fed more room to raise rates.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Rate-sensitive growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O climbed in premarket trading. Fed fund futures show traders have priced in a third 25 bps hikes this year and see rates peaking at 5.38% by September. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 235 points, or 0.72%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 34 points, or 0.86%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 134.5 points, or 1.12%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street set for opening gains after sharp weekly losses', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Rate-sensitive growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O climbed in premarket trading. By Sruthi Shankar Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set for a relief rally on Monday as investors found value in beaten-down shares after the main benchmarks suffered their worst weekly selloff this year on worries about restrictive monetary policies. Futures pointed to a recovery in sentiment on Monday as U.S. Treasury yields slipped after a strong rally.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Rate-sensitive growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O climbed in premarket trading. By Sruthi Shankar Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set for a relief rally on Monday as investors found value in beaten-down shares after the main benchmarks suffered their worst weekly selloff this year on worries about restrictive monetary policies. The blue-chip Dow .DJI erased its gains for the year in Friday's selloff and the S&P 500 .SPX logged its third straight week of losses on fears of that a strong U.S. economy and high inflation will give the Fed more room to raise rates."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/e-commerce-sales-set-to-hit-new-highs%3A-4-stocks-to-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'E-commerce has played a major role in driving retail sales ever since the onset of the pandemic. Although life has bounced back to normal, the spending habit of consumers has changed drastically over the past couple of years, with an increasing number of people shopping online.\nBe it consumer staples, discretionary items, or consumer durable goods, people are today more confident making their purchases online. This has also made retailers’ online shopping and delivery arms stronger. Given this scenario, stocks like Tapestry, Inc. TPR, Costco Wholesale Corporation COST, Conagra Brands, Inc. CAG and General Mills, Inc. GIS are likely to benefit in the near term.\nOnline Shopping Boosts Retail Sales\nThe Commerce Department reported that retail sales rose 3% month over month in January, surpassing economists’ expectations of a jump of 1.9%. E-commerce once again played a major role in driving overall retail sales, as online sales grew 1.3% month over month.\nE-commerce has emerged as the most popular mode of shopping. Millions of people chose to shop from home throughout the pandemic due to fears of contracting the COVID-19 virus. They finally understood the benefits of online purchasing as a result of this. Since then, the tendency has prevailed and significantly aided the retail industry.\nThis comes as e-commerce retail sales crossed the $1 trillion mark for the first time in 2022. According to ComScore’s annual State of Digital Commerce report, online sales hit $1.09 trillion in 2022, climbing 11% from $904.3 billion recorded in 2021. Overall online sales increased 18% year over year in the fourth quarter.\nE-Commerce Poised to Grow\nPeople have been shopping online for years but e-commerce got a boost only after the pandemic, and since then, it has been capturing more market share almost every day. According to a Forbes report, 20.8% of overall retail purchases are expected to be done online in 2023.\nA physical presence is thus no longer a top priority, with retailers shifting focus toward having a solid web presence that will allow a low barrier to entry for consumers. The report also mentions that 24% of retail purchases will be online by 2026.\nE-commerce sales are expected to grow 10.3% in 2023, while the global e-commerce market is poised to hit $6.3 trillion in 2023. The U.S. e-commerce market, in particular, is expected to hit $8.1 trillion by 2026.\nThe report further mentions that the big brands will continue to dominate the online space. At present, Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN accounts for 37.8% of the overall online sales, followed by Walmart, Inc. WMT, Apple, Inc. AAPL and eBay, Inc. EBAY.\nOur Choices\nThis is, thus, the right opportunity to invest in retail stocks that have a strong online presence.\nTapestry, Inc. is the designer and marketer of fine accessories and gifts for women and men in the United States and internationally. TPR offers lifestyle products, which include handbags, women’s and men’s accessories, footwear, jewelry, seasonal apparel collections, sunwear, travel bags, fragrances and watches.\nTapestry’sexpected earnings growth rate for the current year is 7.2%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings has improved 2.5% over the past 60 days. TPR presently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nCostco Wholesale Corporation sells high volumes of food and general merchandise (including household products and appliances) at discounted prices through membership warehouses. Costco is one of the largest warehouse club operators in the United States. COST also operates e-commerce websites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia.\nCostco Wholesale Corporation’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 18%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings improved 0.8% over the past 60 days. COST has a Zacks Rank #2.\nConagra Brands, Inc. is one of the leading branded food companies in North America. CAG offers premium edible products with a refined focus on innovation. Conagra Brands maintains a highly dynamic product portfolio and incorporates alterations within it as per the preference pattern of the end-users.\nConagra Brands’ expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 12.7%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings has improved 9% over the past 60 days. CAG presently sports a Zacks Rank #1.\nGeneral Mills, Inc. is a global manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods sold through retail stores. GIS also serves the foodservice and commercial baking industries. General Mills’ principal product categories include ready-to-eat cereals, convenient meals, snacks (including grain, fruit and savory snacks, nutrition bars, and frozen hot snacks), super-premium ice creams, as well as baking mixes and ingredients.\nGeneral Mills’ expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 6.1%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for General Mills’current-year earnings has improved 1.5% over the past 60 days. GIS has a Zacks Rank #2.\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nWalmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nGeneral Mills, Inc. (GIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\neBay Inc. (EBAY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCostco Wholesale Corporation (COST) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nConagra Brands (CAG) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTapestry, Inc. (TPR) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'At present, Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN accounts for 37.8% of the overall online sales, followed by Walmart, Inc. WMT, Apple, Inc. AAPL and eBay, Inc. EBAY. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Mills, Inc. (GIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report eBay Inc. (EBAY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) : Free Stock Analysis Report Conagra Brands (CAG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tapestry, Inc. (TPR) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Although life has bounced back to normal, the spending habit of consumers has changed drastically over the past couple of years, with an increasing number of people shopping online.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Mills, Inc. (GIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report eBay Inc. (EBAY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) : Free Stock Analysis Report Conagra Brands (CAG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tapestry, Inc. (TPR) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. At present, Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN accounts for 37.8% of the overall online sales, followed by Walmart, Inc. WMT, Apple, Inc. AAPL and eBay, Inc. EBAY. Given this scenario, stocks like Tapestry, Inc. TPR, Costco Wholesale Corporation COST, Conagra Brands, Inc. CAG and General Mills, Inc. GIS are likely to benefit in the near term.', 'news_article_title': 'E-Commerce Sales Set to Hit New Highs: 4 Stocks to Buy', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'At present, Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN accounts for 37.8% of the overall online sales, followed by Walmart, Inc. WMT, Apple, Inc. AAPL and eBay, Inc. EBAY. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Mills, Inc. (GIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report eBay Inc. (EBAY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) : Free Stock Analysis Report Conagra Brands (CAG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tapestry, Inc. (TPR) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Given this scenario, stocks like Tapestry, Inc. TPR, Costco Wholesale Corporation COST, Conagra Brands, Inc. CAG and General Mills, Inc. GIS are likely to benefit in the near term.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Mills, Inc. (GIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report eBay Inc. (EBAY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) : Free Stock Analysis Report Conagra Brands (CAG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tapestry, Inc. (TPR) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. At present, Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN accounts for 37.8% of the overall online sales, followed by Walmart, Inc. WMT, Apple, Inc. AAPL and eBay, Inc. EBAY. 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{'date': '2023-02-28', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': None, 'fred_gdp': 27164.359, 'fred_nfp': None, 'fred_ppi': None, 'fred_retail_sales': None, 'fred_interest_rate': 4.75, 'fred_trade_balance': None, 'fred_unemployment_rate': None, 'fred_consumer_confidence': None, 'fred_industrial_production': None, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': 4.57}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-apple-linde-marsh-mclennan-companies-gsk-and-expedia', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – February 28, 2023 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Linde plc LIN, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. MMC, GSK plc GSK and Expedia Group, Inc. EXPE.\nHere are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog:\nTop Analyst Reports from Apple, Linde and Marsh & McLennan\nThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today\'s Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc., Linde plc and Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.\n\nYou can see all of today’s research reports here >>>\n\nShares of Apple have roughly matched the broader market over the past year (-10.4% for Apple vs. -10.9% for the S&P 500 index), but handily outperformed the Zacks Tech sector (down - 19.8%).\nThe Zacks analyst covering Apple expects year-over-year revenue growth to decelerate in the fiscal first quarter compared with the fiscal fourth quarter due to unfavorable forex. Mac revenues are expected to be negatively impacted by forex. Apple expects Mac revenues to decline substantially year over year during the December quarter.\n\nServices revenue growth is expected to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, unfavorable forex, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming. Nevertheless, a growing subscriber base in the Services business and a strong liquidity position are key catalysts.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Apple here >>>)\n\nLinde shares have outperformed the Zacks Chemical - Diversified industry over the past year (+18.6% vs. +10.3%). The company’s wide range of applications for its industrial gases, Linde is making the world more productive by the day. The company’s primary products in industrial gases include oxygen, which is used as life support in hospitals.\n\nIts process gas, like hydrogen, is being utilized for clean fuels, while its high-purity and specialty gases are employed to manufacture electronics. Linde has long-term contracts with on-site customers backed by minimum purchase requirements, thereby securing stable cashflows. In the profitable industrial gas market, the merger of Praxair and Linde has created an efficient player with considerable size advantages.\n\nHowever, the cost of sales continues to increase, hurting the firm’s bottom line. The firm has mostly been paying a lower dividend yield than the industry’s composite stocks over the past two years.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Linde here >>>)\n\nMarsh & McLennan shares have outperformed the Zacks Insurance - Brokerage industry over the past year (+4.3% vs. +3.6%). The company is well-poised to grow on the back of significant investments and acquisitions made within its operating units, the launch of new products and branching out into new businesses.\n\nIts increased stake in Marsh India will further buoy growth. Revenues have been increasing thanks to a wide geographic presence and strong client retention. The Risk and Insurance Services unit has been contributing to revenue growth for a while. MMC had around $4.3 billion left under authorization as of Dec 31, 2022.\n\nHowever, high operating costs might weigh on the margins. A debt-laden balance sheet is a concern. Its valuation remains stretched at the current level. As such, the stock warrants a cautious stance.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Marsh & McLennan here >>>)\n\nOther noteworthy reports we are featuring today include GSK plc and Expedia Group, Inc.\nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nGSK PLC Sponsored ADR (GSK) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExpedia Group, Inc. (EXPE) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMarsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLinde plc (LIN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Linde plc LIN, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. MMC, GSK plc GSK and Expedia Group, Inc. EXPE. Click to get this free report GSK PLC Sponsored ADR (GSK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Linde plc (LIN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Services revenue growth is expected to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, unfavorable forex, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Linde plc LIN, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. MMC, GSK plc GSK and Expedia Group, Inc. EXPE. Click to get this free report GSK PLC Sponsored ADR (GSK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Linde plc (LIN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc., Linde plc and Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Apple, Linde, Marsh & McLennan Companies, GSK and Expedia', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Linde plc LIN, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. MMC, GSK plc GSK and Expedia Group, Inc. EXPE. Click to get this free report GSK PLC Sponsored ADR (GSK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Linde plc (LIN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc., Linde plc and Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report GSK PLC Sponsored ADR (GSK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Linde plc (LIN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Linde plc LIN, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. MMC, GSK plc GSK and Expedia Group, Inc. EXPE. Here are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog: Top Analyst Reports from Apple, Linde and Marsh & McLennan The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-things-about-garmin-that-smart-investors-know', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) just concluded an unusually weak fiscal year that saw sales drop while profit margins declined. The tech device giant was pressured by collapsing demand for its fitness products after soaring growth in earlier phases of the pandemic. Currency exchange rates and rising costs didn't help, either.\nBut smart investors know there's much more to this business than you might glean from simply relying on the last few quarters of results. Garmin has a proven ability to win market share across a wide array of tech niches. It's a highly profitable business, too, despite earnings pressures that will carry on into 2023.\nLet's look at some standout reasons to like Garmin stock.\n1. The business is diverse\nWhile some tech device specialists are highly exposed to demand swings, Garmin isn't. Sure, in the last fiscal year, sales fell a brutal 28% in its segment that includes fitness trackers. That division grew 16% in the prior fiscal year.\nBut Garmin still managed essentially flat results in 2022 thanks to growth in other parts of its portfolio, particularly smartwatches. The company's marine and aviation segments provide solid protection against swift changes in consumer demand, too.\nThat's no fluke, as Garmin entered 2022 having boosted sales and earnings in each of the last six fiscal years. Investors prize that level of consistency, which is hard to find in the tech device industry.\n2. The company is profitable\nGarmin's 2022 marked a second straight year of falling profit margins. Operating income peaked at 25.2% of sales in 2020 before falling to 24.5% of sales in 2021 and 21.1% last year. Management is projecting another decline, with earnings dropping to roughly 20.3% of sales in 2023.\nThat slump looks much better with some context, though. Garmin entered this period with extremely high margins, for example, that rivaled Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) industry-leading result. And most tech companies, including Apple, have endured declines in this area due to currency-exchange shifts, slowing demand, and soaring costs.\nGRMN Operating Margin (TTM) data by YCharts. TTM = trailing 12 months.\nAgainst that backdrop, shareholders can be thrilled to see Garmin protecting most of its earnings power despite huge stresses on the business.\n3. The stock is cheap\nGarmin's valuation shift has made it an even more attractive stock for growth-focused investors. In retrospect, it was clearly overpriced in late 2021 when investors were paying 7 times annual sales for the business.\nWall Street seems to have overreacted in the opposite direction lately, though, with the price-to-sales ratio falling below 4 in early 2023. Apple is trading at over 6 times revenue.\nApple deserves a big premium for its wider sales base, cash holdings, and brand strength. But Garmin shares many of the same impressive characteristics that have made Apple such a reliable producer of market-beating shareholder returns.\nCautious investors might prefer to watch Garmin for a few more quarters for signs of a return to its prior path of rising profit margins and fast growth. You can pick up the stock at a compelling discount now, though, if you're willing to take on the risk of more volatility in the short term.\n10 stocks we like better than Garmin\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Garmin wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nDemitri Kalogeropoulos has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Garmin. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Garmin entered this period with extremely high margins, for example, that rivaled Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) industry-leading result. Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) just concluded an unusually weak fiscal year that saw sales drop while profit margins declined. And most tech companies, including Apple, have endured declines in this area due to currency-exchange shifts, slowing demand, and soaring costs.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Garmin entered this period with extremely high margins, for example, that rivaled Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) industry-leading result. Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) just concluded an unusually weak fiscal year that saw sales drop while profit margins declined. GRMN Operating Margin (TTM) data by YCharts.", 'news_article_title': '3 Things About Garmin That Smart Investors Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Garmin entered this period with extremely high margins, for example, that rivaled Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) industry-leading result. Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) just concluded an unusually weak fiscal year that saw sales drop while profit margins declined. It's a highly profitable business, too, despite earnings pressures that will carry on into 2023.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Garmin entered this period with extremely high margins, for example, that rivaled Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) industry-leading result. Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) just concluded an unusually weak fiscal year that saw sales drop while profit margins declined. The company is profitable Garmin's 2022 marked a second straight year of falling profit margins."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-supplier-foxlink-says-working-to-resume-production-after-india-fire-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds stock reaction\nTAIPEI, March 1 (Reuters) - Taiwanese Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxlink 2392.TW said on Wednesday it is working hard to resume production following a fire at a plant in southern India that halted operations at the maker of iPhone charging cables.\nThe factory is located in the Chittoor district of India\'s Andhra Pradesh state and is unlikely to resume full operations for two months, raising supply chain concerns for the U.S. tech giant, Reuters reported this week.\nFoxlink, in a statement to the Taiwan stock exchange, said it is investigating the cause of the fire and "working hard to resume production".\nIn an earlier statement late on Tuesday, the company said that the site had been blocked off by the fire department and that four production lines were known to be damaged.\nAs the plant, equipment and inventory are covered by insurance, the fire has not yet had a significant impact on the company\'s finances and business, it added.\nThe company will coordinate with customers and suppliers to "discuss solutions for the production capacity affected before resuming work".\nIt did not elaborate.\nThe company\'s stock was down more than 2% in early morning trade Wednesday, compared to a 0.5% fall for the broader market .TWII.\n(Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee; Editing by Shri Navaratnam and Christopher Cushing)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Adds stock reaction TAIPEI, March 1 (Reuters) - Taiwanese Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxlink 2392.TW said on Wednesday it is working hard to resume production following a fire at a plant in southern India that halted operations at the maker of iPhone charging cables. The factory is located in the Chittoor district of India's Andhra Pradesh state and is unlikely to resume full operations for two months, raising supply chain concerns for the U.S. tech giant, Reuters reported this week. In an earlier statement late on Tuesday, the company said that the site had been blocked off by the fire department and that four production lines were known to be damaged.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds stock reaction TAIPEI, March 1 (Reuters) - Taiwanese Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxlink 2392.TW said on Wednesday it is working hard to resume production following a fire at a plant in southern India that halted operations at the maker of iPhone charging cables. The factory is located in the Chittoor district of India\'s Andhra Pradesh state and is unlikely to resume full operations for two months, raising supply chain concerns for the U.S. tech giant, Reuters reported this week. Foxlink, in a statement to the Taiwan stock exchange, said it is investigating the cause of the fire and "working hard to resume production".', 'news_article_title': 'Apple supplier Foxlink says working to resume production after India fire', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds stock reaction TAIPEI, March 1 (Reuters) - Taiwanese Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxlink 2392.TW said on Wednesday it is working hard to resume production following a fire at a plant in southern India that halted operations at the maker of iPhone charging cables. The factory is located in the Chittoor district of India\'s Andhra Pradesh state and is unlikely to resume full operations for two months, raising supply chain concerns for the U.S. tech giant, Reuters reported this week. Foxlink, in a statement to the Taiwan stock exchange, said it is investigating the cause of the fire and "working hard to resume production".', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adds stock reaction TAIPEI, March 1 (Reuters) - Taiwanese Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxlink 2392.TW said on Wednesday it is working hard to resume production following a fire at a plant in southern India that halted operations at the maker of iPhone charging cables. Foxlink, in a statement to the Taiwan stock exchange, said it is investigating the cause of the fire and "working hard to resume production". It did not elaborate.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-globalstar-stock-triumphed-on-tuesday', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What happened\nOn Tuesday, the day before it was slated to publish its latest set of quarterly earnings, Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) enjoyed a more than 10% lift in its share price. It wasn't only optimism about said earnings -- the company reported a big prepayment from a top business partner that may or may not be a famous tech company.\nSo what\nIn a regulatory filing, Globalstar disclosed that it and this partner, which it did not name, on Monday agreed to amend their existing cooperation agreement. One result of the amendment is that the partner will hand over $252 million as a prepayment to Globalstar for the provision of satellite services.\nGlobalstar said in the filing that it will use these funds for current and future costs related to its business.\nThis partner is widely speculated to be tech sector titan Apple, which offers an Emergency SOS with Satellite service packed into its current iPhone 14 models. As the name implies, the service allows users not in range of cellular signals or Wi-Fi to send text messages by communicating with satellites. Globalstar is the operator of those satellites.\nNow what\nHaving Apple as a partner is a big deal, as is receiving a prepayment well in the nine-figure range.\nOf course, the immediate fate of Globalstar's stock will depend quite a bit on the company's fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 earnings, which are to be published before market open on Wednesday. The few analysts tracking the stock are collectively expecting a 12% rise in revenue to just under $39 million for the quarter, with a net loss of $0.01 per share matching the fourth-quarter 2021 result.\n10 stocks we like better than Globalstar\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Globalstar wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nEric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened On Tuesday, the day before it was slated to publish its latest set of quarterly earnings, Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT) enjoyed a more than 10% lift in its share price. This partner is widely speculated to be tech sector titan Apple, which offers an Emergency SOS with Satellite service packed into its current iPhone 14 models. The few analysts tracking the stock are collectively expecting a 12% rise in revenue to just under $39 million for the quarter, with a net loss of $0.01 per share matching the fourth-quarter 2021 result.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Globalstar Stock Triumphed on Tuesday', 'news_lexrank_summary': "One result of the amendment is that the partner will hand over $252 million as a prepayment to Globalstar for the provision of satellite services. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': '10 stocks we like better than Globalstar When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Eric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-feb-28-2023-%3A-vfc-lumn-wu-colb-exc-umpq-rivn-t-aapl-ggg-lnc', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -24.08 to 12,018.04. The total After hours volume is currently 218,601,584 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nV.F. Corporation (VFC) is +0.08 at $24.90, with 29,062,369 shares traded. VFC\'s current last sale is 84.41% of the target price of $29.5.\n\nLumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) is unchanged at $3.40, with 24,539,189 shares traded. LUMN\'s current last sale is 56.67% of the target price of $6.\n\nWestern Union Company (The) (WU) is unchanged at $12.96, with 13,012,594 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.42. WU\'s current last sale is 94.25% of the target price of $13.75.\n\nColumbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) is unchanged at $29.73, with 11,960,181 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for COLB is 11.502479; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nExelon Corporation (EXC) is -0.0021 at $40.39, with 8,483,439 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for EXC is in the "buy range".\n\nUmpqua Holdings Corporation (UMPQ) is unchanged at $17.66, with 5,485,584 shares traded. UMPQ\'s current last sale is 92.95% of the target price of $19.\n\nRivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) is -1.27 at $18.03, with 4,518,215 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Report: Rivian Raises Vehicle Prices by up to 20%; Shares Sink 8.4%\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is unchanged at $18.91, with 4,033,850 shares traded. T\'s current last sale is 84.04% of the target price of $22.5.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.0073 at $147.42, with 3,959,094 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.24. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nGraco Inc. (GGG) is unchanged at $69.54, with 3,272,872 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.62. GGG\'s current last sale is 90.31% of the target price of $77.\n\nLincoln National Corporation (LNC) is unchanged at $31.72, with 3,253,485 shares traded. LNC\'s current last sale is 88.11% of the target price of $36.\n\nAffirm Holdings, Inc. (AFRM) is -0.06 at $13.56, with 2,913,784 shares traded. AFRM\'s current last sale is 90.4% of the target price of $15.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.0073 at $147.42, with 3,959,094 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.0073 at $147.42, with 3,959,094 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 218,601,584 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Feb 28, 2023 : VFC, LUMN, WU, COLB, EXC, UMPQ, RIVN, T, AAPL, GGG, LNC, AFRM', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.0073 at $147.42, with 3,959,094 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Umpqua Holdings Corporation (UMPQ) is unchanged at $17.66, with 5,485,584 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.0073 at $147.42, with 3,959,094 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Umpqua Holdings Corporation (UMPQ) is unchanged at $17.66, with 5,485,584 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-technologies-dell-to-post-q4-earnings%3A-whats-in-store-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Dell Technologies DELL is set to report its fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 results on Mar 2.\n\nDell expects fiscal fourth-quarter revenues of $23-$24 billion, suggesting a 16% decline on a year-over-year basis at the mid-point. Earnings are expected between $1.50 and $1.80 per share, indicating a 4% decline on a year-over-year basis at the mid-point.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $22.82 billion, suggesting an 18.51% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nThe consensus mark for quarterly earnings is pegged at $1.64 per share, indicating a 4.65% decline from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure. The consensus estimate for earnings has declined 1.8% in the past 30 days.\n\nDell\'s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters and missed in the remaining one. The company delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 17.09% on average.\nDell Technologies Inc. Price and EPS Surprise\n Dell Technologies Inc. price-eps-surprise | Dell Technologies Inc. Quote\nLet\'s see how things have shaped up for DELL before this announcement.\nFactors to Watch\nDell is expected to have benefited from the ongoing digital transformation and strong demand environment in the to-be-reported quarter.\n\nHowever, unfavorable foreign exchange is expected to have been a headwind. Dell expects a 500-basis-point impact on revenues.\n\nChallenging macroeconomic conditions are expected to have hurt Infrastructure Solutions Group’s (ISG) growth in the to-be-reported quarter. IT purchase delay is expected to have hurt the top line. Dell expects ISG revenues to remain flat.\n\nNevertheless, Client Solutions Group revenues are expected to have suffered from declining PC demand, both in the customer and enterprise business segments.\n\nPer Gartner, worldwide PC shipments in the fourth quarter of 2022 witnessed a year-over-year decrease of 28.5%, reaching 65.292 million units. Dell was ranked the third among all PC vendors, trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company shipped 10.884 million units, witnessing a 37% year-over-year decline in the fourth quarter of 2022, per the Gartner report. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nLenovo, HP and Apple shipped 15.663 million, 13.216 million and 7.011 million units, respectively.\n\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Dell was ranked the third among all PC vendors, trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Factors to Watch Dell is expected to have benefited from the ongoing digital transformation and strong demand environment in the to-be-reported quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell was ranked the third among all PC vendors, trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $22.82 billion, suggesting an 18.51% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.', 'news_article_title': "Dell Technologies (DELL) to Post Q4 Earnings: What's in Store?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Dell was ranked the third among all PC vendors, trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell expects a 500-basis-point impact on revenues.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell was ranked the third among all PC vendors, trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL. Dell Technologies Inc. Price and EPS Surprise Dell Technologies Inc. price-eps-surprise | Dell Technologies Inc. Quote Let's see how things have shaped up for DELL before this announcement."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-amazon-a-blue-chip-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investing in blue chip stocks has been a tried-and-true method of wealth creation for American investors for more than a century. \nWhen you think of blue chip stocks, you usually think of long-standing financial or industrial companies like JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) or Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT). \nNot every company must have a century-long business history to be considered a blue chip. For example, is Amazon a blue chip stock? That\'s the question we\'ll debate in this article, and the answer may surprise you.\nWhat is Considered a Blue-Chip Stock?\n"Blue chip stock" isn\'t a term you can narrow down to specific qualities. Instead, blue chip status is something a company earns over time by proving its stability to investors. It\'s important to note that blue chips tend to underperform growth stocks over long time horizons. Still, investors who value security and reliability over maximum returns can benefit significantly from blue chip stocks.\nBlue chips are among the safest and most secure stocks available compared to the whole market. While losses are inevitable in any investment, blue chips tend to suffer less than their peers in down markets and usually rebound with strength when markets stabilize. Blue-chip stocks come from different sectors and industries, but they all share some similarities: large market caps, liquid shares, strong balance sheets and positive brand recognition. Here are a few blue-chip stock examples across different sectors:\nFinancials: JP Morgan Chase and Co. (NYSE: JPM), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: G.S.), Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), American Express Company (NYSE: AXP)\nHealthcare: UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH), Merck and Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Amgen Inc. (NYSE: AMGN)\nTechnology: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Inc. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC)\nIndustrials: Boeing Co. (NYSE: B.A.), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT)\nConsumer discretionary: Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX), McDonald\'s Corp. (NYSE: MCD), Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS)\nOverview of Amazon.com Inc.\nToday, you can find any product under the sun in Amazon\'s vast catalog. However, in the beginning, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) sold a single item — books! Founder and (now former) CEO Jeff Bezos created Amazon in his garage in 1994, and while he had a broad vision of becoming an online retail giant, he started with books for several reasons.\nFirst, books are easy to acquire, store and ship. In the 1990s, e-commerce was a niche industry, and consumers were apprehensive about placing personal information online and receiving items. Books were easy items to package, and the risk of damage in transit was minimal. In addition, the public at the time wasn\'t interested in receiving electronics, clothes and other household items through mail or delivery. \nSecond, the global catalog of published books is far greater than anything a brick-and-mortar bookstore could hold. An internet bookseller was the ideal marketplace since the company could acquire and sell any text in any language. Bezos later expanded to music by selling C.D.s, video games, computer software and other consumer products. The company went public in 1997, surviving the dot-com crash and flourishing as an e-commerce leader in the succeeding years.\nAmazon Total Returns Since Inception\nToday, Amazon isn\'t just an e-commerce behemoth. Bezos launched Amazon Web Services in 2004, which offers cloud computing services to individuals, companies and governments. AWS earnings represent a substantial portion of the company\'s overall profits. Additionally, Amazon owns Whole Foods Markets, Twitch, Audible and Ring. While not every acquisition has been a winner, Amazon has added tremendous value to its portfolio over the last 10 to 15 years, and shareholders have greatly profited.\nAmazon\'s common stock has split four times since the company went public in 1997. The first three splits occurred during 15 months in 1998 and 1999. After 1999, Amazon went more than 20 years without a stock split. The fourth and final stock split occurred in June 2022; the company split shares 20-1 instead of 2-1 or 3-1 like previous splits. \nAmazon reached an all-time high of $3,507 in July 2021, which, adjusted for the June 2022 split, would be $186. If you held Amazon stock since inception and sold at an all-time high, you\'d have netted yourself a 54,000% return — not bad for less than three decades of work. Amazon is now one of the largest companies in the world and should be considered a blue-chip firm, but blue-chip status means that meteoric 54,000% returns are unlikely to be repeated in the future.\nReasons Amazon is a Blue-Chip Stock\nAmazon is one of the world\'s largest and most recognizable companies, and you should consider it for blue-chip investing. One knock against Amazon as a blue chip is the lack of dividends. However, a dividend isn\'t always required for blue-chip recognition. Dividends can play a significant role when investing in older blue chip firms, but Amazon is still less than 30 years old and still retains a large amount of profit for research and development.\nReason 1: Large Market Capitalization\nOne characteristic that all blue-chip stocks have is a large market cap. The stock market is a machine where investors vote with their money, and companies with large market caps spring up slowly. A large market cap shows that demand for shares is consistently high, and the company has a solid financial base to fall back on. As of this writing, Amazon is one of the three largest U.S. companies in the world by market capitalization. \nReason 2: Industry Leader\nAmazon may have started in a dusty garage, but today the name is synonymous with e-commerce. Amazon Prime, the company\'s upgrade membership service, boasts over 200 million global subscribers. Of those subscribers, over 60% reported shopping on Amazon at least once a month. Amazon Web Services is an industry leader in cloud computing and API services.\nReason 3: Successful Business History\nFew companies have raised their profile more over the last 30 years than Amazon. The company consistently beats earnings estimates, and revenue has grown tremendously, especially in the last 10 years. Amazon shareholders have received handsome rewards, and the company continues to expand into new markets and industries (although it remains to be seen how well the company can perform now that its heart and soul, CEO Jeff Bezos, has retired).\nReason 4: Trades on Major Exchanges\nBlue-chip companies are large conglomerates with popular stocks, meaning trading on a major exchange is necessary. Amazon trades on the NASDAQ exchange in the United States — it is one of the largest members of the S&P 500.\nReason 5: High Liquidity / Low Volatility\nThere was a time when Amazon was a volatile growth stock, but the growth story faded a bit as Amazon matured as a company. Shares still carry a higher beta (1.3) than the overall market. Still, Amazon\'s place in the tech and consumer discretionary sectors makes it inherently more volatile than consumer staples or bank stocks. This low volatility combines with Amazon\'s ample liquidity to create a blue ship stock worth owning for the long haul.\nWhy Consider Investing in Blue-Chip Stocks?\nBlue chip firms are highly regarded in capital markets. These companies have stood tall in the face of bear markets, recessions or even economic disasters like the 2008 financial crisis. But, of course, a blue-chip investment isn\'t going to go straight up every day. Plenty of solid companies have gone through extended bear markets, and you can\'t diversify market risk away just by building a sturdy portfolio of blue chips.\nWhether you\'re searching for blue chips at 52-week lows or buying them based on momentum, an investment in America\'s largest and most stable companies has almost always produced quality risk-adjusted returns over extended time frames. Plus, investors who wish to still hold equities in retirement can sleep easy at night knowing their capital is invested in blue chips and not volatile startups.\nAmazon Has Shed its Growth Label and Entered Blue-Chip Territory\nBy nearly all standards and classifications, Amazon is a blue-chip stock. Gone are the days of volatile drawdowns and parabolic gains; the stock certainly isn\'t at risk of dropping 90% anymore, but the 200% and 300% years are probably in the past. Slow and steady may not excite previous shareholders who saw their investment balloon over the last decade, but Amazon is here to stay.\nAmazon has a massive market cap, nearly universal brand recognition and the balance sheet strength to remain a force for decades to come. The company might not yet pay a dividend, but this is really the only mark against its blue-chip status. Consider Amazon as you would other tech giants like Apple and Microsoft — even if their stocks are more volatile than blue chips in other industries, they deserve consideration when looking for blue chip stocks to invest in.\nFAQs\nIs Amazon a blue chip stock? Here are a few frequent thoughts regarding its status in the investment landscape.\nIs Amazon a growth or blue-chip stock?\nAt one time, Amazon was the pinnacle of growth stocks and its returns since inception bear out that fact. However, while Amazon is still expanding and reinvesting profits into the company, it carries more qualities of a blue chip stock than a growth-obsessed volatile startup.\nIs Apple a blue chip stock?\nApple is an excellent stock compared to Amazon since they\'re both considered tech companies founded by virtuoso leaders in Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos. Apple is the largest stock in the world by market cap and has a recognizable brand found anywhere in the world. And they even pay a dividend! Apple is most certainly a blue-chip stock based on these criteria.\nHow do you know if a stock is a blue chip?\nThere\'s no hard and fast qualification for blue chip status. Instead, blue chips share a few common characteristics like large market caps, liquid shares, strong sales history, brand recognition and little risk of financial burdens or bankruptcy. Blue chip stocks may not offer the same hefty returns as small caps or growth stocks, but the risk factor is toned down significantly, and a portfolio of blue chips is still a stable path to wealth preservation.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "), Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) Healthcare: UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH), Merck and Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Amgen Inc. (NYSE: AMGN) Technology: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Inc. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) Industrials: Boeing Co. (NYSE: B.A. Dividends can play a significant role when investing in older blue chip firms, but Amazon is still less than 30 years old and still retains a large amount of profit for research and development. Whether you're searching for blue chips at 52-week lows or buying them based on momentum, an investment in America's largest and most stable companies has almost always produced quality risk-adjusted returns over extended time frames.", 'news_luhn_summary': '), Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) Healthcare: UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH), Merck and Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Amgen Inc. (NYSE: AMGN) Technology: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Inc. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) Industrials: Boeing Co. (NYSE: B.A. Blue-chip stocks come from different sectors and industries, but they all share some similarities: large market caps, liquid shares, strong balance sheets and positive brand recognition. Instead, blue chips share a few common characteristics like large market caps, liquid shares, strong sales history, brand recognition and little risk of financial burdens or bankruptcy.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Amazon a Blue Chip Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': '), Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) Healthcare: UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH), Merck and Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Amgen Inc. (NYSE: AMGN) Technology: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Inc. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) Industrials: Boeing Co. (NYSE: B.A. For example, is Amazon a blue chip stock? Why Consider Investing in Blue-Chip Stocks?', 'news_textrank_summary': "), Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) Healthcare: UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH), Merck and Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Amgen Inc. (NYSE: AMGN) Technology: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Inc. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) Industrials: Boeing Co. (NYSE: B.A. Reasons Amazon is a Blue-Chip Stock Amazon is one of the world's largest and most recognizable companies, and you should consider it for blue-chip investing. Consider Amazon as you would other tech giants like Apple and Microsoft — even if their stocks are more volatile than blue chips in other industries, they deserve consideration when looking for blue chip stocks to invest in."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-ways-to-differentiate-leaders-laggards', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stick with the Leaders\nSince going public in 2010, Tesla TSLA has been a true market leader. Over that period, the stock is up a staggering 13,000% versus just 200% in the S&P 500 Index during the same time frame, catapulting CEO Elon Musk to be the wealthiest human on Earth.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nTesla’s undeniable success can provide investors with a valuable blueprint to help separate market leaders from laggards. Below we will identify 5 ways to differentiate between the two, including:\n1. Explosive Growth: Tesla has produced annual earnings per share (EPS) growth every year over the past five years. Contrast that with competitors in the EV space or the traditional automaker space (trying to break into the EV industry), and you will not find the same growth. For example, competitors like Ford Motor (F) and Nio Inc NIO have seen annual earnings per share oscillate back and forth over the same period. Other EV industry peers, such as Fisker Inc FSR, Rivian RIVN, and Lucid Group LCID, have yet to post a profit as a public company.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\n2. Brand Recognition:When you think of search, you likely think of Alphabet GOOGL. When you think of smartphones, you think of Apple’s AAPL iPhone. EVs are synonymous with Tesla. The recognizable brands often become the strongest performers in the long run.\n3. Innovation:Blockbuster Video is no longer in business because of a lack of innovation. On the contrary, Netflix NFLX, which was just a tiny company in the beginning, grew in a “hockey stick” like fashion due to innovating and birthing the streaming business. When you want to find a winning company, find a visionary CEO. Think Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, or Reed Hastings.\n4. Financial Efficiency:In the end, it’s not about the revenue you can produce, but rather, the bottom line. For example, Tesla has a return on equity (ROE) of 38%, while the automotive industry has a negative ROE as a whole. In fact, the only automaker that compares to Tesla favorably is in a different segment (supercars). Ferrari RACE has an ROE of 41% and has been a top performer over the past few years.\n5. Price & Price Action:Like most things in life, you get what you pay for on Wall Street. Leading growth stocks tend to have higher valuations than laggards. This is because investors are willing to pay a higher premium for growth. Leading stocks also tend to outperform on a relative basis. Said another way, the price action in the market will show you the way.\nConclusion:\nLeading companies tend to trade at higher valuations than laggards, reflecting their strong fundamentals and growth prospects. Investors who stick with leading stocks are more likely to benefit from capital appreciation over the long term.\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFisker Inc. (FSR) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFerrari N.V. (RACE) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNIO Inc. (NIO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLucid Group, Inc. (LCID) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nRivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'When you think of smartphones, you think of Apple’s AAPL iPhone. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fisker Inc. (FSR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Ferrari N.V. (RACE) : Free Stock Analysis Report NIO Inc. (NIO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Tesla’s undeniable success can provide investors with a valuable blueprint to help separate market leaders from laggards.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fisker Inc. (FSR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Ferrari N.V. (RACE) : Free Stock Analysis Report NIO Inc. (NIO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you think of smartphones, you think of Apple’s AAPL iPhone. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Tesla’s undeniable success can provide investors with a valuable blueprint to help separate market leaders from laggards.', 'news_article_title': '5 Ways to Differentiate Leaders & Laggards', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'When you think of smartphones, you think of Apple’s AAPL iPhone. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fisker Inc. (FSR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Ferrari N.V. (RACE) : Free Stock Analysis Report NIO Inc. (NIO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Explosive Growth: Tesla has produced annual earnings per share (EPS) growth every year over the past five years.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fisker Inc. (FSR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Ferrari N.V. (RACE) : Free Stock Analysis Report NIO Inc. (NIO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you think of smartphones, you think of Apple’s AAPL iPhone. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Tesla’s undeniable success can provide investors with a valuable blueprint to help separate market leaders from laggards.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/got-%241000-2-buffett-stocks-to-buy-in-2023-and-hold-forever', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has famously said that his company\'s favorite holding period for stocks is "forever." Of course, finding investment opportunities that are worth holding for the ultra-long term is no easy task, but Buffett and Berkshire have an incredible track record on that front.\nThanks to strong leadership, a foundation of smart money-managing principles, and a series of fantastically successful investment moves that were given time to flourish, Berkshire Hathaway currently stands as the world\'s sixth-largest publicly traded company and sports a market capitalization of roughly $671 billion. Not too shabby, especially considering that Berkshire was a struggling textiles company when Buffett purchased a controlling stake in the business and became its chief executive back in 1965.\nIf you\'re looking to invest like the Oracle of Omaha, read on for a look at two Buffett-backed stocks that are worth buying and holding for the long haul.\nImage source: The Motley Fool.\n1. Apple\nIf you\'re ever wondering what Berkshire Hathaway\'s favorite stock is, a quick look at the equity positions disclosed in the company\'s 13F filings will clear things up quickly. The money does the talking. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is by far Berkshire\'s largest equity position, accounting for roughly 41% of the company\'s total stock portfolio. For comparison, Bank of America stands as the investment conglomerate\'s second-largest holding and accounts for roughly 10.8% of the company\'s holdings as of this writing.\nOf course, you can also look to Buffett\'s own words for confirmation of just how much Buffett loves Apple. The famous investor has described his company\'s equity position in Apple as Berkshire\'s third pillar (in addition to its insurance and railway subsidiaries), and he\'s said that the tech giant may be the single best business he knows of.\nIn addition to being a huge fan of Apple stock, Buffett is among the legions of devoted iPhone customers. In 2020, the Oracle of Omaha finally said goodbye to his trusty flip phone and embraced Apple\'s signature mobile device.\nApple basically pioneered the mobile market, and the company\'s incredible brand strength, much-loved penchant for design, and efficient manufacturing operations have allowed it to absolutely dominate the smartphone industry. Last year, the company captured an astounding 85% of total operating profits from worldwide smartphone sales. While that marked the company\'s best-ever share of global smartphone profits, it wasn\'t exactly a one-off performance either. Apple has essentially been the clear-cut leader in the category since the release of the first iPhone in 2007.\nThrough its dominance in mobile, contributions from other hardware products, and its expanding software-and-services ecosystem, the tech leader is one of the most profitable companies in existence. Even with the stock trading down roughly 19% from its high, Apple still stands as the world\'s largest company. And with its leading position in consumer electronics potentially paving the way for the company to expand into categories including augmented reality, smart cars, and new wearable hardware, it still has growth opportunities ahead.\n2. Amazon\nOnce valued at roughly $1.9 trillion, Amazon\'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) market capitalization has been pushed down to a meager $951 billion. Tongue-in-cheek comments about the company\'s diminutive valuation aside, the e-commerce and cloud-computing leader still ranks as the world\'s fifth-largest publicly traded company.\nBut while Amazon is still a huge company even after recent sell-offs, it also remains a relatively small position in the Berkshire stock portfolio. As of this writing, Amazon stock accounts for just 0.3% of the investment conglomerate\'s total equity holdings, but it wouldn\'t be shocking to see the company increase its position in the tech stock in the not-too-distant future.\nAMZN data by YCharts\nBerkshire last purchased Amazon stock in the second quarter of 2019, and the tech leader\'s share price is currently in roughly the same range at which Buffett\'s company made its last purchase. Facing macroeconomic pressures on multiple fronts, stock trades down roughly 50% from its peak, but there\'s a good chance it will eventually bounce back and go on to hit new highs. The tech titan\'s cloud-computing and digital-advertising businesses are still serving up solid double-digit sales growth, and the market may be severely underestimating profit potential in e-commerce.\nAmazon\'s technology and infrastructure advantages will make it very hard for competitors to challenge it in the online retail industry, and the e-commerce business actually has the potential to become dramatically more profitable over the long term. Advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, and autonomous vehicle technologies will likely cut down warehouse and delivery expenses for the company\'s online business, paving the way for the e-commerce business to become a much more powerful earnings driver.\nWhile economic slowdown may pressure the company\'s business segments, Amazon remains one of the strongest companies in the world, and it remains fantastically positioned for the long-term future.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Keith Noonan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is by far Berkshire's largest equity position, accounting for roughly 41% of the company's total stock portfolio. Thanks to strong leadership, a foundation of smart money-managing principles, and a series of fantastically successful investment moves that were given time to flourish, Berkshire Hathaway currently stands as the world's sixth-largest publicly traded company and sports a market capitalization of roughly $671 billion. Apple basically pioneered the mobile market, and the company's incredible brand strength, much-loved penchant for design, and efficient manufacturing operations have allowed it to absolutely dominate the smartphone industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is by far Berkshire\'s largest equity position, accounting for roughly 41% of the company\'s total stock portfolio. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has famously said that his company\'s favorite holding period for stocks is "forever." Thanks to strong leadership, a foundation of smart money-managing principles, and a series of fantastically successful investment moves that were given time to flourish, Berkshire Hathaway currently stands as the world\'s sixth-largest publicly traded company and sports a market capitalization of roughly $671 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'Got $1,000? 2 Buffett Stocks to Buy in 2023 and Hold Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is by far Berkshire's largest equity position, accounting for roughly 41% of the company's total stock portfolio. If you're looking to invest like the Oracle of Omaha, read on for a look at two Buffett-backed stocks that are worth buying and holding for the long haul. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is by far Berkshire's largest equity position, accounting for roughly 41% of the company's total stock portfolio. As of this writing, Amazon stock accounts for just 0.3% of the investment conglomerate's total equity holdings, but it wouldn't be shocking to see the company increase its position in the tech stock in the not-too-distant future. AMZN data by YCharts Berkshire last purchased Amazon stock in the second quarter of 2019, and the tech leader's share price is currently in roughly the same range at which Buffett's company made its last purchase."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-faces-eu-charge-over-app-store-rules-as-regulators-narrow-case', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee and Sudip Kar-Gupta\nBRUSSELS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday narrowed their case against Apple AAPL.O, saying its App Store rules that prevent developers from informing users of other purchasing options violate the bloc\'s rules against unfair trading conditions.\nThe European Commission, which acts as the executive for the 27-country European Union, dropped an earlier charge that targeted Apple\'s rules which require developers to use its own in-app payment system.\nThe EU competition watchdog said Apple\'s so-called "anti-steering obligations" for developers are "neither necessary nor proportionate for the provision of the App Store on iPhones and iPads and that they are detrimental to users of music streaming services on Apple\'s mobile devices who may end up paying more".\nApple said it was pleased the Commission had narrowed the case and it would respond to the regulator\'s concerns.\nThe case was triggered by Spotify SPOT.N, which complained Apple unfairly restricted rivals to its own music streaming service Apple Music on iPhones.\nThat prompted the Commission to open a case and issue a charge sheet against Apple in April 2021 over its anti-steering mechanism and in-app payment system.\nThe Commission said Tuesday\'s charge sheet, known as a statement of objections, would replace the 2021 document.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee and Sudip Kar-Gupta Editng by Mark Potter)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee and Sudip Kar-Gupta BRUSSELS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday narrowed their case against Apple AAPL.O, saying its App Store rules that prevent developers from informing users of other purchasing options violate the bloc\'s rules against unfair trading conditions. The EU competition watchdog said Apple\'s so-called "anti-steering obligations" for developers are "neither necessary nor proportionate for the provision of the App Store on iPhones and iPads and that they are detrimental to users of music streaming services on Apple\'s mobile devices who may end up paying more". That prompted the Commission to open a case and issue a charge sheet against Apple in April 2021 over its anti-steering mechanism and in-app payment system.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee and Sudip Kar-Gupta BRUSSELS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday narrowed their case against Apple AAPL.O, saying its App Store rules that prevent developers from informing users of other purchasing options violate the bloc's rules against unfair trading conditions. The case was triggered by Spotify SPOT.N, which complained Apple unfairly restricted rivals to its own music streaming service Apple Music on iPhones. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee and Sudip Kar-Gupta Editng by Mark Potter) (([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple faces EU charge over App Store rules as regulators narrow case', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee and Sudip Kar-Gupta BRUSSELS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday narrowed their case against Apple AAPL.O, saying its App Store rules that prevent developers from informing users of other purchasing options violate the bloc\'s rules against unfair trading conditions. The EU competition watchdog said Apple\'s so-called "anti-steering obligations" for developers are "neither necessary nor proportionate for the provision of the App Store on iPhones and iPads and that they are detrimental to users of music streaming services on Apple\'s mobile devices who may end up paying more". That prompted the Commission to open a case and issue a charge sheet against Apple in April 2021 over its anti-steering mechanism and in-app payment system.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee and Sudip Kar-Gupta BRUSSELS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday narrowed their case against Apple AAPL.O, saying its App Store rules that prevent developers from informing users of other purchasing options violate the bloc\'s rules against unfair trading conditions. The EU competition watchdog said Apple\'s so-called "anti-steering obligations" for developers are "neither necessary nor proportionate for the provision of the App Store on iPhones and iPads and that they are detrimental to users of music streaming services on Apple\'s mobile devices who may end up paying more". The case was triggered by Spotify SPOT.N, which complained Apple unfairly restricted rivals to its own music streaming service Apple Music on iPhones.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-abbott-and-dexcom-investors-be-worried-about-apples-latest-news', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and DexCom (NASDAQ: DXCM) enjoy symbiotic relationships with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The two companies' popular continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices used by many patients with diabetes connect to iPhones and Apple Watches. Patients can easily monitor their glucose and receive alerts when thresholds are exceeded on their smart devices.\nBut that relationship could be about to change significantly in a way that isn't helpful to the two big CGM makers. Bloomberg reported last week about one of Apple's major development efforts. Should Abbott and DexCom investors be worried about Apple's latest news?\nImage source: Getty Images.\nFrom partner to competitor\nThe CGM market is already huge and continues to grow rapidly. Abbott posted sales of $1.1 billion for its FreeStyle Libre in the fourth quarter of 2022, a year-over-year jump of more than 40%. DexCom's Q4 sales for its CGM devices topped $815 million, up 17% year over year.\nApple wants to take a bite of its own out of this big market opportunity. Bloomberg cited anonymous sources that revealed Apple has a secret project called E5 to measure glucose without pricking the skin to obtain blood. The tech giant's goal is to launch its own CGM tied to its Apple Watch, according to Bloomberg's sources, who are familiar with Apple's efforts.\nThe two current market leaders in CGM use patches that are inserted into the skin of a person's arm. These patches must be replaced regularly -- every 10 days for DexCom's G7 and every 14 days for Abbott's FreeStyle Libre.\nHowever, Apple is using a much different method to measure glucose. The company's approach is to use lasers to bounce light off of areas beneath the skin that contain interstitial fluids that leak from capillaries. These interstitial fluids are absorbed by glucose in the blood. Apple's process, known as optical absorption spectroscopy, measures the reflected light to determine an individual's concentration of glucose. This concentration can then be used to calculate the blood glucose level.\nImmediate jolts\nIt's understandable that Apple's potential entrance into the CGM market immediately caught the attention of Abbott's and DexCom's shareholders. The two healthcare stocks took a hit after the news broke about Apple's secret E5 project.\nAbbott's share price fell nearly 3% immediately after the Bloomberg story was published on Feb. 22. The stock bounced back quickly, however. Still, though, Abbott's shares remain nearly 2% lower than they were prior to the revelation of Apple's CGM development efforts.\nDexCom stock was hit even harder. Shares sank as much as 8% on Feb. 22 before recovering later in the day. The stock has continued to claw its way back this week but is still a little lower than it was before the Apple project was reported.\nA long way to go\nShould Abbott and DexCom investors really be worried about Apple's CGM efforts? Yes. The growth trajectories for both companies could be negatively impacted if Apple becomes a direct rival.\nThe competition would likely hurt DexCom the most. While Abbott has many other products other than FreeStyle Libre, all of DexCom's revenue is generated from its CGM systems. However, Abbott would definitely be affected if Apple is able to carve out a significant market share.\nPerhaps the best news for Abbott and DexCom is that Apple still has a long way to go to perfect its CGM technology. Apple is only at the proof-of-concept stage at this point, according to Bloomberg's sources. The company could take several years before it could potentially launch a CGM product. And it's possible that Apple's efforts will fail.\nBloomberg also reported that Apple is working on a prototype device that's roughly the size of an iPhone. Abbott's and DexCom's current CGM patches are much smaller and could be preferred by many people with diabetes.\nIn the meantime, both Abbott and DexCom continue to invest in research and development to build better CGM technology. The companies could be able to out-innovate Apple.\nThe bottom line is that Apple could be a formidable rival in the CGM market at some point in the future. For now, however, Abbott and DexCom should continue to deliver solid growth with their respective CGM products.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nKeith Speights has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Abbott Laboratories and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends DexCom and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and DexCom (NASDAQ: DXCM) enjoy symbiotic relationships with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The two companies' popular continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices used by many patients with diabetes connect to iPhones and Apple Watches. Bloomberg cited anonymous sources that revealed Apple has a secret project called E5 to measure glucose without pricking the skin to obtain blood.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and DexCom (NASDAQ: DXCM) enjoy symbiotic relationships with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The two companies' popular continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices used by many patients with diabetes connect to iPhones and Apple Watches. Bloomberg cited anonymous sources that revealed Apple has a secret project called E5 to measure glucose without pricking the skin to obtain blood.", 'news_article_title': "Should Abbott and DexCom Investors Be Worried About Apple's Latest News?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and DexCom (NASDAQ: DXCM) enjoy symbiotic relationships with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Bloomberg cited anonymous sources that revealed Apple has a secret project called E5 to measure glucose without pricking the skin to obtain blood. A long way to go Should Abbott and DexCom investors really be worried about Apple's CGM efforts?", 'news_textrank_summary': "Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and DexCom (NASDAQ: DXCM) enjoy symbiotic relationships with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The tech giant's goal is to launch its own CGM tied to its Apple Watch, according to Bloomberg's sources, who are familiar with Apple's efforts. A long way to go Should Abbott and DexCom investors really be worried about Apple's CGM efforts?"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-antitrust-regulators-narrow-case-against-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "BRUSSELS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday narrowed their case against Apple AAPL.O, saying its App Store rules that prevent developers from informing users of other purchasing options violate the bloc's rules against unfair trading conditions.\nThe European Commission, which acts as the executive for the 27-country European Union, dropped an earlier charge that targeted Apple's rules which require developers to use its own in-app payment system.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee and Sudip Kar-Gupta)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "BRUSSELS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday narrowed their case against Apple AAPL.O, saying its App Store rules that prevent developers from informing users of other purchasing options violate the bloc's rules against unfair trading conditions. The European Commission, which acts as the executive for the 27-country European Union, dropped an earlier charge that targeted Apple's rules which require developers to use its own in-app payment system. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee and Sudip Kar-Gupta) (([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "BRUSSELS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday narrowed their case against Apple AAPL.O, saying its App Store rules that prevent developers from informing users of other purchasing options violate the bloc's rules against unfair trading conditions. The European Commission, which acts as the executive for the 27-country European Union, dropped an earlier charge that targeted Apple's rules which require developers to use its own in-app payment system. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee and Sudip Kar-Gupta) (([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'EU antitrust regulators narrow case against Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': "BRUSSELS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday narrowed their case against Apple AAPL.O, saying its App Store rules that prevent developers from informing users of other purchasing options violate the bloc's rules against unfair trading conditions. The European Commission, which acts as the executive for the 27-country European Union, dropped an earlier charge that targeted Apple's rules which require developers to use its own in-app payment system. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee and Sudip Kar-Gupta) (([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "BRUSSELS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday narrowed their case against Apple AAPL.O, saying its App Store rules that prevent developers from informing users of other purchasing options violate the bloc's rules against unfair trading conditions. The European Commission, which acts as the executive for the 27-country European Union, dropped an earlier charge that targeted Apple's rules which require developers to use its own in-app payment system. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee and Sudip Kar-Gupta) (([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-you-actually-retire-a-millionaire-with-etfs-alone-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Do you think investing your way to millions requires expert stock-picking skills? Think again. Sometimes the best investments are effortless. And therein lies the beauty of exchange-traded funds, or ETFs.\nAn ETF gives you an automatically diversified basket of investments that you buy and sell exactly as you would trade an individual stock. Because a single ETF spreads your money across many different investments, you don't face the risks that come with picking individual stocks. Keep reading to learn what it takes to retire a millionaire through ETFs alone.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nCan ETFs really make you rich?\nIn a nutshell: Yes, ETFs alone are enough to make you rich. With just one investment, you can capture the growth of the overall stock market or a certain segment of it.\nFor example, you can find ETFs that focus on pretty much any industry, investment theme, or region of the globe. Want to invest in artificial intelligence or electric vehicles? There are ETFs for that. Or you can choose ETFs that invest in stocks within a specified market capitalization range or that meet environmental, social, and governance criteria.\nProbably the best way to get started is with an ETF that tracks most of the U.S. stock market, if not all of it -- like an S&P 500 ETF. Your money won't get the jaw-dropping returns you would get if you could pick the next Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN).\nBut for every stock that delivers blockbuster returns, there are many more that turn out to be busts for early investors. Because you're spreading out your risk, your odds of substantial losses are lower with an ETF compared with individual stocks.\nOver long stretches of time, the overall market has historically produced wealth-building returns. Take the S&P 500 index, which represents roughly 80% of the value of the U.S. stock market. In the past 30 years, the index has produced a gain of around 800%. Had you invested $100,000 in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY), which aims to replicate the index's returns, shortly after its inception in 1993, you'd have just shy of $900,000 today.\n^SPX data by YCharts.\nThe value of time for ETF investors\nETFs don't deliver get-rich-quick results. So it's important to start investing early and then use a buy-and-hold strategy, giving your money plenty of time to compound.\nGoing back to our example of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust: That same $100,000 investment that would have grown to almost $900,000 if you'd invested 30 years ago would be worth less than $470,000 had you invested 20 years ago.\nHow many ETFs do you need?\nIt's possible to get most of the diversification you need with a single ETF that tracks most of the U.S. stock market. If you want to go beyond the companies in the S&P 500, you could choose a total stock market fund, like the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI), which will invest your money in nearly 4,000 U.S. stocks.\nStill, it's typically wise to invest a small percentage of your portfolio in a bond ETF, since bonds tend to be less volatile than stocks. And as you get closer to retirement, it's smart to raise that percentage. You might want to diversify even further, perhaps by adding a real estate or international ETF.\nBuilding a seven-figure nest egg through ETFs requires time and patience, not luck. If you start investing early enough, a couple of ETFs could easily grow into a million-dollar investment portfolio.\n10 stocks we like better than SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Robin Hartill, CFP® has positions in Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Your money won't get the jaw-dropping returns you would get if you could pick the next Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Or you can choose ETFs that invest in stocks within a specified market capitalization range or that meet environmental, social, and governance criteria. Had you invested $100,000 in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY), which aims to replicate the index's returns, shortly after its inception in 1993, you'd have just shy of $900,000 today.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Your money won't get the jaw-dropping returns you would get if you could pick the next Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). If you want to go beyond the companies in the S&P 500, you could choose a total stock market fund, like the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI), which will invest your money in nearly 4,000 U.S. stocks. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF.", 'news_article_title': 'Can You Actually Retire a Millionaire With ETFs Alone?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Your money won't get the jaw-dropping returns you would get if you could pick the next Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Probably the best way to get started is with an ETF that tracks most of the U.S. stock market, if not all of it -- like an S&P 500 ETF. If you want to go beyond the companies in the S&P 500, you could choose a total stock market fund, like the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI), which will invest your money in nearly 4,000 U.S. stocks.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Your money won't get the jaw-dropping returns you would get if you could pick the next Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Probably the best way to get started is with an ETF that tracks most of the U.S. stock market, if not all of it -- like an S&P 500 ETF. Going back to our example of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust: That same $100,000 investment that would have grown to almost $900,000 if you'd invested 30 years ago would be worth less than $470,000 had you invested 20 years ago."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-supplier-foxlink-had-faulty-safety-equipment-at-india-site-hit-by-fire-official', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil\nCHITTOOR, India Feb 28 (Reuters) - Most of the fire safety equipment was not functional at Apple supplier Foxlink's 2392.TW facility in southern India which has halted production due to a massive fire incident, a top government official told Reuters.\nExcept for fire extinguishers, safety systems such as smoke detectors, sprinklers and fire hydrants were in faulty condition at the Andhra Pradesh factory, leading to a slower response in containing the fire, said J Ramanaiah, who leads the regional Fire Services Department.\nApple AAPL.O and Foxlink did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nFoxlink, which makes charging cables for iPhones, is unlikely to resume full operations for two months after Monday's fire incident, raising concerns of supply chain disruptions for the iPhone maker, a source told Reuters on Tuesday.\nA part of the Foxlink building had collapsed to the ground due to the fire.\n(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Chittoor and Munsif Vengattil in New Delhi; Editing by Aditya Kalra and Louise Heavens)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple AAPL.O and Foxlink did not immediately respond to a request for comment. By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil CHITTOOR, India Feb 28 (Reuters) - Most of the fire safety equipment was not functional at Apple supplier Foxlink's 2392.TW facility in southern India which has halted production due to a massive fire incident, a top government official told Reuters. Foxlink, which makes charging cables for iPhones, is unlikely to resume full operations for two months after Monday's fire incident, raising concerns of supply chain disruptions for the iPhone maker, a source told Reuters on Tuesday.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple AAPL.O and Foxlink did not immediately respond to a request for comment. By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil CHITTOOR, India Feb 28 (Reuters) - Most of the fire safety equipment was not functional at Apple supplier Foxlink's 2392.TW facility in southern India which has halted production due to a massive fire incident, a top government official told Reuters. Foxlink, which makes charging cables for iPhones, is unlikely to resume full operations for two months after Monday's fire incident, raising concerns of supply chain disruptions for the iPhone maker, a source told Reuters on Tuesday.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple supplier Foxlink had faulty safety equipment at India site hit by fire-official', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O and Foxlink did not immediately respond to a request for comment. By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil CHITTOOR, India Feb 28 (Reuters) - Most of the fire safety equipment was not functional at Apple supplier Foxlink's 2392.TW facility in southern India which has halted production due to a massive fire incident, a top government official told Reuters. Except for fire extinguishers, safety systems such as smoke detectors, sprinklers and fire hydrants were in faulty condition at the Andhra Pradesh factory, leading to a slower response in containing the fire, said J Ramanaiah, who leads the regional Fire Services Department.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O and Foxlink did not immediately respond to a request for comment. By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil CHITTOOR, India Feb 28 (Reuters) - Most of the fire safety equipment was not functional at Apple supplier Foxlink's 2392.TW facility in southern India which has halted production due to a massive fire incident, a top government official told Reuters. Except for fire extinguishers, safety systems such as smoke detectors, sprinklers and fire hydrants were in faulty condition at the Andhra Pradesh factory, leading to a slower response in containing the fire, said J Ramanaiah, who leads the regional Fire Services Department."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-supplier-foxlink-unlikely-to-resume-full-india-operations-for-two-months-source', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil\nCHITTOOR, India, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink\'s factory in southern India is unlikely to resume full operations for two months after a fire incident, raising concerns of supply chain disruptions for the iPhone maker, a source with direct knowledge told Reuters on Tuesday.\nThe facility in India\'s Andhra Pradesh state, where Foxlink makes charging cables for iPhones, was engulfed in a massive fire on Monday that led part of the building to collapse to the ground. There were no casualties.\nA source with direct knowledge said that Foxlink operates a total of 10 assembly lines in two separate facilities at the plant in Andhra, of which four were completely damaged and unlikely to resume operations for two months.\nThe remaining six assembly lines will resume operations later this week as even though they were unaffected by the fire incident, they cannot be operated due to damage to IT servers.\nA second source familiar with the developments said that Foxlink was a key supplier for Apple in India, and "there could be potential supply chain disruptions for iPhones made in India or shipped from India."\nApple and Foxlink did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The root cause of the incident is still being investigated, the first source added.\n(Reporting by Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra in New Delhi, and Praveen Paramasivam in Tirupati, Editing by Louise Heavens)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil CHITTOOR, India, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink's factory in southern India is unlikely to resume full operations for two months after a fire incident, raising concerns of supply chain disruptions for the iPhone maker, a source with direct knowledge told Reuters on Tuesday. The facility in India's Andhra Pradesh state, where Foxlink makes charging cables for iPhones, was engulfed in a massive fire on Monday that led part of the building to collapse to the ground. (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra in New Delhi, and Praveen Paramasivam in Tirupati, Editing by Louise Heavens) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil CHITTOOR, India, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink's factory in southern India is unlikely to resume full operations for two months after a fire incident, raising concerns of supply chain disruptions for the iPhone maker, a source with direct knowledge told Reuters on Tuesday. A source with direct knowledge said that Foxlink operates a total of 10 assembly lines in two separate facilities at the plant in Andhra, of which four were completely damaged and unlikely to resume operations for two months. The remaining six assembly lines will resume operations later this week as even though they were unaffected by the fire incident, they cannot be operated due to damage to IT servers.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple supplier Foxlink unlikely to resume full India operations for two months-source', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil CHITTOOR, India, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink's factory in southern India is unlikely to resume full operations for two months after a fire incident, raising concerns of supply chain disruptions for the iPhone maker, a source with direct knowledge told Reuters on Tuesday. The facility in India's Andhra Pradesh state, where Foxlink makes charging cables for iPhones, was engulfed in a massive fire on Monday that led part of the building to collapse to the ground. There were no casualties.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil CHITTOOR, India, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink\'s factory in southern India is unlikely to resume full operations for two months after a fire incident, raising concerns of supply chain disruptions for the iPhone maker, a source with direct knowledge told Reuters on Tuesday. A source with direct knowledge said that Foxlink operates a total of 10 assembly lines in two separate facilities at the plant in Andhra, of which four were completely damaged and unlikely to resume operations for two months. A second source familiar with the developments said that Foxlink was a key supplier for Apple in India, and "there could be potential supply chain disruptions for iPhones made in India or shipped from India."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-supplier-foxlink-unlikely-to-resume-full-india-operations-for-two-months-source-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil\nCHITTOOR, India, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink's factory in southern India is unlikely to resume full operations for two months after a fire incident, raising concerns of supply chain disruptions for the iPhone maker, a source with direct knowledge told Reuters on Tuesday.\nThe facility in India's Andhra Pradesh state, where Foxlink makes charging cables for iPhones, was engulfed in a massive fire on Monday that led part of the building to collapse to the ground. There were no casualties.\nA source with direct knowledge said that Foxlink operates a total of 10 assembly lines in two separate facilities at the plant in Andhra, of which 4 were completely damaged and unlikely to resume operations for two months.\n(Reporting by Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra in New Delhi, and Praveen Paramasivam in Tirupati, Editing by Louise Heavens)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil CHITTOOR, India, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink's factory in southern India is unlikely to resume full operations for two months after a fire incident, raising concerns of supply chain disruptions for the iPhone maker, a source with direct knowledge told Reuters on Tuesday. The facility in India's Andhra Pradesh state, where Foxlink makes charging cables for iPhones, was engulfed in a massive fire on Monday that led part of the building to collapse to the ground. (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra in New Delhi, and Praveen Paramasivam in Tirupati, Editing by Louise Heavens) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil CHITTOOR, India, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink's factory in southern India is unlikely to resume full operations for two months after a fire incident, raising concerns of supply chain disruptions for the iPhone maker, a source with direct knowledge told Reuters on Tuesday. The facility in India's Andhra Pradesh state, where Foxlink makes charging cables for iPhones, was engulfed in a massive fire on Monday that led part of the building to collapse to the ground. A source with direct knowledge said that Foxlink operates a total of 10 assembly lines in two separate facilities at the plant in Andhra, of which 4 were completely damaged and unlikely to resume operations for two months.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple supplier Foxlink unlikely to resume full India operations for two months-source', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil CHITTOOR, India, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink's factory in southern India is unlikely to resume full operations for two months after a fire incident, raising concerns of supply chain disruptions for the iPhone maker, a source with direct knowledge told Reuters on Tuesday. The facility in India's Andhra Pradesh state, where Foxlink makes charging cables for iPhones, was engulfed in a massive fire on Monday that led part of the building to collapse to the ground. There were no casualties.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil CHITTOOR, India, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink's factory in southern India is unlikely to resume full operations for two months after a fire incident, raising concerns of supply chain disruptions for the iPhone maker, a source with direct knowledge told Reuters on Tuesday. There were no casualties. A source with direct knowledge said that Foxlink operates a total of 10 assembly lines in two separate facilities at the plant in Andhra, of which 4 were completely damaged and unlikely to resume operations for two months."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-says-apple-breached-antitrust-law-in-music-streaming-case-quick-facts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "(RTTNews) - The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Apple clarifying its concerns over App Store rules for music streaming providers.\nThe Statement of Objections outlined the Commission's preliminary view that Apple abused its dominant position by imposing its own in-app purchase payment technology on music streaming app developers, and restricting app developers' ability to inform iPhone and iPad users of alternative music subscription services or 'anti-steering obligations'.\nThe Commission takes the preliminary view that Apple's anti-steering obligations are unfair trading conditions.\nIn June 2020, the Commission opened formal proceedings into Apple's rules for app developers on the distribution of apps via the App Store. In April 2021, the Commission sent Apple a Statement of Objections to which Apple responded in September 2021.\nIn a separate press release, Spotify said Tuesday that the European Commission has once again made it abundantly clear that consumers are the ultimate victims of Apple's abusive and anticompetitive behavior—and putting a stop to it is a top priority.\nApple's anti-steering rules, which prohibit Spotify and other developers from telling consumers about deals or promotions through their own apps, mean that users are deprived of opportunities to save money and enjoy a higher quality service. That directly harms consumers, Spotify said in a statement.\nSpotify noted that the European Commission has sent a clear message that Apple must play fair and let competition work. Momentum is on the side of consumers but they deserve final resolution—and soon.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "(RTTNews) - The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Apple clarifying its concerns over App Store rules for music streaming providers. In a separate press release, Spotify said Tuesday that the European Commission has once again made it abundantly clear that consumers are the ultimate victims of Apple's abusive and anticompetitive behavior—and putting a stop to it is a top priority. Apple's anti-steering rules, which prohibit Spotify and other developers from telling consumers about deals or promotions through their own apps, mean that users are deprived of opportunities to save money and enjoy a higher quality service.", 'news_luhn_summary': "(RTTNews) - The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Apple clarifying its concerns over App Store rules for music streaming providers. The Statement of Objections outlined the Commission's preliminary view that Apple abused its dominant position by imposing its own in-app purchase payment technology on music streaming app developers, and restricting app developers' ability to inform iPhone and iPad users of alternative music subscription services or 'anti-steering obligations'. The Commission takes the preliminary view that Apple's anti-steering obligations are unfair trading conditions.", 'news_article_title': 'EU Says Apple Breached Antitrust Law In Music-Streaming Case - Quick Facts', 'news_lexrank_summary': "(RTTNews) - The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Apple clarifying its concerns over App Store rules for music streaming providers. The Statement of Objections outlined the Commission's preliminary view that Apple abused its dominant position by imposing its own in-app purchase payment technology on music streaming app developers, and restricting app developers' ability to inform iPhone and iPad users of alternative music subscription services or 'anti-steering obligations'. In June 2020, the Commission opened formal proceedings into Apple's rules for app developers on the distribution of apps via the App Store.", 'news_textrank_summary': "(RTTNews) - The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Apple clarifying its concerns over App Store rules for music streaming providers. The Statement of Objections outlined the Commission's preliminary view that Apple abused its dominant position by imposing its own in-app purchase payment technology on music streaming app developers, and restricting app developers' ability to inform iPhone and iPad users of alternative music subscription services or 'anti-steering obligations'. In June 2020, the Commission opened formal proceedings into Apple's rules for app developers on the distribution of apps via the App Store."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-wisdomtree-u.s.-largecap-etf-eps-a-strong-etf-right-now-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 02/23/2007.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nFor a long time now, the ETF industry has been flooded with products based on market capitalization weighted indexes, which are designed to represent the broader market or a particular market segment.\nA good option for investors who believe in market efficiency, market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nBut, there are some investors who would rather invest in smart beta funds; these funds track non-cap weighted strategies, and are a strong option for those who prefer choosing great stocks in order to beat the market.\nThis kind of index follows this same mindset, as it attempts to pick stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance; non-cap weighted strategies base selection on certain fundamental characteristics, or a mix of such characteristics.\nWhile this space offers a number of choices to investors, including simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies, not all these strategies have been able to deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nManaged by Wisdomtree, EPS has amassed assets over $648.20 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. This particular fund, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. Earnings 500 Index.\nThe WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of earnings-generating companies within the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. Stock Market.\nCost & Other Expenses\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.08% for this ETF, which makes it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nThe fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.89%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector - about 22.30% of the portfolio. Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.50% of the fund's total assets, followed by Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nIts top 10 holdings account for approximately 26.17% of EPS's total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has gained about 3.58% so far this year and is down about -6.83% in the last one year (as of 02/28/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $38.39 and $49.35.\nThe fund has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 24.78% for the trailing three-year period, which makes EPS a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 502 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $51.89 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $101.89 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.50% of the fund's total assets, followed by Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 02/23/2007.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.50% of the fund's total assets, followed by Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Alternatives WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.50% of the fund's total assets, followed by Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 02/23/2007.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.50% of the fund's total assets, followed by Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 146.8300018310547, 'high': 149.0800018310547, 'open': 147.0500030517578, 'close': 147.41000366210938, 'ema_50': 145.26074737751497, 'rsi_14': 33.33335675074923, 'target': 145.30999755859375, 'volume': 50547000.0, 'ema_200': 147.710578937503, 'adj_close': 146.81443786621094, 'rsi_lag_1': 42.10526981428925, 'rsi_lag_2': 34.83848205742267, 'rsi_lag_3': 47.33880773370577, 'rsi_lag_4': 55.50982542773345, 'rsi_lag_5': 56.488072735520944, 'macd_lag_1': 2.0028713161430574, 'macd_lag_2': 2.335545144711631, 'macd_lag_3': 2.849385486496857, 'macd_lag_4': 3.189897402523485, 'macd_lag_5': 3.628005836988052, 'macd_12_26_9': 1.678721360837244, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.82832918107174}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 20.100000381469727, 'Date': '2023-02-28', 'High': 21.3700008392334, 'Open': 21.299999237060547, 'Close': 20.700000762939453, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-28', 'Adj Close': 20.700000762939453}, {'Low': 1.058234691619873, 'Date': '2023-02-28', 'High': 1.0645002126693726, 'Open': 1.0611205101013184, 'Close': 1.0611205101013184, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-28', 'Adj Close': 1.0611205101013184}, {'Low': 1.2027615308761597, 'Date': '2023-02-28', 'High': 1.2142553329467771, 'Open': 1.2063016891479492, 'Close': 1.2061562538146973, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-28', 'Adj Close': 1.2061562538146973}, {'Low': 6.92080020904541, 'Date': '2023-02-28', 'High': 6.9475998878479, 'Open': 6.943900108337402, 'Close': 6.943900108337402, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-28', 'Adj Close': 6.943900108337402}, {'Low': 75.55000305175781, 'Date': '2023-02-28', 'High': 77.83000183105469, 'Open': 75.76000213623047, 'Close': 77.05000305175781, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 300093, 'date_str': '2023-02-28', 'Adj Close': 77.05000305175781}, {'Low': 0.6706098914146423, 'Date': '2023-02-28', 'High': 0.6759999394416809, 'Open': 0.6743001937866211, 'Close': 0.6743001937866211, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-28', 'Adj Close': 0.6743001937866211}, {'Low': 3.9040000438690186, 'Date': '2023-02-28', 'High': 3.983000040054321, 'Open': 3.947000026702881, 'Close': 3.9159998893737793, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-28', 'Adj Close': 3.9159998893737793}, {'Low': 136.02200317382812, 'Date': '2023-02-28', 'High': 136.90899658203125, 'Open': 136.31700134277344, 'Close': 136.31700134277344, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-28', 'Adj Close': 136.31700134277344}, {'Low': 104.41999816894533, 'Date': '2023-02-28', 'High': 105.0, 'Open': 104.62999725341795, 'Close': 104.87000274658205, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-02-28', 'Adj Close': 104.87000274658205}, {'Low': 1808.0999755859373, 'Date': '2023-02-28', 'High': 1830.0, 'Open': 1808.0999755859373, 'Close': 1828.9000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 618, 'date_str': '2023-02-28', 'Adj Close': 1828.9000244140625}]}
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{'date': '2023-03-01', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-vs.-cathie-wood%3A-where-would-you-rather-invest', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Cathie Wood went from the hottest investing guru around to cold fish in just a year. Her Ark Invest exchange-traded funds (ETFs) doubled investors' money in 2020, but subsequently collapsed when the tech stock bull market came to a screeching halt.\nHowever, Wood's Ark Innovation ETF is running strong again in 2023, up over 23% since the start of the year compared to a 1.5% decline in Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B). Warren Buffett, of course, has an enviable 60-year track record under his belt and has generated returns of 3,600,000% in that time frame (yes, you read that right -- 3.6 million percent returns).\nImage source: The Motley Fool.\nThe investing styles of Wood and Buffett could hardly be more different, though. Whereas the Oracle of Omaha generally sticks to a buy-and-hold philosophy, Wood trades much more frenetically as she's not opposed to jumping into and out of positions frequently, sometimes on a daily basis.\nFor all her trading and the collapse of the tech sector, Wood is still a sharp Wall Street guru who has 10-year annual returns of over 85%, indicating how well she did during the former bull market.\nDo you prefer Buffett's more laid-back, big-bet style on solid businesses or Wood's in-and-out pace trying to capture a stock's trend? Let's take a look at the stock each of the investing gurus has made their biggest bet on.\nApple\nFor an investor who famously swore off tech stocks because he didn't understand them, Buffett has tightly embraced Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, making it his biggest holding by far. The consumer gadget maker comprises 41% of Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio, some $136 billion in total.\nNo doubt Buffett likes the fact that this iconic brand commands the loyalty of tens of millions of consumers willing to pay a premium for its products, as well as being an innovative tech stock. Arguably its greatest product is the iPhone, which generates 85% of Cupertino's operating profits and 48% of its revenue.\nYet it has a strong presence across many gadgets, including computers and wearables. The Apple Watch has more than twice the market share of its nearest rival, for example. The tech giant now has an installed base of more than 2 billion active devices, or double what it was seven years ago.\nWhere Apple will likely be seeing future growth, however, is in services. The segment just achieved record revenue this past quarter, hitting $20.8 billion, or almost 18% of total sales. Margins for the services business are also generous, representing around 70% of revenue.\nAlthough Wall Street seems to write off Apple every time there's a bump in the road, there may be a lot more success ahead for this growth-oriented tech stock.\nImage source: Tesla.\nTesla\nWood seems to have a love-hate relationship with Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) as she is forever buying and selling the stock. Even so, it is the largest holding across her ETFs, representing almost 7.9% of the total. At last count, she owned over 5 million shares, making it a billion-dollar holding for her funds.\nYet, her holdings seem to track the rise and fall in the electric car stock itself, which not that long ago had a $1 trillion market valuation only to see it implode and lose over 60% of its value. It's marching higher once more as auto sales rose 35%, but questions remain about how sustainable that growth is.\nTesla cut prices, which may help to juice sales further, but it will reduce revenue and profit margins in the process. The automaker maintains that gross margins, however, will still exceed 20%, which is better than its rivals.\nEVs will have a rough road ahead, no matter what. Challenges include dependence on tax credits to boost consumer demand; a shaky national electric grid that will only be stressed more as new EVs are sold; more manufacturers chasing finite resources, which will increase costs; and an increasingly competitive international marketplace.\nTesla remains the leading EV maker by far, but analysts see Ford and General Motors surpassing it sooner rather than later. It still has a place in the market, but growth may be lumpier and take longer to achieve than what investors hope.\nBuffett or Wood?\nBuying into Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway means its performance will be heavily swayed by how Apple's stock performs. Buffett's second top pick, Chevron, has just a 10% position in the portfolio and won't influence its returns nearly as much as Apple.\nWhile Tesla commands Wood's top spot, four more stocks are not far behind with around a 5% or so weighting in her portfolio. No one company will unduly sway returns and it comes down to her stock-picking prowess.\nIndividual investors need to determine their own appetite for risk and decide whether they find themselves more on Team Buffett or Team Wood.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nRich Duprey has positions in Chevron. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends General Motors and recommends the following options: long January 2025 $25 calls on General Motors, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple For an investor who famously swore off tech stocks because he didn't understand them, Buffett has tightly embraced Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, making it his biggest holding by far. Her Ark Invest exchange-traded funds (ETFs) doubled investors' money in 2020, but subsequently collapsed when the tech stock bull market came to a screeching halt. Whereas the Oracle of Omaha generally sticks to a buy-and-hold philosophy, Wood trades much more frenetically as she's not opposed to jumping into and out of positions frequently, sometimes on a daily basis.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple For an investor who famously swore off tech stocks because he didn't understand them, Buffett has tightly embraced Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, making it his biggest holding by far. The consumer gadget maker comprises 41% of Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio, some $136 billion in total. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Tesla.", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett vs. Cathie Wood: Where Would You Rather Invest?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple For an investor who famously swore off tech stocks because he didn't understand them, Buffett has tightly embraced Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, making it his biggest holding by far. The consumer gadget maker comprises 41% of Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio, some $136 billion in total. Buffett or Wood?", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple For an investor who famously swore off tech stocks because he didn't understand them, Buffett has tightly embraced Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, making it his biggest holding by far. Buying into Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway means its performance will be heavily swayed by how Apple's stock performs. The Motley Fool recommends General Motors and recommends the following options: long January 2025 $25 calls on General Motors, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-loves-these-stocks.-are-they-right-for-you-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors of all time. This is a fact that\'s undisputed, making his stock picks among the most watched in the investing community.\nBuffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) is perhaps the most intriguing conglomerate on the planet. Now a holding company for Buffett\'s investments, Berkshire\'s former status as a New England textiles maker has been long forgotten (and notably one of Buffett\'s self-proclaimed worst investments, but that\'s a whole other story).\nThese three stocks are ones I think best exemplify some of Buffett\'s wisest moves in recent history. Let\'s dive in and see if they\'re good fits for your portfolio.\nApple\nAny list of top Warren Buffett stocks has to include Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The world\'s largest company by market value, and Buffett\'s largest holding (making up 39% of his portfolio), Apple remains the centerpiece of the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio.\nIndeed, Apple\'s dominance in Berkshire\'s portfolio highlights Buffett\'s belief in big bets. Buffett\'s previous commentary on diversification is notable. He said, "Diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing." His bet on Apple speaks to this maxim loudly.\nWhile Buffett has trimmed his position in Apple from time to time, he\'s mostly been in adding mode since initiating his position in 2016. In fact, he\'s been noted as saying that he would have bought more in 2022 had Apple stock not rebounded so nicely. That\'s a good position to be in -- to hope that your largest position provides a better entry point so you can buy more.\nUltimately, Apple\'s dominant market position in the U.S. smartphone market, and its valuable closed-loop ecosystem supported by a very loyal customer base, provide the kind of durable competitive advantage Buffett is looking for. While Apple stock isn\'t cheap, trading at about 25 times trailing earnings, it\'s the company\'s quality that Buffett is so clearly enamored of. The idea that buying a great company at a reasonable price is better than buying a reasonable company at a great price is on full display with Buffett\'s continued faith in Apple.\nTaiwan Semiconductor\nA rather controversial pick to put on this list, Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) is a company many may argue Buffett and his investing team doesn\'t really love. That\'s because after adding a significant $4.1 billion position this past fall, Buffett has since trimmed his position, big time. As of Berkshire\'s most recent 13-F filing, Buffett\'s stake in the world\'s largest semiconductor company by revenue has dwindled to a "meager" $617 million.\nThat said, I think it\'s worth exploring what led Buffett and his team to take this position in the first place.\nTaiwan Semi\'s dominant market share in chip manufacturing makes this company one that\'s about as sensitive to fluctuations in the global economy as any out there. But for Buffett, a forever bull on the future of America (and by extension the world), investing in a cyclical name when it\'s been beaten down is the right choice.\nNow, ongoing geopolitical concerns about China are no joke. It\'s also unclear whether Buffett initiated this position on his own, or if one of his two lieutenants did so unilaterally. Indeed, perhaps Buffett\'s recent sale of TSM stock indicates he believes the rewards of owning this stock long-term aren\'t worth the near-term risks. That\'s something investors need to consider.\nThat said, for those taking a bullish stance on the long-term growth of the global economy, this is a stock to keep on the watch list now.\nOccidental Petroleum\nOne of the most prescient investments Buffett has made in recent history has to be Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). Indeed, the history of Buffett\'s investments in Occidental are worth a deep dive on their own. But the broad strokes are as follows.\nEssentially, Buffett\'s first foray into Occidental came via a preferred share purchase in the spring of 2019, when Berkshire invested $10 billion in cumulative preferred stock, paying an 8% yield. This capital injection was tied to Occidental\'s acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum, which turned into a bidding war at the time. As a result of this transaction, Buffett received 80 million warrants (now 83.9 million) which could be converted into OXY stock at any point over the coming eight years, at an exercise price of $59.62 per share.\nWith the stock now trading around this amount, it\'s unclear whether Occidental will use its buyback program to reacquire these preferred shares. However, Buffett has since beefed up his stake in Occidental, purchasing more than 194 million shares of common stock (worth roughly $12.2 billion) since early 2022. An earlier position in Occidental stock that was built in 2019 was subsequently sold in early 2022 at the onset of the pandemic.\nWhen Buffett stared rebuying Occidental stock, the shares were trading at about $46. Thus, despite Occidental trading well below its 52-week high of $77.13 per share (below $60 at the time of writing), it\'s been very profitable for Buffett thus far, and remains the Oracle of Omaha\'s seventh-largest position.\nFor those eager to have a portfolio hedge against commodity inflation, or who simply want to rake in an impressive dividend yield while waiting out what could be a turbulent economic period, following in Buffett\'s footsteps with Occidental Petroleum certainly seems like a solid bet.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nChris MacDonald has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Any list of top Warren Buffett stocks has to include Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). However, Buffett has since beefed up his stake in Occidental, purchasing more than 194 million shares of common stock (worth roughly $12.2 billion) since early 2022. Thus, despite Occidental trading well below its 52-week high of $77.13 per share (below $60 at the time of writing), it's been very profitable for Buffett thus far, and remains the Oracle of Omaha's seventh-largest position.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Any list of top Warren Buffett stocks has to include Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The world's largest company by market value, and Buffett's largest holding (making up 39% of his portfolio), Apple remains the centerpiece of the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Loves These Stocks. Are They Right for You?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Any list of top Warren Buffett stocks has to include Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). While Buffett has trimmed his position in Apple from time to time, he's mostly been in adding mode since initiating his position in 2016. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Any list of top Warren Buffett stocks has to include Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The world's largest company by market value, and Buffett's largest holding (making up 39% of his portfolio), Apple remains the centerpiece of the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio. Essentially, Buffett's first foray into Occidental came via a preferred share purchase in the spring of 2019, when Berkshire invested $10 billion in cumulative preferred stock, paying an 8% yield."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-wednesday-option-activity%3A-aapl-hd-big', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 625,193 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 62.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 91.1% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 68.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $146 strike call option expiring March 03, 2023, with 30,118 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.0 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $146 strike highlighted in orange:\nHome Depot Inc (Symbol: HD) saw options trading volume of 35,209 contracts, representing approximately 3.5 million underlying shares or approximately 90.2% of HD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $282.50 strike put option expiring March 03, 2023, with 1,561 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 156,100 underlying shares of HD. Below is a chart showing HD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $282.50 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Big Lots, Inc. (Symbol: BIG) saw options trading volume of 10,476 contracts, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares or approximately 89.3% of BIG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $17.50 strike call option expiring March 17, 2023, with 5,389 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 538,900 underlying shares of BIG. Below is a chart showing BIG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17.50 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for AAPL options, HD options, or BIG options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Funds Holding SIG\n\x95 Funds Holding FLGR\n\x95 Institutional Holders of RORO\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $146 strike call option expiring March 03, 2023, with 30,118 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.0 million underlying shares of AAPL. Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 625,193 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 62.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 91.1% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 68.7 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $146 strike call option expiring March 03, 2023, with 30,118 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.0 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $146 strike highlighted in orange: Home Depot Inc (Symbol: HD) saw options trading volume of 35,209 contracts, representing approximately 3.5 million underlying shares or approximately 90.2% of HD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.9 million shares. Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 625,193 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 62.5 million underlying shares.", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Wednesday Option Activity: AAPL, HD, BIG', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $146 strike call option expiring March 03, 2023, with 30,118 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.0 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $146 strike highlighted in orange: Home Depot Inc (Symbol: HD) saw options trading volume of 35,209 contracts, representing approximately 3.5 million underlying shares or approximately 90.2% of HD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.9 million shares. Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 625,193 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 62.5 million underlying shares.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 625,193 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 62.5 million underlying shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $146 strike highlighted in orange: Home Depot Inc (Symbol: HD) saw options trading volume of 35,209 contracts, representing approximately 3.5 million underlying shares or approximately 90.2% of HD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.9 million shares. That amounts to about 91.1% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 68.7 million shares."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/validea-guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-3-1-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios/p>\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio/p>\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio/p>\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Validea Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - 3/1/2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/are-artificial-intelligence-investors-overlooking-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "It’s easy to understand why artificial intelligence (AI) has been Wall Street’s new shiny toy in 2023, as the technology allows us to achieve digital feats that otherwise felt impossible.\nAnd, of course, several big-tech players, including Microsoft MSFT and Alphabet GOOGL, have been scurrying to become the leader.\nHowever, what if Apple AAPL could be another AI play hidden in plain sight? Let’s take a closer look at AI developments surrounding all three companies.\nApple\nDuring the company’s most recentearnings callin early February, the topic of artificial intelligence came up. CEO Tim Cook undoubtedly has a positive view of the technology, claiming that AI will affect nearly all product and service offerings.\nInterestingly enough, the legendary tech titan has already implemented the technology in several areas, including within the Apple Watch and the iPhone. Perhaps to the surprise of some, Apple’s Siri is powered by artificial intelligence.\nSo, while Apple may not be making flashy headlines surrounding the technology, it’s very much alive within the company.\nThe company posted worse-than-expected results, falling short of both earnings and revenue estimates in the face of a challenging business environment. It’s worth noting that the miss snapped a long streak of double beats.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nMicrosoft\nMicrosoft gained widespread investor attention following announcements of a new AI-powered Bing search engine and Edge browser.\nThe new search engine and Edge browser are expected to deliver enhanced search results, complete answers, a new chat experience, and an overall much easier experience when exploring the web.\nOn top of AI exposure, MSFT shares provide a modest income stream; the company’s annual dividend presently yields 1.1%, with the tech titan boasting an impressive 10.3% five-year annualized growth rate.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAlphabet\nAlphabet recently unveiled its new conversational AI service, Bard, which is powered by its next-generation LaMDA (language model for dialogue applications).\nBard is expected to deliver high-quality responses drawn from the web, pairing the globe’s knowledge with the power of Alphabet’s LaMDA.\nGOOGL shares have gotten cheaper following rough price action in 2022, with the company’s 17.6X current forward earnings multiple sitting well beneath the 26.1X five-year median and highs of 34.5X in 2021.\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nWhile the market continues to clamor about Microsoft’s MSFT and Alphabet’s GOOGL AI developments, Apple has seemingly flown under the radar.\nIt’s important to know that Apple AAPL has already thrown its hat in the artificial intelligence arena, as seen with the iPhone’s Siri and the Apple Watch.\nWith such a rich history, could Apple eventually become a leader in AI?\nFree Report Reveals How You Could Profit from the Growing Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobally, electric car sales continue their remarkable growth even after breaking records in 2021. High gas prices have fueled his demand, but so has evolving EV comfort, features and technology. So, the fervor for EVs will be around long after gas prices normalize. Not only are manufacturers seeing record-high profits, but producers of EV-related technology are raking in the dough as well. Do you know how to cash in? If not, we have the perfect report for you – and it’s FREE! Today, don't miss your chance to download Zacks' top 5 stocks for the electric vehicle revolution at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Send me my free report on the top 5 EV stocks\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'However, what if Apple AAPL could be another AI play hidden in plain sight? It’s important to know that Apple AAPL has already thrown its hat in the artificial intelligence arena, as seen with the iPhone’s Siri and the Apple Watch. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. However, what if Apple AAPL could be another AI play hidden in plain sight? It’s important to know that Apple AAPL has already thrown its hat in the artificial intelligence arena, as seen with the iPhone’s Siri and the Apple Watch.', 'news_article_title': 'Are Artificial Intelligence Investors Overlooking Apple?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It’s important to know that Apple AAPL has already thrown its hat in the artificial intelligence arena, as seen with the iPhone’s Siri and the Apple Watch. However, what if Apple AAPL could be another AI play hidden in plain sight? Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. However, what if Apple AAPL could be another AI play hidden in plain sight? It’s important to know that Apple AAPL has already thrown its hat in the artificial intelligence arena, as seen with the iPhone’s Siri and the Apple Watch.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-goldman-sachs-faces-hard-sell-for-its-consumer-assets', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Saeed Azhar\nNEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N is embarking on a tough sales pitch to investors for assets in its troubled consumer business, which has dragged on earnings and may lack appeal for potential buyers.\nIn an unexpected move, Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said on Tuesday the bank is looking at \'strategic alternatives\' for the consumer business, a signal of a possible sale.\nGoldman still holds $100 billion in deposits from its Marcus consumer banking business, $4.5 billion in personal loans, credit card partnerships with Apple Inc AAPL.O and General Motors Co GM.N, and merchant lending platform GreenSky for $2.2 billion.\nAnalysts are assessing which of those businesses are up for grabs, and what price they would fetch after underperforming for Goldman.\nObservers have been critical of the bank\'s foray onto Main Street, which was aimed at diversifying its earnings from the more lucrative mainstays of trading and investment banking.\nThose interested could be traditional banks, or Goldman could seek partnerships with certain insurance or private equity shops, the banker said.\n"Consumer banking businesses are incredibly hard to build," said Chris Kotowski, an analyst at Oppenheimer & Co. "The incumbent brick-and-mortar banks that everyone thought were dinosaurs actually have a unique and hard to replicate value proposition with checking accounts, cards, a branch near home and one by the office."\nLast year, Goldman folded Marcus into its newly formed asset and wealth-management unit. It also created a Platform Solutions unit to house the credit card partnerships, the GreenSky business and transaction banking.\nGoldman Sachs said in an email "we presented our path to reach pre-tax breakeven by 2025 at our Investor Day and we look forward to providing regular updates on our progress."\n(Additional reporting by Nupur Anand and David French in New York and Mehnaz Yasmin in Bengaluru; Editing by Lananh Nguyen and Anna Driver)\n(([email protected]; +1 347 908-6341; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Goldman still holds $100 billion in deposits from its Marcus consumer banking business, $4.5 billion in personal loans, credit card partnerships with Apple Inc AAPL.O and General Motors Co GM.N, and merchant lending platform GreenSky for $2.2 billion. By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N is embarking on a tough sales pitch to investors for assets in its troubled consumer business, which has dragged on earnings and may lack appeal for potential buyers. In an unexpected move, Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said on Tuesday the bank is looking at 'strategic alternatives' for the consumer business, a signal of a possible sale.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Goldman still holds $100 billion in deposits from its Marcus consumer banking business, $4.5 billion in personal loans, credit card partnerships with Apple Inc AAPL.O and General Motors Co GM.N, and merchant lending platform GreenSky for $2.2 billion. By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N is embarking on a tough sales pitch to investors for assets in its troubled consumer business, which has dragged on earnings and may lack appeal for potential buyers. It also created a Platform Solutions unit to house the credit card partnerships, the GreenSky business and transaction banking.', 'news_article_title': 'ANALYSIS-Goldman Sachs faces hard sell for its consumer assets', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Goldman still holds $100 billion in deposits from its Marcus consumer banking business, $4.5 billion in personal loans, credit card partnerships with Apple Inc AAPL.O and General Motors Co GM.N, and merchant lending platform GreenSky for $2.2 billion. By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N is embarking on a tough sales pitch to investors for assets in its troubled consumer business, which has dragged on earnings and may lack appeal for potential buyers. In an unexpected move, Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said on Tuesday the bank is looking at 'strategic alternatives' for the consumer business, a signal of a possible sale.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Goldman still holds $100 billion in deposits from its Marcus consumer banking business, $4.5 billion in personal loans, credit card partnerships with Apple Inc AAPL.O and General Motors Co GM.N, and merchant lending platform GreenSky for $2.2 billion. By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N is embarking on a tough sales pitch to investors for assets in its troubled consumer business, which has dragged on earnings and may lack appeal for potential buyers. "Consumer banking businesses are incredibly hard to build," said Chris Kotowski, an analyst at Oppenheimer & Co. "The incumbent brick-and-mortar banks that everyone thought were dinosaurs actually have a unique and hard to replicate value proposition with checking accounts, cards, a branch near home and one by the office."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-goldman-sachs-faces-hard-sell-for-its-consumer-assets-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Saeed Azhar\nNEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N is embarking on a tough sales pitch to investors for assets in its troubled consumer business, which has dragged on earnings and may lack appeal for potential buyers.\nIn an unexpected move, Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said on Tuesday the bank is looking at "strategic alternatives" for the consumer business, a signal of a possible sale.\nGoldman still holds $100 billion in deposits from its Marcus consumer banking business, $4.5 billion in personal loans, credit card partnerships with Apple Inc AAPL.O and General Motors Co GM.N, and merchant lending platform GreenSky for $2.2 billion.\nThe deposits business under Marcus remains a core business and is not under review, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.\nAnalysts are assessing which of the remaining businesses are up for grabs, and what price they would fetch after underperforming for Goldman.\nObservers have been critical of the bank\'s foray onto Main Street, which was aimed at diversifying its earnings from the more lucrative mainstays of trading and investment banking.\nThose interested could be traditional banks, or Goldman could seek partnerships with certain insurance or private equity shops, the banker said.\n"Consumer banking businesses are incredibly hard to build," said Chris Kotowski, an analyst at Oppenheimer & Co. "The incumbent brick-and-mortar banks that everyone thought were dinosaurs actually have a unique and hard to replicate value proposition with checking accounts, cards, a branch near home and one by the office."\nLast year, Goldman folded Marcus into its newly formed asset and wealth-management unit. It also created a Platform Solutions unit to house the credit card partnerships, the GreenSky business and transaction banking.\nGoldman Sachs said in an email "we presented our path to reach pre-tax breakeven by 2025 at our Investor Day and we look forward to providing regular updates on our progress."\n(Additional reporting by Nupur Anand and David French in New York and Mehnaz Yasmin in Bengaluru; Editing by Lananh Nguyen and Anna Driver)\n(([email protected]; +1 347 908-6341; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Goldman still holds $100 billion in deposits from its Marcus consumer banking business, $4.5 billion in personal loans, credit card partnerships with Apple Inc AAPL.O and General Motors Co GM.N, and merchant lending platform GreenSky for $2.2 billion. By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N is embarking on a tough sales pitch to investors for assets in its troubled consumer business, which has dragged on earnings and may lack appeal for potential buyers. In an unexpected move, Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said on Tuesday the bank is looking at "strategic alternatives" for the consumer business, a signal of a possible sale.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Goldman still holds $100 billion in deposits from its Marcus consumer banking business, $4.5 billion in personal loans, credit card partnerships with Apple Inc AAPL.O and General Motors Co GM.N, and merchant lending platform GreenSky for $2.2 billion. By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N is embarking on a tough sales pitch to investors for assets in its troubled consumer business, which has dragged on earnings and may lack appeal for potential buyers. It also created a Platform Solutions unit to house the credit card partnerships, the GreenSky business and transaction banking.', 'news_article_title': 'ANALYSIS-Goldman Sachs faces hard sell for its consumer assets', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Goldman still holds $100 billion in deposits from its Marcus consumer banking business, $4.5 billion in personal loans, credit card partnerships with Apple Inc AAPL.O and General Motors Co GM.N, and merchant lending platform GreenSky for $2.2 billion. By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N is embarking on a tough sales pitch to investors for assets in its troubled consumer business, which has dragged on earnings and may lack appeal for potential buyers. In an unexpected move, Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said on Tuesday the bank is looking at "strategic alternatives" for the consumer business, a signal of a possible sale.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Goldman still holds $100 billion in deposits from its Marcus consumer banking business, $4.5 billion in personal loans, credit card partnerships with Apple Inc AAPL.O and General Motors Co GM.N, and merchant lending platform GreenSky for $2.2 billion. By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N is embarking on a tough sales pitch to investors for assets in its troubled consumer business, which has dragged on earnings and may lack appeal for potential buyers. "Consumer banking businesses are incredibly hard to build," said Chris Kotowski, an analyst at Oppenheimer & Co. "The incumbent brick-and-mortar banks that everyone thought were dinosaurs actually have a unique and hard to replicate value proposition with checking accounts, cards, a branch near home and one by the office."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-mar-1-2023-%3A-exel-aapl-baba-cmax-radi-crm-tsla-googl-tte-snow', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 15.23 to 11,953.8. The total After hours volume is currently 83,362,029 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nExelixis, Inc. (EXEL) is unchanged at $17.47, with 4,528,151 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for EXEL is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.03 at $145.34, with 3,577,128 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.24. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nAlibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is +0.25 at $90.20, with 3,242,934 shares traded. BABA\'s current last sale is 62.64% of the target price of $144.\n\nCareMax, Inc. (CMAX) is unchanged at $4.12, with 2,764,540 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for CMAX is 29.739673; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nRadius Global Infrastructure, Inc. (RADI) is +0.67 at $14.57, with 2,730,158 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for RADI is 11.40534; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nSalesforce, Inc. (CRM) is +23.65 at $191.00, with 2,594,337 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CRM is in the "buy range".\n\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) is -1.27 at $201.50, with 2,579,537 shares traded. TSLA\'s current last sale is 98.29% of the target price of $205.\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is +0.29 at $90.65, with 2,260,398 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.23. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".\n\nTotalEnergies SE (TTE) is unchanged at $62.19, with 1,864,771 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for TTE is in the "buy range".\n\nSnowflake Inc. (SNOW) is -8.85 at $145.65, with 1,357,109 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Snowflake Drops 22% on Surprise Quarterly Loss & Disappointing Guidance\n\nEnergy Transfer L.P. (ET) is +0.04 at $12.83, with 1,108,407 shares traded. ET\'s current last sale is 75.47% of the target price of $17.\n\nGeneral Motors Company (GM) is unchanged at $38.72, with 1,050,788 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.38. GM\'s current last sale is 84.17% of the target price of $46.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.03 at $145.34, with 3,577,128 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for CMAX is 29.739673; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.03 at $145.34, with 3,577,128 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Mar 1, 2023 : EXEL, AAPL, BABA, CMAX, RADI, CRM, TSLA, GOOGL, TTE, SNOW, ET, GM', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.03 at $145.34, with 3,577,128 shares traded. BABA\'s current last sale is 62.64% of the target price of $144.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.03 at $145.34, with 3,577,128 shares traded. The total After hours volume is currently 83,362,029 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-things-about-apple-that-smart-investors-know-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been one of the most successful companies in the world over the last 20 years, and it doesn't show any signs of stopping. iPhones continue improving, Macs are better than ever, and new accessories like AirPods and the Apple Watch have taken the market by storm.\nBut what do smart investors know about Apple? Let's dig into why this company is so successful.\nThe iPhone is the key to Apple's success\nEverything Apple does today stems from the iPhone. Not only did the iPhone generate $65.8 billion of the company's $117.2 billion in revenue in the fiscal first quarter of 2023 (which ended December 31, 2022), it drove a lot of the $20.8 billion in services revenue from the App Store, iCloud, and advertising.\nThe iPhone has also been both the gateway to products like Macs, iPads, and accessories and the testing ground for new innovations that integrate the company's products more completely. And this level of integration is what sets Apple apart from the competition.\nImage source: Apple.\nIntegration is the point\nApple has always been a unique company in that it integrates hardware with software. But over the last decade, it's taken the strategy to a new level.\nApple now manufactures its own chips for the iPhone, the Mac, and even designs their smaller devices like AirPods and the Apple Watch in house. The software and hardware are integrated, but so are chips and other components.\nThis allows Apple to make more efficient products for its specific use cases. Computers can last longer on a charge and be built to efficiently operate for most use cases and future functionality like incorporating AI models on the chip (something Apple is working on).\nThe disparate PC and Android model of pulling together components from multiple suppliers and then tying them together with Android or Windows has advantages like cost and flexibility, but Apple is more concerned with a better user experience, and integration allows that to happen.\nApple is returning cash to shareholders at an unprecedented level\nNot only is Apple upgrading and introducing new products, it's also returning cash to shareholders at an incredible pace. Over the past year, it has returned over $100 billion to shareholders through buybacks and dividends.\nAAPL Stock Buybacks (TTM) data by YCharts\nThis may be a sign of a maturing business that doesn't have major new projects to invest in, but Apple is also generating cash at a scale few companies have ever come close to. So returning cash is likely the best use of company funds, rather than chasing new markets that may never materialize (ahem, Meta).\nStill one of the best\nApple isn't growing as quickly as it was a decade ago, but it's still a giant in technology. The company has an incredibly sticky business that starts with the iPhone and extends to the Mac and other products. I don't see its dominant position ending anytime soon, and that's why it's still one of the best stocks on the market today.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been one of the most successful companies in the world over the last 20 years, and it doesn't show any signs of stopping. AAPL Stock Buybacks (TTM) data by YCharts This may be a sign of a maturing business that doesn't have major new projects to invest in, but Apple is also generating cash at a scale few companies have ever come close to. Computers can last longer on a charge and be built to efficiently operate for most use cases and future functionality like incorporating AI models on the chip (something Apple is working on).", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been one of the most successful companies in the world over the last 20 years, and it doesn't show any signs of stopping. AAPL Stock Buybacks (TTM) data by YCharts This may be a sign of a maturing business that doesn't have major new projects to invest in, but Apple is also generating cash at a scale few companies have ever come close to. Not only did the iPhone generate $65.8 billion of the company's $117.2 billion in revenue in the fiscal first quarter of 2023 (which ended December 31, 2022), it drove a lot of the $20.8 billion in services revenue from the App Store, iCloud, and advertising.", 'news_article_title': '3 Things About Apple That Smart Investors Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been one of the most successful companies in the world over the last 20 years, and it doesn't show any signs of stopping. AAPL Stock Buybacks (TTM) data by YCharts This may be a sign of a maturing business that doesn't have major new projects to invest in, but Apple is also generating cash at a scale few companies have ever come close to. The iPhone is the key to Apple's success Everything Apple does today stems from the iPhone.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been one of the most successful companies in the world over the last 20 years, and it doesn't show any signs of stopping. AAPL Stock Buybacks (TTM) data by YCharts This may be a sign of a maturing business that doesn't have major new projects to invest in, but Apple is also generating cash at a scale few companies have ever come close to. The iPhone is the key to Apple's success Everything Apple does today stems from the iPhone."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-buffett-approved-stocks-to-ride-out-the-next-recession', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "According to some data, there have been eight recessions in the U.S. since 1965. Some experts think there could be another one this year, which would complicate matters for consumers and investors alike. Interestingly enough, 1965 was also the year Warren Buffett took over Berkshire Hathaway. Despite facing an more than a few economic downturns, the legendary investor has beat the market in that time period.\nSo, taking some inspiration from the Oracle of Omaha is a great place to start for those looking to navigate the next recession as smoothly as possible. With that said, here are two stocks, some of whose shares are owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, that are ideal to recession-proof any portfolio: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\n1. Johnson & Johnson\nJohnson & Johnson is a major pharmaceutical and medical technology company that generates consistent revenue and profit. The healthcare giant has an impeccable track record with a history of innovation that dates back more than 100 years. Today, Johnson & Johnson continues to market dozens of medicines that are incredibly important -- sometimes lifesaving -- for patients.\nThis is not an area where customers will cut back, even during an economic recession. Similarly, Johnson & Johnson's portfolio of medical devices in eye care, surgery, and orthopedics meets a critical need that doesn't simply stop due to economic problems. Even during the worst of the pandemic, when healthcare facilities were swamped with COVID-19 patients, many surgeries that couldn't be performed as a result were merely postponed.\nThe company recently reported that procedure volume is recovering and will continue to do so, boosting its medtech business. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson will continue to innovate. The company boasts nearly four dozen programs in its phase 3 pipeline alone and many others in earlier stages of development.\nThe drugmaker routinely adds new products to its lineup or earns new indications for existing ones. That's one way the company's revenue and earnings can continue growing. Additionally, Johnson & Johnson is an excellent dividend stock. It's raised payouts for a staggering 60 consecutive years, which makes it a Dividend King. There aren't many companies with a better track record.\nReliable dividend-paying companies like Johnson & Johnson don't suspend or slash their dividends during challenging times. And the regular cash payments they offer can help smooth out market losses. Naturally, Johnson & Johnson faces some risks, most notably those related to the thousands of lawsuits linked to its talcum-based products, which allegedly caused cancer.\nHowever, even a somewhat plausible worst-case scenario with the outcome of these lawsuits wouldn't be the end for Johnson & Johnson, although it would eat into its profits in the short term. Investors should look past this issue because of the company's robust balance sheet.\nWith a AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's, the highest rating possible, Johnson & Johnson has the funds to take care of its obligations, be it during a recession or following an adverse outcome in a trial. In short, the drugmaker is a robust company that can help investors navigate any economic environment.\n2. Apple\nApple has been one of Warren Buffett's favorite stocks for a while. It's not hard to understand why. The tech giant has a solid competitive edge that largely relies on the strength of its brand name, which is highly regarded. Customers are so loyal to Apple that even during difficult economic times such as last year, they continue to buy the company's nonessential and rather expensive products at an impressive rate, despite the presence of multiple cheaper alternatives.\nThat doesn't mean Apple is completely immune to economic challenges. The company's net sales in the first quarter of its fiscal year 2023 (ended on Dec. 31) decreased by 5.47% year over year to $117.2 billion. Apple's diluted earnings per share decreased to $1.88, down from $2.10. Still, Apple's top line increased for most of last year until the December quarter.\nAnd at any rate, generating more than $100 billion worth of sales, mainly from high-end products is nothing to sneeze at. All those sales have led to another exciting development for Apple: The company now has an installed base of more than 2 billion devices worldwide.\nThis represents the future for Apple as it will seek to develop novel ways to monetize this massive customer base. It already does so through its high-margin services segment. And the company is constantly looking for new growth avenues, including within the healthcare sector. Given Apple's knack for innovation, we can confidently expect it to develop newer and better ways to serve its clients and generate even higher profits.\nWith a solid business, strong moat, and attractive long-term opportunities to monetize its massive userbase, Apple is an excellent company to help investors weather tough economic challenges.\n10 stocks we like better than Johnson & Johnson\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Johnson & Johnson wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nProsper Junior Bakiny has positions in Johnson & Johnson. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "With that said, here are two stocks, some of whose shares are owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, that are ideal to recession-proof any portfolio: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Customers are so loyal to Apple that even during difficult economic times such as last year, they continue to buy the company's nonessential and rather expensive products at an impressive rate, despite the presence of multiple cheaper alternatives. Given Apple's knack for innovation, we can confidently expect it to develop newer and better ways to serve its clients and generate even higher profits.", 'news_luhn_summary': "With that said, here are two stocks, some of whose shares are owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, that are ideal to recession-proof any portfolio: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Similarly, Johnson & Johnson's portfolio of medical devices in eye care, surgery, and orthopedics meets a critical need that doesn't simply stop due to economic problems. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway.", 'news_article_title': '2 Buffett-Approved Stocks to Ride Out the Next Recession', 'news_lexrank_summary': "With that said, here are two stocks, some of whose shares are owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, that are ideal to recession-proof any portfolio: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson is a major pharmaceutical and medical technology company that generates consistent revenue and profit. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson will continue to innovate.", 'news_textrank_summary': "With that said, here are two stocks, some of whose shares are owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, that are ideal to recession-proof any portfolio: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson is a major pharmaceutical and medical technology company that generates consistent revenue and profit. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-are-blue-chip-stocks-an-overview-of-blue-chips', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'If you\'ve been looking for smart investments to add to your portfolio, you may have come across the term "blue-chip stocks." Blue-chip stocks are renowned for being reliable investments and can offer numerous advantages. \nThis article will give you a comprehensive overview of the answer to the question, "What are blue chip stocks?" When you finish reading, you\'ll know what they are, where they come from and why they provide a safe investment option.\nOverview of Blue-Chip Stocks\nThe term "blue chip" originated in 1923 with Oliver Gingold, who worked on Wall Street at Dow Jones & Co. He coined the term to describe stocks with high value and potential for long-term growth. Blue chips usually grow over time and outperform the market indices such as the S&P 500 or Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). The term comes from poker, where the highest-value chips are blue, so a blue chip refers to some of the highest-quality stock on the market. \nA blue-chip stock comes from a well-established company with consistently strong performance. These stocks have a long history of paying dividends and increasing their market share. Blue-chip stocks also tend to be resilient when markets take a dip. Since well-established and successful companies issue them, their prices tend to rise more slowly than other stocks, making them less likely to experience rapid drops during downturns. They have strong balance sheets and business models, making them one of the safest investments. By investing in blue chips, your investment is more likely to bring good returns and relatively low risk.\nBlue chips tend to have higher dividend yields, which can provide more income without selling the stock. They also tend to be less risky because their performance is more predictable than other stocks. The downside is that a blue chip stock doesn\'t always outperform the market. You may miss out on potential returns if you don\'t diversify your portfolio with other investments.\nCharacteristics of Blue-Chip Stocks\nBlue-chip stocks are those of large, well-established and financially sound companies. These companies have operated for many years. Due to their stable history and outlook, their stocks offer investors a steady stream of dividend income and capital appreciation. These stocks usually have a track record of raising dividends over time and have a reputation for stability in the market.\nBlue-chip stocks are often less volatile than other types of stocks, which makes them attractive if you\'re a conservative investor seeking low-risk investments. Here are some critical characteristics of blue-chip stocks:\nReputation: Blue-chip stocks are associated with more established companies with a long history of success.\nFinancials: These stocks typically have strong balance sheets, consistent revenues and healthy cash flows.\nStability: Since they\'re associated with larger companies with long-standing operating histories, blue chips are more insulated from sudden market shifts. Blue chips are also less volatile due to their diversification across different industries and sectors, which makes them an appealing choice if you want steady returns.\nHigh dividend yields: Blue-chip stocks usually offer higher dividend yields than other investments. The companies behind these high-yield blue chips have established dividend policies where they can provide attractive returns to their shareholders.\nReasons to Invest in Blue-Chip Stocks \nBlue-chip stocks can offer you numerous advantages. They are some of the most popular investments because they provide a reliable and safe option. Here are five reasons to invest in blue-chip stocks.\nReason 1: Diversification \nInvesting in blue chips can provide diversification for your portfolio. They tend to have lower volatility than other types of stocks. You\'re less likely to experience significant losses if one stock performs poorly. Because the companies behind these stocks tend to operate in different sectors and industries, you can diversify further by investing in blue chips across various industries.\nReason 2: Income\nBlue-chip stocks usually offer higher dividend yields than other stocks, making them a solid choice if you want regular income from your portfolio. These companies have strong financials and a record of paying dividends with good yields. They\'re likely to continue to deliver steady dividends over time.\nReason 3: Stability\nCompanies behind blue-chip stocks have a long operating history and strong financials, making them reliable investments over the long term. Since blue-chip stocks tend to be less volatile than other investments, they\'re more likely to provide steady returns. Investing in blue chips at a low stock price can offer you a prime opportunity for capital appreciation. Remember, while these stocks are generally more stable, their share prices still fluctuate and may even dip below their 52-week lows. \nReason 4: Recession Protection\nBlue-chip stocks are often recession-resistant. These stocks generate strong balance sheets, steady revenues and healthy cash flows. They can provide a buffer against economic downturns because they\'re more insulated from sudden market shifts.\nReason 5: High Liquidity\nMany buyers and sellers of blue-chip stocks make them easy to buy, sell or trade quickly. If needed, you can easily access your capital because more buyers and sellers provide more liquidity to the market.\nReason 6: Valuation \nBlue-chip stocks may not experience the same type of volatility as other stocks, but they usually have high valuations and are relatively expensive compared to other equities. They have strong fundamentals and consistent track records, making them popular investments.\nReason 7: Tax Advantages\nInvesting in blue chips can also offer several tax advantages, depending on your circumstances. If you reinvest your dividends in more shares of the same stock (known as "dividend reinvestment"), this may help you reduce your taxes. Consult with a tax professional to see if investing in blue chips can provide you with any tax advantages.\nExamples of Blue-Chip Stocks\nBlue-chip stocks can come from various industries, some of the most common being banks, technology and energy. Here is a list of blue-chip stocks, along with their key characteristics:\nApple Inc. (NYSE: AAPL): This tech giant is one of the most well-known companies in the world. It has delivered steady returns. Apple\'s long track record in the tech space and its reputation as an innovator makes it a popular choice.\nMicrosoft Co. (NYSE: MSFT): Microsoft is one of the largest tech companies in the world. Its stock has seen significant growth over the past decade. As an industry leader, this blue-chip stock can offer you high stability.\nJohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ): The pharmaceutical company has existed for over 100 years. It shows consistent returns and dividends. Johnson & Johnson makes a great choice if you\'re looking for income from your portfolio.\nExxon Mobil Co. (NYSE: XOM): Exxon Mobil Co. is the largest publicly traded oil and gas company in the United States and the fourth largest in the world.\nWalmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT): Walmart is one of the world\'s largest retailers, offering competitive prices on everyday items. Its stock has been relatively stable.\nConsider Investing in Blue-Chip Funds \nIf you want a diversified portfolio, consider investing in blue-chip funds. These mutual and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) invest primarily in blue-chip stocks. Investing in a blue-chip fund allows you to diversify your portfolio without buying individual stocks.\nThe benefits of investing in a blue-chip fund include:\nLow management costs: The administrative costs of an ETF are typically lower due to passive management.\nHigh liquidity: Blue-chip funds tend to have high liquidity because they contain easily traded stocks, which means you can access your capital quickly if needed.\nStability: Because these funds focus on large, established companies, they tend to be less volatile than other investments. They can offer you steady returns and a way to reduce portfolio risk.\nDiversification: These funds offer you exposure to different industries and sectors. They can help you spread out your investments among the most reliable companies in the world.\nInvesting in blue-chip funds can be a great option if you want reliable returns with minimal risk. It can also give you access to some of the biggest and most well-known companies.\nThe Bottom Line on Blue Chip Stocks\nBlue-chip stocks are an appealing option if you\'re looking for a long-term, low-risk approach to investing. They offer a variety of advantages, such as consistency in returns, steady income, high liquidity, low risk and recession protection. \nInvesting in blue-chip funds allows you access to professional advice and diversification across companies and industries. Investing in blue chips can bring you peace of mind. You\'ll know your portfolio is in the hands of some of the most reliable companies in the world.\nFAQs\nAfter discovering the answer to the question "What is a blue chip stock?" and how to invest in blue-chip stocks, you may have further questions. Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about these types of stocks.\nWhat are considered blue chip stocks? \nBlue-chip stocks are shares of large, well-established companies and are proven reliable investments. The best blue-chip stocks on MarketBeat offer numerous advantages, such as consistent returns, steady income, high liquidity and minimal risk.\nIs Apple a blue-chip stock?\nYes, Apple is a blue-chip stock. It is one of the world\'s largest and most well-known companies, offering reliable returns and dividend yields. As a leader in the tech industry, investing in Apple can provide you with a high level of stability.\nHow do you know if a stock is a blue chip? \nTo determine if a stock is a blue chip, look at its financials and track record, including whether it has a large market capitalization (at least $10 billion). It should also have strong balance sheets, high liquidity and healthy dividend yields. Look for companies that have consistently performed well and are leaders in their respective industries.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Here is a list of blue-chip stocks, along with their key characteristics: Apple Inc. (NYSE: AAPL): This tech giant is one of the most well-known companies in the world. Overview of Blue-Chip Stocks The term "blue chip" originated in 1923 with Oliver Gingold, who worked on Wall Street at Dow Jones & Co. Since well-established and successful companies issue them, their prices tend to rise more slowly than other stocks, making them less likely to experience rapid drops during downturns.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Here is a list of blue-chip stocks, along with their key characteristics: Apple Inc. (NYSE: AAPL): This tech giant is one of the most well-known companies in the world. Financials: These stocks typically have strong balance sheets, consistent revenues and healthy cash flows. Reason 3: Stability Companies behind blue-chip stocks have a long operating history and strong financials, making them reliable investments over the long term.', 'news_article_title': 'What Are Blue Chip Stocks? An Overview of Blue Chips', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Here is a list of blue-chip stocks, along with their key characteristics: Apple Inc. (NYSE: AAPL): This tech giant is one of the most well-known companies in the world. Here are five reasons to invest in blue-chip stocks. Since blue-chip stocks tend to be less volatile than other investments, they're more likely to provide steady returns.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Here is a list of blue-chip stocks, along with their key characteristics: Apple Inc. (NYSE: AAPL): This tech giant is one of the most well-known companies in the world. Characteristics of Blue-Chip Stocks Blue-chip stocks are those of large, well-established and financially sound companies. Reasons to Invest in Blue-Chip Stocks Blue-chip stocks can offer you numerous advantages.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-motley-fool-100-index-etf-tmfc-be-on-your-investing-radar-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/30/2018.\nThe fund is sponsored by Motley Fool Asset Management. It has amassed assets over $381.52 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Further, growth stocks have a higher level of volatility associated with them. They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.50%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.25%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 42.90% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Telecom round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.06% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 53.79% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nTMFC seeks to match the performance of the MOTLEY FOOL 100 INDEX before fees and expenses. The Motley Fool 100 Index is an index of US stocks, recommended by The Motley Fool, LLC (TMF) analysts, either in the Motley Fool IQ analyst opinion database or TMF research publications. From this recommendation pool, the index chooses the 100 largest US companies by market cap and weights them according to market capitalization. The index undergoes quarterly reconstitution.\nThe ETF has gained about 8.01% so far this year and is down about -15.24% in the last one year (as of 03/01/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $29.82 and $41.87.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.07 and standard deviation of 27.93% for the trailing three-year period. With about 101 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nMotley Fool 100 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, TMFC is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $74.78 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $156.13 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nMotley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC): ETF Research Reports\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOG) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.06% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG). Click to get this free report Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $381.52 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.06% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG). You should consider the Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/30/2018.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.06% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG). Click to get this free report Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.06% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG). Alternatives Motley Fool 100 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-faang-stocks-billionaires-are-selling-in-droves-and-1-they-cant-stop-buying', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It\'s been a busy four weeks for Wall Street. In that time, investors have digested hundreds of meaningful earnings reports, another month\'s worth of economic data, and a Federal Open Market Committee meeting. But what might have flown under the radar was the deadline for institutional money managers to file Form 13Fs with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Feb. 14.\nA 13F provides investors with a snapshot of what Wall Street\'s most prominent money managers were buying and selling in the latest quarter. Even though 13Fs are often more than six weeks old by the time they\'re filed with the SEC, they can provide insight as to what stocks and trends have the attention of top-tier money managers.\nThe true eye-opener of the latest round of 13F filings is how billionaire money managers view the FAANG stocks.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nWhen I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to:\nFacebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META);\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL);\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN);\nNetflix (NASDAQ: NFLX); and\nGoogle, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG).\nFor more than a decade, these five stocks have been market leaders and dominant forces within their respective industries. When Wall Street hit a rough patch and needed some form of leadership, it\'s been the FAANG stocks that big-time money managers have turned to. But that wasn\'t necessarily the case during the fourth quarter.\nBased on 13Fs from billionaire fund managers, two FAANG stocks were heavily sold. By comparison, just one stood out as a clear-cut buy.\nFAANG stock No. 1 billionaires are selling in droves: Alphabet\nThe first of the FAANGs that had billionaire investors heading for the exit during the fourth quarter is Alphabet, the parent company of internet search engine Google, autonomous vehicle company Waymo, and streaming content provider YouTube.\nBillionaires Jeff Yass of Susquehanna International, Chase Coleman of Tiger Global Management, and Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies were all big sellers. Respectively, these billionaires oversaw the sale of 4.52 million shares, 1.75 million shares, and 0.99 million shares of Alphabet Class A (GOOGL) stock in the fourth quarter.\nIf you\'re looking for a reason to be pessimistic about Alphabet, the state of the advertising market is where you\'ll find the rationale. It\'s not uncommon for advertisers to pare back their spending when the likelihood of a U.S. or global recession rises. Most of Alphabet\'s revenue comes from advertising.\nA more recent headwind for Alphabet is the rapid success of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT. OpenAI, which developed ChatGPT, helped Microsoft to incorporate AI into its search engine, Bing. The overwhelming buzz surrounding AI and its future potential has some folks wondering if Google will cede search engine market share to Bing.\nDespite these near-term issues, little has changed for Alphabet and its long-term growth strategy. Google remains exceptionally dominant, with a nearly 93% share of worldwide internet search as of January 2023. Since recessions don\'t last very long, Alphabet should be able to command superior ad-pricing power more often than not.\nOther aspects of Alphabet\'s businesses are growing nicely as well. YouTube has become the second-most visited social site on the planet. Furthermore, viewers are flocking to its short-form videos known as YouTube Shorts. In a nine-month stretch, the number of daily views for Shorts grew from about 30 billion to more than 50 billion. That\'s a huge advertising opportunity for YouTube and parent company Alphabet.\nIt\'s also worth noting that the tech titan is cheaper now that at any point since going public in 2004. Despite consistently growing at a double-digit rate during bull markets, Alphabet stock can be scooped up for less than 15 times forward-year earnings. Chances are that Yass, Coleman, and Simons will regret selling shares of Alphabet.\nFAANG stock No. 2 billionaires are selling in droves: Meta Platforms\nThe second FAANG stock billionaires actively sold during the fourth quarter is social media giant Meta Platforms. Meta is the company behind Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram.\nIn particular, five billionaires couldn\'t press the sell button fast enough. This includes Ole Andreas Halvorsen of Viking Global Investors, Stephen Mandel of Lone Pine Capital, Ken Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, and John Overdeck and David Siegel of Two Sigma Investments. In order, these billionaires respectively sold around 2.96 million shares, 2.91 million shares, 2.69 million shares, and 1.16 million shares of Meta.\nNot to sound like a broken record, but the weak advertising industry is a big reason why billionaires sold Meta in droves last quarter. Only $3 billion of the company\'s $116.6 billion in full-year sales didn\'t come from advertising in 2022. With no clear sign that the U.S. will avoid a recession, these billionaires appear to be taking the safe route by avoiding an ad-driven operating model.\nThe other big headwind for Meta Platforms has been CEO Mark Zuckerberg\'s aggressive spending on metaverse initiatives. Last year, Reality Labs\' operating loss grew to $13.7 billion, and amounts to nearly $24 billion over a two-year stretch. With ad spending down, investors have been less tolerant of Zuckerberg\'s willingness to spend on initiatives that are years away from making a meaningful impact on the company\'s bottom line.\nNevertheless, Meta\'s social media assets continue to deliver. Even in a down environment for advertising, the company\'s family of apps recognized a $42.7 billion operating profit in 2022. Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger are consistently among the most downloaded apps worldwide. Advertisers understand that Meta\'s social media assets give them the best chance to reach consumers.\nMeta can also turn heads with a little lever-pulling. The company\'s latest operating expense forecast for 2023 came in $5 billion below the midpoint of its previous guidance. Likewise, it announced it would repurchase up to $40 billion worth of shares.\nMeta\'s ad struggles aren\'t going to disappear overnight. However, it\'s relatively inexpensive at less than 15 times Wall Street\'s forward-year consensus profit forecast.\nImage source: Amazon.\nThe only FAANG stock billionaires are comfortable buying right now: Amazon\nBut not all billionaires were avoiding the FAANG stocks during the fourth quarter. Though there were a few sellers, billionaire investors were overwhelmingly buyers of e-commerce stock Amazon.\nAll told, eight billionaires piled in, including Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies, Chase Coleman of Tiger Global, Steven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management, Ole Andreas Halvorsen of Viking Global, Stephen Mandel of Lone Pine, John Overdeck and David Siegel of Two Sigma, and Israel Englander of Millennium Management. In order, these billionaires respectively bought approximately 8.2 million shares, 5.91 million shares, 3.21 million shares, 3.2 million shares, 2.96 million shares, 2.76 million shares, and 2.7 million shares of Amazon.\nThis optimism is a bit surprising given the weakening state of retail sales and the large percentage of revenue Amazon derives from its online marketplace. Nevertheless, these eight billionaires wisely recognize that e-commerce is a generally low-margin operating segment for the company. The divisions that provide Amazon with the lion\'s share of its cash flow are still growing by a double-digit percentage.\nAs an example, Amazon has been able to use its online retail sales dominance to get more than 200 million people worldwide to subscribe to Prime. Keep in mind this "200 million" figure is from Amazon as of April 2021. Retail sales steadily shifting to e-commerce, coupled with the company having the exclusive rights to Thursday Night Football, has assuredly sent this figure even higher. Excluding currency movements, subscription revenue is growing in the mid-teens on a year-over-year basis.\nEven more important than subscription services is cloud infrastructure service segment Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS recently surpassed an $85 billion annual sales run rate and is responsible for the bulk of Amazon\'s operating income, despite accounting for only around one-sixth of the company\'s net revenue. Enterprise cloud spending is still in its early innings, which gives AWS plenty of runway to significantly grow Amazon\'s operating cash flow.\nWhile it could be difficult for some investors to look past short-term weakness in Amazon\'s top revenue-generating segment (online sales), the company\'s cash-flow needle is pointing decisively higher. Based on future cash flow, Amazon is cheaper now than it\'s ever been.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Sean Williams has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to: Facebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META); Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL); Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN); Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX); and Google, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG). Billionaires Jeff Yass of Susquehanna International, Chase Coleman of Tiger Global Management, and Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies were all big sellers. AWS recently surpassed an $85 billion annual sales run rate and is responsible for the bulk of Amazon\'s operating income, despite accounting for only around one-sixth of the company\'s net revenue.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to: Facebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META); Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL); Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN); Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX); and Google, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG). This includes Ole Andreas Halvorsen of Viking Global Investors, Stephen Mandel of Lone Pine Capital, Ken Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, and John Overdeck and David Siegel of Two Sigma Investments. All told, eight billionaires piled in, including Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies, Chase Coleman of Tiger Global, Steven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management, Ole Andreas Halvorsen of Viking Global, Stephen Mandel of Lone Pine, John Overdeck and David Siegel of Two Sigma, and Israel Englander of Millennium Management.', 'news_article_title': "2 FAANG Stocks Billionaires Are Selling in Droves and 1 They Can't Stop Buying", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to: Facebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META); Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL); Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN); Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX); and Google, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG). Most of Alphabet\'s revenue comes from advertising. 2 billionaires are selling in droves: Meta Platforms The second FAANG stock billionaires actively sold during the fourth quarter is social media giant Meta Platforms.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to: Facebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META); Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL); Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN); Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX); and Google, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG). Respectively, these billionaires oversaw the sale of 4.52 million shares, 1.75 million shares, and 0.99 million shares of Alphabet Class A (GOOGL) stock in the fourth quarter. In order, these billionaires respectively sold around 2.96 million shares, 2.91 million shares, 2.69 million shares, and 1.16 million shares of Meta.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-warren-buffett-stocks-to-hold-forever', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When Warren Buffett speaks, people tend to listen. And for good reason. Through his company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B), Buffett has had investing success not replicated by many. Luckily for investors, Berkshire Hathaway\'s holdings are readily available, so you can get insight into what Buffett and his team invest in.\nIf you\'re looking for two Buffett stocks to buy and hold forever, look no further.\nVisa\nWhen it comes to payment processing, it\'s basically a duopoly between Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard. Still, there\'s a sizable gap between the two regarding reach. With over 80 million merchant locations worldwide accepting Visa, you\'d be hard-pressed to find a place that accepts cards but not Visa.\nThe competitive moat Visa has been able to form with its merchant reach is one of the main things that attracts Buffett to the company. It\'s also the reason Visa is primed for long-term success. In the past three years, the company has added 19 million merchants, signaling that it\'s growing at a pace that will be hard for competitors to keep up with or reach anytime soon.\nVisa\'s core business model is simple: When somebody uses a Visa card to pay for something or uses Visa infrastructure to accept card payments, the company takes a percentage. So the more merchants accepting Visa, the merrier. Since higher inflation means costlier bills, Visa has been on the good side of the economy in the past year. Add in the billions the company receives from licensing and account holder services, and Visa continues to be a cash cow.\nIn its fiscal 2022 (ended Sept. 30), Visa had more than $29.3 billion in revenue. That\'s up from $24.1 billion in 2021 and $21.8 billion in 2020. Maybe more important is the fact that Visa operates with high margins. Most of the investments to expand its network have been in place for many years, so it\'s not costing the company much to generate current revenue.\nWith margins hovering in the 80% range, there are very few companies in any industry that can compare.\nData by YCharts.\nApple\nYou don\'t become the most valuable public company in the world by accident. Through some of the most innovative products of our time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has built a brand and brand loyalty that makes it the cream of the crop, not in just the tech world, but arguably the business world as a whole.\nApple is by far Berkshire Hathaway\'s largest holding in its publicly traded portfolio, accounting for over 41% of it. It also bought an additional 334,000 shares of Apple in its fiscal year 2022 fourth quarter. That should tell you how much faith Buffett has in the company.\nApple\'s fiscal 2023 first-quarter revenue declined by 5% year over year, but it still stands at an admirable $117.2 billion. For perspective, that\'s more than the full 2022 revenues of Nike, Salesforce, and Capital One combined. Still, it\'s a bit unusual to see revenue decline from Apple.\nThis shouldn\'t worry long-term investors, though. Apple\'s revenue slide is largely due to a drop in iPhone sales (around 56% of its revenue), bringing in roughly $5.85 billion less than in FY22 Q1. Smartphone sales have plummeted across the board, so this isn\'t just an Apple and iPhone issue. And it\'s not likely to be a long-term problem.\nRevenue aside, what should excite long-term Apple investors is that its active devices crossed the 2 billion mark. That\'s 500 million more than at the start of 2020. As more people use Apple devices -- whether it\'s the iPhone, iPad, or Mac -- the more they use Apple services. Apple\'s service segment set a revenue record in its last quarter, bringing in $20.8 billion (up $1.3 billion year over year).\nApple\'s foreseeable growth will likely be in the hands of its services segment, but that\'s a good thing. Apple has been slowly easing into both financial and health services, and even a modest amount of success in those industries could pay off big time for the company. The stock isn\'t "cheap" right now per se, but it\'s still a great buy and hold at current prices.\n10 stocks we like better than Visa\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Visa wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nStefon Walters has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Nike, Salesforce, and Visa. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2025 $47.50 calls on Nike, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Through some of the most innovative products of our time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has built a brand and brand loyalty that makes it the cream of the crop, not in just the tech world, but arguably the business world as a whole. In the past three years, the company has added 19 million merchants, signaling that it's growing at a pace that will be hard for competitors to keep up with or reach anytime soon. Add in the billions the company receives from licensing and account holder services, and Visa continues to be a cash cow.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Through some of the most innovative products of our time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has built a brand and brand loyalty that makes it the cream of the crop, not in just the tech world, but arguably the business world as a whole. Through his company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B), Buffett has had investing success not replicated by many. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Nike, Salesforce, and Visa.', 'news_article_title': '2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Hold Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Through some of the most innovative products of our time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has built a brand and brand loyalty that makes it the cream of the crop, not in just the tech world, but arguably the business world as a whole. Through his company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B), Buffett has had investing success not replicated by many. In the past three years, the company has added 19 million merchants, signaling that it's growing at a pace that will be hard for competitors to keep up with or reach anytime soon.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Through some of the most innovative products of our time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has built a brand and brand loyalty that makes it the cream of the crop, not in just the tech world, but arguably the business world as a whole. Visa's core business model is simple: When somebody uses a Visa card to pay for something or uses Visa infrastructure to accept card payments, the company takes a percentage. Apple's service segment set a revenue record in its last quarter, bringing in $20.8 billion (up $1.3 billion year over year)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/india-state-launches-probe-into-fire-at-apple-supplier-foxlink', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Praveen Paramasivam\nCHITTOOR, India, March 1 (Reuters) - India\'s Andhra Pradesh state has launched an investigation into what caused a fire at the factory of Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink that led to the collapse of part of the building and disrupted production, a government official said on Wednesday.\nFoxlink\'s 2392.TW plant, which makes charging cables for iPhones in the southern state, was engulfed in a massive fire on Monday, but there were no casualties. The fire department has said much of the fire safety equipment at the factory was not functional.\nThe factories department, which is responsible for ensuring the safety and welfare of workers in the state, has launched an investigation.\nThe department is "investigating the fire accident at Foxlink factory and, over the next couple of days, is looking to probe how the fire happened," Ramakrishna Reddy, deputy chief inspector of factories, told Reuters.\nReddy added that his initial assessment was there were no immediate worker safety concerns as only a few employees had to be taken to hospital for first-aid after they reported dizziness following the incident.\nFoxlink on Wednesday said it is investigating the cause of the fire and "working hard to resume production".\nThe incident has raised supply chain concerns for the U.S. tech giant Apple, given Foxlink was a "key supplier" in India, Reuters has reported.\n(Reporting by Praveen Paramsivam; Writing by Arpan Chaturvedi; Editing by Aditya Kalra and Kim Coghill)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Praveen Paramasivam CHITTOOR, India, March 1 (Reuters) - India's Andhra Pradesh state has launched an investigation into what caused a fire at the factory of Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink that led to the collapse of part of the building and disrupted production, a government official said on Wednesday. Foxlink's 2392.TW plant, which makes charging cables for iPhones in the southern state, was engulfed in a massive fire on Monday, but there were no casualties. Reddy added that his initial assessment was there were no immediate worker safety concerns as only a few employees had to be taken to hospital for first-aid after they reported dizziness following the incident.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Praveen Paramasivam CHITTOOR, India, March 1 (Reuters) - India\'s Andhra Pradesh state has launched an investigation into what caused a fire at the factory of Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink that led to the collapse of part of the building and disrupted production, a government official said on Wednesday. Reddy added that his initial assessment was there were no immediate worker safety concerns as only a few employees had to be taken to hospital for first-aid after they reported dizziness following the incident. The incident has raised supply chain concerns for the U.S. tech giant Apple, given Foxlink was a "key supplier" in India, Reuters has reported.', 'news_article_title': 'India state launches probe into fire at Apple supplier Foxlink', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Praveen Paramasivam CHITTOOR, India, March 1 (Reuters) - India's Andhra Pradesh state has launched an investigation into what caused a fire at the factory of Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink that led to the collapse of part of the building and disrupted production, a government official said on Wednesday. The fire department has said much of the fire safety equipment at the factory was not functional. The factories department, which is responsible for ensuring the safety and welfare of workers in the state, has launched an investigation.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Praveen Paramasivam CHITTOOR, India, March 1 (Reuters) - India\'s Andhra Pradesh state has launched an investigation into what caused a fire at the factory of Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxlink that led to the collapse of part of the building and disrupted production, a government official said on Wednesday. The fire department has said much of the fire safety equipment at the factory was not functional. The department is "investigating the fire accident at Foxlink factory and, over the next couple of days, is looking to probe how the fire happened," Ramakrishna Reddy, deputy chief inspector of factories, told Reuters.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-key-takeaways-from-warren-buffetts-2023-annual-letter', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Warren Buffett recently released his 2023 letter to Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) shareholders, and as usual, it was packed full of important lessons and takeaways. In this video, I review the five most important things investors should pay attention to.\n*Stock prices used were the morning prices of Feb. 28, 2023. The video was published on Feb. 28, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nAmerican Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Matthew Frankel, CFP® has positions in American Express, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and Moody's. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nMatthew Frankel is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. Matthew Frankel, CFP® has positions in American Express, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and Moody's.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Matthew Frankel, CFP® has positions in American Express, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and Moody's. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': "5 Key Takeaways From Warren Buffett's 2023 Annual Letter", 'news_lexrank_summary': "See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Matthew Frankel, CFP® has positions in American Express, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and Moody's.", 'news_textrank_summary': "10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and Moody's."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-russell-top-200-etf-iwl-be-on-your-investing-radar-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $833.78 million, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.48%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 30.50% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.21% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 28.37% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nIWL seeks to match the performance of the Russell Top 200 Index before fees and expenses. The Russell Top 200 Index is a float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the largest capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has added about 3.55% so far this year and is down about -9.43% in the last one year (as of 03/01/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $84.55 and $110.51.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.99 and standard deviation of 25.12% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 196 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Russell Top 200 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, IWL is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $297.32 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $361.66 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.21% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.21% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.", 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.21% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.21% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives IShares Russell Top 200 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-best-faang-stocks-to-buy-now-our-3-top-picks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIn recent years, the tech industry has been dominated by five companies collectively known as FAANG stocks.\nThese companies include some of the most impressive U.S. tech players. Many on this list have seen multi-decade growth rates smaller tech companies can only dream of. This impressive growth has led to valuation surges, which ultimately peaked around the pandemic.\nHowever, with valuations on the decline, many of these top FAANG stocks have sold off hard. While these have typically been the go-to names in the tech sector in times of previous turmoil, it remains to be seen if these companies can continue their long-term trends.\nWith that said, I think certain FAANG stocks now provide the right mix of growth and value. Here are our three top picks for investors looking for a place to hide in the tech sector right now.\nGOOG Alphabet $91.12\nMETA Meta Platforms $175.35\nAAPL Apple $148.72\nAlphabet (GOOG)\nSource: rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com\nAlthough Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) 20-for-1 stock split has already occurred, its significance remains relevant.\nAs the market experiences a prolonged bearish period, investors are seeking secure investment opportunities to allocate their funds. Consequently, Alphabet remains a reliable haven for growth-oriented investors to keep an eye on.\nFirstly, Alphabet’s recent 2-for-1 stock split has made the stock more affordable, potentially boosting demand for the shares. This change has reduced the stock’s price, making it accessible to more investors.\nGoogle has successfully navigated significant economic challenges, such as the dot com bubble in 2000 and the financial crisis in 2008, and emerged even more vital. The Google cloud and search engine are expected to contribute significantly in 2023.\nThe company’s balance sheet is robust, with solid cash flows. At worst, 2023 is expected to be a relatively neutral year for Alphabet, but significant investment opportunities may still be available at a low price point below $100.\nMeta Platforms (META)\nSource: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com\nInvestors who want to invest in social media still make Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) as their top choice.\nSince the beginning of social media, the company has been a significant player in the industry and has created a new sector, formerly known as Facebook.\nMeta experienced a terrible year due to a decline in advertising spending and increased costs related to its Reality Labs metaverse division. As a result, the company’s free cash flow and earnings suffered, and its double-digit revenue growth stopped.\nAlthough there may still be economic uncertainty in early 2023 that could affect advertising spending, Meta has everything it needs to stabilize and deliver positive results for its investors again.\nMeta’s investments in the Reality Labs business have caused unease among investors due to the significant losses the segment has incurred. \nIn November 2022, there was a significant increase of almost 27% in Meta’s stock price following the announcement of a cost-cutting plan that involved the layoff of 11,000 employees. The market responded positively, as investors saw the potential for the company to recover its losses, particularly with the phasing out of certain offices and products.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nOver the last decade, Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has seen impressive annual growth of 26.75%, on average. This exceptional growth is typically the result of reinvesting profits into the company. However, surprisingly, Apple has also regularly provided dividends to its investors during this time.\nLike numerous companies sensitive to economic changes, Apple has faced challenges due to supply chain issues and a declining macroeconomic climate. However, investors may still wonder if it’s an excellent time to purchase AAPL stock. As the iPhone market matures, there’s speculation among investors about the potential future growth catalysts for Apple stock.\nApple didn’t meet analyst expectations when it announced its fiscal 2023 first-quarter results. The company reported earnings per share of $1.88, whereas analysts had anticipated $1.94 per share. Apple’s holiday quarter revenue declined by 5.5% compared to the previous year, amounting to $117.15 billion. This is the first year-over-year sales drop since 2019 and the most significant quarterly revenue decrease since September 2016.\nDespite the challenges, Apple remains the market leader in the smartphone industry, and the services segment is projected to be a significant driver of future growth.\nEven though the company may experience reduced growth in some product categories during an economic downturn, it’s improbable that it will lose its market share because of its strong brand and popularity with younger demographics.\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL and META. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\nThe post The Best FAANG Stocks to Buy Now? Our 3 Top Picks appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'GOOG Alphabet $91.12 META Meta Platforms $175.35 AAPL Apple $148.72 Alphabet (GOOG) Source: rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com Although Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) 20-for-1 stock split has already occurred, its significance remains relevant. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Over the last decade, Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has seen impressive annual growth of 26.75%, on average. However, investors may still wonder if it’s an excellent time to purchase AAPL stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'GOOG Alphabet $91.12 META Meta Platforms $175.35 AAPL Apple $148.72 Alphabet (GOOG) Source: rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com Although Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) 20-for-1 stock split has already occurred, its significance remains relevant. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Over the last decade, Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has seen impressive annual growth of 26.75%, on average. However, investors may still wonder if it’s an excellent time to purchase AAPL stock.', 'news_article_title': 'The Best FAANG Stocks to Buy Now? Our 3 Top Picks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'GOOG Alphabet $91.12 META Meta Platforms $175.35 AAPL Apple $148.72 Alphabet (GOOG) Source: rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com Although Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) 20-for-1 stock split has already occurred, its significance remains relevant. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Over the last decade, Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has seen impressive annual growth of 26.75%, on average. However, investors may still wonder if it’s an excellent time to purchase AAPL stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'GOOG Alphabet $91.12 META Meta Platforms $175.35 AAPL Apple $148.72 Alphabet (GOOG) Source: rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com Although Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) 20-for-1 stock split has already occurred, its significance remains relevant. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Over the last decade, Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has seen impressive annual growth of 26.75%, on average. However, investors may still wonder if it’s an excellent time to purchase AAPL stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-msci-acwi-low-carbon-target-etf-crbn-a-strong-etf-right-now-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the World ETFs category of the market, the iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 12/08/2014.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nProducts that are based on market cap weighted indexes, which are strategies designed to reflect a specific market segment or the market as a whole, have traditionally dominated the ETF industry.\nA good option for investors who believe in market efficiency, market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\nMethodologies like equal-weighting, one of the simplest options out there, fundamental weighting, and volatility/momentum based weighting are all choices offered to investors in this space, but not all of them can deliver superior returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nBecause the fund has amassed over $864.54 million, this makes it one of the larger ETFs in the World ETFs. CRBN is managed by Blackrock. Before fees and expenses, CRBN seeks to match the performance of the MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target Index.\nThe MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target Index is designed to address two dimensions of carbon exposure ? carbon emissions and potential carbon emissions from fossil fuel reserves.\nCost & Other Expenses\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.20% for CRBN, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.87%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.63% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, CRBN has gained about 4.17%, and is down about -8.52% in the last one year (as of 03/01/2023). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $126.30 and $166.96.\nCRBN has a beta of 0.94 and standard deviation of 23.41% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a low risk choice in the space. With about 1360 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the World ETFs segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index. IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has $6.98 billion in assets, iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has $19.32 billion. ESGD has an expense ratio of 0.20% and ESGU charges 0.15%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the World ETFs.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports\niShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.63% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. On the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.63% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index.", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.63% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the World ETFs category of the market, the iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 12/08/2014.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.63% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). 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{'date': '2023-03-02', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-why-microsoft-isnt-sweating-a-looming-recession', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Though nobody can say with certainty whether we'll be entering a recession in 2023, enough signs are pointing that way to cause both people and businesses to begin preparing accordingly. For investors, this could mean rough times ahead for many of their investments.\nBig tech has had its fair share of humble pie in the past 12 months, and with a looming recession in 2023, it might get worse before it gets better. However, of all big tech companies, none may be more recession-resistant than Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).\nMicrosoft is dividing and conquering\nOne thing differentiating Microsoft from many competitors is just how diverse its revenue streams are. Its ecosystem of products and services all do a good job of pulling in their fair share of the revenue load.\nHaving this many income streams isn't exclusive to Microsoft, but the difference is how spread out the revenue is among them. Of the $52.75 billion Microsoft made in the second quarter of its fiscal 2023, no segment accounted for more than 38%. For perspective, just the iPhone itself accounts for more than half of Apple's revenue, and Google advertising accounts for over 80% of Alphabet's revenue.\nHaving diverse revenue streams ensures the business isn't too affected if one segment is hit hard by economic conditions. For example, spending on gaming may slow during a recession, but luckily, that represents less than 10% of Microsoft's revenue.\nIt's the type of customers that benefit Microsoft\nAside from the many different ways Microsoft makes money, what makes it more recession-resistant than its competitors is just who its customers are: other companies. There are countless companies in the world that rely on Microsoft products and services to run their business.\nPlenty of companies use Windows PCs for daily work. Industries like finance would go into a frenzy without Excel. Cloud services have increasingly become a necessity, especially for companies operating online. It's hard to imagine job recruiting and searching without LinkedIn. The list goes on of ways Microsoft is intertwined with many companies' daily operations.\nIf a recession does occur, there's a good chance that consumers will slow down their spending, especially on consumer discretionary products and services. Microsoft's corporate clients, however, likely won't be going anywhere or drastically decreasing how much they spend with the company.\nIt's easy for a consumer to forgo the latest iPhone when money is tight and the economy is less than ideal; it's much harder for a company to go from using cloud storage back to in-house storage.\nServices allow for a higher margin\nSince a lot of Microsoft's revenue comes from its services and software, it's able to operate with a higher gross profit margin than many other big tech companies that rely on hardware sales. Once most software is made, you can ship as much of it as you like without incurring too much extra cost (aside from maintenance and updates). It costs to make every single phone, tablet, or laptop sold.\nData by YCharts\nThis higher margin gives Microsoft more flexibility to adjust its prices without hurting its profit too much. That's extra important during times when the company may need to lower certain prices (or keep them the same while costs go up) to accommodate economic conditions.\nA priority for the company is keeping customers in its ecosystem and the recurring revenue coming in.\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Stefon Walters has positions in Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Big tech has had its fair share of humble pie in the past 12 months, and with a looming recession in 2023, it might get worse before it gets better. Having diverse revenue streams ensures the business isn't too affected if one segment is hit hard by economic conditions. That's extra important during times when the company may need to lower certain prices (or keep them the same while costs go up) to accommodate economic conditions.", 'news_luhn_summary': "It's the type of customers that benefit Microsoft Aside from the many different ways Microsoft makes money, what makes it more recession-resistant than its competitors is just who its customers are: other companies. Services allow for a higher margin Since a lot of Microsoft's revenue comes from its services and software, it's able to operate with a higher gross profit margin than many other big tech companies that rely on hardware sales. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft.", 'news_article_title': "Here's Why Microsoft Isn't Sweating a Looming Recession", 'news_lexrank_summary': "It's the type of customers that benefit Microsoft Aside from the many different ways Microsoft makes money, what makes it more recession-resistant than its competitors is just who its customers are: other companies. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Microsoft is dividing and conquering One thing differentiating Microsoft from many competitors is just how diverse its revenue streams are. It's the type of customers that benefit Microsoft Aside from the many different ways Microsoft makes money, what makes it more recession-resistant than its competitors is just who its customers are: other companies. Services allow for a higher margin Since a lot of Microsoft's revenue comes from its services and software, it's able to operate with a higher gross profit margin than many other big tech companies that rely on hardware sales."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysts-see-18.5-upside-in-this-growth-stock-etf', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "After growth stocks hit a wall in 2022, they’re back in vogue so far in 2023. For example, the Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG), one of the largest growth ETFs in the market with over $75 billion in assets under management (AUM), suffered a 33.1% decline last year, but it's up 8.7% year-to-date. While this is a nice gain so far, analysts believe that VUG still has plenty of upside ahead -- the average VUG stock price target of $275.23 implies upside potential of 18.5% from current levels. Additionally, according to the views of 4K analysts, the Vanguard Growth ETF is a “Moderate Buy.”\nTipRanks uses proprietary technology to compile analyst forecasts and price targets for ETFs based on a combination of the individual performances of the underlying assets. By using the Analyst Forecast tool, you will get an overview of the overall analyst rating, analyst price target, and upside or downside for an ETF, as well as the highest and lowest price targets. \nTipRanks calculates a weighted average based on the combination of all the ETFs’ holdings. The average price forecast for an ETF is calculated by multiplying each individual holding’s price target by its weighting within the ETF.\nFor the Vanguard Growth ETF, 65.5% of the analysts in our data set rate this ETF a Buy, while 30.6% view it as a Hold. Just 3.8% call VUG a Sell. \nFurthermore, VUG has an ETF Smart Score of 8, meaning that it is likely to outperform the market. Other indicators tracked by TipRanks, such as Crowd wisdom and blogger sentiment, are also positive.\nVUG's Holdings \nVUG's holdings include 254 stocks, and its top 10 holdings make up 46% of the fund. The fund tracks the CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index, which is comprised of large-cap U.S. growth stocks. Growth stocks are simply stocks that are expected to grow their revenue, profit, or cash flow at a faster rate than the broader market. Growth stocks are often companies with innovative new technologies or companies that are disrupting existing industries.\nWhile growth stocks are more volatile than the broader market, picking the right growth stocks can lead to significant returns. This is where an ETF like VUG that offers broad diversification to a wide array of top U.S. growth stocks comes in handy -- investors get exposure to hundreds of blue-chip growth stocks without single-stock risk.\nThere is plenty of overlap between growth stocks and tech, so you’ll find a heavy weighting towards large-cap tech stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) within VUG's top 10 holdings.\nBut growth stocks aren't limited to the tech sector -- payment networks Mastercard (NYSE:MA) and Visa (NYSE:V) are also among the top holdings, as is home improvement giant Home Depot (NYSE:HD). Other notable holdings include names like ThermoFisher (NYSE:TMO), McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), and Nike (NYSE:NKE), so this ETF invests across a wide swath of high-quality U.S. growth stocks. Below is a look at the fund’s top 10 holdings.\nSeven out of the top 10 holdings have Strong Buy ratings from analysts, including all five of the top five holdings. Analysts are particularly bullish on holdings like Amazon and Alphabet, which they collectively see as having upside potential of 50% and 43%, respectively. \nLong-Term Performance \nThe Vanguard Growth ETF has a stellar track record over the long term. VUG suffered a 33.1% decline in 2022 as growth stocks struggled due to rampant inflation and rising interest rates. However, zoom further out, and VUG's performance looks a lot more impressive. VUG has returned 56.8% over the past five years and just under 200% over a 10-year time frame, even after accounting for last year's sell-off. Since its inception in 2004, VUG has returned 357.8%. \nDividend and Expenses\nWhile it isn't necessarily enough to put VUG on the radar of income investors, this ETF is a dividend payer that currently yields about 0.64%. In addition to this dividend, its bullish outlook from analysts, and its comprehensive portfolio of blue-chip growth stocks, one thing that really makes the Vanguard Growth ETF stand out is its minuscule expense ratio.\nVUG features an expense ratio of just 0.04%, meaning that an individual investing $10,000 in VUG would pay just a negligible $4 in management fees over the course of a year. This is significantly cheaper than the 0.95% that Vanguard says is the average expense ratio for similar funds. Over the course of years and even decades, this can make a huge difference for an investor’s portfolio.\nAssuming no change to the fee and a 5% annualized return, after 10 years, an investor with $10,000 in VUG would pay just $51 in fees over the course of the decade. Compare this to an ETF with an expense ratio of 0.5%, for example, and an investor would pay $50 in fees in just the first year alone. Over time, this makes a meaningful difference, and low fees like this can help investors preserve money.\nLooking Ahead\nWhile VUG is off to a nice start to 2023, analysts see more upside ahead, as discussed above. VUG could have more reversion to the mean coming after underperforming the S&P 500 (SPX) last year, as investor enthusiasm for growth and technology seems to be returning to the market based on a number of factors.\nInflation cooling down and the Federal Reserve slowing the pace of interest rate hikes would both bode well for growth stocks. Also worth noting is the fact that valuations for many growth stocks came down after last year's sell-off, meaning that valuation is now more palatable in many cases. Lastly, excitement over new innovations like consumer-facing generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications like ChatGPT is reigniting investor enthusiasm for tech stocks.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF is a great way for investors who are just starting out to quickly gain instant, diversified exposure to a large group of blue-chip U.S. growth stocks, as 7 of the top 10 stocks enjoy Strong Buy designations based on TipRank's data.\nFurthermore, with its low fees and strong historical performance, VUG is a great ETF for investors of all levels who want to have low-cost, broad exposure to growth in their portfolios.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "There is plenty of overlap between growth stocks and tech, so you’ll find a heavy weighting towards large-cap tech stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) within VUG's top 10 holdings. VUG could have more reversion to the mean coming after underperforming the S&P 500 (SPX) last year, as investor enthusiasm for growth and technology seems to be returning to the market based on a number of factors. Lastly, excitement over new innovations like consumer-facing generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications like ChatGPT is reigniting investor enthusiasm for tech stocks.", 'news_luhn_summary': "There is plenty of overlap between growth stocks and tech, so you’ll find a heavy weighting towards large-cap tech stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) within VUG's top 10 holdings. While this is a nice gain so far, analysts believe that VUG still has plenty of upside ahead -- the average VUG stock price target of $275.23 implies upside potential of 18.5% from current levels. Additionally, according to the views of 4K analysts, the Vanguard Growth ETF is a “Moderate Buy.” TipRanks uses proprietary technology to compile analyst forecasts and price targets for ETFs based on a combination of the individual performances of the underlying assets.", 'news_article_title': 'Analysts See 18.5% Upside in This Growth-Stock ETF', 'news_lexrank_summary': "There is plenty of overlap between growth stocks and tech, so you’ll find a heavy weighting towards large-cap tech stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) within VUG's top 10 holdings. VUG's Holdings VUG's holdings include 254 stocks, and its top 10 holdings make up 46% of the fund. VUG has returned 56.8% over the past five years and just under 200% over a 10-year time frame, even after accounting for last year's sell-off.", 'news_textrank_summary': "There is plenty of overlap between growth stocks and tech, so you’ll find a heavy weighting towards large-cap tech stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) within VUG's top 10 holdings. This is where an ETF like VUG that offers broad diversification to a wide array of top U.S. growth stocks comes in handy -- investors get exposure to hundreds of blue-chip growth stocks without single-stock risk. The Vanguard Growth ETF is a great way for investors who are just starting out to quickly gain instant, diversified exposure to a large group of blue-chip U.S. growth stocks, as 7 of the top 10 stocks enjoy Strong Buy designations based on TipRank's data."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-mar-2-2023-%3A-bac-pton-ai-bhc-tqqq-uber-wfc-infn-chpt-intc-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -17.79 to 12,027.08. The total After hours volume is currently 83,197,551 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is +0.01 at $33.50, with 3,925,518 shares traded. BAC\'s current last sale is 88.16% of the target price of $38.\n\nPeloton Interactive, Inc. (PTON) is -0.02 at $12.90, with 3,678,065 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.5. PTON\'s current last sale is 75.88% of the target price of $17.\n\nC3.ai, Inc. (AI) is +2.94 at $24.25, with 3,433,203 shares traded. AI\'s current last sale is 186.54% of the target price of $13.\n\nBausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC) is -0.005 at $9.25, with 2,540,408 shares traded. BHC\'s current last sale is 115.61% of the target price of $8.001.\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -0.05 at $22.06, with 2,389,844 shares traded. This represents a 37.02% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nUber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) is -0.04 at $33.65, with 2,354,444 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.14. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for UBER is in the "buy range".\n\nWells Fargo & Company (WFC) is +0.02 at $45.82, with 2,248,876 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WFC is in the "buy range".\n\nInfinera Corporation (INFN) is unchanged at $7.28, with 1,816,136 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for INFN is 20.433464; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (CHPT) is -1.52 at $9.74, with 1,731,009 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: ChargePoint Books Loss in Q4; Shares Rise on Revenue Beat\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is -0.02 at $26.18, with 1,722,500 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 93.5% of the target price of $28.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.12 at $145.79, with 1,504,017 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.24. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nViavi Solutions Inc. (VIAV) is unchanged at $10.56, with 1,439,614 shares traded. VIAV\'s current last sale is 74.11% of the target price of $14.25.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.12 at $145.79, with 1,504,017 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.12 at $145.79, with 1,504,017 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 83,197,551 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Mar 2, 2023 : BAC, PTON, AI, BHC, TQQQ, UBER, WFC, INFN, CHPT, INTC, AAPL, VIAV', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.12 at $145.79, with 1,504,017 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". C3.ai, Inc. (AI) is +2.94 at $24.25, with 3,433,203 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.12 at $145.79, with 1,504,017 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 83,197,551 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/broadcom-forecasts-second-quarter-revenue-above-estimates-on-ai-boost', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds share movement, Q1 revenue\nMarch 2 (Reuters) - Broadcom Inc AVGO.O forecast second-quarter revenue above estimates on Thursday, as increased investments in artificial intelligence spurs demand for its chips used in data centers.\nIn a deteriorating economy, where both consumer and enterprise spending is on a decline, AI has emerged as a bright spot for chip firms like Nvidia NVDA.O and Broadcom AVGO.O, thanks to the strong potential applications of the technology as illustrated by OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT.\nBroadcom supplies chips used in data centers for networking as well as specialized chips that speed up AI work.\nThe Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier is also expected to gain from pent up demand for iPhones after Apple grappled with production hurdles in China in the latter half of last year.\nShares of San Jose, California-based Broadcom rose 1.3% in extended trading.\nThe chip designer expects current-quarter revenue to be about $8.7 billion, while analysts on average expect $8.59 billion, according to Refinitiv data.\nRevenue for the three-month ended Jan. 29 was $8.92 billion, compared with analysts' average estimate of $8.90 billion.\n(Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier is also expected to gain from pent up demand for iPhones after Apple grappled with production hurdles in China in the latter half of last year. Adds share movement, Q1 revenue March 2 (Reuters) - Broadcom Inc AVGO.O forecast second-quarter revenue above estimates on Thursday, as increased investments in artificial intelligence spurs demand for its chips used in data centers. In a deteriorating economy, where both consumer and enterprise spending is on a decline, AI has emerged as a bright spot for chip firms like Nvidia NVDA.O and Broadcom AVGO.O, thanks to the strong potential applications of the technology as illustrated by OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier is also expected to gain from pent up demand for iPhones after Apple grappled with production hurdles in China in the latter half of last year. Broadcom supplies chips used in data centers for networking as well as specialized chips that speed up AI work. The chip designer expects current-quarter revenue to be about $8.7 billion, while analysts on average expect $8.59 billion, according to Refinitiv data.', 'news_article_title': 'Broadcom forecasts second-quarter revenue above estimates on AI boost', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier is also expected to gain from pent up demand for iPhones after Apple grappled with production hurdles in China in the latter half of last year. Adds share movement, Q1 revenue March 2 (Reuters) - Broadcom Inc AVGO.O forecast second-quarter revenue above estimates on Thursday, as increased investments in artificial intelligence spurs demand for its chips used in data centers. In a deteriorating economy, where both consumer and enterprise spending is on a decline, AI has emerged as a bright spot for chip firms like Nvidia NVDA.O and Broadcom AVGO.O, thanks to the strong potential applications of the technology as illustrated by OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier is also expected to gain from pent up demand for iPhones after Apple grappled with production hurdles in China in the latter half of last year. Adds share movement, Q1 revenue March 2 (Reuters) - Broadcom Inc AVGO.O forecast second-quarter revenue above estimates on Thursday, as increased investments in artificial intelligence spurs demand for its chips used in data centers. Broadcom supplies chips used in data centers for networking as well as specialized chips that speed up AI work.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/thursdays-etf-with-unusual-volume%3A-pdp', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Invesco DWA Momentum ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 150,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 40,000. Shares of PDP were up about 0.1% on the day.\nComponents of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Apple, trading off about 0.8% with over 17.9 million shares changing hands so far this session, and ON Semiconductor, off about 5.1% on volume of over 8.0 million shares. Celsius Holdings is the component faring the best Thursday, higher by about 5% on the day.\nVIDEO: Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PDP\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Invesco DWA Momentum ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 150,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 40,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Apple, trading off about 0.8% with over 17.9 million shares changing hands so far this session, and ON Semiconductor, off about 5.1% on volume of over 8.0 million shares. Celsius Holdings is the component faring the best Thursday, higher by about 5% on the day.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The Invesco DWA Momentum ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 150,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 40,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Apple, trading off about 0.8% with over 17.9 million shares changing hands so far this session, and ON Semiconductor, off about 5.1% on volume of over 8.0 million shares. VIDEO: Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PDP The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PDP", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The Invesco DWA Momentum ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 150,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 40,000. Shares of PDP were up about 0.1% on the day. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Apple, trading off about 0.8% with over 17.9 million shares changing hands so far this session, and ON Semiconductor, off about 5.1% on volume of over 8.0 million shares.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The Invesco DWA Momentum ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 150,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 40,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Apple, trading off about 0.8% with over 17.9 million shares changing hands so far this session, and ON Semiconductor, off about 5.1% on volume of over 8.0 million shares. VIDEO: Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PDP The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-blocks-update-to-email-app-with-chatgpt-tech-wsj-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds tweet from Blix co-founder\nMarch 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has delayed the approval of an update to an email app with AI-powered tools due to worries that it may generate inappropriate content for children, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing communications between the iPhone maker and the app developer.\nAn update to the email app, BlueMail, which uses a customized version of OpenAI\'s GPT-3 language model, was blocked last week, Ben Volach, co-founder of BlueMail developer Blix Inc, told the Journal.\nVolach in a Twitter post said Apple was unfairly targeting BlueMail and that the app has content filtering. Plac\xading a higher age restric\xadtion on the app could limit dis\xadtri\xadb\xadu\xadtion to po\xadten\xadtial new users.\n"We want fair\xadness. If we\'re re\xadquired to be 17-plus, then oth\xaders should also have to," he tweeted, adding that many other apps that advertise ChatGPT-like features listed on Apple\'s app store do not have age restrictions.\nApple, which said it was looking into the complaint, said developers have the option to challenge a rejection through the App Review Board process.\nBlix and Volach did not immediately respond to Reuters\' requests for comment.\nOpenAI\'s ChatGPT, which can generate content in response to user prompts, has captivated the tech industry.\nMicrosoft MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google both announced their own AI chatbots earlier in February.\nWhile AI-powered chatbots are a nascent field, early search results and conversations have made headlines with their unpredictability.\n(Reporting by Akash Sriram and Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; https://twitter.com/hoodieonveshti;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adds tweet from Blix co-founder March 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has delayed the approval of an update to an email app with AI-powered tools due to worries that it may generate inappropriate content for children, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing communications between the iPhone maker and the app developer. Volach in a Twitter post said Apple was unfairly targeting BlueMail and that the app has content filtering. While AI-powered chatbots are a nascent field, early search results and conversations have made headlines with their unpredictability.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds tweet from Blix co-founder March 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has delayed the approval of an update to an email app with AI-powered tools due to worries that it may generate inappropriate content for children, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing communications between the iPhone maker and the app developer. An update to the email app, BlueMail, which uses a customized version of OpenAI\'s GPT-3 language model, was blocked last week, Ben Volach, co-founder of BlueMail developer Blix Inc, told the Journal. If we\'re re\xadquired to be 17-plus, then oth\xaders should also have to," he tweeted, adding that many other apps that advertise ChatGPT-like features listed on Apple\'s app store do not have age restrictions.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple blocks update to email app with ChatGPT tech - WSJ', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Adds tweet from Blix co-founder March 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has delayed the approval of an update to an email app with AI-powered tools due to worries that it may generate inappropriate content for children, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing communications between the iPhone maker and the app developer. An update to the email app, BlueMail, which uses a customized version of OpenAI's GPT-3 language model, was blocked last week, Ben Volach, co-founder of BlueMail developer Blix Inc, told the Journal. Plac\xading a higher age restric\xadtion on the app could limit dis\xadtri\xadb\xadu\xadtion to po\xadten\xadtial new users.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adds tweet from Blix co-founder March 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has delayed the approval of an update to an email app with AI-powered tools due to worries that it may generate inappropriate content for children, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing communications between the iPhone maker and the app developer. An update to the email app, BlueMail, which uses a customized version of OpenAI\'s GPT-3 language model, was blocked last week, Ben Volach, co-founder of BlueMail developer Blix Inc, told the Journal. If we\'re re\xadquired to be 17-plus, then oth\xaders should also have to," he tweeted, adding that many other apps that advertise ChatGPT-like features listed on Apple\'s app store do not have age restrictions.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/april-14th-options-now-available-for-apple-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the April 14th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new April 14th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.\nThe put contract at the $141.00 strike price has a current bid of $3.05. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $141.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $137.95 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of AAPL, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $144.33/share today.\nBecause the $141.00 strike represents an approximate 2% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.16% return on the cash commitment, or 18.38% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.\nBelow is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, and highlighting in green where the $141.00 strike is located relative to that history:\nTurning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $147.00 strike price has a current bid of $4.25. If an investor was to purchase shares of AAPL stock at the current price level of $144.33/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $147.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 4.79% if the stock gets called away at the April 14th expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AAPL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AAPL\'s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $147.00 strike highlighted in red:\nConsidering the fact that the $147.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.94% boost of extra return to the investor, or 25.02% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.\nMeanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 251 trading day closing values as well as today\'s price of $144.33) to be 35%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nTop YieldBoost Calls of the Nasdaq 100 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Discover Financial Services RSI\n\x95 WYNN RSI\n\x95 AGL shares outstanding history\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AAPL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $147.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $147.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the April 14th expiration.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $147.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $147.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the April 14th expiration.", 'news_article_title': 'April 14th Options Now Available For Apple (AAPL)', 'news_lexrank_summary': "At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new April 14th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $147.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $147.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the April 14th expiration.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $147.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $147.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options become available today, for the April 14th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new April 14th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-goldman-sachs-faces-hard-sell-for-its-consumer-assets-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Saeed Azhar\nNEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N is embarking on a tough sales pitch to investors for assets in its troubled consumer business, which has dragged on earnings and may lack appeal for potential buyers.\nIn an unexpected move, Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said on Tuesday the bank is looking at "strategic alternatives" for the consumer business, a signal of a possible sale.\nGoldman still holds $100 billion in deposits from its Marcus consumer banking business, $4.5 billion in personal loans, credit card partnerships with Apple Inc AAPL.O and General Motors Co GM.N, and merchant lending platform GreenSky for $2.2 billion.\nThe deposits business under Marcus remains a core business and is not under review, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.\nAnalysts are assessing which of the remaining businesses are up for grabs, and what price they would fetch after underperforming for Goldman.\nObservers have been critical of the bank\'s foray onto Main Street, which was aimed at diversifying its earnings from the more lucrative mainstays of trading and investment banking.\nThose interested could be traditional banks, or Goldman could seek partnerships with certain insurance or private equity shops, the banker said.\n"Consumer banking businesses are incredibly hard to build," said Chris Kotowski, an analyst at Oppenheimer & Co. "The incumbent brick-and-mortar banks that everyone thought were dinosaurs actually have a unique and hard to replicate value proposition with checking accounts, cards, a branch near home and one by the office."\nLast year, Goldman folded Marcus into its newly formed asset and wealth-management unit. It also created a Platform Solutions unit to house the credit card partnerships, the GreenSky business and transaction banking.\nGoldman Sachs said in an email "we presented our path to reach pre-tax breakeven by 2025 at our Investor Day and we look forward to providing regular updates on our progress."\n(Additional reporting by Nupur Anand and David French in New York and Mehnaz Yasmin in Bengaluru; Editing by Lananh Nguyen and Anna Driver)\n(([email protected]; +1 347 908-6341; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Goldman still holds $100 billion in deposits from its Marcus consumer banking business, $4.5 billion in personal loans, credit card partnerships with Apple Inc AAPL.O and General Motors Co GM.N, and merchant lending platform GreenSky for $2.2 billion. By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N is embarking on a tough sales pitch to investors for assets in its troubled consumer business, which has dragged on earnings and may lack appeal for potential buyers. In an unexpected move, Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said on Tuesday the bank is looking at "strategic alternatives" for the consumer business, a signal of a possible sale.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Goldman still holds $100 billion in deposits from its Marcus consumer banking business, $4.5 billion in personal loans, credit card partnerships with Apple Inc AAPL.O and General Motors Co GM.N, and merchant lending platform GreenSky for $2.2 billion. By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N is embarking on a tough sales pitch to investors for assets in its troubled consumer business, which has dragged on earnings and may lack appeal for potential buyers. It also created a Platform Solutions unit to house the credit card partnerships, the GreenSky business and transaction banking.', 'news_article_title': 'ANALYSIS-Goldman Sachs faces hard sell for its consumer assets', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Goldman still holds $100 billion in deposits from its Marcus consumer banking business, $4.5 billion in personal loans, credit card partnerships with Apple Inc AAPL.O and General Motors Co GM.N, and merchant lending platform GreenSky for $2.2 billion. By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N is embarking on a tough sales pitch to investors for assets in its troubled consumer business, which has dragged on earnings and may lack appeal for potential buyers. In an unexpected move, Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said on Tuesday the bank is looking at "strategic alternatives" for the consumer business, a signal of a possible sale.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Goldman still holds $100 billion in deposits from its Marcus consumer banking business, $4.5 billion in personal loans, credit card partnerships with Apple Inc AAPL.O and General Motors Co GM.N, and merchant lending platform GreenSky for $2.2 billion. By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N is embarking on a tough sales pitch to investors for assets in its troubled consumer business, which has dragged on earnings and may lack appeal for potential buyers. "Consumer banking businesses are incredibly hard to build," said Chris Kotowski, an analyst at Oppenheimer & Co. "The incumbent brick-and-mortar banks that everyone thought were dinosaurs actually have a unique and hard to replicate value proposition with checking accounts, cards, a branch near home and one by the office."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-major-catalysts-for-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have pulled back over the last two weeks, falling about 6% since Feb. 15. This retreat in the stock price has been driven by broader market declines, as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite fell about 5% and 6%, respectively, during this time. Investors have been spooked by continued macroeconomic uncertainty amid interest rate hikes and inflation.\nShould investors be fearful? Or is this a good time to take a closer look at quality stocks like Apple. I\'d argue the latter. The iPhone maker\'s decline is arguably giving investors another chance to buy into the stock at an attractive valuation. Sure, there\'s no guessing the overall market\'s bottom before it reverses course. The same can be said about Apple stock specifically. But shares of the tech giant are certainly looking compelling for investors willing to buy and hold the stock for the long haul.\nAs investors consider whether Apple shares are a good investment today, here are two potential catalysts worth giving some weight to in an analysis of the stock.\nThe iPhone is winning over young people\nAs The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recently pointed out, the iPhone\'s popularity seems to be high with Gen Z, or people in their teens and early 20s. Its popularity with this population is growing outside of the U.S. in particular. This is good news since Apple already enjoys high market share in the U.S., with iPhones accounting for an estimated 57% of smartphones shipped in the fourth quarter, according to recent research from Counterpoint.\nNoting that the Gen Z population around the world increasingly sees Apple\'s iPhone as a "must have," WSJ author Jiyoung Sohn provides the example of the iPhone\'s growing market share in South Korea, the home country of Samsung, which is the company behind Apple\'s most formidable competitor. Citing polls by Gallup Korea, Sohn said 52% of people in South Korea between the ages of 18 and 29 were using Apple\'s iPhone. This is up from 44% market share in 2020.\nServices should see steady growth\nWhile Apple\'s iPhone is important today, accounting for more than half of the tech giant\'s revenue, another key segment is arguably equally vital to the tech company\'s future: services. The segment, which includes Apple\'s revenue from native apps, third-party apps, and other services, has been growing in importance to the company for years. Not only has the segment become Apple\'s second largest (following its iPhone segment, of course) when measured by revenue, but it\'s the company\'s highest-margin segment.\nThis segment\'s importance to Apple was particularly notable in the company\'s most recent quarter when services revenue increased 6% despite a year-over-year decline in product revenue. Indeed, Apple said in its fiscal Q1 earnings call that its $20.8 billion in services revenue for the period was ahead of its expectations. "We achieved double-digit revenue growth from App Store subscriptions and set all-time revenue records across a number of categories, including cloud and payment services," explained Apple CEO Tim Cook.\nThese two catalysts make a good case for Apple stock being a solid long-term investment, particularly with the stock trading at less than 25 times earnings at the time of this writing.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nDaniel Sparks has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have pulled back over the last two weeks, falling about 6% since Feb. 15. The iPhone maker's decline is arguably giving investors another chance to buy into the stock at an attractive valuation. As investors consider whether Apple shares are a good investment today, here are two potential catalysts worth giving some weight to in an analysis of the stock.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have pulled back over the last two weeks, falling about 6% since Feb. 15. Noting that the Gen Z population around the world increasingly sees Apple\'s iPhone as a "must have," WSJ author Jiyoung Sohn provides the example of the iPhone\'s growing market share in South Korea, the home country of Samsung, which is the company behind Apple\'s most formidable competitor. The segment, which includes Apple\'s revenue from native apps, third-party apps, and other services, has been growing in importance to the company for years.', 'news_article_title': '2 Major Catalysts for Apple Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have pulled back over the last two weeks, falling about 6% since Feb. 15. This is up from 44% market share in 2020. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have pulled back over the last two weeks, falling about 6% since Feb. 15. Noting that the Gen Z population around the world increasingly sees Apple\'s iPhone as a "must have," WSJ author Jiyoung Sohn provides the example of the iPhone\'s growing market share in South Korea, the home country of Samsung, which is the company behind Apple\'s most formidable competitor. Services should see steady growth While Apple\'s iPhone is important today, accounting for more than half of the tech giant\'s revenue, another key segment is arguably equally vital to the tech company\'s future: services.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/garmin-stock%3A-bear-vs.-bull', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Wall Street was happy with the latest operating update from Garmin (NYSE: GRMN). Sure, the tech device company reported declining sales in late 2022 while projecting another year of weaker margins ahead. But Garmin performed well given all the pressures on its industry late last year.\nThe company has a packed pipeline of new product introductions across key niches like smartwatches and aviation navigation platforms, too.\nWith those contrasts in mind, let's look at the key bullish and bearish arguments for 2023 and beyond.\nThe bear case\nBears can point to several deteriorating metrics to support their arguments. In 2022, the company posted a second consecutive year of declining profit margin, and executives projected a third straight drop for 2023.\nGarmin's long streak of solid sales growth ended last year, too. After six consecutive years of growth, revenue fell 2% to $4.9 billion. The worst segment was the fitness division, too, which had been its single largest unit heading into the year. That segment shrank by 27% in the fourth quarter and for the full fiscal year as consumer interest in fitness trackers fell.\nThings aren't likely to improve by much in 2023, either. Along with that profit-margin drop, Garmin is forecasting revenue growth of just 3% this year. Achieving that result would put the sales footprint about where it was sitting two years earlier, at the end of 2021.\nThe bull case\nStill, Garmin should get credit for posting such a modest sales drop in 2022 even as its biggest sales division slumped.\nThe company grew its smartwatch sales and posted solid gains in both its aviation and marine navigation divisions. These wins illustrate how Garmin's deep portfolio protects its growth rate even as parts of the business shrink.\nAnd Garmin remains highly profitable. The 20% operating profit margin that management is projecting for 2023 isn't far from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) industry-leading results. And the tech titan's profit margins fell in recent quarters, too, reinforcing the fact that Garmin's struggles were part of a wider pattern among tech manufacturers.\nGRMN operating margin (TTM) data by YCharts. TTM = trailing 12 months.\nThe company's track record leading up to 2022 supports that bullish reading, as sales and earnings rose consistently with the company introducing a steady stream of new products across its targeted niches.\nLooking ahead\nThat pace of launches will speed up in 2023, management says. The packed pipeline should help Garmin again avoid any large sales slump even if pockets of the business contract. But investors should be more excited about the long-term potential for this stock.\nOnce the temporary demand and cost challenges subside, Garmin is likely to return to its more-normal operating cadence, which had been annual growth in the high single digits. And operating profit margin has room to begin moving back up toward 25% of sales with new introductions in areas like aviation and specialty smartwatches. Apple's recent entry in the ultra-premium segment confirms the attractiveness of that niche, after all.\nAltogether, there's a good chance that Garmin will be generating far more than $5 billion of annual revenue in a decade, along with more impressive earnings per share. Given that the stock's valuation has slumped since late 2021, success on these scores would likely deliver excellent returns for patient growth-stock investors.\n10 stocks we like better than Garmin\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Garmin wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nDemitri Kalogeropoulos has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Garmin. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The 20% operating profit margin that management is projecting for 2023 isn't far from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) industry-leading results. Once the temporary demand and cost challenges subside, Garmin is likely to return to its more-normal operating cadence, which had been annual growth in the high single digits. And operating profit margin has room to begin moving back up toward 25% of sales with new introductions in areas like aviation and specialty smartwatches.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The 20% operating profit margin that management is projecting for 2023 isn't far from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) industry-leading results. Sure, the tech device company reported declining sales in late 2022 while projecting another year of weaker margins ahead. The company has a packed pipeline of new product introductions across key niches like smartwatches and aviation navigation platforms, too.", 'news_article_title': 'Garmin Stock: Bear vs. Bull', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The 20% operating profit margin that management is projecting for 2023 isn't far from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) industry-leading results. Sure, the tech device company reported declining sales in late 2022 while projecting another year of weaker margins ahead. The company has a packed pipeline of new product introductions across key niches like smartwatches and aviation navigation platforms, too.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The 20% operating profit margin that management is projecting for 2023 isn't far from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) industry-leading results. Sure, the tech device company reported declining sales in late 2022 while projecting another year of weaker margins ahead. Garmin's long streak of solid sales growth ended last year, too."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-john-hancock-multifactor-large-cap-etf-jhml-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML) was launched on 09/28/2015, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by John Hancock. It has amassed assets over $710.18 million, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.29%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.41%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 22.50% of the portfolio. Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.46% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 15.01% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nJHML seeks to match the performance of the John Hancock Dimensional Large Cap Index before fees and expenses. The John Hancock Dimensional Large Cap Index comprises of a subset of securities in the U.S. Universe issued by companies whose market capitalizations are larger than that of the 801st largest U.S. company.\nThe ETF has gained about 3.15% so far this year and is down about -4.54% in the last one year (as of 03/02/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $45.43 and $57.85.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 25.14% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 771 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nJohn Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, JHML is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $296.02 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $358.57 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nJohn Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.46% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $710.18 million, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.46% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). The John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML) was launched on 09/28/2015, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.46% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML) was launched on 09/28/2015, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.46% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-fidelity-high-dividend-etf-fdvv-a-strong-etf-right-now-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV) was launched on 09/12/2016, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nProducts that are based on market cap weighted indexes, which are strategies designed to reflect a specific market segment or the market as a whole, have traditionally dominated the ETF industry.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nIf you're the kind of investor who would rather try and beat the market through good stock selection, then smart beta funds are your best choice; this fund class is known for tracking non-cap weighted strategies.\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\nWhile this space offers a number of choices to investors, including simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies, not all these strategies have been able to deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is managed by Fidelity, and has been able to amass over $1.39 billion, which makes it one of the largest ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Value. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the Fidelity Core Dividend Index before fees and expenses.\nThe Fidelity High Dividend Index reflects the performance of stocks of large and mid-capitalization high-dividend-paying companies that are expected to continue to pay and grow their dividends.\nCost & Other Expenses\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor. And, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.29% for this ETF, which makes it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt's 12-month trailing dividend yield comes in at 3.35%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector - about 20.50% of the portfolio. Financials and Energy round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.95% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM).\nIts top 10 holdings account for approximately 29.61% of FDVV's total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the Fidelity High Dividend ETF return is roughly 2.65% so far, and was up about 0.69% over the last 12 months (as of 03/02/2023). FDVV has traded between $33.02 and $42.25 in this past 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 24.71% for the trailing three-year period. With about 118 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nFidelity High Dividend ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT) tracks ---------------------------------------- and the iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV) tracks S&P 900 Value Index. Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF has $8.20 billion in assets, iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF has $13 billion. DFAT has an expense ratio of 0.29% and IUSV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nFidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports\nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.95% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Click to get this free report Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. The Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV) was launched on 09/12/2016, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.95% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Click to get this free report Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. Products that are based on market cap weighted indexes, which are strategies designed to reflect a specific market segment or the market as a whole, have traditionally dominated the ETF industry.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.95% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Click to get this free report Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. The Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV) was launched on 09/12/2016, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.95% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). The Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV) was launched on 09/12/2016, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/could-apple-be-the-next-big-tech-company-to-make-a-move-in-healthcare', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has shown an interest in healthcare with its Apple Watch. Its watch has multiple features, including high and low heart rate notifications, fall detection, irregular rhythm notification, and many other ways for users to stay on top of their health. But what it's currently working on may be the biggest game changer of them all, and it could be a sign that a bigger move into the healthcare industry may be inevitable.\nApple is working on a glucose monitor\nAccording to a report from Bloomberg, Apple may be close to bringing a glucose monitor to market, potentially as part of the Apple Watch. The process is not invasive and uses chip technology along with lasers and lights to help determine a person's blood glucose levels. This is not a new project for the company; it goes back a decade. But the progress has been encouraging and is supposedly enough that Bloomberg's sources believe the technology is now viable.\nIf Apple is indeed close to bringing an Apple Watch to market that tracks blood glucose levels, that could be a game changer for the company. Consumers already spend money on continuous glucose monitors from Abbott Laboratories and DexCom. However, those require patches that need to be replaced every few weeks. The Apple Watch could potentially simplify the process of tracking glucose levels even further.\nCould an acquisition be the next big move for the company?\nGiven the resources Apple has been spending on this initiative, investors shouldn't rule out the possibility that an even bigger move may be in the cards. The tech giant may be looking for a new opportunity to grow its business; for the last three months of 2022, Apple's net sales of $117 billion were down 5.5% from the same period last year. Adding a strong healthcare business to the mix could not only complement the Apple Watch but also give the company some serious growth potential.\nApple also has over $51 billion in cash and marketable securities as of the end of 2022, which could put it in an excellent position to invest in a healthcare business, especially with share prices of many growth stocks plummeting over the past year. Fellow tech giant Amazon recently closed on its acquisition of primary care operator 1Life Healthcare, and that cost it a relatively modest $3.9 billion.\nGiven Apple's interest in healthcare, the need for more growth, and valuations being down right now, I wouldn't be surprised if it were the next big tech company to acquire a healthcare business.\nShould you buy Apple's stock?\nApple has a solid business that many investors find attractive. Despite high prices, consumers continue to buy up iPhones and iPads. And even if that does slow down due to a recession this year, that's not a trend that is likely to last given the strong brand loyalty that Apple enjoys.\nWith significant cash on its books and the company generating $97 billion in free cash flow over the trailing 12 months, Apple's business is a solid one to invest in. And if it gets deeper into healthcare, which looks to be what it's doing now, there could be even more potential in the company's future, making it an even better buy. Overall, the stock makes for a good buy now and can be an even better one if it makes a big healthcare acquisition in the future.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. David Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Abbott Laboratories, Amazon.com, and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends DexCom and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has shown an interest in healthcare with its Apple Watch. Adding a strong healthcare business to the mix could not only complement the Apple Watch but also give the company some serious growth potential. Apple also has over $51 billion in cash and marketable securities as of the end of 2022, which could put it in an excellent position to invest in a healthcare business, especially with share prices of many growth stocks plummeting over the past year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has shown an interest in healthcare with its Apple Watch. Apple is working on a glucose monitor According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple may be close to bringing a glucose monitor to market, potentially as part of the Apple Watch. If Apple is indeed close to bringing an Apple Watch to market that tracks blood glucose levels, that could be a game changer for the company.', 'news_article_title': 'Could Apple Be the Next Big Tech Company to Make a Move in Healthcare?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has shown an interest in healthcare with its Apple Watch. Adding a strong healthcare business to the mix could not only complement the Apple Watch but also give the company some serious growth potential. Should you buy Apple's stock?", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has shown an interest in healthcare with its Apple Watch. Apple is working on a glucose monitor According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple may be close to bringing a glucose monitor to market, potentially as part of the Apple Watch. If Apple is indeed close to bringing an Apple Watch to market that tracks blood glucose levels, that could be a game changer for the company.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-paramount-global-and-walt-disney-are-no-brainer-buys-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There's no doubt the market sell-off last year shook investor confidence in a way not seen since the 2008 market crash. After plunging more than 20% from its highs, the blue-chip-heavy S&P 500 index rebounded slightly but remains down around 16% since the beginning of 2022.\nAs with every bear market that has come before, this too shall pass. While there's no certainty where stocks will end up in 2023, betting on the futures of quality companies is a good bet.\nIf you have some extra cash to tuck away for at least five years, let's look at why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA), and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) are relatively safe bets that could deliver satisfactory returns.\nApple\nIf you're looking for a solid long-term investment, look no further than Apple. The stock returned 232% over the past five years, and has already climbed another 14% year to date, pacing well ahead of the broader market.\nApple designs high-quality products that drive consistent customer satisfaction scores and loyalty. It has remained true to Steve Jobs' original vision of tightly integrating hardware and software, which ultimately delivers an experience that customers love. This is why Apple more than doubled its installed base of devices over the last seven years to more than 2 billion.\nThe stock pulled back along with the broader market last year over concerns about supply shortages and how that would impact sales of the iPhone, which generates about half of Apple's revenue. Apple passed with flying colors, with management forecasting accelerating iPhone revenue in the quarter ending in March.\nWhile it's possible a severe recession could pressure sales of iPhones, Apple's brand and growing cash resources make the business too strong to be knocked off course. Impressively, the company's free cash flow roughly doubled to around $100 billion over the last five years. The company is using these resources to not only fund new product development, but also reward shareholders through share repurchases and dividends. Investors can't go wrong holding Apple stock for the long haul.\nParamount Global\nParamount is one of the leading entertainment companies, owning the namesake Paramount Pictures studio, in addition to top TV networks like CBS, Comedy Central, and many others. But recent muted financial results due largely to the weak advertising market and investments to support the company's streaming services sent the stock down 26% over the last year, although it has rebounded 30% year to date.\nRight now there are some negatives weighing on the stock. Most of all, Paramount's TV media revenue fell 7% year over year in the fourth quarter, which offset robust growth in the streaming and film segments. Moreover, Paramount reported a 63% decline in operating profit last year related to content spending to support the growth of Paramount+. This also shows what will send the stock back up.\nParamount will improve its operating profit and free cash flow, but meanwhile the company's market cap (total shares outstanding times the stock price) is sitting at less than five times its previous free cash flow peak from a few years ago. That's an incredible bargain for this top media franchise.\nData by YCharts\nFree cash flow over the last four quarters was negative $139 million. But this has been part of a plan to launch Paramount+, which just completed a record quarter of subscriber gains. Management has stated that 2022 was an investment year, but the focus is to return to positive free cash flow in 2024, which is a catalyst.\nThe market has lost sight of the long-term intrinsic value of Paramount's entertainment properties. When you own an iconic film studio and a deep library of content, including the past year's biggest domestic box office hit with Top Gun: Maverick, good things will happen for patient investors.\nAs Paramount Global marches toward positive free cash flow over the next few years, the payoff could be very rewarding.\nWalt Disney\nDisney owns timeless characters and brands that have been entertaining people for decades. After a decade of great returns for shareholders, the stock didn't have the best outing last year, falling about 44%. But with Disney's streaming business continuing to gain new subscribers and the company's theme parks benefiting from a pickup in travel, the future looks bright for the Magic Kingdom.\nDisney+ core subscriber count ended calendar 2023 at 104 million, excluding the international Hotstar service. That is tremendous growth since the service launched in 2019, thanks to a seemingly never-ending pipeline of Star Wars and Marvel content.\nMeanwhile, Disney's theme parks are performing exceptionally well. The parks, experiences, and products segment reported a 21% year-over-year increase in revenue last quarter. Operating profits grew even faster at 25%, reflecting solid operating leverage and digital initiatives at the parks to improve the guest experience and lift margins.\nDisney has a strong lineup of films and original series this year, including a new Indiana Jones film, The Little Mermaid, and season three of The Mandalorian on Disney+. The recent release of Avatar: The Way of Water was the fourth-biggest launch of all time, bringing in $2.2 billion at the box office. Disney is wasting no time capitalizing on Avatar's popularity by announcing a new Avatar experience coming to Disneyland.\nDisney has been turning success at the box office into a lucrative stream of revenue for decades. It has literally thousands of characters across all its franchises that it can mine for years of entertainment. With the stock trading about 50% off its highs, now is a great time to buy the stock before the market changes its mind.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJohn Ballard has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "If you have some extra cash to tuck away for at least five years, let's look at why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA), and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) are relatively safe bets that could deliver satisfactory returns. The stock pulled back along with the broader market last year over concerns about supply shortages and how that would impact sales of the iPhone, which generates about half of Apple's revenue. When you own an iconic film studio and a deep library of content, including the past year's biggest domestic box office hit with Top Gun: Maverick, good things will happen for patient investors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "If you have some extra cash to tuck away for at least five years, let's look at why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA), and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) are relatively safe bets that could deliver satisfactory returns. Paramount will improve its operating profit and free cash flow, but meanwhile the company's market cap (total shares outstanding times the stock price) is sitting at less than five times its previous free cash flow peak from a few years ago. As Paramount Global marches toward positive free cash flow over the next few years, the payoff could be very rewarding.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple, Paramount Global, and Walt Disney Are No-Brainer Buys Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "If you have some extra cash to tuck away for at least five years, let's look at why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA), and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) are relatively safe bets that could deliver satisfactory returns. Walt Disney Disney owns timeless characters and brands that have been entertaining people for decades. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 John Ballard has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.", 'news_textrank_summary': "If you have some extra cash to tuck away for at least five years, let's look at why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA), and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) are relatively safe bets that could deliver satisfactory returns. But recent muted financial results due largely to the weak advertising market and investments to support the company's streaming services sent the stock down 26% over the last year, although it has rebounded 30% year to date. Paramount will improve its operating profit and free cash flow, but meanwhile the company's market cap (total shares outstanding times the stock price) is sitting at less than five times its previous free cash flow peak from a few years ago."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-blocks-update-to-email-app-with-chatgpt-tech-wsj', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "March 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has delayed the approval of an update to an email app with AI-powered tools due to worries that it may generate inappropriate content for children, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing communications between the iPhone maker and the app developer.\nAn update to the email app, BlueMail, which uses a customized version of OpenAI's GPT-3 language model, was blocked last week, Ben Volach, co-founder of BlueMail developer Blix Inc, told the Journal.\nBlix and Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.\nOpenAI's ChatGPT, which can generate content in response to user prompts, has captivated the tech industry.\nMicrosoft MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google both announced their own AI chatbots earlier in February.\nWhile AI-powered chatbots are a nascent field, early search results and conversations have made headlines with their unpredictability.\n(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)\n(([email protected]; https://twitter.com/hoodieonveshti;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "March 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has delayed the approval of an update to an email app with AI-powered tools due to worries that it may generate inappropriate content for children, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing communications between the iPhone maker and the app developer. OpenAI's ChatGPT, which can generate content in response to user prompts, has captivated the tech industry. While AI-powered chatbots are a nascent field, early search results and conversations have made headlines with their unpredictability.", 'news_luhn_summary': "March 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has delayed the approval of an update to an email app with AI-powered tools due to worries that it may generate inappropriate content for children, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing communications between the iPhone maker and the app developer. An update to the email app, BlueMail, which uses a customized version of OpenAI's GPT-3 language model, was blocked last week, Ben Volach, co-founder of BlueMail developer Blix Inc, told the Journal. While AI-powered chatbots are a nascent field, early search results and conversations have made headlines with their unpredictability.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple blocks update to email app with ChatGPT tech - WSJ', 'news_lexrank_summary': "March 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has delayed the approval of an update to an email app with AI-powered tools due to worries that it may generate inappropriate content for children, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing communications between the iPhone maker and the app developer. An update to the email app, BlueMail, which uses a customized version of OpenAI's GPT-3 language model, was blocked last week, Ben Volach, co-founder of BlueMail developer Blix Inc, told the Journal. Blix and Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.", 'news_textrank_summary': "March 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has delayed the approval of an update to an email app with AI-powered tools due to worries that it may generate inappropriate content for children, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing communications between the iPhone maker and the app developer. An update to the email app, BlueMail, which uses a customized version of OpenAI's GPT-3 language model, was blocked last week, Ben Volach, co-founder of BlueMail developer Blix Inc, told the Journal. (Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty) (([email protected]; https://twitter.com/hoodieonveshti;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 143.89999389648438, 'high': 146.7100067138672, 'open': 144.3800048828125, 'close': 145.91000366210938, 'ema_50': 145.28806404755508, 'rsi_14': 37.98452535145461, 'target': 151.02999877929688, 'volume': 52238100.0, 'ema_200': 147.66901405917042, 'adj_close': 145.32052612304688, 'rsi_lag_1': 34.32907307791095, 'rsi_lag_2': 33.33335675074923, 'rsi_lag_3': 42.10526981428925, 'rsi_lag_4': 34.83848205742267, 'rsi_lag_5': 47.33880773370577, 'macd_lag_1': 1.2381051384700186, 'macd_lag_2': 1.678721360837244, 'macd_lag_3': 2.0028713161430574, 'macd_lag_4': 2.335545144711631, 'macd_lag_5': 2.849385486496857, 'macd_12_26_9': 0.9266472729246686, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.19355695262605}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 19.549999237060547, 'Date': '2023-03-02', 'High': 21.420000076293945, 'Open': 21.40999984741211, 'Close': 19.59000015258789, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-02', 'Adj Close': 19.59000015258789}, {'Low': 1.0583466291427612, 'Date': '2023-03-02', 'High': 1.067270040512085, 'Open': 1.066894292831421, 'Close': 1.066894292831421, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-02', 'Adj Close': 1.066894292831421}, {'Low': 1.1927623748779297, 'Date': '2023-03-02', 'High': 1.2036300897598269, 'Open': 1.2030364274978638, 'Close': 1.2029930353164673, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-02', 'Adj Close': 1.2029930353164673}, {'Low': 6.868000030517578, 'Date': '2023-03-02', 'High': 6.917200088500977, 'Open': 6.868000030517578, 'Close': 6.868000030517578, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-02', 'Adj Close': 6.868000030517578}, {'Low': 77.2300033569336, 'Date': '2023-03-02', 'High': 78.58999633789062, 'Open': 77.73999786376953, 'Close': 78.16000366210938, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 260331, 'date_str': '2023-03-02', 'Adj Close': 78.16000366210938}, {'Low': 0.6708298325538635, 'Date': '2023-03-02', 'High': 0.6765899658203125, 'Open': 0.6759798526763916, 'Close': 0.6759798526763916, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-02', 'Adj Close': 0.6759798526763916}, {'Low': 4.044000148773193, 'Date': '2023-03-02', 'High': 4.091000080108643, 'Open': 4.050000190734863, 'Close': 4.072999954223633, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-02', 'Adj Close': 4.072999954223633}, {'Low': 136.08799743652344, 'Date': '2023-03-02', 'High': 137.06500244140625, 'Open': 136.19400024414062, 'Close': 136.19400024414062, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-02', 'Adj Close': 136.19400024414062}, {'Low': 104.38999938964844, 'Date': '2023-03-02', 'High': 105.18000030517578, 'Open': 104.38999938964844, 'Close': 105.02999877929688, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-02', 'Adj Close': 105.02999877929688}, {'Low': 1830.0, 'Date': '2023-03-02', 'High': 1836.300048828125, 'Open': 1830.0, 'Close': 1833.5, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 154, 'date_str': '2023-03-02', 'Adj Close': 1833.5}]}
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{'date': '2023-03-03', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ai-stocks-surge-as-investors-bet-on-growth-prospects', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Updates prices to open; adds details, comments\nMarch 3 (Reuters) - Shares of artificial intelligence-based (AI) product makers zoomed on Friday, as a strong forecast from retail darling C3.ai Inc AI.N amplified an ongoing euphoria in the segment driven by the launch of OpenAI\'s ChatGPT.\nC3.a1 forecast better-than-expected revenue and profit for both the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023, after its third-quarter results topped Wall Street estimates.\nShares of the AI software provider were up 16% at $24.80, and were one of the top five trending stocks on StockTwits. If the gains hold, the stock is set to notch its strongest one-day gain in a month.\n"The company is starting to gain momentum in building significant enterprise opportunities in its pipeline with its suite of innovative enterprise AI solutions," said Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives.\nThe firm\'s aim to turn cash positive and adjusted profitable by the end of fiscal year 2024 also boosted the stock, but Ives believes the execution of these ambitions is key to regain the Street\'s confidence heading into 2023.\nRetail investors have flocked to small-cap firms building AI tools as companies such as Google-parent Alphabet Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O have locked horns to make AI the next big growth driver.\nMicrosoft\'s investment in OpenAI\'s ChatGPT boosted AI firms\' popularity further. Chatbots like the ChatGPT are software applications that aim to mimic human conversation using artificial intelligence.\nOther major AI stocks also surged on Friday with BigBear.ai BBAI.N, conversation intelligence firm SoundHound AI SOUN.O, and Thailand\'s security firm Guardforce AI GFAI.O jumping between 5% and 20%.\nSo far this year, these stocks, including C3.ai, have surged 33.9%-321.6%, as of the previous day\'s close.\n"AI could become the new gold rush on Wall Street," said Adam Sarhan, chief executive officer of 50 Park Investments in Florida.\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh Venkateshwaran)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Retail investors have flocked to small-cap firms building AI tools as companies such as Google-parent Alphabet Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O have locked horns to make AI the next big growth driver. Updates prices to open; adds details, comments March 3 (Reuters) - Shares of artificial intelligence-based (AI) product makers zoomed on Friday, as a strong forecast from retail darling C3.ai Inc AI.N amplified an ongoing euphoria in the segment driven by the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT. C3.a1 forecast better-than-expected revenue and profit for both the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023, after its third-quarter results topped Wall Street estimates.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Retail investors have flocked to small-cap firms building AI tools as companies such as Google-parent Alphabet Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O have locked horns to make AI the next big growth driver. The firm's aim to turn cash positive and adjusted profitable by the end of fiscal year 2024 also boosted the stock, but Ives believes the execution of these ambitions is key to regain the Street's confidence heading into 2023. Microsoft's investment in OpenAI's ChatGPT boosted AI firms' popularity further.", 'news_article_title': 'AI stocks surge as investors bet on growth prospects', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Retail investors have flocked to small-cap firms building AI tools as companies such as Google-parent Alphabet Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O have locked horns to make AI the next big growth driver. The firm's aim to turn cash positive and adjusted profitable by the end of fiscal year 2024 also boosted the stock, but Ives believes the execution of these ambitions is key to regain the Street's confidence heading into 2023. Microsoft's investment in OpenAI's ChatGPT boosted AI firms' popularity further.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Retail investors have flocked to small-cap firms building AI tools as companies such as Google-parent Alphabet Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O have locked horns to make AI the next big growth driver. The firm's aim to turn cash positive and adjusted profitable by the end of fiscal year 2024 also boosted the stock, but Ives believes the execution of these ambitions is key to regain the Street's confidence heading into 2023. Other major AI stocks also surged on Friday with BigBear.ai BBAI.N, conversation intelligence firm SoundHound AI SOUN.O, and Thailand's security firm Guardforce AI GFAI.O jumping between 5% and 20%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-climbs-as-yields-pull-back', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\nMarch 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday as Treasury yields took a breather from a week-long rally that was sparked by worries that the Federal Reserve would keep interest rates higher for longer to tame stubborn inflation.\nWall Street indexes have had a volatile start to March after the latest economic data pointed to rising raw material costs and a resilient labor market, while signaling that the U.S. central bank was yet to see the desired impact of its policy tightening measures on inflation.\nThe U.S. 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR fell on Friday after touching a four-month high in the previous session but stayed above the 4% level. US/\n"What is driving the optimism despite the new data we received in contrast to January is investors are still open for the next Fed meeting to come up with a 25 basis point hike," said Guido Petrelli, chief executive officer of Merlin Investor.\nOffering respite to stock markets on Thursday, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said the impact of higher rates on the economy might only begin to "bite" in earnest this spring, an argument for the Fed to stick with "steady" quarter-point rate increases.\nHawkish comments from Fed policymakers and recent economic data have pushed traders to price in at least three more 25 basis point rate hikes this year and see interest rates peaking at 5.43% by September from the current 4.66%. FEDWATCH\nThe odds of a bigger 50 basis point rate hike in March stood at just 20% but investors are awaiting monthly payrolls and consumer prices data to see if the Fed will go big later this month.\nThe Institute for Supply Management\'s survey, due at 10:00 a.m. ET, is expected to show that a gauge of services sector activity in February eased to 54.5 in February from 55.2 in January.\nCentral bank officials including Bostic and Fed Dallas President Lorie Logan are scheduled to speak later in the day.\nNine of the 11 major S&P sectors were higher, with communication services .SPLRCL and technology .SPLRCT indexes leading gains.\nDell Technologies Inc DELL.N slipped 0.9% after it forecast current-quarter revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates, hit by an ongoing demand slump in its PC business.\nMarvell Technology Inc MRVL.O slid 9% after the semiconductor maker reported lower-than-expected first-quarter profit and forecasts revenue below analysts\' estimates.\nHewlett Packard Enterprise HPE.N rose 2.1% after the laptop maker gave an upbeat full-year earnings forecast.\nBroadcom Inc AVGO.O rose 4.3% after the chipmaker forecast second-quarter revenue above analysts\' estimates as increased investments in AI spurred demand for chips.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.98-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 1.67-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 14 new 52-week highs and two new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 36 new highs and 18 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A March 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday as Treasury yields took a breather from a week-long rally that was sparked by worries that the Federal Reserve would keep interest rates higher for longer to tame stubborn inflation. Wall Street indexes have had a volatile start to March after the latest economic data pointed to rising raw material costs and a resilient labor market, while signaling that the U.S. central bank was yet to see the desired impact of its policy tightening measures on inflation. Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N slipped 0.9% after it forecast current-quarter revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates, hit by an ongoing demand slump in its PC business.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Offering respite to stock markets on Thursday, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said the impact of higher rates on the economy might only begin to "bite" in earnest this spring, an argument for the Fed to stick with "steady" quarter-point rate increases. FEDWATCH The odds of a bigger 50 basis point rate hike in March stood at just 20% but investors are awaiting monthly payrolls and consumer prices data to see if the Fed will go big later this month. Marvell Technology Inc MRVL.O slid 9% after the semiconductor maker reported lower-than-expected first-quarter profit and forecasts revenue below analysts\' estimates.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street climbs as yields pull back', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR fell on Friday after touching a four-month high in the previous session but stayed above the 4% level. Hawkish comments from Fed policymakers and recent economic data have pushed traders to price in at least three more 25 basis point rate hikes this year and see interest rates peaking at 5.43% by September from the current 4.66%. Marvell Technology Inc MRVL.O slid 9% after the semiconductor maker reported lower-than-expected first-quarter profit and forecasts revenue below analysts' estimates.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A March 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday as Treasury yields took a breather from a week-long rally that was sparked by worries that the Federal Reserve would keep interest rates higher for longer to tame stubborn inflation. Offering respite to stock markets on Thursday, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said the impact of higher rates on the economy might only begin to "bite" in earnest this spring, an argument for the Fed to stick with "steady" quarter-point rate increases. Hawkish comments from Fed policymakers and recent economic data have pushed traders to price in at least three more 25 basis point rate hikes this year and see interest rates peaking at 5.43% by September from the current 4.66%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-trv-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Friday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.0%. Year to date, Apple registers a 14.5% gain.\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies, trading down 0.8%. Travelers Companies is lower by about 3.0% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are Dow, trading down 0.8%, and Cisco Systems, trading up 1.4% on the day.\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: TRV, AAPL\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "VIDEO: Dow Movers: TRV, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Friday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.0%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies, trading down 0.8%.", 'news_luhn_summary': "VIDEO: Dow Movers: TRV, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Friday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.0%. Year to date, Apple registers a 14.5% gain.", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: TRV, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Movers: TRV, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies, trading down 0.8%. Travelers Companies is lower by about 3.0% looking at the year to date performance.', 'news_textrank_summary': "VIDEO: Dow Movers: TRV, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Friday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.0%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies, trading down 0.8%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-shares-were-higher-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were up by 2.6% by 11 a.m. ET today. The rise comes after Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) analyst Erik Woodring raised his price target from $175 to $180, highlighting five catalysts for the stock:\nIncreasing iPhone demand\nAccelerating services growth\nNew product launches\nRecord gross margins\nA potential iPhone subscription\nSo what\nWhile increasing demand for iPhones, the success of new product launches, and the iPhone subscription service are subject to debate, it\'s beyond doubt that Apple has a significant opportunity to grow services revenue and improve gross margin.\nFor example, while reported services growth was just 6% in the last quarter, Apple was hit with adverse foreign exchange movements. Nevertheless, on a constant currency basis, services revenue grew by 13%, easily in line with Woodring\'s expectation for double-digit services growth in 2023.\nOn its recentearnings call chief financial officer Luca Maestri said that Apple\'s "installed base of active devices grew double digits and achieved all-time records in each geographic segment and in each major product category." With over 2 billion active devices, the company has ample opportunity to grow service revenue into that installed base.\nGiven that its services gross margin is nearly 71% compared to its products\' gross margin of about 37%, the opportunity to expand margins by growing services revenue is clear.\nNow what\nApple is growing its services revenue at an impressive rate, and the company has an underlying opportunity from increasing market share in international markets. An iPhone subscription service is highly likely to help the company to at least maintain its dominant market position.\nThat said, the key to the investment case is, as ever, the success of growing product sales, particularly the iPhone. If that goes to plan, then all the other catalysts mentioned by Woodring will come into play, potentially leading to a significant upside for the stock.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nLee Samaha has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were up by 2.6% by 11 a.m. On its recentearnings call chief financial officer Luca Maestri said that Apple\'s "installed base of active devices grew double digits and achieved all-time records in each geographic segment and in each major product category." With over 2 billion active devices, the company has ample opportunity to grow service revenue into that installed base.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were up by 2.6% by 11 a.m. The rise comes after Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) analyst Erik Woodring raised his price target from $175 to $180, highlighting five catalysts for the stock: Increasing iPhone demand Accelerating services growth New product launches Record gross margins A potential iPhone subscription So what While increasing demand for iPhones, the success of new product launches, and the iPhone subscription service are subject to debate, it\'s beyond doubt that Apple has a significant opportunity to grow services revenue and improve gross margin. On its recentearnings call chief financial officer Luca Maestri said that Apple\'s "installed base of active devices grew double digits and achieved all-time records in each geographic segment and in each major product category."', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Shares Were Higher Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were up by 2.6% by 11 a.m. The rise comes after Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) analyst Erik Woodring raised his price target from $175 to $180, highlighting five catalysts for the stock: Increasing iPhone demand Accelerating services growth New product launches Record gross margins A potential iPhone subscription So what While increasing demand for iPhones, the success of new product launches, and the iPhone subscription service are subject to debate, it's beyond doubt that Apple has a significant opportunity to grow services revenue and improve gross margin. Now what Apple is growing its services revenue at an impressive rate, and the company has an underlying opportunity from increasing market share in international markets.", 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were up by 2.6% by 11 a.m. The rise comes after Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) analyst Erik Woodring raised his price target from $175 to $180, highlighting five catalysts for the stock: Increasing iPhone demand Accelerating services growth New product launches Record gross margins A potential iPhone subscription So what While increasing demand for iPhones, the success of new product launches, and the iPhone subscription service are subject to debate, it's beyond doubt that Apple has a significant opportunity to grow services revenue and improve gross margin. Given that its services gross margin is nearly 71% compared to its products' gross margin of about 37%, the opportunity to expand margins by growing services revenue is clear."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guide-to-artificial-intelligence-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly gaining precedence in our daily life. The pandemic-driven stay-at-home trend made these more important as we have become more dependent on technology. The growing accessibility and falling costs are also making the space more demanding and lucrative.\nThe global artificial intelligence market size was valued at $136.55 billion in 2022 and is projected to witness a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37.3% from 2023 to 2030, per Grand View Research.The recent success of ChatGPT also made the space even more intriguing. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched in November 2022.\nIt is constructed on top of OpenAI\'s GPT-3 family of large language models and has been modified further using both supervised and reinforcement learning techniques. OpenAI has now been working on a more powerful version of the ChatGPT system called GPT-4, which is set to be released in 2023.\nWorldwide revenues for the AI market were $383.3 billion in 2021, up 20.7% year over year, per IDC. Notably, IDC expects the AI market value to have reached about $450 billion in 2022 and maintain a year-over-year growth rate in the high teens throughout the five-year forecast.\nHow Hot Is Artificial Intelligence as an Investing Area?\nArtificial intelligence can transform the productivity and GDP potential of the global economy, per a PWC article. PWC’s research reveals that 45% of total economic gains by 2030 will come from product enhancements, boosting consumer demand. This will be possible because AI will bring about product variety, with increased personalization and affordability. The maximum economic benefit from AI will be in China (26% boost to GDP in 2030) and North America (14.5% boost), per PWC.\nArk Investment Management founder Cathie Wood also sees it as a fast-growing area. “We were assuming that in the next 10 years, artificial intelligence would deliver, in the enterprise software space, a market cap opportunity of $30 trillion,” the star stockpicker said at a Milken Institute conference last month. “Our new number is $80 trillion,” per Cathie Wood, as quoted on a MoneyWise article.\nBig Techs Foraying Into A.I. With Full Force\nMicrosoft MSFT is investing billions into OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, and launched its new AI-powered Bing search and Edge browser. CEO Satya Nadella told CNBC that AI is the biggest thing to have happened to the company in the nine years since he took over (read: ChatGPT & AI Mania: Stocks & ETFs in Focus).\nAlphabet GOOGL, which has invested heavily in AI and machine learning over the past few years, rushed to roll out its chatbot competitor BARD. However, BARD failed to see initial success as it gave inaccurate information. Meta Platform is releasing a new AI tool LLaMA. Baidu BIDU revealed its plan to launch ChatGPT-style ‘Ernie Bot’ in early Feb.\nApple AAPL and Amazon AMZN also have enormous roles to play in the field, according to Wedbush, as quoted on Fortune. In a nutshell, the AI war among tech behemoths is heating up as generative technologies capture investors’ attention.\nNot only these big techs, there are many small-scale A.I. companies that could be tapped at a go with the ETF approach. Against this backdrop, below, we highlight a few artificial intelligence ETFs that are great bets now.\nETFs in Detail\nAI Powered Equity ETF AIEQ\nThe first actively managed ETF to fully utilize artificial intelligence as a method for stock selection. The $120.3-million fund charges 75 bps in fees. The fund holds 141 stocks in total. Novavax (4.75%), Oracle (4.69%) and Citigroup (3.90%) hold the top three positions.\nThe ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF ROBO\nThe ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF is the first in the space, following the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index, which measures the performance of companies that derive a portion of revenues and profits from robotics-related or automation-related products or services. The fund has an asset base of $1.31 billion.\nROBO invests in about 80 global companies that are driving transformative innovations in robotics, automation, and AI. No stock accounts for more than 2.16% of the fund. The fund ROBO charges 95 bps in fees.\nThe Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF BOTZ\nThe Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF is the largest product in the space, with more than $1.52 billion in assets. The fund follows the Indxx Global Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic Index invests in companies that potentially stand to benefit from increased adoption and utilization of robotics and artificial intelligence, including those involved with industrial robotics and automation, non-industrial robots, and autonomous vehicles.\nIntuitive Surgical (10.15%), ABB LTD (9.84%) and KEYENCE (9.37%) get the highest allocations in the portfolio of BOTZ. The fund charges 68 bps in fees.\n iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF IRBO\niShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF has amassed about $275.6 million in assets. IRBO is the cheapest product in the space charging only 47 bps in fees. iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF follows an equal-weighted index. No stock makes up more than 1.62% of the fund.\nFirst Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF ROBT\nThe First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF follows the underlying Nasdaq CTA Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Index, which is designed to track the performance of companies engaged in Artificial intelligence, robotics and automation. The $213.3-million-fund follows a modified equal-weighted index. The 113-stock fund ROBT charges 65 bps in fees. No stock accounts for more than 2.69% of the fund.\n\n Zacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBaidu, Inc. (BIDU) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO): ETF Research Reports\nGlobal X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ): ETF Research Reports\nAI Powered Equity ETF (AIEQ): ETF Research Reports\nFirst Trust NASDAQ Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (ROBT): ETF Research Reports\niShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF (IRBO): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Baidu BIDU revealed its plan to launch ChatGPT-style ‘Ernie Bot’ in early Feb. Apple AAPL and Amazon AMZN also have enormous roles to play in the field, according to Wedbush, as quoted on Fortune. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO): ETF Research Reports Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ): ETF Research Reports AI Powered Equity ETF (AIEQ): ETF Research Reports First Trust NASDAQ Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (ROBT): ETF Research Reports iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF (IRBO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The global artificial intelligence market size was valued at $136.55 billion in 2022 and is projected to witness a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37.3% from 2023 to 2030, per Grand View Research.The recent success of ChatGPT also made the space even more intriguing.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO): ETF Research Reports Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ): ETF Research Reports AI Powered Equity ETF (AIEQ): ETF Research Reports First Trust NASDAQ Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (ROBT): ETF Research Reports iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF (IRBO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Baidu BIDU revealed its plan to launch ChatGPT-style ‘Ernie Bot’ in early Feb. Apple AAPL and Amazon AMZN also have enormous roles to play in the field, according to Wedbush, as quoted on Fortune. iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF IRBO iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF has amassed about $275.6 million in assets.', 'news_article_title': 'Guide to Artificial Intelligence ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Baidu BIDU revealed its plan to launch ChatGPT-style ‘Ernie Bot’ in early Feb. Apple AAPL and Amazon AMZN also have enormous roles to play in the field, according to Wedbush, as quoted on Fortune. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO): ETF Research Reports Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ): ETF Research Reports AI Powered Equity ETF (AIEQ): ETF Research Reports First Trust NASDAQ Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (ROBT): ETF Research Reports iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF (IRBO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Worldwide revenues for the AI market were $383.3 billion in 2021, up 20.7% year over year, per IDC.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO): ETF Research Reports Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ): ETF Research Reports AI Powered Equity ETF (AIEQ): ETF Research Reports First Trust NASDAQ Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (ROBT): ETF Research Reports iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF (IRBO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Baidu BIDU revealed its plan to launch ChatGPT-style ‘Ernie Bot’ in early Feb. Apple AAPL and Amazon AMZN also have enormous roles to play in the field, according to Wedbush, as quoted on Fortune. The Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF BOTZ The Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF is the largest product in the space, with more than $1.52 billion in assets.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-rallies-on-course-for-weekly-gains-as-treasury-yields-dip', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Culp\nNEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street advanced on Friday near the close of an up-and-down week, as U.S. Treasury yields eased and economic data helped investors look past the growing likelihood that the Federal Reserve will keep its restrictive policy in place for longer than anticipated.\nAll three U.S. stock indexes were positive, led by the tech-laden Nasdaq, which was given a solid boost by market leading, interest rate sensitive megacaps. U.S. Treasury yields eased in the wake of comments from Fed officials that calmed fears over inflation and interest rates.\nFor the week, the indexes appear to be on track to notch gains, with the S&P snapping a three-week losing streak and the Dow enjoying its first weekly gain since late January.\nThe week also saw the benchmark S&P 500 break through its 50- and 200-day moving averages, two closely watched technical levels.\n"You have a market that\'s oversold, that traded down to major support levels and it’s above the resistance level of the 50" day moving average, said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth in Fairfield, Connecticut. "It’s an indication that a shift is transpiring. And a lot of people are suspect of it, but they don\'t want to be left behind."\nEconomic data released on Friday showed steady demand for services, with purchasing managers\' indexes (PMI) from the Institute for Supply Management and S&P Global indicating that activity in the sector continues to expand even as input prices cool.\n"Nothing indicates we\'re going off a cliff," Pavlik added. "The employment market is still very strong and the data this morning points to a soft landing."\nAt 1:56PM ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 279.29 points, or 0.85%, to 33,282.86, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 51.18 points, or 1.29%, to 4,032.53 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 189.80 points, or 1.66%, to 11,652.78.\nAmong the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500, all but consumer staples .SPLRCS were in positive territory, with communication services .SPLRCL and consumer discretionary .SPLRCD enjoying the largest percentage gains.\nFourth-quarter earnings season is on the final stretch, with all but seven of the companies in the S&P 500 having reported. Results for the quarter have beaten consensus estimates 68% of the time, according to Refinitiv.\nStill, on aggregate, analysts believe S&P 500 earnings will have fallen 3.2% in the fourth quarter compared to the prior year, and expect negative year-on-year numbers for the first two quarters of 2023. This would imply the S&P 500 entered a three-quarter earnings recession in the closing months of 2022, per Refinitiv.\nApple Inc AAPL.O jumped 2.9% after Morgan Stanley said the stock could rally more than 20% this year on a potential hardware subscription.\nBroadcom Inc AVGO.O advanced 5.5% after the chipmaker forecast second-quarter revenue above analysts\' estimates as increased investments in AI spurred demand for chips.\nAmong losers, Costco Wholesale Corp COST.O slipped 2.8% on the heels of its revenue miss, as high inflation dampened consumer demand.\nChipmaker Marvell Technology Inc MRVL.O slid 6.3% in the wake of the company\'s quarterly profit miss and disappointing revenue forecast.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 4.63-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.33-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 21 new 52-week highs and two new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 73 new highs and 49 new lows.\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6076;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O jumped 2.9% after Morgan Stanley said the stock could rally more than 20% this year on a potential hardware subscription. By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street advanced on Friday near the close of an up-and-down week, as U.S. Treasury yields eased and economic data helped investors look past the growing likelihood that the Federal Reserve will keep its restrictive policy in place for longer than anticipated. All three U.S. stock indexes were positive, led by the tech-laden Nasdaq, which was given a solid boost by market leading, interest rate sensitive megacaps.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O jumped 2.9% after Morgan Stanley said the stock could rally more than 20% this year on a potential hardware subscription. By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street advanced on Friday near the close of an up-and-down week, as U.S. Treasury yields eased and economic data helped investors look past the growing likelihood that the Federal Reserve will keep its restrictive policy in place for longer than anticipated. At 1:56PM ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 279.29 points, or 0.85%, to 33,282.86, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 51.18 points, or 1.29%, to 4,032.53 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 189.80 points, or 1.66%, to 11,652.78.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street rallies, on course for weekly gains as Treasury yields dip', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O jumped 2.9% after Morgan Stanley said the stock could rally more than 20% this year on a potential hardware subscription. U.S. Treasury yields eased in the wake of comments from Fed officials that calmed fears over inflation and interest rates. Results for the quarter have beaten consensus estimates 68% of the time, according to Refinitiv.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O jumped 2.9% after Morgan Stanley said the stock could rally more than 20% this year on a potential hardware subscription. By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street advanced on Friday near the close of an up-and-down week, as U.S. Treasury yields eased and economic data helped investors look past the growing likelihood that the Federal Reserve will keep its restrictive policy in place for longer than anticipated. Economic data released on Friday showed steady demand for services, with purchasing managers' indexes (PMI) from the Institute for Supply Management and S&P Global indicating that activity in the sector continues to expand even as input prices cool."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-closes-sharply-higher-notches-weekly-gains-as-treasury-yields-ease-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Culp\nNEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Friday to end a volatile week, as U.S. Treasury yields eased and economic data helped investors look past the growing likelihood that the Federal Reserve will have to keep its restrictive policy in place until late in the year.\nAll three major U.S. stock indexes surged more than 1%, with the tech-laden Nasdaq climbing close to 2% with a boost from interest rate sensitive megacaps. U.S. Treasury yields eased in the wake of comments from Fed officials that calmed fears over inflation and interest rates.\nFor the week, the indexes notched gains, with the S&P snapping a three-week losing streak and the Dow, returning to positive territory year-to-date, enjoyed its first weekly advance since late January.\nThe week also saw the benchmark S&P 500 break through its 50- and 200-day moving averages, two closely watched technical levels.\n"It’s an indication that a shift is transpiring," said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth in Fairfield, Connecticut. "And a lot of people are suspect of it, but they don\'t want to be left behind."\nEconomic data released on Friday showed steady demand for services, with purchasing managers\' indexes (PMI) from the Institute for Supply Management and S&P Global indicating that activity in the sector continues to expand even as input prices cool.\n"Investors saw what they wanted in the ISM data, which was basically healthy growth with slowing prices," Carter added. "It suggests they are willing to stay on the plane as they are less worried about the landing."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIrose 387.4 points, or 1.17%, to 33,390.97, the S&P 500 .SPXgained 64.29 points, or 1.61%, to 4,045.64 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXICadded 226.02 points, or 1.97%, to 11,689.01.\nAll 11 major sectors of the S&P 500 ended the session green, with tech .SPLRCT and consumer discretionary .SPLRCD enjoying the largest percentage gains.\nFourth-quarter earnings season is on the final stretch, with all but seven of the companies in the S&P 500 having reported. Results for the quarter have beaten consensus estimates 68% of the time, according to Refinitiv.\nStill, on aggregate, analysts believe S&P 500 earnings will have fallen 3.2% in the fourth quarter compared to the prior year, and expect negative year-on-year numbers for the first two quarters of 2023. This would imply the S&P 500 entered a three-quarter earnings recession in the closing months of 2022, per Refinitiv.\nApple Inc AAPL.O jumped 3.5% after Morgan Stanley said the stock could rally more than 20% this year on a potential hardware subscription.\nBroadcom Inc AVGO.O advanced 5.7% after the chipmaker forecast second-quarter revenue above analysts\' estimates as increased investments in AI spurred demand for chips.\nAmong losers, Costco Wholesale Corp COST.O slipped 2.1% on the heels of its revenue miss, as high inflation dampened consumer demand.\nChipmaker Marvell Technology Inc MRVL.O slid 4.7% in the wake of the company\'s quarterly profit miss and disappointing revenue forecast.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 4.54-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.36-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 23 new 52-week highs and 2 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 79 new highs and 57 new lows.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 10.83 billion shares, compared with the 11.10 billion average over the last 20 trading days.\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6076;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O jumped 3.5% after Morgan Stanley said the stock could rally more than 20% this year on a potential hardware subscription. By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Friday to end a volatile week, as U.S. Treasury yields eased and economic data helped investors look past the growing likelihood that the Federal Reserve will have to keep its restrictive policy in place until late in the year. All three major U.S. stock indexes surged more than 1%, with the tech-laden Nasdaq climbing close to 2% with a boost from interest rate sensitive megacaps.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O jumped 3.5% after Morgan Stanley said the stock could rally more than 20% this year on a potential hardware subscription. By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Friday to end a volatile week, as U.S. Treasury yields eased and economic data helped investors look past the growing likelihood that the Federal Reserve will have to keep its restrictive policy in place until late in the year. Broadcom Inc AVGO.O advanced 5.7% after the chipmaker forecast second-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates as increased investments in AI spurred demand for chips.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street closes sharply higher, notches weekly gains as Treasury yields ease', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O jumped 3.5% after Morgan Stanley said the stock could rally more than 20% this year on a potential hardware subscription. U.S. Treasury yields eased in the wake of comments from Fed officials that calmed fears over inflation and interest rates. Results for the quarter have beaten consensus estimates 68% of the time, according to Refinitiv.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O jumped 3.5% after Morgan Stanley said the stock could rally more than 20% this year on a potential hardware subscription. By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Friday to end a volatile week, as U.S. Treasury yields eased and economic data helped investors look past the growing likelihood that the Federal Reserve will have to keep its restrictive policy in place until late in the year. For the week, the indexes notched gains, with the S&P snapping a three-week losing streak and the Dow, returning to positive territory year-to-date, enjoyed its first weekly advance since late January.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-cloud-chief-abbott-to-step-down-in-april-bloomberg-news', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds background\nMarch 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O top executive Michael Abbott, who is in charge of cloud services, is leaving the company in April, Bloomberg News reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter.\nThe iPhone maker did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.\nAbbott, who joined Apple in 2018, heads the iCloud service and is in charge of the platform that powers features such as Emergency SOS and Find My on iPhones as well as new features including iCloud data encryption.\nHe previously held top roles at Twitter and Palm, and was a partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins.\nJeff Robbin, long-time Apple engineer, will take on Abbott's responsibilities, Bloomberg News reported.\nEarlier this year, Insider reported that vice president of services Peter Stern, who oversaw an expansion of Apple's paid subscription businesses, particularly its television offering Apple TV+, would be leaving the company.\nShares in Apple were up about 3.4% in afternoon trading.\n(Reporting by Leroy Leo and Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)\n(([email protected] ; Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeroyLeo7;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Adds background March 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O top executive Michael Abbott, who is in charge of cloud services, is leaving the company in April, Bloomberg News reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter. He previously held top roles at Twitter and Palm, and was a partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins. Jeff Robbin, long-time Apple engineer, will take on Abbott's responsibilities, Bloomberg News reported.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Adds background March 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O top executive Michael Abbott, who is in charge of cloud services, is leaving the company in April, Bloomberg News reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter. Abbott, who joined Apple in 2018, heads the iCloud service and is in charge of the platform that powers features such as Emergency SOS and Find My on iPhones as well as new features including iCloud data encryption. Jeff Robbin, long-time Apple engineer, will take on Abbott's responsibilities, Bloomberg News reported.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple cloud chief Abbott to step down in April - Bloomberg News', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Adds background March 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O top executive Michael Abbott, who is in charge of cloud services, is leaving the company in April, Bloomberg News reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter. The iPhone maker did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Abbott, who joined Apple in 2018, heads the iCloud service and is in charge of the platform that powers features such as Emergency SOS and Find My on iPhones as well as new features including iCloud data encryption.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Adds background March 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O top executive Michael Abbott, who is in charge of cloud services, is leaving the company in April, Bloomberg News reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter. Abbott, who joined Apple in 2018, heads the iCloud service and is in charge of the platform that powers features such as Emergency SOS and Find My on iPhones as well as new features including iCloud data encryption. Earlier this year, Insider reported that vice president of services Peter Stern, who oversaw an expansion of Apple's paid subscription businesses, particularly its television offering Apple TV+, would be leaving the company."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-closes-sharply-higher-notches-weekly-gains-as-treasury-yields-ease', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Culp\nNEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Friday to end a volatile week, as U.S. Treasury yields eased and economic data helped investors look past the growing likelihood that the Federal Reserve will keep its restrictive policy in place for longer than anticipated.\nAll three major U.S. stock indexes gained, led by the tech-laden Nasdaq, which climbed close to 2% and got a boost from interest rate sensitive megacaps. U.S. Treasury yields eased in the wake of comments from Fed officials that calmed fears over inflation and interest rates.\nFor the week, the indexes notched gains, with the S&P snapping a three-week losing streak and the Dow enjoying its first weekly advance since late January.\nThe week also saw the benchmark S&P 500 break through its 50- and 200-day moving averages, two closely watched technical levels.\n"It’s an indication that a shift is transpiring," said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth in Fairfield, Connecticut. "And a lot of people are suspect of it, but they don\'t want to be left behind."\nEconomic data released on Friday showed steady demand for services, with purchasing managers\' indexes (PMI) from the Institute for Supply Management and S&P Global indicating that activity in the sector continues to expand even as input prices cool.\n"Investors saw what they wanted in the ISM data, which was basically healthy growth with slowing prices," Carter added. "It suggests they are willing to stay on the plane as they are less worried about the landing."\nFourth-quarter earnings season is on the final stretch, with all but seven of the companies in the S&P 500 having reported. Results for the quarter have beaten consensus estimates 68% of the time, according to Refinitiv.\nStill, on aggregate, analysts believe S&P 500 earnings will have fallen 3.2% in the fourth quarter compared to the prior year, and expect negative year-on-year numbers for the first two quarters of 2023. This would imply the S&P 500 entered a three-quarter earnings recession in the closing months of 2022, per Refinitiv.\nApple Inc AAPL.O jumped after Morgan Stanley said the stock could rally more than 20% this year on a potential hardware subscription.\nBroadcom Inc AVGO.O surged after the chipmaker forecast second-quarter revenue above analysts\' estimates as increased investments in AI spurred demand for chips.\nAmong losers, Costco Wholesale Corp COST.O slipped on the heels of its revenue miss, as high inflation dampened consumer demand.\nChipmaker Marvell Technology Inc MRVL.O lost ground in the wake of the company\'s quarterly profit miss and disappointing revenue forecast.\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6076;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O jumped after Morgan Stanley said the stock could rally more than 20% this year on a potential hardware subscription. By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Friday to end a volatile week, as U.S. Treasury yields eased and economic data helped investors look past the growing likelihood that the Federal Reserve will keep its restrictive policy in place for longer than anticipated. All three major U.S. stock indexes gained, led by the tech-laden Nasdaq, which climbed close to 2% and got a boost from interest rate sensitive megacaps.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O jumped after Morgan Stanley said the stock could rally more than 20% this year on a potential hardware subscription. By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Friday to end a volatile week, as U.S. Treasury yields eased and economic data helped investors look past the growing likelihood that the Federal Reserve will keep its restrictive policy in place for longer than anticipated. Broadcom Inc AVGO.O surged after the chipmaker forecast second-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates as increased investments in AI spurred demand for chips.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street closes sharply higher, notches weekly gains as Treasury yields ease', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O jumped after Morgan Stanley said the stock could rally more than 20% this year on a potential hardware subscription. U.S. Treasury yields eased in the wake of comments from Fed officials that calmed fears over inflation and interest rates. Results for the quarter have beaten consensus estimates 68% of the time, according to Refinitiv.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O jumped after Morgan Stanley said the stock could rally more than 20% this year on a potential hardware subscription. By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Friday to end a volatile week, as U.S. Treasury yields eased and economic data helped investors look past the growing likelihood that the Federal Reserve will keep its restrictive policy in place for longer than anticipated. Economic data released on Friday showed steady demand for services, with purchasing managers' indexes (PMI) from the Institute for Supply Management and S&P Global indicating that activity in the sector continues to expand even as input prices cool."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwans-tsmc-to-recruit-6000-engineers-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "TAIPEI, March 4 (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TW, the world's largest contract chipmaker, will recruit more than 6,000 new staff in 2023, the company said in a statement on Saturday.\nThe hiring drive comes despite a global downturn in the chip industry.\nAccording to TSMC, the company will seek young engineers with associates, bachelor's, masters's or doctorate degrees in electrical engineering or software-related fields, in cities all across Taiwan.\nThe average overall salary of a new engineer with a master's degree is T$2 million ($65,578.07), the company added.\nA decline in demand for electronics and high inventory levels following a shortage of some chips have led to a downturn for the semiconductor industry.\nSince late 2022, a number of chip companies around the world have reined in investments.\nIntel Corp INTC.O recently announced that it would cut payments to mid-level staff and executives from 5% to 25%.\nTSMC's dominance in making some of the most advanced chips for high-end customers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O has shielded it from downturn.\nThe company slightly reduced its annual capital expenditure for 2023 and predicts a first-quarter revenue drop, but has said it expects demand to pick up by the second half of this year.\n($1 = 30.4980 Taiwan dollars)\n(Reporting by Ben Blanchard in Taipei, writing by Josh Horwitz in Shanghai; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)\n(([email protected]; +86 21 20830007;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "TSMC's dominance in making some of the most advanced chips for high-end customers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O has shielded it from downturn. TAIPEI, March 4 (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TW, the world's largest contract chipmaker, will recruit more than 6,000 new staff in 2023, the company said in a statement on Saturday. A decline in demand for electronics and high inventory levels following a shortage of some chips have led to a downturn for the semiconductor industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "TSMC's dominance in making some of the most advanced chips for high-end customers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O has shielded it from downturn. TAIPEI, March 4 (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TW, the world's largest contract chipmaker, will recruit more than 6,000 new staff in 2023, the company said in a statement on Saturday. The hiring drive comes despite a global downturn in the chip industry.", 'news_article_title': "Taiwan's TSMC to recruit 6,000 engineers in 2023", 'news_lexrank_summary': "TSMC's dominance in making some of the most advanced chips for high-end customers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O has shielded it from downturn. TAIPEI, March 4 (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TW, the world's largest contract chipmaker, will recruit more than 6,000 new staff in 2023, the company said in a statement on Saturday. The hiring drive comes despite a global downturn in the chip industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "TSMC's dominance in making some of the most advanced chips for high-end customers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O has shielded it from downturn. TAIPEI, March 4 (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TW, the world's largest contract chipmaker, will recruit more than 6,000 new staff in 2023, the company said in a statement on Saturday. According to TSMC, the company will seek young engineers with associates, bachelor's, masters's or doctorate degrees in electrical engineering or software-related fields, in cities all across Taiwan."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-cloud-chief-abbott-to-step-down-bloomberg-news', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "March 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O head of cloud services Michael Abbott is leaving the company, joining a growing list of senior officials who have departed the iPhone maker recently, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.\n(Reporting by Leroy Leo in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)\n(([email protected] ; Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeroyLeo7;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "March 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O head of cloud services Michael Abbott is leaving the company, joining a growing list of senior officials who have departed the iPhone maker recently, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. (Reporting by Leroy Leo in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri) (([email protected] ; Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeroyLeo7;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "March 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O head of cloud services Michael Abbott is leaving the company, joining a growing list of senior officials who have departed the iPhone maker recently, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. (Reporting by Leroy Leo in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri) (([email protected] ; Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeroyLeo7;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple cloud chief Abbott to step down - Bloomberg News', 'news_lexrank_summary': "March 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O head of cloud services Michael Abbott is leaving the company, joining a growing list of senior officials who have departed the iPhone maker recently, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. (Reporting by Leroy Leo in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri) (([email protected] ; Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeroyLeo7;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "March 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O head of cloud services Michael Abbott is leaving the company, joining a growing list of senior officials who have departed the iPhone maker recently, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. (Reporting by Leroy Leo in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri) (([email protected] ; Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeroyLeo7;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-this-metaverse-crypto-reach-%241', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "One of the surprising stories of the crypto market so far in 2023 has been the comeback of metaverse tokens. In 2022, the top metaverse cryptos fell by 90% or more. This year, though, such tokens have been among the market's standout performers. In January, for example, Decentraland (CRYPTO: MANA) led the way with a sizzling 152% gain.\nHowever, Decentraland, currently trading around $0.63, now faces a moment of truth. Its performance started to trail off in February, and it's down by 13.4% over the past 30 days. As a result, risk-seeking crypto investors might decide to look elsewhere -- such as to artificial intelligence-related tokens -- for upside potential. So does Decentraland have a realistic shot to break through the $1 threshold in 2023?\nMomentum vs. metrics\nWhen weighing that question, it's important to differentiate between momentum and metrics. Momentum refers to investor sentiment, and is much more influenced by speculation, hype, and buzz. Metrics refer to real-world numbers and real-world performance. Yes, the metaverse might be a $1 trillion market opportunity in the future, but how much activity is actually happening within these virtual worlds today?\nThat's why I'm concerned about Decentraland. So much of the crypto's huge rally in 2023 seems to be based on momentum, and not enough on metrics. Right now, the Decentraland metaverse platform -- the virtual 3D world, as opposed to the token -- only has 10,000 core users, down from a peak of 50,000 daily active users in early 2022. That represents an 80% drop in activity. Until and unless Decentraland can start to win back a significant portion of those users, or attract an entirely new demographic to its version of the metaverse, then it's hard to see how the underlying metrics at Decentraland are going to change.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nWhen you factor in all the new metaverse players -- ranging from new virtual worlds built on various blockchains to new gaming options for mobile devices -- then it's hard to see how Decentraland is going to consolidate and improve its position. For the token to break the $1 mark this year, it would need to gain nearly 60% in price. As a rough approximation, that would imply a similar gain in daily active users, or a similar gain in overall transaction activity taking place on the platform.\nReal-world utility\nOne reason why I'm skeptical about the likelihood of this type of gain taking place is that the Decentraland token has yet to establish any sort of real-world utility. It's still very much a governance token for a specific small metaverse world. In short, there are limited ways to use your MANA in the real world. Unlike a digital currency like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), for example, you can't use MANA to buy things online that aren't directly related to the Decentraland metaverse world (such as virtual items for your in-game avatar).\nThat's not to say it's not possible to find economic use cases for Decentraland. But many of these use cases -- such as buying and selling virtual land plots within that virtual world, or hosting paid virtual events within it -- require a tremendous amount of time, attention, and expense from budding metaverse entrepreneurs, and may not appeal to average internet users.\nIs Decentraland a buy?\nAs a concept, the metaverse is compelling. There's a good reason why big Silicon Valley tech players like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) have spent literally billions of dollars trying to bring their metaverse ambitions to fruition. And it's understandable why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be planning to enter the metaverse business this year with a new virtual reality (VR) headset. Some company, eventually, is going to figure out how to monetize the metaverse, make using it a core activity for mainstream consumers, and make massive profits in the process.\nUnfortunately, I don't think Decentraland is going to do that. Until it transforms into more than just a virtual gaming world, I don't see how it is ever going to win back its lost users. There are just so many choices available today for metaverse enthusiasts, and gamers are notoriously fickle as they continually search for newer and better virtual experiences.\nFor these reasons, I'm not confident at all that Decentraland can hit the $1 mark in 2023. For investors who believe in the long-term appeal of the metaverse, I'd recommend searching out a themed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that is much more diversified across the full range of potential metaverse opportunities.\n10 stocks we like better than Decentraland\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Decentraland wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dominic Basulto has positions in Bitcoin. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "And it's understandable why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be planning to enter the metaverse business this year with a new virtual reality (VR) headset. When you factor in all the new metaverse players -- ranging from new virtual worlds built on various blockchains to new gaming options for mobile devices -- then it's hard to see how Decentraland is going to consolidate and improve its position. There are just so many choices available today for metaverse enthusiasts, and gamers are notoriously fickle as they continually search for newer and better virtual experiences.", 'news_luhn_summary': "And it's understandable why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be planning to enter the metaverse business this year with a new virtual reality (VR) headset. As a rough approximation, that would imply a similar gain in daily active users, or a similar gain in overall transaction activity taking place on the platform. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, and Meta Platforms.", 'news_article_title': 'Can This Metaverse Crypto Reach $1?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "And it's understandable why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be planning to enter the metaverse business this year with a new virtual reality (VR) headset. Yes, the metaverse might be a $1 trillion market opportunity in the future, but how much activity is actually happening within these virtual worlds today? Right now, the Decentraland metaverse platform -- the virtual 3D world, as opposed to the token -- only has 10,000 core users, down from a peak of 50,000 daily active users in early 2022.", 'news_textrank_summary': "And it's understandable why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be planning to enter the metaverse business this year with a new virtual reality (VR) headset. Right now, the Decentraland metaverse platform -- the virtual 3D world, as opposed to the token -- only has 10,000 core users, down from a peak of 50,000 daily active users in early 2022. Until and unless Decentraland can start to win back a significant portion of those users, or attract an entirely new demographic to its version of the metaverse, then it's hard to see how the underlying metrics at Decentraland are going to change."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/beyond-the-iphone%3A-heres-what-may-decide-apples-future', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has stood as the world\'s most valuable public company for quite some time. With world-class products, global brand recognition, and customer loyalty that\'s second to none, it\'s easy to see why. Apple largely has one product to thank for its success: the iPhone.\nYou could argue that the iPhone is the greatest consumer product ever made. We often loosely say something has "changed the world," but in the iPhone\'s case, it\'s very true. And Apple, its equity-holding employees, and its investors have all benefited from it. The stock is up over 850% in the past decade.\nAfter reportedly spending $150 million to develop the iPhone, Apple has since made well over $1 trillion from it. That\'s as good a return on investment as we\'ve seen in the modern business world.\nApple\'s undisputed bread and butter\nIn its Q1 FY23, Apple\'s revenue decreased 5% year over year, largely due to a drop in iPhone sales. After it brought in more than $137.7 billion in 2020, $191.9 billion in 2021, and $205.4 billion in 2022, the iPhone\'s revenue dropped over 8% in this past quarter.\nThis can be attributed to a decline in overall smartphone sales this past year, but for Apple, it\'s another sign that expanding and tailoring its services options and becoming less dependent on the iPhone is the right move.\nImage source: The Motley Fool.\nThe iPhone is the company\'s undisputed bread and butter, accounting for well over half of its revenue. Although the drop in iPhone sales hurt Apple\'s revenue, investors should take comfort in the year-over-year increase in services revenue.\nThe signs have been pointing to financial services\nWhen Apple announced Apple Pay in 2014, that was its first foray into the financial services space, but it was more about convenience. It didn\'t seem Apple was seriously attempting to enter the then-$12 billion fintech space. Fast-forward five years, and the point was made clear with the announcement of the Apple Card.\nWith the Apple Card, Apple used Goldman Sachs to approve applications and fund loans and credit lines, so they still relied on a financial institution. However, Apple Pay Later represents the first time Apple will be underwriting and funding loans and credit lines by itself.\nAlthough this means having to absorb any losses that come along, it\'s a huge step for a tech giant with the resources to compete in a growing fintech space that\'s expected to hit $700 billion by 2030.\nHealthcare may be inevitable\nHealthcare is an industry that\'s long overdue for some serious disruption, and Apple is undoubtedly throwing its hat into the ring. The company has been slowly increasing its health-related offerings to approach the industry from multiple angles.\nWith the iPads you can find in many doctors\' offices and hospitals, Apple Watches tracking daily movement, and the suite of activity, fitness, and health apps, Apple\'s ecosystem is continuing to collect valuable data that can empower healthcare workers and make their jobs much easier and more efficient.\nIn February, Bloomberg reported that Apple reached a major milestone in its efforts to bring nonprick blood glucose monitoring to life via its Apple Watch. The effectiveness of this method will soon be determined, but the more important part of this news is how technology can transform healthcare as we know it, making it more preventative than reactive.\nU.S. healthcare is a multitrillion-dollar industry. If Apple can become a serious player in the space, its growth potential is vast. This is great news for long-term investors who may be concerned that Apple\'s hypergrowth days are behind it.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nStefon Walters has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Goldman Sachs Group. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has stood as the world's most valuable public company for quite some time. This can be attributed to a decline in overall smartphone sales this past year, but for Apple, it's another sign that expanding and tailoring its services options and becoming less dependent on the iPhone is the right move. Although this means having to absorb any losses that come along, it's a huge step for a tech giant with the resources to compete in a growing fintech space that's expected to hit $700 billion by 2030.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has stood as the world's most valuable public company for quite some time. Apple's undisputed bread and butter In its Q1 FY23, Apple's revenue decreased 5% year over year, largely due to a drop in iPhone sales. The signs have been pointing to financial services When Apple announced Apple Pay in 2014, that was its first foray into the financial services space, but it was more about convenience.", 'news_article_title': "Beyond the iPhone: Here's What May Decide Apple's Future", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has stood as the world's most valuable public company for quite some time. Apple's undisputed bread and butter In its Q1 FY23, Apple's revenue decreased 5% year over year, largely due to a drop in iPhone sales. It didn't seem Apple was seriously attempting to enter the then-$12 billion fintech space.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has stood as the world's most valuable public company for quite some time. Apple's undisputed bread and butter In its Q1 FY23, Apple's revenue decreased 5% year over year, largely due to a drop in iPhone sales. The signs have been pointing to financial services When Apple announced Apple Pay in 2014, that was its first foray into the financial services space, but it was more about convenience."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-is-a-good-dividend-yield-how-to-decide', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What is a good dividend yield, exactly? When evaluating different stocks to invest in, you\'ll notice some pay high dividends, some pay low dividends, and others pay none. \nA dividend is a portion of a company\'s profits returned to shareholders as income, so naturally, we\'d want to search for companies paying the highest dividend yield, right? Well, not exactly. Evaluating dividends is more complex than buying stocks with the highest yield stock dividends. Many factors come into play when considering dividends, not just the highest yield. \nYou\'ll need to understand a few different ratios and valuation metrics to determine if a company pays a good dividend yield.\nWhat is Dividend Yield?\nCalculating dividend yield is a relatively simple equation to solve. The dividend yield is a percentage (not the total dividend payout a company uses to reward investors). Instead, the yield is a metric used to evaluate cash flow or the rate a company returns profits to its stockholders on a per-share basis. The dividend yield may not tell you much about an individual firm, but it\'s a helpful measurement for comparing stocks and industries. The calculation for dividend yield looks like this:\n Dividend Yield = Annual Dividend Payout Amount per Share / Price per Share\nAs you can see, the dividend yield fluctuates over time as share prices gyrate, so using dividend yield as your only evaluation metric would be foolhardy. Moreover, the dividend yield isn\'t a forward-looking metric and tells us little in isolation about a company\'s prospects. So what is a good average dividend yield? You\'ll need to consider a few other evaluation formulas to answer that.\nWhat is a Good Dividend Yield?\nDetermining a good dividend yield requires more than just knowing the number. \nIs a 2% yield good? What about a 5% yield? Obviously, a company with a dividend yield of 5% is better for investment than one with a 2% yield, right? You might be surprised, but the answer is a resounding "no." You can\'t simply look at the yield, select the highest-yielding dividend stocks and expect to outperform the market. The dividend yield is a bit like Goldilocks\'s porridge — it can\'t be too hot or cold; instead, it must be just right.\nThe dividend payout ratio (DPR) is a critical metric for evaluating the sustainability of a company\'s dividend. Instead of dividing the annual dividend payout by the share price as in dividend yield, the DPR looks at the percentage of a company\'s profits that goes toward paying dividends. The DPR formula looks like this:\nDividend Payout Rate = Total Dividends / Company Net Income\nYou can also find the dividend payout rate by taking the dividend payout per share and dividing it by net income per share. The DPR number shows how much (or little) a burden the dividend payout is on the company\'s balance sheet. \nOnce again, a "good" payout rate can vary depending on the company and sector, but it\'s easier to discern a stable dividend from a troubled one using the DPR calculation. For example, a payout rate of 30% is good for a company in a more growth-focused industry like tech, where retaining profits for R&D is crucial. On the other hand, an established company with little need for extensive R/D, like a bank or consumer staples producer, can have a payout rate over 50% and still be considered healthy.\nIf you see a dividend payout rate above 90%, be cautious. A company that devotes 90% or more of its earnings to a dividend could be in a precarious position should financial difficulties arise. Even the most mature and cost-conscious companies cannot sustain paying a dividend that absorbs too much of their net income. If the company can\'t sustain its dividend, it\'ll cut it. Dividend cuts can be brutal since investors lose out on expected income, faith in the company\'s future could go down and the stock price could fall.\nWhy Do You Need to Know Dividend Yield?\nThe dividend yield isn\'t a ratio you can use alone to evaluate a specific stock, but it\'s still a useful formula for investors. Comparing a rate to the share price provides more information than a dividend payout. A company with a $200 stock price paying $2 per share annually in dividends isn\'t rewarding shareholders as well as a company with a $50 stock price that pays $1.75 in annual dividends. \nThe dividend yield helps compare dividends across different stocks and sectors. For example, using dividend yield is how we know tech companies retain more earnings for growth than consumer staples or utility companies. Comparing the dividend yield of different sectors can be a good risk assessment tool when building a portfolio. Plus, you can compare the dividend yield of similar companies within the same sector to find the ones returning the most capital to shareholders. To find and compare different yields, use MarketBeat\'s dividend yield calculator.\nWhen is a Dividend Yield Too Low?\nA low dividend yield isn\'t necessarily a cause for concern. For example, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) pays a small yield because it retains most of its earnings for research and development in new projects. Apple\'s stock performance over time shows that investors are still getting rewarded even in the absence of large dividends.\nInstead of simply looking at a company\'s dividend yield, compare it to other companies in the sector. A consumer staples firm paying a 2% dividend might be a worse investment than a tech firm paying a 1% dividend. Additionally, use the dividend payout ratio to estimate the sustainability of specific dividend yields.\nWhen is a Dividend Yield Too High?\nOn the other hand, a high dividend yield doesn\'t necessarily mean the payout is at risk. Companies in certain industries consistently pay high dividends to reward shareholders for taking on unique risks. Cigarette companies like Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) pay extraordinarily high yields since tobacco has many health risks and is heavily regulated and taxed by the government.\nAgain, a better method for determining whether a yield is too high would be to compare rates amongst rivals in their sector or to use the dividend payout rate to measure sustainability. A high dividend yield could be due to industry-specific reasons, like REITs, sin stocks and heavily regulated industries like utilities. \nWhat Causes a Dividend Yield to Get Too High?\nDividend yields can grow out of control for several different reasons. Remember, a high yield doesn\'t necessarily mean an at-risk payout, but trouble could be on the horizon when the yield rises sharply or the dividend payout rate gets too burdensome.\nA sudden drop in stock price is one of the most common reasons a dividend yield gets too high. Since yield ties to stock price, a sharp decline will send the dividend yield skyrocketing in the reverse direction. Additionally, when a company\'s stock price is under pressure, management won\'t want to rattle investors further by cutting the dividend.\nOne example of unsustainable management of a dividend comes from pipeline company Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI). In 2015, Kinder Morgan\'s stock suffered a significant downturn and the company had to retain more earnings for capital expenditures. As a result, the dividend hit the chopping block and management decided to reduce the quarterly payout by a whopping 75%. \nHow to Evaluate Dividend Yield\nDividend yield evaluation requires more than just knowing the number. Use the following steps to evaluate the sustainability of a company\'s dividend yield.\nStep 1: Consider the stock sector.\nDifferent industries tend to have different roadmaps when it comes to utilizing earnings. Growth-obsessed tech firms plow their profits back into the company for new ventures, while utilities and consumer staples firms focus more on returning capital to shareholders. When comparing dividend yields, know the average rate for the stock sector you\'re investigating. Tools like MarketBeat\'s dividend screener come in handy here.\nStep 2: Analyze the company balance sheet.\nSince dividends come from company earnings, the balance sheet will be a useful reference for evaluation. Is the company growing earnings to support the dividend? Will future debt obligations make the dividend difficult to manage in the future? Ensure the company you\'re researching has a sturdy balance sheet to support its dividend yield.\nStep 3: Calculate the company\'s dividend payout ratio (DPR).\nAlways remember to consider the dividend payout ratio when studying dividend-paying stocks. The DPR helps measure the sustainability of future payouts by showing investors how much earnings capital a company uses to pay its dividend. A high DPR could be evidence of an unsustainable dividend. Use DPR in conjunction with dividend yield to locate the most promising high-dividend stocks.\nStep 4: Review the company\'s dividend history.\nFinally, the dividend payout history can be a valuable tool in evaluating yields. For example, companies that have raised dividend payouts for 25 years or more are known as Dividend Aristocrats. Companies that reach this level of consistency are proud of their capital management and want to continue rewarding shareholders. A company\'s dividend history might not be a crystal ball into its future, but it\'s another useful piece of information to evaluate.\nDividend Yield Alone Isn\'t Enough to Properly Evaluate Dividend Stocks\nSo, what is a good annual dividend yield? The answer depends on a few different factors. High-yielding dividends aren\'t always the most sustainable, and low-yielding dividends aren\'t always a sign of mismanaged capital. To properly evaluate a company\'s dividend yield, you must compare the number to others in the same industry. Also, consider the company\'s balance sheet and calculate the dividend payout rate. Dividend yield only provides information about the past, but combining this rate with DPR and some balance sheet analysis can offer a glimpse into the dividend\'s future.\nFAQs\nHere are a few commonly asked questions about finding good dividend yields: \nWhat is a good average dividend yield?\nA good average dividend yield varies depending on the stock sector, industry and other factors such as dividend payout rate. A good average yield in the tech sector will be much lower than in the banking sector. Always use multiple metrics when evaluating a company\'s dividend.\nWhen is a dividend yield too high?\nDividend yields get too high when a company suffers a significant stock downturn or begins using too much of its earnings for dividend payouts. A high dividend yield isn\'t necessarily bad, but consider the payout rate and balance sheet when researching these firms.\nWhen is a dividend yield too low?\nAgain, a low dividend yield isn\'t necessarily a sign of trouble. To determine whether a dividend yield is too low, compare the company to its peers in the industry and use the payout rate to measure the percentage of profit returned to shareholders.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For example, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) pays a small yield because it retains most of its earnings for research and development in new projects. Once again, a "good" payout rate can vary depending on the company and sector, but it\'s easier to discern a stable dividend from a troubled one using the DPR calculation. Cigarette companies like Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) pay extraordinarily high yields since tobacco has many health risks and is heavily regulated and taxed by the government.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For example, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) pays a small yield because it retains most of its earnings for research and development in new projects. The DPR formula looks like this: Dividend Payout Rate = Total Dividends / Company Net Income You can also find the dividend payout rate by taking the dividend payout per share and dividing it by net income per share. The DPR helps measure the sustainability of future payouts by showing investors how much earnings capital a company uses to pay its dividend.', 'news_article_title': 'What is a Good Dividend Yield? How to Decide', 'news_lexrank_summary': "For example, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) pays a small yield because it retains most of its earnings for research and development in new projects. A company with a $200 stock price paying $2 per share annually in dividends isn't rewarding shareholders as well as a company with a $50 stock price that pays $1.75 in annual dividends. The DPR helps measure the sustainability of future payouts by showing investors how much earnings capital a company uses to pay its dividend.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'For example, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) pays a small yield because it retains most of its earnings for research and development in new projects. The calculation for dividend yield looks like this: Dividend Yield = Annual Dividend Payout Amount per Share / Price per Share As you can see, the dividend yield fluctuates over time as share prices gyrate, so using dividend yield as your only evaluation metric would be foolhardy. The DPR formula looks like this: Dividend Payout Rate = Total Dividends / Company Net Income You can also find the dividend payout rate by taking the dividend payout per share and dividing it by net income per share.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-latest-%242.9-billion-buy-brings-his-total-investment-in-this-stock-to-%2466', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett speaks, Wall Street attentively listens. That's because the Oracle of Omaha has crushed the benchmark S&P 500 since taking over as Berkshire CEO in 1965. The 3,787,464% aggregate gain in Berkshire Hathaway's Class A shares (BRK.A), through the end of 2022, is 153 times greater than the total return, including dividends paid, of the benchmark S&P 500 over the same period.\nMirroring Warren Buffett's trading activity has been a profitable venture for nearly six decades -- and it's easier than ever to do, thanks to Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nBerkshire Hathaway's 13Fs are a gold mine for investors\nIn simple terms, a 13F provides investors with a snapshot of what money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management were holding at the end of the most recent quarter (in this case, as of Dec. 31, 2022). This snapshot allows investors to determine what the smartest, most successful fund managers bought, sold, and decided to continue holding in the latest quarter.\nOver the past seven years, 13F filings have shown that Warren Buffett and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) have put big bucks to work in a select few companies.\nFor example, shares of tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were first purchased during the first quarter of 2016. Not including the shares held by Warren Buffett's secret portfolio, the Oracle of Omaha and his team have sunk more than $33 billion into Apple stock in seven years.\nThis has been a wildly successful investment for Berkshire Hathaway, with an estimated unrealized gain of $98 billion (not counting dividends). Apple has exceptional branding power, a loyal customer base, and a dominant lineup of products, led by the iPhone. It's also benefiting from the rapid growth of subscription services. However, Buffett's favorite aspect of Apple might just be that it's repurchased more than $550 billion of its common stock over the past 10 years.\nWarren Buffett and his team have put a boatload of the company's cash to work in energy stocks, too. Close to $30 billion combined has been spent purchasing shares of Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). Chevron became a continuous holding during the fourth quarter of 2020, with Occidental common stock entering Berkshire's portfolio in the first quarter of 2022.\nThis sudden fascination with energy stocks is likely based on the belief that crude oil prices will remain elevated for years to come. Years of capital underinvestment tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, makes it unlikely that global crude oil supply can be meaningfully increased anytime soon. This cap on supply should help put a floor beneath crude oil prices and boost the profit potential of Chevron's and Occidental Petroleum's upstream drilling segments.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nWarren Buffett has spent $66 billion buying this stock (and it's not listed in Berkshire's 13Fs)\nHowever, investors might be surprised to learn that Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly 13F filings aren't telling the full story of where Buffett is putting his company's cash to work. To get that complete story, you'll need to dig into Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly operating results.\nAlthough the Oracle of Omaha has piled into companies like Apple, Chevron, and Occidental Petroleum, there's another stock he's spent $66 billion buying since mid-July 2018. That stock, interestingly enough, is Berkshire Hathaway.\nThe key date for investors to know is July 17, 2018. Prior to this date, the only way Warren Buffett and executive vice chairman Charlie Munger were able to repurchase Berkshire Hathaway stock is if it were priced at or below 120% of book value. For more than a half-decade leading up to this date, Berkshire Hathaway's stock never fell to, or below, 120% of book value, which led to no share buybacks.\nOn July 17, 2018, the company's board of directors passed new measures that gave Buffett and Munger more liberty to buy back Berkshire Hathaway stock. As long as the company has $30 billion in aggregate cash, cash equivalents, and U.S. Treasury holdings, and Buffett and Munger agree the company's shares are trading below their intrinsic value, repurchases can be undertaken with no specific cap.\nDuring the fourth quarter of 2022, Buffett and Munger OKed the repurchase of 4,280 Class A shares and 3,046,794 Class B shares. In total, this worked out to $2.86 billion worth of repurchase activity. In the more than four years since repurchase activity was recommenced, Berkshire Hathaway's dynamic duo has bought back a little over $66 billion worth of their company's shares.\nAggressively repurchasing Berkshire Hathaway stock has three specific advantages. To begin with, it can make companies with steady or growing net income more fundamentally attractive. If a company's outstanding share count declines over time due to buybacks, steady or growing net income will result in higher earnings per share.\nSecond, reducing the company's outstanding share count allows existing shareholders to grow their stake in the company without having to lift a finger. For example, Apple's substantial buyback program is what's helped increase Berkshire Hathaway's stake in the company to 5.8%. Over long periods, Berkshire's buyback program is having the same impact for its shareholders.\nAnd third, repurchasing $66 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock in a little over four years is Buffett's way of showing Wall Street that he's willing to bet on himself, his investment team, and the long-term ethos he's built. Whether it's the five dozen predominantly cyclical companies Buffett's company has acquired or the $328 billion investment portfolio, Berkshire Hathaway is perfectly positioned to grow in lockstep with the U.S. and global economy over the long run.\nDon't expect these share buybacks to slow anytime soon.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nSean Williams has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "For example, shares of tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were first purchased during the first quarter of 2016. Over the past seven years, 13F filings have shown that Warren Buffett and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) have put big bucks to work in a select few companies. Years of capital underinvestment tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, makes it unlikely that global crude oil supply can be meaningfully increased anytime soon.", 'news_luhn_summary': "For example, shares of tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were first purchased during the first quarter of 2016. When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett speaks, Wall Street attentively listens. The 3,787,464% aggregate gain in Berkshire Hathaway's Class A shares (BRK.A), through the end of 2022, is 153 times greater than the total return, including dividends paid, of the benchmark S&P 500 over the same period.", 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett's Latest $2.9 Billion Buy Brings His Total Investment in This Stock to $66 Billion in 4 Years", 'news_lexrank_summary': "For example, shares of tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were first purchased during the first quarter of 2016. Chevron became a continuous holding during the fourth quarter of 2020, with Occidental common stock entering Berkshire's portfolio in the first quarter of 2022. Warren Buffett has spent $66 billion buying this stock (and it's not listed in Berkshire's 13Fs) However, investors might be surprised to learn that Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly 13F filings aren't telling the full story of where Buffett is putting his company's cash to work.", 'news_textrank_summary': "For example, shares of tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were first purchased during the first quarter of 2016. Warren Buffett has spent $66 billion buying this stock (and it's not listed in Berkshire's 13Fs) However, investors might be surprised to learn that Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly 13F filings aren't telling the full story of where Buffett is putting his company's cash to work. And third, repurchasing $66 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock in a little over four years is Buffett's way of showing Wall Street that he's willing to bet on himself, his investment team, and the long-term ethos he's built."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zacks-investment-ideas-feature-highlights%3A-gamestop-apple-and-bank-of-america', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – March 3, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights GameStop GME, Apple AAPL and Bank of America BAC.\nWho Is Bob Farrell?\nTwelve years after the conclusion of the Second World War, Bob Farrell started his career at Merrill Lynch as a technical analyst. Before kickstarting his illustrious career at Merrill Lynch, Farrell studied at the prestigious Columbia business school under Benjamin Graham and David Dodd.\nGraham and Dodd are widely hailed as the “godfathers of modern value investing” and are best known for their best-selling book “Security Analysis,” which was first published in 1934. In fact, Graham and Dodd are so synonymous with value investing that Warren Buffett (also a student of Graham at Columbia) attributes much of his success to the classic work and teachings of the two value investing legends.\nA Wall Street Pioneer\nWhile Mr. Farrell was educated under the value investing umbrella, he found his niche and success on Wall Street at the intersection of technical analysis, sentiment, and market psychology. Though this type of analysis was considered unconventional and even frowned upon at the onset of his career, by the end of Farrell’s nearly five-decade run on Wall Street, it had become mainstream.\nFarrell became so respected in market circles that his daily newsletter was read by several of the world’s sharpest money managers, including the likes of multi-billionaire George Soros. There is little Mr. Farrell hasn’t seen or experienced throughout his career.\nBelow Are Farrell’s 10 Rules:\n1. Markets tend to revert to the mean over time. Like a rubber band stretched in one direction, markets tend to snap back to the other direction eventually.\n2. Excesses in one direction will lead to an opposite excess in the other direction. Think about the internet boom and bust. At one point, stocks like Pets.com would rocket 200% in a single trading session just because they had “.com” in the name. During 2000-2003, the market unraveled just as violently in the opposite direction. The COVID-19 crash and subsequent rally afterward is another prime example.\n3. There are no new eras – excesses are never permanent. History is littered with boom-and-bust periods – nothing lasts forever. The great “Tulip Mania” of the 17th century, the dot com bust of 2000, and the 2008 housing debacle personify this rule.\n4. Exponential rapidly rising or falling markets usually go further than you think, but they do not correct by going sideways. The meme craze that occurred a few years ago is a good illustration of this rule. In 2020, GameStop ran from $1 to $5.50 in five months. After more than a 500% move in such a short time, that wasn’t the end. The following month, shares soared 1600% to $120 a share before correcting to their current price of $18 per share.\n5. The public buys the most at the top and the least at the bottom. Most investors let their emotions get the best of them. Generally, if the public invested when they were most fearful and sold when they were most giddy, they would be much more profitable. In late 2022, most sentiment gauges showed fear. Over the next few months, the market went on a tear.\n6. Fear and greed are stronger than long-term resolve. The fast-moving pace of Wall Street can wreak havoc on investor emotions. When the opening bell rings and real money is on the line, it is akin to having a volume dial on emotions for most investors. The lack of discipline to create and stick to a well thought out investing plan can be detrimental to investors. Even if a well-thought-out plan is created, execution always supersedes intentions.\n7. Markets are strongest when they are broad and weakest when they narrow to a handful of blue-chip names. A “blue chip” is a well-established mega-cap company such as Apple.Breadth refers to the number of stocks participating in a rally. The participation gauge is an important measure to follow because it can provide clues to a market breakdown prior to it occurring. In early 2021, Apple and other mega-cap blue chip stocks continued higher as the market began to stall slightly – a subtle, early caution flag for savvy investors who were paying attention.\n8. Bear markets have three stages – sharp down, reflexive rebound, and a drawn-out fundamental downtrend. Because the public typically buys the dip at the wrong time or shorts “in the hole” when stocks have already moved down rapidly, equity markets usually have a violent “bear market rally” before trending lower.\n9. When all the experts and forecasts agree – something else is going to happen. Contrarian, independent thinking is the clearest path to success on Wall Street. Following the Global Financial Crisis, David Tepper bought Bank of America in 2009. Later when he recounted the trade, he said, “I felt like I was alone.” The trade ended up netting him $4 billion. To achieve outstanding results, you must think differently.\n10. Bull markets are more fun than bear markets! While making money in a down market can be done, bull markets are much more forgiving. Who can argue this?\nConclusion\nOver Farrell’s 45-year career at Merrill Lynch, he saw bull markets, bear markets, and everything in between. While investors can educate themselves by reading books or attending seminars, nothing beats decades of seat time. Through his successful and deep experience, Farrell’s rules challenge investors to study history, the madness of crowds, and their inherent “humanness” and emotions.\nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nGameStop Corp. (GME) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – March 3, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights GameStop GME, Apple AAPL and Bank of America BAC. Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report GameStop Corp. (GME) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Farrell became so respected in market circles that his daily newsletter was read by several of the world’s sharpest money managers, including the likes of multi-billionaire George Soros.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – March 3, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights GameStop GME, Apple AAPL and Bank of America BAC. Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report GameStop Corp. (GME) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Conclusion Over Farrell’s 45-year career at Merrill Lynch, he saw bull markets, bear markets, and everything in between.', 'news_article_title': 'Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: GameStop, Apple and Bank of America', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – March 3, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights GameStop GME, Apple AAPL and Bank of America BAC. Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report GameStop Corp. (GME) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Conclusion Over Farrell’s 45-year career at Merrill Lynch, he saw bull markets, bear markets, and everything in between.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report GameStop Corp. (GME) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – March 3, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights GameStop GME, Apple AAPL and Bank of America BAC. A Wall Street Pioneer While Mr. Farrell was educated under the value investing umbrella, he found his niche and success on Wall Street at the intersection of technical analysis, sentiment, and market psychology.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/softbanks-arm-rebuffs-london-by-choosing-us-listing-over-uk', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds UK government response, background\nLONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - British chip technology firm Arm Ltd, owned by Japan\'s SoftBank 9984.T, said on Friday it would pursue a US-only listing this year, dashing the hopes of the British government that the tech giant would return to the London stock market.\nStill, the company did not completely rule out an eventual London listing, saying it intended to consider a subsequent IPO there in due course, without providing further details.\nArm designs the processor technology used in nearly every smartphone, selling intellectual property to companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O.\n"After engagement with the British Government and the Financial Conduct Authority over several months, SoftBank and Arm have determined that pursuing a U.S.-only listing of Arm in 2023 is the best path forward for the company and its stakeholders," Arm Chief Executive Officer Rene Haas said in a statement.\nThe decision is a blow to London, where Arm was listed until it was bought by SoftBank in 2016 in a $32 billion deal that received the minimum level of scrutiny by the government, leading to criticism that it had allowed Britain\'s biggest tech success to be bought by foreign investors.\nA British government spokesperson said: "The UK is taking forward ambitious reforms to the rules governing its capital markets, building on our continued success as Europe\'s leading hub for investment, and the second largest globally.\n"We continue to attract some of the most innovative and largest companies in the world – and note Arm’s commitment to expanding its presence in the UK, providing a boost to growth, jobs and investment."\nArm, which was founded and is based in Cambridge, east England, said it would open a new site in the English city of Bristol, with plans to maintain its headquarters, operations and material IP in Britain.\n(Reporting by Jose Joseph and Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru and Paul Sandle in London; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and William Schomberg)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Arm designs the processor technology used in nearly every smartphone, selling intellectual property to companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O. Adds UK government response, background LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - British chip technology firm Arm Ltd, owned by Japan\'s SoftBank 9984.T, said on Friday it would pursue a US-only listing this year, dashing the hopes of the British government that the tech giant would return to the London stock market. "We continue to attract some of the most innovative and largest companies in the world – and note Arm’s commitment to expanding its presence in the UK, providing a boost to growth, jobs and investment."', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Arm designs the processor technology used in nearly every smartphone, selling intellectual property to companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O. Adds UK government response, background LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - British chip technology firm Arm Ltd, owned by Japan\'s SoftBank 9984.T, said on Friday it would pursue a US-only listing this year, dashing the hopes of the British government that the tech giant would return to the London stock market. "After engagement with the British Government and the Financial Conduct Authority over several months, SoftBank and Arm have determined that pursuing a U.S.-only listing of Arm in 2023 is the best path forward for the company and its stakeholders," Arm Chief Executive Officer Rene Haas said in a statement.', 'news_article_title': "SoftBank's Arm rebuffs London by choosing US listing over UK", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Arm designs the processor technology used in nearly every smartphone, selling intellectual property to companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O. Adds UK government response, background LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - British chip technology firm Arm Ltd, owned by Japan's SoftBank 9984.T, said on Friday it would pursue a US-only listing this year, dashing the hopes of the British government that the tech giant would return to the London stock market. Still, the company did not completely rule out an eventual London listing, saying it intended to consider a subsequent IPO there in due course, without providing further details.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Arm designs the processor technology used in nearly every smartphone, selling intellectual property to companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O. Adds UK government response, background LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - British chip technology firm Arm Ltd, owned by Japan\'s SoftBank 9984.T, said on Friday it would pursue a US-only listing this year, dashing the hopes of the British government that the tech giant would return to the London stock market. "After engagement with the British Government and the Financial Conduct Authority over several months, SoftBank and Arm have determined that pursuing a U.S.-only listing of Arm in 2023 is the best path forward for the company and its stakeholders," Arm Chief Executive Officer Rene Haas said in a statement.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-sharp-drop-in-equity-premium-may-mark-return-of-60-40-portfolio', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Mehnaz Yasmin\nMarch 3 (Reuters) - The reward for holding U.S. stocks over Treasury bonds has not been this unattractive since 2004, possibly setting the stage for the sought-after 60/40 portfolio diversification to make a comeback after one of its worst years on record.\nA 60/40 portfolio, which typically has 60% of its holdings in stocks and the remaining 40% in fixed income, counts on moves in the two asset classes to offset one another, with stocks strengthening amid economic optimism and bonds rising during turbulent times.\nThe strategy took a backseat in 2022 as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates aggressively to rein in inflation. However, signals from the stock and bond markets this year are pointing to a return of the popular asset allocation strategy.\nAt the end of February, the S&P 500 .SPX returned 5.41% in earnings yield, the reciprocal of price-to-earnings ratio, while the yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-year bond US10YT=RR surged to 3.94%, according to data from Refinitiv. The 1.47 percentage-point difference is the lowest upside stocks have held over bonds in nearly two decades.\nEarnings yield here refers to the S&P 500 earnings per share estimate for the next 12 moths divided by the index price.\n"The relative shine of equities is definitely dulled by rising yields across the Treasury curve," said Eric Leve, chief investment officer of wealth and investment management firm Bailard.\nWith estimates for earnings in 2023 implying essentially no growth over 2022, rates above 5% on short-term bonds and 10-year yields on the verge of 4% represent credible alternatives to stocks, according to Leve.\nThe thinning spread between returns from stocks and bonds is set to bring the 60/40 portfolio strategy back in favor.\n"This strategy does provide excellent hedging in current environment," said Glenn Yin, Head of Research and Analysis at AETOS Capital Group.\nThe 60/40 portfolio has already had the best start to the year since 1991, according to Bank of America.\nThe Fed\'s move to tighten monetary policy at the fastest pace in decades pumped up bond yields after nearly two years of near-zero interest rates.\nBut a rise in yields poses headwinds for equities, especially growth stocks, and by extension, a large index like the S&P 500. Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are among the tech heavyweights that make up nearly a fifth of the index and bore the brunt of a sell-off last year.\n"Equity yields will continue to struggle this year as both prices and earnings decline" amid an economic slowdown, said Lance Roberts, Chief Investment Strategist at RIA Advisors.\nOn the other hand, "during a recession, yields will fall and Treasury bond prices will rise," said Roberts. He prefers bonds over stocks today, he added.\nRecent results and guidance from companies have bolstered the case for investors who believe the stock market\'s early-year rally is unlikely to last.\nAs of Feb. 24, results from 465 of the S&P 500 companies showed fourth-quarter earnings are estimated to have fallen 3.2% from the year-ago quarter while Wall Street\'s expectation for S&P earnings growth for 2023 fell to 1.7% from an expected 4.4% on Jan. 1, according to Refinitiv.\nExpectations for U.S. earnings to decline in the first two quarters if the year come amid weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results for 2022, which Credit Suisse estimates will be the worst earnings season outside of a recession in 24 years.\nInvestors are hoping that in case of a severe recession, the Fed would be forced to slash interest rates. While the economic downturn would hit stock returns, drop in bond yields should provide some relief in such a scenario, according to analysts.\n"For me, the best risk-reward portfolio in this environment for now is long duration Treasury bonds, and deep value, dividend equities," Roberts said. Deep value refers to stocks that are trading at a huge discount to their intrinsic values.\n"When the recession arrives, and the Fed cuts rates to zero, I will sell my bond portfolio to lock in the capital appreciation, and buy distressed equities with high yields and companies with strong balance sheets and earnings growth," he added.\nStock snaghttps://tmsnrt.rs/3II6COT\n(Reporting by Mehnaz Yasmin in Bengaluru; Editing by Alden Bentley and Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are among the tech heavyweights that make up nearly a fifth of the index and bore the brunt of a sell-off last year. By Mehnaz Yasmin March 3 (Reuters) - The reward for holding U.S. stocks over Treasury bonds has not been this unattractive since 2004, possibly setting the stage for the sought-after 60/40 portfolio diversification to make a comeback after one of its worst years on record. "Equity yields will continue to struggle this year as both prices and earnings decline" amid an economic slowdown, said Lance Roberts, Chief Investment Strategist at RIA Advisors.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are among the tech heavyweights that make up nearly a fifth of the index and bore the brunt of a sell-off last year. "The relative shine of equities is definitely dulled by rising yields across the Treasury curve," said Eric Leve, chief investment officer of wealth and investment management firm Bailard. "Equity yields will continue to struggle this year as both prices and earnings decline" amid an economic slowdown, said Lance Roberts, Chief Investment Strategist at RIA Advisors.', 'news_article_title': 'ANALYSIS-Sharp drop in equity premium may mark return of 60/40 portfolio', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are among the tech heavyweights that make up nearly a fifth of the index and bore the brunt of a sell-off last year. Earnings yield here refers to the S&P 500 earnings per share estimate for the next 12 moths divided by the index price. On the other hand, "during a recession, yields will fall and Treasury bond prices will rise," said Roberts.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are among the tech heavyweights that make up nearly a fifth of the index and bore the brunt of a sell-off last year. A 60/40 portfolio, which typically has 60% of its holdings in stocks and the remaining 40% in fixed income, counts on moves in the two asset classes to offset one another, with stocks strengthening amid economic optimism and bonds rising during turbulent times. With estimates for earnings in 2023 implying essentially no growth over 2022, rates above 5% on short-term bonds and 10-year yields on the verge of 4% represent credible alternatives to stocks, according to Leve.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-buffett-stocks-to-buy-in-2023-and-hold-forever', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett once said, "If you aren\'t willing to own a stock for 10 years, don\'t even think about owning it for 10 minutes." Buying or selling a stock based on what it may do for your portfolio in the short term isn\'t a profitable way to invest over the long term.\nHowever, if you\'re only buying great businesses with sustainable competitive advantages and plan to hold them for many years -- a key aspect of Buffett\'s strategy in building Berkshire Hathaway\'s famed portfolio -- you can root out the weeds and focus your capital on compelling, long-term growth stories.\nLet\'s take a look a two such stocks from the Oracle of Omaha\'s portfolio that long-term investors may want to buy in the current discounted market.\n1. Amazon\nAt the time of this writing, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) comprises 0.3% of Berkshire\'s basket of stocks. Investors may have been dismayed by Amazon\'s recent 2022 earnings report, but a closer look at the company\'s performance last year puts those numbers in context.\nFor example, one of the most eye-catching figures from Amazon\'s 2022 earnings report was its net loss of $2.7 billion. However, this bottom-line figure -- while wince-worthy indeed -- was almost completely due to the drawback in Amazon\'s common stock investment in Rivian. Shares of Rivian have been absolutely pummeled by the market, and that was the guiding factor behind Amazon\'s first annual net loss in nearly a decade. But its partnership with the electric vehicle company remains a key part of the long-term fulfillment strategy for its market-leading e-commerce business. In fact, Amazon intends to have 100,000 Rivian vehicles on the road delivering its packages by 2030.\nWhile Amazon\'s revenue was only up 9% and operating income was down year over year in 2022, these still totaled a healthy $514 billion and $12 billion for the 12-month period. This revenue figure represented an increase of 83% from 2019, before the pandemic drove a supercharged period of growth for Amazon. And, Amazon\'s market-leading cloud segment Amazon Web Services alone generated revenue of $80 billion in 2022, up 30% from 2021.\nIn short, when you dig deeper beyond the headlines and into the numbers, Amazon is still growing exponentially from pre-pandemic levels, and even that notable net loss was wholly unrelated to any issues with its underlying business. The company closed out 2022 with about $70 billion in cash and investments on its balance sheet.\nThe tech giant has plenty of liquidity on hand to weather any near-term storms plus a market-leading presence on a global scale in industries like cloud infrastructure and e-commerce. These sectors may see a pullback in spending in the near term, but are poised for explosive growth over the next decade and beyond -- creating a particularly compelling buying proposition at Amazon\'s current beaten-down share price.\n2. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounts for 41% of Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio. The tech giant is trading down slightly from its position 12 months ago, but is up by double-digits since the start of 2023. And for investors who have stuck with the stock through the trailing decade, a combination of share price increases and steady dividend returns has enabled a total return of more than 980% in that 10-year period.\nApple has had to contend with issues like supply chain headwinds due to its heavy concentration of manufacturing infrastructure in China, not to mention a constrained consumer spending environment. But even as investor sentiment has remained in flux toward growth-oriented tech businesses, the long-term view for Apple is still abundant with green flags. Yes, people are spending less money on high-ticket items like smartphones right now. But this is only to be expected when they are contending with high inflation and a drain on their personal savings.\nStill, Apple controls roughly 28% of the global smartphone market. This space is on a growth trajectory set to reach a valuation of nearly $500 billion by 2026. Even in the current environment where consumers are spending less as a rule, Apple still recorded a major milestone of more than 2 billion active devices installed worldwide as of the most recent quarter.\nAnd of course, Apple has plenty of other products to rely on for future, prolonged growth -- such as its rapidly growing services segment, which includes everything from Apple Music to Apple TV+. Apart from smartphone sales, Apple\'s services segment now accounts for the second-largest portion of its sales. In the most recent quarter, these two segments alone brought in combined sales of $87 billion.\nTo put those figures in context, Apple recorded total net sales of $117 billion for the three-month period, along with net income of $30 billion. The tech behemoth generated $34 billion in operating cash flow in the quarter, having returned $25 billion in dividends to shareholders just in that single period. This is anything but the tale of a business with its glory days long behind it.\nFrom the continued growth trajectory of its key operating segments to the explosive opportunity in its more nascent sales streams like advertising -- a business that Apple thinks could balloon to $10 billion in revenue in the near future -- there is plenty of runway left for this business.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon.com\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon.com wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Rachel Warren has positions in Amazon.com and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounts for 41% of Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio. However, if you're only buying great businesses with sustainable competitive advantages and plan to hold them for many years -- a key aspect of Buffett's strategy in building Berkshire Hathaway's famed portfolio -- you can root out the weeds and focus your capital on compelling, long-term growth stories. In short, when you dig deeper beyond the headlines and into the numbers, Amazon is still growing exponentially from pre-pandemic levels, and even that notable net loss was wholly unrelated to any issues with its underlying business.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounts for 41% of Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio. And, Amazon's market-leading cloud segment Amazon Web Services alone generated revenue of $80 billion in 2022, up 30% from 2021. To put those figures in context, Apple recorded total net sales of $117 billion for the three-month period, along with net income of $30 billion.", 'news_article_title': '2 Buffett Stocks to Buy in 2023 and Hold Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounts for 41% of Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio. And, Amazon's market-leading cloud segment Amazon Web Services alone generated revenue of $80 billion in 2022, up 30% from 2021. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounts for 41% of Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio. And of course, Apple has plenty of other products to rely on for future, prolonged growth -- such as its rapidly growing services segment, which includes everything from Apple Music to Apple TV+. To put those figures in context, Apple recorded total net sales of $117 billion for the three-month period, along with net income of $30 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-tech-stocks-to-help-hedge-against-a-recession', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "While the jury is still out as to the possibility of an impending recession, there's no doubt that fraught economic waters persist and the reality of inflation continues to afflict companies of all sizes across a range of industries. In the event of a full-blown recession, it's likely that many companies -- even in more traditionally recession-resilient sectors like healthcare, for example -- would face headwinds to revenue growth and profitability for a time.\nHistorically, tech has been a particularly volatile place to invest in a recessionary time, but that doesn't negate the quality of great businesses that can outlast the volatility of these periods -- a fact that patient, risk-resilient investors can seize upon.\nWhen you're investing in companies for a minimum of three to five years, if not longer, a recession would represent a relatively brief span within that window of time. And by putting your cash into resilient businesses that can generate long-term growth, not companies revolving around short-term tailwinds, you can better prepare your portfolio for an economic downturn and the market mayhem that often follows -- as well as the rebound that has always tailed these dips in the market.\nHere are three such tech stocks to consider adding to your portfolio.\n1. Airbnb\nAirbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) faced the same environment other travel stocks have in the last year, as the broader travel recovery moved ahead with the reopening of international borders while the reality of declining consumer savings and fears of a recessionary environment lingers. However, Airbnb's performance over the past year amid this environment has largely left that of its peers well and truly in the rearview mirror.\nThe company recorded an annual profit of $2 billion in 2022, its first full year of profitability, compared to a net loss of $352 million in 2021. Revenue soared 40% year over year to $8.4 billion, but this figure was up by an incredible 75% on a three-year clip.\nMeanwhile, the company generated free cash flow in the amount of $3.4 billion in the 12-month period alone, up 49% year over year and 3,072% on a three-year basis. There are a variety of catalysts that continue to drive Airbnb's growth forward even in this challenging macro environment.\nCertainly, the prolonged recovery that short-term travel is witnessing is a factor here. At the same time, people aren't just staying on Airbnb for short periods. As of the end of 2022, 21% of all nights booked on the platform were long-term stays, and nearly 50% of stays booked on Airbnb were a minimum of seven nights.\nThis indicates a wide variety of travelers with many types of travel needs are utilizing Airbnb, whether for a vacation, business travel, leisure travel, or a combination somewhere in the middle, enabled by the enhanced flexibility that the digital age created.\nThe versatility of Airbnb's offerings for every type of travel need offer its business a measure of resilience that can help it weather a recessionary storm, if one comes. And the stockpile of cash and profits it's raking in can also help to remain on favorable financial footing if consumers temporarily scale back travel spending, another green flag that means investors might consider even a modest position in this top growth stock.\n2. Chewy\nChewy (NYSE: CHWY) is another consumer-facing business, but the nature of the products and services it sells also lend an element of recession resilience due to one simple fact: While a recession may induce consumers to scale back spending, they'll still shell out for their pets. Even given the current macro situation at hand, it's estimated pet spending remains on track to reach a total of $275 billion by the year 2030.\nAs of the end of the third quarter of 2022, Chewy counted a customer base of more than 20 million individuals, a 100,000 increase compared to the same period in 2021. Meanwhile, autoship customer sales jumped nearly 19% in the three-month period, with this segment growing to comprise 73% of all net sales for the quarter. Chewy's third-quarter net sales totaled $2.5 billion, a 15% year-over-year increase, while net income came to $2.3 million.\nChewy provides a wide range of products and services designed to furnish the needs that someone might face over the course of their pet ownership journey. From toys to bedding to generic and compounded medications to on-demand telehealth services to curated insurance plans, Chewy's focus on building a diversified line of businesses is not only paying off and continue to help the company differentiate itself from competition.\nThe company is also working to streamline costs and strengthen its supply chain to support its future growth goals with a quickly expanding portfolio of automated fulfillment centers. These facilities shorten fulfillment times and reduce overhead costs for Chewy. Over the long run, this is a business poised to continue capitalizing off varied segments of pet spending, and investors can benefit from this trajectory in the process.\n3. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to prove the resilience of its business, even as consumer spending across all types of retail categories remains in flux against the backdrop of an environment where savings are down and concerns about a recession remain at the forefront. In the most recent quarter, Apple reported a record number of its devices installed for customers around the world -- 2 billion, in fact.\nEven though revenue and net earnings were down slightly year over year, these still totaled $117 billion and $30 billion, respectively. Bear in mind, this follows the trailing five-year period, in which Apple increased annual revenue and earnings by respective amounts of 50% and 68%.\nIt's also worth noting that Apple's top and bottom lines in the most recent quarter still represented whopping increases of 28% and 35% on a three-year clip. The tech giant also saw services revenue reach an all-time high in the three-month period. While smartphones remain the leading driver of Apple's revenue and profits, its services segment -- which includes services like Apple Music and Apple Fitness+ -- is quickly catching up.\nOut of the company's total revenue in the most recent quarter, $66 billion was derived from smartphone sales, while services comprised the second-largest driver of revenue totaling $21 billion, a new record for this segment. Even if consumers spend less on Apple products in a recession, the company's market leadership and the increasing diversity of its revenue streams can continue to propel its growth over the long term.\nApple has withstood many a market storm. Investors may be mistaken if they think the company is ill equipped to navigate the next one. A multiyear buy-and-hold position in this growth stock looks like a shrewd move in the current market and well beyond.\nFind out why Airbnb is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Airbnb is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nRachel Warren has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Apple, and Chewy. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to prove the resilience of its business, even as consumer spending across all types of retail categories remains in flux against the backdrop of an environment where savings are down and concerns about a recession remain at the forefront. While the jury is still out as to the possibility of an impending recession, there's no doubt that fraught economic waters persist and the reality of inflation continues to afflict companies of all sizes across a range of industries. And the stockpile of cash and profits it's raking in can also help to remain on favorable financial footing if consumers temporarily scale back travel spending, another green flag that means investors might consider even a modest position in this top growth stock.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to prove the resilience of its business, even as consumer spending across all types of retail categories remains in flux against the backdrop of an environment where savings are down and concerns about a recession remain at the forefront. While smartphones remain the leading driver of Apple's revenue and profits, its services segment -- which includes services like Apple Music and Apple Fitness+ -- is quickly catching up. Out of the company's total revenue in the most recent quarter, $66 billion was derived from smartphone sales, while services comprised the second-largest driver of revenue totaling $21 billion, a new record for this segment.", 'news_article_title': '3 Tech Stocks to Help Hedge Against a Recession', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to prove the resilience of its business, even as consumer spending across all types of retail categories remains in flux against the backdrop of an environment where savings are down and concerns about a recession remain at the forefront. Airbnb Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) faced the same environment other travel stocks have in the last year, as the broader travel recovery moved ahead with the reopening of international borders while the reality of declining consumer savings and fears of a recessionary environment lingers. The company recorded an annual profit of $2 billion in 2022, its first full year of profitability, compared to a net loss of $352 million in 2021.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to prove the resilience of its business, even as consumer spending across all types of retail categories remains in flux against the backdrop of an environment where savings are down and concerns about a recession remain at the forefront. Airbnb Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) faced the same environment other travel stocks have in the last year, as the broader travel recovery moved ahead with the reopening of international borders while the reality of declining consumer savings and fears of a recessionary environment lingers. While smartphones remain the leading driver of Apple's revenue and profits, its services segment -- which includes services like Apple Music and Apple Fitness+ -- is quickly catching up."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-high-flying-growth-stock-with-19-upside-according-to-wall-street', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Medical device specialist DexCom (NASDAQ: DXCM) has been on fire over the past year, significantly outperforming the broader market. The healthcare company can thank several tailwinds for its performance, including the continued adoption of the technology it has helped pioneer -- continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) -- and the launch of new products.\nBut DexCom still has some upside left, at least if we go by Wall Street's predictions. The company's current average price target of $132.22 (according to Yahoo! Finance) represents a 19% upside over its stock price of about $111 as of this writing. Should investors follow the Street's advice and buy DexCom's shares? Let's dig in and find out.\nThe advantage of continuous glucose monitoring\nCGM devices give diabetes patients a much better option to keep track of their blood sugar levels. Typically, those with diabetes have to draw blood with a device sometimes called a glucometer that measures the amount of sugar in the blood sample. But this method is painful and suffers from one other major drawback: It only tells patients their blood glucose levels at a specific point when they measure it. Enter CGM options, like DexCom's G6.\nThe G6 system has a small sensor inserted under the skin that measures blood glucose levels once every five minutes. That's 12 times per hour and 288 times per day. Having access to this much data can allow patients to better navigate the day-to-day challenges of living with diabetes. The G6 also sends alerts to compatible devices if blood glucose levels go above or below a predetermined threshold.\nThis option is superior. And it has helped DexCom make serious headway in the diabetes market. The company currently serves an estimated 1.7 million patients worldwide, and its G6 is the most popular CGM system in the world. Further DexCom's revenue has grown. Last year, the company's top line jumped by 19% year over year to $2.91 billion.\nBut there is plenty of upside left. There are 37.3 million diabetes patients in the U.S. alone. According to the World Health Organization, there are 422 million of them globally. DexCom's installed base of 1.7 million is just a minuscule portion of that. The company does have several competitors, but it leads this market with Abbott Laboratories, whose CGM devices franchise, the FreeStyle Libre, generated $4.3 billion in revenue in 2022.\nDexCom has been able to continue to increase its revenue and its installed base despite the competition from the much larger Abbott Laboratories.\nEven if there is a combined 20 million CGM users worldwide (an unlikely number), there is still massive room to grow globally. And that's before we add the fact that the population of patients with diabetes will maintain an upward trajectory for decades. Meanwhile, DexCom has released the G7, an updated CGM system whose sensor is smaller than that of the G6.\nIt started launching it in Europe last year and should do so in the U.S. this year. The DexCom ONE is another device that focuses on simplicity and accessibility (in terms of price). These newer devices will help DexCom as it continues to gain new users.\nA solid buy despite the risks\nAll companies face risks. DexCom is no exception to this iron rule. Let's consider two potential headwinds for investors to consider before initiating a position in this healthcare company; the first is valuation. DexCom's shares look richly valued, with a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 106. That looks high by almost any standard. By comparison, the S&P 500's forward P/E is just 20. DexCom's valuation is likely a reflection of the company's prospects and the fact that it has historically grown its revenue very rapidly.\nIn the past five years, DexCom's top line has increased by an average of 42.5% per year. Companies with impressive revenue growth and attractive opportunities often command much higher premiums. However, DexCom could be vulnerable to heightened volatility in the short term, especially if it fails to live up to investors' expectations which are, to some extent, already baked into its stock price.\nAnother problem for DexCom could be increased competition from Apple, which has been developing non-invasive ways to measure patients' blood glucose levels. It could eventually integrate this feature into some of its devices like the Apple Watch. According to recent reports, Apple has reached the proof-of-concept phase of its work in this area. What should investors think of these potential problems for DexCom?\nLet's start with the second. It's important to note that the proof-of-concept stage is a fancy way of saying, there is real promise here, but there is still a long way to go. It could be five years or more before this technology sees the light of day if it does at all. And while valuation is an issue, DexCom could justify its rich premium over the long run, given the massive opportunity ahead in the diabetes market. Will the healthcare company meet the Street's predictions in the next year?\nMy view is that it will. But even if it doesn't, DexCom still looks like an excellent long-term bet.\n10 stocks we like better than DexCom\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and DexCom wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nProsper Junior Bakiny has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Abbott Laboratories and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends DexCom and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The advantage of continuous glucose monitoring CGM devices give diabetes patients a much better option to keep track of their blood sugar levels. The company does have several competitors, but it leads this market with Abbott Laboratories, whose CGM devices franchise, the FreeStyle Libre, generated $4.3 billion in revenue in 2022. However, DexCom could be vulnerable to heightened volatility in the short term, especially if it fails to live up to investors' expectations which are, to some extent, already baked into its stock price.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The advantage of continuous glucose monitoring CGM devices give diabetes patients a much better option to keep track of their blood sugar levels. Another problem for DexCom could be increased competition from Apple, which has been developing non-invasive ways to measure patients' blood glucose levels. The Motley Fool recommends DexCom and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': '1 High-Flying Growth Stock With 19% Upside, According to Wall Street', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Finance) represents a 19% upside over its stock price of about $111 as of this writing. There are 37.3 million diabetes patients in the U.S. alone. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and DexCom wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "In the past five years, DexCom's top line has increased by an average of 42.5% per year. Another problem for DexCom could be increased competition from Apple, which has been developing non-invasive ways to measure patients' blood glucose levels. The Motley Fool recommends DexCom and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/want-to-get-richer-3-top-stocks-to-buy-now-and-hold-forever-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In 2022, the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index plunged almost 40% after macroeconomic declines led to reduced spending in the industry. As a result, many of the world's most valuable companies experienced steep declines in their share prices.\nThe economically challenging year highlighted the importance of holding stocks for the long term because your investment may just be facing temporary headwinds. For instance, many stocks have been rising since the start of 2023, which would be a missed opportunity for those who sold at the bottom last year.\nSo, want to get richer? Here are three stocks you can buy now and hold forever.\n1. Amazon\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) had a worse year than most in 2022, with its stock falling 49.6%. The decline was mainly due to challenges in its e-commerce segment, which reported operating losses totaling $10.6 billion for the year.\nDespite the losses, Amazon proved the strength of its diversified business model with its cloud platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), earning 100% of the company's $12.2 billion in operating income. AWS also reported a year-over-year revenue increase of 28.7% to $80 billion.\nAmazon may have started 2023 at a disadvantage, but it remains one of the best growth stocks out there. The company's shares have risen 23% over the last five years and 609% over the last 10 years. Meanwhile, its annual revenue has increased 189% to $513.98 billion since 2018, and operating income has soared 198% to $12.2 billion over that same time frame.\nIn the coming years, Amazon's leading market share in e-commerce and cloud computing will likely continue to pay off. Despite recent declines in its online retail business, the market still has plenty of room for growth, making Amazon's stock an excellent investment to buy now and hold forever.\n2. Apple\nApple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is always easy to recommend and makes a great addition to almost any portfolio. For instance, while the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index tumbled 40% in 2022, the iPhone maker proved its resilience by falling a more moderate 26.8%. Apple's stock also fared better than many of its peers amid economic challenges, as seen in the chart below.\nData by YCharts\nMoreover, Apple has offered investors significant gains over the long term. Since 2018, the tech giant's stock has climbed 233%, and it's soared 837% since 2013. The impressive returns have come alongside five-year revenue growth of 130% to $394 billion, with its operating income increasing 144% to $119 billion during that time frame.\nWith reliable and consistent growth, it's not surprising Wall Street mogul Warren Buffett allocated 41.3% of Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio to Apple shares. In fact, Buffett saw the company's stock dip last year as a buying opportunity, boosting Berkshire's stake in the fourth quarter of 2022 by $3 billion.\nApple's stock has risen 179% since Berkshire first invested in 2016. The growth is thanks to its almost unparalleled brand loyalty and a walled garden of products that brings consumers deeper and deeper into its ecosystem with just one purchase. Apple's business has made it the world's most valuable company, with a market cap of $2.35 trillion, making it an excellent stock to hold indefinitely.\n3. Advanced Micro Devices\nAdvanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) was one of the hardest-hit companies last year, with its stock plummeting 55%. The business suffered from declines in the PC market, which saw worldwide shipments for components such as graphics processing units (GPUs) fall 42% year over year in the third quarter.\nDespite the stock's substantial tumble, AMD shares have returned 538% in the last five years and over 3,000% in the last decade. Additionally, the company's annual revenue has increased by 264% to $23.6 billion since 2019, while operating income has risen 180% to $1.2 billion. AMD's growth has largely come from success in custom and consumer processors (CPUs), with its Ryzen series leading it to steal market share from Intel consistently. According to Statista, since Q2 2017, AMD's CPU market share has gone from 20.2% to 35.2%, while Intel's has gone from 79.7% to 62.8%.\nHowever, the biggest reason to invest in AMD is its resilience after a challenging 2022. In Q4 2022, the slumping PC market led the company's client and gaming segments to report revenue declines of 51% and 7%, respectively, year over year. As a result, AMD pivoted to more lucrative parts of its business, with its highest-earning division becoming data centers, which posted a revenue increase of 42% to $1.7 billion. Meanwhile, its embedded segment saw revenue grow over 1,800% to $1.4 billion. The redirection in its business meant the company retained growth despite market headwinds, with revenue rising 43.6% to $23.6 billion in its fiscal 2022.\nAMD has solid leadership, with CEO Lisa Su taking the company from the brink of bankruptcy prior to 2017 to a dominating position in tech. AMD's performance under pressure and immense long-term growth makes its stock one to buy and hold forever.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon.com\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon.com wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon.com, and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is always easy to recommend and makes a great addition to almost any portfolio. Despite recent declines in its online retail business, the market still has plenty of room for growth, making Amazon's stock an excellent investment to buy now and hold forever. With reliable and consistent growth, it's not surprising Wall Street mogul Warren Buffett allocated 41.3% of Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio to Apple shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is always easy to recommend and makes a great addition to almost any portfolio. Despite recent declines in its online retail business, the market still has plenty of room for growth, making Amazon's stock an excellent investment to buy now and hold forever. Advanced Micro Devices Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) was one of the hardest-hit companies last year, with its stock plummeting 55%.", 'news_article_title': 'Want to Get Richer? 3 Top Stocks to Buy Now and Hold Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is always easy to recommend and makes a great addition to almost any portfolio. The company's shares have risen 23% over the last five years and 609% over the last 10 years. In the coming years, Amazon's leading market share in e-commerce and cloud computing will likely continue to pay off.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is always easy to recommend and makes a great addition to almost any portfolio. Despite recent declines in its online retail business, the market still has plenty of room for growth, making Amazon's stock an excellent investment to buy now and hold forever. Advanced Micro Devices Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) was one of the hardest-hit companies last year, with its stock plummeting 55%."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 147.3300018310547, 'high': 151.11000061035156, 'open': 148.0399932861328, 'close': 151.02999877929688, 'ema_50': 145.51323795860378, 'rsi_14': 50.039040328570074, 'target': 153.8300018310547, 'volume': 70732300.0, 'ema_200': 147.70245669320153, 'adj_close': 150.41983032226562, 'rsi_lag_1': 37.98452535145461, 'rsi_lag_2': 34.32907307791095, 'rsi_lag_3': 33.33335675074923, 'rsi_lag_4': 42.10526981428925, 'rsi_lag_5': 34.83848205742267, 'macd_lag_1': 0.9266472729246686, 'macd_lag_2': 1.2381051384700186, 'macd_lag_3': 1.678721360837244, 'macd_lag_4': 2.0028713161430574, 'macd_lag_5': 2.335545144711631, 'macd_12_26_9': 1.0805001537354144, 'macds_12_26_9': 1.970945592847923}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 18.15999984741211, 'Date': '2023-03-03', 'High': 19.76000022888184, 'Open': 19.76000022888184, 'Close': 18.489999771118164, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-03', 'Adj Close': 18.489999771118164}, {'Low': 1.0591312646865845, 'Date': '2023-03-03', 'High': 1.062925100326538, 'Open': 1.0599732398986816, 'Close': 1.0599732398986816, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-03', 'Adj Close': 1.0599732398986816}, {'Low': 1.1949286460876465, 'Date': '2023-03-03', 'High': 1.2018797397613523, 'Open': 1.1950429677963257, 'Close': 1.1951572895050049, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-03', 'Adj Close': 1.1951572895050049}, {'Low': 6.887700080871582, 'Date': '2023-03-03', 'High': 6.914299964904785, 'Open': 6.91379976272583, 'Close': 6.91379976272583, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-03', 'Adj Close': 6.91379976272583}, {'Low': 75.83000183105469, 'Date': '2023-03-03', 'High': 79.9000015258789, 'Open': 77.88999938964844, 'Close': 79.68000030517578, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 374201, 'date_str': '2023-03-03', 'Adj Close': 79.68000030517578}, {'Low': 0.67298823595047, 'Date': '2023-03-03', 'High': 0.6765899658203125, 'Open': 0.6735000014305115, 'Close': 0.6735000014305115, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-03', 'Adj Close': 0.6735000014305115}, {'Low': 3.961999893188477, 'Date': '2023-03-03', 'High': 4.026000022888184, 'Open': 4.013000011444092, 'Close': 3.96399998664856, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-03', 'Adj Close': 3.96399998664856}, {'Low': 135.8280029296875, 'Date': '2023-03-03', 'High': 136.74000549316406, 'Open': 136.7050018310547, 'Close': 136.7050018310547, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-03', 'Adj Close': 136.7050018310547}, {'Low': 104.48999786376952, 'Date': '2023-03-03', 'High': 105.0, 'Open': 104.94000244140624, 'Close': 104.5199966430664, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-03', 'Adj Close': 104.5199966430664}, {'Low': 1837.300048828125, 'Date': '2023-03-03', 'High': 1855.4000244140625, 'Open': 1837.300048828125, 'Close': 1847.699951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 61, 'date_str': '2023-03-03', 'Adj Close': 1847.699951171875}]}
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{'date': '2023-03-06', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-mar-6-2023-%3A-vale-bac-amzn-qqq-mrk-aapl-iq-msft-pfe-ko-alit', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -10.89 to 12,291.59. The total After hours volume is currently 79,432,799 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nVALE S.A. (VALE) is -0.01 at $16.68, with 6,521,728 shares traded. VALE\'s current last sale is 87.79% of the target price of $19.\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is unchanged at $34.09, with 3,492,820 shares traded. BAC\'s current last sale is 89.71% of the target price of $38.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.09 at $93.66, with 3,173,777 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.28. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +1.21 at $301.23, with 3,064,552 shares traded. This represents a 18.47% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nMerck & Company, Inc. (MRK) is -0.09 at $111.01, with 2,632,264 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MRK is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.15 at $153.68, with 2,211,853 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.43. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\niQIYI, Inc. (IQ) is +0.0604 at $7.65, with 1,819,482 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for IQ is in the "buy range".\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is -0.02 at $256.85, with 1,791,083 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nPfizer, Inc. (PFE) is -0.0101 at $41.10, with 1,556,995 shares traded. PFE\'s current last sale is 82.2% of the target price of $50.\n\nCoca-Cola Company (The) (KO) is -0.01 at $60.35, with 1,519,857 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 6 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.64. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KO is in the "buy range".\n\nAlight, Inc. (ALIT) is unchanged at $9.81, with 1,492,772 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ALIT is in the "buy range".\n\nWestern Digital Corporation (WDC) is unchanged at $37.78, with 1,388,099 shares traded. WDC\'s current last sale is 75.56% of the target price of $50.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.15 at $153.68, with 2,211,853 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.15 at $153.68, with 2,211,853 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Mar 6, 2023 : VALE, BAC, AMZN, QQQ, MRK, AAPL, IQ, MSFT, PFE, KO, ALIT, WDC', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.15 at $153.68, with 2,211,853 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -10.89 to 12,291.59.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.15 at $153.68, with 2,211,853 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-ends-slightly-higher-ahead-of-powell-testimony-upcoming-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew and Bansari Mayur Kamdar\nMarch 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 made little progress on Monday, closing slightly lower than its session high as U.S. Treasury yields pulled higher with investors braced for this week\'s testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the February jobs report.\nEarlier in the session the indexes looked much stronger with the Nasdaq .IXIC up more than 1% at one point before gradually losing its gains. The biggest boost had come from iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a "buy" rating.\nBut equities gave up earlier gains as yields on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR and the 2-year Treasuries yield came back from an early declines after data showed new orders for U.S.-manufactured goods fell less than expected in January.\nRising bond yields tend to weigh on equity valuations, particularly those of growth and technology stocks, as higher rates reduce the value of future cash flows.\n"The market is in a holding pattern because this week will be key to shedding light on what\'s going on with the U.S. economy," said Irene Tunkel, chief U.S. equity strategist for\nBCA Research in New York who will keep a close watch on February\'s U.S. non-farm payrolls report, due out Friday.\n"People are worried about the jobs number and the economic data because they\'re worried about what the Fed will do. Ultimately all roads lead to the Fed."\nAnd with potential Fed rate hikes their key concern, Monday\'s data had already dampened investor enthusiasm, said Shawn Cruz, head trading strategist at TD Ameritrade in Chicago.\n"The market pullback was because there is still a lot of work to do on inflation," said Cruz. "We\'re not seeing the type of demand slowdown we need to see. The whole point of the Fed hiking rates is to slow down the economy."\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 2.72 points, or 0.07%, to end at 4,048.36 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 12.59 points, or 0.11%, to 11,676.41. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 38.69 points, or 0.12%, to 33,429.66.\nThe commodity-linked materials sector .SPLRCM was weak on Monday after China set a lower-than-expected target for economic growth this year at around 5%.\nThe three main U.S. stock indexes had rallied on Friday and notched weekly gains after comments from Fed policymakers calmed jitters around aggressive rate hikes.\nBut San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said on Saturday that if inflation and labor market data continue to come in hotter than expected, interest rates would need to go higher and stay there longer than Fed policymakers had projected in December.\nInvestors will look for clues about the Fed\'s future rate hiking path when Powell testifies before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday. Since Powell last spoke strong economic data and hotter than expected inflation have raised concerns the Fed will raise rates higher than expected or keep them higher for longer.\nTraders expect at least three more 25-basis-point hikes this year and see interest rates peaking at 5.44% by September from 4.67% now. FEDWATCH\nShares of cryptocurrency-related companies were volatile after Silvergate Capital Corp SI.N pulled the plug on its crypto payments network and raised doubts about the company\'s ability to stay in business.\nCorrelation between S&P 500 and 2-year Treasury bond yieldshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3SVuPWU\n20-day correlation of S&P 500 to two-year U.S. Treasury notehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ydLhYO\n(Reporting by Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar, Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi, Anil D\'Silva and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The biggest boost had come from iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a "buy" rating. By Sinéad Carew and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 made little progress on Monday, closing slightly lower than its session high as U.S. Treasury yields pulled higher with investors braced for this week\'s testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the February jobs report. "The market is in a holding pattern because this week will be key to shedding light on what\'s going on with the U.S. economy," said Irene Tunkel, chief U.S. equity strategist for BCA Research in New York who will keep a close watch on February\'s U.S. non-farm payrolls report, due out Friday.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The biggest boost had come from iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a "buy" rating. By Sinéad Carew and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 made little progress on Monday, closing slightly lower than its session high as U.S. Treasury yields pulled higher with investors braced for this week\'s testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the February jobs report. And with potential Fed rate hikes their key concern, Monday\'s data had already dampened investor enthusiasm, said Shawn Cruz, head trading strategist at TD Ameritrade in Chicago.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends slightly higher ahead of Powell testimony, upcoming data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The biggest boost had come from iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a "buy" rating. By Sinéad Carew and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 made little progress on Monday, closing slightly lower than its session high as U.S. Treasury yields pulled higher with investors braced for this week\'s testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the February jobs report. The whole point of the Fed hiking rates is to slow down the economy."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The biggest boost had come from iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a "buy" rating. And with potential Fed rate hikes their key concern, Monday\'s data had already dampened investor enthusiasm, said Shawn Cruz, head trading strategist at TD Ameritrade in Chicago. But San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said on Saturday that if inflation and labor market data continue to come in hotter than expected, interest rates would need to go higher and stay there longer than Fed policymakers had projected in December.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/time-to-buy-apple-alphabet-or-amazon-stock-for-more-upside', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Many tech stocks have seen a strong start to 2023 with the Nasdaq up +11% year to date to top the broader S&P 500’s +5%.\nThis may have many investors wondering if big tech stocks like Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Amazon (AMZN) could have extended rallies. Let’s see if it’s time to buy these tech giants’ stocks for 2023 and beyond.\nPerformance \nWith high inflation still prevalent in the current economic environment investors will want to monitor the valuation and premium they are paying for tech stocks. This is especially true after extended rallies as a higher inflationary environment is challenging for most technology companies.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nStill, Apple stock is up +18% this year with Amazon up +11% and Alphabet up +8% to all outperform the S&P 500 with only shares of GOOGL trailing the Nasdaq. Over the last decade, Apple’s +897% has led these big tech peers, but Amazon’s +583% and Alphabet’s +357% have also outperformed the broader indexes.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nValuation\nDespite Alphabet stock trailing the Nasdaq’s performance so far this year its valuation is more intriguing than Apple and Amazon from a price-to-earnings perspective. Alphabet stock trades at $95 and 17.6X forward earnings which is nicely below its industry average of 25X and the S&P 500’s 18.1X. Shares of GOOGL also trade 44% below its decade-long high of 31.6X and at a 29% discount to the median of 24.7X.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPivoting to Apple, shares of AAPL trade at $155 per share at 23.9X forward earnings and above the benchmark’s 18.1X. However, Apple trades on par with its industry average and below its decade high of 33.6X but above the median of 14.9X.\nAmazon stock also trades above the benchmark’s P/E valuation at 65.1X forward earnings and $93 per share. Amazon does trade well below its own decade-long high of 612X and at a 31% discount to the median of 93.2X but well above its industry average of 32.2X.\nEPS Growth\nAlong with valuation, monitoring the growth of Apple, Alphabet, and Amazon will be important at their mature stages in corporate life.\nTo that note, Apple stock stands out sporting an “A” Zacks Style Scores grade for Growth and a higher EPS figure projected in its outlook than Alphabet and Amazon. Apple’s fiscal 2023 earnings are projected to dip -1% this year but rebound and jump 10% in FY24 at $6.68 per share. More impressive, fiscal 2024 would represent 125% EPS growth over the last five years with 2019 earnings at $2.97 per share. \n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAlphabet and Amazon’s outlooks are attractive in their own right, with both carrying a “B” Style Scores grade for Growth. Alphabet’s earnings are expected to rise 12% in FY23 and leap another 21% in FY24 at $6.19 per share. Fiscal 2024 would represent 140% EPS growth over the last five years with 2019 earnings at $2.58 per share.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLastly, Amazon’s earnings are forecasted to climb 89% this year and jump another 59% in FY24 at $2.13 per share. Fiscal 2024 would represent 85% growth over the last five years with 2019 EPS at $1.15.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nApple, Alphabet, and Amazon stock all land a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at the moment. Despite broader economic concerns still very much prevalent and strenuous on technology companies, their stocks trade attractively relative to their past from a P/E valuation standpoint along with solid EPS growth expected.\nFor now, holding on to these unique and innovative tech giants at their current levels could be rewarding long-term especially when looking at their historical performances.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This may have many investors wondering if big tech stocks like Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Amazon (AMZN) could have extended rallies. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Pivoting to Apple, shares of AAPL trade at $155 per share at 23.9X forward earnings and above the benchmark’s 18.1X. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This may have many investors wondering if big tech stocks like Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Amazon (AMZN) could have extended rallies. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Pivoting to Apple, shares of AAPL trade at $155 per share at 23.9X forward earnings and above the benchmark’s 18.1X.', 'news_article_title': 'Time to Buy Apple, Alphabet, or Amazon Stock for More Upside?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Pivoting to Apple, shares of AAPL trade at $155 per share at 23.9X forward earnings and above the benchmark’s 18.1X. This may have many investors wondering if big tech stocks like Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Amazon (AMZN) could have extended rallies. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This may have many investors wondering if big tech stocks like Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Amazon (AMZN) could have extended rallies. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Pivoting to Apple, shares of AAPL trade at $155 per share at 23.9X forward earnings and above the benchmark’s 18.1X.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-outpaces-stock-market-gains%3A-what-you-should-know-9', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $153.83, moving +1.85% from the previous trading session. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.07%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.12%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.47%.\nHeading into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had lost 2.25% over the past month, outpacing the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 3.15% and lagging the S&P 500's loss of 2% in that time.\nInvestors will be hoping for strength from Apple as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Apple to post earnings of $1.44 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 5.26%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $93.35 billion, down 4.04% from the year-ago period.\nLooking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $6.04 per share and revenue of $392.12 billion. These totals would mark changes of -1.15% and -0.56%, respectively, from last year.\nInvestors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.\nOur research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.\nThe Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 1.7% lower. Apple is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).\nInvestors should also note Apple's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 24.99. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 8.7, so we one might conclude that Apple is trading at a premium comparatively.\nWe can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.59 as of yesterday's close.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 187, which puts it in the bottom 26% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nMake sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $153.83, moving +1.85% from the previous trading session. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.59 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $153.83, moving +1.85% from the previous trading session. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.59 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $153.83, moving +1.85% from the previous trading session. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.59 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $153.83, moving +1.85% from the previous trading session. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.59 as of yesterday's close."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-barely-gains-ahead-of-powell-testimony-jobs-report', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew and Bansari Mayur Kamdar\nMarch 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX closed barely higheron Monday, giving up most of its earlier gains as investors were cautious ahead of this week\'s testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the closely watched U.S. jobs report.\nEarlier in the session the indexes looked much stronger with the Nasdaq .IXIC gaining more than 1% before closing lower. The biggest boost had come from iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a "buy" rating.\nBut equities gaveup earlier gains as yields on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR and the 2-year Treasuries yield came back from early declines after data showed new orders for U.S.-manufactured goods fell less than expected in January.\nRising bond yields tend to weigh on equity valuations, particularly those of growth and technology stocks, as higher rates reduce the value of future cash flows.\n"The market is in a holding pattern because this week will be key to shedding light on what\'s going on with the U.S. economy," said Irene Tunkel, chief U.S. equity strategist for\nBCA Research in New York, who plans to keep a close watch on February\'s U.S. non-farm payrolls report, due out Friday.\n"People are worried about the jobs number and the economic data because they\'re worried about what the Fed will do. Ultimately all roads lead to the Fed."\nAnd with potential Fed rate hikes their key concern, Monday\'s data had already dampened investor enthusiasm, said Shawn Cruz, head trading strategist at TD Ameritrade in Chicago.\n"The market pullback was because there is still a lot of work to do on inflation," said Cruz. "We\'re not seeing the type of demand slowdown we need to see. The whole point of the Fed hiking rates is to slow down the economy."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 40.47 points, or 0.12%, to 33,431.44; the S&P 500 .SPX gained 2.78 points, or 0.07%, at 4,048.42; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 13.27 points, or 0.11%, to 11,675.74.\nAmong the S&P\'s 11 major industry sectors, six ended the day higher. The commodity-linked materials sector .SPLRCM was the biggest decliner, falling 1.7%, after China set a lower-than-expected target for economic growth this year at around 5%.\nThe technology sector .SPLRCT was the top gainer, with the biggest lift from Apple, which closed up 1.9%. Other strong boosts came from Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, which added 0.6%, and Google parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, which rose 1.6%.\nThe three main U.S. stock indexes had rallied on Friday and notched weekly gains after comments from Fed policymakers calmed jitters around aggressive rate hikes.\nBut San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said on Saturday that if inflation and labor market data continue to come in hotter than expected, interest rates would need to go higher and stay there longer than Fed policymakers had projected in December.\nInvestors will look for clues about the Fed\'s future rate hiking path when Powell testifies before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday. Since Powell last spoke strong economic data and hotter than expected inflation have raised concerns the Fed will raise rates higher than expected or keep them higher for longer.\nTraders expect at least three more 25-basis-point hikes this year and see interest rates peaking at 5.44% by September from 4.67% now. FEDWATCH\nShares of cryptocurrency-related companies were volatile after Silvergate Capital Corp SI.N pulled the plug on its crypto payments network and raised doubts about the company\'s ability to stay in business. Silvergate shares closed down 6.2% while crypto bank peer Signature Bank SBNY.O fell 2.5%.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by a 1.69-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.94-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 20 new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 85 new highs and 92 new lows.\nOn U.S. exchanges 10.57 billion shares changed hands compared with the 10.98 billion moving average for the last 20 sessions.\nCorrelation between S&P 500 and 2-year Treasury bond yieldshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3SVuPWU\n20-day correlation of S&P 500 to two-year U.S. Treasury notehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ydLhYO\n(Reporting by Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar, Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi, Anil D\'Silva and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The biggest boost had come from iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a "buy" rating. "The market is in a holding pattern because this week will be key to shedding light on what\'s going on with the U.S. economy," said Irene Tunkel, chief U.S. equity strategist for BCA Research in New York, who plans to keep a close watch on February\'s U.S. non-farm payrolls report, due out Friday. And with potential Fed rate hikes their key concern, Monday\'s data had already dampened investor enthusiasm, said Shawn Cruz, head trading strategist at TD Ameritrade in Chicago.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The biggest boost had come from iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a "buy" rating. By Sinéad Carew and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX closed barely higheron Monday, giving up most of its earlier gains as investors were cautious ahead of this week\'s testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the closely watched U.S. jobs report. And with potential Fed rate hikes their key concern, Monday\'s data had already dampened investor enthusiasm, said Shawn Cruz, head trading strategist at TD Ameritrade in Chicago.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 barely gains ahead of Powell testimony, jobs report', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The biggest boost had come from iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a "buy" rating. The whole point of the Fed hiking rates is to slow down the economy." The technology sector .SPLRCT was the top gainer, with the biggest lift from Apple, which closed up 1.9%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The biggest boost had come from iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a "buy" rating. By Sinéad Carew and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX closed barely higheron Monday, giving up most of its earlier gains as investors were cautious ahead of this week\'s testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the closely watched U.S. jobs report. But San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said on Saturday that if inflation and labor market data continue to come in hotter than expected, interest rates would need to go higher and stay there longer than Fed policymakers had projected in December.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-climbs-as-lower-treasury-yields-lift-megacap-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar\nMarch 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rose on Monday as Treasury yields pulled back further ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony and jobs data this week that could offer fresh cues on the trajectory of interest rates.\nRate-sensitive megacap stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O were the top boosts to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq as the yield on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR slipped to its lowest since March 1 at 3.91%.\nThe two-year yield US2YT=RR inched down to 4.85% after touching its highest since 2007 last week. US/\nRising bond yields tend to weigh on equity valuations, particularly those of growth and technology stocks, as higher rates reduce the value of future cash flows.\nThe three main U.S. stock indexes rallied on Friday and notched weekly gains as yields pulled back from their peaks after comments from Fed policymakers calmed jitters around aggressive rate hikes.\nPowell will testify before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday and investors will watch for clues on the policy outlook, after recent strong economic data and hot inflation fueled bets that the central bank could raise interest rates to a higher-than-expected level.\n"Investors are bracing for Powell\'s comments tomorrow and I don\'t think he\'s going to say very much from what he has been saying all along. The Fed has been basically setting the stage for further rate hikes, perhaps beyond May and the market is well aware of that," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.\nTraders expect at least three more 25-basis-point hikes this year and see interest rates peaking at 5.44% by September from 4.67% now. FEDWATCH\nU.S. stocks have turned quite volatile in recent weeks after a strong performance at the start of this year as investors factor in the possibility of rates remaining higher for longer. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX is up 5.4% so far this year after a 19.4% plunge in 2022.\nInvestors are awaiting factory orders data for January, due at 10:00 a.m. ET, to assess the impact of higher rates on the manufacturing sector.\nAt 9:48 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 58.51 points, or 0.18%, at 33,449.48, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 9.61 points, or 0.24%, at 4,055.25, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 32.73 points, or 0.28%, at 11,721.74.\nShares of Apple climbed 1.9% after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the iPhone maker with a "buy" rating.\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies Alibaba BABA.N and PDD Holdings PDD.O slipped 0.9% and 2.7%, respectively, after China set a modest annual economic growth target of about 5%, below market expectations of 5.5%-plus growth.\nShares of cryptocurrency-related companies fell after Silvergate Capital Corp SI.N pulled the plug on its crypto payments network, after raising doubts on the company\'s ability to stay in business. The California-based bank slid 10.4%, while peer Signature Bank SBNY.O declined 1.7%.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.06-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, while decliners outnumbered advancers for a 1.17-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 14 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 55 new highs and 22 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Rate-sensitive megacap stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O were the top boosts to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq as the yield on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR slipped to its lowest since March 1 at 3.91%. By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rose on Monday as Treasury yields pulled back further ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's testimony and jobs data this week that could offer fresh cues on the trajectory of interest rates. The three main U.S. stock indexes rallied on Friday and notched weekly gains as yields pulled back from their peaks after comments from Fed policymakers calmed jitters around aggressive rate hikes.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Rate-sensitive megacap stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O were the top boosts to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq as the yield on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR slipped to its lowest since March 1 at 3.91%. By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rose on Monday as Treasury yields pulled back further ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's testimony and jobs data this week that could offer fresh cues on the trajectory of interest rates. Powell will testify before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday and investors will watch for clues on the policy outlook, after recent strong economic data and hot inflation fueled bets that the central bank could raise interest rates to a higher-than-expected level.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St climbs as lower Treasury yields lift megacap stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Rate-sensitive megacap stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O were the top boosts to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq as the yield on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR slipped to its lowest since March 1 at 3.91%. By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rose on Monday as Treasury yields pulled back further ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's testimony and jobs data this week that could offer fresh cues on the trajectory of interest rates. Powell will testify before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday and investors will watch for clues on the policy outlook, after recent strong economic data and hot inflation fueled bets that the central bank could raise interest rates to a higher-than-expected level.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Rate-sensitive megacap stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O were the top boosts to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq as the yield on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR slipped to its lowest since March 1 at 3.91%. By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rose on Monday as Treasury yields pulled back further ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's testimony and jobs data this week that could offer fresh cues on the trajectory of interest rates. The three main U.S. stock indexes rallied on Friday and notched weekly gains as yields pulled back from their peaks after comments from Fed policymakers calmed jitters around aggressive rate hikes."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-ba-aapl-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Monday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.8%. Year to date, Apple registers a 18.3% gain.\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Boeing, trading down 1.2%. Boeing is showing a gain of 11.5% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are Dow, trading down 1.1%, and Merck, trading up 1.3% on the day.\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: BA, AAPL\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "VIDEO: Dow Movers: BA, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Monday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.8%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Boeing, trading down 1.2%.", 'news_luhn_summary': "VIDEO: Dow Movers: BA, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Monday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.8%. Year to date, Apple registers a 18.3% gain.", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: BA, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Movers: BA, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Boeing, trading down 1.2%. Boeing is showing a gain of 11.5% looking at the year to date performance.', 'news_textrank_summary': "VIDEO: Dow Movers: BA, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Monday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.8%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Boeing, trading down 1.2%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-03-06-2023%3A-rum-cien-aapl-nvee', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks were advancing late Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was slipping 0.1%.\nIn company news, Rumble (RUM) rose 10% amid a strong advance for several social media companies after US Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) reportedly said he will introduce a bipartisan measure this week that would allow the federal government to "ban or prohibit" foreign-owned technology like TikTok.\nCiena (CIEN) gained 3.9% after the networking equipment and software firm beat Wall Street expectations with its fiscal Q1 earnings and revenue.\nApple (AAPL) added 1.8% after Goldman Sachs began coverage of the tech giant with a buy stock rating.\nTo the downside, NV5 Global (NVEE) was slipping 2.3% after Monday saying its Axim Geospatial subsidiary has received contracts worth $9 million from the US Department of Defense and other federal intelligence agencies.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) added 1.8% after Goldman Sachs began coverage of the tech giant with a buy stock rating. Ciena (CIEN) gained 3.9% after the networking equipment and software firm beat Wall Street expectations with its fiscal Q1 earnings and revenue. To the downside, NV5 Global (NVEE) was slipping 2.3% after Monday saying its Axim Geospatial subsidiary has received contracts worth $9 million from the US Department of Defense and other federal intelligence agencies.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) added 1.8% after Goldman Sachs began coverage of the tech giant with a buy stock rating. Technology stocks were advancing late Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was slipping 0.1%. To the downside, NV5 Global (NVEE) was slipping 2.3% after Monday saying its Axim Geospatial subsidiary has received contracts worth $9 million from the US Department of Defense and other federal intelligence agencies.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 03/06/2023: RUM, CIEN, AAPL, NVEE', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) added 1.8% after Goldman Sachs began coverage of the tech giant with a buy stock rating. Technology stocks were advancing late Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was slipping 0.1%. In company news, Rumble (RUM) rose 10% amid a strong advance for several social media companies after US Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) reportedly said he will introduce a bipartisan measure this week that would allow the federal government to "ban or prohibit" foreign-owned technology like TikTok.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) added 1.8% after Goldman Sachs began coverage of the tech giant with a buy stock rating. Technology stocks were advancing late Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was slipping 0.1%. In company news, Rumble (RUM) rose 10% amid a strong advance for several social media companies after US Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) reportedly said he will introduce a bipartisan measure this week that would allow the federal government to "ban or prohibit" foreign-owned technology like TikTok.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-03-06-2023%3A-cien-aapl-nvee', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks were advancing Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was slipping 0.1%.\nIn company news, Ciena (CIEN) gained 5.1% after the networking equipment and software firm beat Wall Street expectations with its fiscal Q1 earnings and revenue.\nApple (AAPL) added 2.7% after Goldman Sachs began coverage of the tech giant with a buy stock rating.\nNV5 Global (NVEE) was slipping 1.3% after saying its Axim Geospatial unit has received contracts worth $9 million from the US intelligence agencies and the Department of Defense.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) added 2.7% after Goldman Sachs began coverage of the tech giant with a buy stock rating. In company news, Ciena (CIEN) gained 5.1% after the networking equipment and software firm beat Wall Street expectations with its fiscal Q1 earnings and revenue. NV5 Global (NVEE) was slipping 1.3% after saying its Axim Geospatial unit has received contracts worth $9 million from the US intelligence agencies and the Department of Defense.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) added 2.7% after Goldman Sachs began coverage of the tech giant with a buy stock rating. Technology stocks were advancing Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was slipping 0.1%. In company news, Ciena (CIEN) gained 5.1% after the networking equipment and software firm beat Wall Street expectations with its fiscal Q1 earnings and revenue.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 03/06/2023: CIEN, AAPL, NVEE', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) added 2.7% after Goldman Sachs began coverage of the tech giant with a buy stock rating. Technology stocks were advancing Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was slipping 0.1%. In company news, Ciena (CIEN) gained 5.1% after the networking equipment and software firm beat Wall Street expectations with its fiscal Q1 earnings and revenue.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) added 2.7% after Goldman Sachs began coverage of the tech giant with a buy stock rating. Technology stocks were advancing Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was slipping 0.1%. In company news, Ciena (CIEN) gained 5.1% after the networking equipment and software firm beat Wall Street expectations with its fiscal Q1 earnings and revenue.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-stock-popped-on-monday', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock popped on Monday morning, up 3.1% through 11:15 a.m. ET -- but why Apple popped is owing to something that happened on Sunday. Specifically, last night, investment bank Goldman Sachs announced it was initiating coverage of the tech giant with a buy rating and a price target that looks as if it should be on a for-sale sign: "$199."\nAnd even though 45 analysts already cover Apple, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence -- and even though 34 of them already say Apple is a buy -- investors are sitting up and taking notice...that Goldman Sachs has finally noticed Apple.\nSo what\nSo what exactly has Goldman Sachs noticed about Apple that makes this banker think it\'s a buy? At its core, Goldman\'s note focuses on the fact that a lot of people own Apple products. There are currently 1.1 billion active iPhones alone out in the world, reports StreetInsider.com, and that doesn\'t even count all the Apple-branded computers, smartwatches, and other tech gizmos in existence.\nGoldman points to this "growing installed base of users" as its primary reason for optimism about Apple stock. Some might argue that a lot of people owning iPhones already means there\'s less room for Apple to grow its market share. But Goldman counters that the large installed base of Apple productions reduces customer churn (because Apple fans are loath to switch brands), even as it lowers customer acquisition costs when Apple wants to sell upgraded iPhones or launch new products and services.\nIn the analysts\' view, these advantages will "more than offset cyclical headwinds to product revenue."\nNow what\nAs for how Apple will grow specifically, Goldman is focusing primarily on Apple\'s ability to sell more services to use on its devices. From 33% currently, the banker expects Apple will grow services\' percentage of Apple\'s gross profit to 40% over the next five years.\nWhy is this important? Well, consider that Apple\'s services revenue in 2022 made up only 20% of all Apple revenue. Yet these services generated 33% of gross profits. This means that services revenue generates above-average profit margins for Apple. It also means that the shortest path to growing overall profits is to grow services revenue -- and that if services revenue grows, then profits will grow even faster.\nGranted, even assuming Goldman is right and Apple does grow as fast as analysts expect -- with 11% profits growth on average over the next five years -- there\'s still the question of whether this is fast enough to justify the stock price. After all, Apple stock does cost more than 25 times earnings today, giving it a PEG ratio of 2.3.\nPersonally, I find that a bit pricey for my taste. But as of today, Goldman Sachs -- like the majority of analysts on Wall Street -- think it\'s plenty cheap to rate Apple stock a buy.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nRich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock popped on Monday morning, up 3.1% through 11:15 a.m. Specifically, last night, investment bank Goldman Sachs announced it was initiating coverage of the tech giant with a buy rating and a price target that looks as if it should be on a for-sale sign: "$199." There are currently 1.1 billion active iPhones alone out in the world, reports StreetInsider.com, and that doesn\'t even count all the Apple-branded computers, smartwatches, and other tech gizmos in existence.', 'news_luhn_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock popped on Monday morning, up 3.1% through 11:15 a.m. From 33% currently, the banker expects Apple will grow services' percentage of Apple's gross profit to 40% over the next five years. It also means that the shortest path to growing overall profits is to grow services revenue -- and that if services revenue grows, then profits will grow even faster.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Stock Popped on Monday', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock popped on Monday morning, up 3.1% through 11:15 a.m. It also means that the shortest path to growing overall profits is to grow services revenue -- and that if services revenue grows, then profits will grow even faster. But as of today, Goldman Sachs -- like the majority of analysts on Wall Street -- think it's plenty cheap to rate Apple stock a buy.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock popped on Monday morning, up 3.1% through 11:15 a.m. And even though 45 analysts already cover Apple, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence -- and even though 34 of them already say Apple is a buy -- investors are sitting up and taking notice...that Goldman Sachs has finally noticed Apple. But Goldman counters that the large installed base of Apple productions reduces customer churn (because Apple fans are loath to switch brands), even as it lowers customer acquisition costs when Apple wants to sell upgraded iPhones or launch new products and services.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-robinhood-stocks-with-market-beating-potential-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) is considered by some to be a platform for trading speculative meme stocks and cryptocurrencies. That's why it isn't surprising that its own investor index of popular stocks on the platform counts AMC Entertainment and GameStop as two of its 10 most-owned stocks.\nYet Robinhood's top-10 list also includes blue chip tech stocks like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN),. These two tech stocks are trading down about 7% and 35%, respectively, over the past 12 months. Investors (whether in Robinhood or not) dumped both stocks as rising interest rates crushed the tech sector, but I believe these two stocks could still bounce back and outperform the market this year.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Apple is ripe for a comeback\nApple's revenue soared 33% in fiscal 2021 (which ended in September 2021) after it launched its first family of 5G-capable iPhones. Its iPhone sales jumped 39%, and all of its other business segments reported positive growth. Its EPS grew 71%, partly driven by its $86 billion in buybacks throughout the year.\nBut in fiscal 2022, its revenue and EPS only rose 8% and 9%, respectively, as its iPhone sales grew a mere 7%. That slowdown was caused by a cooler market reception for the iPhone 13, which only seemed like an incremental upgrade instead of a crucial one for 5G networks. But it still repurchased $89 billion in shares throughout the year.\nApple's slowdown worsened this year with its sluggish sales of the iPhone 14, which was exacerbated by protests and disruptions at Foxconn's largest iPhone plant in China last November. The strengthening dollar, which was buoyed by rising interest rates, further reduced its overseas revenue. As a result, its revenue and EPS declined 5% and 10% year over year, respectively, in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Analysts expect its revenue and EPS to both decline 2% for the full year.\nThat situation seems dire, but Apple was still sitting on $165 billion in cash and marketable securities at the end of the first quarter, so it still has plenty of room for more buybacks, dividend hikes, and acquisitions. It also hosted 935 million paid subscribers across its entire ecosystem -- which gives it a firm foundation for launching new products and services.\nApple's growth will likely accelerate again after it weathers this cyclical slowdown, and it's expected to launch its eagerly anticipated mixed reality glasses in the near future. Therefore, its stock still looks reasonably valued at 25 times forward earnings, and it should continue to outperform the tech sector's more speculative stocks as the bear market drags on.\n2. Amazon will survive the macro headwinds\nAmazon's revenue rose 22% in 2021. Its e-commerce business benefited from the pandemic and stimulus-induced tailwinds, while its cloud infrastructure services profited from the elevated usage of cloud-based services. Its EPS also increased by 55%. But in 2022, its revenue only rose 9% as it lapped those temporary tailwinds. It also posted a net loss for the full year, mainly due to the shrinking value of its equity stake in the electric vehicle maker Rivian.\nThis year, Amazon's e-commerce and cloud businesses will both face tough macro headwinds. Its e-commerce sales are cooling off as inflation curbs consumer spending on discretionary goods, while its cloud growth is decelerating as companies rein in spending. As a result, analysts expect its revenue to rise just 8% in 2023. It's expected to return to profitability this year, but that will depend heavily on Rivian's ability to recover from its year of disappointing developments.\nAmazon's near-term outlook seems grim, but its growth could quickly accelerate again if the macroeconomic environment improves. It's already locked in more than 200 million paid Prime members worldwide, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) is still the world's largest cloud infrastructure platform. Its margins should also continue to rise as it expands its higher-margin third-party marketplace and tethers more merchants to its advertising businesses. It's also been laying off employees, automating its warehouses, and executing other aggressive cost-cutting efforts to stabilize its operating margins.\nAmazon was sitting on $70 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities at the end of 2022, which still gives it ample room to expand its e-commerce and cloud businesses with acquisitions. Amazon might not initially seem cheap at 58 times forward earnings, but that multiple could cool off quickly as its profits bounce back. In terms of its top-line growth, its stock looks fairly cheap at less than 2 times this year's sales.\nThese two Robinhood stocks are worth buying\nI'd never tell anyone to buy a meme stock like AMC or GameStop, but I'd easily recommend Apple and Amazon -- which together still account for 13% of my own portfolio -- as long-term investments. These tech giants won't generate multibagger gains anytime soon, but they're both reliable core holdings that can offset the volatility of your riskier investments.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Amazon.com and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Yet Robinhood's top-10 list also includes blue chip tech stocks like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN),. That situation seems dire, but Apple was still sitting on $165 billion in cash and marketable securities at the end of the first quarter, so it still has plenty of room for more buybacks, dividend hikes, and acquisitions. It's already locked in more than 200 million paid Prime members worldwide, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) is still the world's largest cloud infrastructure platform.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Yet Robinhood's top-10 list also includes blue chip tech stocks like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN),. Therefore, its stock still looks reasonably valued at 25 times forward earnings, and it should continue to outperform the tech sector's more speculative stocks as the bear market drags on. Amazon was sitting on $70 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities at the end of 2022, which still gives it ample room to expand its e-commerce and cloud businesses with acquisitions.", 'news_article_title': '2 Robinhood Stocks With Market-Beating Potential', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Yet Robinhood's top-10 list also includes blue chip tech stocks like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN),. Investors (whether in Robinhood or not) dumped both stocks as rising interest rates crushed the tech sector, but I believe these two stocks could still bounce back and outperform the market this year. As a result, its revenue and EPS declined 5% and 10% year over year, respectively, in the first quarter of fiscal 2023.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Yet Robinhood's top-10 list also includes blue chip tech stocks like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN),. Investors (whether in Robinhood or not) dumped both stocks as rising interest rates crushed the tech sector, but I believe these two stocks could still bounce back and outperform the market this year. These two Robinhood stocks are worth buying I'd never tell anyone to buy a meme stock like AMC or GameStop, but I'd easily recommend Apple and Amazon -- which together still account for 13% of my own portfolio -- as long-term investments."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-pares-gains-with-powell-testimony-upcoming-data-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nChina\'s 5% growth target drag on ADRs, commodity shares\nApple rises as Goldman begins coverage with \'buy\'\nCrypto stocks fall as Silvergate suspends payments network\nFactory orders fall in January\nIndexes up: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.26%, Nasdaq 0.27%\nUpdates prices, adds commentary, byline\nBy Sinéad Carew and Bansari Mayur Kamdar\nMarch 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s major indexes pared early gains on Monday and U.S. Treasury yields rose as investors braced for this week\'s testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and economic data including the jobs report.\nBut equities lost earlier gains as yields on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RRrebounded from an early decline after data showed new orders for U.S.-manufactured goods fell less than expected in January. Higher orders for machinery and a range of other products pointed to manufacturing regaining its footing, although civilian aircraft bookings fell. US/\nRising bond yields tend to weigh on equity valuations, particularly those of growth and technology stocks, as higher rates reduce the value of future cash flows.\nMonday\'s data likely dampened investor enthusiasm, said Shawn Cruz, head trading strategist at TD Ameritrade in Chicago.\n"The market pullback was because there is still a lot of work to do on inflation," said Cruz. "We\'re not seeing the type of demand slowdown we need to see. The whole point of the Fed hiking rates is to slow down the economy."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 45.24 points, or 0.14%, to 33,436.21; the S&P 500 .SPX gained 10.67 points, or 0.26%, at 4,056.31; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 31.23 points, or 0.27%, at 11,720.23.\nSix of 11 major S&P 500 sectors rose. But the commodity-linked materials sector .SPLRCM led decliners after China set a lower-than-expected target for economic growth this year at around 5%.\nThe technology sector .SPLRCT was the top gainer, with the biggest boost from Apple followed by Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O.\nThe three main U.S. stock indexes had rallied on Friday and notched weekly gains after comments from Fed policymakers calmed jitters around aggressive rate hikes.\nBut San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said on Saturday that if inflation and labor market data continue to come in hotter than expected, interest rates would need to go higher and stay there longer than Fed policymakers had projected in December.\nInvestors will look for clues about the Fed\'s future rate hiking path when Powell testifies before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday. Since Powell last spoke strong economic data and hotter than expected inflation have raised concerns the Fed will raise rates higher than expected or keep them higher for longer.\nTraders expect at least three more 25-basis-point hikes this year and see interest rates peaking at 5.44% by September from 4.67% now. FEDWATCH\nShares of cryptocurrency-related companies fell after Silvergate Capital Corp SI.N pulled the plug on its crypto payments network, raising doubts about the company\'s ability to stay in business. The California-based bank, which was last up 1% at $5.84, had fallen as low as $5.11. Its cryto peer Signature Bank SBNY.O was down almost 2%.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by a 1.46-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.79-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 20 new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 74 new highs and 71 new lows.\nCorrelation between S&P 500 and 2-year Treasury bond yieldshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3SVuPWU\n(Reporting by Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar, Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi, Anil D\'Silva and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "China's 5% growth target drag on ADRs, commodity shares Apple rises as Goldman begins coverage with 'buy' Crypto stocks fall as Silvergate suspends payments network Factory orders fall in January Indexes up: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.26%, Nasdaq 0.27% Updates prices, adds commentary, byline By Sinéad Carew and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes pared early gains on Monday and U.S. Treasury yields rose as investors braced for this week's testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and economic data including the jobs report. But equities lost earlier gains as yields on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RRrebounded from an early decline after data showed new orders for U.S.-manufactured goods fell less than expected in January. But San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said on Saturday that if inflation and labor market data continue to come in hotter than expected, interest rates would need to go higher and stay there longer than Fed policymakers had projected in December.", 'news_luhn_summary': "China's 5% growth target drag on ADRs, commodity shares Apple rises as Goldman begins coverage with 'buy' Crypto stocks fall as Silvergate suspends payments network Factory orders fall in January Indexes up: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.26%, Nasdaq 0.27% Updates prices, adds commentary, byline By Sinéad Carew and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes pared early gains on Monday and U.S. Treasury yields rose as investors braced for this week's testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and economic data including the jobs report. Since Powell last spoke strong economic data and hotter than expected inflation have raised concerns the Fed will raise rates higher than expected or keep them higher for longer. Correlation between S&P 500 and 2-year Treasury bond yieldshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3SVuPWU (Reporting by Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar, Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi, Anil D'Silva and Richard Chang) (([email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St pares gains with Powell testimony, upcoming data in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'China\'s 5% growth target drag on ADRs, commodity shares Apple rises as Goldman begins coverage with \'buy\' Crypto stocks fall as Silvergate suspends payments network Factory orders fall in January Indexes up: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.26%, Nasdaq 0.27% Updates prices, adds commentary, byline By Sinéad Carew and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s major indexes pared early gains on Monday and U.S. Treasury yields rose as investors braced for this week\'s testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and economic data including the jobs report. The whole point of the Fed hiking rates is to slow down the economy." Six of 11 major S&P 500 sectors rose.', 'news_textrank_summary': "China's 5% growth target drag on ADRs, commodity shares Apple rises as Goldman begins coverage with 'buy' Crypto stocks fall as Silvergate suspends payments network Factory orders fall in January Indexes up: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.26%, Nasdaq 0.27% Updates prices, adds commentary, byline By Sinéad Carew and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes pared early gains on Monday and U.S. Treasury yields rose as investors braced for this week's testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and economic data including the jobs report. But San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said on Saturday that if inflation and labor market data continue to come in hotter than expected, interest rates would need to go higher and stay there longer than Fed policymakers had projected in December. Since Powell last spoke strong economic data and hotter than expected inflation have raised concerns the Fed will raise rates higher than expected or keep them higher for longer."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-amazon-stock-vs.-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are two of the world's leading tech companies, with market caps at $961 billion and $2.35 trillion, respectively. These companies have competed in consumer tech and, more recently, streaming.\nA sell-off in 2022 led Amazon and Apple's stocks to tumble, with both companies' shares still down year over year. As a result, now is an excellent time to consider adding one of these tech giants to your portfolio. Amazon's leading market share in e-commerce and cloud computing will likely see it flourish over the long term. Meanwhile, Apple's dominating position in consumer tech and digital services has offered reliable growth over the long term.\nSo, is Amazon or Apple's stock the better buy? Let's assess.\nAmazon: Waiting out economic headwinds\nIn fiscal 2022, Amazon's e-commerce business was hit particularly hard, with operating losses in its North American and international segments totaling $10.6 billion. Rising inflation triggered reductions in consumer spending and effectively made the segments responsible for 84% of Amazon's revenue unprofitable.\nHowever, the economically challenging environment will not last forever, and the company's leading 37.8% e-commerce market share in the U.S. will likely pay off in the long term. According to Statista, e-commerce sales earned $5.2 trillion worldwide in 2021, with that figure expected to reach $8.1 trillion by 2026, rising 53.8%.\nMeanwhile, AP News reported on Feb. 14 that inflation had eased for the seventh month in a row in January, hitting 6.4% after a high of 9.1% in June 2022.\nIt might not be this year, but Amazon's e-commerce segment will more than likely return to profitability. In the meantime, the company's cloud computing service, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has done a nice job at keeping profits up. The cloud platform earned 100% of the company's $12.25 billion in total operating income in 2022. AWS also showed promise after a revenue rise of 28.8% year over year to $80.1 billion.\nIt will take time for Amazon to return to its pre-2022 form. However, its long-term outlook makes its stock an attractive buy after a sell-off.\nApple: Shifts in its iPhone strategy\nToward the end of 2022, Apple concerned investors after a spike in COVID-19 cases in China caused production strains at the factory producing about 70% of all iPhones. The issues made critics question Apple's reliance on China for manufacturing, as iPhones earned 52% of the company's total revenue in fiscal 2022.\nHowever, Apple is taking promising steps to boost its smartphone revenue over the long term and safeguard its cash cow. The company is gradually increasing the number of its products made in countries like India and Taiwan. Meanwhile, on March 3, Bloomberg reported that Foxconn Technology Group, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry and the owner of the factories producing most iPhones, will invest $700 million to ramp up Apple product manufacturing in India.\nIn addition to moving out of China, Apple is reportedly in the process of improving the profit margins for its iPhones by using more in-house components. Bloomberg revealed in January that the company plans to move away from costly partnerships with Samsung and LG by developing custom displays for its smartphones, taking a similar approach with telecom chips and its reliance on companies like Broadcom and Qualcomm.\nAmazon and Apple have positive outlooks over the long term. However, Amazon stock's decline of 49.6% throughout 2022 compared to Apple's stock tumble of 26.8% has put the iPhone company in better standing. Amazon's business suffered far worse amid economic challenges, with its free cash flow at a negative $16.9 billion, while Apple's is $97.5 billion.\nMoreover, Amazon's forward price-to-earnings ratio of 77.1 against Apple's 25.6 suggests the MacBook manufacturer's shares offer far more value. As a result, Apple's stock is currently the better buy, with Amazon still a great option to hold over many years.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon.com\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon.com wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Dani Cook has positions in LG Display. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are two of the world's leading tech companies, with market caps at $961 billion and $2.35 trillion, respectively. Rising inflation triggered reductions in consumer spending and effectively made the segments responsible for 84% of Amazon's revenue unprofitable. The issues made critics question Apple's reliance on China for manufacturing, as iPhones earned 52% of the company's total revenue in fiscal 2022.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are two of the world's leading tech companies, with market caps at $961 billion and $2.35 trillion, respectively. In the meantime, the company's cloud computing service, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has done a nice job at keeping profits up. The issues made critics question Apple's reliance on China for manufacturing, as iPhones earned 52% of the company's total revenue in fiscal 2022.", 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: Amazon Stock vs. Apple Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are two of the world's leading tech companies, with market caps at $961 billion and $2.35 trillion, respectively. It might not be this year, but Amazon's e-commerce segment will more than likely return to profitability. As a result, Apple's stock is currently the better buy, with Amazon still a great option to hold over many years.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are two of the world's leading tech companies, with market caps at $961 billion and $2.35 trillion, respectively. A sell-off in 2022 led Amazon and Apple's stocks to tumble, with both companies' shares still down year over year. However, Amazon stock's decline of 49.6% throughout 2022 compared to Apple's stock tumble of 26.8% has put the iPhone company in better standing."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-pickers-reckon-its-time-to-move-on-from-central-banks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Naomi Rovnick\nLONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Stock market investors are calling time on the idea that the Federal Reserve, and other major central banks, have their back.\nHopes for interest rate cuts by year-end have evaporated, given resilient data and sticky inflation, suggesting central banks will instead be inclined to keep borrowing costs around their highest since 2007 for some time.\nThe take away for money managers? Switch from so-called growth stocks, such as tech, and focus on businesses that can withstand the end of cheap funding -- banks that benefit from higher rates and resources and consumer staples businesses that can sell goods at prices that match inflation.\nCompanies that pay high dividends relative to their share prices, instead of investing in growth, are also favoured.\n"For years, we\'ve had a capitalist world that was highly dependent on central-banking policy and the \'Fed put\'," said Gerry Fowler, head of European equity strategy at UBS, referring to the concept of central banks supporting financial markets any time economies turn lower.\n"We are rapidly transitioning away from that."\nVALUE IS BACK\nEuropean banking stocks .SX7E, considered a deep value investment because of relatively low price-to-earnings ratios and higher dividend yields, have jumped 24% this year.\nGlobal equity income funds had their first annual net inflows last year since 2014, according to Morningstar data, a trend that has continued into 2023.\nShares in tech firms, which dominate world equity markets and rely on cheap money to fund innovation, had a strong start to 2023 on hopes that aggressive rate hikes would soon end as the economic cycle decelerated.\nThe Nasdaq .IXIC is still up about 12% year-to-date and a sub-index of European tech stocks has gained 15% .SX8P. Still, these rallies lost steam from February with a build-up of strong U.S. jobs and consumer data and as euro zone inflation stayed high.\nALL CHANGE\nWith policymakers prioritising the inflation fight and money markets pricing U.S. rates moving above 5% this year, the door on rate cuts soon has been shut.\n"We\'re going back to what investing used to be," he said. "It is a good environment for stock-picking."\nNeil Birrell, chief investment officer at UK asset manager Premier Miton, said his funds were adding to positions in energy companies and banks, among the clear winners of the last six months.\nIt\'s a contrast to recent years. In 2020 for instance, cheap money flooded into tech and other growth stocks, with rapid growth rates forecast far into the future, as interest rates were slashed to safeguard economies from pandemic-related shutdowns.\nThe Nasdaq soared 44% in 2020, its biggest annual surge since 2009.\nNORMALITY BACK?\nExuberant market conditions and risk taking are being replaced by the more sober activity of scanning for undervalued firms that pay decent dividends.\nA Reuters poll of 300 global asset managers last month showed 70% of those surveyed believed these so-called value stocks would outperform this year.\nBlackRock Investment Institute, the research arm of the world\'s biggest asset manager, is also tipping value shares.\nMSCI\'s value index dMIWO0000VNUS, containing stocks with low price-to-book value and high dividend yields, has significantly underperformed its tech stock-dominated growth index since early 2020.\nThis value index is dominated by energy companies viewed as benefiting from China\'s economic reopening, banks that profit from higher rates and health care and household products businesses that could pass cost inflation on to the consumers of these basic goods.\nIn Europe, recent data showed company profit margins have been increasing alongside input costs.\n"With the reopening of China and the stabilisation of the economy in Europe, that\'s enough for these kinds of stocks to work," Janus\' Schramm-Fuchs said.\nAnother sign investors are turning towards value shares is the reduced premium they are paying for growth stocks.\nThe gap between the price-earnings multiple on MSCI\'s growth index .dMIWO0000GNUS, dominated by Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and its value counterpart was its highest in a decade in December 2020. It has returned to pre-pandemic levels but remains elevated compared to the end of the Fed\'s last rate-rise cycle in early 2019.\n"This convergence (between growth and value) should continue to be your base case," said Ryan Reardon, ETF strategist at State Street Global Advisors. "Central banks will keep rates high."\nPremium paid for growth stocks over valuehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ZF1JwL\n(Reporting by Naomi Rovnick; Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe and Ed Osmond)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The gap between the price-earnings multiple on MSCI\'s growth index .dMIWO0000GNUS, dominated by Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and its value counterpart was its highest in a decade in December 2020. "For years, we\'ve had a capitalist world that was highly dependent on central-banking policy and the \'Fed put\'," said Gerry Fowler, head of European equity strategy at UBS, referring to the concept of central banks supporting financial markets any time economies turn lower. Shares in tech firms, which dominate world equity markets and rely on cheap money to fund innovation, had a strong start to 2023 on hopes that aggressive rate hikes would soon end as the economic cycle decelerated.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The gap between the price-earnings multiple on MSCI's growth index .dMIWO0000GNUS, dominated by Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and its value counterpart was its highest in a decade in December 2020. Shares in tech firms, which dominate world equity markets and rely on cheap money to fund innovation, had a strong start to 2023 on hopes that aggressive rate hikes would soon end as the economic cycle decelerated. This value index is dominated by energy companies viewed as benefiting from China's economic reopening, banks that profit from higher rates and health care and household products businesses that could pass cost inflation on to the consumers of these basic goods.", 'news_article_title': "Stock pickers reckon it's time to move on from central banks", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The gap between the price-earnings multiple on MSCI's growth index .dMIWO0000GNUS, dominated by Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and its value counterpart was its highest in a decade in December 2020. Companies that pay high dividends relative to their share prices, instead of investing in growth, are also favoured. In 2020 for instance, cheap money flooded into tech and other growth stocks, with rapid growth rates forecast far into the future, as interest rates were slashed to safeguard economies from pandemic-related shutdowns.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The gap between the price-earnings multiple on MSCI's growth index .dMIWO0000GNUS, dominated by Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and its value counterpart was its highest in a decade in December 2020. Switch from so-called growth stocks, such as tech, and focus on businesses that can withstand the end of cheap funding -- banks that benefit from higher rates and resources and consumer staples businesses that can sell goods at prices that match inflation. In 2020 for instance, cheap money flooded into tech and other growth stocks, with rapid growth rates forecast far into the future, as interest rates were slashed to safeguard economies from pandemic-related shutdowns."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-mar-6-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Wall Street closed sharply higher on Friday to end a volatile trading week, as Treasury yields eased from their recent highs and economic data helped investors look past the growing chances of the Fed continuing with its steep rate hike policy till the end of this year. All three major indexes ended in positive territory.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) rose 1.2% or 387.40 points to finish at 33,390.97 points.\nThe S&P 500 climbed 1.6% or 64.29 points to end at 4,045.64 points. Tech and consumer discretionary stocks were the biggest gainers.\nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) each gained 2.2%. All 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 2% or 226.02 points to close at 11,689.01 points.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 5.62% to 18.49. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 4.54-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 2.36-to-1 ratio favored advancing issues. A total of 10.83 billion shares were traded on Friday, lower than the last 20-session average of 11.10 billion.\nMarkets Hold on To Gains Despite Worries\nU.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 snapping a three-week losing streak and the Dow closing more than 1% up for two straight sessions, as investors weighed if the Fed will continue to increase its interest rates at an aggressive pace in its bid to bring down inflation.\nWall Street has also been digesting a lot of comments from Fed officials. Investors’ confidence got a boost on Friday after Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said that he feels the Fed could still hike interest rates by a smaller 25 basis points in its next meeting although many are still in favor of a 50-basis point increase.\nHowever, in his remarks to the Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America, Fed Governor Christopher J. Waller adopted a more confrontational tone, highlighting the potential of a higher terminal rate if inflation numbers don't decline.\nMarkets pulled back in February after a solid start to the year as robust job additions hinted at a resilient economy despite hotter-than-expected inflation numbers. This made market participants reassess expectations of how long will the Fed continue with itsinterest rate hikes to bring down inflation to its target level.\nTech stocks were the big gainers on Friday as the 10-year Treasury yield fell below the 4% mark. Investors have been watching 4% as the key level as that could result in another down move for stocks. A breakout in the 10-year Treasury yield might have an impact on the economy because it is a benchmark rate that influences mortgages and auto loans.\nShares of Apple, Inc. AAPL gained 3.5%, while Meta Platforms, Inc. META jumped 6.1%. Also, shares of Netflix, Inc. NFLX rose 1.1%. Netflix has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nFriday saw a volatile trading session. Stocks managed to hold on to the gains despite economic data showing steady demand for services.\nEconomic Data\nThe Institute for Supply Management said its services index advanced to 55.1% in February, indicating a resilient U.S. economy.\nWeekly Roundup\nAll three indexes closed higher for the week. The S&P 500 closed 1.9% higher. The Nasdaq gained 2.6% for the week, while the Dow finished 1.7% higher.\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL gained 3.5%, while Meta Platforms, Inc. META jumped 6.1%. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Markets Hold on To Gains Despite Worries U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 snapping a three-week losing streak and the Dow closing more than 1% up for two straight sessions, as investors weighed if the Fed will continue to increase its interest rates at an aggressive pace in its bid to bring down inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL gained 3.5%, while Meta Platforms, Inc. META jumped 6.1%. Wall Street closed sharply higher on Friday to end a volatile trading week, as Treasury yields eased from their recent highs and economic data helped investors look past the growing chances of the Fed continuing with its steep rate hike policy till the end of this year.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Mar 6, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL gained 3.5%, while Meta Platforms, Inc. META jumped 6.1%. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Wall Street closed sharply higher on Friday to end a volatile trading week, as Treasury yields eased from their recent highs and economic data helped investors look past the growing chances of the Fed continuing with its steep rate hike policy till the end of this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL gained 3.5%, while Meta Platforms, Inc. META jumped 6.1%. Wall Street closed sharply higher on Friday to end a volatile trading week, as Treasury yields eased from their recent highs and economic data helped investors look past the growing chances of the Fed continuing with its steep rate hike policy till the end of this year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-2-drip-stocks-to-compound-your-long-term-gains', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Stocks that pay out a quarterly dividend usually pay in cash. Income investors seek out stable dividend stocks to collect dividend payments. Some stocks offer dividend reinvestment programs (DRIPs) which allow reinvesting the cash dividend into more stock with no fees or commissions. In this case, the dividend payment would be used to purchase more stock on the payout date. They are often fractional share purchases since dividends are only a fraction of a stock's price. DRIP stocks are not suitable for investors seeking income.\nThey are suitable for long-term investors seeking capital appreciation. DRIP stocks allow for dollar cost averaging and compounding over the long-term enabling investors to grow their positions and benefit from compounding the returns to generate additional returns. DRIP stocks are a “set it and forget it” investment.\nHowever, investors can always opt to take the cash dividend if inclined. Selecting stable stocks for the long term that fits your risk profile is crucial. Here are two DRIP stocks that have stood the test of time and should continue to grow over the long term.\nKellogg Company (NYSE: K)\nThis consumer staples stock is the maker of popular cereal brands and convenience foods households consume worldwide. Founded in 1906, the company has grown its distribution to over 180 countries, with manufacturing plants in 21 countries. Its cereal brand portfolio includes Apple Jacks, Corn Flakes, Corn Pops, Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, Raisin Bran, Rice Crispies, and Special K. Its snacks include household brands Pop-Tarts, Pringles, CHEEZ-IT, Club and Town House crackers.\nAs a consumer staples stock, it remains an excellent defensive stock during economic contractions and moves with the indexes during bull markets.\nThe company is driving growth through global expansion into emerging markets. The company plans to split into three public companies: the North American cereal company, global snacking, and its plant-based business by the end of 2023. Shareholders should receive a piece of each spin-off as a special dividend to further maximize shareholder value. \nIts Q4 2022 EPS came in at $0.97, beating analyst estimates of $0.85 by $0.12. Revenues rose 12% YoY to $3.83 billion beating $3.66 consensus analyst estimates. Kellogg issued upside guidance for fiscal full-year 2023 of $4.20 to $4.29 versus $4.14 consensus analyst estimates. It sees full-year 2023 organic net sales growth of 5% to 7%, driven by sustained momentum in snacks and emerging markets. Kellogg shares pay a 3.61% annual dividend, trading at 16X forward earnings.\nThe MarketBeat MarketRank™ Forecast gives Kellogg 2 out of 5 stars with a 10.4% upside price target of $72.11 per share.\n3M Company (NYSE: MMM)\nThe 3Ms stand for Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing started in 1902. This industrial giant is diversified throughout multiple industries, including consumer goods, industrial products, transportation, and healthcare. Its business operations have spread out through over 70 countries. You may be familiar with its Post-It notes and Scotch tapes. It also manufactures electronic products like connectors, touchscreens, and optical films. Its business has been sliding along with its shares which have pumped up the dividend yield to 5.39%.\nIts Q4 2022 EPS came in at $2.28, missing consensus analyst estimates of $2.39 by ($0.11). Revenues fell (5.9%) YoY to $8.1 billion, missing analyst estimates of $8.09 billion. It lowered its full-year 2023 EPS of $8.50 to $9.00 versus $10.23 analyst expectations. This has caused shares to slide (9%) on the year as it trades at 12.8X forward earnings. The company will be shedding 2,500 manufacturing jobs as it expects sales to fall (2%) to (6%) in 2023.\nThe weak performance has caused some rumblings among activist shareholders. Fund manager Bert Flossbach raised concerns in a Jan. 28, 2023, letter citing the (32%) drop in shares versus the 62% rise in the S&P 500 during CEO Mike Roman's tenure. A CEO departure and replacement will become a bullish trigger if performance falls. Meanwhile, the cheaper valuations make both the stock and dividend more appealing, with more upside rebound potential. This is a situation of not chasing the entries but waiting for deeper pullbacks to maximize the compounding effect of a DRIP.\nThe MarketBeat MarketRank™ Forecast gives it 2 out of 5 stars with a 13.2% upside price target of $125.92 per share.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Its cereal brand portfolio includes Apple Jacks, Corn Flakes, Corn Pops, Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, Raisin Bran, Rice Crispies, and Special K. Its snacks include household brands Pop-Tarts, Pringles, CHEEZ-IT, Club and Town House crackers. It sees full-year 2023 organic net sales growth of 5% to 7%, driven by sustained momentum in snacks and emerging markets. Fund manager Bert Flossbach raised concerns in a Jan. 28, 2023, letter citing the (32%) drop in shares versus the 62% rise in the S&P 500 during CEO Mike Roman's tenure.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Income investors seek out stable dividend stocks to collect dividend payments. Revenues rose 12% YoY to $3.83 billion beating $3.66 consensus analyst estimates. Kellogg shares pay a 3.61% annual dividend, trading at 16X forward earnings.', 'news_article_title': 'Here’s 2 DRIP Stocks To Compound Your Long-Term Gains', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Income investors seek out stable dividend stocks to collect dividend payments. DRIP stocks are not suitable for investors seeking income. The company will be shedding 2,500 manufacturing jobs as it expects sales to fall (2%) to (6%) in 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Income investors seek out stable dividend stocks to collect dividend payments. Some stocks offer dividend reinvestment programs (DRIPs) which allow reinvesting the cash dividend into more stock with no fees or commissions. Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) This consumer staples stock is the maker of popular cereal brands and convenience foods households consume worldwide.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-big-question-for-goldman-ceo-david-solomon', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Toward the end of last year and at the start of this year, the investment banking powerhouse Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) indicated that it was planning to significantly scale back its consumer banking ambitions, which it formally began six years ago.\nThat\'s after Goldman reported more than $3 billion of losses in the unit between 2020 and 2022 and as credit quality in its consumer lending portfolio began to deteriorate.\nI think many assumed this step back would soon lead to a quick exit or wind-down of Goldman\'s consumer banking operations. However, at Goldman\'s recent investor day, CEO David Solomon sent somewhat mixed messages to the market. The big question for Solomon is whether Goldman is in or out of consumer banking.\nGoldman plans to improve the consumer business\nGoldman\'s consumer banking business includes its digital deposit-gathering platform Marcus and the associated lending products it used to offer through the platform, its credit card partnerships with GM and Apple, and its point-of-sale lending capabilities made possible through Goldman\'s $2.2 billion acquisition of GreenSky in 2021.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nToward the end of last year, Goldman reorganized its business units, putting asset and wealth management (AWM) back together and moving the consumer banking operations into its platform solutions business. Goldman also said it would end its Marcus lending business, focus on existing Marcus customers, and place greater focus on AWM to achieve a rerating and higher multiple for the stock.\nI think many took all of these announcements as a clear sign that Goldman is planning to outright get out of consumer banking. But the end may be further away than some had imagined. At investor day, Stephanie Cohen, Goldman\'s global head of platform solutions, said that the bank is considering "strategic alternatives" for its consumer platforms. But she also spent a good amount of time discussing new capabilities in Goldman\'s card partnerships and the improvement of the GreenSky business.\nCohen said Goldman is currently working with Apple to launch a savings account for customers who have the Apple card, as well as on enhanced capabilities of the GM card. However, Solomon said later in the call that Goldman has no plans to add additional card partnerships. Then Cohen touted the capabilities of the GreenSky acquisition and talked about how the growth had accelerated once it was integrated into Goldman. Cohen added that it will probably take another year before revenue net of provision for credit losses is positive, and that breakeven pre-tax profitability isn\'t expected until 2025.\nIt\'s not totally clear\nThe discussion of "strategic alternatives" for the consumer business, which one would think meant some kind of sale or exit, and the discussion of breakeven profitability resulted in many questions from analysts trying to understand the ultimate end game for the consumer business.\nSolomon said that the bank still sees value in the technology it\'s built and the partnerships it has formed. Now, the goal is to make sure the performance of its consumer businesses does not hurt the company financially.\nHe said: "So I want to be clear. I think we\'ve been clear. We will make progress on that. We\'re not going to let the drag that existed from those platforms continue. I think the statement I made this morning was a very clear statement."\nBut despite the number of times Solomon said the word "clear," he would even acknowledge later in the call that there was no clear end game for the consumer business at this time.\n"I know that everybody wants a very straightforward, simple answer as to exactly what that means and what that could look like but there are lots of different ways that we could do things strategically that could enhance the operation or something might not ultimately fit strategically," he said.\nThere may not be a great solution right now\nGiven the fact that many of Goldman\'s large investors were supposedly never big fans of the consumer business and its struggles, Solomon may actually want to exit the business sooner than later. However, he simply may not be able to.\nLoan losses are likely going to rise as credit quality normalizes, so there may not be a lot of bidders for a business like GreenSky right now. Considering the price and time when Goldman bought GreenSky, it would likely have to sell the business at a loss under current market conditions. Furthermore, Goldman\'s credit card business is currently being investigated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and other government agencies.\nGoldman could still just wind both businesses down and take the losses, but maybe Solomon does see better value in pressing on until market conditions improve.\nI think Solomon has been clear that the bank no longer plans to grow consumer banking or try to use it to achieve a new valuation, but the more surprising part is the time it could take to exit these businesses. The longer the consumer business lingers, the harder it will be for the market to move on.\n10 stocks we like better than Goldman Sachs Group\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Goldman Sachs Group wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nBram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Goldman Sachs Group. The Motley Fool recommends General Motors and recommends the following options: long January 2025 $25 calls on General Motors, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "That's after Goldman reported more than $3 billion of losses in the unit between 2020 and 2022 and as credit quality in its consumer lending portfolio began to deteriorate. Cohen added that it will probably take another year before revenue net of provision for credit losses is positive, and that breakeven pre-tax profitability isn't expected until 2025. Furthermore, Goldman's credit card business is currently being investigated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and other government agencies.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Goldman plans to improve the consumer business Goldman's consumer banking business includes its digital deposit-gathering platform Marcus and the associated lending products it used to offer through the platform, its credit card partnerships with GM and Apple, and its point-of-sale lending capabilities made possible through Goldman's $2.2 billion acquisition of GreenSky in 2021. Goldman also said it would end its Marcus lending business, focus on existing Marcus customers, and place greater focus on AWM to achieve a rerating and higher multiple for the stock. The Motley Fool recommends General Motors and recommends the following options: long January 2025 $25 calls on General Motors, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'The Big Question for Goldman CEO David Solomon', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Goldman plans to improve the consumer business Goldman\'s consumer banking business includes its digital deposit-gathering platform Marcus and the associated lending products it used to offer through the platform, its credit card partnerships with GM and Apple, and its point-of-sale lending capabilities made possible through Goldman\'s $2.2 billion acquisition of GreenSky in 2021. But despite the number of times Solomon said the word "clear," he would even acknowledge later in the call that there was no clear end game for the consumer business at this time. I think Solomon has been clear that the bank no longer plans to grow consumer banking or try to use it to achieve a new valuation, but the more surprising part is the time it could take to exit these businesses.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Goldman plans to improve the consumer business Goldman\'s consumer banking business includes its digital deposit-gathering platform Marcus and the associated lending products it used to offer through the platform, its credit card partnerships with GM and Apple, and its point-of-sale lending capabilities made possible through Goldman\'s $2.2 billion acquisition of GreenSky in 2021. Toward the end of last year, Goldman reorganized its business units, putting asset and wealth management (AWM) back together and moving the consumer banking operations into its platform solutions business. It\'s not totally clear The discussion of "strategic alternatives" for the consumer business, which one would think meant some kind of sale or exit, and the discussion of breakeven profitability resulted in many questions from analysts trying to understand the ultimate end game for the consumer business.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-wants-to-part-ways-with-broadcom-but-it-might-be-very-hard-to-do-so', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Early in 2023, it was announced that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working on designing its own WiFi and Bluetooth chips for its devices. The chips Apple wants to replace are supposedly those from silicon design powerhouse Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO).\nReports further suggest that Apple might be able to begin cutting Broadcom out of the mix by 2025. It\'s certainly a cause for concern for Broadcom shareholders, as Jose Najarro and I discussed shortly after the news report. But further review shows that Apple\'s design efforts in wireless communications chips could present a major challenge, because Broadcom has quite the competitive edge in that department.\nWhy does Apple want to design chips anyways?\nIt\'s easy to argue that Apple is the most successful products company around. Its custom mobile-processor designs (which it licenses from ARM Holdings and adapts to its needs) are a big reason for that success. The iPhone, MacBook, and other products boast best-in-class performance and are differentiated from competing devices.\nBut there\'s another reason Apple has been trying to expand on its in-house chip-design chops. It has massive scale few companies can rival, so it\'s able to get into the very complicated and expensive semiconductor engineering business. And thanks to that massive scale, designing its own chips for its range of devices can add up to big cost savings.\nThus Apple\'s work on cellular modems is an attempt to part ways with Qualcomm, though the effort hasn\'t paid off yet (iPhone 15 reportedly will still use a Qualcomm modem, though Qualcomm is still factoring in very little Apple revenue for 2025).\nBroadcom is a natural next target, because it and Qualcomm have one important metric in common: They\'re wildly profitable. In a typical good year when the Android smartphone market isn\'t imploding, Qualcomm generates free-cash-flow profit margins well over 20%. Broadcom has reported a mind-bogglingly good free-cash-flow margin of 49% over the last year. Clearly, Apple sees an opportunity to save itself some serious cash if it can replace these two suppliers.\nData by YCharts.\nWhat Apple means to Broadcom\nBroadcom is a massive supplier of hardware to Apple. Back in 2020, it was awarded new contracts to supply wireless modules and related components for the iPhone and other products, and at the time, it was estimated that contract would be worth $15 billion in sales for Broadcom. Indeed, in its annual filing for fiscal year 2022 (which ended Oct. 30, 2022), Broadcom estimated that Apple accounted for about 20% ($6.6 billion) of its $33 billion total revenue.\nLosing Apple\'s WiFi and Bluetooth chip sales would be a big hit for Broadcom -- although it\'s worth mentioning that Broadcom almost certainly supplies other semiconductors outside of wireless, since wireless hardware provided less than one-quarter of its total sales at the end of its fiscal year 2022.\nBROADCOM SALES SEGMENT\nQ4 FISCAL 2022\nCHANGE (YOY)\nNetworking\n$2.5 billion\n30%\nStorage connectivity\n$1.2 billion\n50%\nBroadband\n$1 billion\n20%\nWireless\n$2.1 billion\n13%\nIndustrial\n$234 million\n1%\nInfrastructure software\n$1.8 billion\n4%\nTotal\n$8.9 billion\n21%\nData source: Broadcom. YOY = year over year.\nCan Apple really ditch Broadcom?\nBesides providing a multitude of components, there\'s another very important reason Apple may not be able to completely part ways with Broadcom. Broadcom is often referred to as a "fabless" chip company -- meaning it only designs silicon, and leaves the actual manufacturing of chips to third-party partners like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Of chip wafers used by Broadcom\'s manufacturing partners, 90% came from TSMC last year.\nBut calling Broadcom "fabless" is a bit of a misnomer. Buried in its 2022 annual filing is the fact that it has retained a few small chip fab plants of its own -- one in Singapore; one in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania; and one in Fort Collins, Colorado. These fabs were a very small part of its business, but an important part. According to Broadcom:\nWe use our internal fabrication facilities for products utilizing our innovative and proprietary processes, such as our FBAR [film bulk acoustic resonator] filters for wireless communications and our vertical-cavity surface emitting laser and side emitting lasers ... based on GaAs [gallium arsenide] and InP [indium phosphide] lasers for fiber optic communications, while outsourcing commodity processes such as standard CMOS [complementary metal-oxide semiconductor]. By doing so, we can protect our IP [intellectual property] and accelerate time to market for our products.\nThe Fort Collins fab is of particular interest here, since Broadcom says it is the sole supplier of FBAR components used in its wireless devices, like those WiFi and Bluetooth components.\nThe takeaway? Apple has done some impressive silicon work, but designing chips is only part of the battle. It will also need to find a way to manufacture some of these wireless components, and like-for-like replacement fab technology for Broadcom simply may not exist -- at least not without the risk of running afoul of Broadcom\'s intellectual property rights.\nApple isn\'t the only tech company with a defensible moat. Broadcom has a moat too: It\'s a very sticky part of the semiconductor industry, and might be impossible for Apple to completely part ways with. Apple might try to cut it out anyways -- but I continue to believe Broadcom is a fantastic dividend stock for the long term.\n10 stocks we like better than Broadcom\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Broadcom wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nNicholas Rossolillo and his clients have positions in Apple, Broadcom, and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Qualcomm, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Early in 2023, it was announced that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working on designing its own WiFi and Bluetooth chips for its devices. But further review shows that Apple's design efforts in wireless communications chips could present a major challenge, because Broadcom has quite the competitive edge in that department. In a typical good year when the Android smartphone market isn't imploding, Qualcomm generates free-cash-flow profit margins well over 20%.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Early in 2023, it was announced that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working on designing its own WiFi and Bluetooth chips for its devices. Indeed, in its annual filing for fiscal year 2022 (which ended Oct. 30, 2022), Broadcom estimated that Apple accounted for about 20% ($6.6 billion) of its $33 billion total revenue. Losing Apple's WiFi and Bluetooth chip sales would be a big hit for Broadcom -- although it's worth mentioning that Broadcom almost certainly supplies other semiconductors outside of wireless, since wireless hardware provided less than one-quarter of its total sales at the end of its fiscal year 2022.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Wants to Part Ways With Broadcom, but It Might Be Very Hard to Do So', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Early in 2023, it was announced that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working on designing its own WiFi and Bluetooth chips for its devices. Why does Apple want to design chips anyways? What Apple means to Broadcom Broadcom is a massive supplier of hardware to Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Early in 2023, it was announced that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working on designing its own WiFi and Bluetooth chips for its devices. What Apple means to Broadcom Broadcom is a massive supplier of hardware to Apple. Losing Apple's WiFi and Bluetooth chip sales would be a big hit for Broadcom -- although it's worth mentioning that Broadcom almost certainly supplies other semiconductors outside of wireless, since wireless hardware provided less than one-quarter of its total sales at the end of its fiscal year 2022."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/lemonade-earnings-gap-and-crap.-heres-why.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Online Insurance platform Lemonade Inc. (NYSE: LMND) stock surged to $18.88 from $16.44 after releasing its Q4 2022 earnings. However, shares cratered back down to $15.69 after gapping. Shares continued to chop around $16 and then fell to the $14.61 weekly market structure low (MSL) trigger support. Lemonade’s artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform automates its insurance products' onboarding, underwriting, analytics, and claims processing.\nIt sells property, car, home, rental, life, and pet insurance. It also acts as an agent matching other companies' insurance products to customers' needs. The company integrated its Metromile pay-per-mile insurance acquisition figures which helped boost top-line growth. Lemonade is attempting to disrupt the insurance industry by trying to compete with the likes of players likes of The Allstate Co. (NYSE: ALL), Progressive Co. (PGR), Cigna Co. (NYSE: CI), and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A).\nInflation Impact\nInflation affects insurance companies in multiple ways. It raises the costs to repair or replace property. As costs rise, insurers have to make higher payouts and thus need to adjust policy rate increases accordingly to cover their losses without losing customers. Inflation can erode investment of its premiums and reduce the income it earns from investments. Inflation put pressure on Lemonade's loss ratio upwards but was offset by upping its rate of filings 8X.\nLemonade Co-Founder and Co-CEO Shai Wininger stated that inflation was tentatively in retreat during its conference call. As inflation continues to ease, Lemonade could see margin improvements. The U.S. Fed raising interest rates has helped interest income rise for the company.\nCheaper and More Efficient Insurance (theoretically)\nAutomating its services is supposed to make the company more efficient and ultimately profitable and provide customers with a seamless and frictionless experience. The company claims its prices are lower than competing insurers. Onboarding takes minutes to get coverage.\nHowever, the company continues to lose money but is starting to slow growth to grow loss ratios. The theory sounds great; however, the execution on the business side is still trying to prove itself. The company is still burning through cash despite having nearly $1 billion. Lemonade is nowhere near GAAP profitability. AI has yet to prove it's more efficient than humans as operating expenses and stock-based compensation continue to climb.\nRise of the Machines\nLemonade utilizes AI to design and issue data-driven insurance policies rather than use expensive human actuaries. Its machine learning algorithms promise to refine and improve itself with more usage as it collects, compiles, and analyzes oceans of data. The results are measured on its loss ratios, designed to begin broadly and shrink with optimization.\nWeeding Out the Bad Apples\nThe company has also stated that its machine learning models seek to terminate mispriced customers it can’t adequately price to keep its loss ratio down. Rising inflation has caused an increase in both size and prevalence of these customers. The company is consciously slowing down growth with non-renewal policies for these customers.\nThis will impact its growth for alternative dispute resolution (ADR), loss ratios, and growth. ADR rose 4% to 86% in the recent quarter. The higher the figure is, the more efficient the company is. It represents disputes with policyholders or third-party claimants over insurance claims that have often been resolved through a third-party mediator.\nSigns of Improvement\nOn Feb. 22, 2023, Lemonade released its fourth-quarter fiscal 2022 earnings report results for December 2022. The company reported an earnings-per-share (EPS) loss of ($0.93) beating consensus analyst estimates for a loss of ($1.20) by $0.27. Revenues grew 115.6% year-over-year (YoY) to $88.4 million, beating consensus analyst estimates of $78.23 million.\nIn-force (active paying premiums) rose 64% YoY to $625.1 million. Customer count rose 27% YoY to $1.81 million. The gross loss ratio was 89%, down from (94%) in Q3 2022 and (96%) in Q4 2021. Premiums per customer rose 30% YoY by $346.\nMixed Guidance\nLemonade raised its Q1 2023 revenues guidance to $87 million to $89 million versus $81.58 million consensus analyst estimates. It issued downside guidance for the full-year 2023 of revenues between $375 million to $379 million versus $386.07 million.\nLemonade Co-Founder and Co-CEO Dan Schreiber commented, “…we believe that peak losses are now behind us and that we're progressing our plan along our path to profitability. In parallel, depending on threats from without, we've made progress within launching new products, new markets, acquiring and integrating Metromile, and growing the business by 2/3 year-on-year.”\n Weekly Bear Flag Breakdown\nLMND's weekly candlestick chart depicts a bear flag breakdown. After peaking at $23.99 in November 2022, LMND shares fell for six weeks to an all-time low of $13.56 in late December 2022. Shares finally bounced on the weekly stochastic mini pup as it bounced up through the 20-band. LMND triggered the weekly MSL breakout through $14.61. Each pullback bounced off a higher low as each pullback fell from a higher high, forming a flag pattern of parallel rising highs and lows.\nShares continued to spike to a high of $19.94 by January 2023. Shares started to fall below the lower rising trendline until Q4 2022 earnings spiked the shares to $18.88 before falling back under the $16.02 lower rising trendline of the flag. The weekly 20-period exponential moving average (EMA) continues to be a formidable resistance at $17.52, followed by the falling 50-period MA at $20.31.\nThe weekly stochastic continues to try to flex a mini pup rising at the 40-band. Pullback support levels are $14.61 weekly MSL trigger, $13.56, $12.82, $11.91, and $10.54. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Lemonade’s artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform automates its insurance products' onboarding, underwriting, analytics, and claims processing. As costs rise, insurers have to make higher payouts and thus need to adjust policy rate increases accordingly to cover their losses without losing customers. Weeding Out the Bad Apples The company has also stated that its machine learning models seek to terminate mispriced customers it can’t adequately price to keep its loss ratio down.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Mixed Guidance Lemonade raised its Q1 2023 revenues guidance to $87 million to $89 million versus $81.58 million consensus analyst estimates. In parallel, depending on threats from without, we've made progress within launching new products, new markets, acquiring and integrating Metromile, and growing the business by 2/3 year-on-year.” Weekly Bear Flag Breakdown LMND's weekly candlestick chart depicts a bear flag breakdown. Shares started to fall below the lower rising trendline until Q4 2022 earnings spiked the shares to $18.88 before falling back under the $16.02 lower rising trendline of the flag.", 'news_article_title': 'Lemonade Earnings Gap and Crap. Here’s Why.', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Inflation Impact Inflation affects insurance companies in multiple ways. As costs rise, insurers have to make higher payouts and thus need to adjust policy rate increases accordingly to cover their losses without losing customers. The company claims its prices are lower than competing insurers.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As costs rise, insurers have to make higher payouts and thus need to adjust policy rate increases accordingly to cover their losses without losing customers. Mixed Guidance Lemonade raised its Q1 2023 revenues guidance to $87 million to $89 million versus $81.58 million consensus analyst estimates. Shares started to fall below the lower rising trendline until Q4 2022 earnings spiked the shares to $18.88 before falling back under the $16.02 lower rising trendline of the flag.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-to-open-higher-focus-on-fed-chair-powells-testimony', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar\nMarch 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday as Treasury yields retreated further, ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony and jobs data this week that could offer fresh cues on the trajectory of interest rates.\nThe three main U.S. stock indexes rallied on Friday and notched weekly gains as yields pulled back from their peaks after comments from Fed policymakers calmed jitters around aggressive rate hikes.\nThe yield on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR slipped to 3.91%, its lowest since March 1, while the two-year yield US2YT=RR inched down to 4.84% after touching its highest since 2007 last week. US/\nPowell will be testifying before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday and investors will watch for clues on the policy outlook, after recent strong economic data and hot inflation fueled bets that the central bank could raise interest rates to a higher-than-expected level.\n"Investors are bracing for Powell\'s comments tomorrow and I don\'t think he\'s going to say very much from what he has been saying all along. The Fed has been basically setting the stage for further rate hikes, perhaps beyond May and the market is well aware of that," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.\nTraders expect at least three more 25-basis-point hikes this year and see interest rates peaking at 5.44% by September from 4.67% now. FEDWATCH\nU.S. stocks have turned quite volatile in recent weeks after a strong performance at the start of this year as investors brace for the possibility of rates remaining higher for longer. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX is up 5.4% so far this year after a 19.4% plunge in 2022.\nInvestors are awaiting factory orders data for January, due at 10:00 a.m. ET, to assess the impact of higher rates on the manufacturing sector.\nAt 8:27 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 8 points, or 0.02%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 7.5 points, or 0.19%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 46.25 points, or 0.38%.\nShares of Apple Inc AAPL.O climbed 1.7% in premarket trading after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the iPhone maker with a "buy" rating.\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies Alibaba BABA.N and PDD Holdings PDD.O fell 0.5% and 0.7%, respectively, after China set a modest annual economic growth target of about 5%, below market expectations of 5.5%-plus growth.\nShares of cryptocurrency-related companies fell after Silvergate Capital Corp SI.N pulled the plug on its crypto payments network, after raising doubts on the company\'s ability to stay in business. The California-based bank slid 8.3%, while peer Signature Bank SBNY.O declined 2.4%.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O climbed 1.7% in premarket trading after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the iPhone maker with a "buy" rating. By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday as Treasury yields retreated further, ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony and jobs data this week that could offer fresh cues on the trajectory of interest rates. The three main U.S. stock indexes rallied on Friday and notched weekly gains as yields pulled back from their peaks after comments from Fed policymakers calmed jitters around aggressive rate hikes.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O climbed 1.7% in premarket trading after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the iPhone maker with a "buy" rating. By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday as Treasury yields retreated further, ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony and jobs data this week that could offer fresh cues on the trajectory of interest rates. US/ Powell will be testifying before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday and investors will watch for clues on the policy outlook, after recent strong economic data and hot inflation fueled bets that the central bank could raise interest rates to a higher-than-expected level.', 'news_article_title': "US STOCKS-Wall St set to open higher, focus on Fed Chair Powell's testimony", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O climbed 1.7% in premarket trading after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the iPhone maker with a "buy" rating. By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday as Treasury yields retreated further, ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony and jobs data this week that could offer fresh cues on the trajectory of interest rates. The three main U.S. stock indexes rallied on Friday and notched weekly gains as yields pulled back from their peaks after comments from Fed policymakers calmed jitters around aggressive rate hikes.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O climbed 1.7% in premarket trading after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the iPhone maker with a "buy" rating. By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday as Treasury yields retreated further, ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony and jobs data this week that could offer fresh cues on the trajectory of interest rates. US/ Powell will be testifying before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday and investors will watch for clues on the policy outlook, after recent strong economic data and hot inflation fueled bets that the central bank could raise interest rates to a higher-than-expected level.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/could-this-top-dividend-stock-skyrocket-despite-the-semiconductor-slump', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'While much of the semiconductor industry is in a slump, primarily from falling smartphone and PC sales, Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) has been a standout performer. In fact, the stock is approaching all-time highs last reached in late 2021, and it has nearly doubled in value since the beginning of 2020. When adding in dividends, Broadcom has delivered a total return of 110% in the past three years.\nFor investors looking for consistent growth and income, this remains a top semiconductor investment to consider for the long haul.\nBucking the chip downturn with "boring" silicon\nBroadcom delivered stellar financial performance in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 (the three months ended in January). Revenue was up 16% year over year to just over $8.9 billion, driven by 21% growth in its semiconductor business (about 80% of sales) and a 1% decline in infrastructure software (about 20% of sales). Impressive, considering most of its peers are reporting declines in sales right now.\nNetworking, server storage connectivity, and broadband were the driving force for growth. Within networking, CEO Hock Tan said ethernet switch shipments are headed higher, estimated to be $200 million last year and on their way to perhaps be more than an $800 million business in 2023 thanks to generative artificial intelligence like ChatGPT that Microsoft and other tech giants are rolling out.\nAnd in broadband, this usually sleepy business is getting a massive lift as telecom and internet service provider (ISP) companies upgrade infrastructure for next-gen internet. This includes 10G and DOCSIS 3.1 hardware as some legacy ISPs keep up with wireless companies that are marketing their 5G mobile network as a broadband internet replacement. As is usual during a tech upgrade cycle like this, telecoms and ISPs are the inferior investment. Top supplier Broadcom is enjoying the lion\'s share of growth here.\nBROADCOM SALES SEGMENT\nQ1 FISCAL 2023\nCHANGE (YOY)\nQ2 FISCAL 2023 EXPECTED GROWTH (YOY)\nNetworking\n$2.3 billion\n20%\n20%\nStorage connectivity\n$1.3 billion\n57%\n20%\nBroadband\n$1.2 billion\n34%\n10%\nWireless\n$2.1 billion\n4%\nDown high-single-digit percentage\nIndustrial\n$229 million\n-4%\nDown low-single-digit percentage\nInfrastructure software\n$1.8 billion\n-1%\nUp low- to mid-single-digit percentage\nTotal\n$8.9 billion\n21%\n16%\nData source: Broadcom. YOY = Year over year.\nGreat guidance, though some issues persist\nTan and company predict total year-over-year revenue growth of about 8% in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 (the three months that will end in April). This will be driven by high-single-digit percentage growth in semiconductors and low- to mid-single-digit percentage growth in software. Again, impressive considering most chip stock peers are forecasting lingering sales declines in the coming months before a rebound in the second half of 2023.\nOf course, not all is perfect at Broadcom. The wireless segment -- primarily chips sold to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) -- is finally getting dented from the smartphone downturn as even the iPhone has begun to hit some bumps in the road. Further down the line, media outlets have been asserting that Apple is trying to design its own WiFi/Bluetooth chip to scale back on its relationship with Broadcom. Addressing a question about this on theearnings call Tan said that "our strategic engagement continues very much the same as it has for the last multiple years, and we see that to continue in a fairly predictable, stable manner."\nThen there\'s also the pending megamerger with VMware (NYSE: VMW). If completed, it would transform Broadcom\'s business mix into a roughly 50-50 split between chip design and cloud infrastructure software. Tan said regulatory reviews are complete in many jurisdictions, although a key review in the European Union is being extended until this June. Nevertheless, such is the norm for acquisitions of this size, and Broadcom remains optimistic VMware will join Broadcom by the end of the current fiscal year, which ends in October.\nBroadcom is generating ridiculous profits to fuel its dividend\nBroadcom got off to a wonderful start in 2023, and it appears it will plateau over the current chip downturn with single-digit revenue growth this year (my estimate, based on broad industry trends). And along the way, the company is still ridiculously profitable. Semiconductor operating profit margin was 58% last quarter, and software operating margin was 72% -- resulting in free cash flow of $3.9 billion, or a margin of 44% of revenue.\nBroadcom stock now trades for just under 15 times trailing-12-month free cash flow and doles out a dividend currently yielding 2.8% a year. For investors looking for top dividend stocks to buy for the long term in the tech world, Broadcom deserves to be at or near the top of that buy list.\n10 stocks we like better than Broadcom\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Broadcom wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nNicholas Rossolillo and his clients have positions in Apple and Broadcom. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and VMware and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The wireless segment -- primarily chips sold to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) -- is finally getting dented from the smartphone downturn as even the iPhone has begun to hit some bumps in the road. Bucking the chip downturn with "boring" silicon Broadcom delivered stellar financial performance in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 (the three months ended in January). Great guidance, though some issues persist Tan and company predict total year-over-year revenue growth of about 8% in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 (the three months that will end in April).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The wireless segment -- primarily chips sold to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) -- is finally getting dented from the smartphone downturn as even the iPhone has begun to hit some bumps in the road. Networking $2.3 billion 20% 20% Storage connectivity $1.3 billion 57% 20% Broadband $1.2 billion 34% 10% Wireless $2.1 billion 4% Down high-single-digit percentage Industrial $229 million -4% Down low-single-digit percentage Infrastructure software $1.8 billion -1% Up low- to mid-single-digit percentage Total $8.9 billion 21% 16% Data source: Broadcom. Semiconductor operating profit margin was 58% last quarter, and software operating margin was 72% -- resulting in free cash flow of $3.9 billion, or a margin of 44% of revenue.', 'news_article_title': 'Could This Top Dividend Stock Skyrocket Despite the Semiconductor Slump?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The wireless segment -- primarily chips sold to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) -- is finally getting dented from the smartphone downturn as even the iPhone has begun to hit some bumps in the road. For investors looking for consistent growth and income, this remains a top semiconductor investment to consider for the long haul. Revenue was up 16% year over year to just over $8.9 billion, driven by 21% growth in its semiconductor business (about 80% of sales) and a 1% decline in infrastructure software (about 20% of sales).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The wireless segment -- primarily chips sold to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) -- is finally getting dented from the smartphone downturn as even the iPhone has begun to hit some bumps in the road. Revenue was up 16% year over year to just over $8.9 billion, driven by 21% growth in its semiconductor business (about 80% of sales) and a 1% decline in infrastructure software (about 20% of sales). Networking $2.3 billion 20% 20% Storage connectivity $1.3 billion 57% 20% Broadband $1.2 billion 34% 10% Wireless $2.1 billion 4% Down high-single-digit percentage Industrial $229 million -4% Down low-single-digit percentage Infrastructure software $1.8 billion -1% Up low- to mid-single-digit percentage Total $8.9 billion 21% 16% Data source: Broadcom.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-pickers-reckon-its-time-to-move-on-from-central-banks-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Naomi Rovnick\nLONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Stock market investors are calling time on the idea that the Federal Reserve, and other major central banks, have their back.\nHopes for interest rate cuts by year-end have evaporated, given resilient data and sticky inflation, suggesting central banks will instead be inclined to keep borrowing costs around their highest since 2007 for some time.\nThe take away for money managers? Switch from so-called growth stocks, such as tech, and focus on businesses that can withstand the end of cheap funding -- banks that benefit from higher rates and resources and consumer staples businesses that can sell goods at prices that match inflation.\nCompanies that pay high dividends relative to their share prices, instead of investing in growth, are also favoured.\n"For years, we\'ve had a capitalist world that was highly dependent on central-banking policy and the \'Fed put\'," said Gerry Fowler, head of European equity strategy at UBS, referring to the concept of central banks supporting financial markets any time economies turn lower.\n"We are rapidly transitioning away from that."\nVALUE IS BACK\nEuropean banking stocks .SX7E, considered a deep value investment because of relatively low price-to-earnings ratios and higher dividend yields, have jumped 24% this year.\nGlobal equity income funds had their first annual net inflows last year since 2014, according to Morningstar data, a trend that has continued into 2023.\nShares in tech firms, which dominate world equity markets and rely on cheap money to fund innovation, had a strong start to 2023 on hopes that aggressive rate hikes would soon end as the economic cycle decelerated.\nThe Nasdaq .IXIC is still up about 12% year-to-date and a sub-index of European tech stocks has gained 15% .SX8P. Still, these rallies lost steam from February with a build-up of strong U.S. jobs and consumer data and as euro zone inflation stayed high.\nALL CHANGE\nWith policymakers prioritising the inflation fight and money markets pricing U.S. rates moving above 5% this year, the door on rate cuts soon has been shut.\n"We\'re going back to what investing used to be," he said. "It is a good environment for stock-picking."\nNeil Birrell, chief investment officer at UK asset manager Premier Miton, said his funds were adding to positions in energy companies and banks, among the clear winners of the last six months.\nIt\'s a contrast to recent years. In 2020 for instance, cheap money flooded into tech and other growth stocks, with rapid growth rates forecast far into the future, as interest rates were slashed to safeguard economies from pandemic-related shutdowns.\nThe Nasdaq soared 44% in 2020, its biggest annual surge since 2009.\nNORMALITY BACK?\nExuberant market conditions and risk taking are being replaced by the more sober activity of scanning for undervalued firms that pay decent dividends.\nA Reuters poll of 300 global asset managers last month showed 70% of those surveyed believed these so-called value stocks would outperform this year.\nBlackRock Investment Institute, the research arm of the world\'s biggest asset manager, is also tipping value shares.\nMSCI\'s value index dMIWO0000VNUS, containing stocks with low price-to-book value and high dividend yields, has significantly underperformed its tech stock-dominated growth index since early 2020.\nThis value index is dominated by energy companies viewed as benefiting from China\'s economic reopening, banks that profit from higher rates and health care and household products businesses that could pass cost inflation on to the consumers of these basic goods.\nIn Europe, recent data showed company profit margins have been increasing alongside input costs.\n"With the reopening of China and the stabilisation of the economy in Europe, that\'s enough for these kinds of stocks to work," Janus\' Schramm-Fuchs said.\nAnother sign investors are turning towards value shares is the reduced premium they are paying for growth stocks.\nThe gap between the price-earnings multiple on MSCI\'s growth index .dMIWO0000GNUS, dominated by Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and its value counterpart was its highest in a decade in December 2020. It has returned to pre-pandemic levels but remains elevated compared to the end of the Fed\'s last rate-rise cycle in early 2019.\n"This convergence (between growth and value) should continue to be your base case," said Ryan Reardon, ETF strategist at State Street Global Advisors. "Central banks will keep rates high."\nPremium paid for growth stocks over valuehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ZF1JwL\nUS interest rate and tech stockshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3IWIWGC\n(Reporting by Naomi Rovnick; Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe and Ed Osmond)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The gap between the price-earnings multiple on MSCI\'s growth index .dMIWO0000GNUS, dominated by Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and its value counterpart was its highest in a decade in December 2020. "For years, we\'ve had a capitalist world that was highly dependent on central-banking policy and the \'Fed put\'," said Gerry Fowler, head of European equity strategy at UBS, referring to the concept of central banks supporting financial markets any time economies turn lower. Shares in tech firms, which dominate world equity markets and rely on cheap money to fund innovation, had a strong start to 2023 on hopes that aggressive rate hikes would soon end as the economic cycle decelerated.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The gap between the price-earnings multiple on MSCI's growth index .dMIWO0000GNUS, dominated by Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and its value counterpart was its highest in a decade in December 2020. Shares in tech firms, which dominate world equity markets and rely on cheap money to fund innovation, had a strong start to 2023 on hopes that aggressive rate hikes would soon end as the economic cycle decelerated. This value index is dominated by energy companies viewed as benefiting from China's economic reopening, banks that profit from higher rates and health care and household products businesses that could pass cost inflation on to the consumers of these basic goods.", 'news_article_title': "Stock pickers reckon it's time to move on from central banks", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The gap between the price-earnings multiple on MSCI's growth index .dMIWO0000GNUS, dominated by Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and its value counterpart was its highest in a decade in December 2020. Companies that pay high dividends relative to their share prices, instead of investing in growth, are also favoured. In 2020 for instance, cheap money flooded into tech and other growth stocks, with rapid growth rates forecast far into the future, as interest rates were slashed to safeguard economies from pandemic-related shutdowns.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The gap between the price-earnings multiple on MSCI's growth index .dMIWO0000GNUS, dominated by Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and its value counterpart was its highest in a decade in December 2020. Switch from so-called growth stocks, such as tech, and focus on businesses that can withstand the end of cheap funding -- banks that benefit from higher rates and resources and consumer staples businesses that can sell goods at prices that match inflation. In 2020 for instance, cheap money flooded into tech and other growth stocks, with rapid growth rates forecast far into the future, as interest rates were slashed to safeguard economies from pandemic-related shutdowns."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-core-sp-u.s.-growth-etf-iusg-a-strong-etf-right-now-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) debuted on 07/24/2000, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\nThese indexes attempt to select stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance, based on certain fundamental characteristics or a combination of such characteristics.\nThis area offers many different investment choices, such as simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies; however, not all of these strategies can deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is managed by Blackrock. IUSG has been able to amass assets over $11.84 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Growth. This particular fund, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the S&P 900 Growth Index.\nThe S&P 900 Growth Index measures the performance of the large and mid-capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market.\nCost & Other Expenses\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor. And, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIUSG's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 0.97%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nRepresenting 35.40% of the portfolio, the fund has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector; Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.70% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL).\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF return is roughly 5.74% so far this year and is down about -13.34% in the last one year (as of 03/06/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $78.88 and $108.44.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.05 and standard deviation of 27.73% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 467 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Growth segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nFirst Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) tracks IPOX-100 U.S. Index and the iShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG) tracks MORNINGSTAR US LARGE-MID CP BRD GRWTH ID. First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF has $840.84 million in assets, iShares Morningstar Growth ETF has $1.54 billion. FPX has an expense ratio of 0.57% and ILCG charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Growth.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFirst Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX): ETF Research Reports\niShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.70% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL). Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX): ETF Research Reports iShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. On the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX): ETF Research Reports iShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.70% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL). A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) debuted on 07/24/2000, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.70% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL). Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX): ETF Research Reports iShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) debuted on 07/24/2000, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX): ETF Research Reports iShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.70% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL). A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) debuted on 07/24/2000, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-pickers-reckon-its-time-to-move-on-from-central-banks-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Naomi Rovnick\nLONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Stock market investors are calling time on the idea that the Federal Reserve, and other major central banks, have their back.\nHopes for interest rate cuts by year-end have evaporated, given resilient data and sticky inflation, suggesting central banks will instead be inclined to keep borrowing costs around their highest since 2007 for some time.\nThe take away for money managers? Switch from so-called growth stocks, such as tech, and focus on businesses that can withstand the end of cheap funding -- banks that benefit from higher rates and resources and consumer staples businesses that can sell goods at prices that match inflation.\nCompanies that pay high dividends relative to their share prices, instead of investing in growth, are also favoured.\n"For years, we\'ve had a capitalist world that was highly dependent on central-banking policy and the \'Fed put\'," said Gerry Fowler, head of European equity strategy at UBS, referring to the concept of central banks supporting financial markets any time economies turn lower.\n"We are rapidly transitioning away from that."\nVALUE IS BACK\nEuropean banking stocks .SX7E, considered a deep value investment because of relatively low price-to-earnings ratios and higher dividend yields, have jumped 24% this year.\nGlobal equity income funds had their first annual net inflows last year since 2014, according to Morningstar data, a trend that has continued into 2023.\nShares in tech firms, which dominate world equity markets and rely on cheap money to fund innovation, had a strong start to 2023 on hopes that aggressive rate hikes would soon end as the economic cycle decelerated.\nThe Nasdaq .IXIC is still up about 12% year-to-date and a sub-index of European tech stocks has gained 15% .SX8P. Still, these rallies lost steam from February with a build-up of strong U.S. jobs and consumer data and as euro zone inflation stayed high.\nALL CHANGE\nWith policymakers prioritising the inflation fight and money markets pricing U.S. rates moving above 5% this year, the door on rate cuts soon has been shut.\n"We\'re going back to what investing used to be," he said. "It is a good environment for stock-picking."\nNeil Birrell, chief investment officer at UK asset manager Premier Miton, said his funds were adding to positions in energy companies and banks, among the clear winners of the last six months.\nIt\'s a contrast to recent years. In 2020 for instance, cheap money flooded into tech and other growth stocks, with rapid growth rates forecast far into the future, as interest rates were slashed to safeguard economies from pandemic-related shutdowns.\nThe Nasdaq soared 44% in 2020, its biggest annual surge since 2009.\nNORMALITY BACK?\nExuberant market conditions and risk taking are being replaced by the more sober activity of scanning for undervalued firms that pay decent dividends.\nA Reuters poll of 300 global asset managers last month showed 70% of those surveyed believed these so-called value stocks would outperform this year.\nBlackRock Investment Institute, the research arm of the world\'s biggest asset manager, is also tipping value shares.\nMSCI\'s value index dMIWO0000VNUS, containing stocks with low price-to-book value and high dividend yields, has significantly underperformed its tech stock-dominated growth index since early 2020.\nThis value index is dominated by energy companies viewed as benefiting from China\'s economic reopening, banks that profit from higher rates and health care and household products businesses that could pass cost inflation on to the consumers of these basic goods.\nIn Europe, recent data showed company profit margins have been increasing alongside input costs.\n"With the reopening of China and the stabilisation of the economy in Europe, that\'s enough for these kinds of stocks to work," Janus\' Schramm-Fuchs said.\nAnother sign investors are turning towards value shares is the reduced premium they are paying for growth stocks.\nThe gap between the price-earnings multiple on MSCI\'s growth index .dMIWO0000GNUS, dominated by Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and its value counterpart was its highest in a decade in December 2020. It has returned to pre-pandemic levels but remains elevated compared to the end of the Fed\'s last rate-rise cycle in early 2019.\n"This convergence (between growth and value) should continue to be your base case," said Ryan Reardon, ETF strategist at State Street Global Advisors. "Central banks will keep rates high."\nPremium paid for growth stocks over valuehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ZF1JwL\nUS interest rate and tech stockshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3IWIWGC\n(Reporting by Naomi Rovnick; Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe and Ed Osmond)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The gap between the price-earnings multiple on MSCI\'s growth index .dMIWO0000GNUS, dominated by Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and its value counterpart was its highest in a decade in December 2020. "For years, we\'ve had a capitalist world that was highly dependent on central-banking policy and the \'Fed put\'," said Gerry Fowler, head of European equity strategy at UBS, referring to the concept of central banks supporting financial markets any time economies turn lower. Shares in tech firms, which dominate world equity markets and rely on cheap money to fund innovation, had a strong start to 2023 on hopes that aggressive rate hikes would soon end as the economic cycle decelerated.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The gap between the price-earnings multiple on MSCI's growth index .dMIWO0000GNUS, dominated by Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and its value counterpart was its highest in a decade in December 2020. Shares in tech firms, which dominate world equity markets and rely on cheap money to fund innovation, had a strong start to 2023 on hopes that aggressive rate hikes would soon end as the economic cycle decelerated. This value index is dominated by energy companies viewed as benefiting from China's economic reopening, banks that profit from higher rates and health care and household products businesses that could pass cost inflation on to the consumers of these basic goods.", 'news_article_title': "Stock pickers reckon it's time to move on from central banks", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The gap between the price-earnings multiple on MSCI's growth index .dMIWO0000GNUS, dominated by Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and its value counterpart was its highest in a decade in December 2020. Companies that pay high dividends relative to their share prices, instead of investing in growth, are also favoured. In 2020 for instance, cheap money flooded into tech and other growth stocks, with rapid growth rates forecast far into the future, as interest rates were slashed to safeguard economies from pandemic-related shutdowns.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The gap between the price-earnings multiple on MSCI's growth index .dMIWO0000GNUS, dominated by Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and its value counterpart was its highest in a decade in December 2020. Switch from so-called growth stocks, such as tech, and focus on businesses that can withstand the end of cheap funding -- banks that benefit from higher rates and resources and consumer staples businesses that can sell goods at prices that match inflation. In 2020 for instance, cheap money flooded into tech and other growth stocks, with rapid growth rates forecast far into the future, as interest rates were slashed to safeguard economies from pandemic-related shutdowns."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-subdued-after-strong-week-on-wall-street', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures: Dow off 0.09%, S&P slips 0.04%, Nasdaq up 0.04%\nMarch 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Monday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony and monthly payrolls report this week for cues on the central bank\'s interest-rate trajectory.\nThe three main U.S. stock indexes rallied on Friday and notched weekly gains as Treasury yields pulled back from their peaks after comments from Fed policymakers calmed jitters over aggressive rate hikes.\nThe yield on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR slipped to 3.93%, its lowest since March 1, while the two-year yield US10YT=RR inched down to 4.84% after touching its highest since 2007 last week. US/\nPowell will be testifying before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday and investors will watch for clues on the policy outlook, after recent strong economic data and hot inflation fueled bets for more interest rate hikes this year.\n"Looking at the latest set of data, the U-turn of easing inflation and last month\'s blowout jobs figures, we don\'t expect to hear anything less than hawkish from Mr. Powell," said Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank.\n"But it\'s always possible that a word like \'disinflation\' slips out of his mouth, and that we get a boost on risk."\nTraders expect at least three 25-basis-point rate hikes this year and see rates peaking at 5.44% by September from 4.67% now. FEDWATCH\nAt 05:29 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 31 points, or 0.09%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 1.75 points, or 0.04%, while Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 5.25 points, or 0.04%.\nShares of Apple Inc AAPL.O climbed 1.0% in premarket trading after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the iPhone maker with "buy" rating.\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies Alibaba BABA.N and PDD Holdings PDD.O slid 0.9% and 1.3%, respectively, as China set a modest target for economic growth this year of around 5%, below market expectations of 5.5%-plus growth.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O climbed 1.0% in premarket trading after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the iPhone maker with "buy" rating. The three main U.S. stock indexes rallied on Friday and notched weekly gains as Treasury yields pulled back from their peaks after comments from Fed policymakers calmed jitters over aggressive rate hikes. US/ Powell will be testifying before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday and investors will watch for clues on the policy outlook, after recent strong economic data and hot inflation fueled bets for more interest rate hikes this year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O climbed 1.0% in premarket trading after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the iPhone maker with "buy" rating. Futures: Dow off 0.09%, S&P slips 0.04%, Nasdaq up 0.04% March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Monday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony and monthly payrolls report this week for cues on the central bank\'s interest-rate trajectory. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 31 points, or 0.09%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 1.75 points, or 0.04%, while Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 5.25 points, or 0.04%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures subdued after strong week on Wall Street', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O climbed 1.0% in premarket trading after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the iPhone maker with "buy" rating. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. The three main U.S. stock indexes rallied on Friday and notched weekly gains as Treasury yields pulled back from their peaks after comments from Fed policymakers calmed jitters over aggressive rate hikes.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O climbed 1.0% in premarket trading after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the iPhone maker with "buy" rating. Futures: Dow off 0.09%, S&P slips 0.04%, Nasdaq up 0.04% March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Monday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony and monthly payrolls report this week for cues on the central bank\'s interest-rate trajectory. The three main U.S. stock indexes rallied on Friday and notched weekly gains as Treasury yields pulled back from their peaks after comments from Fed policymakers calmed jitters over aggressive rate hikes.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-slip-as-investors-await-powells-testimony-payrolls-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar\nMarch 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched lower on Monday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony and monthly payrolls report this week for cues on the central bank\'s interest-rate trajectory.\nThe three main U.S. stock indexes rallied on Friday and notched weekly gains as Treasury yields pulled back from their peaks after comments from Fed policymakers calmed jitters over aggressive rate hikes.\nThe yield on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR slipped to 3.92%, its lowest since March 1, while the two-year yield US2YT=RR inched down to 4.85% after touching its highest since 2007 last week. US/\nPowell will be testifying before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday and investors will watch for clues on the policy outlook, after recent strong economic data and hot inflation fueled bets for more interest rate hikes this year.\n"Looking at the latest set of data, the U-turn of easing inflation and last month\'s blowout jobs figures, we don\'t expect to hear anything less than hawkish from Mr. Powell," said Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank.\n"But it\'s always possible that a word like \'disinflation\' slips out of his mouth, and that we get a boost on risk."\nTraders expect at least three 25-basis-point hikes this year and see interest rates peaking at 5.44% by September from 4.67% now. FEDWATCH\nInvestors also eyed factory orders data for January, due at 1000 a.m. EST, to assess the impact of higher interest rates on the manufacturing sector.\nAt 06:52 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 48 points, or 0.14%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 5.5 points, or 0.14%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 12.75 points, or 0.1%.\nShares of Apple Inc AAPL.O climbed 0.9% in premarket trading after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the iPhone maker with a "buy" rating.\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies Alibaba BABA.N and PDD Holdings PDD.O fell 0.9% and 1.2%, respectively, after China set a modest annual economic growth target of about 5%, below market expectations of 5.5%-plus growth.\nShares of cryptocurrency-related companies fell after Silvergate Capital Corp SI.N pulled the plug on its crypto payments network, after raising doubts on the company\'s ability to stay in business. The California-based bank slid 4.9%, while peer Signature Bank SBNY.O declined 2.1%.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O climbed 0.9% in premarket trading after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the iPhone maker with a "buy" rating. By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched lower on Monday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony and monthly payrolls report this week for cues on the central bank\'s interest-rate trajectory. US/ Powell will be testifying before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday and investors will watch for clues on the policy outlook, after recent strong economic data and hot inflation fueled bets for more interest rate hikes this year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O climbed 0.9% in premarket trading after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the iPhone maker with a "buy" rating. By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched lower on Monday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony and monthly payrolls report this week for cues on the central bank\'s interest-rate trajectory. US/ Powell will be testifying before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday and investors will watch for clues on the policy outlook, after recent strong economic data and hot inflation fueled bets for more interest rate hikes this year.', 'news_article_title': "US STOCKS-Futures slip as investors await Powell's testimony, payrolls data", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O climbed 0.9% in premarket trading after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the iPhone maker with a "buy" rating. By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched lower on Monday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony and monthly payrolls report this week for cues on the central bank\'s interest-rate trajectory. "Looking at the latest set of data, the U-turn of easing inflation and last month\'s blowout jobs figures, we don\'t expect to hear anything less than hawkish from Mr. Powell," said Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O climbed 0.9% in premarket trading after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the iPhone maker with a "buy" rating. By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched lower on Monday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\'s testimony and monthly payrolls report this week for cues on the central bank\'s interest-rate trajectory. 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{'date': '2023-03-07', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-ad-tech-stock%3A-the-trade-desk-vs.-magnite', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) and Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI) are both independent ad tech companies that operate in the shadows of diversified advertising giants like Alphabet\'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META).\nUnlike those larger advertising companies, The Trade Desk and Magnite don\'t lock publishers and advertisers into their walled gardens. Instead, both companies make it easier to purchase ads on desktop, mobile, and connected TV (CTV) platforms across the "open" internet, which doesn\'t operate under those big tech umbrellas. But over the past 12 months, The Trade Desk\'s stock declined 28% as Magnite\'s stock dropped 17%.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBoth stocks lost their luster as rising rates and other macro headwinds caused companies to curb their spending on ads. Cautious investors also abandoned higher-growth tech stocks in favor of cheaper value plays. But could either of these fallen ad tech stocks bounce back this year?\nThe differences between The Trade Desk and Magnite\nThe Trade Desk and Magnite are both independent platforms, but they sit at opposite ends of the advertising supply chain. The Trade Desk is a demand-side platform (DSP), which allows advertisers to bid on ad space across a wide range of platforms, while Magnite operates a sell-side platform (SSP), which helps publishers sell their own ad inventories. These two companies are the largest independent players in their respective markets.\nDSPs typically work in tandem with SSPs to sell digital ads. Google and Meta bundle together DSPs, SSPs, and other advertising services, but they\'re not independent platforms. However, The Trade Desk recently launched OpenPath, a new feature that bypasses SSPs like Magnite to connect publishers to advertisers. That feature could make it a more diversified advertising company like Google or Meta, but it could also hurt Magnite and other SSPs.\nThe Trade Desk hasn\'t made any acquisitions since it bought the assets of the ad tech company AdBrain in 2017. Meanwhile, Magnite was created by the merger of two smaller companies, The Rubicon Project and Telaria, in 2020. It then bought the video advertising companies SpotX and SpringServe, as well as the publisher monetization firm Carbon.\nTherefore, it\'s fairly easy for investors to track The Trade Desk\'s growth. Magnite\'s growth rates need to be reviewed more carefully due to its inorganic growth rates and ex-TAC (excluding traffic acquisition costs) revenues -- which it started using as its core growth metric after its purchase of SpotX in 2021.\nWhich company is growing faster?\nThe Trade Desk\'s revenue rose 26% in 2020, even as the pandemic throttled the market\'s demand for digital ads. But in 2021, its revenue increased 43% as the advertising market recovered.\nIn 2022, its revenue rose 32% to $1.58 billion, even as inflation rattled the markets and Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS update prevented many advertisers -- including Meta\'s Facebook and Instagram -- from crafting effective targeted ads. It resisted that pressure with Solimar, its newer AI-powered platform that leverages first-party data (instead of third-party data) to place ads more effectively, and the expansion of its CTV business -- which is growing faster than its other platforms as ad-supported streaming services replace linear TV platforms. Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) also grew 33% to $668 million as its full-year adjusted EBITDA margin held steady at 42%.\nFor 2023, analysts expect The Trade Desk\'s revenue to rise 20% to $1.89 billion as its adjusted EBITDA increases 7% to $718 million. The stock isn\'t cheap at 14 times this year\'s sales and 37 times its adjusted EBITDA, but it\'s still arguably a "best in breed" play on the ad tech market.\nMagnite\'s revenue rose 42% in 2020 and jumped 111% in 2021, but most of that growth was driven by its initial merger and acquisitions. In 2022, its revenue rose 23% (and 24% on an ex-TAC basis) to $577 million after lapping those deals. Its adjusted EBITDA increased 20% to $179 million, but its adjusted EBITDA margin dipped from 36% to 35%.\nMost of Magnite\'s slowdown was caused by a deceleration in its CTV business, which generated more than 40% of its revenue during the year. That closely watched segment struggled as advertisers reined in their spending to cope with the macro headwinds, and it expects those headwinds to persist through at least the first quarter of 2023.\nFor the full year, analysts expect Magnite\'s revenue to rise only 6% to $544 million as its adjusted EBITDA dips 2%. Based on those lackluster expectations, Magnite trades at just 3 times this year\'s sales and 10 times its adjusted EBITDA. However, its sluggish growth, the potential long-term challenges from The Trade Desk\'s OpenPath, and its heavy dependence on acquisitions could all prevent investors from considering it to be a value play.\nThe obvious winner: The Trade Desk\nThe Trade Desk trades at a significant premium to Magnite, but its stronger growth, higher margins, clearer business model, and ongoing innovations (such as Solimar and OpenPath) make it a better long-term investment. Magnite might eventually bounce back, but it needs to stabilize its CTV business and generate consistent organic growth before the bulls come back.\nFind out why Trade Desk is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Trade Desk is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Alphabet, Apple, Magnite, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Magnite, Meta Platforms, and Trade Desk. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In 2022, its revenue rose 32% to $1.58 billion, even as inflation rattled the markets and Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS update prevented many advertisers -- including Meta\'s Facebook and Instagram -- from crafting effective targeted ads. Instead, both companies make it easier to purchase ads on desktop, mobile, and connected TV (CTV) platforms across the "open" internet, which doesn\'t operate under those big tech umbrellas. However, its sluggish growth, the potential long-term challenges from The Trade Desk\'s OpenPath, and its heavy dependence on acquisitions could all prevent investors from considering it to be a value play.', 'news_luhn_summary': "In 2022, its revenue rose 32% to $1.58 billion, even as inflation rattled the markets and Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS update prevented many advertisers -- including Meta's Facebook and Instagram -- from crafting effective targeted ads. The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) and Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI) are both independent ad tech companies that operate in the shadows of diversified advertising giants like Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). For the full year, analysts expect Magnite's revenue to rise only 6% to $544 million as its adjusted EBITDA dips 2%.", 'news_article_title': 'Better Ad Tech Stock: The Trade Desk vs. Magnite', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In 2022, its revenue rose 32% to $1.58 billion, even as inflation rattled the markets and Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS update prevented many advertisers -- including Meta's Facebook and Instagram -- from crafting effective targeted ads. Google and Meta bundle together DSPs, SSPs, and other advertising services, but they're not independent platforms. For the full year, analysts expect Magnite's revenue to rise only 6% to $544 million as its adjusted EBITDA dips 2%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In 2022, its revenue rose 32% to $1.58 billion, even as inflation rattled the markets and Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS update prevented many advertisers -- including Meta's Facebook and Instagram -- from crafting effective targeted ads. The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) and Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI) are both independent ad tech companies that operate in the shadows of diversified advertising giants like Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). The differences between The Trade Desk and Magnite The Trade Desk and Magnite are both independent platforms, but they sit at opposite ends of the advertising supply chain."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/berkshire-hathaway-resumes-occidental-purchases-stake-reaches-22.2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Jonathan Stempel\nMarch 7 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N has resumed its purchases of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N shares after a five-month hiatus, increasing its stake in the oil company to about 22.2%, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday.\nBerkshire paid about $355 million for 5.8 million Occidental shares between March 3 and March 7, according to the filing.\nThe purchases were the first Berkshire has disclosed since late September. It ended last year with a 21.4% stake.\nIn August, Berkshire won U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission permission to buy up to 50% of Occidental's common stock.\nBuffett's company now owns about 200.2 million Occidental shares worth $12.2 billion, based on Tuesday's closing price of $60.85.\nThose shares would generate about $144 million of annual dividends, following a 38% increase that Occidental announced last month.\nBerkshire also owns $10 billion of Occidental preferred stock that throws off $800 million of annual dividends, plus warrants to buy another $5 billion of common stock.\nOccidental ended January with about 900 million shares outstanding.\nBerkshire began buying large quantities of the Houston-based company's stock about one year ago.\nAfter its stake surpassed 20%, Berkshire adopted the equity method of accounting for its holdings, and now reports its share of Occidental's results with its own.\nAccounting rules normally require the equity method above the 20% threshold, reflecting an assumption that the holder might exert significant influence.\nBerkshire ended 2022 with $128.6 billion of cash and equivalents. It plans to keep a $30 billion cushion.\nOccidental's share price more than doubled in 2022, benefiting from higher oil prices after Russia invaded Ukraine.\nThough fourth-quarter profit was lower than analysts expected, Occidental said it planned to raise capital spending this year and could repurchase up to $3 billion of stock.\nBerkshire also owns dozens of companies including Geico car insurance, the BNSF railroad, consumer brands such as Dairy Queen and Fruit of the Loom, and other stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O.\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Jamie Freed)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 6317; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Berkshire also owns dozens of companies including Geico car insurance, the BNSF railroad, consumer brands such as Dairy Queen and Fruit of the Loom, and other stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Jonathan Stempel March 7 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N has resumed its purchases of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N shares after a five-month hiatus, increasing its stake in the oil company to about 22.2%, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday. After its stake surpassed 20%, Berkshire adopted the equity method of accounting for its holdings, and now reports its share of Occidental's results with its own.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Berkshire also owns dozens of companies including Geico car insurance, the BNSF railroad, consumer brands such as Dairy Queen and Fruit of the Loom, and other stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Jonathan Stempel March 7 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N has resumed its purchases of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N shares after a five-month hiatus, increasing its stake in the oil company to about 22.2%, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday. Buffett's company now owns about 200.2 million Occidental shares worth $12.2 billion, based on Tuesday's closing price of $60.85.", 'news_article_title': 'Berkshire Hathaway resumes Occidental purchases, stake reaches 22.2%', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Berkshire also owns dozens of companies including Geico car insurance, the BNSF railroad, consumer brands such as Dairy Queen and Fruit of the Loom, and other stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O. It ended last year with a 21.4% stake. Buffett's company now owns about 200.2 million Occidental shares worth $12.2 billion, based on Tuesday's closing price of $60.85.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Berkshire also owns dozens of companies including Geico car insurance, the BNSF railroad, consumer brands such as Dairy Queen and Fruit of the Loom, and other stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Jonathan Stempel March 7 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N has resumed its purchases of Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N shares after a five-month hiatus, increasing its stake in the oil company to about 22.2%, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday. Berkshire paid about $355 million for 5.8 million Occidental shares between March 3 and March 7, according to the filing."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/australian-regulator-to-monitor-rapid-growth-in-digital-platforms-sector', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Updates with details on probe and background\nMarch 8 (Reuters) - The Australian competition regulator said on Wednesday it would probe the country\'s fast-evolving ecosystem of digital platform service providers as part of a five-year inquiry into the sector.\nThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said consumers and businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on products and services offered by digital platforms such as Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta META.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and it\'s crucial to examine how these giants are expanding their reach in the country.\nThe regulator said it will look into procedures adopted by the sector such as creating confusing interfaces known as "dark patterns", which can "manipulate users into taking certain actions", as well as conditional service offerings, also known as "tying", that restrict access to particular services.\nACCC also published an issues paper, seeking feedback from consumers, businesses and relevant stakeholders concerning the investment choices made by digital platforms and the potential effect on competition and consumers.\nThis follows the ACCC announcing in January that it had conducted a sweep to identify misleading testimonials and endorsements by social media influencers across a range of digital platforms.\n(Reporting by Riya Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said consumers and businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on products and services offered by digital platforms such as Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta META.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and it's crucial to examine how these giants are expanding their reach in the country. Updates with details on probe and background March 8 (Reuters) - The Australian competition regulator said on Wednesday it would probe the country's fast-evolving ecosystem of digital platform service providers as part of a five-year inquiry into the sector. This follows the ACCC announcing in January that it had conducted a sweep to identify misleading testimonials and endorsements by social media influencers across a range of digital platforms.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said consumers and businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on products and services offered by digital platforms such as Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta META.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and it\'s crucial to examine how these giants are expanding their reach in the country. Updates with details on probe and background March 8 (Reuters) - The Australian competition regulator said on Wednesday it would probe the country\'s fast-evolving ecosystem of digital platform service providers as part of a five-year inquiry into the sector. The regulator said it will look into procedures adopted by the sector such as creating confusing interfaces known as "dark patterns", which can "manipulate users into taking certain actions", as well as conditional service offerings, also known as "tying", that restrict access to particular services.', 'news_article_title': 'Australian regulator to monitor rapid growth in digital platforms sector', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said consumers and businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on products and services offered by digital platforms such as Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta META.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and it\'s crucial to examine how these giants are expanding their reach in the country. Updates with details on probe and background March 8 (Reuters) - The Australian competition regulator said on Wednesday it would probe the country\'s fast-evolving ecosystem of digital platform service providers as part of a five-year inquiry into the sector. The regulator said it will look into procedures adopted by the sector such as creating confusing interfaces known as "dark patterns", which can "manipulate users into taking certain actions", as well as conditional service offerings, also known as "tying", that restrict access to particular services.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said consumers and businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on products and services offered by digital platforms such as Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta META.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and it's crucial to examine how these giants are expanding their reach in the country. Updates with details on probe and background March 8 (Reuters) - The Australian competition regulator said on Wednesday it would probe the country's fast-evolving ecosystem of digital platform service providers as part of a five-year inquiry into the sector. ACCC also published an issues paper, seeking feedback from consumers, businesses and relevant stakeholders concerning the investment choices made by digital platforms and the potential effect on competition and consumers."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/australian-regulator-to-probe-digital-platforms-expansive-ecosystems', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "March 8 (Reuters) - The Australian competition regulator said on Wednesday it would probe the country's growing ecosystem of digital platform service providers as part of a five-year inquiry into the sector.\nThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said consumers and businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on products and services offered by digital platforms such as Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta META.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and it's crucial to examine how the digital giants are expanding their reach.\n(Reporting by Riya Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said consumers and businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on products and services offered by digital platforms such as Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta META.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and it's crucial to examine how the digital giants are expanding their reach. March 8 (Reuters) - The Australian competition regulator said on Wednesday it would probe the country's growing ecosystem of digital platform service providers as part of a five-year inquiry into the sector. (Reporting by Riya Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said consumers and businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on products and services offered by digital platforms such as Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta META.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and it's crucial to examine how the digital giants are expanding their reach. March 8 (Reuters) - The Australian competition regulator said on Wednesday it would probe the country's growing ecosystem of digital platform service providers as part of a five-year inquiry into the sector. (Reporting by Riya Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Australian regulator to probe digital platforms' expansive ecosystems", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said consumers and businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on products and services offered by digital platforms such as Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta META.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and it's crucial to examine how the digital giants are expanding their reach. March 8 (Reuters) - The Australian competition regulator said on Wednesday it would probe the country's growing ecosystem of digital platform service providers as part of a five-year inquiry into the sector. (Reporting by Riya Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said consumers and businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on products and services offered by digital platforms such as Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Meta META.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, and it's crucial to examine how the digital giants are expanding their reach. March 8 (Reuters) - The Australian competition regulator said on Wednesday it would probe the country's growing ecosystem of digital platform service providers as part of a five-year inquiry into the sector. (Reporting by Riya Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-mar-7-2023-%3A-intc-vale-lvs-rivn-lbrt-uber-gm-crwd-comp-ww-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 2.09 to 12,154.26. The total After hours volume is currently 86,653,216 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is +0.02 at $25.55, with 6,169,802 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 91.25% of the target price of $28.\n\nVALE S.A. (VALE) is unchanged at $16.32, with 5,829,830 shares traded. VALE\'s current last sale is 85.89% of the target price of $19.\n\nLas Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) is unchanged at $59.00, with 2,875,063 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for LVS is in the "buy range".\n\nRivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) is -0.1 at $14.54, with 2,094,836 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nLiberty Energy Inc. (LBRT) is -0.01 at $16.10, with 2,034,354 shares traded. LBRT\'s current last sale is 73.18% of the target price of $22.\n\nUber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) is +0.03 at $34.17, with 1,926,777 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.13. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for UBER is in the "buy range".\n\nGeneral Motors Company (GM) is -0.02 at $39.72, with 1,815,150 shares traded. GM\'s current last sale is 86.35% of the target price of $46.\n\nCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) is +8.04 at $132.97, with 1,762,916 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Oct 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.09. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CRWD is in the "buy range".\n\nCompass, Inc. (COMP) is unchanged at $3.25, with 1,508,736 shares traded. COMP\'s current last sale is 72.22% of the target price of $4.5.\n\nWW International, Inc. (WW) is -0.15 at $6.78, with 1,484,895 shares traded. WW\'s current last sale is 178.42% of the target price of $3.8.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.02 at $151.58, with 1,409,065 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nPlaya Hotels & Resorts N.V. (PLYA) is unchanged at $9.38, with 1,290,640 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PLYA is in the "strong buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.02 at $151.58, with 1,409,065 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) is -0.1 at $14.54, with 2,094,836 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.02 at $151.58, with 1,409,065 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for LVS is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Mar 7, 2023 : INTC, VALE, LVS, RIVN, LBRT, UBER, GM, CRWD, COMP, WW, AAPL, PLYA', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.02 at $151.58, with 1,409,065 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". INTC\'s current last sale is 91.25% of the target price of $28.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.02 at $151.58, with 1,409,065 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 86,653,216 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-warren-buffett-stocks-that-are-poised-for-major-growth-potential', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for growth stocks in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway might seem optimistic, but you can't have a good growth stock without value, and you can't have a good value stock without growth. The latter applies here. Despite facing some cyclical challenges in 2023, UPS (NYSE: UPS), chemicals company Celanese (NYSE: CE), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) all continue to improve their businesses for growth over the long term. Here's how.\nUPS keeps transforming its business\nThe package delivery giant's sales and earnings are set to decline in 2023 due to the slowing global growth environment. Nonetheless, UPS is a company with excellent long-term growth prospects from its ongoing implementation of a transformational strategy. Launched in 2018, the strategy emphasizes growing its small and medium-sized (SMB) business and healthcare revenue, and taking a more selective approach to e-commerce deliveries.\nThe pandemic helped accelerate growth in SMBs and healthcare as they hurried to develop e-commerce capabilities. Meanwhile, being more selective over e-commerce deliveries, such as foregoing certain less-profitable deliveries for Amazon.com, is helping improve profit margin and free cash flow from its assets in the U.S. and relieving stress on UPS' network.\nData by YCharts\nThe emphasis on improving the quality of its revenue and improving revenue per piece over cost per piece has resulted in solid revenue and earnings growth even as volumes declined in the U.S.\nThe next step in UPS' transformational journey is to carry on growing in its selected markets while increasingly utilizing technology to improve productivity. As such, UPS will emerge from the slowdown as a stronger company with better long-term earnings potential. Trading on 16 times estimated 2023 earnings (a year likely to be a trough year), UPS combines good value and growth for long-term investors.\nCelanese will emerge stronger from a slowdown\nThe chemicals industry tends to be cyclical. Given the tightness in supply and demand, all it takes is a slight drop-off in demand (usually caused by a slowing economy) to result in steep falls in prices. That's terrible news for chemical companies like Celanese. As such, Wall Street analysts have the company's earnings per share declining from $15.88 in 2022 to $12.12 in 2023.\nHowever, the 2023 estimate puts Celanese at just over 10 times earnings. Meanwhile, management continues to improve the underlying profitability of its business while waiting for the cycle to turn again. A few examples include finding better ways to use (or not use) its less productive plants, investing in low-cost production plants, and investing in digital technology to improve productivity. As you can see below, Celanese's profit margins tend to move up and down with revenue, but there's been a clear upward trend in its margins over the last decade. That stands the company in good stead for when the next upcycle begins.\nData source: morningstar.com.\nApple's margin expansion opportunity\nRepresenting nearly 40% of Berkshire Hathaway's publicly listed equities, it's fair to say the consumer electronics giant is a conviction holding. That's because it offers a combination of value and growth. It's value in the sense that it currently trades for less than 24 times its trailing-12-month free cash flow. That is not a bad valuation for a company in a down year caused by slowing consumer spending and a natural correction from the boom years of the pandemic.\nIt's a growth stock because its almost 28% share of global smartphone sales lags behind its more than 55% share in the U.S., so there's an opportunity to increase market share and participants in overall global growth.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nHowever, Apple's services revenue offers the best long-term growth driver for the company. Apple grew revenue at a 3% rate (on a constant currency basis) in the last quarter, but its services revenue grew much more (13% at constant currency and 6% reported). Given that Apple's services gross profit margin is roughly double that of products (71% versus 37% in its last quarter), if Apple can continue to expand services (iCloud, Apple Pay, Apple Music, etc.) then the margin expansion opportunity is significant. With double-digit growth in active devices in the quarter (now over 2 billion), Apple has plenty of potential to do just that.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Lee Samaha has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends United Parcel Service and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Despite facing some cyclical challenges in 2023, UPS (NYSE: UPS), chemicals company Celanese (NYSE: CE), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) all continue to improve their businesses for growth over the long term. UPS keeps transforming its business The package delivery giant's sales and earnings are set to decline in 2023 due to the slowing global growth environment. Launched in 2018, the strategy emphasizes growing its small and medium-sized (SMB) business and healthcare revenue, and taking a more selective approach to e-commerce deliveries.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Despite facing some cyclical challenges in 2023, UPS (NYSE: UPS), chemicals company Celanese (NYSE: CE), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) all continue to improve their businesses for growth over the long term. Meanwhile, being more selective over e-commerce deliveries, such as foregoing certain less-profitable deliveries for Amazon.com, is helping improve profit margin and free cash flow from its assets in the U.S. and relieving stress on UPS' network. The Motley Fool recommends United Parcel Service and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': '3 Warren Buffett Stocks That Are Poised for Major Growth Potential', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Despite facing some cyclical challenges in 2023, UPS (NYSE: UPS), chemicals company Celanese (NYSE: CE), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) all continue to improve their businesses for growth over the long term. Looking for growth stocks in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway might seem optimistic, but you can't have a good growth stock without value, and you can't have a good value stock without growth. Trading on 16 times estimated 2023 earnings (a year likely to be a trough year), UPS combines good value and growth for long-term investors.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Despite facing some cyclical challenges in 2023, UPS (NYSE: UPS), chemicals company Celanese (NYSE: CE), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) all continue to improve their businesses for growth over the long term. Looking for growth stocks in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway might seem optimistic, but you can't have a good growth stock without value, and you can't have a good value stock without growth. Given that Apple's services gross profit margin is roughly double that of products (71% versus 37% in its last quarter), if Apple can continue to expand services (iCloud, Apple Pay, Apple Music, etc.)"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/my-take%3A-4-strong-growth-stocks-to-buy-this-week-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "After last year's sell-off when the Nasdaq Composite index plunged 33%, keeping a long-term mindset when buying stocks has become even more crucial. Doing so will allow your investment to continue growing, even when factoring in short-term declines.\nAs 2023 gets underway, many companies are seeing some stock price recovery as Wall Street gains some optimism about the prospects for the year. And yet, last year's steep market declines mean there are still plenty of buying opportunities.\nHere's my take on four strong growth stocks to buy this week.\n1. Amazon\nIn 2022, Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock price fell almost 50% as its business took multiple hits from macroeconomic headwinds. Decreases in consumer spending and foreign exchange challenges led the company's e-commerce segments to report a total of $10.6 billion in operating losses in fiscal 2022, even after revenue from its North American and international segments cumulatively rose 6.4% year over year to $433.9 billion.\nDespite the temporary obstacles, Amazon has a lucrative long-term outlook. It's the biggest name in e-commerce and cloud computing, which remain high-growth markets. Meanwhile, its average 12-month stock price target is 45% higher than its current position, making it a screaming buy this week.\nAmazon share prices have risen 22% in the last five years and 585% in the last decade. As a result, its recent tumble only makes this stock more attractive right now.\n2. Apple\nApple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share prices are up 16% in 2023, with investors rallying over the company's prospects in the augmented/virtual reality market and long-term improvements in its iPhone production, including a move out of China. Despite the rise, Apple's price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) proves that its stock still offers more value than many of its tech peers, as shown in the table below.\nAAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts\nIn addition to value, Apple's stock has a reputation for consistent long-term growth. Over the last five years, its stock price has risen 241%, and it's soared 880% over the last 10 years. The stellar stock growth has come alongside revenue which has increased 48% to $394 billion since 2018, with operating income rising 68% to $119 billion.\nThere's hardly ever a wrong time to invest in Apple, but its reliable rate of return and bargain stock price make it a no-brainer buy this week.\n3. Advanced Micro Devices\nAdvanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) may have a high P/E, but its past performance of growth and its outlook earn it a spot on this list.\nThe last five years have seen AMD share prices soar 586%, and they've risen over 3,000% in the last decade. The company's rising dominance in computing components sent its annual revenue climbing 264% to $23.6 billion since 2019, as operating income increased 180% to $1.3 billion.\nAMD suffered significant losses in 2022 as PC market declines brought reductions in sales of its consumer graphics processing units (GPUs) and processors. In fact, worldwide GPU shipments fell 42% throughout the year as rising inflation led people to cut back on discretionary spending.\nDespite the hits, AMD's pivot to more lucrative parts of business saw revenue in its data center segment become the highest-earning part of its business after an annual revenue rise of 63.5% to $6.04 billion. Meanwhile, its embedded segment reported a revenue increase of over 1,700% to $4.55 billion.\nAMD may have stumbled in 2022, but its history of stellar stock growth and its prospects in data centers and embedded products make it a company worth a long-term investment.\n4. Disney\nWalt Disney (NYSE: DIS) share prices plunged 44% throughout 2022 after a financially difficult few years, with the COVID-19 pandemic and economic challenges making it costly to develop its flagship streaming service, Disney+.\nUnlike big tech companies like Apple and AMD, which see immense growth in short bursts of time, Disney is one of those incredibly reliable stocks you can buy now and trust to gradually rise indefinitely. The Walt Disney Company entered its 100th year of business in 2023, proving that longevity is not an issue for this entertainment giant.\nOver the last five years, Disney shares have decreased by 1%, and they've risen 81% over the last 10 years. The five-year decline is mainly owed to nearly two years of pandemic-induced theme park and theater temporary closures, followed by an economically challenging environment in 2022. However, its 10-year growth is impressive considering recent headwinds. In the decade before (2002-2012), the stock rose 76.7%, illustrating an improvement.\nMoreover, Disney's forward P/E of 24.6 has decreased by 33% over the last year, signaling a buying opportunity. Along with powerful brands such as ESPN, Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and Walt Disney Studios, the company's stock is an excellent investment to buy now and hold forever.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon.com\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon.com wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share prices are up 16% in 2023, with investors rallying over the company's prospects in the augmented/virtual reality market and long-term improvements in its iPhone production, including a move out of China. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts In addition to value, Apple's stock has a reputation for consistent long-term growth. AMD may have stumbled in 2022, but its history of stellar stock growth and its prospects in data centers and embedded products make it a company worth a long-term investment.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share prices are up 16% in 2023, with investors rallying over the company's prospects in the augmented/virtual reality market and long-term improvements in its iPhone production, including a move out of China. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts In addition to value, Apple's stock has a reputation for consistent long-term growth. Advanced Micro Devices Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) may have a high P/E, but its past performance of growth and its outlook earn it a spot on this list.", 'news_article_title': 'My Take: 4 Strong Growth Stocks to Buy This Week', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share prices are up 16% in 2023, with investors rallying over the company's prospects in the augmented/virtual reality market and long-term improvements in its iPhone production, including a move out of China. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts In addition to value, Apple's stock has a reputation for consistent long-term growth. And yet, last year's steep market declines mean there are still plenty of buying opportunities.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share prices are up 16% in 2023, with investors rallying over the company's prospects in the augmented/virtual reality market and long-term improvements in its iPhone production, including a move out of China. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts In addition to value, Apple's stock has a reputation for consistent long-term growth. Decreases in consumer spending and foreign exchange challenges led the company's e-commerce segments to report a total of $10.6 billion in operating losses in fiscal 2022, even after revenue from its North American and international segments cumulatively rose 6.4% year over year to $433.9 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-mar-7-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "U.S. stocks closed mostly higher on Monday, with the Dow recording its fourth consecutive day of gains ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony and the all-important jobs reports that will be released later this week. The S&P 500 also managed to hold on to last week’s gains but the Nasdaq ended in negative territory.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 0.1% or 40.47 points to end at 33,431.44 points.\nThe S&P 500 rose 0.1% or 2.78 points to close at 4,048.42 points. Materials and consumer discretionary stocks were the biggest gainers, while tech stocks gained.\nThe Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) declined 1.6% and 0.7%, respectively. The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) gained 0.5%. Six of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq declined 0.1% or 13.27 points to finish at 11,676.74 points.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was up 0.65% to 18.61.\nTreasury Yields Jump\nWall Street opened higher on Monday but closed well off their session highs. Trading remained volatile for most of the session as robust economic data released last week has made investors worry that the Fed might continue raising interest rates for a longer period than expected in its fight to bring down inflation.\nOn Monday, Treasury yields rose once again, with the 10-year Treasury note trading up more than 1 basis point after crossing the psychological level of 4% last week on multiple occasions. However, the 10-year Treasury note fell below the 4% mark on Friday which sent high-growth stocks on a rally. \nInvestors have been keeping an eye on 4% as the critical level since it may signal the start of another stock market decline. The 10-year Treasury yield is a benchmark rate that affects mortgages and auto loans, so a breakout in that rate might have an effect on the economy.\nHigh-growth stocks are affected the most when the Treasury yield climbs. However, tech stocks still managed to gain on Monday despite the rise. Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL gained 1.9%, while Microsoft Corporation MSFT rose 0.6%. Apple has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nInvestors Await Powell’s Testimony\nInvestors are also awaiting Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony which is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. His testimony will be vital in helping the investors gauge how the Fed plans to bring down inflation and how long it will continue hiking interest rates. This will also give investors a clearer idea about where the market goes from here.\nAlthough the week has begun on a slow note, a deluge of economic data is scheduled for release this week, most importantly the jobs data, which will help investors assess the direction toward which the economy is headed.\nEconomic Data\nIn economic data released on Monday, the Census Bureau said that factory orders declined 1.6% in January after increasing 1.7% in December.\nFree Report: Must-See Energy Stocks for 2023\nRecord profits at oil companies can mean big gains for you. With soaring demand and elevated prices, oil stocks could be top performers by far in 2023. Zacks has released a special report revealing the 4 oil stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains. (You’ll never guess Stock #2!) \nDownload Oil Market on Fire today, absolutely free.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL gained 1.9%, while Microsoft Corporation MSFT rose 0.6%. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. U.S. stocks closed mostly higher on Monday, with the Dow recording its fourth consecutive day of gains ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony and the all-important jobs reports that will be released later this week.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL gained 1.9%, while Microsoft Corporation MSFT rose 0.6%. U.S. stocks closed mostly higher on Monday, with the Dow recording its fourth consecutive day of gains ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony and the all-important jobs reports that will be released later this week.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Mar 7, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL gained 1.9%, while Microsoft Corporation MSFT rose 0.6%. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. U.S. stocks closed mostly higher on Monday, with the Dow recording its fourth consecutive day of gains ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony and the all-important jobs reports that will be released later this week.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple, Inc. AAPL gained 1.9%, while Microsoft Corporation MSFT rose 0.6%. U.S. stocks closed mostly higher on Monday, with the Dow recording its fourth consecutive day of gains ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony and the all-important jobs reports that will be released later this week.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-buy-that-could-be-the-next-trillion-dollar-company', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe bear market has been punishing for stocks, crushing hopes and dolling out major losses. While many companies have held up okay, others continue to struggle. It makes investors wonder when we’ll see the next trillion-dollar company.\nIt wasn’t that long ago that a trillion-dollar market capitalization seemed unreachable. But before long, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) grazed a $3 trillion market cap. Then the whole market went south and the bear market really began to growl.\nIn any regard, the steep decline has many investors wondering what the next trillion-dollar company is and when we’ll see it.\nThere’s no way to know for sure — particularly on the “when” part of the equation — but here are the stocks that seem most likely to get there.\nNvidia (NVDA)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) was not all that far away from a $1 trillion market cap. At one point in December 2021, the company had a valuation north of $800 billion. It would have taken about a 20% rally for Nvidia to get there in the prior cycle.\nWhile the stock went on to lose two-third of its value from peak to trough, it’s been on a robust rally since. Shares have rallied more than 100% off the recent low as investors continue to pile in.\nPart of it seems like momentum driving the action, while some of it feels like “FOMO,” as investors fear missing out on the “next big stock” and the AI revolution, which Nvidia is helping to drive.\nBecause of its role in current technology, the company should continue to do quite well. The way CEO Jensen Huang positions the company in future technology trends before they become hot is why Nvidia has the potential to be one of the next trillion-dollar companies.\nTesla (TSLA)\nSource: Roschetzky Photography / Shutterstock.com\nTesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is an easy and obvious name when looking for the next trillion-dollar company. Tesla should be on everyone’s list for the potential to hit this milestone, given that it has already done so before.\nIn 2021, Tesla sported a market cap north of $1.2 trillion. As recently as mid-September, shares were down just 24% from the all-time high. Then things came to an abrupt halt.\nCEO Elon Musk bought Twitter, which only fueled Tesla’s decline as shares fell in five straight months and cratered more than 67% from the August high to the January low. When it finally bottomed near $100, Tesla stock was 75% below its all-time high.\nShould it ever get there again — currently at $414.50 — it will represent a gain of just over 300% from the low.\nWhile a global recession is the obvious risk, the company’s automotive and energy components continue to drive growth. For example, analysts expect 27% and 31% growth in 2023 and 2024, respectively.\nBerkshire Hathaway (BRK-B, BRK-A)\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\nLast but not least, we have Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B). However, there’s two main risks with this pick as the next trillion-dollar company. That is Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.\nWhile those two money managers may be the firm’s biggest assets, there are worries that when they are gone, they will turn into Berkshire’s biggest liabilities.\nHowever, Buffett and Munger have built Berkshire into a powerhouse, as it has amassed a $700 billion market cap. At its highs, it sported a market cap of $800 billion. I believe Buffett & Co. have built a system that will allow Berkshire to continue flourishing long after they have stepped down.\nThat goes for Berkshire’s impressive list of portfolio managers, but also for the company’s impressive investments. As the world continues to push forward, so too will Berkshire’s largest positions (and savvy deals) and eventually, that should tip the company into the trillion-dollar club.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell held a long position in TSLA. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nThe post 3 Stocks to Buy That Could Be the Next Trillion-Dollar Company appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'But before long, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) grazed a $3 trillion market cap. CEO Elon Musk bought Twitter, which only fueled Tesla’s decline as shares fell in five straight months and cratered more than 67% from the August high to the January low. While a global recession is the obvious risk, the company’s automotive and energy components continue to drive growth.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'But before long, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) grazed a $3 trillion market cap. Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) was not all that far away from a $1 trillion market cap. Tesla (TSLA) Source: Roschetzky Photography / Shutterstock.com Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is an easy and obvious name when looking for the next trillion-dollar company.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Buy That Could Be the Next Trillion-Dollar Company', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'But before long, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) grazed a $3 trillion market cap. Shares have rallied more than 100% off the recent low as investors continue to pile in. The way CEO Jensen Huang positions the company in future technology trends before they become hot is why Nvidia has the potential to be one of the next trillion-dollar companies.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'But before long, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) grazed a $3 trillion market cap. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The bear market has been punishing for stocks, crushing hopes and dolling out major losses. The way CEO Jensen Huang positions the company in future technology trends before they become hot is why Nvidia has the potential to be one of the next trillion-dollar companies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-apple-a-safe-stock-for-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) delivered wealth-building returns for investors over the past decade. If you had bought $1,000 worth of Apple stock when the iPad launched in 2010, you would be sitting on $20,230 today. And that's after a 15% stock price dip last year.\nWhile Apple still has many opportunities ahead, with new products and a growing installed base of devices, the company posted a decline in revenue in the quarter that ended in December. This performance might have some investors wondering if one of the world's top brands is truly a safe stock to hold if the economy dips into a recession, as some experts are predicting.\nHowever, there are more reasons to consider buying Apple stock this year than avoiding it.\nThe value of Apple's diversified product lineup\nThe possibility of a recession seems like a problem for the sales of expensive tech products. A recession would likely hurt Apple since the iPhone makes up about half of its annual revenue. Macroeconomic headwinds played a key role in sending iPhone revenue down 8% year over year in the fiscal first quarter.\nManagement attributed the decline in iPhone sales to foreign currency fluctuations, supply constraints, and macroeconomic headwinds like inflation. Excluding foreign currency, iPhone revenue would have been flat versus the year-ago period.\nBut in a quarter where iPhone struggled, other categories did well. iPad revenue grew 29% year over year, making up 8% of Apple's sales. Services, including app sales and subscriptions, increased 6% year over year, accounting for 18% of total revenue.\nThe beauty of Apple's business is that it has a dedicated customer base that loves their iPhones. The tech giant created a seamless integration of hardware and software that leads to consistently high customer satisfaction. Apple's iCloud keeps the apps running on Macs, iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watch all in sync, which has been a key incentive for customers to buy at least two devices, leading to a diversified revenue stream.\nApple now has a massive installed base of over 2 billion devices, which is double the level from seven years ago. This sets up the company with a few growth catalysts in 2023.\nGrowth catalysts are forming for Apple\nAfter years of speculation and rumors, Apple is finally expected to unveil its mixed-reality headset this year, featuring virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology. Bloomberg reported in February that the company postponed the announcement until June at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference.\nOne reason this is big news is that Apple's customer base is likely much larger today than when the company's last new product, Apple Watch, launched eight years ago. This means a novel product launch might have more impact on revenue than previous product releases.\nStill, a successful debut will depend on the quality of the software and ease of using it, not to mention the price. But Apple's focus on hardware and software design could make its rumored headset a breakthrough AR/VR product.\nExcluding the possibility of a new product launch, the company's expanding installed base is a good enough reason to consider holding the stock. The growth in higher-margin services revenue is gradually becoming a greater contributor to the top line. Over time, this will help smooth out the occasional dips in revenue from Apple's hardware products, giving it a better recurring revenue stream besides relying on iPhone upgrades.\nApple stock is a buy\nApple has a fortress-like balance sheet, with $64 billion of net cash. It also generates around $100 billion in free cash flow every year, so it has plenty of resources to fund growth initiatives and pay dividends to shareholders.\nLooking at valuation, Apple's price-to-earnings ratio of 25 based on this year's earnings estimates is not cheap, but it is fair compared to the shares' recent trading history and other blue chip stocks. Overall, I wouldn't want to sell Apple stock considering the upcoming catalysts that may not be fully captured in its valuation.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJohn Ballard has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) delivered wealth-building returns for investors over the past decade. While Apple still has many opportunities ahead, with new products and a growing installed base of devices, the company posted a decline in revenue in the quarter that ended in December. This performance might have some investors wondering if one of the world's top brands is truly a safe stock to hold if the economy dips into a recession, as some experts are predicting.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) delivered wealth-building returns for investors over the past decade. Excluding foreign currency, iPhone revenue would have been flat versus the year-ago period. iPad revenue grew 29% year over year, making up 8% of Apple's sales.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Apple a Safe Stock for 2023?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) delivered wealth-building returns for investors over the past decade. And that's after a 15% stock price dip last year. Excluding the possibility of a new product launch, the company's expanding installed base is a good enough reason to consider holding the stock.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) delivered wealth-building returns for investors over the past decade. Apple's iCloud keeps the apps running on Macs, iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watch all in sync, which has been a key incentive for customers to buy at least two devices, leading to a diversified revenue stream. Growth catalysts are forming for Apple After years of speculation and rumors, Apple is finally expected to unveil its mixed-reality headset this year, featuring virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-downgraded-stocks-you-might-want-to-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Marketbeat’s analyst tracking tools are a great way to hunt down potential investments or trades, as the case may be. Analyst activity has a profound impact on market dynamics so an uptrend or downtrend in their sentiment is a telling sign. Today’s list includes 3 of the most downgraded stocks, but these are names that investors should buy, not sell. Tesla and Microsoft have seen a reboot in their outlooks that has led to their downgrades while fear of slowing and competition have analysts shying away from SentinelOne.\nIn all 3 cases, there is ample evidence their respective industries are strong and, individually, amply reason to be attracted to the company and stock. Microsoft and Tesla are both innovative leaders in their fields; Microsoft at least is a blue chip tech, both are mega-cap tech, and Sentinel One is a hyper-growth story within cybersecurity. \nTesla Is The Most Downgraded Stock For Q1? \nTesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is listed as Marketbeat.com’s most downgraded stock for February, but the worst that can be said of the data is that it was mixed and came with many price target reductions. There are 37 analysts with current ratings on the stock, and at least 31 of them came out in the last 90 days. The takeaway, however, is that sentiment is firming from a weak Hold to a firm Hold verging on Moderate Buy with a price target that is also moving higher. The consensus price target is up compared to last month and last quarter and is helping the stock to put in a bottom. The consensus assumes a 13% upside from the $195 level where support appears strong. \nThe TSLA chart is not without its negatives, but the near-term action is promising. The stock returned to the $180 level, tested support, and support was confirmed with a rebound. The market is now tracing a tight Head & Shoulders/Vee-Bottom that will be confirmed when price action moves above $215 toward the analysts' average target. Tesla next reports in mid-April when it is expected to report YOY growth but a sequential downtick in business. \nMicrosoft, Downgraded To Moderate Buy \nMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is another downgraded name to take with a grain of salt. The downgrades have it 4th position regarding the pace of activity but this is to Moderate Buy from Strong Buy. Marketbeat.com is tracking 32 analysts with current reports, 19 of which came out over the last quarter, and the worst that can be said is it received 1 downgrade to sell which is an outlier. All other ratings are at least a Hold and the consensus price target, which is about 10% above recent action, is trending higher after hitting bottom late in 2022. \nMicrosoft isn’t a value trading at 27X its earnings, which is consistent for blue chip tech like this. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) trades a handle or so lower but also pays a significantly lower dividend. Neither is large, Microsoft pays about 1.1% at these price levels, but it is an incredibly safe and growing payout investors can rely on. \nSentinelOne, Down But Not Out \nSentinelOne (NASDAQ: S) has been trending lower from the post-IPO peak on fear of slowing growth compounded by fear of slowing in the cybersecurity industry. Names from Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) to Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) have been under pressure for the same reasons, and they’ve all reported OK if not good results and outlook. This has the group bottoming, and SentinelOne should be included despite the recent trend in analyst sentiment. \nThe analysts; Marketbeat is tracking 26 analysts with ratings on SentinelOne, 19 of which are less than 90 days old, and it is ranked 5th most downgraded stock. Like Microsoft, this is a downgrade to Moderate Buy from a more solid Buy rating in 2022. The takeaway is that the price target has been trending lower but appears to have bottomed or begun to bottom. SentinelOne reports results next week and may spur the analysts to act in support of that bottom should results echo news from peers. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) trades a handle or so lower but also pays a significantly lower dividend. Tesla and Microsoft have seen a reboot in their outlooks that has led to their downgrades while fear of slowing and competition have analysts shying away from SentinelOne. In all 3 cases, there is ample evidence their respective industries are strong and, individually, amply reason to be attracted to the company and stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) trades a handle or so lower but also pays a significantly lower dividend. The takeaway, however, is that sentiment is firming from a weak Hold to a firm Hold verging on Moderate Buy with a price target that is also moving higher. Microsoft, Downgraded To Moderate Buy Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is another downgraded name to take with a grain of salt.', 'news_article_title': '3 Downgraded Stocks You Might Want To Buy', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) trades a handle or so lower but also pays a significantly lower dividend. Tesla Is The Most Downgraded Stock For Q1? Marketbeat.com is tracking 32 analysts with current reports, 19 of which came out over the last quarter, and the worst that can be said is it received 1 downgrade to sell which is an outlier.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) trades a handle or so lower but also pays a significantly lower dividend. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is listed as Marketbeat.com’s most downgraded stock for February, but the worst that can be said of the data is that it was mixed and came with many price target reductions. Microsoft, Downgraded To Moderate Buy Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is another downgraded name to take with a grain of salt.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-technology-select-sector-spdr-etf-xlk-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/16/1998.\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nSector ETFs also provide investors access to a broad group of companies in particular sectors that offer low risk and diversified exposure. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 7, placing it in top 44%.\nIndex Details\nThe fund is sponsored by State Street Global Advisors. It has amassed assets over $41.15 billion, making it the largest ETF attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. XLK seeks to match the performance of the Technology Select Sector Index before fees and expenses.\nThe Technology Select Sector Index includes companies from the following industries: computers & peripherals; software; diversified telecommunication services; communications equipment; semiconductor & semiconductor equipment; internet software & services; IT services; wireless telecommunication services; electronic equipment & instruments; and office electronics.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.10%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.92%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 100% of the portfolio.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.02% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 65.29% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has gained about 13.15% and is down about -5.11% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 03/07/2023), respectively. XLK has traded between $116.56 and $163.50 during this last 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.13 and standard deviation of 31.45% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 78 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, XLK is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nIShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW) tracks Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. IShares U.S. Technology ETF has $9.12 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology ETF has $43.94 billion. IYW has an expense ratio of 0.39% and VGT charges 0.10%.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.02% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). Click to get this free report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/16/1998.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.02% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). The Technology Select Sector Index includes companies from the following industries: computers & peripherals; software; diversified telecommunication services; communications equipment; semiconductor & semiconductor equipment; internet software & services; IT services; wireless telecommunication services; electronic equipment & instruments; and office electronics.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.02% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). Click to get this free report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Costs Investors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.02% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). Alternatives Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-russell-1000-etf-vone-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2010.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $3.74 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.50%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 26.80% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 5.97% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nPerformance and Risk\nVONE seeks to match the performance of the Russell 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of large-capitalization stocks in the United States.\nThe ETF has gained about 6.02% so far this year and is down about -5.34% in the last one year (as of 03/07/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $162.86 and $211.63.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.02 and standard deviation of 25.40% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1012 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Russell 1000 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VONE is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $302.86 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $363.43 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 5.97% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $3.74 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 5.97% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). You should consider the Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2010.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 5.97% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 5.97% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-fundamental-u.s.-large-company-index-etf-fndx-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $10.55 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Value\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nCarrying lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, value stocks also have lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. Looking at their long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in almost all markets. They are however likely to underperform growth stocks in strong bull markets.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.25%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.98%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 17% of the portfolio. Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.55% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 19.12% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nFNDX seeks to match the performance of the Russell RAFI US Large Co. Index before fees and expenses. The Russell RAFI US Large Company Index measures the performance of the large company size segment by fundamental overall company scores.\nThe ETF has gained about 4.47% so far this year and is down about -0.19% in the last one year (as of 03/07/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $47.76 and $59.62.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 24.83% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 725 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, FNDX is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $52.51 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $103.90 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.55% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.55% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.55% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.55% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Alternatives Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-stocks-to-invest-in-virtual-reality-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Virtual reality (VR) has shown up in a number of devices and iterations since the early 1990s. However, recent advances in the technology have only just made it possible for VR to fulfill the experience developers have been after for years.\nSony and Meta have dominated the industry since around 2015 with their headsets, mainly geared toward VR gaming. According to Grand View Research, the VR market was valued at $21.83 billion in 2021 and will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15% through 2030. As a result, the industry is looking increasingly attractive to other tech giants considering joining the high-growth market.\nIt's still fairly early days for VR and its potential in industries outside of gaming, making now an excellent time to invest. Here are two virtual reality stocks to buy right now.\n1. Apple\nAcquisitions and filed patents related to VR technology outed Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) planned venture into the industry long ago. However, reports have revealed that 2023 will finally be the year the tech giant unveils its mixed-reality headset.\nBloomberg reported on Jan. 23 that Apple's coming device would switch between VR and augmented reality (AR), using an iOS-like interface. While some of VR's biggest proponents over the years have been gamers, Apple's headset is expected to build on what Meta has strived for with advanced video conferencing and meeting features through its app, FaceTime.\nApple's expected venture into VR is especially promising due to its past success in entering new markets. The company has a proven talent for launching entirely new products and quickly rising to dominance in their respective industries. Apple has done this with smartphones, tablets, Bluetooth headphones, and smart watches, all of which might have experienced far slower mainstream adoption without the company's influence.\nMoreover, the inclusion of AR capabilities in Apple's reported headset would see it enter a market worth $25.33 billion in 2021 and expected to see a CAGR of 40.9% through 2030.\nAs a result, an investment in Apple's stock could be an investment in the future leader of two high-growth industries: Augmented and virtual reality.\n2. Advanced Micro Devices\nAs a leader in PC components like central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is home to the hardware necessary to run virtual reality programs. In fact, AMD has already partnered with Microsoft's Windows Mixed Reality, HTC's Vive, and Meta's Oculus to power their respective VR headsets.\nMoreover, AMD has a history of providing its hardware to top tech companies. It supplies the graphics and processing power through its system on a chip to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S game consoles. These partnerships paid off substantially in 2022 amid steep declines in the PC markets that led to reduced sales in AMD's related segments.\nWhile the company's gaming business suffered from decreased demand for consumer GPUs, the segment reported revenue growth of 21% to $6.8 billion in fiscal 2022. The growth was almost entirely driven by console sales and its partnerships with Sony and Microsoft.\nAs VR develops, it will likely see broader adoption in industries such as education, healthcare, design, and more, as it has the potential to enhance many fields. Meanwhile, tech titans like Apple joining the market have the potential to invite more competition and increase the opportunities for AMD to use its hardware in VR.\nAMD shares have soared 27% year to date. However, they remain down 21% year over year. Meanwhile, the company's forward price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 26.7 has declined 22% over the last year, representing a bargain compared to its biggest competitor Nvidia, with a forward P/E of 54.6.\nAs a result, AMD is an excellent stock through which to invest in virtual reality, and a bargain buy right now.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Acquisitions and filed patents related to VR technology outed Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) planned venture into the industry long ago. While some of VR's biggest proponents over the years have been gamers, Apple's headset is expected to build on what Meta has strived for with advanced video conferencing and meeting features through its app, FaceTime. In fact, AMD has already partnered with Microsoft's Windows Mixed Reality, HTC's Vive, and Meta's Oculus to power their respective VR headsets.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Acquisitions and filed patents related to VR technology outed Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) planned venture into the industry long ago. Advanced Micro Devices As a leader in PC components like central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is home to the hardware necessary to run virtual reality programs. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia.", 'news_article_title': '2 Stocks to Invest in Virtual Reality', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Acquisitions and filed patents related to VR technology outed Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) planned venture into the industry long ago. Moreover, the inclusion of AR capabilities in Apple's reported headset would see it enter a market worth $25.33 billion in 2021 and expected to see a CAGR of 40.9% through 2030. However, they remain down 21% year over year.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Acquisitions and filed patents related to VR technology outed Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) planned venture into the industry long ago. As a result, an investment in Apple's stock could be an investment in the future leader of two high-growth industries: Augmented and virtual reality. Advanced Micro Devices As a leader in PC components like central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is home to the hardware necessary to run virtual reality programs."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-feb-exports-fall-again-h1-outlook-poor', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Taiwan Feb exports -17.1% y/y vs -14% forecast in Reuters poll\nExports to China -30.2% y/y (previous month -33.5%)\nFinance ministry expects March exports -16% to -19.5% y/y\nMinistry sees export outlook weak into H1\nAdds comments, details\nTAIPEI, March 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s exports in February fell annually for a sixth straight month to their lowest level in two years due to a deteriorating global economy, with the outlook remaining dim for at least the first half of the year.\nExports last month were down 17.1% by value from a year earlier at $31.05 billion, the lowest level in nearly 24 months, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday.\nThe data improved from a 21.2% annual drop seen in January, but lagged a Reuters poll forecast for a 14% contraction.\n"Due to weak terminal demand, the momentum of global economic growth has weakened," the ministry said, though it added that now is traditionally the low season for exports.\nTaiwan\'s total shipments of electronics components in February fell 17.8% from a year before to $12.94 billion, with semiconductor exports down 17.3%.\nFirms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods.\nSmaller rival United Microelectronics Corp 2303.TW reported on Monday that its February sales had sunk 18.6% from a year before.\nAt $11.0 billion in February, Taiwan\'s exports to China, the island\'s largest trading partner, were down 30.2%, after showing a 33.5% annual drop in the previous month.\nThe finance ministry said global inflation and ongoing tightening of monetary policy in major economies would continue to weigh on external demand, coupled with other risks such as the war in Ukraine and China-U.S. trade tensions.\n"The international economic outlook is conservative, and our exports will still be under considerable pressure in the first half of the year," it said, predicting that March exports could be 16% to 19.5% lower than a year earlier.\nFebruary\'s exports to the United States slipped 13.7%, after falling an annual 14.5% in the prior month.\nTaiwan\'s February imports, often seen as a leading indicator of re-exports of finished products, fell 9.4% to $28.7 billion, also a nearly 24-month low. That compared with economists\' forecast of a 9.8% fall and a 16.6% decline in January.\n(Reporting by Roger Tung and Faith Hung; Editing by Bradley Perrett and Ben Blanchard)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. "Due to weak terminal demand, the momentum of global economic growth has weakened," the ministry said, though it added that now is traditionally the low season for exports. The finance ministry said global inflation and ongoing tightening of monetary policy in major economies would continue to weigh on external demand, coupled with other risks such as the war in Ukraine and China-U.S. trade tensions.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. Taiwan Feb exports -17.1% y/y vs -14% forecast in Reuters poll Exports to China -30.2% y/y (previous month -33.5%) Finance ministry expects March exports -16% to -19.5% y/y Ministry sees export outlook weak into H1 Adds comments, details TAIPEI, March 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports in February fell annually for a sixth straight month to their lowest level in two years due to a deteriorating global economy, with the outlook remaining dim for at least the first half of the year. Exports last month were down 17.1% by value from a year earlier at $31.05 billion, the lowest level in nearly 24 months, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday.", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan Feb exports fall again; H1 outlook poor', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. Taiwan Feb exports -17.1% y/y vs -14% forecast in Reuters poll Exports to China -30.2% y/y (previous month -33.5%) Finance ministry expects March exports -16% to -19.5% y/y Ministry sees export outlook weak into H1 Adds comments, details TAIPEI, March 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports in February fell annually for a sixth straight month to their lowest level in two years due to a deteriorating global economy, with the outlook remaining dim for at least the first half of the year. At $11.0 billion in February, Taiwan's exports to China, the island's largest trading partner, were down 30.2%, after showing a 33.5% annual drop in the previous month.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips for auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. Taiwan Feb exports -17.1% y/y vs -14% forecast in Reuters poll Exports to China -30.2% y/y (previous month -33.5%) Finance ministry expects March exports -16% to -19.5% y/y Ministry sees export outlook weak into H1 Adds comments, details TAIPEI, March 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports in February fell annually for a sixth straight month to their lowest level in two years due to a deteriorating global economy, with the outlook remaining dim for at least the first half of the year. At $11.0 billion in February, Taiwan's exports to China, the island's largest trading partner, were down 30.2%, after showing a 33.5% annual drop in the previous month."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-unveils-yellow-iphone-14-and-iphone-14-plus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Apple (AAPL) announced a new yellow iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. The company said these models have a durable Ceramic Shield front cover, an updated internal design for better sustained performance and easier repairs, and amazing battery life. iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus now come in six colors: midnight, starlight, (PRODUCT)RED, blue, purple, and the all-new yellow.\nThe new yellow iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus will be available to pre-order on March 10, with availability starting March 14.\nAlso, iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus Silicone Cases will be available in four new colors: canary yellow, olive, sky, and iris.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple (AAPL) announced a new yellow iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. The company said these models have a durable Ceramic Shield front cover, an updated internal design for better sustained performance and easier repairs, and amazing battery life. iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus now come in six colors: midnight, starlight, (PRODUCT)RED, blue, purple, and the all-new yellow.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple (AAPL) announced a new yellow iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus now come in six colors: midnight, starlight, (PRODUCT)RED, blue, purple, and the all-new yellow. The new yellow iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus will be available to pre-order on March 10, with availability starting March 14.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Unveils Yellow IPhone 14 And IPhone 14 Plus', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple (AAPL) announced a new yellow iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. The company said these models have a durable Ceramic Shield front cover, an updated internal design for better sustained performance and easier repairs, and amazing battery life. iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus now come in six colors: midnight, starlight, (PRODUCT)RED, blue, purple, and the all-new yellow.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple (AAPL) announced a new yellow iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus now come in six colors: midnight, starlight, (PRODUCT)RED, blue, purple, and the all-new yellow. 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{'date': '2023-03-08', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-mar-8-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Tuesday as investors digested Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish comments that the central bank may need to continue with its steep rate hikes for a longer period than expected in order to control soaring inflation. Powell’s message ignited fears of a larger interest rate hike in the Fed’s next policy meeting. All three major indexes ended in negative territory.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) plummeted 1.7% or 574.98 points to close at 32,856.46 points.\nThe S&P 500 fell 1.5% or 62.05 points to finish at 3,986.37 points. Financial and real estate stocks were the worst performers.\nThe Financials Select Sector SPDR (XLF) lost 2.6%, while the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR (XLRE) declined 2.5%. The Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) lost 2%. All 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in negative territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq slid 1.3% or 145 points to end at 11,530.33 points.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was up 5.44% to 19.66. Decliners outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by a 4.00-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 2.21-to-1 ratio favored declining issues. A total of 11.17 billion shares were traded on Tuesday, higher than the last 20-session average of 10.98 billion.\nPowell’s Message Raises Worries\nTrading had been volatile through last week and Monday saw stocks managing to end slightly higher as investors eagerly waited for Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony. Stocks straightaway took a hit on Tuesday as Powell’s hawkish message dented investors’ confidence.\n“The latest economic data have come in stronger than expected, which suggests that the ultimate level of interest rates is likely to be higher than previously anticipated,” Powell said in remarks to the Senate Banking committee.\nPowell’s message gave a clear hint at a steeper rate hike in the central bank’s next policy meeting as the struggle to bring down inflation continues. The Fed increased interest rates by a small 25 basis points in February after hiking rates by 50 basis points in February and four straight 75 basis point hikes prior to that.\nThe 25-basis points rate hike in February had raised hopes that the Fed may have started going slow on its tight monetary policy and could even halt hiking rates in the coming months. However, robust economic data released in February showed that inflation has been climbing once again.\nPowell’s message on Tuesday further suggested the Fed will go for a steeper rate hike in its next policy meeting. Concerns are now growing that the central bank could now raise interest rates by another 50 basis points in its next meeting.\nThese fears dented investors’ confidence taking a toll on stocks. Tuesday’s massive selloff has now pushed the Dow into negative territory for the year. The blue-chip index is now trading down 0.9% this year. However, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up 3.8% and 10.2%, respectively.\nAs the major indexes took a hit, the 2-year Treasury yield soared to 5%, its highest level since 2007. Tech stocks felt the heat most with shares of Alphabet Inc. GOOGL declining 1.3%. Also, Apple Inc. AAPL fell 1.5%. Apple has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nHowever, financial stocks were the biggest sufferers. Bank of America Corporation BAC lost 3.2%, while Citigroup Inc. C gave up 2.1%.\nEconomic Data\nWholesale inventories declined 0.4% to $929 billion in January, its first decrease since mid-2020.\nIn other economic data released on Tuesday, consumer credit for January increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.7%.\nThis Little-Known Semiconductor Stock Could Be Your Portfolio’s Hedge Against Inflation\nEveryone uses semiconductors. But only a small number of people know what they are and what they do. If you use a smartphone, computer, microwave, digital camera or refrigerator (and that’s just the tip of the iceberg), you have a need for semiconductors. That’s why their importance can’t be overstated and their disruption in the supply chain has such a global effect. But every cloud has a silver lining. Shockwaves to the international supply chain from the global pandemic have unearthed a tremendous opportunity for investors. And today, Zacks' leading stock strategist is revealing the one semiconductor stock that stands to gain the most in a new FREE report. It's yours at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Yes, I Want to Help Protect My Portfolio During the Recession\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCitigroup Inc. (C) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Also, Apple Inc. AAPL fell 1.5%. Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Citigroup Inc. (C) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Tuesday as investors digested Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish comments that the central bank may need to continue with its steep rate hikes for a longer period than expected in order to control soaring inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Citigroup Inc. (C) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Also, Apple Inc. AAPL fell 1.5%. The Financials Select Sector SPDR (XLF) lost 2.6%, while the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR (XLRE) declined 2.5%.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Mar 8, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Also, Apple Inc. AAPL fell 1.5%. Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Citigroup Inc. (C) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Powell’s message ignited fears of a larger interest rate hike in the Fed’s next policy meeting.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Citigroup Inc. (C) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Also, Apple Inc. AAPL fell 1.5%. U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Tuesday as investors digested Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish comments that the central bank may need to continue with its steep rate hikes for a longer period than expected in order to control soaring inflation.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-to-shake-up-international-businesses-management-to-focus-on-india-bloomberg-news', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "March 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is reshuffling management of its international businesses to put a bigger focus on India, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing people with knowledge of the matter.\nThis shift will result in India becoming its own sales region at Apple, the report said.\nThe iPhone maker, in a recentearnings call said India had a record quarterly revenue and strong double-digit growth year-over-year.\nApple is promoting its head of India Ashish Chowdhary to replace the recently retired Hugues Asseman, who was in charge of India, the Middle East, Mediterranean, East Europe and Africa, according to the report.\nChowdhary will now report directly to Michael Fenger, Apple's head of product sales, the report added.\nApple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the report.\n(Reporting by Ananya Mariam Rajesh in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)\n(([email protected] ; Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnanyaMariam;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'March 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is reshuffling management of its international businesses to put a bigger focus on India, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing people with knowledge of the matter. The iPhone maker, in a recentearnings call said India had a record quarterly revenue and strong double-digit growth year-over-year. Apple is promoting its head of India Ashish Chowdhary to replace the recently retired Hugues Asseman, who was in charge of India, the Middle East, Mediterranean, East Europe and Africa, according to the report.', 'news_luhn_summary': "March 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is reshuffling management of its international businesses to put a bigger focus on India, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing people with knowledge of the matter. Apple is promoting its head of India Ashish Chowdhary to replace the recently retired Hugues Asseman, who was in charge of India, the Middle East, Mediterranean, East Europe and Africa, according to the report. Chowdhary will now report directly to Michael Fenger, Apple's head of product sales, the report added.", 'news_article_title': "Apple to shake up international businesses' management to focus on India - Bloomberg News", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'March 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is reshuffling management of its international businesses to put a bigger focus on India, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing people with knowledge of the matter. This shift will result in India becoming its own sales region at Apple, the report said. The iPhone maker, in a recentearnings call said India had a record quarterly revenue and strong double-digit growth year-over-year.', 'news_textrank_summary': "March 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is reshuffling management of its international businesses to put a bigger focus on India, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing people with knowledge of the matter. Apple is promoting its head of India Ashish Chowdhary to replace the recently retired Hugues Asseman, who was in charge of India, the Middle East, Mediterranean, East Europe and Africa, according to the report. Chowdhary will now report directly to Michael Fenger, Apple's head of product sales, the report added."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/startup-from-ex-apple-team-raises-%24100-million-works-with-openai', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nMarch 8 (Reuters) - Humane Inc, a startup founded by former Apple Inc AAPL.O employees, said on Wednesday it has raised $100 million and will release its first products this spring.\nThe company, founded in 2018 by Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, has now raised $241 million but has yet to disclose what it is building, saying only that it is a "software platform and consumer device built from the ground up for artificial intelligence."\nA video posted by the company and patent filings suggest that a wearable device will project information onto the real world and allow users to manipulate that information with their hands.\nHumane also said that it is collaborating with OpenAI, the creator of AI products such as ChatGPT that can generate human-like conversational text and Dall-E that can generate images, to integrate OpenAI\'s technology into Humane\'s device.\nSam Altman, OpenAI\'s founder and a previous Humane investor, participated in funding round on Wednesday, the company said.\nHumane also said that Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, which has built a massive cloud computing infrastructure specifically for AI, took part in the funding round.\nHumane said it will partner with Microsoft\'s cloud to bring Humane\'s software services platform to market.\n"Our products are built on an integrated device and cloud platform that will allow us, and others, to create AI-driven experiences that feel natural, fun and needed," Patrick Gates, another Apple veteran who is Humane\'s chief technology officer, said in a statement.\nHumane also said that it is working with Korean electronics giant LG Electronics Inc 066570.KS "on potential (research and development) projects for the next phase of Humane products" and with Volvo Car\'s VOLCARb.ST Tech Fund on "a potential future collaboration which would be the first example of Humane’s offering being applied to the automotive industry."\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco Editing by Marguerita Choy)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis March 8 (Reuters) - Humane Inc, a startup founded by former Apple Inc AAPL.O employees, said on Wednesday it has raised $100 million and will release its first products this spring. The company, founded in 2018 by Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, has now raised $241 million but has yet to disclose what it is building, saying only that it is a "software platform and consumer device built from the ground up for artificial intelligence." "Our products are built on an integrated device and cloud platform that will allow us, and others, to create AI-driven experiences that feel natural, fun and needed," Patrick Gates, another Apple veteran who is Humane\'s chief technology officer, said in a statement.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis March 8 (Reuters) - Humane Inc, a startup founded by former Apple Inc AAPL.O employees, said on Wednesday it has raised $100 million and will release its first products this spring. Humane also said that it is collaborating with OpenAI, the creator of AI products such as ChatGPT that can generate human-like conversational text and Dall-E that can generate images, to integrate OpenAI's technology into Humane's device. Humane said it will partner with Microsoft's cloud to bring Humane's software services platform to market.", 'news_article_title': 'Startup from ex-Apple team raises $100 million, works with OpenAI', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis March 8 (Reuters) - Humane Inc, a startup founded by former Apple Inc AAPL.O employees, said on Wednesday it has raised $100 million and will release its first products this spring. Sam Altman, OpenAI's founder and a previous Humane investor, participated in funding round on Wednesday, the company said. Humane also said that Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, which has built a massive cloud computing infrastructure specifically for AI, took part in the funding round.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis March 8 (Reuters) - Humane Inc, a startup founded by former Apple Inc AAPL.O employees, said on Wednesday it has raised $100 million and will release its first products this spring. Humane also said that it is collaborating with OpenAI, the creator of AI products such as ChatGPT that can generate human-like conversational text and Dall-E that can generate images, to integrate OpenAI\'s technology into Humane\'s device. "Our products are built on an integrated device and cloud platform that will allow us, and others, to create AI-driven experiences that feel natural, fun and needed," Patrick Gates, another Apple veteran who is Humane\'s chief technology officer, said in a statement.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-u.s.-large-cap-etf-schx-be-on-your-investing-radar', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX) was launched on 11/03/2009, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $30.65 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.03%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.57%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.69% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 22.68% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSCHX seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index before fees and expenses. The Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market measures all U.S. equity securities with readily available prices. The index includes approximately the largest 750 stocks and is float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted.\nThe ETF has gained about 4.56% so far this year and is down about -3.86% in the last one year (as of 03/08/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $42.25 and $55.09.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 25.08% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 760 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SCHX is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $298.16 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $354.66 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSchwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.69% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX) was launched on 11/03/2009, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.69% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). The Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX) was launched on 11/03/2009, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.69% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX) was launched on 11/03/2009, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.69% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-schwab-fundamental-u.s.-broad-market-index-etf-fndb-a-strong-etf-right-now-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market, the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nBut, there are some investors who would rather invest in smart beta funds; these funds track non-cap weighted strategies, and are a strong option for those who prefer choosing great stocks in order to beat the market.\nThis kind of index follows this same mindset, as it attempts to pick stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance; non-cap weighted strategies base selection on certain fundamental characteristics, or a mix of such characteristics.\nEven though this space provides many choices to investors--think one of the simplest methodologies like equal-weighting and more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting--not all have been able to deliver first-rate results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nManaged by Charles Schwab, FNDB has amassed assets over $486.07 million, making it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Value. FNDB, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the Russell RAFI US Index.\nThe Russell RAFI US Index measures the performance of the constituent companies by fundamental overall company scores.\nCost & Other Expenses\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.25%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nFNDB's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 1.92%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nFor FNDB, it has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector --about 16.80% of the portfolio --while Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.28% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 15.32% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has gained about 3.21% so far this year and was up about 0.68% in the last one year (as of 03/08/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $47.13 and $58.86.\nFNDB has a beta of 1.02 and standard deviation of 24.77% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1698 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT) tracks ---------------------------------------- and the iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV) tracks S&P 900 Value Index. Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF has $8.10 billion in assets, iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF has $13.04 billion. DFAT has an expense ratio of 0.29% and IUSV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports\nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.28% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. Even though this space provides many choices to investors--think one of the simplest methodologies like equal-weighting and more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting--not all have been able to deliver first-rate results.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.28% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market, the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.28% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market, the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 3.28% of total assets, followed by Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market, the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-bear-market%3A-2-remarkable-growth-stocks-down-75-and-86-to-buy-in-march-and-hold', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'High inflation and rising interest rates pulled the Nasdaq Composite into a bear market last year, and the technology-heavy index is still 27% off its high. That drawdown wiped away trillions of dollars in wealth, but it has also created a buying opportunity for patient investors. To quote Warren Buffett, "The best chance to deploy capital is when things are going down."\nWith that in mind, shares of Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) and PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) are down 86% and 75%, respectively, but the future still looks bright for both businesses. Here\'s why these growth stocks are worth buying today.\nRoku: A leader in streaming entertainment\nRoku reported disappointing financial results last year. Revenue increased just 13% to $3.1 billion and cash flow from operating activities dropped 95% to $11.8 million. But that dismal performance can be traced back to temporary economic headwinds. Specifically, many brands reduced their ad budgets to compensate for the decline in consumer spending brought on by high inflation. That situation should resolve itself in time, though, and Roku is well positioned to reaccelerate growth when that happens.\nThe company is following in the footsteps of Alphabet. Much like Google Search is the onramp to the internet, Roku is becoming the gateway to streaming entertainment. Its superior operating system and reputation for affordability have won favor with consumers. In fact, Roku is the most popular streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico as measured by hours streamed, and it ranked as the fastest-growing brand (in any product category) among Gen Z and millennial consumers last year.\nStreaming still accounts for a relatively small portion of television viewing time, but Roku is perfectly positioned to benefit as more consumers cut ties with cable and satellite. To quote company president Charlie Collier: "Roku is not just another player in the streaming wars, but the streaming wars are actually being fought on the Roku platform, and that is a tremendous advantage."\nIndeed, online video ad spend is expected to increase at 14% annually to reach $362 billion by 2027, and Roku is perfectly positioned to benefit. But the company also generates transaction-based revenue when viewers purchase content through its platform, and it recently partnered with Walmart and DoorDash to bring shoppable ads to its platform. Roku also launched new smart home devices in the fourth quarter, including cameras and video doorbells, and it plans to monetize those products with services like cloud storage and AI-based alerts.\nIn a nutshell, Roku is already well positioned to benefit as brands spend a larger portion of their ad budgets on streaming video, but the company is also experimenting with adjacent revenue streams that extend its market opportunity. In that context, shares look relatively cheap at their current valuation of 2.8 times sales. That\'s why this growth stock is worth buying.\nPayPal: A leader in digital payments\nPayPal faced significant economic headwinds last year, but management reacted quickly by cutting costs and refocusing investments on its digital wallets and checkout solutions, two areas where the company benefits from a strong competitive position. Those efforts have already produced tangible results. While revenue increased just 7% to $7.4 billion in the fourth quarter, PayPal managed to cut $900 million in expenses throughout the year, which resulted in non-GAAP earnings growth of 11% in the fourth quarter, up from negative 28% in the first quarter.\nThis year looks even better. PayPal plans to cut an additional $1.6 billion in expenses, and management is forecasting non-GAAP earnings growth of 18% in 2023. Of course, consumer spending will likely remain muted until inflation cools, meaning investors should expect weak revenue growth in the coming quarters. But PayPal is well-positioned to reaccelerate its top-line momentum in a more favorable economic environment.\nThe long-term investment thesis is straightforward: Digital payments are replacing cash transactions both online and offline, driven by the growing popularity of e-commerce and mobile wallets, and PayPal is perfectly positioned to benefit from those trends. It is the most accepted digital wallet in North America and Europe, and it was the second-most-downloaded finance app worldwide last year. According to Statista, PayPal is also the leader in online payment processing, with 42% market share.\nAdditionally, PayPal recently partnered with Apple to bring the iPhone maker\'s Tap to Pay technology to PayPal and Venmo iOS apps. That partnership will evolve this year, as U.S. consumers will soon be able to add PayPal- and Venmo-branded credit and debit cards to their Apple Wallets and use them anywhere Apple Pay is accepted. Those new features are especially noteworthy because Apple Pay is the most popular in-store mobile wallet among U.S. consumers, meaning the partnership positions PayPal to strengthen its position in physical retail.\nManagement estimates its addressable market at $110 trillion, but PayPal processed just $1.4 trillion last year, indicating the company has captured just 1.2% of its market opportunity. The stock currently trades at 3.2 times sales, near its cheapest valuation in the last five years. That creates a compelling buying opportunity for investors.\n10 stocks we like better than Roku\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Roku wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Trevor Jennewine has positions in PayPal and Roku. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, DoorDash, PayPal, Roku, and Walmart. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short April 2023 $70 puts on PayPal, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Streaming still accounts for a relatively small portion of television viewing time, but Roku is perfectly positioned to benefit as more consumers cut ties with cable and satellite. Roku also launched new smart home devices in the fourth quarter, including cameras and video doorbells, and it plans to monetize those products with services like cloud storage and AI-based alerts. The long-term investment thesis is straightforward: Digital payments are replacing cash transactions both online and offline, driven by the growing popularity of e-commerce and mobile wallets, and PayPal is perfectly positioned to benefit from those trends.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'PayPal: A leader in digital payments PayPal faced significant economic headwinds last year, but management reacted quickly by cutting costs and refocusing investments on its digital wallets and checkout solutions, two areas where the company benefits from a strong competitive position. While revenue increased just 7% to $7.4 billion in the fourth quarter, PayPal managed to cut $900 million in expenses throughout the year, which resulted in non-GAAP earnings growth of 11% in the fourth quarter, up from negative 28% in the first quarter. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, DoorDash, PayPal, Roku, and Walmart.', 'news_article_title': 'Nasdaq Bear Market: 2 Remarkable Growth Stocks Down 75% and 86% to Buy in March and Hold Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Roku: A leader in streaming entertainment Roku reported disappointing financial results last year. This year looks even better. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, DoorDash, PayPal, Roku, and Walmart.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In a nutshell, Roku is already well positioned to benefit as brands spend a larger portion of their ad budgets on streaming video, but the company is also experimenting with adjacent revenue streams that extend its market opportunity. PayPal: A leader in digital payments PayPal faced significant economic headwinds last year, but management reacted quickly by cutting costs and refocusing investments on its digital wallets and checkout solutions, two areas where the company benefits from a strong competitive position. While revenue increased just 7% to $7.4 billion in the fourth quarter, PayPal managed to cut $900 million in expenses throughout the year, which resulted in non-GAAP earnings growth of 11% in the fourth quarter, up from negative 28% in the first quarter.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 151.8300018310547, 'high': 153.47000122070312, 'open': 152.80999755859375, 'close': 152.8699951171875, 'ema_50': 146.33214334222495, 'rsi_14': 45.32317626820686, 'target': 150.58999633789062, 'volume': 47204800.0, 'ema_200': 147.8520339754088, 'adj_close': 152.2523956298828, 'rsi_lag_1': 47.05450749652941, 'rsi_lag_2': 49.96089861018569, 'rsi_lag_3': 50.039040328570074, 'rsi_lag_4': 37.98452535145461, 'rsi_lag_5': 34.32907307791095, 'macd_lag_1': 1.4778969589845588, 'macd_lag_2': 1.4120888348101346, 'macd_lag_3': 1.0805001537354144, 'macd_lag_4': 0.9266472729246686, 'macd_lag_5': 1.2381051384700186, 'macd_12_26_9': 1.6139235649527564, 'macds_12_26_9': 1.7491197408219148}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 19.0, 'Date': '2023-03-08', 'High': 20.01000022888184, 'Open': 19.709999084472656, 'Close': 19.11000061035156, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-08', 'Adj Close': 19.11000061035156}, {'Low': 1.0526647567749023, 'Date': '2023-03-08', 'High': 1.0573283433914185, 'Open': 1.05507493019104, 'Close': 1.05507493019104, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-08', 'Adj Close': 1.05507493019104}, {'Low': 1.180790901184082, 'Date': '2023-03-08', 'High': 1.1857894659042358, 'Open': 1.1829419136047363, 'Close': 1.1827740669250488, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-08', 'Adj Close': 1.1827740669250488}, {'Low': 6.944300174713135, 'Date': '2023-03-08', 'High': 6.976200103759766, 'Open': 6.961400032043457, 'Close': 6.961400032043457, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-08', 'Adj Close': 6.961400032043457}, {'Low': 76.11000061035156, 'Date': '2023-03-08', 'High': 77.7300033569336, 'Open': 77.31999969482422, 'Close': 76.66000366210938, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 335930, 'date_str': '2023-03-08', 'Adj Close': 76.66000366210938}, {'Low': 0.6569094061851501, 'Date': '2023-03-08', 'High': 0.662860095500946, 'Open': 0.6591001749038696, 'Close': 0.6591001749038696, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-08', 'Adj Close': 0.6591001749038696}, {'Low': 3.901000022888184, 'Date': '2023-03-08', 'High': 3.994999885559082, 'Open': 3.9600000381469727, 'Close': 3.9760000705718994, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-08', 'Adj Close': 3.9760000705718994}, {'Low': 136.50599670410156, 'Date': '2023-03-08', 'High': 137.89599609375, 'Open': 137.39100646972656, 'Close': 137.39100646972656, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-08', 'Adj Close': 137.39100646972656}, {'Low': 105.37000274658205, 'Date': '2023-03-08', 'High': 105.87999725341795, 'Open': 105.66999816894533, 'Close': 105.66000366210938, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-08', 'Adj Close': 105.66000366210938}, {'Low': 1811.5, 'Date': '2023-03-08', 'High': 1812.9000244140625, 'Open': 1811.5999755859373, 'Close': 1812.699951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 75, 'date_str': '2023-03-08', 'Adj Close': 1812.699951171875}]}
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{'date': '2023-03-09', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-climbs-as-jobless-claims-rise-payrolls-data-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amruta Khandekar and Shristi Achar A\nMarch 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes rose on Thursday after a jump in weekly jobless claims eased some concerns about sharper rate hikes as investors geared up for a key jobs report that could determine the Fed\'s future monetary policy path.\nThe jobless claims report comes on the heels of a string of recent data that had indicated a tight labor market which, along with hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, had exacerbated concerns that the central bank could shift to more aggressive rate hikes.\nTraders reduced bets of a 50-basis-point rate hike at the Fed\'s next meeting after the report, with the terminal rate now seen at 5.63% in September compared with 5.67% prior to the report. FEDWATCH.\nThey had dramatically increased their bets for a large 50 basis point rate increase by the Fed in March from a 25 bps hike, after Powell\'s testimony.\nPowell, on the second day of his testimony on Wednesday, reaffirmed his message of likely sharper interest rate hikes, but emphasized that the decision hinged on economic data before the central bank\'s March meeting.\nInitial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 21,000 to a seasonally adjusted 211,000 for the week ended March 4, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 195,000 claims for the latest week.\n"This could be a game changer for today\'s market," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.\n"It\'s certainly good news in terms of higher interest rate expectations. If this trend continues, the Fed might not have to be that aggressive."\nAs U.S. Treasury yields eased following the data, shares of Big Tech and growth companies such as Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose between 0.8% and 1.3%.\nThe gains pushed up the S&P 500 communication services .SPLRCL, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and information technology .SPLRCT sectors between 0.4% and 0.6%.\nEnergy shares .SPNY were the biggest gainers, up 1.7% as oil prices climbed. O/R.\nInvestors\' focus is now on the February non-farm payrolls report on Friday, which is expected to show payrolls rose by 205,000 last month, according to economists polled by Reuters, after January\'s blowout 517,000 figure, which had first led markets to reprice their expectations for U.S. interest rates.\nAt 9:45 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 143.02 points, or 0.44%, at 32,941.42, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 16.78 points, or 0.42%, at 4,008.79, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 48.42 points, or 0.42%, at 11,624.43.\nU.S.-listed shares of JD.com Inc 9618.HK, JD.O dropped 7.9% after the Chinese e-commerce firm missed fourth-quarter revenue estimates.\nGeneral Electric Co GE.N rose 6.9% as the industrial conglomerate reiterated its 2023 earnings forecast.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.64-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.06-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded four new 52-week highs and 11 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 28 new highs and 54 new lows.\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar, Shristi Achar A and Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru, additional reporting by Medha Singh Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; [email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "As U.S. Treasury yields eased following the data, shares of Big Tech and growth companies such as Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose between 0.8% and 1.3%. By Amruta Khandekar and Shristi Achar A March 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Thursday after a jump in weekly jobless claims eased some concerns about sharper rate hikes as investors geared up for a key jobs report that could determine the Fed's future monetary policy path. The jobless claims report comes on the heels of a string of recent data that had indicated a tight labor market which, along with hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, had exacerbated concerns that the central bank could shift to more aggressive rate hikes.", 'news_luhn_summary': "As U.S. Treasury yields eased following the data, shares of Big Tech and growth companies such as Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose between 0.8% and 1.3%. By Amruta Khandekar and Shristi Achar A March 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Thursday after a jump in weekly jobless claims eased some concerns about sharper rate hikes as investors geared up for a key jobs report that could determine the Fed's future monetary policy path. They had dramatically increased their bets for a large 50 basis point rate increase by the Fed in March from a 25 bps hike, after Powell's testimony.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St climbs as jobless claims rise, payrolls data in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As U.S. Treasury yields eased following the data, shares of Big Tech and growth companies such as Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose between 0.8% and 1.3%. By Amruta Khandekar and Shristi Achar A March 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Thursday after a jump in weekly jobless claims eased some concerns about sharper rate hikes as investors geared up for a key jobs report that could determine the Fed's future monetary policy path. They had dramatically increased their bets for a large 50 basis point rate increase by the Fed in March from a 25 bps hike, after Powell's testimony.", 'news_textrank_summary': "As U.S. Treasury yields eased following the data, shares of Big Tech and growth companies such as Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose between 0.8% and 1.3%. By Amruta Khandekar and Shristi Achar A March 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Thursday after a jump in weekly jobless claims eased some concerns about sharper rate hikes as investors geared up for a key jobs report that could determine the Fed's future monetary policy path. The jobless claims report comes on the heels of a string of recent data that had indicated a tight labor market which, along with hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, had exacerbated concerns that the central bank could shift to more aggressive rate hikes."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/one-stock-republican-congressmen-are-quietly-investing-in', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIt may not take a genius to win a seat in Congress – but it’s no simple task either.\nWe may love to hate Congress, but we have to admit… it’s filled with smart, savvy folks.\nTo help prove my point, let’s bring this back to my area of expertise – investing – and take a look at Washington politicians’ track records.\nAccording to a December 2004 Georgia State University study, U.S. Senators’ average annual stock performance from 1993 to 1998 beat the S&P 500 by around 12.3%.\nThat’s not an outrageous fortune – but it’s not bad.\nAccording to that same Georgia State study, corporate insiders on average outperformed the market by just 7.4%.\nAnd the stock portfolios of the average U.S. household? We on average underperformed the S&P 500 by 1.5%.\nOf course, many would say senators outperform in the market not because of their intelligence, but due to inside knowledge. You’re probably not wrong.\nIn a fit of public shame perhaps, Congress attempted to police itself in that regard by passing Public Law 112-105. The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 prohibits members of Congress and other federal employees from using nonpublic information for private profit.\nIf you think the STOCK Act put an end to active trading by lawmakers or cut their profits, think again.\nWhile 2022 saw all the major U.S. indices suffer their worst downturn since the 2008 financial crisis, many members of Congress did pretty well last year.\nData released by the website Unusual Whales shows that U.S. Rep. Patrick Fallon (R-Texas), for example, earned 51.6% on his investments in 2022, while U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Florida) saw a gain of 50.8%. Other members of Congress posted gains of 10% or greater as the benchmark S&P 500 index declined 19% on the year, and the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite fell 33%.\nSo… it seems that, despite the good intentions of the STOCK Act, members of Congress remain savvy investors…\nAnd perhaps investors worth following.\nThanks to Public Law 112-105, we now can.\nEverything Is Public Now\nThe STOCK Act of 2012 doesn’t just put the hammer on inside trading among members of Congress.\nIt makes their active trades public records.\nThat means everyday individuals now have the legal ability to profit from the same trades made by Washington lawmakers.\nThe law allows individuals to legally invest in the same stocks as members of Congress, providing access to potentially profitable investment opportunities.\nBy piggybacking on the trades made by members of Congress, retail investors can take advantage of the expertise and insights and potentially achieve higher returns.\nPublic Law 112-105 has made it possible for everyday individuals to invest like a D.C. legislator and potentially benefit from the same investment opportunities.\nAfter all, even the spouses of legislators have proven to be better-than-average investors. For example, Paul Pelosi, the husband of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, is referred to as the “world’s greatest investor” after making millions speculating in call options on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA).\nSo, in today’s Market 360, I want to share a top energy stock that has caught the attention of Republican members of Congress.\nA Favorite Among Republicans\nFrom humble beginnings as a regional marketer of kerosene more than 135 years ago, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) has grown to become one of the biggest energy providers in the world. The company’s products are marketed under four key brands: Esso, Exxon, Mobil and ExxonMobil.\nDuring the third quarter of 2022, Exxon achieved its highest quarterly refining throughput globally since 2008, as well as achieved record production of 560,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/D) in the Permian Basin. Total third-quarter production increased by 50,000 BOE/D and totaled 3.7 million BOE/D.\nExxon Mobil is the major American player in the global energy economy and a favorite among Republican members of Congress.\nFor example, U.S. Rep. Chris Jacobs of New York state bought shares of XOM when it was trading around $86. Since then, it has traded as high as $119. That means investors could have made around 40% gain in that period in comparison to a tepid 5% gain in the S&P 500.\nNot a bad way to ride a “Republican Red Wave” to profits…\nOne of the reasons for Exxon’s recent production strength is its venture in Guyana. The company already has four oil projects there, and it plans to invest $12.68 billion in its fifth oil project in that South American nation. The five projects are anticipated to produce 1.2 million barrels per day by 2027. In Guyana so far, Exxon has made more than 30 oil discoveries, which add up to 11 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves. Guyana expects there are up to 25 billion barrels of oil reserves there, and it will likely auction off more acreage licenses to Exxon Mobil.\nIn its fourth-quarter report, Exxon revealed that production increased by more than 30% in Guyana and the Permian Basin in 2022, which helped the company achieve strong bottom-line growth. Full-year adjusted earnings jumped 161.3% year-over-year to $14.06 per share, up from $5.38 per share in 2021. Full-year revenue grew 44.8% year-over-year to $413.7 billion. The consensus estimate called for earnings of $13.94 per share on $427.9 billion in revenue.\nFor the fourth quarter, Exxon reported adjusted earnings of $3.40 per share, which was up 65.9% from $2.05 per share in the same quarter a year ago. Analysts expected earnings of $3.29 per share. Total 4Q revenue rose 12.3% year-over-year to $95.43 billion, topping estimates for $94.67 billion.\nPlus, Exxon will pay a first-quarter dividend of $0.91 per share on March 10. All shareholders of record on February 14 will receive the dividend.\nThe Republican Red Wave\nExxon isn’t the only energy company riding the Republican red wave right now… There are four other “recession-proof” stocks that Republican Congressmen are investing in.\nSo, I put together a special report called the Top 5 Stocks Republican Congressmen Are Quietly Investing In that dives into these stocks, including Exxon, that politicians have been buying. I also explain why the energy bull market isn’t over yet.\nWith strong sales growth and profits ahead, these stocks are must-haves for your portfolio as we navigate our way through this turbulent environment.\nTo read my Top 5 Stocks Republican Congressmen Are Quietly Investing In report, click here.\nSincerely,\nSource: InvestorPlace unless otherwise noted\n Louis Navellier\nThe Editor hereby discloses that as of the date of this email, the Editor, directly or indirectly, owns the following securities that are the subject of the commentary, analysis, opinions, advice, or recommendations in, or which are otherwise mentioned in, the essay set forth below:\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM)\nLouis Navellier, who has been called “one of the most important money managers of our time,” has broken the silence in this shocking “tell all” video… exposing one of the most shocking events in our country’s history… and the one move every American needs to make today.\nThe post One Stock Republican Congressmen Are Quietly Investing In appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For example, Paul Pelosi, the husband of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, is referred to as the “world’s greatest investor” after making millions speculating in call options on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA). Data released by the website Unusual Whales shows that U.S. Rep. Patrick Fallon (R-Texas), for example, earned 51.6% on his investments in 2022, while U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Florida) saw a gain of 50.8%. A Favorite Among Republicans From humble beginnings as a regional marketer of kerosene more than 135 years ago, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) has grown to become one of the biggest energy providers in the world.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For example, Paul Pelosi, the husband of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, is referred to as the “world’s greatest investor” after making millions speculating in call options on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA). According to that same Georgia State study, corporate insiders on average outperformed the market by just 7.4%. The law allows individuals to legally invest in the same stocks as members of Congress, providing access to potentially profitable investment opportunities.', 'news_article_title': 'One Stock Republican Congressmen Are Quietly Investing In', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For example, Paul Pelosi, the husband of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, is referred to as the “world’s greatest investor” after making millions speculating in call options on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA). Everything Is Public Now The STOCK Act of 2012 doesn’t just put the hammer on inside trading among members of Congress. It makes their active trades public records.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For example, Paul Pelosi, the husband of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, is referred to as the “world’s greatest investor” after making millions speculating in call options on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA). The law allows individuals to legally invest in the same stocks as members of Congress, providing access to potentially profitable investment opportunities. The Republican Red Wave Exxon isn’t the only energy company riding the Republican red wave right now… There are four other “recession-proof” stocks that Republican Congressmen are investing in.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-and-foxconn-win-labour-reforms-to-advance-indian-production-plans-ft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "March 9 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O and its manufacturing partner Foxconn were among the companies behind a landmark liberalisation of labour laws in India's Karnataka this month, the Financial Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.\n(Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "March 9 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O and its manufacturing partner Foxconn were among the companies behind a landmark liberalisation of labour laws in India's Karnataka this month, the Financial Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "March 9 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O and its manufacturing partner Foxconn were among the companies behind a landmark liberalisation of labour laws in India's Karnataka this month, the Financial Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple and Foxconn win labour reforms to advance Indian production plans - FT', 'news_lexrank_summary': "March 9 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O and its manufacturing partner Foxconn were among the companies behind a landmark liberalisation of labour laws in India's Karnataka this month, the Financial Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "March 9 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O and its manufacturing partner Foxconn were among the companies behind a landmark liberalisation of labour laws in India's Karnataka this month, the Financial Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-hot-stocks-for-tomorrow%3A-thursday-predictions-for-aapl-ulta-amzn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nAfter two days of testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, the stock market is in a state of limbo. Investors are hyper focused on the hot stocks for tomorrow.\nBasically, investors want to know if the S&P 500 is about to enjoy another leg to the upside and take out the recent highs or if the market is on the precipice of rolling over.\nThere is a shred of hope that the Fed won’t raise rates too aggressively from current levels. However, another month of hot economic and inflation reports will force investors to the realization that higher interest rates are likely on the way.\nWe’ll get a peak at that with Friday morning’s non-farm payrolls report. Let’s look at a few other hot stocks for tomorrow — Friday — as we wrap up the week.\nHot Stocks for Tomorrow: Apple (AAPL)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nConsidering it’s the largest U.S. stock by market capitalization with a valuation of roughly $2.5 trillion, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is almost always at the top of investors’ focus list.\nOn Friday morning at 12:00 p.m. Eastern, the tech giant will hold its annual shareholder meeting.\nOftentimes, shareholder meetings go by without so much as a whisper, and the stock does absolutely nothing. Other times it can create a giant move in the stock price, like what we’re seeing with General Electric (NYSE:GE) on Thursday.\nAs for Apple, the stock has been trading pretty well in all honesty. Despite a not-so-stellar quarter in January, investors have shrugged off worries of lower iPhone demand and driven shares higher. Will the annual meeting fuel the fire or derail the rally?\nThe Chart: Apple stock has been struggling with the 61.8% retracement and the mid-$150s. If it can break out to the upside and clear this zone, then the 78.6% retracement near $165 is in play.\nOn the downside, many would consider last week’s low near $144 as a must-hold level. While a break of $150 would surely suggest “caution” in the short term, a break of $144 and the 50-day would put AAPL stock below all of its key daily moving averages and make it vulnerable to more selling pressure.\nHot Stocks for Tomorrow: Ulta Beauty (ULTA)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nHas there been a better retailer than Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA)? Possibly, but this name has been on fire. In an equities market engulfed in frustrating choppiness and a bear market that has dragged out for more than a year, Ulta Beauty has been a shining example of what investors should be looking for.\nThe stock continues to display robust relative strength as it pushes higher. It continues to notch new all-time high after new all-time high, while the dips are being bought.\nLast time the retailer reported earnings back in November, the stock had already enjoyed a strong rally. While it didn’t pull back after the results, the reaction was rather muted.\nNow, the company is scheduled to report on Thursday after the close. Analysts expect about 11% revenue growth and 4.5% earnings growth. However, it will be guidance that drives the stock from here.\nThe Chart: Will we get another mild earnings reaction despite the recent pullback? If shares dip, look for support from the 10-week and 50-day moving averages in the $505 to $515 region. A break and close below $500 would be a sign that a larger pullback is in the works. On the upside, a move over $532 puts the $537.50 highs back in play, followed by a potential move to the $550 to $555 zone.\nThe SXSW Festival: Amazon (AMZN)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nLast but certainly not least, we have the SXSW Festival that kicks off in Austin, Texas, on Friday. The event lasts for more than a week and draws an enormous crowd. According to the festival, it “celebrates the convergence of tech, film, music, education, and culture.”\nThat really is the best way to describe it, too.\nIt’s an enormous blend of different companies and people that put on everything from films to speeches. We’ll also hear about the metaverse, autonomous driving, clean energy and much more.\nOf the public companies that will be there, we know about Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU), SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR) and more. I’m not sure if this will move the needle on any of the stocks, but it seems worthwhile to mention their presence.\nThe Chart: Looking at Amazon from this group, this stock has been struggling so far this year. Bulls want the stock to regain the $96.50 area. That’s roughly Monday’s high and Thursday’s high, but more importantly it would put the stock back over the 10-day, 10-week, 21-day and 50-day moving averages.\nIf it can do that, it opens the door back up to $100, then $102.50. On the downside, a break of $88.50 to $90 is a bit concerning, as it could open the door back down to the low-$80s.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nThe post 3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Thursday Predictions for AAPL, ULTA, AMZN appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Considering it’s the largest U.S. stock by market capitalization with a valuation of roughly $2.5 trillion, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is almost always at the top of investors’ focus list. Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Apple (AAPL) While a break of $150 would surely suggest “caution” in the short term, a break of $144 and the 50-day would put AAPL stock below all of its key daily moving averages and make it vulnerable to more selling pressure.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The post 3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Thursday Predictions for AAPL, ULTA, AMZN appeared first on InvestorPlace. Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Apple (AAPL) Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Considering it’s the largest U.S. stock by market capitalization with a valuation of roughly $2.5 trillion, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is almost always at the top of investors’ focus list.', 'news_article_title': '3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Thursday Predictions for AAPL, ULTA, AMZN', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Apple (AAPL) Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Considering it’s the largest U.S. stock by market capitalization with a valuation of roughly $2.5 trillion, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is almost always at the top of investors’ focus list. While a break of $150 would surely suggest “caution” in the short term, a break of $144 and the 50-day would put AAPL stock below all of its key daily moving averages and make it vulnerable to more selling pressure.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Considering it’s the largest U.S. stock by market capitalization with a valuation of roughly $2.5 trillion, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is almost always at the top of investors’ focus list. Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Apple (AAPL) While a break of $150 would surely suggest “caution” in the short term, a break of $144 and the 50-day would put AAPL stock below all of its key daily moving averages and make it vulnerable to more selling pressure.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-7-best-tech-stocks-to-buy-in-march', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe tech sphere was among the worst hit last year for obvious reasons. The sector, known for having inflated valuations and low earnings, led to tech stocks cooling off. However, tech stocks have been building a nice head of steam of late, despite posting mixed fourth-quarter earnings. Therefore, it might be an ideal time to invest in the best tech stocks to buy.\nTech stocks have dominated the stock market over the years. However, outperforming the broader market by roughly 8.6% on average each year for the past eight years, the trend reversed dramatically. Nevertheless, tech stocks recently had their best Jan. in decades, gaining close to 11%. Reduced earnings expectations and a more dovish approach by the Federal Reserve could lead tech stocks higher this year. As you read through the article, you’ll find stocks trading below their 52-week highs. That should provide an attractive entry point for those looking for outsized gains in the future.\nMSFT Microsoft $253.12\nAAPL Apple $151.02\nRBLX Roblox $40.19\nNFLX Netflix $296.52\nAMZN Amazon $92.82\nMETA Meta Platforms $181.52\nOKTA Okta $84.40\nBest Tech Stocks To Buy: Microsoft (MSFT)\nSource: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) never ceases to amaze with its ability to tap into the latest tech trends and significantly expand its growth runway. It’s been in the news for its multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI, the popular research lab behind the viral chatbot ChatGPT.\nMicrosoft has wasted no time making significant strides in its AI efforts by integrating ChatGPT-like capabilities into its popular software suite and launching an AI-powered version of its Bing search engine. Moreover, ChatGPT has exclusively chosen Microsoft’s Azure platform as its cloud computing provider. The killer combo should result in massive top and bottom-line gains for the business as it looks to become an AI behemoth.\nStrip AI from the mix, and Microsoft still has an incredibly robust business that will continue to generate double-digit top and bottom-line gains for the foreseeable future. Also, MSFT stock trades close to 20% lower than its 52-week high price of $315.95, which points to solid upside potential.\nBest Tech Stocks to Buy: Apple (AAPL)\nSource: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s most valuable tech company, with a market capitalization of $2.2 trillion. Its timeless offerings are not only market beaters but are integrated within a sticky ecosystem, providing users with an unparalleled experience. Each component of its tightly integrated ecosystem of products and services works seamlessly together to create a cohesive experience for its massive user base worldwide.\nApple’s operating performance has been remarkable over the years, generating close to 12% sales growth over the past five years. Recent results, though, have been marred by foreign exchange pressures and other macro headwinds, which should ease out over the next few quarters. Despite operating in a dicey environment, the firm generated $34 billion in operational cash flows and returned more than $25 billion to its shareholders while investing in long-term growth plans.\nAdditionally, its services business continues to shine, generating a record $20.7 billion in sales, improving by 6.4% from the prior-year period. Moreover, services revenue for the firm has grown by 568% from its 2013 level. \nBest Tech Stocks to Buy: Roblox (RBLX)\nSource: Miguel Lagoa / Shutterstock.com\nMetaverse video game developer Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) was a smash hit during the pandemic, with its bookings growing over 200%. However, reality came crashing down post-pandemic, with its top and bottom lines feeling the brunt of the re-opening headwinds. Nevertheless, the company seems to be back in growth mode after posting vigorous revenue growth in the past few quarters.\nIts fourth-quarter results beat estimates by $14.7 million, with 58.8 million average daily active users, up 19% from the prior-year period. Its users spent over 12.8 billion hours engaged on its platform during the quarter, up 18% from the fourth quarter of 2021. Perhaps more impressively, its loss per share of 48 cents, beating estimates of a per-share loss of 54 cents. Its adjusted EBITDA saw massive improvements, with an effective rebound to $183 million in its December quarter. The improvements in its profitability and strong revenue growth should push the stock past its 52-week high price to new heights.\nNetflix (NFLX)\nSource: xalien / Shutterstock\nStreaming pioneer Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) had a volatile 12 months, where it shed customers for the first in over a decade. Also, its stock was down over 50% at one time during the year. However, in the past few quarters, Netflix has returned to winning ways, reporting $31.6 billion in sales for fiscal 2022, a 6.4% improvement from 2021.\nIt wrapped its fourth quarter adding 7.6 million subscribers, roughly 3.09 million higher than analyst expectations. More importantly, though, it didn’t see much plan-switching among customers, which indicates that few users are moving down to cheaper, ad-supported tiers. As we advance, the success of its ads-supported tier could be crucial in adding another dimension to business. According to the company’s CFO Spencer Neumann, Disney-controlled Hulu earns roughly 50% of its sales from its ad plans, pointing to a healthy upside potential ahead for Netflix.\nAmazon (AMZN)\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\nAmazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is a juggernaut in the eCommerce space commanding a 38% share of the U.S. market. However, over the past few years, its focus has been on its services business, generating significantly higher margins for the firm than its core products business.\nSelling discount products has never been profitable for Amazon, but its transition towards a services model has helped mitigate its losses. For instance, its cloud service, Amazon Web Services, has generated more than a 25% operating margin in recent quarters, which has proven remarkably lucrative. AWS generated $22.8 billion in trailing twelve-month operating income while its profits dropped for other business segments. Amazon has been mighty effective in leveraging the success of its products business to scale its services business, which will continue expanding its margins.\nMeta Platforms (META)\nSource: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) was a top battleground stock last year, with multiple narratives swirling around it. One would argue that most of its problems were of its own undoing, along with the macro environment exasperating its problems. However, the announcements made in its recentearnings callwere a breath of fresh air, with the investing punditry jumping on its bandwagon again.\nIt seems that Meta is finally looking to control costs and focus more on practical and more sustainable trends in the tech sphere, such as AI. CEO Mark Zuckerberg deemed 2023 to be the “Year of Efficiency” where Meta would look to become a more nimble organization. That would entail less spending on the metaverse and more investments in AI. It recently introduced a new AI language model called LLaMA (Large Language Model Meta AI), which, similar to ChatGPT, mines massive amounts of data to generate content.\nOkta (OKTA)\nSource: Shutterstock\nOkta (NASDAQ:OKTA) is a key player in cybersecurity, with its leadership position in providing identity access management. Cyber-attacks have become more widespread than ever before, with a 38% increase worldwide last year. Hence, despite the headwinds, Okta is in an excellent position to continue benefitting from the increasing need for potent cybersecurity solutions.\nOkta’s bottom line has taken a hit recently, but its solid top-line base continues to shine each quarter. Okta’s revenue growth has averaged 43% on a year-over-year basis, which is impressive considering it operates in a relatively unstable environment. In its fourth quarter, the company added 550 new customers, reporting a 17% bump from the prior-year period to 17,600. Though the macro environment somewhat impacted its customer growth, its amazing retention rates of over 120% point to the stickiness of the platform.\nOn the date of publication, Muslim Farooque did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nMuslim Farooque is a keen investor and an optimist at heart. A life-long gamer and tech enthusiast, he has a particular affinity for analyzing technology stocks. Muslim holds a bachelor’s of science degree in applied accounting from Oxford Brookes University.\nThe post The 7 Best Tech Stocks to Buy in March appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'MSFT Microsoft $253.12 AAPL Apple $151.02 RBLX Roblox $40.19 NFLX Netflix $296.52 AMZN Amazon $92.82 META Meta Platforms $181.52 OKTA Okta $84.40 Best Tech Stocks To Buy: Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) never ceases to amaze with its ability to tap into the latest tech trends and significantly expand its growth runway. Best Tech Stocks to Buy: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s most valuable tech company, with a market capitalization of $2.2 trillion. Microsoft has wasted no time making significant strides in its AI efforts by integrating ChatGPT-like capabilities into its popular software suite and launching an AI-powered version of its Bing search engine.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'MSFT Microsoft $253.12 AAPL Apple $151.02 RBLX Roblox $40.19 NFLX Netflix $296.52 AMZN Amazon $92.82 META Meta Platforms $181.52 OKTA Okta $84.40 Best Tech Stocks To Buy: Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) never ceases to amaze with its ability to tap into the latest tech trends and significantly expand its growth runway. Best Tech Stocks to Buy: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s most valuable tech company, with a market capitalization of $2.2 trillion. Okta (OKTA) Source: Shutterstock Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA) is a key player in cybersecurity, with its leadership position in providing identity access management.', 'news_article_title': 'The 7 Best Tech Stocks to Buy in March', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'MSFT Microsoft $253.12 AAPL Apple $151.02 RBLX Roblox $40.19 NFLX Netflix $296.52 AMZN Amazon $92.82 META Meta Platforms $181.52 OKTA Okta $84.40 Best Tech Stocks To Buy: Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) never ceases to amaze with its ability to tap into the latest tech trends and significantly expand its growth runway. Best Tech Stocks to Buy: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s most valuable tech company, with a market capitalization of $2.2 trillion. Tech stocks have dominated the stock market over the years.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'MSFT Microsoft $253.12 AAPL Apple $151.02 RBLX Roblox $40.19 NFLX Netflix $296.52 AMZN Amazon $92.82 META Meta Platforms $181.52 OKTA Okta $84.40 Best Tech Stocks To Buy: Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) never ceases to amaze with its ability to tap into the latest tech trends and significantly expand its growth runway. Best Tech Stocks to Buy: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s most valuable tech company, with a market capitalization of $2.2 trillion. Meta Platforms (META) Source: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) was a top battleground stock last year, with multiple narratives swirling around it.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/noteworthy-thursday-option-activity%3A-amzn-aapl-el', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN), where a total of 609,816 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 61.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 112% of AMZN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 54.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $130 strike put option expiring March 17, 2023, with 53,750 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.4 million underlying shares of AMZN. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $130 strike highlighted in orange:\nApple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 495,116 contracts, representing approximately 49.5 million underlying shares or approximately 84.4% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 58.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring March 10, 2023, with 55,365 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (Symbol: EL) saw options trading volume of 11,015 contracts, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares or approximately 83.1% of EL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $260 strike call option expiring October 20, 2023, with 6,282 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 628,200 underlying shares of EL. Below is a chart showing EL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $260 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for AMZN options, AAPL options, or EL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 High Yield Baby Bonds\n\x95 ADTX Insider Buying\n\x95 TGA market cap history\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring March 10, 2023, with 55,365 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $130 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 495,116 contracts, representing approximately 49.5 million underlying shares or approximately 84.4% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 58.7 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange: And Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (Symbol: EL) saw options trading volume of 11,015 contracts, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares or approximately 83.1% of EL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $130 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 495,116 contracts, representing approximately 49.5 million underlying shares or approximately 84.4% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 58.7 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange: And Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (Symbol: EL) saw options trading volume of 11,015 contracts, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares or approximately 83.1% of EL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring March 10, 2023, with 55,365 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.5 million underlying shares of AAPL.", 'news_article_title': 'Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: AMZN, AAPL, EL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $130 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 495,116 contracts, representing approximately 49.5 million underlying shares or approximately 84.4% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 58.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring March 10, 2023, with 55,365 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange: And Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (Symbol: EL) saw options trading volume of 11,015 contracts, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares or approximately 83.1% of EL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $130 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 495,116 contracts, representing approximately 49.5 million underlying shares or approximately 84.4% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 58.7 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange: And Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (Symbol: EL) saw options trading volume of 11,015 contracts, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares or approximately 83.1% of EL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring March 10, 2023, with 55,365 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.5 million underlying shares of AAPL."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ishares-core-dividend-growth-etf-experiences-big-outflow', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (Symbol: DGRO) where we have detected an approximate $249.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.1% decrease week over week (from 471,250,000 to 466,250,000). Among the largest underlying components of DGRO, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 0.7%, Medtronic PLC (Symbol: MDT) is up about 0.8%, and Gilead Sciences Inc (Symbol: GILD) is lower by about 0.2%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the DGRO Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of DGRO, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, DGRO's low point in its 52 week range is $43.67 per share, with $54.55 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $49.84. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nFree Report: Top 8%+ Dividends (paid monthly)\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs experienced notable outflows »\nAlso see:\n\x95 High-Yield REITs\n\x95 Funds Holding TTPH\n\x95 Top Ten Hedge Funds Holding MRH\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of DGRO, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 0.7%, Medtronic PLC (Symbol: MDT) is up about 0.8%, and Gilead Sciences Inc (Symbol: GILD) is lower by about 0.2%. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of DGRO, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 0.7%, Medtronic PLC (Symbol: MDT) is up about 0.8%, and Gilead Sciences Inc (Symbol: GILD) is lower by about 0.2%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the DGRO Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of DGRO, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, DGRO's low point in its 52 week range is $43.67 per share, with $54.55 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $49.84. Free Report: Top 8%+ Dividends (paid monthly) Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''.", 'news_article_title': 'iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Experiences Big Outflow', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of DGRO, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 0.7%, Medtronic PLC (Symbol: MDT) is up about 0.8%, and Gilead Sciences Inc (Symbol: GILD) is lower by about 0.2%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (Symbol: DGRO) where we have detected an approximate $249.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.1% decrease week over week (from 471,250,000 to 466,250,000). Free Report: Top 8%+ Dividends (paid monthly) Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of DGRO, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 0.7%, Medtronic PLC (Symbol: MDT) is up about 0.8%, and Gilead Sciences Inc (Symbol: GILD) is lower by about 0.2%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (Symbol: DGRO) where we have detected an approximate $249.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.1% decrease week over week (from 471,250,000 to 466,250,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the DGRO Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of DGRO, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, DGRO's low point in its 52 week range is $43.67 per share, with $54.55 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $49.84."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-index-funds-to-buy-for-march', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIndex funds continue to be solid investments. With index funds, investors can gain broad exposure to the stock market or a particular economic sector or industry. This can help to lessen volatility and risk, and lead to big gains over the long-term. While markets around the world remain volatile, many of them have risen so far in 2023 as certain sectors recover after a bruising 2022. This presents an opportunity for investors to take positions in index funds now in order to ride the recovery as stocks gather steam and their momentum increases. Index funds’ fees can be expensive, so investors should become aware of funds with relatively low fees. Here are three index funds to buy in March.\nQQQ Invesco QQQ $290\nVOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund $356\nVGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $59\nInvesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ)\nSource: Shutterstock\nThe technology-laden Nasdaq index has been the best performer among the three best-known American stock indexes so far in 2023. After falling more than 30% in 2022, the Nasdaq has risen 7.4% so far this year as tech stocks stage a comeback. And what better way to ride the recovery of tech than by owning the Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ) index fund? The “Q” or “Triple Q,” as the exchange-traded fund (ETF) is known, tracks the movements of the Nasdaq 100 index that is comprised of the 100 largest companies listed on the Nasdaq exchange.\nIn 2023, the QQQ ETF is up 10%, mirroring the gains of the Nasdaq 100. With this fund, investors get exposure to all the largest tech titans, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and more.\nThe fund, which has been around since the height of the dotcom stock craze in 1999, charges a fee of 0.20%, which is about average for an ETF of its size. For investors who want broad exposure to best-in-class technology stocks, the QQQ is the gold standard.\nVanguard 500 Index Fund (VOO)\nSource: PopTika / Shutterstock.com\nAnother index worth tracking is the S&P 500, which is made up of 503 of the largest publicly traded companies in the U.S. The S&P 500 has small, mid-sized and large-cap stocks. Consequently, it is widely viewed as the benchmark U.S. stock index and serves as a barometer for the health of all American stocks. After falling nearly 20% in 2022, the S&P 500 index has gained 1.4% since the start of January. The Vanguard 500 Index Fund (NYSE:VOO) is an ETF that tracks the S&P 500.\nMany analysts recommend buying ETFs that track the S&P 500 index. In fact, VOO is one of the few ETFs that the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, holds in his own stock portfolio. There are other advantages to owning Vanguard funds, including its affordable fees which are among the lowest in the industry.\nThe VOO ETF currently charges an expense ratio of only 0.03%, which is about as low as investors are going to find. The fund’s major holdings include Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A / NYSE:BRK.B) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH).\nVanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK)\nSource: Shutterstock\nForeign stocks, especially those in Europe, have also outperformed U.S. stocks this year. After badly trailing U.S. equities for more than a decade, European stocks are being bought by investors who are looking abroad for cheaper stocks as U.S. markets continue to gyrate. So far in 2023, the Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSE:VGK) is up 5%. The expense ratio of the VGK fund is a little higher than my other two picks at 0.11%, but its expense ratio is still lower than most comparable funds.\nWith the VGK fund, investors get exposure to leading European companies such as Nestle (SWX:NESN), Novartis (SWX:NOVN) and Shell (NYSE:SHEL). It’s an eclectic mix that covers most of the major publicly traded corporations throughout the continent. With European stocks’ performance badly lagging U.S. equities over the last ten years, VGK’s long-term performance doesn’t appear that impressive (VGK is up about 5% in the last decade). However, with European stocks back in vogue, now is the time for investors to ride its recovery.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, MSFT and GOOGL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\nThe post 3 Index Funds to Buy for March appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'With this fund, investors get exposure to all the largest tech titans, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and more. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, MSFT and GOOGL. With index funds, investors can gain broad exposure to the stock market or a particular economic sector or industry.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'With this fund, investors get exposure to all the largest tech titans, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and more. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, MSFT and GOOGL. QQQ Invesco QQQ $290 VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund $356 VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $59 Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ) Source: Shutterstock The technology-laden Nasdaq index has been the best performer among the three best-known American stock indexes so far in 2023.', 'news_article_title': '3 Index Funds to Buy for March', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'With this fund, investors get exposure to all the largest tech titans, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and more. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, MSFT and GOOGL. QQQ Invesco QQQ $290 VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund $356 VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF $59 Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ) Source: Shutterstock The technology-laden Nasdaq index has been the best performer among the three best-known American stock indexes so far in 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'With this fund, investors get exposure to all the largest tech titans, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and more. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, MSFT and GOOGL. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Index funds continue to be solid investments.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-and-foxconn-efforts-win-labour-reforms-to-advance-indian-production-plans-ft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "adds details from FT report and background\nMarch 9 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and its supplier Foxconn 2317.TW were among the companies that lobbied for a landmark liberalisation of labour laws in the southern Indian state of Karnataka earlier this month, the Financial Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.\nThe legislation led to introduction of laws that now allows 12-hour shifts, as well as night-time work for women, similar to company practices in China, the report said.\nApple has been shifting production away from China after the country's strict COVID-related restrictions disrupted the manufacturing of new iPhones and other devices in the country and also to avoid a big hit to its business from tensions between Beijing and Washington.\nThe report comes a week after the Karnataka government said that Apple Inc's iPhones would soon be assembled in the state and that a total of 300 acres have been set aside for a factory.\nApple, Foxconn and the Karnataka government did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.\n(Reporting by Akriti Sharma and Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "adds details from FT report and background March 9 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and its supplier Foxconn 2317.TW were among the companies that lobbied for a landmark liberalisation of labour laws in the southern Indian state of Karnataka earlier this month, the Financial Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. The legislation led to introduction of laws that now allows 12-hour shifts, as well as night-time work for women, similar to company practices in China, the report said. The report comes a week after the Karnataka government said that Apple Inc's iPhones would soon be assembled in the state and that a total of 300 acres have been set aside for a factory.", 'news_luhn_summary': "adds details from FT report and background March 9 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and its supplier Foxconn 2317.TW were among the companies that lobbied for a landmark liberalisation of labour laws in the southern Indian state of Karnataka earlier this month, the Financial Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. The report comes a week after the Karnataka government said that Apple Inc's iPhones would soon be assembled in the state and that a total of 300 acres have been set aside for a factory. Apple, Foxconn and the Karnataka government did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple and Foxconn efforts win labour reforms to advance Indian production plans - FT', 'news_lexrank_summary': "adds details from FT report and background March 9 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and its supplier Foxconn 2317.TW were among the companies that lobbied for a landmark liberalisation of labour laws in the southern Indian state of Karnataka earlier this month, the Financial Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. The legislation led to introduction of laws that now allows 12-hour shifts, as well as night-time work for women, similar to company practices in China, the report said. Apple has been shifting production away from China after the country's strict COVID-related restrictions disrupted the manufacturing of new iPhones and other devices in the country and also to avoid a big hit to its business from tensions between Beijing and Washington.", 'news_textrank_summary': "adds details from FT report and background March 9 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and its supplier Foxconn 2317.TW were among the companies that lobbied for a landmark liberalisation of labour laws in the southern Indian state of Karnataka earlier this month, the Financial Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. Apple has been shifting production away from China after the country's strict COVID-related restrictions disrupted the manufacturing of new iPhones and other devices in the country and also to avoid a big hit to its business from tensions between Beijing and Washington. The report comes a week after the Karnataka government said that Apple Inc's iPhones would soon be assembled in the state and that a total of 300 acres have been set aside for a factory."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-slip-on-rate-hike-worries-ahead-of-payrolls-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures down: Dow 0.19%, S&P 0.37%, Nasdaq 0.68%\nMarch 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as labor market strength and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\'s remarks keep investors worried about rate hikes as they await a key jobs report that could determine the Fed\'s policy path.\nWith economic data so far suggesting the labor market remains hot despite the Fed\'s aggressive monetary tightening over the past year, investors are now focused on the February non-farm payrolls report due on Friday.\nThe reading is expected to show payrolls increased by 205,000 last month, according to economists polled by Reuters, after January\'s blowout 517,000 figure, which had first led markets to reprice their expectations for U.S. interest rates.\n"Our US economists expect a positive surprise to payrolls on Friday," said Citi strategists in a note published late on Wednesday.\n"Given that good news is bad news for markets, we think this would likely cause equities to sell-off further and support the case for an outsize Fed hike."\nBefore the payrolls data, a separate report from the Labor Department due at 8:30 am ET on Thursday is expected to show an uptick in initial claims for state unemployment benefits for the week ended March 4.\nWall Street\'s main indexes ended mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX eking out marginal gains after Powell reaffirmed his message of likely sharper interest rate hikes, but emphasized that the decision hinged on economic data before the central bank\'s March meeting.\nPowell\'s two-day testimony has led markets, which until recently had been expecting a 25-basis-point rate hike, to dramatically increase their bets for a larger 50 bps increase by the Fed in March, with rates now seen peaking at 5.65% by September. FEDWATCH\nNasdaq futures led declines on Thursday, with shares of Tesla Inc TSLA.O down 3.1% in premarket trade and set to extend its losses from the previous session on news of a probe by the U.S. auto safety regulator.\nOther Big Tech and growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 0.7% and 0.8%.\nAt 5:22 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 62 points, or 0.19%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 14.75 points, or 0.37%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 83.75 points, or 0.68%.\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru, additional reporting by Medha Singh Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Other Big Tech and growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 0.7% and 0.8%. With economic data so far suggesting the labor market remains hot despite the Fed's aggressive monetary tightening over the past year, investors are now focused on the February non-farm payrolls report due on Friday. Wall Street's main indexes ended mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX eking out marginal gains after Powell reaffirmed his message of likely sharper interest rate hikes, but emphasized that the decision hinged on economic data before the central bank's March meeting.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Other Big Tech and growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 0.7% and 0.8%. Futures down: Dow 0.19%, S&P 0.37%, Nasdaq 0.68% March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as labor market strength and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's remarks keep investors worried about rate hikes as they await a key jobs report that could determine the Fed's policy path. With economic data so far suggesting the labor market remains hot despite the Fed's aggressive monetary tightening over the past year, investors are now focused on the February non-farm payrolls report due on Friday.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures slip on rate-hike worries ahead of payrolls data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Other Big Tech and growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 0.7% and 0.8%. Futures down: Dow 0.19%, S&P 0.37%, Nasdaq 0.68% March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as labor market strength and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's remarks keep investors worried about rate hikes as they await a key jobs report that could determine the Fed's policy path. The reading is expected to show payrolls increased by 205,000 last month, according to economists polled by Reuters, after January's blowout 517,000 figure, which had first led markets to reprice their expectations for U.S. interest rates.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Other Big Tech and growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell between 0.7% and 0.8%. Futures down: Dow 0.19%, S&P 0.37%, Nasdaq 0.68% March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as labor market strength and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's remarks keep investors worried about rate hikes as they await a key jobs report that could determine the Fed's policy path. The reading is expected to show payrolls increased by 205,000 last month, according to economists polled by Reuters, after January's blowout 517,000 figure, which had first led markets to reprice their expectations for U.S. interest rates."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ai-revolution-on-the-horizon%3A-2-high-potential-growth-stocks-to-watch-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage these days, and given how rapidly the field is advancing, it's probably going to keep being the rage for quite some time -- potentially forever, if the evangelists are to be believed!\nWhile it's a bit tough to predict exactly what changes AI tools will bring about in our society, there are already quite a few businesses that are poised to benefit tremendously, and you've probably heard of some of them already.\nLet's examine two such companies to see how AI could power their future returns and help them compete.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. 23andMe\nMost people know 23andMe (NASDAQ: ME) as a consumer genetics company that lets them see their ancestry and their disease risk, but it's also one of the healthcare stocks that stand to benefit the most from advances in artificial intelligence.\nFor those who aren't familiar, the company gets people to pay to have their genes sequenced using its order-by-mail test kits, and then it charges them a monthly fee for access to a series of reports describing their genome. As it gets regulatory approval to issue more reports on critical health risks and genetically linked ways of increasing their well-being, such as by consuming certain foods or avoiding others, subscribers get new and personally relevant genetic information before they can find it anywhere else.\n23andMe doesn't yet brand itself as being AI-enabled, but it's already using machine learning to trawl its massive data set of 13 million genotyped customers to predict people's chances of developing conditions like asthma and Hashimoto's disease, among many others. That means as AI becomes more embedded in the healthcare sector, it's already equipped with both the data and workflow to turn new insights into new revenue, which should accelerate its growth. Expect 23andMe to start talking about an AI strategy more explicitly this year.\nWall Street analysts are calling for a price target of around $5.68, on average, which implies that its shares could rise as much as 123% in a year. That makes sense given that management recently raised its full-year revenue guidance for 2023 to a range between $290 million to $300 million due to better-than-expected adoption of its consumer subscription service and new income from its telehealth service. That would top 2022's haul of $271.8 million. But even that gain could be small potatoes in the long run if 23andMe can put AI-based solutions to use.\nIts existing set of machine-learning approaches to its genetic data set has enabled the company to compete as a drug developer more effectively than many other biotechs, with management claiming faster times from pre-clinical work to clinical trials, compressed overall development times, and fewer failures along the way. If those capabilities remain true beyond the two immuno-oncology programs it's in clinical trials with right now, it could make 23andMe a biopharma powerhouse stock, both in terms of its in-house pipeline as well as its desirability as a collaborator.\nAnd that'll almost certainly make those who invest today quite pleased, even if it takes a few more years for the positive impact of AI tools to show themselves.\n2. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may sound like an improbable leader in the AI space as the company has long had a reputation for being somewhat of a laggard in the field. In fact, its annual report for 2022 doesn't mention artificial intelligence or machine learning even a single time. But as clunky as Siri, its digital user assistant, may be, there's reason to believe that Apple is already going full-bore on AI, just not in ways that users interact with directly.\nIn April of 2021, it announced plans to build a massive new campus worth $1 billion in North Carolina and invest $430 billion over the following five years. The North Carolina site is slated to employ a minimum of 3,000 people to work on artificial intelligence and machine learning. Expect Apple to become a quiet AI leader over the next few years as a result.\nAnd while Apple hasn't made anything similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT or Microsoft's Bing, it's already commercializing a few AI-enabled features. Early in 2023, it launched several AI-generated narrations for audiobooks, and it's already using machine learning techniques to understand what's going on in photos that users take with their iPhones. And with more than $7.7 billion in research and development (R&D) expenditures in its first fiscal quarter of 2023 alone, it's unlikely that it'll suffer from a poor reputation in AI for much longer.\nFinally, in February of this year, Apple CEO Tim Cook said unambiguously that AI would be one of the company's primary focuses moving forward and that AI would likely impact all of its products and services. That means investors should expect it to start stacking even more profits from the new efficiencies and market opportunities in its future, whether it's in its software subscription products or with its phones or computers. Be on the lookout for more major announcements about AI, as they're sure to come.\n10 stocks we like better than 23andMe\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and 23andMe wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\n Alex Carchidi has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may sound like an improbable leader in the AI space as the company has long had a reputation for being somewhat of a laggard in the field. 23andMe Most people know 23andMe (NASDAQ: ME) as a consumer genetics company that lets them see their ancestry and their disease risk, but it's also one of the healthcare stocks that stand to benefit the most from advances in artificial intelligence. For those who aren't familiar, the company gets people to pay to have their genes sequenced using its order-by-mail test kits, and then it charges them a monthly fee for access to a series of reports describing their genome.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may sound like an improbable leader in the AI space as the company has long had a reputation for being somewhat of a laggard in the field. 23andMe doesn't yet brand itself as being AI-enabled, but it's already using machine learning to trawl its massive data set of 13 million genotyped customers to predict people's chances of developing conditions like asthma and Hashimoto's disease, among many others. The North Carolina site is slated to employ a minimum of 3,000 people to work on artificial intelligence and machine learning.", 'news_article_title': 'AI Revolution on the Horizon: 2 High-Potential Growth Stocks to Watch in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may sound like an improbable leader in the AI space as the company has long had a reputation for being somewhat of a laggard in the field. In April of 2021, it announced plans to build a massive new campus worth $1 billion in North Carolina and invest $430 billion over the following five years. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023 Alex Carchidi has positions in Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may sound like an improbable leader in the AI space as the company has long had a reputation for being somewhat of a laggard in the field. Finally, in February of this year, Apple CEO Tim Cook said unambiguously that AI would be one of the company's primary focuses moving forward and that AI would likely impact all of its products and services. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-soaring-stocks-id-buy-now-with-no-hesitation-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Since the start of 2023, multiple stocks across various industries have been on the rise. After a sell-off last year, signs of a recovery are encouraging for the market's future. As a result, now is an excellent time to consider investing in solid companies before their stock rises become missed opportunities.\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) are vastly different companies, with one of their few commonalities being their competing positions in the streaming market. Despite their differences, these companies' stocks have been on an upward trend since Jan. 1, with both compelling buys thanks to their long-term outlooks.\nHere's why Apple and Warner Bros. Discovery are two soaring stocks I'd buy with no hesitation.\n1. Apple\nApple's stock has climbed around 17% year to date. While that number might not sound like a soar, it's consistent with the company's strength as a robust, long-term growth stock.\nApple shares have soared 244% over the last five years and 899% over the last decade. The stellar growth can primarily be attributed to the immense popularity of its products and services, which have developed nearly unparalleled brand loyalty.\nThe fourth quarter of 2022 saw Apple achieve its highest-ever market share in smartphones at 24.1%, outperforming Samsung's 19.4%. Meanwhile, according to Market Data Forecast, the smartphone market was valued at $378.29 billion in 2020 and is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 6.85% through 2027 and hit $493.13 billion by 2026.\nThe figures closely align with Apple's yearly iPhone revenue growth, as the segment increased by 7% year over year to $205.4 billion in fiscal 2022. As a result, the company's leading market share will likely see it significantly profit from the market's long-term growth.\nIn addition to iPhones, Apple has a lucrative, steadily growing services business. The company's subscription-based services include Apple TV+, Music, Fitness+, News+, Arcade, and iCloud. In 2022, the segment reported revenue growth double the iPhone at 14% year over year, reaching $78.1 billion. The digital business also offers attractive profit margins, with services at 71.1% last year, while products' profit margins came in at 36.3%.\nApple's stock has soared over the long term, offering investors consistent, reliable gains and making it a no-brainer investment.\n2. Warner Bros. Discovery\nWarnerMedia has gone by many names over the years, known originally as Time Warner when it was founded in 1990. From 2001 to 2003, the company was a subsidiary of AOL and then was more recently owned by AT&T from 2018 to 2021. However, on April 8, 2022, it spun off from the telecom company and merged with Discovery to become Warner Bros. Discovery.\nThe expensive merger led the new company to assume $43 billion in debt, which was followed by a mountain of restructuring costs. The massive debt and controversial moves, such as significant slashes to content, led Warner Bros. Discovery's stock to plunge 62% throughout 2022.\nHowever, the company has taken significant strides toward recovery in 2023, with its stock up about 56% year to date. The entertainment giant rallied investors by announcing its restructuring moves are largely complete and that this year will be one of growth and rebuilding. The company has already begun to make good on that promise by revealing its multiyear slate of DC-themed films and series in the works as it relaunches the brand with a focus on quality.\nThen, on Feb. 10, Warner Bros. Discovery struck gold in video games with the launch of Harry Potter-themed Hogwarts Legacy, a new title released on consoles and personal computers. The game earned $850 million and sold more than 12 million units in its first two weeks, on its way to becoming one of the best-selling games in history. The achievement will likely provide the company a substantial boost to earnings in its current quarter.\nMoreover, despite Warner Bros. Discovery's recent rise in stock price, its price-to-earnings ratio of 7.23 proves its shares still offer immense value. Alongside a 12-month price target of $21.80, which is 44.6% higher than its current price, Warner Bros. Discovery's stock is one I would buy with no hesitation.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Warner Bros. Apple's stock has soared over the long term, offering investors consistent, reliable gains and making it a no-brainer investment. The company has already begun to make good on that promise by revealing its multiyear slate of DC-themed films and series in the works as it relaunches the brand with a focus on quality.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Warner Bros. The figures closely align with Apple's yearly iPhone revenue growth, as the segment increased by 7% year over year to $205.4 billion in fiscal 2022. The digital business also offers attractive profit margins, with services at 71.1% last year, while products' profit margins came in at 36.3%.", 'news_article_title': "2 Soaring Stocks I'd Buy Now With No Hesitation", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Warner Bros. As a result, the company's leading market share will likely see it significantly profit from the market's long-term growth. Discovery's recent rise in stock price, its price-to-earnings ratio of 7.23 proves its shares still offer immense value.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Warner Bros. Apple Apple's stock has climbed around 17% year to date. The figures closely align with Apple's yearly iPhone revenue growth, as the segment increased by 7% year over year to $205.4 billion in fiscal 2022."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-dependent-is-apple-on-iphone-sales-1-chart-you-need-to-see', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Although Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) business started in the personal computing market, that is no longer its driving force. Instead, iPhones have become the company's dominant product line, although its other offerings are still valuable.\nHowever, investors also must realize that because the tech titan is highly concentrated in one product line, it could be a risk. So let's look at the iPhone's importance to Apple and see what that means for the stock.\niPhones didn't have a great holiday season, but there's a catch\nIn Apple's first quarter of fiscal 2023 (ended Dec. 31, 2022), iPhone sales made up 56% of the company's $117 billion in total revenue. The rest of the segments are somewhat spread out in terms of revenue contribution mix.\nImage source: The Motley Fool.\nWith Apple's overall revenue falling 5.5% in Q1 (highlighted by iPhone's 8.2% decline), investors might wonder if it's time to reconsider owning shares, especially since the company's No. 1 product seemingly struggled. However, jumping to conclusions about this performance is a mistake.\niPhones saw a reduction in sales despite Apple launching its new iPhone 14 lineup, which could be a huge red flag. However, supply chain constraints prevented the company from keeping ample inventory levels of the new phone during the holiday season, causing lost sales. But just because Apple didn't have phones to sell in those two months doesn't mean those sales are lost forever. So when the company reports its Q2 results sometime in late April or early May, don't be surprised to see growth in this category due to the demand hangover.\nWhile the other categories don't matter nearly as much to Apple's business, they aren't to be forgotten. The 10th-generation iPad was launched during Q1 and saw strong demand, with nearly 30% revenue growth. The Mac lineup offset it, thanks to a weak PC market.\nOne segment that can take the load off of the iPhone's shoulders is services. Services include the App Store, payment services, advertising, and a few others, but not Apple TV (which is captured in its wearables, home and accessories segment).\nAs Apple rolls out various products to ensure its customers utilize its ecosystem for nearly every facet of their lives, this segment should continue to grow. Furthermore, it's less dependent on the strength of the consumer, as many of these products are subscription based. .\nWith iPhone still being the top dog within the company, is there anything investors need to worry about?\nApple's stock presents more of a risk than its products\nIf you've bought a smartphone lately, it's evident that performance gains are becoming less impressive with each generation. Still, these products can demand a premium price, which defies the usual trend of technology costs.\nThink of the price of a TV. It wasn't uncommon to pay several thousand dollars for an average flat-screen TV a few years ago. Now, you can purchase one for a couple of hundred dollars. This could be a significant risk if smartphones see a similar adoption curve because Apple may lose pricing power.\nOne key factor for iPhones is the brand power Apple has built. This manifests in multiple ways: Green text messages from non-iPhone users, iPhones being status symbols, and how the company doesn't allow bad guys in media to use its products. It's unlikely anything will happen to its brand, but it is another consideration as a risk should something go wrong.\nI don't think either presents much risk to Apple, but its stock valuation might.\nAAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts\nAt 25 times earnings, Apple is valued at a premium. Couple that with its shrinking revenue, and it is a high price to pay for the shares. If you're looking to take a position in Apple's stock, you may want to wait to see how iPhone demand shakes out in Q2, because if the delayed sales don't come through, the shares could face some pressure.\nHowever, Apple remains one of the best-managed tech giants, and its industry dominance paints a bright future picture. So while it may not be the most opportune time to get into the stock, investors shouldn't lose track of this one.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nKeithen Drury has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Although Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) business started in the personal computing market, that is no longer its driving force. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts At 25 times earnings, Apple is valued at a premium. However, supply chain constraints prevented the company from keeping ample inventory levels of the new phone during the holiday season, causing lost sales.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Although Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) business started in the personal computing market, that is no longer its driving force. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts At 25 times earnings, Apple is valued at a premium. This could be a significant risk if smartphones see a similar adoption curve because Apple may lose pricing power.", 'news_article_title': 'How Dependent Is Apple on iPhone Sales? 1 Chart You Need to See', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Although Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) business started in the personal computing market, that is no longer its driving force. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts At 25 times earnings, Apple is valued at a premium. Instead, iPhones have become the company's dominant product line, although its other offerings are still valuable.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Although Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) business started in the personal computing market, that is no longer its driving force. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts At 25 times earnings, Apple is valued at a premium. iPhones didn't have a great holiday season, but there's a catch In Apple's first quarter of fiscal 2023 (ended Dec. 31, 2022), iPhone sales made up 56% of the company's $117 billion in total revenue."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-bny-mellon-us-large-cap-core-equity-etf-bklc-be-on-your-investing-radar-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC) was launched on 04/09/2020, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Bny Mellon. It has amassed assets over $1.66 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0%, making it the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.57%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 30.80% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.42% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 29.25% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nBKLC seeks to match the performance of the MORNINGSTAR U.S. LARGE CAP INDEX before fees and expenses. The Morningstar US Large Cap Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the performance of U.S. large-capitalization stocks.\nThe ETF has gained about 4.43% so far this year and is down about -4.11% in the last one year (as of 03/09/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $65.88 and $86.68.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.03 and standard deviation of 19.95% for the trailing three-year period. With about 215 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nBNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, BKLC is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $298.73 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $359.57 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nBNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.42% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $1.66 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.42% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). The BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC) was launched on 04/09/2020, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.42% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC) was launched on 04/09/2020, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.42% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). The BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC) was launched on 04/09/2020, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/where-will-apple-stock-be-in-1-year-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Personal electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a household name since unveiling the first iPhone in 2007. Since then, most investors have done well buying and holding Apple stock. It's outperformed the market, turning a $10,000 investment into more than $590,000. Not bad for just over 16 years!\nBut Apple is the world's largest publicly traded company today, with a market value of $2.4 trillion. That's roughly 10% of the entire U.S. economy. Apple's size means that investors must be more careful in choosing their entry points.\nInvestors thinking about buying Apple stock in this volatile market should think twice. The stock might not behave like the market-beater most have come to know it as. Here is why.\nThe 5G hangover\nApple generates revenue from selling a variety of electronics and service subscriptions, but the iPhone remains its golden goose. It contributes between 50% and 60% of Apple's total revenue in a given quarter. You can see below how the company is coming off a two-year growth spurt that saw annual sales jump roughly $100 billion.\nThe first iPhone to run on 5G networks was unveiled at the end of 2020, and growth soared as people upgraded their phones over the following two years (many phone payment plans span about two years). However, Apple's on the other side of that surge, and lapping that success creates tough comparables. Additionally, Wall Street is openly worried about a potential recession, which could keep consumers from rushing to upgrade a device that costs hundreds of dollars.\nAAPL Revenue Growth Estimate for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts\nYou can see in the chart above that analysts have dramatically reigned in growth expectations for 2023, expecting revenue to come in flat or slightly negative this year. This could trickle down to the bottom line, putting pressure on Apple's massive share repurchases to drive earnings growth.\nExpectations could be too high\nA common way to value stocks of mature companies like Apple is the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E), which illustrates how much the market is paying for a share of the company's profits. Investors might pay more for a company's earnings for several reasons. Perhaps they believe a company will earn more down the road, or they feel it's dependable and will produce when the economy gets shaky.\nApple could check both boxes -- not only does it have a tremendous success story behind it, but analysts believe its earnings per share (EPS) will grow by an average of 12% annually for the next several years.\nAAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts\nBut markets can get carried away, pushing valuations higher or lower than a company's fundamentals can justify. In Apple's case, the stock's valuation has risen since the pandemic. While the P/E isn't as high as in 2021, the current P/E of almost 26 is still more than 30% higher than Apple's average over the past 10 years. The critical question is whether Apple can justify this higher valuation.\nWhere will Apple be in one year?\nWith a year of potentially stagnant growth on tap, the stock could have difficulty holding its current valuation. If revenue and earnings don't grow, any increase in the share price would directly impact Apple's valuation. Will the market push the stock even higher past its average valuation if the company isn't growing? It's pretty hard to imagine that happening.\nInstead, the stock could trade sideways or decline until the valuation falls more in line with its long-term average. Many stocks have reverted to pre-pandemic valuations, but Apple still hasn't.\nWhere will Apple be in one year? I can't tell you with certainty, but since trading higher than today's price could be the least likely outcome, the smart move could be staying away from shares until the valuation makes more sense.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of February 8, 2023\nJustin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Personal electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a household name since unveiling the first iPhone in 2007. AAPL Revenue Growth Estimate for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts You can see in the chart above that analysts have dramatically reigned in growth expectations for 2023, expecting revenue to come in flat or slightly negative this year. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts But markets can get carried away, pushing valuations higher or lower than a company's fundamentals can justify.", 'news_luhn_summary': "AAPL Revenue Growth Estimate for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts You can see in the chart above that analysts have dramatically reigned in growth expectations for 2023, expecting revenue to come in flat or slightly negative this year. Personal electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a household name since unveiling the first iPhone in 2007. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts But markets can get carried away, pushing valuations higher or lower than a company's fundamentals can justify.", 'news_article_title': 'Where Will Apple Stock Be in 1 Year?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "AAPL Revenue Growth Estimate for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts You can see in the chart above that analysts have dramatically reigned in growth expectations for 2023, expecting revenue to come in flat or slightly negative this year. Personal electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a household name since unveiling the first iPhone in 2007. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts But markets can get carried away, pushing valuations higher or lower than a company's fundamentals can justify.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Personal electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a household name since unveiling the first iPhone in 2007. AAPL Revenue Growth Estimate for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts You can see in the chart above that analysts have dramatically reigned in growth expectations for 2023, expecting revenue to come in flat or slightly negative this year. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts But markets can get carried away, pushing valuations higher or lower than a company's fundamentals can justify."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fossil-group%3A-should-you-bet-on-consumer-discretionary-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The outlook for 2023 and 2024 earnings may lead you to believe that discretionary stocks (NYSEARCA: XLY) like Fossil Group (NASDAQ: FOSL) would be a good bet in 2023, but they aren’t; yet. The outlook for 2023 is for earnings to decline in the discretionary sector by more than 21.2% and the consensus figure reported by Factset is falling.\nThe opportunity, dubious as it is, is an expected rebound in 2024 that would put the discretionary sector at the top of the S&P 500 but there is risk in this outlook. The consumer discretionary sector is expected to be #1 regarding earnings growth in 2024 but is also #1 regarding earnings revisions, which are moving lower. This scenario has an opportunity, but it won’t come until much later in the year; even then, it depends on the outlook. \nMerchants like Target (NYSE: TGT) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT), which both list Fossil products on their websites, have indicated a shift in inventory management that can be seen in Fossil’s Q4 results. That shift is driven by an over-inventoried environment and consumer habits, which move away from discretionary items to focus on daily items. These trends will likely continue, given the Fed’s latest stance on inflation and interest rates. \nFrom Target’s Q4 2022 earnings press release … “Inventory at the end of the quarter was 3 percent lower than in 2021, despite an increase in early receipts compared with last year. Inventory in discretionary categories was approximately 13 percent lower than a year ago, partially offset by higher inventory in frequency categories.”\nFossil Group Sinks On Weak Results, Guidance \nFossil Group grew revenue sequentially in Q4, but that is about the best that can be said. The company reported $499.1 million in revenue, a decline of 17.4% versus last year, and the guidance is not good. Q4 sales were impacted by the wholesale segment's decline in all regions. DTC sales, a revenue stream that more fashion/apparel makers are leaning into, grew by 8% and are accelerating but offset by a 24% decline in wholesales that is also accelerating.\nInterestingly, traditional watch sales fell by 15% on a traditional versus smart-watch basis while smartwatch sales fell a more substantial 32%, suggesting weakness for manufacturers like Apple (NYSE: AAPL) and Samsung (OTCMKTS: SSNLF). \n“The year came to a challenging close – against the backdrop of a retail landscape marked by elevated wholesale inventories and increased promotional activity, strength in our direct-to-consumer business was more than offset by soft topline trends in our wholesale channel globally,” said Kosta Kartsotis, Chairman and CEO.\nThe earnings news is even worse. The company logged the 3rd straight quarterly loss, and there is little reason to think that will change by the end of the calendar or fiscal year. The guidance calls for another mid-single-digit decline in net sales and operating margins in the low-single-digit range, which doesn’t leave much capital for other expenses like debt. Fossil Group has little debt, but some need to be serviced. The company has plenty of cash, but operating in this manner (cash is down 20% YOY), that balance won’t last long. \nThe Technical Outlook: Fossil Group, Inc Nears Bottom \nThe price action in Fossil Group shares is not promising, but it is approaching what could be the bottom. That level is near the pandemic lows set in 2020, which have been tested once before. If the market can hold up at this level, it may move sideways until the end of the year. If the wholesale situation works out and the outlook for earnings improves for the stock or the sector, FOSL can move higher. Until then, there is a risk the market will fall through support and head back down to the long-term lows near $2.00. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Interestingly, traditional watch sales fell by 15% on a traditional versus smart-watch basis while smartwatch sales fell a more substantial 32%, suggesting weakness for manufacturers like Apple (NYSE: AAPL) and Samsung (OTCMKTS: SSNLF). The outlook for 2023 and 2024 earnings may lead you to believe that discretionary stocks (NYSEARCA: XLY) like Fossil Group (NASDAQ: FOSL) would be a good bet in 2023, but they aren’t; yet. From Target’s Q4 2022 earnings press release … “Inventory at the end of the quarter was 3 percent lower than in 2021, despite an increase in early receipts compared with last year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Interestingly, traditional watch sales fell by 15% on a traditional versus smart-watch basis while smartwatch sales fell a more substantial 32%, suggesting weakness for manufacturers like Apple (NYSE: AAPL) and Samsung (OTCMKTS: SSNLF). The outlook for 2023 and 2024 earnings may lead you to believe that discretionary stocks (NYSEARCA: XLY) like Fossil Group (NASDAQ: FOSL) would be a good bet in 2023, but they aren’t; yet. Inventory in discretionary categories was approximately 13 percent lower than a year ago, partially offset by higher inventory in frequency categories.” Fossil Group Sinks On Weak Results, Guidance Fossil Group grew revenue sequentially in Q4, but that is about the best that can be said.', 'news_article_title': 'Fossil Group: Should You Bet On Consumer Discretionary In 2023?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Interestingly, traditional watch sales fell by 15% on a traditional versus smart-watch basis while smartwatch sales fell a more substantial 32%, suggesting weakness for manufacturers like Apple (NYSE: AAPL) and Samsung (OTCMKTS: SSNLF). The outlook for 2023 and 2024 earnings may lead you to believe that discretionary stocks (NYSEARCA: XLY) like Fossil Group (NASDAQ: FOSL) would be a good bet in 2023, but they aren’t; yet. The consumer discretionary sector is expected to be #1 regarding earnings growth in 2024 but is also #1 regarding earnings revisions, which are moving lower.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Interestingly, traditional watch sales fell by 15% on a traditional versus smart-watch basis while smartwatch sales fell a more substantial 32%, suggesting weakness for manufacturers like Apple (NYSE: AAPL) and Samsung (OTCMKTS: SSNLF). The outlook for 2023 and 2024 earnings may lead you to believe that discretionary stocks (NYSEARCA: XLY) like Fossil Group (NASDAQ: FOSL) would be a good bet in 2023, but they aren’t; yet. The consumer discretionary sector is expected to be #1 regarding earnings growth in 2024 but is also #1 regarding earnings revisions, which are moving lower.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-sp-500-growth-etf-ivw-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) was launched on 05/22/2000, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $28.51 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Further, growth stocks have a higher level of volatility associated with them. Compared to value stocks, growth stocks are a safer bet in a strong bull market, but don't perform as strongly in almost all other financial environments.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.18%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.85%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 37.30% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 11.29% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 35.52% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nIVW seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Growth Index measures the performance of the large capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has added roughly 4.67% so far this year and is down about -9.93% in the last one year (as of 03/09/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $56.73 and $78.48.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.05 and standard deviation of 27.82% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 232 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares S&P 500 Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, IVW is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $76.44 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $158.72 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 11.29% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL). Click to get this free report iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $28.51 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 11.29% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL). The iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) was launched on 05/22/2000, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 11.29% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL). Click to get this free report iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.18%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 11.29% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL). The iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) was launched on 05/22/2000, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 150.22999572753906, 'high': 154.5399932861328, 'open': 153.55999755859375, 'close': 150.58999633789062, 'ema_50': 146.4991179695059, 'rsi_14': 44.213625499406, 'target': 148.5, 'volume': 53833600.0, 'ema_200': 147.87927738200065, 'adj_close': 149.98159790039062, 'rsi_lag_1': 45.32317626820686, 'rsi_lag_2': 47.05450749652941, 'rsi_lag_3': 49.96089861018569, 'rsi_lag_4': 50.039040328570074, 'rsi_lag_5': 37.98452535145461, 'macd_lag_1': 1.6139235649527564, 'macd_lag_2': 1.4778969589845588, 'macd_lag_3': 1.4120888348101346, 'macd_lag_4': 1.0805001537354144, 'macd_lag_5': 0.9266472729246686, 'macd_12_26_9': 1.5202245807964516, 'macds_12_26_9': 1.7033407088168218}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 18.8799991607666, 'Date': '2023-03-09', 'High': 23.13999938964844, 'Open': 19.32999992370605, 'Close': 22.61000061035156, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-09', 'Adj Close': 22.61000061035156}, {'Low': 1.053851842880249, 'Date': '2023-03-09', 'High': 1.0586491823196411, 'Open': 1.0549525022506714, 'Close': 1.0549525022506714, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-09', 'Adj Close': 1.0549525022506714}, {'Low': 1.1833759546279907, 'Date': '2023-03-09', 'High': 1.1935452222824097, 'Open': 1.1849464178085327, 'Close': 1.185016632080078, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-09', 'Adj Close': 1.185016632080078}, {'Low': 6.949999809265137, 'Date': '2023-03-09', 'High': 6.972700119018555, 'Open': 6.950300216674805, 'Close': 6.950300216674805, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-09', 'Adj Close': 6.950300216674805}, {'Low': 75.43000030517578, 'Date': '2023-03-09', 'High': 78.05999755859375, 'Open': 76.5, 'Close': 75.72000122070312, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 349960, 'date_str': '2023-03-09', 'Adj Close': 75.72000122070312}, {'Low': 0.6577476263046265, 'Date': '2023-03-09', 'High': 0.6635083556175232, 'Open': 0.6594000458717346, 'Close': 0.6594000458717346, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-09', 'Adj Close': 0.6594000458717346}, {'Low': 3.8940000534057617, 'Date': '2023-03-09', 'High': 4.017000198364258, 'Open': 4.011000156402588, 'Close': 3.924999952316284, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-09', 'Adj Close': 3.924999952316284}, {'Low': 135.99000549316406, 'Date': '2023-03-09', 'High': 137.2519989013672, 'Open': 137.2259979248047, 'Close': 137.2259979248047, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-09', 'Adj Close': 137.2259979248047}, {'Low': 105.1500015258789, 'Date': '2023-03-09', 'High': 105.7300033569336, 'Open': 105.62000274658205, 'Close': 105.30999755859376, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-09', 'Adj Close': 105.30999755859376}, {'Low': 1815.5999755859373, 'Date': '2023-03-09', 'High': 1829.300048828125, 'Open': 1816.4000244140625, 'Close': 1829.300048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 332, 'date_str': '2023-03-09', 'Adj Close': 1829.300048828125}]}
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{'date': '2023-03-10', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-argues-uk-competition-watchdog-had-no-power-to-launch-probe', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sam Tobin\nLONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Technology giant Apple AAPL.O on Friday told a London tribunal that Britain\'s competition watchdog had "no power" to launch a probe into its mobile browsers because it did so too late.\nThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a full investigation in November into cloud gaming and mobile browsers over concerns about restrictions by iPhone-maker Apple, as well as by Google GOOGL.O.\nApple filed an appeal in January at the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London and argues the investigation is "invalid".\nIts lawyer Timothy Otty said on Friday that the market investigation should by law have been opened last June at the same time as the CMA published a report on mobile ecosystems, which found the two tech giants had an "effective duopoly".\nHe added in court filings that Apple has "suffered serious prejudice" as a result of the CMA\'s decision, having "had to repeatedly divert management time and technical resources away from its business activities".\nHowever, the CMA\'s lawyer James Eadie said the watchdog had complied with the legal time limits, because it initially decided not to open an investigation in December 2021.\nHe argued in court filings that a ruling that the investigation is invalid would cause "significant prejudice to the public interest … which outweighs any burden shouldered by Apple".\n"A finding of invalidity would terminate the market investigation and leave unaddressed the CMA\'s concerns about the lack of competition for mobile browsers and cloud gaming," Eadie added.\nFriday\'s hearing took place on the same day that the CMA said it was extending the deadline for its analysis and review into Apple\'s terms and conditions for app developers until May.\n(Reporting by Sam Tobin Editing by Christina Fincher)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Sam Tobin LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Technology giant Apple AAPL.O on Friday told a London tribunal that Britain\'s competition watchdog had "no power" to launch a probe into its mobile browsers because it did so too late. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a full investigation in November into cloud gaming and mobile browsers over concerns about restrictions by iPhone-maker Apple, as well as by Google GOOGL.O. Its lawyer Timothy Otty said on Friday that the market investigation should by law have been opened last June at the same time as the CMA published a report on mobile ecosystems, which found the two tech giants had an "effective duopoly".', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Sam Tobin LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Technology giant Apple AAPL.O on Friday told a London tribunal that Britain\'s competition watchdog had "no power" to launch a probe into its mobile browsers because it did so too late. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a full investigation in November into cloud gaming and mobile browsers over concerns about restrictions by iPhone-maker Apple, as well as by Google GOOGL.O. "A finding of invalidity would terminate the market investigation and leave unaddressed the CMA\'s concerns about the lack of competition for mobile browsers and cloud gaming," Eadie added.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple argues UK competition watchdog had "no power" to launch probe', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Sam Tobin LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Technology giant Apple AAPL.O on Friday told a London tribunal that Britain\'s competition watchdog had "no power" to launch a probe into its mobile browsers because it did so too late. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a full investigation in November into cloud gaming and mobile browsers over concerns about restrictions by iPhone-maker Apple, as well as by Google GOOGL.O. Apple filed an appeal in January at the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London and argues the investigation is "invalid".', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Sam Tobin LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Technology giant Apple AAPL.O on Friday told a London tribunal that Britain\'s competition watchdog had "no power" to launch a probe into its mobile browsers because it did so too late. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a full investigation in November into cloud gaming and mobile browsers over concerns about restrictions by iPhone-maker Apple, as well as by Google GOOGL.O. "A finding of invalidity would terminate the market investigation and leave unaddressed the CMA\'s concerns about the lack of competition for mobile browsers and cloud gaming," Eadie added.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-mar-10-2023-%3A-swn-sqqq-tqqq-qqq-ctsh-hpe-amzn-aapl-aig-ko-chpt', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 2.76 to 11,833.04. The total After hours volume is currently 76,378,839 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nSouthwestern Energy Company (SWN) is +0.02 at $4.96, with 7,478,928 shares traded. SWN\'s current last sale is 55.11% of the target price of $9.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is -0.06 at $41.02, with 3,397,076 shares traded. This represents a 31.59% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is +0.01 at $20.89, with 3,194,357 shares traded. This represents a 29.75% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.15 at $288.70, with 2,702,162 shares traded. This represents a 13.55% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nCognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) is unchanged at $60.38, with 2,590,270 shares traded. CTSH\'s current last sale is 90.8% of the target price of $66.5.\n\nHewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) is +0.02 at $14.35, with 1,903,821 shares traded. HPE\'s current last sale is 82% of the target price of $17.5.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.13 at $90.60, with 1,789,816 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $148.42, with 1,778,506 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nAmerican International Group, Inc. (AIG) is unchanged at $53.15, with 1,421,749 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AIG is in the "buy range".\n\nCoca-Cola Company (The) (KO) is unchanged at $59.21, with 1,138,843 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 6 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.64. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KO is in the "buy range".\n\nChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (CHPT) is +0.01 at $9.68, with 1,052,056 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jan 2024. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.14. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CHPT is in the "buy range".\n\nPermian Resources Corporation (PR) is unchanged at $10.74, with 971,257 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PR is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $148.42, with 1,778,506 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) is unchanged at $60.38, with 2,590,270 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $148.42, with 1,778,506 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Mar 10, 2023 : SWN, SQQQ, TQQQ, QQQ, CTSH, HPE, AMZN, AAPL, AIG, KO, CHPT, PR', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $148.42, with 1,778,506 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.13 at $90.60, with 1,789,816 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $148.42, with 1,778,506 shares traded. The total After hours volume is currently 76,378,839 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-shareholders-reject-proposals-from-conservative-groups-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nMarch 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shareholders on Friday rejected two proposals put forth by conservative U.S. groups focused on scrutinizing the iPhone maker\'s inclusion and diversity policies and its ties to China.\nShareholders meanwhile approved the company\'s executive pay packages. The approval comes after the company reduced Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook\'s pay and made it more dependent on stock performance.\nDuring a question-and-answer session with shareholders, Cook said that Apple continued to plan for dividend increases. On how Apple plans to respond to changing economic conditions, Cook noted that the company\'s operating expenses came in below its forecast during its most recently-reported quarter.\n"But most important, and I can\'t stress this enough, we\'re continuing to invest in innovation, whatever the near-term economic picture looks like," Cook said during the meeting.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Stephen Nellis March 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shareholders on Friday rejected two proposals put forth by conservative U.S. groups focused on scrutinizing the iPhone maker's inclusion and diversity policies and its ties to China. The approval comes after the company reduced Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's pay and made it more dependent on stock performance. On how Apple plans to respond to changing economic conditions, Cook noted that the company's operating expenses came in below its forecast during its most recently-reported quarter.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis March 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shareholders on Friday rejected two proposals put forth by conservative U.S. groups focused on scrutinizing the iPhone maker's inclusion and diversity policies and its ties to China. Shareholders meanwhile approved the company's executive pay packages. During a question-and-answer session with shareholders, Cook said that Apple continued to plan for dividend increases.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple shareholders reject proposals from conservative groups', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis March 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shareholders on Friday rejected two proposals put forth by conservative U.S. groups focused on scrutinizing the iPhone maker's inclusion and diversity policies and its ties to China. Shareholders meanwhile approved the company's executive pay packages. The approval comes after the company reduced Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's pay and made it more dependent on stock performance.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis March 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shareholders on Friday rejected two proposals put forth by conservative U.S. groups focused on scrutinizing the iPhone maker's inclusion and diversity policies and its ties to China. The approval comes after the company reduced Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's pay and made it more dependent on stock performance. On how Apple plans to respond to changing economic conditions, Cook noted that the company's operating expenses came in below its forecast during its most recently-reported quarter."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-shareholders-reject-proposals-from-conservative-groups', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "March 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shareholders on Friday rejected two shareholder proposals put forth by conservative U.S. groups focused on scrutinizing the iPhone maker's inclusion and diversity policies and its ties to China.\nShareholders also approved the company's executive pay packages. The approval comes after the company reduced Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's pay and made it more dependent on stock performance.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "March 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shareholders on Friday rejected two shareholder proposals put forth by conservative U.S. groups focused on scrutinizing the iPhone maker's inclusion and diversity policies and its ties to China. Shareholders also approved the company's executive pay packages. The approval comes after the company reduced Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's pay and made it more dependent on stock performance.", 'news_luhn_summary': "March 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shareholders on Friday rejected two shareholder proposals put forth by conservative U.S. groups focused on scrutinizing the iPhone maker's inclusion and diversity policies and its ties to China. Shareholders also approved the company's executive pay packages. The approval comes after the company reduced Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's pay and made it more dependent on stock performance.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple shareholders reject proposals from conservative groups', 'news_lexrank_summary': "March 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shareholders on Friday rejected two shareholder proposals put forth by conservative U.S. groups focused on scrutinizing the iPhone maker's inclusion and diversity policies and its ties to China. Shareholders also approved the company's executive pay packages. The approval comes after the company reduced Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's pay and made it more dependent on stock performance.", 'news_textrank_summary': "March 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shareholders on Friday rejected two shareholder proposals put forth by conservative U.S. groups focused on scrutinizing the iPhone maker's inclusion and diversity policies and its ties to China. The approval comes after the company reduced Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's pay and made it more dependent on stock performance. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/uk-says-needs-more-time-to-review-apples-alleged-app-store-monopoly', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "March 10 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator has extended the deadline for its analysis and review into Apple Inc's AAPL.O terms and conditions for app developers to May.\nThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in March 2021 opened its investigation into Apple's distribution of apps on iOS and iPadOS devices in the UK.\nThe ongoing probe would consider if Apple has a dominant position in the distribution of apps on its devices in the UK.\n(Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "March 10 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator has extended the deadline for its analysis and review into Apple Inc's AAPL.O terms and conditions for app developers to May. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in March 2021 opened its investigation into Apple's distribution of apps on iOS and iPadOS devices in the UK. The ongoing probe would consider if Apple has a dominant position in the distribution of apps on its devices in the UK.", 'news_luhn_summary': "March 10 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator has extended the deadline for its analysis and review into Apple Inc's AAPL.O terms and conditions for app developers to May. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in March 2021 opened its investigation into Apple's distribution of apps on iOS and iPadOS devices in the UK. The ongoing probe would consider if Apple has a dominant position in the distribution of apps on its devices in the UK.", 'news_article_title': "UK says needs more time to review Apple's alleged App Store monopoly", 'news_lexrank_summary': "March 10 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator has extended the deadline for its analysis and review into Apple Inc's AAPL.O terms and conditions for app developers to May. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in March 2021 opened its investigation into Apple's distribution of apps on iOS and iPadOS devices in the UK. The ongoing probe would consider if Apple has a dominant position in the distribution of apps on its devices in the UK.", 'news_textrank_summary': "March 10 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator has extended the deadline for its analysis and review into Apple Inc's AAPL.O terms and conditions for app developers to May. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in March 2021 opened its investigation into Apple's distribution of apps on iOS and iPadOS devices in the UK. (Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-goldman-sachs-activebeta-u.s.-large-cap-equity-etf-gslc-be-on-your-investing-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/17/2015.\nThe fund is sponsored by Goldman Sachs Funds. It has amassed assets over $10.48 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs usually hold a mix of growth and value stocks as well as stocks that exhibit both value and growth characteristics.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.09%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.57%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF\'s holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 27.20% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 20.48% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nGSLC seeks to match the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity Index before fees and expenses. The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity Index is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of large-capitalization U.S. issuers.\nThe ETF has added about 2.43% so far this year and is down about -6.49% in the last one year (as of 03/10/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $71.02 and $91.01.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.98 and standard deviation of 24.05% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 444 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, GSLC is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $293.57 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $355.23 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/17/2015.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). You should consider the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/17/2015.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/17/2015.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-billion-reasons-to-buy-apple-stock-in-2023-and-hold-it-forever', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Even the best companies in the world have detractors. Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is no different. The bears can point to the fact that the iPhone no longer generates the same amount of buzz as it did in its early days, or they can point out that its manufacturing has become highly dependent on a sometimes volatile Chinese market.\nThese issues could present long-term headwinds, especially for a company already worth $2.4 trillion. Despite all that, Apple\'s investment thesis remains strong. In fact, there are 2 billion reasons why the company remains a solid buy this year. Here\'s the rundown.\nApple\'s massive installed base\nApple\'s December quarter, the first quarter of its fiscal year 2023, was perhaps disappointing. The company\'s revenue decreased by 5.5% year over year to $117.2 billion, while its earnings per share also declined to $1.88, about 10.5% lower than the year-ago period. Although these results are far from ideal, it\'s important to put things in context. The world faced difficult economic challenges last year, including near 40-year-high inflation.\nUnsurprisingly, some consumers chose to rein in spending on products that aren\'t essential, such as the newest iPhone. So Apple\'s first-quarter performance hardly indicates how things will go once the economy recovers. And on top of that, Apple announced one piece of good news in its latest quarterly update.\nThe tech giant highlighted that it now has an installed base of 2 billion active devices. That\'s an impressive number. But it is by no means done growing. Here\'s why.\nThere\'s more where that came from\nApple\'s most popular product is the iPhone, but it has plenty of others, from tablets to computers to wearable devices. One of the keys to the company\'s success here is that its software allows these devices to interact. iPhone users can easily read and send messages on other devices and share documents and photos between their Apple hardware, and that\'s just the tip of the iceberg.\nThat\'s why it is hard for iPhone users to jump ship since it would mean transferring data to another operating system, which isn\'t easy. Apple has the highest satisfaction and brand loyalty score among the major smartphone brands, and it attracts many first-time users too. That is precisely what CFO Luca Maestri recently highlighted: "This continued growth in the installed base is due to extremely strong levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty and a high number of customers who are new to our products."\nSo we can expect the company\'s users to stay put, and that 2 billion number will even increase, especially as Apple adds new products to its arsenal. The company is developing Augmented Reality (AR) headsets that will be released this year. And with Apple\'s successful track record at adding its own tweaks to existing products, these new products could be a hit.\nThat\'s especially the case considering Apple\'s brand name alone attracts consumers\' attention. That\'s why it is one of the most valuable in the world. AR has been growing in popularity. That will continue for the foreseeable future. According to some estimates, the market will clock in a compound annual growth rate of 40.9% through 2030.\nApple will have plenty of opportunities to get in on the act.\nHigh-margin monetization opportunities\nApple has been monetizing its user base via its services segment for years. From Apple Pay to Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Fitness+, and more, there is no shortage of options for the tech giant to serve the needs of its customers, and it will continue to find new ways to do exactly that. Some of the company\'s existing growth avenues are highly promising.\nConsider Apple\'s fintech ambitions through Apple Pay and a buy-now-pay-later service. The mobile wallet market is still relatively small; it was worth $6.2 billion in 2021, but it will expand rapidly in the coming years. There were 507 million Apple Pay users as of Dec. 2021. That\'s out of over 1 billion iPhone users worldwide. Apple makes money through its payment service by collecting a fee every time someone uses it to make a purchase.\nSo as the adoption of this feature increases and there are more transactions, Apple will generate more revenue. Mobile payment usage is highest among Gen Z, so there is a good chance it will become more standard, with younger generations making up an increasingly large share of the population. And that\'s just one of the many long-term opportunities available to Apple.\nFurther, the company\'s services unit boasts much higher margins than its hardware business. In its latest quarter, Apple\'s total gross margin was 43%. The company\'s products and services segments reported gross margins of 37% and 70.8%, respectively. Apple isn\'t done generating money from its hardware products. But it will make an increasing amount of money from its 2 billion installed base, which will positively impact its profits and margins.\nThere is no end in sight for the monetization of Apple\'s user base, and that\'s a great reason to buy shares of the tech giant this year.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nProsper Junior Bakiny has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is no different. iPhone users can easily read and send messages on other devices and share documents and photos between their Apple hardware, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Mobile payment usage is highest among Gen Z, so there is a good chance it will become more standard, with younger generations making up an increasingly large share of the population.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is no different. High-margin monetization opportunities Apple has been monetizing its user base via its services segment for years. But it will make an increasing amount of money from its 2 billion installed base, which will positively impact its profits and margins.', 'news_article_title': '2 Billion Reasons to Buy Apple Stock in 2023 and Hold It Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is no different. In fact, there are 2 billion reasons why the company remains a solid buy this year. There's more where that came from Apple's most popular product is the iPhone, but it has plenty of others, from tablets to computers to wearable devices.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is no different. Apple's massive installed base Apple's December quarter, the first quarter of its fiscal year 2023, was perhaps disappointing. 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{'date': '2023-03-13', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-aapl-animation-film-emerges-winner-at-2023-oscars', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple AAPL continues its winning stride at the Academy Awards with its animation movie The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse winning an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. Last year, Apple won three Academy Awards for CODA.\n\nBased on the book by Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse has already won a BAFTA award, four Annie Awards including Best Special Production, and an NAACP Image Awards nomination for Outstanding Short Form (Animated) film.\n\nApple’s impressive run at the Oscars has been instrumental in driving recognition of Apple TV+ in the saturated streaming market currently dominated by the likes of Amazon AMZN Prime Video, Netflix NFLX and Disney’s DIS Disney+.\n\nNevertheless, the growing popularity of Apple TV+ and services like Fitness+ have been beneficial for Apple’s Services business, which has become a major revenue-generating source in recent times.\n\nThe Services portfolio currently has more than 935 million paid subscribers and accounted for 17.7% of sales in the fiscal first quarter. Services revenues increased 6.4% from the year-ago quarter to $20.77 billion.\n Apple Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise\nApple Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\n For the fiscal second quarter, Services revenues are expected to grow year over year despite challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming.\n\nApple shares have outperformed the Zacks Computer and Technology sector in the past year. While AAPL shares have declined 1.4%, Netflix, Disney and Amazon shares have declined 11.5%, 27.4% and 36%, respectively.\nEstimates on the Rise\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Apple’s fiscal second-quarter earnings has increased by a penny to $1.44 over the past 30 days.\n\nApple expects the fiscal second quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to be similar to that of the December (fiscal first) quarter due to unfavorable forex. In the previous quarter, net sales decreased 5.5% year over year to $117.15 billion. Unfavorable forex hurt revenues by more than 800 basis points.\n\nFor iPhone, Apple expects the March quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to accelerate relative to the December quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth.\n\nFor Mac and iPad, this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company expects revenues to decline double digits on a year-over-year basis due to challenging comparison and macroeconomic headwinds. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nFree Report Reveals How You Could Profit from the Growing Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobally, electric car sales continue their remarkable growth even after breaking records in 2021. High gas prices have fueled his demand, but so has evolving EV comfort, features and technology. So, the fervor for EVs will be around long after gas prices normalize. Not only are manufacturers seeing record-high profits, but producers of EV-related technology are raking in the dough as well. Do you know how to cash in? If not, we have the perfect report for you – and it’s FREE! Today, don't miss your chance to download Zacks' top 5 stocks for the electric vehicle revolution at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Send me my free report on the top 5 EV stocks\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL continues its winning stride at the Academy Awards with its animation movie The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse winning an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. While AAPL shares have declined 1.4%, Netflix, Disney and Amazon shares have declined 11.5%, 27.4% and 36%, respectively. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL continues its winning stride at the Academy Awards with its animation movie The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse winning an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. While AAPL shares have declined 1.4%, Netflix, Disney and Amazon shares have declined 11.5%, 27.4% and 36%, respectively.', 'news_article_title': "Apple's (AAPL) Animation Film Emerges Winner at 2023 Oscars", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL continues its winning stride at the Academy Awards with its animation movie The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse winning an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. While AAPL shares have declined 1.4%, Netflix, Disney and Amazon shares have declined 11.5%, 27.4% and 36%, respectively.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL continues its winning stride at the Academy Awards with its animation movie The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse winning an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. While AAPL shares have declined 1.4%, Netflix, Disney and Amazon shares have declined 11.5%, 27.4% and 36%, respectively.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-gains-as-market-dips%3A-what-you-should-know-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $150.47, marking a +1.33% move from the previous day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.15%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.28%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 3.16%.\nComing into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had lost 1.66% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector lost 3.13%, while the S&P 500 lost 5.39%.\nWall Street will be looking for positivity from Apple as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.44, down 5.26% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $93.39 billion, down 4% from the year-ago period.\nAAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.04 per share and revenue of $390.02 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -1.15% and -1.09%, respectively.\nInvestors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.\nOur research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.\nRanging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.08% lower within the past month. Apple is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).\nInvestors should also note Apple's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 24.57. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 8.35.\nIt is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 1.97. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.51 as of yesterday's close.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 189, which puts it in the bottom 25% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nBe sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.\nFree Report Reveals How You Could Profit from the Growing Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobally, electric car sales continue their remarkable growth even after breaking records in 2021. High gas prices have fueled his demand, but so has evolving EV comfort, features and technology. So, the fervor for EVs will be around long after gas prices normalize. Not only are manufacturers seeing record-high profits, but producers of EV-related technology are raking in the dough as well. Do you know how to cash in? If not, we have the perfect report for you – and it’s FREE! Today, don't miss your chance to download Zacks' top 5 stocks for the electric vehicle revolution at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Send me my free report on the top 5 EV stocks\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $150.47, marking a +1.33% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.04 per share and revenue of $390.02 billion. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 1.97.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $150.47, marking a +1.33% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.04 per share and revenue of $390.02 billion.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $150.47, marking a +1.33% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.04 per share and revenue of $390.02 billion. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 1.97.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $150.47, marking a +1.33% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.04 per share and revenue of $390.02 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-stock-rose-today-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What happened\nShares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) climbed on Monday, as investors' anticipation for the tech titan's entrance into the mixed-reality market heightened. By the close of the trading day, Apple's stock price was up 1.3% after rising as much as 3.1% earlier in the day.\nSo what\nApple is preparing to launch its long-awaited augmented reality (AR) headset as early as June, according to the Financial Times. The device's debut would mark a major move by the tech giant into an AR market that's projected to approach $600 billion by the end of the decade, according to Grand View Research.\nApple has reportedly been developing its mixed-reality headset for seven years. The initial version of the device is expected to feature advanced technology, including high-end cameras and ultra-high-resolution screens, that could drive its price as high as $3,000. Early sales are thus likely to be limited, although Apple is still reportedly planning to sell as many as 1 million headsets in the year following its launch.\nNow what\nA successful new product launch would do more than just provide Apple with another driver of sales and profit growth. It would also boost investors' confidence that innovation is alive and well at the tech juggernaut.\nApple's new mixed-reality headset would be the first product that was created entirely under CEO Tim Cook's watch. Many of the company's other major product development efforts -- including the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch -- were begun during former CEO Steve Jobs' tenure.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJoe Tenebruso has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) climbed on Monday, as investors' anticipation for the tech titan's entrance into the mixed-reality market heightened. The device's debut would mark a major move by the tech giant into an AR market that's projected to approach $600 billion by the end of the decade, according to Grand View Research. Many of the company's other major product development efforts -- including the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch -- were begun during former CEO Steve Jobs' tenure.", 'news_luhn_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) climbed on Monday, as investors' anticipation for the tech titan's entrance into the mixed-reality market heightened. By the close of the trading day, Apple's stock price was up 1.3% after rising as much as 3.1% earlier in the day. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Stock Rose Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) climbed on Monday, as investors' anticipation for the tech titan's entrance into the mixed-reality market heightened. Apple has reportedly been developing its mixed-reality headset for seven years. Early sales are thus likely to be limited, although Apple is still reportedly planning to sell as many as 1 million headsets in the year following its launch.", 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) climbed on Monday, as investors' anticipation for the tech titan's entrance into the mixed-reality market heightened. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Joe Tenebruso has no position in any of the stocks mentioned."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-mar-13-2023-%3A-aapl-intc-bac-amzn-cg-ctsh-aer-gtlb-infy-coty-kr', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 1.67 to 11,924.84. The total After hours volume is currently 81,608,423 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.04 at $150.51, with 3,853,837 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is +0.03 at $26.98, with 2,972,624 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 96.36% of the target price of $28.\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is +0.17 at $28.68, with 2,796,788 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.01 at $92.42, with 2,573,640 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nThe Carlyle Group Inc. (CG) is unchanged at $30.09, with 2,006,458 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CG is in the "buy range".\n\nCognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) is unchanged at $57.98, with 1,857,761 shares traded. CTSH\'s current last sale is 87.19% of the target price of $66.5.\n\nAercap Holdings N.V. (AER) is unchanged at $55.00, with 1,764,488 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AER is in the "strong buy range".\n\nGitLab Inc. (GTLB) is -15.48 at $29.12, with 1,750,312 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Gitlab Rises 1.5% on Solid Q3 Results, Offers Guidance\n\nInfosys Limited (INFY) is unchanged at $17.27, with 1,570,525 shares traded. INFY\'s current last sale is 86.35% of the target price of $20.\n\nCoty Inc. (COTY) is unchanged at $10.71, with 1,259,360 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.17. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for COTY is in the "buy range".\n\nKroger Company (The) (KR) is -0.08 at $46.77, with 1,207,753 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.95. KR\'s current last sale is 86.61% of the target price of $54.\n\nThe Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) is +0.97 at $52.88, with 1,160,306 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.04 at $150.51, with 3,853,837 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is +0.17 at $28.68, with 2,796,788 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.04 at $150.51, with 3,853,837 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is +0.17 at $28.68, with 2,796,788 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Mar 13, 2023 : AAPL, INTC, BAC, AMZN, CG, CTSH, AER, GTLB, INFY, COTY, KR, SCHW', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.04 at $150.51, with 3,853,837 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 1.67 to 11,924.84.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.04 at $150.51, with 3,853,837 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) is unchanged at $57.98, with 1,857,761 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/court-revives-apple-google-challenge-to-u.s.-patent-review-policy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Blake Brittain\nMarch 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O, Google LLC GOOGL.O, Cisco Systems Inc CSCO.Oand others can sue the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to challenge a rule that reduced the number of patent-validity proceedings at a USPTO tribunal, a U.S. appeals court said Monday.\nThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reverseda California federal court\'s decision to dismiss the companies\' lawsuit and said the agency may have failed to go through a required public notice-and-comment rulemaking process.\nThe PTO declined to comment on the ruling.\nGoogle spokesperson José Castañeda said the company appreciates the decision and looks forward to making its case at the lower court. A Cisco spokesperson said the ruling reinforces that the PTO\'s patent review proceedings are "an important vehicle to preserve a balanced patent system, protect innovation, and assure patent quality in the United States."\nRepresentatives for the other plaintiffs did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\nThe PTO\'s Patent Trial and Appeal Board is popular with big tech companies that are often targeted with patent lawsuits and that use the board\'s "inter partes review" process to contest patents they are accused of infringing. An internal rule that gave the agency\'s judges greater discretion to deny inter partes review petitions "dramatically reduced access" to the process, the companies told the appeals court.\nApple, Google, Cisco, Intel Corp INTC.O and Edwards Lifesciences Corp EW.Nsued the PTO in the California federal court in 2020 over the rule. They argued it undermined the role inter partes review plays in "protecting a strong patent system" and violated federal law.\nCompanies including Tesla, Honda, Comcast and Dell filed briefs at the Federal Circuit in support of the plaintiffs.\nThe California court dismissed the case in 2021, citing U.S. Supreme Court rulings that Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions on whether to review inter partes review petitions cannot be appealed.\nThe Federal Circuit also rejected the companies\' arguments that the rule was arbitrary and violated U.S. patent law. But the three-judge panel said the PTO may have been required to hold a period of public notice and comment before making the rule, and that it could be challenged based on that argument.\nThe case is Apple Inc v. Vidal, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 22-1249.\n(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington)\n(([email protected]; +1 (202) 938-5713;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Blake Brittain March 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O, Google LLC GOOGL.O, Cisco Systems Inc CSCO.Oand others can sue the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to challenge a rule that reduced the number of patent-validity proceedings at a USPTO tribunal, a U.S. appeals court said Monday. An internal rule that gave the agency\'s judges greater discretion to deny inter partes review petitions "dramatically reduced access" to the process, the companies told the appeals court. But the three-judge panel said the PTO may have been required to hold a period of public notice and comment before making the rule, and that it could be challenged based on that argument.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Blake Brittain March 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O, Google LLC GOOGL.O, Cisco Systems Inc CSCO.Oand others can sue the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to challenge a rule that reduced the number of patent-validity proceedings at a USPTO tribunal, a U.S. appeals court said Monday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reverseda California federal court\'s decision to dismiss the companies\' lawsuit and said the agency may have failed to go through a required public notice-and-comment rulemaking process. They argued it undermined the role inter partes review plays in "protecting a strong patent system" and violated federal law.', 'news_article_title': 'Court revives Apple, Google challenge to U.S. patent-review policy', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain March 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O, Google LLC GOOGL.O, Cisco Systems Inc CSCO.Oand others can sue the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to challenge a rule that reduced the number of patent-validity proceedings at a USPTO tribunal, a U.S. appeals court said Monday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reverseda California federal court's decision to dismiss the companies' lawsuit and said the agency may have failed to go through a required public notice-and-comment rulemaking process. The California court dismissed the case in 2021, citing U.S. Supreme Court rulings that Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions on whether to review inter partes review petitions cannot be appealed.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Blake Brittain March 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O, Google LLC GOOGL.O, Cisco Systems Inc CSCO.Oand others can sue the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to challenge a rule that reduced the number of patent-validity proceedings at a USPTO tribunal, a U.S. appeals court said Monday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reverseda California federal court\'s decision to dismiss the companies\' lawsuit and said the agency may have failed to go through a required public notice-and-comment rulemaking process. The PTO\'s Patent Trial and Appeal Board is popular with big tech companies that are often targeted with patent lawsuits and that use the board\'s "inter partes review" process to contest patents they are accused of infringing.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/got-%241000-2-warren-buffett-stocks-to-buy-hand-over-fist', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'If you\'re looking to invest like Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, keeping up with purchases and sales through the company\'s public disclosures makes it easy enough to do. Notably, outside of repurchasing roughly $2.6 billion worth of its own stock in the period, Berkshire invested in only a handful of other companies in the fourth quarter.\nThe company continued to increase its stake in oil business Occidental Petroleum and its stake in construction materials company Louisiana-Pacific. But Buffett\'s company also bought two other stocks that look like worthwhile plays for long-term investors right now. Read on for a look at two recent Berkshire buys that could be top investment vehicles if you\'re looking to put some money to work.\nImage source: The Motley Fool.\n1. Apple\nWith Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) standing as by far the largest equity holding in the Berkshire portfolio, it\'s clear Buffett has a lot of confidence in the tech giant. Even with Berkshire taking a relatively cautious approach to the market in Q4, the holding company remains a big believer in Apple stock. The iPhone company\'s shares account for roughly 39% of Berkshire\'s total direct stock holdings.\nAs Buffett wrote in his recent letter to shareholders, "Over time, it takes just a few winners to work wonders," and Apple has certainly been a big winner for Berkshire. The investment conglomerate first began buying Apple shares in the first quarter of 2016, and the stock has played a bigger role than any other in powering Berkshire to market-beating returns since then.\nAAPL Total Return Level data by YCharts.\nApple frequently ranks as the world\'s most profitable company and has only occasionally ceded that title to energy giant Saudi Aramco in recent years. Capturing roughly 85% of global operating income in the smartphone market last year, Apple\'s dominant position in mobile plays a huge role in powering its world-beating profits. But the company also scores wins with tablets, computers, wearables, and its software and services ecosystem.\nBacked by its penchant for sleek aesthetics, emphasis on easy-to-use design philosophies, and incredible brand strength, the company may also find big success with emerging product categories, including augmented-reality hardware and services and smart cars.\nEven after climbing roughly 14% year to date, Apple stock trades down approximately 18% from its high, and there\'s a good chance the highly profitable tech player will eventually go on to reach new valuation heights. Apple stock should be a no-brainer for those looking to invest like Buffett.\n2. Paramount Global\nSetting aside Berkshire Hathaway\'s own share buybacks, Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) has the distinction of being one of only four stocks purchased by the investment conglomerate in the fourth quarter. Buffett made his name in the investing world by using value-oriented strategies and pouncing on opportunities in which it seemed stocks were trading below their intrinsic values. And the investment in Paramount seems to be a play in that classic vein. The media stock trades down roughly 80% from its peak, and shares look attractively valued at today\'s prices.\nBuoyed by incredible box office success, led by Top Gun: Maverick and its roughly $1.5 billion in global ticket sales, Paramount posted great profits last year and trades at less than 12.5 times trailing earnings. With expectations for softer theatrical performance and continued weakness in the TV advertising market, the company will likely be significantly less profitable this year. It trades at roughly 24 times expected forward earnings but continues to look cheap along other metrics.\nPARA Price to Book Value data by YCharts.\nAt today\'s prices, Paramount trades at less than 60% of its book value. While the company does carry long-term debt of roughly $15.6 billion against its roughly $2.8 billion cash-and-equivalents position, the business is profitable and rapidly making inroads in the streaming space.\nDespite a 7% year-over-year decline for the TV media segment that made up roughly 72% of total sales in Q4, a strong performance for streaming helped push overall revenue up 2% to reach $8.1 billion in the period. Revenue growth of 81% for the Paramount+ streaming service helped drive sales up 30% for the direct-to-consumer segment, and the streaming platform added a best-ever 9.9 million new subscribers.\nWith its encouraging momentum in the streaming space and the stock looking cheap on a price-to-book-value basis, Paramount is a value-oriented turnaround play worth getting behind.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nKeith Noonan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple With Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) standing as by far the largest equity holding in the Berkshire portfolio, it's clear Buffett has a lot of confidence in the tech giant. AAPL Total Return Level data by YCharts. Capturing roughly 85% of global operating income in the smartphone market last year, Apple's dominant position in mobile plays a huge role in powering its world-beating profits.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple With Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) standing as by far the largest equity holding in the Berkshire portfolio, it's clear Buffett has a lot of confidence in the tech giant. AAPL Total Return Level data by YCharts. Paramount Global Setting aside Berkshire Hathaway's own share buybacks, Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) has the distinction of being one of only four stocks purchased by the investment conglomerate in the fourth quarter.", 'news_article_title': 'Got $1,000? 2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple With Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) standing as by far the largest equity holding in the Berkshire portfolio, it's clear Buffett has a lot of confidence in the tech giant. AAPL Total Return Level data by YCharts. The investment conglomerate first began buying Apple shares in the first quarter of 2016, and the stock has played a bigger role than any other in powering Berkshire to market-beating returns since then.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple With Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) standing as by far the largest equity holding in the Berkshire portfolio, it's clear Buffett has a lot of confidence in the tech giant. AAPL Total Return Level data by YCharts. The investment conglomerate first began buying Apple shares in the first quarter of 2016, and the stock has played a bigger role than any other in powering Berkshire to market-beating returns since then."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-inc.-aapl-is-a-trending-stock%3A-facts-to-know-before-betting-on-it-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.\nShares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned -1.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.4% change. The Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, to which Apple belongs, has lost 1.6% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?\nAlthough media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.\nEarnings Estimate Revisions\nHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.\nWe essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.44 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -5.3%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed +0.1%.\nThe consensus earnings estimate of $6.04 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of -1.2%. This estimate has changed -0.1% over the last 30 days.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.68 indicates a change of +10.5% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed +0.7%.\nWith an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Apple.\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nProjected Revenue Growth\nEven though a company's earnings growth is arguably the best indicator of its financial health, nothing much happens if it cannot raise its revenues. It's almost impossible for a company to grow its earnings without growing its revenue for long periods. Therefore, knowing a company's potential revenue growth is crucial.\nIn the case of Apple, the consensus sales estimate of $93.39 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of -4%. The $390.02 billion and $416.7 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of -1.1% and +6.8%, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $117.15 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -5.5%. EPS of $1.88 for the same period compares with $2.10 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $121.21 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of -3.34%. The EPS surprise was -2.59%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nWithout considering a stock's valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock's future price performance, it's crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects.\nWhile comparing the current values of a company's valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock's price.\nAs part of the Zacks Style Scores system, the Zacks Value Style Score (which evaluates both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics) organizes stocks into five groups ranging from A to F (A is better than B; B is better than C; and so on), making it helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded D on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nBottom Line\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\nFree Report Reveals How You Could Profit from the Growing Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobally, electric car sales continue their remarkable growth even after breaking records in 2021. High gas prices have fueled his demand, but so has evolving EV comfort, features and technology. So, the fervor for EVs will be around long after gas prices normalize. Not only are manufacturers seeing record-high profits, but producers of EV-related technology are raking in the dough as well. Do you know how to cash in? If not, we have the perfect report for you – and it’s FREE! Today, don't miss your chance to download Zacks' top 5 stocks for the electric vehicle revolution at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Send me my free report on the top 5 EV stocks\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate: 12 Month EPS Projected Revenue Growth Even though a company's earnings growth is arguably the best indicator of its financial health, nothing much happens if it cannot raise its revenues.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-stop-investing-right-now-heres-warren-buffetts-advice.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The past year has been rough for investors. Major market indexes have been in and out of bear market territory for close to a year, recession warning bells continue, and now the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has many people understandably rattled.\nAmid all this chaos, it can be tempting to stop investing until things feel a bit more stable. When that might happen, though, is anyone\'s guess.\nIs it safer to press pause on investing for right now? Or should you keep going? Here\'s Warren Buffett\'s advice.\nIs the stock market safe right now?\nWhen there\'s bad news after bad news, the last thing on your mind may be investing more. But according to Warren Buffett, times like these are the best investing opportunities.\nImage source: The Motley Fool.\nBack in 2008, during the height of the Great Recession, Buffett wrote an opinion article for The New York Times. In it, he writes: "[B]ad news is an investor\'s best friend. It lets you buy a slice of America\'s future at a marked-down price."\nStock prices are lower than they\'ve been in a long time, which means now is your chance to buy at a discount. Some stocks haven\'t seen a slump like this since 2008, and once the market recovers, it could be years before we see discounts like this again.\nEven big-name stocks are essentially on clearance right now. The price of Amazon, for example, is down nearly 45% since April 2022. Microsoft\'s price has fallen by close to 20% in that timeframe, and Apple is down close to 15%. If you\'ve been waiting for a more affordable chance to buy, now may be the time.\nYour best chance to see lucrative returns\nNot only can investing now save you money, but it can also set you up for significant gains during the market\'s inevitable upswing.\nFor example, say you had invested in an S&P 500 index fund in March 2009, when the market officially bottomed out during the Great Recession. At the moment, that may have seemed like the worst possible time to buy, as stock prices had already plummeted.\nHowever, if you had simply held that investment for five years, you\'d have earned returns of more than 177%.\n^SPX data by YCharts\nBuying during the market\'s low points is another piece of advice from Buffett. "A simple rule dictates my buying," he writes in the Times article. "Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful."\nThe stock market has been incredibly volatile over the past year, and if a recession is looming, things could potentially get worse before they get better. But right now is the time to "be greedy," as Buffett puts it, and take advantage of these lower prices.\nThe secret to making money during periods of volatility\nIn times like these, it\'s especially critical to ensure you have the proper strategy. If you invest in the wrong places or sell at the wrong time, you risk losing more than you gain.\nThere are two keys to maximizing your earnings when the market is shaky: Invest in quality companies and keep a long-term outlook.\nThe strongest stocks are the ones from companies with solid underlying business fundamentals -- such as healthy financials, a competitive advantage in the industry, and a competent leadership team. These companies are far more likely to survive tough economic times, no matter what the future holds.\nThe second part of that equation, then, is to stay focused on the long term. Even strong stocks can take a serious hit in the near term. But over several years, they\'re likely to not only recover, but go on to see positive total returns. By buying during the market\'s slumps and staying invested through the recovery period, you can maximize your earnings.\nWhat\'s going to happen with the market?\nUnfortunately, nobody -- even the experts -- can say precisely what will happen over the coming weeks or months. But over the long term, the market is extremely likely to recover. By investing in quality stocks, you can give your portfolio the best shot at rebounding, too.\nWhen in doubt, it doesn\'t hurt to follow Buffett\'s lead.\n"I can\'t predict the short-term movements of the stock market," he writes. "I haven\'t the faintest idea as to whether stocks will be higher or lower a month or a year from now. What is likely, however, is that the market will move higher, perhaps substantially so, well before either sentiment or the economy turns up. So if you wait for the robins, spring will be over."\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Katie Brockman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Your best chance to see lucrative returns Not only can investing now save you money, but it can also set you up for significant gains during the market's inevitable upswing. The stock market has been incredibly volatile over the past year, and if a recession is looming, things could potentially get worse before they get better. The strongest stocks are the ones from companies with solid underlying business fundamentals -- such as healthy financials, a competitive advantage in the industry, and a competent leadership team.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By buying during the market's slumps and staying invested through the recovery period, you can maximize your earnings. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': "Should You Stop Investing Right Now? Here's Warren Buffett's Advice.", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Some stocks haven\'t seen a slump like this since 2008, and once the market recovers, it could be years before we see discounts like this again. But right now is the time to "be greedy," as Buffett puts it, and take advantage of these lower prices. That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Stock prices are lower than they've been in a long time, which means now is your chance to buy at a discount. Some stocks haven't seen a slump like this since 2008, and once the market recovers, it could be years before we see discounts like this again. See the 10 stocks Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/snap-stock-snaps-back-on-prospects-for-a-tiktok-ban', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': ' Social media platform Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) stock has been rallying as Congress persists in its efforts to ban social media video platform TikTok in the U.S. This trend has been boosting shares of other U.S. social media platforms like Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) and Pinterest Inc. (NASDAQ: PINS).\nThe company has been suffering from declining digital advertising sales as companies rein in their marketing budgets. Snapchat has grown its quarterly daily average users (DAUs) to 375 million, up 17% in Q4 2022. Most of the growth is happening internationally, but the average revenue per user (ARPU) is lower with foreign users than U.S. users.\nMonetization\nFull-year 2022 revenues rose 12% YoY to $4.6 billion. Most revenues come from advertising products Snap Ads and AR Ads. Its ARPU fell to $3.47 in Q4 2022, compared to $4.06 in Q4 2021. Snap Ads are video ads up to 10 seconds long that can be targeted to particular audiences based on variables like demographics, location, interest, and behaviors. AR Ads involve augmented reality, where users can interact with virtual objects in real-world contexts and backgrounds. It overlaps 3D animations onto the user\'s camera view utilizing Snapchats AR technology.\nThe company opted not to give forecast expectations for Q1 2023 due to market uncertainty. However, they did mention an internal forecast of revenues falling from (2%) to (10%) YoY.\nGen-Z and Millennials\nSnapchat\'s primary audience is comprised of Gen-Z and Millennials. Its highest demographic users are between the ages of 15 to 25 and comprise 48% of its users. Ages 26 through 35 represent 30% of its users. India has the highest concentration of Snapchat users, around 144.35 million, followed by the U.S., with 108 million.\nIn the U.S. 65% of the 18 to 29-year-old demographic uses Snapchat. The average user opens the Snapchat app 30 times per day. TikTok has 61% of the 12 to 34-year age group in the U.S. using its app. TikTok is the third most used social media app in the U.S.\nA Plea for Apple iOS and Google Play Bans\nDemocratic Colorado Senator Michael Bennett (D) sent a letter to Tim Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai pleading to remove the TikTok app from their respective app stores. He cited privacy and security concerns.\nHe noted that the average TikTok user spends 80 minutes daily on the app. Chinese law dictates that companies must support and cooperate with state intelligence work. Its parent company ByteDance has had problems with aggressive data collection methods. Senator Bennett argued that there\'s too much risk of China weaponizing the data and platform to influence its users.\nTexas Bans TikTok for Employees and Contractors\nOn Feb. 6, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott released details of a statewide Model Security Plan for Prohibited Technologies applicable to all state agencies. This plan bans using TikTok on state-issued devices due to security concerns. In the U.S., 27 states have issued TikTok bans on state-issued mobile devices.\nGovernor Abbott commented, "The security risks associated with using TikTok on devices used to conduct the important business of our state must not be underestimated or ignored.” He continued, “Owned by a Chinese company that employs Chinese Communist Party members, TikTok harvests significant amounts of data from a user’s device, including details about a user’s internet activity." The plan bans downloading TikTok and other prohibited technology to government-issued phones, laptops, tablets, and desktop computers with the capacity for interest connectivity. This also bans employees and contractors doing state business on prohibited technology-enabled personal phones.\nThe RESTRICT ACT\nOn March 7, 2023, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner (D) unveiled the RESTRICT Act. The bill targets restricting or banning technology from adversarial nations. Warner pointed out the history of individual bans from Kaspersky Labs to Huawei to ZTE and TikTok. He cited that rather than playing whack-a-mole, there needs to be a "comprehensive approach to evaluating and mitigating" the technology threats from adversarial nations, including China, Russia, Venezuela, North Korea, Cuba, and Iran.\nThe bipartisan legislation was co-sponsored by Republican Senator John Thune back by 12 senators. Senator Thune said, "It\'s safe to assume that if the CCP is willing to lie about its spy balloon and cover up the origins of the worst pandemic in 100 years, they\'ll lie about using TikTok to spy on American citizens."\nDaily Ascending Triangle\nThe daily candlestick chart has an ascending triangle of a flat top around $12.44 with a rising trendline that commenced off the $8.05 low in December 2022. The ascending triangle attempted a breakout on Mar. 7, 2023, as shares hit a high of $12.67. Still, SNAP fell on a gap the next day under the rising trendline to test the daily 20-period exponential moving average (EMA) at $10.62.\nThe daily 50-period MA supports overlapping the daily market structure low (MSL) trigger at $10.24. The sharp pullback is causing the daily stochastic to start crossing back down. Shares must return above the rising trendline at $11.49 to resume the triangle breakout attempt. Pullback support levels are at $9.85, $9.31, $8.88, and $8.05.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'TikTok is the third most used social media app in the U.S. A Plea for Apple iOS and Google Play Bans Democratic Colorado Senator Michael Bennett (D) sent a letter to Tim Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai pleading to remove the TikTok app from their respective app stores. Governor Abbott commented, "The security risks associated with using TikTok on devices used to conduct the important business of our state must not be underestimated or ignored.” He continued, “Owned by a Chinese company that employs Chinese Communist Party members, TikTok harvests significant amounts of data from a user’s device, including details about a user’s internet activity." The plan bans downloading TikTok and other prohibited technology to government-issued phones, laptops, tablets, and desktop computers with the capacity for interest connectivity.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'TikTok is the third most used social media app in the U.S. A Plea for Apple iOS and Google Play Bans Democratic Colorado Senator Michael Bennett (D) sent a letter to Tim Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai pleading to remove the TikTok app from their respective app stores. Social media platform Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) stock has been rallying as Congress persists in its efforts to ban social media video platform TikTok in the U.S. This trend has been boosting shares of other U.S. social media platforms like Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) and Pinterest Inc. (NASDAQ: PINS).', 'news_article_title': 'Snap Stock Snaps Back on Prospects for a TikTok Ban', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'TikTok is the third most used social media app in the U.S. A Plea for Apple iOS and Google Play Bans Democratic Colorado Senator Michael Bennett (D) sent a letter to Tim Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai pleading to remove the TikTok app from their respective app stores. Most of the growth is happening internationally, but the average revenue per user (ARPU) is lower with foreign users than U.S. users. The average user opens the Snapchat app 30 times per day.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'TikTok is the third most used social media app in the U.S. A Plea for Apple iOS and Google Play Bans Democratic Colorado Senator Michael Bennett (D) sent a letter to Tim Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai pleading to remove the TikTok app from their respective app stores. Most of the growth is happening internationally, but the average revenue per user (ARPU) is lower with foreign users than U.S. users. Governor Abbott commented, "The security risks associated with using TikTok on devices used to conduct the important business of our state must not be underestimated or ignored.” He continued, “Owned by a Chinese company that employs Chinese Communist Party members, TikTok harvests significant amounts of data from a user’s device, including details about a user’s internet activity."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/qualcomm-looks-to-europe-court-again-to-overturn-antitrust-fine', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nLUXEMBOURG, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O returned to Europe\'s second-top court on Monday seeking to overturn a 242-million-euro ($258.4 million) EU antitrust fine, a year after it convinced the same court to throw out a much bigger penalty in another antitrust case.\nThe European Commission slapped the fine on Qualcomm in 2019 for selling its chipsets below cost between 2009 and 2011, in a practice known as predatory pricing, to stymie British phone software maker Icera, now part of Nvidia Corp NVDA.O.\nThe company last year secured a major win as it convinced the General Court to scrap a 997 million euro EU antitrust fine in another case related to payments made to Apple AAPL.O to use only its chips in all its iPhones and iPads in order to block out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O.\nQualcomm lawyer Miguel Rato criticised the Commission\'s investigations against the company on the first day of the three-day hearing.\n"This is the second instalment of the Commission\'s campaign against Qualcomm. The first was the exclusivity decision squashed by the Court," he told the General Court.\nHe said the 3G baseband chipsets singled out in the case accounted for just 0.7% of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) market and thus it was not possible for Qualcomm to shut out rivals from the chipset market.\n"What price should Qualcomm have charged for each chipset and each quarter to allow it to pass the price cost test?" Rato said.\nQualcomm\'s actions showed it was determined to eliminate a rival before it could pose a competitive threat, Commission lawyer Carlos Urraca Caviedes told the court.\n"Icera was about to gain a solid foothold in the market segment which was strategically important for future growth. Qualcomm feared that if it did not take action, Icera would grow to expand and become a formidable rival," he said.\nThe court will rule in the coming months. The case is T-671/19 Qualcomm v Commission.\n($1 = 0.9366 euros)\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The company last year secured a major win as it convinced the General Court to scrap a 997 million euro EU antitrust fine in another case related to payments made to Apple AAPL.O to use only its chips in all its iPhones and iPads in order to block out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O. The European Commission slapped the fine on Qualcomm in 2019 for selling its chipsets below cost between 2009 and 2011, in a practice known as predatory pricing, to stymie British phone software maker Icera, now part of Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. Qualcomm's actions showed it was determined to eliminate a rival before it could pose a competitive threat, Commission lawyer Carlos Urraca Caviedes told the court.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The company last year secured a major win as it convinced the General Court to scrap a 997 million euro EU antitrust fine in another case related to payments made to Apple AAPL.O to use only its chips in all its iPhones and iPads in order to block out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O. By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O returned to Europe\'s second-top court on Monday seeking to overturn a 242-million-euro ($258.4 million) EU antitrust fine, a year after it convinced the same court to throw out a much bigger penalty in another antitrust case. The first was the exclusivity decision squashed by the Court," he told the General Court.', 'news_article_title': 'Qualcomm looks to Europe court again to overturn antitrust fine', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The company last year secured a major win as it convinced the General Court to scrap a 997 million euro EU antitrust fine in another case related to payments made to Apple AAPL.O to use only its chips in all its iPhones and iPads in order to block out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O. By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O returned to Europe\'s second-top court on Monday seeking to overturn a 242-million-euro ($258.4 million) EU antitrust fine, a year after it convinced the same court to throw out a much bigger penalty in another antitrust case. The first was the exclusivity decision squashed by the Court," he told the General Court.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The company last year secured a major win as it convinced the General Court to scrap a 997 million euro EU antitrust fine in another case related to payments made to Apple AAPL.O to use only its chips in all its iPhones and iPads in order to block out rivals such as Intel Corp INTC.O. By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O returned to Europe's second-top court on Monday seeking to overturn a 242-million-euro ($258.4 million) EU antitrust fine, a year after it convinced the same court to throw out a much bigger penalty in another antitrust case. Qualcomm's actions showed it was determined to eliminate a rival before it could pose a competitive threat, Commission lawyer Carlos Urraca Caviedes told the court."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-warren-buffett-cant-stop-buying', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett buys or sells stock, everyday and professional investors alike pay close attention. That\'s because the Oracle of Omaha, as he\'s come to be known, has vastly outperformed Wall Street\'s benchmark stock indexes since he became CEO in 1965.\nAccording to Buffett\'s most recent letter to his company\'s shareholders, Berkshire Hathaway\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) are up 3,787,464%, compared to 24,708% for the S&P 500, including dividends paid, since he took over.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nRiding Buffett\'s coattails has been a moneymaking proposition for decades -- and it\'s made all the easier thanks to Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which allow investors a quarterly under-the-hood look at what he and his team have been buying and selling. Based on 13Fs and the company\'s quarterly operating results, there are three stocks Warren Buffett can\'t stop buying.\nOccidental Petroleum\nThe first stock the Oracle of Omaha and his investment team simply can\'t stop buying is oil stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). In terms of common stock, Berkshire Hathaway owned no shares of Occidental Petroleum prior to the start of 2022. But since then, Buffett\'s company has acquired nearly 200.2 million shares.\nThe most logical reason for Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Ted Weschler and Todd Combs, to build up this stake is with the expectation that the price of crude oil will remain well above average for the foreseeable future. A number of factors suggest this thesis holds water.\nFor instance, Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine casts doubt on Europe\'s future energy supply needs. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic caused global energy companies to substantially pare back their capital expenditures for the past three years. Without sizable investments in drilling, exploration, pipelines, and refineries, it will be incredibly difficult to ramp up supply domestically and abroad.\nThe interesting thing about Occidental Petroleum compared to Chevron, Berkshire\'s third-largest holding by market value, is its revenue mix. Even though Occidental is an integrated operator, it generates the bulk of its revenue from drilling. If the macro factors described above do, indeed, support a sustainably higher price for crude oil, Occidental could benefit even more than Chevron. In other words, I believe Occidental Petroleum allows Buffett and his team to leverage their bet on higher crude prices.\nOccidental Petroleum\'s balance sheet is also improving as a result of higher energy commodity prices. At the end of March 2021, the company had a ghastly $35.5 billion net debt. However, it closed out 2022 with $19.7 billion in net debt. With a more flexible balance sheet, Occidental\'s board OK\'d a 38% dividend increase and a brand-new $3 billion share repurchase program.\nApple\nA second stock Warren Buffett can\'t stop buying for his company\'s investment portfolio is tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Despite already being the largest holding in Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio by a significant amount (42.1% of invested assets), Buffett and his team have purchased 8,000,621 shares of Apple stock since 2022 began.\nIn Buffett\'s 2021 letter to shareholders, he described Apple as one of Berkshire\'s "Four Giants." With Apple accounting for $140 billion of his company\'s $333 billion investment portfolio, this is a fair statement.\nWhat stands out about the largest publicly traded company in the world is its incredible cash flow. Last year, Apple generated an almost unfathomable $109.2 billion in operating cash flow. This reflects the company\'s top-tier brand power, as well as the innovation it\'s used to drive sales growth for well over a decade.\nOn the one hand, Apple\'s physical products have long endeared consumers to its brand. It has controlled in the neighborhood of 50% of the U.S. smartphone market share since introducing a 5G-capable iPhone in late 2020. Apple also saw its U.S. share of the personal computer market soar to decade highs late last year.\nBut it\'s Apple\'s ongoing evolution to a services-driven operating model that should have shareholders excited. The company\'s newfound focus on subscription services will further enhance customer loyalty, boost operating margins, and help minimize revenue fluctuations common when Apple undergoes product replacement cycles with the iPhone.\nHowever, Warren Buffett\'s favorite thing about Apple might just be its capital-return program. Aside from paying one of the highest nominal-dollar dividends each year (about $14.5 billion), Apple has returned in excess of $550 billion via share buybacks since the beginning of 2013. Excluding itself, the value of Apple\'s share repurchases over the past 10 years is more than 494 of the 499 S&P 500 companies. Thanks to these buybacks, Berkshire Hathaway can simply sit back and grow its stake in Apple without lifting a finger.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBerkshire Hathaway\nCue the plot twist! The third stock Warren Buffett absolutely can\'t stop buying is shares of his own company, Berkshire Hathaway.\nPrior to July 2018, Warren Buffett and his trusted sidekick, executive vice chairman Charlie Munger, were only allowed to repurchase Berkshire stock if it fell to or below 120% of book value (i.e., no more than 20% above book value). For more than a half-decade leading up to July 2018, no buybacks were made because Berkshire Hathaway stock never fell to or below this required level.\nIn July 2018, the company\'s board passed new measures that gave its dynamic duo the freedom to buy back stock, so long as two criteria were met:\nThere must be at least $30 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and U.S. Treasuries on Berkshire Hathaway\'s balance sheet; and\nWarren Buffett and Charlie Munger must agree that Berkshire Hathaway stock is trading below its intrinsic value.\nWith these conditions met, Buffett and Munger have had a field day green-lighting Class A (BRK.A) and Class B (BRK.B) share repurchases. In less than 4 1/2 years, they\'ve overseen the repurchase of $66 billion in Berkshire stock.\nThe most obvious benefit of share repurchase activity for companies with steady or growing net income is that it can provide a positive lift to earnings per share. Over time, this can make a publicly traded company that much more attractive.\nBut make no mistake, buying $66 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock is also Buffett\'s way of betting on himself and demonstrating to his shareholders that he has complete faith in the company\'s investment portfolio and roughly five dozen owned businesses. Since most of Berkshire\'s owned and invested assets are cyclical businesses, they\'re poised to grow in lockstep with the U.S. and global economy over the long run.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSean Williams has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple A second stock Warren Buffett can't stop buying for his company's investment portfolio is tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Riding Buffett's coattails has been a moneymaking proposition for decades -- and it's made all the easier thanks to Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which allow investors a quarterly under-the-hood look at what he and his team have been buying and selling. The company's newfound focus on subscription services will further enhance customer loyalty, boost operating margins, and help minimize revenue fluctuations common when Apple undergoes product replacement cycles with the iPhone.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple A second stock Warren Buffett can't stop buying for his company's investment portfolio is tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett buys or sells stock, everyday and professional investors alike pay close attention. Occidental Petroleum The first stock the Oracle of Omaha and his investment team simply can't stop buying is oil stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY).", 'news_article_title': "3 Stocks Warren Buffett Can't Stop Buying", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple A second stock Warren Buffett can't stop buying for his company's investment portfolio is tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Occidental Petroleum The first stock the Oracle of Omaha and his investment team simply can't stop buying is oil stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY).", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple A second stock Warren Buffett can't stop buying for his company's investment portfolio is tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The third stock Warren Buffett absolutely can't stop buying is shares of his own company, Berkshire Hathaway. In July 2018, the company's board passed new measures that gave its dynamic duo the freedom to buy back stock, so long as two criteria were met: There must be at least $30 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and U.S. Treasuries on Berkshire Hathaway's balance sheet; and Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger must agree that Berkshire Hathaway stock is trading below its intrinsic value."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/unusual-options-activity-in-tesla-nvidia-and-5-other-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Many investors brush off unusual options activity, but others like to “follow the flow.” When large investors — like hedge funds, for example — make big moves in the options world, it shows up in a very interesting way. We refer to this as “unusual options activity” and it serves as a way to see what the big investors are doing. \nLuckily there’s a leaderboard of options activity for both calls and puts and it helps us track all of the outsized volume. \nFintel's aslo got a leaderboard for ETFs, too. \nWith that in mind, let’s look at the stocks that stuck out the most on the call side and the put side this past week. \nTesla (TSLA)\nIn the options world, it’s always a busy week for Tesla (US:TSLA) and last week is no different, particularly on March 9 when the electric vehicle-maker's stock had a lot of heavy options flow. \nPerhaps most prominent were the deep-in-the-money June $400 puts. On their own, this would create a big short position in the stock without shorting the stock outright. It came as one trader bought more than $53 million worth of premium in these puts. However, it appears to be tied to the sale of $9.6 million worth of the June $366.67 puts and likely part of a more complex spread. \nSeparately, just 20 minutes before the close that day, someone sold $4.1 million worth of the in-the-money $230 puts expiring on the following day, March 10 — a bullish options trade. Lastly, there was another bullish put sale, this time in the January $400 puts as someone sold $11.3 million worth of premium. \nHome Depot (HD)\nLeading retail stocks on the options leaderboard this week, Home Depot (US:HD) had several notable trades stand out. \nOn March 8, one trader bought $10 million worth of the January $390 puts, while selling more than $11 million worth of the January $380 puts. This was a complex spread, as the same trader or firm also sold $3.59 million worth of the $350 puts expiring in June. \nThat same day, there were huge put sellers in the March expiration. That includes $5 million worth of the $345 put, $11.7 million worth of the $340 put, $15 million worth of the $325 puts, $32 million worth of the $320 puts, $8 million worth of the $330 puts and finally, $5.3 million worth of the $325 puts. \nIn all, that totaled more than $77 million worth of in-the-money premium, with shares trading near $290 at the time of the trade. \nPayPal (PYPL)\nComing in at No. 3 on the options flow leaderboard was PayPal (US:PYPL). Again, this flow stood out as bullish put sales. \nThat’s after someone sold $9.8 million worth of the January $160 puts on March 7, while shares were trading near $75. In other words, these were deep-in-the-money. However, a day later more sales showed up. That’s as someone (likely the same trader) sold another $11.7 million worth of the same puts, then another $13.4 million. \nOne more trade stood out, as another trader sold $11.9 million worth of the September $130 puts. \nApple (AAPL)\nIt wouldn’t be a normal week if there wasn’t some notable flow in Apple (US:AAPL). \nOn March 9, one firm or trader sold $11.8 million worth of the at-the-money June $150 puts when shares were trading near $154. \nThe day before, someone scooped up $1.85 million worth of the May out-of-the-money $145 puts, likely indicating an outright bearish position. \nLastly, one more bearish trade stood out from March 7. That’s as one trader sold $10.2 million worth of the March 24th $150 calls. At the time, these calls were slightly in-the-money and it appears the trader is banking on a pullback in the stock. \nDisney (DIS)\nI’m surprised Disney (US:DIS) was not at the top of this week’s options flow leaderboard given a few of the trades. The biggest one that sticks out? \nThe $51.1 million that was collected by one firm after selling the deep-in-the-money January $270 puts, while shares were trading near $99. This is a massive position. It’s not atypical to see seven-figure options trades from institutions. Eight-figure trades occasionally pass the trade desks on the indices or the bigger stocks. \nBut a trade in excess of $50 million? That is truly behemoth — but it’s not the only action we saw in this particular strike. \nAnother $51 million hit the tape at the same time, while the same firm bought $45.1 million of the January $260 puts and $42.7 million of the $160 puts. \nA day later, more action could be seen in these strikes, albeit, with smaller size. It’s certainly part of a more complex spread given the size and the strike locations. \nGoldman Sachs (GS)\nIt’s been an interesting week for the banks, so this trader may not be all that happy with their position in Goldman Sachs (US:GS). \nOn March 8, one trader sold $11.4 million worth of the March 17 $390 puts and $3.55 million worth of the March 17 $380 puts. Unless they had another position in which to spread these options, it appears to be a bullish in-the-money put sale. \nThese puts were also pretty active a week ago, but in that instance, it was someone getting long these puts (in other words, a bearish bet). From the data though, we can tell that the recent selling action in the $390 puts were sold to open. In other words, it was not the buyer from the previous week getting out. \nNvidia (NVDA)\nNvidia (US:NVDA) has been one of the top-performing large cap stocks so far in 2023, roaring ahead to boast massive gains. Through March 9, shares were up 60% year to date. \nHowever, that day, several bearish trades really stood out. \nThose include a $2.4 million purchase of the at-the-money September $240 puts and a $2.8 million sale of the March 31st $235 calls (which were slightly in-the-money). \nA day earlier, one trader bought $1.1 million worth of the March 17 $230 puts, and on March 7, someone bought $1.6 million worth of the April $240 puts.\nOf course, that’s not to say there hasn’t been some bullish options activity as well. Most notably, one firm scooped up $1.1 million of the April $250 calls — a relatively short-term bet for a further rally in the stock — while someone dropped $7.7 million in premium for the June 2025 deep-in-the-money $120 calls, which expire in more than two years!\n This story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) It wouldn’t be a normal week if there wasn’t some notable flow in Apple (US:AAPL). Luckily there’s a leaderboard of options activity for both calls and puts and it helps us track all of the outsized volume. However, it appears to be tied to the sale of $9.6 million worth of the June $366.67 puts and likely part of a more complex spread.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) It wouldn’t be a normal week if there wasn’t some notable flow in Apple (US:AAPL). Separately, just 20 minutes before the close that day, someone sold $4.1 million worth of the in-the-money $230 puts expiring on the following day, March 10 — a bullish options trade. That includes $5 million worth of the $345 put, $11.7 million worth of the $340 put, $15 million worth of the $325 puts, $32 million worth of the $320 puts, $8 million worth of the $330 puts and finally, $5.3 million worth of the $325 puts.', 'news_article_title': 'Unusual Options Activity in Tesla, Nvidia and 5 Other Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) It wouldn’t be a normal week if there wasn’t some notable flow in Apple (US:AAPL). 3 on the options flow leaderboard was PayPal (US:PYPL). That’s after someone sold $9.8 million worth of the January $160 puts on March 7, while shares were trading near $75.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) It wouldn’t be a normal week if there wasn’t some notable flow in Apple (US:AAPL). That includes $5 million worth of the $345 put, $11.7 million worth of the $340 put, $15 million worth of the $325 puts, $32 million worth of the $320 puts, $8 million worth of the $330 puts and finally, $5.3 million worth of the $325 puts. On March 8, one trader sold $11.4 million worth of the March 17 $390 puts and $3.55 million worth of the March 17 $380 puts.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-svb-collapse-a-sign-of-pain-coming-from-end-of-easy-cash-era', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Repeats item that first ran on Friday\nLONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - The easy-cash era is over and its impact is only just starting to felt by world markets yet to see the end of the sharpest interest rate hiking cycle in decades.\nRisks were brought to a fore this week as U.S. tech specialist Silicon Valley Bank was shut by California banking regulators on Friday, sparking a rout in bank stocks. SVB was seeking funds to offset a hit on a $21 billion bond portfolio, a result of surging rates, as customers withdrew deposits.\nCentral banks meanwhile are shrinking their balance sheets by offloading bond holdings as part of their fight against hot inflation.\nWe look at some potential pressure points.\n1/ BANKS\nBank have shot up the worry list as the SVB rout hit bank stocks globally on contagion fears. European banks slid on Friday after JPMorgan JPM.N and BofA BAC.N shares fell over 5% on Thursday.\nSVB\'s troubles stemmed from deposit outflows as clients in the tech and healthcare sectors struggled to raise cash elsewhere, raising questions over whether other banks would have to cover deposit outflows with loss-making bond sales too.\nIn February, U.S. regulators said U.S. banks had unrealised losses of more than $620 billion on securities, underscoring the hit from rising interest rates.\nGermany\'s Commerzbank issued a rare statement playing down any threat from SVB.\nFor now, analysts saw SVB\'s issues as idiosyncratic and took comfort from safer business models at larger banks. BofA noted European banks\' bond holdings have not grown since 2015.\n"Normally speaking, banks would not be taking big duration bets with deposits, but with such rapid rate rises it is clear why investors could be worried and are selling now and asking questions later," said Gary Kirk, partner at TwentyFour Asset Management.\n2/ DARLINGS NO MORE\nEven after a first-quarter surge in stock prices, higher rates have dampened the willingness to take punts on early-stage or speculative businesses, especially as established tech firms have issued profit warnings and cut jobs.\nTech firms are reversing pandemic-era exuberance, cutting jobs after years of hiring sprees. Google owner Alphabet plans to axe about 12,000 workers; Microsoft, Amazon and Meta are together firing almost 40,000.\n"Despite being a rate sensitive investment, NASDAQ has not responded to the implications of interest rates. If rates continue to rise in 2023, we may see a significant sell-off," said Bruno Schneller, a managing director at INVICO Asset Management.\n3/ DEFAULT RISKS\nThe risk premium on corporate debt has fallen since the start of the year and signals little risk, but corporate defaults are rising.\nS&P Global said Europe had the second-highest default count last year since 2009.\nIt expects U.S. and European default rates to reach 3.75% and 3.25%, respectively, in September 2023 versus 1.6% and 1.4% a year before, with pessimistic forecasts of 6.0% and 5.5% not "out of the question."\nAnd with defaults rising, the focus is on the less visible private debt markets, which have ballooned to $1.4 trillion from $250 billion in 2010.\nIn a low rate world, the largely floating-rate nature of the financing appealed to investors, who can reap returns up to the low double digits, but now that means ballooning interest costs as central banks hike rates.\n4/CRYPTO WINTER\nBitcoin staged a recovery at the start of the year but was languishing at two-month lows on Friday BTC=BTSP.\nCaution remains. After all, rising borrowing costs roiled crypto markets in 2022, with Bitcoin prices plunging 64%.\nThe collapse of various dominant crypto companies, most notably FTX, left investors shouldering large losses and prompted calls for more regulation.\nShares of crypto-related companies fell on March 9, after Silvergate Capital Corp SI.N, one of the biggest banks in the cryptocurrency industry announced it would wind down operations and sparked a crisis of confidence in the industry.\n5/FOR SALE\nReal estate markets started cracking last year and house prices will fall further this year.\nFund managers surveyed by BofA see China\'s troubled real estate sector as the second most likely source of a credit event.\nEuropean real estate reported distress levels not seen since 2012 by November, law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges found.\nHow the sector funds itself is key. Officials warn European banks risk significant profit hits from sliding house prices, which is making them less likely to lend to the sector.\nReal estate investment management firm AEW estimates the sector in UK, France and Germany could face a 51 billion euro debt funding gap through 2025.\nAsset managers Brookfield and Blackstone recently defaulted on some debt tied to real estate as interest rate hikes and falling demand for offices in particular hit property values.\n"The reality that some of the values out there aren\'t right and perhaps need to be marked down is something that everyone\'s focused on," said Brett Lewthwaite, global head of fixed income at Macquarie Asset Management.\n($1 = 0.9192 euros)\nBig tech\'s earnings growth put to the testhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3Rb7gbm\nCorporate default rate may double in 2023https://tmsnrt.rs/3JudelY\nDistress in Europe\'s real estate sector riseshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3j7ru9z\nPain in crypto landhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3JrguyK\nTech layoffs announced in the last four monthshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3T6UID4\nU.S. banking sell-off U.S. banking sell-offhttps://tmsnrt.rs/41YxaEq\n(Reporting by Yoruk Bahceli, Chiara Elisei, Nell Mackenzie, Dhara Ranasinghe, Naomi Rovnick, Elizabeth Howcroft; Graphics by Kripa Jayaram and Vincent Flasseur; Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe and Toby Chopra)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Repeats item that first ran on Friday LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - The easy-cash era is over and its impact is only just starting to felt by world markets yet to see the end of the sharpest interest rate hiking cycle in decades. "Normally speaking, banks would not be taking big duration bets with deposits, but with such rapid rate rises it is clear why investors could be worried and are selling now and asking questions later," said Gary Kirk, partner at TwentyFour Asset Management. ($1 = 0.9192 euros) Big tech\'s earnings growth put to the testhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3Rb7gbm Corporate default rate may double in 2023https://tmsnrt.rs/3JudelY Distress in Europe\'s real estate sector riseshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3j7ru9z Pain in crypto landhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3JrguyK Tech layoffs announced in the last four monthshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3T6UID4 U.S. banking sell-off U.S. banking sell-offhttps://tmsnrt.rs/41YxaEq (Reporting by Yoruk Bahceli, Chiara Elisei, Nell Mackenzie, Dhara Ranasinghe, Naomi Rovnick, Elizabeth Howcroft; Graphics by Kripa Jayaram and Vincent Flasseur; Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe and Toby Chopra) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': "In a low rate world, the largely floating-rate nature of the financing appealed to investors, who can reap returns up to the low double digits, but now that means ballooning interest costs as central banks hike rates. Officials warn European banks risk significant profit hits from sliding house prices, which is making them less likely to lend to the sector. ($1 = 0.9192 euros) Big tech's earnings growth put to the testhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3Rb7gbm Corporate default rate may double in 2023https://tmsnrt.rs/3JudelY Distress in Europe's real estate sector riseshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3j7ru9z Pain in crypto landhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3JrguyK Tech layoffs announced in the last four monthshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3T6UID4 U.S. banking sell-off U.S. banking sell-offhttps://tmsnrt.rs/41YxaEq (Reporting by Yoruk Bahceli, Chiara Elisei, Nell Mackenzie, Dhara Ranasinghe, Naomi Rovnick, Elizabeth Howcroft; Graphics by Kripa Jayaram and Vincent Flasseur; Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe and Toby Chopra) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'GRAPHIC-SVB collapse a sign of pain coming from end of easy-cash era', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In February, U.S. regulators said U.S. banks had unrealised losses of more than $620 billion on securities, underscoring the hit from rising interest rates. Real estate markets started cracking last year and house prices will fall further this year. Real estate investment management firm AEW estimates the sector in UK, France and Germany could face a 51 billion euro debt funding gap through 2025.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Risks were brought to a fore this week as U.S. tech specialist Silicon Valley Bank was shut by California banking regulators on Friday, sparking a rout in bank stocks. In a low rate world, the largely floating-rate nature of the financing appealed to investors, who can reap returns up to the low double digits, but now that means ballooning interest costs as central banks hike rates. ($1 = 0.9192 euros) Big tech's earnings growth put to the testhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3Rb7gbm Corporate default rate may double in 2023https://tmsnrt.rs/3JudelY Distress in Europe's real estate sector riseshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3j7ru9z Pain in crypto landhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3JrguyK Tech layoffs announced in the last four monthshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3T6UID4 U.S. banking sell-off U.S. banking sell-offhttps://tmsnrt.rs/41YxaEq (Reporting by Yoruk Bahceli, Chiara Elisei, Nell Mackenzie, Dhara Ranasinghe, Naomi Rovnick, Elizabeth Howcroft; Graphics by Kripa Jayaram and Vincent Flasseur; Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe and Toby Chopra) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. 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The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-gains-as-inflation-data-bolsters-bets-of-smaller-rate-hike', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar\nMarch 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes climbed on Tuesday after consumer prices in the world\'s largest economy rose in line with expectations, bolstering bets of a smaller interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve at its next meeting.\nData showed that U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in February versus 0.5% a month ago. On a yearly basis, it rose 6.0% last month, compared with 6.4% in the previous month.\nExcluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI increased 0.5% after rising 0.4% in January. In the 12 months through February, the so-called core CPI gained 5.5% after advancing 5.6% in January.\nTraders held on to bets of a 25-basis-point rate hike at the Fed\'s next meeting in March, with odds of a pause in hikes slipping a bit to 17%. FEDWATCH\nStocks have been hammered in the past few days following the collapse of SVB Financial Group SIVB.O and peer Signature Bank SBNY.O and on fears of risks to other banks from sharp interest rate hikes by the Fed.\nInvestors are hoping that the threat of a financial crisis will force the U.S central bank to ease up on monetary tightening.\n"In light of the weekend\'s events, I don\'t think it could have been a more perfect number. It\'s showing that inflation is trending the way that the Fed has kind of expected and wanted," said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer, Bokeh Capital Partners, Pittsburgh.\n"The Fed\'s not going to be super aggressive and hurt banks more by raising interest rates."\nRegional bank stocks rebounded after suffering double-digit losses over the past few days, with the KBW Regional Banking index .KRX up 7.7%.\nFirst Republic Bank FRC.N jumped 52.7% before trading in its shares was halted for volatility. Shares of peer Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N were also halted.\nThe S&P 500 banking index .SPXBK rose 3.9% after recording its biggest one-day percentage drop since June 2020 in the previous session.\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O rose 5.8% after the Facebook-parent said it would cut 10,000 jobs in a second round of mass layoffs.\nOther major Big Tech and growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 1% and 4% in early trade.\nAt 9:38 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 305.98 points, or 0.96%, at 32,125.12, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 57.28 points, or 1.49%, at 3,913.04, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 193.90 points, or 1.73%, at 11,382.74.\nShares of ride-hailing companies Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N and Lyft Inc LYFT.O rose 7% and 8.6% respectively, after a California state court revived a ballot measure allowing app-based services to treat drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.\nUnited Airlines Holdings Inc UAL.O fell 6.2% after the U.S. carrier on Monday forecast an unexpected loss in the current quarter.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 7.92-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 4.87-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded no new 52-week highs and no new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 9 new highs and 36 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; additional reporting by Shashwat Chauhan, Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Uttaresh Venkateshwaran)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Other major Big Tech and growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 1% and 4% in early trade. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes climbed on Tuesday after consumer prices in the world\'s largest economy rose in line with expectations, bolstering bets of a smaller interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve at its next meeting. It\'s showing that inflation is trending the way that the Fed has kind of expected and wanted," said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer, Bokeh Capital Partners, Pittsburgh.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Other major Big Tech and growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 1% and 4% in early trade. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes climbed on Tuesday after consumer prices in the world's largest economy rose in line with expectations, bolstering bets of a smaller interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve at its next meeting. Data showed that U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in February versus 0.5% a month ago.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St gains as inflation data bolsters bets of smaller rate hike', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Other major Big Tech and growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 1% and 4% in early trade. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes climbed on Tuesday after consumer prices in the world's largest economy rose in line with expectations, bolstering bets of a smaller interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve at its next meeting. FEDWATCH Stocks have been hammered in the past few days following the collapse of SVB Financial Group SIVB.O and peer Signature Bank SBNY.O and on fears of risks to other banks from sharp interest rate hikes by the Fed.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Other major Big Tech and growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 1% and 4% in early trade. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes climbed on Tuesday after consumer prices in the world's largest economy rose in line with expectations, bolstering bets of a smaller interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve at its next meeting. FEDWATCH Stocks have been hammered in the past few days following the collapse of SVB Financial Group SIVB.O and peer Signature Bank SBNY.O and on fears of risks to other banks from sharp interest rate hikes by the Fed."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-10-best-stocks-to-buy-in-march-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Today, I share the 10 best stocks to buy in March 2023, which I believe have significant upside for long-term investors. I provide a blend of stocks, from hypergrowth stocks to mature growth stocks and dividend stocks.\n*Stock prices used were the morning prices of March 14, 2023. The video was published on March 14, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Snowflake\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Snowflake wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Eric Cuka has positions in Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Axcelis Technologies, Indie Semiconductor, Microsoft, Nvidia, SiTime, Snowflake, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, SiTime, Snowflake, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nEric Cuka is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Eric Cuka has positions in Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Axcelis Technologies, Indie Semiconductor, Microsoft, Nvidia, SiTime, Snowflake, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, SiTime, Snowflake, and Tesla.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Eric Cuka has positions in Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Axcelis Technologies, Indie Semiconductor, Microsoft, Nvidia, SiTime, Snowflake, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, SiTime, Snowflake, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'The 10 Best Stocks to Buy in March 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': "That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. Eric Cuka has positions in Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Axcelis Technologies, Indie Semiconductor, Microsoft, Nvidia, SiTime, Snowflake, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, SiTime, Snowflake, and Tesla.", 'news_textrank_summary': "I provide a blend of stocks, from hypergrowth stocks to mature growth stocks and dividend stocks. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-googl-to-boost-car-infotainment-reach-with-porsche', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Alphabet’s GOOGL Google continues to gain momentum in the car infotainment space and solid traction among the automakers on the back of its robust technology and user-friendly apps.\n\nThis is evident from the latest discussions between Google and Porsche. Reportedly, the latter is in talks to integrate the former’s software into the car cockpit.\n\nNotably, the deal would boost the adoption rate of Google Automotive Services.\n\nFurther, it would give Porsche’s customers access to Google apps like Google Maps and Google Assistant. Car owners won’t be required to connect their vehicles to their Android phones at all.\n\nHence, the user base of these apps is expected to expand if the underlined deal strikes.\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\n Alphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\n Other Noteworthy Deals\nApart from the latest talks with Porsche, Google has won remarkable deals from well-recognized car makers.\n\nGeneral Motors and Ford F have already incorporated Google software into their vehicles’ infotainment systems through Google Automotive Services. Moreover, Ford is set to roll out several cars with infotainment systems powered by Android this year.\n\nFurther, Volvo has integrated Google infotainment systems into its vehicles. Its cross-country models like XC60, S90, V90 and V90 feature built-in Android-powered infotainment systems.\nGrowth Prospects\nPer the latest report from Polaris Market Research, the in-vehicle infotainment market is expected to register a CAGR of 10.9% between 2022 and 2030.\n\nAccording to a report from Straits Research, the market is anticipated to hit $50.64 billion by 2031, registering a CAGR of 10.3% between 2023 and 2031.\n\nFurther, a Grand View Research report indicates that the global automotive infotainment system market is expected to witness a CAGR of 9.7% between 2023 and 2030.\n\nPer a report from Mordor Intelligence, this market is likely to reach $36.6 billion by 2028 with a CAGR of 6.8% between 2023 and 2028.\n\nGoogle’s winning deals with auto makers, along with its user-friendly Android operating system and robust vehicle infotainment software, position it well to capitalize on the abovementioned growth prospects.\nMoreover, its expanding footprint in this promising market is expected to aid its parent company, Alphabet, in winning investors’ confidence in the near term.\n\nNotably, GOOGL has lost 27.6% over a year against the industry’s loss of 26.9%.\n\nFurther, Google’s growing momentum among the auto makers is expected to boost its competitive edge against Apple AAPL, which is also leaving no stone unturned to bolster its presence in this booming market.\n\nNotably, Apple is gaining momentum on the back of its advanced software for vehicles, known as CarPlay, which has evolved from an infotainment system to an all-round in-car software solution.\n\nRecently, Volvo incorporated CarPlay into its new Android powered vehicles. This remains a positive.\nZacks Rank & a Stock to Consider\nCurrently, Alphabet carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nA better-ranked stock in the broader technology sector is Arista Networks ANET, which sports a Zacks Rank #1 at present.\n\nArista Networks shares have gained 27.4% in the past year. The long-term earnings growth rate for ANET is currently projected at 14.17%.\n Free Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks\nHydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals. This technology is on the verge of a massive breakthrough, one that could make hydrogen a major source of America's power. It could even totally revolutionize the EV industry.\nZacks has released a special report revealing the 4 stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains.\nDownload Cashing In on Cleaner Energy today, absolutely free.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nFord Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nArista Networks, Inc. (ANET) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Further, Google’s growing momentum among the auto makers is expected to boost its competitive edge against Apple AAPL, which is also leaving no stone unturned to bolster its presence in this booming market. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Google’s winning deals with auto makers, along with its user-friendly Android operating system and robust vehicle infotainment software, position it well to capitalize on the abovementioned growth prospects.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Further, Google’s growing momentum among the auto makers is expected to boost its competitive edge against Apple AAPL, which is also leaving no stone unturned to bolster its presence in this booming market. General Motors and Ford F have already incorporated Google software into their vehicles’ infotainment systems through Google Automotive Services.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet (GOOGL) to Boost Car Infotainment Reach With Porsche', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Further, Google’s growing momentum among the auto makers is expected to boost its competitive edge against Apple AAPL, which is also leaving no stone unturned to bolster its presence in this booming market. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Further, Volvo has integrated Google infotainment systems into its vehicles.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Further, Google’s growing momentum among the auto makers is expected to boost its competitive edge against Apple AAPL, which is also leaving no stone unturned to bolster its presence in this booming market. General Motors and Ford F have already incorporated Google software into their vehicles’ infotainment systems through Google Automotive Services.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-rallies-on-rebound-in-banks-small-rate-hike-bets', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar\nMarch 14 (Reuters) - Battered U.S. bank shares rebounded on Tuesday, driving Wall Street\'s main indexes higher, while a slight slowdown in consumer price growthprompted investors to price in a smaller rate hike by the Federal Reserve in March.\nData showedU.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in February from 0.5% in January as Americans faced persistently higher costs for rents and food. On a yearly basis, the CPI rose 6% in February, compared with 6.4% the previous month.\nExcluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI increased 0.5% after rising 0.4% in January. In the 12 months through February, the so-called core CPI gained 5.5% after advancing 5.6% in January.\nThe yield on the two-year Treasury notes, which best reflects interest rate expectations, rose to 4.3% after the data, with traders holding on to bets of a 25-basis-point rate hike in March.\nThe odds of a pause in rate hikes slipped to 17% for March. FEDWATCH\nStocks have been hammered in the past few days after the collapse of SVB Financial Group SIVB.O and peer Signature Bank SBNY.O sent shockwaves through the banking sector.\nInvestors are now hoping that the Fed will ease up on its aggressive monetary policy stance to prevent a liquidity crisis.\n"While CPI continues the trend lower for the eighth consecutive month now, it still is remarkably high by the Fed\'s standards," said Charles Hepworth, investment director, GAM Investments.\n"Therefore, continued hawkishness should still be warranted, or at least that\'s what the Fed will likely want to state."\nRegional bank stocks rebounded after suffering double-digit losses over the past few days, with the KBW Regional Banking index .KRX up 7.7%.\nFirst Republic Bank FRC.N jumped 49.5%, while shares of peer Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N were up 40.7%. Trading in shares of both banks was halted multiple times due to volatility.\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O rose 6.1% after the Facebook parent said it would cut 10,000 jobs in a second round of mass layoffs.\nOther major rate-sensitive growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 1% and 4%.\nAt 11:46 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 422.41 points, or 1.33%, at 32,241.55, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 75.20 points, or 1.95%, at 3,930.96, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 263.75 points, or 2.36%, at 11,452.59.\nShares of Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N and Lyft Inc LYFT.O rose 5.6% and 3% respectively, after a California state court revived a ballot measure allowing app-based services to treat drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.\nUnited Airlines Holdings Inc UAL.O fell 4.6% on a downbeat first-quarter forecast.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 6.05-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 3.52-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and five new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 18 new highs and 79 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; additional reporting by Shashwat Chauhan, Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Uttaresh Venkateshwaran and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Other major rate-sensitive growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 1% and 4%. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 14 (Reuters) - Battered U.S. bank shares rebounded on Tuesday, driving Wall Street's main indexes higher, while a slight slowdown in consumer price growthprompted investors to price in a smaller rate hike by the Federal Reserve in March. Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in February from 0.5% in January as Americans faced persistently higher costs for rents and food.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Other major rate-sensitive growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 1% and 4%. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 14 (Reuters) - Battered U.S. bank shares rebounded on Tuesday, driving Wall Street's main indexes higher, while a slight slowdown in consumer price growthprompted investors to price in a smaller rate hike by the Federal Reserve in March. Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in February from 0.5% in January as Americans faced persistently higher costs for rents and food.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St rallies on rebound in banks, small rate-hike bets', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Other major rate-sensitive growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 1% and 4%. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 14 (Reuters) - Battered U.S. bank shares rebounded on Tuesday, driving Wall Street's main indexes higher, while a slight slowdown in consumer price growthprompted investors to price in a smaller rate hike by the Federal Reserve in March. The yield on the two-year Treasury notes, which best reflects interest rate expectations, rose to 4.3% after the data, with traders holding on to bets of a 25-basis-point rate hike in March.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Other major rate-sensitive growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Tesla TSLA.O rose between 1% and 4%. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 14 (Reuters) - Battered U.S. bank shares rebounded on Tuesday, driving Wall Street's main indexes higher, while a slight slowdown in consumer price growthprompted investors to price in a smaller rate hike by the Federal Reserve in March. Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in February from 0.5% in January as Americans faced persistently higher costs for rents and food."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-that-warren-buffett-believes-are-the-future', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWarren Buffett, known as the “Oracle of Omaha,” is one of the most successful investors in the world. He has built his fortune through savvy investments in various industries, and his approach to investing has been emulated by many. Buffett is known for his long-term approach to investing, seeking out companies with substantial competitive advantages and stable, predictable earnings. Recently, he has expressed a particular interest in technology stocks, as he believes they are the future of many industries.\nIn this article, we will look at three stocks that Warren Buffett believes are poised for success in the years to come. These stocks have been carefully selected based on their potential for growth, competitive advantages, and ability to deliver consistent returns over the long term.\nWhether you’re a seasoned investor or just starting, these Warren Buffett stocks are worth considering for your portfolio.\nAAPL Apple $152.83\nCVX Chevron $161.51\nKO Coca-Cola $60.32\nWarren Buffett Stocks: Apple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nBerkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A, BRK-B) top stock holding is currently Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which it started acquiring in 2016. The stake, now valued at roughly $138 billion, represents about 41% of the total value of Berkshire’s stock portfolio.\nFurthermore, many investors may need to be aware that Buffett has a personal portfolio where the proportion of Apple stocks is even more significant. In a recent report, Berkshire Hathaway possesses a specialized investment services company through its General Reinsurance subsidiary. This business, called New England Asset Management, manages more than $6.3 billion in assets.\nOn Feb. 15, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. disclosed various adjustments to its stock portfolio in paperwork submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Given Buffett’s remarkably successful investment track record over the years, numerous investors closely track the company’s actions.\nIn more recent news, a bullish call from investment bank Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has led to renewed interest in Apple stock. The banking giant has predicted that the technology giant has over 30% growth potential and has set a $199 price target for Apple’s stock. As a result, numerous investors are keen to acquire shares in the iPhone manufacturer.\nAs always, Warren Buffet knows what he’s doing.\nChevron (CVX)\nSource: tishomir / Shutterstock.com\nChevron (NYSE:CVX) is among the leading oil majors, renowned for its impressive history of providing favorable returns to its shareholders. The company achieved unprecedented profits in the previous year, subsequently distributed among its shareholders.\nIn March, the company augmented its dividends by 6% to $1.50 and recently unveiled a new $75 billion share buyback program, which will commence in April. Given the favorable operating conditions, it’s reasonable to believe that this Dividend King will continue to benefit its shareholders and potentially even exceed expectations.\nChevron recently conducted its Investor Day, reaffirming its dedication to providing exceptional returns to its shareholders by utilizing its robust balance sheet, efficient capital allocation, and complete asset portfolio. Suppose Brent crude was to maintain an average price of $70 per barrel over the next five years. In that case, Chevron could pursue accelerated increases in its dividend and repurchase 25% of its outstanding shares.\nBy monitoring the portfolio of Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, it’s evident that he’s following his recommendations. The investment company has invested significantly in the energy and oil corporation Chevron. Although the firm had already made a substantial investment in Chevron (with a $4.5 billion stake in 2021), the stock currently represents its fourth-largest public holding, valued at $25.9 billion today.\nCoca-Cola (KO)\nSource: Fotazdymak / Shutterstock.com\nIn 1988, Warren Buffett acquired over $1 billion worth of shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), accounting for 6.2% of the company’s total shares. This investment also became the biggest holding in Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s portfolio then.\nAs of September 2022, Coca-Cola still represents one of the most significant holdings of Berkshire Hathaway, with the holding company possessing a stake of more than $25.4 billion, which corresponds to 9.2% of the company’s worth.\nBuffett is known for his ability to create wealth for himself and his investors. His strategy involves identifying the critical competitive advantages of a business that can be sustained for an extended period, investing in it, and holding on to the stock for years. Buffett’s famous quote, “The best time to buy is whenever you have money, and the best time to sell is never,” illustrates his long-term investment philosophy.\nCoca-Cola recently provided investors with positive news regarding its 2023 fiscal year. The company ended 2022 on a high note, with sales growth increasing and profitability remaining stable. This has given investors reason to feel optimistic about the future of the beverage giant.\nDue to its positive short-term outlook, Coca-Cola is expected to provide reasonable returns to its shareholders this year. Even though the company’s organic sales trend is predicted to slow down slightly from last year’s 16% increase, and it is still likely to be between 7% and 8%, higher than PepsiCo’s projection of a 6% increase.\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald owns shares in BRK-B, AAPL, and KO. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\nThe post 3 Stocks that Warren Buffett Believes Are the Future appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $152.83 CVX Chevron $161.51 KO Coca-Cola $60.32 Warren Buffett Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A, BRK-B) top stock holding is currently Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which it started acquiring in 2016. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald owns shares in BRK-B, AAPL, and KO. In more recent news, a bullish call from investment bank Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has led to renewed interest in Apple stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $152.83 CVX Chevron $161.51 KO Coca-Cola $60.32 Warren Buffett Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A, BRK-B) top stock holding is currently Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which it started acquiring in 2016. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald owns shares in BRK-B, AAPL, and KO. Although the firm had already made a substantial investment in Chevron (with a $4.5 billion stake in 2021), the stock currently represents its fourth-largest public holding, valued at $25.9 billion today.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks that Warren Buffett Believes Are the Future', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $152.83 CVX Chevron $161.51 KO Coca-Cola $60.32 Warren Buffett Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A, BRK-B) top stock holding is currently Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which it started acquiring in 2016. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald owns shares in BRK-B, AAPL, and KO. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or just starting, these Warren Buffett stocks are worth considering for your portfolio.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $152.83 CVX Chevron $161.51 KO Coca-Cola $60.32 Warren Buffett Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A, BRK-B) top stock holding is currently Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which it started acquiring in 2016. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald owns shares in BRK-B, AAPL, and KO. Coca-Cola (KO) Source: Fotazdymak / Shutterstock.com In 1988, Warren Buffett acquired over $1 billion worth of shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), accounting for 6.2% of the company’s total shares.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-rolls-out-shop-with-specialist-over-video-to-buy-iphone-lineup', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Apple, Inc. (AAPL) on Tuesday launched "Shop with a Specialist over Video," a new live shopping experience on apple.com for customers in the U.S. Shop with a Specialist over Video is available to customers in the U.S. from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. PT every day on apple.com/shop/buy-iphone.\nThe live shopping option connects customers with a retail team member via a safe and secure, one-way video shopping session to shop the iPhone lineup, including iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, available today in an all-new yellow color.\nWith this new service, customers can browse the latest models, explore new features, and learn about Apple Trade In offers, carrier deals, switching to iOS, and various financing options. During the session, an Apple team member will be on camera sharing their screen, but they will not be able to see the customer.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple, Inc. (AAPL) on Tuesday launched "Shop with a Specialist over Video," a new live shopping experience on apple.com for customers in the U.S. Shop with a Specialist over Video is available to customers in the U.S. from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. PT every day on apple.com/shop/buy-iphone. The live shopping option connects customers with a retail team member via a safe and secure, one-way video shopping session to shop the iPhone lineup, including iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, available today in an all-new yellow color. With this new service, customers can browse the latest models, explore new features, and learn about Apple Trade In offers, carrier deals, switching to iOS, and various financing options.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple, Inc. (AAPL) on Tuesday launched "Shop with a Specialist over Video," a new live shopping experience on apple.com for customers in the U.S. Shop with a Specialist over Video is available to customers in the U.S. from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. PT every day on apple.com/shop/buy-iphone. The live shopping option connects customers with a retail team member via a safe and secure, one-way video shopping session to shop the iPhone lineup, including iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, available today in an all-new yellow color. During the session, an Apple team member will be on camera sharing their screen, but they will not be able to see the customer.', 'news_article_title': "Apple Rolls Out 'Shop With Specialist Over Video' To Buy IPhone Lineup", 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple, Inc. (AAPL) on Tuesday launched "Shop with a Specialist over Video," a new live shopping experience on apple.com for customers in the U.S. Shop with a Specialist over Video is available to customers in the U.S. from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. PT every day on apple.com/shop/buy-iphone. The live shopping option connects customers with a retail team member via a safe and secure, one-way video shopping session to shop the iPhone lineup, including iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, available today in an all-new yellow color. With this new service, customers can browse the latest models, explore new features, and learn about Apple Trade In offers, carrier deals, switching to iOS, and various financing options.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple, Inc. (AAPL) on Tuesday launched "Shop with a Specialist over Video," a new live shopping experience on apple.com for customers in the U.S. Shop with a Specialist over Video is available to customers in the U.S. from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. PT every day on apple.com/shop/buy-iphone. The live shopping option connects customers with a retail team member via a safe and secure, one-way video shopping session to shop the iPhone lineup, including iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, available today in an all-new yellow color. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-mar-14-2023-%3A-ief-bg-shv-podd-aapl-goog-f-amzn-nrg-ko-tfc-bac', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -3.62 to 12,196.17. The total After hours volume is currently 129,569,075 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\niShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) is -0.08 at $97.50, with 16,927,895 shares traded. This represents a 5.43% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nBunge Limited (BG) is -0.57 at $104.05, with 12,113,675 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BG is in the "buy range".\n\niShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (SHV) is -0.0062 at $110.19, with 9,643,624 shares traded. This represents a .42% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nInsulet Corporation (PODD) is unchanged at $312.77, with 6,775,804 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.09. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PODD is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.01 at $152.60, with 2,719,586 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOG) is -0.07 at $94.18, with 2,479,572 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOG is in the "buy range".\n\nFord Motor Company (F) is -0.03 at $11.90, with 2,431,634 shares traded. F\'s current last sale is 85% of the target price of $14.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.14 at $94.74, with 2,423,402 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nNRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) is unchanged at $31.58, with 2,389,464 shares traded. NRG\'s current last sale is 77.02% of the target price of $41.\n\nCoca-Cola Company (The) (KO) is unchanged at $60.03, with 2,261,049 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 6 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.64. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KO is in the "buy range".\n\nTruist Financial Corporation (TFC) is +0.19 at $32.07, with 1,732,006 shares traded. TFC\'s current last sale is 61.09% of the target price of $52.5.\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is -0.03 at $28.73, with 1,566,096 shares traded. BAC\'s current last sale is 75.61% of the target price of $38.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.01 at $152.60, with 2,719,586 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) is -0.08 at $97.50, with 16,927,895 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.01 at $152.60, with 2,719,586 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BG is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Mar 14, 2023 : IEF, BG, SHV, PODD, AAPL, GOOG, F, AMZN, NRG, KO, TFC, BAC', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.01 at $152.60, with 2,719,586 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -3.62 to 12,196.17.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.01 at $152.60, with 2,719,586 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 129,569,075 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-best-software-stocks-to-buy-in-2023-and-beyond-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "So far, 2023 has been an exceptional year for those investing in software stocks. Most companies operating in the technology sector have seen their valuations surge, as investor confidence returns to higher-growth segments of the market.\nOf course, whether this trend continues for the remainder of the year, or if a sell-off awaits, remains the key question on the minds of most investors.\nIndeed, many of the same headwinds that persisted last year haven't gone away. The Federal Reserve is still raising interest rates, putting a damper on the valuations of longer-duration assets. The yield curve remains severely inverted, signaling a potential recession could be on the horizon. And corporations everywhere are cutting costs, which doesn't bode well for many of the top enterprise-oriented software companies out there.\nThat said, there are a few software stocks I think are worth considering amid this indecisive price action in markets. Here are my top two picks for long-term investors to consider right now.\nConstellation Software\nConstellation Software (OTC: CNSWF) may not be on most investors' radar screens. This Canadian software company trades over the counter, and is therefore covered mainly by analysts from lesser-known Canadian banks.\nHowever, Constellation Software is a $35 billion market cap software conglomerate I think is worth diving into. This company's focus over many years has been to acquire, develop, and manage vertical market software businesses. Constellation's industry-specific software solutions provide mission-critical services to public and private sector markets in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., and Europe.\nEstablished in 1995, Constellation Software has become the go-to for businesses looking for reliable, innovative, and specialized software solutions. With its comprehensive offerings, it strives to stay ahead of the competition and maintain its status as a leader in its industry.\nThe four most recent analyst reports on Constellation Software are unanimous -- this company is a buy. The average price target on this stock suggests 25% upside over the next year.\nMuch of that bullish view comes from a number of acquisitions early this year, including Wide Orbit, which will be merged with one of the company's core divisions. Various spinoffs and other value-creating activities are also in the works, with Constellation remaining one of the best companies of its peer group in terms of aggregating software companies into its conglomerate model while spinning others out.\nIf Constellation is able to continue to improve the return on invested capital of its acquisitions over time, this is a growth-via-acquisition play in the software sector that should continue to provide impressive compounding over the long term. (One look at Constellation's long-term historical stock chart says it all.)\nMicrosoft\nPerhaps the world's best-known software stock, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) remains a top pick of many long-term investors.\nThis mega-cap tech giant is among the most consistent growth stocks among its similarly sized peers. Compared to rival Apple, Microsoft's average revenue and earnings-per-share growth over the past five years (15.6% and 36.5%, respectively) are much more attractive. This is partly reflected in the company's slightly higher multiple, though I think the quality of Microsoft's earnings may be undervalued by the market right now.\nMicrosoft's core software business provides much steadier cash flows than many of its mega-cap tech peers, such as Apple. Whereas Apple's business is mainly focused on selling high-end discretionary consumer goods (along with high-margin services), Microsoft's essential monopoly on critical software spanning the enterprise and retail markets provides extremely steady cash-flow growth over time.\nAdditionally, Microsoft's 23%global marketshare in cloud computing is noteworthy. For those bullish on the future of the cloud, Azure is proving to be a formidable force, gaining 2 percentage points of market share over the past quarter, relative to rival Amazon, which leads the pack.\nThe company's recent results have been less than stellar, with Microsoft posting revenue growth of only 2% in its December quarter and providing a forecast that didn't impress investors. However, over the long term, the company is certainly moving in the right direction with respect to its core cloud business, with its cash flows anchored by its rock-solid software business.\nThat's not even touching on what most investors are fawning over when it comes to Microsoft right now: its massive investment in ChatGPT. The company's recent $10 billion investment in ChatGPT has spurred a flurry of interest in this stock, given the initial uptake from users in recent months. Notably, Microsoft has been moving quickly on integrating this technology into its suite, announcing just last week that its Azure OpenAI Service will provide ChatGPT functionality for corporate clients.\nSoftware can be an exciting area to invest in\nBoth Constellation Software and Microsoft are solid long-term investments for those looking to diversify their portfolios in the software industry. These businesses are well-run, historically profitable behemoths in their respective niches. For growth investors with a long-term investing time horizon, there are few better options to consider in these current market conditions, in my view.\nSexier areas of technology will aways exist. Software in and of itself isn't an intriguing place many investors may spend a tremendous amount of time looking at. That said, for those looking for cash-flow stability and balance sheet strength, these two companies are worth diving into right now.\n10 stocks we like better than Constellation Software\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Constellation Software wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Chris MacDonald has positions in Amazon.com and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Constellation Software, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Whereas Apple's business is mainly focused on selling high-end discretionary consumer goods (along with high-margin services), Microsoft's essential monopoly on critical software spanning the enterprise and retail markets provides extremely steady cash-flow growth over time. For those bullish on the future of the cloud, Azure is proving to be a formidable force, gaining 2 percentage points of market share over the past quarter, relative to rival Amazon, which leads the pack. Notably, Microsoft has been moving quickly on integrating this technology into its suite, announcing just last week that its Azure OpenAI Service will provide ChatGPT functionality for corporate clients.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Microsoft Perhaps the world's best-known software stock, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) remains a top pick of many long-term investors. Microsoft's core software business provides much steadier cash flows than many of its mega-cap tech peers, such as Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': '2 Best Software Stocks to Buy in 2023 and Beyond', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'If Constellation is able to continue to improve the return on invested capital of its acquisitions over time, this is a growth-via-acquisition play in the software sector that should continue to provide impressive compounding over the long term. For growth investors with a long-term investing time horizon, there are few better options to consider in these current market conditions, in my view. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Constellation Software, and Microsoft.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Constellation Software Constellation Software (OTC: CNSWF) may not be on most investors' radar screens. Microsoft Perhaps the world's best-known software stock, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) remains a top pick of many long-term investors. Software can be an exciting area to invest in Both Constellation Software and Microsoft are solid long-term investments for those looking to diversify their portfolios in the software industry."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-reasons-to-be-long-tech-unexpected', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech’s Bumpy Ride\nTech-focused investors have experienced a tumultuous few years. First, the Covid-19 pandemic forced the global economy to come to a standstill and crashed high-flying tech stocks such as Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, and Meta Platforms META. Post-pandemic, investors such as Cathy Wood, who runs the Ark Innovation ETF ARKK, benefitted from tech growth being “brought forward” as companies adapted to the remote-centric economy. For example, popular video-conferencing company Zoom ZM saw shares catapult from $60 to $600.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFast forward to 2022, and tech stocks faced their next hurdle – pricey valuations coupled with the highest inflation rate in four decades. The toxic combination led to devasting returns of more than 30% in the Nasdaq 100 ETF QQQ and drawdowns of more than 90% in several individual equities. \nWhat’s Next for Tech Stocks?\nTo look to the future, looking back at the past can often be helpful. Despite the many obstacles in U.S. equity markets over the past decade, tech returns have been phenomenal. For example, even with the tech debacle of 2022, the Nasdaq 100 ETF gained 321% over the past ten years.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThrough scare after scare and multiple black swan events, tech stocks continue to climb the proverbial “wall of worry”. Now, the space is experiencing yet another potential hurdle to climb over – the regional banking debacle that was sparked by the Silicon Valley Bank’s SIVB collapse. Today, I will provide 5 reasons why tech investors should look past the banking uncertainty and warm up to tech stocks.\n1. Price & Volume is “Truth”: Investors should defer to the price and volume action over frightening headlines when in doubt. Why? Price and volume represent actual bets made by investors, while headlines represent rhetoric. Thus far in March, QQQ is only down ~1%, while the Russell 2000 Index ETF IWM is down nearly eight times as much. In other words, the market shows that the tech sector may not suffer the impact that the small cap space is currently experiencing. The QQQ is also finding support at its 200-week moving average – an area that marked major bottoms the past four visits.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\n2. Fed Pivot Potential: A rising interest rate environment has been disastrous for tech stocks. The recent banking crisis may actually benefit tech stocks by providing liquidity through a relief in rate hikes. Fed fund futures now suggest that there is a slightly higher chance of no hike than a hike during the next Fed decision meeting.\n3. Larger Tech to Suffer Less Impact: While, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank spells trouble for start-ups, larger, cash rich companies such as Apple AAPL should suffer less of an impact.\n4. Money Flow Out of Small Caps: Since regional banks and small caps are experiencing a large outflow of funds, institutional investors may look to reallocate capital to the tech sector.\n5. Valuations Shrunk: Falling stock prices has led to attractive valuations in big tech stocks such as Amazon. Amazon’s price-to-sales ratio is at its lowest level since 2010.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nFor the above reasons, tech stocks may be set for an unexpectedly strong 2023. The price action, shrinking valuations, and influx of liquidity point to large potential gains ahead. Investors should focus on large tech stocks such as Apple in the months ahead.\nFree Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks\nHydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals. This technology is on the verge of a massive breakthrough, one that could make hydrogen a major source of America's power. It could even totally revolutionize the EV industry.\nZacks has released a special report revealing the 4 stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains.\nDownload Cashing In on Cleaner Energy today, absolutely free.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nSVB Financial Group (SIVB) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports\nZoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Larger Tech to Suffer Less Impact: While, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank spells trouble for start-ups, larger, cash rich companies such as Apple AAPL should suffer less of an impact. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SVB Financial Group (SIVB) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Post-pandemic, investors such as Cathy Wood, who runs the Ark Innovation ETF ARKK, benefitted from tech growth being “brought forward” as companies adapted to the remote-centric economy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SVB Financial Group (SIVB) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Larger Tech to Suffer Less Impact: While, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank spells trouble for start-ups, larger, cash rich companies such as Apple AAPL should suffer less of an impact. First, the Covid-19 pandemic forced the global economy to come to a standstill and crashed high-flying tech stocks such as Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, and Meta Platforms META.', 'news_article_title': '5 Reasons to Be Long Tech (Unexpected)', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Larger Tech to Suffer Less Impact: While, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank spells trouble for start-ups, larger, cash rich companies such as Apple AAPL should suffer less of an impact. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SVB Financial Group (SIVB) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. What’s Next for Tech Stocks?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SVB Financial Group (SIVB) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Larger Tech to Suffer Less Impact: While, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank spells trouble for start-ups, larger, cash rich companies such as Apple AAPL should suffer less of an impact. Today, I will provide 5 reasons why tech investors should look past the banking uncertainty and warm up to tech stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/diversify-your-income-with-these-2-high-yielding-dividend-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Diversification is a term widely used when it comes to investing in the stock market. It means spreading your investment across different sectors and industries to minimize volatility's impact. While one segment may take a hit, another one may improve or take less of a hit. In a nutshell, don't put all of your eggs into one basket.\nFor high-yield dividend investors, it means balancing risk with reward and spreading the investment through different risk levels.\nHi-yield investing can be more volatile since the risk is proportionate to the reward. Higher yields call for more volatility in exchange. Investing in dividend exchange-traded-fund (ETFs) spreads the risk among different holdings within the ETF. Although the theme may be similar, the investments are in different stocks.\nA high-yielding dividend ETF takes it one step further by upping the risk, so it may take another high-yielding dividend ETF with a different theme to balance it. With that in mind, here are two high-yield dividend ETFs to consider.\nGlobal X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ: QYLD)\nQYLD has a 13.04% annual dividend yield and pays monthly dividends. The name says it all. This ETF invests in the NASDAQ 100 stocks and sells covered call options on each stock. The beauty of this strategy (if done correctly) is that Nasdaq 100 technology stocks have more volatility and therefore command higher options premiums. While the sound of investing in the NASDAQ 100 in any shape or form sounds risky considering its nasty bear market plunge in 2022, this ETF mitigates a big chunk of the risk with the covered call strategy.\nOutperforming in a Bear Market\nAlong with the dividend income, it also has the potential for principal appreciation since the NASDAQ comprises mainly technology stocks. Technology stocks tend to suffer the most from rising interest rates. That's where the dividend income helps to hedge some of the pain with the falling NASDAQ 100.\nThis was illustrated in 2022 when QLYD outperformed the Nasdaq 100 (NASDAQ: QQQ) ETF by 20%. Granted, you still would have been in the red, but much less when factoring in the dividend payouts. For 2022, the QQQ fell (32.58%), and only QYLD fell (19%). However, QLYD paid out $2.19 in total dividends in 2022. When you add back in the total dividends paid out in 2022, that raises the closing price from $15.59 to $17.78, bringing the total QLYD performance down to just (1.55%).\nUpside Potential and Monthly Income\nThis high-yield ETF provides income, appreciation, and an overall volatility hedge for the NASDAQ market. As interest rates eventually fall, the NASDAQ tends to bounce more robustly as money as investors take a risk-on stance favoring growth. This provides upside for the ETF as major NASDAQ 100 components like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) set to rebound.\nAs for 2023, the QQQ is up 9% YTD versus the QLYD up 2.52%, but don't forget the QQQ is still clawing back losses from being down (-19%) in 2022, whereas QLYD with dividends included is net positive 1% since the start the 2022 bear market. Pullback support levels are $15.93, $15.49 MSL trigger, $14.86, and $14.26.\nJPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (NYSEARCA: JEPI)\nIt sounds like an oxymoron, but it's a more conservative high-yield dividend ETF with an underweight position in technology stocks. JEPI has a 12.2% annual yield and pays out dividends monthly. This ETF also incorporates s a covered call strategy but with investments in much lower volatility dividend-paying stocks and relatively conservative real estate investment trusts (REITs). The majority of its investments are in low beta names like insurance giant Progressive Corp. (NYSE: PGR), pharmaceutical giant AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV), and candle giant The Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY). It also has holdings in convertible bonds and energy stocks. It can buffer some of the volatility in a high beta technology portfolio. Pullback support levels are at $50.34 weekly MSL trigger, $49.08, $48.13, and $47.57 swing low.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This provides upside for the ETF as major NASDAQ 100 components like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) set to rebound. The beauty of this strategy (if done correctly) is that Nasdaq 100 technology stocks have more volatility and therefore command higher options premiums. Outperforming in a Bear Market Along with the dividend income, it also has the potential for principal appreciation since the NASDAQ comprises mainly technology stocks.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This provides upside for the ETF as major NASDAQ 100 components like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) set to rebound. For high-yield dividend investors, it means balancing risk with reward and spreading the investment through different risk levels. Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ: QYLD) QYLD has a 13.04% annual dividend yield and pays monthly dividends.', 'news_article_title': 'Diversify Your Income with These 2 High-Yielding Dividend ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This provides upside for the ETF as major NASDAQ 100 components like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) set to rebound. Investing in dividend exchange-traded-fund (ETFs) spreads the risk among different holdings within the ETF. This ETF invests in the NASDAQ 100 stocks and sells covered call options on each stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This provides upside for the ETF as major NASDAQ 100 components like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) set to rebound. A high-yielding dividend ETF takes it one step further by upping the risk, so it may take another high-yielding dividend ETF with a different theme to balance it. Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ: QYLD) QYLD has a 13.04% annual dividend yield and pays monthly dividends.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/you-wont-believe-how-much-more-warren-buffett-has-made-than-the-market-since-1965', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Legendary investor Warren Buffett did it again in 2022. His holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), outperformed the market last year, gaining 4% versus the S&P 500\'s 19% drop.\nSince Buffett took over in 1965, Berkshire Hathaway has beaten the market 39 out of 58 years. While that\'s about two-thirds of the time, it may not sound incredibly impressive at first; it\'s underperformed the market the other 19 years.\nBut that\'s not the whole story. Adding up all of the gains over time, Berkshire Hathaway has outperformed the market by an almost unbelievable amount.\nWhat is Berkshire Hathaway anyway?\nWhen investors talk about Warren Buffett\'s stocks, they\'re usually referring to the stocks in the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio. When you buy a stock, you\'re usually buying a piece of a business, and it\'s often a business you know and perhaps buy products from, such as Amazon or Coca-Cola.\nBerkshire Hathaway is a holding company, which means it doesn\'t operate any business, but rather functions as an owner of other businesses. Investors give it funds, and it uses those funds to buy other companies, and, in Berkshire Hathaway\'s case, invest in the shares of other companies. It owns a number of companies with 100% or controlling ownership, such as GEICO and Duracell.\nAs for investing in stocks, it has large but not controlling stakes in about 45 companies, including DaVita, Kraft Heinz, and Liberty Media. The largest stock in its portfolio is Apple, which accounts for 42% of the stock portfolio.\nIn some ways, then, owning Berkshire Hathaway stock is similar to owning an index fund, since it gives shareholders exposure to many different stocks.\nBerkshire Hathaway vs. the S&P 500\nThat leads us to how much owning Berkshire Hathaway since its inception would have done for your portfolio versus owning an index fund.\nCumulatively since 1965, including dividends, the S&P 500 has gained 24,708%. If all you had done 58 years ago was invest $10,000 in an S&P 500 index fund, you would have about $2.4 million today. Nearly 60 years is more time than most people have to build a retirement fund, but it gives you an idea of the power of compounding over time.\nAs incredible as that sounds, if you\'d invested in Berkshire Hathaway in 1965, you would have much, much more money. Since that time, Berkshire Hathaway stock has gained 3,787,464%, or more than 153 times the S&P 500\'s gains over the same time period -- good enough to give you roughly $355 million based on a $10,000 investment. That translates to a compounded annual gain of 19.8%, or nearly double the S&P 500\'s 9.9% compound annual gain.\nIs the party over?\nThese returns are outstanding. However, recent performance hasn\'t been as incredible. The further back you go, the wider the margins between the S&P 500 and Berkshire Hathaway. These results don\'t include dividend payouts.\n^SPX data by YCharts\n^SPX data by YCharts\nDoes that mean it\'s getting harder for Berkshire Hathaway to beat the market? Maybe. But consider how well it did in 2022.\nThe other way to look at it is that Buffett is an advocate of buying stock in businesses that will last. He\'s not into quick fixes and daily stock movements. Therefore, the advantage of owning Berkshire Hathaway stock may be more visible over time. Buffett has famously said that his favorite holding period is forever. However, people who know that quote may not know that there is a condition attached to it. Buffett said that\'s only the case when "when we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements."\nTaking that lead, investors who are interested in learning how to invest like Buffett should consider buying stock in companies that operate outstanding businesses with great management and that hold for the long term.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Jennifer Saibil has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As for investing in stocks, it has large but not controlling stakes in about 45 companies, including DaVita, Kraft Heinz, and Liberty Media. Taking that lead, investors who are interested in learning how to invest like Buffett should consider buying stock in companies that operate outstanding businesses with great management and that hold for the long term. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': "His holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), outperformed the market last year, gaining 4% versus the S&P 500's 19% drop. Taking that lead, investors who are interested in learning how to invest like Buffett should consider buying stock in companies that operate outstanding businesses with great management and that hold for the long term. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': "You Won't Believe How Much More Warren Buffett Has Made Than the Market Since 1965", 'news_lexrank_summary': "What is Berkshire Hathaway anyway? Investors give it funds, and it uses those funds to buy other companies, and, in Berkshire Hathaway's case, invest in the shares of other companies. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway.", 'news_textrank_summary': "When investors talk about Warren Buffett's stocks, they're usually referring to the stocks in the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio. In some ways, then, owning Berkshire Hathaway stock is similar to owning an index fund, since it gives shareholders exposure to many different stocks. Since that time, Berkshire Hathaway stock has gained 3,787,464%, or more than 153 times the S&P 500's gains over the same time period -- good enough to give you roughly $355 million based on a $10,000 investment."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-faang-stock-to-buy-hand-over-fist-in-march-and-1-to-avoid-like-the-plague', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Since the start of 2022, investing on Wall Street has been nothing short of an adventure. All three major U.S. stock indexes have, at some point, entered a bear market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite producing their worst full-year returns in more than a decade last year.\nTypically, when the going gets tough on Wall Street, investors tend to turn their attention to perennial outperformers, such as the FAANG stocks.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe FAANG stocks have a long history of outperformance\nWhen I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to:\nFacebook, which is a subsidiary of parent company Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META)\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)\nNetflix (NASDAQ: NFLX)\nGoogle, which is a subsidiary of parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG)\nOver the trailing 10-year period (as of March 10, 2023), the benchmark S&P 500 has risen by 149%. By comparison Meta, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Alphabet (specifically, the Class A shares, GOOGL), were respectively higher by 542%, 863%, 562%, 1,010%, and 336%. All five have vastly outperformed the broader market, and were responsible for pulling the broad-based S&P 500 to new highs in 2021.\nIn addition to outperforming over long periods, the FAANG stocks are leaders in their respective industries.\nMeta owns four of the most-downloaded and visited social media apps on the planet: Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram.\nApple\'s iPhone controls roughly half of U.S. smartphone market share.\nAmazon was forecast to account for nearly 40% of all U.S. online retail sales in 2022, according to a report by eMarketer.\nNetflix is the streaming content share leader in the U.S. and abroad.\nAlphabet\'s internet search engine Google accounts for more than 93% of worldwide search share.\nBut opportunity isn\'t always equal among the FAANGs. Right now, one FAANG stock stands out as historically inexpensive and ripe for the picking, while another could find itself exposed to a U.S. economic downturn and substantial downside in its share price.\nThe FAANG stock to buy hand over fist in March: Alphabet\nAmong the FAANGs, the one stock that stands out as most attractive right now is Alphabet. Not only is it historically inexpensive (a point I\'ll touch on a bit later), but all facets of its business appear well positioned to generate significant cash flow over the long term.\nThe biggest knock against Alphabet at the moment is that it\'s highly dependent on ad revenue. With a number of recession-probability indicators screaming that an economic downturn is coming, it\'s not a surprise to see advertisers paring back their spending in the short run.\nBut this is a pattern we\'ve seen countless times before. Ad-driven businesses get taken to the woodshed by emotional investors who believe ad spending is gone forever. In reality, recessions tend to be short-lived, typically two to 18 months long, and advertising tends to be one of the first industries to bounce back when a new economic expansion emerges. This dislocation between the short-term share price in Alphabet and the long-term growth potential of advertising is something patient investors can take advantage of.\nAs noted, Google is a global search juggernaut. Since December 2018, it\'s accounted for no less than 91% of worldwide internet search share. Possessing a veritable monopoly on internet search affords the company rock-solid ad-pricing power more often than not. After all, advertisers are well aware that Google gives them their best chance of targeting their messages at consumers.\nHowever, Alphabet is more than just its cash cow search engine. Streaming platform YouTube and cloud infrastructure service segment Google Cloud are expected to be significant growth drivers during the second half of this decade.\nYouTube is the second most-visited social platform on the planet, with over 2.6 billion monthly active users. Every day, YouTube Shorts (short-form videos lasting less than 60 seconds) are netting more than 50 billion views. This represents a mammoth monetization opportunity for YouTube.\nMeanwhile, Google Cloud\'s share of global cloud infrastructure service spending grew to an estimated 10% during the fourth quarter, according to tech analysis company Canalys. Enterprise cloud spending is still in its early innings of growth, and cloud margins tend to run circles around advertising margins. Though this is currently a money-losing segment, its pace of growth offers plenty of promise for Alphabet.\nLastly, Alphabet is historically cheap. Over the trailing five years, Alphabet has averaged a price-to-cash flow of 18.4 and a forward-year price-to-earnings ratio of 25.2. Investors buying right now are getting shares of Google of less than 15 times forward-year earnings and below 10 times Wall Street\'s consensus cash flow for 2024. It\'s a screaming bargain for long-term investors.\nImage source: Apple.\nThe FAANG stock to avoid like the plague in March: Apple\nBut there\'s another side to this coin. Among the five FAANG stocks, none is in a more precarious position than tech stock Apple.\nTo be perfectly clear, Apple didn\'t become the largest publicly traded company by market cap on accident. It\'s the top dog because it\'s extremely profitable -- it generated $95.2 billion in net income over the trailing 12 months -- and it has an exceptionally loyal customer base. The company\'s physical products, such as iPhone, Mac, and iPad, have endeared people to its brand.\nIt\'s also a company that\'s led through innovation. Apple\'s pivot to subscription services will be a long-term boon for its bottom line. In addition to high, predictable margins, subscription services can help offset the revenue lumpiness that often accompanies iPhone replacement cycles.\nApple is the capital-return program kingpin, too. It\'s repurchased more than $550 billion of its common stock over the past decade, and it doles out one of the largest nominal-dollar dividends on the planet.\nBut if a U.S. recession does occur, Apple is, arguably, the most vulnerable of the FAANGs. In fiscal 2023, Wall Street\'s consensus is for Apple to report a 1% decline in sales. Before we saw recession indicators screaming that trouble lies ahead, Apple was already witnessing weaker-than-anticipated sales of iPhone 14. In fact, the company abandoned its initial plan to increase production because of weak sales. This sales decline is even more meaningful when you factor in that the U.S. inflation rate remains above 6%. Even with pricing power at its back, Apple can\'t move the revenue needle.\nTo add to this point, we\'re more than two years removed from Apple\'s 5G-capable iPhone hitting showroom floors. Though the 5G smartphone device-replacement cycle is liable to last for years to come, Apple, in hindsight, didn\'t differentiate iPhone 14 enough from previous models to entice consumers to buy.\nAnother concern for Apple is its lack of bottom-line growth. Access to cheap capital and share buybacks have been a sustained positive for the company\'s earnings per share. But with sales growth floundering, Apple\'s earnings growth has stalled.\nBetween 2013 and 2018, Apple was growing sales pretty consistently and valued at a forward-year price-to-earnings ratio of between 10 and 15. Currently, Apple isn\'t growing, and investors are lining up to pay nearly 23 times forward-year earnings, based on Wall Street\'s consensus. In my view, this leaves Apple stock highly vulnerable to significant downside if a U.S. recession materializes. That makes it a stock to avoid like the plague in March, and possibly throughout 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Sean Williams has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The FAANG stocks have a long history of outperformance When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to: Facebook, which is a subsidiary of parent company Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is a subsidiary of parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) Over the trailing 10-year period (as of March 10, 2023), the benchmark S&P 500 has risen by 149%. All three major U.S. stock indexes have, at some point, entered a bear market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite producing their worst full-year returns in more than a decade last year. Right now, one FAANG stock stands out as historically inexpensive and ripe for the picking, while another could find itself exposed to a U.S. economic downturn and substantial downside in its share price.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The FAANG stocks have a long history of outperformance When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to: Facebook, which is a subsidiary of parent company Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is a subsidiary of parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) Over the trailing 10-year period (as of March 10, 2023), the benchmark S&P 500 has risen by 149%. Streaming platform YouTube and cloud infrastructure service segment Google Cloud are expected to be significant growth drivers during the second half of this decade. Currently, Apple isn\'t growing, and investors are lining up to pay nearly 23 times forward-year earnings, based on Wall Street\'s consensus.', 'news_article_title': '1 FAANG Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist in March and 1 to Avoid Like the Plague', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The FAANG stocks have a long history of outperformance When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to: Facebook, which is a subsidiary of parent company Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is a subsidiary of parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) Over the trailing 10-year period (as of March 10, 2023), the benchmark S&P 500 has risen by 149%. YouTube is the second most-visited social platform on the planet, with over 2.6 billion monthly active users. Investors buying right now are getting shares of Google of less than 15 times forward-year earnings and below 10 times Wall Street\'s consensus cash flow for 2024.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The FAANG stocks have a long history of outperformance When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to: Facebook, which is a subsidiary of parent company Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is a subsidiary of parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) Over the trailing 10-year period (as of March 10, 2023), the benchmark S&P 500 has risen by 149%. The FAANG stock to buy hand over fist in March: Alphabet Among the FAANGs, the one stock that stands out as most attractive right now is Alphabet. Among the five FAANG stocks, none is in a more precarious position than tech stock Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-india-plans-new-security-testing-for-smartphones-crackdown-on-pre-installed-apps', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra\nNEW DELHI, March 14 (Reuters) - India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, according to two people and a government document seen by Reuters.\nThe new rules, details of which have not been previously reported, could extend launch timelines in the world\'s No.2 smartphone market and lead to losses in business from pre-installed apps for players including Samsung 005930.KS, Xiaomi 1810.HK, Vivo, and Apple AAPL.O.\nIndia\'s IT ministry is considering these new rules amid concerns about spying and abuse of user data, said a senior government official, one of the two people, declining to be named as the information is not yet public.\n"Pre-installed apps can be a weak security point and we want to ensure no foreign nations, including China, are exploiting it. It\'s a matter of national security," the official added.\nIndia has ramped up scrutiny of Chinese businesses since a 2020 border clash between the neighbours, banning more than 300 Chinese apps, including TikTok. It has also intensified scrutiny of investments by Chinese firms.\nGlobally too, many nations have imposed restrictions on the use of technology from Chinese firms like Huawei HWT.UL and Hikvision 002415.SZ on fears Beijing could use them to spy on foreign citizens. China denies these allegations.\nCurrently, most smartphones come with pre-installed apps that cannot be deleted, such as Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi\'s app store GetApps, Samsung\'s payment app Samsung Pay mini and iPhone maker Apple\'s browser Safari.\nUnder the new rules, smartphone makers will have to provide an uninstall option and new models will be checked for compliance by a lab authorized by the Bureau of Indian Standards agency, two people with knowledge of the plan said.\nThe government is also considering mandating screening of every major operating system update before it is rolled out to consumers, one of the people said.\n"Majority of smartphones used in India are having pre-installed Apps/Bloatware which poses serious privacy/information security issue(s)," stated a Feb. 8 confidential government record of an IT ministry meeting, seen by Reuters.\nThe closed-door meeting was attended by representatives from Xiaomi, Samsung, Apple and Vivo, the meeting record shows.\nThe government has decided to give smartphone makers a year to comply once the rule comes into effect, the date for which has not been fixed yet, the document added.\nThe companies and India\'s IT ministry did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.\n\'MASSIVE HINDRANCE\'\nIndia\'s fast-growing smartphone market is dominated by Chinese players, with Xiaomi and BBK Electronics\' Vivo and Oppo accounting for almost half of all sales, Counterpoint data shows. South Korea\'s Samsung has a 20% share and Apple has 3%.\nWhile European Union regulations require allowing removal of pre-installed apps, it does not have a screening mechanism to check for compliance like India is considering.\nAn industry executive said some pre-installed apps like the camera are critical to user experience and the government must make a distinction between these and non-essential ones when imposing screening rules.\nSmartphone players often sell their devices with proprietary apps, but also sometimes pre-install others with which they have monetisation agreements.\nThe other worry is more testing could prolong approval timelines for smartphones, a second industry executive said. Currently it takes about 21 weeks for a smartphone and its parts to be tested by the government agency for safety compliance.\n"It\'s a massive hindrance to a company\'s go-to market strategy," the executive said.\n(Reporting by Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra in New Delhi; Editing by Himani Sarkar)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The new rules, details of which have not been previously reported, could extend launch timelines in the world's No.2 smartphone market and lead to losses in business from pre-installed apps for players including Samsung 005930.KS, Xiaomi 1810.HK, Vivo, and Apple AAPL.O. Under the new rules, smartphone makers will have to provide an uninstall option and new models will be checked for compliance by a lab authorized by the Bureau of Indian Standards agency, two people with knowledge of the plan said. India's fast-growing smartphone market is dominated by Chinese players, with Xiaomi and BBK Electronics' Vivo and Oppo accounting for almost half of all sales, Counterpoint data shows.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The new rules, details of which have not been previously reported, could extend launch timelines in the world's No.2 smartphone market and lead to losses in business from pre-installed apps for players including Samsung 005930.KS, Xiaomi 1810.HK, Vivo, and Apple AAPL.O. By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, March 14 (Reuters) - India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, according to two people and a government document seen by Reuters. Currently, most smartphones come with pre-installed apps that cannot be deleted, such as Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi's app store GetApps, Samsung's payment app Samsung Pay mini and iPhone maker Apple's browser Safari.", 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-India plans new security testing for smartphones, crackdown on pre-installed apps', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The new rules, details of which have not been previously reported, could extend launch timelines in the world\'s No.2 smartphone market and lead to losses in business from pre-installed apps for players including Samsung 005930.KS, Xiaomi 1810.HK, Vivo, and Apple AAPL.O. By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, March 14 (Reuters) - India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, according to two people and a government document seen by Reuters. "Pre-installed apps can be a weak security point and we want to ensure no foreign nations, including China, are exploiting it.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The new rules, details of which have not been previously reported, could extend launch timelines in the world's No.2 smartphone market and lead to losses in business from pre-installed apps for players including Samsung 005930.KS, Xiaomi 1810.HK, Vivo, and Apple AAPL.O. By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, March 14 (Reuters) - India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, according to two people and a government document seen by Reuters. Currently, most smartphones come with pre-installed apps that cannot be deleted, such as Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi's app store GetApps, Samsung's payment app Samsung Pay mini and iPhone maker Apple's browser Safari."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/qualcomm-spars-with-eu-antitrust-regulators-over-huawei-zte-rebates', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nLUXEMBOURG, March 14 (Reuters) - Qualcomm QCOM.O on Tuesday criticised European Union antitrust regulators over their definition of rebates given to Chinese phone makers Huawei and ZTE in the second day of a court hearing aimed at overturning a 242-million-euro ($259 million) fine.\nThe U.S. chipmaker is pleading its case in the General Court, Europe\'s second-highest, after winning its fight to overturn a 997-million-euro EU antitrust fine in another case there last year\nThe European Commission handed Qualcomm the fine in 2019, alleging it had engaged in predatory pricing by selling its chipsets for mobile internet dongles at below cost between 2009 and 2011 to thwart British phone software maker Icera, now part of Nvidia Corp NVDA.O.\nThe EU competition enforcer said an analysis of Qualcomm\'s prices showed it sold some of its chips below cost to Huawei HWT.UL and ZTE 000063.SZ, with rebates and discounts driving the final prices down.\nQualcomm\'s lawyer rebuffed the analysis on the second day of a three-day hearing.\n"The Commission should have applied the price cost test over a longer, more meaningful period. Had the Commission made those two simple corrections, you would have found no predation," Athina Kontasakou told the court.\nShe said the Commission was wrong to treat annual lump-sum payments made by Qualcomm to customers as hidden discounts and rebate payments.\nMartin Farley, a lawyer for the Commission, defended its analysis of Qualcomm\'s prices as "fundamentally correct and robust".\n"All of the decisions that the Commission took in exercise of its discretion to calculate the costs were done to ensure that they reflected reality," he told judges.\nThe court will rule in the coming months. The case is T-671/19 Qualcomm v Commission.\n($1 = 0.9341 euros)\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Sharon Singleton)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, March 14 (Reuters) - Qualcomm QCOM.O on Tuesday criticised European Union antitrust regulators over their definition of rebates given to Chinese phone makers Huawei and ZTE in the second day of a court hearing aimed at overturning a 242-million-euro ($259 million) fine. The U.S. chipmaker is pleading its case in the General Court, Europe\'s second-highest, after winning its fight to overturn a 997-million-euro EU antitrust fine in another case there last year The European Commission handed Qualcomm the fine in 2019, alleging it had engaged in predatory pricing by selling its chipsets for mobile internet dongles at below cost between 2009 and 2011 to thwart British phone software maker Icera, now part of Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. Martin Farley, a lawyer for the Commission, defended its analysis of Qualcomm\'s prices as "fundamentally correct and robust".', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, March 14 (Reuters) - Qualcomm QCOM.O on Tuesday criticised European Union antitrust regulators over their definition of rebates given to Chinese phone makers Huawei and ZTE in the second day of a court hearing aimed at overturning a 242-million-euro ($259 million) fine. The U.S. chipmaker is pleading its case in the General Court, Europe's second-highest, after winning its fight to overturn a 997-million-euro EU antitrust fine in another case there last year The European Commission handed Qualcomm the fine in 2019, alleging it had engaged in predatory pricing by selling its chipsets for mobile internet dongles at below cost between 2009 and 2011 to thwart British phone software maker Icera, now part of Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. ($1 = 0.9341 euros) (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Sharon Singleton) (([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Qualcomm spars with EU antitrust regulators over Huawei, ZTE rebates', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, March 14 (Reuters) - Qualcomm QCOM.O on Tuesday criticised European Union antitrust regulators over their definition of rebates given to Chinese phone makers Huawei and ZTE in the second day of a court hearing aimed at overturning a 242-million-euro ($259 million) fine. The U.S. chipmaker is pleading its case in the General Court, Europe\'s second-highest, after winning its fight to overturn a 997-million-euro EU antitrust fine in another case there last year The European Commission handed Qualcomm the fine in 2019, alleging it had engaged in predatory pricing by selling its chipsets for mobile internet dongles at below cost between 2009 and 2011 to thwart British phone software maker Icera, now part of Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. "The Commission should have applied the price cost test over a longer, more meaningful period.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, March 14 (Reuters) - Qualcomm QCOM.O on Tuesday criticised European Union antitrust regulators over their definition of rebates given to Chinese phone makers Huawei and ZTE in the second day of a court hearing aimed at overturning a 242-million-euro ($259 million) fine. The U.S. chipmaker is pleading its case in the General Court, Europe's second-highest, after winning its fight to overturn a 997-million-euro EU antitrust fine in another case there last year The European Commission handed Qualcomm the fine in 2019, alleging it had engaged in predatory pricing by selling its chipsets for mobile internet dongles at below cost between 2009 and 2011 to thwart British phone software maker Icera, now part of Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. The EU competition enforcer said an analysis of Qualcomm's prices showed it sold some of its chips below cost to Huawei HWT.UL and ZTE 000063.SZ, with rebates and discounts driving the final prices down."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-warren-buffett-stock-just-got-a-huge-upgrade', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Nasdaq Composite index got off to a hot start to begin 2023. Before several technology companies reported earnings, investors were buying up shares as they sensed weakness in the market. Subsequently, many big tech companies echoed similar sentiment during earnings calls throughout February. Namely, while top-line revenue is still growing, the pace of this growth is slowing down.\nExecutives sense waning demand from both consumers and corporations as budgets are tightening and inflation lingers. Unsurprisingly, several companies issued underwhelming guidance, which led to large sell-offs. Sometimes when investors follow one another, particularly during times of fear or panic, stocks can become oversold and therefore undervalued.\nOne of the most respected technology research analysts on Wall Street is Wedbush Securities' Dan Ives. Late last week, he issued a report stating that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock could be a good buy at its current valuation. Let's dig into Apple's financials and analyze whether Ives' claims are justified.\nApple's financial condition is strong\nFor its fiscal 2023 first quarter ended Dec. 31, Apple reported total revenue of $117.2 billion, which was roughly a decline of 5% year over year. At first glance, seeing a company's revenue decline can be concerning. When it's Apple, arguably the strongest company of all time, it's both confusing and uneasy. However, it should be noted that Apple actually grew revenue year over year on a constant currency basis.\nThe breakdown of Apple's quarterly revenue was $96.4 billion in products and $20.8 billion in services. The entirety of Apple's revenue decline was attributed to products, which was $104.4 billion in December 2021. CFO Luca Maestri explained that product revenues were impacted by the current macroeconomic picture, as well as supply chain shortages for the company's new iPhone.\nMaestri's explanation makes a lot of sense. Consumers are concerned about inflation and the possibility of a recession. For this reason, it's not surprising to see the consumer spending environment react more conservatively than it did in prior periods. Moreover, a significant portion of Apple's manufacturing operations resides in China. While the COVID-19 pandemic is certainly below its peak, China has had some restriction protocols in effect during recent months.\nWhile product revenue declined year over year, Apple's services revenue not only increased but set an all-time record. Furthermore, CEO Tim Cook boasted that Apple's installed base crossed 2 billion total devices. To put this into perspective, Apple had 1 billion active devices less than a decade ago. Given the rapid rise in its installed base, it's not surprising to see Apple's services revenue grow in tandem.\nDespite the fluctuations in revenue and foreign exchange rates, Maestri thoroughly explained how strong the company's balance sheet is when he stated:\nWe returned over $25 billion to shareholders during the December quarter as our business continues to generate very strong cash flow. This included $3.8 billion in dividends and equivalents and $19 billion through open market repurchases of 133 million Apple shares. We ended the quarter with $165 billion in cash and marketable securities. We repaid $1.4 billion in maturing debt and decreased commercial paper by $8.2 billion, leaving us with total debt of $111 billion.\nAs an investor, it's important to zoom out and not obsess over the granularity of one quarter. Carrying $165 billion in cash and marketable securities is astounding. Apple's liquidity is unquestionably strong. The company has the resources it needs to invest strategically and generously reward its shareholders.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nAs far as the Ives can see\nIves raised his price target on Apple stock to $190 per share, which would imply roughly 27% upside to its current price at the time of this writing. Additionally, the analyst has a buy equivalent rating on the stock.\nHis primary thesis revolves around demand for the iPhone in China. While November and December faced supply chain challenges, Ives' research suggests that the first three months of 2023 are showing a bounce in demand. Although investors are not privy to precise demand figures, Ives' research makes sense. Given that China has lifted its zero-COVID policy from a few months ago, a natural assumption would be that consumer spending is rising given more public foot traffic.\nAs Cook explained during theearnings call the real driver of increased services revenue was the number of active devices in Apple's installed base. Assuming that the company is experiencing a positive turnaround in product demand in China, another appropriate assumption to make is that this will serve as a tailwind for services revenue.\nThe combination of increased demand in hardware products and the subsequent services purchases that are made provide Apple with an encouraging path forward.\nGood enough for Buffett, good enough for you?\nWarren Buffett is one of the most celebrated investors of all time. He is widely known to invest in businesses that generate strong cash flow. For example, he is a big fan of insurance companies. For this reason, Buffett was known to turn away from volatile technology stocks for quite some time.\nIn recent history, though, the famous investor realized that not all tech companies are created equal. While many of them reinvest any excess cash into initiatives that may or may not pay off in the future, Apple consistently uses its profits to pay dividends, buy back shares, and hold cash on the balance sheet.\nOver the last several years, Buffett has taking a liking to Apple stock and is now the company's third-largest institutional investor. According to publicly available data, Buffett's investment vehicle, Berkshire Hathaway, purchased more than 300,000 additional shares in Apple stock during the last few months of calendar 2022. His average price was $142 per share. Despite Apple's lackluster earnings in February, Buffett is already up on his purchase. Furthermore, should Ives' prediction prove correct, Buffett could be looking at a return of over 30% in just a 12-month timeframe.\nIt should be noted that Buffett is an investor with a long-term horizon. Even if he does assume a 30% return by the end of the year, it is unlikely that he will sell a significant portion of his holdings. However, the more important picture here is that if Apple surprises investors and shows resiliency across its product portfolio and geographic regions, the stock will likely push higher beyond 2023.\nAs Apple currently trades at $150 per share, now looks like a great opportunity for long-term investors to buy in parallel with Buffett and lower their cost-basis.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nAdam Spatacco has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Late last week, he issued a report stating that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock could be a good buy at its current valuation. CFO Luca Maestri explained that product revenues were impacted by the current macroeconomic picture, as well as supply chain shortages for the company's new iPhone. As Cook explained during theearnings call the real driver of increased services revenue was the number of active devices in Apple's installed base.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Late last week, he issued a report stating that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock could be a good buy at its current valuation. Apple's financial condition is strong For its fiscal 2023 first quarter ended Dec. 31, Apple reported total revenue of $117.2 billion, which was roughly a decline of 5% year over year. While product revenue declined year over year, Apple's services revenue not only increased but set an all-time record.", 'news_article_title': 'This Warren Buffett Stock Just Got a Huge Upgrade', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Late last week, he issued a report stating that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock could be a good buy at its current valuation. Before several technology companies reported earnings, investors were buying up shares as they sensed weakness in the market. Apple's financial condition is strong For its fiscal 2023 first quarter ended Dec. 31, Apple reported total revenue of $117.2 billion, which was roughly a decline of 5% year over year.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Late last week, he issued a report stating that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock could be a good buy at its current valuation. Apple's financial condition is strong For its fiscal 2023 first quarter ended Dec. 31, Apple reported total revenue of $117.2 billion, which was roughly a decline of 5% year over year. 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{'date': '2023-03-15', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-bull-market-is-coming%3A-3-big-reasons-to-buy-apple-stock-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Every bear market in history has given way to a new bull market. This time should be no different.\nInflation, recession fears, and now bank failures -- there\'s certainly no shortage of calamities currently weighing on the stock market. But inflation will eventually be tamed, the economy will recover, and the financial industry will stabilize.\nStrong businesses should help to lead the market higher. And the investors who buy their shares at today\'s discounted prices stand to profit handsomely. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one such company.\nHere are three reasons the tech titan is a particularly attractive buy today.\n1. Apple\'s services are probably worth more than you think\nInvestors love businesses with dependable, recurring revenue. Apple\'s services business might just be the best of the bunch. Apple earned a whopping $20.8 billion in services revenue in its fiscal 2023 first quarter ended Dec. 31.\nServices accounted for roughly 18% of the tech giant\'s total sales. But with the segment\'s sky-high gross margin of 70.8%, compared with 37% for Apple\'s products, services account for a far larger percentage of the company\'s profits.\nApple\'s massive installed base of more than 2 billion active devices gives it an incredible opportunity to deepen its relationship with its customers -- and sell even more services. The company already has more than 935 million paid subscriptions. The continued growth of app purchases, cloud storage, digital payments, streaming TV, and advertising solutions should all help to fuel further increases in Apple\'s services revenue and profits.\nFor his part, Goldman Sachs analyst Michael Ng expects Apple to generate 40% of its gross profit from services by 2027, up from 33% in 2022. "Apple\'s success in premier hardware design and resulting brand loyalty has led to a growing installed base of users that provide visibility into revenue growth by reducing customer churn, lowering customer acquisition costs for new product and services launches, and encouraging repeat purchases," Ng said earlier this month.\nWedbush analyst Dan Ives, meanwhile, sees Apple\'s services revenue growing at a double-digit percentage in the coming year. Ives, in turn, thinks the company\'s services business alone could be worth a staggering $1.3 trillion.\n2. China is rebounding\nThe Chinese government\'s strict COVID-related restrictions weighed heavily on Apple\'s results last year. Manufacturing facilities were forced to close, snarling Apple\'s otherwise highly efficient supply chain network. That dented the company\'s sales and drove up its costs.\nChina recently lifted many of its health restrictions and reopened its economy, and that should allow Apple to work through its supply chain bottlenecks and increase production of its popular iPhones and other devices.\nBetter still, China\'s economic recovery should also create higher demand for Apple\'s products in the populous country. The greater China region accounted for nearly 19% of the iPhone maker\'s sales in fiscal 2022 -- a figure that\'s likely to rise in the coming years.\n3. India is emerging as a powerful growth driver\nMore than 1.4 billion people live in India. Yet, Apple currently sells a relatively small number of iPhones in the country. That could be about to change.\nAfter enjoying record sales in India in the first quarter, Apple is restructuring its leadership team to place a greater emphasis on the region, according to Bloomberg. Apple operates an e-commerce site in India, and it plans to open retail stores there soon. "India is a hugely exciting market for us and is a major focus," CEO Tim Cook said during the company\'searnings callin early February.\nApple is working to make its devices more affordable in India, including offering financing options and trade-in programs. These moves could allow the company to gain share in this increasingly important market.\nApple and its suppliers are also building more manufacturing sites in India. The tech juggernaut wants to diversify its production network and lessen its dependence on any one country\'s manufacturing capabilities. These moves could further help to lower costs and boost Apple\'s sales in India.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJoe Tenebruso has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Goldman Sachs Group. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one such company. The continued growth of app purchases, cloud storage, digital payments, streaming TV, and advertising solutions should all help to fuel further increases in Apple's services revenue and profits. China recently lifted many of its health restrictions and reopened its economy, and that should allow Apple to work through its supply chain bottlenecks and increase production of its popular iPhones and other devices.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one such company. Wedbush analyst Dan Ives, meanwhile, sees Apple's services revenue growing at a double-digit percentage in the coming year. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Goldman Sachs Group.", 'news_article_title': 'A Bull Market Is Coming: 3 Big Reasons to Buy Apple Stock Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one such company. China recently lifted many of its health restrictions and reopened its economy, and that should allow Apple to work through its supply chain bottlenecks and increase production of its popular iPhones and other devices. The greater China region accounted for nearly 19% of the iPhone maker's sales in fiscal 2022 -- a figure that's likely to rise in the coming years.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one such company. But with the segment\'s sky-high gross margin of 70.8%, compared with 37% for Apple\'s products, services account for a far larger percentage of the company\'s profits. "Apple\'s success in premier hardware design and resulting brand loyalty has led to a growing installed base of users that provide visibility into revenue growth by reducing customer churn, lowering customer acquisition costs for new product and services launches, and encouraging repeat purchases," Ng said earlier this month.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/good-stocks-to-buy-right-now-3-dow-30-stocks-to-know', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), commonly referred to as the Dow, is one of the oldest and most widely followed stock market indices in the world. It is composed of 30 large-cap companies that are considered leaders in their respective industries and represent a cross-section of the American economy.\nThe Dow 30 Stocks are the 30 companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average. These companies are some of the most recognizable and influential corporations in the world, including technology giants such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), financial institutions like Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), and consumer goods companies such as Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG).\nInvesting in Dow 30 Stocks can be an attractive option for many investors. This is because they are well-established, financially sound companies with a long track record of success. However, it is important to remember that past performance is not a guarantee of future results. As well as investing in the stock market always carries some level of risk. It is essential to do your research and diversify your portfolio to minimize risk and maximize potential returns. If this has you keen on investing in dow 30 stocks, here are three stocks to check out in the stock market today.\nDow 30 Stocks To Watch Right Now\nMcDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD)\nThe Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD)\nMicrosoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)\nMcDonald’s Corp (MCD Stock)\nMcDonald’s Corporation (MCD) is a globally renowned fast-food company, offering investors exposure to the ever-growing quick-service restaurant industry with its iconic menu items and vast franchise network.\nAt the end of January, Mcdonald’s reported a beat for its most recent 4th quarter 2022 financial results. In detail, the company announced Q4 2022 earnings of $2.59 per share versus analysts’ estimates of $2.46 per share. Additionally, MCD also notched in revenue of $5.9 billion, which came in over consensus estimates which were $5.6 billion for the quarter.\nMoreover, year-to-date shares of MCD stock are trading modestly lower so far by 0.50%. While, during Wednesday morning’s trading session, McDonald’s stock is trading down by 1.07% on the day so far at $263.00 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] 3 Regional Bank Stocks To Watch Today\nThe Home Depot Inc. (HD Stock)\nNext, The Home Depot Inc. (HD) is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States. The company provides exposure to the home construction, renovation, and do-it-yourself markets.\nJust last month, Home Depot announced better-than-expected Q4 2022 financial results. Diving in, HD posted Q4 2022 earnings per share of $3.30, along with revenue of $35.8 billion. This is in comparison to Wall Street’s consensus estimates which were earnings of $3.26 per share, and revenue estimates of $36.0 billion. Though, the company did guide lower in its report. Specifically, Home Depot said it now estimates the fiscal year 2024 earnings of approximately $15.86 per share, with revenue estimates of $157.40 billion.\nContinuing on, during Wednesday morning’s trading session, shares of HD stock opened flat on the day so far, trading at $285.61 per share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] 3 Cyclical Stocks To Watch For March 2023\nMicrosoft Corp. (MSFT Stock)\nFinally, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is a dominant technology giant with a diverse range of products and services. This includes its flagship Windows operating system, Office productivity suite, and Azure cloud computing platform.\nEarlier this week, Microsoft announced a new lead independent director and quarterly dividend. Diving in, the company appointed Sandra. E. Peterson, who is an operating Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, as its lead independent director. Also, Microsoft reported that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.68 per share. Specifically, the dividend is payable to shareholders on June 8, 2023, and to those on record on May 18, 2023.\nYear-to-date, Microsoft stock has increased by 10.03% so far. While, on Wednesday morning, shares of MSFT stock are trading slightly higher off the open by 0.96% at $263.29 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'These companies are some of the most recognizable and influential corporations in the world, including technology giants such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), financial institutions like Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), and consumer goods companies such as Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). It is composed of 30 large-cap companies that are considered leaders in their respective industries and represent a cross-section of the American economy. This includes its flagship Windows operating system, Office productivity suite, and Azure cloud computing platform.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'These companies are some of the most recognizable and influential corporations in the world, including technology giants such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), financial institutions like Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), and consumer goods companies such as Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). Dow 30 Stocks To Watch Right Now McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) McDonald’s Corp (MCD Stock) McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) is a globally renowned fast-food company, offering investors exposure to the ever-growing quick-service restaurant industry with its iconic menu items and vast franchise network. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Regional Bank Stocks To Watch Today The Home Depot Inc. (HD Stock) Next, The Home Depot Inc. (HD) is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States.', 'news_article_title': 'Good Stocks To Buy Right Now? 3 Dow 30 Stocks To Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'These companies are some of the most recognizable and influential corporations in the world, including technology giants such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), financial institutions like Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), and consumer goods companies such as Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). Dow 30 Stocks To Watch Right Now McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) McDonald’s Corp (MCD Stock) McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) is a globally renowned fast-food company, offering investors exposure to the ever-growing quick-service restaurant industry with its iconic menu items and vast franchise network. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Regional Bank Stocks To Watch Today The Home Depot Inc. (HD Stock) Next, The Home Depot Inc. (HD) is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'These companies are some of the most recognizable and influential corporations in the world, including technology giants such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), financial institutions like Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), and consumer goods companies such as Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). Dow 30 Stocks To Watch Right Now McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) McDonald’s Corp (MCD Stock) McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) is a globally renowned fast-food company, offering investors exposure to the ever-growing quick-service restaurant industry with its iconic menu items and vast franchise network. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Regional Bank Stocks To Watch Today The Home Depot Inc. (HD Stock) Next, The Home Depot Inc. (HD) is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/focus-xiaomis-slow-shift-in-india-to-premium-smartphones-helps-samsung-steal-its-crown', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Munsif Vengattil, Aditya Kalra and Saurabh Sharma\nNEW DELHI/LUCKNOW, March 16 (Reuters) - Xiaomi Corp is overhauling its India strategy after misjudging consumer tastes in mobile phones, a costly lapse that has allowed Samsung Electronics to pip the Chinese company to the top spot in the world\'s second biggest market for the devices.\nWhile Xiaomi remained focused on selling mobile phones under 10,000 rupees ($120), Indian consumers were willing to pay up for better looking models with richer features. South Korea\'s Samsung launched products to meet those aspirations and offered innovative financing schemes that made them affordable to most.\nThose moves have helped Samsung 005930.KS wrest leadership of India\'s competitive mobile phones market from Xiaomi 1810.HK, with data from Hong Kong-based Counterpoint Research showing it had a 20% market share for the last quarter of 2022 compared to the Chinese company\'s 18%.\n"The Indian market is witnessing a \'premiumisation\' trend. (But) Xiaomi has been caught underprepared for the shift with a budget phones-heavy portfolio," said Tarun Pathak, a research director at Counterpoint.\nThe loosening of Xiaomi\'s vice-like grip on the 626 million Indian smartphone users - the second biggest after China - shows how companies that fail to cater to changing consumer preferences in a fast-growing economy with rising disposable incomes are being punished.\nIndians\' push for more expensive mobile phones to consume videos and other content will also benefit social media app providers such as Meta META.O, and iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O, which so far has a tiny market share in the country due to its sole focus on high-end phones, priced from $605 to as high as $2,304, according to its website.\nAccording to Counterpoint, the market share of the sub-$120 phones in India fell to 26% in 2022 from 41% two years ago. And premium phones - priced above 30,000 ($360) - saw their share double to 11% in the same period.\nXiaomi and Samsung both count India as a key growth market, with smartphones their top selling electronic device. The Chinese company recorded total revenue of $4.8 billion in 2021-22 in India, while Samsung registered $10.3 billion in sales, of which $6.7 billion came from smartphones.\nXiaomi, though, is already facing heat in India due to the departures of at least five senior executives, and increased government scrutiny amid frosty relations with neighbouring China. The company has $674 million of its funds frozen by the country\'s financial crime agency for alleged illegal remittances to foreign entities, which Xiaomi denies.\nA Reuters check on product listings on Xiaomi\'s website showed the mismatch between consumer needs and the products the company has been offering. Xiaomi showed six smartphones priced above $360, compared with Samsung\'s 16. Under $120, Samsung had seven models, while Xiaomi listed 39 - most of which were shown to be out-of-stock.\nAnd premium phones accounted for only 0%-1% of Xiaomi\'s total India phone shipments in the last two years, when Samsung\'s higher-end phones more than doubled their share to 13%, Counterpoint data showed.\nBut Xiaomi, which has acknowledged it introduced "too many" models in the past, is revamping its product line-up to focus on premium smartphones.\nIt launched in January the Redmi Note 12 whose top-end variant is priced above 30,000 rupees, and more recently the Xiaomi 13 Pro at 79,999 rupees ($970) - its highest priced phone in India. The strategic shift seems to have paid immediate dividends, with the Redmi Note 12 clocking sales of $61 million within two weeks of its launch.\n"We have laid out a streamlined and cleaner portfolio with a focused approach to building expertise in the premium segment, and the launch of our latest flagship, Xiaomi 13 Pro, is a step in that direction," said its India President Muralikrishnan B.\n"We understand that we have a long way to go in this journey, and therefore are bringing in much stronger products."\nLOANS FOR PHONES\nA Samsung scheme, run with its financing partners that says it offers "convenient and assured" loans, played a significant part in its recent success in India, helping generate $1 billion in device sales last year.\nA poster of Samsung\'s offering that Reuters spotted on a dusty street used by fruit sellers in Uttar Pradesh state said that even those with no loan history, low credit scores or without salary slips could get a phone.\nSanjeev Kumar Verma, owner of a nearby multi-brand phone shop, has benefitted from the company\'s loan scheme. Speaking to Reuters in his shop, where hundreds of phones are stacked on shelves, Verma said he used to sell five Samsung phones each month, but has quadrupled that to 20 now, 18 of which are via the loan scheme.\nVerma, and another smartphone vendor in Mumbai, said that unlike rivals, Samsung required no local address proof, making it easier for migrant workers or those working outside their home state to acquire phones on loans. Samsung did not comment on the remarks by the vendors.\nThe growth in premium segment phones was much higher in small towns than in big cities, Samsung\'s India mobile unit head Raju Pullan told Reuters in February, adding almost half the consumers who opted for its financing scheme were first-time loan seekers.\nSamsung says its financing app installed on smartphones can lock the device and block outgoing calls for missing loan payments.\nXiaomi has also tapped partnerships to offer loans, calling them a key growth driver for sales of phones priced above 15,000 rupees ($183) and adding it will explore more such offerings.\nMuralikrishnan said the company will also open more stores beyond its current network of 20,000 retail partners, and boost local procurement of mobile phone parts, likely reducing costs.\nSome industry analysts said the new strategy could help the Chinese company return to solid growth in India.\n"Xiaomi has historically enjoyed a strong brand equity, has a robust online and offline channel presence, and can spring a comeback with a potentially strong premium and value-for-money product mix," said Prabhu Ram, head of industry intelligence at CyberMedia Research.\nGraphic: How Samsung gained India\'s market leader crownhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ZXZsxb\nGraphic: India smartphone market shares of companieshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3L5Ka5b\n(Reporting by Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra in New Delhi; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Indians' push for more expensive mobile phones to consume videos and other content will also benefit social media app providers such as Meta META.O, and iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O, which so far has a tiny market share in the country due to its sole focus on high-end phones, priced from $605 to as high as $2,304, according to its website. By Munsif Vengattil, Aditya Kalra and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW, March 16 (Reuters) - Xiaomi Corp is overhauling its India strategy after misjudging consumer tastes in mobile phones, a costly lapse that has allowed Samsung Electronics to pip the Chinese company to the top spot in the world's second biggest market for the devices. The loosening of Xiaomi's vice-like grip on the 626 million Indian smartphone users - the second biggest after China - shows how companies that fail to cater to changing consumer preferences in a fast-growing economy with rising disposable incomes are being punished.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Indians' push for more expensive mobile phones to consume videos and other content will also benefit social media app providers such as Meta META.O, and iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O, which so far has a tiny market share in the country due to its sole focus on high-end phones, priced from $605 to as high as $2,304, according to its website. Those moves have helped Samsung 005930.KS wrest leadership of India's competitive mobile phones market from Xiaomi 1810.HK, with data from Hong Kong-based Counterpoint Research showing it had a 20% market share for the last quarter of 2022 compared to the Chinese company's 18%. Xiaomi and Samsung both count India as a key growth market, with smartphones their top selling electronic device.", 'news_article_title': "FOCUS-Xiaomi's slow shift in India to premium smartphones helps Samsung steal its crown", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Indians' push for more expensive mobile phones to consume videos and other content will also benefit social media app providers such as Meta META.O, and iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O, which so far has a tiny market share in the country due to its sole focus on high-end phones, priced from $605 to as high as $2,304, according to its website. A Reuters check on product listings on Xiaomi's website showed the mismatch between consumer needs and the products the company has been offering. Xiaomi showed six smartphones priced above $360, compared with Samsung's 16.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Indians' push for more expensive mobile phones to consume videos and other content will also benefit social media app providers such as Meta META.O, and iPhone maker Apple Inc AAPL.O, which so far has a tiny market share in the country due to its sole focus on high-end phones, priced from $605 to as high as $2,304, according to its website. By Munsif Vengattil, Aditya Kalra and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW, March 16 (Reuters) - Xiaomi Corp is overhauling its India strategy after misjudging consumer tastes in mobile phones, a costly lapse that has allowed Samsung Electronics to pip the Chinese company to the top spot in the world's second biggest market for the devices. Those moves have helped Samsung 005930.KS wrest leadership of India's competitive mobile phones market from Xiaomi 1810.HK, with data from Hong Kong-based Counterpoint Research showing it had a 20% market share for the last quarter of 2022 compared to the Chinese company's 18%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-apple-supplier-foxconn-wins-airpod-order-plans-%24200-mln-factory-in-india-source', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Yimou Lee\nTAIPEI, March 16 (Reuters) - Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn 2317.TW has won an order to make AirPods for Apple Inc AAPL.O and plans to build a factory in India to produce the wireless earphones, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.\nThe deal will see Foxconn, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker and assembler of around 70% of all iPhones, become an AirPod supplier for the first time and underlines efforts by the key Apple supplier to further diversify production away from China. AirPods are currently made by a range of Chinese suppliers.\nOne source said Foxconn will invest more than $200 million in the new India AirPod plant in the southern Indian state of Telangana. It wasn\'t immediately clear how much the AirPod order would be worth.\nThe person, who requested anonymity as the matter was not public yet, said Foxconn officials had debated internally for months about whether to assemble AirPods due to relatively lower profit margins on making the device, but ultimately opted to go ahead with the deal to "reinforce engagement" with Apple.\n"That way, we are more likely to get orders for their new products," the person said.\nThe decision to set up production in India was requested by Apple, according to the source.\nFoxconn vies with Taiwanese rivals such as Wistron Corp 3231.TW and Pegatron Corp 4938.TW to win more orders from Apple, the world\'s most valuable company.\nA subsidiary, Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd 6088.HK, plans to start construction of a manufacturing facility in Telangana in the second half of this year and begin production by the end of 2024 at the earliest, the person said.\nA second person with direct knowledge of the matter, who also declined to be identified as the matter was not yet public, said the Foxconn subsidiary will make AirPods in India without providing further details.\nAnalysts have previously said Apple has asked suppliers including Foxconn to make AirPods in India, but details such as the size of investment, timeline and which suppliers have manufacturing plans in the country have not been disclosed.\nFoxconn declined to comment. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nApple and its key suppliers have been shifting production away from China, where strict COVID-19 curbs disrupted Foxconn\'s biggest iPhone factory last year. They are also seeking to avoid a potential hit to business from mounting Sino-U.S. trade friction.\nFoxconn said on Wednesday it would ramp up investment outside China to meet customer demand and lower its reliance on China for production.\nIt was not immediately clear whether Foxconn\'s production plan would have impact on current AirPod suppliers, including Luxshare Precision Industry 002475.SZ.\nLuxshare did not immediately reply to a Reuters\' request for comment.\nGoertek Inc 002241.SZ, another supplier, said in November an overseas client had asked it to suspend assembly work for a smart acoustic product, which analysts at the time identified as AirPods Pro 2, and the suspension would hit revenue by up to 3.3 billion yuan ($480 million).\nGoertek did not respond to a request for comment.\n($1 = 6.8864 Chinese yuan renminbi)\n(Reporting By Yimou Lee; Additional reporting by Munsif Vengattil in New Delhi and Josh Horwitz in Shanghai; Editing by Miyoung Kim and Kenneth Maxwell)\n(([email protected]; +886-2-8729-5122;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 16 (Reuters) - Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn 2317.TW has won an order to make AirPods for Apple Inc AAPL.O and plans to build a factory in India to produce the wireless earphones, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The person, who requested anonymity as the matter was not public yet, said Foxconn officials had debated internally for months about whether to assemble AirPods due to relatively lower profit margins on making the device, but ultimately opted to go ahead with the deal to "reinforce engagement" with Apple. A subsidiary, Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd 6088.HK, plans to start construction of a manufacturing facility in Telangana in the second half of this year and begin production by the end of 2024 at the earliest, the person said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 16 (Reuters) - Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn 2317.TW has won an order to make AirPods for Apple Inc AAPL.O and plans to build a factory in India to produce the wireless earphones, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. A second person with direct knowledge of the matter, who also declined to be identified as the matter was not yet public, said the Foxconn subsidiary will make AirPods in India without providing further details. Analysts have previously said Apple has asked suppliers including Foxconn to make AirPods in India, but details such as the size of investment, timeline and which suppliers have manufacturing plans in the country have not been disclosed.', 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-Apple supplier Foxconn wins AirPod order, plans $200 mln factory in India - source', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 16 (Reuters) - Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn 2317.TW has won an order to make AirPods for Apple Inc AAPL.O and plans to build a factory in India to produce the wireless earphones, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. "That way, we are more likely to get orders for their new products," the person said. A second person with direct knowledge of the matter, who also declined to be identified as the matter was not yet public, said the Foxconn subsidiary will make AirPods in India without providing further details.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 16 (Reuters) - Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn 2317.TW has won an order to make AirPods for Apple Inc AAPL.O and plans to build a factory in India to produce the wireless earphones, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The deal will see Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and assembler of around 70% of all iPhones, become an AirPod supplier for the first time and underlines efforts by the key Apple supplier to further diversify production away from China. Analysts have previously said Apple has asked suppliers including Foxconn to make AirPods in India, but details such as the size of investment, timeline and which suppliers have manufacturing plans in the country have not been disclosed."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/omfl-kesg%3A-big-etf-outflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Invesco Russell 1000Dynamic Multifactor ETF, where 13,820,000 units were destroyed, or a 19.2% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of OMFL, in morning trading today Apple is off about 1.1%, and Exxon Mobil is lower by about 3.4%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the KESG ETF, which lost 100,000 of its units, representing a 33.3% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.\nVIDEO: OMFL, KESG: Big ETF Outflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of OMFL, in morning trading today Apple is off about 1.1%, and Exxon Mobil is lower by about 3.4%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the KESG ETF, which lost 100,000 of its units, representing a 33.3% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: OMFL, KESG: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Invesco Russell 1000Dynamic Multifactor ETF, where 13,820,000 units were destroyed, or a 19.2% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the KESG ETF, which lost 100,000 of its units, representing a 33.3% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: OMFL, KESG: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'OMFL, KESG: Big ETF Outflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Invesco Russell 1000Dynamic Multifactor ETF, where 13,820,000 units were destroyed, or a 19.2% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of OMFL, in morning trading today Apple is off about 1.1%, and Exxon Mobil is lower by about 3.4%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the KESG ETF, which lost 100,000 of its units, representing a 33.3% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Invesco Russell 1000Dynamic Multifactor ETF, where 13,820,000 units were destroyed, or a 19.2% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the KESG ETF, which lost 100,000 of its units, representing a 33.3% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: OMFL, KESG: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-mar-15-2023-%3A-cs-amzn-aapl-auy-googl-bac-msft-gern-qqq-ko-atus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 7.83 to 12,259.15. The total After hours volume is currently 105,132,408 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nCredit Suisse Group (CS) is +0.18 at $2.34, with 5,741,215 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.03 at $96.23, with 3,572,863 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.02 at $152.97, with 3,492,205 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nYamana Gold Inc. (AUY) is +0.02 at $5.53, with 3,352,388 shares traded.AUY is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 3/16/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.06 per share, which represents a 11 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is +0.33 at $96.44, with 2,967,222 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is +0.11 at $28.60, with 2,695,128 shares traded. BAC\'s current last sale is 75.26% of the target price of $38.\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.41 at $265.85, with 2,683,997 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nGeron Corporation (GERN) is +0.04 at $2.66, with 2,577,488 shares traded.GERN is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 3/16/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec2022. The consensus earnings per share forecast is -0.11 per share, which represents a -10 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.0758 at $299.01, with 2,290,226 shares traded. This represents a 17.6% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nCoca-Cola Company (The) (KO) is unchanged at $60.43, with 1,418,313 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 6 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.64. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KO is in the "buy range".\n\nAltice USA, Inc. (ATUS) is unchanged at $3.57, with 1,399,277 shares traded. ATUS\'s current last sale is 59.5% of the target price of $6.\n\nUiPath, Inc. (PATH) is +2.27 at $16.91, with 1,315,484 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: UiPath Falls 3.7% Despite Solid Q3 Beat\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.02 at $152.97, with 3,492,205 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Credit Suisse Group (CS) is +0.18 at $2.34, with 5,741,215 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.02 at $152.97, with 3,492,205 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Yamana Gold Inc. (AUY) is +0.02 at $5.53, with 3,352,388 shares traded.AUY is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 3/16/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec2022.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Mar 15, 2023 : CS, AMZN, AAPL, AUY, GOOGL, BAC, MSFT, GERN, QQQ, KO, ATUS, PATH', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.02 at $152.97, with 3,492,205 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.02 at $152.97, with 3,492,205 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.06 per share, which represents a 11 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-retail-investors-are-buying-hand-over-fist', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For well over a century, everyday investors have been putting their money to work on Wall Street right alongside professional money managers. But since the beginning of 2021, these retail investors have made their presence felt more than ever before.\nAccording to a recent note from Peng Cheng, the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Strategies research leader at JPMorgan Chase, the percentage of total trading volume derived from retail investors hit an all-time high of 23% in the week of January 25 to February 1, 2023. This even surpassed the retail volume surge of the short-squeeze events of January 2021.\nAlthough retail investors have gained notoriety for chasing momentum stocks and those with high short interest, they\'re far likelier to invest in brand-name growth stocks -- at least according to data from online brokerage Robinhood Markets. While there\'s no way to perfectly aggregate what stocks are in retail investors\' portfolios across all online brokerages, Robinhood has a history of catering to everyday investors, which is what makes its leaderboard of the 100 most-held securities so valuable.\nBased on that leaderboard, there are three brand-name stocks retail investors have been buying hand over fist.\nA Tesla Model S charging. Image source: Tesla.\nTesla\nDespite all the hoopla about "meme stocks," electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is the most widely held stock among retail investors.\nSince Robinhood\'s investing audience tends to be younger than that of most online brokerages, Tesla\'s Earth-friendly operating model speaks to the environmental activism that these younger investors are likely to hold dear. But Tesla is more than just an ESG (environmental, social, governance) story for retail investors.\nTesla has ridden its first-mover competitive advantages in the EV space to the highest valuation among all automakers. Last year, Tesla surpassed 1 million EVs produced for the first time in its history, and it has an outside chance of nearing 2 million EVs in 2023, assuming supply chains cooperate.\nFor what it\'s worth, the company has guided for 1.8 million EVs produced this year, but that\'ll be dependent on the speed of production ramp-up at the Berlin, Germany, and Austin, Texas, gigafactories, which both came online last year.\nRetail optimists are also likely enthralled with Tesla pushing into the recurring-profit column. The company has produced a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) profit in each of the past three years and is no longer reliant on selling renewable energy credits (RECs) to be profitable.\nBut I\'d be remiss if I didn\'t voice my skepticism for this top retail holding. Although Tesla is profitable, multiple rounds of recent price cuts on its EVs in both China and the U.S. demonstrate that competitive pressures and rising inventory levels are a problem. Even if Tesla hits 1.8 million EVs sold in 2023, its vehicle margin is liable to decline substantially.\nAnother issue is that, at its heart, Tesla is just a car company. While it might have other ventures, such as solar installation, they are all low-margin, money-losing operating segments once you add below-the-line expenses. Tesla\'s profits are entirely dependent on selling EVs and RECs. That makes it an auto stock trading at 6 to 7 times the price-to-earnings multiple of its peers.\nBut worst of all, Elon Musk is a genuine liability for the company. Musk has baked a mountain of promises into Tesla\'s share price, many of which have failed to come to fruition.\nApple\nA second stock retail investors have been buying hand over fist is the largest publicly traded company in the U.S., Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple is the No. 2 stock on Robinhood\'s leaderboard.\nRetail investors tend to buy into companies they know and trust. When it comes to brand value, no company more regularly tops the list than Apple. According to Interbrand, Apple has been No. 1 on its list of the world\'s most-valuable brands for 10 consecutive years. It\'s a testament to how loyal the buyers of its products tend to be.\nMore importantly, Apple leads with its innovation. The company\'s assortment of physical products (iPhone, iPad, and Mac) has been keeping consumers loyal to its brand for more than a decade. Apple\'s ongoing evolution now has it focused on subscription services. While in no way abandoning the tech products that made it what it is today, Apple\'s focus on services will further enhance customer loyalty, lift its operating margin, and stabilize revenue when iPhone replacement/upgrade cycles arrive.\nThe largest publicly traded company is also a cash cow. Apple generated over $109 billion in operating cash flow in calendar year 2022 (Apple\'s fiscal year doesn\'t align with the traditional calendar year). Bringing in a mountain of cash flow is what allows Apple to dole out $14.55 billion annually in dividends to its shareholders. It\'s also fueled more than $550 billion worth of share buybacks since the start of 2013.\nThough Apple is probably a fine investment for those planning to hold for multiple years, I believe this company is exposed to downside if a U.S. recession materializes.\nFor much of the past half decade, it has not been uncommon for Apple to trade at a forward-year price-to-earnings ratio of more than 20. When Apple was growing its sales by 10% or more, this was a perfectly reasonable valuation. But with iPhone 14 sales disappointing, Apple\'s revenue is expected to decline by 1% in fiscal 2023 -- even with the help of inflation. That makes its forward-year price-to-earnings ratio of 23 quite pricey.\nIn other words, this popular retail holding could struggle in 2023.\nImage source: Amazon.\nAmazon\nThe third stock retail investors have been buying hand over fist, based on Robinhood\'s leaderboard, is e-commerce stock Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN).\nSimilar to Apple, one (likely) reason everyday investors flock to Amazon is because it\'s a familiar brand they know and trust. In March 2022, eMarketer issued a report estimating that Amazon would account for 39.5% of U.S. online retail sales for the year. That\'s more than 8 percentage points more than the share of its 14 closest competitors combined! When you think of e-commerce, chances are that Amazon\'s online marketplace is what comes to mind.\nInterestingly, though, it\'s not e-commerce that\'s Amazon\'s key to success. While it is the company\'s top revenue driver, online retail sales generate low margins. Rather, Amazon\'s trio of high-margin ancillary operating segments does the heavy lifting and brings in the lion\'s share of its cash flow.\nThe first of these is subscription services. Back in April 2021, Amazon announced that it had surpassed 200 million worldwide Prime members. Since this announcement, its marketplace has grown modestly, the company added exclusivity rights to Thursday Night Football, and it passed along annual/monthly price hikes to Prime members.\nThe second key cash-flow-driving ancillary segment is advertising services. Though you might not think of Amazon as an advertising platform, it had between 2.2 billion and 2.9 billion monthly worldwide visits between December 2021 and May 2022. That\'s plenty of eyeballs for merchants to reach.\nThe final important ancillary segment is Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS accounts for nearly a third of global cloud infrastructure service spending. Even though AWS amounts to only a sixth of Amazon\'s net sales, it\'s frequently responsible for 50% to 100% of the company\'s operating income.\nThese three higher-margin ancillary operating segments generate the copious amounts of cash flow that Amazon reinvests in its logistics operations and other high-growth initiatives.\nBased solely on Wall Street\'s future cash-flow-per-share estimates, Amazon is cheaper now than at any other point in its publicly traded history.\nFind out why Tesla is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Tesla is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Amazon.com. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, JPMorgan Chase, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple A second stock retail investors have been buying hand over fist is the largest publicly traded company in the U.S., Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). According to a recent note from Peng Cheng, the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Strategies research leader at JPMorgan Chase, the percentage of total trading volume derived from retail investors hit an all-time high of 23% in the week of January 25 to February 1, 2023. While in no way abandoning the tech products that made it what it is today, Apple's focus on services will further enhance customer loyalty, lift its operating margin, and stabilize revenue when iPhone replacement/upgrade cycles arrive.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple A second stock retail investors have been buying hand over fist is the largest publicly traded company in the U.S., Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple generated over $109 billion in operating cash flow in calendar year 2022 (Apple's fiscal year doesn't align with the traditional calendar year). Amazon The third stock retail investors have been buying hand over fist, based on Robinhood's leaderboard, is e-commerce stock Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN).", 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks Retail Investors Are Buying Hand Over Fist', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple A second stock retail investors have been buying hand over fist is the largest publicly traded company in the U.S., Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple is the No. In March 2022, eMarketer issued a report estimating that Amazon would account for 39.5% of U.S. online retail sales for the year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple A second stock retail investors have been buying hand over fist is the largest publicly traded company in the U.S., Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Tesla Despite all the hoopla about "meme stocks," electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is the most widely held stock among retail investors. Amazon The third stock retail investors have been buying hand over fist, based on Robinhood\'s leaderboard, is e-commerce stock Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-invesco-dwa-technology-momentum-etf-ptf-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF) was launched on 10/12/2006, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nSector ETFs are also funds of convenience, offering many ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 5, placing it in top 31%.\nIndex Details\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $211.30 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. PTF seeks to match the performance of the DWA Technology Technical Leaders Index before fees and expenses.\nThe Dorsey Wright??Technology Technical Leaders Index identifies companies that are showing relative strength and are composed of at least 30 common stocks from a universe of approximately 3,000 common stocks traded on US exchanges.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.60%, making it on par with most peer products in the space.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 89.40% of the portfolio. Telecom and Industrials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Intuit Inc (INTU) accounts for about 4.75% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Lattice Semiconductor Corp (LSCC).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 36.76% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF return is roughly 9.54% so far, and is up about 3.51% over the last 12 months (as of 03/15/2023). PTF has traded between $101.47 and $145.28 in this past 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.22 and standard deviation of 38.97% for the trailing three-year period, making it a high risk choice in the space. With about 42 holdings, it has more concentrated exposure than peers.\nAlternatives\nInvesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, PTF is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $40.41 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology ETF has $43.35 billion. XLK has an expense ratio of 0.10% and VGT charges 0.10%.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nInvesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nIntuit Inc. (INTU) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Intuit Inc (INTU) accounts for about 4.75% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Lattice Semiconductor Corp (LSCC). Click to get this free report Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Intuit Inc. (INTU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Passively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Intuit Inc. (INTU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Intuit Inc (INTU) accounts for about 4.75% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Lattice Semiconductor Corp (LSCC). Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Intuit Inc (INTU) accounts for about 4.75% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Lattice Semiconductor Corp (LSCC). Click to get this free report Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Intuit Inc. (INTU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF) was launched on 10/12/2006, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF (PTF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Intuit Inc. (INTU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Intuit Inc (INTU) accounts for about 4.75% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Lattice Semiconductor Corp (LSCC). Alternatives Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock%3A-bear-vs.-bull-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In 2022, economic challenges led the Nasdaq Composite index to plunge 33% over 12 months. The sell-off led to countless tech and consumer-reliant companies suffering steep stock declines. However, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remained one of the few companies to outperform the market, with its shares falling a somewhat more moderate 26.8% in the same period.\nThe tech titan's reputation as a reliable buy has led it to amass the largest market capitalization in the world at $2.4 trillion. As a result, there are a lot of bull arguments for Apple's stock. However, before adding the company to your portfolio, you should also be aware of its faults. Here are the bear and bull cases when it comes to Apple's stock.\nBear: Apple's reliance on China\nTowards the end of 2022, a spike in COVID-19 cases in China led to production strains in factories, with Wall Street questioning Apple's reliance on the country for manufacturing, particularly for its iPhones. In fiscal 2022, the iPhone accounted for 52% of Apple's total revenue. So when it was revealed that Foxconn (or Hon Hai Precision Industry), which produces about 70% of all iPhones, could suffer production declines of up to 30% amid pandemic restrictions, Apple's stock fell almost 14% between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31 of last year.\nThe company's stock has since recovered 16% year to date as production has returned to over 90% capacity, and Apple has made moves to exit China in the coming years, increasing production in countries like India. In fact, Bloomberg revealed on March 3 that Foxconn plans to invest $700 million in the South Asian country as it works to speed up manufacturing for Apple products.\nWhile it is promising that Apple is taking the necessary steps to move production out of China, there is still a looming threat to its chips. The company's sole chip supplier for all its products is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the biggest chip manufacturer in the world, with over half of theglobal marketshare.\nAs a result, the increasing threat that China could invade Taiwan puts a crucial part of Apple's business at risk. However, the upside is that TSMC is currently building semiconductor factories in Arizona, with chip production scheduled to begin in 2024. Additionally, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed in December 2022 that the company would be buying chips from the Arizona plant.\nBull: A past of reliable growth and a bright digital future\nApple may have put too many eggs in China's basket. However, it's positive that the wheels are in motion to rectify the situation. Meanwhile, its dominating position in tech means it has the cash to invest heavily in diversifying its production, decrease its reliance on China, and continue funding its growth. As seen in the table below, as of Dec. 30, Apple reported the most free cash flow among the five biggest names in tech.\nData by YCharts\nApple's stock has risen 234% over the last five years, and 892% in the past decade. The continuous growth has come alongside annual revenue, which has climbed 48% to $394.3 billion since 2018, with operating income soaring 68% to $119.4 billion. The company is home to immensely popular products and services that have produced nearly unparalleled brand loyalty.\nIn addition to improving its product manufacturing, Apple is swiftly expanding its digital services business, its second-largest segment, which will diversify its revenue and allow it to lean less on products. Subscription-based platforms such as Apple Music, TV+, iCloud, and more saw revenue in the company's services segment rise 14% year over year to $78.1 billion in fiscal 2022, double the iPhone's growth. The services segment's profit margin also came in at an impressive 71.7%, compared to products' profit margin of 36.3%.\nApple's current dependence on China is concerning. However, it's taking the necessary steps to improve the problem going forward, and it has the funds to do so. Meanwhile, its booming services business only strengthens its long-term outlook. As a result, the bulls win this one, with Apple's stock an excellent long-term investment.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "However, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remained one of the few companies to outperform the market, with its shares falling a somewhat more moderate 26.8% in the same period. So when it was revealed that Foxconn (or Hon Hai Precision Industry), which produces about 70% of all iPhones, could suffer production declines of up to 30% amid pandemic restrictions, Apple's stock fell almost 14% between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31 of last year. In fact, Bloomberg revealed on March 3 that Foxconn plans to invest $700 million in the South Asian country as it works to speed up manufacturing for Apple products.", 'news_luhn_summary': "However, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remained one of the few companies to outperform the market, with its shares falling a somewhat more moderate 26.8% in the same period. The company's sole chip supplier for all its products is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the biggest chip manufacturer in the world, with over half of theglobal marketshare. Subscription-based platforms such as Apple Music, TV+, iCloud, and more saw revenue in the company's services segment rise 14% year over year to $78.1 billion in fiscal 2022, double the iPhone's growth.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock: Bear vs. Bull', 'news_lexrank_summary': "However, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remained one of the few companies to outperform the market, with its shares falling a somewhat more moderate 26.8% in the same period. In addition to improving its product manufacturing, Apple is swiftly expanding its digital services business, its second-largest segment, which will diversify its revenue and allow it to lean less on products. Subscription-based platforms such as Apple Music, TV+, iCloud, and more saw revenue in the company's services segment rise 14% year over year to $78.1 billion in fiscal 2022, double the iPhone's growth.", 'news_textrank_summary': "However, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remained one of the few companies to outperform the market, with its shares falling a somewhat more moderate 26.8% in the same period. Bear: Apple's reliance on China Towards the end of 2022, a spike in COVID-19 cases in China led to production strains in factories, with Wall Street questioning Apple's reliance on the country for manufacturing, particularly for its iPhones. The company's stock has since recovered 16% year to date as production has returned to over 90% capacity, and Apple has made moves to exit China in the coming years, increasing production in countries like India."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-supplier-foxconns-q4-profit-falls-10-y-y-in-line-with-forecasts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "TAIPEI, March 15 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Wednesday a 10% fall in fourth-quarter net profit from a year earlier, as production at its biggest iPhone factory was disrupted by China's strict COVID-19 rules.\nThe Taiwanese company, which is the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the October-December quarter fell to T$40 billion ($1.31 billion) from T$44.4 billion in the same period the previous year.\nIt was in line with an average forecast of T$39.98 billion profit by 13 analysts, according to Refinitiv.\n($1 = 30.5870 Taiwan dollars)\n(Reporting by Faith Hung and Yimou Lee; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree and Tom Hogue)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "TAIPEI, March 15 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Wednesday a 10% fall in fourth-quarter net profit from a year earlier, as production at its biggest iPhone factory was disrupted by China's strict COVID-19 rules. It was in line with an average forecast of T$39.98 billion profit by 13 analysts, according to Refinitiv. ($1 = 30.5870 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting by Faith Hung and Yimou Lee; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree and Tom Hogue) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "TAIPEI, March 15 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Wednesday a 10% fall in fourth-quarter net profit from a year earlier, as production at its biggest iPhone factory was disrupted by China's strict COVID-19 rules. The Taiwanese company, which is the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the October-December quarter fell to T$40 billion ($1.31 billion) from T$44.4 billion in the same period the previous year. It was in line with an average forecast of T$39.98 billion profit by 13 analysts, according to Refinitiv.", 'news_article_title': "Apple supplier Foxconn's Q4 profit falls 10% y/y, in line with forecasts", 'news_lexrank_summary': "TAIPEI, March 15 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Wednesday a 10% fall in fourth-quarter net profit from a year earlier, as production at its biggest iPhone factory was disrupted by China's strict COVID-19 rules. The Taiwanese company, which is the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the October-December quarter fell to T$40 billion ($1.31 billion) from T$44.4 billion in the same period the previous year. It was in line with an average forecast of T$39.98 billion profit by 13 analysts, according to Refinitiv.", 'news_textrank_summary': "TAIPEI, March 15 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Wednesday a 10% fall in fourth-quarter net profit from a year earlier, as production at its biggest iPhone factory was disrupted by China's strict COVID-19 rules. The Taiwanese company, which is the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the October-December quarter fell to T$40 billion ($1.31 billion) from T$44.4 billion in the same period the previous year. ($1 = 30.5870 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting by Faith Hung and Yimou Lee; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree and Tom Hogue) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/india-plans-new-security-testing-for-smartphones-crackdown-on-pre-installed-apps', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra\nNEW DELHI, March 14 (Reuters) - India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, according to two people and a government document seen by Reuters.\nThe plan for new rules, details of which have not been previously reported, could extend launch timelines in the world\'s No.2 smartphone market and lead to losses in business from pre-installed apps for players including Samsung 005930.KS, Xiaomi 1810.HK, Vivo, and Apple AAPL.O.\nIndia\'s IT ministry is considering these rules amid concerns about spying and abuse of user data, said a senior government official, one of the two people who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity as the information is not yet public.\n"Pre-installed apps can be a weak security point and we want to ensure no foreign nations, including China, are exploiting it. It\'s a matter of national security," the official added.\nChinese manufacturers account for more than half of all smartphone sales in India.\nIndia\'s minister for state for IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, however, said the news was "plain wrong" and that "there is no "security testing" or "crackdown" as story suggests".\nHe added, in a post on Twitter, that there was an ongoing consultation between the government and the industry.\nHe did not elaborate.\nIndia has ramped up scrutiny of Chinese businesses since a 2020 border clash between the neighbours, banning more than 300 Chinese apps, including TikTok. It has also intensified scrutiny of investments by Chinese firms.\nGlobally too, many nations have imposed restrictions on the use of technology from Chinese firms like Huawei HWT.UL and Hikvision 002415.SZ on fears Beijing could use them to spy on foreign citizens. China denies these allegations.\nCurrently, most smartphones come with pre-installed apps that cannot be deleted, such as Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi\'s app store GetApps, Samsung\'s payment app Samsung Pay mini and iPhone maker Apple\'s browser Safari.\nUnder the new rules, smartphone makers will have to provide an uninstall option and new models will be checked for compliance by a lab authorized by the Bureau of Indian Standards agency, the two people with knowledge of the plan said.\nThe government is also considering mandating screening of every major operating system update before it is rolled out to consumers, one of the people said.\nReuters was first to report the deliberations on Tuesday.\nA Feb. 8 confidential government record of an IT ministry meeting, seen by Reuters, states: "Majority of smartphones used in India are having pre-installed Apps/Bloatware which poses serious privacy/information security issue(s)".\nThe closed-door meeting was attended by representatives from Xiaomi, Samsung, Apple and Vivo, the meeting record shows.\nThe government has decided to give smartphone makers a year to comply once the rule comes into effect, the date for which has not been fixed yet, the document added.\nThe companies did not respond to a request for comment.\n\'MASSIVE HINDRANCE\'\nIndia\'s fast-growing smartphone market is dominated by Chinese players. Xiaomi and BBK Electronics\' Vivo and Oppo account for 47% of total sales, Counterpoint data shows. South Korea\'s Samsung has a 20% share and Apple has 3%.\nWhile European Union regulations require allowing removal of pre-installed apps, it does not have a screening mechanism to check for compliance like India is considering.\nAn industry executive said some pre-installed apps like the camera are critical to user experience and the government must make a distinction between these and non-essential ones when imposing screening rules.\nSmartphone players often sell their devices with proprietary apps, but also sometimes pre-install others with which they have monetisation agreements.\nThe other worry is more testing could prolong approval timelines for smartphones, a second industry executive said. Currently it takes about 21 weeks for a smartphone and its parts to be tested by the government agency for safety compliance.\n"It\'s a massive hindrance to a company\'s go-to market strategy," the executive said.\n(Reporting by Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra in New Delhi; Editing by Himani Sarkar)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The plan for new rules, details of which have not been previously reported, could extend launch timelines in the world's No.2 smartphone market and lead to losses in business from pre-installed apps for players including Samsung 005930.KS, Xiaomi 1810.HK, Vivo, and Apple AAPL.O. India's IT ministry is considering these rules amid concerns about spying and abuse of user data, said a senior government official, one of the two people who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity as the information is not yet public. Under the new rules, smartphone makers will have to provide an uninstall option and new models will be checked for compliance by a lab authorized by the Bureau of Indian Standards agency, the two people with knowledge of the plan said.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The plan for new rules, details of which have not been previously reported, could extend launch timelines in the world's No.2 smartphone market and lead to losses in business from pre-installed apps for players including Samsung 005930.KS, Xiaomi 1810.HK, Vivo, and Apple AAPL.O. By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, March 14 (Reuters) - India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, according to two people and a government document seen by Reuters. Currently, most smartphones come with pre-installed apps that cannot be deleted, such as Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi's app store GetApps, Samsung's payment app Samsung Pay mini and iPhone maker Apple's browser Safari.", 'news_article_title': 'India plans new security testing for smartphones, crackdown on pre-installed apps', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The plan for new rules, details of which have not been previously reported, could extend launch timelines in the world\'s No.2 smartphone market and lead to losses in business from pre-installed apps for players including Samsung 005930.KS, Xiaomi 1810.HK, Vivo, and Apple AAPL.O. By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, March 14 (Reuters) - India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, according to two people and a government document seen by Reuters. A Feb. 8 confidential government record of an IT ministry meeting, seen by Reuters, states: "Majority of smartphones used in India are having pre-installed Apps/Bloatware which poses serious privacy/information security issue(s)".', 'news_textrank_summary': "The plan for new rules, details of which have not been previously reported, could extend launch timelines in the world's No.2 smartphone market and lead to losses in business from pre-installed apps for players including Samsung 005930.KS, Xiaomi 1810.HK, Vivo, and Apple AAPL.O. By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, March 14 (Reuters) - India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, according to two people and a government document seen by Reuters. Currently, most smartphones come with pre-installed apps that cannot be deleted, such as Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi's app store GetApps, Samsung's payment app Samsung Pay mini and iPhone maker Apple's browser Safari."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-roaring-stocks-to-hold-for-the-next-20-years', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The ever-evolving nature of the tech industry has made it one of the best places to find solid growth stocks you can hold for decades. While the sector can be volatile at times -- macroeconomic headwinds led the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index to plunge 40% last year -- those who held on saw these stocks start to rise again in 2023.\nSince the start of the year, the potential of high-growth industries, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR), has sent a number of stocks trending up. The companies in these markets are effectively building the future, making their stocks excellent investments to hold indefinitely.\nHere are two roaring stocks to hold for the next 20 years.\nApple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have risen 16% since Jan. 1, with reports the company plans to release a mixed-reality headset this year, rallying investors. The growth is consistent with the company's long-term development, which has seen its stock rise 232% in the last five years and 887% in the last decade.\nThe tech giant's expected venture into VR and AR is a compelling move for its future for two reasons: first, the lucrative long-term potential of the markets and, second, Apple's past success when entering new industries.\nAccording to Grand View Research, the virtual-reality market was worth $21.8 billion in 2021 and is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15% through 2030. Meanwhile, the augmented reality market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 40.9% in the same period after being valued at $25.3 billion in 2021.\nAs a result, Apple has much to gain by introducing its own VR/AR device.\nA Bloomberg report in late January stated that Apple's coming headset will feature VR and AR capabilities alongside an iOS-like interface, differentiating it from other popular headsets, such as the Meta Quest 2 and Sony's PlayStation VR 2, which are exclusively VR.\nMoreover, Apple's past has given it a reputation for being uniquely talented at entering new markets. After introducing its custom versions, the company quickly rose to dominance in industries such as smartphones, tablets, Bluetooth headphones, and smartwatches.\nIn fact, the first AirPods were launched in 2016, and by 2019, the headphones' $8 billion in yearly revenue meant, as a stand-alone business, it would have ranked No. 384 on the Fortune 500.\nConsistent long-term growth alongside a venture into a lucrative market makes Apple's stock a stellar buy to hold for the next 20 years.\nAdvanced Micro Devices\nSince Jan. 1, shares of AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) have risen 27% as Wall Street grows optimistic about the company's prospects in data centers and artificial intelligence. After a challenging 2022, when the stock plunged 55%, the start of a recovery is promising for its future.\nAMD suffered in 2022 from steep declines in the PC market. However, the company continues to offer substantial long-term gains, with its stock up 615% over the last five years and over 3,000% in the last 10 years. AMD's stellar growth has come as its custom-designed computing components, such as processors and graphics processing units (GPUs), have become crucial to several high-growth industries.\nMarkets like cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) are actively turning to companies like AMD to power their platforms. As a result, AMD's stock will likely flourish over the next 20 years as these industries continue developing.\nThe AI market was valued at $137 billion in 2022 and is forecast to develop at a CAGR of 37.3% until at least 2030. Meanwhile, according to research from TrendForce, the AI program ChatGPT is expected to increase demand for GPUs from 20,000 in 2020 to 30,000. Nvidia is the primary GPU supplier for ChatGPT. However, numerous other companies are working on competing programs to the advanced chatbot, which could substantially increase sales for AMD.\nAMD's stock has consistently risen since the start of 2023 after providing stellar growth over the last five and 10 years. The company's hardware gives it solid positions in multiple high-growth markets, making its stock an excellent investment to hold indefinitely.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends Foot Locker and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have risen 16% since Jan. 1, with reports the company plans to release a mixed-reality headset this year, rallying investors. The tech giant's expected venture into VR and AR is a compelling move for its future for two reasons: first, the lucrative long-term potential of the markets and, second, Apple's past success when entering new industries. Consistent long-term growth alongside a venture into a lucrative market makes Apple's stock a stellar buy to hold for the next 20 years.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have risen 16% since Jan. 1, with reports the company plans to release a mixed-reality headset this year, rallying investors. Consistent long-term growth alongside a venture into a lucrative market makes Apple's stock a stellar buy to hold for the next 20 years. The company's hardware gives it solid positions in multiple high-growth markets, making its stock an excellent investment to hold indefinitely.", 'news_article_title': '2 Roaring Stocks to Hold for the Next 20 Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have risen 16% since Jan. 1, with reports the company plans to release a mixed-reality headset this year, rallying investors. The growth is consistent with the company's long-term development, which has seen its stock rise 232% in the last five years and 887% in the last decade. Consistent long-term growth alongside a venture into a lucrative market makes Apple's stock a stellar buy to hold for the next 20 years.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have risen 16% since Jan. 1, with reports the company plans to release a mixed-reality headset this year, rallying investors. Consistent long-term growth alongside a venture into a lucrative market makes Apple's stock a stellar buy to hold for the next 20 years. However, the company continues to offer substantial long-term gains, with its stock up 615% over the last five years and over 3,000% in the last 10 years."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 149.9199981689453, 'high': 153.25, 'open': 151.19000244140625, 'close': 152.99000549316406, 'ema_50': 147.19649251109635, 'rsi_14': 56.55351529139641, 'target': 155.85000610351562, 'volume': 77167900.0, 'ema_200': 148.00779852856377, 'adj_close': 152.37191772460938, 'rsi_lag_1': 56.69577761662612, 'rsi_lag_2': 53.858100748385816, 'rsi_lag_3': 42.739319519618434, 'rsi_lag_4': 44.213625499406, 'rsi_lag_5': 45.32317626820686, 'macd_lag_1': 1.3130239736701412, 'macd_lag_2': 1.2038137600074208, 'macd_lag_3': 1.2627658445368866, 'macd_lag_4': 1.5202245807964516, 'macd_lag_5': 1.6139235649527564, 'macd_12_26_9': 1.4155338574599625, 'macds_12_26_9': 1.4742743453721128}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 23.190000534057617, 'Date': '2023-03-15', 'High': 29.90999984741211, 'Open': 23.209999084472656, 'Close': 26.13999938964844, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-15', 'Adj Close': 26.13999938964844}, {'Low': 1.052033543586731, 'Date': '2023-03-15', 'High': 1.0760092735290527, 'Open': 1.0727657079696655, 'Close': 1.0727657079696655, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-15', 'Adj Close': 1.0727657079696655}, {'Low': 1.2019087076187134, 'Date': '2023-03-15', 'High': 1.218145489692688, 'Open': 1.2151997089385986, 'Close': 1.215214490890503, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-15', 'Adj Close': 1.215214490890503}, {'Low': 6.867099761962891, 'Date': '2023-03-15', 'High': 6.907299995422363, 'Open': 6.870500087738037, 'Close': 6.870500087738037, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-15', 'Adj Close': 6.870500087738037}, {'Low': 65.6500015258789, 'Date': '2023-03-15', 'High': 72.55999755859375, 'Open': 71.55999755859375, 'Close': 67.61000061035156, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 555164, 'date_str': '2023-03-15', 'Adj Close': 67.61000061035156}, {'Low': 0.6601200103759766, 'Date': '2023-03-15', 'High': 0.6711859703063965, 'Open': 0.6689097881317139, 'Close': 0.6689097881317139, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-15', 'Adj Close': 0.6689097881317139}, {'Low': 3.388000011444092, 'Date': '2023-03-15', 'High': 3.5299999713897705, 'Open': 3.526000022888184, 'Close': 3.492000102996826, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-15', 'Adj Close': 3.492000102996826}, {'Low': 132.2519989013672, 'Date': '2023-03-15', 'High': 135.05799865722656, 'Open': 134.39700317382812, 'Close': 134.39700317382812, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-15', 'Adj Close': 134.39700317382812}, {'Low': 103.44000244140624, 'Date': '2023-03-15', 'High': 105.0999984741211, 'Open': 103.73999786376952, 'Close': 104.6500015258789, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-15', 'Adj Close': 104.6500015258789}, {'Low': 1898.5, 'Date': '2023-03-15', 'High': 1926.5999755859373, 'Open': 1903.9000244140625, 'Close': 1926.5999755859373, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 564, 'date_str': '2023-03-15', 'Adj Close': 1926.5999755859373}]}
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YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. YOUR ONLY TASK IS TO PREDICT FUTURE STOCK PRICES BASED ON PROVIDED DATA. RESPOND IN A JSON FORMAT WITH PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT 10 BUSINESS DAYS, 1 MONTH, 3 MONTHS, 6 MONTHS, AND 1 YEAR.
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{'date': '2023-03-16', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-hot-stocks-for-tomorrow%3A-friday-predictions-for-fdx-xpev-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nStocks are trying to stage a rally on Thursday, even as worries persist over Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS), regional banks, interest rates and more. Going into the last day of the week, investors are looking at hot stocks for tomorrow.\nDrilling down into specifics, the Federal Reserve will soon be in focus, as it’s expected to announce an interest-rate decision next week. It follows the European Central Bank’s decision to raise interest rates by 50 basis points on Thursday.\nFurther, Friday is a big options expiration week, known as “triple witching.” That’s the expiration of stock options, index futures and stock index options all on the same trading day. It can create extra volatility.\nWith that in mind, let’s look at a few hot stocks for tomorrow — Friday.\nHot Stocks for Tomorrow: FedEx (FDX)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nFedEx (NYSE:FDX) is set to report earnings on Thursday evening. Just a day ago, on Wednesday, the stock hit its lowest level since Jan. 31. So clearly, momentum has not been favoring FedEx.\nFor what it’s worth, United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) reported earnings on that same day (Jan. 31). The results sent shares roaring higher, gaining about 4.7% that day and ultimately rallying about 10% before the broader market selling pressure caught up to it.\nFedEx management should be able to provide some interesting insights into the consumer. Guidance will be important, as investors will want to get a sense of how the company will do going forward — and how consumers and businesses are handling the current environment.\nWhile shares do trade at less than 15 times earnings, investors will want to hear the company’s guidance before deciding whether that’s cheap enough to justify a long position.\nThe Chart: Ideally, bulls will see this stock stay above $190 by the end of the week. $190 to $195 contains this week’s low, as well as the 200-day moving average and prior resistance from January. A break realistically puts $184 in play, followed by $180.\nOn the upside, bulls are craving a move over $213, potentially triggering a much larger breakout.\nHot Stocks for Tomorrow: Xpeng (XPEV)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nAnother earnings focus, Xpeng (NYSE:XPEV) will report its results on Friday morning. Outside of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), EV stocks have really struggled over the last few quarters. Specifically in 2023, it has not been a kind year to these stocks so far.\nIn fact, just this week, Nio (NYSE:NIO), Xpeng, Rivian (NASDAQ:RIVN) and others have made new 2023 lows. That’s not encouraging — not in the least bit! — although it does lower expectations ahead of earnings.\nLower expectations increases the odds that Xpeng won’t disappoint investors. However, that does not mean there will be a favorable reaction to earnings.\nClearly, there are concerns among investors, particularly as it relates to EV stocks, but also more broadly in regards to the economy. Investors will want to hear about strong demand, steady production and a focus on costs.\nThe Chart: XPEV is clearly in a downtrend and is below all of its key moving averages. It just about filled that gap at $7.62. A break of $7.50 (and especially a close below it) opens the door down to $6.90, then $6.25.\nOn the upside, bulls would love to see shares clear downtrend resistance and the 21-day moving average, near $8.80 to $9.\nApple (AAPL)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nSaving the biggest for last, we have Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its $2.45 trillion market capitalization. Many are wondering what’s going on with Apple and why it’s on this list.\nThere are no scheduled events for Apple that I can see, (unlike last week with its annual shareholder meeting). Instead though, we’re talking about the largest US stock in the wake of enormous market-wide volatility.\nDespite the regional banking crisis sending the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) — the so-called “fear gauge” — higher by 50% in two days, tech stocks have been remarkably resilient this week. Just look at Apple. If it closes higher on Thursday, it will mark the stock’s fourth-straight daily gain, rallying each day this week.\nGranted, it’s trading into a key resistance area, but the action is still constructive and impressive given the macro backdrop. On Friday, we’re looking to see if it can maintain momentum and potentially break out.\nThe Chart: Generally speaking, Apple continues to struggle with the $155 to $157 area. More specifically, it has been struggling with the 61.8% retracement at $156.29. If the stock can break out over this level — and ideally clear $157 — it could put the $165 level in play.\nOn the downside, bulls want to see Apple stock hold $150, as well as its 10-day and 21-day moving averages. However, the stock’s “need to hold” level is $147.61. That’s this week and last week’s low (approximately), as well as the 200-day moving average.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nThe post 3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Friday Predictions for FDX, XPEV, AAPL appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Saving the biggest for last, we have Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its $2.45 trillion market capitalization. The post 3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Friday Predictions for FDX, XPEV, AAPL appeared first on InvestorPlace.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Saving the biggest for last, we have Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its $2.45 trillion market capitalization. The post 3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Friday Predictions for FDX, XPEV, AAPL appeared first on InvestorPlace.', 'news_article_title': '3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Friday Predictions for FDX, XPEV, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Saving the biggest for last, we have Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its $2.45 trillion market capitalization. The post 3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Friday Predictions for FDX, XPEV, AAPL appeared first on InvestorPlace.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Saving the biggest for last, we have Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its $2.45 trillion market capitalization. The post 3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Friday Predictions for FDX, XPEV, AAPL appeared first on InvestorPlace.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-this-paypals-biggest-threat', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "After posting monster growth in 2020 and 2021, in large part from the pandemic's boost for online shopping and digital transactions, PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) pumped the brakes in 2022, with total payment volume (TPV) and revenue increasing 8% and 9%, respectively, a sharp slowdown from the prior two years. And the stock has taken a beating, down 76% from its all-time high.\nLike most other businesses, PayPal is dealing with tough comparisons, macroeconomic concerns, and normalization of consumer behavior, which on their own wouldn't be enough to sound the alarm. But there is something else that shareholders should start to pay attention to.\nHere's why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) might be PayPal's biggest threat.\nThe competition from Cupertino\nAt first glance, it might seem like there's nothing getting in the way of fintech leader PayPal. It processed $1.36 trillion in TPV last year, and the payments platform has 435 million active accounts today. Even more impressive is that PayPal's checkout feature is available at 79% of the top 1,500 retailers in North America and Europe.\nBut Apple Pay, which was launched in late 2014, is becoming a formidable opponent. It is the tech giant's mobile payment service that lets users add their debit or credit cards to their digital wallets on their devices to pay at millions of merchants, whether in-store or online. At the time of launch, CEO Tim Cook made it clear that he wanted a piece of the gargantuan payments sector.\nApple Pay has made remarkable progress. It commands a 28% acceptance rate at the 1,500 largest merchants in North America and Europe, second only to PayPal. What's more, Apple claims that 85% of U.S. retailers accept Apple Pay. That near-ubiquity is outstanding for a service that hasn't been available for even a decade.\nApple's advantage over PayPal is that the former now counts a whopping 2 billion active devices worldwide. And while Apple Pay is built into only four types of products -- the iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac, and iPad -- the potential for higher usage is certainly there.\nAnother valid argument providing more bullish support for Apple Pay is the fact that iPhone users are generally higher-income earners than their Android counterparts. This means they have more spending power, a boon for Apple Pay, which earns 0.15% from each transaction.\nSmartphones are already essentially consumers' gateway to anything they do. It's hard to argue that these devices one day can't become the de facto method of payment, particularly for in-person transactions, with Apple Pay leading the charge.\nArk Invest believes so, too. According to the investment firm's Big Ideas 2023 report, there will be 5.6 billion digital-wallet users by 2030, versus 3.2 billion today.\nMoreover, the Cupertino, Calif., tech giant is showing some promising strength more recently compared to PayPal. According to Bryan Keane, an analyst from Deutsche Bank, Apple Pay's adoption was up 52% year over year globally in November. The data Keane looked at also showed that PayPal's usage actually declined 8% worldwide during the same period. This was when consumers were focused on shopping for the holiday season. It could be a harbinger for future trends.\nFrom anecdotal evidence, checking out with Apple Pay is more seamless than using PayPal for online transactions. With just two taps of the side button, the iPhone will run its facial recognition software, and the transaction will be complete. PayPal, on the other hand, requires a separate window to log into in order to complete the purchase.\nApple doesn't break out the revenue it generates from Apple Pay. But according to Statista, Apple Pay is set to generate $4 billion in revenue in 2023, a huge increase from the less than $1 billion it produced in 2019. For comparison's sake, PayPal registered total sales of $27.5 billion in 2022.\nApple Pay's foray into the fintech space came 16 years after PayPal was founded, but the tech giant is already making rapid progress. Its growth in popularity is something PayPal shareholders need to pay attention to.\n10 stocks we like better than PayPal\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nNeil Patel has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short April 2023 $70 puts on PayPal, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Here's why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) might be PayPal's biggest threat. After posting monster growth in 2020 and 2021, in large part from the pandemic's boost for online shopping and digital transactions, PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) pumped the brakes in 2022, with total payment volume (TPV) and revenue increasing 8% and 9%, respectively, a sharp slowdown from the prior two years. It is the tech giant's mobile payment service that lets users add their debit or credit cards to their digital wallets on their devices to pay at millions of merchants, whether in-store or online.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Here's why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) might be PayPal's biggest threat. After posting monster growth in 2020 and 2021, in large part from the pandemic's boost for online shopping and digital transactions, PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) pumped the brakes in 2022, with total payment volume (TPV) and revenue increasing 8% and 9%, respectively, a sharp slowdown from the prior two years. Apple's advantage over PayPal is that the former now counts a whopping 2 billion active devices worldwide.", 'news_article_title': "Is This PayPal's Biggest Threat?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Here's why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) might be PayPal's biggest threat. Apple doesn't break out the revenue it generates from Apple Pay. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Here's why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) might be PayPal's biggest threat. Apple doesn't break out the revenue it generates from Apple Pay. Apple Pay's foray into the fintech space came 16 years after PayPal was founded, but the tech giant is already making rapid progress."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-mar-16-2023-%3A-auy-swn-frc-qqq-amzn-aapl-msft-intc-bac-googl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -15.42 to 12,565.97. The total After hours volume is currently 84,322,549 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nYamana Gold Inc. (AUY) is +0.01 at $5.48, with 5,463,139 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AUY is in the "buy range".\n\nSouthwestern Energy Company (SWN) is +0.01 at $4.87, with 4,471,107 shares traded. SWN\'s current last sale is 54.11% of the target price of $9.\n\nFIRST REPUBLIC BANK (FRC) is -4.21 at $30.06, with 3,466,434 shares traded. FRC\'s current last sale is 21.47% of the target price of $140.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.11 at $306.92, with 2,835,137 shares traded. This represents a 20.71% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is unchanged at $100.04, with 2,803,080 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.03 at $155.82, with 2,647,087 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.05 at $276.25, with 2,284,712 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is -0.01 at $30.17, with 2,261,451 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 107.75% of the target price of $28.\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is -0.04 at $28.93, with 2,223,269 shares traded. BAC\'s current last sale is 76.13% of the target price of $38.\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is -0.18 at $100.14, with 2,219,198 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".\n\nUnited Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is -0.1153 at $8.55, with 2,167,819 shares traded. UMC\'s current last sale is 96.12% of the target price of $8.9.\n\nJBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) is unchanged at $14.86, with 1,927,634 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.03 at $155.82, with 2,647,087 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.03 at $155.82, with 2,647,087 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AUY is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Mar 16, 2023 : AUY, SWN, FRC, QQQ, AMZN, AAPL, MSFT, INTC, BAC, GOOGL, UMC, JBGS', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.03 at $155.82, with 2,647,087 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -15.42 to 12,565.97.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.03 at $155.82, with 2,647,087 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 84,322,549 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dells-expanding-security-portfolio-to-aid-2023-prospects', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Dell Technologies DELL is experiencing a tough 2023 due to a challenging macroeconomic environment and a slump in the PC market. Shares have declined 27.8% in the past year compared with the Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s drop of 15.3%.\n\nHowever, the PC-maker’s expanding portfolio including security holds promise for its prospect this year.\n\nDell’s latest security services and solutions will help enterprises protect against threats, respond to attacks, and secure their devices, systems and clouds. It is expanding the capabilities of Managed Detection and Response solutions with the latest Pro Plus, which is a fully managed security operations solution that helps organizations prevent, respond and recover from security threats.\n\nMoreover, Dell is now offering more choices to its customers with CrowdStrike Falcon in its SafeGuard and Response portfolio. It is also launching Product Success Accelerator for Cyber Recovery, a new service that helps enterprises protect critical data and maintain business continuity.\n\nFor its commercial PC offerings, Dell is launching a cloud-based version of its Secured Component Verification offering, which helps in reducing the risk of product tampering. The solution will be available in May, this year.\nDell Technologies Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise\n Dell Technologies Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Dell Technologies Inc. Quote\n Slump in PC Market Hurts Dell\nDell has underperformed its PC market peers, including Apple AAPL, HP HPQ and Lenovo LNVGY in the past year. Apple, HP, and Lenovo shares have declined 4.1%, 21.9% and 8.5%, respectively.\n\nThe slump in the PC market has been detrimental to Dell. In the fiscal fourth quarter, Client Solutions Group revenues declined 23% year over year to $13.4 billion, primarily due to continued softness in both commercial and consumer PC markets. Commercial revenues were $10.7 billion, down 17%, and consumer revenues were $2.7 billion, down 40%.\n\nPer Gartner, worldwide PC shipments in the fourth quarter of 2022 witnessed a year-over-year decrease of 28.5%, reaching 65.292 million units. Dell was ranked third among all PC vendors, trailing Lenovo and HP, but beating Apple.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) company shipped 10.884 million units, witnessing a 37% year-over-year decline in the fourth quarter of 2022, per the Gartner report. Lenovo, HP and Apple shipped 15.663 million, 13.216 million and 7.011 million units, respectively.\n\nDell now expects first-quarter fiscal 2024 revenues to be seasonally lower than average, down sequentially between 17% and 21%. It expects unfavorable forex of roughly 300 basis points to fiscal first-quarter revenues. For fiscal 2024, Dell expects revenues to decline between 12% and 18%.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fiscal first quarter is pegged at 87 cents per share, down 34.6% over the past 30 days. For fiscal 2024, the consensus mark for earnings stands at $5.33 per share, down 13.1% over the same timeframe.\n\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nIs THIS the Ultimate New Clean Energy Source? (4 Ways to Profit)\nThe world is increasingly focused on eliminating fossil fuels and ramping up use of renewable, clean energy sources. Hydrogen fuel cells, powered by the most abundant substance in the universe, could provide an unlimited amount of ultra-clean energy for multiple industries. \nOur urgent special report reveals 4 hydrogen stocks primed for big gains - plus our other top clean energy stocks. \nSee Stocks Now\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Dell Technologies Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Dell Technologies Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Dell Technologies Inc. Quote Slump in PC Market Hurts Dell Dell has underperformed its PC market peers, including Apple AAPL, HP HPQ and Lenovo LNVGY in the past year. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It is also launching Product Success Accelerator for Cyber Recovery, a new service that helps enterprises protect critical data and maintain business continuity.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Dell Technologies Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Dell Technologies Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Dell Technologies Inc. Quote Slump in PC Market Hurts Dell Dell has underperformed its PC market peers, including Apple AAPL, HP HPQ and Lenovo LNVGY in the past year. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the fiscal fourth quarter, Client Solutions Group revenues declined 23% year over year to $13.4 billion, primarily due to continued softness in both commercial and consumer PC markets.', 'news_article_title': "Dell's Expanding Security Portfolio to Aid 2023 Prospects?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Dell Technologies Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Dell Technologies Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Dell Technologies Inc. Quote Slump in PC Market Hurts Dell Dell has underperformed its PC market peers, including Apple AAPL, HP HPQ and Lenovo LNVGY in the past year. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple, HP, and Lenovo shares have declined 4.1%, 21.9% and 8.5%, respectively.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Dell Technologies Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Dell Technologies Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Dell Technologies Inc. Quote Slump in PC Market Hurts Dell Dell has underperformed its PC market peers, including Apple AAPL, HP HPQ and Lenovo LNVGY in the past year. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the fiscal fourth quarter, Client Solutions Group revenues declined 23% year over year to $13.4 billion, primarily due to continued softness in both commercial and consumer PC markets.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/xlf-dynf%3A-big-etf-outflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund, where 26,200,000 units were destroyed, or a 2.8% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of XLF, in morning trading today Berkshire Hathaway is down about 0.3%, and JP Morgan Chase is lower by about 1.2%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF, which lost 400,000 of its units, representing a 40.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. Among the largest underlying components of DYNF, in morning trading today Microsoft is off about 0.6%, and Apple is higher by about 0.2%.\nVIDEO: XLF, DYNF: Big ETF Outflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of XLF, in morning trading today Berkshire Hathaway is down about 0.3%, and JP Morgan Chase is lower by about 1.2%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF, which lost 400,000 of its units, representing a 40.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. Among the largest underlying components of DYNF, in morning trading today Microsoft is off about 0.6%, and Apple is higher by about 0.2%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of XLF, in morning trading today Berkshire Hathaway is down about 0.3%, and JP Morgan Chase is lower by about 1.2%. Among the largest underlying components of DYNF, in morning trading today Microsoft is off about 0.6%, and Apple is higher by about 0.2%. VIDEO: XLF, DYNF: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'XLF, DYNF: Big ETF Outflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund, where 26,200,000 units were destroyed, or a 2.8% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of XLF, in morning trading today Berkshire Hathaway is down about 0.3%, and JP Morgan Chase is lower by about 1.2%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF, which lost 400,000 of its units, representing a 40.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund, where 26,200,000 units were destroyed, or a 2.8% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of XLF, in morning trading today Berkshire Hathaway is down about 0.3%, and JP Morgan Chase is lower by about 1.2%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF, which lost 400,000 of its units, representing a 40.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-you-invested-%2410000-in-apple-stock-in-2013-this-is-how-much-you-would-have-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has made early investors more money than they expected. This video will highlight how Apple achieved that incredible feat.\n*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of March 13, 2023. The video was published on March 15, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nParkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Parkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has made early investors more money than they expected. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. Parkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has made early investors more money than they expected. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'If You Invested $10,000 in Apple Stock in 2013, This Is How Much You Would Have Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has made early investors more money than they expected. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has made early investors more money than they expected. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-chinese-suppliers-race-to-vietnam-as-covid-let-up-opens-escape-route-from-sino-u', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Francesco Guarascio\nHANOI, March 16 (Reuters) - Vietnam has enjoyed a wave of investment from China since its neighbour abruptly canned its strict virus-containment strategy and unleashed pent-up interest from companies - and their suppliers - fleeing the impact of Sino-U.S. trade friction.\nAfter China ended its zero-COVID-19 policy in December, Chinese firms spent the first 50 days of 2023 investing in 45 new projects in Vietnam, the most from a single country, Vietnamese government data showed.\nWith big-name players already in the Southeast Asian nation, attracted by its free-trade agreements and proximity to China, the companies making up the current wave of investors are mostly smaller suppliers to those larger firms, industry experts said.\nAdding impetus to the move is the increasing cost of labour in China, expanding U.S. restrictions on high-tech-related trade with China, and tit-for-tat tariffs from a Sino-U.S. trade war that triggered a past wave of Chinese investment in Vietnam.\n"Enquiries from Chinese firms about manufacturing investment in Vietnam grew exponentially in the last quarter of last year," said Michael Chan, senior director of leasing at industrial real estate specialist BW Industrial Development.\n"Chinese investment has also increased remarkably," he said.\nBORDER CROSSING\nThe earlier influx of major foreign corporations such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005930.KS, Canon Inc 7751.T and Apple Inc AAPL.O device assemblers Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (Foxconn) 2317.TW and Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ contributed to rapid expansion of industrial clusters in sectors as varied as smartphones and printers.\nBut supplies for many still largely came from China. That country accounted for more than 20% of imported input for Vietnamese exports in 2021, nearly twice as much as in 2017, showed calculations from trade expert David Dollar of U.S. think tank Brookings Institution based on Asian Development Bank data.\nThose smaller firms offering supplies and services to larger corporations with facilities already in Vietnam now make up the bulk of Chinese companies investing in Vietnam, particularly in the north just across the border, industry executives said.\nThe size of these suppliers is reflected in the average Chinese spend on new Vietnamese projects this year of roughly $5.6 million, compared with a long-term average of $6.5 million.\nFor instance, in Vietnam\'s solar panel industry, which is dominated by Chinese firms, there has been an inflow of providers of support services such as plastic moulding, die casting and energy storage, industry sources said.\nLast year, Chinese panel maker suppliers, including power storage firm Growatt, were behind two of the main investments in Vietnam in ready-made factories, showed data from U.S real estate consultancy CBRE Group. Such factories are often favoured by smaller firms when entering new countries.\nGrowatt did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.\nChinese electronics, robotics and home appliance firms were also among top spenders on industrial leases last year, the data showed. Others included flooring firms, glass makers and suppliers of cartons and components for Apple gadgets assembled by the likes of Foxconn and Luxshare, said Do Hong Quan, head of Vietnam Investment Consulting, whose focus is Chinese investors.\nIn total, while economies worldwide struggle to normalise following the pandemic, and with a consequent fall of foreign investment in Vietnam, Chinese firms have tripled spending on new building sites in Vietnam so far this year to $250 million versus the same period a year earlier, official data showed. That is second only to investment from Singapore, and more than traditionally bigger investors such as South Korea and Japan.\nKoen Soenens, sales director at DEEP C industrial zone in northern Vietnam, told Reuters the number of contracts his firm signed with Chinese companies in 2022 rose steeply toward year-end and in the last quarter was significantly higher than the number of contracts signed with firms from any other country.\n"We expect this trend to continue this year based on enquiries we are receiving from China," Soenens said.\nAmong new partners, he cited automotive supplier Xiamen Sunrise Group Co Ltd 002593.SZ, solar panel component maker Hanghzou First Applied Material Co Ltd 603806.SS and electric vehicle charging equipment maker Starchange. None of the companies responded to Reuters\' requests for comment.\nBLOODY HISTORY\nMaking the move is not without risk. With thousands of years of bloody history between the neighbours, competing claims in the South China Sea unleashed entrenched anti-Chinese sentiment in 2014 with Vietnamese rioters targeting Chinese factories.\nInvestment applications from Chinese firms tend to be vetted with extra care, resulting in delays or rejections which encourage investment through shell companies domiciled in Hong Kong or Singapore instead, industry experts and diplomats said.\nChinese firms also experience longer times to obtain staff visas and work permits, said Filippo Bortoletti, who heads the Vietnamese unit of investment consultancy Dezan Shira.\nNeither the Ministry of Foreign Affairs nor the Ministry of Planning and Investment responded to requests for comment.\nHowever, such risks are not enough to deter small firms.\n"Chinese companies move here mostly to serve their clients who moved earlier," said BW Industrial Development\'s Chan.\n(Reporting by Francesco Guarascio; Additional reporting by Phuong Nguyen and Khanh Vu in Hanoi and Brenda Goh in Shanghai; Editing by Christopher Cushing)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The earlier influx of major foreign corporations such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005930.KS, Canon Inc 7751.T and Apple Inc AAPL.O device assemblers Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (Foxconn) 2317.TW and Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ contributed to rapid expansion of industrial clusters in sectors as varied as smartphones and printers. By Francesco Guarascio HANOI, March 16 (Reuters) - Vietnam has enjoyed a wave of investment from China since its neighbour abruptly canned its strict virus-containment strategy and unleashed pent-up interest from companies - and their suppliers - fleeing the impact of Sino-U.S. trade friction. Last year, Chinese panel maker suppliers, including power storage firm Growatt, were behind two of the main investments in Vietnam in ready-made factories, showed data from U.S real estate consultancy CBRE Group.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The earlier influx of major foreign corporations such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005930.KS, Canon Inc 7751.T and Apple Inc AAPL.O device assemblers Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (Foxconn) 2317.TW and Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ contributed to rapid expansion of industrial clusters in sectors as varied as smartphones and printers. With big-name players already in the Southeast Asian nation, attracted by its free-trade agreements and proximity to China, the companies making up the current wave of investors are mostly smaller suppliers to those larger firms, industry experts said. "Enquiries from Chinese firms about manufacturing investment in Vietnam grew exponentially in the last quarter of last year," said Michael Chan, senior director of leasing at industrial real estate specialist BW Industrial Development.', 'news_article_title': 'ANALYSIS-Chinese suppliers race to Vietnam as COVID let-up opens escape route from Sino-U.S. trade war', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The earlier influx of major foreign corporations such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005930.KS, Canon Inc 7751.T and Apple Inc AAPL.O device assemblers Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (Foxconn) 2317.TW and Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ contributed to rapid expansion of industrial clusters in sectors as varied as smartphones and printers. "Enquiries from Chinese firms about manufacturing investment in Vietnam grew exponentially in the last quarter of last year," said Michael Chan, senior director of leasing at industrial real estate specialist BW Industrial Development. Those smaller firms offering supplies and services to larger corporations with facilities already in Vietnam now make up the bulk of Chinese companies investing in Vietnam, particularly in the north just across the border, industry executives said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The earlier influx of major foreign corporations such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005930.KS, Canon Inc 7751.T and Apple Inc AAPL.O device assemblers Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (Foxconn) 2317.TW and Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd 002475.SZ contributed to rapid expansion of industrial clusters in sectors as varied as smartphones and printers. "Enquiries from Chinese firms about manufacturing investment in Vietnam grew exponentially in the last quarter of last year," said Michael Chan, senior director of leasing at industrial real estate specialist BW Industrial Development. Those smaller firms offering supplies and services to larger corporations with facilities already in Vietnam now make up the bulk of Chinese companies investing in Vietnam, particularly in the north just across the border, industry executives said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-no-brainer-stocks-id-buy-right-now-without-hesitation-9', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "It's been a volatile time for investors in many industries, and the tech arena has been particularly wild lately. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite tumbled 11% over the past year, proving just how difficult it's been.\nBut despite the tough times, there are some great technology companies out there that I wouldn't hesitate putting some money toward right now. Here's why you may want to consider buying Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Apple\nApple fared better than many tech stocks, with its share price down just 1% over the past year. That slide came after the company reported worse-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter, which contained the all-important holiday season.\nBut long-term investors shouldn't write off Apple just yet. First, the company is still a leading player in the smartphone industry and generates a massive amount of profit from its position. For example, Apple accounted for 85% of global smartphone operating income in 2022.\nBut smartphones aren't the company's only strength. The tech titan could also soon enter a new device market with a mixed-reality headset (a combination of augmented reality and virtual reality). Apple has reportedly already shown its board of directors the device, indicating that it could potentially launch soon.\nThe latest estimates from Bloomberg put the number of shipped headset devices at about 1 million in the first year and for the headset to cost about $3,000. The timeline for release could come as early as Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in June.\nWhile sales will likely be slow at first given the high price tag, Apple has a history of its devices becoming blockbuster hits over the long term. And investors shouldn't underestimate the potential for the headset to eventually drive Apple's services revenue higher through in-app purchases and subscriptions.\nFor investors looking for a large company with an established track record of innovation, picking up some Apple shares could prove to be a great long-term move.\n2. Microsoft\nMicrosoft is another no-brainer tech stock to buy because the company is a large player in some fast-growing markets, including cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI).\nWhile Amazon gets a lot of attention for its cloud dominance, Microsoft shouldn't be ignored here considering its Azure cloud services continue to nip at Amazon's heels. Azure's market share has more than doubled since 2015, and Microsoft's cloud services now account for 21% of the overall cloud infrastructure market, according to Synergy Research Group.\nSales from Microsoft's Azure and other cloud segment climbed 31% in the most recent quarter, and while that was a slower rate than in the recent past, there's still plenty of more room to grow. The public cloud market is estimated to increase from $525 billion this year to nearly $882 billion by 2027.\nIn addition to the cloud, Microsoft has a long-term opportunity in artificial intelligence. The company was an early investor in OpenAI -- the maker of the advanced language model ChatGPT -- and has recently begun integrating the technology into its Bing search engine and other software.\nMicrosoft is hoping the next wave of technology is focused on AI and thus far it appears the company is making the right bet. Since its announcement about integrating ChatGPT into its search engine, the Bing app had nearly as many downloads in just one week than it had all of last year. But Microsoft's AI integration goes far beyond putting the tool into Bing. Earlier this month, the company added the ability for developers to integrate ChatGPT into Azure as well, which could be a boon to its cloud services over the long term.\nThis matters because Microsoft is betting on the growing AI market, which IDC estimates will surpass $500 billion this year. The company's willingness to integrate AI across nearly all of its key software -- from Word to Bing to Azure -- is helping to give Microsoft an early lead in the AI race.\n3. Amazon\nDespite Amazon's 36% share price slide over the past 12 months, there are a couple of really good reasons why investors should keep it on their buy list. The first is that the company remains the leading player in the massive cloud computing industry.\nAmazon Web Services (AWS) commands 34% of the cloud computing market right now, outpacing Microsoft's 21% and Google's 11%. And that lead is important because the company makes the vast majority of its profits from its cloud segment.\nFor the full 2022 year, AWS sales rose 29% to $80.1 billion and operating income increased 23% to $22.8 billion. For comparison's sake, Amazon generated $316 billion in North American e-commerce revenue and had an operating loss of $2.8 billion over the same period.\nIn addition to Amazon's long-term prospects in cloud computing, the company is also expanding its presence in the fast-growing digital ad market as well. In 2022, Amazon's ad business generated $37.7 billion in sales, up about 21% from 2021.\nThe company now holds about a 10% share of the digital ad market -- behind Meta and Google -- but will capture about 13% by 2026. With the digital ad space expected to grow and Amazon taking a larger portion in the near future, some estimates put its ad business at $85 billion in annual sales just three years from now.\nPatience is a tech virtue\nThe tech sector is still volatile right now and long-term investors will likely have to be patient to see investments in these companies pay off. But all of them are making significant moves in key sectors, which could set them up for success for years to come.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Chris Neiger has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Here's why you may want to consider buying Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). And investors shouldn't underestimate the potential for the headset to eventually drive Apple's services revenue higher through in-app purchases and subscriptions. For investors looking for a large company with an established track record of innovation, picking up some Apple shares could prove to be a great long-term move.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Here's why you may want to consider buying Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Microsoft Microsoft is another no-brainer tech stock to buy because the company is a large player in some fast-growing markets, including cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft.", 'news_article_title': "3 No-Brainer Stocks I'd Buy Right Now Without Hesitation", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Here's why you may want to consider buying Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Apple Apple fared better than many tech stocks, with its share price down just 1% over the past year. Microsoft Microsoft is another no-brainer tech stock to buy because the company is a large player in some fast-growing markets, including cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI).", 'news_textrank_summary': "Here's why you may want to consider buying Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Apple Apple fared better than many tech stocks, with its share price down just 1% over the past year. Microsoft Microsoft is another no-brainer tech stock to buy because the company is a large player in some fast-growing markets, including cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-stocks-warren-buffett-is-most-likely-buying-right-now-in-addition-to-occidental', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett loaded up on shares of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) throughout much of 2022. Unsurprisingly, he kept the buying spree going into this year. Buffett continued to buy shares of Occidental hand over fist earlier this month.\nWe don\'t know yet what other purchases Buffett has made so far in the first quarter of 2023. However, it\'s not hard to make what should be pretty good guesses. Here are the three stocks Buffett is most likely buying right now in addition to Occidental.\n1. Berkshire Hathaway\nIf I had to bet on the stock Buffett is most likely buying this quarter, it would be his own Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). The legendary investor and his longtime business partner, Charlie Munger, can buy back Berkshire stock whenever they think it\'s valued attractively.\nBuffett and Munger clearly thought that Berkshire\'s valuation looked attractive in all four quarters of 2022. The only months when they didn\'t repurchase shares last year were in April and May.\nBerkshire\'s share price is currently cheaper than it was throughout most of the first quarter of 2022. It\'s roughly in line with the levels in November and December. If Buffett and Munger thought the stock was worth buying in the past, they almost certainly haven\'t changed their minds.\nBuffett remains a big proponent of stock buybacks when they\'re done at the right price. He even took a swipe at President Biden, who has publicly criticized buybacks and wants to increase taxes on them, in his latest letter to Berkshire shareholders. Buffett wrote, "When you are told that all repurchases are harmful to shareholders or to the country, or particularly beneficial to CEOs, you are listening to either an economic illiterate or a silver-tongued demagogue (characters that are not mutually exclusive)."\n2. Apple\nBuffett only bought four stocks for Berkshire Hathaway in the fourth quarter of 2022. All of them were additions to existing positions, including more shares of Berkshire\'s biggest holding -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\nSaying that Apple is the largest position in Berkshire\'s portfolio doesn\'t go far enough. The stock makes up 43.2% of Berkshire\'s total holdings, including shares owned by Berkshire subsidiary New England Asset Management.\nBut Apple\'s current price is now a little higher than it was throughout most of 2022 Q4. Why would Buffett still buy the stock? He would only do so if he believed the price is still a bargain. I think there\'s a reasonable argument that is his view.\nBuffett also bought shares of Apple in the first quarter of last year. He told CNBC in May 2022 that he would have scooped up more of the stock had it not rebounded. Apple\'s current share price is near its lowest point in Q1 from a year ago.\n3. Lousiana-Pacific\nLouisiana-Pacific (NYSE: LPX) was another stock that Buffett bought in Q4 of 2022. He first initiated a position in the building-products stock in the third quarter of last year.\nYou might think that Louisiana-Pacific would be a horrible choice to buy right now. After all, higher interest rates have caused a slowdown in the housing market. The Federal Reserve has warned that more rate increases are on the way.\nHowever, there are two important things to keep in mind about Buffett. First, he has a long-term mindset. Second, he focuses heavily on valuation. Both factors work to Louisiana-Pacific\'s advantage. Buffett knows there\'s still a need for more housing in the United States. He also recognizes that Louisiana-Pacific stock is dirt cheap with these great long-term prospects.\nThere\'s also the tiny detail that Louisiana-Pacific\'s share price is approaching the lower end of its trading range in the third and fourth quarters of 2022. If Buffett liked the stock enough then to buy it, he just might be buying again now or getting close to doing so.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nKeith Speights has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'All of them were additions to existing positions, including more shares of Berkshire\'s biggest holding -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The legendary investor and his longtime business partner, Charlie Munger, can buy back Berkshire stock whenever they think it\'s valued attractively. Buffett wrote, "When you are told that all repurchases are harmful to shareholders or to the country, or particularly beneficial to CEOs, you are listening to either an economic illiterate or a silver-tongued demagogue (characters that are not mutually exclusive)."', 'news_luhn_summary': "All of them were additions to existing positions, including more shares of Berkshire's biggest holding -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple Buffett only bought four stocks for Berkshire Hathaway in the fourth quarter of 2022. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway.", 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Stocks Warren Buffett Is Most Likely Buying Right Now in Addition to Occidental', 'news_lexrank_summary': "All of them were additions to existing positions, including more shares of Berkshire's biggest holding -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Berkshire's share price is currently cheaper than it was throughout most of the first quarter of 2022. Why would Buffett still buy the stock?", 'news_textrank_summary': "All of them were additions to existing positions, including more shares of Berkshire's biggest holding -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Berkshire Hathaway If I had to bet on the stock Buffett is most likely buying this quarter, it would be his own Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). Apple Buffett only bought four stocks for Berkshire Hathaway in the fourth quarter of 2022."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tsmc-founder-says-he-supports-us-efforts-to-slow-chinas-chip-advances', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sarah Wu\nTAIPEI, March 16 (Reuters) - The retired founder of TSMC 2330.TW said on Thursday that even as he supported U.S. efforts to slow China\'s advances in the semiconductor industry, the "bifurcation" of the global supply chain and the reversal of globalisation would increase prices and reduce the ubiquity of chips that power the modern world.\n"There\'s no question in my mind that, in the chip sector, globalisation is dead. Free trade is not quite that dead, but it\'s in danger," Morris Chang said, speaking at an event hosted by Taiwan\'s CommonWealth Magazine.\n"When the costs go up, the pervasiveness of chips will either stop or slow down considerably," said Chang, who at 91 remains an influential voice in Taiwan\'s chip industry. "We are going to be in a different game."\nIn Taiwan, TSMC, Asia\'s most valuable listed company and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, is widely regarded as the "sacred mountain protecting the country," because of its economic importance.\nChina has in recent years ramped up diplomatic and military pressure against Taiwan, which Beijing views as its territory, raising concerns about the fate of the chip fabs that dot Taiwan\'s western coast and produce the majority of the world\'s most advanced chips if China blockades or attacks the island.\nU.S. "onshoring" and "friendshoring" efforts to boost chip manufacturing stateside or in allied countries present a predicament for Taiwan.\n"Friendshore does not include Taiwan. In fact, the commerce secretary has said repeatedly that Taiwan is a very dangerous place, we cannot - America cannot - rely on Taiwan for chips," Chang said. "Now that, of course, is I think Taiwan\'s dilemma."\nTSMC is expanding its global production footprint, even as it keeps its most advanced technology in Taiwan.\nLate last year, TSMC began construction of a second chip factory in Arizona which will start production in 2026, using advanced 3 nm technology. The company\'s total investment in the U.S. project amounts to $40 billion.\nMeanwhile, the Chinese government is plowing billions into bolstering its chip sector, but Chang said China\'s chip manufacturing technology lags that of Taiwan by "at least five or six years".\n(Writing by Sarah Wu and Brenda Goh; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Gerry Doyle)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In Taiwan, TSMC, Asia\'s most valuable listed company and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, is widely regarded as the "sacred mountain protecting the country," because of its economic importance. By Sarah Wu TAIPEI, March 16 (Reuters) - The retired founder of TSMC 2330.TW said on Thursday that even as he supported U.S. efforts to slow China\'s advances in the semiconductor industry, the "bifurcation" of the global supply chain and the reversal of globalisation would increase prices and reduce the ubiquity of chips that power the modern world. Late last year, TSMC began construction of a second chip factory in Arizona which will start production in 2026, using advanced 3 nm technology.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In Taiwan, TSMC, Asia\'s most valuable listed company and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, is widely regarded as the "sacred mountain protecting the country," because of its economic importance. "There\'s no question in my mind that, in the chip sector, globalisation is dead. "When the costs go up, the pervasiveness of chips will either stop or slow down considerably," said Chang, who at 91 remains an influential voice in Taiwan\'s chip industry.', 'news_article_title': "TSMC founder says he supports US efforts to slow China's chip advances", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In Taiwan, TSMC, Asia\'s most valuable listed company and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, is widely regarded as the "sacred mountain protecting the country," because of its economic importance. Free trade is not quite that dead, but it\'s in danger," Morris Chang said, speaking at an event hosted by Taiwan\'s CommonWealth Magazine. TSMC is expanding its global production footprint, even as it keeps its most advanced technology in Taiwan.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In Taiwan, TSMC, Asia\'s most valuable listed company and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, is widely regarded as the "sacred mountain protecting the country," because of its economic importance. China has in recent years ramped up diplomatic and military pressure against Taiwan, which Beijing views as its territory, raising concerns about the fate of the chip fabs that dot Taiwan\'s western coast and produce the majority of the world\'s most advanced chips if China blockades or attacks the island. In fact, the commerce secretary has said repeatedly that Taiwan is a very dangerous place, we cannot - America cannot - rely on Taiwan for chips," Chang said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-apple-supplier-foxconn-wins-airpod-order-plans-%24200-mln-factory-in-india-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Yimou Lee\nTAIPEI, March 16 (Reuters) - Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn 2317.TW has won an order to make AirPods for Apple Inc AAPL.O and plans to build a factory in India to produce the wireless earphones, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.\nThe deal will see Foxconn, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker and assembler of around 70% of all iPhones, become an AirPod supplier for the first time and underlines efforts by the key Apple supplier to further diversify production away from China. AirPods are currently made by a range of Chinese suppliers.\nOne source said Foxconn will invest more than $200 million in the new India AirPod plant in the southern Indian state of Telangana. It wasn\'t immediately clear how much the AirPod order would be worth.\nThe person, who requested anonymity as the matter was not public yet, said Foxconn officials had debated internally for months about whether to assemble AirPods due to relatively lower profit margins on making the device, but ultimately opted to go ahead with the deal to "reinforce engagement" with Apple.\n"That way, we are more likely to get orders for their new products," the person said.\nThe decision to set up production in India was requested by Apple, according to the source.\nFoxconn vies with Taiwanese rivals such as Wistron Corp 3231.TW and Pegatron Corp 4938.TW to win more orders from Apple, the world\'s most valuable company.\nA subsidiary, Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd <6088.HK>, plans to start construction of a manufacturing facility in Telangana in the second half of this year and begin production by the end of 2024 at the earliest, the person said.\nShares in the Foxconn unit jumped nearly 9% after Reuters first reported the news, reversing an earlier loss of 2.2%. Shares in Foxconn itself traded up 0.5%, while the Taipei benchmark .TWII was down 1.1%.\nA second person with direct knowledge of the matter, who also declined to be identified as the matter was not yet public, said the Foxconn subsidiary will make AirPods in India without providing further details.\nAnalysts have previously said Apple has asked suppliers including Foxconn to make AirPods in India, but details such as the size of investment, timeline and which suppliers have manufacturing plans in the country have not been disclosed.\nFoxconn declined to comment. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nApple and its key suppliers have been shifting production away from China, where strict COVID-19 curbs disrupted Foxconn\'s biggest iPhone factory last year. They are also seeking to avoid a potential hit to business from mounting Sino-U.S. trade friction.\nFoxconn said on Wednesday it would ramp up investment outside China to meet customer demand and lower its reliance on China for production.\nIt was not immediately clear whether Foxconn\'s production plan would have impact on current AirPod suppliers, including Luxshare Precision Industry 002475.SZ.\nLuxshare did not immediately reply to a Reuters\' request for comment.\nGoertek Inc 002241.SZ, another supplier, said in November an overseas client had asked it to suspend assembly work for a smart acoustic product, which analysts at the time identified as AirPods Pro 2, and the suspension would hit revenue by up to 3.3 billion yuan ($480 million).\nGoertek did not respond to a request for comment.\n($1 = 6.8864 Chinese yuan renminbi)\n(Reporting By Yimou Lee; Additional reporting by Munsif Vengattil in New Delhi and Josh Horwitz in Shanghai; Editing by Miyoung Kim and Kenneth Maxwell)\n(([email protected]; +886-2-8729-5122;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 16 (Reuters) - Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn 2317.TW has won an order to make AirPods for Apple Inc AAPL.O and plans to build a factory in India to produce the wireless earphones, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The person, who requested anonymity as the matter was not public yet, said Foxconn officials had debated internally for months about whether to assemble AirPods due to relatively lower profit margins on making the device, but ultimately opted to go ahead with the deal to "reinforce engagement" with Apple. A subsidiary, Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd <6088.HK>, plans to start construction of a manufacturing facility in Telangana in the second half of this year and begin production by the end of 2024 at the earliest, the person said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 16 (Reuters) - Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn 2317.TW has won an order to make AirPods for Apple Inc AAPL.O and plans to build a factory in India to produce the wireless earphones, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. A second person with direct knowledge of the matter, who also declined to be identified as the matter was not yet public, said the Foxconn subsidiary will make AirPods in India without providing further details. Analysts have previously said Apple has asked suppliers including Foxconn to make AirPods in India, but details such as the size of investment, timeline and which suppliers have manufacturing plans in the country have not been disclosed.', 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-Apple supplier Foxconn wins AirPod order, plans $200 mln factory in India - source', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 16 (Reuters) - Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn 2317.TW has won an order to make AirPods for Apple Inc AAPL.O and plans to build a factory in India to produce the wireless earphones, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. A second person with direct knowledge of the matter, who also declined to be identified as the matter was not yet public, said the Foxconn subsidiary will make AirPods in India without providing further details. Analysts have previously said Apple has asked suppliers including Foxconn to make AirPods in India, but details such as the size of investment, timeline and which suppliers have manufacturing plans in the country have not been disclosed.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 16 (Reuters) - Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn 2317.TW has won an order to make AirPods for Apple Inc AAPL.O and plans to build a factory in India to produce the wireless earphones, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The deal will see Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and assembler of around 70% of all iPhones, become an AirPod supplier for the first time and underlines efforts by the key Apple supplier to further diversify production away from China. Analysts have previously said Apple has asked suppliers including Foxconn to make AirPods in India, but details such as the size of investment, timeline and which suppliers have manufacturing plans in the country have not been disclosed."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 151.63999938964844, 'high': 156.4600067138672, 'open': 152.16000366210938, 'close': 155.85000610351562, 'ema_50': 147.53584598530887, 'rsi_14': 66.58201244511179, 'target': 155.0, 'volume': 76161100.0, 'ema_200': 148.08583044473244, 'adj_close': 155.22035217285156, 'rsi_lag_1': 56.55351529139641, 'rsi_lag_2': 56.69577761662612, 'rsi_lag_3': 53.858100748385816, 'rsi_lag_4': 42.739319519618434, 'rsi_lag_5': 44.213625499406, 'macd_lag_1': 1.4155338574599625, 'macd_lag_2': 1.3130239736701412, 'macd_lag_3': 1.2038137600074208, 'macd_lag_4': 1.2627658445368866, 'macd_lag_5': 1.5202245807964516, 'macd_12_26_9': 1.7078646258423191, 'macds_12_26_9': 1.520992401466154}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 22.96999931335449, 'Date': '2023-03-16', 'High': 27.489999771118164, 'Open': 26.190000534057617, 'Close': 22.989999771118164, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-16', 'Adj Close': 22.989999771118164}, {'Low': 1.0555092096328735, 'Date': '2023-03-16', 'High': 1.063456416130066, 'Open': 1.0583354234695437, 'Close': 1.0583354234695437, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-16', 'Adj Close': 1.0583354234695437}, {'Low': 1.2029350996017456, 'Date': '2023-03-16', 'High': 1.2116659879684448, 'Open': 1.2068257331848145, 'Close': 1.20692777633667, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-16', 'Adj Close': 1.20692777633667}, {'Low': 6.8881001472473145, 'Date': '2023-03-16', 'High': 6.909599781036377, 'Open': 6.905900001525879, 'Close': 6.905900001525879, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-16', 'Adj Close': 6.905900001525879}, {'Low': 65.70999908447266, 'Date': '2023-03-16', 'High': 69.37999725341797, 'Open': 68.22000122070312, 'Close': 68.3499984741211, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 327120, 'date_str': '2023-03-16', 'Adj Close': 68.3499984741211}, {'Low': 0.6615498065948486, 'Date': '2023-03-16', 'High': 0.6665289402008057, 'Open': 0.6618300080299377, 'Close': 0.6618300080299377, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-16', 'Adj Close': 0.6618300080299377}, {'Low': 3.36899995803833, 'Date': '2023-03-16', 'High': 3.586999893188477, 'Open': 3.430999994277954, 'Close': 3.5850000381469727, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-16', 'Adj Close': 3.5850000381469727}, {'Low': 131.74400329589844, 'Date': '2023-03-16', 'High': 133.45799255371094, 'Open': 132.9290008544922, 'Close': 132.9290008544922, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-16', 'Adj Close': 132.9290008544922}, {'Low': 104.1999969482422, 'Date': '2023-03-16', 'High': 104.73999786376952, 'Open': 104.62000274658205, 'Close': 104.41999816894533, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-16', 'Adj Close': 104.41999816894533}, {'Low': 1909.9000244140625, 'Date': '2023-03-16', 'High': 1931.699951171875, 'Open': 1909.9000244140625, 'Close': 1919.0, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 394, 'date_str': '2023-03-16', 'Adj Close': 1919.0}]}
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YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. YOUR ONLY TASK IS TO PREDICT FUTURE STOCK PRICES BASED ON PROVIDED DATA. RESPOND IN A JSON FORMAT WITH PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT 10 BUSINESS DAYS, 1 MONTH, 3 MONTHS, 6 MONTHS, AND 1 YEAR.
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{'date': '2023-03-17', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-eu-judge-expects-a-wave-of-litigation-from-tech-giants-against-new-tech-law', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) - Tech giants will likely challenge a new European Union law aimed at reining in their power with the first cases in a potential wave of litigation expected by year-end, one of the EU\'s top judges said on Friday.\nThe Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into force in November, will classify online platforms with more than 45 million users as gatekeepers, among other criteria.\nThe gatekeepers - companies that control data and platform access - are subject to a list of do\'s, such as making their messaging services interoperable, and don\'ts, including not favouring their products and services on their platforms.\nThe list of gatekeepers to which the DMA will apply is due to be announced on Sept. 6 and will likely include Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Meta META.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O.\nThose disagreeing with the label and requirements are likely to take their complaint to the Luxembourg-based General Court within months, its president Marc van der Woude said.\nThe General Court is part of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and deals with cases ranging from competition law to trade and the environment.\n"Probably the end of this year, beginning of next year we might see the first cases and I don\'t think it will stop," he told a conference organised by the European Commission.\nSome, like Google and Apple, have lobbied intensively against the DMA.\n"We remain concerned that some provisions of the DMA will create unnecessary privacy and security vulnerabilities for our users while others will prohibit us from charging for intellectual property in which we invest a great deal," it said in March 2022.\nGoogle has echoed those sentiments, and said it was also concerned that the new rules could reduce innovation.\nBut van der Woude said the DMA was still evolving.\n"It\'s a living organism, this DMA, it\'s under constant review, obligations will be reviewed and implementing acts. So if I might call it like this, it will be a lawyer\'s paradise," he said.\nHe said areas of dispute will likely focus on the gatekeeper designation, specifications of their obligations and during enforcement of the DMA.\nA contentious area is likely to be the requirement on gatekeepers to notify their acquisitions to the Commission and whether such deals meet the threshold for regulatory scrutiny, van der Woude said.\n($1 = 0.9403 euros)\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The list of gatekeepers to which the DMA will apply is due to be announced on Sept. 6 and will likely include Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Meta META.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) - Tech giants will likely challenge a new European Union law aimed at reining in their power with the first cases in a potential wave of litigation expected by year-end, one of the EU\'s top judges said on Friday. "We remain concerned that some provisions of the DMA will create unnecessary privacy and security vulnerabilities for our users while others will prohibit us from charging for intellectual property in which we invest a great deal," it said in March 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The list of gatekeepers to which the DMA will apply is due to be announced on Sept. 6 and will likely include Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Meta META.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) - Tech giants will likely challenge a new European Union law aimed at reining in their power with the first cases in a potential wave of litigation expected by year-end, one of the EU's top judges said on Friday. Those disagreeing with the label and requirements are likely to take their complaint to the Luxembourg-based General Court within months, its president Marc van der Woude said.", 'news_article_title': 'Top EU judge expects a wave of litigation from tech giants against new tech law', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The list of gatekeepers to which the DMA will apply is due to be announced on Sept. 6 and will likely include Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Meta META.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) - Tech giants will likely challenge a new European Union law aimed at reining in their power with the first cases in a potential wave of litigation expected by year-end, one of the EU's top judges said on Friday. The gatekeepers - companies that control data and platform access - are subject to a list of do's, such as making their messaging services interoperable, and don'ts, including not favouring their products and services on their platforms.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The list of gatekeepers to which the DMA will apply is due to be announced on Sept. 6 and will likely include Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Meta META.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) - Tech giants will likely challenge a new European Union law aimed at reining in their power with the first cases in a potential wave of litigation expected by year-end, one of the EU's top judges said on Friday. A contentious area is likely to be the requirement on gatekeepers to notify their acquisitions to the Commission and whether such deals meet the threshold for regulatory scrutiny, van der Woude said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-apple-vs.-disney', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Until fairly recently, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Disney (NYSE: DIS) were rarely discussed in the same realm outside of their connection with Pixar, a subsidiary of Disney co-founded by Apple's Steve Jobs. However, the companies are now competitors in streaming, with Apple TV+ and Disney+ launched in 2019 and actively striving for more subscribers.\nIn 2022, tech and entertainment companies were struck by macroeconomic headwinds with inflation rises, leading consumers to cut back on discretionary spending. As a result, Disney and Apple's stock fell over 26% throughout 2022.\nHowever, these companies remain leaders in their respective industries, which will likely grant them fruitful long-term futures. So, is Apple or Disney stock the better buy? Let's assess.\nApple's long-term advantages remain intact\nAs a dominating presence in consumer electronics, Apple has achieved the highest market cap in the world at $2.4 trillion. Products like the iPhone, MacBook, iPad, AirPods, and Apple Watch have given the company significant market share in various markets. Meanwhile, Apple's walled-garden strategy and priority on quality has created an almost unparalleled brand loyalty.\nIn fact, in September 2022, the company officially surpassed Alphabet's Android for most smartphone market share by hitting 50%. The achievement is a promising step for Apple considering consumers' tendency to stick with one operating system for the long term and rarely change. As a result, Apple has a major advantage when touting its other products and services, all easily used alongside the iPhone.\nApple's dominance in smartphones gives its services business a lucrative long-term outlook. In fiscal 2022, services earned the second-highest amount of revenue for the company after the iPhone. The segment earned $78.1 billion in revenue, growing 14% year over year, which was double the iPhone's growth in the same period. Additionally, services profit margins came to an attractive 71.7%, while the same metric for products reached 36.3%.\nThe adoption of digital services like Apple TV+, Music, iCloud, and more has skyrocketed in recent years, with the immense popularity of the company's products likely to keep it profiting from the expanding industry.\nDisney is still a leader in streaming\nDisney suffered considerably in 2022, with its stock plunging roughly 44% throughout the year. The company started last year at a disadvantage after theater and theme park closures during the COVID-19 pandemic stole large portions of its revenue for nearly two years. Then in 2022, Disney had to contend with economic declines, which made expanding its flagship streaming service Disney+ costly.\nAs a result, Disney's stock has tumbled roughly 10% over the last five years. However, despite the setbacks, the company's stock remains a compelling long-term buy. Over the last decade, Disney's stock has risen 60%, which isn't far off its 76% growth from 2002 to 2012, considering recent headwinds.\nMoreover, Disney's stock dip has significantly increased its value. The company's forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio has decreased by roughly 37% over the last year to 22. The chart below shows that the figure is the lowest and offers the most value compared to some of Disney's biggest streaming competitors.\nData by YCharts.\nFurthermore, as of the third quarter of 2022, Disney held the most market share in streaming, with 25% between Hulu and Disney+, while second place went to Netflix at 21%. Comparatively, Apple TV+'s market share came to 7%. So, if you're looking to invest specifically in streaming, Disney's stock might be the best bet.\nApple stock is the better buy today\nApple and Disney dominate their respective industries and have much to offer over the long term. However, Apple's stock decline of 26.8% compared to Disney's 43.9% amid an economically challenging environment in 2022 suggests Apple is the stronger and more reliable business.\nAdditionally, Apple's five-year stock growth of 242% against Disney's near-10% decline continues to illustrate the strength of the iPhone company. Apple may not be leading the way in streaming, but the diversity of its digital services and the success of its products makes its stock the better all-around buy over Disney.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Until fairly recently, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Disney (NYSE: DIS) were rarely discussed in the same realm outside of their connection with Pixar, a subsidiary of Disney co-founded by Apple's Steve Jobs. In 2022, tech and entertainment companies were struck by macroeconomic headwinds with inflation rises, leading consumers to cut back on discretionary spending. The adoption of digital services like Apple TV+, Music, iCloud, and more has skyrocketed in recent years, with the immense popularity of the company's products likely to keep it profiting from the expanding industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Until fairly recently, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Disney (NYSE: DIS) were rarely discussed in the same realm outside of their connection with Pixar, a subsidiary of Disney co-founded by Apple's Steve Jobs. Apple stock is the better buy today Apple and Disney dominate their respective industries and have much to offer over the long term. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney.", 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: Apple vs. Disney', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Until fairly recently, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Disney (NYSE: DIS) were rarely discussed in the same realm outside of their connection with Pixar, a subsidiary of Disney co-founded by Apple's Steve Jobs. So, is Apple or Disney stock the better buy? Apple stock is the better buy today Apple and Disney dominate their respective industries and have much to offer over the long term.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Until fairly recently, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Disney (NYSE: DIS) were rarely discussed in the same realm outside of their connection with Pixar, a subsidiary of Disney co-founded by Apple's Steve Jobs. Apple stock is the better buy today Apple and Disney dominate their respective industries and have much to offer over the long term. However, Apple's stock decline of 26.8% compared to Disney's 43.9% amid an economically challenging environment in 2022 suggests Apple is the stronger and more reliable business."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-faang-stock-to-buy%3A-facebook-vs.-amazon-vs.-apple-vs.-netflix-vs.-google', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOGL) have all done an excellent job growing their businesses and boosting profits. This video will compare the FAANG stocks across several financial metrics and determine which one is the best to buy now.\n*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of March 15, 2023. The video was published on March 17, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon.com\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon.com wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Alphabet and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Netflix. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nParkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through fool.com/parkev, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOGL) have all done an excellent job growing their businesses and boosting profits. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOGL) have all done an excellent job growing their businesses and boosting profits. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Netflix.", 'news_article_title': 'Best FAANG Stock to Buy: Facebook vs. Amazon vs. Apple vs. Netflix vs. Google', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOGL) have all done an excellent job growing their businesses and boosting profits. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOGL) have all done an excellent job growing their businesses and boosting profits. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-mar-17-2023-%3A-lumn-f-hbi-abbv-ibm-peb-intc-goog-aapl-hban-amzn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -5.75 to 12,514.13. The total After hours volume is currently 510,996,400 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nLumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) is -0.02 at $2.46, with 101,594,315 shares traded. LUMN\'s current last sale is 41% of the target price of $6.\n\nFord Motor Company (F) is +0.01 at $11.31, with 49,715,065 shares traded. F\'s current last sale is 80.79% of the target price of $14.\n\nHanesbrands Inc. (HBI) is unchanged at $5.09, with 36,324,224 shares traded. HBI\'s current last sale is 72.71% of the target price of $7.\n\nAbbVie Inc. (ABBV) is +0.28 at $154.50, with 15,926,629 shares traded. ABBV\'s current last sale is 94.79% of the target price of $163.\n\nInternational Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is +0.0123 at $123.70, with 14,078,168 shares traded. IBM\'s current last sale is 85.31% of the target price of $145.\n\nPebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) is unchanged at $13.20, with 13,375,764 shares traded. PEB\'s current last sale is 73.33% of the target price of $18.\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is unchanged at $29.81, with 9,934,476 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 106.46% of the target price of $28.\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOG) is unchanged at $102.46, with 9,475,431 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOG is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $155.00, with 9,368,713 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nHuntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) is +0.01 at $10.35, with 9,160,388 shares traded. HBAN\'s current last sale is 69% of the target price of $15.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.04 at $98.91, with 8,931,970 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nViaSat, Inc. (VSAT) is unchanged at $34.65, with 8,403,153 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for VSAT is 19.907336; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $155.00, with 9,368,713 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is +0.0123 at $123.70, with 14,078,168 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $155.00, with 9,368,713 shares traded. The total After hours volume is currently 510,996,400 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Mar 17, 2023 : LUMN, F, HBI, ABBV, IBM, PEB, INTC, GOOG, AAPL, HBAN, AMZN, VSAT', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $155.00, with 9,368,713 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". LUMN\'s current last sale is 41% of the target price of $6.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $155.00, with 9,368,713 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 510,996,400 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fridays-etf-with-unusual-volume%3A-qual', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 5.8 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 912,000. Shares of QUAL were down about 0.7% on the day.\nComponents of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading down about 0.5% with over 42.2 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Nvidia, up about 1.1% on volume of over 41.4 million shares. Public Storage is the component faring the best Friday, up by about 1.1% on the day, while Blackstone is lagging other components of the iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF, trading lower by about 3.9%.\nVIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: QUAL\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 5.8 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 912,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading down about 0.5% with over 42.2 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Nvidia, up about 1.1% on volume of over 41.4 million shares. Public Storage is the component faring the best Friday, up by about 1.1% on the day, while Blackstone is lagging other components of the iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF, trading lower by about 3.9%.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 5.8 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 912,000. Public Storage is the component faring the best Friday, up by about 1.1% on the day, while Blackstone is lagging other components of the iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF, trading lower by about 3.9%. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: QUAL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: QUAL", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 5.8 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 912,000. Public Storage is the component faring the best Friday, up by about 1.1% on the day, while Blackstone is lagging other components of the iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF, trading lower by about 3.9%. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: QUAL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 5.8 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 912,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading down about 0.5% with over 42.2 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Nvidia, up about 1.1% on volume of over 41.4 million shares. Public Storage is the component faring the best Friday, up by about 1.1% on the day, while Blackstone is lagging other components of the iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF, trading lower by about 3.9%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-stocks-that-could-join-apple-alphabet-and-microsoft-in-the-%241-trillion-club', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In 1901, United States Steel Corporation became the first ever company to amass a $1 billion valuation.\nThen, in 1955, car giant General Motors became the envy of the corporate world when it surpassed a $10 billion valuation. That milestone was eclipsed 40 years later, in 1995, by General Electric, which became the world's first $100 billion company.\nThese companies' milestones highlight how the U.S. economy evolves over time. First, steel drove the most value in the stock market. Then it was cars, until GE built an industrial conglomerate that featured everything from white goods to financial services.\nThat changing of the guard hasn't stopped, and it probably never will. In 2018, Apple became the first company to achieve a $1 trillion market capitalization, emblematic of a market dominated by technology. Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet joined the $1 trillion club soon after.\nI'm going to share two companies that could eventually meet those tech giants in that exclusive circle. One of them will deliver substantial gains for investors if it gets there, while the other is already knocking on the door.\n1. Advanced Micro Devices\nAdvanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is worth just $134 billion as of this writing, so it has some catching up to do. But there's no doubt it has the potential to become one of the most valuable companies in the U.S. in the future. It's a leader in the increasingly important semiconductor sector, where it produces some of the world's most sought-after computer chips.\nAMD operates across consumer segments such as gaming and personal computing, where it provides semiconductors to brands like Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's PlayStation. But it also has a powerful data center segment, from which it serves some of the largest cloud services platforms in the world. That part of AMD's business could be set for a transformative decade ahead thanks to its $49 billion acquisition of Xilinx last year.\nXilinx is the global leader in adaptive computing, and together, the combined companies think they will be at the top of the high-performance computing industry for years to come. Adaptive hardware can be reconfigured even after the manufacturing process, allowing end users to make adjustments to suit their required workload in a live environment. That has the potential to shorten the upgrade cycle, which could supercharge progress in areas like artificial intelligence software, which often advances more quickly than the chips that power it.\nAccording to Fortune Business Insights, the semiconductor industry was worth $573 billion in 2022. But it could grow by 12.2% per year, meaning AMD will be playing in a $1.5 trillion annual market by 2030. Plus, if AMD becomes a bigger player in areas like the data center and AI, that could add trillions to the company's opportunity in the coming years.\nAMD generated $23.6 billion in revenue in 2022, greater than a fourfold increase from the $5.3 billion it generated just five years prior in 2017. Perhaps the company won't grow at that pace over the next five years, given that the starting figure is substantially larger, but as industries such as AI mature over the next decade, that will spur demand for advanced chips, and it's reasonable to expect a growth acceleration for producers like AMD over the longer term.\nThe company will probably have to achieve in excess of $175 billion in annual revenue to amass a $1 trillion valuation, so investors might have to wait until well into the 2030s. An expansion of its price-to-sales ratio from currently suppressed levels could also help. But if it gets there, investors will earn a 646% return on their money based on where its stock trades today.\n2. Amazon\nCompared to AMD, Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) membership in the $1 trillion club feels like a foregone conclusion. First of all, the company is worth $950 billion as of this writing, so it needs a mere 6% gain to get there. Second, its stock is down 50% from its all-time high, so it has already spent quite a bit of time in the exclusive circle with its larger peers in the past.\nAmazon is the largest e-commerce company in the world, but ironically, that's why its stock has suffered recently. It's not a great business to be in when inflation is running hot, because it sends costs soaring while consumers have less purchasing power. Luckily, though, Amazon is constantly diversifying its operations.\nOnline sales made up about 42% of its $513.9 billion in revenue during 2022, and the rest came from a mix of cloud computing, digital advertising, and content streaming, which were the notable contributors. Investors watch the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform very closely, because it's the profitability engine behind the entire company, and it regularly leads all segments for revenue growth.\nAWS is the leading provider of cloud services globally, offering hundreds of solutions to its business customers to help them transition into the digital world. According to Grand View Research, the industry could be worth $1.5 trillion per year by 2030, so Amazon's leadership position will be incredibly valuable.\nA continued decline in inflation or even a recovery in the broader stock market will probably be enough for Amazon to reclaim its $1 trillion valuation. But its impressive portfolio of businesses -- which continues to expand -- makes the company an eligible candidate based on pure merit.\n10 stocks we like better than Advanced Micro Devices\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Advanced Micro Devices wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Anthony Di Pizio has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends General Motors and recommends the following options: long January 2025 $25 calls on General Motors, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Perhaps the company won't grow at that pace over the next five years, given that the starting figure is substantially larger, but as industries such as AI mature over the next decade, that will spur demand for advanced chips, and it's reasonable to expect a growth acceleration for producers like AMD over the longer term. Online sales made up about 42% of its $513.9 billion in revenue during 2022, and the rest came from a mix of cloud computing, digital advertising, and content streaming, which were the notable contributors. Investors watch the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform very closely, because it's the profitability engine behind the entire company, and it regularly leads all segments for revenue growth.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Advanced Micro Devices Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is worth just $134 billion as of this writing, so it has some catching up to do. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends General Motors and recommends the following options: long January 2025 $25 calls on General Motors, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': '2 Stocks That Could Join Apple, Alphabet, and Microsoft in the $1 Trillion Club', 'news_lexrank_summary': "After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Advanced Micro Devices wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, and Microsoft.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Advanced Micro Devices Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is worth just $134 billion as of this writing, so it has some catching up to do. Perhaps the company won't grow at that pace over the next five years, given that the starting figure is substantially larger, but as industries such as AI mature over the next decade, that will spur demand for advanced chips, and it's reasonable to expect a growth acceleration for producers like AMD over the longer term. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/noteworthy-etf-inflows%3A-tqqq-aapl-msft-amzn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares UltraPro QQQ (Symbol: TQQQ) where we have detected an approximate $203.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.6% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 508,250,000 to 516,400,000). Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.1%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is lower by about 1.4%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the TQQQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of TQQQ, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, TQQQ's low point in its 52 week range is $16.10 per share, with $62.96 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $24.77. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nFree Report: Top 8%+ Dividends (paid monthly)\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Institutional Holders of STE\n\x95 PJT Price Target\n\x95 GSBC Insider Buying\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.1%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is lower by about 1.4%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares UltraPro QQQ (Symbol: TQQQ) where we have detected an approximate $203.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.6% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 508,250,000 to 516,400,000). These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.1%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is lower by about 1.4%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the TQQQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of TQQQ, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, TQQQ's low point in its 52 week range is $16.10 per share, with $62.96 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $24.77. Free Report: Top 8%+ Dividends (paid monthly) Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''.", 'news_article_title': 'Noteworthy ETF Inflows: TQQQ, AAPL, MSFT, AMZN', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.1%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is lower by about 1.4%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares UltraPro QQQ (Symbol: TQQQ) where we have detected an approximate $203.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.6% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 508,250,000 to 516,400,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the TQQQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of TQQQ, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, TQQQ's low point in its 52 week range is $16.10 per share, with $62.96 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $24.77.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.5%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 2.1%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is lower by about 1.4%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares UltraPro QQQ (Symbol: TQQQ) where we have detected an approximate $203.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.6% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 508,250,000 to 516,400,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the TQQQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of TQQQ, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, TQQQ's low point in its 52 week range is $16.10 per share, with $62.96 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $24.77."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/got-%243000-these-stocks-could-double-your-money-by-2030-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Buying and holding solid companies for the long run is a tried and tested way of making money in the stock market because it allows investors to benefit from the power of compounding and enables them to take advantage of secular growth opportunities in various industries. This is evident from the impressive gains that the S&P 500 logged in the past decade.\nFor instance, a $1 investment in the S&P 500 index in 2012 grew to $3.06 in 2021 after adjusting for inflation. So even though there are periods of volatility and years when the market remains in the red, history suggests that the stock market averages solid returns over the long run. This is evident from the returns generated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) (TSMC) over the years.\nA $3,000 investment in Apple stock seven years ago is now worth just over $19,000, assuming the dividends were reinvested. That translates into a healthy annual return of 30%. A similar investment in TSMC shares is now worth more than $12,400. It won\'t be surprising to see these stocks replicate such impressive returns in the future and at least double your money (if not more) by 2030. Let\'s look at the reasons why.\n1. Apple\nApple has been a terrific investment over the past seven years, multiplying investors\' wealth substantially thanks to the arrival of 5G smartphones and the growth of the company\'s services business. Looking ahead, Apple could continue to remain a top tech stock through the end of the decade thanks to the arrival of new growth drivers and existing catalysts.\nFor instance, 5G smartphones are going to be a key source of growth for Apple given the company\'s dominant position in this market. Ericsson estimates that 5G mobile subscriptions could hit 5 billion by 2028, which would be a huge jump versus the 870 million 5G subscriptions as of September last year. Even better, the 5G smartphone market could keep growing beyond 2028 because the penetration of 5G mobile subscriptions is expected to reach only 55% after five years.\nWith Apple\'s 5G-enabled iPhones making up eight of the top 10 best-selling smartphones of 2022, according to Counterpoint Research, the secular growth of this should be a tailwind for the tech giant. Meanwhile, Apple is reportedly going to launch an augmented reality (AR) headset this year, a move that will help it tap a massive market that\'s expected to generate over $105 billion in revenue by 2030.\nAdditionally, the diversification of Apple\'s services business into areas such as finance and healthcare could give its top line and margins a major boost by the end of the decade. These services are some of the reasons why New York University professor Scott Galloway forecasts Apple generating $1 trillion in annual revenue by 2030.\nThe company is expected to generate $388 billion in revenue this year, which means that it needs to clock an annual revenue growth rate of 14.5% through 2030 to hit the $1 trillion mark. A look at Apple\'s potential catalysts over the next decade suggests that it could indeed hit $1 trillion in annual revenue by the end of the decade.\nMultiplying the estimated 2030 revenue by Apple\'s five-year average price-to-sales ratio of 5.67 would translate into a market cap of nearly $5.7 trillion in 2030. That\'s more than double the company\'s current market cap of just over $2.4 trillion, which is why investors with $3,000 in investable cash may want to buy shares of this tech titan.\n2. Taiwan Semiconductor\nTSMC shares\' impressive returns over the past seven years were driven by growing semiconductor demand. The Semiconductor Industry Association estimates that global semiconductor sales hit $574 billion in 2022, up from $335 billion in 2015, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8%. McKinsey estimates that the global semiconductor industry could generate $1 trillion in revenue by 2030, matching the annual growth it witnessed in the past seven years.\nTSMC is in a nice position to take advantage of the semiconductor industry\'s secular growth because it is the world\'s biggest semiconductor foundry that makes chips for major chipmakers. Counterpoint Research estimates that TSMC controlled 60% of the global semiconductor foundry market\'s revenue in the fourth quarter of 2022, way ahead of No. 2 Samsung\'s revenue share of 13%.\nIt is worth noting that TSMC increased its revenue share during the year from 56% at the end of 2021. The company\'s gains in the foundry space can be attributed to the growing demand for chips manufactured using advanced 5-nanometer process nodes. These advanced process nodes are going to play a critical role in the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) applications because they can compute large amounts of data in a power-efficient manner.\nThe semiconductor opportunity and TSMC\'s healthy market share tell us why the company is confident of posting a revenue CAGR of 15% to 20% over "the next several years." Even if TSMC misses the lower end of that range and it manages just 10% annual revenue growth through 2030, the company\'s annual revenue could hit $162 billion at the end of the forecast period (based on 2022 revenue of $76 billion).\nMultiplying the estimated 2030 revenue by TSMC\'s current sales multiple of 6.2 (which is a discount to its five-year average sales multiple of 8.5) would result in a market cap in excess of $1 trillion. TSMC\'s current market cap is just over $449 billion, indicating that this semiconductor stock has the potential to double by 2030.\nGiven TSMC shares are trading at less than 14 times earnings, it would be a good idea for savvy investors to buy this stock if they have $3,000 to spare right now because it seems built for long-term growth.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "This is evident from the returns generated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) (TSMC) over the years. Buying and holding solid companies for the long run is a tried and tested way of making money in the stock market because it allows investors to benefit from the power of compounding and enables them to take advantage of secular growth opportunities in various industries. Additionally, the diversification of Apple's services business into areas such as finance and healthcare could give its top line and margins a major boost by the end of the decade.", 'news_luhn_summary': "This is evident from the returns generated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) (TSMC) over the years. Taiwan Semiconductor TSMC shares' impressive returns over the past seven years were driven by growing semiconductor demand. Counterpoint Research estimates that TSMC controlled 60% of the global semiconductor foundry market's revenue in the fourth quarter of 2022, way ahead of No.", 'news_article_title': 'Got $3,000? These Stocks Could Double Your Money by 2030', 'news_lexrank_summary': "This is evident from the returns generated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) (TSMC) over the years. A look at Apple's potential catalysts over the next decade suggests that it could indeed hit $1 trillion in annual revenue by the end of the decade. Taiwan Semiconductor TSMC shares' impressive returns over the past seven years were driven by growing semiconductor demand.", 'news_textrank_summary': "This is evident from the returns generated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) (TSMC) over the years. Apple Apple has been a terrific investment over the past seven years, multiplying investors' wealth substantially thanks to the arrival of 5G smartphones and the growth of the company's services business. The company is expected to generate $388 billion in revenue this year, which means that it needs to clock an annual revenue growth rate of 14.5% through 2030 to hit the $1 trillion mark."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-u.s.-large-cap-growth-etf-schg-be-on-your-investing-radar', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/11/2009.\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $15.53 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nWhile growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Also, growth stocks are a type of equity that carries more risk compared to others. When you consider growth versus value, growth stocks are usually the clear winner in strong bull markets but tend to fall flat in nearly all other environments.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.49%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 48.40% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 48.47% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSCHG seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index before fees and expenses. The Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index is float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted and includes the large-cap growth portion of the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index.\nThe ETF has added about 12.42% so far this year and is down about -10.41% in the last one year (as of 03/17/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $54.19 and $76.73.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.09 and standard deviation of 26.95% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 247 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SCHG is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $77.70 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $164.13 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $15.53 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Performance and Risk SCHG seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index before fees and expenses.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/11/2009.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-sell-off%3A-is-apple-a-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "2022's macroeconomic headwinds lead many consumers to pull back their spending on tech. As a result, many of the world's most valuable companies suffered steep stock declines.\nApple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share prices fell nearly 27% throughout last year, but still managed to do better than other FAANG components like Alphabet and Amazon, which saw their stock prices stumble 39% and 49%, respectively, in 2022. Apple's stock managed a partial recovery in 2023 and is up 19% year to date. However, it still has more work to do. That suggests a buying opportunity for investors hoping to benefit from the effort.\nApple is home to a robust, reliable business that has a history of offering consistent long-term gains. Here's why a sell-off makes Apple's stock a screaming buy.\nApple is maximizing profits in its iPhone segment\nIn fiscal 2022, Apple's iPhone segment was responsible for 52% of its revenue, with services accounting for 19.8%. That means any steps to maximize profits in its smartphone business will likely be positive for Apple's outlook.\nIn January, Bloomberg revealed Apple has plans to decrease its dependency on other tech companies for iPhone components and move to increase in-house production of various components. The tech giant will reportedly begin producing a custom Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chip, ending partnerships with Broadcom and Qualcomm. Additionally, reports say Apple will start using custom displays as early as 2024, moving away from Samsung- and LG-produced screens. Utilizing more in-house components in the iPhones will likely boost profit margins as it ends costly partnerships with outside companies.\nApple has had success moving to custom tech components in the past as evidenced by its Mac lineup. The company announced in June 2020 that it would stop using Intel processors in its Macs and move to homegrown chips called Apple Silicon. Since the third quarter of 2020, Apple's Mac revenue has increased 62%, going from $7.1 billion then to $11.5 billion in Q4 2022.\nIn addition to improving its profit margin, Apple's Mac chips allowed the company to vastly upgrade its computers by controlling every component. The end products are faster than their predecessors, offering far better battery life and attracting more consumers. Similar treatment to its iPhones could provide a significant boost to its highest-earning segment.\nExpanding in other markets\nIn addition to maximizing iPhone products, Apple is fortifying its business by diversifying its revenue and expanding in other areas.\nThe company will reportedly add a new product to its lineup and venture into augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) with the launch of a headset later this year. According to Grand View Research, the augmented reality market was valued at $25.33 billion in 2021 and is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40.9% through 2030. Meanwhile, the VR market will develop at a CAGR of 15% in the same period. Apple's potent brand could take it far in the new sector, allowing it to substantially profit from the market's growth.\nMoreover, the company is home to a swiftly growing services business allowing it to lean less on its product revenue. In 2022, services such as Apple TV+, Music, and iCloud earned $78.1 billion in revenue, growing 14% year over year, double the iPhone's growth. In addition, the segment's profit margin hit 71.3%, while the same metric for products reached 36.3%.\nApple keeps a long-term mindset with its business, strengthening its cash cow by maximizing profits in its iPhone segment in the coming years while adding another layer of protection with product expansion and digital services. With a sell-off leading its stock to fall 15% from its high, now is an excellent time to consider investing in Apple.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has positions in LG Display. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Intel, and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share prices fell nearly 27% throughout last year, but still managed to do better than other FAANG components like Alphabet and Amazon, which saw their stock prices stumble 39% and 49%, respectively, in 2022. In addition to improving its profit margin, Apple's Mac chips allowed the company to vastly upgrade its computers by controlling every component. According to Grand View Research, the augmented reality market was valued at $25.33 billion in 2021 and is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40.9% through 2030.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share prices fell nearly 27% throughout last year, but still managed to do better than other FAANG components like Alphabet and Amazon, which saw their stock prices stumble 39% and 49%, respectively, in 2022. In January, Bloomberg revealed Apple has plans to decrease its dependency on other tech companies for iPhone components and move to increase in-house production of various components. In addition to improving its profit margin, Apple's Mac chips allowed the company to vastly upgrade its computers by controlling every component.", 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market Sell-Off: Is Apple a Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share prices fell nearly 27% throughout last year, but still managed to do better than other FAANG components like Alphabet and Amazon, which saw their stock prices stumble 39% and 49%, respectively, in 2022. According to Grand View Research, the augmented reality market was valued at $25.33 billion in 2021 and is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40.9% through 2030. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share prices fell nearly 27% throughout last year, but still managed to do better than other FAANG components like Alphabet and Amazon, which saw their stock prices stumble 39% and 49%, respectively, in 2022. Apple is maximizing profits in its iPhone segment In fiscal 2022, Apple's iPhone segment was responsible for 52% of its revenue, with services accounting for 19.8%. In January, Bloomberg revealed Apple has plans to decrease its dependency on other tech companies for iPhone components and move to increase in-house production of various components."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/94-of-warren-buffetts-%24321-billion-portfolio-is-invested-in-only-4-sectors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Few investors are more revered on Wall Street than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. That's because he's overseen a 19.8% average annualized return in his company's Class A shares since 1965. This is double the total annualized return, including dividends, of the broad-based S&P 500 (9.9%) over the same time span.\nThe Oracle of Omaha's recipe for success has a number of ingredients, including long holding periods, a love of dividend stocks, and penchant for buying into cyclical businesses. But it's the concentration of Berkshire Hathaway's investment portfolio that's really played a key role in delivering outsize returns for more than a half-century.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nAs I've pointed out before, Buffett and his team have piled a significant percentage of their company's invested assets into just a few stocks. What you might not realize is Berkshire's portfolio concentration is even more magnified when examined by sector. Approximately 94% of the $321 billion investment portfolio Buffett oversees is invested in only four sectors, based on Form 13F data, as of Dec. 31.\nInformation technology: 41.87% of invested assets\nWhen 2022 came to a close, Berkshire Hathaway held stakes in seven tech stocks, including value play HP, semiconductor giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, and cloud data-warehousing company Snowflake. But the lion's share of this 41.87% stake belongs to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\nTo venture a guess, I'd say that Apple is the only tech stock Warren Buffett has played any role in purchasing for Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio. The Oracle of Omaha tends to concentrate his research on sectors and industries where he has a deep understanding. Technology isn't one of those sectors that he's typically devoted a lot of attention to. This means Berkshire's other tech holdings were probably purchased by Buffett's investing lieutenants, Ted Weschler and/or Todd Combs.\nBut there are a number of clear reasons why Apple represents such a large percentage of invested assets. For one, it's a well-known brand that consumers gravitate to. Brands that keep customers loyal are businesses that are bound to catch the Oracle of Omaha's attention.\nApple's innovation also plays an important role in its outperformance. The company's iPhone commands roughly half of all U.S. smartphone market share, while its subscription services segment is putting up record sales figures.\nHowever, Apple's capital-return program might be its biggest lure. Apple is parsing out $14.55 billion annually in dividends, and it's repurchased in excess of $550 billion of its common stock since the beginning of 2013.\nFinancials: 24.52% of invested assets\nThough these sector weightings are skewed by Apple's outsized position, financials have historically been Warren Buffett's favorite sector to invest in.\nThe reason Buffett loves financial stocks so much is because they're cyclical. Even though economic downturns are inevitable, they don't last very long. Comparatively, periods of economic expansion are usually measured in years. For buy-and-hold investors like Warren Buffett, the natural expansion of the U.S. and global economy over time allows bank stocks, insurers, payment processors, and credit-rating agencies to expand in lockstep.\nBank of America (NYSE: BAC), American Express (NYSE: AXP), and Moody's are the big dogs for Berkshire Hathaway. AmEx and Moody's are among Buffett's longest-held stocks -- since 1993 for American Express and 2001 for Moody's -- while BofA is Berkshire Hathaway's second-largest holding behind Apple.\nThe current economic climate is a particularly interesting time for Bank of America and American Express. Normally, the fear of a recession would coerce the Federal Reserve to soften its monetary policy and potentially reduce interest rates to spur lending. But with inflation still historically high, the nation's central bank continues to aggressively rate interest rates.\nFor lending institutions like Bank of America and American Express, rising rates means the possibility of higher net interest income more than offsetting loan losses. In other words, there's a chance financials could outperform in the profit column during an economic downturn.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n Energy: 13.88% of invested assets\nFor the second consecutive quarter, energy is a top-three sector for Berkshire Hathaway. The 13.9% weighting represents the highest percentage of invested assets devoted to energy stocks this century for Buffett's company.\nThe prevailing catalyst behind energy stocks is the expectation that the price of energy commodities (specifically oil) will remain elevated. Thanks to a broken global energy supply chain, this thesis does hold water.\nOne year ago, Russia invaded Ukraine, which put Europe's oil and gas supply needs into question. Additionally, global energy companies have reduced their capital investments for the past three years due to demand uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Underinvestment in drilling, exploration, and infrastructure could make it difficult for domestic and global oil supply to be increased anytime soon. More often than not, supply constraints have a positive impact on the spot price of crude oil.\nThe intriguing aspect of Berkshire Hathaway's energy holdings is that it only owns two stocks: Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). But these have turned into massive positions within Berkshire's portfolio.\nAlthough both companies are integrated operators -- i.e., they own midstream and/or downstream assets, in addition to drilling assets -- they have their differences. Chevron has a much cleaner balance sheet and its board recently OK'd an up to $75 billion share buyback. Meanwhile, Occidental has more net debt to dig out from. However, Occidental's revenue mix is also more reliant on drilling, which may allow it to take advantage of sustainably higher oil prices even more than Chevron.\nConsumer staples: 13.72% of invested assets\nThe fourth sector responsible for highly concentrating Warren Buffett's portfolio is consumer staples. Berkshire Hathaway holds five consumer staples stocks that account for about 13.7% of the company's invested assets. While that's a slightly higher weighting than at the end of 2021 (11.56%), it's a far cry from the 45% weighting consumer staples had in Buffett's portfolio in 2010.\nWhat attracts investors like Buffett, Weschler, and Combs to consumer staples stocks is their predictability. No matter how poorly the U.S. economy performs or how high inflation flies, people still need to buy food, beverages, detergent, toothpaste, toilet paper, and a variety of other goods. Consumer staples are often profitable, time-tested businesses that deliver predictable cash flow and a rock-solid dividend.\nAmong Berkshire Hathaway's five consumer staples stocks, it's Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) that stand out.\nCoca-Cola is Buffett's longest-tenured holding (35 years and counting) and arguably the most-recognized consumer goods brand on the planet. Coca-Cola is operating in all but three countries worldwide, which allows it to generate predictable cash flow in developed markets and to take advantage of organic growth opportunities in faster-growing developing/emerging market regions. Recently, Coke increased its base annual dividend for a 61st consecutive year.\nAs for Kraft Heinz, it might be one of Buffett's worst investments. Though it enjoyed a brief organic growth surge during the pandemic, with consumers favoring easy-to-make meals and snacks over going out to eat, Kraft Heinz continues to lug around a lot of long-term debt, goodwill, and intangible assets. Without much financial flexibility, it could be difficult to sustain interest in its brands.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\n American Express and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, HP, Moody's, Snowflake, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "But the lion's share of this 41.87% stake belongs to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The Oracle of Omaha's recipe for success has a number of ingredients, including long holding periods, a love of dividend stocks, and penchant for buying into cyclical businesses. For buy-and-hold investors like Warren Buffett, the natural expansion of the U.S. and global economy over time allows bank stocks, insurers, payment processors, and credit-rating agencies to expand in lockstep.", 'news_luhn_summary': "But the lion's share of this 41.87% stake belongs to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Information technology: 41.87% of invested assets When 2022 came to a close, Berkshire Hathaway held stakes in seven tech stocks, including value play HP, semiconductor giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, and cloud data-warehousing company Snowflake. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, HP, Moody's, Snowflake, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.", 'news_article_title': "94% of Warren Buffett's $321 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in Only 4 Sectors", 'news_lexrank_summary': "But the lion's share of this 41.87% stake belongs to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Financials: 24.52% of invested assets Though these sector weightings are skewed by Apple's outsized position, financials have historically been Warren Buffett's favorite sector to invest in. Berkshire Hathaway holds five consumer staples stocks that account for about 13.7% of the company's invested assets.", 'news_textrank_summary': "But the lion's share of this 41.87% stake belongs to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Information technology: 41.87% of invested assets When 2022 came to a close, Berkshire Hathaway held stakes in seven tech stocks, including value play HP, semiconductor giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, and cloud data-warehousing company Snowflake. Financials: 24.52% of invested assets Though these sector weightings are skewed by Apple's outsized position, financials have historically been Warren Buffett's favorite sector to invest in."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spacex-netflix-boeing-to-join-biggest-ever-us-business-mission-to-vietnam', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Francesco Guarascio\nHANOI, March 17 (Reuters) - SpaceX, Netflix and Boeing are among the companies joining the "biggest-ever" U.S. business mission to Vietnam next week to discuss investment and sales opportunities in the booming Southeast Asian nation, the organiser said.\nMore than 50 companies, including defence, pharmaceutical and tech firms, will participate in the mission organised by the US-ASEAN Business Council, an industry body, according to a list seen by Reuters.\nThe delegation is a sign of rising interest in the global manufacturing hub, which is benefiting from a shift away from China amid Sino-U.S. trade friction.\nVietnam, with a population of 100 million people, also has a rapidly-growing consumer market as its middle class expands.\n"This is the biggest-ever mission in Vietnam," said Vu Tu Thanh, the US-ASEAN Business Council\'s representative in the country, noting that the body had been organising these events for three decades.\nStreaming giant Netflix NFLX.O, which Reuters last month reported was planning to open an office in Vietnam, is among the companies joining the trip. Netflix did not respond to a request for comment.\nAerospace manufacturers Boeing BA.N, Lockheed Martin LMT.N and Bell TXT.N will hold meetings with state-owned Vietnamese defence procurement companies, Thanh told Reuters, adding that it was the first time in about a decade that security firms had decided to join the annual mission to Vietnam.\nIn December, the same companies held talks with Vietnamese government officials about the possible sale of helicopters and drones, as the country seeks new suppliers and the Ukraine conflict strains the capabilities of Russia, for decades Vietnam\'s main military partner.\n"Helicopters is one of the things the companies hope to sell to the Vietnamese," Thanh said, although he cautioned that defence deals took time to be completed and no immediate breakthrough was expected.\nBoeing said in a statement that its discussions with officials would focus on its growing partnership with Vietnam and ways to strengthen the country\'s aviation and defence capabilities.\nLockheed Martin and Bell did not respond to requests for comment.\nThe majority of the companies joining the business mission already have a business or manufacturing presence in Vietnam, including Apple AAPL.O, Coca-Cola KO.N and PepsiCo PEP.O, Thanh said, with some planning to expand it.\nSome companies are also coming to get a better sense of the political situation after recent turmoil in the Communist-Party led country, including the resignation of the president in January, Thanh added.\nParticipants will have meetings with Vietnam\'s top political and regulatory leadership, including with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.\nThanh said some companies were interested in Vietnam as a manufacturing hub and in providing services to increasingly wealthy consumers at a time when economic growth reached more than 8% last year.\nAmong them is SpaceX, which is looking to sell its satellite internet services to Vietnam and other countries in the region, Thanh said. SpaceX did not respond to a request for comment.\nThe mission will also include semiconductors companies, pharmaceutical giants Pfizer PFE.N and Johnson & Johnson PFE.N, medical device maker Abbott ABT.N, financial firms Visa V.N and Citibank C.N, internet and cloud companies Meta META.O and Amazon Web Services AMZN.O, the list showed.\n(Reporting by Francesco Guarascio; Editing by Jamie Freed)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The majority of the companies joining the business mission already have a business or manufacturing presence in Vietnam, including Apple AAPL.O, Coca-Cola KO.N and PepsiCo PEP.O, Thanh said, with some planning to expand it. By Francesco Guarascio HANOI, March 17 (Reuters) - SpaceX, Netflix and Boeing are among the companies joining the "biggest-ever" U.S. business mission to Vietnam next week to discuss investment and sales opportunities in the booming Southeast Asian nation, the organiser said. Aerospace manufacturers Boeing BA.N, Lockheed Martin LMT.N and Bell TXT.N will hold meetings with state-owned Vietnamese defence procurement companies, Thanh told Reuters, adding that it was the first time in about a decade that security firms had decided to join the annual mission to Vietnam.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The majority of the companies joining the business mission already have a business or manufacturing presence in Vietnam, including Apple AAPL.O, Coca-Cola KO.N and PepsiCo PEP.O, Thanh said, with some planning to expand it. By Francesco Guarascio HANOI, March 17 (Reuters) - SpaceX, Netflix and Boeing are among the companies joining the "biggest-ever" U.S. business mission to Vietnam next week to discuss investment and sales opportunities in the booming Southeast Asian nation, the organiser said. More than 50 companies, including defence, pharmaceutical and tech firms, will participate in the mission organised by the US-ASEAN Business Council, an industry body, according to a list seen by Reuters.', 'news_article_title': 'SpaceX, Netflix, Boeing to join "biggest-ever" US business mission to Vietnam', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The majority of the companies joining the business mission already have a business or manufacturing presence in Vietnam, including Apple AAPL.O, Coca-Cola KO.N and PepsiCo PEP.O, Thanh said, with some planning to expand it. By Francesco Guarascio HANOI, March 17 (Reuters) - SpaceX, Netflix and Boeing are among the companies joining the "biggest-ever" U.S. business mission to Vietnam next week to discuss investment and sales opportunities in the booming Southeast Asian nation, the organiser said. More than 50 companies, including defence, pharmaceutical and tech firms, will participate in the mission organised by the US-ASEAN Business Council, an industry body, according to a list seen by Reuters.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The majority of the companies joining the business mission already have a business or manufacturing presence in Vietnam, including Apple AAPL.O, Coca-Cola KO.N and PepsiCo PEP.O, Thanh said, with some planning to expand it. By Francesco Guarascio HANOI, March 17 (Reuters) - SpaceX, Netflix and Boeing are among the companies joining the "biggest-ever" U.S. business mission to Vietnam next week to discuss investment and sales opportunities in the booming Southeast Asian nation, the organiser said. Aerospace manufacturers Boeing BA.N, Lockheed Martin LMT.N and Bell TXT.N will hold meetings with state-owned Vietnamese defence procurement companies, Thanh told Reuters, adding that it was the first time in about a decade that security firms had decided to join the annual mission to Vietnam.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-growth-stock%3A-nvidia-vs.-apple-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks fell out of favor in 2022, which led the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index to plummet 40% throughout the year. Steep rises in the cost of living led to declines in demand for consumer technology and reductions in earnings for many companies. However, 2023 has Wall Street optimistic about the market again, with the index up roughly 19% year to date.\nAs a result of this optimism (and other positive catalysts unique to each specific company), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have risen 75% and 20% since Jan. 1. These companies experienced substantial stock declines last year yet remain compelling long-term investments, thanks to their history of immense growth.\nSo, is Nvidia or Apple the better growth stock? Let's take a closer look.\nNvidia's AI catalyst supports longer-term growth\nAfter suffering a stock price fall of 50% last year, Nvidia's monster growth since the start of 2023 has investors' heads spinning. The swift recovery has highlighted the importance of holding growth stocks through temporary market sell-offs, as those who sold last year would not have benefited from the recent rally.\nNvidia shares have climbed 307% in the last five years and roughly 8,000% over the last 10 years, solidifying it as one of the best growth stocks available. The company has primarily profited from the expansion of the consumer graphics processing unit (GPU) market over the years, which has seen more and more people build custom PCs for activities such as video editing and gaming.\nNvidia has amassed an 88% market share in desktop GPUs. The majority market share was the company's detriment in 2022, with GPU shipments sinking 42% worldwide. However, its dominance in the industry has also given it the power and financial resources to become a prominent player in artificial intelligence (AI), a market that also heavily utilizes GPUs.\nNvidia is the primary supplier of GPUs to OpenAI's ChatGPT, an advanced AI chatbot capable of producing human-like dialogue. According to research from TrendForce, the software used about 20,000 GPUs in 2020, with that figure expected to hit 30,000 soon as ChatGPT prepares for commercialization.\nAs AI competition ramps up, more companies could soon turn to Nvidia for its GPUs, making its stock a no-brainer buy right now, especially alongside a history of consistent growth.\nExpect Apple's dominance to continue\nWith the highest market cap in the world at $2.45 trillion, Apple's stock has long had a reputation as a reliable and solid growth stock. The company's shares have risen 250% in the last five years and 884% in the last decade. Meanwhile, its annual revenue has increased by 48% to $394.33 billion since 2018, with operating income soaring 68% to $119.44 billion.\nApple truly proved its resilience in 2022 by being one of the only companies among big tech to outperform the market, illustrated in the chart below.\nData by YCharts\nApple's immensely popular products and services remained in demand in fiscal 2022, with revenue rising 8% year over year to $394.3 billion and operating income climbing 9.6% to $119.4 billion. The company's stability is mainly thanks to the wide adoption of its iPhones and services, which combined were responsible for 72% of Apple's revenue last year.\nIn September 2022, the iPhone overtook Alphabet's Android for most smartphone market share, hitting 50%. The majority market share will likely prove a lucrative asset for Apple to attract more consumers to its other products and services in the future. Meanwhile, Apple's services segment reported revenue growth double the iPhone in 2022 at 14%, earning $78.1 billion with a profit margin of 71.7%. Comparatively, products' profit margin came in at 36.3%. As a result, Apple's diversification with solid positions in hardware and digital services strengthens its long-term outlook.\nApple stock is the winner\nApple's year-to-date stock rise of 20% may not be as impressive as Nvidia's 75%. However, the more gradual rise suggests the iPhone company's stock is less volatile. Additionally, Apple's performance amid economic challenges in 2022 makes its stock feel less of a risk, no matter the climate of the market.\nNvidia and Apple are both great long-term investments, likely to offer substantial gains for years thanks to their solid roles in high-profit markets. But if you can only choose one, Apple is the better and more reliable growth stock right now.\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As a result of this optimism (and other positive catalysts unique to each specific company), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have risen 75% and 20% since Jan. 1. The swift recovery has highlighted the importance of holding growth stocks through temporary market sell-offs, as those who sold last year would not have benefited from the recent rally. The company has primarily profited from the expansion of the consumer graphics processing unit (GPU) market over the years, which has seen more and more people build custom PCs for activities such as video editing and gaming.', 'news_luhn_summary': "As a result of this optimism (and other positive catalysts unique to each specific company), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have risen 75% and 20% since Jan. 1. These companies experienced substantial stock declines last year yet remain compelling long-term investments, thanks to their history of immense growth. Data by YCharts Apple's immensely popular products and services remained in demand in fiscal 2022, with revenue rising 8% year over year to $394.3 billion and operating income climbing 9.6% to $119.4 billion.", 'news_article_title': 'Better Growth Stock: Nvidia vs. Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As a result of this optimism (and other positive catalysts unique to each specific company), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have risen 75% and 20% since Jan. 1. So, is Nvidia or Apple the better growth stock? Data by YCharts Apple's immensely popular products and services remained in demand in fiscal 2022, with revenue rising 8% year over year to $394.3 billion and operating income climbing 9.6% to $119.4 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "As a result of this optimism (and other positive catalysts unique to each specific company), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have risen 75% and 20% since Jan. 1. Nvidia shares have climbed 307% in the last five years and roughly 8,000% over the last 10 years, solidifying it as one of the best growth stocks available. Expect Apple's dominance to continue With the highest market cap in the world at $2.45 trillion, Apple's stock has long had a reputation as a reliable and solid growth stock."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 154.27999877929688, 'high': 156.74000549316406, 'open': 156.0800018310547, 'close': 155.0, 'ema_50': 147.8285579074536, 'rsi_14': 63.0147107084735, 'target': 157.39999389648438, 'volume': 98944600.0, 'ema_200': 148.15462815175002, 'adj_close': 154.373779296875, 'rsi_lag_1': 66.58201244511179, 'rsi_lag_2': 56.55351529139641, 'rsi_lag_3': 56.69577761662612, 'rsi_lag_4': 53.858100748385816, 'rsi_lag_5': 42.739319519618434, 'macd_lag_1': 1.7078646258423191, 'macd_lag_2': 1.4155338574599625, 'macd_lag_3': 1.3130239736701412, 'macd_lag_4': 1.2038137600074208, 'macd_lag_5': 1.2627658445368866, 'macd_12_26_9': 1.8496291041994084, 'macds_12_26_9': 1.5867197420128047}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 22.57999992370605, 'Date': '2023-03-17', 'High': 26.13999938964844, 'Open': 22.920000076293945, 'Close': 25.51000022888184, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-17', 'Adj Close': 25.51000022888184}, {'Low': 1.0612106323242188, 'Date': '2023-03-17', 'High': 1.0669625997543335, 'Open': 1.0614134073257446, 'Close': 1.0614134073257446, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-17', 'Adj Close': 1.0614134073257446}, {'Low': 1.210316777229309, 'Date': '2023-03-17', 'High': 1.2176560163497925, 'Open': 1.2111802101135254, 'Close': 1.2110495567321775, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-17', 'Adj Close': 1.2110495567321775}, {'Low': 6.861299991607666, 'Date': '2023-03-17', 'High': 6.89769983291626, 'Open': 6.897500038146973, 'Close': 6.897500038146973, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-17', 'Adj Close': 6.897500038146973}, {'Low': 65.16999816894531, 'Date': '2023-03-17', 'High': 69.63999938964844, 'Open': 68.26000213623047, 'Close': 66.73999786376953, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 152255, 'date_str': '2023-03-17', 'Adj Close': 66.73999786376953}, {'Low': 0.6656016707420349, 'Date': '2023-03-17', 'High': 0.6723299026489258, 'Open': 0.6663401126861572, 'Close': 0.6663401126861572, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-17', 'Adj Close': 0.6663401126861572}, {'Low': 3.381999969482422, 'Date': '2023-03-17', 'High': 3.496000051498413, 'Open': 3.496000051498413, 'Close': 3.3949999809265137, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-17', 'Adj Close': 3.3949999809265137}, {'Low': 131.83700561523438, 'Date': '2023-03-17', 'High': 133.5659942626953, 'Open': 133.3679962158203, 'Close': 133.3679962158203, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-17', 'Adj Close': 133.3679962158203}, {'Low': 103.69000244140624, 'Date': '2023-03-17', 'High': 104.4499969482422, 'Open': 104.41000366210938, 'Close': 103.70999908447266, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-17', 'Adj Close': 103.70999908447266}, {'Low': 1946.0, 'Date': '2023-03-17', 'High': 1985.0999755859373, 'Open': 1946.0, 'Close': 1969.800048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 82, 'date_str': '2023-03-17', 'Adj Close': 1969.800048828125}]}
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{'date': '2023-03-20', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/kremlin-tells-officials-to-stop-using-iphones-kommersant-newspaper-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds Kremlin quote, recasts lead\nMOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - The Kremlin told officials involved in preparations for Russia\'s 2024 presidential election to stop using Apple AAPL.O iPhones because of concerns that the devices are vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies, the Kommersant newspaper reported.\nAt a Kremlin-organised seminar for officials involved in domestic politics, Sergei Kiriyenko, first deputy head of the presidential administration, told officials to change their phones by April 1, Kommersant said, citing unidentified sources.\n"It\'s all over for the iPhone: either throw it away or give it to the children," Kommersant quoted one of the participants of the meeting as saying. "Everyone will have to do it in March."\nWhen asked about the issue on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he could not confirm the report.\n"Smartphones should not be used for official business," Peskov told reporters. "Any smartphone has a fairly transparent mechanism, no matter what operating system it has – Android or iOS. Naturally, they are not used for official purposes."\nApple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nThe Kremlin may provide other devices with different operating systems to replace the iPhones, Kommersant said, adding that the order to cease using iPhones had been directed at those involved in domestic politics - for which Kiriyenko is responsible.\nPresident Vladimir Putin has always said he has no smartphone, though Peskov has said Putin does use the Internet from time to time.\nShortly after Russia sent its troops into Ukraine last year, U.S. and British spies claimed a scoop by uncovering - and going public with - intelligence that Putin was planning to invade. It is unclear how the spies obtained such intelligence.\n(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Mark Trevelyan and Gareth Jones)\n(([email protected]; 07825218698;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Adds Kremlin quote, recasts lead MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - The Kremlin told officials involved in preparations for Russia's 2024 presidential election to stop using Apple AAPL.O iPhones because of concerns that the devices are vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies, the Kommersant newspaper reported. When asked about the issue on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he could not confirm the report. Shortly after Russia sent its troops into Ukraine last year, U.S. and British spies claimed a scoop by uncovering - and going public with - intelligence that Putin was planning to invade.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds Kremlin quote, recasts lead MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - The Kremlin told officials involved in preparations for Russia\'s 2024 presidential election to stop using Apple AAPL.O iPhones because of concerns that the devices are vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies, the Kommersant newspaper reported. At a Kremlin-organised seminar for officials involved in domestic politics, Sergei Kiriyenko, first deputy head of the presidential administration, told officials to change their phones by April 1, Kommersant said, citing unidentified sources. "Smartphones should not be used for official business," Peskov told reporters.', 'news_article_title': 'Kremlin tells officials to stop using iPhones - Kommersant newspaper', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds Kremlin quote, recasts lead MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - The Kremlin told officials involved in preparations for Russia\'s 2024 presidential election to stop using Apple AAPL.O iPhones because of concerns that the devices are vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies, the Kommersant newspaper reported. "Smartphones should not be used for official business," Peskov told reporters. The Kremlin may provide other devices with different operating systems to replace the iPhones, Kommersant said, adding that the order to cease using iPhones had been directed at those involved in domestic politics - for which Kiriyenko is responsible.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Adds Kremlin quote, recasts lead MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - The Kremlin told officials involved in preparations for Russia's 2024 presidential election to stop using Apple AAPL.O iPhones because of concerns that the devices are vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies, the Kommersant newspaper reported. At a Kremlin-organised seminar for officials involved in domestic politics, Sergei Kiriyenko, first deputy head of the presidential administration, told officials to change their phones by April 1, Kommersant said, citing unidentified sources. The Kremlin may provide other devices with different operating systems to replace the iPhones, Kommersant said, adding that the order to cease using iPhones had been directed at those involved in domestic politics - for which Kiriyenko is responsible."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-outpaces-stock-market-gains%3A-what-you-should-know-10', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) closed at $157.40 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.55% move from the prior day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.89%. At the same time, the Dow added 1.2%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.68%.\nComing into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had gained 1.61% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 2.42%, while the S&P 500 lost 3.9%.\nInvestors will be hoping for strength from Apple as it approaches its next earnings release. On that day, Apple is projected to report earnings of $1.44 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 5.26%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $93.39 billion, down 4% from the year-ago period.\nLooking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $6.04 per share and revenue of $390.02 billion. These totals would mark changes of -1.15% and -1.09%, respectively, from last year.\nInvestors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.\nResearch indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.\nThe Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.08% lower. Apple currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).\nValuation is also important, so investors should note that Apple has a Forward P/E ratio of 25.65 right now. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 8.56, which means Apple is trading at a premium to the group.\nAlso, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.05. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Computer - Mini computers industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 2.59 as of yesterday's close.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 103, which puts it in the top 41% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nMake sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.\nThis Little-Known Semiconductor Stock Could Be Your Portfolio’s Hedge Against Inflation\nEveryone uses semiconductors. But only a small number of people know what they are and what they do. If you use a smartphone, computer, microwave, digital camera or refrigerator (and that’s just the tip of the iceberg), you have a need for semiconductors. That’s why their importance can’t be overstated and their disruption in the supply chain has such a global effect. But every cloud has a silver lining. Shockwaves to the international supply chain from the global pandemic have unearthed a tremendous opportunity for investors. And today, Zacks' leading stock strategist is revealing the one semiconductor stock that stands to gain the most in a new FREE report. It's yours at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Yes, I Want to Help Protect My Portfolio During the Recession\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) closed at $157.40 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.55% move from the prior day. Also, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.05. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) closed at $157.40 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.55% move from the prior day. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Also, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.05.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) closed at $157.40 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.55% move from the prior day. Also, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.05. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) closed at $157.40 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.55% move from the prior day. Also, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.05. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-competition-chief-flags-fresh-probes-into-multinationals-tax-deals', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - EU regulators are likely to open investigations into tax deals between EU countries and multinationals after reviewing their arrangements in the previous decade, the bloc\'s competition chief warned on Monday.\nEuropean Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, who has ordered Apple AAPL.O to pay 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland and Amazon AMZN.O 250 million euros to Luxembourg, among a dozen cases, has said such tax deals amount to illegal tax breaks.\nDespite her crackdown, Vestager said aggressive tax planning "is still with us".\n"My services have conducted an in-depth inquiry into tax ruling practices in all member states for the period 2014-2018, and I expect this will lead to new investigations in certain countries," she told a conference in Copenhagen.\nShe did not name the countries or the companies.\nVestager has had a mixed record defending her decisions in court, with Europe\'s top court set to rule on her appeals in the coming months after a lower tribunal threw out her tax orders to Apple, Amazon and Starbucks.\nShe did, however, get the court\'s backing for her order to Engie to pay back taxes of 120 million euros to Luxembourg.\nAnd Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have all changed their tax practices in response to her tax crusade.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Kevin Liffey)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, who has ordered Apple AAPL.O to pay 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland and Amazon AMZN.O 250 million euros to Luxembourg, among a dozen cases, has said such tax deals amount to illegal tax breaks. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - EU regulators are likely to open investigations into tax deals between EU countries and multinationals after reviewing their arrangements in the previous decade, the bloc\'s competition chief warned on Monday. "My services have conducted an in-depth inquiry into tax ruling practices in all member states for the period 2014-2018, and I expect this will lead to new investigations in certain countries," she told a conference in Copenhagen.', 'news_luhn_summary': "European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, who has ordered Apple AAPL.O to pay 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland and Amazon AMZN.O 250 million euros to Luxembourg, among a dozen cases, has said such tax deals amount to illegal tax breaks. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - EU regulators are likely to open investigations into tax deals between EU countries and multinationals after reviewing their arrangements in the previous decade, the bloc's competition chief warned on Monday. She did, however, get the court's backing for her order to Engie to pay back taxes of 120 million euros to Luxembourg.", 'news_article_title': "EU competition chief flags fresh probes into multinationals' tax deals", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, who has ordered Apple AAPL.O to pay 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland and Amazon AMZN.O 250 million euros to Luxembourg, among a dozen cases, has said such tax deals amount to illegal tax breaks. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - EU regulators are likely to open investigations into tax deals between EU countries and multinationals after reviewing their arrangements in the previous decade, the bloc\'s competition chief warned on Monday. Despite her crackdown, Vestager said aggressive tax planning "is still with us".', 'news_textrank_summary': "European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, who has ordered Apple AAPL.O to pay 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland and Amazon AMZN.O 250 million euros to Luxembourg, among a dozen cases, has said such tax deals amount to illegal tax breaks. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - EU regulators are likely to open investigations into tax deals between EU countries and multinationals after reviewing their arrangements in the previous decade, the bloc's competition chief warned on Monday. Vestager has had a mixed record defending her decisions in court, with Europe's top court set to rule on her appeals in the coming months after a lower tribunal threw out her tax orders to Apple, Amazon and Starbucks."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/rpc-and-thor-industries-have-been-highlighted-as-zacks-bull-and-bear-of-the-day', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – March 20, 2023 – Zacks Equity Research shares RPC Inc. RES as the Bull of the Day and Thor Industries, Inc. THO as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Meta Platforms META.\nHere is a synopsis of all five stocks:\nBull of the Day:\nInvestors have fled RPC Inc. in 2023 as crude prices have fallen. But that has created a buying opportunity in this Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). RPC is expected to grow earnings by 67% in 2023.\nRPC provides specialized oilfield services and equipment to the oil and natural gas exploration and production companies throughout the United States, including the Gulf of Mexico, mid-continent, southwest, Appalachian and Rocky Mountain regions, and in selected international markets.\nRPC is a small cap company, with a market cap of $1.6 billion.\nAnother Beat in Q4 2022\nOn Jan 25, 2023, RPC reported its fourth quarter and full year 2022 results. It beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the third straight quarter, reporting $0.41 versus the consensus of $0.30.\nThe oilfield services environment remained robust through the end of the year. Revenue jumped 79.7% to $213.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the prior year due to improved pricing, higher customer activity levels and a larger active fleet of revenue-producing equipment.\nAs a percentage of revenues, cost of revenues decreased year-over-year to 64% from 74.8% in Q4 2021 due to improved pricing for RPC\'s services and leverage of direct employment costs.\n"As we begin the first quarter of 2023, we expect continued robust drilling and completion activities based on indications from most customers," said Ben M. Palmer, CEO.\nEarnings Estimates on the Rise for 2023 and 2024\nAs RPC is a small cap company, Zacks only has one earnings estimate on the company for 2023 and 2024. But it was raised for both years in the last 60 days.\nThe Zacks Consensus for 2023 is calling for $1.71 per share up from $1.02 the company made in 2022. That\'s earnings growth of 67.7%.\n2024 is also looking bullish with the Zacks Consensus of $1.84, or another 7.6% in earnings growth.\nDoubled the Dividend to Start 2023\nRPC\'s cash balance grew by $90.5 million during the fourth quarter to $126.4 million despite increasing activity and capital expenditures of $49.3 million during the quarter.\nOn Jan 23, 2023, the board of directors doubled the quarterly dividend to $0.04 per share from $0.02. It is currently yielding 2%.\nShares Sell-Off: Is This a Buying Opportunity?\nWTI crude fell below $70 for the first time in 2023 in March 2023. The Street sold off all the energy stocks, even those in the services side, like RPC.\nShares of RPC have fallen 17.8% in just the last month. But they are also now dirt-cheap on a forward P/E basis.\nRPC trades at just 4.6x.\nIf you\'re looking for an oilfield services stock that\'s on sale, RPC should be on your short list.\nBear of the Day:\nThor Industries, Inc. is coming down off its COVID pandemic record highs as the market for RVs and towables softens. This Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) is expected to see sales fall 31% in Fiscal 2023.\nThor Industries manufactures RVs and towables in North America and Europe under many different brands including, but not limited to, Jayco, Starcraft and Airstream.\nA Big Miss in the Fiscal Second Quarter\nOn Mar 7, Thor reported its fiscal second quarter 2023 results and missed on the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $0.60. Earnings was $0.50 versus the Zacks Consensus of $1.10.\nThor had put together quite an earnings surprise streak during the pandemic. It had beat 11 quarters in a row. This was its first earnings miss since Mar 2020, when the pandemic hit.\nNet sales fell 39.4% to $2.35 billion from $3.88 billion in fiscal 2022, but the prior year\'s quarter was a record. However, it was still a decrease of 14% over the second quarter of the prior year, which was 2021.\nConsolidated gross profit also plunged by 530 basis points to 12.1% from 17.4% in the second quarter of 2022.\n"During the quarter, we continued to proactively and decisively balance wholesale production with the pace of softening retail sales through the traditionally slower winter retail season," said Bob Martin, CEO.\n"This commitment to a disciplined production approach, combined with a softer-than-expected order intake, resulted in second quarter North American wholesale shipments of 25,372 units," he added.\nBut Thor expects this softness in demand to be temporary. Attendance at the spring retail show season across the country had been encouraging with high attendance and solid retail activity.\nThor Cuts Full Year Guidance\nHowever, the slowdown won\'t rebound in fiscal 2023. Thor expects that the macroeconomic pressures will persist through the balance of the fiscal year. The newly revised guidance assumes the higher interest rates, elevated prices and a full North American dealer inventory will result in slower product pull through for the balance of the fiscal year.\nRemember, many RV buyers purchase using financing. Loan rates have risen as the Fed has raised rates.\nFull year net sales are now expected in the range of $10.5 billion to $11.5 billion, down from the previous guidance of $11.5 billion to $12.5 billion.\nEarnings per share are expected in the range of $5.50 to $6.50, down from the prior guidance of $7.40 to $8.70.\nIt shouldn\'t be surprising that the analysts responded by cutting their own full year estimates. The F2023 Zacks Consensus Estimate fell to $5.94 from $7.89 in the last month as 4 estimates were cut. That\'s an earnings decline of 71.2%, as Thor made $20.59 during last year\'s record year.\nRemember when we were all desperate to travel but didn\'t want to stay in a hotel? The pandemic RV buying surge has come to a halt.\nShares Down Big Over the Last Two Years\nShares of Thor Industries actually peaked in 2021 even though the company went on to have record earnings last fiscal year. Apparently, Wall Street thought the earnings were peaking in Fiscal 2022 and sold the stock ahead of the news.\nShares are down 45.2% in the last two years. But they fell again in the last month, by 17.8%, after the guidance was cut.\nThor remains a cheap stock, with a forward P/E of 13.2. But the falling earnings make it a value trap.\nIt still has solid free cash flow and is still paying a dividend, currently yielding 2.3%.\nFor investors interested in picking up shares of Thor on the cheap, they may want to wait a bit longer until the macroeconomic conditions bottom, including the Fed pausing on its rate hikes.\nThe Baby Boomers, and the Millennials, are likely to continue to drive demand for RVs and towables well into the future, but for now, many are on the sidelines. As an investor, you might want to be too.\nAdditional content:\n3 Big Tech Stocks Holding Up the Entire Market\nThe start of 2023 was so promising, but it didn\'t last. Fears of recession have returned, and a banking crisis is underway. Additionally, the energy market, the sector that dominated 2022 is now getting crushed by lower oil prices.\nOne area of the market that has performed well YTD, and held up over the last month is Tech. Following a brutal 2022 for the sector, and with financials and energy now out of favor, it seems now may be an opportunity to rotate back into technology stocks.\nMicrosoft\nOver the last month, while the S&P 500 and broad market have been rolling over, Microsoft has significantly outperformed. You can see the last week was very good for MSFT right as the worst of the banking crisis happened.\nMicrosoft, is of course, the PC and software giant that dominates the industry with more than 80% of computer operating systems market share. Over the last 10 years MSFT has returned more than 5x the benchmark, but over the last year it has underperformed.\nThis underperformance has allowed MSFT\'s valuation to cool off and trade back to a more reasonable level. Today it is trading at 28x one-year forward earnings, which is in line with its five-year median, and well off its high of 38x. This isn\'t what you would call a value stock, but as one of the largest, most robust, and consistent companies in the world, you have to pay a premium.\nMicrosoft holds a Zack Rank #3 (Hold), indicating a mixed earnings revision trend. Earnings have indeed been revised lower, but analysts still expect sales and earnings growth for the tech giant. If tough times are coming for the markets, sometimes you have to focus on stocks that act as havens. Earnings revisions may not be higher, but relatively speaking MSFT is going to be a safer bet than many others.\nMicrosoft is also leading the way with its investment in the leading artificial intelligence technology. MSFT is a major investor in OpenAI, who is revolutionizing the newest innovations in AI through its ChatGPT software. The two have already partnered on a few projects such as the Microsoft Teams application.\nMicrosoft also offers a tidy 1% dividend yield. The dividend has been raised by an average of 10% annually over the last five years.\nApple\nApple is another tech giant that has acted as a haven amid the banking fallout. Although it too currently earns a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating a mixed earnings revision trend, the stock has performed well. Both Apple and Microsoft make up the largest positions in many of the leading tech and broad market indexes. Thus, their strong performances can really drag the whole market higher.\nLike Microsoft, Apple and its products are cemented as absolute necessities in today\'s economy. Even during the very challenging last year AAPL stock has barely budged. It has traded sideways though, which has allowed its valuation to cool off over the last year.\nToday, Apple is trading at a one-year forward earnings multiple of 25x, which is just below its three-year median of 26x. Apple also offers a small dividend yield of 0.6% and has increased it by an average of 7% annually over the last five years.\nApple also carries out massive share buyback programs with no signs of slowing. Over the last decade apple has bought back $550 billion of its own shares, which is more than any US corporation. And in 2022 alone AAPL bought $90 billion worth. This has reduced shares by nearly 40% over the last ten years and has been a boon to share price.\nMeta Platforms\nMeta Platforms has quickly turned into one of the best performing stocks in the market YTD. This performance follows one of the worst performances last year, with the stock was down nearly -80% in 2022. Meta has also made significant cuts to its workforce over the last year to dramatically rein in costs and boost profitability.\nMeta boasts a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating upward trending earnings revisions. Last quarter META beat earnings expectations by 42%, and next quarter is projected to beat by 7%.\nOver the last 90 days META has seen its earnings estimates revised significantly higher, with next quarter\'s earnings being upgraded by 33%.\nAfter trading as low as 10x one-year forward earnings last year, META is now trading at 20x one-year forward earnings. This is still below its five-year median of 23x.\nConclusion\nBig tech is coming off one of its worst years in recent history, and Meta, Apple, and Microsoft have only cemented themselves deeper into society. The strength of their business models makes these stocks akin to bonds, with earnings and sales growth nearly guaranteed.\nSometimes, when markets are getting volatile the best thing to do is look for stocks that will do less bad than other stocks. \nWhy Haven\'t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. 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If you use a smartphone, computer, microwave, digital camera or refrigerator (and that’s just the tip of the iceberg), you have a need for semiconductors. That’s why their importance can’t be overstated and their disruption in the supply chain has such a global effect. But every cloud has a silver lining. Shockwaves to the international supply chain from the global pandemic have unearthed a tremendous opportunity for investors. And today, Zacks\' leading stock strategist is revealing the one semiconductor stock that stands to gain the most in a new FREE report. It\'s yours at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Yes, I Want to Help Protect My Portfolio During the Recession\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThor Industries, Inc. (THO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nRPC, Inc. (RES) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Meta Platforms META. Even during the very challenging last year AAPL stock has barely budged. And in 2022 alone AAPL bought $90 billion worth.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Meta Platforms META. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Thor Industries, Inc. (THO) : Free Stock Analysis Report RPC, Inc. (RES) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Even during the very challenging last year AAPL stock has barely budged.', 'news_article_title': 'RPC and Thor Industries have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Meta Platforms META. Even during the very challenging last year AAPL stock has barely budged. And in 2022 alone AAPL bought $90 billion worth.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Thor Industries, Inc. (THO) : Free Stock Analysis Report RPC, Inc. (RES) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Meta Platforms META. Even during the very challenging last year AAPL stock has barely budged.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/kremlin-tells-officials-to-stop-using-iphones-kommersant-newspaper', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - Russia\'s presidential administration has told officials to stop using Apple AAPL.O iPhones because of concerns the devices are vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday.\nAt a Kremlin-organised seminar for officials involved in domestic politics, Sergei Kiriyenko, first deputy head of the presidential administration, told officials to change their phones by April 1, Kommersant said, citing unidentified sources.\n"It\'s all over for the iPhone: either throw it away or give it to the children," Kommersant quoted one of the participants of the meeting as saying. "Everyone will have to do it in March."\nThe Kremlin may provide other devices with different operating systems to replace the iPhones, Kommersant said.\nKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he could not confirm the report, but that smartphones could not be used for official purposes anyway.\nApple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nPresident Vladimir Putin has always said he has no smartphone, though Peskov has said Putin does use the Internet from time to time.\nShortly after Russia sent its troops into Ukraine last year, U.S. and British spies claimed a scoop by uncovering - and going public with - intelligence that Putin was planning to invade. It is unclear how the spies obtained such intelligence.\n(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)\n(([email protected]; 07825218698;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - Russia's presidential administration has told officials to stop using Apple AAPL.O iPhones because of concerns the devices are vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he could not confirm the report, but that smartphones could not be used for official purposes anyway. Shortly after Russia sent its troops into Ukraine last year, U.S. and British spies claimed a scoop by uncovering - and going public with - intelligence that Putin was planning to invade.", 'news_luhn_summary': "MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - Russia's presidential administration has told officials to stop using Apple AAPL.O iPhones because of concerns the devices are vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday. At a Kremlin-organised seminar for officials involved in domestic politics, Sergei Kiriyenko, first deputy head of the presidential administration, told officials to change their phones by April 1, Kommersant said, citing unidentified sources. The Kremlin may provide other devices with different operating systems to replace the iPhones, Kommersant said.", 'news_article_title': 'Kremlin tells officials to stop using iPhones - Kommersant newspaper', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - Russia\'s presidential administration has told officials to stop using Apple AAPL.O iPhones because of concerns the devices are vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday. "It\'s all over for the iPhone: either throw it away or give it to the children," Kommersant quoted one of the participants of the meeting as saying. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he could not confirm the report, but that smartphones could not be used for official purposes anyway.', 'news_textrank_summary': "MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - Russia's presidential administration has told officials to stop using Apple AAPL.O iPhones because of concerns the devices are vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday. At a Kremlin-organised seminar for officials involved in domestic politics, Sergei Kiriyenko, first deputy head of the presidential administration, told officials to change their phones by April 1, Kommersant said, citing unidentified sources. Shortly after Russia sent its troops into Ukraine last year, U.S. and British spies claimed a scoop by uncovering - and going public with - intelligence that Putin was planning to invade."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-feb-export-orders-miss-forecast-china-a-big-drag', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Recasts, adds details\nFeb export orders -18.3% y/y vs -15.0% poll forecast\nExport orders from China -35.5% y/y vs -45.9% in Jan\nMinistry sees March orders between -20.2% and -23.4% y/y\nOutlook remains cautious\nTAIPEI, March 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s export orders in February shrank for a sixth straight month, though at a slower pace, dragged down by China and as global demand continued to be squeezed by inflation and interest rate hikes.\nThe island\'s export orders, a bellwether for global technology demand, fell 18.3% from a year earlier to $42.12 billion, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Monday.\nFebruary\'s number was worse than analysts\' expectations for a 15.0% decline, and compared with January\'s 19.3% slump.\n"Export orders in February missed expectations mainly because demand for consumer electronics was far less than expected ... mainly because electronics and telecom products did not meet expectations," the ministry said.\nOrders for telecoms products dropped 20.3% and electronic products fell 21.9% from a year earlier, it said.\nGlobal economic growth momentum could be constrained in the coming months as inflation and interest rate pressures persist, as well as no signs of let-up in the Russia-Ukraine war, the ministry said.\nHowever, that would be offset by demand for emerging technologies such as high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, cloud data centres and automotive electronics, it added.\nTaiwan\'s export-driven economy has been hit by slowing demand from China and the United States, its two biggest markets.\nTaiwan\'s February orders from China were 35.5% lower than a year earlier, versus a 45.9% drop in January.\nMost economists now expect Taiwan\'s central bank to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at its quarterly rate-setting meeting on Thursday.\nThe ministry added that it expected export orders this month to fall by 20.2% to 23.4% from a year earlier.\nTaiwanese firms, such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies.\nTaiwan\'s orders from the United States in February fell 12.6% from a year earlier, versus a 14.7% drop in January.\nExport orders from Europe were down 13.1%, versus January\'s gain of 18.3%. However, orders from Japan rose 5.5% year-on-year.\n(Reporting by Faith Hung and Jeanny Kao; Editing by Ben Blanchard and Jacqueline Wong)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taiwanese firms, such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies. The island's export orders, a bellwether for global technology demand, fell 18.3% from a year earlier to $42.12 billion, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Monday. Global economic growth momentum could be constrained in the coming months as inflation and interest rate pressures persist, as well as no signs of let-up in the Russia-Ukraine war, the ministry said.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taiwanese firms, such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies. The island's export orders, a bellwether for global technology demand, fell 18.3% from a year earlier to $42.12 billion, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Monday. Orders for telecoms products dropped 20.3% and electronic products fell 21.9% from a year earlier, it said.", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan Feb export orders miss forecast, China a big drag', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taiwanese firms, such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies. Taiwan's February orders from China were 35.5% lower than a year earlier, versus a 45.9% drop in January. The ministry added that it expected export orders this month to fall by 20.2% to 23.4% from a year earlier.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Taiwanese firms, such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies. Recasts, adds details Feb export orders -18.3% y/y vs -15.0% poll forecast Export orders from China -35.5% y/y vs -45.9% in Jan Ministry sees March orders between -20.2% and -23.4% y/y Outlook remains cautious TAIPEI, March 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s export orders in February shrank for a sixth straight month, though at a slower pace, dragged down by China and as global demand continued to be squeezed by inflation and interest rate hikes. "Export orders in February missed expectations mainly because demand for consumer electronics was far less than expected ... mainly because electronics and telecom products did not meet expectations," the ministry said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-seesaw-on-bank-worries-rate-hike-pause-hopes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar\nMarch 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures struggled for direction on Monday as investors weighed a state-backed takeover of Credit Suisse aimed at averting a banking crisis and odds of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged at its next meeting.\nTraders have raised bets of the Fed likely hitting a pause on rate hikes on Wednesday to ensure financial stability as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank SBNY.O threatens to snowball into a bigger crisis.\nOver the weekend, UBS UBS.Nagreed to buy rival Credit Suisse CS.N for $3.23 billion, in a shotgun merger engineered by Swiss authorities to avoid more market-shaking turmoil in global banking.\nU.S.-listed shares of Credit Suisse were down 58.4% in premarket trading and set to open at a fresh record low, while those of UBS were down 3.6%, as focus shifted to the hit to some Credit Suisse bondholders from the acquisition.\nStill, U.S. stock futures were off their session lows. A decline in Treasury yields on bets of less aggressive policy moves from the Fed supported gains in some technology and growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O.\n"Traders are looking for short- term opportunities ahead of Wednesday\'s Fed meeting," said Jason Pride, chief investment officer of private wealth at Glenmede.\n"Investors are still worried about the banking industry, even though UBS has agreed to take over Credit Suisse. They are still a little bit worried that there are other banks out there that need shoring up that we\'re just not familiar with."\nTraders\' bets are now tilted towards a no-hike scenario, with 39% expecting the Fed to raise rates by 25 basis points. FEDWATCH\nInvestors also await economic data including existing home sales, weekly jobless claims and durable goods this week to gauge the strength of the U.S. economy.\nAt 6:44 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 10 points, or 0.03%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 3.5 points, or 0.09%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 13.25 points, or 0.1%.\nTop central banks also moved on Sunday to bolster the flow of cash around the world, with the Fed offering daily currency swaps to ensure banks in Canada, Britain, Japan, Switzerland and the eurozone would have the dollars needed to operate.\nBig U.S. banks such as JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Citigroup C.N and Morgan Stanley MS.N fell between 0.2% and 1.2%.\nRegional bank First Republic Bank FRC.N was down 19.1% after paring some declines, while peer Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N edged 0.7% lower.\nShares of PacWest Bancorp PACW.O, however, rose 6.3%.\nThe S&P Banking index .SPXBK and the KBW Regional Banking index .KRX on Friday logged their largest two-week drop since March 2020.\nAmong other stocks, Bed Bath & Beyond BBBY.O dropped 13.2% after the company said late on Friday it was seeking shareholder approval for a reverse stock split.\n(Reporting by Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; additional reporting by Ankika Biswas; Editing by Anil D\'Silva and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A decline in Treasury yields on bets of less aggressive policy moves from the Fed supported gains in some technology and growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures struggled for direction on Monday as investors weighed a state-backed takeover of Credit Suisse aimed at averting a banking crisis and odds of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged at its next meeting. Over the weekend, UBS UBS.Nagreed to buy rival Credit Suisse CS.N for $3.23 billion, in a shotgun merger engineered by Swiss authorities to avoid more market-shaking turmoil in global banking.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'A decline in Treasury yields on bets of less aggressive policy moves from the Fed supported gains in some technology and growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures struggled for direction on Monday as investors weighed a state-backed takeover of Credit Suisse aimed at averting a banking crisis and odds of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged at its next meeting. Traders have raised bets of the Fed likely hitting a pause on rate hikes on Wednesday to ensure financial stability as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank SBNY.O threatens to snowball into a bigger crisis.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures seesaw on bank worries, rate-hike pause hopes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A decline in Treasury yields on bets of less aggressive policy moves from the Fed supported gains in some technology and growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures struggled for direction on Monday as investors weighed a state-backed takeover of Credit Suisse aimed at averting a banking crisis and odds of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged at its next meeting. "Investors are still worried about the banking industry, even though UBS has agreed to take over Credit Suisse.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'A decline in Treasury yields on bets of less aggressive policy moves from the Fed supported gains in some technology and growth stocks such as Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures struggled for direction on Monday as investors weighed a state-backed takeover of Credit Suisse aimed at averting a banking crisis and odds of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged at its next meeting. Traders have raised bets of the Fed likely hitting a pause on rate hikes on Wednesday to ensure financial stability as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank SBNY.O threatens to snowball into a bigger crisis.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 154.14999389648438, 'high': 157.82000732421875, 'open': 155.07000732421875, 'close': 157.39999389648438, 'ema_50': 148.20390833839596, 'rsi_14': 67.17083446545973, 'target': 159.27999877929688, 'volume': 73641400.0, 'ema_200': 148.24662184075234, 'adj_close': 156.7640838623047, 'rsi_lag_1': 63.0147107084735, 'rsi_lag_2': 66.58201244511179, 'rsi_lag_3': 56.55351529139641, 'rsi_lag_4': 56.69577761662612, 'rsi_lag_5': 53.858100748385816, 'macd_lag_1': 1.8496291041994084, 'macd_lag_2': 1.7078646258423191, 'macd_lag_3': 1.4155338574599625, 'macd_lag_4': 1.3130239736701412, 'macd_lag_5': 1.2038137600074208, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.1310722501622763, 'macds_12_26_9': 1.695590243642699}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 24.0, 'Date': '2023-03-20', 'High': 28.90999984741211, 'Open': 27.770000457763672, 'Close': 24.14999961853028, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-20', 'Adj Close': 24.14999961853028}, {'Low': 1.0632416009902954, 'Date': '2023-03-20', 'High': 1.0730534791946411, 'Open': 1.0678855180740356, 'Close': 1.0678855180740356, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-20', 'Adj Close': 1.0678855180740356}, {'Low': 1.2168114185333252, 'Date': '2023-03-20', 'High': 1.2265123128890991, 'Open': 1.21881365776062, 'Close': 1.218769073486328, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-20', 'Adj Close': 1.218769073486328}, {'Low': 6.870399951934815, 'Date': '2023-03-20', 'High': 6.902100086212158, 'Open': 6.886099815368652, 'Close': 6.886099815368652, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-20', 'Adj Close': 6.886099815368652}, {'Low': 64.12000274658203, 'Date': '2023-03-20', 'High': 67.69999694824219, 'Open': 66.62000274658203, 'Close': 67.63999938964844, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 76873, 'date_str': '2023-03-20', 'Adj Close': 67.63999938964844}, {'Low': 0.666700005531311, 'Date': '2023-03-20', 'High': 0.6731998324394226, 'Open': 0.6713212132453918, 'Close': 0.6713212132453918, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-20', 'Adj Close': 0.6713212132453918}, {'Low': 3.3949999809265137, 'Date': '2023-03-20', 'High': 3.506999969482422, 'Open': 3.3949999809265137, 'Close': 3.4809999465942383, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-20', 'Adj Close': 3.4809999465942383}, {'Low': 130.55799865722656, 'Date': '2023-03-20', 'High': 132.6300048828125, 'Open': 132.28399658203125, 'Close': 132.28399658203125, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-20', 'Adj Close': 132.28399658203125}, {'Low': 103.27999877929688, 'Date': '2023-03-20', 'High': 103.95999908447266, 'Open': 103.86000061035156, 'Close': 103.27999877929688, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-20', 'Adj Close': 103.27999877929688}, {'Low': 1968.9000244140625, 'Date': '2023-03-20', 'High': 2003.9000244140625, 'Open': 1988.300048828125, 'Close': 1979.199951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 389, 'date_str': '2023-03-20', 'Adj Close': 1979.199951171875}]}
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{'date': '2023-03-21', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-stock%3A-bull-vs.-bear', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has taken investors for a wild ride over the past year or two. The stock soared through much of 2020 and 2021, riding a boom in digital advertising like other tech stocks, but that gave way to an epic collapse last year as revenue growth ground to a halt, and its ambitious project in the metaverse turned into a massive money pit.\nHowever, the stock has rebounded aggressively this year, doubling in the last few months after Zuckerberg promised investors that 2023 would be a "year of efficiency" and has since announced two rounds of layoffs.\nAfter so much tumult, Meta now appears to be at a crossroads as it cuts costs and realigns its business. So is it a buy today? To answer that question, we asked two of our writers to give their bull and bear cases for the stock.\nImage source: Meta Platforms.\nMeta Platforms\' profitability cannot be ignored.\nParkev Tatevosian: Meta Platforms may be facing a host of meaningful challenges, but that shouldn\'t deter investors from considering the social media giant turned metaverse hopeful. Rising competition from TikTok, privacy policy changes from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and the raging war in Ukraine are each hurting Meta\'s prospects in the near term.\nHowever, I will argue investors are overreacting to those difficulties. Meta\'s stock is down 54% off its recent highs in 2021. Further, Mark Zuckerberg and his team at Meta have proven adept at finding answers to difficult situations. When people converted their social media use away from computers and onto mobile devices, the market worried Meta would suffer.\nBetween 2015 and 2022, years of exponentially increasing mobile phone use, Meta\'s revenue soared from $17.9 billion to $116.6 billion. This revenue growth did not come at the expense of profits like many tech companies. Meta\'s operating income jumped from $6.2 billion to $28.9 billion in the years mentioned above.\nMETA PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts.\nIt remains to be seen if Meta will take these current challenges and convert them into higher revenue and profits over the next several years. However, at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 18.9, investors are getting a favorable risk-versus-reward from a company that has proven itself capable.\nToo many questions\nJeremy Bowman: I\'ve been impressed with Zuckerberg\'s ability to take back the narrative in the stock and drive a rebound in the share price, but the company still faces a number of challenges as it attempts to recapture the growth stock magic dust of old.\nThose include declining revenue, competition from TikTok, a maturing digital ad market, a massive misjudgment in the metaverse, and the threat of an extended recession.\nIn other words, Meta is no longer the company it was a few years ago when it was growing rapidly and generating operating margins in the 40% range. However, Meta is unlikely to return to that previous growth rate. In fact, the company has posted a decline in revenue in each of its last three quarters, and it expects revenue to decline in the first quarter of 2023 as well.\nWhile that\'s primarily due to challenges in the ad market, investors have been anticipating a slowdown in growth for years, which explains the company\'s formerly cheap valuation. However, now Meta is struggling to make up for the massive cash burn from Reality Labs, its metaverse project. In 2022, the company lost $13.7 billion on Reality Labs, and it\'s becoming increasingly clear that this was a bad bet as the metaverse has attracted little attention or consumer demand even after the recent release of the Quest Pro. Instead, the company seems to be shifting its attention to artificial intelligence, following Microsoft and OpenAI, the parent of ChatGPT.\nFinally, after doubling from its nadir last fall, Meta Platforms stock is no longer cheap, trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of 23, making it more expensive than the S&P 500. After two rounds of layoffs, analysts are now expecting the company to return to bottom-line growth, but that will likely depend on what happens with the economy, and the current banking crisis seems to make a quick recovery less likely.\nGiven Meta\'s high valuation, slow growth, problems and the metaverse, and headwinds from the macro-level economy, investors can find better options for their money than the Facebook parent.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Jeremy Bowman has positions in Meta Platforms. Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Rising competition from TikTok, privacy policy changes from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and the raging war in Ukraine are each hurting Meta's prospects in the near term. Parkev Tatevosian: Meta Platforms may be facing a host of meaningful challenges, but that shouldn't deter investors from considering the social media giant turned metaverse hopeful. In 2022, the company lost $13.7 billion on Reality Labs, and it's becoming increasingly clear that this was a bad bet as the metaverse has attracted little attention or consumer demand even after the recent release of the Quest Pro.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Rising competition from TikTok, privacy policy changes from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and the raging war in Ukraine are each hurting Meta's prospects in the near term. Those include declining revenue, competition from TikTok, a maturing digital ad market, a massive misjudgment in the metaverse, and the threat of an extended recession. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft.", 'news_article_title': 'Meta Stock: Bull vs. Bear', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Rising competition from TikTok, privacy policy changes from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and the raging war in Ukraine are each hurting Meta's prospects in the near term. Meta Platforms' profitability cannot be ignored. This revenue growth did not come at the expense of profits like many tech companies.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Rising competition from TikTok, privacy policy changes from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and the raging war in Ukraine are each hurting Meta's prospects in the near term. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has taken investors for a wild ride over the past year or two. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-signs-of-bull-market-behavior', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Expect the Unexpected\nIf history teaches us anything about Wall Street, it’s to expect the unexpected. For example, the prevailing mindset into 2023 was that:\n· “Higher interest rates are good for banks.” If banks are managed properly, this notion can be true. When rates rise, banks can take advantage of the spread between the interest that banks pay to customers and the interest the bank can earn by investing. However, rising interest rates are not always positive – especially when they rise as fast as they have recently. This cycle, Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB) set off a firestorm by making ill-advised bond bets that would benefit if rates stayed near rock bottom lows and suffer if they didn’t. Ultimately the bond bets, coupled with an increase in withdrawals, led to the bank’s demise and set off a domino effect in the industry.\n· Crypto is dead: As if the crash of Bitcoin from nearly $70,000 to under $20,000 wasn’t enough, the recent “crypto winter” led to a snowballing effect and ice-cold sentiment into the new year. In 2022, several exchanges, tokens, and brokers blew up – ultimately culminating in the demise of one of the largest crypto exchanges, FTX. However, to the surprise of many, Bitcoin has shown incredible resilience, even in the face of the current macroeconomic climate. Fast forward to today, and Bitcoin is up nearly 70% year-to-date.\nThe Madness of Crowds\nIs the crowd on the wrong side of the trade again? The notion that higher interest rates are favorable for banks and crypto being dead are two recent instances of “the crowd” being on the wrong side of a trade. Now, according to the AAII (American Association of Individual Investors) Survey, bullish sentiment is at a 6-month low while bearish sentiment is at a 4-month high. In other words, most investors believe that markets are ready to fall. Below are 7 signs we may be in a bull market:\n1. Higher highs & higher lows: Higher highs and higher lows is the first step to having an uptrend. Currently, the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) is achieving this.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nHowever, the iShares Russell 200 ETF (IWM), which tracks small caps and has been dragged down by banks and energy stocks, is having difficulty creating higher lows.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\n2. A More “Accommodative” Federal Reserve: The Federal Reserve, which controls interest rates, has a significant impact on liquidity and thus, market direction. In an effort to tamp down inflation, the Fed has been raising interest rates rapidly. That said, the recent banking crisis may force a “pivot” or at least a slowdown of rate hikes. As the old Wall Street saying goes, “don’t fight the fed!”\n3. Stocks are Climbing the “Wall of Worry”: If all the news is rosy and everyone is on the same side of the boat, it is difficult for stocks to move higher. At the moment, investors have plenty to worry about, including the War in Ukraine, rampant inflation, and the banking crisis. With that said, investors should put less emphasis on the news and more emphasis on the reaction to the news. The market reaction to the news is more telling than the news itself.\n4. Weak Opens, Strong Closes: In bear markets, stocks tend to open strong and close weak. Conversely, in bull markets, stocks tend to open weak and close strong.\n5. Strong Breadth: Breadth measures the number of stocks participating in a move. More participation generally leads to a more robust market uptrend.\n6. Bullish Golden Cross: A “Golden Cross” occurs when the shorter-term 50-day moving average crosses above the longer-term 200-day moving average. This bullish phenomenon signals an intermediate trend change.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\n7. Seasonality: Seasonality trends can play a key role in how the market behaves. Pre-presidential election years, like the one we are in now, tend to provide the largest gains on average.\nTakeaway\nDespite the negative news, sentiment, and recent volatility, stocks are taking steps toward entering a classic bull market. However, nothing is certain just yet. In order to provide more solid evidence, small-cap stocks will need to begin to participate in a larger way, and the ailing banking sector will need to stabilize. Bulls want to see continued strength in growth-tech and stabilization in names such as Bank of America (BAC). As of now, the market is being carried by mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Nvidia (NVDA).\nInfrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America\nA massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.\nThe only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”\nZacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.\nDownload FREE: How To Profit From Trillions On Spending For Infrastructure >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nSVB Financial Group (SIVB) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As of now, the market is being carried by mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Nvidia (NVDA). Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SVB Financial Group (SIVB) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This cycle, Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB) set off a firestorm by making ill-advised bond bets that would benefit if rates stayed near rock bottom lows and suffer if they didn’t.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SVB Financial Group (SIVB) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. As of now, the market is being carried by mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Nvidia (NVDA). Image Source: Zacks Investment Research However, the iShares Russell 200 ETF (IWM), which tracks small caps and has been dragged down by banks and energy stocks, is having difficulty creating higher lows.', 'news_article_title': '7 Signs of Bull Market Behavior', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As of now, the market is being carried by mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Nvidia (NVDA). Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SVB Financial Group (SIVB) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The notion that higher interest rates are favorable for banks and crypto being dead are two recent instances of “the crowd” being on the wrong side of a trade.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SVB Financial Group (SIVB) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. As of now, the market is being carried by mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Nvidia (NVDA). When rates rise, banks can take advantage of the spread between the interest that banks pay to customers and the interest the bank can earn by investing.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/microsofts-secret-to-trillion-dollar-success%3A-roll-with-the-punches', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Few technology companies have been as consistently successful as Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). The largest tech stock at the height of the dot-com bubble, Redmond is the only top-five finisher that still sports one of the market\'s five largest market caps in 2023. Don\'t get me wrong -- the next four runner-ups from 1999 are still respectable businesses with significant and often market-leading operation two decades later. They just can\'t keep up with Microsoft\'s game-changing success:\nMSFT Market Cap data by YCharts\nMicrosoft is running neck-and-neck with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) at the very top of the mountain. Those are the only two market caps north of $2 trillion right now.\nThe rest of the former champions on my list never reached a trillion-dollar market cap, let alone the two trillion Microsoft is worth today. The next-largest name nowadays is energy giant ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), with a relatively small $416 billion market value. Retail titan Walmart (NYSE: WMT) follows close behind at $380 billion. Both of these names are still in the top 20, ranked Nos. 12 and 15, respectively.\nComputer networking veteran Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) has fallen far behind, watching the 35th position with a $209 billion market value. And the industrial Godzilla known as General Electric (NYSE: GE) has lost most of its heft, falling all the way to No. 101 with a market cap below $100 billion. Ouch.\nThe changing face of Microsoft\nMuch of Microsoft\'s success can be attributed to its ability to adapt to the changing landscape. In the early days, Microsoft focused on software development and grew into a major player in this space. Windows dominated the operating system space and Microsoft Office was the only suite of office productivity tools that mattered.\nBut as mobile devices became more popular, the company shifted its focus to business software and services, and then to the cloud. Perpetual licenses are not the standard option anymore, replaced by cloud-based services and monthly subscription fees. Familiar names like Windows and Office are still important, but in very different forms. Moreover, cloud computing is Microsoft\'s strongest growth driver year after year.\nAnd by being open to dramatic change, Microsoft held on to its position as a leading technology company.\nIn 1999, Microsoft was a software company with a market cap of $606 billion, but today it\'s a cloud company with a much larger market cap of $2.02 trillion. The Azure public cloud is the fastest-growing part of Microsoft and is one of the most important cloud platforms on the market. This is the future and Microsoft is pulling every available lever to get deeper into the cloud computing sector.\nMicrosoft\'s not-so-secret weapon: Satya Nadella\nSo, what happened in between? Microsoft had to change and adapt its offerings as mobile devices became more popular. The visionary leader Satya Nadella also took over the CEO role from the combative Steve Ballmer in 2014, which turned out to be a pivotal move.\nUnder Ballmer, Microsoft was ready to start a fight over every possible setback. Nadella\'s more flexible leadership style lets the company roll with the punches instead, adapting to changing circumstances as needed. When mobile devices became popular, the Ballmer version of Microsoft missed the boat with Windows Mobile. Nadella shrugged off that challenge to double down on cloud-based services that also happen to work well on mobile devices. Nowadays, Microsoft\'s Windows even includes support for Linux code. Nadella\'s company is embracing its former foes without taking the once-mandatory next steps of attempting to "extend" and "extinguish" them.\nAnd here we are in early 2023, as the AI market looks ready to explode. Once again, Microsoft is taking a proactive approach and teaming up with the privately held OpenAI lab\'s innovative ChatGPT platform. A next-generation version of GPT is included in the next major release of the cloud-based Microsoft 365 office suite.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe Nadella effect in full force\nI\'m not even surprised anymore at Redmond\'s willingness to try radically new ideas that were invented somewhere else. None of this would have been possible if Steve Ballmer still ruled Microsoft\'s C-suite.\nBy being willing to change, and play a leading role in an evolving market with room for many winners, Microsoft has come out on top. If you\'re looking for an investment that has the potential to generate long-term growth, then Microsoft is definitely worth considering. It\'s big today, but will almost certainly be even bigger in the future.\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nAnders Bylund has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and Walmart. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "They just can't keep up with Microsoft's game-changing success: MSFT Market Cap data by YCharts Microsoft is running neck-and-neck with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) at the very top of the mountain. The rest of the former champions on my list never reached a trillion-dollar market cap, let alone the two trillion Microsoft is worth today. Nadella's more flexible leadership style lets the company roll with the punches instead, adapting to changing circumstances as needed.", 'news_luhn_summary': "They just can't keep up with Microsoft's game-changing success: MSFT Market Cap data by YCharts Microsoft is running neck-and-neck with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) at the very top of the mountain. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and Walmart. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': "Microsoft's Secret to Trillion-Dollar Success: Roll With the Punches", 'news_lexrank_summary': "They just can't keep up with Microsoft's game-changing success: MSFT Market Cap data by YCharts Microsoft is running neck-and-neck with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) at the very top of the mountain. 101 with a market cap below $100 billion. And by being open to dramatic change, Microsoft held on to its position as a leading technology company.", 'news_textrank_summary': "They just can't keep up with Microsoft's game-changing success: MSFT Market Cap data by YCharts Microsoft is running neck-and-neck with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) at the very top of the mountain. The changing face of Microsoft Much of Microsoft's success can be attributed to its ability to adapt to the changing landscape. In 1999, Microsoft was a software company with a market cap of $606 billion, but today it's a cloud company with a much larger market cap of $2.02 trillion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/549-billion-reasons-to-buy-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has grown to become one of the most relevant and influential companies in the modern economy. But it\'s also one of the most important U.S. stocks. Apple makes up 7.6% of the S&P 500 and 13.2% of the Nasdaq Composite. It alone can move the market.\nThe tech giant\'s size and wide range of products and services give it an advantage over smaller companies that aren\'t as diversified. And that\'s especially true in tough economic times. Apple also has plenty of cash to outlast a downturn in the business cycle, and can use that cash to take market share. Although it\'s harder for massive companies to grow as quickly as smaller ones, Apple has an impeccable track record for growing its top and bottom lines, as well as its free cash flow (FCF).\nApple stock is up 248% in the last five years and a mind-numbing 879% over the last decade. But it hasn\'t grown its profits nearly as fast. When a company\'s stock price outpaces its earnings growth rate, that usually means the stock is going to be more expensive.\nYet, Apple stock isn\'t all that expensive for a blue-chip company with one of the most powerful brands in the world. The secret is that Apple has spent the last 10 years deploying its FCF arsenal toward buying back its own stock. Here\'s why that\'s great for investors, and why Apple stock is worth buying now.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nApple\'s Dual Recipe for Growth\nEarnings per share (EPS) is one of the most important financial metrics. Take a company\'s trailing 12-month earnings and divide it by the outstanding share count, and you get EPS. If you have one share in a stock, you can look at EPS to see how much profit your one share generated. For example, if there are 100 shares outstanding and a company made $100 in profit, then EPS is $1. And if the price of the stock is $10, then that stock would have a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10. The P/E ratio is widely used to determine how expensive or cheap a stock is.\nThere are two ways for a company to grow its EPS over time. The first and most common is to make more money. The second is to reduce the outstanding share count by buying back stock.\nApple has done both. It has grown its earnings (the numerator of the equation) and reduced its outstanding share count (the denominator) at a rapid pace. In fact, Apple has spent a staggering $548.8 billion buying back its own stock in the last decade alone -- often at prices far lower than the current price of the stock. And it\'s been able to do so because it generates gobs of FCF.\nHere\'s a breakdown of Apple\'s FCF and stock buybacks by fiscal year (FY) over the past decade.\nFISCAL YEAR\n2013\n2014\n2015\n2016\n2017\n2018\n2019\n2020\n2021\n2022\nFree Cash Flow (in billions\n$44.6\n$49.9\n$69.8\n$53.5\n$51.8\n$64.1\n$58.9\n$73.4\n$93\n$111.4\nStock Buybacks (in billions)\n$22.3\n$44.3\n$34.7\n$29.2\n$32.3\n$72.1\n$66.1\n$72.4\n$86\n$89.4\nData source: Apple.\nApple stock is a good value\nThere are multiple benefits to Apple buying back its own stock. The shares are much higher today than the average price they traded at over the last 10 years. So buying back stock was an excellent use of capital for Apple. Secondly, Apple has reduced its outstanding share count by 40% over the last 10 years. As a result, Apple\'s diluted EPS has grown at more than double the rate of its net income.\nAAPL EPS Diluted (TTM) data by YCharts\nWhat that means for Apple shareholders is that the pie itself -- the market capitalization of Apple -- has gotten bigger because it\'s making so much more money and the stock price has gone up. But there are also fewer slices of that pie because there are fewer shares, making each slice much more valuable.\nApple\'s earnings growth and timely buybacks have kept its valuation from getting lofty. And while it\'s true that Apple\'s P/E ratio of 26.3 is far higher than its 10-year median P/E of 17.3, it\'s still not too high of a P/E ratio compared to the S&P 500 average P/E ratio of 20.9. Since Apple is a higher quality business than the vast majority of S&P 500 components, it makes sense why it should trade a premium to the market.\n"Price is what you pay, value is what you get"\nSince Berkshire Hathaway\'s (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) largest public equity holding is Apple stock, it makes sense to quote Warren Buffett\'s famous line: "Price is what you pay, value is what you get." What he means is that the price of a stock doesn\'t tell you if it\'s a good deal or not.\nA quick look at the three-, five-, or 10-year chart of Apple stock might lead one to think the stock has gone up too much and isn\'t a good deal anymore. But Apple has done a masterful job at expanding its services by branching into new markets across media and financial services.\nBy widening its moat, it has made its business more sticky, leading to growth and customer retention. That dynamic sets the stage for FCF growth, buying back more stock, rinse, and repeat. Generating consistently high FCF and using that FCF to back its own stock allows Apple to ride a virtuous cycle that compounds its efforts.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nDaniel Foelber has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has grown to become one of the most relevant and influential companies in the modern economy. AAPL EPS Diluted (TTM) data by YCharts What that means for Apple shareholders is that the pie itself -- the market capitalization of Apple -- has gotten bigger because it's making so much more money and the stock price has gone up. The tech giant's size and wide range of products and services give it an advantage over smaller companies that aren't as diversified.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has grown to become one of the most relevant and influential companies in the modern economy. AAPL EPS Diluted (TTM) data by YCharts What that means for Apple shareholders is that the pie itself -- the market capitalization of Apple -- has gotten bigger because it's making so much more money and the stock price has gone up. When a company's stock price outpaces its earnings growth rate, that usually means the stock is going to be more expensive.", 'news_article_title': '549 Billion Reasons to Buy Apple Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "AAPL EPS Diluted (TTM) data by YCharts What that means for Apple shareholders is that the pie itself -- the market capitalization of Apple -- has gotten bigger because it's making so much more money and the stock price has gone up. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has grown to become one of the most relevant and influential companies in the modern economy. Apple makes up 7.6% of the S&P 500 and 13.2% of the Nasdaq Composite.", 'news_textrank_summary': "AAPL EPS Diluted (TTM) data by YCharts What that means for Apple shareholders is that the pie itself -- the market capitalization of Apple -- has gotten bigger because it's making so much more money and the stock price has gone up. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has grown to become one of the most relevant and influential companies in the modern economy. In fact, Apple has spent a staggering $548.8 billion buying back its own stock in the last decade alone -- often at prices far lower than the current price of the stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-googl-bolsters-google-maps-with-immersive-view', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently working toward adding innovative features to Google Maps.\n\nReportedly, the ‘Immersive View’ feature of Google Maps, introduced in 2022, is now rolling out widely.\n\nThe underlined feature combines picturesque views of a city, its landmarks, suggestions of places and views of the insides of some buildings, all together giving a new angle to explore the city.\n\nIt also provides night views of certain locations or landmarks. Users will also be able to check the view of these certain landmarks in various weather, as well as busy traffic conditions.\n\nSome users, who have already got the update of Immersive View, are able to view cities like London and Berlin using the above-mentioned perspectives.\n\nWe note that Google strives to deliver an enhanced mapping experience with the Immersive View feature. This, in turn, is expected to boost the adoption rate of Google Maps in the days ahead.\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\n Alphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\nGrowing Google Maps Initiatives\nApart from the latest move, Google is reportedly testing a web sidebar to provide quick access to recently viewed places. This, in turn, will prevent users from re-searching for their previously viewed locations, which will be accessible via the sidebar.\n\nThe addition of a widget to Google Maps that updates information on nearby traffic at the user’s current location remains a positive.\n\nGoogle is making efforts to show estimated toll prices for planned routes on Google Maps to users of Android and iOS.\n\nAll these endeavors will continue to help Google build momentum among its users. This, in turn, is likely to get reflected in the performance of the Google Services segment, which will benefit Alphabet’s overall financial performance.\n\nGoogle Services generated $67.84 billion revenues in fourth-quarter 2022, accounting for 89.2% of the total revenues.\n\nStrengthening financial performance will aid GOOGL in winning investors’ confidence in the near term. Shares of GOOGL have moved down 25.6% over the past year compared with the Computer and Technology sector’s decline of 15.3%.\nRising Competition\nWith growing Maps initiatives, Alphabet ups the competition for Apple AAPL, which is a notable player in the digital map space.\n\nApple, which has lost 6.7% in the past year, is witnessing solid momentum among customers on the back of its location-showing services.\n\nApple’s web mapping service, Apple Maps, provides directions and an estimated arrival time for driving, walking, cycling and public transportation navigation.\n\nRecently, Apple made an announcement regarding a major update to Apple Maps. The update will add new photos, buttons and promotions to the app’s business pages.\n\nFurther, the company is gaining from the global expansion of Apple Maps. Recently, it rolled out the application in five countries — Netherlands, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland.\nZacks Rank & Stocks to Consider\nCurrently, Alphabet carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\n\nSome better-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector are Arista Networks ANET and Analog Devices ADI. Arista Networks sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and Analog Devices carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\n\nArista Networks shares have gained 23.7% in the past year. The long-term earnings growth rate for ANET is projected at 14.17%.\n\nAnalog Devices shares have gained 13.1% in the past year. The long-term earnings growth rate for ADI is projected at 12.25%.\nInfrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America\nA massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.\nThe only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”\nZacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.\nDownload FREE: How To Profit From Trillions On Spending For Infrastructure >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAnalog Devices, Inc. (ADI) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nArista Networks, Inc. (ANET) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Rising Competition With growing Maps initiatives, Alphabet ups the competition for Apple AAPL, which is a notable player in the digital map space. Click to get this free report Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The addition of a widget to Google Maps that updates information on nearby traffic at the user’s current location remains a positive.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Rising Competition With growing Maps initiatives, Alphabet ups the competition for Apple AAPL, which is a notable player in the digital map space. Alphabet Inc. Price and Consensus Alphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote Growing Google Maps Initiatives Apart from the latest move, Google is reportedly testing a web sidebar to provide quick access to recently viewed places.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet (GOOGL) Bolsters Google Maps With Immersive View', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Rising Competition With growing Maps initiatives, Alphabet ups the competition for Apple AAPL, which is a notable player in the digital map space. Click to get this free report Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Reportedly, the ‘Immersive View’ feature of Google Maps, introduced in 2022, is now rolling out widely.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Rising Competition With growing Maps initiatives, Alphabet ups the competition for Apple AAPL, which is a notable player in the digital map space. Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google is consistently working toward adding innovative features to Google Maps.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/microsofts-pursuit-of-market-dominance%3A-whos-next-after-alphabet', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Is Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) trying to battle all the tech giants this year? Recent reports might add Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to the list right next to Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG). Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.\n*Stock prices used were the after-market prices of March 20, 2023. The video was published on March 20, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jose Najarro has positions in Alphabet and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jose Najarro is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Recent reports might add Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to the list right next to Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG). Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Recent reports might add Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to the list right next to Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG). After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft.', 'news_article_title': "Microsoft's Pursuit of Market Dominance: Who's Next After Alphabet?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Recent reports might add Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to the list right next to Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG). The video was published on March 20, 2023. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Recent reports might add Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to the list right next to Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG). See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-top-growth-stocks-i-am-doubling-down-on-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe search for top growth stocks to buy in 2023 is on. In my case, this list is relatively short, and it includes three names I’m already invested in.\nWhen valuations drop as they did in 2022, investors need to ask some pertinent questions. Does this decline suggest poor performance is likely to continue? Can a company in question rebound from whatever the market is pricing in? And just how long is the pain likely to last?\nUnfortunately, we don’t have many answers to these questions, even with the three stocks listed below. There are a lot of external forces weighing on the market at the moment.\nThat said, I’ve gone for quality over hype with this list of growth stocks to buy, putting forward three names I think most investors would agree are worthy of consideration in any sort of market downturn.\nQSR Restaurant Brands $61.90\nMETA Meta Platforms $202.16\nAAPL Apple $159.28\nRestaurant Brands (QSR)\nSource: Savvapanf Photo/ShutterStock.com\nRestaurant Brands (NYSE:QSR) is among the growth stocks I’m most bullish on right now. That’s mainly due to the company’s core business model, which remains highly defensive.\nRestaurant Brands is the parent company of a number of popular quick-service (i.e., fast-food) restaurant chains. From Burger King to Tim Hortons, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Firehouse Subs, Restaurant Brands has done a good job of covering a wide spectrum in this space.\nThe company’s impressive Q4 and full-year 2022 results highlight its status as one of the overlooked growth stocks to buy. Specifically, I’m encouraged by the 9.3% year-over-year increase in fourth-quarter revenue to $1.69 billion, with comparative sales up 8.4% at Burger King and 9.4% at Tim Hortons. Furthermore, the company’s 2022 adjusted earnings per share increased 11.4% to $3.14 from $2.82.\nIt’s worth mentioning that Restaurant Brands appointed ex-Domino’s Pizza (NYSE:DPZ) CEO Patrick Doyle as its executive chair in November. Under Doyle’s leadership, Domino’s made huge strides. This included 28 consecutive quarters of same-store sales growth and the company’s digital transformation. As for DPZ stock, it surged from $12 a share to more than $270 a share during Doyle’s tenure. \nI think QSR stock is worth owning, particularly for those who are concerned that a period of economic uncertainty will continue. We all need to eat, and this company’s lower-cost dining options stand out.\nMeta Platforms (META)\nSource: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com\nMeta Platforms (NADSAQ:META) was a hotly debated stock in 2022. The company’s metaverse spending, via its Reality Labs division, has led to a fissure among investors. Many have called for CEO Mark Zuckerberg to cut spending dramatically. He appears to be listening, at least in terms of reducing the company’s otherwise bloated headcount.\nWhile some believe that most of Meta’s issues were self-inflicted, others attribute its struggles to the challenging macroeconomic environment. The company’s recent earnings call brought positive news that likely caused some investors to take a more favorable view of the company again. \nAfter experiencing a significant decline last year, Meta Platforms’ stock has made a remarkable comeback in 2023, with shares up 68% year to date. While the stock is still down around 7% over the past 12 months, it has been a long-term winner, quintupling in price since it went public a little over a decade ago.\nUndoubtedly, the economic challenges that emerged in late 2021 have hindered Meta Platforms’ progress, as the company derives almost all its revenue from digital advertising on its platform. This has led to significant rounds of cost-cutting at the company. Zuckerberg labeled 2023 the “Year of Efficiency,” with an aim of making Meta a more agile organization. While it’s unclear just how many jobs will be lost, and what the reduction in metaverse spending will be, this is certainly enticing to investors.\nI’m of the view that if Meta can get back to basics, this is a cash flow machine that’s really undervalued at these levels. Currently, the stock trades at around 23 times earnings, which is very cheap from a historical perspective considering Meta’s growth path.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nWith a market valuation of $2.5 trillion, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) ranks as the most profitable technology corporation in the world. Its products and services are seamlessly integrated within a sticky ecosystem, delivering an unmatched experience to its large user base.\nApple’s operational success has been outstanding, with the company’s growing market share in the smartphone market providing long-term investors with hefty rewards. Of course, macroeconomic challenges and constraints continue to impact Apple’s core business. That said, the company generated roughly $34 billion in cash from operations and distributed more than $25 billion to investors in its most recent quarter. And its services business saw record revenue of $20.8 billion.\nThe Oracle of Omaha himself is Apple’s largest shareholder. That’s about all investors need to know with regard to why this growth stock is worth owning. If Warren Buffett puts this much credence behind the company, it’s worth taking a look at.\nI’m not sure if macro headwinds will subside in the coming quarters. But Apple’s business remains rock-solid, and the stock is one I think long-term investors would do well to consider buying at these levels.\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, META and QSR. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\nThe post 3 Top Growth Stocks I Am Doubling Down On in 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'QSR Restaurant Brands $61.90 META Meta Platforms $202.16 AAPL Apple $159.28 Restaurant Brands (QSR) Source: Savvapanf Photo/ShutterStock.com Restaurant Brands (NYSE:QSR) is among the growth stocks I’m most bullish on right now. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com With a market valuation of $2.5 trillion, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) ranks as the most profitable technology corporation in the world. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, META and QSR.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'QSR Restaurant Brands $61.90 META Meta Platforms $202.16 AAPL Apple $159.28 Restaurant Brands (QSR) Source: Savvapanf Photo/ShutterStock.com Restaurant Brands (NYSE:QSR) is among the growth stocks I’m most bullish on right now. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com With a market valuation of $2.5 trillion, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) ranks as the most profitable technology corporation in the world. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, META and QSR.', 'news_article_title': '3 Top Growth Stocks I Am Doubling Down On in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'QSR Restaurant Brands $61.90 META Meta Platforms $202.16 AAPL Apple $159.28 Restaurant Brands (QSR) Source: Savvapanf Photo/ShutterStock.com Restaurant Brands (NYSE:QSR) is among the growth stocks I’m most bullish on right now. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com With a market valuation of $2.5 trillion, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) ranks as the most profitable technology corporation in the world. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, META and QSR.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'QSR Restaurant Brands $61.90 META Meta Platforms $202.16 AAPL Apple $159.28 Restaurant Brands (QSR) Source: Savvapanf Photo/ShutterStock.com Restaurant Brands (NYSE:QSR) is among the growth stocks I’m most bullish on right now. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com With a market valuation of $2.5 trillion, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) ranks as the most profitable technology corporation in the world. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, META and QSR.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-wisdomtree-u.s.-largecap-dividend-etf-dln-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, look no further than the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 06/16/2006.\nThe fund is sponsored by Wisdomtree. It has amassed assets over $3.38 billion, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Value\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nCarrying lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, value stocks also have lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. While value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in nearly all markets when you consider long-term performance, growth stocks are more likely to outpace value stocks in strong bull markets.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.28%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.68%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 18.80% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Consumer Staples round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.87% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 25.03% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nDLN seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index before fees and expenses. The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. dividend-paying market.\nThe ETF has lost about -2.79% so far this year and is down about -5.06% in the last one year (as of 03/21/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $55.26 and $66.91.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.89 and standard deviation of 18.86% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 302 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, DLN is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.19 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $98.59 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.87% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, look no further than the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 06/16/2006.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.87% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, look no further than the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 06/16/2006.", 'news_article_title': 'Should WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.87% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, look no further than the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 06/16/2006.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.87% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Alternatives WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-invesco-ftse-rafi-us-1000-etf-prf-a-strong-etf-right-now-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Making its debut on 12/19/2005, smart beta exchange traded fund Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.\nInvestors who believe in market efficiency should consider market cap indexes, as they replicate market returns in a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way.\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\nThese indexes attempt to select stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance, based on certain fundamental characteristics or a combination of such characteristics.\nMethodologies like equal-weighting, one of the simplest options out there, fundamental weighting, and volatility/momentum based weighting are all choices offered to investors in this space, but not all of them can deliver superior returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $5.69 billion, making it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index before fees and expenses.\nThe FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index is designed to track the performance of the largest U.S. equities, selected based on the following four fundamental measures of firm size: book value, income, sales and dividends. U.S. equities are then weighted by each of these four fundamental measures.An overall weight is calculated for each firm by equally-weighting each fundamental measure.\nCost & Other Expenses\nFor ETF investors, expense ratios are an important factor when considering a fund's return; in the long-term, cheaper funds actually have the ability to outperform their more expensive cousins if all other things remain the same.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.39% for this ETF, which makes it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt's 12-month trailing dividend yield comes in at 2.62%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nFor PRF, it has heaviest allocation in the Financials sector --about 17.40% of the portfolio --while Healthcare and Information Technology round out the top three.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 2.81% of the fund's total assets, followed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) and Apple Inc (AAPL).\nPRF's top 10 holdings account for about 16.4% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, PRF has lost about -2.11%, and is down about -9.01% in the last one year (as of 03/21/2023). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $138.77 and $174.26.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 21.18% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1004 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.19 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $98.59 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 2.81% of the fund's total assets, followed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Making its debut on 12/19/2005, smart beta exchange traded fund Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 2.81% of the fund's total assets, followed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Making its debut on 12/19/2005, smart beta exchange traded fund Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 2.81% of the fund's total assets, followed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Making its debut on 12/19/2005, smart beta exchange traded fund Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 2.81% of the fund's total assets, followed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Making its debut on 12/19/2005, smart beta exchange traded fund Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/indias-karnataka-govt-approves-%24968-mln-investment-from-foxconn-unit', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "BENGALURU, March 21 (Reuters) - The southern Indian state of Karnataka has approved an 80 billion rupee ($967.91 million) investment in the state by a unit of Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW.\nThe investment will lead to the creation of 50,000 jobs, the government said in a statement on Monday.\nFoxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, has been in discussions with Indian states, but has not announced any investment plans so far in Karnataka.\nFoxconn did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for confirmation on the investment.\nThe Apple AAPL.O supplier had won an order to make AirPods and planned to build a facility in India to manufacture the wireless earphones, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters last week.\nApple has been shifting production away from China after the country's strict COVID-related restrictions disrupted the manufacturing of new iPhones and other devices in the country. The tech giant is also looking to avoid a hit to its business due to tensions between Beijing and Washington.\n($1 = 82.6520 Indian rupees)\n(Reporting by Varun Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The Apple AAPL.O supplier had won an order to make AirPods and planned to build a facility in India to manufacture the wireless earphones, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters last week. Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, has been in discussions with Indian states, but has not announced any investment plans so far in Karnataka. The tech giant is also looking to avoid a hit to its business due to tensions between Beijing and Washington.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The Apple AAPL.O supplier had won an order to make AirPods and planned to build a facility in India to manufacture the wireless earphones, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters last week. BENGALURU, March 21 (Reuters) - The southern Indian state of Karnataka has approved an 80 billion rupee ($967.91 million) investment in the state by a unit of Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW. Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, has been in discussions with Indian states, but has not announced any investment plans so far in Karnataka.", 'news_article_title': "India's Karnataka govt approves $968 mln investment from Foxconn unit", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The Apple AAPL.O supplier had won an order to make AirPods and planned to build a facility in India to manufacture the wireless earphones, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters last week. BENGALURU, March 21 (Reuters) - The southern Indian state of Karnataka has approved an 80 billion rupee ($967.91 million) investment in the state by a unit of Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW. The investment will lead to the creation of 50,000 jobs, the government said in a statement on Monday.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The Apple AAPL.O supplier had won an order to make AirPods and planned to build a facility in India to manufacture the wireless earphones, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters last week. BENGALURU, March 21 (Reuters) - The southern Indian state of Karnataka has approved an 80 billion rupee ($967.91 million) investment in the state by a unit of Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW. Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, has been in discussions with Indian states, but has not announced any investment plans so far in Karnataka."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/battle-of-dividend-stocks%3A-microsoft-vs.-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Recently, investors have likely appreciated their dividend stocks more than usual. With the S&P 500 down more than 11% over the past year, many investors' portfolios have taken a hit. While it's never enjoyable to watch the prices of your stocks decline, there's one thing that probably didn't take a hit in investors' portfolios during this period: their income from high-quality dividend stocks. Not only do most top dividend-paying companies continue paying dividends through tough times, but many of them reward shareholders with increases to their payouts every year -- rain or shine.\nTwo tech stocks that have raised their dividend over the last year are Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). For investors who are looking to add income to their portfolios, both of these stocks are great ideas for consideration. But which tech giant looks like a better investment today? Let's take a look at both to find out.\nDividend yield\nSoftware company Microsoft, announced its most recent dividend increase last September. Microsoft's board of directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.68, 10% higher than its previous payout. On an annual basis, this quarterly dividend amounts to $2.72, giving Microsoft a dividend yield of about 1% based on the stock's price at the time of this writing.\nNotably, Microsoft's dividend yield easily beats out Apple's. The iPhone maker has a dividend yield of about 0.6%. But it's worth noting that Apple is due for a dividend increase soon. The company typically announces a dividend increase in April. It's last increase of 0.5% was announced on April 28, 20022. Another increase would improve Apple's dividend yield. Still, it's unlikely that the increase will be even close to enough to bring Apple's dividend yield close to Microsoft's.\nWhen it comes to dividend yield, Microsoft is the clear winner.\nDividend growth potential\nWith Microsoft's recent dividend increase being greater than Apple's, it might be tempting to quickly conclude that Microsoft's dividend growth potential is better than Apple's. But Apple actually has the upper hand when it comes to dividend growth potential. This is because Apple is only paying out about 16% of its earnings in dividends, leaving massive room for dividend growth in the coming years. Microsoft's payout ratio of 28% is still exceptional, but it's notably well above Apple's.\nValuation\nOne final key factor to compare the two companies is valuation. As perhaps the most important factor to consider when comparing these two stocks, this final element should carry more weight in helping investors decide which stock to invest in.\nApple wins on this front, sealing its lead over Microsoft in a battle between the two dividend stocks. It has a price-to-earnings ratio of just under 27. This compares to Microsoft's price-to-earnings ratio of about 30.\nWhile valuation is a critical element for investors to consider, investors should note that Apple's win over Microsoft on this front is only slight.\nOverall, Apple looks like a better dividend stock than Microsoft. But investors who want a more meaningful income stream than that provided by Apple's paltry dividend yield may still want to go with Microsoft over Apple. At the end of the day, however, both stocks look like attractive investments for investors looking to add a growing stream of dividend income to their portfolios.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nDaniel Sparks has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Two tech stocks that have raised their dividend over the last year are Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Not only do most top dividend-paying companies continue paying dividends through tough times, but many of them reward shareholders with increases to their payouts every year -- rain or shine. At the end of the day, however, both stocks look like attractive investments for investors looking to add a growing stream of dividend income to their portfolios.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Two tech stocks that have raised their dividend over the last year are Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Dividend yield Software company Microsoft, announced its most recent dividend increase last September. Still, it's unlikely that the increase will be even close to enough to bring Apple's dividend yield close to Microsoft's.", 'news_article_title': 'Battle of Dividend Stocks: Microsoft vs. Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Two tech stocks that have raised their dividend over the last year are Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Dividend yield Software company Microsoft, announced its most recent dividend increase last September. Another increase would improve Apple's dividend yield.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Two tech stocks that have raised their dividend over the last year are Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Dividend growth potential With Microsoft's recent dividend increase being greater than Apple's, it might be tempting to quickly conclude that Microsoft's dividend growth potential is better than Apple's. Overall, Apple looks like a better dividend stock than Microsoft."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-mega-cap-growth-etf-mgk-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/17/2007.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $10.74 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nGrowth stocks have higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. While these are expected to grow faster than the broader market, they also have higher valuations. Something to keep in mind is the higher level of volatility that is affiliated with growth stocks. Compared to value stocks, growth stocks are a safer bet in a strong bull market, but don't perform as strongly in almost all other financial environments.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.07%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.61%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 51.20% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Telecom round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 55.64% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nMGK seeks to match the performance of the CRSP U.S. Mega Cap Growth Index before fees and expenses. The CRSP US Mega Cap Growth Index is a float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance of mega-capitalization growth stocks in the United States.\nThe ETF has added about 13.47% so far this year and is down about -14.29% in the last one year (as of 03/21/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $168.21 and $241.52.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.11 and standard deviation of 26.65% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 96 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, MGK is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $77.47 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $163.83 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/17/2007.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). You should consider the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/17/2007.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.07%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). 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{'date': '2023-03-22', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-and-microsoft-weight-in-sp-500-reaches-record-high', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The combined weight of the largest two constituents in the S&P 500 has reached an all-time high.\nApple and Microsoft now comprise 13.3% of the S&P 500 by weight, the highest level on record, the Wall Street Journal reported. As the FAANG stocks -- Facebook parent Meta, Amazon.com Inc., Apple, Netflix Inc., and Google owner Alphabet -- have been negatively impacted due to macro conditions, Apple and Microsoft have gained a higher share of the index.\nFAANG stocks dominated the cap-weighted S&P 500 for years, reaching a peak in August 2020, and have since edged down to 21% of the index by weight. Notably, a couple of these mega-cap names contributed meaningfully to the sharp declines and volatility in the S&P 500 last year.\n"Advisors using a market cap-weighted S&P 500 approach better really believe that Apple and Microsoft can continue to dominate going forward, whereas those less zealous should give an equally weighted version greater consideration," Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, said.\nThe Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (RSP) removes size bias and mitigates concentration risk by giving each security an equal weight. RSP tracks the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index and includes the same constituents as the cap-weighted S&P 500, but each company in the S&P 500 EWI is allocated the same weight -- 0.2% -- at each quarterly rebalance.\nSee more: How Does RSPE Compare to RSP?\nConcentration risk is a growing concern among advisors. In a 2022 survey, 69.7% of advisors said they were concerned or very concerned about the concentration of the top five names in the S&P 500. 22.5% of advisors were “just a little” concerned, and just 7.7% of advisors said they were not concerned, according to “When Markets Wobble, Cash Remains King: Free Cash Flow Investing.” (Date: August 30, 2022. Sample size: 293 respondents, 37.9% RIAs.)\nFor an equal-weighted strategy, the simple arithmetic of rebalancing connects equally weighted indexes to momentum effects. If the price of a constituent increases by more than the average of its peers, then its weight in the portfolio will increase, and the position will necessarily be trimmed at the next rebalance as the portfolio returns to equal weights.\nOn the other hand, if a stock falls by more than the average of its peers, its weighting will fall too, and more must be purchased at the next rebalance to return to equal weight. Thus, equal-weight indexes sell relative winners and purchase relative losers at each rebalance, adding a value tilt to portfolios.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Portfolio Strategies Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'FAANG stocks dominated the cap-weighted S&P 500 for years, reaching a peak in August 2020, and have since edged down to 21% of the index by weight. "Advisors using a market cap-weighted S&P 500 approach better really believe that Apple and Microsoft can continue to dominate going forward, whereas those less zealous should give an equally weighted version greater consideration," Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, said. For an equal-weighted strategy, the simple arithmetic of rebalancing connects equally weighted indexes to momentum effects.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'FAANG stocks dominated the cap-weighted S&P 500 for years, reaching a peak in August 2020, and have since edged down to 21% of the index by weight. The Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (RSP) removes size bias and mitigates concentration risk by giving each security an equal weight. If the price of a constituent increases by more than the average of its peers, then its weight in the portfolio will increase, and the position will necessarily be trimmed at the next rebalance as the portfolio returns to equal weights.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple and Microsoft Weight in S&P 500 Reaches Record High', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'FAANG stocks dominated the cap-weighted S&P 500 for years, reaching a peak in August 2020, and have since edged down to 21% of the index by weight. RSP tracks the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index and includes the same constituents as the cap-weighted S&P 500, but each company in the S&P 500 EWI is allocated the same weight -- 0.2% -- at each quarterly rebalance. If the price of a constituent increases by more than the average of its peers, then its weight in the portfolio will increase, and the position will necessarily be trimmed at the next rebalance as the portfolio returns to equal weights.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (RSP) removes size bias and mitigates concentration risk by giving each security an equal weight. RSP tracks the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index and includes the same constituents as the cap-weighted S&P 500, but each company in the S&P 500 EWI is allocated the same weight -- 0.2% -- at each quarterly rebalance. If the price of a constituent increases by more than the average of its peers, then its weight in the portfolio will increase, and the position will necessarily be trimmed at the next rebalance as the portfolio returns to equal weights.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amzn-aapl-or-nflx%3A-which-faang-stock-is-the-best-pick', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'FAANG stocks (Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), previously called Facebook, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), and Google’s parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, GOOG)) shed significant value last year. However, except for Netflix, the remaining four stocks have fared better than the S&P 500 (SPX) year-to-date, with META shares posting the highest gain. We used TipRanks’ Stock Comparison Tool to place Amazon, Apple, and Netflix against each other to pick Wall Street’s favorite FAANG stock at current levels.\nAmazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)\nThe impact of macro pressures on consumer spending and the reopening of physical stores impacted Amazon’s retail business. Additionally, moderation in IT spending due to fears of an impending recession slowed down the growth rate of the company’s cloud computing Amazon Web Services (AWS) business.\nAmazon is improving its cost structure to navigate a tough environment. The company recently announced 9,000 additional job cuts following an earlier round of 18,000 layoffs. The latest round impacted AWS, advertising, human resources, and Twitch units. Overall, Amazon is taking initiatives to make its structure leaner and more profitable.\nIs Amazon a Buy, Hold, or Sell?\nReacting to Amazon’s cost-cutting measures, William Blair analyst Dylan Carden said, “Assuming the Street is close on its revenue assumptions, which we believe are relatively conservative, we find that there is combined upside to total company operating income of close to 40% over the next two years as cost items move back toward relatively consistent historical patterns.”\nFurther, Carden is bullish about the company’s Prime offering and AWS business. He believes that AMZN stock offers compelling value ahead of a possible “reacceleration” in AWS coupled with the “ultimate profitability” of its retail business. The analyst projects acceleration in the AWS business later this year, driven by new customer adoption.\nWall Street’s Strong Buy consensus rating for Amazon is backed by 37 Buys and one Hold. The average price target of $136.86 suggests about 39% upside potential. Shares have advanced over 17% since the start of the year.\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL)\nOften considered one of the most innovative companies in the world, Apple has delivered significant returns for shareholders over the past decade. Last month, the company reported a decline in its December quarter revenue, citing production disruptions in China, currency headwinds, and macroeconomic challenges. \nApple expects its March quarter revenue performance to be similar to the December quarter. While the impact of near-term pressures can’t be ignored, Apple’s strong fundamentals, its solid product portfolio, and growing services business continue to make it an attractive stock for several analysts.\nIs Apple Stock a Buy?\nEarlier this month, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives raised the price target for Apple stock to $190 from $180 and reiterated a Buy rating, as checks by his firm revealed that the demand for iPhones in China has been growing.\nIves stated that iPhone supply was steady in January and February, in contrast to the December quarter, which was impacted by supply constraints stemming from China’s zero COVID policy. Additionally, early indications in March indicate that conditions continue to improve.\nIves added that Apple is winning market share in China and demand in the U.S. and Europe is also faring well. Also, he believes that the new iPhone users added to the company’s ecosystem over the past year will result in a reacceleration of Apple’s services business in the upcoming quarters.\nOverall, Apple’s Moderate Buy consensus rating is based on 24 Buys, six Holds, and one Sell. At $170.18, the average AAPL stock price target implies nearly 8% upside. Shares have risen more than 21% year-to-date. \nNetflix (NASDAQ:NFLX)\nAfter losing subscribers in the first two quarters of 2022, streaming giant Netflix bounced back well in the second half of 2022. The company reported 7.66 million paid net subscriber additions for the fourth quarter of 2022, smashing Wall Street’s expectations of 4.58 million subscribers.\nThe company is trying to boost its revenue through various initiatives, including better content, an ad-supported subscription plan, and a paid sharing plan. That said, the path ahead is not easy, given the intense competition from not just other streaming players but also other channels of entertainment like YouTube and short-form entertainment like TikTok. \nWhat is the Price Target for NFLX Stock?\nLast week, Oppenheimer analyst Jason Helfstein reiterated a Buy rating on Netflix stock with a price target of $415. Helfstein noted that NFLX shares initially advanced following the Q4 2022 results but then started to decline due to fears that the company’s crackdown on password sharing might lead to a higher churn. Shares were also impacted by the slower launch of the ad-supported tier by the company and macro troubles.\n“We believe nothing has changed from our original thesis: advertising increases the total addressable market, content competition is easing, and paid account sharing will be a long-term tailwind,” said Helfstein.\nThe Street’s Moderate Buy consensus rating for Netflix is based on 17 Buys, 16 Holds, and two Sells. The average price target of $356.20 indicates upside potential of 21.2%. Shares are flat on a year-to-date basis. \nConclusion\nMacro pressures are expected to impact the near-term performance of Amazon, Apple, and Netflix. Wall Street is more bullish about Amazon and is confident about its long-term potential, thanks to its e-commerce leadership, the dominant position of AWS in cloud computing, and the growing advertising business.\nAs per TipRanks’ Smart Score System, Amazon earns a nine out of 10, which implies that the stock is capable of generating market-beating returns over the long term.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'FAANG stocks (Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), previously called Facebook, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), and Google’s parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, GOOG)) shed significant value last year. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Often considered one of the most innovative companies in the world, Apple has delivered significant returns for shareholders over the past decade. At $170.18, the average AAPL stock price target implies nearly 8% upside.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'FAANG stocks (Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), previously called Facebook, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), and Google’s parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, GOOG)) shed significant value last year. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Often considered one of the most innovative companies in the world, Apple has delivered significant returns for shareholders over the past decade. At $170.18, the average AAPL stock price target implies nearly 8% upside.', 'news_article_title': 'AMZN, AAPL, or NFLX: Which FAANG Stock is the Best Pick?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'FAANG stocks (Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), previously called Facebook, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), and Google’s parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, GOOG)) shed significant value last year. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Often considered one of the most innovative companies in the world, Apple has delivered significant returns for shareholders over the past decade. At $170.18, the average AAPL stock price target implies nearly 8% upside.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'FAANG stocks (Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), previously called Facebook, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), and Google’s parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, GOOG)) shed significant value last year. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Often considered one of the most innovative companies in the world, Apple has delivered significant returns for shareholders over the past decade. At $170.18, the average AAPL stock price target implies nearly 8% upside.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-compare-u.s.-and-international-equities-this-year', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By now advisors have heard of the growing interest in international equities, and for good reason -- lots of investors are looking for return that isn’t significantly exposed to U.S. equities teetering from rising rates and bank crisis volatility. For those looking to get deeper into the subject, recent research from Richard Bernstein Advisors (RBA) offers advisors an opportunity to compare U.S. and international equities and understand RBA’s view on approaching the market overall this year.\nRBA’s investment approach prioritizes the profits cycle, investing on a fundamentals-driven, top-down basis and looking at three key factors in profits, liquidity, and sentiment. Those factors help frame RBA’s overall thinking, with its recent research emphasizing two key drivers behind the difference in international and U.S. equities, which typically differ by more than 10 percentage points in a “typical year.”\nSee more: Stock Picking Is Risky – Look to Profit Cycles Instead\nOne of those factors to watch is tech stocks. International markets are much less exposed to tech stocks. While the U.S. equities market is led by megacap tech names like Apple (AAPL) or Microsoft (MSFT), foreign economies are overweight in cyclical areas like financials, materials and industrials.\nGiven that the monetary policy and liquidity background has changed, tech stocks have become much less attractive, especially when comparing their valuations to firm valuations in international settings.\nSectors aren’t the only factor here, though. While regional and country equity markets have moved in parallel for several years, they may be diverging despite globalization -- the same sector can perform very differently in different regions. Consumer discretionary stocks were down last year in the U.S. by about 38%, but only down by 21% in Europe. What’s more, “deglobalization” driven by the pandemic and geopolitical strife like Russia’s war in Ukraine may driven this trend further.\nFurthermore, as mentioned above, concerns about the Federal Reserve and how its campaign against inflation is draining liquidity are certainly top of mind for investors and advisors. While the bank’s fight dominatesmarket newsin the U.S., international economics have done a lot of the hard monetary work already after the pandemic; add in tightening credit lines amid the bank crisis in the U.S., and the comparison leans even more towards foreign credit environments.\nAll of those reasons, and the ongoing trend of cheaper valuations abroad, invite investors to compare U.S. and international equities as they look at their ETF options -- with RBA’s iMGP RBA Responsible Global Allocation ETF (IRBA) one option. IRBA has a go-anywhere approach not only for assets, mixing fixed income and equities, but also geography.\nIRBA has outperformed some of its multi-asset rivals YTD, like the SPDR SSGA Multi-Asset Real Return ETF (RLY) by 349 basis points in that time frame. Charging 69 basis point and actively adding a sustainability screen, it could be a tool to consider for those looking to compare U.S. and international equities right now and diversify from there.\nFor more news, information, and analysis from Richard Bernstein and the whole team at RBA, visit the Richard Bernstein Advisors Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'While the U.S. equities market is led by megacap tech names like Apple (AAPL) or Microsoft (MSFT), foreign economies are overweight in cyclical areas like financials, materials and industrials. Furthermore, as mentioned above, concerns about the Federal Reserve and how its campaign against inflation is draining liquidity are certainly top of mind for investors and advisors. Charging 69 basis point and actively adding a sustainability screen, it could be a tool to consider for those looking to compare U.S. and international equities right now and diversify from there.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'While the U.S. equities market is led by megacap tech names like Apple (AAPL) or Microsoft (MSFT), foreign economies are overweight in cyclical areas like financials, materials and industrials. For those looking to get deeper into the subject, recent research from Richard Bernstein Advisors (RBA) offers advisors an opportunity to compare U.S. and international equities and understand RBA’s view on approaching the market overall this year. RBA’s investment approach prioritizes the profits cycle, investing on a fundamentals-driven, top-down basis and looking at three key factors in profits, liquidity, and sentiment.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Compare U.S. and International Equities This Year', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'While the U.S. equities market is led by megacap tech names like Apple (AAPL) or Microsoft (MSFT), foreign economies are overweight in cyclical areas like financials, materials and industrials. For those looking to get deeper into the subject, recent research from Richard Bernstein Advisors (RBA) offers advisors an opportunity to compare U.S. and international equities and understand RBA’s view on approaching the market overall this year. Those factors help frame RBA’s overall thinking, with its recent research emphasizing two key drivers behind the difference in international and U.S. equities, which typically differ by more than 10 percentage points in a “typical year.” See more: Stock Picking Is Risky – Look to Profit Cycles Instead One of those factors to watch is tech stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'While the U.S. equities market is led by megacap tech names like Apple (AAPL) or Microsoft (MSFT), foreign economies are overweight in cyclical areas like financials, materials and industrials. For those looking to get deeper into the subject, recent research from Richard Bernstein Advisors (RBA) offers advisors an opportunity to compare U.S. and international equities and understand RBA’s view on approaching the market overall this year. Those factors help frame RBA’s overall thinking, with its recent research emphasizing two key drivers behind the difference in international and U.S. equities, which typically differ by more than 10 percentage points in a “typical year.” See more: Stock Picking Is Risky – Look to Profit Cycles Instead One of those factors to watch is tech stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-nflx-casts-gabriel-leone-as-lead-of-senna-miniseries', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix NFLX recently announced that Brazilian actor Gabriel Leone would play the protagonist of three-time F1 champion Aryton Senna da Silva in its miniseries Senna. The series will be shot in English and Brazilian Portuguese and is expected to be available in 2024.\n\nThe six-episode series will explore Senna’s personality and relationships starting from his career debut and will culminate with the tragic death of Senna in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix, Italy.\n\nThe series will be produced by Brazil’s Gullane for Netflix with complete support from Senna’s family. It will be a dual directorial with showrunner Vicente Amorim and director Juila Rezende.\nNetflix’s Diverse Content Portfolio to Aid Prospect\nNetflix shares have declined 20.2% in the past year, outperforming the Zacks Consumer & Discretionary sector, which plunged 21.7% over the same time frame. The streaming-giant has been suffering from stiff competition from the likes of Disney DIS, Amazon AMZN and Apple AAPL.\n\nNetflix’s revenues increased 1.9% year over year in fourth-quarter 2022 thanks to strong content.\n\nMoreover, the global paid subscriber base increased 4% year-over-year in the fourth quarter to 230.75 million.\n Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus\n Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote\n NFLX shares have also outperformed Disney and Amazon, but Apple turned out to be better. Shares of Disney, Amazon and Apple have declined 31.1%, 39% and 5.7% in the past year, respectively.\n\nThis outperformance can be explained by its diversified content portfolio and expanding game portfolio, which is attributable to heavy investments in the production and distribution of multilinguistic content.\n\nSome other upcoming projects of Netflix are Murder Mystery 2, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Kill Boksoon.\nWhat Awaits Netflix in 2023?\nThis Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company expects first-quarter 2023 revenues to increase 3.9% year-over-year to around $8.17 billion. Earnings are pegged around $2.82 per share. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter revenues is pegged at $8.18 billion, indicating 3.92% growth from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.\n\nThe consensus mark for first-quarter 2023 earnings is pegged at $2.81 per share, unchanged in the past 30 days.\n\nNetflix has expanded its focus on its mobile games portfolio, with 40 games to be released this year and 70 games in the development phase. It is also developing 16 games in its in-house game studios. It has also been to acquiring several game studios like Next Games, Boss Fight Entertainment and Night School Studio to expand its footprint in the industry.\n\nNetflix has started making improvements in its newly launched ad delivery service, which will be better for consumers. More relevant advertising will bring more value to the advertisers and a better set of product offerings for advertisers to buy.\n\nThroughout 2023, Netflix expects to see accelerating revenue growth through rolling out paid sharing model in a broad perspective and scaling of lower-priced ad supported plans.\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The streaming-giant has been suffering from stiff competition from the likes of Disney DIS, Amazon AMZN and Apple AAPL. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter revenues is pegged at $8.18 billion, indicating 3.92% growth from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The streaming-giant has been suffering from stiff competition from the likes of Disney DIS, Amazon AMZN and Apple AAPL. Netflix’s Diverse Content Portfolio to Aid Prospect Netflix shares have declined 20.2% in the past year, outperforming the Zacks Consumer & Discretionary sector, which plunged 21.7% over the same time frame.', 'news_article_title': 'Netflix (NFLX) Casts Gabriel Leone as Lead of Senna Miniseries', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The streaming-giant has been suffering from stiff competition from the likes of Disney DIS, Amazon AMZN and Apple AAPL. This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company expects first-quarter 2023 revenues to increase 3.9% year-over-year to around $8.17 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The streaming-giant has been suffering from stiff competition from the likes of Disney DIS, Amazon AMZN and Apple AAPL. Netflix’s Diverse Content Portfolio to Aid Prospect Netflix shares have declined 20.2% in the past year, outperforming the Zacks Consumer & Discretionary sector, which plunged 21.7% over the same time frame.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/esgu-sjim%3A-big-etf-outflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, where 46,300,000 units were destroyed, or a 21.1% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of ESGU, in morning trading today Apple is up about 0.4%, and Microsoft is up by about 1.1%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the SJIM ETF, which lost 80,000 of its units, representing a 32.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.\nVIDEO: ESGU, SJIM: Big ETF Outflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of ESGU, in morning trading today Apple is up about 0.4%, and Microsoft is up by about 1.1%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the SJIM ETF, which lost 80,000 of its units, representing a 32.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: ESGU, SJIM: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, where 46,300,000 units were destroyed, or a 21.1% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the SJIM ETF, which lost 80,000 of its units, representing a 32.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: ESGU, SJIM: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'ESGU, SJIM: Big ETF Outflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, where 46,300,000 units were destroyed, or a 21.1% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of ESGU, in morning trading today Apple is up about 0.4%, and Microsoft is up by about 1.1%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the SJIM ETF, which lost 80,000 of its units, representing a 32.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, where 46,300,000 units were destroyed, or a 21.1% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the SJIM ETF, which lost 80,000 of its units, representing a 32.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: ESGU, SJIM: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-shift-to-quality-is-not-a-political-statement-on-esg-but-the-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Sometimes the facts can get in the way of an ETF narrative. I think that’s what is occurring with the recent outflows to the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU). The largest ESG ETF had a $4 billion net outflow on March 20, which pushed its one-year outflows to $6 billion, per data on VettaFi’s platform. While such a large redemption is certainly eye-catching, for perspective, ESGU still pulled in $10 billion in the last three years and manages $14 billion. \nSome will have you believe that the backlash toward ESG being led by a small group of asset managers and politicians is the cause of the latest outflow. I know there are some advisors that want nothing to do with ESG, but many just are seeking out the best returns for their clients. So, anytime I see a redemption that large in one ETF, I look around to see what ETF might have been the beneficiary. I think I found it. \nThe iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) pulled in $4.8 billion on March 20, erasing its prior one-year net outflows and pushing the cash haul over the past 12 months to $3.2 billion. The $25 billion ETF added $1.8 billion over three years. The added flows to QUAL likely represent a further tilt toward equity risk reduction favoring large- and mid-cap stocks amid a shifting macroeconomy and the impact of the bank failures on monetary policy. \nThe moves into QUAL and out of ESGU are so large that this is not likely the result of individual advisors or retail investors, but rather an institutional investor or an outsourced manager supporting a wide range of advisors. Regardless of who made the move, let’s understand what the end client gave up and what they got. \nESGU takes a tilted approach to companies with strong environmental, social, and governance attributes while seeking to have a similar risk profile to the broader MSCI USA Index. As a result, it is well diversified across sectors, with 27% of assets in information technology (the S&P 500 Index has 26%) and a 4.6% stake in energy (in line with the S&P 500). ESGU’s top holdings are ones you should expect in a large-cap fund -- Apple, Microsoft, Amazon.com -- though the weightings are slightly different. It is easy to see how ESGU might be a proxy for investing in high-quality companies without replicating a market cap-weighted S&P 500 Index. \nQUAL has some similarities and some differences with ESGU. The ETF owns companies with high return on equity, stable year-over-year earnings growth, and low financial leverage, but also seeks to have a similar risk profile to the broader MSCI USA Index. Information technology is the largest sector (22% of assets) but is soon followed by financials (16% vs. 13% for the S&P 500 Index and 12% for ESGU). Visa and Mastercard, which just became classified as financials, are two such top-10 holdings in QUAL. \nFor advisors concerned about debt leverage and earnings consistency in light of the recent bank failures and the impact of the Federal Reserve’s plans to shift monetary policy, a purer quality approach to investing makes sense. \nYear-to-date, QUAL outperformed ESGU (6.5% vs. 4.5%), and in the past year, the dedicated quality fund lost less ground (-7.0% vs. -10.0%). Both ETFs chart 0.15% fees. Whether the recent trend continues is unknown, but the shift away from ESGU seems more like one based on investment merit than a political statement against ESG to me. \nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit VettaFi | ETF Trends.\n Read more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The added flows to QUAL likely represent a further tilt toward equity risk reduction favoring large- and mid-cap stocks amid a shifting macroeconomy and the impact of the bank failures on monetary policy. The ETF owns companies with high return on equity, stable year-over-year earnings growth, and low financial leverage, but also seeks to have a similar risk profile to the broader MSCI USA Index. For advisors concerned about debt leverage and earnings consistency in light of the recent bank failures and the impact of the Federal Reserve’s plans to shift monetary policy, a purer quality approach to investing makes sense.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The largest ESG ETF had a $4 billion net outflow on March 20, which pushed its one-year outflows to $6 billion, per data on VettaFi’s platform. The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) pulled in $4.8 billion on March 20, erasing its prior one-year net outflows and pushing the cash haul over the past 12 months to $3.2 billion. The ETF owns companies with high return on equity, stable year-over-year earnings growth, and low financial leverage, but also seeks to have a similar risk profile to the broader MSCI USA Index.', 'news_article_title': 'A Shift to Quality Is Not a Political Statement on ESG but the Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The largest ESG ETF had a $4 billion net outflow on March 20, which pushed its one-year outflows to $6 billion, per data on VettaFi’s platform. So, anytime I see a redemption that large in one ETF, I look around to see what ETF might have been the beneficiary. Information technology is the largest sector (22% of assets) but is soon followed by financials (16% vs. 13% for the S&P 500 Index and 12% for ESGU).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The largest ESG ETF had a $4 billion net outflow on March 20, which pushed its one-year outflows to $6 billion, per data on VettaFi’s platform. The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) pulled in $4.8 billion on March 20, erasing its prior one-year net outflows and pushing the cash haul over the past 12 months to $3.2 billion. The ETF owns companies with high return on equity, stable year-over-year earnings growth, and low financial leverage, but also seeks to have a similar risk profile to the broader MSCI USA Index.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-slips-ahead-of-fed-rate-decision-powell-comments', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amruta Khandekar and Shubham Batra\nMarch 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes edged lower on Wednesday, ahead of the outcome of the Federal Reserve\'s rate-setting meeting in which the central bank will seek to balance inflation and banking sector concerns.\nTraders have halved the size of the expected interest rate hike to 25 basis points following troubles in the banking sector, with some pointing to the Fed\'s aggressive monetary tightening over the past year as one of the reasons for the crisis.\nAnalysts have said a pause was unlikely as it would indicate the banking turmoil, sparked by the failure of two U.S. regional lenders, had rattled the central bank.\nThe U.S. central bank\'s two-day policy meeting will end at 2 p.m. ET (1800 GMT), with investors keenly awaiting Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s conference at 2:30 p.m. ET to gauge the central bank’s rate-hike trajectory.\n"In order to solve the banking problem, you really have to go back down to very low interest rates and I don\'t think that\'s going to happen," said Paul Nolte, senior wealth adviser and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest.\n"What you\'re going to wind up with is a Fed that will probably be a little bit more focused on inflation and they\'re going to deal with the banking situation as it comes up."\nEight of the S&P\'s 11 major sectors were in the red, with rate-sensitive real estate stocks .SPLRCR falling 1.9% to their lowest level since Nov. 4.\nApple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, up 0.4% and 2.4% respectively, helped limit losses for the broader markets.\nWall Street\'s main indexes notched gains in the past two straight sessions, after the rescue of Credit Suisse CS.N as well as measures by central banks to boost liquidity helped soothe some worries about risks to other banks.\nHowever, a scramble by troubled regional U.S. lender First Republic Bank FRC.N to secure a capital infusion has kept alive some worries about the banking sector.\nShares of First Republic slid 4.4%, with a Bloomberg News report on Tuesday stating the bank\'s rescue could rely on backing from the U.S. government to facilitate a deal.\nShares of its peer PacWest Bancorp PACW.Owere down 7.9%, while Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.Nwas marginally up 0.1%.\nU.S. Treasury yields rose, with the yield on the two-year note, which best reflects interest rate expectations, last at 4.212%.\nAt 9:42 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 31.96 points, or 0.10%, at 32,528.64, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 4.51 points, or 0.11%, at 3,998.36, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 17.73 points, or 0.15%, at 11,842.38.\nAmong other stocks, Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc VORB.O soared 42.3% after Reuters reported the company is near a deal for a $200 million investment from Texas-based venture capital investor Matthew Brown.\nGameStop Corp GME.N jumped 32.1% after the company posted a surprise profit for the fourth quarter, helped by lower costs and job cuts.\nCarvana Co CVNA.N rose 17.8% after the used-car retailer forecast smaller core loss in the current quarter due to a raft of cost-cut measures.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.56-to-1 ratio on the NYSE a 1.75-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded no new 52-week high and four new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 13 new highs and 34 new lows.\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Shubham Batra in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, up 0.4% and 2.4% respectively, helped limit losses for the broader markets. "In order to solve the banking problem, you really have to go back down to very low interest rates and I don\'t think that\'s going to happen," said Paul Nolte, senior wealth adviser and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest. Shares of First Republic slid 4.4%, with a Bloomberg News report on Tuesday stating the bank\'s rescue could rely on backing from the U.S. government to facilitate a deal.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, up 0.4% and 2.4% respectively, helped limit losses for the broader markets. By Amruta Khandekar and Shubham Batra March 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes edged lower on Wednesday, ahead of the outcome of the Federal Reserve's rate-setting meeting in which the central bank will seek to balance inflation and banking sector concerns. Traders have halved the size of the expected interest rate hike to 25 basis points following troubles in the banking sector, with some pointing to the Fed's aggressive monetary tightening over the past year as one of the reasons for the crisis.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St slips ahead of Fed rate decision, Powell comments', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, up 0.4% and 2.4% respectively, helped limit losses for the broader markets. By Amruta Khandekar and Shubham Batra March 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes edged lower on Wednesday, ahead of the outcome of the Federal Reserve's rate-setting meeting in which the central bank will seek to balance inflation and banking sector concerns. Traders have halved the size of the expected interest rate hike to 25 basis points following troubles in the banking sector, with some pointing to the Fed's aggressive monetary tightening over the past year as one of the reasons for the crisis.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, up 0.4% and 2.4% respectively, helped limit losses for the broader markets. By Amruta Khandekar and Shubham Batra March 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes edged lower on Wednesday, ahead of the outcome of the Federal Reserve's rate-setting meeting in which the central bank will seek to balance inflation and banking sector concerns. Traders have halved the size of the expected interest rate hike to 25 basis points following troubles in the banking sector, with some pointing to the Fed's aggressive monetary tightening over the past year as one of the reasons for the crisis."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/%2410000-invested-in-these-growth-stocks-could-make-you-a-fortune-over-the-next-10-years-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Now is a great time to start building a portfolio of growth stocks to simply hold on to for the next decade. When the market was down just over a decade ago during the financial crisis, it gave us buying opportunities in amazing companies, and there are similar opportunities emerging today.\nThree industry-leading companies that I think will continue their growth trends are Spotify (NYSE: SPOT), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), and Topgolf Callaway (NYSE: MODG). These opportunities might not last forever.\nSpotify: The audio giant\nNo company has been more critical in the recovery of the music business than Spotify. It made streaming economical for labels and artists and built a big business in the process. But that business wasn\'t particularly profitable because a few record labels control most of the supply, meaning it\'s the labels that have pricing power, not Spotify.\nTo address this, Spotify has moved into podcasts and audiobooks, added advertising, and is now charging artists for discovery features in curated and artificial intelligence playlists. This is helping improve the business\'s economics even as the economy slows down.\nYou can see below that Spotify hasn\'t struggled for growth. But even as some of the business improves, the company has been investing in podcasts and advertising, which have yet to pay off. If they do, this company should see rapid margin improvement.\nSPOT Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts\nI recently highlighted how these discovery tools will help Spotify\'s economics long-term, and the reality is that no company is building the same features in audio. Spotify is in a class of its own, and in 10 years I think this company will be much more valuable.\nTaiwan Semiconductor: THE chip company\nFew companies in the world have as much power in any industry as Taiwan Semiconductor currently has in semiconductors. The company makes a majority of the high-performance chips in smartphones and computers today. It\'s the outsourced foundry for companies like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and even Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and no rivals are currently close to its high-end capabilities.\nWhere it sits in the market, the company has the ability to command a premium price, which you can see in its nearly 50% net profit margin.\nTSM Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts\nGiven that a new foundry costs tens of billions of dollars to build and the expertise to build advanced foundries is difficult to develop, Taiwan Semiconductor has built a multi-year lead over competitors like Intel. And with revenue continuing to grow on higher chip demand, this is a company I like for a decade or more.\nTopgolf Callaway: The leader on the links\nExperiential entertainment continues to grow as a category, and Topgolf Callaway is one of the leaders. It combines the Callaway brand in traditional golf with Topgolf "off-course" play and its technology solutions for modern golf. This has attracted new, younger players to a game that was aging rapidly.\nIn 2022, the company\'s revenue mix was 35% from golf equipment, 26% from active lifestyle products like clothing, and 39% from Topgolf. It\'s that last segment that makes this a great stock.\nFor a new Topgolf venue, average cash-on-cash returns are currently 49%. There were 92 venues by the end of 2022, and management thinks there\'s potential to grow to 500 venues worldwide. This ranges from small locations to large venues.\nCompanywide, income from operations was up 25.5% in 2022 to $256.8 million. The 2023 outlook is for an 11% increase in revenue to between $4.42 billion and $4.47 billion, with adjusted EBITDA increasing 13% to $620 million to $640 million.\nAfter a recent round of financing, net debt of $2.1 billion is a concern, but it\'s also the right move to leverage the business to grow when the economics of a Topgolf location are this good. Long-term, I think this will be a great business to own.\nBuy and hold for market-beating returns\nThe key with companies like this is buying and holding stocks long-term. We don\'t know if the next month or quarter will be good for these companies, but over the next decade, I think they will all perform well and beat the market. That\'s where investors can make a fortune.\n10 stocks we like better than Spotify Technology\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Spotify Technology wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple, Intel, Spotify Technology, and Topgolf Callaway Brands. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Spotify Technology, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Topgolf Callaway Brands and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "It's the outsourced foundry for companies like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and even Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and no rivals are currently close to its high-end capabilities. To address this, Spotify has moved into podcasts and audiobooks, added advertising, and is now charging artists for discovery features in curated and artificial intelligence playlists. SPOT Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts I recently highlighted how these discovery tools will help Spotify's economics long-term, and the reality is that no company is building the same features in audio.", 'news_luhn_summary': "It's the outsourced foundry for companies like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and even Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and no rivals are currently close to its high-end capabilities. Three industry-leading companies that I think will continue their growth trends are Spotify (NYSE: SPOT), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), and Topgolf Callaway (NYSE: MODG). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Spotify Technology, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.", 'news_article_title': '$10,000 Invested In These Growth Stocks Could Make You a Fortune Over the Next 10 Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': "It's the outsourced foundry for companies like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and even Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and no rivals are currently close to its high-end capabilities. If they do, this company should see rapid margin improvement. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple, Intel, Spotify Technology, and Topgolf Callaway Brands.", 'news_textrank_summary': "It's the outsourced foundry for companies like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and even Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and no rivals are currently close to its high-end capabilities. Three industry-leading companies that I think will continue their growth trends are Spotify (NYSE: SPOT), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), and Topgolf Callaway (NYSE: MODG). See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple, Intel, Spotify Technology, and Topgolf Callaway Brands."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-sp-100-etf-oef-be-on-your-investing-radar-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market? You should consider the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/23/2000.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $7.39 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.20%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.44%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 34.60% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 9.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 34.95% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nOEF seeks to match the performance of the S&P 100 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 100 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market. It is a subset of the S&P 500 and consists of blue chip stocks from diverse industries in the S&P 500 with exchange listed options & the Index represented approximately 45% of the market capitalization of listed U.S. equities.\nThe ETF return is roughly 7.18% so far this year and is down about -9.58% in the last one year (as of 03/22/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $161.29 and $212.94.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.99 and standard deviation of 21.41% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 105 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares S&P 100 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, OEF is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $299.35 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $363.49 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 9.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $7.39 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 9.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). You should consider the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/23/2000.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 9.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The top 10 holdings account for about 34.95% of total assets under management.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 9.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives IShares S&P 100 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-now-the-time-to-buy-solana', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) investors, one of the most highly anticipated events of 2023 has almost arrived: the official launch of the Saga crypto phone. First announced back in the summer of 2022, the Saga has been available for pre-order for months now. With this new product debut in Q1 2023, Solana will become the first Layer-1 blockchain with its own crypto phone.\nThe big question is how much of a boost this product launch could provide for Solana, which has already skyrocketed 130% in early 2023. Over the past week, Solana is up 10%, and some investors think it could go higher based on its ability to become the clear leader in mobile crypto. Let\'s take a closer look at how the new crypto phone could impact the price of Solana going forward.\nWhat is the Saga and why does it matter?\nThe Saga is a mobile phone running on the Android operating system that has been optimized for crypto and blockchain. It looks much like any other Android phone, but there are a few key differences. For one, the phone makes everything you would normally do with crypto and blockchain easier, faster, and more secure. For this reason, Solana refers to this phone as a "premium mobile experience." And it will give you access to new decentralized applications that are optimized for the Solana ecosystem, such as new apps based around non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchain gaming.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nIf you buy into the argument that the future of crypto is mobile, then the Saga could be a huge leap forward for Solana. For one, it will make the entire Solana ecosystem much more attractive to users and developers, and that will increase the overall value of Solana. Second, the phone is a way of integrating together other web3 innovations from Solana into one seamless experience, so there are potential synergies here. The Saga, which will have its own app store, will play a key role in uniting all of the decentralized apps currently in the Solana ecosystem.\nMarket disruption potential\nWhere things get very interesting is when you consider how the Saga could disrupt the traditional mobile phone industry. Solana says its phone will be completely open source, which means users can modify and customize it as they see fit. The entire technology stack used to create mobile applications will be very easy to use and readily available to developers. This is very different from the model used by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is based on proprietary technology and walled gardens.\nMoreover, Solana says its phone will be much more secure than traditional phones due to its use of tamper-proof blockchain technology for transactions. There are two big implications here. One is that your Solana phone will become your hardware wallet, and you will be able to take this super-secure blockchain wallet with you wherever you go. The other is that Solana Pay (essentially, Solana\'s version of Apple Pay) has an opportunity to become much more popular given the security and ease of making payments at retail locations with your Solana phone.\nThis is not to say that the Solana crypto phone is going to be an iPhone killer at the outset. After all, Solana is only accepting 10,000 pre-orders for the Saga. That\'s a drop in the ocean compared to how many iPhones are sold in a year. But if you\'re a long-term investor, you can think of this crypto phone from the standpoint of disruptive technology. Most disruptive innovations start with just a tiny market niche before snowballing into something much more.\nShould you buy Solana?\nIn a best-case scenario, the Saga crypto phone could change the way people view Solana. The future of crypto is mobile, and Solana is trying to become the top blockchain for mobile crypto. Making crypto fun and easy to use on your mobile device is something you just can\'t get from today\'s mobile phones, which view crypto as an afterthought at best. For example, you can now buy a new NFT in less than 60 seconds with the new Solana phone, and you will have access to it in a secure blockchain wallet. Try doing that on your iPhone.\nThe risk, though, is that the new Solana phone doesn\'t work as advertised. Solana already has taken a lot of criticism for network outages, and any initial problems with the Saga could compound matters. The new Solana phone is not cheap -- it was selling for $1,000 in the U.S. ahead of launch date -- so imagine the PR disaster that might occur if it experiences any performance issues if the Solana blockchain goes down.\nTaking a long-term view, though, the Solana phone appears to be integrated into the blockchain\'s overarching strategy for web3 and the decentralized internet. Given my own belief in the future of mobile crypto, I\'m bullish on Solana both in the short and long term.\n10 stocks we like better than Solana\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Solana wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nDominic Basulto has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Solana. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This is very different from the model used by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is based on proprietary technology and walled gardens. Over the past week, Solana is up 10%, and some investors think it could go higher based on its ability to become the clear leader in mobile crypto. And it will give you access to new decentralized applications that are optimized for the Solana ecosystem, such as new apps based around non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchain gaming.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This is very different from the model used by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is based on proprietary technology and walled gardens. And it will give you access to new decentralized applications that are optimized for the Solana ecosystem, such as new apps based around non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchain gaming. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Solana.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Now the Time to Buy Solana?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "This is very different from the model used by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is based on proprietary technology and walled gardens. But if you're a long-term investor, you can think of this crypto phone from the standpoint of disruptive technology. The future of crypto is mobile, and Solana is trying to become the top blockchain for mobile crypto.", 'news_textrank_summary': "This is very different from the model used by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is based on proprietary technology and walled gardens. For Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) investors, one of the most highly anticipated events of 2023 has almost arrived: the official launch of the Saga crypto phone. The other is that Solana Pay (essentially, Solana's version of Apple Pay) has an opportunity to become much more popular given the security and ease of making payments at retail locations with your Solana phone."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zacks-investment-ideas-feature-highlights%3A-bank-of-america-apple-microsoft-and-nvidia', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – March 22, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Bank of America BAC, Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Nvidia NVDA.\n7 Signs of Bull Market Behavior\nExpect the Unexpected\nIf history teaches us anything about Wall Street, it\'s to expect the unexpected. For example, the prevailing mindset into 2023 was that:\n· "Higher interest rates are good for banks." If banks are managed properly, this notion can be true. When rates rise, banks can take advantage of the spread between the interest that banks pay to customers and the interest the bank can earn by investing. However, rising interest rates are not always positive – especially when they rise as fast as they have recently. This cycle, Silicon Valley Bank set off a firestorm by making ill-advised bond bets that would benefit if rates stayed near rock bottom lows and suffer if they didn\'t. Ultimately the bond bets, coupled with an increase in withdrawals, led to the bank\'s demise and set off a domino effect in the industry.\n· Crypto is dead: As if the crash of Bitcoin from nearly $70,000 to under $20,000 wasn\'t enough, the recent "crypto winter" led to a snowballing effect and ice-cold sentiment into the new year. In 2022, several exchanges, tokens, and brokers blew up – ultimately culminating in the demise of one of the largest crypto exchanges, FTX. However, to the surprise of many, Bitcoin has shown incredible resilience, even in the face of the current macroeconomic climate. Fast forward to today, and Bitcoin is up nearly 70% year-to-date.\nThe Madness of Crowds\nIs the crowd on the wrong side of the trade again? The notion that higher interest rates are favorable for banks and crypto being dead are two recent instances of "the crowd" being on the wrong side of a trade. Now, according to the AAII (American Association of Individual Investors) Survey, bullish sentiment is at a 6-month low while bearish sentiment is at a 4-month high. In other words, most investors believe that markets are ready to fall. Below are 7 signs we may be in a bull market:\n1. Higher highs & higher lows: Higher highs and higher lows is the first step to having an uptrend. Currently, the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 ETF is achieving this.\nHowever, the iShares Russell 200 ETF, which tracks small caps and has been dragged down by banks and energy stocks, is having difficulty creating higher lows.\n2. A More "Accommodative" Federal Reserve: The Federal Reserve, which controls interest rates, has a significant impact on liquidity and thus, market direction. In an effort to tamp down inflation, the Fed has been raising interest rates rapidly. That said, the recent banking crisis may force a "pivot" or at least a slowdown of rate hikes. As the old Wall Street saying goes, "don\'t fight the fed!"\n3. Stocks are Climbing the "Wall of Worry": If all the news is rosy and everyone is on the same side of the boat, it is difficult for stocks to move higher. At the moment, investors have plenty to worry about, including the War in Ukraine, rampant inflation, and the banking crisis. With that said, investors should put less emphasis on the news and more emphasis on the reaction to the news. The market reaction to the news is more telling than the news itself.\n4. Weak Opens, Strong Closes: In bear markets, stocks tend to open strong and close weak. Conversely, in bull markets, stocks tend to open weak and close strong.\n5. Strong Breadth: Breadth measures the number of stocks participating in a move. More participation generally leads to a more robust market uptrend.\n6. Bullish Golden Cross: A "Golden Cross" occurs when the shorter-term 50-day moving average crosses above the longer-term 200-day moving average. This bullish phenomenon signals an intermediate trend change.\n7. Seasonality: Seasonality trends can play a key role in how the market behaves. Pre-presidential election years, like the one we are in now, tend to provide the largest gains on average.\nTakeaway\nDespite the negative news, sentiment, and recent volatility, stocks are taking steps toward entering a classic bull market. However, nothing is certain just yet. In order to provide more solid evidence, small-cap stocks will need to begin to participate in a larger way, and the ailing banking sector will need to stabilize. Bulls want to see continued strength in growth-tech and stabilization in names such as Bank of America.As of now, the market is being carried by mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia.\nWhy Haven\'t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performancefor information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – March 22, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Bank of America BAC, Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Nvidia NVDA. Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This cycle, Silicon Valley Bank set off a firestorm by making ill-advised bond bets that would benefit if rates stayed near rock bottom lows and suffer if they didn't.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – March 22, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Bank of America BAC, Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Nvidia NVDA. Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Weak Opens, Strong Closes: In bear markets, stocks tend to open strong and close weak.', 'news_article_title': 'Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Bank of America, Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – March 22, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Bank of America BAC, Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Nvidia NVDA. Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The notion that higher interest rates are favorable for banks and crypto being dead are two recent instances of "the crowd" being on the wrong side of a trade.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – March 22, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Bank of America BAC, Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Nvidia NVDA. When rates rise, banks can take advantage of the spread between the interest that banks pay to customers and the interest the bank can earn by investing.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-fidelity-msci-information-technology-index-etf-ftec-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC) was launched on 10/21/2013, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nSector ETFs also provide investors access to a broad group of companies in particular sectors that offer low risk and diversified exposure. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 7, placing it in top 44%.\nIndex Details\nThe fund is sponsored by Fidelity. It has amassed assets over $5.80 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. FTEC seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index before fees and expenses.\nThe MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index represents the performance of the information technology sector in the U.S. equity market.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.82%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 100% of the portfolio.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 21.38% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd.00000625 (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp Common Stock Usd.001 (NVDA).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 59.05% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF has added about 16.16% so far, and is down about -7.68% over the last 12 months (as of 03/22/2023). FTEC has traded between $88.99 and $126.84 in this past 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.15 and standard deviation of 28.58% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 369 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, FTEC is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $42.01 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology ETF has $45.04 billion. XLK has an expense ratio of 0.10% and VGT charges 0.10%.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 21.38% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd.00000625 (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp Common Stock Usd.001 (NVDA). Click to get this free report Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Passively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 21.38% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd.00000625 (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp Common Stock Usd.001 (NVDA). Click to get this free report Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 21.38% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd.00000625 (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp Common Stock Usd.001 (NVDA). Click to get this free report Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC) was launched on 10/21/2013, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 21.38% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd.00000625 (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp Common Stock Usd.001 (NVDA). Alternatives Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-bear-market%3A-1-key-reason-apple-has-avoided-major-job-cuts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been nothing short of a dream stock over the last few years. The company produced magnificent returns for shareholders while growing its top and bottom lines at a breakneck pace. It also hasn't been nearly as volatile as other tech giants, and it is currently down by just 14.8% from its all-time high.\nApple made major product and service developments in recent years, most notably the successful expansion of AirPods on the product side and Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Card, and Apple Pay on the services side. Yet there's another big reason for Apple stock's success you might not have noticed -- its relentless share repurchases.\nThe immediate benefit of buying back stock is that it reduces the outstanding share count, which boosts earnings per share (EPS) and makes each remaining share worth more. But a seldom-mentioned benefit of Apple's buyback program is that it serves as a budgetary check on the company. Having an expensive buyback program helps Apple avoid the temptation to overexpand and allows it to boost its EPS the easy way. Here's how it works.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nA primer on FCF use cases\nApple generates consistently high free cash flow (FCF) because it has high margins and makes way more cash than it needs to operate. Companies can use their FCF to pay down debt, pay dividends, buy back stock, or reinvest in the business.\nIt already has a great balance sheet, so paying down debt doesn't make too much sense for Apple. It pays a small dividend that yields about 0.6% at the current share price. And while it definitely has the cash to raise that dividend, the issue with dividends is that they do not provide the same lasting benefits as stock buybacks. Both the corporation and its investors pay taxes on dividends. And while a dividend payment can provide shareholders with a nice stream of passive income, it needs to be consistently paid and raised to be a core part of an investment thesis.\nOn the other hand, buybacks reduce the outstanding share count, which boosts EPS, providing lasting benefits to shareholders. If buybacks continue, there will be fewer and fewer shares -- again, a more permanent benefit that grows EPS, unlike a dividend.\nThere are many cases where it makes more sense for a company to pay a large dividend rather than buy back its own stock. For example, with low-growth businesses, it can be better to return excess FCF directly to shareholders. But because Apple has so much growth potential across different markets, it makes more sense for it to use the majority of its FCF on its buyback program.\nA marathon, not a sprint\nBy spending most of its FCF on share repurchases, Apple can't grow its business as quickly. But the truth is, it doesn't have to.\nOne big mistake that large companies can make is to expand horizontally into too many markets too quickly, which leaves them vulnerable during an economic downturn. Then, the company often must retrace its steps, reduce its workforce, and cut spending, which leads to a lot of hassle and waste that could have been avoided if growth was more regimented.\nApple's approach to growth is the exact opposite of Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN). The e-commerce and cloud powerhouse famously doesn't pay a dividend and rarely buys back its own stock. Instead, it tries to grow as quickly as possible. That strategy can allow Amazon to take market share faster than its competitors, which worked marvelously for Amazon Web Services. But it has backfired in a big way lately in its e-commerce business, which left the company scrambling to cut costs so that it could return to positive FCF.\nBecause it lacks extra FCF, Amazon also doesn't have the dry powder to buy back its own stock now, even though the price is down 47% from its all-time high. Apple, meanwhile, has the cash to buy back its stock if it gets unfairly and excessively sold off by the market.\nWhy Apple stands out from the crowd\nIn the current tech sector downturn, Apple is one of the few major tech companies that has not meaningfully cut its workforce -- a testament to how well-run it is. By contrast, Microsoft, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon, and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) have all laid off thousands of people. Like Apple, Meta and Alphabet generate a lot of FCF and use a good amount of it to buy back stock. But the two tech giants also used some of their spare cash to overhire and invest too quickly in growth. With Alphabet stock trading down 32% from its all-time high and Meta Platforms down 49%, those earlier buybacks look in hindsight like bad investments.\nApple is unusual because it seems genuinely comfortable with its growth rate. In fact, you could even argue that using more of its FCF to speed up growth would be a wasteful endeavor compared to using it to reduce the outstanding share count. The key takeaway here is that reducing the outstanding share count compounds the value of Apple's efforts for its shareholders by permanently boosting EPS.\nOver the last 10 years, Apple grew its diluted EPS by 294% compared to net income growth of 140% because it bought back so much of its own stock.\nAAPL Shares Outstanding data by YCharts.\nIf Apple had used that FCF to try and grow earnings instead of reducing its outstanding share count, it would have needed to earn $158.2 billion in net income in 2022 instead of the $95.2 billion it actually made to achieve the same EPS. This stark difference shows how buybacks have allowed Apple to grow its EPS without relying solely on net income growth.\nApple stock is a buy\nDespite the myriad headwinds indirectly and directly impacting Apple's business, the company remains in the driver's seat. It has a massive cash cushion and is well-positioned to benefit from a market downturn by buying back its own stock at lower prices and by taking market share from competitors.\nAnd with a price-to-earnings ratio of 26, Apple isn't too expensive of a stock given the quality of its business.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Daniel Foelber has the following options: long April 2023 $89 calls on Amazon.com, long December 2025 $100 calls on Amazon.com, long December 2025 $120 calls on Amazon.com, long March 2023 $91 calls on Amazon.com, long October 2023 $100 calls on Amazon.com, long October 2023 $105 calls on Amazon.com, short April 2023 $90 calls on Amazon.com, short December 2025 $105 calls on Amazon.com, short December 2025 $120 calls on Amazon.com, and short March 2023 $92 calls on Amazon.com. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been nothing short of a dream stock over the last few years. AAPL Shares Outstanding data by YCharts. And while a dividend payment can provide shareholders with a nice stream of passive income, it needs to be consistently paid and raised to be a core part of an investment thesis.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been nothing short of a dream stock over the last few years. AAPL Shares Outstanding data by YCharts. The immediate benefit of buying back stock is that it reduces the outstanding share count, which boosts earnings per share (EPS) and makes each remaining share worth more.', 'news_article_title': 'Nasdaq Bear Market: 1 Key Reason Apple Has Avoided Major Job Cuts', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been nothing short of a dream stock over the last few years. AAPL Shares Outstanding data by YCharts. The immediate benefit of buying back stock is that it reduces the outstanding share count, which boosts earnings per share (EPS) and makes each remaining share worth more.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been nothing short of a dream stock over the last few years. AAPL Shares Outstanding data by YCharts. Apple made major product and service developments in recent years, most notably the successful expansion of AirPods on the product side and Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Card, and Apple Pay on the services side.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-blue-chip-dividend-stocks-that-generate-gobs-of-shareholder-value', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Aside from being well-known, industry-leading brands, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Target (NYSE: TGT), and Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) may not have much in common as companies. But as stocks, all three investment opportunities balance growth, income, and value.\nAnother throughline is that each business generates a ton of free cash flow (FCF) and then uses that FCF to pay dividends and buy back stock.\nHere's how stock buybacks have helped to bolster shareholder value, and why Apple, Target, and Caterpillar are top stocks to buy now.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThis is how you buy back stock\nApple is the poster child of using the vast majority of its FCF to buy back its own stock. Over the past five years it has bought back 19.5% of its own stock, and nearly 40% over the last 10 years. And it has done so at prices far lower than the current price of the stock. Caterpillar and Target have done similarly timely repurchases, but not to the extent of Apple.\nAAPL data by YCharts\nThe above chart shows exactly the pattern that investors want to see, which is a rising stock price combined with lower shares outstanding. In other words, the stock buybacks were a good use of capital because the share prices are higher today and the repurchase of stock has boosted earnings per share.\nWhat investors don't want to see is a falling stock price and a high volume of buybacks, because that indicates a company overpaid for its stock and possibly could have put that capital to work more effectively by improving the underlying business.\nIn the case of Apple, the company pays a small dividend that yields just 0.6%. Apple's FCF yield of 3.9% suggests the company could theoretically have a 3.9% dividend yield if it didn't buy back stock and used all of its FCF on paying dividends instead.\nHowever, long-term investors would likely prefer that Apple uses its FCF on buybacks and not the dividend because buybacks permanently reduce the outstanding share count and lead to a better value for Apple stock over the long term.\nA rock-solid dividend yield backed by a great brand\nLike Apple, Target has done a phenomenal job of buying back shares at a lower average price than the current price of the stock. But Target simply doesn't have the growth prospects or high margins that Apple enjoys. And for that reason, it makes sense for Target to do a combination of buying back stock and paying a high dividend -- which is exactly what Target is doing.\nNot only does Target stock have a dividend yield of 2.7%, but it is also a Dividend King, meaning an S&P 500 component that has paid and raised its dividend for at least 50 years.\nTarget's track record for dividend raises and stock buybacks indicates that it is a stable business that routinely generates more FCF than it needs, and it directly passes that FCF along to shareholders.\nEven so, Target hasn't shied away from growth opportunities. It wasn't long ago that investors talked about Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and the rise of e-commerce inflicting permanent or even existential damage on Target's business model. To its credit, Target invested in e-commerce and curbside pickup. But it did so in a way that was conducive to its business model -- which was essentially leveraging its stores to serve as pickup locations and save on shipping.\nThat strategy has proven highly successful for Target. It has been able to boost its top and bottom lines without directly competing with Amazon by shipping from a warehouse to a consumer's doorstep. In fact, Target said that more than 95% of sales, including its digital sales, were fulfilled by its stores in 2022. Target has done an excellent job of leveraging its existing business model to adapt to modern consumer needs instead of trying to reinvent the wheel and play catchup with Amazon.\nA cyclical business model, but a reliable and safe stock\nCaterpillar stock has arguably been undervalued for a long time. The true value of the company's global oil and gas, construction, and mining portfolio has been put on display during the supply chain challenges over the last couple of years. Caterpillar stock reached an all-time high in January. Since then the stock has fallen about 20% from that peak. But the company's slew of buybacks over the past five years still looks prudent in hindsight.\nWhat's more, Caterpillar has a 2.2% dividend yield and has paid and raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years -- a rare feat for a cyclical company that is heavily dependent on the broader economy.\nCaterpillar's diverse business model, both across industries and geographies, as well as its high FCF, dividend, and ability to buy back shares make it a unique industrial stock. The company benefits from economic tailwinds while avoiding catastrophic downturns in its business when the economic cycle shifts. Caterpillar is a great stock to own for long-term investors that want to benefit from global industrialization without the volatility in earnings that is so common among smaller, less diversified industrial names.\nA mixed trio of great buys now\nApple, Target, and Caterpillar all tend to generate high amounts of FCF and use that FCF to directly benefit shareholders. Apple leans more on buybacks than dividends, believing its ability to grow earnings will reward long-term shareholders more than a dividend. Meanwhile, Target and Caterpillar blend a combination of dividend raises and buybacks, and both sport impressive steaks of dividend raises year after year.\nInvestors looking to build a diversified portfolio could consider investing in all three industry-leading businesses for exposure to different sectors of the economy and a blend of growth, value, and income.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Daniel Foelber has the following options: long April 2023 $89 calls on Amazon.com, long December 2025 $100 calls on Amazon.com, long December 2025 $120 calls on Amazon.com, long March 2023 $91 calls on Amazon.com, long October 2023 $100 calls on Amazon.com, long October 2023 $105 calls on Amazon.com, short April 2023 $90 calls on Amazon.com, short December 2025 $105 calls on Amazon.com, short December 2025 $120 calls on Amazon.com, and short March 2023 $92 calls on Amazon.com. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Target. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Aside from being well-known, industry-leading brands, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Target (NYSE: TGT), and Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) may not have much in common as companies. AAPL data by YCharts The above chart shows exactly the pattern that investors want to see, which is a rising stock price combined with lower shares outstanding. It wasn't long ago that investors talked about Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and the rise of e-commerce inflicting permanent or even existential damage on Target's business model.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Aside from being well-known, industry-leading brands, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Target (NYSE: TGT), and Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) may not have much in common as companies. AAPL data by YCharts The above chart shows exactly the pattern that investors want to see, which is a rising stock price combined with lower shares outstanding. Daniel Foelber has the following options: long April 2023 $89 calls on Amazon.com, long December 2025 $100 calls on Amazon.com, long December 2025 $120 calls on Amazon.com, long March 2023 $91 calls on Amazon.com, long October 2023 $100 calls on Amazon.com, long October 2023 $105 calls on Amazon.com, short April 2023 $90 calls on Amazon.com, short December 2025 $105 calls on Amazon.com, short December 2025 $120 calls on Amazon.com, and short March 2023 $92 calls on Amazon.com.', 'news_article_title': '3 Blue-Chip Dividend Stocks That Generate Gobs of Shareholder Value', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Aside from being well-known, industry-leading brands, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Target (NYSE: TGT), and Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) may not have much in common as companies. AAPL data by YCharts The above chart shows exactly the pattern that investors want to see, which is a rising stock price combined with lower shares outstanding. Over the past five years it has bought back 19.5% of its own stock, and nearly 40% over the last 10 years.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Aside from being well-known, industry-leading brands, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Target (NYSE: TGT), and Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) may not have much in common as companies. AAPL data by YCharts The above chart shows exactly the pattern that investors want to see, which is a rising stock price combined with lower shares outstanding. Here's how stock buybacks have helped to bolster shareholder value, and why Apple, Target, and Caterpillar are top stocks to buy now."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-indias-law-firms-fret-about-poaching-plan-fee-hikes-as-foreigners-gain-a-foothold', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Arpan Chaturvedi and Jayshree P Upadhyay\nNEW DELHI/MUMBAI, March 22 (Reuters) - India\'s decision to allow foreign law firms to establish offices in the country is set to shake up its legal services industry, with local firms fretting star performers could soon be poached and predicting that fees will shoot higher to retain them.\nAs of March 10, foreign law firms can now set up shop in India to offer M&A and corporate advisory services as well as to handle arbitration disputes for foreign clients.\nIndia had some $50 billion in cross-border deals last year while corporate arbitration cases and other legal disputes have continued to grow, making the South Asian market a lucrative one for global lawyers who until now have had to operate on a fly-in, fly-out basis.\nUnder the new rules, the remit of foreign law firms will still be somewhat limited as they won\'t be able to appear before courts or advise on Indian laws, though they will be able to seek the expertise of local lawyers "on any subject relating to Indian laws".\nThat caveat, however, also has local lawyers worried the move could represent the thin end of the wedge in opening up the wider legal market - one that Asia Legal Business estimates is worth up to $4 billion.\nLocal firms providing services to global companies such as Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Walmart Inc WMT.N are already gearing up for the challenge.\n"Pricing for legal services will go up very significantly," said Cyril Shroff, founder of Cyril Amarchand, one of India\'s biggest law firms, noting that local firms will in general need deeper pockets to go up against their foreign rivals.\n"Indian firms that do not increase their prices and (don\'t) focus hard on profitability do so at their own peril. They will lose their best talent and eventually perish."\nA senior partner at an Indian law firm typically charges around $400-600 per hour for M&A advisory services, but a partner at a New York firm\'s partner can bill $1,800.\nWHO WILL MONITOR?\nThe Bar Council of India says its new rules will help establish the country as a hub for international commercial arbitration and boost the industry overall. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also said India needs broad reforms to fix a legal system which is overburdened with millions of cases.\nThe move, while long-sought by overseas law firms, appears to have been somewhat unexpected in its timing.\nForeign law firms have yet to announce plans for new offices in India but international firms like Allen & Overy and Herbert Smith Freehills told Reuters they are examining the new rules.\nDLA Piper said in a statement it will work with its clients to devise a strategy for the Indian market while Clyde & Co said there were "opportunities for growth" in India.\nLalit Bhasin, who heads the Society of Indian Law Firms, said there were concerns that a foreign law firm might de facto operate as a full-service firm by hiring local law firms to advise on areas concerning Indian law.\n"Who is going to monitor whether that foreign law firm is not engaged in practice of Indian laws?" Bhasin said.\nAnother concern is the potential loss of business as a global company setting up a base in India could prefer to stick with its existing international team of lawyers.\n"Newer companies who want to come to India may want to work with the same lawyers," said Gaurav Dani, founding partner of India\'s IndusLaw. "That would to some extent change the climate."\n(Reporting by Arpan Chaturvedi and Jayshree P Upadhyay; Additional reporting by Nimitt Dixit; Editing by Aditya Kalra and Edwina Gibbs)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Local firms providing services to global companies such as Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Walmart Inc WMT.N are already gearing up for the challenge. India had some $50 billion in cross-border deals last year while corporate arbitration cases and other legal disputes have continued to grow, making the South Asian market a lucrative one for global lawyers who until now have had to operate on a fly-in, fly-out basis. Another concern is the potential loss of business as a global company setting up a base in India could prefer to stick with its existing international team of lawyers.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Local firms providing services to global companies such as Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Walmart Inc WMT.N are already gearing up for the challenge. By Arpan Chaturvedi and Jayshree P Upadhyay NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, March 22 (Reuters) - India's decision to allow foreign law firms to establish offices in the country is set to shake up its legal services industry, with local firms fretting star performers could soon be poached and predicting that fees will shoot higher to retain them. Lalit Bhasin, who heads the Society of Indian Law Firms, said there were concerns that a foreign law firm might de facto operate as a full-service firm by hiring local law firms to advise on areas concerning Indian law.", 'news_article_title': "ANALYSIS-India's law firms fret about poaching, plan fee hikes as foreigners gain a foothold", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Local firms providing services to global companies such as Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Walmart Inc WMT.N are already gearing up for the challenge. By Arpan Chaturvedi and Jayshree P Upadhyay NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, March 22 (Reuters) - India's decision to allow foreign law firms to establish offices in the country is set to shake up its legal services industry, with local firms fretting star performers could soon be poached and predicting that fees will shoot higher to retain them. As of March 10, foreign law firms can now set up shop in India to offer M&A and corporate advisory services as well as to handle arbitration disputes for foreign clients.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Local firms providing services to global companies such as Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Walmart Inc WMT.N are already gearing up for the challenge. By Arpan Chaturvedi and Jayshree P Upadhyay NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, March 22 (Reuters) - India\'s decision to allow foreign law firms to establish offices in the country is set to shake up its legal services industry, with local firms fretting star performers could soon be poached and predicting that fees will shoot higher to retain them. Under the new rules, the remit of foreign law firms will still be somewhat limited as they won\'t be able to appear before courts or advise on Indian laws, though they will be able to seek the expertise of local lawyers "on any subject relating to Indian laws".'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-tech-stocks-well-positioned-for-growth-at-a-reasonable-price', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Legendary fund manager Peter Lynch became famous for an investment strategy called Growth at a Reasonable Price (GARP). While Lynch retired as manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund in 1990 at only 46 (a testament to his success), the GARP strategy is still valid and can be applied today to stocks such as Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), Cohu Inc. (NASDAQ: COHU) and STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE: STM). \nGARP is an investment strategy that identifies stocks with both solid growth prospects and reasonable valuations. That means finding companies that are expected to grow earnings and revenue at a faster clip than the overall market but which are not overvalued relative to industry peers or their own historical valuation metrics.\nCharacteristics that GARP investors look for include a track record of consistent earnings growth, as well as a P/E ratio that’s below some of the sky-high ratios you’ll find with many fast-growing techs, even as their prices drop. \nHere’s a look at what makes three stocks potential candidates for investors interested in growth but who are leery of overpaying. \nSuper Micro Computer\nSuper Micro Computer designs and manufactures servers, storage systems, and other gear for manufacturers who slap their own labels on products. \nIt has several characteristics that make it a potential GARP stock:\nGrowth potential: A previous track record is often a precursor to further growth. You can study its financials on MarketBeat and see a history of increased revenue. SMCI has a three-year revenue growth rate of 26% and a three-year earnings growth rate of 50%. The company also has strong growth potential in the data-center market, which is expected to show strong expansion in the coming years.\nReasonable valuation: The company's current P/E ratio of 9 is below many other techs, indicating that the stock may be undervalued. \nStrong financials: SMCI has a strong balance sheet, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 10 and a high return on equity at 25%. \nThe stock is currently extended from its most recent buy point above $95.22 but is worth keeping an eye on, as it may be buyable again with another moving-average pullback. \nCohu\nPoway, California-based small cap, makes test and inspection equipment for the semiconductor and electronics industries. In addition to selling gear, Cohu also provides services, including customer training, technical support, and equipment maintenance. \nCohu is a worthy candidate under the GARP category for several reasons:\nGrowth potential: Cohu's revenue and earnings growth rates have been impressive in recent years. Its three-year earnings growth rate is 219%, not exactly a number you can find fault in. Revenue grew at a rate of 18% in that time. \nReasonable valuation: Cohu's P/E ratio is below the average within the semiconductor gear industry. That’s a sign that the stock may be undervalued relative to its price potential. \nPositive industry outlook: The semiconductor industry is expected to continue growing over the next few years, driven by trends like AI and 5G technology. This could benefit Cohu, which provides critical testing and handling equipment for semiconductor manufacturers.\nA look at Cohu’s chart shows the stock hitting resistance between $38 and $39 on three occasions in recent weeks. Its February 16 earnings report didn’t provide a catalyst for a rally, although remaining in a holding through market turbulence in recent weeks is a good sign that institutions aren’t inclined to bail out. \nSTMicroelectronics\nSwitzerland-based STMicroelectronics designs, develop, manufactures, and markets a wide range of chips for use in the automotive, telecommunications, and industrial markets. Its products are found in red-hot applications, including wireless connectivity and AI, as well as power and energy, security, and others. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) are among its customers.\nHere are some characteristics that make STMicroelectronics a GARP stock to consider:\nStrong growth prospects: STMicroelectronics boasts a diversified product portfolio, with exposure to several high-growth areas such as automotive, industrial, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The company is geared toward innovation, which could put it in a good position to benefit from new tech trends. \nStable financial performance: The company has one of the best revenue growth records, with sales rising at double-digit rates in the past eight quarters. Earnings increased at double- and triple-digit rates during that time. Its three-year revenue growth rate is 20%, while its three-year earnings growth rate is 62%. This kind of revenue and earnings stability gives institutional investors a sense of security and confidence about a company’s future prospects. \nReasonable valuation: STMicroelectronics’ P/E ratio of 12 is lower than the average within the semiconductor manufacturing industry. That’s a clue that the stock may be undervalued, especially when you consider its growth prospects. In addition, the company also has a healthy dividend yield of 0.4%, giving incentivizing investors with another source of income. \nMarketBeat analyst data for STMicroelectronics show a “moderate buy rating with a price target of $53.50, a potential upside of 7.62%. Watch for the stock to clear resistance above $50.81 in heavy trading volume, as that may precede a new rally. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) are among its customers. That means finding companies that are expected to grow earnings and revenue at a faster clip than the overall market but which are not overvalued relative to industry peers or their own historical valuation metrics. Its February 16 earnings report didn’t provide a catalyst for a rally, although remaining in a holding through market turbulence in recent weeks is a good sign that institutions aren’t inclined to bail out.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) are among its customers. While Lynch retired as manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund in 1990 at only 46 (a testament to his success), the GARP strategy is still valid and can be applied today to stocks such as Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), Cohu Inc. (NASDAQ: COHU) and STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE: STM). Super Micro Computer Super Micro Computer designs and manufactures servers, storage systems, and other gear for manufacturers who slap their own labels on products.', 'news_article_title': '3 Tech Stocks Well Positioned For Growth At A Reasonable Price', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) are among its customers. Cohu is a worthy candidate under the GARP category for several reasons: Growth potential: Cohu's revenue and earnings growth rates have been impressive in recent years. Reasonable valuation: Cohu's P/E ratio is below the average within the semiconductor gear industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) are among its customers. SMCI has a three-year revenue growth rate of 26% and a three-year earnings growth rate of 50%. 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{'date': '2023-03-23', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-rallies-on-hopes-of-fed-policy-pause', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nJobless claims remain low, new home sales rise\nBlock Inc slides after Hindenburg discloses short position\nUS SEC threatens to sue Coinbase, shares drop\nRegional banks head lower\nIndexes up: Dow 0.44%, S&P 0.66%, Nasdaq 1.30%\nNew throughout, adds NEW YORK dateline, changes byline\nBy Stephen Culp\nNEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street advanced on Thursday as market participants looked past remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday and weighed the possibility that the central bank will pause its restrictive interest rate hikes in the near future.\nAll three indexes marked the three-year anniversary of the nadir of the COVID-19 crash by heading higher, with megacap growth stocks, led by Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, providing the most upside muscle and putting the tech-heavy Nasdaq out front.\n"Today the market is bouncing back on what was a dovish Fed hike yesterday," said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird in Louisville, Kentucky. "Powell did a good job sticking to the party line on inflation and continued to jawbone hawkish even though the hike leaned dovish."\n"It’s not too crazy for markets to see that pivot in the near future," Mayfield added.\nThe risk-on session reversed Wednesday\'s late-session sell-off after the Fed\'s rate hike, Powell\'s subsequent Q&A session and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen\'s testimony before congress in which she ruled out blanket protection for all deposits.\nIn view of recent turmoil in the financial sector, which began with the failures of SVB Financial Group SIVB.O and Signature Bank SBNY.O, worries that the Fed was overtightening and pushing the economy perilously close to recession, Powell\'s reiterance of the Fed\'s determination to cool inflation sparked a late session flight to safety.\nJitters among regional banks persist, with the KBW Regional Bank index .KRX sliding 2.3%.\nComments from the Bank of England that inflation will probably quickly fade also helped fuel hopes of light at the end of the central bank tightening tunnel.\nThe BoE\'s commentary "paints a picture of a global central banking system that\'s ready to slow the pace of their hiking," Mayfield said.\nBut economic data released on Thursday showed jobless claims inching lower and new home sales posting a surprise gain, providing fresh evidence that the economy is yet to show the kind of softening that would lend itself to cooling inflation.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 142.01 points, or 0.44%, to 32,172.12, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 26.11 points, or 0.66%, to 3,963.08 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 151.81 points, or 1.3%, to 11,821.77.\nAmong the 11 sectors of the S&P 500, communication services .SPLRCL and tech .SPLRCT led the percentage gainers.\nFirst Republic Bank FRC.Ndropped 8.6% in volatile trading in the wake of Yellen\'s testimony.\nChipmaker Nvidia Corp NVDA.O advanced 2.2% after Needham raised its price target.\nBlock Inc SQ.N shares slid 14.6% after Hindenburg Research disclosed its short positions in the company.\nCrypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc COIN.O dropped 14.0% in the wake of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\'s threat to sue the company.\nAccenture ACN.N surged 7.1% after it announced plans to cut about 2.5% of its workforce.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.11-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.13-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted four new 52-week highs and 14 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 45 new highs and 197 new lows.\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru Editing by Marguerita Choy)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6076;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'All three indexes marked the three-year anniversary of the nadir of the COVID-19 crash by heading higher, with megacap growth stocks, led by Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, providing the most upside muscle and putting the tech-heavy Nasdaq out front. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Jobless claims remain low, new home sales rise Block Inc slides after Hindenburg discloses short position US SEC threatens to sue Coinbase, shares drop Regional banks head lower Indexes up: Dow 0.44%, S&P 0.66%, Nasdaq 1.30% New throughout, adds NEW YORK dateline, changes byline By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street advanced on Thursday as market participants looked past remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday and weighed the possibility that the central bank will pause its restrictive interest rate hikes in the near future. "Today the market is bouncing back on what was a dovish Fed hike yesterday," said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird in Louisville, Kentucky.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'All three indexes marked the three-year anniversary of the nadir of the COVID-19 crash by heading higher, with megacap growth stocks, led by Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, providing the most upside muscle and putting the tech-heavy Nasdaq out front. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Jobless claims remain low, new home sales rise Block Inc slides after Hindenburg discloses short position US SEC threatens to sue Coinbase, shares drop Regional banks head lower Indexes up: Dow 0.44%, S&P 0.66%, Nasdaq 1.30% New throughout, adds NEW YORK dateline, changes byline By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street advanced on Thursday as market participants looked past remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday and weighed the possibility that the central bank will pause its restrictive interest rate hikes in the near future. Jitters among regional banks persist, with the KBW Regional Bank index .KRX sliding 2.3%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street rallies on hopes of Fed policy pause', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'All three indexes marked the three-year anniversary of the nadir of the COVID-19 crash by heading higher, with megacap growth stocks, led by Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, providing the most upside muscle and putting the tech-heavy Nasdaq out front. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Jobless claims remain low, new home sales rise Block Inc slides after Hindenburg discloses short position US SEC threatens to sue Coinbase, shares drop Regional banks head lower Indexes up: Dow 0.44%, S&P 0.66%, Nasdaq 1.30% New throughout, adds NEW YORK dateline, changes byline By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street advanced on Thursday as market participants looked past remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday and weighed the possibility that the central bank will pause its restrictive interest rate hikes in the near future. "It’s not too crazy for markets to see that pivot in the near future," Mayfield added.', 'news_textrank_summary': "All three indexes marked the three-year anniversary of the nadir of the COVID-19 crash by heading higher, with megacap growth stocks, led by Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, providing the most upside muscle and putting the tech-heavy Nasdaq out front. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Jobless claims remain low, new home sales rise Block Inc slides after Hindenburg discloses short position US SEC threatens to sue Coinbase, shares drop Regional banks head lower Indexes up: Dow 0.44%, S&P 0.66%, Nasdaq 1.30% New throughout, adds NEW YORK dateline, changes byline By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street advanced on Thursday as market participants looked past remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday and weighed the possibility that the central bank will pause its restrictive interest rate hikes in the near future. The risk-on session reversed Wednesday's late-session sell-off after the Fed's rate hike, Powell's subsequent Q&A session and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's testimony before congress in which she ruled out blanket protection for all deposits."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-03-23-2023%3A-afrm-aapl-sq', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Technology stocks advanced Thursday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 2.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index 3.1% higher.\nIn company news, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) shares rose 3% after the company said it is partnering with cardio equipment manufacturer VersaClimber to provide the latter's customers with the option to pay for purchases in monthly installments.\nApple (AAPL) shares were up 1.6% after Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the company's plans, that the company is planning to spend $1 billion a year to produce movies that will be launched in theaters.\nBlock's (SQ) shares were down nearly 14% after short-seller Hindenburg Research alleged in a report the company has inflated user metrics for its Cash App.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) shares were up 1.6% after Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the company's plans, that the company is planning to spend $1 billion a year to produce movies that will be launched in theaters. In company news, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) shares rose 3% after the company said it is partnering with cardio equipment manufacturer VersaClimber to provide the latter's customers with the option to pay for purchases in monthly installments. Block's (SQ) shares were down nearly 14% after short-seller Hindenburg Research alleged in a report the company has inflated user metrics for its Cash App.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) shares were up 1.6% after Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the company's plans, that the company is planning to spend $1 billion a year to produce movies that will be launched in theaters. Block's (SQ) shares were down nearly 14% after short-seller Hindenburg Research alleged in a report the company has inflated user metrics for its Cash App. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 03/23/2023: AFRM, AAPL, SQ', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) shares were up 1.6% after Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the company's plans, that the company is planning to spend $1 billion a year to produce movies that will be launched in theaters. Technology stocks advanced Thursday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 2.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index 3.1% higher. In company news, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) shares rose 3% after the company said it is partnering with cardio equipment manufacturer VersaClimber to provide the latter's customers with the option to pay for purchases in monthly installments.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) shares were up 1.6% after Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the company's plans, that the company is planning to spend $1 billion a year to produce movies that will be launched in theaters. Technology stocks advanced Thursday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 2.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index 3.1% higher. In company news, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) shares rose 3% after the company said it is partnering with cardio equipment manufacturer VersaClimber to provide the latter's customers with the option to pay for purchases in monthly installments."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-investors-can-benefit-from-apple-aapl-breaking-into-cinema', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'A\npple (AAPL) is one of the most tracked stocks, and one of the most analyzed companies in the world, yet a lot of people labor under a misapprehension about the very nature of the company. They think of it as an innovator, leading trends in consumer behavior, but that has not been the company’s strength over the years. Rather, where Apple has been good -- even great -- is identifying and maximizing the potential of existing trends and technology. That is not a knock on them. The commercialization of tech and consumer trends is in many ways a more valuable and important skill than innovation and they are the masters of it.\nWhat it does mean for investors, though, is that when Apple decides to change tack on anything, we should listen. If they have identified a trend and are steering money in a new direction, they have identified an exploitable shift in consumer behavior, and history tells us that they are rarely wrong. The news this morning that they are starting to get involved in producing movies for theaters, rather than just for streaming, is significant, especially coming after Amazon\'s (AMZN) purchase of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and their stated intention of making 12-15 movies a year for theater release.\nApple is said to be devoting $1 billion to the project, and has reportedly been in talks with several production houses about partnering on upcoming films. It seems there are still a lot of details to hash out, so it is hard to see a way to play this specific project in the market, but there are ways to benefit from the observation that movie theaters are coming back.\nLet’s start with what to avoid. The best-known movie stock is AMC (AMC), due to the massive volatility that has come with its status as a "meme stock," but there are good reasons to stay clear of that one. The run up to above $34 a year or so ago was spectacular, but the drop back to below $5 is more reflective of the company’s position and prospects. They used the jump in the stock in the way that they really should have, by issuing more to raise capital, but in many ways, that has just made an already shaky-looking balance sheet look worse.\nThey have an operating cash flow loss of around $630 million on a trailing-twelve-month basis, around the same amount of cash in hand, big annual losses on an EPS basis with no clear path to profitability, and debt of over $10 billion. If, despite that, you believe the online hype and want to buy AMC, that is your prerogative, but I won’t be putting any of my hard-earned cash into that situation.\nOne of AMC’s main rivals, the UK holding company Cineworld PLC, filed for bankruptcy last year, citing the lack of good movies from studios as a reason for their struggles, the same complaint that AMC has had. This news will help alleviate that issue somewhat, but it may just be too late for AMC given their precarious-looking balance sheet.\nThat leaves Cinemark Holdings (CNK).\nThey are still working their way back to profitability, but are in a better position than AMC, with positive operating cash flow and less than $4 billion is debt on the books. They have also reduced EPS losses significantly and are forecast by most analysts to swing to a profit later this year.\nThe news that Apple is investing in movies for theater release fits their historical business model perfectly in that they have identified a shift in consumer preference, allowed another company to move onto the space first, then followed them in. Based on past performance, their analysis of the situation will be correct and they will be good at giving the consumer what it already wants. That will obviously benefit AAPL itself, but for now movie production will still be a relatively small part of Apple as a whole, so this news doesn’t make for a convincing investing thesis for AAPL right now.\nIt is, however, good news for movie theaters, and by the time it starts to have an impact, CNK could be the last man standing when it comes to publicly traded stocks in the industry, making it a decent long-term buy even after this morning’s pop.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'pple (AAPL) is one of the most tracked stocks, and one of the most analyzed companies in the world, yet a lot of people labor under a misapprehension about the very nature of the company. That will obviously benefit AAPL itself, but for now movie production will still be a relatively small part of Apple as a whole, so this news doesn’t make for a convincing investing thesis for AAPL right now. Apple is said to be devoting $1 billion to the project, and has reportedly been in talks with several production houses about partnering on upcoming films.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'pple (AAPL) is one of the most tracked stocks, and one of the most analyzed companies in the world, yet a lot of people labor under a misapprehension about the very nature of the company. That will obviously benefit AAPL itself, but for now movie production will still be a relatively small part of Apple as a whole, so this news doesn’t make for a convincing investing thesis for AAPL right now. They have an operating cash flow loss of around $630 million on a trailing-twelve-month basis, around the same amount of cash in hand, big annual losses on an EPS basis with no clear path to profitability, and debt of over $10 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'How Investors Can Benefit From Apple (AAPL) Breaking Into Cinema', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That will obviously benefit AAPL itself, but for now movie production will still be a relatively small part of Apple as a whole, so this news doesn’t make for a convincing investing thesis for AAPL right now. pple (AAPL) is one of the most tracked stocks, and one of the most analyzed companies in the world, yet a lot of people labor under a misapprehension about the very nature of the company. They think of it as an innovator, leading trends in consumer behavior, but that has not been the company’s strength over the years.', 'news_textrank_summary': "pple (AAPL) is one of the most tracked stocks, and one of the most analyzed companies in the world, yet a lot of people labor under a misapprehension about the very nature of the company. That will obviously benefit AAPL itself, but for now movie production will still be a relatively small part of Apple as a whole, so this news doesn’t make for a convincing investing thesis for AAPL right now. The news this morning that they are starting to get involved in producing movies for theaters, rather than just for streaming, is significant, especially coming after Amazon's (AMZN) purchase of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and their stated intention of making 12-15 movies a year for theater release."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-stocks-to-buy-for-2023-3-tech-stocks-to-know', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The technology sector, also known as the tech sector, is a segment of the stock market that includes companies involved in the development, manufacture, and sale of technology products and services. This industry includes a wide range of companies, from established giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to innovative start-ups and cutting-edge firms in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT).\nTech stocks are stocks of companies in the technology sector. These stocks are highly sought after by investors due to their potential for high growth and innovation. However, investing in tech stocks can also be risky, as the industry is highly competitive and constantly evolving. Market volatility and changing consumer trends can impact the performance of tech stocks.\nInvesting in tech stocks requires careful consideration and analysis. It’s important to understand the individual company’s financial health, market position, and competitive advantages, as well as the broader trends and economic indicators that may impact the tech sector as a whole. By investing in a well-researched portfolio of tech stocks, investors can potentially benefit from the industry’s growth and innovation while managing their risk exposure. If this has you interested in investing in the tech sector, here are three blue-chip tech stocks to check out in the stock market today.\nTech Stocks To Buy [Or Avoid] In 2023\nMicrosoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)\nNVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA)\nMeta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META)\nMicrosoft (MSFT Stock)\nFirst up, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is a multinational technology company that develops, licenses, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, and personal computers. The company is known for its popular Windows operating system and productivity software such as Microsoft Office. Microsoft has diversified its business to include cloud computing and artificial intelligence.\nJust this month, Microsoft announced that Sandra E. Peterson, an Operating Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, has been appointed as Lead Independent Director, succeeding John W. Thompson, who had held the role since 2012. The tech giant has also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.68 per share, payable in June 2023 to shareholders of record as of May 18, 2023, with the ex-dividend date set for May 17, 2023.\nLooking at the start of 2023, shares of MSFT stock are up 15.89% YTD. Meanwhile, as of Thursday’s closing bell, Microsoft stock closed the day up by 1.97% at $277.66 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Best Dividend Stocks To Watch In 2023? 3 To Know\nNVIDIA (NVDA Stock)\nSecond, NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is a semiconductor company that specializes in graphics processing units (GPUs) for gaming, data centers, and professional applications. The company’s GPUs are widely used in gaming consoles, personal computers, and cloud computing platforms. NVIDIA has been at the forefront of developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning.\nJust last month, NVIDIA reported its fourth quarter 2022 earnings results. In the quarter, the company posted earnings of $0.98 per share, along with revenue of $6.1 billion. This came in higher than analysts’ consensus estimates which were earnings per share of $0.81 with revenue of $6.0 billion. Additionally, NVIDIA also said it estimates Q1 2023 revenue between $6.37 billion to $6.63 billion, with non-GAAP gross margins of 66.0% to 67.0%.\nYear-to-date, NVDA stock has surged by 89.95% so far. Meanwhile, on Thursday, shares of NVDA stock closed the day up another 2.73% trading at $271.91 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] 3 Cyclical Stocks To Watch For March 2023\nMeta Platforms (META Stock)\nFinally, Meta Platforms Inc. (META), formerly known as Facebook, is a social media company that operates several popular platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The company generates revenue through advertising and is one of the largest advertising platforms in the world. Meta has also expanded into virtual and augmented reality with the development of its Oculus VR products.\nLast month, Meta Platforms announced its fourth quarter 2022 financial results. Specifically, the company reported earnings of $3.00 per share and revenue of $32.2 billion. For context, this is compared to Wall Street’s consensus estimates which were earnings of $2.12 per share, and revenue estimates of $31.8 billion. What’s more, Meta Platforms also said it estimates Q1 2023 revenue in the range of $26.0 billion to $28.50 billion.\nYear-to-date, shares of META stock have rebounded by 63.76% so far. Moving along, as of Thursday’s closing bell, META stock closed the day higher by 2.24% at $204.28 per share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This industry includes a wide range of companies, from established giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to innovative start-ups and cutting-edge firms in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT). It’s important to understand the individual company’s financial health, market position, and competitive advantages, as well as the broader trends and economic indicators that may impact the tech sector as a whole. Just this month, Microsoft announced that Sandra E. Peterson, an Operating Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, has been appointed as Lead Independent Director, succeeding John W. Thompson, who had held the role since 2012.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This industry includes a wide range of companies, from established giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to innovative start-ups and cutting-edge firms in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Tech Stocks To Buy [Or Avoid] In 2023 Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) Microsoft (MSFT Stock) First up, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is a multinational technology company that develops, licenses, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, and personal computers. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Cyclical Stocks To Watch For March 2023 Meta Platforms (META Stock) Finally, Meta Platforms Inc. (META), formerly known as Facebook, is a social media company that operates several popular platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.', 'news_article_title': 'Top Stocks To Buy For 2023? 3 Tech Stocks To Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This industry includes a wide range of companies, from established giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to innovative start-ups and cutting-edge firms in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Tech Stocks To Buy [Or Avoid] In 2023 Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) Microsoft (MSFT Stock) First up, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is a multinational technology company that develops, licenses, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, and personal computers. Meanwhile, on Thursday, shares of NVDA stock closed the day up another 2.73% trading at $271.91 a share.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This industry includes a wide range of companies, from established giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to innovative start-ups and cutting-edge firms in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Tech stocks are stocks of companies in the technology sector. Tech Stocks To Buy [Or Avoid] In 2023 Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) Microsoft (MSFT Stock) First up, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is a multinational technology company that develops, licenses, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, and personal computers.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-blue-chip-stocks-to-buy-for-capital-preservation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe financial sector-driven panic sent investors to the refuge of safe assets, including blue-chip stocks. In general, blue-chip stocks have a low beta and this supports capital preservation. Additionally, most blue-chip stocks have an attractive dividend yield. So, today, my focus is on names that are undervalued. Even if there is a meaningful correction in the broad markets, these blue-chip stocks are likely to remain resilient. Once market sentiments reverse, these stocks can deliver healthy total returns. Let’s discuss seven blue-chip stocks to buy at current levels.\nNEM Newmont Corporation $48.42\nLMT Lockheed Martin $467.81\nALB Albemarle $216.72\nCVX Chevron $154.51\nAAPL Apple $158.81\nPFE Pfizer $40.20\nAZN AstraZeneca $67.16\nNewmont Corporation (NEM)\nSource: Shutterstock\nGold has been trending higher and currently trades near $2,000 an ounce. Given the macroeconomic scenario and challenges in the financial system, I am bullish on the precious metal. Exposure to gold mining stocks is a good way to benefit from the rally. Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM) is a top name to consider with the stock trading at an attractive forward price-earnings ratio of 21.3. NEM stock also offers a dividend yield of 3.4%. Considering the rally is gold, I expect healthy dividend growth.\nThere are several other reasons to like Newmont. The company has an investment-grade balance sheet. Further, the company has 96 million ounces of gold reserves that ensure steady production will into the 2040s. It’s also worth noting that the company expects a reduction in all-in-sustaining-cost in the next few years. Even if gold remains sideways, there is visibility for EBITDA margin expansion. At current valuations, the downside for NEM stock is capped and the upside potential is significant.\nLockheed Martin (LMT)\nSource: Shutterstock\nEven in challenging market conditions, Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE:LMT) stock has trended higher by 11% in the last six months. The 2.53% dividend yield stock has a low beta and is worth considering at current levels.\nAn important point to note is that the defense sector is relatively immune to economic shocks. Global defense spending increased even during the pandemic. With several friction points globally on the geopolitical front, defense spending is likely to remain robust.\nSpecific to Lockheed, the company reported an order backlog of $150 billion as of Q4 2022. On a year-on-year basis, the backlog increased by 11%. This provides the company with clear cash flow visibility. For the current year, the company has guided for a free cash flow of $6.2 billion. The company continues to invest in new defense technology like hypersonics. That’s a potential catalyst for growth besides higher order intake from NATO allies.\nAlbemarle (ALB)\nSource: Shutterstock\nAlbemarle’s (NYSE:ALB) stock has been rock solid in the last 12 months. At a forward price-earnings ratio of 7.4, the stock is massively undervalued. Besides capital preservation, ALB stock has the potential to deliver healthy returns. Albemarle has been on a high-growth trajectory as the company aggressively expands its lithium conversion capacity. For the current year, the company has guided sales growth in the range of 55% to 75%.\nFurther, the company expects operating cash flow in excess of $2 billion. With strong cash flow visibility, I expect dividend growth to be healthy. Albemarle also expects to continue expanding its lithium conversion capacity through 2027. The expansion is likely to be funded with internal cash flows. Considering the point that the lithium shortage will aggravate, the outlook for the company is bright for the coming years. As price realization increases, free cash flows will swell.\nChevron (CVX)\nSource: Shutterstock\nIt’s worth noting that crude oil has declined significantly in the recent past on fears of recession. However, Chevron’s (NYSE:CVX) stock has remained sideways in the last six months. This is an indication of the point that the stock is an attractive value. CVX stock also offers a dividend yield of 3.87%.\nA key reason to like Chevron is its strong balance sheet. As of Q4 2022, Chevron reported a net-debt ratio of 3.3%. Last year, Chevron reported an operating cash flow of $47.5 billion. With low break-even assets, cash flows will remain robust. This allows Chevron to make big investments and sustain dividends. Just to put things into perspective, Chevron plans to invest $13 to $15 billion annually in the next few years.\nIn the last 10 years, the company reported an average reserve replacement ratio of 99%. With strong investments, RRR is likely to remain healthy. Importantly, there is clear cash flow visibility with a strong proven, and probable reserve base.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Shutterstock\nAmidst difficult times for the technology sector, Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has remained largely sideways in the last 12 months. At a forward price-earnings ratio of 26.4, the stock is attractive. AAPL stock has a relatively low dividend yield of 0.58%. However, it’s among the top dividend growth stocks to consider.\nFor Q1 2023, Apple reported revenue de-growth of 5% on a year-on-year basis. This was likely in a challenging economic environment. The long-term outlook remains positive as Apple continues to invest in product development. It’s worth noting that Apple generated $34 billion in operating cash flow during the quarter. This implies an annualized OCF potential of $130 to $140 billion.\nGiven the cash flows, value creation will continue through dividends and share repurchases. It’s also worth mentioning that for Q1 2023, Apple reported record revenue of $20.8 billion from the services segment. I also remain bullish on the growth outlook for wearables.\nPfizer (PFE)\nSource: Shutterstock\nPfizer’s (NYSE:PFE) stock is another name among low-beta blue-chip stocks to buy and hold. PFE stock trades at a forward price-earnings ratio of 11.8 and offers a dividend yield of 4.1%. Pfizer is attractive when it comes to a deep pipeline of products. As of January, the company had 110 drug candidates in the pipeline. With significant investments in research and development, the pipeline will ensure steady growth.\nThe biopharmaceutical company has also been active on the acquisition front. Recently, the company signed an agreement to acquire Seagen (NASDAQ:SGEN) for a consideration of $43 billion. The latter is expected to contribute more than $10 billion to risk-adjusted revenue by 2030. Pfizer has a target of $25 billion in risk-adjusted revenue through acquisitions by 2030. It’s therefore likely that the company will continue to pursue opportunistic acquisitions to broaden its product portfolio.\nAstraZeneca (AZN)\nSource: Shutterstock\nAstraZeneca’s (NASDAQ:AZN) stock has been trending higher with returns of 18% in the last six months. The stock however remains undervalued at a forward price-earnings ratio of 15.0. AZN stock also offers an attractive dividend yield of 2.96%.\nFor 2022, AstraZeneca reported 25% and 33% growth in revenue and earnings per share respectively. For the current year, the company has guided for high single-digit to low double-digit EPS growth. Therefore, considering the growth momentum, the stock is undervalued.\nA deep pipeline of drugs is another reason to be bullish. For 2023, the company will be initiating more than 30 drug trials for the third phase. Last year, AstraZeneca invested $9.5 billion in research and development. High R&D investments will ensure healthy EPS growth well beyond 2023. I also like the fact that AstraZeneca is well-diversified geographically. For 2022, the company derived 26% of its revenue from emerging markets. A strong presence in these markets is a catalyst for long-term growth.\nOn the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nFaisal Humayun is a senior research analyst with 12 years of industry experience in the field of credit research, equity research and financial modeling. Faisal has authored over 1,500 stock specific articles with focus on the technology, energy and commodities sector.\nThe post 7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for Capital Preservation appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'NEM Newmont Corporation $48.42 LMT Lockheed Martin $467.81 ALB Albemarle $216.72 CVX Chevron $154.51 AAPL Apple $158.81 PFE Pfizer $40.20 AZN AstraZeneca $67.16 Newmont Corporation (NEM) Source: Shutterstock Gold has been trending higher and currently trades near $2,000 an ounce. Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock Amidst difficult times for the technology sector, Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has remained largely sideways in the last 12 months. AAPL stock has a relatively low dividend yield of 0.58%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'NEM Newmont Corporation $48.42 LMT Lockheed Martin $467.81 ALB Albemarle $216.72 CVX Chevron $154.51 AAPL Apple $158.81 PFE Pfizer $40.20 AZN AstraZeneca $67.16 Newmont Corporation (NEM) Source: Shutterstock Gold has been trending higher and currently trades near $2,000 an ounce. Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock Amidst difficult times for the technology sector, Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has remained largely sideways in the last 12 months. AAPL stock has a relatively low dividend yield of 0.58%.', 'news_article_title': '7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for Capital Preservation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'NEM Newmont Corporation $48.42 LMT Lockheed Martin $467.81 ALB Albemarle $216.72 CVX Chevron $154.51 AAPL Apple $158.81 PFE Pfizer $40.20 AZN AstraZeneca $67.16 Newmont Corporation (NEM) Source: Shutterstock Gold has been trending higher and currently trades near $2,000 an ounce. Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock Amidst difficult times for the technology sector, Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has remained largely sideways in the last 12 months. AAPL stock has a relatively low dividend yield of 0.58%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'NEM Newmont Corporation $48.42 LMT Lockheed Martin $467.81 ALB Albemarle $216.72 CVX Chevron $154.51 AAPL Apple $158.81 PFE Pfizer $40.20 AZN AstraZeneca $67.16 Newmont Corporation (NEM) Source: Shutterstock Gold has been trending higher and currently trades near $2,000 an ounce. Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock Amidst difficult times for the technology sector, Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has remained largely sideways in the last 12 months. AAPL stock has a relatively low dividend yield of 0.58%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-dividend-stock-to-buy%3A-apple-vs.-microsoft-vs.-home-depot-vs.-starbucks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) are some of the most recognizable businesses in the world. This video will determine which one of these is the best dividend stock to buy for passive income investors.\n*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of March 21, 2023. The video was published on March 23, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nParkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple and Starbucks. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Home Depot, Microsoft, and Starbucks. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short April 2023 $100 calls on Starbucks, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nParkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through fool.com/parkev, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) are some of the most recognizable businesses in the world. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Home Depot, Microsoft, and Starbucks.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) are some of the most recognizable businesses in the world. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple and Starbucks. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Home Depot, Microsoft, and Starbucks.', 'news_article_title': 'Best Dividend Stock to Buy: Apple vs. Microsoft vs. Home Depot vs. Starbucks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) are some of the most recognizable businesses in the world. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple and Starbucks.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) are some of the most recognizable businesses in the world. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple and Starbucks. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Home Depot, Microsoft, and Starbucks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-stock-rallied-thursday-morning', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) climbed higher Thursday morning, adding as much as 2.4%. As of 3 p.m. ET, the stock was still up 1%.\nWhat sent the tech giant higher were reports that the company would begin producing movies destined for the big screen.\nSo what\nApple plans to spend $1 billion per year to produce major motion pictures that it will release in theaters, according to a report by Bloomberg. The company is hoping to not only raise its stature in Hollywood but also attract a greater number of subscribers to Apple TV+ -- the company\'s streaming video service.\nThe iPhone maker has been in conversations with the major movie studios about bringing a number of its high-profile productions to cinemas this year, with additional opportunities on the horizon, according to the report. The list of likely releases includes the Martin Scorsese-helmed Killers of the Flower Moon, starring Leonardo DiCaprio; spy thriller Argylle, directed by Matthew Vaughn; and the Ridley Scott drama Napoleon, which chronicles the life of the French conqueror.\nThis would be a significant departure for Apple, which has released the vast majority of its feature films directly to its streaming platform, with just a few Oscar contenders receiving a limited release in theaters to make them eligible for Academy Award consideration.\nApple now plans to distribute some films to thousands of cinemas, allowing them to play for "at least a month," according to the report, which cites "people familiar with the company\'s plans."\nNow what\nWhile releasing blockbusters in theaters might well attract additional subscribers to Apple TV+, there are other reasons for Apple to choose this path. The company is always on the lookout for additional revenue streams, and becoming a major Hollywood movie producer could accomplish just that.\nHowever, any new effort will pale in comparison to its flagship iPhone, which generated sales of more than $205 billion in fiscal 2022 (which ended Sep. 24), representing 52% of Apple\'s total revenue.\nWhile any reasonable effort by Apple to increase its revenue would be beneficial to the company and its shareholders, it won\'t move the needle. Regardless, Apple stock remains a buy, as the investing thesis remains intact.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) climbed higher Thursday morning, adding as much as 2.4%. The iPhone maker has been in conversations with the major movie studios about bringing a number of its high-profile productions to cinemas this year, with additional opportunities on the horizon, according to the report. The list of likely releases includes the Martin Scorsese-helmed Killers of the Flower Moon, starring Leonardo DiCaprio; spy thriller Argylle, directed by Matthew Vaughn; and the Ridley Scott drama Napoleon, which chronicles the life of the French conqueror.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) climbed higher Thursday morning, adding as much as 2.4%. Now what While releasing blockbusters in theaters might well attract additional subscribers to Apple TV+, there are other reasons for Apple to choose this path. The company is always on the lookout for additional revenue streams, and becoming a major Hollywood movie producer could accomplish just that.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Stock Rallied Thursday Morning', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) climbed higher Thursday morning, adding as much as 2.4%. ET, the stock was still up 1%. So what Apple plans to spend $1 billion per year to produce major motion pictures that it will release in theaters, according to a report by Bloomberg.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) climbed higher Thursday morning, adding as much as 2.4%. Now what While releasing blockbusters in theaters might well attract additional subscribers to Apple TV+, there are other reasons for Apple to choose this path. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Danny Vena has positions in Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/network-fee-not-the-fix-for-european-telecoms-financial-problems-meta-says', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, March 23 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O on Thursday voiced its strongest criticism to date of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to foot additional network costs, saying this would not solve their financial problems and also ignores tech companies\' hefty investments.\nDeutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC, Telecom Italia TLIT.MI and other operators have lobbied for two decades for U.S. tech giants to contribute to 5G and broadband roll-out.\nThe operators say that given they account for more than half of data internet traffic, Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O should contribute to the billions of euros in infrastructure costs.\n"We recognise the financial challenges that European telecom operators now face after decades of strong performance," Kevin Salvadori, Meta\'s vice president for network and Bruno Cendon Martin, its director and head of reality labs wireless, wrote in a blog post.\n"However, proposals by some European telecom operators to impose network fees on Content Application Providers (CAPs) such as Meta are not the solution," they said.\n"Network fee proposals are built on a false premise because they do not recognise the value that CAPs create for the digital ecosystem, nor the investments we make in the infrastructure that underpins it."\nTelecoms lobbying group ETNO rejected Meta\'s claims and pointed to the massive outlay required in coming years.\n"Official figures show that 174 billion euros is still required to meet Europe\'s network investment needs," a spokesperson said.\n"Big tech should contribute to filling this gap, as their business heavily relies on the traffic carried by European networks. The average metaverse user is expected to consume up to 40 times more data than today."\nSalvadori and Martin cited the tens of billions of euros Meta invests in its apps and platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Quest which in turn creates the demand that allows telecom operators to charge people for internet access.\nMeta pointed to the over $880 billion in digital infrastructure around the globe, including about $120 billion a year from 2018 to 2021, which tech companies have collectively invested, saving telecom operators around $6 billion per year.\nIt dismissed telecoms providers\' arguments that the expansion of the metaverse, shared virtual worlds accessible via the internet, would strain infrastructure capacity.\n"But this is nonsense. The development of the metaverse will not require telecom operators to grow capital expenditures for greater network investment," Salvadori and Martin said.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee Editing by Frances Kerry, Kirsten Donovan)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The operators say that given they account for more than half of data internet traffic, Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O should contribute to the billions of euros in infrastructure costs. "We recognise the financial challenges that European telecom operators now face after decades of strong performance," Kevin Salvadori, Meta\'s vice president for network and Bruno Cendon Martin, its director and head of reality labs wireless, wrote in a blog post. Salvadori and Martin cited the tens of billions of euros Meta invests in its apps and platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Quest which in turn creates the demand that allows telecom operators to charge people for internet access.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The operators say that given they account for more than half of data internet traffic, Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O should contribute to the billions of euros in infrastructure costs. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 23 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O on Thursday voiced its strongest criticism to date of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to foot additional network costs, saying this would not solve their financial problems and also ignores tech companies\' hefty investments. "However, proposals by some European telecom operators to impose network fees on Content Application Providers (CAPs) such as Meta are not the solution," they said.', 'news_article_title': 'Network fee not the fix for European telecoms financial problems, Meta says', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The operators say that given they account for more than half of data internet traffic, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O should contribute to the billions of euros in infrastructure costs. Salvadori and Martin cited the tens of billions of euros Meta invests in its apps and platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Quest which in turn creates the demand that allows telecom operators to charge people for internet access. Meta pointed to the over $880 billion in digital infrastructure around the globe, including about $120 billion a year from 2018 to 2021, which tech companies have collectively invested, saving telecom operators around $6 billion per year.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The operators say that given they account for more than half of data internet traffic, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O should contribute to the billions of euros in infrastructure costs. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 23 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O on Thursday voiced its strongest criticism to date of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to foot additional network costs, saying this would not solve their financial problems and also ignores tech companies' hefty investments. Salvadori and Martin cited the tens of billions of euros Meta invests in its apps and platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Quest which in turn creates the demand that allows telecom operators to charge people for internet access."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-outlook%3A-what-analysts-are-saying-about-aapl-stock-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nFor years, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was a darling on Wall Street. However, investors soured on technology stocks last year — and today, not every analyst favors AAPL stock. At the end of the day, investors must weigh the positives and negatives before considering a share position in Apple.\nAnalysts’ ratings aren’t the be-all and end-all of investing. Yet, they can help financial traders sift through the data and come to a decision. So, how does the analyst community feel about Apple in 2023?\nAs it turns out, analysts are only agreeing to disagree about Apple. With that in mind, let’s delve into the variety of expert opinions on Apple, and perhaps arrive at an investment thesis on the stock.\nAnalysts Envision Slight Upside for AAPL Stock\nOverall, Wall Street is neither extremely bullish nor extremely bearish on Apple. The consensus rating is “moderate buy,” while the average analyst price target on AAPL stock is $170.18, which is slightly higher than the current share price.\nSome experts have made more bullish-leaning calls, though. For example, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives raised his target price on Apple shares from $180 to $190 and maintains an “outperform” rating on the stock. Per The Fly, Ives cites a “modest uptick in demand coming out of China for Apple,” along with “a clear demand rebound happening in this key region post December despite the uncertain macro backdrop.”\nEvercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani also issued an “outperform” rating and a $190 price target on AAPL stock. Daryanani noted that Apple “never hired aggressively through the pandemic and doesn’t need to go through extensive headcount reductions unlike peers.” However, while Apple hasn’t implemented layoffs, the company is reportedly delaying bonuses and limiting its hiring activity in some areas.\nSome Analysts Are Less Enthusiastic About Apple\nWhile some analysts are unabashedly bullish about Apple, others are less enthusiastic. An example is UBS analyst David Vogt, who issued a “buy” rating but didn’t raise his $180 price target on Apple shares.\nPer The Fly, UBS analysts estimate that Apple’s “App store revenue growth is trending ‘flattish’ quarter-to-date, up just 31bps year-over-year.” Furthermore, the analysts state that the company’s “sequential improvement on a quarter-to-date basis is modest.” However, they also acknowledge that Apple’s “growth in the U.S. continues to outpace the rest of the world.”\nVogt’s call, however, is downright optimistic compared to the outlook issued by analysts with LightShed Partners. They downgraded AAPL stock from “neutral” to “sell” and slapped a $120 target price on Apple shares. As reported by The Fly, the analysts pointed to “below consensus estimates given the firm’s more conservative outlook for iPhone sales and moderating growth expectations in Services revenue.”\nMoreover, the LightShed Partners analysts expect the “lengthening of the smartphone replacement cycle” to “persist into calendar 2024.” On top of that, the analysts see “increased risk to iPhone sales in China.” This, evidently, is “due to retaliation related to a worsening relationship between the U.S. and Chinese governments.”\nSo, Is it Time to Buy AAPL Stock?\nAs you can see each analyst has apparently valid reasons for leaning bullish or bearish on Apple this year. Personally, I’m feeling neutral about the company. As you may recall, Apple’s year-over-year (YOY) revenue declined during fiscal 2023’s first quarter.\nApple also missed Wall Street’s revenue and earnings estimates for that quarter. Therefore, I’m neither optimistic nor pessimistic about AAPL stock right now. I don’t feel that it’s necessary to buy the stock, as investors can wait for more data and then make an informed decision.\nOn the date of publication, David Moadel did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nDavid Moadel has provided compelling content – and crossed the occasional line – on behalf of Motley Fool, Crush the Street, Market Realist, TalkMarkets, TipRanks, Benzinga, and (of course) InvestorPlace.com. He also serves as the chief analyst and market researcher for Portfolio Wealth Global and hosts the popular financial YouTube channel Looking at the Markets.\nThe post Apple Outlook: What Analysts Are Saying About AAPL Stock Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips For years, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was a darling on Wall Street. However, investors soured on technology stocks last year — and today, not every analyst favors AAPL stock. Analysts Envision Slight Upside for AAPL Stock Overall, Wall Street is neither extremely bullish nor extremely bearish on Apple.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Analysts Envision Slight Upside for AAPL Stock Overall, Wall Street is neither extremely bullish nor extremely bearish on Apple. The consensus rating is “moderate buy,” while the average analyst price target on AAPL stock is $170.18, which is slightly higher than the current share price. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips For years, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was a darling on Wall Street.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Outlook: What Analysts Are Saying About AAPL Stock Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips For years, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was a darling on Wall Street. However, investors soured on technology stocks last year — and today, not every analyst favors AAPL stock. Analysts Envision Slight Upside for AAPL Stock Overall, Wall Street is neither extremely bullish nor extremely bearish on Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As reported by The Fly, the analysts pointed to “below consensus estimates given the firm’s more conservative outlook for iPhone sales and moderating growth expectations in Services revenue.” Moreover, the LightShed Partners analysts expect the “lengthening of the smartphone replacement cycle” to “persist into calendar 2024.” On top of that, the analysts see “increased risk to iPhone sales in China.” This, evidently, is “due to retaliation related to a worsening relationship between the U.S. and Chinese governments.” So, Is it Time to Buy AAPL Stock? InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips For years, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was a darling on Wall Street. However, investors soured on technology stocks last year — and today, not every analyst favors AAPL stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amazon-amzn-expands-fire-tv-offerings-with-latest-move', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Amazon.com AMZN has been continuously putting efforts into strengthening its Fire TV portfolio.\n\nThis is evident from the latest introduction of three sizes, 43”, 50” and 55”, in the Fire TV Omni QLED series.\n\nFire TV Omni QLED series comes with a 4K Quantum Dot Technology display. The series also supports Dolby Vision IQ and HDR10+ Adaptive.\n\nThe new Amazon-built TVs feature Fire TV Ambient Experience, which leverages built-in presence sensors to detect someone entering the room when not streaming. It also displays useful information with the help of Alexa, controls smart devices and plays audio. Also, users can control the Ambient Experience hands-free with Alexa.\n\nIn addition, Amazon has rolled out a Fire TV 2-Series, which offers both Fire TV and Alexa experience. The Fire TV 2-Series TVs are available in two sizes, 32” and 40”.\n\nThe Fire TV-2 series supports HDR 10, HLG, and Dolby Digital Audio. Further, it provides access to several movies and TV episodes from Prime Video, Netflix, Apple TV and Paramount+, to name a few.\n\nApart from these, the company expanded its Fire TV offerings globally. It launched Omni QLED Series, Fire TV 4-Series and Fire TV 2-Series in the U.K., Germany and Mexico.\nAmazon.com, Inc. Price and Consensus\n Amazon.com, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Amazon.com, Inc. Quote\nGrowth Prospects\nExpanding Amazon-built TV offerings, along with a growing global footprint positions Amazon well to capitalize on the growth prospects in the booming smart TV market.\n\nThe company’s number of Fire TV devices sold has exceeded the mark of 200 million worldwide.\n\nThis is expected to drive its top-line growth in the near term.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter 2023 sales is pegged at $124.43 billion, indicating growth of 6.9% from the year-ago reported figure.\n\nAccording to a report from Verified Market Research, the global smart TV market is anticipated to hit $359.14 billion by 2030, seeing a CAGR of 7.3% between 2022 and 2030.\n\nA report from Grand View Research indicates that the market is likely to witness a CAGR of 11.4% between 2023 and 2030.\n\nWe believe that Amazon’s solid prospects in this promising market will help it win investors’ confidence in the days ahead.\n\nComing to the price performance, AMZN has lost 39.6% in the past year compared with the industry’s decline of 33%.\nCompetitive Scenario\nGiven the upbeat scenario, not only Amazon but also its peer, Apple AAPL, is leaving no stone unturned to expand its presence in this market.\n\nThe iPhone maker’s latest Apple TV 4K, which supports HDR10+ and Dolby vision and comes with a Siri remote, offers a superior quality viewing experience to users. Also, users can enjoy Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 7.1 or Dolby Digital 5.1 with Apple TV 4K.\n\nIt works seamlessly with other Apple devices and offers access to Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade and Apple Fitness+.\nZacks Rank & Stocks to Consider\nAmazon currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\n\nSome better-ranked stocks in the retail-wholesale sector are American Eagle Outfitters AEO and Booking Holdings BKNG. Both companies carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nAmerican Eagle Outfitters' shares have lost 26.8% in the past year. The long-term earnings growth rate for AEO is projected at 12.59%.\n\nBooking Holdings' shares have gained 13.1% in the past year. The long-term earnings growth rate for BKNG is projected at 16.67%.\nIs THIS the Ultimate New Clean Energy Source? (4 Ways to Profit)\nThe world is increasingly focused on eliminating fossil fuels and ramping up use of renewable, clean energy sources. Hydrogen fuel cells, powered by the most abundant substance in the universe, could provide an unlimited amount of ultra-clean energy for multiple industries. \nOur urgent special report reveals 4 hydrogen stocks primed for big gains - plus our other top clean energy stocks. \nSee Stocks Now\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAmerican Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBooking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Competitive Scenario Given the upbeat scenario, not only Amazon but also its peer, Apple AAPL, is leaving no stone unturned to expand its presence in this market. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The new Amazon-built TVs feature Fire TV Ambient Experience, which leverages built-in presence sensors to detect someone entering the room when not streaming.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Competitive Scenario Given the upbeat scenario, not only Amazon but also its peer, Apple AAPL, is leaving no stone unturned to expand its presence in this market. It launched Omni QLED Series, Fire TV 4-Series and Fire TV 2-Series in the U.K., Germany and Mexico.', 'news_article_title': 'Amazon (AMZN) Expands Fire TV Offerings With Latest Move', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Competitive Scenario Given the upbeat scenario, not only Amazon but also its peer, Apple AAPL, is leaving no stone unturned to expand its presence in this market. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In addition, Amazon has rolled out a Fire TV 2-Series, which offers both Fire TV and Alexa experience.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Competitive Scenario Given the upbeat scenario, not only Amazon but also its peer, Apple AAPL, is leaving no stone unturned to expand its presence in this market. In addition, Amazon has rolled out a Fire TV 2-Series, which offers both Fire TV and Alexa experience.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-nflx-chooses-jon-spaihts-to-pen-gears-of-war-movie', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix NFLX recently announced that Jon Spaihts, well-known for Dune and Doctor Strange, will be writing its upcoming movie based on the famous franchise of video games, Gears of War. The move reflects Netflix’s plan to tap the Gears of War fanbase.\n\nNetflix is trying to solidify its footprint in new genres, thereby expanding its subscriber base amid stiff competition from the likes of Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL and Disney DIS.\n\nNetflix shares have declined by 21.5% in the past year compared with Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector’s fall of 20.5% during the same period. However, NFLX shares have managed to outperform Amazon and Disney but lagged Apple over the same period. Shares of Amazon, Disney and Apple have declined by 39.5%, 31.1% and 7.2%, respectively.\n\nIn the fourth quarter of 2022, the streaming giant gained 7.66 million paid subscribers, higher than its estimate of 4.6 million users. At the end of the fourth quarter, the company had 230.75 million paid subscribers globally, up 4% year over year.\n Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus\nNetflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote\nNetflix’s Innovative Content to Gain Subscribers\nNetflix is working hard to expand its subscriber base. It has introduced games to keep users engaged and is also removing the password-sharing feature to boost its revenues.\n\nHowever, streaming peers continue to gain popularity and market share. Apple’s streaming platform, Apple TV+, is slowly but strongly gaining popularity with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso.\n\nMoreover, Apple’s The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film this year. Last year, Apple won three Academy Awards for CODA. Disney’s upcoming movies and shows like Star Wars: Visions, Loki Season 2, Echo and more could bring some challenges for Netflix.\n\nHowever, Netflix’s expanding and diverse content portfolio is expected to help it gain new subscribers. This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company currently expects total first-quarter 2023 revenues to be $8.172 billion, suggesting year-over-year growth of 3.9%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nFor the first quarter of 2023, Netflix forecasts earnings of $2.82 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current quarter is pegged at $2.81 per share.\n\nFor 2023, Netflix expects revenues on a foreign-exchange neutral basis to accelerate during the year. Paid net additions are likely to be greater in the second quarter of 2023 compared with the first quarter due to the rollout of paid sharing more expansively.\nIs THIS the Ultimate New Clean Energy Source? (4 Ways to Profit)\nThe world is increasingly focused on eliminating fossil fuels and ramping up use of renewable, clean energy sources. Hydrogen fuel cells, powered by the most abundant substance in the universe, could provide an unlimited amount of ultra-clean energy for multiple industries. \nOur urgent special report reveals 4 hydrogen stocks primed for big gains - plus our other top clean energy stocks. \nSee Stocks Now\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Netflix is trying to solidify its footprint in new genres, thereby expanding its subscriber base amid stiff competition from the likes of Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL and Disney DIS. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Netflix NFLX recently announced that Jon Spaihts, well-known for Dune and Doctor Strange, will be writing its upcoming movie based on the famous franchise of video games, Gears of War.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Netflix is trying to solidify its footprint in new genres, thereby expanding its subscriber base amid stiff competition from the likes of Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL and Disney DIS. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the streaming giant gained 7.66 million paid subscribers, higher than its estimate of 4.6 million users.', 'news_article_title': 'Netflix (NFLX) Chooses Jon Spaihts to Pen Gears of War Movie', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Netflix is trying to solidify its footprint in new genres, thereby expanding its subscriber base amid stiff competition from the likes of Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL and Disney DIS. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Netflix NFLX recently announced that Jon Spaihts, well-known for Dune and Doctor Strange, will be writing its upcoming movie based on the famous franchise of video games, Gears of War.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Netflix is trying to solidify its footprint in new genres, thereby expanding its subscriber base amid stiff competition from the likes of Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL and Disney DIS. Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote Netflix’s Innovative Content to Gain Subscribers Netflix is working hard to expand its subscriber base.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/try-as-it-might-to-diversify-apples-fate-is-still-mostly-tethered-to-the-iphone', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Kudos to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for making a point of being perpetually innovative. Too many companies rest on their laurels -- or aging products -- only to end up scrambling when those goods become obsolete. Not Apple, though. The world didn\'t know how much it needed smartwatches until Apple made them. The app store is pretty cool, too, cementing all of its hardware and customers into a robust digital ecosystem.\nAs it stands right now, however, Apple is still mostly a smartphone company. The iPhone accounts for roughly half of its revenue, making it more than three times bigger than even its second-biggest business.\nIt\'s not the end of the world. If your revenue is going to be narrowly focused, the world\'s most popular smartphone is certainly a solid focal point. It\'s worked out well for the company since the very first iPhone\'s debut back in 2007.\nNevertheless, there will come a time when the iPhone isn\'t the powerful growth engine it is now. It\'s not too soon to start asking what the company\'s got in store for that era.\nApple\'s biggest business is bumping into stiffening headwinds\nThe graphic below says it all. Of Apple\'s fiscal first-quarter revenue of $117 billion, $65 billion -- or 55% -- of it came from sales of its iPhone. The next-nearest profit center is digital services, but at just under $21 billion, it\'s a distant second. And, know that Q1\'s revenue breakdown is fairly typical for the company.\nData source: Apple Inc. Image by Motley Fool.\nSo far, no big deal. As was noted, the iPhone is not only Apple\'s biggest breadwinner, but thus far has been its biggest growth driver for over a decade. If it works, then it works.\nThere are a couple of red flags now waving that suggest the iPhone\'s growth-driving days are numbered, though. One of these red flags is the simple fact that unit sales of the devices aren\'t actually growing.\nWhile the advent of COVID-19 sparked a sales surge, unit sales were waning in the four years leading into the pandemic. Also note that the pace of sales growth has cooled again since 2020\'s surge, according to numbers from technology market research outfit IDC, in step with the entire smartphone industry\'s sales slowdown since 2016.\nData source: IDC. Chart by author. All figures are in millions.\nThe other red flag comes from data still being supplied by Apple itself. Although it no longer reports official unit sales of the iPhone, it does still report total quarterly iPhone revenue. This figure is still generally coming in higher on a year-over-year basis, but its growth pace has slumped to single-digit levels since late 2021 and even turned negative for the quarter ending in December.\nData source: Apple Inc. Chart by author. Revenue data is in millions of dollars. YOY = year-over-year.\nNow connect the dots. Revenue is merely holding steady while unit sales are falling for one overarching reason: higher selling prices. Although the dynamic hints at pricing power, with the average new iPhone now selling in the record-breaking ballpark of $1,000 apiece, even the venerable Apple may soon find the ceiling of how much consumers are truly willing to pay for a smartphone.\nYour Apple "homework"\nIt hasn\'t mattered much yet, if at all. Apple shares continue to move higher more often than not, and the company continues to grow other profit centers, like services and wearables. It\'s also easing its way into virtual reality.\nThere\'s no denying, however, that Apple is still exceedingly dependent on one single product that\'s just not likely to maintain its historical growth pace (in terms of unit sales or revenue). It\'s going to need something else to offset this headwind in the foreseeable future. If it\'s not another product or business line, it at least needs to be a major reinvention of an existing one.\nIt\'s not too soon for shareholders to start asking questions about this problematic revenue source, particularly in light of this fiscal year\'s projected sales and earnings contraction. Maybe there are answers out there. If they\'re out there, though, the company\'s certainly not bringing them to the forefront.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJames Brumley has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Kudos to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for making a point of being perpetually innovative. This figure is still generally coming in higher on a year-over-year basis, but its growth pace has slumped to single-digit levels since late 2021 and even turned negative for the quarter ending in December. Although the dynamic hints at pricing power, with the average new iPhone now selling in the record-breaking ballpark of $1,000 apiece, even the venerable Apple may soon find the ceiling of how much consumers are truly willing to pay for a smartphone.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Kudos to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for making a point of being perpetually innovative. While the advent of COVID-19 sparked a sales surge, unit sales were waning in the four years leading into the pandemic. Although it no longer reports official unit sales of the iPhone, it does still report total quarterly iPhone revenue.', 'news_article_title': "Try as It Might to Diversify, Apple's Fate Is Still Mostly Tethered to the iPhone", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Kudos to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for making a point of being perpetually innovative. Not Apple, though. As it stands right now, however, Apple is still mostly a smartphone company.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Kudos to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for making a point of being perpetually innovative. Of Apple's fiscal first-quarter revenue of $117 billion, $65 billion -- or 55% -- of it came from sales of its iPhone. There's no denying, however, that Apple is still exceedingly dependent on one single product that's just not likely to maintain its historical growth pace (in terms of unit sales or revenue)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/skip-apple-and-buy-this-cheap-dividend-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The thing is, for years investors have run to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for safety, and for good reason. Apple is a great company, but its current valuation and lack of growth in 2023 does not make the stock that compelling at these levels.\nInstead, the stock in today's video is not only a large-cap company, but it is trading at a single-digit earnings multiple. The stock also grows its dividend at a fast pace. Don't miss this!\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of March 20, 2023. The video was published on March 22, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Mark Roussin, CPA has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Bank of America. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nMark Roussin is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The thing is, for years investors have run to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for safety, and for good reason. Apple is a great company, but its current valuation and lack of growth in 2023 does not make the stock that compelling at these levels. Instead, the stock in today's video is not only a large-cap company, but it is trading at a single-digit earnings multiple.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The thing is, for years investors have run to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for safety, and for good reason. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.', 'news_article_title': 'Skip Apple and Buy This Cheap Dividend Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The thing is, for years investors have run to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for safety, and for good reason. The video was published on March 22, 2023. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The thing is, for years investors have run to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for safety, and for good reason. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-to-open-higher-as-rate-hike-pause-hopes-grow', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas\nMarch 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open higher on Thursday after the Federal Reserve hinted it was close to pausing interest rate hikes amid a turmoil in the banking sector that threatens to cause a severe economic downturn.\nThe Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised rates by an expected 25 basis points, but its policy statement no longer said "ongoing increases" would likely be appropriate, indicating a clear shift in its stance.\nThe central bank\'s softer tone relieved markets that have been roiled by concerns about a liquidity crisis in the banking sector since the failure of two U.S. regional lenders earlier this month.\nWall Street\'s main indexes had closed sharply lower on Wednesday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank was still intent on fighting inflation even as he flagged credit issues due to banking troubles could have "significant" implications for the economy.\n"The impression given by Powell has taken away any hopes the market had that we might get some cut in interest rates later this year," said Stuart Cole, head macro economist at Equiti Capital.\n"It seems that the message that the central banks have been giving to date, that returning inflation to target is their number one priority is very much still the message that they\'re going to deliver despite the banking failures."\nTraders\' bets are almost equally split between the Fed pausing its rate hikes in May and another 25 bps hike, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nBank of AmericaBAC.N and UBS UBS.N now see the Fed funds rate target peaking at 5-5.25% in May compared to earlier forecasts of 5.25-5.5%.\nWhile U.S. Treasury yields slipped on growing hopes of an end to the Fed\'s tightening cycle, major growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O jumped above 1% premarket.\nTroubled regional lender First Republic Bank FRC.N rose 7.9% after slumping on Wednesday following Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen\'s remark that there was on insuring all bank deposits.\nPacWest Bancorp PACW.O and Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N gained 4.4% and 5.3% respectively.\nMeanwhile, data showed signs of strength in the labor market, with jobless claims falling to 191,000 last week from the week prior, against expectations that the number would rise to 197,000\nAt 8:41 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 55 points, or 0.17%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 20.25 points, or 0.51%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 120.25 points, or 0.95%.\nShares of Block Inc SQ.Nfell 19.7% premarket after Hindenburg Research said it held short positions in the Jack Dorsey-led payments firm.\nAmong other stocks, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose 2.5% after Needham raised its price target on the chipmaker on likely benefit from near-term data center strength.\nCoinbase Global Inc COIN.O slid 14.4% after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) threatened to sue the crypto exchange over some of its products.\nRegeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc REGN.O jumped 8.2% on promising results on its blockbuster asthma drug Dupixent from a lung disease trial.\nAccenture Plc ACN.N rose 3.1% after the company said it would cut about 2.5% of its workforce, or 19,000 jobs.\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D\'Souza and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'While U.S. Treasury yields slipped on growing hopes of an end to the Fed\'s tightening cycle, major growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O jumped above 1% premarket. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open higher on Thursday after the Federal Reserve hinted it was close to pausing interest rate hikes amid a turmoil in the banking sector that threatens to cause a severe economic downturn. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised rates by an expected 25 basis points, but its policy statement no longer said "ongoing increases" would likely be appropriate, indicating a clear shift in its stance.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'While U.S. Treasury yields slipped on growing hopes of an end to the Fed\'s tightening cycle, major growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O jumped above 1% premarket. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open higher on Thursday after the Federal Reserve hinted it was close to pausing interest rate hikes amid a turmoil in the banking sector that threatens to cause a severe economic downturn. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised rates by an expected 25 basis points, but its policy statement no longer said "ongoing increases" would likely be appropriate, indicating a clear shift in its stance.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set to open higher as rate hike pause hopes grow', 'news_lexrank_summary': "While U.S. Treasury yields slipped on growing hopes of an end to the Fed's tightening cycle, major growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O jumped above 1% premarket. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open higher on Thursday after the Federal Reserve hinted it was close to pausing interest rate hikes amid a turmoil in the banking sector that threatens to cause a severe economic downturn. The central bank's softer tone relieved markets that have been roiled by concerns about a liquidity crisis in the banking sector since the failure of two U.S. regional lenders earlier this month.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'While U.S. Treasury yields slipped on growing hopes of an end to the Fed\'s tightening cycle, major growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O jumped above 1% premarket. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open higher on Thursday after the Federal Reserve hinted it was close to pausing interest rate hikes amid a turmoil in the banking sector that threatens to cause a severe economic downturn. Wall Street\'s main indexes had closed sharply lower on Wednesday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank was still intent on fighting inflation even as he flagged credit issues due to banking troubles could have "significant" implications for the economy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-says-a-network-fee-is-not-the-fix-for-european-telecoms-firms-financial-problems', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, March 23 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O on Thursday voiced its strongest criticism to date of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to foot some network cost, saying the plan is not the solution to their financial problems and it also ignores tech companies\' hefty investments.\nDeutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC, Telecom Italia TLIT.MI and other operators have lobbied for two decades for U.S. tech giants to contribute to 5G and broadband roll-out.\nThe operators say that given they account for more than half of data internet traffic, Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O should contribute to the billions of euros in infrastructure costs.\n"We recognise the financial challenges that European telecom operators now face after decades of strong performance," Kevin Salvadori, Meta\'s vice president for network and Bruno Cendon Martin, its director and head of reality labs wireless, wrote in a blog post.\n"However, proposals by some European telecom operators to impose network fees on Content Application Providers (CAPs) such as Meta are not the solution," they said.\n"Network fee proposals are built on a false premise because they do not recognise the value that CAPs create for the digital ecosystem, nor the investments we make in the infrastructure that underpins it."\nThey cited the tens of billions of euros Meta invests in its apps and platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Quest which in turn creates the demand that allows telecom operators to charge people for internet access.\nMeta pointed to the over $880 billion in digital infrastructure around the globe, including about $120 billion a year from 2018 to 2021, which tech companies have collectively invested, saving telecom operators around $6 billion per year.\nIt dismissed telecoms providers\' arguments that the expansion of the metaverse, shared virtual worlds accessible via the internet, would strain infrastructure capacity.\n"But this is nonsense. The development of the metaverse will not require telecom operators to grow capital expenditures for greater network investment," Salvadori and Martin said.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee Editing by Frances Kerry)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The operators say that given they account for more than half of data internet traffic, Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O should contribute to the billions of euros in infrastructure costs. "We recognise the financial challenges that European telecom operators now face after decades of strong performance," Kevin Salvadori, Meta\'s vice president for network and Bruno Cendon Martin, its director and head of reality labs wireless, wrote in a blog post. They cited the tens of billions of euros Meta invests in its apps and platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Quest which in turn creates the demand that allows telecom operators to charge people for internet access.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The operators say that given they account for more than half of data internet traffic, Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O should contribute to the billions of euros in infrastructure costs. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 23 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O on Thursday voiced its strongest criticism to date of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to foot some network cost, saying the plan is not the solution to their financial problems and it also ignores tech companies\' hefty investments. "However, proposals by some European telecom operators to impose network fees on Content Application Providers (CAPs) such as Meta are not the solution," they said.', 'news_article_title': "Meta says a network fee is not the fix for European telecoms firms' financial problems", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The operators say that given they account for more than half of data internet traffic, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O should contribute to the billions of euros in infrastructure costs. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 23 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O on Thursday voiced its strongest criticism to date of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to foot some network cost, saying the plan is not the solution to their financial problems and it also ignores tech companies' hefty investments. Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC, Telecom Italia TLIT.MI and other operators have lobbied for two decades for U.S. tech giants to contribute to 5G and broadband roll-out.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The operators say that given they account for more than half of data internet traffic, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O should contribute to the billions of euros in infrastructure costs. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 23 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O on Thursday voiced its strongest criticism to date of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to foot some network cost, saying the plan is not the solution to their financial problems and it also ignores tech companies' hefty investments. They cited the tens of billions of euros Meta invests in its apps and platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Quest which in turn creates the demand that allows telecom operators to charge people for internet access."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-climb-as-hopes-of-a-fed-pause-gain-steam', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.69%, Nasdaq 0.97%\nMarch 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve hinted it was close to pausing its market-punishing interest rate hikes following the recent turmoil in the banking sector.\nThe Federal Reserve raised rates by 25 basis points, as expected, on Wednesday but its policy statement no longer said "ongoing increases" would likely be appropriate.\nThe shift in the central bank\'s tone relieved markets that have been roiled by concerns about a liquidity crisis in the banking sector since the failure of two U.S. regional lenders earlier this month.\nAt 4:33 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 158 points, or 0.49%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 27.5 points, or 0.69%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 123.25 points, or 0.97%.\nHowever, Wall Street\'s main indexes closed sharply lower on Wednesday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell told a news conference that the central bank was still intent on fighting inflation while also monitoring the extent to which the recent bank failures had cooled demand and slowed lending.\nThere is a now an equal split between traders\' odds of the Fed pausing its rate hikes in May and of another 25 bps hike, with the likelihood of rate cuts soon after that. FEDWATCH\nWhile U.S. Treasury yields slipped on growing hopes of an end to the Fed\'s tightening cycle, there was a 1%-3% increase in the prices of major growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O.\nThose pre-market gains helped boost futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq.\nShares of troubled regional lender First Republic Bank FRC.N rose 3.1% in premarket trade after slumping on Wednesday following Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen\'s remark that there was on insuring all bank deposits.\nShares of PacWest Bancorp PACW.O and Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N gained 4.7% and 6.0%, respectively.\nOn the economic data front, a reading due at 8:30 a.m. ET is expected to show a rise in jobless claims last week, hinting at some cooling in labor demand. Data on home sales is also expected later in the day.\nAmong other stocks, Coinbase Global Inc COIN.O fell 10.8% after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)threatened to sue the crypto exchange over some of its products.\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar; Editing by Savio D\'Souza)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'FEDWATCH While U.S. Treasury yields slipped on growing hopes of an end to the Fed\'s tightening cycle, there was a 1%-3% increase in the prices of major growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O. The Federal Reserve raised rates by 25 basis points, as expected, on Wednesday but its policy statement no longer said "ongoing increases" would likely be appropriate. However, Wall Street\'s main indexes closed sharply lower on Wednesday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell told a news conference that the central bank was still intent on fighting inflation while also monitoring the extent to which the recent bank failures had cooled demand and slowed lending.', 'news_luhn_summary': "FEDWATCH While U.S. Treasury yields slipped on growing hopes of an end to the Fed's tightening cycle, there was a 1%-3% increase in the prices of major growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O. Futures up: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.69%, Nasdaq 0.97% March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve hinted it was close to pausing its market-punishing interest rate hikes following the recent turmoil in the banking sector. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 158 points, or 0.49%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 27.5 points, or 0.69%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 123.25 points, or 0.97%.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures climb as hopes of a Fed pause gain steam', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'FEDWATCH While U.S. Treasury yields slipped on growing hopes of an end to the Fed\'s tightening cycle, there was a 1%-3% increase in the prices of major growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O. Futures up: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.69%, Nasdaq 0.97% March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve hinted it was close to pausing its market-punishing interest rate hikes following the recent turmoil in the banking sector. The Federal Reserve raised rates by 25 basis points, as expected, on Wednesday but its policy statement no longer said "ongoing increases" would likely be appropriate.', 'news_textrank_summary': "FEDWATCH While U.S. Treasury yields slipped on growing hopes of an end to the Fed's tightening cycle, there was a 1%-3% increase in the prices of major growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O. Futures up: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.69%, Nasdaq 0.97% March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve hinted it was close to pausing its market-punishing interest rate hikes following the recent turmoil in the banking sector. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 158 points, or 0.49%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 27.5 points, or 0.69%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 123.25 points, or 0.97%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-considers-bidding-for-english-football-streaming-rights-bloomberg-news-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details from report, background\nMarch 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is considering bidding for streaming rights of a range of English football games, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the situation.\nThe rights under consideration would allow Apple to show Premier League games in the UK, as well as lower league matches run by the English Football League, the report said.\nApple and the Premier League did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comments.\nSports remains one of the biggest attractions for live viewing as U.S. audiences increasingly switch from pay TV subscriptions to streaming apps.\nLast year, major League Soccer and Apple TV had announced a partnership that will see every game streamed on the app for the next decade.\nAmazon.com Inc AMZN.O too is working on a standalone app for watching sports content, according to a report from The Information in December.\n(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adds details from report, background March 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is considering bidding for streaming rights of a range of English football games, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the situation. Sports remains one of the biggest attractions for live viewing as U.S. audiences increasingly switch from pay TV subscriptions to streaming apps. Last year, major League Soccer and Apple TV had announced a partnership that will see every game streamed on the app for the next decade.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds details from report, background March 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is considering bidding for streaming rights of a range of English football games, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the situation. The rights under consideration would allow Apple to show Premier League games in the UK, as well as lower league matches run by the English Football League, the report said. Apple and the Premier League did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comments.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple considers bidding for English football streaming rights - Bloomberg News', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds details from report, background March 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is considering bidding for streaming rights of a range of English football games, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the situation. The rights under consideration would allow Apple to show Premier League games in the UK, as well as lower league matches run by the English Football League, the report said. Sports remains one of the biggest attractions for live viewing as U.S. audiences increasingly switch from pay TV subscriptions to streaming apps.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adds details from report, background March 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is considering bidding for streaming rights of a range of English football games, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the situation. The rights under consideration would allow Apple to show Premier League games in the UK, as well as lower league matches run by the English Football League, the report said. Last year, major League Soccer and Apple TV had announced a partnership that will see every game streamed on the app for the next decade.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-climb-as-rate-hike-pause-hopes-rise', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas\nMarch 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Thursday after the Federal Reserve hinted it was close to pausing its market-punishing interest rate hikes following the recent turmoil in the banking sector.\nThe Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised rates by an expected 25 basis points, but its policy statement no longer said "ongoing increases" would likely be appropriate.\nThe shift in the central bank\'s tone relieved markets that have been roiled by concerns about a liquidity crisis in the banking sector since the failure of two U.S. regional lenders earlier this month.\nHowever, Wall Street\'s main indexes closed sharply lower on Wednesday after Powell said the central bank was still intent on fighting inflation even as he flagged credit issues due to banking troubles could have "significant" implications for the economy.\n"The impression given by Powell has taken away any hopes the market had that we might get some cut in interest rates later this year," said Stuart Cole, head macro economist at Equiti Capital.\n"It seems that the message that the central banks have been giving to date, that returning inflation to target is their number one priority is very much still the message that they\'re going to deliver despite the banking failures."\nTraders\' odds are equally split between the Fed pausing its rate hikes in May and another 25 bps hike, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nBank of AmericaBAC.N and UBS UBS.N now see the Fed funds rate target peaking at 5-5.25% in May compared to earlier forecasts of 5.25-5.5%.\nWhile U.S. Treasury yields slipped on growing hopes of an end to the Fed\'s tightening cycle, major growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O jumped over 1% each in premarket trading.\nNvidia Corp NVDA.O rose 1.9% after Needham raised its price target on the chipmaker on likely benefit from near-term data center strength.\nThose premarket gains helped the tech-heavy Nasdaq futures fare better than its peers.\nTroubled regional lender First Republic Bank FRC.N rose 2% after slumping on Wednesday following Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen\'s remark that there was on insuring all bank deposits.\nPacWest Bancorp PACW.O, Truist Financial Corp TFC.N and Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N also gained between 0.8% and 3%.\nOn the data front, a reading due at 8:30 a.m. ET is expected to show a rise in jobless claims last week, hinting at some cooling in labor demand. Data on home sales is also expected after the opening bell.\nAmong other stocks, Coinbase Global Inc COIN.O slid 12.9% after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) threatened to sue the crypto exchange over some of its products.\nRegeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc REGN.O jumped 8.6% on promising results on its blockbuster asthma drug Dupixent from a lung disease trial.\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D\'Souza and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'While U.S. Treasury yields slipped on growing hopes of an end to the Fed\'s tightening cycle, major growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O jumped over 1% each in premarket trading. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Thursday after the Federal Reserve hinted it was close to pausing its market-punishing interest rate hikes following the recent turmoil in the banking sector. "The impression given by Powell has taken away any hopes the market had that we might get some cut in interest rates later this year," said Stuart Cole, head macro economist at Equiti Capital.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'While U.S. Treasury yields slipped on growing hopes of an end to the Fed\'s tightening cycle, major growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O jumped over 1% each in premarket trading. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Thursday after the Federal Reserve hinted it was close to pausing its market-punishing interest rate hikes following the recent turmoil in the banking sector. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised rates by an expected 25 basis points, but its policy statement no longer said "ongoing increases" would likely be appropriate.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures climb as rate-hike pause hopes rise', 'news_lexrank_summary': "While U.S. Treasury yields slipped on growing hopes of an end to the Fed's tightening cycle, major growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O jumped over 1% each in premarket trading. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Thursday after the Federal Reserve hinted it was close to pausing its market-punishing interest rate hikes following the recent turmoil in the banking sector. The shift in the central bank's tone relieved markets that have been roiled by concerns about a liquidity crisis in the banking sector since the failure of two U.S. regional lenders earlier this month.", 'news_textrank_summary': "While U.S. Treasury yields slipped on growing hopes of an end to the Fed's tightening cycle, major growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O jumped over 1% each in premarket trading. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Thursday after the Federal Reserve hinted it was close to pausing its market-punishing interest rate hikes following the recent turmoil in the banking sector. The shift in the central bank's tone relieved markets that have been roiled by concerns about a liquidity crisis in the banking sector since the failure of two U.S. regional lenders earlier this month."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-top-stocks-to-buy-for-the-long-haul-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'A sell-off brought the Nasdaq Composite index down 33% in 2022, with countless stocks affected. However, the same index has surged 13% year to date, illustrating the importance of holding stocks over the long term through the highs and especially the lows.\nFor instance, those who sold Warner Bros. Discovery\'s (NASDAQ: WBD) stock as it fell over 62% last year would not have benefited from its 59% rise since Jan. 1.\nAs Wall Street mogul Warren Buffett believes, "If you aren\'t willing to own a stock for 10 years, don\'t even think about owning it for 10 minutes." The famous investor used this strategy to grow his holdings company Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio to an asset worth $331.07 billion.\nHere are three top stocks to buy for the long haul.\n1. Apple\nAs the world\'s most valuable company, with a market cap of $2.52 trillion, Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has a reputation for offering substantial and consistent long-term gains. Over the last five years, the company\'s shares rose 263% and increased by 887% in the last decade.\nApple\'s growth is largely thanks to its dominance in multiple markets. As of the fourth quarter of 2022, Apple held the largest smartphone market share at 24.1%, a figure that has consistently grown from 13% in Q3 2019. Meanwhile, the company was responsible for a 49.7% market share in headphones in the U.S. in 2021 between its Apple and Beats brands.\nRegarding digital services, Apple Music has the second-largest market share in music streaming, with 15% in Q2 2021, while Apple TV+ had a steadily growing 7% share in the streaming industry.\nApple is a diversified company with lucrative positions in multiple growing industries. Along with a history of consistent growth, its stock is an excellent long-term investment.\n2. Warner Bros. Discovery\nAs with many consumer-reliant companies, Warner Bros. Discovery had a particularly tough 2022. Its over 60% stock slide during the year was triggered when the company took on $43 billion of debt from its merger with Discovery, with a long list of controversial restructuring moves that came after continuing to eat away at its stock price. However, Wall Street\'s faith in the company appears restored as its stock is up 59% in 2023.\nAfter trimming content with countless shelved projects last year, Warner Bros. Discovery seems to be on the right path to fully take advantage of its valuable library of franchises that includes brands like Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, and DC. The company slimmed down its content to put a larger focus on quality, which has already paid off with the success of its HBO Max series The Last of Us becoming the most-watched show in the platform\'s history.\nMoreover, analysts from Wells Fargo and Wolfe Research upgraded Warner Bros. Discovery\'s stock on March 17, upping their price targets to $20 -- a 33% increase from its recent price. Wolfe\'s Peter Supino cited the company\'s strategy of paying executives based on free cash flow and debt paydowns. Supino expects Warner Bros. Discovery to "deliver high (>50%) of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) to free cash flow as merger-driven charges subside."\nWith its stock still down 42% year over year, now is an excellent time to invest in Warner Bros. Discovery\'s stock for the long haul.\n3. Amazon\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares plunged almost 50% last year as macroeconomic headwinds proved detrimental to its e-commerce business. The challenging year led its free cash flow to tumble to -$16.89 billion. The company responded by laying off 18,000 workers in November 2022, adding 9,000 to that list this March, canceling construction or closing down dozens of warehouses, and sunsetting projects such as its telehealth service Amazon Care.\nHowever, Amazon\'s dominant positions in e-commerce and cloud computing will likely see it flourish again over the long term. According to Grand View Research, the e-commerce market was valued at $9.09 trillion in 2019 and is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.7% through 2027. Meanwhile, Amazon\'s 37.8% market share in the industry will likely provide substantial gains once economic challenges subside.\nCloud computing is similarly expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.1% through 2030, with Amazon holding a leading 34% market share.\nAmazon\'s stock is up about 19% year to date, with layoffs and new projects such as a venture into satellite internet to rival SpaceX\'s Starlink rallying investors. The company stumbled last year, but its long-term prospects remain positive, making its stock a compelling long-term buy.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Wells Fargo is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple As the world's most valuable company, with a market cap of $2.52 trillion, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has a reputation for offering substantial and consistent long-term gains. Discovery seems to be on the right path to fully take advantage of its valuable library of franchises that includes brands like Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, and DC. The company slimmed down its content to put a larger focus on quality, which has already paid off with the success of its HBO Max series The Last of Us becoming the most-watched show in the platform's history.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple As the world's most valuable company, with a market cap of $2.52 trillion, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has a reputation for offering substantial and consistent long-term gains. Regarding digital services, Apple Music has the second-largest market share in music streaming, with 15% in Q2 2021, while Apple TV+ had a steadily growing 7% share in the streaming industry. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Warner Bros.", 'news_article_title': '3 Top Stocks to Buy for the Long Haul', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple As the world's most valuable company, with a market cap of $2.52 trillion, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has a reputation for offering substantial and consistent long-term gains. Discovery's stock for the long haul. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Warner Bros.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple As the world's most valuable company, with a market cap of $2.52 trillion, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has a reputation for offering substantial and consistent long-term gains. Its over 60% stock slide during the year was triggered when the company took on $43 billion of debt from its merger with Discovery, with a long list of controversial restructuring moves that came after continuing to eat away at its stock price. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-considers-bidding-for-english-football-streaming-rights-bloomberg-news', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'March 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is considering bidding for streaming rights of a range of English football games, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the situation.\n(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'March 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is considering bidding for streaming rights of a range of English football games, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the situation. (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'March 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is considering bidding for streaming rights of a range of English football games, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the situation. (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple considers bidding for English football streaming rights - Bloomberg News', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'March 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is considering bidding for streaming rights of a range of English football games, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the situation. (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'March 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is considering bidding for streaming rights of a range of English football games, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the situation. (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-apple-vs.-amd', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'On March 16, Susquehanna analyst Christopher Rolland projected optimism for the tech market by announcing: "We believe the acute portion of the semiconductor downcycle for the handset, PC, and consumer end markets has passed." Multiple stocks subsequently began trending upward as investors grew bullish at the prospect the battered tech market could start recovering after a challenging 2022.\nAs a result, leading tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are increasingly compelling investments. These companies have proven their worth as strong growth stocks in the past and likely have a lot to offer over the long term.\nSo, is Apple or AMD\'s stock the better buy? Let\'s take a closer look.\nApple is outperforming the market\nApple\'s stock is one of the most reliable investments available, thanks to its constant growth and proven ability to outperform the market. In 2022, macroeconomic headwinds led the Nasdaq Composite index to plunge 33% throughout the year. However, Apple experienced a more moderate fall of 26.8% over the cumbersome 12 months. Additionally, the same index has risen 13.3% year to date, while Apple\'s stock has increased by 22.6% in the same period.\nAs seen in the chart below, Apple\'s stock performance in 2022 wasn\'t easily achieved by its peers, with the company the only one among some of its biggest competitors to outperform the Nasdaq Composite.\nData by YCharts\nMoreover, Apple\'s reputation for consistent gains has safeguarded its stock against unexpected quarterly results. For instance, in the first quarter of 2023, the company reported a 5% year-over-year decline in revenue of $117.15 billion, its first revenue decline since 2019. Such a stumble might result in substantial stock losses for many companies. But Apple shares rose 2.4% in the 24 hours after posting its quarterly results, as Wall Street illustrated its confidence in its long-term outlook.\nIn 2023, Apple reportedly has several exciting developments planned: A new mixed-reality headset, an iPhone with a USB-C charging port, and possibly the highly anticipated larger Apple Silicon iMac. Alongside a history of consistent growth, Apple\'s stock is a no-brainer buy right now.\nAMD has strength in data centers and embedded products\nIn 2022, worldwide PC shipments declined by 16.2%, according to research from Gartner. As a leader in PC components, AMD\'s stock fell nearly 55% over the year. Meanwhile, its PC-focused client segment reported a 10% year-over-year reduction in revenue of $6.2 billion in fiscal 2022.\nHowever, the company proved its strength through its booming data center and embedded segments. AMD\'s data center revenue climbed 64% year over year to $6.04 billion, with its embedded revenue soaring 1,750% to $4.6 billion.\nData centers have become an immensely lucrative business for AMD. The company\'s hardware, such as graphic processing units (GPUs) and processors, powers data centers worldwide, hosting cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft\'s Azure. Considering the cloud market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 14.1% through 2030, AMD will likely continue profiting from the market\'s growth for years.\nAdditionally, AMD demonstrates growth in its embedded segment thanks to its 2022 acquisition of Xilinx. Xilinx is a company focused on developing specialized processors for various industries, from aerospace and defense to space exploration and artificial intelligence.\nApple and AMD each have a lot to offer as long-term investments. However, Apple\'s forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.6 compared to AMD\'s 31.5 proves the iPhone company is currently trading at a better value. Furthermore, Apple\'s more moderate stock decline amid economic challenges in 2022 suggest its business is more resilient and reliable for now. As a result, Apple\'s stock is currently the better buy. But a plan to also invest in AMD in the near future is not a bad idea, thanks to its potential growth in the coming years.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon.com, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Gartner and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "As a result, leading tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are increasingly compelling investments. Multiple stocks subsequently began trending upward as investors grew bullish at the prospect the battered tech market could start recovering after a challenging 2022. As seen in the chart below, Apple's stock performance in 2022 wasn't easily achieved by its peers, with the company the only one among some of its biggest competitors to outperform the Nasdaq Composite.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'As a result, leading tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are increasingly compelling investments. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon.com, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Gartner and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: Apple vs. AMD', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As a result, leading tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are increasingly compelling investments. Apple is outperforming the market Apple's stock is one of the most reliable investments available, thanks to its constant growth and proven ability to outperform the market. However, the company proved its strength through its booming data center and embedded segments.", 'news_textrank_summary': "As a result, leading tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are increasingly compelling investments. So, is Apple or AMD's stock the better buy? Apple is outperforming the market Apple's stock is one of the most reliable investments available, thanks to its constant growth and proven ability to outperform the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-apple-succeed-where-google-failed', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is rumored to be debuting a mixed reality headset (combining augmented reality and virtual reality) at its Worldwide Developer Conference in June, and it has reportedly already shown the device to its board of directors. Meanwhile, Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google announced recently that it is scrapping the enterprise version of Google Glass, years after the company abandoned efforts to get Glass off the ground as a consumer product.\nWith Google leaving a market just as Apple is about to enter it, investors are right to wonder if Apple can succeed where Google failed.\nI think there are three reasons why it can. Specifically, Apple will take things slowly, the device will likely focus on a niche or two, and Apple already has years of AR experience under its belt. Let's take a closer look at each factor.\nImage source: GETTY IMAGES.\n1. Apple's slow and steady approach usually pays off\nAs companies go, Apple is very patient. One aspect of Apple's approach to introducing new technologies is that it's not necessarily the first one to enter a new market -- but when it does enter a new one, it's traditionally very successful.\nApple has had years to examine how Google went wrong with Glass and what is working or not working with other competitor headsets, like Meta Platform's Quest headsets. Knowing the market doesn't mean Apple's device will be a slam dunk, but a good example of this strategy working in the company's favor comes from its Apple Watch.\nSony entered the smartwatch market in 2012, followed by Pebble in 2013, and rival Samsung launched its Galaxy Gear watch that same year. Google's Moto 360 watch followed a year later. By comparison, Apple was very late to the game when it launched the Apple Watch in 2015.\nBut Apple took the time to get its product right and understand what consumers really wanted, and now its Watch accounted for 34% of global smartwatch shipments last year and 60% of all smartwatch revenue. Compare that to the second-largest smartwatch maker, Samsung, which holds just 10% of smartwatch shipments.\nPatience is Apple's virtue, and it usually pays off.\n2. The device will likely focus on a niche or two\nOne of the main problems with Google Glass was that it tried to be all things to all people. Google co-founder Sergey Brin famously wore the device out in public, as did some early adopters. But an always-on (or at least seemingly always-on) headset didn't go over well with the public, and it contributed to the device's demise.\nIt's unlikely that Apple will repeat Google's mistake. Instead, Apple will probably hone in on a few key features of the device that fit into specific niches. For example, Apple might focus on marketing it as a tool for gaming and communication. The company already has an extensive list of AR-based mobile games that developers may be eager to adapt for a headset experience. Additionally, sensors in the device could reportedly be used for VR-enhanced FaceTime calls.\nWhile Brin's regular use of Glass hinted at Google's device being built for nearly everywhere use, Apple will likely try to sell consumers on a few specific ways users would want to use the device and let its usefulness grow over time.\nThat strategy has worked for Apple in the past. Again, using the Apple Watch as an example, the company slowly added more advanced features to Watch year after year -- including GPS, cellular connectivity, water resistance, and autonomy from the iPhone -- which helped the Watch evolve. Apple could take a similar approach with its new headset by focusing on getting a few features right the first time and letting the device change over time.\n3. Apple isn't an AR novice\nAnd finally, when Google introduced Glass there wasn't a lot of development of AR apps at the time. In contrast, Apple released its ARKit for developers back in 2017, and RealityKit in 2019.\nThese two systems have given developers and companies years to play around with creating AR/VR apps for Apple's iPhones and iPads, and it's likely been a way for the company to see just how developers could potentially use a mixed-reality headset.\nImage source: Apple.\nAdditionally, Apple has also invested in AR hardware for its devices, including integrating LIDAR sensors into higher-end iPhones beginning in 2020 and then some iPads. LIDAR has allowed users to scan images in the real world and create digital copies of them, take photos and videos with more depth, make accurate measurements, and even scan and create digital models of rooms.\nWhile not all of these features are mind-blowing on their own, when you put them all together it begins to paint a picture of Apple investing in AR hardware and software to gain an understanding of how they'll be used by consumers.\nApple's device could be worth the wait\nThere's no guarantee that Apple will succeed with a mixed reality headset, but I think Apple's slow and steady approach to AR, along with its years of testing out augmented reality apps with developers, put the company in a much better position to succeed in selling a headset than Google was when it launched Glass.\nThe benefit for Apple will come from the company's ability to sell devices at a high price -- its headset is rumored to cost about $3,000 -- with lucrative margins. Not to mention Apple's opportunity to have yet another device tapping into its lucrative App Store.\nThe AR and VR markets will be worth more than $31 billion this year and grow to an estimated $52 billion by 2027. If Apple's rumored headset can succeed where Google failed, taking a lead in this fast-growing market would certainly be worth the wait.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Chris Neiger has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is rumored to be debuting a mixed reality headset (combining augmented reality and virtual reality) at its Worldwide Developer Conference in June, and it has reportedly already shown the device to its board of directors. Additionally, Apple has also invested in AR hardware for its devices, including integrating LIDAR sensors into higher-end iPhones beginning in 2020 and then some iPads. While not all of these features are mind-blowing on their own, when you put them all together it begins to paint a picture of Apple investing in AR hardware and software to gain an understanding of how they'll be used by consumers.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is rumored to be debuting a mixed reality headset (combining augmented reality and virtual reality) at its Worldwide Developer Conference in June, and it has reportedly already shown the device to its board of directors. Additionally, Apple has also invested in AR hardware for its devices, including integrating LIDAR sensors into higher-end iPhones beginning in 2020 and then some iPads. Apple's device could be worth the wait There's no guarantee that Apple will succeed with a mixed reality headset, but I think Apple's slow and steady approach to AR, along with its years of testing out augmented reality apps with developers, put the company in a much better position to succeed in selling a headset than Google was when it launched Glass.", 'news_article_title': 'Can Apple Succeed Where Google Failed?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is rumored to be debuting a mixed reality headset (combining augmented reality and virtual reality) at its Worldwide Developer Conference in June, and it has reportedly already shown the device to its board of directors. With Google leaving a market just as Apple is about to enter it, investors are right to wonder if Apple can succeed where Google failed. Apple's device could be worth the wait There's no guarantee that Apple will succeed with a mixed reality headset, but I think Apple's slow and steady approach to AR, along with its years of testing out augmented reality apps with developers, put the company in a much better position to succeed in selling a headset than Google was when it launched Glass.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is rumored to be debuting a mixed reality headset (combining augmented reality and virtual reality) at its Worldwide Developer Conference in June, and it has reportedly already shown the device to its board of directors. With Google leaving a market just as Apple is about to enter it, investors are right to wonder if Apple can succeed where Google failed. Knowing the market doesn't mean Apple's device will be a slam dunk, but a good example of this strategy working in the company's favor comes from its Apple Watch."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-stocks-that-could-join-apple-and-microsoft-in-the-%242-trillion-club', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Over the past two centuries, there has been a constant changing of the guard among the world's most valuable companies. In 1901, steel was the key driver of value in the stock market, with United States Steel becoming the first-ever company to surpass a $1 billion valuation.\nBut by the end of the century, in 1995, General Electric had formed a dominant conglomerate that amassed a market capitalization of $100 billion. It was the first company to achieve that milestone, and it got there by operating in areas like energy, aviation, white goods, and financial services.\nTechnology is the leading stock market force today, and the numbers have never been larger. After becoming the first company to ever reach a $1 trillion valuation in 2018, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is now worth $2.5 trillion. And it's joined in that exclusive club by just one other company -- its tech sector rival, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), which is worth a shade over $2 trillion.\nBut a very small list of high-quality companies might have the potential to join them. I'm going to share two of those candidates; one is relatively close already, while the other could deliver monster gains for investors if it gets there.\n1. Alphabet (Google)\nAlphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) is the parent company of prominent technology brands like Google and YouTube, which are responsible for driving the organization to a $1.3 trillion valuation as of this writing.\nGoogle owns the world's leading internet search engine, and it's also home to one of the largest cloud-services providers, Google Cloud. But its next frontier is artificial intelligence (AI), which could completely transform both of those industries in the long term, and it's the primary reason I think Alphabet could soon join Apple and Microsoft with a $2 trillion valuation.\nRight now, Google Search serves up links to relevant websites or applications based on the terms a user inputs. But AI-powered chatbots could become the dominant method for seeking information online, and on March 21, Google rolled out a beta version of its Bard platform to users across America and the United Kingdom. It's expected to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT, which wowed the tech world this year with its ability to deliver detailed answers to complex questions across a broad spectrum of topics.\nMicrosoft now owns a substantial stake in OpenAI, and it has already integrated ChatGPT into its Bing search engine, which has concerned Alphabet investors. However, Google has a 93% market share in the search industry compared to Bing's 3%, so it retains a substantial advantage. But how big could the AI opportunity be?\nAccording to one estimate by Cathie Wood's Ark Investment Management, generative AI models (like Bard and ChatGPT) could be responsible for $14 trillion in revenue by 2030; considering Google Search brought in $162 billion in 2022, that's a massive opportunity to grow into. Such models could also add $200 trillion to global economic output by improving worker productivity thanks to the ability of AI to write computer code, for example.\nPlus, Google could capture more of that market through its cloud services, where it already offers business customers access to advanced AI and machine-learning tools to supercharge their operations. Ultimately, AI is Alphabet's greatest opportunity perhaps in the company's history, and it's well positioned to take a leadership role, which would create substantial value for investors.\n2. Tesla\nLike Google, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) also operates in a league of its own despite growing competition. It's the world's largest producer of electric vehicles (EVs), and since the company is valued at $614 billion as of this writing, its stock could deliver a whopping 225% gain for investors if it does reach the $2 trillion mark.\nLast year, Tesla delivered 1.3 million cars to its customers, and it could produce as many as 1.8 million in 2023. Thanks to its two brand new gigafactories in Berlin and Texas, the company's annual production capacity is set to ramp up to about 2 million vehicles. But it certainly won't stop there. Tesla just announced plans to build a new facility in Mexico, and by 2030, CEO Elon Musk believes the company could be operating as many as 12 factories producing 20 million cars per year.\nTesla's U.S. market share in the electric vehicle industry is roughly 65%, and while that's slowly declining as more competition comes online, the size of the opportunity continues to soar. Ark Investment Management predicts global electric vehicle sales could grow from 7.8 million units in 2022 to 60 million as soon as 2027, driven by cost declines as the technology becomes more accessible. Tesla could end up with a smaller piece of a substantially larger pie over time.\nBut that's not all. Tesla is also a powerful force in artificial intelligence through its autonomous self-driving software. It's not only a value-add to its existing fleet of consumer-owned vehicles, but it also paves the way for the company to own significant market share in the autonomous robotaxi industry. While that's still in its infancy (to say the least), Tesla intends to release its first model in 2024, and the industry could present a $14 trillion opportunity over the next four years, according to Ark Invest.\nWall Street analysts expect Tesla to pull in $103 billion in revenue in 2023. That would be a 51-fold increase from the $2 billion it generated a decade ago, in 2013. Considering the substantial opportunities the company faces over the next five-to-10 years, membership in the $2 trillion club is certainly in the cards.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Anthony Di Pizio has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "After becoming the first company to ever reach a $1 trillion valuation in 2018, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is now worth $2.5 trillion. But AI-powered chatbots could become the dominant method for seeking information online, and on March 21, Google rolled out a beta version of its Bard platform to users across America and the United Kingdom. According to one estimate by Cathie Wood's Ark Investment Management, generative AI models (like Bard and ChatGPT) could be responsible for $14 trillion in revenue by 2030; considering Google Search brought in $162 billion in 2022, that's a massive opportunity to grow into.", 'news_luhn_summary': "After becoming the first company to ever reach a $1 trillion valuation in 2018, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is now worth $2.5 trillion. Alphabet (Google) Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) is the parent company of prominent technology brands like Google and YouTube, which are responsible for driving the organization to a $1.3 trillion valuation as of this writing. According to one estimate by Cathie Wood's Ark Investment Management, generative AI models (like Bard and ChatGPT) could be responsible for $14 trillion in revenue by 2030; considering Google Search brought in $162 billion in 2022, that's a massive opportunity to grow into.", 'news_article_title': '2 Stocks That Could Join Apple and Microsoft in the $2 Trillion Club', 'news_lexrank_summary': "After becoming the first company to ever reach a $1 trillion valuation in 2018, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is now worth $2.5 trillion. Google owns the world's leading internet search engine, and it's also home to one of the largest cloud-services providers, Google Cloud. Last year, Tesla delivered 1.3 million cars to its customers, and it could produce as many as 1.8 million in 2023.", 'news_textrank_summary': "After becoming the first company to ever reach a $1 trillion valuation in 2018, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is now worth $2.5 trillion. Alphabet (Google) Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) is the parent company of prominent technology brands like Google and YouTube, which are responsible for driving the organization to a $1.3 trillion valuation as of this writing. 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{'date': '2023-03-24', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-friday-option-activity%3A-enph-aapl-cost', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Enphase Energy Inc. (Symbol: ENPH), where a total of 37,713 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 102.2% of ENPH's average daily trading volume over the past month of 3.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $195 strike put option expiring March 24, 2023, with 2,408 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 240,800 underlying shares of ENPH. Below is a chart showing ENPH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange:\nApple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 655,112 contracts, representing approximately 65.5 million underlying shares or approximately 97.5% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 67.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $160 strike call option expiring March 24, 2023, with 74,927 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST) saw options trading volume of 19,640 contracts, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares or approximately 89% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $495 strike call option expiring March 24, 2023, with 1,539 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 153,900 underlying shares of COST. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $495 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for ENPH options, AAPL options, or COST options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 ONCS Insider Buying\n\x95 MDP Stock Predictions\n\x95 WTI Stock Predictions\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $160 strike call option expiring March 24, 2023, with 74,927 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing ENPH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 655,112 contracts, representing approximately 65.5 million underlying shares or approximately 97.5% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 67.2 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160 strike highlighted in orange: And Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST) saw options trading volume of 19,640 contracts, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares or approximately 89% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing ENPH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 655,112 contracts, representing approximately 65.5 million underlying shares or approximately 97.5% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 67.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $160 strike call option expiring March 24, 2023, with 74,927 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160 strike highlighted in orange: And Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST) saw options trading volume of 19,640 contracts, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares or approximately 89% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares.", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Friday Option Activity: ENPH, AAPL, COST', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing ENPH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 655,112 contracts, representing approximately 65.5 million underlying shares or approximately 97.5% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 67.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $160 strike call option expiring March 24, 2023, with 74,927 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160 strike highlighted in orange: And Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST) saw options trading volume of 19,640 contracts, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares or approximately 89% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing ENPH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 655,112 contracts, representing approximately 65.5 million underlying shares or approximately 97.5% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 67.2 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160 strike highlighted in orange: And Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST) saw options trading volume of 19,640 contracts, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares or approximately 89% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $160 strike call option expiring March 24, 2023, with 74,927 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.5 million underlying shares of AAPL."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-week-ahead-strength-in-megacap-stocks-masks-broader-u.s.-market-woes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lewis Krauskopf\nNEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - Investors are relying on an old strategy to navigate the current tumult in asset prices: buying shares of the massive U.S. companies that led markets higher for years.\nShares of the top five companies by market value -- Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Nvidia NVDA.O -- have gained between 4.5% and 12% since March 8, when troubles at Silicon Valley Bank set off banking system worries. In that period, the S&P 500 has fallen 0.5%.\nMegagaps are attracting bets because of strong balance sheets, robust profit margins and business models expected to hold up better if recession hits, investors said. A recent pullback in U.S. bond yields, whose ascent punished growth stocks last year, is also buoying their prices in 2023.\nBut their strength could have drawbacks. Megacaps\' growing market capitalization means indexes such as the S&P 500 are increasingly driven by a smaller cluster of stocks. That could spur volatility in broader markets if circumstances change and investors make a quick exit from big tech and growth names.\n"The view from investors is that technology companies are in a better place to get through an uncertain period of time,” said Keith Lerner, co-chief investment officer at Truist Advisory Services, which is overweight the tech sector. However, “when you have crowding you could see a sharp reversal out of nowhere because everyone is in the same area.”\nStrength in megacaps also cloaks weakness elsewhere. Measures of market breadth have turned more negative, while the equal-weighted S&P 500 .SPXEW, a proxy for the average stock in the benchmark index, is down over 5% since March.\nInvestors are bracing for more banking sector volatility next week, after sharp declines in shares of European giants Deutsche Bank and UBS on Friday followed the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank earlier this month. Upcoming U.S. data on consumer confidence and inflation could also sway markets.\nMegacaps led the U.S. market in the decade following the financial crisis and spearheaded Wall Street\'s blistering rebound after the selloff in early 2020 fueled by the coronavirus pandemic. But they tumbled last year, as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to fight 40-year high inflation.\nTheir rebound this year accelerated as concerns over the banking system spiked, and the combined weight of Apple and Microsoft in the S&P 500 recently topped 13%. That was the highest in over 30 years for any top two stocks in the index, according to Todd Sohn, technical strategist at Strategas.\nThe weight of the top five S&P 500 companies has rebounded to 21.7% from 18.8% for the top five stocks at the end of 2022.\nAs megacaps have rallied, some indicators of breadth, which technical analysts view as gauges of broad market health, have darkened recently.\nThe number of new 52-week lows on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq was on pace to eclipse new highs for three straight weeks, a reversal after new highs had topped new lows almost every week to start 2023, according to Willie Delwiche, investment strategist at Hi Mount Research.\nFurther, the percentage of industry groups tracked by Delwiche above their 10-week moving averages has plummeted from 87% in early February to 7% in the latest week.\n“After some hopeful signs earlier this year, it’s evidence that the pattern of weakness beneath the surface that we saw last year is re-emerging,” Delwiche said. “We need to see better participation if the indexes are going to be able to sustain the next leg higher.”\nThe performance of megacaps could suffer if banking worries ease and investors scoop up economically sensitive stocks that have struggled. The S&P 500 energy sector .SPNY is down 7.5% since March 8, while the industrials sector .SPLRCI is off 5%.\nA rebound in U.S. bond yields could pressure tech and growth stocks. Earnings growth in the tech sector, meanwhile, is expected to trail the overall S&P 500 in 2023.\nNevertheless, some investors are bullish on megacap stocks.\nDespite last year\'s market swoon, "our bias has been that we think we are still in ... an up trend," said Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at GLOBALT Investments, who is overweight many megacaps.\nIn turn, he said, that likely means "the big-cap growth stocks will be the ones who lead from here."\nBig stocks beat the markethttps://tmsnrt.rs/3nhSCob\nMegacap stocks\' weight in S&P 500https://tmsnrt.rs/3JCvmZo\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of the top five companies by market value -- Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Nvidia NVDA.O -- have gained between 4.5% and 12% since March 8, when troubles at Silicon Valley Bank set off banking system worries. By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - Investors are relying on an old strategy to navigate the current tumult in asset prices: buying shares of the massive U.S. companies that led markets higher for years. "The view from investors is that technology companies are in a better place to get through an uncertain period of time,” said Keith Lerner, co-chief investment officer at Truist Advisory Services, which is overweight the tech sector.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of the top five companies by market value -- Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Nvidia NVDA.O -- have gained between 4.5% and 12% since March 8, when troubles at Silicon Valley Bank set off banking system worries. By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - Investors are relying on an old strategy to navigate the current tumult in asset prices: buying shares of the massive U.S. companies that led markets higher for years. Investors are bracing for more banking sector volatility next week, after sharp declines in shares of European giants Deutsche Bank and UBS on Friday followed the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank earlier this month.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall St Week Ahead-Strength in megacap stocks masks broader U.S. market woes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of the top five companies by market value -- Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Nvidia NVDA.O -- have gained between 4.5% and 12% since March 8, when troubles at Silicon Valley Bank set off banking system worries. A rebound in U.S. bond yields could pressure tech and growth stocks. In turn, he said, that likely means "the big-cap growth stocks will be the ones who lead from here."', 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of the top five companies by market value -- Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Nvidia NVDA.O -- have gained between 4.5% and 12% since March 8, when troubles at Silicon Valley Bank set off banking system worries. Investors are bracing for more banking sector volatility next week, after sharp declines in shares of European giants Deutsche Bank and UBS on Friday followed the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank earlier this month. Big stocks beat the markethttps://tmsnrt.rs/3nhSCob Megacap stocks' weight in S&P 500https://tmsnrt.rs/3JCvmZo (Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and David Gregorio) (([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-big-reason-to-buy-this-nasdaq-stock-hand-over-fist-before-it-is-too-late', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has been a solid performer on the stock market in 2023, with gains of 27% so far. Investment bank Goldman Sachs expects the technology giant to sustain its impressive rally and head higher thanks to a massive installed base of users, as well as the growth of its services business and innovation in new areas.\nGoldman gave Apple stock its first buy rating in almost six years. The stock has jumped over 300% since the investment bank\'s previous buy rating, and analyst Michael Ng, who is now covering the company, has a $199 price target on Apple. That points toward 25% upside from current levels. Ng believes that Apple\'s solid brand equity has helped the company build a huge user base, which would play a key role in driving growth in the company\'s high-margin services business.\nGiven that Apple could reportedly be taking steps to boost its installed base further, it won\'t be surprising to see this tech stock surpass Goldman\'s price target and head higher in the long run. Let\'s look at one such potential catalyst that could send Apple stock higher in the long run.\nApple can snatch more users from the Android ecosystem\nSupply chain rumors suggest that Apple could reportedly update the budget-friendly iPhone SE next year. According to noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple may use the iPhone 14\'s form factor for the next iPhone SE and may even give the device an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display instead of the legacy liquid-crystal display (LCD).\nApple released the current generation iPhone SE last year, equipping the device with 5G wireless capability and a 4.7-inch LCD screen. The device was launched at an opportune time, given rising inflation and macroeconomic uncertainties, which explains why the iPhone SE turned out to be a popular smartphone in 2022. According to Counterpoint Research, the iPhone SE ranked ninth on the list of 10 best-selling smartphones globally last year.\nThe research firm estimates that the device captured 1.1% of global smartphone volumes in 2022. As an estimated 1.2 billion smartphones were shipped last year, the iPhone SE should have sold at least 13 million units, per Counterpoint. That would translate into just under 6% of Apple\'s overall shipments of 226 million units last year.\nThe next iteration of this device could be more successful, given the updates that Apple is likely to bring in the form of a bigger screen and better display. These updates should help the company capitalize on the trend of users switching from Android devices to iPhones.\nOn Apple\'s February earnings conference call, CFO Luca Maestri pointed out that the company saw "record levels of switchers in India and in Mexico." CEO Tim Cook also acknowledged the role played by switchers from Android to iOS in helping Apple hit an installed base of 2 billion devices. Apple ended 2022 with an 18.8% share of the global smartphone market, an increase of 1.5 percentage points over the prior year.\nGiven that the rumored 2024 iPhone SE is expected to be priced around $500, Apple could continue to win over more customers from the Android ecosystem. That\'s because midrange Android smartphones are priced between $450 to $650, and the potential pricing of the next iPhone SE could be below the $608 average selling price (ASP) of 5G smartphones seen last year.\nAll this indicates that Apple\'s installed base of iPhones could keep heading higher in the future. This should pave the way for stronger growth in the company\'s services business, apart from creating a new pool of customers that could upgrade to more expensive iPhones or even purchase other products in the long run.\nA better entry-level iPhone could be a boon in the long run\nAn estimated 910 million 5G smartphones were shipped in 2022, according to CCS Insights. That number is expected to jump to 1.39 billion units by 2025. At the same time, the ASP of 5G smartphones is expected to shrink and drop to $444 by 2026.\nSo Apple would be doing the right thing by giving regular updates to its entry-level smartphone in the coming years, as it could play an important role in helping the company maintain its dominance in the 5G smartphone space. After all, midtier smartphones command just over a third of overall smartphone shipments globally.\nApple controlled just over 29% of the 5G smartphone market a year ago. Having a solid midrange smartphone in its lineup will help Apple maintain its grip over the 5G smartphone market in the long run, especially considering the way this space is expected to grow.\nIf Apple continues to hold even a quarter of the 5G smartphone market in 2025, its annual iPhone shipments could hit almost 350 million units (based on CCS Insights\' 1.39 billion units shipment estimate). That would be a big improvement over last year\'s shipment of 226 million units. The iPhone generated just under $200 billion in revenue in 2022, which means the ASP of each unit was just over $883.\nIf Apple\'s iPhone ASP declines even by 10% after three years to $795 amid growing competition, the company could generate $278 billion in iPhone revenue in 2025 if it does manage to move 350 million units during the year (based on the assumption made in the previous paragraph). That would be an improvement of 39% over Apple\'s 2022 iPhone revenue.\nGiven that the iPhone is Apple\'s biggest source of revenue and produced 56% of its top line last quarter, a healthy bump in iPhone sales and the related increase in demand for its services business would give the company\'s top and bottom lines a boost in the long run. This is why savvy investors should consider buying this tech stock before it is too late.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Goldman Sachs Group. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has been a solid performer on the stock market in 2023, with gains of 27% so far. Investment bank Goldman Sachs expects the technology giant to sustain its impressive rally and head higher thanks to a massive installed base of users, as well as the growth of its services business and innovation in new areas. Given that Apple could reportedly be taking steps to boost its installed base further, it won't be surprising to see this tech stock surpass Goldman's price target and head higher in the long run.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has been a solid performer on the stock market in 2023, with gains of 27% so far. Given that Apple could reportedly be taking steps to boost its installed base further, it won't be surprising to see this tech stock surpass Goldman's price target and head higher in the long run. CEO Tim Cook also acknowledged the role played by switchers from Android to iOS in helping Apple hit an installed base of 2 billion devices.", 'news_article_title': '1 Big Reason to Buy This Nasdaq Stock Hand Over Fist Before It Is Too Late', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has been a solid performer on the stock market in 2023, with gains of 27% so far. Having a solid midrange smartphone in its lineup will help Apple maintain its grip over the 5G smartphone market in the long run, especially considering the way this space is expected to grow. If Apple continues to hold even a quarter of the 5G smartphone market in 2025, its annual iPhone shipments could hit almost 350 million units (based on CCS Insights' 1.39 billion units shipment estimate).", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has been a solid performer on the stock market in 2023, with gains of 27% so far. According to noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple may use the iPhone 14's form factor for the next iPhone SE and may even give the device an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display instead of the legacy liquid-crystal display (LCD). If Apple continues to hold even a quarter of the 5G smartphone market in 2025, its annual iPhone shipments could hit almost 350 million units (based on CCS Insights' 1.39 billion units shipment estimate)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/10-small-cap-stocks-to-sell-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWith Wall Street laser-focused on the banking crisis, there was a group of stocks that didn’t receive a lot of love this week: small-cap stocks.\nHowever, I think there is tremendous opportunity in select small-cap stocks right now – and it’s all about investing in the right ones. So, in today’s Market 360, I’ll share an exciting phenomenon that is currently opening a window for huge gains in small caps. But before we dive in, let’s first review what a small-cap stock is.\nHere’s What You Need to Know\nSmall-cap companies can be some of the most innovative and profitable on the market. Though they are sometimes misinterpreted as only startups or brand-new companies, they are technically just companies whose total market value, or market capitalization, ranges from about $300 million to $2 billion. Large-cap stocks, in comparison, have a market value of $10 billion or higher.\nThe appeal of small-cap stocks is that, because they are small and often trade at lower prices, there is greater potential for big gains in a short period of time. There is also hope that a small-cap stock could become the next Apple Inc. (AAPL) or Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN).\nBut the reality is that with greater growth comes greater risk and volatility, and small-cap stocks can often lack stability. For example, the Russell 2000, the small-cap index, fell 22.3% in 2022. Compare that to the S&P 500’s 19.7% decline and the Dow’s 9.2% fall. If you pick the wrong small-cap stock, you could end up with a real dud on your hands and do serious damage to your portfolio.\nLuckily for you, my proprietary stock-picking system can help you find the winners and avoid the losers. It analyses over 6,000 stocks and gives them an A-F grade. An A- or B-rating means the stock is a “Buy,” a C-rating makes the stock a “Hold,” while a D- or F-rating means the stock is a “Sell.”\nFor example, my system flagged Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) on August 5, 2022, which went on to rally more than 135% from August 5, 2022, to February 1, 2023! Compare that to the Russell 2000’s 2% rise over the same time period. Or consider Calix, Inc. (CALX), which my system gave the green light on February 5, 2021. By November 2, 2022, CALX surged about 125%. For perspective, the Russell 2000 fell nearly 20% over that same time period.\nFor today, I want to share with you 10 small-cap stocks that my system recommends staying far away from. You’ll notice that each holds a D- or F-rating, which means they are “Sells” right now. Even though they are trading at low prices, these cheap stocks are not good bargains.\nTICKER COMPANY NAME TOTAL GRADE\nADV Advantage Solutions Inc Class A F\nBAK Braskem S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd Class A F\nBIG Big Lots, Inc. F\nEQX Equinox Gold Corp. D\nGMRE Global Medical REIT, Inc. D\nHBI Hanesbrands Inc. F\nKRO Kronos Worldwide, Inc. D\nMERC Mercer International Inc. D\nPGRE Paramount Group, Inc. F\nSTER Sterling Check Corp. D\nThis doesn’t mean that you should avoid low-priced/small-cap stocks completely – far from it. In fact, right now we’re in the midst of an emerging opportunity in the small-cap market.\nIt’s a near-perfect setup where the return potential hidden within certain small-cap stocks becomes intensified leading to potentially even bigger gains. And this happens around times of peak market uncertainty like we are experiencing today.\nI revealed exactly why in my special Two Huge Predictions 2023 presentation yesterday. (I’ll give you a hint here, it has to do with misinformation.) I also shared how my Lie Detector system works, as well as my two huge predictions that are so powerful they could change the entire course of your 2023 earnings season. I also give away the name of a company – ticker symbol and all – that’s poised to skyrocket over the next 12 months.\nIf you missed my Two Huge Predictions 2023 presentation, don’t worry, you can catch a replay of it by clicking here.\nSincerely,\nSource: InvestorPlace unless otherwise noted\n Louis Navellier\nP.S. I recently sent out a VIP briefing all about my two biggest predictions for 2023: One that will give you a chance to make a lot of money this year… a little-known stock set to skyrocket 500% or more in the coming months.\nThe other, my dire prediction for America’s next shocking bankruptcy… A darling of Wall Street that’s sitting in lots of unsuspecting portfolios right now. So, if you want to do more than simply tread water in 2023, you can start by watching my special Two Huge Predictions 2023 presentation to know how to best position your portfolio.\nThe Editor hereby discloses that as of the date of this email, the Editor, directly or indirectly, owns the following securities that are the subject of the commentary, analysis, opinions, advice, or recommendations in, or which are otherwise mentioned in, the essay set forth below:\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Calix, Inc. (CALX), Mercer International Inc. (MERC)\nLouis Navellier, who has been called “one of the most important money managers of our time,” has broken the silence in this shocking “tell all” video… exposing one of the most shocking events in our country’s history… and the one move every American needs to make today.\nThe post 10 Small-Cap Stocks to Sell Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'There is also hope that a small-cap stock could become the next Apple Inc. (AAPL) or Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN). The appeal of small-cap stocks is that, because they are small and often trade at lower prices, there is greater potential for big gains in a short period of time. I recently sent out a VIP briefing all about my two biggest predictions for 2023: One that will give you a chance to make a lot of money this year… a little-known stock set to skyrocket 500% or more in the coming months.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'There is also hope that a small-cap stock could become the next Apple Inc. (AAPL) or Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips With Wall Street laser-focused on the banking crisis, there was a group of stocks that didn’t receive a lot of love this week: small-cap stocks. The appeal of small-cap stocks is that, because they are small and often trade at lower prices, there is greater potential for big gains in a short period of time.', 'news_article_title': '10 Small-Cap Stocks to Sell Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'There is also hope that a small-cap stock could become the next Apple Inc. (AAPL) or Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN). The appeal of small-cap stocks is that, because they are small and often trade at lower prices, there is greater potential for big gains in a short period of time. Compare that to the Russell 2000’s 2% rise over the same time period.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'There is also hope that a small-cap stock could become the next Apple Inc. (AAPL) or Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips With Wall Street laser-focused on the banking crisis, there was a group of stocks that didn’t receive a lot of love this week: small-cap stocks. An A- or B-rating means the stock is a “Buy,” a C-rating makes the stock a “Hold,” while a D- or F-rating means the stock is a “Sell.” For example, my system flagged Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) on August 5, 2022, which went on to rally more than 135% from August 5, 2022, to February 1, 2023!'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/vettafi-voices-on%3A-where-the-fed-goes-next-on-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Leading into "Fed Day" on Wednesday, some market observers had suggested the Federal Reserve wouldn\'t raise interest rates, in order to avoid adding even more volatility to markets following the bank crisis drama. The Fed raised them anyway. For this week\'s watercooler conversation, the VettaFi Voices assess the impact of yet more Fed rate hikes, and what it all might mean for bond and equity risk.\nTodd Rosenbluth, director of ETF research: I think many investors thought a 25 basis point hike was likely, although some might have hoped the Fed would pause, given the banking crisis that is still an issue. But the lack of confidence on the Fed\'s next moves is evident. The Fed does not expect to cut rates at all for the rest of 2023, but the market was still expecting it as of Wednesday. I think the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) is a good indication of this. This is one of the most interest rate sensitive ETFs around, with a duration of 18 years. TLT rose on Wednesday, climbing even higher after the Fed announcement and Powell\'s press conference, only to give all those gains back, as of 11:30 AM Thursday.\nOn a recent webcast, advisors told us they saw the greatest investment opportunities in fixed rate, short term Treasury bond ETFs: funds like the Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH), and the iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY), as well as floating rate ETFs like the WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund (USFR), because of the relative safety and compelling yields. USFR has pulled in $1.6 billion in the past month and over $440 million in the last week; it\'s becoming one of the go-to vehicles for short-term Treasury exposure.\nMeanwhile, we are seeing some increased interest in high yield bond ETFs, which don\'t have the same level of interest rate risk but sport 8% yields. The iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) and the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) have seen inflows in the past week and engagement for high yield on VettaFi platforms is higher than it was a month earlier.\nWithin equities, growth ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and technology ETFs like the Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) are the standouts. Roxanna Islam has a great piece out this week on this topic, so I will not steal her efforts.\nWe have seen investors turn to gold ETFs, which we talked about in last week\'s "VettaFi Voices On", as the uncertainty in the global economy and in US monetary policy has created reasons to look for tactical safe havens. The SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) and the iShares Gold Trust (IAU), which are the more institutionally focused gold ETFs, have seen inflows, while the more retail friendly SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust (GLDM) has not seen much.\nStacey, how has oil been acting, and what impact does this have on MLPs?\nStacey Morris, head of energy research: The US oil benchmark has rebounded back above $70 per barrel, recovering some of its losses from last week when the banking crisis and risk-off sentiment weighed on the commodity. MLPs are less exposed to oil volatility because of their fee-based business model. As such, they held up better than other energy subsectors last week. \nMLPs could be an interesting alternative to high yield bonds. To be clear, MLPs are not a proxy for fixed income, but MLPs are also yielding around 8%. As we mentioned on a webcast earlier in the week, investment-grade companies represent ~76% of the underlying index for the Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) by weighting. Based on distributions (dividends) paid in 1Q23, approximately 92% of AMLP\'s underlying index increased its payout over the last year. I remain constructive on the outlook for MLP distributions as companies continue to generate solid free cash flow.\nDave Nadig, financial futurist: I called this the banking crisis the most boring crisis ever only partially in jest, but honestly, much of this has played out according to the "common wisdom" playbook. Fed Chair Powell did, I thought, extremely well in the press conference, other than a stumble here or there in the Q&A. But what he needed to do -- what the Fed needed to do -- was convince people that the adults were in charge. Things were going great until Yellen spoke. Which is why I think this chart is FASCINATING:\nThat\'s the 2-Year Treasury plotted against the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY). It\'s a decent way of thinking about market reaction: Did the market go long equities, or run for cover? Initially, both stocks and bonds traded up: Essentially, people heard what they wanted to hear out of the gate. But over the course of the presser, Janet Yellen simultaneously contradicted Powell\'s carefully constructed "banks are safe" narrative. Stocks then sold off and bonds went even higher. After which, the equity market took a LONG time compared to the bond market to (probably correctly) parse that the adults weren\'t actually talking to each other.\nRosenbluth: I agree Powell showed that the Fed was on the case and even made it clear what words mattered most in the statement. But I think they still do not have a clear sense of what might happen next. That’s why the market is ahead of the Fed, last I checked.\nNadig: What does all this mean for your portfolio right now? Well, you have to pay pretty close attention and probably not make any sudden moves. Having leadership that\'s more toddler than parent means more volatility. Directionally, it will probably make no difference: The U.S. isn\'t going to start letting depositors lose money, and I think the market really knows it. But it\'s also clear there\'s huge room for improvement on messaging.\nBottom line: the commitment to getting inflation down is strong. We could argue about whether they did too much, too fast, but here we are, with a still-hawkish Fed but with pretty clear visibility to the terminal state.\nRoxanna Islam, associate director of research: I think Wednesday was really interesting because even though there was a 25 bps rate hike, it wasn\'t unexpected. Many investors actually took away a few positives from the meeting--mainly that the Fed removed language about "ongoing increases," which means that interest rate hikes could be nearing an end. Many are expecting at most one more rate hike, but there\'s a good amount of people out there that think this may be the last one.\nEven though the Fed also stated that there won\'t be any rate decreases in 2023, I still think there\'s more confidence returning back to growth and tech sectors. A lot of that is in large-cap tech stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) along with some large-cap semiconductor stocks like Nvidia (NVDA). The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) was up 1.6% mid-day on Thursday, and semiconductor ETFs were up even more. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) and the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) were both up 2.7% as of Thursday.\nSemiconductor ETFs have seen a lot of interest lately, and it\'s not just because they hold a lot of large-cap tech stock, like NVDA or Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). There\'s a lot of interest stemming from ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence, which lately has been one of the more optimistic stories (considering all that we\'ve seen recently including a banking collapse, crypto turmoil, and ongoing inflationary concerns). I actually touched on this in my note for this week.\nYet interest rate hikes affect us as consumers -- and those hikes are going to make it harder for people to buy homes, cars, or put money on credit cards. That has to be considered as well, especially since consumers are basically 2/3 of the economy. So the fact that this is possibly one of the last rate hikes can provide some relief.\nRosenbluth: To Dave\'s point about whether you need to do anything differently, this is an environment when active ETFs could make sense. If you don\'t want to manage the duration of your fixed income allocation there are many well established active asset managers offering core bond ETF strategies including Capital Group, Franklin Templeton, JPMorgan, PIMCO, T. Rowe Price, and many others with the same macro expertise you\'d expect, but in a more tax efficient, liquid product.\nNadig: I guess there\'s a middle ground here, too. It\'s definitely a time to pay attention, but it\'s never a good idea to actively be repositioning portfolios in high-volatility, high-uncertainty markets (which is how I would describe this little window of regulators not coordinating well). For sure, this is a case where an active bond manager can really earn their stripes. But I wouldn\'t recommend anyone going whole hog into a narrow corner of the bond market just because something seems cheap, or worse, shiny.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Modern Alpha Channel.\nvettafi.com is owned by VettaFi LLC (“VettaFi”). VettaFi is the index provider for AMLP, for which it receives an index licensing fee. However, AMLP is not issued, sponsored, endorsed or sold by VettaFi, and VettaFi has no obligation or liability in connection with the issuance, administration, marketing or trading of AMLP.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A lot of that is in large-cap tech stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) along with some large-cap semiconductor stocks like Nvidia (NVDA). We have seen investors turn to gold ETFs, which we talked about in last week\'s "VettaFi Voices On", as the uncertainty in the global economy and in US monetary policy has created reasons to look for tactical safe havens. Stacey Morris, head of energy research: The US oil benchmark has rebounded back above $70 per barrel, recovering some of its losses from last week when the banking crisis and risk-off sentiment weighed on the commodity.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'A lot of that is in large-cap tech stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) along with some large-cap semiconductor stocks like Nvidia (NVDA). On a recent webcast, advisors told us they saw the greatest investment opportunities in fixed rate, short term Treasury bond ETFs: funds like the Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH), and the iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY), as well as floating rate ETFs like the WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund (USFR), because of the relative safety and compelling yields. The iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) and the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) have seen inflows in the past week and engagement for high yield on VettaFi platforms is higher than it was a month earlier.', 'news_article_title': 'VettaFi Voices On: Where the Fed Goes Next on Rate Hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': "A lot of that is in large-cap tech stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) along with some large-cap semiconductor stocks like Nvidia (NVDA). After which, the equity market took a LONG time compared to the bond market to (probably correctly) parse that the adults weren't actually talking to each other. Roxanna Islam, associate director of research: I think Wednesday was really interesting because even though there was a 25 bps rate hike, it wasn't unexpected.", 'news_textrank_summary': "A lot of that is in large-cap tech stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) along with some large-cap semiconductor stocks like Nvidia (NVDA). On a recent webcast, advisors told us they saw the greatest investment opportunities in fixed rate, short term Treasury bond ETFs: funds like the Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH), and the iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY), as well as floating rate ETFs like the WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund (USFR), because of the relative safety and compelling yields. Meanwhile, we are seeing some increased interest in high yield bond ETFs, which don't have the same level of interest rate risk but sport 8% yields."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-deepens-focus-on-streaming-movie-business', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL is deepening its focus on expanding its footprint in the entertainment business with plans to spend $1 billion on producing movies. Per Bloomberg, the iPhone maker has already approached movie studios to ink partnerships that will help it to release films in theaters.\n\nApple’s latest move reflects its strategy to attract subscribers to its streaming service, Apple TV+. It is working with prominent filmmakers like Martin Scorsese, Matthew Vaughn and Ridley Scott to improve content for the service.\n\nApple TV+, despite having fewer subscribers than Netflix NFLX and Disney DIS, has been gaining recognition due to its impressive content portfolio that includes Ted Lasso. Its animated movie The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film this year. Last year, Apple won three Academy Awards for CODA.\n\nApple’s impressive run at the Academy Awards has been instrumental in driving recognition of Apple TV+ in the saturated streaming market currently dominated by the likes of Amazon AMZN, Netflix and Disney+.\nApple Inc. Price and Consensus\nApple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\nApple TV+ is also expanding into different genres like live sports. Apple TV+ is set to stream Friday Night Baseball, a weekly doubleheader, beginning Apr 7. Moreover, MLS Season Pass, a subscription service, is now available on the Apple TV app in more than 100 countries and regions.\nApple TV+ Popularity to Benefit Services Business\nThe growing popularity of Apple TV+ and services like Fitness+ have been beneficial for Apple’s Services business, which has become a major revenue-generating source in recent times.\n\nThe Services portfolio currently has more than 935 million paid subscribers and accounted for 17.7% of sales in the fiscal first quarter. Services revenues increased 6.4% from the year-ago quarter to $20.77 billion.\n\nFor the fiscal second quarter, Services revenues are expected to grow year over year despite challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming.\n\nApple shares have outperformed the Zacks Computer and Technology sector in the past year. While AAPL shares have declined 8.7%, Netflix, Disney and Amazon shares have declined 12.7%, 32% and 40.6%, respectively.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Apple’s fiscal second-quarter earnings has increased by a penny to $1.44 over the past 30 days.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company expects fiscal second quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to be similar to that of the December (fiscal first) quarter due to unfavorable forex. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL is deepening its focus on expanding its footprint in the entertainment business with plans to spend $1 billion on producing movies. While AAPL shares have declined 8.7%, Netflix, Disney and Amazon shares have declined 12.7%, 32% and 40.6%, respectively. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'While AAPL shares have declined 8.7%, Netflix, Disney and Amazon shares have declined 12.7%, 32% and 40.6%, respectively. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL is deepening its focus on expanding its footprint in the entertainment business with plans to spend $1 billion on producing movies.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Deepens Focus on Streaming, Movie Business', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL is deepening its focus on expanding its footprint in the entertainment business with plans to spend $1 billion on producing movies. While AAPL shares have declined 8.7%, Netflix, Disney and Amazon shares have declined 12.7%, 32% and 40.6%, respectively. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL is deepening its focus on expanding its footprint in the entertainment business with plans to spend $1 billion on producing movies. While AAPL shares have declined 8.7%, Netflix, Disney and Amazon shares have declined 12.7%, 32% and 40.6%, respectively.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-dow-stocks-to-watch-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is one of the world’s most popular stock market indices. It is made up of 30 large-cap blue-chip companies that are industry leaders in their respective fields. These businesses were chosen for their reputation, growth potential, and overall financial health.\nThe DJIA’s constituent companies come from a wide range of industries, including technology, healthcare, financial services, and consumer goods. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) are among the most well-known names on the list. These companies are considered stable and reliable investments for both individual and institutional investors due to their size and reputation.\nFurthermore, investing in Dow stocks can provide investors with exposure to some of the world’s largest and most stable corporations. However, it is important to note that the DJIA’s performance is not always indicative of the overall market or the performance of individual stocks. Before making any investment decisions, as with any other, it is critical to conduct extensive research and analysis. Keeping this on top of mind, here are two dow stocks for your late March 2023 watchlist.\nDow Jones Stocks To Watch Now\nUnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE: UNH)\nMcDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD)\nUnitedHealth Group (UNH Stock)\nUnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) is a healthcare company that provides health insurance and healthcare services. The company’s offerings include healthcare plans, pharmaceutical benefits management, and healthcare technology services. UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest healthcare companies in the world, with operations in the United States and several international markets.\nThis week, the company announced the date it will release its first quarter 2023 financial and operating results. UNH reported that it will report its Q1 2023 results on Friday, April 14, 2023, ahead of the U.S. stock market opening. To recap, in Q4 2022, the company reported a beat with earnings of $5.34 per share, with revenue of $82.8 billion.\nYear-to-date, shares of UNH stock have slipped by 9.39%. Meanwhile, on Friday’s late-morning trading session, UNH stock is trading flat on the day so far at $469.96 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Best Dividend Stocks To Watch In 2023? 3 To Know\nMcDonald’s Corp. (MCD Stock)\nMcDonald’s Corporation (MCD) is a global fast-food restaurant chain that operates in over 100 countries. The company is one of the most recognized brands in the world and has a long-standing reputation for innovation and marketing prowess.\nAt the end of January, McDonald’s announced a beat for its Q4 2022 earnings results. Specifically, the company posted an EPS of $2.59 versus estimates of $2.46 per share. Additionally, MCD reported revenue of $5.9 billion in comparison to analysts’ estimates of $5.6 billion. What’s more, McDonald’s also offers an annual dividend yield of 2.26%.\nLooking at MCD stock since the start of 2023, shares are up by 1.84% YTD. Though, ahead of Friday’s lunchtime session, shares of Mcdonald’s stock are trading slightly lower on the day by 0.16% at $269.20 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) are among the most well-known names on the list. The DJIA’s constituent companies come from a wide range of industries, including technology, healthcare, financial services, and consumer goods. UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest healthcare companies in the world, with operations in the United States and several international markets.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) are among the most well-known names on the list. The DJIA’s constituent companies come from a wide range of industries, including technology, healthcare, financial services, and consumer goods. Dow Jones Stocks To Watch Now UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE: UNH) McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) UnitedHealth Group (UNH Stock) UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) is a healthcare company that provides health insurance and healthcare services.', 'news_article_title': '2 Dow Stocks To Watch Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) are among the most well-known names on the list. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is one of the world’s most popular stock market indices. Dow Jones Stocks To Watch Now UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE: UNH) McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) UnitedHealth Group (UNH Stock) UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) is a healthcare company that provides health insurance and healthcare services.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) are among the most well-known names on the list. Dow Jones Stocks To Watch Now UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE: UNH) McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) UnitedHealth Group (UNH Stock) UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) is a healthcare company that provides health insurance and healthcare services. 3 To Know McDonald’s Corp. (MCD Stock) McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) is a global fast-food restaurant chain that operates in over 100 countries.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-inc.-aapl-is-attracting-investor-attention%3A-here-is-what-you-should-know-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.\nShares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +6.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite\'s -1.5% change. The Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, to which Apple belongs, has gained 6.2% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?\nAlthough media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company\'s business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.\nRevisions to Earnings Estimates\nRather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company\'s earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings.\nOur analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock\'s fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.44 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -5.3%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed +0.1%.\nFor the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.04 points to a change of -1.2% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has changed -0.1%.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.68 indicates a change of +10.5% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed +0.4%.\nWith an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock\'s near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Apple.\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company\'s forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nProjected Revenue Growth\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company\'s financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn\'t able to grow its revenues. After all, it\'s nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it\'s important to know a company\'s potential revenue growth.\nFor Apple, the consensus sales estimate for the current quarter of $93.39 billion indicates a year-over-year change of -4%. For the current and next fiscal years, $390.02 billion and $416.7 billion estimates indicate -1.1% and +6.8% changes, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $117.15 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -5.5%. EPS of $1.88 for the same period compares with $2.10 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $121.21 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of -3.34%. The EPS surprise was -2.59%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nWithout considering a stock\'s valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock\'s future price performance, it\'s crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company\'s growth prospects.\nComparing the current value of a company\'s valuation multiples, such as its price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), to its own historical values helps ascertain whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, whereas comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of how reasonable its stock price is.\nAs part of the Zacks Style Scores system, the Zacks Value Style Score (which evaluates both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics) organizes stocks into five groups ranging from A to F (A is better than B; B is better than C; and so on), making it helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded D on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nBottom Line\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it\'s worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.68 indicates a change of +10.5% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-growth-etf-vug-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 01/26/2004, the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $78.16 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Also, growth stocks are a type of equity that carries more risk compared to others. Compared to value stocks, growth stocks are a safer bet in a strong bull market, but don't perform as strongly in almost all other financial environments.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.68%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 48.20% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Telecom round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.17% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 43.12% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nVUG seeks to match the performance of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index before fees and expenses. The CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index represents the growth companies of the CRSP US Large Cap Index.\nThe ETF has added about 13.01% so far this year and is down about -13.64% in the last one year (as of 03/24/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $208.44 and $295.89.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.10 and standard deviation of 26.18% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 247 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VUG is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has $61.04 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $163.80 billion. IWF has an expense ratio of 0.18% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.17% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $78.16 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.17% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Performance and Risk VUG seeks to match the performance of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index before fees and expenses.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.17% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 01/26/2004, the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.17% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Launched on 01/26/2004, the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-is-down-13-from-its-high.-time-to-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple stock has seen its ups and downs of late. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a tech boom where countless stocks skyrocketed as home-bound consumers invested in home offices and entertainment. This prosperous period led Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock to reach an all-time high of $180.68 on Jan. 3, 2022.\nHowever, more recent economic challenges have slowed consumer spending, dragging countless tech stocks down. Apple shares fell 26.8% last year. Yet, the stock has soared 22% since Jan. 1 as the market shows signs of recovery. But it remains down 13% from the all-time high it reached last January.\nHere's why now is the time to buy Apple stock after a dip from its all-time high price.\nApple is fortifying its iPhone business\nThe iPhone was responsible for 52% of Apple's revenue in fiscal 2022, earning $205.5 billion and rising 7% year over year. So Wall Street justifiably grew uneasy when increased COVID-19 restrictions in China strained the factory producing about 70% of all iPhones last November. Apple's stock subsequently fell 15% from Oct. 31, 2022 to Jan. 1, 2023.\nHowever, the company has rallied investors this year thanks to several moves to strengthen its iPhone business. Apple plans to move production out of China in the coming years, with a large focus on India. In fact, the biggest producer of iPhones, Foxconn (or Hon Hai Precision Industry) will invest $700 million to speed up manufacturing in India.\nMoreover, multiple Bloomberg reports have revealed Apple will maximize iPhone profits by utilizing more in-house components in the future. The company reportedly plans to shift away from costly partnerships with Samsung and LG for its iPhone displays, using custom versions as early as 2024. Apple is expected to do the same with its WiFi and Bluetooth chips, developing one which combines both capabilities to replace current chips from Broadcom and Qualcomm.\nApple is a diversified company, but when it comes to revenue, it needs to protect its cash cow, the iPhone. Recent moves to further boost its smartphone business favor its long-term outlook.\nA lucrative future in digital services\nIn addition to strengthening its iPhone segment, Apple is further guaranteeing its long-term success by expanding its digital services business, allowing it to lean less on its product revenue.\nIn fiscal 2022, services, including platforms like Apple TV+, Music, iCloud, Fitness+, and Arcade, achieved $78.1 billion in revenue, rising 14% year over year -- double the iPhone's growth. Even more promising, services' profit margin hit a lucrative 71.7%, while the same metric for products came to 36.3%.\nApple's venture into services has led it to gain the second-largest market share in music streaming, with Music's 15% only behind Spotify's 31% and Amazon Music's 13%. According to Grand View Research, the global music-streaming market was valued at $29.5 billion in 2021 and is projected to expand at a compound annual rate of 14.7% through 2030. In addition to growth from video streaming, fitness apps, and gaming, Apple's various services will likely provide substantial gains for years.\nMoreover, Apple services are further boosted by the iPhone's leading 24.1% market share in all smartphones, a figure that has soared over the years and was 11.7% in the first quarter of 2019. The company has strategically designed its services to be the optimum choice when using an iPhone, which has boosted their mass adoption.\nApple shares are down 13% from their all-time high. However, the company has a lucrative future thanks to improvements in its iPhone business and promising growth in digital services. Apple's forward price-to-earnings ratio decreased 15% over the last year to 22, amplifying its stock's value and making it a screaming buy right now.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has positions in LG Display. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Qualcomm, and Spotify Technology. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "This prosperous period led Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock to reach an all-time high of $180.68 on Jan. 3, 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a tech boom where countless stocks skyrocketed as home-bound consumers invested in home offices and entertainment. In fact, the biggest producer of iPhones, Foxconn (or Hon Hai Precision Industry) will invest $700 million to speed up manufacturing in India.", 'news_luhn_summary': "This prosperous period led Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock to reach an all-time high of $180.68 on Jan. 3, 2022. A lucrative future in digital services In addition to strengthening its iPhone segment, Apple is further guaranteeing its long-term success by expanding its digital services business, allowing it to lean less on its product revenue. Apple's venture into services has led it to gain the second-largest market share in music streaming, with Music's 15% only behind Spotify's 31% and Amazon Music's 13%.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock Is Down 13% From Its High. Time to Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "This prosperous period led Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock to reach an all-time high of $180.68 on Jan. 3, 2022. However, the company has rallied investors this year thanks to several moves to strengthen its iPhone business. Moreover, Apple services are further boosted by the iPhone's leading 24.1% market share in all smartphones, a figure that has soared over the years and was 11.7% in the first quarter of 2019.", 'news_textrank_summary': "This prosperous period led Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock to reach an all-time high of $180.68 on Jan. 3, 2022. Apple is fortifying its iPhone business The iPhone was responsible for 52% of Apple's revenue in fiscal 2022, earning $205.5 billion and rising 7% year over year. A lucrative future in digital services In addition to strengthening its iPhone segment, Apple is further guaranteeing its long-term success by expanding its digital services business, allowing it to lean less on its product revenue."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-russell-1000-growth-etf-vong-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2010.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $10.64 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nWhile growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Also, growth stocks are a type of equity that carries more risk compared to others. Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.10%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 46.20% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.13% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nPerformance and Risk\nVONG seeks to match the performance of the Russell 1000 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of large-capitalization growth stocks in the United States.\nThe ETF has added about 10.23% so far this year and is down about -12.26% in the last one year (as of 03/24/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $53.17 and $73.32.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.07 and standard deviation of 25.16% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 512 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VONG is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $78.16 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $163.80 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.13% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $10.64 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.13% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2010.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.13% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2010.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.13% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2010.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-cheap-tech-stock-thats-a-screaming-buy-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Investors surprisingly pressed the sell button last week following the release of Jabil's (NYSE: JBL) second-quarter fiscal 2023 earnings report (for the three months ended Feb. 28), even though the contract electronics manufacturer's numbers were better than what Wall Street forecast.\nJabil's stock price dropped, as investors were probably expecting a bigger beat from a company that counts Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as its biggest customer. They may also have expected it to raise its full-year guidance, as it did last time. However, a closer look at Jabil's performance, outlook, and valuation indicates that investors may have overreacted to the company's latest report.\nThe good part is that savvy investors now have an opportunity to capitalize on Jabil's drop and buy the stock on the cheap. Let's see why this is an opportunity they may not want to miss out on.\nJabil's solid growth is here to stay\nShares of Jabil have jumped 23% in 2023, and that's not surprising given the solid growth the company has delivered of late. Its fiscal second-quarter revenue increased 8% over the prior year to $8.1 billion, while the non-GAAP (adjusted) operating margin was up 20 basis points to 4.8%.\nThe increase in Jabil's revenue and the improvement in its margin led to a 12% year-over-year increase in the company's adjusted earnings to $1.88 per share. Analysts would have settled for adjusted earnings of $1.85 per share on revenue of $8.09 billion. The strength in Jabil's automotive, industrial, and healthcare businesses allowed it to deliver better-than-expected numbers and helped offset the weakness in the connected devices and mobility end markets.\nAdditionally, the company maintained its full-year revenue outlook of $34.5 billion and adjusted earnings of $8.40 per share. The bottom-line forecast points toward a nice jump from fiscal 2022, when Jabil delivered $7.65 per share in earnings. More importantly, Jabil expects to sustain impressive earnings growth in the future as well.\nJBL EPS Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts\nJabil's bright outlook can be attributed to the secular growth opportunity in the contract manufacturing services space. Grand View Research estimates that the electronic contract manufacturing market alone could clock almost 10% annual growth through the end of the decade, driven by the growing adoption of contract manufacturing in multiple verticals such as automotive, data centers, healthcare, smart homes, and others.\nThe research firm estimates that the global electronic contract manufacturing market generated $515 billion in revenue in 2022, and the estimated growth rate suggests that it could be worth just over $1 trillion by the end of the decade. So Jabil is scratching the surface of a huge end-market opportunity, and the good part is that it is capitalizing on the growth hotspots within this space already.\nFor instance, management projects the company's automotive revenue will increase 42% this year to $4.4 billion. Jabil anticipates solid growth in this segment in the future thanks to the growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). That's not surprising, as EV manufacturers have been partnering with contract electronic manufacturers to scale up their operations.\nAt the same time, the rumored launch of new products from Apple could be another tailwind for Jabil. The contract electronics manufacturer got 19% of its revenue from Apple in fiscal 2022. Supply chain gossip indicates that Apple could soon launch an augmented reality (AR) headset and is aiming to sell a million units of the device in the first year.\nThe Grand View Research report says the market for AR headsets is expected to clock an annual growth rate of almost 74% through 2025. Apple could become a key player in this market, and that would bode well for Jabil, as it manufactures aluminum encasements for the iPhone and the iPad. Jabil's contract manufacturing relationship with Apple could give the former a nice boost in 2023 and beyond with the addition of a potential new product.\nThe valuation is quite attractive\nJabil stock is trading at just 12 times trailing earnings even after rising impressively in 2023 so far. What's more, the forward earnings multiple of 9.9 points toward bottom-line gains. Also, the price-to-sales ratio of just 0.32 further indicates that Jabil stock is dirt cheap right now. These multiples are well below the S&P 500's sales multiple of 2.3 and the price-to-earnings ratio of 18.\nAnalysts expect Jabil to clock 11% annual earnings growth over the next five years. The prospects of the market in which the company operates indicate that it could very well deliver double-digit earnings growth in the long run. Investors looking to buy a value stock should take a closer look at Jabil since it could deliver healthy gains in the future.\n10 stocks we like better than Jabil\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Jabil wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Jabil's stock price dropped, as investors were probably expecting a bigger beat from a company that counts Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as its biggest customer. Investors surprisingly pressed the sell button last week following the release of Jabil's (NYSE: JBL) second-quarter fiscal 2023 earnings report (for the three months ended Feb. 28), even though the contract electronics manufacturer's numbers were better than what Wall Street forecast. The strength in Jabil's automotive, industrial, and healthcare businesses allowed it to deliver better-than-expected numbers and helped offset the weakness in the connected devices and mobility end markets.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Jabil's stock price dropped, as investors were probably expecting a bigger beat from a company that counts Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as its biggest customer. The bottom-line forecast points toward a nice jump from fiscal 2022, when Jabil delivered $7.65 per share in earnings. Grand View Research estimates that the electronic contract manufacturing market alone could clock almost 10% annual growth through the end of the decade, driven by the growing adoption of contract manufacturing in multiple verticals such as automotive, data centers, healthcare, smart homes, and others.", 'news_article_title': "1 Cheap Tech Stock That's a Screaming Buy Right Now", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Jabil's stock price dropped, as investors were probably expecting a bigger beat from a company that counts Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as its biggest customer. The good part is that savvy investors now have an opportunity to capitalize on Jabil's drop and buy the stock on the cheap. Grand View Research estimates that the electronic contract manufacturing market alone could clock almost 10% annual growth through the end of the decade, driven by the growing adoption of contract manufacturing in multiple verticals such as automotive, data centers, healthcare, smart homes, and others.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Jabil's stock price dropped, as investors were probably expecting a bigger beat from a company that counts Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as its biggest customer. Investors surprisingly pressed the sell button last week following the release of Jabil's (NYSE: JBL) second-quarter fiscal 2023 earnings report (for the three months ended Feb. 28), even though the contract electronics manufacturer's numbers were better than what Wall Street forecast. Jabil's solid growth is here to stay Shares of Jabil have jumped 23% in 2023, and that's not surprising given the solid growth the company has delivered of late."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-you-invested-%242000-in-tsmc-in-2014-this-is-how-much-you-would-have-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), better known as TSMC and the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, became the first Taiwanese company to list its shares on the NYSE in 1997. A $2,000 investment in its initial offering would have blossomed into to more than $35,000 today.\nHowever, investors who missed TSMC\'s market debut could have still reaped some big gains by buying the stock at the beginning of 2014. That\'s when it struck major deals with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and ASML (NASDAQ: ASML). A $2,000 investment on the first trading day of 2014 would be worth about $13,500 today. Let\'s see how those two deals solidified TSMC as a semiconductor superpower, how rapidly it grew over the past nine years, and if it will continue to grow.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nWhat happened in 2014?\nIn 2014 Apple shifted its chip orders from Samsung\'s foundries to TSMC. That change was long overdue since Samsung had evolved from Apple\'s manufacturing partner into a fierce competitor in the smartphone market.\nBut as part of that new partnership, Apple wanted TSMC to buy extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems from the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML. ASML\'s EUV systems would enable TSMC to manufacture much smaller, denser, and more power-efficient chips than Samsung, but TSMC was reluctant to buy those systems -- which cost about $200 million each and required multiple planes to ship.\nTo soften that blow, Apple -- which needed the EUV systems to produce its A8 chips that year -- agreed to finance TSMC\'s initial purchases of ASML\'s systems. That agreement enabled TSMC to install EUV systems long before Samsung and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and made it the go-to manufacturer for the world\'s smallest and densest chips.\nTSMC maintains that lead in the "process race" today. Samsung and Intel have both started to install more EUV systems, but both chipmakers are still at least a generation behind TSMC in terms of transistor density. That\'s why Apple, Advanced Micro Devices, Qualcomm, Nvidia, and other leading fabless chipmakers continue to rely on TSMC to produce their top-tier chips.\nHow rapidly did TSMC grow over the past nine years?\nBetween 1997 and 2013, TSMC\'s annual revenue grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18% as its net income increased at a CAGR of 16%. It shrunk its nodes from 180 nm to just 20 nm during those 16 years.\nBut that miniaturization process wasn\'t easy, and it became increasingly difficult and expensive to manufacture chips at smaller nodes. That\'s why AMD spun off its foundry division, GlobalFoundries, to become a fabless chipmaker in 2009. TSMC\'s domestic rival UMC also stopped developing smaller chips beyond the 14nm node in 2018, while Intel struggled with brand-tarnishing delays and shortages while transitioning from 14nm to 10nm chips.\nTherefore Apple\'s foresight and initial funding enabled TSMC to rise above its peers. As a result, its annual revenue continued to grow at a CAGR of 16% between 2013 and 2022 -- even as it endured the trade war, COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and inflationary headwinds -- while its net income increased at a CAGR of 21%.\nWhat\'s next for TSMC?\nTSMC faces a near-term slowdown this year as the PC and smartphone markets cool off. The macro headwinds are also curbing the market\'s demand for new data center chips. However, TSMC expects that slowdown to end in the second half of 2023. It also plans to ramp up its production of its next-gen 3 nm chips, while installing more of ASML\'s newest "high-NA" EUV systems to produce even smaller chips beyond the 2 nm node. For now, it seems unlikely that Samsung or Intel -- which posted a disastrous fourth-quarter report in January -- will catch up to TSMC in the process race within the next few years.\nSimply put, TSMC will likely remain one of the best long-term plays on the secular expansion of the semiconductor market. Between 2022 and 2025, analysts expect its revenue to grow at a CAGR of 11% as its net income grows at a CAGR of 6%. Those steady growth rates suggest it\'s still a bargain at 16 times forward earnings.\n10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nLeo Sun has positions in ASML, Apple, and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel, long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "That's when it struck major deals with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and ASML (NASDAQ: ASML). But as part of that new partnership, Apple wanted TSMC to buy extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems from the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML. That agreement enabled TSMC to install EUV systems long before Samsung and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and made it the go-to manufacturer for the world's smallest and densest chips.", 'news_luhn_summary': "That's when it struck major deals with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and ASML (NASDAQ: ASML). That's why Apple, Advanced Micro Devices, Qualcomm, Nvidia, and other leading fabless chipmakers continue to rely on TSMC to produce their top-tier chips. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.", 'news_article_title': 'If You Invested $2,000 in TSMC in 2014, This Is How Much You Would Have Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That\'s when it struck major deals with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and ASML (NASDAQ: ASML). TSMC maintains that lead in the "process race" today. It also plans to ramp up its production of its next-gen 3 nm chips, while installing more of ASML\'s newest "high-NA" EUV systems to produce even smaller chips beyond the 2 nm node.', 'news_textrank_summary': "That's when it struck major deals with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and ASML (NASDAQ: ASML). ASML's EUV systems would enable TSMC to manufacture much smaller, denser, and more power-efficient chips than Samsung, but TSMC was reluctant to buy those systems -- which cost about $200 million each and required multiple planes to ship. To soften that blow, Apple -- which needed the EUV systems to produce its A8 chips that year -- agreed to finance TSMC's initial purchases of ASML's systems."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/86-of-warren-buffetts-%24322-billion-portfolio-is-invested-in-only-8-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett isn\'t infallible, but he does have a knack for running circles around Wall Street. Since taking the reins, the 3,787,464% aggregate return for Berkshire\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) is more than 153 times greater than the 24,708% total return, including dividends paid, for the benchmark S&P 500.\nThe Oracle of Omaha\'s overwhelming success is attributed to his patience as an investor, his willingness to buy cyclical companies and dividend stocks, and his rather narrow research focus, which makes him an expert in a handful of sectors and industries. But it\'s Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio concentration that has, arguably, played the biggest role in this outperformance.\nAs of the closing bell on March 17, 2023, a whopping 86% of Warren Buffett\'s $322 billion investment portfolio was invested in only eight stocks.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\n1. Apple: $141.9 billion (44.1% of invested assets)\nNothing says portfolio concentration quite like having nearly $142 billion of your $322 billion of invested assets tied up in a single stock. But that\'s precisely the case with tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is viewed by Buffett as one of Berkshire Hathaway\'s "four giants."\nAccording to Interbrand, Apple has been the most valuable brand for 10 straight years (through 2022). The company\'s products and brand are well-known, which tends to keep customers loyal as well as draw in new businesses and consumers. With CEO Tim Cook overseeing his company\'s shift to a services-oriented focus, Apple should have no trouble continuing to generate jaw-dropping cash flow in virtually any economic environment.\nIt\'s also no secret that Buffett loves investing in companies with sizable capital-return programs. Apple is doling out $14.55 billion annually in dividends, and it\'s repurchased more than $550 billion of its own stock since the beginning of 2013.\nRapidly rising interest rates are providing a boost to Bank of America\'s net interest income. Effective Federal Funds Rate data by YCharts.\n2. Bank of America: $28.7 billion (8.9% of invested assets)\nThere\'s probably not an industry Warren Buffett is more comfortable or confident investing in than bank stocks. Among banks, none has his attention quite like Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).\nThe most interesting thing about Bank of America is its sensitivity to interest rate movements. With the Federal Reserve having no choice but to tackle historically high inflation, lending institutions with outstanding variable-rate loans are set to capitalize. Among money-center banks, Bank of America is benefiting most, with $3.3 billion more in net-interest income during the fourth quarter compared to the prior-year period.\nBut chances are that Buffett and his investment team aren\'t too honed-in on BofA\'s interest sensitivity. Rather, they\'re just allowing time to be their ally. Since economic expansions last significantly longer than recessions, banks benefit in lockstep with a growing U.S. economy over the long term.\nChevron has increased its base annual payout for 36 consecutive years. CVX Dividend data by YCharts.\n3. Chevron: $25.5 billion (7.9% of invested assets)\nEnergy stocks have grown to become the third-largest sector by weighting in Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio. A big reason for that is the greater than $25 billion stake in Chevron (NYSE: CVX).\nHaving such a sizable position in Chevron is likely a reflection of Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, expecting oil prices to remain above their historical norm. While Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine is a clear monkey wrench in the global energy supply chain, arguably more damage has been done by three years of underinvestment tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. Without a way to quickly ramp up supply, spot oil prices may offer a healthy floor.\nLike most big oil companies, Chevron is also quite shareholder friendly. It\'s raised its base annual dividend for an impressive 36 consecutive years, and the company\'s board recently authorized a share repurchase program of up to $75 billion.\nImage source: Coca-Cola.\n4. Coca-Cola: $24 billion (7.5% of invested assets)\nBeverage stock Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is Berkshire Hathaway\'s longest-held position (since 1988). With a cost basis to Buffett\'s company of only $3.2475 for each share of Coke, the company\'s $1.84 base annual payout works out to a hearty 56.7% yield on cost! Coca-Cola has raised its base dividend in each of the past 61 years.\nWhat Coca-Cola brings to the table for the Oracle of Omaha and his team is almost unparalleled consistency. Because it operates in all but three countries worldwide (North Korea, Cuba, and Russia), it\'s able to bring in predictable operating cash flow in developed markets while continuing to penetrate emerging/developed countries to grow its cold-beverage market share.\nCoca-Cola can also be described as a wholesome family brand -- and Buffett certainly loves investing in brands that consumers trust and value. Coke\'s marketing team has consistently been on-point with its social media campaigns and in using its holiday tie-ins to connect with mature audiences.\n5. American Express: $23.7 billion (7.4% of invested assets)\nNext to Coca-Cola, payment processor American Express (NYSE: AXP) is Buffett\'s longest-held stock (since 1993). Following a recent dividend increase, Berkshire Hathaway\'s yield on cost for AmEx is now north of 28%!\nOne of the reasons American Express is such an enticing investment is its ability to play both sides of the aisle. In addition to being the No. 3 payment processor by credit card network purchase volume in the U.S., AmEx is a lender. This allows it to generate annual fees and interest income on top of payment-processing fees.\nWhat\'s more, American Express has a storied history of successfully attracting high-income clientele. High earners are often less susceptible to inflationary and economic pressures. In other words, their buying habits don\'t change much, and they\'re more likely than the average consumer to pay their bills on time.\n6. Kraft Heinz: $12.3 billion (3.8% of invested assets)\nConsumer staples stock Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) is Berkshire Hathaway\'s sixth-largest holding and accounts for close to 4% of invested assets. It may also be one of the Oracle of Omaha\'s worst investments.\nOn the one hand, Kraft Heinz was one of the companies that reaped the rewards of shifting consumer habits during the pandemic. With people staying home more often, the company\'s easy-to-prepare meals, snacks, and condiments flew off grocery store shelves. It\'s worth pointing out that Kraft Heinz\'s portfolio of brand-name foods has helped it easily outpace inflation.\nOn the other hand, volume has begun declining, with price hikes doing the entirety of the heavy lifting for Kraft Heinz. Also, the company\'s balance sheet is weighed down by mountains of long-term debt and goodwill. Sustaining the momentum Kraft Heinz regained during the pandemic could prove difficult, if not impossible, with its inflexible balance sheet.\nAn above-average oil price has been a positive for drillers like Occidental Petroleum. WTI Crude Oil Spot Price data by YCharts.\n7. Occidental Petroleum: $12.2 billion (3.8% of invested assets)\nIf Chevron is Warren Buffett\'s "Batman" of the energy sector, oil stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) is his "Robin." Since the beginning of 2022, Buffett and his lieutenants have purchased more than 208 million shares of Occidental Petroleum stock.\nWhile the thesis behind Berkshire\'s Occidental Petroleum buys is similar to Chevron -- i.e., a higher sustained crude oil spot price -- Occidental offers even more upstream exposure, as a percentage of total revenue, than Chevron. If the price of oil does remain above its historical average, Occidental\'s cash flow will certainly reflect that.\nHowever, Occidental, like Chevron, is also an integrated operator. The company\'s downstream chemical operations benefit if the price of crude oil drops. Lower input costs, and the typical demand increase associated with lower oil prices, provide some degree of hedge for Occidental Petroleum and should shore up its cash flow.\n8. Moody\'s: $7.3 billion (2.3% of invested assets)\nThe eighth stock that collectively accounts for approximately 86% of the $322 billion investment portfolio Warren Buffett oversees at Berkshire Hathaway is credit-ratings agency Moody\'s (NYSE: MCO). Moody\'s has been a continuous holding for more than two decades.\nSince the financial crisis, Moody\'s credit-rating segment has been its cash cow. When lending rates were at or near historic lows, businesses and various government entities were busy borrowing cheap capital. But with the U.S. inflation rate soaring and interest rates rising at their fastest clip in decades, it wouldn\'t be a surprise to see credit-rating demand slow.\nThankfully, Moody\'s Analytics segment can pick up the slack. As its name implies, this division is focused on providing analytics software and tools to help businesses and agencies manage risk and remain in compliance with local, state, national, and global laws. Increasing macro uncertainty is the perfect environment for Moody\'s Analytics to thrive.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nAmerican Express and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and Moody\'s. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'But that\'s precisely the case with tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is viewed by Buffett as one of Berkshire Hathaway\'s "four giants." The Oracle of Omaha\'s overwhelming success is attributed to his patience as an investor, his willingness to buy cyclical companies and dividend stocks, and his rather narrow research focus, which makes him an expert in a handful of sectors and industries. With CEO Tim Cook overseeing his company\'s shift to a services-oriented focus, Apple should have no trouble continuing to generate jaw-dropping cash flow in virtually any economic environment.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'But that\'s precisely the case with tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is viewed by Buffett as one of Berkshire Hathaway\'s "four giants." American Express: $23.7 billion (7.4% of invested assets) Next to Coca-Cola, payment processor American Express (NYSE: AXP) is Buffett\'s longest-held stock (since 1993). Kraft Heinz: $12.3 billion (3.8% of invested assets) Consumer staples stock Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) is Berkshire Hathaway\'s sixth-largest holding and accounts for close to 4% of invested assets.', 'news_article_title': "86% of Warren Buffett's $322 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in Only 8 Stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'But that\'s precisely the case with tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is viewed by Buffett as one of Berkshire Hathaway\'s "four giants." Coca-Cola: $24 billion (7.5% of invested assets) Beverage stock Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is Berkshire Hathaway\'s longest-held position (since 1988). See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 American Express and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'But that\'s precisely the case with tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is viewed by Buffett as one of Berkshire Hathaway\'s "four giants." Apple: $141.9 billion (44.1% of invested assets) Nothing says portfolio concentration quite like having nearly $142 billion of your $322 billion of invested assets tied up in a single stock. Kraft Heinz: $12.3 billion (3.8% of invested assets) Consumer staples stock Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) is Berkshire Hathaway\'s sixth-largest holding and accounts for close to 4% of invested assets.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. 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{'date': '2023-03-27', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-03-27-2023%3A-pins-aapl-blkb-tmpo', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Technology stocks were lower in late Monday afternoon trading, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.4% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index down 0.7%.\nIn company news, Pinterest's (PINS) shares were up 2.1% after analysts at UBS said, while upgrading their rating on the stock, that the company's ad-tech and partner monetization efforts could help unlock incremental demand and drive revenue higher.\nApple (AAPL) Chief Executive Tim Cook met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao to discuss industrial stabilization and supply chains, according to media reports. Apple stock was down 1.2% in recent trading.\nBlackbaud (BLKB) was up nearly 11% after its board rejected a buyout offer from private-equity firm Clearlake Capital, which offered $71 per share in cash.\nTempo Automation (TMPO) was up more than 11% after saying it has agreed to buy Optimum Design Associates for an undisclosed sum.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) Chief Executive Tim Cook met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao to discuss industrial stabilization and supply chains, according to media reports. In company news, Pinterest's (PINS) shares were up 2.1% after analysts at UBS said, while upgrading their rating on the stock, that the company's ad-tech and partner monetization efforts could help unlock incremental demand and drive revenue higher. Tempo Automation (TMPO) was up more than 11% after saying it has agreed to buy Optimum Design Associates for an undisclosed sum.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Chief Executive Tim Cook met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao to discuss industrial stabilization and supply chains, according to media reports. Technology stocks were lower in late Monday afternoon trading, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.4% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index down 0.7%. Apple stock was down 1.2% in recent trading.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 03/27/2023: PINS, AAPL, BLKB, TMPO', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) Chief Executive Tim Cook met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao to discuss industrial stabilization and supply chains, according to media reports. Technology stocks were lower in late Monday afternoon trading, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.4% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index down 0.7%. In company news, Pinterest's (PINS) shares were up 2.1% after analysts at UBS said, while upgrading their rating on the stock, that the company's ad-tech and partner monetization efforts could help unlock incremental demand and drive revenue higher.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) Chief Executive Tim Cook met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao to discuss industrial stabilization and supply chains, according to media reports. Technology stocks were lower in late Monday afternoon trading, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.4% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index down 0.7%. In company news, Pinterest's (PINS) shares were up 2.1% after analysts at UBS said, while upgrading their rating on the stock, that the company's ad-tech and partner monetization efforts could help unlock incremental demand and drive revenue higher."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-03-27-2023%3A-aapl-blkb-tmpo', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks were lower in Monday afternoon trading, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index (SOX) down 0.8%.\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) Chief Executive Tim Cook met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao to discuss industrial stabilization and supply chains, according to media reports. Apple stock was down 1.2% in recent trading.\nBlackbaud (BLKB) was up more than 12% after its board rejected a buyout offer from private-equity firm Clearlake Capital, which offered $71 per share in cash.\nTempo Automation (TMPO) was up more than 10% after saying it has agreed to buy Optimum Design Associates for an undisclosed sum.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) Chief Executive Tim Cook met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao to discuss industrial stabilization and supply chains, according to media reports. Technology stocks were lower in Monday afternoon trading, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index (SOX) down 0.8%. Tempo Automation (TMPO) was up more than 10% after saying it has agreed to buy Optimum Design Associates for an undisclosed sum.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) Chief Executive Tim Cook met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao to discuss industrial stabilization and supply chains, according to media reports. Technology stocks were lower in Monday afternoon trading, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index (SOX) down 0.8%. Apple stock was down 1.2% in recent trading.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 03/27/2023: AAPL, BLKB TMPO', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) Chief Executive Tim Cook met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao to discuss industrial stabilization and supply chains, according to media reports. Technology stocks were lower in Monday afternoon trading, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index (SOX) down 0.8%. Apple stock was down 1.2% in recent trading.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) Chief Executive Tim Cook met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao to discuss industrial stabilization and supply chains, according to media reports. Technology stocks were lower in Monday afternoon trading, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index (SOX) down 0.8%. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-dow-sp-500-up-as-svb-deal-lifts-bank-shares-nasdaq-dips', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 were higher in afternoon trading Monday as a deal for Silicon Valley Bank\'s assets helped investor confidence in banks, while the Nasdaq edged lower.\nThe S&P 500 banks index .SPXBK was up 2.8%, while the KBW regional banking index .KRX was up 1.1%.\nShares of JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N were up 2.9%, helping to support the S&P 500 along with Bank of America BAC.N, which was up 4.4%.\nShares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O were up more than 50% Monday after it said it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank, which failed earlier this month in the largest bank collapse since the 2008 financial crisis.\nAlso, shares of First Republic Bank FRC.N were up about 11% after Bloomberg reported U.S. authorities were considering more support for banks, which could give the struggling First Republic more time to shore up its balance sheet.\nTech-related growth shares were lower, weighing on the Nasdaq.\nGrowth stocks have "had a very strong quarter growth stocks, so there may be some profit-taking as we head into the end of the quarter," said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder in New York.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 288.66 points, or 0.9%, to 32,526.19, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 21.21 points, or 0.53%, to 3,992.2 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 11.95 points, or 0.1%, to 11,812.01.\nShares of Apple AAPL.O were down 0.9%. The S&P 500 technology index .SPLRCT is up about 16% for the quarter so far.\nCrypto shares were also down after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said crypto exchange Binance and its CEO and founder Changpeng Zhao have been sued by the CFTC for operating an "illegal" exchange and a "sham" compliance program.\nAmong other gainers, Walt DisneyDIS.N shares were up 1.5% after the company began 7,000 in layoffs announced earlier this year.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 3.33-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.61-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 6 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 43 new highs and 110 new lows.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch in New York and additional reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.O were down 0.9%. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 were higher in afternoon trading Monday as a deal for Silicon Valley Bank's assets helped investor confidence in banks, while the Nasdaq edged lower. Among other gainers, Walt DisneyDIS.N shares were up 1.5% after the company began 7,000 in layoffs announced earlier this year.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.O were down 0.9%. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 were higher in afternoon trading Monday as a deal for Silicon Valley Bank's assets helped investor confidence in banks, while the Nasdaq edged lower. Shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O were up more than 50% Monday after it said it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank, which failed earlier this month in the largest bank collapse since the 2008 financial crisis.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Dow, S&P 500 up as SVB deal lifts bank shares; Nasdaq dips', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.O were down 0.9%. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 were higher in afternoon trading Monday as a deal for Silicon Valley Bank's assets helped investor confidence in banks, while the Nasdaq edged lower. Also, shares of First Republic Bank FRC.N were up about 11% after Bloomberg reported U.S. authorities were considering more support for banks, which could give the struggling First Republic more time to shore up its balance sheet.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.O were down 0.9%. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 were higher in afternoon trading Monday as a deal for Silicon Valley Bank's assets helped investor confidence in banks, while the Nasdaq edged lower. Shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O were up more than 50% Monday after it said it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank, which failed earlier this month in the largest bank collapse since the 2008 financial crisis."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-etf-inflow-detected-splg-aapl-msft-amzn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: SPLG) where we have detected an approximate $121.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.8% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 324,350,000 to 326,950,000). Among the largest underlying components of SPLG, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.2%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is off about 0.3%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is higher by about 0.6%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPLG Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPLG, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, SPLG's low point in its 52 week range is $40.92 per share, with $54.34 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $46.69. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Larry Robbins Stock Picks\n\x95 FSLR shares outstanding history\n\x95 DGLT Options Chain\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of SPLG, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.2%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is off about 0.3%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is higher by about 0.6%. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of SPLG, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.2%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is off about 0.3%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is higher by about 0.6%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPLG Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPLG, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, SPLG's low point in its 52 week range is $40.92 per share, with $54.34 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $46.69. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».", 'news_article_title': 'Notable ETF Inflow Detected - SPLG, AAPL, MSFT, AMZN', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of SPLG, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.2%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is off about 0.3%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is higher by about 0.6%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: SPLG) where we have detected an approximate $121.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.8% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 324,350,000 to 326,950,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPLG Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPLG, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, SPLG's low point in its 52 week range is $40.92 per share, with $54.34 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $46.69.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of SPLG, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.2%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is off about 0.3%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is higher by about 0.6%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: SPLG) where we have detected an approximate $121.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.8% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 324,350,000 to 326,950,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPLG Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPLG, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, SPLG's low point in its 52 week range is $40.92 per share, with $54.34 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $46.69."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-dow-sp-500-up-as-svb-deal-lifts-bank-shares', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 ended higher on Monday as a deal for Silicon Valley Bank\'s assets helped investor confidence in banks, while a decline in technology shares weighed on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P 500 banks index .SPXBK was up sharply, while the KBW regional banking index .KRX was also higher.\nJPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N and Bank of America BAC.N were among stocks that gave the S&P 500 its biggest boost Monday.\nShares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O shot up Monday after it said it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank, which failed earlier this month in the largest bank collapse since the 2008 financial crisis.\nAlso, shares of First Republic Bank FRC.N were up after Bloomberg reported U.S. authorities were considering more support for banks, which could give the struggling First Republic more time to shore up its balance sheet.\nTech-related growth shares were lower, weighing on the Nasdaq.\nGrowth stocks have "had a very strong quarter growth stocks, so there may be some profit-taking as we head into the end of the quarter," said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder in New York.\nUnofficially, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 195.08 points, or 0.61%, to 32,432.61, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 6.76 points, or 0.17%, to 3,977.75 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 55.12 points, or 0.47%, to 11,768.84.\nShares of Apple AAPL.O were down. The S&P 500 technology index .SPLRCT is up sharply for the quarter so far.\nCrypto shares were also down Monday after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said crypto exchange Binance and its CEO and founder Changpeng Zhao have been sued by the CFTC for operating an "illegal" exchange and a "sham" compliance program.\nAmong other stock gainers, Walt DisneyDIS.N shares were up after the company began 7,000 in layoffs announced earlier this year.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch in New York and additional reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.O were down. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 ended higher on Monday as a deal for Silicon Valley Bank's assets helped investor confidence in banks, while a decline in technology shares weighed on the Nasdaq. Among other stock gainers, Walt DisneyDIS.N shares were up after the company began 7,000 in layoffs announced earlier this year.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.O were down. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 ended higher on Monday as a deal for Silicon Valley Bank's assets helped investor confidence in banks, while a decline in technology shares weighed on the Nasdaq. Shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O shot up Monday after it said it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank, which failed earlier this month in the largest bank collapse since the 2008 financial crisis.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Dow, S&P 500 up as SVB deal lifts bank shares', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.O were down. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 ended higher on Monday as a deal for Silicon Valley Bank's assets helped investor confidence in banks, while a decline in technology shares weighed on the Nasdaq. JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N and Bank of America BAC.N were among stocks that gave the S&P 500 its biggest boost Monday.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.O were down. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 ended higher on Monday as a deal for Silicon Valley Bank's assets helped investor confidence in banks, while a decline in technology shares weighed on the Nasdaq. Shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O shot up Monday after it said it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank, which failed earlier this month in the largest bank collapse since the 2008 financial crisis."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-ends-up-slightly-svb-deal-lifts-bank-shares', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended slightly higher on Monday as a deal for Silicon Valley Bank\'s assets helped to boost bank shares, while a decline in technology-related stocks limited the day\'s gains.\nThe S&P 500 banks index .SPXBKrose 3.1%, while the KBW regional banking index .KRXendedup 0.6%.\nJPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.Nshares climbed 2.9% and Bank of America BAC.Nadded 5%. They were among stocks giving the S&P 500 its biggest boost on Monday.\nShares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.Oshot up more than 50% after it said it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank, which failed earlier this month in the largest bank collapse since the 2008 financial crisis.\nAlso, shares of First Republic Bank FRC.Nwere up 11.8% after Bloomberg reported U.S. authorities were considering more support for banks, which could give the struggling First Republic more time to shore up its balance sheet.\nTech-related growth shares were lower, however, and the Nasdaq ended down on the day.\n"There\'s still a lot going on in the financial sector, and it\'s actually good news today," said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder in New York.\nBut tech and growth stocks have "had a very strong quarter, so there may be some profit-taking as we head into the end of the quarter."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 194.55 points, or 0.6%, to 32,432.08, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 6.54 points, or 0.16%, to 3,977.53 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 55.12 points, or 0.47%, to 11,768.84.\nShares of Apple AAPL.Owere down 1.2%. The S&P 500 technology index .SPLRCT is up more than 16% for the quarter so far.\nCrypto shares were also down Monday after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said crypto exchange Binance and its CEO and founder Changpeng Zhao have been sued by the CFTC for operating an "illegal" exchange and a "sham" compliance program.\nAmong other stock gainers, Walt DisneyDIS.N shares ended up 1.6% after the company began 7,000 in layoffs announced earlier this year.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 2.57-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.44-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 6 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 56 new highs and 128 new lows.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 10.32 billion shares, compared with the 12.9 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch in New York and additional reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple AAPL.Owere down 1.2%. "There\'s still a lot going on in the financial sector, and it\'s actually good news today," said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder in New York. Among other stock gainers, Walt DisneyDIS.N shares ended up 1.6% after the company began 7,000 in layoffs announced earlier this year.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.Owere down 1.2%. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended slightly higher on Monday as a deal for Silicon Valley Bank's assets helped to boost bank shares, while a decline in technology-related stocks limited the day's gains. Shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.Oshot up more than 50% after it said it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank, which failed earlier this month in the largest bank collapse since the 2008 financial crisis.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends up slightly; SVB deal lifts bank shares', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.Owere down 1.2%. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended slightly higher on Monday as a deal for Silicon Valley Bank's assets helped to boost bank shares, while a decline in technology-related stocks limited the day's gains. The S&P 500 banks index .SPXBKrose 3.1%, while the KBW regional banking index .KRXendedup 0.6%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.Owere down 1.2%. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended slightly higher on Monday as a deal for Silicon Valley Bank's assets helped to boost bank shares, while a decline in technology-related stocks limited the day's gains. Shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.Oshot up more than 50% after it said it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank, which failed earlier this month in the largest bank collapse since the 2008 financial crisis."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-stock-sinks-as-market-gains%3A-what-you-should-know-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $158.15, marking a -1.31% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.17% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.6%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.67%.\nComing into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had gained 9.23% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 8.4%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.25%.\nInvestors will be hoping for strength from Apple as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Apple to post earnings of $1.44 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 5.26%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $93.39 billion, down 4% from the prior-year quarter.\nLooking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $6.04 per share and revenue of $390.02 billion. These totals would mark changes of -1.15% and -1.09%, respectively, from last year.\nInvestors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.\nResearch indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.\nRanging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.09% lower within the past month. Apple is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nLooking at its valuation, Apple is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 26.52. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 8.54, which means Apple is trading at a premium to the group.\nWe can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.12. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.61 as of yesterday's close.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 97, putting it in the top 39% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nBe sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.\nJust Released: Zacks Top 10 Stocks for 2023\nIn addition to the investment ideas discussed above, would you like to know about our 10 top picks for 2023?\nFrom inception in 2012 through November, the Zacks Top 10 Stocks portfolio has tripled the market, gaining an impressive +884.5% versus the S&P 500’s +287.4%. Our Director of Research has now combed through 4,000 companies covered by the Zacks Rank and handpicked the best 10 tickers to buy and hold in 2023. Don’t miss your chance to still be among the first to get in on these just-released stocks.\nSee New Top 10 Stocks >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $158.15, marking a -1.31% move from the previous day. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.12. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.61 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $158.15, marking a -1.31% move from the previous day. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.12.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $158.15, marking a -1.31% move from the previous day. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.12. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.61 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $158.15, marking a -1.31% move from the previous day. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.12. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.61 as of yesterday's close."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/at-least-50-us-govt-employees-hit-with-spyware-prompting-new-rules-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Christopher Bing\nWASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - At least 50 U.S. government staffers stationed in 10 countries were targeted with commercial hacking tools, commonly known as spyware, a senior administration official said, highlighting the growing threat by offensive cyber vendors and prompting the White House to introduce rules to hinder the spying.\nU.S. President Joseph Biden signed an executive order on Monday to curb the malicious use of digital spy tools around the globe which target U.S. personnel and civil society.\nThe extent of such hacking had not been previously known, but in 2021 Reuters reported that Apple Inc AAPL.O iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were targeted by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by an Israeli company.\nAt the time, it represented the widest known hack of U.S. officials through such tools.\nThe senior administration official cited Reuters\' prior reporting as a reason for the broader internal government review.\nThe new executive order is designed to apply pressure on the secretive industry by placing new restrictions on U.S. government defense, law enforcement and intelligence agencies\' purchasing decisions, a senior administration official said.\nBy more heavily regulating which organizations can do business with the U.S. government, the idea is that it will shift how the shadowy market operates and limit sales to certain actors, the official said.\n"We have clearly identified the proliferation and misuse of spyware as a threat to national security," the official said, based on an extensive U.S. government review that began in 2021. "The threat of misuse around the world also implicates our core foreign policy interests."\nMakers of such hacking tools could be barred from selling to U.S. agencies if they are found to be doing business with foreign governments that have a poor human rights track record, based on analysis by the U.S. State Department and others.\nIn addition, if the U.S. intelligence community finds evidence that a particular commercial spyware platform was used to help target U.S. government staff, then it too would be subject to the new restrictions.\nThe decision follows a series of media and cybersecurity reports in recent years concerning spyware sales to governments around the world, including in the Middle East and Africa, where it was reportedly used against dissidents, human rights defenders and journalists.\n"We needed to have a standard where if we know that a company is selling to a country that is engaged in these outlined activities, that in and of itself is a red flag," said the senior administration official.\n(Reporting by Christopher Bing; Editing by Mark Porter and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; +1 202-510-0174;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The extent of such hacking had not been previously known, but in 2021 Reuters reported that Apple Inc AAPL.O iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were targeted by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by an Israeli company. By Christopher Bing WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - At least 50 U.S. government staffers stationed in 10 countries were targeted with commercial hacking tools, commonly known as spyware, a senior administration official said, highlighting the growing threat by offensive cyber vendors and prompting the White House to introduce rules to hinder the spying. The new executive order is designed to apply pressure on the secretive industry by placing new restrictions on U.S. government defense, law enforcement and intelligence agencies' purchasing decisions, a senior administration official said.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The extent of such hacking had not been previously known, but in 2021 Reuters reported that Apple Inc AAPL.O iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were targeted by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by an Israeli company. By Christopher Bing WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - At least 50 U.S. government staffers stationed in 10 countries were targeted with commercial hacking tools, commonly known as spyware, a senior administration official said, highlighting the growing threat by offensive cyber vendors and prompting the White House to introduce rules to hinder the spying. The senior administration official cited Reuters' prior reporting as a reason for the broader internal government review.", 'news_article_title': 'At least 50 US govt employees hit with spyware, prompting new rules', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The extent of such hacking had not been previously known, but in 2021 Reuters reported that Apple Inc AAPL.O iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were targeted by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by an Israeli company. By Christopher Bing WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - At least 50 U.S. government staffers stationed in 10 countries were targeted with commercial hacking tools, commonly known as spyware, a senior administration official said, highlighting the growing threat by offensive cyber vendors and prompting the White House to introduce rules to hinder the spying. U.S. President Joseph Biden signed an executive order on Monday to curb the malicious use of digital spy tools around the globe which target U.S. personnel and civil society.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The extent of such hacking had not been previously known, but in 2021 Reuters reported that Apple Inc AAPL.O iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were targeted by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by an Israeli company. By Christopher Bing WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - At least 50 U.S. government staffers stationed in 10 countries were targeted with commercial hacking tools, commonly known as spyware, a senior administration official said, highlighting the growing threat by offensive cyber vendors and prompting the White House to introduce rules to hinder the spying. The new executive order is designed to apply pressure on the secretive industry by placing new restrictions on U.S. government defense, law enforcement and intelligence agencies' purchasing decisions, a senior administration official said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-off-session-highs-as-investors-weigh-bank-risks-after-svb-deal', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas\nMarch 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes cut gains on Monday as investors assessed risks to the banking sector following a buyout deal for Silicon Valley Bank\'s assets, while a rise in Treasury yields pressured rate-sensitive technology and other growth stocks.\nFirst Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.Owill acquire parts of Silicon Valley Bank SIVB.O, which collapsed earlier this month in the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis, unleashing fears about a liquidity crunch in the sector.\nFirst Citizens\' shares jumped 47.6%, while First Republic Bank FRC.N rose 15.4% following a report that U.S. authorities were considering more support for banks.\nWhile the buyout of SVB\'s assets had lifted sentiment earlier in the day, the three main indexes came off session highs after news that cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, were being sued over regulatory violations.\nCrypto stocks such as Coinbase Global COIN.O, Marathon Digital MARA.O and Riot Platforms RIOT.O fell between 7% and 9%.\n"We saw bitcoin roll over in the last few minutes here and you\'re seeing a lot of crypto stocks roll over with that," said Dennis Dick, a trader at Triple D Trading.\n"There\'s just so much uncertainty here and every time we seem to get a rally, we find new sellers and that\'s because we don\'t know how far this banking crisis is going to go."\nAt 11:45 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 182.40 points, or 0.57%, at 32,419.93, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 8.08 points, or 0.20%, at 3,979.07, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 46.01 points, or 0.39%, at 11,777.95.\nThe KBW Regional Banking index .KRX was up 0.8% after erasing some gains, while the S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK rose 2.5%.\nRegional banks Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N and PacWest Bancorp PACW.O were up 4.9% and 4.4%, respectively.\nShares of major U.S. banks JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Citigroup C.N and Bank of America BAC.N, however, held on to gains of between 1% and 3%.\nAs U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday amid some easing in bank contagion worries, major growth stocks Meta Platforms META.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O fell between 0.6% and 2.5%.\nAmong key S&P 500 sectors, information technology .SPLRCT and communication services .SPLRCL were in the red, while financial stocks .SPSY led sectoral gains, up about 1.4%.\nTraders largely expect the Federal Reserve to pause rate hikes in May in light of the banking crisis, though the bets of a no-hike scenario have come down to 60.6% from 83.2% on Friday, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nInvestors are also awaiting a host of economic data this week, including an inflation report that could give more clues about the Fed\'s monetary policy path.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O rose 2.0% with Barclays expecting the electric carmaker\'s first-quarter deliveries to beat estimates.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.67-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.26-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 6 new 52-week highs and no new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 36 new highs and 82 new lows.\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil, Savio D\'Souza and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "As U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday amid some easing in bank contagion worries, major growth stocks Meta Platforms META.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O fell between 0.6% and 2.5%. While the buyout of SVB's assets had lifted sentiment earlier in the day, the three main indexes came off session highs after news that cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, were being sued over regulatory violations. Traders largely expect the Federal Reserve to pause rate hikes in May in light of the banking crisis, though the bets of a no-hike scenario have come down to 60.6% from 83.2% on Friday, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool.", 'news_luhn_summary': "As U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday amid some easing in bank contagion worries, major growth stocks Meta Platforms META.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O fell between 0.6% and 2.5%. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes cut gains on Monday as investors assessed risks to the banking sector following a buyout deal for Silicon Valley Bank's assets, while a rise in Treasury yields pressured rate-sensitive technology and other growth stocks. The S&P index recorded 6 new 52-week highs and no new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 36 new highs and 82 new lows.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St off session highs as investors weigh bank risks after SVB deal', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday amid some easing in bank contagion worries, major growth stocks Meta Platforms META.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O fell between 0.6% and 2.5%. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes cut gains on Monday as investors assessed risks to the banking sector following a buyout deal for Silicon Valley Bank's assets, while a rise in Treasury yields pressured rate-sensitive technology and other growth stocks. First Citizens' shares jumped 47.6%, while First Republic Bank FRC.N rose 15.4% following a report that U.S. authorities were considering more support for banks.", 'news_textrank_summary': "As U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday amid some easing in bank contagion worries, major growth stocks Meta Platforms META.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O fell between 0.6% and 2.5%. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes cut gains on Monday as investors assessed risks to the banking sector following a buyout deal for Silicon Valley Bank's assets, while a rise in Treasury yields pressured rate-sensitive technology and other growth stocks. First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.Owill acquire parts of Silicon Valley Bank SIVB.O, which collapsed earlier this month in the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis, unleashing fears about a liquidity crunch in the sector."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-gains-as-banking-crisis-worries-ease-after-svb-deal', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas\nMarch 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes climbed on Monday as worries about the banking sector eased following a buyout deal for the deposits and loans of the failed Silicon Valley Bank.\nFirst Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.Owill acquire parts of Silicon Valley Bank SIVB.O, which collapsed earlier this month in the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis, unleashing fears about a liquidity crunch in the sector.\nFirst Citizens\' shares jumped 44.7%, while First Republic Bank FRC.N surged 27% on a report that U.S. authorities were considering more support for banks, which could give the embattled regional lender more time to shore up its balance sheet.\n"The news about SVB being bought out may be calming some jitters that are going on in the banking sector," said Randy Frederick, managing director of trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab.\n"Every bank that the FDIC steps in on that gets resolved in a manner where people don\'t lose money adds another element of confidence to the sector and hopefully then people calm down," Frederick added.\nRegional banks Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N and PacWest Bancorp PACW.O also climbed 4.8% and 6%, respectively.\nShares of major U.S. banks JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Citigroup C.N and Bank of America BAC.N advanced between 1.6% and 3.3%.\nThe KBW Regional Banking index .KRX rose 2.2% while the S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK gained nearly 3%.\nFinancial stocks .SPSY, up about 2%, led sectoral gains, with 10 of the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes higher.\nEuropean bank shares also rebounded from declines last week when a spike in Deutsche Bank\'s DB.N credit default swaps, a type of insurance for bondholders, had exacerbated worries about the health of banks in the region.\nU.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday as fears about the banking sector eased, weighing on major growth stocks like Meta Platforms META.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O.\nTraders have largely priced in that the Federal Reserve will pause rate hikes in May amid lingering worries about the banking sector stress potentially causing a steep economic downturn.\nDespite the turbulence in financial markets, in the past two weeks the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC logged their biggest two-week gain since early February and are on course for a quarterly gain.\nInvestors are also awaiting a host of economic data this week, including an inflation report that could give more clues about the Fed\'s monetary policy path.\nAt 9:33 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 283.97 points, or 0.88%, at 32,521.50, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 27.07 points, or 0.68%, at 3,998.06, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 34.75 points, or 0.29%, at 11,858.71.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O rose 3% with Barclays expecting the electric carmaker\'s first-quarter deliveries to beat estimates.\nPinterest Inc PINS.N gained 5% after UBS upgraded the Social media firm\'s stock to "buy" from "neutral".\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 5.48-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 2.25-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 17 new highs and 25 new lows.\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil, Savio D\'Souza and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday as fears about the banking sector eased, weighing on major growth stocks like Meta Platforms META.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. "The news about SVB being bought out may be calming some jitters that are going on in the banking sector," said Randy Frederick, managing director of trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab. Traders have largely priced in that the Federal Reserve will pause rate hikes in May amid lingering worries about the banking sector stress potentially causing a steep economic downturn.', 'news_luhn_summary': "U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday as fears about the banking sector eased, weighing on major growth stocks like Meta Platforms META.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes climbed on Monday as worries about the banking sector eased following a buyout deal for the deposits and loans of the failed Silicon Valley Bank. The KBW Regional Banking index .KRX rose 2.2% while the S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK gained nearly 3%.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street gains as banking crisis worries ease after SVB deal', 'news_lexrank_summary': "U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday as fears about the banking sector eased, weighing on major growth stocks like Meta Platforms META.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes climbed on Monday as worries about the banking sector eased following a buyout deal for the deposits and loans of the failed Silicon Valley Bank. The KBW Regional Banking index .KRX rose 2.2% while the S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK gained nearly 3%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday as fears about the banking sector eased, weighing on major growth stocks like Meta Platforms META.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes climbed on Monday as worries about the banking sector eased following a buyout deal for the deposits and loans of the failed Silicon Valley Bank. The KBW Regional Banking index .KRX rose 2.2% while the S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK gained nearly 3%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foxconn-founder-gou-possible-taiwan-presidential-candidate-to-visit-us', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'TAIPEI, March 27 (Reuters) - Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW, will visit the United States this week, his office said on Monday, as he considers another run for Taiwan\'s presidency.\nGou will leave for the United States on Monday evening for a 12-day visit his office called a "journey of scientific and technological economic development" and will also speak at the Washington think-tank, the Brookings Institution.\n"Not only the United States, but also other major democratic allies have been gradually paying attention to security issues in the Asia-Pacific region," his office said in a statement.\n"The potential risks of regional conflicts highlight Taiwan\'s key role in the global cooperation system."\nGou will also visit the University of Maryland to talk about artificial intelligence, as well as Harvard Medical School, it added, but did not say if he would meet any U.S. officials while in the country.\nTaiwanese presidential candidates traditionally go to the United States before elections given Washington\'s oversized role in ensuring Taiwan\'s security in the face of China\'s military threats to the island Beijing views as Chinese territory.\nGou has extensive business interests in China and is known for his close ties with Beijing leaders.\nGou, who stepped down as Foxconn chief in 2019, had originally made a presidential bid that year, but dropped out after losing the nomination for Taiwan\'s main opposition party the Kuomintang, or KMT.\nWhile Gou has said he is considering another run for the January 2024 presidential election, the KMT has yet to choose its presidential candidate.\nKMT Chairman Eric Chu, asked on Saturday whether Gou would be included in the party\'s nomination process, did not give a definitive answer, but said Gou was an "important part of the blue camp", referring to the party\'s colours.\nChu and New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih are the current front-runners to be chosen as the KMT candidate.\nTaiwan\'s ruling Democratic Progressive Party has already chosen Vice President William Lai as its 2024 candidate, as President Tsai Ing-wen cannot run again after two terms in office.\n(Reporting by Ben Blanchard)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'TAIPEI, March 27 (Reuters) - Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW, will visit the United States this week, his office said on Monday, as he considers another run for Taiwan\'s presidency. Gou will leave for the United States on Monday evening for a 12-day visit his office called a "journey of scientific and technological economic development" and will also speak at the Washington think-tank, the Brookings Institution. Taiwanese presidential candidates traditionally go to the United States before elections given Washington\'s oversized role in ensuring Taiwan\'s security in the face of China\'s military threats to the island Beijing views as Chinese territory.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'TAIPEI, March 27 (Reuters) - Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW, will visit the United States this week, his office said on Monday, as he considers another run for Taiwan\'s presidency. Gou will leave for the United States on Monday evening for a 12-day visit his office called a "journey of scientific and technological economic development" and will also speak at the Washington think-tank, the Brookings Institution. Taiwanese presidential candidates traditionally go to the United States before elections given Washington\'s oversized role in ensuring Taiwan\'s security in the face of China\'s military threats to the island Beijing views as Chinese territory.', 'news_article_title': 'Foxconn founder Gou, possible Taiwan presidential candidate, to visit US', 'news_lexrank_summary': "TAIPEI, March 27 (Reuters) - Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW, will visit the United States this week, his office said on Monday, as he considers another run for Taiwan's presidency. Taiwanese presidential candidates traditionally go to the United States before elections given Washington's oversized role in ensuring Taiwan's security in the face of China's military threats to the island Beijing views as Chinese territory. Gou, who stepped down as Foxconn chief in 2019, had originally made a presidential bid that year, but dropped out after losing the nomination for Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang, or KMT.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'TAIPEI, March 27 (Reuters) - Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW, will visit the United States this week, his office said on Monday, as he considers another run for Taiwan\'s presidency. Taiwanese presidential candidates traditionally go to the United States before elections given Washington\'s oversized role in ensuring Taiwan\'s security in the face of China\'s military threats to the island Beijing views as Chinese territory. KMT Chairman Eric Chu, asked on Saturday whether Gou would be included in the party\'s nomination process, did not give a definitive answer, but said Gou was an "important part of the blue camp", referring to the party\'s colours.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chinese-commerce-minister-holds-talks-with-apple-boss-cook', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao met Apple AAPL.O CEO Tim Cook on Monday and exchanged views on the company's development in China, the commerce ministry said.\nThe two talked about stabilising industrial and supply chains, the ministry said, adding that Wang told Cook China is willing to provide good environment and services for foreign companies including Apple.\n(Reporting by Beijing newsroom Editing by David Goodman )\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao met Apple AAPL.O CEO Tim Cook on Monday and exchanged views on the company's development in China, the commerce ministry said. The two talked about stabilising industrial and supply chains, the ministry said, adding that Wang told Cook China is willing to provide good environment and services for foreign companies including Apple. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom Editing by David Goodman ) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao met Apple AAPL.O CEO Tim Cook on Monday and exchanged views on the company's development in China, the commerce ministry said. The two talked about stabilising industrial and supply chains, the ministry said, adding that Wang told Cook China is willing to provide good environment and services for foreign companies including Apple. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom Editing by David Goodman ) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Chinese commerce minister holds talks with Apple boss Cook', 'news_lexrank_summary': "BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao met Apple AAPL.O CEO Tim Cook on Monday and exchanged views on the company's development in China, the commerce ministry said. The two talked about stabilising industrial and supply chains, the ministry said, adding that Wang told Cook China is willing to provide good environment and services for foreign companies including Apple. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom Editing by David Goodman ) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao met Apple AAPL.O CEO Tim Cook on Monday and exchanged views on the company's development in China, the commerce ministry said. The two talked about stabilising industrial and supply chains, the ministry said, adding that Wang told Cook China is willing to provide good environment and services for foreign companies including Apple. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom Editing by David Goodman ) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chinese-commerce-minister-in-talks-with-apple-boss-tim-cook', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Add detail\nBEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao met Apple AAPL.O CEO Tim Cook on Monday and exchanged views on the company's development in China, the commerce ministry said.\nThe two talked about stabilising industrial and supply chains, the ministry said, adding that Wang told Cook China is willing to provide a good environment and services for foreign companies including Apple.\nCook was in Beijing over the weekend to attend the government-organised China Development Forum.\nWang told Cook that China unswervingly promotes a high-level opening-up of rules, regulations, management, standards and other systems, the ministry added.\nThe minister also had meetings with the leaders of several other international companies over the past few days, including Pfizer PFE.N, BMW BMWG.DE and Qualcomm QCOM.O.\n(Reporting by Beijing newsroom Writing by Bernard Orr Editing by David Goodman)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Add detail BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao met Apple AAPL.O CEO Tim Cook on Monday and exchanged views on the company's development in China, the commerce ministry said. The two talked about stabilising industrial and supply chains, the ministry said, adding that Wang told Cook China is willing to provide a good environment and services for foreign companies including Apple. Wang told Cook that China unswervingly promotes a high-level opening-up of rules, regulations, management, standards and other systems, the ministry added.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Add detail BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao met Apple AAPL.O CEO Tim Cook on Monday and exchanged views on the company's development in China, the commerce ministry said. The two talked about stabilising industrial and supply chains, the ministry said, adding that Wang told Cook China is willing to provide a good environment and services for foreign companies including Apple. Wang told Cook that China unswervingly promotes a high-level opening-up of rules, regulations, management, standards and other systems, the ministry added.", 'news_article_title': 'Chinese commerce minister in talks with Apple boss Tim Cook', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Add detail BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao met Apple AAPL.O CEO Tim Cook on Monday and exchanged views on the company's development in China, the commerce ministry said. The two talked about stabilising industrial and supply chains, the ministry said, adding that Wang told Cook China is willing to provide a good environment and services for foreign companies including Apple. Cook was in Beijing over the weekend to attend the government-organised China Development Forum.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Add detail BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao met Apple AAPL.O CEO Tim Cook on Monday and exchanged views on the company's development in China, the commerce ministry said. The two talked about stabilising industrial and supply chains, the ministry said, adding that Wang told Cook China is willing to provide a good environment and services for foreign companies including Apple. Wang told Cook that China unswervingly promotes a high-level opening-up of rules, regulations, management, standards and other systems, the ministry added."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/at-least-50-us-govt-employees-hit-with-spyware-prompting-new-rules', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Christopher Bing\nWASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - At least 50 U.S. government staffers stationed in 10 countries were targeted with commercial hacking tools, commonly known as spyware, according to a senior administration official, highlighting the growing threat caused by offensive cyber vendors and prompting the White House to introduce rules to hinder the spying.\nU.S. President Joseph Biden will sign an executive order on Monday intended to curb the malicious use of digital spy tools around the globe, which target U.S. personnel and civil society.\nWhile it has not been previously reported that so many U.S. government staff were targeted in this way, in 2021 Reuters reported that Apple Inc AAPL.O iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were targeted by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by an Israeli company.\nAt the time, it represented the widest known hack of U.S. officials through such tools.\nThe senior administration official cited Reuters’ prior reporting as a reason for the broader internal government review.\nThe new executive order is designed to apply pressure on the secretive industry by placing new restrictions on U.S. government defense, law enforcement and intelligence agencies’ purchasing decisions, a senior administration official said.\nBy more heavily regulating which organizations can do business with the U.S. government, the idea is that it will shift how the shadowy market operates and limit sales to certain actors, the official said.\n“We have clearly identified the proliferation and misuse of spyware as a threat to national security,” the official said, based on an extensive U.S. government review that began in 2021. “The threat of misuse around the world also implicates our core foreign policy interests.”\n(Reporting by Christopher Bing; Editing by Mark Porter)\n(([email protected]; +1 202-510-0174;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'While it has not been previously reported that so many U.S. government staff were targeted in this way, in 2021 Reuters reported that Apple Inc AAPL.O iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were targeted by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by an Israeli company. By Christopher Bing WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - At least 50 U.S. government staffers stationed in 10 countries were targeted with commercial hacking tools, commonly known as spyware, according to a senior administration official, highlighting the growing threat caused by offensive cyber vendors and prompting the White House to introduce rules to hinder the spying. U.S. President Joseph Biden will sign an executive order on Monday intended to curb the malicious use of digital spy tools around the globe, which target U.S. personnel and civil society.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'While it has not been previously reported that so many U.S. government staff were targeted in this way, in 2021 Reuters reported that Apple Inc AAPL.O iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were targeted by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by an Israeli company. By Christopher Bing WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - At least 50 U.S. government staffers stationed in 10 countries were targeted with commercial hacking tools, commonly known as spyware, according to a senior administration official, highlighting the growing threat caused by offensive cyber vendors and prompting the White House to introduce rules to hinder the spying. The senior administration official cited Reuters’ prior reporting as a reason for the broader internal government review.', 'news_article_title': 'At least 50 US govt employees hit with spyware, prompting new rules', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'While it has not been previously reported that so many U.S. government staff were targeted in this way, in 2021 Reuters reported that Apple Inc AAPL.O iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were targeted by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by an Israeli company. By Christopher Bing WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - At least 50 U.S. government staffers stationed in 10 countries were targeted with commercial hacking tools, commonly known as spyware, according to a senior administration official, highlighting the growing threat caused by offensive cyber vendors and prompting the White House to introduce rules to hinder the spying. U.S. President Joseph Biden will sign an executive order on Monday intended to curb the malicious use of digital spy tools around the globe, which target U.S. personnel and civil society.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'While it has not been previously reported that so many U.S. government staff were targeted in this way, in 2021 Reuters reported that Apple Inc AAPL.O iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were targeted by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by an Israeli company. By Christopher Bing WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - At least 50 U.S. government staffers stationed in 10 countries were targeted with commercial hacking tools, commonly known as spyware, according to a senior administration official, highlighting the growing threat caused by offensive cyber vendors and prompting the White House to introduce rules to hinder the spying. The new executive order is designed to apply pressure on the secretive industry by placing new restrictions on U.S. government defense, law enforcement and intelligence agencies’ purchasing decisions, a senior administration official said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-wisdomtree-u.s.-quality-dividend-growth-etf-dgrw-a-strong-etf-right-now-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Making its debut on 05/22/2013, smart beta exchange traded fund WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has long been dominated by products based on market cap weighted indexes, a strategy created to reflect the market or a particular market segment.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nHowever, some investors believe in the possibility of beating the market through exceptional stock selection, and choose a different type of fund that tracks non-cap weighted strategies: smart beta.\nThis kind of index follows this same mindset, as it attempts to pick stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance; non-cap weighted strategies base selection on certain fundamental characteristics, or a mix of such characteristics.\nEven though this space provides many choices to investors--think one of the simplest methodologies like equal-weighting and more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting--not all have been able to deliver first-rate results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nDGRW is managed by Wisdomtree, and this fund has amassed over $7.57 billion, which makes it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index before fees and expenses.\nThe WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index is a fundamentally weighted index that consists of dividend-paying stocks with growth characteristics.\nCost & Other Expenses\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for DGRW are 0.28%, which makes it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt's 12-month trailing dividend yield comes in at 2.11%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nRepresenting 30.40% of the portfolio, the fund has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector; Consumer Staples and Industrials round out the top three.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 6.33% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 33.28% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF has added about 0.46% so far, and is down about -2.62% over the last 12 months (as of 03/27/2023). DGRW has traded between $53.91 and $64.62 in this past 52-week period.\nThe fund has a beta of 0.88 and standard deviation of 18.26% for the trailing three-year period, which makes DGRW a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 299 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) tracks Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index and the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) tracks NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index. IShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has $22.38 billion in assets, Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has $62.98 billion. DGRO has an expense ratio of 0.08% and VIG charges 0.06%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nWisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 6.33% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Making its debut on 05/22/2013, smart beta exchange traded fund WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 6.33% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Making its debut on 05/22/2013, smart beta exchange traded fund WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 6.33% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Making its debut on 05/22/2013, smart beta exchange traded fund WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 6.33% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Making its debut on 05/22/2013, smart beta exchange traded fund WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-9', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-wisdomtree-u.s.-largecap-etf-eps-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 02/23/2007.\nThe fund is sponsored by Wisdomtree. It has amassed assets over $645.70 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Value\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nValue stocks have lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios. They also have lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. While value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in nearly all markets when you consider long-term performance, growth stocks are more likely to outpace value stocks in strong bull markets.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.91%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 24.20% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.50% of total assets, followed by Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 26.17% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nEPS seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. Earnings 500 Index before fees and expenses. The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of earnings-generating companies within the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. Stock Market.\nThe ETF has added about 2.16% so far this year and is down about -10.81% in the last one year (as of 03/27/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $38.39 and $49.35.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 20.81% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 502 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, EPS is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.10 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $97.61 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.50% of total assets, followed by Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 02/23/2007.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.50% of total assets, followed by Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 02/23/2007.', 'news_article_title': 'Should WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.50% of total assets, followed by Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 02/23/2007.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.50% of total assets, followed by Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Alternatives WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 157.8699951171875, 'high': 160.77000427246094, 'open': 159.94000244140625, 'close': 158.27999877929688, 'ema_50': 150.14613450244036, 'rsi_14': 63.93988952021408, 'target': 157.64999389648438, 'volume': 52390300.0, 'ema_200': 148.7669207179934, 'adj_close': 157.64053344726562, 'rsi_lag_1': 63.253513398068776, 'rsi_lag_2': 65.36964888135779, 'rsi_lag_3': 70.05384219262535, 'rsi_lag_4': 74.19467194919304, 'rsi_lag_5': 67.17083446545973, 'macd_lag_1': 2.95989452818705, 'macd_lag_2': 2.7624212740547023, 'macd_lag_3': 2.6045936659872666, 'macd_lag_4': 2.477262315284463, 'macd_lag_5': 2.1310722501622763, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.9237279543806096, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.4371773697670904}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 20.56999969482422, 'Date': '2023-03-27', 'High': 22.93000030517578, 'Open': 22.049999237060547, 'Close': 20.600000381469727, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-27', 'Adj Close': 20.600000381469727}, {'Low': 1.074806571006775, 'Date': '2023-03-27', 'High': 1.0795999765396118, 'Open': 1.077818512916565, 'Close': 1.077818512916565, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-27', 'Adj Close': 1.077818512916565}, {'Low': 1.221985936164856, 'Date': '2023-03-27', 'High': 1.2291052341461182, 'Open': 1.2241849899291992, 'Close': 1.224600315093994, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-27', 'Adj Close': 1.224600315093994}, {'Low': 6.867000102996826, 'Date': '2023-03-27', 'High': 6.889599800109863, 'Open': 6.867000102996826, 'Close': 6.867000102996826, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-27', 'Adj Close': 6.867000102996826}, {'Low': 69.12999725341797, 'Date': '2023-03-27', 'High': 73.0999984741211, 'Open': 69.41999816894531, 'Close': 72.80999755859375, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 353598, 'date_str': '2023-03-27', 'Adj Close': 72.80999755859375}, {'Low': 0.6635101437568665, 'Date': '2023-03-27', 'High': 0.6665200591087341, 'Open': 0.665530800819397, 'Close': 0.665530800819397, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-27', 'Adj Close': 0.665530800819397}, {'Low': 3.4679999351501465, 'Date': '2023-03-27', 'High': 3.5369999408721924, 'Open': 3.470000028610229, 'Close': 3.5280001163482666, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-27', 'Adj Close': 3.5280001163482666}, {'Low': 130.50900268554688, 'Date': '2023-03-27', 'High': 131.74099731445312, 'Open': 130.8459930419922, 'Close': 130.8459930419922, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-27', 'Adj Close': 130.8459930419922}, {'Low': 102.83000183105467, 'Date': '2023-03-27', 'High': 103.2300033569336, 'Open': 103.12000274658205, 'Close': 102.86000061035156, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-27', 'Adj Close': 102.86000061035156}, {'Low': 1952.4000244140625, 'Date': '2023-03-27', 'High': 1957.199951171875, 'Open': 1957.199951171875, 'Close': 1952.4000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 877, 'date_str': '2023-03-27', 'Adj Close': 1952.4000244140625}]}
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{'date': '2023-03-28', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-falls-with-tech-shares-as-yields-up', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nMarch 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were lower in afternoon trading on Tuesday, led by a nearly 1% decline in the Nasdaq as higher Treasury yields hit technology-related shares.\nShares of Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O along with other technology-related shares, which tend to be the most negatively affected by rising yields, weighed the most on the S&P 500.\nYields have climbed from six-months lows hit Friday as investors have been cautiously optimistic that stress in the banking sector following some recent regional bank failures may be subsiding.\nShares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O were up about 2.2% on Tuesday, a day after the stock rose more than 50% after it said it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank.\nU.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly increased in March, according to a survey, which also showed Americans are becoming a bit anxious about the labor market.\nThe rise in yields "is causing a little bit of cautiousness in the market," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York, while data suggested "consumers are not too cheerful about rates going up and the prospects of a recession."\nInvestors also paid close attention to comments in the first congressional hearing into the collapse of the two U.S. regional lenders. Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers pressed the Federal Reserve\'s top banking regulator on whether the central bank should have been more aggressive in its oversight of Silicon Valley Bank.\n"If the market thinks there\'s not a banking crisis and that\'s in the rear view mirror, that would mean the Fed is able to hold rates higher for longer," said Irene Tunkel, chief U.S. equity strategist at BCA Research.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 108.04 points, or 0.33%, to 32,324.04, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 19.76 points, or 0.50%, to 3,957.77 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 105.51 points, or 0.9%, to 11,663.33.\nThe KBW regional banking index .KRX was down on the day.\nStrategists said that as lenders report quarterly results from next month, the market will learn more details about the health of banks following the collapse of some big regional lenders that fanned fears of a sector-wide contagion.\nAlibaba Group Holding BABA.K jumped 14.1% after the company said it plans to split its business into six main units covering e-commerce, media and the cloud.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.04-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.53-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 6 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 30 new highs and 124 new lows.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; additional reporting by Shubham Batra, Amruta Khandekar, Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D\'Souza, Vinay Dwivedi and Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O along with other technology-related shares, which tend to be the most negatively affected by rising yields, weighed the most on the S&P 500. By Caroline Valetkevitch March 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were lower in afternoon trading on Tuesday, led by a nearly 1% decline in the Nasdaq as higher Treasury yields hit technology-related shares. "If the market thinks there\'s not a banking crisis and that\'s in the rear view mirror, that would mean the Fed is able to hold rates higher for longer," said Irene Tunkel, chief U.S. equity strategist at BCA Research.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O along with other technology-related shares, which tend to be the most negatively affected by rising yields, weighed the most on the S&P 500. By Caroline Valetkevitch March 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were lower in afternoon trading on Tuesday, led by a nearly 1% decline in the Nasdaq as higher Treasury yields hit technology-related shares. Shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O were up about 2.2% on Tuesday, a day after the stock rose more than 50% after it said it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street falls with tech shares as yields up', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O along with other technology-related shares, which tend to be the most negatively affected by rising yields, weighed the most on the S&P 500. By Caroline Valetkevitch March 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were lower in afternoon trading on Tuesday, led by a nearly 1% decline in the Nasdaq as higher Treasury yields hit technology-related shares. Shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O were up about 2.2% on Tuesday, a day after the stock rose more than 50% after it said it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O along with other technology-related shares, which tend to be the most negatively affected by rising yields, weighed the most on the S&P 500. Yields have climbed from six-months lows hit Friday as investors have been cautiously optimistic that stress in the banking sector following some recent regional bank failures may be subsiding. Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers pressed the Federal Reserve's top banking regulator on whether the central bank should have been more aggressive in its oversight of Silicon Valley Bank."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-mixed-as-banking-worries-ebb-treasury-yields-rise', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar\nMarch 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street struggled for direction on Tuesdayas investors weighed receding concerns about a banking crisis, while Treasury yields rose amid focus on Federal Reserve\'s interest rate trajectory.\nGrowth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O remained under pressure, falling between 0.8% and 1.5% as yields rose.\nMoney market bets are now split between the Fed raising interest rates by 25 basis points and a pause in its policy meeting in May, after being largely tilted towards a no-hike scenario at the end of last week. Investors expect a sharp easing in rates thereafter. FEDWATCH\nStrategists said that as lenders report quarterly results from next month, the market will learn more details about the health of banks following the collapse of some big regional lenders that fanned fears of a sector-wide contagion.\nShares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O climbed 3.7%, following a more than 50% surge on Monday after it said it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank, whose collapse earlier this month sparked a selloff in the sector.\nThe KBW regional banking index .KRXadded 0.3%, while among the big U.S. banks JP Morgan Chase & Co JPM.Nwas up 0.4%, while Bank of America BAC.N was down 0.5%.\n"The good news is that folks pulling deposits out, that\'s starting to taper off from a couple weeks ago and maybe some of those uninsured deposits are moving money around," said Jonathan Waite, fund manager at Frost Investment Advisors.\nU.S. Fed\'s head of banking supervision Michael Barr told lawmakers on Tuesday that it was appropriate for outsiders to conduct independent reviews of the central bank\'s oversight of Silicon Valley Bank, in addition to the regulator\'s own internal review.\nAt 11:59 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 83.69 points, or 0.26%, at 32,515.77, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 2.49 points, or 0.06%, at 3,975.04, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 63.64 points, or 0.54%, at 11,705.20.\nAlibaba Group Holding BABA.K jumped 11.5% after the firm said it plans to split its business into six main units covering e-commerce, media and the cloud.\nWalgreens Boots Alliance Inc WBA.O added 4.34% after the U.S. pharmacy\'s quarterly profit beat Wall Street expectations.\nU.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly increased in March, with the index rising to 104.2 this month from a reading of 103.4 in February but Americans are becoming a bit anxious about the labor market, Conference Board\'s survey showed on Tuesday.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.94-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, while decliners outnumbered advancers by a 1.05-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded six new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 25 new highs and 86 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shubham Batra, Amruta Khandekar, Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D\'Souza and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O remained under pressure, falling between 0.8% and 1.5% as yields rose. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street struggled for direction on Tuesdayas investors weighed receding concerns about a banking crisis, while Treasury yields rose amid focus on Federal Reserve's interest rate trajectory. Money market bets are now split between the Fed raising interest rates by 25 basis points and a pause in its policy meeting in May, after being largely tilted towards a no-hike scenario at the end of last week.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O remained under pressure, falling between 0.8% and 1.5% as yields rose. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street struggled for direction on Tuesdayas investors weighed receding concerns about a banking crisis, while Treasury yields rose amid focus on Federal Reserve's interest rate trajectory. The S&P index recorded six new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 25 new highs and 86 new lows.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St mixed as banking worries ebb, Treasury yields rise', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O remained under pressure, falling between 0.8% and 1.5% as yields rose. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street struggled for direction on Tuesdayas investors weighed receding concerns about a banking crisis, while Treasury yields rose amid focus on Federal Reserve's interest rate trajectory. Investors expect a sharp easing in rates thereafter.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O remained under pressure, falling between 0.8% and 1.5% as yields rose. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street struggled for direction on Tuesdayas investors weighed receding concerns about a banking crisis, while Treasury yields rose amid focus on Federal Reserve's interest rate trajectory. The KBW regional banking index .KRXadded 0.3%, while among the big U.S. banks JP Morgan Chase & Co JPM.Nwas up 0.4%, while Bank of America BAC.N was down 0.5%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-breaks-out-of-a-base-looks-like-a-growth-stock-again', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) has been showing renewed technical strength since rallying from early November lows. The stock broke out of a flat base on March 15. As of March 28, it was holding nearly 14% above its 50-day moving average, even as it pulled back slightly after the breakout.\nThe company is also expected to grow earnings in the next two years, giving it a look that’s been unfamiliar lately: That of a growth stock. \nIt’s not uncommon for any stock with a recent breakout to retreat somewhat, as investors who bought at a lower price opt to pocket some profits. Given that Meta began rallying in November, plenty of big institutions are taking a little money off the table, likely reallocating to other institutional-quality stocks at the early stages of a rally. They may also be adding to existing positions in other stocks.\nMeta is among the poster children for institutional stocks. According to MarketBeat institutional ownership data, 2,375 institutional buyers accounted for $82.21 billion in inflows in the past 12 months. Meanwhile, 967 institutional sellers accounted for $16.58 billion in outflows. \nInstitutions Are Buying \nDespite the stock essentially being written off by many pundits in recent months, those numbers are proof that big investors, including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, hedge funds, insurance companies, banks, university endowments, asset management firms, and other large buyers, still have conviction in the stock. That’s despite doubts that the Metaverse concept may not be all it’s cracked up to be, at least not initially. \nIn fact, news broke on March 27 that The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) was beginning a round of layoffs, beginning with its metaverse business unit. According to Hollywood trade-industry reports, it wasn’t clear exactly what the unit was working on.\nIn the case of Meta, there’s still plenty of advertising revenue across platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and What’s App, despite a year-over-year sales decline of 4% in 2022. Earnings also declined in 2022. \nBut here’s the thing: Meta is beginning to act like a growth stock again. This year, Wall Street expects an earnings increase of 48%, with another 17% increase forecast for next year.\nRally Began After Layoffs Announced\nOf course, as reported previously by MarketBeat, at least some of that earnings increase is due to “efficiency,” polite corporate speak for layoffs. Markets reward companies for becoming leaner. The stock’s November rally began after Meta announced it would lay off 11,000 workers. It since said it would slash more jobs and not fill open positions. \nThe renewed interest from investors has set Meta apart from its cohort of FAANG stocks. Remember that cute moniker? It’s not something you hear much anymore, after 2022’s takedown of the broad tech sector, but to refresh your memory, the FAANG stocks were Facebook, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL).\nAmong that group, Alphabet, which also announced layoffs, is approaching a buy point out of a cup-shaped base. Others are still forming bases. \nDespite the Metaverse concept being mocked and poorly understood, Meta continues to issue reassurances that that line of business, which is based on artificial intelligence, will show growth. \nIn a March 7 blog post, head of Facebook Tom Allison wrote, “Our focus this year is on artificial intelligence, messaging, creators, and monetization.”\nUpdate On The Year Of Efficiency\nIf you’re wondering exactly what this means for Meta’s revenue and earnings growth, CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed that in a March 14 blog post titled, “Update on Meta’s Year of Efficiency.”\nHe noted that the company is prepared for a new economic reality of higher interest rates, a lean economy, and greater geopolitical instability that could lead to higher costs, more volatility, and slower growth. \nDespite the layoffs, Zuckerberg claimed the company is not like most that “will scale back their long-term vision and investments.”\n“But we have the opportunity to be bolder and make decisions that other companies can’t,” he wrote. “So we put together a financial plan that enables us to invest heavily in the future while also delivering sustainable results as long as we run every team more efficiently. The changes we’re making will enable us to meet this financial plan.”\nIn other words, slower sales and higher costs may be a reality, but look for the company to achieve the proverbial “doing more with less.” Whether or not that will pan out remains to be seen, but it does seem likely that the company can retain advertisers and attract new ones, which in turn can grow earnings and stock appreciation over time. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'It’s not something you hear much anymore, after 2022’s takedown of the broad tech sector, but to refresh your memory, the FAANG stocks were Facebook, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL). In the case of Meta, there’s still plenty of advertising revenue across platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and What’s App, despite a year-over-year sales decline of 4% in 2022. Despite the Metaverse concept being mocked and poorly understood, Meta continues to issue reassurances that that line of business, which is based on artificial intelligence, will show growth.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'It’s not something you hear much anymore, after 2022’s takedown of the broad tech sector, but to refresh your memory, the FAANG stocks were Facebook, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) has been showing renewed technical strength since rallying from early November lows. Given that Meta began rallying in November, plenty of big institutions are taking a little money off the table, likely reallocating to other institutional-quality stocks at the early stages of a rally.', 'news_article_title': 'Meta Breaks Out Of A Base, Looks Like A Growth Stock Again', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It’s not something you hear much anymore, after 2022’s takedown of the broad tech sector, but to refresh your memory, the FAANG stocks were Facebook, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) has been showing renewed technical strength since rallying from early November lows. The stock broke out of a flat base on March 15.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'It’s not something you hear much anymore, after 2022’s takedown of the broad tech sector, but to refresh your memory, the FAANG stocks were Facebook, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Institutions Are Buying Despite the stock essentially being written off by many pundits in recent months, those numbers are proof that big investors, including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, hedge funds, insurance companies, banks, university endowments, asset management firms, and other large buyers, still have conviction in the stock. In a March 7 blog post, head of Facebook Tom Allison wrote, “Our focus this year is on artificial intelligence, messaging, creators, and monetization.” Update On The Year Of Efficiency If you’re wondering exactly what this means for Meta’s revenue and earnings growth, CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed that in a March 14 blog post titled, “Update on Meta’s Year of Efficiency.” He noted that the company is prepared for a new economic reality of higher interest rates, a lean economy, and greater geopolitical instability that could lead to higher costs, more volatility, and slower growth.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-03-28-2023%3A-baba-aapl-msft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks were lower on Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 1.3% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor index was falling 1.6%.\nIn company news, Alibaba (BABA) shares were rising 15% after the e-commerce giant said it plans to split its business into six main units, with each able to raise outside capital and explore an initial public offering.\nApple (AAPL) was down 1.2% after it said that it has introduced Apple Pay Later in the US. The product allows users to split purchases into four payments, spread over six weeks with no interest and fees.\nMicrosoft (MSFT) is nearing a settlement to suspend antitrust complaints from European companies Aruba, OVHcloud and the Danish Cloud Community, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Microsoft shares were down 1.3%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) was down 1.2% after it said that it has introduced Apple Pay Later in the US. In company news, Alibaba (BABA) shares were rising 15% after the e-commerce giant said it plans to split its business into six main units, with each able to raise outside capital and explore an initial public offering. The product allows users to split purchases into four payments, spread over six weeks with no interest and fees.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) was down 1.2% after it said that it has introduced Apple Pay Later in the US. In company news, Alibaba (BABA) shares were rising 15% after the e-commerce giant said it plans to split its business into six main units, with each able to raise outside capital and explore an initial public offering. Microsoft (MSFT) is nearing a settlement to suspend antitrust complaints from European companies Aruba, OVHcloud and the Danish Cloud Community, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 03/28/2023: BABA, AAPL, MSFT', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) was down 1.2% after it said that it has introduced Apple Pay Later in the US. Technology stocks were lower on Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 1.3% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor index was falling 1.6%. Microsoft shares were down 1.3%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) was down 1.2% after it said that it has introduced Apple Pay Later in the US. In company news, Alibaba (BABA) shares were rising 15% after the e-commerce giant said it plans to split its business into six main units, with each able to raise outside capital and explore an initial public offering. Microsoft (MSFT) is nearing a settlement to suspend antitrust complaints from European companies Aruba, OVHcloud and the Danish Cloud Community, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-to-open-fifth-retail-store-in-south-korea-later-this-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "(RTTNews) - Apple will open its fifth retail store in South Korea later this week.\nApple Gangnam will open in Seoul's posh southern district of Gangnam on Friday offering the latest Apple products, including the new iPhone 14.\nApple Gangnam will welcome its first visitors on Friday, March 31, at 5 p.m. local time. Apple Gangnam's grand opening is by reservation only. Registration starts on March 29 at 8 a.m. The new store has about 150 retail team members who collectively speak more than a dozen languages, Apple said in a statement.\nApple opened its first store in South Korea, Apple Garosugil, in 2018 and opened three more Seoul stores, in Yeouido, Myeongdong and Jamsil.\nRecently, the long-awaited Apple Pay launched in South Korea, where customers can experience the service in all five Apple Store locations.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple will open its fifth retail store in South Korea later this week. Apple Gangnam will welcome its first visitors on Friday, March 31, at 5 p.m. local time. The new store has about 150 retail team members who collectively speak more than a dozen languages, Apple said in a statement.', 'news_luhn_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple will open its fifth retail store in South Korea later this week. Apple Gangnam will open in Seoul's posh southern district of Gangnam on Friday offering the latest Apple products, including the new iPhone 14. Apple opened its first store in South Korea, Apple Garosugil, in 2018 and opened three more Seoul stores, in Yeouido, Myeongdong and Jamsil.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple To Open Fifth Retail Store In South Korea Later This Week', 'news_lexrank_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple will open its fifth retail store in South Korea later this week. Apple Gangnam will open in Seoul's posh southern district of Gangnam on Friday offering the latest Apple products, including the new iPhone 14. Apple Gangnam will welcome its first visitors on Friday, March 31, at 5 p.m. local time.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Gangnam will open in Seoul's posh southern district of Gangnam on Friday offering the latest Apple products, including the new iPhone 14. Apple opened its first store in South Korea, Apple Garosugil, in 2018 and opened three more Seoul stores, in Yeouido, Myeongdong and Jamsil. Recently, the long-awaited Apple Pay launched in South Korea, where customers can experience the service in all five Apple Store locations."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-launches-apple-pay-later', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) Tuesday launched Apple Pay Later in the U.S.\nApple Pay Later allows users to split purchases into four payments, spread over six weeks with no interest and no fees. Users can apply for Apple Pay Later loans of $50 to $1,000, which can be used for online and in-app purchases made on iPhone and iPad with merchants that accept Apple Pay.\nStarting Tuesday, Apple will begin inviting select users to access a prerelease version of Apple Pay Later, with plans to offer it to all eligible users in the coming months.\n"There\'s no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to how people manage their finances. Many people are looking for flexible payment options, which is why we\'re excited to provide our users with Apple Pay Later," said Jennifer Bailey, Apple\'s vice president of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet. "Apple Pay Later was designed with our users\' financial health in mind, so it has no fees and no interest, and can be used and managed within Wallet, making it easier for consumers to make informed and responsible borrowing decisions."\nTo get started with Apple Pay Later, users can apply for a loan within Wallet with no impact to their credit. They will then be prompted to enter the amount they would like to borrow and agree to the Apple Pay Later terms. A soft credit pull will be done during the application process to help ensure the user is in a good financial position before taking on the loan.\nAfter a user is approved, they will see the Pay Later option when they select Apple Pay at checkout online and in apps on iPhone and iPad, and can use Apple Pay Later to make a purchase. Once Apple Pay Later is set up, users can also apply for a loan directly in the checkout flow when making a purchase.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) Tuesday launched Apple Pay Later in the U.S. Apple Pay Later allows users to split purchases into four payments, spread over six weeks with no interest and no fees. To get started with Apple Pay Later, users can apply for a loan within Wallet with no impact to their credit. A soft credit pull will be done during the application process to help ensure the user is in a good financial position before taking on the loan.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) Tuesday launched Apple Pay Later in the U.S. Apple Pay Later allows users to split purchases into four payments, spread over six weeks with no interest and no fees. To get started with Apple Pay Later, users can apply for a loan within Wallet with no impact to their credit. After a user is approved, they will see the Pay Later option when they select Apple Pay at checkout online and in apps on iPhone and iPad, and can use Apple Pay Later to make a purchase.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Launches Apple Pay Later', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) Tuesday launched Apple Pay Later in the U.S. Apple Pay Later allows users to split purchases into four payments, spread over six weeks with no interest and no fees. Users can apply for Apple Pay Later loans of $50 to $1,000, which can be used for online and in-app purchases made on iPhone and iPad with merchants that accept Apple Pay. To get started with Apple Pay Later, users can apply for a loan within Wallet with no impact to their credit.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) Tuesday launched Apple Pay Later in the U.S. Apple Pay Later allows users to split purchases into four payments, spread over six weeks with no interest and no fees. Many people are looking for flexible payment options, which is why we\'re excited to provide our users with Apple Pay Later," said Jennifer Bailey, Apple\'s vice president of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet. After a user is approved, they will see the Pay Later option when they select Apple Pay at checkout online and in apps on iPhone and iPad, and can use Apple Pay Later to make a purchase.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/big-tech-etfs-roar%3A-will-the-rally-continue', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The appeal for the mega-cap technology stocks roared back this month on their so-called safe haven status following the bank crisis led by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. The S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index climbed nearly 6% over the past month, solidifying its place as the second-best performing group of the S&P 500 during 2023.\n\nThe most popular and biggest ETFs in the tech sector like Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, iShares US Technology ETF IYW, VanEck Semiconductor ETF SMH and iShares Semiconductor ETF SOXX gained more than 6% each over the past month.\n\nThe fears of contagion across the globe have compelled investors to adopt an old strategy and flock toward mega caps’ cash-rich balance sheets and durable revenue streams. This is especially true as these companies have strong balance sheets and robust profit margins, and are better positioned to withstand a possible economic downturn. These are also set to benefit from a steep drop in bond yields.\n\nIn particular, the top three mega names — Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOGL and Microsoft MSFT — have seen more than $600 billion in a combined rally this month. Three other heavyweights — Nvidia NVDA, Meta Platforms META and Tesla TSLA — are the biggest gainers in March. Notably, Alphabet shares are on track for their biggest monthly gain in several years.\n\nThe decline in yields during the collapse of a series of banks as well as a dovish Fed, also drove the rally. As expected, the Fed raised interest rates by 25 bps in the FOMC meeting but signaled that an end to interest rate increases could be on the horizon. As the tech sector relies on borrowing for superior growth, it is cheaper to borrow more money for further initiatives when interest rates are low. Two-year yields dropped to nearly 3.9% from a 16-year high of 5.084% hit on Mar 8, while 10-year yields plunged to 3.5% from a 15-year high of 4.338% hit on Oct 21 (read: Is it Time for Growth ETFs as Fed Softens Hawkish Tone?).\nETFs in Focus\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF manages about $45.5 billion in its asset base and provides exposure to 367 technology stocks. Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia are the top three firms accounting for a combined 45% of assets. Vanguard Information Technology ETF currently tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index and charges 10 bps in fees per year. Volume is solid at nearly 583,000 shares.\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK)\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund is the most popular and heavily traded ETF, with AUM of $42.3 billion and an average daily volume of 7 million shares. The fund charges 10 bps in fees per year. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund follows the Technology Select Sector Index and holds about 66 securities in its basket. Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia make up a combined 51.4% of assets.\n\niShares US Technology ETF (IYW)\n\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF tracks the Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index, giving investors exposure to 139 U.S. electronics, computer software and hardware, and informational technology companies. Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet Nvidia and Meta Platforms collectively account for half of the portfolio.\n\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF has AUM of $10.1 billion and charges 39 bps in fees and expenses. Volume is good as it exchanges 672,000 shares a day.\n\nVanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH)\n\nVanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF offers exposure to the companies involved in semiconductor production and equipment. SMH follows the MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index, which tracks the most-liquid companies in the industry based on market capitalization and trading volume. VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF holds 25 stocks in its basket, with Nvidia comprising 11.3% share. It has managed assets worth $8 billion and charges 35 bps in annual fees and expenses. VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF is heavily traded, with a volume of 4 million shares per day (read: A Guide to Semiconductor ETF Investing).\n\niShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX)\n\niShares Semiconductor ETF follows the ICE Semiconductor Index and offers exposure to U.S. companies that design, manufacture and distribute semiconductors. It holds 30 securities in its basket, with Nvidia accounting for an 8.8% share. iShares Semiconductor ETF has amassed $7.6 billion in its asset base and trades in a volume of about 1 million shares a day. The product charges a fee of 35 bps a year from investors.\nWill Rally Continue?\nWhile big tech might offer some safety in turbulent times, it is not without risk. With the latest surge, tech stocks have become overvalued. The Zacks Tech sector is currently trading at a P/E ratio of 21.42 compared to 17.32 for the S&P 500. About 48% of the industries in the sector have a top Zacks Rank, suggesting some pain ahead (see: all the Technology ETFs here).\n\nAdditionally, the earnings outlook for the sector has been clouded by economic concerns. According to Bloomberg Intelligence data, earnings for the technology sector are expected to fall 7.7% in 2023 compared with the growth of 5.2% expected six months ago. The forecasts for revenue growth for the sector have also turned negative over the same period, with consensus moving from a 6% increase to a 0.5% decline.\n\nFurther, falling bond yields, a key contributor to the recent rally in technology stocks, could prove short-lived if the Fed keeps raising interest rates. However, four of the five above-mentioned ETFs have a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), suggesting their outperformance to continue. SOXX has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\nVanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX): ETF Research Reports\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In particular, the top three mega names — Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOGL and Microsoft MSFT — have seen more than $600 billion in a combined rally this month. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The fears of contagion across the globe have compelled investors to adopt an old strategy and flock toward mega caps’ cash-rich balance sheets and durable revenue streams.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In particular, the top three mega names — Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOGL and Microsoft MSFT — have seen more than $600 billion in a combined rally this month. The most popular and biggest ETFs in the tech sector like Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, iShares US Technology ETF IYW, VanEck Semiconductor ETF SMH and iShares Semiconductor ETF SOXX gained more than 6% each over the past month.', 'news_article_title': 'Big Tech ETFs Roar: Will the Rally Continue?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In particular, the top three mega names — Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOGL and Microsoft MSFT — have seen more than $600 billion in a combined rally this month. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The most popular and biggest ETFs in the tech sector like Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, iShares US Technology ETF IYW, VanEck Semiconductor ETF SMH and iShares Semiconductor ETF SOXX gained more than 6% each over the past month.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In particular, the top three mega names — Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOGL and Microsoft MSFT — have seen more than $600 billion in a combined rally this month. The most popular and biggest ETFs in the tech sector like Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, iShares US Technology ETF IYW, VanEck Semiconductor ETF SMH and iShares Semiconductor ETF SOXX gained more than 6% each over the past month.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-03-28-2023%3A-wisa-baba-aapl-msft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks were lower late Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 0.8% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor index was falling 1.4%.\nIn company news, WiSA Technologies (WISA) shares were down over 45% amid heavy volume after saying it agreed to sell shares and warrants to institutional investors.\nAlibaba (BABA) shares were rising over 14% after the e-commerce giant said it plans to split its business into six main units, with each able to raise outside capital and explore an initial public offering.\nApple (AAPL) was down 0.5% after it said that it has introduced Apple Pay Later in the US. The product allows users to split purchases into four payments, spread over six weeks with no interest and fees.\nMicrosoft (MSFT) is nearing a settlement to suspend antitrust complaints from European companies Aruba, OVHcloud, and the Danish Cloud Community, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Microsoft shares were down 0.4%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) was down 0.5% after it said that it has introduced Apple Pay Later in the US. Alibaba (BABA) shares were rising over 14% after the e-commerce giant said it plans to split its business into six main units, with each able to raise outside capital and explore an initial public offering. The product allows users to split purchases into four payments, spread over six weeks with no interest and fees.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) was down 0.5% after it said that it has introduced Apple Pay Later in the US. In company news, WiSA Technologies (WISA) shares were down over 45% amid heavy volume after saying it agreed to sell shares and warrants to institutional investors. Microsoft (MSFT) is nearing a settlement to suspend antitrust complaints from European companies Aruba, OVHcloud, and the Danish Cloud Community, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 03/28/2023: WISA, BABA, AAPL, MSFT', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) was down 0.5% after it said that it has introduced Apple Pay Later in the US. Technology stocks were lower late Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 0.8% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor index was falling 1.4%. Alibaba (BABA) shares were rising over 14% after the e-commerce giant said it plans to split its business into six main units, with each able to raise outside capital and explore an initial public offering.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) was down 0.5% after it said that it has introduced Apple Pay Later in the US. In company news, WiSA Technologies (WISA) shares were down over 45% amid heavy volume after saying it agreed to sell shares and warrants to institutional investors. Alibaba (BABA) shares were rising over 14% after the e-commerce giant said it plans to split its business into six main units, with each able to raise outside capital and explore an initial public offering.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-strengthens-streaming-service-with-new-content', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL is expanding its content portfolio with the launch of the much-anticipated movie, Killers of the Flower Moon, directed by Martin Scorsese. Distributed by Paramount, the movie will be the first Apple original to have a wider theatrical release.\n\nThe Leonard DiCaprio-starrer is set to have a limited release in theaters on Oct 6, which will be followed by a wider release globally on Oct 20, per 9TO5Mac. Following the theatrical release, the movie will be available (after a 45-day theatrical exclusivity window) on Apple TV+.\n\nApple is expanding its footprint in the entertainment industry with plans to spend $1 billion on producing movies, per Bloomberg. The partnership with Paramount for the distribution of Killers of the Flower Moon is a step in that direction.\n\nTheatrical releases are expected to provide Apple with wider recognition as a movie producer. The iPhone maker has a solid pipeline of movies and shows for Apple TV+ streaming services and it is working with renowned directors like Matthew Vaughn and Ridley Scott to improve content for the service.\n Apple Inc. Price and Consensus\n Apple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\nStrong Content Helps Apple TV+ to Face Competition\nApple TV+, despite having fewer subscribers than Netflix NFLX and Disney DIS, has been gaining recognition due to its impressive content portfolio that includes shows like Ted Lasso. Its animated movie The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film this year. Last year, Apple won three Academy Awards for CODA.\n\nApple’s impressive run at the Academy Awards has been instrumental in driving recognition of Apple TV+ in the saturated streaming market currently dominated by the likes of Amazon AMZN, Netflix and Disney+.\n\nApple TV+ is also expanding into different genres like live sports and is set to stream Friday Night Baseball, a weekly doubleheader, beginning Apr 7.\nGrowing Services Revenues to Aid Growth\nThe growing popularity of Apple TV+ and services like Fitness+ have been beneficial for Apple’s Services business, which has become a major revenue-generating source in recent times.\n\nThe Services portfolio currently has more than 935 million paid subscribers and accounted for 17.7% of sales in the fiscal first quarter. Services revenues increased 6.4% from the year-ago quarter to $20.77 billion.\n\nFor the fiscal second quarter, Services revenues are expected to grow year over year despite challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming.\n\nApple shares have outperformed the Zacks Computer and Technology sector in the past year. While AAPL shares have declined 9.8%, Netflix, Disney and Amazon shares have fallen 13.4%, 31% and 41.9%, respectively.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Apple’s fiscal second-quarter earnings has been unchanged at $1.44 over the past 30 days.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company expects the fiscal second quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to be similar to that of the December-end quarter due to unfavorable forex. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners Up\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL is expanding its content portfolio with the launch of the much-anticipated movie, Killers of the Flower Moon, directed by Martin Scorsese. While AAPL shares have declined 9.8%, Netflix, Disney and Amazon shares have fallen 13.4%, 31% and 41.9%, respectively. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL is expanding its content portfolio with the launch of the much-anticipated movie, Killers of the Flower Moon, directed by Martin Scorsese. While AAPL shares have declined 9.8%, Netflix, Disney and Amazon shares have fallen 13.4%, 31% and 41.9%, respectively.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Strengthens Streaming Service With New Content', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL is expanding its content portfolio with the launch of the much-anticipated movie, Killers of the Flower Moon, directed by Martin Scorsese. While AAPL shares have declined 9.8%, Netflix, Disney and Amazon shares have fallen 13.4%, 31% and 41.9%, respectively. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL is expanding its content portfolio with the launch of the much-anticipated movie, Killers of the Flower Moon, directed by Martin Scorsese. While AAPL shares have declined 9.8%, Netflix, Disney and Amazon shares have fallen 13.4%, 31% and 41.9%, respectively.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spy-dpst%3A-big-etf-inflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 17,850,000 units, or a 2.0% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.8%, and Microsoft is lower by about 1.1%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the DIREXION DAILY REGIONAL BANKS BULL 3X SHARES, which added 11,900,000 units, for a 39.3% increase in outstanding units.\nVIDEO: SPY, DPST: Big ETF Inflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.8%, and Microsoft is lower by about 1.1%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the DIREXION DAILY REGIONAL BANKS BULL 3X SHARES, which added 11,900,000 units, for a 39.3% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPY, DPST: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 17,850,000 units, or a 2.0% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the DIREXION DAILY REGIONAL BANKS BULL 3X SHARES, which added 11,900,000 units, for a 39.3% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPY, DPST: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'SPY, DPST: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 17,850,000 units, or a 2.0% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.8%, and Microsoft is lower by about 1.1%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the DIREXION DAILY REGIONAL BANKS BULL 3X SHARES, which added 11,900,000 units, for a 39.3% increase in outstanding units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 17,850,000 units, or a 2.0% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the DIREXION DAILY REGIONAL BANKS BULL 3X SHARES, which added 11,900,000 units, for a 39.3% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPY, DPST: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-ends-down-with-fall-in-tech-shares', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nMarch 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as investors weighed comments from a top U.S. regulator on struggling banks and sold shares of technology-related names after their recent strong run.\nMichael Barr, the Federal Reserve\'s top banking regulator, told a Senate panel that Silicon Valley Bank did a "terrible" job of managing risk before its collapse.\nShares of Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O along with other technology-related shares were among the biggest drags on the S&P 500.\n"It\'s a little bit of a follow-through from yesterday\'s pullback in tech stocks. You\'re seeing a little bit of profit-taking," said Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles. "Some of the enthusiasm is waning a little bit."\nThe S&P 500 technology index .SPLRCT extended recent declines Tuesday, but remains up sharply for the quarter.\nThe KBW regional banking index .KRX was down on the day, while shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O were up slightly, a day after the stock rose more than 50% after it said it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 6.17 points, or 0.16%, to end at 3,971.36 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 52.27 points, or 0.44%, to 11,716.56. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 38.05 points, or 0.12%, to 32,394.03.\nHigher Treasury yields also weighed on tech shares. Yields have climbed from six-months lows hit Friday.\nEarly in the day, a survey showed U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly increased in March, but also that Americans are becoming a bit anxious about the labor market.\nWith the first quarter\'s end approaching, investors are thinking about upcoming quarterly results. Strategists said that as lenders report quarterly results from next month, the market will learn more details about the health of banks following the collapse of some big regional lenders that fanned fears of a sector-wide contagion.\nAlibaba Group Holding BABA.K jumped after the company said it plans to split its business into six main units covering e-commerce, media and the cloud.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; additional reporting by Shubham Batra, Amruta Khandekar, Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D\'Souza, Vinay Dwivedi and Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O along with other technology-related shares were among the biggest drags on the S&P 500. By Caroline Valetkevitch March 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as investors weighed comments from a top U.S. regulator on struggling banks and sold shares of technology-related names after their recent strong run. Early in the day, a survey showed U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly increased in March, but also that Americans are becoming a bit anxious about the labor market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O along with other technology-related shares were among the biggest drags on the S&P 500. By Caroline Valetkevitch March 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as investors weighed comments from a top U.S. regulator on struggling banks and sold shares of technology-related names after their recent strong run. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 6.17 points, or 0.16%, to end at 3,971.36 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 52.27 points, or 0.44%, to 11,716.56.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street ends down with fall in tech shares', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O along with other technology-related shares were among the biggest drags on the S&P 500. By Caroline Valetkevitch March 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as investors weighed comments from a top U.S. regulator on struggling banks and sold shares of technology-related names after their recent strong run. Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve\'s top banking regulator, told a Senate panel that Silicon Valley Bank did a "terrible" job of managing risk before its collapse.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O along with other technology-related shares were among the biggest drags on the S&P 500. By Caroline Valetkevitch March 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as investors weighed comments from a top U.S. regulator on struggling banks and sold shares of technology-related names after their recent strong run. The KBW regional banking index .KRX was down on the day, while shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O were up slightly, a day after the stock rose more than 50% after it said it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-lemonade-stock-a-buy-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) burst onto the public markets with a splash in July 2020, seeing its stock price skyrocket 164% in the first six months or so of trading. Besides the general love affair that investors had with fintech companies around that time, Lemonade\'s innovative business model was viewed by many as a major potential disruptor within the massive insurance industry.\nBut now the tables have turned. Lemonade shares are down a heart-stopping 93% since their all-time high more than two years ago. And daring investors are now mulling a potential opportunity: Is this beaten-down growth stock a buy right now? Let\'s take a closer look.\nAn innovative business model\nThe hype around Lemonade wasn\'t surprising, given the company\'s use of artificial intelligence to provide a better experience for its current and prospective policyholders. Customers looking for renters, home, auto, pet, or life insurance can get a policy in as little as 90 seconds. And policy holders can have a claim approved and paid out in three minutes. The goal for Lemonade was to make the entire process as user-friendly as possible. In fact, the company claims it has a net promoter score -- a measure of consumer satisfaction and support -- on par with some top consumer brands like Apple and Tesla.\nThere\'s another interesting twist with the business model. Lemonade is like a traditional insurance company in that it collects premiums, pays out claims, and must effectively manage risk. But Lemonade is also a certified B corporation, which means that it meets high standards when it comes to transparency, accountability, and social and environmental performance. After Lemonade takes a fee for its services, any unused premiums are sent to nonprofit organizations of the customer\'s choice.\nThis model has certainly gotten some traction. Between 2019 and 2022, customers increased 181%, in-force premiums rose 449%, and revenue jumped 281%. Even amid all the macroeconomic uncertainty, Lemonade was able to grow at an outstanding clip last year. And for the current year, management expects total revenue of between $375 million and $379 million, good for a 47% annual increase at the midpoint.\nBecause the insurance industry is so large, Lemonade\'s opportunity to continue stealing market share is also big. According to Wall Street analysts, the consensus forecast is that revenue will increase at a compound annual rate of more than 36% between 2022 and 2025. There\'s a lot of optimism surrounding this business and its long-term prospects.\nDon\'t drink the lemonade\nIn addition to its disruptive potential, readers could quickly point to Lemonade\'s valuation as additional justification for adding the stock to their portfolios. Since Lemonade\'s initial public offering, shares have lost 81% of their value. With the stock so beaten down, it trades at a price-to-sales ratio of 3.2, which is about the cheapest it has been in Lemonade\'s entire public market history. Surely this is too good of an opportunity for investors to pass up, right?\nWhile Lemonade\'s growth has been nothing short of astounding, I\'m not convinced that the stock is a buy. At their core, companies are created to eventually produce profits, which ultimately drives stock prices over the long term. To consider owning an enterprise that isn\'t solely focused on that goal would be a mistake, in my opinion. If Lemonade can pay out extra premiums to charitable organizations, why not just price its insurance products lower to begin with? This way, it could attract even more customers by simply offering the best and most affordable product on the market.\nAnd speaking of profits, they might be a pipe dream. In 2022, Lemonade posted a net loss of $297.8 million, compared to a net loss of $28.1 million in 2017. And this was during a five-year stretch when revenue increased from $2.4 million to $256.7 million.\n"This quarter indicates we believe that peak losses are now behind us and that we\'re progressing per our plan along a path to profitability," said co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Schreiber on the Q4 2022 earnings call. He thinks the company can become profitable by 2026. Based on historical trends, I\'m not too confident of that forecast.\nMaking matters worse for investors is Lemonade\'s burgeoning share count outstanding, which has nearly doubled during the past two years. Moreover, combined stock-based compensation of $103.4 million in 2021 and 2022 is a very real and sizable expense for this business. It\'s something that shareholders need to be mindful of, as it significantly dilutes their ownership stake in Lemonade. Taking all this into account, it\'s best to avoid this extremely risky stock.\n10 stocks we like better than Lemonade\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Lemonade wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nNeil Patel has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Lemonade, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Besides the general love affair that investors had with fintech companies around that time, Lemonade\'s innovative business model was viewed by many as a major potential disruptor within the massive insurance industry. An innovative business model The hype around Lemonade wasn\'t surprising, given the company\'s use of artificial intelligence to provide a better experience for its current and prospective policyholders. "This quarter indicates we believe that peak losses are now behind us and that we\'re progressing per our plan along a path to profitability," said co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Schreiber on the Q4 2022 earnings call.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'And for the current year, management expects total revenue of between $375 million and $379 million, good for a 47% annual increase at the midpoint. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Lemonade, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Lemonade Stock a Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "He thinks the company can become profitable by 2026. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Lemonade wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Besides the general love affair that investors had with fintech companies around that time, Lemonade's innovative business model was viewed by many as a major potential disruptor within the massive insurance industry. Don't drink the lemonade In addition to its disruptive potential, readers could quickly point to Lemonade's valuation as additional justification for adding the stock to their portfolios. 10 stocks we like better than Lemonade When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-nasdaq-100-stocks-to-buy-hand-over-fist-right-now-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "When there are bargains on stocks with long-term appeal, astute investors make sure to get a few shares while the getting is good. And if you're looking for exposure to growth, the stocks listed on the Nasdaq-100 Index -- which is part of the Nasdaq Composite -- is a good place to start. In that vein, let's discuss a pair of monster growth stocks that are worth buying hand-over-fist right now.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Moderna\nIn truth, Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) is a bit of a contrarian purchase at the moment as nobody expects it to one-up its 2022 top line of nearly $19 billion now that sales of its coronavirus vaccine are expected to fall to as low as $5 billion in 2023. And there's little to suggest that demand for its shots will surge to reach the heights of the last couple of years ever again.\nThat's why its valuation is so low. Its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is a mere 7.6, a fraction of the market's average P/E of 23.\nBut farsighted investors know that near-term problems often have little to do with a company's long-term performance as an investment, and that's certainly the case with Moderna. It isn't as though the coronavirus jab is the last medicine it'll ever commercialize, and it actually has quite a few potentially lucrative programs working their way through clinical trials.\nTake for instance its phase 2 therapeutic vaccine program for myocardial ischemia, which aims to treat the condition before it can develop into a heart attack. That could find a huge market if it's proven to be safe and effective. Meanwhile, its personalized cancer vaccine (PCV) in phase 2 trials, being developed with the help of Merck, could also be enormously successful.\nThose are just two programs out of its total of 48 -- and there's a high chance Moderna will succeed in bringing a handful of its later-stage infectious disease candidates to the market before either of the two potential moneymakers. With so many different opportunities lined up, buying this stock looks like a smart move even if it might take a couple of years to pay off.\n2. Apple\nThe investment thesis for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is quite different than the one for Moderna. You should be scrambling to buy Apple stock not because of its pipeline of groundbreaking new products, but because it barely needs to invest in developing new products to retain its market share and remain profitable thanks to the power of its brand.\nMost of the company's products are designed to yield significant sums of recurring revenue. For example, its iCloud storage service and its other subscription services yielded more than $78.1 billion in 2022 alone, a rise of 14% compared to a year prior.\nPlus it has more than two billion devices like computers and iPhones being used in the wild, and every last one of them will eventually need to be replaced by a newer and slightly faster version of itself. Even during the challenging consumer purchasing environment of the last couple of years, its sales of Mac computers still rose by 14% in 2022, topping $40.1 billion.\nAnd over the last 10 years, Apple's quarterly research and development (R&D) expenses were, on average, only 5.3% of its quarterly revenue. In that same period, shareholders got to experience a total return of above 1,020%, and its grip on the U.S. smartphone market has only increased since then. So it isn't as though Apple is in a fierce R&D race with competitors that'd compress its margins over time.\nTo top it off, Apple is one of Warren Buffett's favorite investments, and it's also his largest holding. And that's yet another reason to buy it today.\n10 stocks we like better than NASDAQ Composite Index (Price Return)\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and NASDAQ Composite Index (Price Return) wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nAlex Carchidi has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Merck. The Motley Fool recommends Moderna and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple The investment thesis for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is quite different than the one for Moderna. Take for instance its phase 2 therapeutic vaccine program for myocardial ischemia, which aims to treat the condition before it can develop into a heart attack. Those are just two programs out of its total of 48 -- and there's a high chance Moderna will succeed in bringing a handful of its later-stage infectious disease candidates to the market before either of the two potential moneymakers.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple The investment thesis for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is quite different than the one for Moderna. 10 stocks we like better than NASDAQ Composite Index (Price Return) When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and NASDAQ Composite Index (Price Return) wasn't one of them!", 'news_article_title': '2 Nasdaq 100 Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple The investment thesis for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is quite different than the one for Moderna. Even during the challenging consumer purchasing environment of the last couple of years, its sales of Mac computers still rose by 14% in 2022, topping $40.1 billion. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple The investment thesis for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is quite different than the one for Moderna. Moderna In truth, Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) is a bit of a contrarian purchase at the moment as nobody expects it to one-up its 2022 top line of nearly $19 billion now that sales of its coronavirus vaccine are expected to fall to as low as $5 billion in 2023. You should be scrambling to buy Apple stock not because of its pipeline of groundbreaking new products, but because it barely needs to invest in developing new products to retain its market share and remain profitable thanks to the power of its brand.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-slips-after-recent-bounce-banks-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar\nMarch 28 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 index slipped on Tuesday after a three-day rally fueled by support measures for the banking sector and a deal for Silicon Valley Bank assets.\nBank shares rebounded sharply on Monday after First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.Osaid it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank, whose collapse earlier this month sparked a selloff in the sector.\nShares of First Citizens climbed 3.5% after surging more than 50% on Monday.\nThe KBW regional banking index .KRX slipped 0.1%, while the big U.S. banks including JP Morgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Bank of America BAC.N and Citigroup C.N were up marginally.\n"The fact that we\'ve got answers on Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and Credit Suisse means that we have more answers than questions," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B Riley Wealth in Boston.\n"But there are still enough unknowns that the market hasn\'t really declared an all-clear signal yet."\nLawmakers are expected to put U.S. bank regulators on the defensive over the unexpected failures of regional lenders Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank when they testify before Congress later on Tuesday.\nTop regulatory officials for the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Treasury Department will testify before congressional committees.\nMoney market bets are now split between the Fed raising interest rates by 25 basis points and a pause in its policy meeting in May, after being largely tilted towards a no-hike scenario at the end of last week, according to CME\'s Fedwatch tool. Investors expect a sharp easing in rates thereafter.\nThe Conference Board will release consumer confidence data later in the day, which is expected to show business conditions deteriorated marginally last month, making a case for a softer Fed policy stance.\nThe S&P 500 and Dow rose on Monday after the SVB deal was announced, while the Nasdaq Composite closed lower, led by a decline in technology-related stocks.\nMicrosoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O continued to remain under pressure, falling in the range of 0.6% and 2.5%.\nAt 9:43 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 28.40 points, or 0.09%, at 32,460.48, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 8.01 points, or 0.20%, at 3,969.52, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 77.11 points, or 0.66%, at 11,691.73.\nAlibaba Group Holding BABA.K jumped 7.2% after the firm said it plans to split its business into six main units covering e-commerce, media and the cloud.\nShares of Lyft Inc LYFT.O were up 6.7% after the ride-hailing firm hired former Amazon.com AMZN.O executive David Risher as its new chief.\nWalgreens Boots Alliance Inc WBA.O added 2.6% after the U.S. pharmacy\'s quarterly profit beat Wall Street expectations.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.26-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, while decliners outnumbered advancers by a 1.15-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded five new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 13 new highs and 40 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shubham Batra, Amruta Khandekar, Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D\'Souza and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O continued to remain under pressure, falling in the range of 0.6% and 2.5%. Money market bets are now split between the Fed raising interest rates by 25 basis points and a pause in its policy meeting in May, after being largely tilted towards a no-hike scenario at the end of last week, according to CME's Fedwatch tool. The Conference Board will release consumer confidence data later in the day, which is expected to show business conditions deteriorated marginally last month, making a case for a softer Fed policy stance.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O continued to remain under pressure, falling in the range of 0.6% and 2.5%. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 28 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 index slipped on Tuesday after a three-day rally fueled by support measures for the banking sector and a deal for Silicon Valley Bank assets. "The fact that we\'ve got answers on Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and Credit Suisse means that we have more answers than questions," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B Riley Wealth in Boston.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 slips after recent bounce, banks in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O continued to remain under pressure, falling in the range of 0.6% and 2.5%. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 28 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 index slipped on Tuesday after a three-day rally fueled by support measures for the banking sector and a deal for Silicon Valley Bank assets. Bank shares rebounded sharply on Monday after First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.Osaid it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank, whose collapse earlier this month sparked a selloff in the sector.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O continued to remain under pressure, falling in the range of 0.6% and 2.5%. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 28 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 index slipped on Tuesday after a three-day rally fueled by support measures for the banking sector and a deal for Silicon Valley Bank assets. Bank shares rebounded sharply on Monday after First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.Osaid it would acquire the deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank, whose collapse earlier this month sparked a selloff in the sector.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-muted-as-yields-rise-amid-easing-bank-contagion-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures mixed: Dow up 0.15%, S&P up 0.03%, Nasdaq down 0.11%\nMarch 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Tuesday as Treasury yields rose as fears about a banking crisis eased following First Citizens BancShares\' U.S. regulator-backed deal to buy failed Silicon Valley Bank.\nBenchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR rose 4 basis points to 3.57%, while the 2-year yields US2YT=RR were up 7 basis points to 4.03%, weighing on growth stocks like Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O in premarket trade.\n"The rebound in yields suggested that a calmer tone was starting to prevail in the short term, even as sentiment seems likely to remain on the cautious side over the next few days," said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets.\nShares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O were flat in light premarket trading after surging more than 50% on Monday when it struck a deal to acquire the deposits and loans of failed Silicon Valley Bank.\nThe announcement of the deal drove the S&P 500 .SPX and Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI higher on Monday, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC closed lower, led by a decline in technology-related stocks.\nBig U.S. banks including JP Morgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Bank of America BAC.N and Citigroup C.N were up between 0.5% and 0.7% on Tuesday. Regional banks also rose, led by First Republic Bank\'s FRC.N 2.7% gain after a 12% rally on Monday.\nLater in the day, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr will testify before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on "bank oversight" in the first of several hearings on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.\nMoney market bets are now equally split between the Fed raising rates by 25 basis points and pausing its policy meeting in May, after being largely tilted towards a no-hike scenario at the end of last week, according to CME\'s Fedwatch tool.\nHowever, markets are expecting a sharp easing in rates thereafter.\nAt 5:19 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 49 points, or 0.15%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 1.25 points, or 0.03%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 14.5 points, or 0.11%.\nShares of Lyft Inc LYFT.O were up 4.0% premarket after the ride-hailing firm hired former Amazon.com AMZN.O executive David Risher as its new chief.\nVirgin Orbit Holdings VORB.O was down 13% after the cash-strapped company said it will extend an unpaid furlough for most of its employees as talks seeking new funding continue.\nThe Conference Board will release consumer confidence data later in the day, which is expected to show prevailing business conditions marginally fell last month.\nInvestors will also closely monitor earnings from Micron Technology Inc MU.O, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc WBA.O, Lululemon Athletica Inc LULU.O and McCormick & Co Inc MKC.N.\n(Reporting by Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D\'Souza)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Benchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR rose 4 basis points to 3.57%, while the 2-year yields US2YT=RR were up 7 basis points to 4.03%, weighing on growth stocks like Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O in premarket trade. Shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O were flat in light premarket trading after surging more than 50% on Monday when it struck a deal to acquire the deposits and loans of failed Silicon Valley Bank. The announcement of the deal drove the S&P 500 .SPX and Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI higher on Monday, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC closed lower, led by a decline in technology-related stocks.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Benchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR rose 4 basis points to 3.57%, while the 2-year yields US2YT=RR were up 7 basis points to 4.03%, weighing on growth stocks like Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O in premarket trade. Futures mixed: Dow up 0.15%, S&P up 0.03%, Nasdaq down 0.11% March 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Tuesday as Treasury yields rose as fears about a banking crisis eased following First Citizens BancShares' U.S. regulator-backed deal to buy failed Silicon Valley Bank. Shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O were flat in light premarket trading after surging more than 50% on Monday when it struck a deal to acquire the deposits and loans of failed Silicon Valley Bank.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures muted as yields rise amid easing bank contagion fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Benchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR rose 4 basis points to 3.57%, while the 2-year yields US2YT=RR were up 7 basis points to 4.03%, weighing on growth stocks like Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O in premarket trade. Shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O were flat in light premarket trading after surging more than 50% on Monday when it struck a deal to acquire the deposits and loans of failed Silicon Valley Bank. Regional banks also rose, led by First Republic Bank's FRC.N 2.7% gain after a 12% rally on Monday.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Benchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR rose 4 basis points to 3.57%, while the 2-year yields US2YT=RR were up 7 basis points to 4.03%, weighing on growth stocks like Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O in premarket trade. Futures mixed: Dow up 0.15%, S&P up 0.03%, Nasdaq down 0.11% March 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Tuesday as Treasury yields rose as fears about a banking crisis eased following First Citizens BancShares\' U.S. regulator-backed deal to buy failed Silicon Valley Bank. Later in the day, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr will testify before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on "bank oversight" in the first of several hearings on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-spdr-portfolio-sp-500-growth-etf-spyg-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market? You should consider the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/25/2000.\nThe fund is sponsored by State Street Global Advisors. It has amassed assets over $15.23 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nGrowth stocks have higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. While these are expected to grow faster than the broader market, they also have higher valuations. Also, growth stocks are a type of equity that carries more risk compared to others. Compared to value stocks, growth stocks are a safer bet in a strong bull market, but don't perform as strongly in almost all other financial environments.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.09%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 44.70% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 14.01% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 49% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSPYG seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Growth Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization growth sector in the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has gained about 6.29% so far this year and is down about -17.89% in the last one year (as of 03/28/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $49.14 and $68.01.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.05 and standard deviation of 23.93% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 244 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SPYG is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $78.01 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $168.40 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 14.01% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $15.23 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 14.01% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/25/2000.', 'news_article_title': 'Should SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 14.01% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Also, growth stocks are a type of equity that carries more risk compared to others.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 14.01% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-core-sp-500-etf-ivv-be-on-your-investing-radar-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $296.89 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.03%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.65%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 26.10% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.83% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 20.15% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nIVV seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has added roughly 4.05% so far this year and is down about -10.98% in the last one year (as of 03/28/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $357.98 and $463.67.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 20.12% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 509 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Core S&P 500 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, IVV is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track the same index. While Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has $274.13 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $365.71 billion. VOO has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.83% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.83% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). It has amassed assets over $296.89 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.83% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.83% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives IShares Core S&P 500 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-you-invested-%2425000-in-warren-buffetts-5-top-stocks-5-years-ago-heres-how-much-you', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Ever wonder what would happen if you put your money behind Warren Buffett\'s very favorite stocks? Even if you don\'t have billions of dollars to invest, you could follow the billionaire investor\'s moves and adjust the amount of money you put into each company to match your budget.\nToday, just five stocks make up almost three-fourths of the value of Buffett\'s portfolio. Let\'s imagine that five years ago you invested $25,000 in these particular stocks. In our experiment, you bought $5,000 each of American Express (NYSE: AXP), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Let\'s find out how much you would have now.\nFive years or more\nFirst, before revealing those numbers, I just want to note how important it is to invest for the long term. This is a key part of Buffett\'s investment strategy. And this generally means a minimum of five years. So, as we look at the performance of your Buffett portfolio over five years, we should remember that this could be just the beginning. If we hold on longer, we may stand to gain more.\nNow, let\'s get back to our $25,000 investment. If you\'d invested $5,000 five years ago in each of the Buffett favorites mentioned above, today your total investment would be worth $45,500. That represents an 82% increase. This beats the S&P 500\'s 49% increase over that period.\nApple contributed the most to this performance, climbing 271% over the five years. The others all advanced in the double digits, except Bank of America, which slipped 10%. But your Bank of America loss actually amounted to less than 1% if you consider dividends the company paid to you over that time.\nBAC Total Return Price data by YCharts\nIn our example, I\'ve included stock performance only. Dividend payments limited your Bank of America loss, as mentioned. And dividends have helped you make even more money from your other Buffett investments. All of the stocks I\'ve talked about here offer passive income. Coca-Cola -- one of Buffett\'s favorite dividend stocks -- climbed 42% over the past five years. But if you add in the dividend payments, the stock offered you a 67% gain over that time period.\nCoca-Cola even makes the elite list of Dividend Kings. These are companies that have increased their dividends for at least the past 50 years. This commitment to rewarding shareholders is a sign the company probably will continue along the same path. And that means you can count on it for passive income growth.\nShould you jump in now?\nSo, as we can see from the numbers, an investment in Buffett\'s favorites would have brought you great returns over the long term. Does that mean you should jump in now? It\'s always important to look at each stock carefully at a given time. A great bargain five years ago may not necessarily be a great bargain today.\nThat said, Buffett\'s core holdings tend to be companies that offer many buying opportunities over time and have what it takes to grow over the long term. So, it\'s rarely "too late" to get in on these stories.\nStill, it\'s important to choose stocks that are right for you. Buffett advises investing in companies and industries you understand. So, if you don\'t understand the banking industry but have built up a lot of knowledge about biotech, for example, you may be better off going for a biotech and avoiding Buffett\'s banking selections.\nAll of this means, yes, use Buffett as a guide. If you check out his top holdings and they look good to you, you might want to add some of them to your portfolio. But what\'s more important than following Buffett\'s exact moves is following his wisdom. If you choose strong companies, buy at fair prices, and hold for the long term, you\'re likely to win over the long term -- just like Buffett.\n10 stocks we like better than American Express\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and American Express wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nAmerican Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Adria Cimino has positions in American Express. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Bank of America. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In our experiment, you bought $5,000 each of American Express (NYSE: AXP), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Even if you don't have billions of dollars to invest, you could follow the billionaire investor's moves and adjust the amount of money you put into each company to match your budget. So, as we can see from the numbers, an investment in Buffett's favorites would have brought you great returns over the long term.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'In our experiment, you bought $5,000 each of American Express (NYSE: AXP), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': "If You Invested $25,000 in Warren Buffett's 5 Top Stocks 5 Years Ago, Here's How Much You Would Have Now", 'news_lexrank_summary': "In our experiment, you bought $5,000 each of American Express (NYSE: AXP), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). If you'd invested $5,000 five years ago in each of the Buffett favorites mentioned above, today your total investment would be worth $45,500. But if you add in the dividend payments, the stock offered you a 67% gain over that time period.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In our experiment, you bought $5,000 each of American Express (NYSE: AXP), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). If you'd invested $5,000 five years ago in each of the Buffett favorites mentioned above, today your total investment would be worth $45,500. Coca-Cola -- one of Buffett's favorite dividend stocks -- climbed 42% over the past five years."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-edge-lower-as-yields-rise-amid-easing-bank-contagion-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar\nMarch 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday as Treasury yields rose amid easing worries about a banking crisis following First Citizens BancShares\' U.S. regulator-backed deal for failed Silicon Valley Bank.\nBenchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR rose to 3.545%, weighing on growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O in premarket trade.\nShares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O fell 1% in premarket trading after surging more than 50% on Monday following its deal to acquire the deposits and loans of failed Silicon Valley Bank.\nThe S&P 500 .SPX and Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose on Monday after the deal was announced, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC closed lower, led by a decline in technology-related stocks.\nBig U.S. banks including JP Morgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Bank of America BAC.N and Citigroup C.N were up between 0.1% and 0.5% on Tuesday. Regional banks also rose, led by First Republic Bank\'s FRC.N 2.2% gain after a 12% rally on Monday.\n"It’s all about confidence right now – and anything which reassures shareholders, creditors and depositors that their money is safe with the banks is one step further away from the carnage which claimed SVB and Credit Suisse," said AJ Bell\'s investment director Russ Mould.\n"Whether a more cautious approach to lending by the industry might do some of the work for central banks is something they are all likely to be monitoring closely in the coming weeks."\nLater in the day, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr will testify before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on "bank oversight" in the first of several hearings on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.\nMoney market bets are now equally split between the Fed raising rates by 25 basis points and pausing in its policy meeting in May, after being largely tilted towards a no-hike scenario at the end of last week, according to CME\'s Fedwatch tool. Investors expect a sharp easing in rates thereafter.\nAt 6:56 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 31 points, or 0.1%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 6.75 points, or 0.17%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 27.75 points, or 0.22%.\nAlibaba Group Holding BABA.K climbed 6.8% after the firm said it plans to split its business into six main units covering e-commerce, media and the cloud.\nShares of Lyft Inc LYFT.O were up 7.1% premarket after the ride-hailing firm hired former Amazon.com AMZN.O executive David Risher as its new chief.\nVirgin Orbit Holdings VORB.O was down 14.6% after the cash-strapped company said it would extend an unpaid furlough for most of its employees as talks seeking new funding continue.\nWalgreens Boots Alliance Inc WBA.O shares added 2.1% premarket after the company\'s quarterly profit beat Wall Street expectations.\nThe Conference Board will release consumer confidence data later in the day, which is expected to show prevailing business conditions marginally deteriorated last month.\n(Reporting by Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D\'Souza)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Benchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR rose to 3.545%, weighing on growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O in premarket trade. Shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O fell 1% in premarket trading after surging more than 50% on Monday following its deal to acquire the deposits and loans of failed Silicon Valley Bank. "It’s all about confidence right now – and anything which reassures shareholders, creditors and depositors that their money is safe with the banks is one step further away from the carnage which claimed SVB and Credit Suisse," said AJ Bell\'s investment director Russ Mould.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Benchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR rose to 3.545%, weighing on growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O in premarket trade. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday as Treasury yields rose amid easing worries about a banking crisis following First Citizens BancShares' U.S. regulator-backed deal for failed Silicon Valley Bank. Shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O fell 1% in premarket trading after surging more than 50% on Monday following its deal to acquire the deposits and loans of failed Silicon Valley Bank.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures edge lower as yields rise amid easing bank contagion fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Benchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR rose to 3.545%, weighing on growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O in premarket trade. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday as Treasury yields rose amid easing worries about a banking crisis following First Citizens BancShares' U.S. regulator-backed deal for failed Silicon Valley Bank. Shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O fell 1% in premarket trading after surging more than 50% on Monday following its deal to acquire the deposits and loans of failed Silicon Valley Bank.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Benchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR rose to 3.545%, weighing on growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O in premarket trade. By Shubham Batra and Amruta Khandekar March 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday as Treasury yields rose amid easing worries about a banking crisis following First Citizens BancShares' U.S. regulator-backed deal for failed Silicon Valley Bank. Shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc FCNCA.O fell 1% in premarket trading after surging more than 50% on Monday following its deal to acquire the deposits and loans of failed Silicon Valley Bank."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-rolls-out-apple-music-classical-streaming-app-for-classical-music-lovers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Tuesday announced the launch of Apple Music Classical, a brand-new standalone music streaming app designed to deliver the listening experience for classical music lovers.\nWith Apple Music Classical, Apple Music subscribers can easily find any recording in the world's largest classical music catalog of over 5 million tracks with fully optimized search. They can enjoy the highest audio quality available and experience many classical favorites in a whole new way with immersive Spatial Audio.\nThey can also browse expertly curated playlists, insightful composer biographies, and descriptions of thousands of works; and so much more. Apple Music Classical's editors have created over 700 playlists to guide listeners through 800 years of music, and more will be added.\nApple Music Classical is available on the App Store beginning today and is included at no extra cost with nearly all Apple Music subscriptions. It is available for all iPhone models running iOS 15.4 or later. It will be available for Android soon.\nThe combination of Apple Music Classical and Apple Music provides a complete music experience for everyone, from longtime classical fans to first-time listeners, and everyone in between.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Tuesday announced the launch of Apple Music Classical, a brand-new standalone music streaming app designed to deliver the listening experience for classical music lovers. They can also browse expertly curated playlists, insightful composer biographies, and descriptions of thousands of works; and so much more. Apple Music Classical is available on the App Store beginning today and is included at no extra cost with nearly all Apple Music subscriptions.', 'news_luhn_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Tuesday announced the launch of Apple Music Classical, a brand-new standalone music streaming app designed to deliver the listening experience for classical music lovers. With Apple Music Classical, Apple Music subscribers can easily find any recording in the world's largest classical music catalog of over 5 million tracks with fully optimized search. The combination of Apple Music Classical and Apple Music provides a complete music experience for everyone, from longtime classical fans to first-time listeners, and everyone in between.", 'news_article_title': "Apple Rolls Out 'Apple Music Classical' Streaming App For Classical Music Lovers", 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Tuesday announced the launch of Apple Music Classical, a brand-new standalone music streaming app designed to deliver the listening experience for classical music lovers. They can enjoy the highest audio quality available and experience many classical favorites in a whole new way with immersive Spatial Audio. The combination of Apple Music Classical and Apple Music provides a complete music experience for everyone, from longtime classical fans to first-time listeners, and everyone in between.', 'news_textrank_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Tuesday announced the launch of Apple Music Classical, a brand-new standalone music streaming app designed to deliver the listening experience for classical music lovers. With Apple Music Classical, Apple Music subscribers can easily find any recording in the world's largest classical music catalog of over 5 million tracks with fully optimized search. The combination of Apple Music Classical and Apple Music provides a complete music experience for everyone, from longtime classical fans to first-time listeners, and everyone in between."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-mar-28-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'U.S. stocks ended mostly higher on Monday as fears of a liquidity crisis spilling over in the banking sector waned but investors remained concerned about the economy’s health. However, tech stocks took a hit, which saw the Nasdaq finishing in the red. The Dow and S&P 500 ended in positive territory.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) rose 0.6% or 194.55 points to finish at 32,432.08 points.\nThe S&P 500 climbed 0.2% or 6.54 points to close at 3,977.53 points. Energy and financial stocks were the biggest gainers.\nThe Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) gained 2.1%, while the Financials Select Sector SPDR (XLF) rose 1.4%. Eight of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.5% or 55.12 points to end at 11,768.84 points.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 5.24% to 20.60. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 2.57-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 1.44-to-1 ratio favored advancing issues. A total of 10.32 billion shares were traded on Monday, lower than the last 20-session average of 12.9 billion.\nMarket Sentiments Improve\nAll three indexes ended higher last week despite market volatility as Fed officials assured that the banking sector wasn’t facing any liquidity crisis. The positive sentiment continued through Monday as investors looked confident on waning signs of banking sector stress.\nShares of European banks stabilized after First Citizens Banchshares Inc. (FCNCA) agreed to purchase the deposits and loans of insolvent Silicon Valley Bank. Following this, shares of First Citizens jumped 53.7%.\nThis sent stocks of other regional banks on a rally. Shares of First Republic Bank (FRC) also jumped 11.8%. Big banks also gained on the news with shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) increasing 2.9%, while Bank of America Corporation (BAC) rallied 5%. Bank of America has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today\'s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nUnderstandably, investors’ sentiment is improving, which is helping the markets but the crisis is far from over as concerns over the economy’s health continue to grow. This has seen trading particularly choppy over the past few weeks as investors have been showing signs of nervousness over banking sector stress while also appreciating the lower bond yields those worries brought about. \nTechnology stocks took a hit on Monday as Fed’s recent 25 basis point interest rate hike once again dampened spirits of a positive outlook for high-growth stocks. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) declined 1.2%, while Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) fell 2.8%.\nNo economic data was released on Monday.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners Up\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nJPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFirst Republic Bank (FRC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFirst Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) declined 1.2%, while Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) fell 2.8%. Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Republic Bank (FRC) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. U.S. stocks ended mostly higher on Monday as fears of a liquidity crisis spilling over in the banking sector waned but investors remained concerned about the economy’s health.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Republic Bank (FRC) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) declined 1.2%, while Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) fell 2.8%. The Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) gained 2.1%, while the Financials Select Sector SPDR (XLF) rose 1.4%.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Mar 28, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) declined 1.2%, while Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) fell 2.8%. Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Republic Bank (FRC) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Eight of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Republic Bank (FRC) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) declined 1.2%, while Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) fell 2.8%. U.S. stocks ended mostly higher on Monday as fears of a liquidity crisis spilling over in the banking sector waned but investors remained concerned about the economy’s health.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-cash-rich-companies-that-buy-and-hold-investors-can-love', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For the last year, investors have heard the advice that “cash is king.” Cash is also important when it comes to the companies you choose to invest in. And while this is a difficult market, there are still opportunities for buy-and-hold investors with a suitable time horizon. And the three companies in this article are among those opportunities. \nIn slowing economies, companies with a strong cash position have more flexibility to handle slowing revenue and/or earnings. And in boom times, a strong cash balance gives these companies the opportunity to make acquisitions and invest in future growth. \nStrong balance sheets make these companies favorites of institutional investors and that means investors can use a dollar cost averaging strategy to buy these stocks at regular intervals without being concerned about stock price movement at a given time. \nA Tech Stock with a Blue-Chip Balance Sheet \nWhen investors think about cash-rich technology companies, Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the first to come to mind. But a simple example will illustrate why investors shouldn’t overlook Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). \nMicrosoft is attempting to buy Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) for $70 billion. If the deal makes it through congressional regulators, the company will still have around $60 billion on its balance sheet, which would keep it in the top 10 of companies in terms of cash position. \nThe tech giant is also all-in on artificial intelligence with its investment in OpenAI to help develop and scale ChatGPT. And the company is still firmly entrenched in areas like cybersecurity and cloud computing. \nWarren Buffett Likes More Than This Company’s Products \nIt’s rumored that Warren Buffett drinks many cans of Coca-Cola every day. While that’s a folksy anecdotal reason to understand the power of a great brand, there’s another reason that Buffett likes the stock of the Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) - cash flow. \nIn the case of Coca-Cola, having over $36 billion on its balance sheet gives the company plenty of room to invest in innovative products, globally expand its operations. It also puts the company in position to make acquisitions. \nAt 27x earnings, KO stock won’t be considered a value by conventional measures. And although the stock has a Moderate Buy rating, analysts tracked by MarketBeat only give the stock about a 10% upside. But with a strong, growing dividend and a rock-solid balance sheet, the stock is an ideal choice for investors looking for investments that will help them sleep well at night. \nInvesting in the “When” Not “If” of Electric Vehicles \nThe last of the three cash-rich stocks on this list is the General Motors Company (NYSE: GM). It stands out to me because of the company’s commitment to electric vehicles. The problem is that a transition to EVs cannot be spoken into existence. There’s an infrastructure that needs to be built and a supply chain that is still tangled. That means it may likely be years before the reality of EVs matches the hype. \nWhether you love or hate the idea of electric vehicles, it’s becoming clear that these are car companies. And that means they require a lot of capital. With approximately $38 billion on its balance sheet, General Motors should be in a good position to manage through this transition, no matter how long it takes. Analysts tracked by MarketBeat seem to agree. GM stock has a Moderate Buy rating with a consensus price target that shows 44% upside. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A Tech Stock with a Blue-Chip Balance Sheet When investors think about cash-rich technology companies, Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the first to come to mind. And in boom times, a strong cash balance gives these companies the opportunity to make acquisitions and invest in future growth. In the case of Coca-Cola, having over $36 billion on its balance sheet gives the company plenty of room to invest in innovative products, globally expand its operations.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'A Tech Stock with a Blue-Chip Balance Sheet When investors think about cash-rich technology companies, Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the first to come to mind. And in boom times, a strong cash balance gives these companies the opportunity to make acquisitions and invest in future growth. While that’s a folksy anecdotal reason to understand the power of a great brand, there’s another reason that Buffett likes the stock of the Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) - cash flow.', 'news_article_title': '3 Cash-Rich Companies That Buy-and-Hold Investors Can Love', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A Tech Stock with a Blue-Chip Balance Sheet When investors think about cash-rich technology companies, Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the first to come to mind. And in boom times, a strong cash balance gives these companies the opportunity to make acquisitions and invest in future growth. If the deal makes it through congressional regulators, the company will still have around $60 billion on its balance sheet, which would keep it in the top 10 of companies in terms of cash position.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'A Tech Stock with a Blue-Chip Balance Sheet When investors think about cash-rich technology companies, Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the first to come to mind. Strong balance sheets make these companies favorites of institutional investors and that means investors can use a dollar cost averaging strategy to buy these stocks at regular intervals without being concerned about stock price movement at a given time. 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{'date': '2023-03-29', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-mar-29-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "U.S. stocks ended marginally lower on Tuesday, led by a selloff in tech stocks after a solid run in recent times as investors assessed the state of the nation’s banking sector and economy’s health. All three major indexes ended in negative territory.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) fell 0.1% or 37.83 points to end at 32,394.25 points.\nThe S&P 500 shed 0.2% or 6.26 points to finish at 3,971.27 points. Tech and communication stocks were the biggest losers on the index. However, energy stocks gained.\nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) lost 0.5%, while the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) declined 0.8%. The Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) gained 1.6%. Six of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in negative territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 0.5% or 52.76 points to close at 11,716.08 points.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 3.06% to 19.97. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 1.43-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 1.28-to-1 ratio favored declining issues. A total of 9.66 billion shares were traded on Tuesday, lower than the last 20-session average of 12.75 billion.\nMarkets Stabilizing but Worries Continue\nWall Street ended mostly higher on Monday and investors appeared to get back the lost confidence on Tuesday with no major negative news from the banking sector. The Dow started the session in the green but gave up all its gains in afternoon trading.\nFed officials including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen last week assured investors that the U.S. banking sector wasn’t facing any liquidity crisis. This saw markets end in the green last week amid volatility.\nHowever, fears haven’t completely waned and investors were expecting to get a clearer picture of the state of the banking sector from top regulators as they began their two-day Congressional testimony on the supervision of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank, which collapsed earlier this month.\nThe existing fears weighed on stocks on Tuesday dragging down the indexes.\nBond Yields Rise\nWith fears of a credit bottleneck that could hinder economic growth slowly waning, government bond yields have once again been climbing. The 2-year Treasury yield, which is sensitive to monetary policy, surpassed 4% on Tuesday after falling below 3.6% last week. As rates rise, future profits, like those promised by growth stocks, become less alluring.\nThe rise in bond yields put tech stocks under pressure on Tuesday. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) each declined 0.4%. Apple has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nThe rise in bond yields also weighed on communication stocks. Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) declined 0.1%, while AT&T Inc. (T) lost 0.8%.\nEconomic Data\nAdvance Trade in Goods showed a deficit of -$91.6 billion, deeper than the upwardly revised -$91.1 billion but better than the originally reported -$91.9 billion for January.\nAdvance Retail Inventory for February climbed to +0.8% from the previous month's downwardly revised +0.1%. Advance Wholesale Inventories changed direction from January's downwardly revised -0.5% to a positive +0.2% in February.\nThe S&P Case-Shiller home price index on Tuesday reflected a 0.4% decline in prices in January from the prior month. However, prices are still up 2.5% year over year. According to separate data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency, home prices rose 0.2% in January on a month-over-month basis.\nThe Conference Board said that U.S. Consumer Confidence index unexpectedly rose to 104.2 in March from a revised 103.2 in February, which was also above the consensus estimate of 101.\nFree Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks\nHydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals. This technology is on the verge of a massive breakthrough, one that could make hydrogen a major source of America's power. It could even totally revolutionize the EV industry.\nZacks has released a special report revealing the 4 stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains.\nDownload Cashing In on Cleaner Energy today, absolutely free.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAT&T Inc. (T) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) each declined 0.4%. Click to get this free report AT&T Inc. (T) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Markets Stabilizing but Worries Continue Wall Street ended mostly higher on Monday and investors appeared to get back the lost confidence on Tuesday with no major negative news from the banking sector.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report AT&T Inc. (T) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) each declined 0.4%. The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) lost 0.5%, while the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) declined 0.8%.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Mar 29, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) each declined 0.4%. Click to get this free report AT&T Inc. (T) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) fell 0.1% or 37.83 points to end at 32,394.25 points.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report AT&T Inc. (T) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) each declined 0.4%. U.S. stocks ended marginally lower on Tuesday, led by a selloff in tech stocks after a solid run in recent times as investors assessed the state of the nation’s banking sector and economy’s health.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-gains-on-easing-bank-crisis-fears-hopes-of-fed-rate-hike-pause', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas\nMarch 29 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes rose on Wednesday as worries about stress in the banking sector eased, while growing hopes that the Federal Reserve could pause interest rate hikes lifted shares of tech and growth companies.\nMarket worries about the banking system have ebbed following a U.S. regulator-backed sale of failed lender Silicon Valley Bank\'s assets as well as lack of fresh signs of trouble in the sector since the buyout deal.\n"Markets have been hit by waves of bad news, and we have hit a small pocket of stability with a few decent earnings and the bank crisis seeming closer to being over," said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments.\nRegional U.S. bank stocks including Truist Financial Corp TFC.N, Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N and First Republic Bank FRC.N were up between 1.6% and 7.1%.\nLarger peers Bank of America BAC.N, Goldman Sachs GS.N and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N rose between 0.1% and 1.1%.\nThe banking turmoil, which started earlier in March with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, has led markets to reprice expectations of future monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve.\nTraders\' bets are tilted towards no rate hike by the Fed in May, with odds of a 25-basis-point increase at 41%, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nIncreasing expectations of a pause boosted both Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA shares by about 3%, lifting consumer discretionary .SPLRCD up about 1.5%. Tech majors Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Crop NVDA.O rose 1.3% to 2.3%, boosting the information technology .SPLRCT index.\nThanks to gains in major technology and growth stocks, the Nasdaq .IXIC outperformed its peers.\nReal estate stocks .SPLRCR also advanced 1.8% to lead sectoral gains.\nMichael Barr, the Fed\'s vice chairman for supervision, will testify before Congress for a second day after he criticized SVB\'s risk management on Tuesday.\nA key inflation reading expected at the end of the week will provide more clues on the Fed\'s monetary tightening plans.\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, fell to its lowest since March 9, reflecting easing investor anxiety.\nAt 9:44 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 244.04 points, or 0.75%, at 32,638.29, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 42.12 points, or 1.06%, at 4,013.39, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 162.06 points, or 1.38%, at 11,878.14.\nAmong major stock moves, Micron Technology Inc MU.O advanced 7.3% after the chipmaker forecast a boost to sales in 2025 from artificial intelligence.\nLululemon Athletica Inc LULU.O jumped 15.2% after forecasting annual sales and profit above estimates, while Lucid Group Inc LCID.O gained 2.0% on plans to lay off about 18% of its workforce.\nU.S.-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA.N slipped 1.5%, a day after touching a more than one-month high on the internet giant\'s revamp and listing plans.\nLucid Group Inc LCID.O gained 1.4% on plans to lay off about 18% of its workforce.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 5.60-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 3.07-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded six new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 32 new highs and 41 new lows.\n (Reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Tech majors Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Crop NVDA.O rose 1.3% to 2.3%, boosting the information technology .SPLRCT index. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 29 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes rose on Wednesday as worries about stress in the banking sector eased, while growing hopes that the Federal Reserve could pause interest rate hikes lifted shares of tech and growth companies. Michael Barr, the Fed's vice chairman for supervision, will testify before Congress for a second day after he criticized SVB's risk management on Tuesday.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Tech majors Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Crop NVDA.O rose 1.3% to 2.3%, boosting the information technology .SPLRCT index. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 29 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes rose on Wednesday as worries about stress in the banking sector eased, while growing hopes that the Federal Reserve could pause interest rate hikes lifted shares of tech and growth companies. The banking turmoil, which started earlier in March with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, has led markets to reprice expectations of future monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St gains on easing bank crisis fears, hopes of Fed rate-hike pause', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Tech majors Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Crop NVDA.O rose 1.3% to 2.3%, boosting the information technology .SPLRCT index. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 29 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes rose on Wednesday as worries about stress in the banking sector eased, while growing hopes that the Federal Reserve could pause interest rate hikes lifted shares of tech and growth companies. The banking turmoil, which started earlier in March with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, has led markets to reprice expectations of future monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Tech majors Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Crop NVDA.O rose 1.3% to 2.3%, boosting the information technology .SPLRCT index. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 29 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes rose on Wednesday as worries about stress in the banking sector eased, while growing hopes that the Federal Reserve could pause interest rate hikes lifted shares of tech and growth companies. Market worries about the banking system have ebbed following a U.S. regulator-backed sale of failed lender Silicon Valley Bank's assets as well as lack of fresh signs of trouble in the sector since the buyout deal."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-investors-took-a-shine-to-apple-stock-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nPushing into a new segment of finance pushed Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) share price up on Wednesday. The popular tech stock added nearly 2% to its value, outpacing the S&P 500\'s 1.4% increase on the day.\nSo what\nNot known as the most creative namer of products, Apple announced its Apple Pay Later service on Tuesday afternoon. The buy now, pay later (BNPL) arrangement will allow customers to divide their Apple purchases into four payments. These can be spread over as much as six weeks without incurring interest or fees on top of the purchase amount.\nAs with the company\'s branded Apple Card credit product, Apple Pay Later users can opt to track, manage -- and, of course, repay -- their loans from the tech giant through a widget in the Apple Wallet app.\nThe service, which will initially be available for users in the U.S. only, provides loans ranging from $50 to $1,000. The borrowed funds can, naturally, be spent through online and in-app purchases in the Apple ecosystem, but also at merchants that offer Apple Pay as a transaction option.\nNow what\nAt the moment, only a pre-release version of Apple Pay Later is available, and by invitation at that. The company said it aims to offer it to all eligible users over the coming months. It did not get more specific.\nThe company quoted its vice president of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet Jennifer Bailey as saying that, "There\'s no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to how people manage their finances. Many people are looking for flexible payment options, which is why we\'re excited to provide our users with Apple Pay Later."\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nEric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Pushing into a new segment of finance pushed Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) share price up on Wednesday. The buy now, pay later (BNPL) arrangement will allow customers to divide their Apple purchases into four payments. Many people are looking for flexible payment options, which is why we\'re excited to provide our users with Apple Pay Later."', 'news_luhn_summary': "What happened Pushing into a new segment of finance pushed Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share price up on Wednesday. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Investors Took a Shine to Apple Stock Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened Pushing into a new segment of finance pushed Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share price up on Wednesday. As with the company's branded Apple Card credit product, Apple Pay Later users can opt to track, manage -- and, of course, repay -- their loans from the tech giant through a widget in the Apple Wallet app. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Pushing into a new segment of finance pushed Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share price up on Wednesday. As with the company's branded Apple Card credit product, Apple Pay Later users can opt to track, manage -- and, of course, repay -- their loans from the tech giant through a widget in the Apple Wallet app. The borrowed funds can, naturally, be spent through online and in-app purchases in the Apple ecosystem, but also at merchants that offer Apple Pay as a transaction option."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/thursday-predictions%3A-3-hot-stocks-for-tomorrow-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe stock market continues to grind in a relatively tight trading range. There have been some stocks that put together a strong rally and others that continue to chug along sideways. The stocks that are rallying are inspiring traders to look at the hot stocks for tomorrow.\nTech continues to lead the way higher for equities. Will that continue into quarter-end on Friday?\nAll eyes seem to be on these tech names, as they have been the indisputable first-quarter leaders for 2023. The Nasdaq is up about 12% so far this year. The next best is the S&P 500, up “just” 3.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Russell 2000 are slightly negative year to date.\nLet’s look at a few of the hot stocks for tomorrow — Thursday.\nHot Stocks for Tomorrow: RH (RH)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nOn Wednesday evening, we’ll hear from RH (NYSE:RH) and get an idea of how the higher-end consumer is doing. Are they spending? Are they pulling back? RH CEO Gary Friedman generally gives pretty good color as to what the consumer has been up to and we’ll look to get a better picture of it once RH reports.\nWorth mentioning is Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU), which opened higher by 14.6% on Wednesday and has rallied in seven straight sessions. The big upside move comes after better-than-expected earnings.\nLululemon’s earnings would suggest that consumers are still spending on premium goods and services. That should bode well for RH, even though retail as a whole has not been that impressive this quarter.\nThe Chart: On the upside, bulls want to see RH regain the $255 to $256 area. That would put it over last week’s high and regain prior uptrend support (blue line). Above that and $275 will be in focus, as it marks the 200-day moving average. Lastly, the $293 to $300 zone is key. That’s the 50% retracement and the 50-day moving average.\nOn the downside, the recent lows near $235 are key, followed by the fourth-quarter low of $227. Below the latter and the 52-week low near $210 could be vulnerable.\nHot Stocks for Tomorrow: Apple (AAPL)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has been trading quite well lately, as shares are up 28% so far this year. For one quarter, that’s a pretty strong return.\nApple can play a massive role in the overall direction of the stock market. With a market capitalization of more than $2.5 trillion, it’s the largest U.S. stock. Apple has a 7.1% weighting in the S&P 500, a 3.2% weighting in the Dow Jones and a 12.3% weighting in the Nasdaq 100.\nThe stock recently broke out over the fourth-quarter high of $157.50 and is so far holding above that mark. However, if it rotates back below this level and more weakness ensues, than the Nasdaq — the market leader so far this year — could struggle to rally.\nThe Chart: On Tuesday, AAPL stock pulled back but held its 10-day moving average and closed above $157.50. If it can clear the $162 area, then the 78.6% retracement is in play. Above that and $170-plus is on the table.\nOn the downside, bulls don’t necessarily want to see a retest of the $155 to $156 area, but if it happens, they’ll want Apple to stay above it and the 21-day moving average. Below and we could see $150 or lower.\nIs Apple being marked up into quarter-end? It may be, so keep an eye on this one both Thursday and Friday, as well as into early April.\nInvesco QQQ Trust Series (QQQ)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TradingView\nUsed by many to trade the Nasdaq, the Invesco QQQ Trust Series (NASDAQ:QQQ) is one of the top ETFs in the U.S. by trading volume. In regards to Apple, it has a 12.1% weighting in the QQQ, slightly edging out the 11.9% weighting by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT).\nAs you can see, these two stocks make up almost 25% of the QQQ ETF. More than 50% of the ETF is weighted to its top 10 holdings, which mostly includes FAANG, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA).\nThe point is, the Nasdaq — and thus the QQQ ETF — is by far the top-performing U.S. index so far this year. While it has been trading well in 2023 and is up about 10% from the mid-March low, it’s still struggling to clear a few key measures on the chart.\nThe Chart: The QQQ “looked above” the February high at $313.68 and quickly pulled back. While buyers continue to gobble up the dips, bulls would really like to see the QQQ clear the February high (and soon, the March high).\nOn the plus side, the QQQ has started making a series of higher lows, has cleared downtrend resistance (blue line on the weekly chart) and is back above all of its daily and weekly moving averages.\nOn the list of negatives, it’s struggling with last month’s high, as well as the VWAP measure anchored back to the all-time high. In fact, this measure has stopped each rally in its tracks. A move over this measure could open the door back to $330 or higher.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell held a long position in AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nThe post Thursday Predictions: 3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has been trading quite well lately, as shares are up 28% so far this year. Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Apple (AAPL) The Chart: On Tuesday, AAPL stock pulled back but held its 10-day moving average and closed above $157.50.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has been trading quite well lately, as shares are up 28% so far this year. Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Apple (AAPL) The Chart: On Tuesday, AAPL stock pulled back but held its 10-day moving average and closed above $157.50.', 'news_article_title': 'Thursday Predictions: 3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Apple (AAPL) Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has been trading quite well lately, as shares are up 28% so far this year. The Chart: On Tuesday, AAPL stock pulled back but held its 10-day moving average and closed above $157.50.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Apple (AAPL) Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has been trading quite well lately, as shares are up 28% so far this year. The Chart: On Tuesday, AAPL stock pulled back but held its 10-day moving average and closed above $157.50.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-blue-chip-stocks-to-invest-in-right-now-3-to-know', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Blue chip stocks are the metaphorical gold standard of the investing world. Generally, they represent well-established, financially stable, and consistently profitable companies that have demonstrated a long track record of success. These stocks are typically issued by large-cap companies. In fact, they are often industry leaders. Mainly because of their proven ability to weather economic downturns and continue to deliver robust earnings to their shareholders. Named after the highest-valued poker chip, “blue chip” has become synonymous with strength, reliability, and a lower level of risk compared to other stocks.\nInvesting in blue chip stocks is often considered a prudent strategy for both novice and experienced investors. This comes as they generally provide a stable source of income through dividends. As well as the potential for long-term capital appreciation.\nWhile blue chip stocks may not offer the dramatic price swings or explosive growth potential of smaller, more speculative investments, they do provide a relatively more secure option for investors seeking to grow their wealth over time. Their resilience and ability to perform consistently, even in the face of challenging market conditions, make them a potential cornerstone of many diversified investment portfolios. Keeping this in consideration, check out these three blue chip stocks for your stock market watchlist right now.\nBlue Chip Stocks To Watch Today\nApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nMicrosoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)\nJohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)\nApple (AAPL Stock)\nFirst up, Apple (AAPL) is a multinational technology company. The company is known for its range of consumer electronics, software, and services. Most notably these include the iPhone, iPad, Mac computers, and Apple Watch.\nToday, Apple has announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will take place online from June 5 to 9, 2023. WWDC23, which is free for all developers, will showcase the latest developments in iOS, iPadOS®, macOS®, watchOS®, and tvOS®. In addition to unveiling new technologies and tools, the event will give developers unprecedented access to Apple engineers, supporting their efforts to create innovative apps and bring their ideas to life.\nIn 2023 year-to-date, shares of Apple stock have surged by 28.54% so far. While, during Wednesday afternoon trading action, AAPL stock is up 1.99% on the day at $160.78 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] REIT Stocks To Buy Now? 2 To Know\nMicrosoft Corp. (MSFT Stock)\nSecond, Microsoft (MSFT) is a leading technology company that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports various software products. Such as the Windows operating system, Office suite, and Azure cloud computing platform.\nEarlier this week, Internews, Microsoft, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new public-private partnership aimed at creating a Media Viability Accelerator, a data-driven digital platform designed to support independent news media in achieving financial self-sufficiency. “Independent journalism is essential to a healthy and vibrant democracy, but technology has unfortunately eroded traditional ad-based business models,” commented Microsoft’s Vice Chair and President Brad Smith.\nSince the start of 2023, Microsoft stock has increased by 17.05% year-to-date. Meanwhile, during Wednesday’s power hour trading session, shares of MSFT stock are trading higher on the day by 1.89% at $280.44 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Best Dividend Stocks To Watch In 2023? 3 To Know\nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ Stock)\nLast but not least, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is a multinational healthcare company that develops and markets a wide range of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods, including well-known brands like Tylenol, Band-Aid, and Neutrogena.\nEarlier in the month, Johnson & Johnson announced the time and date it will release its Q1 2023 financial results. In detail, the company is set to report its first quarter 2023 results on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, ahead of the U.S. stock market opening. To briefly recap, in Q4 2022 Johnson & Johnson notched in earnings of $2.35 per share, and revenue of $23.7 billion.\nContrary to the other names mentioned above, shares of JNJ stock have fallen by 14.14% year-to-date so far. Though, during Wednesday’s power hour trading session, Johnson and Johnson’s stock is trading modestly higher by 0.76% at $152.99 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Blue Chip Stocks To Watch Today Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) Apple (AAPL Stock) First up, Apple (AAPL) is a multinational technology company. While, during Wednesday afternoon trading action, AAPL stock is up 1.99% on the day at $160.78 a share. While blue chip stocks may not offer the dramatic price swings or explosive growth potential of smaller, more speculative investments, they do provide a relatively more secure option for investors seeking to grow their wealth over time.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Blue Chip Stocks To Watch Today Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) Apple (AAPL Stock) First up, Apple (AAPL) is a multinational technology company. While, during Wednesday afternoon trading action, AAPL stock is up 1.99% on the day at $160.78 a share. Meanwhile, during Wednesday’s power hour trading session, shares of MSFT stock are trading higher on the day by 1.89% at $280.44 a share.', 'news_article_title': 'Best Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In Right Now? 3 To Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Blue Chip Stocks To Watch Today Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) Apple (AAPL Stock) First up, Apple (AAPL) is a multinational technology company. While, during Wednesday afternoon trading action, AAPL stock is up 1.99% on the day at $160.78 a share. 2 To Know Microsoft Corp. (MSFT Stock) Second, Microsoft (MSFT) is a leading technology company that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports various software products.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Blue Chip Stocks To Watch Today Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) Apple (AAPL Stock) First up, Apple (AAPL) is a multinational technology company. While, during Wednesday afternoon trading action, AAPL stock is up 1.99% on the day at $160.78 a share. 3 To Know Johnson & Johnson (JNJ Stock) Last but not least, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is a multinational healthcare company that develops and markets a wide range of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods, including well-known brands like Tylenol, Band-Aid, and Neutrogena.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-most-important-warren-buffett-stock-for-investors%3A-his-own', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors could do worse than buying stocks owned by Warren Buffett. Some of the most famous Warren Buffett stocks include Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) and Bank of America Co. (NYSE: BAC). But the one stock that may be the best for investors to own is Buffett\'s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B). \nBy investing in BRK.B stock, investors can enjoy many benefits of Buffett\'s stock-picking acumen. The company\'s holdings total over $334 billion and include the names mentioned above, along with companies like Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) and American Express Company (NYSE: AXP). Earlier this year, American Express chief executive officer (CEO) Stephen Squeri remarked that having Berkshire Hathaway own the company\'s stock was "sort of like a Good Housekeeping seal of approval." \nHowever, many investors don\'t make the connection between the companies that are part of the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio and the company\'s business model. But in a financial world full of unforced errors regarding interest rate risks, it\'s worth looking at the structure of Berkshire Hathaway. \nThe Key Behind the Buffett Model \nBerkshire Hathaway is a conglomerate that reaches many sectors, including retail and energy. But the key driver of the company\'s overall performance is its insurance business. The purchase of the National Indemnity Company was Buffett\'s first acquisition when he took over Berkshire. \nThis gives Berkshire Hathaway access to the float from insurance premiums, which serves as a cash cow for the company. "Float" is the money the company receives from its policyholders and can hold onto and invest until it needs to pay claims. \nIn his most recent letter to shareholders, Buffett noted that this float "has increased 8,000-fold through acquisitions, operations and innovations." Unlike bank deposits, Berkshire doesn\'t have to worry about insurance clients digitally withdrawing their funds en masse. That means the company\'s equity portfolio, which was about $335 billion last year, is secure. \nAnd even inside that low-risk model, Berkshire still has a capital surplus of nearly $300 billion in its insurance units. Once again, unlike the banks, Berkshire holds cash — mostly in short-term Treasury bills and stocks, not bonds. As Treasury bills will reprice in yield, Berkshire will benefit from more interest income, already at $1.7 billion last year, a gain of 186%. \nBerkshire Hathaway\'s operating income should rise 11% this year to about $34 billion after taxes. The stock is trading for about 20 times projected 2023 earnings, below its historical average of 21 times, and for about 1.4 times its year-end 2022 book value, in line with the five-year average. \nThe Best May Still be Yet to Come \nAs Buffett pointed out in the company\'s annual letter to shareholders, 2022 was a good year by many measures. The company generated operating earnings after taxes of $30.8 billion. And at the end of the year, Berkshire Hathaway had nearly $129 billion in available cash. One of Buffett\'s fundamental investing precepts is to be greedy when others are fearful. That kind of cash balance gives Buffett all types of ammunition if he decides to make some aggressive bets. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Some of the most famous Warren Buffett stocks include Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) and Bank of America Co. (NYSE: BAC). Earlier this year, American Express chief executive officer (CEO) Stephen Squeri remarked that having Berkshire Hathaway own the company\'s stock was "sort of like a Good Housekeeping seal of approval." But in a financial world full of unforced errors regarding interest rate risks, it\'s worth looking at the structure of Berkshire Hathaway.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Some of the most famous Warren Buffett stocks include Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) and Bank of America Co. (NYSE: BAC). But the one stock that may be the best for investors to own is Buffett's holding company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B). Once again, unlike the banks, Berkshire holds cash — mostly in short-term Treasury bills and stocks, not bonds.", 'news_article_title': 'The Most Important Warren Buffett Stock for Investors: His Own', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Some of the most famous Warren Buffett stocks include Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) and Bank of America Co. (NYSE: BAC). But the one stock that may be the best for investors to own is Buffett\'s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B). In his most recent letter to shareholders, Buffett noted that this float "has increased 8,000-fold through acquisitions, operations and innovations."', 'news_textrank_summary': "Some of the most famous Warren Buffett stocks include Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) and Bank of America Co. (NYSE: BAC). But the one stock that may be the best for investors to own is Buffett's holding company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B). The company's holdings total over $334 billion and include the names mentioned above, along with companies like Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) and American Express Company (NYSE: AXP)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-climbs-as-bank-fears-ease-rate-hike-pause-hopes-grow', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas\nMarch 29 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes rose on Wednesday as worries about stress in the banking sector eased, with some upbeat earnings reports and rising expectations about the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes boosting sentiment further.\nMicron Technology Inc MU.Oadvanced 5.8% to the top of the S&P 500 after the chipmaker forecast artificial intelligence will boost its 2025 sales, lifting the Philadelphia semiconductor index up 2.3%.\nLululemon Athletica Inc LULU.O jumped 12.9% after an upbeat annual results forecast, giving a big boost to the Nasdaq .IXIC and helping it outperform peers.\nMeanwhile, market worries about the banking system have ebbed following a U.S. regulator-backed sale of failed lender Silicon Valley Bank\'s assets as well as lack of fresh signs of trouble in the sector since the buyout deal.\n"Markets have been hit by waves of bad news, and we have hit a small pocket of stability with a few decent earnings and the bank crisis seeming closer to being over," said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments.\nRegional U.S. bank stocks including Truist Financial Corp TFC.N, Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N and First Republic Bank FRC.N rose between 2% and 5%.\nLarger peers Bank of America BAC.N, Goldman Sachs GS.N and JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N climbed 0.2% to 1.3%.\nThe banking turmoil, which started earlier in March with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, has led markets to reprice expectations of future monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve.\nThe Fed will make its interest rate decisions from here on a meeting-to-meeting basis, taking into account the existing financial conditions, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said in the second day of congressional hearings into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.\nA key inflation reading expected at the end of the week will provide more clues on the Fed\'s monetary tightening plans.\nTraders\' bets for no rate hike by the Fed in May rose to 59.5% from 52.8% a day earlier, with the remaining bets for a 25-basis-point increase, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nRate-sensitive growth names such as Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Tesla Inc TSLA rose 2.6% and 1.4%, respectively, lifting consumer discretionary stocks .SPLRCD up about 1.3%. Tech majors Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Crop NVDA.O rose more than 1%, boosting the information technology .SPLRCT index.\nReal estate stocks .SPLRCR also advanced 1.7% to lead sectoral gains.\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, fell to its lowest since March 9, reflecting easing investor anxiety.\nAt 11:42 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 192.99 points, or 0.60%, at 32,587.24, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 38.38 points, or 0.97%, at 4,009.65, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 147.75 points, or 1.26%, at 11,863.83.\nAmong other major stock moves, U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA.N rose 1.7% to a fresh six-week high, a day after rallying on the internet giant\'s revamp and listing plans.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 3.67-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.87-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded eight new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 46 new highs and 88 new lows.\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Tech majors Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Crop NVDA.O rose more than 1%, boosting the information technology .SPLRCT index. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 29 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes rose on Wednesday as worries about stress in the banking sector eased, with some upbeat earnings reports and rising expectations about the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes boosting sentiment further. The CBOE volatility index .VIX, known as Wall Street's fear gauge, fell to its lowest since March 9, reflecting easing investor anxiety.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Tech majors Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Crop NVDA.O rose more than 1%, boosting the information technology .SPLRCT index. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 29 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes rose on Wednesday as worries about stress in the banking sector eased, with some upbeat earnings reports and rising expectations about the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes boosting sentiment further. The banking turmoil, which started earlier in March with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, has led markets to reprice expectations of future monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St climbs as bank fears ease, rate-hike pause hopes grow', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Tech majors Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Crop NVDA.O rose more than 1%, boosting the information technology .SPLRCT index. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 29 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes rose on Wednesday as worries about stress in the banking sector eased, with some upbeat earnings reports and rising expectations about the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes boosting sentiment further. The banking turmoil, which started earlier in March with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, has led markets to reprice expectations of future monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Tech majors Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Crop NVDA.O rose more than 1%, boosting the information technology .SPLRCT index. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 29 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes rose on Wednesday as worries about stress in the banking sector eased, with some upbeat earnings reports and rising expectations about the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes boosting sentiment further. Meanwhile, market worries about the banking system have ebbed following a U.S. regulator-backed sale of failed lender Silicon Valley Bank's assets as well as lack of fresh signs of trouble in the sector since the buyout deal."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/6-catalysts-to-lead-to-a-2023-equity-surge', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Market Performance Masks a Challenging Investing Climate\nThough the performance of different parts of the equity market often diverges, 2023 is off to a historic start from this perspective. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 ETF QQQ is off to a scorching start, up nearly 16% through roughly three months of action. Conversely, the small-cap Russell 2000 Index ETF (IWM), which is chock full of financials and regional banks, has surrendered all its year-to-date progress and is slightly red.\nRegardless of which index you choose to look at, it is hard to argue that the market hasn’t been resilient. Banking institutions are failing by the handful. Inflation remains stubbornly high despite the rapid transition of the Federal Reserve’s “dovish” stance to one of the most “hawkish” stances in recent history. Furthermore, money flow has been hyper-focused on mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT). Despite the challenging environment, six major catalysts may send stocks surging into year-end, including:\n “Fresh powder” on the sidelines: The amount of assets held by money-market funds has ballooned to nearly $5.5 trillion over the past week – an all-time high. In other words, investors are swapping “risk-on” investments in exchange for “risk-off” money market-market funds (which are paying the highest interest in years). Despite the fact that there are record flows into the safe-haven investment, markets have held well. If markets continue to stabilize, plenty of money will be on the sideline to push them higher into year end.\nThe AI Revolution: One week ago on financial television, Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang proclaimed “The iPhone moment of A.I has started.” Meanwhile, OpenAI and Microsoft’s (MSFT) ChatGPT is the new record holder for the fastest-growing user base in history. Though the mega-cap tech players are the biggest beneficiaries thus far, smaller companies such as C3.ai (AI) are beginning to benefit and garner investor attention.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nWhile A.I has done little to boost bottom-line growth so far, it is likely just a matter of time. Game-changing innovations lead to higher earnings, and higher earnings lead to an appreciating equity market.\nWall Street is a discounting device: Speaking of earnings, investors must study the history of stock prices in relation to earnings. When viewing the past two major corrections, investors will learn that a turn-up in earnings is not a prerequisite for a turn in the market. In 2008 and 2020, the stock market turned prior to earnings turning up. In other words, investors “discounted” future earnings ahead preemptively.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nMarkets prefer “the wall of worry”: Banks collapsing, geopolitical tensions, and high inflation is causing a lot of investors to doubt the market. Don’t believe me? The S&P 500 put/call ratio is above 1, meaning more equity options traders are buying puts (bearish) than calls (bullish). If the majority of investors are on the same side of the boat it is not healthy for the market. Some level of doubt can help to propel markets higher.\nThe banking crisis is not “systemic”: Regional banks such as Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB) and First Republic Bank (FRC) found themselves in trouble after not preparing properly for the rapid interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve. However, unlike the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, 2023’s banking woes are not systemic (for now). If smaller, weaker banks with liquidity crunches give way, they may stand to benefit larger, better positioned banks. First Citizens Bank (FCNCA) is a prime example. The bank is up more than 50% this week after purchasing SVB’s distressed assets for pennies on the dollar.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPre-election year seasonality: The years before the presidential election (like this year) tend to be the strongest on average from a historical perspective.\n Takeaway\nWith all that is going on in 2023, investors can easily fall into the trap of being negative. The headlines are scary, areas of the market are volatile, and the future is always uncertain. However, investors who can look past the obvious and go against the crowd will likely have the upper hand moving forward.\nFree Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks\nHydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals. This technology is on the verge of a massive breakthrough, one that could make hydrogen a major source of America's power. It could even totally revolutionize the EV industry.\nZacks has released a special report revealing the 4 stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains.\nDownload Cashing In on Cleaner Energy today, absolutely free.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. 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(AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Republic Bank (FRC) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports C3.ai, Inc. (AI) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Conversely, the small-cap Russell 2000 Index ETF (IWM), which is chock full of financials and regional banks, has surrendered all its year-to-date progress and is slightly red.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Republic Bank (FRC) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports C3.ai, Inc. (AI) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Furthermore, money flow has been hyper-focused on mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT). Image Source: Zacks Investment Research While A.I has done little to boost bottom-line growth so far, it is likely just a matter of time.', 'news_article_title': '6 Catalysts to Lead to a 2023 Equity Surge', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Furthermore, money flow has been hyper-focused on mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT). Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Republic Bank (FRC) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports C3.ai, Inc. (AI) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When viewing the past two major corrections, investors will learn that a turn-up in earnings is not a prerequisite for a turn in the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Republic Bank (FRC) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports C3.ai, Inc. (AI) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Furthermore, money flow has been hyper-focused on mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT). Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Markets prefer “the wall of worry”: Banks collapsing, geopolitical tensions, and high inflation is causing a lot of investors to doubt the market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-globalstar-stock-leaped-11-higher-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nIt\'s almost always good news when a company dramatically improves its financing situation. Such was the case on Tuesday with satellite specialist Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT), which saw its share price rise by just under 11% thanks to a new bond sale. That increase was far higher than the incremental rise of the S&P 500 index on the day, which bumped up a comparatively light 1.4%.\nSo what\nGlobalstar, perhaps best known as the provider of satellite technology for recent model iPhones from tech superstar Apple, made its announcement before market open. It said that it has entered into a agreement to sell $200 million worth of senior notes. The buyer is alternative investment firm Värde Partners.\nThe notes carry an annual interest rate of 13% and mature in 2029. Globalstar said it expects to close the sale on or around this Friday, March 31.\nThe company said it will utilize the proceeds mainly to retire all debt stemming from a 2019 facility agreement. The total outstanding amount of these borrowings stands at roughly $148 million. The remaining funds are to be used to pay fees, and for "general corporate purposes." Globalstar did not elaborate on the latter.\nNow what\nIn its press release on the notes sale, Globalstar quoted its CFO Rebecca Clary as saying that the deal "is a critical step in a series of achievements over the last several months to secure our balance sheet."\n"Despite a tough capital markets environment, we were able to successfully complete this financing," she added.\n10 stocks we like better than Globalstar\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Globalstar wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nEric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Such was the case on Tuesday with satellite specialist Globalstar (NYSEMKT: GSAT), which saw its share price rise by just under 11% thanks to a new bond sale. So what Globalstar, perhaps best known as the provider of satellite technology for recent model iPhones from tech superstar Apple, made its announcement before market open. Now what In its press release on the notes sale, Globalstar quoted its CFO Rebecca Clary as saying that the deal "is a critical step in a series of achievements over the last several months to secure our balance sheet."', 'news_luhn_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Globalstar Stock Leaped 11% Higher Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It said that it has entered into a agreement to sell $200 million worth of senior notes. 10 stocks we like better than Globalstar When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Eric Volkman has positions in Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': '10 stocks we like better than Globalstar When our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Eric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-russell-top-200-growth-etf-iwy-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY) was launched on 09/22/2009, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $5.67 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nWhile growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Something to keep in mind is the higher level of volatility that is affiliated with growth stocks. Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.20%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.82%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 44.90% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 43.71% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nIWY seeks to match the performance of the Russell Top 200 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The Russell Top 200 Growth Index is a style factor weighted index that measures the performance of the largest capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market. It is a subset of the Russell Top 200 Index issuers with relatively higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth, which measures the performance of the largest capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has added about 11.11% so far this year and is down about -15.99% in the last one year (as of 03/29/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $117.55 and $161.96.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.07 and standard deviation of 24.46% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 118 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, IWY is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $77.69 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $166.60 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $5.67 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). The Russell Top 200 Growth Index is a style factor weighted index that measures the performance of the largest capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY) was launched on 09/22/2009, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). The iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY) was launched on 09/22/2009, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-russell-1000-growth-etf-iwf-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/22/2000.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $61.01 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nWhile growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Something to keep in mind is the higher level of volatility that is affiliated with growth stocks. When you consider growth versus value, growth stocks are usually the clear winner in strong bull markets but tend to fall flat in nearly all other environments.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.18%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.88%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 41.60% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 11.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nPerformance and Risk\nIWF seeks to match the performance of the Russell 1000 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has added about 9.98% so far this year and is down about -15.33% in the last one year (as of 03/29/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $207.03 and $283.21.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.08 and standard deviation of 24.41% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 517 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, IWF is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $77.69 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $166.60 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 11.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $61.01 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 11.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/22/2000.", 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 11.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/22/2000.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 11.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/22/2000."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-is-warren-buffetts-no.-1-stock-to-buy-during-a-bear-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Few investors have a knack for making money on Wall Street quite like Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. Without using any fancy charting tools or predictive software, the Oracle of Omaha has doubled up the average annual total return, including dividends paid, of the benchmark S&P 500 since he became CEO (19.8% versus 9.9%). On an aggregate return basis, the 3,787,464% gain for Berkshire Hathaway's Class A shares (BRK.A), through Dec. 31, 2022, is 153 times better than the S&P 500's return, including dividends.\nIt's this phenomenal track record that has new and tenured investors paying close attention to what Warren Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, are buying and selling during the current bear market.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nBuffett and his team have put plenty of cash to work during the current bear market\nThe Oracle of Omaha put tens of billions of dollars to work when all three major U.S. stock indexes entered a bear market in 2022. One stock that's been consistently purchased since the beginning of last year is Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY).\nOccidental is an integrated energy stock that generates most of its revenue from its upstream drilling segment. With Berkshire Hathaway purchasing over 208 million shares of Occidental, the belief has to be that oil prices will remain above their historic average.\nThis thesis is backed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, along with three years of capital underinvestment from global energy majors because of pandemic-related demand uncertainty. If the global energy supply chain remains broken, it would seemingly be a positive for the spot price of West Texas Intermediate oil.\nWarren Buffett has also been actively adding to Berkshire Hathaway's largest holding, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Even though Buffett has never been much of a research buff when it comes to high-tech companies, Apple has made it easy on the Oracle of Omaha by checking all the appropriate boxes.\nApple is one of the most-recognized brands in the world, it has an exceptionally loyal customer base, and its innovative capacity helped generate more than $109 billion in operating cash flow over the trailing 12 months. Whether it's the physical products that endeared users to the brand (iPhone, Mac, and iPad), or the company's ongoing pivot to subscription services, it's very clear that Apple is a company that consumers trust.\nI'd be remiss if I didn't also add that Apple has what's arguably the most-impressive capital-return program on the planet. Despite being beat out by Microsoft for the largest nominal-dollar annual dividend, Apple takes the crown for having repurchased well over $550 billion worth of its common stock since the beginning of 2013.\nWarren Buffett and his team have also been avid buyers of media stock Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) during the current bear market. It's not uncommon for ad-driven operating models to come under pressure when the risk of a U.S. recession rises. There's no question that Paramount's legacy TV Media segment is contending with some level of weakness tied to an advertising slowdown.\nBut Buffett and his investing crew are looking past what's likely nothing more than a minor bump in the road for Paramount Global. The company's streaming subscriber count has been rocketing higher, its film division gained new life after the release of Top Gun: Maverick last summer, and Pluto TV is perfectly positioned to thrive as the leading ad-supported, free streaming service. Best of all, Berkshire Hathaway is netting a high yield from Paramount while it patiently waits for the ad environment to rebound.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe No. 1 stock Warren Buffett buys during bear markets\nFollowing Warren Buffett's buying and selling activity is typically made easy thanks to the requirement that money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) no later than 45 days following the end of a quarter. But not all of Buffett's buying and selling activity is necessarily going to be registered in its 13F.\nFor instance, I've previously pointed out that Berkshire Hathaway owns a specialty investment firm -- New England Asset Management -- as a result of its acquisition of General Re in 1998. This $5.4 billion portfolio can be tracked via New England Asset Management's 13F filings.\nBerkshire Hathaway's earnings reports also contain valuable nuggets of data that you won't find in the company's 13F filings. Specifically, these earnings reports detail buying activity in what's easily Warren Buffett's No. 1 stock to buy during bear markets. That stock is none other than shares of his own company, Berkshire Hathaway.\nThe Oracle of Omaha has always believed that share repurchases are a powerful tool profitable businesses can use to build shareholder value. However, prior to July 17, 2018, Buffett and executive vice chairman Charlie Munger were nothing more than spectators on the buyback front.\nThe rules governing share buybacks required Berkshire Hathaway stock to trade at or below 120% of book value. For well over a half-decade prior to mid-July 2018, Berkshire's stock never fell to or below this level, which meant Buffett and Munger weren't able to repurchase any of their own company's stock.\nOn July 17, 2018, things changed. The Berkshire board passed new measures that took Buffett and Munger off the proverbial bench and allowed them to take some home run swings with their company's ever-growing treasure chest of cash. The new measures allowed Berkshire Hathaway stock to be repurchased without any ceiling as long as the company had at least $30 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and U.S. Treasuries available, and both Buffett and Munger agreed it was priced below intrinsic value.\nEvery single quarter since this change was made, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have bought back Berkshire stock. In fact, Berkshire Hathaway is the only stock the Oracle of Omaha purchased in each of the past two bear markets (the COVID crash and the current bear market). All told, $66 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock has been bought back in less than five years.\nAs noted, buying back stock and steadily reducing the outstanding share count is an easy way to help long-term shareholders build wealth. Over time, existing stakeholders will own a larger percentage of the company as the number of outstanding shares declines.\nBuybacks can make companies appear more attractive to fundamentally focused investors as well. Businesses with steady or growing net income that are decreasing their outstanding share count through buybacks should see their earnings per share climb as a result over time.\nBut most importantly, repurchasing $66 billion in stock is a crystal-clear message to shareholders and Wall Street that Buffett is confident in the business he and his team have built. Many of the companies in Berkshire's $328 billion investment portfolio are cyclical businesses that are positioned to thrive during long-winded periods of expansion. The Oracle of Omaha is well aware that the current turbulent environment will eventually pass -- and he's thus far been willing to bet $66 billion on that assessment.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSean Williams has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Warren Buffett has also been actively adding to Berkshire Hathaway's largest holding, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Without using any fancy charting tools or predictive software, the Oracle of Omaha has doubled up the average annual total return, including dividends paid, of the benchmark S&P 500 since he became CEO (19.8% versus 9.9%). It's this phenomenal track record that has new and tenured investors paying close attention to what Warren Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, are buying and selling during the current bear market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Warren Buffett has also been actively adding to Berkshire Hathaway's largest holding, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Few investors have a knack for making money on Wall Street quite like Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. Buffett and his team have put plenty of cash to work during the current bear market The Oracle of Omaha put tens of billions of dollars to work when all three major U.S. stock indexes entered a bear market in 2022.", 'news_article_title': "This Is Warren Buffett's No. 1 Stock to Buy During a Bear Market", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Warren Buffett has also been actively adding to Berkshire Hathaway's largest holding, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Warren Buffett and his team have also been avid buyers of media stock Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) during the current bear market. 1 stock Warren Buffett buys during bear markets Following Warren Buffett's buying and selling activity is typically made easy thanks to the requirement that money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) no later than 45 days following the end of a quarter.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Warren Buffett has also been actively adding to Berkshire Hathaway's largest holding, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). 1 stock Warren Buffett buys during bear markets Following Warren Buffett's buying and selling activity is typically made easy thanks to the requirement that money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) no later than 45 days following the end of a quarter. For well over a half-decade prior to mid-July 2018, Berkshire's stock never fell to or below this level, which meant Buffett and Munger weren't able to repurchase any of their own company's stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/musk-experts-urge-pause-on-training-ai-systems-more-powerful-than-gpt-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jyoti Narayan and Krystal Hu\nMarch 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in training systems more powerful than OpenAI\'s newly launched model GPT-4, they said in an open letter, citing potential risks to society and humanity.\nThe letter, issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute and signed by more than 1,000 people including Musk, Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque, researchers at Alphabet-owned GOOGL.ODeepMind, as well as AI heavyweights Yoshua Bengio and Stuart Russell, called for a pause on advanced AI development until shared safety protocols for such designs were developed, implemented and audited by independent experts.\n"Powerful AI systems should be developed only once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks will be manageable," the letter said.\nThe letter also detailed potential risks to society and civilization by human-competitive AI systems in the form of economic and political disruptions, and called on developers to work with policymakers on governance and regulatory authorities.\nThe letter comes as EU police force Europol on Monday joined a chorus of ethical and legal concerns over advanced AI like ChatGPT, warning about the potential misuse of the system in phishing attempts, disinformation and cybercrime. Musk, whose carmaker Tesla TSLA.Ois using AI for an autopilot system, has been vocal about his concerns about AI.\nSince its release last year, Microsoft-backed OpenAI\'s ChatGPT has prompted rivals to accelerate developing similar large language models, and companies to integrate generative AI models into their products.\nSam Altman, chief executive at OpenAI, hasn\'t signed the letter, a spokesperson at Future of Life told Reuters. OpenAI didn\'t immediately respond to request for comment.\n"The letter isn’t perfect, but the spirit is right: we need to slow down until we better understand the ramifications," said Gary Marcus, a professor at New York University who signed the letter. "They can cause serious harm... the big players are becoming increasingly secretive about what they are doing, which makes it hard for society to defend against whatever harms may materialize."\n(Reporting by Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru and Krystal Hu in New York. Editing by Gerry Doyle)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Jyoti Narayan and Krystal Hu March 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in training systems more powerful than OpenAI's newly launched model GPT-4, they said in an open letter, citing potential risks to society and humanity. The letter also detailed potential risks to society and civilization by human-competitive AI systems in the form of economic and political disruptions, and called on developers to work with policymakers on governance and regulatory authorities. The letter comes as EU police force Europol on Monday joined a chorus of ethical and legal concerns over advanced AI like ChatGPT, warning about the potential misuse of the system in phishing attempts, disinformation and cybercrime.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Jyoti Narayan and Krystal Hu March 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in training systems more powerful than OpenAI's newly launched model GPT-4, they said in an open letter, citing potential risks to society and humanity. The letter, issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute and signed by more than 1,000 people including Musk, Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque, researchers at Alphabet-owned GOOGL.ODeepMind, as well as AI heavyweights Yoshua Bengio and Stuart Russell, called for a pause on advanced AI development until shared safety protocols for such designs were developed, implemented and audited by independent experts. Sam Altman, chief executive at OpenAI, hasn't signed the letter, a spokesperson at Future of Life told Reuters.", 'news_article_title': 'Musk, experts urge pause on training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Jyoti Narayan and Krystal Hu March 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in training systems more powerful than OpenAI's newly launched model GPT-4, they said in an open letter, citing potential risks to society and humanity. The letter comes as EU police force Europol on Monday joined a chorus of ethical and legal concerns over advanced AI like ChatGPT, warning about the potential misuse of the system in phishing attempts, disinformation and cybercrime. Sam Altman, chief executive at OpenAI, hasn't signed the letter, a spokesperson at Future of Life told Reuters.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Jyoti Narayan and Krystal Hu March 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in training systems more powerful than OpenAI's newly launched model GPT-4, they said in an open letter, citing potential risks to society and humanity. The letter, issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute and signed by more than 1,000 people including Musk, Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque, researchers at Alphabet-owned GOOGL.ODeepMind, as well as AI heavyweights Yoshua Bengio and Stuart Russell, called for a pause on advanced AI development until shared safety protocols for such designs were developed, implemented and audited by independent experts. The letter also detailed potential risks to society and civilization by human-competitive AI systems in the form of economic and political disruptions, and called on developers to work with policymakers on governance and regulatory authorities."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/musk-experts-urge-pause-on-training-of-ai-systems-that-can-outperform-gpt-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'March 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in training of systems more powerful than GPT-4, they said in an open letter, citing potential risks to society and humanity.\nThe letter, issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute and signed by more than 1,000 people including Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque, called for a pause on advanced AI development until shared safety protocols for such designs were developed, implemented and audited by independent experts.\n"Powerful AI systems should be developed only once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks will be manageable," the letter said.\nThe letter also detailed potential risks to society and civilization by human-competitive AI systems in the form of economic and political disruptions, and called on developers to work with policymakers on governance and regulatory authorities.\nThe letter comes as EU police force Europol on Monday joined a chorus of ethical and legal concerns over advanced AI like ChatGPT, warning about the potential misuse of the system in phishing attempts, disinformation and cybercrime.\nSince its release last year, Microsoft-backed OpenAI\'s ChatGPT has prompted rivals to launch similar products, and companies to integrate it or similar technologies into their apps and products.\n(Reporting by Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru and Krystal Hu in New York. Editing by Gerry Doyle)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'March 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in training of systems more powerful than GPT-4, they said in an open letter, citing potential risks to society and humanity. The letter also detailed potential risks to society and civilization by human-competitive AI systems in the form of economic and political disruptions, and called on developers to work with policymakers on governance and regulatory authorities. The letter comes as EU police force Europol on Monday joined a chorus of ethical and legal concerns over advanced AI like ChatGPT, warning about the potential misuse of the system in phishing attempts, disinformation and cybercrime.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'March 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in training of systems more powerful than GPT-4, they said in an open letter, citing potential risks to society and humanity. The letter, issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute and signed by more than 1,000 people including Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque, called for a pause on advanced AI development until shared safety protocols for such designs were developed, implemented and audited by independent experts. "Powerful AI systems should be developed only once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks will be manageable," the letter said.', 'news_article_title': 'Musk, experts urge pause on training of AI systems that can outperform GPT-4', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'March 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in training of systems more powerful than GPT-4, they said in an open letter, citing potential risks to society and humanity. The letter, issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute and signed by more than 1,000 people including Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque, called for a pause on advanced AI development until shared safety protocols for such designs were developed, implemented and audited by independent experts. "Powerful AI systems should be developed only once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks will be manageable," the letter said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'March 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in training of systems more powerful than GPT-4, they said in an open letter, citing potential risks to society and humanity. The letter, issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute and signed by more than 1,000 people including Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque, called for a pause on advanced AI development until shared safety protocols for such designs were developed, implemented and audited by independent experts. The letter also detailed potential risks to society and civilization by human-competitive AI systems in the form of economic and political disruptions, and called on developers to work with policymakers on governance and regulatory authorities.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-qqq-qqq-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Invesco QQQ (QQQ), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 03/10/1999.\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $166.60 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nWhile growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Additionally, growth stocks have a greater level of risk associated with them. Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.20%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.71%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 49.30% of the portfolio. Telecom and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.46% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 51.41% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nQQQ seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index before fees and expenses. The Nasdaq-100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization.\nThe ETF has gained about 15.51% so far this year and is down about -15.24% in the last one year (as of 03/29/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $260.10 and $369.30.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.11 and standard deviation of 26% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 101 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco QQQ holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, QQQ is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) and the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has $61.01 billion in assets, Vanguard Growth ETF has $77.69 billion. IWF has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VUG charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.46% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $166.60 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.46% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). It has amassed assets over $166.60 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco QQQ (QQQ) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.46% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Invesco QQQ (QQQ), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 03/10/1999.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.46% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). While iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has $61.01 billion in assets, Vanguard Growth ETF has $77.69 billion.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 159.35000610351562, 'high': 161.0500030517578, 'open': 159.3699951171875, 'close': 160.77000427246094, 'ema_50': 150.84548588158626, 'rsi_14': 71.06788071627832, 'target': 162.36000061035156, 'volume': 51305700.0, 'ema_200': 148.97386368262138, 'adj_close': 160.12046813964844, 'rsi_lag_1': 60.24870771445397, 'rsi_lag_2': 63.93988952021408, 'rsi_lag_3': 63.253513398068776, 'rsi_lag_4': 65.36964888135779, 'rsi_lag_5': 70.05384219262535, 'macd_lag_1': 2.8118166827765094, 'macd_lag_2': 2.9237279543806096, 'macd_lag_3': 2.95989452818705, 'macd_lag_4': 2.7624212740547023, 'macd_lag_5': 2.6045936659872666, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.940983133218424, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.597880812538864}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 19.09000015258789, 'Date': '2023-03-29', 'High': 19.450000762939453, 'Open': 19.38999938964844, 'Close': 19.1200008392334, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-29', 'Adj Close': 19.1200008392334}, {'Low': 1.0821340084075928, 'Date': '2023-03-29', 'High': 1.0871999263763428, 'Open': 1.0839520692825315, 'Close': 1.0839520692825315, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-29', 'Adj Close': 1.0839520692825315}, {'Low': 1.2304997444152832, 'Date': '2023-03-29', 'High': 1.2360023260116575, 'Open': 1.2336236238479614, 'Close': 1.2330456972122192, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-29', 'Adj Close': 1.2330456972122192}, {'Low': 6.873000144958496, 'Date': '2023-03-29', 'High': 6.8917999267578125, 'Open': 6.873300075531006, 'Close': 6.873300075531006, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-29', 'Adj Close': 6.873300075531006}, {'Low': 72.76000213623047, 'Date': '2023-03-29', 'High': 74.37000274658203, 'Open': 73.61000061035156, 'Close': 72.97000122070312, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 312669, 'date_str': '2023-03-29', 'Adj Close': 72.97000122070312}, {'Low': 0.6662198305130005, 'Date': '2023-03-29', 'High': 0.6712900996208191, 'Open': 0.6706907749176025, 'Close': 0.6706907749176025, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-29', 'Adj Close': 0.6706907749176025}, {'Low': 3.546999931335449, 'Date': '2023-03-29', 'High': 3.609999895095825, 'Open': 3.57699990272522, 'Close': 3.565999984741211, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-29', 'Adj Close': 3.565999984741211}, {'Low': 130.92799377441406, 'Date': '2023-03-29', 'High': 132.697998046875, 'Open': 131.04600524902344, 'Close': 131.04600524902344, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-29', 'Adj Close': 131.04600524902344}, {'Low': 102.37000274658205, 'Date': '2023-03-29', 'High': 102.79000091552734, 'Open': 102.48999786376952, 'Close': 102.63999938964844, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-29', 'Adj Close': 102.63999938964844}, {'Low': 1966.0999755859373, 'Date': '2023-03-29', 'High': 1966.0999755859373, 'Open': 1966.0999755859373, 'Close': 1966.0999755859373, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 88563, 'date_str': '2023-03-29', 'Adj Close': 1966.0999755859373}]}
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{'date': '2023-03-30', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 301.744, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155206.0, 'fred_ppi': 257.062, 'fred_retail_sales': 679067.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -60321.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.5, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 62.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.8143, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/explainer-how-a-massive-options-trade-by-a-jp-morgan-fund-can-move-markets-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed\nMarch 30 (Reuters) - A nearly $15 billion JP Morgan fund is expected to reset its options positions on Friday, potentially adding to equity volatility at the end of a strong quarter for U.S. stocks.\nAnalysts have in the past pointed to the JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund’s quarterly reset roiling markets, and see it as a source of potential volatility during Friday's session.\nWHAT IS THE JP MORGAN HEDGED EQUITY FUND?\nThe JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund holds a basket of S&P 500 .SPX stocks along with options on the benchmark index and resets hedges once a quarter. The fund, which had about $14.71 billion in assets as of March 29, aims to let investors benefit from equity market gains while limiting their exposure to declines.\nFor the year, the fund was up 5.71% through March 29, compared with a 5.35% rise for the S&P 500 Total return Index .SPXTR.\nThe fund's assets ballooned in recent years, as investors sought protection from the sort of wild swings that rocked markets in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020.\nIts holdings include some of the market's biggest names, such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O.\nHOW DOES THE FUND USE OPTIONS?\nThe fund uses an options strategy that seeks to protect investors if the S&P 500 falls between 5% and 20%, while allowing them to take advantage of any market gains in the average range of 3.5-5.5%.\nOn Dec. 30, the refresh of the fund's options positions involved about 125,000 S&P 500 options contracts in all, including S&P 500 puts at strike prices $3,060 and $3,600 and calls at $4,065, all for the March 31 expiry.\nHOW CAN THIS AFFECT THE BROADER MARKET?\nOptions dealers - typically big financial institutions that facilitate trading but seek to remain market-neutral - take the other side of the fund's options trades.\nTo minimize their own risk, they typically buy or sell stock futures, depending on the direction of the market's move. Such trading related to dealer hedging has the potential to influence the broader market, especially if done in size, as is the case for the JPM trade.\nWhile the trade is well known and anticipated by most market participants, it can exacerbatedaily stock marketmoves, especially during times of poor market liquidity, analysts say.\nMassive S&P options trade may have roiled U.S. stocks on Thursday\n(Reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed in New York Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; @SaqibReports; +1 332 219 1971; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Its holdings include some of the market's biggest names, such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed March 30 (Reuters) - A nearly $15 billion JP Morgan fund is expected to reset its options positions on Friday, potentially adding to equity volatility at the end of a strong quarter for U.S. stocks. Analysts have in the past pointed to the JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund’s quarterly reset roiling markets, and see it as a source of potential volatility during Friday's session.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Its holdings include some of the market's biggest names, such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed March 30 (Reuters) - A nearly $15 billion JP Morgan fund is expected to reset its options positions on Friday, potentially adding to equity volatility at the end of a strong quarter for U.S. stocks. Analysts have in the past pointed to the JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund’s quarterly reset roiling markets, and see it as a source of potential volatility during Friday's session.", 'news_article_title': 'EXPLAINER-How a massive options trade by a JP Morgan fund can move markets', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Its holdings include some of the market's biggest names, such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed March 30 (Reuters) - A nearly $15 billion JP Morgan fund is expected to reset its options positions on Friday, potentially adding to equity volatility at the end of a strong quarter for U.S. stocks. The JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund holds a basket of S&P 500 .SPX stocks along with options on the benchmark index and resets hedges once a quarter.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Its holdings include some of the market's biggest names, such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed March 30 (Reuters) - A nearly $15 billion JP Morgan fund is expected to reset its options positions on Friday, potentially adding to equity volatility at the end of a strong quarter for U.S. stocks. The JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund holds a basket of S&P 500 .SPX stocks along with options on the benchmark index and resets hedges once a quarter."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-payment-tech-stocks-wall-street-is-bullish-on', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Payment tech stocks have been doing a relatively good job of holding up recently. Undoubtedly, a recession hasn\'t yet begun, but many headwinds facing consumer spending may have already been priced in.\nLooking ahead, it\'ll all be about how the actual earnings results stack up against the now modest estimates.\nCurrently, the analyst community seems bullish on the three payment-related tech stocks outlined in this piece -- V, MA, and AAPL. Therefore, let\'s use TipRanks\' Comparison Tool and analyze them.\nVisa (NYSE:V)\nVisa is a behemoth of a payments firm that has been rangebound in recent years. At $220 and change per share, Visa is only marginally higher than its pre-pandemic peak. Still, even with a recession considered, the company seems well-equipped to continue benefiting from several tailwinds that could help offset the macro headwinds on everyone\'s mind. Therefore, I remain bullish.\nThere\'s no question that payment volumes could fade as we all begin to feel the pain that recessions bring. Still, the recovery in international travel, which helped power strong results, may have legs as we move on from the COVID-19 pandemic to more "normal" conditions.\nApart from the ongoing travel recovery, Visa also stands to benefit from strong secular tailwinds. The shift to digital payments could help power many years\' worth of growth. In 2014, Visa highlighted the $25 trillion (yes, trillion) global spending market that payments firms seek to digitize. The market opportunity is likely even bigger now.\nIn the meantime, headwinds from a recession would offset the long-lasting tailwinds. After a recession, though, Visa will be in a fantastic spot. Still, don\'t expect Visa to sit around waiting for the bad times to end. The company is investing across all fronts to maintain the width of its moat. The value-added services segment, in particular, is a corner where Visa can flex its muscles as it seeks to grow and diversify.\nAt writing, Visa stock trades at 31.9 times trailing earnings, well below its five-year historical average of 35.8 times. The historical discount, I believe, overplays recession headwinds and downplays longer-term secular tailwinds and the firm\'s tech capabilities.\nWhat is the Price Target for V Stock?\nWall Street loves Visa, with a Strong Buy rating composed of 19 Buys, one Hold, and one Sell rating. The average V stock price target of $259.85 implies 16.9% upside potential.\nMastercard (NYSE:MA)\nLike Visa, Mastercard has a lot to gain as it does its best to digitize the massive global payments market. At writing, Mastercard stock is pricier than Visa at 35.2 times trailing earnings. However, despite the premium multiple, Wall Street expects more gains for the year ahead (17.8% versus Visa\'s 16.9%). Indeed, Mastercard is more of a fintech-flavored credit card firm with digital know-how and the means to catch up to the likes of Visa, the market leader. I am bullish.\nUndoubtedly, Visa is also innovating on the payment tech front. However, I\'m more impressed by Mastercard and its tech capabilities. Just over a week ago, Mastercard acquired Sweden-based Baffin Bay Networks, a cloud cybersecurity firm. The Swedish cyber firm is behind AI-based "Cyber Shield."\nAI is at a pivotal moment. The Baffin Ban deal gives Mastercard a magnificent cybersecurity offering that should excite investors. As Mastercard amps up its cyber defenses, I find it tough to pass up on the stock even in the face of a rough recession.\nWhat is the Price Target for MA Stock?\nWall Street loves Mastercard, with a Strong Buy composed of 21 Buys and two Holds. The average MA stock price target of $423.18 implies 17.8% gains.\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL)\nThe iPhone maker made headlines on March 28 as it launched its Apple Pay Later service in the U.S. Indeed, Apple has been in the fintech field for quite a while with Apple Pay, Apple Wallet, and the gorgeous titanium Apple Card. The latest offering opens doors in the BNPL (buy now, pay later) space and could help the tech titan take its disruption in payment tech to the next level. I\'m bullish on Apple stock.\nUndoubtedly, Apple\'s a tad late to the American BNPL game. The Apple Pay Later service landed later than expected, and with a recession closing in, it\'s time that consumers trim away at their debt rather than raise any more of it. In any case, I see an opportunity for Apple to take significant market share away from incumbent BNPL providers.\nAt 27.3 times trailing earnings, Apple stock is too cheap to ignore. Its BNPL product should have investors excited over the share-taking opportunities. Further, there\'s always the not-so-secret mixed-reality headset to look forward to this year. All catalysts considered, Apple stock looks worthy of a higher premium on its stock.\nWhat is the Price Target for AAPL Stock?\nWall Street views Apple favorably, giving it a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 24 Buys, six Holds, and one Sell. The average AAPL stock price target of $170.18 implies 4.8% upside potential.\nConclusion\nVisa, Mastercard, and Apple are excellent payment tech stocks to consider. Of the three names, analysts expect the most upside from Mastercard.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Currently, the analyst community seems bullish on the three payment-related tech stocks outlined in this piece -- V, MA, and AAPL. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) The iPhone maker made headlines on March 28 as it launched its Apple Pay Later service in the U.S. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock?', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The average AAPL stock price target of $170.18 implies 4.8% upside potential. Currently, the analyst community seems bullish on the three payment-related tech stocks outlined in this piece -- V, MA, and AAPL. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) The iPhone maker made headlines on March 28 as it launched its Apple Pay Later service in the U.S.', 'news_article_title': '3 Payment Tech Stocks Wall Street is Bullish On', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Currently, the analyst community seems bullish on the three payment-related tech stocks outlined in this piece -- V, MA, and AAPL. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) The iPhone maker made headlines on March 28 as it launched its Apple Pay Later service in the U.S. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Currently, the analyst community seems bullish on the three payment-related tech stocks outlined in this piece -- V, MA, and AAPL. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) The iPhone maker made headlines on March 28 as it launched its Apple Pay Later service in the U.S. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/explainer-how-a-massive-options-trade-by-a-jp-morgan-fund-can-move-markets-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed\nMarch 30 (Reuters) - A nearly $15 billion JP Morgan fund is expected to reset its options positions on Friday, potentially adding to equity volatility at the end of a strong quarter for U.S. stocks.\nAnalysts have in the past pointed to the JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund’s quarterly reset roiling markets, and see it as a source of potential volatility during Friday's session.\nWHAT IS THE JP MORGAN HEDGED EQUITY FUND?\nThe JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund holds a basket of S&P 500 .SPX stocks along with options on the benchmark index and resets hedges once a quarter. The fund, which had about $14.71 billion in assets as of March 29, aims to let investors benefit from equity market gains while limiting their exposure to declines.\nFor the year, the fund was up 5.71% through March 29, compared with a 5.35% rise for the S&P 500 Total return Index .SPXTR.\nThe fund's assets ballooned in recent years, as investors sought protection from the sort of wild swings that rocked markets in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020.\nIts holdings include some of the market's biggest names, such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O.\nHOW DOES THE FUND USE OPTIONS?\nThe fund uses an options strategy that seeks to protect investors if the S&P 500 falls between 5% and 20%, while allowing them to take advantage of any market gains in the average range of 3.5-5.5%.\nOn Dec. 30, the refresh of the fund's options positions involved about 125,000 S&P 500 options contracts in all, including S&P 500 puts at strike prices $3,060 and $3,600 and calls at $4,065, all for the March 31 expiry.\nHOW CAN THIS AFFECT THE BROADER MARKET?\nOptions dealers - typically big financial institutions that facilitate trading but seek to remain market-neutral - take the other side of the fund's options trades.\nTo minimize their own risk, they typically buy or sell stock futures, depending on the direction of the market's move. Such trading related to dealer hedging has the potential to influence the broader market, especially if done in size, as is the case for the JPM trade.\nWhile the trade is well known and anticipated by most market participants, it can exacerbatedaily stock marketmoves, especially during times of poor market liquidity, analysts say.\nMassive S&P options trade may have roiled U.S. stocks on Thursday\n(Reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed in New York Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; @SaqibReports; +1 332 219 1971; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Its holdings include some of the market's biggest names, such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed March 30 (Reuters) - A nearly $15 billion JP Morgan fund is expected to reset its options positions on Friday, potentially adding to equity volatility at the end of a strong quarter for U.S. stocks. Analysts have in the past pointed to the JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund’s quarterly reset roiling markets, and see it as a source of potential volatility during Friday's session.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Its holdings include some of the market's biggest names, such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed March 30 (Reuters) - A nearly $15 billion JP Morgan fund is expected to reset its options positions on Friday, potentially adding to equity volatility at the end of a strong quarter for U.S. stocks. Analysts have in the past pointed to the JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund’s quarterly reset roiling markets, and see it as a source of potential volatility during Friday's session.", 'news_article_title': 'EXPLAINER-How a massive options trade by a JP Morgan fund can move markets', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Its holdings include some of the market's biggest names, such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed March 30 (Reuters) - A nearly $15 billion JP Morgan fund is expected to reset its options positions on Friday, potentially adding to equity volatility at the end of a strong quarter for U.S. stocks. The JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund holds a basket of S&P 500 .SPX stocks along with options on the benchmark index and resets hedges once a quarter.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Its holdings include some of the market's biggest names, such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed March 30 (Reuters) - A nearly $15 billion JP Morgan fund is expected to reset its options positions on Friday, potentially adding to equity volatility at the end of a strong quarter for U.S. stocks. The JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund holds a basket of S&P 500 .SPX stocks along with options on the benchmark index and resets hedges once a quarter."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-rises-as-bank-fears-fade-focus-on-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas\nMarch 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes climbed on Thursday as fears of a banking crisis eased, with rate-sensitive real estate and technology stocks leading gains ahead of key inflation data that could shape the Federal Reserve\'s policy path.\nInvestors await the February reading of personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Fed\'s preferred inflation gauge, due on Friday after January figures showed a sharp acceleration in consumer spending.\nData on Thursday showed jobless claims last week rose more than expected from the week before indicating a cooling labor market, while fourth-quarter GDP growth was slightly lower at 2.6% compared with earlier estimates of 2.7%, both supporting the case for a softer Fed policy.\n"In some ways, the Fed simply wanted to see a cyclical slowdown, and we are seeing signs of that. It helps to confirm that the Fed is near the end of tightening," said David Russell, vice president of Market Intelligence at TradeStation.\nThe banking turmoil, which started earlier this month with the collapse of two regional U.S. lenders, had sparked concerns about a broader financial crisis and led to a dramatic shift in monetary policy expectations from the Fed.\nTraders\' bets are now almost equally split between a pause and a 25-basis-point rate hike by the Fed in May, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nMegacaps Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O rose 0.8% to 1.2%, lifting the consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT indexes by about 1% each.\nReal-estate stocks .SPLRCR led sectoral gains, up 1.3%.\nBoth the S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC are headed for quarterly gains, with the latter on course for its best quarter since the end of 2020.\n"The first quarter is dominated really by the growth sectors. Most of the quarter has been a question of thinking the Fed (is) done and people coming back to those names," said Russell.\nInvestors will also parse comments from Boston Fed President Susan Collins, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari and Richmond President Thomas Barkin later in the day for clues on the central bank\'s monetary policy plans following the banking crisis.\nAt 11:56 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 34.76 points, or 0.11%, at 32,752.36, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 18.15 points, or 0.45%, at 4,045.96, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 85.47 points, or 0.72%, at 12,011.70.\nAmong other stocks, Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc FFIE.O rose 3.7% after the company said it has started production of its first luxury electric car after a months-long delay.\nKohl\'s Corp KSS.N climbed 4.9% after its chief executive officer bought shares in the company.\nU.S.-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holding BABA.N advanced 4.3% on areport that its logistics arm had started preparations with banks for its Hong Kong initial public offering, while those of JD.Com JD.O jumped 8.8% on plans to spin off its real estate infrastructure arm.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.82-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.39-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded six new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 54 new highs and 77 new lows.\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas; Additional reporting by Sruthi Shankar; Editing by Anil D\'Silva and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Megacaps Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O rose 0.8% to 1.2%, lifting the consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT indexes by about 1% each. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes climbed on Thursday as fears of a banking crisis eased, with rate-sensitive real estate and technology stocks leading gains ahead of key inflation data that could shape the Federal Reserve's policy path. Investors await the February reading of personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, due on Friday after January figures showed a sharp acceleration in consumer spending.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Megacaps Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O rose 0.8% to 1.2%, lifting the consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT indexes by about 1% each. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes climbed on Thursday as fears of a banking crisis eased, with rate-sensitive real estate and technology stocks leading gains ahead of key inflation data that could shape the Federal Reserve's policy path. Real-estate stocks .SPLRCR led sectoral gains, up 1.3%.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St rises as bank fears fade, focus on inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Megacaps Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O rose 0.8% to 1.2%, lifting the consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT indexes by about 1% each. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes climbed on Thursday as fears of a banking crisis eased, with rate-sensitive real estate and technology stocks leading gains ahead of key inflation data that could shape the Federal Reserve's policy path. Real-estate stocks .SPLRCR led sectoral gains, up 1.3%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Megacaps Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O rose 0.8% to 1.2%, lifting the consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT indexes by about 1% each. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes climbed on Thursday as fears of a banking crisis eased, with rate-sensitive real estate and technology stocks leading gains ahead of key inflation data that could shape the Federal Reserve's policy path. Data on Thursday showed jobless claims last week rose more than expected from the week before indicating a cooling labor market, while fourth-quarter GDP growth was slightly lower at 2.6% compared with earlier estimates of 2.7%, both supporting the case for a softer Fed policy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mini-rally-in-place-ahead-of-q1-end-pce-numbers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Over the past five trading days — basically since market participants stopped worrying that a massive banking industry collapse was imminent — we’ve seen admirable strength: Up four of the past five sessions on the Dow and the S&P 500, three of five for the Nasdaq and Russell 2000. The S&P and Russell were the leaders for the past week of trading, +3.05% and +3.90%, respectively. The Dow and Nasdaq are up +2.84% and +2.28%, respectively.\n\nIn the past month of trading, only the Russell is in the red — and by a fairly deep -6.85%, considering the Dow is +0.60%, the Nasdaq +5.57%, the S&P +2.52% since the last day of February. Should things hold through tomorrow, it will be the second up-month in the first three of the year for all but the small-cap index. What’s exceptional about this is that it comes during the same month the collapse of SVB was reported. That did take the indices down fairly steeply three weeks ago, but all but the Russell have buoyed back impressively.\n\nFor today, the Dow gained another +142 points, +0.44%. The S&P gained +0.57% while the Nasdaq won the day again, +0.73%. Once more, the Russell lagged the field for the session, -0.18%. Today fairly nicely represents what we’ve seen over the past week of trading: large-cap tech names like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are the new safe haven in equities, with their still-strong margins and product offerings looking to weather any storm. Small-caps, on the other hand, may be more prone to hardship during a possible recession and/or further bank contagion.\n\nTomorrow morning brings us the most important economic metric of the week, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) — that report Fed Chair Powell repeatedly cites when giving his press conference following monetary policy meetings with the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). In fact, including tomorrow we’ll get two PCE reports before the next FOMC meeting, which is scheduled for May 1st-2nd. Meaningful drops, especially year over year and in core prints (subtracting volatile food & energy costs), might help spur along a new dot-plot scenario for the Fed as early as the May meeting.\n\nThus, when we check PCE results Friday morning, the first thing we’ll look for on the year-over-year results is that the numbers go down (or stay flat), rather than tick up, as they did a month ago. Year-over-year headline reached +5.4% for January and +4.7% on core. These are off cycle highs +6.3% and +5.2%, respectively, in September of last year. Neither of last month’s numbers were remotely close to the Fed’s optimum +2% inflation, however, so regardless what becomes of tomorrow’s report, we’ll still have a long way to go.\n\nQuestions or comments about this article and/or its author? Click here>>\nIs THIS the Ultimate New Clean Energy Source? (4 Ways to Profit)\nThe world is increasingly focused on eliminating fossil fuels and ramping up use of renewable, clean energy sources. 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Click to get this free report\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Today fairly nicely represents what we’ve seen over the past week of trading: large-cap tech names like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are the new safe haven in equities, with their still-strong margins and product offerings looking to weather any storm. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Tomorrow morning brings us the most important economic metric of the week, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) — that report Fed Chair Powell repeatedly cites when giving his press conference following monetary policy meetings with the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today fairly nicely represents what we’ve seen over the past week of trading: large-cap tech names like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are the new safe haven in equities, with their still-strong margins and product offerings looking to weather any storm. See Stocks Now Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research?', 'news_article_title': 'Mini-Rally in Place Ahead of Q1 End, PCE Numbers', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Today fairly nicely represents what we’ve seen over the past week of trading: large-cap tech names like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are the new safe haven in equities, with their still-strong margins and product offerings looking to weather any storm. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the past month of trading, only the Russell is in the red — and by a fairly deep -6.85%, considering the Dow is +0.60%, the Nasdaq +5.57%, the S&P +2.52% since the last day of February.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today fairly nicely represents what we’ve seen over the past week of trading: large-cap tech names like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are the new safe haven in equities, with their still-strong margins and product offerings looking to weather any storm. Over the past five trading days — basically since market participants stopped worrying that a massive banking industry collapse was imminent — we’ve seen admirable strength: Up four of the past five sessions on the Dow and the S&P 500, three of five for the Nasdaq and Russell 2000.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-03-30-2023%3A-aapl-vhc-baba-jd-cxm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 1.6%.\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) on Thursday won an appeal to a US court for an affirmation of the US patent office's earlier decision that the company did not infringe on patents belonging to VirnetX (VHC). Apple shares were up 0.8% and VirnetX shares were down over 14%.\nAlibaba (BABA) shares were advancing 3.7% after Reuters reported Thursday, citing group Chief Executive Daniel Zhang, that it is considering selling non-core assets and the control of some of its business units once they go public after the recently announced restructuring.\nJD.com (JD) stock was up over 8% after the Chinese e-commerce company disclosed plans in a regulatory filing to list two of its subsidiaries on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange through separate initial public offerings of their stock.\nSprinklr (CXM) was rising more than 16% after reporting late Wednesday non-GAAP EPS of $0.06 in Q4, swinging from a $0.05 loss per share a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected earnings of $0.02 per share.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) on Thursday won an appeal to a US court for an affirmation of the US patent office's earlier decision that the company did not infringe on patents belonging to VirnetX (VHC). Tech stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 1.6%. Alibaba (BABA) shares were advancing 3.7% after Reuters reported Thursday, citing group Chief Executive Daniel Zhang, that it is considering selling non-core assets and the control of some of its business units once they go public after the recently announced restructuring.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) on Thursday won an appeal to a US court for an affirmation of the US patent office's earlier decision that the company did not infringe on patents belonging to VirnetX (VHC). Tech stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 1.6%. Apple shares were up 0.8% and VirnetX shares were down over 14%.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 03/30/2023: AAPL, VHC, BABA, JD, CXM', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) on Thursday won an appeal to a US court for an affirmation of the US patent office's earlier decision that the company did not infringe on patents belonging to VirnetX (VHC). Tech stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 1.6%. Apple shares were up 0.8% and VirnetX shares were down over 14%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) on Thursday won an appeal to a US court for an affirmation of the US patent office's earlier decision that the company did not infringe on patents belonging to VirnetX (VHC). Alibaba (BABA) shares were advancing 3.7% after Reuters reported Thursday, citing group Chief Executive Daniel Zhang, that it is considering selling non-core assets and the control of some of its business units once they go public after the recently announced restructuring. JD.com (JD) stock was up over 8% after the Chinese e-commerce company disclosed plans in a regulatory filing to list two of its subsidiaries on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange through separate initial public offerings of their stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/unusual-put-option-trade-in-apple-aapl-worth-%241579.50k-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "On March 30, 2023 at 14:51:11 ET an unusually large $1,579.50K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $150.00 / share, expiring in 169 days (on September 15, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 2.40 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 99.09 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options.\nThis trade was first picked up on Fintel's real time Unusual Option Trades tool, where unusual option trades are highlighted.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 7.37% Upside\nAs of March 30, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is $172.62. The forecasts range from a low of $119.18 to a high of $208.95. The average price target represents an increase of 7.37% from its latest reported closing price of $160.77.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is $413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is $6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6401 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 213 owner(s) or 3.44% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.03%, a decrease of 22.32%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.39% to 10,158,923K shares. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.01, indicating a bearish outlook.\nWhat are Large Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On March 30, 2023 at 14:51:11 ET an unusually large $1,579.50K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $150.00 / share, expiring in 169 days (on September 15, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 2.40 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 99.09 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.03%, a decrease of 22.32%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'On March 30, 2023 at 14:51:11 ET an unusually large $1,579.50K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $150.00 / share, expiring in 169 days (on September 15, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 2.40 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 99.09 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.03%, a decrease of 22.32%.', 'news_article_title': 'Unusual Put Option Trade in Apple (AAPL) Worth $1,579.50K', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'On March 30, 2023 at 14:51:11 ET an unusually large $1,579.50K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $150.00 / share, expiring in 169 days (on September 15, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 2.40 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 99.09 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.03%, a decrease of 22.32%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'On March 30, 2023 at 14:51:11 ET an unusually large $1,579.50K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $150.00 / share, expiring in 169 days (on September 15, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 2.40 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 99.09 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.03%, a decrease of 22.32%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/unusual-call-option-trade-in-apple-aapl-worth-%24968.97k', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "On March 30, 2023 at 15:58:09 ET an unusually large $968.97K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $160.00 / share, expiring in 113 days (on July 21, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 1.36 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 90.90 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options.\nThis trade was first picked up on Fintel's real time Unusual Option Trades tool, where unusual option trades are highlighted.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 7.37% Upside\nAs of March 30, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is $172.62. The forecasts range from a low of $119.18 to a high of $208.95. The average price target represents an increase of 7.37% from its latest reported closing price of $160.77.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is $413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is $6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6401 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 213 owner(s) or 3.44% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.03%, a decrease of 22.32%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.39% to 10,158,923K shares. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.01, indicating a bearish outlook.\nWhat are Large Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On March 30, 2023 at 15:58:09 ET an unusually large $968.97K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $160.00 / share, expiring in 113 days (on July 21, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 1.36 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 90.90 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.03%, a decrease of 22.32%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'On March 30, 2023 at 15:58:09 ET an unusually large $968.97K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $160.00 / share, expiring in 113 days (on July 21, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 1.36 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 90.90 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.03%, a decrease of 22.32%.', 'news_article_title': 'Unusual Call Option Trade in Apple (AAPL) Worth $968.97K', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'On March 30, 2023 at 15:58:09 ET an unusually large $968.97K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $160.00 / share, expiring in 113 days (on July 21, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 1.36 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 90.90 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.03%, a decrease of 22.32%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'On March 30, 2023 at 15:58:09 ET an unusually large $968.97K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $160.00 / share, expiring in 113 days (on July 21, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 1.36 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 90.90 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.03%, a decrease of 22.32%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-mar-30-2023-%3A-auy-googl-qqq-evtl-aapl-msft-wfc-amat-alit-nvts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -2.3 to 12,960.84. The total After hours volume is currently 83,442,438 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nYamana Gold Inc. (AUY) is -0.02 at $5.87, with 5,142,698 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AUY is in the "buy range".\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is -0.1197 at $100.77, with 2,809,977 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.24 at $315.92, with 2,682,922 shares traded. This represents a 24.25% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nVertical Aerospace Ltd. (EVTL) is -0.01 at $2.14, with 2,396,853 shares traded. EVTL\'s current last sale is 47.56% of the target price of $4.5.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $162.36, with 2,252,945 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.0816 at $284.13, with 1,809,153 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nWells Fargo & Company (WFC) is +0.0881 at $37.47, with 1,765,205 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WFC is in the "buy range".\n\nApplied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) is unchanged at $122.11, with 1,689,277 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMAT is in the "buy range".\n\nAlight, Inc. (ALIT) is unchanged at $8.92, with 1,675,317 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ALIT is in the "buy range".\n\nNavitas Semiconductor Corporation (NVTS) is -0.02 at $6.93, with 1,593,347 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NVTS is in the "buy range".\n\nJBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) is unchanged at $14.69, with 1,546,236 shares traded. JBGS\'s current last sale is 65.29% of the target price of $22.5.\n\nThe Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) is -0.05 at $44.85, with 1,053,823 shares traded. BK\'s current last sale is 77.33% of the target price of $58.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $162.36, with 2,252,945 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMAT is in the "buy range".', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $162.36, with 2,252,945 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AUY is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Mar 30, 2023 : AUY, GOOGL, QQQ, EVTL, AAPL, MSFT, WFC, AMAT, ALIT, NVTS, JBGS, BK', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $162.36, with 2,252,945 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -2.3 to 12,960.84.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $162.36, with 2,252,945 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 83,442,438 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-wins-u.s.-appeal-over-patents-in-%24502-mln-virnetx-verdict-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Blake Brittain\nMarch 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O persuaded a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to uphold a patent tribunal\'s ruling that could imperil a $502 million verdict for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc in the companies\' long-running fight over privacy-software technology.\nThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that invalidated the two patents VirnetX had accused Apple of infringing.\nVirnetX Chief Executive Kendall Larsen said in a statement that the company was disappointed with the decision and considering seeking a rehearing or appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.\nVirnetX stock fell more than 14% by Thursday afternoon following the ruling. It had been up 55% in the morning before the decision was published, after the company announced it would pay a special cash dividend to shareholders and anticipated a future potential payout from the Apple case.\nAn Apple representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nThe two companies have waged a 13-year court battle that has included several trials and appeals. An East Texas jury awarded VirnetX $502 million in 2020 after deciding that Apple infringed the virtual private network (VPN) patents at issue in Thursday\'s decision.\nApple has separately appealed the verdict itself, but the Federal Circuit has yet to rule in that case. The court heard combined arguments in both cases in September, and both sides said upholding the decision to cancel the patents would also likely negate the jury award.\n"If the court upholds the (USPTO\'s) decision, we have a big problem," VirnetX attorney Jeff Lamken of MoloLamken said at the September hearing. "I don\'t think we have an enforceable judgment."\nThe Federal Circuit on Thursday affirmed decisions by the USPTO\'s Patent Trial and Appeal Board that the patents were invalid in light of earlier publications that described the same inventions.\nVirnetX separately won a $302 million verdict against Apple in an East Texas court in 2016, which was later increased to $440 million, over related allegations that the tech giant used its internet-security technology in features like FaceTime video calls.\n(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington Editing by David Bario, David Gregorio and Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]; +1 (202) 938-5713;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Blake Brittain March 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O persuaded a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to uphold a patent tribunal's ruling that could imperil a $502 million verdict for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc in the companies' long-running fight over privacy-software technology. VirnetX Chief Executive Kendall Larsen said in a statement that the company was disappointed with the decision and considering seeking a rehearing or appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court. It had been up 55% in the morning before the decision was published, after the company announced it would pay a special cash dividend to shareholders and anticipated a future potential payout from the Apple case.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Blake Brittain March 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O persuaded a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to uphold a patent tribunal's ruling that could imperil a $502 million verdict for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc in the companies' long-running fight over privacy-software technology. An East Texas jury awarded VirnetX $502 million in 2020 after deciding that Apple infringed the virtual private network (VPN) patents at issue in Thursday's decision. The Federal Circuit on Thursday affirmed decisions by the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board that the patents were invalid in light of earlier publications that described the same inventions.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple wins U.S. appeal over patents in $502 mln VirnetX verdict', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain March 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O persuaded a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to uphold a patent tribunal's ruling that could imperil a $502 million verdict for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc in the companies' long-running fight over privacy-software technology. An East Texas jury awarded VirnetX $502 million in 2020 after deciding that Apple infringed the virtual private network (VPN) patents at issue in Thursday's decision. Apple has separately appealed the verdict itself, but the Federal Circuit has yet to rule in that case.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain March 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O persuaded a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to uphold a patent tribunal's ruling that could imperil a $502 million verdict for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc in the companies' long-running fight over privacy-software technology. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that invalidated the two patents VirnetX had accused Apple of infringing. An East Texas jury awarded VirnetX $502 million in 2020 after deciding that Apple infringed the virtual private network (VPN) patents at issue in Thursday's decision."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/esgu-vpc%3A-big-etf-outflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, where 14,750,000 units were destroyed, or a 8.5% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of ESGU, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1%, and Microsoft is up by about 1.1%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the VPC ETF, which lost 500,000 of its units, representing a 34.5% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.\nVIDEO: ESGU, VPC: Big ETF Outflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of ESGU, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1%, and Microsoft is up by about 1.1%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the VPC ETF, which lost 500,000 of its units, representing a 34.5% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: ESGU, VPC: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, where 14,750,000 units were destroyed, or a 8.5% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the VPC ETF, which lost 500,000 of its units, representing a 34.5% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: ESGU, VPC: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'ESGU, VPC: Big ETF Outflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, where 14,750,000 units were destroyed, or a 8.5% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of ESGU, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1%, and Microsoft is up by about 1.1%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the VPC ETF, which lost 500,000 of its units, representing a 34.5% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, where 14,750,000 units were destroyed, or a 8.5% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the VPC ETF, which lost 500,000 of its units, representing a 34.5% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: ESGU, VPC: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/friday-predictions%3A-3-hot-stocks-for-tomorrow-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nTech stocks helped power the market higher on Wednesday and going into Friday will mark a couple of events. First, it will mark the end of March. Second, it will mark the end of the quarter. The month-end, quarter-end combo has investors looking for the hot stocks for tomorrow.\nJust a few days ago, tech was pulling back. Now it’s trying to hold up as the Nasdaq has been the best-performing major U.S. index this quarter. On the flip side, the Dow has been the worst-performing index this quarter.\nInterestingly, these observations are flipped when we look at the last 12 months. In that span, the Dow is the best-performing major U.S. stock index, while the Nasdaq is the worst.\nLet’s have a look at a few hot stocks for tomorrow — Friday.\nHot Stocks for Tomorrow: BlackBerry (BB)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nBlackBerry (NYSE:BB) is set to report earnings on Thursday after the close, making it a prime candidate for a stock to watch on Friday. Of course, it helps that BlackBerry has become a meme stock for some traders, while others look to trigger massive swings in the low-priced stock.\nShares are actually up about 23% this year, but that stat is obviously aided by the fact that BlackBerry stock ended the year within 10 cents of its 52-week low, which occurred on Dec. 28.\nThe stock suffered a nasty gap-down in early March, falling 12.2% in a single session. It took until today (Thursday, March 31) to fill that gap. Now, investors wonder if earnings will be enough to drive BlackBerry stock higher or if it will unravel all the recent gains.\nThe Chart: Notice how BlackBerry stock is pausing at the gap-fill level and the 50-day moving average. If it continues over $4, traders will instinctively go for $4.25-plus and ultimately, want to see $4.50 to $4.70.\nOn the downside, let’s see if $3.70 can hold as support. Below that puts $3.50 in play, while a further breakdown could put the December lows on the table at $3.17.\nHot Stocks for Tomorrow: Microsoft (MSFT)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nYesterday we talked about Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its outsized impact on the stock market. With a market capitalization of $2.57 trillion, it has a massive impact on the stock market. Like Apple, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) also has a big impact on U.S. stocks thanks to its $2.1 trillion market cap.\nFor Microsoft specifically, it has a 5.65% weighting in the Dow, a 6.2% weighting in the S&P 500 and a 12.3% impact on the Nasdaq 100.\nGiven that the Nasdaq has been the best-performing index so far this year, how Apple and Microsoft trade will have a big impact on how the index performs. Combined, Microsoft and Apple account for almost one-quarter of the Nasdaq 100 and the Invesco QQQ Trust Series (NASDAQ:QQQ).\nThe Chart: Microsoft is hitting multi-month highs on today’s rally, opening the door to the gap-fill level at $285.56. Above that opens the door to $294 to $297.50. On the downside, a break of $272 could open the door down to the 21-day moving average and the fourth-quarter high near $264.\nHot Stocks: Aehr Test Systems (AEHR)\n\nClick to Enlarge\nSource: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider\nThis stock is kind of fun, as Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) is not at the top of everyone’s radar. However, AEHR stock seems to have gotten quite popular this year. That’s likely as the share price has absolutely exploded.\nEven though shares are down about 2% on Thursday, the stock is up almost 85% so far this year. Further, it’s up more than 230% over the last 12 months. At a time when the bear market has delivered incredible pain, Aehr Test Systems stock has delivered some nice gains.\nNow, the company is preparing to report earnings after the close on Thursday. Known for its volatile and unpredictable moves, this one will be a top stock to watch on Friday morning. Now sporting a market cap of roughly $1 billion, it’s also gaining more recognition among investors.\nThe Chart: Notice how volatile this name has been but also how technically it has traded. It recently broke out of a bull-flag pattern and is trying to hold up over $37. On the upside, a move over $40 could pave the way for $46-plus. However, on the downside, bulls want to see AEHR stock hold the $33.50 to $40 area as support.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nThe post Friday Predictions: 3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Yesterday we talked about Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its outsized impact on the stock market. Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) is set to report earnings on Thursday after the close, making it a prime candidate for a stock to watch on Friday. The Chart: Microsoft is hitting multi-month highs on today’s rally, opening the door to the gap-fill level at $285.56.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Yesterday we talked about Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its outsized impact on the stock market. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Tech stocks helped power the market higher on Wednesday and going into Friday will mark a couple of events. Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) is set to report earnings on Thursday after the close, making it a prime candidate for a stock to watch on Friday.', 'news_article_title': 'Friday Predictions: 3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Yesterday we talked about Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its outsized impact on the stock market. Like Apple, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) also has a big impact on U.S. stocks thanks to its $2.1 trillion market cap. Given that the Nasdaq has been the best-performing index so far this year, how Apple and Microsoft trade will have a big impact on how the index performs.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to Enlarge Source: Chart courtesy of TrendSpider Yesterday we talked about Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its outsized impact on the stock market. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Tech stocks helped power the market higher on Wednesday and going into Friday will mark a couple of events. Of course, it helps that BlackBerry has become a meme stock for some traders, while others look to trigger massive swings in the low-priced stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-100-enters-bull-market%3A-etfs-to-ride-on', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "After being badly beaten down in February, the Nasdaq-100 Index took flight in recent weeks. The flight to mega-cap cash-rich technology stocks amid the latest bank turbulence buoyed the index. The tech-heavy index surged to a new bull market and is up more than 20% from its Dec 28 low.\n\nInvestors looking to ride the Nasdaq bulls could consider ETFs like Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF QQQM, First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund QQEW, Simplify Nasdaq 100 PLUS Convexity ETF QQC and Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking Stock ONEQ. These funds may see massive trading volumes in the days ahead, given the bullish fundamentals.\n\nThe index is powered by big rallies in mega-caps like Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Amazon.com AMZN. These companies saw more than $600 billion in a combined rally this month. These have strong balance sheets, durable revenue streams and robust profit margins, and are, thus, better positioned to withstand a possible economic downturn. These are also set to benefit from a steep drop in bond yields (read: Big Tech ETFs Roar: Will the Rally Continue?).\n\nFurther, the tech stocks received a boost from the weakening economic data and the risk of a recession, heightened by the recent bank crisis that may prompt the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates sooner than expected. The Fed raised interest rates by 25 bps in the latest FOMC meeting but signaled that an end to interest rate increases could be on the horizon. As the tech sector relies on borrowing for superior growth, it is cheaper to borrow more money for further initiatives when interest rates are low.\n\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ)\n\nInvesco QQQ provides exposure to the 101 largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq by tracking the Nasdaq 100 Index. Information technology accounts for 49% of the assets, while communication services and consumer discretionary make up 16.4% and 14.6% share, respectively.\n\nInvesco QQQ is one of the largest and most popular ETFs in the large-cap space, with an AUM of $168.1 billion and an average daily volume of 55.8 million shares. Invesco QQQ charges investors 20 bps in annual fees and has a Zacks ETF Rank #2 (Buy), with a Medium risk outlook (read: 5 ETFs That Gained Investors' Love Last Week).\n\nInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM)\n\nInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETF is identical to QQQ tracking the NASDAQ-100 Index but comes with lower annual fees of 15 bps. It holds 102 securities in its basket, with a higher concentration on the top two firms.\n\nInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETF accumulated $8.4 billion in its asset base. It trades in an average daily volume of 1.2 million shares. It has a Zacks ETF Rank #2.\n\nFirst Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (QQEW)\n \nHolding 101 stocks, First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund provides equal exposure to stocks on the Nasdaq-100 Equal Weighted Index. It has amassed $1.3 billion in its asset base, while it trades in moderate volumes of 130,000 shares a day, on average.\n\nFirst Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund charges 57 bps in annual fees and trades in an average daily volume of 130,000 shares. QQEW carries a Zacks ETF Rank #2, with a Medium risk outlook.\n\nSimplify Nasdaq 100 PLUS Convexity ETF (QQC)\n\nSimplify Nasdaq 100 PLUS Convexity ETF seeks to provide capital appreciation by tracking a basket of large-cap U.S. growth stocks, while aiming to boost its performance during extreme market moves up or down via a systematic options overlay. The fund’s core holding provides investors with Nasdaq 100 Index exposure (read: Quality ETFs to Buy for Market-Beating Returns Amid Turmoil).\n\nSimplify Nasdaq 100 PLUS Convexity ETF has gathered $3.5 million in its asset base and charges 44 bps in annual fees. It trades in a paltry average daily volume of about 1,000 shares.\n\nFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking Stock (ONEQ)\n\nFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking Stock tracks the Nasdaq Composite Index, holding a broad basket of 1,030 stocks.\n\nFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking Stock has an AUM of $4.2 billion and an average daily volume of 311,000 shares. It charges 21 bps in annual fees and has a Zacks ETF Rank #3 (Hold), with a Medium risk outlook.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ): ETF Research Reports\nFirst Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted ETF (QQEW): ETF Research Reports\nInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports\nSimplify Nasdaq 100 PLUS Convexity ETF (QQC): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The index is powered by big rallies in mega-caps like Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Amazon.com AMZN. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ): ETF Research Reports First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted ETF (QQEW): ETF Research Reports Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports Simplify Nasdaq 100 PLUS Convexity ETF (QQC): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Further, the tech stocks received a boost from the weakening economic data and the risk of a recession, heightened by the recent bank crisis that may prompt the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates sooner than expected.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ): ETF Research Reports First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted ETF (QQEW): ETF Research Reports Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports Simplify Nasdaq 100 PLUS Convexity ETF (QQC): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The index is powered by big rallies in mega-caps like Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Amazon.com AMZN. Investors looking to ride the Nasdaq bulls could consider ETFs like Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF QQQM, First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund QQEW, Simplify Nasdaq 100 PLUS Convexity ETF QQC and Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking Stock ONEQ.', 'news_article_title': 'Nasdaq-100 Enters Bull Market: ETFs to Ride on', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ): ETF Research Reports First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted ETF (QQEW): ETF Research Reports Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports Simplify Nasdaq 100 PLUS Convexity ETF (QQC): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The index is powered by big rallies in mega-caps like Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Amazon.com AMZN. Investors looking to ride the Nasdaq bulls could consider ETFs like Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF QQQM, First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund QQEW, Simplify Nasdaq 100 PLUS Convexity ETF QQC and Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking Stock ONEQ.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ): ETF Research Reports First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted ETF (QQEW): ETF Research Reports Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports Simplify Nasdaq 100 PLUS Convexity ETF (QQC): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The index is powered by big rallies in mega-caps like Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Amazon.com AMZN. Investors looking to ride the Nasdaq bulls could consider ETFs like Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF QQQM, First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund QQEW, Simplify Nasdaq 100 PLUS Convexity ETF QQC and Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking Stock ONEQ.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-wins-u.s.-appeal-over-patents-in-%24502-mln-virnetx-verdict', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Blake Brittain\nMarch 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O convinced a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to uphold a patent tribunal\'s ruling that could imperil a $502 million verdict for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc in the companies\' long-running fight over privacy-software technology.\nThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that invalidated the two patents VirnetX had accused Apple of infringing.\nRepresentatives for the companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\nThe two companies have waged a 13-year court battle that has included several trials and appeals. An East Texas jury awarded VirnetX $502 million in 2020 after deciding that Apple infringed the virtual private network (VPN) patents at issue in Thursday\'s decision.\nApple has separately appealed the verdict itself, but the Federal Circuit has yet to rule in that case. The court heard combined arguments in both cases in September, and both sides said upholding the decision to cancel the patents would also likely negate the jury award.\n"If the court upholds the [USPTO\'s] decision, we have a big problem," VirnetX attorney Jeff Lamken of MoloLamken said at the September hearing. "I don\'t think we have an enforceable judgment."\nThe Federal Circuit on Thursday affirmed decisions by the USPTO\'s Patent Trial and Appeal Board that the patents were invalid in light of earlier publications that described the same inventions.\nVirnetX separately won a $302 million verdict against Apple in an East Texas court in 2016, which was later increased to $440 million, over related allegations that the tech giant used its internet-security technology in features like FaceTime video calls.\n(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington Editing by David Bario and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; +1 (202) 938-5713;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Blake Brittain March 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O convinced a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to uphold a patent tribunal's ruling that could imperil a $502 million verdict for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc in the companies' long-running fight over privacy-software technology. An East Texas jury awarded VirnetX $502 million in 2020 after deciding that Apple infringed the virtual private network (VPN) patents at issue in Thursday's decision. The court heard combined arguments in both cases in September, and both sides said upholding the decision to cancel the patents would also likely negate the jury award.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Blake Brittain March 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O convinced a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to uphold a patent tribunal's ruling that could imperil a $502 million verdict for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc in the companies' long-running fight over privacy-software technology. An East Texas jury awarded VirnetX $502 million in 2020 after deciding that Apple infringed the virtual private network (VPN) patents at issue in Thursday's decision. The Federal Circuit on Thursday affirmed decisions by the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board that the patents were invalid in light of earlier publications that described the same inventions.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple wins U.S. appeal over patents in $502 mln VirnetX verdict', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain March 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O convinced a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to uphold a patent tribunal's ruling that could imperil a $502 million verdict for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc in the companies' long-running fight over privacy-software technology. Apple has separately appealed the verdict itself, but the Federal Circuit has yet to rule in that case. The court heard combined arguments in both cases in September, and both sides said upholding the decision to cancel the patents would also likely negate the jury award.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain March 30 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O convinced a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to uphold a patent tribunal's ruling that could imperil a $502 million verdict for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc in the companies' long-running fight over privacy-software technology. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that invalidated the two patents VirnetX had accused Apple of infringing. The Federal Circuit on Thursday affirmed decisions by the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board that the patents were invalid in light of earlier publications that described the same inventions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-red-flag-for-apple-in-2023-and-1-green-flag', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'With the largest market cap in the world at $2.5 trillion and stock growth of 286% in the last five years, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is an attractive investment. The company is home to a potent brand that amassed immense loyalty from consumers, who have been drawn in by quality products and their interconnectivity, which promotes ease of use.\nHowever, there are positives and negatives for Apple\'s future. Recent reports have revealed dissent among executives at the company over its planned launch of a virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset, signaling a potential red flag. The question is whether Apple can replicate its past success in entering new markets, which has seen it gain significant share in multiple markets.\nHere is one red flag and one green flag for Apple in 2023.\nRed flag: Conflict among Apple executives concerning a new product\nOn March 26, the New York Times reported growing internal skepticism at Apple about the potential success of its VR/AR headset due to launch in June. The device is expected to feature virtual and augmented reality features alongside an iOS-like interface, priced at around $3,000. Critics are reportedly concerned about the hefty price tag and the headset\'s profitability in an untested industry.\nApple executives aren\'t the only ones with doubts about the new headset. According to Counterpoint Research, the company is expected to ship fewer than 500,000 units in its first year. Comparatively, the Apple Watches were projected to ship about 40 million units when they were first released.\nMuch of the skepticism over Apple\'s venture into mixed reality has come from a lack of clear direction. The company\'s previous success has come as its devices have offered compelling solutions to consumer problems. The iPod provided a convenient way to store thousands of songs at your fingertips. The iPhone built on that by adding phone, camera, and internet capabilities. However, it\'s not as easy to understand what issue Apple\'s VR headset will rectify.\nApple CEO Tim Cook has said of the mixed-reality headset: "You\'ll wonder how you lived your life without augmented reality, just like today you wonder: How did people like me grow up without the internet?" The executive clearly has big hopes for the coming device. However, if critics\' fears come to fruition, Apple\'s stock could take a downward tumble later this year.\nGreen flag: Apple has a history of succeeding in new markets\nIt is still early days for mixed-reality markets, but Apple\'s past performance when entering new industries suggests it has a better chance than anyone at succeeding in VR/AR. When releasing brand-new products, the company often garnered criticism from those who didn\'t quite see Apple\'s long-term vision.\nFormer Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer infamously condemned the first iPhone for its price and said: "It doesn\'t appeal to business customers because it doesn\'t have a keyboard. Which makes it not a very good email machine." Meanwhile, the iPhone now has a leading 24.1% market share in smartphones, earning $205.5 billion in revenue in fiscal 2022.\nThe first iPad was similarly criticized, called "just a big iPod Touch" by PCWorld in 2010. However, its success skyrocketed the mass adoption of tablets, with Apple currently holding a 49.2% share in the industry.\nThe company\'s more recent ventures into new markets have seen it quickly rise to a position of dominance. Apple launched its first generation AirPods in 2016. By 2019, Fortune reported that the headphones\' $8 billion in revenue alone would rank the business No. 384 in the Fortune 500, ahead of Foot Locker, Motorola, and Advanced Micro Devices at the time. Then in 2021, Apple hit a leading 34.4% market share in headphones.\nThe tech giant has also achieved the most market share in smartwatches at 26% after releasing its first Apple Watch in 2015.\nIs Apple stock a buy?\nSince the first commercial VR headset, the SEGA VR, launched in 1993, mixed reality devices have primarily focused on gaming. However, Apple\'s coming AR/VR machine is reportedly aiming to enhance various professional fields in business and art design. In addition, some reports say the company eventually hopes to completely replace the iPhone with a future iteration. The claims feel far-reaching for now, but Apple\'s past suggests it could prompt a surge in consumer adoption of mixed reality technology over the long term.\nIf Apple\'s vision becomes a reality, investing in its stock now could be akin to investing before it released the first iPhone. The stock has seen its shares rise 4,600% since 2007.\nHowever, Apple\'s stock is a buy regardless of how its mixed reality headset performs this year. It offers consistent and reliable gains over the long term. Over the past decade, the company\'s shares have risen 900%, with the potency of its brand and current products likely to keep it growing for years.\nIn this case, the green flag outweighs the red, with Apple\'s stock an excellent buy in 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Foot Locker and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'With the largest market cap in the world at $2.5 trillion and stock growth of 286% in the last five years, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is an attractive investment. The company is home to a potent brand that amassed immense loyalty from consumers, who have been drawn in by quality products and their interconnectivity, which promotes ease of use. Apple CEO Tim Cook has said of the mixed-reality headset: "You\'ll wonder how you lived your life without augmented reality, just like today you wonder: How did people like me grow up without the internet?"', 'news_luhn_summary': 'With the largest market cap in the world at $2.5 trillion and stock growth of 286% in the last five years, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is an attractive investment. Red flag: Conflict among Apple executives concerning a new product On March 26, the New York Times reported growing internal skepticism at Apple about the potential success of its VR/AR headset due to launch in June. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Microsoft.', 'news_article_title': '1 Red Flag for Apple In 2023, and 1 Green Flag', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'With the largest market cap in the world at $2.5 trillion and stock growth of 286% in the last five years, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is an attractive investment. The question is whether Apple can replicate its past success in entering new markets, which has seen it gain significant share in multiple markets. The stock has seen its shares rise 4,600% since 2007.', 'news_textrank_summary': "With the largest market cap in the world at $2.5 trillion and stock growth of 286% in the last five years, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is an attractive investment. Red flag: Conflict among Apple executives concerning a new product On March 26, the New York Times reported growing internal skepticism at Apple about the potential success of its VR/AR headset due to launch in June. Green flag: Apple has a history of succeeding in new markets It is still early days for mixed-reality markets, but Apple's past performance when entering new industries suggests it has a better chance than anyone at succeeding in VR/AR."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-is-where-verizon-makes-its-money', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is arguably one of the market's best dividend stocks today. Shares yield 6.8% and this telecom giant shows no signs of letting that payout fall.\nBut where does Verizon make its money and how much is revenue growing? Let's dig into the trends that drive cash flow for this telecom giant.\nImage source: The Motley Fool.\nShow me the money\nVerizon's revenue overall was up 1.8% in the fourth quarter of 2022 to $34.7 billion, but its two most important segments grew differently. Consumer revenue was up 4.2% while business revenue rose 1.2%. These are important trends to watch, but dig closer and you see where the money comes from.\nVerizon splits revenue between wireless services, which have a gross margin of 74%, and wireless equipment, which has a negative gross margin of 12.5%. Investors want to see services revenue grow as quickly as possible and that's where Verizon could be seeing the start of some positive trends in both the consumer and business markets.\nReasons to be optimistic about consumer growth\nConsumer service revenue grew 5% in the fourth quarter, so there is some positive momentum, but it's where that growth is coming from that's important. Net wireless customers actually fell 0.8% for Verizon over the past year from 115,395 to 114,520, but fixed wireless broadband (5G broadband for the home) jumped from 101,000 to 884,000. Fixed wireless is booming and it's an entirely new revenue source for Verizon.\nAs customers are signing up for smartphone wireless and fixed wireless, it allows Verizon to also offer streaming bundles, making the product even stickier. The company is doing this with Walt Disney and Apple with offerings continuing to grow. Reselling streaming services is a high-margin business and leverages Verizon's existing customer base and sales infrastructure, so these are great additions to the service side of the business.\nWhy business revenue will grow\nA similar trend is happening for businesses, where the number of connections grew 4.8% to 28.7 million, but fixed wireless connections nearly quadrupled to 568,000. Notice that the penetration of fixed wireless in the business segment is higher than it is for consumers, although it's still very small.\nService revenue growth of 4.7% in the fourth quarter in the business segment is another trend that's heading in the right direction.\nIn 2023, investors will want to watch the pace of service revenue growth and how quickly fixed wireless is being added to business plans.\nWhere to watch Verizon's growth\nVerizon splits its business into consumer and business segments with consumers accounting for 77% of revenue. But in both segments, it's the service revenue that investors need to monitor.\nIf Verizon is successful in driving more customers to fixed wireless and streaming bundles, the company can grow the high-margin services business long-term even without adding net customers. I think given the company's P/E ratio of 7.5 and dividend yield of 6.8%, investors are underestimating the company's growth potential.\n10 stocks we like better than Verizon Communications\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Verizon Communications wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple, Verizon Communications, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Show me the money Verizon's revenue overall was up 1.8% in the fourth quarter of 2022 to $34.7 billion, but its two most important segments grew differently. Investors want to see services revenue grow as quickly as possible and that's where Verizon could be seeing the start of some positive trends in both the consumer and business markets. In 2023, investors will want to watch the pace of service revenue growth and how quickly fixed wireless is being added to business plans.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Where to watch Verizon's growth Verizon splits its business into consumer and business segments with consumers accounting for 77% of revenue. If Verizon is successful in driving more customers to fixed wireless and streaming bundles, the company can grow the high-margin services business long-term even without adding net customers. The Motley Fool recommends Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'This Is Where Verizon Makes Its Money', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Investors want to see services revenue grow as quickly as possible and that's where Verizon could be seeing the start of some positive trends in both the consumer and business markets. Where to watch Verizon's growth Verizon splits its business into consumer and business segments with consumers accounting for 77% of revenue. If Verizon is successful in driving more customers to fixed wireless and streaming bundles, the company can grow the high-margin services business long-term even without adding net customers.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Investors want to see services revenue grow as quickly as possible and that's where Verizon could be seeing the start of some positive trends in both the consumer and business markets. Where to watch Verizon's growth Verizon splits its business into consumer and business segments with consumers accounting for 77% of revenue. The Motley Fool recommends Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-gains-as-bank-fears-fade-focus-on-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas\nMarch 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes climbed on Thursday as fears of a banking crisis eased, with rate-sensitive realty and technology stocks leading gains ahead of key inflation data that could shape the Federal Reserve\'s policy path.\nInvestors await the February reading of personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Fed\'s preferred inflation gauge, due on Friday after January figures showed a sharp acceleration in consumer spending.\nData on Thursday showed jobless claims last week rose more than expected from the week before indicating a cooling labor market, while fourth-quarter GDP growth was slightly lower at 2.6% compared with earlier estimates of 2.7%, both supporting the case for a softer Fed policy.\n"Despite the (GDP) downgrade, it’s still a solid showing despite rising interest rates and elevated inflation ... but did show signs that the US economy was losing momentum," said Tom Hopkins, Portfolio Manager at BRI Wealth Management.\nInvestors will also parse comments from Boston Fed President Susan Collins, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari and Richmond President Thomas Barkin later in the day for clues on the central bank\'s monetary policy plans following the banking crisis.\nTraders\' bets are now almost equally split between a pause and a 25-basis-point rate hike by the Fed in May, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nMegacaps Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O rose 0.4% to 1.1%, lifting the consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT indexes by 0.8% each.\nReal-estate stocks .SPLRCR led sectoral gains, up 1.1%.\nThe banking turmoil, which started earlier this month with the collapse of two regional U.S. lenders, had sparked concerns about a broader financial crisis and led to a dramatic shift in monetary policy expectations from the Fed.\nDespite the turbulence in the banking sector, both the S&P 500 .SPX and the Nadsaq .IXIC are headed for quarterly gains, with the latter on course for its best quarter since the end of 2020.\nAt 9:39 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 148.06 points, or 0.45%, at 32,865.66, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 22.97 points, or 0.57%, at 4,050.78, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 73.81 points, or 0.62%, at 12,000.05.\nAmong other stocks, Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc FFIE.O jumped 1.5% after the company said it has started production of its first luxury electric car after a months-long delay.\nStreaming platform Roku Inc ROKU.O gained 1.3% on plans to cut about 200 jobs, while Kohl\'s Corp KSS.N climbed 6.9% after its chief executive officer bought shares in the company.\nU.S.-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holding BABA.N advanced 2.7% on report that its logistics arm has started preparations with banks for its Hong Kong initial public offering, while those of JD.Com JD.O soared 7% on plans to spin off its real estate infrastructure arm.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 7.33-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 2.87-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded six new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 34 new highs and 28 new lows.\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas; Additional reporting by Sruthi Shankar; Editing by Anil D\'Silva and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Megacaps Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O rose 0.4% to 1.1%, lifting the consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT indexes by 0.8% each. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes climbed on Thursday as fears of a banking crisis eased, with rate-sensitive realty and technology stocks leading gains ahead of key inflation data that could shape the Federal Reserve's policy path. Investors await the February reading of personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, due on Friday after January figures showed a sharp acceleration in consumer spending.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Megacaps Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O rose 0.4% to 1.1%, lifting the consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT indexes by 0.8% each. Investors will also parse comments from Boston Fed President Susan Collins, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari and Richmond President Thomas Barkin later in the day for clues on the central bank's monetary policy plans following the banking crisis. Real-estate stocks .SPLRCR led sectoral gains, up 1.1%.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St gains as bank fears fade, focus on inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Megacaps Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O rose 0.4% to 1.1%, lifting the consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT indexes by 0.8% each. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes climbed on Thursday as fears of a banking crisis eased, with rate-sensitive realty and technology stocks leading gains ahead of key inflation data that could shape the Federal Reserve's policy path. Investors await the February reading of personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, due on Friday after January figures showed a sharp acceleration in consumer spending.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Megacaps Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O rose 0.4% to 1.1%, lifting the consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT indexes by 0.8% each. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes climbed on Thursday as fears of a banking crisis eased, with rate-sensitive realty and technology stocks leading gains ahead of key inflation data that could shape the Federal Reserve's policy path. Data on Thursday showed jobless claims last week rose more than expected from the week before indicating a cooling labor market, while fourth-quarter GDP growth was slightly lower at 2.6% compared with earlier estimates of 2.7%, both supporting the case for a softer Fed policy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sirius-xm-siri-to-broadcast-major-league-baseball-2023-season', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Sirius XM SIRI announced that it would cover the full Major League Baseball 2023 season. The season will start on Mar 30. Sirius XM will broadcast all matches starting from the opening day till the end of the season.\n\nSubscribers can access expert analysis, live play-by-play of every game and 24/7 news. The opening day from Nationals Park will be broadcasted on MLB Network Radio.\n\nBlack Diamonds, a Sirius XM’s award-winning show, will also return on Mar 30, hosted by Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president and historian Bob Kendrick. This show is about the history of the Negro Leagues and the people, players and incidents that shaped it.\n\nThe SXM app also offers 30 play-by-play radio channels dedicated to each MLB team, giving viewers the choice between the visiting and home teams. These 30 channels will also be available on vehicles equipped with SiriusXM with 360L radios.\nSirius XM Holdings Inc. Price and Consensus\n Sirius XM Holdings Inc. price-consensus-chart | Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Quote\nSirius XM’s Focus on Market Share to Boost Top Line\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company is looking to increase its market share in a highly cluttered market. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nShares of SIRI have lost 41.1% in the past year compared with the Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector’s decline of 20.3% in the same period.\n\nSIRI reported fourth-quarter 2022 profit of 9 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.5%. Revenues increased 0.04% year over year to $2.28 billion, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.73%.\n\nSirius XM is looking to increase its market share to compete with music giants like Spotify Technology SPOT, Apple AAPL music and Amazon.com AMZN music.\n\nAccording to a musical pursuits report, music streaming accounts for 84% of the U.S. music industry’s revenues. Notably, 82.1 million Americans are paid subscribers of on-demand music. Spotify holds 22.09% of the market share, followed by Apple Music with 6.36%, Sirius XM with 1.91% and Amazon Music with 0.65%.\n\nSpotify has an extensive library and it is easy to find music or podcasts, helping Spotify maintain its dominant position in the market. Apple’s ecosystem, which enables users to switch between devices seamlessly, is a major reason for its high market share in the streaming industry. Amazon Music can be accessed through its wide range of devices like Echo and Fire TV Stick. These devices are widely used, which contributes to its market share.\n\nThe 82.1 million American subscribers indicate that the market does not have much room to grow but Sirius XM can focus on the market share of its competitors to grow considerably. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues for first-quarter 2023 is pegged at $2.18 billion, indicating a year-over-year decline of 47%.\nIs THIS the Ultimate New Clean Energy Source? (4 Ways to Profit)\nThe world is increasingly focused on eliminating fossil fuels and ramping up use of renewable, clean energy sources. Hydrogen fuel cells, powered by the most abundant substance in the universe, could provide an unlimited amount of ultra-clean energy for multiple industries. \nOur urgent special report reveals 4 hydrogen stocks primed for big gains - plus our other top clean energy stocks. \nSee Stocks Now\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSpotify Technology (SPOT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Sirius XM is looking to increase its market share to compete with music giants like Spotify Technology SPOT, Apple AAPL music and Amazon.com AMZN music. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Spotify Technology (SPOT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Black Diamonds, a Sirius XM’s award-winning show, will also return on Mar 30, hosted by Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president and historian Bob Kendrick.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Sirius XM is looking to increase its market share to compete with music giants like Spotify Technology SPOT, Apple AAPL music and Amazon.com AMZN music. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Spotify Technology (SPOT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Price and Consensus Sirius XM Holdings Inc. price-consensus-chart | Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Quote Sirius XM’s Focus on Market Share to Boost Top Line This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company is looking to increase its market share in a highly cluttered market.', 'news_article_title': 'Sirius XM (SIRI) to Broadcast Major League Baseball 2023 Season', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Sirius XM is looking to increase its market share to compete with music giants like Spotify Technology SPOT, Apple AAPL music and Amazon.com AMZN music. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Spotify Technology (SPOT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Spotify holds 22.09% of the market share, followed by Apple Music with 6.36%, Sirius XM with 1.91% and Amazon Music with 0.65%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Sirius XM is looking to increase its market share to compete with music giants like Spotify Technology SPOT, Apple AAPL music and Amazon.com AMZN music. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Spotify Technology (SPOT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Price and Consensus Sirius XM Holdings Inc. price-consensus-chart | Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Quote Sirius XM’s Focus on Market Share to Boost Top Line This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company is looking to increase its market share in a highly cluttered market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-11', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-mar-30-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Wall Street closed sharply higher on Wednesday, led by a tech rally as investors awaited key inflation reading due on Friday that will help them assess how long the Fed is going to continue hiking interest rates. All three major indexes ended in positive territory.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 1% or 323.35 points to close at 32,717.60 points.\nThe S&P 500 rose 1.4% or 56.54 points to end at 4,027.81 points. Tech and real estate stocks were the biggest gainers.\nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) jumped 2.1%, while the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR (XLRE) gained 2.4%. The Consumer Discretionary Sector SPDR (XLY) gained 1.9%. All 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed 1.8% or 210.16 points to finish at 11,926.24 points.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 4.26% to 19.12. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 3.86-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 2.15-to-1 ratio favored advancing issues. A total of 10.61 billion shares were traded on Wednesday, lower than the last 20-session average of 12.73 billion.\nInvestors Regain Confidence\nStocks ended slightly lower on Tuesday as investors worried that further rate hikes by the central bank could push the economy into a recession. However, market sentiments have been gradually improving over the past few sessions.\nInvestors are slowly getting back the lost confidence as fears of a liquidity crisis spilling over in the banking sector following the failure of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank earlier this month seem to be calming down.\nOn Wednesday, markets opened higher as investors felt a lot more confident after Fed official last week assured that the banking sector wasn’t facing any liquidity crisis. Tech stocks once again rallied led by Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) after the company despite posting a decline in its third-quarter revenues gave a positive outlook for 2025, on hopes that artificial intelligence will boost sales.\nFollowing this, shares of Micron Technologies jumped 7.2%. Big tech also benefited from this, with shares of Apple, Inc. (AAPL) increasing 2%. Shares of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) rose 0.4%.\nFinancial stocks also continued their rebound with no major negative news from the banking sector. The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE), which tracks regional banks, increased by about 1%.\nShares of big banks like The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) and Bank of America Corporation (BAC) also rose 0.8% and 2%, respectively. Bank of America has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nThe tech stocks rallied primarily because treasury yields maintained a holding pattern ahead of the key Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCI) reading that is due on Friday. PCI came in at 5.4% in January, which was off its peak levels but quite above the Fed’s target level of 2%.\nFriday’s fresh reading will help investors assess how many more rate hikes the Fed plans in the coming months.\nEconomic Data\nIn economic data released on Wednesday, the National Association of Realtors said that pending homes sales rose for the third straight month in February to 0.8%, its highest level since August.\nIs THIS the Ultimate New Clean Energy Source? (4 Ways to Profit)\nThe world is increasingly focused on eliminating fossil fuels and ramping up use of renewable, clean energy sources. Hydrogen fuel cells, powered by the most abundant substance in the universe, could provide an unlimited amount of ultra-clean energy for multiple industries. \nOur urgent special report reveals 4 hydrogen stocks primed for big gains - plus our other top clean energy stocks. \nSee Stocks Now\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicron Technology, Inc. (MU) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Big tech also benefited from this, with shares of Apple, Inc. (AAPL) increasing 2%. Click to get this free report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Wall Street closed sharply higher on Wednesday, led by a tech rally as investors awaited key inflation reading due on Friday that will help them assess how long the Fed is going to continue hiking interest rates.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Big tech also benefited from this, with shares of Apple, Inc. (AAPL) increasing 2%. The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) jumped 2.1%, while the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR (XLRE) gained 2.4%.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Mar 30, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Big tech also benefited from this, with shares of Apple, Inc. (AAPL) increasing 2%. Click to get this free report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) jumped 2.1%, while the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR (XLRE) gained 2.4%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Big tech also benefited from this, with shares of Apple, Inc. (AAPL) increasing 2%. Investors are slowly getting back the lost confidence as fears of a liquidity crisis spilling over in the banking sector following the failure of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank earlier this month seem to be calming down.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-signs-of-pain-as-easy-cash-era-ends-are-growing', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) - The easy-cash era is over and markets are feeling the pinch from the sharpest jump in interest rate in decades.\nThe collapse of U.S.-lender Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) SIVB.0 in early March after heavy losses on its bond portfolio as rates climbed was a wake-up call for markets that monetary tightening will likely bring more pain.\nSince late 2021, big developed economies including the United States, euro area and Australia have raised rates by almost 3,300 basis points collectively.\nHere\'s a look at some potential pressure points.\n1/ BANKS\nBanks remain at the top of the worry list after the collapse of SVB, as well as Credit Suisse\'s forced merger with UBS, sparked turmoil across the banking sector.\nInvestors are alert to which other banks might be sitting on unrealised losses in government bonds, the prices of which have dropped sharply as rates have risen.\nThe SVB bond portfolio losses have highlighted similar risks for Japanese lenders\' gigantic foreign bond holdings, which carry over 4 trillion yen ($30 billion) in unrealised losses.\nJapanese, European and U.S. banks stocks, while off recent lows, are still well below levels seen just before SVB\'s collapse.\n2/ DARLINGS NO MORE\nAs the SVB collapse showed, stress in the tech sector can quickly ripple out across the economy.\nTech firms are reversing pandemic-era exuberance, with Google owner Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Meta META.O in March conducting their latest rounds of layoffs after years of hiring sprees.\nHousing markets in U.S. tech hubs such as Seattle and San Jose are cooling more rapidly than in other regions, real estate broker Redfin Corp says.\nIn commercial property, a restructuring by Pinterest PINS.N will see the social media company exit office leases.\nInvestors wary of global stress should keep their eyes on Silicon Valley, as ructions in this major U.S. industry cause aftershocks in Europe and beyond.\n3/ DEFAULT RISKS\nS&P expects U.S. and European default rates to reach 3.75% and 3.25%, respectively by September, more than double the 1.6% and 1.4% in September 2022. Pessimistic forecasts of 6.0% and 5.5% not "out of the question", it says.\nDeutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid wrote this week that "corporates are more levered now than during the great financial crisis and this cycle could ultimately be more corporate default focused versus financials."\n4/ CRYPTO WINTER\nHaving benefited from an influx of cash during the easy-money era, cryptocurrencies have felt pain as rates rose last year, then gained on recent signs that tightening could end soon.\nThe most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin, has been an unexpected beneficiary of broader market turmoil, surging around 40% in just 10 days.\nAnalysts attributed the gains to market expectations that rate hikes were nearing their peak, support risk-sensitive assets such as bitcoin BTC=BTSP.\nBut there are reasons for caution towards crypto assets -- the collapse of various high-profile crypto firms last year left crypto customers shouldering large losses, while U.S. authorities are increasingly cracking down on the crypto sector\'s largest players.\n5/ FOR SALE\nRising rates operate with a time lag, which means the impact on rate-sensitive housing markets has yet to be fully felt.\nA distressed debt index compiled by law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges showed that real estate remains the most distressed sector by some margin in Europe and the UK.\nEconomists are also worried that commercial property could be the next shoe to drop if global banking woes trigger a broader credit crunch for the multi-trillion-dollar sector that was already under pressure.\nCapital Economics said that U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) prices have fallen by 4-5% from their peak in mid-2022 and expects a further 18-20% drop.\nThe reliance of the sector on lending from small and mid-tier banks -- which provide about 70% of outstanding loans to CRE -- is worrisome as those banks are facing pressure on their deposit base, the firm noted.\nPain in crypto landhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zi76a0\nDistress in Europe\'s real estate sector riseshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3lU02xy\nCorporate default rate may double in 2023https://tmsnrt.rs/3Jmx8zd\nThe race to raise rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ncfxRI\nMeta has cut nearly a quarter of its employeeshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3Z250WB\nBank stocks tumble after SVB, Signature Bank collapsehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3JKHqYC\n(Reporting by Yoruk Bahceli, Chiara Elisei, Nell Mackenzie, Dhara Ranasinghe, Naomi Rovnick, Elizabeth Howcroft; Compiled by Chiara Elisei; Graphics by Kripa Jayaram and Vincent Flasseur; Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe and Andrea Ricci)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The collapse of U.S.-lender Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) SIVB.0 in early March after heavy losses on its bond portfolio as rates climbed was a wake-up call for markets that monetary tightening will likely bring more pain. Tech firms are reversing pandemic-era exuberance, with Google owner Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Meta META.O in March conducting their latest rounds of layoffs after years of hiring sprees. Pain in crypto landhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zi76a0 Distress in Europe's real estate sector riseshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3lU02xy Corporate default rate may double in 2023https://tmsnrt.rs/3Jmx8zd The race to raise rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ncfxRI Meta has cut nearly a quarter of its employeeshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3Z250WB Bank stocks tumble after SVB, Signature Bank collapsehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3JKHqYC (Reporting by Yoruk Bahceli, Chiara Elisei, Nell Mackenzie, Dhara Ranasinghe, Naomi Rovnick, Elizabeth Howcroft; Compiled by Chiara Elisei; Graphics by Kripa Jayaram and Vincent Flasseur; Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe and Andrea Ricci) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The collapse of U.S.-lender Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) SIVB.0 in early March after heavy losses on its bond portfolio as rates climbed was a wake-up call for markets that monetary tightening will likely bring more pain. Capital Economics said that U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) prices have fallen by 4-5% from their peak in mid-2022 and expects a further 18-20% drop. Pain in crypto landhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zi76a0 Distress in Europe's real estate sector riseshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3lU02xy Corporate default rate may double in 2023https://tmsnrt.rs/3Jmx8zd The race to raise rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ncfxRI Meta has cut nearly a quarter of its employeeshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3Z250WB Bank stocks tumble after SVB, Signature Bank collapsehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3JKHqYC (Reporting by Yoruk Bahceli, Chiara Elisei, Nell Mackenzie, Dhara Ranasinghe, Naomi Rovnick, Elizabeth Howcroft; Compiled by Chiara Elisei; Graphics by Kripa Jayaram and Vincent Flasseur; Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe and Andrea Ricci) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'GRAPHIC-Signs of pain as easy cash era ends are growing', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The collapse of U.S.-lender Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) SIVB.0 in early March after heavy losses on its bond portfolio as rates climbed was a wake-up call for markets that monetary tightening will likely bring more pain. Japanese, European and U.S. banks stocks, while off recent lows, are still well below levels seen just before SVB's collapse. Economists are also worried that commercial property could be the next shoe to drop if global banking woes trigger a broader credit crunch for the multi-trillion-dollar sector that was already under pressure.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The collapse of U.S.-lender Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) SIVB.0 in early March after heavy losses on its bond portfolio as rates climbed was a wake-up call for markets that monetary tightening will likely bring more pain. Banks remain at the top of the worry list after the collapse of SVB, as well as Credit Suisse's forced merger with UBS, sparked turmoil across the banking sector. Pain in crypto landhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zi76a0 Distress in Europe's real estate sector riseshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3lU02xy Corporate default rate may double in 2023https://tmsnrt.rs/3Jmx8zd The race to raise rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ncfxRI Meta has cut nearly a quarter of its employeeshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3Z250WB Bank stocks tumble after SVB, Signature Bank collapsehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3JKHqYC (Reporting by Yoruk Bahceli, Chiara Elisei, Nell Mackenzie, Dhara Ranasinghe, Naomi Rovnick, Elizabeth Howcroft; Compiled by Chiara Elisei; Graphics by Kripa Jayaram and Vincent Flasseur; Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe and Andrea Ricci) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-ishares-expanded-tech-sector-etf-igm-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 03/13/2001, the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nInvestor-friendly, sector ETFs provide many options to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 7, placing it in top 44%.\nIndex Details\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $2.73 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. IGM seeks to match the performance of the S&P North American Technology Sector Index before fees and expenses.\nThe S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index comprises of North American equities in the technology sector and select North American equities from communication services to consumer discretionary sectors.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.40%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.49%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 64.70% of the portfolio. Telecom and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 8.21% of total assets, followed by Amazon Com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 8.21% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF return is roughly 18.12% so far, and is down about -17.21% over the last 12 months (as of 03/30/2023). IGM has traded between $266.47 and $397.01 in this past 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.17 and standard deviation of 28.08% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 334 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, IGM is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $42.78 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology ETF has $45.55 billion. XLK has an expense ratio of 0.10% and VGT charges 0.10%.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 8.21% of total assets, followed by Amazon Com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Passively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 8.21% of total assets, followed by Amazon Com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Launched on 03/13/2001, the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 8.21% of total assets, followed by Amazon Com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 03/13/2001, the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 8.21% of total assets, followed by Amazon Com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-warren-buffett-owns-more-of-apple-bank-of-america-and-chevron-stocks-than-you-might', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Which stocks does Warren Buffett like the most? Obviously, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) deserves to be at the top of the list. Most of Buffett\'s personal net worth is invested in the company.\nThere\'s also a good case to be made that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) should be on the list of Buffett\'s favorite stocks. If you look at Berkshire\'s regulatory filings, they rank as the conglomerate\'s top three holdings. But those filings don\'t tell the full story.\nImage source: The Motley Fool.\nWhy Buffett likes these stocks\nLet\'s first look at Berkshire\'s latest regulatory filings listing its holdings. Here\'s what the company\'s positions were in the three biggest stocks as of Dec. 31, 2022:\nSTOCK SHARES OWNED VALUE\nApple 895,136,175 $116.3 billion\nBank of America 1,010,100,606 $33.5 billion\nChevron 162,975,771 $29.3 billion\nData source: Berkshire Hathaway 13F filing.\nWith such huge stakes, Buffett clearly likes Apple, Bank of America, and Chevron. Why? The legendary investor has his reasons.\nBuffett didn\'t initiate a position in Apple until 2016. Since then, he has often sung the company\'s praises. In an interview with CNBC in 2020, Buffett said that Apple was "probably the best business I know in the world."\nHe still loves the business. Apple was one of only four stocks that he bought for Berkshire\'s portfolio in the fourth quarter of 2022.\nBank stocks have been near and dear to Buffett\'s heart for years. Sure, he has cut back on his positions in several of these stocks in recent quarters. However, he has held onto Bank of America -- probably because it remains one of the strongest and most innovative big banks around.\nBuffett also became enthusiastic about Chevron in 2020. Shares of the giant oil and gas producer had been beaten down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Buffett saw a great opportunity and initiated a huge position in the stock.\nExtra shares for Buffett\'s big three\nBuffett actually owns even more of Apple, Bank of America, and Chevron than you might think. How? Berkshire Hathaway has a subsidiary, New England Asset Management (NEAM), that\'s an investment firm.\nNEAM has its own portfolio, which includes all three of Berkshire\'s biggest holdings. At the end of 2022, NEAM\'s positions in Buffett\'s big three were:\nSTOCK SHARES OWNED VALUE\nApple 20,446,491 $2.7 billion\nBank of America 22,760,835 $764.5 million\nChevron 4,429,265 $795 million\nData source: New England Asset Management 13F filing.\nWith these extra shares added, Apple makes up 43.7% of Berkshire\'s total portfolio. Bank of America and Chevron comprise 8.9% and 8.1%, respectively, of the conglomerate\'s portfolio.\nThere\'s also a way that Buffett and Berkshire indirectly own even more shares of Apple. Berkshire initiated a position in Markel (NYSE: MKL) last year and now owns 3.5% of the company. As of Dec. 31, 2022, Markel owned a little over 1.2 million shares of Apple, which were worth around $156.8 million.\nAnother twist\nIf we dig further, there\'s another twist. Guess which stock is Markel\'s biggest holding? It\'s none other than Berkshire Hathaway. At the end of last year, Markel owned 1,114 Berkshire class A shares and more than 1.5 million Berkshire class B shares.\nBecause of Berkshire\'s stake in Markel, the conglomerate indirectly owns more of its own stock. That means, in turn, that it (and Buffett) own more of Apple, Bank of America, and Chevron.\nBuffett\'s ownership of his top three stocks is certainly more complicated than meets the eye at first glance. But he owns the stocks for a simple reason: He expects them to deliver market-beating returns. I suspect that they will.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Keith Speights has positions in Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and Markel. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "There's also a good case to be made that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) should be on the list of Buffett's favorite stocks. Why Buffett likes these stocks Let's first look at Berkshire's latest regulatory filings listing its holdings. Berkshire initiated a position in Markel (NYSE: MKL) last year and now owns 3.5% of the company.", 'news_luhn_summary': "There's also a good case to be made that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) should be on the list of Buffett's favorite stocks. Apple 895,136,175 $116.3 billion Bank of America 1,010,100,606 $33.5 billion Chevron 162,975,771 $29.3 billion Data source: Berkshire Hathaway 13F filing. Apple 20,446,491 $2.7 billion Bank of America 22,760,835 $764.5 million Chevron 4,429,265 $795 million Data source: New England Asset Management 13F filing.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Warren Buffett Owns More of Apple, Bank of America, and Chevron Stocks Than You Might Think', 'news_lexrank_summary': "There's also a good case to be made that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) should be on the list of Buffett's favorite stocks. Extra shares for Buffett's big three Buffett actually owns even more of Apple, Bank of America, and Chevron than you might think. Berkshire initiated a position in Markel (NYSE: MKL) last year and now owns 3.5% of the company.", 'news_textrank_summary': "There's also a good case to be made that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) should be on the list of Buffett's favorite stocks. Extra shares for Buffett's big three Buffett actually owns even more of Apple, Bank of America, and Chevron than you might think. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and Markel."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-4-foundational-criteria-for-major-investments-revealed', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For nearly 60 years, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been dazzling Wall Street with his investing prowess. Though he\'s not perfect -- no investor is, for that matter -- the Oracle of Omaha has overseen an aggregate gain of 3,787,464% in his company\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) through the end of 2022. For context, that\'s 153 times the return of the broad-based S&P 500 over the same time frame, including dividends.\nWarren Buffett\'s long-term success has earned him quite the following from individual and professional investors eager to unlock his secrets to long-term outperformance. But little do these investors know that Buffett spilled the beans on what he looks for in major investments nearly a half-century ago.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nOne of the greatest treasure troves the Oracle of Omaha has bestowed on investors is his annual letter to shareholders. While this letter often summarizes the state of Berkshire Hathaway\'s operations, it also provides a look into the investing thought process of one of Wall Street\'s greatest minds.\nIn Warren Buffett\'s 1976 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, he laid out the four foundational criteria he and his team look for in major equity holdings.\n1. "Favorable long-term economic characteristics"\nFor as long as Warren Buffett has been holding the reins at Berkshire Hathaway, he\'s preached the importance of long-term investing and analyzing businesses\' performance over many years. It should come as absolutely no surprise that Berkshire\'s top holdings are businesses that offer sustained long-term catalysts.\nFor example, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is leading with its innovation on multiple fronts. In the U.S., the company\'s iPhone has accounted for roughly half of all smartphone market share since introducing 5G wireless capability in the fourth quarter of 2020. Meanwhile, Apple is rapidly transforming into a services-oriented company that could see subscription revenue become its primary cash flow and profit driver by the second half of the decade. The need for subscription services and physical products (smartphones and laptops) continues to grow.\nCredit services giant American Express (NYSE: AXP) is another example of a major equity holding with "favorable long-term economic characteristics." In addition to AmEx\'s payment-processing revenue growing in lockstep with the U.S. and global economies over time, American Express acts as a lender and can generate interest income and annual fee revenue from its cardholders. Being able to double-dip and play both sides of the aisle allows American Express to take advantage of disproportionately long periods of economic expansion.\n2. "Competent and honest management"\nThe second foundational criterion for major equity holdings laid out by the Oracle of Omaha in his 1976 letter to Berkshire shareholders is "competent and honest management." While Buffett loves investing in businesses that essentially run themselves, he\'s well aware of the damage a poor management team can do.\nFor over 30 years, banking giant Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) was a fixture in Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio. However, that changed after the bank admitted to opening roughly 3.5 million unauthorized accounts at the branch level between 2009 and 2016. Between CEO turnover, a hefty fine from U.S. regulators, and the damage to Wells Fargo\'s reputation, the Oracle of Omaha and his team jettisoned this once foundational holding during the first quarter of 2022.\nOn the other hand, Warren Buffett has spoken fondly of what Jeff Bezos did as CEO of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Bezos stepped down as CEO in July 2021 but remains involved as executive chairman. In a 2017 interview with Becky Quick on CNBC\'s Squawk Box, Buffett exclaimed:\nI\'m amazed at the managerial talent of Jeff Bezos. I\'ve been a constant fan, really, almost since he started. And the more I see him, the more impressed I\'ve been with what he\'s accomplished.\nEven though it was one of Warren Buffett\'s investing lieutenants who added Amazon stock to Berkshire\'s investment portfolio, the Oracle of Omaha has long regretted not jumping into Amazon stock earlier. In short, Buffett is a big fan of leaders who inspire trust and confidence.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n3. A "purchase price attractive when measured against the yardstick of value to a private owner"\nThe third criterion for major investments should surprise absolutely no one: Warren Buffett wants a good deal on a fantastic company and has been willing to sit on his proverbial hands until those once-in-a-blue-moon deals materialize.\nFor instance, the Oracle of Omaha and his team have been steadily plowing capital into media stock Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) over the past couple of quarters. Although ad weakness is temporarily weighing on Paramount\'s legacy TV media segment, the company is enjoying lightning-fast revenue and subscriber growth from its streaming services. In fact, Pluto TV is the United States\' leading ad-supported free streaming service, meaning it\'s uniquely positioned to excel if a recession does take shape.\nWhen the U.S. economy is, once again, firing on all cylinders, $2-plus in annual earnings per share is very likely for Paramount Global. At roughly $20/share, that means the stock trades for a reasonably cheap 10 times (or possibly less) future earnings with a greater-than-4% dividend yield.\nAnother brand-name stock that passes the valuation sniff test for Warren Buffett is oil stock Chevron (NYSE: CVX). Even factoring in a softening in oil and natural gas prices since 2023 began, Chevron trades at roughly 10 times Wall Street\'s forecast earnings in 2023 and 2024. Considering that the global energy supply chain is broken due to three years of pandemic-related underinvestment and Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine, Chevron is appropriately positioned to take advantage of elevated energy commodity prices.\n4. "An industry with which we are familiar and whose long-term business characteristics we feel competent to judge"\nThe fourth foundational criterion Warren Buffett uses when assessing whether a company can become a major equity holding for Berkshire Hathaway is his and his team\'s comfort level and knowledge of a specific industry. In other words, the Oracle of Omaha has a rather narrow research focus and tends to invest in sectors and industries where he and his team have authority.\nThere\'s probably no industry that Warren Buffett is more confident putting his money to work in than banking. Banks are cyclical businesses able to take advantage of long-winded economic expansions by growing their loans and deposits (i.e., the bread-and-butter of banking).\nBank of America (NYSE: BAC) is Berkshire Hathaway\'s unquestioned favorite bank stock. Although he appreciates the cyclical aspect of banks, BofA\'s interest sensitivity must have Buffett overjoyed at the moment. No U.S. money-center bank is benefiting more from the Federal Reserve\'s rapidly hiking interest rates than Bank of America.\nThe Oracle of Omaha and his lieutenants are also quite competent in assessing consumer staples stocks. Beverage behemoth Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is Berkshire\'s longest-held stock -- 35 years and counting.\nCoca-Cola operates in all but three countries worldwide and has a top-notch marketing team. Coca-Cola may not be the growth story it was in the 1980s, but it continues to deliver highly predictable cash flow and has raised its base annual dividend in each of the past 61 years. This is the familiarity Buffett seeks from his major investments.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nAmerican Express, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Sean Williams has positions in Amazon.com, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "For example, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is leading with its innovation on multiple fronts. For instance, the Oracle of Omaha and his team have been steadily plowing capital into media stock Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) over the past couple of quarters. Although ad weakness is temporarily weighing on Paramount's legacy TV media segment, the company is enjoying lightning-fast revenue and subscriber growth from its streaming services.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'For example, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is leading with its innovation on multiple fronts. "Competent and honest management" The second foundational criterion for major equity holdings laid out by the Oracle of Omaha in his 1976 letter to Berkshire shareholders is "competent and honest management." Even though it was one of Warren Buffett\'s investing lieutenants who added Amazon stock to Berkshire\'s investment portfolio, the Oracle of Omaha has long regretted not jumping into Amazon stock earlier.', 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett's 4 Foundational Criteria for Major Investments, Revealed", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For example, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is leading with its innovation on multiple fronts. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 American Express, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For example, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is leading with its innovation on multiple fronts. Even though it was one of Warren Buffett\'s investing lieutenants who added Amazon stock to Berkshire\'s investment portfolio, the Oracle of Omaha has long regretted not jumping into Amazon stock earlier. "An industry with which we are familiar and whose long-term business characteristics we feel competent to judge" The fourth foundational criterion Warren Buffett uses when assessing whether a company can become a major equity holding for Berkshire Hathaway is his and his team\'s comfort level and knowledge of a specific industry.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-dividend-focused-etf-is-not-a-good-dividend-investment', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'If you are a dividend investor, one of the easiest ways to cull your list of possible investments is to focus on companies with long histories of annual dividend increases. This is exactly the group of stocks you\'ll find in Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (NASDAQ: PFM). But at the end of the day, this exchange-traded fund (ETF) isn\'t really a dividend investment. Here\'s why.\nThe devil is in the details on this ETF\nInvesco Dividend Achievers ETF is a passively managed exchange-traded fund, meaning that it is designed to blindly follow an index. The index in question here is the "Nasdaq US Broad Dividend Achievers Index, which is designed to identify a diversified group of dividend-paying companies." To get on that list, a company needs to have increased its dividend annually for at least 10 consecutive years. The index is updated annually, and the market-cap-weighted ETF is rebalanced four times a year, though no single stock will be allowed to account for more than 4% of the total portfolio.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nSo far, this should sound like a fairly interesting investment vehicle for a dividend-minded investor. But when you take a look at the modest 2% or so dividend yield on offer, you might have some questions. While that\'s higher than the yield you would get from an S&P 500 Index ETF (roughly 1.6%), it\'s not at all generous when you can probably find a bank CD that yields 4% or more. And you can easily find individual stocks with strong dividend histories and great businesses with much higher yields, like Procter & Gamble\'s 2.5% dividend yield, Kellogg\'s 3.5%, Franklin Resources\' 4.5%, and on up to Enbridge\'s 7.1%. You get the idea -- there are a lot of stocks that have great dividend histories and higher yields than you\'d get from Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF.\nThe problem is that this ETF uses dividend history as a quality screen.\nA good dividend payer involves more than a string of dividends\nPutting 10-plus years\' worth of dividend increases together is not something that happens by accident. So being part of Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF is kind of a badge of honor in a way. If you are a dividend investor, the list of holdings would make a very good starting point for your own stock research. But that\'s all it would be -- a starting point. This is because dividend investing isn\'t monolithic; there are nuances. For example, some investors are looking to maximize their income streams, while others might be trying to find stocks with fast-growing dividends.\nBoth are contained in Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF, making it a terrible investment choice for either of these types of dividend investors. Some numbers may help. One of the ETF\'s largest holdings is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which has a dividend yield of 0.6% or so. Sure, the dividend has grown at a compound annual rate of 17% over the past decade, but this stock will not likely interest an investor looking to create a large income stream.\nAt the other extreme, the list of holdings also includes Lincoln National (NYSE: LNC), which currently yields 8.6%. That high yield is at least partly related to the distress in the finance industry over the past month or so. Still, for investors looking to maximize their income streams, it would clearly be a more desirable option than Apple.\nAAPL Dividend Per Share (Quarterly) data by YCharts\nIn the middle is a name like Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH), which has a yield of around 2.9%. But Cardinal Health\'s dividend has grown at around 1% or so a year over the past one-, three-, and five-year periods. This stock probably isn\'t going to be too attractive for either dividend growth- or income-focused investors.\nWhat these examples show is the wide variety of stocks that fall into Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF\'s list of holdings. While all of these names have proven they have businesses that can support a growing dividend over time, which is impressive, they don\'t necessarily coalesce into a good dividend portfolio. Thus, in the end, the 10-plus years of dividend increases needed to be included in the ETF ends up being a quality screen and nothing more.\nUse the ETF as a crib sheet\nIf you are looking to own high-quality dividend-paying companies, Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF could be a good option for you. But if you are looking to find high-quality dividend growth stocks or high-yield stocks, this ETF will leave you owning stocks you wouldn\'t buy on your own. As a better option, you could use the holding as a list from which you cherry pick stocks that are right for your portfolio. Sure, it will be more work to buy individual stocks, but the personalized portfolio you create will be much more appropriate than what you\'ll get if you buy Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF.\n10 stocks we like better than Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust-Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust-Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nReuben Gregg Brewer has positions in Enbridge, Kellogg, and Procter & Gamble. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Enbridge. The Motley Fool recommends Nasdaq and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "AAPL Dividend Per Share (Quarterly) data by YCharts In the middle is a name like Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH), which has a yield of around 2.9%. One of the ETF's largest holdings is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which has a dividend yield of 0.6% or so. The index is updated annually, and the market-cap-weighted ETF is rebalanced four times a year, though no single stock will be allowed to account for more than 4% of the total portfolio.", 'news_luhn_summary': "One of the ETF's largest holdings is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which has a dividend yield of 0.6% or so. AAPL Dividend Per Share (Quarterly) data by YCharts In the middle is a name like Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH), which has a yield of around 2.9%. And you can easily find individual stocks with strong dividend histories and great businesses with much higher yields, like Procter & Gamble's 2.5% dividend yield, Kellogg's 3.5%, Franklin Resources' 4.5%, and on up to Enbridge's 7.1%.", 'news_article_title': 'This Dividend-Focused ETF Is Not a Good Dividend Investment', 'news_lexrank_summary': "One of the ETF's largest holdings is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which has a dividend yield of 0.6% or so. AAPL Dividend Per Share (Quarterly) data by YCharts In the middle is a name like Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH), which has a yield of around 2.9%. This is exactly the group of stocks you'll find in Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (NASDAQ: PFM).", 'news_textrank_summary': "One of the ETF's largest holdings is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which has a dividend yield of 0.6% or so. AAPL Dividend Per Share (Quarterly) data by YCharts In the middle is a name like Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH), which has a yield of around 2.9%. And you can easily find individual stocks with strong dividend histories and great businesses with much higher yields, like Procter & Gamble's 2.5% dividend yield, Kellogg's 3.5%, Franklin Resources' 4.5%, and on up to Enbridge's 7.1%."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 161.27000427246094, 'high': 162.47000122070312, 'open': 161.52999877929688, 'close': 162.36000061035156, 'ema_50': 151.29703547879274, 'rsi_14': 79.28991869509727, 'target': 164.89999389648438, 'volume': 49501700.0, 'ema_200': 149.10705907493707, 'adj_close': 161.7040557861328, 'rsi_lag_1': 71.06788071627832, 'rsi_lag_2': 60.24870771445397, 'rsi_lag_3': 63.93988952021408, 'rsi_lag_4': 63.253513398068776, 'rsi_lag_5': 65.36964888135779, 'macd_lag_1': 2.940983133218424, 'macd_lag_2': 2.8118166827765094, 'macd_lag_3': 2.9237279543806096, 'macd_lag_4': 2.95989452818705, 'macd_lag_5': 2.7624212740547023, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.1355037565790838, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.7054054013469084}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 18.850000381469727, 'Date': '2023-03-30', 'High': 20.07999992370605, 'Open': 19.1200008392334, 'Close': 19.020000457763672, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-30', 'Adj Close': 19.020000457763672}, {'Low': 1.0826963186264038, 'Date': '2023-03-30', 'High': 1.0923947095870972, 'Open': 1.0843634605407717, 'Close': 1.0843634605407717, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-30', 'Adj Close': 1.0843634605407717}, {'Low': 1.2295434474945068, 'Date': '2023-03-30', 'High': 1.238359451293945, 'Open': 1.2311177253723145, 'Close': 1.2313603162765503, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-30', 'Adj Close': 1.2313603162765503}, {'Low': 6.870699882507324, 'Date': '2023-03-30', 'High': 6.906700134277344, 'Open': 6.885600090026856, 'Close': 6.885600090026856, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-30', 'Adj Close': 6.885600090026856}, {'Low': 72.61000061035156, 'Date': '2023-03-30', 'High': 74.62999725341797, 'Open': 72.9800033569336, 'Close': 74.37000274658203, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 269743, 'date_str': '2023-03-30', 'Adj Close': 74.37000274658203}, {'Low': 0.6662300825119019, 'Date': '2023-03-30', 'High': 0.6717197895050049, 'Open': 0.6682482361793518, 'Close': 0.6682482361793518, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-30', 'Adj Close': 0.6682482361793518}, {'Low': 3.546999931335449, 'Date': '2023-03-30', 'High': 3.594000101089477, 'Open': 3.563999891281128, 'Close': 3.5510001182556152, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-30', 'Adj Close': 3.5510001182556152}, {'Low': 132.2220001220703, 'Date': '2023-03-30', 'High': 132.93299865722656, 'Open': 132.5760040283203, 'Close': 132.5760040283203, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-30', 'Adj Close': 132.5760040283203}, {'Low': 102.06999969482422, 'Date': '2023-03-30', 'High': 102.77999877929688, 'Open': 102.62000274658205, 'Close': 102.13999938964844, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-03-30', 'Adj Close': 102.13999938964844}, {'Low': 1954.9000244140625, 'Date': '2023-03-30', 'High': 1984.4000244140625, 'Open': 1965.9000244140625, 'Close': 1980.300048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 10119, 'date_str': '2023-03-30', 'Adj Close': 1980.300048828125}]}
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{'date': '2023-03-31', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': None, 'fred_gdp': 27164.359, 'fred_nfp': None, 'fred_ppi': None, 'fred_retail_sales': None, 'fred_interest_rate': 5.0, 'fred_trade_balance': None, 'fred_unemployment_rate': None, 'fred_consumer_confidence': None, 'fred_industrial_production': None, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': 4.83}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-wisdomtree-u.s.-total-dividend-etf-dtd-a-strong-etf-right-now-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nFor a long time now, the ETF industry has been flooded with products based on market capitalization weighted indexes, which are designed to represent the broader market or a particular market segment.\nBecause market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\nBy attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.\nThis area offers many different investment choices, such as simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies; however, not all of these strategies can deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nManaged by Wisdomtree, DTD has amassed assets over $1.06 billion, making it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. This particular fund, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index.\nThe WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index is a fundamentally-weighted index that defines the dividend-paying portion of the U.S. equity market.\nCost & Other Expenses\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.28% for this ETF, which makes it on par with most peer products in the space.\nThe fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.86%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nDTD's heaviest allocation is in the Financials sector, which is about 15.60% of the portfolio. Its Information Technology and Healthcare round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.25% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nDTD's top 10 holdings account for about 21.46% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF has lost about -0.82% so far, and is down about -5.92% over the last 12 months (as of 03/31/2023). DTD has traded between $54.26 and $65.68 in this past 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.91 and standard deviation of 17.69% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 829 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.94 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $100.07 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nWisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.25% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.25% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). The WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.25% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.25% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). The WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-climbs-as-inflation-data-boosts-softer-fed-policy-hopes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFebruary PCE growth slows\nRate-sensitive stocks lead gains\nMicron down as China to launch cybersecurity review\nVirgin Orbit announces layoff plans, shares tank\nIndexes up: Dow 0.54%, S&P 0.48%, Nasdaq 0.53%\nUpdates prices to open; adds details, comments\nBy Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas\nMarch 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes gained on Friday after data showed inflation slowed in February, supporting hopes of a softer monetary policy approach from the Federal Reserve.\nThe Commerce Department\'s report showed the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index, which is the Federal Reserve\'s preferred inflation gauge, rose 0.3% in February, on a monthly basis, compared with a 0.6% rise in January.\nTraders\' bets of a 25-basis-point rate hike in May stand at 52.5%, with odds of a pause at 47.5%, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\n"As the Fed rate hikes are now kind of starting to take hold right about a year later since they first began perhaps it is a sign that their hikes are starting to cool inflation," said Brandon Pizzurro, director of public investments at Guidestone Capital Management.\n"But in terms of the Fed\'s calculus, they\'ll have to have more confirmation that disinflation is really taking hold beyond just a few data points here and there."\nBoston Fed President Susan Collins noted that it was still early for the central bank to assess whether its rate hikes have gone far enough to bring inflation back to the Fed\'s 2% target.\nConsumer discretionary .SPLRCD and real-estate .SPLRCR were the top sector index performers with around 0.9% gains each.\nAs U.S. 10-year Treasury yields fell to a session low of 3.51% after the data, major growth names like Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O gained between 0.3% and 0.8%.\nFriday will cap a turbulent first quarter for stocks, marked by sticky inflation, shockwaves from the collapse of two regional U.S. banks and signs of trouble in some European banks, as well as a repricing of interest rate expectations from the Fed.\nThe Nasdaq .IXIC is set for its biggest quarterly percentage gain since the end of 2020 as investors shifted toward major technology and growth stocks from financial stocks amid fears of a bank contagion, while the cyclicals-heavy Dow Jones DJI is in the red.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has gained nearly 6% so far in the first quarter, with the technology sector .SPLRCT up about 20% while the financials index .SPSY is set for its worst quarter since June.\nAt 9:46 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 176.19 points, or 0.54%, at 33,035.22, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 19.64 points, or 0.48%, at 4,070.47, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 63.40 points, or 0.53%, at 12,076.87.\nVirgin Orbit Holdings VORB.O tanked 40.8%, a day after the rocket maker said it was cutting about 85% of staff.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 6.27-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 2.76-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded nine new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 35 new highs and 46 new lows.\nS&P 500 sectoral performance in Q1https://tmsnrt.rs/3G83wmR\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas; additional reporting by Johann M Cherian Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "As U.S. 10-year Treasury yields fell to a session low of 3.51% after the data, major growth names like Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O gained between 0.3% and 0.8%. February PCE growth slows Rate-sensitive stocks lead gains Micron down as China to launch cybersecurity review Virgin Orbit announces layoff plans, shares tank Indexes up: Dow 0.54%, S&P 0.48%, Nasdaq 0.53% Updates prices to open; adds details, comments By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes gained on Friday after data showed inflation slowed in February, supporting hopes of a softer monetary policy approach from the Federal Reserve. The Commerce Department's report showed the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index, which is the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, rose 0.3% in February, on a monthly basis, compared with a 0.6% rise in January.", 'news_luhn_summary': "As U.S. 10-year Treasury yields fell to a session low of 3.51% after the data, major growth names like Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O gained between 0.3% and 0.8%. February PCE growth slows Rate-sensitive stocks lead gains Micron down as China to launch cybersecurity review Virgin Orbit announces layoff plans, shares tank Indexes up: Dow 0.54%, S&P 0.48%, Nasdaq 0.53% Updates prices to open; adds details, comments By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes gained on Friday after data showed inflation slowed in February, supporting hopes of a softer monetary policy approach from the Federal Reserve. The Nasdaq .IXIC is set for its biggest quarterly percentage gain since the end of 2020 as investors shifted toward major technology and growth stocks from financial stocks amid fears of a bank contagion, while the cyclicals-heavy Dow Jones DJI is in the red.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St climbs as inflation data boosts softer Fed policy hopes', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As U.S. 10-year Treasury yields fell to a session low of 3.51% after the data, major growth names like Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O gained between 0.3% and 0.8%. February PCE growth slows Rate-sensitive stocks lead gains Micron down as China to launch cybersecurity review Virgin Orbit announces layoff plans, shares tank Indexes up: Dow 0.54%, S&P 0.48%, Nasdaq 0.53% Updates prices to open; adds details, comments By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes gained on Friday after data showed inflation slowed in February, supporting hopes of a softer monetary policy approach from the Federal Reserve. Boston Fed President Susan Collins noted that it was still early for the central bank to assess whether its rate hikes have gone far enough to bring inflation back to the Fed's 2% target.", 'news_textrank_summary': "As U.S. 10-year Treasury yields fell to a session low of 3.51% after the data, major growth names like Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O gained between 0.3% and 0.8%. February PCE growth slows Rate-sensitive stocks lead gains Micron down as China to launch cybersecurity review Virgin Orbit announces layoff plans, shares tank Indexes up: Dow 0.54%, S&P 0.48%, Nasdaq 0.53% Updates prices to open; adds details, comments By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes gained on Friday after data showed inflation slowed in February, supporting hopes of a softer monetary policy approach from the Federal Reserve. Friday will cap a turbulent first quarter for stocks, marked by sticky inflation, shockwaves from the collapse of two regional U.S. banks and signs of trouble in some European banks, as well as a repricing of interest rate expectations from the Fed."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-posts-best-qtr-since-2020-latest-inflation-data-a-boost', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Friday and the Nasdaq notched its biggest quarterly percentage gain since June 2020, as signs of cooling inflation bolstered hopes the Federal Reserve might soon end its aggressive interest rate hikes.\nThe quarterly gains came despite a sharp sell-off in bank stocks following the collapse of two regional banks earlier this month and worries about a bigger financial crisis.\nThe Commerce Department report Friday showed U.S. consumer spending rose moderately in February while inflation cooled.\n"The equity market seems to be delighted with the slight tick lower in inflation, as it should be. It underscores that the Fed\'s campaign is, in fact, working, albeit slowly," said Quincy Krosby, chief global strategist at LPL Financial in Charlotte, North Carolina.\nThe Fed has been raising rates to cool inflation, and traders\' bets of a 25-basis-point rate hike in May stood at 53.8% on Friday, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 58.07 points, or 1.43%, to end at 4,108.76 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 208.44 points, or 1.74%, to 12,221.91. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 408.66 points, or 1.24%, to 33,267.69.\nSemiconductors .SOXwere among the quarter\'s strongest performing groups.\nShares of big tech gained as investors rotated out of banks and as U.S. Treasury yields eased, with the two-year note yield posting on Friday its largest monthly drop since 2008. Higher yields tend to be a negative for big tech companies.\nAlso, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose Friday after it won its appeal against the decision by Britain\'s antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services.\nBoston Fed President Susan Collins said Friday that wherever the U.S. central bank stops with its rate rises, maintaining that level for some time will be critical in helping to lower high inflation back to the 2% target.\nS&P 500 sectoral performance in Q1https://tmsnrt.rs/3G83wmR\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; additional reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas; additional reporting by Johann M Cherian Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Also, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose Friday after it won its appeal against the decision by Britain's antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Friday and the Nasdaq notched its biggest quarterly percentage gain since June 2020, as signs of cooling inflation bolstered hopes the Federal Reserve might soon end its aggressive interest rate hikes. Boston Fed President Susan Collins said Friday that wherever the U.S. central bank stops with its rate rises, maintaining that level for some time will be critical in helping to lower high inflation back to the 2% target.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Also, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose Friday after it won its appeal against the decision by Britain's antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 58.07 points, or 1.43%, to end at 4,108.76 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 208.44 points, or 1.74%, to 12,221.91. Shares of big tech gained as investors rotated out of banks and as U.S. Treasury yields eased, with the two-year note yield posting on Friday its largest monthly drop since 2008.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq posts best qtr since 2020, latest inflation data a boost', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Also, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose Friday after it won its appeal against the decision by Britain's antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services. The Fed has been raising rates to cool inflation, and traders' bets of a 25-basis-point rate hike in May stood at 53.8% on Friday, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 58.07 points, or 1.43%, to end at 4,108.76 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 208.44 points, or 1.74%, to 12,221.91.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Also, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose Friday after it won its appeal against the decision by Britain's antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Friday and the Nasdaq notched its biggest quarterly percentage gain since June 2020, as signs of cooling inflation bolstered hopes the Federal Reserve might soon end its aggressive interest rate hikes. Shares of big tech gained as investors rotated out of banks and as U.S. Treasury yields eased, with the two-year note yield posting on Friday its largest monthly drop since 2008."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/are-big-tech-stocks-the-next-safe-haven-investment', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWhile 2023 has featured the return of the flight to safety trade, where Treasuries have been able to counteract some of the risks of equities, the markets have also demonstrated a few relatively unusual behaviors.\nThe first quarter could be marked by three separate market phases. January featured better-than-expected economic data, which resulted in risk asset prices rallying. In February, inflation didn’t cool down as quickly as expected and the markets began to price in additional rate hikes. March, of course, featured the failures of SVB Financial’s (OTCMKTS:SIVBQ) Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank (OTCMKTS:SBNY) that sent the financial markets into turmoil.\nMy research has shown that, historically, when investors seek out safe havens, they tend to land in one of two places — Treasuries, if they’re looking at bonds, and utilities, if they want to stick it out in stocks. The Treasury rotation happened, as expected, but investors didn’t target utilities over the past month. Instead, they moved into Big Tech stocks!\nA Closer Look\nTake a look at the performance of the S&P 500 along with the tech and regional banking sectors in 2023.\nTech stocks already had a bit of a tailwind working in their favor when the SVB collapse occurred. When regional banks started plunging, the gap between the performance of tech and the S&P 500 actually got larger! The path of utilities was comparatively choppy and delivered almost no outperformance relative to the S&P 500 over the same time frame.\nThis is a phenomenon that isn’t new. In fact, something similar occurred during the Covid-19 bear market in 2020.\nTech stocks, especially the FAANG names, were leading the market in the run-up to the Covid recession. For roughly a month, the entire equity market plunged, but look at how the tech sector performed relative to the S&P 500. It essentially kept pace with the broader market throughout the drawdown and then grabbed the mantle of market leadership again when the government dropped its multi-trillion dollar stimulus package on to the economy.\nThe difference this time is that tech stocks aren’t just matching the market during periods of volatility. They’re actually outperforming it — and by a wide margin! This may be a good thing for tech stock investors, but not so much for intermarket dynamics.\nWhy Are Investors Looking Into Big Tech Stocks?\nIt’s understandable that investors are leery of government debt following a 30% drawdown in long-term Treasuries in 2022, but it’s important to remember that this was the anomaly, not the norm. Last year was the only time in history when Treasuries didn’t act as a counter-risk asset to equities. If you look historically at almost any high-volatility period, you’ll see Treasuries, in most cases, protecting against some level of downside risk. The probability of government debt falling significantly again when stocks are correcting is quite low.\nInvestors may be rotating into Big Tech names right now for safety because it’s familiar. It’s happened multiple times since we came out of the financial crisis, but that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily the correct move. Treasuries have been, perhaps, the most consistent asset class to provide portfolio protection in times of high volatility. It’s happened already in 2023, and conditions favor it happening again if the economy starts to falter, unemployment shoots higher or credit spreads start blowing out.\nThe notion that companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) could provide more safety than U.S. government debt in market downturns is both irrational and troubling.\nOn the date of publication, Michael Gayed did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nMichael A. Gayed is the Publisher of The Lead-Lag Report, and Portfolio Manager at Tidal Financial Group, an investment management company specializing in ETF-focused research, investment strategies and services designed for financial advisors, RIAs, family offices and investment managers.\nInvestorPlace readers that are new subscribers to the The Lead-Lag Report can receive a 30% discount by entering the promo code “InvestorPlace30” with your order.\nThe post Are Big Tech Stocks the Next Safe Haven Investment? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The notion that companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) could provide more safety than U.S. government debt in market downturns is both irrational and troubling. In February, inflation didn’t cool down as quickly as expected and the markets began to price in additional rate hikes. My research has shown that, historically, when investors seek out safe havens, they tend to land in one of two places — Treasuries, if they’re looking at bonds, and utilities, if they want to stick it out in stocks.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The notion that companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) could provide more safety than U.S. government debt in market downturns is both irrational and troubling. The Treasury rotation happened, as expected, but investors didn’t target utilities over the past month. Michael A. Gayed is the Publisher of The Lead-Lag Report, and Portfolio Manager at Tidal Financial Group, an investment management company specializing in ETF-focused research, investment strategies and services designed for financial advisors, RIAs, family offices and investment managers.', 'news_article_title': 'Are Big Tech Stocks the Next Safe Haven Investment?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The notion that companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) could provide more safety than U.S. government debt in market downturns is both irrational and troubling. The Treasury rotation happened, as expected, but investors didn’t target utilities over the past month. Instead, they moved into Big Tech stocks!', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The notion that companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) could provide more safety than U.S. government debt in market downturns is both irrational and troubling. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips While 2023 has featured the return of the flight to safety trade, where Treasuries have been able to counteract some of the risks of equities, the markets have also demonstrated a few relatively unusual behaviors. The difference this time is that tech stocks aren’t just matching the market during periods of volatility.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-vr-stock%3A-amd-vs.-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Virtual reality (VR) has appeared in dozens of devices over the last few decades. However, technological advances have only recently made it possible for companies to deliver what VR promised 30 years ago. As a result, more and more companies are joining the high-growth market.\nAccording to Grand View Research, the VR market was valued at roughly $22 billion in 2021 and is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15% through 2030. As the industry develops, many VR companies are also exploring augmented reality (AR), which, according to Grand View Research, has a CAGR of 40.9% until at least 2030.For reference, VR creates a completely virtual world for the user, while AR alters aspects of the real world with an overlay of virtual details.\nTech giants Sony and Meta Platforms have primarily dominated the VR industry with their headsets, but Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could play significant roles in the market's future. As a result, now is an excellent time to consider investing in one of these future leaders of the industry.\nIs AMD or Apple the better VR stock? Let's take a closer look.\nAdvanced Micro Devices is a leading chip supplier\nAMD is best known for its role in PC components, having seen immense success with its consumer lines of graphics processing units (GPUs) and processors. However, the company has steadily become a leading name in semi-custom chips for a variety of devices. For instance, AMD exclusively supplies the graphics and processing power for Sony's PlayStation 5 (PS5) and Microsoft's Xbox Series X and S game consoles with its system on a chip (SoC).\nThe lucrative partnerships were the main driver of AMD's gaming segment growth in fiscal 2022, with revenue rising 21% year over year to $6.8 billion. Operating income rose 2% to $953 million. Any growth during the economically challenging year is impressive, considering the PC market experienced steep declines.\nAMD's chip business has led it to play a crucial role in VR. Sony's PlayStation VR 2 headset was released in February and is run exclusively on AMD chips through the PS5. Meanwhile, the company's GPUs and processors have the power required to run headsets such as HTC's Vive, Microsoft's Windows Mixed Reality, and the Oculus Rift (now a product of Meta).\nAs the VR industry develops, more companies will likely turn to AMD for its chips. Meta's current line of Quest VR products uses mobile chips that are underpowered compared to a desktop PC. Future iterations of Quest headsets will likely switch over to the kind of SoCs that AMD produces in the coming years.\nApple has a talent for dominating new markets\nVarious acquisitions and patents over the years have all but confirmed Apple's planned venture into virtual reality. However, a ramp-up in reports over the last few months has suggested the company could debut its first headset in 2023.\nIn January, Bloomberg reported Apple's coming device would have VR and AR capabilities, featured alongside an iOS-like interface and eye/hand-tracking. Rumors have also revealed the headset will likely launch at a hefty price tag in the thousands, but get gradually cheaper with subsequent releases, in a similar pricing strategy to the Apple Watch.\nWhile Apple does not currently have a strong position in VR, its past success in entering new markets makes its stock an attractive investment. The tech giant has a proven talent for venturing into new industries and quickly rising to dominance, as shown by its success in smartphones, tablets, Bluetooth headphones, and smartwatches. Each of these technologies had relatively low mass adoption before the release of Apple's versions, which then sent their usage skyrocketing.\nAs a result, the company holds a leading 24.1% market share in smartphones, a 49.2% share in tablets, a 34.4% share in headphones, and a 26% share in smartwatches. Apple's potent brand has garnered loyalty from consumers, which could significantly boost the future adoption of VR and AR.\nAMD and Apple have vast potential in virtual reality, one with increasing demand for its chips and the other with its reputation for success in new markets. AMD's chips grant it a fairly solid position in the growing industry, with Apple's soon-to-be-launched headset likely to increase competition and demand for AMD's chips over the long term. As Apple's potential role in VR is still tentative, AMD's more concrete position makes it the better virtual reality stock and an excellent way to invest in the burgeoning market.\n10 stocks we like better than Advanced Micro Devices\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Advanced Micro Devices wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Tech giants Sony and Meta Platforms have primarily dominated the VR industry with their headsets, but Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could play significant roles in the market's future. Advanced Micro Devices is a leading chip supplier AMD is best known for its role in PC components, having seen immense success with its consumer lines of graphics processing units (GPUs) and processors. For instance, AMD exclusively supplies the graphics and processing power for Sony's PlayStation 5 (PS5) and Microsoft's Xbox Series X and S game consoles with its system on a chip (SoC).", 'news_luhn_summary': "Tech giants Sony and Meta Platforms have primarily dominated the VR industry with their headsets, but Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could play significant roles in the market's future. As a result, the company holds a leading 24.1% market share in smartphones, a 49.2% share in tablets, a 34.4% share in headphones, and a 26% share in smartwatches. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft.", 'news_article_title': 'Better VR Stock: AMD vs. Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Tech giants Sony and Meta Platforms have primarily dominated the VR industry with their headsets, but Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could play significant roles in the market's future. Is AMD or Apple the better VR stock? Advanced Micro Devices is a leading chip supplier AMD is best known for its role in PC components, having seen immense success with its consumer lines of graphics processing units (GPUs) and processors.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Tech giants Sony and Meta Platforms have primarily dominated the VR industry with their headsets, but Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could play significant roles in the market's future. AMD's chips grant it a fairly solid position in the growing industry, with Apple's soon-to-be-launched headset likely to increase competition and demand for AMD's chips over the long term. As Apple's potential role in VR is still tentative, AMD's more concrete position makes it the better virtual reality stock and an excellent way to invest in the burgeoning market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-set-for-upbeat-end-to-quarter-amid-softer-fed-policy-hopes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas\nMarch 31 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 was set to end its second straight quarter on a high note on Friday, as evidence of cooling inflation further supported hopes of a softer monetary policy approach from the Federal Reserve in light of recent banking sector problems.\nFriday caps a turbulent first quarter and month for stocks marked by shockwaves from the collapse of two regional U.S. banks and signs of trouble in some European banks which have led to a repricing in interest rate expectations from the Fed.\nStill, the S&P 500 .SPX is up 6% so far in the first three months of the year, while the Nasdaq .IXIC is set for its first quarterly gain in five quarters, benefiting from a shift to technology and other growth stocks from financial stocks amid fears of a bank contagion.\nThe cyclicals-heavy Dow Jones .DJI was flat on the quarter.\nAmong major S&P 500 sectors, technology .SPLRCT has quarterly gains of about 20%, while the financials index .SPSY is set for its worst quarter since June.\nA closely watched Commerce Department report on Friday showed U.S. consumer spending rose moderately in February, while inflation also cooled.\nThe personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index, which is the Fed\'s preferred inflation gauge, rose 0.3% in February on a monthly basis, moderating from a 0.6% rise in January.\n"It wasn\'t a dramatic report, but it does show that inflation is cooling," said David Waddell, CEO and chief investment strategist at Waddell & Associates.\n"The Fed doesn\'t need to go any further. It\'s not worth the risk of further destabilization to the banking system."\nTraders\' bets of a 25-basis-point rate hike in May stand at 53.8%, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool, with rate cuts also expected this year.\nBoston Fed President Susan Collins noted that it was still early for the central bank to assess whether its rate hikes have gone far enough to bring inflation back to the Fed\'s 2% target.\nAs U.S. 10-year Treasury yields dipped following the inflation data, major growth names like Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Tesla TSLA.O gained between 0.5% and 4% on Friday.\nLimiting gains, Micron Technology MU.O dropped 2.7% after news that China was set to review the chipmaker\'s products sold in the country.\nThe broader Philadelphia semiconductor index .SOX fell marginally on Friday but is up 27% on the quarter, with Nvidia NVDA.O as the top boost after gaining 87%.\nAt 11:57 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 244.35 points, or 0.74%, at 33,103.38, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 34.46 points, or 0.85%, at 4,085.29, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 131.40 points, or 1.09%, at 12,144.87.\nShares of Nikola Corp NKLA.O tumbled 11.0% after the electric truck maker said it plans to sell shares and raise $100 million.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 5.73-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 2.76-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 14 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 57 new highs and 98 new lows.\nS&P 500 sectoral performance in Q1https://tmsnrt.rs/3G83wmR\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas; additional reporting by Johann M Cherian Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As U.S. 10-year Treasury yields dipped following the inflation data, major growth names like Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Tesla TSLA.O gained between 0.5% and 4% on Friday. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 31 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 was set to end its second straight quarter on a high note on Friday, as evidence of cooling inflation further supported hopes of a softer monetary policy approach from the Federal Reserve in light of recent banking sector problems. A closely watched Commerce Department report on Friday showed U.S. consumer spending rose moderately in February, while inflation also cooled.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As U.S. 10-year Treasury yields dipped following the inflation data, major growth names like Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Tesla TSLA.O gained between 0.5% and 4% on Friday. A closely watched Commerce Department report on Friday showed U.S. consumer spending rose moderately in February, while inflation also cooled. The S&P index recorded 14 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 57 new highs and 98 new lows.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 set for upbeat end to quarter amid softer Fed policy hopes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As U.S. 10-year Treasury yields dipped following the inflation data, major growth names like Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Tesla TSLA.O gained between 0.5% and 4% on Friday. Friday caps a turbulent first quarter and month for stocks marked by shockwaves from the collapse of two regional U.S. banks and signs of trouble in some European banks which have led to a repricing in interest rate expectations from the Fed. Among major S&P 500 sectors, technology .SPLRCT has quarterly gains of about 20%, while the financials index .SPSY is set for its worst quarter since June.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As U.S. 10-year Treasury yields dipped following the inflation data, major growth names like Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Amazon.com AMZN.O and Tesla TSLA.O gained between 0.5% and 4% on Friday. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 31 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 was set to end its second straight quarter on a high note on Friday, as evidence of cooling inflation further supported hopes of a softer monetary policy approach from the Federal Reserve in light of recent banking sector problems. Friday caps a turbulent first quarter and month for stocks marked by shockwaves from the collapse of two regional U.S. banks and signs of trouble in some European banks which have led to a repricing in interest rate expectations from the Fed.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-stocks-to-watch-from-the-prospering-computer-industry', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Zacks Computer – Mini Computers industry is suffering from the waning demand for consumer PCs, massive supply-chain issues and geopolitical challenges, including raging inflation and high interest. Nevertheless, strong demand for high-end enterprise laptops is benefiting Apple AAPL and HP HPQ. The improving availability of 5G-enabled smartphones has been a key catalyst for industry participants. The growing adoption of tablets among enterprises bodes well for companies like Apple and Lenovo. The launch of foldable, and AI and ML-infused smartphones, tablets, wearables, and hearables is another major growth driver for industry participants. Robust demand for production printers, materials and software bodes well for 3-D printing solution providers.\nIndustry Description\nThe Zacks Computer – Mini Computers industry comprises companies that offer smartphones, desktops, laptops, printers, wearables and 3-D printers. Such devices are based either on iOS, MacOS, iPadOS, WatchOS, Microsoft Windows, or Google Chrome and Android operating systems. The companies predominantly use processors from Apple, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, NVIDIA and Samsung. Expanding screen size, better display and enhanced storage capabilities have been the key catalysts driving the rapid proliferation of smartphones. This has been well-supported by faster mobile processors. Laptops, both consumer and commercial, benefit from faster processors, sleek designs and expanded storage facilities. The addition of healthcare features has been driving the demand for wearables.\n3 Mini Computer Industry Trends to Watch\nBring Your Own Device (BYOD) Aids Momentum: The industry is benefiting from the rapid adoption of BYOD in workplaces. Enterprises practicing BYOD allow employees to use their personal devices, including mobiles, laptops and tablets, for work purposes. BYOD helps connect remote workers and desk-bound employees, thereby improving process management and workflow. BYOD has proved more productive, as it lowers training time. Moreover, the coronavirus-induced remote-working and online-learning models bode well for industry participants, as demand is expected to increase for desktops and laptops.\n\nImpressive Form Factor Drives Demand: Expanding screen size, better display and enhanced storage capabilities have been the key catalysts driving the rapid proliferation of smartphones and tablets. This has been well-supported by faster mobile processors from the likes of Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Apple and Samsung. Improved Internet penetration and speed, along with the evolution of mobile apps, have made smartphones indispensable for consumers. Improved graphics quality is making smartphones suitable for playing games like PUBG and Fortnite. This is expected to boost the demand for high-end smartphones and open up significant opportunities for device makers.\n\nPCs Face Extinction Risk: Personal computers (desktops and laptops), be it Windows or Apple’s MacOS-based ones, have been facing the risk of extinction due to the rapid proliferation of smartphones and tablets. Stiff competition from smartphones has compelled global PC makers to not only upgrade hardware frequently but also add apps and cloud-based services to attract consumers. Nevertheless, the emergence of 5G, AI, machine learning and foldable computers is likely to be the key catalyst in expanding the total addressable market of PCs.\nZacks Industry Rank Indicates Bright Prospects\nThe Zacks Computer – Mini Computers industry is housed within the broader Zacks Computer and Technology sector. It carries a Zacks Industry Rank #103, which places it in the top 41% of more than 250 Zacks industries.\n\nThe group’s Zacks Industry Rank, which is basically the average of the Zacks Rank of all the member stocks, indicates bullish near-term prospects. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperforms the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.\n\nBefore we present a few stocks that you may want to consider for your portfolio, let’s take a look at the industry’s recent stock-market performance and valuation picture.\nIndustry Outperforms Sector, S&P 500\nThe Zacks Computer – Mini Computers industry has outperformed the broader Zacks Computer and Technology sector, and the S&P 500 index over the past year.\n\nThe industry has dropped 7.1% over this period compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 11.7% and the broader sector’s fall of 14.6%.\nOne-Year Price Performance\n\nIndustry\'s Current Valuation\nOn the basis of forward 12-month P/E, which is a commonly used multiple for valuing computer stocks, we see that the industry is currently trading at 24.99X compared with the S&P 500’s 18.16X and the sector’s 22.91X.\n\nOver the last five years, the industry has traded as high as 32.32X, as low as 11.49X and at the median of 22.41X, as the chart below shows.\nForward 12-Month Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio\n\n 2 Computer Stocks to Watch Right Now\nApple: This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company is benefiting from the continued momentum in the Services segment, driven by App Store, Cloud Services, Music, advertising and AppleCare. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nApple currently has more than 935 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio. The App Store continues to draw the attention of prominent developers worldwide, helping it offer appealing new apps that drive the App Store’s traffic. A growing number of AI-infused apps will attract subscribers to the App Store.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2023 earnings has declined by a penny to $6.04 per share over the past 30 days. The stock has lost 6.9% in the past year. \nPrice and Consensus: AAPL\n HP: This Zacks Rank #3 company’s sustained focus on launching the latest and innovative products is likely to help it stay afloat in the current uncertain macroeconomic environment. Product innovation and differentiations are the key drivers that have helped HP maintain its leading position in the PC and printer markets.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2023 earnings has been unchanged at $3.27 per share over the past 30 days. Shares of HP have declined 18.9% in the past year.\nPrice and Consensus: HPQ\n\n\n Zacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Price and Consensus: AAPL HP: This Zacks Rank #3 company’s sustained focus on launching the latest and innovative products is likely to help it stay afloat in the current uncertain macroeconomic environment. Nevertheless, strong demand for high-end enterprise laptops is benefiting Apple AAPL and HP HPQ. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Nevertheless, strong demand for high-end enterprise laptops is benefiting Apple AAPL and HP HPQ. Price and Consensus: AAPL HP: This Zacks Rank #3 company’s sustained focus on launching the latest and innovative products is likely to help it stay afloat in the current uncertain macroeconomic environment.', 'news_article_title': '2 Stocks to Watch From the Prospering Computer Industry', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Nevertheless, strong demand for high-end enterprise laptops is benefiting Apple AAPL and HP HPQ. Price and Consensus: AAPL HP: This Zacks Rank #3 company’s sustained focus on launching the latest and innovative products is likely to help it stay afloat in the current uncertain macroeconomic environment. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Nevertheless, strong demand for high-end enterprise laptops is benefiting Apple AAPL and HP HPQ. Price and Consensus: AAPL HP: This Zacks Rank #3 company’s sustained focus on launching the latest and innovative products is likely to help it stay afloat in the current uncertain macroeconomic environment. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-wins-appeal-against-uks-decision-to-investigate-its-mobile-browser-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds CMA response\nLONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O won its appeal against the decision by Britain\'s antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled on Friday.\nRegulator the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) opened a full investigation in November into the dominance of Apple and Alphabet Inc\'s Google GOOGL.O in mobile browsers, and the possibility of the iPhone maker restricting the cloud gaming market through its app store.\nApple argued that the CMA had "no power" to launch such a probe because it did so too late.\nIts lawyer Timothy Otty said earlier this month that the market investigation should have been opened last June at the same time the CMA published a report on mobile ecosystems, which found the two tech giants had an "effective duopoly".\nThe CAT endorsed Apple\'s argument, saying that in declining to take action at that time only in the expectation of receiving further powers it might well be said that the CMA "erred in law".\nThe CMA said it was disappointed with the ruling.\n"Today\'s judgment has found there are material constraints on the CMA\'s general ability to refer markets for in-depth investigations," it said in a statement.\n"This risks substantially undermining the CMA\'s ability to efficiently and effectively investigate and intervene in markets where competition is not working well.\n"Given the importance of today\'s judgment," it added, "we will be considering our options including seeking permission to appeal."\n(Reporting by Paul Sandle, Editing by Kylie MacLellan and Bill Berkrot)\n(([email protected]; +44 20 7542 6843; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adds CMA response LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O won its appeal against the decision by Britain\'s antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled on Friday. Its lawyer Timothy Otty said earlier this month that the market investigation should have been opened last June at the same time the CMA published a report on mobile ecosystems, which found the two tech giants had an "effective duopoly". The CAT endorsed Apple\'s argument, saying that in declining to take action at that time only in the expectation of receiving further powers it might well be said that the CMA "erred in law".', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds CMA response LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O won its appeal against the decision by Britain\'s antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled on Friday. Regulator the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) opened a full investigation in November into the dominance of Apple and Alphabet Inc\'s Google GOOGL.O in mobile browsers, and the possibility of the iPhone maker restricting the cloud gaming market through its app store. "This risks substantially undermining the CMA\'s ability to efficiently and effectively investigate and intervene in markets where competition is not working well.', 'news_article_title': "Apple wins appeal against UK's decision to investigate its mobile browser", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds CMA response LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O won its appeal against the decision by Britain\'s antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled on Friday. Apple argued that the CMA had "no power" to launch such a probe because it did so too late. "Today\'s judgment has found there are material constraints on the CMA\'s general ability to refer markets for in-depth investigations," it said in a statement.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adds CMA response LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O won its appeal against the decision by Britain\'s antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled on Friday. Regulator the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) opened a full investigation in November into the dominance of Apple and Alphabet Inc\'s Google GOOGL.O in mobile browsers, and the possibility of the iPhone maker restricting the cloud gaming market through its app store. Its lawyer Timothy Otty said earlier this month that the market investigation should have been opened last June at the same time the CMA published a report on mobile ecosystems, which found the two tech giants had an "effective duopoly".'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-and-flop-etfs-of-march', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The month of March proved to be extremely volatile for the U.S. stock market. While the decline in yields and the Fed’s dovish comments ignited a rally early in the month, the failure of several banks and the fear of contagion across the globe led to a series of sell-offs. Amid the wild swings in the stock market, the technology sector emerged as the biggest winner while banks lost billions.\n\nIn fact, the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 surged to a new bull market, driven by the flight to mega-cap cash-rich technology stocks amid the bank turbulence and decline in yields. Mega-caps like Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Amazon.com AMZN saw more than $600 billion in a combined rally this month. On the other hand, the 10 largest U.S. banks have lost about $243 billion in market capitalization since Mar 8, per a Forbes article (read: Nasdaq-100 Enters Bull Market: ETFs to Ride on).\n\nThe banking scare has raised the appeal for the yellow metal as a safe haven and as a store of value. The yellow metal jumped above the 2,000 mark after the sudden collapse of two U.S. regional banks earlier this month, which led to speculation that the Fed might pause rates hikes to avoid a wider fallout from the global banking system turmoil. Bitcoin, the largest digital currency by market value, also gained momentum and topped 26,000 for the first time since June 2022 in mid-March when market sentiments were positive.\n\nGiven this, we have highlighted three best and worst-performing ETFs of Q1:\nBest ETFs\nSprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) – Up 22.7%\n\nSprott Junior Gold Miners ETF follows the Solactive Junior Gold Miners Custom Factors Index, which measures the performance of junior gold producers with the strongest revenue growth and junior exploration companies with the strongest stock price momentum. It holds 44 stocks in its basket, with Canada-based firms making up the largest share at 55.6%, followed by Australia (39.3%).\n\nSprott Junior Gold Miners ETF has amassed $106.3 million in its asset base and trades in a lower volume of around 40,000 shares a day. It charges 50 bps in annual fees from investors (read: 5 ETFs That Outperformed the Market Last Week).\n\nHashdex Bitcoin Futures ETF (DEFI) – Up 20.3%\n\nHashdex Bitcoin Futures ETF provides access to bitcoin through a cost-effective and regulated exchange-traded fund. It does not invest directly in bitcoin but provides price exposure to the crypto asset through bitcoin futures contracts. This gives investors the opportunity to capitalize on the cryptocurrency’s growth potential, its store of value characteristics, and the prospect of a decentralized future, without the complexities of self-custody.\n\nHashdex Bitcoin Futures ETF has accumulated $1.8 million in its asset base since its inception last September. It charges 92 bps in annual fees.\n\nBreakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF (BDRY) – Up 18.4%\n\nThe dry bulk shipping market has gained momentum due to a rise in demand across all vessel segments. It is the only freight futures ETF exclusively focused on the dry bulk shipping market through a portfolio of near-dated freight futures contracts on dry bulk indices. Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF holds freight futures with a weighted average of approximately three months to expiration, using a mix of one-to-six-month freight futures based on the prevailing calendar schedule.\n\nBreakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF has accumulated about $101.1 million in AUM and trades in a good volume of about 479,000 shares per day on average. It charges a higher annual fee of 3.50%.\nWorst ETFs\niShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (IAT) – Down 29.7%\n\niShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF offers exposure to 35 small and mid-cap regional bank stocks by tracking the Dow Jones U.S. Select Regional Banks Index. It is largely concentrated on the top three firms with a double-digit allocation each (read: ETF Winners & Losers from the Banking Crisis).\n\niShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF has amassed $739.7 million in its asset base while seeing a good volume of 647,000 shares a day. The product charges 39 bps in annual fees and has a Zacks ETF Rank #4 (Sell) with a High risk outlook.\n\nUnited States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) – Down 25.5%\n\nNatural gas prices fell to the lowest since September 2020 owing to mild weather and lower-than-previously expected heating demand. United States Natural Gas Fund provides direct exposure to the price of natural gas on a daily basis through futures contracts. If the near-month contract is within two weeks of expiration, the benchmark will be the next month\'s contract to expire. The natural gas contract is natural gas delivered at the Henry Hub, LA.\n\nThe United States Natural Gas Fund has an AUM of $973.1 million and trades in a volume of around 23 million shares per day. UNG has a 1.11% expense ratio.\n\nAdvocate Rising Rate Hedge ETF (RRH) – Down 21.6%\n\nThe decline in yields led to a plunge in RRH as it seeks to generate capital appreciation during periods of rising long-term interest rates, specifically interest rates with maturities of five years or longer. Advocate Rising Rate Hedge ETF is a multi-asset ETF and seeks to achieve its investment objective primarily by investing in a combination of U.S. Treasury securities; forwards, futures or options on various currencies; long and short positions on the short and long-end of the Treasury or swap yield curve via futures, swaps, forwards and other over-the-counter derivatives; long and short positions on equity indexes and investment companies, including ETFs, and commodity futures and options.\n\nAdvocate Rising Rate Hedge ETF has accumulated $29.2 million in its asset base and charges 85 bps in annual fees. It trades in an average daily volume of 35,000 shares.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (IAT): ETF Research Reports\nSprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ): ETF Research Reports\nUnited States Natural Gas ETF (UNG): ETF Research Reports\nBreakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF (BDRY): ETF Research Reports\nAdvocate Rising Rate Hedge ETF (RRH): ETF Research Reports\nHashdex Bitcoin Futures ETF (DEFI): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Mega-caps like Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Amazon.com AMZN saw more than $600 billion in a combined rally this month. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares U.S. While the decline in yields and the Fed’s dovish comments ignited a rally early in the month, the failure of several banks and the fear of contagion across the globe led to a series of sell-offs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares U.S. Mega-caps like Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Amazon.com AMZN saw more than $600 billion in a combined rally this month. Advocate Rising Rate Hedge ETF has accumulated $29.2 million in its asset base and charges 85 bps in annual fees.', 'news_article_title': 'Top and Flop ETFs of March', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Mega-caps like Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Amazon.com AMZN saw more than $600 billion in a combined rally this month. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares U.S. Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF has accumulated about $101.1 million in AUM and trades in a good volume of about 479,000 shares per day on average.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Mega-caps like Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT and Amazon.com AMZN saw more than $600 billion in a combined rally this month. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares U.S. Given this, we have highlighted three best and worst-performing ETFs of Q1: Best ETFs Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) – Up 22.7%'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-the-nasdaqs-q1-outperformance-extend-to-q2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'T\nhe first quarter of 2023 ends today, and it has been an interesting one, to say the least. As last year ended, I don’t recall all that many people expecting a positive start to this one. The Fed had made it quite clear that they were committed to the fight against inflation and would be continuing to squeeze credit conditions and hike rates. By December, the negative impacts of that were beginning to be felt, with layoffs being announced in a few companies and with weakness in the housing and other rate sensitive markets, but there was little sign of any progress in terms of prices. The outlook wasn’t pretty.\nAnd yet, here we are, three months later, with solid gains in the broad market. Those gains, however, are far from equal. The chart below, for the ETFs that track the three major indices, the S&P (SPY), the Dow (DIA), and the Nasdaq (QQQ) for the year thus far shows a dramatic disparity in returns.\nQQQ has gained 18.6%, the S&P 5.6%, and the Dow is actually in the negative, having dropped 0.9%. So why is that and, more importantly, can it be expected to continue?\nGiven the website on which you are reading this, it is tempting to say that the outperformance of QQQ is simply because the Nasdaq is just better than all the others, but it isn’t that simple. In fact, if you were to look at the same chart for the last year rather than quarter, you would see that QQQ is the worst performer of the three over that time span. That, however, is a big reason for the outperformance so far this year.\nThe tech and growth-oriented stocks that dominate the Nasdaq were hit hard through most of last year, when the conventional wisdom was that they would be hit early and hard by the change in credit conditions. The stocks were sold off as a result, but markets always have a tendency to overreact to obvious problems, and that was certainly the case in the second half of 2022. At the end of last year, for example, I pointed out that Apple (AAPL), which had just hit a 52-week low, was massively oversold given that what we were most likely seeing were temporary supply chain issues deferring purchases, not a mass move away from Apple products.\nNor was that a one off. I also wrote, early in January, that Microsoft (MSFT) looked oversold and primed to outperform. Those calls weren’t genius, they were simply based on the well-known fact that traded instruments tend to return to the mean. Without any real company-specific issues, the hardest-hit stocks in a drop have the best chance of bouncing quickly. That is what both AAPL and MSFT did, leading the Nasdaq to overall outperformance.\nThat explains why QQQ outperformed last quarter, but whether the level of gains in the index can be continued or not depends, as you might expect, on the Fed. If they take into account the recent wobbles in the banking sector and factor in data that are encouraging if not spectacular, and they pause the hikes starting next quarter as a result, then yes, Nasdaq stocks will post more gains. On the other hand, even one more 25 basis point hike will be seen as a negative for stocks in general and could temporarily recreate the H2 2022 selloff.\nOutperformance, though, isn’t just about gains. It is also about losing less on the way down, and there are reasons to think that on that basis too, QQQ will be the best performing major index tracking ETF should Q2 be a rough one overall. Those reasons are contained in the second, one-year chart above. QQQ is still lagging the others on a one-year basis and, as mentioned, things tend to return to the mean. That difference could be made up by stronger gains in a bull market, but they could also be about smaller losses in a bear market.\nSo, while the overall direction of stocks in Q2 is still uncertain and depends largely on how Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and the rest of the gang at the Fed feel about the economy, investors will probably be better off buying in or holding onto the Nasdaq tracker as opposed to the Dow or S&P equivalents for a while to come. Doing that can be a bumpy ride, but in the long run, it is one that history shows pays off.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'At the end of last year, for example, I pointed out that Apple (AAPL), which had just hit a 52-week low, was massively oversold given that what we were most likely seeing were temporary supply chain issues deferring purchases, not a mass move away from Apple products. That is what both AAPL and MSFT did, leading the Nasdaq to overall outperformance. By December, the negative impacts of that were beginning to be felt, with layoffs being announced in a few companies and with weakness in the housing and other rate sensitive markets, but there was little sign of any progress in terms of prices.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'At the end of last year, for example, I pointed out that Apple (AAPL), which had just hit a 52-week low, was massively oversold given that what we were most likely seeing were temporary supply chain issues deferring purchases, not a mass move away from Apple products. That is what both AAPL and MSFT did, leading the Nasdaq to overall outperformance. The Fed had made it quite clear that they were committed to the fight against inflation and would be continuing to squeeze credit conditions and hike rates.', 'news_article_title': "Can the Nasdaq's Q1 Outperformance Extend to Q2?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'At the end of last year, for example, I pointed out that Apple (AAPL), which had just hit a 52-week low, was massively oversold given that what we were most likely seeing were temporary supply chain issues deferring purchases, not a mass move away from Apple products. That is what both AAPL and MSFT did, leading the Nasdaq to overall outperformance. QQQ has gained 18.6%, the S&P 5.6%, and the Dow is actually in the negative, having dropped 0.9%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'At the end of last year, for example, I pointed out that Apple (AAPL), which had just hit a 52-week low, was massively oversold given that what we were most likely seeing were temporary supply chain issues deferring purchases, not a mass move away from Apple products. That is what both AAPL and MSFT did, leading the Nasdaq to overall outperformance. The chart below, for the ETFs that track the three major indices, the S&P (SPY), the Dow (DIA), and the Nasdaq (QQQ) for the year thus far shows a dramatic disparity in returns.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-markets-in-q1%3A-moving-fast-and-breaking-things-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Marc Jones\nLONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - From a red-hot January as China cast off COVID curbs to February\'s flop when interest rates surged and now a manic March of banking blow-ups - financial markets have had an action-packed start to the year even by recent standards.\nTotting up the first quarter scores shows world stocks .MIWD00000PUS with a healthy 6% gain, government bonds up 3%-5%, gold XAU= 8% higher, energy prices sliding and the dollar USD= barely budged.\nDig deeper though and the volatility soon emerges.\nGlobal shares zoomed up 10% in January only to lose it all by the time Silicon Valley Bank, a mid-sized U.S. lender few had even heard of, collapsed and then the 167-year-old Swiss behemoth Credit Suisse required rescuing.\nEquities are bouncing though now and U.S. and European government bond yields - the main drivers of global borrowing costs - are set for their biggest monthly drop since the global crash of 2008.\n"Within three months you have had three completely different stories," BofA analyst, David Hauner, said of the year so far.\n"January was an extremely strong start with China\'s reopening, but February we were back to pricing 6% Fed interest rates and the next thing has been the problems in the banking system."\nA key reason why asset prices have swung around so much is that market makers are unsure how big central banks will react now. Push on with rate hikes and tempt further banking sector troubles? Or press pause and risk more inflation?\nTwo-year Treasury yields US2YT=RR, which are highly sensitive to U.S. Federal Reserve moves, jumped from 4% to 5% in February, only to dive back to 3.5% when the SVB turmoil redrew the entire U.S. interest rate map.\nThat hoisted U.S. bond volatility .MOVE to its highest point since the 2008 meltdown. Europe too saw 2-year German yields arc from 2.5% to almost 3.5% and back, while changes at Japan\'s central bank have also been moving the dial.\n\'Big Tech\' stocks .NYFANG crave low borrowing costs so they have roared up by a third. The Nasdaq is up 18% .NDX, China tech 22% .CSIINT, emerging market countries have sold record amounts of debt and commodity markets .TRCCRBTR see recessions coming.\n"All the action has been in the bond markets," said SEB Investment Management\'s global head of asset allocation Hans Peterson, explaining the shifts had been hard to navigate. "The equity market has done impressively well considering."\nCOCO POP\nThe dollar\'s 1% dip is its weakest start to a year since 2018 and allowed Britain\'s pound GBP= and the euro EUR= to climb around 1.5%.\nWorldwide, Chile CLP=, Mexico MEX=, Hungary HUF= and Colombia\'s COP= currencies have jumped the most - as much as 8% in Chile\'s case as its main export, copper, has also risen 7% as resource-hungry China has reopened and rebooted.\nTop of stocks in national terms is the Czech Republic with a 30% rise in dollar terms. Colombia is down 16% at the other end of the spectrum and India is down 8% having seen one of its biggest conglomerates, Adani, skewed by short sellers.\nBitcoin BTC=BTSP beats the lot having surged 70%, including 40% in just 10 days during this month\'s SVB and Credit Suisse chaos.\nBanking sector woes have been kryptonite for financial stocks, however, .BKX, CSGN.S as well as the risky breed of \'contingent convertible\' (CoCo) bank bonds wiped out during Credit Suisse\'s rescue.\nThe scare factor was that the bank\'s shareholders got some of their money back, which turned the normal hierarchy of bondholders before shareholders on its head and shattered trust in the specific \'AT1\' type of CoCos that went pop.\nOther European banking authorities were so spooked they gave reassurances that they wouldn\'t do the same. CoCo debt is still down 15% however and insuring against a bank default now costs a lot more.\n"For the banks it was the most nervous situation we have seen for a while," SEB\'s Peterson said.\nDIRECTIONLESS\nA 42% drop in Europe\'s natural gas prices TRNLTTFMc1, a 9% fall in oil LCOc1 and 12% and 4% respective tumbles in wheat /Wv1 and corn Cc1 have fed hopes of lower inflation despite the unrelenting war between producers Russia and Ukraine.\nSince late 2021, big developed economies including the United States, Europe and Australia have raised interest rates by almost 3,300 basis points collectively. So whether that surge halts this year remains pivotal for investors.\nIt is crucial for many of the heavily-indebted developing world countries. Ghana has joined a record number of sovereigns in default this year and concerns are growing elsewhere too, including in U.S. commercial real estate markets.\n"A lot of people have been looking for direction where there hasn\'t really been any," Willem Sels, Global Chief Investment Officer at HSBC\'s Private Banking and Wealth arm said of the flip-flopping in both equity and bond prices.\n"It could well be that we are in a directionless but volatile market for the next quarter or two," he said, pinning Q3 or Q4 as the best hope for a sustained pick-up.\nCurrencies vs the US dollarhttps://tmsnrt.rs/40HQvbs\nShaky starthttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ZqwHZ5\nThe race to raise rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ncfxRI\n2023 asset performancehttps://tmsnrt.rs/42W80a4\nSVB and Credit Suisse stocks see sudden collapsehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ZAHwrv\n(Reporting by Marc Jones; Editing by Christina Fincher)\n(([email protected]; +44 (0)20 7513 4042; Reuters Messaging: [email protected] Twitter @marcjonesrtrs))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Global shares zoomed up 10% in January only to lose it all by the time Silicon Valley Bank, a mid-sized U.S. lender few had even heard of, collapsed and then the 167-year-old Swiss behemoth Credit Suisse required rescuing. Two-year Treasury yields US2YT=RR, which are highly sensitive to U.S. Federal Reserve moves, jumped from 4% to 5% in February, only to dive back to 3.5% when the SVB turmoil redrew the entire U.S. interest rate map. A 42% drop in Europe's natural gas prices TRNLTTFMc1, a 9% fall in oil LCOc1 and 12% and 4% respective tumbles in wheat /Wv1 and corn Cc1 have fed hopes of lower inflation despite the unrelenting war between producers Russia and Ukraine.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Equities are bouncing though now and U.S. and European government bond yields - the main drivers of global borrowing costs - are set for their biggest monthly drop since the global crash of 2008. "January was an extremely strong start with China\'s reopening, but February we were back to pricing 6% Fed interest rates and the next thing has been the problems in the banking system." "All the action has been in the bond markets," said SEB Investment Management\'s global head of asset allocation Hans Peterson, explaining the shifts had been hard to navigate.', 'news_article_title': 'GRAPHIC-Markets in Q1: Moving fast and breaking things', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The Nasdaq is up 18% .NDX, China tech 22% .CSIINT, emerging market countries have sold record amounts of debt and commodity markets .TRCCRBTR see recessions coming. Banking sector woes have been kryptonite for financial stocks, however, .BKX, CSGN.S as well as the risky breed of 'contingent convertible' (CoCo) bank bonds wiped out during Credit Suisse's rescue. CoCo debt is still down 15% however and insuring against a bank default now costs a lot more.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Marc Jones LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - From a red-hot January as China cast off COVID curbs to February\'s flop when interest rates surged and now a manic March of banking blow-ups - financial markets have had an action-packed start to the year even by recent standards. "January was an extremely strong start with China\'s reopening, but February we were back to pricing 6% Fed interest rates and the next thing has been the problems in the banking system." Banking sector woes have been kryptonite for financial stocks, however, .BKX, CSGN.S as well as the risky breed of \'contingent convertible\' (CoCo) bank bonds wiped out during Credit Suisse\'s rescue.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/noteworthy-friday-option-activity%3A-aapl-lilak-th', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 822,055 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 82.2 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 122.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 67.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $165 strike call option expiring March 31, 2023, with 95,186 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $165 strike highlighted in orange:\nLiberty Latin America Ltd (Symbol: LILAK) options are showing a volume of 15,177 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 119.7% of LILAK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $10 strike call option expiring April 21, 2023, with 15,170 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares of LILAK. Below is a chart showing LILAK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Target Hospitality Corp (Symbol: TH) options are showing a volume of 7,844 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 784,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 117.2% of TH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 669,185 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $20 strike call option expiring January 19, 2024, with 2,065 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 206,500 underlying shares of TH. Below is a chart showing TH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for AAPL options, LILAK options, or TH options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Top Ten Hedge Funds Holding CRV\n\x95 AMRS Options Chain\n\x95 Top Ten Hedge Funds Holding AMBP\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $165 strike call option expiring March 31, 2023, with 95,186 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 822,055 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 82.2 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 122.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 67.2 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $165 strike call option expiring March 31, 2023, with 95,186 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 822,055 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 82.2 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 122.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 67.2 million shares.", 'news_article_title': 'Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: AAPL, LILAK, TH', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $165 strike call option expiring March 31, 2023, with 95,186 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing TH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for AAPL options, LILAK options, or TH options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 822,055 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 82.2 million underlying shares.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 822,055 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 82.2 million underlying shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $165 strike call option expiring March 31, 2023, with 95,186 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. That amounts to about 122.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 67.2 million shares."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-is-still-a-buy-despite-market-rumors-of-an-impending-recession', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock performed admirably in 2023, with shares up 25%, despite severe headwinds. But as great as the stock has looked so far this year, it turns out even Apple is not immune to this dreadful economy.\nTerrible effects from inflation, the war in Ukraine, unfavorable foreign exchange rates, supply chain constraints, and the aftereffects of the pandemic combined to send year-over-year revenue into a steep decline.\nThe worst part is that the economy might turn even more unfavorable for Apple. Recent U.S. banking failures have brought the economy to the brink of a recession. Should you even consider buying a consumer electronics company like Apple in this economy?\nLet's consider that question.\nConsumers lack confidence in this economy\nApple's most significant revenue drivers, like the iPhone, fall into a category that economists call consumer discretionary: purchases that consumers deem nonessential but desirable when they have enough cash.\nThe main problem that consumer discretionary businesses like Apple have is that when consumer confidence in the economy drops, which happens in both extreme inflationary and deflationary environments, it is a sign that people have less cash to buy products like the iPhone.\nThe University of Michigan U.S. Index of Consumer Sentiment (ICS) is a monthly survey. The normalized ICS value is 100, assigned to the first quarter of 1966. Numbers at or above 100 signal an optimistic consumer and are an excellent sign for a consumer discretionary company. Conversely, the further below 100, the worse the economy.\nThe ICS value for March 2023 is 63.4, similar to some numbers recorded in the depths of the Great Recession in 2008. Considering that ICS numbers have steadily declined since the start of 2020, indicating that the economy has been worsening, it's little wonder that even mighty Apple succumbed over the last year with decelerating revenue growth, shrinking margins, and decreased profits.\nAAPL revenue (quarterly YoY growth) data by YCharts. TTM = railing 12 months; YoY = year over year.\nIt has a solid balance sheet\nSo why would anyone buy Apple? In a downturn where many companies' revenue and profits are declining, the best businesses to invest in are ones that have a solid-enough balance sheet to survive and quickly rebound when the economy eventually turns upward.\nApple has $51.35 billion in cash and short-term investments on the balance sheet against $111.11 billion in long-term debt.\nAAPL cash and short-term investments (quarterly) data by YCharts.\nThe best measurements to determine whether Apple can pay off its long-term debt are the ratio of net debt to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) and the interest coverage ratio.\nAt the end of its December 2022 quarter, its ratio of net debt to EBITDA was 0.47 -- outstanding, considering any number below 3 is generally seen as acceptable. Generally, the lower the number, the better the odds the company pays off its debt.\nApple's interest-coverage ratio at the end of 2022 was an exceptional 35.9. Most analysts consider the bare-minimum acceptable interest coverage ratio to be 2, meaning the company earns more than twice the cash needed to pay interest expenses. So Apple's balance sheet is unlikely to be distressed even should a recession occur.\nIt has several powerful competitive advantages\nApple's most potent competitive advantage preventing competitors from gaining ground during this downturn is its integrated ecosystem of products and services designed to work best with other products within the iOS ecosystem. Only a few of its products and services operate with competing platforms, and often at reduced functionality. For instance, when people use AirPods on Android, it results in poor audio quality.\nApple users are often reluctant to switch to other brands since it can involve many hassles, like spending time and effort in transferring data, re-downloading apps on a new device, getting used to a new interface, or even changing payment services.\nFor instance, Apple Pay does not work on Android. As a result, many users will only buy the other products and services within its ecosystem, creating intense customer loyalty to the brand. In 2021, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners released a report showing that over 90% of iPhone users stayed loyal to the company. Meanwhile, Samsung's brand loyalty was below 70%.\nAnother significant competitive advantage of its ecosystem is its two-sided network effect. Each time another user joins Apple's installed base, its App Store becomes a much more attractive place for developers to build and sell their apps. And as more developers build apps for its ecosystem, the brand attracts even more users.\nApple's customers are often wealthier and more likely to spend higher amounts in the App Store than Alphabet's Google Play customers. So developers often view Apple's installed base of 2 billion active devices as more valuable than Google's customers, making it easier for Apple to keep and attract even more app developers.\nWhy you should consider buying the stock\nThis company is one of the consumer-facing tech companies most likely to survive this current downturn in great financial shape and thrive once the economy turns the corner.\nIf you are a buy-and-hold investor who believes in reliable companies that you plan to keep for at least five to 10 years, it would be hard to find a more rock-solid company than Apple.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\n{%sfr%}\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Rob Starks Jr has positions in Alphabet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet and Apple. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock performed admirably in 2023, with shares up 25%, despite severe headwinds. AAPL revenue (quarterly YoY growth) data by YCharts. AAPL cash and short-term investments (quarterly) data by YCharts.", 'news_luhn_summary': "AAPL revenue (quarterly YoY growth) data by YCharts. Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock performed admirably in 2023, with shares up 25%, despite severe headwinds. AAPL cash and short-term investments (quarterly) data by YCharts.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Is Still a Buy Despite Market Rumors of an Impending Recession', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock performed admirably in 2023, with shares up 25%, despite severe headwinds. AAPL revenue (quarterly YoY growth) data by YCharts. AAPL cash and short-term investments (quarterly) data by YCharts.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock performed admirably in 2023, with shares up 25%, despite severe headwinds. AAPL revenue (quarterly YoY growth) data by YCharts. AAPL cash and short-term investments (quarterly) data by YCharts."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-things-about-apple-that-smart-investors-know-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have a reputation for reliable growth, rising 279% in the last five years and 897% in the last decade. The company\'s stability stems from a powerful brand that has immense loyalty among consumers willing to pay a premium for its products and their interconnected ecosystem.\nApple often faces scrutiny as the company with the largest market cap in the world at about $2.5 trillion. It regularly fields criticism for controversial moves from those who don\'t share the company\'s long-term vision. Most recently, it made headlines for its ventures into finance and mixed reality.\nWhile the stock\'s past performance makes it look like a sure thing, it\'s wise to be fully informed about a company before adding it to your portfolio. Here are three things about Apple that smart investors know.\n1. It\'s pushing further into finance\nOn March 29, Apple increased its push into finance by launching a buy now, pay later (BNPL) program in the U.S., challenging similar services from Klarna and Affirm. The new service is available to select U.S. consumers and has been built directly into the company\'s Wallet app.\nApple Pay Later will offer zero-interest loans ranging from $50 to $1,000, allowing consumers to pay for various goods and services in four payments over six weeks. The loans will go through an Apple-owned subsidiary called Apple Financing.\nThe new venture has the company partnering with Goldman Sachs, as Apple did when launching its credit card in 2019. The banking organization will grant Apple access to Mastercard\'s network, since the iPhone maker does not hold a license to issue payment credentials.\nApple Pay Later has been directly integrated into the iPhone, which will likely boost the service\'s mass adoption thanks to the company\'s leading 24.1% market share in smartphones.\nA BNPL program could prove incredibly lucrative in the long run, with future price increases in its iPhones and other products potentially being an easier pill to swallow if consumers can pay over time. And the financial service could expand the company\'s smartphone market share by attracting users who otherwise wouldn\'t be interested in its products.\n2. There is internal conflict over a new product\nA New York Times article on March 26 described dissent at Apple about the launch of its first augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) headset later this year. Executives are reported to be concerned about the device\'s profitability in an untested market, its high price tag, and its utility prospects.\nThe mixed-reality headset is expected to have AR and VR features displayed in an iOS-like interface, and to cost around $3,000. The device will reportedly be launched in June, with CEO Tim Cook telling a group of students in 2022, "You\'ll wonder how you lived your life without augmented reality, just like today you wonder: How did people like me grow up without the internet?"\nMixed reality is a steadily growing market. The AR and VR industry is projected to expand at a compound annual rate of 13.72% through 2027, hitting a value of $52.05 billion, according to Statista.\nApple has beaten the odds before when entering new markets. It had many critics when it released the first iPhone and iPad. Past successes in numerous other unproven markets suggest the company could be the future leader of a booming mixed-reality industry.\n3. It\'s the most valuable brand in the world\nAccording to Omnicom Group\'s global brand consultancy Interbrand, Apple is the most valuable brand in the world at $482.2 billion. Just behind it is Microsoft at $278.3 billion and Amazon at $274.8 billion.\nApple\'s climb to the top of tech grants it more power than most when releasing new products. Its potent brand allowed it to achieve dominating market shares in smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones. The company\'s share in tablets is 49.2% after triggering mass adoption of the devices with the first iPad in 2010.\nThe company has similarly taken over the headphone market with its line of AirPods, hitting a 34.4% share in 2021. When including its subsidiary Beats, that share jumps to 49.7%.\nApple is a diversified company with a growing line of products and services. It might stumble when first entering the AR/VR market, but thecompany seems to have a better shot than most at succeeding, thanks to its powerful brand. Meanwhile, its expansion into other markets, such as finance, will likely prove fruitful, making Apple\'s stock an excellent buy right now.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm, Amazon.com, Apple, Goldman Sachs Group, Mastercard, Microsoft, and New York Times. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2025 $370 calls on Mastercard, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short April 2023 $38 calls on New York Times, short January 2025 $380 calls on Mastercard, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have a reputation for reliable growth, rising 279% in the last five years and 897% in the last decade. The banking organization will grant Apple access to Mastercard's network, since the iPhone maker does not hold a license to issue payment credentials. A BNPL program could prove incredibly lucrative in the long run, with future price increases in its iPhones and other products potentially being an easier pill to swallow if consumers can pay over time.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have a reputation for reliable growth, rising 279% in the last five years and 897% in the last decade. It's pushing further into finance On March 29, Apple increased its push into finance by launching a buy now, pay later (BNPL) program in the U.S., challenging similar services from Klarna and Affirm. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm, Amazon.com, Apple, Goldman Sachs Group, Mastercard, Microsoft, and New York Times.", 'news_article_title': '3 Things About Apple That Smart Investors Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have a reputation for reliable growth, rising 279% in the last five years and 897% in the last decade. The loans will go through an Apple-owned subsidiary called Apple Financing. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have a reputation for reliable growth, rising 279% in the last five years and 897% in the last decade. It's pushing further into finance On March 29, Apple increased its push into finance by launching a buy now, pay later (BNPL) program in the U.S., challenging similar services from Klarna and Affirm. Apple Pay Later has been directly integrated into the iPhone, which will likely boost the service's mass adoption thanks to the company's leading 24.1% market share in smartphones."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-12', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/which-is-the-better-dividend-stock%3A-viatris-or-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Viatris (NASDAQ: VTRS) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are two dividend-paying stocks that don't have much in common, which can make them a bit difficult to compare as investments. Whereas Viatris makes generic medicines like Lipitor, Apple makes its own branded products like the iPhone. Yet, it's safe to say that people aren't inclined to go without either of those items.\nSo does it make more sense to look for passive income with the healthcare company, or with one of the technology sector's top dogs? Let's dive in and compare.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nSelling generic drugs can provide years of passive income\nThere are a few arguments for considering Viatris a better dividend stock than Apple, starting with the fact that the generic drug manufacturer will yield you a lot more in dividend income per dollar.\nViatris' forward dividend yield over 5.2% means that you'll get a decent cash return on your investment from the first payment onward. Likewise, management states that it's a priority to continue hiking the dividend and returning capital to investors via share buybacks, and it insists that 2023 will be the year when those two policies start to accelerate.\nBut there's a very limited track record of it actually doing either of those things as the company only completed its spinoff from Pfizer in late 2020. So investors need to take management's signaling with a grain of salt.\nIn 2022, Viatris brought in more than $16.2 billion in sales, and Wall Street analysts estimate on average that it'll sell around $15.6 billion in 2023, with a similar sum slated for 2024. The decline in growth is a result of a recent spinoff of Viatris' biosimilar medicines business, for which it received $2 billion in cash and $1 billion in convertible preferred equity in the (private) buyer, Biocon Biologics.\nIn the near future, Viatris will launch new generics in its ophthalmology and complex injectables segments, among others. This should bring in around $500 million each year between 2024 and 2028, which would give it a relatively stable earnings per share (EPS) growth rate of about 15% per year. Viatris will also be expanding into China, which should drive further growth. That should provide enough leftover money to pass to shareholders as well as reduce its debt load of $19.5 billion.\nFinally, there's the underlying durability of Viatris' business. Medical systems are going to need inexpensive supplies of generic medicines for the foreseeable future, and it'll take some pretty gnarly economic turbulence before Viatris' sales are threatened. Furthermore, while it's true that the company is always going to be fighting against erosion of its market share from newer and better medicines that hit the market, it'll eventually be able to make generic copies of those too.\nSo in the long term, Viatris' model looks quite stable. Just don't forget that it hasn't actually proven that it can operate that business model profitably over time as of yet.\nApple may be better for those with lower risk tolerance\nAs much as people are going to continue needing generic drugs, they're also going to keep buying Apple's iPhones, computers, cloud services, apps, and other products, and investors are going to keep reaping the rewards. And that probably makes it a better dividend stock for most investors with an average risk tolerance, at least for today.\nFirst off, Apple is growing much faster than Viatris, with its top line rising by 43.6% in the last three years to top $394.3 billion, and its bottom line climbing by 73.8% to reach $99.8 billion in the same period. To accomplish that, it followed the same formula as it'll likely do in the future: make incremental improvements to its products, price them at a premium, and rely on its massive base of highly loyal customers to replace their old Apple devices every few years.\nIt'll also be reaping the rewards of its App Store platform, all the while collecting a portion of the revenue from developers that market their programs there.\nOver the last five years, Apple increased its dividends per share by an average of 8.5% annually, which is neither rapid nor sluggish. But it doesn't make its low dividend yield of near 0.6% any more palatable. However, in the same period, it repurchased an average of $77.1 billion of its shares per year. So even if shareholders would need a much larger initial investment to get the same amount of dividend income as they would with Viatris, they're also exposed to a significantly higher pace of share price appreciation, in part because there are fewer outstanding shares over time.\nThe other factor that makes Apple the better dividend stock is that it has a much longer history of paying out to shareholders, successfully competing, and being a relatively stable investment over time. Simply put, its brand is a competitive advantage that helps to lock in its market share and keep its profit margin nice and wide -- it's currently near 24.5%, which is within a few percentage points of its norm over the last 10 years.\nViatris simply hasn't shown that it can be profitable and pay out its dividends over a similarly lengthy period yet, so it's a riskier investment.\n10 stocks we like better than Viatris\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Viatris wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nAlex Carchidi has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Pfizer. The Motley Fool recommends Viatris and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Viatris (NASDAQ: VTRS) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are two dividend-paying stocks that don't have much in common, which can make them a bit difficult to compare as investments. Likewise, management states that it's a priority to continue hiking the dividend and returning capital to investors via share buybacks, and it insists that 2023 will be the year when those two policies start to accelerate. To accomplish that, it followed the same formula as it'll likely do in the future: make incremental improvements to its products, price them at a premium, and rely on its massive base of highly loyal customers to replace their old Apple devices every few years.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Viatris (NASDAQ: VTRS) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are two dividend-paying stocks that don't have much in common, which can make them a bit difficult to compare as investments. Whereas Viatris makes generic medicines like Lipitor, Apple makes its own branded products like the iPhone. Selling generic drugs can provide years of passive income There are a few arguments for considering Viatris a better dividend stock than Apple, starting with the fact that the generic drug manufacturer will yield you a lot more in dividend income per dollar.", 'news_article_title': 'Which Is the Better Dividend Stock: Viatris or Apple?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Viatris (NASDAQ: VTRS) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are two dividend-paying stocks that don't have much in common, which can make them a bit difficult to compare as investments. Whereas Viatris makes generic medicines like Lipitor, Apple makes its own branded products like the iPhone. Just don't forget that it hasn't actually proven that it can operate that business model profitably over time as of yet.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Viatris (NASDAQ: VTRS) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are two dividend-paying stocks that don't have much in common, which can make them a bit difficult to compare as investments. Selling generic drugs can provide years of passive income There are a few arguments for considering Viatris a better dividend stock than Apple, starting with the fact that the generic drug manufacturer will yield you a lot more in dividend income per dollar. The Motley Fool recommends Viatris and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-mixed-as-investors-await-key-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas\nMarch 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Friday as investors awaited inflation data for cues on the Federal Reserve\'s monetary policy path amid receding fears of a banking crisis.\nThe Commerce Department is expected to release the February reading of the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Fed\'s preferred measure of inflation, at 8:30 am ET (12:30 GMT).\nThe report is expected to show consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, likely rose 0.3% in February, after jumping 1.8% in January.\n"People are somewhat cautious (ahead of the data). It\'s just a matter of how the inflation numbers come out and if there is a drop in both top and core, then the market can continue to rally," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.\nFriday will cap a turbulent first quarter for stocks, marked by sticky inflation, shockwaves from the collapse of two regional U.S. banks and signs of trouble in some European banks, as well as a repricing of interest rate expectations from the Fed.\nThe Nasdaq .IXIC is set for its biggest quarterly percentage gain since the end of 2020 given a rotation into major technology and growth stocks from financial stocks amid fears of a bank contagion, while the cyclicals-heavy Dow Jones DJI is in the red.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX is up nearly 6% so far in the first quarter.\nSome Fed officials have noted a potential hit to the economy from banking sector problems, while recent data including an uptick in weekly jobless claims has supported hopes that the central bank is close to the end of its market-punishing rate hikes aimed at cooling demand.\nTraders\' bets of a 25-basis-point rate hike from the Fed in May stand at 52.5%, with the remaining odds for a no-hike scenario, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nThe KBW Regional banking index .KRX and the S&P 500 banks index .SPXBK, which houses major banks, have lost 19% and 14%, respectively, so far during the quarter.\nAt 7:01 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 76 points, or 0.23%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 7.75 points, or 0.19%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 1.25 points, or 0.01%.\nMajor technology and other growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell about 0.2% in premarket trade on Friday as U.S. Treasury yields ticked higher.\nConsumer sentiment data from the University of Michigan is due later in the day, while New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams and Fed Governor Lisa Cook are also scheduled to speak.\nAmong specific stocks, Virgin Orbit Holdings VORB.O tanked 45.3% premarket, a day after the rocket maker said it was cutting about 85% of staff because it had not been able to raise new investment.\nU.S.-listed shares of Canadian software firm BlackBerry Ltd BB.N dropped 4.0% following disappointing results and outlook.\nRumble Inc RUM.O jumped 14.6% after the video-sharing platform reported a surge in fourth-quarter revenue.\nS&P 500 sectoral performance in Q1https://tmsnrt.rs/3G83wmR\n(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Major technology and other growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell about 0.2% in premarket trade on Friday as U.S. Treasury yields ticked higher. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Friday as investors awaited inflation data for cues on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path amid receding fears of a banking crisis. The Commerce Department is expected to release the February reading of the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation, at 8:30 am ET (12:30 GMT).", 'news_luhn_summary': "Major technology and other growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell about 0.2% in premarket trade on Friday as U.S. Treasury yields ticked higher. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Friday as investors awaited inflation data for cues on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path amid receding fears of a banking crisis. The Nasdaq .IXIC is set for its biggest quarterly percentage gain since the end of 2020 given a rotation into major technology and growth stocks from financial stocks amid fears of a bank contagion, while the cyclicals-heavy Dow Jones DJI is in the red.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures mixed as investors await key inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Major technology and other growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell about 0.2% in premarket trade on Friday as U.S. Treasury yields ticked higher. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Friday as investors awaited inflation data for cues on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path amid receding fears of a banking crisis. The Nasdaq .IXIC is set for its biggest quarterly percentage gain since the end of 2020 given a rotation into major technology and growth stocks from financial stocks amid fears of a bank contagion, while the cyclicals-heavy Dow Jones DJI is in the red.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Major technology and other growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell about 0.2% in premarket trade on Friday as U.S. Treasury yields ticked higher. By Amruta Khandekar and Ankika Biswas March 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Friday as investors awaited inflation data for cues on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path amid receding fears of a banking crisis. Friday will cap a turbulent first quarter for stocks, marked by sticky inflation, shockwaves from the collapse of two regional U.S. banks and signs of trouble in some European banks, as well as a repricing of interest rate expectations from the Fed."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/have-%243000-these-3-stocks-could-be-bargains-for-2023-and-beyond', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Editors note: The IBM section of this article was edited to include correct numbers and information for the company.\nAfter suffering painful declines in 2022, many tech stocks surged higher beginning late last year and into the first quarter of 2023. It is not yet clear whether this is the beginning of a recovery.\nNonetheless, if investors have $3,000 or a similar sum to put to work, tech stocks such as Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), and IBM (NYSE: IBM) are in a position to drive returns with limited potential downside.\n1. Broadcom\nThe company first became known as a business-to-business chip provider, collaborating with large clients to meet their needs. The best-known Broadcom solution among consumers is probably the one enabling the Wi-Fi hotspot in Apple's iPhone. But the company's broad portfolio of products and clients, is behind the company's rapid growth.\nIn 2018, it also began to diversify into enterprise software, and its proposed acquisition to buy VMware for $61 billion would dramatically enlarge that segment. The proposed VMware merger has come under regulatory scrutiny, making it unclear whether the acquisition will occur.\nBut the stock will likely prosper even if the acquisition does not gain approval. For fiscal 2022 (ended Oct. 30), its revenue of $33 billion marked a 21% increase from a year earlier. Over that time, the semiconductor solutions segment, which accounted for 78% of revenue, grew by 27%. In comparison, infrastructure software, which would absorb VMware, saw its revenue rise by only 4%.\nThat improvement helped its net income rise to about $11.5 billion for the year, up from $6.7 billion in 2021. A reduction in operating expenses boosted that profit growth despite a $910 million increase in income tax expenses.\nBroadcom stock sells for about the same as a year ago after recovering lost gains. That does not include the dividend, which, after a recent increase to $18.40 per share annually, gives investors a 3% cash return.\nAnd thanks to Broadcom's rising income, investors can buy this stock at only 21 times earnings. That valuation and growth should make it a bargain even if regulators do not approve the VMware purchase.\n2. Qualcomm\nYou might not expect to see Qualcomm mentioned as a bargain stock, given its crucial role in communications. While it continues to lead the way in 5G, sluggish handset sales led investors to turn on the stock in recent months. They might have also become wary because Qualcomm continues to depend on China for 64% of its revenue in 2022.\nBut the world is in the midst of a 5G upgrade cycle, so it is likely most consumers will buy a phone with a Qualcomm 5G chip eventually. Moreover, the company continues to prepare for a time when fewer communications happen through handsets.\nThese moves include providing chips for Meta's Oculus VR headsets and building its Snapdragon Digital Chassis, which has attracted attention from automakers.\nStill, the short-term struggles appeared in the financials for the fiscal first quarter of 2023 (ended Dec. 25). Revenue of $9.5 billion marked a 12% decline year over year. Falling handset sales and royalties accounted for the decline as other segments experienced rising sales. This is in stark contrast to fiscal 2022, when revenue increased 32% to $44 billion.\nConsequently, in the first quarter, adjusted net income fell 27% to $2.7 billion as costs and expenses continued increasing amid the revenue drop.\nThe slowdown likely has put pressure on the stock price. Nonetheless, the $3 per share annual dividend and its 2.5% yield could prompt investors to give Qualcomm a serious look. Lastly, its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12 probably reflects that investors are pricing the aforementioned troubles into the stock, setting Qualcomm up for a possible rebound as conditions improve.\n3. IBM\nIBM might seem cheap given its recent history. The stock struggled for over a decade as its legacy businesses fought to attract growth. As a result, it lost more than one-third of its value over the past 10 years.\nIBM Data source: YCharts.\nBut the company seems to poised to change its fortunes. In 2019, a $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat took IBM headlong into the cloud. Arvind Krishna, the former division head who spearheaded the Red Hat purchase, became chief executive officer in April 2020 and followed up the move with more cloud-related acquisitions.\nHe also oversaw the spinoff of its managed infrastructure business into Kyndryl, which finally allowed IBM to return to consistent top-line growth.\nIn 2022, the company had $60.5 billion in revenue, a 6% increase from 2021. This included an 11% gain in hybrid cloud revenue. However, IBM transferred $5.9 billion in U.S. pension obligations to an insurer. This one-time charge caused GAAP net income in 2022 to fall to $1.6 billion, down from $5.7 billion in 2021. That affected valuation negatively, taking the P/E ratio to 73.\nNonetheless, the forward P/E of 13 probably means it is not an expensive stock. Also, the $6.60 per year in annual dividend income offers a 5.1% cash return. A 27-year record of payout hikes means that the dividend will probably rise further. That payout should stand investors in good stead as IBM continues to transform itself.\n10 stocks we like better than Broadcom\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Broadcom wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Will Healy has positions in Qualcomm. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and VMware and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "These moves include providing chips for Meta's Oculus VR headsets and building its Snapdragon Digital Chassis, which has attracted attention from automakers. Lastly, its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12 probably reflects that investors are pricing the aforementioned troubles into the stock, setting Qualcomm up for a possible rebound as conditions improve. Arvind Krishna, the former division head who spearheaded the Red Hat purchase, became chief executive officer in April 2020 and followed up the move with more cloud-related acquisitions.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Nonetheless, if investors have $3,000 or a similar sum to put to work, tech stocks such as Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), and IBM (NYSE: IBM) are in a position to drive returns with limited potential downside. That does not include the dividend, which, after a recent increase to $18.40 per share annually, gives investors a 3% cash return. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Qualcomm.', 'news_article_title': 'Have $3,000? These 3 Stocks Could Be Bargains for 2023 and Beyond', 'news_lexrank_summary': "And thanks to Broadcom's rising income, investors can buy this stock at only 21 times earnings. Revenue of $9.5 billion marked a 12% decline year over year. In 2022, the company had $60.5 billion in revenue, a 6% increase from 2021.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Nonetheless, if investors have $3,000 or a similar sum to put to work, tech stocks such as Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), and IBM (NYSE: IBM) are in a position to drive returns with limited potential downside. And thanks to Broadcom's rising income, investors can buy this stock at only 21 times earnings. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/gm-plans-to-phase-out-apple-carplay-in-evs-with-googles-help', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Joseph White\nDETROIT, March 31 (Reuters) - General Motors GM.N plans to phase out widely-used Apple CarPlay and Android Auto technologies that allow drivers to bypass a vehicle\'s infotainment systems, shifting instead to built-in infotainment systems developed with Google for future electric vehicles.\nApple CarPlay and Android Auto systems allow users to mirror their smartphone screens in a vehicle\'s dashboard display.\nGM\'s decision to stop offering those systems in future electric vehicles, starting with the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer, could help the automaker capture more data on how consumers drive and charge EVs.\nGM is designing the on-board navigation and infotainment systems for future EVs in partnership with Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google.\nThe decision to phase out CarPlay smartphone projection technology is a setback for Apple Inc AAPL.O in the competition with Google to capture more real estate on vehicle dashboards in North America. GM\'s Chevrolet brand in the past boasted of offering more models with CarPlay or Android Auto than any other brand.\nGM has been working with Google since 2019 to develop the software foundations for infotainment systems that will be more tightly integrated with other vehicle systems such as GM\'s Super Cruise driver assistant. The automaker is accelerating a strategy for its EVs to be platforms for digital subscription services.\nBy 2035, GM\'s goal is to phase out production of new combustion light-duty vehicles.\nGM would benefit from focusing engineers and investment on one approach to more tightly connecting in-vehicle infotainment and navigation with features such as assisted driving, Edward Kummer, GM\'s chief digital officer, and Mike Himche, executive director of digital cockpit experience, said in an interview.\n"We have a lot of new driver assistance features coming that are more tightly coupled with navigation," Himche told Reuters. "We don’t want to design these features in a way that are dependent on person having a cellphone."\nBuyers of GM EVs with the new systems will get access to Google Maps and Google Assistant, a voice command system, at no extra cost for eight years, GM said. GM said the future infotainment systems will offer applications such as Spotify\'s SPOT.N music service, Audible and other services that many drivers now access via smartphones.\n"We do believe there are subscription revenue opportunities for us," Kummer said. GM Chief Executive Mary Barra is aiming for $20 billion to $25 billion in annual revenue from subscriptions by 2030.\nGM plans to continue offering Apple CarPlay and Android Auto mirroring systems in its combustion models. Owners of vehicles equipped with the mirroring technologies will still be able to use the systems, GM said.\nDrivers also will still be able to listen to music or make phone calls on iPhones or Android smartphones using Bluetooth wireless connectivity, GM said.\n(Reporting By Joe White Editing by Chris Reese)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The decision to phase out CarPlay smartphone projection technology is a setback for Apple Inc AAPL.O in the competition with Google to capture more real estate on vehicle dashboards in North America. GM's decision to stop offering those systems in future electric vehicles, starting with the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer, could help the automaker capture more data on how consumers drive and charge EVs. Drivers also will still be able to listen to music or make phone calls on iPhones or Android smartphones using Bluetooth wireless connectivity, GM said.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The decision to phase out CarPlay smartphone projection technology is a setback for Apple Inc AAPL.O in the competition with Google to capture more real estate on vehicle dashboards in North America. By Joseph White DETROIT, March 31 (Reuters) - General Motors GM.N plans to phase out widely-used Apple CarPlay and Android Auto technologies that allow drivers to bypass a vehicle's infotainment systems, shifting instead to built-in infotainment systems developed with Google for future electric vehicles. GM would benefit from focusing engineers and investment on one approach to more tightly connecting in-vehicle infotainment and navigation with features such as assisted driving, Edward Kummer, GM's chief digital officer, and Mike Himche, executive director of digital cockpit experience, said in an interview.", 'news_article_title': "GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The decision to phase out CarPlay smartphone projection technology is a setback for Apple Inc AAPL.O in the competition with Google to capture more real estate on vehicle dashboards in North America. By Joseph White DETROIT, March 31 (Reuters) - General Motors GM.N plans to phase out widely-used Apple CarPlay and Android Auto technologies that allow drivers to bypass a vehicle's infotainment systems, shifting instead to built-in infotainment systems developed with Google for future electric vehicles. GM is designing the on-board navigation and infotainment systems for future EVs in partnership with Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The decision to phase out CarPlay smartphone projection technology is a setback for Apple Inc AAPL.O in the competition with Google to capture more real estate on vehicle dashboards in North America. By Joseph White DETROIT, March 31 (Reuters) - General Motors GM.N plans to phase out widely-used Apple CarPlay and Android Auto technologies that allow drivers to bypass a vehicle's infotainment systems, shifting instead to built-in infotainment systems developed with Google for future electric vehicles. GM has been working with Google since 2019 to develop the software foundations for infotainment systems that will be more tightly integrated with other vehicle systems such as GM's Super Cruise driver assistant."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-sp-500-top-50-etf-xlg-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) was launched on 05/04/2005, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $1.83 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.20%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.22%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 37.40% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Telecom round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.02% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 47.68% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nXLG seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Top 50 ETF Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Top 50 Index is composed of 50 of the largest companies in the S&P 500 Index.\nThe ETF has gained about 11.21% so far this year and is down about -13.10% in the last one year (as of 03/31/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $266.55 and $356.56.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 21.20% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 52 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, XLG is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $302.87 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $370.83 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nInvesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.02% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) was launched on 05/04/2005, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.02% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Why Large Cap Blend Large cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.02% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) was launched on 05/04/2005, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.02% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/87-of-warren-buffetts-more-than-%246.1-billion-in-dividend-income-comes-from-these-7-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'If you\'ve ever wondered why so many investors pay close attention to what the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, is buying and selling, look no further than his performance as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B). Since taking over in 1965, he\'s doubled the average annual total return of the benchmark S&P 500 (19.8% vs. 9.9%) and produced an aggregate return of 3,787,464% for the company\'s Class A shares (BRK.A). This is 153 times greater than the total aggregate return for the S&P 500, including dividends.\nIn other words, mirroring Warren Buffett\'s trading activity has been a moneymaking strategy for nearly six decades.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nBuffett\'s secret sauce to success is extensive, with long holding periods and portfolio concentration playing key roles. But one of the unsung heroes of Berkshire Hathaway\'s success that doesn\'t get nearly enough credit or attention is dividend stocks.\nCompanies that pay a regular dividend are typically time-tested and profitable on a recurring basis. It also doesn\'t hurt that income stocks have historically outperformed non-dividend payers by a significant amount.\nIn 2023, inclusive of common and preferred stock, as well as the largest holdings from Warren Buffett\'s secret portfolio, Berkshire Hathaway is on track to collect $6,137,691,721 in dividend income. However, just seven stocks will account for a whopping 87% of this dividend income.\n1. Chevron: $1,010,816,777 in annual dividend income\nPractically a sixth of the dividend income Warren Buffett\'s company is set to collect this year will come from energy stock Chevron (NYSE: CVX), which has increased its base annual payout for 36 consecutive years.\nThe reason the Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) have piled into Chevron since late 2020 is likely the belief that energy commodity prices will remain high for the foreseeable future. Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine, coupled with more than three years of reduced capital investment caused by pandemic-related demand uncertainty, has created crude oil and natural gas supply-chain issues. A market where the oil and gas supply is tight is normally a recipe for elevated energy commodity spot prices.\nThe other lures include Chevron\'s balance sheet and capital-return program. Thanks to higher oil prices throughout much of 2022, Chevron reduced its net debt from $25.7 billion to just $5.4 billion, as well as announced an up to $75 billion share buyback.\nHigher oil prices have lifted Occidental\'s operating cash flow and helped it pay down debt. WTI Crude Oil Spot Price data by YCharts.\n2. Occidental Petroleum: $952,429,702 (including preferred stock dividends)\nStaying within the energy sector, oil stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) is Berkshire Hathaway\'s second-biggest dividend payer. The more than 211 million shares of common stock held by Buffett\'s company are set to generate more than $152 million in dividend income this year. Additionally, Berkshire has $10 billion in preferred shares of Occidental Petroleum that yield 8% annually -- thus, the extra $800 million.\nThe buy thesis for Occidental is somewhat similar to Chevron, but there are two key differences. While a broken energy supply chain is a catalyst for higher energy commodity prices, a higher percentage of Occidental\'s revenue derives from its drilling operations than Chevron. This means Occidental is more heavily levered to the vacillations in the spot price of crude oil.\nThe other thing to note is Occidental\'s balance sheet is more burdened by debt, compared to Chevron. Although the company has nearly halved its net debt over the past two years, as well as reintroduced its share-repurchase program, there\'s more work to be done.\nRapidly rising interest rates are boosting BofA\'s net interest income. Effective Federal Funds Rate data by YCharts.\n3. Bank of America: $908,909,765\nThere isn\'t an industry Warren Buffett is more confident or comfortable investing in than bank stocks. Money-center giant Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is Berkshire Hathaway\'s second-largest holding by market value and is currently on pace to deliver close to $909 million in dividend income this year.\nBuffett loves bank stocks because the industry is cyclical. The Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants fully understand that recessions are a normal part of the economic cycle. Rather than trying to time these downturns, Buffett and his team have packed their company\'s portfolio with businesses like BofA that benefit from long-winded expansions and grow in lockstep with the U.S. and global economies.\nDespite growing fears about the health of U.S. and European banks, Bank of America seems to have a solid foundation. As the most interest-rate sensitive U.S. money-center bank, BofA is benefiting more than any of its peers as the Fed hikes interest rates. Even if loan losses rise in the short run, the benefit of more net-interest income from higher interest rates can more than offset an increase in loan losses.\nImage source: Apple.\n4. Apple: $842,315,551\nTech-stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been dubbed by the Oracle of Omaha as one of Berkshire Hathaway\'s "four giants." Apple is, by far, Berkshire Hathaway\'s largest holding by market value, and it\'s on course to dole out more than $842 million in dividend income to Buffett\'s company this year.\nApple\'s brand and innovation are what make it such a special company. It\'s been the most valuable global brand for 10 consecutive years, according to Interbrand, and has accounted for approximately half of all smartphone-market share in the U.S. since introducing a 5G-capable version of its popular iPhone during the fourth quarter of 2020.\nThe company is also shifting its focus to subscription services. These offer sustainable double-digit sales growth, high margins, and a way to offset any revenue fluctuations associated with physical product-replacement cycles.\nHowever, Buffett\'s favorite thing about Apple is probably its capital-return program. Apple has one of the largest nominal-dollar dividends on the planet and has repurchased well over $550 billion worth of its common stock over the past decade.\n5. Coca-Cola: $736,000,000\nEven though beverage stock Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) only ranks fifth among dividend payers in Buffett\'s portfolio, it\'s the perfect example of leaning on time as an ally. With a cost basis of $3.2475 per share of Coke and an annual payout of $1.84/share, Berkshire\'s yield on cost for its Coca-Cola stake is a jaw-dropping 56.7%!\nThe beauty of Coke\'s operating model is that it\'s predictable. Regardless of whether the U.S. and global economies are firing on all cylinders or struggling, Coca-Cola\'s sales and income don\'t change much.\nThat\'s due, in large part, to Coke having a presence in all but three countries worldwide (North Korea, Cuba, and Russia). Broad-based geographic diversity allows Coca-Cola to generate consistent cash flow in developed countries while leaning on faster organic growth potential in emerging/developing markets.\nSimilar to Apple, Coca-Cola\'s branding is on point. Arguably, it\'s the most recognized consumer goods brand in the world. Whether its marketing team is using social media or sporting events to connect with a younger generation or relying on its holiday-themed associations to engage with a more mature audience, Coca-Cola has a history of connecting with multiple generations of consumers.\n6. Kraft Heinz: $521,015,709\nPackaged foods and condiments provider Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) pays a handsome dividend. Berkshire Hathaway is expected to collect more than $521 million from Kraft Heinz in 2023.\nWhereas most businesses were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Kraft Heinz benefited from people staying home. The company\'s easy-to-make meals, snacks, and condiments were popular purchases.\nOwning more than a dozen well-known food brands hasn\'t hurt, either. Kraft Heinz\'s strong pricing power has helped the company fight back against historically high inflation.\nThe concern for Kraft Heinz and its shareholders is that the company has quite a bit of long-term debt, goodwill, and intangible assets on its balance sheet. Without a lot of financial flexibility, maintaining the momentum Kraft Heinz enjoyed during the pandemic years could be virtually impossible.\n7. American Express: $363,865,680\nThe seventh stock that collectively accounts for 87% of the $6.137 billion in dividend income that Warren Buffett\'s company is on pace to receive in 2023 is credit-services company American Express (NYSE: AXP). AmEx has been continuously held by Berkshire Hathaway for the past 30 years and sports an impressive yield on cost of more than 28%.\nOne of the keys to the long-term success of American Express is its ability to play both sides of the aisle. In addition to collecting a fee from merchants for processing transactions on its network, AmEx is a lender. This allows the company to bring in interest income and fee revenue from cardholders, along with payment-processing fees.\nAmong lenders, American Express has always had a knack for attracting a high-earning clientele. High-net-worth individuals and couples are less likely to alter their spending habits or fail to pay their bills during minor economic downturns. In other words, successfully attracting the top decile of earners can help AmEx better navigate inevitable downturns in the U.S. and global economies.\n10 stocks we like better than Chevron\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Chevron wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nAmerican Express and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple: $842,315,551 Tech-stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been dubbed by the Oracle of Omaha as one of Berkshire Hathaway\'s "four giants." The reason the Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) have piled into Chevron since late 2020 is likely the belief that energy commodity prices will remain high for the foreseeable future. Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine, coupled with more than three years of reduced capital investment caused by pandemic-related demand uncertainty, has created crude oil and natural gas supply-chain issues.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple: $842,315,551 Tech-stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been dubbed by the Oracle of Omaha as one of Berkshire Hathaway\'s "four giants." Chevron: $1,010,816,777 in annual dividend income Practically a sixth of the dividend income Warren Buffett\'s company is set to collect this year will come from energy stock Chevron (NYSE: CVX), which has increased its base annual payout for 36 consecutive years. Occidental Petroleum: $952,429,702 (including preferred stock dividends) Staying within the energy sector, oil stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) is Berkshire Hathaway\'s second-biggest dividend payer.', 'news_article_title': "87% of Warren Buffett's More Than $6.1 Billion in Dividend Income Comes From These 7 Stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple: $842,315,551 Tech-stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been dubbed by the Oracle of Omaha as one of Berkshire Hathaway\'s "four giants." Apple is, by far, Berkshire Hathaway\'s largest holding by market value, and it\'s on course to dole out more than $842 million in dividend income to Buffett\'s company this year. Berkshire Hathaway is expected to collect more than $521 million from Kraft Heinz in 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple: $842,315,551 Tech-stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been dubbed by the Oracle of Omaha as one of Berkshire Hathaway\'s "four giants." Chevron: $1,010,816,777 in annual dividend income Practically a sixth of the dividend income Warren Buffett\'s company is set to collect this year will come from energy stock Chevron (NYSE: CVX), which has increased its base annual payout for 36 consecutive years. Occidental Petroleum: $952,429,702 (including preferred stock dividends) Staying within the energy sector, oil stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) is Berkshire Hathaway\'s second-biggest dividend payer.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-teslas-musk-plans-china-visit-seeks-meeting-with-premier-sources', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds details, background\nSHANGHAI/HONG KONG, March 31 (Reuters) - Tesla TSLA.O Chief Executive Elon Musk is making plans to visit China as early as April and is seeking a meeting with China's Premier Li Qiang, two people with knowledge of planning for the trip told Reuters.\nThe exact timing of the visit is subject to Li Qiang's availability, one of the sources said.\nTesla and China's State Council Information Office did not immediately reply to requests for comment on Friday.\nChina is Tesla's second-largest market after the United States and its Shanghai plant is the electric carmaker's largest production hub.\nA visit by Musk would mark his first visit to China since the COVID-19 pandemic and since Xi Jinping secured a third term as China's president. Before Li became premier in March, he served as Shanghai's party secretary where he oversaw the construction and opening of the Tesla factory.\nMusk last visited China in early 2020, when he set the internet abuzz by dancing on stage during an event at the Shanghai factory. But he has continued to deliver virtual speeches at forums such as China's World Internet Conference.\nLi and Musk have met before, at the 2019 opening of the Shanghai plant. In 2020, they participated in online meetings where Musk thanked the then-Shanghai party secretary for supporting the plant's operations during the pandemic's outbreak, according to local media reports.\nMusk's planned visit also comes as China is trying to woo more foreign investment to help shore up an economy battered by three years of COVID curbs.\nLi has been at the forefront of that effort, speaking over the past week at business events attended by the likes of Apple Inc's AAPL.O Tim Cook and Pfizer's PFE.N Albert Bourla.\n(Reporting by Zhang Yan in Shanghai and Julie Zhu in Hong Kong; Writing by Kevin Krolicki and Brenda Goh; Editing by Tom Hogue and Mark Potter)\n(([email protected]; +86 (0) 21 2083 0088; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Li has been at the forefront of that effort, speaking over the past week at business events attended by the likes of Apple Inc's AAPL.O Tim Cook and Pfizer's PFE.N Albert Bourla. In 2020, they participated in online meetings where Musk thanked the then-Shanghai party secretary for supporting the plant's operations during the pandemic's outbreak, according to local media reports. Musk's planned visit also comes as China is trying to woo more foreign investment to help shore up an economy battered by three years of COVID curbs.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Li has been at the forefront of that effort, speaking over the past week at business events attended by the likes of Apple Inc's AAPL.O Tim Cook and Pfizer's PFE.N Albert Bourla. Adds details, background SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, March 31 (Reuters) - Tesla TSLA.O Chief Executive Elon Musk is making plans to visit China as early as April and is seeking a meeting with China's Premier Li Qiang, two people with knowledge of planning for the trip told Reuters. A visit by Musk would mark his first visit to China since the COVID-19 pandemic and since Xi Jinping secured a third term as China's president.", 'news_article_title': "EXCLUSIVE-Tesla's Musk plans China visit, seeks meeting with premier - sources", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Li has been at the forefront of that effort, speaking over the past week at business events attended by the likes of Apple Inc's AAPL.O Tim Cook and Pfizer's PFE.N Albert Bourla. Adds details, background SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, March 31 (Reuters) - Tesla TSLA.O Chief Executive Elon Musk is making plans to visit China as early as April and is seeking a meeting with China's Premier Li Qiang, two people with knowledge of planning for the trip told Reuters. China is Tesla's second-largest market after the United States and its Shanghai plant is the electric carmaker's largest production hub.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Li has been at the forefront of that effort, speaking over the past week at business events attended by the likes of Apple Inc's AAPL.O Tim Cook and Pfizer's PFE.N Albert Bourla. Adds details, background SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, March 31 (Reuters) - Tesla TSLA.O Chief Executive Elon Musk is making plans to visit China as early as April and is seeking a meeting with China's Premier Li Qiang, two people with knowledge of planning for the trip told Reuters. A visit by Musk would mark his first visit to China since the COVID-19 pandemic and since Xi Jinping secured a third term as China's president."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-mar-31-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday, with tech stocks extending their recent strong run as fears of a liquidity crisis spilling over in the banking sector eased, giving a boost to investors’ confidence. All three major indexes ended in positive territory.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) rose 0.4% or 141.43 points to end at 32,859.03 points.\nThe S&P 500 climbed 0.6% or 23.02 points to finish at 4,050.83 points. Tech and real estate stocks were the biggest gainers for the second straight day\nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) jumped 1.2%, while the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR (XLRE) gained 1.3%. The Consumer Discretionary Sector SPDR (XLY) gained 0.9%. Ten of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.7% or 87.24 points to close at 12,013.47 points.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 0.52% to 19.02. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 2.70-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 1.18-to-1 ratio favored advancing issues. A total of 10.36 billion shares were traded on Thursday, lower than the last 20-session average of 12.68 billion.\nFears of Banking Crisis Fade\nWall Street has been mostly trading higher this week. The strong run led by tech stocks in the previous trading session continued on Thursday also on waning banking-sectors fears and impressive economic data.\nInvestors are a lot more confident now. Tech stocks continued their recent strong run through Thursday, which helped the Nasdaq close 17.6% up from its bear-market low attained on Dec 28, 2022. The index now needs to hit 12,255.95 points to enter a new bull market.\nBig tech companies like Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) and Apple, Inc. (AAPL) jumped on Thursday. Shares of Amazon and Apple rose 1.8% and 1%, respectively. Chip stocks also scored big. Shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) increased 1.5%. NVIDIA has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today\'s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nAlso, cyclical sectors like financials, industrials and materials, which took a bad hit in recent weeks bounced back and drove the rally on Thursday.\nInvestors are now waiting for the key Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCI) reading that is due on Friday. This will help them assess how much more the Fed plans to hike rate and for how long in its fight to bring down inflation.\nEconomic Data\nThe Bureau of Economic Analysis said that revised data showed the U.S. GDP grew at an annualized rate of 2.6% in the fourth quarter of 2022, which was slightly lower than 2.7% seen in the earlier estimate.\nThe Labor Department reported that jobless claims totaled 198,000 for the week ending Mar 25, increasing 7,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 191,000. The four-week moving average was 198,250, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week’s unrevised average of 196,250.\nContinuing claims came in at 1,689,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised level of 1,685,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,691,750 an increase of 10,000 from the previous week\'s revised average of 1,681,750.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Big tech companies like Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) and Apple, Inc. (AAPL) jumped on Thursday. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The strong run led by tech stocks in the previous trading session continued on Thursday also on waning banking-sectors fears and impressive economic data.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Big tech companies like Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) and Apple, Inc. (AAPL) jumped on Thursday. U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday, with tech stocks extending their recent strong run as fears of a liquidity crisis spilling over in the banking sector eased, giving a boost to investors’ confidence.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Mar 31, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Big tech companies like Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) and Apple, Inc. (AAPL) jumped on Thursday. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The strong run led by tech stocks in the previous trading session continued on Thursday also on waning banking-sectors fears and impressive economic data.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Big tech companies like Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) and Apple, Inc. (AAPL) jumped on Thursday. 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{'date': '2023-04-03', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-research-reports-for-apple-meta-platforms-visa', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Monday, April 3, 2023\n\nThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) and Visa Inc. (V). These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.\n\nYou can see all of today’s research reports here >>>\n\nApple shares are up +26.7% in the year-to-dater period vs. the Zacks Tech sector's 20.6% gain and the S&P 500 index's +7.4% gain. \nThe company expects the March quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to be similar to that of the December quarter due to unfavorable forex. For iPhone, Apple expects the March quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to accelerate relative to the December quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth.\n\nFor Mac and iPad, revenues are expected to decline in double digits on a year-over-year basis due to challenging comparison and macroeconomic headwinds. Services revenue growth is expected to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming.\n\nHowever, revenues are expected to grow year over year. Growing services subscriber base and a strong liquidity position are key catalysts for Apple’s prospects.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Apple here >>>)\n\nShares of Meta Platforms have outperformed the Zacks Internet - Software industry over the past six months (+51.1% vs. +14.1%). The company is benefiting from steady user growth across all regions, particularly Asia Pacific. Increased engagement for its products like Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook has been a major growth driver.\n\nIts restructuring plan is expected to reduce expenses driving profitability. However, challenging macroeconomic conditions is negatively impacting Meta’s advertising revenues. Unfavorable forex, targeting and measurement headwinds due to Apple’s iOS changes, normalization of e-commerce after the pandemic peak and higher inflation hurt growth in the reported quarter.\n\nMeta’s first-quarter guidance reflects macroeconomic and forex concerns. Weak advertising demand is a headwind. Meta expects Reels to monetize much slower than feed or stories, which is a concern.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Meta Platforms here >>>)\n\nVisa shares have outperformed the Zacks Financial Transaction Services industry over the past six months (+22.0% vs. +15.2%). The company’s numerous buyouts and alliances paved the way for long-term growth and consistently drove its revenues. For fiscal 2023, net revenues are estimated to rise in the high single digits on a reported nominal dollar basis.\n\nConstant investments in technology are solidifying its position in the payments market. A shift in payments to the digital mode is a boon for Visa. Steady domestic volumes and transactions rise will aid the company to boost its top line in the coming years. A strong cash position enables it to boost shareholder value.\n\nHowever, high operating expenses stress the company's margins. Ramped-up client incentives will dent the top line. The company's volumes will likely suffer due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. As such, the stock warrants a cautious stance.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Visa here >>>)\n\nOther noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) and Caterpillar Inc. (CAT).\n\nDirector of Research\n\nSheraz Mian\n\nNote: Sheraz Mian heads the Zacks Equity Research department and is a well-regarded expert of aggregate earnings. He is frequently quoted in the print and electronic media and publishes the weekly Earnings Trends and Earnings Preview reports. If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>>\nToday's Must Read\nRobust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL)\nUser Growth, Instagram Strength Aids Meta Platforms (META)\nVisa (V) Rides on Increasing Payments Volume, Expenses High\nFeatured Reports\nExxonMobil (XOM) Banks on Prolific Guyana & Permian Basin\nThe Zacks analyst likes ExxonMobil since it has a pipeline of key oil and gas projects in the prolific Guyana & Permian assets. However, dividend yield is lower than the industry's composite stocks.\nDividends & Buybacks Lift UPS' Prospects Despite High Costs\nThe Zacks analyst is impressed with UPS' efforts to reward its shareholders through dividends and buybacks. However, elevated fuel costs are limiting bottom-line growth.\nCaterpillar (CAT) to Gain on Strong Demand in End Markets\nPer the Zacks analyst, solid backlog, improving end-market demand and focus on making strategic investments in expanded offerings, services and digital initiatives will drive Caterpillar's results.\nSolid Backlog Aids Quanta (PWR), Supply Chain Risks Ail\nPer the Zacks analyst, Quanta benefits from solid backlog levels, accretive acquisitions and robust growth strategies. However, supply chain disruptions and project delays hurt.\nPinterest (PINS) Rides on High Ad Efficacies, Wide User Base\nPer the Zacks analyst, Pinterest is likely to benefit from enhanced product offerings, new conversion insights, wider Pinner and advertiser base and a unique value proposition for advertisers.\nIntegra's (IART) Codman Arm Gains Strength on Product Launch\nThe Zacks analyst is positive about the fact that despite the macroeconomic slowdown, Integra's Codman Specialty Surgical line is expanding across neurosurgery franchises banking on innovation.\nCrysvita & Dojolvi Boosts Ultragenyx (RARE), Low Cash a Woe\nPer the Zacks Analyst, Ultragenyx's marketed products have been performing well. However, pipeline setbacks, and increasing operational costs, will hurt the company amidst a cash crunch.\nNew Upgrades\nPenske (PAG) Rides High on Strategic Buyouts, Low Leverage\nThe Zacks analyst is optimistic about Penske's buyout of Kansas City Freightliner, McCoy and Team Trucks Centers. Penske's long-term debt-to-capitalization of 27% is better than industry's 32%.\nClean Assets, North America Focus Aid Clearway Energy (CWEN)\nPer the Zacks analyst Clearway Energy is gaining by generating electricity from renewable energy sources to meet rising demand and focus on domestic market saves it from currency risks.\nDecent Comps Run to Fuel Ollie's Bargain's (OLLI) Top Line\nPer the Zacks analyst, Ollie's Bargain's business model of buying cheap and selling cheap, cost control efforts and healthy comps run reinforce its position. Fiscal 2023 comps are likely to rise 1-2%.\nNew Downgrades\nTyson Foods (TSN) Sales Troubled by Beef Segment Softness\nPer the Zacks analyst, Tyson Foods' sales are being affected by softness in the Beef segment. USDA projects fiscal 2023 domestic production to fall roughly 5% year over year for the Beef segment.\nElevated Costs, Mortality Claims Hurt Lincoln National (LNC)\nPer the Zacks Analyst, a high benefits expense level can dampen dent the company's margins. Continued incidence of COVID-related mortality remains a concern.\nHigh Expenses, Tough Backdrop Hurt Moelis & Company (MC)\nPer the Zacks analyst, steadily rising expenses as Moelis & Company continues with its hiring spree is worrisome. A tough operating backdrop due to geopolitical and macroeconomic concerns is a woe.\nFree Report: Must-See Energy Stocks for 2023\nRecord profits at oil companies can mean big gains for you. With soaring demand and elevated prices, oil stocks could be top performers by far in 2023. Zacks has released a special report revealing the 4 oil stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains. (You’ll never guess Stock #2!) \nDownload Oil Market on Fire today, absolutely free.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVisa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCaterpillar Inc. (CAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nUnited Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) User Growth, Instagram Strength Aids Meta Platforms (META) Visa (V) Rides on Increasing Payments Volume, Expenses High Featured Reports ExxonMobil (XOM) Banks on Prolific Guyana & Permian Basin The Zacks analyst likes ExxonMobil since it has a pipeline of key oil and gas projects in the prolific Guyana & Permian assets. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) and Visa Inc. (V). Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Visa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) and Visa Inc. (V). If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) User Growth, Instagram Strength Aids Meta Platforms (META) Visa (V) Rides on Increasing Payments Volume, Expenses High Featured Reports ExxonMobil (XOM) Banks on Prolific Guyana & Permian Basin The Zacks analyst likes ExxonMobil since it has a pipeline of key oil and gas projects in the prolific Guyana & Permian assets. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Visa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.", 'news_article_title': 'Top Research Reports for Apple, Meta Platforms & Visa', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) and Visa Inc. (V). Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Visa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) User Growth, Instagram Strength Aids Meta Platforms (META) Visa (V) Rides on Increasing Payments Volume, Expenses High Featured Reports ExxonMobil (XOM) Banks on Prolific Guyana & Permian Basin The Zacks analyst likes ExxonMobil since it has a pipeline of key oil and gas projects in the prolific Guyana & Permian assets.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) and Visa Inc. (V). If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) User Growth, Instagram Strength Aids Meta Platforms (META) Visa (V) Rides on Increasing Payments Volume, Expenses High Featured Reports ExxonMobil (XOM) Banks on Prolific Guyana & Permian Basin The Zacks analyst likes ExxonMobil since it has a pipeline of key oil and gas projects in the prolific Guyana & Permian assets. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Visa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/company-news-for-apr-3-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "BlackBerry Ltd.’s (BB) shares soared 14% after posting fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 adjusted loss per share of $0.02, narrower-than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss per share of $0.07.\nBraze Inc.’s (BRZE) shares jumped 9.4% after reporting fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 adjusted loss per share of $0.14, narrower-than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss per share of $0.19.\nShares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.6% after it won lawsuit against Britain's antitrust regulator regarding launching an investigation into Apple’s mobile browser and cloud gaming services.\nShares of Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) rose 1.5% after the company posted fourth-quarter 2022 adjusted loss per share of $0.19, narrower-than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss per share of $0.25.\nFree Report: Must-See Energy Stocks for 2023\nRecord profits at oil companies can mean big gains for you. With soaring demand and elevated prices, oil stocks could be top performers by far in 2023. Zacks has released a special report revealing the 4 oil stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains. (You’ll never guess Stock #2!) \nDownload Oil Market on Fire today, absolutely free.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBlackBerry Limited (BB) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLithium Americas Corp. (LAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBraze, Inc. (BRZE) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.6% after it won lawsuit against Britain's antitrust regulator regarding launching an investigation into Apple’s mobile browser and cloud gaming services. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report BlackBerry Limited (BB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Braze, Inc. (BRZE) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Free Report: Must-See Energy Stocks for 2023 Record profits at oil companies can mean big gains for you.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report BlackBerry Limited (BB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Braze, Inc. (BRZE) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.6% after it won lawsuit against Britain's antitrust regulator regarding launching an investigation into Apple’s mobile browser and cloud gaming services. BlackBerry Ltd.’s (BB) shares soared 14% after posting fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 adjusted loss per share of $0.02, narrower-than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss per share of $0.07.", 'news_article_title': 'Company News for Apr 3, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.6% after it won lawsuit against Britain's antitrust regulator regarding launching an investigation into Apple’s mobile browser and cloud gaming services. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report BlackBerry Limited (BB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Braze, Inc. (BRZE) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Braze Inc.’s (BRZE) shares jumped 9.4% after reporting fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 adjusted loss per share of $0.14, narrower-than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss per share of $0.19.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report BlackBerry Limited (BB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Braze, Inc. (BRZE) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.6% after it won lawsuit against Britain's antitrust regulator regarding launching an investigation into Apple’s mobile browser and cloud gaming services. BlackBerry Ltd.’s (BB) shares soared 14% after posting fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 adjusted loss per share of $0.02, narrower-than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss per share of $0.07."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/energy-companies-are-rewarding-shareholders-with-share-buybacks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'According to S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI), S&P 500 companies set an annual record with $923 billion of share buybacks in 2022, an increase from the prior record of $882 billion in 2021. In 2022, some sectors, such as financials, pulled back spending of their own shares, but the repurchase activity by S&P 500 energy companies rose five-fold. \nShare repurchases remained the more popular use of free cash flow, with 439 S&P 500 constituents buying back some stock during the year, compared with 399 companies paying a dividend. While nearly one in five S&P 500 constituents reduced their share counts in the fourth quarter by a meaningful 4% year-over-year, repurchase activity is even more concentrated than one might realize. \nA combined $345 billion of stock was repurchased by just 20 companies, equal to 35% of the index’s spending efforts, per SPDJI. Information technology and communications services companies Apple ($94 billion in 2022), Alphabet ($59 billion), Meta Platforms ($32 billion), and Microsoft ($29 billion) were the largest buyers, but energy companies were also big spenders.\nFor example, Exxon Mobil bought back $15 billion in 2022, up from just $155 million a year earlier. Meanwhile, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and Marathon Petroleum were among the biggest purchasers of their stock, according to SPDJI data. \nOverall, S&P 500 Energy companies bought back $64 billion of stock in 2022, equal to 6.9% of the S&P 500 Index’s share repurchases, up from $13 billion (1.4%), while S&P 500 Financials shrunk from $191 billion to $121 billion year-over-year, according to the index provider. Berkshire Hathaway’s $6.9 billion in 2022, down from $27 billion, is one such example. \nThe market cap-weighted Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) or the alternatively weighted Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy ETF (RYE) are two ways to get exposure to the S&P 500 Energy sector. \nHowever, as we previously noted, the S&P 500 Index and its energy sector slice do not include MLPs. Companies like Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) and MPLX (MPLX) are listed as ineligible organizational structures, along with business development companies, ETFs, and closed-end funds, according to the S&P Dow Jones methodology document. \nWhile there is no added explanation for the absence, MLPs may be excluded because their tax-advantaged structure adds some complexity, according to Stacey Morris, head of energy research at VettaFi. \nThis is a shame because the energy sector’s share of the S&P 500 buyback activity would be enhanced if MLPs were included. Indeed, MLPs regularly used their strong free cash flow to reward shareholders last year with buybacks and have ample room for more in 2023.\nFor example, MPLX bought back $491 million of its shares in 2022 as part of a $2 billion authorization program. With a recent $34 billion market cap, MPLX is of similar size to XLE, as well as RYE constituent and fellow midstream company Kinder Morgan. Meanwhile, EPD bought back $250 million from its $2 billion program. EPD’s recent market cap of $55 billion is like that of S&P 500-domiciled Occidental Petroleum. \nOther large-cap MLPs that used free cash flow on share repurchases in 2022 include Western Midstream Partners and Magellan Midstream Partners, which bought back $488 million and $472 million, respectively. Shares of these MLP companies can be found in the Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) despite not being a part of some of the larger energy sector ETFs tied to the S&P 500. \nVettaFi LLC (“VettaFi”) is the index provider for AMLP, for which it receives an index licensing fee. However, AMLP is not issued, sponsored, endorsed or sold by VettaFi, and VettaFi has no obligation or liability in connection with the issuance, administration, marketing or trading of AMLP.\n Read more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Share repurchases remained the more popular use of free cash flow, with 439 S&P 500 constituents buying back some stock during the year, compared with 399 companies paying a dividend. While there is no added explanation for the absence, MLPs may be excluded because their tax-advantaged structure adds some complexity, according to Stacey Morris, head of energy research at VettaFi. With a recent $34 billion market cap, MPLX is of similar size to XLE, as well as RYE constituent and fellow midstream company Kinder Morgan.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Overall, S&P 500 Energy companies bought back $64 billion of stock in 2022, equal to 6.9% of the S&P 500 Index’s share repurchases, up from $13 billion (1.4%), while S&P 500 Financials shrunk from $191 billion to $121 billion year-over-year, according to the index provider. For example, MPLX bought back $491 million of its shares in 2022 as part of a $2 billion authorization program. Other large-cap MLPs that used free cash flow on share repurchases in 2022 include Western Midstream Partners and Magellan Midstream Partners, which bought back $488 million and $472 million, respectively.', 'news_article_title': 'Energy Companies Are Rewarding Shareholders With Share Buybacks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Overall, S&P 500 Energy companies bought back $64 billion of stock in 2022, equal to 6.9% of the S&P 500 Index’s share repurchases, up from $13 billion (1.4%), while S&P 500 Financials shrunk from $191 billion to $121 billion year-over-year, according to the index provider. For example, MPLX bought back $491 million of its shares in 2022 as part of a $2 billion authorization program. Other large-cap MLPs that used free cash flow on share repurchases in 2022 include Western Midstream Partners and Magellan Midstream Partners, which bought back $488 million and $472 million, respectively.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'According to S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI), S&P 500 companies set an annual record with $923 billion of share buybacks in 2022, an increase from the prior record of $882 billion in 2021. Information technology and communications services companies Apple ($94 billion in 2022), Alphabet ($59 billion), Meta Platforms ($32 billion), and Microsoft ($29 billion) were the largest buyers, but energy companies were also big spenders. Overall, S&P 500 Energy companies bought back $64 billion of stock in 2022, equal to 6.9% of the S&P 500 Index’s share repurchases, up from $13 billion (1.4%), while S&P 500 Financials shrunk from $191 billion to $121 billion year-over-year, according to the index provider.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-analyst-moves%3A-aapl-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #2 analyst pick. Apple Inc is also a top tier analyst pick among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #43 spot out of 500.\nLooking at the stock price movement year to date, Apple is showing a gain of 26.8%.\nVIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #2 analyst pick. Apple Inc is also a top tier analyst pick among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #43 spot out of 500.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #2 analyst pick. Apple Inc is also a top tier analyst pick among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #43 spot out of 500.', 'news_article_title': 'Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #2 analyst pick. Apple Inc is also a top tier analyst pick among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #43 spot out of 500.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #2 analyst pick. Apple Inc is also a top tier analyst pick among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #43 spot out of 500.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/in-the-news%3A-merger-monday-wynning-macau-numbers-surprise-oil-cuts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Monday, high-flying tech stocks took a much-needed breather, albeit a mild one. After gaining 3.23% last week and more than 20% in the first quarter of 2023, the red-hot, tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) fell less than a percent. Nevertheless, select growth stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Nvidia (NVDA) continued to push forward and made fresh highs in early trading. Despite the quiet and range-bound trading in the major indices, the weekend was news-filled, and specific sectors saw significant gains.\nMerger Monday\nThe weekend was chock full of merger and acquisition news, but one deal stood above them all. Over the weekend, UFC owner Endeavor (EDR) announced it would merge with World Wide Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The deal is valued at $21 billion and will make the newly combined company the most dominant in the space.\nWYNNing Macau Numbers\nShares of gaming giant Wynn Resorts (WYNN) popped to fresh 52-week highs in early trading after the company announced strong numbers from its Macau division. Gaming revenue from the region soared by nearly 250% year-over-year. The revenue was the strongest since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Wynn was recently covered in our Bull of the Day column on March 28th. Industry group peer Las Vegas Sands (LVS) rose in sympathy.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nOPEC Cuts Send Oil Soaring\nOPEC, or the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, is a group of 13 countries that control a significant portion of the world’s oil supply. OPEC countries account for nearly 40% of the world’s oil production. Sunday, OPEC announced a surprise production cut of more than one million barrels a day. After the announcement, crude oil futures shot higher by more than 6%. The gains carried into trading Monday were the strongest in 2023 and the largest in nearly one year.\nAs was evident on Monday, changes in OPEC’s oil production decisions can dramatically impact the overall oil market. The energy sector is the big early week winner and gained 4.50%. Another winner is Warren Buffett. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has been steadily accumulating shares of Occidental Petroleum (OXY) and now owns more than 200 million shares or roughly $12 billion worth of the stock. Looking at OXY’s fundamental picture clarifies why Buffett is such a big buyer. Occidental’s price-to-earnings ratio of 6.69x EPS makes the stock very attractive from a value perspective when compared to the S&P 500’s P/E of 19.0x.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBeyond OXY, oil stocks rose across the board, including Exxon Mobil (XOM), BP (BP), Halliburton (HAL), and countless others.\nTesla’s Electric Delivery Numbers\nShares of the world’s leading electric vehicle maker fell on Monday by 6% after announcing record delivery numbers of 422,000 vehicles. Though the numbers were stellar, the actual announcement was a “sell the news” type event and was likely already priced into the stock. For now, Tesla (TSLA) continues to find support at its rising 50-day moving average.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBP p.l.c. (BP) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHalliburton Company (HAL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nOccidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nWorld Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLas Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nWynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nEndeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (EDR) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Nevertheless, select growth stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Nvidia (NVDA) continued to push forward and made fresh highs in early trading. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report BP p.l.c. Over the weekend, UFC owner Endeavor (EDR) announced it would merge with World Wide Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Nevertheless, select growth stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Nvidia (NVDA) continued to push forward and made fresh highs in early trading. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report BP p.l.c. WYNNing Macau Numbers Shares of gaming giant Wynn Resorts (WYNN) popped to fresh 52-week highs in early trading after the company announced strong numbers from its Macau division.', 'news_article_title': 'In the News: Merger Monday, WYNNing Macau Numbers, & Surprise Oil Cuts', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Nevertheless, select growth stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Nvidia (NVDA) continued to push forward and made fresh highs in early trading. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report BP p.l.c. WYNNing Macau Numbers Shares of gaming giant Wynn Resorts (WYNN) popped to fresh 52-week highs in early trading after the company announced strong numbers from its Macau division.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Nevertheless, select growth stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Nvidia (NVDA) continued to push forward and made fresh highs in early trading. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report BP p.l.c. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research OPEC Cuts Send Oil Soaring OPEC, or the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, is a group of 13 countries that control a significant portion of the world’s oil supply.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-apple-could-buy-disney-and-3-reasons-its-a-terrible-idea', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "When Steve Jobs passed away in 2011, he owned more shares of Disney (NYSE: DIS) than he did of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). He had gained that stake through his sale of Pixar to Disney in 2006. Since then, many people have dreamed of a merger between the two iconic American companies.\nDisney CEO Bob Iger floated that idea in his 2019 memoir and even claimed in a 2021 interview that Jobs would have supported a merger if he had lived. Last November, an unnamed insider claimed Iger could sell Disney to Apple, but Iger denied those rumors. Needham analyst Laura Martin recently revived that idea in a research paper that claimed an acquisition of Disney could easily boost Apple's valuation by 15% to 25%.\nApple is one of the few companies in the world with the finances to pull off that massive deal, but would it actually make any sense? Let's review three reasons Apple might buy Disney and three reasons it would be a terrible idea.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThree reasons Apple could buy Disney\nApple could buy Disney for three reasons: It would expand its services segment, reduce its dependence on the iPhone, and potentially generate synergies in terms of marketing, bundling strategies, and the collection of customer data.\nApple ended its latest quarter with 935 million paid subscriptions across all its services, which include Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and iCloud+. It bundles those services in its Apple One subscription.\nAcquiring Disney would strengthen that ecosystem by adding Disney's 235 million streaming subscribers (162 million on Disney+, 25 million on ESPN+, and 48 million on Hulu) to Apple TV+. Additionally, Apple Music would gain more songs, Apple News+ could be tightly integrated into ABC News, and Apple Arcade could potentially get more Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars games.\nThat merger might solve Disney's biggest problem: the widening losses in its direct-to-consumer streaming division. Merging its streaming ecosystem with Apple's would reduce its own content production, infrastructure, and marketing costs.\nLast quarter, Apple generated 18% of its revenue from its services segment, which houses its subscriptions, App Store sales, and other services. But it still generated 56% of its revenue from the iPhone, which will likely face diminishing returns with longer upgrade cycles. That percentage would drop to 47% if we combined Apple and Disney's latest quarterly numbers.\nAs for the bundling opportunities, Apple could sell Disney-themed products; promote its products in Disney's movies, TV shows, and theme parks; and even provide its Apple One subscribers with special discounts for Disney's theme parks and resorts. It would also gain access to Disney's goldmine of customer data, which could guide Apple's development of future hardware, software, and subscription-based products.\nThree reasons it's a terrible idea\nThose possibilities are tantalizing, but the acquisition would be a bad idea for three reasons: the hefty price tag, the acquisition indigestion, and the mismatched operating margins.\nDisney currently has an enterprise value of about $210 billion. An acquisition premium of 30% would boost the value of that deal to more than $270 billion. Apple ended its latest quarter with $165 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, so it would likely need to take on more debt or cover the rest of the deal in stock.\nThat also means Apple would likely need to pause its big buybacks. It has already reduced its outstanding shares by 40% over the past decade, and suspending those shareholder-friendly buybacks in favor of a massive media acquisition could be poorly received. Apple could also purchase several smaller media companies -- including Paramount, which has an enterprise value of $29 billion, or Warner Bros. Discovery, valued at $78 billion -- to expand its services segment without inheriting Disney's theme parks and resorts.\nAcquiring Disney would also complicate Apple's simpler business model of selling premium hardware devices and locking in its customers with high-margin subscriptions. A comparison of Disney and Apple's gross and operating margins over the past five years, which clearly reflect the impact of COVID-19 and Disney's loss-leading expansion into the streaming market, indicates that acquisition could significantly reduce Apple's margins:\nData source: YCharts. TTM = trailing 12 months.\nLastly, Apple's takeover of Disney would likely face a lot of opposition from antitrust regulators. The two companies operate in different sectors. However, the combination could give them unfair competitive advantages against Apple's hardware and software competitors and Disney's competitors in the media and theme park markets. Apple could get so distracted by those regulatory challenges that it might impact the development of its new products and services.\nIt's doubtful this mega-deal will ever happen\nA merger between Apple and Disney is a fascinating idea, but it doesn't seem realistic. For now, it makes more sense for Apple to expand its ecosystem with mixed-reality headsets and software for connected cars than it does to acquire the world's largest media and theme park company. It would be smart for Apple to sign some content and marketing deals with Disney, but it's irrational for the tech giant to swallow up the whole company.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nLeo Sun has positions in Apple, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When Steve Jobs passed away in 2011, he owned more shares of Disney (NYSE: DIS) than he did of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Needham analyst Laura Martin recently revived that idea in a research paper that claimed an acquisition of Disney could easily boost Apple's valuation by 15% to 25%. Acquiring Disney would also complicate Apple's simpler business model of selling premium hardware devices and locking in its customers with high-margin subscriptions.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'When Steve Jobs passed away in 2011, he owned more shares of Disney (NYSE: DIS) than he did of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Three reasons Apple could buy Disney Apple could buy Disney for three reasons: It would expand its services segment, reduce its dependence on the iPhone, and potentially generate synergies in terms of marketing, bundling strategies, and the collection of customer data. Apple ended its latest quarter with 935 million paid subscriptions across all its services, which include Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and iCloud+.', 'news_article_title': "3 Reasons Apple Could Buy Disney and 3 Reasons It's a Terrible Idea", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'When Steve Jobs passed away in 2011, he owned more shares of Disney (NYSE: DIS) than he did of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple ended its latest quarter with 935 million paid subscriptions across all its services, which include Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and iCloud+. An acquisition premium of 30% would boost the value of that deal to more than $270 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'When Steve Jobs passed away in 2011, he owned more shares of Disney (NYSE: DIS) than he did of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Three reasons Apple could buy Disney Apple could buy Disney for three reasons: It would expand its services segment, reduce its dependence on the iPhone, and potentially generate synergies in terms of marketing, bundling strategies, and the collection of customer data. Apple ended its latest quarter with 935 million paid subscriptions across all its services, which include Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and iCloud+.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-apr-3-2023-%3A-psce-bac-wfc-csco-cmcsa-qqq-aapl-jpm-hln-hban', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -11.34 to 13,137.01. The total After hours volume is currently 93,674,442 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nInvesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF (PSCE) is -0.0227 at $9.85, with 7,500,002 shares traded. This represents a 29.22% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is -0.05 at $28.54, with 5,771,561 shares traded. BAC\'s current last sale is 75.6% of the target price of $37.75.\n\nWells Fargo & Company (WFC) is -0.07 at $37.65, with 2,381,662 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WFC is in the "buy range".\n\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is unchanged at $52.31, with 2,059,211 shares traded. CSCO\'s current last sale is 95.11% of the target price of $55.\n\nComcast Corporation (CMCSA) is unchanged at $38.01, with 2,015,924 shares traded. CMCSA\'s current last sale is 86.39% of the target price of $44.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -0.03 at $320.12, with 1,986,898 shares traded. This represents a 25.9% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $166.09, with 1,986,726 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nJ P Morgan Chase & Co (JPM) is -0.0001 at $130.16, with 1,948,113 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for JPM is in the "buy range".\n\nHaleon plc (HLN) is +0.001 at $8.17, with 1,795,162 shares traded. HLN\'s current last sale is 99.63% of the target price of $8.2.\n\nHuntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) is unchanged at $11.17, with 1,746,306 shares traded. HBAN\'s current last sale is 74.47% of the target price of $15.\n\nButterfly Network, Inc. (BFLY) is +0.42 at $2.29, with 1,636,237 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BFLY is in the "strong buy range".\n\nCitigroup Inc. (C) is -0.01 at $46.70, with 1,573,177 shares traded. C\'s current last sale is 89.81% of the target price of $52.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $166.09, with 1,986,726 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF (PSCE) is -0.0227 at $9.85, with 7,500,002 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $166.09, with 1,986,726 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WFC is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Apr 3, 2023 : PSCE, BAC, WFC, CSCO, CMCSA, QQQ, AAPL, JPM, HLN, HBAN, BFLY, C', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $166.09, with 1,986,726 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -11.34 to 13,137.01.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.08 at $166.09, with 1,986,726 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 93,674,442 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-lies-ahead-for-tech-stocks-etfs-after-a-blockbuster-quarter', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(1:00) - Breaking Down The Outlook For The Technology Sector: Will The Current Tech Rally Continue?\n(5:45) - The AI Race: Who Will Come Out On Top?\n(9:30) - Which Tech Stocks Should You Keep On Your Radar Right Now?\n(13:45) - Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF: IVES\n(15:10) - Episode Roundup: XLK, QQQ, QQQM, HACK, IHAK, CIBR\n [email protected]\n In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Dan Ives, Managing Director at Wedbush Securities, about the market outlook for tech stocks after robust gains in the first quarter.\nThe Nasdaq 100 surged more than 20% in its best quarter since the second quarter of 2020. Tech stocks have outperformed this year as investors believe that the Fed could stop raising rates soon. These stocks also benefited from their safe-haven status amid banking turmoil.\nApple AAPL gained 30%, while NVIDIA NVDA and Tesla TSLA surged more than 90% and 80% respectively. Their biggest quarterly gains in years came after a steep selloff in the sector last year.\nMicrosoft MSFT is making a multiyear, multibillion-dollar investment in OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. According to CEO Satya Nadella, AI is the biggest thing to happen to the company in the nine years since he took over.\nAlphabet GOOGL has been investing billions in AI over the past decade, but its chatbot underwhelmed investors. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said recently that AI technology has reached an inflection point.\nWho will win the AI arms race?\nDan believes Apple is a "Rock of Gibraltar" stock that will continue to benefit from sustained demand for iPhones and future services revenue. He also likes cybersecurity and cloud stocks like Palo Alto Networks PANW and CrowdStrike CRWD.\nThe ETF Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF IVES invests in the “undercover gems” of cloud-based technology.\nTune in to the podcast to learn more.\nMake sure to be on the lookout for the next edition of the ETF Spotlight! If you have any comments or questions, please email [email protected].\nDisclosure: Wedbush is a market maker in some of the securities discussed above. For a full list click HERE.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nPalo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCrowdStrike (CRWD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nWedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF (IVES): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL gained 30%, while NVIDIA NVDA and Tesla TSLA surged more than 90% and 80% respectively. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report CrowdStrike (CRWD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF (IVES): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. (13:45) - Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF: IVES (15:10) - Episode Roundup: XLK, QQQ, QQQM, HACK, IHAK, CIBR [email protected] In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Dan Ives, Managing Director at Wedbush Securities, about the market outlook for tech stocks after robust gains in the first quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report CrowdStrike (CRWD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF (IVES): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL gained 30%, while NVIDIA NVDA and Tesla TSLA surged more than 90% and 80% respectively. (13:45) - Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF: IVES (15:10) - Episode Roundup: XLK, QQQ, QQQM, HACK, IHAK, CIBR [email protected] In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Dan Ives, Managing Director at Wedbush Securities, about the market outlook for tech stocks after robust gains in the first quarter.', 'news_article_title': 'What Lies Ahead for Tech Stocks & ETFs After a Blockbuster Quarter', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report CrowdStrike (CRWD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF (IVES): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL gained 30%, while NVIDIA NVDA and Tesla TSLA surged more than 90% and 80% respectively. (13:45) - Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF: IVES (15:10) - Episode Roundup: XLK, QQQ, QQQM, HACK, IHAK, CIBR [email protected] In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Dan Ives, Managing Director at Wedbush Securities, about the market outlook for tech stocks after robust gains in the first quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report CrowdStrike (CRWD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF (IVES): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL gained 30%, while NVIDIA NVDA and Tesla TSLA surged more than 90% and 80% respectively. (13:45) - Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF: IVES (15:10) - Episode Roundup: XLK, QQQ, QQQM, HACK, IHAK, CIBR [email protected] In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Dan Ives, Managing Director at Wedbush Securities, about the market outlook for tech stocks after robust gains in the first quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-outpaces-stock-market-gains%3A-what-you-should-know-11', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $166.10, moving +0.72% from the previous trading session. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.37%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.98%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.62%.\nComing into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had gained 9.18% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 10.71%, while the S&P 500 gained 3.71%.\nApple will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Apple to post earnings of $1.92 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 26.32%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $93.39 billion, down 4% from the prior-year quarter.\nAAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.04 per share and revenue of $390.02 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -1.15% and -1.09%, respectively.\nInvestors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.\nOur research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.\nThe Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.09% lower. Apple is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.\nLooking at its valuation, Apple is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 27.29. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 8.98, so we one might conclude that Apple is trading at a premium comparatively.\nIt is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.18. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. Computer - Mini computers stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 2.73 based on yesterday's closing prices.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 102, which puts it in the top 41% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nTo follow AAPL in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.\nFree Report: Must-See Energy Stocks for 2023\nRecord profits at oil companies can mean big gains for you. With soaring demand and elevated prices, oil stocks could be top performers by far in 2023. Zacks has released a special report revealing the 4 oil stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains. (You’ll never guess Stock #2!) \nDownload Oil Market on Fire today, absolutely free.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $166.10, moving +0.72% from the previous trading session. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.04 per share and revenue of $390.02 billion. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.18.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $166.10, moving +0.72% from the previous trading session. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.04 per share and revenue of $390.02 billion. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.18.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $166.10, moving +0.72% from the previous trading session. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.04 per share and revenue of $390.02 billion. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.18.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $166.10, moving +0.72% from the previous trading session. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.04 per share and revenue of $390.02 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-stock-was-up-11-in-march', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were moving higher last month as the tech giant trended with gains in the broader tech sector as tech stocks bounced back from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and fears of a recession seemed to cool off later in the month.\nThere was no single driver of the stock\'s gains in March, though it benefited from high-profile analyst upgrades, previews of its upcoming mixed-reality headset, and signs that it\'s continuing to focus on cost-cutting.\nAccording to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, the stock finished March up 11%. As you can see from the chart below, the stock\'s gains tracked with the Nasdaq, but it rose more aggressively.\n^IXIC data by YCharts.\nSo what\nEarly in March, the company got a number of bullish analyst notes. JPMorgan said that iPhone demand is high compared to Apple\'s competitors, while Jefferies also found that demand was strong.\nMeanwhile, Morgan Stanley boosted its price target from $175 to $180, reiterating an overweight rating and citing "pent-up" iPhone demand and a reacceleration in its services business.\nShortly after that, Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a buy rating and a price target of $199, noting the company\'s growing installed base of users.\nIn the week of March 13, the stock started gaining again as tech stocks rebounded after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, and reports confirmed that the company was planning to launch a mixed reality headset in 2023 as CEO Tim Cook pushed the company to release its device this year, according to Financial Times.\nBloomberg also reported that Apple was delaying some bonuses and expanding its hiring freeze, a sign it\'s expanding its cost-cutting efforts as it faces macroeconomic headwinds.\nAmong the big tech companies, Apple is the only one that has not announced major layoffs, but it\'s still a cyclical business. It can\'t escape the overarching in tech as recessionary threats have cooled off demand, and difficult comparisons have made growth numbers weak.\nTowards the end of the month, the company also introduced its own buy-now-pay-later product, "Apple Pay Later," extending the reach of its payments business.\nNow what\nTo start April, Bloomberg reported that the company is cutting a small number of corporate retail positions, another reflection of cost-cutting, and UBS said that iPhone sell-through was down 3% in February year over year, an improvement from previous months, but still a decline.\nApple shares are expensive, but its gains last month show investors are willing to pay up for quality. Even in tough times, the company appears to be strengthening its competitive advantages and putting distance between itself and challengers like Samsung and Alphabet, which should help support its elevated valuation.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Jeremy Bowman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Goldman Sachs Group, JPMorgan Chase, and Jefferies Financial Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were moving higher last month as the tech giant trended with gains in the broader tech sector as tech stocks bounced back from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and fears of a recession seemed to cool off later in the month. There was no single driver of the stock\'s gains in March, though it benefited from high-profile analyst upgrades, previews of its upcoming mixed-reality headset, and signs that it\'s continuing to focus on cost-cutting. Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley boosted its price target from $175 to $180, reiterating an overweight rating and citing "pent-up" iPhone demand and a reacceleration in its services business.', 'news_luhn_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were moving higher last month as the tech giant trended with gains in the broader tech sector as tech stocks bounced back from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and fears of a recession seemed to cool off later in the month. Shortly after that, Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a buy rating and a price target of $199, noting the company's growing installed base of users. In the week of March 13, the stock started gaining again as tech stocks rebounded after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, and reports confirmed that the company was planning to launch a mixed reality headset in 2023 as CEO Tim Cook pushed the company to release its device this year, according to Financial Times.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Stock Was Up 11% in March', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were moving higher last month as the tech giant trended with gains in the broader tech sector as tech stocks bounced back from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and fears of a recession seemed to cool off later in the month. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Goldman Sachs Group, JPMorgan Chase, and Jefferies Financial Group.', 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were moving higher last month as the tech giant trended with gains in the broader tech sector as tech stocks bounced back from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and fears of a recession seemed to cool off later in the month. In the week of March 13, the stock started gaining again as tech stocks rebounded after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, and reports confirmed that the company was planning to launch a mixed reality headset in 2023 as CEO Tim Cook pushed the company to release its device this year, according to Financial Times. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-set-to-open-lower-as-oil-output-cut-stokes-inflation-worries', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar\nApril 3 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were set to open lower on Monday as rising oil prices brought back inflation worries and fueled bets of another interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in its next meeting.\nSaudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil producers announced further output cuts of around 1.16 million barrels per day, threatening an immediate rise in prices.\nThis comes just days after cooling inflation raised hopes that the Fed could soon end its aggressive monetary tightening.\n"We could see inflation bottom out a little bit higher than anticipated, which may mean that the Fed continues their rate hiking a lot longer and further than many currently expect," said Paul Nolte, senior wealth adviser and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest.\nMajor technology stocks and other growth shares such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 0.5% and 1.1% in premarket trade tracking higher U.S. Treasury yields.\nHowever, a 4.4% gain in energy major Chevron Corp CVX.Nand a 3% rise in UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.N following a softer cut to 2024 Medicare Advantage payments by the United States were set to help the Dow Jones .DJI gain at the open.\nBets by traders were largely tilted towards a 25-basis point rate hike in May, with odds of a pause at 46.3%, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nU.S. stocks have weathered turbulence in the global banking sector to notch gains in the first quarter, with the S&P 500 .SPX jumping 7% and bouncing back from a near 20% drop in 2022.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC recorded its strongest first-quarter jump of 17% since mid-2020.\n"We\'ve seen the tech sector rally so hard and so far above everything else that we do expect some profit taking during the month of April," Nolte said.\nInvestors will closely monitor S&P Global and ISM manufacturing PMI data for March on Monday, with the latter expected to show manufacturing activity weakened in March.\nThe first-quarter earnings season is also around the corner, with companies expected to start reporting quarterly results in the next few weeks.\nAt 7:58 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 128 points, or 0.38%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 3.5 points, or 0.08%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 91.25 points, or 0.69%.\nAmong other stocks, shares of American Airlines Group Inc AAL.O and Delta Air Lines Inc DAL.Nedged lower on rising crude prices.\nMcDonald\'s Corp MCD.N rose 0.5% after a report said the burger chain is temporarily closing its U.S. offices this week and preparing to inform corporate employees about layoffs.\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Major technology stocks and other growth shares such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 0.5% and 1.1% in premarket trade tracking higher U.S. Treasury yields. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 3 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were set to open lower on Monday as rising oil prices brought back inflation worries and fueled bets of another interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in its next meeting. "We could see inflation bottom out a little bit higher than anticipated, which may mean that the Fed continues their rate hiking a lot longer and further than many currently expect," said Paul Nolte, senior wealth adviser and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Major technology stocks and other growth shares such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 0.5% and 1.1% in premarket trade tracking higher U.S. Treasury yields. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 3 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were set to open lower on Monday as rising oil prices brought back inflation worries and fueled bets of another interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in its next meeting. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 128 points, or 0.38%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 3.5 points, or 0.08%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 91.25 points, or 0.69%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq set to open lower as oil output cut stokes inflation worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Major technology stocks and other growth shares such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 0.5% and 1.1% in premarket trade tracking higher U.S. Treasury yields. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 3 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were set to open lower on Monday as rising oil prices brought back inflation worries and fueled bets of another interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in its next meeting. Bets by traders were largely tilted towards a 25-basis point rate hike in May, with odds of a pause at 46.3%, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Major technology stocks and other growth shares such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 0.5% and 1.1% in premarket trade tracking higher U.S. Treasury yields. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 3 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were set to open lower on Monday as rising oil prices brought back inflation worries and fueled bets of another interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in its next meeting. However, a 4.4% gain in energy major Chevron Corp CVX.Nand a 3% rise in UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.N following a softer cut to 2024 Medicare Advantage payments by the United States were set to help the Dow Jones .DJI gain at the open.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-nasdaq-futures-fall-on-inflation-worries-after-opec-output-cut', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures mixed: Dow up 0.36%, S&P down 0.10%, Nasdaq down 0.64%\nApril 3 (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Monday as soaring oil prices renewed worries of persistent inflationary pressures, while energy stocks surged at the start of the week.\nSaudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil producers announced further oil output cuts of around 1.16 million barrels per day, threatening an immediate rise in prices.\nThis comes just days after a slowdown in U.S. price data boosted market optimism.\nOil prices jumped 5.4% on Monday, propelling over 3% gains in energy firms such as Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Chevron Corp CVX.N in premarket trade. O/R\n"It can be expected to have an upwards impact on headline and core CPI ... which potentially means a higher terminal rate for the Fed and rates remaining at an elevated level for longer than hitherto," Stuart Cole, head macro economist at Equiti Capital, said.\nAn uptick in U.S. Treasury yields pushed major technology stocks and other growth shares such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.6% and 0.9%.\nTraders\' bets of a 25-basis point rate hike in May stood at 58.7%, with odds of a pause at 41.3%, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nAmong other major stocks, Tesla Inc TSLA.O dropped 2% after missing first-quarter deliveries estimates as a bleak economic outlook and rising competition weighed on the electric-vehicle maker\'s sales.\nAt 5:09 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 119 points, or 0.36%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 4 points, or 0.10%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 84.5 points, or 0.64%.\nIn the first quarter, that was marked by shockwaves from the collapse of two regional U.S. banks, signs of trouble in some European banks and a repricing in interest rate expectations from the Fed, the S&P 500 .SPX jumped 7%, bouncing back from a near 20% drop in 2022. The Nasdaq .IXIC recorded its strongest first-quarter jump of 17% since 2020.\nInvestors will closely monitor S&P Global and ISM manufacturing PMI data for March later in the day and much-awaited jobs reports this week.\nRemarks by Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook on economic outlook and monetary policy are also expected later on Monday.\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Anjur Banerjee; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "An uptick in U.S. Treasury yields pushed major technology stocks and other growth shares such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.6% and 0.9%. Among other major stocks, Tesla Inc TSLA.O dropped 2% after missing first-quarter deliveries estimates as a bleak economic outlook and rising competition weighed on the electric-vehicle maker's sales. Investors will closely monitor S&P Global and ISM manufacturing PMI data for March later in the day and much-awaited jobs reports this week.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'An uptick in U.S. Treasury yields pushed major technology stocks and other growth shares such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.6% and 0.9%. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Oil prices jumped 5.4% on Monday, propelling over 3% gains in energy firms such as Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Chevron Corp CVX.N in premarket trade.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P, Nasdaq futures fall on inflation worries after OPEC+ output cut', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'An uptick in U.S. Treasury yields pushed major technology stocks and other growth shares such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.6% and 0.9%. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil producers announced further oil output cuts of around 1.16 million barrels per day, threatening an immediate rise in prices.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'An uptick in U.S. Treasury yields pushed major technology stocks and other growth shares such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.6% and 0.9%. Futures mixed: Dow up 0.36%, S&P down 0.10%, Nasdaq down 0.64% April 3 (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Monday as soaring oil prices renewed worries of persistent inflationary pressures, while energy stocks surged at the start of the week. Oil prices jumped 5.4% on Monday, propelling over 3% gains in energy firms such as Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Chevron Corp CVX.N in premarket trade.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-walt-disney-and-take-two-interactive-are-no-brainer-buys-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) have not been immune from the challenges that have hit the economy over the last year. Sales of iPhones stalled last quarter, Disney is being hurt by higher production costs, and Take-Two's latest video game releases generated less revenue than expected.\nBut these industry leaders have delivered market-beating returns before and will do so again. Here's why investors can confidently buy these stocks today.\nApple\nBrand Finance's prestigious Global 500 list ranks Apple as the second-most-valuable brand in the world. The tech giant is relentless in improving the usefulness of its iPhones, Macs, and other devices, which has led to consistently high customer satisfaction scores. That's a big reason why Apple was able to double its installed base of active devices to more than 2 billion over the past seven years.\nApple is not without risks. Inflation and supply chain issues have pressured the company's sales. Specifically, iPhone sales, which provide most of Apple's revenue, dipped by 8% year over year in the quarter that ended Dec. 31. These headwinds have sent the stock down in the past 15 months, and while it has recovered somewhat from its recent lows, it's still off by 9% from where it traded at the end of 2021.\nStill, Apple's growth in free cash flow in recent years points to a prosperous future. Over the last year, it generated a staggering $97 billion in free cash flow on $387 billion in total sales. That's more free cash flow than Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta Platforms combined. That gives it a huge war chest it can use to market itself and invest in new growth initiatives.\nData by YCharts.\nWhile investors are increasingly focused on Apple's services business as a long-term growth catalyst, the iPhone still has a lot of potential to win new customers. In emerging markets, Apple's installed base grew at double-digit percentage rates in the most recent quarter. Most importantly, Apple reported record levels of customers switching from competing smartphone brands to iPhones in India and Mexico.\nApple's brand and consistent streams of free cash flow are good reasons to hold its stock for the long term, but there's one last reason to consider buying the stock right now. It is widely expected that the company will announce its long-rumored mixed-reality headset this year. With that potential catalyst dangling in front of investors, Apple is a no-brainer.\nWalt Disney\nDisney has been entertaining children and families for a century. It's hard to imagine the world without Disney, which might be enough reason to justify buying shares, but there are specific reasons why now is a perfect time to open a position in the stock.\nThe stock has fallen by 53% from its previous highs, yet the company has valuable assets that could unlock substantial value for shareholders.\nCEO Bob Iger, who led the company to market-beating returns during his first stint in the top job between 2005 and 2020, returned to the helm in November. He's looking to bring down costs in the streaming business and improve profitability, and some analysts believe these cost-reduction plans could lead Disney to sell its majority stake in Hulu next year. Citi (NYSE: C) analyst Jason Bazinet sees marginal upside of about $13 per share, or about 13% of Disney's recent share price, from a possible sale.\nWhether Disney sells its Hulu stake or not, there is tremendous value in its various media assets, including ABC, ESPN, and its growing theme park business, that may not be fully reflected in the current stock price of $98.\nIndeed, Disney stock is selling at just 2.1 times trailing-12-month revenue, which is its lowest price-to-sales valuation in over 10 years. Yet it has experienced tremendous growth in subscribers to Disney+ over the last few years, and its theme park business is generating more revenue and profits than it did before the pandemic.\nDisney is a timeless brand that appears undervalued right now, making it a no-brainer buy.\nTake-Two Interactive\nTake-Two has had an impressive run in recent years in the $200 billion video game industry. The company's flagship title, Grand Theft Auto V, has sold an impressive 175 million copies since its 2013 debut, and it's still going strong.\nAcross all its games, Take-Two's revenue has more than doubled over the last five years, and management is keeping its foot on the gas. Not many companies are expanding their capital investments in this uncertain economic environment, but management sees a great opportunity to capitalize on its improved profitability from the success of Grand Theft Auto V to expand its game lineup.\nData by YCharts.\nSince Red Dead Redemption 2 launched in 2018, it has sold over 50 million units, but there are eight more new titles from previously established game franchises set to be released through its fiscal 2025. One of those is likely the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series, which will be selling to a larger fan base.\nThe company also has 38 titles set for release on mobile devices. On that note, Take-Two's $12.7 billion acquisition of Zynga, the maker of Words With Friends, positions the company well to capture a piece of the burgeoning in-game mobile advertising market, which Allied Market Research estimates will grow to a value of nearly $18 billion by 2030.\nSales of Take-Two's established franchises have remained resilient over the last year, but its top-line growth has been weaker than investors expected. This is primarily due to weakness in recent releases, but it's also why the stock is selling at an attractive discount. The stock is down by 46% from its high, which presents investors with an attractive entry point considering the abundant opportunities the company will have in gaming over the long term.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Citigroup is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. John Ballard has positions in Amazon.com and Take-Two Interactive Software. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Take-Two Interactive Software, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) have not been immune from the challenges that have hit the economy over the last year. Sales of iPhones stalled last quarter, Disney is being hurt by higher production costs, and Take-Two's latest video game releases generated less revenue than expected. He's looking to bring down costs in the streaming business and improve profitability, and some analysts believe these cost-reduction plans could lead Disney to sell its majority stake in Hulu next year.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) have not been immune from the challenges that have hit the economy over the last year. Take-Two Interactive Take-Two has had an impressive run in recent years in the $200 billion video game industry. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Take-Two Interactive Software, and Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple, Walt Disney, and Take-Two Interactive Are No-Brainer Buys Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) have not been immune from the challenges that have hit the economy over the last year. Apple's brand and consistent streams of free cash flow are good reasons to hold its stock for the long term, but there's one last reason to consider buying the stock right now. Take-Two Interactive Take-Two has had an impressive run in recent years in the $200 billion video game industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) have not been immune from the challenges that have hit the economy over the last year. Apple's brand and consistent streams of free cash flow are good reasons to hold its stock for the long term, but there's one last reason to consider buying the stock right now. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-it-time-to-take-a-bite-out-of-apple-stock-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nSince the start of the year, investors have warmed back up to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). AAPL stock has climbed by nearly 30% during this time frame.\nAlthough some of its more recent lift may be because of investors cycling back into big tech, as a safe harbor from the banking crisis, rising confidence in the company’s prospects has been the key driver.\nFollowing this rally, the question is whether now is a good time to enter/add to a position, or to sit on the sidelines.\nOn one hand, Apple is of course not immune to the tech sector headwinds that are still affecting the other FAANG components. This tech giant may have a stronger chance of reporting better results much sooner, and to a greater extent, compared to its rivals.\nSo, what’s the best move? Let’s dive in and find out.\nAAPL Apple $164.90\nWhy AAPL Stock has Outperformed\nApple shares have outperformed the broad market (as measured by the S&P 500) year-to-date. Not only that, the stock has outperformed most other large-cap tech names, including Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT).\nAgain, improved investor sentiment, not necessarily company-specific news, has been the main reason AAPL stock has been “crushing it” as of late. But that doesn’t mean the current surge in optimism is based on nothing more than wishful thinking. Recently, several sell-side analysts have been laying out a substantive bull case for Apple.\nFor example, Jeffries analyst Kyle McNealy has argued that channel checks show that demand for iPhones remains robust, despite current economic headwinds.\nOther analysts, like Wedbush’s Dan Ives, have also noted demand trends appear promising for the iPhone, particularly in China. Optimism for Apple does not end there.\nAs Goldman Sachs’ Michael Ng discussed in a recent research note, various factors like secular growth in its Services unit could “more than offset cyclical headwinds.”\nThis suggests that, like I mentioned above, Apple may have an easier time exiting the current tech downturn than, say, Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL). Or does it?\nA Near-Term Pullback Is Possible\nAnalysts seem to be bullish on AAPL stock again, and so does the market. However, before pouncing on shares at current prices, on the expectation that the “trend is your friend,” keep in mind that rising optimism alone doesn’t guarantee a smooth ride back to all-time highs.\nThe situation with Apple may be much better than previously feared, but the tech slowdown remains likely to weigh on results in the near-term.\nThe sell-side, after lowering its earnings forecast for the current quarter after the last earnings release, has yet to raise it. If you may recall from the prior quarterly earnings release on Feb. 1, results fell short of expectations.\nIf results again come up short, it may knock some of the wind out of the latest AAPL rally. That’s not all.\nWhile iPhone demand trends may be promising today, that doesn’t mean further weakness doesn’t lie ahead. A much-feared global recession still hasn’t arrived.\nIf one takes shape within the year, this could increase uncertainty about Apple’s potential to embark on an earnings rebound starting in the next fiscal year, as implied by current sell-side forecasts. Another pullback is within the realm of possibility.\nMy Verdict on AAPL\nEven as there are a few factors that could temporarily knock AAPL lower in the short-term, conversely, some upcoming developments may give the latest rally some additional runway.\nA good example is with this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (or WWDC), scheduled to take place between June 5 and June 9. At the event, Apple could unveil its much-anticipated augmented reality/virtual reality (or AR/VR) headset product.\nThat said, it may be best to assume that shares remain vulnerable to a pullback. While performing better than other FAANG components, sector-specific issues are not yet in the past and could again weigh on sentiment.\nStill, if your time horizon extends beyond the here and now, and you are bullish on its long-term catalysts, take a bite out of AAPL stock at current prices.\nAAPL stock earns a B rating in Portfolio Grader.\nOn the date of publication, Louis Navellier had a long position in GOOG and MSFT. Louis Navellier did not have (either directly or indirectly) any other positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nLouis Navellier, who has been called “one of the most important money managers of our time,” has broken the silence in this shocking “tell all” video… exposing one of the most shocking events in our country’s history… and the one move every American needs to make today.\nThe post Is it Time to Take a Bite Out of Apple Stock? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Since the start of the year, investors have warmed back up to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). AAPL stock has climbed by nearly 30% during this time frame. AAPL Apple $164.90 Why AAPL Stock has Outperformed Apple shares have outperformed the broad market (as measured by the S&P 500) year-to-date.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Since the start of the year, investors have warmed back up to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). AAPL Apple $164.90 Why AAPL Stock has Outperformed Apple shares have outperformed the broad market (as measured by the S&P 500) year-to-date. AAPL stock has climbed by nearly 30% during this time frame.', 'news_article_title': 'Is it Time to Take a Bite Out of Apple Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Since the start of the year, investors have warmed back up to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). A Near-Term Pullback Is Possible Analysts seem to be bullish on AAPL stock again, and so does the market. If results again come up short, it may knock some of the wind out of the latest AAPL rally.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Since the start of the year, investors have warmed back up to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). AAPL Apple $164.90 Why AAPL Stock has Outperformed Apple shares have outperformed the broad market (as measured by the S&P 500) year-to-date. AAPL stock has climbed by nearly 30% during this time frame.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-spdr-portfolio-sp-500-etf-splg-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 11/08/2005.\nThe fund is sponsored by State Street Global Advisors. It has amassed assets over $15.81 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nBlend ETFs usually hold a mix of growth and value stocks as well as stocks that exhibit both value and growth characteristics.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.03%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.61%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 25.90% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.50% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 23.72% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSPLG seeks to match the performance of the Russell 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Index is designed to measure the performance of the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has gained about 7.45% so far this year and is down about -7.91% in the last one year (as of 04/03/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $41.93 and $53.73.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 19.94% for the trailing three-year period. With about 506 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SPLG is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $307.41 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $374.59 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.50% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 11/08/2005.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.50% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Sector Exposure and Top Holdings While ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise.", 'news_article_title': 'Should SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.50% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 11/08/2005.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.50% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-esg-aware-msci-usa-etf-esgu-a-strong-etf-right-now-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 12/01/2016.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has long been dominated by products based on market cap weighted indexes, a strategy created to reflect the market or a particular market segment.\nA good option for investors who believe in market efficiency, market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\nThese indexes attempt to select stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance, based on certain fundamental characteristics or a combination of such characteristics.\nThis area offers many different investment choices, such as simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies; however, not all of these strategies can deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $14.27 billion, making it the largest ETF in the Style Box - All Cap Growth. Before fees and expenses, ESGU seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA ESG Focus Index.\nThe MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index comprises of U.S. companies that have positive environmental, social and governance characteristics while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to those of the parent index.\nCost & Other Expenses\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt's 12-month trailing dividend yield comes in at 1.65%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nESGU's heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 27.40% of the portfolio. Its Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.85% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 21.26% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, ESGU has gained about 7.28%, and is down about -9.28% in the last one year (as of 04/03/2023). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $79.22 and $102.58.\nThe fund has a beta of 1.02 and standard deviation of 20.43% for the trailing three-year period. With about 313 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Growth segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nVanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV) tracks FTSE US ALL CAP CHOICE INDEX and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index. Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF has $6.10 billion in assets, iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has $7.21 billion. ESGV has an expense ratio of 0.09% and ESGD charges 0.20%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Growth.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.85% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 12/01/2016.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.85% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 12/01/2016.", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.85% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 12/01/2016.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.85% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV) tracks FTSE US ALL CAP CHOICE INDEX and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-13', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zacks-industry-outlook-highlights-apple-and-hp-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – April 3, 2023 – Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses Apple AAPL and HP HPQ.\nIndustry: Mini-Computers\nLink: https://www.zacks.com/commentary/2073280/2-stocks-to-watch-from-the-prospering-computer-industry\nThe Zacks Computer – Mini Computers industry is suffering from the waning demand for consumer PCs, massive supply-chain issues and geopolitical challenges, including raging inflation and high interest. Nevertheless, strong demand for high-end enterprise laptops is benefiting Apple and HP.\nThe improving availability of 5G-enabled smartphones has been a key catalyst for industry participants. The growing adoption of tablets among enterprises bodes well for companies like Apple and Lenovo. The launch of foldable, and AI and ML-infused smartphones, tablets, wearables, and hearables is another major growth driver for industry participants. Robust demand for production printers, materials and software bodes well for 3-D printing solution providers.\nIndustry Description\nThe Zacks Computer – Mini Computers industry comprises companies that offer smartphones, desktops, laptops, printers, wearables and 3-D printers. Such devices are based either on iOS, MacOS, iPadOS, WatchOS, Microsoft Windows, or Google Chrome and Android operating systems. The companies predominantly use processors from Apple, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, NVIDIA and Samsung.\nExpanding screen size, better display and enhanced storage capabilities have been the key catalysts driving the rapid proliferation of smartphones. This has been well-supported by faster mobile processors. Laptops, both consumer and commercial, benefit from faster processors, sleek designs and expanded storage facilities. The addition of healthcare features has been driving the demand for wearables.\n3 Mini Computer Industry Trends to Watch\nBring Your Own Device (BYOD) Aids Momentum: The industry is benefiting from the rapid adoption of BYOD in workplaces. Enterprises practicing BYOD allow employees to use their personal devices, including mobiles, laptops and tablets, for work purposes. BYOD helps connect remote workers and desk-bound employees, thereby improving process management and workflow.\nBYOD has proved more productive, as it lowers training time. Moreover, the coronavirus-induced remote-working and online-learning models bode well for industry participants, as demand is expected to increase for desktops and laptops.\nImpressive Form Factor Drives Demand: Expanding screen size, better display and enhanced storage capabilities have been the key catalysts driving the rapid proliferation of smartphones and tablets. This has been well-supported by faster mobile processors from the likes of Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Apple and Samsung. Improved Internet penetration and speed, along with the evolution of mobile apps, have made smartphones indispensable for consumers.\nImproved graphics quality is making smartphones suitable for playing games like PUBG and Fortnite. This is expected to boost the demand for high-end smartphones and open up significant opportunities for device makers.\nPCs Face Extinction Risk: Personal computers (desktops and laptops), be it Windows or Apple’s MacOS-based ones, have been facing the risk of extinction due to the rapid proliferation of smartphones and tablets. Stiff competition from smartphones has compelled global PC makers to not only upgrade hardware frequently but also add apps and cloud-based services to attract consumers. Nevertheless, the emergence of 5G, AI, machine learning and foldable computers is likely to be the key catalyst in expanding the total addressable market of PCs.\nZacks Industry Rank Indicates Bright Prospects\nThe Zacks Computer – Mini Computers industry is housed within the broader Zacks Computer and Technology sector. It carries a Zacks Industry Rank #103, which places it in the top 41% of more than 250 Zacks industries.\nThe group’s Zacks Industry Rank, which is basically the average of the Zacks Rank of all the member stocks, indicates bullish near-term prospects. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperforms the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.\nBefore we present a few stocks that you may want to consider for your portfolio, let’s take a look at the industry’s recent stock-market performance and valuation picture.\nIndustry Outperforms Sector, S&P 500\nThe Zacks Computer – Mini Computers industry has outperformed the broader Zacks Computer and Technology sector, and the S&P 500 index over the past year.\nThe industry has dropped 7.1% over this period compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 11.7% and the broader sector’s fall of 14.6%.\nIndustry\'s Current Valuation\nOn the basis of forward 12-month P/E, which is a commonly used multiple for valuing computer stocks, we see that the industry is currently trading at 24.99X compared with the S&P 500’s 18.16X and the sector’s 22.91X.\nOver the last five years, the industry has traded as high as 32.32X, as low as 11.49X and at the median of 22.41X.\n2 Computer Stocks to Watch Right Now\nApple: This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company is benefiting from the continued momentum in the Services segment, driven by App Store, Cloud Services, Music, advertising and AppleCare. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nApple currently has more than 935 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio. The App Store continues to draw the attention of prominent developers worldwide, helping it offer appealing new apps that drive the App Store’s traffic. A growing number of AI-infused apps will attract subscribers to the App Store.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2023 earnings has declined by a penny to $6.04 per share over the past 30 days. The stock has lost 6.9% in the past year.\nHP: This Zacks Rank #3 company’s sustained focus on launching the latest and innovative products is likely to help it stay afloat in the current uncertain macroeconomic environment. Product innovation and differentiations are the key drivers that have helped HP maintain its leading position in the PC and printer markets.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2023 earnings has been unchanged at $3.27 per share over the past 30 days. Shares of HP have declined 18.9% in the past year.\nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. 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From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – April 3, 2023 – Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses Apple AAPL and HP HPQ. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stiff competition from smartphones has compelled global PC makers to not only upgrade hardware frequently but also add apps and cloud-based services to attract consumers.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – April 3, 2023 – Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses Apple AAPL and HP HPQ. Industry Description The Zacks Computer – Mini Computers industry comprises companies that offer smartphones, desktops, laptops, printers, wearables and 3-D printers.', 'news_article_title': 'Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Apple and HP', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – April 3, 2023 – Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses Apple AAPL and HP HPQ. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Industry Outperforms Sector, S&P 500 The Zacks Computer – Mini Computers industry has outperformed the broader Zacks Computer and Technology sector, and the S&P 500 index over the past year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – April 3, 2023 – Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses Apple AAPL and HP HPQ. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Industry Description The Zacks Computer – Mini Computers industry comprises companies that offer smartphones, desktops, laptops, printers, wearables and 3-D printers.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/qualcomm-is-the-higher-reward-for-higher-risk-takers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Market participants have been facing a tough choice lately regarding the chip and semiconductor industry. As geopolitical tensions arise between the United States and China, especially in the intellectual property sphere, many players in the space find themselves staring down a nasty divorce.\nThe United States is looking to regain and maintain its global leadership position in being the sole producer of the most advanced chip and semiconductor technologies, using the latest and most efficient engineering methodologies to produce these necessary components for the overall economy. China can be seen as the apple that does not fall far from the proverbial tree, as the nation is also looking to establish itself as a leader in chip manufacturing and engineering.\nThis clash of titans has escalated into full-blown restrictions on exports and intellectual property concerns from both parties. The United States has slapped chip manufacturing machinery restrictions on China, and China has accused the United States of unfair market practices, as companies like Huawei and Bytedance have been blocked from entering the marketplace. The climax of this conflict seems to be who keeps the closest ties with Taiwan, where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) operates and produces most of the world\'s chips and semiconductors with low labor costs, and which of the two contestants will have access to the engineering and development capacities for the most advanced chips out there.\nWarfare on all Flanks\nThis highly competitive industry can be broken down into three main spaces or markets which the largest players serve. The smartphone and mobile device market, the desktop and laptop market and the networking or data processing equipment market (refer to routers and data centers/cloud computing). \nNVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has a track record of historically dominating the GPU market, where GPUs greatly enhance artificial intelligence capabilities and graphics on desktop and laptop devices. Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a major player in the x86 and microprocessor space, along with their latest announcement launching the Sierra Forest chip, which will accelerate their operational stance and capacity in aiding the growth of artificial intelligence models relying on data processing, data centers, and cloud computing power by the same extension.\nLastly, the smartphone and mobile device chip market is mainly dominated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM). These two competitors comprehensively break down an investor\'s view as to whether the United States or China will come out ahead in this "chip war".\nAsia Telecoms? Think Qualcomm\nApple has historically generated most of its revenue from the Western world, including revenue from their iPhones which carry A-chips. On the other hand, Qualcomm is a competing smartphone and mobile device chip firm that derives most (60%+) of its revenue from China, Vietnam, and South Korea.\nQualcomm chips have historically operated in a sort of bubble, landing deals with brand after brand and riding the tailwind of the fastest-growing economies in the world. As Asia wakes up to faster and further economic advancement, more citizens are able to afford better and more powerful mobile devices - namely smartphones - and the dominating Asian phone brands also happen to carry Qualcomm chips.\nPhone brands such as Samsung, Xiaomi, Google Pixel, LG, Motorola, Sony, Asus have been sporting Qualcomm mobile chips for quite some time. Whether these chips have attributed to the continued popularity and growing adoption of these phones is up to the users themselves. Still, investors can appreciate the impact they have had on the mobile market. \nThe Snapdragon 8 Series Processor\nA red dragon has historically represented China. Qualcomm chose to launch its newest and most advanced processor to date sporting a red theme and naming it after the spirit creature, perhaps solidifying its ties to the East Asia giant. What is more important, however, is what this new processor will allow its users to accomplish.\nThe Snapdragon 8 series will include a high-performance CPU along with an advanced GPU, thus giving it the best of both worlds in terms of data capacity and computing power. Additionally, it is the world\'s first 5G A.I. modem, showcasing a 40-45% improvement in power savings.\nEffectively, this new processor will allow smartphones across Asia to access 5G processing speeds and communications, along with extending the desktop and laptop capabilities for data processing and cloud computing. Given that 60%+ of Qualcomm\'s revenues come from China, the red giant will be pleased to have access to technology that will enhance their plans of chip technology leadership.\nRoom for Upside?\nQualcomm has showcased just how important the Chinese economy is to its business, as 2021 and 2022 saw 42.6% and 31.7% revenue growth, respectively, coinciding with the reopening of the Asian economy. Despite closing of one of the major economies in the world during 2020, the company only saw revenue contractions of -3.1% with margins as steady as ever; gross margins remained at their historical 57-60% and net margins followed in their 22-26% average range. \nWhen considering Qualcomm\'s potential today, it is important to note that China has not completed its reopening entirely. The Chinese government has pledged to inject $1.5 trillion Yuaninto its economy, with a focus on infrastructure spending and the consumer sector. As a result, investors may expect further double-digit revenue growth for 2023, along with high net income margins.\nAs of today, the stock trades at 11.2x its earnings per share, representing a cheap valuation that is further accentuated by the $11 billion USD in share buybacks and dividends paid out to investors during 2022. The company\'s increase in inventory, from 7.8% of assets to a five-year high of 12.9% of assets, suggests that it is stocking up for a big year and reflects expectations of strong revenue growth from the Chinese reopening.\nAnalysts seem to agree with this tailwind facing Qualcomm, as they have assigned a consensus 22% upside to the stock at these levels. Bullish divergences in weekly RSI and stochastic levels may also point to the stock gearing for a rally in the near future.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Lastly, the smartphone and mobile device chip market is mainly dominated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM). NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has a track record of historically dominating the GPU market, where GPUs greatly enhance artificial intelligence capabilities and graphics on desktop and laptop devices. As Asia wakes up to faster and further economic advancement, more citizens are able to afford better and more powerful mobile devices - namely smartphones - and the dominating Asian phone brands also happen to carry Qualcomm chips.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Lastly, the smartphone and mobile device chip market is mainly dominated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM). NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has a track record of historically dominating the GPU market, where GPUs greatly enhance artificial intelligence capabilities and graphics on desktop and laptop devices. As Asia wakes up to faster and further economic advancement, more citizens are able to afford better and more powerful mobile devices - namely smartphones - and the dominating Asian phone brands also happen to carry Qualcomm chips.', 'news_article_title': 'Qualcomm Is The Higher Reward, For Higher Risk Takers', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Lastly, the smartphone and mobile device chip market is mainly dominated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM). The smartphone and mobile device market, the desktop and laptop market and the networking or data processing equipment market (refer to routers and data centers/cloud computing). Qualcomm has showcased just how important the Chinese economy is to its business, as 2021 and 2022 saw 42.6% and 31.7% revenue growth, respectively, coinciding with the reopening of the Asian economy.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Lastly, the smartphone and mobile device chip market is mainly dominated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM). The United States has slapped chip manufacturing machinery restrictions on China, and China has accused the United States of unfair market practices, as companies like Huawei and Bytedance have been blocked from entering the marketplace. As Asia wakes up to faster and further economic advancement, more citizens are able to afford better and more powerful mobile devices - namely smartphones - and the dominating Asian phone brands also happen to carry Qualcomm chips.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-nasdaq-futures-slip-as-oil-output-cut-reignites-inflation-worries', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar\nApril 3 (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Monday as a surge in oil prices renewed worries of persistent inflationary pressures, bolstering bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will deliver another interest rate hike at its next meeting.\nSaudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil producers announced further oil output cuts of around 1.16 million barrels per day, threatening an immediate rise in prices.\nThis comes just days after data showing cooling inflation fueled hopes that the Fed could soon end its aggressive monetary tightening.\nAs oil prices jumped, Dow Jones index constituent Chevron Corp CVX.N rose 3.8% in premarket trade, while shares of other energy firms such as Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N were also up between 3% and 5%. O/R\n"We could see inflation bottom out a little bit higher than anticipated, which may mean that the Fed continues their rate hiking a lot longer and further than many currently expect," said Paul Nolte, senior wealth adviser and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest.\nAn uptick in U.S. Treasury yields pushed major technology stocks and other growth shares such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.4% and 1%.\nTraders\' bets were largely tilted towards a 25-basis point rate hike in May, with odds of a pause at 39.8%, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nAmong other major stocks, Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 2.1% after the electric-vehicle maker posted record quarterly vehicle deliveries, but quarter-on-quarter sales growth was modest despite price cuts.\nAt 7:01 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 131 points, or 0.39%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 1.75 points, or 0.04%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 81 points, or 0.61%.\nU.S. stocks have weathered turbulence in the global banking sector to notch gains in the first quarter, with the S&P 500 .SPX jumping 7% and bouncing back from a near 20% drop in 2022. The tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC recorded its strongest first-quarter jump of 17% since mid-2020.\n"We\'ve seen the tech sector rally so hard and so far above everything else that we do expect some profit taking during the month of April," Nolte said.\nInvestors will closely monitor S&P Global and ISM manufacturing PMI data for March on Monday, with the latter expected to show manufacturing activity weakened in March.\nThe first-quarter earnings season is also around the corner, with companies expected to start reporting quarterly results in the next few weeks.\nRemarks by Fed Board Governor Lisa Cook on economic outlook and monetary policy are also expected later on Monday.\nAmong other stocks, shares of American Airlines Group Inc AAL.O and Delta Air Lines Inc DAL.Nfell about 1% each premarket on surging crude prices.\nMcDonald\'s Corp MCD.N edged 0.7% higher after a report said the burger chain is temporarily closing its U.S. offices this week and preparing to inform corporate employees about layoffs.\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'An uptick in U.S. Treasury yields pushed major technology stocks and other growth shares such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.4% and 1%. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 3 (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Monday as a surge in oil prices renewed worries of persistent inflationary pressures, bolstering bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will deliver another interest rate hike at its next meeting. O/R "We could see inflation bottom out a little bit higher than anticipated, which may mean that the Fed continues their rate hiking a lot longer and further than many currently expect," said Paul Nolte, senior wealth adviser and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'An uptick in U.S. Treasury yields pushed major technology stocks and other growth shares such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.4% and 1%. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 3 (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Monday as a surge in oil prices renewed worries of persistent inflationary pressures, bolstering bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will deliver another interest rate hike at its next meeting. As oil prices jumped, Dow Jones index constituent Chevron Corp CVX.N rose 3.8% in premarket trade, while shares of other energy firms such as Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N were also up between 3% and 5%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P, Nasdaq futures slip as oil output cut reignites inflation worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'An uptick in U.S. Treasury yields pushed major technology stocks and other growth shares such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.4% and 1%. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 3 (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Monday as a surge in oil prices renewed worries of persistent inflationary pressures, bolstering bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will deliver another interest rate hike at its next meeting. This comes just days after data showing cooling inflation fueled hopes that the Fed could soon end its aggressive monetary tightening.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'An uptick in U.S. Treasury yields pushed major technology stocks and other growth shares such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.4% and 1%. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 3 (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Monday as a surge in oil prices renewed worries of persistent inflationary pressures, bolstering bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will deliver another interest rate hike at its next meeting. As oil prices jumped, Dow Jones index constituent Chevron Corp CVX.N rose 3.8% in premarket trade, while shares of other energy firms such as Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N were also up between 3% and 5%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/intel-promised-a-comeback-and-it-delivered', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The chip and semiconductor industry has recently felt, for investors and operators alike, like a battleground. Competition and market share seem to be taking off exponentially in decisive directions and specific spaces within the ecosystem. The rise of artificial intelligence and its many uses, such as self-driving electric vehicles, facial and voice recognition advances, and the explosive breakout of the hottest tool of the day, ChatGPT, has directed the attention of markets and investors alike, who are attempting to figure out which of the several players in the space will come out as the winner.\nTo start, a quick history lesson is in order so that readers can understand why China and the United States find themselves under heightened political tensions around chip exports and a possible Taiwan invasion. For the better part of the 1950s and early 2000s, the United States was the global hub for anything technology and computing power.\nAnything that had Palo Alto, "Silicon Valley," and "Garage" in the same sentence was surely destined to become a disruptive giant. When companies like International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) and Apple (NYSE: AAPL) started to gain significant market share, competition pressure for margin expansion began to eat into their bottom lines, thus prompting the exploration of cheaper operations overseas.\nChina was the hub for manufacturing these chips for a few decades, while the United States was the place to go for engineering and development. Once China started to become a wealthier nation and its citizens got a taste of achievement and competition, companies like Huawei and Semiconductor Manufacturing International (OTCMKTS: SMICY) began to release products that targeted the vast market share of their American counterparts.\nHuawei had so much success in competing that several governments had to ban their devices from being sold. China remained in the back seat as it kept manufacturing and collecting intellectual property for more advanced chip manufacturing methodologies, as well as exposing itself to the world\'s largest manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM).\nCurrent State of the Chip Industry\nUp until the mid-2010s, the chip industry was stagnant around x86 chips and the microprocessor, relying heavily on Chinese and Taiwanese abilities to meet output demands and keep costs low. Modern-day demand has shifted toward artificial intelligence and data center-enhancing chips, which require a step farther from the classic CPU. A CPU can only process one dataset at a time and manipulate it one iteration at a time. Thus, the machine learning models that drive A.I. take forever to train and complete, and data centers become negligible in the eyes of outstanding needs.\nNVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has dominated this space with its leadership position in the GPU market. A GPU - compared to a CPU - can process several data sets simultaneously and perform various iterations simultaneously, thus delivering the computing power that A.I. and data centers need to perform.\nThis GPU revolution is extremely important because missing that train is what has kept Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) in the dark for many years as it stuck to x86 and microprocessors mainly, completely dropping the ball on mobile and A.I. tailwinds. \nU Turn Ahead\nDespite the overall industry experiencing 20%+ CAGRs, Intel has delivered single digit revenue growth since 2015, accompanied by decreasing market share in their respective markets and a 20% compression in gross margins to 2022. New CEO Pat Gelsinger has taken these and other stagnant drivers to heart.\nGelsinger devised a plan for the company to return to its former glory and serve as the leader in decoupling chip manufacturing dependency on China and Taiwan. First, he made it clear that the company will see significantly leaner free cash flows for investors, as he plans to deploy $20 billion USD, with contingency for more, into foundries in the United States - a first step into bringing back domestic production and increased control over the supply chain. These foundries will be granted ASML\'s latest technology in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, allowing for the making of 10 nanometer chips codenamed Sierra Forest.\nYes, this has caused the company to severely strip the dividend payout to shareholders, cut executive pay, and execute layoffs. What this means is that delayed gratification will bring on a new wave of customers that are looking to decouple from the volatility and geopolitical risk currently being experienced in East Asia, with China placing more restrictions on chip exports, as well as the United States\' retaliation in restricting chip manufacturing machinery to China.\nThis effectively means for Intel shareholders and potential investors a double tailwind coming from the two main narratives affecting the chip industry. Firstly, the new foundries being U.S.-based will provide increased market share and governmental support as it has become top of mind to domesticate the chip industry. Secondly, the release of the Sierra Forest chip will be a direct competitor to the GPUs made by NVIDIA, thus placing Intel back in the fight for A.I. and data center customer preference.\nA Test of Faith\nInvestors are faced with a renewed growth story, which comes with greater risks and possible delays. The new chips have been released ahead of schedule, and the Sierra Forest chips will come in 2024 when originally scheduled for 2025. However, shareholders who liked Intel for its steady share price and reliable dividend may have to look deeper into their motives for holding or getting into this stock. \nAnalysts see a downside in their consensus price targets from here, given that most are still doubtful about what numbers could look like in the following years with regards to foundry completion and operational capacity. There is a beacon of hope for those who think the boat has sailed. The stock presents a strong weekly support level in the $24-$25 range, which also acts as a weekly RSI oversold area and a "golden ratio" Fibonacci retracement. Moreover, the company\'s NAV (Net Asset Value, computed as total assets minus total debt) stands at $26.10 per share, and the book value per share is $24.60.\nFurther tension with China and a global slowdown in the PC market demand may give investors another chance to consider buying these cheap shares.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'When companies like International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) and Apple (NYSE: AAPL) started to gain significant market share, competition pressure for margin expansion began to eat into their bottom lines, thus prompting the exploration of cheaper operations overseas. The rise of artificial intelligence and its many uses, such as self-driving electric vehicles, facial and voice recognition advances, and the explosive breakout of the hottest tool of the day, ChatGPT, has directed the attention of markets and investors alike, who are attempting to figure out which of the several players in the space will come out as the winner. To start, a quick history lesson is in order so that readers can understand why China and the United States find themselves under heightened political tensions around chip exports and a possible Taiwan invasion.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'When companies like International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) and Apple (NYSE: AAPL) started to gain significant market share, competition pressure for margin expansion began to eat into their bottom lines, thus prompting the exploration of cheaper operations overseas. Once China started to become a wealthier nation and its citizens got a taste of achievement and competition, companies like Huawei and Semiconductor Manufacturing International (OTCMKTS: SMICY) began to release products that targeted the vast market share of their American counterparts. A GPU - compared to a CPU - can process several data sets simultaneously and perform various iterations simultaneously, thus delivering the computing power that A.I.', 'news_article_title': 'Intel Promised A Comeback, And It Delivered', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When companies like International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) and Apple (NYSE: AAPL) started to gain significant market share, competition pressure for margin expansion began to eat into their bottom lines, thus prompting the exploration of cheaper operations overseas. China was the hub for manufacturing these chips for a few decades, while the United States was the place to go for engineering and development. What this means is that delayed gratification will bring on a new wave of customers that are looking to decouple from the volatility and geopolitical risk currently being experienced in East Asia, with China placing more restrictions on chip exports, as well as the United States' retaliation in restricting chip manufacturing machinery to China.", 'news_textrank_summary': "When companies like International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) and Apple (NYSE: AAPL) started to gain significant market share, competition pressure for margin expansion began to eat into their bottom lines, thus prompting the exploration of cheaper operations overseas. China remained in the back seat as it kept manufacturing and collecting intellectual property for more advanced chip manufacturing methodologies, as well as exposing itself to the world's largest manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM). Current State of the Chip Industry Up until the mid-2010s, the chip industry was stagnant around x86 chips and the microprocessor, relying heavily on Chinese and Taiwanese abilities to meet output demands and keep costs low."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-roku-vs.-netflix', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) started out as a streaming device spin-off of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) in 2008. Since then, both companies have profited from the explosive growth of the streaming market. Roku is now the top streaming device brand in the U.S., while Netflix is the world's largest premium streaming video platform.\nRoku and Netflix both experienced robust growth during the pandemic, which drove more people to stay at home and watch more streaming content. However, that growth spurt also set both companies up for tough year-over-year comparisons in a post-pandemic market. Rising interest rates exacerbated that pressure by driving investors away from growth stocks.\nThat's why Roku and Netflix now trade about 90% and 50%, respectively, below their record highs from 2021. Should investors buy either of these fallen stocks as a long-term play on the streaming media market?\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe differences between Roku and Netflix\nIn 2022 Roku generated 87% of its revenue from its platform division, which sells ads on Roku OS (and the integrated Roku Channel). The other 13% came from its devices unit, which sells streaming sticks, boxes, and smart TVs.\nRoku's platform business is profitable, but its devices business isn't. It aims to subsidize the growth of its loss-leading devices with its higher-margin platform revenue, but that strategy faces two major hurdles. First, the macro headwinds have recently throttled its ad sales and reduced the gross margins of its platform business. Second, the device segment's losses have been widening as Roku grapples with higher supply chain costs. Instead of passing those costs onto its customers, Roku is absorbing them to maintain its lower prices and stay competitive in the crowded streaming device market.\nNetflix generates nearly all of its revenue from its paid subscriptions, but that could gradually change as it rolls out cheaper ad-supported tiers this year. Most of Netflix's top competitors -- including Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Disney+, Warner Bros. Discovery's (NASDAQ: WBD) HBO Max, and Paramount+ (NASDAQ: PARA) -- already offer cheaper ad-supported tiers. But Netflix is still the only major streaming video platform that generates consistent profits.\nNetflix is profitable for three simple reasons: It established a first-mover's advantage in the premium streaming video market in 2007, it leveraged that head start to expand its infrastructure and cut costs, and it developed a big library of first-party content that reduced its dependence on third-party content. Meanwhile, its rivals are all hastily expanding their infrastructure while clumsily pivoting from licensing-based business models to direct-to-consumer streams.\nWhich company is growing faster?\nRoku and Netflix both experienced severe slowdowns in 2022. Roku's sales of ads and devices stalled out in a post-pandemic market rattled by macro headwinds, while Netflix struggled to expand as more competitors expanded into its backyard.\nGROWTH METRIC\n2018\n2019\n2020\n2021\n2022\nRoku Revenue Growth\n45%\n52%\n58%\n55%\n13%\nNetflix Revenue Growth\n35%\n28%\n24%\n19%\n6%\nData source: Roku and Netflix.\nFor 2023, analysts expect Roku's revenue to only rise 5%, and for Netflix's revenue to grow 9%. We should take those estimates with a grain of salt, but they suggest the streaming market will remain sluggish in this tough macro environment.\nYet both companies are still gaining new users. Roku's number of active accounts rose 16% to 70 million in 2022, partly driven by the rapid growth of the Roku Channel, while Netflix's paid subscribers grew 4% to 231 million in 2022.\nHowever, Roku will likely stay unprofitable for the foreseeable future as the losses from its devices segment continue to eat the platform segment's profits. Analysts expect Netflix's earnings to rise 15% this year as its subscriber growth stabilizes, it expands its ad-supported tier, and it cracks down on shared passwords.\nThe clear winner: Netflix\nNetflix's high-growth days might be over, but it's still a more stable play on the secular expansion of the streaming market than Roku, which could see its margins continue to wither away as it ramps up its investments in the Roku Channel and wages a loss-leading war against formidable tech giants like Amazon, Alphabet's Google, and Apple in the saturated streaming device market. Netflix also faces competitive headwinds, but its scale, stable profit growth, and reasonable forward price-to-earnings ratio of 28 all make it a more attractive investment than Roku right now.\n10 stocks we like better than Roku\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Roku wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Netflix, Roku, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Analysts expect Netflix's earnings to rise 15% this year as its subscriber growth stabilizes, it expands its ad-supported tier, and it cracks down on shared passwords. The clear winner: Netflix Netflix's high-growth days might be over, but it's still a more stable play on the secular expansion of the streaming market than Roku, which could see its margins continue to wither away as it ramps up its investments in the Roku Channel and wages a loss-leading war against formidable tech giants like Amazon, Alphabet's Google, and Apple in the saturated streaming device market. Netflix also faces competitive headwinds, but its scale, stable profit growth, and reasonable forward price-to-earnings ratio of 28 all make it a more attractive investment than Roku right now.", 'news_luhn_summary': '2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Roku Revenue Growth 45% 52% 58% 55% 13% Netflix Revenue Growth 35% 28% 24% 19% 6% Data source: Roku and Netflix. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Netflix, Roku, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: Roku vs. Netflix', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The differences between Roku and Netflix In 2022 Roku generated 87% of its revenue from its platform division, which sells ads on Roku OS (and the integrated Roku Channel). 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Roku Revenue Growth 45% 52% 58% 55% 13% Netflix Revenue Growth 35% 28% 24% 19% 6% Data source: Roku and Netflix. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Netflix, Roku, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The differences between Roku and Netflix In 2022 Roku generated 87% of its revenue from its platform division, which sells ads on Roku OS (and the integrated Roku Channel). 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Roku Revenue Growth 45% 52% 58% 55% 13% Netflix Revenue Growth 35% 28% 24% 19% 6% Data source: Roku and Netflix. The clear winner: Netflix Netflix's high-growth days might be over, but it's still a more stable play on the secular expansion of the streaming market than Roku, which could see its margins continue to wither away as it ramps up its investments in the Roku Channel and wages a loss-leading war against formidable tech giants like Amazon, Alphabet's Google, and Apple in the saturated streaming device market."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 164.22000122070312, 'high': 166.2899932861328, 'open': 164.27000427246094, 'close': 166.1699981689453, 'ema_50': 152.39281868499396, 'rsi_14': 79.04189506426242, 'target': 165.6300048828125, 'volume': 56976200.0, 'ema_200': 149.4324195752902, 'adj_close': 165.4986572265625, 'rsi_lag_1': 79.7771071666526, 'rsi_lag_2': 79.28991869509727, 'rsi_lag_3': 71.06788071627832, 'rsi_lag_4': 60.24870771445397, 'rsi_lag_5': 63.93988952021408, 'macd_lag_1': 3.4547942648684966, 'macd_lag_2': 3.1355037565790838, 'macd_lag_3': 2.940983133218424, 'macd_lag_4': 2.8118166827765094, 'macd_lag_5': 2.9237279543806096, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.766890653327266, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.037604669906434}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 18.540000915527344, 'Date': '2023-04-03', 'High': 19.82999992370605, 'Open': 19.790000915527344, 'Close': 18.549999237060547, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-03', 'Adj Close': 18.549999237060547}, {'Low': 1.078934907913208, 'Date': '2023-04-03', 'High': 1.0915720462799072, 'Open': 1.080333590507507, 'Close': 1.080333590507507, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-03', 'Adj Close': 1.080333590507507}, {'Low': 1.2276867628097534, 'Date': '2023-04-03', 'High': 1.242004632949829, 'Open': 1.228893756866455, 'Close': 1.228697419166565, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-03', 'Adj Close': 1.228697419166565}, {'Low': 6.868000030517578, 'Date': '2023-04-03', 'High': 6.893799781799316, 'Open': 6.868000030517578, 'Close': 6.868000030517578, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-03', 'Adj Close': 6.868000030517578}, {'Low': 79.0, 'Date': '2023-04-03', 'High': 81.69000244140625, 'Open': 80.0999984741211, 'Close': 80.41999816894531, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 547126, 'date_str': '2023-04-03', 'Adj Close': 80.41999816894531}, {'Low': 0.6653891205787659, 'Date': '2023-04-03', 'High': 0.6787999868392944, 'Open': 0.6658897995948792, 'Close': 0.6658897995948792, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-03', 'Adj Close': 0.6658897995948792}, {'Low': 3.400000095367432, 'Date': '2023-04-03', 'High': 3.5239999294281006, 'Open': 3.5169999599456787, 'Close': 3.430000066757202, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-03', 'Adj Close': 3.430000066757202}, {'Low': 132.2209930419922, 'Date': '2023-04-03', 'High': 133.7310028076172, 'Open': 133.3470001220703, 'Close': 133.3470001220703, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-03', 'Adj Close': 133.3470001220703}, {'Low': 101.9800033569336, 'Date': '2023-04-03', 'High': 103.05999755859376, 'Open': 102.58999633789062, 'Close': 102.08999633789062, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-03', 'Adj Close': 102.08999633789062}, {'Low': 1950.0, 'Date': '2023-04-03', 'High': 1991.699951171875, 'Open': 1968.0999755859373, 'Close': 1983.9000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 737, 'date_str': '2023-04-03', 'Adj Close': 1983.9000244140625}]}
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{'date': '2023-04-04', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-analysts-think-apple-aapl-is-a-good-investment%3A-is-it', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock\'s price. Do they really matter, though?\nBefore we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let\'s see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Apple (AAPL).\nApple currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.35, on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell), calculated based on the actual recommendations (Buy, Hold, Sell, etc.) made by 24 brokerage firms. An ABR of 1.35 approximates between Strong Buy and Buy.\nOf the 24 recommendations that derive the current ABR, 18 are Strong Buy and three are Buy. Strong Buy and Buy respectively account for 75% and 12.5% of all recommendations.\nBrokerage Recommendation Trends for AAPL\n\n\nCheck price target & stock forecast for Apple here>>>\n\nThe ABR suggests buying Apple, but making an investment decision solely on the basis of this information might not be a good idea. According to several studies, brokerage recommendations have little to no success guiding investors to choose stocks with the most potential for price appreciation.\nDo you wonder why? As a result of the vested interest of brokerage firms in a stock they cover, their analysts tend to rate it with a strong positive bias. According to our research, brokerage firms assign five "Strong Buy" recommendations for every "Strong Sell" recommendation.\nThis means that the interests of these institutions are not always aligned with those of retail investors, giving little insight into the direction of a stock\'s future price movement. It would therefore be best to use this information to validate your own analysis or a tool that has proven to be highly effective at predicting stock price movements.\nZacks Rank, our proprietary stock rating tool with an impressive externally audited track record, categorizes stocks into five groups, ranging from Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) to Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), and is an effective indicator of a stock\'s price performance in the near future. Therefore, using the ABR to validate the Zacks Rank could be an efficient way of making a profitable investment decision.\nZacks Rank Should Not Be Confused With ABR\nAlthough both Zacks Rank and ABR are displayed in a range of 1-5, they are different measures altogether.\nThe ABR is calculated solely based on brokerage recommendations and is typically displayed with decimals (example: 1.28). In contrast, the Zacks Rank is a quantitative model allowing investors to harness the power of earnings estimate revisions. It is displayed in whole numbers -- 1 to 5.\nIt has been and continues to be the case that analysts employed by brokerage firms are overly optimistic with their recommendations. Because of their employers\' vested interests, these analysts issue more favorable ratings than their research would support, misguiding investors far more often than helping them.\nIn contrast, the Zacks Rank is driven by earnings estimate revisions. And near-term stock price movements are strongly correlated with trends in earnings estimate revisions, according to empirical research.\nIn addition, the different Zacks Rank grades are applied proportionately to all stocks for which brokerage analysts provide current-year earnings estimates. In other words, this tool always maintains a balance among its five ranks.\nThere is also a key difference between the ABR and Zacks Rank when it comes to freshness. When you look at the ABR, it may not be up-to-date. Nonetheless, since brokerage analysts constantly revise their earnings estimates to reflect changing business trends, and their actions get reflected in the Zacks Rank quickly enough, it is always timely in predicting future stock prices.\nIs AAPL a Good Investment?\nLooking at the earnings estimate revisions for Apple, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has remained unchanged over the past month at $6.04.\nAnalysts\' steady views regarding the company\'s earnings prospects, as indicated by an unchanged consensus estimate, could be a legitimate reason for the stock to perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\nThe size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Apple. You can see the complete list of today\'s Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>\nIt may therefore be prudent to be a little cautious with the Buy-equivalent ABR for Apple.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Apple (AAPL). Brokerage Recommendation Trends for AAPL Is AAPL a Good Investment?", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Apple (AAPL). Brokerage Recommendation Trends for AAPL", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street Analysts Think Apple (AAPL) Is a Good Investment: Is It?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Brokerage Recommendation Trends for AAPL Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Apple (AAPL). Is AAPL a Good Investment?", 'news_textrank_summary': "Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Apple (AAPL). Brokerage Recommendation Trends for AAPL Is AAPL a Good Investment?"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/macys-gets-upgrade-from-jp-morgan-on-renewed-confidence', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Heading into the first week of the month, Macy’s, Inc (NYSE: M) demonstrated they are no April fool as their pandemic emergence plan has put them in a furtive position. JP Morgan Analyst Matthew Boss raised Macy’s stock rating from Neutral to Overweight, bumping his price target from $28 to $29. And while so many other analysts may have stuck with their Hold rating, this seemingly innocuous jump also helped bump share value up 5.3%, to $18.42, on the news. Trading activity more than doubled to 21.34 million shares on the news. \nThe Wall Street investment firm noted that its upgrade came from growing confidence in Macy’s new plan to improve its bottom line. Specifically, the financial advisor anticipates M will provide several years of low-double-digit EBITDA margin. By comparison, the benchmark S&P 500 has maintained an EBITDA between 11 and 14 for the last few years. \nMacy’s Has Struggled, but They Are Holding Strong\nAt first glance, it would appear that Macy’s has been struggling for some time now, so this week's news is a bit of a reprieve from the sustained decline. If you didn’t know, M is down -22.82% on the month, down -13.11% on the quarter, and down -27.85% on the year. At the same time, the retail sector is also down: -13.79%, -8.68%, and -26.76%, respectively. \nThat said, M’s $23.75 price target represents a solid 26.8% upside, so there’s a lot of light at the end of that tunnel. Although the current $18.80 share value is in the bottom 25% of the 52-week range, the stock is paying a strong dividend yield of 3.5%. Yes, the annual dividend is small–only $0.66–and the 15.75% payout ratio is a bit lighter, but the quarterly payout held strong at $0.16 for at least the last three quarters, only to finally increase to $0.17 recently. \nThe Strategy Is Paying Off\nNews of the analyst upgrade is an encouraging change of perspective on a stock that has had some difficulties this year. Indeed, M remains down more than 22% since this time last year, following selloffs in February and March. \nHowever, the liquidation is part of a focused restructuring effort emphasizing cutting costs. In 2020, Macy’s closed at least another 125 stores and cut several thousand corporate positions. Several dozen more followed in 2021, and then another handful in 2022. At the top of 2023, Macy’s had already revealed a plan to close at least another four stores. Selling off unprofitable stores saved the company $1.6 billion in 2016 alone. \nSmart Strategies Have Helped Macy’s Recover \nThe early April 2023 rating boost comes just about one year after Macy’s announced its new customer-focused “Own our Style” brand platform and “Mission Every One” social purpose platform. The initiative aims to reinvest $5 billion of allocated company spending to develop equity and sustainability among “our people, partners, products, and programs” through 2025. It would appear they are on track to achieve these goals. \nMore importantly, the “Own Your Style” platform and “Mission Every One” platform are part of Macy’s three-year Polaris Strategy. Specifically, this initiative aimed to:\nHone annual EPS guidance at the upper range\nReset the fixed cost base first to stabilize and then encourage profit and cash flow.\nSave $1.5 billion in gross annual costs by year-end 2022 but start with $600 million in gross annual cost savings in 2020.\nBuild a foundation for at least $1 billion in “power private brands.”\nExpand “omnichannel” offerings, including digital sales, curbside and in-store pickup, and same-day delivery.\nMacy’s Has Big Plans for the Future\nIndeed, Macy’s saw 68% of digital sales from mobile devices in Q4 FY 2022. The company now expects to register about the same for fiscal 2023. While growth is always desired, stability in a new program like Polaris is certainly not unwelcome. March 2023 marked the end of Polaris, and the program's successes have given Macy’s, Inc. a new foothold in this evolving retail environment. \nOn top of this, Macy’s new partnerships could help them to further expand on its new platform. DoorDash, for example, is on board to expedite Macy’s delivery offerings. In addition, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), PayPayl Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL), Venmo (a subsidiary of Paypal), and Klarna Express Checkout have all signed on to provide digital payment options. These expansions warrant a second look at why Boss at JP Morgan boosted M’s rating.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In addition, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), PayPayl Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL), Venmo (a subsidiary of Paypal), and Klarna Express Checkout have all signed on to provide digital payment options. Heading into the first week of the month, Macy’s, Inc (NYSE: M) demonstrated they are no April fool as their pandemic emergence plan has put them in a furtive position. Specifically, this initiative aimed to: Hone annual EPS guidance at the upper range Reset the fixed cost base first to stabilize and then encourage profit and cash flow.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In addition, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), PayPayl Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL), Venmo (a subsidiary of Paypal), and Klarna Express Checkout have all signed on to provide digital payment options. JP Morgan Analyst Matthew Boss raised Macy’s stock rating from Neutral to Overweight, bumping his price target from $28 to $29. More importantly, the “Own Your Style” platform and “Mission Every One” platform are part of Macy’s three-year Polaris Strategy.', 'news_article_title': 'Macy’s Gets Upgrade From JP Morgan On Renewed Confidence', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In addition, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), PayPayl Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL), Venmo (a subsidiary of Paypal), and Klarna Express Checkout have all signed on to provide digital payment options. JP Morgan Analyst Matthew Boss raised Macy’s stock rating from Neutral to Overweight, bumping his price target from $28 to $29. And while so many other analysts may have stuck with their Hold rating, this seemingly innocuous jump also helped bump share value up 5.3%, to $18.42, on the news.', 'news_textrank_summary': "In addition, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), PayPayl Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL), Venmo (a subsidiary of Paypal), and Klarna Express Checkout have all signed on to provide digital payment options. Macy’s Has Struggled, but They Are Holding Strong At first glance, it would appear that Macy’s has been struggling for some time now, so this week's news is a bit of a reprieve from the sustained decline. Smart Strategies Have Helped Macy’s Recover The early April 2023 rating boost comes just about one year after Macy’s announced its new customer-focused “Own our Style” brand platform and “Mission Every One” social purpose platform."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foxconn-founder-gou-says-he-will-seek-taiwan-presidency', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Recasts, adds quotes from Gou, details\nTAOYUAN, Taiwan, April 5 (Reuters) - Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW, said on Wednesday he will seek the presidential nomination for Taiwan\'s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), for a second time.\nGou stepped down as Foxconn chief in 2019 and made a presidential bid that year, but dropped out after losing the race to win the nomination for the KMT, which traditionally favours close ties with China.\nSpeaking to reporters at a hotel next to Taiwan\'s main international airport at Taoyuan on his return from a week-long trip to the United States, Gou said the only way to avoid war with China was to lessen Sino-U.S. tensions and get Taiwan\'s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) out of office.\n"Peace is not taken for granted, and people need to make the correct choice."\nThe KMT is still in the process of choosing its candidate for the next presidential election, due in January 2024, with Hou Yu-ih, mayor of New Taipei City, broadly considered the current front-runner.\nThe run up to the election is taking place at a time of increased tensions between Taipei and Beijing, as China stages regular military exercises near the island to assert its sovereignty claims.\nThe KMT denies being pro-Beijing though it supports maintaining good relations with China. The DPP champions Taiwan\'s separate identity from China, but the government it leads has repeatedly offered talks with China that have been rebuffed.\nGou said he had to stand up and "resolve the crisis" traditional politicians were not able to, adding he was sorry he left the KMT four years ago.\n"If I am nominated by the KMT, I will do my best to unite all the non-green camps and win the 2024 presidential election," he added, referring to the DPP\'s party colours.\nBut if opinion polls showed current KMT front-runner Hou led Gou and chose him instead, Gou said he would fully back Hou.\n"We can\'t let the DPP continue to govern, we can\'t let our children live in a forest of guns and the hail of bullets."\nThe KMT said it would release a statement later. There was no immediate comment from the DPP to his announcement.\nThe DPP has already chosen party chairman William Lai, who is also Taiwan\'s vice president, as its 2024 candidate.\n(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Tom Hogue and Kenneth Maxwell)\n(([email protected]; +81 80 7264 2833;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Recasts, adds quotes from Gou, details TAOYUAN, Taiwan, April 5 (Reuters) - Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW, said on Wednesday he will seek the presidential nomination for Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), for a second time. Gou stepped down as Foxconn chief in 2019 and made a presidential bid that year, but dropped out after losing the race to win the nomination for the KMT, which traditionally favours close ties with China. The KMT is still in the process of choosing its candidate for the next presidential election, due in January 2024, with Hou Yu-ih, mayor of New Taipei City, broadly considered the current front-runner.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Recasts, adds quotes from Gou, details TAOYUAN, Taiwan, April 5 (Reuters) - Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW, said on Wednesday he will seek the presidential nomination for Taiwan\'s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), for a second time. "If I am nominated by the KMT, I will do my best to unite all the non-green camps and win the 2024 presidential election," he added, referring to the DPP\'s party colours. But if opinion polls showed current KMT front-runner Hou led Gou and chose him instead, Gou said he would fully back Hou.', 'news_article_title': 'Foxconn founder Gou says he will seek Taiwan presidency', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Recasts, adds quotes from Gou, details TAOYUAN, Taiwan, April 5 (Reuters) - Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW, said on Wednesday he will seek the presidential nomination for Taiwan\'s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), for a second time. Gou stepped down as Foxconn chief in 2019 and made a presidential bid that year, but dropped out after losing the race to win the nomination for the KMT, which traditionally favours close ties with China. "Peace is not taken for granted, and people need to make the correct choice."', 'news_textrank_summary': "Recasts, adds quotes from Gou, details TAOYUAN, Taiwan, April 5 (Reuters) - Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW, said on Wednesday he will seek the presidential nomination for Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), for a second time. Gou stepped down as Foxconn chief in 2019 and made a presidential bid that year, but dropped out after losing the race to win the nomination for the KMT, which traditionally favours close ties with China. Speaking to reporters at a hotel next to Taiwan's main international airport at Taoyuan on his return from a week-long trip to the United States, Gou said the only way to avoid war with China was to lessen Sino-U.S. tensions and get Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) out of office."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/unusual-call-option-trade-in-apple-aapl-worth-%241151.49k', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "On April 4, 2023 at 12:38:31 ET an unusually large $1,151.49K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $165.00 / share, expiring in 164 days (on September 15, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 1.68 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 95.25 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options.\nThis trade was first picked up on Fintel's real time Unusual Option Trades tool, where unusual option trades are highlighted.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 3.88% Upside\nAs of March 30, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is $172.62. The forecasts range from a low of $119.18 to a high of $208.95. The average price target represents an increase of 3.88% from its latest reported closing price of $166.17.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is $413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is $6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6411 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 213 owner(s) or 3.44% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.02%, a decrease of 22.52%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.36% to 10,155,552K shares. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Large Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On April 4, 2023 at 12:38:31 ET an unusually large $1,151.49K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $165.00 / share, expiring in 164 days (on September 15, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 1.68 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 95.25 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.02%, a decrease of 22.52%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'On April 4, 2023 at 12:38:31 ET an unusually large $1,151.49K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $165.00 / share, expiring in 164 days (on September 15, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 1.68 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 95.25 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.02%, a decrease of 22.52%.', 'news_article_title': 'Unusual Call Option Trade in Apple (AAPL) Worth $1,151.49K', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.02%, a decrease of 22.52%. On April 4, 2023 at 12:38:31 ET an unusually large $1,151.49K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $165.00 / share, expiring in 164 days (on September 15, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 1.68 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 95.25 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'On April 4, 2023 at 12:38:31 ET an unusually large $1,151.49K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $165.00 / share, expiring in 164 days (on September 15, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 1.68 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 95.25 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.02%, a decrease of 22.52%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-apr-4-2023-%3A-pacw-vici-atvi-qqq-ibn-iova-aapl-para-uber-ccl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -1.56 to 13,098.52. The total After hours volume is currently 139,245,326 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nPacWest Bancorp (PACW) is -0.07 at $9.77, with 11,909,906 shares traded. PACW\'s current last sale is 34.89% of the target price of $28.\n\nVICI Properties Inc. (VICI) is unchanged at $32.35, with 4,544,135 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for VICI is in the "buy range".\n\nActivision Blizzard, Inc (ATVI) is unchanged at $85.11, with 2,906,149 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ATVI is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.14 at $319.21, with 2,846,999 shares traded. This represents a 25.54% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nICICI Bank Limited (IBN) is unchanged at $21.59, with 2,601,244 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for IBN is in the "strong buy range".\n\nIovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (IOVA) is +0.12 at $6.04, with 2,502,253 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for IOVA is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.01 at $165.62, with 1,928,934 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nParamount Global (PARA) is unchanged at $21.61, with 1,906,617 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for PARA is 9.170814; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nUber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) is unchanged at $31.39, with 1,863,426 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for UBER is in the "buy range".\n\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is -0.03 at $9.82, with 1,676,385 shares traded. CCL\'s current last sale is 98.2% of the target price of $10.\n\nBlue Owl Capital Inc. (OWL) is unchanged at $10.89, with 1,637,421 shares traded. OWL\'s current last sale is 68.06% of the target price of $16.\n\nLiberty Energy Inc. (LBRT) is +0.015 at $13.30, with 1,556,971 shares traded. LBRT\'s current last sale is 60.45% of the target price of $22.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.01 at $165.62, with 1,928,934 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". ICICI Bank Limited (IBN) is unchanged at $21.59, with 2,601,244 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.01 at $165.62, with 1,928,934 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 139,245,326 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Apr 4, 2023 : PACW, VICI, ATVI, QQQ, IBN, IOVA, AAPL, PARA, UBER, CCL, OWL, LBRT', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.01 at $165.62, with 1,928,934 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for IOVA is in the "buy range".', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.01 at $165.62, with 1,928,934 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 139,245,326 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-04-04-2023%3A-aapl-vorb-ai-intc-tsem-simo-mxl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were lower late Tuesday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.7% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling about 2.0%.\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) wasn't able to register part of a trademark for its Apple Music service as a US court ruled in favor of a musician who challenged its application, Reuters reported. Apple shares ended down about 0.3%.\nVirgin Orbit (VORB) and its US subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, less than a week after the satellite-launch venture failed to raise enough capital to continue business operations. Virgin Orbit shares were down over 23%.\nC3.ai (AI) fell over 26% after short-seller Kerrisdale Capital said it sent a letter to the software company's auditor, alleging accounting and disclosure irregularities.\nChinese regulators are slowing down their merger reviews of proposed acquisitions by US companies, including Intel's (INTC) bid for Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) and MaxLinear's (MXL) proposed takeover of Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), according to The Wall Street Journal. Intel shares were up 0.6%, Tower Semiconductor was up 0.1%, MaxLinear was down 1.6%, and Silicon Motion was down 1.8%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) wasn't able to register part of a trademark for its Apple Music service as a US court ruled in favor of a musician who challenged its application, Reuters reported. Tech stocks were lower late Tuesday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.7% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling about 2.0%. Virgin Orbit (VORB) and its US subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, less than a week after the satellite-launch venture failed to raise enough capital to continue business operations.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) wasn't able to register part of a trademark for its Apple Music service as a US court ruled in favor of a musician who challenged its application, Reuters reported. Virgin Orbit shares were down over 23%. Chinese regulators are slowing down their merger reviews of proposed acquisitions by US companies, including Intel's (INTC) bid for Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) and MaxLinear's (MXL) proposed takeover of Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), according to The Wall Street Journal.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 04/04/2023: AAPL, VORB, AI, INTC, TSEM, SIMO, MXL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) wasn't able to register part of a trademark for its Apple Music service as a US court ruled in favor of a musician who challenged its application, Reuters reported. Apple shares ended down about 0.3%. Virgin Orbit shares were down over 23%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) wasn't able to register part of a trademark for its Apple Music service as a US court ruled in favor of a musician who challenged its application, Reuters reported. Virgin Orbit (VORB) and its US subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, less than a week after the satellite-launch venture failed to raise enough capital to continue business operations. Chinese regulators are slowing down their merger reviews of proposed acquisitions by US companies, including Intel's (INTC) bid for Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) and MaxLinear's (MXL) proposed takeover of Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), according to The Wall Street Journal."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-best-defensive-stocks-to-buy-in-april-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWhile purchasing a stock may seem simple, selecting the correct one without a tried-and-tested approach can be extremely difficult. Therefore, identifying the optimal stocks to acquire presently or monitor requires careful consideration. In times of increased uncertainty, many investors are rightly turning to defensive stocks as a way to play the current market. Unfortunately, defensive stocks are just about as difficult to pick as any other group.\nDefensiveness is key to many investors, in light of the ongoing aggressive policy stance taken by the Federal Reserve. In a bid to stomp out inflation, the Fed has raised rates at its fastest pace in decades. For growth stocks and other interest rate sensitive areas of the economy, this has been bad news.\nHowever, these three companies have held up relatively well and have weathered their fair share of previous crises.\nThus, without further ado, let’s dive into three defensive stocks worth buying in April, for those looking to reposition their portfolios.\nJPMorgan Chase (JPM)\nSource: Bjorn Bakstad / Shutterstock.com\nIf you identify as a committed contrarian and value investor, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) stock is worth considering. Unlike other financial institutions, the company is not excessively reliant on Treasury bonds, thereby minimizing the risk of failure. Additionally, recent turmoil in the banking sector suggests clients also abandon less trustworthy banks, transferring their deposits to established financial powerhouses such as JPMorgan Chase. \nWith several mid-sized banks failing in recent weeks, consolidation in the financial sector is taking hold once again. Thus, those bullish on JPM from a growth perspective will certainly like how the bank is positioned in this regard.\nThat said, it’s JPMorgan’s defensive positioning, and size, which allows the bank the optionality to pursue such deals. We’ll see if any additional buyouts take place in the coming weeks. But for now, the company’s rolling 12-month price-to-earnings ratio of just 10.6-times is attractive, considering the expectations for earnings growth on the horizon.\nSure, we may be headed into a recession, and earnings may decline. Perhaps issues within the banking sector are more widespread than many initially thought. Time will tell with respect to these factors.\nThat said, I think JPM stock is the best-in-class option in the financials sector for those looking to hunker down. With a yield of 3.07%, investors are paid to be patient and ride out any period of uncertainty from here.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nTech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has seen revenues dip due to production constraints and negative macroeconomic conditions, which has caused its share price to stagnate over the past year. Despite this, many investors may rightly be contemplating whether AAPL is worth buying. Indeed, the stock has been on an incredible run to start 2023, and this momentum could continue moving forward.\nApple is currently the most prominent firm worldwide, particularly in terms of market weighting. The tech behemoth has amassed a dedicated following of enthusiasts, with each product launch generating immense hype worldwide, bordering on a cult-like fervor. Indeed, Apple is overall met with great excitement from numerous devoted fans, who often purchase the latest gadgets with unwavering eagerness\nThe current economic period is characterized by high inflation, escalating interest rates, and sluggish growth, which undoubtedly presents significant challenges. Although a recession would undoubtedly hurt the company’s revenue, investors can still count on consistent demand from consumers who consider Apple’s gadgets crucial.\nAs a result, Apple might navigate through an economic downturn with minimal damage, while reaping the rewards of elevated demand when the economy eventually picks up. There are numerous appealing aspects to investing in AAPL. That said, the company’s status as one of the best defensive stocks to buy now can’t be debated.\nCoca-Cola (KO)\nSource: Fotazdymak / Shutterstock.com\nCoca-Cola (NYSE:KO) is an ideal option for those seeking a dependable, defensive stock with a steady dividend. The well-known beverage company, favored by Warren Buffett, has gained a significant following as an attractive investment opportunity. With a negligible fall from its peak, and a stock price that’s still hovering around the top end of its five-year band, KO stock is trading at a valuation that’s near its all-time high.\nSo, then, why is now a great time to consider Coca-Cola?\nWell, many of the same arguments are true for KO as with the other stocks on this list. Coca-Cola is one of the world-class defensive stocks that investors flock to in times of trouble. Indeed, as a bastion of stability for top investors, this company has proven its ability to provide very consistent returns over decades. Most other companies can’t say the same thing.\nCoke’s business model is less-cyclical, as beverages and snack items sell in good economic times and bad. Thus, Coke’s growth rate has been closely correlated to its ability to grow market share and acquire other brands over time.\nI think the underlying investment thesis with owning KO stock remains intact. As far as long-term defensive stocks are concerned, Coca-Cola remains a top pick of mine.\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, KO. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\nThe post The 3 Best Defensive Stocks to Buy in April 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has seen revenues dip due to production constraints and negative macroeconomic conditions, which has caused its share price to stagnate over the past year. Despite this, many investors may rightly be contemplating whether AAPL is worth buying. There are numerous appealing aspects to investing in AAPL.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has seen revenues dip due to production constraints and negative macroeconomic conditions, which has caused its share price to stagnate over the past year. Despite this, many investors may rightly be contemplating whether AAPL is worth buying. There are numerous appealing aspects to investing in AAPL.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Best Defensive Stocks to Buy in April 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Despite this, many investors may rightly be contemplating whether AAPL is worth buying. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, KO. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has seen revenues dip due to production constraints and negative macroeconomic conditions, which has caused its share price to stagnate over the past year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has seen revenues dip due to production constraints and negative macroeconomic conditions, which has caused its share price to stagnate over the past year. Despite this, many investors may rightly be contemplating whether AAPL is worth buying. There are numerous appealing aspects to investing in AAPL.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-worst-performing-etf-areas-of-q1-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'A volatile first quarter ended on a strong note for stocks. The Nasdaq posted its strongest quarter since the second quarter of 2020, up more than 20%. The S&P 500 gained 8%, while the Dow returned just about 1%.\nTechnology and Communication Services were the best performing sectors, followed by Consumer Discretionary. Financials and Energy were the biggest losers.\nTech stocks have been in favor this year as investors believe that the Fed could stop raising rates soon. These stocks also benefited from their safe-haven status amid banking turmoil.\nApple AAPL gained 30%, while NVIDIA NVDA and Tesla TSLA surged more than 90% and 80% respectively.\nBitcoin soared more than 70% sending the Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF WGMI over 100% during the quarter. Strong interest in AI related stocks benefitted semiconductor, metaverse and Robotics ETFs.\nThe Noble Absolute Return ETF NOPE plunged about 62% as the hedge fund like ETF made some ill-timed bets.\nRegional banks, natural gas, nickel, and cannabis related ETFs were also among the worst performing areas.\nTo learn more, please watch the short video above.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports\niShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX): ETF Research Reports\nSPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports\nARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW): ETF Research Reports\nRoundhill Ball Metaverse ETF (METV): ETF Research Reports\nValkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF (WGMI): ETF Research Reports\nRoundhill Cannabis ETF (WEED): ETF Research Reports\nNoble Absolute Return ETF (NOPE): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL gained 30%, while NVIDIA NVDA and Tesla TSLA surged more than 90% and 80% respectively. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW): ETF Research Reports Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF (METV): ETF Research Reports Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF (WGMI): ETF Research Reports Roundhill Cannabis ETF (WEED): ETF Research Reports Noble Absolute Return ETF (NOPE): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Strong interest in AI related stocks benefitted semiconductor, metaverse and Robotics ETFs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL gained 30%, while NVIDIA NVDA and Tesla TSLA surged more than 90% and 80% respectively. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW): ETF Research Reports Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF (METV): ETF Research Reports Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF (WGMI): ETF Research Reports Roundhill Cannabis ETF (WEED): ETF Research Reports Noble Absolute Return ETF (NOPE): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Noble Absolute Return ETF NOPE plunged about 62% as the hedge fund like ETF made some ill-timed bets.', 'news_article_title': 'Best & Worst Performing ETF Areas of Q1 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW): ETF Research Reports Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF (METV): ETF Research Reports Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF (WGMI): ETF Research Reports Roundhill Cannabis ETF (WEED): ETF Research Reports Noble Absolute Return ETF (NOPE): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL gained 30%, while NVIDIA NVDA and Tesla TSLA surged more than 90% and 80% respectively. Strong interest in AI related stocks benefitted semiconductor, metaverse and Robotics ETFs.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW): ETF Research Reports Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF (METV): ETF Research Reports Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF (WGMI): ETF Research Reports Roundhill Cannabis ETF (WEED): ETF Research Reports Noble Absolute Return ETF (NOPE): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL gained 30%, while NVIDIA NVDA and Tesla TSLA surged more than 90% and 80% respectively. Financials and Energy were the biggest losers.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/land-a-knockout-punch-against-the-bear-market-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nEditor’s note: “Land a Knockout Punch Against the Bear Market RIGHT NOW!” was previously published in January 2023. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.\nBack in January of this year, I got to unveil the best kept secret on Wall Street – a secret that could help you make big money in any market. \nThe story here is pretty simple. \nAlmost two years ago, my team of Caltech quants and I started to get a little bit worried about the state of the stock market. We seemed to be running on “borrowed time,” if you will, and a market downturn appeared imminent.\nSo, in late summer 2021, we set out to create an algorithmic trading system designed to win big even in a down market. That is, on the idea that there’s always a bull market somewhere (even in broader bear markets), we started to build a system purpose-built to find hidden bull markets in preparation for a coming bear market. \nAlmost two years later, that bear market struck with full force. It kicked most investors in the teeth and crushed most stock portfolios. \nBut, also two years later, we’ve finished this bear-market-crushing trading system. \nWe’ve tested it – in real time – over the past eight months. And its results have blown us away. By using this system, we have been able to identify multiple stocks that have soared 300% or more in a matter of months. \nSaid differently… \nOur greatest weapon to fight back against this bear market has finally arrived!\nEvery Stock Follows a Pattern\nThe best-kept secret on Wall Street is that every stock follows a similar pattern. And understanding this secret is the key to consistently scoring big profits in the stock market. \nSpecifically, every stock goes through four stages: \nStage 1: Consolidation (Basing). This is when a stock is stuck in neutral, and moving sideways, bouncing around a lot but ultimately going nowhere. It’s basically when a stock is neither good nor bad, but simply waiting for something good or bad to happen. \nStage 2: Breakout (Advancing). This is when a stock starts to breakout from its basing phase and starts to move significantly higher. At this stage, the stock is usually benefitting from a lot of good news flows and investors are rushing into the stock hand over fist. \nStage 3: Distribution (Topping). This is when a stock’s uptrend starts to end. The good news flow starts to ease. Investors who bought in Stage 1 and 2 start to take some profits off the table. But the stock isn’t falling, yet. New money is still supporting the stock in a consolidation pattern. \nStage 4: Correction (Declining). This is when the topping pattern breaks, and everyone starts to sell. The stock starts to move significantly lower and in a rapid fashion. It’s the opposite of Stage 2. \nEventually, all stocks in Stage-4 declines stop falling and enter a Stage-1 basing pattern, at which point the cycle starts all over again. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. \nThat may sound like an oversimplification. But believe it or not, every stock does actually follow this pattern. \nLet me show you an example. \nShopify in Its Four Stages\nLet’s look at one of the market’s most popular stocks, e-commerce solutions provider Shopify (SHOP).\nShopify stock has been on Wall Street since 2015. Through those seven years, the stock has predictably followed the four stages outlined above. Investors who were able to recognize this would’ve scored gains of 259% and 805% on separate occasions in Shopify stock. Just as important, they would’ve sold before the stock collapsed more than 80% earlier this year!\nLet’s look at the chart to see what I’m talking about. \nShopify stock went public in early 2015. It spent most of its first year on Wall Street in Stage 1 (yellow channel in the chart below), bouncing between the same local maximums and minimums. \nBut then, in 2016, Shopify stock broke above its Stage-1 resistance line and entered a Stage-2 breakout. This is when you should’ve bought the stock. Over the next two years, SHOP soared 260%!\nSource: Bloomberg\nShopify stock then took a breather and entered another consolidation period in 2018. This was a Stage-3 topping pattern. At this point, you sell the stock because the rally is over, and the next move is either a Stage-4 decline or another Stage-2 breakout. \nWell, the next move ended up being another breakout, with Shopify stock soaring above its Stage 3 resistance line in early 2019. This is when you would buy the stock. Over the next nearly ~30 months, Shopify stock remained in a massive Stage-2 breakout and popped more than 800%!\nThat rally ended in mid-2021, with upward momentum slowing and Shopify stock entering another Stage-3 topping pattern. This is your sell trigger. Book the 800% profits, and wait for the next signal. \nThe next signal came in late 2021. Shopify stock broke down. And for the first time in its life on Wall Street, it entered a big Stage-4 decline. This is when you either stay away from the stock or short it. Between late 2021 and mid-2022, Shopify stock dropped 80%. \nBy following stage analysis, you would’ve avoided this catastrophic crash.\nNow, Shopify stock’s ugly Stage-4 decline is over, and, predictably, the stock is in a Stage-1 basing pattern. We are watching the stock very closely here. Soon, it will either stage a big breakout and enter Stage 2 (buy signal) or it will break down and go back into Stage 4 (sell signal). \nEither way, by following stage analysis, we should be able to make big money off Shopify stock over the next few months. \nThe Final Word on Profiting in a Bear Market\nBy now, you understand the power of stage analysis. \nShopify stock is just an example. You can apply stage analysis to Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), Meta (META), Netflix (NFLX), Chevron (CVX), Nvidia (NVDA), or any stock in the market – and produce just as good of results. \nStage analysis works with every stock. And it’s the key to getting rich on Wall Street. \nThere’s just one tiny problem: It’s really hard to run stage analysis on every stock in the market. There are over 10,000 U.S. stocks. Manually performing stage analysis on one stock can take hours. Doing it on 10,000-plus stocks would take a lifetime.\nThat’s why we’ve automated that process. \nSpecifically, we’ve programmed an algorithmic model which automatically runs stage analysis on every stock in the market. \nEvery single week, more than 10,000 stocks are fed through our model. It runs stage analysis on every single one of them, and produces a list of stock candidates which may be on the cusp of entering Stage 2 breakouts. \nIt’s a heavy-duty model. It’s all programmatic and automatic, yet it still takes more than six hours to fully run. This is probably the most advanced trading model ever developed at InvestorPlace.\nAnd we use this system to consistently find the fastest-moving and highest-flying stocks on Wall Street for quick gains. \nAlready, even in a rocky environment, the system is crushing it – and we just now entered a bull market. \nI mean, last week, our system found a tiny stock that none of our analysts had ever heard of – and now, it’s already up about 12%. \nLast month, it found an AI stock that popped 40% in about a week. \nBefore that, it found a resources stock that soared 45% in just a few weeks and a biotech stock that roared 100% higher in a little over a month. \nPoint being: This system works. And it repeatedly produced those types of gains, even in a bear market. \nImagine what it will be capable of during a fortune-making bear-to-bull transition … \nThat’s why, tomorrow afternoon, we are giving you an exclusive chance to gain direct access to this system and its breakout stock picks. \nIt could be your key to scoring huge returns in 2023 – and beyond. \nReserve your seat now.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Land a Knockout Punch Against the Bear Market RIGHT NOW! appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'You can apply stage analysis to Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), Meta (META), Netflix (NFLX), Chevron (CVX), Nvidia (NVDA), or any stock in the market – and produce just as good of results. So, in late summer 2021, we set out to create an algorithmic trading system designed to win big even in a down market. It spent most of its first year on Wall Street in Stage 1 (yellow channel in the chart below), bouncing between the same local maximums and minimums.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'You can apply stage analysis to Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), Meta (META), Netflix (NFLX), Chevron (CVX), Nvidia (NVDA), or any stock in the market – and produce just as good of results. Well, the next move ended up being another breakout, with Shopify stock soaring above its Stage 3 resistance line in early 2019. Soon, it will either stage a big breakout and enter Stage 2 (buy signal) or it will break down and go back into Stage 4 (sell signal).', 'news_article_title': 'Land a Knockout Punch Against the Bear Market RIGHT NOW!', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'You can apply stage analysis to Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), Meta (META), Netflix (NFLX), Chevron (CVX), Nvidia (NVDA), or any stock in the market – and produce just as good of results. Soon, it will either stage a big breakout and enter Stage 2 (buy signal) or it will break down and go back into Stage 4 (sell signal). Either way, by following stage analysis, we should be able to make big money off Shopify stock over the next few months.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'You can apply stage analysis to Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), Meta (META), Netflix (NFLX), Chevron (CVX), Nvidia (NVDA), or any stock in the market – and produce just as good of results. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Editor’s note: “Land a Knockout Punch Against the Bear Market RIGHT NOW!” was previously published in January 2023. Every Stock Follows a Pattern The best-kept secret on Wall Street is that every stock follows a similar pattern.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-music-trademark-application-blocked-by-u.s.-appeals-court', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Blake Brittain\nApril 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O lost a bid to register part of a federal trademark for "Apple Music" on Tuesday after a U.S. appeals court ruled for a jazz musician who challenged the tech giant\'s application.\nThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected Apple\'s argument that it had priority over trumpeter Charlie Bertini\'s "Apple Jazz" trademark rights based on its ownership of an earlier trademark from the Beatles\' music label Apple Corps Ltd.\nThe court allowed Bertini to block Apple\'s bid for a federal Apple Music trademark covering live performances, one of several trademark uses Apple sought to secure.\nBertini\'s attorney, his brother James Bertini, said they were pleased with the decision after a "long and difficult struggle."\n"Perhaps this decision will also help other small companies to protect their trademark rights," the attorney said.\nRepresentatives for Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nApple launched its streaming service in 2015 and applied the same year for a federal "Apple Music" trademark covering several categories of music and entertainment services. Bertini opposed the application, arguing the name would cause confusion with the "Apple Jazz" branding he had used since 1985 to advertise concerts.\nBoth sides agreed that Apple\'s mark would likely confuse consumers. But a U.S. Trademark Office tribunal ruled for Apple in 2021, finding it had earlier rights to the name based on a 1968 "Apple" trademark for sound recordings it purchased from Apple Corps in 2007.\nA unanimous Federal Circuit panel reversed the decision to dismiss Bertini\'s opposition Tuesday. It said Apple could not "tack" its trademark rights for live performances to the Apple Corps trademark for sound recordings, a different category of goods.\n"Tacking a mark for one good or service does not grant priority for every other good or service in the trademark application," the court said.\nThe case is Bertini v. Apple Inc, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 21-2301.\n(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington Editing by David Bario)\n(([email protected]; +1 (202) 938-5713;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Blake Brittain April 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O lost a bid to register part of a federal trademark for "Apple Music" on Tuesday after a U.S. appeals court ruled for a jazz musician who challenged the tech giant\'s application. Bertini opposed the application, arguing the name would cause confusion with the "Apple Jazz" branding he had used since 1985 to advertise concerts. A unanimous Federal Circuit panel reversed the decision to dismiss Bertini\'s opposition Tuesday.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Blake Brittain April 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O lost a bid to register part of a federal trademark for "Apple Music" on Tuesday after a U.S. appeals court ruled for a jazz musician who challenged the tech giant\'s application. The court allowed Bertini to block Apple\'s bid for a federal Apple Music trademark covering live performances, one of several trademark uses Apple sought to secure. It said Apple could not "tack" its trademark rights for live performances to the Apple Corps trademark for sound recordings, a different category of goods.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Music trademark application blocked by U.S. appeals court', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Blake Brittain April 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O lost a bid to register part of a federal trademark for "Apple Music" on Tuesday after a U.S. appeals court ruled for a jazz musician who challenged the tech giant\'s application. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected Apple\'s argument that it had priority over trumpeter Charlie Bertini\'s "Apple Jazz" trademark rights based on its ownership of an earlier trademark from the Beatles\' music label Apple Corps Ltd. Bertini\'s attorney, his brother James Bertini, said they were pleased with the decision after a "long and difficult struggle."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Blake Brittain April 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O lost a bid to register part of a federal trademark for "Apple Music" on Tuesday after a U.S. appeals court ruled for a jazz musician who challenged the tech giant\'s application. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected Apple\'s argument that it had priority over trumpeter Charlie Bertini\'s "Apple Jazz" trademark rights based on its ownership of an earlier trademark from the Beatles\' music label Apple Corps Ltd. The court allowed Bertini to block Apple\'s bid for a federal Apple Music trademark covering live performances, one of several trademark uses Apple sought to secure.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-7-best-forever-stocks-to-buy-for-april-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe good thing about forever stocks is you only have to buy them once.\nA passive, long-term approach to investing has several advantages. For one, it doesn’t rely on predicting difficult, if not impossible, short-term fluctuations. \nBuying forever stocks results in a stable core portfolio of investments that repeatedly provide better returns than actively managed investments. \nBuying forever stocks is the strategy of legendary names including Warren Buffett and Jack Bogle among others. \nThe strategy requires a firm belief in the value of well-run companies with established businesses. Most of the forever stocks below have been around for several decades at least. \nBut there’s also reason to believe that younger companies are worthy of taking a long-term view as well.\nMA Mastercard $366.09\nMELI MercadoLibre $1,312.08\nAAPL Apple $166.06\nKO Coca-Cola $62.40\nJPM JPMorgan Chase $130.16\nCOST Costco $497.03\nMO Altria $44.98\nMastercard (MA)\nSource: David Cardinez / Shutterstock.com\nInvesting in Mastercard (NYSE:MA) stock right now is a simple decision as this is one of the forever stocks that has staying power. The company is an integral part of the consumer finance industry and connects businesses, consumers, and merchants to one another via payments. \nIn 2022, Mastercard’s business boomed for a few reasons. When Covid-era restrictions vanished, international travel increased dramatically. Mastercard saw its cross-border volume increase by 45% in 2022. Overall, consumers used their credit cards more, resulting in revenues that increased by 18% at the company. \nWith consumer credit card debt again reaching new heights post-pandemic, Mastercard looks to be in a sound position. \nIt wouldn’t be surprising if Mastercard receives very high fee income moving forward if delinquencies rise and higher charges ensue. \nIt’s difficult to see that not occurring as savings are drawn down and credit card use spikes. The signs are clear and macroeconomic realities make it a good time to buy MA stock.\nMercadoLibre (MELI) \nSource: rafapress / Shutterstock.com\nMercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) is an outlier relative to other stocks on this list. The eCommerce company is by far the youngest listed here and has a far shorter track record. \nIt is established and stable but is lacking relative to other firms. However, its progress and potential make it a long-term buy despite its relative youth. \nThe company is the eCommerce champion of the Latin-American region, often referred to as the region’s Amazon. \nWhen you look into the company’s growth and metrics, it’s easy to draw such a comparison. MercadoLibre’s eCommerce revenues grew by an astounding 56.6% in Q4, to $3.0 billion. \nIts fintech/payments business is especially impressive, having processed $36 billion of payments, up 80% on a year-over-year basis. \nAnd MercadoLibre continues transforming its logistics into a world-class operation. It handles 2.5X the volume it did in 2019 and now delivers 80% of packages in 48 hours, up from 44% in 2019. \nThat snapshot of short-term wins alludes to a much greater narrative being built with long term success in mind.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been among the greatest success stories in the recent history of the stock market. It has grown at an average annual rate of 27.2% over the past decade. \nAs a result, it is now the world’s most valuable company based on market capitalization. \nThe past decade was extraordinarily kind to growth firms, as interest rates remained near zero. While that certainly contributed to Apple’s massive growth during the period, the next decade will undoubtedly be different. T\nhat doesn’t mean Apple can’t provide strong returns. The iPhone, Mac, and iPad seller has become integral to society. \nMy colleague Will Ashworth expects Apple to grow at an annual rate close to 20% over the next decade. That rate will multiply any investment’s value and is a return any investor would gladly receive.\nAAPL stock remains the biggest component of Warren Buffett’s portfolio by a long shot. That alone should tell investors a lot about its long-term prospects.\nCoca-Cola (KO)\nSource: MAHATHIR MOHD YASIN / Shutterstock.com\nOne way to choose forever stocks is buying iconic brands like Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO). That such companies have been around for so long and have become inseparable from our society speaks volumes. \nThose factors suggest that demand is unlikely to decline simply because of how deeply ingrained the company is within our culture. In actuality, no brand may be more iconic than Coca-Cola. Therefore, it’s likely to continue to flourish. \nDemand for Coca-Cola brand products grew by 5% in 2022 based on unit case volume. That led to a sales increase of 11%. \nHowever, in Q4 demand actually declined by 1% contradicting my thesis above. The good news is that the companywide revenues increased by 7% in the quarter despite sagging volume. \nWhatever the case, KO stock has emerged as an ultra-dependable investment, especially over the past year. \nIts dividend is as sure as they come having last been reduced in 1963. It will provide income forever and likely share price appreciation at the same time.\nJPMorgan Chase (JPM) \nSource: Daryl L / Shutterstock.com\nJPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) is the biggest U.S. bank and the third largest bank globally. In recent weeks, it has emerged as a sort of backstop for weaker banks across the U.S. \nThe firm now looks to become even stronger as a result of overall regional bank weakness. JPMorgan Chase’s dominant position will only increase as a result of current turmoil. It will extend its lead over the U.S. banking sector in the coming years. \nThe bank recently led the charge to infuse First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) with capital. Big banks are better run than they were in the last financial meltdown. \nBut regional banks lacking in risk management and regulatory oversight foundered. The result played out over the past few weeks. \nJPM stock is one of the primary beneficiaries of the debacle. Deposits flooded in following the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. The company is now perceived as a bastion of security in the banking sector. \nCostco (COST) \nSource: Shutterstock\nCostco (NASDAQ:COST) stock has received a lot of attention over the last year as Americans’ finances have weakened. Consumers are seeking deals anywhere they can and Costco’s bulk foods fit that bill. \nCostco isn’t just a short-term value. Over the past decade, it has provided a 19.3% average annual return. \nCostco currently operates 848 warehouses globally. It is currently the 3rd largest U.S. retailer behind only Walmart (NYSE:WMT) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and the 6th largest globally. \nAnother thing to note is just how quickly Costco has grown more than doubling its revenue base between 2014 and 2022. \nOver the last 24 weeks, sales have grown by 5.9% and 6.8% in the last 12 weeks. Costco simply has so much going that it seems obvious to bet on the company over the long term. Currently, analysts expect approximately $50 of upside beyond its $495 share price over the next 12-18 months.\nAltria (MO)\nSource: viewimage / Shutterstock.com\nAltria (NYSE:MO) remains a very interesting stock to invest in right now. On the one hand, the tobacco giant is clearly facing problems. The war on smoking is working and Altria saw revenues decline by 3.5% in 2022 and 2.3% in the fourth quarter. \nThe company has rebranded itself toward a primarily smoke-free future. It is enticing current investors with heavy share repurchases and high-yield dividends while also purchasing assets in growth areas. \nThe company completed its $3.5 billion share repurchase program at the end of 2022 and authorized a new $1 billion share repurchase program. \nAltria paid $6.6 billion in dividends in 2022 alone. That dividend currently yields 8.44% and hasn’t been reduced since 1970(2). \nBut Altria must continue moving into smoke free tobacco. Falling revenues necessitate it. The company purchased vape brand NJOY Holdings recently. \nPeople will continue to use nicotine whether in cigarette form or vapes or whatever else can be created to deliver it. That simple fact means Altria should continue to provide investor returns even as cigarette sales decline. \nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nAlex Sirois is a freelance contributor to InvestorPlace whose personal stock investing style is focused on long-term, buy-and-hold, wealth-building stock picks.Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.\nThe post The 7 Best Forever Stocks to Buy for April 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'MA Mastercard $366.09 MELI MercadoLibre $1,312.08 AAPL Apple $166.06 KO Coca-Cola $62.40 JPM JPMorgan Chase $130.16 COST Costco $497.03 MO Altria $44.98 Mastercard (MA) Source: David Cardinez / Shutterstock.com Investing in Mastercard (NYSE:MA) stock right now is a simple decision as this is one of the forever stocks that has staying power. Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been among the greatest success stories in the recent history of the stock market. AAPL stock remains the biggest component of Warren Buffett’s portfolio by a long shot.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'MA Mastercard $366.09 MELI MercadoLibre $1,312.08 AAPL Apple $166.06 KO Coca-Cola $62.40 JPM JPMorgan Chase $130.16 COST Costco $497.03 MO Altria $44.98 Mastercard (MA) Source: David Cardinez / Shutterstock.com Investing in Mastercard (NYSE:MA) stock right now is a simple decision as this is one of the forever stocks that has staying power. Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been among the greatest success stories in the recent history of the stock market. AAPL stock remains the biggest component of Warren Buffett’s portfolio by a long shot.', 'news_article_title': 'The 7 Best Forever Stocks to Buy for April 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'MA Mastercard $366.09 MELI MercadoLibre $1,312.08 AAPL Apple $166.06 KO Coca-Cola $62.40 JPM JPMorgan Chase $130.16 COST Costco $497.03 MO Altria $44.98 Mastercard (MA) Source: David Cardinez / Shutterstock.com Investing in Mastercard (NYSE:MA) stock right now is a simple decision as this is one of the forever stocks that has staying power. Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been among the greatest success stories in the recent history of the stock market. AAPL stock remains the biggest component of Warren Buffett’s portfolio by a long shot.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'MA Mastercard $366.09 MELI MercadoLibre $1,312.08 AAPL Apple $166.06 KO Coca-Cola $62.40 JPM JPMorgan Chase $130.16 COST Costco $497.03 MO Altria $44.98 Mastercard (MA) Source: David Cardinez / Shutterstock.com Investing in Mastercard (NYSE:MA) stock right now is a simple decision as this is one of the forever stocks that has staying power. Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been among the greatest success stories in the recent history of the stock market. AAPL stock remains the biggest component of Warren Buffett’s portfolio by a long shot.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/column-is-it-time-to-embrace-congos-artisanal-cobalt-miners-andy-home', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Andy Home\nLONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - The problems around artisanal cobalt mining in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will take "a coalition to solve", according to Microsoft MSFT.O.\nThe $1.9 trillion U.S. tech giant was recently in the DRC to see what the other end of the consumer electronics supply chain looks like.\nMicrosoft chief of staff, tech and corporate responsibility Michele Burlington paid a visit in December to the Mutoshi artisanal mining site, where up to 15,000 miners, including children, are working in highly dangerous conditions.\nThe irony is that Mutoshi was a highly successful pilot scheme for formalising artisanal workers until it was closed in 2020 due to coronavirus restrictions.\nThe site\'s subsequent deterioration sums up the Congolese government\'s struggle to realise its vision of integrating the entire artisanal cobalt workforce into the official sector.\nYet the West still needs Congo\'s cobalt and everyone agrees that formalisation is the solution to the high human and economic costs of artisanal mining.\nMicrosoft\'s reference to a coalition suggests a collective rethink is under way, not least by a U.S. government desperate to loosen China\'s grip on the cobalt market.\nETHICAL DILEMMA\nThe ethical dilemma facing Western cobalt users, which is just about everyone with a mobile phone, is headline news again after the publication of "Cobalt Red" by Siddarth Kara.\nThe book\'s subtitle - "How the blood of the Congo powers our lives" - captures both the horrors of informal cobalt mining and the near impossibility of keeping tainted ore out of the formal supply stream.\nKara\'s searing first-hand accounts of artisanal life are validated by an independent report published in February by Dorothée Baumann-Pauly, the director of the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights, on the current conditions at Mutoshi.\nThe report noted an increase in artisanal miners from 5,000 under the two-year formalisation scheme to 15,000, a renewed exclusion of the female workforce, the return of child workers and a rapid deterioration in safety conditions as miners switched back from open-cast to tunnel mining.\nThe local artisanal cooperative reported five deaths in November alone, compared with zero under the formalisation experiment.\nThe ore that was once sold for processing directly to Chemaf, owner of the site, and its marketing partner, Trafigura, is now being sold to middle men, mostly Chinese, for onward sale to processors, also mostly Chinese.\nMutoshi\'s artisanal miners have lost their collective pricing power and their cobalt is once again flowing down opaque channels into the industrial supply chain, the report claims.\nMost of the country\'s estimated 150,000-200,000 cobalt miners have never even had the chance of formalisation.\nThe government launched the Enterprise Generale du Cobalt in 2021, aiming to formalise the entire sector and buy all its output, but the initial drive ran aground in Congo\'s regional power politics.\nA CRITICAL DEPENDENCE\nThe Western response to its cobalt dilemma has been either to try to not use it at all or to avoid any supply tainted with artisanal mining in Congo.\nApple AAPL.O, for example, has said that 13% of the cobalt shipped in its products in 2021 came from recycling.\nElectric vehicle (EV) makers are embracing non-cobalt battery chemistries such as lithium-iron-phosphate.\nBut around 74% of the EV battery market is still using the metal for its energy density, safety and performance attributes, according to The Cobalt Institute, and the EV sector is still expanding fast.\nGlobal usage surged by 22% in 2021 and is forecast by the Institute to grow by around 13% a year for the next five years.\nThe world is going to need a lot more cobalt and right now it\'s China that will supply it.\nThe country accounts for around 72% of global processing capacity, much of it fed with Congolese ore, both from Chinese industrial operators and the informal sector via the shadow middle-man market.\nWESTERN COALITION\nChina\'s supply-chain dominance is a headache for both the United States and Europe, which have identified cobalt as a critical mineral.\nA collapse in the cobalt price OCBc1 from over $40 per lb a year ago to a current $17 per lb, largely due to over-production in Congo, has made it more difficult to bring on new Western supply.\nJervois Global JRV.AX has just announced the suspension of the final construction stage of its Idaho cobalt project due to the combination of low price and higher input costs.\nThe only obvious source of immediate large-scale supply remains Congo, which accounts for around 70% of global production.\nCongo\'s metallic riches place it at the heart of the great game that is playing out between West and East as they seek control of the critical minerals needed to decarbonise.\nThe United States signed in December a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Congo and Zambia to jointly develop a supply chain for EV batteries.\nThe MOU "opens the door for open and transparent investment to build value-added and sustainable industry in Africa and creating a just energy transition for workers and local communities," the U.S. State Department said.\nOne local community just happens to account for around 12% of cobalt production in the world\'s largest producing nation. It is the same community at the heart of the West\'s ethical dilemma about artisanal working conditions.\nFormalising the sector could help solve both problems.\nIt will, as Microsoft pointed out, need a coalition of government, industrial producers prepared to offer sites for artisanal workers, battery makers and the big brands at the end of the cobalt supply chain.\nAnd us, the ultimate consumer.\nIntegrating artisanal mining is expensive. Chemaf used industrial excavation equipment to create the open pits mined under the pilot scheme at Mutoshi. It was much safer than tunnelling but expensive at $50,000 per round and had to be repeated every six months, according to Baumann-Pauly\'s report.\nThe Western consumer\'s desire to pay a premium for responsibly sourced cobalt may be the ultimate test of whether a Western coalition can simultaneously loosen China\'s grip on the cobalt market and alleviate the plight of Congo\'s artisanal miners.\nThe opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.\n(Writing by Andy Home; Editing by Susan Fenton)\n(([email protected], 44-207-542-4412 and on Twitter https://twitter.com/AndyHomeMetals))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, for example, has said that 13% of the cobalt shipped in its products in 2021 came from recycling. Microsoft chief of staff, tech and corporate responsibility Michele Burlington paid a visit in December to the Mutoshi artisanal mining site, where up to 15,000 miners, including children, are working in highly dangerous conditions. Kara's searing first-hand accounts of artisanal life are validated by an independent report published in February by Dorothée Baumann-Pauly, the director of the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights, on the current conditions at Mutoshi.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, for example, has said that 13% of the cobalt shipped in its products in 2021 came from recycling. By Andy Home LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - The problems around artisanal cobalt mining in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will take "a coalition to solve", according to Microsoft MSFT.O. It is the same community at the heart of the West\'s ethical dilemma about artisanal working conditions.', 'news_article_title': "COLUMN-Is it time to embrace Congo's artisanal cobalt miners? Andy Home", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, for example, has said that 13% of the cobalt shipped in its products in 2021 came from recycling. The Western response to its cobalt dilemma has been either to try to not use it at all or to avoid any supply tainted with artisanal mining in Congo. It is the same community at the heart of the West's ethical dilemma about artisanal working conditions.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, for example, has said that 13% of the cobalt shipped in its products in 2021 came from recycling. Mutoshi's artisanal miners have lost their collective pricing power and their cobalt is once again flowing down opaque channels into the industrial supply chain, the report claims. It will, as Microsoft pointed out, need a coalition of government, industrial producers prepared to offer sites for artisanal workers, battery makers and the big brands at the end of the cobalt supply chain."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/paypal-near-its-cheapest-valuation-over-the-past-10-years-is-it-a-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) started the year by rising 24% to an intraday high of $88.63 on Feb. 2, as many optimistic investors believed the Federal Reserve was close to ending its relentless rate hikes and the economy could achieve a soft landing -- an excellent scenario for this business. However, investors lost interest in the company after subsequent events showed the chances were high the economy would instead have a hard landing, a sharp economic slowdown. As a result, investors worry about a further deterioration in PayPal's revenue growth.\nNow that today's stock price is closer to where it started the year, should you use the pullback in the stock's price to buy, or should you sit on the sidelines and wait until the danger of recession has passed?\nLet's take a look at that question.\nThe top dog in e-commerce payments\nPayPal started in 1998 and was among the first to market payment services between merchants and consumers in the then-emerging e-commerce industry. Thus, it established strong brand recognition and customer loyalty well before significant competition appeared.\nAdditionally, because it operates on both sides of the payment transaction, it enjoys a two-sided network effect.\nThe value the consumer gains from using its network is determined by how many merchants accept payments from PayPal. Conversely, the number of consumers who use the payment service determines the platform's worth for merchants. Thus, the value of the payment platform increases with each new consumer or merchant joining the network.\nPayPal used these two competitive advantages to increase its total payment volume through its platform to $1.36 trillion in fiscal 2022 -- making it a powerful global payments platform.\nAs of September 2022, PayPal is the No. 1 player in the online payments industry, with a market share of about 42%, according to market research company Statista. Considering the company's dominance in online payments, it makes you wonder why investors have abandoned the stock over the past 18 months or so.\nA poor economic environment and increased competition\nGrowth investors familiar with seeing the company producing double-digit percentage revenue growth started aggressively selling their shares in late 2021 into 2022 as revenue growth began its steep fall into the single digits, as shown in the following chart.\nPYPL Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) Data source: YCharts\nQuarterly reports over the past year have not helped investors feel better about the company. For instance, its fourth-quarter 2022 results continued to show several deteriorating key metrics, despite the headlines of revenue and earnings beating analysts' expectations.\nFor example, the growth of active accounts, defined as registered PayPal accounts that completed a transaction over its network within the last 12 months, slowed to a crawl, showing only 2% growth compared to the previous year's 13% year-over-year growth. In addition, TPV showed a sharp deceleration from 23% year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter of 2021 to a measly 5% in the fourth quarter of 2022 -- yikes!\nNo wonder revenue growth fell off a cliff. Management has blamed the deterioration of active accounts, TPV, and revenue on multiple factors, including a weaker macro economy and slowing e-commerce growth.\nInvestors have also recently been displeased with the company's operating margins, thinking a savvy management team and its competitive advantages would build a moat around PayPal's profitability. Yet, operating margins began deteriorating starting in July 2021, as seen in the chart below (though they've rebounded some in the past few quarters).\nPYPL Operating Margin (Quarterly) data by YCharts\nMany believe PayPal's deteriorating fundamentals have causes beyond just a cyclical downturn. The company's competitive advantages may have eroded, resulting in it spending more to stave off its adversaries, which decreases operating margins.\nOn the merchant side, PayPal faces competition from companies like Stripe, and on the consumer side, platforms like Apple Pay are chipping away at its payment dominance. Shareholders also worry about Block competing on both sides of the payment transaction, with Square on the merchant side and Cash App on the consumer side.\nWhy you should put PayPal on your buy list\nDespite the competition, PayPal is still the lead dog and a preferred only payments partner. Revenue growth probably will recover once e-commerce growth rebounds -- but when that occurs is anyone's guess. The good news is that this management team has focused on things it can control, which is cutting costs in areas not producing enough bang for the buck while fully staffing and funding the most productive areas of the company to pursue profitable growth.\nPayPal is already seeing progress in its cost-cutting initiatives, resulting in its non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) operating margin widen by 115 basis points year over year to 22.9%, up sequentially for two straight quarters. Meanwhile, it continues to invest in its most-promising growth initiatives like the modernization of the checkout experience; scaling growth at Braintree, a PayPal-owned payments processor; and fully ramping up its unbranded service to small and mid-sized businesses. The unbranded service is its checkout technology that appears on a third-party merchant's website without displaying the PayPal button.\nPayPal today trades at a price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 3.12, hovering near its lowest valuation since its separation from eBay in 2015.\nSuppose you believe PayPal's revenue growth will bounce back to double digits percentages once the global economy improves and e-commerce growth rebounds. Through continued cost control, the company should achieve solid margins and increase profits rapidly, making today's valuation look mighty tempting to an investor. And it would be a great time to grab a few shares of this undervalued stock.\n10 stocks we like better than PayPal\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\n{%sfr%}\nRob Starks Jr has positions in Block. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Block, and PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends eBay and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short April 2023 $52.50 calls on eBay, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) started the year by rising 24% to an intraday high of $88.63 on Feb. 2, as many optimistic investors believed the Federal Reserve was close to ending its relentless rate hikes and the economy could achieve a soft landing -- an excellent scenario for this business. Investors have also recently been displeased with the company's operating margins, thinking a savvy management team and its competitive advantages would build a moat around PayPal's profitability. Through continued cost control, the company should achieve solid margins and increase profits rapidly, making today's valuation look mighty tempting to an investor.", 'news_luhn_summary': "PYPL Operating Margin (Quarterly) data by YCharts Many believe PayPal's deteriorating fundamentals have causes beyond just a cyclical downturn. Through continued cost control, the company should achieve solid margins and increase profits rapidly, making today's valuation look mighty tempting to an investor. The Motley Fool recommends eBay and recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple, short April 2023 $52.50 calls on eBay, and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'PayPal Near Its Cheapest Valuation Over the Past 10 Years -- Is It a Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As a result, investors worry about a further deterioration in PayPal's revenue growth. The top dog in e-commerce payments PayPal started in 1998 and was among the first to market payment services between merchants and consumers in the then-emerging e-commerce industry. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "A poor economic environment and increased competition Growth investors familiar with seeing the company producing double-digit percentage revenue growth started aggressively selling their shares in late 2021 into 2022 as revenue growth began its steep fall into the single digits, as shown in the following chart. For example, the growth of active accounts, defined as registered PayPal accounts that completed a transaction over its network within the last 12 months, slowed to a crawl, showing only 2% growth compared to the previous year's 13% year-over-year growth. On the merchant side, PayPal faces competition from companies like Stripe, and on the consumer side, platforms like Apple Pay are chipping away at its payment dominance."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bill-gates-says-calls-to-pause-ai-wont-solve-challenges', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jennifer Rigby\nLONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - Calls to pause the development of artificial intelligence will not “solve the challenges” ahead, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told Reuters, his first public comments since an open letter sparked a debate about the future of the technology.\nThe technologist-turned-philanthropist said it would be better to focus on how best to use the developments in AI, as it was hard to understand how a pause could work globally.\nHis interview with Reuters comes after an open letter -- published last week and co-signed by Elon Musk and more than 1,000 AI experts – demanded an urgent pause in the development of systems "more powerful" than Microsoft-backed MSFT.O OpenAI\'s new GPT-4, which can hold human-like conversation, compose songs and summarise lengthy documents.\nThe experts, including Apple AAPL.O co-founder Steve Wozniak, said in the letter the potential risks and benefits to society need to be assessed.\n“I don’t think asking one particular group to pause solves the challenges,” Gates said on Monday.\n“Clearly there’s huge benefits to these things… what we need to do is identify the tricky areas.”\nMicrosoft has sought to outpace peers through multi-billion-dollar investments in ChatGPT owner OpenAI.\nWhile currently focused full-time on the philanthropic Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates has been a bullish supporter of AI and described it as revolutionary as the Internet or mobile phones.\nIn a blog titled "The Age of AI has begun" which was published and dated March 21, a day before the open letter, he said he believes AI should be used to help reduce some of the world’s worst inequities.\nHe also said in the interview the details of any pause would be complicated to enforce.\n“I don’t really understand who they’re saying could stop, and would every country in the world agree to stop, and why to stop,” he said. “But there are a lot of different opinions in this area.”\n(Reporting by Jennifer Rigby; Editing by Josephine Mason and Bernadette Baum)\n(([email protected]; +44 207 542 7695; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The experts, including Apple AAPL.O co-founder Steve Wozniak, said in the letter the potential risks and benefits to society need to be assessed. His interview with Reuters comes after an open letter -- published last week and co-signed by Elon Musk and more than 1,000 AI experts – demanded an urgent pause in the development of systems "more powerful" than Microsoft-backed MSFT.O OpenAI\'s new GPT-4, which can hold human-like conversation, compose songs and summarise lengthy documents. “Clearly there’s huge benefits to these things… what we need to do is identify the tricky areas.” Microsoft has sought to outpace peers through multi-billion-dollar investments in ChatGPT owner OpenAI.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The experts, including Apple AAPL.O co-founder Steve Wozniak, said in the letter the potential risks and benefits to society need to be assessed. By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - Calls to pause the development of artificial intelligence will not “solve the challenges” ahead, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told Reuters, his first public comments since an open letter sparked a debate about the future of the technology. His interview with Reuters comes after an open letter -- published last week and co-signed by Elon Musk and more than 1,000 AI experts – demanded an urgent pause in the development of systems "more powerful" than Microsoft-backed MSFT.O OpenAI\'s new GPT-4, which can hold human-like conversation, compose songs and summarise lengthy documents.', 'news_article_title': "Bill Gates says calls to pause AI won't 'solve challenges'", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The experts, including Apple AAPL.O co-founder Steve Wozniak, said in the letter the potential risks and benefits to society need to be assessed. By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - Calls to pause the development of artificial intelligence will not “solve the challenges” ahead, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told Reuters, his first public comments since an open letter sparked a debate about the future of the technology. The technologist-turned-philanthropist said it would be better to focus on how best to use the developments in AI, as it was hard to understand how a pause could work globally.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The experts, including Apple AAPL.O co-founder Steve Wozniak, said in the letter the potential risks and benefits to society need to be assessed. By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - Calls to pause the development of artificial intelligence will not “solve the challenges” ahead, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told Reuters, his first public comments since an open letter sparked a debate about the future of the technology. His interview with Reuters comes after an open letter -- published last week and co-signed by Elon Musk and more than 1,000 AI experts – demanded an urgent pause in the development of systems "more powerful" than Microsoft-backed MSFT.O OpenAI\'s new GPT-4, which can hold human-like conversation, compose songs and summarise lengthy documents.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-its-buyer-beware-when-it-comes-to-ai-mania-and-nvda-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe speculative fervor around Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock has something in common with a short squeeze. At some point, it ends in tears for someone.\nThere’s also no doubt that NVDA stock is a bubble stock. We’re talking about 118 times earnings and 25 times sales. This is happening just two years after the last tech bubble burst, built around cryptocurrency and the metaverse, with hardly anything left of value.\nYet still there are analysts recommending you buy NVDA stock now. Why?\nNVDA Nvidia $274.17\nA Closer Look at NVDA stock\nThe boom in “generative AI,” machine learning programs is real. There are going to be huge productivity gains. Some jobs are going to disappear.\nNvidia is as the arms merchant for the cloud data centers that will crunch internet data and generate answers for clients. Nvidia is on the cutting edge of technologies like inverse lithography, that speed this along. Best of all, these are algorithmic changes.\nAI and Nvidia\nAI is a decade-long trend, so Nvidia can expect steady growth, but Nvidia is basically a software company. It doesn’t make chips.\nTaiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) and, by mid-decade, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) will limit Nvidia’s growth based on their capacity.\nThere will also be competition, from Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), from Intel, and from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Amazon.Com (NASDAQ:AMZN), all now designing their own silicon.\nI got into Nvidia stock before the pandemic. I got back my investment after the graphics boom when it split 4:1. I’ve since watched Bitcoin mining boom and bust, and the start of the AI boom, with what looks (to the untrained eye) like free stock.\nThere just isn’t anyone selling Nvidia right now, except speculators betting on short-term moves. Nvidia’s moves into services only enhance the buying pressure.\nThen look at Nvidia’s price chart. The 2022 tech wreck, and disillusionment with Bitcoin, absolutely clobbered the stock, which fell from a high of $329 to a lot of $112.\nThe shares still haven’t reached their 2021 high. Given the performance of the NASDAQ, and even mighty Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), up just 17% in the last two years while Nvidia has doubled, I’m not expecting that to happen.\nThe Bottom Line\nA long-term investor should always have a list of stocks they want to buy on weakness. Nvidia deserves to be on that list. When the market is soft, accept some losses, raise some cash, and get into something better.\nYou had your opportunity with Nvidia last year and if you took it you’re in great shape. If you just held on, as I did, you’re a happy bunny. Just remember that next time people underestimate technology and its ability to produce change.\nWhen the current AI bubble pops, that’s when you buy Nvidia.\nOn the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in TSM, AMD, AAPL, GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN and NVDA. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nDana Blankenhorn has been a financial and technology journalist since 1978. His 10th novel is The Time Tunnel, now available at the Amazon Kindle store. Write him at [email protected] or tweet him at @danablankenhorn. He writes a Substack newsletter, Facing the Future, which covers technology, markets, and politics.\nDana Blankenhorn has been a financial and technology journalist since 1978. He is the author of Technology’s Big Bang: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with Moore’s Law, available at the Amazon Kindle store. Write him at [email protected], tweet him at @danablankenhorn, or subscribe to his Substack.\nThe post Why It’s Buyer Beware When It Comes to AI Mania and NVDA Stock appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in TSM, AMD, AAPL, GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN and NVDA. There will also be competition, from Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), from Intel, and from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Amazon.Com (NASDAQ:AMZN), all now designing their own silicon. Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) and, by mid-decade, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) will limit Nvidia’s growth based on their capacity.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'There will also be competition, from Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), from Intel, and from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Amazon.Com (NASDAQ:AMZN), all now designing their own silicon. On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in TSM, AMD, AAPL, GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN and NVDA. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The speculative fervor around Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock has something in common with a short squeeze.', 'news_article_title': 'Why It’s Buyer Beware When It Comes to AI Mania and NVDA Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in TSM, AMD, AAPL, GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN and NVDA. There will also be competition, from Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), from Intel, and from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Amazon.Com (NASDAQ:AMZN), all now designing their own silicon. Yet still there are analysts recommending you buy NVDA stock now.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'There will also be competition, from Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), from Intel, and from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Amazon.Com (NASDAQ:AMZN), all now designing their own silicon. On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in TSM, AMD, AAPL, GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN and NVDA. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The speculative fervor around Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock has something in common with a short squeeze.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-russell-1000-etf-iwb-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market? You should consider the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $28.24 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.48%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 25.50% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.31% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nPerformance and Risk\nIWB seeks to match the performance of the Russell 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market. The Index is a float-adjusted capitalization-weighted index of equity securities issued by the approximately 1,000 largest issuers in the Russell 3000 Index.\nThe ETF has added roughly 7.71% so far this year and is down about -8.70% in the last one year (as of 04/04/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $196.94 and $249.60.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 20.14% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1017 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Russell 1000 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, IWB is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $308.79 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $374.22 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.31% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $28.24 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.31% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). You should consider the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.31% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). You should consider the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.31% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives IShares Russell 1000 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-looks-like-a-tasty-holding-for-summer', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nAre you ready to take a bite out of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock? If you hesitate too long, you might miss out on a substantial upside. Not only did Apple recently reveal a buy now, pay later (BNPL) service, but the company’s annual tech product conference is practically right around the corner.\nBecause of its size (market capitalization exceeding $2 trillion), Apple is among the safest technology companies to invest in. Yet, don’t assume that Apple isn’t still an innovator.\nYou just never know what products and services Apple might introduce next. Instead of playing guessing games, sensible investors can simply own a few Apple shares and count on this tech giant to deliver time and again.\nAAPL Apple $164.46\nApple Shines With New BNPL Service\nAAPL stock isn’t far from its 52-week high, but is there something that could put it over the top? Just maybe, Apple’s new BNPL service will boost the company’s top and bottom lines, increasing the company’s value to the shareholders.\nHere’s the scoop. Apple recently introduced a service called Apple Pay Later in the U.S. Now, you might never have thought of Apple as a BNPL service provider. However, it’s never a good idea to underestimate what Apple is capable of.\nWith Apple Pay Later, users can “split purchases into four payments, spread over six weeks with no interest and no fees.” The service allows users can track, manage, and repay their Apple Pay Later loans in their Apple Wallet.\nWe’re not talking about gigantic loans here. They’ll be $50 to $1,000 range. Still, it’s another savvy way for the company to keep its customers using and trusting Apple’s products and services.\nUpcoming Tech Products Could Boost AAPL Stock’s Value\nMark your calendar for June 5, as that’s when Apple starts its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this year. The event runs until June 9, and it’s definitely not just for developers.\nThe online event will showcase Apple’s “latest iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS advancements.” For fans of new technology gadgets, this is almost like the Super Bowl of conferences.\nWe wouldn’t dare to spread rumors about what Apple might introduce during the upcoming WWDC event. However, there’s reportedly been chatter that Apple might introduce a new virtual reality (VR) headset.\nWe’ll all just have to wait and see what Apple comes up with this year. Remember, just one new Apple product could change the tech landscape as we know it.\nWhat You Can Do Now\nSome traders wait until big events happen and then get involved after a stock price has already made a big move. Others get in before the move and reap the benefits.\nApple never stops innovating and bringing unique products and services to the market. So, whether you’re a user of BNPL services and fancy tech gadgets or not, consider a small position in AAPL stock as the price could move higher before the summer is over.\nOn the date of publication, neither Louis Navellier nor the InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article held (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nLouis Navellier, who has been called “one of the most important money managers of our time,” has broken the silence in this shocking “tell all” video… exposing one of the most shocking events in our country’s history… and the one move every American needs to make today.\nThe post Apple Stock Looks Like a Tasty Holding for Summer appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Upcoming Tech Products Could Boost AAPL Stock’s Value Mark your calendar for June 5, as that’s when Apple starts its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this year. So, whether you’re a user of BNPL services and fancy tech gadgets or not, consider a small position in AAPL stock as the price could move higher before the summer is over. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Are you ready to take a bite out of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock?', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $164.46 Apple Shines With New BNPL Service AAPL stock isn’t far from its 52-week high, but is there something that could put it over the top? InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Are you ready to take a bite out of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock? Upcoming Tech Products Could Boost AAPL Stock’s Value Mark your calendar for June 5, as that’s when Apple starts its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this year.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock Looks Like a Tasty Holding for Summer', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Upcoming Tech Products Could Boost AAPL Stock’s Value Mark your calendar for June 5, as that’s when Apple starts its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this year. So, whether you’re a user of BNPL services and fancy tech gadgets or not, consider a small position in AAPL stock as the price could move higher before the summer is over. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Are you ready to take a bite out of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $164.46 Apple Shines With New BNPL Service AAPL stock isn’t far from its 52-week high, but is there something that could put it over the top? InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Are you ready to take a bite out of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock? Upcoming Tech Products Could Boost AAPL Stock’s Value Mark your calendar for June 5, as that’s when Apple starts its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2024-will-be-the-make-or-break-year-for-metas-reality-labs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has invested tens of billions into developing virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) technology without much to show for it in terms of a viable new business segment. That could start to change next year.\nWhile management plans to continue its outsized investments in the Reality Labs segment, management plans to keep investments in line with overall revenue growth starting in 2024 and beyond. "We expect to pace Reality Labs investments to ensure that we can achieve our goal of growing overall company operating income," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on the company\'s third-quarterearnings callin October.\nAn indication of improving profitability in Reality Labs could give investors confidence that Zuckerberg\'s massive bet will finally pay off.\nMeta reported big costs, little revenue\nReality Labs is currently generating massive operating losses with inconsistent revenue.\nMeta had a hit with the Oculus Quest 2, but sales dropped in 2023.\nImage source: The Motley Fool. Data source: Meta Platforms.\nThe fourth-quarter revenue decline indicates the market for virtual reality headsets remains relatively limited. Meta and other companies in the VR/AR space have work to do in order to expand the market.\nThat could come with a new wave of product announcements in the near future from several companies, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple is reportedly developing its own AR/VR headset with a potential release later this year. Apple\'s entry into a category has historically given the entire industry a boost.\nThe meager revenue from the segment barely makes a dent in Meta\'s operating expenses. Reality Labs produced operating losses of $13.7 billion and $10.2 billion in 2022 and 2021, respectively. The net effect on operating margin for 2022 was nearly 12.5 percentage points.\nWhat\'s driving those massive losses?\nThe biggest thing driving losses in Reality Labs is Meta\'s investments in augmented reality technology.\nThere are three areas of investment within Reality Labs: Virtual reality products like its Oculus lineup, metaverse software development like Horizon Worlds, and augmented reality technology, none of which has shipped. In fact, Zuckerberg says augmented reality research and development is the biggest expense in the segment.\nIndeed, augmented reality could be a much bigger market than virtual reality. The potential for technology to overlay information in the real world (AR) is much more appealing for many than immersing yourself in a separate virtual world (VR). There are likely many more uses, too. VR may be just a stepping stone to AR.\nTo that end, Meta\'s spending on Reality Labs isn\'t going to slow down. "We\'re going to continue to invest meaningfully in this area given the significant long-term opportunities that we see. It is a long-duration investment," CFO Susan Li said on Meta\'s Q4earnings call\nManaging for operating profit growth\nThere are two ways Meta can improve operating profits while increasing its investments in AR research and the rest of Reality Labs: Reaccelerate growth in the advertising business, or start producing meaningful revenue from the Reality Labs segment.\nThe former is very likely going to happen. Meta is investing heavily in artificial intelligence to overcome the challenges it faces in tracking ad performance following Apple\'s introduction of App Tracking Transparency in iOS 14. It\'s showing improvements in Reels monetization as well, which has become a significant source of ad inventory, displacing some higher-value inventory in Feed and Stories. The outlook for the ads business is very positive.\nThe latter, however, remains a real possibility. As Meta brings its AR technology to market through smartphone and headset devices, it should be able to make headway in expanding the market and producing real revenue within the segment. 2024 will be the year to watch to see improvements in profitability for Reality Labs.\nIn the meantime, patient investors should be rewarded as the advertising business rebounds, making Meta shares a great way to invest in the potential of augmented reality.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Adam Levy has positions in Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'That could come with a new wave of product announcements in the near future from several companies, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). An indication of improving profitability in Reality Labs could give investors confidence that Zuckerberg\'s massive bet will finally pay off. It is a long-duration investment," CFO Susan Li said on Meta\'s Q4earnings call Managing for operating profit growth There are two ways Meta can improve operating profits while increasing its investments in AR research and the rest of Reality Labs: Reaccelerate growth in the advertising business, or start producing meaningful revenue from the Reality Labs segment.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'That could come with a new wave of product announcements in the near future from several companies, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has invested tens of billions into developing virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) technology without much to show for it in terms of a viable new business segment. There are three areas of investment within Reality Labs: Virtual reality products like its Oculus lineup, metaverse software development like Horizon Worlds, and augmented reality technology, none of which has shipped.', 'news_article_title': "2024 Will Be the Make-or-Break Year for Meta's Reality Labs", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That could come with a new wave of product announcements in the near future from several companies, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The biggest thing driving losses in Reality Labs is Meta\'s investments in augmented reality technology. It is a long-duration investment," CFO Susan Li said on Meta\'s Q4earnings call Managing for operating profit growth There are two ways Meta can improve operating profits while increasing its investments in AR research and the rest of Reality Labs: Reaccelerate growth in the advertising business, or start producing meaningful revenue from the Reality Labs segment.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'That could come with a new wave of product announcements in the near future from several companies, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has invested tens of billions into developing virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) technology without much to show for it in terms of a viable new business segment. There are three areas of investment within Reality Labs: Virtual reality products like its Oculus lineup, metaverse software development like Horizon Worlds, and augmented reality technology, none of which has shipped.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-apple-meta-platforms-visa-united-parcel-service-and', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – April 4, 2023 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Meta Platforms, Inc. META, Visa Inc. V, United Parcel Service, Inc. UPS and Caterpillar Inc. CAT.\nHere are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog:\nTop Research Reports for Apple, Meta Platforms and Visa\nThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc. and Visa Inc. These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.\n\nYou can see all of today’s research reports here >>>\n\nApple shares are up +26.7% in the year-to-date period vs. the Zacks Tech sector's 20.6% gain and the S&P 500 index's +7.4% gain.\nThe company expects the March quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to be similar to that of the December quarter due to unfavorable forex. For the iPhone, Apple expects the March quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to accelerate relative to the December quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth.\n\nFor Mac and iPad, revenues are expected to decline in double digits on a year-over-year basis due to challenging comparison and macroeconomic headwinds. Services revenue growth is expected to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming.\n\nHowever, revenues are expected to grow year over year. Growing services subscriber base and a strong liquidity position are key catalysts for Apple’s prospects.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Apple here >>>)\n\nShares of Meta Platforms have outperformed the Zacks Internet - Software industry over the past six months (+51.1% vs. +14.1%). The company is benefiting from steady user growth across all regions, particularly Asia Pacific. Increased engagement for its products like Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook has been a major growth driver.\n\nIts restructuring plan is expected to reduce expenses driving profitability. However, challenging macroeconomic conditions are negatively impacting Meta’s advertising revenues. Unfavorable forex, targeting and measurement headwinds due to Apple’s iOS changes, normalization of e-commerce after the pandemic peak and higher inflation hurt growth in the reported quarter.\n\nMeta’s first-quarter guidance reflects macroeconomic and forex concerns. Weak advertising demand is a headwind. Meta expects Reels to monetize much slower than feed or stories, which is a concern.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Meta Platforms here >>>)\n\nVisa shares have outperformed the Zacks Financial Transaction Services industry over the past six months (+22.0% vs. +15.2%). The company’s numerous buyouts and alliances paved the way for long-term growth and consistently drove its revenues. For fiscal 2023, net revenues are estimated to rise in the high single digits on a reported nominal dollar basis.\n\nConstant investments in technology are solidifying its position in the payments market. A shift in payments to the digital mode is a boon for Visa. Steady domestic volumes and transactions rise will aid the company to boost its top line in the coming years. A strong cash position enables it to boost shareholder value.\n\nHowever, high operating expenses stress the company's margins. Ramped-up client incentives will dent the top line. The company's volumes will likely suffer due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. As such, the stock warrants a cautious stance.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Visa here >>>)\n\nOther noteworthy reports we are featuring today include United Parcel Service, Inc. and Caterpillar Inc.\nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P's +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. 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(META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Meta Platforms, Inc. META, Visa Inc. V, United Parcel Service, Inc. UPS and Caterpillar Inc. CAT. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Visa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Unfavorable forex, targeting and measurement headwinds due to Apple’s iOS changes, normalization of e-commerce after the pandemic peak and higher inflation hurt growth in the reported quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Meta Platforms, Inc. META, Visa Inc. V, United Parcel Service, Inc. UPS and Caterpillar Inc. CAT. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Visa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc. and Visa Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Apple, Meta Platforms, Visa, United Parcel Service and Caterpillar', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Meta Platforms, Inc. META, Visa Inc. V, United Parcel Service, Inc. UPS and Caterpillar Inc. CAT. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Visa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc. and Visa Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Visa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Meta Platforms, Inc. META, Visa Inc. V, United Parcel Service, Inc. UPS and Caterpillar Inc. CAT. Here are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog: Top Research Reports for Apple, Meta Platforms and Visa The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-with-solid-eps-estimates-charts-for-the-tech-rebound', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Anyone whose market view is stuck in 2022 should take notice: The tech sector emerged as the big winner in the first quarter, with some of the biggest S&P 500 stocks, including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp., (NASDAQ: MSFT), Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) gaining in market capitalization. \nBut less well-known stocks Workday Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), Cadence Design Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) and Fortinet Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) also made gains in the quarter and are setting up bullish consolidations. \nThe S&P sector, as tracked by the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA: XLK), was the top sector in the first quarter, returning 21.35% in the past three months. \nOther heavily weighted sector components Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) were also among the top performers, with big gains in market cap.\nBut when it comes to screening for potential buys, the biggest names aren’t necessarily the first ones to add. Several of those stocks are showing the right combination of sales, earnings and price momentum to qualify as watch list candidates. \nHere are three stocks setting up for gains as the second quarter gets underway. \nWorkday\nWorkday’s cloud-based enterprise resource planning software helps businesses manage their human resources and financial processes. It streamlines HR functions such as employee management, payroll, benefits administration, talent management, and workforce planning. Workday can also handle financial processes like accounting, procurement, and expense management. \nEarnings growth slowed in fiscal 2023, but rebounded in the most recent quarter. Revenue growth has held steady, ranging between 15% and 22% in the past eight quarters. The stock returned 23.43% in the first quarter, and a look at its chart shows a breakout from a flat base on March 29. The stock is just out of buy range, but a pullback to a moving average could offer a new buy opportunity. \nWall Street expects the company to grow earnings by 40% this year, which is fiscal 2024, and by 22% next year. \nCadence Design\nSan Jose, California-based chip design specialist Cadence is etching out a specialty in the growing area of chiplets. That’s a design approach in which a single electronic system is broken down into smaller, independent parts. These chiplets can be designed and manufactured separately, using different semiconductor technologies and then assembled to create a larger, more complex system-on-chip. This approach offers increased flexibility, reduced development time, and lower costs, as well as the ability to mix and match different chiplets for specific applications.\nCadence has a multi-year history of increasing earnings, as you can see, using MarketBeat data on the stock. Analysts expect the company to increase earnings by 16% this year, and by the same percentage in 2024. \nCadence’s chart reflects a February 14 breakout from a cup-shaped pattern. The stock rallied 8.89% in the past month and 30.78% in the first quarter. It’s currently in buy range after pulling back and getting 50-day support on March 28. \nFortinet\nFortinet provides network security solutions to protect against cyber threats and attacks. Its solutions include firewalls, VPNs, email security, and endpoint protection. Its offerings are designed to provide comprehensive security across the entire network, from endpoints to the cloud, helping its customers protect their data and prevent security breaches.\nSo it’s pretty clear how that business model might be in high demand in the foreseeable future.\nThe company has been consolidating since January 2022, but has been in rally mode recently, advancing 11.81% in the past month and 35.94% in the past quarter.\nIf you expand the view on Fortinet’s chart to include late 2021, you can see that it rallied to a peak in December of that year, and has been consolidating since. Watch for the stock to clear its current buy point north of $74.35. Its next earnings report, in early May, could be a catalyst for a big price move. Analysts expect the company to earn $0.22 per share on revenue of $1.20 billion. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Anyone whose market view is stuck in 2022 should take notice: The tech sector emerged as the big winner in the first quarter, with some of the biggest S&P 500 stocks, including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp., (NASDAQ: MSFT), Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) gaining in market capitalization. These chiplets can be designed and manufactured separately, using different semiconductor technologies and then assembled to create a larger, more complex system-on-chip. This approach offers increased flexibility, reduced development time, and lower costs, as well as the ability to mix and match different chiplets for specific applications.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Anyone whose market view is stuck in 2022 should take notice: The tech sector emerged as the big winner in the first quarter, with some of the biggest S&P 500 stocks, including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp., (NASDAQ: MSFT), Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) gaining in market capitalization. But less well-known stocks Workday Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), Cadence Design Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) and Fortinet Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) also made gains in the quarter and are setting up bullish consolidations. Workday Workday’s cloud-based enterprise resource planning software helps businesses manage their human resources and financial processes.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks With Solid EPS Estimates & Charts For The Tech Rebound', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Anyone whose market view is stuck in 2022 should take notice: The tech sector emerged as the big winner in the first quarter, with some of the biggest S&P 500 stocks, including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp., (NASDAQ: MSFT), Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) gaining in market capitalization. But less well-known stocks Workday Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), Cadence Design Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) and Fortinet Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) also made gains in the quarter and are setting up bullish consolidations. The stock is just out of buy range, but a pullback to a moving average could offer a new buy opportunity.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Anyone whose market view is stuck in 2022 should take notice: The tech sector emerged as the big winner in the first quarter, with some of the biggest S&P 500 stocks, including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp., (NASDAQ: MSFT), Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) gaining in market capitalization. But less well-known stocks Workday Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), Cadence Design Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) and Fortinet Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) also made gains in the quarter and are setting up bullish consolidations. Other heavily weighted sector components Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) were also among the top performers, with big gains in market cap.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-14', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. 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{'date': '2023-04-05', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/invest-with-or-against-jim-cramer-with-these-new-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'If you’ve ever dreamed of investing alongside CNBC’s Jim Cramer or going against his picks through a single investment vehicle, your oddly-specific dreams have now come true, thanks to two new ETFs from Tuttle Capital. \nLong Jim or Short Jim?\nThe Long Cramer Tracker ETF (BATS:LJIM) affords investors the opportunity to invest alongside Cramer by taking positions in stocks and ETFs of sectors he speaks positively of or recommends on his popular show, Mad Money. Conversely, the Inverse Cramer ETF allows investors to “fade” Cramer by shorting stocks he recommends and by taking positions in stocks or sectors that he’s bearish about. The funds also invest in (or short) stocks that Cramer mentions on Twitter.\nTuttle Capital is also the firm behind the Tuttle Capital Short Innovation ETF (NASDAQ:SARK), which fades the picks of the ARK Invest Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA:ARKK). Like Cramer, ARK’s founder and CIO Cathie Wood is another high-profile, polarizing figure in the investing world, so it appears that Tuttle is going back to the well here with these two Cramer-themed ETFs.\nSARK has attracted a decent amount of publicity and managed to accrue over $300 million in assets under management (AUM) so far, but the two Cramer ETFs have a long way to go to this point -- SJIM has about $5.5 million in AUM while LJIM has a microscopic AUM of $1 million. \nThe pair of ETFs only launched in early March, so their track record is based on a small sample size, but so far, SJIM is up 0.5% since inception, while LJIM is down 2.6%. \nLooking into LJIM\'s Holdings\nLJIM holds 36 positions, and its top 10 holdings make up just 35.5% of assets.\nCramer is well-known to be a long-time fan of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), even going as far as to name his dog after the company, so it is unsurprising that the semiconductor giant is LJIM’s largest holding, with a 5% weighting.\nCramer was pounding the table on Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) when it bottomed out in late 2022, and Meta is LJIM’s second-largest position.\nLooking at LJIM as a whole, you’ll find an assortment of blue-chip U.S. stocks ranging from Dow components like Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) to more tech and growth names like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), and the aforementioned Nvidia and Meta Platforms.\nSubjectively, just from my own experience watching Mad Money and Squawk on the Street here and there over the years, I would say that this strategy reflects Cramer’s general investment style fairly accurately. Below, you’ll find an overview of LJIM’s top holdings using TipRanks’ holdings screen.\nWhile these picks may not be anything fancy or under the radar, you could do a lot worse than investing in a diversified basket of blue-chip U.S. companies and top growth stocks over the long run, so LJIM actually doesn’t look bad.\nIn fact, LJIM has managed to accrue an ETF Smart Score of 7 out of 10, which is just on the cusp of an outperform rating based on TipRanks’ proprietary Smart Score system. Individual top 10 holdings like Nvidia, On Holding AG (NYSE:ONON), Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX), ChampionX (NASDAQ:CHX), and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) all have Smart Scores of 8 or above.\nWhat is the Price Target for LJIM?\nLJIM stock has also accrued a Moderate Buy consensus rating from analysts. The average LJIM stock price target of $29.24 implies 17.2% upside potential from current levels.\nSJIM\'s Holdings\nOn the other hand, SJIM is made up mostly of short positions in the stocks that Cramer touts. There are also smaller positions in companies that Cramer has been bearish on. Below you\'ll find an overview of SJIM\'s holdings.\nOne thing that I find curious about SJIM’s holdings is that it doesn’t have a position in Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) (or a crypto-themed ETF), given Cramer’s long-time aversion to crypto, or any Chinese stocks or ETFs, given that Cramer has advised viewers against investing in China for years, so I would think a position in something like an Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) would be a strong fit here. \nSize and Fees\nWith just $5.5 million in assets under management, SJIM is a minuscule ETF, and LJIM is even smaller, with $1 million in assets under management. This minuscule size makes these ETFs particularly susceptible to market volatility. \nAnother negative here is the high fees. This is an actively-managed, niche-focused ETF, so its fees are going to be higher than a low-fee, broad-market ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) or the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY), but the expense ratio of 1.2% that both ETFs have still seems a bit steep.\nSpare a Thought for Jim\nIt seems that Cramer has attracted quite a few detractors in recent times; bashing his picks that don’t work out has become a popular pastime on social media. For instance, the “Inverse Cramer” profile on Twitter has accrued over 226,000 followers since 2021.\nIn fairness to Cramer, Mad Money has been on the air since 2005, and he hosts it almost every day that the market is open (in addition to co-hosting Squawk on the Street most days), so anyone who needs to fill up this much airtime is bound to have their share of hits and misses. \nWhile his strategy of investing in blue-chip U.S. stocks is nothing fancy or complex, for the most part, it has been an effective strategy for investors over the long run. His advice of investing in index funds first and diversifying isn\'t bad advice for new investors, and he has helped to get many people into investing for the first time, which is a net positive for society as a whole in my view, so I don\'t think he truly deserves the bad rap that he gets on some of the snarkier corners of the internet.\nAdditional Thoughts\nCramer can change his mind about a pick whenever he wants, or flip from bullish to bearish on a company on a whim, so there will likely be an elevated level of turnover here, especially in SJIM. According to the ETF\'s prospectus, "Under normal circumstances, the Fund will hold positions\nno longer than a 5-day trading week but could hold a position longer if Cramer continues to have a contrary opinion." This high level of turnover could lead to a higher tax burden for investors holding these vehicles in taxable accounts.\nWhile SARK (the aforementioned ETF that enables investors to fade the ARK Innovation ETF) has garnered a larger AUM, the difference between these ETFs and SARK is that SARK can also be used by investors as a convenient way to short a certain breed of tech stock given ARK’s association with richly-valued tech stocks. \nI’m actually more bullish on LJIM than SJIM, based on its relatively high-quality portfolio of holdings with strong Smart Scores. However, given the nature of Cramer’s investment style, investors can probably simply own a cheaper broad-market U.S. ETF and achieve roughly similar results. \nThere\'s Always a Bull Market Somewhere\nWhile the idea of the inverse Cramer ETF is entertaining, I don’t really see it as a viable long-term investing strategy. Given their size, fees, and strategies, it seems unlikely that these ETFs will attract significant institutional investments and will likely end up as more of a novelty than a widespread long-term investing strategy.\nThat said, the goal of the ETFs may simply be to generate more publicity for Tuttle Capital, and they have succeeded in that regard. As Cramer says, "There\'s always a bull market somewhere." \nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Individual top 10 holdings like Nvidia, On Holding AG (NYSE:ONON), Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX), ChampionX (NASDAQ:CHX), and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) all have Smart Scores of 8 or above. Like Cramer, ARK’s founder and CIO Cathie Wood is another high-profile, polarizing figure in the investing world, so it appears that Tuttle is going back to the well here with these two Cramer-themed ETFs. Cramer is well-known to be a long-time fan of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), even going as far as to name his dog after the company, so it is unsurprising that the semiconductor giant is LJIM’s largest holding, with a 5% weighting.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Individual top 10 holdings like Nvidia, On Holding AG (NYSE:ONON), Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX), ChampionX (NASDAQ:CHX), and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) all have Smart Scores of 8 or above. The Long Cramer Tracker ETF (BATS:LJIM) affords investors the opportunity to invest alongside Cramer by taking positions in stocks and ETFs of sectors he speaks positively of or recommends on his popular show, Mad Money. Conversely, the Inverse Cramer ETF allows investors to “fade” Cramer by shorting stocks he recommends and by taking positions in stocks or sectors that he’s bearish about.', 'news_article_title': 'Invest with (or Against) Jim Cramer with These New ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Individual top 10 holdings like Nvidia, On Holding AG (NYSE:ONON), Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX), ChampionX (NASDAQ:CHX), and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) all have Smart Scores of 8 or above. Conversely, the Inverse Cramer ETF allows investors to “fade” Cramer by shorting stocks he recommends and by taking positions in stocks or sectors that he’s bearish about. Tuttle Capital is also the firm behind the Tuttle Capital Short Innovation ETF (NASDAQ:SARK), which fades the picks of the ARK Invest Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA:ARKK).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Individual top 10 holdings like Nvidia, On Holding AG (NYSE:ONON), Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX), ChampionX (NASDAQ:CHX), and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) all have Smart Scores of 8 or above. The Long Cramer Tracker ETF (BATS:LJIM) affords investors the opportunity to invest alongside Cramer by taking positions in stocks and ETFs of sectors he speaks positively of or recommends on his popular show, Mad Money. One thing that I find curious about SJIM’s holdings is that it doesn’t have a position in Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) (or a crypto-themed ETF), given Cramer’s long-time aversion to crypto, or any Chinese stocks or ETFs, given that Cramer has advised viewers against investing in China for years, so I would think a position in something like an Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) would be a strong fit here.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-ends-lower-as-recession-fears-take-center-stage-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas\nApril 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 dipped and the Nasdaq ended sharply lower on Wednesday after a growing wave of weak economic data deepened worries that the Federal Reserve\'s rapid interest rate hikes might tip the U.S. economy into a recession.\nNvidia Corp NVDA.Odropped 2.1% and was among the stocks weighing most on the S&P 500 after Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google unit said the supercomputers it uses to train its artificial intelligence models were faster and more power-efficient than comparable components made by the chipmaker.\nTesla Inc TSLA.Ofell 3.7%, while Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O declined more than 1%, pulling down the Nasdaq and reversing gains in some of Wall Street\'s most valuable companies in recent weeks.\nCaterpillar CAT.N, viewed as a bellwether for the industrial sector, dropped 1.8%, bringing its loss over the past two days to 7% as investors fretted about a potential economic downturn.\nThe S&P 500 declined 0.25% to end the session at 4,090.38 points.\nThe Nasdaq fell 1.07% to 11,996.86 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.24% to 33,482.72 points.\nDriving the recession fears, the ADP National Employment report showed U.S. private employers hired far fewer workers than expected in March. That followed Tuesday\'s weak job openings data.\nAs well, the Institute for Supply Management\'s survey showed the services sector slowed more than expected last month on cooling demand, while a measure of prices paid by services businesses fell to a near three-year low.\nEarlier this week data showed falling factory orders and soft manufacturing activity.\nWall Street\'s recent losses in reaction to signs of a slowing economy mark a change from recent months, when investors cheered weak economic data on the basis that it might mean the Fed\'s interest rate hikes were working and that the Fed could ease up on its campaign to rein in decades-high inflation.\n"We may have transitioned from the notion that \'bad news is good news\' to \'bad new is bad news\'," said Jay Hatfield, chief executive and portfolio manager at InfraCap in New York. "Fear about a recession is the dominant theme."\nReflecting worries about the economy and recent turmoil in the banking sector, interest rate futures imply 61% odds that the Fed will cut interest rates from current levels by the end of its July meeting, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nOf the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, seven declined, led lower by consumer discretionary .SPLRCD, down 2.04%, followed by a 1.3% loss in industrials .SPLRCI.\nAmong stocks that kept the Dow Jones Industrial Average in positive territory, Johnson & Johnson > rallied 4.5% after its $8.9 billion offer to settle talc-related lawsuits gained the support of thousands of claimants, easing an overhang on its plans to list consumer health unit Kenvue.\nArtificial intelligence C3.ai Inc AI.Ntumbled more than 15%, sliding for a second day after a short seller alleged accounting issues. The AI company denied the allegations in an emailed response to Reuters.\nFedEx Corp FDX.N rose 1.5% as the freight bellwether firm said it will fold its operating divisions into one organization as it steps up efforts to cut costs and increase efficiency.\nBig banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N and Citigroup C.N will be among companies kicking off March-quarter reporting season next week, with investors eager for updates on the health of the financial industry.\nAnalysts on average expect aggregate S&P 500 company earnings for the first quarter to have fallen 5% year-over-year, according to Refinitiv I/B/E/S.\nDeclining stocks outnumbered rising ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 1.2-to-one ratio.\nThe S&P 500 posted 11 new highs and two new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 39 new highs and 269 new lows.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was relatively light, with 10.1 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 12.7 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.\nTraders bet on Fed rate cut by July meeting Traders bet on Fed rate cut by July meetinghttps://tmsnrt.rs/3z2AqBk\nS&P 500\'s busiest tradeshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zA5eK7\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru, and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Shounak Dasgupta and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Tesla Inc TSLA.Ofell 3.7%, while Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O declined more than 1%, pulling down the Nasdaq and reversing gains in some of Wall Street's most valuable companies in recent weeks. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas April 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 dipped and the Nasdaq ended sharply lower on Wednesday after a growing wave of weak economic data deepened worries that the Federal Reserve's rapid interest rate hikes might tip the U.S. economy into a recession. Big banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N and Citigroup C.N will be among companies kicking off March-quarter reporting season next week, with investors eager for updates on the health of the financial industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Tesla Inc TSLA.Ofell 3.7%, while Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O declined more than 1%, pulling down the Nasdaq and reversing gains in some of Wall Street's most valuable companies in recent weeks. The Nasdaq fell 1.07% to 11,996.86 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.24% to 33,482.72 points. Reflecting worries about the economy and recent turmoil in the banking sector, interest rate futures imply 61% odds that the Fed will cut interest rates from current levels by the end of its July meeting, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends lower as recession fears take center stage', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Tesla Inc TSLA.Ofell 3.7%, while Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O declined more than 1%, pulling down the Nasdaq and reversing gains in some of Wall Street's most valuable companies in recent weeks. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas April 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 dipped and the Nasdaq ended sharply lower on Wednesday after a growing wave of weak economic data deepened worries that the Federal Reserve's rapid interest rate hikes might tip the U.S. economy into a recession. The S&P 500 declined 0.25% to end the session at 4,090.38 points.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Tesla Inc TSLA.Ofell 3.7%, while Amazon AMZN.O and Apple AAPL.O declined more than 1%, pulling down the Nasdaq and reversing gains in some of Wall Street's most valuable companies in recent weeks. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas April 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 dipped and the Nasdaq ended sharply lower on Wednesday after a growing wave of weak economic data deepened worries that the Federal Reserve's rapid interest rate hikes might tip the U.S. economy into a recession. Wall Street's recent losses in reaction to signs of a slowing economy mark a change from recent months, when investors cheered weak economic data on the basis that it might mean the Fed's interest rate hikes were working and that the Fed could ease up on its campaign to rein in decades-high inflation."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/these-stocks-are-warren-buffetts-3-largest-ai-fueled-investments', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Despite the recent optimism and hype surrounding stocks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), AI-focused investment strategies probably don\'t attract much interest from famed investor Warren Buffett -- at least, not directly. Buffett, who has spoken briefly about both the potential and the drawbacks of these technologies, would likely have less interest in being a direct AI investor. Emerging technologies tend to foster money-losing tech stocks, and history has usually proven him right when he was skeptical of such assets.\nHowever, many of the stocks Buffett already owns have made him and the Berkshire Hathaway team into AI investors by default, as many of his smaller investments -- stocks like Amazon, Activision Blizzard, and Snowflake -- make extensive use of the technology. Moreover, three of Berkshire\'s largest holdings make significant use of AI, and only one would fit the formal definition of a "tech stock."\n1. Apple\nBuffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway did not buy Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for its AI-driven functionality, and AI is not a key reason that Apple now accounts for 44% of the value in the conglomerate\'s stock portfolio. Nonetheless, AI and ML play roles in enhancing virtually every current product and service offered by Apple. FaceID, voice recognition, and numerous apps are just some of the AI-driven features in its iPhone.\nAdditionally, the company invested heavily in AI and ML research. It funds Apple Scholars, university students who conduct AI research. Also, its AIML Residency Program works with experts across several disciplines. These industry leaders build new AI and ML-driven products and services. While the results of its programs are difficult to predict, they will likely enhance Apple\'s influence and leadership in the AI industry.\nWith the market\'s focus on AI increasing, Apple\'s stock is moving in the right direction. It has risen by more than 30% since the beginning of 2023.\nThe increase in the stock price raised its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio to 28, making it an increasingly expensive company to buy. But as AI\'s influence over Apple\'s products and services grows, market-beating returns are probably still within reach for new investors.\n2. Bank of America\nIts name may condition investors to see Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) as a bank, but given its heavy investments in technology, it has arguably evolved into more of a fintech stock. Those tech investments came amid its emergence from the 2008-09 financial crisis, and among the largest banks, it has become a fintech leader. Global Finance named it the "Most Innovative Digital Bank" in 2022.\nOn the AI side, BofA describes Erica, its AI-driven assistant, as the engine that brings "personalized banking" to its clients. Erica delivers personalized insights and helps monitor accounts, identifying issues such as duplicate charges or changes in spending patterns.\nUnderstandably, the liquidity issues that caused the collapses of SVB Financial\'s Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Capital\'s Silvergate Bank, and others have weighed on the banking sector. Despite BofA\'s stability, its stock price is down modestly since the beginning of the year. That price drop took its P/E ratio to 9, its lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic.\nEven though BofA makes up 9% of Berkshire\'s portfolio, the recent sell-off could be good news for Buffett and other investors. Since the industry\'s recent troubles do not affect Bank of America directly, now might be an opportune time to buy shares.\n3. Chevron\nChevron\'s (NYSE: CVX) growing AI capabilities are probably not prominent among the reasons why Buffett\'s team has continued to add to its large position in the energy giant. Nonetheless, Chevron accounts for 8% of the value in Berkshire\'s equity portfolio, and the technology will play at least an indirect role in boosting the value of the oil stock.\nToday\'s energy industry relies heavily on technology for various business activities. One area where AI in particular benefits Chevron is data management. To that end, it partnered with Microsoft and UiPath to automate data extraction into back-end systems. Because this process is now being handled automatically, Chevron\'s business analysts can spend more time on tasks that add more value.\nAdditionally, Chevron applies AI to extract information from drilling reports. The technology can tell researchers how different types of rocks impact a hydrocarbon reservoir. These studies reduce the need to drill exploratory wells, reducing the environmental impact of Chevron\'s activities.\nChevron\'s stock price is down for 2023, and due to that decline, its P/E ratio of around 9 is in the neighborhood of its multiyear low. Still, the recent announcement by several members of OPEC+ (a group of nations allied with OPEC to cut production in order to boost oil prices) that they will cut crude oil output next month has brought investors back to oil stocks, indicating the stock might soon be heading higher.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSVB Financial provides credit and banking services to The Motley Fool. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Will Healy has positions in Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Microsoft, SVB Financial, Snowflake, and UiPath. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway did not buy Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for its AI-driven functionality, and AI is not a key reason that Apple now accounts for 44% of the value in the conglomerate's stock portfolio. Despite the recent optimism and hype surrounding stocks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), AI-focused investment strategies probably don't attract much interest from famed investor Warren Buffett -- at least, not directly. Nonetheless, Chevron accounts for 8% of the value in Berkshire's equity portfolio, and the technology will play at least an indirect role in boosting the value of the oil stock.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway did not buy Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for its AI-driven functionality, and AI is not a key reason that Apple now accounts for 44% of the value in the conglomerate's stock portfolio. However, many of the stocks Buffett already owns have made him and the Berkshire Hathaway team into AI investors by default, as many of his smaller investments -- stocks like Amazon, Activision Blizzard, and Snowflake -- make extensive use of the technology. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 SVB Financial provides credit and banking services to The Motley Fool.", 'news_article_title': "These Stocks Are Warren Buffett's 3 Largest AI-Fueled Investments", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway did not buy Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for its AI-driven functionality, and AI is not a key reason that Apple now accounts for 44% of the value in the conglomerate's stock portfolio. Additionally, the company invested heavily in AI and ML research. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway did not buy Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for its AI-driven functionality, and AI is not a key reason that Apple now accounts for 44% of the value in the conglomerate's stock portfolio. However, many of the stocks Buffett already owns have made him and the Berkshire Hathaway team into AI investors by default, as many of his smaller investments -- stocks like Amazon, Activision Blizzard, and Snowflake -- make extensive use of the technology. Bank of America Its name may condition investors to see Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) as a bank, but given its heavy investments in technology, it has arguably evolved into more of a fintech stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-stock-was-down-on-wednesday', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) traded lower on Wednesday, slipping as much as 2.3%. When the market closed for the day, the stock was still down 1.1%\nA broad cross section of stocks ended the day lower, which no doubt helped fuel Apple\'s decline. More pertinent to Apple investors, one analyst raised the specter of slowing iPhone sales in the face of tough macroeconomic conditions, while another was moderately more bullish.\nSo what\nJefferies analyst Kyle McNealy dug deep on global web-traffic patterns and concluded that iPhone sales "saw some deceleration" during the month of February. As a result, the firm now believes sales likely ended the quarter in-line with expectations when they were previously ahead.\nMore recent data suggests that average selling prices (ASPs) are higher than consensus estimates, according to the analyst, so Apple\'s revenue could still come in ahead of Wall Street\'s projections. The firm maintained its buy rating and $195 price target on the stock, which suggests potential gains for shareholders of 19% compared to Wednesday\'s closing price.\nAt the same time, Bank of America (BofA) raised its price target on Apple to $168 from $158 and maintained a neutral rating on the shares. This suggests the analyst was playing catch up since Apple shares ended Tuesday at $165.63 -- above his previous call.\nAfter reading the tea leaves and checking sales channels, the firm believes the iPhones and services segments are "stable to better," though Mac and iPad sales have suffered. He believes the combination will likely keep gross margins stable, and this stability "modestly" increases his expectations for the full year.\nNow what\nThere\'s no question that Apple\'s success or failure rests mostly on iPhone sales, which represented 56% of the company\'s revenue in its fiscal first quarter ending Dec. 31. High inflation and economic uncertainty will almost certainly weigh on Apple\'s performance -- at least in the near term.\nSeasoned investors are keenly aware that "this too shall pass." By creating some of the most popular technology devices on the planet, it will certainly take more than a downturn to reverse Apple\'s long-term fortunes.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Danny Vena has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Bank of America. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) traded lower on Wednesday, slipping as much as 2.3%. More pertinent to Apple investors, one analyst raised the specter of slowing iPhone sales in the face of tough macroeconomic conditions, while another was moderately more bullish. So what Jefferies analyst Kyle McNealy dug deep on global web-traffic patterns and concluded that iPhone sales "saw some deceleration" during the month of February.', 'news_luhn_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) traded lower on Wednesday, slipping as much as 2.3%. As a result, the firm now believes sales likely ended the quarter in-line with expectations when they were previously ahead. The firm maintained its buy rating and $195 price target on the stock, which suggests potential gains for shareholders of 19% compared to Wednesday's closing price.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Stock Was Down on Wednesday', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) traded lower on Wednesday, slipping as much as 2.3%. As a result, the firm now believes sales likely ended the quarter in-line with expectations when they were previously ahead. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.', 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) traded lower on Wednesday, slipping as much as 2.3%. When the market closed for the day, the stock was still down 1.1% A broad cross section of stocks ended the day lower, which no doubt helped fuel Apple's decline. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/unusual-call-option-trade-in-apple-aapl-worth-%245820.00k', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "On April 5, 2023 at 12:30:49 ET an unusually large $5,820.00K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $110.00 / share, expiring in 345 days (on March 15, 2024). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 9.81 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options.\nThis trade was first picked up on Fintel's real time Unusual Option Trades tool, where unusual option trades are highlighted.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 4.22% Upside\nAs of March 30, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is $172.62. The forecasts range from a low of $119.18 to a high of $208.95. The average price target represents an increase of 4.22% from its latest reported closing price of $165.63.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is $413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is $6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6411 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 212 owner(s) or 3.42% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.02%, a decrease of 22.35%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.36% to 10,155,536K shares. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.01, indicating a bearish outlook.\nWhat are Large Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On April 5, 2023 at 12:30:49 ET an unusually large $5,820.00K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $110.00 / share, expiring in 345 days (on March 15, 2024). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 9.81 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.02%, a decrease of 22.35%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'On April 5, 2023 at 12:30:49 ET an unusually large $5,820.00K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $110.00 / share, expiring in 345 days (on March 15, 2024). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 9.81 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.02%, a decrease of 22.35%.', 'news_article_title': 'Unusual Call Option Trade in Apple (AAPL) Worth $5,820.00K', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.02%, a decrease of 22.35%. On April 5, 2023 at 12:30:49 ET an unusually large $5,820.00K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $110.00 / share, expiring in 345 days (on March 15, 2024). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 9.81 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'On April 5, 2023 at 12:30:49 ET an unusually large $5,820.00K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $110.00 / share, expiring in 345 days (on March 15, 2024). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 9.81 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.02%, a decrease of 22.35%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/b-of-a-securities-maintains-apple-aapl-neutral-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "On April 5, 2023, B of A Securities maintained coverage of Apple with a Neutral recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 4.22% Upside\nAs of March 30, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is $172.62. The forecasts range from a low of $119.18 to a high of $208.95. The average price target represents an increase of 4.22% from its latest reported closing price of $165.63.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is $413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is $6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nAABFX - Thrivent Balanced Income Plus Fund holds 20K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 27K shares, representing a decrease of 32.55%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 32.39% over the last quarter.\nMan Group holds 4,365K shares representing 0.03% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 3,447K shares, representing an increase of 21.03%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 8.04% over the last quarter.\nALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST - AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund Class 2 holds 614K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 632K shares, representing a decrease of 2.92%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 8.38% over the last quarter.\nAIM EQUITY FUNDS - Invesco Oppenheimer Main Street All Cap Fund Class R6 holds 390K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. No change in the last quarter.\nBlueSky Wealth Advisors holds 22K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 23K shares, representing a decrease of 5.12%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 14.76% over the last quarter.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6411 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 212 owner(s) or 3.42% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.02%, a decrease of 22.35%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.36% to 10,155,536K shares. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.01, indicating a bearish outlook.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 32.39% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 8.04% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 8.38% over the last quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 32.39% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 8.04% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 8.38% over the last quarter.', 'news_article_title': 'B of A Securities Maintains Apple (AAPL) Neutral Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 32.39% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 8.04% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 8.38% over the last quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 32.39% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 8.04% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 8.38% over the last quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-apr-5-2023-%3A-swn-kdp-li-kbwb-ccl-geni-adt-aapl-amzn-amcr-hayw', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -15.66 to 12,951.54. The total After hours volume is currently 74,544,214 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nSouthwestern Energy Company (SWN) is unchanged at $5.12, with 3,817,795 shares traded. SWN\'s current last sale is 56.89% of the target price of $9.\n\nKeurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP) is unchanged at $35.40, with 2,113,235 shares traded. KDP\'s current last sale is 88.5% of the target price of $40.\n\nLi Auto Inc. (LI) is unchanged at $23.13, with 2,001,664 shares traded. LI\'s current last sale is 71.17% of the target price of $32.5.\n\nInvesco KBW Bank ETF (KBWB) is -0.2187 at $40.55, with 1,344,716 shares traded. This represents a 4.19% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is unchanged at $9.66, with 1,280,392 shares traded. CCL\'s current last sale is 96.6% of the target price of $10.\n\nGenius Sports Limited (GENI) is unchanged at $4.40, with 1,264,715 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GENI is in the "buy range".\n\nADT Inc. (ADT) is unchanged at $6.91, with 1,247,329 shares traded. ADT\'s current last sale is 72.74% of the target price of $9.5.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.02 at $163.74, with 1,191,879 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.14 at $100.96, with 1,166,640 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nAmcor plc (AMCR) is unchanged at $11.31, with 1,034,412 shares traded. AMCR\'s current last sale is 95.85% of the target price of $11.8.\n\nHayward Holdings, Inc. (HAYW) is unchanged at $11.16, with 1,002,861 shares traded. HAYW\'s current last sale is 91.1% of the target price of $12.25.\n\nT-Mobile US, Inc. (TMUS) is unchanged at $149.12, with 823,481 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for TMUS is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.02 at $163.74, with 1,191,879 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Southwestern Energy Company (SWN) is unchanged at $5.12, with 3,817,795 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.02 at $163.74, with 1,191,879 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GENI is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Apr 5, 2023 : SWN, KDP, LI, KBWB, CCL, GENI, ADT, AAPL, AMZN, AMCR, HAYW, TMUS', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.02 at $163.74, with 1,191,879 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -15.66 to 12,951.54.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.02 at $163.74, with 1,191,879 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Li Auto Inc. (LI) is unchanged at $23.13, with 2,001,664 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-universal-display-stock-gained-14-last-month', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What happened\nShares of Universal Display (NASDAQ: OLED) rose 14.2% in March, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The technology developer behind the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screen you probably have on your phone nowadays didn't have much news of its own to report last month, but the stock was ready to rise on the slightest hint of good news from the mass-market smartphone and high-end TV-set markets.\nSo what\nEntering March, the stock price had drifted 12.3% lower in 52 weeks. The shares weren't exactly bargain priced, trading at 10 times sales and 31 times adjusted earnings.\nHowever, every valuation ratio was dipping deeper than the stock price since Universal Display's sales and profits have been trending up over the last year. The company's financial performance has been stellar in recent years, despite last year's downturn in the all-important target markets of smartphones and OLED-based TV sets.\nOLED revenue (TTM) data by YCharts. TTM = trailing 12 months.\nSo the stock was looking for any excuse to release more of the market pressure after rising by 25.7% across January and February. As luck would have it, a couple of Universal Display's largest customers had some big news up their sleeves, related to OLED screens.\nFirst, the rumor mill churned out some OLED-based Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reports. The low-end iPhone SE 3 currently comes with a high-definition LCD screen, but Cupertino has reportedly ordered OLED screens from a Chinese supplier for the next iteration of this product line. At the other end of the product-pricing spectrum, Apple is said to have its first OLED iPad in the works with a planned price tag of $1,500 and up. For the record, the priciest iPad Pro base model today costs $1,099.\nOn the TV side of the street, the only serious provider of living-room-scale OLED screens to date has been LG Display. So whether your high-end smart TV comes from LG, Sony, TCL, or Vizio, they all get their OLED screens from LG Display's panel-making factories. But that's about to change, as Samsung (OTC: SSNL.F) threw its hat into the TV-sized OLED manufacturing ring in mid-March. The larger Korean tech titan will offer a mid-priced range of OLED sets and also start reselling those screens to other TV builders. That's a big step forward in a key market.\nNow what\nDon't forget that Universal Display's patent royalties and OLED material sales are based on the total area of screens being sold, so one 55-inch TV screen is worth as much to this company as 100 5.5-inch smartphone screens. As a result, the unit volumes might be lower in this market than in the smartphone sector, but the company should enjoy a game-changing surge in sales and profits as OLED screens work their way toward affordable consumer prices and mass-market appeal.\nUniversal Display has been one of my favorite high-growth tech stocks for years, and nothing has changed in that regard. The stock isn't cheap, but the company's long-term business prospects are downright thrilling.\n10 stocks we like better than Universal Display\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Universal Display wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nAnders Bylund has positions in Universal Display. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Universal Display. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "First, the rumor mill churned out some OLED-based Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reports. As luck would have it, a couple of Universal Display's largest customers had some big news up their sleeves, related to OLED screens. The larger Korean tech titan will offer a mid-priced range of OLED sets and also start reselling those screens to other TV builders.", 'news_luhn_summary': "First, the rumor mill churned out some OLED-based Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reports. What happened Shares of Universal Display (NASDAQ: OLED) rose 14.2% in March, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. However, every valuation ratio was dipping deeper than the stock price since Universal Display's sales and profits have been trending up over the last year.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Universal Display Stock Gained 14% Last Month', 'news_lexrank_summary': "First, the rumor mill churned out some OLED-based Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reports. Now what Don't forget that Universal Display's patent royalties and OLED material sales are based on the total area of screens being sold, so one 55-inch TV screen is worth as much to this company as 100 5.5-inch smartphone screens. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Anders Bylund has positions in Universal Display.", 'news_textrank_summary': "First, the rumor mill churned out some OLED-based Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reports. The technology developer behind the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screen you probably have on your phone nowadays didn't have much news of its own to report last month, but the stock was ready to rise on the slightest hint of good news from the mass-market smartphone and high-end TV-set markets. Now what Don't forget that Universal Display's patent royalties and OLED material sales are based on the total area of screens being sold, so one 55-inch TV screen is worth as much to this company as 100 5.5-inch smartphone screens."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/unusual-call-option-trade-in-apple-aapl-worth-%2413154.10k', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "On April 5, 2023 at 12:57:26 ET an unusually large $13,154.10K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $120.00 / share, expiring in 653 days (on January 17, 2025). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 22.55 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options.\nThis trade was first picked up on Fintel's real time Unusual Option Trades tool, where unusual option trades are highlighted.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 4.22% Upside\nAs of March 30, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is $172.62. The forecasts range from a low of $119.18 to a high of $208.95. The average price target represents an increase of 4.22% from its latest reported closing price of $165.63.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is $413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is $6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6411 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 212 owner(s) or 3.42% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.02%, a decrease of 22.35%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.36% to 10,155,536K shares. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.01, indicating a bearish outlook.\nWhat are Large Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On April 5, 2023 at 12:57:26 ET an unusually large $13,154.10K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $120.00 / share, expiring in 653 days (on January 17, 2025). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 22.55 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.02%, a decrease of 22.35%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'On April 5, 2023 at 12:57:26 ET an unusually large $13,154.10K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $120.00 / share, expiring in 653 days (on January 17, 2025). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 22.55 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.02%, a decrease of 22.35%.', 'news_article_title': 'Unusual Call Option Trade in Apple (AAPL) Worth $13,154.10K', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'On April 5, 2023 at 12:57:26 ET an unusually large $13,154.10K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $120.00 / share, expiring in 653 days (on January 17, 2025). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 22.55 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.02%, a decrease of 22.35%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'On April 5, 2023 at 12:57:26 ET an unusually large $13,154.10K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $120.00 / share, expiring in 653 days (on January 17, 2025). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 22.55 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00 percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.02%, a decrease of 22.35%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-ends-lower-as-recession-fears-take-center-stage', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas\nApril 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended lower on Wednesday after a growing wave of weak economic data deepened worries that the Federal Reserve\'s rapid interest rate hikes might tip the U.S. economy into a recession.\nNvidia Corp NVDA.O was among the stocks weighing most on the S&P 500 after Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google unit said the supercomputers it uses to train its artificial intelligence models were faster and more power-efficient than comparable components made by the chipmaker.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O all declined, pulling down the Nasdaq and reversing gains in some of Wall Street\'s most valuable companies in recent weeks.\nCaterpillar CAT.N, viewed as a bellwether for the industrial sector, dropped for a second day as investors fretted about a potential economic downturn.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 10.40 points, or 0.25%, to end at 4,090.20 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 129.46 points, or 1.07%, to 11,996.86. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 81.29 points, or 0.24%, to 33,483.67.\nDriving the recession fears, the ADP National Employment report showed U.S. private employers hired far fewer workers than expected in March. That followed Tuesday\'s weak job openings data.\nAs well, the Institute for Supply Management\'s survey showed the services sector slowed more than expected last month on cooling demand, while a measure of prices paid by services businesses fell to a near three-year low.\nEarlier this week data showed falling factory orders and soft manufacturing activity.\nWall Street\'s recent losses in reaction to signs of a slowing economy mark a change from recent months, when investors cheered weak economic data on the basis that it might mean the Fed\'s interest rate hikes were working and that the Fed could ease up on its campaign to rein in decades-high inflation.\n"We may have transitioned from the notion that \'bad news is good news\' to \'bad new is bad news\'," said Jay Hatfield, chief executive and portfolio manager at InfraCap in New York. "Fear about a recession is the dominant theme."\nReflecting worries about the economy and recent turmoil in the banking sector, interest rate futures imply 61% odds that the Fed will cut interest rates from current levels by the end of its July meeting, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nAmong rising stocks within the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N gained after its $8.9 billion offer to settle talc-related lawsuits gained the support of thousands of claimants, easing an overhang on its plans to list consumer health unit Kenvue.\nArtificial intelligence C3.ai Inc AI.Ntumbled for a second day after a short seller alleged accounting issues. The AI company denied the allegations in an emailed response to Reuters.\nFedEx Corp FDX.Nrose as the freight bellwether firm said it will fold its operating divisions into one organization as it steps up efforts to cut costs and increase efficiency.\nTraders bet on Fed rate cut by July meeting Traders bet on Fed rate cut by July meetinghttps://tmsnrt.rs/3z2AqBk\nS&P 500\'s busiest tradeshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zA5eK7\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru, and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Shounak Dasgupta and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O all declined, pulling down the Nasdaq and reversing gains in some of Wall Street's most valuable companies in recent weeks. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas April 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended lower on Wednesday after a growing wave of weak economic data deepened worries that the Federal Reserve's rapid interest rate hikes might tip the U.S. economy into a recession. Nvidia Corp NVDA.O was among the stocks weighing most on the S&P 500 after Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google unit said the supercomputers it uses to train its artificial intelligence models were faster and more power-efficient than comparable components made by the chipmaker.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O all declined, pulling down the Nasdaq and reversing gains in some of Wall Street's most valuable companies in recent weeks. Wall Street's recent losses in reaction to signs of a slowing economy mark a change from recent months, when investors cheered weak economic data on the basis that it might mean the Fed's interest rate hikes were working and that the Fed could ease up on its campaign to rein in decades-high inflation. Among rising stocks within the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N gained after its $8.9 billion offer to settle talc-related lawsuits gained the support of thousands of claimants, easing an overhang on its plans to list consumer health unit Kenvue.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends lower as recession fears take center stage', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O all declined, pulling down the Nasdaq and reversing gains in some of Wall Street's most valuable companies in recent weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 81.29 points, or 0.24%, to 33,483.67. Wall Street's recent losses in reaction to signs of a slowing economy mark a change from recent months, when investors cheered weak economic data on the basis that it might mean the Fed's interest rate hikes were working and that the Fed could ease up on its campaign to rein in decades-high inflation.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Tesla Inc TSLA.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O all declined, pulling down the Nasdaq and reversing gains in some of Wall Street's most valuable companies in recent weeks. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas April 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended lower on Wednesday after a growing wave of weak economic data deepened worries that the Federal Reserve's rapid interest rate hikes might tip the U.S. economy into a recession. Wall Street's recent losses in reaction to signs of a slowing economy mark a change from recent months, when investors cheered weak economic data on the basis that it might mean the Fed's interest rate hikes were working and that the Fed could ease up on its campaign to rein in decades-high inflation."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/play-ais-iphone-moment-in-cloud-computing-etf-wcld', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Believe it or not, there was a world before the smart phone, and indeed, before the iPhone. Apple (AAPL) profoundly changed our daily lives with its pocket-sized window into the internet, and AI has the potential for its own “iPhone moment.” ChatGPT and all of the other machine learning AI assistants it has inspired are just the start, with tech firms that are poised to benefit available in cloud computing ETFs like the WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund (WCLD).\nCloud computing companies were already cooking up their own “Apple-like” cloud ecosystems of networked services before AI entered the public eye so dramatically. The FAANG companies each have the capacity and the vision to not only connect their services with the cloud, but use the cloud and the firms that equip and empower cloud software to train AI and deliver the value of AI software to its networked programs.\nMeta (META), for example, has indicated that AI is its biggest investment category in research and development (R&D), according to research from WisdomTree Investments. Alphabet (GOOGL) is also planning to reveal how much it\'s spending on AI in its Q1 2023 earnings announcement. The products of those investments, including but not limited to generative chatbots like ChatGPT, will not only engage in machine learning on the cloud, but use the processing power of the cloud to reach new heights.\nSee more: "This AI Value ETF Is Signaling a Buy"\nWith billions and billions of dollars of value coming from the so-called “app economy,” AI could be ready for an iPhone moment, thanks to ChatGPT creating an “AI economy,” and the right cloud computing ETF could help take advantage. WCLD could be one such strategy to watch, charging 45 basis points (bps) to track the BVP Nasdaq Emerging Cloud Index.\nWCLD hit its three-year milestone as an ETF this past September, investing in cloud computing firm stocks that are equally weighted within its index. Firms included in that index have to meet certain standards, with a revenue growth rate of at least 15% for each of the last two full fiscal years for new constituents or a revenue growth rate of at least 7% in at least one of the last two fiscal years for existing constituents. Holdings also have to meet minimum liquidity requirements.\nWCLD has outperformed its rival cloud computing ETFs at points YTD, and as of April 5th, it was neck-and-neck with some of its rivals. For those investors and advisors looking for a cloud computing ETF to take advantage of AI and its possible “iPhone moment,” WCLD could be an appealing option to consider given its approach and manageable fee in the weeks and months ahead.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Modern Alpha Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) profoundly changed our daily lives with its pocket-sized window into the internet, and AI has the potential for its own “iPhone moment.” ChatGPT and all of the other machine learning AI assistants it has inspired are just the start, with tech firms that are poised to benefit available in cloud computing ETFs like the WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund (WCLD). WCLD could be one such strategy to watch, charging 45 basis points (bps) to track the BVP Nasdaq Emerging Cloud Index. WCLD hit its three-year milestone as an ETF this past September, investing in cloud computing firm stocks that are equally weighted within its index.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) profoundly changed our daily lives with its pocket-sized window into the internet, and AI has the potential for its own “iPhone moment.” ChatGPT and all of the other machine learning AI assistants it has inspired are just the start, with tech firms that are poised to benefit available in cloud computing ETFs like the WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund (WCLD). See more: "This AI Value ETF Is Signaling a Buy" With billions and billions of dollars of value coming from the so-called “app economy,” AI could be ready for an iPhone moment, thanks to ChatGPT creating an “AI economy,” and the right cloud computing ETF could help take advantage. For those investors and advisors looking for a cloud computing ETF to take advantage of AI and its possible “iPhone moment,” WCLD could be an appealing option to consider given its approach and manageable fee in the weeks and months ahead.', 'news_article_title': 'Play AI’s “iPhone Moment” in Cloud Computing ETF WCLD', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) profoundly changed our daily lives with its pocket-sized window into the internet, and AI has the potential for its own “iPhone moment.” ChatGPT and all of the other machine learning AI assistants it has inspired are just the start, with tech firms that are poised to benefit available in cloud computing ETFs like the WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund (WCLD). Believe it or not, there was a world before the smart phone, and indeed, before the iPhone. See more: "This AI Value ETF Is Signaling a Buy" With billions and billions of dollars of value coming from the so-called “app economy,” AI could be ready for an iPhone moment, thanks to ChatGPT creating an “AI economy,” and the right cloud computing ETF could help take advantage.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) profoundly changed our daily lives with its pocket-sized window into the internet, and AI has the potential for its own “iPhone moment.” ChatGPT and all of the other machine learning AI assistants it has inspired are just the start, with tech firms that are poised to benefit available in cloud computing ETFs like the WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund (WCLD). The FAANG companies each have the capacity and the vision to not only connect their services with the cloud, but use the cloud and the firms that equip and empower cloud software to train AI and deliver the value of AI software to its networked programs. See more: "This AI Value ETF Is Signaling a Buy" With billions and billions of dollars of value coming from the so-called “app economy,” AI could be ready for an iPhone moment, thanks to ChatGPT creating an “AI economy,” and the right cloud computing ETF could help take advantage.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/regional-banks-vs.-tech%3A-what-lies-ahead', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech’s Strong 2023\nI wrote an article titled “5 Reasons to be Long Tech”, in mid-March. Twenty days later, many of the predictions came true. Mega-cap tech stocks have shined, while small caps have lagged. The reasons presented within the article included:\nPositive technical setups and price action:At the time of the writing, the Nasdaq 100 Index was pulling back to its 50-day moving average for the first time since breaking out. Also, the 50-day moving average had just crossed above the 200-day moving average, forming a bullish “golden cross”.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFed Pivot Potential: While the Fed has not done a complete 360, expectations for the remainder of the year point to a slowdown in rate hikes or a pause.\nMoney Flow out of Small Caps: Regional banks have acted as the proverbial “pebble in the shoe” for the general market. However, money has flowed out of small-caps and into large-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Alphabet (GOOGL).\n_______________________________________________________________\nWhat now?\n2023’s market is one of the most bifurcated markets in recent memory. The Russell 2000 Small Cap Index ETF (IWM) remains stuck below its 200-day moving average and continues to look vulnerable. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) is coming off a scorching hot 20% first quarter.\nRegional Banks are Vulnerable\nAs long as regional banks have held steady, outside sectors have been able to gain ground. However, any time they break down further, they tend to drag down the entire equities market. The SPDR Regional Bank ETF (KRE) is the most popular proxy for smaller banking stocks in trouble. If you consider KRE’s technical picture, another leg down may be in the works. First, the index is shows a ton of relative weakness – KRE was down 29% in March, while QQQ was up 10%. Second, it continues to lag and is breaking down from a classic bear flag pattern.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLooking deeper, individual banking stocks are still showing concerning price action despite insiders doing their best to defend the stocks. For example, banking and brokerage firm Charles Schwab (SCHW) saw a temporary boost when CEO Walter Bettinger decided to showed that he has skin in the game. Bettinger purchased 50,000 shares for nearly $3 million. Despite the vote of confidence by the CEO, shares are down 6 weeks in a row and look poised to retest the panic lows.\nMetropolitan Commercial Bank (MCB) is in a similar situation to Schwab. The stock split wide open a few weeks ago. Then, insiders tried to defend the stock, but it continues to roll over.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe strongest banks in the market currently are the larger, well-capitalized banks such as JP Morgan (JPM), UBS (UBS), and HSBC (HSBC). Based on the price action in regional banks, it would not be a surprise if more banks were to go bankrupt or get purchased for pennies on the dollar like Credit Suisse (CS).\nTech Deserves a Rest\nAs I mentioned earlier, tech has brushed off the current banking crisis since regional banks have stabilized. That said, another leg lower in regional banks may drag down Nasdaq stocks too. Beyond regional bank weakness, leading stocks such as Nvidia (NVDA) are becoming extended from a technical basis. Earlier this week, NVDA’s relative strength index (RSI) reading flashed the most overbought levels in more than a year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nAs legendary trader Jesse Livermore once warned, “There’s a time to go long, a time to go short, and a time to go fishing.” For traders, being patient and picking spots is a superpower. With tech stocks extended and regional banks breaking down, now may be an excellent time to build a watch list and wait for “your pitch”. While the market may not need to pullback, a reset or a consolidation would be a healthy development and would provide more attractive reward-to-risk zones.\nFree Report Reveals How You Could Profit from the Growing Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobally, electric car sales continue their remarkable growth even after breaking records in 2021. High gas prices have fueled his demand, but so has evolving EV comfort, features and technology. So, the fervor for EVs will be around long after gas prices normalize. Not only are manufacturers seeing record-high profits, but producers of EV-related technology are raking in the dough as well. Do you know how to cash in? If not, we have the perfect report for you – and it’s FREE! Today, don't miss your chance to download Zacks' top 5 stocks for the electric vehicle revolution at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Send me my free report on the top 5 EV stocks\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCredit Suisse Group (CS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nUBS Group AG (UBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThe Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports\nHSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports\nMetropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (MCB) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'However, money has flowed out of small-caps and into large-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Alphabet (GOOGL). Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Credit Suisse Group (CS) : Free Stock Analysis Report UBS Group AG (UBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (MCB) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For example, banking and brokerage firm Charles Schwab (SCHW) saw a temporary boost when CEO Walter Bettinger decided to showed that he has skin in the game.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Credit Suisse Group (CS) : Free Stock Analysis Report UBS Group AG (UBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (MCB) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. However, money has flowed out of small-caps and into large-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Alphabet (GOOGL). Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Fed Pivot Potential: While the Fed has not done a complete 360, expectations for the remainder of the year point to a slowdown in rate hikes or a pause.', 'news_article_title': 'Regional Banks vs. Tech: What Lies Ahead?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'However, money has flowed out of small-caps and into large-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Alphabet (GOOGL). Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Credit Suisse Group (CS) : Free Stock Analysis Report UBS Group AG (UBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (MCB) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Looking deeper, individual banking stocks are still showing concerning price action despite insiders doing their best to defend the stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Credit Suisse Group (CS) : Free Stock Analysis Report UBS Group AG (UBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (MCB) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. However, money has flowed out of small-caps and into large-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Alphabet (GOOGL). Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Looking deeper, individual banking stocks are still showing concerning price action despite insiders doing their best to defend the stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-drops-as-recession-fears-take-center-stage', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas\nApril 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell on Wednesday as a growing wave of weak economic data deepened worries that the Federal Reserve\'s rapid interest rate hikes might tip the U.S. economy into a recession.\nNvidia Corp > dropped 2.8% and was among the stocks weighing most on the S&P 500 after Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google unit said the supercomputers it uses to train its artificial intelligence models were faster and more power-efficient than comparable systems made by the chipmaker.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O fell 3.5% while Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O each lost more than 1%.\nCaterpillar CAT.N, viewed as a bellwether for the industrial sector, dropped more than 2%, bringing its loss over the past two days to about 7% as investors fretted about a potential economic downturn.\nDriving the recession fears, the ADP National Employment report showed U.S. private employers hired far fewer workers than expected in March. That followed Tuesday\'s weak job openings data.\nAs well, the Institute for Supply Management\'s survey showed the services sector slowed more than expected last month on cooling demand, while a measure of prices paid by services businesses fell to a near three-year low.\nEarlier this week data showed falling factory orders and soft manufacturing activity.\nWall Street\'s recent losses in reaction to signs of a slowing economy mark a change from recent months, when investors cheered weak economic data on the basis that it might mean the Fed\'s interest rate hikes were working and that the Fed could ease up on its campaign to rein in decades-high inflation.\n"We may have transitioned from the notion that \'bad news is good news\' to \'bad new is bad news\'," said Jay Hatfield, chief executive and portfolio manager at InfraCap in New York. "Fear about a recession is the dominant theme."\nReflecting worries about the economy and recent turmoil in the banking sector, interest rate futures imply 61% odds that the Fed will cut interest rates from current levels by the end of its July meeting, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nHelping keep the Dow Jones Industrial Average in positive territory, Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N gained 3.8% after its $8.9-billion offer to settle talc-related lawsuits gained the support of thousands of claimants, easing an overhang on its plans to list consumer health unit Kenvue.\nThe S&P 500 was down 0.52% at 4,079.37 points.\nThe Nasdaq declined 1.36% to 11,961.11 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.04% at 33,415.50 points.\nOf the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, six declined, led lower by consumer discretionary .SPLRCD, down 1.93%, followed by a 1.65% loss in information technology .SPLRCT.\nArtificial intelligence C3.ai Inc AI.N dropped 15%, hit for a second day after a short seller alleged accounting issues. The AI company denied the allegations in an emailed response to Reuters.\nFedEx Corp FDX.N rose 1.1% as the freight bellwether firm said it will fold its operating divisions into one organization as it steps up efforts to cut costs and increase efficiency.\nDeclining stocks outnumbered rising ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 1.5-to-one ratio.\nThe S&P 500 posted eight new highs and two new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 25 new highs and 218 new lows.\nTraders bet on Fed rate cut by July meeting Traders bet on Fed rate cut by July meetinghttps://tmsnrt.rs/3z2AqBk\nS&P 500\'s busiest tradeshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zA5eK7\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru, and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Shounak Dasgupta and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 3.5% while Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O each lost more than 1%. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas April 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell on Wednesday as a growing wave of weak economic data deepened worries that the Federal Reserve's rapid interest rate hikes might tip the U.S. economy into a recession. Nvidia Corp > dropped 2.8% and was among the stocks weighing most on the S&P 500 after Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google unit said the supercomputers it uses to train its artificial intelligence models were faster and more power-efficient than comparable systems made by the chipmaker.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 3.5% while Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O each lost more than 1%. Helping keep the Dow Jones Industrial Average in positive territory, Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N gained 3.8% after its $8.9-billion offer to settle talc-related lawsuits gained the support of thousands of claimants, easing an overhang on its plans to list consumer health unit Kenvue. The Nasdaq declined 1.36% to 11,961.11 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.04% at 33,415.50 points.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 drops as recession fears take center stage', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 3.5% while Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O each lost more than 1%. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas April 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell on Wednesday as a growing wave of weak economic data deepened worries that the Federal Reserve's rapid interest rate hikes might tip the U.S. economy into a recession. The Nasdaq declined 1.36% to 11,961.11 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.04% at 33,415.50 points.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 3.5% while Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O each lost more than 1%. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas April 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell on Wednesday as a growing wave of weak economic data deepened worries that the Federal Reserve's rapid interest rate hikes might tip the U.S. economy into a recession. Wall Street's recent losses in reaction to signs of a slowing economy mark a change from recent months, when investors cheered weak economic data on the basis that it might mean the Fed's interest rate hikes were working and that the Fed could ease up on its campaign to rein in decades-high inflation."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-surprising-reason-the-dow-jones-industrials-rose-in-the-first-quarter-of-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Investors had hoped that the stock market would find its footing in 2023 after a tough showing last year. So far, the market has done a reasonably good job of delivering. With the first quarter having come to an end last Friday, major market benchmarks performed well, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) seeing gains of 7% in the first three months of the year.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) hasn't held up as well, managing only to post a gain of less than 1% for the quarter. Yet when you look at the stocks that prevented the Dow from losing ground, you might be surprised to see that they all have one thing in common -- and that thing happens to be exactly what many investors thought would hold them back in 2023.\nThe Dow's top stocks so far in 2023\nThe one surprising factor in the Dow's rise is that all four of the average's top-performing stocks are in the technology sector. Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) were the only Dow components to post gains of 20% or more in the first three months of the year.\n^DJI data by YCharts\nThe gains for all four of these stocks came amid signs that their respective businesses were resisting macroeconomic pressures better than many had expected. At the beginning of March, Salesforce released financial results that showed that it had seen revenue climb 18% in fiscal 2023, with adjusted earnings rising by 10% to $5.24 per share. Moreover, the customer relationship management software specialist projected that it would see accelerating profit growth in fiscal 2024, with guidance for $7.12 to $7.14 per share in earnings on an adjusted basis.\nFor Apple, sizable gains came late in the period, as investors started to feel more confident about the company's prospects. Worries about the ability to overcome supply chain challenges kept the stock in check for a while, but stock analysts increasingly pointed to signs that demand for its core iPhone line of smartphones remained solid. Moreover, Apple has worked hard to keep costs reined in, and plans to join the virtual revolution with a mixed-reality headset have received a favorable reception.\nPerhaps the most surprising winner in this set of four was Intel, because the chipmaker has had a lot of trouble executing on its business opportunities. Yet there was new enthusiasm about the potential for Intel to provide vital semiconductors to innovative tech companies seeking to pursue artificial intelligence initiatives. Moreover, with data centers remaining a key component of digital transformation efforts for countless businesses worldwide, longer-term tailwinds for Intel remain in place. Now, Intel just has to take advantage of them.\nLastly, Microsoft generated plenty of optimism on the AI front as well, with its key partnership with ChatGPT pioneer OpenAI producing meaningful potential. Combined with its core Office software and Azure cloud infrastructure businesses, Microsoft has put itself in position to capture plenty of growth from some of the most cutting-edge ideas in technology, and it's showing signs of pulling away from some of its oldest rivals in the software arena.\nKeep watching tech\nMany market watchers were surprised to see tech climb even as interest rates continued to move higher. Yet with stress in the financial system, investors saw some of these blue chip tech stocks as safe havens, with reliable business performance plus the possibility of future growth. In a tough market environment, such sentiment could help push the Dow still higher in the second quarter of 2023 and beyond.\n10 stocks we like better than Salesforce\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Salesforce wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nDan Caplinger has positions in Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Microsoft, and Salesforce. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) were the only Dow components to post gains of 20% or more in the first three months of the year. Moreover, the customer relationship management software specialist projected that it would see accelerating profit growth in fiscal 2024, with guidance for $7.12 to $7.14 per share in earnings on an adjusted basis. Lastly, Microsoft generated plenty of optimism on the AI front as well, with its key partnership with ChatGPT pioneer OpenAI producing meaningful potential.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) were the only Dow components to post gains of 20% or more in the first three months of the year. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Microsoft, and Salesforce. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel.', 'news_article_title': 'The Surprising Reason the Dow Jones Industrials Rose in the First Quarter of 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) were the only Dow components to post gains of 20% or more in the first three months of the year. In a tough market environment, such sentiment could help push the Dow still higher in the second quarter of 2023 and beyond. 10 stocks we like better than Salesforce When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) were the only Dow components to post gains of 20% or more in the first three months of the year. The Dow's top stocks so far in 2023 The one surprising factor in the Dow's rise is that all four of the average's top-performing stocks are in the technology sector. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-intel-and-nvidia-stock%3A-breaking-down-the-latest-semiconductor-updates', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Discover the latest updates in the semiconductor sector, including Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) shift in its M2 chip production, Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) future consumer GPU plans, and Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) upcoming 4070 GPU. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.\n*Stock prices used were the market prices of April 4, 2023. The video was published on April 4, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJose Najarro has positions in Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jose Najarro is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Discover the latest updates in the semiconductor sector, including Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) shift in its M2 chip production, Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) future consumer GPU plans, and Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) upcoming 4070 GPU. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Discover the latest updates in the semiconductor sector, including Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) shift in its M2 chip production, Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) future consumer GPU plans, and Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) upcoming 4070 GPU. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nvidia.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple, Intel, and Nvidia Stock: Breaking Down the Latest Semiconductor Updates', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Discover the latest updates in the semiconductor sector, including Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) shift in its M2 chip production, Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) future consumer GPU plans, and Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) upcoming 4070 GPU. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Jose Najarro has positions in Nvidia.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Discover the latest updates in the semiconductor sector, including Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) shift in its M2 chip production, Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) future consumer GPU plans, and Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) upcoming 4070 GPU. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Jose Najarro has positions in Nvidia."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-04-05-2023%3A-aapl-nndm-ssys-plus-watt', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks fell late Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 1.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index dropping 1.8%.\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) said that over 250 suppliers in 28 countries have committed to using renewable energy to make its products by 2030. Separately, Apple said it plans to open its first Indian retail store in Mumbai. The tech giant's shares were declining 1.1%.\nNano Dimension (NNDM) said it is preparing to acquire Stratasys (SYSS) and is ready to make a special tender offer that will leave it holding at least 51% ownership in Stratasys. Nano Dimension shares were down over 10% and Stratasys was flat.\nEnergous (WATT) said that its 1W PowerBridge was approved in Japan for unlimited power distance transmission. The shares were up 0.1%.\nePlus (PLUS) rose 1.7% after saying its board has authorized a stock repurchase program for up to 1 million shares over a 12-month period beginning on May 28.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) said that over 250 suppliers in 28 countries have committed to using renewable energy to make its products by 2030. Tech stocks fell late Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 1.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index dropping 1.8%. ePlus (PLUS) rose 1.7% after saying its board has authorized a stock repurchase program for up to 1 million shares over a 12-month period beginning on May 28.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) said that over 250 suppliers in 28 countries have committed to using renewable energy to make its products by 2030. Tech stocks fell late Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 1.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index dropping 1.8%. Nano Dimension (NNDM) said it is preparing to acquire Stratasys (SYSS) and is ready to make a special tender offer that will leave it holding at least 51% ownership in Stratasys.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 04/05/2023: AAPL, NNDM, SSYS, PLUS, WATT', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) said that over 250 suppliers in 28 countries have committed to using renewable energy to make its products by 2030. Tech stocks fell late Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 1.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index dropping 1.8%. Nano Dimension shares were down over 10% and Stratasys was flat.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) said that over 250 suppliers in 28 countries have committed to using renewable energy to make its products by 2030. Nano Dimension (NNDM) said it is preparing to acquire Stratasys (SYSS) and is ready to make a special tender offer that will leave it holding at least 51% ownership in Stratasys. Nano Dimension shares were down over 10% and Stratasys was flat.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-most-watched-stock-apple-inc.-aapl-worth-betting-on-now-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term.\nShares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +9.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.5% change. The Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, to which Apple belongs, has gained 9.6% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?\nWhile media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.\nRevisions to Earnings Estimates\nHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.\nOur analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.\nFor the current quarter, Apple is expected to post earnings of $1.44 per share, indicating a change of -5.3% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate remained unchanged over the last 30 days.\nFor the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.04 points to a change of -1.2% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has remained unchanged.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.68 indicates a change of +10.5% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has remained unchanged.\nHaving a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Apple is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nRevenue Growth Forecast\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.\nIn the case of Apple, the consensus sales estimate of $93.39 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of -4%. The $390.02 billion and $416.7 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of -1.1% and +6.8%, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $117.15 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -5.5%. EPS of $1.88 for the same period compares with $2.10 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $121.21 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of -3.34%. The EPS surprise was -2.59%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nWithout considering a stock's valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock's future price performance, it's crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects.\nWhile comparing the current values of a company's valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock's price.\nAs part of the Zacks Style Scores system, the Zacks Value Style Score (which evaluates both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics) organizes stocks into five groups ranging from A to F (A is better than B; B is better than C; and so on), making it helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded D on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nBottom Line\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\nFree Report Reveals How You Could Profit from the Growing Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobally, electric car sales continue their remarkable growth even after breaking records in 2021. High gas prices have fueled his demand, but so has evolving EV comfort, features and technology. So, the fervor for EVs will be around long after gas prices normalize. Not only are manufacturers seeing record-high profits, but producers of EV-related technology are raking in the dough as well. Do you know how to cash in? If not, we have the perfect report for you – and it’s FREE! Today, don't miss your chance to download Zacks' top 5 stocks for the electric vehicle revolution at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Send me my free report on the top 5 EV stocks\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate: 12 Month EPS Revenue Growth Forecast While earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Most-Watched Stock Apple Inc. (AAPL) Worth Betting on Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-flexshares-morningstar-u.s.-market-factor-tilt-etf-tilt-a-strong-etf-right-now-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market, the FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 09/16/2011.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has long been dominated by products based on market cap weighted indexes, a strategy created to reflect the market or a particular market segment.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\nBy attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.\nThe smart beta space gives investors many different choices, from equal-weighting, one of the simplest strategies, to more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting. However, not all of these methodologies have been able to deliver remarkable returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is managed by Flexshares, and has been able to amass over $1.42 billion, which makes it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Blend. Before fees and expenses, TILT seeks to match the performance of the Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt Index.\nThe Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt Index measures the performance of U.S. equity markets with increased exposure toward small-capitalization and value stocks.\nCost & Other Expenses\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor. And, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for TILT are 0.25%, which makes it on par with most peer products in the space.\nThe fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.53%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nMost ETFs are very transparent products, and disclose their holdings on a daily basis. ETFs also offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, though it's still important for investors to research a fund's holdings.\nRepresenting 21.10% of the portfolio, the fund has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector; Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd 0.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 3.74% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd 0.00000625 (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc Common Stock Usd 0.01 (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 9.85% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF has added roughly 5.11% so far, and is down about -9.93% over the last 12 months (as of 04/05/2023). TILT has traded between $138.28 and $172.19 in this past 52-week period.\nTILT has a beta of 1.08 and standard deviation of 21.08% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 2134 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nFlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Blend segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT) tracks S&P Total Market Index and the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) tracks CRSP US Total Market Index. IShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF has $40.99 billion in assets, Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has $280.58 billion. ITOT has an expense ratio of 0.03% and VTI charges 0.03%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Blend.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nFlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd 0.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 3.74% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd 0.00000625 (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc Common Stock Usd 0.01 (AMZN). Click to get this free report FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. There are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd 0.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 3.74% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd 0.00000625 (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc Common Stock Usd 0.01 (AMZN). Click to get this free report FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. IShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT) tracks S&P Total Market Index and the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) tracks CRSP US Total Market Index.', 'news_article_title': 'Is FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd 0.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 3.74% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd 0.00000625 (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc Common Stock Usd 0.01 (AMZN). Click to get this free report FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market, the FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 09/16/2011.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd 0.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 3.74% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd 0.00000625 (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc Common Stock Usd 0.01 (AMZN). IShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT) tracks S&P Total Market Index and the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) tracks CRSP US Total Market Index.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sgh-bottomed-but-can-it-reverse-and-move-higher', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "SGH (NASDAQ: SGH) shares hit bottom late last year, and this is a chance it will reverse course and begin to rally again. The question is when the rally will happen; the answer may be later this year. The Q2 results were mixed but prove the company’s resilience in uncertain operating conditions. While 2 segments were weak, the 3rd, the company’s growth driver, outperformed expectations and offset the weakness to a degree. The takeaway is that SGH is in a good position relative to its market, its diversified portfolio will help sustain it while the microchip, manufacturing and economy at large reset themselves, and there is a significant opportunity for capital gain. \nSGH Is A Smart Investment \nThe stock trades at only 7X its earnings, about half what you pay for other microchips/component-oriented companies. Skyworks (NASDAQ: SWKS), a supplier to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), trades at 12X its earnings, while Alpha And Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ: AOSL) and Magnachip (NASDAQ: MX) trade near 14X earnings. SGH has other appeals; the Intelligent Platform Solutions segment, the company’s growth driver, has applications in AI, machine learning, analytics, networking and specialty lighting, which are all hot markets today. \nWe exited Q2 with a strong balance sheet, including $376 million in cash and cash equivalents,” commented CEO Mark Adams. “We remain disciplined in managing our expenses given the continued challenging economic environment, while maintaining strategic investments to capitalize on the tailwinds of AI, machine learning, data analytics, networking and specialty lighting, which we believe will drive long-term growth for SGH and create value for our shareholders.”\nThe Q2 results are mixed, and the guidance is tepid, but the report has some signs of strength. The revenue fell 4.5% YOY to $429 million and missed the Marketbeat.com consensus estimate, but the miss is slim, and the margin news is good. The legacy Memory and newer LED Solutions segments declined YOY, but ISP grew by 5.4% to 51.8% of the business. GAAP gross margin improved by 60 basis points while the adjusted widened by 290. However, the operating margins declined due to investment in the business and 1-offs related to share-based compensation, restructuring and acquisitions. At least 2 of those reasons are suitable for the company's long-term health and are expected to dissipate. \nAnalysts Double-Down On SGH \nThe analysts are doubling down on SGH, although this news is mixed. Marketbeat’s analyst tracking tools have picked up at least 3 new reports, amounting to 3 reiterated Buy ratings and 1 price target reduction. The takeaway is that SGH is pegged at a Buy, which has held firm for the last year. The price target has been moving lower and moved lower with the new target reduction, but the 3 new reports, including the lowered target, all have targets above the consensus figure, which is projecting a 50% upside for this market. SGH may edge lower in the near term, but the bottom is in because even the lowest price target is above the current action. \nThe charts are favorable and show a Head & Shoulders reversal pattern. The caveat for investors and traders is that this pattern often reverses a market from down to sideways and not down to up. In that scenario, SGH may trend sideways within the trading range established by the pattern. A complete reversal will be in play if the market can get to the pattern's neckline and break out to new highs, but even then, there will be hurdles to cross. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Skyworks (NASDAQ: SWKS), a supplier to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), trades at 12X its earnings, while Alpha And Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ: AOSL) and Magnachip (NASDAQ: MX) trade near 14X earnings. The takeaway is that SGH is in a good position relative to its market, its diversified portfolio will help sustain it while the microchip, manufacturing and economy at large reset themselves, and there is a significant opportunity for capital gain. SGH has other appeals; the Intelligent Platform Solutions segment, the company’s growth driver, has applications in AI, machine learning, analytics, networking and specialty lighting, which are all hot markets today.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Skyworks (NASDAQ: SWKS), a supplier to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), trades at 12X its earnings, while Alpha And Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ: AOSL) and Magnachip (NASDAQ: MX) trade near 14X earnings. SGH has other appeals; the Intelligent Platform Solutions segment, the company’s growth driver, has applications in AI, machine learning, analytics, networking and specialty lighting, which are all hot markets today. “We remain disciplined in managing our expenses given the continued challenging economic environment, while maintaining strategic investments to capitalize on the tailwinds of AI, machine learning, data analytics, networking and specialty lighting, which we believe will drive long-term growth for SGH and create value for our shareholders.” The Q2 results are mixed, and the guidance is tepid, but the report has some signs of strength.', 'news_article_title': 'SGH Bottomed, But Can It Reverse And Move Higher?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Skyworks (NASDAQ: SWKS), a supplier to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), trades at 12X its earnings, while Alpha And Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ: AOSL) and Magnachip (NASDAQ: MX) trade near 14X earnings. SGH (NASDAQ: SGH) shares hit bottom late last year, and this is a chance it will reverse course and begin to rally again. SGH has other appeals; the Intelligent Platform Solutions segment, the company’s growth driver, has applications in AI, machine learning, analytics, networking and specialty lighting, which are all hot markets today.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Skyworks (NASDAQ: SWKS), a supplier to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), trades at 12X its earnings, while Alpha And Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ: AOSL) and Magnachip (NASDAQ: MX) trade near 14X earnings. SGH (NASDAQ: SGH) shares hit bottom late last year, and this is a chance it will reverse course and begin to rally again. “We remain disciplined in managing our expenses given the continued challenging economic environment, while maintaining strategic investments to capitalize on the tailwinds of AI, machine learning, data analytics, networking and specialty lighting, which we believe will drive long-term growth for SGH and create value for our shareholders.” The Q2 results are mixed, and the guidance is tepid, but the report has some signs of strength.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-says-more-suppliers-committing-to-renewable-energy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Stephen Nellis\nApril 5(Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday said that more of its supply chain is committing to use renewable energy in producing the company's iPhones, Macs and other products.\nApple said suppliers are supporting 13 gigawatts of active renewable energy projects, up from 10 gigawatts last year. Apple suppliers have made commitments to support an eventual total of 20 gigawatts of projects, up from a total of 16 gigawatts a year before, the company said.\nApple says its own operations have been carbon-neutral since 2020, but the company has been working to extend that promise to its entire global supply chain by 2030. Some of Apple's biggest suppliers such as Foxconn have been part of its clean energy program since 2019.\nApple on Wednesday said that 250 of its suppliers have pledged to use renewable energy for Apple production, up from 213 suppliers the year before. The 250 suppliers represent about 85% of Apple's direct manufacturing spending, the company said.\nIn China, 70 suppliers have made clean energy pledges for Apple production, up from 55 last year, the company said.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Leslie Adler)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Stephen Nellis April 5(Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday said that more of its supply chain is committing to use renewable energy in producing the company's iPhones, Macs and other products. Apple says its own operations have been carbon-neutral since 2020, but the company has been working to extend that promise to its entire global supply chain by 2030. In China, 70 suppliers have made clean energy pledges for Apple production, up from 55 last year, the company said.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis April 5(Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday said that more of its supply chain is committing to use renewable energy in producing the company's iPhones, Macs and other products. Apple said suppliers are supporting 13 gigawatts of active renewable energy projects, up from 10 gigawatts last year. Apple suppliers have made commitments to support an eventual total of 20 gigawatts of projects, up from a total of 16 gigawatts a year before, the company said.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple says more suppliers committing to renewable energy', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis April 5(Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday said that more of its supply chain is committing to use renewable energy in producing the company's iPhones, Macs and other products. Apple on Wednesday said that 250 of its suppliers have pledged to use renewable energy for Apple production, up from 213 suppliers the year before. In China, 70 suppliers have made clean energy pledges for Apple production, up from 55 last year, the company said.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis April 5(Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday said that more of its supply chain is committing to use renewable energy in producing the company's iPhones, Macs and other products. Apple said suppliers are supporting 13 gigawatts of active renewable energy projects, up from 10 gigawatts last year. Apple suppliers have made commitments to support an eventual total of 20 gigawatts of projects, up from a total of 16 gigawatts a year before, the company said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chart-of-the-week%3A-advisors-looking-to-prevent-losing-q1-gains', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'At the end of the first quarter, the S&P 500 posted a 7.5% gain, yet many advisors think there’s a limit to the upside for equity markets in 2023. At the end of March, VettaFi hosted a webcast with Innovator ETFs, during which we asked, “Where is the S&P 500 likely to be at the end of 2023, relative to the end of 2022?” The most popular selection was flat (40%), followed by 10% higher (39%).\nThe favorable news is that only 16% of respondents believed the market would end 2023 lower than it started the year. Yet very few seemed to believe the strong gains achieved in the first three months were likely to persist, while many think we could essentially tread water for the next nine months. \n Defined outcome ETFs from Innovator ETFs like the Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF – April (PAPR) and products from peers Allianz and First Trust could help advisors better control the outcome of their portfolio to match their expectations by limiting the downside. However, those funds cap the upside potential as well. \nIn the first quarter, many investors turned to ETFs that invest in higher quality companies with strong financial profiles such as low debt leverage, consistent earnings, and ample free cash flow generation. Let’s review some of them, including what they own. \nThe iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) pulled in more money than any ETF in the first three months of 2023 -- $7.2 billion -- even as industrywide U.S. equity ETFs had net outflows. Most of this money moved into QUAL on March 20, when a large institutional investor appeared to shift away from an iShares ESG ETF in attempt tilt toward equity risk reduction favoring large- and mid-cap stocks amid a shifting macroeconomy and the impact of the bank failures on monetary policy. \nQUAL owns companies with high return on equity, stable year-over-year earnings growth, and low financial leverage, but also seeks to have a similar risk profile to the broader MSCI USA Index. Information technology is the largest sector (23% of assets) but is soon followed by financials (16%). Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA), which recently became classified as financials, are two such top-10 holdings in QUAL. \nThe Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (COWZ) owns the 100 companies from the Russell 1000 Index that have the highest free cash flow yield. Free cash flow is what a company has left of its revenues after operating and capital expenses are paid. This money can be used for share buybacks, to pay dividends, or to make acquisitions. Energy (36% of assets) and health care (19%) are well represented in COWZ through companies like Occidental Petroleum (OXY) and McKesson (MCK). COWZ gathered $2.5 billion in the first quarter. \nThe Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF (SPHQ) owns 100 companies from within the S&P 500 that have strong return on equity, lower debt leverage, and high accruals ratios. The ETF pulled in approximately $750 million of new money to start 2023. SPHQ has more information technology (29% of assets) exposure than its peers, led by Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), but energy is a healthy 13% stake too. \nWith gains of 9% and 8%, respectively, QUAL and SPHQ outperformed the S&P 500 Index in the first quarter, while COWZ’s more modest 2% return lagged. This isa further reminder to advisors expecting modest equity returns in 2023 that what’s inside an equity ETF is the driver of its performance, more than its broader high-quality approach. \nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Innovative ETFs Channel. \nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'SPHQ has more information technology (29% of assets) exposure than its peers, led by Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), but energy is a healthy 13% stake too. In the first quarter, many investors turned to ETFs that invest in higher quality companies with strong financial profiles such as low debt leverage, consistent earnings, and ample free cash flow generation. QUAL owns companies with high return on equity, stable year-over-year earnings growth, and low financial leverage, but also seeks to have a similar risk profile to the broader MSCI USA Index.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'SPHQ has more information technology (29% of assets) exposure than its peers, led by Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), but energy is a healthy 13% stake too. In the first quarter, many investors turned to ETFs that invest in higher quality companies with strong financial profiles such as low debt leverage, consistent earnings, and ample free cash flow generation. The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) pulled in more money than any ETF in the first three months of 2023 -- $7.2 billion -- even as industrywide U.S. equity ETFs had net outflows.', 'news_article_title': 'Chart of the Week: Advisors Looking to Prevent Losing Q1 Gains', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'SPHQ has more information technology (29% of assets) exposure than its peers, led by Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), but energy is a healthy 13% stake too. At the end of the first quarter, the S&P 500 posted a 7.5% gain, yet many advisors think there’s a limit to the upside for equity markets in 2023. The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) pulled in more money than any ETF in the first three months of 2023 -- $7.2 billion -- even as industrywide U.S. equity ETFs had net outflows.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'SPHQ has more information technology (29% of assets) exposure than its peers, led by Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), but energy is a healthy 13% stake too. Defined outcome ETFs from Innovator ETFs like the Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF – April (PAPR) and products from peers Allianz and First Trust could help advisors better control the outcome of their portfolio to match their expectations by limiting the downside. In the first quarter, many investors turned to ETFs that invest in higher quality companies with strong financial profiles such as low debt leverage, consistent earnings, and ample free cash flow generation.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-pinterest-showing-signs-of-an-improving-ad-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Social commerce platform Pinterest Inc. (NASDAQ: PINS) stock has been a stalwart among social media stocks with a 19% year-to-date (YTD) performance and 10.8% one-year performance. Unlike Meta Platform Inc. (NASDAQ: META) Facebook, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, and Snap Inc. (NASDAQ: SNAP), the mature social media platform has kept itself free of controversy and out of the crosshairs of regulators.\nPinterest has grown its global monthly active users (MAUs) to 450 million, mostly comprised of women between 18 to 64 years old. Its global mobile app, which accounts for 80% of its impressions, grew 14% YoY. The company has focused on bolstering its personalization and video content, driving more engagement with a broader audience. Its advertiser mix is also expanding beyond retailers and packaged goods companies.\nShuffles, Collage-Making App\nPinterest continues to expand its target audience to include more Gen-Z users. It released an app called Shuffles to the delight of the Gen-Z population. It\'s a trendy app that lets users create animated personalized collages comprised of images, cutouts, and music which can then be posted on other social media platforms.\nThe flexible app has billions of pictures and cutouts available. Each collage piece can be moved around or resized to the user\'s preference. The app has grown in popularity on the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) App store. It\'s number 96 in the Apple App store, behind the Pinterest app at number two, as of April 1, 2023. While not available for Android users, Shuffles has a growing wait list in anticipation of it. \nGAAP Profits Achieved\nOn Feb. 6, 2023, Pinterest released its fiscal fourth-quarter 2022 results for the quarter ending December 2022. The company reported an adjusted earnings-per-share (EPS) profit of $0.29, excluding non-recurring items, versus consensus analyst estimates of $0.28, beating estimates by $0.01.\nGAAP net income improved to $17 million, while the full-year 2022 GAAP net loss was ($96 million). The company authorized a $500 million stock buyback effective the next 12 months. Revenues rose 3.6% year-over-year (YOY) to $877.21 million, missing analyst estimates of $886.78 million. Global MAUs grew 4% YoY to 450 million. Engagement sessions are growing "significantly faster" than users, which signifies deepening engagement per user, helping drive greater monetization per user.\nConverting Intent into Action\nPinterest CEO Bill Ready commented, “2022 was a solid year as we returned to MAU growth, deepened engagement and saw our personalization and relevance investments start to pay off. We’re building upon this foundation by staying focused on growing monetization per user, integrating shopping throughout the core user experience, and increasingly driving operational rigor.” His goal is to convert more intent into action getting users to spend more rather than just window shopping.\nBill Ready was formerly COO of PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Google. He became Pinterest CEO in late June 2022, replacing founder Ben Silberman. This fueled takeover speculation from PayPal during the summer of 2022. The hype has died down now as CEO Ready is proving his muster with his background in e-commerce, payments processing, and end-to-end customer experience.\nFlat Guidance\nPinterest expects fiscal Q1 2023 revenue growth in the low single digits, considering lower Forex headwinds than Q4 2022. Non-GAAP operating expenses should fall in the low double digits.\nUBS Upgrade\nOn March 27, 2023, UBS upgraded Pinterest shares to a Buy with a $35 price target, up from Neutral with a $27 price target. Analyst Lloyd Walmsley raised his revenue, and EBITDA estimates for 2024. He cited that the continued improvement in Pinterest\'s ad tech drives more advertising dollars to the platform as advertisers get more bang for their buck.\n Weekly Cup and Handle Breakout Attempt\nThe weekly candlestick chart on PINS shows a cup and handle breakdown attempt. The cup lip line was formed at $27.95 in April 2022 as shares fell to a low of $16.13 by May 2022. Eventually, a rounded bottom was formed as shares recovered towards the $25.26 market structure low (MSL) breakout trigger to retest the weekly cup line in January 2023. Shares peaked at $29.17 before falling back to $22.95, where they began to form a handle.\nPINS climbed back up through the weekly MSL trigger to attempt a breakout again through the cup lip line at $27.95, which peaked at around $29.17. The weekly stochastic has crossed the 50-band, so momentum is still early. The weekly 20-period exponential moving average (EMA) steadily rises to $25.45, followed by the weekly 50-period MA support at $23.21. Shares must hold above $27.95 to sustain the weekly cup and handle breakout. Pullback support levels are $25.26 weekly MSL trigger, $24.31, $22.56, and $20.21.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The app has grown in popularity on the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) App store. It's a trendy app that lets users create animated personalized collages comprised of images, cutouts, and music which can then be posted on other social media platforms. Converting Intent into Action Pinterest CEO Bill Ready commented, “2022 was a solid year as we returned to MAU growth, deepened engagement and saw our personalization and relevance investments start to pay off.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The app has grown in popularity on the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) App store. Unlike Meta Platform Inc. (NASDAQ: META) Facebook, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, and Snap Inc. (NASDAQ: SNAP), the mature social media platform has kept itself free of controversy and out of the crosshairs of regulators. Converting Intent into Action Pinterest CEO Bill Ready commented, “2022 was a solid year as we returned to MAU growth, deepened engagement and saw our personalization and relevance investments start to pay off.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Pinterest Showing Signs of an Improving Ad Market?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The app has grown in popularity on the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) App store. Shuffles, Collage-Making App Pinterest continues to expand its target audience to include more Gen-Z users. It's a trendy app that lets users create animated personalized collages comprised of images, cutouts, and music which can then be posted on other social media platforms.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The app has grown in popularity on the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) App store. Engagement sessions are growing "significantly faster" than users, which signifies deepening engagement per user, helping drive greater monetization per user. We’re building upon this foundation by staying focused on growing monetization per user, integrating shopping throughout the core user experience, and increasingly driving operational rigor.” His goal is to convert more intent into action getting users to spend more rather than just window shopping.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-thrilling-ai-stocks-for-aggressive-investors-to-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nConversation about artificial intelligence and machine learning has been going on for years. While many companies have been making enormous strides in these technologies, it’s just now coming to fruition for the public. Of course, that has them looking up the best AI stocks to buy.\nTalk of AI and ML didn’t just start this year, but it has risen substantially over the last few months. That’s after ChatGPT exploded onto the scene. With its easy interface and accurate, timely responses, it quickly racked up millions of users.\nThen Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) made a massive investment in ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI. That really spoke to the seriousness of this budding business and the role it will play in the future.\nThat’s what started this frenzy with investors looking for AI stocks to buy.\nMSFT Microsoft $287.15\nNVDA Nvidia $275.76\nBIDU Baidu $148.83\n Microsoft (MSFT)\nSource: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com\nMicrosoft is atop our list of AI stocks to buy because of the role it has played in the AI-narrative this year.\nIts investment in ChatGPT didn’t have an immediate impact on its stock price and the increased volatility held its stock price hostage.\nHowever, the banking crisis helped give it a boost.\nHere’s the reality. I don’t think Microsoft, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and other mega-cap tech names are completely immune. But when banking worries arose, there was some serious concern about various assets and markets. But one thing there wasn’t a concern over? Microsoft’s balance sheet and cash flow.\nCombined with the AI catalyst, shares have exploded to multi-month highs. It would be reasonable for the stock to consolidate and/or pull back, but for the long term, Microsoft is hard to beat.\nAnalysts expect modest sales and revenue growth this year, but investors are really optimistic about the future. That’s as Microsoft incorporates ChatGPT into its search, browser and enterprise platforms.\nNvidia (NVDA)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nWhat a superstar Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has been. The stock is up 91% in 2023 and is up more than 150% from the 2022 low. It helps that tech stocks have been strong and semiconductor stocks have been robust.\nNvidia is a superb company in its own right but its exposure to AI is really helping it lead these two groups higher.\nThere is a question of sustainability in the current rally, though. Shares are up in 12 of the last 13 weeks and the valuation is getting quite stretched after the current run. After all, AI may be a strong segment for Nvidia in the future, but it’s not that powerful right now.\nI am one of the biggest proponents of Nvidia for long-term growth. However, shares hardly look cheap at 62 times this year’s earnings estimates.\nThat said, it’s a buy-the-dip kind of name.\nBaidu (BIDU)\nSource: StreetVJ / Shutterstock.com\nEveryone seems to forget about Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) — AKA the “Google of China.” Could it be the next stock to take off?\nLike Google, Baidu focuses on internet search. Like Nvidia (and like Google too), it’s also focused on self-driving cars. Either way, Baidu should be a big winner from the advancements in AI.\nWhile Chinese stocks had been out of favor, that should not be the case forever. Particularly as Baidu continues to improve from a fundamental perspective.\nAnalysts expect roughly 10% revenue growth this year and next year, along with 14% to 15% earnings growth in 2023 and 2024, respectively. While not explosive growth, it is solid. Particularly at the current valuation.\nShares trade at about 15 times earnings, making Baidu very approachable for those willing to buy Chinese equities. The company also has a strong balance sheet, with roughly $56.8 billion in total assets and just $22.2 billion in total liabilities.\nIts current asset to current liabilities ratio is even better at 2.67 (vs. 2.55 for total assets vs. total liabilities).\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nThe post 3 Thrilling AI Stocks for Aggressive Investors to Buy appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'I don’t think Microsoft, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and other mega-cap tech names are completely immune. It would be reasonable for the stock to consolidate and/or pull back, but for the long term, Microsoft is hard to beat. Analysts expect modest sales and revenue growth this year, but investors are really optimistic about the future.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'I don’t think Microsoft, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and other mega-cap tech names are completely immune. MSFT Microsoft $287.15 NVDA Nvidia $275.76 BIDU Baidu $148.83 Microsoft (MSFT) Source: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com Microsoft is atop our list of AI stocks to buy because of the role it has played in the AI-narrative this year. Analysts expect roughly 10% revenue growth this year and next year, along with 14% to 15% earnings growth in 2023 and 2024, respectively.', 'news_article_title': '3 Thrilling AI Stocks for Aggressive Investors to Buy', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'I don’t think Microsoft, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and other mega-cap tech names are completely immune. Of course, that has them looking up the best AI stocks to buy. MSFT Microsoft $287.15 NVDA Nvidia $275.76 BIDU Baidu $148.83 Microsoft (MSFT) Source: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com Microsoft is atop our list of AI stocks to buy because of the role it has played in the AI-narrative this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'I don’t think Microsoft, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and other mega-cap tech names are completely immune. MSFT Microsoft $287.15 NVDA Nvidia $275.76 BIDU Baidu $148.83 Microsoft (MSFT) Source: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com Microsoft is atop our list of AI stocks to buy because of the role it has played in the AI-narrative this year. Baidu (BIDU) Source: StreetVJ / Shutterstock.com Everyone seems to forget about Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) — AKA the “Google of China.” Could it be the next stock to take off?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-ftse-rafi-us-1000-etf-prf-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/19/2005.\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $5.89 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Value\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nValue stocks have lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios. They also have lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. When you look at long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in nearly all markets. But in strong bull markets, growth stocks are more likely to be winners.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.39%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.06%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Financials sector--about 18.30% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Information Technology round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 2.81% of total assets, followed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) and Apple Inc (AAPL).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 16.4% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nPRF seeks to match the performance of the FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index is designed to track the performance of the largest U.S. equities, selected based on the following four fundamental measures of firm size: book value, income, sales and dividends. U.S. equities are then weighted by each of these four fundamental measures.An overall weight is calculated for each firm by equally-weighting each fundamental measure.\nThe ETF has added roughly 1.26% so far this year and is down about -7.09% in the last one year (as of 04/05/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $138.77 and $172.75.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 19.62% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1004 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, PRF is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $50.43 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $101.10 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 2.81% of total assets, followed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/19/2005.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 2.81% of total assets, followed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/19/2005.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 2.81% of total assets, followed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/19/2005.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 2.81% of total assets, followed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Alternatives Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock%3A-bear-vs.-bull-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Last year was tough for the tech industry, with countless stocks affected by a sell-off. Some of the world's most valuable companies were hit hard by steep rises in inflation, curbing consumer spending. However, the economically challenging year brought to light the strengths and weaknesses of many businesses. For instance, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) proved its resilience by outperforming many of its peers throughout 2022.\nData by YCharts\nApple amassed immense brand loyalty over the years thanks to the priority it places on quality and an interconnected product strategy, which promotes ease of use. As a result, its stock offers consistent gains over the long term.\nHowever, before investing in this tech giant, you'll want to be aware of both its pros and cons. Here's the bear vs. bull for Apple's stock.\nBear: Potential roadblocks when entering a new market\nIn January, Bloomberg reported Apple has plans to launch its first virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset in 2023 after years of speculation. The new device is expected to feature VR and AR capabilities, presented with an iPhone-like interface, and cost around $3,000. However, Apple could face obstacles in succeeding in its new venture amid an uncertain time for the industry.\nVR has experienced a slight resurgence in recent years, boosted by Meta's Quest line of headsets and its push to grow what it calls the metaverse, or the next version of the internet. As a result, the Facebook owner achieved an 81% market in the VR and AR industry in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to Counterpoint Research. Despite Meta's efforts, however, the technology continues to have low adoption rates from consumers, with Microsoft and Disney recently shuttering their metaverse divisions after seeing a lack of engaging content.\nApple has a long history of succeeding when entering new markets, proven by its leading 34.4% market share in headphones after releasing the first AirPods in 2016, despite the presence of established brands such as Bose and Sony. However, the VR/AR market is still in its infancy, with its future largely uncertain. Apple will have its work cut out for it to overcome Meta's dominance and convince consumers to embrace the technology.\nIf any company could succeed in VR/AR, it would likely be Apple. However, if its coming headset doesn't pay off, a failed launch could be detrimental to its stock price.\nBull: Apple has a swiftly expanding digital service business\nDespite potential trouble in its products, Apple's digital services business holds great promise. The company's current services library includes Apple TV+, Music, Fitness+, iCloud, and more, all accessible through a monthly subscription. In fiscal 2022, Apple's services segment earned the second-largest amount of revenue and reported growth of 14%, double the iPhone's 7%.\nApple's expansion into digital services allows it to lean less on the success of its products, which can fluctuate quarter to quarter and are more prone to disruptions from economic conditions. Services also offer attractive profit margins, with the segment hitting 71.7% profitability in 2022 while physical products' margins were 36.3%.\nOn March 30, Apple furthered its venture into services by launching its first buy now, pay later (BNPL) program in the U.S., taking on companies like Affirm and Klarna. Named Apple Pay Later, the new program will allow consumers to split purchases costing between $50 and $1,000 over six weeks. Apple Pay Later sees the company using its power in services to boost the sales of its product, which will likely attract more consumers who otherwise would have bought from the competition.\nIs Apple stock a buy?\nApple shares soared 294% in the last five years and 977% in the last ten years. The company has built itself into a tech behemoth, amassing the largest market cap in the world and offering investors consistent gains over the long term.\nThe company may face headwinds in the short term with its coming headset. However, with $20.54 billion in cash and equivalents as of Dec. 30, Apple has the funds and industry dominance to flourish in the long run. Meanwhile, its lucrative services business will likely continue boosting earnings for years.\nAs a result, Apple's stock is a no-brainer buy right now.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "For instance, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) proved its resilience by outperforming many of its peers throughout 2022. Data by YCharts Apple amassed immense brand loyalty over the years thanks to the priority it places on quality and an interconnected product strategy, which promotes ease of use. VR has experienced a slight resurgence in recent years, boosted by Meta's Quest line of headsets and its push to grow what it calls the metaverse, or the next version of the internet.", 'news_luhn_summary': "For instance, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) proved its resilience by outperforming many of its peers throughout 2022. Services also offer attractive profit margins, with the segment hitting 71.7% profitability in 2022 while physical products' margins were 36.3%. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Affirm, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Walt Disney.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock: Bear vs. Bull', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For instance, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) proved its resilience by outperforming many of its peers throughout 2022. If any company could succeed in VR/AR, it would likely be Apple. Meanwhile, its lucrative services business will likely continue boosting earnings for years.', 'news_textrank_summary': "For instance, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) proved its resilience by outperforming many of its peers throughout 2022. Bull: Apple has a swiftly expanding digital service business Despite potential trouble in its products, Apple's digital services business holds great promise. Is Apple stock a buy?"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foxconn-q1-sales-rise-3.9-y-y', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "TAIPEI, April 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, the world's largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said on Wednesday that revenue in the first quarter rose 3.9% year-on-year.\nFor March, revenue fell 21.1% compared with the same period last year, the company said in a statement.\n(Reporting by Ben Blanchard, Editing by Louise Heavens)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "TAIPEI, April 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, the world's largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said on Wednesday that revenue in the first quarter rose 3.9% year-on-year. For March, revenue fell 21.1% compared with the same period last year, the company said in a statement. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard, Editing by Louise Heavens) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "TAIPEI, April 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, the world's largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said on Wednesday that revenue in the first quarter rose 3.9% year-on-year. For March, revenue fell 21.1% compared with the same period last year, the company said in a statement. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard, Editing by Louise Heavens) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Foxconn Q1 sales rise 3.9% y/y', 'news_lexrank_summary': "TAIPEI, April 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, the world's largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said on Wednesday that revenue in the first quarter rose 3.9% year-on-year. For March, revenue fell 21.1% compared with the same period last year, the company said in a statement. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard, Editing by Louise Heavens) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "TAIPEI, April 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, the world's largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said on Wednesday that revenue in the first quarter rose 3.9% year-on-year. For March, revenue fell 21.1% compared with the same period last year, the company said in a statement. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard, Editing by Louise Heavens) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-fall-as-investors-await-key-economic-data-amid-recession-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures down: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.21%, Nasdaq 0.23%\nApril 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Wednesday in the run up to a fresh batch of economic data, expected to give more clarity on the state of the U.S. economy amid worries that rapid rate hikes by the Federal Reserve may trigger a steep downturn.\nAt 5:03 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 46 points, or 0.14%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 8.75 points, or 0.21%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 30.5 points, or 0.23%.\nWeak job openings data and falling factory orders on Tuesday followed soft manufacturing activity data on Monday, sparking fresh concerns about economic outlook and pushing the S&P 500 .SPX to snap a four-day winning streak in the prior session.\nOn Wednesday, investors will keep a close watch on the ADP National Employment report before the opening bell, expected to show that the rise in private payrolls likely slowed in March.\nThe S&P Global Composite and Services PMI and the Institute for Supply Management\'s (ISM) non-manufacturing PMI for March will also be on the watch list.\nExpectations of the Fed pausing its aggressive monetary tightening, earlier triggered by the banking sector turmoil, resurfaced.\nTraders\' bets of a no hike in May stood at 54.6%, with the rest on a 25-basis point hike, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nEscalating oil prices following the OPEC+ group\'s output cuts have also worsened the outlook for inflation, adding to investors\' anxiety.\n"The concern is the Federal Reserve might have to sound the retreat before its war on inflation is truly done," said AJ Bell head of financial analysis Danni Hewson.\n"This could leave us with the worst of all worlds – the dreaded stagflation where the economy is shrinking but prices are continuing to surge higher."\nAs U.S. Treasury yields rebounded after falling over the past few sessions, major technology and other growth stocks like Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 0.2% and 0.8% in premarket trading.\nAmong individual stocks, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell 1.2% after Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google said that its supercomputer-trained artificial intelligence models were better than the chipmaker\'s comparable systems.\nBoth the benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC are on track to notch weekly declines in four in the holiday-shortened week.\nWestern Alliance Bancorp WAL.Ndropped 2.2% after the bank\'s first-quarter unrealized losses on securities and held-for-investment (HFI) loans narrowed since 2022 end.\nJohnson & Johnson JNJ.N gained 3% after placing its unit in bankruptcy for second time to pay $8.9 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that talc in its iconic Baby Powder and other products caused cancer.\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "As U.S. Treasury yields rebounded after falling over the past few sessions, major technology and other growth stocks like Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 0.2% and 0.8% in premarket trading. On Wednesday, investors will keep a close watch on the ADP National Employment report before the opening bell, expected to show that the rise in private payrolls likely slowed in March. Among individual stocks, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell 1.2% after Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google said that its supercomputer-trained artificial intelligence models were better than the chipmaker's comparable systems.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'As U.S. Treasury yields rebounded after falling over the past few sessions, major technology and other growth stocks like Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 0.2% and 0.8% in premarket trading. Futures down: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.21%, Nasdaq 0.23% April 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Wednesday in the run up to a fresh batch of economic data, expected to give more clarity on the state of the U.S. economy amid worries that rapid rate hikes by the Federal Reserve may trigger a steep downturn. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 46 points, or 0.14%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 8.75 points, or 0.21%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 30.5 points, or 0.23%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures fall as investors await key economic data amid recession fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As U.S. Treasury yields rebounded after falling over the past few sessions, major technology and other growth stocks like Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 0.2% and 0.8% in premarket trading. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures down: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.21%, Nasdaq 0.23% April 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Wednesday in the run up to a fresh batch of economic data, expected to give more clarity on the state of the U.S. economy amid worries that rapid rate hikes by the Federal Reserve may trigger a steep downturn.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As U.S. Treasury yields rebounded after falling over the past few sessions, major technology and other growth stocks like Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell between 0.2% and 0.8% in premarket trading. Futures down: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.21%, Nasdaq 0.23% April 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Wednesday in the run up to a fresh batch of economic data, expected to give more clarity on the state of the U.S. economy amid worries that rapid rate hikes by the Federal Reserve may trigger a steep downturn. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 46 points, or 0.14%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 8.75 points, or 0.21%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 30.5 points, or 0.23%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/german-antitrust-regulator-opens-door-for-curbs-on-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds Apple response, background\nBERLIN, April 5 (Reuters) - Germany\'s antitrust regulator has opened the door for measures to curb Apple AAPL.O after deciding that the U.S. tech giant\'s market dominance makes it worthy of such measures, the body said in a statement on Wednesday.\nThe Bundeskartellamt regulator has designated Apple a "company of paramount significance for competition across markets", it said.\n"The company is - beginning with its mobile devices such as the iPhone - the operator of a comprehensive digital ecosystem with a high significance for competition not only in Germany, but also in Europe and worldwide," said Bundeskartellamt President Andreas Mundt.\nOn the basis of the regulator\'s decision, it can target practices "that pose a threat to competition and practices and effectively prevent them", he added.\nApple said it would continue to work with the cartel office to understand its concerns but that it planned to appeal the decision.\n"The (cartel office\'s) designation misrepresents the fierce competition Apple faces in Germany, and it discounts the value of a business model that puts user privacy and security at its core," an Apple spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Reuters.\nThe German authority has already declared Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Facebook owner Meta META.O companies of paramount significance for competition across markets.\n(Reporting by Rachel More, Editing by Friederike Heine)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adds Apple response, background BERLIN, April 5 (Reuters) - Germany\'s antitrust regulator has opened the door for measures to curb Apple AAPL.O after deciding that the U.S. tech giant\'s market dominance makes it worthy of such measures, the body said in a statement on Wednesday. "The company is - beginning with its mobile devices such as the iPhone - the operator of a comprehensive digital ecosystem with a high significance for competition not only in Germany, but also in Europe and worldwide," said Bundeskartellamt President Andreas Mundt. The German authority has already declared Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Facebook owner Meta META.O companies of paramount significance for competition across markets.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds Apple response, background BERLIN, April 5 (Reuters) - Germany\'s antitrust regulator has opened the door for measures to curb Apple AAPL.O after deciding that the U.S. tech giant\'s market dominance makes it worthy of such measures, the body said in a statement on Wednesday. The Bundeskartellamt regulator has designated Apple a "company of paramount significance for competition across markets", it said. "The (cartel office\'s) designation misrepresents the fierce competition Apple faces in Germany, and it discounts the value of a business model that puts user privacy and security at its core," an Apple spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Reuters.', 'news_article_title': 'German antitrust regulator opens door for curbs on Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds Apple response, background BERLIN, April 5 (Reuters) - Germany\'s antitrust regulator has opened the door for measures to curb Apple AAPL.O after deciding that the U.S. tech giant\'s market dominance makes it worthy of such measures, the body said in a statement on Wednesday. The Bundeskartellamt regulator has designated Apple a "company of paramount significance for competition across markets", it said. "The (cartel office\'s) designation misrepresents the fierce competition Apple faces in Germany, and it discounts the value of a business model that puts user privacy and security at its core," an Apple spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Reuters.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adds Apple response, background BERLIN, April 5 (Reuters) - Germany\'s antitrust regulator has opened the door for measures to curb Apple AAPL.O after deciding that the U.S. tech giant\'s market dominance makes it worthy of such measures, the body said in a statement on Wednesday. The Bundeskartellamt regulator has designated Apple a "company of paramount significance for competition across markets", it said. "The (cartel office\'s) designation misrepresents the fierce competition Apple faces in Germany, and it discounts the value of a business model that puts user privacy and security at its core," an Apple spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Reuters.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-stock-that-could-go-up-10x-in-a-decade', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Not every company has the potential to rise in value by 10x in a decade, but Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) is a company that could. It's beating Apple in podcasts and music and is building an advertising business that could be extremely profitable. Travis Hoium covers why this is a great time to buy this industry leader.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 1, 2023. The video was published on April 5, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Spotify Technology\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Spotify Technology wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Alphabet, Apple, and Spotify Technology. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Spotify Technology. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. \nTravis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "It's beating Apple in podcasts and music and is building an advertising business that could be extremely profitable. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Spotify Technology.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Alphabet, Apple, and Spotify Technology. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Spotify Technology.", 'news_article_title': 'A Stock That Could Go Up 10x in a Decade', 'news_lexrank_summary': "That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Alphabet, Apple, and Spotify Technology.", 'news_textrank_summary': "See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Spotify Technology."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-growth-stock%3A-apple-vs.-nvidia', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks captured Wall Street's attention in 2023 after falling out of favor amid macroeconomic headwinds last year. Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) sent shares in several related companies soaring, with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stocks up 28% and 90%, respectively, since Jan. 1.\nThese companies have solid histories of growth thanks to substantial market shares in their respective industries. Apple became a mammoth in tech because of its dominance in consumer products, while Nvidia profited from increasing demand for its chips.\nThese companies are building the future as the potential leaders of two high-growth markets: AI and VR/AR (aka the global XR market). The question is, which industry is likely to offer more significant gains over the long term?\nSo let's consider whether Apple or Nvidia is the better growth stock right now.\nApple: The future leader of a $31 billion market\nApple has rallied investors this year with a planned venture into the global XR market, with a new headset projected to launch in 2023. Related acquisitions and patents filed over the years have all but confirmed the company's interest in the industry. However, a Bloomberg report in January revealed new details about the coming device, which is expected to feature virtual and augmented features alongside an iPhone-like OS and retail for around $3,000.\nAccording to Statista, the VR and AR market will achieve a value of $31 billion in 2023, projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.7% through 2027. The industry's outlook is positive for Apple. However, recent headwinds could prove tricky for the company to overcome.\nMeta Platforms achieved an 81% market share in global XR, according to Counterpoint Research, thanks to its line of Quest headsets. The company has sunk billions into growing the market and its metaverse, or what it sees as the next iteration of the internet. However, recent price drops for its headsets suggest encouraging consumers to adopt the technology has been challenging. Meanwhile, Microsoft and Disney recently sunsetting their metaverse divisions speaks volumes about their expectations for the future of AR and VR.\nApple has a solid history of defying expectations when entering new markets. It has been a major driver in the mass adoption of numerous technologies, such as smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and Bluetooth headphones. However, it likely has a mountain to climb to get its coming VR/AR headset into the hands of consumers.\nNvidia: A crucial role to play in the development of AI\nNvidia's stock skyrocketed in 2023, experiencing a strong recovery after plunging 50% last year. Investors grew particularly bullish over the company's prospects in AI, which has experienced a boom in recent months.\nThe launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT stunned the tech world last November with its ability to produce human-like dialogue based on prompts. The advanced chatbot prompted numerous tech companies to pivot their businesses toward AI development to join the burgeoning industry.\nThe AI market hit a value of $137 billion in 2022 and is expected to see a CAGR of 37.3% through 2030 (per Grand View Research). The technology has the potential to enhance countless industries, from cloud computing to education, healthcare, and more. Meanwhile, Nvidia is home to the hardware required to run and develop AI software with its graphics process units (GPUs).\nIn fact, Nvidia is the primary supplier of GPUs to ChatGPT, which unitized 20,000 units in 2020. According to research from TrendForce, that figure will likely hit 30,000 soon as ChatGPT prepares for commercialization. Alongside competing AI platforms currently in development, demand for Nvidia's GPUs could surge in the coming years.\nIs Apple or Nvidia the better growth stock?\nApple's market cap of $2.6 trillion compared to Nvidia's $686 billion make these companies vastly different in size and value. However, that could play in Nvidia's favor, with more room for growth as the less mature company. This is evident by comparing the companies' five-year stock performance, with the chart below showing that Nvidia has outperformed Apple.\nData by YCharts\nMoreover, there is very little contest between choosing to invest in the future of the global XR market or AI. VR/AR has vast potential, and if Apple and Meta's hopes for the technology come to fruition, it could change everything. However, AI currently has more tangible applications, already utilized in many industries. Additionally, Nvidia's role as a supplier of GPUs to ChatGPT strengthens the argument for the semiconductor company.\nAs a result, Nvidia is the better growth stock for now, but keeping an eye on Apple to queue up for future investment is also a great idea.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) sent shares in several related companies soaring, with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stocks up 28% and 90%, respectively, since Jan. 1. According to Statista, the VR and AR market will achieve a value of $31 billion in 2023, projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.7% through 2027. The launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT stunned the tech world last November with its ability to produce human-like dialogue based on prompts.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) sent shares in several related companies soaring, with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stocks up 28% and 90%, respectively, since Jan. 1. Meta Platforms achieved an 81% market share in global XR, according to Counterpoint Research, thanks to its line of Quest headsets. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': 'Better Growth Stock: Apple vs. Nvidia', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) sent shares in several related companies soaring, with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stocks up 28% and 90%, respectively, since Jan. 1. So let's consider whether Apple or Nvidia is the better growth stock right now. The AI market hit a value of $137 billion in 2022 and is expected to see a CAGR of 37.3% through 2030 (per Grand View Research).", 'news_textrank_summary': "Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) sent shares in several related companies soaring, with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stocks up 28% and 90%, respectively, since Jan. 1. Apple: The future leader of a $31 billion market Apple has rallied investors this year with a planned venture into the global XR market, with a new headset projected to launch in 2023. Nvidia: A crucial role to play in the development of AI Nvidia's stock skyrocketed in 2023, experiencing a strong recovery after plunging 50% last year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foxconn-q1-sales-edge-up-but-q2-outlook-poor', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Recasts, adds details from statement\nTAIPEI, April 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said on Wednesday that revenue in the first quarter rose 3.9% year-on-year, but that sales for the current quarter would be down.\nRevenue last month reached the third highest on record for March at T$400.3 billion ($13.14 billion), though that represented a 21.1% year-on-year fall, the company said in a statement.\nThe rise in sales for the first three months of the year, to T$1.42 billion, was a fresh record high for the same period, and in line with previous guidance, Foxconn 2317.TW, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, said.\nFor smart consumer electronics products, which includes smartphones, revenue in March declined due to new product launches in the same period last year.\nThe outlook for the second quarter is expected to decrease on a quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year basis, the company said, coming off a high base from an "unseasonally strong pull-in in the first half of last year which occurred as the components shortage from 2021 eased".\nThe company will report first quarter earnings on May 11 when it will also give an update on its outlook for the current quarter and full year.\nMore than half of Foxconn\'s revenue comes from consumer electronics.\nFoxconn shares have risen 4.1% so far this year, lagging the broader Taiwan market .TWII which is up 12.2%.\nThe market was closed on Wednesday for a holiday in Taiwan.\n($1 = 30.4550 Taiwan dollars)\n(Reporting by Ben Blanchard, Editing by Louise Heavens and Christina Fincher)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Recasts, adds details from statement TAIPEI, April 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said on Wednesday that revenue in the first quarter rose 3.9% year-on-year, but that sales for the current quarter would be down. The rise in sales for the first three months of the year, to T$1.42 billion, was a fresh record high for the same period, and in line with previous guidance, Foxconn 2317.TW, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, said. The outlook for the second quarter is expected to decrease on a quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year basis, the company said, coming off a high base from an "unseasonally strong pull-in in the first half of last year which occurred as the components shortage from 2021 eased".', 'news_luhn_summary': "Recasts, adds details from statement TAIPEI, April 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said on Wednesday that revenue in the first quarter rose 3.9% year-on-year, but that sales for the current quarter would be down. For smart consumer electronics products, which includes smartphones, revenue in March declined due to new product launches in the same period last year. More than half of Foxconn's revenue comes from consumer electronics.", 'news_article_title': 'Foxconn Q1 sales edge up, but Q2 outlook poor', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Recasts, adds details from statement TAIPEI, April 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said on Wednesday that revenue in the first quarter rose 3.9% year-on-year, but that sales for the current quarter would be down. Revenue last month reached the third highest on record for March at T$400.3 billion ($13.14 billion), though that represented a 21.1% year-on-year fall, the company said in a statement. The rise in sales for the first three months of the year, to T$1.42 billion, was a fresh record high for the same period, and in line with previous guidance, Foxconn 2317.TW, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, said.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Recasts, adds details from statement TAIPEI, April 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said on Wednesday that revenue in the first quarter rose 3.9% year-on-year, but that sales for the current quarter would be down. The rise in sales for the first three months of the year, to T$1.42 billion, was a fresh record high for the same period, and in line with previous guidance, Foxconn 2317.TW, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, said. The outlook for the second quarter is expected to decrease on a quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year basis, the company said, coming off a high base from an "unseasonally strong pull-in in the first half of last year which occurred as the components shortage from 2021 eased".'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 161.8000030517578, 'high': 165.0500030517578, 'open': 164.74000549316406, 'close': 163.75999450683594, 'ema_50': 153.33733855474176, 'rsi_14': 67.55433527460048, 'target': 164.66000366210938, 'volume': 51511700.0, 'ema_200': 149.73454883136992, 'adj_close': 163.098388671875, 'rsi_lag_1': 76.87074212067287, 'rsi_lag_2': 79.04189506426242, 'rsi_lag_3': 79.7771071666526, 'rsi_lag_4': 79.28991869509727, 'rsi_lag_5': 71.06788071627832, 'macd_lag_1': 3.925406699484313, 'macd_lag_2': 3.766890653327266, 'macd_lag_3': 3.4547942648684966, 'macd_lag_4': 3.1355037565790838, 'macd_lag_5': 2.940983133218424, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.855691586572391, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.343270377972086}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 19.0, 'Date': '2023-04-05', 'High': 20.07999992370605, 'Open': 19.420000076293945, 'Close': 19.07999992370605, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-05', 'Adj Close': 19.07999992370605}, {'Low': 1.0905362367630005, 'Date': '2023-04-05', 'High': 1.0969241857528689, 'Open': 1.0960105657577517, 'Close': 1.0960105657577517, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-05', 'Adj Close': 1.0960105657577517}, {'Low': 1.2436264753341677, 'Date': '2023-04-05', 'High': 1.2514704465866089, 'Open': 1.2499531507492063, 'Close': 1.249843716621399, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-05', 'Adj Close': 1.249843716621399}, {'Low': 6.878399848937988, 'Date': '2023-04-05', 'High': 6.879000186920166, 'Open': 6.878799915313721, 'Close': 6.878799915313721, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-05', 'Adj Close': 6.878799915313721}, {'Low': 79.72000122070312, 'Date': '2023-04-05', 'High': 81.23999786376953, 'Open': 81.01000213623047, 'Close': 80.61000061035156, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 254974, 'date_str': '2023-04-05', 'Adj Close': 80.61000061035156}, {'Low': 0.6678197383880615, 'Date': '2023-04-05', 'High': 0.6775999665260315, 'Open': 0.6758081316947937, 'Close': 0.6758081316947937, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-05', 'Adj Close': 0.6758081316947937}, {'Low': 3.2660000324249268, 'Date': '2023-04-05', 'High': 3.3239998817443848, 'Open': 3.309000015258789, 'Close': 3.2869999408721924, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-05', 'Adj Close': 3.2869999408721924}, {'Low': 130.6840057373047, 'Date': '2023-04-05', 'High': 131.83900451660156, 'Open': 131.48500061035156, 'Close': 131.48500061035156, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-05', 'Adj Close': 131.48500061035156}, {'Low': 101.41999816894533, 'Date': '2023-04-05', 'High': 101.98999786376952, 'Open': 101.5199966430664, 'Close': 101.8499984741211, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-05', 'Adj Close': 101.8499984741211}, {'Low': 2013.5999755859373, 'Date': '2023-04-05', 'High': 2033.800048828125, 'Open': 2022.0999755859373, 'Close': 2020.9000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 525, 'date_str': '2023-04-05', 'Adj Close': 2020.9000244140625}]}
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{'date': '2023-04-06', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-15', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-cryptos-that-day-traders-love-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nCryptocurrencies delivered huge gains for investors during the previous bull market. Yet, more than a few got wiped out as they plunged from their late-2021 peaks. But with 2023 looking like it could be the start of the thaw following crypto winter, let’s look at the best cryptos for day trading.\nWhen it comes to ultra-short-term trading, nothing trumps liquidity. In that sense, the best cryptos for day trading are highly liquid and generally well-known. The smaller, low-volume cryptos can work during trending markets over a longer holding period. However, for in-and-out scalps, we need liquid cryptos.\nSo, you’re likely to recognize all of the best cryptos for day trading below.\nBTC Bitcoin $28,031.86\nETH Ethereum $1,871.62\nDOGE Dogecoin $0.08\nBitcoin (BTC)\nSource: Shutterstock\nIn the sense of size and liquidity, how can we not kick off the list with Bitcoin (BTC-USD)? Bitcoin is the largest crypto in the world, with a market cap of around $540 billion. It’s the most well-known cryptocurrency out there, garnering the bulk of the industry’s attention. Over the past three months, its trading volume has averaged $25.8 billion a day.\nDay traders focused on cryptos must keep Bitcoin on their watchlist, even if they’re not trading it. That’s because the movement in Bitcoin impacts other cryptocurrencies, similar to the way the movement in stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) or Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) can impact the rest of the tech sector.\nBitcoin had a stellar first quarter. According to Finbold, “Bitcoin’s return on investment (ROI) was 170.32% more compared to the average of five major stock indexes. During the quarter, Bitcoin’s returns stood at 69.4%, while average returns for the indexes stood at 5.5%.”\nThe bulls are certainly in charge at the moment, buying the dips and sending the crypto soaring higher. The next important level to watch is $30,000, which is just 7% above where BTC currently trades.\nEthereum (ETH)\nSource: Shutterstock\nEthereum (ETH-USD) also had a great Q1, rallying about 50% in the first three months of the year and more than doubling off of its 2022 low. It is the second-largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, with a market cap of about $224.5 billion.\nEthereum is also one of the most widely traded cryptocurrencies, with an average daily trading volume of $8.6 billion. That makes the token one of the best cryptos for day trading.\nFor what it’s worth, Ethereum deserves every bit as much attention as Bitcoin gets given that it has such a wide range of applications. It’s faster when it comes to transactions, and its smart contracts offer real-world solutions as technology continues to evolve.\nDogecoin (DOGE)\nSource: Orpheus FX / Shutterstock.com\nAs silly as Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) is, it’s on the list of the best cryptos for day trading due to its large following and ample liquidity. After the tethered crypto holdings, Bitcoin and Ethereum, Dogecoin is next on the list for daily trading volume.\nIt has traded an average of $604.6 million a day over the past three months and commands a market cap of $11.9 billion. It may have started off as a joke, but its large following isn’t.\nIt certainly doesn’t hurt that Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Twitter CEO Elon Musk has a fascination with the cryptocurrency. In fact, he recently integrated the logo into the Twitter platform, adding a quick $4 billion to the token’s market value.\nDay traders thrive on volatility and massive moves like this. While I don’t personally believe in the long-term viability of Dogecoin, this one puts together enough moves for day traders to take advantage of.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nThe post 3 Cryptos That Day Traders Love Right Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'That’s because the movement in Bitcoin impacts other cryptocurrencies, similar to the way the movement in stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) or Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) can impact the rest of the tech sector. According to Finbold, “Bitcoin’s return on investment (ROI) was 170.32% more compared to the average of five major stock indexes. It certainly doesn’t hurt that Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Twitter CEO Elon Musk has a fascination with the cryptocurrency.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'That’s because the movement in Bitcoin impacts other cryptocurrencies, similar to the way the movement in stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) or Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) can impact the rest of the tech sector. BTC Bitcoin $28,031.86 ETH Ethereum $1,871.62 DOGE Dogecoin $0.08 Bitcoin (BTC) Source: Shutterstock In the sense of size and liquidity, how can we not kick off the list with Bitcoin (BTC-USD)? During the quarter, Bitcoin’s returns stood at 69.4%, while average returns for the indexes stood at 5.5%.” The bulls are certainly in charge at the moment, buying the dips and sending the crypto soaring higher.', 'news_article_title': '3 Cryptos That Day Traders Love Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That’s because the movement in Bitcoin impacts other cryptocurrencies, similar to the way the movement in stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) or Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) can impact the rest of the tech sector. In that sense, the best cryptos for day trading are highly liquid and generally well-known. BTC Bitcoin $28,031.86 ETH Ethereum $1,871.62 DOGE Dogecoin $0.08 Bitcoin (BTC) Source: Shutterstock In the sense of size and liquidity, how can we not kick off the list with Bitcoin (BTC-USD)?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'That’s because the movement in Bitcoin impacts other cryptocurrencies, similar to the way the movement in stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) or Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) can impact the rest of the tech sector. But with 2023 looking like it could be the start of the thaw following crypto winter, let’s look at the best cryptos for day trading. BTC Bitcoin $28,031.86 ETH Ethereum $1,871.62 DOGE Dogecoin $0.08 Bitcoin (BTC) Source: Shutterstock In the sense of size and liquidity, how can we not kick off the list with Bitcoin (BTC-USD)?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-biggest-risks-facing-goog-stock-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe 2022 tech wreck wiped out 40% of Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) equity value. However, 2023 has brought GOOG stock within 3% of where it was two years ago.\nThe company behind Google is now worth $1.33 trillion, making it the third most-valuable of the “Cloud Czars” behind Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) at $2.6 trillion and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) at $2.1 trillion.\nBut neither of the two leaders are as dependent on their cloud data centers as Google, which mainly offers free services and re-sells access to its cloud.\nWhat investors need to ask now is whether the Cloud is still worth that premium, whether the service revenue can keep expanding, and how productivity will hold up as management clamps down on spending.\nIs the Golden Age Over?\nGoogle’s “Golden Age,” the years where management could do no wrong and engineers were treated like gods, ended abruptly in January. This came after CEO Sundar Pichai announced 12,000 layoffs. Additionally, the company followed that up with demands to return to the office, reduced perks, and with limiting promotions.\nIn response, its Japanese employees joined a labor union. British employees staged a walkout. The layoffs amounted to a 6% workforce reduction, but employment has still more than doubled since 2017.\n“Google was beloved as an employer for years. Then it laid off thousands by email,” wrote CNN, summing up the reaction. The company’s old mantra of “don’t be evil” now seems quaint and passe’.\nGoogle’s Three Big Challenges\nDespite its comeuppance, GOOG stock still faces huge challenges.\nLet’s start with antitrust suits. There’s the big one against its ad business. There’s a suit against its Google Play store by Epic Games. There’s also an Indian suit against the Android operating system. Indeed, Google now has fewer programmers and a lot more lawyers, many of them former Department of Justice attorneys.\nThe biggest challenge comes from Microsoft in the form of generative AI systems like ChatGPT. Bots that generate full text responses have created an AI “arms race” which Google’s “Bard” seems to be losing.\nThen there’s TikTok. The Chinese social networking site has entered the search ad market. Efforts in the U.S. to ban it have placed a spotlight on the use of Google itself as a spy tool. \nIs Google Overvalued?\nFor investors there’s only one question. Is GOOG stock overvalued? \nOn April 4, Alphabet was selling for nearly 23-times earnings, close to the S&P average. Its market cap was about 4.8-times revenue. The company pays no dividend, but has $131 billion in cash and securities. Its long-term debt of $14.7 billion is relatively miniscule.\nGoogle services like search and YouTube are where the profit is. It’s still losing money in Cloud, partly due to the costs of GMail, which remains free. The $1.9-$2.3 billion cost of layoffs will all be recognized in the March quarter, to be reported April 25. In its December quarter, profits were down by about one-third, so expect more bad news.\nThat said, Google retains enormous strengths. Its cloud network is now worth over $112 billion. Android still dominates Apple’s iOS in smartphone market share. And generative AI systems should save Google enormous amounts of money, providing lucrative business opportunities, even if the company starts out behind.\nWhat To Do with Google?\nI bought some GOOG stock last year while it was falling, and am still down on that investment. My guess is that, after earnings, you’ll be able to get shares for less than their current price.\nBut the Cloud Era hasn’t ended. With AI, it’s entering a new phase. Through the rest of this decade Google stock will do fine. It’s one of those things you buy rather than trade.\nOn the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in AAPL, GOOGL, and MSFT. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nDana Blankenhorn has been a financial and technology journalist since 1978. He is the author of Technology’s Big Bang: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with Moore’s Law, available at the Amazon Kindle store. Write him at [email protected], tweet him at @danablankenhorn, or subscribe to his Substack.\nThe post The 3 Biggest Risks Facing GOOG Stock Today appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The company behind Google is now worth $1.33 trillion, making it the third most-valuable of the “Cloud Czars” behind Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) at $2.6 trillion and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) at $2.1 trillion. On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in AAPL, GOOGL, and MSFT. Google’s “Golden Age,” the years where management could do no wrong and engineers were treated like gods, ended abruptly in January.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The company behind Google is now worth $1.33 trillion, making it the third most-valuable of the “Cloud Czars” behind Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) at $2.6 trillion and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) at $2.1 trillion. On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in AAPL, GOOGL, and MSFT. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The 2022 tech wreck wiped out 40% of Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) equity value.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Biggest Risks Facing GOOG Stock Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The company behind Google is now worth $1.33 trillion, making it the third most-valuable of the “Cloud Czars” behind Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) at $2.6 trillion and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) at $2.1 trillion. On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in AAPL, GOOGL, and MSFT. The $1.9-$2.3 billion cost of layoffs will all be recognized in the March quarter, to be reported April 25.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The company behind Google is now worth $1.33 trillion, making it the third most-valuable of the “Cloud Czars” behind Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) at $2.6 trillion and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) at $2.1 trillion. On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in AAPL, GOOGL, and MSFT. Google’s Three Big Challenges Despite its comeuppance, GOOG stock still faces huge challenges.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-apr-6-2023-%3A-s-aapl-asnd-schw-li-coty-amzn-qqq-xom-msft-t-cvx', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -9.26 to 13,053.34. The total After hours volume is currently 89,680,348 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nSentinelOne, Inc. (S) is unchanged at $16.65, with 3,971,495 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Apr 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.34. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for S is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $164.62, with 2,162,862 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nAscendis Pharma A/S (ASND) is unchanged at $72.69, with 2,157,840 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for ASND is 12.855834; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nThe Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) is -0.05 at $49.30, with 2,070,647 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SCHW is in the "buy range".\n\nLi Auto Inc. (LI) is -0.03 at $23.64, with 1,999,087 shares traded. LI\'s current last sale is 72.74% of the target price of $32.5.\n\nCoty Inc. (COTY) is unchanged at $11.64, with 1,804,546 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for COTY is in the "buy range".\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.07 at $101.99, with 1,520,442 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -0.17 at $317.88, with 1,480,705 shares traded. This represents a 25.02% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) is -0.03 at $115.02, with 1,354,511 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for XOM is in the "buy range".\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.04 at $291.64, with 1,292,212 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is unchanged at $19.65, with 1,007,324 shares traded. T\'s current last sale is 88.31% of the target price of $22.25.\n\nChevron Corporation (CVX) is -0.02 at $167.63, with 909,069 shares traded. CVX\'s current last sale is 88.23% of the target price of $190.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $164.62, with 2,162,862 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Apr 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $164.62, with 2,162,862 shares traded. The total After hours volume is currently 89,680,348 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Apr 6, 2023 : S, AAPL, ASND, SCHW, LI, COTY, AMZN, QQQ, XOM, MSFT, T, CVX', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $164.62, with 2,162,862 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Apr 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $164.62, with 2,162,862 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Apr 2023.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/banking-crisis%3A-implications-for-etf-investors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(1:30) - The Repercussions From The Banking Crisis: Is It All Over?\n(6:50) - Breaking Down The Federal Reserve Decisions: Is A Soft Landing Possible?\n(13:00) - Is This A Good Time To Start Investing Into The Banking Industry?\n(15:10) - What Are Preferred Stocks and How Can They Benefit Your Portfolio?\n(19:15) - ETFs You Should Keep On Your Watchlist: PFFA, PFF, PFXF, ICAP, AMZA\n [email protected]\n In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Jay Hatfield, founder and CEO of Infrastructure Capital Advisors, about the banking crisis and its implications for investors.\nThe banking situation appears to be stabilizing over the past few days, and a full-blown financial meltdown has been avoided, thanks to sweeping measures taken by regulators. However, JPMorgan JPM CEO Jamie Dimon said this week that the crisis is not over and will cause “repercussions for years to come.”\nMany depositors are pulling money out of small and medium-sized banks and putting it into big banks or money market funds. Smaller businesses generally bank with local and regional banks, and if they find their access to bank credit restrained, it could cause an economic contraction.\nThe SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF KRE and the iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF IAT have plunged more than 28% year-to-date. The Invesco KBW Bank ETF (KBWB), which focuses on big banks, has lost 21% since the crisis started.\nInvestors will be keeping a close eye on bank earnings starting next week to assess the impact on individual banks.\nAs banks have suffered their worst declines since 2008, investors have piled into safe-haven assets and mega-cap tech stocks like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT. The crisis could force the Fed to change its rate hike plans for the rest of the year, which could benefit these areas.\nMany income-focused investors look at preferred stock ETFs due to their juicy yields. They should remember that these products have a lot of exposure to banks. The preferred stocks issued by SVB Financial Group and Signature Bank might have little or no recovery value.\nJay manages three ETFs that aim to meet the needs of income-focused investors. These are generally backed by assets that generate substantial streams of free cash flow and use modest leverage or options strategies to enhance income.\nThe Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF PFFA has lower exposure to banks compared to other popular preferred ETFs and higher weights to other financial institutions such as insurance companies.\nTune in to the podcast to learn more.\nMake sure to be on the lookout for the next edition of the ETF Spotlight! If you have any comments or questions, please email [email protected].\n Zacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nJPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports\niShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (IAT): ETF Research Reports\nVirtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (PFFA): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As banks have suffered their worst declines since 2008, investors have piled into safe-haven assets and mega-cap tech stocks like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT. Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. The banking situation appears to be stabilizing over the past few days, and a full-blown financial meltdown has been avoided, thanks to sweeping measures taken by regulators.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. As banks have suffered their worst declines since 2008, investors have piled into safe-haven assets and mega-cap tech stocks like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT. Regional Banks ETF (IAT): ETF Research Reports Virtus InfraCap U.S.', 'news_article_title': 'Banking Crisis: Implications for ETF Investors', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As banks have suffered their worst declines since 2008, investors have piled into safe-haven assets and mega-cap tech stocks like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT. Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF PFFA has lower exposure to banks compared to other popular preferred ETFs and higher weights to other financial institutions such as insurance companies.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. As banks have suffered their worst declines since 2008, investors have piled into safe-haven assets and mega-cap tech stocks like Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT. Preferred Stock ETF PFFA has lower exposure to banks compared to other popular preferred ETFs and higher weights to other financial institutions such as insurance companies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-best-ways-to-build-generational-wealth-in-the-stock-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nYou know how the saying goes. The best time to plant a tree, or build generational wealth, was 30 years ago. The second-best time is right now.\nFor those looking to pass something down to their grandkids, there’s always the question of what the best sort of investment is. Sure, bonds now carry yields we haven’t seen in quite some time. However, passing down a bond-filled portfolio that may underperform inflation in the long term doesn’t sound enticing.\nIndeed, equities have been the best-performing assets over the very long term, for good reason. Those looking to build generational wealth generally do so in stocks and real estate.\nHere are three growth stocks I think investors looking to create more than a nest egg should consider. These companies have the sort of growth characteristics and durable competitive advantages that are so rare in this day and age.\nLet’s dive in!\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Hadrian / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s leading publicly-traded company, with a massive market capitalization of $2.6 trillion. Apple is best known for offering a wide range of tech gadgets – from smartphones to wearable tech. However, despite being ubiquitous, Apple’s future is likely to be marked by fierce competition. Indeed, considering Apple’s margins, many competitors will likely continue to pop up, looking to take share away from this leader.\nThat said, Apple’s iPhone has actually seen its market share expand globally. Recently, the iPhone took more than 50% market share in the U.S., with strong positions forming in other key international markets.\nMuch of this has to do with Apple’s world-class brand, strong customer loyalty, and product ecosystem. Customers come to Apple knowing they will get some of the highest-quality techs out there. And while innovation has slowed (there’s only so much you can do with a smartphone) in recent years, there are plenty of other exciting improvements the company has made to its other gadgets it hopes will catch on, as the iPhone has.\nI think the macro environment will likely remain difficult for Apple and its peers. That said, there’s a reason why analysts such as those at Goldman Sachs are growing bullish on AAPL stock. Over the long term, I think this is the right call, no matter what happens over the next year or two.\nAlibaba (BABA)\nSource: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com\nAlibaba (NYSE:BABA) is a technology and marketing platform provider that operates through seven distinct segments. Its China Commerce segment comprises several retail commerce businesses, including Taobao, Tmall, Freshippo, and wholesale. Alibaba’s International Commerce segment includes AliExpress and Lazada, among other international retail and wholesale commerce businesses.\nNotably, Alibaba has recently made a big move, announcing plans to break up its company into six smaller entities. This move appears to be a bid to appease Chinese regulators, who don’t really fancy monopolies or outspoken CEOs (as has been seen with the Alibaba/Jack Ma story).\nIt’s unclear how BABA shareholders will be compensated for this break-up and how everything will shake out. For now, I think this move is a smart one, as Alibaba’s management team looks to minimize its geopolitical risk, particularly among foreign investors.\nMy view is that Alibaba isn’t “uninvestable” due to its Chinese base. Quite the opposite – I think growth in China is likely to far outpace that of the U.S. for the long term.\nThus, for those looking to make a significant bet on the strength of the global tech sector, BABA stock is the way I’m playing this trend right now.\nAlphabet (GOOG)\nSource: Castleski / Shutterstock.com\nAmong the best ways investors can build generational wealth has been Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG). This company, known for its core Google search business, has become a monster in other key segments. The company’s Google Cloud, YouTube, and “Other Bets” make Alphabet a well-diversified and vertically-integrated tech behemoth that’s more than just a search monopoly in most markets.\nOf course, the company’s core search business is Alphabet’s core cash flow driver. The company has outperformed roughly 77% of its peers, with impressive growth in the past and a significant growth outlook moving forward.\nThe company’s growth prospects have been bolstered by increased capital spending last year. Thus, while many of its peers are cutting back, and Alphabet is likely to continue to trim around the edges, this is a company that appears to be invested in its long-term growth, particularly in the company’s Cloud segment.\nOver the long term, I think Alphabet remains among the best tech options investors looking to build generational wealth can consider. Indeed, this is a top stock on my watch list right now. Accordingly, I plan on adding exposure to any material market weakness moving forward.\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, BABA. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\nThe post The 3 Best Ways to Build Generational Wealth In the Stock Market appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Hadrian / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s leading publicly-traded company, with a massive market capitalization of $2.6 trillion. That said, there’s a reason why analysts such as those at Goldman Sachs are growing bullish on AAPL stock. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, BABA.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Hadrian / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s leading publicly-traded company, with a massive market capitalization of $2.6 trillion. That said, there’s a reason why analysts such as those at Goldman Sachs are growing bullish on AAPL stock. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, BABA.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Best Ways to Build Generational Wealth In the Stock Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Hadrian / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s leading publicly-traded company, with a massive market capitalization of $2.6 trillion. That said, there’s a reason why analysts such as those at Goldman Sachs are growing bullish on AAPL stock. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, BABA.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Hadrian / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s leading publicly-traded company, with a massive market capitalization of $2.6 trillion. That said, there’s a reason why analysts such as those at Goldman Sachs are growing bullish on AAPL stock. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, BABA.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-nasdaq-reverse-early-declines-to-edge-higher-monthly-jobs-data-eyed', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar\nApril 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq reversed early declines on the last day of a holiday-shortened week, with risk-wary investors looking forward to monthly jobs data for a clearer picture of the economy.\nAlphabet Inc GOOGL.O gained 2.4% on Thursday following a report that Google plans to add conversational artificial intelligence features to its search engine.\nOther major technology and growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O also reversed early losses and gained between 0.5% and 0.8%, boosting the Nasdaq .IXIC.\nHowever, both the S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq are headed for weekly declines for the first time in four weeks.\nAdding to a slew of data signaling a weak labor market, initial jobless claims fell to a seasonally adjusted 228,000 for the week ended April 1, versus expectations of 200,000 claims.\nThe Labor Department\'s data from the prior week was revised to show 48,000 more applications were received.\nFocus now shifts to the more comprehensive report on non-farm payrolls, which are expected to have increased by 239,000 in March, down from the 311,000 jobs added in the prior month.\nThe report is due on Friday, when the U.S. stock market will be closed for the Good Friday holiday.\nRecent reports, including weak data on private payrolls and job openings earlier this week, have suggested slowing labor demand and raised hopes of a pause in the Federal Reserve\'s market-punishing rate hikes.\nHowever, unlike in the last few months when evidence of a cooling economy was cheered by investors on hopes it would allow for a less hawkish Fed, softer data has added to fears of a recession and pressured equities in recent days.\n"The reality of what a recessionary period is like, the impact of rate hikes and the ripple effects we don\'t know yet (are weighing) on risk assets" said David Keller, chief market strategist at StockCharts.com.\n"The Fed\'s steps appear to be working in terms of slowing down the economy, but the question is how long do they have to keep doing that?"\nFed fund futures are indicating a 52.2% chance of the U.S. central bank pausing rate hikes in May, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nBig banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N and Citigroup C.N will be among companies kicking off the quarterly reporting season next week, with investors eager for updates on the health of the sector after a recent banking crisis.\nAt 11:56 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 52.07 points, or 0.16%, at 33,430.65, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 2.83 points, or 0.07%, at 4,093.21, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 40.02 points, or 0.33%, at 12,036.88.\nAmong major stock moves, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc AMC.N jumped 18.3% after a U.S. court denied the theater operator\'s request to lift a status quo order necessary for its stock conversion plan.\nLevi Strauss & Co LEVI.N slid 15.1% after the apparel maker posted a fall in quarterly profit.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.07-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.20-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 5 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 31 new highs and 137 new lows.\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva, Arun Koyyur and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Other major technology and growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O also reversed early losses and gained between 0.5% and 0.8%, boosting the Nasdaq .IXIC. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq reversed early declines on the last day of a holiday-shortened week, with risk-wary investors looking forward to monthly jobs data for a clearer picture of the economy. Recent reports, including weak data on private payrolls and job openings earlier this week, have suggested slowing labor demand and raised hopes of a pause in the Federal Reserve's market-punishing rate hikes.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Other major technology and growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O also reversed early losses and gained between 0.5% and 0.8%, boosting the Nasdaq .IXIC. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq reversed early declines on the last day of a holiday-shortened week, with risk-wary investors looking forward to monthly jobs data for a clearer picture of the economy. Adding to a slew of data signaling a weak labor market, initial jobless claims fell to a seasonally adjusted 228,000 for the week ended April 1, versus expectations of 200,000 claims.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P, Nasdaq reverse early declines to edge higher; monthly jobs data eyed', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Other major technology and growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O also reversed early losses and gained between 0.5% and 0.8%, boosting the Nasdaq .IXIC. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq reversed early declines on the last day of a holiday-shortened week, with risk-wary investors looking forward to monthly jobs data for a clearer picture of the economy. Recent reports, including weak data on private payrolls and job openings earlier this week, have suggested slowing labor demand and raised hopes of a pause in the Federal Reserve's market-punishing rate hikes.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Other major technology and growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O also reversed early losses and gained between 0.5% and 0.8%, boosting the Nasdaq .IXIC. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq reversed early declines on the last day of a holiday-shortened week, with risk-wary investors looking forward to monthly jobs data for a clearer picture of the economy. Recent reports, including weak data on private payrolls and job openings earlier this week, have suggested slowing labor demand and raised hopes of a pause in the Federal Reserve's market-punishing rate hikes."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-falls-as-recession-fears-rise-after-jobless-claims-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar\nApril 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes fell on Thursday as latest labor market data pointed to slowing economic growth due to rapid interest rate hikes, with risk-wary investors looking forward to monthly jobs data for a clearer picture of the economy.\nInitial jobless claims fell to a seasonally adjusted 228,000 for the week ended April 1, a Labor Department report showed, but the prior week data was revised to show 48,000 more applications were received.\nEconomists had expected 200,000 claims for the latest week.\nMajor technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.9% and 2.1% in early trading, while bond yields inched higher.\nThe information technology sector .SPLRCT was the biggest sectoral loser on the S&P 500 as investors piled into defensive stocks such as healthcare .SPXHC and utilities .SPLRCU.\nA string of recent reports, including weak data on private payrolls and job openings earlier this week, have suggested slowing labor demand and raised hopes of a pause in the Federal Reserve\'s market-punishing rate hikes.\nHowever, unlike in the last few months when evidence of a cooling economy was cheered by investors on hopes it would allow for a less hawkish Fed, softer data has added to fears of a recession and pressured equities in recent days.\n"The last strongholds of the economy are beginning to weaken and that signals recession," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.\n"The labor market is beginning to weaken and that\'s basically playing into the hands of the Fed."\nThe S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC are headed for weekly declines for the first time in four weeks.\nAll eyes will now be on the more-comprehensive report on non-farm payrolls, which are expected to have increased by 239,000 in March, down from the 311,000 jobs added in the prior month.\nThe report is due on Friday, when the U.S. stock market will be shut for the Good Friday holiday.\nFed fund futures are indicating a 54.5% chance of the U.S. central bank pausing rate hikes in May with the remaining betting on a 25 basis point rate hike, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nA slew of major U.S. banks will kick off the first-quarter earnings season for big-ticket companies next week.\nAt 9:35 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 38.64 points, or 0.12%, at 33,444.08, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 14.98 points, or 0.37%, at 4,075.40, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 89.02 points, or 0.74%, at 11,907.84.\nAmong major stock moves, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc AMC.N jumped 8.6% after a U.S. court denied the theater operator\'s request to lift a status quo order necessary for its stock conversion plan.\nLevi Strauss & Co LEVI.N fell 12.7% after the apparel maker posted a fall in quarterly profit.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.10-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.45-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 5 new 52-week highs and no new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 14 new highs and 66 new lows.\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.9% and 2.1% in early trading, while bond yields inched higher. A string of recent reports, including weak data on private payrolls and job openings earlier this week, have suggested slowing labor demand and raised hopes of a pause in the Federal Reserve's market-punishing rate hikes. However, unlike in the last few months when evidence of a cooling economy was cheered by investors on hopes it would allow for a less hawkish Fed, softer data has added to fears of a recession and pressured equities in recent days.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.9% and 2.1% in early trading, while bond yields inched higher. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday as latest labor market data pointed to slowing economic growth due to rapid interest rate hikes, with risk-wary investors looking forward to monthly jobs data for a clearer picture of the economy. Initial jobless claims fell to a seasonally adjusted 228,000 for the week ended April 1, a Labor Department report showed, but the prior week data was revised to show 48,000 more applications were received.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St falls as recession fears rise after jobless claims data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.9% and 2.1% in early trading, while bond yields inched higher. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday as latest labor market data pointed to slowing economic growth due to rapid interest rate hikes, with risk-wary investors looking forward to monthly jobs data for a clearer picture of the economy. Initial jobless claims fell to a seasonally adjusted 228,000 for the week ended April 1, a Labor Department report showed, but the prior week data was revised to show 48,000 more applications were received.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.9% and 2.1% in early trading, while bond yields inched higher. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday as latest labor market data pointed to slowing economic growth due to rapid interest rate hikes, with risk-wary investors looking forward to monthly jobs data for a clearer picture of the economy. Initial jobless claims fell to a seasonally adjusted 228,000 for the week ended April 1, a Labor Department report showed, but the prior week data was revised to show 48,000 more applications were received."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-to-open-lower-as-jobless-claims-data-fans-slowdown-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nU.S. weekly jobless claims fall; layoffs jump in March\nNon-farm payrolls data due on Friday\nAlphabet up on report Google to add Chat AI to search\nAMC jumps as court order hinders stock conversion plan\nFutures down: Dow 0.05%, S&P 0.11%, Nasdaq 0.38%\nUpdates prices throughout; adds details, comments\nBy Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar\nApril 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set to open lower on Thursday as a stronger-than-expected weekly jobless claims report pointed to growing signs that rapid interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve was slowing down economic growth.\nInitial claims for state unemployment benefits stood at 228,000 last week, a fresh Labor Department reportshowed, much higher than economists\' projection of 200,000 in the latest week.\nThe latest report adds to evidence of a cooling labor market after weak data on private payrolls and job openings earlier this week fueled hopes of a pause in rate hikes.\n"The last strongholds of the economy are beginning to weaken and that signals recession," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.\n"The labor market is beginning to weaken and that\'s basically playing into the hands of the Fed."\nFed fund futures are indicating a 62.5% chance of the U.S. central bank pausing its rate hikes in May and a 51.3% chance of a rate cut at its July meeting, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nAll eyes will now be on the report on non-farm payrolls, which are expected to have increased by 239,000 in March, down from the 311,000 jobs added in the prior month.\nAt 8:44 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 17 points, or 0.05%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 4.5 points, or 0.11%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 50.25 points, or 0.38%.\nMajor technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.9% and 1.5% in premarket trade.\nBucking the trend, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose 0.8% on report that Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said the company plans to add conversational artificial intelligence features to its search engine.\nThe S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC are on track to notch weekly declines for the first time in four weeks.\nThe U.S. stock market will be shut on Friday for the Good Friday holiday.\nRemarks by St. Louis President James Bullard on the economy and monetary policy, later in the day, will also be parsed for clues on the Fed\'s policy.\nA slew of major U.S. banks will kick off the first-quarter earnings season for big-ticket companies next week, providing investors more insight into the health of corporate America.\nAmong major stock moves, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc AMC.N jumped 13.6% after a U.S. court denied the theater operator\'s request to lift a status quo order necessary for its stock conversion plan. The preferred APE stock APE.N dropped 11.1%.\nLevi Strauss & Co LEVI.N fell 3.9% after the apparel maker posted a fall in quarterly profit.\nRetailer Costco Wholesale Corp COST.O shed 3% on weak comparable sales in March.\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.9% and 1.5% in premarket trade. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; layoffs jump in March Non-farm payrolls data due on Friday Alphabet up on report Google to add Chat AI to search AMC jumps as court order hinders stock conversion plan Futures down: Dow 0.05%, S&P 0.11%, Nasdaq 0.38% Updates prices throughout; adds details, comments By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Thursday as a stronger-than-expected weekly jobless claims report pointed to growing signs that rapid interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve was slowing down economic growth. The latest report adds to evidence of a cooling labor market after weak data on private payrolls and job openings earlier this week fueled hopes of a pause in rate hikes.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.9% and 1.5% in premarket trade. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; layoffs jump in March Non-farm payrolls data due on Friday Alphabet up on report Google to add Chat AI to search AMC jumps as court order hinders stock conversion plan Futures down: Dow 0.05%, S&P 0.11%, Nasdaq 0.38% Updates prices throughout; adds details, comments By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Thursday as a stronger-than-expected weekly jobless claims report pointed to growing signs that rapid interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve was slowing down economic growth. The latest report adds to evidence of a cooling labor market after weak data on private payrolls and job openings earlier this week fueled hopes of a pause in rate hikes.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set to open lower as jobless claims data fans slowdown fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.9% and 1.5% in premarket trade. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; layoffs jump in March Non-farm payrolls data due on Friday Alphabet up on report Google to add Chat AI to search AMC jumps as court order hinders stock conversion plan Futures down: Dow 0.05%, S&P 0.11%, Nasdaq 0.38% Updates prices throughout; adds details, comments By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Thursday as a stronger-than-expected weekly jobless claims report pointed to growing signs that rapid interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve was slowing down economic growth. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits stood at 228,000 last week, a fresh Labor Department reportshowed, much higher than economists' projection of 200,000 in the latest week.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.9% and 1.5% in premarket trade. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; layoffs jump in March Non-farm payrolls data due on Friday Alphabet up on report Google to add Chat AI to search AMC jumps as court order hinders stock conversion plan Futures down: Dow 0.05%, S&P 0.11%, Nasdaq 0.38% Updates prices throughout; adds details, comments By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Thursday as a stronger-than-expected weekly jobless claims report pointed to growing signs that rapid interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve was slowing down economic growth. The latest report adds to evidence of a cooling labor market after weak data on private payrolls and job openings earlier this week fueled hopes of a pause in rate hikes."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-valuable-lesson-the-svb-collapse-taught-growth-investors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The banking industry, government regulators, and investors alike are still processing the March 10 collapse of SVB Financial, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). It was the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, with $175 billion in customer deposits on the line.\nBut this crisis had one unique (and worrying) feature: Just 6% of those deposits fell within the $250,000 deposit insurance limit mandated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Most of SVB\'s customers were technology companies, investors, and high-net-worth individuals, which meant the majority of them faced the prospect of a total loss.\nRegulation saved the day\nThanks to prudent regulations that prevent banks like SVB from using customer funds to make risky investments, there actually wasn\'t an asset shortfall at all -- in other words, the bank was in a position to cover all deposits, it just had to liquidate its investment portfolios (it had an estimated $209 billion in assets at the time of failure).\nThose portfolios consisted mostly of bonds and government Treasury bills, which are typically incredibly safe assets. But the rapid increase in interest rates over the last 18 months pushed the value of those bond portfolios lower (when a bond yields a higher interest rate, its value falls, and vice versa). At the same time, SVB\'s tech-sector customers were raising less money and burning through more cash, which was shrinking its deposit base.\nAdditionally, customers were moving money to higher-yielding accounts, money market funds, and Treasury bills themselves to earn more interest on their deposits. A combination of those factors forced SVB to liquidate $21 billion worth of bonds and Treasuries at a $1.8 billion loss so it could meet depositors\' requests. The bank then attempted to raise money from investors to plug that hole, and when word began to circulate the institution might be in trouble, depositors began to flee en masse.\nSVB expected to lose a whopping $100 billion in deposits on the Friday that it failed which it didn\'t have the liquidity to cover, but thanks to a lightning-fast intervention by the FDIC, the bank was shut down before that could happen. It allowed the federal government to step in and announce deposits of all sizes would be safe, and it also gave the Federal Reserve time to set up an "at-par" lending facility to banks, which meant they could temporarily plug any financial holes caused by the declining values of their bond portfolios. This measure shored up customers\' confidence in the rest of the banking system.\nBut this crisis came with important lessons attached, even if you don\'t invest in banks or financial sector stocks. Here\'s one thing technology investors can take away from the SVB collapse.\nInvest in companies with ultrastrong balance sheets\nA company has a strong balance sheet if it has enough cash and short-term liquidity to comfortably service its liabilities, like loans and other costs. Fortunately, the technology sector is filled with great examples -- two of the best are fierce rivals Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).\nBoth have built their fortress balance sheets on the backs of their incredible cash-generating businesses. In fact, Apple brings in so much money it returned $104 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases in fiscal 2022 (ended Sept. 24) alone. The company still has over $51 billion in cash, equivalents, and short-term marketable securities on its balance sheet, and since it spent only $9.5 billion servicing its debts in fiscal 2022, it still has plenty of runway.\nNot to mention, Apple brought in $30 billion in net income (profit) in the recent first quarter of fiscal 2023 (ended Dec 31), so it\'s likely to continue piling up cash this year. Consumers love the company\'s portfolio of devices like the iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers, and its services including Apple Music, Apple Pay, and iCloud, so it\'s likely to remain a financial powerhouse for years to come.\nMicrosoft is in a similar position, though it has a different strategy from Apple in that it invests heavily in entering new industries to expand its footprint in the tech sector. Having started out in software with its Windows operating system, the company now operates one of the largest cloud services platforms in the world, it\'s a leader in the gaming industry, and it\'s becoming a front-runner in the artificial intelligence (AI) space. In fact, it recently committed to a multiyear investment deal with ChatGPT creator OpenAI, which is rumored to be worth $10 billion.\nBut Microsoft does have two things in common with Apple: Its cash position and its profitability. The company is sitting on $99.5 billion in cash, equivalents, and short-term investments, and in the recent fiscal 2023 second quarter (ended Dec. 31), it generated $16.4 billion in net income.\nBut a strong balance sheet alone won\'t always make for a great investment\nDuring what can only be described as a frenzy in the stock market during 2020 and 2021, many technology companies took advantage of their sky-high valuations to raise piles of cash from investors. As a result, they\'re sitting in a great financial position today even if their businesses aren\'t exactly performing well.\nInvestment platform to Generation Z Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) is one example. It has over $6.3 billion in cash with no debt, yet investors have sent its stock price plunging 88% from its all-time high, valuing the company at just $8.4 billion as of this writing. That means they attribute only $2.1 billion of value to the business itself -- in other words, the cash on Robinhood\'s balance sheet is worth three times as much as the business it operates.\nWhen the pandemic era of government stimulus and ultralow interest rates ended in late 2021, Robinhood\'s young user base became less active in the financial markets. At the end of 2022, its monthly active user base had declined 46% from its peak in the year prior, coming in at 11.4 million. Similarly, the value of the cash and assets customers are holding with Robinhood is down 39% from its peak, to $62 billion. As a result, the company\'s quarterly revenue remained well below peak 2021 levels throughout last year.\nInvestors typically don\'t want to own shares in a shrinking business. Therefore, Robinhood\'s incredibly strong balance sheet won\'t be enough to buoy its stock price in the long run, making it a difficult company to invest in.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our award-winning analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nAnthony Di Pizio has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Fortunately, the technology sector is filled with great examples -- two of the best are fierce rivals Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). SVB expected to lose a whopping $100 billion in deposits on the Friday that it failed which it didn't have the liquidity to cover, but thanks to a lightning-fast intervention by the FDIC, the bank was shut down before that could happen. But a strong balance sheet alone won't always make for a great investment During what can only be described as a frenzy in the stock market during 2020 and 2021, many technology companies took advantage of their sky-high valuations to raise piles of cash from investors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Fortunately, the technology sector is filled with great examples -- two of the best are fierce rivals Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Not to mention, Apple brought in $30 billion in net income (profit) in the recent first quarter of fiscal 2023 (ended Dec 31), so it's likely to continue piling up cash this year. The company is sitting on $99.5 billion in cash, equivalents, and short-term investments, and in the recent fiscal 2023 second quarter (ended Dec. 31), it generated $16.4 billion in net income.", 'news_article_title': '1 Valuable Lesson the SVB Collapse Taught Growth Investors', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fortunately, the technology sector is filled with great examples -- two of the best are fierce rivals Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Those portfolios consisted mostly of bonds and government Treasury bills, which are typically incredibly safe assets. The company is sitting on $99.5 billion in cash, equivalents, and short-term investments, and in the recent fiscal 2023 second quarter (ended Dec. 31), it generated $16.4 billion in net income.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Fortunately, the technology sector is filled with great examples -- two of the best are fierce rivals Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Regulation saved the day Thanks to prudent regulations that prevent banks like SVB from using customer funds to make risky investments, there actually wasn't an asset shortfall at all -- in other words, the bank was in a position to cover all deposits, it just had to liquidate its investment portfolios (it had an estimated $209 billion in assets at the time of failure). The company is sitting on $99.5 billion in cash, equivalents, and short-term investments, and in the recent fiscal 2023 second quarter (ended Dec. 31), it generated $16.4 billion in net income."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-nflx-expands-international-content-with-stolen', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix NFLX is expanding its international content portfolio with the adaptation of Ann-Helen Laestadius’ acclaimed novel, Stolen. Elin Kristina Oskal is starring in the leading role of Elsa and the movie is directed by Elle Marja Eira. It is slated to release globally on Netflix in 2024.\n\nOriginally published in Sweden in 2021, Stolen tells the story of a young woman’s “struggle to defend her indigenous heritage in a world where xenophobia is on the rise, climate change is threatening reindeer herding, and young people choose suicide in the face of collective desperation.”\n\nNetflix producing Stolen reflects its initiatives to expand and diversify international content. Last year, the streaming giant entered into an agreement with the International Sami Film Institute to support Sami talent through investments in training and education.\n\nRecently, the company announced that it would release the Swedish drama film One More Time, globally on Apr 21. It has a couple of Danish titles, including the thriller series, The Nurse, and the feature film, A Beautiful Life, scheduled to be launched in 2023.\n\nNetflix’s latest Korean action-adventure movie, Kill Boksoon, entered Netflix’s top ten list with 19.61 million hours viewed, grabbing the #1 spot.\nStrong Portfolio to Drive Growth\nNetflix’s strategy to support communities in the regions it operates improves its footprint. Its ever-expanding foreign language content portfolio has been a major growth driver, as the company continues to face stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Disney DIS and Comcast CMCSA in the saturated streaming market.\n Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus\n Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote\n The company’s strong and diverse content portfolio has been a major growth driver in recent times. It gained 7.66 million paid subscribers globally, higher than its estimate of 4.5 million users in the fourth quarter of 2022. Hits like Wednesday, Harry & Meghan, Troll, and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery helped it win subscribers.\n\nNetflix’s strong content is also helping it win accolades. It scooped six wins out of 16 nominations at the Oscars 2023. Apart from movies and shows, Netflix has started diversifying its portfolio with mobile games. It expects to launch 40 games this year and 70 games are in development.\n\nFor the first quarter of 2023, this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) forecasts earnings of $2.82 per share, indicating a 20% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter. Total revenues are anticipated to be $8.172 billion, suggesting year-over-year growth of 3.9%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nEarnings Estimates Steady Prior to Q1 Results\nNetflix shares have gained 16.1% year to date, outperforming the Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector’s gain of 8.8%. It has also outperformed Disney and Comcast but underperformed Apple shares. Disney, Comcast, and Apple have returned 15%, 8.8% and 26%, respectively.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter revenues is pegged at $8.18 billion, indicating 3.9% growth from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.\n\nThe consensus mark for first-quarter 2023 earnings is pegged at $2.81 per share, unchanged over the past 30 days, indicating a decline of 20.4% from the year-ago quarter reported figure.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nComcast Corporation (CMCSA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. 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It has a couple of Danish titles, including the thriller series, The Nurse, and the feature film, A Beautiful Life, scheduled to be launched in 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Its ever-expanding foreign language content portfolio has been a major growth driver, as the company continues to face stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Disney DIS and Comcast CMCSA in the saturated streaming market. Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote The company’s strong and diverse content portfolio has been a major growth driver in recent times.', 'news_article_title': 'Netflix (NFLX) Expands International Content With Stolen', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Its ever-expanding foreign language content portfolio has been a major growth driver, as the company continues to face stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Disney DIS and Comcast CMCSA in the saturated streaming market. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote The company’s strong and diverse content portfolio has been a major growth driver in recent times.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Its ever-expanding foreign language content portfolio has been a major growth driver, as the company continues to face stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Disney DIS and Comcast CMCSA in the saturated streaming market. Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote The company’s strong and diverse content portfolio has been a major growth driver in recent times.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-why-apples-30-rally-has-legs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Despite equities having cooled somewhat this week following a strong end to Q1, Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) 30% rally looks as strong as ever. Since tagging that multi-year low at the start of the year, their shares have tacked on a full 30%, with higher highs and higher lows ensuring a smooth ride.\nBut as the stock approaches what many might call a solid layer of resistance around the $175 mark, you’d be forgiven for taking a cautious stance right now. However, we see at least three good reasons to believe that Apple’s shares are on track to test and breakthrough that zone in the coming weeks. \nBullish Comments\nThe first of these comes in the form of bullish analyst comments from the team at Evercore, who earlier this month reiterated their Outperform rating on Apple stock. Analyst Amit Daryanani and his team cited the company\'s solid performance in the first quarter of 2023. They’re of the opinion that the current premium valuation is more than justified given the company\'s strong fundamentals, solid free cash flow and return on equity numbers. \nIn a note to clients, they wrote that "we think Apple deserves a premium to its peer group given its higher ROIC (AAPL at 39% 5-year average vs. peer group at 21%). The team’s $190 price target points to Apple absolutely blowing past that resistance at $175, and indicates an upside of at least 20% from current levels. \nIt’s a bullish stance that’s since been reinforced by comments from Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management. He recently commented that Apple is likely to be the safest tech stock over the next six months, and also highlighted its strong position and outlook against its Big Tech peers. To be fair, Munster doesn’t expect it to be all smooth sailing, especially in the near term given the ongoing economic uncertainty, but he expects Apple to crush through the back half of the year and into 2024. \nBullish Headlines\nIn addition to both of these positive outlooks, Apple’s also been on a run of positive and bullish headlines. These have come mostly in the form of reports regarding its resilience in the face of challenges. For example, despite the ongoing tensions between China and the US, it’s been reported that Apple has maintained increased market share there. This is due for the most part to its popularity among Chinese consumers, as well as Apple\'s proactive measures to navigate the changing regulatory environment. \nFurther good news on that side of things came this week, when we learned that Apple had won a UK antitrust-related appeal. The ruling effectively squashed a probe into mobile browser dominance, which was acting as a sneaky headwind but evolved into a significant victory for the company. The investigation could easily have resulted in fines or other sanctions, not to mention massive investor concern, but Apple successfully argued that it was not dominant in the relevant market and did so convincingly.\nIn addition, there have been rumors of a potential Apple-Disney merger, which would take the form of an acquisition by Apple of Disney. It’s pie-in-the-sky stuff for now, but Needham analyst Laura Martin raised some interesting points last week when she suggested the two companies could be worth more together, given Apple\'s strength in hardware and Disney\'s strength in content. We’re not expecting this to become a reality anytime soon, but can you imagine for a moment if it ever did? \nAll in all, it’s been pretty much clear sailing for Apple in terms of bullish notes and reports these past few weeks. Using the tools available on MarketBeat.com, we can see the stock overall is ranked as a Moderate Buy. While their shares take a breather heading into Easter, it’s a good time for investors to consider getting involved before the next big push for the $200 level.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Despite equities having cooled somewhat this week following a strong end to Q1, Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) 30% rally looks as strong as ever. In a note to clients, they wrote that "we think Apple deserves a premium to its peer group given its higher ROIC (AAPL at 39% 5-year average vs. peer group at 21%). They’re of the opinion that the current premium valuation is more than justified given the company\'s strong fundamentals, solid free cash flow and return on equity numbers.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In a note to clients, they wrote that "we think Apple deserves a premium to its peer group given its higher ROIC (AAPL at 39% 5-year average vs. peer group at 21%). Despite equities having cooled somewhat this week following a strong end to Q1, Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) 30% rally looks as strong as ever. He recently commented that Apple is likely to be the safest tech stock over the next six months, and also highlighted its strong position and outlook against its Big Tech peers.', 'news_article_title': '3 Reasons Why Apple’s 30% Rally Has Legs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Despite equities having cooled somewhat this week following a strong end to Q1, Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) 30% rally looks as strong as ever. In a note to clients, they wrote that "we think Apple deserves a premium to its peer group given its higher ROIC (AAPL at 39% 5-year average vs. peer group at 21%). Bullish Comments The first of these comes in the form of bullish analyst comments from the team at Evercore, who earlier this month reiterated their Outperform rating on Apple stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Despite equities having cooled somewhat this week following a strong end to Q1, Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) 30% rally looks as strong as ever. In a note to clients, they wrote that "we think Apple deserves a premium to its peer group given its higher ROIC (AAPL at 39% 5-year average vs. peer group at 21%). Bullish Comments The first of these comes in the form of bullish analyst comments from the team at Evercore, who earlier this month reiterated their Outperform rating on Apple stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-muted-as-focus-shifts-to-jobs-data-amid-recession-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Corrects to first quarter from second quarter in paragraph 12\nFutures mixed: Dow flat, S&P down 0.05%, Nasdaq down 0.24%\nApril 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Thursday as investors awaited jobs data to gauge the impact of the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive policy tightening on the U.S. economy.\nWeak data from services and manufacturing sectors this week has pointed to slowing growth, fueling hopes in the market of a pause in interest rate hikes.\n"There appears to be a feeling that markets want to believe that the economy is slowing, which it probably is, and that recent rate rises are to blame and the Fed will need to reverse course soon when it comes to rate policy" said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK.\nFed fund futures are indicating a 58.2% chance of the U.S. central bank pausing its monetary tightening in May and a 45% chance of a rate cut at the Fed\'s July meeting, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nAt 5:17 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 9 points, or 0.03%; and S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 2 points, or 0.05%.\nNasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 31.75 points, or 0.24%, as major technology and growth shares such as those of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.2% and 1% in premarket trade.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC are on track to notch declines for the first time in four weeks.\nThe U.S. stock market will be shut on Friday for the Good Friday holiday.\nA Labor Department report on initial claims for state unemployment benefits last week is expected to show an increase to 200,000 from the prior period.\nThe much-awaited non-farm payrolls report for March will be released on Friday.\nRemarks by St. Louis President James Bullard on the economy and monetary policy, later in the day, will also be parsed for clues on the Fed\'s policy.\nA slew of major U.S. banks will kick off the first-quarter earnings season next week, providing investors with more insight into the health of corporate America.\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 31.75 points, or 0.24%, as major technology and growth shares such as those of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.2% and 1% in premarket trade. Weak data from services and manufacturing sectors this week has pointed to slowing growth, fueling hopes in the market of a pause in interest rate hikes. A slew of major U.S. banks will kick off the first-quarter earnings season next week, providing investors with more insight into the health of corporate America.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 31.75 points, or 0.24%, as major technology and growth shares such as those of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.2% and 1% in premarket trade. Weak data from services and manufacturing sectors this week has pointed to slowing growth, fueling hopes in the market of a pause in interest rate hikes. Fed fund futures are indicating a 58.2% chance of the U.S. central bank pausing its monetary tightening in May and a 45% chance of a rate cut at the Fed's July meeting, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures muted as focus shifts to jobs data amid recession fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 31.75 points, or 0.24%, as major technology and growth shares such as those of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.2% and 1% in premarket trade. "There appears to be a feeling that markets want to believe that the economy is slowing, which it probably is, and that recent rate rises are to blame and the Fed will need to reverse course soon when it comes to rate policy" said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 9 points, or 0.03%; and S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 2 points, or 0.05%.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 31.75 points, or 0.24%, as major technology and growth shares such as those of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.2% and 1% in premarket trade. Corrects to first quarter from second quarter in paragraph 12 Futures mixed: Dow flat, S&P down 0.05%, Nasdaq down 0.24% April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Thursday as investors awaited jobs data to gauge the impact of the Federal Reserve's aggressive policy tightening on the U.S. economy. Weak data from services and manufacturing sectors this week has pointed to slowing growth, fueling hopes in the market of a pause in interest rate hikes."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/aapl-amzn-meta%3A-will-the-rally-in-big-tech-stocks-hold', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The macro-uncertainty is keeping the stock market choppy. However, shares of big tech companies have defied the general economic trend and significantly outperformed the broader markets. For instance, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Meta (NASDAQ:META) stocks have gained over 20%, 26%, and 75%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis. However, Morgan Stanley sees the rally in U.S. tech stocks as “overdone.” \nThanks to the rally in large tech stocks, the NASDAQ 100 Index (NDX) has gained over 19% year-to-date. However, according to Mike Wilson, Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. equity strategist, tech stocks that have increased over 20% this year will not be able to sustain the gains, and the tech sector could see new lows. \nNotably, the economy remains weak. However, it hasn’t turned out as bad as many had expected. Meanwhile, expectations of easing monetary policy amid the bank funding program have led investors towards high-growth stocks. \nWilson doesn’t view the bank funding program as a form of quantitative easing. He advises investors to wait for a “durable low” in the broader market before going long on tech stocks. \nWhile Wilson has a bearish view of tech stocks, let’s check what analysts recommend for AAPL, AMZN, and META stocks. \nWhat’s the Prediction for AAPL Stock?\nApple's dominant positioning in the smartphone market and the ongoing strength in the Services segment, with a growing base of over 2 billion active devices, continue to cushion its financials and stock price. \nAnalysts maintain a bullish outlook on AAPL stock. It has received 23 Buy, five Hold, and one Sell recommendations for a Strong Buy consensus rating. However, analysts’ price target of $170.73 implies a limited upside potential of 4.26%. \nNonetheless, the stock has received positive signals from hedge fund managers, who increased their holdings in the last quarter. AAPL sports an Outperform Smart Score of “Perfect 10.”\nIs Amazon Stock Expected to Rise?\nAmazon’s leading position in online retail and cloud computing and its growing digital ad business continue to support its financials and analysts’ bull case. \nAnalysts continue to maintain a bullish outlook on AMZN stock. It has a Strong Buy consensus, reflecting 36 Buy and one Hold recommendations. Analysts’ average price target of $136.92 implies 35.43% upside potential. \nAlong with analysts, hedge funds are also bullish about AMZN stock. Furthermore, AMZN stock commands an Outperform Smart Score of “Perfect 10” on TipRanks.\nIs META Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold?\nThe surge in META stock is supported by its deep cost-cutting initiatives aimed at driving profitability. Further, the competitive headwinds are easing. However, given the pressure on ad spending, analysts remain cautiously optimistic about META stock.\nIt has received 38 Buy, seven Hold, and three Sell recommendations for a Moderate Buy consensus rating. Further, analysts’ average price target of $231.38 implies an upside potential of 9.41%. \nWhile analysts are cautiously optimistic, hedge funds and insiders sold META stock in the last quarter. Overall, the stock has a Neutral Smart Score of six.\nBottom Line\nMacro headwinds and valuation concerns could restrict the upside in these large tech stocks. Our data shows that AAPL and AMZN stocks are more likely to beat the broader market average thanks to their “Perfect 10” Smart Score and bullish analysts’ outlook. Meanwhile, AMZN stock offers a higher upside potential from the current levels. \nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Our data shows that AAPL and AMZN stocks are more likely to beat the broader market average thanks to their “Perfect 10” Smart Score and bullish analysts’ outlook. For instance, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Meta (NASDAQ:META) stocks have gained over 20%, 26%, and 75%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis. While Wilson has a bearish view of tech stocks, let’s check what analysts recommend for AAPL, AMZN, and META stocks.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For instance, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Meta (NASDAQ:META) stocks have gained over 20%, 26%, and 75%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis. Our data shows that AAPL and AMZN stocks are more likely to beat the broader market average thanks to their “Perfect 10” Smart Score and bullish analysts’ outlook. While Wilson has a bearish view of tech stocks, let’s check what analysts recommend for AAPL, AMZN, and META stocks.', 'news_article_title': 'AAPL, AMZN, META: Will the Rally in Big Tech Stocks Hold?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'While Wilson has a bearish view of tech stocks, let’s check what analysts recommend for AAPL, AMZN, and META stocks. Our data shows that AAPL and AMZN stocks are more likely to beat the broader market average thanks to their “Perfect 10” Smart Score and bullish analysts’ outlook. For instance, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Meta (NASDAQ:META) stocks have gained over 20%, 26%, and 75%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'While Wilson has a bearish view of tech stocks, let’s check what analysts recommend for AAPL, AMZN, and META stocks. Our data shows that AAPL and AMZN stocks are more likely to beat the broader market average thanks to their “Perfect 10” Smart Score and bullish analysts’ outlook. For instance, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Meta (NASDAQ:META) stocks have gained over 20%, 26%, and 75%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-muted-with-all-eyes-on-jobs-data-amid-recession-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar\nApril 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Thursday ahead of a key jobs reading that will be used by investors to assess the fallout of the Federal Reserve\'sinterest rate hikes on economic growth.\nWeak data on the labor market and business activity this week have fueled hopes of a pause in rate hikes even though equities have been pressured by recession worries after the recent turmoil in the banking sector.\nThis marks a change from recent months when risk sentiment had increased due to softer economic data, which raised hopes of a halt to rising borrowing costs by the Fed.\n"There appears to be a feeling that markets want to believe that the economy is slowing, which it probably is, and that recent rate rises are to blame and the Fed will need to reverse course soon when it comes to rate policy," said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK.\nFed fund futures are indicating a 53.6% chance of the U.S. central bank pausing its rate hikes in May and a 46.4% chance of a rate cut at its July meeting, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nAt 7:05 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 13 points, or 0.04%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 0.25 points, or 0.01%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 30.75 points, or 0.24%.\nMajor technology and growth shares such as those of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.1% and 0.7% in premarket trade.\nBucking the trend, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose 1.1% after Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said the company plans to add conversational artificial intelligence features to its search engine, according to a report.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC are on track to notch weekly declines for the first time in four weeks.\nThe U.S. stock market will be shut on Friday for the Good Friday holiday.\nA Labor Department report on initial claims for state unemployment benefits last week is expected to show an increase to 200,000 from the prior period. The much-awaited non-farm payrolls report for March will be released on Friday.\nRemarks by St. Louis President James Bullard on the economy and monetary policy, later in the day, will also be parsed for clues on the Fed\'s policy.\nA slew of major U.S. banks will kick off the first-quarter earnings season next week, providing investors more insight into the health of corporate America.\nAmong major stock moves, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc AMC.N jumped 11.4% after a U.S. court denied the theater operator\'s request to lift a status quo order necessary for its stock conversion plan.\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Major technology and growth shares such as those of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.1% and 0.7% in premarket trade. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Thursday ahead of a key jobs reading that will be used by investors to assess the fallout of the Federal Reserve'sinterest rate hikes on economic growth. Weak data on the labor market and business activity this week have fueled hopes of a pause in rate hikes even though equities have been pressured by recession worries after the recent turmoil in the banking sector.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Major technology and growth shares such as those of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.1% and 0.7% in premarket trade. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Thursday ahead of a key jobs reading that will be used by investors to assess the fallout of the Federal Reserve'sinterest rate hikes on economic growth. Fed fund futures are indicating a 53.6% chance of the U.S. central bank pausing its rate hikes in May and a 46.4% chance of a rate cut at its July meeting, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures muted with all eyes on jobs data amid recession fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Major technology and growth shares such as those of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.1% and 0.7% in premarket trade. Weak data on the labor market and business activity this week have fueled hopes of a pause in rate hikes even though equities have been pressured by recession worries after the recent turmoil in the banking sector. "There appears to be a feeling that markets want to believe that the economy is slowing, which it probably is, and that recent rate rises are to blame and the Fed will need to reverse course soon when it comes to rate policy," said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Major technology and growth shares such as those of Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O fell between 0.1% and 0.7% in premarket trade. By Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Thursday ahead of a key jobs reading that will be used by investors to assess the fallout of the Federal Reserve'sinterest rate hikes on economic growth. Weak data on the labor market and business activity this week have fueled hopes of a pause in rate hikes even though equities have been pressured by recession worries after the recent turmoil in the banking sector."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-apples-headset-a-dud-before-it-arrives', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to introduce a new VR/AR headset in early June, and it could be available this year. But will this move the needle, or is it a novelty? Travis Hoium digs into what to expect and where Apple has a huge advantage over Meta, maker of Oculus headsets.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 1, 2023. The video was published on April 4, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to introduce a new VR/AR headset in early June, and it could be available this year. Travis Hoium digs into what to expect and where Apple has a huge advantage over Meta, maker of Oculus headsets. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to introduce a new VR/AR headset in early June, and it could be available this year. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_article_title': "Is Apple's Headset a Dud Before It Arrives?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to introduce a new VR/AR headset in early June, and it could be available this year. Travis Hoium digs into what to expect and where Apple has a huge advantage over Meta, maker of Oculus headsets. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to introduce a new VR/AR headset in early June, and it could be available this year. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-dividend-paying-large-cap-stocks-to-buy-in-april', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nDividend-paying large-cap stocks are some of the best ways to add wealth to your portfolio. That’s because the company pays you to hold your shares when you have a dividend stock. And that’s true of even the biggest of large-cap stocks.\nMost dividend-paying large-cap stocks issue payouts on a quarterly or monthly basis. If you are a younger investor, putting those payouts back into the stock makes sense to increase your position and grow your portfolio even faster. Once you get that money, it’s yours to do with as you see fit.\nBut if you’re a retiree, you’re probably more inclined to take those payouts as income to supplement your other retirement accounts.\nEither way works, and I appreciate a company that cares for its shareholders. I’ve used my Portfolio Grader to evaluate some of the most significant dividend-paying large-cap stocks that would make outstanding choices for any dividend portfolio.\nNVDA Nvidia $265.27\nMSFT Microsoft $283.39\nAAPL Apple $162.66\nCVX Chevron $169.18\nKO Coca-Cola $62.71\nVLO Valero Energy $133.31\nSBUX Starbucks $104.69\nNvidia (NVDA)\nSource: FP Creative / Shutterstock.com\nSemiconductor chipmaker Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is one of the hottest chip makers on the planet. The company’s stock is up nearly 90% in 2023, pushing the market capitalization to $689 billion.\nNvidia produces chips that can produce amazingly advanced graphics highly prized by gaming applications and gaming centers. \nBut with the popularity of the ChatGPT online chatbot developed by OpenAI, Nvidia is breaking new ground. It’s on Nvidia’s advanced graphics chips OpenAI is training its large language models. \nNvidia is now making its DGX Cloud available online to give more businesses access to the infrastructure to develop artificial intelligence tools for themselves. The sky is the limit for NVDA at this point.\nNvidia currently pays a minimal dividend. The payout ratio is 0.06%, but it’s still one of the more reliable dividend-paying large-cap stocks out there. I hope this company does a better job down the road of rewarding its shareholders with a payout. NVDA stock has a “B” rating in my Portfolio Grader.\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: rafapress / Shutterstock.com\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is another of the dividend-paying large-cap stocks getting huge attention from ChatGPT and the growing AI trend. Microsoft partnered with OpenAI and uses the ChatGPT software to enhance searches on its Bing search engine and Edge web browser.\nThe excitement helped push Microsoft shares up nearly 20% this year, with a market cap north of $2.1 trillion.\nAs I wrote recently on my takeout on Microsoft, the company’s stock is also up on some positive news. It recently announced a plan to integrate AI technology into other platforms, including the planned Microsoft 365 Copilot. And these AI headwinds could also breathe new life into the Azure cloud computing segment.\nMicrosoft, which provides a dividend yield of nearly 1%, has a “B” rating in the Portfolio Grader.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com\nThey don’t get any bigger than Microsoft and the next company on our list. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the maker of the iPhone, wearables and Mac computers, has a market cap of $2.6 trillion.\nIt’s well on the way to becoming the first $3 trillion stock, particularly after gaining about 30% this year.\nAnalysts are undoubtedly bullish about AAPL stock, citing robust demand for iPhones and strong interest in China. But I’m much more focused on the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference in early June. At that event, Apple could very well roll out its augmented reality/virtual reality headset product.\nIt’s been a while since Apple’s shown us something entirely new, so the reception to such a product will impact AAPL stock. But if you need another reason to like Apple stock, consider the Services segment that includes the App Store and iCloud.\nRevenue from Services reached $19.5 billion in the fiscal first quarter, a new record for the company. That’s a significant trend considering that Apple gets a much higher profit margin on Services revenue than from items that require a lot of equipment and research, such as iPhones and headsets.\nApple’s current dividend yield is 0.5%, and it has a “B” rating in the Portfolio Grader.\nChevron (CVX)\nSource: tishomir / Shutterstock.com\nChevron (NYSE:CVX) has upstream exploration and production facilities worldwide, including in the U.S., the Gulf of Mexico, Australia, Nigeria, Angola and Kazakhstan, and sports a market cap of $324 billion.\nChevron stock has been treading water the last few weeks, down about 5% on the year but showing a slight increase over the previous month. The stock appears to be gathering some steam to make another run higher, particularly now that OPEC announced it is cutting oil production.\nThe rising oil price and demand for natural gas make Chevron a cash machine. The company brought in $35.5 billion in earnings in 2022 and doled out $11 billion in dividends while spending another $11.25 billion in share buybacks.\nWith a dividend yield of 3.5%, CVX stock has a “B” rating in the Portfolio Grader.\nCoca-Cola (KO)\nSource: MAHATHIR MOHD YASIN / Shutterstock.com\nFamed soda maker Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) may be one of the best-known consumer brands on the planet. From its headquarters in Atlanta, Coca-Cola has become the world’s biggest non-alcoholic beverage company.\nThat’s helped push Coca-Cola to a market capitalization of $270 billion, selling products in more than 200 countries around the world. But even with that massive footprint, the company believes it has a broad runway for growth. \nCoca-Cola claims it has a 14% market share in the developed world. But in the much larger developing and emerging world, Coca-Cola has roughly a 7% share.\nIt has a vast arsenal of brands to market to those potential customers, including sodas and carbonated beverages, teas, coffees, water, sports drinks and juices. And it’s recently dipped its toes into alcoholic beverages by offering hard seltzers and canned mixed drinks.\nEarnings for the fourth quarter were $10.2 billion in revenue, beating analysts’ estimates for $9.93 billion revenue. KO also matched expectations, paying 45 cents in earnings per share.\nKO stock is up 5% over the last month, providing a dividend yield of nearly 3%. It gets a “B” rating in the Portfolio Grader.\nValero Energy (VLO)\nSource: JustPixs / Shutterstock.com\nValero Energy (NYSE:VLO) is another excellent energy stock, but it’s of a different flavor than Chevron. Instead of oil and gas exploration, Valero is a downstream company that is the world’s largest producer of renewable fuels.\nBesides petroleum refineries, Valero has ethanol plants and offers dry distillers’ grains, ethanol and corn oil to gasoline blenders and refiners.\nFourth-quarter earnings included $41.75 billion in revenue, but it missed expectations of $43.32 billion. Earnings per share of $8.45 per share was better than analysts’ expectations of $7.25.\nVLO stock is up 25% over the last 12 months, pushing its market capitalization to $47.2 billion. It also provides a healthy dividend yield of nearly 3%.\nVLO stock has an “A” rating in the Portfolio Grader.\nStarbucks (SBUX)\nSource: monticello / Shutterstock.com\nFamed coffee chain Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is one of the world’s biggest restaurant chains, boasting more than 36,000 stores. But it’s also a company in transition.\nThe company struggled mightily during the Covid-19 pandemic before finally rebounding by mid-2021 to set all-time highs. But since then, Starbucks stock has struggled.\nFaced with high inflation and unionization issues, interim CEO Howard Schultz stepped down last month to make way for new CEO Laxman Narasimhan. Previously, Narasimhan was CEO of Reckitt Benckiser Group (OTCMKTS:RGBLY) and had executive positions with PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP). Notably, SBUX stock is up 5% since the change in power. \nStarbucks is a brand constantly tinkering with its menu to develop something new. The most recent offering is oleato coffee, a coffee drink infused with extra virgin olive oil. It will have to continue to evolve if it will be successful under Narasimhan’s watch.\nWith a market cap of $119 billion, SBUX offers a dividend yield of 2%. It currently has a “B” rating in the Portfolio Grader.\nOn the date of publication, Louis Navellier held NVDA, MSFT and VLO. He did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any other positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nOn the date of publication, the InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article held AAPL. The staff member did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any other positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nLouis Navellier, who has been called “one of the most important money managers of our time,” has broken the silence in this shocking “tell all” video… exposing one of the most shocking events in our country’s history… and the one move every American needs to make today.\nThe post 7 Dividend-Paying Large-Cap Stocks to Buy in April appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'NVDA Nvidia $265.27 MSFT Microsoft $283.39 AAPL Apple $162.66 CVX Chevron $169.18 KO Coca-Cola $62.71 VLO Valero Energy $133.31 SBUX Starbucks $104.69 Nvidia (NVDA) Source: FP Creative / Shutterstock.com Semiconductor chipmaker Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is one of the hottest chip makers on the planet. Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com They don’t get any bigger than Microsoft and the next company on our list. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the maker of the iPhone, wearables and Mac computers, has a market cap of $2.6 trillion.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'NVDA Nvidia $265.27 MSFT Microsoft $283.39 AAPL Apple $162.66 CVX Chevron $169.18 KO Coca-Cola $62.71 VLO Valero Energy $133.31 SBUX Starbucks $104.69 Nvidia (NVDA) Source: FP Creative / Shutterstock.com Semiconductor chipmaker Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is one of the hottest chip makers on the planet. Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com They don’t get any bigger than Microsoft and the next company on our list. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the maker of the iPhone, wearables and Mac computers, has a market cap of $2.6 trillion.', 'news_article_title': '7 Dividend-Paying Large-Cap Stocks to Buy in April', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'NVDA Nvidia $265.27 MSFT Microsoft $283.39 AAPL Apple $162.66 CVX Chevron $169.18 KO Coca-Cola $62.71 VLO Valero Energy $133.31 SBUX Starbucks $104.69 Nvidia (NVDA) Source: FP Creative / Shutterstock.com Semiconductor chipmaker Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is one of the hottest chip makers on the planet. Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com They don’t get any bigger than Microsoft and the next company on our list. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the maker of the iPhone, wearables and Mac computers, has a market cap of $2.6 trillion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'NVDA Nvidia $265.27 MSFT Microsoft $283.39 AAPL Apple $162.66 CVX Chevron $169.18 KO Coca-Cola $62.71 VLO Valero Energy $133.31 SBUX Starbucks $104.69 Nvidia (NVDA) Source: FP Creative / Shutterstock.com Semiconductor chipmaker Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is one of the hottest chip makers on the planet. Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com They don’t get any bigger than Microsoft and the next company on our list. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the maker of the iPhone, wearables and Mac computers, has a market cap of $2.6 trillion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/whats-next-for-tesla-after-mixed-q1-delivery-report', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) reported delivery numbers for Q1 2023, indicating that deliveries grew by about 36% year-over-year to 422,875 cars after it slashed prices on its most popular vehicles. While the company shipped about 412,180 units of the Model 3 and Y vehicle, the Model S and X deliveries stood at about 10,695. However, investors were expecting better, as Tesla stock tumbled by almost 6% in after-hours trading on Monday. For perspective, despite the sizable price cuts (almost 20% on some models), Tesla’s deliveries grew by under 5% versus the December quarter. Moreover, year-over-year growth rates were also well below the 50% long-term compounded growth rates that the company is targeting. At this rate, Tesla’s run-rate growth also falls short of the optimistic two million delivery target for 2023. There are also concerns that Tesla’s inventory is building up as the company has produced more vehicles than it is delivering over the last four quarters.\nSo what should investors expect from Tesla’s Q1 2023 results, due later this month? While higher volumes should benefit revenue growth, Tesla’s margins are likely to have faced meaningful pressure over the quarter. For perspective, automotive gross margins stood at nearly 33% in Q1 2022, and the number could likely fall below 25% in Q1 2023. That said, Tesla could offset some of the impacts of the price cuts, via better economies of scale and easing supply chain issues.\nWe remain marginally positive on Tesla stock despite the mixed delivery numbers. There are a couple of factors that could help Tesla in the near term. Firstly, Tesla is likely to bolster its aging model lineup. The Cybertruck pickup truck is likely to go into production this year, while deliveries of the semi-truck recently started. At the current market price of $195 per share, Tesla trades at just over 34x consensus 2024 earnings, which we believe is reasonable versus historical levels. We continue to believe that Tesla will remain a big beneficiary of the long-term transition to electric vehicles given its well-oiled supply chain, superior electric drivetrains, and its lead with software and self-driving technology. We value Tesla stock at $221 per share, which is about 13% ahead of the current market price. See our analysis on Tesla Valuation: Is TSLA Stock Expensive Or Cheap? for more details on Tesla’s valuation and how it compares with peers. For more information on Tesla’s business model and revenue trends, check out our dashboard on Tesla Revenue: How TSLA Makes Money.\nWhat if you’re looking for a more balanced portfolio instead? Our high-quality portfolio and multi-strategy portfolio have beaten the market consistently since the end of 2016.\n Returns Apr 2023\nMTD [1] 2023\nYTD [1] 2017-23\nTotal [2]\n TSLA Return -6% 58% 1267%\n S&P 500 Return 0% 7% 84%\n Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 8% 239%\n[1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/4/2023\n[2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016\nInvest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios\nSee all Trefis Price Estimates\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'While higher volumes should benefit revenue growth, Tesla’s margins are likely to have faced meaningful pressure over the quarter. That said, Tesla could offset some of the impacts of the price cuts, via better economies of scale and easing supply chain issues. At the current market price of $195 per share, Tesla trades at just over 34x consensus 2024 earnings, which we believe is reasonable versus historical levels.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) reported delivery numbers for Q1 2023, indicating that deliveries grew by about 36% year-over-year to 422,875 cars after it slashed prices on its most popular vehicles. At the current market price of $195 per share, Tesla trades at just over 34x consensus 2024 earnings, which we believe is reasonable versus historical levels. Total [2] TSLA Return -6% 58% 1267% S&P 500 Return 0% 7% 84% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 8% 239% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/4/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': "What's Next For Tesla After Mixed Q1 Delivery Report?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'While the company shipped about 412,180 units of the Model 3 and Y vehicle, the Model S and X deliveries stood at about 10,695. For perspective, despite the sizable price cuts (almost 20% on some models), Tesla’s deliveries grew by under 5% versus the December quarter. Total [2] TSLA Return -6% 58% 1267% S&P 500 Return 0% 7% 84% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 8% 239% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/4/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) reported delivery numbers for Q1 2023, indicating that deliveries grew by about 36% year-over-year to 422,875 cars after it slashed prices on its most popular vehicles. For more information on Tesla’s business model and revenue trends, check out our dashboard on Tesla Revenue: How TSLA Makes Money. Total [2] TSLA Return -6% 58% 1267% S&P 500 Return 0% 7% 84% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 8% 239% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/4/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/whats-new-with-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple stock (NASDAQ:AAPL) had a solid year so far rising by about 27% since early January, outperforming the Nasdaq-100 which remains up by about 20% year-to-date. Now, tech stocks in general have fared well this year, following a tough 2022, as cooling inflation and a slowing pace of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve led investors back to the beaten-down sector.\nSome other factors have likely helped Apple stock recently. Apple is making deeper inroads into the financial services space, recently launching a “buy now, pay later” offering that enables Apple Pay users to split payments for purchases over several weeks without incurring interest or fees. Investors are looking ahead to potential new product launches from Apple. Apple is poised to launch a new mixed-reality headset sometime this year. Although the device is likely to be expensive, with volumes expected to be limited at launch, it would mark Apple’s first all-new product launch in almost seven years. The device could also give investors a sense of the company’s plans for computing beyond the smartphone and PC era. Moreover, Apple’s next-generation iPhone due this fall, presumably called the iPhone 15, is likely to feature more pronounced updates. There are expectations that Apple will raise prices on the flagship variants of the device, after essentially keeping prices flat for six years.\nSo, is Apple stock still a buy following the big rally this year? We believe Apple stock is now fully priced. At the current market price of roughly $165 per share, Apple trades at almost 28x consensus FY’23 earnings, which we believe is a relatively high valuation for the company. Apple’s current earnings yields and its position as a safe-haven stock are looking less attractive, with the Federal funds rate standing at between 4.75% to 5.00% presently. Moreover, we have concerns regarding the slowdown in Apple’s services business after years of robust growth. Services revenue grew by just 6.4% in Q1 FY’23, compared to an average growth rate of over 20% each year over the last five years. This is negative for Apple, considering that services are typically Apple’s highest margin segment (over 70% gross margins compared to about 36% for hardware). We value Apple stock at about $160 per share, marginally below the current market price. See our analysis of Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap? for more details of what’s driving our valuation for Apple stock and how it compares to rivals.\nWhat if you’re looking for a more balanced portfolio instead? Our high-quality portfolio and multi-strategy portfolio have beaten the market consistently since the end of 2016.\n Returns Apr 2023\nMTD [1] 2023\nYTD [1] 2017-23\nTotal [2]\n AAPL Return 0% 27% 470%\n S&P 500 Return 0% 7% 84%\n Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 8% 241%\n[1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/3/2023\n[2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016\nInvest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios\nSee all Trefis Price Estimates\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple stock (NASDAQ:AAPL) had a solid year so far rising by about 27% since early January, outperforming the Nasdaq-100 which remains up by about 20% year-to-date. See our analysis of Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap? Total [2] AAPL Return 0% 27% 470% S&P 500 Return 0% 7% 84% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 8% 241% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/3/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'See our analysis of Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap? Total [2] AAPL Return 0% 27% 470% S&P 500 Return 0% 7% 84% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 8% 241% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/3/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Apple stock (NASDAQ:AAPL) had a solid year so far rising by about 27% since early January, outperforming the Nasdaq-100 which remains up by about 20% year-to-date.', 'news_article_title': "What's New With Apple Stock?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Total [2] AAPL Return 0% 27% 470% S&P 500 Return 0% 7% 84% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 8% 241% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/3/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Apple stock (NASDAQ:AAPL) had a solid year so far rising by about 27% since early January, outperforming the Nasdaq-100 which remains up by about 20% year-to-date. See our analysis of Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Total [2] AAPL Return 0% 27% 470% S&P 500 Return 0% 7% 84% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 8% 241% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/3/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Apple stock (NASDAQ:AAPL) had a solid year so far rising by about 27% since early January, outperforming the Nasdaq-100 which remains up by about 20% year-to-date. See our analysis of Apple Valuation: Is AAPL Stock Expensive Or Cheap?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-wisdomtree-u.s.-total-dividend-etf-dtd-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market? You should consider the WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 06/16/2006.\nThe fund is sponsored by Wisdomtree. It has amassed assets over $1.08 billion, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Value\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nWhile value stocks have lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, they also have lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. Looking at their long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in almost all markets. They are however likely to underperform growth stocks in strong bull markets.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.28%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.82%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Financials sector--about 15.30% of the portfolio. Information Technology and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.25% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 21.46% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nDTD seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index before fees and expenses. The WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index is a fundamentally-weighted index that defines the dividend-paying portion of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has added about 0.59% so far this year and is down about -3.20% in the last one year (as of 04/06/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $54.26 and $65.68.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.91 and standard deviation of 17.42% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 829 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, DTD is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $50.58 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $101.68 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nWisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.25% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $1.08 billion, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.25% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 06/16/2006.', 'news_article_title': 'Should WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.25% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Sector Exposure and Top Holdings Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.25% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Alternatives WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-to-find-undervalued-stocks-heres-where-i-start.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There are many different styles people take when approaching investing. One of those styles is value investing, which is looking for stocks trading below the price they're really worth.\nThis can be as complicated as determining a stock's intrinsic value. For example, if a company is trading at $100 per share and an investor believes its intrinsic value is $125, they'd invest, hoping the stock market eventually prices it at $125 and they'll have 25% gains.\nBut there are simple ways to use value investing principles, too. If you're looking to find undervalued stocks, look no further than a company's price-to-earnings ratio.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nDon't forget about the earnings\nThe price-to-earnings ratio, or P/E ratio, is helpful because it tells you how much you're paying for each dollar of a company's earnings. You can find a company's P/E ratio by dividing its current stock price by its earnings per share (EPS). For example, if a stock is trading at $100 and has an EPS of $5, its P/E ratio would be 20, meaning you're paying $20 for each $1 of earnings.\nThe P/E ratio alone won't tell you a stock's value, because different industries naturally have different P/E ratios. A large reason is that investors of companies in higher-growth industries are more willing to pay a higher price now for future growth. The banking industry, for example, typically operates with low P/E ratios, while healthcare is typically much higher. That's why you wouldn't compare JPMorgan Chase's P/E ratio to Johnson and Johnson's, or Apple's to Walt Disney's. You could, however, compare JPMorgan to Goldman Sachs, or Apple to Microsoft.\nIf you're examining a company and its P/E ratio is noticeably lower than other companies in its industry, it could be undervalued -- for instance, if a company has a P/E ratio in the 10s but competitors are in the 20s or 30s. It's important to understand the reasons why that might be -- as we'll touch on in the next section -- but if you're looking for undervalued stocks, it's a reason to investigate.\nUnderstanding the why behind a company's P/E ratio\nLet's use Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) as an example. At recent prices, the company has a P/E ratio hovering around 23, less than half as much as just five years ago. That tells you the stock is cheaper than it's been in recent years. That doesn't necessarily make it undervalued. However, when you zoom out and compare it to other Big Tech peers, the argument can be made it's undervalued by comparison.\nDATA BY YCharts\nSince P/E ratios decrease when stock prices decrease, it's equally important to understand the why behind a stock's current levels. You want to ensure it's truly undervalued and not a justly priced bad investment.\nA glance at Alphabet's EPS history shows profit growth has slipped lately. But it's not the only one in that position, and its growth in recent years has still been strong.\nDATA BY YCharts\nAlphabet's slowing digital ad spending could be a reason why the market has soured. But an argument could be made that with macroeconomic conditions, it doesn't warrant the company losing more than 25% of its market value over the past year -- especially given its track record.\nWhat next?\nThe P/E ratio isn't the final word on whether a stock is undervalued or not. But understanding what it's telling you about market sentiment is a good place to start your research.\nIn the case of Alphabet, you might also ask:\nWhat could drive Alphabet's EPS growth higher in the future?\nSince the S&P 500's P/E is around 18 lately, will Alphabet grow so much faster that it deserves a higher multiple?\nEveryone likes a good value or discount, especially in the stock market. That's most of the appeal behind value investing. It does take time and research, but using a metric like the P/E ratio comparatively gives much more insight -- not only into a specific company, but also its competitors and the industry it operates in.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Alphabet wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Stefon Walters has positions in Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, JPMorgan Chase, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson and Raytheon Technologies and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "For example, if a company is trading at $100 per share and an investor believes its intrinsic value is $125, they'd invest, hoping the stock market eventually prices it at $125 and they'll have 25% gains. But an argument could be made that with macroeconomic conditions, it doesn't warrant the company losing more than 25% of its market value over the past year -- especially given its track record. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, JPMorgan Chase, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Walt Disney.", 'news_luhn_summary': "That's why you wouldn't compare JPMorgan Chase's P/E ratio to Johnson and Johnson's, or Apple's to Walt Disney's. DATA BY YCharts Since P/E ratios decrease when stock prices decrease, it's equally important to understand the why behind a stock's current levels. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, JPMorgan Chase, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Walt Disney.", 'news_article_title': "How to Find Undervalued Stocks? Here's Where I Start.", 'news_lexrank_summary': "For example, if a company is trading at $100 per share and an investor believes its intrinsic value is $125, they'd invest, hoping the stock market eventually prices it at $125 and they'll have 25% gains. For example, if a stock is trading at $100 and has an EPS of $5, its P/E ratio would be 20, meaning you're paying $20 for each $1 of earnings. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, JPMorgan Chase, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Walt Disney.", 'news_textrank_summary': "If you're examining a company and its P/E ratio is noticeably lower than other companies in its industry, it could be undervalued -- for instance, if a company has a P/E ratio in the 10s but competitors are in the 20s or 30s. DATA BY YCharts Since P/E ratios decrease when stock prices decrease, it's equally important to understand the why behind a stock's current levels. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-says-3-of-q1s-hottest-tech-stocks-are-done-rallying...-at-least-for-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'As the old adage goes, "Past performance does not guarantee future results." More to the point, there\'s no assurance that three of the first quarter\'s hottest technology stocks will be able to repeat the feat in the second quarter. Each ticker is near, at, or even beyond Wall Street\'s consensus target price (and it\'s not like analysts haven\'t had ample opportunity to raise their targets since these rallies began).\nHere\'s a closer look at these three names and their current situations. If you own any or all of them, it might be smart to reassess your reasons for holding these stocks. If they\'re a true long-term holding, so be it. If they\'re more of a trade, though, the trade\'s likely run its course.\n1. Roblox\nQ1 gain: 58%\nCurrent price: $46.58\nConsensus price target: $39.40\nThe big gain dished out by metaverse outfit Roblox (NYSE: RBLX) shares since the end of 2022 makes enough sense on the surface. Last year was disastrous for the stock. The company went public at the height of 2021\'s metaverse mania, but as the COVID-19 pandemic eased and enthusiasm about the metaverse waned, so did investors\' interest. The bear market certainly didn\'t help either. It\'s easy to look back and think the sellers overshot their target, though. The Q1 rally simply corrects that mistake.\nBut there are still more questions than answers for Roblox.\nChief among the questions are February\'s activity measures and their implications. By and large, they were solid. The number of daily active users grew 22% year over year, while the total number of hours spent playing within its virtual worlds improved 24%. The single-digit decline in the number of average sessions for daily users, however, could be a subtle early sign that its reach is peaking. Underscoring this idea is the fact that the same measure was essentially flat for January rather than up.\nPerhaps worse, this month\'s posting of these vital user metrics for March will be the company\'s last such report, obscuring a full view of the company\'s health at a time when Roblox should be demonstrating the importance of its role in the metaverse movement.\nIndeed, the decision could be interpreted as a deliberate move to obscure slowing growth stemming from weakening interest. NPD Group reports that sales of the virtual reality headsets needed to enter the metaverse actually fell 12% last year. Growing losses in spite of persistent revenue growth, and frequent misses of earnings estimates, are also becoming habits that ultimately work against the stock.\n2. Tesla\nQ1 gain: 68%\nCurrent price: $191.64\nConsensus price target: $205.54\nFor the record, shares of electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) aren\'t quite to their consensus target of $205.54 just yet. They\'re close, sitting a mere 7% below that mark after failing to make any forward progress since mid-February\'s high. That may not be enough upside potential to justify the downside risk of this stock at this time.\nFor years Elon Musk\'s Tesla was a company that could do no wrong, represented by a stock that rarely stayed down for long.\nAs Tesla reached a massive scale and viable competition crept into the EV space, however, the stock\'s reliable bullishness and the bullish narrative surrounding the company suffered. Case in point: Despite a 44% year-over-year increase to 440,808 manufactured vehicles during Q1 and delivering a record-breaking 422,875 EVs in the same quarter, shares fell following the news.\nWhy? Analysts were expecting deliveries of more than 430,000 battery-powered cars stemming from demand that was supposed to be spurred by price cuts. The modest inventory buildup further points to a possible slowdown in demand for Tesla\'s EVs.\nThese worries are arguably overblown. After all, the Tesla name is nearly synonymous with electric vehicles, accounting for the majority of EV sales after Musk mainstreamed the EV movement. That\'s apt to remain the case for the indefinite future, too. True long-term investors can confidently step into or stick with the stock here.\nIf you\'re only willing or able to hold Tesla shares as a near-term trade, there\'s above-average danger in doing so right now. This stock\'s increasingly being treated as a mature growth name rather than the must-have Wall Street darling it was during its earliest years of existence. This new dynamic is vexing investors, leaving shares vulnerable to volatility while the market gets a grip on this stock\'s new norm.\n3. Spotify Technology\nQ1 gain: 69%\nCurrent price: $134.66\nConsensus price target: $136.44\nShares of Sweden\'s Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) are rallying for understandable reasons. The digital radio platform passed 500 million listeners last month, and by leveraging AI-powered music suggestions along with short-form video and podcasts, the company believes it can grow its customer headcount to 1 billion by 2030.\nWith the stock up nearly 70% just over the course of the past three months, though, the bulls have arguably gotten more than a little ahead of themselves.\nDon\'t misunderstand. A billion paying customers isn\'t an outrageous outlook in light of everything the app does and will eventually offer. Some analysts also argue the service is underpriced in certain markets (including in the U.S.), leaving room for a price increase that won\'t prompt a wave of cancellations.\nGuggenheim\'s Michael Morris is one of these analysts, upgrading SPOT stock to a buy last month to reflect "our estimate of subscription plan price increases, which we expect will take effect on a broad geographic basis in mid-2023." He adds that "the music business gained scale and we see Spotify leadership continuing to recognize incremental efficiency as a value-creating strength that the company can disproportionally benefit from."\nTranslation? Look for losses to turn into profits as time marches on.\nThe widening profit margins Morris believes are in the cards are a slow-moving train, reliant on business development initiatives that are still relatively foreign to Spotify in a market that includes stiff competition like Apple and Amazon. There\'s plenty of opportunity for stumbles and setbacks in the foreseeable future that could prompt a pullback. Conversely, there\'s not a lot of additional value left to pack into the stock\'s present price.\n10 stocks we like better than Roblox\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Roblox wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. James Brumley has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Roblox, Spotify Technology, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The digital radio platform passed 500 million listeners last month, and by leveraging AI-powered music suggestions along with short-form video and podcasts, the company believes it can grow its customer headcount to 1 billion by 2030. Guggenheim\'s Michael Morris is one of these analysts, upgrading SPOT stock to a buy last month to reflect "our estimate of subscription plan price increases, which we expect will take effect on a broad geographic basis in mid-2023." The widening profit margins Morris believes are in the cards are a slow-moving train, reliant on business development initiatives that are still relatively foreign to Spotify in a market that includes stiff competition like Apple and Amazon.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Roblox Q1 gain: 58% Current price: $46.58 Consensus price target: $39.40 The big gain dished out by metaverse outfit Roblox (NYSE: RBLX) shares since the end of 2022 makes enough sense on the surface. Tesla Q1 gain: 68% Current price: $191.64 Consensus price target: $205.54 For the record, shares of electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) aren't quite to their consensus target of $205.54 just yet. Spotify Technology Q1 gain: 69% Current price: $134.66 Consensus price target: $136.44 Shares of Sweden's Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) are rallying for understandable reasons.", 'news_article_title': "Wall Street Says 3 of Q1's Hottest Tech Stocks Are Done Rallying... at Least for Now", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Each ticker is near, at, or even beyond Wall Street's consensus target price (and it's not like analysts haven't had ample opportunity to raise their targets since these rallies began). * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Roblox wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Roblox, Spotify Technology, and Tesla.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Roblox Q1 gain: 58% Current price: $46.58 Consensus price target: $39.40 The big gain dished out by metaverse outfit Roblox (NYSE: RBLX) shares since the end of 2022 makes enough sense on the surface. Tesla Q1 gain: 68% Current price: $191.64 Consensus price target: $205.54 For the record, shares of electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) aren't quite to their consensus target of $205.54 just yet. Spotify Technology Q1 gain: 69% Current price: $134.66 Consensus price target: $136.44 Shares of Sweden's Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) are rallying for understandable reasons."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-says-hello-mumbai-at-first-india-store-launch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Francis Mascarenhas and Tanvi Mehta\nMUMBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday revealed the look of its first retail store in India, as several people tried to catch a glimpse outside the store\'s black and yellow artwork patterned after Mumbai\'s iconic taxis.\nThe store is still in barricades and is likely to open this month, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.\nIndia has become a big market for the Cupertino, California-based company, which launched an online retail store in the world\'s second-largest smartphone market in 2020.\nStill, due to its high prices, Apple has only a 3% share of India\'s smartphone market.\nApple has previously faced hurdles in opening physical retail stores in the country, with 2021 launch plans delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.\nApple products, however, have been sold in India for years on e-commerce platforms such as Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Walmart Inc\'s WMT.N Flipkart, as well as through resellers.\nIndia is also increasingly becoming a manufacturing base, with some Apple products, including iPhones, assembled in the country by Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturers Foxconn 2317.TW and Wistron Corp 3231.TW. Apple also plans to assemble iPads and AirPods in India.\nThe first retail store is located in the premier Reliance Jio World Drive mall, home to various luxury clothing and jewellery brands like Michael Kors, Kate Spade and Swarovski.\nThe brightly-lit store was "inspired by the iconic Kaali Peeli taxi art unique to Mumbai," Apple said in a statement, referring to the city\'s decades-old yellow and black taxis.\nPeople were taking selfies and recording videos on their smartphones outside the store on Wednesday evening, with the Apple logo decked out in a variety of colours and a version of the classic Apple greeting showing "Hello Mumbai".\n(Reporting by Francis Mascarenhas in Mumbai, Aditya Kalra and Tanvi Mehta in New Delhi; additional reporting by Ira Dugal and Varun Vyas; Editing by Rashmi Aich and Jamie Freed)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Francis Mascarenhas and Tanvi Mehta MUMBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday revealed the look of its first retail store in India, as several people tried to catch a glimpse outside the store's black and yellow artwork patterned after Mumbai's iconic taxis. Apple has previously faced hurdles in opening physical retail stores in the country, with 2021 launch plans delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first retail store is located in the premier Reliance Jio World Drive mall, home to various luxury clothing and jewellery brands like Michael Kors, Kate Spade and Swarovski.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Francis Mascarenhas and Tanvi Mehta MUMBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday revealed the look of its first retail store in India, as several people tried to catch a glimpse outside the store's black and yellow artwork patterned after Mumbai's iconic taxis. India has become a big market for the Cupertino, California-based company, which launched an online retail store in the world's second-largest smartphone market in 2020. Apple has previously faced hurdles in opening physical retail stores in the country, with 2021 launch plans delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.", 'news_article_title': "Apple says 'Hello Mumbai' at first India store launch", 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Francis Mascarenhas and Tanvi Mehta MUMBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday revealed the look of its first retail store in India, as several people tried to catch a glimpse outside the store's black and yellow artwork patterned after Mumbai's iconic taxis. The store is still in barricades and is likely to open this month, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. India has become a big market for the Cupertino, California-based company, which launched an online retail store in the world's second-largest smartphone market in 2020.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Francis Mascarenhas and Tanvi Mehta MUMBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday revealed the look of its first retail store in India, as several people tried to catch a glimpse outside the store\'s black and yellow artwork patterned after Mumbai\'s iconic taxis. The brightly-lit store was "inspired by the iconic Kaali Peeli taxi art unique to Mumbai," Apple said in a statement, referring to the city\'s decades-old yellow and black taxis. People were taking selfies and recording videos on their smartphones outside the store on Wednesday evening, with the Apple logo decked out in a variety of colours and a version of the classic Apple greeting showing "Hello Mumbai".'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-world-stocks-survive-banking-turmoil-but-for-how-long', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Naomi Rovnick and Sumanta Sen\nLONDON, April 6 (Reuters) - Banking sector turmoil has not dented demand for equities, with MSCI\'s world stock index up 7% so far this year.\nHopes that the Federal Reserve and others could soon pause the most aggressive interest rate hiking cycle in decades has supported stocks even as sentiment more generally has been rattled by the failures of two U.S. lenders and Credit Suisse\'s shotgun merger with UBS.\nBut under the surface, bad omens for world stocks are building.\n1/ TIGHTER CREDIT\nCustomers have whipped deposits out of U.S. regional banks and Swiss authorities\' shock wipeout of $17 billion worth of Credit Suisse bonds has rattled a key market for European bank funding.\nAnalysts say this undermines the sector\'s ability to lend money to companies. Central bank surveys show U.S. and European banks are already tightening lending standards, historically a predictor of dismal stock market performance.\nWhen financing is scarcer companies pay more for loans, hurting profits and share prices.\n"Tightening lending standards tend to correlate with recessions, and the stock market tends to fall during recessions," said Jason Da Silva, senior research analyst at London bank Arbuthnot Latham. "This is not a good sign."\n2/ MANUFACTURING SLOWDOWN\nRecessions starting in the United States tend to flow to the rest of the world and consequently global stocks.\nThe U.S. ISM manufacturing index, a leading indicator of economic activity, dropped to its lowest since May 2020 last month and signaled a fifth straight month of contraction.\nThe data showed "a recession is due pretty soon in the U.S. and other advanced economies," said Capital Economics senior markets economist Oliver Allen. "That downturn is going to start to weigh on risky assets pretty heavily."\n3/ TECH HOLDS THE CARDS\nStock market gains so far in 2023 have been dominated by tech stocks, an industry that may not be immune to recession.\nTech, the largest sub-index .dMIWO0IT00PUS of the MSCI World, has jumped 20% so far this year; other big sector constituents such as banks .dMIWO0BK00PUS , healthcare .dMIWO0HC00GUS and energy .dMIWO0EN00PUS are flat or lower.\nThe UK S&P 500 index rose 7% in the first quarter .SPX, in a gain it has held onto since. Seven mega-cap tech stocks were responsible for 92% of the S&P 500\'s first-quarter rise, Citi notes.\nThe bank\'s head of U.S. equity trading strategy, Stuart Kaiser, said institutional investors view big tech companies, which generally have strong balance sheets and low debt, as a shield against a credit squeeze.\nThe defensive tech trade could work in a shallow recession. But in a deep downturn, Kaiser cautioned, money managers may dump tech too: "The next step would be just to sell stocks."\n4/ FINANCE WOBBLES\nMarch was the first month in 20 years where financial stocks fell 10% or more and the MSCI World index did not drop, Morgan Stanley research shows.\nThis historical relationship may have faltered because the market "does not believe there will be meaningful contagion from the financial sector into the broader economy," Morgan Stanley chief European equity strategist Graham Secker said.\nFlorian Ielpo, head of macro at Lombard Odier Investment Management, who has held an underweight position on global stocks since January 2022, cautioned banking troubles could still pull overall stocks lower.\n"Banks are likely to lend a lot less to the economy," Ielpo said. Higher costs of credit will weaken earnings, he added, prompting "a moment of reckoning" when equity holders switch allocations to bonds.\n5/ FINALLY, THE YIELD CURVE\nU.S. Treasury yields are higher than those on 10-year peers. This so-called yield curve inversion, often a harbinger of recession, last month became the deepest in 42 years US2US10=TWEB.\nSince 1967, yield curve inversions have occurred 15 months before recessions, on average, Barclays research shows.\nWhile stocks can rise as the yield curve inverts, the rally is not often sustained. The S&P 500 on average hit a cycle peak just four months before a U.S. recession begins, Barclays found.\n"It is not unusual for equities to keep rising even as (the) yield curve inverts," Barclays head of European equity strategy Emmanuel Cau said. "But the bond market is looking ahead and of the view that current activity strength won\'t last."\nStocks and recession - Credit tighteninghttps://tmsnrt.rs/3U86ygM\nStocks and recession - PMIshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3KzG2cT\nWorld stocks rise as financial shares fallhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3GimiYX\nBond market flashes recession signalhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zBNSwt\nTech concentration https://tmsnrt.rs/3m7lvTA\n(Reporting by Naomi Rovnick; graphics by Sumanta Sen, Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe and Conor Humphries)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Naomi Rovnick and Sumanta Sen LONDON, April 6 (Reuters) - Banking sector turmoil has not dented demand for equities, with MSCI's world stock index up 7% so far this year. Hopes that the Federal Reserve and others could soon pause the most aggressive interest rate hiking cycle in decades has supported stocks even as sentiment more generally has been rattled by the failures of two U.S. lenders and Credit Suisse's shotgun merger with UBS. The bank's head of U.S. equity trading strategy, Stuart Kaiser, said institutional investors view big tech companies, which generally have strong balance sheets and low debt, as a shield against a credit squeeze.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The bank's head of U.S. equity trading strategy, Stuart Kaiser, said institutional investors view big tech companies, which generally have strong balance sheets and low debt, as a shield against a credit squeeze. March was the first month in 20 years where financial stocks fell 10% or more and the MSCI World index did not drop, Morgan Stanley research shows. Stocks and recession - Credit tighteninghttps://tmsnrt.rs/3U86ygM Stocks and recession - PMIshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3KzG2cT World stocks rise as financial shares fallhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3GimiYX Bond market flashes recession signalhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zBNSwt Tech concentration https://tmsnrt.rs/3m7lvTA (Reporting by Naomi Rovnick; graphics by Sumanta Sen, Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe and Conor Humphries) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'GRAPHIC-World stocks survive banking turmoil - but for how long?', 'news_lexrank_summary': '"Tightening lending standards tend to correlate with recessions, and the stock market tends to fall during recessions," said Jason Da Silva, senior research analyst at London bank Arbuthnot Latham. March was the first month in 20 years where financial stocks fell 10% or more and the MSCI World index did not drop, Morgan Stanley research shows. While stocks can rise as the yield curve inverts, the rally is not often sustained.', 'news_textrank_summary': '"Tightening lending standards tend to correlate with recessions, and the stock market tends to fall during recessions," said Jason Da Silva, senior research analyst at London bank Arbuthnot Latham. Stock market gains so far in 2023 have been dominated by tech stocks, an industry that may not be immune to recession. 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{'date': '2023-04-10', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-dividend-stocks-to-buy-that-have-a-loyal-customer-base', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nInflation concerns and continuous interest rate hikes have left investors worried and anxious. The Federal Reserve has been raising the federal funds rate for many months now. In March it raised the interest rate by 0.25%, which was its ninth consecutive increase. Rising interest rates can be challenging but smart investors know where to park their money in uncertain times. The monetary policy might affect every sector, but there are some companies that perform better than others. In times like this, it makes a lot of sense to invest in dividend stocks. They do experience some headwinds in periods of high interest rates but the impact will also depend on the past dividend yields, dividend history and the financial position of the company.\nWhen looking for dividend stocks to invest in, it is advisable to choose companies that have strong dividend histories and stable balance sheets which can help outperform the broader market while the interest rates are high. One way to pick dividend stocks is to look for companies that have a loyal customer base so that the business never runs out of demand and continues to generate revenue, eventually rewarding the shareholders. Let’s take a look at three dividend stocks to buy.\nCoca-Cola (KO)\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock\nA household name, Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) is a stable company, and is also a favorite of Warren Buffet. KO stock is one of the oldest position’s held by Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B). Coca-Cola is not without its weaknesses, but it has created significant wealth for investors over the years. One thing to keep in mind is that Coca-Cola is not a growth stock, so it will not hit new highs or dazzle every year, but it is one stock that is steady and consistent.\nKO stock is up almost 15% in the past six months and its 52-week high is $67.20. The company sells products that satisfy consumers at a low price. While some of its products may have a seasonal demand, Coca-Cola was founded over 100 years ago and still going strong. It has also expanded from producing soley drinks and moved into snack products over the years. Due to the low cost, it is possible for the company to raise prices and handle inflation without a lot of hassle for its customers. Coca-Cola has a dividend yield of 2.93% and it recently paid a dividend of 46 cents. It has raised its payout for 60 consecutive years making it a dividend aristocrat and its financial picture looks solid. \nThe company has managed to maintain a steady share price despite the pandemic and unfavorable market cycles. It is one stock that will continue to reward, no matter the market. The company reports earnings on April 24, and I see the stock as a buy before that. \nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com\nTech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is another household name with a loyal customer base. It seems like no matter what Apple launches, people love it and want it. The company has seen revenues dip due to negative macroeconomic conditions and production constraints which has led to a drop in the share price from its 52-week high of $176.15. However, AAPL stock is still up 31% year to date and 17% in the past six months. This shows that the stock is steadily moving in the upward direction and could continue at the same pace.\nDespite the market turmoil, Apple is worth considering for its dividends. It has a dividend yield of 0.56% and the recent dividend payout was 23 cents. It might not be as high as other dividend-paying companies, but Apple has a massive customer base and is a top tech firm worldwide. Each product launch generates massive hype worldwide leading to a rise in revenues. The company has devoted fans that are always looking forward to purchasing the latest gadgets with eagerness.\nSince the consumers are so loyal to the brand, they do not switch easily. In the current period of rising interest rates, investing in AAPL stock could be a smart choice. My colleague at InvestorPlace Chris MacDonald believes now is a golden opportunity to buy the stock. The company will be able to navigate through the economic cycles with little trouble while continuing to reward shareholders.\nChevron (CVX)\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nNext on my list is Chevron (NYSE:CVX). While it can be hard to estimate the customer base for this company, one thing is certain oil is in demand, and will continue to be so. The past year saw crude oil hitting new highs and this led to a massive surge in Chevron’s revenue. The energy sector is one of the best-performing since 2020 and Chevron has been a winner throughout.\nIt has an impressive cash flow and is a great dividend stock to own. One thing to keep in mind is with the fluctuations in oil prices the stock price can also fluctuate, but if you hold it long enough, you can take home significant gains. Despite the rising interest rates and market uncertainty, CVX stock is one to add to your portfolio. It has a dividend yield of 3.60% and has recently paid a dividend of $1.51.\nChevron has raised dividends for the past 25 years and is considered a dividend aristocrat. The company will make money when there is oil demand, and while the overall demand can be hard to predict, the massive growth opportunity is certainly present. Recently, OPEC+ announced that it will be cutting production output by 1.16 million barrels a day starting in May and this led to the crude oil prices hitting $80 again. It means a lot more revenue for Chevron and a sweet dividend for its investors.\nOn the date of publication, Vandita Jadeja did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nVandita Jadeja is a CPA and a freelance financial copywriter who loves to read and write about stocks. She believes in buying and holding for long term gains. Her knowledge of words and numbers helps her write clear stock analysis.\nThe post 3 Dividend Stocks to Buy That Have a Loyal Customer Base appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is another household name with a loyal customer base. However, AAPL stock is still up 31% year to date and 17% in the past six months. In the current period of rising interest rates, investing in AAPL stock could be a smart choice.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In the current period of rising interest rates, investing in AAPL stock could be a smart choice. Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is another household name with a loyal customer base. However, AAPL stock is still up 31% year to date and 17% in the past six months.', 'news_article_title': '3 Dividend Stocks to Buy That Have a Loyal Customer Base', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is another household name with a loyal customer base. However, AAPL stock is still up 31% year to date and 17% in the past six months. In the current period of rising interest rates, investing in AAPL stock could be a smart choice.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is another household name with a loyal customer base. However, AAPL stock is still up 31% year to date and 17% in the past six months. In the current period of rising interest rates, investing in AAPL stock could be a smart choice.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-warren-buffett-is-betting-big-on-big-time', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nMany investors will turn to Warren Buffett and his long-term track record of success when choosing which companies and stocks to invest in\nWarren Buffett has had one of the best careers in history as a long-term buy and hold equity investor. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B) has posted some of the most incredible returns since inception. Thus, the company’s investment portfolio is scrutinized by everyone, from seasoned veterans to beginner retail investors. \nBerkshire’s holdings include a wide swath of companies in varying sectors. This means picking which stocks are best for any individual investor really depends on their market outlook and risk profile.\nThere aren’t too many stocks I’d disagree with Warren Buffett on. Here are three of the companies I’m definitely on the same page with, and think are table-pounders right now.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Hadrian / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among Buffett’s most profitable investments, even though he started accumulating shares approximately seven years ago. Known for the company’s iPhones, Apple has a burgeoning business which has resulted in incredible revenue and earnings growth over time from multiple divisions.\nApple stock has seen revenue growth really accelerate in its services division. Apple Pay, Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple Fitness+ are among the solutions available to meet the varied demands of its consumers. The expansion opportunities are encouraging and show growth potential if the company continues searching for cutting-edge techniques to satisfy its consumers.\nApple’s share price, which fell by more than 25% in 2022, has experienced an incredible comeback, soaring by 27% this year. The iPhone dominates the US smartphone industry, and has resulted in a surging stock price, which has greatly benefited Warren Buffett. The company’s future remains bright, with one of the most loyal customer bases and strongest moats of any of the mega-cap tech companies out there.\nInvestors in AAPL appear to be paying closer attention to the company’s services division — a significantly higher growth rates than the company’s core iPhone business. While Apple’s smartphones generate the majority of its revenue and earnings, services and accessories are picking up steam faster and could account for greater share over time. That’s a great thing for those bullish on Apple’s overall margins. Warren Buffett appears to be content in his holdings, generally keeping his position intact (or increasing it) in recent years.\nOccidental Petroleum (OXY)\nSource: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com\nWarren Buffett has recently increased his stake in Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY), purchasing almost 5.8 million company shares in various transactions in early March. This recent purchase, valued at over $350 million, is the first time the “Oracle of Omaha” has increased his bet on the oil company since September, bringing Berkshire’s total ownership of Occidental to 200.2 million shares.\nAfter having a remarkable year in 2022, with its share price more than doubling, OXY has fallen about 2.3% this year. Despite this decline, the energy company has secured its position among Berkshire’s top 10 holdings.\nDuring a shareholder meeting in 2021, Buffett expressed his views on the fossil fuel debate, stating that he considers himself a realist and that those on either end of the debate are somewhat unreasonable. Buffett invests in various parts of the energy sector, from utilities to solar power.\nIn addition to owning a significant amount of Occidental’s common shares, Berkshire Hathaway also possesses $10 billion worth of Occidental preferred stock and holds warrants to purchase another $5 billion worth of common shares. These warrants were obtained as part of the financing agreement between the two companies, which supported Occidental’s acquisition of Anadarko in 2019.\nBank of America (BAC)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nBuffett has retained his stance in Bank of America (NSYE:BAC) amid market volatility. Berkshire’s one billion shares of the bank are valued at approximately $28 billion, even after recent declines. \nBuffett has supported Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan and remains well in the green with the company’s current holdings of 1.03 billion shares, purchased at an average price of around $14 each. Berkshire’s last purchase of Bank of America was around $25 per share in August 2020, but if it were to buy more shares it could potentially lift bank stocks overall.\nBank of America performed well in 2022, average return of investment on 5.07%. However, the bank’s overall performance for the year was negative, with BAC declining approximately 25%.\nBank of America’s credit quality could be a bright spot for the company as its nonperforming loans ratio dropped while its net charge-off ratio increased in Q4. Though the metrics should be monitored in the first few quarters of 2023, the bank has successfully diversified its loan mix over the years which reduces its overall credit risk. \nFurthermore, the share price is a good potential asset because of its low forward price-earnings ratio of 8.03-times and a consistent dividend yield of 3.1%, backed by a payout ratio of only 27.1%. Additionally, it is expected to manage well through 2023 and experience growth once the economy improves in 2024 or later.\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\nThe post 3 Stocks Warren Buffett Is Betting Big On Big-Time appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Hadrian / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among Buffett’s most profitable investments, even though he started accumulating shares approximately seven years ago. Investors in AAPL appear to be paying closer attention to the company’s services division — a significantly higher growth rates than the company’s core iPhone business. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Hadrian / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among Buffett’s most profitable investments, even though he started accumulating shares approximately seven years ago. Investors in AAPL appear to be paying closer attention to the company’s services division — a significantly higher growth rates than the company’s core iPhone business. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks Warren Buffett Is Betting Big On Big-Time', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Hadrian / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among Buffett’s most profitable investments, even though he started accumulating shares approximately seven years ago. Investors in AAPL appear to be paying closer attention to the company’s services division — a significantly higher growth rates than the company’s core iPhone business. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Hadrian / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among Buffett’s most profitable investments, even though he started accumulating shares approximately seven years ago. Investors in AAPL appear to be paying closer attention to the company’s services division — a significantly higher growth rates than the company’s core iPhone business. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-monday-option-activity%3A-cost-mu-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST), where a total of 26,151 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 130.1% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $500 strike call option expiring April 14, 2023, with 2,819 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 281,900 underlying shares of COST. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange:\nMicron Technology Inc. (Symbol: MU) saw options trading volume of 201,051 contracts, representing approximately 20.1 million underlying shares or approximately 95.8% of MU's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 21.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $67 strike call option expiring April 14, 2023, with 18,868 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares of MU. Below is a chart showing MU's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $67 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 554,963 contracts, representing approximately 55.5 million underlying shares or approximately 85.6% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 64.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $162.50 strike call option expiring April 14, 2023, with 50,804 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $162.50 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for COST options, MU options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Best Dividend Stocks Analysts Like\n\x95 SINA YTD Return\n\x95 PFS YTD Return\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $162.50 strike call option expiring April 14, 2023, with 50,804 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing MU's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $67 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 554,963 contracts, representing approximately 55.5 million underlying shares or approximately 85.6% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 64.9 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $162.50 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for COST options, MU options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing MU's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $67 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 554,963 contracts, representing approximately 55.5 million underlying shares or approximately 85.6% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 64.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $162.50 strike call option expiring April 14, 2023, with 50,804 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $162.50 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for COST options, MU options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Monday Option Activity: COST, MU, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing MU's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $67 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 554,963 contracts, representing approximately 55.5 million underlying shares or approximately 85.6% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 64.9 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $162.50 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for COST options, MU options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Especially high volume was seen for the $162.50 strike call option expiring April 14, 2023, with 50,804 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.1 million underlying shares of AAPL.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing MU's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $67 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 554,963 contracts, representing approximately 55.5 million underlying shares or approximately 85.6% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 64.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $162.50 strike call option expiring April 14, 2023, with 50,804 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $162.50 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for COST options, MU options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-apr-10-2023-%3A-f-vtrs-paa-tal-t-intc-bac-pcg-li-mro-aapl-emb', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -7.03 to 13,044.2. The total After hours volume is currently 113,788,030 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nFord Motor Company (F) is -0.02 at $12.70, with 3,263,737 shares traded. F\'s current last sale is 90.71% of the target price of $14.\n\nViatris Inc. (VTRS) is unchanged at $9.85, with 2,363,817 shares traded. VTRS\'s current last sale is 70.36% of the target price of $14.\n\nPlains All American Pipeline, L.P. (PAA) is unchanged at $13.01, with 2,240,655 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PAA is in the "buy range".\n\nTAL Education Group (TAL) is unchanged at $6.00, with 2,141,235 shares traded. TAL\'s current last sale is 100.84% of the target price of $5.95.\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is -0.02 at $19.55, with 1,891,570 shares traded. T\'s current last sale is 87.87% of the target price of $22.25.\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is +0.01 at $32.53, with 1,752,622 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 116.18% of the target price of $28.\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is -0.02 at $27.92, with 1,553,216 shares traded. BAC\'s current last sale is 73.96% of the target price of $37.75.\n\nPacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG) is -0.05 at $16.73, with 1,417,894 shares traded. PCG\'s current last sale is 92.94% of the target price of $18.\n\nLi Auto Inc. (LI) is -0.07 at $23.56, with 1,372,258 shares traded. LI\'s current last sale is 72.49% of the target price of $32.5.\n\nMarathon Oil Corporation (MRO) is +0.11 at $25.87, with 1,338,493 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MRO is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $162.09, with 1,240,426 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\niShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) is -0.045 at $85.64, with 1,234,360 shares traded. This represents a 12.17% increase from its 52 Week Low.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $162.09, with 1,240,426 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (PAA) is unchanged at $13.01, with 2,240,655 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $162.09, with 1,240,426 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PAA is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Apr 10, 2023 : F, VTRS, PAA, TAL, T, INTC, BAC, PCG, LI, MRO, AAPL, EMB', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $162.09, with 1,240,426 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -7.03 to 13,044.2.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $162.09, with 1,240,426 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 113,788,030 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/several-apple-services-down-for-some-users-downdetector-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'April 10 (Reuters) - Several Apple Inc AAPL.O services including Apple Music, the support service and Apple store, were down for thousands of users on late Monday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.\nMore than 3,300 users reported issues with accessing Apple Music at the peak of outage, while nearly 2,200 reported problems with App Store in the United States.\nDowndetector tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources including user-submitted errors on its platform. The outage may be affecting a larger number of users.\n(Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'April 10 (Reuters) - Several Apple Inc AAPL.O services including Apple Music, the support service and Apple store, were down for thousands of users on late Monday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. More than 3,300 users reported issues with accessing Apple Music at the peak of outage, while nearly 2,200 reported problems with App Store in the United States. Downdetector tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources including user-submitted errors on its platform.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'April 10 (Reuters) - Several Apple Inc AAPL.O services including Apple Music, the support service and Apple store, were down for thousands of users on late Monday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. More than 3,300 users reported issues with accessing Apple Music at the peak of outage, while nearly 2,200 reported problems with App Store in the United States. Downdetector tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources including user-submitted errors on its platform.', 'news_article_title': 'Several Apple services down for some users - Downdetector', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'April 10 (Reuters) - Several Apple Inc AAPL.O services including Apple Music, the support service and Apple store, were down for thousands of users on late Monday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. More than 3,300 users reported issues with accessing Apple Music at the peak of outage, while nearly 2,200 reported problems with App Store in the United States. Downdetector tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources including user-submitted errors on its platform.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'April 10 (Reuters) - Several Apple Inc AAPL.O services including Apple Music, the support service and Apple store, were down for thousands of users on late Monday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. More than 3,300 users reported issues with accessing Apple Music at the peak of outage, while nearly 2,200 reported problems with App Store in the United States. (Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/morning-bid-asia-china-focus-turns-back-to-the-macro', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Jamie McGeever\nApril 11 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever.\nAsian market trading volumes should return to more normal levels on Tuesday as investors around the world return from the Easter break, with Chinese inflation and an interest rate decision in South Korea the key events in a pretty packed regional calendar.\nAustralian consumer confidence will also be released on Tuesday, along with unemployment and trade data from the Philippines, and trade and inflation reports from Taiwan.\nThere was nothing from U.S. or global equities on Monday for traders in Asia to hang their hats on, although U.S. bond yields and implied rates continue to inch higher on the view that the Fed will raise rates by a quarter point on May 3.\nThere was more movement in currency markets, where the dollar rose across the board and the yen sank. The Japanese currency slumped 1% to a four-week low against the dollar following the first public remarks from new Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda.\nUeda said it was appropriate to maintain the bank's ultra-loose monetary policy for now as inflation has yet to hit 2% as a trend, suggesting he will be in no rush to dial back its massive stimulus.\nAt the same time, the BOJ must also avoid being too late in normalizing monetary policy, a sign he will be more open to tweaking its controversial 'yield curve control' policy than his dovish predecessor Haruhiko Kuroda.\nHe has his work cut out.\nChinese stock markets, meanwhile, get a chance to recover from Monday's 0.5% fall - the steepest in three weeks - now that Beijing has completed its military drills around Taiwan.\nInvestors can turn their attention back to the economic data, specifically inflation on Tuesday. Producer price inflation is expected to have fallen further in March, according to analysts' estimates of a year-on-year decline of 2.5%, which would be the fastest pace of deflation since June 2020.\nThe annual rate of consumer price inflation is expected to remain unchanged at 1.0%, the slowest in a year, and the monthly rate is expected to rise to 0% from -0.5% in February.\nIf these forecasts are broadly accurate, price pressures in China would appear to be extremely benign, giving the central bank room to loosen policy and stimulate the economy.\nIn South Korea, the central bank looks to have ended its tightening cycle and will likely keep its main interest rate on hold at a 15-year high of 3.50% on Tuesday. With the economy on the brink of recession, it could well cut rates later this year.\nHere are three key developments that could provide more direction to markets on Tuesday:\n- IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington\n- China PPI and CPI (March)\n- South Korea interest rate decision (seen on hold)\nChinese consumer price inflationhttps://tmsnrt.rs/43jb4NA\nDollar/yen hits 4-week highhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ZWiGCI\n(By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Josie Kao)\n((email: [email protected];Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Ueda said it was appropriate to maintain the bank's ultra-loose monetary policy for now as inflation has yet to hit 2% as a trend, suggesting he will be in no rush to dial back its massive stimulus. If these forecasts are broadly accurate, price pressures in China would appear to be extremely benign, giving the central bank room to loosen policy and stimulate the economy. Here are three key developments that could provide more direction to markets on Tuesday: - IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington - China PPI and CPI (March) - South Korea interest rate decision (seen on hold) Chinese consumer price inflationhttps://tmsnrt.rs/43jb4NA Dollar/yen hits 4-week highhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ZWiGCI (By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Josie Kao) ((email: [email protected];Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Asian market trading volumes should return to more normal levels on Tuesday as investors around the world return from the Easter break, with Chinese inflation and an interest rate decision in South Korea the key events in a pretty packed regional calendar. The annual rate of consumer price inflation is expected to remain unchanged at 1.0%, the slowest in a year, and the monthly rate is expected to rise to 0% from -0.5% in February. Here are three key developments that could provide more direction to markets on Tuesday: - IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington - China PPI and CPI (March) - South Korea interest rate decision (seen on hold) Chinese consumer price inflationhttps://tmsnrt.rs/43jb4NA Dollar/yen hits 4-week highhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ZWiGCI (By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Josie Kao) ((email: [email protected];Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'MORNING BID ASIA-China focus turns back to the macro', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Asian market trading volumes should return to more normal levels on Tuesday as investors around the world return from the Easter break, with Chinese inflation and an interest rate decision in South Korea the key events in a pretty packed regional calendar. The annual rate of consumer price inflation is expected to remain unchanged at 1.0%, the slowest in a year, and the monthly rate is expected to rise to 0% from -0.5% in February. Here are three key developments that could provide more direction to markets on Tuesday: - IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington - China PPI and CPI (March) - South Korea interest rate decision (seen on hold) Chinese consumer price inflationhttps://tmsnrt.rs/43jb4NA Dollar/yen hits 4-week highhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ZWiGCI (By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Josie Kao) ((email: [email protected];Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Asian market trading volumes should return to more normal levels on Tuesday as investors around the world return from the Easter break, with Chinese inflation and an interest rate decision in South Korea the key events in a pretty packed regional calendar. The annual rate of consumer price inflation is expected to remain unchanged at 1.0%, the slowest in a year, and the monthly rate is expected to rise to 0% from -0.5% in February. Here are three key developments that could provide more direction to markets on Tuesday: - IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington - China PPI and CPI (March) - South Korea interest rate decision (seen on hold) Chinese consumer price inflationhttps://tmsnrt.rs/43jb4NA Dollar/yen hits 4-week highhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ZWiGCI (By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Josie Kao) ((email: [email protected];Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-stock-sinks-as-market-gains%3A-what-you-should-know-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $162.03, marking a -1.6% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.1%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.3%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 2.19%.\nPrior to today's trading, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had gained 10.88% over the past month. This has outpaced the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 7.7% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.13% in that time.\nWall Street will be looking for positivity from Apple as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be May 4, 2023. In that report, analysts expect Apple to post earnings of $1.44 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 5.26%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $93.39 billion, down 4% from the prior-year quarter.\nFor the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $6.05 per share and revenue of $390.02 billion, which would represent changes of -0.98% and -1.09%, respectively, from the prior year.\nInvestors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.\nOur research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.\nRanging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.04% higher. Apple is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.\nInvestors should also note Apple's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 27.24. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 8.97, so we one might conclude that Apple is trading at a premium comparatively.\nInvestors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.18 right now. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Computer - Mini computers industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 2.73 as of yesterday's close.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 54, which puts it in the top 22% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nBe sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.\nFree Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks\nHydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals. This technology is on the verge of a massive breakthrough, one that could make hydrogen a major source of America's power. It could even totally revolutionize the EV industry.\nZacks has released a special report revealing the 4 stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains.\nDownload Cashing In on Cleaner Energy today, absolutely free.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $162.03, marking a -1.6% move from the previous day. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.18 right now. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $162.03, marking a -1.6% move from the previous day. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.18 right now.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $162.03, marking a -1.6% move from the previous day. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.18 right now. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $162.03, marking a -1.6% move from the previous day. Investors should also note that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.18 right now.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/time-to-spring-clean...your-stock-portfolio', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analysts Ron Gross and Jason Moser discuss:\nShares of stocks investors should consider trimming.\nTwo stocks to throw out altogether.\nStocks that spark joy (a la Marie Kondo).\nInvestments poised for a comeback.\nWhy Visa, Mastercard, and Berkshire Hathaway are good stocks for a rainy day.\nMotley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann talks with Howard Marks, co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, about China\'s effect on inflation in the U.S., and the winners and losers in a world of higher interest rates.\n\nTo get your copy of our free report "Top Stocks For Rising Interest Rates," just go to fool.com/interest.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nThis video was recorded on April 7, 2023.\nChris Hill: It\'s time to do a little spring cleaning with your investing life. Motley Fool Money starts now.\nChris Hill: Everybody needs money. That\'s why they call it money.\nChris Hill: From Fool global headquarters, this is Motley Fool Money. It\'s the Motley Fool Money radio show. I\'m Chris Hill and I\'m joined by Motley Fool senior analysts Jason Moser and Ron Gross. Good to see you both.\nJason Moser: How are you doing Chris?\nRon Gross: Happy spring.\nChris Hill: Happy spring indeed. It is our spring cleaning special. We\'re using spring break has a chance to lean into the theme of spring cleaning because, let\'s face it, folks, it is not just our closets and our yards that benefit from spring cleaning, our portfolios do as well. Ron Gross, I\'m going to start with you. Thinking about trimming the hedges here. What is a high flier that you think investors might want to consider trimming in their portfolio.\nRon Gross: I\'m going to go with Five Below. Now, it\'s a fine company, I have nothing at all against it. I want to say that at the outset, I\'m just saying the shares are up about 85% from its 52-week low. At a market cap of around $11 billion, it\'s trading at 35 times forward earnings. Forward earnings guidance, actually, from the company of around $310 million. Now that analysts, the company is actually giving you guidance there. Thirty-five times compare that to Dollar General at 18 times, Dollar Tree at 21 times, Ollie\'s Bargain Outlet at 23 times, selling at a significant premium to similar types of companies. Now things are going well sales for the full year were up 8%, they opened up 150 new stores, they\'re going to open up another 200 stores. It will grow, they don\'t have debt, they\'re buying back stock. Again, nothing wrong with the company. All I\'m saying is may have gotten a little bit of ahead of itself if it\'s now an out-sized position for you as a result, maybe a good one to trim.\nChris Hill: Well, and it\'s a good reminder, Ron if you\'re wondering about the valuation of any given stock, taking a moment and comparing it to the valuation in your case with look at Five Below a discount retailer compared to Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and Ollie\'s Bargain. Jason, what about you?\nJason Moser: Well, don\'t get angry with me, Chris, please. I am going to just outside. Let\'s say I don\'t trim. If you have high fliers in your portfolio, what do we like to say here? Water your flowers, pull the weeds, let those high fliers run. Now in all seriousness, that\'s great in theory, but there is a point where those high fliers could probably start causing you to lose a little sleep at night. I will say, if you feel like you have overexposure to any highfliers if they\'ve run on you and they remain good businesses with questionable valuations, this could be a good time to right-size that position. I\'m not really calling out any names in this case because [OVERLAPPING] it is so specific. Listen, Ron, I\'ll deal with you later. It is a very personal decision, it is something that everybody kind of has to determine their own allocation and what else makes them sleep at night. I think you spring is a great time to look at that, if you have position that has run beyond your wildest dreams, it could be a good opportunity to take a little bit of that off the table and put that money to good use. But if you\'ve got a high flier and you feel like that business is still doing what you thought it would do, let loose things and keep running.\nRon Gross: My guess is that in this market and the last year or so we\'ve had, there\'s not a lot of that going on most portfolios, but there could be the outlier there that you got in on something that they\'re 52-week low, it\'s now double or even triple, and you never anticipated that, you might want to trim.\nChris Hill: Keep in mind, we\'re talking about trimming the hedges. We\'re not talking about ripping the hedges out of the ground and throwing them away unlike this next category, Ron, which is when you\'re doing some spring cleaning at home, you\'re probably throwing some stuff out. What is the stock that you think investors should consider throwing out altogether?\nRon Gross: Now, not all of my colleagues agree with me here, but I never did and currently don\'t like Zillow. For me, too many mistakes from this management team and on this business I don\'t want to be a part owner of it. As most of us know they had a complete unwind, they\'re eye buying home business that was a complete debacle. Thankfully, that is behind them. Latest quarter results did exceed their outlook, but total revenue was down 19%. They did better than they thought, but there were still down 19%. Declines in their Internet media technology business, in their mortgage business, mortgage revenue down 65%, their premier agent business down 20%, visits to the site during the quarter down 5%. Their vision is to build the housing super app. Let\'s see how they execute, I\'ll be watching alongside with all of you. Trading at 16.5 times adjusted EBITDA, 44 times forward estimates because if you use current estimates, it won\'t work because they\'re actually not making any money till you\'ll get an a or an NM in that category right there. If they perform the stocks, the stock is low and that multiple will come down pretty quickly as earnings rise, I just don\'t want to be there along for the ride.\nChris Hill: The skepticism just dripping from that whole diatribe. Jason, it was unbelievable. What about you? What\'s the stock investors might want to throw it all together?\nJason Moser: I will say Ron, I think I agree with you. You said super app. But give us a couple of years ago when we heard super app and we thought wow that all of the opportunity in the world and then a couple of years later, you realize that\'s just a can statement that doesn\'t really have any vision so to say. I think I\'m on board with you there. Chris, I look at my personal portfolio, I continue to hold a small position in Under Armour and every once in a while I ask myself why? I just don\'t know. For a long time, it was such a good performer, and then it just fell off a cliff and they\'ve had a number of different thesis-breaking events. I continue to think I\'d probably haven\'t sold it because I\'m just lazy. But I also look at it and Chris, we\'ve said before they make good stuff.\nChris Hill: They do.\nJason Moser: I can\'t understand why they\'ve not been able to get over that hump. To me, the big question really continues to be Kevin Plank and how tough is he actually to work for? They\'ve got a new CEO stepping in, Stephanie Coleman Linnartz. Can she make a difference? Maybe, I don\'t know but at this point, how big of a difference can she make if Plank is really the one behind the scenes calling the shots because he is really ultimately the owner of the business still. Will I sell these shares? I\'m probably going to be lazy and not but still, I will probably ask myself this question again next spring, why haven\'t I sold these shares yet?\nChris Hill: Let\'s turn positive, Ron, in the spirit of a recondo. What is a stock or a business that sparks joy in you?\nRon Gross: Well, I am a broken record on Costco, but is truly a company I really admire and I\'ll go through why. I love the culture that they\'ve created Jim Senegal back in the day and it continues today. They value employees, customers, and shareholders, they offer a tremendous value proposition to the customer, they\'ve got a membership model where 75% of their operating profit actually comes from the membership fee that we all are more than happy to pay each year. They have pricing power it allows them to periodically raise those membership prices, which again, fall right to the bottom line. They average about a price hike about every 5.5 years, I think we\'re due for one soon, so keep an eye out for that. I love their 90% renewal rate, it keeps those recurring revenues pouring in, they have the ability to continue to expand even online in a big way, I believe, they have 848 warehouses, 584 of them in the U.S. Stocks never cheap because I\'m not the only one that loves this company but at 32 times forward earnings, it\'s cheaper than it has been in the past. You\'re paying a premium price for premium company.\nChris Hill: On a valuation basis, cheaper than Five Below.\nRon Gross: There you go.\nChris Hill: Jason, what about you?\nJason Moser: Well, this one sparks joy me because it\'s something that\'s worked out very well for our members, and Chris, that\'s ultimately why we\'re here. I looked at the top performer in my next-gen super-cycle service this one that focuses on 5G and connectivity, the top performer, no Chris, it\'s not Apple. Ron, it\'s Cadence Design Systems. I know, probably, no one out there as they\'ve been heard of this business and I think that actually is a little bit of an advantage there. It flies under the radar, but it\'s got a very strong competitive position has got software, the hardware, the intellectual property that ultimately helps its customers. A lot of these big semiconductor companies, these companies are building these electronic products that we use every day. They serve these end markets from consumers, hyper-scale computing, 5G communications, automotive, industrial the list goes on. If you look at the last five years, the company has grown revenue at an annualized rate of 13% with net income up and even more impressive 33%. That out-performance is no accident and I\'m thrilled for all of our members who\'ve been along for the ride on that one.\nChris Hill: Coming up after the break, a few stocks that are poised for a comeback. Details next. Stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. Welcome back to Motley Fool Money, Chris Hill here with Jason Moser and Ron Gross. It is our spring cleaning special, we\'re recording this one a little earlier than usual. Springtime is all about rebirth renewals. Jason, what is a stock or industry that you believed is poised for a comeback?\nJason Moser: Well, we talk a lot about the war on cash, and with these two companies I\'m choosing here, you would think, over the last year, cash is winning [LAUGHTER] . Let\'s not be too short short-term focused. I\'m looking at big fintech, PayPal, and Block. I think these companies are poised to see better days. You saw a short report recently on Block, we\'ve seen a number of problems over PayPal recently. Clearly, they\'re undergoing leadership transition and the one-year of both companies is horrendous. They bogged down around 50%, PayPal down something like 36%. These are still both very respectable businesses with tremendous tailwinds that they\'re playing into. Clearly, some challenges they\'re dealing with over the last year plus, I think they\'re poised for better days ahead.\nChris Hill: Ron, what about you?\nRon Gross: I haven\'t talked much recently about my biotech basket that I started building way back in 2017 and it was on fire for a while, but now after almost six years, it\'s actually down 2%. The baskets focused on gene therapy to refresh some listeners memories. I\'m by no means a biotech expert, but I bought the basket because I felt gene editing would be the future of medicine, and I do still believe that, but biotech is very volatile and the entire sector has been very weak since January 2021. Rising interest rates have been a major headwind, for earlier stage companies, having cash has been helpful. It\'s really key for these companies but even if you have cash, being five years or so from market is a headwind too. The payoff is just too long versus nearer-term rewards. Working through that all will take some time. Interest rates coming down will help, I do think this will eventually happen. A pickup in M&A would be huge, the recent Pfizer\'s second deal was encouraging. I\'m sticking with my basket, if you don\'t want to individual stocks, I recommend the XBI ETF as a great way to play the sector.\nChris Hill: Just real quick on the M&A activity, Ron, when you look at this basket of biotech stocks that you have, are there some that part of the thesis for you is they might be an acquisition target?\nRon Gross: Yes, two of them have already been taken out, but that was earlier in the basket, maybe before 2020. Since then, I\'ve had no acquisition activity in my holdings, but some of them are probably ripe. Especially once their cash comes down to a point of where they\'re somewhat in trouble and easy to bargain with, they make easier acquisition targets.\nChris Hill: April showers bring May flowers, but let\'s face it, April showers just bring a lot of rain. With that in mind, Jason, what is the stock for a rainy day? And think in terms of 2022, what a rough year for the market and investors it was. A stock for a rainy day for me is a stable stall ward business that provides ballast.\nJason Moser: As you were going through last year, there were some stocks hopefully in your portfolio that helped you sleep at night. I\'m going to round out the war on cash basket here, Chris, actually, because when I look to Visa and MasterCard, both actually, in positive return territory over the last year, down only slightly in 2022, outperforming the market handily. I felt really good as an owner of these companies. When you look at the 5 and 10-year charts, it becomes more apparent. You just want to own these and go to sleep at night, and you\'re going to hold onto them for a long time. People chirping out there about disruption in crypto and they\'re going to be left behind, and yeah. Again remember, these are big companies with a lot of resources. They\'re the ones that are investing in a lot of this stuff. These opportunities come along the way, they\'re not sitting on their collective ducts doing nothing. They got the resources to invest in this evolving space, massive networks of users all around the world, and data indicates that more card users continue to use their cards more. The tailwinds are very clear, it\'s just so difficult to disrupt massive networks like these. I think that\'s why we saw these two companies, we saw their shares hold up so well in 2022. I remain an owner of all four that I\'ve mentioned here, and intend to remain a holder for hopefully years to come.\nChris Hill: Ron Gross, what about you?\nRon Gross: Berkshire Hathaway, though, I do know it\'s growing and Warren and Charlie aren\'t going to be around forever. But it\'s a collection of more than 60 wonderful businesses, including BNSF Railway, Geico, MidAmerican Energy, Clayton Homes, my personal favorite, Dairy Queen, love Dairy Queen. Insurance is about 7% of the business, railways and energy 9% each, manufacturing 25% each, nicely diversified across sectors. Obviously from an investment perspective, big positions, dynamics, and Bank of America, and Apple, Occidental Petroleum. A succession plan is in place, Greg Abel will be the head of the company one day. He currently heads up the energy division, he\'s Vice Chairman of the Board. Investing side is well in hand with Todd Combs and Ted Weschler managing sizable portfolios for Berkshire. Only 1.8 times tangible book value or $129 billion in cash, compounded value at that almost 20% rate over 57 years allows me to sleep well at night. It is my largest position.\nChris Hill: Ron, you\'re right, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, they\'re not immortal, although. They seem like they are at times, but it really does seem like while they\'re not going to be around forever. This business and the blueprint for running it, both in terms of the acquisitions they make, and the investments that they make, it seems like that is set up about as well as any succession planning I can think of in recent memory.\nRon Gross: Agree from an operating side of the business, agree. My only concern is future acquisitions, Warren Buffett is a master at identifying the right companies at the right price. Let\'s hope that continues well into the future.\nChris Hill: All right, last but not least, Jason, one actual cleaning tip. It can be specific, it can be more general, enough with the investing. Let\'s help folks with an actual cleaning tip.\nJason Moser: Well, this is something my wife a year or so ago turned me onto this thing. I do most of the cooking in the house, and I just do a lot of the cleaning, as well, with the dishes at least. Maybe you could just say the kitchen is my domain, Chris. But one thing she got me turned on to is this dish soap bar. Instead of buying the plastic bottle filled with the dish liquid, you can buy these dish soap bars and it\'s just like a bar of soap. You\'re saving having to buy and either trash or, hopefully, recycle that plastic container, I tell you what it last a lot longer, because with the liquid, you just tend to overuse it. I\'ve really become a great proponent of this dish bar and they come in all sorts of different shapes and sizes. Keep on the lookout for me if you find one, give it a try. You may become a believer like I am.\nChris Hill: Ron.\nRon Gross: Two weekends ago, my wife went to visit my son at college, and I had the house to myself. As we do Jason, I cooked up a whole bunch of Italian food in a thick red tomato sauce. Here\'s where the story goes south, stick with me. I decided I was an adult and I could make the adult decision to eat in the family room in front of the TV. The plan is going perfectly until a big dollop of tomato sauce dropped onto our new carpet. Well, thank goodness for Google, here\'s what you do. You mix two cups of cold water with one tablespoon of clear liquid detergent, apply a generous amount, bloat it up, rinse. It\'s like it never happened.\nChris Hill: Let\'s go to our man behind the glass, Dan Boyd. Dan, any thoughts on what you\'ve heard or a cleaning tip of your own?\nDan Boyd: Recently, I\'ve had to take a part of vacuum to get some crackers that my son had dropped. I realized that you can clean the filters in a lot of these modern vacuums that don\'t use bag filters. I did that, cleaned it, let it dry for 24 hours, and now my vacuum works like it\'s brand new.\nChris Hill: You\'re not getting that on Bloomberg. Jason Moser, Ron Gross. Thanks for being here, more after the break, so stay right here. This is Motley Fool Money.\nChris Hill: Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. I\'m Chris Hill. Howard Marks is the co-founder and Co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management. Warren Buffett is set of him. When I see memos from Howard Marks in my mail, that\'s the first thing I open and read. Back in January, Motley Fool Senior Analyst, Bill Mann, caught up with Marks to talk about his recent memo entitled Sea Change, as well as China\'s effect on inflation here in the US, and the winners and losers in a world of higher interest rates.\nBill Mann: You put out a memo in December. It was called sea change. In sea change, you describe what you see in 53 years of investing. Only the dawn of the third era of investing. Now obviously, in that period of time, we\'ve seen lots of fads, we\'ve seen lots of trends. But in this case, we\'re talking about something that is a total transformation and we have felt it too. But I wanted to take the opportunity to ask you. To talk about what it is that you see that\'s happening and why you think it\'s happening now.\nHoward Marks: I think Bill, since the global financial crisis which ended in \'09, we\'ve been living in a world which was engineered to be an easy world. Some of the manifestations may not have been intentional. The Fed had to save the country and the world from the global financial prices. It did so by drastically lowering interest rates and increasing liquidity through quantitative easy, the buying of bonds. Those two changes had many ramifications. I would say, they made the world and easy place. Unusually, unnaturally easy place for the 13 years from the \'09 through the end of \'21. What do I mean? Well, first of all, of course, it was very easy to borrow money and it was cheap to borrow money. Borrowers did not have to commit to extensive documentation or restrictions. What we call covenants tended to disappear. Now the reason for this is largely because the reduction of interest rates reduced the returns on very safe instruments like cash at T-bills, high-grade bonds and to the point where investors, especially institutions that need 6% or 7% or 8% a year couldn\'t use those things. They had to move out the risk curve in order to get the returns they needed. That made their capital readily available to riskier companies at low interest rates. The accommodative monetary policy that I described supported the economy. We had the longest economic recovery in history. It supported the markets. We had the longest bill market in history. Declining interest rates increased the value of all assets. The theorication says that the value of an asset is the discounted present value of all the future cash flows. If you lower the rate at which you do the discounting, the present value of future cash flows goes up. Assets became more valuable. It was very difficult to default or go bankrupt in this accommodative environment. The rate of defaults and bankruptcies was very low. In the prior crises, I had managed money in 1991 or 1992, we had two years of double-digit defaults in the high-yield bond universe. In this case, we only had one. Again, because of these accommodative policies.\nBill Mann: You can always go get more money.\nHoward Marks: Exactly.\nBill Mann: Money was available.\nHoward Marks: A zombie company which assumed money where the debt service requirements exceeded the cash-flows, as you say, burden money every quarter, but it was very easy for them to get more money. An easy going environment. The main point of the memo Sea Change is that, number 1, obviously in 1980, I had a loan outstanding from a bank and I got a slip from the bank saying the rate on your loan is now 22 in a quarter. It seems like a lot. Forty years later I was able to borrow at two-and-a-quarter down. I just think that interest rates don\'t have much further to go on the downside. That phenomenon is largely over. I think that, for various reasons, the Fed is not going to go back to the ultra-low interest rates over the last 13 years. We\'re back more to, in my opinion, a more normal environment where it\'s not easy to get financed. Some people can, some can\'t. It\'s not as cheap, there may be some covenants involved. It\'s not so easy to avoid default and bankruptcy, it\'s not so easy to avoid recession, it\'s just going to be a little more challenging time. Now, if people say I want to go back to normal, let\'s go back to normal like 2015, 2016, 2017, that was not normal tunnel.\nBill Mann: We\'re in normal.\nHoward Marks: This is normal.\nBill Mann: Yeah, this is normal.\nHoward Marks: The new conditions that I described as normal, the conditions of the last 13 years were abnormal.\nBill Mann: There was a brilliant chart and I should send it to you. It was provided to me that the Bank of Japan did it. It showed that the interest rates over the last 13 years worldwide were at 700-year lows. Probably longer than that. But they ran out of the capacity to track from the beginning of recorded history in which interests was a formalized thing. We\'re at a 700-year low. What\'s really interesting to me, so I got my start in investing in Japan and it was the early 1990s. It was a very incredible time to be an investor. Japan never did learn that lesson, or at least, they have pushed it off. That the types of cleansing that you\'re talking about, bankruptcy is good. Bankruptcy, it hurts, and I think that it feels bad. But in some ways, our country works best because we are really good at rewarding well-invested capital and punishing poorly invested capital. In the last 13 years, that accommodative environment made that something you could step through it.\nBill Mann: I said it in what one of my memos during the pandemic, that fear of bankruptcy is to capitalism as fear of hell is to Catholicism. [laughs] It\'s what needs on the straighten out. It\'s what makes us make prudent decisions. If you\'re not afraid of bankruptcy or default because the conditions are so benign and you believe that there\'s always input from the Fed in which they\'ll value and the economy out, then you don\'t have to be so prudent. That\'s the downside and that creates moral hazard and all those things.\nChris Hill: More with Howard Marks after the break. This is Motley Fool Money.\nChris Hill: Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. I\'m Chris Hill. Let\'s get back to my colleague Bill Mann\'s conversation with Howard Marks.\nBill Mann: There is a word that you didn\'t write in sea change. To me, it was in the background and the word is China. Because when you\'re talking about a 13 year period, I think you\'re generally talking about an interest rate environment. But the 40-year period, you\'re talking about, primarily, the impacts of globalization. For a 40-year period, we had the capacity and the endless desire to export inflation to China. Is that time over as well?\nHoward Marks: Well, I would rephrase. I wouldn\'t say we exported inflation. I\'d say we exported a sourcing that had the effect of fighting inflation. I think there was a 25-year period there. Maybe it was something like 1990-2015 when consumer durables prices overall declined by 40%. It didn\'t happen because the OS production got cheaper, it happened because we imported more from Asia. When we\'re talking about durables, we\'re talking about appliances and things of that nature, TVs. Raise your hand if you have an American-made TV.\nBill Mann: It\'s a coffee table if you do.\nHoward Marks: By the way, this was the period that coincided with, what I call, China\'s economic miracle. I\'m not going to put you on the spot. But do you know how much Chinese GDP is up in the last 42 years?\nBill Mann: You mean aggregate?\nHoward Marks: No, what percentage or how many times? Has it doubled? Has it tripled?\nBill Mann: I think it\'s like eight times.\nHoward Marks: It\'s a hundred times.\nBill Mann: So I was really wrong?\nHoward Marks: Really wrong.\nBill Mann: You did put me on the spot by not putting me on the spot.\nHoward Marks: In 1978, as I recall, Chinese GDP was $178 billion. Most recently, it was $17.8 trillion. That\'s 100 x. Our business made China rich and allowed them to move people from the farms to the cities and into manufacturing from agriculture and so forth. But it\'s largely over. Ironically, there are a lot of people who want to do outsourcing who say, now, China\'s too expensive. Because the Chinese miracle raised the per capita income and the wage in China, and you can\'t get work done as cheaply over there anymore as you used to.\nBill Mann: On a yield basis, it doesn\'t really work out anymore.\nHoward Marks: Exactly. You have people going to countries other than China, Vietnam or Bangladesh are examples. But then you have the fact that the pandemic demonstrated that we have to worry about sources of supply. There was a forest going on now called deep globalization which is a reversal of the sourcing abroad in some small ways. But that will stop or undo the progress against inflation that globalization produced, so you can\'t have it both ways.\nBill Mann: It can\'t be both ways. You\'re exactly right that it was a continuum. If raising China\'s economic standards was a goal, from both sides, it was a goal. Richard Nixon looked at China and said, having a China in poverty is not helpful for anybody. It was absolutely a policy goal, but they\'ve done it. You are at the point now where China is no longer competing on price.\nHoward Marks: I\'m not 100% sure on this datum, but if it averaged 2% a year in this country for the last 30 years and that benefited from the process I described in which durables prices went down by 40%, what would inflation have been if durables prices hadn\'t gone down by 40%? If durables prices are not going to go down by 40% in the years ahead, what will inflation be? I think we may have a slightly higher normal rate of inflation than we did over this period.\nBill Mann: You do agree with me that we exported inflation?\nHoward Marks: Yeah.\nBill Mann: I\'m still stinging from the fact that my guess that the exponents were for how much China has grown was so far off. But it does so, even if you know your stuff, exponential math or exponential factors are really hard to contemplate. What we\'re suggesting and what you\'re suggesting NCE change is that a lot of the things that have not worked for the last 13 years maybe, are about to.\nHoward Marks: It\'s not, yes-no, black-white. The things that were penalized in that period will be less penalized or maybe benefited. Great example, is high-yield bonds. That\'s really where I started as a money manager in \'78, and it\'s a big part of what we do here at Oaktree. About a year ago, they yielded four something. That was the low-return world. They were not useful to the institutional client trying to make six, seven, or eight. Who would invest in low-quality debt to make four something? Well, today at yields about eight. That\'s a usable rate of return. That\'s just very simple example of what you\'re talking about. The availability of returns now that I would describe as helpful or harmful. They\'re not the highest I\'ve ever seen. I wouldn\'t describe them as the most generous, but at least they\'re usable. Another example is one of the things we invest in here and are well known for is distressed debt. But guess what? There wasn\'t much distress.\nBill Mann: If you can just keep raising capital.\nHoward Marks: In my first 30 years in that position, the default rate averaged around 4% a year and the last 13 years average something more like two. Very little default, not much for default distressed debt funds to do. We raised smallish funds and they had moderate returns. Not our dream environment.\nBill Mann: Yeah, it sounds to me, Howard, like you were describing a much better environment than we\'ve had in a long time for pension, for pulled money. That they have struggled so much for the return for their current obligations. What are some of the other areas you think will benefit from the new world order?\nHoward Marks: Well, it\'s basically everything on the lending side of the equation. That\'s one. Ranging from cash, which now has a few percent positive return through treasuries, through high-grades, through high yield. Private lending now yields low double-digits. It used to be mid to high single digits. Distressed debt funds should be able to make more money and more target-rich environment. Then there is the one off here and there. If you want to look at the things that have been hurt, an example is the emerging markets. The emerging markets face significant challenges. They\'ve incurred a lot denominated in dollars and they don\'t have that much access to dollars. This low-return world, the hunt for return on investors part allowed made dollar capital available to the emerging markets through launch, which has not normally been the case.\nThey\'ll struggle paying off those loans. But the securities are starting from a cheap place. And often they\'re going to go up. I\'m not saying that. But there are two piles of securities or assets. There\'s one pile that everybody knows about, feels they understand, feels good about, feels seemly and prudent, and they\'re optimistic about. Then there\'s another pile of things that people don\'t know about, don\'t understand, don\'t feel good about, things that are unseemly and they\'re pessimistic about. Which pile contains the bargains? It\'s the latter. I want to say very clearly for your viewers and listeners. That\'s not to say that everything on the latter pile is a bargain. But the bargains are in that pile. I\'ve made a living for 50 years buying things on that pile, doing the things other people didn\'t want to do. You get to China, what\'s the word that people have been applying to China for the last year or so? Uninvestable.\nBill Mann: Yeah.\nHoward Marks: I like to hear that because I say, nobody else is willing to do it. That means there\'s not much optimism in the prices. That means the prices may be low, maybe too low. Let\'s take a hard look. That\'s it. That\'s how we think around here.\nChris Hill: That\'s going to do it for this week\'s Motley Fool Money radio show. The show is mixed by Dan Boyd. I\'m Chris Hill. Thanks for listening. We\'ll see you next time.\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Bill Mann has positions in Alphabet, Berkshire Hathaway, Costco Wholesale, and Mastercard. Chris Hill has positions in Alphabet, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Block, Costco Wholesale, PayPal, Under Armour, and Visa. Jason Moser has positions in Alphabet, Apple, Block, Mastercard, PayPal, Under Armour, and Visa. Ron Gross has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Block, Costco Wholesale, and Mastercard. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Block, Cadence Design Systems, Costco Wholesale, Mastercard, PayPal, Spdr Series Trust - Spdr S&p Biotech ETF, Under Armour, Visa, and Zillow Group. The Motley Fool recommends Five Below and Ollie\'s Bargain Outlet and recommends the following options: long January 2025 $370 calls on Mastercard, short January 2025 $380 calls on Mastercard, and short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann talks with Howard Marks, co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, about China's effect on inflation in the U.S., and the winners and losers in a world of higher interest rates. Back in January, Motley Fool Senior Analyst, Bill Mann, caught up with Marks to talk about his recent memo entitled Sea Change, as well as China's effect on inflation here in the US, and the winners and losers in a world of higher interest rates. Now the reason for this is largely because the reduction of interest rates reduced the returns on very safe instruments like cash at T-bills, high-grade bonds and to the point where investors, especially institutions that need 6% or 7% or 8% a year couldn't use those things.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann talks with Howard Marks, co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, about China's effect on inflation in the U.S., and the winners and losers in a world of higher interest rates. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Block, Cadence Design Systems, Costco Wholesale, Mastercard, PayPal, Spdr Series Trust - Spdr S&p Biotech ETF, Under Armour, Visa, and Zillow Group. The Motley Fool recommends Five Below and Ollie's Bargain Outlet and recommends the following options: long January 2025 $370 calls on Mastercard, short January 2025 $380 calls on Mastercard, and short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal.", 'news_article_title': 'Time to Spring-Clean...Your Stock Portfolio', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Ron Gross: My guess is that in this market and the last year or so we've had, there's not a lot of that going on most portfolios, but there could be the outlier there that you got in on something that they're 52-week low, it's now double or even triple, and you never anticipated that, you might want to trim. Welcome back to Motley Fool Money, Chris Hill here with Jason Moser and Ron Gross. Howard Marks: In my first 30 years in that position, the default rate averaged around 4% a year and the last 13 years average something more like two.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann talks with Howard Marks, co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, about China's effect on inflation in the U.S., and the winners and losers in a world of higher interest rates. Chris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don't buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. Back in January, Motley Fool Senior Analyst, Bill Mann, caught up with Marks to talk about his recent memo entitled Sea Change, as well as China's effect on inflation here in the US, and the winners and losers in a world of higher interest rates."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-drops-as-job-gains-fuel-rate-hike-worries', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\nApril 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday on growing concerns that the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates after Friday\'s jobs data pointed to a resilient labor market.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq <.IXIC> led losses among the major indexes after the long weekend, with growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping between 1.7% and 2.1%.\nU.S. employers maintained a strong pace of hiring in March, data on Friday showed, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.5% and raising odds of the Fed hiking rates one more time next month.\n"Investors remain very optimistic that the (rate) increases will come to an end, but the data which the Fed is so dependent on seems to leave room for at least a 25-basis point increase one more time," said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments.\n"One has to step back and look at a bigger picture than just these week-to-week market battles over data. It\'s going take a few more months to see whether the economic slowdown continues or consumer spending comes back and once again rescues us from a true recession."\nSeveral economic indicators last week, including weak private payrolls and job openings data, had initially raised hopes of a pause to the market-punishing rate hikes amid the recent banking sector turmoil.\nHowever, the odds of a 25-basis point rate hike by the Fed in May rose to more than 65% after Friday\'s jobs data, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool, from 57% last week.\nThe focus this week will shift to U.S. consumer and producer prices data, minutes from the Fed\'s March meeting and quarterly results from big U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Citigroup Inc C.N and Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N.\nAnalysts expect profits of S&P 500 companies to shrink 5.2% in the first quarter, as per Refinitiv estimates, a reversal from the 1.4% growth forecast at the start of the year.\nAt 9:41 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 84.51 points, or 0.25%, at 33,400.78, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 28.40 points, or 0.69%, at 4,076.62, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 146.94 points, or 1.22%, at 11,941.02.\nEight of the 11 major S&P sectors were trading lower, with consumer discretionary .SPLRCD, technology .SPLRCT and communication services .SPLRCL indexes posting losses of more than 1% each.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O fell 4.2% after the electric-vehicle maker cut prices in the United States between 2% and nearly 6%, a move that analysts cautioned could hurt profitability.\nFirst Republic Bank FRC.N slipped 1.5% as the lender said on Friday it plans to suspend payments of quarterly cash dividends on its preferred stock "as a measure of prudent oversight".\nThe KBW Regional Banking index .KRXfell 0.3% after Fed data on Friday showed overall credit from U.S. banks declined by a record of more than $120 billion in the latest week, on a nonseasonally adjusted basis.\nPioneer Natural Resources Co PXD.N jumped 6.7% after a report that Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N held preliminary talks with the company about a possible acquisition of the shale oil producer.\nChip stocks such as Micron Technology Inc MU.O and Western Digital Corp WDC.O gained 7.8% and 8.4%, respectively, on Samsung Electronics Co Ltd\'s 005930.KS plans to cut chip production.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.48-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 1.74-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and no new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 13 new highs and 57 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Medha Singh; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq <.IXIC> led losses among the major indexes after the long weekend, with growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping between 1.7% and 2.1%. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday on growing concerns that the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates after Friday's jobs data pointed to a resilient labor market. Several economic indicators last week, including weak private payrolls and job openings data, had initially raised hopes of a pause to the market-punishing rate hikes amid the recent banking sector turmoil.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq <.IXIC> led losses among the major indexes after the long weekend, with growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping between 1.7% and 2.1%. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday on growing concerns that the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates after Friday's jobs data pointed to a resilient labor market. U.S. employers maintained a strong pace of hiring in March, data on Friday showed, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.5% and raising odds of the Fed hiking rates one more time next month.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street drops as job gains fuel rate-hike worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq <.IXIC> led losses among the major indexes after the long weekend, with growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping between 1.7% and 2.1%. U.S. employers maintained a strong pace of hiring in March, data on Friday showed, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.5% and raising odds of the Fed hiking rates one more time next month. However, the odds of a 25-basis point rate hike by the Fed in May rose to more than 65% after Friday's jobs data, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool, from 57% last week.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq <.IXIC> led losses among the major indexes after the long weekend, with growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping between 1.7% and 2.1%. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday on growing concerns that the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates after Friday's jobs data pointed to a resilient labor market. U.S. employers maintained a strong pace of hiring in March, data on Friday showed, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.5% and raising odds of the Fed hiking rates one more time next month."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-music-down-for-thousands-other-services-also-affected', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Updates with details from Apple\'s status page\nApril 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O music service was facing issues, the iPhone-maker said on its status page on late Monday, while users reported issues with various other services of the company.\nAccording to outage tracking website Downdetector.com, services including the support service and Apple store were down for thousands. More than 3,300 users reported issues with streaming Apple Music at the peak of outage, while nearly 2,200 reported problems with App Store in the United States.\nApple\'s status page indicated that Apple Music, Apple Music Radio, and iTunes Match were facing an ongoing "outage." Additionally, users were reportedly encountering issues with Apple News, the status page showed.\nApple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment regarding the cause of the outage or whether other services were impacted as indicated by Downdetector.\nDowndetector tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources including user-submitted errors on its platform. The outage may be affecting a larger number of users.\n(Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Updates with details from Apple's status page April 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O music service was facing issues, the iPhone-maker said on its status page on late Monday, while users reported issues with various other services of the company. Additionally, users were reportedly encountering issues with Apple News, the status page showed. Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment regarding the cause of the outage or whether other services were impacted as indicated by Downdetector.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Updates with details from Apple\'s status page April 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O music service was facing issues, the iPhone-maker said on its status page on late Monday, while users reported issues with various other services of the company. According to outage tracking website Downdetector.com, services including the support service and Apple store were down for thousands. Apple\'s status page indicated that Apple Music, Apple Music Radio, and iTunes Match were facing an ongoing "outage."', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Music down for thousands, other services also affected', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Updates with details from Apple's status page April 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O music service was facing issues, the iPhone-maker said on its status page on late Monday, while users reported issues with various other services of the company. According to outage tracking website Downdetector.com, services including the support service and Apple store were down for thousands. The outage may be affecting a larger number of users.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Updates with details from Apple\'s status page April 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O music service was facing issues, the iPhone-maker said on its status page on late Monday, while users reported issues with various other services of the company. More than 3,300 users reported issues with streaming Apple Music at the peak of outage, while nearly 2,200 reported problems with App Store in the United States. Apple\'s status page indicated that Apple Music, Apple Music Radio, and iTunes Match were facing an ongoing "outage."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-aapl-cat-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Monday, shares of Caterpillar (CAT) topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.8%. Year to date, Caterpillar has lost about 10.3% of its value.\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Apple (AAPL), trading down 2.5%. Apple is showing a gain of 23.5% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), trading down 2.0%, and Dow (DOW), trading up 1.8% on the day.\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: AAPL, CAT\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Apple (AAPL), trading down 2.5%. VIDEO: Dow Movers: AAPL, CAT The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Monday, shares of Caterpillar (CAT) topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.8%.", 'news_luhn_summary': "And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Apple (AAPL), trading down 2.5%. VIDEO: Dow Movers: AAPL, CAT The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Monday, shares of Caterpillar (CAT) topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.8%.", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: AAPL, CAT', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Apple (AAPL), trading down 2.5%. VIDEO: Dow Movers: AAPL, CAT The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Apple is showing a gain of 23.5% looking at the year to date performance.', 'news_textrank_summary': "And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Apple (AAPL), trading down 2.5%. VIDEO: Dow Movers: AAPL, CAT The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Monday, shares of Caterpillar (CAT) topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.8%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-muted-after-jobs-data-raises-odds-of-more-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures: Dow up 0.04%, S&P flat, Nasdaq down 0.24%\nApril 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Monday, as traders returned from Easter break to growing risks that the Federal Reserve will continue to hike interest rates after Friday\'s jobs data highlighted a still-strong labor market.\nFutures tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQcv1 led modest losses on Wall Street, with shares of growth stocks Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping in early premarket trade.\nU.S. employers maintained a strong pace of hiring in March, data released on Friday showed, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.5% and raising odds of the Fed hiking rates one more time next month.\nWhile nonfarm payrolls increased by 236,000 jobs last month, slightly weaker than economists\' expectations, investors focused on the overall data which signaled labor market resilience.\n"We see a disconnect between markets presuming much easier Fed policy on "softer" data and how the Fed will actually see the data," Citi economists said in a note.\n"Not only should high inflation and a still-strong labor market keep cuts unlikely, but we see persistently too-strong inflation, including a 0.5% MoM increase in core CPI this week, as leading to further hikes."\nCiti expects three 25 basis point rate hikes at the coming Fed meetings with a policy rate reaching 5.50-5.75%.\nWhile U.S. stock markets were closed for Good Friday, Treasury yields surged after the data, with the two-year yield US2YT=RR, which typically moves in step with rate expectations, jumping to 3.993% on Friday. It was last down at 3.9306%. US/\nFocus this week will shift to U.S. consumer prices data, the Fed\'s meeting minutes as well as first-quarter results from big U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Citigroup Inc C.N and Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N.\nAnalysts expect profits for S&P 500 companies to shrink 5.2% in the first-quarter, as per Refinitiv IBES estimates, a reversal from 1.4% growth forecast at the start of the year.\nAt 05:03 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 12 points, or 0.04%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 remained unchanged, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 31.75 points, or 0.24%.\nFirst Republic Bank\'s shares FRC.N slipped 1.4% after the lender said it will suspend payments of quarterly cash dividends on its preferred stock "as a measure of prudent oversight."\nShares of other regional banks were also weaker after Fed data released on Friday showed deposits at U.S. commercial banks rose near the end of March for the first time in about a month, showing signs of stabilizing after the recent bank failures rocked the banking system and rattled depositors.\nWestern Alliance Bancorporation WAL.N slipped 0.8%, while PacWest Bancorp PACW.O was down 0.6%.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; additional reporting by Medha Singh; Editing by Varun H K)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Futures tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQcv1 led modest losses on Wall Street, with shares of growth stocks Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping in early premarket trade. While nonfarm payrolls increased by 236,000 jobs last month, slightly weaker than economists\' expectations, investors focused on the overall data which signaled labor market resilience. First Republic Bank\'s shares FRC.N slipped 1.4% after the lender said it will suspend payments of quarterly cash dividends on its preferred stock "as a measure of prudent oversight."', 'news_luhn_summary': "Futures tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQcv1 led modest losses on Wall Street, with shares of growth stocks Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping in early premarket trade. Futures: Dow up 0.04%, S&P flat, Nasdaq down 0.24% April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Monday, as traders returned from Easter break to growing risks that the Federal Reserve will continue to hike interest rates after Friday's jobs data highlighted a still-strong labor market. While nonfarm payrolls increased by 236,000 jobs last month, slightly weaker than economists' expectations, investors focused on the overall data which signaled labor market resilience.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures muted after jobs data raises odds of more rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Futures tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQcv1 led modest losses on Wall Street, with shares of growth stocks Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping in early premarket trade. While nonfarm payrolls increased by 236,000 jobs last month, slightly weaker than economists' expectations, investors focused on the overall data which signaled labor market resilience. Citi expects three 25 basis point rate hikes at the coming Fed meetings with a policy rate reaching 5.50-5.75%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Futures tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQcv1 led modest losses on Wall Street, with shares of growth stocks Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping in early premarket trade. Futures: Dow up 0.04%, S&P flat, Nasdaq down 0.24% April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Monday, as traders returned from Easter break to growing risks that the Federal Reserve will continue to hike interest rates after Friday's jobs data highlighted a still-strong labor market. While U.S. stock markets were closed for Good Friday, Treasury yields surged after the data, with the two-year yield US2YT=RR, which typically moves in step with rate expectations, jumping to 3.993% on Friday."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-best-stocks-to-buy-in-april-for-the-looming-recession', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nMany investors believe a recession is imminent. Indeed, there are many reasons for such a view, which makes searching for the best stocks to buy in this environment difficult.\nInflation is high, interest rates are on the rise, geopolitical concerns remain and the yield curve is steeply inverted. The last factor, yield curve inversion, is probably the most indicative of an upcoming recession. Over the last several decades every time the yield curve has been this inverted, there’s been a recession. So if the market is right, and it has an incredible track record, we’re headed for some pain.\nWith that in mind, picking winning stocks can seem like a fool’s errand.\nHowever, every recession is different, and the shape and breadth of this potential upcoming recession will likely be different from what we’ve seen in the past.\nThat said, for those seeking a defensive way to manage through this turmoil, here are three of the best stocks for a recession right now.\nMcDonald’s (MCD)\nSource: 8th.creator / Shutterstock.com\nOne of the best stocks to buy in any environment has to be McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD). A powerful consumer brand with a global presence, McDonald’s has enriched long-term investors due to its simple menu, strong reputation and consistent profitability. The business has provided distributions since 1976 with a current quarterly distribution of $1.38 per share. Accordingly, with a current yield of around 2.1%, McDonald’s still provides a greater yield than the S&P 500 average.\nMcDonald’s is a resilient restaurant franchise that can generate strong financial results regardless of the economic climate. With a cash payment percentage of 80% less than its net income during the preceding decade, the business has boosted its distribution by 92% over the same time frame. For those who like total returns, that’s a great thing.\nDue to the unpredictability of the future, traders consider the advantages and disadvantages of a potential investment, and many cautious traders favor a stability strategy. Since MCD stock operates well in macroeconomic upswings and downswings, McDonald’s is regarded as a decent investment alternative and a dependable selection for those seeking steadiness.\nMcDonald’s has proven to be a resilient business that can weather economic ups and downs. Additionally, if the economy improves, McDonald’s is in a position to benefit even more as people tend to eat out more frequently when times are good. Despite some customers upgrading to more expensive restaurants, McDonald’s is still a recognizable food service franchise that offers something for everyone. Even those who trade up are unlikely to completely abandon McDonald’s thanks to its convenience, speed and consistency.\nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ)\nSource: Alexander Tolstykh / Shutterstock.com\nJohnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) stock is a top pick for investors looking to hold a company through to retirement that can weather a negative macro environment. In the healthcare and consumer staples sector, JNJ stock has proven to be a strong financial performer. This is highlighted by its AAA credit rating, one of only a few such companies in its weight class.\nJohnson & Johnson has an incredible track record of providing steady and consistent earnings growth. This has allowed the company to weather previous recessions, and provide increasing dividends for 60 consecutive years. That’s no easy feat.\nIn a recession, consumers cut back on many items. However, essential products such as those provided by Johnson & Johnson, must be bought. The company’s strong brands and pricing power suggests that even in difficult times, this is a company that will come through. Investors need only look to the previous recessions to see how this stock outperformed.\nPerhaps much of this sentiment is already baked into JNJ stock. It’s not cheap by any stretch, trading at around 25 times earnings. However, the company has ample growth potential in its biotech division, with an impressive pipeline of almost 50 programs in Phase 3 development, showcasing its continued commitment to innovation.\nMoreover, Johnson & Johnson is a reliable company that maintains its dividend payments during challenging times, which can help to offset market losses. Additionally, with a multi-year settlement for the company’s talc powder taking the monkey off of investors’ backs, this stock is free to rise from here. And rise it will, in my view.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: pio3 / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s largest company, and is a top holding of many of the most prominent investors of all time. One only needs to look to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B) portfolio to see how world-class investors weight this stock.\nDuring a downturn, Apple’s revenues may suffer because fewer people may be willing to spend money on expensive electronic items. Considering that the iPhone generates almost half of the firm’s annual sales, this could be especially bad for the business. Macroeconomic challenges contributed to a year-over-year decline of 8% in iPhone revenue during the fiscal first-quarter.\nThat said, Apple remains among the most defensive mega-cap tech stocks for a reason. Apple’s loyal customer base highly values their iPhones due to the seamless hardware-software integration that results in high customer satisfaction. Additionally, Apple’s iCloud keeps all devices running in sync, encouraging customers to buy more than one device, ultimately creating a diversified revenue stream.\nThis strong ecosystem creates network effects and a respective durable competitive advantage, or what Buffett would call a moat, around the business. For those thinking long-term, this company which generates approximately $100 billion in free cash flow annually, is among the best stocks to buy in this market.\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\nThe post 3 Best Stocks to Buy in April for the Looming Recession appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s largest company, and is a top holding of many of the most prominent investors of all time. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. A powerful consumer brand with a global presence, McDonald’s has enriched long-term investors due to its simple menu, strong reputation and consistent profitability.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s largest company, and is a top holding of many of the most prominent investors of all time. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Source: Alexander Tolstykh / Shutterstock.com Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) stock is a top pick for investors looking to hold a company through to retirement that can weather a negative macro environment.', 'news_article_title': '3 Best Stocks to Buy in April for the Looming Recession', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s largest company, and is a top holding of many of the most prominent investors of all time. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. Inflation is high, interest rates are on the rise, geopolitical concerns remain and the yield curve is steeply inverted.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: pio3 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s largest company, and is a top holding of many of the most prominent investors of all time. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Many investors believe a recession is imminent.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-to-expect-from-netflixs-q1-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is slated to report its Q1 2023 results on April 18th. We estimate that Netflix’s revenue will come in at about $8.2 billion for the quarter, marginally ahead of the consensus estimate of about $8.17 billion. This would mark year-over-year growth of roughly 4%, although it would be down from a growth rate of close to 10% in the same quarter last year. We estimate that earnings will stand at about $2.90 per share, compared to a consensus of $2.86 per share. So what are some of the trends that are likely to drive Netflix results? See our interactive dashboard analysis on Netflix Earnings Preview for more details on how Netflix’s revenues and earnings are likely to trend for the quarter.\nNetflix has stopped providing guidance on subscriber additions – a sign that its years of big growth are clearly cooling. However, the company’s focus has shifted more toward better monetization, and there are some key trends that we will be watching when the company reports earnings. This will be the first full quarter since the launch of the company’s ad-supported plan called “Basic with Ads.” Over its Q4 2022 conference call, Netflix indicated that the plan was helping it to reach out to a new set of more price-sensitive customers, without seeing customers switch to the ad-supported plan from other subscription tiers. Netflix is also looking to boost its monetization of account sharing. While the company introduced paid sharing of accounts in some Latin American countries last year, it expanded these tests to Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain in February. We will be looking for updates on the same.\nNow, Netflix margins could also face some pressure over the quarter due to the timing of the company’s content spending and potentially due to some foreign currency impacts. Netflix’s rollout of the ad-supported tier could also have a temporary impact on margins. For perspective, Netflix sees operating margins of 20%, compared to about 25% in the year-ago quarter.\nWe were quite bullish on Netflix stock when it fell to five-year lows around mid-2022. However, the stock has recovered considerably since then. At the current market price of about $339 per share, Netflix trades at about 30x forward earnings which is not very attractive considering the company’s slowing subscriber growth and concerns about an economic downturn. We currently remain neutral on Netflix stock, with a price estimate of $340 per share, which is roughly in line with the current market price. See our analysis Netflix Valuation: Expensive or Cheap for more details on what’s driving our price estimate for Netflix. Also, check out the analysis of Netflix Revenue for more details on how Netflix revenues are trending.\nWhat if you’re looking for a more balanced portfolio instead? Our high-quality portfolio and multi-strategy portfolio have beaten the market consistently since the end of 2016.\n Returns Apr 2023\nMTD [1] 2023\nYTD [1] 2017-23\nTotal [2]\n NFLX Return -2% 15% 174%\n S&P 500 Return 0% 7% 83%\n Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio -2% 6% 232%\n[1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/8/2023\n[2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016\nInvest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios\nSee all Trefis Price Estimates\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Netflix has stopped providing guidance on subscriber additions – a sign that its years of big growth are clearly cooling. While the company introduced paid sharing of accounts in some Latin American countries last year, it expanded these tests to Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain in February. At the current market price of about $339 per share, Netflix trades at about 30x forward earnings which is not very attractive considering the company’s slowing subscriber growth and concerns about an economic downturn.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'See our interactive dashboard analysis on Netflix Earnings Preview for more details on how Netflix’s revenues and earnings are likely to trend for the quarter. Also, check out the analysis of Netflix Revenue for more details on how Netflix revenues are trending. Total [2] NFLX Return -2% 15% 174% S&P 500 Return 0% 7% 83% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio -2% 6% 232% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/8/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': "What To Expect From Netflix's Q1 Earnings?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'We estimate that earnings will stand at about $2.90 per share, compared to a consensus of $2.86 per share. At the current market price of about $339 per share, Netflix trades at about 30x forward earnings which is not very attractive considering the company’s slowing subscriber growth and concerns about an economic downturn. Total [2] NFLX Return -2% 15% 174% S&P 500 Return 0% 7% 83% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio -2% 6% 232% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/8/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'See our interactive dashboard analysis on Netflix Earnings Preview for more details on how Netflix’s revenues and earnings are likely to trend for the quarter. See our analysis Netflix Valuation: Expensive or Cheap for more details on what’s driving our price estimate for Netflix. Total [2] NFLX Return -2% 15% 174% S&P 500 Return 0% 7% 83% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio -2% 6% 232% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/8/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-for-lower-open-as-jobs-report-stokes-rate-hike-worries', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\nApril 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were on track for a lower open on Monday on growing concerns that the Federal Reserve will continue to hike interest rates after Friday\'s jobs data highlighted a still-strong labor market.\nFutures tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQcv1 led losses after the long weekend, with growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping between 0.7% and 1.3% in premarket trade.\nU.S. employers maintained a strong pace of hiring in March, data on Friday showed, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.5% and raising odds of the Fed hiking rates one more time next month.\n"Investors remain very optimistic that the (rate) increases will come to an end, but the data which the Fed is so dependent on seems to leave room for at least a 25-basis point increase one more time," Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments, said.\n"One has to step back and look at a bigger picture than just these week-to-week market battles over data. It\'s going take a few more months to see whether the economic slowdown continues or consumer spending comes back and once again rescues us from a true recession."\nA string of reports last week, including weak private payrolls and job openings data, pointed to slowing labor demand and raised hopes of the Fed pausing its market-punishing rate hikes amid the recent banking sector turmoil.\nHowever, the odds of a 25-basis point rate hike by the Fed in May rose to over 65% after the jobs data on Friday, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool, from 57% last week.\nThe focus this week will shift to U.S. consumer and producer prices data, minutes from the Fed\'s March meeting and quarterly results from big U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Citigroup Inc C.N and Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N.\nAnalysts expect S&P 500 companies\' profits to shrink 5.2% in the first quarter, as per Refinitiv IBES estimates, a reversal from the 1.4% growth forecast at the start of the year.\nAt 08:21 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 122 points, or 0.36%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 21.5 points, or 0.52%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 107.75 points, or 0.82%.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O fell 2.6% after the electric-vehicle maker cut prices in the United States between 2% and nearly 6%, a move that analysts cautioned could hurt profitability.\nFirst Republic Bank FRC.N fell 4.1% as the lender said on Friday it plans to suspend payments of quarterly cash dividends on its preferred stock "as a measure of prudent oversight".\nShares of regional banks slipped after Fed data on Friday showed overall credit from U.S. banks declined by a record of more than $120 billion in the latest week, on a nonseasonally adjusted basis.\nWestern Alliance Bancorp WAL.N and PacWest Bancorp PACW.O were down 1.4% and 2.5%, respectively.\nPioneer Natural Resources Co PXD.N jumped 6.7% following a report that Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N held preliminary talks with the company about a possible acquisition of the shale oil producer.\nSemiconductor stocks such as Micron Technology Inc MU.O and Western Digital Corp WDC.O gained 5.5% and 4.7%, respectively, following Samsung Electronics Co Ltd\'s 005930.KS plans to cut chip production.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Medha Singh; Editing by Varun H K and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Futures tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQcv1 led losses after the long weekend, with growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping between 0.7% and 1.3% in premarket trade. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were on track for a lower open on Monday on growing concerns that the Federal Reserve will continue to hike interest rates after Friday's jobs data highlighted a still-strong labor market. A string of reports last week, including weak private payrolls and job openings data, pointed to slowing labor demand and raised hopes of the Fed pausing its market-punishing rate hikes amid the recent banking sector turmoil.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Futures tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQcv1 led losses after the long weekend, with growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping between 0.7% and 1.3% in premarket trade. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were on track for a lower open on Monday on growing concerns that the Federal Reserve will continue to hike interest rates after Friday's jobs data highlighted a still-strong labor market. U.S. employers maintained a strong pace of hiring in March, data on Friday showed, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.5% and raising odds of the Fed hiking rates one more time next month.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set for lower open as jobs report stokes rate-hike worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Futures tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQcv1 led losses after the long weekend, with growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping between 0.7% and 1.3% in premarket trade. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were on track for a lower open on Monday on growing concerns that the Federal Reserve will continue to hike interest rates after Friday's jobs data highlighted a still-strong labor market. A string of reports last week, including weak private payrolls and job openings data, pointed to slowing labor demand and raised hopes of the Fed pausing its market-punishing rate hikes amid the recent banking sector turmoil.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Futures tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQcv1 led losses after the long weekend, with growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping between 0.7% and 1.3% in premarket trade. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were on track for a lower open on Monday on growing concerns that the Federal Reserve will continue to hike interest rates after Friday's jobs data highlighted a still-strong labor market. U.S. employers maintained a strong pace of hiring in March, data on Friday showed, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.5% and raising odds of the Fed hiking rates one more time next month."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-pc-shipments-slide-in-q1-apple-takes-biggest-hit-idc-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds graphic\nApril 10 (Reuters) - Global shipments of personal computers (PCs) fell by 29% in the first quarter of 2023 due to weak demand, excess inventory and a deteriorating macroeconomic climate, with Apple Inc APPL.O taking the largest hit, market research firm IDC said.\nIn the report published Sunday, the International Data Corporation (IDC) said global PC shipments numbered 56.9 million in the first quarter of this year, down from 80.2 million in the same period last year.\nThe shipments extended a similar year-on-year decline of 28.1% in the last quarter of 2022.\nOf the top five PC companies analysed in the report, Apple\'s Q1 shipments saw the largest drop of 40.5% from the same period in 2022, with Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N coming in second with a drop of 31%.\nLenovo Group Ltd 0992.HK, Asustek Computer Inc 2357.TW and HP Inc HPQ.N also faced declines in shipments, the IDC said.\nIn February, Apple reported that sales of its Mac computers, which had boomed during the wave of working from home during the pandemic, declined 29% YoY to $7.7 billion in their most recent quarter.\n"The preliminary results also represented a coda to the era of COVID-driven demand and at least a temporary return to pre-COVID patterns. Shipment volume in Q1 2023 was noticeably lower than the 59.2 million units shipped in Q1 2019 and 60.6 million in Q1 2018," IDC said.\n"The pause in growth and demand is also giving the supply chain some room to make changes as many factories begin to explore production options outside China."\nConcerns over slowdowns in major economies remain, with recent tumult in the banking sector exacerbating worries that runaway inflation and tight monetary policy would hamper growth and financial investments.\nIf the economy is trending upwards by 2024, "we expect significant market upside as consumers look to refresh, schools seek to replace worn-down Chromebooks, and businesses move to Windows 11," said Linn Huang, research vice president, Devices and Displays at IDC.\n"If recession in key markets drags on into next year, recovery could be a slog."\nPC shipments fallhttps://tmsnrt.rs/43ht4YL\n(Reporting by Bharat Govind Gautam in Bengaluru; Editing by Varun H K)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adds graphic April 10 (Reuters) - Global shipments of personal computers (PCs) fell by 29% in the first quarter of 2023 due to weak demand, excess inventory and a deteriorating macroeconomic climate, with Apple Inc APPL.O taking the largest hit, market research firm IDC said. Concerns over slowdowns in major economies remain, with recent tumult in the banking sector exacerbating worries that runaway inflation and tight monetary policy would hamper growth and financial investments. If the economy is trending upwards by 2024, "we expect significant market upside as consumers look to refresh, schools seek to replace worn-down Chromebooks, and businesses move to Windows 11," said Linn Huang, research vice president, Devices and Displays at IDC.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Adds graphic April 10 (Reuters) - Global shipments of personal computers (PCs) fell by 29% in the first quarter of 2023 due to weak demand, excess inventory and a deteriorating macroeconomic climate, with Apple Inc APPL.O taking the largest hit, market research firm IDC said. In the report published Sunday, the International Data Corporation (IDC) said global PC shipments numbered 56.9 million in the first quarter of this year, down from 80.2 million in the same period last year. Of the top five PC companies analysed in the report, Apple's Q1 shipments saw the largest drop of 40.5% from the same period in 2022, with Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N coming in second with a drop of 31%.", 'news_article_title': 'Global PC shipments slide in Q1, Apple takes biggest hit - IDC', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds graphic April 10 (Reuters) - Global shipments of personal computers (PCs) fell by 29% in the first quarter of 2023 due to weak demand, excess inventory and a deteriorating macroeconomic climate, with Apple Inc APPL.O taking the largest hit, market research firm IDC said. In the report published Sunday, the International Data Corporation (IDC) said global PC shipments numbered 56.9 million in the first quarter of this year, down from 80.2 million in the same period last year. The shipments extended a similar year-on-year decline of 28.1% in the last quarter of 2022.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adds graphic April 10 (Reuters) - Global shipments of personal computers (PCs) fell by 29% in the first quarter of 2023 due to weak demand, excess inventory and a deteriorating macroeconomic climate, with Apple Inc APPL.O taking the largest hit, market research firm IDC said. In the report published Sunday, the International Data Corporation (IDC) said global PC shipments numbered 56.9 million in the first quarter of this year, down from 80.2 million in the same period last year. PC shipments fallhttps://tmsnrt.rs/43ht4YL (Reporting by Bharat Govind Gautam in Bengaluru; Editing by Varun H K) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chatgpt-could-break-the-ios-android-duopoly', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "When ChatGPT was launched, it was a great chatbot that captured users' attention, but the introduction of plug-ins has changed the game in technology. If users start using plug-ins instead of apps, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) will feel the hit, which Travis Hoium discusses in this video.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 4, 2023. The video was published on April 6, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Alphabet, Apple, and Shopify. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, and Shopify. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "If users start using plug-ins instead of apps, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) will feel the hit, which Travis Hoium discusses in this video. When ChatGPT was launched, it was a great chatbot that captured users' attention, but the introduction of plug-ins has changed the game in technology. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'If users start using plug-ins instead of apps, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) will feel the hit, which Travis Hoium discusses in this video. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. Travis Hoium has positions in Alphabet, Apple, and Shopify.', 'news_article_title': 'ChatGPT Could Break the iOS/Android Duopoly', 'news_lexrank_summary': "If users start using plug-ins instead of apps, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) will feel the hit, which Travis Hoium discusses in this video. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. Travis Hoium has positions in Alphabet, Apple, and Shopify.", 'news_textrank_summary': "If users start using plug-ins instead of apps, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) will feel the hit, which Travis Hoium discusses in this video. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, and Shopify."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-has-gained-over-%24177-billion-from-only-4-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For 58 years, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been dazzling Wall Street with his investing prowess. Although he can be wrong just like any other investor, he's managed to lap the total return of the S&P 500, including dividends paid, 153 times. Put another way, Berkshire's stock could drop 99% and Buffett's company would still be comfortably outperforming the broader market over a nearly six-decade stretch.\nThere are a number of reasons the Oracle of Omaha has vastly outperformed the benchmark S&P 500. Examples include using time as an ally, packing Berkshire's portfolio with cyclical, dividend-paying companies, and focusing on sectors and industries Buffett and his team know well.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nBut among the many factors that have helped Berkshire Hathaway succeed, portfolio concentration has played a crucial role. By concentrating a sizable percentage of Berkshire's portfolio in a handful of companies, Warren Buffett has been able to deliver outsized gains to his shareholders.\nBased on a combination of reported and estimated cost basis data, Warren Buffett is currently sitting on over $177 billion in unrealized gains from only four stocks, not including dividends.\nApple: $116.69 billion in gains (author estimate)\nThis probably comes as no surprise to anyone who follows the Oracle of Omaha's buying and selling activity, but Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Ted Weschler and Todd Combs, are sitting on well over $116 billion in unrealized gains from tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). You'll note this figure is estimated, which is due to the fact that neither Buffett's letter to shareholders, nor the company's operating results, updated the cost basis on Apple following the purchase of shares in 2022.\nIf you're wondering why Buffett has over 44% of Berkshire Hathaway's invested assets in Apple, it boils down to branding, management, and the company's capital-return program. In terms of the former, Apple is a globally well-recognized brand with an exceptionally loyal customer base. Buffett tends to gravitate to businesses that consumers trust.\nSpeaking of trust, it's pretty evident that Berkshire's investment team is pleased with Apple CEO Tim Cook. On top of maintaining Apple's leading status in the U.S. smartphone market, Cook is spearheading a multiyear transition that emphasizes subscription services. This natural evolution for Apple is expected to increase the company's operating margin and help buffer sales during physical product replacement cycles.\nBut let's be honest, Buffett is probably enamored with Apple's capital-return program. Apple is doling out almost $14.6 billion annually in dividends to its shareholders and has repurchased in excess of $550 billion worth of its common stock since 2013 began. The easiest way for businesses to get in Buffett's good graces is to increase Berkshire Hathaway's ownership stake via buybacks.\nCoca-Cola: $23.84 billion in gains\nWith time as an ally, beverage stock Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) has helped Buffett's company generate close to $24 billion in unrealized gains, not including dividends. Coca-Cola is Berkshire Hathaway's longest continuously held stock (since 1988).\nThe beauty of consumer staples stocks is that they're often incredibly safe. No matter how well or poorly the U.S. economy performs, there are certain things people still need to buy, such as food, beverages, detergent, toothpaste, toilet paper, and so on. As a beverage provider, Coca-Cola fits in this nondiscretionary niche, which has allowed it to deliver big returns for Berkshire Hathaway.\nOn a more company-specific level, Coca-Cola benefits from its practically unsurpassed geographic diversity. With the exception of Cuba, North Korea, and Russia, it has ongoing operations in every other country worldwide. This means it's generating relatively predictable cash flow in developed markets, while buoying its organic growth rate developing and emerging markets.\nWhat's more, few companies have done a better job of connecting with and engaging consumers of all ages than Coca-Cola. Whether it's utilizing social media to increase brand awareness and introduce new products, or relying on the holidays to connect with its more mature consumers, Coca-Cola's ability to engage is, arguably, tops among consumer goods brands.\nImage source: American Express.\nAmerican Express: $22.79 billion in gains\nA third stock that's made Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway's shareholders a fortune is credit-services provider American Express (NYSE: AXP). With a cost basis of $1.287 billion, American Express's current value of almost $24.1 billion in Berkshire's portfolio equates to a $22.79 billion gain on investment (not counting dividends).\nOut of the 11 sectors Warren Buffett can choose to invest in, financials are, undeniably, his favorite. Even though Apple is Berkshire's largest holding, there's no sector he has a better fundamental grasp on than financials. That helps explain why AmEx has been a continuous holding of Buffett's for 30 years -- and counting.\nThe top reason to own shares of American Express is its ability to play from both sides of the aisle. In addition to being the third-largest payment processor in the U.S. by credit card network purchase volume, it's also a lender. It charges annual fees and/or interest to its cardholders. Being able to double-dip like this can be particularly profitable during long periods of U.S. and global economic expansion.\nBut there's another reason AmEx has fared so well over the long run: its affluent clientele. This is a company that has a knack for attracting high earners. The advantage of having high earners and high-net-worth cardholders is that they're less likely to alter their purchasing habits or fail to make their payments if a recession arises or inflation picks up. Targeting a more affluent clientele affords AmEx some level of downside protection that most lenders don't have.\nBank of America: $14.12 billion in gains\nThe fourth stock that's collectively helped Warren Buffett to more than $177 billion in gains over his company's cost basis is Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Including shares held by Buffett's secret portfolio, New England Asset Management, Berkshire Hathaway is currently up over $14.1 billion on its BofA stake.\nThe promise and peril of bank stocks is one and the same: they're cyclical. Although being cyclical exposes bank stocks to possible credit delinquencies and loan losses during recessions, downturns in the U.S. economy don't last very long. Every recession after World War II has lasted just two to 18 months. By comparison, economic expansions have typically been measured in years. Buffett and his team buy bank stocks like BofA to take advantage of this cyclical numbers game over the long term.\nWhat makes Bank of America such an interesting investment among bank stocks is its sensitivity to interest rate movements. Between the end of 2021 and the close of 2022, the company's reported net interest yield rose from 1.67% to 2.22%, all thanks to the Fed rapidly increasing interest rates to tame inflation. For BofA, the result was an increase in net interest income from $11.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), to a GAAP profit of $14.7 billion in Q4 2022. No large bank is reaping the rewards of higher interest rates more than BofA.\nBank of America has also made big strides with its technology investments. It now has 44 million active digital users and closed out 2022 with 49% of its loan sales being completed online or via mobile app. With digital sales costing just a fraction of what in-person interactions run for banks, we're seeing BofA's technology investments pay off in the form of improved operating efficiency.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nAmerican Express and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple: $116.69 billion in gains (author estimate) This probably comes as no surprise to anyone who follows the Oracle of Omaha's buying and selling activity, but Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Ted Weschler and Todd Combs, are sitting on well over $116 billion in unrealized gains from tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Based on a combination of reported and estimated cost basis data, Warren Buffett is currently sitting on over $177 billion in unrealized gains from only four stocks, not including dividends. You'll note this figure is estimated, which is due to the fact that neither Buffett's letter to shareholders, nor the company's operating results, updated the cost basis on Apple following the purchase of shares in 2022.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple: $116.69 billion in gains (author estimate) This probably comes as no surprise to anyone who follows the Oracle of Omaha's buying and selling activity, but Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Ted Weschler and Todd Combs, are sitting on well over $116 billion in unrealized gains from tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). For 58 years, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been dazzling Wall Street with his investing prowess. Coca-Cola: $23.84 billion in gains With time as an ally, beverage stock Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) has helped Buffett's company generate close to $24 billion in unrealized gains, not including dividends.", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Has Gained Over $177 Billion From Only 4 Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple: $116.69 billion in gains (author estimate) This probably comes as no surprise to anyone who follows the Oracle of Omaha's buying and selling activity, but Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Ted Weschler and Todd Combs, are sitting on well over $116 billion in unrealized gains from tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Bank of America: $14.12 billion in gains The fourth stock that's collectively helped Warren Buffett to more than $177 billion in gains over his company's cost basis is Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple: $116.69 billion in gains (author estimate) This probably comes as no surprise to anyone who follows the Oracle of Omaha's buying and selling activity, but Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Ted Weschler and Todd Combs, are sitting on well over $116 billion in unrealized gains from tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Coca-Cola: $23.84 billion in gains With time as an ally, beverage stock Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) has helped Buffett's company generate close to $24 billion in unrealized gains, not including dividends. Bank of America: $14.12 billion in gains The fourth stock that's collectively helped Warren Buffett to more than $177 billion in gains over his company's cost basis is Bank of America (NYSE: BAC)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-sp-500-etf-voo-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/09/2010.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $285.73 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.03%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.61%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 25.80% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.53% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nVOO seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has added about 7.43% so far this year and is down about -7.40% in the last one year (as of 04/10/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $327.64 and $409.02.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 19.75% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 503 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, VOO is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track the same index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $305.36 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $370.84 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.53% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/09/2010.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.53% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/09/2010.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.53% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/09/2010.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.53% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives Vanguard S&P 500 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-growth-stocks-you-should-invest-in-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "A lot of growth stocks have fallen to a point where they look very inexpensive for investors. That creates opportunities for investors who can take a long-term view of companies that are getting stronger each year. In this video, Travis Hoium digs into three companies with low valuations.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 5, 2023. The video was published on April 8, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple, Block, Intel, and Wynn Resorts. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Block, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Block, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple, Block, Intel, and Wynn Resorts. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Block, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel.', 'news_article_title': '3 Growth Stocks You Should Invest in Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In this video, Travis Hoium digs into three companies with low valuations. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't one of them! See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple, Block, Intel, and Wynn Resorts.", 'news_textrank_summary': '10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple, Block, Intel, and Wynn Resorts. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-muted-after-jobs-data-raises-odds-of-more-rate-hikes-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\nApril 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Monday on growing risks that the Federal Reserve will continue to hike interest rates after Friday\'s jobs data highlighted a still-strong labor market.\nNasdaq 100 futures NQcv1 were down slightly, with growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping in premarket trade.\nU.S. employers maintained a strong pace of hiring in March, data on Friday showed, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.5% and raising odds of the Fed hiking rates one more time next month.\nWhile non-farm payrolls increased by 236,000 jobs last month, slightly weaker than economists\' expectations, investors focused on the overall data which signaled labor market resilience.\n"We see a disconnect between markets presuming much easier Fed policy on \'softer\' data and how the Fed will actually see the data," Citi economists said.\n"Not only should high inflation and a still-strong labor market keep cuts unlikely, but we see persistently too-strong inflation, including a 0.5% MoM increase in core CPI this week, as leading to further hikes."\nA string of reports last week, including weak private payrolls and job openings data, pointed to slowing labor demand and raised hopes of the Fed pausing its market-punishing rate hikes amid the recent banking sector turmoil.\nTraders\' bets of a 25-basis point rate hike by the Fed in May have risen to over 65%, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool, up from 57% last week.\nWhile U.S. stock markets were closed for Good Friday, Treasury yields surged after the data, with the two-year yield US2YT=RR, which typically moves in step with rate expectations, jumping to 3.99% on Friday. It was last down at 3.94%. US/\nThe focus this week will shift to U.S. consumer and producer prices data, minutes from the Fed\'s March meeting and quarterly results from big U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Citigroup Inc C.N and Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N.\nAnalysts expect S&P 500 companies\' profits to shrink 5.2% in the first quarter, as per Refinitiv IBES estimates, a reversal from the 1.4% growth forecast at the start of the year.\nAt 6:48 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 29 points, or 0.09%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 1.25 points, or 0.03%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 17.25 points, or 0.13%.\nFirst Republic Bank\'s FRC.N shares fell 2% as the lender said on Friday it plans to suspend payments of quarterly cash dividends on its preferred stock "as a measure of prudent oversight".\nShares of regional banks were mixed after Fed data on Friday showed deposits at U.S. commercial banks rose near the end of March for the first time in about a month, showing signs of stabilizing after the recent bank failures rocked the banking system and rattled depositors.\nWestern Alliance Bancorp WAL.N and PacWest Bancorp PACW.O were down 1.2% and 0.5%, respectively, while Comerica Inc CMA rose 0.9%.\nPioneer Natural Resources Co PXD.N jumped 7.4% following a report that Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N held preliminary talks with the company about a possible acquisition of the shale oil producer.\nSemiconductor stocks such as Micron Technology Inc MU.O and Western Digital Corp WDC.O gained 6.6% and 5.3%, respectively, following Samsung Electronics Co Ltd\'s 005930.KS plans to cut chip production.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Medha Singh; Editing by Varun H K and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Nasdaq 100 futures NQcv1 were down slightly, with growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping in premarket trade. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Monday on growing risks that the Federal Reserve will continue to hike interest rates after Friday's jobs data highlighted a still-strong labor market. A string of reports last week, including weak private payrolls and job openings data, pointed to slowing labor demand and raised hopes of the Fed pausing its market-punishing rate hikes amid the recent banking sector turmoil.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Nasdaq 100 futures NQcv1 were down slightly, with growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping in premarket trade. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Monday on growing risks that the Federal Reserve will continue to hike interest rates after Friday's jobs data highlighted a still-strong labor market. While non-farm payrolls increased by 236,000 jobs last month, slightly weaker than economists' expectations, investors focused on the overall data which signaled labor market resilience.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures muted after jobs data raises odds of more rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Nasdaq 100 futures NQcv1 were down slightly, with growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping in premarket trade. While non-farm payrolls increased by 236,000 jobs last month, slightly weaker than economists' expectations, investors focused on the overall data which signaled labor market resilience. A string of reports last week, including weak private payrolls and job openings data, pointed to slowing labor demand and raised hopes of the Fed pausing its market-punishing rate hikes amid the recent banking sector turmoil.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Nasdaq 100 futures NQcv1 were down slightly, with growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipping in premarket trade. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Monday on growing risks that the Federal Reserve will continue to hike interest rates after Friday's jobs data highlighted a still-strong labor market. A string of reports last week, including weak private payrolls and job openings data, pointed to slowing labor demand and raised hopes of the Fed pausing its market-punishing rate hikes amid the recent banking sector turmoil."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-fidelity-nasdaq-composite-index-etf-oneq-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/25/2003.\nThe fund is sponsored by Fidelity. It has amassed assets over $4.32 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Additionally, growth stocks have a greater level of risk associated with them. They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.21%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.90%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 45.40% of the portfolio. Telecom and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Common Stock (AAPL) accounts for about 12.67% of total assets, followed by Common Stock (MSFT) and Common Stock (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 47.38% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nONEQ seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ Composite Index before fees and expenses. The NASDAQ Composite TR USD is the market capitalization-weighted index of over 3,300 common equities listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange.\nThe ETF has gained about 15.99% so far this year and is down about -11.85% in the last one year (as of 04/10/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $40.02 and $53.22.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.13 and standard deviation of 24.93% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1016 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, ONEQ is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $80.94 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $171.54 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Common Stock (AAPL) accounts for about 12.67% of total assets, followed by Common Stock (MSFT) and Common Stock (AMZN). Click to get this free report Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $4.32 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Common Stock (AAPL) accounts for about 12.67% of total assets, followed by Common Stock (MSFT) and Common Stock (AMZN). Click to get this free report Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/25/2003.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Common Stock (AAPL) accounts for about 12.67% of total assets, followed by Common Stock (MSFT) and Common Stock (AMZN). Click to get this free report Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/25/2003.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Common Stock (AAPL) accounts for about 12.67% of total assets, followed by Common Stock (MSFT) and Common Stock (AMZN). Alternatives Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-17', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. 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{'date': '2023-04-11', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-to-open-first-store-in-india-next-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. is opening its first store in India, which is being considered as the new manufacturing base for the tech major, as well as its new growth market. The gadgets major has high hopes for the second most populous country in the world, with wider markets.\nThe iPhone maker announced its plans to open two new retail locations in India offering the latest Apple products, including the new iPhone 14. Apple BKC in India\'s financial capital Mumbai will be opened on April 18, and Apple Saket in Delhi, the country\'s political capital, on April 20.\nApple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is scheduled to be present during the store openings, Bloomberg reported.\nThese new retail locations in India will offer great new ways to browse, discover, and buy Apple products with exceptional service and experiences for customers.\nThe barricade for Apple Saket features a unique design that takes inspiration from Delhi\'s many gates, each signifying a new chapter to the city\'s storied past. The colorful artwork celebrates Apple\'s second store in India.\nBeginning April 20, customers will be able to stop by to explore Apple\'s latest product lineup, find creative inspiration, and get personalized service and support from the store\'s team of Specialists, Creatives, and Geniuses.\nIn celebration of the first Apple Store opening in India, Apple BKC announced a special Today at Apple series, "Mumbai Rising", running between April 18 and May 25. These sessions will offer hands-on activities with Apple\'s products and services that celebrate the local community and culture in Mumbai.\nAhead of opening day, customers are invited to download custom Apple BKC and Apple Saket wallpapers, and specially curated playlists on Apple Music to move to the sounds of Mumbai and Delhi.\nApple, which assembles most of its iPhones in China, last year announced plans to shift some production of its flagship smartphone iPhone 14 from China to India amid continuing tensions between the US and China, along with the then prevailed COVID-19 issues.\nFoxconn, Apple\'s key iPhone assembler, already manufactures iPhones at its Sriperumbudur factory on the outskirts of Chennai, India.\nIn March, Bloomberg reported that Foxconn plans to invest $700 million to set up a new iPhone plant in India\'s Karnataka state, which would create 100,000 jobs. Foxconn will build a new 300-acre facility in Bengaluru as part of its ongoing effort to pivot away from China.\nIn late March, Apple announced its plan to open its fifth retail store in South Korea. Apple opened its first store in South Korea in 2018.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "These new retail locations in India will offer great new ways to browse, discover, and buy Apple products with exceptional service and experiences for customers. The barricade for Apple Saket features a unique design that takes inspiration from Delhi's many gates, each signifying a new chapter to the city's storied past. In March, Bloomberg reported that Foxconn plans to invest $700 million to set up a new iPhone plant in India's Karnataka state, which would create 100,000 jobs.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The iPhone maker announced its plans to open two new retail locations in India offering the latest Apple products, including the new iPhone 14. Apple BKC in India\'s financial capital Mumbai will be opened on April 18, and Apple Saket in Delhi, the country\'s political capital, on April 20. In celebration of the first Apple Store opening in India, Apple BKC announced a special Today at Apple series, "Mumbai Rising", running between April 18 and May 25.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple To Open First Store In India Next Week', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The iPhone maker announced its plans to open two new retail locations in India offering the latest Apple products, including the new iPhone 14. In celebration of the first Apple Store opening in India, Apple BKC announced a special Today at Apple series, "Mumbai Rising", running between April 18 and May 25. In March, Bloomberg reported that Foxconn plans to invest $700 million to set up a new iPhone plant in India\'s Karnataka state, which would create 100,000 jobs.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple BKC in India\'s financial capital Mumbai will be opened on April 18, and Apple Saket in Delhi, the country\'s political capital, on April 20. In celebration of the first Apple Store opening in India, Apple BKC announced a special Today at Apple series, "Mumbai Rising", running between April 18 and May 25. Ahead of opening day, customers are invited to download custom Apple BKC and Apple Saket wallpapers, and specially curated playlists on Apple Music to move to the sounds of Mumbai and Delhi.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/time-to-buy-these-3-next-gen-big-tech-companies', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Many of the biggest and most profitable companies today are the technology giants such as Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL, and Meta Platforms META. Their valuations have exploded higher over the last decade, but are becoming more mature, slower growth stocks. That’s great for investors who want steady returns, but if you want high-performance you must look elsewhere.\nToday there are several up-and-coming technology companies that have the potential to grow into giants. These three tech companies have identified areas of underused inventory and turned it into productive assets. Furthermore, they have high Zacks Ranks, improving the odds of near-term strong stock price performance.\nWhile there may not be another Apple, or Alphabet, these stocks each have the potential to own near monopolies in their markets. Nothing is a guarantee though, and two of them still must clear the hurdle of profitability.\nAirbnb\nAirbnb ABNB is a leading platform for unique stays and experiences. The company provides a marketplace for connecting hosts and guests online or through mobile devices and computers to book spaces and experiences. Airbnb has dramatically changed the way people travel and how they stay by utilizing underused spaces and turning them into cash generating assets.\nLike much of the technology universe, Airbnb had a brutal 2022 and corrected- 80% from its highs. This year has been the complete opposite. ABNB stock had a strong Q1 and is outperforming both the market and its industry.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAirbnb currently boasts a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating upward trending earnings revisions. Sales and earnings estimates over the next few quarters are robust. Q1 sales are projected to grow 19% YoY to $1.8 billion, while earnings are expected to climb 566%, going from -$0.03 per share a year ago to $0.14 per share today.\nEven with those optimistic estimates, analysts are still upgrading expectations. Q2 and FY23 earnings have been unanimously revised higher, by 16% and 18% respectively.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nABNB is trading at a one-year forward earnings multiple of 33x, which is above the industry average 23x, and below its two-year median of 41x.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAirbnb is benefiting from strong travel industry demand. Continued strength in Nights & Experiences Booked across all regions, especially in the Asia-pacific region, remains a tailwind. Moreover, increasing gross nights booked in high-density urban areas is a major positive.\nUber Technologies\nUber Technologies UBER is a technology and consumer software company. Uber’s applications connect independent drivers with individuals needing taxi services, as well as couriers with restaurants, groceries, and other stores with delivery service for consumers. Uber was the one of the first companies to introduce the idea of gig work, and brilliantly thought of the idea to use the excess supply of cars for productive use.\nUber is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock, indicating upward trending earnings revisions. Sales projections for the next few earnings periods are very positive. Current quarter sales are expected to grow 27% YoY to $8.7 billion. Additionally, next year’s earnings estimates are expected to show a profit, which if UBER can maintain, would mark a huge shift for the company.\nUBER surprised investors last quarter by posting adjusted earnings of $0.29 per share to blow away projections that call for a -$0.21 loss. This move towards consistent profitability is critical to UBER’s future and would truly cement its position as a future tech giant.\nUber is currently trading at a one-year forward sales multiple of 1.7x, which is below the broad market average of 3.6x, and below its four-year median of 4x. With a P/S multiple below the market average, UBER is about as cheap as it has been since its IPO. Again, I think it’s important to reiterate how important it is for Uber to get to net profits for its long-term success.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nUber’s stock performance has been underwhelming. Since its IPO it is still underwater -25%. But for investors who think Uber can become a de facto transportation company, they have no problem with that.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe real return potential for Uber comes from the potential of self-driving cars. If the technology can evolve the way investors hope, Uber could be able to own a major portion of the broader transportation market. If that is the case, Uber can grow into a truly mammoth business. It is still a big ask though. While it constantly feels like we are on the cusp of self-driving cars, it was expected to be here by now.\nDoorDash\nDoorDash DASH operates a logistics platform that connects merchants, consumers, and dashers (couriers) in the US and internationally. Like Uber, DoorDash found a purpose for unused vehicles, and created an opportunity for accessible gig workers to utilize additional free time.\nDoorDash has strong prospects over the next few quarters. Sales growth is expected to be ~20% over the next few quarters and earnings are being revised higher. Because of this DASH currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating strong near-term expectations for the stock.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLike Uber, DoorDash still struggles with net losses. The explosion of popularity in food delivery since the Covid-19 pandemic keeps DASH in an advantageous position pushing sales higher, but that path to profitability is critical.\nThat reality hit extremely hard last year, and the stock still shows a loss since its IPO. Inflation, and its effect on the cost of labor has been a major obstacle for DASH getting to net profitability. Fortunately, the economic data is improving, and disinflation is slowly taking place.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nDASH is trading at a one-year forwards sales multiple of 3x, which is below the industry average of 4.5x, and considerably below its three-year median of 6.3x. This much lower valuation is a positive development for investors today.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nSome bearish catalysts have really hammered DASH’s stock price and valuation lower, but this could be an opportunity. DASH is one of the most popular delivery apps out there, and through strategic international acquisitions, DASH can come out as the top food delivery service. Which means investors today may be able to purchase a future tech giant at a discounted price.\nJust Released: Free Report Reveals Little-Known Strategies to Help Profit from the $30 Trillion Metaverse Boom\nIt's undeniable. The metaverse is gaining steam every day. Just follow the money. Google. Microsoft. Adobe. Nike. Facebook even rebranded itself as Meta because Mark Zuckerberg believes the metaverse is the next iteration of the internet. The inevitable result? Many investors will get rich as the metaverse evolves. What do they know that you don't? They’re aware of the companies best poised to grow as the metaverse does. And in a new FREE report, Zacks is revealing those stocks to you. This week, you can download, The Metaverse - What is it? And How to Profit with These 5 Pioneering Stocks. It reveals specific stocks set to skyrocket as this emerging technology develops and expands. Don't miss your chance to access it for free with no obligation.\n>>Show me how I could profit from the metaverse!\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nUber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAirbnb, Inc. (ABNB) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Many of the biggest and most profitable companies today are the technology giants such as Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL, and Meta Platforms META. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) : Free Stock Analysis Report DoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research ABNB is trading at a one-year forward earnings multiple of 33x, which is above the industry average 23x, and below its two-year median of 41x.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) : Free Stock Analysis Report DoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Many of the biggest and most profitable companies today are the technology giants such as Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL, and Meta Platforms META. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Airbnb currently boasts a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating upward trending earnings revisions.', 'news_article_title': 'Time to Buy These 3 Next Gen Big Tech Companies?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Many of the biggest and most profitable companies today are the technology giants such as Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL, and Meta Platforms META. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) : Free Stock Analysis Report DoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Sales growth is expected to be ~20% over the next few quarters and earnings are being revised higher.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) : Free Stock Analysis Report DoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Many of the biggest and most profitable companies today are the technology giants such as Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL, and Meta Platforms META. Uber Technologies Uber Technologies UBER is a technology and consumer software company.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-04-11-2023%3A-googl-goog-aapl-msft-intc', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were lower late Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index down 0.6%.\nIn company news, Alphabet's (GOOG) Google TV is offering over 800 free TV channels across multiple providers starting Tuesday. Alphabet shares were down 0.8%.\nApple (AAPL) is likely to face an antitrust investigation by the French Competition Authority in connection with complaints over changes it made to its app tracking policies, Axios reported, citing unnamed sources. The tech giant's shares were down 0.8%.\nMicrosoft (MSFT) unit Microsoft Gaming's head Phil Spencer said the company signed a 10-year deal with UK mobile network operator EE for PC games. Microsoft shares were down 2.2%.\nIntel (INTC) said it launched Intel Connectivity Analytics, a program designed to help wireless solution providers generate networking and system insights that can enhance their own applications and services. The chipmaker's shares fell 0.5%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is likely to face an antitrust investigation by the French Competition Authority in connection with complaints over changes it made to its app tracking policies, Axios reported, citing unnamed sources. Tech stocks were lower late Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index down 0.6%. Microsoft (MSFT) unit Microsoft Gaming's head Phil Spencer said the company signed a 10-year deal with UK mobile network operator EE for PC games.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is likely to face an antitrust investigation by the French Competition Authority in connection with complaints over changes it made to its app tracking policies, Axios reported, citing unnamed sources. Alphabet shares were down 0.8%. Microsoft shares were down 2.2%.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 04/11/2023: GOOGL, GOOG, AAPL, MSFT, INTC', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is likely to face an antitrust investigation by the French Competition Authority in connection with complaints over changes it made to its app tracking policies, Axios reported, citing unnamed sources. Alphabet shares were down 0.8%. The tech giant's shares were down 0.8%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is likely to face an antitrust investigation by the French Competition Authority in connection with complaints over changes it made to its app tracking policies, Axios reported, citing unnamed sources. In company news, Alphabet's (GOOG) Google TV is offering over 800 free TV channels across multiple providers starting Tuesday. Microsoft (MSFT) unit Microsoft Gaming's head Phil Spencer said the company signed a 10-year deal with UK mobile network operator EE for PC games."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-to-invest-another-%24200-million-in-carbon-removal-fund', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'April 11 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Tuesday it doubled its financial commitment to a fund it had established two years ago to invest in projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere.\nThe iPhone-maker said it will invest up to an additional $200 mln in its Restore Fund, which was created in 2021 with an initial $200 million commitment.\nThe additional investment is expected to help the fund start new projects and carry forward its previously stated goal to remove about 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, the company said.\nApple is making efforts to become carbon neutral through its entire supply chain and the life cycle of every product by 2030.\nThe fund, launched with Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N and nonprofit Conservation International, has invested in forest properties in Brazil and Paraguay in the last two years.\nThe expanded fund will be managed by Climate Asset Management, a joint venture of HSBC Asset Management and Pollination, Apple added.\n"The Restore Fund is an innovative investment approach that generates real, measurable benefits for the planet, while aiming to generate a financial return," said Lisa Jackson, Apple\'s vice president of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives.\n(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Shweta Agarwal)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'April 11 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Tuesday it doubled its financial commitment to a fund it had established two years ago to invest in projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere. The additional investment is expected to help the fund start new projects and carry forward its previously stated goal to remove about 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, the company said. The fund, launched with Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N and nonprofit Conservation International, has invested in forest properties in Brazil and Paraguay in the last two years.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'April 11 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Tuesday it doubled its financial commitment to a fund it had established two years ago to invest in projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere. The iPhone-maker said it will invest up to an additional $200 mln in its Restore Fund, which was created in 2021 with an initial $200 million commitment. The additional investment is expected to help the fund start new projects and carry forward its previously stated goal to remove about 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, the company said.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple to invest another $200 million in carbon removal fund', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'April 11 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Tuesday it doubled its financial commitment to a fund it had established two years ago to invest in projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere. The additional investment is expected to help the fund start new projects and carry forward its previously stated goal to remove about 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, the company said. Apple is making efforts to become carbon neutral through its entire supply chain and the life cycle of every product by 2030.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'April 11 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Tuesday it doubled its financial commitment to a fund it had established two years ago to invest in projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere. The additional investment is expected to help the fund start new projects and carry forward its previously stated goal to remove about 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, the company said. "The Restore Fund is an innovative investment approach that generates real, measurable benefits for the planet, while aiming to generate a financial return," said Lisa Jackson, Apple\'s vice president of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-04-11-2023%3A-aapl-msft-intc', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were lower this afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.7% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index down 0.2%.\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) is likely to face an antitrust investigation by the French Competition Authority in connection with complaints over changes it made to its app tracking policies, Axios reported, citing unnamed sources. The tech giant's shares were down 0.3%.\nMicrosoft (MSFT) unit Microsoft Gaming's head Phil Spencer said the company signed a 10-year deal with UK mobile network operator EE for PC games. Microsoft shares were down 2.1%.\nIntel (INTC) said it launched Intel Connectivity Analytics, a program designed to help wireless solution providers generate networking and system insights that can enhance their own applications and services. The chipmaker's shares fell 0.1%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) is likely to face an antitrust investigation by the French Competition Authority in connection with complaints over changes it made to its app tracking policies, Axios reported, citing unnamed sources. Tech stocks were lower this afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.7% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index down 0.2%. Microsoft (MSFT) unit Microsoft Gaming's head Phil Spencer said the company signed a 10-year deal with UK mobile network operator EE for PC games.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) is likely to face an antitrust investigation by the French Competition Authority in connection with complaints over changes it made to its app tracking policies, Axios reported, citing unnamed sources. Microsoft (MSFT) unit Microsoft Gaming's head Phil Spencer said the company signed a 10-year deal with UK mobile network operator EE for PC games. Microsoft shares were down 2.1%.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 04/11/2023: AAPL, MSFT, INTC', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) is likely to face an antitrust investigation by the French Competition Authority in connection with complaints over changes it made to its app tracking policies, Axios reported, citing unnamed sources. The tech giant's shares were down 0.3%. Microsoft shares were down 2.1%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) is likely to face an antitrust investigation by the French Competition Authority in connection with complaints over changes it made to its app tracking policies, Axios reported, citing unnamed sources. Tech stocks were lower this afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.7% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index down 0.2%. Microsoft (MSFT) unit Microsoft Gaming's head Phil Spencer said the company signed a 10-year deal with UK mobile network operator EE for PC games."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pinpoint-200-gains-in-six-months-even-in-a-bear-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nJust because we’re in a bear market, doesn’t mean you can’t score huge profits from buying stocks. \nYou just have to find the right stocks to buy… \nLike one AI startup by the name of Symbotic (SYM).\nMost investors have never heard of this stock. On the popular finance commentary site Stocktwits, Symbotic stock has less than 700 followers. Amazon (AMZN), by comparison, has nearly 600,000 followers. And Apple (AAPL) has about 900,000 followers. \nYet, this tiny stock – with less than 0.1% the following of Apple – has soared nearly 200% since November. \nThat means an investment in this stock could’ve tripled your money in just six months, all while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones went basically nowhere. \nAgain, just because we’re in a bear market doesn’t mean you can’t find winning stocks. \nYou just have to find the right stocks to buy. \nThe Breakdown on Symbotic’s Breakout\nSymbotic was one of the right stocks to buy in late 2022, while others were crashing to their bear market lows. \nThe company creates automated warehouse technologies. Specifically, Symbotic has designed a full suite of robotic solutions to entirely automate every process in a warehouse or distribution center. Its system includes robotic arms to deconstruct and reconstruct outbound and inbound parcels, mini autonomous vehicles to shuttle packages across a fulfillment center, robotic sorting belts, and more. And it’s all powered by complex artificial intelligence. \nSource: Shutterstock\nIt is a really cool solution – and a really necessary one for the current world, where costs, especially for labor, are on the rise.\nIt’s no wonder that the world’s largest and lowest-cost retailer – Walmart (WMT) – signed a huge deal with Symbotic to automate all of its regional distribution centers in the United States. \nWe’re now seeing those automated warehouses in operation all across America. And this year, in Dallas, Texas, Walmart is slated to open a 1.5-million-square-foot automated fulfillment center powered entirely by Symbotic’s technology. \nIt may be the first big automated fulfillment center for Walmart that is powered by Symbotic. But it won’t be the last. Indeed, Walmart confirmed in a press release last week that 55% of packages that it processes through its fulfillment centers will move through automated facilities by January 2026. \nWhy the shift? Walmart believes that by using Symbotic technology to automate fulfillment, it can improve unit cost averages by about 20%. \nWhat better way to beat inflation than by using technology to drive costs down? It is the ultimate inflation killer. \nWalmart’s figured it out. So has Wall Street. That’s why Symbotic stock has been soaring. This startup has created ultra-powerful technology that could be the world’s cure to sky-high inflation. \nFinding the Best Stocks to Buy Before They Break Out\nAmazing – but how could you have identified this breakout before it happened?\nSure, you could’ve analyzed the company’s technology and judged its merits based on a few test rollouts. You could’ve researched the company’s founders and executive team to see if they have the expertise and knowledge to scale a big tech business. You could’ve dug into the company’s filings, read about its partnerships, broken down its financial statement, developed long-term financial models. \nAnd we did all that. \nBut believe it or not, there is actually a much simpler, much faster way you could’ve spotted this big breakout in Symbotic stock before it happened: by looking for a “golden cross.”\nIn the world of technical analysis, a golden cross signal is triggered when a stock’s short-term moving average (MA) crosses above its long-term MA. It signals a shift in stock price momentum wherein short-term price momentum is turning increasingly positive relative to the long-term price momentum. \nTraders believe golden cross signals are triggered when stocks are in the early innings of a big breakout. \nThat was certainly the case with SYM. \nSymbotic stock flashed a golden cross signal in early February 2023, when its 50-day MA flipped above its 200-day. Over the next two months, Symbotic stock shot higher by nearly 70%, after being flat for the previous six months. \nEffectively, the golden cross signaled a big breakout in Symbotic stock.\nBut it’s certainly not the only – or even most effective – tool for tracking major stock breakouts…\nThe Final Word on Bear Market Gains\nLet’s revisit our first idea: To make money in a bear market, you have to find the right stocks to buy. \nThere are a lot of techniques and strategies to find those stocks. One is to identify stocks with golden cross triggers. \nThat’s why we’ve developed a complex quantitative algorithm that scans the entire market looking for stocks entering “breakout mode.” \nThis algorithm looks for golden cross triggers, among others, to pinpoint stocks with a high probability of staging a big and fast breakout. \nWe started deploying this algorithm in late 2022, and well… let’s just say the results speak for themselves.\nWe have 14 stocks in our open portfolio right now. As of this writing, 13 of those 14 positions have a positive return. Only one has a negative return – and it is down just 2%.\nThe gains aren’t small, either. We’ve booked gains of up to 45% in a month and 30% in a week – all in the midst of a bear market. One of our stocks even soared more than 100% in just a few months. \nPoint is: This algorithm works. It finds breakout stocks with stunning accuracy. \nAnd later today, we are issuing two new buy alerts on small stocks that our algorithm says are about to break out in a huge way. \nTrust me. These are picks you do not want to miss. \nClick here to get access to those newest picks.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Pinpoint 200% Gains in Six Months, Even in a Bear Market appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'And Apple (AAPL) has about 900,000 followers. Specifically, Symbotic has designed a full suite of robotic solutions to entirely automate every process in a warehouse or distribution center. It’s no wonder that the world’s largest and lowest-cost retailer – Walmart (WMT) – signed a huge deal with Symbotic to automate all of its regional distribution centers in the United States.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'And Apple (AAPL) has about 900,000 followers. But believe it or not, there is actually a much simpler, much faster way you could’ve spotted this big breakout in Symbotic stock before it happened: by looking for a “golden cross.” In the world of technical analysis, a golden cross signal is triggered when a stock’s short-term moving average (MA) crosses above its long-term MA. It signals a shift in stock price momentum wherein short-term price momentum is turning increasingly positive relative to the long-term price momentum.', 'news_article_title': 'Pinpoint 200% Gains in Six Months, Even in a Bear Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And Apple (AAPL) has about 900,000 followers. The company creates automated warehouse technologies. And this year, in Dallas, Texas, Walmart is slated to open a 1.5-million-square-foot automated fulfillment center powered entirely by Symbotic’s technology.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'And Apple (AAPL) has about 900,000 followers. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Just because we’re in a bear market, doesn’t mean you can’t score huge profits from buying stocks. But believe it or not, there is actually a much simpler, much faster way you could’ve spotted this big breakout in Symbotic stock before it happened: by looking for a “golden cross.” In the world of technical analysis, a golden cross signal is triggered when a stock’s short-term moving average (MA) crosses above its long-term MA.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pc-shipments-plunge-in-q1-on-weak-demand-excess-inventory', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The decline in personal computer (PC) shipments aggravated in the first quarter of 2023, according to the latest data compiled by market research firm International Data Corporation (“IDC”). The latest data compiled by the market research firm depicts the fifth consecutive quarter of PC sales decline following two successive years of strong year-over-year growth, driven by pandemic-led increased demand for remote-working and online-learning tools.\nPer the preliminary data released by IDC, PC shipments in the January-March 2023 quarter plunged 29% year over year to 56.9 million units. In the first, second, third and fourth quarter of 2022, PC volumes declined 5.1%, 15.3%, 15% and 28.1%, respectively.\nApple Registers Biggest Fall in Q1\nIDC revealed that all vendors registered steep year-over-year declines in their PC sales volumes. Per the data compiled by the market research firm, Apple AAPL registered the highest fall of 40.5% to 4.1 million units, followed by Dell Technologies’ DELL 31% to $9.5 million PCs.\nComputer - Mini computers Industry 5YR % Return\nComputer - Mini computers Industry 5YR % Return\nPC volumes of Lenovo LNVGY and ASUS each fell 30.3% to 12.7 million and 3.9 million units, respectively. HP Inc. HPQ shipments contracted 24.2% to 12 million units.\nPer IDC, Lenovo continues to hold the top spot in the vendor list, followed by HP and Dell, with a market share of 22.4%, 21.1% and 16.7%, respectively. Apple and ASUS ended the January-March quarter with a market share of 7.2% and 6.8%, respectively.\nWhile shares of LNVGY gained 9.5% over the past year, HPQ, DELL and AAPL stocks have plunged 21.5%, 12% and 3.3%, respectively. Apple and Lenovo each carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), while HP Inc. and Dell both have a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nWhy Are PC Sales Falling?\nIDC opines that the year-over-year decline was mainly due to weakening consumer demand for PCs, high inventory levels and a bleak economic outlook. Softening IT spending amid the ongoing economic and geopolitical uncertainties resulted in a decline in demand for PCs.\nIn 2020 and 2021, PC manufacturers benefited from increased demand amid the pandemic-induced remote-working and online-learning wave. The pandemic necessitated using PC systems for remote work, web-based learning, video conferencing, video gaming, social media, consumer entertainment and streaming or online shopping.\nHowever, the back-to-back five quarters of declining PC shipments depict an end to the industry’s demand boom. We believe that consumers have become more cautious about their spending due to inflationary pressure, rising interest rates and fears of a possible recession. Furthermore, Enterprises are delaying their large IT spending amid the macroeconomic challenges.\nPain to Persist in the Near Term\nIDC cites no relief for PC makers in the near term due to persistent high channel inventory issue and ongoing macroeconomic headwinds. Jitesh Ubrani, research manager at IDC\'s Mobility and Consumer Device Trackers stated that, "Though channel inventory has depleted in the last few months, it\'s still well above the healthy four to six week range." He further added, "Even with heavy discounting, channels and PC makers can expect elevated inventory to persist into the middle of the year and potentially into the third quarter."\nAdditionally, inventory is likely to remain elevated in the near term as PC makers are altering and placing orders for Chromebooks in anticipation of a probable increase in licensing costs later this year. Nonetheless, the research firm forecasts that an expected improvement in the global economy and the possibility of consumers and organizations opting to upgrade to Windows 11 might lead to growth in PC volumes by the end of 2023.\nLinn Huang, research vice president, Devices and Displays at IDC said that "By 2024, an aging installed base will start coming up for refresh." He further added, "If the economy is trending upwards by then, we expect significant market upside as consumers look to refresh, schools seek to replace worn down Chromebooks, and businesses move to Windows 11. If recession in key markets drags on into next year, recovery could be a slog."\nJust Released: Free Report Reveals Little-Known Strategies to Help Profit from the $30 Trillion Metaverse Boom\nIt\'s undeniable. The metaverse is gaining steam every day. Just follow the money. Google. Microsoft. Adobe. Nike. Facebook even rebranded itself as Meta because Mark Zuckerberg believes the metaverse is the next iteration of the internet. The inevitable result? Many investors will get rich as the metaverse evolves. What do they know that you don\'t? They’re aware of the companies best poised to grow as the metaverse does. And in a new FREE report, Zacks is revealing those stocks to you. This week, you can download, The Metaverse - What is it? And How to Profit with These 5 Pioneering Stocks. It reveals specific stocks set to skyrocket as this emerging technology develops and expands. Don\'t miss your chance to access it for free with no obligation.\n>>Show me how I could profit from the metaverse!\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Per the data compiled by the market research firm, Apple AAPL registered the highest fall of 40.5% to 4.1 million units, followed by Dell Technologies’ DELL 31% to $9.5 million PCs. While shares of LNVGY gained 9.5% over the past year, HPQ, DELL and AAPL stocks have plunged 21.5%, 12% and 3.3%, respectively. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Per the data compiled by the market research firm, Apple AAPL registered the highest fall of 40.5% to 4.1 million units, followed by Dell Technologies’ DELL 31% to $9.5 million PCs. While shares of LNVGY gained 9.5% over the past year, HPQ, DELL and AAPL stocks have plunged 21.5%, 12% and 3.3%, respectively.', 'news_article_title': 'PC Shipments Plunge in Q1 on Weak Demand & Excess Inventory', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Per the data compiled by the market research firm, Apple AAPL registered the highest fall of 40.5% to 4.1 million units, followed by Dell Technologies’ DELL 31% to $9.5 million PCs. While shares of LNVGY gained 9.5% over the past year, HPQ, DELL and AAPL stocks have plunged 21.5%, 12% and 3.3%, respectively. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Per the data compiled by the market research firm, Apple AAPL registered the highest fall of 40.5% to 4.1 million units, followed by Dell Technologies’ DELL 31% to $9.5 million PCs. While shares of LNVGY gained 9.5% over the past year, HPQ, DELL and AAPL stocks have plunged 21.5%, 12% and 3.3%, respectively.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-paypal-stock-a-buy-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Share prices of PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) are down 76% from all-time highs set in the summer of 2021. That stock price peak occurred about the time that the acceleration in mobile payments peaked as a result of the pandemic. Since then mobile payments remained popular, but growth slowed for PayPal. Analysts point to increased competition as a big reason why.\nBlock\'s Cash App is a popular alternative for consumers in recent years, but the biggest threat analysts are worried about now is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). PayPal is still a leader with 435 million active accounts, but Apple Pay continues to gain adoption and just introduced an important new feature that could win over more users.\nLet\'s review the threat from Apple and whether PayPal\'s stock is worth buying right now.\nMounting competition\nPayPal still has its size and resources. Although it will never match the deep pockets of Apple\'s war chest, PayPal has been around for a while. It invested more over the last decade, developing the systems and technology to win the mobile payments race. PayPal has 435 million active accounts, including the popular peer-to-peer payment service Venmo, and the service helped PayPal generate $5 billion in free cash flow on $27 billion of revenue over the trailing 12 months.\nProfitability is not a problem for PayPal, but top-line growth is. The main reason the stock collapsed is that PayPal\'s revenue growth rate dropped from 18% in 2021 to 8% last year.\nMeanwhile, Apple now has over 2 billion active devices across its customer base. That is a tremendous advantage in the iPhone maker\'s efforts to expand Apple Pay adoption worldwide. The Cupertino, California-based company reported a "record-breaking number of purchases made using Apple Pay globally during the holiday shopping season."\nAn important tool that PayPal and other companies used to gain market share at checkout is giving users the option to split purchases into interest-free payments over a period of time. Apple has been late to the party here, but in March, it finally announced Apple Pay Later in the U.S. for purchases between $50 and $1,000.\nApple\'s buy now, pay later could fuel its momentum and put more pressure on PayPal, which analysts are worried would make it more difficult for the latter to accelerate its revenue growth.\nThe advantage for Apple is that it designs hardware and software. PayPal has a nice payment app, but Apple has the integration of a nice app with the security and authentication features of iPhone\'s iOS, such as Touch ID when sending payment. There are all kinds of things Apple can do to make using Apple Pay a more obvious choice for users, such as sending payments with Siri voice assistant, and potentially more capabilities down the road.\nThe growing threat from Apple is why analysts have low expectations for PayPal\'s future. The stock trades at a conservative forward price-to-earnings multiple of 15.3, which is surprisingly low for a company with a great record of above-average growth. Over the last five years, PayPal\'s total payment volume, revenue, and free cash flow grew at 24%, 16%, and 22%, respectively, on an annualized basis.\nData by YCharts\nIs PayPal worth it?\nThe challenge in evaluating PayPal\'s performance relative to competitors is that there is no reliable data that tracks market share. But there are PayPal\'s recent numbers of its own buy now, pay later service. In the fourth quarter, PayPal\'s pay later service generated a respectable $7 billion in payment volume, representing growth of 102% over the same quarter in 2021.\nHowever, PayPal\'s branded checkout volumes grew only 5% in 2022, which is below the 23% growth generated in 2021. Some analysts believe that is a sign of market share losses to Apple.\nBut the important thing is that PayPal\'s branded checkout volume is growing in line with the broader e-commerce market. This suggests that PayPal is maintaining its market share in a growing market, where mobile payments across the board are taking share from credit card swiping.\nPYPL data by YCharts\nPayPal has its own advantages over Apple Pay and Cash App. These simplified payment apps don\'t offer the wide variety of services and features that PayPal does. In addition to payment capabilities, PayPal offers bill payment, savings, international remittances, shopping rewards, and stock and crypto trading.\nManagement is also focused on improving the customer experience with artificial intelligence and on keeping operating costs down to drive profitable growth.\nAs PayPal moves through 2023, the year-over-year growth comparisons will get easier. First-quarter guidance calls for revenue to be up 9% on a constant-currency basis, with adjusted earnings per share up between 23% and 25% year over year.\nBased on this outlook, I would give the company the benefit of the doubt. The stock\'s low valuation makes it an attractive contrarian investment ahead of the inevitable recovery in the e-commerce market.\n10 stocks we like better than PayPal\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJohn Ballard has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Block, and PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Block's Cash App is a popular alternative for consumers in recent years, but the biggest threat analysts are worried about now is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). PayPal is still a leader with 435 million active accounts, but Apple Pay continues to gain adoption and just introduced an important new feature that could win over more users. An important tool that PayPal and other companies used to gain market share at checkout is giving users the option to split purchases into interest-free payments over a period of time.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Block's Cash App is a popular alternative for consumers in recent years, but the biggest threat analysts are worried about now is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). PayPal has 435 million active accounts, including the popular peer-to-peer payment service Venmo, and the service helped PayPal generate $5 billion in free cash flow on $27 billion of revenue over the trailing 12 months. Over the last five years, PayPal's total payment volume, revenue, and free cash flow grew at 24%, 16%, and 22%, respectively, on an annualized basis.", 'news_article_title': 'Is PayPal Stock a Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Block's Cash App is a popular alternative for consumers in recent years, but the biggest threat analysts are worried about now is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Let's review the threat from Apple and whether PayPal's stock is worth buying right now. An important tool that PayPal and other companies used to gain market share at checkout is giving users the option to split purchases into interest-free payments over a period of time.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Block's Cash App is a popular alternative for consumers in recent years, but the biggest threat analysts are worried about now is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). PayPal has 435 million active accounts, including the popular peer-to-peer payment service Venmo, and the service helped PayPal generate $5 billion in free cash flow on $27 billion of revenue over the trailing 12 months. Apple's buy now, pay later could fuel its momentum and put more pressure on PayPal, which analysts are worried would make it more difficult for the latter to accelerate its revenue growth."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-is-probably-making-a-headset%3A-heres-a-hidden-winner', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to announce a new headset in June, and the tech world is buzzing with anticipation. But the headset will represent a small sliver of Apple's revenue, and the bigger winner could be a current leader in augmented reality. Travis Hoium highlights why Snap (NYSE: SNAP) is the stock to watch here.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 5, 2023. The video was published on April 8, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Snap\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Snap wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Apple and Snap. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to announce a new headset in June, and the tech world is buzzing with anticipation. But the headset will represent a small sliver of Apple's revenue, and the bigger winner could be a current leader in augmented reality. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to announce a new headset in June, and the tech world is buzzing with anticipation. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_article_title': "Apple Is (Probably) Making a Headset: Here's a Hidden Winner", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to announce a new headset in June, and the tech world is buzzing with anticipation. Travis Hoium highlights why Snap (NYSE: SNAP) is the stock to watch here. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to announce a new headset in June, and the tech world is buzzing with anticipation. Travis Hoium highlights why Snap (NYSE: SNAP) is the stock to watch here. 10 stocks we like better than Snap When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-warner-bros.-discovery-and-amazon-are-no-brainer-buys-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Countless stocks have been on the rise this year after 2022's sell-off. However, it's not too late to take advantage of some great buys that will likely provide substantial gains over the long term.\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are vastly different companies that are also in competition with their respective streaming platforms. These companies suffered steep stock declines last year. However, their diverse businesses offer investors the chance to invest in multiple high-profit industries such as consumer tech, entertainment, e-commerce, and cloud computing.\nHere's why Apple, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Amazon are no-brainer buys right now.\nApple\nIt's always easy to recommend Apple's stock with its long history of growth and the potency of its brand that consistently enhances demand for its products. The company's shares rose 291% in the last five years despite recent macroeconomic headwinds, and have soared 989% in the last decade. Apple's stock is one you can buy and hold indefinitely, knowing it will almost certainly continue to trend upward over the years.\nIn 2023, the tech giant has some exciting developments in the works. Apple is expected to enter the virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) market with the launch of a new headset in June, according to Bloomberg. The device will see the company join a market projected to reach a value of $31 billion this year and expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.7% through 2027.\nApple's past performance when entering new markets has led it to have dominating market shares in smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones. As a result, the company's plans to release a new product in the high-growth VR/AR market could significantly boost earnings and keep the stock on its current growth trajectory.\nWarner Bros. Discovery\nThis entertainment giant has strong positions at the box office, streaming, theme parks, and gaming. Yet its stock was battered in 2022, plunging 63% throughout the year after an expensive merger and controversial restructuring moves. Investors have rallied over Warner Bros. Discovery's stock in 2023, but it remains down 37% year over year, prompting a buying opportunity.\nAs the home of such brands as Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, and DC, the company has valuable assets to boost its business for years. Warner Bros. Discovery made numerous slashes to content last year, which concerned investors. However, the cuts have allowed it to focus solely on its most profitable franchises. The priority on expanding beloved brands is already paying off, with the Game of Thrones spin-off show House of the Dragon attracting the most viewers for a finale since the original series aired, hitting 9.8 million.\nMoreover, Warner Bros. Discovery's 12-month price target of $21.77 is 44% higher than its current position. The company is on a solid growth path, making its stock a bargain buy.\nAmazon\nAmazon is a titan of the tech industry with leading market shares in e-commerce and cloud computing. Economic declines hit its business hard last year, leading its North American and international segments to report a combined $10.6 billion in operating losses.\nHowever, the e-commerce market continues to have an excellent long-term outlook, with Amazon's dominance a lucrative position once economic headwinds subside. According to Statista, the industry is expected to reach $4 trillion in 2023 and grow at a CAGR of 11.5% through 2027.\nWhile Amazon waits out e-commerce challenges, its cloud platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), is well-positioned to keep the company profitable. The platform earned 100% of the company's profits in 2022, achieving $22.8 billion in operating income. Recent advances in artificial intelligence have spotlighted cloud services like AWS, boosting the industry. Meanwhile, Amazon's leading market share will likely continue to provide earnings gains.\nAnalysts' average 12-month price target for Amazon is $137 -- 35% higher than its current price -- and nearly all call the stock a strong buy. The company was battered in 2022 and still has a long road ahead to bring its e-commerce back to profitability. However, it remains the home of a robust business likely to continue growing over the long term, making Amazon's stock a must-buy right now.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Warner Bros. As the home of such brands as Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, and DC, the company has valuable assets to boost its business for years. The priority on expanding beloved brands is already paying off, with the Game of Thrones spin-off show House of the Dragon attracting the most viewers for a finale since the original series aired, hitting 9.8 million.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Warner Bros. Amazon Amazon is a titan of the tech industry with leading market shares in e-commerce and cloud computing. Meanwhile, Amazon's leading market share will likely continue to provide earnings gains.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Amazon Are No-Brainer Buys Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Warner Bros. Amazon Amazon is a titan of the tech industry with leading market shares in e-commerce and cloud computing. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Warner Bros. Discovery's stock in 2023, but it remains down 37% year over year, prompting a buying opportunity. Amazon Amazon is a titan of the tech industry with leading market shares in e-commerce and cloud computing."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dont-expect-big-revenue-growth-from-meta-platforms', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Based on Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) nearly 80% run higher so far this year, you could be forgiven for thinking this is the stock price of a company with soaring revenue. But this is far from reality. In fact, the current consensus analyst estimate calls for Meta\'s first-quarter revenue to fall 1% year over year. Even more, this would mark the company\'s fourth quarter in a row of declining revenue on a year-over-year basis.\nWhy isn\'t Meta\'s top-line revenue growth ready to kick into high gear yet? It boils down to the challenges the company is facing in its advertising segment, which accounts for nearly all of the Facebook parent\'s revenue. That said, investors shouldn\'t expect strong growth from Meta\'s reality labs business either.\nUnderstanding Meta\'s revenue challenges\nWhile a weak economy is certainly weighing on Meta, the first major challenge that started taking a toll on Meta\'s top line was a technological issue. In 2021, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) started rolling out a privacy feature on iOS that made it difficult for third-party apps like Meta\'s Facebook and Instagram to target users with ads and measure ad performance on the iPhone maker\'s platform. By the fourth quarter of 2021, Meta could tell this was going to weigh on the company\'s results, so management guided for a dramatic slowdown in top-line growth in the first quarter of 2022.\nChart source: The Motley Fool.\n"[W]e will lap a period in which Apple\'s iOS changes were not in effect and we anticipate modestly increasing ad targeting and measurement headwinds from platform and regulatory changes," said Meta chief financial officer at the time, David Wehner (Meta has since hired a new CFO).\nSure enough, revenue slowed to 7% growth in the first quarter of 2022, down from 20% growth in the fourth quarter of 2021. Staring in Q2 2022, revenue has declined on a year-over-year basis each quarter since.\nMeta said in its fourth-quarter 2021earnings callthat it would be "a multiyear development journey" to rebuild its advertising optimization systems for the new environment. This is proving true.\nIn addition to technological challenges, the company has also repeatedly cited macroeconomic weakness as a headwind on revenue. This challenge is expected to persist in 2023.\nFinally, another factor weighing on the stock has been a shift in user engagement across Facebook and Instagram to the TikTok-like viewing format, Reels, which hasn\'t been monetized as well as Meta\'s more mature viewing formats.\nWhile Meta will likely demonstrate improvement in ad targeting and measurement this year and will almost certainly better capitalize on the monetization of its popular Reels format, these two catalysts may not be enough to offset macroeconomic headwinds. Case in point, Meta guided for first-quarter revenue to be between $26 billion to $28.5 billion, compared to revenue of $27.9 billion in the year-ago quarter. Even the high end of this guidance, therefore, would only represent 2% growth.\nWhat about reality labs?\nHold your breath. Results in the nascent segment, where Meta accounts for sales of augmented and virtual reality consumer hardware, software, and content, have been disastrous. Not only has revenue in the segment been declining, but Meta is running the business at a massive loss. It lost $4.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022 alone. Its full-year loss was $13.7 billion.\nPlus, even if reality labs revenue picked up, it\'s too small to make a difference. It accounted for less than 2% of Meta\'s 2022 revenue.\nAll of this to say, while Meta\'s top line could have returned to growth in Q1, any reported growth will likely be moderate. Indeed, given how the macroeconomic environment doesn\'t seem to be improving, any growth from Meta for the rest of the year will likely be meager.\nWe\'ll get a better idea of how well Meta is holding up in this environment when the company reports first-quarter earnings on April 26.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Daniel Sparks has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In 2021, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) started rolling out a privacy feature on iOS that made it difficult for third-party apps like Meta\'s Facebook and Instagram to target users with ads and measure ad performance on the iPhone maker\'s platform. Meta said in its fourth-quarter 2021earnings callthat it would be "a multiyear development journey" to rebuild its advertising optimization systems for the new environment. While Meta will likely demonstrate improvement in ad targeting and measurement this year and will almost certainly better capitalize on the monetization of its popular Reels format, these two catalysts may not be enough to offset macroeconomic headwinds.', 'news_luhn_summary': "In 2021, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) started rolling out a privacy feature on iOS that made it difficult for third-party apps like Meta's Facebook and Instagram to target users with ads and measure ad performance on the iPhone maker's platform. Why isn't Meta's top-line revenue growth ready to kick into high gear yet? That said, investors shouldn't expect strong growth from Meta's reality labs business either.", 'news_article_title': "Don't Expect Big Revenue Growth From Meta Platforms", 'news_lexrank_summary': "In 2021, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) started rolling out a privacy feature on iOS that made it difficult for third-party apps like Meta's Facebook and Instagram to target users with ads and measure ad performance on the iPhone maker's platform. That said, investors shouldn't expect strong growth from Meta's reality labs business either. Sure enough, revenue slowed to 7% growth in the first quarter of 2022, down from 20% growth in the fourth quarter of 2021.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In 2021, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) started rolling out a privacy feature on iOS that made it difficult for third-party apps like Meta's Facebook and Instagram to target users with ads and measure ad performance on the iPhone maker's platform. Based on Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) nearly 80% run higher so far this year, you could be forgiven for thinking this is the stock price of a company with soaring revenue. Understanding Meta's revenue challenges While a weak economy is certainly weighing on Meta, the first major challenge that started taking a toll on Meta's top line was a technological issue."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-18', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-sp-500-growth-etf-voog-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) was launched on 09/09/2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $7.08 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nWhile growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Additionally, growth stocks have a greater level of risk associated with them. They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.10%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.96%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 44.50% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.95% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 49.29% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nVOOG seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Growth Index measures the performance of large-capitalization growth stocks.\nThe ETF has added roughly 9.91% so far this year and is down about -13.07% in the last one year (as of 04/11/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $204.56 and $264.42.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.05 and standard deviation of 23.37% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 242 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VOOG is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $80.86 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $171.44 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.95% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $7.08 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.95% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) was launched on 09/09/2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.95% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) was launched on 09/09/2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.95% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-ai-investment%3A-warren-buffetts-apple-vs.-cathie-woods-tesla', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Both Warren Buffett and Cathie Wood invest heavily in artificial intelligence (AI). All of their largest tech plays -- and some of their non-tech stocks -- use AI in some form.\nBut this success was despite radically different investment approaches. Buffett\'s team at Berkshire Hathaway made its biggest AI bet on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), while Cathie Wood and her associates at Ark Invest chose Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) as its biggest AI investment. Although both stocks have outperformed the market by a wide margin, one approach holds a deeper potential for AI-driven success than the other.\nComparing the two AI investment approaches\nAs mentioned before, both Buffett and Wood hold extensive AI investments. Buffett\'s investments such as Amazon and banks like Bank of America use AI extensively. By comparison, Wood\'s investments are more tech-heavy portfolios consisting mostly of smaller large caps. Her fund holds AI stocks like UiPath, Zoom, and numerous others.\nBut despite owning several AI stocks, Buffett has said relatively little about the technology. He stated at his 2017 shareholders meeting that it could bring notable productivity gains and significant job losses.\nStill, he has typically avoided smaller, money-losing stocks built on cutting-edge technologies such as AI. His team has given no indication that it owns Apple or any other AI stock specifically because of artificial intelligence.\nWood takes a more direct approach. She believes AI will be one of the major pillars of innovation over the next few years, calling the potential productivity gains "astounding and shocking." Such a prediction might have led her team to place a price target of about $1,500 on Tesla by 2026.\nApple vs. Tesla as AI stocks\nApple does not publicly discuss which of its products and services use AI. Nonetheless, virtually all of its products, especially the iPhone, appear to integrate AI on numerous levels. Functions such as Siri, texting, Face ID, Apple Maps, and Apple Photos reportedly use AI functionality in some form.\nApple has also reached out to the academic community. Programs such as Apple Scholars and its AIML Residency Program tap into knowledge from numerous disciplines to develop new AI applications.\nIn contrast, Tesla has addressed AI more directly. For one, it developed semiconductors to power AI. Among these is the FSD chip to control autonomous driving features, and the Dojo chip, Tesla\'s semiconductor designed for deep learning. And the automaker develops AI software to improve the driving experience.\nWhile both companies will likely excel in AI development, Tesla might have a slight advantage as an investment. Its market cap is under $600 billion, compared with Apple\'s market cap of nearly $2.6 trillion. Thus, Tesla will have an easier time achieving higher-percentage growth.\nIn 2022, Tesla grew revenue by 51% year over year. In contrast, Apple\'s revenue fell slightly in its fiscal first quarter of 2023 (ended Dec. 31, 2022), and in fiscal 2022, it grew revenue by only 8%.\nAlthough Apple\'s revenue increases could return to double-digit levels, it is unlikely to match a monster growth stock like Tesla. But Apple will probably remain cheaper from an earnings perspective, as Tesla\'s faster growth led to a premium valuation in the stock.\nAAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts. PE = price to earnings.\nApple or Tesla?\nAlthough both companies should continue to excel with AI development, the financials probably make Tesla the potentially more profitable stock. Not only is it smaller, but its revenue also grows at a considerably faster pace. Even at nearly double the price-to-earnings ratio, the difference in growth probably gives Tesla stock more growth potential.\nInvestors should not count out Buffett or Apple stock, and more-conservative shareholders might prefer his approach. But when it comes to AI-driven success, following Wood into Tesla stock is probably the more lucrative choice for growth investors.\nFind out why Tesla is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Tesla is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Will Healy has positions in Berkshire Hathaway and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Tesla, UiPath, and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Buffett\'s team at Berkshire Hathaway made its biggest AI bet on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), while Cathie Wood and her associates at Ark Invest chose Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) as its biggest AI investment. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts. She believes AI will be one of the major pillars of innovation over the next few years, calling the potential productivity gains "astounding and shocking."', 'news_luhn_summary': "Buffett's team at Berkshire Hathaway made its biggest AI bet on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), while Cathie Wood and her associates at Ark Invest chose Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) as its biggest AI investment. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts. Comparing the two AI investment approaches As mentioned before, both Buffett and Wood hold extensive AI investments.", 'news_article_title': "Better AI Investment: Warren Buffett's Apple vs. Cathie Wood's Tesla", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Buffett's team at Berkshire Hathaway made its biggest AI bet on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), while Cathie Wood and her associates at Ark Invest chose Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) as its biggest AI investment. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts. Comparing the two AI investment approaches As mentioned before, both Buffett and Wood hold extensive AI investments.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Buffett's team at Berkshire Hathaway made its biggest AI bet on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), while Cathie Wood and her associates at Ark Invest chose Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) as its biggest AI investment. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts. Comparing the two AI investment approaches As mentioned before, both Buffett and Wood hold extensive AI investments."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/order-pizza-on-the-go-with-dominos-on-apple-carplay', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Domino\'s Pizza Inc.\'s Domino\'s app is now available on Apple CarPlay, allowing customers to order pizza while on the go.\nThe pizza major\'s Domino\'s iOS app helps customers to skip long drive-thru lines and conveniently order pizza from the comfort of their cars.\nThere are two ordering options through Domino\'s app on CarPlay, such as Tap to Order or Call to Order. Tap to Order lets customers submit their saved Easy Order or one of their most recent orders. Further, "Call to Order" allows them to place the order of their choice, hands-free, by talking to a customer service representative.\nFor ordering Domino\'s through CarPlay, customers simply need to download Domino\'s iPhone app, log into their Pizza Profile, and have a saved Easy Order or recently placed order, to use "Tap to Order".\nChristopher Thomas-Moore, Domino\'s senior vice president - chief digital officer, said, "We know how frustrating it can be to wait in a drive-thru line just to place an order. Domino\'s app on CarPlay is a great alternative to that, as customers still have the convenience of staying in their car, and can place an order from wherever they are, without waiting in a long drive-thru. It\'s yet another way we\'re bringing more ease and ordering options to customers across the U.S."\nDomino\'s said its app on CarPlay is the brand\'s newest AnyWare ordering platform, which allows customers to order from wherever they are, using whatever device they prefer. Other AnyWare ordering platforms include ordering through Apple Watch or with an emoji via text.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The pizza major\'s Domino\'s iOS app helps customers to skip long drive-thru lines and conveniently order pizza from the comfort of their cars. Christopher Thomas-Moore, Domino\'s senior vice president - chief digital officer, said, "We know how frustrating it can be to wait in a drive-thru line just to place an order. Domino\'s app on CarPlay is a great alternative to that, as customers still have the convenience of staying in their car, and can place an order from wherever they are, without waiting in a long drive-thru.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The pizza major\'s Domino\'s iOS app helps customers to skip long drive-thru lines and conveniently order pizza from the comfort of their cars. There are two ordering options through Domino\'s app on CarPlay, such as Tap to Order or Call to Order. For ordering Domino\'s through CarPlay, customers simply need to download Domino\'s iPhone app, log into their Pizza Profile, and have a saved Easy Order or recently placed order, to use "Tap to Order".', 'news_article_title': "Order Pizza On The Go With Domino's On Apple CarPlay", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'There are two ordering options through Domino\'s app on CarPlay, such as Tap to Order or Call to Order. For ordering Domino\'s through CarPlay, customers simply need to download Domino\'s iPhone app, log into their Pizza Profile, and have a saved Easy Order or recently placed order, to use "Tap to Order". Domino\'s app on CarPlay is a great alternative to that, as customers still have the convenience of staying in their car, and can place an order from wherever they are, without waiting in a long drive-thru.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'There are two ordering options through Domino\'s app on CarPlay, such as Tap to Order or Call to Order. For ordering Domino\'s through CarPlay, customers simply need to download Domino\'s iPhone app, log into their Pizza Profile, and have a saved Easy Order or recently placed order, to use "Tap to Order". It\'s yet another way we\'re bringing more ease and ordering options to customers across the U.S." Domino\'s said its app on CarPlay is the brand\'s newest AnyWare ordering platform, which allows customers to order from wherever they are, using whatever device they prefer.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-great-foreign-companies-to-invest-in-right-now-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Part of having a well-diversified portfolio is investing in international companies. International companies give investors added diversification (location and currency), exposure to growth opportunities around the world, and access to industries that may not be as well represented in the United States.\nIf you're looking for three great foreign companies to invest in, look no further than these.\n1. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) is the world's leading chipmaker. It's become a top player in the industry through its customized microchips used in many technology products. In fact, you're likely reading this on a device with a TSMC microchip in it.\nTSMC's ability to make powerful microchips (their smallest is 3 nm) has earned it an impressive customer base from tech giants like Apple and Advanced Micro Devices, and it's paid off nicely for its top line. The company has posted a revenue compound annual growth rate of 18% since 1994. Still, even impressive numbers couldn't save the company from shedding over a third of its value last year.\nData by YCharts\nThere's no doubt that TSMC faces some short-term challenges with a pullback on technology sales and a cyclical semiconductor business sensitive to broader economic conditions. That shouldn't deter long-term investors, though.\nTSMC can be a 2-for-1 win for investors, considering its growth potential as well as a dividend payment. TSMC's current quarterly dividend is $0.45 per share, and its trailing-12-month dividend yield is around 2%. It's not huge, but it's something, and can help investors stomach some of the short-term hiccups the company may run into.\n2. Alibaba\nAlibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) has had its share of ups and downs and controversies over the past few years, but brighter days seem to be ahead for the Chinese e-commerce giant. To begin, China drastically eased its zero-COVID restrictions that put a halt to much of Alibaba's core business.\nThe company also took steps to please Chinese regulators, most notably announcing that it's breaking up into six smaller businesses.\nI believe this is a good thing for shareholders for a few reasons. Huge conglomerates are often traded at a discount compared to the sum of their individual businesses. For example, a conglomerate with five businesses worth $100 million each would generally be valued under $500 million.\nAs individual businesses, Alibaba's subsidiaries would be able to operate with more autonomy, which can translate into more efficient operations and increased focus on the core businesses.\nAlibaba's price-to-sales ratio is hovering just above 2.1, around the lowest it's ever been, and more than 80% less than five years ago.\nData by YCharts\nFor an industry leader with its vast market share and resources, that makes the stock fairly undervalued, in my opinion. The upside should be far greater than any long-term risk at current price levels.\n3. LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne\nFrench luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne (OTC: LVMHF) has been a powerhouse for quite some time. With a portfolio that includes brands including Louis Vuitton, Tiffany and Co., Dom Pérignon, Fendi, Christian Dior, and many more Rodeo Drive inhabitants, LVMH has cemented itself among the best companies in the world.\nWhile consumer staples are products and services that sell no matter the economic conditions because of the necessity factor, luxury goods are similar because of the status factor. LVMH's high net worth consumers make it one of the least sensitive stocks to broader economic conditions. Someone buying designer bags, high-dollar champagne, or five-figure watches likely isn't too concerned with higher inflation.\nThe past two years have been lucrative for the company after a small setback in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Revenue went from 44.6 billion euros in 2020 to 64.2 billion euros in 2021 to 79.1 billion euros in 2022. In a year when many companies saw stagnant or declining sales, LVMH managed to increase its revenue by 23%.\nLVMH has pricing power that not many companies can compete with, putting it in a position to thrive regardless of the global economy. Combine that with the company's constant demand and world-class products, and LVMH's dominance is primed to continue for a long time.\n10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nStefon Walters has positions in Alibaba Group and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "International companies give investors added diversification (location and currency), exposure to growth opportunities around the world, and access to industries that may not be as well represented in the United States. TSMC's ability to make powerful microchips (their smallest is 3 nm) has earned it an impressive customer base from tech giants like Apple and Advanced Micro Devices, and it's paid off nicely for its top line. Data by YCharts There's no doubt that TSMC faces some short-term challenges with a pullback on technology sales and a cyclical semiconductor business sensitive to broader economic conditions.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) is the world's leading chipmaker. LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne French luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne (OTC: LVMHF) has been a powerhouse for quite some time. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.", 'news_article_title': '3 Great Foreign Companies to Invest in Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Data by YCharts For an industry leader with its vast market share and resources, that makes the stock fairly undervalued, in my opinion. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Data by YCharts There's no doubt that TSMC faces some short-term challenges with a pullback on technology sales and a cyclical semiconductor business sensitive to broader economic conditions. LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne French luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne (OTC: LVMHF) has been a powerhouse for quite some time. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't one of them!"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/kkr-buys-stake-in-communications-firm-fgs-global', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Milana Vinn\nNEW YORK, April 11 (Reuters) - Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc KKR.N has agreed to buy a significant stake in FGS Global in a deal that values the financial communications group at about $1.4 billion.\nAs part of the deal, KKR will buy up a 30% stake from senior employees at FGS Global and its largest investors, including London-based advertising giant WPP Plc WPP.L. WPP, which was founded by Martin Sorrell, will retain a majority stake in FGS Global.\nExisting investor Golden Gate Capital is selling its entire stake to KKR, which is investing in FGS Global through its $8-billion European Fund VI.\n“What we’ve been doing is to really back exceptional management teams in growth industries where we can bring more than just capital to the table. We believe the strategic communications space is absolutely at an interesting and pivotal point,” said Philipp Freise, co-head of European private equity at KKR.\nFGS Global was formed out of a 2021 merger between U.S.-based Sard Verbinnen & Co and Finsbury Glover Hering, in a deal that valued the combined firm at about $917 million. Earlier in 2021, Finsbury Glover Hering was formed out of a tie-up between Finsbury, the Glover Park Group and Hering Schuppener.\nFGS Global currently employs more than 1,200 people across 27 offices globally. It generated revenue of about $435 million in 2022, according to people familiar with the matter.\nThe group is one of the dominant and most influential players in the financial public relations industry, and counts the likes of SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T, Apple Inc AAPL.O, the National Football League, and Visa Inc V.N among its customers.\nFGS Global\'s top ranks include co-Chairmen Roland Rudd, Carter Eskew and George Sard, and Chief Executive Alexander Geiser. The group currently has four co-CEOs of North America - Andrew Cole, Paul Kranhold, Winnie Lerner and Joel Johnson.\nIn an interview, Lerner said the deal would allow the company to issue equity to employees across the company.\n"We want to establish this firm for the future – we want our junior colleagues to see this as a place where they want to grow and flourish," said Lerner.\nThe fast-growing financial communications industry has witnessed a flurry of dealmaking over the past few years, as investors have bet big on companies that are in the business of advising large corporates, boardrooms, and executives on financial deals, crisis management and other critical matters.\nTeneo, which is backed by CVC Capital Partners, bought London-based Tulchan in January. In 2021, BDT Capital picked up a sizable stake in Brunswick Group.\n(Reporting by Milana Vinn in New York; Editing by Christopher Cushing)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The group is one of the dominant and most influential players in the financial public relations industry, and counts the likes of SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T, Apple Inc AAPL.O, the National Football League, and Visa Inc V.N among its customers. By Milana Vinn NEW YORK, April 11 (Reuters) - Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc KKR.N has agreed to buy a significant stake in FGS Global in a deal that values the financial communications group at about $1.4 billion. As part of the deal, KKR will buy up a 30% stake from senior employees at FGS Global and its largest investors, including London-based advertising giant WPP Plc WPP.L.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The group is one of the dominant and most influential players in the financial public relations industry, and counts the likes of SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T, Apple Inc AAPL.O, the National Football League, and Visa Inc V.N among its customers. By Milana Vinn NEW YORK, April 11 (Reuters) - Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc KKR.N has agreed to buy a significant stake in FGS Global in a deal that values the financial communications group at about $1.4 billion. As part of the deal, KKR will buy up a 30% stake from senior employees at FGS Global and its largest investors, including London-based advertising giant WPP Plc WPP.L.', 'news_article_title': 'KKR buys stake in communications firm FGS Global', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The group is one of the dominant and most influential players in the financial public relations industry, and counts the likes of SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T, Apple Inc AAPL.O, the National Football League, and Visa Inc V.N among its customers. By Milana Vinn NEW YORK, April 11 (Reuters) - Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc KKR.N has agreed to buy a significant stake in FGS Global in a deal that values the financial communications group at about $1.4 billion. As part of the deal, KKR will buy up a 30% stake from senior employees at FGS Global and its largest investors, including London-based advertising giant WPP Plc WPP.L.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The group is one of the dominant and most influential players in the financial public relations industry, and counts the likes of SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T, Apple Inc AAPL.O, the National Football League, and Visa Inc V.N among its customers. By Milana Vinn NEW YORK, April 11 (Reuters) - Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc KKR.N has agreed to buy a significant stake in FGS Global in a deal that values the financial communications group at about $1.4 billion. As part of the deal, KKR will buy up a 30% stake from senior employees at FGS Global and its largest investors, including London-based advertising giant WPP Plc WPP.L.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwans-march-exports-lag-forecast-outlook-still-under-pressure', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details\nTaiwan March exports -19.1% y/y vs -15.4% poll forecast\nExports to China -28.5 y/y (previous month -30.2%)\nFinance ministry expects April exports -18% to -20% y/y\nMinistry says export outlook under pressure\nTAIPEI, April 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s exports contracted annually for the seventh month in a row in March, in a trend expected to continue until the fourth quarter, as worldwide demand stays soft, including that from China, the island\'s biggest export market.\nExports last month were down 19.1% by value from a year earlier at $35.2 billion, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday.\nThe data worsened from a 17.1% annual drop seen in February, and lagged a Reuters poll forecast for a 15.4% contraction.\nThe ministry cited the global economic slowdown, weak demand, continuous inventory adjustments by manufacturers and a a high comparison base period from the previous year for the contraction.\nExport growth is not expected to resume until the last quarter of the year, it added.\nTaiwan\'s total shipments of electronics components in March fell 14.6% from a year before to $15.57 billion, with semiconductor exports down 13.4%, it said.\nFirms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips to auto companies and lower-end consumer goods.\nTSMC reported on Monday that its March sales had slipped 15.4% from a year before.\nAt $12.9 billion in March, Taiwan\'s exports to China were down 28.5%, after showing an annual drop of 30.2% in the previous month.\nThe finance ministry said global inflation and tightening of monetary policy in major economies would keep weighing on external demand, coupled with risks such as the war in Ukraine and China-U.S. trade tension.\n"Exports in the first half are still under pressure," said the ministry, predicting that April exports could drop 18% to 20% from a year earlier.\nMarch exports to the United States fell 20.7%, after falling an annual 13.7% in the prior month.\nTaiwan\'s March imports, often seen as a leading indicator of re-exports of finished products, fell 20.1% to $30.98 billion. That compared with economists\' forecast of a 12.3% decline and a 9.4% fall in February.\n(Reporting by Faith Hung and Loh Liang-sa; Editing by Ben Blanchard and Clarence Fernandez)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips to auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. The ministry cited the global economic slowdown, weak demand, continuous inventory adjustments by manufacturers and a a high comparison base period from the previous year for the contraction. The finance ministry said global inflation and tightening of monetary policy in major economies would keep weighing on external demand, coupled with risks such as the war in Ukraine and China-U.S. trade tension.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips to auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. Adds details Taiwan March exports -19.1% y/y vs -15.4% poll forecast Exports to China -28.5 y/y (previous month -30.2%) Finance ministry expects April exports -18% to -20% y/y Ministry says export outlook under pressure TAIPEI, April 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports contracted annually for the seventh month in a row in March, in a trend expected to continue until the fourth quarter, as worldwide demand stays soft, including that from China, the island's biggest export market. The data worsened from a 17.1% annual drop seen in February, and lagged a Reuters poll forecast for a 15.4% contraction.", 'news_article_title': "Taiwan's March exports lag forecast, outlook still under pressure", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips to auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. Adds details Taiwan March exports -19.1% y/y vs -15.4% poll forecast Exports to China -28.5 y/y (previous month -30.2%) Finance ministry expects April exports -18% to -20% y/y Ministry says export outlook under pressure TAIPEI, April 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports contracted annually for the seventh month in a row in March, in a trend expected to continue until the fourth quarter, as worldwide demand stays soft, including that from China, the island's biggest export market. At $12.9 billion in March, Taiwan's exports to China were down 28.5%, after showing an annual drop of 30.2% in the previous month.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Firms such as TSMC 2330.TW, TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O and other global tech giants, as well as providers of chips to auto companies and lower-end consumer goods. Adds details Taiwan March exports -19.1% y/y vs -15.4% poll forecast Exports to China -28.5 y/y (previous month -30.2%) Finance ministry expects April exports -18% to -20% y/y Ministry says export outlook under pressure TAIPEI, April 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports contracted annually for the seventh month in a row in March, in a trend expected to continue until the fourth quarter, as worldwide demand stays soft, including that from China, the island's biggest export market. At $12.9 billion in March, Taiwan's exports to China were down 28.5%, after showing an annual drop of 30.2% in the previous month."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-apr-11-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Wall Street closed on a mixed note on Monday, led by industrials and energy stocks. Investors remained cautious about interpreting the robust jobs report from Friday and eagerly await the inflation numbers due later this week. Two of the three major indexes ended in the green, while one remained flat.\nHow Did the Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) rose 0.3% or 101.23 points to close at 33,586.52. Nineteen components of the 30-stock index ended in positive territory, while 11 ended in negative.\nThe S&P 500 added 0.1% or 4.09 points to close at 4,109.11. Six of the 11 broad sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory. The Industrials Select Sector SPDR (XLI), the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR (XLRE) gained 0.9%, 0.8% and 0.5%, respectively, while the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) lost 0.2%.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq remained virtually flat to finish at 12,084.36.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was up 3.1% to 18.97. A total of 9.1 billion shares were traded on Monday, lower than the last 20-session average of 12.3 billion. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 1.63-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 1.39-to-1 ratio favored advancing issues.\nInvestors Weary of Robust Jobs Report\nThe jobs report released on Friday interprets into a resilient economy amid moderate inflation. A tight labor market is drawing more people into the workforce. Although annual wage gains slowed from the previous reportage, it remained too high to be consistent with the U.S. central bank's 2% inflation target. This has made investors apprehensive that the Fed might revert to hiking interest rates in its May meeting and not follow up on its rate-pause signal.\nMarket participants are currently pricing in at least a 25 bps rate hike from the next Fed meeting, following the employment numbers, as they are concerned that the Fed might interpret the report as proof of the fact that the tight monetary policy regime is yet to take effect. This, in turn, further stoked recession fears and growth and tech stocks suffered.\nTech Stocks Struggle on Recession Fear\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq closed the session marginally down because of a tech rout. When a recession looms large on an economy, and investors are unsure whether a central bank will be able to attain a soft-landing, high-value growth stocks like tech stocks suffer. Monday was no exception.\nConsequently, shares of Alphabet Inc. GOOGL and Apple Inc. AAPL lost 1.8% and 1.6%, respectively. Apple carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nEnergy Sector Drives Market Even As Oil Prices Fall\nOil prices settled lower on Monday, after rising for three straight weeks, on fear of further interest rate hikes. Brent crude settled down $0.96, or 0.2%, at $84.58/barrel, while WTI crude also fell $0.94, or 0.1%, to $79.74/barrel.\nHowever, expecting the United States’ own stockpile to decrease, especially after the OPEC+ announced production cuts, and considering the fact that demand in emerging markets continues to be strong, energy stocks did well, carrying the day’s trade with them.\nEconomic Data\nThe U.S. Census Bureau reported on Monday that total inventories of merchant wholesalers were $919.2 billion in February, up 0.1% from the revised January level. The January number was revised to a 0.6% decrease from the earlier reported 0.4% decrease.\nJust Released: Free Report Reveals Little-Known Strategies to Help Profit from the $30 Trillion Metaverse Boom\nIt's undeniable. The metaverse is gaining steam every day. Just follow the money. Google. Microsoft. Adobe. Nike. Facebook even rebranded itself as Meta because Mark Zuckerberg believes the metaverse is the next iteration of the internet. The inevitable result? Many investors will get rich as the metaverse evolves. What do they know that you don't? They’re aware of the companies best poised to grow as the metaverse does. And in a new FREE report, Zacks is revealing those stocks to you. This week, you can download, The Metaverse - What is it? And How to Profit with These 5 Pioneering Stocks. It reveals specific stocks set to skyrocket as this emerging technology develops and expands. Don't miss your chance to access it for free with no obligation.\n>>Show me how I could profit from the metaverse!\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Consequently, shares of Alphabet Inc. GOOGL and Apple Inc. AAPL lost 1.8% and 1.6%, respectively. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Investors remained cautious about interpreting the robust jobs report from Friday and eagerly await the inflation numbers due later this week.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Consequently, shares of Alphabet Inc. GOOGL and Apple Inc. AAPL lost 1.8% and 1.6%, respectively. The Industrials Select Sector SPDR (XLI), the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR (XLRE) gained 0.9%, 0.8% and 0.5%, respectively, while the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) lost 0.2%.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Apr 11, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Consequently, shares of Alphabet Inc. GOOGL and Apple Inc. AAPL lost 1.8% and 1.6%, respectively. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Six of the 11 broad sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Consequently, shares of Alphabet Inc. GOOGL and Apple Inc. AAPL lost 1.8% and 1.6%, respectively. The Industrials Select Sector SPDR (XLI), the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR (XLRE) gained 0.9%, 0.8% and 0.5%, respectively, while the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) lost 0.2%.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 160.50999450683594, 'high': 162.36000061035156, 'open': 162.35000610351562, 'close': 160.8000030517578, 'ema_50': 154.36739588081832, 'rsi_14': 53.4296095998083, 'target': 160.10000610351562, 'volume': 47644200.0, 'ema_200': 150.1113495275689, 'adj_close': 160.15036010742188, 'rsi_lag_1': 60.14905564199888, 'rsi_lag_2': 71.39060307986733, 'rsi_lag_3': 67.55433527460048, 'rsi_lag_4': 76.87074212067287, 'rsi_lag_5': 79.04189506426242, 'macd_lag_1': 3.5545231686329544, 'macd_lag_2': 3.828927580733591, 'macd_lag_3': 3.855691586572391, 'macd_lag_4': 3.925406699484313, 'macd_lag_5': 3.766890653327266, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.200907253039418, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.4107623214447633}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 18.559999465942383, 'Date': '2023-04-11', 'High': 19.280000686645508, 'Open': 19.07999992370605, 'Close': 19.100000381469727, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-11', 'Adj Close': 19.100000381469727}, {'Low': 1.086802959442139, 'Date': '2023-04-11', 'High': 1.0926692485809326, 'Open': 1.086932897567749, 'Close': 1.086932897567749, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-11', 'Adj Close': 1.086932897567749}, {'Low': 1.2387735843658447, 'Date': '2023-04-11', 'High': 1.245733380317688, 'Open': 1.2395106554031372, 'Close': 1.239218831062317, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-11', 'Adj Close': 1.239218831062317}, {'Low': 6.880899906158447, 'Date': '2023-04-11', 'High': 6.890900135040283, 'Open': 6.881100177764893, 'Close': 6.881100177764893, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-11', 'Adj Close': 6.881100177764893}, {'Low': 79.37000274658203, 'Date': '2023-04-11', 'High': 81.58999633789062, 'Open': 79.87999725341797, 'Close': 81.52999877929688, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 309683, 'date_str': '2023-04-11', 'Adj Close': 81.52999877929688}, {'Low': 0.6645299792289734, 'Date': '2023-04-11', 'High': 0.6680026650428772, 'Open': 0.6648299694061279, 'Close': 0.6648299694061279, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-11', 'Adj Close': 0.6648299694061279}, {'Low': 3.3910000324249268, 'Date': '2023-04-11', 'High': 3.4560000896453857, 'Open': 3.4089999198913574, 'Close': 3.434000015258789, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-11', 'Adj Close': 3.434000015258789}, {'Low': 132.9810028076172, 'Date': '2023-04-11', 'High': 133.66600036621094, 'Open': 133.468994140625, 'Close': 133.468994140625, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-11', 'Adj Close': 133.468994140625}, {'Low': 102.01000213623048, 'Date': '2023-04-11', 'High': 102.5199966430664, 'Open': 102.5199966430664, 'Close': 102.1999969482422, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-11', 'Adj Close': 102.1999969482422}, {'Low': 1991.4000244140625, 'Date': '2023-04-11', 'High': 2006.5, 'Open': 1991.4000244140625, 'Close': 2004.800048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 68, 'date_str': '2023-04-11', 'Adj Close': 2004.800048828125}]}
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{'date': '2023-04-12', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-rises-as-inflation-data-soothes-rate-hike-jitters', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\nApril 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were higher on Wednesday after data showed consumer prices cooled faster than expected in March, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve could hit pause on its interest rate hiking cycle soon.\nThe Labor Department data showed headline and core CPI in March rose 0.1% and 0.4%, respectively, on a month-on-month basis. Economists were expecting a rise of 0.2% and 0.4%, respectively.\nOn a year-over-year basis, the headline number rose 5% against economists\' estimates of a 5.2% rise, while the core measure, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, climbed 5.6% in-line with consensus estimates.\n"Today\'s CPI takes some heat off the Fed, for now. Moderating price pressures combined with signs of cooling in the labor market will offer a temporary reprieve to markets," said Ronald Temple, chief market strategist at Lazard.\n"While this is good news, it does not mean tightening is over. Core inflation remains far above the Fed\'s target, and the path to 2% will be bumpy."\nStubbornly high rents kept underlying inflation pressures simmering, likely ensuring that the U.S. central bank will raise interest rates again next month.\nTraders mostly stuck to bets that the Fed will hike rates by 25 basis points next month, with Fed fund futures pricing in a 70% chance of such a move.\nAfter the banking turmoil last month, investors were betting that the Fed will soon end its aggressive monetary tightening campaign and also start cutting rates in the back half of the year amid growing concerns of a recession.\nMajor technology and other growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O edged higher as Treasury yields slipped. US/\nMinutes from the U.S. central bank\'s policy meeting in March will also be watched closely by investors later in the day for further clues on the trajectory of interest rates. The Fed raised rates by 25 bps last month and signaled it was on the verge of pausing further rate hikes.\nInvestors are also awaiting the first-quarter earnings season, which begins in earnest on Friday with results from three major banks, Citigroup Inc C.N, JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N and Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N.\nAt 9:58 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 155.96 points, or 0.46%, at 33,840.75, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 13.20 points, or 0.32%, at 4,122.14, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 9.36 points, or 0.08%, at 12,041.24.\nAmerican Airlines Group Inc AAL.O dropped 7.1% as it forecast a lower-than-expected profit for the first quarter as the carrier battles high fuel costs.\nThe wider airlines index .SPLRCALI fell nearly 4%.\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese firms Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA.N and JD.com Inc JD.O fell almost 4% each as investors weighed rising geopolitical tensions.\nTaiwan said on Wednesday it had successfully urged China to drastically narrow its plan to close air space north of the island, averting wider travel disruption in a period of high tension in the region due to China\'s military exercises.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 3.36-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.54-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded eight new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 45 new highs and 43 new lows.\nUS inflation, Fed rates and Marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3KTumBW\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Major technology and other growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O edged higher as Treasury yields slipped. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were higher on Wednesday after data showed consumer prices cooled faster than expected in March, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve could hit pause on its interest rate hiking cycle soon. After the banking turmoil last month, investors were betting that the Fed will soon end its aggressive monetary tightening campaign and also start cutting rates in the back half of the year amid growing concerns of a recession.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Major technology and other growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O edged higher as Treasury yields slipped. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were higher on Wednesday after data showed consumer prices cooled faster than expected in March, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve could hit pause on its interest rate hiking cycle soon. The Labor Department data showed headline and core CPI in March rose 0.1% and 0.4%, respectively, on a month-on-month basis.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street rises as inflation data soothes rate-hike jitters', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Major technology and other growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O edged higher as Treasury yields slipped. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were higher on Wednesday after data showed consumer prices cooled faster than expected in March, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve could hit pause on its interest rate hiking cycle soon. The Labor Department data showed headline and core CPI in March rose 0.1% and 0.4%, respectively, on a month-on-month basis.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Major technology and other growth stocks such as Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O edged higher as Treasury yields slipped. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were higher on Wednesday after data showed consumer prices cooled faster than expected in March, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve could hit pause on its interest rate hiking cycle soon. Traders mostly stuck to bets that the Fed will hike rates by 25 basis points next month, with Fed fund futures pricing in a 70% chance of such a move.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-in-talks-with-suppliers-to-make-macbooks-in-thailand-nikkei', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(Adds details, background)\nApril 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc is in talks with suppliers to make MacBooks in Thailand as the company continues to expand its manufacturing footprint outside of China, Nikkei reported on Thursday.\nSuppliers who are participating in these talks have existing manufacturing complexes in Thailand for other clients and are discussing possible assembly and production of components and modules for MacBooks, sources from three suppliers directly involved in the conversations with Apple told Nikkei.\nApple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.\nApple and its key suppliers have been shifting production away from China as they seek to avoid a potential hit to business from mounting Sino-U.S. trade frictions.\n(Reporting by Akriti Sharma and Yana Gaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee) (([email protected];)) Keywords: APPLE THAILAND/MACBOOK (UPDATE 1, PIX)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(Adds details, background) April 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc is in talks with suppliers to make MacBooks in Thailand as the company continues to expand its manufacturing footprint outside of China, Nikkei reported on Thursday. Apple and its key suppliers have been shifting production away from China as they seek to avoid a potential hit to business from mounting Sino-U.S. trade frictions. (Reporting by Akriti Sharma and Yana Gaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee) (([email protected];)) Keywords: APPLE THAILAND/MACBOOK (UPDATE 1, PIX) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(Adds details, background) April 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc is in talks with suppliers to make MacBooks in Thailand as the company continues to expand its manufacturing footprint outside of China, Nikkei reported on Thursday. Suppliers who are participating in these talks have existing manufacturing complexes in Thailand for other clients and are discussing possible assembly and production of components and modules for MacBooks, sources from three suppliers directly involved in the conversations with Apple told Nikkei. Apple and its key suppliers have been shifting production away from China as they seek to avoid a potential hit to business from mounting Sino-U.S. trade frictions.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple in talks with suppliers to make MacBooks in Thailand - Nikkei', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(Adds details, background) April 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc is in talks with suppliers to make MacBooks in Thailand as the company continues to expand its manufacturing footprint outside of China, Nikkei reported on Thursday. Suppliers who are participating in these talks have existing manufacturing complexes in Thailand for other clients and are discussing possible assembly and production of components and modules for MacBooks, sources from three suppliers directly involved in the conversations with Apple told Nikkei. Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(Adds details, background) April 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc is in talks with suppliers to make MacBooks in Thailand as the company continues to expand its manufacturing footprint outside of China, Nikkei reported on Thursday. Suppliers who are participating in these talks have existing manufacturing complexes in Thailand for other clients and are discussing possible assembly and production of components and modules for MacBooks, sources from three suppliers directly involved in the conversations with Apple told Nikkei. (Reporting by Akriti Sharma and Yana Gaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee) (([email protected];)) Keywords: APPLE THAILAND/MACBOOK (UPDATE 1, PIX) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-platforms-meta-unveils-new-payment-aspect-in-whatsapp', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms META recently launched new abilities for users to pay directly to local small businesses from WhatsApp chat in Brazil.\n \nThe new feature will connect small businesses and prospective buyers through WhatsApp and reduce the hassle of managing different websites and apps for shopping and payments.\n\nThis seamless and secure checkout experience unlocks the merchant payment market in Brazil. This will likely improve user growth across Meta’s Family of Apps business and drive the top line.\n\nPayments on WhatsApp feature was initially launched in Brazil to provide users with in-app commercial abilities. This includes viewing a store’s catalog and sending or receiving payments with strong security and privacy principles. Currently, this feature is available only for users in India and Brazil.\n\nIn November 2022, WhatsApp launched its business directory and search feature in Brazil to find businesses from within the app, providing categorization of businesses and saving users time looking for various websites and contact details.\nMeta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus\n Meta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote\n META Facing Challenges Amid Market Turmoil\nMeta has been suffering from lower ad revenues primarily due to Apple’s AAPL privacy related changes in iOS.\n\nRevenues from Family of Apps (99% of total revenues) in the fourth quarter of 2022, which includes Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and other services, dropped 4% year over year to $31.4 billion. Reality Labs’ revenues fell 17% year over year to $727 million.\n\nMeta’s Metaverse ambitions have also suffered in the recent times due to decreasing user interest and challenging macroeconomic conditions.\n\nMajor companies like Disney DIS and Microsoft MSFT have already eliminated their metaverse division as a part of their restructuring plans for sustainable growth.\n \nDisney eliminated its entire metaverse team of roughly 50 people as a part of broader layoffs impacting around 7000 employees to reduce operating costs.\n\nMicrosoft ceased its Industrial metaverse core team within four months of its formation. The team of 100 employees who encouraged the use of metaverse in industrial environments were laid off in this process. The discontinuance was due to a shift in Microsoft’s priorities towards short-term projects rather than those needing extensive duration to generate revenue.\nWhat Awaits META Shares in 2023?\nShares of Meta have gained 77.7% year to date compared with the Zacks Computer and Technology sector, which increased 19.3% in the same time frame.\n\nThe outperformance is largely due to its initiatives to increase efficiency through restructuring of the organization by making layoffs and cutting non-performing projects. This exhibits a shift in focus on growing its core businesses and realigning strategic priorities.\nMeta’s long-term growth prospects are likely to improve as it revamps its focus to its core business of fastest-growing messaging offerings, including the monetization opportunity for WhatsApp as a step towards increased efficiency.\nMeta continues to invest heavily in AI and launching features across Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp to boost its user growth in its Family of Apps. It continues to develop and deploy privacy-enhancing technologies and build new tools that will make it easier for advertisers to create and deliver more relevant and engaging ads.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company’s first-quarter 2023 revenues are pegged between $26 billion and $28.5 billion. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal first quarter revenues is pegged at $27.48 billion, indicating a decline in growth of 1.54% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.he consensus mark for earnings has dropped 0.5% to $1.97 per share in the past 30 days.\n4 Oil Stocks with Massive Upsides\nGlobal demand for oil is through the roof... and oil producers are struggling to keep up. So even though oil prices are well off their recent highs, you can expect big profits from the companies that supply the world with "black gold." \nZacks Investment Research has just released an urgent special report to help you bank on this trend. \nIn Oil Market on Fire, you\'ll discover 4 unexpected oil and gas stocks positioned for big gains in the coming weeks and months. You don\'t want to miss these recommendations. \nDownload your free report now to see them.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus Meta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote META Facing Challenges Amid Market Turmoil Meta has been suffering from lower ad revenues primarily due to Apple’s AAPL privacy related changes in iOS. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Meta’s long-term growth prospects are likely to improve as it revamps its focus to its core business of fastest-growing messaging offerings, including the monetization opportunity for WhatsApp as a step towards increased efficiency.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus Meta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote META Facing Challenges Amid Market Turmoil Meta has been suffering from lower ad revenues primarily due to Apple’s AAPL privacy related changes in iOS. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Revenues from Family of Apps (99% of total revenues) in the fourth quarter of 2022, which includes Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and other services, dropped 4% year over year to $31.4 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'Meta Platforms (META) Unveils New Payment Aspect in WhatsApp', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus Meta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote META Facing Challenges Amid Market Turmoil Meta has been suffering from lower ad revenues primarily due to Apple’s AAPL privacy related changes in iOS. Meta Platforms META recently launched new abilities for users to pay directly to local small businesses from WhatsApp chat in Brazil.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and Consensus Meta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote META Facing Challenges Amid Market Turmoil Meta has been suffering from lower ad revenues primarily due to Apple’s AAPL privacy related changes in iOS. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Meta Platforms META recently launched new abilities for users to pay directly to local small businesses from WhatsApp chat in Brazil.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/cirrus-logic-slumps-as-analyst-says-apple-to-abandon-button-design-change', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'April 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Cirrus Logic Inc CRUS.O tumbled about 13% after a renowned analyst said the iPhone maker will abandon the solid-state button design for premium variants of its iPhone 15 series of smartphones.\nAmid speculation Apple would use a button format that remains static, TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, known for his accurate predictions related to Apple\'s product launches, said in a blog post the company decided to abandon the design shift.\n"Investors had anticipated that the new solid-state button design would increase suppliers\' revenues and profits," Kuo said.\nKuo said the iPhone 15 Pro smartphones were in the Engineering Validation and Testing stage and Apple had the room to modify its design, adding the decision was also unfavorable for another supplier Hong Kong-listed AAC Technologies Holdings 2018.HK.\nShares of integrated circuit maker Cirrus Logic have hit their lowest in over two months and are set for their worst day in more than two years.\nApple, Cirrus Logic and AAC Technologies did not immediately respond to Reuters\' requests for comment.\n(Reporting by Lance Tupper in New York and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)\n(([email protected]; @HoodieOnVeshti on Twitter;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "April 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Cirrus Logic Inc CRUS.O tumbled about 13% after a renowned analyst said the iPhone maker will abandon the solid-state button design for premium variants of its iPhone 15 series of smartphones. Amid speculation Apple would use a button format that remains static, TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, known for his accurate predictions related to Apple's product launches, said in a blog post the company decided to abandon the design shift. Kuo said the iPhone 15 Pro smartphones were in the Engineering Validation and Testing stage and Apple had the room to modify its design, adding the decision was also unfavorable for another supplier Hong Kong-listed AAC Technologies Holdings 2018.HK.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'April 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Cirrus Logic Inc CRUS.O tumbled about 13% after a renowned analyst said the iPhone maker will abandon the solid-state button design for premium variants of its iPhone 15 series of smartphones. "Investors had anticipated that the new solid-state button design would increase suppliers\' revenues and profits," Kuo said. Apple, Cirrus Logic and AAC Technologies did not immediately respond to Reuters\' requests for comment.', 'news_article_title': 'Cirrus Logic slumps as analyst says Apple to abandon button design change', 'news_lexrank_summary': "April 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Cirrus Logic Inc CRUS.O tumbled about 13% after a renowned analyst said the iPhone maker will abandon the solid-state button design for premium variants of its iPhone 15 series of smartphones. Amid speculation Apple would use a button format that remains static, TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, known for his accurate predictions related to Apple's product launches, said in a blog post the company decided to abandon the design shift. (Reporting by Lance Tupper in New York and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri) (([email protected]; @HoodieOnVeshti on Twitter;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "April 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Cirrus Logic Inc CRUS.O tumbled about 13% after a renowned analyst said the iPhone maker will abandon the solid-state button design for premium variants of its iPhone 15 series of smartphones. Amid speculation Apple would use a button format that remains static, TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, known for his accurate predictions related to Apple's product launches, said in a blog post the company decided to abandon the design shift. Kuo said the iPhone 15 Pro smartphones were in the Engineering Validation and Testing stage and Apple had the room to modify its design, adding the decision was also unfavorable for another supplier Hong Kong-listed AAC Technologies Holdings 2018.HK."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/buffett-reduces-taiwan-semiconductor-stake-after-this-happened', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Economic pendulums swing from expansion to contraction and vice versa as cycles take over their natural processes. Whenever the pendulum swings too fast or too far one way, physics (and economics) dictate that it must, after that, face a similar and opposite swing in the opposite direction. The semiconductor industry saw a definite swing to extreme demand, record shortages, and the inability to meet increasing demand.\nA seemingly negative statistic quickly takes the spotlight when investors look at the FED capacity utilization reports for the past two quarters. Computer and electronic equipment segments saw readings decline from 70.8% utilization (where a 75-80% reading is considered healthy) down to 65.5% in February of 2023, posing a threat of continued declines when March\'s statistics are reported. A decline in capacity utilization comes from elevated inventory levels across the industry and falling demand from various electronics markets, namely the personal computer space. \nApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported a 40.5% decline in personal computer shipments in the first quarter of 2023, accruing to a total shipment decline of 29% across the personal computer industry. The dire slowdown in personal computer sales and subsequent orders is further accentuated in practices by companies like HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Lenovo Group (OTCMKTS: LNVGY) applying discounts to their laptops and other personal computers within their websites.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Disappointing Sales\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) had been a Warren Buffett favorite before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the oracle of Omaha has openly expressed that there are now greener pastures in other markets. Buffett has recently expressed concern regarding geopolitical risks between China and Taiwan, as the mainland giant has been flexing its military muscles with repeated drills around the smaller island. This behavior by Chinese officials has created tension and growing concerns regarding a possible invasion and more significant conflict.\nBuffett has reportedly reduced his stake in Taiwan Semiconductor by nearly USD 4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, expressing to the Nikkei Newspaper that the foundry giant is still well run but that his holding company had more attractive markets in which to deploy its capital. "Better markets" were located in Japan as Buffett has invested in Japanese trading houses, with stakes up to 7.4% ownership in each, making diversification in food and energy an attractive bet.\nMeanwhile, Taiwan Semiconductor reported its first quarter sales data (month by month), with a disappointing tone to investors finding their footing within the personal computer waters. January and February both showcased reasonable sales growth rates, posting 16.2% and 11.1% respectively; however, the beat of the drum seemed to pivot in March as the company reported -15.4% contraction in sales making this the second consecutive quarter of missed sales expectations. \nNot only are sales delivering a disappointing quarter for Taiwan Semiconductor investors, but management has also guided to contracting margins across the board. For example, the fourth quarter of 2022 saw gross margins of 62.2% and operating margins of 52%; investors can now expect (aside from a revenue decline) gross margins closer to 53.5% and operating margins around 1,100 basis points lower than the previous quarter, translating to 41.5%. Perhaps this has been one of the factors, adding to growing geopolitical risk concerns, for Buffett to consider reducing his position in the global foundry giant.\nPatience Pays Off\nSome investors may be willing to take a second, or even third, look at the Taiwan conglomerate after noticing a reported 2022 return on equity of 39.8%. In contrast, the average American business struggles to top 10-12%. Despite all the excitement around this well-run high-quality business operating in one of the fastest-growing industries, analyst targets give investors a warning sign into what may come later this year by pointing to the stock currently trading around fair value, as seen in their negligible 1.4% upside.\nAn ensuing global economic slowdown, seen mainly in the United States Manufacturing PMI index, which is below 50% (anything below 50% signals economic contraction) for five consecutive months. Given that Taiwan Semiconductor relies on iPhones and other personal electronics, which derive most of their revenue from the American consumer, this contraction in economic activity may fuel a possible decline in the stock before it comes into favor again.\nTSM stock may be brought back to attractive support ranges, with the first and most proximate being $72-$76 and a secondary level being within $58-$62, implying significant Fibonacci retracement levels and weekly RSI \'oversold\' areas. Therefore, investors would be best served by waiting for capacity utilization rebounds in the personal electronics space and a revival of sales and orders from Apple and other personal computer giants, all to be able to pick TSM stock at more favorable yields.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported a 40.5% decline in personal computer shipments in the first quarter of 2023, accruing to a total shipment decline of 29% across the personal computer industry. Buffett has reportedly reduced his stake in Taiwan Semiconductor by nearly USD 4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, expressing to the Nikkei Newspaper that the foundry giant is still well run but that his holding company had more attractive markets in which to deploy its capital. Despite all the excitement around this well-run high-quality business operating in one of the fastest-growing industries, analyst targets give investors a warning sign into what may come later this year by pointing to the stock currently trading around fair value, as seen in their negligible 1.4% upside.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported a 40.5% decline in personal computer shipments in the first quarter of 2023, accruing to a total shipment decline of 29% across the personal computer industry. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Disappointing Sales Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) had been a Warren Buffett favorite before the COVID-19 pandemic. January and February both showcased reasonable sales growth rates, posting 16.2% and 11.1% respectively; however, the beat of the drum seemed to pivot in March as the company reported -15.4% contraction in sales making this the second consecutive quarter of missed sales expectations.', 'news_article_title': 'Buffett Reduces Taiwan Semiconductor Stake After This Happened', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported a 40.5% decline in personal computer shipments in the first quarter of 2023, accruing to a total shipment decline of 29% across the personal computer industry. A decline in capacity utilization comes from elevated inventory levels across the industry and falling demand from various electronics markets, namely the personal computer space. Buffett has reportedly reduced his stake in Taiwan Semiconductor by nearly USD 4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, expressing to the Nikkei Newspaper that the foundry giant is still well run but that his holding company had more attractive markets in which to deploy its capital.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported a 40.5% decline in personal computer shipments in the first quarter of 2023, accruing to a total shipment decline of 29% across the personal computer industry. Buffett has reportedly reduced his stake in Taiwan Semiconductor by nearly USD 4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, expressing to the Nikkei Newspaper that the foundry giant is still well run but that his holding company had more attractive markets in which to deploy its capital. Meanwhile, Taiwan Semiconductor reported its first quarter sales data (month by month), with a disappointing tone to investors finding their footing within the personal computer waters.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-googl-adds-new-features-for-youtube-premium-users', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google recently introduced features for YouTube Premium users to provide an enhanced experience.\n\nThe new features include queuing on phones and tablets, Watch Together sessions on Android and iOS, cross-device viewing to continue watching videos across different devices, Smart Downloads for offline viewing, and enhanced video quality on iOS.\n\nThese updates will provide more control, convenience and improved viewing experiences for YouTube Premium members.\n\nThe latest move is expected to encourage YouTube premium subscription in the days ahead, in turn, aiding the performance of the Google Services segment, which contributes the most to Alphabet’s top line.\n\nRevenues from the Google services business was $67.84 billion, accounting for 89.2% of the total fourth-quarter 2022 revenues.\nAlphabet Inc. Price and Consensus\nAlphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote\nGrowing YouTube Initiatives\nApart from the recent move, YouTube redesigned its icons. These small markers act as a kind of visual navigation system, guiding you through the app so you can create content or find things to watch.\n\nFurther, YouTube can now be used by professionals to claim credits for continuing education in medicine and nursing. Clinicians will be able to watch videos and claim Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credits.\n\nHealthcare professionals across specialties can access reliable, authoritative content on YouTube through the Harvard Medical School Continuing Education channel.\n\nRiding on YouTube’s consistent efforts, Alphabet remains well-poised to capitalize on the growth prospects present in the booming video-streaming market.\n\nPer a Grand View Research report, the market is expected to see a CAGR of 21.5% between 2023 and 2030.\n\nAccording to a Statista report, revenues from the video-streaming market are expected to reach $137 billion by 2027, seeing a CAGR of 9.48% between 2023 and 2027.\n\nWe believe Alphabet’s growing prospects in this potential market are likely to aid it in winning investors’ confidence in the near term.\n\nShares of GOOGL have risen 19.4% in the year-to-date period, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector’s rise of 18.4%.\nCompetitive Scenario\nGiven the upbeat scenario, apart from Alphabet, other major companies, including Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Netflix NFLX are making strong efforts to expand their presence in the video-streaming space.\n\nAmazon is gaining popularity among customers through its video-on-demand service, Prime Video, which provides movies, TV shows, and exclusive Amazon Originals, keeping users glued to the platform. Further, online shopping perks like quick delivery, easy returns and great discounts on various products that come free with Prime subscription help Amazon to attract Prime subscribers. Shares of Amazon have been up 18.9% in the year-to-date period.\n\nApple, which has gained 23.7% in the year-to-date period, is continuously witnessing solid momentum across its video-streaming platform, Apple TV+. Apple is gaining popularity with its critically acclaimed and popular shows like Ted Lasso.\n\nNetflix is benefiting from its diverse content portfolio, which is the result of significant investments in production and distribution of localized and foreign-language content. It also introduced games to keep users engaged to its platform. Netflix has gained 14.7% year to date.\n\nNonetheless, Alphabet\'s efforts to add useful features and rich video content on YouTube are expected to continue strengthening its position in the market.\n\nCurrently, Alphabet carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n4 Oil Stocks with Massive Upsides\nGlobal demand for oil is through the roof... and oil producers are struggling to keep up. So even though oil prices are well off their recent highs, you can expect big profits from the companies that supply the world with "black gold." \nZacks Investment Research has just released an urgent special report to help you bank on this trend. \nIn Oil Market on Fire, you\'ll discover 4 unexpected oil and gas stocks positioned for big gains in the coming weeks and months. You don\'t want to miss these recommendations. \nDownload your free report now to see them.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Competitive Scenario Given the upbeat scenario, apart from Alphabet, other major companies, including Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Netflix NFLX are making strong efforts to expand their presence in the video-streaming space. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The latest move is expected to encourage YouTube premium subscription in the days ahead, in turn, aiding the performance of the Google Services segment, which contributes the most to Alphabet’s top line.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Competitive Scenario Given the upbeat scenario, apart from Alphabet, other major companies, including Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Netflix NFLX are making strong efforts to expand their presence in the video-streaming space. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Alphabet’s GOOGL division Google recently introduced features for YouTube Premium users to provide an enhanced experience.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet (GOOGL) Adds New Features for YouTube Premium Users', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Competitive Scenario Given the upbeat scenario, apart from Alphabet, other major companies, including Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Netflix NFLX are making strong efforts to expand their presence in the video-streaming space. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple, which has gained 23.7% in the year-to-date period, is continuously witnessing solid momentum across its video-streaming platform, Apple TV+.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Competitive Scenario Given the upbeat scenario, apart from Alphabet, other major companies, including Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Netflix NFLX are making strong efforts to expand their presence in the video-streaming space. Alphabet Inc. Price and Consensus Alphabet Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alphabet Inc. Quote Growing YouTube Initiatives Apart from the recent move, YouTube redesigned its icons.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mac-sales-could-continue-to-slip.-should-apple-investors-brace-themselves', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "A recent report shows a fragile personal computer shipment in Q1 2023, and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) saw the most significant decline among the top makers. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.\n*Stock prices used were the market prices of April 11, 2023. The video was published on April 11, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nJose Najarro has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jose Najarro is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A recent report shows a fragile personal computer shipment in Q1 2023, and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) saw the most significant decline among the top makers. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'A recent report shows a fragile personal computer shipment in Q1 2023, and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) saw the most significant decline among the top makers. *Stock prices used were the market prices of April 11, 2023. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_article_title': 'Mac Sales Could Continue to Slip. Should Apple Investors Brace Themselves?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A recent report shows a fragile personal computer shipment in Q1 2023, and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) saw the most significant decline among the top makers. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 Jose Najarro has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'A recent report shows a fragile personal computer shipment in Q1 2023, and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) saw the most significant decline among the top makers. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-eyes-higher-open-as-inflation-data-eases-rate-hike-worries', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\nApril 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were poised for a higher open on Wednesday as headline consumer prices cooled faster than expected in March, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve could hit pause on its interest rate hiking cycle soon.\nThe Labor Department data showed headline and core CPI in March rose 0.1% and 0.4%, respectively, on a month-on-month basis. Economists were expecting a rise of 0.2% and 0.4%, respectively.\nOn a year-over-year basis, the headline number rose 5% against economists\' estimates of a 5.2% rise, while the core measure, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, climbed 5.6% in-line with consensus estimates.\n"We are finally starting to see the cumulative effects of the relentless rate hikes," said Peter Andersen, founder at Andersen Capital Management.\nAfter a banking turmoil last month, investors are betting that the Fed will soon end its aggressive monetary tightening campaign and also start cutting rates in the back half of the year amid growing concerns of a recession.\nTraders now see a 67% chance of a 25-basis point rate hike in May by the Fed, down from 73% before the release of the data.\nMajor technology and other growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O reversed early losses and jumped between 0.7% and 2.1% in premarket trade, helped by a fall in U.S. Treasury yields.\nMinutes from the U.S. central bank\'s policy meeting in March will also be watched closely by investors later in the day for further clues on the trajectory of interest rates. The Fed raised rates by 25 bps last month and signaled it was on the verge of pausing further rate hikes.\nAlso in focus will be remarks from Fed officials.\nMinneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said on Tuesday that allowing inflation to stay high would be even worse for the labor market, while Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said the U.S. central bank should be cautious about raising interest rates in the face of recent banking stress.\nBeyond CPI, investors are awaiting the first-quarter earnings season, which begins in earnest on Friday with results from three major banks, Citigroup Inc C.N, JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N and Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N.\nAt 8:43 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 220 points, or 0.65%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 33 points, or 0.80%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 130 points, or 0.99%.\nAmong stocks, American Airlines Group Inc AAL.O dropped 1.9% after forecasting first-quarter earnings below analyst estimates.\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese firms Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA.N, Baidu Inc BIDU.O and JD.com Inc JD.O slipped over 1% each as investors weighed rising geopolitical tensions.\nTaiwan said on Wednesday it had successfully urged China to drastically cut its plan to close airspace north of the island, averting wider travel disruption in a period of high tension in the region due to China\'s military exercises.\nUS inflation, Fed rates and marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zPOzSU\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Shashwat Chauhan; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Major technology and other growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O reversed early losses and jumped between 0.7% and 2.1% in premarket trade, helped by a fall in U.S. Treasury yields. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were poised for a higher open on Wednesday as headline consumer prices cooled faster than expected in March, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve could hit pause on its interest rate hiking cycle soon. After a banking turmoil last month, investors are betting that the Fed will soon end its aggressive monetary tightening campaign and also start cutting rates in the back half of the year amid growing concerns of a recession.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Major technology and other growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O reversed early losses and jumped between 0.7% and 2.1% in premarket trade, helped by a fall in U.S. Treasury yields. The Labor Department data showed headline and core CPI in March rose 0.1% and 0.4%, respectively, on a month-on-month basis. On a year-over-year basis, the headline number rose 5% against economists' estimates of a 5.2% rise, while the core measure, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, climbed 5.6% in-line with consensus estimates.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street eyes higher open as inflation data eases rate-hike worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Major technology and other growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O reversed early losses and jumped between 0.7% and 2.1% in premarket trade, helped by a fall in U.S. Treasury yields. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were poised for a higher open on Wednesday as headline consumer prices cooled faster than expected in March, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve could hit pause on its interest rate hiking cycle soon. Economists were expecting a rise of 0.2% and 0.4%, respectively.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Major technology and other growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O reversed early losses and jumped between 0.7% and 2.1% in premarket trade, helped by a fall in U.S. Treasury yields. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were poised for a higher open on Wednesday as headline consumer prices cooled faster than expected in March, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve could hit pause on its interest rate hiking cycle soon. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said on Tuesday that allowing inflation to stay high would be even worse for the labor market, while Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said the U.S. central bank should be cautious about raising interest rates in the face of recent banking stress."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-edge-higher-ahead-of-key-inflation-data-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\nApril 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday as investors awaited inflation data and minutes from the Federal Reserve\'s policy meeting for clues on whether U.S. interest rates are near their peak.\nAfter a banking turmoil last month, investors are betting that the Fed will soon end its aggressive monetary tightening campaign and also start cutting rates in the back half of the year amid growing concerns of a recession.\nThe Labor Department data, which will be published at 8:30 a.m. ET (1230 GMT), is expected to show headline and core consumer prices in March eased to 0.2% and 0.4%, respectively, on a monthly basis.\nBut year-on-year, while consensus estimates call for a significant drop in the headline number, to 5.2% from 6.0%, the core measure, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, is expected to rise to 5.6% from 5.5%.\n"The U.S. equity market and other assets are showing signs of pent-up volatility ahead of the March CPI report today, one of the final macro data points that can tilt the odds of the Fed moving ahead with another rate hike at the May 3 meeting or deciding to stand pat," Saxo Bank strategists said.\nMoney market traders are pricing in a nearly 72% chance that the Fed will hike interest rates by 25 basis points in May, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nMinutes from the U.S. central bank\'s policy meeting in March will be watched closely by investors later in the day for fresh clues on the trajectory of interest rates. The Fed in March raised rates by 25 bps and signaled it was on the verge of pausing further rate hikes.\nAlso in focus will be remarks from Fed officials.\nMinneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said on Tuesday that allowing inflation to stay high would be even worse for the labor market, while Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said the U.S. central bank should be cautious about raising interest rates in the face of recent banking stress.\nBeyond CPI, investors are awaiting the first-quarter earnings season, which begins in earnest on Friday with results from three major banks, Citigroup Inc C.N, JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N and Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N.\nAt 6:44 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 86 points, or 0.25%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 6.75 points, or 0.16%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 1.25 points, or 0.01%.\nMajor technology and other growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O edged lower in premarket trade tracking a rise in U.S. Treasury yields.\nNational CineMedia Inc\'s NCMI.O shares sank 20% after the biggest movie-theater advertising business in North America said it filed for bankruptcy protection and entered into a restructuring agreement with its lenders.\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese firms Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA.N, Baidu Inc BIDU.O and JD.com Inc JD.O slipped between 0.5% and 2.0% as investors weighed rising geopolitical tensions.\nChina plans to close the airspace north of Taiwan for about half an hour next week, down from an originally announced three days, because of a falling object from a satellite launch vehicle, officials in Taiwan and South Korea said.\nUS inflation, Fed rates and marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3zPOzSU\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Major technology and other growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O edged lower in premarket trade tracking a rise in U.S. Treasury yields. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday as investors awaited inflation data and minutes from the Federal Reserve's policy meeting for clues on whether U.S. interest rates are near their peak. After a banking turmoil last month, investors are betting that the Fed will soon end its aggressive monetary tightening campaign and also start cutting rates in the back half of the year amid growing concerns of a recession.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Major technology and other growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O edged lower in premarket trade tracking a rise in U.S. Treasury yields. Money market traders are pricing in a nearly 72% chance that the Fed will hike interest rates by 25 basis points in May, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool. Minutes from the U.S. central bank's policy meeting in March will be watched closely by investors later in the day for fresh clues on the trajectory of interest rates.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures edge higher ahead of key inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Major technology and other growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O edged lower in premarket trade tracking a rise in U.S. Treasury yields. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday as investors awaited inflation data and minutes from the Federal Reserve's policy meeting for clues on whether U.S. interest rates are near their peak. Money market traders are pricing in a nearly 72% chance that the Fed will hike interest rates by 25 basis points in May, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Major technology and other growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O edged lower in premarket trade tracking a rise in U.S. Treasury yields. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday as investors awaited inflation data and minutes from the Federal Reserve\'s policy meeting for clues on whether U.S. interest rates are near their peak. "The U.S. equity market and other assets are showing signs of pent-up volatility ahead of the March CPI report today, one of the final macro data points that can tilt the odds of the Fed moving ahead with another rate hike at the May 3 meeting or deciding to stand pat," Saxo Bank strategists said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-sell-off%3A-is-apple-a-buy-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "A stock market sell-off in 2022 caused Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock to fall 27% throughout the year. The tumble was driven mainly by macroeconomic headwinds, which reduced consumer spending and led tech stocks to fall out of favor with Wall Street.\nThe market has enjoyed a surge in 2023, with Apple shares up 24% year to date. However, recent reports that the company's personal computing sales are falling could prompt a short-term dip, and make it an excellent time to buy.\nHere's why Apple's stock is a screaming buy after a sell-off.\nPC market declines haven't let up, but that's not a reason to avoid Apple\nThe PC market experienced steep declines in 2022, hurting companies across the industry. With inflation showing signs of easing in recent months, many analysts have thought the market would begin recovering this year. However, an IDC report published on April 9 revealed that PC sales continued to slip in the first quarter of 2023, with shipments falling 29% year over year. What's more, while Apple's rivals Lenovo, HP Inc., Dell, and ASUS experienced PC shipments declines between 24.2% and 30.3%, the iPhone company's shipments decreased over 40%.\nThe report led Apple shares to begin trending down, falling around 2% in the first few hours of the market's opening on April 10.\nWhile a stumble in PCs is concerning for Apple's Mac segment, it isn't particularly damning for the company's long-term success. The company's home-grown computer chips, dubbed Apple Silicon, perform far better than the competition. In battery life alone, Apple's M2 chip provided between 50% and over 100% more battery life than competing versions from Dell and Asus. The company's edge primarily stems from the complete control it has over its chip production, while its rivals rely on suppliers such as Intel and AMD. As a result, Apple's outperforming chips and Macs will likely allow it to surpass its rivals over the long term.\nIn the meantime, Apple's revenue diversification makes it well-equipped to sustain its business until market headwinds subside. In fiscal 2022, the company's Mac business was responsible for about 10% of all revenue, being the fourth-largest segment.\nMoreover, reductions in Mac shipments don't necessarily mean a massive drop in revenue. The company charges a premium for its brand and quality products, making it more protected against market challenges than its peers. In January 2023, Apple launched the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, which are larger, more powerful, and more expensive than their 2022 predecessor. The same month also saw the tech giant release beefier versions of its desktop line of Mac Minis, which now includes a $1,299 version, when the most expensive base model was previously $899.\nApple's Mac segment is an essential part of its business model. However, with solid growth still coming from its larger segments, such as digital services, it's worth buying a dip in its stock price, as PC market declines won't last forever.\nA sell-off creates opportunity\nApple is home to a potent brand that has led it to gain leading market shares in smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones. The company's success has allowed it to enjoy stock growth of 278% over the last five years and achieve the largest market cap in the world.\nConsequently, a short-term dip in its stock is the time to buy. Investing mogul Warren Buffett had a similar view in 2022, with his holding company Berkshire Hathaway increasing its stake in Apple by 4% in Q1 and Q2 2022 amid a drop in its stock price. The iPhone company is by far Berkshire's biggest holding, with its immense brand loyalty and popular products making it a consistently growing investment.\nApple shares are currently down 5% for the year, but that figure could grow over the next few days as news about the company's decline in Mac shipments continues to spread. If that's the case, the company's stock will be a screaming buy. However, even if it doesn't see a substantial dip, Apple remains a stock you can buy and hold indefinitely as it gradually grows.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and HP. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "A stock market sell-off in 2022 caused Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock to fall 27% throughout the year. However, with solid growth still coming from its larger segments, such as digital services, it's worth buying a dip in its stock price, as PC market declines won't last forever. A sell-off creates opportunity Apple is home to a potent brand that has led it to gain leading market shares in smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones.", 'news_luhn_summary': "A stock market sell-off in 2022 caused Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock to fall 27% throughout the year. However, recent reports that the company's personal computing sales are falling could prompt a short-term dip, and make it an excellent time to buy. What's more, while Apple's rivals Lenovo, HP Inc., Dell, and ASUS experienced PC shipments declines between 24.2% and 30.3%, the iPhone company's shipments decreased over 40%.", 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market Sell-Off: Is Apple a Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "A stock market sell-off in 2022 caused Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock to fall 27% throughout the year. The report led Apple shares to begin trending down, falling around 2% in the first few hours of the market's opening on April 10. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "A stock market sell-off in 2022 caused Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock to fall 27% throughout the year. PC market declines haven't let up, but that's not a reason to avoid Apple The PC market experienced steep declines in 2022, hurting companies across the industry. Investing mogul Warren Buffett had a similar view in 2022, with his holding company Berkshire Hathaway increasing its stake in Apple by 4% in Q1 and Q2 2022 amid a drop in its stock price."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-web-3.0-cryptos-to-buy-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nAnalysts predict the global Web 3.0 market will reach $81 billion by 2030, growing by 41%. This technological revolution is expected to solve many of the problems that internet users currently face. Crypto projects occupy the leading share of Web 3.0. Without them, it is impossible to imagine the development of the technological side of the industry — data storage on the blockchain, decentralized finance, and non-fungible tokens. Web 3.0 will change the internet and contribute to the ever-greater digitalization and decentralization of the economy. \nCryptocurrency markets are actively developing, and most likely, Web 3.0 assets will show the largest growth in 2023. Currently, metaverse project tokens and Web 3.0 cryptos are in demand as they accelerate the development of the virtual economy.\nThe cryptocurrency market capitalization has decreased from $3 trillion to $1 trillion in two years. The high growth potential of the crypto market in general, and the relatively young age of the industry in particular, makes it possible to invest in projects at the very beginning of the ecosystem development, which means at a favorable price for a token. Take, for example, the stocks of large companies such as Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Web 1.0) or Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) (Web 2.0) in their infancy.\nWeb 3.0 is one of the most promising areas of the crypto market in 2023. For investors who want to support Web 3.0, these cryptos and NFT tokens can be a good choice for a long-term investment.\nSymbol Cryptocurrency Price\nSOL-USD Solana $22.54\nLINK-USD Chainlink $7.2\nOCEAN-USD Ocean Protocol $0.37\nWeb 3.0 Cryptos: Solana (SOL)\nSource: Shutterstock\nOn April 13, Solana (SOL-USD) is launching the Saga phone. This Android device priced at $1,000 has been specifically designed to cater to the needs of Web 3.0 and crypto enthusiasts. Dubbed “Web3 in your pocket,” the Saga phone aims to make crypto payments and NFT trading faster, easier, and more secure. According to Solana, the device will allow users to trade tokens while waiting for coffee or mint NFTs during their morning commute.\nLooking back from a future perspective, the new phone appears to have achieved two significant strategic objectives for Solana. Firstly, it has brought together Solana’s Web 3.0-focused initiatives, such as Solana Mobile and Solana Pay. The move made it easier to make in-store payments using a crypto-friendly Android device. The Solana team highlighted this competitive advantage in their update released to the ecosystem members in January 2023.\nThe Saga phone represents a significant milestone in driving accelerated mainstream adoption of digital assets, providing a tangible product for an everyday crypto user. The complexity of crypto for everyday users and the growing demand for better security make the device’s new feature allowing traders to use their mobile phone as a secure blockchain wallet, a potentially lucrative addition to Solana’s offerings in the crypto hardware market. With no other major blockchain combining software and hardware innovatively, Solana’s Saga phone stands out as a groundbreaking product. Furthermore, given that SOL is trading at ten times below its ATH value, investing in this representative of Web 3.0, cryptos could be an attractive option for those seeking a long-term investment.\nChainlink (LINK)\nSource: Stanslavs / Shutterstock.com\nChainlink (LINK-USD) holds 19th place in the cryptocurrency rating with a capitalization of $3.73 billion. 47% of the circulating volume is already in the market. In a nutshell, this is a blockchain network of oracles that provides the data capacity necessary for smart contracts running on various blockchains. The main direction is to increase the efficiency of smart contracts using dynamic exits, which is essential for Web 3.0 development. Oracles are objects that connect real–world data with decentralized systems.\nAdditionally, the Link token holds a strong position in the Grayscale venture fund’s portfolio. The current asset’s value looks attractive. The nearest investment targets from the current price levels could be considered in the range of $20-30 per coin.\nOcean Protocol (OCEAN)\nSource: shutterstock.com/WindAwake\nThe project develops the tools developers need to build Web 3.0 applications. Among the main advantages of Ocean Protocol (OCEAN-USD), it is worth noting increased security, privacy, transparency, and scalability. This makes this Web 3.0 crypto particularly interesting in the next 1-2 years.\nThe protocol decentralizes data access and exchange, which gives better accessibility and transparency during the data transfer. The ecosystem is constantly growing and improving. Simply put, this solution will require Web 3.0 data transfer and storage.\nMoreover, Ocean Protocol’s creators made an intelligent approach to the issue of the distribution of tokens, which helps to stimulate asset value’s long-term stability and growth, An additional growth trigger for OCEAN is its developers’ use of AI to create a data-sharing system that allows developers to create immersive apps for communities.\nIn January, Ocean Protocol released a major update called Ocean ONDA V4 aimed at improving the system’s security and return on investment potential and integrating data NFTs. This increased the project’s popularity and the price of OCEAN by 123.22% over the month. The asset is currently trading at $0.3-0.4. The maximum supply of tokens is 1.410 billion, and 613 million coins are in total circulation.\nOn the date of publication, Julia Magas did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nJulia Magas is a writer who covers the latest trends in finance and technology. Her work is published in a number of financial media outlets such as Nasdaq, Cointelegraph, Investing, SeekingAlpha, FXEmpire, and Beincrypto. She primarily covers cryptocurrency and blockchain technology with a focus on market performance, innovations and trends.\nThe post 3 Web 3.0 Cryptos to Buy Right Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Take, for example, the stocks of large companies such as Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Web 1.0) or Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) (Web 2.0) in their infancy. The high growth potential of the crypto market in general, and the relatively young age of the industry in particular, makes it possible to invest in projects at the very beginning of the ecosystem development, which means at a favorable price for a token. Dubbed “Web3 in your pocket,” the Saga phone aims to make crypto payments and NFT trading faster, easier, and more secure.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Take, for example, the stocks of large companies such as Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Web 1.0) or Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) (Web 2.0) in their infancy. Symbol Cryptocurrency Price SOL-USD Solana $22.54 LINK-USD Chainlink $7.2 OCEAN-USD Ocean Protocol $0.37 Web 3.0 Cryptos: Solana (SOL) Source: Shutterstock On April 13, Solana (SOL-USD) is launching the Saga phone. Dubbed “Web3 in your pocket,” the Saga phone aims to make crypto payments and NFT trading faster, easier, and more secure.', 'news_article_title': '3 Web 3.0 Cryptos to Buy Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Take, for example, the stocks of large companies such as Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Web 1.0) or Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) (Web 2.0) in their infancy. Dubbed “Web3 in your pocket,” the Saga phone aims to make crypto payments and NFT trading faster, easier, and more secure. Ocean Protocol (OCEAN) Source: shutterstock.com/WindAwake The project develops the tools developers need to build Web 3.0 applications.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Take, for example, the stocks of large companies such as Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Web 1.0) or Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) (Web 2.0) in their infancy. The high growth potential of the crypto market in general, and the relatively young age of the industry in particular, makes it possible to invest in projects at the very beginning of the ecosystem development, which means at a favorable price for a token. Symbol Cryptocurrency Price SOL-USD Solana $22.54 LINK-USD Chainlink $7.2 OCEAN-USD Ocean Protocol $0.37 Web 3.0 Cryptos: Solana (SOL) Source: Shutterstock On April 13, Solana (SOL-USD) is launching the Saga phone.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-pc-shipments-drop-in-q1-apple-lost-more%3A-idc', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Worldwide shipments of personal computers or PCs declined 29 percent in the first quarter, hit hard by weak demand, excess inventory, and a worsening macroeconomic climate, according to research firm IDC. Apple was the biggest looser, with its Mac shipments showing around 40.5 percent drop from the same period last year.\nAmong the world\'s largest computer makers, Lenovo, HP, Dell, and ASUS also recorded double-digit drop in first-quarter shipments of traditional PCs, including Desktops, Notebooks, and Workstations.\nGoing ahead, PC shipments are expected to suffer in the near term with a return to growth towards the end of the year amid an expected improvement in the global economy and as the installed base begins to think about upgrading to Windows 11, the report says.\nLinn Huang, research vice president, Devices and Displays at IDC, said, "By 2024, an aging installed base will start coming up for refresh. If the economy is trending upwards by then, we expect significant market upside as consumers look to refresh, schools seek to replace worn down Chromebooks, and businesses move to Windows 11. If recession in key markets drags on into next year, recovery could be a slog."\nIDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker showed that worldwide PC shipments, including shipments to distribution channels or end users, totaled 56.9 million units in the first quarter, down from last year\'s 80.2 million units.\nThe preliminary results represented a coda to the era of COVID-driven demand and at least a temporary return to pre-COVID patterns.\nThe first-quarter shipment volume was also noticeably lower than the 59.2 million units shipped in the first quarter of pre-pandemic fiscal 2019, and 60.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2018.\nIn the first quarter of fiscal 2023, Lenovo shipped 12.7 million units, down 30.3 percent from last year\'s 18.3 million units. The Chinese PC maker\'s market share also edged down to 22.4 percent from 22.8 percent a year ago.\nHP Inc. was in the second spot with 12 million units of PC shipments, down 24.2 percent year-over-year. HP\'s market share was 21.1 percent, higher than prior year\'s 19.7 percent.\nIn the third spot was Dell Technologies, with PC shipments of 9.5 million units, down 31 percent from the prior year. The company\'s market share also fell to 16.7 percent from 17.1 percent in the previous year.\nWith PC shipments of 4.1 million units, Apple was in the fourth spot, compared to prior year\'s 6.9 million units. Apple\'s market share also declined to 7.2 percent from 8.6 percent a year ago.\nASUS shipped 3.9 million units, down 30.3 percent, and its market share edged down to 6.8 percent from 6.9 percent last year.\nAmid the pause in growth and demand, many factories are beginning to explore production options outside China. Meanwhile, PC makers are also rejigging their plans for the remainder of the year. IDC noted that the companies have begun to pull in orders for Chromebooks due to an expected increase in licensing costs later this year.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "(RTTNews) - Worldwide shipments of personal computers or PCs declined 29 percent in the first quarter, hit hard by weak demand, excess inventory, and a worsening macroeconomic climate, according to research firm IDC. Among the world's largest computer makers, Lenovo, HP, Dell, and ASUS also recorded double-digit drop in first-quarter shipments of traditional PCs, including Desktops, Notebooks, and Workstations. If the economy is trending upwards by then, we expect significant market upside as consumers look to refresh, schools seek to replace worn down Chromebooks, and businesses move to Windows 11.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the world's largest computer makers, Lenovo, HP, Dell, and ASUS also recorded double-digit drop in first-quarter shipments of traditional PCs, including Desktops, Notebooks, and Workstations. IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker showed that worldwide PC shipments, including shipments to distribution channels or end users, totaled 56.9 million units in the first quarter, down from last year's 80.2 million units. In the first quarter of fiscal 2023, Lenovo shipped 12.7 million units, down 30.3 percent from last year's 18.3 million units.", 'news_article_title': 'Global PC Shipments Drop In Q1, Apple Lost More: IDC', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Going ahead, PC shipments are expected to suffer in the near term with a return to growth towards the end of the year amid an expected improvement in the global economy and as the installed base begins to think about upgrading to Windows 11, the report says. In the third spot was Dell Technologies, with PC shipments of 9.5 million units, down 31 percent from the prior year. Apple's market share also declined to 7.2 percent from 8.6 percent a year ago.", 'news_textrank_summary': "IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker showed that worldwide PC shipments, including shipments to distribution channels or end users, totaled 56.9 million units in the first quarter, down from last year's 80.2 million units. In the first quarter of fiscal 2023, Lenovo shipped 12.7 million units, down 30.3 percent from last year's 18.3 million units. ASUS shipped 3.9 million units, down 30.3 percent, and its market share edged down to 6.8 percent from 6.9 percent last year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-bull-market-is-coming%3A-2-reasons-to-buy-apples-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The market's prolonged downturn may have you feeling anxious. After all, the S&P 500 has fallen by more than 8% since the start of 2022. But the news isn't all bad. This year, the index has increased by about 7%.\nWhile no one can predict the future with certainty, the market's rise could prove an encouraging sign. And you'll want to put yourself in a good position to profit from the next bull market. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become a compelling opportunity for a couple of very good reasons.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nPopular products\nApple's products continue to resonate with consumers. Some of the most popular include the iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch. Apple also offers popular services such as the App Store and Apple Pay.\nThe iPhone, which accounts for over half of Apple's sales, keeps gaining popularity. Last year, its market share grew to over 50% of U.S. smartphones in use, overtaking Android phones.\nIn the first fiscal quarter, which ended on Dec. 31, 2022, iPhone sales fell by 8% to $65.8 billion. But I'm not concerned with the drop, given that Apple continues to win over consumers. Management claimed last year's results were boosted by the new model release. Since Apple puts out new versions periodically, higher sales will occur during these times.\nIts ever-growing service business continues to gain traction. Sales were up by 6% to $20.8 billion during the quarter. This business fluctuates less than products and has a higher margin. For instance, services' first-quarter 70.8% gross margin was nearly double products' 37%.\nSharing the wealth\nApple has also generously returned cash to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases. Last year's free cash flow was $111.4 billion. This covered the period that ended on Sept. 24, 2022. The company paid most of this, $104.2 billion, to shareholders via dividends.\nRepurchase activity was the bulk, representing about 85% of last year's cash return to shareholders. And it's been a good use of capital, with management paying an average price of about $159, below the current stock price.\nApple's board of directors has raised dividends annually for more than a decade.\nAdmittedly, Apple stock, with a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 28, isn't as cheap as it was earlier this year when the multiple was in the low 20s. But that's no reason to fret. After all, that's much lower than the valuation at the end of 2021, when the P/E was over 40.\nThe company's stock price will likely propel ahead during the next bull market, even if the stock's not ultra-cheap. That's because its strong brands garnering customer loyalty creates a good recipe for success. No wonder Berkshire Hathaway has built such a large stake.\nRemember: Just copying anyone's investments, even the wildly successful Warren Buffett's, isn't wise. However, in this case, Apple's business prospects and capital return program create a compelling opportunity for investors.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nLawrence Rothman, CFA has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become a compelling opportunity for a couple of very good reasons. Admittedly, Apple stock, with a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 28, isn't as cheap as it was earlier this year when the multiple was in the low 20s. However, in this case, Apple's business prospects and capital return program create a compelling opportunity for investors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become a compelling opportunity for a couple of very good reasons. Popular products Apple's products continue to resonate with consumers. Sharing the wealth Apple has also generously returned cash to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases.", 'news_article_title': "A Bull Market Is Coming: 2 Reasons to Buy Apple's Stock", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become a compelling opportunity for a couple of very good reasons. In the first fiscal quarter, which ended on Dec. 31, 2022, iPhone sales fell by 8% to $65.8 billion. Last year's free cash flow was $111.4 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become a compelling opportunity for a couple of very good reasons. Apple also offers popular services such as the App Store and Apple Pay. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/investing-in-tech-stocks-1-new-data-point-suggests-you-tread-lightly', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Over the long run, Wall Street has shown time and again that it's a wealth-building machine. Even though stock market corrections are commonplace, the broad-market indexes tend to rise over long stretches.\nAmong the 11 sectors of the market, none has captivated investors' attention more than tech stocks. Since the end of the Great Recession (2007-2009), the tech sector has enjoyed nearly uninterrupted access to historically cheap capital. More than a decade of favorable monetary policy from the Federal Reserve allowed tech stocks to cheaply borrow in order to hire, acquire, and support innovation.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nTech stocks were also Wall Street's darlings during the recently ended first quarter. With virtually all mega-cap tech stocks rising by a double-digit percentage to start the year, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and technology-driven Nasdaq Composite benefited notably.\nUnfortunately for tech investors, one new data point is sounding a warning on Wall Street.\nTech stock valuations are getting pricey\nLess than two weeks ago, Cameron Dawson, the chief investment officer at NewEdge Wealth, offered some thoughts on the tech sector via Twitter. Dawson's thread labeled tech stocks as being largely responsible for the gains the major indexes have enjoyed in 2023.\nHowever, Dawson also pointed to something tech investors may be ignoring or not giving enough attention: premium valuations in the sector.\nTech's PE has now jumped so much that it now trades at a 38% premium to the S&P. This is even higher than at the pandemic bubble peak in late 2021!\nWild to think that pre-Powell pivot in 2019, tech traded at just a 4% premium to the market. pic.twitter.com/37qLb3zWXl\n-- Cameron Dawson (@CameronDawson) April 1, 2023", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Since the end of the Great Recession (2007-2009), the tech sector has enjoyed nearly uninterrupted access to historically cheap capital. More than a decade of favorable monetary policy from the Federal Reserve allowed tech stocks to cheaply borrow in order to hire, acquire, and support innovation. With virtually all mega-cap tech stocks rising by a double-digit percentage to start the year, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and technology-driven Nasdaq Composite benefited notably.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the 11 sectors of the market, none has captivated investors' attention more than tech stocks. With virtually all mega-cap tech stocks rising by a double-digit percentage to start the year, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and technology-driven Nasdaq Composite benefited notably. Tech stock valuations are getting pricey Less than two weeks ago, Cameron Dawson, the chief investment officer at NewEdge Wealth, offered some thoughts on the tech sector via Twitter.", 'news_article_title': 'Investing in Tech Stocks? 1 New Data Point Suggests You Tread Lightly', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the 11 sectors of the market, none has captivated investors' attention more than tech stocks. Tech stocks were also Wall Street's darlings during the recently ended first quarter. However, Dawson also pointed to something tech investors may be ignoring or not giving enough attention: premium valuations in the sector.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the 11 sectors of the market, none has captivated investors' attention more than tech stocks. Tech stock valuations are getting pricey Less than two weeks ago, Cameron Dawson, the chief investment officer at NewEdge Wealth, offered some thoughts on the tech sector via Twitter. However, Dawson also pointed to something tech investors may be ignoring or not giving enough attention: premium valuations in the sector."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-spdr-sp-500-etf-spy-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 01/29/1993, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by State Street Global Advisors. It has amassed assets over $371.48 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.09%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.58%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 25.80% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.51% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 25.06% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSPY seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Index is composed of five hundred selected stocks, all of which are listed on national stock exchanges and span over 25 separate industry groups.\nThe ETF has added about 7.53% so far this year and is down about -5.40% in the last one year (as of 04/12/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $356.56 and $445.04.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 19.30% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 504 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SPY is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) track the same index. While Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has $286.08 billion in assets, iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $305.79 billion. VOO has an expense ratio of 0.03% and IVV charges 0.03%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.51% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 01/29/1993, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.51% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $371.48 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.51% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.09%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.51% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Sector Exposure and Top Holdings It is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-large-cap-etf-vv-be-on-your-investing-radar-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV) was launched on 01/27/2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $25.92 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.58%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 26% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.46% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 11.9% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nVV seeks to match the performance of the CRSP US Large Cap Index before fees and expenses. The CRSP US Large Cap Index includes U.S. companies that comprise the top 85% of investable market capitalization and are traded on NYSE, NYSE Market, NASDAQ or ARCA.\nThe ETF has added roughly 7.67% so far this year and is down about -6.24% in the last one year (as of 04/12/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $162.98 and $204.77.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 19.62% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 568 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Large-Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VV is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $305.79 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $371.48 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.46% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV) was launched on 01/27/2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.46% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Performance and Risk VV seeks to match the performance of the CRSP US Large Cap Index before fees and expenses.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.46% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV) was launched on 01/27/2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.46% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives Vanguard Large-Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 159.77999877929688, 'high': 162.05999755859375, 'open': 161.22000122070312, 'close': 160.10000610351562, 'ema_50': 154.59220412484567, 'rsi_14': 55.301266385722755, 'target': 165.55999755859375, 'volume': 50133100.0, 'ema_200': 150.21073914524, 'adj_close': 159.45318603515625, 'rsi_lag_1': 53.4296095998083, 'rsi_lag_2': 60.14905564199888, 'rsi_lag_3': 71.39060307986733, 'rsi_lag_4': 67.55433527460048, 'rsi_lag_5': 76.87074212067287, 'macd_lag_1': 3.200907253039418, 'macd_lag_2': 3.5545231686329544, 'macd_lag_3': 3.828927580733591, 'macd_lag_4': 3.855691586572391, 'macd_lag_5': 3.925406699484313, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.8315399585916907, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.2949178488741486}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 18.25, 'Date': '2023-04-12', 'High': 19.979999542236328, 'Open': 19.3799991607666, 'Close': 19.09000015258789, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-12', 'Adj Close': 19.09000015258789}, {'Low': 1.091524362564087, 'Date': '2023-04-12', 'High': 1.099855899810791, 'Open': 1.0917507410049438, 'Close': 1.0917507410049438, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-12', 'Adj Close': 1.0917507410049438}, {'Low': 1.2399563789367676, 'Date': '2023-04-12', 'High': 1.2483458518981934, 'Open': 1.2430081367492676, 'Close': 1.2431007623672483, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-12', 'Adj Close': 1.2431007623672483}, {'Low': 6.868800163269043, 'Date': '2023-04-12', 'High': 6.889200210571289, 'Open': 6.885499954223633, 'Close': 6.885499954223633, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-12', 'Adj Close': 6.885499954223633}, {'Low': 81.27999877929688, 'Date': '2023-04-12', 'High': 83.52999877929688, 'Open': 81.44000244140625, 'Close': 83.26000213623047, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 356133, 'date_str': '2023-04-12', 'Adj Close': 83.26000213623047}, {'Low': 0.6651501059532166, 'Date': '2023-04-12', 'High': 0.6721798777580261, 'Open': 0.6654002070426941, 'Close': 0.6654002070426941, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-12', 'Adj Close': 0.6654002070426941}, {'Low': 3.3420000076293945, 'Date': '2023-04-12', 'High': 3.4600000381469727, 'Open': 3.447000026702881, 'Close': 3.4210000038146973, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-12', 'Adj Close': 3.4210000038146973}, {'Low': 132.781005859375, 'Date': '2023-04-12', 'High': 134.0229949951172, 'Open': 133.593994140625, 'Close': 133.593994140625, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-12', 'Adj Close': 133.593994140625}, {'Low': 101.4499969482422, 'Date': '2023-04-12', 'High': 102.16000366210938, 'Open': 102.12999725341795, 'Close': 101.5, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-12', 'Adj Close': 101.5}, {'Low': 2005.199951171875, 'Date': '2023-04-12', 'High': 2025.699951171875, 'Open': 2005.199951171875, 'Close': 2010.9000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 172, 'date_str': '2023-04-12', 'Adj Close': 2010.9000244140625}]}
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{'date': '2023-04-13', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/canaccord-genuity-maintains-apple-aapl-buy-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on April 13, 2023, Canaccord Genuity maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 8.49% Upside\nAs of April 6, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is $173.69. The forecasts range from a low of $119.18 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 8.49% from its latest reported closing price of $160.10.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is $413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is $6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nIyo Bank holds 67K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. No change in the last quarter.\nKeb Asset Management holds 9K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 10K shares, representing a decrease of 5.83%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 99.93% over the last quarter.\nNSFBX - Natixis Sustainable Future 2015 Fund Class N holds 0K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 0K shares, representing an increase of 11.96%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 13.12% over the last quarter.\nSaxon Interests holds 35K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 36K shares, representing a decrease of 1.41%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 23.77% over the last quarter.\nBank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich holds 3,989K shares representing 0.03% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 3,932K shares, representing an increase of 1.43%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 99.91% over the last quarter.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6408 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 203 owner(s) or 3.27% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.31%, a decrease of 40.18%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.35% to 10,154,214K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.01, indicating a bearish outlook.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 13, 2023, Canaccord Genuity maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 99.93% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 13.12% over the last quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 13, 2023, Canaccord Genuity maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 99.93% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 13.12% over the last quarter.', 'news_article_title': 'Canaccord Genuity Maintains Apple (AAPL) Buy Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 13, 2023, Canaccord Genuity maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 99.93% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 13.12% over the last quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 13, 2023, Canaccord Genuity maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 99.93% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 13.12% over the last quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/credit-suisse-maintains-apple-aapl-outperform-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on April 13, 2023, Credit Suisse maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 8.49% Upside\nAs of April 6, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is $173.69. The forecasts range from a low of $119.18 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 8.49% from its latest reported closing price of $160.10.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is $413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is $6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nEFG Asset Management holds 52K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 53K shares, representing a decrease of 1.95%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 99.91% over the last quarter.\nURTH - iShares MSCI World ETF holds 729K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 683K shares, representing an increase of 6.22%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 10.25% over the last quarter.\nFirst National Bank Of Omaha holds 471K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 503K shares, representing a decrease of 6.78%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 99.92% over the last quarter.\nHutner Capital Management holds 14K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 9K shares, representing an increase of 34.81%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 27.70% over the last quarter.\nProvident Investment Management holds 10K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 6K shares, representing an increase of 41.74%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 99.85% over the last quarter.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6408 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 203 owner(s) or 3.27% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.31%, a decrease of 40.18%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.35% to 10,154,214K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.01, indicating a bearish outlook.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 13, 2023, Credit Suisse maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 99.91% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 10.25% over the last quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 13, 2023, Credit Suisse maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 99.91% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 10.25% over the last quarter.', 'news_article_title': 'Credit Suisse Maintains Apple (AAPL) Outperform Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 13, 2023, Credit Suisse maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 99.91% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 10.25% over the last quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 13, 2023, Credit Suisse maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 99.91% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 10.25% over the last quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ishares-core-sp-500-etf-experiences-big-inflow-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: IVV) where we have detected an approximate $327.9 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.1% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 743,250,000 to 744,050,000). Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 2.1%, NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) is up about 1%, and Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOGL) is higher by about 2.1%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the IVV Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of IVV, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, IVV's low point in its 52 week range is $349.53 per share, with $451.97 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $412.61. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\nAlso see:\n\x95 CPE Options Chain\n\x95 ETFs Holding CAI\n\x95 RHE Options Chain\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 2.1%, NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) is up about 1%, and Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOGL) is higher by about 2.1%. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 2.1%, NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) is up about 1%, and Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOGL) is higher by about 2.1%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the IVV Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of IVV, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, IVV's low point in its 52 week range is $349.53 per share, with $451.97 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $412.61. Click here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows » Also see: \x95 CPE Options Chain \x95 ETFs Holding CAI \x95 RHE Options Chain The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Experiences Big Inflow', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 2.1%, NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) is up about 1%, and Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOGL) is higher by about 2.1%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: IVV) where we have detected an approximate $327.9 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.1% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 743,250,000 to 744,050,000). These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is up about 2.1%, NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) is up about 1%, and Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOGL) is higher by about 2.1%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: IVV) where we have detected an approximate $327.9 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.1% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 743,250,000 to 744,050,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the IVV Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of IVV, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, IVV's low point in its 52 week range is $349.53 per share, with $451.97 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $412.61."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-rallies-to-higher-close-as-inflation-data-feeds-fed-pause-hopes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Culp\nNEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday as economic data showed cooling inflation and a loosening labor market, fueling optimism that the Federal Reserve could be nearing the end of its aggressive interest rate hike cycle.\nAll three major U.S. stock indexes surged, with interest rate sensitive megacaps providing the most upside muscle and pushing the tech-heavy Nasdaq to its biggest one-daypercentage jump in nearly a month.\nData released before the bell showed a steeper-than-expected cooldown in producer prices and coming in above consensus. Both signal that the Fed\'s hawkish barrage of rate hikes, which began over a year ago, is working as intended.\nThe data comes on the heels of Wednesday\'s muted Consumer Price Index report, which cemented the likelihood of yet another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion next month\'s FOMC policy meeting.\n"Markets rallied today following the lower inflation data this morning, as it\'s still all about the Fed so it\'s really all about inflation," said David Carter, investment specialist at JPMorgan Private Bank in New York.\n"Together with yesterday\'s muted CPI data, PPI is also suggesting some slowdown in inflation which could mean a quick end to Fed tightening."\n Financial markets are pricing in a roughly one-in-three probability that the central bank will press the pause button and let the Fed funds target rate stand in the 4.75% to 5.00% range, according to CME\'s FedWatch tool.\nInvestor focus now shifts to first-quarter earnings season, which jumps into full swing on Friday when a trio of big banks, Citigroup C.N, JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N report.\n"Tomorrow\'s bank earnings could give insight into the strength of regional banks and future lending activity," Carter added. "It will be interesting to see what banks say tomorrow about future economic growth."\nAnalysts expect aggregate first-quarter S&P 500 earnings to come in 5.2% below the year-ago quarter, a stark reversal from the 1.4% year-on-year growth seen at the beginning of the quarter, according to Refinitiv.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 53.96 points, or 1.33%, to end at 4,145.91 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 236.94 points, or 1.99%, to 12,166.27. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 382.54 points, or 1.14%, to 34,029.04.\nDelta Air Lines Inc DAL.N shares dipped following the company\'s first-quarter profit miss.\nShares of Harley-Davidson Inc HOG.N slid after the motorcycle maker announced Chief Financial Officer Gina Goetter was leaving the company at the end of April.\nGroupon Inc GRPN.O jumped following the company\'s appointment of Jiri Ponrt to succeed Damien Schmitz as chief financial officer.\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O advanced after Wedbush said the streaming platform\'s revenue growth of new subscribers could drive up profitability.\nInflationhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3KUFKgS\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6076;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The data comes on the heels of Wednesday's muted Consumer Price Index report, which cemented the likelihood of yet another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion next month's FOMC policy meeting. Financial markets are pricing in a roughly one-in-three probability that the central bank will press the pause button and let the Fed funds target rate stand in the 4.75% to 5.00% range, according to CME's FedWatch tool. Investor focus now shifts to first-quarter earnings season, which jumps into full swing on Friday when a trio of big banks, Citigroup C.N, JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N report.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday as economic data showed cooling inflation and a loosening labor market, fueling optimism that the Federal Reserve could be nearing the end of its aggressive interest rate hike cycle. "It will be interesting to see what banks say tomorrow about future economic growth." According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 53.96 points, or 1.33%, to end at 4,145.91 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 236.94 points, or 1.99%, to 12,166.27.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St rallies to higher close as inflation data feeds Fed pause hopes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The data comes on the heels of Wednesday\'s muted Consumer Price Index report, which cemented the likelihood of yet another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion next month\'s FOMC policy meeting. "Markets rallied today following the lower inflation data this morning, as it\'s still all about the Fed so it\'s really all about inflation," said David Carter, investment specialist at JPMorgan Private Bank in New York. Shares of Harley-Davidson Inc HOG.N slid after the motorcycle maker announced Chief Financial Officer Gina Goetter was leaving the company at the end of April.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday as economic data showed cooling inflation and a loosening labor market, fueling optimism that the Federal Reserve could be nearing the end of its aggressive interest rate hike cycle. The data comes on the heels of Wednesday's muted Consumer Price Index report, which cemented the likelihood of yet another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion next month's FOMC policy meeting. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 53.96 points, or 1.33%, to end at 4,145.91 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 236.94 points, or 1.99%, to 12,166.27."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-04-13-2023%3A-aapl-goog-googl-amzn-baba', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining nearly 2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up 1.3%.\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) and Canal+ signed a multiyear agreement to provide Apple TV+ to subscribers of Canal+ in France, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Variety reported Thursday. Apple shares were up 3.5%.\nAlphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google will ask a US District Court judge on Thursday to dismiss the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against it, The Wall Street Journal reported. Alphabet shares were up 2.8%.\nAmazon (AMZN) shares jumped 4.7% after Chief Executive Andy Jassy said that the e-commerce giant remains confident in its ability to control costs.\nAlibaba's (BABA) shareholder SoftBank has moved to sell nearly all of its remaining stake in the company via prepaid forward contracts, the Financial Times reported, citing an analysis of regulatory filings. Alibaba shares rose 2.8%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) and Canal+ signed a multiyear agreement to provide Apple TV+ to subscribers of Canal+ in France, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Variety reported Thursday. Tech stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining nearly 2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up 1.3%. Amazon (AMZN) shares jumped 4.7% after Chief Executive Andy Jassy said that the e-commerce giant remains confident in its ability to control costs.', 'news_luhn_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) and Canal+ signed a multiyear agreement to provide Apple TV+ to subscribers of Canal+ in France, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Variety reported Thursday. Apple shares were up 3.5%. Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google will ask a US District Court judge on Thursday to dismiss the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against it, The Wall Street Journal reported.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 04/13/2023: AAPL, GOOG, GOOGL, AMZN, BABA', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) and Canal+ signed a multiyear agreement to provide Apple TV+ to subscribers of Canal+ in France, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Variety reported Thursday. Tech stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining nearly 2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up 1.3%. Apple shares were up 3.5%.', 'news_textrank_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) and Canal+ signed a multiyear agreement to provide Apple TV+ to subscribers of Canal+ in France, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Variety reported Thursday. Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google will ask a US District Court judge on Thursday to dismiss the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against it, The Wall Street Journal reported. Alibaba's (BABA) shareholder SoftBank has moved to sell nearly all of its remaining stake in the company via prepaid forward contracts, the Financial Times reported, citing an analysis of regulatory filings."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/june-2nd-options-now-available-for-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options begin trading today, for the June 2nd expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new June 2nd contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.\nThe put contract at the $145.00 strike price has a current bid of $1.32. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $145.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $143.68 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of AAPL, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $163.43/share today.\nBecause the $145.00 strike represents an approximate 11% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 0.91% return on the cash commitment, or 6.65% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.\nBelow is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, and highlighting in green where the $145.00 strike is located relative to that history:\nTurning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $170.00 strike price has a current bid of $3.40. If an investor was to purchase shares of AAPL stock at the current price level of $163.43/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $170.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 6.10% if the stock gets called away at the June 2nd expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AAPL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AAPL\'s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170.00 strike highlighted in red:\nConsidering the fact that the $170.00 strike represents an approximate 4% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.08% boost of extra return to the investor, or 15.19% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.\nMeanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 250 trading day closing values as well as today\'s price of $163.43) to be 34%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nTop YieldBoost Calls of the Nasdaq 100 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Diagnostics Dividend Stocks\n\x95 USA Historical Stock Prices\n\x95 NDSN Videos\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if AAPL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Apple Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $170.00 strike represents an approximate 4% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options begin trading today, for the June 2nd expiration.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $170.00 strike represents an approximate 4% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 99%. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options begin trading today, for the June 2nd expiration.", 'news_article_title': 'June 2nd Options Now Available For Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': "At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new June 2nd contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $170.00 strike represents an approximate 4% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options begin trading today, for the June 2nd expiration.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $170.00 strike represents an approximate 4% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. Investors in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw new options begin trading today, for the June 2nd expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AAPL options chain for the new June 2nd contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-surges-as-inflation-labor-data-raise-fed-pause-hopes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nU.S. weekly jobless claims increase\nProducer prices data cooler than expected\nNetflix jump after Wedbush sees revenue growth\nHarley-Davidson falls as CFO steps down\nIndexes up: Dow 0.97%, S&P 1.20%, Nasdaq 1.89%\nUpdates to afternoon, adds NEW YORK dateline, changes byline\nBy Stephen Culp\nNEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Thursday as economic data showed cooling inflation and a loosening labor market, fueling optimism that the Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest rate hike cycle.\nAll three major U.S. stock indexes rose sharply, with interest rate sensitive megacaps including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O providing the most upside muscle and sending the tech-heavy Nasdaq up 1.9%, on track for its biggest one-day gain in nearly a month.\nData released before the bell showed a steeper-than-expected cooldown in producer prices and coming in above consensus. Both signal that the Fed\'s hawkish barrage of rate hikes, which began over a year ago, is working as intended.\n"Inflation is going to come down faster than the Fed thinks it will, but ironically the banking crisis is bullish for a Fed pause, which is bullish for the market, particularly tech stocks," said Jay Hatfield, chief executive officer and Infrastructure Capital Management in New York.\nThe data comes on the heels of Wednesday\'s cooler-than-expected Consumer Price Index report, which raised the likelihood of yet another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion next month\'s FOMC policy meeting.\n"The Fed will raise rates one more time in May; one and done," Hatfield added. "They are worried about the banking system, so that should help them get to the right answer.\n"They\'ll start cutting in 2024."\nFinancial markets are pricing in a roughly one-in-three probability that the central bank will press the pause button and let the Fed funds target rate stand in the 4.75% to 5.00% range.\nInvestor focus now shifts to first-quarter earnings season, which jumps into full swing on Friday when a trio of big banks, Citigroup C.N, JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N report.\nAnalysts expect aggregate first-quarter S&P 500 earnings to come in 5.2% below the year-ago quarter, a stark reversal from the 1.4% year-on-year growth seen at the beginning of the quarter, according to Refinitiv.\nAt 2:05 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 325.52 points, or 0.97%, to 33,972.02; the S&P 500 .SPX gained 49.03 points, or 1.20%, at 4,140.98; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 225.84 points, or 1.89%, at 12,155.18.\nAmong the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500, communication services .SPLRCL was up the most, while industrials .SPLRCI and materials .SPLRCM, outperformers in recent sessions, suffered the steepest percentage declines.\nDelta Air Lines Inc DAL.N shares fell 0.9% following the company\'s first-quarter profit miss.\nShares of Harley-Davidson Inc HOG.N slid 3.2% after the motorcycle maker announced Chief Financial Officer Gina Goetter was leaving the company at the end of April.\nGroupon Inc GRPN.O jumped 3.4% after the company appointed Jiri Ponrt to succeed Damien Schmitz as chief financial officer.\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O rose 4.1% after Wedbush said the streaming platform\'s revenue growth of new subscribers could drive up profitability.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 3.04-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.83-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted eight new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 58 new highs and 121 new lows.\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6076;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "All three major U.S. stock indexes rose sharply, with interest rate sensitive megacaps including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O providing the most upside muscle and sending the tech-heavy Nasdaq up 1.9%, on track for its biggest one-day gain in nearly a month. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. weekly jobless claims increase Producer prices data cooler than expected Netflix jump after Wedbush sees revenue growth Harley-Davidson falls as CFO steps down Indexes up: Dow 0.97%, S&P 1.20%, Nasdaq 1.89% Updates to afternoon, adds NEW YORK dateline, changes byline By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Thursday as economic data showed cooling inflation and a loosening labor market, fueling optimism that the Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest rate hike cycle. The data comes on the heels of Wednesday's cooler-than-expected Consumer Price Index report, which raised the likelihood of yet another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion next month's FOMC policy meeting.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'All three major U.S. stock indexes rose sharply, with interest rate sensitive megacaps including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O providing the most upside muscle and sending the tech-heavy Nasdaq up 1.9%, on track for its biggest one-day gain in nearly a month. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. weekly jobless claims increase Producer prices data cooler than expected Netflix jump after Wedbush sees revenue growth Harley-Davidson falls as CFO steps down Indexes up: Dow 0.97%, S&P 1.20%, Nasdaq 1.89% Updates to afternoon, adds NEW YORK dateline, changes byline By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Thursday as economic data showed cooling inflation and a loosening labor market, fueling optimism that the Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest rate hike cycle. "Inflation is going to come down faster than the Fed thinks it will, but ironically the banking crisis is bullish for a Fed pause, which is bullish for the market, particularly tech stocks," said Jay Hatfield, chief executive officer and Infrastructure Capital Management in New York.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St surges as inflation, labor data raise Fed pause hopes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'All three major U.S. stock indexes rose sharply, with interest rate sensitive megacaps including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O providing the most upside muscle and sending the tech-heavy Nasdaq up 1.9%, on track for its biggest one-day gain in nearly a month. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. weekly jobless claims increase Producer prices data cooler than expected Netflix jump after Wedbush sees revenue growth Harley-Davidson falls as CFO steps down Indexes up: Dow 0.97%, S&P 1.20%, Nasdaq 1.89% Updates to afternoon, adds NEW YORK dateline, changes byline By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Thursday as economic data showed cooling inflation and a loosening labor market, fueling optimism that the Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest rate hike cycle. "The Fed will raise rates one more time in May; one and done," Hatfield added.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'All three major U.S. stock indexes rose sharply, with interest rate sensitive megacaps including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O providing the most upside muscle and sending the tech-heavy Nasdaq up 1.9%, on track for its biggest one-day gain in nearly a month. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. weekly jobless claims increase Producer prices data cooler than expected Netflix jump after Wedbush sees revenue growth Harley-Davidson falls as CFO steps down Indexes up: Dow 0.97%, S&P 1.20%, Nasdaq 1.89% Updates to afternoon, adds NEW YORK dateline, changes byline By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Thursday as economic data showed cooling inflation and a loosening labor market, fueling optimism that the Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest rate hike cycle. "Inflation is going to come down faster than the Fed thinks it will, but ironically the banking crisis is bullish for a Fed pause, which is bullish for the market, particularly tech stocks," said Jay Hatfield, chief executive officer and Infrastructure Capital Management in New York.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-climbs-as-inflation-jobless-claims-data-ease-rate-worries', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nU.S. weekly jobless claims increase\nProducer prices unexpectedly fall in March\nDelta Air Lines down after Q1 earnings disappoint\nHarley-Davidson falls after CFO steps down\nIndexes up: Dow 0.46%, S&P 0.64%, Nasdaq 1.33%\nUpdates prices, comments\nBy Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\nApril 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rose on Thursday as a moderation in producer price inflation and jump in weekly jobless claims brought relief to investors worried about how far the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates to tame surging prices.\nA Labor Department report showed producer prices unexpectedly fell in March as the cost of gasoline declined, and there were signs that underlying producer inflation was subsiding.\nData also showed that the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, a further sign that labor market conditions were loosening up.\n"We\'ve got onto the top of the mountain of inflation and looks like we\'re coming down the other side," said David Russell, vice president of market intelligence at TradeStation.\n"Inflation is coming down, but the process of Fed hiking rates is not necessarily over yet."\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has traded in a tight range this month, having recovered from a selloff in March fueled by the recent banking crisis, as investors assessed the path for U.S. interest rates.\nWall Street closed lower on Wednesday after data showed consumer prices rose at a slower-than-expected pace in March, however, core prices remained sticky and supported the case for another 25-basis point rate hike by the Fed in May.\nInvestors mostly stuck to expectations of the 25-bps hike after Thursday\'s data.\nU.S. Treasury yields fell, boosting rate-sensitive technology and other growth stocks. Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O rose between 1.3% and 3.0%, helping the Nasdaq outperform the other Wall Street indexes.\nCommunication services .SPLRCL, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology shares .SPLRCT led the gains among major S&P 500 .SPX sector indexes, while economy-sensitive stocks such as industrials .SPLRCI were among the worst hit.\nMinutes released on Wednesday from the Fed\'s latest policy meeting indicated concerns of a recession following the banking sector stress and that several policymakers considered pausing rate hikes last month.\nBig U.S. banks JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Citigroup Inc C.N and Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N are scheduled to report quarterly results on Friday, and investors will watch them closely for details about the sector\'s overall health.\nAnalysts expect S&P 500 companies to record a profit decline of 5.2% in the first quarter, as per Refinitiv IBES data, in what could be their worst showing since the third quarter of 2020.\nFinancial companies that are part of the S&P 500 are expected to report a profit growth of 4.3% in the first quarter.\nAt 11:50 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 153.51 points, or 0.46%, at 33,800.01, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 26.24 points, or 0.64%, at 4,118.19, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 159.16 points, or 1.33%, at 12,088.50.\nDelta Air Lines Inc\'s DAL.N shares fell 1.5% as the company missed first-quarter profit estimates.\nHarley-Davidson Inc HOG.N was down 4.% after the motorcycle maker said Chief Financial Officer Gina Goetter was leaving the company at the end of April.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 1.95-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 2.38-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded five new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 49 new highs and 106 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O rose between 1.3% and 3.0%, helping the Nasdaq outperform the other Wall Street indexes. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has traded in a tight range this month, having recovered from a selloff in March fueled by the recent banking crisis, as investors assessed the path for U.S. interest rates. Minutes released on Wednesday from the Fed's latest policy meeting indicated concerns of a recession following the banking sector stress and that several policymakers considered pausing rate hikes last month.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O rose between 1.3% and 3.0%, helping the Nasdaq outperform the other Wall Street indexes. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. weekly jobless claims increase Producer prices unexpectedly fall in March Delta Air Lines down after Q1 earnings disappoint Harley-Davidson falls after CFO steps down Indexes up: Dow 0.46%, S&P 0.64%, Nasdaq 1.33% Updates prices, comments By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rose on Thursday as a moderation in producer price inflation and jump in weekly jobless claims brought relief to investors worried about how far the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates to tame surging prices. A Labor Department report showed producer prices unexpectedly fell in March as the cost of gasoline declined, and there were signs that underlying producer inflation was subsiding.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St climbs as inflation, jobless claims data ease rate worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O rose between 1.3% and 3.0%, helping the Nasdaq outperform the other Wall Street indexes. Wall Street closed lower on Wednesday after data showed consumer prices rose at a slower-than-expected pace in March, however, core prices remained sticky and supported the case for another 25-basis point rate hike by the Fed in May. Analysts expect S&P 500 companies to record a profit decline of 5.2% in the first quarter, as per Refinitiv IBES data, in what could be their worst showing since the third quarter of 2020.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O rose between 1.3% and 3.0%, helping the Nasdaq outperform the other Wall Street indexes. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. weekly jobless claims increase Producer prices unexpectedly fall in March Delta Air Lines down after Q1 earnings disappoint Harley-Davidson falls after CFO steps down Indexes up: Dow 0.46%, S&P 0.64%, Nasdaq 1.33% Updates prices, comments By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rose on Thursday as a moderation in producer price inflation and jump in weekly jobless claims brought relief to investors worried about how far the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates to tame surging prices. A Labor Department report showed producer prices unexpectedly fell in March as the cost of gasoline declined, and there were signs that underlying producer inflation was subsiding.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-stock-popped-on-thursday', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) enjoyed a modest 2% pop at 11:15 a.m. ET Thursday after the computers and iPhones tech giant announced plans to switch to using only recycled cobalt in its device batteries by 2025.\nSo what\nThere are a couple of reasons why investors may be liking this latest Apple news. On one hand, it\'s a warm and fuzzy "save the planet" story as Apple moves to defuse criticism that the massive popularity of its devices is causing environmental issues by encouraging greater cobalt mining. Looking at the big picture, Apple is hoping to become entirely carbon-neutral by 2030, recycling not only cobalt, but also rare earth metals, tin soldering, gold plating, and even aluminum used in its products.\nAt the same time, this is an economic story for Apple. According to a 2022 report from MacroPolo.org, cobalt is the single most expensive component (by weight) of rechargeable batteries, costing close to $60 per kilogram in 2021 -- about twice the price of lithium. So in announcing that it will recycle all its cobalt, Apple is presumably also aiming to cut the cost of its products -- and boost its own profit margins.\nNow what\nGranted, just because Apple is recycling cobalt doesn\'t mean it\'s getting the recycled stuff for free. In fact, it may turn out that the cost of recycled cobalt is greater than the cost of buying newly mined cobalt. This remains to be seen -- and it\'s perhaps informative that in announcing its newest recycling initiative, Apple made no mention of cost savings.\nThat being said, the added "green" credentials of being a 100%-recycled consumer of cobalt should help to offset any additional cost for these consumers. For ESG-focused consumers (and investors), it could even turn into a deciding factor when choosing whether to buy an iPhone, for example, or an Android phone -- or whether to invest in Apple stock versus Samsung (OTC: SSNL.F).\nFactor in even the potential for cost savings as recycling technology improves over time, and this news looks like a plus for Apple -- maybe not big enough of a plus to justify paying 27 times earnings for a stock growing profits at only 8% per year, but a plus nonetheless.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nRich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) enjoyed a modest 2% pop at 11:15 a.m. On one hand, it\'s a warm and fuzzy "save the planet" story as Apple moves to defuse criticism that the massive popularity of its devices is causing environmental issues by encouraging greater cobalt mining. Looking at the big picture, Apple is hoping to become entirely carbon-neutral by 2030, recycling not only cobalt, but also rare earth metals, tin soldering, gold plating, and even aluminum used in its products.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) enjoyed a modest 2% pop at 11:15 a.m. On one hand, it\'s a warm and fuzzy "save the planet" story as Apple moves to defuse criticism that the massive popularity of its devices is causing environmental issues by encouraging greater cobalt mining. In fact, it may turn out that the cost of recycled cobalt is greater than the cost of buying newly mined cobalt.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Stock Popped on Thursday', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) enjoyed a modest 2% pop at 11:15 a.m. So in announcing that it will recycle all its cobalt, Apple is presumably also aiming to cut the cost of its products -- and boost its own profit margins. In fact, it may turn out that the cost of recycled cobalt is greater than the cost of buying newly mined cobalt.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) enjoyed a modest 2% pop at 11:15 a.m. So in announcing that it will recycle all its cobalt, Apple is presumably also aiming to cut the cost of its products -- and boost its own profit margins. In fact, it may turn out that the cost of recycled cobalt is greater than the cost of buying newly mined cobalt.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-plans-to-shift-some-macbook-production-to-thailand', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple AAPL is mulling moving some MacBook production to Thailand as part of its broader plan to reduce its dependency on China for manufacturing its devices. Thailand has been already mass-producing Apple Watch over the past year. It also produces AirPods and some iPads.\n\nPer the latest Reuters report citing NIKKEI Asia, the iPhone maker is in active discussion with suppliers, already having an existing manufacturing footprint in Thailand to make MacBooks. Apple is set to start mass production of some MacBooks in Vietnam shortly.\n\nThe company’s plan to reduce its dependency on China can be attributed to the turbulent relationship between the United States and China, as well as its intention of expanding its manufacturing footprint in Southeast Asia countries, including Vietnam and Thailand.\n\nMoreover, India has evolved as the preferred production base for Apple devices, particularly iPhone. According to the latest Bloomberg report, Apple assembled more than $7 billion worth of smartphones in India in the last fiscal year. It is also expected to move some AirPods and Beats earphone production to India.\nApple's latest initiative to expand manufacturing footprint is expected to boost prospects. Shares have gained 23.2% year to date, outperforming the Zacks Computer and Technology sector’s growth of 17.7% and the S&P 500’s rise of 7%.\nHowever, challenging macroeconomic conditions and lower demand for Mac and iPad are expected to hurt growth ahead of the fiscal second-quarter results set to be reported on May 4.\nApple Inc. Price and Consensus\n Apple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\nAlthough Apple did not provide revenue guidance for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, it expects the March-end quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to be similar to that reported for the December-end quarter due to unfavorable forex of roughly 5%.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal second-quarter earnings is pegged at $1.43 per share, down by a penny over the past 30 days. The consensus mark for revenues stands at $93.11 billion, indicating a year-over-year decline of 4.29%.\nApple Mac Prospects Not Bright in 2023\nApple’s Mac has been suffering from lower PC demand year to date. Per IDC’s latest data, global PC shipments totaled 56.9 million units in the first quarter of 2023, down 29% due to sluggish demand and excess inventory.\n\nApple registered the highest fall of 40.5% to 4.1 million units, followed by Dell Technologies’ DELL 31% to $9.5 million PCs. PC volumes of Lenovo LNVGY and ASUS fell 30.3% to 12.7 million and 3.9 million units, respectively. HP Inc.'s HPQ shipments contracted 24.2% to 12 million units.\n\nLenovo also maintained its market share of 22.4%, trailed by HP and Dell, with market shares of 21.1% and 16.7%, respectively. Apple registered a 7.2% market share, down from 8.6% in first-quarter 2022.\n\nFor the second quarter of fiscal 2023, Apple expects Mac and iPad revenues to decline in the double digits on a year-over-year basis due to challenging comparisons and macroeconomic headwinds.\n\nIn the fiscal first quarter, Mac sales of $7.74 billion decreased 28.7% from the year-ago quarter and accounted for 6.6% of the total sales. Meanwhile, iPad sales of $9.4 billion improved 29.6% year over year and accounted for 8% of the total sales.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal second-quarter Mac revenues stands at $8.029 billion, indicating a 23.1% year-over-year decline.\n\nThe consensus mark for iPad revenues is pegged at $6.719 billion, suggesting a 12.1% year-over-year decline.\n\nMoreover, iPhone sales are expected to have suffered from lower demand. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for iPhone sales is pegged at $49.605 billion, indicating a 1.9% year-over-year decline and a 24.6% sequential decline.\n\nFor second-quarter fiscal 2023, Services revenue growth is expected to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming. However, this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company expects revenues to increase year over year. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal second-quarter Services revenues is pegged at $20.86 billion, indicating a 5.3% year-over-year decline.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL is mulling moving some MacBook production to Thailand as part of its broader plan to reduce its dependency on China for manufacturing its devices. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Per the latest Reuters report citing NIKKEI Asia, the iPhone maker is in active discussion with suppliers, already having an existing manufacturing footprint in Thailand to make MacBooks.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL is mulling moving some MacBook production to Thailand as part of its broader plan to reduce its dependency on China for manufacturing its devices. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal second-quarter Mac revenues stands at $8.029 billion, indicating a 23.1% year-over-year decline.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Plans to Shift Some MacBook Production to Thailand', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL is mulling moving some MacBook production to Thailand as part of its broader plan to reduce its dependency on China for manufacturing its devices. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Mac Prospects Not Bright in 2023 Apple’s Mac has been suffering from lower PC demand year to date.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL is mulling moving some MacBook production to Thailand as part of its broader plan to reduce its dependency on China for manufacturing its devices. Apple Inc. Price and Consensus Apple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote Although Apple did not provide revenue guidance for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, it expects the March-end quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to be similar to that reported for the December-end quarter due to unfavorable forex of roughly 5%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-rallies-to-higher-close-as-inflation-data-feeds-fed-pause-hopes-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nU.S. weekly jobless claims increase\nProducer prices data cooler than expected\nNetflix jumps after Wedbush sees revenue growth\nHarley-Davidson dips as CFO steps down\nIndexes up: Dow 1.14%, S&P 1.33%, Nasdaq 1.99%\nUpdates with closing prices\nBy Stephen Culp\nNEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday as economic data showed cooling inflation and a loosening labor market, fueling optimism that the Federal Reserve could be nearing the end of its aggressive interest rate hike cycle.\nAll three major U.S. stock indexes surged more than 1%, with interest rate sensitive megacaps including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O providing the most upside muscle and pushing the tech-heavy Nasdaq up nearly 2% to its biggest one-daypercentage jump in nearly a month.\nData released before the bell showed a steeper-than-expected cooldown in producer prices and coming in above consensus. Both signal that the Fed\'s hawkish barrage of rate hikes, which began over a year ago, is working as intended.\nThe data comes on the heels of Wednesday\'s muted Consumer Price Index report, which cemented the likelihood of yet another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of next month\'s Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting.\n"Markets rallied today following the lower inflation data this morning, as it\'s still all about the Fed so it\'s really all about inflation," said David Carter, investment specialist at JPMorgan Private Bank in New York.\n"Together with yesterday\'s muted CPI data, PPI is also suggesting some slowdown in inflation which could mean a quick end to Fed tightening."\n Financial markets are pricing in a roughly one-in-three probability that the central bank will press the pause button and let the Fed funds target rate stand in the 4.75% to 5.00% range, according to CME\'s FedWatch tool.\nInvestor focus now shifts to first-quarter earnings season, which jumps into full swing on Friday when a trio of big banks, Citigroup C.N, JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N, Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N report.\n"Tomorrow\'s bank earnings could give insight into the strength of regional banks and future lending activity," Carter added. "It will be interesting to see what banks say tomorrow about future economic growth."\nAnalysts expect aggregate first-quarter S&P 500 earnings to come in 5.2% below the year-ago quarter, a stark reversal from the 1.4% year-on-year growth seen at the beginning of the quarter, according to Refinitiv.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIrose 383.19 points, or 1.14%, to 34,029.69; the S&P 500 .SPXgained 54.27 points, or 1.33%, at 4,146.22; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXICadded 236.94 points, or 1.99%, at 12,166.27.\nAmong the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500, all but real estate .SPLRCR ended the session higher, with communication services .SPLRCL and consumer discretionary .SPLRCD enjoying the largest gains, both jumping 2.3%.\nDelta Air Lines Inc DAL.N shares fell 1.1% following the company\'s first-quarter profit miss.\nShares of Harley-Davidson Inc HOG.N slid 1.7% after the motorcycle maker announced Chief Financial Officer Gina Goetter was leaving the company at the end of April.\nGroupon Inc GRPN.O jumped 4.0% after the company appointed Jiri Ponrt to succeed Damien Schmitz as chief financial officer.\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O rose 4.6% after Wedbush said the streaming platform\'s revenue growth of new subscribers could drive up profitability.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 2.71-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.55-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 12 new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 69 new highs and 140 new lows.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 10.40 billion shares, compared with the 11.51 billion average over the last 20 trading days.\nInflationhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3KUFKgS\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6076;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "All three major U.S. stock indexes surged more than 1%, with interest rate sensitive megacaps including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O providing the most upside muscle and pushing the tech-heavy Nasdaq up nearly 2% to its biggest one-daypercentage jump in nearly a month. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. weekly jobless claims increase Producer prices data cooler than expected Netflix jumps after Wedbush sees revenue growth Harley-Davidson dips as CFO steps down Indexes up: Dow 1.14%, S&P 1.33%, Nasdaq 1.99% Updates with closing prices By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday as economic data showed cooling inflation and a loosening labor market, fueling optimism that the Federal Reserve could be nearing the end of its aggressive interest rate hike cycle. The data comes on the heels of Wednesday's muted Consumer Price Index report, which cemented the likelihood of yet another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of next month's Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting.", 'news_luhn_summary': "All three major U.S. stock indexes surged more than 1%, with interest rate sensitive megacaps including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O providing the most upside muscle and pushing the tech-heavy Nasdaq up nearly 2% to its biggest one-daypercentage jump in nearly a month. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. weekly jobless claims increase Producer prices data cooler than expected Netflix jumps after Wedbush sees revenue growth Harley-Davidson dips as CFO steps down Indexes up: Dow 1.14%, S&P 1.33%, Nasdaq 1.99% Updates with closing prices By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday as economic data showed cooling inflation and a loosening labor market, fueling optimism that the Federal Reserve could be nearing the end of its aggressive interest rate hike cycle. The data comes on the heels of Wednesday's muted Consumer Price Index report, which cemented the likelihood of yet another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of next month's Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St rallies to higher close as inflation data feeds Fed pause hopes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'All three major U.S. stock indexes surged more than 1%, with interest rate sensitive megacaps including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O providing the most upside muscle and pushing the tech-heavy Nasdaq up nearly 2% to its biggest one-daypercentage jump in nearly a month. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. weekly jobless claims increase Producer prices data cooler than expected Netflix jumps after Wedbush sees revenue growth Harley-Davidson dips as CFO steps down Indexes up: Dow 1.14%, S&P 1.33%, Nasdaq 1.99% Updates with closing prices By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday as economic data showed cooling inflation and a loosening labor market, fueling optimism that the Federal Reserve could be nearing the end of its aggressive interest rate hike cycle. "Markets rallied today following the lower inflation data this morning, as it\'s still all about the Fed so it\'s really all about inflation," said David Carter, investment specialist at JPMorgan Private Bank in New York.', 'news_textrank_summary': "All three major U.S. stock indexes surged more than 1%, with interest rate sensitive megacaps including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O providing the most upside muscle and pushing the tech-heavy Nasdaq up nearly 2% to its biggest one-daypercentage jump in nearly a month. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window U.S. weekly jobless claims increase Producer prices data cooler than expected Netflix jumps after Wedbush sees revenue growth Harley-Davidson dips as CFO steps down Indexes up: Dow 1.14%, S&P 1.33%, Nasdaq 1.99% Updates with closing prices By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday as economic data showed cooling inflation and a loosening labor market, fueling optimism that the Federal Reserve could be nearing the end of its aggressive interest rate hike cycle. The data comes on the heels of Wednesday's muted Consumer Price Index report, which cemented the likelihood of yet another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of next month's Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tools-for-advisors%3A-etf-trading-tips-in-earnings-season', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "ETFs have a lot of advantages, but it's easy for their ability to offer bespoke exposures to particular slices of the market to overshadow their ability to play events – namely, earnings. Each earnings season has its drama, but with so many looking for signals about a recession this year, this earnings season requires quick thinking. As such, here are some ETF trading tips as earnings season starts in earnest.\nTip 1: Know Which ETF is Best for a Given Stock\nThis tip may seem pretty obvious, but the names of ETFs can be deceiving. Not every tech ETF weights Apple (AAPL) the same, nor does every AI-focused strategy necessarily even include the same semiconductor names.\nVettaFi’s ETF Database offers the ETF Stock Exposure Tool to find which ETFs have the strongest weight for a particular stock. Some companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) have different shares under different names, but the tool can be a great starting point for those looking to play positive – or negative – earnings news.\nTip 2: Take Care to Buy or Sell Outside of Big Market Vol Moments\nMost of us are familiar by now with more general ETF trading tips about limit and market orders, what time of day is best to trade, and how advisors can use trade desks to spool up multiple orders at once. By the same token as knowing what times of day are best for ETF, take care to plan trades for days that don’t also have Federal Reserve meetings or announcements planned.\nSee more: “Tools for Advisors: Maximize Your ETF Trading”\nBig data points dropping, too, have had a notable impact on markets lately – with so much uncertainty around, markets take any sign or announcement of notable data from the markets and may be taking it for more than it is. Whatever the case, just because an ETF has a low fee and is weighted just right to that particularly appealing small-cap stock doesn’t mean that it’s impervious to a hot inflation print.\nTip 3: Be Careful With Leveraged Strategies\nThe riskier investors will surely be familiar with the idea of leveraged ETFs, whether inverse or positive. With up to 3x returns offered by some of these strategies, they have the potential to move quickly in either direction.\nAs such, it’s important to remember that these strategies are meant for daily trading and really can’t be left to their own devices for long. While they do often come with this notice in their fund materials, ETF trading tips would do well to remind ETF investors and advisors to take care and pay close attention when handling such potent strategies.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Core Strategies Channel.\n Read more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Not every tech ETF weights Apple (AAPL) the same, nor does every AI-focused strategy necessarily even include the same semiconductor names. Some companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) have different shares under different names, but the tool can be a great starting point for those looking to play positive – or negative – earnings news. Whatever the case, just because an ETF has a low fee and is weighted just right to that particularly appealing small-cap stock doesn’t mean that it’s impervious to a hot inflation print.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Not every tech ETF weights Apple (AAPL) the same, nor does every AI-focused strategy necessarily even include the same semiconductor names. As such, here are some ETF trading tips as earnings season starts in earnest. Tip 2: Take Care to Buy or Sell Outside of Big Market Vol Moments Most of us are familiar by now with more general ETF trading tips about limit and market orders, what time of day is best to trade, and how advisors can use trade desks to spool up multiple orders at once.', 'news_article_title': 'Tools for Advisors: ETF Trading Tips in Earnings Season', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Not every tech ETF weights Apple (AAPL) the same, nor does every AI-focused strategy necessarily even include the same semiconductor names. As such, here are some ETF trading tips as earnings season starts in earnest. VettaFi’s ETF Database offers the ETF Stock Exposure Tool to find which ETFs have the strongest weight for a particular stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Not every tech ETF weights Apple (AAPL) the same, nor does every AI-focused strategy necessarily even include the same semiconductor names. VettaFi’s ETF Database offers the ETF Stock Exposure Tool to find which ETFs have the strongest weight for a particular stock. Tip 2: Take Care to Buy or Sell Outside of Big Market Vol Moments Most of us are familiar by now with more general ETF trading tips about limit and market orders, what time of day is best to trade, and how advisors can use trade desks to spool up multiple orders at once.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/understanding-etf-distributions%3A-an-investors-guide', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Understanding how ETF distributions are categorized can alleviate a lot of hassle and potential headaches come tax season. ETF distributions are varied, as are their tax treatments, and there are several exceptions to each category. We\'ll step through each of the broad categories in turn.\nWhat Kinds of ETF Distributions Are There?\nThe broad categories of ETF distributions include:\nDividends (both qualified and unqualified)\nReturn of capital distributions\nTax-free distributions\nAnother primary type of distribution is the capital gains distribution, though we aren\'t reviewing the nuances of capital gains today. (Learn more about capital gains distributions and ETF taxation here.)\nWhat Are Qualified Dividend Distributions?\nDividends from corporations are a common source of income distribution in ETFs. It\'s important to understand the distinction between qualified and unqualified dividends, since the two categories have significant tax differences.\nThe IRS defines "qualified dividends" as those issued from U.S. corporations or certain qualified foreign corporations, as well as dividends not specifically listed with the IRS as unqualified dividends. In addition, shareholders of the underlying security that issued the dividend must have held the security for at least 60 days before the ex-dividend date for at least 60 days in a given 121-day period.\nIf a dividend meets all three requirements and isn’t associated with hedging activity, then it is considered a qualified dividend and taxed at long-term capital gains rates. For 2023, that\'s between 0% to 20%, depending on your income tax bracket.\nFor example, stock dividends from corporations like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) can be considered qualified dividends, if they meet the 60-day holding rule.\nMany income-focused ETFs offer qualified dividend income (QDI), and for better tax savings, it’s best to seek out ETFs with higher QDI percentages, which can often be found on the issuer’s website. The iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV) offered 100% QDI as of the end of 2021, while the SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) offered 100% QDI as of January 2023.\nWhat Are Unqualified Dividend Distributions?\nUnqualified, or ordinary, dividends are taxed at ordinary income rates. These range from 10%–37% in 2023, depending on your income bracket.\nA number of asset classes generate distributions that are treated as ordinary income, including REITs and some MLPs, because they are structured as pass-through entities; bonds; many options-based ETFs (due to their hedging application); and dividends from foreign corporations and any companies that do not meet the above-mentioned qualified status.\nETFs that offered non-qualified dividend distributions include the iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF (USRT) and the Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (SCHH).\nWhat Are Return of Capital Distributions?\nReturn of capital distributions occur when a distribution is paid out as a return on the equity used in the original investment instead of as profit made on that investment. As the name suggests, it\'s essentially the company returning capital to the shareholder.\nAs such, return on capital distributions offer tax deferment benefits. Because the distribution being issued isn’t generated from profits but instead is a return of the original money used to purchase the shares, it isn’t taxed at the time of distribution, only when the shares are sold. When that happens, capital gains taxation may occur, depending on how long the shares were held, if gains were accrued, and so on.\nROC distributions from ETFs allow advisors to defer capital gains taxes while also lowering the cost basis of the original investment.\nImage source: Nasdaq\nETFs that utilize return of capital distributions include the Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) and the Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (QYLD), which offers ROC distributions alongside ordinary dividend distributions.\nWhich ETF Category Offers Tax-Free Distributions?\nIn a high-risk environment, municipal bonds are particularly appealing for their lower risk profiles as well as their tax advantages for investors because municipal bond distributions are free from federal taxes. Some are tax-free at the state level as well, though this varies by state and depends on where the muni bond is issued as well as the state of residence of the investor purchasing.\nWhile a buy-and-hold strategy directly in municipal bonds can open up investors to interest rate risks, gaining exposure through a muni ETF that buys and sells municipal bonds as interest rates rise eliminates much of that risk, making them tax-advantaged, lower interest rate risk vehicles than direct investment.\nPopular muni ETFs with tax-free distributions include the Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTEB) as well as the iShares National Muni Bond ETF (MUB).\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Financial Literacy Channel.\nVettaFi LLC (“VettaFi”) is the index provider for AMLP, for which it receives an index licensing fee. However, AMLP is not issued, sponsored, endorsed or sold by VettaFi, and VettaFi has no obligation or liability in connection with the issuance, administration, marketing or trading of AMLP.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For example, stock dividends from corporations like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) can be considered qualified dividends, if they meet the 60-day holding rule. Understanding how ETF distributions are categorized can alleviate a lot of hassle and potential headaches come tax season. A number of asset classes generate distributions that are treated as ordinary income, including REITs and some MLPs, because they are structured as pass-through entities; bonds; many options-based ETFs (due to their hedging application); and dividends from foreign corporations and any companies that do not meet the above-mentioned qualified status.', 'news_luhn_summary': "For example, stock dividends from corporations like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) can be considered qualified dividends, if they meet the 60-day holding rule. The broad categories of ETF distributions include: Dividends (both qualified and unqualified) Return of capital distributions Tax-free distributions Another primary type of distribution is the capital gains distribution, though we aren't reviewing the nuances of capital gains today. ETFs that offered non-qualified dividend distributions include the iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF (USRT) and the Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (SCHH).", 'news_article_title': 'Understanding ETF Distributions: An Investor’s Guide', 'news_lexrank_summary': "For example, stock dividends from corporations like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) can be considered qualified dividends, if they meet the 60-day holding rule. The broad categories of ETF distributions include: Dividends (both qualified and unqualified) Return of capital distributions Tax-free distributions Another primary type of distribution is the capital gains distribution, though we aren't reviewing the nuances of capital gains today. Image source: Nasdaq ETFs that utilize return of capital distributions include the Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) and the Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (QYLD), which offers ROC distributions alongside ordinary dividend distributions.", 'news_textrank_summary': "For example, stock dividends from corporations like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) can be considered qualified dividends, if they meet the 60-day holding rule. The broad categories of ETF distributions include: Dividends (both qualified and unqualified) Return of capital distributions Tax-free distributions Another primary type of distribution is the capital gains distribution, though we aren't reviewing the nuances of capital gains today. ETFs that offered non-qualified dividend distributions include the iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF (USRT) and the Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (SCHH)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/company-news-for-apr-13-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. AAL decreased 9.2% even after it hiked its first-quarter profit guidance because the revised number still fell short of average analyst expectations.\nShares of Apple Inc.’s AAPL supplier Cirrus Logic, Inc. CRUS plunged 12.3% after reports emerged that the tech giant was considering changing the buttons on iPhone 15 and that the change would be particularly unfavorable for the supplier.\nJD.com, Inc.’s JD shares lost 7.6% alongside other Chinese stocks traded in the United States, with escalating diplomatic tension between the two countries.\nDow Inc.’s DOW shares added 1.3% as the chemicals industry has benefited from a shift in global feedstock costs.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDow Inc. (DOW) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAmerican Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCirrus Logic, Inc. (CRUS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nJD.com, Inc. (JD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc.’s AAPL supplier Cirrus Logic, Inc. CRUS plunged 12.3% after reports emerged that the tech giant was considering changing the buttons on iPhone 15 and that the change would be particularly unfavorable for the supplier. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dow Inc. (DOW) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cirrus Logic, Inc. (CRUS) : Free Stock Analysis Report JD.com, Inc. (JD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. AAL decreased 9.2% even after it hiked its first-quarter profit guidance because the revised number still fell short of average analyst expectations.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc.’s AAPL supplier Cirrus Logic, Inc. CRUS plunged 12.3% after reports emerged that the tech giant was considering changing the buttons on iPhone 15 and that the change would be particularly unfavorable for the supplier. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dow Inc. (DOW) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cirrus Logic, Inc. (CRUS) : Free Stock Analysis Report JD.com, Inc. (JD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. AAL decreased 9.2% even after it hiked its first-quarter profit guidance because the revised number still fell short of average analyst expectations.', 'news_article_title': 'Company News for Apr 13, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc.’s AAPL supplier Cirrus Logic, Inc. CRUS plunged 12.3% after reports emerged that the tech giant was considering changing the buttons on iPhone 15 and that the change would be particularly unfavorable for the supplier. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dow Inc. (DOW) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cirrus Logic, Inc. (CRUS) : Free Stock Analysis Report JD.com, Inc. (JD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. AAL decreased 9.2% even after it hiked its first-quarter profit guidance because the revised number still fell short of average analyst expectations.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc.’s AAPL supplier Cirrus Logic, Inc. CRUS plunged 12.3% after reports emerged that the tech giant was considering changing the buttons on iPhone 15 and that the change would be particularly unfavorable for the supplier. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dow Inc. (DOW) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cirrus Logic, Inc. (CRUS) : Free Stock Analysis Report JD.com, Inc. (JD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/whats-up-for-chip-etfs-after-their-best-quarter-since-2020', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Chip or semiconductor stocks just recorded their best quarter since 2020, per CNBC. VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) is up about 24.4% so far this year (as of Apr 6, 2023). Tech stocks, in general, were in favor in the first quarter of 2023 as investors believe that the Fed could slow down or stop rate hikes (on signs of slowing inflation) in the near term. As growth sectors like technology fare better in a falling rate environment, chip stocks won.\nMoreover, tech stocks also benefited from their safe-haven status amid the banking turmoil in March. U.S. tech stocks hit rough weather last year. But the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in the United States, the buying of Credit Suisse by the UBS and the panic-selling in Deutsche Bank led investors to look for a safe haven in the equity space. In this pursuit, tech ETFs have lately emerged as winners.\nApple AAPL gained 30%, while NVIDIA NVDA surged more than 90% in Q1. Moreover, the recent hype over artificial intelligence on ChatGpT’s success also favored Nvidia. Now, Nvidia is offering generative AI cloud services and hardware for enterprises (read: Best & Worst Performing ETF Areas of Q1 2023).\nWhat Lies Ahead?\nIt all depends on the global growth momentum, inflationary pressure, central banks’ moves and the supply-chain recovery. If inflationary pressure comes down and the central banks act dovish, this would be great news for the tech space (and chip too).\nHowever, there are some concerns. The electric car behemoth Tesla (TSLA) recently said that it is using fewer silicon carbide wafers since silicon carbide is an expensive semiconductor. The latest announcement went against the semiconductor space.\nIn fact, this could be a trend in the EV market in the coming days as many EV makers may follow Tesla’s footsteps. However, this is just the beginning. It would take a whole lot of time for the deployment of silicon carbide to be no longer in use.\nThe global economy is slowing. Some big economies may witness recession ahead. Consumers will also start reducing spending, which will result in struggling PC and smartphone demand. Then, enterprises will start to reduce spending in anticipation of a global recession. These are huge headwinds for the chip market.\nAn industry survey for Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components in the United States revealed that new orders have started to ease in March. The supply -chain disruption — particularly in electronics — is still massive compared to the pre-pandemic conditions. The survey for Transportation Equipment also mentioned that “sales are slowing at an increasing rate.” These are alarming signs for the growth of the semiconductor space.\nAny Ray of Hope?\nHaving said all, we would like to note that if the global economy manages a soft landing ahead instead of a recession, things may not prove detrimental for the chip space. This is especially true given the lucrative valuation of the semiconductor ETFs despite the recent rally.\nSPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF XSD, VanEck Semiconductor ETF,iShares Semiconductor ETF SOXX, First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF FTXL and Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF SOXQ have P/E ratios of 20.85X, 20.35X, 20.34X, 18.91X and 15.08X, respectively. The valuation looks pretty cheaper when compared with 22.70X P/E owned by tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 ETF Invesco QQQ Trust QQQ.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports\niShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX): ETF Research Reports\nSPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD): ETF Research Reports\nFirst Trust NASDAQ Semiconductor ETF (FTXL): ETF Research Reports\nInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXQ): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL gained 30%, while NVIDIA NVDA surged more than 90% in Q1. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD): ETF Research Reports First Trust NASDAQ Semiconductor ETF (FTXL): ETF Research Reports Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXQ): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Now, Nvidia is offering generative AI cloud services and hardware for enterprises (read: Best & Worst Performing ETF Areas of Q1 2023).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD): ETF Research Reports First Trust NASDAQ Semiconductor ETF (FTXL): ETF Research Reports Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXQ): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL gained 30%, while NVIDIA NVDA surged more than 90% in Q1. It all depends on the global growth momentum, inflationary pressure, central banks’ moves and the supply-chain recovery.', 'news_article_title': "What's Up for Chip ETFs After Their Best Quarter Since 2020?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL gained 30%, while NVIDIA NVDA surged more than 90% in Q1. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD): ETF Research Reports First Trust NASDAQ Semiconductor ETF (FTXL): ETF Research Reports Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXQ): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Then, enterprises will start to reduce spending in anticipation of a global recession.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD): ETF Research Reports First Trust NASDAQ Semiconductor ETF (FTXL): ETF Research Reports Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXQ): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL gained 30%, while NVIDIA NVDA surged more than 90% in Q1. Having said all, we would like to note that if the global economy manages a soft landing ahead instead of a recession, things may not prove detrimental for the chip space.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-ai-answer-your-money-questions-we-put-chatbots-to-the-test', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': ' By Chris Taylor\n NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - Face it, we could all use\na little help with our money. So who better to ask for personal\nfinance advice than a couple of the most powerful chatbots on\nthe planet?\n Both OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard are dominating\nheadlines recently, for their generative capabilities and vast\nstorehouses of information. Each has far more processing power\nthan, say, any individual personal finance writer (ahem).\n That in mind, we asked our AI assistants-slash-overlords\nthese classic personal finance questions:\n \n What is one great business idea?\n Entrepreneurs are always looking for the Next Big Thing. On\nthis matter, ChatGPT was surprisingly specific: "One idea could\nbe to start a subscription-based meal delivery service that\ncaters to customers with specific dietary needs or preferences,\nsuch as vegan, gluten-free, or low-carb diets."\n Bard does not seem to like limiting itself to one option,\neven when asked to do so – it prefers lists. It threw out a\nwhole slew of ideas, including dog walking, translation,\n“website flipping" and even working as a virtual assistant.\n \n What one town should I move to, to save the most money?\n With the rise of remote work in the pandemic era, many\nAmericans have considered relocating to lower-cost locales.\nChatGPT singled out Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Knoxville,\nTennessee, praising both for their affordability and growing job\nmarkets.\n Bard also likes Fort Wayne, but added a few other\ncontenders: Henderson, Nevada; Sioux Falls, South Dakota;\nWichita, Kansas; and Oklahoma City.\n \n What one dividend stock is the most attractively valued?\n While stressing that as an AI language processor it “cannot\nprovide personalizedinvestment adviceor predict stock\nperformance,” ChatGPT praised telecommunications giant AT&T\n for its cheap metrics. Its lower-than-average\nprice-to-earnings ratio, plus its 7.1% dividend yield, caught\nthe chatbot’s attention.\n Meanwhile, chatty Bard concurred with the choice of AT&T,\nbut also added Verizon , Procter & Gamble , 3M\n, and Johnson & Johnson to the mix as bargain\nstocks.\n \n What one growth stock is the most attractively valued?\n When ChatGPT crunched the numbers on this question, it\nproduced a familiar name: Amazon , praising the\ne-commerce giant for its attractive price-to-sales and\nprice-to-book metrics after a challenging year.\n Bard also mentioned Amazon, but tossed in Apple ,\nTesla , and (maybe not surprisingly) Google parent\nAlphabet , noting that price-to-earnings ratios for all\nof them were well below their five-year averages.\n \n Give me one idea of a growing career field?\n Many Americans seem to be switching careers these days –\neither of their own volition with the Great Resignation or\nforced because of layoffs. ChatGPT tells me to consider the\nfield of data science and analytics, specifically roles like\ndata analyst and machine learning engineer.\n Bard is a little broader in its suggestions, nudging me to\nconsider becoming a nurse practitioner, software developer,\nsocial media manager or even solar photovoltaic installer.\n \n What colleges give the most bang for the buck?\n Since my own teenager is off to college in the fall, I was\nparticularly curious about this one. And ChatGPT did indeed have\nsome answers: The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill\nand Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.\n Bard had its own thoughts, though. It singled out the\nUniversity of Washington, CUNY Brooklyn, Purdue, the University\nof Florida in Gainesville and Oklahoma State as offering an\nattractive combination of quality and value.\n \n What one vacation spot is the cheapest option for summer?\n Bard was not very helpful here, suggesting bunking with\nfriends or family or arranging a "staycation," which was hardly\ninspiring. But ChatGPT did have specific ideas for an affordable\nsummer trip: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Myrtle Beach,\nSouth Carolina, and Austin, Texas.\n \n Can money buy happiness?\n I couldn’t leave our new AI friends without asking a deeper\nquestion about money and its role in our existence. ChatGPT\nadmitted it can be a factor in a happy life: “Studies have shown\nthat up to a certain point, increasing wealth can be associated\nwith increased happiness, as it can provide access to basic\nneeds such as food, shelter, and healthcare, as well as\nopportunities for education and experiences.”\n But Bard was a little more declarative on the subject, that\ncash will not get us the ultimate satisfaction we are seeking.\n “Money cannot buy you happiness itself,” it told me.\n“Happiness is a state of mind that comes from within. It is not\nsomething that can be bought or sold.”\n\n (Editing by Lauren Young and Daniel Wallis \nFollow us @ReutersMoney)\n (([email protected]; 646-223-6166; Reuters\nMessaging: [email protected] (Twitter\n@laurenyoung))\n\nKeywords: MONEY AI/QUESTIONS (PERSONAL FINANCE)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Bard also likes Fort Wayne, but added a few other contenders: Henderson, Nevada; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Wichita, Kansas; and Oklahoma City. While stressing that as an AI language processor it “cannot provide personalizedinvestment adviceor predict stock performance,” ChatGPT praised telecommunications giant AT&T for its cheap metrics. But ChatGPT did have specific ideas for an affordable summer trip: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Austin, Texas.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'That in mind, we asked our AI assistants-slash-overlords these classic personal finance questions: But ChatGPT did have specific ideas for an affordable summer trip: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Austin, Texas. Keywords: MONEY AI/QUESTIONS (PERSONAL FINANCE) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Can AI answer your money questions? We put chatbots to the test', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That in mind, we asked our AI assistants-slash-overlords these classic personal finance questions: Give me one idea of a growing career field? Can money buy happiness?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'On this matter, ChatGPT was surprisingly specific: "One idea could be to start a subscription-based meal delivery service that caters to customers with specific dietary needs or preferences, such as vegan, gluten-free, or low-carb diets." But ChatGPT did have specific ideas for an affordable summer trip: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Austin, Texas. ChatGPT admitted it can be a factor in a happy life: “Studies have shown that up to a certain point, increasing wealth can be associated with increased happiness, as it can provide access to basic needs such as food, shelter, and healthcare, as well as opportunities for education and experiences.” But Bard was a little more declarative on the subject, that cash will not get us the ultimate satisfaction we are seeking.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/computer-sales-are-crashing-and-thats-bad-news-for-apple-nvidia-and-amd', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) are likely to feel the brunt of an industrywide slowdown in PC sales. This video will highlight why that's the case and what it could mean for investors.\n*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of April 10, 2023. The video was published on April 12, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nParkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nParkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through fool.com/parkev, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) are likely to feel the brunt of an industrywide slowdown in PC sales. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Nvidia.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) are likely to feel the brunt of an industrywide slowdown in PC sales. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple.', 'news_article_title': "Computer Sales Are Crashing and That's Bad News for Apple, Nvidia, and AMD", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) are likely to feel the brunt of an industrywide slowdown in PC sales. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn't one of them! See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) are likely to feel the brunt of an industrywide slowdown in PC sales. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-engine-no.-1-transform-500-etf-vote-be-on-your-investing-radar-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Engine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 06/22/2021.\nThe fund is sponsored by Engine No. 1. It has amassed assets over $423.49 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.05%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.43%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 26.20% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.32% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24.52% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nVOTE seeks to match the performance of the MORNINGSTAR US LARGE CAP SELECT INDEX before fees and expenses. The Morningstar US Large Cap Select Index is market cap-weighted and tracks the 500 largest companies in the US.\nThe ETF has gained about 7.36% so far this year and is down about -6.25% in the last one year (as of 04/13/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $41.43 and $52.01.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 20.41% for the trailing three-year period. With about 504 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nEngine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VOTE is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $304.82 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $368.92 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nEngine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.32% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Engine No.', 'news_luhn_summary': "1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.32% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Sector Exposure and Top Holdings ETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing.", 'news_article_title': 'Should Engine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.32% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Why Large Cap Blend Companies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': "1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.32% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Sector Exposure and Top Holdings ETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-trv-aapl-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Thursday, shares of Apple (AAPL) topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.9%. Year to date, Apple registers a 25.5% gain.\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies (TRV), trading down 1.6%. Travelers Companies is lower by about 8.8% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are International Business Machines Corp (IBM), trading down 1.5%, and Walt Disney (DIS), trading up 1.4% on the day.\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: TRV, AAPL\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In early trading on Thursday, shares of Apple (AAPL) topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.9%. VIDEO: Dow Movers: TRV, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies (TRV), trading down 1.6%.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In early trading on Thursday, shares of Apple (AAPL) topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.9%. VIDEO: Dow Movers: TRV, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies (TRV), trading down 1.6%.", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: TRV, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In early trading on Thursday, shares of Apple (AAPL) topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.9%. VIDEO: Dow Movers: TRV, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies (TRV), trading down 1.6%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In early trading on Thursday, shares of Apple (AAPL) topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.9%. VIDEO: Dow Movers: TRV, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies (TRV), trading down 1.6%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-wisdomtree-u.s.-largecap-dividend-etf-dln-a-strong-etf-right-now-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "A smart beta exchange traded fund, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) debuted on 06/16/2006, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\nBecause market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\nBased on specific fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such, these indexes attempt to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance.\nThis area offers many different investment choices, such as simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies; however, not all of these strategies can deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is sponsored by Wisdomtree. It has amassed assets over $3.51 billion, making it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index before fees and expenses.\nThe WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. dividend-paying market.\nCost & Other Expenses\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor. And, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.28% for this ETF, which makes it on par with most peer products in the space.\nThe fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.64%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nMost ETFs are very transparent products, and disclose their holdings on a daily basis. ETFs also offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, though it's still important for investors to research a fund's holdings.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Healthcare sector - about 16.70% of the portfolio. Information Technology and Financials round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nDLN's top 10 holdings account for about 25.03% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has gained about 1.29% so far this year and is down about -2.55% in the last one year (as of 04/13/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $55.26 and $66.91.\nDLN has a beta of 0.89 and standard deviation of 16.53% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 302 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $50.69 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $102.01 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. A smart beta exchange traded fund, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) debuted on 06/16/2006, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). A smart beta exchange traded fund, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) debuted on 06/16/2006, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. A smart beta exchange traded fund, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) debuted on 06/16/2006, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-billionaire-investor-ran-circles-around-warren-buffett-in-2022%3A-these-are-his-top-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Few investors on Wall Street command attention quite like Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett because the Oracle of Omaha has put on a clinic for nearly six decades. Since taking the reins at Berkshire, he's led his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) to an aggregate return of 3,787,464%. This is 153 times greater than the total return, with dividends included, of the S&P 500 over the same time frame.\nWhile few money managers can hold a candle to Buffett over long stretches, surpassing the Oracle of Omaha's returns on an annual basis is possible. That's exactly what happened in 2022.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nDespite all three major U.S. stock indexes falling into a bear market last year, Berkshire Hathaway's Class A shares delivered an impressive 4% return. However, billionaire investor Ken Griffin, who oversees hedge fund Citadel Advisors, did a wee-bit better. When the curtain closed on 2022, Citadel generated a 38% full-year return, to go along with a record-breaking $16 billion profit.\nIt pays to know what the world's top money managers are buying, selling, and holding in their funds' portfolios. What follows are Ken Griffin's three top stock holdings, excluding the numerous options positions that Citadel Advisors uses to hedge its common stock holdings.\nMeta Platforms\nBased on the most recent Form 13F filing from Citadel Advisors, social media stock Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) was the hedge fund's largest holding. The more than 8 million shares held equated to a market value of $967 million, as of Dec. 31, 2022. If Griffin's fund held the same number of shares today, they'd be worth about $1.73 billion.\nThe likeliest reason Citadel piled into shares of Meta is the expectation that its two core headwinds would be short-lived. These headwinds are a slowdown in ad spending, precipitated by the growing likelihood of a U.S. recession, along with swelling losses from Reality Labs, the company's metaverse and augmented-reality segment.\nThe great thing about the ad industry is that it's cyclical. While ad spending will almost certainly decline during periods of economic contraction, it's important to recognize that all recessions after World War II have lasted just two to 18 months. Betting on the ad industry to rebound and take advantage of economic expansions that are typically measured in years is a smart move.\nTo build on the above, Meta owns four of the most popular social media platforms in the world: Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger. During the fourth quarter, 3.74 billion unique people visited at least one Meta-owned app each month. During bull markets, this should help Meta achieve significant ad-pricing power.\nWith regard to widening losses at Reality Labs, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the company's board have responded by approving a $40 billion share buyback, as well as reducing the company's full-year expenditures for 2023 by $5 billion (at the midpoint) from previous guidance. Thankfully, Meta remains very profitable and has the balance-sheet flexibility to spend aggressively on projects that may not move the needle for a couple of years.\nTesla\nThe second-largest stock holding in billionaire Ken Griffin's portfolio is electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). Citadel Advisors closed out 2022 with nearly 7.52 million shares of North America's leading EV producer in its portfolio.\nTesla has been profitable for three consecutive years and is no longer reliant on selling renewable energy credits (RECs) to other automakers to remain profitable. By comparison, most new and legacy automakers are losing money on their respective EV divisions.\nRapidly rising production is another reason Griffin and his team were likely intrigued by Tesla. After producing 1.37 million EVs in 2022, the company is angling for around 1.8 million EVs produced this year. This increase is primarily expected to come from the company's gigafactories in Texas and Germany ramping up activity.\nIt's also worth mentioning that Tesla's long-awaited Cybertruck is expected to begin commercial production this summer, albeit high-volume output isn't expected until 2024. Keeping in mind that Cybertruck reservations were only $100 and fully refundable, Tesla counted 1.5 million pre-orders in November.\nBut betting on CEO Elon Musk can be incredibly risky. Musk has offered a mountain of promises but failed to deliver on numerous innovations. With production delays for new models becoming common, we're beginning to see evidence that Tesla's EV market share is slipping.\nWhat's more, Tesla has cut prices in the U.S. five times since 2023 began. Although one hypothesis states that these price cuts are the result of production becoming more efficient, rapidly rising inventory levels suggest otherwise.\nGiven the penchant for portfolio turnover often exhibited by Ken Griffin and his investment team, it wouldn't be shocking if Citadel substantially reduced its stake in Tesla following its first-quarter run-up. We'll know for sure when Citadel files its Form 13F for the first quarter next month.\nImage source: Apple.\nApple\nDespite running absolute circles around Warren Buffett in 2022, Ken Griffin and the Oracle of Omaha share one thing in common: a love for tech-stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The company that comprises a whopping 44% of Berkshire Hathaway's investment portfolio is Citadel Advisors' third-largest holding by market cap.\nIf I had to venture a guess as to why Griffin's hedge fund holds nearly 6.16 million shares of Apple, the answer would be some combination of branding, innovation, and cash-flow consistency.\nRegardless of what company is conducting the study, Apple tends to finish at the top of many brand-value surveys. It has a globally recognized brand and a veritable army of consumers who wait in line to buy new products.\nWith regard to innovation, Apple has fired on all cylinders more often than not for the past 15 years. Since introducing a 5G capable iPhone during the fourth quarter of 2020, the company has controlled around half of all U.S. smartphone market share. It's also seen its share of U.S. personal computer shipments (Mac) climb to a decade high.\nBut the innovation that's probably intriguing Ken Griffin and his investment team at Citadel is what Apple is doing on the subscription services front. Apple isn't turning its back on the physical products that attach consumers to its brand. Rather, it's evolving into a platforms company that uses subscription services to boost brand loyalty and increase its operating margin over time. At some point in the future, it wouldn't be a surprise to see subscription services become Apple's leading cash-flow driver.\nLastly, Apple generates a lot of cash -- over $109 billion in operating cash flow over the trailing-12-month period, to be precise. This cash allows Apple to reinvest in its business, make acquisitions, as well as reward its shareholders. It's doling out $14.55 billion in annual dividends to shareholders and has overseen more than $550 billion worth of share buybacks in 10 years.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Sean Williams has positions in Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Meta Platforms, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Despite running absolute circles around Warren Buffett in 2022, Ken Griffin and the Oracle of Omaha share one thing in common: a love for tech-stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). These headwinds are a slowdown in ad spending, precipitated by the growing likelihood of a U.S. recession, along with swelling losses from Reality Labs, the company's metaverse and augmented-reality segment. Given the penchant for portfolio turnover often exhibited by Ken Griffin and his investment team, it wouldn't be shocking if Citadel substantially reduced its stake in Tesla following its first-quarter run-up.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Despite running absolute circles around Warren Buffett in 2022, Ken Griffin and the Oracle of Omaha share one thing in common: a love for tech-stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Few investors on Wall Street command attention quite like Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett because the Oracle of Omaha has put on a clinic for nearly six decades. What follows are Ken Griffin's three top stock holdings, excluding the numerous options positions that Citadel Advisors uses to hedge its common stock holdings.", 'news_article_title': 'This Billionaire Investor Ran Circles Around Warren Buffett in 2022: These Are His Top 3 Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Despite running absolute circles around Warren Buffett in 2022, Ken Griffin and the Oracle of Omaha share one thing in common: a love for tech-stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Meta Platforms Based on the most recent Form 13F filing from Citadel Advisors, social media stock Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) was the hedge fund's largest holding. Tesla The second-largest stock holding in billionaire Ken Griffin's portfolio is electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA).", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Despite running absolute circles around Warren Buffett in 2022, Ken Griffin and the Oracle of Omaha share one thing in common: a love for tech-stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Meta Platforms Based on the most recent Form 13F filing from Citadel Advisors, social media stock Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) was the hedge fund's largest holding. With regard to widening losses at Reality Labs, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the company's board have responded by approving a $40 billion share buyback, as well as reducing the company's full-year expenditures for 2023 by $5 billion (at the midpoint) from previous guidance."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-19', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-to-use-100-recycled-cobalt-in-batteries-by-2025', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'April 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Thursday it would use 100% recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 as a part of its efforts to make its products carbon neutral.\n(Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'April 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Thursday it would use 100% recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 as a part of its efforts to make its products carbon neutral. (Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli) (([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'April 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Thursday it would use 100% recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 as a part of its efforts to make its products carbon neutral. (Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli) (([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple to use 100% recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'April 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Thursday it would use 100% recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 as a part of its efforts to make its products carbon neutral. (Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli) (([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'April 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Thursday it would use 100% recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 as a part of its efforts to make its products carbon neutral. (Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli) (([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-sets-2025-target-to-use-100-recycled-cobalt-in-batteries-quick-facts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Apple (AAPL) said, by 2025, all Apple-designed batteries will be made with 100 percent recycled cobalt, and magnets in Apple devices will use 100 percent recycled rare earth elements. Also, all Apple-designed printed circuit boards will use 100 percent recycled tin soldering and 100 percent recycled gold plating.\nThe company noted that it has significantly expanded the use of 100 percent certified recycled cobalt over the past three years.\nIn 2022, about 20 percent of all material shipped in Apple products came from recycled or renewable sources.\nIn the transition to recycled and renewable content, the company has prioritized 14 materials that together account for nearly 90 percent of the material shipped in Apple products: aluminum, cobalt, copper, glass, gold, lithium, paper, plastics, rare earth elements, steel, tantalum, tin, tungsten, and zinc.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple (AAPL) said, by 2025, all Apple-designed batteries will be made with 100 percent recycled cobalt, and magnets in Apple devices will use 100 percent recycled rare earth elements. The company noted that it has significantly expanded the use of 100 percent certified recycled cobalt over the past three years. In 2022, about 20 percent of all material shipped in Apple products came from recycled or renewable sources.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple (AAPL) said, by 2025, all Apple-designed batteries will be made with 100 percent recycled cobalt, and magnets in Apple devices will use 100 percent recycled rare earth elements. Also, all Apple-designed printed circuit boards will use 100 percent recycled tin soldering and 100 percent recycled gold plating. In the transition to recycled and renewable content, the company has prioritized 14 materials that together account for nearly 90 percent of the material shipped in Apple products: aluminum, cobalt, copper, glass, gold, lithium, paper, plastics, rare earth elements, steel, tantalum, tin, tungsten, and zinc.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Sets 2025 Target To Use 100% Recycled Cobalt In Batteries - Quick Facts', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple (AAPL) said, by 2025, all Apple-designed batteries will be made with 100 percent recycled cobalt, and magnets in Apple devices will use 100 percent recycled rare earth elements. Also, all Apple-designed printed circuit boards will use 100 percent recycled tin soldering and 100 percent recycled gold plating. The company noted that it has significantly expanded the use of 100 percent certified recycled cobalt over the past three years.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple (AAPL) said, by 2025, all Apple-designed batteries will be made with 100 percent recycled cobalt, and magnets in Apple devices will use 100 percent recycled rare earth elements. Also, all Apple-designed printed circuit boards will use 100 percent recycled tin soldering and 100 percent recycled gold plating. In the transition to recycled and renewable content, the company has prioritized 14 materials that together account for nearly 90 percent of the material shipped in Apple products: aluminum, cobalt, copper, glass, gold, lithium, paper, plastics, rare earth elements, steel, tantalum, tin, tungsten, and zinc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-to-use-only-recycled-cobalt-in-batteries-by-2025', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details on cobalt mining\nApril 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Thursday it would use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 as a part of its efforts to make all its products carbon neutral by the end of the decade.\nMagnets in Apple devices will use recycled rare earth elements, and in-house designed printed circuit boards will use recycled tin soldering and gold plating, the company said.\nApple is pushing to become carbon neutral through its entire supply chain and the life cycle of every product by 2030. On Tuesday, it also doubled its financial commitment to a fund it had established two years ago to invest in projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere.\nIn the past, several tech companies have been accused of being complicit in the death of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) forced to mine cobalt, a critical material in the batteries used in most consumer electronics.\nMost cobalt is produced as a by-product of copper or nickel mining, but artisanal miners in southern Congo exploit deposits near the surface that are rich in cobalt.\nA quarter of all cobalt used in Apple products came from recycled material in 2022, up from 13% a year earlier, Apple said.\nIt now sources over two-thirds of all aluminum, nearly three-quarters of all rare earths, and more than 95% of all tungsten in its products from recycled material.\n(Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adds details on cobalt mining April 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Thursday it would use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 as a part of its efforts to make all its products carbon neutral by the end of the decade. Apple is pushing to become carbon neutral through its entire supply chain and the life cycle of every product by 2030. On Tuesday, it also doubled its financial commitment to a fund it had established two years ago to invest in projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds details on cobalt mining April 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Thursday it would use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 as a part of its efforts to make all its products carbon neutral by the end of the decade. Magnets in Apple devices will use recycled rare earth elements, and in-house designed printed circuit boards will use recycled tin soldering and gold plating, the company said. A quarter of all cobalt used in Apple products came from recycled material in 2022, up from 13% a year earlier, Apple said.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple to use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds details on cobalt mining April 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Thursday it would use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 as a part of its efforts to make all its products carbon neutral by the end of the decade. On Tuesday, it also doubled its financial commitment to a fund it had established two years ago to invest in projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere. It now sources over two-thirds of all aluminum, nearly three-quarters of all rare earths, and more than 95% of all tungsten in its products from recycled material.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adds details on cobalt mining April 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said on Thursday it would use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 as a part of its efforts to make all its products carbon neutral by the end of the decade. Magnets in Apple devices will use recycled rare earth elements, and in-house designed printed circuit boards will use recycled tin soldering and gold plating, the company said. A quarter of all cobalt used in Apple products came from recycled material in 2022, up from 13% a year earlier, Apple said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-types-of-corrections-3-ways-to-navigate-them', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors Should Welcome Pullbacks\nWall Street is a complex and ever-changing entity, influenced by many factors such as the Federal Reserve, economic conditions, geopolitical events, and investor sentiment. While stocks can experience long streaks of price appreciation, corrections are a natural part of the market cycle. As the old saying goes, “Without pain, how could we know joy?”\nCorrecting through Price Versus Time\nA correction through price tends to be a dramatic and sudden drop more times than not. The suddenness and velocity can lead to a domino effect, where falling prices cause more selling in what ultimately becomes a “self-fulfilling prophecy” of sorts. In early 2022, this phenomenon gave way to a correction through both price and time.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nConversely, when the stock market corrects through time, it usually means that the price is relatively stable, but the market experiences a brief period of consolidation or sideways price movement. During this time, investors may become hesitant and uncertain, leading to a dry-up in volume and a sideways price chop. Though a correction through time frustrates investors, it can be an essential building block for higher prices later.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nCorrections through time are evidence of a more robust market. 2022 was indicative of an equity market that required a large correction or reset. Meanwhile, thus far, the current correction is more a sign of a pause in an uptrend.\nNavigating Pullbacks\nMarket corrections are a normal part of the investing cycle and can often be short-lived. Regardless of whether a correction occurs through time or price, investors need to remain calm and avoid making impulsive, emotional decisions. Below are 3 tips on how to navigate a market correction:\nAsk yourself, “What stocks are holding up best?”: Relative strength is the most effective yet simple indicator at an investor’s disposal during a correction. Think of a strong relative strength stock as a beach ball being that is being held underwater. You can only hold the ball down for so long before it springboards back to the surface. Semiconductor leader Rambus (RMBS) was a prime example of relative strength in September 2022. In the yellow box on the chart below, notice how RMBS was hitting new highs while the S&P 500 Index was weak and retesting lows. Because 3-4 stocks tend to follow the market direction and RMBS didn’t, the action was noteworthy.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFollow the Leaders: Leaders, or stocks that have been moving up the most in an uptrend are called leaders for a reason – they lead. Presently, tech, specifically semiconductors, are the leading stocks in the market. Innovative chip maker Nvidia (NVDA) is among the “cream of the crop” when it comes to true market leaders. As such, regardless of whether or not you caught this year’s breathtaking move in the stock, it bears watching. NVDA is pulling into trendline support and the 21-day moving average for the first time in 2023. If it can hold this zone, the correction may be short-lived. If the stock breaks this zone, the correction likely has longer to go.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nOther leading stocks to watch for more evidence include mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Netflix (NFLX).\nKnow your timeframe: Before a correction occurs, and before you decide to invest in the stock market, for that matter, you should be acutely aware of what you’re willing to risk and your time frame. In this case, there is no right or wrong answer. However, your time frame should lead you to how you handle corrections. For example, a long-term investor should be able to take a 5-10% correction in the S&P 500 Index in stride. On the other hand, swing traders may need to stop themselves out of some positions in that case and readjust their portfolio. Either way, investors should prepare and have a clear-cut strategy ahead of time.\n Conclusion\nPrice pullbacks are often thought of in a negative light by investors. However, as we explained above, they are a necessary ingredient for the market and can help lead the way for the next market move higher. To succeed, investors should stay calm, informed, and enter corrections with a clear action plan. \nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nRambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Other leading stocks to watch for more evidence include mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Netflix (NFLX). Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Regardless of whether a correction occurs through time or price, investors need to remain calm and avoid making impulsive, emotional decisions.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Other leading stocks to watch for more evidence include mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Netflix (NFLX). Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Follow the Leaders: Leaders, or stocks that have been moving up the most in an uptrend are called leaders for a reason – they lead.', 'news_article_title': '2 Types of Corrections, 3 Ways to Navigate Them', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Other leading stocks to watch for more evidence include mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Netflix (NFLX). Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. As the old saying goes, “Without pain, how could we know joy?” Correcting through Price Versus Time A correction through price tends to be a dramatic and sudden drop more times than not.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Other leading stocks to watch for more evidence include mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Netflix (NFLX). 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{'date': '2023-04-14', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-apr-14-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Wall Street closed sharply higher on Thursday, riding on encouraging economic data. Producer-side inflation’s coming in well below expectations and jobless claims numbers suggesting a loosening labor market indicated that the central bank’s policies are taking effect, lifting investor mood. All three major indexes ended firmly in the green.\nHow Did the Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 1.1% or 383.19 points to close at 34,029.69. Twenty-eight components of the 30-stock index ended in positive territory, while two ended in negative.\nThe S&P 500 advanced 1.3% or 54.27 points to close at 4,146.22. Ten of the 11 broad sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory. The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY), the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) and the Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLBK) gained 2.2%, 2.1% and 1.9%, respectively, while the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR (XLRE) lost 0.3%.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq added 236.94 points, or 2%, to finish at 12,166.27, led by mega-cap tech stocks.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 6.8% at 17.80. A total of 10.4 billion shares were traded on Thursday, lower than the last 20-session average of 11.5 billion. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 2.71-to-1 ratio. On the Nasdaq, a 2.55-to-1 ratio favored advancing issues.\nPPI Numbers Come in Significantly Lower\nAccording to a report by the Labor Department released on Thursday, the producer price index (PPI) for final demand dropped 0.5% in March. Data for February was revised to unchanged instead of falling 0.1%, as previously reported. This unexpected negative return is being attributed to the fall in gasoline prices.\nCore PPI, which excludes the food and energy prices, rose 0.3% after a similar gain in February. In the 12 months through to March, PPI advanced 2.7%, its smallest year-on-year rise in over two years. This follows a 4.9% annual advance in February.\nCoupled with the CPI report from the earlier session, which had shown commodity prices barely going up in March, this latest producer-side inflation report became a reason to cheer for investors. This is because these economic numbers are now definitively suggesting that the stringent Fed policy measures have started taking effect and are slowing the economy. That, in turn, means that the central bank would be taking stock and contemplating on whether to loosen its grip.\nIn recent sessions, the market has been pricing in a 25 bps hike from the Fed’s May meeting. However, the latest inflation numbers and other economic indicators have suggested that even a rate pause may be in the cards. As has been the case over the past year or so on gaining sessions, mega-cap growth stocks like tech and consumer discretionaries made the most of the day’s spoils.\nConsequently, shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN advanced 3.4% and 4.7%, respectively. Both carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nInitial Claims Point Toward a Loosening Labor Market\nThe Labor Department said on Thursday that initial jobless claims rose to 239,000, increasing 11,000 for the week ending Apr 8, from the previous week\'s unrevised level. The four-week moving average increased to 240,000, marking a rise of 2,250 from the previous week’s unrevised average of 237,750.\nContinuing claims came in at 1,810,000 for the week ending Apr 1, decreasing 13,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level. The 4-week moving average came in at 1,813,500, an increase of 9,500 from the previous week\'s unrevised average. This is the highest level for this average since Nov 13, 2021, when it was 2,007,000.\nWith job-seekers increasingly applying for unemployment benefits, it may be surmised that the labor market is gradually losing steam. Market participants slipped back into the “bad news is good news” mode on the release of this report and are currently hedging their bets in favor of the Fed taking these labor numbers into account when they meet next in May for their policy planning.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Consequently, shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN advanced 3.4% and 4.7%, respectively. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Producer-side inflation’s coming in well below expectations and jobless claims numbers suggesting a loosening labor market indicated that the central bank’s policies are taking effect, lifting investor mood.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Consequently, shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN advanced 3.4% and 4.7%, respectively. Producer-side inflation’s coming in well below expectations and jobless claims numbers suggesting a loosening labor market indicated that the central bank’s policies are taking effect, lifting investor mood.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Apr 14, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Consequently, shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN advanced 3.4% and 4.7%, respectively. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Producer-side inflation’s coming in well below expectations and jobless claims numbers suggesting a loosening labor market indicated that the central bank’s policies are taking effect, lifting investor mood.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Consequently, shares of Apple Inc. AAPL and Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN advanced 3.4% and 4.7%, respectively. PPI Numbers Come in Significantly Lower According to a report by the Labor Department released on Thursday, the producer price index (PPI) for final demand dropped 0.5% in March.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-investors-buy-netflix-before-q1-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix (NFLX) will be a highlight of next week’s earnings lineup set to report its first-quarter results on April 18.\nWith Netflix stock having a strong performance this year investors may be wondering if it’s time to invest in the streaming giant. \nLet’s see if Netflix stock is a buy right now or if there might be better opportunities ahead.\nQ1 Preview\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Netflix’s Q1 earnings is $2.81 per share, which would be a -20% decline from EPS of $3.53 in the prior-year quarter. Sales are expected to be up 4% at $8.18 billion Vs. $7.87 billion in Q1 2022.\nThe dip in Netflix’s YoY quarterly bottom line is attributed to the launch of its paid-sharing service which will allow a paying subscriber to add one “extra member” to their profile. This deployment was issued to lower the usage of password sharing to multiple non-paying members with Netflix hoping it will add back to its earnings and revenue in the long haul.\nEarnings ESP: The Zacks Expected Surprise Prediction indicates that Netflix could slightly miss Q1 earnings expectations with the Most Accurate Estimate at $2.79 per share and roughly 1% below the Zacks Consensus.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nSubscriber Growth\nDespite the possibility of missing EPS expectations, Netflix stock can largely thrive on increasing subscriber numbers as it shows the ability of the company to retain members and grow going forward.\nNetflix’s performance after its quarterly reports can largely depend on its subscriber growth more so than its top and bottom line results. This is especially true with the company facing increased streaming competition from Disney (DIS), Comcast (CMCSA), and Apple (AAPL).\nTo what would be a delight for investors, Netflix is forecasted to have added up to 3.71 million subscribers during Q1. This is compared to a loss of -200,000 subscribers in the same period last year which was the company’s first quarterly membership loss in over a decade. Still leading the streaming space, Netflix is now expected to have around 234.71 million subscribers a 1% increase from last quarter and year-end 2022.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPerformance & Valuation\nNetflix stock is +15% year to date to match the Nasdaq and its main streaming competitor Disney’s performances while topping the S&P 500’s +8%. Netflix shares have now rallied 38% over the last six months to largely outperform Disney’s +2% and the broader indexes.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nShares of NFLX trade at $337 per share and 30.9X forward earnings which is well below its extreme decade-long high of 513.4X and 71% beneath the median of 106X. While Netflix does trade above its industry average of 12.4X, Wall Street has historically been ok with paying a premium for the company\'s grwoth prospects as a leader and pioneer in its space.\nFurthermore, with its P/E valuation more attractive relative to its past its noteworthy that Netflix is now trading closer to Disney’s 25.3X forward earnings.\nOutlook\nNetflix earnings are expected to jump 12% this year and climb another 26% in fiscal 2024 at $14.18 per share. However, earnings estimate revisions have started to decline over the last 30 days. On the top line, sales are forecasted to be up 8% in FY23 and rise another 11% in FY24 to $38.06 billion.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nGong into its Q1 report Netflix stock lands a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). While the recent decline in earnings estimate revisions is somewhat concerning, Netflix’s annual top and bottom line growth is still expected to be strong over the next few years.\nWith that being said, first-quarter results and guidance will need to help reaffirm this and show that Netflix has the ability to continue expanding its subscriber base despite increasing competition from Disney and others. \nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nComcast Corporation (CMCSA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This is especially true with the company facing increased streaming competition from Disney (DIS), Comcast (CMCSA), and Apple (AAPL). Click to get this free report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The dip in Netflix’s YoY quarterly bottom line is attributed to the launch of its paid-sharing service which will allow a paying subscriber to add one “extra member” to their profile.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This is especially true with the company facing increased streaming competition from Disney (DIS), Comcast (CMCSA), and Apple (AAPL). Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Performance & Valuation Netflix stock is +15% year to date to match the Nasdaq and its main streaming competitor Disney’s performances while topping the S&P 500’s +8%.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Investors Buy Netflix Before Q1 Earnings?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This is especially true with the company facing increased streaming competition from Disney (DIS), Comcast (CMCSA), and Apple (AAPL). Click to get this free report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Netflix’s performance after its quarterly reports can largely depend on its subscriber growth more so than its top and bottom line results.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This is especially true with the company facing increased streaming competition from Disney (DIS), Comcast (CMCSA), and Apple (AAPL). Earnings ESP: The Zacks Expected Surprise Prediction indicates that Netflix could slightly miss Q1 earnings expectations with the Most Accurate Estimate at $2.79 per share and roughly 1% below the Zacks Consensus.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-apr-14-2023-%3A-alks-bhc-v-bsx-cmcsa-qqq-bmy-mu-aapl-amzn-bac', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 11.51 to 13,091.03. The total After hours volume is currently 56,483,066 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nAlkermes plc (ALKS) is unchanged at $29.35, with 5,112,086 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for ALKS is 8.383276; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nBausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC) is unchanged at $7.49, with 2,551,595 shares traded. BHC\'s current last sale is 93.61% of the target price of $8.001.\n\nVisa Inc. (V) is unchanged at $234.02, with 2,334,625 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for V is in the "buy range".\n\nBoston Scientific Corporation (BSX) is unchanged at $51.77, with 2,237,084 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nComcast Corporation (CMCSA) is +0.07 at $38.03, with 1,698,817 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CMCSA is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.48 at $319.05, with 1,592,026 shares traded. This represents a 25.48% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nBristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) is +0.04 at $70.49, with 975,216 shares traded. BMY\'s current last sale is 85.96% of the target price of $82.\n\nMicron Technology, Inc. (MU) is +0.06 at $62.69, with 923,088 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MU is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $165.27, with 866,424 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.1118 at $102.62, with 853,879 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is +0.07 at $29.59, with 800,294 shares traded.BAC is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 4/18/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.79 per share, which represents a 80 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nNewmont Corporation (NEM) is +0.03 at $49.55, with 788,469 shares traded. NEM\'s current last sale is 86.93% of the target price of $57.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $165.27, with 866,424 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for ALKS is 8.383276; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $165.27, with 866,424 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 56,483,066 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Apr 14, 2023 : ALKS, BHC, V, BSX, CMCSA, QQQ, BMY, MU, AAPL, AMZN, BAC, NEM', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $165.27, with 866,424 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 11.51 to 13,091.03.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.06 at $165.27, with 866,424 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 56,483,066 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-nasdaq%3Aaapl%3A-vr-headset-expectations-may-be-too-low', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It\'s hard to remember the last time Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock had this many intriguing catalysts on the horizon. With the ongoing services push and the VR headset likely a few quarters away, the company seems well-positioned to effectively leverage innovation to plow through a coming recession.\nUndoubtedly, all the hype surrounding the Metaverse has faded significantly over the past year (it\'s all about generative AI and ChatGPT these days), with the value of metaverse real estate taking a massive hit to the chin.\nThough I\'m not impressed with the current state of Meta Platforms\' (NASDAQ:META) metaverse, I believe it\'s too soon to dismiss the potential of the Metaverse and the rise of virtual and augmented reality as some sort of bubble.\nAs Apple moves closer to unveiling its much-anticipated headset, low expectations could set the stage for something truly delightful. As such, I remain bullish, even as Apple stock continues its march to new highs.\nMeta\'s Metaverse Has Some Questioning VR\'s Future\nAs Meta progresses with its "year of efficiency," its ambitious metaverse efforts will probably take a backseat. Undoubtedly, Meta hasn\'t been able to onboard users at the rate of other emerging technologies (like ChatGPT). Last year, former Oculus top boss Palmer Luckey slammed Meta\'s metaverse as "not good" and "not fun." Such comments are discouraging but not a sign that the Metaverse is going nowhere.\nThere are many reasons for the Metaverse\'s relatively sluggish start. The high price of admission with premium headsets, the lack of a "killer" app, and a less-than-impressive look and feel are likely what\'s holding back the Metaverse from having its iPhone or ChatGPT moment.\nOver the coming years, it will be interesting to see if Apple\'s take on the Metaverse will bring the Metaverse hype back to where it was in 2021. At this juncture, though, it seems like investors have tempered their expectations. That\'s a good thing for Apple as it puts the finishing touches on its next big thing.\nThese days, the Metaverse is easy to dismiss as a nascent technology that may not be able to "take off" anytime in the near future. It\'s always difficult to gauge when such an emerging technology has its big moment.\nCurrently, I believe it\'s hardware that\'s holding back truly next-generation VR and AR experiences. As many VR users may know, it\'s too easy to get nauseated by a VR experience, especially on cheaper, lower-end devices with lower frame rates on lower-resolution panels.\nMeta has a high-end Oculus Quest Pro headset for $1,499.99, fully equipped with the latest and greatest hardware. Still, reviews have been mixed, with some feeling that the device has launched too early in the game. Just how early remains the billion-dollar question!\nFor Meta, being too early to the Metaverse race could carry its fair share of risks as Apple and other potential rivals look to learn from Meta\'s mistakes and triumphs. Indeed, being a first-mover isn\'t always what it\'s cracked up to be, at least in the world of nascent tech.\nAs higher-end headsets get less bulky and more capable with every release, it\'s hard to imagine the Metaverse slowly fading into the background anytime soon. Yes, the hype got out of hand in 2021, but with reset expectations, the Metaverse still seems like one of the trends (along with AI) to keep tabs on as an investor.\nApple\'s Expertise Could Help VR and AR Take Center Stage Again\nAs Apple looks to make a splash in mixed reality with a headset, it must find the right balance between cost and performance. Fortunately, the firm has excelled at providing a good mix of options with its iPhone hardware. The "good, better, best" hardware tiers could translate well into new hardware categories.\nUnlike most other firms, Apple\'s lowest-end tier doesn\'t compromise when it comes to the capabilities of the hardware. It may lack a cutting-edge feature exclusive to "Pro" models, with lower-quality materials used (let\'s say aluminum over stainless steel). However, in terms of value, Apple still offers an exceptional experience for those on a budget.\nEven a low-tier device needs to deliver a mind-blowing experience when it comes to mixed reality. Otherwise, some may dismiss the VR or AR as "not yet ready."\nIf truly competent hardware to power incredible virtual experiences isn\'t here yet, it\'s probably very close. Apple\'s Silicon chips can deliver truly ground-breaking performance without being a sink on power.\nApple\'s M-series chips, rumored to be included in the coming headset, could help make the augmented or virtual experiences we dream about a reality. That said, there\'s one caveat: such a premium headset will cost a considerable sum.\nAccording to a report from The Information, such a high-end headset could cost as much as $3,000. That\'s double the price of Meta\'s Quest Pro.\nOf course, it\'d be nice to allow the average consumer to experience genuinely immersive virtual experiences at a low price point. However, in the early stages, it seems like only those with fat wallets will be able to get an early glimpse of truly next-generation mixed reality.\nIs AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nTurning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy. Out of 29 analyst ratings, there are 23 Buys, five Holds, and one Sell recommendation.\nThe average Apple stock price target is $171.16, implying upside potential of 3.6%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $107.00 per share to a high of $205.00 per share.\nThe Bottom Line on Apple Stock\nIn due time, high-caliber headset hardware will get cheaper. As it does, the floodgates will gradually open in the Metaverse market. Unlike ChatGPT\'s adoption, which skyrocketed to the moon in what seemed like an instant, broader adoption of headsets could take many years. As Apple looks to unveil its headset, I\'d look for the adoption rate to accelerate.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "It's hard to remember the last time Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock had this many intriguing catalysts on the horizon. Is AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "It's hard to remember the last time Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock had this many intriguing catalysts on the horizon. Is AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock (NASDAQ:AAPL): VR Headset Expectations May be Too Low', 'news_lexrank_summary': "It's hard to remember the last time Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock had this many intriguing catalysts on the horizon. Is AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.", 'news_textrank_summary': "It's hard to remember the last time Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock had this many intriguing catalysts on the horizon. Is AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ksa%3A-this-overlooked-saudi-arabia-etf-is-outshining-the-u.s.-markets', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It’s well-known that emerging markets have underperformed U.S. markets in recent years. The S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq (NDX) boast annualized returns of roughly 16% and 17%, respectively, over the past three years. Therefore, it’s a tall order for other markets to keep up with these major U.S. indices. However, there are some diamonds in the rough that have bucked the trend. In fact, while it doesn’t receive much attention, the iShares Saudi Arabia ETF (NYSEARCA:KSA) has quietly posted a scintillating annualized return of nearly 20% over the past three years, outpacing both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.\nKSA has even vastly outperformed the broader emerging markets-focused iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM), which has returned about 7% on an annualized basis over the same time frame. It also still has plenty of long-term potential ahead of it. \nWhat is KSA ETF? \nKSA is a $913 million iShares ETF from BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) that seeks to “track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Saudi Arabian equities,” according to the ETF\'s fact sheet. As you may have guessed, the ticker derives from "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," the country\'s official name.\nWhile ETFs can be used to diversify one’s holdings or to invest in a sector as a whole instead of a single stock, they can also be used to gain exposure to markets that most investors would otherwise have difficulty accessing. This ETF is a good example of that, as it gives U.S. investors (and non-Saudi investors in general) a convenient way to gain access to the Saudi market, which has historically been closed off to foreign investors. \nMore Than Just Oil \nWhen most people think of the Saudi Arabian economy, they obviously think of oil, which makes sense as Saudi Arabia is the world’s second-largest oil producer. Further, the oil company Saudi Aramco is the third-most valuable company in the world with a market cap of $1.92 trillion, trailing only Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT).\nWhile oil is clearly still the key cog of the Saudi economy, there is a lot more to this market than just oil. In fact, energy isn’t even the largest sector held by the iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF -- financials take the top spot with a weighting of over 40% (as of the end of Q1 2023).\nBanks like Al Rajhi Bank and Saudi National Bank are the fund’s top two holdings, with weightings of 13% and 9.6%, respectively. In fact, banks make up six of the ETF’s top 10 holdings. These banks benefit from a zero-interest deposit base as Islamic law dissuades individuals from collecting interest on loans, so they benefit from rising interest rates worldwide as they can allocate assets into interest-bearing assets but do not have to pay higher rates to their depositors.\nThe materials sector takes up 21% of the KSA ETF, and all other sectors, including energy, have single-digit percentage weightings. Below, you’ll find an overview of KSA’s top holdings using TipRanks\' Holdings tool.\nThe ETF holds 111 positions, meaning that it covers a wide swath of the Saudi market. The top 10 holdings make up nearly 60% of assets, so it isn’t as diversified as it may look. That said, an ETF like this is more of a concentrated bet on a specific emerging market, so I don’t see that as necessarily being a problem here. \nIn addition to this prominent banking sector, Saudi Arabia has been working diligently to diversify its economy beyond energy in recent years under its ‘Vision 2030’ plan. Saudi Arabia is also trying to modernize its capital markets and increase access to them, which should further benefit Saudi stocks. IPOs are increasing in frequency -- recent examples include Elm, a fintech company, and Americana Restaurants, which owns the franchises of Yum! Brands restaurants like Pizza Hut and KFC in the region.\nUnder Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia\'s Public Investment Fund is becoming well-known for making large investments outside of the oil industry, such as purchasing Newcastle United in the English Premier League as well as launching the upstart LIV Golf tour, which has pried quite a few high-profile golfers away from the more established PGA Tour.\nOther high-profile investments include a $45 billion investment in the Softbank Vision Fund, a major venture capital fund led by famed technology investor Masa Son and a large stake in Uber (NYSE:UBER). \nOf course, even with this significant effort to diversify, it should be noted that oil still plays a massive role in the overall Saudi economy. When oil prices are up, this is good for the Saudi economy as a whole and drives growth in these other sectors like banking, construction, and consumer discretionary. Conversely, when oil is down, this is a net negative for the rest of the economy. \nA Demographic Boost\nSaudi Arabia is also intriguing from a demographic perspective. It has a very young population, with a median age of under 30. It has experienced a population boom in recent decades, and its population continues to grow at 1.6% per year.\nAdditionally, more women are beginning to enter the workforce as reforms take hold. This means that Saudi Arabia could benefit from a strong workforce and growing demand in the future when many developed nations are going to be dealing with aging populations and shrinking workforces. \nA Relatively High Expense Ratio but Reasonable Valuation\nOne negative about KSA is that with an expense ratio of 0.74%, the fees are relatively high, but this is a more difficult market to access, and there aren’t many alternatives for interested investors. Furthermore, it’s not out-of-line with other country-specific ETFs that focus on markets that are more off the beaten path.\nFor comparison, the much larger aforementioned EEM ETF has an expense ratio of 0.68%. These types of ETFs generally have higher expense ratios than investing in an S&P 500 ETF. KSA stock also pays a dividend, and it currently yields approximately 1.9%.\nOne other factor to note is that in terms of valuation, KSA’s holdings are in an interesting place after the fund’s impressive three-year run. With an average P/E ratio of just under 16, they are cheaper than the average multiple for the S&P 500 (currently 23.6), but they are more expensive than emerging markets as a whole -- EEM’s holdings have an average price-to-earnings ratio of 11.2. \nInvestor Takeaway\nBased on its strong recent performance and the potential for further growth as the economy diversifies and the population and workforce expand, Saudi Arabia presents an appealing long-term investment opportunity. KSA gives investors a convenient way to unlock access to this market.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Further, the oil company Saudi Aramco is the third-most valuable company in the world with a market cap of $1.92 trillion, trailing only Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). In fact, while it doesn’t receive much attention, the iShares Saudi Arabia ETF (NYSEARCA:KSA) has quietly posted a scintillating annualized return of nearly 20% over the past three years, outpacing both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. In fact, energy isn’t even the largest sector held by the iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF -- financials take the top spot with a weighting of over 40% (as of the end of Q1 2023).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Further, the oil company Saudi Aramco is the third-most valuable company in the world with a market cap of $1.92 trillion, trailing only Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). In fact, while it doesn’t receive much attention, the iShares Saudi Arabia ETF (NYSEARCA:KSA) has quietly posted a scintillating annualized return of nearly 20% over the past three years, outpacing both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. KSA has even vastly outperformed the broader emerging markets-focused iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM), which has returned about 7% on an annualized basis over the same time frame.', 'news_article_title': 'KSA: This Overlooked Saudi Arabia ETF is Outshining the U.S. Markets', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Further, the oil company Saudi Aramco is the third-most valuable company in the world with a market cap of $1.92 trillion, trailing only Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). What is KSA ETF? In fact, banks make up six of the ETF’s top 10 holdings.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Further, the oil company Saudi Aramco is the third-most valuable company in the world with a market cap of $1.92 trillion, trailing only Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). This ETF is a good example of that, as it gives U.S. investors (and non-Saudi investors in general) a convenient way to gain access to the Saudi market, which has historically been closed off to foreign investors. More Than Just Oil When most people think of the Saudi Arabian economy, they obviously think of oil, which makes sense as Saudi Arabia is the world’s second-largest oil producer.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-these-simple-sp-500-etfs-can-outperform-this-12.4-yielding-etf', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Sometimes when investors (myself included) see an ETF like the Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (NYSEARCA:XYLD) yielding 12.4%, their immediate inclination is to hit the Buy button in their brokerage account and start collecting those massive dividends. However, this article will explain why buying a simple, low-cost S&P 500 (SPX) ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) or the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY), even though they each sport much smaller dividend yields of 1.6%, is likely a more fruitful strategy over the long run. \nWhat Does XYLD ETF Do? \nXYLD is a $2.5 billion ETF from Global X that, according to Global X, uses a “‘covered call’ or ‘buy-write’ strategy, in which the fund buys the stocks in the S&P 500 Index and ‘writes’ or ‘sells’ corresponding call options on the same index.” Global X states that the fund “seeks to generate income through covered call writing, which historically produces higher yields in periods of volatility.”\nEssentially, XYLD is selling covered calls against the positions it owns and collects options premiums to generate additional income and achieve this high yield. This isn’t a bad strategy per se, and it certainly generates a high yield, as evidenced by XYLD’s 12.4% yield. Global X has a number of ETFs that employ this same strategy using other major indices, such as the Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ:QYLD) and the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ:RYLD).\nXYLD has a consistent track record as a dividend ETF -- it has made monthly payouts for nine years in a row. Furthermore, XYLD deserves credit for growing its annual dividend payout substantially over the last few years. After reducing its annual payout from $3.15 in 2018 to $2.79 in 2019, the dividend has come roaring back, with annual payouts of $3.11 in 2020, $4.58 in 2021, and $5.29 in 2022.\nXYLD is a diversified ETF -- as an S&P 500 ETF, it holds 505 positions, and its top 10 holdings account for under 30% of assets. Below, you’ll find a comprehensive overview of XYLD stock's top holdings using TipRanks’ holdings screen.\nXYLD’s top holdings mirror that of the S&P 500 itself. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the top holding with a 7.3% weighting, followed by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) with a 6.5% weighting.\nThe rest of the top 10 consists of mega-cap tech names like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), both share classes of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), plus non-tech mega caps Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B), UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) and ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM). \nThis is a strong collection of blue-chip stocks, and you’ll notice that they collectively boast strong Smart Scores. Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet, Tesla, and UnitedHealth Group all have Smart Scores of 8 out of 10 or above, equivalent to an Outperform rating based on TipRanks' proprietary system.\nXYLD stock itself enjoys a strong Smart Score of 8 out of 10 and screens positively on other factors that TipRanks monitors, like Blogger Sentiment and Crowd Wisdom.\nAdditionally, the analyst community has a relatively favorable outlook on XYLD. It has a Moderate Buy consensus rating from analysts, and the average XYLD stock price target of $46.31 implies 13.8% upside potential.\nOf the 6,317 analyst ratings on XYLD, 57.81% are Buys, 36.57% are Holds, and 5.62% are Sells.\nOne Negative About XYLD to Consider \nBetween this strong collection of holdings, monthly payout, and 12.4% yield, XYLD certainly has its appeal to income investors. However, one thing that investors should note is that selling covered calls against these positions will cap some of XYLD’s upside in an environment where the S&P 500 is performing well, so you are more or less making a partial tradeoff between yield and capital appreciation.\nFurthermore, there’s another factor investors should consider before jumping in based on this mouth-watering yield. \nXYLD's Long-Term Performance vs. SPY and VOO \nXYLD has posted a very respectable annualized total return (capital appreciation plus reinvested dividends) of 11.26% over the past three years, so it is certainly not a long-term loser or an investment that has lost money. However, believe it or not, based on total return, this complex strategy has actually trailed simply investing in the S&P 500 through a vanilla strategy like the aforementioned Vanguard S&P 500 ETF or SPDR S&P 500 ETF over the same time frame.\nThat’s because the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF have both returned an even more impressive 15.4% on an annualized basis over the past three years. \nGoing out to a five-year time horizon, the gap in performance becomes more pronounced. Over the past five years, XYLD has had an annualized total return of about 5.1%, while VOO and SPY have returned 10.9% and 10.8%, respectively, more than doubling the total return of the Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF. While investors didn't lose money, there was a significant opportunity cost here over the past decade. \nI will give XYLD credit as its high yield helped it to outperform the plain S&P 500 ETFs in 2022 when it lost 12.1% versus losses of 18.2% for VOO and SPY. However, zoom out, and you'll see that just a few months into 2023, VOO and SPY are back on top with identical losses of 5.3% versus a loss of 7.2% for XYLD now that the broader market is rebounding.\nSee below for a chart comparing the performance of XYLD, VOO, and SPY over the last three years using TipRanks’ ETF Comparison Tool. (Note that this chart is cumulative rather than annualized and that the chart line for SPY covers that of VOO due to their near-identical performance). \nInvestor Takeaway \nOver the years, despite its more exotic strategy, XYLD has trailed the simple strategies of the S&P 500 ETFs like VOO and SPY. What’s more, XYLD investors are paying much more in fees for this performance (or underperformance) than investors of VOO or SPY. XYLD’s expense ratio of 0.6% is more than six times higher than SPY’s investor-friendly 0.09% expense ratio and an incredible 20 times higher than VOO’s minuscule 0.03% expense ratio. \nSee below for a comparison of fees using TipRank’s ETF Comparison Tool. \nThe holdings of VOO and SPY are nearly identical to those of XYLD, just without the layer of complexity added in, so an investor in those ETFs is still getting exposure to the same group of blue-chip holdings with strong Smart Scores.\nUltimately, the double-digit yield and monthly payout of XYLD are tempting, especially for income investors. However, to build a larger overall portfolio with better total returns, investors can likely benefit from keeping it simple and investing in either VOO or SPY.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the top holding with a 7.3% weighting, followed by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) with a 6.5% weighting. Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet, Tesla, and UnitedHealth Group all have Smart Scores of 8 out of 10 or above, equivalent to an Outperform rating based on TipRanks' proprietary system. XYLD stock itself enjoys a strong Smart Score of 8 out of 10 and screens positively on other factors that TipRanks monitors, like Blogger Sentiment and Crowd Wisdom.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the top holding with a 7.3% weighting, followed by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) with a 6.5% weighting. Global X has a number of ETFs that employ this same strategy using other major indices, such as the Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ:QYLD) and the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ:RYLD). The rest of the top 10 consists of mega-cap tech names like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), both share classes of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), plus non-tech mega caps Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B), UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) and ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM).', 'news_article_title': 'Why These Simple S&P 500 ETFs Can Outperform This 12.4%-Yielding ETF', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the top holding with a 7.3% weighting, followed by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) with a 6.5% weighting. What Does XYLD ETF Do? Of the 6,317 analyst ratings on XYLD, 57.81% are Buys, 36.57% are Holds, and 5.62% are Sells.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the top holding with a 7.3% weighting, followed by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) with a 6.5% weighting. XYLD is a $2.5 billion ETF from Global X that, according to Global X, uses a “‘covered call’ or ‘buy-write’ strategy, in which the fund buys the stocks in the S&P 500 Index and ‘writes’ or ‘sells’ corresponding call options on the same index.” Global X states that the fund “seeks to generate income through covered call writing, which historically produces higher yields in periods of volatility.” Essentially, XYLD is selling covered calls against the positions it owns and collects options premiums to generate additional income and achieve this high yield. Global X has a number of ETFs that employ this same strategy using other major indices, such as the Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ:QYLD) and the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ:RYLD).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-hypergrowth-tech-stocks-to-buy-in-2023-and-beyond-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There are some stocks you can buy with almost a guarantee that they'll pay off over the long term, thanks to their history of impressive growth. The tech industry is filled with compelling options, thanks to the ever-developing nature of the market.\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are two attractive tech stocks. These companies have enjoyed immense growth over the last five and 10 years, with recent developments likely to see them continue flourishing. Apple dominates in consumer tech and digital services, while AMD is at the forefront of rapidly increasing demand for chips.\nHere are two hypergrowth tech stocks to buy in 2023 and beyond.\n1. Apple\nApple's stock soared 273% in the last five years and 936% in the last decade. The company's impressive growth has been primarily driven by its leading market shares in multiple areas of consumer tech, such as smartphones, tablets, headphones, and smartwatches. However, recent years have seen Apple develop a booming services business.\nThe tech giant's online services include Apple TV+, Music, Fitness+, Arcade, News+, and iCloud, all accessible through monthly subscriptions. The digital business is strengthening Apple's revenue streams by offering impressive growth and lucrative profit margins and allowing it to lean less on its product segments.\nIn fiscal 2022, services earned the second-largest amount of revenue but reported double the growth of the iPhone, with 14% compared to 7%. Additionally, services profit margins hit 71.7%, while the same metric for products came to 36.3%.\nSteep rises in inflation over the last couple of years have caused reductions in consumer spending on tech, affecting several companies in the space. In fact, according to research from IDC, Apple experienced a 40.5% decline in its Mac shipments in the first quarter of 2023, more than any of its biggest rivals.\nThe company's dominance in the industry and its priority on quality products will likely see it back on top over the long term. However, Apple's services business has helped it remain a hypergrowth tech stock worth an investment this year, with its $98 billion in free cash flow as of Dec. 30, 2022, proving it has the funds to overcome short-term hurdles.\n2. Advanced Micro Devices\nAMD has built itself into a tech behemoth, developing powerful chips with applications in various high-growth industries. As a result, its stock skyrocketed by 857% over the last five years and over 3,600% over the last 10. The company is a well-rounded option to invest in multiple swiftly expanding markets such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), gaming, and data centers.\nThe tech giant's diverse business paid off amid an economically challenging 2022, with its fiscal revenue rising 44% last year despite headwinds in its consumer-centered segments. Much of the growth came from data centers where AMD uses its graphics processing units (GPUs) and central processing units (CPUs) to power servers worldwide and run cloud platforms like Microsoft's Azure, Alphabet's Google Cloud, and Oracle. Recent advances in AI boosted many cloud services, with AMD in a prime position to profit from their development.\nMoreover, AMD is steadily growing its dominance in semi-custom chips, achieving an 83% market share in game console processors. The company is the exclusive provider of chips for Microsoft's Xbox Series X|S and Sony's PlayStation 5 consoles, supplying the graphics and processing power necessary to run these machines. The success of both consoles boosted AMD's gaming segment in 2022, with revenue rising 21% year over year.\nAMD's forward price/earnings-to-growth ratio of 0.12, which accounts for future earnings, suggests its stock is a bargain alongside its financial prospects. Along with its history of hypergrowth, this tech stock is a screaming buy in 2023 and beyond.\n10 stocks we like better than Advanced Micro Devices\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Advanced Micro Devices wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are two attractive tech stocks. The company's impressive growth has been primarily driven by its leading market shares in multiple areas of consumer tech, such as smartphones, tablets, headphones, and smartwatches. However, Apple's services business has helped it remain a hypergrowth tech stock worth an investment this year, with its $98 billion in free cash flow as of Dec. 30, 2022, proving it has the funds to overcome short-term hurdles.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are two attractive tech stocks. Much of the growth came from data centers where AMD uses its graphics processing units (GPUs) and central processing units (CPUs) to power servers worldwide and run cloud platforms like Microsoft's Azure, Alphabet's Google Cloud, and Oracle. The success of both consoles boosted AMD's gaming segment in 2022, with revenue rising 21% year over year.", 'news_article_title': '2 Hypergrowth Tech Stocks to Buy in 2023 and Beyond', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are two attractive tech stocks. Recent advances in AI boosted many cloud services, with AMD in a prime position to profit from their development. The success of both consoles boosted AMD's gaming segment in 2022, with revenue rising 21% year over year.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are two attractive tech stocks. Apple Apple's stock soared 273% in the last five years and 936% in the last decade. However, Apple's services business has helped it remain a hypergrowth tech stock worth an investment this year, with its $98 billion in free cash flow as of Dec. 30, 2022, proving it has the funds to overcome short-term hurdles."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zacks-investment-ideas-feature-highlights%3A-rambus-nvidia-microsoft-apple-and-netflix', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – April 14, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Rambus RMBS, Nvidia NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Netflix NFLX.\n2 Types of Corrections, 3 Ways to Navigate Them\nInvestors Should Welcome Pullbacks\nWall Street is a complex and ever-changing entity, influenced by many factors such as the Federal Reserve, economic conditions, geopolitical events, and investor sentiment. While stocks can experience long streaks of price appreciation, corrections are a natural part of the market cycle. As the old saying goes, "Without pain, how could we know joy?"\nCorrecting through Price Versus Time\nA correction through price tends to be a dramatic and sudden drop more times than not. The suddenness and velocity can lead to a domino effect, where falling prices cause more selling in what ultimately becomes a "self-fulfilling prophecy" of sorts. In early 2022, this phenomenon gave way to a correction through both price and time.\nConversely, when the stock market corrects through time, it usually means that the price is relatively stable, but the market experiences a brief period of consolidation or sideways price movement. During this time, investors may become hesitant and uncertain, leading to a dry-up in volume and a sideways price chop. Though a correction through time frustrates investors, it can be an essential building block for higher prices later.\nCorrections through time are evidence of a more robust market. 2022 was indicative of an equity market that required a large correction or reset. Meanwhile, thus far, the current correction is more a sign of a pause in an uptrend.\nNavigating Pullbacks\nMarket corrections are a normal part of the investing cycle and can often be short-lived. Regardless of whether a correction occurs through time or price, investors need to remain calm and avoid making impulsive, emotional decisions. Below are 3 tips on how to navigate a market correction:\nAsk yourself, "What stocks are holding up best?": Relative strength is the most effective yet simple indicator at an investor\'s disposal during a correction. Think of a strong relative strength stock as a beach ball being held underwater. You can only hold the ball down for so long before it springboards back to the surface. Semiconductor leader Rambus was a prime example of relative strength in September 2022. In the yellow box on the chart below, notice how RMBS was hitting new highs while the S&P 500 Index was weak and retesting lows. Because 3-4 stocks tend to follow the market direction and RMBS didn\'t, the action was noteworthy.\nFollow the Leaders: Leaders, or stocks that have been moving up the most in an uptrend are called leaders for a reason – they lead. Presently, tech, specifically semiconductors, are the leading stocks in the market. Innovative chip maker Nvidia is among the "cream of the crop" when it comes to true market leaders.\nAs such, regardless of whether or not you caught this year\'s breathtaking move in the stock, it bears watching. NVDA is pulling into trendline support and the 21-day moving average for the first time in 2023. If it can hold this zone, the correction may be short-lived. If the stock breaks this zone, the correction likely has longer to go.\nOther leading stocks to watch for more evidence include mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft, Apple and Netflix.\nKnow your timeframe: Before a correction occurs, and before you decide to invest in the stock market, for that matter, you should be acutely aware of what you\'re willing to risk and your time frame. In this case, there is no right or wrong answer. However, your time frame should lead you to how you handle corrections. For example, a long-term investor should be able to take a 5-10% correction in the S&P 500 Index in stride. On the other hand, swing traders may need to stop themselves out of some positions in that case and readjust their portfolio. Either way, investors should prepare and have a clear-cut strategy ahead of time.\nConclusion\nPrice pullbacks are often thought of in a negative light by investors. However, as we explained above, they are a necessary ingredient for the market and can help lead the way for the next market move higher. To succeed, investors should stay calm, informed, and enter corrections with a clear action plan. \nWhy Haven\'t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. 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Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nRambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – April 14, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Rambus RMBS, Nvidia NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Netflix NFLX. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Know your timeframe: Before a correction occurs, and before you decide to invest in the stock market, for that matter, you should be acutely aware of what you're willing to risk and your time frame.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – April 14, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Rambus RMBS, Nvidia NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Netflix NFLX. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Other leading stocks to watch for more evidence include mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft, Apple and Netflix.', 'news_article_title': 'Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Rambus, Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple and Netflix', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – April 14, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Rambus RMBS, Nvidia NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Netflix NFLX. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Correcting through Price Versus Time A correction through price tends to be a dramatic and sudden drop more times than not.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – April 14, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Rambus RMBS, Nvidia NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL and Netflix NFLX. Correcting through Price Versus Time A correction through price tends to be a dramatic and sudden drop more times than not.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-apple-stock-vs.-disney-stock-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) make attractive investments as leaders of their respective industries. These companies operate in vastly different areas of consumer goods, with perhaps the only overlap being their participation in streaming. However, their dominance in consumer tech and entertainment, two neverending commodities, means their stocks are almost guaranteed to gradually trend up over the long term.\nApple and Disney's stocks are both compelling buys, but if you only have room for one in your portfolio, you'll need to know which is the better buy. So let's find out.\n1. Apple: A reputation of consistent growth\nOne of the best reasons to invest in Apple is its reputation for stability, which allows its stock to stay consistent amid short-term headwinds. For instance, a sell-off brought on by macroeconomic declines pulled the entire market down last year, with Apple not unscathed. However, as seen in the chart below, the company was one of the few to outperform the Nasdaq Composite.\nData by YCharts.\nApple's low volatility mainly stems from the fact that when its stock dips, people buy. The company's shares have soared 274% in the last five years and 941% in the last decade, attracting many investors to the immense growth it has traditionally delivered.\nApple shares will likely continue to deliver gains thanks to the potency of its brand. A priority on quality and ease of use with its products has led it to gain leading market shares in smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones. The company has proven time and time again that its brand has the power to dominate nearly any market it enters, with each of these industries led by different companies before Apple showed up on the scene.\nAs a result, reports that the tech giant has plans to launch its first-ever virtual/augmented reality headset later this year are promising. If its past success when entering new markets is anything to go by, an investment in Apple could be an investment in the future leader of the $31 billion industry, projected to hit $52 billion by 2027.\n2. Disney: Back on a growth path\nWhile Apple dominates consumer tech, 2023 sees The Walt Disney Company enter its 100th year of offering hard-hitting entertainment. As the home of brands such as Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and Walt Disney Studios, the company has achieved substantial market shares at the box office, theme parks, and streaming.\nThe House of Mouse has experienced a particularly challenging few years with COVID-19 pandemic closures followed by last year's economic downturn. As a result, despite a recent rally, Disney shares remain down 24% year over year. Investors have pulled back as the company's media and entertainment segment reported a 42% year-over-year drop in operating income in fiscal 2022, largely driven by a costly investment in streaming content.\nHowever, Disney appears to be back on a growth path, with CEO Bob Iger planning to cut costs by $5.5 billion. The bulk of that would come from cuts to content spending, on the way to making the company's flagship streaming service, Disney+, profitable by 2024.\nAnother good sign for Disney's future is its plan to soon reinstate stock dividends after halting them amid pandemic headwinds in May 2020. The move would suggest the company's financial future is bright, with executives expecting earnings to grow going forward.\nDisney's stock has slightly declined over the last five years but has risen 68% over the last decade. As a result, expect to hold this entertainment stock for the very long term to reap the rewards.\nIs Apple or Disney the better buy?\nApple is no doubt the better buy between these companies. Its performance during an economically challenging 2022 makes its stock growth more reliable. Meanwhile, the company's stock is more attractive, considering Disney still has yet to bring back dividends. Apple's dividend isn't much, offering a 0.6% yield. However, Apple's immense stock growth over the last five years, alongside its dividend, will provide larger gains in the long term than Disney shares.\nMoreover, Apple's free cash flow of $97.5 billion compared to Disney's $94 million as of Dec. 30 suggests the iPhone company is better equipped to overcome further economic declines if they should arise. So, if you're between these two market leaders, Apple stock is the better buy.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) make attractive investments as leaders of their respective industries. As the home of brands such as Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and Walt Disney Studios, the company has achieved substantial market shares at the box office, theme parks, and streaming. Investors have pulled back as the company's media and entertainment segment reported a 42% year-over-year drop in operating income in fiscal 2022, largely driven by a costly investment in streaming content.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) make attractive investments as leaders of their respective industries. Disney: Back on a growth path While Apple dominates consumer tech, 2023 sees The Walt Disney Company enter its 100th year of offering hard-hitting entertainment. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: Apple Stock vs. Disney Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) make attractive investments as leaders of their respective industries. Disney: Back on a growth path While Apple dominates consumer tech, 2023 sees The Walt Disney Company enter its 100th year of offering hard-hitting entertainment. So, if you're between these two market leaders, Apple stock is the better buy.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) make attractive investments as leaders of their respective industries. Apple and Disney's stocks are both compelling buys, but if you only have room for one in your portfolio, you'll need to know which is the better buy. Disney: Back on a growth path While Apple dominates consumer tech, 2023 sees The Walt Disney Company enter its 100th year of offering hard-hitting entertainment."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-could-have-bought-any-of-385-sp-500-companies-with-%2466-billion.-instead-he', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Few investors garner Wall Street's undivided attention quite like Warren Buffett. That's because the Oracle of Omaha has crushed the broad-market indexes since becoming CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) 58 years ago. In terms of aggregate return, Berkshire Hathaway's Class A shares (BRK.A) increased by 3,787,464%, through Dec. 31, 2022, 153 times greater than the total return, including dividends paid, of the S&P 500 over the same time frame.\nEven though Buffett and his investing team have had their fair share of investing mistakes over nearly six decades, the Oracle of Omaha's long-term focus, portfolio concentration, and love of dividend stocks have helped produce these phenomenal returns.\nFor many investors, the big question is: What's Buffett buying now/next?\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nBuffett and his team have been relatively steady buyers of equities\nThanks to required Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), investors can track what stocks Buffett's company is buying and selling. Putting aside the tepid buying activity observed during the fourth quarter of 2022, Buffett and his team have put tens of billions of dollars to work in Berkshire's nearly $340 billion investment portfolio.\nFor example, Warren Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, have purchased an estimated $34 billion worth of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock since the first quarter of 2016. While Buffett does love portfolio concentration, it's not like him to invest $34 billion in any single business unless he's absolutely enamored with the operating model and management team. Apple certainly checks those boxes.\nOver the trailing-12-month period, Apple generated in excess of $109 billion in operating cash flow. That's a reflection of its ongoing physical product and subscription services innovation, as well as its exceptionally loyal customer base.\nWarren Buffett also has to be pleased that Berkshire Hathaway's stake in Apple keeps climbing. Since the beginning of 2013, Apple has repurchased more than $550 billion of its stock. That's more than the value of nearly 99% of all S&P 500 companies.\nWe've seen Buffett and his lieutenants put plenty of capital to work in the energy sector, too. Approximately 211.7 million shares of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) have been purchased by Berkshire Hathaway since 2022 began, while over 167 million shares of Chevron (NYSE: CVX) have been bought since the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2020.\nThese sizable investments in big oil are likely premised on the idea that the global energy supply chain remains broken. Three years of underinvestment by global energy majors during the COVID-19 pandemic, topped off by Russia's invasions of Ukraine, makes it difficult for the supply of energy commodities to be meaningfully increased anytime soon. If demand for fossil fuels continues to steadily climb throughout the decade, the drilling segments for Occidental Petroleum and Chevron should benefit immensely.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nWarren Buffett plowed $66 billion into one stock in less than five years\nAlthough Apple, Occidental Petroleum, and Chevron represent some of Berkshire Hathaway's most prominent holdings, they've all played second fiddle to a stock that Warren Buffett has purchased every single quarter, starting with the third quarter of 2018. Buffett has bought $66 billion worth of this stock in less than five years.\nTo put this into some context, 500 companies make up the market cap-weighted S&P 500. Out of those 500 companies, 385 (77%) ended last week with a market cap of less than $66 billion. Warren Buffett and his investment team could have purchased any one of these 385 S&P 500 companies but chose instead to pile $66 billion into one special stock.\nHowever, there's a very good reason Buffett chose this path: The company he and executive vice chairman Charlie Munger OK'd buying $66 billion shares of since mid-2018 was their own.\nOn July 17, 2018, Berkshire Hathaway's board reworked the criteria governing share buybacks. Before this, share buybacks could be undertaken only if Berkshire Hathaway's stock fell to or below 120% of book value (i.e., no more than 20% above book value). For more than a half decade leading up to this July 2018 change, Berkshire's stock never fell to or below this threshold.\nThe new criteria allowed Buffett and Munger to repurchase Berkshire stock without any restrictions, as long as they agreed it was intrinsically cheap and the company had at least $30 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and U.S. Treasuries in its coffers.\nAmong the many tools at Warren Buffett's disposal, share buybacks are one of his favorite ways to give back to Berkshire's investors. Repurchasing stock lowers the number of outstanding shares, which thereby increases the ownership stakes of existing shareholders.\nAdditionally, lowering Berkshire Hathaway's outstanding share count through buybacks provides a boost to earnings per share. Share repurchases can be particularly rewarding for businesses like Berkshire Hathaway that tend to deliver steady or growing net income (sans unrealized investment gain/loss fluctuations).\nThis $66 billion investment is also a very clear message from Warren Buffett that he's confident in Berkshire Hathaway's long-term positioning. The Oracle of Omaha and his team have crammed their company's investment portfolio with cyclical businesses. Since economic expansions last considerably longer than recessions, this smart long-term bet should pay off handsomely for Berkshire Hathaway's patient shareholders.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2023\nSean Williams has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "For example, Warren Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, have purchased an estimated $34 billion worth of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock since the first quarter of 2016. While Buffett does love portfolio concentration, it's not like him to invest $34 billion in any single business unless he's absolutely enamored with the operating model and management team. Share repurchases can be particularly rewarding for businesses like Berkshire Hathaway that tend to deliver steady or growing net income (sans unrealized investment gain/loss fluctuations).", 'news_luhn_summary': "For example, Warren Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, have purchased an estimated $34 billion worth of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock since the first quarter of 2016. That's because the Oracle of Omaha has crushed the broad-market indexes since becoming CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) 58 years ago. Even though Buffett and his investing team have had their fair share of investing mistakes over nearly six decades, the Oracle of Omaha's long-term focus, portfolio concentration, and love of dividend stocks have helped produce these phenomenal returns.", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Could Have Bought Any of 385 S&P 500 Companies With $66 Billion. Instead, He Piled It All Into 1 Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "For example, Warren Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, have purchased an estimated $34 billion worth of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock since the first quarter of 2016. Warren Buffett also has to be pleased that Berkshire Hathaway's stake in Apple keeps climbing. Since the beginning of 2013, Apple has repurchased more than $550 billion of its stock.", 'news_textrank_summary': "For example, Warren Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, have purchased an estimated $34 billion worth of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock since the first quarter of 2016. Putting aside the tepid buying activity observed during the fourth quarter of 2022, Buffett and his team have put tens of billions of dollars to work in Berkshire's nearly $340 billion investment portfolio. Warren Buffett plowed $66 billion into one stock in less than five years Although Apple, Occidental Petroleum, and Chevron represent some of Berkshire Hathaway's most prominent holdings, they've all played second fiddle to a stock that Warren Buffett has purchased every single quarter, starting with the third quarter of 2018."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysts-turning-bullish-on-some-qqq-components', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) is higher by nearly 20% year-to-date. Clearly, that’s good news for the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM), both of which track NDX.\nAn almost 20% gain in just three and a half months is impressive work for those exchange traded funds, and it might be enough to prompt some investors to believe upside for the duo from here is limited. Analysts covering some of the funds’ big holdings apparently disagree.\nThe bullish outlook for QQQ and QQQM is derived in part from Apple (AAPL), which is the second-largest holding in both ETFs at a weight of 12.24%.\n“We believe iPhone demand was resilient during the quarter and therefore raise our revenue estimate to $93.27 billion from $92.19 billion (above consensus of $92.51 billion) and our EPS estimate to $1.45 from $1.43,” according to Credit Suisse.\nThe iPhone maker delivers quarterly results on May 4. In the interim, Apple is showing investors it is taking supply diversification seriously. In recent days, the California-based company revealed plans for manufacturing facilities in India and potentially Thailand in a bid to reduce its dependence on Chinese factories.\nWhile QQQ and QQQM are growth-heavy ETFs, they each allocate 6.10% of their respective weights to the consumer staples sector. Analysts are bullish on PepsiCo (PEP) – the largest staples component in the Invesco funds.\n“At PEP, we are opening a 30-day positive catalyst watch as we expect topline upside in the U.S. on strong scanner data trends and continued momentum in EMs, which should drive upside in Q1 and 2023 given conservative guidance,” according to a Citi note out Thursday.\nFacebook parent Meta Platforms (META), which is rebounding sharply from last year’s woes, is a major communications services holding in QQQ and QQQM. Despite this year’s rally by the stock, some analysts believe it remains attractively valued with compelling quality traits.\n“#1 META remains the cheapest of the high-quality ’Net and Tech Stocks with three under-appreciated product cycles likely to help generate a return to double-digit revenue growth,” noted Evercore ISI.\nElon Musk’s Tesla (TSLA), which ranks as the second-largest consumer cyclical holding in QQQ and QQQM, is also receiving sell-side adulation.\n“TSLA’s leadership in scale, technology, manufacturing, cost, and depth of talent continue to differentiate it from competitors. We believe TSLA is best positioned to weather economic headwinds which appear imminent for 2H23 and believe the long-term setup is strong,” wrote Baird in a Thursday report to clients.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the ETF Education Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The bullish outlook for QQQ and QQQM is derived in part from Apple (AAPL), which is the second-largest holding in both ETFs at a weight of 12.24%. In recent days, the California-based company revealed plans for manufacturing facilities in India and potentially Thailand in a bid to reduce its dependence on Chinese factories. “#1 META remains the cheapest of the high-quality ’Net and Tech Stocks with three under-appreciated product cycles likely to help generate a return to double-digit revenue growth,” noted Evercore ISI.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The bullish outlook for QQQ and QQQM is derived in part from Apple (AAPL), which is the second-largest holding in both ETFs at a weight of 12.24%. Clearly, that’s good news for the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM), both of which track NDX. “We believe iPhone demand was resilient during the quarter and therefore raise our revenue estimate to $93.27 billion from $92.19 billion (above consensus of $92.51 billion) and our EPS estimate to $1.45 from $1.43,” according to Credit Suisse.', 'news_article_title': 'Analysts Turning Bullish on Some QQQ Components', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The bullish outlook for QQQ and QQQM is derived in part from Apple (AAPL), which is the second-largest holding in both ETFs at a weight of 12.24%. Clearly, that’s good news for the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM), both of which track NDX. An almost 20% gain in just three and a half months is impressive work for those exchange traded funds, and it might be enough to prompt some investors to believe upside for the duo from here is limited.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The bullish outlook for QQQ and QQQM is derived in part from Apple (AAPL), which is the second-largest holding in both ETFs at a weight of 12.24%. Clearly, that’s good news for the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM), both of which track NDX. “We believe iPhone demand was resilient during the quarter and therefore raise our revenue estimate to $93.27 billion from $92.19 billion (above consensus of $92.51 billion) and our EPS estimate to $1.45 from $1.43,” according to Credit Suisse.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/kulicke-and-soffa-industries-inc.-should-be-on-your-watchlist', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'While headwinds persist for the semiconductor industry, signs within the industry suggest not all is lost for Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ: KLIC). High inventory and weak demand are plaguing some sections of the semiconductor market, and that is bad news for companies like AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), which recently marked down inventory. However, offsetting those weaknesses is high and rising demand for next-gen products to power next-gen technologies like NVIDIA’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) GeForce RTX series. \nThis means for Kullicke and Soffa that there is a demand to sustain the business, and its diversification is helping. Among the company’s customers are Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) which supplies Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), which supplies the world’s leading EVs. The takeaway for investors is the dividend is safe, the company is buying back shares and a rebound is expected in the 2nd half. \nThe Analysts Set A High Bar For Kulicke and Soffa Industries\nThe analysts lowered their estimates for Q2 results after the company lowered its guidance, but they are still setting a high bar. The consensus for revenue is $171.75, about 150 basis points above guidance. Likewise, the $0.27 in EPS is also strong and sets the company up for underperformance when it next reports on May 5th. The full-year outlook isn’t any brighter, with revenue expected to fall double-digits compared to last year, but the weakness isn’t expected to last. Business is expected to accelerate in the 2nd half of the year and lead to growth in 2024. The consensus for 2024 is for revenue growth of 13% and earnings to nearly double on increased leverage. \n"The near-term macro environment remains dynamic, although we continue to anticipate a period of improving demand in our second fiscal half driven by typical seasonal improvements within higher-volume markets, a larger weighting of advanced packaging and advanced display revenue and an improving book-to-bill ratio,” said CEO Fusen Chen in the Q1 report.\nMarketbeat.com only tracks 3 analysts with current coverage, but it is all recent. The oldest came out in February and included a boosted target followed by another target increase and a reiterated Buy-rating. Together the analysts have the stock pegged at Moderate Buy with a price target about 25% above the current action. The low price target is $55, and even that assumes 10% of upside is available on top of the 1.55% dividend yield. \nThe company is a relatively safe dividend payer with a 1.55% yield. The company is paying out less than 45% of its recently-lowered earnings outlook, and the rate will improve next year. This is backed up by a fortress balance sheet allowing share repurchases. The company bought back 1.1 million shares or $45.4 million, worth about 1.6% of the market cap. \nMarket Dynamics Favor Higher Prices For KLIC Stock\nThe sell-side market dynamics favor higher prices for KLIC stock and may even result in a short squeeze. The institutions own 99% of the company and have been buying on balance, while short sellers run their interest up to 16% of the float. Add in a 3% inside interest, and the fuel for a short squeeze is there. The catalyst could be the Q2 results, but it will more likely be the guidance that moves this market sharply in any direction. \nKLIC stock hit bottom last year and has been tending sideways ever since. The bias is upward, but a range exists with the top at $57.50. The market retreated to support at the mid-point of the range and may confirm it over the next few weeks. If so, this market may move higher, but there is a risk in the earnings report. If the market falls below current levels, it could retreat to $40 or lower. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the company’s customers are Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) which supplies Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), which supplies the world’s leading EVs. The takeaway for investors is the dividend is safe, the company is buying back shares and a rebound is expected in the 2nd half. Together the analysts have the stock pegged at Moderate Buy with a price target about 25% above the current action.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Among the company’s customers are Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) which supplies Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), which supplies the world’s leading EVs. While headwinds persist for the semiconductor industry, signs within the industry suggest not all is lost for Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ: KLIC). The Analysts Set A High Bar For Kulicke and Soffa Industries The analysts lowered their estimates for Q2 results after the company lowered its guidance, but they are still setting a high bar.', 'news_article_title': 'Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. Should Be On Your Watchlist', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Among the company’s customers are Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) which supplies Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), which supplies the world’s leading EVs. The takeaway for investors is the dividend is safe, the company is buying back shares and a rebound is expected in the 2nd half. The Analysts Set A High Bar For Kulicke and Soffa Industries The analysts lowered their estimates for Q2 results after the company lowered its guidance, but they are still setting a high bar.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Among the company’s customers are Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) which supplies Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), which supplies the world’s leading EVs. High inventory and weak demand are plaguing some sections of the semiconductor market, and that is bad news for companies like AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), which recently marked down inventory. The Analysts Set A High Bar For Kulicke and Soffa Industries The analysts lowered their estimates for Q2 results after the company lowered its guidance, but they are still setting a high bar.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 163.82000732421875, 'high': 166.32000732421875, 'open': 164.58999633789062, 'close': 165.2100067138672, 'ema_50': 155.42183104548678, 'rsi_14': 60.00001230547353, 'target': 165.22999572753906, 'volume': 49386500.0, 'ema_200': 150.51119483720566, 'adj_close': 164.54254150390625, 'rsi_lag_1': 62.86379483487126, 'rsi_lag_2': 55.301266385722755, 'rsi_lag_3': 53.4296095998083, 'rsi_lag_4': 60.14905564199888, 'rsi_lag_5': 71.39060307986733, 'macd_lag_1': 2.945436240456928, 'macd_lag_2': 2.8315399585916907, 'macd_lag_3': 3.200907253039418, 'macd_lag_4': 3.5545231686329544, 'macd_lag_5': 3.828927580733591, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.9731854965787647, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.1746543210683167}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 17.06999969482422, 'Date': '2023-04-14', 'High': 18.1200008392334, 'Open': 17.940000534057617, 'Close': 17.06999969482422, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-14', 'Adj Close': 17.06999969482422}, {'Low': 1.097803235054016, 'Date': '2023-04-14', 'High': 1.1075423955917358, 'Open': 1.1054610013961792, 'Close': 1.1054610013961792, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-14', 'Adj Close': 1.1054610013961792}, {'Low': 1.241434097290039, 'Date': '2023-04-14', 'High': 1.2547051906585691, 'Open': 1.25231671333313, 'Close': 1.2525300979614258, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-14', 'Adj Close': 1.2525300979614258}, {'Low': 6.831399917602539, 'Date': '2023-04-14', 'High': 6.870299816131592, 'Open': 6.867800235748291, 'Close': 6.867800235748291, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-14', 'Adj Close': 6.867800235748291}, {'Low': 81.76000213623047, 'Date': '2023-04-14', 'High': 83.12000274658203, 'Open': 82.4000015258789, 'Close': 82.5199966430664, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 275129, 'date_str': '2023-04-14', 'Adj Close': 82.5199966430664}, {'Low': 0.6697098612785339, 'Date': '2023-04-14', 'High': 0.6793999671936035, 'Open': 0.6783998608589172, 'Close': 0.6783998608589172, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-14', 'Adj Close': 0.6783998608589172}, {'Low': 3.443000078201294, 'Date': '2023-04-14', 'High': 3.5360000133514404, 'Open': 3.4539999961853027, 'Close': 3.5220000743865967, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-14', 'Adj Close': 3.5220000743865967}, {'Low': 132.17599487304688, 'Date': '2023-04-14', 'High': 133.75599670410156, 'Open': 132.48699951171875, 'Close': 132.48699951171875, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-14', 'Adj Close': 132.48699951171875}, {'Low': 100.79000091552734, 'Date': '2023-04-14', 'High': 101.75, 'Open': 101.0, 'Close': 101.5500030517578, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-14', 'Adj Close': 101.5500030517578}, {'Low': 1995.0, 'Date': '2023-04-14', 'High': 2047.800048828125, 'Open': 2041.0, 'Close': 2002.199951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 718, 'date_str': '2023-04-14', 'Adj Close': 2002.199951171875}]}
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{'date': '2023-04-17', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-04-17-2023%3A-goog-aapl-msft-googl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were lower Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 1%.\nIn company news, Alphabet (GOOG) shares were shedding 3% after it was reported to be facing increasing competition from rivals in the search business and the AI race, the New York Times reported, citing a review of Google's internal documents.\nApple (AAPL) said it has entered a partnership with Goldman Sachs (GS) to launch a savings account for Apple Card users. Apple was down 0.5%.\nMicrosoft (MSFT) and Epic said they will expand their partnership to integrate artificial intelligence technology into their healthcare offerings by adding Azure's OpenAI Service to Epic's electronic health record software. Microsoft shares were edging up 0.2%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) said it has entered a partnership with Goldman Sachs (GS) to launch a savings account for Apple Card users. Tech stocks were lower Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 1%. In company news, Alphabet (GOOG) shares were shedding 3% after it was reported to be facing increasing competition from rivals in the search business and the AI race, the New York Times reported, citing a review of Google's internal documents.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) said it has entered a partnership with Goldman Sachs (GS) to launch a savings account for Apple Card users. Microsoft (MSFT) and Epic said they will expand their partnership to integrate artificial intelligence technology into their healthcare offerings by adding Azure's OpenAI Service to Epic's electronic health record software. Microsoft shares were edging up 0.2%.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 04/17/2023: GOOG, AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) said it has entered a partnership with Goldman Sachs (GS) to launch a savings account for Apple Card users. Tech stocks were lower Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 1%. In company news, Alphabet (GOOG) shares were shedding 3% after it was reported to be facing increasing competition from rivals in the search business and the AI race, the New York Times reported, citing a review of Google's internal documents.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) said it has entered a partnership with Goldman Sachs (GS) to launch a savings account for Apple Card users. In company news, Alphabet (GOOG) shares were shedding 3% after it was reported to be facing increasing competition from rivals in the search business and the AI race, the New York Times reported, citing a review of Google's internal documents. Microsoft (MSFT) and Epic said they will expand their partnership to integrate artificial intelligence technology into their healthcare offerings by adding Azure's OpenAI Service to Epic's electronic health record software."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/preview-tsmc-q1-earnings-seen-down-5-y-y-q2-also-looks-tough', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Faith Hung and Ben Blanchard\nTAIPEI, April 18 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC 2330.TW is expected to post a 5% fall in first-quarter net profit on Thursday, with global economic woes denting demand for semiconductors used in everything from cars to advanced computing extending into the current quarter.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) TSM.N, the world\'s largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, is likely to report net profit for the January-March period of T$192.5 billion ($6.30 billion), down from T$202.7 billion a year earlier, according to the average of 21 analysts polled by Reuters.\n"Looking ahead into the second quarter, which is typically a slow season, TSMC\'s sales on a quarterly basis will be under pressure from inventory adjustments as major clients cut back on orders," said Alex Huang, who manages about T$5 billion for Capital Investment Trust Corp.\nBut momentum may pick up as early as the third quarter, he added, corresponding with the improved outlooks for that quarter projected by Apple, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O and Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O, some of TSMC\'s biggest customers.\nTSMC, Asia\'s most valuable listed company, has forecast demand will recover in the second half of this year. It will provide guidance for the second quarter and update previous forecasts on itsearnings callat 0600 GMT on Thursday.\nTSMC already reported its first quarter revenue of T$508.63 billion ($16.69 billion), at the bottom of a January forecast range of $16.7 billion to $17.5 billion, compared to $17.57 billion for the year-ago period.\nTSMC said in January its capital spending in 2023 would decrease to between $32 billion and $36 billion from $36.3 billion in 2022.\nThe company\'s concentration of production in Taiwan at a time of growing military tensions with China, which claims the island as its own territory, has spooked some investors.\nU.S. billionaire Warren Buffett last week called TSMC a "fabulous company," but said it faced risks because of its location.\nBuffett\'s investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N bought more than $4.1 billion of TSMC\'s shares between July and September 2022, but in February said it had sold 86% of its stake by year-end.\nTSMC\'s Taipei-listed stock has risen by around 16% so far this year, outperforming the broader market .TWII, which is up 13%.\n($1 = 30.5590 Taiwan dollars)\n(Reporting by Faith Hung and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Jamie Freed)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, is likely to report net profit for the January-March period of T$192.5 billion ($6.30 billion), down from T$202.7 billion a year earlier, according to the average of 21 analysts polled by Reuters. By Faith Hung and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, April 18 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC 2330.TW is expected to post a 5% fall in first-quarter net profit on Thursday, with global economic woes denting demand for semiconductors used in everything from cars to advanced computing extending into the current quarter. The company's concentration of production in Taiwan at a time of growing military tensions with China, which claims the island as its own territory, has spooked some investors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, is likely to report net profit for the January-March period of T$192.5 billion ($6.30 billion), down from T$202.7 billion a year earlier, according to the average of 21 analysts polled by Reuters. By Faith Hung and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, April 18 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC 2330.TW is expected to post a 5% fall in first-quarter net profit on Thursday, with global economic woes denting demand for semiconductors used in everything from cars to advanced computing extending into the current quarter. ($1 = 30.5590 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting by Faith Hung and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Jamie Freed) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'PREVIEW-TSMC Q1 earnings seen down 5% y/y, Q2 also looks tough', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, is likely to report net profit for the January-March period of T$192.5 billion ($6.30 billion), down from T$202.7 billion a year earlier, according to the average of 21 analysts polled by Reuters. By Faith Hung and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, April 18 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC 2330.TW is expected to post a 5% fall in first-quarter net profit on Thursday, with global economic woes denting demand for semiconductors used in everything from cars to advanced computing extending into the current quarter. TSMC said in January its capital spending in 2023 would decrease to between $32 billion and $36 billion from $36.3 billion in 2022.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, is likely to report net profit for the January-March period of T$192.5 billion ($6.30 billion), down from T$202.7 billion a year earlier, according to the average of 21 analysts polled by Reuters. TSMC already reported its first quarter revenue of T$508.63 billion ($16.69 billion), at the bottom of a January forecast range of $16.7 billion to $17.5 billion, compared to $17.57 billion for the year-ago period. TSMC said in January its capital spending in 2023 would decrease to between $32 billion and $36 billion from $36.3 billion in 2022."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wedbush-reiterates-apple-aapl-outperform-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on April 17, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 5.13% Upside\nAs of April 6, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is $173.69. The forecasts range from a low of $119.18 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 5.13% from its latest reported closing price of $165.21.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is $413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is $6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nWindle Wealth holds 40K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company.\nHorizon Kinetics Asset Management holds 11K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 12K shares, representing a decrease of 2.97%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 25.16% over the last quarter.\nFirst Washington holds 37K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 35K shares, representing an increase of 6.96%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 1.81% over the last quarter.\nAllied Investment Advisors holds 81K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 81K shares, representing a decrease of 0.86%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 99.92% over the last quarter.\nCongress Wealth Management holds 473K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 478K shares, representing a decrease of 1.09%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 117,610.54% over the last quarter.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6405 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 223 owner(s) or 3.61% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.41%, a decrease of 36.17%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.32% to 10,150,974K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.03, indicating a bearish outlook.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 17, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 25.16% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 1.81% over the last quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 17, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 25.16% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 1.81% over the last quarter.', 'news_article_title': 'Wedbush Reiterates Apple (AAPL) Outperform Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 17, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 25.16% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 1.81% over the last quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 17, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 25.16% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 1.81% over the last quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-7-top-stocks-that-hedge-funds-are-buying-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWhile you shouldn’t automatically follow the masses with every decision, the stocks that hedge funds are buying now may provide considerable value to retail investors. Fundamentally, hedge funds typically own the best research tools, platforms, and resources. Even better, they hire the best analysts. So, when they acquire something, they’re doing it with a greater magnitude of conviction.\nAlso, stocks that hedge funds are bullish on may generate a self-fulfilling cycle. Basically, you have articles like this one broadcasting the top hedge fund favorites to a wide public audience. Invariably, this action will pique curiosity, leading to further investigations and perhaps acquisitions. To be fair, these aren’t the most groundbreaking ideas ever collected. However, the big dogs really love them. So, without further ado, below are compelling hedge fund stocks.\nITCB Itau CorpBanca $3.64\nMSFT Microsoft $288.80\nAAPL Apple $165.23\nAMZN Amazon $102.74\nBRK-A Berkshire Hathaway $497,900.00\nTSLA Tesla $187.04\nSCHW Charles Schwab $52.77\nItau CorpBanca (ITCB)\nSource: Epic Cure / Shutterstock\nAccording to data from HedgeFollow, Itau CorpBanca (NYSE:ITCB) ranks as the top name among stocks that hedge funds are buying. Based on various regulatory filings since the beginning of the first quarter of 2023, institutional investors acquired a total of $4.36 trillion worth of ITCB stock. Ranking as the fourth-largest commercial bank in Chile, Itau CorpBanca represents an oddity for hedge fund stocks. With banking sector concerns that originated in the U.S. regional financial space spreading to other nations, the massive wager on ITCB stands as a huge risk. So far, though, ITCB has been resilient. Since the beginning of this year, shares gained over 12% of equity value.\nTo be fair, investors may want to cautiously consider this name. As a foreign bank, you must really understand the home market and economy. Also, Wall Street analysts don’t cover ITCB so you’ll be navigating a lonely road.\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: Zurijeta / Shutterstock.com\nA fan favorite among retail investors, software (and hardware) technology stalwart Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) also ranks among stocks that hedge funds are buying. According to HedgeFollow, institutional investors bought up $58.61 billion worth of MSFT stock. Here, the biggest procurer was Norges Bank at $20.4 billion.\nAlthough the dramatic spike in inflation and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy response imposed a tough backdrop for the tech sector broadly, MSFT performed relatively well. Since the Jan. opener, Microsoft shares gained over 19% in equity value. In the trailing one-year period, they’re up 2%.\nAs an enterprise offering myriad relevancies for both consumers and enterprise-level clients, Microsoft unsurprisingly features robust financials. Notably, its Altman Z-Score pings at 9, indicating a very low risk of bankruptcy. In addition, its trailing-year net margin comes in at 33.05%, outpacing 96.75% of its peers. Finally, analysts peg MSFT as a consensus strong buy with a price target of $299.93 implying nearly 5% upside potential. As a relatively safe idea, MSFT stands among the hedge fund favorites.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: shutterstock.com/CC7\nComing in third place among the stocks that hedge funds are buying now is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). An iconic tech giant, regulatory filings during Q1 2023 reveal that institutional investors bought up $55.33 billion worth of AAPL stock. Individually, the top procurer was once again Norges Bank at $22.44 billion.\nAlthough Apple suffered alongside other tech plays during a difficult time last year, the market’s top dogs appear determined to spark a recovery. Since the January opener, AAPL gained slightly over 32% of its equity value. In the past 365 days, AAPL barely poked its head above water.\nNevertheless, the tech stalwart should continue operating as one of the stocks that hedge funds are bullish on. It really comes down to the financials. Operationally, Apple’s three-year revenue growth rate pings at 20%, outpacing 85.43% of its rivals. Also, its trailing-year net margin hits 24.56%, an impressive figure. Lastly, covering analysts peg AAPL as a consensus strong buy. Their average price target is $171.16, implying nearly 4% upside potential.\nAmazon (AMZN)\nSource: Freedom365day / Shutterstock.com\nAnother unsurprising name among stocks that hedge funds are buying now is e-commerce and tech giant Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). Per HedgeFollow, institutional investors acquired a total of $41.28 billion worth of AMZN stock. Again, Norges Bank leads the pack among the big dogs, acquiring $9.69 billion.\nOverall, Amazon currently rides a comeback trek. Since the start of the year, AMZN gained over 19% of its equity value. However, in the past 365 days, it’s down nearly 33%. Naturally, skyrocketing inflation that sparked last year took a heavy toll on Amazon’s core e-commerce business.\nNevertheless, the fallout might offer a discounted opportunity for contrarians. Operationally, Amazon features a three-year revenue growth rate of 21.9%. Compared to other companies listed in the cyclical retail industry, Amazon ranks better than nearly 84% of its peers. Therefore, it continues to thrive as one of the hedge fund favorites. Notably, analysts peg AMZN as a consensus strong buy. Their average price target comes out to $135.85, implying almost 33% upside potential.\nBerkshire Hathaway (BRK-A)\nSource: Chompoo Suriyo / Shutterstock.com\nA multinational conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A) naturally commands intrigue because of its CEO, the Oracle of Omaha himself Warren Buffett. Essentially a bet on everything, you probably can’t go wrong with shares of Berkshire. Here, institutional investors bought up to $29.95 billion worth of Class A shares (the ones that cost $496,000 a pop). The biggest buyer is Perigon Wealth Management LLC.\nAlthough BRK-A carries a boring reputation, it’s been one of the more interesting ideas among stocks that hedge funds are buying now. Since the Jan. opener, shares moved up nearly 6%. In the past 365 days, its red ink is now down to 4.5% below breakeven.\nFinancially, Berkshire admittedly seems a bit of a risky prospect. First, Gurufocus warns that the market prices BRK-A at 22.62 times forward earnings. Ranked worse than 85.21% of its peers, the investment resource states that BRK.A may be significantly overvalued. At the same time, you’re trading with one of the best minds in the investing game. Per Wall Street analysts, BRK-A ranks as a consensus moderate buy.\nTesla (TSLA)\nSource: AdityaB. Photography/ShutterStock.com\nAs the leader in electric vehicles, it’s no shocker that Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stands among the stocks that hedge funds are buying. Per regulatory filings posted in Q1 2023, institutional investors bought up $28.03 billion worth of TSLA stock. Once again, Norges Bank represented the top bull, procuring $5.31 billion.\nOver the long run, the case for TSLA sells itself, particularly for those that have confidence in the electrification of mobility. Thus, it’s easily one of the hedge fund stocks that top investors target. However, it’s been a difficult ride. Sure, TSLA gained 71% of its equity value since the Jan. opener. However, in the trailing one-year period, it fell nearly 45%.\nFinancially, Tesla benefits from a robust balance sheet, particularly its cash-to-debt ratio of 3.86 times. Operationally, it posts a three-year revenue growth rate of 36.4% and a net margin of 15.45%. However, the value proposition (trading at 48.81 times forward earnings) keeps many on the sidelines. Still, analysts peg TSLA as a consensus moderate buy. Their average price target stands at $219.57, implying nearly 19% upside potential.\nCharles Schwab (SCHW)\nSource: Wright Studio/Shutterstock.com\nOne of the oddest and riskiest names among stocks that hedge funds are buying, I must admit that I was perplexed when I came across Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW). Institutional investors acquired $23.93 billion worth of SCHW stock. In this case, Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD) represented the top buyer at $17.47 billion.\nA multinational financial services company, brewing recession fears don’t fundamentally bolster the underlying sector. As evidence, since the January opener, SCHW gave up 38% of equity value. In the past 365 days, it dropped more than 32%. Frankly, the financials don’t provide much in the way of confidence. For instance, its balance sheet is rather weak, with a cash-to-debt ratio of 1.06 ranking worse than 66.62% of its peers. Also, its three-year revenue growth rate of 10.5% is a bit better than the industry median. However, its net margin is 34.6%, outpacing 78.51% of the competition.\nLastly, analysts peg SCHW as a consensus moderate buy. Their average price target stands at $74.83, implying over 47% upside potential.\nOn the date of publication, Josh Enomoto did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nA former senior business analyst for Sony Electronics, Josh Enomoto has helped broker major contracts with Fortune Global 500 companies. Over the past several years, he has delivered unique, critical insights for the investment markets, as well as various other industries including legal, construction management, and healthcare.\nThe post The 7 Top Stocks That Hedge Funds Are Buying Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'ITCB Itau CorpBanca $3.64 MSFT Microsoft $288.80 AAPL Apple $165.23 AMZN Amazon $102.74 BRK-A Berkshire Hathaway $497,900.00 TSLA Tesla $187.04 SCHW Charles Schwab $52.77 Itau CorpBanca (ITCB) Source: Epic Cure / Shutterstock According to data from HedgeFollow, Itau CorpBanca (NYSE:ITCB) ranks as the top name among stocks that hedge funds are buying. Apple (AAPL) Source: shutterstock.com/CC7 Coming in third place among the stocks that hedge funds are buying now is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). An iconic tech giant, regulatory filings during Q1 2023 reveal that institutional investors bought up $55.33 billion worth of AAPL stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'ITCB Itau CorpBanca $3.64 MSFT Microsoft $288.80 AAPL Apple $165.23 AMZN Amazon $102.74 BRK-A Berkshire Hathaway $497,900.00 TSLA Tesla $187.04 SCHW Charles Schwab $52.77 Itau CorpBanca (ITCB) Source: Epic Cure / Shutterstock According to data from HedgeFollow, Itau CorpBanca (NYSE:ITCB) ranks as the top name among stocks that hedge funds are buying. Apple (AAPL) Source: shutterstock.com/CC7 Coming in third place among the stocks that hedge funds are buying now is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). An iconic tech giant, regulatory filings during Q1 2023 reveal that institutional investors bought up $55.33 billion worth of AAPL stock.', 'news_article_title': 'The 7 Top Stocks That Hedge Funds Are Buying Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'ITCB Itau CorpBanca $3.64 MSFT Microsoft $288.80 AAPL Apple $165.23 AMZN Amazon $102.74 BRK-A Berkshire Hathaway $497,900.00 TSLA Tesla $187.04 SCHW Charles Schwab $52.77 Itau CorpBanca (ITCB) Source: Epic Cure / Shutterstock According to data from HedgeFollow, Itau CorpBanca (NYSE:ITCB) ranks as the top name among stocks that hedge funds are buying. Apple (AAPL) Source: shutterstock.com/CC7 Coming in third place among the stocks that hedge funds are buying now is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). An iconic tech giant, regulatory filings during Q1 2023 reveal that institutional investors bought up $55.33 billion worth of AAPL stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'ITCB Itau CorpBanca $3.64 MSFT Microsoft $288.80 AAPL Apple $165.23 AMZN Amazon $102.74 BRK-A Berkshire Hathaway $497,900.00 TSLA Tesla $187.04 SCHW Charles Schwab $52.77 Itau CorpBanca (ITCB) Source: Epic Cure / Shutterstock According to data from HedgeFollow, Itau CorpBanca (NYSE:ITCB) ranks as the top name among stocks that hedge funds are buying. Apple (AAPL) Source: shutterstock.com/CC7 Coming in third place among the stocks that hedge funds are buying now is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). An iconic tech giant, regulatory filings during Q1 2023 reveal that institutional investors bought up $55.33 billion worth of AAPL stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-04-17-2023%3A-eric-goog-googl-aapl-msft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were mixed late Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index down 0.2%.\nIn company news, Ericsson (ERIC) was shedding 0.4% after saying its Chief Financial Officer Carl Mellander will step down at the end of Q1 2024.\nAlphabet (GOOG) shares were down 2.7% after the New York Times reported the company is facing increasing competition from rivals in the search business and the AI race, according to a review of Google's internal documents.\nApple (AAPL) said it has entered a partnership with Goldman Sachs (GS) to launch a savings account for Apple Card users. Apple shares were steady.\nMicrosoft (MSFT) and Epic said they will expand their partnership to integrate artificial intelligence technology into their healthcare offerings by adding Azure's OpenAI Service to Epic's electronic health record software. Microsoft shares were up 0.7%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) said it has entered a partnership with Goldman Sachs (GS) to launch a savings account for Apple Card users. Tech stocks were mixed late Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index down 0.2%. In company news, Ericsson (ERIC) was shedding 0.4% after saying its Chief Financial Officer Carl Mellander will step down at the end of Q1 2024.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) said it has entered a partnership with Goldman Sachs (GS) to launch a savings account for Apple Card users. Apple shares were steady. Microsoft shares were up 0.7%.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 04/17/2023: ERIC, GOOG, GOOGL, AAPL, MSFT', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) said it has entered a partnership with Goldman Sachs (GS) to launch a savings account for Apple Card users. Tech stocks were mixed late Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index down 0.2%. Apple shares were steady.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) said it has entered a partnership with Goldman Sachs (GS) to launch a savings account for Apple Card users. Alphabet (GOOG) shares were down 2.7% after the New York Times reported the company is facing increasing competition from rivals in the search business and the AI race, according to a review of Google's internal documents. Microsoft (MSFT) and Epic said they will expand their partnership to integrate artificial intelligence technology into their healthcare offerings by adding Azure's OpenAI Service to Epic's electronic health record software."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-apr-17-2023-%3A-swn-zm-bac-qqq-aapl-googl-pfe-msft-nrg-amc-amzn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -6.29 to 13,081.42. The total After hours volume is currently 76,470,000 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nSouthwestern Energy Company (SWN) is +0.01 at $5.19, with 4,394,812 shares traded. SWN\'s current last sale is 57.67% of the target price of $9.\n\nZoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) is +0.06 at $67.68, with 4,103,957 shares traded. ZM\'s current last sale is 82.04% of the target price of $82.5.\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is +0.08 at $30.45, with 2,473,944 shares traded.BAC is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 4/18/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.79 per share, which represents a 80 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.04 at $318.88, with 2,197,566 shares traded. This represents a 25.41% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.05 at $165.18, with 2,078,904 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is -0.06 at $105.91, with 1,864,140 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".\n\nPfizer, Inc. (PFE) is unchanged at $41.18, with 1,845,238 shares traded. PFE\'s current last sale is 84.91% of the target price of $48.5.\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is -0.23 at $288.57, with 1,704,591 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nNRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) is unchanged at $35.11, with 1,609,227 shares traded. NRG\'s current last sale is 85.63% of the target price of $41.\n\nAMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC) is -0.02 at $5.18, with 1,551,958 shares traded. AMC\'s current last sale is 287.78% of the target price of $1.8.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.06 at $102.68, with 1,527,276 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nFirstEnergy Corp. (FE) is unchanged at $40.86, with 1,316,414 shares traded. FE\'s current last sale is 99.66% of the target price of $41.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.05 at $165.18, with 2,078,904 shares traded. Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is +0.08 at $30.45, with 2,473,944 shares traded.BAC is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 4/18/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.05 at $165.18, with 2,078,904 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Apr 17, 2023 : SWN, ZM, BAC, QQQ, AAPL, GOOGL, PFE, MSFT, NRG, AMC, AMZN, FE', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.05 at $165.18, with 2,078,904 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -6.29 to 13,081.42.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.05 at $165.18, with 2,078,904 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 76,470,000 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/one-little-known-tech-stock-could-be-the-next-big-thing-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nEditor’s note: “One Little-Known Tech Stock Could Be the Next Big Thing in 2023” was previously published in March 2023. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.\nPeople often make the common misconception that innovation follows a straight path. The hero’s journey goes like this. Someone comes up with a brilliant idea, works on it until it’s perfect, then finally launches it to the world.\nBut that’s not how innovation actually works. Innovation is a collaborative and iterative process that involves many different actors and stages.\nOne way to think about innovation is to use the iterative model. This model recognizes that basic research, practical invention, and business leadership are all important for creating new technologies.\nIn this model, each stage feeds into the next. Basic research provides the foundation for practical invention, which then leads to new businesses and products. This model has been proven in the past. Just take the transistor, for example.\nIt was not just the result of scientific inquiry into quantum theory and surface-state physics. It was also the product of engineering ingenuity and business vision. Even Albert Einstein contributed to its development with his advice!\nThis shows that the linear model of innovation is too simplistic. It doesn’t capture the complexity and diversity of the innovation process.\nConsider CRISPR, a technology with huge potential for gene-editing and disease treatment. It might seem that CRISPR followed the linear model. It started with basic research by Francisco Mojica and others who were curious about a strange phenomenon in nature. And then it led to applied technologies like gene-editing and tools to fight coronaviruses.\nBut that’s not the whole story. CRISPR also involved many other researchers, engineers, entrepreneurs, and regulators who contributed to its development and adoption. It was not a straight line from basic research to practical applications.\nInstead, CRISPR’s development was based in a dynamic synergy among scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs. They inspired and supported each other in a collective effort that resulted in groundbreaking and practical applications for gene-editing and disease treatment. And now, CRISPR is opening the door to another revolutionary innovation that will transform the future of computing beyond your imagination…\nThis innovation is driven by a company that could become the next Microsoft (MSFT).\nThis is not an exaggeration – this young company has some of the brightest minds on the planet. And its cutting-edge technology could reshape society in the next few years. \nAnd yet, hardly anyone knows about it…\nBut today, you have the opportunity to discover this tech stock, the industry behind it, and why it could be your next big investment success.\nThe Computing Revolution Changed the World over the Past 50 Years\nThe world has changed a lot over the past 40 years. And most of those changes have revolved around one important innovation: the computer.\nBack in the 1980s, the world was astounded by this profound technology. Theoretically, you could program them to do any task. And in time, these computers became more powerful. Their underlying code became more robust. And humans started to use them for everything – working, communicating, shopping, and playing.\nAnd so, the Computing Revolution went mainstream.\nIt’s no coincidence that all of today’s trillion-dollar companies are, in some way, computing companies.\nMicrosoft makes computers. So does Apple (AAPL). Meta (META) builds applications for use on computers, as does Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL). Nvidia (NVDA) makes chips for computers. Intel (INTC) does, too. Unsurprisingly, those stocks have all turned their early investors into millionaires.\nIn short, the computer changed our lives profoundly over the past 40 years. The computing companies pioneering those changes have become the world’s most powerful businesses. And their shareholders have become the world’s wealthiest people.\nBut why am I telling you all this?\nBecause today, we face another technological revolution that could be as big as the computing revolution – if not bigger. And there’s one tech stock in particular that stands to benefit from it immensely.\nThe Computing Revolution 2.0\nIn many ways, the new technological revolution I’m talking about is the Computing Revolution 2.0.\nThat’s because it’s basically the computing revolution of the past 40 years but applied to living things instead.\nI’m talking about rewriting the code of life through an emerging technology field called Synthetic Biology. It’s a much bigger undertaking than rewriting the code of machines.\nI know. It sounds crazy. But scientifically speaking, it’s entirely plausible. Moreover, it’s happening right now as you read this.\nRecall Biology 101. Structurally speaking, a cell is just like a computer. It’s a very powerful machine that runs on “digital code.” The only difference is that a computer’s code is in ones and zeros. And a cell’s “code” is in Gs, Cs, As, and Ts — the four nucleobases in DNA’s nucleic acid.\nSo, in theory, we can manipulate the code of life by changing the nucleobases’ order. And it’s just like manipulating computer code by changing the order of ones and zeros in the codebase.\nTherefore, we can “code” living things much in the same way we can “code” inanimate objects, like phones and computers.\nThat’s what synthetic biology is all about: programming cells how we program computers — by changing the DNA code inside them.\nIf you’re reading that and thinking it sounds like a profound undertaking, you’re not wrong. It is a profound undertaking — with profound economic implications.\nWorld-Changing Potential\nI probably don’t need to state this, but I will just to be abundantly clear. The emerging field of synthetic biology has world-changing potential.\nOver the past 50 years, we figured out how to manipulate the code of inanimate objects. Look how much that changed the world. Now we’re figuring out how to manipulate life’s code.\nIf you thought the computing revolution changed the world, you haven’t seen anything yet…\nSynthetic biology allows us to manipulate crops’ code so that they’re pest-resistant and weather-tolerant. We can manipulate the code of cancer patients to get rid of their cancer. And we can manipulate yeast’s code to produce better-tasting beer.\nIndeed, synthetic biology may actually be the solution to the myriad problems the world is facing today!\nFor example, take recent soaring gas prices. They’re a byproduct of American and European reliance on Russian oil. Such reliance could be solved by synthetic biology. We could employ it to manipulate the code of oil and natural gas to make it far more effective and plentiful. And with these next-gen fossil fuels, we could entirely eliminate our reliance on foreign oil and gas.\nOr how about soaring grocery prices? That, too, is a byproduct of American and European reliance on Russian wheat. Yet again, synthetic biology could solve that problem. We could employ advanced synbio techniques to improve domestic wheat yields and boost domestic production. Then we’d make enough wheat stateside to not need any imports from Russia. Problem solved!\nIndeed, synthetic biology won’t just change the world. It has the potential to solve most of the world’s current problems!\nConsequently, the opportunity in this emerging industry is both enormous and urgent.\nWhy Now for This Tech Stock?\nBefore I tell you about this promising tech stock, let me first state that synthetic biology is not a new concept.\nBut for years, it has been just that – a concept – and nothing more.\nThat’s because rewriting the code of life, as you can imagine, is quite complex. The human body is a wonder. It’s infinitely more complex than a computer. Each human has a different “code.” And each living specimen — plant, crop, fish — has a different “code” than humans do.\nTo read all those different codes, you need to employ advanced DNA sequencing methods. And they’re among the most complex in the world. Then, to rewrite those codes, you need to use DNA synthesis or printing. And that’s so complex that it makes sequencing look like child’s play.\nIn short, the universe of synthetic biology is magnitudes more infinite and complex than that of classical computing. So, while we’ve made huge advancements in programming computers over the past 40 years, we’ve made little progress programming cells…\nUntil now.\nRecent advancements in artificial intelligence have sped up the DNA sequencing process. And innovations in classical computing technologies have improved the accuracy of DNA synthesis and printing. This combination has enabled synthetic biology to work in the real world.\nRight now, as you read this, food companies are leveraging synthetic biology to create pest-resistant crops. Beer companies are using it to create higher-yielding yeast. And biotech companies are using synbio to make new vaccines and medicines.\nSo begins the Synthetic Biology Revolution — one of the biggest technological paradigm shifts since the advent of the computer.\nThe Final Word on This Unrivaled Tech Stock\nAt the center of this revolution is one of the most promising startups in the world today. And it’s your opportunity to get in on the ground floor of the most revolutionary startup in the world today.\nIt’s a company that was founded by the world’s most pioneering experts in this field. And it’s backed by some of the biggest and most successful venture capital firms of all time.\nThis company has developed unique and groundbreaking technology that deals directly with the AI mechanisms that power this whole revolution.\nFolks, this is not just another tech company. This is the leader of the Synthetic Biology Revolution. And it will reshape everything as we know it – including food and medicine – with its cutting-edge AI technology.\nFolks, this firm is the “next big thing.” It’s the Microsoft of the Synthetic Biology Revolution.\nJust imagine if you had invested $10,000 in Microsoft when it was just starting out. You would be a multimillionaire today.\nAnd I believe that if you invest $10,000 in this tech stock today, you could be a multimillionaire tomorrow.\nLearn more about this explosive stock and how you can get in on it today.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post One Little-Known Tech Stock Could Be the Next Big Thing in 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'So does Apple (AAPL). They inspired and supported each other in a collective effort that resulted in groundbreaking and practical applications for gene-editing and disease treatment. If you thought the computing revolution changed the world, you haven’t seen anything yet… Synthetic biology allows us to manipulate crops’ code so that they’re pest-resistant and weather-tolerant.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'So does Apple (AAPL). I’m talking about rewriting the code of life through an emerging technology field called Synthetic Biology. So, while we’ve made huge advancements in programming computers over the past 40 years, we’ve made little progress programming cells… Until now.', 'news_article_title': 'One Little-Known Tech Stock Could Be the Next Big Thing in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'So does Apple (AAPL). That’s because it’s basically the computing revolution of the past 40 years but applied to living things instead. That’s what synthetic biology is all about: programming cells how we program computers — by changing the DNA code inside them.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'So does Apple (AAPL). The Computing Revolution Changed the World over the Past 50 Years The world has changed a lot over the past 40 years. The Computing Revolution 2.0 In many ways, the new technological revolution I’m talking about is the Computing Revolution 2.0.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-7-best-growth-stocks-to-buy-in-the-gaming-sector', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nVideo games continue to be red hot. Driven by constantly improving technology and a steady stream of imaginative titles, global sales of video games are forecast to reach $221.40 billion this year, according to market research firm Statista. Thus, many investors are looking for the top growth stocks to buy in this key sector.\nCurrently, 3 billion people (nearly 40% of the world’s population) identify themselves as regular gamers. Additionally, consumers are finding an increasingly wide array of platforms on which to game. These range from consoles and personal computers to smartphones and virtual reality headsets. Now, the addition of artificial intelligence promises to take video games into realms people have only dreamed of previously.\nWith video games continuing to steam ahead, we look at the seven best growth stocks to buy in the gaming sector.\nNTDOY Nintendo $10.14\nMETA Meta Platforms $219.30\nMSFT Microsoft $286.93\nEA Electronic Arts $127.92\nGME GameStop $22.23\nATVI Activision Blizzard $85.42\nRBLX Roblox $40.27\nNintendo (NTDOY)\nSource: ESOlex / Shutterstock.com\nKicking off this list of growth stocks to buy in the gaming sector is none other than Japan-based Nintendo (OTCMKTS:NTDOY).\nNintendo continues to be a worldwide leader in the video game space, with game titles and characters that are household names such as Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda. Despite having a rich backlog of intellectual property, Nintendo continues to innovate and push video game technology forward. The company’s Switch console has been a smash hit, having sold 114 million units since it debuted in 2017. Plus, the company continues to churn out hit titles that include the bestselling Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games.\nThe company is widely expected to release a new console later this year to replace the Switch, likely in the fall ahead of the holiday shopping season. Additionally, Nintendo is growing its share of the digital game download market. Notably, this market offers substantially-higher margins, something investors watch closely in this space.\nFinally, the company is aggressively monetizing its popular characters and game franchises through a series of movies and the opening of theme parks around the world. Nintendo’s stock, which trades over the counter in the U.S., has slumped 22% in the past year. That said, I think investors should see the decline as a buying opportunity.\nMeta Platforms (META)\nSource: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) may not be first on the list of growth stocks to buy when one talks about video games. However, the company has been making inroads into the gaming sector with its virtual reality headsets.\nRecently, Meta Platforms lowered the prices on its range of Quest VR headsets. This was in a bid to help drive sales ahead of rival Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) expected entry into the space later this year. Thus, while many people associate Meta’s VR headsets with its development of the metaverse, most people today use the Quest hardware to play video games.\nVideo game titles available for play on Meta’s VR headsets include Horizon Worlds, games based on the comic book hero Iron Man and those derived from popular TV show The Walking Dead. People can also play a version of the popular video game Tetris on the Quest headsets.\nTo date, Meta Platforms has sold about 20 million Quest headsets. This puts the product on par with past sales of Nintendo and Xbox consoles. Accordingly, new video game titles for the VR headsets continue to be churned out at a brisk clip. After a brutal selloff in 2022, META stock is already up 70% this year. Indeed, I see the stock rising even more from here.\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com\nIf Nintendo has a chief rival in the market for video games, it is Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). The company behind the Xbox console and exclusive video game titles such as Halo, Forza Motorsport, and Gears of War continues to be a leader in the industry. And Microsoft’s share of the video game market looks likely to grow as its $68 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) seems poised to be approved by regulators in coming months. Bringing Activision Blizzard in-house would give Microsoft’s Xbox division a big boost, expanding its number of exclusive hit titles and providing it with lucrative intellectual property rights.\nIf the Activision Blizzard purchase weren’t enough, Microsoft is also likely to be among the first gaming companies to add artificial intelligence to its video games and console due to its $10 billion investment in privately held OpenAI. The powerful ChatGPT large-language model AI system is already being integrated into Microsoft’s Bing search engine, and company executives have talked for years about the potential of AI to enhance the video game industry. MSFT stock has been recovering this year, having gained 18% since January.\nElectronic Arts (EA)\nSource: Rick Neves / Shutterstock.com\nElectronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) is best known for popular video-game titles such as Mass Effect and Medal of Honor, as well as its professional soccer, football and ice hockey titles. Today, Electronic Arts is one of the world’s biggest video-game developers with annual revenues of more than $7 billion.\nHowever, despite its success and the enduring popularity of its video game titles, EA stock has been stuck in neutral. In the last 12 months, the company’s share price is flat (down 0.2%). So far this year, the stock has risen a little over 2%.\nThat said, Electronic Arts could be a dark horse in the race to add AI to video games. The company has openly discussed experimenting with generative AI, even using it to test a new edition of its popular game Battlefield. Electronics Art also makes the popular open world title, The Sims, which could benefit from the addition of AI. It is clear that the company hopes to use artificial intelligence to enhance the user experience and further grow its business.\nGameStop (GME)\nSource: 1take1shot / Shutterstock.com\nThis is a somewhat reluctant pick, given the company’s history as a meme stock. But video game retailer GameStop (NYSE:GME) makes it onto this list amid signs that the troubled company may have finally turned a corner.\nAt the end of March this year, GameStop reported its first quarterly profit in two years, leading to an immediate 40% spike in the company’s share price. For the fourth-quarter of 2022, the retailer posted a profit of $48.2 million, or 16 cents per share, which was a big turnaround from a loss of $147.5 million, or 49 cents per share, a year earlier.\nGameStop clawed its way back to profitability by aggressively cutting costs, lowering its inventory, and boosting its online sales. This represents a huge change from the pandemic, when the company was caught flat-footed, as its network of more than 4,000 retail stores was forced to close, and it scrambled to move its operations online. Then came the meme stock craze in early 2021, and the company’s share price has been erratic ever since.\nHowever, there are signs that GameStop might be maturing and normalizing. On a year-to-date basis, the stock is up 27%.\nActivision Blizzard (ATVI)\nSource: Eric Broder Van Dyke/Shutterstock.com\nAs mentioned, video game maker Activision Blizzard looks likely to be acquired by Microsoft in a deal priced at $95 per share. However, the deal is not a fait accompli, and ATVI stock is currently trading below the price that Microsoft has agreed to pay for the company.\nSomeone who bought Activision Blizzard stock now could book a 12% gain should the acquisition be finalized. The deal is currently working its way through regulatory approvals around the world, but is widely expected to close this fall.\nHowever, even if the acquisition by Microsoft does not go through as planned, Activision Blizzard remains a compelling video game developer. The company’s franchise titles include Call of Duty and Guitar Hero, among others. Activision is so well-regarded that even legendary investor Warren Buffett, age 92, is a shareholder. Buffett currently holds more than 50 million shares of ATVI stock, a position that’s worth $4.50 billion. If that isn’t a vote of confidence in a stock, what is?\nRoblox (RBLX)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nRounding out this list of growth stocks to buy in the gaming space is online video game maker Roblox (NYSE:RBLX).\nRoblox remains particularly popular with kids, and that is enabling the company to continue to grow. RBLX stock jumped 26% in a single trading day earlier this year after it reported Q4 2022 earnings that beat expectations. Specifically, analysts liked that Roblox reported having 58.8 million daily active users on its online video game platform in Q4, up 19% from a year earlier. The continued growth has made Roblox stock a top performer this year, with its share price having gained 63% since the start of January.\nRoblox is also researching generative AI, with plans to incorporate the technology into its online-gaming platform and video-game titles. Wall Street analysts like what they’re seeing from the company and the future impact artificial intelligence could have on its business. Investment bank D.A. Davidson recently reiterated its “buy” rating and price target on RBLX stock in anticipation of the company’s adoption of AI technology, saying they see artificial intelligence as a major catalyst for the company and its share price.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MSFT. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\nThe post The 7 Best Growth Stocks to Buy in the Gaming Sector appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This was in a bid to help drive sales ahead of rival Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) expected entry into the space later this year. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MSFT. Driven by constantly improving technology and a steady stream of imaginative titles, global sales of video games are forecast to reach $221.40 billion this year, according to market research firm Statista.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This was in a bid to help drive sales ahead of rival Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) expected entry into the space later this year. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MSFT. NTDOY Nintendo $10.14 META Meta Platforms $219.30 MSFT Microsoft $286.93 EA Electronic Arts $127.92 GME GameStop $22.23 ATVI Activision Blizzard $85.42 RBLX Roblox $40.27 Nintendo (NTDOY) Source: ESOlex / Shutterstock.com Kicking off this list of growth stocks to buy in the gaming sector is none other than Japan-based Nintendo (OTCMKTS:NTDOY).', 'news_article_title': 'The 7 Best Growth Stocks to Buy in the Gaming Sector', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This was in a bid to help drive sales ahead of rival Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) expected entry into the space later this year. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MSFT. With video games continuing to steam ahead, we look at the seven best growth stocks to buy in the gaming sector.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This was in a bid to help drive sales ahead of rival Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) expected entry into the space later this year. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MSFT. NTDOY Nintendo $10.14 META Meta Platforms $219.30 MSFT Microsoft $286.93 EA Electronic Arts $127.92 GME GameStop $22.23 ATVI Activision Blizzard $85.42 RBLX Roblox $40.27 Nintendo (NTDOY) Source: ESOlex / Shutterstock.com Kicking off this list of growth stocks to buy in the gaming sector is none other than Japan-based Nintendo (OTCMKTS:NTDOY).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-alphabet-stock-just-lost-%2450-billion', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nShares of internet search giant Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) tumbled 3.5% through 11:30 a.m. ET Monday -- a loss of nearly $50 billion in market capitalization -- after the publication of a New York Times story suggesting that Alphabet may not be an internet search giant for much longer.\nAs the Times reported over the weekend, key Alphabet partner Samsung -- which built its smartphone franchise on the back of Google software -- is considering dumping Google and replacing it with Microsoft\'s ChatGPT-powered Bing as the default search engine on its new smartphones.\nSo what\nAnd that\'s not even the worst news for Alphabet.\nIf Samsung cancels or scales back its contract with Google, this will imperil a $3 billion annual revenue stream for Alphabet. But just a bit farther down the road, Alphabet is preparing to renew an even bigger, $20 billion contract with Apple for use of Google on iPhones. Apple has a history of breaking up with key suppliers in order to go its own way, so this seems like an even bigger risk for Alphabet -- and one investors can\'t afford to ignore.\nThe Times describes Alphabet\'s reaction to the prospect as verging on "panic," as its 80% market share in internet search comes under attack.\nNow what\nBut is "panic" really the correct reaction to this news? Granted, $3 billion -- and certainly $20 billion -- are big numbers. But Google\'s search business is many times bigger than either of them at an estimated $162 billion per year. And just because a smartphone maker doesn\'t make Google its default search engine doesn\'t prevent a user from installing Google independently. In short, the revenue hit here for Google is both hypothetical and potentially not as big as it might be.\nThe bigger risk, it seems to me, is that Google has ceded the initiative to Microsoft in this new artificial intelligence race. Being forced now to play catch-up to Microsoft (whose Bing was always an also-ran in search, and so had little to lose by shaking things up and seeing how they fell out), Alphabet is making changes to Google on the fly, introducing first a Bard chatbot (which has already had one high-profile flub), and now working feverishly to prepare a new search engine project called Magi.\nThe more "panic" forces Alphabet to change the business model that has served it for so long, the more chances it will break something by accident.\nThat\'s the risk Alphabet investors should be focusing on today, if you ask me.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Rich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'ET Monday -- a loss of nearly $50 billion in market capitalization -- after the publication of a New York Times story suggesting that Alphabet may not be an internet search giant for much longer. Apple has a history of breaking up with key suppliers in order to go its own way, so this seems like an even bigger risk for Alphabet -- and one investors can\'t afford to ignore. The Times describes Alphabet\'s reaction to the prospect as verging on "panic," as its 80% market share in internet search comes under attack.', 'news_luhn_summary': "What happened Shares of internet search giant Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) tumbled 3.5% through 11:30 a.m. But Google's search business is many times bigger than either of them at an estimated $162 billion per year. And just because a smartphone maker doesn't make Google its default search engine doesn't prevent a user from installing Google independently.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Alphabet Stock Just Lost $50 Billion', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of internet search giant Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) tumbled 3.5% through 11:30 a.m. Now what But is "panic" really the correct reaction to this news? But Google\'s search business is many times bigger than either of them at an estimated $162 billion per year.', 'news_textrank_summary': "As the Times reported over the weekend, key Alphabet partner Samsung -- which built its smartphone franchise on the back of Google software -- is considering dumping Google and replacing it with Microsoft's ChatGPT-powered Bing as the default search engine on its new smartphones. Being forced now to play catch-up to Microsoft (whose Bing was always an also-ran in search, and so had little to lose by shaking things up and seeing how they fell out), Alphabet is making changes to Google on the fly, introducing first a Bard chatbot (which has already had one high-profile flub), and now working feverishly to prepare a new search engine project called Magi. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-offers-high-yield-savings-to-card-customers-as-deposit-competition-heats-up', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is seeking to attract U.S. savers with a new high-yield deposit account it announced on Monday with partner Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N amid increased competition among financial institutions for consumer dollars.\nApple said users of its Apple Card can earn 4.15% on savings accounts, or 10 times higher than the national average, citing March data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that showed consumers earned an average of 0.37% on savings in bank accounts.\nRegional and small banks are competing for deposits by dangling promotions, including higher rates and cash bonuses for opening new accounts.\nThe Apple rate is higher than the 3.9% Goldman offers for an online savings account at its digital consumer bank, Marcus.\n(Reporting by Nupur Anand; Additional reporting by Saeed Azhar; Editing by Lananh Nguyen and Cynthia Osterman)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 240 2975))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is seeking to attract U.S. savers with a new high-yield deposit account it announced on Monday with partner Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N amid increased competition among financial institutions for consumer dollars. Regional and small banks are competing for deposits by dangling promotions, including higher rates and cash bonuses for opening new accounts. The Apple rate is higher than the 3.9% Goldman offers for an online savings account at its digital consumer bank, Marcus.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is seeking to attract U.S. savers with a new high-yield deposit account it announced on Monday with partner Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N amid increased competition among financial institutions for consumer dollars. Apple said users of its Apple Card can earn 4.15% on savings accounts, or 10 times higher than the national average, citing March data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that showed consumers earned an average of 0.37% on savings in bank accounts. The Apple rate is higher than the 3.9% Goldman offers for an online savings account at its digital consumer bank, Marcus.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple offers high-yield savings to card customers as deposit competition heats up', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is seeking to attract U.S. savers with a new high-yield deposit account it announced on Monday with partner Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N amid increased competition among financial institutions for consumer dollars. Apple said users of its Apple Card can earn 4.15% on savings accounts, or 10 times higher than the national average, citing March data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that showed consumers earned an average of 0.37% on savings in bank accounts. Regional and small banks are competing for deposits by dangling promotions, including higher rates and cash bonuses for opening new accounts.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is seeking to attract U.S. savers with a new high-yield deposit account it announced on Monday with partner Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N amid increased competition among financial institutions for consumer dollars. Apple said users of its Apple Card can earn 4.15% on savings accounts, or 10 times higher than the national average, citing March data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that showed consumers earned an average of 0.37% on savings in bank accounts. (Reporting by Nupur Anand; Additional reporting by Saeed Azhar; Editing by Lananh Nguyen and Cynthia Osterman) (([email protected]; +1 646 240 2975)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-trending-stock-apple-inc.-aapl-a-buy-now-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.\nOver the past month, shares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +6.6%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.7% change. During this period, the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, which Apple falls in, has gained 8.3%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?\nAlthough media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.\nRevisions to Earnings Estimates\nRather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company's earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings.\nWe essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.\nFor the current quarter, Apple is expected to post earnings of $1.43 per share, indicating a change of -5.9% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -1.1% over the last 30 days.\nThe consensus earnings estimate of $6.03 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of -1.3%. This estimate has changed -0.3% over the last 30 days.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.68 indicates a change of +10.8% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has remained unchanged.\nHaving a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Apple is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nRevenue Growth Forecast\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.\nIn the case of Apple, the consensus sales estimate of $93.11 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of -4.3%. The $388.76 billion and $415.67 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of -1.4% and +6.9%, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $117.15 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -5.5%. EPS of $1.88 for the same period compares with $2.10 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $121.21 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of -3.34%. The EPS surprise was -2.59%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nNo investment decision can be efficient without considering a stock's valuation. Whether a stock's current price rightly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects is an essential determinant of its future price performance.\nWhile comparing the current values of a company's valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock's price.\nThe Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an An is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded D on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nConclusion\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\nFree Report Reveals How You Could Profit from the Growing Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobally, electric car sales continue their remarkable growth even after breaking records in 2021. High gas prices have fueled his demand, but so has evolving EV comfort, features and technology. So, the fervor for EVs will be around long after gas prices normalize. Not only are manufacturers seeing record-high profits, but producers of EV-related technology are raking in the dough as well. Do you know how to cash in? If not, we have the perfect report for you – and it’s FREE! Today, don't miss your chance to download Zacks' top 5 stocks for the electric vehicle revolution at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Send me my free report on the top 5 EV stocks\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate: 12 Month EPS Revenue Growth Forecast While earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Trending Stock Apple Inc. (AAPL) a Buy Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-india-sales-hit-%246-bln-in-year-through-march-bloomberg-news-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "adds background\nApril 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.OIndia sales grew by nearly 50% in the year through March, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.\nRevenue in India almosttouched $6 billion, as compared to $4.1 billion in the year through March 2022, the report added, citing a person familiar with the matter.\nApple didn't immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.\nApple has significantly increased its production of iPhones in India, accounting for almost 7% of its total iPhone production, up from 1% in 2021 and has assembled more than $7 billion worth of iPhones in the country in the last fiscal year, Bloomberg News reported last week.\nThe fresh sales growth comes as Apple deepens its India retail push with the setting up of two stores in Mumbai and New Delhi this year.\nMeanwhile, Apple's profits last quarter missed Wall Street expectations for the first time since 2016, as iPhone sales fell for the first time since 2020. The company had then said that it expected revenue to fall in the second quarter as well.\n(Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Nivedita Bhattacharjee)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "adds background April 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.OIndia sales grew by nearly 50% in the year through March, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. The fresh sales growth comes as Apple deepens its India retail push with the setting up of two stores in Mumbai and New Delhi this year. (Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Nivedita Bhattacharjee) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "adds background April 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.OIndia sales grew by nearly 50% in the year through March, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. Revenue in India almosttouched $6 billion, as compared to $4.1 billion in the year through March 2022, the report added, citing a person familiar with the matter. Apple has significantly increased its production of iPhones in India, accounting for almost 7% of its total iPhone production, up from 1% in 2021 and has assembled more than $7 billion worth of iPhones in the country in the last fiscal year, Bloomberg News reported last week.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's India sales hit $6 bln in year through March- Bloomberg News", 'news_lexrank_summary': "adds background April 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.OIndia sales grew by nearly 50% in the year through March, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. Apple didn't immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Apple has significantly increased its production of iPhones in India, accounting for almost 7% of its total iPhone production, up from 1% in 2021 and has assembled more than $7 billion worth of iPhones in the country in the last fiscal year, Bloomberg News reported last week.", 'news_textrank_summary': "adds background April 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.OIndia sales grew by nearly 50% in the year through March, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. Apple has significantly increased its production of iPhones in India, accounting for almost 7% of its total iPhone production, up from 1% in 2021 and has assembled more than $7 billion worth of iPhones in the country in the last fiscal year, Bloomberg News reported last week. Meanwhile, Apple's profits last quarter missed Wall Street expectations for the first time since 2016, as iPhone sales fell for the first time since 2020."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/which-stocks-pass-warren-buffetts-%2410000-test', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you didn't watch Warren Buffett's interview on CNBC last week, it would be worth your while to look at some of the highlights online. The legendary investor gave his views on a wide range of topics, from artificial intelligence to the banking turmoil to inflation.\nOne of the most interesting things he said, in my view, was on the topic of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Buffett told CNBC's Becky Quick:\n...if you're an Apple user and somebody offers you $10,000 but the only proviso is you'll never be able -- to they'll take away your iPhone and you'll never be able to buy another, you're not gonna take it. If they tell you if you buy another Ford Motor car, they'll give you $10,000 not to do that, you'll take the $10,000. You'll buy a Chevy instead.\nYou may or may not agree with Buffett about turning down a lot of money to keep your iPhone. However, his statement made me wonder: Which stocks would pass Buffett's $10,000 test?\nImage source: The Motley Fool.\nAn easy pick\nLet me first say that I agree with Buffett that many people would forego $10,000 to be able to keep their iPhones. Apple truly has a large and loyal customer base. I think there's at least one other publicly traded company that's an easy pick for also passing the $10,000 test.\nVertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) sells the only approved therapies that target the genetic defect that causes cystic fibrosis (CF). Would CF patients choose to give up what's literally a life-changing treatment for $10,000? I seriously doubt it.\nLooking ahead, Vertex could also pass this Buffett test if it wins regulatory approval for exa-cel. The company recently completed its U.S. Food and Drug Administration filing for the gene-editing therapy in treating (for many patients, effectively curing) sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia. I can't imagine that anyone would take $10,000 to pass up the opportunity to live without the negative impacts of either rare blood disorder.\nWe could almost certainly put any pharmaceutical or biotech company that markets the only drugs that treat a given condition in the club as well.\nTougher choices\nWhat if we look beyond drugmakers with life-saving and life-changing products? It gets tougher to identify stocks that would pass Buffett's $10,000 test.\nOne possible alternative might be a stock such as Altria Group (NYSE: MO), which markets Marlboro cigarettes in the U.S. While some smokers would switch to another brand for enough money (or, more wisely, give up cigarettes altogether), I suspect that many would refuse to change even for a significant amount of money. It's not surprising that Altria has been one of the best-performing stocks ever.\nMaybe some die-hard Coca-Cola or Pepsi drinkers wouldn't switch to another beverage for $10,000. The same could be true for fans of other beverage makers such as Celcius.\nPerhaps the best approach, though, is to identify the stocks of companies with high-end products that enjoy tremendous customer loyalty. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) could be a good candidate in this group. A survey conducted last year by S&P Global Mobility found that Tesla had the highest brand loyalty in the luxury car market. Still, though, only 63% of Tesla owners said they'd buy another Tesla vehicle again.\nA more important test\nI'd like to propose what I believe is a more important test for investors. It's along the same lines as Buffett's hypothetical scenario about Apple users turning down $10,000 to give up their iPhones. However, this test will require a little more thought.\nSuppose you could own $100,000 worth of any stock that's in your portfolio right now. Now imagine that someone offered to pay you $10,000 to sell that stock at the current share price. The caveat, though, is that you wouldn't be able to buy the stock back for another year. Which stocks would you refuse to sell?\nYour answer to this question should help you determine your highest-conviction stocks. You might want to consider adding to your positions in these stocks. As for the ones that didn't make the cut, it doesn't necessarily mean that you should sell them right away.\nMy hunch is that Buffett would include Apple (and, of course, Berkshire Hathaway) in his response to the Keith Speights $10,000 test. Both seem like pretty good answers to me.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nKeith Speights has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, PepsiCo, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Celsius, S&P Global, Tesla, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The Motley Fool recommends General Motors and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola and long January 2025 $25 calls on General Motors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "One of the most interesting things he said, in my view, was on the topic of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Buffett told CNBC's Becky Quick: ...if you're an Apple user and somebody offers you $10,000 but the only proviso is you'll never be able -- to they'll take away your iPhone and you'll never be able to buy another, you're not gonna take it. Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) sells the only approved therapies that target the genetic defect that causes cystic fibrosis (CF).", 'news_luhn_summary': 'One of the most interesting things he said, in my view, was on the topic of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 Keith Speights has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, PepsiCo, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Celsius, S&P Global, Tesla, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals.', 'news_article_title': "Which Stocks Pass Warren Buffett's $10,000 Test?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "One of the most interesting things he said, in my view, was on the topic of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). It gets tougher to identify stocks that would pass Buffett's $10,000 test. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "One of the most interesting things he said, in my view, was on the topic of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them!"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/china-smartphone-sales-rise-to-more-than-70-of-russian-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'April 17 (Reuters) - Chinese smartphones made up more than 70% of the Russian market in the first quarter of 2023, consumer electronics retailer M.Video-Eldorado MVID.MM said, up from around 50% last year.\nChina\'s smartphone surge comes after Samsung 005930.KS and Apple AAPL.O both curtailed sales in Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, with Chinese manufacturers Xiaomi 1810.HK and Realme now occupying the market\'s top two spots.\nMoscow is becoming more dependent on Beijing, having sharply raised its use of the yuan, increased energy supplies to China and started selling more Chinese-branded cars as Western automakers leave Russia.\nApple and Samsung have dropped to third and fourth spot respectively, from first and third in 2022, Russia\'s leading consumer electronics retailer M.Video said.\n"Demand for brands from China in quantity terms increased by 42% relative to last year, and their total share was over 70%," M.Video added in a statement on Monday.\nRussia is trying to wean itself off Western technology and the Kremlin told officials involved in preparations for the 2024 presidential election to stop using Apple iPhones because of concerns that the devices are vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies, Kommersant newspaper reported last month.\nThe Kremlin has also moved to allow Russian companies to ship in some products, including smartphones, without the license holder\'s permission in so-called parallel imports.\nAnalysts say that most devices are imported from China, but the Vedomosti newspaper in February cited research by GS Group, which said that parallel imports had helped iPhone imports from India double in 2022 compared with the year before.\nLast year, M.Video and mobile operator MTS MTSS.MM began selling discounted and used smartphones, offering Russian consumers cheaper alternatives as Western sanctions contributed to economic contraction and falling wages.\nM.Video noted that demand for smartphones was recovering in the first quarter of this year.\n(Reporting by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Alexander Smith)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "China's smartphone surge comes after Samsung 005930.KS and Apple AAPL.O both curtailed sales in Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, with Chinese manufacturers Xiaomi 1810.HK and Realme now occupying the market's top two spots. Moscow is becoming more dependent on Beijing, having sharply raised its use of the yuan, increased energy supplies to China and started selling more Chinese-branded cars as Western automakers leave Russia. Last year, M.Video and mobile operator MTS MTSS.MM began selling discounted and used smartphones, offering Russian consumers cheaper alternatives as Western sanctions contributed to economic contraction and falling wages.", 'news_luhn_summary': "China's smartphone surge comes after Samsung 005930.KS and Apple AAPL.O both curtailed sales in Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, with Chinese manufacturers Xiaomi 1810.HK and Realme now occupying the market's top two spots. April 17 (Reuters) - Chinese smartphones made up more than 70% of the Russian market in the first quarter of 2023, consumer electronics retailer M.Video-Eldorado MVID.MM said, up from around 50% last year. Apple and Samsung have dropped to third and fourth spot respectively, from first and third in 2022, Russia's leading consumer electronics retailer M.Video said.", 'news_article_title': 'China smartphone sales rise to more than 70% of Russian market', 'news_lexrank_summary': "China's smartphone surge comes after Samsung 005930.KS and Apple AAPL.O both curtailed sales in Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, with Chinese manufacturers Xiaomi 1810.HK and Realme now occupying the market's top two spots. April 17 (Reuters) - Chinese smartphones made up more than 70% of the Russian market in the first quarter of 2023, consumer electronics retailer M.Video-Eldorado MVID.MM said, up from around 50% last year. Moscow is becoming more dependent on Beijing, having sharply raised its use of the yuan, increased energy supplies to China and started selling more Chinese-branded cars as Western automakers leave Russia.", 'news_textrank_summary': "China's smartphone surge comes after Samsung 005930.KS and Apple AAPL.O both curtailed sales in Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, with Chinese manufacturers Xiaomi 1810.HK and Realme now occupying the market's top two spots. Russia is trying to wean itself off Western technology and the Kremlin told officials involved in preparations for the 2024 presidential election to stop using Apple iPhones because of concerns that the devices are vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies, Kommersant newspaper reported last month. Analysts say that most devices are imported from China, but the Vedomosti newspaper in February cited research by GS Group, which said that parallel imports had helped iPhone imports from India double in 2022 compared with the year before."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-india-sales-hit-%246-bln-in-year-through-march-bloomberg-news', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "April 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O sales in India hit a new high of almost $6 billion in the year through March, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.\nRevenue in India grew by nearly 50%, from $4.1 billion a year earlier, the report added, citing a person familiar with the matter.\n(Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "April 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O sales in India hit a new high of almost $6 billion in the year through March, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. Revenue in India grew by nearly 50%, from $4.1 billion a year earlier, the report added, citing a person familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "April 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O sales in India hit a new high of almost $6 billion in the year through March, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. Revenue in India grew by nearly 50%, from $4.1 billion a year earlier, the report added, citing a person familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's India sales hit $6 bln in year through March- Bloomberg News", 'news_lexrank_summary': "April 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O sales in India hit a new high of almost $6 billion in the year through March, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. Revenue in India grew by nearly 50%, from $4.1 billion a year earlier, the report added, citing a person familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "April 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O sales in India hit a new high of almost $6 billion in the year through March, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. Revenue in India grew by nearly 50%, from $4.1 billion a year earlier, the report added, citing a person familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/baidu-and-tutor-perini-have-been-highlighted-as-zacks-bull-and-bear-of-the-day', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – April 17, 2023 – Zacks Equity Research shares Baidu BIDU as the Bull of the Day and Tutor Perini TPC as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Netflix NFLX, Disney\'s DIS and Apple\'s AAPL.\nHere is a synopsis of all five stocks:\nBull of the Day:\nBaidu, the $45 billion provider of search, advertising and cloud services often referred to as the "Google of China," has always been a leader in artificial intelligence for its nation as well.\nUnder the leadership of Robin Li, Baidu has orchestrated key government partnerships to utilize technology parks in Beijing and Shanghai for the development of autonomous driving.\nNow that ChatGPT is all the rage, it\'s not surprising that Li & Co. had already been working on their own chatter-bot for advanced research, simulation, and content creation.\nHere\'s what my colleague Andrew Rocco wrote in mid-March as a new venture was set to launch...\nBreaking into Artificial Intelligence\nOpen AI\'s artificial intelligence chatbot called ChatGPT launched in 2022. Though artificial intelligence has been around for years, ChatGPT is the first AI chatbot to go viral. The service reached 100 million daily active users just two months after launch and already has a valuation of around $30 billion and investments from notable tech juggernauts such as Microsoft.\nNow, Baidu is looking to follow suit and drive growth through a chatbot dubbed "Ernie Bot," which the company announced last month. With the announcement of Ernie Bot, Baidu is the front runner in the Chinese race to make a ChatGPT competitor and is positioning itself well to do so. In Baidu\'s lastearnings call management underscored the importance of AI for BIDU by saying:\n"2022 was a challenging year, but we used this period to prepare the company for better times. In 2023, we believe we have a clear path to reaccelerate our revenue growth, and we are now well positioned to make use of the opportunities that China\'s economic recovery offers us," said Robin Li, Co-founder and CEO of Baidu. "With our long-term investments in AI, we are poised to capitalize on the imminent inflection point in AI, unlocking exciting new opportunities across our entire business portfolio -- from mobile ecosystem to AI Cloud, autonomous driving, smart devices, and beyond."\nAnalysts Raise Estimates and Price Targets\nWhen Andrew wrote about BIDU, upward EPS revisions from Wall Street had already made the stock a Zacks #1 Rank, taking full year 2023 growth to a 35% advance.\nAnd 2024 estimates are already projecting 25%+ growth, making the stock trade under a 10X P/E. Meanwhile, revenue growth remains robust at 10% for both this year and next, with 2024 projected to eclipse $22 billion.\nWhat still surprises me is the discount on a price-to-sales basis as most US-based software and semiconductor companies trade between 5X and 15X revenues: Baidu trades at barely over 2 times sales.\nIn March, using Zacks Research System (ZRS) institutional data, Andrew noted "From a price-to-sales perspective, Baidu\'s valuation is nearly the lowest it has been since inception."\nWhile the launch of Ernie has been given a lukewarm reception thus far, we have seen before that Baidu always remains a key innovator in China and will be a difference-maker with this new AI technology that enhances their search, user experience, and development engines. Here were some recent analyst reactions...\nBaidu price target raised to $215 from $167 at Loop Capital: Firm remains bullish on Baidu, and sees structural forces improving Baidu\'s position among ad platforms, signs of improvement across key verticals and strong initial demand from enterprise developers for new AI solutions.\nBaidu price target raised to $215 from $200 at Daiwa: Analysts tested the company\'s ERNIE Bot AI for two weeks. After having run a comparative test of ERNIE Bot, GPT-4 and ChatGPT, the firm says its view is that ERNIE Bot ranks below GPT-4 but is comparable to ChatGPT and it also thinks ERNIE Bot generates better Chinese language output than the other two. "This performance is encouraging and exceeded our expectations."\nBottom line for BIDU: While the unknowns of China scare many investors away -- and there is new controversy with lawsuits against the Apple app store for fake Ernie bots and worries that Washington vectors against TikTok could spill over -- the growth/value equation right now for the premier AI/cloud company of China is so attractive as to make accumulating shares an exercise in investor intelligence.\nDisclosure:I own BIDU shares for the Zacks TAZR Trader portfolio.\nBear of the Day:\nI last wrote about Tutor Perini as the Bear of the Day in November of 2021 when shares were trading near $15.\nWith a $275 million market cap, this diversified general contracting and global construction management firm topped $5.3 billion in revenues in 2020, but declining quarterly sales at the time, for the consecutive year, projected a drop below $4 billion going forward.\nFast-forward to early 2023 and the construction analysts had it pegged correctly. 2022 revenues came in under $3.8 billion and this year is forecast for barely 1% growth to $3.83 billion. Meanwhile, shares trade below $5.50 this year.\nOn the bottom line, the situation could be foreshadowing a recovery with the 2022 loss of $-4.09 vaulting over 100% to a profit of $0.45.\nWhile we wait to see if the trough has been seen for this builder -- especially given the recent tremors in regional banking and commercial real estate -- let\'s review the business model and segments of this small-cap engineer...\nTutor Perini operates in four segments: Civil, Building, Specialty Contractors, and Management Services.\nThe Civil segment engages in public works construction activities and the repair, replacement, and reconstruction of infrastructure.\nThe Building segment offers services in specialized building markets, including hospitality and gaming, transportation, healthcare, municipal offices, sports and entertainment, education, correctional facilities, biotech, pharmaceutical, industrial, and high technology.\nThe Specialty Contractors segment provides plumbing, HVAC, electrical, mechanical, and concrete services for the industrial, commercial, hospitality and gaming, and transportation markets.\nThe Management Services segment offers construction and design-build services to the U.S. military and government agencies, and multi-national corporations.\nBottom line for TPC: This smaller player may have been a canary in the coal mine of commercial real estate in 2022. Now it may become the harbinger of a bottom soon to come.\nAdditional content:\nWhat to Expect from Netflix (NFLX) Earnings in Q1?\nNetflix is set to report its first-quarter 2023 results on Apr 18.\nNetflix expects its first-quarter earnings to be $2.82 per share, suggesting a year-over-year decline of 20%.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is currently pegged at $2.81 per share, unchanged over the past 30 days. The figure indicates a 20.4% decline from the year-ago quarter.\nNetflix expects total revenues to increase 4% year over year (8% on a forex-neutral basis) to $8.172 billion. The consensus mark for first-quarter revenues is currently pegged at $8.18 billion, suggesting 3.93% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\nThe company\'s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters, missing in the remaining one, the average surprise being 0.92%.\nLet\'s see how things are shaping up for this announcement.\nFactors to Consider\nNetflix\'s first-quarter 2023 results are expected to reflect the negative impact of paid sharing launch on user engagement. Its projection includes prospects of some cancellations similar to what it witnessed in Latin America. However, the company expects engagement levels to improve gradually, driven by strong content.\nMoreover, ad-supported low-priced plans are expected to have a modest incremental benefit toward top-line growth in the to-be-reported quarter.\nStiff competition from streaming services like Disney\'s Disney+, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+, Apple\'s Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video has been a headwind for Netflix.\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company is also facing competition for consumer time from linear TV, YouTube, short-form entertainment like TikTok, and gaming. You can see the complete list of today\'s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nNevertheless, Netflix\'s strong content portfolio is expected to have helped keep the subscriber base intact in the first quarter of 2023.\nNetflix\'s sprawling games portfolio is also expected to have boosted user engagement in the to-be-reported quarter.\nThe company\'s shares have gained 17.4% year to date, outperforming the Zacks Broadcast Radio and Television industry\'s gain of 9.6%, benefiting from an impressive content portfolio. First-quarter 2023 launches included The Night Agent, Luther: The Fallen Sun, The Glory and more.\nTop-Line Growth Estimates for Q1\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for paid total streaming net membership gain is pegged at 3.719 million. Netflix gained 7.66 million paid subscribers globally, higher than its estimate of 4.5 million users in the fourth quarter of 2022.\nThe consensus mark for first-quarter 2023 APAC revenues is pegged at $928 million, indicating 1.2% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\nOur estimate for Asia-Pacific is pegged at $923.2 million, indicating 0.7% year-over-year growth.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Latin America (LATAM) revenues is pegged at $1.06 billion, suggesting almost 5.8% growth from the figure reported in the previous quarter.\nOur estimate for LATAM revenues is pegged at $1.05 billion, indicating 5.4% year-over-year growth.\nMoreover, the consensus mark for Europe, Middle East & Africa revenues is pegged at $2.57 billion, suggesting 0.4% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\nOur estimate for Europe, Middle East & Africa revenues is pegged at $2.52 billion, suggesting a 1.7% year-over-year decline.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for the United States and Canada revenues stands at $3.590 billion, indicating 7.2% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\nOur estimate for the United States and Canada revenues stands at $3.64 billion, indicating 8.7% year-over-year growth.\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\nWhy Haven\'t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. 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Here is a synopsis of all five stocks: Bull of the Day: Baidu, the $45 billion provider of search, advertising and cloud services often referred to as the "Google of China," has always been a leader in artificial intelligence for its nation as well.', 'news_luhn_summary': "In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Netflix NFLX, Disney's DIS and Apple's AAPL. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tutor Perini Corporation (TPC) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Moreover, the consensus mark for Europe, Middle East & Africa revenues is pegged at $2.57 billion, suggesting 0.4% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.", 'news_article_title': 'Baidu and Tutor Perini have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Netflix NFLX, Disney's DIS and Apple's AAPL. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tutor Perini Corporation (TPC) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. And 2024 estimates are already projecting 25%+ growth, making the stock trade under a 10X P/E.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tutor Perini Corporation (TPC) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Netflix NFLX, Disney's DIS and Apple's AAPL. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Latin America (LATAM) revenues is pegged at $1.06 billion, suggesting almost 5.8% growth from the figure reported in the previous quarter."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-20', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-falls-on-report-samsung-considering-bing-as-default-search-engine', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'April 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O shares fell over 4% in premarket trading on Monday after a report that South Korea\'s Samsung Electronics 005930.KS was considering replacing Google with Microsoft-owned MSFT.O Bing as the default search engine on its devices.\nThe report, published by the New York Times over the weekend, underscores the growing challenges Google\'s $162-billion-a-year search engine business face from Bing - a minor player that has risen in prominence recently after the integration of the artificial intelligence tech behind ChatGPT.\nGoogle\'s reaction to the threat was "panic" as the company earns an estimated $3 billion in annual revenue from the Samsung contract, the report said, citing internal messages.\nAnother $20 billion is tied to a similar Apple AAPL.O contract that will be up for renewal this year, the report added.\nAlphabet and Samsung did not immediately respond to Reuters\' requests for comment.\nGoogle has for decades dominated the search market with a share of over 80%, but Wall Street fears the company could be falling behind Microsoft in a fast-moving AI race.\nParent firm Alphabet lost $100 billion in value on Feb. 8 after its new chatbot, Bard, shared inaccurate information in a promotional video and a company event failed to dazzle.\nOn Monday, the stock was trading down at $104.50, while Microsoft outperformed the broader market with a rise of 1.9%.\n"Investors worry Google has become a lazy monopolist in search and the developments of the last couple of months have served as a wake-up call," Atlantic Equities analyst James Cordwell said.\nCordwell added the potential costs tied to making Google Search more competitive than AI-powered Bing could also be a cause of concern.\nThe NYT report said Google was racing to build an all-new AI-powered search engine that would offer a more personalized experience than its current service, which is also set to be upgraded with AI features.\n(Reporting by Aditya Soni and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6749 1130;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Another $20 billion is tied to a similar Apple AAPL.O contract that will be up for renewal this year, the report added. April 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O shares fell over 4% in premarket trading on Monday after a report that South Korea's Samsung Electronics 005930.KS was considering replacing Google with Microsoft-owned MSFT.O Bing as the default search engine on its devices. The report, published by the New York Times over the weekend, underscores the growing challenges Google's $162-billion-a-year search engine business face from Bing - a minor player that has risen in prominence recently after the integration of the artificial intelligence tech behind ChatGPT.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Another $20 billion is tied to a similar Apple AAPL.O contract that will be up for renewal this year, the report added. The report, published by the New York Times over the weekend, underscores the growing challenges Google's $162-billion-a-year search engine business face from Bing - a minor player that has risen in prominence recently after the integration of the artificial intelligence tech behind ChatGPT. Cordwell added the potential costs tied to making Google Search more competitive than AI-powered Bing could also be a cause of concern.", 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet falls on report Samsung considering Bing as default search engine', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Another $20 billion is tied to a similar Apple AAPL.O contract that will be up for renewal this year, the report added. April 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O shares fell over 4% in premarket trading on Monday after a report that South Korea's Samsung Electronics 005930.KS was considering replacing Google with Microsoft-owned MSFT.O Bing as the default search engine on its devices. Google has for decades dominated the search market with a share of over 80%, but Wall Street fears the company could be falling behind Microsoft in a fast-moving AI race.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Another $20 billion is tied to a similar Apple AAPL.O contract that will be up for renewal this year, the report added. April 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O shares fell over 4% in premarket trading on Monday after a report that South Korea's Samsung Electronics 005930.KS was considering replacing Google with Microsoft-owned MSFT.O Bing as the default search engine on its devices. The report, published by the New York Times over the weekend, underscores the growing challenges Google's $162-billion-a-year search engine business face from Bing - a minor player that has risen in prominence recently after the integration of the artificial intelligence tech behind ChatGPT."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-ceo-cook-to-meet-indian-pm-modi-amid-expansion-sources', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil\nNEW DELHI, April 17 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O Chief Executive Tim Cook will meet India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its deputy IT minister as part of his visit to inaugurate the iPhone maker's first retail store in the country this week, people familiar with the plans said.\nThe visit by Cook to open the first official company-owned outlets in Mumbai and New Delhi this week underscores Apple's growing ambitions for India, where despite having just a 3% market share the company has been expanding iPhone assembly via contract manufacturers, and also boosting its exports.\nCook will meet Modi on Wednesday in New Delhi, said the two sources, who included an Indian government official.\nOne of the sources added the Apple chief would also meet India's deputy IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar.\nModi's office declined to comment, while Apple and the IT ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\nThe sources did not elaborate, but Cook's meetings come amid Apple's growing focus on India, the world's second-largest smartphone market.\nAround $9 billion worth of smartphones were exported from India between April 2022 and February this year and iPhones accounted for more than 50% of that, data from the India Cellular and Electronics Association shows.\nOn Monday, Apple opened its first store in Mumbai, but only for a private event where bloggers and some tech analysts reviewed the design and store layout. It will open to the public from Tuesday, while a second store will be inaugurated inside a New Delhi mall on Thursday.\nSo far, Apple has sold its products in India via resellers or e-commerce websites such as Amazon.\nThe Mumbai store is in the premier Reliance Jio World Drive mall, home to luxury clothing and jewellery brands like Michael Kors, Kate Spade and Swarovski. It is 20,800 square feet, far bigger than the planned Delhi outlet, local registration documents show.\nIn India, iPhones are assembled by three of Apple's contract manufacturers - Foxconn 2317.TW, Wistron Corp 3231.TW and Pegatron Corp 4938.TW. Apple also plans to assemble iPads and AirPods in India.\n(Reporting by Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil in New Delhi and M. Sriram in Mumbai Additional reporting by Sanjeev Miglani Editing by Mark Potter)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, April 17 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O Chief Executive Tim Cook will meet India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its deputy IT minister as part of his visit to inaugurate the iPhone maker's first retail store in the country this week, people familiar with the plans said. The visit by Cook to open the first official company-owned outlets in Mumbai and New Delhi this week underscores Apple's growing ambitions for India, where despite having just a 3% market share the company has been expanding iPhone assembly via contract manufacturers, and also boosting its exports. The sources did not elaborate, but Cook's meetings come amid Apple's growing focus on India, the world's second-largest smartphone market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, April 17 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O Chief Executive Tim Cook will meet India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its deputy IT minister as part of his visit to inaugurate the iPhone maker's first retail store in the country this week, people familiar with the plans said. The visit by Cook to open the first official company-owned outlets in Mumbai and New Delhi this week underscores Apple's growing ambitions for India, where despite having just a 3% market share the company has been expanding iPhone assembly via contract manufacturers, and also boosting its exports. The sources did not elaborate, but Cook's meetings come amid Apple's growing focus on India, the world's second-largest smartphone market.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple CEO Cook to meet Indian PM Modi amid expansion - sources', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, April 17 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O Chief Executive Tim Cook will meet India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its deputy IT minister as part of his visit to inaugurate the iPhone maker's first retail store in the country this week, people familiar with the plans said. The visit by Cook to open the first official company-owned outlets in Mumbai and New Delhi this week underscores Apple's growing ambitions for India, where despite having just a 3% market share the company has been expanding iPhone assembly via contract manufacturers, and also boosting its exports. In India, iPhones are assembled by three of Apple's contract manufacturers - Foxconn 2317.TW, Wistron Corp 3231.TW and Pegatron Corp 4938.TW.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, April 17 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O Chief Executive Tim Cook will meet India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its deputy IT minister as part of his visit to inaugurate the iPhone maker's first retail store in the country this week, people familiar with the plans said. The visit by Cook to open the first official company-owned outlets in Mumbai and New Delhi this week underscores Apple's growing ambitions for India, where despite having just a 3% market share the company has been expanding iPhone assembly via contract manufacturers, and also boosting its exports. The sources did not elaborate, but Cook's meetings come amid Apple's growing focus on India, the world's second-largest smartphone market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-shares-fall-on-report-samsung-may-dump-google-search-for-bing', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Updates share movement\nApril 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O shares fell nearly 4% on Monday after a report that South Korea\'s Samsung Electronics 005930.KS was considering replacing Google with Microsoft-owned MSFT.O Bing as the default search engine on its devices.\nThe report, published by the New York Times over the weekend, underscores the growing challenges Google\'s $162-billion-a-year search engine business face from Bing - a minor player that has risen in prominence recently after the integration of the artificial intelligence tech behind ChatGPT.\nGoogle\'s reaction to the threat was "panic" as the company earns an estimated $3 billion in annual revenue from the Samsung contract, the report said, citing internal messages.\nAnother $20 billion is tied to a similar Apple AAPL.O contract that will be up for renewal this year, the report added.\nAlphabet and Samsung did not immediately respond to Reuters\' requests for comment.\nGoogle has for decades dominated the search market with a share of over 80%, but Wall Street fears the company could be falling behind Microsoft in a fast-moving AI race.\nParent firm Alphabet lost $100 billion in value on Feb. 8 after its new chatbot, Bard, shared inaccurate information in a promotional video and a company event failed to dazzle.\nOn Monday, the stock fell to $104.90 and erased nearly $50 billion from Alphabet\'s market capitalization. Microsoft, meanwhile, outperformed the broader market with a rise of 1%.\n"Investors worry Google has become a lazy monopolist in search and the developments of the last couple of months have served as a wake-up call," Atlantic Equities analyst James Cordwell said.\nCordwell added the potential costs tied to making Google Search more competitive than AI-powered Bing could also be a cause of concern.\nThe NYT report said Google was racing to build an all-new AI-powered search engine that would offer a more personalized experience than its current service, which is also set to be upgraded with AI features.\n(Reporting by Aditya Soni and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6749 1130;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Another $20 billion is tied to a similar Apple AAPL.O contract that will be up for renewal this year, the report added. The report, published by the New York Times over the weekend, underscores the growing challenges Google\'s $162-billion-a-year search engine business face from Bing - a minor player that has risen in prominence recently after the integration of the artificial intelligence tech behind ChatGPT. "Investors worry Google has become a lazy monopolist in search and the developments of the last couple of months have served as a wake-up call," Atlantic Equities analyst James Cordwell said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Another $20 billion is tied to a similar Apple AAPL.O contract that will be up for renewal this year, the report added. Updates share movement April 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O shares fell nearly 4% on Monday after a report that South Korea's Samsung Electronics 005930.KS was considering replacing Google with Microsoft-owned MSFT.O Bing as the default search engine on its devices. Cordwell added the potential costs tied to making Google Search more competitive than AI-powered Bing could also be a cause of concern.", 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet shares fall on report Samsung may dump Google Search for Bing', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Another $20 billion is tied to a similar Apple AAPL.O contract that will be up for renewal this year, the report added. Updates share movement April 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O shares fell nearly 4% on Monday after a report that South Korea's Samsung Electronics 005930.KS was considering replacing Google with Microsoft-owned MSFT.O Bing as the default search engine on its devices. Google has for decades dominated the search market with a share of over 80%, but Wall Street fears the company could be falling behind Microsoft in a fast-moving AI race.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Another $20 billion is tied to a similar Apple AAPL.O contract that will be up for renewal this year, the report added. Updates share movement April 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O shares fell nearly 4% on Monday after a report that South Korea's Samsung Electronics 005930.KS was considering replacing Google with Microsoft-owned MSFT.O Bing as the default search engine on its devices. The report, published by the New York Times over the weekend, underscores the growing challenges Google's $162-billion-a-year search engine business face from Bing - a minor player that has risen in prominence recently after the integration of the artificial intelligence tech behind ChatGPT."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 164.02999877929688, 'high': 165.38999938964844, 'open': 165.08999633789062, 'close': 165.22999572753906, 'ema_50': 155.8064649545869, 'rsi_14': 65.20787687721578, 'target': 166.47000122070312, 'volume': 41516200.0, 'ema_200': 150.65765056745775, 'adj_close': 164.5624542236328, 'rsi_lag_1': 60.00001230547353, 'rsi_lag_2': 62.86379483487126, 'rsi_lag_3': 55.301266385722755, 'rsi_lag_4': 53.4296095998083, 'rsi_lag_5': 60.14905564199888, 'macd_lag_1': 2.9731854965787647, 'macd_lag_2': 2.945436240456928, 'macd_lag_3': 2.8315399585916907, 'macd_lag_4': 3.200907253039418, 'macd_lag_5': 3.5545231686329544, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.962638476151426, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.1322511520849385}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 16.899999618530273, 'Date': '2023-04-17', 'High': 17.790000915527344, 'Open': 17.579999923706055, 'Close': 16.950000762939453, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-17', 'Adj Close': 16.950000762939453}, {'Low': 1.0910717248916626, 'Date': '2023-04-17', 'High': 1.0999042987823486, 'Open': 1.098659634590149, 'Close': 1.098659634590149, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-17', 'Adj Close': 1.098659634590149}, {'Low': 1.235498309135437, 'Date': '2023-04-17', 'High': 1.2439358234405518, 'Open': 1.2402024269104004, 'Close': 1.2400178909301758, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-17', 'Adj Close': 1.2400178909301758}, {'Low': 6.861199855804443, 'Date': '2023-04-17', 'High': 6.880899906158447, 'Open': 6.870399951934815, 'Close': 6.870399951934815, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-17', 'Adj Close': 6.870399951934815}, {'Low': 80.47000122070312, 'Date': '2023-04-17', 'High': 82.70999908447266, 'Open': 82.4800033569336, 'Close': 80.83000183105469, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 217048, 'date_str': '2023-04-17', 'Adj Close': 80.83000183105469}, {'Low': 0.6681901216506958, 'Date': '2023-04-17', 'High': 0.6718894839286804, 'Open': 0.6705199480056763, 'Close': 0.6705199480056763, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-17', 'Adj Close': 0.6705199480056763}, {'Low': 3.5380001068115234, 'Date': '2023-04-17', 'High': 3.601999998092652, 'Open': 3.549000024795532, 'Close': 3.5910000801086426, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-17', 'Adj Close': 3.5910000801086426}, {'Low': 133.71400451660156, 'Date': '2023-04-17', 'High': 134.56500244140625, 'Open': 133.9709930419922, 'Close': 133.9709930419922, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-17', 'Adj Close': 133.9709930419922}, {'Low': 101.52999877929688, 'Date': '2023-04-17', 'High': 102.2300033569336, 'Open': 101.58000183105467, 'Close': 102.0999984741211, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-17', 'Adj Close': 102.0999984741211}, {'Low': 1983.199951171875, 'Date': '2023-04-17', 'High': 2007.5999755859373, 'Open': 2002.699951171875, 'Close': 1994.199951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 554, 'date_str': '2023-04-17', 'Adj Close': 1994.199951171875}]}
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{'date': '2023-04-18', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-ceo-tim-cook-opens-first-store-in-india', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has inaugurated the tech major\'s first retail store in India, which is being considered as its new manufacturing base as well as new growth market. The first store, called Apple BKC, is located in the country\'s financial capital Mumbai.\nOn Thursday, the company will open its second store in India, Apple Saket, in the capital of Delhi.\nThe launch comes as Apple is aiming to boost sales, manufacturing and exports of Apple products including iPhones in India.\nApple BKC is located inside the Jio World Drive mall at Bandra Kurla Complex or BKC in Mumbai.\nAccording to the company, Apple BKC is one of the most energy-efficient Apple Store locations in the world, operationally carbon neutral, running on 100 percent renewable energy.\nPrior to the inauguration, Cook tweeted a photo of himself and Apple BKC staff.\nApple BKC will offer a special Today at Apple series, "Mumbai Rising," running from the store\'s opening day through the summer. These free sessions featuring Apple products and services are expected to bring visitors, local artists, and creatives together.\nThe iPhone maker, which views India as a key market, has been present in the country for more than 25 years. Cook in an earlier statement said, "India has such a beautiful culture and an incredible energy, and we\'re excited to build on our long-standing history."\nApple, which assembles most of its iPhones in China, last year announced plans to shift some production of its flagship smartphone iPhone 14 from China to India amid continuing tensions between the US and China, along with the then prevailed COVID-19 issues.\nFoxconn, Apple\'s key iPhone assembler, already manufactures iPhones at its Sriperumbudur factory on the outskirts of Chennai, India.\nIn March, Bloomberg reported that Foxconn plans to invest $700 million to set up a new iPhone plant in India\'s Karnataka state, which would create 100,000 jobs. Foxconn will build a new 300-acre facility in Bengaluru as part of its ongoing effort to pivot away from China.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has inaugurated the tech major's first retail store in India, which is being considered as its new manufacturing base as well as new growth market. These free sessions featuring Apple products and services are expected to bring visitors, local artists, and creatives together. In March, Bloomberg reported that Foxconn plans to invest $700 million to set up a new iPhone plant in India's Karnataka state, which would create 100,000 jobs.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The first store, called Apple BKC, is located in the country's financial capital Mumbai. According to the company, Apple BKC is one of the most energy-efficient Apple Store locations in the world, operationally carbon neutral, running on 100 percent renewable energy. Foxconn, Apple's key iPhone assembler, already manufactures iPhones at its Sriperumbudur factory on the outskirts of Chennai, India.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple CEO Tim Cook Opens First Store In India', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The first store, called Apple BKC, is located in the country's financial capital Mumbai. The iPhone maker, which views India as a key market, has been present in the country for more than 25 years. Foxconn, Apple's key iPhone assembler, already manufactures iPhones at its Sriperumbudur factory on the outskirts of Chennai, India.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The launch comes as Apple is aiming to boost sales, manufacturing and exports of Apple products including iPhones in India. According to the company, Apple BKC is one of the most energy-efficient Apple Store locations in the world, operationally carbon neutral, running on 100 percent renewable energy. Apple, which assembles most of its iPhones in China, last year announced plans to shift some production of its flagship smartphone iPhone 14 from China to India amid continuing tensions between the US and China, along with the then prevailed COVID-19 issues.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-things-about-shopify-that-smart-investors-know-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) has taken investors on a wild ride since its initial public offering (IPO). The e-commerce services provider went public at a split-adjusted price of $1.70 per share on May 21, 2015; skyrocketed to an all-time high of $169.06 on Nov. 19, 2021, at the peak of the buying frenzy in growth stocks, but now trades at about $46.\nA $1,000 investment in its IPO would have grown to nearly $100,000 before shrinking back to about $27,000 today. Nevertheless, a 27-bagger gain in just under eight years still easily beats the S&P 500's gain of 94% during the same period.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nShopify's stock initially caught fire because investors were impressed by its ability to disrupt Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and other online retailers with its self-service e-commerce tools. They enable smaller merchants to set up their own online stores, process payments, fulfill orders, and launch marketing campaigns. Its accelerating growth throughout the pandemic attracted even more attention from the bulls.\nUnfortunately, that bullish stampede drove Shopify's valuations to unsustainable levels and set it up for tough year-over-year comparisons after the pandemic eased. Inflation, which broadly curbed consumer spending on discretionary goods, exacerbated that slowdown.\nMost investors are likely familiar with that story, but today I'll focus on three lesser-known aspects of Shopify's business that might just change your opinion about its future.\n1. It's highly dependent on Facebook and Instagram\nMany of Shopify's merchants advertise their products on social media platforms to drive more shoppers to their online stores. That raises a red flag, since Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes in iOS -- which started in 2021 -- allowed its users to opt out of data-tracking features in individual apps. That shift made it difficult for Meta Platforms' (NASDAQ: META) Facebook and Instagram to craft effective targeted ads.\nBack in 2020, Shopify launched a dedicated Facebook Shops Channel, which enabled its merchants to customize their storefronts within Facebook and Instagram while managing their products, inventories, and fulfillment through Shopify. In 2021, it tethered its Shop Pay digital payments platform to Facebook and Instagram.\nShopify doesn't regularly disclose its exposure to Facebook and Instagram. But according to NerdWallet's Fundera, 30% of all social media visits to Shopify's stores still originate from Facebook, while approximately 29,000 Shopify stores sell their products on Instagram. In short, any major setbacks for Meta's advertising platforms could throttle Shopify's growth.\n2. It operates its own shopping app\nOne way that Shopify could pivot away from Meta is to expand its Shop app, which was launched in 2020 as a rebranded version of its delivery-tracking Arrive app.\nShop is a consumer-facing marketplace that makes it easier for consumers to find local Shopify businesses on a unified listings platform. Its home page also displays a feed of recommended products based on past purchases, and shoppers can directly make purchases within the app through Shop Pay.\nAt the time of its launch, Shopify said the Shop App served about 16 million monthly active users (MAUs), which grew to 19 million MAUs in 2021. It hasn't updated its MAU count since then, but the long-term growth of Shop could enable it to challenge Amazon and other shopping apps while reducing its dependence on sprawling social media platforms.\n3. Amazon is still a looming threat\nShopify might be an appealing option for merchants who don't want to join Amazon's massive third-party marketplace, but Amazon still represents a looming threat.\nAmazon shut down its Webstore platform, which directly competed against Shopify, in 2015. But in 2021, it quietly acquired Shopify's Australian competitor Selz. In 2022, it launched Buy With Prime, which allows independent third-party merchants to directly tether themselves to its Prime ecosystem with one-click checkout buttons.\nThat move was so alarming that Shopify explicitly warned its sellers that adding Amazon's buttons to their stores would constitute a violation of its terms of service, which required its merchants to exclusively process their payments through Shop Pay. That reaction suggests that Buy With Prime could represent a major long-term threat to Shopify since Amazon's Prime ecosystem has already locked in more than 200 million paid subscribers across the world.\nWhat do these facts mean for Shopify's future?\nAnalysts expect Shopify's revenue to rise 19% this year, but that would represent a slowdown from its 21% growth in 2022 and 57% growth in 2020. Its adjusted earnings are also expected to decline 25% as it ramps up its investments.\nThat outlook isn't too bright for a stock that still trades at 8 times this year's sales. By comparison, the Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) -- which is expected to grow its revenue and adjusted earnings by 24% and 81%, respectively, this year -- trades at just five times this year's sales.\nFurthermore, Meta's issues with Apple and Amazon's strategies could generate unpredictable headwinds for Shopify this year. Its Shop app could address both problems, but it's still too early to tell if it can gain enough traction to make a difference. So for now, Shopify is still a risky investment, and its valuation is still a bit frothy relative to its near-term growth.\nFind out why Shopify is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Shopify is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Amazon.com, Apple, MercadoLibre, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, MercadoLibre, Meta Platforms, and Shopify. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "That raises a red flag, since Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes in iOS -- which started in 2021 -- allowed its users to opt out of data-tracking features in individual apps. Shopify's stock initially caught fire because investors were impressed by its ability to disrupt Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and other online retailers with its self-service e-commerce tools. That move was so alarming that Shopify explicitly warned its sellers that adding Amazon's buttons to their stores would constitute a violation of its terms of service, which required its merchants to exclusively process their payments through Shop Pay.", 'news_luhn_summary': "That raises a red flag, since Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes in iOS -- which started in 2021 -- allowed its users to opt out of data-tracking features in individual apps. It's highly dependent on Facebook and Instagram Many of Shopify's merchants advertise their products on social media platforms to drive more shoppers to their online stores. That reaction suggests that Buy With Prime could represent a major long-term threat to Shopify since Amazon's Prime ecosystem has already locked in more than 200 million paid subscribers across the world.", 'news_article_title': '3 Things About Shopify That Smart Investors Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "That raises a red flag, since Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes in iOS -- which started in 2021 -- allowed its users to opt out of data-tracking features in individual apps. In 2021, it tethered its Shop Pay digital payments platform to Facebook and Instagram. Analysts expect Shopify's revenue to rise 19% this year, but that would represent a slowdown from its 21% growth in 2022 and 57% growth in 2020.", 'news_textrank_summary': "That raises a red flag, since Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes in iOS -- which started in 2021 -- allowed its users to opt out of data-tracking features in individual apps. Back in 2020, Shopify launched a dedicated Facebook Shops Channel, which enabled its merchants to customize their storefronts within Facebook and Instagram while managing their products, inventories, and fulfillment through Shopify. But according to NerdWallet's Fundera, 30% of all social media visits to Shopify's stores still originate from Facebook, while approximately 29,000 Shopify stores sell their products on Instagram."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-next-growth-chapter-is-here', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In this video, I will talk about what I believe to be Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) next growth chapter, adding another trillion dollars to its valuation. Don't expect this to happen overnight, but Apple has always been playing the long game, and this time is no different.\n*Stock prices used were from the trading day of April 17, 2023. The video was published on April 18, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nNeil Rozenbaum has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. \nNeil is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In this video, I will talk about what I believe to be Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) next growth chapter, adding another trillion dollars to its valuation. Don't expect this to happen overnight, but Apple has always been playing the long game, and this time is no different. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In this video, I will talk about what I believe to be Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) next growth chapter, adding another trillion dollars to its valuation. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 Neil Rozenbaum has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's Next Growth Chapter Is Here", 'news_lexrank_summary': "In this video, I will talk about what I believe to be Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) next growth chapter, adding another trillion dollars to its valuation. The video was published on April 18, 2023. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 Neil Rozenbaum has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In this video, I will talk about what I believe to be Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) next growth chapter, adding another trillion dollars to its valuation. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-04-18-2023%3A-aapl-goog-googl-eric-intc-baba', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks edged higher late Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 0.1%\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) is working on a bevy of apps to woo users into buying its $3,000 mixed-reality headset when it launches at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing sources with knowledge of the details. The tech giant's shares were rising 0.8%.\nAlphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) unit Google has won its appeal to reverse a jury's $20 million infringement verdict in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against the company in relation to three anti-malware patents, according to a court filing Tuesday. Alphabet shares were down 1.3%.\nIntel (INTC) plans to end bitcoin mining chip series Blockscale a year after production started, CoinDesk reported, citing a company spokesperson. Intel shares were down 1%.\nEricsson (ERIC) shares slumped almost 9%. The company reported Q1 earnings of 0.45 Swedish krona ($0.04) per diluted share, down from 0.88 krona per share a year ago.\nAlibaba (BABA) affiliate Ant Group may face a reduced fine from Chinese regulators at $728 million, down from over $1 billion, Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Alibaba shares were down almost 1%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Tech stocks edged higher late Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 0.1% In company news, Apple (AAPL) is working on a bevy of apps to woo users into buying its $3,000 mixed-reality headset when it launches at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing sources with knowledge of the details. Intel (INTC) plans to end bitcoin mining chip series Blockscale a year after production started, CoinDesk reported, citing a company spokesperson. Alibaba (BABA) affiliate Ant Group may face a reduced fine from Chinese regulators at $728 million, down from over $1 billion, Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Tech stocks edged higher late Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 0.1% In company news, Apple (AAPL) is working on a bevy of apps to woo users into buying its $3,000 mixed-reality headset when it launches at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing sources with knowledge of the details. The company reported Q1 earnings of 0.45 Swedish krona ($0.04) per diluted share, down from 0.88 krona per share a year ago. Alibaba (BABA) affiliate Ant Group may face a reduced fine from Chinese regulators at $728 million, down from over $1 billion, Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 04/18/2023: AAPL, GOOG, GOOGL, ERIC, INTC, BABA', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Tech stocks edged higher late Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 0.1% In company news, Apple (AAPL) is working on a bevy of apps to woo users into buying its $3,000 mixed-reality headset when it launches at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing sources with knowledge of the details. Alphabet shares were down 1.3%. Intel shares were down 1%.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Tech stocks edged higher late Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 0.1% In company news, Apple (AAPL) is working on a bevy of apps to woo users into buying its $3,000 mixed-reality headset when it launches at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing sources with knowledge of the details. Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) unit Google has won its appeal to reverse a jury's $20 million infringement verdict in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against the company in relation to three anti-malware patents, according to a court filing Tuesday. The company reported Q1 earnings of 0.45 Swedish krona ($0.04) per diluted share, down from 0.88 krona per share a year ago."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/yieldmax-aply-etf-seeks-income-through-call-options-on-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Elevate Shares, parent to the YieldMax and RoundHill ETFs, has launched a new exchange traded fund under the YieldMax banner that seeks to generate monthly income by selling/writing call options on Apple (AAPL) stock. The YieldMax APLY Option Income Strategy ETF (APLY) is an actively managed ETF that seeks current income while maintaining the opportunity for exposure to the price returns of the common stock of AAPL, subject to a limit on potential investment gains.\nIt should be noted that APLY does not invest directly in AAPL.\nTo achieve its investment objectives, APLY uses a synthetic covered call strategy. The fund’s options contracts provide exposure to the share price returns of AAPL, current income from the option premiums, and a limit on the fund’s participation in gains, if any, of the share price returns of AAPL.\nSee more: “New YieldMax ETFs Seek Covered Call Strategies on Tesla and ARKK”\n"Advisor awareness and usage of options-based income seeking strategies is stronger than I had expected till I saw recent VettaFi data,” said VettaFi’s director of research Todd Rosenbluth. “ETFs can take more complicated investment approaches and make them easier to implement.”\nToroso Investments is the fund’s investment adviser, and ZEGA Financial is its sub-adviser. APLY’s managers will employ its investment strategy regardless of market conditions and won’t take temporary defensive positions during periods of adverse markets or economic downturns.\nAPLY has an expense ratio of 0.99%.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit VettaFi | ETF Trends.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The YieldMax APLY Option Income Strategy ETF (APLY) is an actively managed ETF that seeks current income while maintaining the opportunity for exposure to the price returns of the common stock of AAPL, subject to a limit on potential investment gains. The fund’s options contracts provide exposure to the share price returns of AAPL, current income from the option premiums, and a limit on the fund’s participation in gains, if any, of the share price returns of AAPL. Elevate Shares, parent to the YieldMax and RoundHill ETFs, has launched a new exchange traded fund under the YieldMax banner that seeks to generate monthly income by selling/writing call options on Apple (AAPL) stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The YieldMax APLY Option Income Strategy ETF (APLY) is an actively managed ETF that seeks current income while maintaining the opportunity for exposure to the price returns of the common stock of AAPL, subject to a limit on potential investment gains. The fund’s options contracts provide exposure to the share price returns of AAPL, current income from the option premiums, and a limit on the fund’s participation in gains, if any, of the share price returns of AAPL. Elevate Shares, parent to the YieldMax and RoundHill ETFs, has launched a new exchange traded fund under the YieldMax banner that seeks to generate monthly income by selling/writing call options on Apple (AAPL) stock.', 'news_article_title': 'YieldMax APLY ETF Seeks Income Through Call Options on Apple Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The YieldMax APLY Option Income Strategy ETF (APLY) is an actively managed ETF that seeks current income while maintaining the opportunity for exposure to the price returns of the common stock of AAPL, subject to a limit on potential investment gains. Elevate Shares, parent to the YieldMax and RoundHill ETFs, has launched a new exchange traded fund under the YieldMax banner that seeks to generate monthly income by selling/writing call options on Apple (AAPL) stock. It should be noted that APLY does not invest directly in AAPL.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The YieldMax APLY Option Income Strategy ETF (APLY) is an actively managed ETF that seeks current income while maintaining the opportunity for exposure to the price returns of the common stock of AAPL, subject to a limit on potential investment gains. The fund’s options contracts provide exposure to the share price returns of AAPL, current income from the option premiums, and a limit on the fund’s participation in gains, if any, of the share price returns of AAPL. Elevate Shares, parent to the YieldMax and RoundHill ETFs, has launched a new exchange traded fund under the YieldMax banner that seeks to generate monthly income by selling/writing call options on Apple (AAPL) stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysts-are-upbeat-about-apples-nasdaq%3Aaapl-expansion-into-india', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook opened the company’s first retail store in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday and is scheduled to open the second one in the country’s capital Delhi on Thursday. India is expected to emerge as a key market for Apple, as the company looks to diversify its supply chain beyond China.\nApple’s Growing Focus on India\nApple faced significant production disruption in China due to the COVID-19 resurgence and worker unrest at key supplier Foxconn’s factory due to the country’s stringent COVID restrictions. These headwinds and the political tensions between U.S. and China emphasized the need for Apple to diversify its supply chain beyond China.\nDuring the fiscal first-quarter earnings call held in February, CEO Cook called India a “hugely exciting market” and “a major focus.” As per Bloomberg, Apple’s revenue from the Indian market jumped about 50% to nearly $6 billion in the year through March 2023. While that represents less than 2% of Apple’s overall revenue, the growth rate looks promising. \nThe country’s massive population and expanding middle class make it an attractive market for the iPhone maker. Apple tripled its iPhone production in India to over $7 billion in the previous fiscal year, reflecting the company's strategy to bring down its dependence on China. However, India’s high import duties and abrupt changes in regulations are potential risks that must be considered.\nIs Apple Stock a Good Buy? \nAnalysts seem to be bullish about Apple’s expansion into India. Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives, who has a Buy rating on AAPL stock, sees the company’s focus on India from a production and retail expansion point of view as a “strategic poker move” that could boost its top line from the Asian country to $20 billion by 2025. \nWhile Apple currently holds less than 10% share of the Indian smartphone market, Ives believes that the company’s “unmatched” brand and marketing would likely drive additional growth, especially as it is gearing up to launch the iPhone 15 later this year.\nOn Tuesday, CFRA analyst Angelo Zino reaffirmed a Buy rating on Apple, saying, “We view India as a similar opportunity to China 15 years ago and see a greater retail footprint along with the natural wealth effect over time supporting higher revenue (volume/ASPs [average selling price]) in the region.”\nOverall, Wall Street has a Strong Buy consensus rating on Apple based on 22 Buys, five Holds, and one Sell. The average price target of $171.08 suggests 3.5% upside. Shares have rallied 28% so far in 2023.\nConclusion\nWhile the Indian smartphone market is currently dominated by players like Samsung, Xiaomi, and Vivo, Apple sees tremendous growth opportunities over the long term, given a large potential customer base.\n Disclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives, who has a Buy rating on AAPL stock, sees the company’s focus on India from a production and retail expansion point of view as a “strategic poker move” that could boost its top line from the Asian country to $20 billion by 2025. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook opened the company’s first retail store in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday and is scheduled to open the second one in the country’s capital Delhi on Thursday. Apple tripled its iPhone production in India to over $7 billion in the previous fiscal year, reflecting the company's strategy to bring down its dependence on China.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook opened the company’s first retail store in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday and is scheduled to open the second one in the country’s capital Delhi on Thursday. Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives, who has a Buy rating on AAPL stock, sees the company’s focus on India from a production and retail expansion point of view as a “strategic poker move” that could boost its top line from the Asian country to $20 billion by 2025. On Tuesday, CFRA analyst Angelo Zino reaffirmed a Buy rating on Apple, saying, “We view India as a similar opportunity to China 15 years ago and see a greater retail footprint along with the natural wealth effect over time supporting higher revenue (volume/ASPs [average selling price]) in the region.” Overall, Wall Street has a Strong Buy consensus rating on Apple based on 22 Buys, five Holds, and one Sell.', 'news_article_title': 'Analysts are Upbeat About Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Expansion into India', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives, who has a Buy rating on AAPL stock, sees the company’s focus on India from a production and retail expansion point of view as a “strategic poker move” that could boost its top line from the Asian country to $20 billion by 2025. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook opened the company’s first retail store in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday and is scheduled to open the second one in the country’s capital Delhi on Thursday. While Apple currently holds less than 10% share of the Indian smartphone market, Ives believes that the company’s “unmatched” brand and marketing would likely drive additional growth, especially as it is gearing up to launch the iPhone 15 later this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook opened the company’s first retail store in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday and is scheduled to open the second one in the country’s capital Delhi on Thursday. Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives, who has a Buy rating on AAPL stock, sees the company’s focus on India from a production and retail expansion point of view as a “strategic poker move” that could boost its top line from the Asian country to $20 billion by 2025. Apple’s Growing Focus on India Apple faced significant production disruption in China due to the COVID-19 resurgence and worker unrest at key supplier Foxconn’s factory due to the country’s stringent COVID restrictions.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nvidia-surges-to-year-high-after-bearish-hsbc-analyst-capitulates', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich\nApril 18 (Reuters) - Nvidia\'s NVDA.O stock jumped to its highest in a year on Tuesday, extending a recent rebound after HSBC flipped its recommendation on the graphics chipmaker to "buy" from "reduce," pointing to opportunities in artificial intelligence.\nHSBC Head of Technology Research Frank Lee had been the only one among 48 analysts covering Nvdia to have a negative rating on the chipmaker, according to Refinitiv data.\nNvidia\'s 91% rally so far in 2023 makes it the S&P 500\'s .SPX top-performing stock during that time. The Silicon Valley company\'s stock has rebounded about 150% from its low in October.\nInvestors have been betting that Nvidia will become a dominant chip supplier in an emerging wave of artificial intelligence computing, even as the global semiconductor industry weathers a downturn in sales due to worries about the economy.\n"We’re throwing in the towel on our previous Reduce and double upgrade Nvidia to Buy. We were too focused on the slowdown in datacentres, but what really surprised us was its pricing power on AI chips," Lee wrote in a client note.\nNvidia rose to $281.10 on Tuesday, its highest level since March 2022. It was last at $279.23, a gain of 3.4% for the session.\nLee lifted his price target to $355 from $175. That compares to a median price target of $298.50.\nNearly $11 billion worth of Nvidia stock had been exchanged as of midday on Tuesday, making it Wall Street\'s most traded stock for the session, according to Refinitiv.\nNvidia on Feb. 22 forecast first-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates, with CEO Jensen Huang telling analysts that use of its chips to power artificial intelligence services like chatbots had "gone through the roof."\nWith a market capitalization of $687 billion, Nvidia has become the fifth most valuable company on Wall Street, trailing only Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon AMZN.O, and beating Tesla TSLA.O by about $100 billion.\nNvidia\'s shares remain down about 17% from their record high close in November 2021.\nNvidia rebounds on AI optimismhttps://tmsnrt.rs/41m8xkk\n(Reporting by Noel Randewich; Editing by Mark Porter)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'With a market capitalization of $687 billion, Nvidia has become the fifth most valuable company on Wall Street, trailing only Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon AMZN.O, and beating Tesla TSLA.O by about $100 billion. By Noel Randewich April 18 (Reuters) - Nvidia\'s NVDA.O stock jumped to its highest in a year on Tuesday, extending a recent rebound after HSBC flipped its recommendation on the graphics chipmaker to "buy" from "reduce," pointing to opportunities in artificial intelligence. Investors have been betting that Nvidia will become a dominant chip supplier in an emerging wave of artificial intelligence computing, even as the global semiconductor industry weathers a downturn in sales due to worries about the economy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'With a market capitalization of $687 billion, Nvidia has become the fifth most valuable company on Wall Street, trailing only Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon AMZN.O, and beating Tesla TSLA.O by about $100 billion. We were too focused on the slowdown in datacentres, but what really surprised us was its pricing power on AI chips," Lee wrote in a client note. Nearly $11 billion worth of Nvidia stock had been exchanged as of midday on Tuesday, making it Wall Street\'s most traded stock for the session, according to Refinitiv.', 'news_article_title': 'Nvidia surges to year high after bearish HSBC analyst capitulates', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'With a market capitalization of $687 billion, Nvidia has become the fifth most valuable company on Wall Street, trailing only Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon AMZN.O, and beating Tesla TSLA.O by about $100 billion. By Noel Randewich April 18 (Reuters) - Nvidia\'s NVDA.O stock jumped to its highest in a year on Tuesday, extending a recent rebound after HSBC flipped its recommendation on the graphics chipmaker to "buy" from "reduce," pointing to opportunities in artificial intelligence. Lee lifted his price target to $355 from $175.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'With a market capitalization of $687 billion, Nvidia has become the fifth most valuable company on Wall Street, trailing only Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon AMZN.O, and beating Tesla TSLA.O by about $100 billion. By Noel Randewich April 18 (Reuters) - Nvidia\'s NVDA.O stock jumped to its highest in a year on Tuesday, extending a recent rebound after HSBC flipped its recommendation on the graphics chipmaker to "buy" from "reduce," pointing to opportunities in artificial intelligence. Nearly $11 billion worth of Nvidia stock had been exchanged as of midday on Tuesday, making it Wall Street\'s most traded stock for the session, according to Refinitiv.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-the-top-names-and-concentration-in-the-sp-500-evolved-over-20-years', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What’s the overlap between the top 10 names in the S&P 500 now versus 20 years ago? Just one.\nExxon Mobil is the only familiar name when comparing a list of the largest corporations in the U.S. in 2003 and 2023. Despite the continuous shift in the largest names in the S&P 500, most investors are still allocating to a cap-weighted S&P 500 fund, effectively betting on the continuance of existing trends in the market -- betting that the same large names will continue to generate strong returns.\nThe largest names in the S&P 500 in 2003 included Wal-Mart Stores, General Motors, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Ford Motor, General Electric, Citigroup, ChevronTexaco, Intl. Business Machines, American Intl. Group, and Verizon Communications.\nTwenty years later, the index’s top holdings include Apple, Microsoft Corporation, Amazon.com Inc., NVIDIA Corporation, Alphabet Inc. Class A, Berkshire Hathaway, Alphabet Inc. Class C, Tesla Inc., Meta Platforms Inc. Class A, and Exxon Mobil Corporation.\nThe concentration of those top names has also evolved tremendously, with the S&P 500 growing ever more top-heavy, leaving investors facing historic levels of concentration risk. While the purpose of the S&P 500 is to provide exposure to 500 companies, the five largest companies have grown to account for nearly 20% of its weighting as of April 17, a significant rise from 14% in 2003.\nThe Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (RSP) is based on the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index, which is designed to be a size-neutral version of the S&P 500. It includes the same constituents as the cap-weighted S&P 500, but each company in the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index is allocated the same weight -- 0.2% -- at each quarterly rebalance, mitigating concentration risk.\nSee more: "How Does RSPE Compare to RSP?”\nEqual weight’s anti-momentum and value factor tilts have helped it outperform the S&P 500 over various periods. During challenged markets in 2022, RSP outpaced the S&P 500 by 7%. Since RSP’s inception in April 2003, RSP is outpacing the S&P 500 by over 10,000 basis points.\nConcentration in the S&P 500 reached a new milestone last month as the combined weight of the largest two constituents in the S&P 500 reached an all-time high.\nIn late March, Apple and Microsoft reached a combined weight of 13.3% in the S&P 500, the highest level on record. Such a high concentration in the S&P 500’s top holdings can leave investors vulnerable in the event that the companies’ current high valuations fall back to earth.\nDuring the market downturn in 2022, the largest S&P 500 companies shed a greater share of value than other constituents in the index. The 10 largest names in the index were worth a combined $7.986 trillion at the end of 2022, down 37% from 2021. The combined market value of all companies in the index fell about 20% during the year, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.\nThe largest constituent in the benchmark index, Apple, declined 26.4% on a total return basis in 2022, making it the largest contributing constituent for the S&P 500\'s disappointing showing in 2022. Amazon and Tesla followed, falling 49.6% and 65.0% in 2022, respectively. Shares of Microsoft dropped 28.0%, and Meta plummeted 64.2% last year.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Portfolio Strategies Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'See more: "How Does RSPE Compare to RSP?” Equal weight’s anti-momentum and value factor tilts have helped it outperform the S&P 500 over various periods. In late March, Apple and Microsoft reached a combined weight of 13.3% in the S&P 500, the highest level on record. During the market downturn in 2022, the largest S&P 500 companies shed a greater share of value than other constituents in the index.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The largest names in the S&P 500 in 2003 included Wal-Mart Stores, General Motors, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Ford Motor, General Electric, Citigroup, ChevronTexaco, Intl. Twenty years later, the index’s top holdings include Apple, Microsoft Corporation, Amazon.com Inc., NVIDIA Corporation, Alphabet Inc. Class A, Berkshire Hathaway, Alphabet Inc. Class C, Tesla Inc., Meta Platforms Inc. Class A, and Exxon Mobil Corporation. In late March, Apple and Microsoft reached a combined weight of 13.3% in the S&P 500, the highest level on record.', 'news_article_title': 'How the Top Names and Concentration in the S&P 500 Evolved Over 20 Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It includes the same constituents as the cap-weighted S&P 500, but each company in the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index is allocated the same weight -- 0.2% -- at each quarterly rebalance, mitigating concentration risk. Concentration in the S&P 500 reached a new milestone last month as the combined weight of the largest two constituents in the S&P 500 reached an all-time high. During the market downturn in 2022, the largest S&P 500 companies shed a greater share of value than other constituents in the index.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Despite the continuous shift in the largest names in the S&P 500, most investors are still allocating to a cap-weighted S&P 500 fund, effectively betting on the continuance of existing trends in the market -- betting that the same large names will continue to generate strong returns. Twenty years later, the index’s top holdings include Apple, Microsoft Corporation, Amazon.com Inc., NVIDIA Corporation, Alphabet Inc. Class A, Berkshire Hathaway, Alphabet Inc. Class C, Tesla Inc., Meta Platforms Inc. Class A, and Exxon Mobil Corporation. It includes the same constituents as the cap-weighted S&P 500, but each company in the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index is allocated the same weight -- 0.2% -- at each quarterly rebalance, mitigating concentration risk.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-gs-crm-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Salesforce topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.4%. Year to date, Salesforce registers a 50.7% gain.\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Goldman Sachs Group, trading down 2.8%. Goldman Sachs Group is lower by about 3.8% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are Johnson & Johnson, trading down 2.7%, and Apple, trading up 1.1% on the day.\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: GS, CRM\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Salesforce topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.4%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Goldman Sachs Group, trading down 2.8%. Goldman Sachs Group is lower by about 3.8% looking at the year to date performance.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Salesforce topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.4%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Goldman Sachs Group, trading down 2.8%. Goldman Sachs Group is lower by about 3.8% looking at the year to date performance.", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: GS, CRM', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Goldman Sachs Group, trading down 2.8%. Goldman Sachs Group is lower by about 3.8% looking at the year to date performance. VIDEO: Dow Movers: GS, CRM The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': "In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Salesforce topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.4%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Goldman Sachs Group, trading down 2.8%. Two other components making moves today are Johnson & Johnson, trading down 2.7%, and Apple, trading up 1.1% on the day."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-21', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-top-growth-stocks-to-buy-for-the-next-decade', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nA the market returns it’s time to look for the best growth stocks to buy. \nsuccessful investing strategy partially requires an ability to predict the future. After all, the best growth companies will emerge from trends taking root today. Investors who correctly identify the top growth stocks to buy for the next decade will be the same people who can accurately identify today’s trends. \nTaking advantage of that growth then is probably open to those who invest in a few key areas. Currently, AI has caught our collective attention.\nIt’s clear that AI will be a big part of the story of the coming decade. Things like blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, a shifting workplace, and new paradigms in healthcare also will have a place in the investing world. The best growth stocks to buy are in every sector.\nLet’s look at leading publicly-traded firms set to benefit most from those trends and figure out the growth stocks to buy. \nSQ Block $64.19\nBEAM Beam Therapeutics $31.85\nMSFT Microsoft $288.80\nAAPL Apple $165.23\nJMIA Jumia $3.01\nFVRR Fiverr $35.74\nNVO Novo Nordisk $171.07\nBlock (SQ)\nSource: Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock\nBlock (NYSE:SQ) sits at the forefront of a rapidly evolving financial environment that transacts value in new ways. Cash and credit are taking on reduced importance relative to apps and crypto. \nIt’s a paradigm shift that relies on digitization that has heavily affected the way that people everywhere pay for everything. \nBlock, formerly known as Square, is very much related to that both in the past and into tomorrow. \nThe company made its name selling point of sale kiosks as Square and has transformed into a company positioning itself for the future. Square is still a major part of its business, accounting for $801 million of the firm’s $1.66 billion in Q4 revenues. \nBut Cash App, its mobile transactions platform, now accounts for most of its sales with $848 million last quarter. \nBlock launched Cash App back in 2015 proving that it can not only predict trends but also develop technology that addresses future needs. It could do it again or simply acquire firms with the technology it identifies as being the next big thing.\nBeam Therapeutics (BEAM)\nSource: Billion Photos / Shutterstock\nBeam Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BEAM) is firmly entrenched in a healthcare revolution that will dominate the near-term and beyond: CRISPR. CRISPR, or clustered regularly inter-spaced short palindromic repeats, are DNA sequences that can be edited using Cas9 enzymes to remove desired sections. \nThe technology has been available for 10 years with commercial applications emerging. Beam Therapeutics is among leaders in the field which is seeing a pitched competition to commercialize therapeutics for sickle cell anemia and other blood disorders currently. \nBeam Therapeutics will become a very successful company if it is successful in bringing commercial CRISPR-based therapies to market before others. \nWhether it is first or not remains to be determined but its pipeline has as strong a shot as its competition currently. Beam Therapeutics is leveraging CRISPR technology to potentially cure cancer, glycogen disorders, and hepatitis as well. \nAny of these, if successful, will fundamentally change the course of the company for the better.\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: rafapress / Shutterstock.com\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has been around since 1975 and has shown repeatedly that it responds to changing technology, markets, and opportunities. \nIts operating systems, software, and gaming systems are ubiquitous. It is a major force in cloud computing. And now it’s carving out a strong early position in the rapidly emerging arena of artificial intelligence. \nThat’s because Microsoft has taken a big lead among big tech firms by investing $10 billion in OpenAI. OpenAI owns ChatGPT which has quickly become the story of 2023 with generative AI being a massive trend. \nGenerative AI is a disruptive technology not without serious concerns. It clearly can make jobs in several sectors obsolete. Privacy concerns are a legitimate issue as well. \nRegardless, the potential to make life easier, increase efficiency and simply drive revenue mean that Microsoft has probably secured a big win with its investment. Microsoft will doubtlessly suffer ups and downs moving forward but it simply has too much strength in too many arenas to begin to bet against it long term.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is certain to remain highly relevant for the immediate term, simply because of the ubiquity of its products. The iPhone, in particular, is a cultural phenomenon as products go. \nIPhones took up the first 8 spots as the highest selling phones globally which was the first time any manufacturer captured 8 of the top 10 spots. \nIPhones accounted for $65.78 billion of revenue for Apple in Q4 alone. As incredible as that figure is, it was actually lower than the same period a year earlier during which $71.63 billion of iPhones were sold globally. \nI’d venture to guess that no one will overtake Apple this decade in cell phone sales and perhaps for the 2030s. \nUltimately though, Apple will have to find other growth platforms if, like some pundits postulate, the company is to reach $1 trillion in revenue by 2030. \nThe Apple car has long been rumored as one such possibility. Maybe it happens but I think Apple is too digital to focus there.\nJumia (JMIA)\nSource: farzand01 / Shutterstock.com\nJumia (NYSE:JMIA) stock is one of the best bets for surefire growth that could create a powerful global force in eCommerce. \nThat’s because Jumia is the current eCommerce champion of an African continent that is full of growth and potential. While most other regions stagnate, Africa’s population is expected to increase by 40% to 1.88 billion by 2035. \nThat suggests that Africa will have ballooning economic output and consumption to accommodate its burgeoning population. \nThat Jumia is Africa’s current eCommerce champion bodes very well for the chances of the stock. It receives approximately 23.3 million visits per month, more than twice the number of the second most visited African eCommerce firm. \nJumia reported $221.9 million in 2022 revenues, up 24.7% from 2021. The firm posted a $207 million loss but expects that loss to shrink to between $100 to $120 million in 2023. \nDespite the losses, the overall narrative remains positive as many growth firms face similar financial paths while approaching profitability.\nFiverr (FVRR)\nSource: Temitiman / Shutterstock.com\nFiverr (NYSE:FVRR) benefits from continuing trends that suggest freelance work is only growing. That should make the stock stronger looking forward. In fact, 39% of Americans performed freelance work in the last 12 months. That represented 60 million Americans, an all-time high. \nThere are a few clear trends that strongly suggest the trend will grow in the immediate term. For one, the economy looks to be on the precipice of recession. \nJob growth has started to decline and job losses will ensue if a recession does occur. Displaced workers will flock to Fiverr in an effort to make up for lost wages. \nBeyond simply paying bills, there’s also the idea that workers continue to reassess what they desire from their profession. If workers were already feeling disenfranchised by traditional employment, a recession will only turbocharge their discontent. \nIt’s fair to assume AI will contribute to increased traffic on Fiverr as job titles are rendered obsolete and people pivot into new roles entirely as well. \nFiverr’s revenues have grown rapidly, if sporadically since it became publicly traded several years ago but are trending up overall.\nNovo Nordisk (NVO)\nSource: joreks / Shutterstock.com\nNovo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) is one of the world’s most prominent pharmaceutical firms and its stock is increasingly relevant. \nThe company develops therapeutics across a wide range of disease areas but its opportunity clearly lies in diabetes and obesity. \nNovo Nordisk has FDA approval to market its diabetes drug semaglutide under the trade name Wegovy as a weight loss therapeutic. They gave approval back in 2021 but Novo Nordisk didn’t secure its supply chain manufacturing and was slow to supply demand. \nWegovy will compete with Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro which is currently seeking FDA approval. Both drugs could rack up blockbuster sales tallies over the coming years. The performance of Novo Nordisk still depends on its diabetes care business, which contributed to most sales in 2022.\nAs lifestyle diseases increase the company will continue to thrive simply because it is well positioned to sell to patients making it one of the best growth stocks to buy.\nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nAlex Sirois is a freelance contributor to InvestorPlace whose personal stock investing style is focused on long-term, buy-and-hold, wealth-building stock picks.Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.\nThe post 7 Top Growth Stocks to Buy for the Next Decade appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'SQ Block $64.19 BEAM Beam Therapeutics $31.85 MSFT Microsoft $288.80 AAPL Apple $165.23 JMIA Jumia $3.01 FVRR Fiverr $35.74 NVO Novo Nordisk $171.07 Block (SQ) Source: Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock Block (NYSE:SQ) sits at the forefront of a rapidly evolving financial environment that transacts value in new ways. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is certain to remain highly relevant for the immediate term, simply because of the ubiquity of its products. Regardless, the potential to make life easier, increase efficiency and simply drive revenue mean that Microsoft has probably secured a big win with its investment.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'SQ Block $64.19 BEAM Beam Therapeutics $31.85 MSFT Microsoft $288.80 AAPL Apple $165.23 JMIA Jumia $3.01 FVRR Fiverr $35.74 NVO Novo Nordisk $171.07 Block (SQ) Source: Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock Block (NYSE:SQ) sits at the forefront of a rapidly evolving financial environment that transacts value in new ways. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is certain to remain highly relevant for the immediate term, simply because of the ubiquity of its products. Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) Source: Billion Photos / Shutterstock Beam Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BEAM) is firmly entrenched in a healthcare revolution that will dominate the near-term and beyond: CRISPR.', 'news_article_title': '7 Top Growth Stocks to Buy for the Next Decade', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'SQ Block $64.19 BEAM Beam Therapeutics $31.85 MSFT Microsoft $288.80 AAPL Apple $165.23 JMIA Jumia $3.01 FVRR Fiverr $35.74 NVO Novo Nordisk $171.07 Block (SQ) Source: Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock Block (NYSE:SQ) sits at the forefront of a rapidly evolving financial environment that transacts value in new ways. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is certain to remain highly relevant for the immediate term, simply because of the ubiquity of its products. IPhones accounted for $65.78 billion of revenue for Apple in Q4 alone.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'SQ Block $64.19 BEAM Beam Therapeutics $31.85 MSFT Microsoft $288.80 AAPL Apple $165.23 JMIA Jumia $3.01 FVRR Fiverr $35.74 NVO Novo Nordisk $171.07 Block (SQ) Source: Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock Block (NYSE:SQ) sits at the forefront of a rapidly evolving financial environment that transacts value in new ways. Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is certain to remain highly relevant for the immediate term, simply because of the ubiquity of its products. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips A the market returns it’s time to look for the best growth stocks to buy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-new-savings-account%3A-what-you-need-to-know', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Many financial companies have been capitalizing on the high interest rate environment, promoting financial products like high-yield savings accounts and certificates of deposits with impressive interest rates. But here\'s a new one for you: iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is getting into the space, albeit in partnership with Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS).\nHere\'s a closer look at Apple\'s new financial product -- and why investors should care.\nBuilding on an Apple credit card\nIn the summer of 2019, Apple announced a credit card in partnership with Goldman Sachs, who was the issuing bank of the card. Called Apple Card, the financial product offered 2% cash back to customers every time someone used Apple Pay to pay with the card, 3% cash back on purchases made at Apple stores, and 1% cash back on everything else. Other perks included unique privacy and security features such as the card number or CVV code not appearing on the physical card, and a titanium card design.\nThe card has been a success, earning high customer satisfaction rankings and contributing to rapid growth in Apple Pay usage.\nThe company added to its financial services earlier this year, when it announced a buy now, pay later product, partnering with Goldman Sachs and Mastercard.\nApple\'s new savings account builds on its growing suite of financial services.\nAvailable to its Apple Card users, Apple\'s new high-yield savings account currently boasts an annual percentage yield (APY) of 4.15%. Or course, the rate may change at any time, Apple notes. While the savings account is Apple-branded and available to Apple Card users, it\'s offered by Goldman Sachs. In other words, Apple continues to outsource the banking aspect of its branded financial products. This, of course, is no surprise. After all, Apple is not a financial company.\nThe savings account, which Apple says currently boasts an APY that is "10 times the national average," is free of fees and has no minimum deposit or balance requirements. Further, cash rewards from the Apple Card can be set to automatically deposit into the high-yield savings account.\nOverall, the savings account seems like a product that will enhance the attractiveness of Apple\'s foray into financial products.\nBolstering Apple\'s services segment\nThis new high-yield savings account shows how Apple continues to find ways to monetize its loyal customer base. Apple management has said its installed base of active devices is its "engine" for growth in its services segment. And Apple\'s services segment is becoming increasingly important to the company\'s overall business.\nApple\'s services segment, which largely represents revenue from third-party apps and Apple\'s own apps and services like Apple Music, Apple Pay, AppleCare, and more, saw revenue increase 14% year over year in fiscal 2022 to $78 billion. Apple\'s total fiscal 2022 revenue was about $394 billion. Management noted during its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings call that its services business has nearly doubled in size over the last four years.\nThe launch of yet another new service for users highlights how the tech company continues to take advantage of its large base of users. Management noted in the company\'s first-quarterearnings callfor fiscal 2023 that its installed base of active devices has now crossed two billion -- double what it was only seven years ago.\n"This is an incredible testament to our products and services and the strength of our ecosystem," said Apple CEO Tim Cook during theearnings call\nWhile Apple Pay, a credit card, a pay-over-time product, and a high-yield savings accounts are the company\'s main financial products today, there are likely more to come.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nDaniel Sparks has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Goldman Sachs Group, and Mastercard. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2025 $370 calls on Mastercard and short January 2025 $380 calls on Mastercard. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'But here\'s a new one for you: iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is getting into the space, albeit in partnership with Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS). The company added to its financial services earlier this year, when it announced a buy now, pay later product, partnering with Goldman Sachs and Mastercard. The savings account, which Apple says currently boasts an APY that is "10 times the national average," is free of fees and has no minimum deposit or balance requirements.', 'news_luhn_summary': "But here's a new one for you: iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is getting into the space, albeit in partnership with Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS). Called Apple Card, the financial product offered 2% cash back to customers every time someone used Apple Pay to pay with the card, 3% cash back on purchases made at Apple stores, and 1% cash back on everything else. Apple's services segment, which largely represents revenue from third-party apps and Apple's own apps and services like Apple Music, Apple Pay, AppleCare, and more, saw revenue increase 14% year over year in fiscal 2022 to $78 billion.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's New Savings Account: What You Need to Know", 'news_lexrank_summary': "But here's a new one for you: iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is getting into the space, albeit in partnership with Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS). While the savings account is Apple-branded and available to Apple Card users, it's offered by Goldman Sachs. After all, Apple is not a financial company.", 'news_textrank_summary': "But here's a new one for you: iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is getting into the space, albeit in partnership with Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS). Called Apple Card, the financial product offered 2% cash back to customers every time someone used Apple Pay to pay with the card, 3% cash back on purchases made at Apple stores, and 1% cash back on everything else. Apple's services segment, which largely represents revenue from third-party apps and Apple's own apps and services like Apple Music, Apple Pay, AppleCare, and more, saw revenue increase 14% year over year in fiscal 2022 to $78 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/morning-bid-americas-global-pulse-picks-up-rates-creep-higher-again', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan\nWith investors largely assuming recession ahead, an accelerating global economic pulse challenges the narrative and is seeing interest rates tick back higher again as the March banking wobble subsides.\nChina\'s economy grew at a faster-than-expected 4.5% pace in the first quarter, largely reflecting a lifting of strict COVID curbs this year and annual retail sales growth that trebled in March to a racy 10.6%. Industry growth in the year to March also almost doubled, although a marginal miss on forecasts.\nWhile last week\'s news of a March China export boom largely prepared markets for Tuesday\'s data beat, one upshot is that economists are now revising full-year growth forecasts higher. JPMorgan upgraded its 2023 call for China to 6.4% versus 6.0% on the news.\nThat rebound in global demand was also reflected in the latest U.S. factory soundings. The New York Federal Reserve said on Monday its barometer of manufacturing activity in New York State increased for the first time in five months in April as measures of new orders and shipments surged.\nWith March starts and permits numbers out later, there was also signs of a troughing in the U.S. housing market. Confidence among U.S. single-family homebuilders improved for a fourth straight month in April as a dearth of previously owned homes and falling mortgage rates boosted demand.\nAside from the surprising miss from State Street STT.N, which saw its shares lose more than 9% on Monday, the rest of the big banks reporting first-quarter earnings appear to have put the March stress behind them.\nBank of America BAC.N, Goldman Sachs GS.N and Bank of New York Mellon BK.N are among the big names reporting on Tuesday, along with streaming giant Netflix NFLX.O.\nWith attention on the extent of deposit flight from smaller U.S. banks, deposit rates are being forced higher and the improvement on returns for savers is likely to be both a drag on banks going forward but also a boon to household wealth.\nAs depositors demanded greater security and better returns, Apple AAPL.O said it aims to attract U.S. savers with a new high-yield deposit account, partnering with Goldman Sachs GS.N to offer users of its Apple Card 4.15% on savings accounts - 10 times higher than the national average.\nThe upshot for markets has been to underline recent stock market gains but switch the spotlight back on interest rates, which are creeping higher again as the worst fears for the March banking shock retreat into the rearview mirror.\nWall St futures were higher again on Tuesday, with European bourses and most Asia indices advancing too. The VIX volatility gauge continued falling to its lowest since Jan 5, 2022.\nThe take on the Fed is that futures now see a 90% chance of another quarter-point rate hike next month, with prior assumptions of a reversal of that move by September now being pushed out to November and year-end rates nudging up to 4.55%. Two-year Treasury yields hovered close to one-month highs of 4.21%.\nWith euro zone and UK rate expectations pushing higher too, the dollar slipped back again against the euro EUR= and sterling GBP=.\nBritish wages rose faster than anticipated last month, in a move that economists judge may tip the Bank of England towards a further rise in interest rates next month, despite an unexpected increase in joblessness too.\nAs a reflection of how markets\' prevailing views are being questioned, Bank of America\'s latest survey of fund managers showed investors had lifted bond allocations in April to the highest since 2009 and kept cash levels at an elevated 5.5%.\nThe resurfacing of U.S. debt ceiling tensions this week was another irritant for U.S. interest rates and bond markets on Tuesday, with the day\'s deadline for annual U.S. tax returns likely to allow a more accurate update on how long the Treasury coffers will last without a debt cap extension.\nElsewhere, billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he will launch an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that he calls "TruthGPT" to challenge the offerings from Microsoft MSFT.O and Google GOOGL.O.\nKey developments that may provide direction to U.S. markets later on Tuesday:\n* U.S. March housing starts/permits, New York Fed\'s April service sector survey; Canada March inflation\n* U.S. Federal Reserve Board Governor Michelle Bowman speaks, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem testifies to parliament; Bank of England Executive Director for International Banks Supervision Sarah Breeden speaks\n* U.S. corporate earnings: Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Bank of New York Mellon, Western Alliance Bancorp, Netflix, Lockheed Martin, Prologis, Johnson & Johnson, Omnicom, Intuitive Surgical, United Airlines\nImplied Fed yearend rate climbs againhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3mHPKAV\nChina GDP growth fastest in a year in Q1https://tmsnrt.rs/3UJzCve\nEmpire Statehttps://tmsnrt.rs/43CtcSN\nUS bank stocks react to incoming Q1 earningshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3A5bkm7\nUK inflationary pressure on wageshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3L9azi2\n(By Mike Dolan, [email protected]. Twitter: @reutersMikeD. Editing by Nick Macfie)\n(([email protected]; +44 207 542 8488; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "As depositors demanded greater security and better returns, Apple AAPL.O said it aims to attract U.S. savers with a new high-yield deposit account, partnering with Goldman Sachs GS.N to offer users of its Apple Card 4.15% on savings accounts - 10 times higher than the national average. China's economy grew at a faster-than-expected 4.5% pace in the first quarter, largely reflecting a lifting of strict COVID curbs this year and annual retail sales growth that trebled in March to a racy 10.6%. While last week's news of a March China export boom largely prepared markets for Tuesday's data beat, one upshot is that economists are now revising full-year growth forecasts higher.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'As depositors demanded greater security and better returns, Apple AAPL.O said it aims to attract U.S. savers with a new high-yield deposit account, partnering with Goldman Sachs GS.N to offer users of its Apple Card 4.15% on savings accounts - 10 times higher than the national average. A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With investors largely assuming recession ahead, an accelerating global economic pulse challenges the narrative and is seeing interest rates tick back higher again as the March banking wobble subsides. Bank of America BAC.N, Goldman Sachs GS.N and Bank of New York Mellon BK.N are among the big names reporting on Tuesday, along with streaming giant Netflix NFLX.O.', 'news_article_title': 'MORNING BID AMERICAS-Global pulse picks up, rates creep higher again', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As depositors demanded greater security and better returns, Apple AAPL.O said it aims to attract U.S. savers with a new high-yield deposit account, partnering with Goldman Sachs GS.N to offer users of its Apple Card 4.15% on savings accounts - 10 times higher than the national average. While last week's news of a March China export boom largely prepared markets for Tuesday's data beat, one upshot is that economists are now revising full-year growth forecasts higher. British wages rose faster than anticipated last month, in a move that economists judge may tip the Bank of England towards a further rise in interest rates next month, despite an unexpected increase in joblessness too.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'As depositors demanded greater security and better returns, Apple AAPL.O said it aims to attract U.S. savers with a new high-yield deposit account, partnering with Goldman Sachs GS.N to offer users of its Apple Card 4.15% on savings accounts - 10 times higher than the national average. A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With investors largely assuming recession ahead, an accelerating global economic pulse challenges the narrative and is seeing interest rates tick back higher again as the March banking wobble subsides. The upshot for markets has been to underline recent stock market gains but switch the spotlight back on interest rates, which are creeping higher again as the worst fears for the March banking shock retreat into the rearview mirror.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-opens-another-front-in-the-war-on-cash.-should-big-banks-be-worried', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made no secret of its ambitions when it comes to personal financial services. The company began its disruption of the traditional banking paradigm with the debut of Apple Pay in late 2014 and never looked back. Since then, the company has been gradually growing beyond mobile payments, offering a credit card, interest-free installment payments on Apple products, and the company\'s buy now, pay later offering, Apple Pay Later, which debuted just last month.\nThe latest volley came this week, when Apple announced the debut of a new high-yield savings account, further enhancing its ecosystem of financial services.\nAs Apple opens another beachhead in the war on cash, should big banks begin to worry about the tech giant\'s additional incursions into personal financial services, or is this much ado about nothing? Let\'s take a look.\nImage source: Apple.\nAn Apple a day\nOn Monday, Apple announced in a press release that users could "grow their Daily Cash rewards" -- the cashback rewards they earn for Apple Card purchases -- with the addition of a high-yield savings account with a current annual percentage yield of 4.15%, offered in partnership with Goldman Sachs Group. Users will also be able to transfer additional deposits into this account from any linked bank account.\nApple is quick to point out that the rate is 10 times the national average, and comes with no fees, no minimum deposits, and no minimum balance requirements. The company goes on to say that users can easily set up and manage their savings account from the Apple Card within the Apple Wallet app.\nThe savings accounts will be linked to the company\'s daily cash feature, which provides customers up to 3% cash back on purchases of Apple products. Once a user has set up the savings account, any funds earned via daily cash will be deposited automatically into the associated account, though users will then be allowed to transfer funds to any linked bank account.\nA significant departure\nWhile the company has partnered with Goldman Sachs for several of its financial offerings, reports suggest Apple is slowly weaning itself away from its dependance on big banks and potentially reducing its reliance on their services.\nWhen the company introduced Apple Pay Later last month, the feature allowed Apple Pay users to split purchases into four payments with no interest or fees. While the product itself wasn\'t a game changer, reports revealed that Apple would offer the loans itself, rather than acting as a go-between.\nA company subsidiary -- Apple Financing LLC -- will bankroll the financing, having obtained the licenses necessary to act as the lender. This marks the first time the company has taken on the primary role in the transactions, including conducting credit checks, granting credit, and issuing the loans, according to a report by Bloomberg. Apple isn\'t completely alone in this venture, having partnered with Mastercard to act as the intermediary with vendors. Furthermore, since Apple doesn\'t hold a banking charter, Goldman Sachs still acts as the "technical" issuer of the loans.\nThis is in stark contrast to Apple\'s previous forays into personal financial services, which always passed off the majority of banking-related tasks to Goldman Sachs. That said, Apple simply isn\'t interested in getting into the banking business, though it might appear so at first glance. Rather, Apple has a much more important strategy in mind.\nShould big banks be concerned?\nIt\'s important to note that even if a great many of its customers open one of these savings accounts, any financial benefit to Apple likely won\'t be material. Furthermore, it\'s highly unlikely the tech giant has any plans to become a traditional bank. Rather, Apple is more interested in expanding its growing ecosystem, including offering additional fintech services, in furtherance of its most important business.\nIf order for users to open an account, they must first be an Apple Card holder and an iPhone user. In its earnings release for the fiscal 2023 first quarter (which ended Dec. 31, 2022) the company revealed it had surpassed 2 billion active devices -- the vast majority of which are iPhones. In fact, iPhones generated nearly $66 billion in revenue during the quarter, or roughly 56% of Apple\'s total sales.\nIt\'s in Apple\'s best interest to keep increasing the usefulness of its flagship product, by increasing the number of everyday tasks that can be accomplished on the iPhone. Furthermore, more iPhones means more services. This includes App Store Sales, iCloud users, Apple Music and Apple TV+ subscribers, among many others. Services generated nearly $21 billion in revenue in Q1, or roughly 18% of Apple\'s sales.\nApple doesn\'t want to be a bank. It simply wants to sell more iPhones, which form the foundation of its massive enterprise.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Goldman Sachs Group, and Mastercard. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2025 $370 calls on Mastercard and short January 2025 $380 calls on Mastercard. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made no secret of its ambitions when it comes to personal financial services. As Apple opens another beachhead in the war on cash, should big banks begin to worry about the tech giant's additional incursions into personal financial services, or is this much ado about nothing? A significant departure While the company has partnered with Goldman Sachs for several of its financial offerings, reports suggest Apple is slowly weaning itself away from its dependance on big banks and potentially reducing its reliance on their services.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made no secret of its ambitions when it comes to personal financial services. Since then, the company has been gradually growing beyond mobile payments, offering a credit card, interest-free installment payments on Apple products, and the company\'s buy now, pay later offering, Apple Pay Later, which debuted just last month. An Apple a day On Monday, Apple announced in a press release that users could "grow their Daily Cash rewards" -- the cashback rewards they earn for Apple Card purchases -- with the addition of a high-yield savings account with a current annual percentage yield of 4.15%, offered in partnership with Goldman Sachs Group.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Opens Another Front in the War on Cash. Should Big Banks Be Worried?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made no secret of its ambitions when it comes to personal financial services. As Apple opens another beachhead in the war on cash, should big banks begin to worry about the tech giant's additional incursions into personal financial services, or is this much ado about nothing? Apple doesn't want to be a bank.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made no secret of its ambitions when it comes to personal financial services. Since then, the company has been gradually growing beyond mobile payments, offering a credit card, interest-free installment payments on Apple products, and the company\'s buy now, pay later offering, Apple Pay Later, which debuted just last month. An Apple a day On Monday, Apple announced in a press release that users could "grow their Daily Cash rewards" -- the cashback rewards they earn for Apple Card purchases -- with the addition of a high-yield savings account with a current annual percentage yield of 4.15%, offered in partnership with Goldman Sachs Group.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-opens-first-india-store-as-fans-show-off-vintage-devices-take-selfies', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By M. Sriram and Tanvi Mehta\nMUMBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - About 300 people lined up at Apple\'s AAPL.O store in Mumbai on Tuesday, as fans took selfies with Chief Executive Tim Cook who inaugurated the first retail store run by the company in India, underscoring the importance of its market.\nPeople gathered from across the nation, hoping to be among the first to enter the store in an opening event featuring local music and folk dancers.\nSome fans queued outside from the previous night to get their hands on Apple products, even though they are available online in India.\n"The fanboy inside me would not listen," Purav Mehta, 30, told Reuters, as he waited to get Cook\'s signature on his boxed mint-condition iPod Touch, which he had bought on eBay, as well as waiting to buy the Apple Watch Ultra.\nMany wore T-shirts in the style favoured by co-founder Steve Jobs, had their hair cut in the shape of an Apple logo and one fan even brought a version of the first Apple computer launched in 1984.\n"The vibe here is just different," said 23-year old Aan Shah, who travelled from the western industrial city of Ahmedabad for the launch in India\'s commercial capital.\n"It\'s not like buying from some normal store. There\'s just no comparison. It\'s so exciting."\nHis love for Apple took him to store openings as a young student in New York and Boston, where he once got a chance to meet Cook, he said.\nApple has previously faced hurdles in opening physical retail stores in the South Asian nation, but its products have been available on e-commerce websites, while its online store opened in 2020.\nThe new store opens as Indian consumers increasingly look to upgrade their smartphones to glitzier models, with richer feature sets, from budget devices typically costing less than $120.\nStill, Apple\'s pricey phones are affordable for only a few in India, where it accounts for just a 3% share of the market.\nThe new store, located in the Reliance-owned Jio World Drive mall, opened for bloggers and tech analysts at a private event on Monday, while many Indian film and television celebrities were seen meeting Cook that night.\nA second store in Delhi, the capital, is set to open on Thursday. Cook is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the deputy IT minister later this week.\nAs Apple pushes to make India a bigger manufacturing base, some of its products, including iPhones, are being assembled in the country by Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturers Foxconn 2317.TW and Wistron Corp 3231.TW.\nIt also plans to assemble iPads and AirPods in India.\n(Reporting by M.Sriram and Tanvi Mehta; Additional reporting by Francis Mascarenhas; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)\n(([email protected]; https://twitter.com/TanviMehta710;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By M. Sriram and Tanvi Mehta MUMBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - About 300 people lined up at Apple's AAPL.O store in Mumbai on Tuesday, as fans took selfies with Chief Executive Tim Cook who inaugurated the first retail store run by the company in India, underscoring the importance of its market. People gathered from across the nation, hoping to be among the first to enter the store in an opening event featuring local music and folk dancers. The new store opens as Indian consumers increasingly look to upgrade their smartphones to glitzier models, with richer feature sets, from budget devices typically costing less than $120.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By M. Sriram and Tanvi Mehta MUMBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - About 300 people lined up at Apple's AAPL.O store in Mumbai on Tuesday, as fans took selfies with Chief Executive Tim Cook who inaugurated the first retail store run by the company in India, underscoring the importance of its market. People gathered from across the nation, hoping to be among the first to enter the store in an opening event featuring local music and folk dancers. Apple has previously faced hurdles in opening physical retail stores in the South Asian nation, but its products have been available on e-commerce websites, while its online store opened in 2020.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple opens first India store as fans show off vintage devices, take selfies', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By M. Sriram and Tanvi Mehta MUMBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - About 300 people lined up at Apple's AAPL.O store in Mumbai on Tuesday, as fans took selfies with Chief Executive Tim Cook who inaugurated the first retail store run by the company in India, underscoring the importance of its market. Apple has previously faced hurdles in opening physical retail stores in the South Asian nation, but its products have been available on e-commerce websites, while its online store opened in 2020. A second store in Delhi, the capital, is set to open on Thursday.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By M. Sriram and Tanvi Mehta MUMBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - About 300 people lined up at Apple's AAPL.O store in Mumbai on Tuesday, as fans took selfies with Chief Executive Tim Cook who inaugurated the first retail store run by the company in India, underscoring the importance of its market. His love for Apple took him to store openings as a young student in New York and Boston, where he once got a chance to meet Cook, he said. Apple has previously faced hurdles in opening physical retail stores in the South Asian nation, but its products have been available on e-commerce websites, while its online store opened in 2020."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-craze-draws-long-queues-at-opening-of-first-india-store', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'MUMBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - About 200 Apple AAPL.O fans hoping to be among the lucky few to enter the tech giant\'s first retail store in India gathered from early on Tuesday outside the shop in the commercial capital of Mumbai.\nPeople came from different parts of India to catch a glimpse of Chief Executive Tim Cook, who is set to inaugurate the 28,000-sq-foot (2,600-sq-m) store later in the day, and open it to the public.\n"The vibe here is just different," said 23-year old Aan Shah, who travelled from the western industrial city of Ahmedabad to attend the launch. "It\'s not like buying from some normal store. There\'s just no comparison. It\'s so exciting."\nHis love for Apple has earlier taken him to store openings in New York and Boston, where he once got a chance to meet Cook.\nApple has previously faced hurdles in opening physical retail stores in the South Asian nation, but its products have been available on e-commerce websites, while its online store opened in 2020.\nThe new store, located in the premier Reliance-owned Jio World Drive mall, underscores Apple\'s growing ambitions for India, where, despite a market share of just 3%, it has been expanding iPhone assembly via contract manufacturers, and also boosting its exports.\nThe store was opened for bloggers and tech analysts at a private event on Monday, while many Indian film and television celebrities were seen meeting Cook that night.\nA second store in Delhi, the capital, is set to open on Thursday.\nAs Apple pushes to make India a bigger manufacturing base, some of its products, including iPhones, are being assembled in the country by Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturers Foxconn 2317.TW and Wistron Corp 3231.TW.\nIt also plans to assemble iPads and AirPods in India.\n(Reporting by Sriram Mani and Tanvi Mehta; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)\n(([email protected]; https://twitter.com/TanviMehta710;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "MUMBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - About 200 Apple AAPL.O fans hoping to be among the lucky few to enter the tech giant's first retail store in India gathered from early on Tuesday outside the shop in the commercial capital of Mumbai. People came from different parts of India to catch a glimpse of Chief Executive Tim Cook, who is set to inaugurate the 28,000-sq-foot (2,600-sq-m) store later in the day, and open it to the public. The new store, located in the premier Reliance-owned Jio World Drive mall, underscores Apple's growing ambitions for India, where, despite a market share of just 3%, it has been expanding iPhone assembly via contract manufacturers, and also boosting its exports.", 'news_luhn_summary': "MUMBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - About 200 Apple AAPL.O fans hoping to be among the lucky few to enter the tech giant's first retail store in India gathered from early on Tuesday outside the shop in the commercial capital of Mumbai. Apple has previously faced hurdles in opening physical retail stores in the South Asian nation, but its products have been available on e-commerce websites, while its online store opened in 2020. The new store, located in the premier Reliance-owned Jio World Drive mall, underscores Apple's growing ambitions for India, where, despite a market share of just 3%, it has been expanding iPhone assembly via contract manufacturers, and also boosting its exports.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple craze draws long queues at opening of first India store', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'MUMBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - About 200 Apple AAPL.O fans hoping to be among the lucky few to enter the tech giant\'s first retail store in India gathered from early on Tuesday outside the shop in the commercial capital of Mumbai. People came from different parts of India to catch a glimpse of Chief Executive Tim Cook, who is set to inaugurate the 28,000-sq-foot (2,600-sq-m) store later in the day, and open it to the public. "The vibe here is just different," said 23-year old Aan Shah, who travelled from the western industrial city of Ahmedabad to attend the launch.', 'news_textrank_summary': "MUMBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - About 200 Apple AAPL.O fans hoping to be among the lucky few to enter the tech giant's first retail store in India gathered from early on Tuesday outside the shop in the commercial capital of Mumbai. Apple has previously faced hurdles in opening physical retail stores in the South Asian nation, but its products have been available on e-commerce websites, while its online store opened in 2020. The new store, located in the premier Reliance-owned Jio World Drive mall, underscores Apple's growing ambitions for India, where, despite a market share of just 3%, it has been expanding iPhone assembly via contract manufacturers, and also boosting its exports."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-traits-of-legendary-investors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What do consistent winners have in common?\nWinning in the stock market requires more than just dumb luck or intuition. While these factors may play a role in the short-term, long-term stock market winners need an edge. In the context of the stock market, an edge refers to a trader’s ability to consistently make profitable trades over a long period. In other words, it is a competitive advantage that stacks the odds in the trader’s favor and ensures long-term profitability.\nDevelop an edge that fits you.\nAn edge on Wall Street can be achieved through various strategies including, fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and event-driven trading, to name a few. If you study the most successful investors, you will find that there are multiple ways to “skin the cat”. For example, Warren Buffett relies on value-oriented principles, while Jim Simons implements a highly complex, math-intensive, quantitative system.\nLike finding a compatible partner in the relationship realm, successful stock traders must develop and implement a trading system that fits their unique personality. Regardless of the direction you decide to forge with your trading, some common-sense principles can help to drastically speed up the learning curve. Below are 5 common-sense principles (containing quotes from trading & investing legends) to remember when creating a trading system:\nTrade with the trend: Trading legend Ed Seykota once proclaimed that “The trend is your friend until the end when it bends.” The only way to make a large profit in the stock market is to latch onto a trend and ride it for as long as possible before it inevitably reverses.\nSurviving is job #1: In an interview with Tony Robbins, billionaire Paul Tudor Jones once said: My metric for everything I look at is the 200-day moving average of closing prices. I’ve seen too many things go to zero, stocks and commodities. The whole trick in investing is: “How do I keep from losing everything?”. If you use the 200-day moving average rule, then you get out. You play defense, and you get out.” Looking back at Tudor Jones’ trading history, it becomes evident that he listened to his own advice – Jones was able to profit handsomely from the “Black Monday” crash of 1987, which saw the S&P 500 Index drop 20% in a single day. In 2022, it would have also helped investors exit stocks and indexes that would get crushed, such as former high-flyers Zoom (ZM), the Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK), and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) (pictured below). \n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn the long-term, U.S. equities are a good bet: It’s no secret Warren Buffett is a believer in the American dream. Via Berkshire Hathaway, the “Oracle of Omaha” is a top holder of some of America’s leading companies, including Apple (AAPL), Bank of America (BAC), Chevron (CVX), Coca-Cola (KO), and American Express (AXP). In a 2021 interview, Buffett said, “In its brief 232 years of existence, there has been no incubator for unleashing human potential like America.” Though Buffett took on his massive AAPL position in 2016, there is no better proof of his statement than the mind-boggling performance of AAPL over the past 25 years (+67,500%!!).\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\n“Bubble” is not necessarily a bad word: Like in life, in the stock market, all good things eventually come to an end. After the internet bubble of 2000 popped, most investors soured on the term “bubble” and used it as a negative word. However, George Soros, one of the most successful and wealthy investors of all time, has a different perspective. He says, “When I see a bubble forming, I rush in to buy, adding fuel to the fire.” Though bubbles are often built on irrational exuberance, pure momentum, and emotion, investors miss out on potential life-changing money by avoiding them. As long as you have an exit plan if the price turns against you, bubbles can be very profitable. One of the most extreme examples is Qualcomm’s (QCOM) insane run during the internet bubble. In 1999, QCOM was up almost 2,600% for the year!\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nDon’t overcomplicate investing: Stanley Druckenmiller is featured in Jack Schwager’s book “The New Market Wizards”. Druckenmiller boasts a 30+ year track record where he did not register a single losing year. One caption from the book is as follows. When I first started out, I did very thorough papers covering every aspect of a stock or industry. Before I could make the presentation to the stock selection committee, I first had to submit the paper to the director. I particularly remember the time I gave him my paper on the banking industry. I felt very proud of my work. However, he read through it and said, “This is useless. What makes the stock go up and down?” That comment acted as a spur. Thereafter, I focused my analysis on seeking to identify the factors that were strongly correlated to a stock’s price movement as opposed to looking at all the fundamentals. In other words, you do not have to know every in and out of every stock or the economy to be successful – focus your energy on the key driving factors and remove the clutter.\nBottom Line\nIn conclusion, stock traders possess a combination of skills, including discipline, patience, risk management, flexibility, focus, and common sense. These traits are not all innate but can be developed through practice, education, and experience. By cultivating these traits, traders can increase their chances of success in the stock market.\nFree Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks\nHydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals. This technology is on the verge of a massive breakthrough, one that could make hydrogen a major source of America's power. It could even totally revolutionize the EV industry.\nZacks has released a special report revealing the 4 stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains.\nDownload Cashing In on Cleaner Energy today, absolutely free.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nQUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nChevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAmerican Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports\nZoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Via Berkshire Hathaway, the “Oracle of Omaha” is a top holder of some of America’s leading companies, including Apple (AAPL), Bank of America (BAC), Chevron (CVX), Coca-Cola (KO), and American Express (AXP). In a 2021 interview, Buffett said, “In its brief 232 years of existence, there has been no incubator for unleashing human potential like America.” Though Buffett took on his massive AAPL position in 2016, there is no better proof of his statement than the mind-boggling performance of AAPL over the past 25 years (+67,500%!! Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Via Berkshire Hathaway, the “Oracle of Omaha” is a top holder of some of America’s leading companies, including Apple (AAPL), Bank of America (BAC), Chevron (CVX), Coca-Cola (KO), and American Express (AXP). Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In a 2021 interview, Buffett said, “In its brief 232 years of existence, there has been no incubator for unleashing human potential like America.” Though Buffett took on his massive AAPL position in 2016, there is no better proof of his statement than the mind-boggling performance of AAPL over the past 25 years (+67,500%!!', 'news_article_title': '5 Traits of Legendary Investors', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Via Berkshire Hathaway, the “Oracle of Omaha” is a top holder of some of America’s leading companies, including Apple (AAPL), Bank of America (BAC), Chevron (CVX), Coca-Cola (KO), and American Express (AXP). In a 2021 interview, Buffett said, “In its brief 232 years of existence, there has been no incubator for unleashing human potential like America.” Though Buffett took on his massive AAPL position in 2016, there is no better proof of his statement than the mind-boggling performance of AAPL over the past 25 years (+67,500%!!', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report CocaCola Company (The) (KO) : Free Stock Analysis Report American Express Company (AXP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Via Berkshire Hathaway, the “Oracle of Omaha” is a top holder of some of America’s leading companies, including Apple (AAPL), Bank of America (BAC), Chevron (CVX), Coca-Cola (KO), and American Express (AXP). In a 2021 interview, Buffett said, “In its brief 232 years of existence, there has been no incubator for unleashing human potential like America.” Though Buffett took on his massive AAPL position in 2016, there is no better proof of his statement than the mind-boggling performance of AAPL over the past 25 years (+67,500%!!'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-strong-on-esg-but-theres-work-to-be-done', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'There’s no shortage of commentary from Corporate America on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards and it is increasingly referenced on earnings conference calls and annual reports.\nThat’s good news. But there’s much work to be done on the ESG front by American companies and progress to that effect holds implications for exchange traded funds, including the Invesco ESG Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQMG). QQMG focuses on domestic stocks hailing from the Nasdaq-100 Index with strong ESG credentials, though it has some exposure to ex-U.S. equities.\nQQMG’s domestic leanings are relevant because, according to the latest edition of the Morningstar Sustainability Atlas, European countries lead the way in terms of sustainability while the U.S. ranks 16 out of 48 countries. That’s decent, but it also leaves much room for improvement.\n“On one hand, companies like Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), and Visa (V) are considered leaders from a sustainability point of view; on the other hand, the ESG Risk Ratings for big names such as Amazon.com (AMZN), Meta (META), and Exxon Mobil (XOM) are classified as high. This is attributable in most cases to the companies’ involvement in controversies,” noted Morningstar analyst Valerio Baselli.\nApple and Nvidia combine for about 20% of QQMG’s roster while Amazon and Facebook parent Meta Platforms combine for 4.27% of the ETF’s portfolio. While the latter two have work to do when it comes to ESG, the good news is the issues are solvable.\nSpecific to Amazon, the company is already a net-zero leader. Amazon’s ESG risk is largely sourced from the social and governance segments of the acronym as the company has dealt with antitrust suits and allegations of poor treatment of its delivery drivers and warehouse workers in select jurisdictions. Owing to the bad public relations caused by staff-related issues, Amazon likely knows it needs to prioritize working conditions to bolster its ESG credentials.\nOne area where U.S. firms score well on a broad basis, according to Morningstar Sustainability Atlas, is low carbon risk. It’s a good thing because companies that aren’t making strides in low carbon transition risk harming not only the environment but investor returns as well.\n“Yet that transition also means investors must take steps to protect their portfolios from climate risks: Some investments will be disadvantaged in the transition to net zero, while others will find themselves vulnerable to physical risks from extreme events caused by climate change,” added Baselli.\nThe good news for QQMG investors is that the ETF is loaded with high-growth companies that overtly prioritize carbon-reduction efforts and are spending money to that effect.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the ETF Education Channel.\n Read more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '“On one hand, companies like Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), and Visa (V) are considered leaders from a sustainability point of view; on the other hand, the ESG Risk Ratings for big names such as Amazon.com (AMZN), Meta (META), and Exxon Mobil (XOM) are classified as high. There’s no shortage of commentary from Corporate America on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards and it is increasingly referenced on earnings conference calls and annual reports. Amazon’s ESG risk is largely sourced from the social and governance segments of the acronym as the company has dealt with antitrust suits and allegations of poor treatment of its delivery drivers and warehouse workers in select jurisdictions.', 'news_luhn_summary': '“On one hand, companies like Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), and Visa (V) are considered leaders from a sustainability point of view; on the other hand, the ESG Risk Ratings for big names such as Amazon.com (AMZN), Meta (META), and Exxon Mobil (XOM) are classified as high. But there’s much work to be done on the ESG front by American companies and progress to that effect holds implications for exchange traded funds, including the Invesco ESG Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQMG). One area where U.S. firms score well on a broad basis, according to Morningstar Sustainability Atlas, is low carbon risk.', 'news_article_title': 'U.S. Strong on ESG, but There’s Work to Be Done', 'news_lexrank_summary': '“On one hand, companies like Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), and Visa (V) are considered leaders from a sustainability point of view; on the other hand, the ESG Risk Ratings for big names such as Amazon.com (AMZN), Meta (META), and Exxon Mobil (XOM) are classified as high. That’s good news. While the latter two have work to do when it comes to ESG, the good news is the issues are solvable.', 'news_textrank_summary': '“On one hand, companies like Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), and Visa (V) are considered leaders from a sustainability point of view; on the other hand, the ESG Risk Ratings for big names such as Amazon.com (AMZN), Meta (META), and Exxon Mobil (XOM) are classified as high. But there’s much work to be done on the ESG front by American companies and progress to that effect holds implications for exchange traded funds, including the Invesco ESG Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQMG). The good news for QQMG investors is that the ETF is loaded with high-growth companies that overtly prioritize carbon-reduction efforts and are spending money to that effect.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 165.64999389648438, 'high': 167.41000366210938, 'open': 166.10000610351562, 'close': 166.47000122070312, 'ema_50': 156.2246428473757, 'rsi_14': 68.79797642106467, 'target': 167.6300048828125, 'volume': 49923000.0, 'ema_200': 150.8149873898781, 'adj_close': 165.79745483398438, 'rsi_lag_1': 65.20787687721578, 'rsi_lag_2': 60.00001230547353, 'rsi_lag_3': 62.86379483487126, 'rsi_lag_4': 55.301266385722755, 'rsi_lag_5': 53.4296095998083, 'macd_lag_1': 2.962638476151426, 'macd_lag_2': 2.9731854965787647, 'macd_lag_3': 2.945436240456928, 'macd_lag_4': 2.8315399585916907, 'macd_lag_5': 3.200907253039418, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.01953069634078, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.1097070609361075}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 16.579999923706055, 'Date': '2023-04-18', 'High': 17.34000015258789, 'Open': 16.940000534057617, 'Close': 16.829999923706055, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-18', 'Adj Close': 16.829999923706055}, {'Low': 1.0922753810882568, 'Date': '2023-04-18', 'High': 1.0983458757400513, 'Open': 1.0925379991531372, 'Close': 1.0925379991531372, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-18', 'Adj Close': 1.0925379991531372}, {'Low': 1.2368124723434448, 'Date': '2023-04-18', 'High': 1.2449734210968018, 'Open': 1.237424612045288, 'Close': 1.2375471591949463, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-18', 'Adj Close': 1.2375471591949463}, {'Low': 6.865799903869629, 'Date': '2023-04-18', 'High': 6.879099845886231, 'Open': 6.878799915313721, 'Close': 6.878799915313721, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-18', 'Adj Close': 6.878799915313721}, {'Low': 79.87000274658203, 'Date': '2023-04-18', 'High': 81.4800033569336, 'Open': 81.0, 'Close': 80.86000061035156, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 96290, 'date_str': '2023-04-18', 'Adj Close': 80.86000061035156}, {'Low': 0.6698013544082642, 'Date': '2023-04-18', 'High': 0.6746408939361572, 'Open': 0.6700401306152344, 'Close': 0.6700401306152344, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-18', 'Adj Close': 0.6700401306152344}, {'Low': 3.549000024795532, 'Date': '2023-04-18', 'High': 3.601999998092652, 'Open': 3.578000068664551, 'Close': 3.572000026702881, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-18', 'Adj Close': 3.572000026702881}, {'Low': 133.8679962158203, 'Date': '2023-04-18', 'High': 134.6929931640625, 'Open': 134.4250030517578, 'Close': 134.4250030517578, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-18', 'Adj Close': 134.4250030517578}, {'Low': 101.63999938964844, 'Date': '2023-04-18', 'High': 102.13999938964844, 'Open': 102.0999984741211, 'Close': 101.75, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-18', 'Adj Close': 101.75}, {'Low': 1996.9000244140625, 'Date': '2023-04-18', 'High': 2007.4000244140625, 'Open': 1996.9000244140625, 'Close': 2007.4000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 72, 'date_str': '2023-04-18', 'Adj Close': 2007.4000244140625}]}
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{'date': '2023-04-19', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pc-unit-sales-plunge-in-q1-and-tsmc-feels-the-effects', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "PC shipments continue to decline, potentially posing further challenges for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) following a weak monthly revenue report. Check out the short video to learn what semiconductor investors Jose Najarro, Nicholas Rossolillo, and Billy Duberstein had to say. Also, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.\n*Stock prices used were the market prices of April 13, 2023. The video was published on April 17, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nBilly Duberstein has positions in Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Jose Najarro has positions in Advanced Micro Devices and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Nicholas Rossolillo has positions in Advanced Micro Devices and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. \nJose Najarro is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'PC shipments continue to decline, potentially posing further challenges for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) following a weak monthly revenue report. Check out the short video to learn what semiconductor investors Jose Najarro, Nicholas Rossolillo, and Billy Duberstein had to say. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 Billy Duberstein has positions in Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel.', 'news_article_title': 'PC Unit Sales Plunge in Q1, and TSMC Feels the Effects', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 Billy Duberstein has positions in Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Jose Najarro has positions in Advanced Micro Devices and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.', 'news_textrank_summary': '10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 Billy Duberstein has positions in Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/asml-reports-massive-growth-management-points-to-sluggish-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) reported its first quarter 2023 earnings this morning as the Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer gears up for what the year may hold for the semiconductor industry. ASML shares are trading lower today, selling off by as much as 3.65% after the announcement. Companies like Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) have reported sluggish demand in their computer segments, leading up to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announcing its very own 40% decline in PC shipments. \nDespite pleasing investors and other stakeholders in ASML through monstrous growth relative to the first quarter of 2022, management has pointed to a darker 2023, where growth rates and bottom lines may make it difficult for bulls to savor this celebratory moment. However, keeping the long-term in mind may help current and would-be investors in ASML notice the potential upside and drivers for the semiconductor manufacturer.\nRed Light or U-Turn\nASML CEO Peter Wennick stated that the overall demand for their semiconductor manufacturing equipment, namely their EUV (Extreme Ultra Violet) technology aiding the production of today\'s chips and semiconductors that power personal computers and other vital electronics, however, on a year-on-year basis, bookings for the EUV equipment have dropped by 46% as a result of global economic slowdowns and a continued shrink of the personal computer market. With backlog orders equaling $42.6 billion, ASML is giving markets mixed signals regarding existing demand and a simultaneous decline in bookings; perhaps the manufacturer is still working to bring industry inventory levels to a healthier level and only pointing to investors that there may be a slowdown coming soon. \nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) missed sales expectations for a second consecutive quarter, signaling a further slowdown in the industry. Additionally, with Taiwan Semiconductor being ASML\'s biggest customer, investors may be concerned that some of the elevated backlog value may only partially realize as some customers may cancel or reduce their total bookings. ASML has cornered the semiconductor manufacturing equipment market with its reliable and advanced technology and methodologies. However, ASML still depends on the capital expenditure for the downstream companies that develop chips, such as Taiwan Semiconductor and other foundries; with these names slowing some of their spending in additional machinery and equipment, ASML finds itself in a pinch. \nWhy is ASML management pointing to further expansions in the second quarter of 2023? Sales are poised to grow to $6.5 and $7.0 billion, a range that would translate to a 4% decline or 4% advance, respectively; however, total 2023 figures are guided to reflect a net 25% increase in revenues when it is all said and done. These bullish assumptions can only be made when considering the global initiative to expand chip production outside China and Taiwan amid geopolitical risks and disruption scenarios like those seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.\nTilting the Playing Field\nPresident Joe Biden\'s take on limiting China\'s access to semiconductor manufacturing equipment, with the Netherlands (and ASML as a result) following suit in blocking some exports to the Asian giant. This embargo for semiconductor manufacturing equipment against China can and will likely adversely affect ASML since the Chinese market represents the third-biggest buying pit for the Dutch player.\nThe offset to Chinese and Taiwanese demand comes from companies like Intel, one of which has landed collaboration deals with ASML for additional machinery and equipment within their EUV lithography product line. Intel is attempting to take on the foundry services market and catch up on the market share lost to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing while at the same time aiding the North American semiconductor supply chain by diversifying sources away from Asia. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger plans to expand their new foundry services segment, which currently represents only 1.4% of the firm\'s revenue; developing this new business while staying away from Chinese conflicts and geopolitical risks may aid ASML\'s top line and further realization of backlog orders.\nBe Greedy When Others are Fearful?\nAs Warren Buffett likes to say, "Be greedy when others are fearful," this may beautifully apply to today\'s sell-off in ASML stock. The company has grown its net income margin by 9.3% to 29%. This retention of earnings immediately trickled down to earnings per share for investors, which grew by 186% compared to a year prior. Coupled with massive EPS growth came the retirement of seven million shares as the company implemented share buybacks throughout the year, as well as debt reduction, which took the equity in the balance sheet from 24.3% in the last quarter of 2022 up to 27.8% in the first quarter of 2023.\nIncreased equity and share buybacks directly increase a shareholder\'s ownership in the underlying business, pushing the book value per share of the company. Assuming that the macro-dynamics remain to demand higher for the semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and management achieves its 25% revenue increase goals, keeping margins the same and the number of shares constant, investors could expect 2023 earnings per share to be around $20 and $22 and thus providing a reasonable increase to today\'s upside target placed by analysts.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Companies like Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) have reported sluggish demand in their computer segments, leading up to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announcing its very own 40% decline in PC shipments. Tilting the Playing Field President Joe Biden's take on limiting China's access to semiconductor manufacturing equipment, with the Netherlands (and ASML as a result) following suit in blocking some exports to the Asian giant. The offset to Chinese and Taiwanese demand comes from companies like Intel, one of which has landed collaboration deals with ASML for additional machinery and equipment within their EUV lithography product line.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Companies like Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) have reported sluggish demand in their computer segments, leading up to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announcing its very own 40% decline in PC shipments. Red Light or U-Turn ASML CEO Peter Wennick stated that the overall demand for their semiconductor manufacturing equipment, namely their EUV (Extreme Ultra Violet) technology aiding the production of today's chips and semiconductors that power personal computers and other vital electronics, however, on a year-on-year basis, bookings for the EUV equipment have dropped by 46% as a result of global economic slowdowns and a continued shrink of the personal computer market. Assuming that the macro-dynamics remain to demand higher for the semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and management achieves its 25% revenue increase goals, keeping margins the same and the number of shares constant, investors could expect 2023 earnings per share to be around $20 and $22 and thus providing a reasonable increase to today's upside target placed by analysts.", 'news_article_title': 'ASML Reports Massive Growth, Management Points To Sluggish 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Companies like Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) have reported sluggish demand in their computer segments, leading up to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announcing its very own 40% decline in PC shipments. ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) reported its first quarter 2023 earnings this morning as the Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer gears up for what the year may hold for the semiconductor industry. Coupled with massive EPS growth came the retirement of seven million shares as the company implemented share buybacks throughout the year, as well as debt reduction, which took the equity in the balance sheet from 24.3% in the last quarter of 2022 up to 27.8% in the first quarter of 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Companies like Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) have reported sluggish demand in their computer segments, leading up to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announcing its very own 40% decline in PC shipments. ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) reported its first quarter 2023 earnings this morning as the Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer gears up for what the year may hold for the semiconductor industry. Red Light or U-Turn ASML CEO Peter Wennick stated that the overall demand for their semiconductor manufacturing equipment, namely their EUV (Extreme Ultra Violet) technology aiding the production of today's chips and semiconductors that power personal computers and other vital electronics, however, on a year-on-year basis, bookings for the EUV equipment have dropped by 46% as a result of global economic slowdowns and a continued shrink of the personal computer market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-tech-stocks-that-still-have-room-to-run', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWithout question, tech has been the best-performing group so far in 2023. Understandably, that’s got investors looking at the best tech stocks to buy. \nAt the same time though, that does create a tough situation. On the one hand, investors want to stick with what’s working. The mentality of “The trend is your friend” has investors looking to stick with this group. \nOn the other hand, some investors are fretting about a correction. Just seven stocks have driven almost 90% of the gains in the S&P 500, with all of them being in tech. Not only does that mean many other stocks have lagged and underperformed, but it means a correction in mega-cap tech would almost certainly deal a blow to the S&P 500. \nI’m of the opinion that, even if you may not want to stick with buying tech, it is too soon to buck the trend. There are still tech stocks to buy that have room to run.\nAlphabet (GOOGL, GOOG)\nSource: Koshiro K / Shutterstock.com\nWhile Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) seems to be getting all the credit in regards to AI, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) gets all the focus for mega-cap tech, many investors seem to be forgetting about Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG). \nWhile Alphabet does lag both of those names in year-to-date performance, it’s still up over 18% so far in 2023.\nThe worry is that Alphabet is falling behind in the AI race which could weaken its immense grip over the online search market. The reality is that, even if it takes Alphabet some time to catch up in the AI race, its platforms like Google and YouTube should continue to thrive. After all, they are the two most popular websites in the world. \nAnalysts expect about 10% earnings growth this year and an acceleration up to 20% growth next year. Plus, shares currently trade at about 20 times earnings while Alphabet totes a robust balance sheet. That should bring buyers, both for growth and value.\nBroadcom (AVGO) \nSource: Shutterstock\nI have been pounding the table on Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) for a few quarters now and it’s not hard to understand why. The company boasts solid growth, an attractive dividend and a reasonable valuation. \nOf course, several of those qualities have become less attractive as the stock has now rallied in six straight months. Currently AVGO is up more than 50% from the lows, and clearly shares have enjoyed a big rally. However, if the gains continue in the semiconductor space, it’s hard to imagine some of those funds won’t flow into Broadcom stock. \nThat’s as consensus expectations call for 7% revenue growth this year and 10% earnings growth. Meanwhile, shares trade at just 15 times earnings and the dividend yield sits near 3%. \nIf this stock’s rally ends, then it is one I would certainly look to buy on the dip. \nPalo Alto Networks (PANW)\nSource: Shutterstock\nIt seems like mega-cap tech stocks to buy are getting all the love lately, but few investors seem to be talking about Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) anymore. This name has been on my watchlist as the stock tends to enjoy large upside moves and painful downside corrections.\nThe rallies are enjoyable when they occur and, for now, the stock is in “rally mode.” Shares have climbed in three straight months, up more than 50% amid that run. Within that stretch, PANW stock climbed in 10 out of 12 weeks, with one of the down weeks showing a loss of just 0.04%. \nWhile these stats can be dull to read, they underscore my point. Palo Alto Networks stock is up a tremendous amount in a short period of time. Despite it having multiple tailwinds and strong growth in its pipeline, the stock logged its 52-week low in early January 2023. \nIf this name continues higher, all-time highs are possible. It would take a gain of just 6.8% from current levels to get there. But use some caution, too. While this is an excellent firm, things can change in a hurry when it comes to stock performance. If the stock seems to be in a correction, look to buy PANW in the dip. \nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nThe post 3 Tech Stocks That Still Have Room to Run appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) Source: Koshiro K / Shutterstock.com While Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) seems to be getting all the credit in regards to AI, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) gets all the focus for mega-cap tech, many investors seem to be forgetting about Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG). The worry is that Alphabet is falling behind in the AI race which could weaken its immense grip over the online search market. The reality is that, even if it takes Alphabet some time to catch up in the AI race, its platforms like Google and YouTube should continue to thrive.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) Source: Koshiro K / Shutterstock.com While Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) seems to be getting all the credit in regards to AI, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) gets all the focus for mega-cap tech, many investors seem to be forgetting about Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG). Broadcom (AVGO) Source: Shutterstock I have been pounding the table on Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) for a few quarters now and it’s not hard to understand why. Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Source: Shutterstock It seems like mega-cap tech stocks to buy are getting all the love lately, but few investors seem to be talking about Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) anymore.', 'news_article_title': '3 Tech Stocks That Still Have Room to Run', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) Source: Koshiro K / Shutterstock.com While Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) seems to be getting all the credit in regards to AI, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) gets all the focus for mega-cap tech, many investors seem to be forgetting about Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG). Understandably, that’s got investors looking at the best tech stocks to buy. The reality is that, even if it takes Alphabet some time to catch up in the AI race, its platforms like Google and YouTube should continue to thrive.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) Source: Koshiro K / Shutterstock.com While Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) seems to be getting all the credit in regards to AI, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) gets all the focus for mega-cap tech, many investors seem to be forgetting about Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Without question, tech has been the best-performing group so far in 2023. Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Source: Shutterstock It seems like mega-cap tech stocks to buy are getting all the love lately, but few investors seem to be talking about Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) anymore.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-04-19-2023%3A-meta-goog-googl-aapl-gfs-ibm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were lower late Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling almost 1%.\nIn company news, Meta (META) on Wednesday started laying off employees in technical roles as part of the Facebook parent's most recent round of job cuts, CNBC reported. The shares were down 1%.\nAlphabet (GOOG) unit Google will launch its first foldable smartphone, Pixel Fold, in June, making it the tech giant's most expensive phone in the Pixel family at more than $1,700, CNBC reported, citing internal documents and images. Alphabet shares were 0.1% softer.\nGlobalFoundries (GFS) said it has filed a lawsuit against IBM (IBM) for alleged misappropriation of trade secrets. GlobalFoundries shares were down 1.6%, and IBM was down 1.3%.\nApple (AAPL) shares were up 0.6%. JPMorgan Chase raised its price target to $190 from $175 while keeping its overweight call.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) shares were up 0.6%. Tech stocks were lower late Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling almost 1%. Alphabet (GOOG) unit Google will launch its first foldable smartphone, Pixel Fold, in June, making it the tech giant's most expensive phone in the Pixel family at more than $1,700, CNBC reported, citing internal documents and images.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) shares were up 0.6%. In company news, Meta (META) on Wednesday started laying off employees in technical roles as part of the Facebook parent's most recent round of job cuts, CNBC reported. Alphabet (GOOG) unit Google will launch its first foldable smartphone, Pixel Fold, in June, making it the tech giant's most expensive phone in the Pixel family at more than $1,700, CNBC reported, citing internal documents and images.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 04/19/2023: META, GOOG, GOOGL, AAPL, GFS, IBM', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) shares were up 0.6%. Tech stocks were lower late Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling almost 1%. The shares were down 1%.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) shares were up 0.6%. The shares were down 1%. Alphabet (GOOG) unit Google will launch its first foldable smartphone, Pixel Fold, in June, making it the tech giant's most expensive phone in the Pixel family at more than $1,700, CNBC reported, citing internal documents and images."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-earnings-just-signaled-a-buy-for-tech-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWelcome to earnings season! Pay close attention over the next few weeks because this may be the most important earnings season in recent history. \nHow this earnings season plays out could determine where stocks go over the next few months. \nIt all boils down to basic math. \nMarket Check-Up\nThe S&P 500 is currently sitting at 19X forward earnings estimates, a very normal valuation for the market. Since 2017, stocks have averaged a 20X forward earnings multiple. Following the 2008 financial crisis, they averaged a 17X forward earnings multiple. In fact, going all the way back to 1990, the market’s average forward earnings multiple has been about 19X. \nAt 19X forward earnings today, then, the stock market is trading at a very fair valuation.\nP/E multiples have some, but not much, room to expand if Treasury yields fall (they are inversely related). \nTherefore, the next leg higher in stocks will need to be driven by higher earnings – not P/E multiple expansion. \nWall Street’s consensus earnings estimate for 2023 peaked in the middle of 2022 at $230 per share. Since then, it has dropped to about $218 per share. \nThe quality of this earnings season will determine whether that $218 can rebound back to $230, or whether it needs to fall further to $210. \nOf course, which way it goes will determine which way stocks go into summer. \nLet’s say the 2023 EPS estimate trends up to $230. The current 19X forward multiple implies a short-term S&P 500 target of nearly 4,440 – about 5% higher than current levels. \nThe same math with a 2023 EPS estimate of $210 gives you a summer target for the market of 3,990 – about 5% lower. \nIn short, whether or not stocks rally 5% or crash 5% into the summer will depend on the upcoming earnings season. \nAnd early results are promising. \nThe Netflix Earnings Silver Lining\nLast night, streaming titan Netflix (NFLX) reported mixed results. However, the company’s commentary suggested that we may be in store for strong earnings reports from Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), and more over the next few weeks. \nIf so, that means it’s time to buy tech stocks. \nNetflix’s earnings themselves weren’t great. Now, the company beat most first-quarter metrics, including subscribers, revenues, profit margins, and earnings. But management offered guidance to lighter-than-expected revenues, margins, earnings, and subscriber growth in the second quarter. \nNot great. Netflix stock immediately dropped about 10% after the earnings report hit the tape. \nBut the stock bounced all the way back to the flat line once investors found out why Netflix’s second-quarter guidance was so weak. \nIn short, Netflix planned to expand its password-sharing crackdown efforts toward the end of the first quarter of 2023. That included a rollout of those efforts in the all-important U.S. market. \nInstead, Netflix pushed back that expansion to the second quarter, which means the financial benefits of those efforts will be reflected in the third-quarter numbers, not the second-quarter numbers. \nIt’s all about timing. \nOf course, you have to ask: Why did Netflix push back this effort? \nBecause it’s learning. This is the first time Netflix – or anyone, really – has embarked on a widespread password-sharing crackdown campaign on this scale. Netflix is learning with each market rollout and incorporating those lessons into its strategy before tackling the next market. \nThat’s smart. And it means the delay in the U.S. password-sharing crackdown is absolutely worth it. \nSimply consider: In Canada, where these efforts have already launched, the paid membership base is now larger than it was prior to the crackdown. And revenue has accelerated to above pre-password-sharing levels. \nCanada is a good analog for the U.S. Therefore, following its password-sharing suppression in the U.S., Q3 Netflix earnings should reflect the big growth acceleration investors were expecting in Q2. \nIn other words, the weak Q2 guidance is nothing to worry about. Much stronger results are on deck in Q3 and Q4. Ahead of that, investors will likely continue to push Netflix stock higher. \nThe Implications for Tech Stocks\nZooming out, Netflix earnings provide a positive read-through for the whole tech sector. \nSubscriber growth was healthy in the quarter, indicating a resilient consumer willing to spend on products and services. The new ad business continued to grow nicely. And advertiser demand for Netflix’s inventory was very strong, indicating that the digital ad industry may be rebounding from its 2022 mini-recession. \nThose two takeaways are great news for other Big Tech firms. \nStrong consumer spending trends bode well for Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft, and Apple. Rebounding digital ad spending trends are a major positive for Alphabet and Meta (META). \nIf those Big Tech firms – most of which report earnings over the next 10 days – all report strong results, we’re due for a massive rally in tech stocks into the summer. \nTech stocks look technically primed for this big rally. \nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq bottomed in December 2022. Ever since, it has formed a very solid technical uptrend wherein the index has retaken its 200-day moving average. Importantly, the index formed a super-bullish “golden cross” signal last month, suggesting this is the start of a new tech bull market. \nRight now, the Nasdaq is mid-channel in its breakout trend and looks like it’s just waiting for a big catalyst to shoot meaningfully higher. Strong Big Tech earnings could be that catalyst. \nTherefore, we think the outlook for tech stocks going into summer is exceedingly positive. It looks like it is time to buy. \nThe Final Word on Netflix Earnings\nWe’re looking for strong Big Tech earnings over the next two weeks to spark a big summer breakout in tech stocks. \nWe think some stocks could rally 10% to 20% into the summer. Others could rally more than 50%. \nAnd we think a few could double. \nYou see… the U.S. government is developing a top-secret technology that many compare to the discovery of fire itself. \nAnd one tiny stock is developing the best form of this technology right now. \nThis stock could be the next Microsoft or Nvidia (NVDA). It has trillion-dollar potential. And it could be one of the stock market’s biggest winners in the coming tech stock breakout. \nLearn all about this stock and its breakthrough tech. \nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Netflix Earnings Just Signaled a Buy for Tech Stocks appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'However, the company’s commentary suggested that we may be in store for strong earnings reports from Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), and more over the next few weeks. But the stock bounced all the way back to the flat line once investors found out why Netflix’s second-quarter guidance was so weak. Importantly, the index formed a super-bullish “golden cross” signal last month, suggesting this is the start of a new tech bull market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'However, the company’s commentary suggested that we may be in store for strong earnings reports from Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), and more over the next few weeks. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Welcome to earnings season! Instead, Netflix pushed back that expansion to the second quarter, which means the financial benefits of those efforts will be reflected in the third-quarter numbers, not the second-quarter numbers.', 'news_article_title': 'Netflix Earnings Just Signaled a Buy for Tech Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'However, the company’s commentary suggested that we may be in store for strong earnings reports from Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), and more over the next few weeks. If so, that means it’s time to buy tech stocks. If those Big Tech firms – most of which report earnings over the next 10 days – all report strong results, we’re due for a massive rally in tech stocks into the summer.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'However, the company’s commentary suggested that we may be in store for strong earnings reports from Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), and more over the next few weeks. The Implications for Tech Stocks Zooming out, Netflix earnings provide a positive read-through for the whole tech sector. If those Big Tech firms – most of which report earnings over the next 10 days – all report strong results, we’re due for a massive rally in tech stocks into the summer.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-04-19-2023%3A-gfs-ibm-aapl-meta', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Tech stocks were lower Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 1%.\nIn company news, GlobalFoundries (GFS) said it has filed a lawsuit against IBM (IBM) for alleged misappropriation of trade secrets. GlobalFoundries shares were down 1.6%, and IBM was down 1.4%.\nApple (AAPL) shares were up 0.8%. JPMorgan Chase raised its price target to $190 from $175 while keeping its overweight call.\nMeta Platforms (META) will reportedly begin a new round of layoffs on Wednesday, multiple media outlets reported, citing an internal memo allegedly sent to employees and unnamed sources. Meta shares were 0.6% lower.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) shares were up 0.8%. Tech stocks were lower Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 1%. JPMorgan Chase raised its price target to $190 from $175 while keeping its overweight call.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) shares were up 0.8%. Tech stocks were lower Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 1%. In company news, GlobalFoundries (GFS) said it has filed a lawsuit against IBM (IBM) for alleged misappropriation of trade secrets.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 04/19/2023: GFS, IBM, AAPL, META', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) shares were up 0.8%. GlobalFoundries shares were down 1.6%, and IBM was down 1.4%. JPMorgan Chase raised its price target to $190 from $175 while keeping its overweight call.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) shares were up 0.8%. In company news, GlobalFoundries (GFS) said it has filed a lawsuit against IBM (IBM) for alleged misappropriation of trade secrets. Meta Platforms (META) will reportedly begin a new round of layoffs on Wednesday, multiple media outlets reported, citing an internal memo allegedly sent to employees and unnamed sources.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/jp-morgan-maintains-apple-aapl-overweight-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on April 19, 2023, JP Morgan maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 4.34% Upside\nAs of April 6, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is $173.69. The forecasts range from a low of $119.18 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 4.34% from its latest reported closing price of $166.47.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is $413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is $6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nInterOcean Capital Group holds 847K shares representing 0.01% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 774K shares, representing an increase of 8.65%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 8.22% over the last quarter.\nInvestment Partners holds 39K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 155K shares, representing a decrease of 301.79%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 76.73% over the last quarter.\nFirst Republic Investment Management holds 11,349K shares representing 0.07% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 11,189K shares, representing an increase of 1.41%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.51% over the last quarter.\nDSHFX - Destinations Shelter Fund Class I holds 48K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 51K shares, representing a decrease of 5.55%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.97% over the last quarter.\nGATEX - Gateway Fund Shares holds 3,013K shares representing 0.02% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 3,248K shares, representing a decrease of 7.81%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 10.49% over the last quarter.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6402 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 198 owner(s) or 3.19% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.54%, a decrease of 34.03%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.33% to 10,151,771K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.02, indicating a bearish outlook.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 19, 2023, JP Morgan maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 8.22% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 76.73% over the last quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 19, 2023, JP Morgan maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 8.22% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 76.73% over the last quarter.', 'news_article_title': 'JP Morgan Maintains Apple (AAPL) Overweight Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 19, 2023, JP Morgan maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 8.22% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 76.73% over the last quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 19, 2023, JP Morgan maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 8.22% over the last quarter. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 76.73% over the last quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-ceo-meets-india-pm-modi-commits-to-growth-and-investment', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'NEW DELHI, April 19 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook on Wednesday committed to growth and investment across India in meeting with the country\'s prime minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi.\nCook is on a visit to India this week and inaugurated the iPhone maker\'s first retail store in the country on Tuesday in Mumbai. Apple will also open a retail store in New Delhi on Thursday.\n"We share your vision of the positive impact technology can make on India\'s future — from education and developers to manufacturing and the environment, we\'re committed to growing and investing across the country," Cook wrote on Twitter and shared a picture of him shaking hands with Modi.\nIn response, the Indian PM tweeted that it was an "absolute delight" to meet Cook.\n"Glad to exchange views on diverse topics and highlight the tech-powered transformations taking place in India," Modi said.\nCook\'s visit to India underscores Apple\'s growing ambitions for the country, where despite having just a 3% market share the company has been expanding iPhone assembly via contract manufacturers, and also boosting its exports.\n(Reporting by Shivam Patel in New Delhi; editing by Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'NEW DELHI, April 19 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook on Wednesday committed to growth and investment across India in meeting with the country\'s prime minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi. Cook is on a visit to India this week and inaugurated the iPhone maker\'s first retail store in the country on Tuesday in Mumbai. "Glad to exchange views on diverse topics and highlight the tech-powered transformations taking place in India," Modi said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'NEW DELHI, April 19 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook on Wednesday committed to growth and investment across India in meeting with the country\'s prime minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi. "We share your vision of the positive impact technology can make on India\'s future — from education and developers to manufacturing and the environment, we\'re committed to growing and investing across the country," Cook wrote on Twitter and shared a picture of him shaking hands with Modi. Cook\'s visit to India underscores Apple\'s growing ambitions for the country, where despite having just a 3% market share the company has been expanding iPhone assembly via contract manufacturers, and also boosting its exports.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple CEO meets India PM Modi, commits to growth and investment', 'news_lexrank_summary': "NEW DELHI, April 19 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook on Wednesday committed to growth and investment across India in meeting with the country's prime minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi. Cook is on a visit to India this week and inaugurated the iPhone maker's first retail store in the country on Tuesday in Mumbai. Apple will also open a retail store in New Delhi on Thursday.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'NEW DELHI, April 19 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook on Wednesday committed to growth and investment across India in meeting with the country\'s prime minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi. "We share your vision of the positive impact technology can make on India\'s future — from education and developers to manufacturing and the environment, we\'re committed to growing and investing across the country," Cook wrote on Twitter and shared a picture of him shaking hands with Modi. Cook\'s visit to India underscores Apple\'s growing ambitions for the country, where despite having just a 3% market share the company has been expanding iPhone assembly via contract manufacturers, and also boosting its exports.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-nflx-q1-earnings-beat-revenues-up-y-y-on-user-gain', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix NFLX reported first-quarter 2023 earnings of $2.88 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.77%. However, the figure slumped 18.4% year over year.\n\nRevenues of $8.16 billion increased 3.7% year over year but lagged the consensus mark by 0.25%. On a foreign-exchange neutral basis, revenues grew 8% year over year.\n\nThe average revenues per membership decreased 1% year over year on a reported basis but increased 4% on a foreign-exchange neutral basis.\n\nThe streaming giant gained 1.75 million paid subscribers globally. It lost 0.2 million paid subscribers in the year-ago quarter.\n\nAt the end of the first quarter, Netflix had 232.5 million paid subscribers globally, up 4.9% year over year.\n Netflix, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise\nNetflix, Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote\n Although Netflix is suffering from growing competition from services provided by Amazon AMZN, Disney DIS and Apple AAPL, the company benefited from a strong content portfolio in the reported quarter.\n\nHit shows like The Night Agent, The Glory, Full Swing, and That 90s Show helped Netflix win subscribers. Noteworthy movies include You People, Luther: The Fallen Sun and the much-anticipated Murder Mystery 2.\n\nThe company launched paid sharing in four countries (Canada, New Zealand, Spain, and Portugal) during the reported quarter. Although it witnessed cancellations at the initial stage of the launch, engagement gradually improved in the reported quarter.\n\nIn the second quarter, Netflix plans to expand the paid sharing roll-out to other countries, including the United States.\n\nIt also announced that it is shutting down DVD.com later this year. It will be shipping the final DVDs on Sep 29, 2023.\n\nShares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company were down almost 1.4% in pre-market trading. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nThe company’s shares have underperformed Apple but outperformed Disney and Amazon year to date. While Netflix shares declined 4.3%, Apple, Disney and Amazon lost 0.6%, 23.5% and 35.3%, respectively.\n\nAmazon, Apple and Disney are set to report their quarterly results on Apr 27, May 4 and May 10, respectively.\nNetflix’s Segmental Revenue Details\nThe United States and Canada (“UCAN") reported revenues of $3.61 billion, which rose 7.7% year over year and accounted for 44.2% of total revenues. ARPU grew 9% from the year-ago quarter on a foreign-exchange neutral basis.\n\nThe paid subscriber base for UCAN decreased 0.2% from the year-ago quarter to 74.40 million. The company gained 0.102 million paid subscribers compared with the year-ago quarter’s loss of 0.636 million.\n\nEurope, Middle East & Africa (“EMEA”) reported revenues of $2.52 billion, which declined 1.7% year over year and accounted for 30.9% of total revenues. ARPU inched up 1% from the year-ago quarter on a foreign-exchange neutral basis.\n\nThe paid subscriber base for EMEA increased 4.9% from the year-ago quarter to 77.37 million. Netflix gained 0.644 million paid subscribers compared with the year-ago quarter’s net loss of 0.303 million.\n\nLatin America’s (LATAM) revenues of $1.07 billion increased 7.1% year over year, contributing 13.1% of total revenues. ARPU grew 8% from the year-ago quarter on a foreign-exchange neutral basis.\n\nThe paid subscriber base for LATAM rose 4.1% from the year-ago quarter to 41.25 million. It lost 0.45 million paid subscribers compared with the year-ago quarter’s loss of 0.351 million.\n\nAsia Pacific’s (“APAC”) revenues of $933.5 million increased 1.8% year over year and accounted for 11.4% of total revenues. ARPU decreased 6% year over year on a foreign-exchange neutral basis.\n\nThe paid subscriber base for APAC jumped 17.1% from the year-ago quarter to 39.48 million. The company added 1.5 million paid subscribers in the quarter, up 33.9% year over year.\nOperating Details\nMarketing expenses declined 0.1% year over year to $555.4 million. As a percentage of revenues, marketing expenses decreased 30 basis points (bps) to 6.8%.\n\nOperating income decreased 13.1% year over year to $1.71 billion, beating Netflix’s guidance of $1.63 billion, driven by higher revenues. Operating margin contracted 410 bps on a year-over-year basis to 21%, primarily due to unfavorable forex.\nBalance Sheet & Free Cash Flow\nNetflix had $7.83 billion of cash and cash equivalents as of Mar 31, 2023 compared with $6.06 billion as of Dec 31, 2022.\n\nTotal debt was $14.44 billion as of Mar 31, 2023 compared with $14.35 billion as of Dec 31, 2022.\n\nStreaming content obligations were $21.53 billion as of Mar 31, 2023 compared with $21.83 billion as of Dec 31, 2022.\n\nNetflix reported a free cash flow of $2.1 billion compared with a free cash flow of $802 million in the previous quarter.\nGuidance\nFor the second quarter of 2023, the company forecasts earnings of $2.84 per share, indicating an almost 20% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for the same is pegged at $2.97 per share, currently higher than the company’s expectation, but down 15.86% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nTotal revenues are anticipated to be $8.242 billion, suggesting growth of 3.4% year over year or 6% on a forex-neutral basis. The consensus mark for revenues stands at $8.17 billion, almost in line with the company’s expectation and indicating 3.88% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nThe quarterly operating margin is projected at 19% compared with the 19.8% reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nFor 2023, Netflix expects the operating margin to be in the 18%-20% range. It expects to generate a free cash flow of at least $3.5 billion, higher than its previous guidance of $3 billion. This reflects lower spending on content this year. For 2024, it expects to spend roughly $17 billion on content.\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Netflix, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote Although Netflix is suffering from growing competition from services provided by Amazon AMZN, Disney DIS and Apple AAPL, the company benefited from a strong content portfolio in the reported quarter. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the second quarter, Netflix plans to expand the paid sharing roll-out to other countries, including the United States.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Netflix, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote Although Netflix is suffering from growing competition from services provided by Amazon AMZN, Disney DIS and Apple AAPL, the company benefited from a strong content portfolio in the reported quarter. Netflix’s Segmental Revenue Details The United States and Canada (“UCAN") reported revenues of $3.61 billion, which rose 7.7% year over year and accounted for 44.2% of total revenues.', 'news_article_title': 'Netflix (NFLX) Q1 Earnings Beat, Revenues Up Y/Y on User Gain', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Netflix, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote Although Netflix is suffering from growing competition from services provided by Amazon AMZN, Disney DIS and Apple AAPL, the company benefited from a strong content portfolio in the reported quarter. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The company added 1.5 million paid subscribers in the quarter, up 33.9% year over year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Netflix, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote Although Netflix is suffering from growing competition from services provided by Amazon AMZN, Disney DIS and Apple AAPL, the company benefited from a strong content portfolio in the reported quarter. At the end of the first quarter, Netflix had 232.5 million paid subscribers globally, up 4.9% year over year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/microsoft-msft-to-report-q3-earnings%3A-whats-in-the-cards-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Microsoft MSFT is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2023 results on Apr 25.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $50.96 billion, indicating growth of 3.24% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nThe consensus mark for earnings has remained steady at $2.22 per share over the past 30 days, suggesting flat year-over-year growth.\n\nMicrosoft’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters, while missing in one, the average surprise being 1.12%.\n\nLet’s see how things have shaped up for the upcoming announcement:\nMicrosoft Corporation Price and EPS Surprise\nMicrosoft Corporation price-eps-surprise | Microsoft Corporation Quote\nTeams Momentum to Aid Growth\nThe momentum witnessed for Teams, Microsoft’s workspace communication offering, might have acted as a tailwind in the to-be-reported quarter. Teams’ user growth is expected to have been driven by the continuation of remote work and mainstream adoption of the hybrid/flexible work model.\n\nThe introductions of Teams Rooms, Mesh for Teams and Teams Essentials are noteworthy developments. Teams’ expanding customer base and features have been actually helping this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company win shares in the enterprise communication market against Zoom ZM. Shares of Microsoft have gained 20.2% in the year-to-date period against Zoom’s decline of 0.7%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nStrong adoption of Dynamics 365 is expected to have driven top-line growth in the to-be-reported quarter. Microsoft expects revenue growth in the low to mid-teens driven by continued growth in Dynamics 365, which is now more than 80% of total Dynamics revenues.\n\nMicrosoft and OpenAI\'s shared commitment to building generative AI systems and products that are trustworthy and safe is noteworthy. In the to-be-reported quarter, Microsoft’s rollout of a Bing search chatbot based on technology is underlying OpenAI’s ChatGPT in a renewed attempt to bite off more market share from Google Search.\nPC Shipment Decline is Likely to Hurt Top Line\nRevenues from Windows are likely to have been driven by steady traction seen in Windows Commercial products and cloud services growth amid weak personal computer (PC) demand.\n\nThe decline in PC shipments aggravated in the first quarter of 2023, according to the latest data compiled by market research firm, International Data Corporation (“IDC”). The first quarter marked the fifth consecutive quarter of PC sales decline, following two successive years of strong year-over-year growth, driven by pandemic-led increased demand for remote-working and online-learning tools. \n\nAmong big PC vendors, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and Lenovo registered a decrease in shipments. Apple registered the highest fall of 40.5% to 4.1 million units, followed by Dell Technologies’ 31% to 9.5 million PCs.\n\nFor more personal computing, the company projects revenues between $11.9 billion and $12.3 billion, pressured by a sharp decline in the PC market. The company sees Windows OEM revenues to decline in the mid-to-high 30s in line with the PC market.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for More Personal Computing revenues is currently pegged at $12.13 billion, indicating 16.4% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nFor Intelligent Cloud, Microsoft anticipates revenues in constant currency to increase between 17% and 19% to a range of $21.7-$22 billion. Microsoft warned that revenue growth from Azure, the cloud computing platform that has become one of the main engines of its business, would slow by 4 or 5 percentage points sequentially in the fiscal third quarter, leaving aside the effect of currency movements.\n\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.8% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nZoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among big PC vendors, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and Lenovo registered a decrease in shipments. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Teams’ expanding customer base and features have been actually helping this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company win shares in the enterprise communication market against Zoom ZM.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Among big PC vendors, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and Lenovo registered a decrease in shipments. Let’s see how things have shaped up for the upcoming announcement: Microsoft Corporation Price and EPS Surprise Microsoft Corporation price-eps-surprise | Microsoft Corporation Quote Teams Momentum to Aid Growth The momentum witnessed for Teams, Microsoft’s workspace communication offering, might have acted as a tailwind in the to-be-reported quarter.', 'news_article_title': "Microsoft (MSFT) to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Cards?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Among big PC vendors, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and Lenovo registered a decrease in shipments. Microsoft’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters, while missing in one, the average surprise being 1.12%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Among big PC vendors, Dell Technologies DELL, Apple AAPL and Lenovo registered a decrease in shipments. Let’s see how things have shaped up for the upcoming announcement: Microsoft Corporation Price and EPS Surprise Microsoft Corporation price-eps-surprise | Microsoft Corporation Quote Teams Momentum to Aid Growth The momentum witnessed for Teams, Microsoft’s workspace communication offering, might have acted as a tailwind in the to-be-reported quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-stock-futures-retreat-as-treasury-yields-rise-tesla-slides', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\nApril 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday as Treasury yields rose on expectations the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer, while a slide in Tesla and Netflix shares was set to weigh on the tech-heavy Nasdaq.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O dropped 2.0% in premarket trading after the electric-vehicle maker cut prices on some of its Model Y and Model 3 vehicles in the United States, the sixth time it has lowered prices this year.\nThe company is due to report January-March quarter results after the closing bell on Wednesday.\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O fell 1.7% after the video-streaming pioneer beat Wall Street earnings estimates for the first quarter but offered a downbeat forecast.\nMorgan Stanley MS.N slipped 1.2% after the Wall Street bank reported a fall in quarterly profit, a day after peer Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N posted a 19% fall in profit on hit to dealmaking and losses from the sale of some loans from its consumer unit, Marcus.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose to 17.47 after falling to its lowest level since January 2022 in the previous session.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a more than two-month high on Tuesday as strength in some big technology stocks countered disappointing quarterly reports from Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N and Goldman Sachs.\nWhile the start of the earnings season has been largely supportive for equities, investors will be closely watching updates from market heavyweights as well as consumer companies for signs of inflation and economic slowdown hurting margins.\nMixed economic data recently has fueled bets that the U.S. central bank will hike interest rates by 25 basis points in May, with traders giving nearly 85% odds for such a move, as per CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nThe 2-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, most reflective of short-term rate expectations, hit a one-month high of 4.29% on Wednesday and the 10-year yield US10YT=RR hit a four-week high as traders scaled back expectations of rate cuts later this year. US/\n"Although some of the economic indicators suggest the economy is likely to avoid a recession, the fact is that the cost of borrowing is now at such a level as to deter some consumers from financing their debt," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.\n"This will cause the economy to enter a mild recession, however, it will be only short-lived and may last for a quarter."\nMajor technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O were down between 0.6% and 1.5%.\nThe Fed\'s "Beige Book", a snapshot of the health of the U.S. economy, will be released at 2:00 p.m. ET (1800 GMT), and investors will scrutinize it for the impact of the recent banking crisis on economic activity.\nChicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee and New York President John Williams are set to speak later in the day.\nAt 7:10 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 120 points, or 0.35%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 21.5 points, or 0.51%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 104.75 points, or 0.79%.\nFurther on the earnings front, Citizens Financial Group Inc CFG.N fell 1.5% after its first-quarter results missed estimates.\nWestern Alliance Bancorp WAL.N rallied 18% after the regional bank posted stronger-than-expected earnings and said its deposits had stabilized after the March banking crisis.\nShares of banks First Republic Bank FRC.N, Zions Bancorporation ZION.O and Pacwest Bancorp PACW.O rose between 2% and 4.8%.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O were down between 0.6% and 1.5%. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday as Treasury yields rose on expectations the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer, while a slide in Tesla and Netflix shares was set to weigh on the tech-heavy Nasdaq. Mixed economic data recently has fueled bets that the U.S. central bank will hike interest rates by 25 basis points in May, with traders giving nearly 85% odds for such a move, as per CME Group's Fedwatch tool.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O were down between 0.6% and 1.5%. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday as Treasury yields rose on expectations the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer, while a slide in Tesla and Netflix shares was set to weigh on the tech-heavy Nasdaq. Morgan Stanley MS.N slipped 1.2% after the Wall Street bank reported a fall in quarterly profit, a day after peer Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N posted a 19% fall in profit on hit to dealmaking and losses from the sale of some loans from its consumer unit, Marcus.', 'news_article_title': 'U.S. stock futures retreat as Treasury yields rise, Tesla slides', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O were down between 0.6% and 1.5%. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday as Treasury yields rose on expectations the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer, while a slide in Tesla and Netflix shares was set to weigh on the tech-heavy Nasdaq. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a more than two-month high on Tuesday as strength in some big technology stocks countered disappointing quarterly reports from Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N and Goldman Sachs.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O were down between 0.6% and 1.5%. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday as Treasury yields rose on expectations the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates higher for longer, while a slide in Tesla and Netflix shares was set to weigh on the tech-heavy Nasdaq. Morgan Stanley MS.N slipped 1.2% after the Wall Street bank reported a fall in quarterly profit, a day after peer Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N posted a 19% fall in profit on hit to dealmaking and losses from the sale of some loans from its consumer unit, Marcus.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-nvidia-be-worth-more-than-apple-by-2030', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were two of the best-performing tech stocks over the last decade. Nvidia returned 8,100%, while Apple stock climbed 985%.\nAs those returns indicate, Nvidia was the faster-growing business. A lot of this has to do with Nvidia being a smaller company than Apple and selling its high-powered graphics processing units (GPUs) into the growing data center market driven by the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and other high-performance computing applications.\nNvidia estimates its growth opportunity at more than 20 times its current annual revenue, so it still has a high enough ceiling to outpace Apple for several more years. But Apple is not sitting still, and the iPhone maker already has a market cap (stock price times total shares outstanding) of $2.6 trillion, compared to $660 billion for Nvidia.\nTo answer the main question here, the first thing to do is establish a future value for Apple using reasonable growth and valuation assumptions. Then, you can better determine how much Nvidia\'s stock needs to climb to surpass Apple in market value.\nProjecting Apple\'s future worth\nThe rapid adoption of the iPhone was responsible for Apple\'s growth for most of the last decade. But in recent years, the smartphone market slowed as it becomes more saturated worldwide.\nThe higher margins from services sales is a key reason why Apple stock continued to climb in recent years. From fiscal 2017 through fiscal 2022, services increased from 14% of total revenue to nearly 20%. The higher-margin sales, along with management\'s share repurchase program, helped more than double Apple\'s earnings per share (EPS).\nAAPL data by YCharts.\nBoth hardware and services growth could power Apple\'s stock higher for the foreseeable future. In Apple\'s last business update, CFO Luca Maestri said the services business still has a "large long-term opportunity."\nOn the hardware side, Apple has a pipeline of new products rumored to be in development, including a mixed-reality headset that could be unveiled later this year, with Apple smart glasses coming later. In addition, Apple has been long rumored to be working on a car. All these products might be unveiled within the next five years.\nApple generated earnings per share of $6.11 in fiscal 2022. If Apple\'s improving margins from services and continued growth in hardware can grow its earnings per share around 15% per year, consistent with previous years, it would have earnings of $16.25 per share in 2030.\nIf the stock is trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of 25, which is slightly lower than its current multiple of 28, that would translate to a share price of $406, or a market cap of $6.4 trillion.\nNvidia is chasing a monster\nYou can start to see the challenge for fast-growing Nvidia to keep up with Apple. Nvidia\'s stock would have to rise by at least 800% from today\'s share price to match Apple\'s projected market cap in seven years.\nSure, it\'s possible Apple may not grow its earnings as much as projected. If earnings grow slower, say 10% per year, consistent with Wall Street estimates, Apple won\'t be worth as much, and Nvidia will have an easier time catching up.\nBut this goes both ways. Nvidia is operating in a competitive semiconductor industry, and the graphics specialist is also prone to cycles in chip demand, as its recent revenue performance shows.\nNVDA Revenue (Quarterly) data by YCharts\nNvidia\'s second-largest business -- gaming GPUs -- experienced a significant decline in revenue last year due to weakness in consumer demand. Nvidia is also starting to see slowing growth in its largest business, data centers, due to tightening cloud spending budgets over macroeconomic headwinds.\nWhich is the better stock to buy?\nAlthough it trades at an expensive 59 times this year\'s earnings estimates, it\'s not inconceivable that Nvidia could become the most valuable company in the world someday. But it is unlikely to outpace Apple in the timeframe referenced.\nA safer prediction to make is that, with AI emerging as a bigger opportunity than the market believed just a year ago, Nvidia stock has enough momentum powering its business over the long term to outperform Apple stock just as it has done over the last 10 years.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nJohn Ballard has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were two of the best-performing tech stocks over the last decade. AAPL data by YCharts. A lot of this has to do with Nvidia being a smaller company than Apple and selling its high-powered graphics processing units (GPUs) into the growing data center market driven by the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and other high-performance computing applications.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were two of the best-performing tech stocks over the last decade. AAPL data by YCharts. But Apple is not sitting still, and the iPhone maker already has a market cap (stock price times total shares outstanding) of $2.6 trillion, compared to $660 billion for Nvidia.', 'news_article_title': 'Will Nvidia Be Worth More Than Apple by 2030?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were two of the best-performing tech stocks over the last decade. AAPL data by YCharts. If Apple's improving margins from services and continued growth in hardware can grow its earnings per share around 15% per year, consistent with previous years, it would have earnings of $16.25 per share in 2030.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were two of the best-performing tech stocks over the last decade. AAPL data by YCharts. If Apple's improving margins from services and continued growth in hardware can grow its earnings per share around 15% per year, consistent with previous years, it would have earnings of $16.25 per share in 2030."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/western-alliance-stocks-surge-as-results-allay-deposit-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich\nApril 19 (Reuters) - Shares of Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N surged over 20% on Wednesday after the regional bank posted stronger-than-expected earnings and said its deposits had stabilized after the March banking crisis.\nThe Phoenix, Arizona bank was among several regional players punished by stock investors last month as consumers shifted their deposits into bigger institutions following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.\nWestern Alliance said late on Tuesday that total deposits fell 11% to $47.6 billion in the first quarter from the previous three months, but that deposits steadied late in the quarter and grew $2 billion from March 31 to April 14.\nBalance sheet repositioning, which included selling some assets and reclassifying loans, resulted in non-operating charges of $110 million.\n"WAL\'s decisive balance sheet actions and resulting meaningful capital build are exactly what we wanted," Keefe, Bruyette and Woods analyst Christopher McGratty wrote in a client note on Wednesday.\nWedbush raised its rating on Western Alliance to "outperform" from "neutral" and added the bank to its "Best ideas list", among stocks including Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O.\nWestern Alliance\'s results helped lift the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF KRE.P nearly 2%, while Zions Bancorp ZION.O jumped nearly 5% ahead of its report due after the bell.\nThe rally in Western Alliance following its report stands out among several regional banks that have posted their quarterly results this week.\nCitizens Financial Group Inc CFG.N tumbled 2% after reporting a quarterly profit early on Wednesday that missed Wall Street\'s estimates.\nU.S. Bancorp USB.N dipped 0.1% after beating estimates for first-quarter profit, while increasing its rainy-day funds to $427 million from $112 million last year.\nCharles Schwab Corp\'s SCHW.N stock has climbed about 10% this week after the brokerage\'s quarterly profit surpassed estimates on Monday, while its slump in deposits was not as severe as expected.\nWestern Alliance\'s stock remains down nearly 50% from early March, before Silicon Valley Bank\'s implosion.\nWestern Alliance rebounds as report allays investor worrieshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3mPTXCM\n(Reporting by Noel Randewich)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Wedbush raised its rating on Western Alliance to "outperform" from "neutral" and added the bank to its "Best ideas list", among stocks including Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. "WAL\'s decisive balance sheet actions and resulting meaningful capital build are exactly what we wanted," Keefe, Bruyette and Woods analyst Christopher McGratty wrote in a client note on Wednesday. Western Alliance\'s results helped lift the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF KRE.P nearly 2%, while Zions Bancorp ZION.O jumped nearly 5% ahead of its report due after the bell.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Wedbush raised its rating on Western Alliance to "outperform" from "neutral" and added the bank to its "Best ideas list", among stocks including Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Noel Randewich April 19 (Reuters) - Shares of Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N surged over 20% on Wednesday after the regional bank posted stronger-than-expected earnings and said its deposits had stabilized after the March banking crisis. Western Alliance\'s stock remains down nearly 50% from early March, before Silicon Valley Bank\'s implosion.', 'news_article_title': 'Western Alliance stocks surge as results allay deposit fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Wedbush raised its rating on Western Alliance to "outperform" from "neutral" and added the bank to its "Best ideas list", among stocks including Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Noel Randewich April 19 (Reuters) - Shares of Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N surged over 20% on Wednesday after the regional bank posted stronger-than-expected earnings and said its deposits had stabilized after the March banking crisis. Balance sheet repositioning, which included selling some assets and reclassifying loans, resulted in non-operating charges of $110 million.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Wedbush raised its rating on Western Alliance to "outperform" from "neutral" and added the bank to its "Best ideas list", among stocks including Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Noel Randewich April 19 (Reuters) - Shares of Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N surged over 20% on Wednesday after the regional bank posted stronger-than-expected earnings and said its deposits had stabilized after the March banking crisis. Western Alliance said late on Tuesday that total deposits fell 11% to $47.6 billion in the first quarter from the previous three months, but that deposits steadied late in the quarter and grew $2 billion from March 31 to April 14.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-growth-stocks-ken-griffin-the-most-profitable-hedge-fund-manager-ever-is-buying-in-a', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Last year, many investors saw their portfolios decline in value as the Nasdaq Composite tumbled into a bear market, but Ken Griffin navigated the volatility without trouble. His hedge fund, Citadel, reported a record-breaking $16 billion profit. That tops John Paulson\'s $15 billion profit in 2007, when he correctly bet against subprime mortgages in what has been called "the greatest trade ever."\nCitadel is now the most successful hedge fund in history, and Griffin is the most profitable hedge fund manager of all time as measured by net gains, according to LCH Investments. Here are two stocks Citadel has been buying aggressively throughout the Nasdaq bear market.\n1. Apple\nCitadel more than tripled its stake in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) last year, and apart from options contracts used to hedge its portfolio, Apple stock is Citadel\'s third-largest holding. The bull case is straightforward: Apple has a strong position in several electronics end markets, including smartphones, smartwatches, and tablets. Its trendy devices inspire immense consumer loyalty, and its brand strength affords the company significant pricing power. That should keep Apple in vogue for years to come, while laying the foundation for a flourishing services business.\nThe tech titan recently surpassed 2 billion devices worldwide, up from 1 billion in 2016, and its services business seeks to monetize that massive installed base with mobile apps, cloud storage, and payments solutions, as well as subscription content like Apple TV+. Those products generate more consistent revenue at higher margins than hardware sales, and Apple has already positioned itself as a key player in a few of those markets. Its App Store generated twice as much revenue as Alphabet\'s Google Play Store last year, and Apple Wallet is the leading mobile wallet at physical points of sale among U.S. consumers.\nApple reported lackluster financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 (ended Dec. 31, 2022). Revenue dropped 5% to $117 billion, due primarily to a decline in iPhone sales, and earnings fell 10% to $1.88 per diluted share. CEO Tim Cook attributed those disappointing metrics to the strong dollar, production issues in China, and the challenging economic environment. On the bright side, services revenue climbed 6%, and management believes the production problems in China have been resolved.\nLooking ahead, Apple hardware should remain trendy with consumers, and the company is particularly well positioned to benefit as smartphone payments become more popular at brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S. But mobile app sales are expected to increase at 14% annually through 2026, and Apple should benefit from that as well. Additionally, the company has shown a remarkable capacity for innovation throughout its history -- consider the iPod, the iPhone, and AirPods -- and pipeline products like augmented reality glasses (rumored to launch in 2026 or 2027) could create new revenue streams of significant importance in the future.\nHowever, shares currently trade at a pricey 28.1 times earnings, a premium compared to their five-year average of 24.4. Apple certainly has solid growth prospects, but they may not justify its current valuation multiple. Investors should consider waiting for a more reasonable entry point rather than buying this FAANG stock right now.\n2. Tesla\nGriffin increased his stake in Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) by a factor of 26 in 2022, and excluding numerous options held by Citadel, it ranks as its second-largest holding. The bull case is simple: Tesla is the global leader in battery electric vehicle sales, with an 18.2% market share last year, and its manufacturing expertise and full self-driving (FSD) technology promise to be powerful growth engines in the future.\nTesla has cultivated immense brand authority while spending next to nothing on traditional advertising, and its direct sales strategy allows for better cost control than partnering with dealerships. Additionally, CEO Elon Musk believes the company has the most advanced manufacturing technology in the world. Collectively, those advantages helped it achieve an industry-leading operating margin of 16.8% in 2022.\nNot surprisingly, the EV maker reported stellar financial results last year, despite battling forced factory closures, supply chain disruptions, and economic headwinds. Revenue rose 51% to $81.5 billion and earnings climbed 122% to $3.62 per diluted share. But Tesla has only scratched the surface of its disruptive potential.\nUltimately, management believes its FSD platform will be the most important source of profitability, and Tesla is well-positioned to be a leader in autonomous vehicles. Musk says its cars pack the most efficient inference computer on the market, and the company has far more autonomous driving data than its peers, meaning the artificial intelligence models that power its FSD platform are likely learning more quickly than competing products.\nTesla plans to mass produce a robotaxi in 2024, a significant move in that it takes the company one step closer to its ultimate goal of operating an autonomous ride-hailing service in the future. That could be a game-changer. Precedence Research says the market for autonomous vehicles could grow 39% annually to reach $1.8 trillion by 2030, but Ark Invest estimates autonomous ride-hailing platforms could produce $9 trillion in revenue by 2030.\nCurrently, shares trade at 51.1 times earnings, a big discount to the historical average but a steep valuation all the same. However, that multiple could come down quickly as Tesla grows its factory footprint and begins monetizing its FSD technology more effectively. To be clear, shares could fall sharply in response to the slightest speed bump, but risk-tolerant investors should still consider buying a small position in this growth stock given its potential to disrupt the mobility and transportation industries.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Trevor Jennewine has positions in Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Citadel more than tripled its stake in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) last year, and apart from options contracts used to hedge its portfolio, Apple stock is Citadel's third-largest holding. Additionally, the company has shown a remarkable capacity for innovation throughout its history -- consider the iPod, the iPhone, and AirPods -- and pipeline products like augmented reality glasses (rumored to launch in 2026 or 2027) could create new revenue streams of significant importance in the future. The bull case is simple: Tesla is the global leader in battery electric vehicle sales, with an 18.2% market share last year, and its manufacturing expertise and full self-driving (FSD) technology promise to be powerful growth engines in the future.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Citadel more than tripled its stake in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) last year, and apart from options contracts used to hedge its portfolio, Apple stock is Citadel's third-largest holding. Its App Store generated twice as much revenue as Alphabet's Google Play Store last year, and Apple Wallet is the leading mobile wallet at physical points of sale among U.S. consumers. Precedence Research says the market for autonomous vehicles could grow 39% annually to reach $1.8 trillion by 2030, but Ark Invest estimates autonomous ride-hailing platforms could produce $9 trillion in revenue by 2030.", 'news_article_title': '2 Growth Stocks Ken Griffin (the Most Profitable Hedge Fund Manager Ever) Is Buying in a Nasdaq Bear Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Citadel more than tripled its stake in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) last year, and apart from options contracts used to hedge its portfolio, Apple stock is Citadel's third-largest holding. His hedge fund, Citadel, reported a record-breaking $16 billion profit. Here are two stocks Citadel has been buying aggressively throughout the Nasdaq bear market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Citadel more than tripled its stake in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) last year, and apart from options contracts used to hedge its portfolio, Apple stock is Citadel's third-largest holding. Its App Store generated twice as much revenue as Alphabet's Google Play Store last year, and Apple Wallet is the leading mobile wallet at physical points of sale among U.S. consumers. The bull case is simple: Tesla is the global leader in battery electric vehicle sales, with an 18.2% market share last year, and its manufacturing expertise and full self-driving (FSD) technology promise to be powerful growth engines in the future."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 165.5399932861328, 'high': 168.16000366210938, 'open': 165.8000030517578, 'close': 167.6300048828125, 'ema_50': 156.67191194680458, 'rsi_14': 65.9535011138924, 'target': 166.64999389648438, 'volume': 47720200.0, 'ema_200': 150.98230099677298, 'adj_close': 166.95277404785156, 'rsi_lag_1': 68.79797642106467, 'rsi_lag_2': 65.20787687721578, 'rsi_lag_3': 60.00001230547353, 'rsi_lag_4': 62.86379483487126, 'rsi_lag_5': 55.301266385722755, 'macd_lag_1': 3.01953069634078, 'macd_lag_2': 2.962638476151426, 'macd_lag_3': 2.9731854965787647, 'macd_lag_4': 2.945436240456928, 'macd_lag_5': 2.8315399585916907, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.1222296715709206, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.11221158306307}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 16.170000076293945, 'Date': '2023-04-19', 'High': 17.719999313354492, 'Open': 17.299999237060547, 'Close': 16.459999084472656, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-19', 'Adj Close': 16.459999084472656}, {'Low': 1.0918341875076294, 'Date': '2023-04-19', 'High': 1.098659634590149, 'Open': 1.0975382328033447, 'Close': 1.0975382328033447, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-19', 'Adj Close': 1.0975382328033447}, {'Low': 1.2393569946289062, 'Date': '2023-04-19', 'High': 1.2473337650299072, 'Open': 1.2429616451263428, 'Close': 1.2425447702407837, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-19', 'Adj Close': 1.2425447702407837}, {'Low': 6.87470006942749, 'Date': '2023-04-19', 'High': 6.900000095367432, 'Open': 6.874899864196777, 'Close': 6.874899864196777, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-19', 'Adj Close': 6.874899864196777}, {'Low': 78.45999908447266, 'Date': '2023-04-19', 'High': 81.18000030517578, 'Open': 80.91999816894531, 'Close': 79.16000366210938, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 78310, 'date_str': '2023-04-19', 'Adj Close': 79.16000366210938}, {'Low': 0.6691290736198425, 'Date': '2023-04-19', 'High': 0.6741002202033997, 'Open': 0.6735698580741882, 'Close': 0.6735698580741882, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-19', 'Adj Close': 0.6735698580741882}, {'Low': 3.5999999046325684, 'Date': '2023-04-19', 'High': 3.638999938964844, 'Open': 3.634999990463257, 'Close': 3.601999998092652, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-19', 'Adj Close': 3.601999998092652}, {'Low': 133.96099853515625, 'Date': '2023-04-19', 'High': 135.0469970703125, 'Open': 134.04400634765625, 'Close': 134.04400634765625, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-19', 'Adj Close': 134.04400634765625}, {'Low': 101.66000366210938, 'Date': '2023-04-19', 'High': 102.2300033569336, 'Open': 101.70999908447266, 'Close': 101.97000122070312, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-19', 'Adj Close': 101.97000122070312}, {'Low': 1969.800048828125, 'Date': '2023-04-19', 'High': 2006.4000244140625, 'Open': 2005.699951171875, 'Close': 1995.199951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 61, 'date_str': '2023-04-19', 'Adj Close': 1995.199951171875}]}
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{'date': '2023-04-20', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/prediction%3A-these-will-be-3-of-the-most-valuable-stocks-by-2050', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The U.S. economy has evolved over the course of centuries. The industries that created the most value 100 years ago are not the same as the industries generating the most value today.\nFor example, United States Steel became the world's first $1 billion company in 1901. But the world's largest company today is technology giant Apple, which has amassed a $2.6 trillion valuation.\nWhich industries might drive the U.S. economy forward in the future, and how can investors benefit? Technologies like electric vehicles (EVs) and artificial intelligence (AI) are still in the very early stages of adoption, yet they hold significant potential as value creators.\nWith that in mind, I predict the following three stocks will be among the world's most valuable by 2050.\n1. Tesla\nTesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is the world's largest producer of electric vehicles (EVs), but its biggest opportunity might actually be elsewhere. Make no mistake, the EV market is set to be enormous with BloombergNEF projecting it could be worth $46 trillion by 2050, but Tesla is operating in other areas like artificial intelligence, which has the potential to dwarf that figure.\nCathie Wood's Ark Investment Management thinks the technology could generate $90 trillion in enterprise value as soon as 2030, adding $200 trillion to global economic output.\nTesla stock is the largest overall holding at Ark Investment Management for that reason. The firm thinks it could soar to $1,533 as soon as 2026 (from $185 as of this writing) which would value Tesla at $5.3 trillion. The basis for that prediction is the company's self-driving software, which could power a fleet of fully autonomous robotaxis in the future. Of course, AI is the force behind that technology.\nThe value from autonomous car sales might overlap somewhat with the projected value of the EV market, because it's not clear what portion of miles will be driven by self-driving ride-hailing services, for example. On that note, Ark believes autonomous ride-sharing on its own could generate $14 trillion in enterprise value by 2027, and Tesla is already the leader by a wide margin with 2.7 million vehicles on the road collecting data today.\nBut cars aren't the be-all and end-all of Tesla's business. It's applying AI in robotics, too, and its first mass-market product could be released by the end of this decade. It's called Optimus, a humanoid robot that could reshape the workforce by completing low-skilled jobs like manufacturing and manual labor.\nTesla is worth $586 billion right now, making it the world's eighth-largest company. Given the sheer value of its opportunities ahead, there's a clear case for it catapulting its way up the rankings between now and 2050.\n2. Microsoft\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) might be the most conservative pick of this bunch, given it's the second-largest company in the world today with a valuation of $2.2 trillion. And that's nothing new -- it has been at the forefront of the technology sector for the last four decades, and it's setting itself up to lead the next few decades, too.\nInnovation is the key to longevity, and that's true now more than ever given the sheer pace with which technology is advancing. Microsoft started in software development and its early products like the Windows operating system and Microsoft Word word processor are still used by billions of people today.\nBut the company has never stopped producing globally recognized brands, and it's now a leading force in other industries. Those include gaming thanks to its Xbox console and digital ecosystem, and cloud computing where its Azure platform helps businesses operate in an increasingly online world.\nThe future might be built with artificial intelligence, though, and Microsoft has latched itself to one of the leading companies in the space. It's called OpenAI, and it's responsible for developing the ChatGPT online chatbot, which is powered by generative AI. I mentioned earlier that Ark Invest predicts the industry could be worth $90 trillion in the future; well, the technological benchmarks at the foundation of that estimate were set by ChatGPT.\nMicrosoft has already integrated ChatGPT into its Bing search engine in an attempt to snatch traffic away from Alphabet's Google, which currently holds a 93%global marketshare. Microsoft thinks every percentage of share it wins could be worth $2 billion in annual revenue.\nI happen to believe Microsoft could be the world's first-ever $5 trillion company by 2030 on the back of its investments in AI, and there's a great chance it'll continue creating enormous amounts of value through 2050.\n3. Uber Technologies\nThis pick is definitely the long shot of this group, because Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) is worth just $63 billion today. To become one of the largest companies by 2050 it will likely have to amass a market capitalization well into the trillions of dollars -- but it does have a pathway to get there.\nMost consumers know Uber for its ride-hailing (mobility) and food delivery services. In fact, customers booked $115 billion in services on Uber in 2022, and by the end of the year, 131 million people were using its platforms each month.\nAs I touched on in the Tesla section, ride hailing is set for a transformation thanks to autonomous vehicles. Uber was an early leader in this space before exiting due to a series of missteps, but that changed in 2022 when it inked a 10-year deal with Motional. That company is a joint venture between South Korean car giant Hyundai and a technology company called Aptiv, and together, they've developed a promising robotaxi program.\nUber was the missing ingredient to Motional's success -- by plugging its substantial customer base into Motional, the combined companies are set to operate the largest network of autonomous robotaxis in the world. Now, Uber sits front and center as this new industry potentially creates trillions of dollars in value in the coming years.\nBut that's not all. The company is also working on a commercial delivery platform called Uber Freight. It has already amassed over 200,000 users and manages $17 billion in freight, but it's eyeing a $4 trillion opportunity in the U.S. trucking logistics network alone. Uber has the expertise, the technology, and the scale to capture a sizable share of that value.\nEven if I'm wrong about Uber becoming one of the largest companies in the world by 2050, there's still potential for significant upside to its stock price based on the value of its opportunities.\nFind out why Tesla is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Tesla is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Anthony Di Pizio has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, and Uber Technologies. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Make no mistake, the EV market is set to be enormous with BloombergNEF projecting it could be worth $46 trillion by 2050, but Tesla is operating in other areas like artificial intelligence, which has the potential to dwarf that figure. On that note, Ark believes autonomous ride-sharing on its own could generate $14 trillion in enterprise value by 2027, and Tesla is already the leader by a wide margin with 2.7 million vehicles on the road collecting data today. Those include gaming thanks to its Xbox console and digital ecosystem, and cloud computing where its Azure platform helps businesses operate in an increasingly online world.', 'news_luhn_summary': "But the world's largest company today is technology giant Apple, which has amassed a $2.6 trillion valuation. Tesla Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is the world's largest producer of electric vehicles (EVs), but its biggest opportunity might actually be elsewhere. Uber was the missing ingredient to Motional's success -- by plugging its substantial customer base into Motional, the combined companies are set to operate the largest network of autonomous robotaxis in the world.", 'news_article_title': 'Prediction: These Will Be 3 of the Most Valuable Stocks by 2050', 'news_lexrank_summary': "But the world's largest company today is technology giant Apple, which has amassed a $2.6 trillion valuation. Tesla Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is the world's largest producer of electric vehicles (EVs), but its biggest opportunity might actually be elsewhere. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, and Uber Technologies.", 'news_textrank_summary': "But the world's largest company today is technology giant Apple, which has amassed a $2.6 trillion valuation. Microsoft Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) might be the most conservative pick of this bunch, given it's the second-largest company in the world today with a valuation of $2.2 trillion. Uber Technologies This pick is definitely the long shot of this group, because Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) is worth just $63 billion today."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/walmart-shareholder-meeting-to-hold-votes-on-workplace-safety-china-risk', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Siddharth Cavale\nNEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) - Walmart Inc WMT.N shareholders will be asked to vote on a number of new proposals including revealing its exposure to China and conducting an independent review of its safety practices related to gun violence at its annual general meeting next month, a securities filing on Thursday showed.\nInvestors will have until the end of May 30 to vote on eight shareholder proposals, the company filing said, two more than the number of proposals filed last year.\nThe National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative group, urged Walmart to "report annually to shareholders on the nature and extent to which corporate operations depend on, and are vulnerable to, Communist China, which is a serial human rights violator, a geopolitical threat, and an adversary to the United States."\nThe proposal, which termed doing business with China "controversial, if not dangerous," was similar to its failed proposal at Apple AAPL.O and comes at a time of deteriorating U.S.-China relations - the worst since the countries established diplomatic relations in 1979, according to many analysts.\nWalmart asked shareholders to vote against the proposal, saying it believed the request for an "open-ended" annual report was "unwarranted," and that it has been transparent in reporting key business risks and following human rights policies.\nWalmart does not break out sales in China, where it operates nearly 400 stores and clubs. It recently noted that it "still thinks it has a lot of runway" in the country. The late Thursday filing also revealed a proposal from a Walmart worker, Cynthia Murray, who asked the company to "conduct a third-party, independent review" of the impact its policies and practices have on workplace violence.\nMurray urged Walmart to review its existing workplace safety plans following a mass shooting incident in November at a store in Chesapeake, Virginia, where seven people were killed.\nWalmart in response said such a report would not help uphold its commitment to protecting the health and safety of its associates and urged shareholders to vote against it.\nThe two new proposals are among eight resolutions that challenge Walmart on other issues including reproductive rights and data privacy. But with about 50% of Walmart\'s stock controlled by the Walton family, the bar for any effort to win a majority of investor support is high.\n(Reporting by Siddharth Cavale in New York Editing by Chris Reese and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; Cell: +1 646-288-4330;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The proposal, which termed doing business with China "controversial, if not dangerous," was similar to its failed proposal at Apple AAPL.O and comes at a time of deteriorating U.S.-China relations - the worst since the countries established diplomatic relations in 1979, according to many analysts. By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) - Walmart Inc WMT.N shareholders will be asked to vote on a number of new proposals including revealing its exposure to China and conducting an independent review of its safety practices related to gun violence at its annual general meeting next month, a securities filing on Thursday showed. The National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative group, urged Walmart to "report annually to shareholders on the nature and extent to which corporate operations depend on, and are vulnerable to, Communist China, which is a serial human rights violator, a geopolitical threat, and an adversary to the United States."', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The proposal, which termed doing business with China "controversial, if not dangerous," was similar to its failed proposal at Apple AAPL.O and comes at a time of deteriorating U.S.-China relations - the worst since the countries established diplomatic relations in 1979, according to many analysts. By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) - Walmart Inc WMT.N shareholders will be asked to vote on a number of new proposals including revealing its exposure to China and conducting an independent review of its safety practices related to gun violence at its annual general meeting next month, a securities filing on Thursday showed. The late Thursday filing also revealed a proposal from a Walmart worker, Cynthia Murray, who asked the company to "conduct a third-party, independent review" of the impact its policies and practices have on workplace violence.', 'news_article_title': 'Walmart shareholder meeting to hold votes on workplace safety, China risk', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The proposal, which termed doing business with China "controversial, if not dangerous," was similar to its failed proposal at Apple AAPL.O and comes at a time of deteriorating U.S.-China relations - the worst since the countries established diplomatic relations in 1979, according to many analysts. Walmart asked shareholders to vote against the proposal, saying it believed the request for an "open-ended" annual report was "unwarranted," and that it has been transparent in reporting key business risks and following human rights policies. The late Thursday filing also revealed a proposal from a Walmart worker, Cynthia Murray, who asked the company to "conduct a third-party, independent review" of the impact its policies and practices have on workplace violence.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The proposal, which termed doing business with China "controversial, if not dangerous," was similar to its failed proposal at Apple AAPL.O and comes at a time of deteriorating U.S.-China relations - the worst since the countries established diplomatic relations in 1979, according to many analysts. By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) - Walmart Inc WMT.N shareholders will be asked to vote on a number of new proposals including revealing its exposure to China and conducting an independent review of its safety practices related to gun violence at its annual general meeting next month, a securities filing on Thursday showed. The National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative group, urged Walmart to "report annually to shareholders on the nature and extent to which corporate operations depend on, and are vulnerable to, Communist China, which is a serial human rights violator, a geopolitical threat, and an adversary to the United States."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-elon-musk-pins-hopes-on-full-self-driving-as-teslas-next-profit-driver-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Hyunjoo Jin and Akash Sriram\nApril 20 (Reuters) - Elon Musk is counting on full-self driving and other new technologies and vehicles at Tesla Inc TSLA.O to provide the "wow factor" that will continue to drive the electric carmaker\'s value far beyond its automotive rivals.\nSome analysts and investors worry that Tesla\'s industry-leading market valuation is threatened by factors including price cuts that have undermined its margins, delays in rolling out new models and revisions to its full self-driving (FSD) software.\n"Tesla faces an increasingly uphill battle to secure its competitive position, which makes its current valuation look even more unrealistic," said David Trainer, CEO ofinvestment researchfirm New Constructs. "The Tesla bull case has centered around the company\'s growth goals, which it is failing to meet."\nTesla\'s stock, which closed off 9.75% at $162.99 on Thursday, is trading at about 43 times expected earnings, down from astronomical levels above 200 times in 2021, according to Refinitiv data. Even after that drop, the company\'s valuation remains several times higher than the multiples of legacy carmakers, with Ford Motor Co F.N trading at about 8 times expected earnings and General Motors Co GM.N trading at under 6.\nTesla on Wednesday doubled down on the price war it started at the end of last year, as Musk said the company would prioritize sales growth ahead of profit. In the first quarter, Tesla posted its lowest quarterly gross profit margin in two years.\n"The market wants to see that Tesla management has a tangible plan to boost automotive gross margins and companywide operating profit margins over the coming quarters and in the next year or so," said Morningstar analyst Seth Goldstein. "I also think the market wants to see a growth plan that does not involve continuous price cuts."\nMusk brushed aside those fears on Wednesday, saying the company this year would likely achieve full self driving and that would be a big profit generator. Musk has missed his previous targets to achieve self-driving capability, dating back years.\nTesla now sells the FSD software, which does not make the vehicle autonomous, for $15,000. That is almost a third of the roughly $47,000 current starting price of the base Model Y in the United States.\n"We\'re the only ones making cars that technically, we could sell for zero profit for now and then yield actually tremendous economics in the future through autonomy," he told analysts on a conference call on Wednesday. "I\'m not sure how many people will appreciate the profundity of what I\'ve just said, but it is extremely significant."\nGOLD STANDARD\nSkeptics remain over how soon Tesla will launch FSD.\n"This is a bit like the boy who cried wolf, except in our story the wolf would be a good thing that never seems to come," said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina who closely follows the development of advanced vehicle technologies.\n"It\'s not clear to me how that timetable in any way is consistent with the evidence we have seen," he added, describing the current version of FSD as "highly imperfect."\nOther key products expected from Tesla include the Cybertruck pickup later this year, as well as a lower-cost car that is expected in late 2024 or early 2025. Longer-term, Tesla believes robots could be a bigger profit generator than EVs.\nEvangelos Simoudis, a technology adviser, author and investor, believes Tesla may have “an even bigger opportunity” in energy generation and storage with its solar panels and Powerwall battery systems.\nNot only is Tesla viewed as the gold standard in the auto sector, but many see it as more of a tech stock. Canaccord Genuity analyst George Gianarikas compared Tesla favorably to such tech stocks as Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O.\n“If you look at the growth rates for Tesla versus those companies, Tesla is growing its revenue significantly more than their EBITDA, and so we feel like it\'s incredibly compelling relative to those companies because you\'re paying not only a lower PE but also you get better growth,” said Gianarikas.\nUltimately, some industry observers feel investors are betting more on the man than the models.\n"You\'re not investing in Tesla. You\'re investing in Elon Musk," said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer of Bokeh Capital Partners.\nFor true believers in Musk and Tesla, their faith will remain intact even if FSD is not launched this year, said Will Rhind, CEO of GraniteShares, an asset manager in New York that offers exchange-traded funds (ETFs) allowing investors to bet either long or short on Tesla stock.\n"Potentially it never happens that the retail investor gives up the ghost," he said.\nTesla\'s forward PE remains far below previous levelshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40oggNC\nBREAKINGVIEWS-Tesla can no longer succeed just on its own terms[BREAKINGVIEWS-Tesla can no longer succeed just on its own terms]\nTesla shares sink as Musk\'s sales push by price cuts hurts margins\nBREAKINGVIEWS-Carmakers are poised for EV race to the bottom\nMusk says Tesla will put sales growth ahead of profit\nMusk says Tesla likely to launch full self-drive technology \'this year\'[Musk says Tesla likely to launch full self-drive technology \'this year\']\n(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin in San Francisco and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru Additional reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru, Paul Lienert and Ben Klayman in Detroit and Noel Randewich in Oakland, California Writing by Ben Klayman Editing by Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; 313-600-2277; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Canaccord Genuity analyst George Gianarikas compared Tesla favorably to such tech stocks as Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. Some analysts and investors worry that Tesla\'s industry-leading market valuation is threatened by factors including price cuts that have undermined its margins, delays in rolling out new models and revisions to its full self-driving (FSD) software. "Tesla faces an increasingly uphill battle to secure its competitive position, which makes its current valuation look even more unrealistic," said David Trainer, CEO ofinvestment researchfirm New Constructs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Canaccord Genuity analyst George Gianarikas compared Tesla favorably to such tech stocks as Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Hyunjoo Jin and Akash Sriram April 20 (Reuters) - Elon Musk is counting on full-self driving and other new technologies and vehicles at Tesla Inc TSLA.O to provide the "wow factor" that will continue to drive the electric carmaker\'s value far beyond its automotive rivals. Some analysts and investors worry that Tesla\'s industry-leading market valuation is threatened by factors including price cuts that have undermined its margins, delays in rolling out new models and revisions to its full self-driving (FSD) software.', 'news_article_title': "ANALYSIS-Elon Musk pins hopes on full self-driving as Tesla's next profit driver", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Canaccord Genuity analyst George Gianarikas compared Tesla favorably to such tech stocks as Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. Tesla on Wednesday doubled down on the price war it started at the end of last year, as Musk said the company would prioritize sales growth ahead of profit. Musk brushed aside those fears on Wednesday, saying the company this year would likely achieve full self driving and that would be a big profit generator.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Canaccord Genuity analyst George Gianarikas compared Tesla favorably to such tech stocks as Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. “If you look at the growth rates for Tesla versus those companies, Tesla is growing its revenue significantly more than their EBITDA, and so we feel like it's incredibly compelling relative to those companies because you're paying not only a lower PE but also you get better growth,” said Gianarikas. For true believers in Musk and Tesla, their faith will remain intact even if FSD is not launched this year, said Will Rhind, CEO of GraniteShares, an asset manager in New York that offers exchange-traded funds (ETFs) allowing investors to bet either long or short on Tesla stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/invest-in-big-banks-mega-cap-tech-with-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(0:30) - Breaking Down The Recent Banking Earnings Results\n(4:45) - Will The Big Banks Continue To Perform Well?\n(11:00) - What Should Investors Expect From The Technology Giants Earnings?\n(15:50) - The Roundhill BIG Tech ETF: BIGT\n(21:00) - The Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF: METV\n [email protected]\n In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with David Mazza, Chief Strategy Officer at Roundhill Investments, about new ETFs that offer concentrated offers to the largest and most liquid banks and tech companies.\nRecent results reported by big banks revealed that these companies are doing quite well thus far and have actually benefited from recent turbulence in the industry. They profited from higher rates, as well as the migration of money from smaller banks to "too big to fail" banks.\nThe Roundhill Big Bank ETF BIGB holds equally weighted positions in just six big banks: JPMorgan Chase JPM, Bank of America BAC, Citigroup C, Goldman Sachs GS, Morgan Stanley MS and Wells Fargo WFC. Other bank ETFs have significant exposure to regional banks, custody banks, and other institutions.\nInvestors\' attention will now turn to the quarterly results of tech giants. The largest US tech companies have seen their stocks surge this year, and lackluster reports could dampen the mood.\nThe Roundhill BIG Tech ETF BIGT invests in five mega-cap tech companies: Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Amazon AMZN, and Meta Platforms META. The provider believes that these giants driving technological innovation across Cloud, Artificial Intelligence, and the Metaverse, will continue to outperform smaller companies.\nRoundhill plans to expand the “BIG” product suite in the coming months with ETFs focusing on the largest companies within some other industries.\nTune in to the podcast to learn more.\nMake sure to be on the lookout for the next edition of the ETF Spotlight! If you have any comments or questions, please email [email protected].\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nWells Fargo & Company (WFC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nJPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMorgan Stanley (MS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCitigroup Inc. (C) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nRoundhill BIG Bank ETF (BIGB): ETF Research Reports\nRoundhill BIG Tech ETF (BIGT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Roundhill BIG Tech ETF BIGT invests in five mega-cap tech companies: Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Amazon AMZN, and Meta Platforms META. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Morgan Stanley (MS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Citigroup Inc. (C) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Roundhill BIG Bank ETF (BIGB): ETF Research Reports Roundhill BIG Tech ETF (BIGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The provider believes that these giants driving technological innovation across Cloud, Artificial Intelligence, and the Metaverse, will continue to outperform smaller companies.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The Roundhill BIG Tech ETF BIGT invests in five mega-cap tech companies: Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Amazon AMZN, and Meta Platforms META. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Morgan Stanley (MS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Citigroup Inc. (C) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Roundhill BIG Bank ETF (BIGB): ETF Research Reports Roundhill BIG Tech ETF (BIGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Roundhill Big Bank ETF BIGB holds equally weighted positions in just six big banks: JPMorgan Chase JPM, Bank of America BAC, Citigroup C, Goldman Sachs GS, Morgan Stanley MS and Wells Fargo WFC.', 'news_article_title': 'Invest in Big Banks & Mega-Cap Tech with ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Morgan Stanley (MS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Citigroup Inc. (C) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Roundhill BIG Bank ETF (BIGB): ETF Research Reports Roundhill BIG Tech ETF (BIGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Roundhill BIG Tech ETF BIGT invests in five mega-cap tech companies: Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Amazon AMZN, and Meta Platforms META. (11:00) - What Should Investors Expect From The Technology Giants Earnings?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Morgan Stanley (MS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Citigroup Inc. (C) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Roundhill BIG Bank ETF (BIGB): ETF Research Reports Roundhill BIG Tech ETF (BIGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Roundhill BIG Tech ETF BIGT invests in five mega-cap tech companies: Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Amazon AMZN, and Meta Platforms META. (15:50) - The Roundhill BIG Tech ETF: BIGT (21:00) - The Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF: METV [email protected] In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with David Mazza, Chief Strategy Officer at Roundhill Investments, about new ETFs that offer concentrated offers to the largest and most liquid banks and tech companies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/most-interesting-new-etfs-of-q1-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Continued market turbulence has impacted ETF inflows and launches in 2023. About 80 new ETFs have been introduced this year so far, while closures continue to rise. In this video, we highlight some of the most unique and interesting ETFs that made their debut in the first quarter.\nSubversive Capital in partnership with Unusual Whales launched two ETFs that allow investors to trade like members of Congress. Reports show members of Congress outperformed the S&P 500 Index in 2021 and 2022, and many believe that lawmakers have more information than the rest of us.\nThe Unusual Whales Subversive Democratic ETF NANC and Republican ETF KRUZ are actively managed and come with an expense ratio of 0.75% each. Microsoft MSFT and AAPL AAPL are the top holdings in NANC while energy companies get top spots in KRUZ.\nTuttle Capital Management introduced two new ETFs that let investors bet on and against CNBC personality Jim Cramer. Both ETFs will be actively managed and charge an expense ratio of 1.2% each.\nThe Long Cramer Tracker ETF LJIM seeks to replicate the performance of investments recommended by Cramer. Meta Platforms META and AMD AMD are among the top holdings.\nThe Inverse Cramer Tracker ETF SJIM holds short positions in his stock picks like NVIDIA NVDA and Tesla TSLA. It also invests in securities he recommends against.\nRoundhill Investments launched an ETF that provides concentrated exposure to the six largest US banks, using swaps as well as equities. According to the provider, individuals and institutions alike are migrating banking relationships to biggest banks that are deemed too big to fail, in the wake of banking crisis. The BIG Bank ETF BIGB has expense ratio of 0.29%.\nHorizon Kinetics launched an ETF that employs a dual mandate of holding companies that produce carbon-based energy as well as those developing technologies that can alleviate the negative environmental impacts of hydrocarbons. The Horizon Kinetics Energy and Remediation ETF NVIR has an expense ratio of 0.85%.\nTo learn more, please watch the short video above.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nUnusual Whales Subversive Democratic Trading ETF (NANC): ETF Research Reports\nUnusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading ETF (KRUZ): ETF Research Reports\nHorizon Kinetics Energy and Remediation ETF (NVIR): ETF Research Reports\nLong Cramer Tracker ETF (LJIM): ETF Research Reports\nInverse Cramer Tracker ETF (SJIM): ETF Research Reports\nRoundhill BIG Bank ETF (BIGB): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Microsoft MSFT and AAPL AAPL are the top holdings in NANC while energy companies get top spots in KRUZ. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Unusual Whales Subversive Democratic Trading ETF (NANC): ETF Research Reports Unusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading ETF (KRUZ): ETF Research Reports Horizon Kinetics Energy and Remediation ETF (NVIR): ETF Research Reports Long Cramer Tracker ETF (LJIM): ETF Research Reports Inverse Cramer Tracker ETF (SJIM): ETF Research Reports Roundhill BIG Bank ETF (BIGB): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Inverse Cramer Tracker ETF SJIM holds short positions in his stock picks like NVIDIA NVDA and Tesla TSLA.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Unusual Whales Subversive Democratic Trading ETF (NANC): ETF Research Reports Unusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading ETF (KRUZ): ETF Research Reports Horizon Kinetics Energy and Remediation ETF (NVIR): ETF Research Reports Long Cramer Tracker ETF (LJIM): ETF Research Reports Inverse Cramer Tracker ETF (SJIM): ETF Research Reports Roundhill BIG Bank ETF (BIGB): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Microsoft MSFT and AAPL AAPL are the top holdings in NANC while energy companies get top spots in KRUZ. The Unusual Whales Subversive Democratic ETF NANC and Republican ETF KRUZ are actively managed and come with an expense ratio of 0.75% each.', 'news_article_title': 'Most Interesting New ETFs of Q1 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Unusual Whales Subversive Democratic Trading ETF (NANC): ETF Research Reports Unusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading ETF (KRUZ): ETF Research Reports Horizon Kinetics Energy and Remediation ETF (NVIR): ETF Research Reports Long Cramer Tracker ETF (LJIM): ETF Research Reports Inverse Cramer Tracker ETF (SJIM): ETF Research Reports Roundhill BIG Bank ETF (BIGB): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Microsoft MSFT and AAPL AAPL are the top holdings in NANC while energy companies get top spots in KRUZ. The BIG Bank ETF BIGB has expense ratio of 0.29%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Unusual Whales Subversive Democratic Trading ETF (NANC): ETF Research Reports Unusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading ETF (KRUZ): ETF Research Reports Horizon Kinetics Energy and Remediation ETF (NVIR): ETF Research Reports Long Cramer Tracker ETF (LJIM): ETF Research Reports Inverse Cramer Tracker ETF (SJIM): ETF Research Reports Roundhill BIG Bank ETF (BIGB): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Microsoft MSFT and AAPL AAPL are the top holdings in NANC while energy companies get top spots in KRUZ. The Unusual Whales Subversive Democratic ETF NANC and Republican ETF KRUZ are actively managed and come with an expense ratio of 0.75% each.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-elon-musk-pins-hopes-on-full-self-driving-as-teslas-next-profit-driver', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Hyunjoo Jin and Akash Sriram\nApril 20 (Reuters) - Elon Musk is counting on full-self driving and other new technologies and vehicles at Tesla Inc TSLA.O to provide the "wow factor" that will continue to drive the electric carmaker\'s value far beyond its automotive rivals.\nSome analysts and investors worry that Tesla\'s industry-leading market valuation is threatened by factors including price cuts that have undermined its margins, delays in rolling out new models and revisions to its full self-driving (FSD) software.\n"Tesla faces an increasingly uphill battle to secure its competitive position, which makes its current valuation look even more unrealistic," said David Trainer, CEO ofinvestment researchfirm New Constructs. "The Tesla bull case has centered around the company\'s growth goals, which it is failing to meet."\nTesla\'s stock is trading at about 43 times expected earnings, down from astronomical levels above 200 times in 2021, according to Refinitiv data. Even after that drop, the company\'s valuation remains several times higher than the multiples of legacy carmakers, with Ford Motor Co F.N trading at about 8 times expected earnings and General Motors Co GM.N trading at under 6.\nTesla on Wednesday doubled down on the price war it started at the end of last year, as Musk said the company would prioritize sales growth ahead of profit. In the first quarter, Tesla posted its lowest quarterly gross profit margin in two years.\n"The market wants to see that Tesla management has a tangible plan to boost automotive gross margins and companywide operating profit margins over the coming quarters and in the next year or so," said Morningstar analyst Seth Goldstein. "I also think the market wants to see a growth plan that does not involve continuous price cuts."\nMusk brushed aside those fears on Wednesday, saying the company this year would likely launch FSD, which costs $15,000, and which will be a big profit generator. That is almost a third of the roughly $47,000 current starting price of the base Model Y in the United States.\nMusk has missed his previous targets to achieve self-driving capability, dating back years.\n"We\'re the only ones making cars that technically, we could sell for zero profit for now and then yield actually tremendous economics in the future through autonomy," he told analysts on a conference call on Wednesday. "I\'m not sure how many people will appreciate the profundity of what I\'ve just said, but it is extremely significant."\nGOLD STANDARD\nSkeptics remain over how soon Tesla will launch FSD.\n"This is a bit like the boy who cried wolf, except in our story the wolf would be a good thing that never seems to come," said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina who closely follows the development of advanced vehicle technologies.\n"It\'s not clear to me how that timetable in any way is consistent with the evidence we have seen," he added, describing the current version of FSD as "highly imperfect."\nOther key products expected from Tesla include the Cybertruck pickup later this year, as well as a lower-cost car that is expected in late 2024 or early 2025. Longer-term, Tesla believes robots could be a bigger profit generator than EVs.\nEvangelos Simoudis, a technology adviser, author and investor, believes Tesla may have “an even bigger opportunity” in energy generation and storage with its solar panels and Powerwall battery systems.\nNot only is Tesla viewed as the gold standard in the auto sector, but many see it as more of a tech stock. Canaccord Genuity analyst George Gianarikas compared Tesla favorably to such tech stocks as Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O.\n“If you look at the growth rates for Tesla versus those companies, Tesla is growing its revenue significantly more than their EBITDA, and so we feel like it\'s incredibly compelling relative to those companies because you\'re paying not only a lower PE but also you get better growth,” said Gianarikas.\nUltimately, some industry observers feel investors are betting more on the man than the models.\n"You\'re not investing in Tesla. You\'re investing in Elon Musk," said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer of Bokeh Capital Partners.\nFor true believers in Musk and Tesla, their faith will remain intact even if FSD is not launched this year, said Will Rhind, CEO of GraniteShares, an asset manager in New York that offers exchange-traded funds (ETFs) allowing investors to bet either long or short on Tesla stock.\n"Potentially it never happens that the retail investor gives up the ghost," he said.\nTesla\'s forward PE remains far below previous levelshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40oggNC\nBREAKINGVIEWS-Tesla can no longer succeed just on its own terms[BREAKINGVIEWS-Tesla can no longer succeed just on its own terms]\nTesla shares sink as Musk\'s sales push by price cuts hurts margins\nBREAKINGVIEWS-Carmakers are poised for EV race to the bottom\nMusk says Tesla will put sales growth ahead of profit\nMusk says Tesla likely to launch full self-drive technology \'this year\'[Musk says Tesla likely to launch full self-drive technology \'this year\']\n(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin in San Francisco and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru Additional reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru, Paul Lienert and Ben Klayman in Detroit and Noel Randewich in Oakland, California Writing by Ben Klayman Editing by Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; 313-600-2277; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Canaccord Genuity analyst George Gianarikas compared Tesla favorably to such tech stocks as Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. Some analysts and investors worry that Tesla\'s industry-leading market valuation is threatened by factors including price cuts that have undermined its margins, delays in rolling out new models and revisions to its full self-driving (FSD) software. "Tesla faces an increasingly uphill battle to secure its competitive position, which makes its current valuation look even more unrealistic," said David Trainer, CEO ofinvestment researchfirm New Constructs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Canaccord Genuity analyst George Gianarikas compared Tesla favorably to such tech stocks as Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. By Hyunjoo Jin and Akash Sriram April 20 (Reuters) - Elon Musk is counting on full-self driving and other new technologies and vehicles at Tesla Inc TSLA.O to provide the "wow factor" that will continue to drive the electric carmaker\'s value far beyond its automotive rivals. Some analysts and investors worry that Tesla\'s industry-leading market valuation is threatened by factors including price cuts that have undermined its margins, delays in rolling out new models and revisions to its full self-driving (FSD) software.', 'news_article_title': "ANALYSIS-Elon Musk pins hopes on full self-driving as Tesla's next profit driver", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Canaccord Genuity analyst George Gianarikas compared Tesla favorably to such tech stocks as Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. Tesla on Wednesday doubled down on the price war it started at the end of last year, as Musk said the company would prioritize sales growth ahead of profit. Musk brushed aside those fears on Wednesday, saying the company this year would likely launch FSD, which costs $15,000, and which will be a big profit generator.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Canaccord Genuity analyst George Gianarikas compared Tesla favorably to such tech stocks as Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O. “If you look at the growth rates for Tesla versus those companies, Tesla is growing its revenue significantly more than their EBITDA, and so we feel like it's incredibly compelling relative to those companies because you're paying not only a lower PE but also you get better growth,” said Gianarikas. For true believers in Musk and Tesla, their faith will remain intact even if FSD is not launched this year, said Will Rhind, CEO of GraniteShares, an asset manager in New York that offers exchange-traded funds (ETFs) allowing investors to bet either long or short on Tesla stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-greatest-7-blue-chip-stocks-to-buy-for-your-portfolio', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWhile the debate will certainly rage over which ideas legitimately rank as the greatest blue-chip stocks to buy of all time, for right now, certain enterprises stand out for a combination of their relevance and resilience. As well, a select few large-capitalization companies may be too undervalued and beaten down for their own good. Therefore, speculators may enjoy significant upside.\nTo generate this list, I turned to the investment resource Gurufocus, specifically its screener function. Here, I filtered out the best blue-chip stocks to buy for quality and predictability. As well, I’ve incorporated analyst ratings provided by TipRanks so you know what the experts think. So, without any more delay, let’s take a deeper look at the “greatest” blue-chip stocks list.\nRACE Ferrari $275.22\nAAPL Apple $167.72\nSHW Sherwin-Williams $234.83\nREGN Regeneron $803.62\nNFLX Netflix $329.59\nUNH UnitedHealth $489.56\nPYPL PayPal $74.32\nFerrari (RACE)\nSource: Shutterstock\nWhile exotic car manufacturer Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) might seem an odd idea for the best blue-chip stocks to buy, in my view, it makes perfect sense. First, it’s a world-recognized brand with a market cap north of $51 billion. Second, it’s performed very well this year, gaining over 29% of equity value. In contrast, the benchmark S&P 500 index moved up just under 9% during the same period.\nFundamentally, what makes RACE so special within this rarefied blue-chip stocks list focuses on economic insulation. Brewing headwinds against the consumer economy means that people are cutting back on their purchases, impacting once-resilient sectors like electric vehicles. However, Ferrari remains a powerful brand that constantly generates positive traction because it caters to a completely different wealth class.\nIn other words, there’s rich and then there’s Ferrari rich. And Ferrari rich doesn’t worry about little things like interest rate hikes. They’re truly above it all. Not surprisingly, Wall Street analysts peg RACE as a consensus moderate buy. Their average price target comes out to $287.58, implying a bit over 3% upside potential.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Shutterstock\nWith consumer technology giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), I shouldn’t encounter any pushback signaling it as one of the top blue-chip stocks to buy. Thanks to its market cap of $2.65 trillion, Apple basically represents its own powerhouse country. Plus, it continues to perform well, gaining 34% of equity value since the beginning of this year. Furthermore, it’s erased its trailing one-year loss, now staring at a slightly positive return.\nFundamentally, Apple’s brand power impresses like nothing else. With mass layoffs and other pressures working against the consumer economy, you’d expect a discretionary player like Apple to suffer. However, the products are too compelling and perhaps too addictive to ignore.\nFinancially, the company features strengths across the board. From a solid balance sheet to double-digit revenue growth to excellent profit margins, you can’t go wrong with AAPL on your blue-chip stocks list. Presently, analysts peg AAPL as a consensus strong buy. Their average price target comes out to $174.28, implying 4% upside potential.\nSherwin-Williams (SHW)\nSource: Shutterstock\nA paint and coating manufacturing firm, Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) doesn’t exactly rank as one of the most exciting large-scale enterprises. However, a case can be made that it stands among the best blue-chip stocks to buy right now. Featuring everyday relevance, SHW can easily be an investment to build for the long run. Plus, its red ink this year may offer a discounted entry point.\nFinancially, it doesn’t offer truly remarkable attributes. However, the company gets the job done. For example, it posts a competent three-year revenue growth rate of 9.8%. Again, not remarkable but it betas out 57.05% of companies listed in the chemicals sector.\nMore importantly, Sherwin-Williams benefits from a consistently profitable enterprise. Its trailing-year operating margin pings at 13.55% while its net margin comes out to 9.12%. Both stats rank in the underlying sector’s upper half. Finally, analysts peg SHW as a consensus moderate buy. Their average price target lands at $253.71, implying nearly 9% upside potential.\nRegeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN)\nSource: Shutterstock\nOne of the companies that generated tremendous relevance during the worst of the Covid-19 crisis, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN) no longer commands the spotlight like it once did when it contributed to restoring former President Donald Trump back to full health. Still, REGN deserves consideration on your blue-chip stocks list.\nWhile it no longer generates front-page news, it continues to research and develop new therapeutics. Even better, investors like what they’re seeing. Since the Jan. opener, REGN gained over 12% of its market value. Financially too, Regeneron attracts investors thanks to its rock-solid balance sheet, strong three-year sales trend, and an excellent profit margin of 35.64%.\nNotably, the market prices shares at a forward multiple of 19.23. As a discount to projected earnings, Regeneron ranks better than 71.43% of the competition. Therefore, it’s not only one of the top blue-chip stocks to buy, but it’s also one of the most undervalued. Lastly, analysts peg REGN as a consensus moderate buy. Their average price target comes out to $885, implying over 9% upside potential.\nNetflix (NFLX)\nSource: Shutterstock\nOne of the trickier blue-chip stocks to buy, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) carries significant clout as an entertainment stalwart. Obviously, during the worst of the pandemic, Netflix shot up the charts because it offered entertainment to quarantined consumers. However, as fears of the SARS-CoV-2 virus along with governmental restrictions faded away, the phenomenon of revenge travel took over. That left little room for Netflix to sustain its stratospheric growth.\nAt the same time, NFLX stock has been mounting a credible comeback effort. In the trailing one-year period, it gained nearly 43% of its equity value. It still has some ways to go to reach its post-pandemic record highs. Nevertheless, with the consumer economy again struggling, the content streamer could get interesting as a cheap entertainment source.\nFinancially, Netflix benefits from a solid balance sheet and strong operational stats. Notably, it’s a consistently profitable enterprise, featuring a trailing-year net margin of 14.21%. Turning to Wall Street, analysts peg NFLX as a consensus moderate buy. Their average price target stands at $362.37, implying over 12% upside potential.\nUnitedHealth Group (UNH)\nSource: Shutterstock\nAnother tricky name to put on your blue-chip stocks list, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) on the surface seems like a reasonable enterprise to choose. Sure, it might be a bit choppy. Since the Jan. opener, UNH lost over 6% of its equity value. In the past 365 days, it fell 11%. Nevertheless, as a managed healthcare and insurance giant, UnitedHealth appears resilient.\nHowever, one thing to keep in mind is that as layoffs accelerate, UnitedHealth may suffer a reduction in its total addressable market. With the alpha dogs in the business world announcing steep headcount reductions, you want to be careful with UNH.\nStill, at the end of the day, we’re talking about one of the best blue-chip stocks to buy. Financially, UnitedHealth posts solid strengths in the balance sheet. Operationally, it features a three-year book growth rate of 11.1%, outpacing 73.33% of its peers. Also, it features robust profitability with a net margin of 6.21%, above 79% of the competition.\nLooking to the Street, analysts peg UNH as a consensus strong buy. Their average price target stands at $602.38, implying nearly 24% upside potential.\nPayPal (PYPL)\nSource: Shutterstock\nEasily the riskiest idea on this list of top blue-chip stocks to buy, PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) is a powerhouse in the digital payments ecosystem. Fundamentally, it aligns with the burgeoning gig economy. Thanks to its intuitive business management ecosystem, it’s easy for gig workers (i.e. independent contractors) to get up and running. Also, the PayPal system keeps records of everything, making it convenient for tax-reporting purposes.\nHowever, it’s a tough sell for risk-averse investors. Since the beginning of this year, PYPL gained only 1%. In the trailing one-year period, it fell nearly 21%. Further, trading hands at a little over $75, we’re way off from the time that PYPL commanded a $300 price tag.\nBut then, speculators wonder – could PYPL make another run to $300? If so, the underlying enterprise would easily rank as one of the best blue-chip stocks to buy. Financially, it has the right stuff, featuring decent stability in the balance sheet, solid revenue growth, and consistent profitability. Also, PayPal’s a quality enterprise, as evidenced by its return on equity of 11.78%.\nFor the final word, analysts peg PYPL as a consensus moderate buy. Their average price target lands at $116.52, implying nearly 55% upside potential.\nOn the date of publication, Josh Enomoto did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nA former senior business analyst for Sony Electronics, Josh Enomoto has helped broker major contracts with Fortune Global 500 companies. Over the past several years, he has delivered unique, critical insights for the investment markets, as well as various other industries including legal, construction management, and healthcare.\nThe post The Greatest 7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for Your Portfolio appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'From a solid balance sheet to double-digit revenue growth to excellent profit margins, you can’t go wrong with AAPL on your blue-chip stocks list. RACE Ferrari $275.22 AAPL Apple $167.72 SHW Sherwin-Williams $234.83 REGN Regeneron $803.62 NFLX Netflix $329.59 UNH UnitedHealth $489.56 PYPL PayPal $74.32 Ferrari (RACE) Source: Shutterstock While exotic car manufacturer Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) might seem an odd idea for the best blue-chip stocks to buy, in my view, it makes perfect sense. Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock With consumer technology giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), I shouldn’t encounter any pushback signaling it as one of the top blue-chip stocks to buy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'RACE Ferrari $275.22 AAPL Apple $167.72 SHW Sherwin-Williams $234.83 REGN Regeneron $803.62 NFLX Netflix $329.59 UNH UnitedHealth $489.56 PYPL PayPal $74.32 Ferrari (RACE) Source: Shutterstock While exotic car manufacturer Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) might seem an odd idea for the best blue-chip stocks to buy, in my view, it makes perfect sense. Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock With consumer technology giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), I shouldn’t encounter any pushback signaling it as one of the top blue-chip stocks to buy. From a solid balance sheet to double-digit revenue growth to excellent profit margins, you can’t go wrong with AAPL on your blue-chip stocks list.', 'news_article_title': 'The Greatest 7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for Your Portfolio', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'RACE Ferrari $275.22 AAPL Apple $167.72 SHW Sherwin-Williams $234.83 REGN Regeneron $803.62 NFLX Netflix $329.59 UNH UnitedHealth $489.56 PYPL PayPal $74.32 Ferrari (RACE) Source: Shutterstock While exotic car manufacturer Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) might seem an odd idea for the best blue-chip stocks to buy, in my view, it makes perfect sense. Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock With consumer technology giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), I shouldn’t encounter any pushback signaling it as one of the top blue-chip stocks to buy. From a solid balance sheet to double-digit revenue growth to excellent profit margins, you can’t go wrong with AAPL on your blue-chip stocks list.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'RACE Ferrari $275.22 AAPL Apple $167.72 SHW Sherwin-Williams $234.83 REGN Regeneron $803.62 NFLX Netflix $329.59 UNH UnitedHealth $489.56 PYPL PayPal $74.32 Ferrari (RACE) Source: Shutterstock While exotic car manufacturer Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) might seem an odd idea for the best blue-chip stocks to buy, in my view, it makes perfect sense. Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock With consumer technology giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), I shouldn’t encounter any pushback signaling it as one of the top blue-chip stocks to buy. From a solid balance sheet to double-digit revenue growth to excellent profit margins, you can’t go wrong with AAPL on your blue-chip stocks list.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/godaddy-gddy-adds-tap-to-pay-bolsters-payment-offerings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'GoDaddy GDDY has integrated Apple\'s AAPL Tap to Pay into its free mobile app, allowing small businesses to accept contactless payments seamlessly just with an iPhone.\n\nThe latest move removes the requirement of a dongle or a card reader for small entrepreneurs to accept contactless payments.\n\nMoreover, Apple’s Tap to Pay feature enables businesses to accept payments via contactless debit and credit cards, Apple Pay and other digital wallets.\n\nIn order to get started with the latest feature, entrepreneurs just need to download the GoDaddy mobile app on a compatible iPhone and choose Tap to Pay.\n\nWith the integration, GoDaddy is likely to witness strong momentum across small businesses as well as the growing adoption of its mobile app. This in turn will likely contribute to its revenues in the days ahead.\nGoDaddy Inc. Price and Consensus\nGoDaddy Inc. price-consensus-chart | GoDaddy Inc. Quote\nApplications & Commerce Segment in Focus\nThe latest move is in sync with GoDaddy’s deepening focus on providing user-friendly and connected commerce tools to businesses.\n\nIt had added to the strength of the Applications & Commerce segment, which has become the cash cow of the company.\n\nIn the fourth quarter of 2022, the segment generated $333.4 million (accounting for 32.1% of total revenues), up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. The segment’s annualized recurring revenues were $1.3 billion, increasing 9% year over year.\n\nFor 2023, the company expects the segment’s revenue growth to be in the band of 8% to 10%.\n\nWe believe the company’s strong focus on bolstering the Application & Commerce segment is expected to contribute well to its overall performance, which in turn is likely to aid it in winning investors’ confidence going ahead.\n\nFor 2023, management expects total revenues in the range of $4.250-$4.325 billion, suggesting growth of 5% at the midpoint from the year-ago reading. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the same is pegged at $4.27 billion, indicating growth of 4.4% from 2022.\n\nThe consensus mark of earnings for 2023 stands at $2.70 per share, implying growth of 22.2% from the previous year.\n\nComing to the price performance, GDDY has gained 3.7% in the year-to-date period compared with the industry’s rise of 3.8%.\nPortfolio Strength: A Key Catalyst\nThe latest move is in line with GoDaddy\'s focus on strengthening its overall portfolio offerings.\n\nGoDaddy also introduced a Small Business Generative AI Prompt Library, which is designed to provide small firms access to the same level of expertise and capability typically available to huge enterprises.\n\nFurther, GoDaddy partnered with Fidelity National Information Services to launch Commerce 360, an all-in-one omnichannel solution, for supplying e-commerce items to small and medium-sized businesses. The solution will combine GoDaddy\'s simple business tools with Fidelity National\'s Worldpay payments capabilities.\n\nWe believe that the growing portfolio offerings will continue to drive GoDaddy’s customer momentum in the days ahead.\n\nHowever, intensifying competition in the domain, hosting, and presence markets poses a threat.\nFurther, mounting expenses owing to growing investments in technology and development remain concerns.\nZacks Rank and Stocks to Consider\nCurrently, GoDaddy carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).\n\nSome better-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector are Salesforce CRM and Arista Networks ANET. While Salesforce sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Arista Network carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\n\nSalesforce has gained 44.4% in the year-to-date period. CRM’s long-term earnings growth rate is currently projected at 16.75%.\n\nArista Networks has gained 34.4% in the year-to-date period. The long-term earnings growth rate for ANET is currently projected at 14.17%.\n4 Oil Stocks with Massive Upsides\nGlobal demand for oil is through the roof... and oil producers are struggling to keep up. So even though oil prices are well off their recent highs, you can expect big profits from the companies that supply the world with "black gold." \nZacks Investment Research has just released an urgent special report to help you bank on this trend. \nIn Oil Market on Fire, you\'ll discover 4 unexpected oil and gas stocks positioned for big gains in the coming weeks and months. You don\'t want to miss these recommendations. \nDownload your free report now to see them.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSalesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nArista Networks, Inc. (ANET) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nGoDaddy Inc. (GDDY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "GoDaddy GDDY has integrated Apple's AAPL Tap to Pay into its free mobile app, allowing small businesses to accept contactless payments seamlessly just with an iPhone. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) : Free Stock Analysis Report GoDaddy Inc. (GDDY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. We believe the company’s strong focus on bolstering the Application & Commerce segment is expected to contribute well to its overall performance, which in turn is likely to aid it in winning investors’ confidence going ahead.", 'news_luhn_summary': "GoDaddy GDDY has integrated Apple's AAPL Tap to Pay into its free mobile app, allowing small businesses to accept contactless payments seamlessly just with an iPhone. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) : Free Stock Analysis Report GoDaddy Inc. (GDDY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. While Salesforce sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Arista Network carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present.", 'news_article_title': 'GoDaddy (GDDY) Adds Tap to Pay, Bolsters Payment Offerings', 'news_lexrank_summary': "GoDaddy GDDY has integrated Apple's AAPL Tap to Pay into its free mobile app, allowing small businesses to accept contactless payments seamlessly just with an iPhone. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) : Free Stock Analysis Report GoDaddy Inc. (GDDY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For 2023, the company expects the segment’s revenue growth to be in the band of 8% to 10%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) : Free Stock Analysis Report GoDaddy Inc. (GDDY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. GoDaddy GDDY has integrated Apple's AAPL Tap to Pay into its free mobile app, allowing small businesses to accept contactless payments seamlessly just with an iPhone. GoDaddy Inc. Price and Consensus GoDaddy Inc. price-consensus-chart | GoDaddy Inc. Quote Applications & Commerce Segment in Focus The latest move is in sync with GoDaddy’s deepening focus on providing user-friendly and connected commerce tools to businesses."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/have-%241000-2-explosive-growth-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-no-matter-what-the-market-does-next', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'While no analyst or guru can say with exact accuracy when the ongoing volatility may abate, the market has proven its ability to ride out ups and downs and soar higher on the other side. For investors with the cash to put to work during all the market\'s mood swings, it\'s always a great time to buy more wonderful companies.\nEven if you have a more moderate amount like $1,000 to put into stocks at the moment, there are plenty of incredible companies to be bought. Here are two names to consider buying right now.\n1. Vertex Pharmaceuticals\nVertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) has created a business with a track record of profitability and market leadership that is a stand-alone example in the highly competitive healthcare industry.\nVertex is known for its leadership in the cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment space as it is the only company with drugs on the market that treat the underlying cause of this genetic disease. These drugs, known as CFTR modulators, are not only helping patients enjoy an enhanced quality of life, but in many cases, enabling them to live longer as well.\nVertex has four of these drugs on the market, which have enabled the company to grow its revenue and profits by 44% and 23%, respectively, over the trailing three-year period alone. The company has also seen its operating cash flow expand by 27% in that same three-year period.\nIt\'s estimated that there about 160,000 people globally have cystic fibrosis. Vertex\'s management estimates that about 88,000 of them are in North America, Australia, and Europe, its core target markets. Despite its long-standing market leadership, however, management believes that there are more than 20,000 cystic fibrosis patients who could benefit from its existing portfolio of drugs but aren\'t taking them.\nThere are also roughly 5,000 CF patients who, due to their underlying mutation, can\'t take CFTR modulators. Vertex is working on a drug for them too, an mRNA-based candidate that it\'s developing with Moderna.\nImportantly, Vertex Pharmaceuticals is aggressively building out its pipeline in an effort to reduce its reliance on its profitable portfolio of CF drugs while seizing market share in other core segments of the rare disease drug industry.\nAmong many promising candidates, the company\'s portfolio of stem cell-based therapies for Type 1 diabetes bears close watching. In the company\'s 2022earnings call CEO Reshma Kewalramani emphasized: "Our goal is to deliver a transformative, if not curative, therapy for the more than 2.5 million patients with Type 1 diabetes in North America and Europe."\nThe company is also awaiting a potential approval that could happen as soon as this year now that it has completed regulatory submissions for exa-cel in the U.K., EU, and U.S. Exa-cel is a rare blood disorder therapy it developed with CRISPR Therapeutics, which has the potential to serve as a one-time functional cure for both sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia.\nThis business isn\'t slowing down on its growth trajectory, and investors with the risk appetite to invest in the current market may want to scoop up some shares of this healthcare stock before long.\n2. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has remained a relative bastion in the storm through the decades despite economic ups and downs. And while some investors may be focusing on recent reports that personal computer (PC) shipments declined by as much as 30% in the first three months of 2023, there\'s far more to focus on here when considering this company for a long-term buy-and-hold investment.\nWhile PC sales are certainly an important driver of Apple\'s revenue and profits, iPhones remain the No. 1 catalyst for both its top and bottom lines. Not only does Apple control a roughly 23% share of the $500 billion smartphone market, but the company generated $66 billion in iPhone sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 alone.\nIt\'s also worth pointing out that in an environment where consumer capital is constrained and fears of a recession are still very real and present, it makes sense that expenditures on high-ticket items like PCs would be down.\nEven in an economy where consumer spending is uncertain, it\'s also important to note that in the most recent quarter Apple reached its highest number of installed devices globally in the company\'s history. It closed out the three-month period with 2 billion devices installed globally.\nBeyond iPhone sales, which accounted for more than half of Apple\'s sales in the most recent quarter, the company\'s services segment remains one of its fastest-growing. It delivered $21 billion toward the company\'s $117 billion in revenue in the three-month period. This is the segment that includes services like Apple Music and Apple TV+.\nApple reported net income of $30 billion in the most recent quarter while closing out the period with a whopping $52 billion in cash and investments. But looking back over a much longer period, the last five years have seen the company grow its revenue, profits, and cash from operations by 131%, 170%, and 128%, respectively.\nThis is one of those businesses you can buy and hold for a lifetime, and even a few years of economic volatility can\'t detract from this growth story.\nFind out why Vertex Pharmaceuticals is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Vertex Pharmaceuticals is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nRachel Warren has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, CRISPR Therapeutics, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The Motley Fool recommends Moderna. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has remained a relative bastion in the storm through the decades despite economic ups and downs. In the company\'s 2022earnings call CEO Reshma Kewalramani emphasized: "Our goal is to deliver a transformative, if not curative, therapy for the more than 2.5 million patients with Type 1 diabetes in North America and Europe." This business isn\'t slowing down on its growth trajectory, and investors with the risk appetite to invest in the current market may want to scoop up some shares of this healthcare stock before long.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has remained a relative bastion in the storm through the decades despite economic ups and downs. Importantly, Vertex Pharmaceuticals is aggressively building out its pipeline in an effort to reduce its reliance on its profitable portfolio of CF drugs while seizing market share in other core segments of the rare disease drug industry. Beyond iPhone sales, which accounted for more than half of Apple's sales in the most recent quarter, the company's services segment remains one of its fastest-growing.", 'news_article_title': 'Have $1,000? 2 Explosive Growth Stocks to Buy and Hold No Matter What the Market Does Next', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has remained a relative bastion in the storm through the decades despite economic ups and downs. Vertex has four of these drugs on the market, which have enabled the company to grow its revenue and profits by 44% and 23%, respectively, over the trailing three-year period alone. Apple reported net income of $30 billion in the most recent quarter while closing out the period with a whopping $52 billion in cash and investments.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has remained a relative bastion in the storm through the decades despite economic ups and downs. Vertex has four of these drugs on the market, which have enabled the company to grow its revenue and profits by 44% and 23%, respectively, over the trailing three-year period alone. Importantly, Vertex Pharmaceuticals is aggressively building out its pipeline in an effort to reduce its reliance on its profitable portfolio of CF drugs while seizing market share in other core segments of the rare disease drug industry.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/investing-your-tax-refund-these-2-stocks-can-make-the-most-of-your-money', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Saving money amid inflation is difficult. But there is one way millions of Americans could be getting at least a one-time boost to their finances this year, and that's through an income tax refund. Many Americans are planning to save that money. But one way you can stretch that money even further is by investing it.\nWhile stocks may not seem like the safest places to put your money during the current bear market, there are a couple of relatively low-risk options to consider that can help set you up for some great gains in the future: Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\n1. Eli Lilly\nOne stock that could make the most of your investment is healthcare giant Eli Lilly. It pays a modest dividend yield of 1.2%, which is below the S&P 500 average of 1.7% and it may seem expensive, trading at 54 times its earnings. But this is a special stock to own, one that investors are willing to pay a big premium for because of its potential.\nFor one thing, the company generates tons of free cash flow, which means there's plenty of money there to support a dividend plus invest in its long-term growth.\nLLY Free Cash Flow (Annual) data by YCharts\nEli Lilly's payout ratio is a manageable 57% and there's room for the company to increase it as well; last year, Eli Lilly boosted its dividend by 15%. But the dividend is just a nice add-on, as what's really exciting are the company's growth prospects.\nAnd a big part of that is related to Mounjaro, a diabetes treatment that has shown to also be effective in helping people lose weight -- some shedding as much as 22.5% of their body weight. Forget a $1 billion blockbuster; this is a drug that could bring in tens of billions in revenue at its peak. Eli Lilly has been investing billions into its operations in recent years to bolster its manufacturing capabilities so that it can help meet the strong demand of its many popular drugs, including Mounjaro and top-seller Trulicity.\nThere's so much potential growth on the horizon that makes Eli Lilly a fantastic stock to own. If you want to make the most of your tax return, this is a great stock to consider buying as you'll get a solid dividend, which is likely to rise in the future, along with a solid growth business.\n2. Apple\nAnother solid business to invest in is Apple. At $2.6 trillion, the company is already massive, but like Eli Lilly, it gushes cash and perhaps has more than it knows what to do with these days.\nAAPL Free Cash Flow (Annual) data by YCharts\nThe company's vast ecosystem of products and services allows the business to maximize sales to people who use its iPhones, iPads, and computers. The switching costs become more onerous the deeper someone is entrenched in Apple as there is often no shortage of compatibility issues between products and services designed for people who are using Apple versus rival Google, which Alphabet owns, and where Android is the default operating system on handheld devices.\nApple also recently announced that its Apple Card users can now take advantage of a high-yielding savings account through Goldman Sachs that pays an annual percentage yield of 4.15%, which is 10 times higher than the average rate. It's yet another incentive for people to use Apple's products and services. And Apple can do these kinds of things because it generates so much in cash.\nThe stock's dividend yield of 0.6% is fairly small, but Apple also spends billions on share buybacks, which reduce the share count and help drive up the price of the stock.\nAAPL Stock Buyback (Annual) data by YCharts\nApple has a phenomenal business with an ecosystem that is sure to get even bigger and broader, leading to more gains for investors in the long run.\n10 stocks we like better than Eli Lilly\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Eli Lilly wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. David Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Goldman Sachs Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "While stocks may not seem like the safest places to put your money during the current bear market, there are a couple of relatively low-risk options to consider that can help set you up for some great gains in the future: Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Free Cash Flow (Annual) data by YCharts The company's vast ecosystem of products and services allows the business to maximize sales to people who use its iPhones, iPads, and computers. AAPL Stock Buyback (Annual) data by YCharts Apple has a phenomenal business with an ecosystem that is sure to get even bigger and broader, leading to more gains for investors in the long run.", 'news_luhn_summary': "While stocks may not seem like the safest places to put your money during the current bear market, there are a couple of relatively low-risk options to consider that can help set you up for some great gains in the future: Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Free Cash Flow (Annual) data by YCharts The company's vast ecosystem of products and services allows the business to maximize sales to people who use its iPhones, iPads, and computers. AAPL Stock Buyback (Annual) data by YCharts Apple has a phenomenal business with an ecosystem that is sure to get even bigger and broader, leading to more gains for investors in the long run.", 'news_article_title': 'Investing Your Tax Refund? These 2 Stocks Can Make the Most of Your Money', 'news_lexrank_summary': "While stocks may not seem like the safest places to put your money during the current bear market, there are a couple of relatively low-risk options to consider that can help set you up for some great gains in the future: Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Free Cash Flow (Annual) data by YCharts The company's vast ecosystem of products and services allows the business to maximize sales to people who use its iPhones, iPads, and computers. AAPL Stock Buyback (Annual) data by YCharts Apple has a phenomenal business with an ecosystem that is sure to get even bigger and broader, leading to more gains for investors in the long run.", 'news_textrank_summary': "While stocks may not seem like the safest places to put your money during the current bear market, there are a couple of relatively low-risk options to consider that can help set you up for some great gains in the future: Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Free Cash Flow (Annual) data by YCharts The company's vast ecosystem of products and services allows the business to maximize sales to people who use its iPhones, iPads, and computers. AAPL Stock Buyback (Annual) data by YCharts Apple has a phenomenal business with an ecosystem that is sure to get even bigger and broader, leading to more gains for investors in the long run."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-savings-account-changes-everything', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has announced that it is growing the tools in the Wallet app with a savings account. That's a big win for savers but could make Apple's products even stickier. Travis Hoium highlights why this is a great move for Apple and its shareholders.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 17, 2023. The video was published on April 19, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple and Block. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Block, and Goldman Sachs Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has announced that it is growing the tools in the Wallet app with a savings account. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Block, and Goldman Sachs Group.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has announced that it is growing the tools in the Wallet app with a savings account. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple and Block.', 'news_article_title': "Apple's Savings Account Changes Everything", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has announced that it is growing the tools in the Wallet app with a savings account. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple and Block.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has announced that it is growing the tools in the Wallet app with a savings account. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-futures-fall-nearly-1-as-tesla-earnings-disappoint', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\nApril 20 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures fell nearly 1% on Thursday as Tesla shares tumbled after the electric-vehicle maker posted its lowest quarterly gross margin in two years, while prospects of U.S. interest rates staying higher for a longer kept investors jittery.\nWall Street\'s main indexes have remained steady this week as mixed earnings from U.S. banks allayed concerns of a contagion from the March banking crisis, but rapidly rising rates and recession worries have dimmed their outlook.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O slid 6.7% in premarket trading after its first-quarter gross margin missed expectations on aggressive price cuts for its vehicles and CEO Elon Musk said the company would put sales growth ahead of profit.\nOther megacap stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell 1% each.\n"A lot of companies are keeping their heads above water but there remain plenty of headwinds to cloud the outlook," said Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.\n"The prospect of another round of interest-rate hikes in the U.S. and Europe will further increase cost of borrowing, coinciding with fears that banks are going to have stricter lending policies following the recent Silicon Valley Crisis."\nTraders are reassessing the outlook for interest rates after data indicated that the slowdown in U.S. economy was not enough to push the Federal Reserve to start cutting rates as early as this year.\nComments from Fed policymakers this week have also supported bets on further policy tightening.\nThe Fed will deliver a final 25-basis-point rate hike in May and then hold rates steady for the rest of the year, according to economists in a Reuters poll, which also showed a likely short and shallow recession in 2023.\nFed funds futures traders are pricing in a 78% probability of a 25-bps rate hike next month, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nThe two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which typically moves in step with near-term rate expectations, traded below the one-month high it hit on Wednesday. US/\nMeanwhile, the cost of insuring exposure to U.S. sovereign debt rose to the highest level since 2011, over market jitters that the government could hit its debt ceiling sooner than expected.\nAt 6:56 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 138 points, or 0.41%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 28.25 points, or 0.68%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 123.25 points, or 0.93%.\nThe day ahead includes weekly jobless claims data and Philadelphia Fed\'s business index reading. Several Fed policymakers are also expected to speak later in the day.\nAmong other stocks, IBM Corp IBM.N gained 1.3% after the software company beat estimates for first-quarter profit and signaled demand for IT services was better than feared.\nLas Vegas Sands Corp LVS.N climbed 4.4% after the casino operator reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue, while Alaska Air Group Inc ALK.N fell 1.2% on wider-than-expected first-quarter loss.\nAmong regional banks, Zions BancorpZION.O, Truist Financial CorpTFC.N and KeyCorpKEY.N dropped between 0.6% and 5.3% after their quarterly profits missed estimates.\nChip companies Qualcomm Inc QCOM., Nvidia Corp NVDA.O and Micron Technology MU.O fell 1% each following major Apple supplier TSMC\'s 2330.TWweak sales forecast.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Other megacap stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell 1% each. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 20 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures fell nearly 1% on Thursday as Tesla shares tumbled after the electric-vehicle maker posted its lowest quarterly gross margin in two years, while prospects of U.S. interest rates staying higher for a longer kept investors jittery. Tesla Inc TSLA.O slid 6.7% in premarket trading after its first-quarter gross margin missed expectations on aggressive price cuts for its vehicles and CEO Elon Musk said the company would put sales growth ahead of profit.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Other megacap stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell 1% each. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 20 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures fell nearly 1% on Thursday as Tesla shares tumbled after the electric-vehicle maker posted its lowest quarterly gross margin in two years, while prospects of U.S. interest rates staying higher for a longer kept investors jittery. Tesla Inc TSLA.O slid 6.7% in premarket trading after its first-quarter gross margin missed expectations on aggressive price cuts for its vehicles and CEO Elon Musk said the company would put sales growth ahead of profit.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq futures fall nearly 1% as Tesla earnings disappoint', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Other megacap stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell 1% each. Tesla Inc TSLA.O slid 6.7% in premarket trading after its first-quarter gross margin missed expectations on aggressive price cuts for its vehicles and CEO Elon Musk said the company would put sales growth ahead of profit. The Fed will deliver a final 25-basis-point rate hike in May and then hold rates steady for the rest of the year, according to economists in a Reuters poll, which also showed a likely short and shallow recession in 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Other megacap stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O fell 1% each. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 20 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures fell nearly 1% on Thursday as Tesla shares tumbled after the electric-vehicle maker posted its lowest quarterly gross margin in two years, while prospects of U.S. interest rates staying higher for a longer kept investors jittery. Wall Street's main indexes have remained steady this week as mixed earnings from U.S. banks allayed concerns of a contagion from the March banking crisis, but rapidly rising rates and recession worries have dimmed their outlook."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-you-invested-%241000-in-lemonade-in-2020-this-is-how-much-you-would-have-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Compared to 2020 and 2021, it's evident that today Wall Street has soured on what were some of the most exciting and innovative tech stocks. Take insurance disruptor Lemonade (NYSE: LMND), for example, whose shares are down a whopping 93% from their all-time high price of $183.26 reached in January 2021. The stock skyrocketed in the first six months after it went public, but it's a different story now.\nIf you invested $1,000 in Lemonade at its initial public offering in July 2020, you'd be sitting on a balance of just $187 right now, translating to a loss of more than 81%. For comparison's sake, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index is up 23% during the same time. What's been going on with this fintech stock in recent years?\nRapid growth without profits\nIt's difficult to understate Lemonade's monster growth in recent years. Between 2019 and 2022, revenue jumped from $67 million to $257 million, customers increased from 643,000 to 1.8 million, and the premium per customer grew from $177 to $346. These are the kind of remarkable gains that early investors were drawn to when Lemonade went public.\nAnother key factor that made Lemonade a darling on Wall Street at the start was its innovative business model. Instead of relying on traditional brick-and-mortar offices and sales agents to push insurance products, this company utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning in a completely digital offering to underwrite policies and approve and pay out claims. The user experience is supposed to be outstanding and frictionless. Management touts having a Net Promoter Score, a reflection of customer satisfaction, in the same ballpark as Apple and Tesla.\nHowever, like many companies that are fully focused on achieving hyper growth, Lemonade has yet to turn a profit. In theory, having no physical footprint should be a benefit, but this hasn't been shown in the numbers so far. Last year, the business posted a net loss of $298 million, higher than 2021's figure. And this was despite revenue doubling year over year.\nFor 2023, management forecasts revenue to grow 47% at the midpoint. But it also sees the adjusted EBITDA (earnings before taxes, interest, depreciation, and amortization) loss widening. A potential plus, however, is that Lemonade's five insurance products (renters, homeowners, car, pet, and life) give it a greater opportunity to cross-sell to existing customers, while further penetrating the massive industry.\nInvestors should think twice\nWith the stock down so much, Lemonade now trades at a price-to-sales multiple of 3.6, which is about as cheap as it's been since going public. This signals that the market's pessimism surrounding the company has hardly ever been higher. But despite what appears to be an attractive valuation, Lemonade is still more expensive than some major incumbents in the insurance industry, such as Progressive and Allstate. This could be a reflection of Lemonade's outsized potential growth opportunity and heavy focus on utilizing technology in its business model.\nUltimately, it's up to investors to decide if Lemonade's disruptive potential and promise of rapid gains outweigh its lack of consistent profitability. This is an even more important point to consider in today's economic environment, when funding costs are higher than at any time during the past decade and investors are prioritizing positive net income. For what it's worth, Lemonade had just over $1 billion of cash, cash equivalents, and investments on its balance sheet as of Dec. 31, with zero debt. This might be enough to give the business a significant runway to operate at a loss for the foreseeable future.\nBut until management can get losses under control and show a clear path to profits, I won't even begin to think about owning the stock. For some investors, though, the cheap valuation might be too hard to pass up right now.\n10 stocks we like better than Lemonade\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Lemonade wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nNeil Patel has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Lemonade, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends Progressive. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Instead of relying on traditional brick-and-mortar offices and sales agents to push insurance products, this company utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning in a completely digital offering to underwrite policies and approve and pay out claims. A potential plus, however, is that Lemonade's five insurance products (renters, homeowners, car, pet, and life) give it a greater opportunity to cross-sell to existing customers, while further penetrating the massive industry. This is an even more important point to consider in today's economic environment, when funding costs are higher than at any time during the past decade and investors are prioritizing positive net income.", 'news_luhn_summary': "This could be a reflection of Lemonade's outsized potential growth opportunity and heavy focus on utilizing technology in its business model. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Lemonade, and Tesla.", 'news_article_title': 'If You Invested $1,000 in Lemonade in 2020, This Is How Much You Would Have Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Last year, the business posted a net loss of $298 million, higher than 2021's figure. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Lemonade wasn't one of them! See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 Neil Patel has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.", 'news_textrank_summary': "10 stocks we like better than Lemonade When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Lemonade wasn't one of them! See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 Neil Patel has no position in any of the stocks mentioned."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-futures-fall-1-as-tesla-earnings-disappoint', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures down: Dow 0.43%, S&P 0.72%, Nasdaq 1.04%\nApril 20 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures slid 1% on Thursday as Tesla shares tumbled after the electric-vehicle maker posted its lowest quarterly gross margin in two years, while investors grew nervous about the outlook for U.S. interest rates.\nThe main U.S. stock indexes have remained steady this week as mixed earnings from U.S. banks allayed concerns of a contagion from the March banking crisis, but rapidly rising rates and recession worries have dimmed their outlook.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O slid 7.4% in premarket trading after its first-quarter gross margin missed market expectations due to aggressive price cuts for its vehicles and boss Elon Musk said it would put sales growth ahead of profit.\nShares of other megacap stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 0.7% and 1.2%.\n"A lot of companies are keeping their heads above water but there remain plenty of headwinds to cloud the outlook," said Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.\n"The prospect of another round of interest-rate hikes in the U.S. and Europe will further increase the cost of borrowing, coinciding with fears that banks are going to have stricter lending policies following the recent Silicon Valley Crisis."\nTraders are reassessing the outlook for U.S. interest rates after data pointed to a slowing U.S. economy that was not weak enough to push the Federal Reserve to start cutting rates as early as this year.\nComments from Fed policymakers this week have also supported bets of further tightening by the U.S. central bank.\nThe Fed will deliver a final 25-basis-point rate hike in May and then hold rates steady for the rest of the year, according to economists in a Reuters poll, which also showed a likely short and shallow recession in 2023.\nFed funds futures traders are pricing in an 83% probability of a 25 bps rate hike next month, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool.\nThe two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which typically moves in step with near-term rate expectations, traded below the one-month high it hit on Wednesday. US/\nInvestors are also focused on whether Congress will raise the , with some analysts concerned that the Treasury could run out of money faster than previously expected due to weak tax receipts.\nAt 05:51 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 146 points, or 0.43%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 30.25 points, or 0.72%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 137 points, or 1.04%.\nThe day ahead includes weekly jobless claims data and Philadelphia Fed\'s business index. A host of Fed policymakers are also expected to speak later in the day.\nIBM Corp IBM.N gained 1.8% after the software company beat analysts\' estimates for first-quarter profit and signaled demand for IT services was better than feared.\nLas Vegas Sands Corp LVS.N climbed 4.4% after the casino operator reported quarterly revenue that surpassed Wall Street estimates, helped by accelerated gaming volumes, retail sales and hotel occupancy.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of other megacap stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 0.7% and 1.2%. Tesla Inc TSLA.O slid 7.4% in premarket trading after its first-quarter gross margin missed market expectations due to aggressive price cuts for its vehicles and boss Elon Musk said it would put sales growth ahead of profit. "The prospect of another round of interest-rate hikes in the U.S. and Europe will further increase the cost of borrowing, coinciding with fears that banks are going to have stricter lending policies following the recent Silicon Valley Crisis."', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares of other megacap stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 0.7% and 1.2%. Futures down: Dow 0.43%, S&P 0.72%, Nasdaq 1.04% April 20 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures slid 1% on Thursday as Tesla shares tumbled after the electric-vehicle maker posted its lowest quarterly gross margin in two years, while investors grew nervous about the outlook for U.S. interest rates. The main U.S. stock indexes have remained steady this week as mixed earnings from U.S. banks allayed concerns of a contagion from the March banking crisis, but rapidly rising rates and recession worries have dimmed their outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq futures fall 1% as Tesla earnings disappoint', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of other megacap stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 0.7% and 1.2%. Futures down: Dow 0.43%, S&P 0.72%, Nasdaq 1.04% April 20 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures slid 1% on Thursday as Tesla shares tumbled after the electric-vehicle maker posted its lowest quarterly gross margin in two years, while investors grew nervous about the outlook for U.S. interest rates. The main U.S. stock indexes have remained steady this week as mixed earnings from U.S. banks allayed concerns of a contagion from the March banking crisis, but rapidly rising rates and recession worries have dimmed their outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of other megacap stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O fell between 0.7% and 1.2%. Futures down: Dow 0.43%, S&P 0.72%, Nasdaq 1.04% April 20 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures slid 1% on Thursday as Tesla shares tumbled after the electric-vehicle maker posted its lowest quarterly gross margin in two years, while investors grew nervous about the outlook for U.S. interest rates. The main U.S. stock indexes have remained steady this week as mixed earnings from U.S. banks allayed concerns of a contagion from the March banking crisis, but rapidly rising rates and recession worries have dimmed their outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/samsung-might-ditch-google%3A-is-the-search-engines-dominance-ending', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The technology industry was shaken up late last year when the start-up Open AI released an updated version of its conversational chatbot called ChatGPT-3. Users started rapidly adopting the service, and it gained hundreds of millions of sign-ups in just a few short months with its human-like language model. To capitalize on this new revolutionary technology, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shook up the industry even further by investing $10 billion into the company while securing exclusive cloud computing access to its Azure infrastructure services.\nThis Microsoft-OpenAI partnership now goes even deeper, with the conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tools now powering an updated version of Microsoft's Bing search engine, which is the number-two player in the search market.\nWith all these developments, investors are concerned about the number-one player in search -- Alphabet's Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) -- losing market share to this revitalized Bing competitor. However, I think these concerns are vastly overblown. Here's why.\nSamsung may leave Google for Bing\nReports came out last weekend that Samsung is considering leaving Google and going with Bing as its default search engine on all its computing devices. Historically, Alphabet has made deals with computer hardware providers like Samsung and Apple, paying them billions of dollars annually to make Google the default search engine on their search applications. While not confirmed, the Apple deal reportedly costs Alphabet around $20 billion a year.\nWhy would they pay so much just to be the default search engine? Because the search engine advertising business is so profitable, with Google Search bringing in over $160 billion in revenue for Alphabet just last year. If Microsoft/Bing wins these default search engine contracts instead of Google, the theory is it will lead Google's 90%+ market share in search engine usage to decline, leading to a decline in revenue for the company. On a positive note, it would save Google tens of billions in contract fees each year, so we don't know whether it will actually lead to lower or higher earnings when you add everything together.\nGoogle won't go down without a fight\nMicrosoft took a major shot across the bow with its OpenAI partnership, but it looks like Google is ready to compete aggressively in this cutting-edge AI field. It already released a ChatGPT competitor called Google Bard that has the same sort of lifelike conversational responses to queries. According to reports, it is building AI tools for images and videos, and making major improvements to Google Chrome. Without many details yet, it looks like Google wants to embed more and more AI tools into Google Search and its other products over time, which will hopefully improve the user experience.\nSeeing that Google was able to copy ChatGPT within a few months, I have confidence it can match or exceed whatever new products Microsoft/OpenAI releases for customers. This should reassure any investor that is worried Google has gotten complacent with its monopoly-like market share of the search engine market.\nMarket share on desktop computers is telling\nInvestors are worried about what will happen if Google loses its default license on mobile devices like Apple and Samsung. But we already have some data on what happens when Google is forced to openly compete with other search engine providers. Even though Microsoft's Windows operating system -- which constantly nudges users to switch from Google to its Bing search engine -- has a majority share of the desktop computer market, Google has still managed to maintain an 85% share of search queries on desktops, compared to Bing's 8.31%. Its internal Chrome operating system only has a 7.47% market share on desktops, for reference.\nGoogle didn't win a dominant position on desktop search because of exclusive contracts, or even because of its search engine superiority. No, it won because of all the free services it offers on top of its core Google Search product, like Google Maps, Photos, YouTube, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Chrome, and Google Calendar. With billions of people around the globe regularly using these free services, Google has built in immense switching costs for its product ecosystem. Ask yourself how much of a pain it would be to eliminate Google products from your life, and whether you'd even want to in the first place.\nUnless Microsoft can -- and is willing to -- offer all these products for free to customers, I don't see it gaining much market share vs. Google, even if it pays up to win these default search engine contracts. This should help Alphabet shareholders sleep well at night despite these new AI technologies.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Brett Schafer has positions in Alphabet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "To capitalize on this new revolutionary technology, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shook up the industry even further by investing $10 billion into the company while securing exclusive cloud computing access to its Azure infrastructure services. With all these developments, investors are concerned about the number-one player in search -- Alphabet's Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) -- losing market share to this revitalized Bing competitor. Market share on desktop computers is telling Investors are worried about what will happen if Google loses its default license on mobile devices like Apple and Samsung.", 'news_luhn_summary': "With all these developments, investors are concerned about the number-one player in search -- Alphabet's Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) -- losing market share to this revitalized Bing competitor. Even though Microsoft's Windows operating system -- which constantly nudges users to switch from Google to its Bing search engine -- has a majority share of the desktop computer market, Google has still managed to maintain an 85% share of search queries on desktops, compared to Bing's 8.31%. Unless Microsoft can -- and is willing to -- offer all these products for free to customers, I don't see it gaining much market share vs. Google, even if it pays up to win these default search engine contracts.", 'news_article_title': "Samsung Might Ditch Google: Is the Search Engine's Dominance Ending?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The technology industry was shaken up late last year when the start-up Open AI released an updated version of its conversational chatbot called ChatGPT-3. Why would they pay so much just to be the default search engine? Unless Microsoft can -- and is willing to -- offer all these products for free to customers, I don't see it gaining much market share vs. Google, even if it pays up to win these default search engine contracts.", 'news_textrank_summary': "If Microsoft/Bing wins these default search engine contracts instead of Google, the theory is it will lead Google's 90%+ market share in search engine usage to decline, leading to a decline in revenue for the company. Even though Microsoft's Windows operating system -- which constantly nudges users to switch from Google to its Bing search engine -- has a majority share of the desktop computer market, Google has still managed to maintain an 85% share of search queries on desktops, compared to Bing's 8.31%. No, it won because of all the free services it offers on top of its core Google Search product, like Google Maps, Photos, YouTube, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Chrome, and Google Calendar."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-semiconductor-just-issued-a-warning-to-apple-shareholders', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) is the world's largest contract semiconductor factory, meaning it doesn't sell its chips directly to consumers. Instead, it sells its products to companies like Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, or Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). While this helps diversify its customer base, it can also cause troubles when the consumer becomes weaker, as it is at the mercy of its customers and how often they order.\nTSMC's latest revenue report revealed some cracks in the business that could inform investors of how other customers are performing. So let's look at this report and see its implications for some of its clients.\nInvestors have expected this slowdown for a while\nTaiwan Semiconductor makes some of the world's most powerful and smallest chips, including 3 nanometer (nm), 5 nm, and 7 nm products. Because Intel hasn't performed well in its research and development department lately, Taiwan Semiconductor's only real competition in this segment is Samsung. With Samsung directly competing against many of TSMC's customers, it's unlikely they'd switch away from TSMC as their supplier.\nThis is important to understand because if Taiwan Semiconductor's revenue is falling, it's not because it is losing customers; it's because its customers aren't ordering as much.\nTaiwan Semiconductor is also heavily concentrated with a few clients. One company (unnamed in its annual report but widely assumed to be Apple) made up 23%, 25%, and 26% of sales in 2019, 2020, and 2021, respectively. Zooming out a bit, 71% of 2021 revenue came from its 10 largest clients. With a focus on its large clients, if a handful of them struggle, Taiwan Semiconductor will also feel the pain.\nThat's precisely what happened in March, as TSMC's revenue figures decreased by 10.9% from February 2023 and 15.4% from March 2022. Part of this slowdown can be attributed to the strong dollar, as other currencies (like the New Taiwan dollar) haven't risen as much, further exaggerating the sales drop.\nWhile this is unfortunate for Taiwan Semiconductor investors, this slowdown was expected, as seen in its stock valuation.\nTSM PE Ratio data by YCharts\nWith the downturn already priced into the stock, it didn't react much to the news of slowing sales. However, the stocks of its largest customers didn't move, which could be a huge warning signal to investors.\nApple must execute flawlessly for the stock's valuation to make sense\nWith Apple being its largest client, it's improbable that all of Taiwan Semiconductor's sales slowdown came from other sources.\nThat's a problem for Apple because unlike TSMC, its stock is priced for perfection.\nAAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts\nWith the stock at 28 times earnings and falling revenue (Apple's revenue fell 5.5% last quarter), Apple stock can't afford another down quarter. But, with analysts only projecting sales to fall by 4.6% this quarter, the pain may not be as much as TSMC's performance makes it seem.\nI think that projection is undershooting the current environment, and investors should beware of Apple's stock before earnings. On the flip side, with Taiwan Semiconductor's stock already priced for a downturn, it's looking attractive at these prices. Investors will hear from both companies in the next few weeks and get a better picture of the current operating environment, but beware of Apple's stock in the meantime.\n10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nKeithen Drury has positions in Nvidia and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Instead, it sells its products to companies like Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, or Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts With the stock at 28 times earnings and falling revenue (Apple's revenue fell 5.5% last quarter), Apple stock can't afford another down quarter. Because Intel hasn't performed well in its research and development department lately, Taiwan Semiconductor's only real competition in this segment is Samsung.", 'news_luhn_summary': "AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts With the stock at 28 times earnings and falling revenue (Apple's revenue fell 5.5% last quarter), Apple stock can't afford another down quarter. Instead, it sells its products to companies like Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, or Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Just Issued a Warning to Apple Shareholders', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Instead, it sells its products to companies like Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, or Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts With the stock at 28 times earnings and falling revenue (Apple's revenue fell 5.5% last quarter), Apple stock can't afford another down quarter. But, with analysts only projecting sales to fall by 4.6% this quarter, the pain may not be as much as TSMC's performance makes it seem.", 'news_textrank_summary': "AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts With the stock at 28 times earnings and falling revenue (Apple's revenue fell 5.5% last quarter), Apple stock can't afford another down quarter. Instead, it sells its products to companies like Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, or Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple must execute flawlessly for the stock's valuation to make sense With Apple being its largest client, it's improbable that all of Taiwan Semiconductor's sales slowdown came from other sources."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-march-export-orders-slump-nearly-26-worst-drop-in-14-years', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Recasts; Adds comments, details\nMarch export orders -25.7% y/y vs -20.0% poll forecast\nExport orders from China -33.8% y/y vs -35.5% in Feb\nMinistry sees April orders between -17.1% and -21% y/y\nOutlook remains cautious\nTAIPEI, April 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s export orders fell the most in 14 years in March, and by more than expected, as slowing global growth continued to weigh on demand for electronics.\nThe island\'s export orders, a bellwether for global technology demand, contracted 25.7% from a year earlier to $46.58 billion, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Thursday.\nThat marked the seventh straight month of contraction and the sharpest decline since February 2009, it added. March\'s number lagged analysts\' expectations for a 20.0% decline and was worse than February\'s 18.3% slide.\n"The contraction was due to the global economic slowdown triggered by inflation and interest rate hikes, weak end demand, and continued inventory digestion by customers," the ministry said.\nOrders for telecommunications products dropped 26.3% and electronic products fell 29.4% from a year earlier, it said.\nThe ministry reiterated previous warnings that persistently high inflation and rising interest rates, along with the global repercussions of the war between Russia and Ukraine, could continue to impede economic growth momentum in the months ahead.\nBut the ministry also restated its belief that those negative factors could be offset by positive factors such as renewed demand for emerging technologies like AI, high-performance computing, cloud data centres, and automotive electronics.\nThe downward trend in orders is expected to continue until the fourth quarter, the government said earlier this month.\nThe ministry added that it expected export orders in April to fall by 17.1% to 21% from a year earlier.\nTaiwan\'s March orders from China were 33.8% lower than a year earlier, compared with a 35.5% drop in February.\nTaiwanese firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies.\nTaiwan\'s orders from the United States in March fell 20.7% from a year earlier, versus a 12.6% drop in the prior month.\nExport orders from Europe were down 33.8%, versus February\'s slide of 13.1%. Orders from Japan fell 5.3% year-on-year.\n(Reporting by Faith Hung and Emily Chan; Editing by Ben Blanchard and Kim Coghill)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Taiwanese firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies. The island\'s export orders, a bellwether for global technology demand, contracted 25.7% from a year earlier to $46.58 billion, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Thursday. "The contraction was due to the global economic slowdown triggered by inflation and interest rate hikes, weak end demand, and continued inventory digestion by customers," the ministry said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Taiwanese firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies. Recasts; Adds comments, details March export orders -25.7% y/y vs -20.0% poll forecast Export orders from China -33.8% y/y vs -35.5% in Feb Ministry sees April orders between -17.1% and -21% y/y Outlook remains cautious TAIPEI, April 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders fell the most in 14 years in March, and by more than expected, as slowing global growth continued to weigh on demand for electronics. The island's export orders, a bellwether for global technology demand, contracted 25.7% from a year earlier to $46.58 billion, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Thursday.", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan March export orders slump nearly 26%, worst drop in 14 years', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taiwanese firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies. Recasts; Adds comments, details March export orders -25.7% y/y vs -20.0% poll forecast Export orders from China -33.8% y/y vs -35.5% in Feb Ministry sees April orders between -17.1% and -21% y/y Outlook remains cautious TAIPEI, April 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders fell the most in 14 years in March, and by more than expected, as slowing global growth continued to weigh on demand for electronics. The ministry added that it expected export orders in April to fall by 17.1% to 21% from a year earlier.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwanese firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies. Recasts; Adds comments, details March export orders -25.7% y/y vs -20.0% poll forecast Export orders from China -33.8% y/y vs -35.5% in Feb Ministry sees April orders between -17.1% and -21% y/y Outlook remains cautious TAIPEI, April 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders fell the most in 14 years in March, and by more than expected, as slowing global growth continued to weigh on demand for electronics. The island's export orders, a bellwether for global technology demand, contracted 25.7% from a year earlier to $46.58 billion, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Thursday."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/india-sees-apple-nearly-tripling-investment-exports-in-coming-years', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Krishna N. Das and Tanvi Mehta\nNEW DELHI, April 20 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Apple could double or triple investments in India along with exports in the next few years, a minister said, as the company opened a second store in the big mobile phone market.\nApple mainly assembles iPhones in India through contract manufacturers, but has plans to expand into iPads and AirPods.\n"I am very confident that this Apple-India partnership has a lot of headroom for investments, growth, exports and jobs - doubling and tripling over coming years," Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the deputy information technology minister, told Reuters.\nHis comments came after a meeting on Wednesday with Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook in the capital, New Delhi.\nCook, who also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said Apple was "committed to growing and investing across the country".\nHe inaugurated an Apple store in New Delhi on Thursday two days after opening its first outlet in Mumbai, India\'s commercial capital.\n"We\'ve come here only to see Tim Cook," said Manika Mehta, 32, an Android phone user who queued at the Delhi store in a gesture of support for her husband, an Apple fan.\nAbout 500 people had gathered for Cook\'s brief appearance, in which he spoke with fans and took selfies, as in Mumbai.\nCook\'s visit has drawn extensive media coverage and he has been feted like a Bollywood star, with some people trying to touch his feet in a traditional gesture of respect, while others asked for his autograph.\nApple has been trying to make India a bigger manufacturing base to reduce its reliance on China. Its products, including iPhones, are being assembled in India by Taiwanese contract electronics makers Foxconn 2317.TW and Wistron Corp 3231.TW.\n(Reporting By Krishna N. Das; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Clarence Fernandez)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Krishna N. Das and Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI, April 20 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Apple could double or triple investments in India along with exports in the next few years, a minister said, as the company opened a second store in the big mobile phone market. "I am very confident that this Apple-India partnership has a lot of headroom for investments, growth, exports and jobs - doubling and tripling over coming years," Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the deputy information technology minister, told Reuters. Cook\'s visit has drawn extensive media coverage and he has been feted like a Bollywood star, with some people trying to touch his feet in a traditional gesture of respect, while others asked for his autograph.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Krishna N. Das and Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI, April 20 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Apple could double or triple investments in India along with exports in the next few years, a minister said, as the company opened a second store in the big mobile phone market. Apple mainly assembles iPhones in India through contract manufacturers, but has plans to expand into iPads and AirPods. His comments came after a meeting on Wednesday with Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook in the capital, New Delhi.', 'news_article_title': 'India sees Apple nearly tripling investment, exports in coming years', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Krishna N. Das and Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI, April 20 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Apple could double or triple investments in India along with exports in the next few years, a minister said, as the company opened a second store in the big mobile phone market. Apple mainly assembles iPhones in India through contract manufacturers, but has plans to expand into iPads and AirPods. His comments came after a meeting on Wednesday with Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook in the capital, New Delhi.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Krishna N. Das and Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI, April 20 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Apple could double or triple investments in India along with exports in the next few years, a minister said, as the company opened a second store in the big mobile phone market. He inaugurated an Apple store in New Delhi on Thursday two days after opening its first outlet in Mumbai, India\'s commercial capital. "We\'ve come here only to see Tim Cook," said Manika Mehta, 32, an Android phone user who queued at the Delhi store in a gesture of support for her husband, an Apple fan.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tsmc-q1-profit-rises-2-y-y-beats-market-expectations', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Q1 profit T$206.9 bln vs T$192.8 bln analyst view\nQ1 revenue down 4.8% on year at $16.72 bln\nAdds details\nTAIPEI, April 20 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC 2330.TW posted a 2% rise in first-quarter net profit on Thursday beating market expectations but still the smallest quarterly growth in almost four years as global economic woes dented demand for chips.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, saw January-March net profit rise to T$206.9 billion ($6.76 billion) from T$202.7 billion a year earlier.\nThat compared with the T$192.8 billion average of 21 analyst estimates compiled by Refinitiv.\nTSMC, Asia's most valuable listed company, said first-quarter revenue dropped 4.8% year-on-year, in line with the company's previous forecast.\nAnalysts said TSMC sales will be under pressure in the second quarter, which is traditionally a slow season for electronics manufacturers and as major clients cut back on orders.\nTSMC's share price fell 27.1% in 2022, but is up around 14% so far this year giving the chipmaker a market value of $433.9 billion. The stock rose 0.6% on Thursday versus a 0.4% fall in the benchmark index .TWII.\n($1 = 30.6210 Taiwan dollars)\n(Reporting by Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu; Editing by Christopher Cushing)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, saw January-March net profit rise to T$206.9 billion ($6.76 billion) from T$202.7 billion a year earlier. Q1 profit T$206.9 bln vs T$192.8 bln analyst view Q1 revenue down 4.8% on year at $16.72 bln Adds details TAIPEI, April 20 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC 2330.TW posted a 2% rise in first-quarter net profit on Thursday beating market expectations but still the smallest quarterly growth in almost four years as global economic woes dented demand for chips. Analysts said TSMC sales will be under pressure in the second quarter, which is traditionally a slow season for electronics manufacturers and as major clients cut back on orders.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, saw January-March net profit rise to T$206.9 billion ($6.76 billion) from T$202.7 billion a year earlier. Q1 profit T$206.9 bln vs T$192.8 bln analyst view Q1 revenue down 4.8% on year at $16.72 bln Adds details TAIPEI, April 20 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC 2330.TW posted a 2% rise in first-quarter net profit on Thursday beating market expectations but still the smallest quarterly growth in almost four years as global economic woes dented demand for chips. TSMC, Asia's most valuable listed company, said first-quarter revenue dropped 4.8% year-on-year, in line with the company's previous forecast.", 'news_article_title': 'TSMC Q1 profit rises 2% y/y, beats market expectations', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, saw January-March net profit rise to T$206.9 billion ($6.76 billion) from T$202.7 billion a year earlier. That compared with the T$192.8 billion average of 21 analyst estimates compiled by Refinitiv. TSMC, Asia's most valuable listed company, said first-quarter revenue dropped 4.8% year-on-year, in line with the company's previous forecast.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) TSM.N, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, saw January-March net profit rise to T$206.9 billion ($6.76 billion) from T$202.7 billion a year earlier. Q1 profit T$206.9 bln vs T$192.8 bln analyst view Q1 revenue down 4.8% on year at $16.72 bln Adds details TAIPEI, April 20 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC 2330.TW posted a 2% rise in first-quarter net profit on Thursday beating market expectations but still the smallest quarterly growth in almost four years as global economic woes dented demand for chips. ($1 = 30.6210 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting by Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu; Editing by Christopher Cushing) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-22', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. 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{'date': '2023-04-21', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-slips-on-mixed-earnings-feds-rate-path-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\nApril 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes slipped on Friday as investors digested a mixed bag of earnings reports, while uncertainty around the outlook for U.S. interest rates and the economy kept them on edge.\nA survey showed U.S. business activity accelerated to an 11-month high in April, at odds with growing signs that the economy was in danger of slipping into a recession as higher interest rates cool demand, further clouding the outlook for the Federal Reserve\'s monetary policy.\nU.S. Treasury yields rose following the survey, weighing on major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, down between 0.2% and 0.9%.\nAmazon.com Inc AMZN.O bucked the trend with a 3.3% gain, aiding a 1% advance in consumer discretionary stocks .SPLRCD.\nProcter & Gamble Co PG.N climbed 3.6% after the consumer company raised its full-year sales forecast on higher pricing.\nHCA Healthcare Inc HCA.N jumped 5.4% as the hospital operator lifted its forecasts for 2023, sending shares of peers Tenet Healthcare Corp THC.N, Community Health Systems CYH.N, Universal Health Services Inc UHS. up between 3.5% and 14%.\nMeanwhile, U.S.-listed shares of Chilean lithium miner SQM SQM.N tumbled 10.1% after Chile unveiled plans to nationalize its lithium industry, transferring control of its vast operations from industry giants to a separate state-owned company.\nA 6.3% slide in U.S. lithium miner Albemarle Corp ALB.N, coupled with a 4.9% drop in Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX.N after the copper miner reported its first-quarter profit more than halved, pulled the materials sector .SPLRCM down 1.2%.\n"There\'s still probably a lot of room for earnings to decline," said Joshua Chastant, senior investment analyst at GuideStone Funds.\n"We think that maybe the market is not quite ready for that or it\'s not priced in. Multiples are still at 18 times earnings. There is lots of excess in equity markets that needs to be unwound."\nU.S. stock indexes have been rangebound this week with investors seeking clues on how far the Fed could hike interest rates, while earnings have signaled resilience in big banks though most regional lenders reported deposit outflows in the wake of a banking crisis last month.\nA slate of Fed speakers this week voiced support for another 25-basis-point rate hike by the U.S. central bank at its May 2-3 meeting. Traders have priced in an 82% chance of such a move, with many expecting the Fed to hold rates before cutting them by the end of 2023.\nFed Board Governor Lisa Cook is set to take the stage on Friday before the central bank\'s policymakers enter a blackout period until the next policy meeting.\nAt 11:39 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 51.39 points, or 0.15%, at 33,735.23, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 5.02 points, or 0.12%, at 4,124.77, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 6.65 points, or 0.06%, at 12,052.91.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O gained 0.7% after raising U.S. prices for its Model S and X premium electric vehicles.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.74-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.37-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 18 new 52-week highs and four new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 37 new highs and 128 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar, Ankika Biswas and Vansh Agarwal in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "U.S. Treasury yields rose following the survey, weighing on major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, down between 0.2% and 0.9%. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Friday as investors digested a mixed bag of earnings reports, while uncertainty around the outlook for U.S. interest rates and the economy kept them on edge. A survey showed U.S. business activity accelerated to an 11-month high in April, at odds with growing signs that the economy was in danger of slipping into a recession as higher interest rates cool demand, further clouding the outlook for the Federal Reserve's monetary policy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "U.S. Treasury yields rose following the survey, weighing on major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, down between 0.2% and 0.9%. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Friday as investors digested a mixed bag of earnings reports, while uncertainty around the outlook for U.S. interest rates and the economy kept them on edge. The S&P index recorded 18 new 52-week highs and four new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 37 new highs and 128 new lows.", 'news_article_title': "US STOCKS-Wall St slips on mixed earnings, Fed's rate path in focus", 'news_lexrank_summary': "U.S. Treasury yields rose following the survey, weighing on major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, down between 0.2% and 0.9%. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Friday as investors digested a mixed bag of earnings reports, while uncertainty around the outlook for U.S. interest rates and the economy kept them on edge. A slate of Fed speakers this week voiced support for another 25-basis-point rate hike by the U.S. central bank at its May 2-3 meeting.", 'news_textrank_summary': "U.S. Treasury yields rose following the survey, weighing on major technology and growth stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, down between 0.2% and 0.9%. By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Friday as investors digested a mixed bag of earnings reports, while uncertainty around the outlook for U.S. interest rates and the economy kept them on edge. A survey showed U.S. business activity accelerated to an 11-month high in April, at odds with growing signs that the economy was in danger of slipping into a recession as higher interest rates cool demand, further clouding the outlook for the Federal Reserve's monetary policy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tesla-stock%3A-why-the-market-has-got-it-all-wrong', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) fell sharply lower after the company reported softer revenue and profits for the first quarter than the market was expecting. The company is trying to buoy sales volumes amid weakening demand across the auto industry with price cuts on its electric vehicles (EVs), and this is causing many investors to question Tesla\'s competitive position.\nTesla reported revenue of $23.3 billion. While that was up 24% over the year-ago quarter, it fell short of Wall Street\'s $23.8 billion estimate.\nCompounding the market\'s worries is Tesla\'s declining market share. The company\'s worldwide share of EVs has fallen from 17% in 2021 to 12% at the end of 2022, according to a passenger EV sales tracker from research firm Counterpoint.\nHowever, the market might be placing too much emphasis on market share and not enough on other indicators of the company\'s health.\nTesla\'s advantage\nApple is a good example that you don\'t have to be No. 1 to deliver exceptional returns to shareholders. Apple has been bumping elbows with many other smartphone manufacturers for a long time, but that hasn\'t prevented investors from making a fortune off the stock since the first iPhone was released in 2007.\nThe reason is that Apple generates a superior profit margin on its products. Gaining market share is a fool\'s errand if you can\'t hold a leading share position profitably. Apple is currently in second place in global smartphone market share, but its brand is valued far more highly than any of its competitors.\nThe same can be said for Tesla, whose EV designs, vast network of charging stations, and charismatic CEO have done far more to build a brand around the business than any of its competitors.\nThere\'s no doubt that the EV opportunity is huge, and Tesla will be selling many times as many EVs in 10 years as it is today. Its total deliveries in the first quarter were up 36% over the year-ago quarter. While Wall Street worries about price cuts, near-term earnings, and declining market share, the most important indicator that Tesla stock is going to make investors great returns is that it is still generating an industry-leading profit.\nTesla knows what creates lasting value\nCEO Elon Musk is clearly aware of Wall Street\'s concerns on the price cuts, but he was quick to point out the company\'s key strength on the earnings call. "While we reduced prices considerably in early Q1, it\'s worth noting that our operating margin remains among the best in the industry," he said.\nIndeed, even as Tesla invests to bring the Cybertruck to market and continues to make "significant purchases" of Nvidia\'s graphics processing units (GPUs) to improve its neural net training capabilities for its full self-driving software, Tesla generates a net profit of $12.6 billion, while China\'s BYD -- the worldwide leader in EVs, with 20% ofglobal marketshare -- generates just $2.4 billion in profit.\nThis chart shows Tesla even further ahead in profitability than other EV companies.\nData by YCharts\nManagement is using this financial strength to apply significant pressure to competitors. For what it\'s worth, Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry believes Rivian Automotive, Lucid, and Fisker could go bankrupt against the onslaught of Tesla\'s aggressive price cutting.\nRegardless of what happens, Tesla is clearly playing the long game here. According to Musk, that\'s because "We\'re the only ones making cars that, technically, we could sell for zero profit for now and then yield actually tremendous economics in the future through autonomy. No one else can do that."\nIt\'s the lifetime value of the customer that matters. This is what the market is missing, and why the self-driving car stock\'s recent dip might be a good buying opportunity.\nFind out why Tesla is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Tesla is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 20, 2023\nJohn Ballard has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, BYD, Nvidia, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The company is trying to buoy sales volumes amid weakening demand across the auto industry with price cuts on its electric vehicles (EVs), and this is causing many investors to question Tesla's competitive position. While Wall Street worries about price cuts, near-term earnings, and declining market share, the most important indicator that Tesla stock is going to make investors great returns is that it is still generating an industry-leading profit. Tesla knows what creates lasting value CEO Elon Musk is clearly aware of Wall Street's concerns on the price cuts, but he was quick to point out the company's key strength on the earnings call.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Compounding the market\'s worries is Tesla\'s declining market share. While Wall Street worries about price cuts, near-term earnings, and declining market share, the most important indicator that Tesla stock is going to make investors great returns is that it is still generating an industry-leading profit. Indeed, even as Tesla invests to bring the Cybertruck to market and continues to make "significant purchases" of Nvidia\'s graphics processing units (GPUs) to improve its neural net training capabilities for its full self-driving software, Tesla generates a net profit of $12.6 billion, while China\'s BYD -- the worldwide leader in EVs, with 20% ofglobal marketshare -- generates just $2.4 billion in profit.', 'news_article_title': 'Tesla Stock: Why the Market Has Got It All Wrong', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) fell sharply lower after the company reported softer revenue and profits for the first quarter than the market was expecting. Apple is currently in second place in global smartphone market share, but its brand is valued far more highly than any of its competitors. While Wall Street worries about price cuts, near-term earnings, and declining market share, the most important indicator that Tesla stock is going to make investors great returns is that it is still generating an industry-leading profit.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) fell sharply lower after the company reported softer revenue and profits for the first quarter than the market was expecting. While Wall Street worries about price cuts, near-term earnings, and declining market share, the most important indicator that Tesla stock is going to make investors great returns is that it is still generating an industry-leading profit. Indeed, even as Tesla invests to bring the Cybertruck to market and continues to make "significant purchases" of Nvidia\'s graphics processing units (GPUs) to improve its neural net training capabilities for its full self-driving software, Tesla generates a net profit of $12.6 billion, while China\'s BYD -- the worldwide leader in EVs, with 20% ofglobal marketshare -- generates just $2.4 billion in profit.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-red-flags-for-alphabets-future', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is often considered a safe blue-chip tech stock for long-term investors. But over the past 12 months, shares of the Google parent company declined by nearly 20% as investors fretted over the macroeconomic challenges for its advertising and cloud businesses.\nAlphabet is now the cheapest FAANG stock at 19 times forward earnings, and I believe it still has a bright future if it can overcome its near-term challenges. But for now, the market will likely remain fixated on three bright red flags for its future: the rise of OpenAI\'s ChatGPT, its potential loss of Samsung to Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and troubling revelations regarding its dependence on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Microsoft\'s investments in OpenAI\nMicrosoft has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI, the creator of the widely popular ChatGPT chatbot. Unlike Google\'s search engine, which requires users to browse through various websites, ChatGPT answers complex questions with a "generative AI" algorithm that crunches a wide range of data into simple answers.\nChatGPT poses a major threat to Google for two reasons. First, it undermines Google\'s advertising business, which relies on sponsored search results and display ads. If people simply use ChatGPT or a similar chatbot to answer their questions, they no longer need to browse the internet and view ads. Second, Microsoft is integrating ChatGPT into Bing -- which might help the underdog search engine finally gain ground against Google -- as well as its Azure cloud platform, which already controls a much bigger slice of the cloud market than Google Cloud.\nGoogle is countering ChatGPT with its own generative AI chatbot, Bard. It plans to integrate Bard into its market-leading search engine, but it\'s unclear if this late response will adequately address all the long-term threats.\n2. Samsung\'s possible switch to Bing\nSamsung controlled 19% of the global smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to Counterpoint, making it the second-largest brand after Apple, and the largest Android device maker by a wide margin. Samsung is such an important Android device maker that Google reportedly pays Samsung about $3.5 billion per year to remain the default search engine for its devices.\nThat\'s why Alphabet\'s investors were rattled when a recent New York Times report claimed that Samsung could replace Google with Bing as the default search engine for all of its devices in the near future. That move wouldn\'t be surprising, since Samsung already tried to reduce its dependence on Google by launching its own app store, cloud storage services, payment platform, and mobile OS (Tizen) over the past decade. It has also pre-installed Microsoft\'s productivity and cloud apps on some of its devices as alternatives to Google\'s apps.\nBy decoupling itself from Google, Samsung could potentially establish a third major mobile ecosystem alongside iOS and Android. Building a new search engine to complement that ecosystem would require some hefty investments, so it makes sense for Samsung to simply replace Google with the ChatGPT-enabled Bing. If those rumors are true, Google might be forced to pay Samsung a lot more cash each year to hold Microsoft at bay.\n3. Apple could join that rebellion\nGoogle also holds a similar deal with Apple. To remain the default search engine for all iOS devices, Google reportedly paid Apple nearly $15 billion in 2021 and $18 billion to $20 billion in 2022. But with all the recent buzz about Bing Chat (which is powered by the same tech as ChatGPT) and Samsung\'s rumored interest in walking away from Google, it wouldn\'t be surprising to see Apple join the revolt and strike a similar deal with Microsoft.\nLike Samsung, Apple has been working more closely with Microsoft in recent years to bring its productivity and cloud-based services to iOS devices. Samsung and Apple produce more than 40% of the world\'s smartphones, so a loss of both of those partners would be a thesis-shattering setback for Google and a game-changing victory for Microsoft.\nShould you avoid Alphabet for now?\nAlphabet got complacent as Microsoft laid out a plan to disrupt the search engine market. But if Alphabet can get its act together and counter ChatGPT and Bing in a timely manner, I doubt Samsung and Apple will tightly tether themselves to Microsoft. Even if Samsung and Apple make Bing their default search engines, their users can still simply switch back to Google -- and Google would save billions of dollars in payments every year. Therefore, investors shouldn\'t ignore these red flags for Alphabet\'s near-term growth -- but I believe it can recover and prove the bears wrong over the long term.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Alphabet and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "But for now, the market will likely remain fixated on three bright red flags for its future: the rise of OpenAI's ChatGPT, its potential loss of Samsung to Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and troubling revelations regarding its dependence on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). That's why Alphabet's investors were rattled when a recent New York Times report claimed that Samsung could replace Google with Bing as the default search engine for all of its devices in the near future. That move wouldn't be surprising, since Samsung already tried to reduce its dependence on Google by launching its own app store, cloud storage services, payment platform, and mobile OS (Tizen) over the past decade.", 'news_luhn_summary': "But for now, the market will likely remain fixated on three bright red flags for its future: the rise of OpenAI's ChatGPT, its potential loss of Samsung to Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and troubling revelations regarding its dependence on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Samsung is such an important Android device maker that Google reportedly pays Samsung about $3.5 billion per year to remain the default search engine for its devices. To remain the default search engine for all iOS devices, Google reportedly paid Apple nearly $15 billion in 2021 and $18 billion to $20 billion in 2022.", 'news_article_title': "3 Red Flags for Alphabet's Future", 'news_lexrank_summary': "But for now, the market will likely remain fixated on three bright red flags for its future: the rise of OpenAI's ChatGPT, its potential loss of Samsung to Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and troubling revelations regarding its dependence on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Samsung is such an important Android device maker that Google reportedly pays Samsung about $3.5 billion per year to remain the default search engine for its devices. That's why Alphabet's investors were rattled when a recent New York Times report claimed that Samsung could replace Google with Bing as the default search engine for all of its devices in the near future.", 'news_textrank_summary': "But for now, the market will likely remain fixated on three bright red flags for its future: the rise of OpenAI's ChatGPT, its potential loss of Samsung to Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and troubling revelations regarding its dependence on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Second, Microsoft is integrating ChatGPT into Bing -- which might help the underdog search engine finally gain ground against Google -- as well as its Azure cloud platform, which already controls a much bigger slice of the cloud market than Google Cloud. Samsung is such an important Android device maker that Google reportedly pays Samsung about $3.5 billion per year to remain the default search engine for its devices."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/health-care-sector-update-for-04-21-2023%3A-swav-aapl-lly-bsx', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Health care stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index advancing 0.9% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.6%.\nThe iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was climbing past 1%.\nIn company news, ShockWave Medical (SWAV) is drawing takeover interest from Boston Scientific (BSX), Bloomberg reported,\nciting people with knowledge of the matter. ShockWave shares jumped past 12% while Boston Scientific was down nearly 3%.\nApple (AAPL) is planning to launch an iPhone app enabling users compile their daily activities as part of its move in the mental and physical health technology market, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing documents it viewed. Apple shares were down almost 1%.\nEli Lilly (LLY) expects the US Medicare health plan to relax its coverage limits and cover new Alzheimer's drugs in response to emerging evidence of their effectiveness of clearing amyloid brain plaques, Reuters reported, citing a company executive. Eli Lilly shares were up 2.3%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is planning to launch an iPhone app enabling users compile their daily activities as part of its move in the mental and physical health technology market, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing documents it viewed. In company news, ShockWave Medical (SWAV) is drawing takeover interest from Boston Scientific (BSX), Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Eli Lilly (LLY) expects the US Medicare health plan to relax its coverage limits and cover new Alzheimer's drugs in response to emerging evidence of their effectiveness of clearing amyloid brain plaques, Reuters reported, citing a company executive.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is planning to launch an iPhone app enabling users compile their daily activities as part of its move in the mental and physical health technology market, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing documents it viewed. In company news, ShockWave Medical (SWAV) is drawing takeover interest from Boston Scientific (BSX), Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. ShockWave shares jumped past 12% while Boston Scientific was down nearly 3%.', 'news_article_title': 'Health Care Sector Update for 04/21/2023: SWAV, AAPL, LLY, BSX', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is planning to launch an iPhone app enabling users compile their daily activities as part of its move in the mental and physical health technology market, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing documents it viewed. ShockWave shares jumped past 12% while Boston Scientific was down nearly 3%. Apple shares were down almost 1%.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is planning to launch an iPhone app enabling users compile their daily activities as part of its move in the mental and physical health technology market, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing documents it viewed. Health care stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index advancing 0.9% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.6%. Eli Lilly (LLY) expects the US Medicare health plan to relax its coverage limits and cover new Alzheimer's drugs in response to emerging evidence of their effectiveness of clearing amyloid brain plaques, Reuters reported, citing a company executive."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/health-care-sector-update-for-04-21-2023%3A-gmab-swav-aapl-lly', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Health care stocks were higher late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index advancing 0.8% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.6%.\nThe iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was climbing 1.1%.\nIn company news, Genmab (GMAB) said a three-arbitrator tribunal dismissed Genmab's claim that it was due milestone payments from a license agreement with Janssen Biotech for daratumumab. The shares were rising 0.7%.\nShockwave Medical (SWAV) is drawing takeover interest from Boston Scientific (BSX), Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Shockwave shares jumped 10%, and Boston Scientific was down 3%.\nApple (AAPL) is planning to launch an iPhone app enabling users to compile their daily activities as part of its move in the mental and physical health technology market, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing documents it viewed. Apple shares were down 1%.\nEli Lilly (LLY) expects the US Medicare health plan to relax its coverage limits and cover new Alzheimer's drugs in response to emerging evidence of their effectiveness of clearing amyloid brain plaques, Reuters reported, citing a company executive. Eli Lilly shares were up almost 3%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is planning to launch an iPhone app enabling users to compile their daily activities as part of its move in the mental and physical health technology market, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing documents it viewed. Shockwave Medical (SWAV) is drawing takeover interest from Boston Scientific (BSX), Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Eli Lilly (LLY) expects the US Medicare health plan to relax its coverage limits and cover new Alzheimer's drugs in response to emerging evidence of their effectiveness of clearing amyloid brain plaques, Reuters reported, citing a company executive.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is planning to launch an iPhone app enabling users to compile their daily activities as part of its move in the mental and physical health technology market, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing documents it viewed. Shockwave Medical (SWAV) is drawing takeover interest from Boston Scientific (BSX), Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Shockwave shares jumped 10%, and Boston Scientific was down 3%.', 'news_article_title': 'Health Care Sector Update for 04/21/2023: GMAB, SWAV, AAPL, LLY', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is planning to launch an iPhone app enabling users to compile their daily activities as part of its move in the mental and physical health technology market, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing documents it viewed. Shockwave shares jumped 10%, and Boston Scientific was down 3%. Apple shares were down 1%.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is planning to launch an iPhone app enabling users to compile their daily activities as part of its move in the mental and physical health technology market, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing documents it viewed. Health care stocks were higher late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index advancing 0.8% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.6%. Eli Lilly (LLY) expects the US Medicare health plan to relax its coverage limits and cover new Alzheimer's drugs in response to emerging evidence of their effectiveness of clearing amyloid brain plaques, Reuters reported, citing a company executive."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bear-market-champions%3A-2-resilient-stocks-to-weather-any-storm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There's nothing like a bear market to drive home the importance of investing in resilient stocks that are capable of succeeding no matter what's going on with the economy or the wider market. While it isn't realistic to look for investments that are 100% insulated from external influences, it's entirely within your control to find a few companies that are tougher than average when adversity comes knocking.\nLet's take a few minutes to learn about two such businesses so that you can judge whether they might be a good fit for the more conservative portion of your portfolio.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Thermo Fisher Scientific\nOver the past three years, the total return of Thermo Fisher Scientific's (NYSE: TMO) stock rose by 77%, eclipsing the market's gain of 51% even in the midst of a pandemic, inflation, and a general environment of extreme economic uncertainty. To accomplish that, Thermo didn't need to do anything outside of its norm. It just continued to profitably sell goods like laboratory reagents and chemicals, cell analyzer devices, and disposable glassware to its massive base of customers in the biopharma sector -- just as it always has.\nThermo is a resilient stock because most biotech and pharma businesses depend on its products and services to do any kind of research and development (R&D) work, without which they can't really make money.\nSales to biopharma account for 55% of its revenue, which totaled $44.9 billion in 2022, and 46% of its revenue is from recurring sales of consumable goods that customers need more of in perpetuity. So even if there's an economic downturn, they'll still need to keep buying if they want to avoid work grinding to a halt. This means that Thermo's investors are somewhat insulated from fallout.\nEven during the Great Recession and the financial crisis, the company continued to add to its quarterly revenue and earnings, and its quarterly profit margin actually increased from 2007 to 2010. While it's true that it has a handful of major direct competitors, like Becton, Dickinson, it's competing for a share of quite a few growing sub-markets in biopharma, and there's little to suggest that it's facing much in the way of headwinds or fierce competitive pressures.\nThough its forward dividend yield of just 0.2% isn't about to impress anyone, the fact that its payout has grown by 106% in the last five years alone is yet another sign of enduring financial stability, and another piece of evidence supporting its resilience.\n2. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a company that needs no introduction, and much like Thermo Fisher, it's one of the sturdiest stocks around.\nOver the last 15 years, its quarterly net income rose each year by an extremely impressive average of 29.4%, with its annual earnings reaching a grand total of $99.8 billion in 2022. Even when the market crashed in early 2020, Apple quickly regained its footing and went on to outperform the market.\nIn the last three years, the total return of its shares skyrocketed by 148% thanks to consistently strong sales of its iPhones, iPads, computers, software subscriptions, and peripheral devices.\nIn tougher economic conditions, people probably won't buy a new phone or laptop every couple of years, but they'll surely continue to pay for their iCloud subscription to ensure that they can keep using their old devices. That's a factor supporting this company's ongoing strong performance.\nApple also has a few less-well-known factors driving success for its shareholders, starting with its penchant for buying back absolutely mind-boggling amounts of its stock using its excess free cash flow (FCF). For reference, last year it reported FCF of more than $111 billion, and in the first quarter of this year alone, it spent $19 billion on repurchasing its shares.\nFrom its fiscal 2012 through Q1 of this year, the tech giant returned upwards of $740.3 billion to shareholders in the form of buybacks and dividend payments.\nTo state the obvious, that is a really stunning sum of money. It went directly to investors, and more's almost guaranteed to be on the way. If the stock falls due to market phenomena or pessimism about the economy, that just means management gets a deal when it's time to buy back more shares. The constant repurchasing activity also helps to sustain higher prices for the sake of investors.\nThanks to consistent effort with expanding its product offerings, including most recently with its foray into payments and savings accounts, Apple has a well-proven ability to bounce back and stay relevant. That's why it's a good bet for weathering most storms without its stock tanking. Of course, it's still possible that this business will take a hit if there's another unprecedented economic crisis, and eventually there likely will be.\nLikewise, Apple's exposure to geopolitical instability in Taiwan is very significant as it manufactures a lot of its hardware there. But it's already taking action to mitigate that risk by relocating some of its manufacturing sites into less exposed countries like India and Vietnam, so it'll be able to weather any issues that occur in the future too.\n10 stocks we like better than Thermo Fisher Scientific\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Thermo Fisher Scientific wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nAlex Carchidi has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Thermo Fisher Scientific. The Motley Fool recommends Becton, Dickinson. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a company that needs no introduction, and much like Thermo Fisher, it's one of the sturdiest stocks around. While it's true that it has a handful of major direct competitors, like Becton, Dickinson, it's competing for a share of quite a few growing sub-markets in biopharma, and there's little to suggest that it's facing much in the way of headwinds or fierce competitive pressures. Apple also has a few less-well-known factors driving success for its shareholders, starting with its penchant for buying back absolutely mind-boggling amounts of its stock using its excess free cash flow (FCF).", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a company that needs no introduction, and much like Thermo Fisher, it's one of the sturdiest stocks around. Thermo Fisher Scientific Over the past three years, the total return of Thermo Fisher Scientific's (NYSE: TMO) stock rose by 77%, eclipsing the market's gain of 51% even in the midst of a pandemic, inflation, and a general environment of extreme economic uncertainty. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Thermo Fisher Scientific.", 'news_article_title': 'Bear Market Champions: 2 Resilient Stocks to Weather Any Storm', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a company that needs no introduction, and much like Thermo Fisher, it's one of the sturdiest stocks around. Over the last 15 years, its quarterly net income rose each year by an extremely impressive average of 29.4%, with its annual earnings reaching a grand total of $99.8 billion in 2022. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Thermo Fisher Scientific wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a company that needs no introduction, and much like Thermo Fisher, it's one of the sturdiest stocks around. Thermo Fisher Scientific Over the past three years, the total return of Thermo Fisher Scientific's (NYSE: TMO) stock rose by 77%, eclipsing the market's gain of 51% even in the midst of a pandemic, inflation, and a general environment of extreme economic uncertainty. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Thermo Fisher Scientific wasn't one of them!"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-apr-21-2023-%3A-tqqq-sqqq-tsla-t-aapl-amzn-tsll-nio-wmt-fcx-ubs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -22.26 to 12,963.72. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 31,943,802 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -0.18 at $26.64, with 4,266,248 shares traded. This represents a 65.47% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +0.21 at $31.02, with 3,017,777 shares traded. This represents a 6.31% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) is +1.5501 at $164.54, with 2,594,037 shares traded. TSLA\'s current last sale is 74.79% of the target price of $220.\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is +0.18 at $17.83, with 1,366,898 shares traded. T\'s current last sale is 81.05% of the target price of $22.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.98 at $164.67, with 964,781 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +1.64 at $105.45, with 917,688 shares traded.AMZN is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 4/27/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.21 per share, which represents a 21 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nDirexion Daily TSLA Bull 1.5X Shares (TSLL) is +0.12 at $8.94, with 887,818 shares traded. This represents a 92.67% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is +0.04 at $8.32, with 464,232 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NIO is in the "buy range".\n\nWalmart Inc. (WMT) is -0.38 at $150.59, with 376,747 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WMT is in the "buy range".\n\nFreeport-McMoran, Inc. (FCX) is -0.06 at $41.30, with 273,899 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.47. Smarter Analyst Reports: Freeport-McMoRan Delivers Mixed Q3 Results; Shares Drop\n\nUBS AG (UBS) is -0.24 at $20.12, with 253,094 shares traded.UBS is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 4/25/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.54 per share, which represents a 61 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nSalesforce, Inc. (CRM) is -0.74 at $196.77, with 252,734 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CRM is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.98 at $164.67, with 964,781 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +1.64 at $105.45, with 917,688 shares traded.AMZN is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 4/27/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.98 at $164.67, with 964,781 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.21 per share, which represents a 21 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for Apr 21, 2023 : TQQQ, SQQQ, TSLA, T, AAPL, AMZN, TSLL, NIO, WMT, FCX, UBS, CRM', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.98 at $164.67, with 964,781 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -22.26 to 12,963.72.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -1.98 at $164.67, with 964,781 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.21 per share, which represents a 21 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-04-21-2023%3A-sap-meta-aapl-xlk-soxx', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Technology stocks were leaning lower premarket Friday. The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) was declining by 0.38% and the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) was down 0.09%.\nSAP (SAP) was climbing past 4% after it reported Q1 adjusted earnings of 1.27 euros ($1.39) per basic share, up from 1 euro a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected 1.10 euros.\nMeta Platforms' (META) Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg did not exclude future job cuts and expected the company to reduce the pace of hiring, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing the executive in a virtual Q&A session with employees. Meta Platform was recently down 0.5%.\nApple (AAPL) is planning to launch an iPhone app enabling users to compile their daily activities as part of its move in the mental and physical health technology market, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing documents it viewed. Apple was recently slipping past 1%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is planning to launch an iPhone app enabling users to compile their daily activities as part of its move in the mental and physical health technology market, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing documents it viewed. The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) was declining by 0.38% and the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) was down 0.09%. Meta Platforms' (META) Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg did not exclude future job cuts and expected the company to reduce the pace of hiring, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing the executive in a virtual Q&A session with employees.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is planning to launch an iPhone app enabling users to compile their daily activities as part of its move in the mental and physical health technology market, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing documents it viewed. Meta Platforms' (META) Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg did not exclude future job cuts and expected the company to reduce the pace of hiring, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing the executive in a virtual Q&A session with employees. Meta Platform was recently down 0.5%.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 04/21/2023: SAP, META, AAPL, XLK, SOXX', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is planning to launch an iPhone app enabling users to compile their daily activities as part of its move in the mental and physical health technology market, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing documents it viewed. Technology stocks were leaning lower premarket Friday. Meta Platforms' (META) Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg did not exclude future job cuts and expected the company to reduce the pace of hiring, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing the executive in a virtual Q&A session with employees.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is planning to launch an iPhone app enabling users to compile their daily activities as part of its move in the mental and physical health technology market, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing documents it viewed. SAP (SAP) was climbing past 4% after it reported Q1 adjusted earnings of 1.27 euros ($1.39) per basic share, up from 1 euro a year earlier. Meta Platforms' (META) Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg did not exclude future job cuts and expected the company to reduce the pace of hiring, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing the executive in a virtual Q&A session with employees."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-equity-etfs-for-diversification-enthusiasts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "I\nnvestors often hear about the benefits of diversification. On the other hand, market participants also see headlines and articles pertaining to small numbers of equities leading markets higher.\nThat was the case in the first quarter when a scant number of S&P 500 member firms accounted for roughly 90% of the index’s upside. Even when accounting for the 2022 slump in stocks, the top five holdings in the S&P 500 account for more than 21% of the index’s weight – a percentage that’s at the higher end of historical levels.\nOne way of looking at that scenario is that supposedly broad-based index funds and exchange traded funds aren’t offering investors the diversification benefits they’re looking for. Another point market participants should remember is that the aim diversification isn’t as much about generating upside as it is building a foundation of portfolio protection.\n“The goal of diversification is not necessarily to boost performance—it won't ensure gains or guarantee against losses,” according to Fidelity. “Diversification does, however, have the potential to improve returns for whatever level of risk you choose to target.”\nWith that in mind, here are some stock-based ETFs for diversification buffs.\nDirexion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE)\nAs its name implies, the Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE) is the equal-weight answer to cap-weighted Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX). QQQE follows the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted TR Index – NDX’s equal-weight cousin.\nWhen QQQE rebalances, its 100 components receive weights of 1% apiece. Contrast that with cap-weighted counterparts that allocated nearly a quarter of their respective weights to just Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL). In other words, each QQQE component is as important as the next. QQQE offers investors at least two primary benefits.\n“Broader diversification beyond technology sector stocks which may help reduce concentration risk,” according to Direxion. “Greater performance contribution from companies with smaller market capitalization.”\nInvesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (RSP)\nArguably the godfather of guaranteed equity diversification in the ETF wrapper, the Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (RSP) has making good on the promise of diversification for two decades. The $34.16 billion ETF turns 20 years on April 24.\nRSP actually refutes one of the claims critics lob at the equal-weight methodology, which is that it’s heavily dependent on value investing. RSP allocates just a third of its weight to value stocks and that assertion doesn’t explain how the fund generated out-performance during a lengthy run of growth beating value up until 2021.\n“RSP has the same holdings as the S&P 500 Index, but each company is weighted equally to help you diversify,” according to Invesco. “With the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index, you still get exposure to the largest 500 public U.S. companies in the S&P 500 Index. However, each company is weighted at 0.2%, providing you with more diversification and less concentration.”\nALPS Equal Weight Sector ETF (EQL)\nThe ALPS Equal Weight Sector ETF (EQL) is a pertinent choice for investors looking for sector-level diversification. With technology still representing more than a quarter of the cap-weighted S&P 500, investors can hardly be blamed for desiring some sector diversity.\nEQL uses an efficient approach to accomplish its objective and contain costs. It equally weights the 11 sector SPDR ETFs rather than actively managing sector exposures.\nThose are large-cap funds meaning EQL is a large-cap ETF. It’s ability to outperform the broader market shines when defensive and value stocks are in style and/or high-growth sectors are faltering.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Contrast that with cap-weighted counterparts that allocated nearly a quarter of their respective weights to just Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL). Another point market participants should remember is that the aim diversification isn’t as much about generating upside as it is building a foundation of portfolio protection. “The goal of diversification is not necessarily to boost performance—it won't ensure gains or guarantee against losses,” according to Fidelity.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Contrast that with cap-weighted counterparts that allocated nearly a quarter of their respective weights to just Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL). Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE) As its name implies, the Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE) is the equal-weight answer to cap-weighted Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX). “Greater performance contribution from companies with smaller market capitalization.” Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (RSP) Arguably the godfather of guaranteed equity diversification in the ETF wrapper, the Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (RSP) has making good on the promise of diversification for two decades.', 'news_article_title': '3 Equity ETFs for Diversification Enthusiasts', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Contrast that with cap-weighted counterparts that allocated nearly a quarter of their respective weights to just Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL). One way of looking at that scenario is that supposedly broad-based index funds and exchange traded funds aren’t offering investors the diversification benefits they’re looking for. “Broader diversification beyond technology sector stocks which may help reduce concentration risk,” according to Direxion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Contrast that with cap-weighted counterparts that allocated nearly a quarter of their respective weights to just Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL). Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE) As its name implies, the Direxion NASDAQ-100® Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE) is the equal-weight answer to cap-weighted Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX). “Greater performance contribution from companies with smaller market capitalization.” Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (RSP) Arguably the godfather of guaranteed equity diversification in the ETF wrapper, the Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (RSP) has making good on the promise of diversification for two decades.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/with-growth-slowing-is-netflix-stock-still-a-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) posted a mixed set of Q1 2023 results on Tuesday, with the company adding about 1.75 million new subscribers, slightly below estimates. While revenue for the quarter rose by 3.7% year-over-year to $8.16 billion, it fell slightly short of estimates, impacted in part by foreign currency-related headwinds. Earnings fell by about 19% versus last year to $2.88 per share due to higher costs and slowing revenue growth. Growth is expected to remain muted in the near term. For the quarter ending June 2023, Netflix is projecting revenue of $8.24 billion (3.4% year-over-year growth) and earnings of $2.82 a share.\nNetflix stopped providing specific guidance on subscriber additions since the last quarter, noting that it would be focusing more on boosting its monetization. Now average revenue per member actually declined by 1% year-over-year due to currency headwinds and weaker price realizations, particularly in Asia where the company saw strong subscriber growth in countries with lower plan prices. However, Netflix is looking to better monetize account sharing, expanding the paid password-sharing option that it began testing last year to other markets including the United States during the second quarter. Under the offering, subscribers should have the option to pay an extra fee if they want to share their Netflix account with people they do not live with. Although the company could see some amount of initial subscriber churn due to the rollout, the move should help to eventually boost revenue. Netflix also appeared positive about the performance of its new ad-supported tier which was rolled out late last year in select markets, although it didn’t provide much specific data.\nSo, is Netflix stock still a buy at current levels? At the current market price of about $333 per share, Netflix trades at about 29x forward earnings. Although this is a relatively high multiple considering Netflix’s muted revenue growth in recent quarters, there is still reason to be bullish on the stock. Netflix is still guiding for double-digit revenue growth in the long run and the company’s cash flows are also expanding. For perspective, over Q1, Netflix has boosted its free cash flow guidance for the year to at least $3.5 billion, up from the previous forecast of at least $3 billion. Netflix is also boosting its capital return program, buying back about 1.2 million shares for roughly $400 million over the last quarter, with plans to increase repurchases over this year. We remain marginally positive on Netflix stock, with a price estimate of $363 per share, which is about 10% ahead of the current market price. See our analysis Netflix Valuation: Expensive or Cheap for more details on what’s driving our price estimate for Netflix. Also, check out the analysis of Netflix Revenue for more details on how Netflix revenues are trending.\nWhat if you’re looking for a more balanced portfolio instead? Our high-quality portfolio and multi-strategy portfolio have beaten the market consistently since the end of 2016.\nReturns Apr 2023\nMTD [1] 2023\nYTD [1] 2017-23\nTotal [2]\n NFLX Return -3% 13% 170%\n S&P 500 Return 1% 8% 86%\n Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 2% 10% 247%\n[1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/19/2023\n[2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016\nInvest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios\nSee all Trefis Price Estimates\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) posted a mixed set of Q1 2023 results on Tuesday, with the company adding about 1.75 million new subscribers, slightly below estimates. However, Netflix is looking to better monetize account sharing, expanding the paid password-sharing option that it began testing last year to other markets including the United States during the second quarter. Netflix also appeared positive about the performance of its new ad-supported tier which was rolled out late last year in select markets, although it didn’t provide much specific data.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For the quarter ending June 2023, Netflix is projecting revenue of $8.24 billion (3.4% year-over-year growth) and earnings of $2.82 a share. We remain marginally positive on Netflix stock, with a price estimate of $363 per share, which is about 10% ahead of the current market price. Total [2] NFLX Return -3% 13% 170% S&P 500 Return 1% 8% 86% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 2% 10% 247% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/19/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'With Growth Slowing, Is Netflix Stock Still A Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'While revenue for the quarter rose by 3.7% year-over-year to $8.16 billion, it fell slightly short of estimates, impacted in part by foreign currency-related headwinds. For the quarter ending June 2023, Netflix is projecting revenue of $8.24 billion (3.4% year-over-year growth) and earnings of $2.82 a share. We remain marginally positive on Netflix stock, with a price estimate of $363 per share, which is about 10% ahead of the current market price.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For the quarter ending June 2023, Netflix is projecting revenue of $8.24 billion (3.4% year-over-year growth) and earnings of $2.82 a share. Also, check out the analysis of Netflix Revenue for more details on how Netflix revenues are trending. Total [2] NFLX Return -3% 13% 170% S&P 500 Return 1% 8% 86% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 2% 10% 247% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/19/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-ultra-growth-stocks-that-are-leading-the-market-recovery', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "A sell-off in 2022 dragged down the stocks of countless companies, with consumer-reliant businesses hit the hardest after steep rises in the cost of living. However, easing inflation this year has put the market on a recovery path, with a few key stocks leading the way.\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have each enjoyed double-digit stock rises since Jan. 1, as seen in the chart below.\nData by YCharts\nThese companies dominate their respective industries, making them crucial to future market growth. With inflation improving on a monthly basis, now is an excellent time to consider investing in these stocks before they become a missed opportunity.\n1. Amazon\nAs a market leader in e-commerce, rises in inflation and reductions in consumer spending hit Amazon particularly hard last year. Its stock plunged nearly 50%, alongside its North American and international segments reporting operating losses totaling $10.6 billion in fiscal 2022. However, temporary losses don't diminish Amazon's position as an attractive growth stock, with the company expected to flourish over the long term.\nThe e-commerce market hit a value of $4 trillion in 2023 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.5%. That forecast would see the industry hit $6.4 trillion by 2027, with Amazon's leading market share likely to see the company profit significantly.\nIn addition to e-commerce growth, the tech giant is home to a booming cloud business through its platform Amazon Web Services (AWS), which allows it to lean less on retail business amid economic downturns. In fact, AWS kept the company profitable in 2022, hitting $22.8 billion in operating income.\nAmazon stumbled last year, but its future is bright, and Wall Street is taking notice. Along with year-to-date stock growth, its average 12-month price target is 34% higher than its current position. And with that, Amazon is a must-buy right now.\n2. Walt Disney\nDisney investors haven't had it easy in recent years, with the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily shuttering the company's cinema and theme parks businesses. Then, macroeconomic headwinds in 2022 made expanding the streaming market costly. The challenges meant the company's stock has decreased over the last five years by just under 1%.\nHowever, recent hurdles are unlikely to repeat, with Disney's 10-year stock growth of around 70% more indicative of what's to come. As the home of potent brands such as Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and Walt Disney Studios, the entertainment giant has compelling ways to attract consumers to its parks, streaming content, and box office offerings.\nMeanwhile, Disney CEO Bob Iger plans to cut costs by $5.5 billion, with the majority of savings driven by reductions in content spending. The move is a positive step as it works to make its flagship streaming service, Disney+, profitable by 2024.\nDisney is on a growth path, with its average 12-month price target of $128.50 projecting a 29% stock rise. The company has been a key player in the market's recovery this year and will likely continue leading the way for years to come.\n3. Apple\nApple has proved its resilience and stability over the last year. Its stock has seen the highest year-to-date rise on this list while also experiencing the lowest decline in 2022, as shown in the table below.\nData by YCharts\nThe company's strength mainly stems from its leading market shares in multiple areas of consumer tech, such as smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones. Alongside winning hardware, Apple is home to a thriving digital services business that has strengthened its earnings by lessening its dependency on iPhone sales. For instance, in fiscal 2022, services revenue growth hit 14%, double the growth in its iPhone segment.\nAs the world's most valuable company by market cap, Apple plays a pivotal role in the market's health. The company's low volatility propped up the market last year, with its 27% rise since Jan. 1 leading its recovery in 2023. As a result, the tech giant is one of the most reliable investments out there and an ultra-growth stock worth considering.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon.com\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon.com wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have each enjoyed double-digit stock rises since Jan. 1, as seen in the chart below. As the home of potent brands such as Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and Walt Disney Studios, the entertainment giant has compelling ways to attract consumers to its parks, streaming content, and box office offerings. Data by YCharts The company's strength mainly stems from its leading market shares in multiple areas of consumer tech, such as smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have each enjoyed double-digit stock rises since Jan. 1, as seen in the chart below. Amazon As a market leader in e-commerce, rises in inflation and reductions in consumer spending hit Amazon particularly hard last year. That forecast would see the industry hit $6.4 trillion by 2027, with Amazon's leading market share likely to see the company profit significantly.", 'news_article_title': '3 Ultra-Growth Stocks That Are Leading the Market Recovery', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have each enjoyed double-digit stock rises since Jan. 1, as seen in the chart below. Amazon As a market leader in e-commerce, rises in inflation and reductions in consumer spending hit Amazon particularly hard last year. Along with year-to-date stock growth, its average 12-month price target is 34% higher than its current position.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have each enjoyed double-digit stock rises since Jan. 1, as seen in the chart below. However, temporary losses don't diminish Amazon's position as an attractive growth stock, with the company expected to flourish over the long term. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-week-ahead-tech-earnings-to-test-markets-most-crowded-trade', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Randall\nNEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - A blistering rally in megacap growth and technology shares has buoyed markets this year, and earnings reports in coming weeks could help investors determine if those gains are justified.\nU.S. technology stocks are currently the "most crowded" trade in the market, fund managers surveyed by BofA Global Research said, as investors pile into megacaps thinking the Federal Reserve will soon stop tightening monetary policy and that the sector will remain resilient as growth slows.\nRallies in stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla IncTSLA.O have helped sustain broader indexes in the face of recession worries and last month\'s banking crisis sparked by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.\nApple and Microsoft, up 27% and 19% this year, respectively, together accounted for nearly half of the S&P 500\'s .SPXtotal advance through March, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. The index is up around 7.5% year-to-date.\nWhether that rally continues could depend on companies beating already-lowered first-quarter estimates. Technology earnings are seen falling 14.4%. Communication services companies, including Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, are expected to post declines of 12%, according to Refinitiv data.\nAfter steep declines in 2022, "this is a group that was an underweight for a number of people and now you\'re seeing some of the momentum take off," said Jason Draho, head of asset allocation Americas at UBS. Earnings will show "whether this is really a safe haven if you are worried about recession."\nAlphabet and Microsoft are expected to report their results on April 25, followed by Apple on May 4. Amazon, part of the consumer discretionary sector, is expected to announce results on April 27. Tesla shares fell nearly 10% after missing earnings estimates on April 19.\nCompanies will likely use earnings reports over the next several weeks to announce further plans for layoffs, which could bolster margins ahead of a recession and make their shares more attractive, said Robert Stimpson, co-chief investment officer and portfolio manager for Oak Associates Funds.\nAlphabet in January announced 12,000 job cuts, followed by Amazon in March with 9,000 cuts, and others that bring the total to 27,000 layoffs over recent months.\n"Tech corrected very hard last year and it\'s already discounted for some sort of recession, given that it has accepted that it has to cut headcount and retrench a little bit," said Stimpson. "It\'s an industry that is accepting its medicine."\nStimpson is overweight technology and cutting back on his energy exposure in anticipation of a recession.\nHowever, signs of improving profitability could power "another leg up" in the rally, said Tom Plumb, portfolio manager of the Plumb Funds, who has large positions in Nvidia Corp NVDA.O and Apple. Nvidia shares are up more than 90% this year.\n"We paid the penalty for holding on to a number of these stocks last year," Plumb said. "In today\'s market growth is something that people think will be a challenge and if you can identify growth you\'ll be rewarded."\nStill, gains could fizzle if the Fed does not cut interest rates this year, as widely expected. While the central bank has projected borrowing costs will stay around current levels until year end, investors are pricing rate cuts after the summer.\nElevated rates would likely weigh heavily on technology valuations, which have soared since the year began, said Max Wasserman, senior portfolio manager at Miramar Capital. Growth stocks are especially vulnerable to high borrowing costs, which threaten to erode the value of their longer-term cash flows.\nApple is trading at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 26.5, while Microsoft\'s ratio is 27.4, compared to 18 for the S&P 500.\n"You\'re seeing extremely high multiples in a rising interest rates environment because the market is betting the Fed will reverse its policies," he said. "We think it\'s a faulty assumption and the risk-reward is not in your favor."\nUS tech stocks regain some lost groundhttps://tmsnrt.rs/40n0y5m\n(Reporting by David Randall; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6607; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Rallies in stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla IncTSLA.O have helped sustain broader indexes in the face of recession worries and last month\'s banking crisis sparked by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. By David Randall NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - A blistering rally in megacap growth and technology shares has buoyed markets this year, and earnings reports in coming weeks could help investors determine if those gains are justified. U.S. technology stocks are currently the "most crowded" trade in the market, fund managers surveyed by BofA Global Research said, as investors pile into megacaps thinking the Federal Reserve will soon stop tightening monetary policy and that the sector will remain resilient as growth slows.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Rallies in stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla IncTSLA.O have helped sustain broader indexes in the face of recession worries and last month's banking crisis sparked by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. By David Randall NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - A blistering rally in megacap growth and technology shares has buoyed markets this year, and earnings reports in coming weeks could help investors determine if those gains are justified. Alphabet and Microsoft are expected to report their results on April 25, followed by Apple on May 4.", 'news_article_title': "Wall St Week Ahead-Tech earnings to test markets' 'most crowded' trade", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Rallies in stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla IncTSLA.O have helped sustain broader indexes in the face of recession worries and last month's banking crisis sparked by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. By David Randall NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - A blistering rally in megacap growth and technology shares has buoyed markets this year, and earnings reports in coming weeks could help investors determine if those gains are justified. Alphabet and Microsoft are expected to report their results on April 25, followed by Apple on May 4.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Rallies in stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Tesla IncTSLA.O have helped sustain broader indexes in the face of recession worries and last month's banking crisis sparked by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. By David Randall NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - A blistering rally in megacap growth and technology shares has buoyed markets this year, and earnings reports in coming weeks could help investors determine if those gains are justified. Companies will likely use earnings reports over the next several weeks to announce further plans for layoffs, which could bolster margins ahead of a recession and make their shares more attractive, said Robert Stimpson, co-chief investment officer and portfolio manager for Oak Associates Funds."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-nasdaq%3Aaapl-stock%3A-heres-what-technical-indicators-reveal', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of top technology companies, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), witnessed a rebound in 2023 as inflation continued to moderate, signaling that the Fed could pause the rapid interest rate hike. Apple stock has gained over 28% year-to-date, outperforming the NASDAQ 100 Index (NDX) and the S&P 500 Index (SPX). While AAPL stock outperformed the broader markets, its technical indicators show a bullish signal, implying further upside from current levels. \nAs per our easy-to-understand technical analysis tool, AAPL stock is in an uptrend. Its 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 156.64, while its price is $166.65.3, implying a bullish signal. Further, its shorter-duration EMA (20 days) also signals an uptrend. \nThanks to the recent recovery in AAPL’s share price, its RSI (Relative Strength Index) increased to 66.3. However, it still doesn’t signal an overbought condition. While Apple stock is in an uptrend, it could face immediate resistance at $172 (based on Pivot Points). Further, AAPL stock has a swing high near $176, which could offer further resistance. (See the graph below.)\nWhat’s the Prediction for AAPL Stock?\nOverall, AAPL is a Buy based on our summary signals (which combine the moving averages and the technical indicators to provide a summarized signal).\nThe near-term pressure on consumer spending could impact Apple’s hardware sales. However, its strong competitive positioning in the smartphone market, momentum in the Services segment, which delivered record revenues in Q1, growing paid subscriptions, and a base of over 2 billion active devices provide a solid foundation for long-term revenue and earnings growth. \nAAPL stock has a Strong Buy Consensus rating based on 24 Buys, four Holds, and one Sell. These analysts’ average price target of $174.86 implies a limited 4.93% upside potential. Furthermore, AAPL stock has a maximum Smart Score of “Perfect 10” on TipRanks. \nBottom Line\nWith a bullish signal from technical indicators, analysts, and Smart Score, AAPL stock could outperform the broader market averages. Its solid business, led by strong demand for its products and services, bodes well for long-term growth.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of top technology companies, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), witnessed a rebound in 2023 as inflation continued to moderate, signaling that the Fed could pause the rapid interest rate hike. While AAPL stock outperformed the broader markets, its technical indicators show a bullish signal, implying further upside from current levels. Bottom Line With a bullish signal from technical indicators, analysts, and Smart Score, AAPL stock could outperform the broader market averages.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'While AAPL stock outperformed the broader markets, its technical indicators show a bullish signal, implying further upside from current levels. AAPL stock has a Strong Buy Consensus rating based on 24 Buys, four Holds, and one Sell. Bottom Line With a bullish signal from technical indicators, analysts, and Smart Score, AAPL stock could outperform the broader market averages.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Stock: Here’s What Technical Indicators Reveal', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Bottom Line With a bullish signal from technical indicators, analysts, and Smart Score, AAPL stock could outperform the broader market averages. Shares of top technology companies, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), witnessed a rebound in 2023 as inflation continued to moderate, signaling that the Fed could pause the rapid interest rate hike. While AAPL stock outperformed the broader markets, its technical indicators show a bullish signal, implying further upside from current levels.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'While AAPL stock outperformed the broader markets, its technical indicators show a bullish signal, implying further upside from current levels. Overall, AAPL is a Buy based on our summary signals (which combine the moving averages and the technical indicators to provide a summarized signal). Bottom Line With a bullish signal from technical indicators, analysts, and Smart Score, AAPL stock could outperform the broader market averages.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-23', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': 'Q2', 'sec_fy': 2023.0, 'sec_rn': 1.0, 'sec_end': '2023-04-21', 'sec_form': '10-Q', 'sec_label': 'Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding', 'sec_units': 'shares', 'sec_value': 15728702000.0, 'sec_entity': 'Apple Inc.'}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 164.49000549316406, 'high': 166.4499969482422, 'open': 165.0500030517578, 'close': 165.02000427246094, 'ema_50': 157.37524045441145, 'rsi_14': 50.30032633042846, 'target': 165.3300018310547, 'volume': 58337300.0, 'ema_200': 151.27632585979399, 'adj_close': 164.3533172607422, 'rsi_lag_1': 60.26805507772925, 'rsi_lag_2': 65.9535011138924, 'rsi_lag_3': 68.79797642106467, 'rsi_lag_4': 65.20787687721578, 'rsi_lag_5': 60.00001230547353, 'macd_lag_1': 3.0889333521544415, 'macd_lag_2': 3.1222296715709206, 'macd_lag_3': 3.01953069634078, 'macd_lag_4': 2.962638476151426, 'macd_lag_5': 2.9731854965787647, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.8976173102148266, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.0655682115480407}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 16.579999923706055, 'Date': '2023-04-21', 'High': 17.709999084472656, 'Open': 17.510000228881836, 'Close': 16.770000457763672, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-21', 'Adj Close': 16.770000457763672}, {'Low': 1.0939722061157229, 'Date': '2023-04-21', 'High': 1.099251389503479, 'Open': 1.0970927476882937, 'Close': 1.0970927476882937, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-21', 'Adj Close': 1.0970927476882937}, {'Low': 1.23704195022583, 'Date': '2023-04-21', 'High': 1.2447099685668943, 'Open': 1.2439358234405518, 'Close': 1.244090557098389, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-21', 'Adj Close': 1.244090557098389}, {'Low': 6.872000217437744, 'Date': '2023-04-21', 'High': 6.895400047302246, 'Open': 6.872099876403809, 'Close': 6.872099876403809, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-21', 'Adj Close': 6.872099876403809}, {'Low': 76.72000122070312, 'Date': '2023-04-21', 'High': 78.38999938964844, 'Open': 77.12999725341797, 'Close': 77.87000274658203, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 291114, 'date_str': '2023-04-21', 'Adj Close': 77.87000274658203}, {'Low': 0.6678599119186401, 'Date': '2023-04-21', 'High': 0.6743001937866211, 'Open': 0.6743178963661194, 'Close': 0.6743178963661194, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-21', 'Adj Close': 0.6743178963661194}, {'Low': 3.502000093460083, 'Date': '2023-04-21', 'High': 3.5799999237060547, 'Open': 3.5339999198913574, 'Close': 3.569999933242798, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-21', 'Adj Close': 3.569999933242798}, {'Low': 133.55499267578125, 'Date': '2023-04-21', 'High': 134.46499633789062, 'Open': 133.99600219726562, 'Close': 133.99600219726562, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-21', 'Adj Close': 133.99600219726562}, {'Low': 101.6500015258789, 'Date': '2023-04-21', 'High': 102.12000274658205, 'Open': 101.8000030517578, 'Close': 101.81999969482422, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-21', 'Adj Close': 101.81999969482422}, {'Low': 1974.0999755859373, 'Date': '2023-04-21', 'High': 1996.199951171875, 'Open': 1996.199951171875, 'Close': 1979.5, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 132, 'date_str': '2023-04-21', 'Adj Close': 1979.5}]}
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{'date': '2023-04-24', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/indias-tamil-nadu-puts-bill-extending-factory-working-hours-on-hold', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details on bill, background\nCHENNAI, April 24 (Reuters) - India\'s southern Tamil Nadu state has put on hold a bill that would allow a 12-hour workday at factories after talks with labour unions who oppose the plan, a statement from the government said on Monday.\nSeveral labour unions including the All India Trade Union Congress and Centre of Indian Trade Unions had opposed the bill and were planning a one-day strike affecting workers from tens of factories next month.\nThe Tamil Nadu government passed the bill last week but it has yet to become law. At the time, it said those working 12 hours for four straight days would get three paid days off each week. But several workers raised concerns over proper implementation of the rule at factories.\n"The government passed the bill aiming to attract big investments and increase employment opportunities for youngsters," said a statement from M.K. Stalin, the state\'s chief minister, on Monday.\nA group of ministers at a Monday meeting told union representatives the state would not compromise on workers\' welfare and that the extended working hours would apply only to certain types of factories approved by the government, the statement said.\nThe move was expected to boost industrial production in the state, which has attracted billions of dollars in investments from companies hoping to diversify their supply chain away from China, including Apple suppliers Foxconn and Pegatron as well as Nike shoemaker Pou Chen.\n"The state government has only put the bill on hold, but it needs to withdraw the bill as there is a chance it looks to bring it back. We are going to hold our ground," said K. Bharathi, an activist with the Left Trade Union Centre.\n(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Chennai and Munsif Vengattil; Editing by Devika Syamnath and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; +91 867-525-3569;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '"The government passed the bill aiming to attract big investments and increase employment opportunities for youngsters," said a statement from M.K. A group of ministers at a Monday meeting told union representatives the state would not compromise on workers\' welfare and that the extended working hours would apply only to certain types of factories approved by the government, the statement said. The move was expected to boost industrial production in the state, which has attracted billions of dollars in investments from companies hoping to diversify their supply chain away from China, including Apple suppliers Foxconn and Pegatron as well as Nike shoemaker Pou Chen.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Adds details on bill, background CHENNAI, April 24 (Reuters) - India's southern Tamil Nadu state has put on hold a bill that would allow a 12-hour workday at factories after talks with labour unions who oppose the plan, a statement from the government said on Monday. Several labour unions including the All India Trade Union Congress and Centre of Indian Trade Unions had opposed the bill and were planning a one-day strike affecting workers from tens of factories next month. The Tamil Nadu government passed the bill last week but it has yet to become law.", 'news_article_title': "India's Tamil Nadu puts bill extending factory working hours on hold", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Adds details on bill, background CHENNAI, April 24 (Reuters) - India's southern Tamil Nadu state has put on hold a bill that would allow a 12-hour workday at factories after talks with labour unions who oppose the plan, a statement from the government said on Monday. The Tamil Nadu government passed the bill last week but it has yet to become law. A group of ministers at a Monday meeting told union representatives the state would not compromise on workers' welfare and that the extended working hours would apply only to certain types of factories approved by the government, the statement said.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Adds details on bill, background CHENNAI, April 24 (Reuters) - India's southern Tamil Nadu state has put on hold a bill that would allow a 12-hour workday at factories after talks with labour unions who oppose the plan, a statement from the government said on Monday. Several labour unions including the All India Trade Union Congress and Centre of Indian Trade Unions had opposed the bill and were planning a one-day strike affecting workers from tens of factories next month. A group of ministers at a Monday meeting told union representatives the state would not compromise on workers' welfare and that the extended working hours would apply only to certain types of factories approved by the government, the statement said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-platforms-meta-to-report-q1-earnings%3A-what-to-expect', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms META is set to report its first-quarter 2023 results on Apr 26.\n\nMeta expects total revenues between $26 billion and $28.5 billion for the first quarter of 2023. Unfavorable forex is expected to hurt year-over-year top-line growth by 2%.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter revenues is pegged at $27.49 billion, indicating a decrease of 1.51% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.\n\nThe consensus mark for earnings stands at $1.96 per share, down by a cent over the past 30 days, suggesting a decline of 27.94% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise\nMeta Platforms, Inc. price-eps-surprise | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote\n Meta’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of the trailing four quarters and missed twice, the average surprise being 8.56%.\n\nLet’s see how things have shaped up for the upcoming announcement.\nFactors to Note\nMeta’s first-quarter top line is expected to have been affected by a challenging macroeconomic environment, high inflation, and rising interest rates hurting the ad spending budgets of enterprises. This is expected to have weighed on ad revenues in the to-be-reported quarter.\n\nThe company’s ad revenue business is facing a decline in growth due to ad targeting-related headwinds created by Apple’s AAPL iOS changes.\n\nApple’s iOS changes have made ad targeting difficult, which has increased the cost of driving outcomes. However, measuring these outcomes is tough.\n\nIn the fourth quarter of 2022, Meta’s ad revenues represented 97.2% of total revenues, which decreased 4.2% year over year to $31.25 billion. The declining revenue trend is expected to have continued in the first quarter.\n\nThe company’s first-quarter guidance reflects macroeconomic and forex concerns. Weak advertising demand is a headwind. It expects Reels to monetize much slower than feed or stories, which is a concern.\n\nNevertheless, Facebook’s expanding user base (2 billion daily active users) is expected to have benefited top-line growth in the to-be-reported quarter. The growing usage of reels is also noteworthy.\n\nIncreased engagement for Meta’s offerings like Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook has been a major growth driver. Effective usage of Artificial Intelligence has been helping the company keep its users engaged. Higher engagement level is helping to steady its user growth across all regions, particularly Asia Pacific.\nWhat Our Model Says\nPer the Zacks model, the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. That is the exact case here.\n\nMeta has an Earnings ESP of +11.23% and currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.\nOther Stocks to Consider \nHere are a few other companies worth considering, as our model shows that these too have the right combination of elements to beat on earnings in their upcoming releases:\n\nNETGEAR NTGR has an Earnings ESP of +15.79% and a Zacks Rank #2.You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\n\nNETGEAR shares have declined 4.2% year to date. NTGR is set to report its first-quarter 2023 results on Apr 26.\n\nCloudflare NET has an Earnings ESP of +14.29% and a Zacks Rank #2.\n\nCloudflare shares have gained 39.1% year to date. NET is set to report its first-quarter 2023 results on Apr 27.\n\n\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNETGEAR, Inc. (NTGR) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCloudflare, Inc. (NET) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The company’s ad revenue business is facing a decline in growth due to ad targeting-related headwinds created by Apple’s AAPL iOS changes. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NETGEAR, Inc. (NTGR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter revenues is pegged at $27.49 billion, indicating a decrease of 1.51% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NETGEAR, Inc. (NTGR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The company’s ad revenue business is facing a decline in growth due to ad targeting-related headwinds created by Apple’s AAPL iOS changes. Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise Meta Platforms, Inc. price-eps-surprise | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote Meta’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of the trailing four quarters and missed twice, the average surprise being 8.56%.', 'news_article_title': 'Meta Platforms (META) to Report Q1 Earnings: What to Expect', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The company’s ad revenue business is facing a decline in growth due to ad targeting-related headwinds created by Apple’s AAPL iOS changes. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NETGEAR, Inc. (NTGR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter revenues is pegged at $27.49 billion, indicating a decrease of 1.51% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NETGEAR, Inc. (NTGR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The company’s ad revenue business is facing a decline in growth due to ad targeting-related headwinds created by Apple’s AAPL iOS changes. Meta Platforms, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise Meta Platforms, Inc. price-eps-surprise | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote Meta’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of the trailing four quarters and missed twice, the average surprise being 8.56%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/etfs-in-focus-ahead-of-big-tech-q1-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "We are in the peak of the first-quarter earnings season, and tech giants are in the spotlight this week and the next. The five biggest tech players — Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META and Alphabet GOOGL — are set to report. All these tech giants have gained between 18% and 70% this year.\n\nThe mega-cap tech stocks have roared in recent months on investors’ flight to cash-rich companies amid the banking crunch. This is especially true as tech giants have strong balance sheets, durable revenue streams and robust profit margins and are, thus, better positioned to withstand a possible economic downturn. The tech stocks also received a boost from weakening economic data and the heightened risk of a recession (read: 5 Tech Stocks That Powered Nasdaq ETF in the First Quarter).\n\nMicrosoft and Alphabet are expected to release results on Apr 25 after market close, while Meta Platforms will report on Apr 26. Amazon is scheduled to release its earnings on Apr 27 and Apple will report on May 4.\nMicrosoft\n\nMicrosoft has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) and an Earnings ESP of 0.00%. According to our methodology, the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.\n\nThe stock witnessed no earnings estimate revision for the to-be-reported quarter over the past 30 days. Microsoft’s earnings track is impressive, with the last four-quarter earnings surprise being 1.12%, on average. The Zacks Consensus Estimate indicates no earnings growth and a modest revenue growth of 3.2% from the year-ago quarter. Microsoft belongs to a top-ranked Zacks industry (top 43%) and has risen 19.2% so far this year (read: ETFs to Gain on Microsoft's $13-Billion Bet on OpenAI).\n\nAlphabet\n\nAlphabet has a Zacks Rank #4 and an Earnings ESP of 6.55%. It saw no earnings estimate revision over the past 30 days for the to-be-reported quarter. The company’s earnings surprise track over the past four quarters is not good, with the beat being negative 8%, on average. Earnings are expected to decline 13%, while revenues are expected to grow 2% from the year-ago quarter. Alphabet falls under a botton-ranked Zacks industry (bottom 41%). The Internet behemoth has climbed about 19.5% so far this year.\n\nMeta Platforms\n\nMeta Platforms has a Zacks Rank #1 and an Earnings ESP of +11.23%. The social media giant saw a negative earnings estimate revision of a penny for the to-be-reported quarter over the past seven days. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the yet-to-be-reported quarter indicates a substantial year-over-year earnings decline of 27.9%. Revenues are also expected to decrease 1.5%. Meta Platforms delivered an earnings surprise of 8.56%, on average, in the last four quarters. The stock belongs to a top-ranked Zacks industry (top 28%). Shares of META have surged about 77% so far this year.\n\nAmazon\n\nAmazon has a Zacks Rank #3 and an Earnings ESP of +20.82%. The stock saw negative earnings estimate revision of 4 cents over the past seven days for the first quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate represents substantial year-over-year revenue growth of 7.1% but no earnings growth. Amazon’s earnings surprise history is impressive, with an average beat of 10.52% for the last four quarters. The stock falls under a top-ranked Zacks industry (top 32%). The online e-commerce behemoth has witnessed a share price increase of 27.3% in the year-to-date timeframe.\n\nApple\n\nApple has a Zacks Rank #3 and an Earnings ESP of -0.29%. The stock saw positive earnings estimate revision of a penny over the past 7 days for second-quarter fiscal 2023. Analysts increasing estimates right before earnings — with the most up-to-date information possible — is a good indicator for the stock. The stock delivered an earnings surprise of 2.84%, on average, over the past four quarters. Apple is expected to report an earnings decline of 5.3% and a revenue decline of 4.1% from the year-ago quarter. It belongs to a top-ranked Zacks industry (top 23%). The stock has gained 27% in the year-to-date timeframe (see: all the Technology ETFs here).\nETFs to Tap\nGiven this, investors may want to play these stocks with the help of ETFs. Below, we have highlighted five ETFs having the largest exposure to these tech giants.\n\nMicroSectors FANG+ ETN (FNGS): This ETN is linked to the performance of the NYSE FANG+ Index, which is equal-dollar weighted and designed to provide exposure to a group of highly traded growth stocks of next-generation technology and tech-enabled companies. The note accounts for a 10% share in each of the FAANG stocks and has a Zacks ETF Rank #3 (Hold).\n\nBlue Chip Growth ETF (TCHP): This fund focuses on companies with leading market positions, seasoned management and strong financial fundamentals. It accounts for a combined 41.4% share in the five firms.\n\nVanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): This ETF offers exposure to the largest growth stocks in the U.S. market and has a Zacks ETF Rank #3. The five firms account for a combined 41.2% share in the basket.\n\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): This ETF focuses on 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. This fund makes up for a 39% share in the in-focus firms and has a Zacks ETF Rank #2 (Buy) with a Medium risk outlook (read: Nasdaq-100 Enters Bull Market: ETFs to Ride on).\n\niShares U.S. Tech Independence Focused ETF (IETC): This fund offers exposure to U.S. companies with a focus on U.S. tech independence. The five firms account for a combined 25.2% share in the basket.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The five biggest tech players — Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META and Alphabet GOOGL — are set to report. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The mega-cap tech stocks have roared in recent months on investors’ flight to cash-rich companies amid the banking crunch.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The five biggest tech players — Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META and Alphabet GOOGL — are set to report. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. According to our methodology, the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat.', 'news_article_title': 'ETFs in Focus Ahead of Big Tech Q1 Earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The five biggest tech players — Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META and Alphabet GOOGL — are set to report. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. According to our methodology, the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. 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According to our methodology, the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-04-24-2023%3A-aapl-carr-smci-csco', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were lower late Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) easing 0.5% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index declining 0.6%.\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) won an appeals court ruling upholding its App Store's policies in an antitrust case brought by Epic Games, the maker of the Fortnite game, Bloomberg reported. Apple shares were edging up 0.2%.\nCarrier Global (CARR) is reportedly in advanced discussions to buy German industrial company Viessmann for at least $10 billion, including debt, in a cash-and-stock deal, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. Carrier shares were down 7.6%.\nSupermicro (SMCI) fell more than 8%. The company reported preliminary fiscal Q3 revenue of $1.28 billion, down from $1.36 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expect $1.46 billion.\nCisco Systems (CSCO) said its new extended detention and response solution or Cisco XDR is in beta and is expected to be commercially available in July. Cisco shares rose 0.7%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) won an appeals court ruling upholding its App Store's policies in an antitrust case brought by Epic Games, the maker of the Fortnite game, Bloomberg reported. Tech stocks were lower late Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) easing 0.5% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index declining 0.6%. Carrier Global (CARR) is reportedly in advanced discussions to buy German industrial company Viessmann for at least $10 billion, including debt, in a cash-and-stock deal, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) won an appeals court ruling upholding its App Store's policies in an antitrust case brought by Epic Games, the maker of the Fortnite game, Bloomberg reported. Apple shares were edging up 0.2%. Carrier shares were down 7.6%.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 04/24/2023: AAPL, CARR, SMCI, CSCO', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) won an appeals court ruling upholding its App Store's policies in an antitrust case brought by Epic Games, the maker of the Fortnite game, Bloomberg reported. Carrier shares were down 7.6%. The company reported preliminary fiscal Q3 revenue of $1.28 billion, down from $1.36 billion a year earlier.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) won an appeals court ruling upholding its App Store's policies in an antitrust case brought by Epic Games, the maker of the Fortnite game, Bloomberg reported. Carrier Global (CARR) is reportedly in advanced discussions to buy German industrial company Viessmann for at least $10 billion, including debt, in a cash-and-stock deal, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. Cisco Systems (CSCO) said its new extended detention and response solution or Cisco XDR is in beta and is expected to be commercially available in July."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-headlines-international-investing-and-stocks-to-watch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this Motley Fool Money podcast, Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross and senior analyst Jason Moser discuss:\nTesla\'s challenge with margin pressure.\nIntuitive Surgical\'s strong first-quarter results and guidance.\nHow American Express is continuing to catch on with millennials and Gen Z.\nShares of D.R. Horton, America\'s largest homebuilder, hitting a new all-time high.\nThe latest from Netflix, P&G, Johnson & Johnson, and Lululemon.\nThe growing business of tiny snacks.\nTwo stocks on our analysts\' radar: Tractor Supply and Amazon.\nAlso, Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann discusses China\'s rise as an automotive exporter, Apple\'s growing presence in India, and why he\'s keeping an eye on mining companies in Brazil.\n\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of April 20, 2023\nThis video was recorded on April 21, 2023.\nChris Hill: Earning season is heating up, so let\'s get to it. Motley Fool Money starts now.\n...\nChris Hill: It\'s the Motley Fool Money radio show. I\'m Chris Hill. Joining me in studio, Motley Fool senior analyst Jason Moser, and Andy Cross. Good to see you as always, gentlemen.\nJason Moser: Hey.\nAndy Cross: Hey Chris.\nChris Hill: We\'ve got the latest headlines from Wall Street, we will talk international investing with Bill Mann, and as always, we\'ve got a couple of stocks on our radar. But we begin with earnings season heating up. First up is Netflix. First-quarter results were mixed with profits a little higher than expected, overall revenue a little lower. The company also announced it is delaying the rollout of its plan to crack down on password sharing. Jason, lot of focus on Netflix this week, but for the first time in a long time, there wasn\'t really a lot of talk about something that we typically hear, which is their subscriber number. Do you think Netflix is moving into a new phase here?\nJason Moser: No question about it, I think. I mean, in the past, to your point there, the focus was always subscribers, subscribers, subscribers. That is absolutely taking a backseat now, and the real story for this quarter revolved around the paid sharing and advertising. But in regard to metrics that matter, the company is now encouraging us to focus on revenue growth and operating margin. That\'s going to be the indicator of success and profitability for the business. And subscribers, it\'s almost like a footnote in the release now.\nTo that point, they did bring in 1.8 million subscribers, so that\'s good news. Revenue when you exclude currency effects grew 8%, operating margin down a little bit, but they really based that on currency impacts as well. Now, to the paid sharing and the advertising, first, paid sharing, it is slow going. This seems to be deliberate on their part.\nThey want to make sure they get it right and maintain a positive member experience. What that\'s going to do, it\'s going to push growth out a little bit. I think that is probably what has investors on edge right now, but they see that accelerating in the back half of the year. And the reason why is because they\'ve already rolled this out in Canada and they\'re seeing positive signs, but it\'s like one of those things -- it got worse before it got better, but it did start to get better. So I think that gives them reasonably, that domestically here, that paid sharing will pay off.\nOn the advertising front, I was a little bit taken back by a point they made in the release there. In the U.S., the ads plan already has a total average revenue per member -- which is the subscription plus the ad component there -- it\'s greater than the standard plan that they offer. Now, that\'s $15.49 per month. I think that goes to show that while Netflix was a little bit late to the ad game, clearly the consumer has got some tolerance for advertising, because I think most other streaming services have that dynamic, or at least that offering. So while that initial target of 40 million ad subscribers might\'ve seemed a little bit glass-half-full when they stated that, now it seems like maybe they could probably get there by the end of quarter three or maybe by the end of the year.\nAndy Cross: Jason, that really caught me well too, and I was very surprised by that, and encouraged as a Netflix owner and a follower of the stock. Their target for their free cash flow -- this is becoming what Netflix [is]. It is becoming a free-cash-flow growth story. They\'re being more disciplined on the movie launches and the creation of that content and on the cost structure, I think. So understanding that this is a real free-cash-flow generating business, and maybe not like what it was over the past few years. And I think that\'s what investors are now starting to realize. This is what the power is of Netflix and that free cash flow, I think, is what\'s going to drive the stock higher.\nJason Moser: Yeah, you\'re right there. I think something to note there, too, is that they pulled back a little bit on content spend this year, and that impacted the financials positive. Like, cash flow was a little bit better than I think what we were anticipating. Now, the flip side of that is they anticipate getting back to that normalized budget in 2024, budgeting for around $17 billion in content spend. That\'ll probably play out on those cash flow numbers a little bit next year, but I think that they can counter that with the accelerating performance there in paid sharing as they continue to roll that out.\nChris Hill: Tesla has been cutting prices on some of its vehicles, and that price cutting showed up in the company\'s first-quarter results. Earnings per share, net income, and lower margins combined to send shares of Tesla down more than 10% this week, Andy.\nAndy Cross: Chris, like any business, it\'s coming down for Tesla, down to pricing and to volumes and making sure that mix is right, and clearly Tesla this quarter is leading with the volume game. As Elon Musk said, "We\'ve taken a view that pushing for higher volumes and a larger fleet is the right choice here versus a lower volume and higher margin. However, we expect our vehicles over time will be able to generate significant profit through the autonomy business."\nSo they delivered 423,000 vehicles this year, that was up 36%, but the Model 3 and the Model Y drove most of that growth. The higher-margin Model S and Model Y made up less than 11,000 of the deliveries, Chris, and that was down 27%. Revenue is up 23%. Three out of the last four quarters though, we\'ve seen slowing revenue growth. They\'ve lowered prices several times, somewhere between 15% to 25% or so just this year. Although just interestingly, I think they just increased them right after theearnings callto boost them up back a little bit.\nOperating margin, which is really the metric that I think so many investors are following both on the car side and overall -- the total company operating margin fell to 11.2% versus 19.2%. And the automotive gross margin fell to that 20%-ish range, and that\'s where investors, I think, are getting a little bit nervous, because that\'s the one they want to see higher. Interesting though on that: They still remain, on the operating margin, well the highest in the industry and more than double the other major car makers. So they have the profit room and the business model, and this is really now a land grab. They are being very aggressive in the market, very aggressive on pricing to drive the volumes, to be able to continue to drive toward 1.8 million cars delivered this year, which would be up about 37%.\nFinally, Chris, interesting -- the storage and the energy business continues to gain momentum. The energy storage deployed was up 360% to 3.9 gigawatt hours now versus less than 1 gigawatt hours a year ago. They expect the storage deployment growth to really exceed the volume growth in the vehicles over time. So we can\'t forget about that energy business. It is a growing part of the Tesla story. But overall, I think, this is what we started to expect when we saw the aggressiveness that Tesla was being in the market price on their prices or their cars.\nChris Hill: Shares of Intuitive Surgical up more than 10% this week after first-quarter results were highlighted by more procedures. Jason, Intuitive Surgical management forecasts that they expect that trend to continue throughout the year.\nJason Moser: Yeah, good news indeed. It\'s been a bit of a bumpy ride over the last three years, but Intuitive Surgical is absolutely benefiting from this return to normal. If you look at the numbers, it certainly bears that out. Excluding currency impacts, they saw revenue for the quarter up 17%. Modest earnings-per-share growth as well. You mentioned procedures. Worldwide procedural growth, 26% -- that came in well above management\'s own expectations there. Ultimately, when you look at -- a lot of this company\'s money is made on instruments and accessories because of those procedures. That revenue grew 22%, and so really, they are seeing more and more being done with their equipment, which is great. Average selling prices remain stable, and that\'s good.\nIntuitive\'s really well known for the da Vinci system. The other system they have, the Ion system, which is focused on bronchoscopy, they placed 55 systems for the quarter versus 34 one year ago. And back to the procedures thing -- with Ion, procedures were up 159%. Clearly, physicians are finding use in that platform there.\nOne of the neat things about this company, one of the reasons why I recommended it in our immersive technology service, is the virtual reality angle there. They saw simulation subscriptions grow 36% as the virtual reality training continues to gain traction. I think one thing to keep an eye on with this company -- I\'m going to ding them a little bit here, A.C. -- we like to see companies buying back their shares because they feel like there\'s value there. To be clear, Intuitive Surgical\'s bought back a lot of shares. From the beginning of 2022 to the end of the first quarter of this year, they repurchased 12.6 million shares. The problem is you go all the way back to 2018, share count is actually up 2%. That\'s not what you like to see.\nChris Hill: It\'s tough to pull off.\nJason Moser: Yeah. Well, it\'s easy if you know how to issue shares.\nAndy Cross: Exactly.\nJason Moser: But I think all in all, that does not outweigh all of the good that this company is doing. I\'d love to see those repurchases ultimately bring that share count down. That\'d be one thing I\'ll pay attention to.\nChris Hill: The hits keep on coming for Procter & Gamble. Third-quarter profits and revenue came in higher than expected for the consumer products giant. Company also raised sales guidance for the full fiscal year. Andy, the pricing power that we\'ve seen from P&G over the last year or so is starting to show up in the form of higher gross margins.\nAndy Cross: Well gosh, this is kind of the anti-Tesla here. They are all about pricing increases, and another boost -- they\'ve increased prices 10% this quarter. I think that was on top of a 10% increase last quarter, and like you said Chris, throughout the year. The revenue is up about 3.5%, earnings up about 3% to $1.37. Operating margins, this continues to be a very profitable company, at 21.2% -- that\'s about flat from a year ago. The volume growth, not all that impressive, really. When you look across it, it is basically in fabric and home care, which is like Tide and Downy and Swiffer, down 5%, but they were up 13% in pricing. Baby and family care, which is like Luvs and Pampers down 4%, but up 8% in pricing. That\'s the story we saw. That increase on that, that helped really drive a lot of the gross margin growth of 150 basis points. They are spending more on marketing, Chris. Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of sales was up 100 basis points.\nSo here you go with Procter & Gamble: Sells at 25 times earnings, earnings growth of about 4%, you get a little 2.5% dividend yield. They generate more than $3 billion in free cash flow, [they] buy back stock, and so you have a very low volatile stock that is probably, I think, going to grow in the mid-single digits, and if that\'s what you\'re looking for, that\'s probably going to be fine for the Procter & Gamble story, but don\'t expect too many fireworks.\nChris Hill: They\'ve got to pay close attention to the pricing though, because if consumer spending starts to dip, if we fall into a recession, they\'ve got to ratchet that back.\nAndy Cross: I think so, but they do have some levers on this side, Chris, and they count whether the expense management or basically, hopefully, drive volumes because the pricing now is not nearly what it was when they are increasing pricing.\nChris Hill: After the break, we\'ve got the latest in healthcare, housing, and the war on cash. Stay right here. This is Motley Fool Money.\n...\nChris Hill: Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. Chris Hill here in studio with Jason Moser and Andy Cross. American Express posted record revenue in the first quarter, but higher costs kept the profit line lower than Wall Street was hoping for. Andy, this is yet another quarter where we see the trend of Amex gaining popularity with millennials and Gen Z.\nAndy Cross: Yeah. Chris, travel and entertainment spending overall up 39%. But what was interesting from the results is millennial and Gen Z makes up 60% of all new consumer growth. And the millennial and Gen Z spending on the platform was up 28%. That was the highest-growing group of all the groups, all the cohorts that Amex tracks. Revenue\'s up 32%, international spending up 29%, costs up 22%, so that kept a little bit of a lid on the profit margin. They\'re seeing higher customer engagement and an increase on the usage of travel benefits. I know I\'ve been using them for that personally, but that\'s actually starting to impact a little bit of the profit picture. The biggest news is the increased loans and card receivables -- that was up 19%. Now that was the slowest growth we\'ve seen in five quarters. But they\'re starting to see more and more provisions for some of those losses as the economy starts to go into a point of a little bit more uncertainty. They continued to affirm the guidance of 15% to 17% revenue growth -- a little bit less on their earnings-per-share growth, but still pretty attractive. You\'re paying 15 times for a business, for a dividend yield of 1.5%, for American Express. Probably you won\'t get the same growth you\'re going to see this year. But overall, that\'s not a bad price for a business that buys back a lot of stock and returns a lot of cash back to shareholders.\nJason Moser: Do you think that\'s a demonstration of the power of that brand? Like Amex is almost like an aspirational brand in some ways. So with younger generations seeing that -- I don\'t know, it just strikes me that maybe that\'s an aspirational brand. It seems to demonstrate the power that American Express has.\nAndy Cross: Yeah, and 70% of their new card growth was from fee-based cards. It wasn\'t like they\'re just taking a whole bunch of no-fee cards.\nChris Hill: Johnson & Johnson\'s first-quarter profits and revenue came in higher than expected. They raised guidance for the full fiscal year and boosted the dividend, and despite all that goodness, Jason, shares of J&J still down a bit this week.\nJason Moser: Now that\'s OK. They have a little bit of a spinoff coming up here soon, Chris. But it was a very encouraging quarter for the company. Adjusted operational sales, which is ultimately just revenue excluding currency effects, were up across all three segments. Consumer health up 11.3%, pharmaceutical up 7.2%, med-tech up 6.4%. That all translated to adjusted earnings of $2.68. If you remember, they acquired Abiomed, which closed in December. That gives the med-tech segment now 12 platforms that generate over $1 billion in sales every year. This is as steady a business as it gets. Again, management approved a 5.3% increase in the dividend. That makes it the 61st consecutive year of dividend increases, and that ensures their Dividend King status remains in place.\nThe big question, though, does really remain in the spinoff of the consumer business, which will happen by the end of the year. That will ultimately be called Kenvue -- not really sure the impetus there -- but we can look forward to Dec. 5, where they will have an investor day where we\'ll get a lot more information on how these two new companies will function.\nChris Hill: D.R. Horton\'s first-quarter profits came in higher than expected. Couple that with encouraging guidance, and shares of D.R. Horton up more than 8% this week and hitting a new all-time high.\nAndy Cross: It was that guidance, Chris. The net sale orders was up 73% from the first quarter. This is their fiscal second quarter, from their first quarter. The trend is continuing to be very healthy looking ahead, I guess, some very uncertain environment, even though the stock\'s up 44% for the past year. Homes closed was just shy of 20,000, down 1%, still very attractive in this kind of a market. Homebuilding revenue at $7.5 billion, flat to last year. Net income at $942 million. Pre-tax margin fell to 15.6% from 23.5% a year ago, driven by lower home sales margins because they\'ve had to offer some incentives, and they\'ve had to lower home prices on average. Lot costs are up 5%. So overall, cancellation rate up a little bit, but still within a very respectful manner. They wrote down some of their inventory and impairments, but overall, D.R. Horton continuing to get it done, and you have a stock that sells at less than 10 times earnings with a little bit of a 1% yield. So it\'s a pretty good stock when I look at the opportunity for a homebuilding leader.\nChris Hill: This is the biggest homebuilder in America. Am I wrong to be encouraged by what that means for housing in general?\nAndy Cross: I think you are not wrong. I think it is encouraging when you think about the amount of home building that we need to see in this country to handle the demand, I think it\'s very attractive for the market, overall. The stocks have all run from their very bottom low, but still, long term, probably an attractive place to put some capital.\nChris Hill: In 2020, Lululemon bought Mirror, the at-home fitness company, for $500 million -- an acquisition that has gone so badly, Lululemon has had to write down almost the entire cost. This week, multiple outlets reported that Lululemon is now looking to sell Mirror to Hydrow, a private start-up company that sells connected rowing machines. Jason, how much do you think Hydrow is willing to pay for this thing that they had to write down?\nJason Moser: One of the things I love about Chris, he\'s just not afraid to mince words. [laughs] I mean, in the words of Ron Burgundy, "That escalated quickly." I mean, this was something that happened, I think, very quickly now. I don\'t know how optimistic we all were with this acquisition in the first place. It happened in a very abnormal time. In hindsight, it\'s not that big of a surprise seeing that they\'re doing this, given how the rest of the fitness home thesis has played out. I mean, we\'ve seen Peloton with very much the same trouble. The flip side of that, we\'re seeing companies like Apple really doubling down on the digital fitness experience. That ultimately looks like what Lululemon is trying to do as well. This reminded me a lot of Under Armour\'s acquisition of MyFitnessPal and Endomondo back in the day, which they ultimately sold to an investment firm for $345 million. They acquired it for about $500 million, sold it for $345 million. It wasn\'t a total loss. I\'m not so sure that Lululemon is going to be able to get away with this one because they\'ve already written off close to $450 million of this deal. They\'re clearly a desperate seller here. It\'s something that doesn\'t really jive with their business. They\'re more of a desperate seller. I\'d be very interested to see what they fetch for this.\nChris Hill: Jason Moser, Andy Cross. Guys, we will see you a little bit later in the show, but up next, we\'re going to take a closer look at Apple CEO Tim Cook\'s trip to India with our guest Bill Mann. Stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\n...\nChris Hill: Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. I\'m Chris Hill. Bill Mann is the director of Small Cap Research at The Motley Fool. He joins me now. Thanks for being here.\nBill Mann: Hey Chris, how\'re you?\nChris Hill: I\'m doing well, and the reason I wanted to talk with you is because it\'s earnings season, my favorite time of year. But one of the things I do recognize about earnings season is, particularly as we are starting to ramp it up, we get so focused -- it\'s easy to get focused on the companies that are reporting, particularly the larger companies here in the U.S. Because of that, we are inevitably, as investors, missing things, particularly outside the United States. You\'re always the first person I think of on the investing team when I want to talk about investing opportunities outside the U.S., so let\'s start with China for any number of reasons. But you mentioned something to me that surprised me, maybe I shouldn\'t be surprised that China has somewhat quietly become the No. 2 exporter of automobiles in the world.\nBill Mann: Isn\'t that something?\nChris Hill: You tell me, because you can look at it and say, wait a minute -- you look at the population, the manufacturing capability. On the other hand, yeah, it is surprising, particularly when we think about cars outside the United States, we think of Japan, we think of Germany. We don\'t necessarily think of China.\nBill Mann: Yeah, in fact, Japan, Germany, and the U.S. is kind of the list in terms of car manufacturers. There\'s Swedish cars that we know about, and English cars, and French, but it really does seem like it is those three. It is overstating to say that it came out of nowhere. But earlier this year, Elon Musk came out and said he expected that the biggest competition that Tesla would face in electric vehicles was going to be a Chinese company. People who are in the industry have probably recognized that there is a threat coming from China, or a competitive threat. Because it\'s actually OK because a lot of the cars that are being exported from China, for example, are Teslas and Volkswagens and nameplates like that you would not necessarily recognize as being Chinese. But China\'s capacity has grown about 60% over the last year in terms of number of cars, and it had never exported more than a million cars in a year. It\'s just grown so quickly that I don\'t think that it is too much to say that it is something that snuck up on a lot of people.\nChris Hill: What do you think that means in terms of messaging from automakers like Ford and General Motors? "Made in America" is a tagline that works for a lot of businesses. You made the point about Tesla and Volkswagen -- a U.S. automaker and a German automaker producing cars in China. Do you think that\'s going to matter in the automotive business here in the U.S.? Do you think where the vehicle originated is going to matter?\nBill Mann: I would have to say that it probably doesn\'t. You don\'t really know. I mean, it\'s clear to you, they will tell you on the manufacturer statement. But if you buy a BMW in this country, it is not abundantly clear whether it has been built in the U.S. or in Germany or even in a third country. I\'m not sure that it matters all that much. The thing that\'s interesting about the Chinese manufacturing push that we\'ve seen is that it has also come in a period of time in which for the first time, I don\'t know, let\'s call it in a century, that the type of manufacturing -- because of the type of fuel stock that\'s being used -- has shifted. China has had car manufacturers for a bunch of years. But what they have not been able to really get past was the fact that they didn\'t have a whole lot of credibility in internal combustion engine automobiles. But since everything seems to be moving to electric vehicles, and the majority of their exports are in EVs, that there isn\'t really a country that they are competing with anymore. You don\'t have an enormous amount of German EV credibility. You don\'t have a whole lot of U.S.-based credibility except for this massive thing called Tesla, which is not to say that the manufacturers aren\'t doing it and that they aren\'t good at it. But it\'s not what they\'re known for. So China in some respects is coming into a little bit of a vacuum for the first time in this industry in decades.\nChris Hill: When you think about EVs, how concerned should people be with regard to the number of charging stations here in the United States? Because you hear anecdotally, "Well, it\'s a lot easier to fill up your car with gas than it is to charge your car from 5% all the way up to 100%," that sort of thing. It doesn\'t seem to be problematic now. But doesn\'t the number of charging stations have to keep pace with the number of EVs that are on the road, because at the moment that does not appear to be the case?\nBill Mann: No, we haven\'t hit a point in time in which you have a huge amount of stress. Now, it bears reminding that several companies, primarily Tesla, have their own charging network, and that goes back to a point in time when EVs were first really coming out onto the road in a large way, and Tesla had offered to share its technology and the other even potential manufacturers said no. That\'s why there [are] in this country, networks that are kind of overlapping each other. Rivian is in the process of building its own charging network. It kind of depends on what you mean. For long-haul driving -- which is for most people in individual passenger cars a minority of what they do -- yeah, there is going to come a period of time in which a network will have to continue to grow, and there are going to be all sorts of transmission and distribution challenges that come to the utilities. But it bears remembering that with electric vehicles, unlike I.C.E.s, you can actually refuel them at home. So in a lot of ways, the network that is required is entirely different from the network of gas stations that were required out there, because I don\'t know if you know anybody who has a gas station at their house. I don\'t.\nChris Hill: I don\'t, but now I\'m thinking that might be a nice little feature.\nBill Mann: [laughs] It turns out, you might not know this though, Chris, that the stuff that auto fuel is made from is a little bit flammable, so there are other considerations besides this might be nice.\nChris Hill: That\'s a good tip. Let\'s move on to Apple because this week, Apple opened a store in Mumbai. It is the company\'s first store in India. CEO Tim Cook was there, also meeting with the prime minister. Let\'s start with the opportunity for Apple. Because at the moment, when you look at the smartphone market in India, Apple has less than 5% of the market share. I saw one analyst compared the opportunity for Apple today in India to the opportunity they had 15, 20 years ago in China. Do you think that\'s a reasonable comparison?\nBill Mann: It\'s a little bit different because when they were going into China, it wasn\'t like they were going into a market in which smartphones already existed. So you\'re talking about an industry -- or a market, I should say -- in which they will have to displace existing smartphone manufacturers. Now, Apple is really, really good at doing that, and one of the things that it bears remembering about India is that it is 1.4 billion people, but it\'s got a middle class, by some estimates, of 300 million people, which is essentially the size of the United States. So we tend to think of India as being a developing economy, and it very much is. It has a massive, massive amount of people who have disposable income, so for whom the ticket price of an iPhone is not going to necessarily be something that they would not be willing to do.\nChris Hill: Part of this is marketing. Part of this is also manufacturing as Apple has increasingly made moves to diversify its manufacturing base, and Cook has made no real secret about the fact that he\'s looking to take some of what they have been doing in China for a long time and move it to India. What is a reasonable expectation for investors in terms of the timeline for making that happen, and what, if anything, it does to move the already impressive profitability needle at Apple?\nBill Mann: I don\'t think that there\'s any accident that Tim Cook also recently went to China, and he did it in a very visible way -- met with leaders, and he was given an incredibly warm welcome when he came to China. Apple to date has moved very little of its manufacturing out of China, and you might ask why it is that a company would be so careful. Because when they look at China, it is in a lot of ways, as we learned during the pandemic, a risk, because it became a single point of failure for them. But it\'s not like that logistics network and the supply network can just be lift-repeated into India right away, and if they manage to make the Chinese angry in the process, that\'s not good news either, because China does have the capacity to really, really mess with Apple. It\'s not like China is threatening Apple right now. They have a very good relationship with the company. I would not expect Apple in any way to get out of China. I think when people think that, they are not really thinking through the actual advantages of manufacturing in China. Might be that the needle that he is trying to thread is to say, "We need to have some of this manufacturing elsewhere, so it\'s not this or that, it\'s this and that," so that\'s why I think the China visit and the India visit were so closely tied together.\nChris Hill: Last thing and then I\'ll let you go. We\'ve talked about India, we\'ve talked about China. What\'s a really under-the-radar country that has gotten your attention over the last few weeks in terms of investment opportunities, whether it\'s an entire industry or just you found this little company in some little corner of the world?\nBill Mann: For me, it\'s hard, because when I talk about Brazil, one of the quips about Brazil is that it\'s the country of the future and it always will be. But Brazil has a couple of things going for it. The one thing that it has is it has incredibly sophisticated, incredibly healthy mining companies, and when you see a lot of people talking about zero emissions and a lot of the development that\'s going to have to happen, it\'s going to come with a huge amount of demands on mining companies and natural resource companies, and so I think people are underestimating just how powerful a position that Brazil is in right now.\nChris Hill: This is why I always love talking to him. Bill Mann, thanks so much for being here.\nBill Mann: Hey, thanks, Chris.\nChris Hill: Up next, Jason Moser and Andy Cross return with a couple of stocks on their radar. Stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\n...\nChris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interests in the stocks they talk about and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. Chris Hill here in studio once again with Jason Moser and Andy Cross.\nGuys, if you\'ve been to the grocery store lately and you\'ve wandered down the snack aisle or the breakfast cereal aisle, you might have noticed some of the offerings are getting smaller -- not the boxes, Jason, the food. Over the past few months, General Mills, Hostess Brands, and Pepsi\'s Frito-Lay division have been rolling out mini-versions of breakfast cereals, Twinkies, and Doritos, and it appears to be resonating with at least some consumers. One company executive was quoted in The Wall Street Journal as saying: "It\'s about the \'back seat of the minivan\' test. If you\'re handing something back in the car seat, you want it eaten. You don\'t want it smeared and everywhere else." Andy, I think we can all associate with this. I like this move, I like that they\'re trying new things.\nAndy Cross: I can definitely empathize with that quote. I first really saw this when Oreo cookies came out with thinner versions of their cookies, and I was like, "This was made for me because now I can eat like a pack of it, but not feel like I\'m all that guilty." Chris, you are seeing it. It\'s like the opposite of the supersized days. They\'re just continuing to shrink, not just the packaging and what\'s in the package, but actually the physical look and feel of the things that we\'re buying. So hey, it\'s a margin game, and they\'re playing the margin game.\nJason Moser: Yeah, it\'s a little weird to me that it took this long. I mean, clearly, the candy companies nailed this way back when with Halloween candy. I mean, Crystal nailed that with their little burgers. I mean, better late than never. I will say while I am very fascinated, I got to believe those little mini Cinnamon Toast Crunches are just sublime. I don\'t feel the same way in regard to Doritos, man. I mean, I just feel like the Doritos could be messier, but maybe that\'s just me.\nChris Hill: To bring it back to the margin game, I will just point it out: Shares of Pepsi, General Mills, and Hostess Brands -- all three of those over the past year are outpacing the S&P 500 by more than 10 percentage points. I\'m just saying it\'s not a coincidence.\nJason Moser: Size is innovation.\nChris Hill: Let\'s get to the stocks on our radar. Our man behind the glass, Dan Boyd, is going to hit you with a question. Andy, you\'re up first. What are you looking at this week?\nAndy Cross: Guys, I\'m looking at Tractor Supply, symbol TSCO. Listen, I\'m a fan of the hit show Yellowstone, which should be back this summer. I\'ve just finished up season 5, and I\'m putting on my rancher cowboy hat to look at Tractor Supply. Tractor Supply commonly calls itself the largest rural retailer in the U.S. targeting the needs of recreational farmers, ranchers, and all those who enjoy the rural lifestyle. It\'s a $27.3 billion company founded more than 85 years ago, operates more than 2,000 stores across 49 states. Most of those stores are in rural locations, and they have done just a fabulous job speaking to a lot of people who have fled the cities and moved to the rural country or outside the cities to get a different environment. They work remotely and they can embrace their rancher or embrace their farmer. They\'ve been remodeling a lot of their stores under Project Fusion, which brings more of a contemporary and convenient experience to include more digital tools and an improved layout. They\'re building out a distribution network with three new distribution centers announced on top of the nine they already have in operation. They\'ve grown for 30 consecutive years, so when I look at Tractor Supply, I think it\'s really interesting, attractive. The stock is a little bit pricey at 24 times 2023 estimates, but you get a little 1.6% dividend yield with it.\nChris Hill: Dan, question about Tractor Supply?\nDan Boyd: Absolutely, Chris. Andy, do you think Tractor Supply is ever going to rebrand? Because honestly, I was confused when I learned that Tractor Supply doesn\'t actually sell tractors, and it\'s more of a standard retail and almost lifestyle brand at this point. Do you think a rebranding is in their future?\nAndy Cross: No, I do not think it\'s in the future.\nChris Hill: Jason Moser, what\'s on your radar?\nJason Moser: Paying attention to Amazon, ticker AMZN. They have earnings coming out this coming Thursday. Stock has had a strong start to the year, up around 25%. There\'s obviously been a lot of talk here lately as to whether Andy Jassy is really up for the task. Should we expect to see Jeff Bezos stepping back in? I think that\'s highly unlikely, and frankly, Jassy is cleaning up some of the mess that happened under Bezos\' watch. But I think we\'re going to see a big focus on cost controls here in the call. And to put some context around that, they doubled their fulfillment center footprint that they built over the prior 25 years, and then they had to accelerate building the last-mile transportation network that\'s now the size of UPS. And if you look at the fulfillment costs, fulfillment was 16.8% of total operating expenses in 2022. You go back to 2017 and that number was just 14.5%, so I think that cost controls will be a big theme of the call.\nChris Hill: Dan, question about Amazon?\nDan Boyd: Not really a question, Chris. It\'s more of a comment. Jason Moser, breaking new ground with a little-known company, Amazon.com, here on Motley Fool Money.\nJason Moser: You know, I love Dan\'s comments. The questions, they can sometimes come out of left field. The comments are always entertaining. That\'s why we love you, Dan.\nChris Hill: What do you want to add to your watch list, Dan?\nDan Boyd: Oh, I love you too, Jason. I think I\'m going to go Tractor Supply, though because again, Amazon, a little bit of a household name at this point.\nChris Hill: Andy Cross, Jason Moser -- guys, thanks for being here.\nJason Moser: Thanks, Chris.\nChris Hill: That\'s going to do it for this week\'s Motley Fool Money radio show. The show is mixed by Dan Boyd. I\'m Chris Hill. Thanks for listening. We\'ll see you next time.\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Andy Cross has positions in Johnson & Johnson, Netflix, PepsiCo, Tesla, and Under Armour. Bill Mann has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Chris Hill has positions in Amazon.com, Apple, Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo, and Under Armour. Dan Boyd has positions in Amazon.com. Jason Moser has positions in Amazon.com, Apple, and Under Armour. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Intuitive Surgical, Lululemon Athletica, Netflix, Peloton Interactive, Tesla, Under Armour, and Volkswagen Ag. The Motley Fool recommends General Motors, Johnson & Johnson, and Tractor Supply and recommends the following options: long January 2025 $25 calls on General Motors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Also, Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann discusses China's rise as an automotive exporter, Apple's growing presence in India, and why he's keeping an eye on mining companies in Brazil. Over the past few months, General Mills, Hostess Brands, and Pepsi's Frito-Lay division have been rolling out mini-versions of breakfast cereals, Twinkies, and Doritos, and it appears to be resonating with at least some consumers. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Intuitive Surgical, Lululemon Athletica, Netflix, Peloton Interactive, Tesla, Under Armour, and Volkswagen Ag.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In this Motley Fool Money podcast, Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross and senior analyst Jason Moser discuss: Tesla's challenge with margin pressure. Also, Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann discusses China's rise as an automotive exporter, Apple's growing presence in India, and why he's keeping an eye on mining companies in Brazil. The Motley Fool recommends General Motors, Johnson & Johnson, and Tractor Supply and recommends the following options: long January 2025 $25 calls on General Motors.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street Headlines, International Investing, and Stocks to Watch', 'news_lexrank_summary': "I think one thing to keep an eye on with this company -- I'm going to ding them a little bit here, A.C. -- we like to see companies buying back their shares because they feel like there's value there. You don't have a whole lot of U.S.-based credibility except for this massive thing called Tesla, which is not to say that the manufacturers aren't doing it and that they aren't good at it. Chris Hill: Last thing and then I'll let you go.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Chris Hill: Up next, Jason Moser and Andy Cross return with a couple of stocks on their radar. ... Chris Hill: As always, people on the program may have interests in the stocks they talk about and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don't buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. Chris Hill: To bring it back to the margin game, I will just point it out: Shares of Pepsi, General Mills, and Hostess Brands -- all three of those over the past year are outpacing the S&P 500 by more than 10 percentage points."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/seeking-long-term-growth-look-to-india-with-this-etf', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For investors in search of long-term growth, India is a compelling starting point, and the iShares MSCI India ETF (BATS:INDA) is a great way to tap into this massive market’s potential. Here's a breakdown of INDA and why India is becoming increasingly attractive from an investment perspective.\nApple of the Eye\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook visited India recently, and the trip generated quite a bit of buzz not only for Apple but also for India itself. Apple recently opened its first two retail stores in India, and according to India’s deputy minister for information technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Apple’s investment in the country will double or triple in the years to come. Apple is also shifting more production to India, leading JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) to forecast that Apple could move a quarter of its iPhone production to India by 2025.\nAn Emerging Powerhouse\nIt’s easy to see why Apple is making a concerted effort to gain a stronger foothold in India. While China has long been the world’s most populous country, the U.N. forecasts that India’s population will surpass China’s by the middle of this year. Not only will India have the world’s largest population, but its population is also greater than all of Europe combined and all of the Americas combined. India is also the world’s largest democracy. \nPerhaps most importantly, from an investment perspective, people under the age of 25 account for a staggering 40% of India’s population, according to Pew Research. India has the world’s largest population of people between 15 and 24 years old, and this is the demographic that will drive long-term growth, consumption, and productivity as they have the majority of their working lives ahead of them.\nThis stands in contrast to China and many Western countries, where the population is aging and there aren’t as many young people to support the aging population or replenish the workforce, which could lead to future economic challenges. For comparison, the median age in India is just 28, whereas the median ages in the United States and China are 38 and 39, respectively. \nOver time, more of these younger Indians should enter the global middle class, which will increase demand and further propel the country’s economy.\nNotably, the Asian Development Bank expects India's GDP to grow by 6.4% in 2023 and 6.7% in 2024. For perspective, this is more than double the GDP growth that many economists expect for the U.S. in 2023.\nIndia’s growing population, demographic changes, and growing stature as an economic hub could help it to solidify its standing as an economic powerhouse in the decades to come, making it an attractive area for long-term investments. If you don’t have boots-on-the-ground knowledge of the Indian market (or a local brokerage account), investing in an India ETF like the iShares MSCI India ETF is an easy and convenient way to add this long-term growth potential to your portfolio. \nGaining Momentum\nINDA is a $4.6 billion ETF from BlackRock's (NYSE:BLK) iShares that invests in large and mid-cap Indian equities. The ETF has an expense ratio of 0.64%, which is more expensive than the typical S&P 500 (SPX) or broad market ETF but isn't out of line with other international ETFs.\nINDA has put together a strong track record in recent times, with a 20% annualized return over the past three years as of the end of the most recent quarter. This edges out the three-year annualized 18.4% return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) over the same time frame.\nWhile INDA stock has underperformed SPY over a five and 10-year time horizon (with annualized returns of 5% and 6% for INDA over five and 10 years versus 11% and 12.1% returns for SPY over the same time frames), its momentum clearly appears to be building over the past three years. I would expect it to continue to sustain its momentum based on the demographic and economic trends discussed above.\nUsing the chart below from TipRanks' ETF Comparison Tool, you can see the performance of INDA versus SPY over the last three years.\nINDA's Holdings\nINDA holds 115 positions, and its top 10 holdings make up 45.6% of the fund. Reliance Industries accounts for over 10% of assets by itself, so INDA has significant exposure to India's largest company. Below, you'll find an overview of INDA's top 10 holdings using TipRanks' holdings tool.\nThe iShares MSCI India ETF is also relatively well-diversified across sectors. Financials are the most prevalent sector here, with a 26.25% weighting. Information technology has the second-largest weighting at 13.9%, followed by energy (12.35%) and consumer staples and consumer discretionary, both at 10%. No other sectors account for more than a 10% weighting.\nMany of these stocks don't have listings in the United States, making them inaccessible to U.S. investors that want to buy them in their brokerage accounts. Therefore, investing through an accessible and liquid ETF like INDA is likely the best way for most U.S. investors to gain exposure to these stocks.\nOne Cause for Concern\nWhile the overall picture for India and its economic growth looks promising, there is one cause for concern worth discussing here. While part of the appeal of emerging market stocks is usually that they are cheap, especially in comparison with U.S. stocks, this isn't really the case with India. In fact, the average price-to-earnings multiple for INDA's holdings is 22.3. This is right about in line with U.S. stocks -- the S&P 500 currently sports an average P/E multiple of 23.9.\nWhile this valuation isn't egregious by any means, you're not getting the type of discount that you usually would in emerging markets that you might expect without looking beneath the surface. For reference, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) has a significantly lower average P/E multiple of 11.2 (as of March 31).\nWhile I still think INDA looks compelling based on India's long-term growth characteristics, this higher valuation gives investors less margin for error.\nLooking Ahead\nThe iShares MSCI India ETF has been gaining momentum over the past several years, and with India's favorable demographics and growing population, the country's economic growth could just be getting started. While the overall valuations of the holdings are not cheap, presenting some risk, over the next decade or so, it's hard to imagine the market's growth not winning out. INDA offers investors a convenient and direct way to tap into this growth story, making it an attractive ETF for long-term growth investors.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple of the Eye Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook visited India recently, and the trip generated quite a bit of buzz not only for Apple but also for India itself. India has the world’s largest population of people between 15 and 24 years old, and this is the demographic that will drive long-term growth, consumption, and productivity as they have the majority of their working lives ahead of them. Gaining Momentum INDA is a $4.6 billion ETF from BlackRock's (NYSE:BLK) iShares that invests in large and mid-cap Indian equities.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple of the Eye Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook visited India recently, and the trip generated quite a bit of buzz not only for Apple but also for India itself. If you don’t have boots-on-the-ground knowledge of the Indian market (or a local brokerage account), investing in an India ETF like the iShares MSCI India ETF is an easy and convenient way to add this long-term growth potential to your portfolio. For reference, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) has a significantly lower average P/E multiple of 11.2 (as of March 31).', 'news_article_title': 'Seeking Long-Term Growth? Look to India with This ETF', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple of the Eye Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook visited India recently, and the trip generated quite a bit of buzz not only for Apple but also for India itself. Apple recently opened its first two retail stores in India, and according to India’s deputy minister for information technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Apple’s investment in the country will double or triple in the years to come. For reference, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) has a significantly lower average P/E multiple of 11.2 (as of March 31).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple of the Eye Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook visited India recently, and the trip generated quite a bit of buzz not only for Apple but also for India itself. For investors in search of long-term growth, India is a compelling starting point, and the iShares MSCI India ETF (BATS:INDA) is a great way to tap into this massive market’s potential. If you don’t have boots-on-the-ground knowledge of the Indian market (or a local brokerage account), investing in an India ETF like the iShares MSCI India ETF is an easy and convenient way to add this long-term growth potential to your portfolio.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-appeals-court-upholds-lower-court-order-forcing-apple-to-allow-third-party-app-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nApril 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld a federal court\'s order that could force Apple Inc AAPL.O to change payment practices in its App Store.\nThe U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a 2021 order in an antitrust case brought by "Fortnite" creator Epic Games that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons for third-party in-app payment options and thereby avoid paying sales commissions to the iPhone maker.\nApple shares were down 0.16% to $164.75 after the ruling. Apple and Epic did not immediately return a request for comment.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis; Editing by Chris Reese and Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis April 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld a federal court\'s order that could force Apple Inc AAPL.O to change payment practices in its App Store. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a 2021 order in an antitrust case brought by "Fortnite" creator Epic Games that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons for third-party in-app payment options and thereby avoid paying sales commissions to the iPhone maker. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis; Editing by Chris Reese and Jonathan Oatis) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis April 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld a federal court\'s order that could force Apple Inc AAPL.O to change payment practices in its App Store. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a 2021 order in an antitrust case brought by "Fortnite" creator Epic Games that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons for third-party in-app payment options and thereby avoid paying sales commissions to the iPhone maker. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis; Editing by Chris Reese and Jonathan Oatis) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'U.S. appeals court upholds lower court order forcing Apple to allow third-party App Store payments', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis April 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld a federal court\'s order that could force Apple Inc AAPL.O to change payment practices in its App Store. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a 2021 order in an antitrust case brought by "Fortnite" creator Epic Games that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons for third-party in-app payment options and thereby avoid paying sales commissions to the iPhone maker. Apple shares were down 0.16% to $164.75 after the ruling.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis April 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld a federal court\'s order that could force Apple Inc AAPL.O to change payment practices in its App Store. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a 2021 order in an antitrust case brought by "Fortnite" creator Epic Games that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons for third-party in-app payment options and thereby avoid paying sales commissions to the iPhone maker. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis; Editing by Chris Reese and Jonathan Oatis) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-appeals-court-upholds-lower-court-order-forcing-apple-to-allow-third-party-app-store', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'April 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld a federal court\'s order that could force Apple Inc AAPL.O to change payment practices in its App Store.\nThe U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a 2021 order in an antitrust case brought by "Fortnite" creator Epic Games that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons for third-party in-app payment options and thereby avoid paying sales commissions to the iPhone maker.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis Editing by Chris Reese)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'April 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld a federal court\'s order that could force Apple Inc AAPL.O to change payment practices in its App Store. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a 2021 order in an antitrust case brought by "Fortnite" creator Epic Games that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons for third-party in-app payment options and thereby avoid paying sales commissions to the iPhone maker. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis Editing by Chris Reese) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'April 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld a federal court\'s order that could force Apple Inc AAPL.O to change payment practices in its App Store. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a 2021 order in an antitrust case brought by "Fortnite" creator Epic Games that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons for third-party in-app payment options and thereby avoid paying sales commissions to the iPhone maker. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis Editing by Chris Reese) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'U.S. appeals court upholds lower court order forcing Apple to allow third-party App Store payments', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'April 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld a federal court\'s order that could force Apple Inc AAPL.O to change payment practices in its App Store. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a 2021 order in an antitrust case brought by "Fortnite" creator Epic Games that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons for third-party in-app payment options and thereby avoid paying sales commissions to the iPhone maker. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis Editing by Chris Reese) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'April 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld a federal court\'s order that could force Apple Inc AAPL.O to change payment practices in its App Store. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a 2021 order in an antitrust case brought by "Fortnite" creator Epic Games that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons for third-party in-app payment options and thereby avoid paying sales commissions to the iPhone maker. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis Editing by Chris Reese) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tesla-borrows-a-page-from-apples-playbook.-genius-move-or-red-flag', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'There\'s been no shortage of comparisons between Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) over the years, and it\'s easy to see why.\nBoth companies are cutting-edge consumer brands that have historically had cult-like followings. Both have succeeded in toeing the line between luxury and mass-market brands, and they\'ve leveraged that positioning to become two of the most valuable companies in the world.\nThere was even a time when there were rumors that Apple could acquire Tesla, and Elon Musk seems to be the visionary heir in the public eye to Apple\'s co-founder and longtime CEO Steve Jobs.\nOf course, the two companies compete in much different industries, but Tesla now seems ready to borrow a cornerstone of Apple\'s strategy.\nIn the electric vehicle (EV) maker\'s first-quarter earnings report, the company reflected on its recent price cuts, saying: "Our near-term pricing strategy considers a long-term view on per vehicle profitability given the potential lifetime value of a Tesla vehicle through autonomy, supercharging, connectivity and service. We expect that our product pricing will continue to evolve, upwards or downwards, depending on a number of factors."\nIf that strategy reminds you of another tech titan, there\'s a good reason for that. The iPhone maker has also pivoted from a product-first company to leaning more on services over the years, which is a major reason for its success.\nImage source: Tesla.\nAll about services\nApple regularly touts its installed base of devices on its earnings calls, which has now passed 2 billion. That turn of phrase shows the company doesn\'t just think of products it sells as one-time transactions, but as instruments to entrench customer relationships through services. In Apple\'s case, this includes its App Store, Apple Pay, Apple Care, Apple Music, and even the Apple Card, which now offers a 4.15% interest rate.\nCompanies like Apple emphasize services because they tend to offer higher margins than products, and they also strengthen their economic moat. In the case of Apple, once a customer buys one Apple device, say an iPhone, it\'s in their interest to buy others since they\'re more compatible when used together, and they allow the customer to use Apple\'s services on all of their devices. If you\'ve paid for Apple Music, for example, you can enjoy it on an iPhone and iPad and a Mac if you own those devices.\nCan Tesla pull it off?\nIn the statement above, Tesla is essentially saying it expects margins from car sales to narrow, but it plans to replace those profits through services like autonomy, supercharging, connectivity, and service.\nThe recent numbers show why Tesla may be looking to pivot. As you can see from the chart below, margins are down significantly year over year in all key categories with gross profit, operating income, and net income all falling by double digits.\nAccording to classical economic theory, this is what\'s supposed to happen as an industry matures and the first-mover faces competition. Margins come down, and the leader naturally looks for another way to build its competitive advantage.\nHowever, Tesla doesn\'t have the same product diversification that Apple has, and as a carmaker, it doesn\'t have the same group of complementary devices that a company like Apple does. That makes it more difficult for it to implement the services strategy, but Tesla is trying to do that around electrification.\nYou can see from the chart above that the company is building revenue streams with services like energy generation and storage and vehicle services like maintenance and repair, posting strong growth in both categories. Investors should be aware that the energy generation and storage segment is separate from vehicles, made up of products like its Powerwall, MegaPack, and Solar Roofs, but the company\'s long-term goal is to use its solar products to power its superchargers and residential homes, including those of Tesla drivers.\nBased on the numbers above and the stock market reaction, investors seem skeptical of the strategic pivot, but EVs are still a fast-growing market and it makes sense for the company to pursue market share for long-term gain rather than short-term profits.\nMatching Apple\'s success won\'t be easy, however, and the price drops mean that Tesla investors will likely have to stomach lower profits for the next couple of years while they wait for services and new products to pick up the slack.\nThat should put the brakes on Tesla stock for now.\nFind out why Tesla is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Tesla is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nJeremy Bowman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "There's been no shortage of comparisons between Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) over the years, and it's easy to see why. That turn of phrase shows the company doesn't just think of products it sells as one-time transactions, but as instruments to entrench customer relationships through services. Companies like Apple emphasize services because they tend to offer higher margins than products, and they also strengthen their economic moat.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'There\'s been no shortage of comparisons between Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) over the years, and it\'s easy to see why. In the electric vehicle (EV) maker\'s first-quarter earnings report, the company reflected on its recent price cuts, saying: "Our near-term pricing strategy considers a long-term view on per vehicle profitability given the potential lifetime value of a Tesla vehicle through autonomy, supercharging, connectivity and service. In Apple\'s case, this includes its App Store, Apple Pay, Apple Care, Apple Music, and even the Apple Card, which now offers a 4.15% interest rate.', 'news_article_title': "Tesla Borrows a Page From Apple's Playbook. Genius Move or Red Flag?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'There\'s been no shortage of comparisons between Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) over the years, and it\'s easy to see why. In the electric vehicle (EV) maker\'s first-quarter earnings report, the company reflected on its recent price cuts, saying: "Our near-term pricing strategy considers a long-term view on per vehicle profitability given the potential lifetime value of a Tesla vehicle through autonomy, supercharging, connectivity and service. In Apple\'s case, this includes its App Store, Apple Pay, Apple Care, Apple Music, and even the Apple Card, which now offers a 4.15% interest rate.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'There\'s been no shortage of comparisons between Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) over the years, and it\'s easy to see why. In the electric vehicle (EV) maker\'s first-quarter earnings report, the company reflected on its recent price cuts, saying: "Our near-term pricing strategy considers a long-term view on per vehicle profitability given the potential lifetime value of a Tesla vehicle through autonomy, supercharging, connectivity and service. In Apple\'s case, this includes its App Store, Apple Pay, Apple Care, Apple Music, and even the Apple Card, which now offers a 4.15% interest rate.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/preview-tech-companies-to-highlight-ai-in-earnings-investors-focus-on-profits', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Nivedita Balu and Tiyashi Datta\nApril 24 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giants will emphasize how artificial intelligence can be the next growth driver when they report quarterly results this week, while investors scrutinize if cost cuts have boosted profits to their satisfaction.\nMicrosoft Corp MSFT.O and Google parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O kick off earnings for the companies on Tuesday, with Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O set to report later in the week.\nTogether, they command more than $5 trillion in market capitalization, or more than 14% of the value of the S&P 500 .SPX index.\nBetween Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta, analysts expect profits to rise 4.5%, on average, from the immediately preceding quarter, led by an 11.8% jump in Meta\'s bottom line, according to Refinitiv. From a year earlier, profit is expected to slump nearly 16%, on average, with Microsoft expected to perform the least poorly with a 0.5% slip.\nThese three companies, along with Amazon, said between November and March they would slash 70,000 jobs in a rapidly weakening economy, following a pandemic-led hiring boom. Meta has announced two rounds of layoffs.\nAmazon.com Inc AMZN.O, which reported a big drop in fourth-quarter profit due to valuation losses because of its investment in money-losing EV maker Rivian Automotive RIVN.O, is set to post a first-quarter profit that is expected to increase eight times, when compared with the immediately previous quarter.\nAccording to research firm YipitData, Amazon\'s North America sales are set to beat Wall Street estimates in the first quarter.\nThe companies are likely to give updates on their AI efforts, a trend noticeable since last quarter when chief executives packed earnings calls with mentions of the technology.\n"If last quarter\'s message from Big Tech was all about efficiency and bottom line improvement, this quarter\'s message is likely to be more forward-looking around the massive potential of artificial intelligence," Andrew Lipsman, analyst at Insider Intelligence, said.\nMicrosoft has integrated OpenAI\'s ChatGPT technology into its search engine Bing, pitting it against market leader Google.\nGoogle has begun the public release of its chatbot Bard.\nAmazon\'s cloud division AWS, the world\'s largest, has released a suite of technologies aimed at helping other companies develop their own chatbots backed by AI, and Meta has published an AI model that can pick out individual objects from within an image.\n"It\'s sort of a double-edged sword because there is also pressure for these companies to improve cash flow in an economy that is decelerating," Itau BBA analyst Thiago Kapulskis said.\n"There are expectations that companies could create or do even more with AI ... every tech investor is expecting those companies to be in the frontier."\nThe cloud businesses of Amazon, Google and Microsoft were also more stable than expected, analysts said.\nMicrosoft and Alphabet stocks have both risen around 20% so far this year. Apple and Amazon are up 26% and 25%, respectively. Meta shares have gained nearly 76%.\nThe largest company in the world, Apple, which is scheduled to report earnings on May 4, is dealing with slowing demand for iPhones and MacBooks as consumers curb spending.\nBig Tech stocks since last six monthshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40sJlr2\nBig Tech profit growth over last eight quartershttps://tmsnrt.rs/3mM53su\nBig Tech profit growth over the last eight quartershttps://tmsnrt.rs/40s6lqn\n(Reporting by Nivedita Balu and Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Sayantani Ghosh and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Nivedita Balu and Tiyashi Datta April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giants will emphasize how artificial intelligence can be the next growth driver when they report quarterly results this week, while investors scrutinize if cost cuts have boosted profits to their satisfaction. Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Google parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O kick off earnings for the companies on Tuesday, with Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O set to report later in the week. The companies are likely to give updates on their AI efforts, a trend noticeable since last quarter when chief executives packed earnings calls with mentions of the technology.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Between Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta, analysts expect profits to rise 4.5%, on average, from the immediately preceding quarter, led by an 11.8% jump in Meta\'s bottom line, according to Refinitiv. "If last quarter\'s message from Big Tech was all about efficiency and bottom line improvement, this quarter\'s message is likely to be more forward-looking around the massive potential of artificial intelligence," Andrew Lipsman, analyst at Insider Intelligence, said. Big Tech stocks since last six monthshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40sJlr2 Big Tech profit growth over last eight quartershttps://tmsnrt.rs/3mM53su Big Tech profit growth over the last eight quartershttps://tmsnrt.rs/40s6lqn (Reporting by Nivedita Balu and Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Sayantani Ghosh and Shounak Dasgupta) (([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'PREVIEW-Tech companies to highlight AI in earnings; investors focus on profits', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Between Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta, analysts expect profits to rise 4.5%, on average, from the immediately preceding quarter, led by an 11.8% jump in Meta\'s bottom line, according to Refinitiv. Amazon\'s cloud division AWS, the world\'s largest, has released a suite of technologies aimed at helping other companies develop their own chatbots backed by AI, and Meta has published an AI model that can pick out individual objects from within an image. "There are expectations that companies could create or do even more with AI ... every tech investor is expecting those companies to be in the frontier."', 'news_textrank_summary': "Between Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta, analysts expect profits to rise 4.5%, on average, from the immediately preceding quarter, led by an 11.8% jump in Meta's bottom line, according to Refinitiv. Amazon's cloud division AWS, the world's largest, has released a suite of technologies aimed at helping other companies develop their own chatbots backed by AI, and Meta has published an AI model that can pick out individual objects from within an image. Big Tech stocks since last six monthshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40sJlr2 Big Tech profit growth over last eight quartershttps://tmsnrt.rs/3mM53su Big Tech profit growth over the last eight quartershttps://tmsnrt.rs/40s6lqn (Reporting by Nivedita Balu and Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Sayantani Ghosh and Shounak Dasgupta) (([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-stocks-tread-water-ahead-of-earnings-reality-check', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amanda Cooper\nLONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Global shares held steady on Monday ahead of a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat this year.\nThe most recent data on global business activity shows a broad-based pick-up in the services sector that, in the United States at least, strengthens the case for interest rates to keep rising.\nS&P 500 futures ESc1 and Nasdaq futures NQc1 were down around 0.1%, while in Europe, the STOXX 600 .STOXX trod water, holding flat on the day.\nThe MSCI All-World index .MIWD00000PUS was steady. It\'s still up almost 1% in April and not far off one-year highs, thanks in large part to the strength in U.S. tech stocks.\nApple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O alone have accounted for nearly half of the S&P 500\'s gains in the last month, so there is much riding on their outlooks.\n"Having seen off largely better-than-expected numbers from the U.S. banks last week, it’s now the turn of big Tech which has driven most of the U.S. market rebound so far this year," said Michael Hewson, chief market strategist at CMC Markets.\n"With the likes of Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and Amazon all set to report this week, the outperformance that we’ve seen in the Nasdaq 100 so far this year is likely to face a key test," he said.\nThe U.S. House of Representatives could this week vote on a Republican plan to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts. Weak tax receipts mean the government could run out of money earlier than expected, and, as a result, the cost of insuring against a U.S. sovereign default is at its highest in well over a decade.\nBOJ\'s NEW BOSS\nMarkets 0#FF: are pricing in an 86% chance the Federal Reserve will increase rates by a quarter point in May, and fully expect a similar rise from the European Central Bank with some risk of a half-point move. FEDWATCH, 0#ECBWATCH\nCentral banks in Canada and Sweden meet this week, but most attention will be on the Bank of Japan for the first meeting chaired by its new governor, Kazuo Ueda.\nUeda on Monday said policy easing had to be continued since inflation was still under 2% in trend terms.\nOnly three out of 27 economists polled by Reuters expect the BOJ to start to scale-back its yield curve control policy (YCC) this soon.\n"The consensus expects it is too early to see any adjustments yet to the BoJ\'s Yield Curve Control policy - though changes may be forthcoming at the June meeting," strategists at ING said in a daily note.\nMeanwhile, the head of Belgium\'s central bank said in an FT article on Monday that investors are underestimating how much euro zone borrowing costs will rise.\nPierre Wunsch, an ECB policymaker, said he would only agree to pausing rate rises once there was evidence that wage growth was slowing.\nThe euro EUR=EBS rose 0.2% to $1.1006 against the dollar The dollar was last up 0.4% against the Japanese currency at 134.69 JPY=EBS.\nThe confidence in the equity market hasn\'t translated into optimism in the oil market, where crude prices struggled to remain above $80 a barrel.\nBrent crude LCOc1 fell 0.4% to $81.33 a barrel, as investors fretted about the outlook for energy demand in an environment of high interest rates and persistent inflation.\nAsia stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\nAsia-Pacific valuationshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2Dr2BQA\nUS tech earningshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40n0y5m\n(Additional reporting by Wayne Cole in Sydney; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Lincoln Feast.)\n(([email protected]; 612 9171 7144; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O alone have accounted for nearly half of the S&P 500's gains in the last month, so there is much riding on their outlooks. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Global shares held steady on Monday ahead of a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat this year. The most recent data on global business activity shows a broad-based pick-up in the services sector that, in the United States at least, strengthens the case for interest rates to keep rising.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O alone have accounted for nearly half of the S&P 500's gains in the last month, so there is much riding on their outlooks. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Global shares held steady on Monday ahead of a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat this year. Only three out of 27 economists polled by Reuters expect the BOJ to start to scale-back its yield curve control policy (YCC) this soon.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks tread water ahead of earnings reality-check', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O alone have accounted for nearly half of the S&P 500's gains in the last month, so there is much riding on their outlooks. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Global shares held steady on Monday ahead of a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat this year. It's still up almost 1% in April and not far off one-year highs, thanks in large part to the strength in U.S. tech stocks.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O alone have accounted for nearly half of the S&P 500\'s gains in the last month, so there is much riding on their outlooks. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Global shares held steady on Monday ahead of a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat this year. "Having seen off largely better-than-expected numbers from the U.S. banks last week, it’s now the turn of big Tech which has driven most of the U.S. market rebound so far this year," said Michael Hewson, chief market strategist at CMC Markets.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-the-pc-market-bounce-back-from-the-cuurent-lows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Global PC sales, which rebounded and soared during the peak of the pandemic, started slowing with the economic reopening. Sales have slowed further this year as the industry continues to face multiple challenges.\nSupply-chain crisis, which has been hampering sales, somewhat eased last year, but higher prices are now plaguing sales. Almost all major players saw a steep decline in PC sales in the first quarter of 2023.\nPC Sales See Steep Decline\nThe COVID-19 outbreak impacted a large number of industries but, at the same time, also proved to be a boon in disguise for several others. The PC industry emerged as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the pandemic. However, things have changed since then, with sales declining almost every quarter.\nAccording to a report from Gartner, global PC shipments plummeted 30% year over year in the first quarter of 2023. Total PC shipments during the quarter totaled 55.2 million units.\nThis follows a 28.5% decline in the fourth quarter of 2022, when global PC shipments totaled 65.3 million units. Understandably, the crisis is worsening for the industry, with shipments plummeting almost every quarter.\nThe report also mentioned that during the quarter, the top global vendors remained unchanged, with Lenovo Group Limited LNVGY holding the top spot. However, all top vendors saw a steep decline in sales.\nThe Gartner report is quite similar to the IDC report on PC shipments. According to IDC, global PC shipments totaled 56.9 million units, declining 29% year over year in the first quarter of 2023.\nChallenges Galore\nWith the decline in shipments, market leaders are suffering the most, despite holding on to the top positions. According to market share, Lenovo held the top spot with a 23.9% market share, HP Inc. HPQ commands 21.5%, followed by Dell Technologies Inc DELL, which holds 16%, while Apple, Inc. AAPL had 7.5%.\nLenovo recently reported that its revenues declined 24% year over year to $15.3 billion, owing to a massive downturn in PC and smartphone industries in the final quarter of 2022. In the first quarter of 2023, LNGVY recorded a meager 12.7 million units of shipments. Lenovo’s shipments declined 30.3% in the quarter on a year-over-year basis. LNGVY has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nHP, Inc. reported a net income of $487 million in the first quarter of 2023 but also said that its PC and laptop sales declined drastically. HPQ’s PC unit recorded revenues of $9.2 million in the first quarter, down 24.2% year over year. According to the IDC report HP, Inc. shipped only 12 million units.\nDell Technologies held its position as the third biggest player but shipped only 12 million units of PCs. DELL saw a 31% decline in shipments in the first quarter of 2023 on a year-over-year basis.\nApple was the biggest loser, with a 40.5% year-over-year decline in shipments. AAPL shipped only 4.1 million units during the quarter. The company shipped 2.8 million fewer devices in the first quarter on a year-over-year basis.\nThe U.S. PC market, one of the biggest in the world, fell 25.8% in the first quarter on a year-over-year basis. This follows a 20.5% decline in the fourth quarter of 2022. Slowing laptop sales are hurting the entire U.S. PC industry.\nThe sector is dealing with a number of other challenges, with price being the biggest factor. Americans have cut down on spending on pricey goods amid high inflation. Although the supply-chain issue started to improve in the third quarter, the continued drop in demand in both consumer and commercial markets is now raising new concerns.\nAccording to the IDC report, supply chains can adapt as PC OEMs look into manufacturing options outside of China owing to the slowdown in growth and demand. Also, PC manufacturers are simultaneously altering their strategies for the remainder of the year and making orders for Chromebooks, anticipating a jump in license fees later this year.\nAccording to analysts, the struggle for PC manufacturers will continue for a while, but the market is expected to rebound by the end of this year once the global economy improves and users consider upgrading to Windows 11.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'According to market share, Lenovo held the top spot with a 23.9% market share, HP Inc. HPQ commands 21.5%, followed by Dell Technologies Inc DELL, which holds 16%, while Apple, Inc. AAPL had 7.5%. AAPL shipped only 4.1 million units during the quarter. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'According to market share, Lenovo held the top spot with a 23.9% market share, HP Inc. HPQ commands 21.5%, followed by Dell Technologies Inc DELL, which holds 16%, while Apple, Inc. AAPL had 7.5%. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. AAPL shipped only 4.1 million units during the quarter.', 'news_article_title': 'Can the PC Market Bounce Back From the Cuurent Lows?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'According to market share, Lenovo held the top spot with a 23.9% market share, HP Inc. HPQ commands 21.5%, followed by Dell Technologies Inc DELL, which holds 16%, while Apple, Inc. AAPL had 7.5%. AAPL shipped only 4.1 million units during the quarter. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. According to market share, Lenovo held the top spot with a 23.9% market share, HP Inc. HPQ commands 21.5%, followed by Dell Technologies Inc DELL, which holds 16%, while Apple, Inc. AAPL had 7.5%. AAPL shipped only 4.1 million units during the quarter.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-buy-apple-for-its-fintech-ambitions', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is best known for its iPhones and other sleek and innovative devices. While it continues to generate the bulk of its sales from its hardware business, the tech giant has been looking to grow its services segment for years.\nOne particular area where Apple is making headway is the financial services industry. And recent developments seem to highlight once again the importance of Apple's ambitions in this field. Let's look into Apple's latest move in this area and what it could mean for long-term investors.\nApple bolsters its financial services portfolio\nApple already offers several important financial services, including Apple Pay, a leading digital wallet accepted by more than 85% of retailers in the U.S. The company also offers a credit card called Apple Card issued by Goldman Sachs. Further, Apple's newly rolled out buy now, pay later (BNPL) service allows users to split payments across several weeks with no interest or fees.\nBut on April 17, the tech giant officially launched a new high-yield savings account for Apple Card users. This savings account comes with no fees, no minimum deposits, and a competitive 4.15% annual percentage yield (APY) that is, according to the company, 10 times higher than the national average, among other attractive features.\nOf note, the APY on this savings account can change at any time, but at its current levels, it makes Apple's new service attractive to consumers who already have an Apple Card, especially if they are satisfied users. On that front, the company has nothing to worry about.\nIn August, Apple Card grabbed the top spot for satisfaction for the second year in a row among credit cards in its category. In light of that, it seems at least somewhat likely that at least some Apple Card holders will be on board with the company's new offering.\nThe bigger picture\nApple's new savings account again highlights that the company is serious about its ventures into financial services. From Apple Pay to its BNPL service, it continues to add new offerings in this area, and we have every reason to believe it isn't done yet. Apple's hardware service remains its most important. And its financial services unit accounts for only a small fraction of its services segment. So it probably isn't a good idea to buy the company's shares for this reason.\nBut there is an even more critical point: Apple has a track record of pursuing lucrative opportunities with a long runway for growth. That's the case with Apple Pay -- the world is increasingly switching to digital payment methods, a trend that could continue for a while, partly due to the rise of e-commerce. There are examples in other areas too.\nFor instance, the company recently reported progress on its efforts to add non-invasive continuous blood glucose monitoring to the Apple Watch. There are 422 million diabetes patients worldwide, a number that is projected to continue growing for a while. Elsewhere, Apple is working on an augmented reality (AR) headset that it could roll out later this year.\nThe AR market is also on an upward trend, yet another long-term opportunity for Apple. With an installed base of more than 2 billion devices worldwide and massive cash-flow generation, which currently stands at $97.5 billion, Apple has the funds to invest in new ventures. Not all of them will pay off, but enough of them will, allowing the company to continue delivering solid financial results and stock market performances.\nApple also uses its massive pile of cash to reward shareholders in other ways, most notably as an excellent dividend stock. The company has raised its payout by 111.1% over the past decade, and its low cash payout ratio of 15.3% suggests ample room for more dividend increases. Beyond its growing financial services segment, these are much better reasons to buy shares of Apple.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nProsper Junior Bakiny has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Goldman Sachs Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is best known for its iPhones and other sleek and innovative devices. This savings account comes with no fees, no minimum deposits, and a competitive 4.15% annual percentage yield (APY) that is, according to the company, 10 times higher than the national average, among other attractive features. That's the case with Apple Pay -- the world is increasingly switching to digital payment methods, a trend that could continue for a while, partly due to the rise of e-commerce.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is best known for its iPhones and other sleek and innovative devices. Apple bolsters its financial services portfolio Apple already offers several important financial services, including Apple Pay, a leading digital wallet accepted by more than 85% of retailers in the U.S. The company also offers a credit card called Apple Card issued by Goldman Sachs.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Buy Apple for Its Fintech Ambitions?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is best known for its iPhones and other sleek and innovative devices. From Apple Pay to its BNPL service, it continues to add new offerings in this area, and we have every reason to believe it isn't done yet. The AR market is also on an upward trend, yet another long-term opportunity for Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is best known for its iPhones and other sleek and innovative devices. Apple bolsters its financial services portfolio Apple already offers several important financial services, including Apple Pay, a leading digital wallet accepted by more than 85% of retailers in the U.S. Of note, the APY on this savings account can change at any time, but at its current levels, it makes Apple's new service attractive to consumers who already have an Apple Card, especially if they are satisfied users."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/preview-tech-investors-focus-on-profits-after-layoffs-companies-to-highlight-ai', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Nivedita Balu and Tiyashi Datta\nApril 24 (Reuters) - A quarter into record layoffs, investors in U.S. tech giants will scrutinize if the cost cuts boosted profits to their satisfaction, while the companies emphasize how artificial intelligence will be their next growth driver.\nMicrosoft Corp MSFT.O, Google parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O all report quarterly results this week.\nTogether, they command more than $5 trillion in market capitalization, or more than 14% of the value of the S&P 500 .SPX index.\nBetween Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta, analysts expect profits to rise 4.5%, on average, from the immediately preceding quarter, led by an 11.8% jump in Meta\'s bottom line, according to Refinitiv. From a year earlier, profit is expected to slump nearly 16%, on average, with Microsoft expected to perform the least poorly with a 0.5% slip.\nThese three companies, along with Amazon, said between November and March they would slash 70,000 jobs in a rapidly weakening economy, following a pandemic-led hiring boom. Meta has announced two rounds of layoffs.\nAmazon.com Inc AMZN.O, which reported a big drop in fourth-quarter profit due to valuation losses because of its investment in money-losing EV maker Rivian Automotive RIVN.O, is set to post a first-quarter profit that is expected to increase eight times, when compared with the immediately previous quarter.\nAccording to research firm YipitData, Amazon\'s North America sales are set to beat Wall Street estimates in the first quarter.\nThe companies are likely to give updates on their AI efforts, a trend noticeable since last quarter when chief executives packed earnings calls with mentions of the technology.\n"If last quarter\'s message from Big Tech was all about efficiency and bottom line improvement, this quarter\'s message is likely to be more forward-looking around the massive potential of artificial intelligence," Andrew Lipsman, analyst at Insider Intelligence, said.\nMicrosoft has integrated OpenAI\'s ChatGPT technology into its search engine Bing, pitting it against market leader Google.\nGoogle has begun the public release of its chatbot Bard.\nAmazon\'s cloud division AWS, the world\'s largest, has released a suite of technologies aimed at helping other companies develop their own chatbots backed by AI, and Meta has published an AI model that can pick out individual objects from within an image.\n"It\'s sort of a double-edged sword because there is also pressure for these companies to improve cash flow in an economy that is decelerating," Itau BBA analyst Thiago Kapulskis said.\n"There are expectations that companies could create or do even more with AI ... every tech investor is expecting those companies to be in the frontier."\nThe cloud businesses of Amazon, Google and Microsoft were also more stable than expected, analysts said.\nMicrosoft and Alphabet stocks have both risen 19% so far this year. Apple and Amazon are up 28% and 23%, respectively. Meta shares have gained nearly 77%.\nThe largest company in the world, Apple, which is scheduled to report earnings on May 4, is dealing with slowing demand for iPhones and MacBooks as consumers curb spending.\nBig Tech stocks since last six monthshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40sJlr2\nBig Tech profit growth over last eight quartershttps://tmsnrt.rs/3mM53su\nBig Tech profit growth over the last eight quartershttps://tmsnrt.rs/40s6lqn\n(Reporting by Nivedita Balu and Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Sayantani Ghosh and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Nivedita Balu and Tiyashi Datta April 24 (Reuters) - A quarter into record layoffs, investors in U.S. tech giants will scrutinize if the cost cuts boosted profits to their satisfaction, while the companies emphasize how artificial intelligence will be their next growth driver. The companies are likely to give updates on their AI efforts, a trend noticeable since last quarter when chief executives packed earnings calls with mentions of the technology. "It\'s sort of a double-edged sword because there is also pressure for these companies to improve cash flow in an economy that is decelerating," Itau BBA analyst Thiago Kapulskis said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Nivedita Balu and Tiyashi Datta April 24 (Reuters) - A quarter into record layoffs, investors in U.S. tech giants will scrutinize if the cost cuts boosted profits to their satisfaction, while the companies emphasize how artificial intelligence will be their next growth driver. Between Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta, analysts expect profits to rise 4.5%, on average, from the immediately preceding quarter, led by an 11.8% jump in Meta's bottom line, according to Refinitiv. Big Tech stocks since last six monthshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40sJlr2 Big Tech profit growth over last eight quartershttps://tmsnrt.rs/3mM53su Big Tech profit growth over the last eight quartershttps://tmsnrt.rs/40s6lqn (Reporting by Nivedita Balu and Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Sayantani Ghosh and Shounak Dasgupta) (([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'PREVIEW-Tech investors focus on profits after layoffs; companies to highlight AI', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Between Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta, analysts expect profits to rise 4.5%, on average, from the immediately preceding quarter, led by an 11.8% jump in Meta\'s bottom line, according to Refinitiv. Amazon\'s cloud division AWS, the world\'s largest, has released a suite of technologies aimed at helping other companies develop their own chatbots backed by AI, and Meta has published an AI model that can pick out individual objects from within an image. "There are expectations that companies could create or do even more with AI ... every tech investor is expecting those companies to be in the frontier."', 'news_textrank_summary': "Between Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta, analysts expect profits to rise 4.5%, on average, from the immediately preceding quarter, led by an 11.8% jump in Meta's bottom line, according to Refinitiv. Amazon's cloud division AWS, the world's largest, has released a suite of technologies aimed at helping other companies develop their own chatbots backed by AI, and Meta has published an AI model that can pick out individual objects from within an image. Big Tech stocks since last six monthshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40sJlr2 Big Tech profit growth over last eight quartershttps://tmsnrt.rs/3mM53su Big Tech profit growth over the last eight quartershttps://tmsnrt.rs/40s6lqn (Reporting by Nivedita Balu and Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Sayantani Ghosh and Shounak Dasgupta) (([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/prediction%3A-these-3-tech-stocks-will-be-worth-more-than-%243-trillion-by-2030', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "At the beginning of 2000, the biggest company in the world had a market cap of a little over $600 billion. Ten years later, the market cap for the No. 1 company had fallen to under $350 million. By mid-2018, the first company surpassed the $1 trillion threshold.\nThis brief history gives you some context for how we got to where we are today in the stock market. It also puts into perspective a prediction I'm about to make: I think the following three tech stocks will be worth more than $3 trillion by 2030.\n1. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the easiest pick. Its market cap already tops $2.6 trillion. The stock would only need to rise by an average of around 1.75% each year to finish above $3 trillion by the end of 2030.\nI think Apple will deliver significantly greater gains over the next several years. The most important reason why is, unsurprisingly, the strength of the company's iPhone ecosystem. Even modest growth in sales and profits derived from the annual upgrade cycle could propel Apple to the $3 trillion mark.\nBut my take is that Apple will vault much higher than that because of its innovation. Sure, the company has lagged behind rivals in some areas in the past. However, I look for augmented reality and new iPhone features including folding phones to boost sales considerably in the not-too-distant future.\nI also view Apple's introduction of new high-interest savings accounts as a brilliant move. The company is positioning itself to be a much bigger player in fintech. Could Apple even hit $5 trillion by 2030? It's quite possible.\n2. Microsoft\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) was the company mentioned earlier with a market cap of around $600 billion in early 2000. Although the tech giant went into a major slump that lasted for years, it eventually became a huge comeback story. Today, Microsoft's market cap is more than $2.1 trillion.\nTo get to $3 trillion by 2030, Microsoft will need to deliver average annual returns in the ballpark of 5%. I think we're already seeing how the company will beat that level -- by integrating AI throughout its products and services.\nI suspect that incorporating OpenAI's GPT-4 into its productivity and software development tools will provide a major boost for Microsoft. It should also help the company gain market share for its Azure cloud services.\nInvestors shouldn't overlook Microsoft's efforts in gaming and promising technologies such as quantum computing, either. There aren't many hot growth areas where the company isn't a major player.\n3. Alphabet\nI'll readily admit that Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) looks like more of a longshot to hit the $3 trillion mark by 2030. For one thing, the company's current market cap of $1.35 trillion is less than halfway to that threshold. Alphabet's shares would need to gain more than 11% on average per year to make it happen. That's not an easy task for an already huge company.\nComplicating matters is the possibility that there are rumors that Samsung could ditch Google as the default search engine on its smartphones. I'm not convinced this would hurt Alphabet as much as some think it could even if it happens. However, it does underscore the broader anxiety that Microsoft's AI focus could negatively impact Alphabet's growth.\nDon't let the noise distract you from Alphabet's own AI expertise, though. The company has been a leader in AI for years. It appears to be taking the gloves off by combining Google Brain and DeepMind, two AI powerhouses that have operated independently in the past.\nAlphabet has multiple growth drivers that could potentially get it to $3 trillion or more over the next few years. Google Cloud and Waymo (the company's self-driving car business) especially stand out. Alphabet is also pioneering new developments in quantum computing, which I view as the most overlooked reason to consider buying the stock.\nImportantly, Alphabet is the most attractively valued of all three of these stocks. If the narrative about Alphabet changes (which I think could easily happen), that valuation gap could dwindle and push the stock much higher.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 20, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Keith Speights has positions in Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the easiest pick. Even modest growth in sales and profits derived from the annual upgrade cycle could propel Apple to the $3 trillion mark. However, I look for augmented reality and new iPhone features including folding phones to boost sales considerably in the not-too-distant future.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the easiest pick. It should also help the company gain market share for its Azure cloud services. There aren't many hot growth areas where the company isn't a major player.", 'news_article_title': 'Prediction: These 3 Tech Stocks Will Be Worth More Than $3 Trillion by 2030', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the easiest pick. Ten years later, the market cap for the No. Could Apple even hit $5 trillion by 2030?', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the easiest pick. Microsoft Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) was the company mentioned earlier with a market cap of around $600 billion in early 2000. Alphabet I'll readily admit that Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) looks like more of a longshot to hit the $3 trillion mark by 2030."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-outpaces-stock-market-gains%3A-what-you-should-know-12', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) closed at $165.35 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.2% move from the prior day. This change outpaced the S&P 500\'s 0.09% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.2%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 4.87%.\nPrior to today\'s trading, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had gained 2.98% over the past month. This has outpaced the Computer and Technology sector\'s gain of 0.98% and lagged the S&P 500\'s gain of 3.31% in that time.\nWall Street will be looking for positivity from Apple as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be May 4, 2023. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.44, down 5.26% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $93.32 billion, down 4.06% from the prior-year quarter.\nFor the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $6.01 per share and revenue of $388.14 billion, which would represent changes of -1.64% and -1.57%, respectively, from the prior year.\nIt is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company\'s business outlook.\nResearch indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.\nThe Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.47% lower. Apple is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.\nValuation is also important, so investors should note that Apple has a Forward P/E ratio of 27.44 right now. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 8.91, so we one might conclude that Apple is trading at a premium comparatively.\nWe can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.19. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock\'s expected earnings growth rate. The Computer - Mini computers industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 2.73 as of yesterday\'s close.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 57, which puts it in the top 23% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nYou can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) closed at $165.35 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.2% move from the prior day. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.19. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple (AAPL) closed at $165.35 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.2% move from the prior day. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.19.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) closed at $165.35 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.2% move from the prior day. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.19. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) closed at $165.35 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.2% move from the prior day. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.19. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-stocks-falter-ahead-of-earnings-packed-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amanda Cooper\nLONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Global shares eased on Monday ahead of a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat this year.\nThe most recent data on global business activity shows a broad-based pick-up in the services sector that, in the United States at least, strengthens the case for interest rates to keep rising.\nS&P 500 futures ESc1 and Nasdaq futures NQc1 fell 0.4% ahead of a busy week of earnings, while in Europe, the STOXX 600 .STOXX was mostly flat in early trading.\nThe MSCI All-World index .MIWD00000PUS eased 0.1%. But it\'s still up almost 1% in April and not far off one-year highs, thanks in large part to the strength in U.S. tech stocks.\nApple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O alone have accounted for nearly half of the S&P 500\'s gains in the last month, so there is much riding on their outlooks.\n"Having seen off largely better-than-expected numbers from the U.S. banks last week, it’s now the turn of big Tech which has driven most of the U.S. market rebound so far this year," said Michael Hewson, chief market strategist at CMC Markets.\n"With the likes of Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and Amazon all set to report this week, the outperformance that we’ve seen in the Nasdaq 100 so far this year is likely to face a key test," he said.\nThe U.S. House of Representatives could this week vote on a Republican plan to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts. Weak tax receipts mean the government could run out of money earlier than expected, and, as a result, the cost of insuring against a U.S. sovereign default is at its highest in well over a decade.\nBOJ\'s NEW BOSS\nMarkets 0#FF: are pricing in an 86% chance the Federal Reserve will increase rates by a quarter point in May, and fully expect a similar rise from the European Central Bank with some risk of a half-point move. FEDWATCH, 0#ECBWATCH\nCentral banks in Canada and Sweden meet this week, but most attention will be on the Bank of Japan for the first meeting chaired by its new governor, Kazuo Ueda.\nUeda on Monday said policy easing had to be continued since inflation was still under 2% in trend terms.\nOnly three out of 27 economists polled by Reuters expect the BOJ to start to scale-back its yield curve control policy (YCC) this soon.\n"The consensus expects it is too early to see any adjustments yet to the BoJ\'s Yield Curve Control policy - though changes may be forthcoming at the June meeting," strategists at ING said in a daily note.\nMeanwhile, the head of Belgium\'s central bank said in an FT article on Monday that investors are underestimating how much euro zone borrowing costs will rise.\nPierre Wunsch, an ECB policymaker, said he would only agree to pausing rate rises once there was evidence that wage growth was slowing.\n"A hawkish start to the week on that front," Deutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid said.\nThe euro EUR=EBS was largely flat against the dollar at $1.09795 and against the yen EURJPY=EBS at 147.42. The dollar was last up 0.1% against the Japanese currency at 134.21 JPY=EBS.\nChicago wheat gained almost 1% after Russia threatened to terminate a grain deal allowing Ukrainian exports, raising concern over world supplies.\nThe confidence in the equity market hasn\'t translated into optimism in the oil market, where crude prices struggled to remain above $80 a barrel.\nBrent crude LCOc1 fell almost 1% to $80.88 a barrel, as investors fretted about the outlook for energy demand in an environment of high interest rates and persistent inflation.\nAsia stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\nAsia-Pacific valuationshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2Dr2BQA\nUS tech earningshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40n0y5m\n(Additional reporting by Wayne Cole in Sydney; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Lincoln Feast.)\n(([email protected]; 612 9171 7144; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O alone have accounted for nearly half of the S&P 500's gains in the last month, so there is much riding on their outlooks. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Global shares eased on Monday ahead of a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat this year. The most recent data on global business activity shows a broad-based pick-up in the services sector that, in the United States at least, strengthens the case for interest rates to keep rising.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O alone have accounted for nearly half of the S&P 500's gains in the last month, so there is much riding on their outlooks. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Global shares eased on Monday ahead of a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat this year. S&P 500 futures ESc1 and Nasdaq futures NQc1 fell 0.4% ahead of a busy week of earnings, while in Europe, the STOXX 600 .STOXX was mostly flat in early trading.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks falter ahead of earnings-packed week', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O alone have accounted for nearly half of the S&P 500's gains in the last month, so there is much riding on their outlooks. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Global shares eased on Monday ahead of a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat this year. The euro EUR=EBS was largely flat against the dollar at $1.09795 and against the yen EURJPY=EBS at 147.42.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O alone have accounted for nearly half of the S&P 500\'s gains in the last month, so there is much riding on their outlooks. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Global shares eased on Monday ahead of a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat this year. "Having seen off largely better-than-expected numbers from the U.S. banks last week, it’s now the turn of big Tech which has driven most of the U.S. market rebound so far this year," said Michael Hewson, chief market strategist at CMC Markets.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-asia-stocks-in-pensive-mood-for-earnings-packed-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Wayne Cole\nSYDNEY, April 24 (Reuters) - Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday in a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat so far this year.\nMarket action was sluggish in the wake of Friday\'s surprisingly strong surveys of business activity which reinforced the case for higher interest rates.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS eased 0.4%, while Japan\'s Nikkei .N225 nudged up 0.2%. Chinese blue chips .CSI300 fell 0.4%.\nOver in Australia, there was some weakness in mining stocks .AXJO after Chile moved to boost state control over its lithium industry, which has the world\'s largest reserves of the battery metal.\nEUROSTOXX 50 futures STXEc1 and FTSE futures FFIc1 were both little changed. S&P 500 futures ESc1 and Nasdaq futures NQc1 eased 0.3% ahead of a busy week of earnings.\nApple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O alone have accounted for nearly half of the S&P 500\'s gains through March, so there is much riding on their outlooks.\n"We believe stalwarts Microsoft, Amazon and Google should all deliver cloud results that meet and likely exceed Street 1Q expectations this week despite recent noise in the market," said analysts at Wedbush Securities.\n"We also believe a major narrative of tech earnings season will be the AI arms race and each Big Tech player updating investors on their own AI ambitions/monetization strategy as Redmond battles Google and other tech stalwarts for the AI trophy case."\nThe U.S. House of Representatives could this week vote on a Republican plan to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts. Weak tax receipts mean the government could run out of money earlier than expected, and the risk of default has seen a rise in U.S. credit default swaps.\nFigures on U.S. wages and economic growth due this week will likely reinforce the case for further tightening. The Atlanta Fed\'s influential GDP Now tracker has the U.S economy growing an annualised 2.5% in the first quarter, only a shade slower than the previous quarter.\nBOJ GETS A NEW BOSS\nMarkets 0#FF: are pricing in an 86% chance the Federal Reserve will hike rates by a quarter point at its meeting in the first week of May, and fully expect a similar hike from the European Central Bank with some risk of a half-point move. FEDWATCH, 0#ECBWATCH\nCentral banks in Canada and Sweden meet this week, but most attention will be on the Bank of Japan for the first meeting chaired by its new governor, Kazuo Ueda.\nUeda on Monday said policy easing had to be continued since inflation was still under 2% in trend terms.\nOnly three out of 27 economists polled by Reuters expect the BOJ to start to scale-back its yield curve control policy (YCC) this soon, but there are reports the central bank is considering conducting a comprehensive review of the impact of its easing.\n"Media background suggests don\'t expect tweaks to YCC, but its clear the writing is on the wall and the risk is of more substantive change at the next meeting," said Tapas Strickland, head of market economics at NAB.\nIn contrast, the head of Belgium\'s central bank warned in an FT article on Monday that investors are underestimating how high eurozone borrowing costs will rise.\nThe divergence in policy between Japan and the rest of the developed world has seen the yen weaken steadily in the last few weeks, with the euro in particular hitting a six-month high.\nThe single currency was firm at 147.56 yen on Monday EURJPY=, while the dollar held at 134.35 JPY=EBS.\nThe euro held at $1.0980 EUR=EBS, within sight of its recent one-year peak of $1.1075.\nA higher dollar and bond yields have been a burden for gold, which shed 1.2% last week and was last lying at $1,979 an ounce XAU=. GOL/\nChicago wheat gained almost 1% after Russia threatened to terminate a grain deal allowing Ukrainian exports, raising concerns over world supplies.\nOil prices also lost ground last week, though planned production cuts from OPEC offer some support. O/R\nBrent LCOc1 eased 66 cents on Monday to $81.00 a barrel, while U.S. crude CLc1 fell 67 cents to $77.20 per barrel.\nAsia stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\nAsia-Pacific valuationshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2Dr2BQA\nUS tech earningshttps://tmsnrt.rs/40n0y5m\n(Reporting by Wayne Cole; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Lincoln Feast.)\n(([email protected]; 612 9171 7144; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O alone have accounted for nearly half of the S&P 500's gains through March, so there is much riding on their outlooks. By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, April 24 (Reuters) - Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday in a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat so far this year. Only three out of 27 economists polled by Reuters expect the BOJ to start to scale-back its yield curve control policy (YCC) this soon, but there are reports the central bank is considering conducting a comprehensive review of the impact of its easing.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O alone have accounted for nearly half of the S&P 500's gains through March, so there is much riding on their outlooks. By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, April 24 (Reuters) - Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday in a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat so far this year. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS eased 0.4%, while Japan's Nikkei .N225 nudged up 0.2%.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks in pensive mood for earnings-packed week', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O alone have accounted for nearly half of the S&P 500's gains through March, so there is much riding on their outlooks. By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, April 24 (Reuters) - Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday in a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat so far this year. FEDWATCH, 0#ECBWATCH Central banks in Canada and Sweden meet this week, but most attention will be on the Bank of Japan for the first meeting chaired by its new governor, Kazuo Ueda.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O alone have accounted for nearly half of the S&P 500's gains through March, so there is much riding on their outlooks. By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, April 24 (Reuters) - Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday in a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat so far this year. Markets 0#FF: are pricing in an 86% chance the Federal Reserve will hike rates by a quarter point at its meeting in the first week of May, and fully expect a similar hike from the European Central Bank with some risk of a half-point move."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-24', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 163.88999938964844, 'high': 165.60000610351562, 'open': 165.0, 'close': 165.3300018310547, 'ema_50': 157.68719188094647, 'rsi_14': 47.791806458755524, 'target': 163.77000427246094, 'volume': 41949600.0, 'ema_200': 151.41616343164733, 'adj_close': 164.6620635986328, 'rsi_lag_1': 50.30032633042846, 'rsi_lag_2': 60.26805507772925, 'rsi_lag_3': 65.9535011138924, 'rsi_lag_4': 68.79797642106467, 'rsi_lag_5': 65.20787687721578, 'macd_lag_1': 2.8976173102148266, 'macd_lag_2': 3.0889333521544415, 'macd_lag_3': 3.1222296715709206, 'macd_lag_4': 3.01953069634078, 'macd_lag_5': 2.962638476151426, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.7394336944495024, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.000341308128333}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 16.739999771118164, 'Date': '2023-04-24', 'High': 18.239999771118164, 'Open': 18.21999931335449, 'Close': 16.889999389648438, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-24', 'Adj Close': 16.889999389648438}, {'Low': 1.0968761444091797, 'Date': '2023-04-24', 'High': 1.103423833847046, 'Open': 1.0992271900177002, 'Close': 1.0992271900177002, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-24', 'Adj Close': 1.0992271900177002}, {'Low': 1.2413570880889893, 'Date': '2023-04-24', 'High': 1.2468360662460327, 'Open': 1.2448339462280271, 'Close': 1.2449734210968018, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-24', 'Adj Close': 1.2449734210968018}, {'Low': 6.882699966430664, 'Date': '2023-04-24', 'High': 6.905399799346924, 'Open': 6.892499923706055, 'Close': 6.892499923706055, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-24', 'Adj Close': 6.892499923706055}, {'Low': 76.72000122070312, 'Date': '2023-04-24', 'High': 79.18000030517578, 'Open': 77.97000122070312, 'Close': 78.76000213623047, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 306720, 'date_str': '2023-04-24', 'Adj Close': 78.76000213623047}, {'Low': 0.666700005531311, 'Date': '2023-04-24', 'High': 0.6697600483894348, 'Open': 0.6693485379219055, 'Close': 0.6693485379219055, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-24', 'Adj Close': 0.6693485379219055}, {'Low': 3.505000114440918, 'Date': '2023-04-24', 'High': 3.5450000762939453, 'Open': 3.5450000762939453, 'Close': 3.515000104904175, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-24', 'Adj Close': 3.515000104904175}, {'Low': 133.88999938964844, 'Date': '2023-04-24', 'High': 134.72500610351562, 'Open': 133.96099853515625, 'Close': 133.96099853515625, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-24', 'Adj Close': 133.96099853515625}, {'Low': 101.33000183105467, 'Date': '2023-04-24', 'High': 101.91000366210938, 'Open': 101.72000122070312, 'Close': 101.3499984741211, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-24', 'Adj Close': 101.3499984741211}, {'Low': 1977.4000244140625, 'Date': '2023-04-24', 'High': 1989.800048828125, 'Open': 1981.300048828125, 'Close': 1989.0999755859373, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 145, 'date_str': '2023-04-24', 'Adj Close': 1989.0999755859373}]}
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{'date': '2023-04-25', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-25', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-supplier-corning-rides-on-price-hikes-to-beat-profit-estimates', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'April 25 (Reuters) - Specialty glass maker Corning Inc GLW.N beat profit estimates for the first quarter on Tuesday as price hikes more than made up for higher raw material costs and a demand slowdown.\nShares of the company, whose Gorilla glass is used in smartphones of companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Samsung Electronics 005930.KS, rose 2% in premarket trading.\nPrice increases meant that "profitability improved despite sequentially lower sales, which were impacted by recession-level demand in several key markets and overall weakness in China, as anticipated," CEO and Chairman Wendell Weeks said.\nCore gross margin increased by 160 basis points sequentially to 35.2% in the first three months of the year, helping Corning post an adjusted profit of 41 cents per share that was more than expectations of 39 cents, according to Refinitiv data.\nThe company said it expects the pricing action and a recovery in the display technologies business to drive an increase in second-quarter sales and profitability.\nCorning has seen demand slide from its consumer electronics customers in recent months as an uncertain economic outlook prompts consumers to cut back on non-essential spending.\nIT research firm Gartner estimates that shipments of personal computers and mobile phones will fall for the second straight year in 2023, with phone shipments slumping to a decade low.\nCorning\'s core sales fell 10% to $3.37 billion in the first quarter, but they were better than estimates of $3.34 billion.\nRevenue from its optical communications division fell 6% during the quarter, while sales in specialty materials business, which makes Gorilla glass, declined 18%.\nCorning said it expects net sales between $3.4 billion and $3.6 billion for the second quarter, compared with analysts\' estimate of $3.58 billion.\n(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of the company, whose Gorilla glass is used in smartphones of companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Samsung Electronics 005930.KS, rose 2% in premarket trading. April 25 (Reuters) - Specialty glass maker Corning Inc GLW.N beat profit estimates for the first quarter on Tuesday as price hikes more than made up for higher raw material costs and a demand slowdown. Price increases meant that "profitability improved despite sequentially lower sales, which were impacted by recession-level demand in several key markets and overall weakness in China, as anticipated," CEO and Chairman Wendell Weeks said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of the company, whose Gorilla glass is used in smartphones of companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Samsung Electronics 005930.KS, rose 2% in premarket trading. Corning's core sales fell 10% to $3.37 billion in the first quarter, but they were better than estimates of $3.34 billion. Revenue from its optical communications division fell 6% during the quarter, while sales in specialty materials business, which makes Gorilla glass, declined 18%.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple supplier Corning rides on price hikes to beat profit estimates', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of the company, whose Gorilla glass is used in smartphones of companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Samsung Electronics 005930.KS, rose 2% in premarket trading. Corning's core sales fell 10% to $3.37 billion in the first quarter, but they were better than estimates of $3.34 billion. Revenue from its optical communications division fell 6% during the quarter, while sales in specialty materials business, which makes Gorilla glass, declined 18%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of the company, whose Gorilla glass is used in smartphones of companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Samsung Electronics 005930.KS, rose 2% in premarket trading. April 25 (Reuters) - Specialty glass maker Corning Inc GLW.N beat profit estimates for the first quarter on Tuesday as price hikes more than made up for higher raw material costs and a demand slowdown. Corning's core sales fell 10% to $3.37 billion in the first quarter, but they were better than estimates of $3.34 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sleep-easy-with-these-2-rock-solid-dividend-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There's nothing quite as nasty a surprise as seeing one of your investments slash its dividend. It's basically the same feeling as waking up one day and seeing that you got a pay cut when you were expecting a raise. And to make matters worse, if a company was paying a growing dividend for years, a cut typically signals bad financial health that'll be slow to dissipate.\nOn the bright side, there are quite a few businesses that have the financial stability and long-term growth prospects necessary to keep paying out a solid dividend to shareholders for decades on end. Here are two of the most solid payers on the market right now.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Abbott Laboratories\nAbbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is among the most solid dividend stocks out there. As one of the largest healthcare businesses in the world, with a vast and heavily diversified base of revenue, it isn't too hard to appreciate why it could make for a decent and fairly safe investment.\nIn 2022, its sales were $43.7 billion, and it generated $6.9 billion in net income along the way. To accomplish that, it sold all manner of diagnostic tests, surgical tools, medical nutrition products, and even medical devices like glucose monitors. And because demand for those goods is fairly consistent from year to year, and slowly growing over time as the healthcare sector expands, Abbott was able to grow its annual free cash flow (FCF) by an average of 11.5% annually over the last 10 years, topping $7.8 billion in 2022.\nAt the same time, part of Abbott's stability as an investment comes from the fact that many of its customers can't do without its products. Operating rooms can't operate if they don't purchase the company's stents, so the revenue is almost guaranteed to recur. And that makes it easy to predict that this business will continue to be around and flourishing in the future.\nThe company has a habit of returning more and more capital to its shareholders over time. Since April 2013, its dividend has risen by 264%, and it has a 51-year streak of hiking that payment. Its payout ratio is only 48%, so even if its earnings take a serious hit, it'll still have more than enough money coming in to keep paying investors. And its forward dividend yield is a respectable 2%.\nThe point is that you don't need to worry about its dividend cratering anytime soon.\n2. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) probably isn't the first stock to come to mind for dividend investing, but it's doubtlessly one of the safer investments out there.\nAs its branded computers, tablets, phones, and software packages are some of the most recognizable and most sought-after in the world, its customers keep coming back again and again, which is how it keeps stacking an average of 25.4% onto its top line every year over the last 20 years, exceeding a whopping $394 billion in 2022.\nWhat's more, as customers integrate Apple products into more and more facets of their lives, the company's software ecosystem helps them to derive more value from their purchases by integrating data across their devices. For example, people who own iPhones can synchronize their applications with their iPad, and they can also use their iPad as an extra screen for their MacBook -- and their MacBook can synchronize their contacts from their iPhone, etc.\nThat means it effectively has (at least) two powerful competitive advantages in play: high costs for customers to defect to a competitor and a valuable brand that elicits customer loyalty on average. It's no wonder its profit margin is a robust 24.5%.\nFurthermore, Apple's payout ratio is a scant 15%, meaning that its earnings could literally be cut in half overnight and it still wouldn't be under a lick of financial pressure to slash the dividend. Sure, its dividend yield is a laughable 0.5%, but you can count on it to get paid into your account no matter what.\nStill, while Apple's dividend is beyond pretty much any threat, the stock itself does have some risk right now -- from China. Its manufacturing facilities are largely concentrated there, which means that geopolitical risk could cause some severe turbulence.\nBut the company is already in the process of diversifying its manufacturing partners into other regions, so this risk is likely to lessen.\n10 stocks we like better than Abbott Laboratories\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Abbott Laboratories wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nAlex Carchidi has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Abbott Laboratories and Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) probably isn't the first stock to come to mind for dividend investing, but it's doubtlessly one of the safer investments out there. And to make matters worse, if a company was paying a growing dividend for years, a cut typically signals bad financial health that'll be slow to dissipate. As one of the largest healthcare businesses in the world, with a vast and heavily diversified base of revenue, it isn't too hard to appreciate why it could make for a decent and fairly safe investment.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) probably isn't the first stock to come to mind for dividend investing, but it's doubtlessly one of the safer investments out there. And to make matters worse, if a company was paying a growing dividend for years, a cut typically signals bad financial health that'll be slow to dissipate. Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is among the most solid dividend stocks out there.", 'news_article_title': 'Sleep Easy With These 2 Rock-Solid Dividend Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) probably isn't the first stock to come to mind for dividend investing, but it's doubtlessly one of the safer investments out there. And to make matters worse, if a company was paying a growing dividend for years, a cut typically signals bad financial health that'll be slow to dissipate. At the same time, part of Abbott's stability as an investment comes from the fact that many of its customers can't do without its products.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) probably isn't the first stock to come to mind for dividend investing, but it's doubtlessly one of the safer investments out there. Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is among the most solid dividend stocks out there. And because demand for those goods is fairly consistent from year to year, and slowly growing over time as the healthcare sector expands, Abbott was able to grow its annual free cash flow (FCF) by an average of 11.5% annually over the last 10 years, topping $7.8 billion in 2022."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apples-expansion-into-india-is-a-great-move', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has managed an incredible growth story and is worth more than $2 trillion, making it the most valuable company in the world. As a company gets larger, growing at the same pace gets much harder as growth opportunities get exhausted. For a company the size of Apple, it may seem like it\'s running out of growth opportunities.\nThankfully for Apple investors, there\'s still room for the business to get bigger. For example, earlier this month, the company launched its first store in India. Here\'s why continuing efforts to expand into that emerging market will end up being a great move for the tech giant.\nIndia\'s economy offers growth opportunities for Apple\nA big opportunity for Apple is global expansion. Of the $117 billion in revenue it generated in the last three months of 2022, $77 billion came from the Americas and Europe. Greater China brought in just under $24 billion. The remaining markets, Japan and the "Rest of Asia Pacific" region, brought in just over $16 billion and represented 14% of total revenue. India is an insignificant market for Apple right now and is included within its European segment.\nBut India, one of the largest economies in the world, can open up some big growth potential for Apple and further diversify its global operations. While Apple\'s growth was strong during the early stages of the pandemic, things have begun to slow down for the company and it could certainly use a growth catalyst.\nAAPL Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts\nApple is already planning to make India a big part of its manufacturing\nIn an effort to diversify and lessen its dependence on China, Apple is planning to manufacture more of its products in India. The company plans to make up to one-quarter of its iPhones in India by 2025. Other tech companies are also looking to India as a manufacturing hub, including Alphabet, which plans to make some of its Pixel phones in the country.\nMaking iPhones in India can make it easier for Apple to offer its products at lower prices there as shipping costs would be minimal and tariffs wouldn\'t apply. It would also allow the company to more easily grow its market share in the country.\nApple Pay Later could make products more affordable in markets like India\nOpening stores in India makes a lot more sense for Apple now that the company has also launched Apple Pay Later, which allows Apple Pay users to spread the cost of their purchases into four payments while incurring no interest and fees. The company introduced the service in the U.S. earlier this year. If it proves to be successful, it\'s possible for Apple to expand that service and offer it in India, which could make its products and services more affordable in the market.\nAlthough it\'s still in the early stages, buy now, pay later (BNPL) services have been on the rise in recent years and present a significant growth opportunity. Analysts from Grand View Research project that there were over $200 billion BNPL transactions in 2022. And the market for BNPL will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 26.1% until 2030, so there\'s a big incentive for Apple to not miss out on this opportunity. By reaching a broader and more diverse customer base, Apple can unlock even more growth opportunities in the future.\nIs Apple stock a buy?\nApple\'s business is already worth a whopping $2.6 trillion, but given the company\'s vast ecosystem that includes music, streaming, fitness, savings accounts, and many other services, the more users that it can get using iPhones and iPads, the more potential there is for the business to multiply that revenue in the future. And India is a fantastic opportunity for the business to pursue in the long run, especially as it ramps up manufacturing there and if it makes Apple Pay Later available to Indian customers.\nWhile its growth rate has been slowing down in recent quarters, expanding into India could help the company accelerate its top line. And that\'s why for long-term investors, Apple remains a top tech stock to buy and hold.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n *Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\n Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. David Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet and Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has managed an incredible growth story and is worth more than $2 trillion, making it the most valuable company in the world. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts Apple is already planning to make India a big part of its manufacturing In an effort to diversify and lessen its dependence on China, Apple is planning to manufacture more of its products in India. Although it's still in the early stages, buy now, pay later (BNPL) services have been on the rise in recent years and present a significant growth opportunity.", 'news_luhn_summary': "AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts Apple is already planning to make India a big part of its manufacturing In an effort to diversify and lessen its dependence on China, Apple is planning to manufacture more of its products in India. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has managed an incredible growth story and is worth more than $2 trillion, making it the most valuable company in the world. India's economy offers growth opportunities for Apple A big opportunity for Apple is global expansion.", 'news_article_title': "Why Apple's Expansion Into India Is a Great Move", 'news_lexrank_summary': "AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts Apple is already planning to make India a big part of its manufacturing In an effort to diversify and lessen its dependence on China, Apple is planning to manufacture more of its products in India. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has managed an incredible growth story and is worth more than $2 trillion, making it the most valuable company in the world. India's economy offers growth opportunities for Apple A big opportunity for Apple is global expansion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts Apple is already planning to make India a big part of its manufacturing In an effort to diversify and lessen its dependence on China, Apple is planning to manufacture more of its products in India. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has managed an incredible growth story and is worth more than $2 trillion, making it the most valuable company in the world. India's economy offers growth opportunities for Apple A big opportunity for Apple is global expansion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/splg-tsl%3A-big-etf-inflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF, which added 13,800,000 units, or a 4.2% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPLG, in morning trading today Apple is trading flat, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.9%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the TSL ETF, which added 110,000 units, for a 39.3% increase in outstanding units.\nVIDEO: SPLG, TSL: Big ETF Inflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF, which added 13,800,000 units, or a 4.2% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the TSL ETF, which added 110,000 units, for a 39.3% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPLG, TSL: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF, which added 13,800,000 units, or a 4.2% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the TSL ETF, which added 110,000 units, for a 39.3% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPLG, TSL: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'SPLG, TSL: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF, which added 13,800,000 units, or a 4.2% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPLG, in morning trading today Apple is trading flat, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.9%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the TSL ETF, which added 110,000 units, for a 39.3% increase in outstanding units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF, which added 13,800,000 units, or a 4.2% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPLG, in morning trading today Apple is trading flat, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.9%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the TSL ETF, which added 110,000 units, for a 39.3% increase in outstanding units.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-snap-may-surprise-investors-this-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Snap (NYSE: SNAP) announces earnings this week, and the company continues to face pressure to lower costs and improve revenue. But a new product called Snapchat+ is performing better than expected and could drive the company's revenue growth as soon as this quarter. Travis Hoium highlights what there is to be hopeful for in the video below.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 22, 2023. The video was published on April 24, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Snap\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Snap wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Apple and Snap. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "But a new product called Snapchat+ is performing better than expected and could drive the company's revenue growth as soon as this quarter. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Snap May Surprise Investors This Week', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Travis Hoium highlights what there is to be hopeful for in the video below. Travis Hoium has positions in Apple and Snap. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.', 'news_textrank_summary': "10 stocks we like better than Snap When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nokia-says-draft-eu-patent-rules-one-sided-will-undermine-europe', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) - EU draft rules aimed at staving off spats over patents essential to key technologies for telecoms equipment and connected cars appear to put the onus and cost on patent owners, which could undermine Europe\'s leadership in such areas, Nokia said.\nThe comments from the Finnish telecoms equipment maker, which makes 40% of its revenues from its portfolio of standard essential patents (SEPs), come two days before the European Commission is scheduled to present the draft rules.\nUnder the proposal seen by Reuters, patent holders are required to register their patents with the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) if they want to charge patent fees or take legal action.\nEUIPO will also oversee the process to determine fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) royalties, which should be concluded within nine months.\nThe proposal is unbalanced and ignores a key problem for patent owners, said Nokia\'s NOKIA.HE head of IP policy Collette Rawnsley.\n"The leaked draft regulation appears one-sided with additional obligations, burdens and costs falling on SEP owners rather than implementers," she told Reuters in an interview.\n"Unfortunately, there is nothing in the proposal to address the issue of hold-out, where bad faith implementers avoid or delay taking a licence and paying for innovative technology that they are using."\nShe said Europe, currently home to leaders in cellular standards, could even lose its lead under the draft rules.\n"EU regulatory intervention and changes to the framework for SEP licensing risk making European forums for standardisation less attractive. This risks undermining European leadership in these critical technologies," Rawnsley said.\nShe dismissed regulator\'s concerns of patent spats which in the previous decade involved Apple AAPL.O, Samsung 005930.KS, Nokia, Microsoft MSFT.O and others.\n"The majority of patent licensing agreements are agreed amicably. Litigation is rare and always a last resort. Regrettably, litigation is sometimes necessary to get recalcitrant implementers to the table to negotiate in good faith a FRAND licence," she said.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee Editing by Mark Potter)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'She dismissed regulator\'s concerns of patent spats which in the previous decade involved Apple AAPL.O, Samsung 005930.KS, Nokia, Microsoft MSFT.O and others. The comments from the Finnish telecoms equipment maker, which makes 40% of its revenues from its portfolio of standard essential patents (SEPs), come two days before the European Commission is scheduled to present the draft rules. "The leaked draft regulation appears one-sided with additional obligations, burdens and costs falling on SEP owners rather than implementers," she told Reuters in an interview.', 'news_luhn_summary': "She dismissed regulator's concerns of patent spats which in the previous decade involved Apple AAPL.O, Samsung 005930.KS, Nokia, Microsoft MSFT.O and others. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) - EU draft rules aimed at staving off spats over patents essential to key technologies for telecoms equipment and connected cars appear to put the onus and cost on patent owners, which could undermine Europe's leadership in such areas, Nokia said. The comments from the Finnish telecoms equipment maker, which makes 40% of its revenues from its portfolio of standard essential patents (SEPs), come two days before the European Commission is scheduled to present the draft rules.", 'news_article_title': 'Nokia says draft EU patent rules one-sided, will undermine Europe', 'news_lexrank_summary': "She dismissed regulator's concerns of patent spats which in the previous decade involved Apple AAPL.O, Samsung 005930.KS, Nokia, Microsoft MSFT.O and others. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) - EU draft rules aimed at staving off spats over patents essential to key technologies for telecoms equipment and connected cars appear to put the onus and cost on patent owners, which could undermine Europe's leadership in such areas, Nokia said. The comments from the Finnish telecoms equipment maker, which makes 40% of its revenues from its portfolio of standard essential patents (SEPs), come two days before the European Commission is scheduled to present the draft rules.", 'news_textrank_summary': "She dismissed regulator's concerns of patent spats which in the previous decade involved Apple AAPL.O, Samsung 005930.KS, Nokia, Microsoft MSFT.O and others. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) - EU draft rules aimed at staving off spats over patents essential to key technologies for telecoms equipment and connected cars appear to put the onus and cost on patent owners, which could undermine Europe's leadership in such areas, Nokia said. The comments from the Finnish telecoms equipment maker, which makes 40% of its revenues from its portfolio of standard essential patents (SEPs), come two days before the European Commission is scheduled to present the draft rules."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-tuesday-option-activity%3A-aapl-gs-atvi', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 436,684 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 43.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 85.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 51.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $167.50 strike call option expiring April 28, 2023, with 55,809 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.6 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $167.50 strike highlighted in orange:\nGoldman Sachs Group Inc (Symbol: GS) options are showing a volume of 16,972 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 79% of GS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $345 strike call option expiring April 28, 2023, with 921 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 92,100 underlying shares of GS. Below is a chart showing GS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $345 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Symbol: ATVI) saw options trading volume of 45,205 contracts, representing approximately 4.5 million underlying shares or approximately 73.6% of ATVI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $80 strike put option expiring May 19, 2023, with 11,363 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of ATVI. Below is a chart showing ATVI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for AAPL options, GS options, or ATVI options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Warren Buffett Dividend Stocks\n\x95 IEFA market cap history\n\x95 SPXU Average Annual Return\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $167.50 strike call option expiring April 28, 2023, with 55,809 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.6 million underlying shares of AAPL. Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 436,684 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 43.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 85.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 51.2 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $167.50 strike call option expiring April 28, 2023, with 55,809 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.6 million underlying shares of AAPL. Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 436,684 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 43.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 85.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 51.2 million shares.", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Tuesday Option Activity: AAPL, GS, ATVI', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $167.50 strike call option expiring April 28, 2023, with 55,809 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.6 million underlying shares of AAPL. Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 436,684 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 43.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 85.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 51.2 million shares.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 436,684 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 43.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 85.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 51.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $167.50 strike call option expiring April 28, 2023, with 55,809 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.6 million underlying shares of AAPL."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-lower-ad-revenues-hurt-meta-platforms-meta-q1-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms’ META first-quarter 2023 results, set to be reported on Apr 26, are expected to suffer from weak advertising revenues.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter advertising is pegged at $26.59 billion, down 1.5% year over year. Our estimate stands at $25.35 billion, down 6.1% year over year.\n\nIn the fourth quarter of 2022, advertising revenues (99.4% of Family of Apps revenues) decreased 4.2% year over year to $31.25 billion and accounted for 97.2% of revenues.\n\nAd targeting-related headwinds are expected to have affected the ad-revenue growth rate in the to-be-reported quarter. It is worth mentioning that changes made by Apple AAPL and Google in their mobile operating systems and browser platforms have limited Meta’s ability to track the user-activity trend.\n\nApple’s iOS changes have made ad targeting difficult, which has increased the cost of driving outcomes. Measuring these outcomes has also become difficult, thereby hurting its ad revenue growth.\n Meta Platforms, Inc. Revenue (TTM)\nMeta Platforms, Inc. revenue-ttm | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote\n Moreover, Meta’s first-quarter results are expected to be adversely affected by higher interest expenses, raging inflation and challenging macroeconomic conditions globally.\n\nClick here to know how Meta’s overall first-quarter performance is likely to be.\nAI, ML & Metaverse Driving Prospects\nMeta, which currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), is banking its future on building the metaverse, which is a shared virtual 3D world, or multiverse created using virtual and augmented reality. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nMoreover, Instagram’s growing popularity in international markets, particularly in Asia, has been helping Meta expand its user base. Much of it can be attributed to the growing popularity of short-form videos, Reels on Instagram. Reels have been attracting Gen-Z to the platform amid competition from Snapchat, Twitter and TikTok.\n\nTo increase revenues, Meta has been growing video monetization, especially in short-form videos like Reels using AI and ML.\n\nMeta’s expanding partner base, which includes the like of NVIDIA NVDA and Advanced Micro Devices AMD, is noteworthy in this regard.\n\nAMD collaborated with META as an ecosystem partner to build a metaverse-ready radio access unit. AMD’s radio chip Xilinx Zynq UltraScale RFSoC will be utilized to develop multiple Evenstar radio units to expand 4G/5G mobile network infrastructure, which is crucial for the metaverse.\nMeta also collaborated with NVIDIA to build an AI research supercomputer, which is helping its researchers to build different AI models crucial for building the metaverse.\nWhat Do the Estimates Say?\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter earnings stands at $1.96 per share, unchanged over the past 30 days but down 27.94% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\nOur first-quarter earnings estimate stands at $1.73 per share, indicating a 36.6% year-over-year decline.\n\nThe consensus estimate for first-quarter revenues is currently pegged at $26.01 billion, indicating a decline of 6.8% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'It is worth mentioning that changes made by Apple AAPL and Google in their mobile operating systems and browser platforms have limited Meta’s ability to track the user-activity trend. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Meta’s expanding partner base, which includes the like of NVIDIA NVDA and Advanced Micro Devices AMD, is noteworthy in this regard.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It is worth mentioning that changes made by Apple AAPL and Google in their mobile operating systems and browser platforms have limited Meta’s ability to track the user-activity trend. Meta Platforms, Inc. Revenue (TTM) Meta Platforms, Inc. revenue-ttm | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote Moreover, Meta’s first-quarter results are expected to be adversely affected by higher interest expenses, raging inflation and challenging macroeconomic conditions globally.', 'news_article_title': 'Will Lower Ad Revenues Hurt Meta Platforms (META) Q1 Earnings?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It is worth mentioning that changes made by Apple AAPL and Google in their mobile operating systems and browser platforms have limited Meta’s ability to track the user-activity trend. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter advertising is pegged at $26.59 billion, down 1.5% year over year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It is worth mentioning that changes made by Apple AAPL and Google in their mobile operating systems and browser platforms have limited Meta’s ability to track the user-activity trend. Meta Platforms’ META first-quarter 2023 results, set to be reported on Apr 26, are expected to suffer from weak advertising revenues.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/google-amazon-meta-microsoft-15-others-subject-to-eu-content-rules-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) - Alibaba\'s 9988.HK AliExpress, Amazon\'s AMZN.O Marketplace, Apple\'s APPL.O App Store and 16 other tech companies will be subject to new EU online content rules as of August, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday.\nThe other 16 companies are booking.com BKNG.O, Facebook META.O, Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google Maps, Google Play, Google Search, Google Shopping, Instagram, Linkedin, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube, Microsoft\'s Bing and Zalando ZALG.DE.\nUnder the landmark rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA), the companies, all with more than 45 million monthly active users, are required to do risk management, conduct external and independent auditing, share data with authorities and researchers and adopt a code of conduct.\n"We consider these 19 online platforms and search engines have become systematically relevant and have special responsibilities to make the internet safer," Breton told reporters.\nHe said he was checking to see whether another four to five companies fall under the DSA, with a decision expected in the next few weeks.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee Editing by Christina Fincher)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) - Alibaba\'s 9988.HK AliExpress, Amazon\'s AMZN.O Marketplace, Apple\'s APPL.O App Store and 16 other tech companies will be subject to new EU online content rules as of August, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday. Under the landmark rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA), the companies, all with more than 45 million monthly active users, are required to do risk management, conduct external and independent auditing, share data with authorities and researchers and adopt a code of conduct. "We consider these 19 online platforms and search engines have become systematically relevant and have special responsibilities to make the internet safer," Breton told reporters.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) - Alibaba's 9988.HK AliExpress, Amazon's AMZN.O Marketplace, Apple's APPL.O App Store and 16 other tech companies will be subject to new EU online content rules as of August, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday. The other 16 companies are booking.com BKNG.O, Facebook META.O, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google Maps, Google Play, Google Search, Google Shopping, Instagram, Linkedin, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube, Microsoft's Bing and Zalando ZALG.DE. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee Editing by Christina Fincher) (([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, 15 others subject to EU content rules', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) - Alibaba's 9988.HK AliExpress, Amazon's AMZN.O Marketplace, Apple's APPL.O App Store and 16 other tech companies will be subject to new EU online content rules as of August, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday. The other 16 companies are booking.com BKNG.O, Facebook META.O, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google Maps, Google Play, Google Search, Google Shopping, Instagram, Linkedin, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube, Microsoft's Bing and Zalando ZALG.DE. Under the landmark rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA), the companies, all with more than 45 million monthly active users, are required to do risk management, conduct external and independent auditing, share data with authorities and researchers and adopt a code of conduct.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) - Alibaba's 9988.HK AliExpress, Amazon's AMZN.O Marketplace, Apple's APPL.O App Store and 16 other tech companies will be subject to new EU online content rules as of August, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday. The other 16 companies are booking.com BKNG.O, Facebook META.O, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google Maps, Google Play, Google Search, Google Shopping, Instagram, Linkedin, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube, Microsoft's Bing and Zalando ZALG.DE. Under the landmark rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA), the companies, all with more than 45 million monthly active users, are required to do risk management, conduct external and independent auditing, share data with authorities and researchers and adopt a code of conduct."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-that-turned-%241000-into-%24221610-or-more-in-20-years', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) market index has grown at a compound average rate of 10% over the last 20 years. If you invested $1,000 in an S&P 500-tracking index fund two decades ago and reinvested your dividends in more stock along the way, you\'d have $6,681 today. That\'s a solid investment, staying far ahead of inflation and taking good care of your wealth.\nWoo-hoo!\nHowever, as impressive as that long-term return may be, it pales in comparison to what could have been achieved with a bit of savvy foresight. Had you been able to spot some of the hottest growth stories of recent times at their earliest stages and invested in them before they took off, that $1,000 could have snowballed into a small fortune? To wit:\nMNST Total Return Level data by YCharts\nThat solid return of $6,681 may be hard to spot in this chart. It\'s the straight line at the bottom, easily confused with the diagram\'s x-axis. Again, I\'m talking about a really nice gain as the S&P 500 doubled your money by 2013, doubled it again in 2019, and climbed another 67% higher from that lofty plateau.\nI\'m just saying that an elite handful of then-unknown growth stocks made the broader market\'s big gains look trivial in comparison.\nBut most people did not make big investments in Monster Energy (NASDAQ: MNST), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 20 years ago. What were the signs that something special was brewing in these three companies, way back in 2003?\nApple in 2003: classic iMacs and newfangled iPods\nThe mobile computing powerhouse we know as Wall Street\'s most valuable company today was nothing of the sort in 2003.\nFour years before the first iPhone, Cupertino was all about the Macintosh family of personal computers. iMacs, PowerBooks, and Power Macintosh towers accounted for $4.5 billion of the company\'s $6.2 billion in full-year revenues that year. Software and services added up to just 11% of the annual top-line sales.\nI mean, mobile devices were barely a blip on Apple\'s radar. You might recall (if you\'re old like me) U2 cross-promoting its new single, Vertigo, in an iPod marketing event that helped Apple light a fire under its music-playing gadget\'s sales trajectory. That event helped Apple\'s share price soar more than 420% higher in two years as Apple\'s revenues nearly doubled.\nBut you couldn\'t base your 2003 investment on Bono\'s helpful collab. It hadn\'t happened yet. If you bought Apple stock 18 years ago instead, with the iPod craze in full swing, but you\'d have to settle for a total return of $152,940 on a $1,000 investment. Not too shabby, but a far cry from what I showed you in that chart.\nMoreover, the company didn\'t look like a future winner in 2003. With the aftershocks of the dot-com crash still weighing down the tech sector, Apple\'s operating income was printed in red ink and nobody knew that the iPod and iPhone ideas would create a market monster.\nSo if you were buying Apple stock two decades ago, that might have been a stroke of genius or a flash of blind luck. Either way, I can\'t argue with the results. Visionary leaders like Steve Jobs can pull stupendous growth out of thin air sometimes.\nHansen Natural in 2003: a tiny juice company leans into energy drinks\nMonster Beverage didn\'t adopt its current name until 2012. 20 years ago, the Monster line of caffeine-laced energy drinks had been on the market for just one year. It was a promising new idea, hitting the ground running with strong sales growth, but Monster generated less than 12% of Hansen\'s total sales in 2002. The company was trying a scattershot strategy to expand its core offerings of natural sodas and fruit juices.\nAs it turns out, energy drinks became a massive growth story and Monster quickly pushed into a leading role. Mind you, it was a crowded market even in those early days, dominated by Red Bull and featuring long-running rival brands like Rockstar or Amp. Its products stood out from the pack thanks to a picture-perfect brand name, clever marketing, and larger cans than many of the other energy-drink alternatives.\nSo if you kept a close eye on Hansen Natural in 2003, you may indeed have seen how this long-term story could play out. However, you probably weren\'t.\nYou see, Hansen Natural was small even by penny-stock standards. The company was worth $42 million, just one of the many thousand has-beens and wannabes that always hover below the radar of most investors. A few of these tiny companies make it big, as evidenced by Monster-née-Hansen here, but most don\'t last long and will do bad things to your invested cash.\nSo if you missed the signs of Hansen Natural evolving into an energy drink titan and a wealth-boosting investment, you are not alone. And I\'m sure we are missing the next Monster-grade growth story right now, masked but thousands of future failures in the penny stock swamps. That\'s OK. I\'ll gladly wait until the next generation\'s biggest winner grows up a bit.\nNetflix: did you even have a DVD player in 2003?\nHere\'s another microcap from way back when.\nNetflix shipped its first red DVD mailer in 1998 and entered the stock market in 2002. By April 2003, the company boasted $178 million in annual sales with a market cap of $576 million. That\'s large enough to raise some interest, but still too small to earn widespread coverage. To the best of my knowledge, we Fools started covering this stock four months after the two-decades-ago calendar mark we\'re working with here. And one of our first reports involved the massive short-selling interest Netflix shares had attracted already.\nIn other words, lots of people didn\'t see the future king of home entertainment in Netflix. They expected established giants like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video to put this outlandish challenger to bed, and probably quite quickly. Forget the "Albanian army" quips of 2010 -- Netflix hardly looked like a threat to the security team of Albany Mall.\nThat being said, Netflix was probably the easiest future winner to catch in 2003. Hansen was too small to notice and Apple was just another midcap with flattish sales and negative earnings. Netflix, on the other hand, more than doubled its sales in 2002 and served its first full million active subscribers in the first quarter of 2003.\nThen-CEO Reed Hastings sure expected the good times to keep rolling:\n"Netflix has and will continue to dominate the category we created," he stated in the Q4 2002 earnings release.\nOf course, you would expect that bravado from any microcap\'s founder and leader and most investors didn\'t take that vision at face value. But Netflix really did dominate the DVD-by-mail market it created, and then replaced it with an equally successful digital streaming service on a global scale.\nI didn\'t catch wind of Netflix\'s game-changing ideas until 2006, when I did a deep dive into the video-rental industry. No worries -- Netflix still ended up making me more money than any other stock over the years and I still recommend buying it today. This evolving entertainment empire still has a lot of growing left to do.\n10 stocks we like better than Netflix\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Netflix wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nAnders Bylund has positions in Netflix. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Monster Beverage, and Netflix. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "But most people did not make big investments in Monster Energy (NASDAQ: MNST), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 20 years ago. You might recall (if you're old like me) U2 cross-promoting its new single, Vertigo, in an iPod marketing event that helped Apple light a fire under its music-playing gadget's sales trajectory. With the aftershocks of the dot-com crash still weighing down the tech sector, Apple's operating income was printed in red ink and nobody knew that the iPod and iPhone ideas would create a market monster.", 'news_luhn_summary': "But most people did not make big investments in Monster Energy (NASDAQ: MNST), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 20 years ago. Hansen Natural in 2003: a tiny juice company leans into energy drinks Monster Beverage didn't adopt its current name until 2012. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Monster Beverage, and Netflix.", 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks That Turned $1,000 Into $221,610 (or More) In 20 Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': "But most people did not make big investments in Monster Energy (NASDAQ: MNST), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 20 years ago. 20 years ago, the Monster line of caffeine-laced energy drinks had been on the market for just one year. However, you probably weren't.", 'news_textrank_summary': "But most people did not make big investments in Monster Energy (NASDAQ: MNST), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 20 years ago. If you bought Apple stock 18 years ago instead, with the iPod craze in full swing, but you'd have to settle for a total return of $152,940 on a $1,000 investment. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023 Anders Bylund has positions in Netflix."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-paris-aligned-climate-msci-usa-etf-pabu-a-strong-etf-right-now-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 04/08/2022, the iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nFor a long time now, the ETF industry has been flooded with products based on market capitalization weighted indexes, which are designed to represent the broader market or a particular market segment.\nA good option for investors who believe in market efficiency, market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nHowever, some investors believe in the possibility of beating the market through exceptional stock selection, and choose a different type of fund that tracks non-cap weighted strategies: smart beta.\nBy attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.\nThis area offers many different investment choices, such as simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies; however, not all of these strategies can deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $1.11 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Blend. PABU, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA CLMT PARIS ALGN BNC EXT SLCT ID.\nThe MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned Benchmark Extended Select Index composed of U.S. large & mid-capitalization stocks designed to be compatible with the objectives of the Paris Agreement by following a decarbonization trajectory, reducing exposure to climate-related transition & physical risks & increasing exposure to companies favourably positioned for the transition to a low-carbon economy.\nCost & Other Expenses\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.10% for this ETF, which makes it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nThe fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.20%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk, but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector - about 30.50% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nIts top 10 holdings account for approximately 30.65% of PABU's total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF return is roughly 9.67% so far this year and was up about 0% in the last one year (as of 04/25/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $38.63 and $47.91.\nWith about 309 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Blend segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index. IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has $7.43 billion in assets, iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has $13.92 billion. ESGD has an expense ratio of 0.20% and ESGU charges 0.15%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Blend.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports\niShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 04/08/2022, the iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index.', 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 04/08/2022, the iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-berkshire-could-join-apple-microsoft-alphabet-and-amazon-in-the-%241', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Warren Buffett's illustrious career as an investor began at age 11. He has succeeded through multiple stock market cycles, economic crashes, presidents, and even geopolitical conflicts.\nBuffett was around when car giant General Motors became the world's first $10 billion company in 1955. He also watched industrial conglomerate General Electric amass a $100 billion market capitalization in 1995 -- the first ever company to do so.\nAnd when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) became the world's first $1 trillion company in 2018, he had a front-row seat because his Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) investment company is one of the tech giant's largest investors.\nApple has since been joined by Microsoft, Amazon, and Google parent Alphabet in the $1 trillion club.\nBut there might be one more member of that exclusive circle in the future. Buffett's very own Berkshire Hathaway is on a clearer trajectory toward a $1 trillion valuation than almost any company in the market today, and here's why.\nImage source: The Motley Fool.\nIt all started in 1965\nBerkshire Hathaway was formed in 1929 and operated in the textiles industry. But it was going through a difficult time in 1965, when Buffett stepped in to acquire a controlling stake for $8.3 million. Since taking over, he has transformed it into a holding company that now owns 52 different stock securities spanning the banking, energy, consumer discretionary, media, and technology sectors.\nBerkshire's total portfolio is worth $343 billion, including $128 billion in cash and equivalents that it's ready to deploy when the next attractive opportunity comes along.\nThe company's incredible run of success in Buffett's 58 years at the helm stems from a relatively simple set of principles.\nHe tends only to invest in businesses he understands. He also prefers those generating a profit (as opposed to high-growth companies reporting losses), and that's especially true if they have a strong balance sheet. A company also gets a tick of approval if it's returning money to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.\nHowever, Buffett's most important weapon is time. When he buys a stock for Berkshire, his intention is to hold it for decades, if not forever. Berkshire's portfolio offers plenty of examples; it has owned shares in Coca-Cola since 1988, American Express since 1998, and Procter & Gamble since 2005 -- though he acquired those shares when Procter bought razor maker Gillette, which Buffett owned since 1989.\nBuffett preaches diversification, but Berkshire's portfolio is highly concentrated\nIn 2007, Buffett famously made a $1 million bet with asset management firm Protege Partners that index funds would outperform a basket of hedge funds over a 10-year period. Index funds are diversified and use buy-and-hold strategies, which Buffett likes. Hedge funds are actively managed, meaning they try to beat the broader market by focusing on a narrow set of investment ideas.\nBuffett won convincingly. The Vanguard 500 Index Fund Admiral Shares, which he selected, returned 7.1% compounded annually over the course of the wager, whereas the basket of hedge funds selected by Protege Partners averaged just 2.2%.\nBut while Berkshire appears to be diversified, given it owns 52 securities, the value of its portfolio is actually concentrated in just a handful of stocks. In fact, its position in Apple stock alone makes up 44% of the portfolio's value.\nBerkshire bought its first share of Apple in 2016 and it was also a net buyer in 2017, 2018, and 2022. Not only has Apple surpassed a $1 trillion valuation since that initial purchase, but it's now the world's largest company with a $2.6 trillion market capitalization. Berkshire's current position amounts to 5.8% of the tech giant's outstanding shares, worth $151 billion.\nApple has all the attributes of a Buffett stock. In fiscal 2022 (ended Sept. 24), Apple generated $99.8 billion in net income. It returned $14.8 billion to shareholders through dividends, and another $89.4 billion through share buybacks during that year. The company's brand has stood the test of time, and many consumers would consider products like the iPhone smartphone as essential.\nBerkshire is on track to reach a $1 trillion valuation within two years\nBetween 1965 and 2022, Berkshire Hathaway's Class A stock has grown in value at a compound annual rate of 19.8%. That's twice the 9.9% annual return of the benchmark S&P 500 stock market index over the same period, but thanks to the effects of compounding, Berkshire's outperformance is completely mind-blowing in dollar terms.\nA $1,000 investment in the S&P 500 index in 1965 would've been worth $247,080 at the end of 2022. But $1,000 invested in Berkshire stock in 1965 would've grown into a whopping $39.8 million over the same period!\nFew other public companies have achieved such a staggering return, so it's little wonder Berkshire has been an active investor in its own stock. As my Motley Fool colleague Sean Williams points out, the company has repurchased $66 billion worth of its shares in the past five years alone.\nBerkshire is currently valued at $716 billion, which is within sight of the $1 trillion mark. If its stock continues to average an annual return of 19.8%, it will surpass the exclusive milestone within the next two years. But even if it doesn't get there within that time frame, it appears inevitable it will over the long run.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 21, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Anthony Di Pizio has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends General Motors and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola and long January 2025 $25 calls on General Motors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "And when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) became the world's first $1 trillion company in 2018, he had a front-row seat because his Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) investment company is one of the tech giant's largest investors. Since taking over, he has transformed it into a holding company that now owns 52 different stock securities spanning the banking, energy, consumer discretionary, media, and technology sectors. Hedge funds are actively managed, meaning they try to beat the broader market by focusing on a narrow set of investment ideas.", 'news_luhn_summary': "And when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) became the world's first $1 trillion company in 2018, he had a front-row seat because his Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) investment company is one of the tech giant's largest investors. Buffett preaches diversification, but Berkshire's portfolio is highly concentrated In 2007, Buffett famously made a $1 million bet with asset management firm Protege Partners that index funds would outperform a basket of hedge funds over a 10-year period. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Microsoft.", 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett's Berkshire Could Join Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon in the $1 Trillion Club", 'news_lexrank_summary': "And when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) became the world's first $1 trillion company in 2018, he had a front-row seat because his Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) investment company is one of the tech giant's largest investors. Apple has all the attributes of a Buffett stock. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "And when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) became the world's first $1 trillion company in 2018, he had a front-row seat because his Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) investment company is one of the tech giant's largest investors. Berkshire is on track to reach a $1 trillion valuation within two years Between 1965 and 2022, Berkshire Hathaway's Class A stock has grown in value at a compound annual rate of 19.8%. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 21, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/google-amazon-meta-microsoft-15-others-subject-to-eu-content-rules', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "BRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) - Alibaba's 9988.HK AliExpress, Amazon's AMZN.O Marketplace, Apple's APPL.O App Store and 16 other tech companies will be subject to new EU online content rules as of August, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday.\nThe other 16 companies are booking.com BKNG.O, Facebook META.O, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google Maps, Google Play, Google Search, Google Shopping, Instagram, Linkedin, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube, Microsoft's Bing and Zalando ZALG.DE.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "BRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) - Alibaba's 9988.HK AliExpress, Amazon's AMZN.O Marketplace, Apple's APPL.O App Store and 16 other tech companies will be subject to new EU online content rules as of August, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday. The other 16 companies are booking.com BKNG.O, Facebook META.O, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google Maps, Google Play, Google Search, Google Shopping, Instagram, Linkedin, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube, Microsoft's Bing and Zalando ZALG.DE. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee) (([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "BRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) - Alibaba's 9988.HK AliExpress, Amazon's AMZN.O Marketplace, Apple's APPL.O App Store and 16 other tech companies will be subject to new EU online content rules as of August, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday. The other 16 companies are booking.com BKNG.O, Facebook META.O, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google Maps, Google Play, Google Search, Google Shopping, Instagram, Linkedin, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube, Microsoft's Bing and Zalando ZALG.DE. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee) (([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, 15 others subject to EU content rules', 'news_lexrank_summary': "BRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) - Alibaba's 9988.HK AliExpress, Amazon's AMZN.O Marketplace, Apple's APPL.O App Store and 16 other tech companies will be subject to new EU online content rules as of August, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday. The other 16 companies are booking.com BKNG.O, Facebook META.O, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google Maps, Google Play, Google Search, Google Shopping, Instagram, Linkedin, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube, Microsoft's Bing and Zalando ZALG.DE. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee) (([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "BRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) - Alibaba's 9988.HK AliExpress, Amazon's AMZN.O Marketplace, Apple's APPL.O App Store and 16 other tech companies will be subject to new EU online content rules as of August, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday. The other 16 companies are booking.com BKNG.O, Facebook META.O, Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google Maps, Google Play, Google Search, Google Shopping, Instagram, Linkedin, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube, Microsoft's Bing and Zalando ZALG.DE. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee) (([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-goldman-sachs-activebeta-world-low-vol-plus-equity-etf-glov-a-strong-etf-right-now-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Making its debut on 03/15/2022, smart beta exchange traded fund Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF (GLOV) provides investors broad exposure to the Broad Developed World ETFs category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.\nA good option for investors who believe in market efficiency, market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nIf you're the kind of investor who would rather try and beat the market through good stock selection, then smart beta funds are your best choice; this fund class is known for tracking non-cap weighted strategies.\nBy attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.\nEven though this space provides many choices to investors--think one of the simplest methodologies like equal-weighting and more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting--not all have been able to deliver first-rate results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nBecause the fund has amassed over $689.18 million, this makes it one of the average sized ETFs in the Broad Developed World ETFs. GLOV is managed by Goldman Sachs Funds. Before fees and expenses, this particular fund seeks to match the performance of the GOLDMAN SACHS ACTBT WORLD LW VL PL EQ ID.\nThe Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Low Vol Plus Equity Index delivers exposure to large and mid-capitalization equity securities of developed market issuers, including the United States.\nCost & Other Expenses\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor. And, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.25% for this ETF, which makes it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nGLOV's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 2.04%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nMost ETFs are very transparent products, and disclose their holdings on a daily basis. ETFs also offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, though it's still important for investors to research a fund's holdings.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 2.98% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Oreilly Automotive Inc (ORLY).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 13.3% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF has added roughly 6.09% so far, and is down about -0.09% over the last 12 months (as of 04/25/2023). GLOV has traded between $34.82 and $41.25 in this past 52-week period.\nWith about 401 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Broad Developed World ETFs segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) tracks MSCI All Country World Index and the Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) tracks FTSE Global All Cap Index. IShares MSCI ACWI ETF has $18.79 billion in assets, Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has $26.69 billion. ACWI has an expense ratio of 0.32% and VT charges 0.07%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Broad Developed World ETFs.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF (GLOV): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nO'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 2.98% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Oreilly Automotive Inc (ORLY). Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF (GLOV): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. By attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF (GLOV): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 2.98% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Oreilly Automotive Inc (ORLY). Making its debut on 03/15/2022, smart beta exchange traded fund Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF (GLOV) provides investors broad exposure to the Broad Developed World ETFs category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF (GLOV) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 2.98% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Oreilly Automotive Inc (ORLY). Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF (GLOV): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Making its debut on 03/15/2022, smart beta exchange traded fund Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF (GLOV) provides investors broad exposure to the Broad Developed World ETFs category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF (GLOV): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 2.98% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Oreilly Automotive Inc (ORLY). Making its debut on 03/15/2022, smart beta exchange traded fund Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF (GLOV) provides investors broad exposure to the Broad Developed World ETFs category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-goldman-sachs-marketbeta-u.s.-1000-equity-etf-gusa-be-on-your-investing-radar-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/05/2022.\nThe fund is sponsored by Goldman Sachs Funds. It has amassed assets over $1.28 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.11%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.29%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 25.10% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24.23% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nGUSA seeks to match the performance of the SOLACTIVE GBS US 1000 INDEX before fees and expenses. The Solactive GBS United States 1000 Index measures the performance of equity securities of large and mid-capitalization equity issuers covering approximately the largest 1,000 of the free-float market capitalization in the United States.\nThe ETF has gained about 8.23% so far this year and is down about -3.09% in the last one year (as of 04/25/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $31.16 and $37.56.\nWith about 1011 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nGoldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, GUSA is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $309.02 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $376.85 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nGoldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $1.28 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/05/2022.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/05/2022.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/insight-inside-metas-scramble-to-catch-up-on-ai', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Katie Paul, Krystal Hu, Stephen Nellis and Anna Tong\nApril 25 (Reuters) - As the summer of 2022 came to a close, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gathered his top lieutenants for a five-hour dissection of the company\'s computing capacity, focused on its ability to do cutting-edge artificial intelligence work, according to a company memo dated Sept. 20 reviewed by Reuters.\nThey had a thorny problem: despite high-profile investments in AI research, the social media giant had been slow to adopt expensive AI-friendly hardware and software systems for its main business, hobbling its ability to keep pace with innovation at scale even as it increasingly relied on AI to support its growth, according to the memo, company statements and interviews with 12 people familiar with the changes, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal company matters.\n"We have a significant gap in our tooling, workflows and processes when it comes to developing for AI. We need to invest heavily here," said the memo, written by new head of infrastructure Santosh Janardhan, which was posted on Meta\'s internal message board in September and is being reported now for the first time.\nSupporting AI work would require Meta META.O to "fundamentally shift our physical infrastructure design, our software systems, and our approach to providing a stable platform," it added.\nFor more than a year, Meta has been engaged in a massive project to whip its AI infrastructure into shape. While the company has publicly acknowledged "playing a little bit of catch-up" on AI hardware trends, details of the overhaul - including capacity crunches, leadership changes and a scrapped AI chip project - have not been reported previously.\nAsked about the memo and the restructuring, Meta spokesperson Jon Carvill said the company "has a proven track record in creating and deploying state-of-the-art infrastructure at scale combined with deep expertise in AI research and engineering."\n"We\'re confident in our ability to continue expanding our infrastructure\'s capabilities to meet our near-term and long-term needs as we bring new AI-powered experiences to our family of apps and consumer products," said Carvill. He declined to comment on whether Meta abandoned its AI chip.\nJanardhan and other executives did not grant requests for interviews made via the company.\nThe overhaul spiked Meta\'s capital expenditures by about $4 billion a quarter, according to company disclosures - nearly double its spend as of 2021 - and led it to pause or cancel previously planned data center builds in four locations.\nThose investments have coincided with a period of severe financial squeeze for Meta, which has been laying off employees since November at a scale not seen since the dotcom bust.\nMeanwhile, Microsoft-backed OpenAI\'s ChatGPT surged to become the fastest-growing consumer application in history after its Nov. 30 debut, triggering an arms race among tech giants to release products using so-called generative AI, which, beyond recognizing patterns in data like other AI, creates human-like written and visual content in response to prompts.\nGenerative AI gobbles up reams of computing power, amplifying the urgency of Meta\'s capacity scramble, said five of the sources.\nFALLING BEHIND\nA key source of the trouble, those five sources said, can be traced back to Meta\'s belated embrace of the graphics processing unit, or GPU, for AI work.\nGPU chips are uniquely well-suited to artificial intelligence processing because they can perform large numbers of tasks simultaneously, reducing the time needed to churn through billions of pieces of data.\nHowever, GPUs are also more expensive than other chips, with chipmaker Nvidia Corp NVDA.O controlling 80% of the market and maintaining a commanding lead on accompanying software, the sources said.\nNvidia did not respond to a request for comment for this story.\nInstead, until last year, Meta largely ran AI workloads using the company\'s fleet of commodity central processing units (CPUs), the workhorse chip of the computing world, which has filled data centers for decades but performs AI work poorly.\nAccording to two of those sources, the company also started using its own custom chip it had designed in-house for inference, an AI process in which algorithms trained on huge amounts of data make judgments and generate responses to prompts.\nBy 2021, that two-pronged approach proved slower and less efficient than one built around GPUs, which were also more flexible in running different types of models than Meta\'s chip, the two people said.\nMeta declined comment on its AI chip\'s performance.\nAs Zuckerberg pivoted the company toward the metaverse - a set of digital worlds enabled by augmented and virtual reality - its capacity crunch was slowing its ability to deploy AI to respond to threats, like the rise of social media rival TikTok and Apple-led ad privacy changes, said four of the sources.\nThe stumbles caught the attention of former Meta board member Peter Thiel, who resigned in early 2022, without explanation.\nAt a board meeting before he left, Thiel told Zuckerberg and his executives they were complacent about Meta\'s core social media business while focusing too much on the metaverse, which he said left the company vulnerable to the challenge from TikTok, according to two sources familiar with the exchange.\nMeta declined to comment on the conversation.\nCATCH-UP\nAfter pulling the plug on a large-scale rollout of Meta\'s own custom inference chip, which was planned for 2022, executives instead reversed course and placed orders that year for billions of dollars worth of Nvidia GPUs, one source said.\nMeta declined to comment on the order.\nBy then, Meta was already several steps behind peers like Google, which had begun deploying its own custom-built version of GPUs, called the TPU, in 2015.\nExecutives also that spring set about reorganizing Meta\'s AI units, naming two new heads of engineering in the process, including Janardhan, the author of the September memo.\nMore than a dozen executives left Meta during the months-long upheaval, according to their LinkedIn profiles and a source familiar with the departures, a near-wholesale change of AI infrastructure leadership.\nMeta next started retooling its data centers to accommodate the incoming GPUs, which draw more power and produce more heat than CPUs, and which must be clustered closely together with specialized networking between them.\nThe facilities needed 24 to 32 times the networking capacity and new liquid cooling systems to manage the clusters\' heat, requiring them to be "entirely redesigned," according to Janardhan\'s memo and four sources familiar with the project, details of which have not previously been disclosed.\nAs the work got underway, Meta made internal plans to start developing a new and more ambitious in-house chip, which, like a GPU, would be capable of both training AI models and performing inference. The project, which has not been reported previously, is set to finish around 2025, two sources said.\nCarvill, the Meta spokesperson, said data center construction that was paused while transitioning to the new designs would resume later this year. He declined to comment on the chip project.\nTRADE-OFFS\nWhile scaling up its GPU capacity, Meta, for now, has had little to show as competitors like Microsoft and Google promote public launches of commercial generative AI products.\nChief Financial Officer Susan Li acknowledged in February that Meta was not devoting much of its current compute to generative work, saying "basically all of our AI capacity is going towards ads, feeds and Reels," its TikTok-like short video format that is popular with younger users.\nAccording to four of the sources, Meta did not prioritize building generative AI products until after the launch of ChatGPT in November. Even though its research lab FAIR, or Facebook AI Research, has been publishing prototypes of the technology since late 2021, the company was not focused on converting its well-regarded research into products, they said.\nAs investor interest soars, that is changing. Zuckerberg announced a new top-level generative AI team in February that he said would "turbocharge" the company\'s work in the area.\nChief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth likewise said this month that generative AI was the area where he and Zuckerberg were spending the most time, forecasting Meta would release a product this year.\nTwo people familiar with the new team said its work was in the early stages and focused on building a foundation model, a core program that later can be fine tuned and adapted for different products.\nCarvill, the Meta spokesperson, said the company has been building generative AI products on different teams for more than a year. He confirmed that the work has accelerated in the months since ChatGPT\'s arrival.\nMeta\'s capex boosthttps://tmsnrt.rs/3AhGHtx\nMeta\'s U.S. data center statushttps://tmsnrt.rs/3LjROZc\n(Reporting by Katie Paul, Krystal Hu, Stephen Nellis and Anna Tong; additional reporting by Jeffrey Dastin; editing by Kenneth Li and Claudia Parsons)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Asked about the memo and the restructuring, Meta spokesperson Jon Carvill said the company "has a proven track record in creating and deploying state-of-the-art infrastructure at scale combined with deep expertise in AI research and engineering." As Zuckerberg pivoted the company toward the metaverse - a set of digital worlds enabled by augmented and virtual reality - its capacity crunch was slowing its ability to deploy AI to respond to threats, like the rise of social media rival TikTok and Apple-led ad privacy changes, said four of the sources. Chief Financial Officer Susan Li acknowledged in February that Meta was not devoting much of its current compute to generative work, saying "basically all of our AI capacity is going towards ads, feeds and Reels," its TikTok-like short video format that is popular with younger users.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Katie Paul, Krystal Hu, Stephen Nellis and Anna Tong April 25 (Reuters) - As the summer of 2022 came to a close, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gathered his top lieutenants for a five-hour dissection of the company\'s computing capacity, focused on its ability to do cutting-edge artificial intelligence work, according to a company memo dated Sept. 20 reviewed by Reuters. While the company has publicly acknowledged "playing a little bit of catch-up" on AI hardware trends, details of the overhaul - including capacity crunches, leadership changes and a scrapped AI chip project - have not been reported previously. Meta\'s capex boosthttps://tmsnrt.rs/3AhGHtx Meta\'s U.S. data center statushttps://tmsnrt.rs/3LjROZc (Reporting by Katie Paul, Krystal Hu, Stephen Nellis and Anna Tong; additional reporting by Jeffrey Dastin; editing by Kenneth Li and Claudia Parsons) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': "INSIGHT-Inside Meta's scramble to catch up on AI", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As the work got underway, Meta made internal plans to start developing a new and more ambitious in-house chip, which, like a GPU, would be capable of both training AI models and performing inference. According to four of the sources, Meta did not prioritize building generative AI products until after the launch of ChatGPT in November. Carvill, the Meta spokesperson, said the company has been building generative AI products on different teams for more than a year.', 'news_textrank_summary': "They had a thorny problem: despite high-profile investments in AI research, the social media giant had been slow to adopt expensive AI-friendly hardware and software systems for its main business, hobbling its ability to keep pace with innovation at scale even as it increasingly relied on AI to support its growth, according to the memo, company statements and interviews with 12 people familiar with the changes, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal company matters. Instead, until last year, Meta largely ran AI workloads using the company's fleet of commodity central processing units (CPUs), the workhorse chip of the computing world, which has filled data centers for decades but performs AI work poorly. Carvill, the Meta spokesperson, said the company has been building generative AI products on different teams for more than a year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-invesco-dynamic-large-cap-growth-etf-pwb-a-strong-etf-right-now-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 03/03/2005, the Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nProducts that are based on market cap weighted indexes, which are strategies designed to reflect a specific market segment or the market as a whole, have traditionally dominated the ETF industry.\nInvestors who believe in market efficiency should consider market cap indexes, as they replicate market returns in a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way.\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\nBy attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.\nThis area offers many different investment choices, such as simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies; however, not all of these strategies can deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nManaged by Invesco, PWB has amassed assets over $603.63 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Growth. PWB, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the Dynamic Large Cap Growth Intellidex Index.\nThe Dynamic Large Cap Growth Intellidex Index is designed to provide capital appreciation while maintaining consistent stylistically accurate exposure.\nCost & Other Expenses\nFor ETF investors, expense ratios are an important factor when considering a fund's return; in the long-term, cheaper funds actually have the ability to outperform their more expensive cousins if all other things remain the same.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.55% for this ETF, which makes it on par with most peer products in the space.\nPWB's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 0.40%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk, but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nPWB's heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 29.70% of the portfolio. Its Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL).\nIts top 10 holdings account for approximately 34.92% of PWB's total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF has gained about 9.72% so far, and was up about 0.24% over the last 12 months (as of 04/25/2023). PWB has traded between $56.26 and $68.41 in this past 52-week period.\nPWB has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 23.11% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 52 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) tracks NASDAQ-100 Index. Vanguard Growth ETF has $81.22 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $169.41 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Growth.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nInvesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSalesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. There are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Launched on 03/03/2005, the Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 03/03/2005, the Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Launched on 03/03/2005, the Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-1000-index-etf-schk-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/11/2017.\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $2.65 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs usually hold a mix of growth and value stocks as well as stocks that exhibit both value and growth characteristics.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.05%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.52%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 25.30% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.48% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24.86% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSCHK seeks to match the performance of the Schwab 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The Schwab 1000 Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that includes the 1,000 largest stocks of publicly traded companies in the United States, with size being determined by market capitalization. The index is designed to be a measure of the performance of large- and mid-cap U.S. stocks.\nThe ETF return is roughly 8.03% so far this year and is down about -2.57% in the last one year (as of 04/25/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $34.56 and $41.69.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.02 and standard deviation of 19.42% for the trailing three-year period. With about 991 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab 1000 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SCHK is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $309.02 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $376.85 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSchwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.48% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/11/2017.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.48% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/11/2017.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.48% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/11/2017.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.48% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives Schwab 1000 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/where-to-invest-%2410000-in-a-bear-market-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Last year, investors endured the worst bear market since the Great Recession. And while markets are up so far in 2023, some analysts say a recession could lead to another correction. That's not to say we will get another bear market -- meaning a market that's down 20% or more -- but it remains a very tenuous time for investors.\nThe market still appears to be overvalued, based on its Shiller price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of almost 30. The Shiller P/E is the inflation-adjusted, 10-year P/E ratio of the S&P 500, and its average range is somewhere between the high-teens and low-20s. That is another sign that a correction could be coming.\nIf you are concerned about a correction, or a bear market, but don't want to sit on the sidelines until it is over, here are some suggestions for where to invest in a potential down market.\nLook for value\nAs a general rule, value stocks outperform growth stocks in down markets, and that was particularly true last year, in a period of rising interest rates. High interest rates make it more expensive for companies to invest, build, and expand, which is why most growth stocks struggled last year. Value stocks are typically those of more established companies with high levels of liquidity, often in industries that are more resistant to macroeconomic forces.\nOver the past year, as of April 24, large-cap value stocks are up about one-quarter of a percentage point, while large-cap growth stocks are down 7%. Over the past three years, large-cap value is up 14.2% on an annualized basis, compared to 12.5% for large-cap growth.\n^IVX data by YCharts\nIf you are looking for stocks trading at a lower valuation, you'll want to look at a few different metrics. The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is one of them. The P/E ratio of a stock that's trading at a low valuation is typically under 15 -- the lower it is, the cheaper it is. Price-to-book (P/B) is another value metric. A P/B ratio below 1 means that the stock is trading at less than the intrinsic value of its assets. The price/earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio is another metric to watch. It is basically the P/E of the stock based on projected earnings five years out. A PEG under 1 means that the stock is undervalued based on future earnings expectations.\nKeep in mind, the P/E ratio is going to be higher for growth stocks, because they are expected to grow their revenue and earnings faster than the market. So investors invest in growth stocks based on their future earnings potential, which means it is not unusual to see the P/E ratios of growth stocks in the 20s, 30s, or higher.\nBut what you want to avoid are ridiculously high P/E ratios. If a growth stock has a P/E within its historical range, and a solid history of earnings, then it should fit what you're looking for. If the stock still has a P/E higher than average, and, worse yet, doesn't have the earnings to back it up -- that's a red flag. Because if the market does drop again, overvalued stocks are likely going to fall hard.\nOn the other hand, stocks that are values -- trading at a discount, whether they are true value stocks or discounted growth stocks -- are better positioned to navigate another correction.\nStick with ETFs\nWhile attractively valued stocks in general are a good choice in a bear market, trying to pick the right winners -- those that will perform not just through this period of volatility, but long term -- is no easy task. There are certainly some great options -- names you know well, like Berkshire Hathaway, Visa, and Apple. The latter two attract growth investors, too, but they are great companies and fairly valued.\nThe key, as always, is to have a diversified portfolio of stocks to provide balance, with stocks that perform differently in different market cycles, yet still have long-term growth potential.\nSo if you had $10,000 to invest, rather than split it up into six to 12 stocks, I'd invest in three exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for diversification, balance, and growth.\nOne would be an ETF that tracks growth companies, like the Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ), which invests in the Nasdaq 100. The Nasdaq 100 is made up of the 100 largest non-financial companies in the U.S., including its three largest holdings -- Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon. This ETF has been among the best long-term performers on the market.\nNext, I would invest in an ETF that tracks the S&P 500 -- like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: SPY), which gives you access to the 500 largest companies in the U.S. While it includes all of the names in the Invesco QQQ, it is much broader and includes financial stocks, which typically perform well in bear markets.\nThe third ETF would be one that focuses on value stocks, to provide some balance in more volatile markets. A great choice is the Invesco S&P Midcap 400 Pure Value ETF (NYSEMKT: RFV), which not only focuses on value stocks, but provides further diversification by dipping into the midcap universe. This ETF is up 2.7% year to date and nearly 1% over the past year, and has returned 31% per year on an annualized basis over the past three years.\nYou can do your research and find the best ETFs for you, but I would definitely recommend a diversified mix that includes a healthy dose of value.\n10 stocks we like better than Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust-Invesco S&p MidCap 400 Pure Value ETF\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust-Invesco S&p MidCap 400 Pure Value ETF wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 10, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dave Kovaleski has positions in Amazon.com. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Microsoft, and Visa. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "High interest rates make it more expensive for companies to invest, build, and expand, which is why most growth stocks struggled last year. Stick with ETFs While attractively valued stocks in general are a good choice in a bear market, trying to pick the right winners -- those that will perform not just through this period of volatility, but long term -- is no easy task. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust-Invesco S&p MidCap 400 Pure Value ETF wasn't one of them!", 'news_luhn_summary': "So investors invest in growth stocks based on their future earnings potential, which means it is not unusual to see the P/E ratios of growth stocks in the 20s, 30s, or higher. One would be an ETF that tracks growth companies, like the Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ), which invests in the Nasdaq 100. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust-Invesco S&p MidCap 400 Pure Value ETF wasn't one of them!", 'news_article_title': 'Where to Invest $10,000 in a Bear Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'So investors invest in growth stocks based on their future earnings potential, which means it is not unusual to see the P/E ratios of growth stocks in the 20s, 30s, or higher. While it includes all of the names in the Invesco QQQ, it is much broader and includes financial stocks, which typically perform well in bear markets. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Microsoft, and Visa.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Look for value As a general rule, value stocks outperform growth stocks in down markets, and that was particularly true last year, in a period of rising interest rates. So investors invest in growth stocks based on their future earnings potential, which means it is not unusual to see the P/E ratios of growth stocks in the 20s, 30s, or higher. 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{'date': '2023-04-26', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/unusual-call-option-trade-in-apple-aapl-worth-%243040.50k', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "On April 26, 2023 at 15:31:16 ET an unusually large $3,040.50K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $167.50 / share, expiring in 23 day(s) (on May 19, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 3.98 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options.\nThis trade was first picked up on Fintel's real time Options Flow tool, where unusual option trades are highlighted.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6408 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 189 owner(s) or 3.04% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.79%, a decrease of 26.22%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.12% to 10,139,399K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bullish outlook.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 6.19% Upside\nAs of April 24, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is $173.91. The forecasts range from a low of $117.16 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 6.19% from its latest reported closing price of $163.77.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is $413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is $6.36.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nMAINSTAY VP FUNDS TRUST - MainStay VP T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio Initial Class holds 144K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 150K shares, representing a decrease of 4.30%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 14.11% over the last quarter.\nBenchmark Investment Advisors holds 51K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 52K shares, representing a decrease of 1.70%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 9.34% over the last quarter.\nLowery Thomas holds 2K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 3K shares, representing a decrease of 17.45%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 17.98% over the last quarter.\nRbo & Co holds 105K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 104K shares, representing an increase of 0.40%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 99.92% over the last quarter.\nInvst holds 58K shares representing 0.00% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 60K shares, representing a decrease of 2.99%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 99.91% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On April 26, 2023 at 15:31:16 ET an unusually large $3,040.50K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $167.50 / share, expiring in 23 day(s) (on May 19, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 3.98 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.79%, a decrease of 26.22%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'On April 26, 2023 at 15:31:16 ET an unusually large $3,040.50K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $167.50 / share, expiring in 23 day(s) (on May 19, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 3.98 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.79%, a decrease of 26.22%.', 'news_article_title': 'Unusual Call Option Trade in Apple (AAPL) Worth $3,040.50K', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'On April 26, 2023 at 15:31:16 ET an unusually large $3,040.50K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $167.50 / share, expiring in 23 day(s) (on May 19, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 3.98 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.79%, a decrease of 26.22%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'On April 26, 2023 at 15:31:16 ET an unusually large $3,040.50K block of Call contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $167.50 / share, expiring in 23 day(s) (on May 19, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 3.98 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.79%, a decrease of 26.22%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/barclays-maintains-apple-aapl-equal-weight-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on April 26, 2023, Barclays maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Equal-Weight recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 6.19% Upside\nAs of April 24, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 173.91. The forecasts range from a low of 117.16 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 6.19% from its latest reported closing price of 163.77.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6408 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 189 owner(s) or 3.04% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.79%, a decrease of 26.22%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.12% to 10,139,399K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 26, 2023, Barclays maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Equal-Weight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.79%, a decrease of 26.22%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 26, 2023, Barclays maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Equal-Weight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.79%, a decrease of 26.22%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Barclays Maintains Apple (AAPL) Equal-Weight Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.79%, a decrease of 26.22%. Fintel reports that on April 26, 2023, Barclays maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Equal-Weight recommendation. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 26, 2023, Barclays maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Equal-Weight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.79%, a decrease of 26.22%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-meta-lure-back-advertisers-as-smaller-rivals-expected-to-struggle', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sheila Dang\nApril 27 (Reuters) - Advertisers are sticking with safe havens Alphabet GOOGL.O and Meta Platforms META.O in an uncertain economy, their quarterly results showed, likely helping the tech giants take market share away from smaller digital ad sellers such as Snap Inc SNAP.N.\nFollowing a pandemic-led spending bonanza by advertisers who wanted to reach customers online, ad sales-reliant tech firms faced tough comparisons in the past several quarters. Customers cut their ad budgets after interest rates rose and record-high inflation fueled worries about the economy.\nThis year, though, the social media ad market is expected to grow at a slightly faster pace than in 2022, according to a report last month from media and intelligence firm MAGNA.\n"Advertisers are simply going back to platforms they know, like and trust," said Brian Mulberry, a portfolio manager at Zacks Investment Management.\nFirst-quarter ad sales at Google-parent Alphabet slipped from a year earlier to $54.55 billion, but beat what analysts were expecting.\nAdvertisers are facing an environment where they must "do more with less," Philipp Schindler, Google\'s chief business officer, said on anearnings conference callon Tuesday.\nThe company on Tuesday played up its work in artificial intelligence (AI), saying that helped it improve the relevance of ads shown to users and even automatically generate text that can be used in a brand\'s ads.\nMeta, on Wednesday, echoed this, saying AI recommendations had increased the time users spend on Instagram by 24% in the first quarter and that it was investing in AI to lure advertisers to spend more on its platforms.\nMeta shares spiked 12% in after hours trade on Wednesday.\nThe social media advertising market overall is expected to grow 6% this year to $66 billion, according to MAGNA.\nLast year, the social media ad market grew 2% in part because privacy updates by Apple Inc AAPL.O made it more difficult for advertisers to gather user data to serve targeted ads.\n"There\'s a lot of inertia to staying put with platforms that you\'re familiar with and have tools that are well-developed for advertisers," said Insider Intelligence principal analyst Debra Aho Williamson.\nAdvertisers could snub Snapchat-owner Snap and Pinterest PINS.N, which will report quarterly results on Thursday, as the companies reach only a fraction of potential consumers as their larger rivals, analysts said.\nAnalysts expect Snap to post a 2% fall in its first-quarter revenue from a year earlier, according to Refinitiv.\nSnap has struggled to translate its investment in new technology like augmented reality into revenue, said Jasmine Enberg, another principal analyst at Insider Intelligence.\nDigital pinboard company Pinterest is expected to post a 3% year-over-year rise in quarterly revenue on Thursday, according to Refinitiv data.\nHowever, Pinterest\'s outlook could be volatile as "the competitive landscape remains fierce" and companies are "guarded" with their digital ad budgets, Brian White, an analyst with Monness Crespi Hardt, said in a note on Tuesday.\n(Reporting by Sheila Dang in Dallas; Editing by Sayantani Ghosh and Diane Craft)\n(([email protected]; +1 646-983-0894))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Last year, the social media ad market grew 2% in part because privacy updates by Apple Inc AAPL.O made it more difficult for advertisers to gather user data to serve targeted ads. By Sheila Dang April 27 (Reuters) - Advertisers are sticking with safe havens Alphabet GOOGL.O and Meta Platforms META.O in an uncertain economy, their quarterly results showed, likely helping the tech giants take market share away from smaller digital ad sellers such as Snap Inc SNAP.N. Following a pandemic-led spending bonanza by advertisers who wanted to reach customers online, ad sales-reliant tech firms faced tough comparisons in the past several quarters.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Last year, the social media ad market grew 2% in part because privacy updates by Apple Inc AAPL.O made it more difficult for advertisers to gather user data to serve targeted ads. By Sheila Dang April 27 (Reuters) - Advertisers are sticking with safe havens Alphabet GOOGL.O and Meta Platforms META.O in an uncertain economy, their quarterly results showed, likely helping the tech giants take market share away from smaller digital ad sellers such as Snap Inc SNAP.N. The social media advertising market overall is expected to grow 6% this year to $66 billion, according to MAGNA.', 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet, Meta lure back advertisers as smaller rivals expected to struggle', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Last year, the social media ad market grew 2% in part because privacy updates by Apple Inc AAPL.O made it more difficult for advertisers to gather user data to serve targeted ads. Meta, on Wednesday, echoed this, saying AI recommendations had increased the time users spend on Instagram by 24% in the first quarter and that it was investing in AI to lure advertisers to spend more on its platforms. The social media advertising market overall is expected to grow 6% this year to $66 billion, according to MAGNA.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Last year, the social media ad market grew 2% in part because privacy updates by Apple Inc AAPL.O made it more difficult for advertisers to gather user data to serve targeted ads. By Sheila Dang April 27 (Reuters) - Advertisers are sticking with safe havens Alphabet GOOGL.O and Meta Platforms META.O in an uncertain economy, their quarterly results showed, likely helping the tech giants take market share away from smaller digital ad sellers such as Snap Inc SNAP.N. This year, though, the social media ad market is expected to grow at a slightly faster pace than in 2022, according to a report last month from media and intelligence firm MAGNA.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-android-rivals-see-q1-drop-in-china-phone-shipments-research-firm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "SHANGHAI, April 27 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O and its Android rivals saw sales slide in the first quarter in China, research firm Canalys reported on Thursday, as consumers continued to tighten their belts following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions.\nThe iPhone maker was the top-selling brand over the first three months of the year, with 20% market share. But its overall shipments in China fell to 13.3 million units, a 3% decrease from the same period in 2022.\nSales for all other top-selling brands also fell, with total smartphone shipments dropping 11% year-on-year to 67.2 million units, the lowest quarterly total since 2013.\nDespite being the best-selling brand in the quarter, Apple saw its total market share fall 3 percentage points year-on-year.\nOppo and Vivo, Android brands that trail Apple as the second and third best-sellers, saw shipments fall 10% and 7% respectively.\nHonor and Xiaomi Corp 1810.HK, which specialize in low-end models, saw shipments fall 35% and 20% respectively, suggesting consumers shied away from phone purchases even at the cheapest prices.\nChina's GDP grew 4.5% in the first quarter, beating expectations, and policy makers in Beijing are working on plans to further stimulate demand. However, economists expect most Chinese consumers and businesses to spend cautiously over the coming year.\n(Reporting by Josh Horwitz Editing by Mark Potter)\n(([email protected]; +86 21 20830007;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "SHANGHAI, April 27 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O and its Android rivals saw sales slide in the first quarter in China, research firm Canalys reported on Thursday, as consumers continued to tighten their belts following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. Honor and Xiaomi Corp 1810.HK, which specialize in low-end models, saw shipments fall 35% and 20% respectively, suggesting consumers shied away from phone purchases even at the cheapest prices. China's GDP grew 4.5% in the first quarter, beating expectations, and policy makers in Beijing are working on plans to further stimulate demand.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'SHANGHAI, April 27 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O and its Android rivals saw sales slide in the first quarter in China, research firm Canalys reported on Thursday, as consumers continued to tighten their belts following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. But its overall shipments in China fell to 13.3 million units, a 3% decrease from the same period in 2022. Sales for all other top-selling brands also fell, with total smartphone shipments dropping 11% year-on-year to 67.2 million units, the lowest quarterly total since 2013.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple, Android rivals see Q1 drop in China phone shipments - research firm', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'SHANGHAI, April 27 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O and its Android rivals saw sales slide in the first quarter in China, research firm Canalys reported on Thursday, as consumers continued to tighten their belts following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. Sales for all other top-selling brands also fell, with total smartphone shipments dropping 11% year-on-year to 67.2 million units, the lowest quarterly total since 2013. Despite being the best-selling brand in the quarter, Apple saw its total market share fall 3 percentage points year-on-year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'SHANGHAI, April 27 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O and its Android rivals saw sales slide in the first quarter in China, research firm Canalys reported on Thursday, as consumers continued to tighten their belts following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. Sales for all other top-selling brands also fell, with total smartphone shipments dropping 11% year-on-year to 67.2 million units, the lowest quarterly total since 2013. Despite being the best-selling brand in the quarter, Apple saw its total market share fall 3 percentage points year-on-year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amazon-to-shut-down-halo-division-lays-off-some-staff', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'April 26 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O said on Wednesday it was shutting down its Halo division that sells health and sleep trackers as the technology giant kicks off wider company layoffs.\nThe company said it will stop supporting Halo services from July 31, and will fully refund Halo devices purchases made in the preceding 12 months.\n"We notified impacted employees in the U.S. and Canada today," the company said in a blog post.\nThe company had introduced the original Halo band in 2020, which came as a fitness tracker along with a subscription to certain health monitoring and analysis services from Amazon. It later released a new version called Halo View and Halo Rise, a contact-less sleep tracker and smart alarm clock.\nLike peers Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google, Amazon has invested in health-tracking technology for consumers, at times drawing regulatory scrutiny for sensitive information it aimed to collect – like body fat percentage via its fitness wristband.\nAmazon, which in March announced it was laying off 9,000 workers as part of its second retrenchment drive, started informing some of the affected employees on Wednesday. Heads of Amazon Web Services and the People Experience and Technology team emailed affected staff about the cuts, the company said.\n(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Like peers Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Amazon has invested in health-tracking technology for consumers, at times drawing regulatory scrutiny for sensitive information it aimed to collect – like body fat percentage via its fitness wristband. April 26 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O said on Wednesday it was shutting down its Halo division that sells health and sleep trackers as the technology giant kicks off wider company layoffs. The company had introduced the original Halo band in 2020, which came as a fitness tracker along with a subscription to certain health monitoring and analysis services from Amazon.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Like peers Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Amazon has invested in health-tracking technology for consumers, at times drawing regulatory scrutiny for sensitive information it aimed to collect – like body fat percentage via its fitness wristband. April 26 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O said on Wednesday it was shutting down its Halo division that sells health and sleep trackers as the technology giant kicks off wider company layoffs. The company said it will stop supporting Halo services from July 31, and will fully refund Halo devices purchases made in the preceding 12 months.", 'news_article_title': 'Amazon to shut down Halo division, lays off some staff', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Like peers Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Amazon has invested in health-tracking technology for consumers, at times drawing regulatory scrutiny for sensitive information it aimed to collect – like body fat percentage via its fitness wristband. April 26 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O said on Wednesday it was shutting down its Halo division that sells health and sleep trackers as the technology giant kicks off wider company layoffs. The company said it will stop supporting Halo services from July 31, and will fully refund Halo devices purchases made in the preceding 12 months.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Like peers Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Amazon has invested in health-tracking technology for consumers, at times drawing regulatory scrutiny for sensitive information it aimed to collect – like body fat percentage via its fitness wristband. April 26 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O said on Wednesday it was shutting down its Halo division that sells health and sleep trackers as the technology giant kicks off wider company layoffs. The company said it will stop supporting Halo services from July 31, and will fully refund Halo devices purchases made in the preceding 12 months."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/elon-or-deepfake-musk-must-face-questions-on-autopilot-statements-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Hyunjoo Jin and Dan Levine\nApril 26 (Reuters) - A California judge on Wednesday ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to be interviewed under oath about whether he made certain statements regarding the safety and capabilities of the carmaker’s Autopilot features.\nThe ruling, first reported by Reuters, came in a lawsuit filed by the family of Walter Huang against Tesla in Santa Clara Superior Court, over a car crash which killed the Apple engineer in 2018. Tesla\'s lawyers has said Musk cannot recall the details of his statements that the plaintiffs want to ask him about, and that the billionaire celebrity CEO is often the subject of convincing "deepfake" videos.\nHuang’s family argues Tesla’s partially automated driving software failed. The carmaker contends Huang was playing a videogame on his phone before the crash and disregarded vehicle warnings.\nPlaintiff attorneys sought to depose Musk regarding recorded statements that tout the capabilities of Autopilot. The ruling that Musk must testify was tentative, and a hearing was set for Thursday on whether to depose him. California judges often issue tentative rulings, which are almost always finalized with few major changes after such a hearing.\nMusk will likely be asked about a 2016 statement cited by plaintiffs, in which he allegedly said: "A Model S and Model X, at this point, can drive autonomously with greater safety than a person. Right now.”\nTesla opposed the request in court filings, arguing that Musk cannot recall details about statements.\nIn addition Musk, “like many public figures, is the subject of many ‘deepfake’ videos and audio recordings that purport to show him saying and doing things he never actually said or did,” Tesla said.\nJudge Evette Pennypacker tentatively ordered a limited, three-hour deposition where Musk could be asked whether he actually made the statements on the recordings, and called Tesla’s arguments “deeply troubling.”\n“Their position is that because Mr. Musk is famous and might be more of a target for deep fakes, his public statements are immune,” Pennypacker wrote, adding that such arguments would allow Musk and other famous people “to avoid taking ownership of what they did actually say and do.”\nThe plaintiffs also claim that Musk finalized the details of a 2016 promotional video that states, “The car is driving itself." The video displayed some features that did not exist at the time, the plaintiffs said, citing multiple Tesla engineers.\nMusk, Tesla and an attorney for Huang’s family did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nThe lawsuit is scheduled to go into trial on July 31, adding to growing legal and regulatory scrutiny over Tesla\'s Autopilot system.\nA California state court jury on Friday found Tesla\'s Autopilot feature did not fail in what appeared to be the first trial related to a crash involving the partially automated driving software.\n(Reporting by Dan Levine and Hyunjoo Jin in San Francisco Editing by Marguerita Choy and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Hyunjoo Jin and Dan Levine April 26 (Reuters) - A California judge on Wednesday ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to be interviewed under oath about whether he made certain statements regarding the safety and capabilities of the carmaker’s Autopilot features. The ruling, first reported by Reuters, came in a lawsuit filed by the family of Walter Huang against Tesla in Santa Clara Superior Court, over a car crash which killed the Apple engineer in 2018. A California state court jury on Friday found Tesla's Autopilot feature did not fail in what appeared to be the first trial related to a crash involving the partially automated driving software.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Hyunjoo Jin and Dan Levine April 26 (Reuters) - A California judge on Wednesday ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to be interviewed under oath about whether he made certain statements regarding the safety and capabilities of the carmaker’s Autopilot features. Huang’s family argues Tesla’s partially automated driving software failed. Right now.” Tesla opposed the request in court filings, arguing that Musk cannot recall details about statements.', 'news_article_title': 'Elon, or deepfake? Musk must face questions on Autopilot statements', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Hyunjoo Jin and Dan Levine April 26 (Reuters) - A California judge on Wednesday ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to be interviewed under oath about whether he made certain statements regarding the safety and capabilities of the carmaker’s Autopilot features. Huang’s family argues Tesla’s partially automated driving software failed. Right now.” Tesla opposed the request in court filings, arguing that Musk cannot recall details about statements.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Hyunjoo Jin and Dan Levine April 26 (Reuters) - A California judge on Wednesday ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to be interviewed under oath about whether he made certain statements regarding the safety and capabilities of the carmaker’s Autopilot features. Tesla\'s lawyers has said Musk cannot recall the details of his statements that the plaintiffs want to ask him about, and that the billionaire celebrity CEO is often the subject of convincing "deepfake" videos. Judge Evette Pennypacker tentatively ordered a limited, three-hour deposition where Musk could be asked whether he actually made the statements on the recordings, and called Tesla’s arguments “deeply troubling.” “Their position is that because Mr. Musk is famous and might be more of a target for deep fakes, his public statements are immune,” Pennypacker wrote, adding that such arguments would allow Musk and other famous people “to avoid taking ownership of what they did actually say and do.” The plaintiffs also claim that Musk finalized the details of a 2016 promotional video that states, “The car is driving itself."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-do-tech-stocks-go-down-when-interest-rates-rise', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The year 2022 was a brutal one for companies in the tech sector. When tech stocks crash, investors perk up and look for reasons why. In this case, one cause sticks out above the rest — rising interest rates. Why do tech stocks go down when interest rates rise? \nRising interest rates can harm any stock, but tech companies tend to feel the burn more than others. \nOverview of Rising Rates\nIn March 2023, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 25 basis points, bringing the benchmark interest rate to 4.5%. The federal funds rate is known as the benchmark because it sets the standard for which banks lend to each other, and this benchmark rate heavily influences most other interest rates (i.e., mortgage rates).\nWhy does the Federal Reserve raise (and lower) interest rates? Because the Fed has what\'s known as a dual mandate: keep prices stable and encourage maximum sustainable employment. Price stability means keeping inflation at a moderate level, and the Fed\'s primary tool for dealing with inflation is setting interest rates. Inflation is a tricky beast, and the Fed aims for a 2% core inflation rate — low enough to keep the economy from overheating but high enough to encourage investment and prevent deflation.\nSince the end of the Great Recession into the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation has been at or below this 2% target. And with inflation low, the stock market benefitted, especially growth-focused tech stocks that feasted on easy money. \nBut the pandemic created a massive supply and demand imbalance as prices skyrocketed. In response, the Federal Reserve began raising rates in a hurry to cool demand and bring inflation back to a moderate level. And what cohort of stocks was hurt most by this action? Tech stocks, of course!\nOverview of Tech Stocks\nSo why do interest rates affect tech stocks? Companies in the tech sector are innovators, but innovation doesn\'t often come cheap. While some tech stocks could be considered value stocks, most companies in the tech sector (especially those covered in financial media) are growth stocks. Companies looking for growth tend to spend lots of money to bring their products and services into the mainstream. \nTech stocks vary from small-cap startups to some of the world\'s largest and most successful companies. You\'ve probably heard of some of the big ones like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Google, now Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG).\nWe still haven\'t answered the question, "why do tech stocks fall when interest rates rise?". While plenty of tech firms are large conglomerates, many more are small to mid-cap firms without endless access to cheap capital. Tech stocks focus heavily on research and development, so they often reinvest excess profits back into the firm and don\'t keep a lot of cash on hand (well, except Apple). Even large-cap companies launching new products or services must borrow money to finance their ventures. \nWhen interest rates rise, the cost of borrowing capital also increases, which isn\'t felt evenly throughout the different sectors of the market. Banks like JPMorgan Chase and Co. (NYSE: JPM) or utility providers like Duke Energy Co. (NYSE: DUK) usually don\'t suffer as much when rates are rising since they don\'t need capital infusions the way tech stocks do. \nLook at the two charts above; Google slumped as rates rose, but JPMorgan Chase was far less affected. Now these are just two examples in a market filled with thousands of different stocks, but tech stocks and rising rates have often been a sour mix.\nRising Rates and Tech Stocks\nWhile tech stocks and high-interest rates don\'t usually get along, it\'s not a slam-dunk investment to buy tech when rates fall or sell tech when rates rise. The question of why interest rates affect tech stocks gets murkier when compared on a chart. Here\'s the Technology Select Sector SDPR Fund (NYSE: XLK), a broad-based tech ETF, compared to the S&P 500 over the last 20 years.\nRates plummeted following the dot-com bust in 2000, but it wasn\'t enough to save tech stocks from falling harder than the rest of the market. The federal funds rate stayed around 1% until 2004, then steadily rose to 5% in 2007 before the Great Recession. Despite rising rates, the tech sector didn\'t materially underperform the S&P 500 during that time frame. Following the Great Recession, rates stayed near zero until 2016. From 2016 to 2019, rates jumped over 2% from zero, but tech outperformed the S&P 500 during these three years. \nWhen rates dropped to near zero during the COVID-19 pandemic, tech rapidly outperformed the overall market and stayed ahead of the pack until 2021. Even though the Federal Reserve signaled that rate hikes were coming, the tech bear market began when rates were still effectively zero. In 2022, tech stocks languished as rates rose rapidly but recovered in 2023 when the rate hikes began to slow. \nThe lesson here? If someone asks why tech stocks are down, the answer isn\'t automatically high rates. Based on yesterday\'s strategies, the market enjoys taking advantage of folks to invest, and the relationship between rates and tech stocks can be complicated. Theoretically, it\'s easy to understand why tech stocks are sensitive to interest rates, but results vary in practice. \nProspects for Tech Stocks in 2023\nDespite the rough 2022, the start of 2023 has been promising for the tech sector. The highs of 2021 are still a ways off, but the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ), the large-cap tech ETF, has gained nearly 20% in the first four months of 2023. \nWith inflation numbers dropping in line with expectations, the rate hike pace has slowed. Unlike 2022, few market prognosticators expect 75 basis point rate hikes in 2023. However, even if the Federal Reserve stops hiking rates this year, they\'ve indicated that 4% to 5% rates will likely be here for some time. As shown in the examples above, (relatively) elevated interest rates are only sometimes a hindrance to tech stocks, but there are better environments for the cash-hungry sector.\nFactors Influencing Technology Stocks\nInterest rates aren\'t the only thing weighing on tech stocks. Here are three more factors to consider with tech stock investing. \nEconomic Uncertainty\nNot only do recessions and bear markets hurt the tech sector, but so can macroeconomic and geopolitical events. For instance, the COVID-19 pandemic hampered many different supply chains, including the microprocessors and digital components needed by tech startups.\nInflation\nInflation can hurt any company without the power to raise prices, but tech stocks can be affected even more since inflation is usually followed by periods of rising interest rates. Additionally, smaller tech companies without meaningful profits may be unable to absorb price increases from their suppliers. \nCorporate Earnings\nTech investors are looking for companies well positioned for growth, meaning earnings must keep pace with expectations. Tech stocks are often more about potential than profit initially, but eventually, investors will want to see the company grow sales as well as hype.\nFuture of Investing in Tech Stocks\nInvesting in tech has always been an exciting proposition. Not only do many of the market\'s biggest winners, like Apple and Microsoft reside in the sector, but these companies have produced some of the most game-changing innovations of the last 50 years. Think of products and services we depend on today that didn\'t even exist 20 years ago — smartphones, rideshare, streaming services and wearing medical devices. However, tech is a volatile sector, and many innovations will fail. Never invest in a tech stock without researching the company and ensuring you agree with its mission.\nHigh Rates and Tech Stocks Are a Mixed Bag\nHigh rates have rarely been well-received by the tech sector, but the performance of the stocks shows varied results, especially over the last 20 years. Declining rates didn\'t help the tech sector following the dot-com bubble, but the low rate environment following the Great Recession led to tech outperforming the S&P 500. \nWhile rising rate environments should hurt tech, you can\'t use simple heuristics to make investment decisions since markets rarely play out as the crowd predicts.\nFAQs\nWill tech stocks bounce back? Here are a few common questions about rates and the tech sector.\nDo higher interest rates hurt tech stocks?\nHigher interest rates often hurt tech since those companies have high borrowing needs, but stock performance doesn\'t always match rate hikes.\nWhy do tech stocks fall with higher interest rates?\nTech companies need more frequent capital infusions, and capital gets expensive to acquire when rates are high.\nWhy does inflation cause tech stocks to drop?\nInflation can hurt tech stocks by increasing the costs of necessary products or services and bringing in higher rates. When inflation is high, the Federal Reserve seeks to limit the money supply through high rates to bring economic forces back into balance.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "You've probably heard of some of the big ones like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Google, now Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). In response, the Federal Reserve began raising rates in a hurry to cool demand and bring inflation back to a moderate level. Tech stocks focus heavily on research and development, so they often reinvest excess profits back into the firm and don't keep a lot of cash on hand (well, except Apple).", 'news_luhn_summary': "You've probably heard of some of the big ones like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Google, now Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). Overview of Rising Rates In March 2023, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 25 basis points, bringing the benchmark interest rate to 4.5%. Higher interest rates often hurt tech since those companies have high borrowing needs, but stock performance doesn't always match rate hikes.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Do Tech Stocks Go Down When Interest Rates Rise?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "You've probably heard of some of the big ones like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Google, now Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). Why do tech stocks go down when interest rates rise? Tech stocks, of course!", 'news_textrank_summary': "You've probably heard of some of the big ones like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Google, now Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). Overview of Tech Stocks So why do interest rates affect tech stocks? Rising Rates and Tech Stocks While tech stocks and high-interest rates don't usually get along, it's not a slam-dunk investment to buy tech when rates fall or sell tech when rates rise."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/deutsche-bank-maintains-apple-aapl-buy-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on April 26, 2023, Deutsche Bank maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 6.19% Upside\nAs of April 24, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 173.91. The forecasts range from a low of 117.16 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 6.19% from its latest reported closing price of 163.77.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6408 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 189 owner(s) or 3.04% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.79%, a decrease of 26.22%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.12% to 10,139,399K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 26, 2023, Deutsche Bank maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.79%, a decrease of 26.22%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 26, 2023, Deutsche Bank maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.79%, a decrease of 26.22%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Deutsche Bank Maintains Apple (AAPL) Buy Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.79%, a decrease of 26.22%. Fintel reports that on April 26, 2023, Deutsche Bank maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on April 26, 2023, Deutsche Bank maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.79%, a decrease of 26.22%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/activision-blizzard-in-trouble-after-latest-ruling', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) faces a new hurdle now that Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) buyout is in question as British regulators look to block the deal. In this video, Travis Hoium covers why it's Activision Blizzard that may be the big loser if there's no deal.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 26, 2023. The video was published on April 26, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Activision Blizzard\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Activision Blizzard wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Microsoft, Take-Two Interactive Software, and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. \nTravis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In this video, Travis Hoium covers why it's Activision Blizzard that may be the big loser if there's no deal. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Activision Blizzard wasn't one of them!", 'news_luhn_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Microsoft, Take-Two Interactive Software, and Unity Software.', 'news_article_title': 'Activision Blizzard in Trouble After Latest Ruling', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In this video, Travis Hoium covers why it's Activision Blizzard that may be the big loser if there's no deal. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple and Unity Software.", 'news_textrank_summary': '10 stocks we like better than Activision Blizzard When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Microsoft, Take-Two Interactive Software, and Unity Software.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/growth-vs-value-investing%3A-what-are-the-differences', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Want to learn about growth vs value investing? You\'ve landed on the right page! This article will review the differences between growth and value stocks and discuss which market environments are best for each. \nGrowth and value may seem at odds initially, but both play an important role in portfolio construction.\nGrowth vs Value: What Are the Differences?\nWhat is value vs growth investing? \nGrowth vs. value investing is arguably the biggest rivalry in modern markets. We\'re talking Yankees vs. Red Sox, Foreman vs. Ali or Elon Musk vs. the SEC. Growth and value have legions of proponents who will fiercely argue the benefits of each investing style over the other. And then some investors are more down the middle, arguing for value or growth depending on the market environment. \nAs with most debates, the truth likely lies somewhere in the middle. But growth can still outperform value for extended periods or vice versa. Learning the pros and cons of both styles (and when each one is appropriate) is an essential step in becoming a versatile investor. Rigid dogma is often the fast track to underperformance. But for now, let\'s dig deeper into the meaning of a growth stock vs value stock.\nDefinition of Growth Investing\nSaying that growth investing is all about short-term profits is a misnomer — ask anyone who\'s spent the last 20 years invested in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) if short time frames were the only path to success.\nThe definition of growth investing varies depending on your source. For example, in a recent growth investing vs value investing analysis, Charles Schwab defined growth stocks as companies with five-year average sales growth over 15%. In contrast, value stocks were defined as companies with a price-to-sales rate under 1. But this is just one sample of definitions and growth investing is more about mindset and risk tolerance than fitting rigid criteria. \nGrowth companies are expected to outperform, so investors don\'t mind paying a premium to own their stocks. Growth stocks usually look expensive through valuation metrics like the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio or price-to-book (P/B) ratio because growth investors typically care more about potential sales than current sales. These companies usually reside in volatile sectors like tech or biotech and rarely pay dividends since profits go directly back into the firm. Growth investors should be prepared for volatility since these companies frequently suffer ups and downs as they push new products and innovations to the market.\nDefinition of Value Investing\nValue investing has many famous proponents, like Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett and Jeremy Grantham. And while value investors are also looking to beat the market average, they approach stocks differently than growth investors. Unlike growth investors, who don\'t mind paying for pricey valuations, value investors shop in the discount aisle.\nGraham is arguably the father of value investing. He coined the term "margin of safety" to describe his investment criteria, which modern investors like Warren Buffett have embraced. One of Buffett\'s favorite analogies about margin of safety was about building a bridge. If the heaviest truck using the bridge weighs 10,000 pounds, build a bridge that can withstand 30,000 pounds. \nOne of the key differences between value investing vs growth investing is that value investors won\'t overpay for innovative companies or exciting new technology. Value investors look for stocks underpriced by fundamental metrics like P/E ratio, price-to-sales (P/S) ratio or price-to-cash flow (P/CF) ratio.\nAdopting a value investing mentality means looking for cheap stocks according to traditional valuation metrics. Often, this means buying downtrodden or less exciting stocks like banks, industrials or other dividend-paying companies. Value investors aren\'t looking for the next big thing, just good companies at fair prices.\nExamples of Growth Investing Companies\nWhen choosing between growth or value stocks, you\'ll need to determine your investment goals and criteria. Are you looking to pick the best individual growth stocks or want to invest in growth stock funds like the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSE: SPYG)? Growth ETFs can even have themes, like the Vanguard S&P Small Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSE: VIOG).\nLooking for some specific examples? Here are three companies in different industries that fit the growth stock mold.\nNVIDIA Corp.\nYou\'d be hard-pressed to find a more discussed growth stock over the last few years than chipmaker NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA). The company pays minimal dividends and has a sky-high P/E ratio, but its microchips and AI advances have made it one of the tech sector\'s darlings. NVIDIA has been a public company for decades, but sales growth has exploded over the last few years.\nHealthStream Inc.\nHealthStream Inc. (NASDAQ: HSTM) is a mid-cap healthcare staffing solutions company offering training, credentialing and scheduling for medical professionals and data and administrative systems for healthcare providers. \nWhat makes it a growth stock? Despite a P/E ratio over 70 and a minimal dividend yield, HealthStream has increased profits for five consecutive years, and current projections indicate an earnings increase of 15% in 2023.\nThe Trade Desk Inc.\nThe priciest stock on our list belongs to The Trade Desk Inc. (NASDAQ: TTD), with a P/E ratio north of 600. But unlike most stocks with a P/E ratio that high, The Trade Desk has a market cap close to $30 billion and a history of providing solutions to advertising clients. The company\'s projected earnings growth for 2023 is over 63%, and profits have grown substantially, including a boost from $974 million to $1.3 billion in the last year alone.\nExamples of Value Investing Companies\nValue stocks also have plenty of ETFs and index funds offering exposure to different market sections, depending on certain criteria. Broad index funds like the Schwab U.S. Large Cap Value ETF (NYSE: SCHV) hold big, recognizable companies with good underlying fundamentals. Or you can go the thematic route, like the Vanguard Russell 1000 Value Index (NYSE: VONV), which tracks small and mid-cap value stocks, or the iShares MSCI International Value Factor ETF (NYSE: IVLU), which tracks undervalued stocks outside the United States.\nHere are three different stocks that currently fall into the value category based on their fundamentals. Note that many former growth stocks entered value territory following the 2022 bear market (which is a good example of why investors benefit from adopting fluid strategies).\nWalmart Inc. \nCan the world\'s largest retailer really be undervalued? By lots of fundamental metrics, yes! Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) generates more revenue and employs more people than any company but trades at a relatively fair valuation. The stock pays a good dividend, and its P/S ratio is under 1, meaning the company produces more than $1 in revenue for every $1 in equity provided by investors.\nThe Home Depot Inc.\nOne non-tech stock hit hard in 2022 was The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD), dropping over 30% from its 2021 highs. Check out its most recent earnings. But value investors will like what they see now thanks to a P/E ratio under 20, beta under 1 and history of dividend payment increases. Home Depot is a good example of a company that became a value stock due to factors outside its control.\nBank of America Corp. \nYou can often find Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) value in the banking sector, and many financial stocks were hit hard following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in early 2023. When events like a banking crisis drag entire sectors down, you can often find deals, and Bank of America fits that bill. The stock has a P/E ratio under 10, a P/B rate under 1 and pays a sustainable dividend. \nPros and Cons of Growth vs. Value Investing\nDeciding between growth or value stocks? Here are some pros and cons of each investing style.\nPros of Growth Investing\nTake a look at the benefits of growth investing:\nOutperformance: It\'s been a good decade to be a growth investor. Following the end of the financial crisis, growth stocks have consistently outperformed value. Past performance is no barometer of future performance, but the decade between 2011 and 2021 was not kind to value investors.\nExciting new trends: Growth stocks often bring new products or innovations to the market and are frequently priced at a premium.\nBeating the market: When the economy is going well and markets rise, the top growth stocks are often the cream of the crop. A good example is the FAANG basket of stocks, which outperformed the S&P 500 substantially from 2012 to 2022.\nCons of Growth Investing\nThe cons of growth investing include the following:\nExpensive valuations: Investors pay for the privilege of growth investing. Growth companies often don\'t have earnings to match their market cap, so P/E and P/S rates are high.\nHigh volatility: Growth also comes with risk as these companies carry high beta stocks that fluctuate more than the overall market. If you can\'t stomach volatility, growth investing will be difficult.\nOften suffer in rising rate environments: When rates rise, companies that don\'t have profits matching their valuation can find capital harder to come by, significantly damaging undercapitalized tech firms that may see stricter terms from lenders.\nPros of Value Investing\nNow, the benefits of value investing:\nEstablished companies: Value stocks are often older companies that have experienced short-term stagnation, driving their value below where it should be. This allows value investors to buy cheap shares before the market reverses.\nLow beta: Value stocks aren\'t as volatile as growth stocks, offering investors more stability and predictability.\nUsually dividend payers: Value stocks can also provide income to investors from dividends since they aren\'t concerned about reinvesting excess profits into research and development.\nCons of Value Investing\nThe downsides of value investing include the following: \nUnderperform in bull markets: Value stocks are great to own when bear markets strike, but when market conditions improve, so do growth stocks\' prospects. Value stocks often underperform growth stocks in bull markets.\nValue traps: Not every stock with a low P/E ratio or high dividend yield is a value stock. Stocks are sometimes cheap for a reason, and a company with questionable accounting or C-suite controversies may not provide actual value in the future. Value investing requires more due diligence than just memorizing a few ratios.\nHow Growth and Value Overlap\nGrowth vs value stocks may seem like two distinct groups, but these companies can sometimes overlap. For example, some former growth stocks like Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) have gone from high-flying tech winners to fundamentally undervalued by many metrics. \nLooking through the holdings of many growth vs. value stock ETFs, you\'ll notice plenty of similar stocks. Each fund uses its own definition of growth or value, and many times, a stock fits value in one fund and then growth in another. The distinctions can be minimal, so investors should have their basic groundwork on growth vs value stock.\nInvesting in Growth and Value\nGrowth stocks and value stocks have a place in your portfolio. For example, an investor seeking a diverse portfolio might give 65% weight to growth and 35% to value during bull markets or declining rate environments. If inflation grows and rates go up to combat it (like in 2022), an allocation revision to 35% growth and 65% value might be more beneficial. Use your investing goals and risk tolerance to compare stocks and build your ideal portfolio.\nTwo Paths to Potential Outperformance\nHopefully, now you\'ll be able to answer if someone asks about your preferred investment style, growth or value. While these may seem like competing philosophies (and in many ways, they are), both can have a place in your portfolio depending on current events or the market environment. Always be flexible in your investment beliefs that you can pivot when new information deems it appropriate. Growth and value can both work in certain situations.\nFAQs\nHere are a few commonly asked questions regarding the growth vs value debate:\nAre value funds better than growth funds?\nValue funds tend to have lower expenses than growth funds, which can lead to better performance over time. However, each fund is different, and you should always research the holdings before buying.\nIs value investing riskier than growth?\nFrom a volatility standpoint, growth stocks are riskier than value stocks, since they frequently have larger drawdowns. However, they also tend to outperform in bull markets.\nAre value or growth funds better for the long term?\nInvestment style growth vs value long-term results will vary depending on market conditions and investor risk tolerance. For example, small-cap growth stocks may have better returns, but large-cap value stocks can provide consistent income through dividends.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Definition of Growth Investing Saying that growth investing is all about short-term profits is a misnomer — ask anyone who's spent the last 20 years invested in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) if short time frames were the only path to success. But unlike most stocks with a P/E ratio that high, The Trade Desk has a market cap close to $30 billion and a history of providing solutions to advertising clients. Examples of Value Investing Companies Value stocks also have plenty of ETFs and index funds offering exposure to different market sections, depending on certain criteria.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Definition of Growth Investing Saying that growth investing is all about short-term profits is a misnomer — ask anyone who's spent the last 20 years invested in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) if short time frames were the only path to success. For example, in a recent growth investing vs value investing analysis, Charles Schwab defined growth stocks as companies with five-year average sales growth over 15%. Cons of Growth Investing The cons of growth investing include the following: Expensive valuations: Investors pay for the privilege of growth investing.", 'news_article_title': 'Growth vs Value Investing: What Are the Differences?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Definition of Growth Investing Saying that growth investing is all about short-term profits is a misnomer — ask anyone who's spent the last 20 years invested in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) if short time frames were the only path to success. What is value vs growth investing? Pros of Growth Investing Take a look at the benefits of growth investing: Outperformance: It's been a good decade to be a growth investor.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Definition of Growth Investing Saying that growth investing is all about short-term profits is a misnomer — ask anyone who's spent the last 20 years invested in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) if short time frames were the only path to success. For example, in a recent growth investing vs value investing analysis, Charles Schwab defined growth stocks as companies with five-year average sales growth over 15%. Are you looking to pick the best individual growth stocks or want to invest in growth stock funds like the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSE: SPYG)?"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ai-all-star-microsofts-rosy-earnings-spark-rally-in-tech-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'April 26 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares surged 8% premarket on Wednesday and lifted tech stocks after the company\'s robust earnings eased fears of a slowdown in cloud computing and boosted confidence that artificial intelligence will become a major growth driver.\nThe Redmond, Washington-based tech giant was set to add nearly $160 billion to its market value and replace Saudi Aramco 2223.SE as the world\'s second-most valuable company, if premarket gains hold. Its $2.2 trillion valuation trails Apple Inc AAPL.O by about $400 billion.\nAt least 18 analysts raised their price targets on the stock, with Piper Sandler\'s Brent Braceli saying "AI-All Star" Microsoft\'s results floored investors, who had braced for a weak quarter, with better-than-expected growth across several units ranging from cloud computing to Office productivity software.\nMicrosoft\'s results bode well for an industry that has laid off tens of thousands of workers recently as demand fades in the face of a sagging economy.\nShares of Big Tech peers Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O rose, while those of Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, which is in a race with Microsoft for AI domination, fell 1.3%.\nThe parent company of Google had also reported better-than-expected quarterly results, but its search engine grew just 2% compared with the 10% increase for Microsoft\'s Bing - which is benefiting from the integration of the tech behind ChatGPT.\nThe Windows maker\'searnings callon Wednesday underscored the growing importance of AI, with CEO Satya Nadella referring to 50 times in a 60-minute event.\nNadella said the company had over 2,500 Azure-OpenAI service customers ranging from Coursera and Mercedes-Benz to Snap Inc and that AI was integrated into a wide array of products.\n"Given the significant head start OpenAI has over other generative AI engines and Microsoft has over its hyperscaler (large-scale data center) competitors, we believe that Azure may gain share as generative AI continues to proliferate into many more corners of software and the economy," D A Davidson analyst Gil Luria said.\n(Reporting by Nivedita Balu and Aditya Soni in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Its $2.2 trillion valuation trails Apple Inc AAPL.O by about $400 billion. April 26 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares surged 8% premarket on Wednesday and lifted tech stocks after the company's robust earnings eased fears of a slowdown in cloud computing and boosted confidence that artificial intelligence will become a major growth driver. The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant was set to add nearly $160 billion to its market value and replace Saudi Aramco 2223.SE as the world's second-most valuable company, if premarket gains hold.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Its $2.2 trillion valuation trails Apple Inc AAPL.O by about $400 billion. April 26 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares surged 8% premarket on Wednesday and lifted tech stocks after the company\'s robust earnings eased fears of a slowdown in cloud computing and boosted confidence that artificial intelligence will become a major growth driver. At least 18 analysts raised their price targets on the stock, with Piper Sandler\'s Brent Braceli saying "AI-All Star" Microsoft\'s results floored investors, who had braced for a weak quarter, with better-than-expected growth across several units ranging from cloud computing to Office productivity software.', 'news_article_title': "'AI All-Star' Microsoft's rosy earnings spark rally in tech stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Its $2.2 trillion valuation trails Apple Inc AAPL.O by about $400 billion. April 26 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares surged 8% premarket on Wednesday and lifted tech stocks after the company's robust earnings eased fears of a slowdown in cloud computing and boosted confidence that artificial intelligence will become a major growth driver. The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant was set to add nearly $160 billion to its market value and replace Saudi Aramco 2223.SE as the world's second-most valuable company, if premarket gains hold.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Its $2.2 trillion valuation trails Apple Inc AAPL.O by about $400 billion. April 26 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares surged 8% premarket on Wednesday and lifted tech stocks after the company\'s robust earnings eased fears of a slowdown in cloud computing and boosted confidence that artificial intelligence will become a major growth driver. At least 18 analysts raised their price targets on the stock, with Piper Sandler\'s Brent Braceli saying "AI-All Star" Microsoft\'s results floored investors, who had braced for a weak quarter, with better-than-expected growth across several units ranging from cloud computing to Office productivity software.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ai-all-star-microsofts-rosy-earnings-spark-rally-in-tech-stocks-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Nivedita Balu and Aditya Soni\nApril 26 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares surged about 7% on Wednesday and lifted tech stocks after the company\'s robust earnings eased fears of a slowdown in cloud computing and boosted confidence that artificial intelligence will become a major growth driver.\nThe Redmond, Washington-based tech giant is set to add about $160 billion to its market value and replace Saudi Aramco 2223.SE as the world\'s second-most valuable company, if current gains hold. Its $2.2 trillion valuation trails Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O by about $300 billion.\nAt least 18 analysts raised their price targets on the stock, with Piper Sandler\'s Brent Braceli saying "AI-All Star" Microsoft\'s results floored investors with better-than-expected growth across several units ranging from cloud computing to Office productivity software.\nMicrosoft\'s results bode well for an industry that has laid off tens of thousands of workers recently as demand fades in the face of a sagging economy.\nShares of Big Tech peers Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rose between 1% and 3%.\nAlphabet, the parent company of Google, had also reported better-than-expected quarterly results, but its search engine grew just 2% compared with the 10% increase for Microsoft\'s Bing - which is benefiting from the integration of the tech behind ChatGPT.\n"Investors didn\'t really like the Alphabet call as much as the Microsoft call... Microsoft was very aggressive talking about AI and Google was very conservative," said Dennis Dick, a market structure analyst at Triple D Trading.\nThe Windows maker\'searnings callon Wednesday underscored the growing importance of AI, with CEO Satya Nadella mentioning it 50 times in a 60-minute event.\nNadella said the company had more than 2,500 Azure-OpenAI service customers ranging from Coursera and Mercedes-Benz to Snap Inc and that AI was integrated into a wide array of products.\n"Given the significant head start OpenAI has over other generative AI engines and Microsoft has over its hyperscaler (large-scale data center) competitors, we believe that Azure may gain share as generative AI continues to proliferate into many more corners of software and the economy," D A Davidson analyst Gil Luria said.\nAlphabet and Microsoft talk up AIhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3LvUTpg\nMicrosoft AIhttps://tmsnrt.rs/41GIPaf\n(Reporting by Nivedita Balu and Aditya Soni in Bengaluru, Additional reporting by Ankika Biswas; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @niveditabalu;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Its $2.2 trillion valuation trails Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O by about $300 billion. By Nivedita Balu and Aditya Soni April 26 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares surged about 7% on Wednesday and lifted tech stocks after the company\'s robust earnings eased fears of a slowdown in cloud computing and boosted confidence that artificial intelligence will become a major growth driver. At least 18 analysts raised their price targets on the stock, with Piper Sandler\'s Brent Braceli saying "AI-All Star" Microsoft\'s results floored investors with better-than-expected growth across several units ranging from cloud computing to Office productivity software.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Its $2.2 trillion valuation trails Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O by about $300 billion. By Nivedita Balu and Aditya Soni April 26 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares surged about 7% on Wednesday and lifted tech stocks after the company\'s robust earnings eased fears of a slowdown in cloud computing and boosted confidence that artificial intelligence will become a major growth driver. At least 18 analysts raised their price targets on the stock, with Piper Sandler\'s Brent Braceli saying "AI-All Star" Microsoft\'s results floored investors with better-than-expected growth across several units ranging from cloud computing to Office productivity software.', 'news_article_title': "'AI All-Star' Microsoft's rosy earnings spark rally in tech stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Its $2.2 trillion valuation trails Apple Inc's AAPL.O by about $300 billion. By Nivedita Balu and Aditya Soni April 26 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares surged about 7% on Wednesday and lifted tech stocks after the company's robust earnings eased fears of a slowdown in cloud computing and boosted confidence that artificial intelligence will become a major growth driver. The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant is set to add about $160 billion to its market value and replace Saudi Aramco 2223.SE as the world's second-most valuable company, if current gains hold.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Its $2.2 trillion valuation trails Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O by about $300 billion. "Investors didn\'t really like the Alphabet call as much as the Microsoft call... Microsoft was very aggressive talking about AI and Google was very conservative," said Dennis Dick, a market structure analyst at Triple D Trading. "Given the significant head start OpenAI has over other generative AI engines and Microsoft has over its hyperscaler (large-scale data center) competitors, we believe that Azure may gain share as generative AI continues to proliferate into many more corners of software and the economy," D A Davidson analyst Gil Luria said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/healthcare%3A-an-essential-sector-3-stocks-to-buy-ahead-of-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Economic Concerns Remain Despite Market Recovery\nThough equities markets have recovered thus far in 2023, many economic and macro concerns remain. Geopolitically speaking, the war in Ukraine persists with no end in sight (and potential escalations elsewhere, like Taiwan). Inflation has slowed; however, there are some signs that it may rear its ugly head again. Used car prices, which are often looked at as a leading indicator for inflation, began moving up again in March for the first time in seven months.\nUnforeseen Rate Hiking Problems\nMeanwhile, the Federal Reserve’s rate-hiking crusade against inflation has caused unanticipated problems in the regional banking sector. The SPDR Regional Bank ETF (KRE) has been under immense pressure. Silicon Valley Bank has already gone bust, and fellow regional bank First Republic Bank (FRC) is on the tipping point – down more than 90% year-to-date, with the deposits dropping rapidly.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nTechnology is the Leader but is Extended\nConversely, technology and the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) have been on a tear. Mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Nvidia (NVDA) have been on a tear. So far this year, NVDA is up a mind-blowing 85%!\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThat said, many stocks, such as Apple and Microsoft, have yet to tag their 50-day moving averages since breaking out earlier in the year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe 50-day tends to act similar to a rubber band. When stocks get stretched too far in one direction, they tend to snap back in the other direction. Couple that with the fact that we are heading into the historically weak period of May, and investors overleveraged in tech stocks may be in for some pain. In pre-election years, like the one we are in now, May tends to be the second weakest month of the year.\nWhere to Hide?\nLike anything in the stock market, a tech pullback is not a foregone conclusion. However, investors will be best served to diversify their portfolios so that they can withstand any potential volatility in the market. Due to the regional banking crisis, many banking and small cap stocks are vulnerable. Meanwhile, investors likely do not want to chase tech here.\nAn Essential Sector\nOne intriguing avenue to take is to look at the healthcare sector. The most basic needs of human beings are food, water, shelter, and healthcare. Healthcare is a sector that has stood the test of time and will undoubtedly continue to into the future. Below are some reasons healthcare companies tend to do well in any economy:\nHealthcare is a necessity: As I mentioned above, healthcare is a non-negotiable. If you are sick, you will seek healthcare.\nDefensive sector: Because healthcare is a necessity, savvy investors understand they can rely on healthcare stocks for steady and stable growth. Unlike other sectors, healthcare stocks will fluctuate less based on the overall economy.\nAn Aging Population: As the “baby boomer” generation ages, demand for healthcare services will inevitably increase, leading to a surge in healthcare expenditures.\nStocks to Watch\nMerck (MRK) has one of the deepest pipelines in the biotech space. The company boasts more than six blockbuster drugs, including Keytruda, which is approved for treating several types of cancer. Through its in-house pipeline and strategic acquisitions over the years, the company has one of the best growth track records of any company in the market, let alone the healthcare sector. Below is a chart of the company’s EPS growth going back to the 90s.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBeyond its impressive pipeline and earnings track record, MRK has an immaculate balance sheet. The company has over $13 billion in cash on hand and only $1.9 billion in short-term debt. MRK will report earnings Thursday.\nDexCom (DXCM) develops continuous glucose monitoring systems for diabetes patients. As the number of diabetes patients in the United States and around the world continues to grow, DXCM should be a primary beneficiary. DXCM is setting up in an attractive price pattern and is attempting to break out ahead of its earnings report on Thursday.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nShockwave Medical (SWAV) is a medical device company that develops products for patients with cardiovascular disease. SWAV is one of the fastest-growing companies in the healthcare space. Last quarter, SWAV grew year-over-year EPS 232% on revenue growth of 71%.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nOther healthcare stocks, such as Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Medtronics (MDT), and Stryker (SYK), are also very strong – illustrating the immense investor appetite for this sector currently.\nConclusion\nHealthcare stocks are an excellent place to look in the current market environment. The sector tends to do well in almost any economy due to the aging population, the necessity of the space, and the defensive nature of the industry, which is attractive to investors.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners Up\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMerck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMedtronic PLC (MDT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nStryker Corporation (SYK) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nIntuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDexCom, Inc. (DXCM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFirst Republic Bank (FRC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nSPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports\nShockWave Medical, Inc. (SWAV) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Nvidia (NVDA) have been on a tear. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Medtronic PLC (MDT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Stryker Corporation (SYK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report DexCom, Inc. (DXCM) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Republic Bank (FRC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports ShockWave Medical, Inc. (SWAV) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research That said, many stocks, such as Apple and Microsoft, have yet to tag their 50-day moving averages since breaking out earlier in the year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Medtronic PLC (MDT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Stryker Corporation (SYK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report DexCom, Inc. (DXCM) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Republic Bank (FRC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports ShockWave Medical, Inc. (SWAV) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Nvidia (NVDA) have been on a tear. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Shockwave Medical (SWAV) is a medical device company that develops products for patients with cardiovascular disease.', 'news_article_title': 'Healthcare: An Essential Sector (3 Stocks to Buy Ahead of Earnings)', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Nvidia (NVDA) have been on a tear. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Medtronic PLC (MDT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Stryker Corporation (SYK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report DexCom, Inc. (DXCM) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Republic Bank (FRC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports ShockWave Medical, Inc. (SWAV) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Like anything in the stock market, a tech pullback is not a foregone conclusion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Medtronic PLC (MDT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Stryker Corporation (SYK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report DexCom, Inc. (DXCM) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Republic Bank (FRC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports ShockWave Medical, Inc. (SWAV) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Nvidia (NVDA) have been on a tear. Defensive sector: Because healthcare is a necessity, savvy investors understand they can rely on healthcare stocks for steady and stable growth.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sirius-xms-siri-miami-studios-to-be-launched-by-howard-stern', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Sirius XM SIRI recently announced that Howard Stern will officially open Sirius XM’s new state-of-the-art complex in Miami. The complex is located in the heart of the South Beach, which is a center for music, entertainment, culture and more.\n\nThe Howard Stern Show is a one-of-a-kind show with exclusive interviews and daily entertainment. The show will be aired live from the Miami studios from May 1 to May 3. Stern will be joined live in the studio by special celebrity and music guests.\n\nMiami studios’ official opening week has an exciting schedule of performances and broadcasts across several SiriusXM channels, all originating from the South Beach complex. It also includes the launch of a new Latin Pop Channel, Hits Uno.\n\nHits Uno will be launched across airwaves to deliver the best of dance, pop, reggaeton and viral Latin music. Listeners will hear hits from Bad Bunny, Becky G, Bizarrap, Camilo, Karol G, Maluma, Rauw Alejandro, Rosalía, Sebastian Yatra and many more.\n\nStarting from May 1, all the programing from the Miami studio will be available to SiriusXM subscribers in their cars and on the SXM app.\nSirius XM Holdings Inc. Price and Consensus\nSirius XM Holdings Inc. price-consensus-chart | Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Quote\nSirius XM’s Original Content Differentiates It From Competitors\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company is looking to compete in a declining market of satellite radio by focusing on original content. Sirius XM’s most popular shows include Fresh Air, Dr. Laura and The Dave Ramsey Show.\n\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for SIRI’s first-quarter 2023 earnings is pegged at 7 cents per share, indicating a year-over-year decline of 12.5%. The consensus estimate for 2023 revenues is pegged at $9.03 billion, indicating a year-over-year increase of 0.26%.\n\nThough there are no direct competitors of satellite radio, Sirius XM faces competition from on-demand music service providers like Spotify Technology SPOT, Apple AAPL music and Amazon.com AMZN music.\n\nAccording to a Comparably report, music streaming companies are ranked on the basis of CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores and Overall Culture Score. Amazon ranks first followed by Spotify, Apple and SiriusXM.\n\nAmazon Music is one of the best on-demand music application for users. It was the first music store to sell music without digital rights management. Some of the best podcasts include Even the Rich, The Morning Brief and Business Movers.\n\nSpotify is one of the most well-known music brand across the globe. It is a digital music service with a library consisting of millions of songs. Some of the popular podcasts include The Daily, Breaking Bread and Stuff You Should Know.\n\nApple music is a one-stop solution for audio, video and music services. Apple music is available in Android devices also. Some of the key podcasts include Fresh Air, U Up? and The Handoff.\n\nShares of SIRI have fallen 39% in the past year compared with the Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector’s decline of 5.9% in the same period.\n\n Zacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners Up\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSpotify Technology (SPOT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Though there are no direct competitors of satellite radio, Sirius XM faces competition from on-demand music service providers like Spotify Technology SPOT, Apple AAPL music and Amazon.com AMZN music. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Spotify Technology (SPOT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Miami studios’ official opening week has an exciting schedule of performances and broadcasts across several SiriusXM channels, all originating from the South Beach complex.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Though there are no direct competitors of satellite radio, Sirius XM faces competition from on-demand music service providers like Spotify Technology SPOT, Apple AAPL music and Amazon.com AMZN music. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Spotify Technology (SPOT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Price and Consensus Sirius XM Holdings Inc. price-consensus-chart | Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Quote Sirius XM’s Original Content Differentiates It From Competitors This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company is looking to compete in a declining market of satellite radio by focusing on original content.', 'news_article_title': "Sirius XM's (SIRI) Miami Studios to be Launched by Howard Stern", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Though there are no direct competitors of satellite radio, Sirius XM faces competition from on-demand music service providers like Spotify Technology SPOT, Apple AAPL music and Amazon.com AMZN music. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Spotify Technology (SPOT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The show will be aired live from the Miami studios from May 1 to May 3.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Though there are no direct competitors of satellite radio, Sirius XM faces competition from on-demand music service providers like Spotify Technology SPOT, Apple AAPL music and Amazon.com AMZN music. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Spotify Technology (SPOT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Price and Consensus Sirius XM Holdings Inc. price-consensus-chart | Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Quote Sirius XM’s Original Content Differentiates It From Competitors This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company is looking to compete in a declining market of satellite radio by focusing on original content.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-to-find-growth-without-mega-cap-tech', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'While a slew of exchange traded funds offer exposure to smaller stocks with growth profiles, investors have long embraced large- and mega-cap equivalents.\nThat’s consistent with market participants’ long-running biases toward larger companies and perhaps the result of the previous bull market -- one in which big growth stocks were market leaders for years on end. There’s also the comfort familiarity provided by the likes of Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN) and other stocks of that ilk.\nHowever, that doesn’t mean investors can’t locate compelling growth opportunities outside of the large/mega-cap arena. Consider the Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF (QQQJ). QQQJ is a “junior varsity” exchange traded fund in that its holdings are the stocks best positioned to eventually join the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) -- the home benchmark for Apple, Microsoft and friends.\nThe average market value of QQQJ’s 105 components is $18.5 billion. While that skews toward the high end of mid-cap territory or, arguably, the lower end of the large-cap realm, it’s still far below the average market capitalization of the members of the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM).\nIn the case of QQQJ, smaller, relatively speaking, could be better because some experts see underappreciated opportunity in the mid-cap arena.\n“US Mid Cap Growth appears to be an attractive means of narrowing our portfolio’s Growth underweight after we missed the Mega Cap Growth trade driving the large cap indices during Q1. Its blend of attractive fundamentals and solid growth outlook fit our model portfolio’s quality and defensible growth theme,” wrote Citi strategist Scott Chronert in a recent report.\nThe $728.7 million QQQJ, which turns three years old in October, was among several mid-cap ETFs highlighted by Chronert. True to its Nasdaq-100 DNA, QQQJ has an obvious growth profile, as highlighted by a 32.63% allocation to the technology sector.\nThat growth purview is enhanced by a more than 25% weight to healthcare stocks. The bulk of QQQJ’s holdings from that sector are biotech names, which speaks to the ETF’s growth status. Another point in QQQJs’ is holding’s level diversification.\n“The combined weight of AAPL + MSFT in the Russell 1000 Growth index is nearing 25%. Each individual weight is over 10%, the first time two names have held that kind of influence in the benchmark using 28-years of data,” Strategas ETF strategist Todd Sohn wrote in new report.\nConversely, QQQJ’s largest holding, which ON Semiconductor (ON), commands a weight of just 2.33%.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the ETF Education Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'There’s also the comfort familiarity provided by the likes of Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN) and other stocks of that ilk. “The combined weight of AAPL + MSFT in the Russell 1000 Growth index is nearing 25%. While a slew of exchange traded funds offer exposure to smaller stocks with growth profiles, investors have long embraced large- and mega-cap equivalents.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'There’s also the comfort familiarity provided by the likes of Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN) and other stocks of that ilk. “The combined weight of AAPL + MSFT in the Russell 1000 Growth index is nearing 25%. While a slew of exchange traded funds offer exposure to smaller stocks with growth profiles, investors have long embraced large- and mega-cap equivalents.', 'news_article_title': 'How to Find Growth Without Mega-Cap Tech', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'There’s also the comfort familiarity provided by the likes of Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN) and other stocks of that ilk. “The combined weight of AAPL + MSFT in the Russell 1000 Growth index is nearing 25%. QQQJ is a “junior varsity” exchange traded fund in that its holdings are the stocks best positioned to eventually join the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) -- the home benchmark for Apple, Microsoft and friends.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'There’s also the comfort familiarity provided by the likes of Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN) and other stocks of that ilk. “The combined weight of AAPL + MSFT in the Russell 1000 Growth index is nearing 25%. That’s consistent with market participants’ long-running biases toward larger companies and perhaps the result of the previous bull market -- one in which big growth stocks were market leaders for years on end.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/britains-warren-buffett-recently-bought-stock-in-this-major-tech-company.-should-you', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It\'s no secret that Warren Buffett is a huge fan of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Through Berkshire Hathaway, the Oracle of Omaha first purchased shares in the iPhone maker in the first quarter of 2016. This has become one of Buffett\'s greatest investments, and it represented 44% of Berkshire\'s portfolio at the end of 2022.\nThere\'s another prominent investor across the Atlantic Ocean, known as Britain\'s Warren Buffett, who is starting to warm up to the popular tech stock as well. U.K. fund manager Terry Smith, through his investment vehicle, Fundsmith, bought Apple stock for the first time in the third quarter last year.\nSmith has a wonderful track record, so does his latest purchase mean you should buy shares, too?\nImage source: Getty Images.\nHate, then love\nTerry Smith wasn\'t always a fan of Apple. He didn\'t like how the company was so dependent on iPhone sales for its success, which did represent 56% of overall revenue in the most recent quarter, Q1 2023, which ended Dec. 31. And he didn\'t like that the business constantly had to upgrade the same product and hope that customers would continue to pay up for it. He concluded that this would be another commoditized consumer hardware failure like Nokia, something Smith knows about well. Nokia also tried to sell itself as an entire ecosystem in the 2000s, and it didn\'t work out well.\nThe other concern for Smith was that he believed Apple\'s past success was largely the result of the genius of Steve Jobs. But after rethinking his views, Smith came to the conclusion that Apple is indeed an exceptional business.\nSmith loves companies that have a source of recurring revenue. And that\'s why he\'s now fond of Apple. The company\'s services segment, whose popular offerings include iCloud, Apple Music, and Apple Pay, is doing well. Sales of $20.8 billion were up more than 6% in the latest quarter, when the products segment posted a decline. And services revenue has jumped 63% over the past three years, showcasing monster growth. This segment carries a stellar gross margin in excess of 70%.\nThis is an ecosystem that attracts customers with its fantastic hardware products and keeps them engaged with its valuable services. Apple, in short, has stickiness and loyalty, with more than 2 billion active devices worldwide. And even more impressive, the company\'s customer base is more affluent, allowing Apple to flex its pricing power, as this group is willing to pay a premium.\nAnd when it comes to Tim Cook\'s performance thus far, it\'s hard to understate his success. Apple\'s share price is up more than 1,000% since he took over the CEO role in August 2011, thanks to burgeoning sales and profits. He\'s spearheaded the company\'s push toward services, while also launching hugely popular hardware products, like the AirPods and the Watch. And Buffett has called Cook a "fantastic manager." That\'s a pretty good endorsement to have.\nFollowing the right fund managers\nWithout question, following successful fund managers, specifically by looking at their quarterly 13-F filings, can be an effective strategy for individual investors to boost their portfolio returns. But it\'s critical that you make sure to pick the right investment managers in the first place -- those that have the same philosophy of putting money to work for the long term. Buffett certainly fits this category.\nAnd Terry Smith undoubtedly falls into this category as well. His fund is known for having extremely low turnover on a yearly basis, with his overarching portfolio management strategy being to buy good companies, not overpay for them, and do nothing. This approach has resulted in an annualized return of 15.8% since Fundsmith\'s inception. This could be a good sign for other investors to consider buying Apple stock.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 21, 2023\nNeil Patel has positions in Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "It's no secret that Warren Buffett is a huge fan of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). U.K. fund manager Terry Smith, through his investment vehicle, Fundsmith, bought Apple stock for the first time in the third quarter last year. And even more impressive, the company's customer base is more affluent, allowing Apple to flex its pricing power, as this group is willing to pay a premium.", 'news_luhn_summary': "It's no secret that Warren Buffett is a huge fan of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). U.K. fund manager Terry Smith, through his investment vehicle, Fundsmith, bought Apple stock for the first time in the third quarter last year. His fund is known for having extremely low turnover on a yearly basis, with his overarching portfolio management strategy being to buy good companies, not overpay for them, and do nothing.", 'news_article_title': "Britain's Warren Buffett Recently Bought Stock in This Major Tech Company. Should You?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "It's no secret that Warren Buffett is a huge fan of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). U.K. fund manager Terry Smith, through his investment vehicle, Fundsmith, bought Apple stock for the first time in the third quarter last year. Sales of $20.8 billion were up more than 6% in the latest quarter, when the products segment posted a decline.", 'news_textrank_summary': "It's no secret that Warren Buffett is a huge fan of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). U.K. fund manager Terry Smith, through his investment vehicle, Fundsmith, bought Apple stock for the first time in the third quarter last year. The company's services segment, whose popular offerings include iCloud, Apple Music, and Apple Pay, is doing well."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/poll-taiwan-seen-slipping-into-recession-in-q1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWGDPP%3DECI\nPreliminary Q1 GDP seen at -1.25% y/y (prior qtr -0.41%)\nData due Friday, April 28, after 4 p.m. local time (0800 GMT)\nTAIPEI, April 26 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s export-dependent economy likely slipped into a recession in the first quarter, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, weighed down by sluggish demand for technology products amid global economic woes.\nGross domestic product (GDP) likely fell 1.25% in the January-March period versus a year earlier, the poll of 24 economists showed. The GDP had contracted 0.41% year-on-year in the fourth quarter.\nThe economists\' forecasts for preliminary GDP data due on Friday varied widely from a contraction of 2.9% to growth of\n0.2%.\nExports slid annually for a seventh consecutive month in March, with a prognosis from the government that the downturn may continue until at least the fourth quarter.\n"Semiconductor exports are facing a severe downturn due to the ending of the pandemic-related demand, a rise in interest rates, and escalation of U.S.-China tech tensions," according to a DBS research report.\nThe government has said it expects full-year 2023 growth of 2.12%, its slowest pace in nearly eight years and lower than the 2.45% growth for 2022.\nTaiwan is a key hub in the global technology supply chain for giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, and home to the world\'s largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TW, TSM.N.\nTaiwan\'s preliminary figures will be released in a statement with minimal commentary. Revised figures will be released a few weeks later, with more details and forward-looking forecasts.\n(Poll compiled by Anant Chandak, Madhumita Gokhale and Carol Lee; Reporting by Faith Hung; Editing by Ben Blanchard and Uttaresh Venkateshwaran)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taiwan is a key hub in the global technology supply chain for giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, and home to the world's largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TW, TSM.N. Gross domestic product (GDP) likely fell 1.25% in the January-March period versus a year earlier, the poll of 24 economists showed. Exports slid annually for a seventh consecutive month in March, with a prognosis from the government that the downturn may continue until at least the fourth quarter.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taiwan is a key hub in the global technology supply chain for giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, and home to the world's largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TW, TSM.N. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWGDPP%3DECI Preliminary Q1 GDP seen at -1.25% y/y (prior qtr -0.41%) Data due Friday, April 28, after 4 p.m. local time (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, April 26 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export-dependent economy likely slipped into a recession in the first quarter, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, weighed down by sluggish demand for technology products amid global economic woes. The economists' forecasts for preliminary GDP data due on Friday varied widely from a contraction of 2.9% to growth of 0.2%.", 'news_article_title': 'POLL-Taiwan seen slipping into recession in Q1', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taiwan is a key hub in the global technology supply chain for giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, and home to the world's largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TW, TSM.N. The GDP had contracted 0.41% year-on-year in the fourth quarter. The economists' forecasts for preliminary GDP data due on Friday varied widely from a contraction of 2.9% to growth of 0.2%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwan is a key hub in the global technology supply chain for giants such as Apple Inc AAPL.O, and home to the world's largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) 2330.TW, TSM.N. For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWGDPP%3DECI Preliminary Q1 GDP seen at -1.25% y/y (prior qtr -0.41%) Data due Friday, April 28, after 4 p.m. local time (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, April 26 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export-dependent economy likely slipped into a recession in the first quarter, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, weighed down by sluggish demand for technology products amid global economic woes. The economists' forecasts for preliminary GDP data due on Friday varied widely from a contraction of 2.9% to growth of 0.2%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/lg-display-posts-4th-consecutive-quarterly-loss-on-weak-gadget-demand', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'SEOUL, April 26 (Reuters) - South Korean display panel maker LG Display 034220.KS posted on Wednesday its fourth consecutive quarterly loss, as global demand for electronic devices such as computers and monitors remained depressed amid an uncertain economic climate.\nLG Display, an Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, posted a 1.1 trillion won ($822.59 million) operating loss for the January-March quarter, versus a profit of 38 billion won a year earlier.\nThe result missed a forecast of 660 billion won loss from 18 analysts polled by Refinitiv SmartEstimate, weighted toward analysts that are more consistently accurate.\n($1 = 1,337.2400 won)\n(Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Himani Sarkar)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'LG Display, an Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, posted a 1.1 trillion won ($822.59 million) operating loss for the January-March quarter, versus a profit of 38 billion won a year earlier. SEOUL, April 26 (Reuters) - South Korean display panel maker LG Display 034220.KS posted on Wednesday its fourth consecutive quarterly loss, as global demand for electronic devices such as computers and monitors remained depressed amid an uncertain economic climate. ($1 = 1,337.2400 won) (Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Himani Sarkar) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'LG Display, an Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, posted a 1.1 trillion won ($822.59 million) operating loss for the January-March quarter, versus a profit of 38 billion won a year earlier. SEOUL, April 26 (Reuters) - South Korean display panel maker LG Display 034220.KS posted on Wednesday its fourth consecutive quarterly loss, as global demand for electronic devices such as computers and monitors remained depressed amid an uncertain economic climate. The result missed a forecast of 660 billion won loss from 18 analysts polled by Refinitiv SmartEstimate, weighted toward analysts that are more consistently accurate.', 'news_article_title': 'LG Display posts 4th consecutive quarterly loss on weak gadget demand', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'LG Display, an Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, posted a 1.1 trillion won ($822.59 million) operating loss for the January-March quarter, versus a profit of 38 billion won a year earlier. SEOUL, April 26 (Reuters) - South Korean display panel maker LG Display 034220.KS posted on Wednesday its fourth consecutive quarterly loss, as global demand for electronic devices such as computers and monitors remained depressed amid an uncertain economic climate. The result missed a forecast of 660 billion won loss from 18 analysts polled by Refinitiv SmartEstimate, weighted toward analysts that are more consistently accurate.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'LG Display, an Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, posted a 1.1 trillion won ($822.59 million) operating loss for the January-March quarter, versus a profit of 38 billion won a year earlier. SEOUL, April 26 (Reuters) - South Korean display panel maker LG Display 034220.KS posted on Wednesday its fourth consecutive quarterly loss, as global demand for electronic devices such as computers and monitors remained depressed amid an uncertain economic climate. ($1 = 1,337.2400 won) (Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Himani Sarkar) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/lg-display-posts-4th-straight-quarterly-loss-on-weak-gadget-demand', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds revenue, share move\nSEOUL, April 26 (Reuters) - South Korean display panel maker LG Display 034220.KSon Wednesday posted its fourth straight quarterly loss, trailing estimates, as global demand for devices like computers and monitors remained depressed amid an uncertain economic climate.\nLG Display, an Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, posted a 1.1 trillion won ($822.59 million) operating loss for the January-March quarter, versus a profit of 38 billion won a year earlier.\nThe result missed a forecast of a 660 billion won loss from 18 analysts polled by Refinitiv SmartEstimate, weighted toward analysts that are more consistently accurate.\nRevenue slumped 32% to 4.4 trillion won, LG Display said.\nShares in LG Display widened losses, falling 4% after the results announcement, versus a 0.2% drop in the wider market .KS11.\n($1 = 1,337.2400 won)\n(Reporting by Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Kenneth Maxwell)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'LG Display, an Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, posted a 1.1 trillion won ($822.59 million) operating loss for the January-March quarter, versus a profit of 38 billion won a year earlier. Adds revenue, share move SEOUL, April 26 (Reuters) - South Korean display panel maker LG Display 034220.KSon Wednesday posted its fourth straight quarterly loss, trailing estimates, as global demand for devices like computers and monitors remained depressed amid an uncertain economic climate. Shares in LG Display widened losses, falling 4% after the results announcement, versus a 0.2% drop in the wider market .KS11.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'LG Display, an Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, posted a 1.1 trillion won ($822.59 million) operating loss for the January-March quarter, versus a profit of 38 billion won a year earlier. The result missed a forecast of a 660 billion won loss from 18 analysts polled by Refinitiv SmartEstimate, weighted toward analysts that are more consistently accurate. Revenue slumped 32% to 4.4 trillion won, LG Display said.', 'news_article_title': 'LG Display posts 4th straight quarterly loss on weak gadget demand', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'LG Display, an Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, posted a 1.1 trillion won ($822.59 million) operating loss for the January-March quarter, versus a profit of 38 billion won a year earlier. Adds revenue, share move SEOUL, April 26 (Reuters) - South Korean display panel maker LG Display 034220.KSon Wednesday posted its fourth straight quarterly loss, trailing estimates, as global demand for devices like computers and monitors remained depressed amid an uncertain economic climate. The result missed a forecast of a 660 billion won loss from 18 analysts polled by Refinitiv SmartEstimate, weighted toward analysts that are more consistently accurate.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'LG Display, an Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier, posted a 1.1 trillion won ($822.59 million) operating loss for the January-March quarter, versus a profit of 38 billion won a year earlier. Adds revenue, share move SEOUL, April 26 (Reuters) - South Korean display panel maker LG Display 034220.KSon Wednesday posted its fourth straight quarterly loss, trailing estimates, as global demand for devices like computers and monitors remained depressed amid an uncertain economic climate. ($1 = 1,337.2400 won) (Reporting by Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Kenneth Maxwell) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/montana-governor-seeks-to-broaden-bill-that-would-ban-tiktok-to-cover-other-social-media', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds details, background\nApril 25 (Reuters) - Montana Governor Greg Gianforte is seeking to broaden a bill that will ban not just TikTok, but other social media applications that provide certain data to foreign adversaries, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.\nEarlier this month, Montana lawmakers passed a bill, known as SB 419, to ban TikTok, which is owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, from operating in the state.\nTikTok as well as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, which operate mobile app stores, would face fines if they violate the ban, should the bill become law.\nThe governor's proposed language in the broader bill removes app stores from being held liable for offering such social media apps for downloading in the state, WSJ said, citing an amended draft of the bill.\nTikTok is facing growing calls from some U.S. lawmakers to ban the app nationwide over concerns about potential Chinese government influence over the platform.\nThe short-form video app has repeatedly denied that it has ever shared data with the Chinese government and has said the company would not do so if asked.\nThe governor's office and TikTok did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.\n(Reporting by Jahnavi Nidumolu in Bengaluru; Editing by Edmund Klamann and Michael Perry)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "TikTok as well as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, which operate mobile app stores, would face fines if they violate the ban, should the bill become law. Adds details, background April 25 (Reuters) - Montana Governor Greg Gianforte is seeking to broaden a bill that will ban not just TikTok, but other social media applications that provide certain data to foreign adversaries, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Montana lawmakers passed a bill, known as SB 419, to ban TikTok, which is owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, from operating in the state.", 'news_luhn_summary': "TikTok as well as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, which operate mobile app stores, would face fines if they violate the ban, should the bill become law. Adds details, background April 25 (Reuters) - Montana Governor Greg Gianforte is seeking to broaden a bill that will ban not just TikTok, but other social media applications that provide certain data to foreign adversaries, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The governor's proposed language in the broader bill removes app stores from being held liable for offering such social media apps for downloading in the state, WSJ said, citing an amended draft of the bill.", 'news_article_title': 'Montana governor seeks to broaden bill that would ban TikTok to cover other social media platforms - WSJ', 'news_lexrank_summary': "TikTok as well as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, which operate mobile app stores, would face fines if they violate the ban, should the bill become law. Adds details, background April 25 (Reuters) - Montana Governor Greg Gianforte is seeking to broaden a bill that will ban not just TikTok, but other social media applications that provide certain data to foreign adversaries, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Montana lawmakers passed a bill, known as SB 419, to ban TikTok, which is owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, from operating in the state.", 'news_textrank_summary': "TikTok as well as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, which operate mobile app stores, would face fines if they violate the ban, should the bill become law. Adds details, background April 25 (Reuters) - Montana Governor Greg Gianforte is seeking to broaden a bill that will ban not just TikTok, but other social media applications that provide certain data to foreign adversaries, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Montana lawmakers passed a bill, known as SB 419, to ban TikTok, which is owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, from operating in the state."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 162.8000030517578, 'high': 165.27999877929688, 'open': 163.05999755859375, 'close': 163.75999450683594, 'ema_50': 158.1545280909462, 'rsi_14': 50.0, 'target': 168.41000366210938, 'volume': 45498800.0, 'ema_200': 151.66068828862785, 'adj_close': 163.098388671875, 'rsi_lag_1': 45.359278359542564, 'rsi_lag_2': 47.791806458755524, 'rsi_lag_3': 50.30032633042846, 'rsi_lag_4': 60.26805507772925, 'rsi_lag_5': 65.9535011138924, 'macd_lag_1': 2.4598377948657912, 'macd_lag_2': 2.7394336944495024, 'macd_lag_3': 2.8976173102148266, 'macd_lag_4': 3.0889333521544415, 'macd_lag_5': 3.1222296715709206, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.211950339018216, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.756182552184303}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 17.8700008392334, 'Date': '2023-04-26', 'High': 19.61000061035156, 'Open': 18.65999984741211, 'Close': 18.84000015258789, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-26', 'Adj Close': 18.84000015258789}, {'Low': 1.0969241857528689, 'Date': '2023-04-26', 'High': 1.109410047531128, 'Open': 1.0978394746780396, 'Close': 1.0978394746780396, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-26', 'Adj Close': 1.0978394746780396}, {'Low': 1.240356206893921, 'Date': '2023-04-26', 'High': 1.251157283782959, 'Open': 1.2416189908981323, 'Close': 1.2414803504943848, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-26', 'Adj Close': 1.2414803504943848}, {'Low': 6.911200046539307, 'Date': '2023-04-26', 'High': 6.93209981918335, 'Open': 6.931600093841553, 'Close': 6.931600093841553, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-26', 'Adj Close': 6.931600093841553}, {'Low': 74.05000305175781, 'Date': '2023-04-26', 'High': 77.93000030517578, 'Open': 77.08000183105469, 'Close': 74.30000305175781, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 497778, 'date_str': '2023-04-26', 'Adj Close': 74.30000305175781}, {'Low': 0.6595801115036011, 'Date': '2023-04-26', 'High': 0.6640000343322754, 'Open': 0.663640022277832, 'Close': 0.663640022277832, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-26', 'Adj Close': 0.663640022277832}, {'Low': 3.375, 'Date': '2023-04-26', 'High': 3.4579999446868896, 'Open': 3.4110000133514404, 'Close': 3.431999921798706, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-26', 'Adj Close': 3.431999921798706}, {'Low': 133.0260009765625, 'Date': '2023-04-26', 'High': 133.86599731445312, 'Open': 133.71099853515625, 'Close': 133.71099853515625, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-26', 'Adj Close': 133.71099853515625}, {'Low': 101.01000213623048, 'Date': '2023-04-26', 'High': 101.88999938964844, 'Open': 101.81999969482422, 'Close': 101.47000122070312, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-26', 'Adj Close': 101.47000122070312}, {'Low': 1985.5999755859373, 'Date': '2023-04-26', 'High': 1998.800048828125, 'Open': 1997.800048828125, 'Close': 1985.699951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 615, 'date_str': '2023-04-26', 'Adj Close': 1985.699951171875}]}
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{'date': '2023-04-27', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/metas-earnings-time-to-buckle-up', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), formerly known as Facebook, had an impressive Q1 2023 earnings report, beating analysts' expectations and showing strong growth in several key areas. As a result, the company's shares gapped up on Thursday's open to the tune of 15%. It was both a remarkable result and a remarkable response, which bodes well for the tech company as a whole.\nWe wrote yesterday about how both Google and Apple had done just enough to keep the tech industry buoyant with their earnings beats, but this from Meta is a whole other story. The share price action suggests that the positive momentum could continue in the coming days, so get excited. It's a similar gap to what they experienced at the end of Jan, and we could be looking at the start of another fresh multi-month rally. \nSmashing Expectations\nDigging into the numbers, the company's GAAP EPS came in at $2.20, well ahead of the consensus estimate of $1.97. Meanwhile, the company's revenue of $28.6 billion also beat expectations and showed growth of 2.7% year on year. It wasn't quite the double-digit growth results of yesteryear, but like their tech titan peers yesterday, it will be more than good enough for now. Remember, it's only a few months since people were spelling the end of tech as we knew it, as rising interest rates struck home the nails in many a Silicon Valley company's coffin. \nBut the recovery story has been truly one for the ages. Since last November, Meta shares have tacked on 175%, including this morning's jump. And the cherry on top? Well, they're still only barely halfway on their journey to undoing all of last year's selloff. \nThe past quarter's numbers were driven largely by growth in the company's advertising business, which crushed analyst expectations and surprised investors. Meta's user base also continued to grow, with daily active users (DAUs) reaching 2.04 billion. The company also noted that its efforts to increase ad efficiency had paid off, with the average price per ad increasing by 22% year-on-year. In addition, management saw fit to issue forward guidance that also came in hot, with Zuckerberg et al expecting Q2 revenue to be in the region of $29.5-32 billion.\nLooking Ahead\nIn addition to its advertising business, Meta's other business units also showed strong growth. Looking ahead, Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, highlighted the company's focus on privacy and building a metaverse, a shared virtual space that's expected to be the next big thing in social media. The company is also investing in its messaging platforms, such as WhatsApp and Messenger, to drive further growth and revenue.\nMeta's strong earnings report is likely to have a positive impact on the broader tech market, particularly other social media companies. Shortly after the market opened on Thursday, the S&P 500 index was up a cool 1.25%, with most commentators thanking Meta for the boost. Those of us on the sidelines know that analysts are remaining bullish on Meta's prospects for the near and medium term. MarketBeat's MarketRank Forecast has a Moderate Buy rating on the stock, based on 40 Buy recommendations out of a total of 49 market ratings. \nSome price targets to be kept in mind include the Royal Bank of Canada's $285, Deutsche Bank's $290 and Guggenheim's $320. The latter of these is pointing to an upside of more than 30%, and that's including this morning's jump. \nSo get excited, both for Meta and tech as a whole. Their strong earnings report is a positive sign for the company and will reinforce those from their peers yesterday. It will be a while before we're back to the heady heights of 2020 and 2021, but for now, at least, we can cautiously say that tech hasn't looked this promising in a year.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Remember, it's only a few months since people were spelling the end of tech as we knew it, as rising interest rates struck home the nails in many a Silicon Valley company's coffin. The past quarter's numbers were driven largely by growth in the company's advertising business, which crushed analyst expectations and surprised investors. Looking ahead, Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, highlighted the company's focus on privacy and building a metaverse, a shared virtual space that's expected to be the next big thing in social media.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), formerly known as Facebook, had an impressive Q1 2023 earnings report, beating analysts' expectations and showing strong growth in several key areas. Meanwhile, the company's revenue of $28.6 billion also beat expectations and showed growth of 2.7% year on year. Looking Ahead In addition to its advertising business, Meta's other business units also showed strong growth.", 'news_article_title': "Meta's Earnings; Time To Buckle Up", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), formerly known as Facebook, had an impressive Q1 2023 earnings report, beating analysts' expectations and showing strong growth in several key areas. As a result, the company's shares gapped up on Thursday's open to the tune of 15%. Meanwhile, the company's revenue of $28.6 billion also beat expectations and showed growth of 2.7% year on year.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), formerly known as Facebook, had an impressive Q1 2023 earnings report, beating analysts' expectations and showing strong growth in several key areas. Meanwhile, the company's revenue of $28.6 billion also beat expectations and showed growth of 2.7% year on year. Meta's strong earnings report is likely to have a positive impact on the broader tech market, particularly other social media companies."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-is-back.-3-etfs-to-invest-in-the-sector', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'After a terrible 2022, the tech sector was left for dead by many investors. But in 2023, tech is back, and big tech stocks are surging after posting positive results during the current round of earnings. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) kicked things off by beating estimates on earnings and revenue, with its cloud results, in particular, impressing investors and analysts.\nNext, while its share price didn’t get as big a boost as Microsoft’s, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) joined Microsoft in beating consensus estimates and added $70 billion to its share repurchase program. Additionally, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) handily beat both top and bottom-line expectations, as daily active users grew and ad revenue recovered, leading shares to surge by 14% at writing.\nInvestors are awaiting Amazon\'s (NASDAQ:AMZN) results later today, but in any case, earnings season has given a jolt to the tech sector.\nTech leaders are posting impressive results, and another appealing aspect of the tech sector is that after 2022’s challenges, many of these companies are leaner and more profitable than they were before. Even better for investors, this increased profitability means that valuations are more palatable than they were a few years ago.\nFor example, even after a massive ~100% gain year-to-date in 2023, Meta Platforms still trades at a P/E of 25 when factoring in its most recent results. While this isn’t dirt cheap, it’s still trading at around the average multiple of the broader market. Meanwhile, Alphabet is even cheaper, trading at 20.3 times earnings even after gaining 22% year-to-date.\nFor readers who want to invest in this tech resurgence, using ETFs is a convenient and effective way to gain broad exposure to the sector as a whole instead of investing in each individual company. If you are just getting started investing, ETFs can help you to harness the power of the entire sector in your portfolio. Therefore, here are three leading tech-oriented ETFs with investor-friendly expense ratios that give investors undiluted exposure to top tech stocks.\n1. Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ)\nIf you’re looking for exposure to top tech stocks, the Invesco QQQ Trust, often called “The Q’s” by investors, is a great place to start. With $169 billion in AUM, this is the fifth-largest ETF in the world and one of the most popular. \nBecause it invests in the tech-centric Nasdaq 100 (NDX) index, QQQ is a quick and simple ETF for investors to gain exposure to large cap tech as a whole. QQQ holds 102 positions, and its top 10 holdings make up 55% of the fund. This is because tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft have double-digit weightings, while stocks like the aforementioned Meta Platforms, Amazon, and Alphabet also have relatively heavy weightings.\nFurther, semiconductor giants like Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) are jointed by Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) in the top 10. The only non-tech company in this list is Pepsi (NASDAQ:PEP), which occupies this spot because it is one of the largest stocks listed on the Nasdaq. \nBelow, you’ll find an overview of QQQ’s top holdings using TipRanks’ Holdings tool, which gives investors key data about an ETF’s portfolio. \nQQQ’s top holdings boast an impressive collection of Smart Scores, with 7 out of the 10 enjoying Smart Scores of 8 or better, equivalent to an Outperform rating. QQQ itself has an impressive ETF Smart Score of 8. The Smart Score is TipRanks’ proprietary quantitative stock scoring system that evaluates stocks on eight different market factors. The result is data-driven and does not require any human intervention. \nIn addition to this strong group of holdings and heavy exposure to large cap tech, QQQ features a favorable expense ratio of just 0.2%, meaning that an investor putting $10,000 into QQQ would pay just $20 in fees over the course of the year.\nAdditionally, QQQ has a great long-term track record, with annualized returns of 19.8%, 15.7% and 17.7% over the last three, five, and 10 years, respectively (as of March 31), becoming the de facto flagship ETF for tech at large, making it a worthy starting point for investors looking to invest in this exciting segment of the market. \nIs QQQ Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nAnalysts view QQQ stock as a consensus Moderate Buy, and the average QQQ stock price target of $361.70 implies 13.4% upside potential from here.\n2. Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT)\nThe Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund is a popular tech ETF from ETF and mutual fund manager Vanguard, with $44 billion in assets under management. It has an even lower expense ratio than QQQ at just 0.1%, meaning that if you were to allocate $10,000 into VGT, you’d pay a negligible $10 in fees in year one. \nWhile QQQ gets its tech exposure by investing in the Nasdaq 100, VGT “employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the\nperformance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Information\nTechnology 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the information technology sector," according to the funds prospectus.\nVGT holds even more stocks than QQQ, with 366 positions, although, like QQQ, its top 10 holdings dominate the fund, making up 61.9% of assets. Therefore, for an ETF holding 366 positions, VGT isn’t necessarily as diversified as it looks at first glance, but if you are looking for undiluted exposure to big tech, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing.\nApple makes up an incredible 22.8% of holdings, while Microsoft accounts for 18.1%. VGT shares a few other top holdings with QQQ, including Nvidia and Broadcom. Other top 10 positions include Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), Salesforce (NYSE:CRM), Accenture (NYSE:ACN), Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE), and payment giants Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA).\nWhile some investors may question why these legacy payments networks are in a technology fund, it\'s because they are at the forefront of the fintech revolution. Plus, these stocks have been incredible compounders over the years, so having them in the fund is certainly not a bad thing. Check out an overview of VGT\'s top holdings below.\nAs is the case with QQQ, VGT\'s holdings have some impressive Smart Scores, as 8 out of the 10 feature Smart Scores of 8 or better. Apple, Nvidia, Visa and Accenture all feature \'Perfect 10\' scores, and VGT itself has an ETF Smart Score of 8.\nVGT also has a very solid performance track record, with annualized returns of 23.1%, 18.8%, and 19.5% over the past three, five and 10 years, respectively, making this ETF another solid choice for tech investors. \nIs VGT Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nLike QQQ, analysts view VGT stock as a Moderate Buy, and the average VGT stock price target of $427.70 implies similar upside potential of 13%.\n3. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK)\nLastly, the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund from State Street Global covers the technology sector of the S&P 500 (SPX). This popular ETF is smaller than QQQ but similar in size to VGT, with $42 billion in AUM.\nXLK holds fewer positions than QQQ and VGK with 68 holdings. Furthermore, its top 10 holdings make up 69.3% of the fund. While Apple takes up a large amount of VGT, it occupies an even larger position in XLK, with a 23.6% weighting.\nBut it isn’t even the largest holding here -- after its recent runup, Microsoft makes up 24.3% of the fund. In essence, Apple and Microsoft together are nearly half of XLK, so despite the fact that it has 68 holdings, this is a very top-heavy ETF. \nBelow is a look at XLK\'s top 10 holdings.\nXLK also boasts an impressive long-term track record, with annualized returns of 24.5%, 19.5%, and 19.1% over the past three, five and 10 years.\nIs XLK Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nLike the other two funds, analysts collectively rate XLK stock as a Moderate Buy, and the average XLK stock price target of $165.01 represents 11.2% upside potential from current prices.\nInvestor Takeaway\nWith low fees, outstanding long-term track records, and significant exposure to tech, all three of these ETFs are great starting points for investors who want to allocate money toward tech. Top tech stocks are leaner and more profitable than they were in the past, and their valuations look more palatable.\nFurthermore, over the long term, advances like artificial intelligence (AI), workflow automation, growing cloud adoption, and other emerging tech trends will continue to drive these stocks forward.\nMy personal favorite of the three is QQQ since it is more diversified and isn\'t quite as beholden to Microsoft and Apple as XLK and VGT are, reducing the risk of one of these stocks underperforming.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This is because tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft have double-digit weightings, while stocks like the aforementioned Meta Platforms, Amazon, and Alphabet also have relatively heavy weightings. Because it invests in the tech-centric Nasdaq 100 (NDX) index, QQQ is a quick and simple ETF for investors to gain exposure to large cap tech as a whole. Additionally, QQQ has a great long-term track record, with annualized returns of 19.8%, 15.7% and 17.7% over the last three, five, and 10 years, respectively (as of March 31), becoming the de facto flagship ETF for tech at large, making it a worthy starting point for investors looking to invest in this exciting segment of the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This is because tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft have double-digit weightings, while stocks like the aforementioned Meta Platforms, Amazon, and Alphabet also have relatively heavy weightings. Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) The Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund is a popular tech ETF from ETF and mutual fund manager Vanguard, with $44 billion in assets under management. Like QQQ, analysts view VGT stock as a Moderate Buy, and the average VGT stock price target of $427.70 implies similar upside potential of 13%.', 'news_article_title': 'Tech is Back. 3 ETFs to Invest in the Sector', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This is because tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft have double-digit weightings, while stocks like the aforementioned Meta Platforms, Amazon, and Alphabet also have relatively heavy weightings. QQQ holds 102 positions, and its top 10 holdings make up 55% of the fund. VGT holds even more stocks than QQQ, with 366 positions, although, like QQQ, its top 10 holdings dominate the fund, making up 61.9% of assets.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This is because tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft have double-digit weightings, while stocks like the aforementioned Meta Platforms, Amazon, and Alphabet also have relatively heavy weightings. Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) If you’re looking for exposure to top tech stocks, the Invesco QQQ Trust, often called “The Q’s” by investors, is a great place to start. While QQQ gets its tech exposure by investing in the Nasdaq 100, VGT “employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Information Technology 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the information technology sector," according to the funds prospectus.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-high-dividend-growth-stocks-for-a-profitable-portfolio', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nAn ideal portfolio is a mix of dividend and growth stocks. Blue-chip stocks offer stable dividend and capital protection through a low-beta. In general, investing in growth stocks is for maximizing capital gains. However, there are high-dividend growth stocks that add diversity to the portfolio.\nIf business developments remain positive, these growth stocks can be dividend aristocrats in the coming years. The macroeconomic scenario remains uncertain and it’s another reason to be overweight on stocks that provide regular dividends. Additionally, valuation seem to be on the attractive side for most growth stocks. A strong rally from oversold levels would imply high total returns.\nI also believe that growth stocks are poised to take-off in the next few quarters. With an impending recession, monetary policy action is likely to shift towards expansionary. This will be positive for the broader equity markets. With these factors in consideration, let’s talk about seven high-dividend growth stocks to buy at current levels.\nALB Albemarle $186.00\nDOX Amdocs $90.60\nKGC Kinross Gold $5.07\nAAPL Apple $168.41\nYUMC Yum China $60.58\nAKRBF Aker BP ASA $1.40\nPCRFY Panasonic $9.50\nAlbemarle (ALB)\nSource: Tendo / Shutterstock\nAlbemarle (NYSE:ALB) has been trending lower because of a decline in lithium prices. However, the correction is temporary with lithium demand expected to remain robust through the decade. ALB stock looks attractive among high-dividend growth stocks at a forward price-earnings ratio of 6.5. Currently, the stock offers an annualized dividend of $1.60.\nBesides the valuation factor, a key reason to like Albemarle is ambitious growth plans. The company boosted lithium conversion capacity to 200ktpa at the end of 2022. Albemarle has further guided for capacity expansion to 550ktpa (mid-range) by 2027. This will ensure steady revenue and dividend growth.\nIt’s also worth mentioning that Albemarle has a quality balance sheet. As of Q4 2022, Albemarle reported net-debt-to-EBITDA of 0.5. Further, the company had $1.5 billion in cash and equivalents. With visibility of healthy cash flows, I expect capital expenditure from internal accruals.\nAmdocs (DOX)\nSource: 3rdtimeluckystudio / Shutterstock\nAmdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) is another interesting growth story with DOX stock trading at an attractive forward P/E of 15.3. The stock offers a dividend yield of 1.93% and I expect sustained dividend growth. Amdocs is a provider of software solutions and services to the telecommunication and media industry globally. The company believes that the potential addressable market by 2025 for its services will be $57 billion. This provides ample headroom for growth.\nAmdocs is well diversified globally with presence in 90 countries. In the coming years, adoption of 5G will be a key growth catalyst. Additionally, Amdocs has invested $1 billion in its next-generation cloud platform.\nAnother positive is that 75% of the company’s revenue is recurring. This provides clear cash flow visibility. Last year, the company reported free cash flow of $600 million. Amdocs has guided for FCF in excess of $700 million for the year. With a majority being returned to shareholders, there is visibility for healthy dividend growth.\nKinross Gold (KGC)\nSource: MEE KO DONG / Shutterstock\nKinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) stock has been sideways, amidst volatility, in the last 12 months. However, with precious metals trending higher, a breakout on the upside seems imminent for this 2.4% dividend yield stock.\nOne point to note is that Kinross expects to deliver stable gold production through 2025. However, with upside in realized gold prices, the company’s revenue and cash flow growth is likely to be robust. To put things into perspective, Kinross reported free cash flow of $157.5 million for Q4 2022. This would imply an annualized FCF potential in excess of $600 million. I therefore expect healthy dividend growth in 2023 coupled with aggressive share repurchase.\nIt’s also worth noting that Kinross ended 2022 with a total liquidity buffer of $1.8 billion. Kinross was negatively impacted in 2022 as the company was forced to sell Russian assets due to geopolitical factors. With a strong liquidity buffer, I expect the company to pursue opportunistic acquisition to boost growth.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: smshoot/ShutterStock.com\nConsidering the market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) would ideally be among the blue-chip stocks. However, I would include Apple in the list of high-dividend growth stocks for two reasons. First, Apple is expanding through diversification and innovation. I expect earnings growth to remain healthy. Furthermore, AAPL stock has an annualized dividend of 92 cents. With a strong balance sheet and robust cash flows, dividend growth is likely to remain well above the industry average.\nAn important point to note is that Apple is shifting focus to India to accelerate growth. The country has the among the best demographics in the world with a swelling middle-class. Additionally, the company’s services and wearable segment has sustained growth potential. The company has also been working on car technology and that’s another potential game-changer in the next few years.\nOverall, Apple is positioned to deliver value through dividend growth and share repurchases. AAPL stock looks attractive for a rally at a forward P/E of 27.4.\nYum China Holdings (YUMC)\nSource: Shutterstock\nYum China (NYSE:YUMC) stock has rallied by 50% in the last 12 months. However, the 0.86% dividend yield stock is poised for further upside in the coming quarters.\nIt’s worth noting that the company’s performance in 2022 was negatively impacted by covid restrictions. However, there are two positives to note. First, digital orders surged during the pandemic and will continue to support comparable restaurant sales growth. Furthermore, even with the pandemic impact, Yum China opened net new stores of 1,159. New store openings will have a significant impact on revenue growth once covid restrictions are completely lifted.\nFor the current year, Yum China is planning to open 1,200 net new stores. Therefore, new store openings will continue to boost growth. From the perspective of dividends, Yum China reported $734 million in free cash flow for 2022. It’s likely that FCF will continue to swell and this would imply robust dividend growth.\nAker BP ASA (AKRBF)\nSource: Freedom365day / Shutterstock.com\nAker BP ASA (OTCMKTS:AKRBF) is possibly the best pick from growth stocks in the oil and gas sector. The growth stock also offers an attractive dividend yield of 8.79% and dividends are sustainable.\nAker BP ASA is involved in production and exploration activity with a focus on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. For Q4 2022, Aker BP reported production of 432mboepd. From existing projects, the company is targeting to increase production to 525mboepd by 2028.\nAdditionally, Aker BP has plans for development and operation of projects with 730mmboe in net resources. This will provide further upside visibility to the company’s production target. It’s also worth mentioning that Aker BP is a low-cost producer. Last year, the company reported $13 billion in revenue and $11.8 billion in EBITDA.\nIt’s not surprising that the dividend pay-out is robust. I expect strong free cash flows to support dividend growth and aggressive capital investments. Aker BP has also been active on the acquisition front in the last decade. The company boosted production from 211mboepd in 2020 to 432mboepd in Q4 2022 with the acquisition of Lundin Energy. Acquisitions will continue to support production upside.\nPanasonic Holdings (PCRFY)\nSource: Shutterstock\nPanasonic Holdings (OTCMKTS:PCRFY) stock looks undervalued at a forward PE of 17.4. PCRFY stock has a current dividend yield of 1.13%. However, I expect healthy dividend growth with the company pursuing aggressive capital investments.\nFrom a growth perspective, Panasonic has one operational battery plant in the U.S. The second plant is under construction in and the company is planning a third plant at Oklahoma. Once operational, these battery plants will ensure that revenue growth accelerates. Further, Toyota (NYSE:TM) and Panasonic are looking to invest $5.6 billion in a new battery plant in Japan.\nPanasonic is high on innovation and that’s another reason to be bullish. The company is eyeing a 20% increase in battery density by 2030. This will help in manufacturing of lighter electric vehicles while keeping the range unchanged. Toyota and Panasonic also happen to be leaders in solid-state battery patents.\nOn the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nFaisal Humayun is a senior research analyst with 12 years of industry experience in the field of credit research, equity research and financial modeling. Faisal has authored over 1,500 stock specific articles with focus on the technology, energy and commodities sector.\nThe post 7 High-Dividend Growth Stocks for a Profitable Portfolio appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'ALB Albemarle $186.00 DOX Amdocs $90.60 KGC Kinross Gold $5.07 AAPL Apple $168.41 YUMC Yum China $60.58 AKRBF Aker BP ASA $1.40 PCRFY Panasonic $9.50 Albemarle (ALB) Source: Tendo / Shutterstock Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) has been trending lower because of a decline in lithium prices. Apple (AAPL) Source: smshoot/ShutterStock.com Considering the market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) would ideally be among the blue-chip stocks. Furthermore, AAPL stock has an annualized dividend of 92 cents.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'ALB Albemarle $186.00 DOX Amdocs $90.60 KGC Kinross Gold $5.07 AAPL Apple $168.41 YUMC Yum China $60.58 AKRBF Aker BP ASA $1.40 PCRFY Panasonic $9.50 Albemarle (ALB) Source: Tendo / Shutterstock Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) has been trending lower because of a decline in lithium prices. Apple (AAPL) Source: smshoot/ShutterStock.com Considering the market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) would ideally be among the blue-chip stocks. Furthermore, AAPL stock has an annualized dividend of 92 cents.', 'news_article_title': '7 High-Dividend Growth Stocks for a Profitable Portfolio', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'ALB Albemarle $186.00 DOX Amdocs $90.60 KGC Kinross Gold $5.07 AAPL Apple $168.41 YUMC Yum China $60.58 AKRBF Aker BP ASA $1.40 PCRFY Panasonic $9.50 Albemarle (ALB) Source: Tendo / Shutterstock Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) has been trending lower because of a decline in lithium prices. Apple (AAPL) Source: smshoot/ShutterStock.com Considering the market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) would ideally be among the blue-chip stocks. Furthermore, AAPL stock has an annualized dividend of 92 cents.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'ALB Albemarle $186.00 DOX Amdocs $90.60 KGC Kinross Gold $5.07 AAPL Apple $168.41 YUMC Yum China $60.58 AKRBF Aker BP ASA $1.40 PCRFY Panasonic $9.50 Albemarle (ALB) Source: Tendo / Shutterstock Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) has been trending lower because of a decline in lithium prices. Apple (AAPL) Source: smshoot/ShutterStock.com Considering the market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) would ideally be among the blue-chip stocks. Furthermore, AAPL stock has an annualized dividend of 92 cents.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-tech-stocks-with-huge-return-potential-for-long-term-investors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe tech industry is one of the most important growth drivers of our economy and it did suffer more than expected in 2022. However, with the market picking up the pace and companies reporting better-than-expected results, we can see the stock market gearing up for a wonderful rest of the year. Smart investors know that some companies have cemented themselves as cornerstones of the U.S. tech industry and investing in those long-term tech stocks will ensure consistent growth and dividends.\nThe tech companies we are talking about are the businesses that support other businesses. They bring products and services that are essential for individuals as well as business owners and this means they will continue generating revenue. It is important to focus on the long term and not expect an immediate impact. Investors who buy and hold often see impressive gains in the long run but the trick is to buy the right stocks to add to your portfolio. \nIf you are looking for solid tech stocks to buy and hold, here are the three top companies to buy for the long-term before they skyrocket. \nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com\nIf you had to invest in only one stock and hold it for the long-term, I’d recommend Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). The company is a tech dinosaur that has evolved over the years and is a cloud computing leader today. It is pivoting to add artificial intelligence across its business and has invested in OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Its total investment in OpenAI is $13 billion which will pay off further down the road. Microsoft is a company with solid financials and its recent quarterly report is proof that the company can do well, no matter the market conditions. \nThe company reported a 7% year-over-year revenue growth and hit $52.9 billion. Its profitability was even more robust with diluted EPS of $2.45 per share. Its Intelligent cloud segment was the highest revenue growth driver at 19% led by Azure Cloud which saw a whopping 31% growth. The earnings surge can add a record $151 billion to its market value. After the stellar results, Deutsche Bank raised the price target of the stock to $340 with a buy rating. Microsoft remains one of the best tech stocks to buy and hold in 2023. \nThe stock is up 23% year-to-date and has generated over 200% returns in the past five years. It hasn’t suffered as much as other stocks in the tech sell-off in 2022. My InvestorPlace colleague Larry Ramer believes that AI is taking the stock higher. If the market continues to improve, we could see MSFT stock gaining strength. The company also has a dividend yield of 0.92% and recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.68 which makes the stock more attractive. \nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com\nNext on the list is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). The tech giant has become a household name today due to its iPhones. One solid reason to bet on this company is its loyal customer base. It has been noticed that people who are using Apple will resist having to switch to another brand. That said, a lot of loyal customers are eagerly waiting for new models and latest services each year. The company’s steady growth in the services segment makes it a solid buy and hold. The stock is up 30% year to date and up 13% in the past six months. \nThis is one of the long-term tech stocks to buy and hold for the decade. No matter the market condition, Apple will continue growing strong. Stocks tend to perform better when the company reports profitability and nobody can beat Apple here. The company has a valuation of $2.65 trillion and it maintains a steady rise in revenue quarter after quarter. Fundamentally, Apple is a very stable company and one of the top blue-chip stocks to own. The company reports results on May 4 and buying AAPL stock before the earnings could help make significant gains. \nDeutsche Bank has a price target of $170 for AAPL stock with a buy rating. Analysts expect the company to report results in line with estimates.\nNvidia (NVDA)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nThe list of top long-term tech stocks remains incomplete without the mention of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). A strong player in the tech space, Nvidia is here for the long term and it could be the biggest beneficiary of the AI revolution. Despite the massive tech sell off last year, NVDA stock is up 46% year-over-year. It is steadily gaining strength and inching closer to the 52-week high of $281. The stock is up 100% over the past six months. If you haven’t had the chance to buy NVDA stock, now isn’t too late.\nNvidia has a diversified business and it is already using AI across different segments. Plus, as AI technology continues to develop it will need Nvidia. The company’s chips are used to run AI applications and they do not come cheap, which means there is massive revenue opportunity for the company. It is also seeing impressive growth in the data center segment.\nNVDA has a lot of potential to outperform the market and no matter how the market moves from here, the stock will stand strong. Recently, HSBC changed its stance on NVDA stock and at the time it was the only institution that had a negative rating on it. That said, the firm also doubled the price target of the stock to $355. \nOn the date of publication, Vandita Jadeja did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nVandita Jadeja is a CPA and a freelance financial copywriter who loves to read and write about stocks. She believes in buying and holding for long term gains. Her knowledge of words and numbers helps her write clear stock analysis.\nThe post 3 Tech Stocks With Huge Return Potential for Long-Term Investors appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The company reports results on May 4 and buying AAPL stock before the earnings could help make significant gains. Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Next on the list is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Deutsche Bank has a price target of $170 for AAPL stock with a buy rating.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The company reports results on May 4 and buying AAPL stock before the earnings could help make significant gains. Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Next on the list is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Deutsche Bank has a price target of $170 for AAPL stock with a buy rating.', 'news_article_title': '3 Tech Stocks With Huge Return Potential for Long-Term Investors', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Next on the list is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). The company reports results on May 4 and buying AAPL stock before the earnings could help make significant gains. Deutsche Bank has a price target of $170 for AAPL stock with a buy rating.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Next on the list is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). The company reports results on May 4 and buying AAPL stock before the earnings could help make significant gains. Deutsche Bank has a price target of $170 for AAPL stock with a buy rating.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tax-efficiency-trading-tips-with-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(1:00) - How Much Can You Save When Investing Into ETFs?\n(6:45) - Which Bonds Will Give Your Portfolio The Best Return?\n(10:00) - When Is The Best Time To Buy And Sell ETFs?\n(14:15) - Can You Time The Market Based On Valuation Analysis?\n(18:00) - What Stocks Perform The Best In A Market Recession?\n(19:45) - Options Traders Beware: How Much Are You Really Losing?\n [email protected]\n In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Dr. Derek Horstmeyer, Professor of Finance at George Mason University, and a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal. His research focus areas include ETF & mutual fund performance.\nMany investors now prefer ETFs over mutual funds because they are more tax-efficient and usually cheaper. Over the past few years, mutual funds have lost assets at a record pace, while ETFs continue to gain new money. What do investors need to know the exact magnitude of those tax savings?\nInvestors have poured a lot of money into bond ETFs and money market funds this year as continued market turmoil pushed them away from riskier assets. What types of bonds deliver the best returns?\nMany retail investors began trading options to gamble on hot stocks during the pandemic. The boom in options trading shows no signs of slowing down, but recent studies have found that ordinary investors lost billions of dollars in these trades.\nDr. Horstmeyer and his team studied options for the most heavily traded stocks and ETFs like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY, the Invesco QQQ Trust QQQ, Tesla TSLA, Apple AAPL and NVDIA NVDA, and found that trading costs are quite steep.\nWe also discuss ETF trading practices and whether investors can use a market-valuation strategy to time the market?\nTune in to the podcast to learn more.\nMake sure to be on the lookout for the next edition of ETF Spotlight! If you have any comments or questions, please email [email protected].\n Want key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Dr. Horstmeyer and his team studied options for the most heavily traded stocks and ETFs like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY, the Invesco QQQ Trust QQQ, Tesla TSLA, Apple AAPL and NVDIA NVDA, and found that trading costs are quite steep. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. [email protected] In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Dr. Derek Horstmeyer, Professor of Finance at George Mason University, and a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Dr. Horstmeyer and his team studied options for the most heavily traded stocks and ETFs like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY, the Invesco QQQ Trust QQQ, Tesla TSLA, Apple AAPL and NVDIA NVDA, and found that trading costs are quite steep. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Investors have poured a lot of money into bond ETFs and money market funds this year as continued market turmoil pushed them away from riskier assets.', 'news_article_title': 'Tax Efficiency & Trading Tips with ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Dr. Horstmeyer and his team studied options for the most heavily traded stocks and ETFs like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY, the Invesco QQQ Trust QQQ, Tesla TSLA, Apple AAPL and NVDIA NVDA, and found that trading costs are quite steep. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. (14:15) - Can You Time The Market Based On Valuation Analysis?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Dr. Horstmeyer and his team studied options for the most heavily traded stocks and ETFs like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY, the Invesco QQQ Trust QQQ, Tesla TSLA, Apple AAPL and NVDIA NVDA, and found that trading costs are quite steep. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Investors have poured a lot of money into bond ETFs and money market funds this year as continued market turmoil pushed them away from riskier assets.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/vettafis-nadig-talks-price-bifurcated-tech-on-yahoo', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Despite much hand-wringing about a potential recession this year, the market has yet to show the kind of contraction or slowdown that would suggest a recession is imminent, even with a disappointing 1.1 annual growth rate for the first quarter. Understanding that split requires taking a look at a bifurcated tech sector and how firms are pushing price hikes, according to VettaFi’s Dave Nadig, who joined Yahoo Finance’s "ETF Report" program on Monday.\nPer Nadig, consumers are partially responsible for the bifurcated market, with the tech names that have been successful being those that rely on consumer support. The likes of Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Meta (META) have seen all the action and are consumer tech plays “of a sort,” Nadig explained, as opposed to the big tech spends on areas like capital expenditures.\n“We recently identified -- picked up a company called LOGICLY, which lets us dig down into portfolios of ETFs and figure out what\'s driving their returns,” Nadig said. “The biggest winner this year has been QUAL, which is the iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF. When you look at what it holds and what\'s driving the pattern of returns in it, it\'s communication services, technology companies -- it\'s better picks in the consumer discretionary space.”\nSee more: “Fintech SigmaLogic, Known for Its LOGICLY Platform, Is Now Part of VettaFi’s Suite of Data and Analytics Offerings”\nQUAL, Nadig explained, has actually managed to beat the S&P 500 by about 1.5% year-to-date, as well. Responding to a question about the role AI has played and will continue to play in the bifurcated tech story, Nadig underlined its potential to be a force multiplier in non-tech sectors.\n“It\'s going to allow businesses to really change how they do business in a positive way. It speeds up time to market. It speeds up product development and makes marketing better and more targeted. There are real use cases here that are driving real flows,” he said.\nMeanwhile, in those other sectors, markets have seen staples and consumer discretionary switch places between this year and last, with some notable price-related action taking place therein. The switch between the two has helped evince the price over volume narrative that is helping to explain how the consumer side of the economy is remaining more resilient.\n“Discretionary really took it on the chin, that\'s flipped around a bit. Staples is actually dragging down the S&P so far this year, and discretionary is really leading,” Nadig said.\n“But even saying that if you look inside the staples earnings report, we see a consistent theme of price over volume, meaning everything from Tootsie Roll (TR) to Kimberly Clark (KMB) to Pepsi (PEP) seems to be able to pass not only their increased costs on the consumers, but to juice their margins along the way,” he added. “We\'ve seen no evidence yet that the average consumer is pulling back their spending just because prices are up.”\nThose investors who want to play that robust consumer spending as well as so-called “safety plays” that are still in equity, Nadig said, may want to look to strategies like QUAL as well as the JP Morgan Equity Premium Income Fund (JEPI). Despite concerns about a credit-related crunch for firms in a recession, the core S&P 500 firms can still do pretty well despite that thanks to robust consumer spending, Nadig concluded.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit VettaFi | ETF Trends.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The likes of Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Meta (META) have seen all the action and are consumer tech plays “of a sort,” Nadig explained, as opposed to the big tech spends on areas like capital expenditures. Understanding that split requires taking a look at a bifurcated tech sector and how firms are pushing price hikes, according to VettaFi’s Dave Nadig, who joined Yahoo Finance’s "ETF Report" program on Monday. When you look at what it holds and what\'s driving the pattern of returns in it, it\'s communication services, technology companies -- it\'s better picks in the consumer discretionary space.” See more: “Fintech SigmaLogic, Known for Its LOGICLY Platform, Is Now Part of VettaFi’s Suite of Data and Analytics Offerings” QUAL, Nadig explained, has actually managed to beat the S&P 500 by about 1.5% year-to-date, as well.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The likes of Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Meta (META) have seen all the action and are consumer tech plays “of a sort,” Nadig explained, as opposed to the big tech spends on areas like capital expenditures. Meanwhile, in those other sectors, markets have seen staples and consumer discretionary switch places between this year and last, with some notable price-related action taking place therein. Despite concerns about a credit-related crunch for firms in a recession, the core S&P 500 firms can still do pretty well despite that thanks to robust consumer spending, Nadig concluded.', 'news_article_title': 'VettaFi’s Nadig Talks Price, Bifurcated Tech on Yahoo', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The likes of Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Meta (META) have seen all the action and are consumer tech plays “of a sort,” Nadig explained, as opposed to the big tech spends on areas like capital expenditures. Responding to a question about the role AI has played and will continue to play in the bifurcated tech story, Nadig underlined its potential to be a force multiplier in non-tech sectors. Staples is actually dragging down the S&P so far this year, and discretionary is really leading,” Nadig said.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The likes of Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Meta (META) have seen all the action and are consumer tech plays “of a sort,” Nadig explained, as opposed to the big tech spends on areas like capital expenditures. Per Nadig, consumers are partially responsible for the bifurcated market, with the tech names that have been successful being those that rely on consumer support. When you look at what it holds and what's driving the pattern of returns in it, it's communication services, technology companies -- it's better picks in the consumer discretionary space.” See more: “Fintech SigmaLogic, Known for Its LOGICLY Platform, Is Now Part of VettaFi’s Suite of Data and Analytics Offerings” QUAL, Nadig explained, has actually managed to beat the S&P 500 by about 1.5% year-to-date, as well."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/as-u.s.-megacaps-soar-some-investors-are-wary-of-rising-valuations', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Lewis Krauskopf\nNEW YORK, April 27 (Reuters) - Some market participants are warning that the U.S. market's biggest tech and growth stocks may be getting too expensive, even as better-than-expected earnings reports stand to further boost their appeal.\nThe Nasdaq 100 .NDX has rallied 19% this year, while four stocks that alone have a 40% weight in the index - Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon AMZN.O - have posted an average gain of about 27%. That compares to a roughly 7% rise for the S&P 500 .SPX.\nThose gains have ramped up valuations: the price-to-earnings gap between the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 recently hit its widest since early 2022, with the Nasdaq 100 trading at a P/E of 24.5 times versus 18.4 times for the S&P 500.\nValuations look even more expensive relative to history, given that interest rates were at rock-bottom levels during most of the past decade but soared last year as the Federal Reserve hiked rates to fight inflation. Tech and other high-growth companies generally are expected to bring in bigger profits in the future, but those projected cash flows are worth less in current dollars when interest rates rise.\n“I am not sure that from a long-term perspective (buying tech stocks) is the appropriate decision,” said Paul Nolte, senior wealth advisor and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest Wealth Management.\nNolte is underweight the tech sector, partially due to concerns about valuations and the expectation that the Fed will keep rates high to fight inflation.\nMicrosoft, Alphabet and Facebook parent Meta PlatformsMETA.O have reported better-than-expected earnings this week. Amazon will report after the close on Thursday, while Apple is due next week.\nThe better-than-expected financial numbers have helped justify the sharp rebound in megacap shares this year after a rough 2022. The rally has been driven in part by investors betting the companies’ strong business models would see them through an increasingly shaky economic environment.\nOthers, however, are more skeptical.\n“It is an interesting market when a $2.2 trillion company with low to mid-single digit growth is awarded a multiple in excess of 30x earnings,” wrote Michael O’Rourke of Jones Trading on Wednesday’s rally in Microsoft shares, which rose 7.2% after their results beating revenue and profit estimates.\nMichael Landsberg, chief investment officer at Landsberg Bennett Private Wealth Management, noted Meta Platforms saw “significant year-over-year declines in earnings per share.”\nShares of Meta were up 15% on Thursday and have roughly doubled year-to-date.\n“It's tough to be impressed by companies exceeding already beaten down earnings estimates,” he wrote. “We would not be buyers of big tech stocks, which are extremely overvalued.”\nAnalysts at UBS Global Wealth Management, meanwhile, said gains in megacap stocks - which are heavily weighted in the S&P 500 - are unlikely to continue sustaining the broader index, noting that the current valuation for the S&P 500 has historically been maintained when earnings expectations were rosier and bond yields were lower.\nOf course, concerns regarding tech stocks have been prevalent for months, yet have not stopped investors from piling into what fund managers in a BofA survey named as the markets most crowded trade.\nKing Lip, chief strategist at BakerAvenue Wealth Management, believes the stocks can rally further, if concerns over economic growth intensify in coming months.\n“I do think even in a challenging environment, which likely we are going to be going into, that people are going to look at the megacaps as a place ... to play defense,” he said.\nValuations of Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500https://tmsnrt.rs/3HlQP8B\nANALYSIS-Bearish fundamentals, buoyant charts complicate outlook for US stocks\nANALYSIS-Debt ceiling worries bubble up in US stock options market\nANALYSIS-Banking crisis scars struggling U.S. real estate stocks\nANALYSIS-Gloomy U.S. bank sector could yield payoff for contrarian options bets\nANALYSIS-Heroes or villains: Short sellers' role in the U.S. bank crisis\nANALYSIS-Investors seek value in clobbered U.S. regional bank shares\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Nick Zieminski)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Nasdaq 100 .NDX has rallied 19% this year, while four stocks that alone have a 40% weight in the index - Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon AMZN.O - have posted an average gain of about 27%. Tech and other high-growth companies generally are expected to bring in bigger profits in the future, but those projected cash flows are worth less in current dollars when interest rates rise. “It is an interesting market when a $2.2 trillion company with low to mid-single digit growth is awarded a multiple in excess of 30x earnings,” wrote Michael O’Rourke of Jones Trading on Wednesday’s rally in Microsoft shares, which rose 7.2% after their results beating revenue and profit estimates.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The Nasdaq 100 .NDX has rallied 19% this year, while four stocks that alone have a 40% weight in the index - Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon AMZN.O - have posted an average gain of about 27%. Microsoft, Alphabet and Facebook parent Meta PlatformsMETA.O have reported better-than-expected earnings this week. Michael Landsberg, chief investment officer at Landsberg Bennett Private Wealth Management, noted Meta Platforms saw “significant year-over-year declines in earnings per share.” Shares of Meta were up 15% on Thursday and have roughly doubled year-to-date.', 'news_article_title': 'As U.S. megacaps soar, some investors are wary of rising valuations', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The Nasdaq 100 .NDX has rallied 19% this year, while four stocks that alone have a 40% weight in the index - Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon AMZN.O - have posted an average gain of about 27%. Microsoft, Alphabet and Facebook parent Meta PlatformsMETA.O have reported better-than-expected earnings this week. King Lip, chief strategist at BakerAvenue Wealth Management, believes the stocks can rally further, if concerns over economic growth intensify in coming months.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The Nasdaq 100 .NDX has rallied 19% this year, while four stocks that alone have a 40% weight in the index - Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon AMZN.O - have posted an average gain of about 27%. By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, April 27 (Reuters) - Some market participants are warning that the U.S. market's biggest tech and growth stocks may be getting too expensive, even as better-than-expected earnings reports stand to further boost their appeal. “We would not be buyers of big tech stocks, which are extremely overvalued.” Analysts at UBS Global Wealth Management, meanwhile, said gains in megacap stocks - which are heavily weighted in the S&P 500 - are unlikely to continue sustaining the broader index, noting that the current valuation for the S&P 500 has historically been maintained when earnings expectations were rosier and bond yields were lower."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-buy-for-investors-looking-for-flight-to-safety', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nRecession fears and mixed earnings have brought a lot of uncertainty in the stock market right now. While inflation is cooling, there are looming concerns of a recession due to several geopolitical conflicts, and banking crises. However, not all is lost. This is a time to consider stocks that can bring stability to your portfolio. Safe stocks with defensive and recession-proof qualities are where you should consider putting your funds.\nHere are the three safe stocks to buy in 2023 for investors who are looking for a flight to safety. These stocks will generate consistent dividends and also offer capital appreciation.\nCoca-Cola (KO)\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock\nFirst on my list is Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO). One of the most safe stocks with strong fundamentals and dividends available today, KO stock is also a favorite of Warren Buffett. It is one stock you can buy and forget. Its brand has delivered massive value over the years and holds a dominant market position. Coca-Cola is already established in the market as one of the solid stock return generators and it is a cash-flow machine. It is one of the safe stocks to buy in 2023, trading at $63 today and could soon hit a new all-time high. \nCoca-Cola recently reported earnings and beat expectations. The revenue hit $10.96 billion and EPS came in at 68 cents. Net sales increased to $10.98 billion and organic sales increased by 12%. The management hiked prices due to inflation and enjoyed higher growth due to higher demand. Analysts are bullish on the stock after the strong quarterly results. RBC Capital analyst Nik Modi has an “outperform” rating on the stock with a price target of $69. Evercore ISI analyst Robert Ottenstein also raised the price target to $70 and maintained an Outperform rating after what the firm calls an “encouraging and confident start to 2023.”\nIt is one of the best safe stocks for risk-averse investors that will thrive, no matter the market conditions. The company has gone out of its way to return large portions of the cash flow to investors in the form of dividends and buybacks which is why it is known as a dividend aristocrat. KO stock has a dividend yield of 2.8% and the future outlook remains strong. \nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a dinosaur when it comes to the tech space. The company has a solid reputation in the industry and an impressive portfolio of businesses that not only bring stability to the current environment but also make MSFT stock one of the safe stocks to buy in 2023 and hold forever. The company has a diversified business that continues to generate revenue, no matter the market conditions. Right from Office365 to its search engine Bing, there is a lot to look forward to when it comes to Microsoft’s business. \nIts cloud segment, Azure is making big moves and offers an ideal option for businesses to do more at a lower cost. One of the safe stocks with low volatility and high stability, MSFT stock is trading at $275 today and is up 14% year to date. The stock hasn’t gone below $214 in the past year and has generated 187% returns in the past five years. That said, the company enjoys a dividend yield of 0.99% and recently announced a dividend of $0.68. \nThe tech giant is sitting on strong financials which makes it possible for strategic investments in AI. Microsoft recently reported quarterly results and beat estimates. It surpassed expectations on top and bottom lines and reported an EPS of $2.45 per share. Its profit grew 9% to $18.3 billion and the revenue increased by 7% to $52.9 billion. The company has had a great start to the year driven by cloud computing and artificial intelligence segments. The long-term outlook is incredibly bright for the computing giant and I believe this is the stock to buy and hold for decades. \nApple (AAPL)\nA household name and a tech giant, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is certainly one of the top stocks to buy if you are looking for a flight to safety. The company held up well even during the massive tech selloff last year. AAPL stock changes hands today at $163, much lower than the all-time high of $183. The iPhone maker has made a strong comeback since the beginning of the year and is inching closer to its all-time high. It remains one of the top blue-chip stocks to own and hold. \nOne solid reason to bet on Apple is its technology innovation. The company is constantly working to bring new products and services to the market and holds a loyal customer base. If someone is using an iPhone, they rarely would be willing to switch to a different phone maker and the loyal customer base benefits the company. With a market cap of $2.65 trillion, AAPL stock has gained 34% since the beginning of 2023. It is the brand that sells and is a powerhouse that constantly introduces new models that attract consumers and grow revenue. Its products are highly addictive and compelling for anyone to ignore. \nFundamentally, Apple has a strong balance sheet that shows double-digit revenue growth. It is showing strong growth in the services unit and I believe the momentum will continue throughout the year. No matter how the market turns from here, Apple stock is a great and very safe addition to your portfolio. The company is set to report second-quarter results on May 4. \nOn the date of publication, Vandita Jadeja did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nVandita Jadeja is a CPA and a freelance financial copywriter who loves to read and write about stocks. She believes in buying and holding for long term gains. Her knowledge of words and numbers helps her write clear stock analysis.\nThe post 3 Stocks to Buy for Investors Looking for Flight to Safety appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) A household name and a tech giant, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is certainly one of the top stocks to buy if you are looking for a flight to safety. AAPL stock changes hands today at $163, much lower than the all-time high of $183. With a market cap of $2.65 trillion, AAPL stock has gained 34% since the beginning of 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) A household name and a tech giant, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is certainly one of the top stocks to buy if you are looking for a flight to safety. AAPL stock changes hands today at $163, much lower than the all-time high of $183. With a market cap of $2.65 trillion, AAPL stock has gained 34% since the beginning of 2023.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Buy for Investors Looking for Flight to Safety', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) A household name and a tech giant, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is certainly one of the top stocks to buy if you are looking for a flight to safety. AAPL stock changes hands today at $163, much lower than the all-time high of $183. With a market cap of $2.65 trillion, AAPL stock has gained 34% since the beginning of 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) A household name and a tech giant, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is certainly one of the top stocks to buy if you are looking for a flight to safety. AAPL stock changes hands today at $163, much lower than the all-time high of $183. With a market cap of $2.65 trillion, AAPL stock has gained 34% since the beginning of 2023.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing-will-keep-spending-on-equipment-but-is-the-stock-a-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of the world\'s largest advanced semiconductor manufacturer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), have been back on the wane in recent months. TSMC stock got hot with the rest of the chip stock universe starting in autumn 2022 (as measured by the iShares Semiconductor ETF), but a current downturn in the semiconductor market and a lackluster quarterly earnings report from TSMC has sent the share price back down recently.\nData by YCharts.\nIn spite of troubles, though, TSMC has said it will continue spending lots of money on new chip manufacturing equipment. That looks like a green light for investors in chip fab equipment stocks, as TSMC gears up for lots of new chip demand in the years ahead. But does it make TSMC stock a buy now?\nMixed signals for investors in Taiwan\'s most important company\nSome 90% of all of the world\'s most advanced semiconductors (think chips powering high-end smartphones like the Apple iPhone, to artificial intelligence chips from Nvidia) are made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Indeed, the advancement of technology itself relies on ever more powerful computing, so it\'s a bit of an understatement to say that TSMC controls a critical choke point in the global economy.\nThis incredible position is what has led many investors to drop some serious coin on TSMC stock. Even Warren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway, noted for its historical aversion to high tech, made a (brief) sizable investment in TSMC in 2022.\nHowever, there are reasons to be wary of investing in this top chipmaker. Perhaps most notably is the threat of China invading Taiwan as it pursues its "One China" policy to reunify the island with mainland China. I\'m not a political commentator, but there\'s constant bluster surrounding this issue that leads many to believe a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is a real possibility within the next decade. Suffice to say that would be disastrous for TSMC -- and the world.\nThis particular geopolitical risk was apparently just one reason Buffett and company quickly reversed course and sold most of their position in TSMC late in 2022.\nFor now, though, let\'s focus on numbers to inform an investment decision.\nAs expected, TSMC reported a slight year-over-year dip in revenue and earnings per share (down 5% and 6%, respectively) during the first quarter of 2023. Some of this was due to lower shipments of silicon wafers (given the slump in chip demand, driven by lower PC and smartphone sales), as well as negative currency exchange rate effects from a strong U.S. dollar.\nBut the real metric many investors were eyeing was TSMC\'s capital expenditures (or capex, spending on property, plant, and equipment) for 2023. Capex plans for 2023 remain unchanged from previous guidance, expected to be in a range of $32 billion to $36 billion, down from $36.7 billion in 2022. This contradicts recent media reports that claimed TSMC was going to slash its capex budget in response to the chip downturn. It also reinforces TSMC\'s confidence that customer demand will pick up pace the second half of this year and into 2024.\nImplications for the chip industry\nA wealth of data can be gleaned from TSMC\'s simple statement that its capex plans remain unchanged despite a nasty looking global economy for 2023.\nFirst, the roadmap for technological advancement isn\'t taking any detours, owing to the fact that computing technology relies so heavily on the latest and greatest chips made by TSMC.\nSecond, chipmakers see so much demand beyond any economic weakness in 2023 that they\'re willing to keep spending heavily to boost their production and manufacturing technology prowess now.\nAnd third, it\'s full steam ahead for the chip manufacturing industry, since TSMC\'s leadership -- and willingness to spend heavily to defend that leadership -- will keep pressure on other leading chip manufacturers like Samsung and Intel to keep spending heavily as well.\nIn other words, TSMC is still the leader in chipmaking, and has the money to sustain that leadership.\nIs TSMC the best chip manufacturing stock to buy now?\nGiven TSMC\'s rosy outlook beyond the present market slump, shares look like a steal at just 13 times trailing 12-month earnings per share, or 25 times free cash flow. But is the stock a buy now?\nThat third point above is why I prefer chip fab equipment stocks over the manufacturers. Companies like TSMC make the chips, but they can only do so thanks to incredibly complex pieces of machinery purchased from chip fab equipment businesses. The five largest in this semiconductor sub-industry are ASML (NASDAQ: ASML), Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), Lam Research, Tokyo Electron, and KLA.\nAccording to industry association SEMI, there\'s a downturn in revenue brewing for these businesses in 2023 as chip manufacturers manage their spend on equipment (a primary driver of that capex for TSMC). However, TSMC\'s capex outlook for 2023 remaining unchanged is great news for ASML, Applied Materials, and others. 2023 might be a bumpy year, but hundreds of billions of dollars worth of new chipmaking equipment will be needed in the near future.\nWhether it\'s TSMC, Samsung, Intel, or someone else, all chip fabs need to place orders with ASML, Applied Materials, and friends. And if a Taiwan invasion worries you, any disruption to the island means chip manufacturing operations will need to be shifted elsewhere (an endeavor that\'s already underway). That means even more new fab equipment will be needed.\nIn other words, chip fab equipment makers are in a position of control when it comes to development of semiconductors. TSMC\'s first-quarter 2023 earnings report didn\'t offer much reason for the stock to command a higher valuation, especially considering geopolitical risks for Taiwan. I remain on hold with TSMC stock. Rather, I believe it gave the green light to buy chip equipment stocks like Applied Materials for this year and beyond, as TSMC will be highly reliant on those suppliers for its future success.\n10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nNicholas Rossolillo and his clients have positions in ASML, Apple, Applied Materials, Berkshire Hathaway, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Apple, Applied Materials, Berkshire Hathaway, Lam Research, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "According to industry association SEMI, there's a downturn in revenue brewing for these businesses in 2023 as chip manufacturers manage their spend on equipment (a primary driver of that capex for TSMC). Rather, I believe it gave the green light to buy chip equipment stocks like Applied Materials for this year and beyond, as TSMC will be highly reliant on those suppliers for its future success. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Apple, Applied Materials, Berkshire Hathaway, Lam Research, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of the world's largest advanced semiconductor manufacturer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), have been back on the wane in recent months. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Apple, Applied Materials, Berkshire Hathaway, Lam Research, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel.", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Will Keep Spending on Equipment, but Is the Stock A Buy Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That looks like a green light for investors in chip fab equipment stocks, as TSMC gears up for lots of new chip demand in the years ahead. Is TSMC the best chip manufacturing stock to buy now? The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Apple, Applied Materials, Berkshire Hathaway, Lam Research, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.', 'news_textrank_summary': "TSMC stock got hot with the rest of the chip stock universe starting in autumn 2022 (as measured by the iShares Semiconductor ETF), but a current downturn in the semiconductor market and a lackluster quarterly earnings report from TSMC has sent the share price back down recently. That looks like a green light for investors in chip fab equipment stocks, as TSMC gears up for lots of new chip demand in the years ahead. And third, it's full steam ahead for the chip manufacturing industry, since TSMC's leadership -- and willingness to spend heavily to defend that leadership -- will keep pressure on other leading chip manufacturers like Samsung and Intel to keep spending heavily as well."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-26', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-company-that-could-be-worth-%241-trillion-by-2033', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'There are only five companies in the $1 trillion market cap club as of this writing, making it one of the most exclusive on the planet. Market cap is something that changes all the time and can drastically shift in a short period. However, most stocks will experience large movement over time as their stock prices move.\nFor a stock to be worth $1 trillion 10 years from now, it will either be a high-growth stock or already be worth several hundred-billion dollars today. One stock in the latter category that seems a likely candidate is financial powerhouse Visa (NYSE: V). It\'s already almost half-way there.\nWhy Visa is a no-brainer for growth\nVisa has developed an almost impenetrable network for credit card processing. Although there are other big names in the business that have carved out their own niche in the industry, notably Mastercard and American Express, it\'s not likely that either of these could displace Visa as the biggest.\nIncidentally, shares of all three of these are owned by Warren Buffett, which says a lot about his opinion of this kind of business. Visa and its peers operate in an industry that has a simple recurring-revenue model and straightforward growth opportunities as well as high profit margins.\nVisa itself has a moat based on its size, bank partnerships, merchant network of more than 80 million businesses, and commitment to innovation.\nIt powers 4.1 billion cards globally and processed more than $14 trillion in trailing-12-month payment volume, making it the largest player in the industry. It was an early adopter, and creator, of digital payments technology, and it sits comfortably both as a blue-chip financial company and a fresh fintech.\nInvestors love Visa because it grows along with the economy. When the economy is in good shape, shoppers spend more, and Visa benefits. That happens most of the time.\nIs Visa facing any challenges?\nThe flip side is that Visa can suffer when the economy worsens. It had wide declines at the beginning of the pandemic despite customer spending on essentials and e-commerce. However, not only has it recovered, it has also continued to post robust performance even as inflation has hurt spending. Revenue increased 11% in its fiscal 2023 second quarter (ended March 31), and earnings per share increased a whopping 20%.\nIt could also face challenges from emerging payments technologies. As services such as Apple\'s Apple Pay rise in usage, there\'s the potential that disruptors could step into Visa\'s territory. This seems very unlikely right now, though, because Visa typically partners with most of the same companies and fuels their technology.\nIn fact, new Chief Executive Officer Ryan McInerney, who took the reins in February, attributed Visa\'s phenomenal second-quarter performance to the "continued focus on our growth levers: consumer payments, new flows, and value-added services." Visa\'s wide moat covers its unbeatable consumer payments systems, and its new technology and partnerships create value-added services that bring in new business.\nThe road to $1 trillion is paved with credit card swipes\nVisa has a market cap of about $475 billion. To reach $1 trillion by 2033, it has to slightly more than double over the next 10 years. Visa stock gained 465% during the past 10 years -- much more than a doubling -- so it\'s not hard to imagine that happening.\nBut let\'s take a more practical look at how that could play out. The stock trades at less than 32 times trailing-12-month earnings, which is a little lower than its 10-year average. Keeping that constant, doubling market cap entails doubling its current net income from $15 billion to $30 billion. Since net income almost tripled over the past 10 years, it\'s not hard to envision it doubling by 2033.\n10 stocks we like better than Visa\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Visa wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 21, 2023\nAmerican Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Jennifer Saibil has positions in American Express. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Mastercard, and Visa. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2025 $370 calls on Mastercard and short January 2025 $380 calls on Mastercard. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Although there are other big names in the business that have carved out their own niche in the industry, notably Mastercard and American Express, it\'s not likely that either of these could displace Visa as the biggest. In fact, new Chief Executive Officer Ryan McInerney, who took the reins in February, attributed Visa\'s phenomenal second-quarter performance to the "continued focus on our growth levers: consumer payments, new flows, and value-added services." Visa\'s wide moat covers its unbeatable consumer payments systems, and its new technology and partnerships create value-added services that bring in new business.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Keeping that constant, doubling market cap entails doubling its current net income from $15 billion to $30 billion. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2025 $370 calls on Mastercard and short January 2025 $380 calls on Mastercard.', 'news_article_title': '1 Company That Could Be Worth $1 Trillion by 2033', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Keeping that constant, doubling market cap entails doubling its current net income from $15 billion to $30 billion. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 21, 2023 American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Mastercard, and Visa.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Why Visa is a no-brainer for growth Visa has developed an almost impenetrable network for credit card processing. 10 stocks we like better than Visa When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 21, 2023 American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/goldman-sachs-is-taking-its-medicine.-thats-good-news-for-shareholders.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'After seeing its consumer banking efforts struggle immensely in recent years, the investment banking powerhouse Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) announced at its investor day in February that it would pull back from its consumer banking ambitions, which it launched in 2016.\nThe unit lost billions in recent years with its high expenses, and many shareholders do not appear to have been on board from the get-go. However, at investor day it was somewhat unclear how long it would take Goldman to wind down its consumer banking efforts considering the current environment.\nBut in its first-quarter earnings report, it is now much more clear that management is taking its medicine and moving to wind down most of the business sooner rather than later. That\'s good news for shareholders. Here\'s why.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nWhat actions did Goldman take in the quarter?\nIn the first quarter, Goldman sold about $1 billion of the $4.5 billion loan portfolio associated with its Marcus digital banking platform. Goldman also designated the rest of the Marcus loans as held for sale and marked the remaining loans to market. Both of these actions resulted in a $470 million loss in Goldman\'s private banking and lending division. However, this loss was mostly offset by Goldman releasing $440 million previously set aside for loan losses in the portfolio.\nGoldman also announced that it has now begun the process of exploring a sale of its point-of-sale lending platform GreenSky, which the firm purchased in 2021 for $2.2 billion.\nAt investor day, executives at Goldman discussed exploring strategic alternatives for GreenSky, but it was unclear how long the process might take. While it\'s still a question of how quickly Goldman can offload GreenSky, I do think it\'s good news to see the company firmly say it is exploring a sale. At investor day, executives spent ample time discussing when they could get GreenSky to break-even profitability, which I think confused some analysts and investors.\nGoldman does, however, seem to be sticking with its deposit and credit card platform businesses. The bank was already the banking partner for the consumer giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and helped the company launch a credit card. More recently, Goldman launched a savings account product for Apple card users that offers an annual percentage yield of 4.15%.\nGoldman\'s CEO David Solomon said that the bank continues to focus on the deposit and credit card platforms, and that management sees "opportunities for us to do other interesting things strategically," but the goal right now is to get the card platform to profitability.\nWhy this is good news for shareholders\nFor one, it makes the strategic direction of the bank clearer, which may help regain the confidence of investors that were never on board with the idea in the first place. While the consumer business was supposed to add durability to the bank\'s earnings, it didn\'t really work out. Now it\'s time for the bank to wash its hands of the business, or at least most of it. The sooner the bank can sell GreenSky the better.\nAdditionally, Goldman supports the platform solutions business with roughly $3.9 billion of average common equity, so selling the loans and GreenSky could free up some significant capital.\nWe know Goldman has spoken about doing accelerated share repurchases, and the bank did buy back $2.5 billion of its own stock in the first quarter. Goldman also wants to continue to grow its dividend, and there may be opportunities to make acquisitions to support asset and wealth management.\nGoldman expects share repurchases to moderate in the current quarter from the first quarter. But management is still focused on accelerating buyback activity, so freeing up capital from the platform business will further support this vision, which of course would be great for shareholders.\n10 stocks we like better than Goldman Sachs Group\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Goldman Sachs Group wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nBram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Goldman Sachs Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The bank was already the banking partner for the consumer giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and helped the company launch a credit card. More recently, Goldman launched a savings account product for Apple card users that offers an annual percentage yield of 4.15%. Why this is good news for shareholders For one, it makes the strategic direction of the bank clearer, which may help regain the confidence of investors that were never on board with the idea in the first place.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The bank was already the banking partner for the consumer giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and helped the company launch a credit card. After seeing its consumer banking efforts struggle immensely in recent years, the investment banking powerhouse Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) announced at its investor day in February that it would pull back from its consumer banking ambitions, which it launched in 2016. At investor day, executives at Goldman discussed exploring strategic alternatives for GreenSky, but it was unclear how long the process might take.', 'news_article_title': "Goldman Sachs Is Taking its Medicine. That's Good News for Shareholders.", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The bank was already the banking partner for the consumer giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and helped the company launch a credit card. In the first quarter, Goldman sold about $1 billion of the $4.5 billion loan portfolio associated with its Marcus digital banking platform. We know Goldman has spoken about doing accelerated share repurchases, and the bank did buy back $2.5 billion of its own stock in the first quarter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The bank was already the banking partner for the consumer giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and helped the company launch a credit card. After seeing its consumer banking efforts struggle immensely in recent years, the investment banking powerhouse Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) announced at its investor day in February that it would pull back from its consumer banking ambitions, which it launched in 2016. Goldman\'s CEO David Solomon said that the bank continues to focus on the deposit and credit card platforms, and that management sees "opportunities for us to do other interesting things strategically," but the goal right now is to get the card platform to profitability.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-foundational-warren-buffett-dividend-stocks-that-are-no-brainer-buys-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has produced outsized gains over the course of its nearly 60-year history. 2022 marked Berkshire\'s best year relative to the stock market since 2007 -- which cast a spotlight on the Oracle of Omaha\'s investing strategies.\nBuffett and his team don\'t try to beat the stock market in a given quarter or year. Rather, they focus on investing in quality businesses that have the industry leadership, management, and business strategy that can be sustained for decades to come. Top Buffett stocks tend to be companies that are very good at making money and navigating challenges, which tend to perform better during a period of slowing economic growth.\nHere\'s why United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are three Buffett stocks worth considering now.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nUPS has the makings of a long-term holding\nDaniel Foelber (UPS): This week, UPS stock suffered its largest single-session drop in over three years after the package delivery company posted weaker-than-expected first-quarter 2023 results and revised its guidance.\nUPS is now forecasting 2023 revenue of just $97 billion, an adjusted operating margin of 12.8%, and dividend payments of $5.4 billion. The forecast would mark an end to UPS\' torrid revenue-growth rate and margin expansion, which included 2022 revenue above $100 billion and an operating margin above 13% -- both 10-year highs.\nUPS Revenue (Annual) data by YCharts.\nDividend payments of $5.4 billion would be an all-time high for UPS and indicates the company values returning capital to shareholders. But a small dividend raise is too thin of a silver lining to combat the storm clouds on the horizon. "Over the first quarter of 2023, the global volume environment deteriorated due to challenging macro conditions and changes in consumer behavior," said UPS in its Q1 2023 earnings press release. "As a result, UPS expects full-year revenue and adjusted operating margin to be at the low end of its previously guided range."\nDespite its short-term challenges, UPS has the makings of a long-term core holding. Buffett and his team have long stressed the importance of a good management team. And UPS has this in spades. CEO Carol Tomé has the qualities that make a great leader. She focuses on the long-term growth drivers of UPS without losing sight of the company\'s present performance. She also owns up to mistakes or challenges and holds her ground on earnings calls.\nProbably Tomé\'s greatest achievement since taking over as CEO in March 2022 has been her focus on growing margins instead of revenue. In practice, that means focusing less on package-delivery volume and more on partnering with a variety of customers that require higher-margin services. UPS makes far more money on international deliveries, healthcare, big business customers, and small and medium-sized business than it does on residential deliveries. Differentiating itself in these categories instead of eking out a slight advantage over competitors on residential deliveries has proven to be the right direction for UPS.\nDespite the stock\'s sell-off, UPS remains a long-term value due to its market position, strong leadership, and 3.7% forward dividend yield.\nApple has multiple growth opportunities\nLee Samaha (Apple): Warren Buffett is known for buying stocks with strong market positions, generating excellent cash flows, and with an opportunity to improve their return on assets. On all three counts, Apple fits the bill, and Buffett agrees because the consumer electronics company is Berkshire Hathaway\'s largest holding, representing around 40% of its holdings.\nApple has a nearly 57% share in the U.S. smartphone market and is also the largest player worldwide with a nearly 28% share of the worldwide smartphone market. It\'s a market position in an industry trending toward consolidation; Samsung and Xiaomi are the only other players with above 10% worldwide market share.\nMeanwhile, Apple does a great job of converting revenue into free cash flow (FCF). Typically, more than a quarter of its revenue drops into FCF. Finally, the smartphone market is increasingly moving toward more value embedded in the services offerings -- another reason the significant players will continue to dominate.\nApple generates almost 20% of its revenue from services, but services are growing faster than product sales and comes with gross profit margins nearly double that of its product revenue.\nAs such, Apple\'s overall revenue could stand still, but provided that services grow faster than product growth, Apple should still improve profitability and return on assets.\nIt all adds up to make the electronics giant a top stock for investors looking to run offense out of Buffett\'s playbook.\nPower your passive income with Chevron\nScott Levine (Chevron): Investing in the stock market can be scary. When volatility emerges, it can quickly rattle investors\' nerves. But experienced investors know that having the resilience to withstand downturns is table stakes for building long-term wealth. Following the lead of successful investors, like Warren Buffett, can help steady the nerves of anxious investors, especially when picking up shares of dividend powerhouses like Chevron, which offers a forward yield of 3.5%.\nAn oil supermajor, Chevron occupies a prominent place -- the stake is valued at about $28.6 billion -- in Warren Buffett\'s portfolio. The Oracle of Omaha first bought Chevron\'s stock in the fourth quarter of 2020, and it now represents about 8.2% of the portfolio.\nBuffett\'s enthusiasm for Chevron\'s stocks is unsurprising as it\'s one of the premier dividend opportunities among energy stocks. The stock has a distinguished history of raising its dividend in each of the past 36 years, and it\'s likely that it will continue to do so in the years to come. Management has articulated a dividend policy that includes raising the dividend over the next five years as long as the price of Brent Crude per barrel -- a benchmark oil price -- averages more than $50.\nValued at about 10.9 times forward earnings, shares of Chevron are currently sitting in the bargain bin considering the stock\'s five-year average forward-earnings multiple is 37.5. Unconvinced that the stock\'s price is attractive right now? Consider its price tag from a cash-flow perspective. Shares are changing hands today at about 6.7 times operating cash flow, representing a discount to their five-year average cash-flow multiple of 9.4.\n10 stocks we like better than United Parcel Service\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and United Parcel Service wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nDaniel Foelber has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Lee Samaha has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Scott Levine has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends United Parcel Service. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Here\'s why United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are three Buffett stocks worth considering now. "Over the first quarter of 2023, the global volume environment deteriorated due to challenging macro conditions and changes in consumer behavior," said UPS in its Q1 2023 earnings press release. Finally, the smartphone market is increasingly moving toward more value embedded in the services offerings -- another reason the significant players will continue to dominate.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Here's why United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are three Buffett stocks worth considering now. Despite the stock's sell-off, UPS remains a long-term value due to its market position, strong leadership, and 3.7% forward dividend yield. Apple has multiple growth opportunities Lee Samaha (Apple): Warren Buffett is known for buying stocks with strong market positions, generating excellent cash flows, and with an opportunity to improve their return on assets.", 'news_article_title': '3 Foundational Warren Buffett Dividend Stocks That Are No-Brainer Buys Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Here's why United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are three Buffett stocks worth considering now. UPS has the makings of a long-term holding Daniel Foelber (UPS): This week, UPS stock suffered its largest single-session drop in over three years after the package delivery company posted weaker-than-expected first-quarter 2023 results and revised its guidance. Apple has multiple growth opportunities Lee Samaha (Apple): Warren Buffett is known for buying stocks with strong market positions, generating excellent cash flows, and with an opportunity to improve their return on assets.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Here's why United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are three Buffett stocks worth considering now. UPS has the makings of a long-term holding Daniel Foelber (UPS): This week, UPS stock suffered its largest single-session drop in over three years after the package delivery company posted weaker-than-expected first-quarter 2023 results and revised its guidance. Apple has multiple growth opportunities Lee Samaha (Apple): Warren Buffett is known for buying stocks with strong market positions, generating excellent cash flows, and with an opportunity to improve their return on assets."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/got-%241000-5-buffett-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-forever-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Berkshire Hathaway\'s (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) track record of success in the investing world is virtually unparalleled. Since CEO Warren Buffett purchased a controlling stake in the company and became its leader in 1965, the investment conglomerate\'s share price has risen more than 2,768,000%. That means that if you owned and held a $1,000 equity position when the Oracle of Omaha bought the company, it would now be worth roughly $27.7 million.\nBerkshire\'s current size and risk-averse approach to investing mean it\'s unlikely that the investment conglomerate will manage to match that outsized performance going forward for new investors with $1,000 available to put toward stock purchases. Still, Berkshire continues to grow at a healthy rate and it does happen to own shares in some forward-looking technology companies that could deliver big returns for long-term investors.\nIf you\'ve got $1,000 available that you don\'t need to pay bills, bolster an emergency fund, or reduce short-term debts, you might want to put it toward the purchase of some Berkshire-backed stocks that actually could take your portfolio to the next level. Read on for a look at five Berkshire holdings that have the potential to crush the market.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Apple\nIf you want to know what Buffett\'s favorite stock is, you don\'t have to read tea leaves or check horoscopes and planetary alignments. Berkshire\'s quarterly 13F portfolio disclosure filings show the obvious answer. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is the investment conglomerate\'s largest holding, by far, and accounts for nearly 44% of its total stock holdings.\nSpeaking on the company\'s incredible brand strength and customer loyalty, Buffett recently said, "If you\'re an Apple user and somebody offers you $10,000, but the only proviso is they\'ll take away your iPhone and you\'ll never be able to buy another, you\'re not going to take it." Apple\'s dominance in the mobile hardware space has made it one of the world\'s most profitable companies, and it doesn\'t look like the tech titan is in any danger of losing its industry-leading position anytime soon.\nWhile Apple\'s strengths have helped it hold up better than most other tech stocks, shares are still down roughly 9% from their high. Thanks to the company\'s mobile empire, an impressive software and services ecosystem, and untapped growth opportunities in categories including augmented reality and smart cars, the tech leader has clear avenues to continue beating the market.\n2. Amazon\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) spearheaded the growth of the e-commerce and cloud infrastructure services, and there\'s a very good chance that it will continue to be one of this century\'s strongest and most influential companies. While the tech giant\'s core e-commerce and cloud businesses have faced some macroeconomic headwinds over the last year, Amazon retains leadership positions in both categories, and these two business pillars still look poised for big growth over the long term.\nBeyond e-commerce and cloud infrastructure services, Amazon also has massive growth opportunities in other categories. The company has already used advantages created by its online retail platform and data expertise to build the U.S.\'s third-largest digital advertising business, and it has plenty of untapped expansion potential in the ads market. Amazon\'s recently announced Bedrock artificial intelligence (AI) service for building and scaling applications could also be a game changer, and it\'s likely that AI technologies will spur a wide range of improvements across various aspects of the overall business.\nWith its incredible breadth of competitive advantages and vast long-term growth potential still ahead, Amazon looks like a smart buy for long-term investors.\n3. StoneCo\nStoneCo (NASDAQ: STNE) is a Brazil-based fintech company that provides small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with payment processing services. It\'s also been a provider of loans for SMBs, but this part of the business has struggled due to challenges related to the coronavirus pandemic and a reliance on data that proved to be insufficient for assessing whether businesses were creditworthy.\nStoneCo still carries roughly $79 million in bad debt in its loan portfolio, but the company still managed to grow sales by roughly 99% last year, and non-GAAP (adjusted) net income soared 520% in the period. Yet, despite the business growing at an impressive clip and being on track to cover the remaining debt in its portfolio, the company\'s share price remains down roughly 87.5% from its high.\nSTNE PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts\nWith the business growing rapidly, StoneCo looks cheaply valued trading at roughly 19 times this year\'s expected earnings and 1.6 times expected sales.\n4. Nu\nLike StoneCo, Nu (NYSE: NU) is a fintech company based in Brazil. The company provides digital banking services and also operates in Mexico and Columbia, and it\'s been growing at a rapid pace.\nThe company closed out last year with 74.6 million total customers, up 38.6% year over year, and sales and earnings have soared thanks to new customer additions and higher levels of engagement from those already using its services. Nu\'s sales surged 128% year over year in the fourth quarter, and net income surged to $113.8 million from $3.2 million in the prior-year period.\nDue to macroeconomic pressures, the company\'s share price trades down roughly 58.5% from its high, and investors have an opportunity to buy the stock at levels that leave room for big upside. Nu is on track to benefit from exploding demand for digital banking services in Latin America, and it could deliver market-crushing returns for long-term shareholders.\n5. Snowflake\nSnowflake (NYSE: SNOW) is a leading provider of data warehousing and analytics tools. The company\'s Data Cloud platform makes it possible for businesses to combine and analyze information that comes from distinct cloud infrastructure services.\nAccording to a survey conducted by S&P Global Intelligence, 98% of enterprise respondents said they either intended to use or were already using cloud infrastructure services from two different providers. Some 31% of respondents in the survey were already using four or more cloud infrastructure providers. The business world is already heavily dependent on multi-cloud setups, and Snowflake is positioned to play a key role in fostering the evolution of analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and a wide range of other technologies and services.\nTrading down 65% from its high, this Berkshire portfolio component looks like a worthwhile buy for growth-oriented investors.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Keith Noonan has positions in StoneCo. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Snowflake, and StoneCo. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is the investment conglomerate's largest holding, by far, and accounts for nearly 44% of its total stock holdings. Thanks to the company's mobile empire, an impressive software and services ecosystem, and untapped growth opportunities in categories including augmented reality and smart cars, the tech leader has clear avenues to continue beating the market. The company has already used advantages created by its online retail platform and data expertise to build the U.S.'s third-largest digital advertising business, and it has plenty of untapped expansion potential in the ads market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is the investment conglomerate's largest holding, by far, and accounts for nearly 44% of its total stock holdings. StoneCo still carries roughly $79 million in bad debt in its loan portfolio, but the company still managed to grow sales by roughly 99% last year, and non-GAAP (adjusted) net income soared 520% in the period. STNE PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts With the business growing rapidly, StoneCo looks cheaply valued trading at roughly 19 times this year's expected earnings and 1.6 times expected sales.", 'news_article_title': 'Got $1,000? 5 Buffett Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is the investment conglomerate's largest holding, by far, and accounts for nearly 44% of its total stock holdings. Beyond e-commerce and cloud infrastructure services, Amazon also has massive growth opportunities in other categories. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is the investment conglomerate's largest holding, by far, and accounts for nearly 44% of its total stock holdings. Amazon Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) spearheaded the growth of the e-commerce and cloud infrastructure services, and there's a very good chance that it will continue to be one of this century's strongest and most influential companies. StoneCo still carries roughly $79 million in bad debt in its loan portfolio, but the company still managed to grow sales by roughly 99% last year, and non-GAAP (adjusted) net income soared 520% in the period."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tmf-qgrw%3A-big-etf-inflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the DIREXION DAILY 20-YR TREASURY BULL 3X Shares, which added 17,000,000 units, or a 10.2% increase week over week.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund, which added 100,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units. Among the largest underlying components of QGRW, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1.5%, and Microsoft is higher by about 2.1%.\nVIDEO: TMF, QGRW: Big ETF Inflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund, which added 100,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units. Among the largest underlying components of QGRW, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1.5%, and Microsoft is higher by about 2.1%. VIDEO: TMF, QGRW: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the DIREXION DAILY 20-YR TREASURY BULL 3X Shares, which added 17,000,000 units, or a 10.2% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund, which added 100,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: TMF, QGRW: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'TMF, QGRW: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the DIREXION DAILY 20-YR TREASURY BULL 3X Shares, which added 17,000,000 units, or a 10.2% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund, which added 100,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units. Among the largest underlying components of QGRW, in morning trading today Apple is up about 1.5%, and Microsoft is higher by about 2.1%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the DIREXION DAILY 20-YR TREASURY BULL 3X Shares, which added 17,000,000 units, or a 10.2% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund, which added 100,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: TMF, QGRW: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysts-estimate-apple-aapl-to-report-a-decline-in-earnings%3A-what-to-look-out-for', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The market expects Apple (AAPL) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended March 2023. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful factor that might influence its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates.\nThe stock might move higher if these key numbers top expectations in the upcoming earnings report, which is expected to be released on May 4. On the other hand, if they miss, the stock may move lower.\nWhile the sustainability of the immediate price change and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's discussion of business conditions on theearnings call it's worth handicapping the probability of a positive EPS surprise.\nZacks Consensus Estimate\nThis maker of iPhones, iPads and other products is expected to post quarterly earnings of $1.44 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -5.3%.\nRevenues are expected to be $93.32 billion, down 4.1% from the year-ago quarter.\nEstimate Revisions Trend\nThe consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 1.94% lower over the last 30 days to the current level. This is essentially a reflection of how the covering analysts have collectively reassessed their initial estimates over this period.\nInvestors should keep in mind that the direction of estimate revisions by each of the covering analysts may not always get reflected in the aggregate change.\nEarnings Whisper\nEstimate revisions ahead of a company's earnings release offer clues to the business conditions for the period whose results are coming out. This insight is at the core of our proprietary surprise prediction model -- the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction).\nThe Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a more recent version of the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier.\nThus, a positive or negative Earnings ESP reading theoretically indicates the likely deviation of the actual earnings from the consensus estimate. However, the model's predictive power is significant for positive ESP readings only.\nA positive Earnings ESP is a strong predictor of an earnings beat, particularly when combined with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold). Our research shows that stocks with this combination produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time, and a solid Zacks Rank actually increases the predictive power of Earnings ESP.\nPlease note that a negative Earnings ESP reading is not indicative of an earnings miss. Our research shows that it is difficult to predict an earnings beat with any degree of confidence for stocks with negative Earnings ESP readings and/or Zacks Rank of 4 (Sell) or 5 (Strong Sell).\nHow Have the Numbers Shaped Up for Apple?\nFor Apple, the Most Accurate Estimate is lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate, suggesting that analysts have recently become bearish on the company's earnings prospects. This has resulted in an Earnings ESP of -0.29%.\nOn the other hand, the stock currently carries a Zacks Rank of #3.\nSo, this combination makes it difficult to conclusively predict that Apple will beat the consensus EPS estimate.\nDoes Earnings Surprise History Hold Any Clue?\nWhile calculating estimates for a company's future earnings, analysts often consider to what extent it has been able to match past consensus estimates. So, it's worth taking a look at the surprise history for gauging its influence on the upcoming number.\nFor the last reported quarter, it was expected that Apple would post earnings of $1.93 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.88, delivering a surprise of -2.59%.\nOver the last four quarters, the company has beaten consensus EPS estimates three times.\nBottom Line\nAn earnings beat or miss may not be the sole basis for a stock moving higher or lower. Many stocks end up losing ground despite an earnings beat due to other factors that disappoint investors. Similarly, unforeseen catalysts help a number of stocks gain despite an earnings miss.\nThat said, betting on stocks that are expected to beat earnings expectations does increase the odds of success. This is why it's worth checking a company's Earnings ESP and Zacks Rank ahead of its quarterly release. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported.\nApple doesn't appear a compelling earnings-beat candidate. However, investors should pay attention to other factors too for betting on this stock or staying away from it ahead of its earnings release.\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\nTop 5 ChatGPT Stocks Revealed\nZacks Senior Stock Strategist, Kevin Cook names 5 hand-picked stocks with sky-high growth potential in a brilliant sector of Artificial Intelligence. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\nToday you can invest in the wave of the future, an automation that answers follow-up questions … admits mistakes … challenges incorrect premises … rejects inappropriate requests. As one of the selected companies puts it, “Automation frees people from the mundane so they can accomplish the miraculous.”\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The market expects Apple (AAPL) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended March 2023. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful factor that might influence its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The market expects Apple (AAPL) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended March 2023. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This insight is at the core of our proprietary surprise prediction model -- the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction).', 'news_article_title': 'Analysts Estimate Apple (AAPL) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The market expects Apple (AAPL) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended March 2023. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The stock might move higher if these key numbers top expectations in the upcoming earnings report, which is expected to be released on May 4.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The market expects Apple (AAPL) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended March 2023. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a more recent version of the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 165.19000244140625, 'high': 168.55999755859375, 'open': 165.19000244140625, 'close': 168.41000366210938, 'ema_50': 158.55670360354083, 'rsi_14': 58.54993445606887, 'target': 169.67999267578125, 'volume': 64902300.0, 'ema_200': 151.82734814309035, 'adj_close': 167.72962951660156, 'rsi_lag_1': 50.0, 'rsi_lag_2': 45.359278359542564, 'rsi_lag_3': 47.791806458755524, 'rsi_lag_4': 50.30032633042846, 'rsi_lag_5': 60.26805507772925, 'macd_lag_1': 2.211950339018216, 'macd_lag_2': 2.4598377948657912, 'macd_lag_3': 2.7394336944495024, 'macd_lag_4': 2.8976173102148266, 'macd_lag_5': 3.0889333521544415, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.3634700103387445, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.6776400438151913}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 16.719999313354492, 'Date': '2023-04-27', 'High': 18.43000030517578, 'Open': 18.43000030517578, 'Close': 17.030000686645508, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-27', 'Adj Close': 17.030000686645508}, {'Low': 1.0994206666946411, 'Date': '2023-04-27', 'High': 1.1065618991851809, 'Open': 1.1047282218933103, 'Close': 1.1047282218933103, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-27', 'Adj Close': 1.1047282218933103}, {'Low': 1.243873953819275, 'Date': '2023-04-27', 'High': 1.2493752241134644, 'Open': 1.2471472024917605, 'Close': 1.2471472024917605, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-27', 'Adj Close': 1.2471472024917605}, {'Low': 6.910200119018555, 'Date': '2023-04-27', 'High': 6.931600093841553, 'Open': 6.92579984664917, 'Close': 6.92579984664917, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-27', 'Adj Close': 6.92579984664917}, {'Low': 74.02999877929688, 'Date': '2023-04-27', 'High': 75.27999877929688, 'Open': 74.37999725341797, 'Close': 74.76000213623047, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 345880, 'date_str': '2023-04-27', 'Adj Close': 74.76000213623047}, {'Low': 0.6596088409423828, 'Date': '2023-04-27', 'High': 0.6635000109672546, 'Open': 0.6608380675315857, 'Close': 0.6608380675315857, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-27', 'Adj Close': 0.6608380675315857}, {'Low': 3.447000026702881, 'Date': '2023-04-27', 'High': 3.532000064849853, 'Open': 3.4489998817443848, 'Close': 3.5280001163482666, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-27', 'Adj Close': 3.5280001163482666}, {'Low': 133.2949981689453, 'Date': '2023-04-27', 'High': 134.1820068359375, 'Open': 133.46499633789062, 'Close': 133.46499633789062, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-27', 'Adj Close': 133.46499633789062}, {'Low': 101.27999877929688, 'Date': '2023-04-27', 'High': 101.8000030517578, 'Open': 101.4000015258789, 'Close': 101.5, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-27', 'Adj Close': 101.5}, {'Low': 1979.9000244140625, 'Date': '2023-04-27', 'High': 2002.300048828125, 'Open': 1990.5999755859373, 'Close': 1989.9000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 355, 'date_str': '2023-04-27', 'Adj Close': 1989.9000244140625}]}
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{'date': '2023-04-28', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.032, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155484.0, 'fred_ppi': 256.908, 'fred_retail_sales': 683698.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -72756.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.4, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 63.7, 'fred_industrial_production': 103.2241, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/vettafi-voices-on%3A-smart-beta-and-equal-weight-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'This week, the VettaFi Voices gather around the water cooler and talk smart beta and equal weight ETFs. With the Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (RSP) recently seeing its 20th birthday, how can investors use smart beta ETFs to their advantage? What is their outlook for the rest of the year, and what types of equal weight ETFs are available? \nTodd Rosenbluth, head of ETF research: I raised a glass to RSP turning 20 earlier in the week and talked about how the "buy low and sell high" approach to investing is the ideal scenario for many advisors. An equally weighted approach makes sense for those who don\'t have a perfect crystal ball about what large-cap stocks will lead the market higher in any given year. But RSP was also the first smart beta ETF, a phrase few people like until they realize that is really how active management has worked for decades in a lower-cost, index-based approach. We have ETFs that are constructed based on quality, like the iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) and the Invesco S&P 500® Quality ETF (SPHQ); valuation like the Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (QVAL) and the Invesco S&P 500® Pure Value ETF (RPV); and momentum like the JPMorgan U.S. Momentum Factor ETF (JMOM) and the First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV) based on the origination of RSP.\nNow, of course, equally weighting does not always work, as our VettaFi colleagues covered this week. Mega-caps have been leading the market with Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta (META), etc., bouncing back in a return to large-cap growth companies as the darlings of the market. But who knows if this can continue and, if not, if more moderately sized companies like CBOE Global Markets, Eli Lilly (LLY), and McCormick (MKC), which were recent top 10 positions (at 0.23% of assets or higher) for RSP can lead the market.\nDave Nadig, financial futurist: So, RSP was an absolutely incredible tool for a decade. From the March 9, 2009 equity bottom following the global financial crisis, we used to talk about it being an ABMC market -- Anything But Market Cap. Right up until the pandemic sell-off, RSP was a long-term winner:\nRosenbluth: Great use of the newly acquired LOGICLY data, Dave.\nJeremie Capron, director of research of ROBO Global Indexes, a VettaFi business: We use a modified equal weighting to expose best-in-class robotics and automation. We see many benefits, including a fair representation of small- and mid-cap companies, which often deliver superior growth and takeover opportunities compared with large caps.\nAvoiding concentration risk is an important part of our methodology. We believe the power of periodic rebalancing in terms of managing risk and taking advantage of short-term stock fluctuations.\nNadig: RSP\'s very existence was a big part of why this conversation was even possible. I remember countless discussions with advisors where they were literally just trying to understand why they would want to own the "momentum" effects of the market-cap weighting methodology. But that story really reversed at the beginning of the pandemic:\nSo how should investors think about Smart Beta -- using RSP as perhaps the simplest of the ABMC theme? Regimes. No smart beta product will outperform in every market environment (and if someone sells you one claiming absolute all-weather outperformance, I\'ve got a bridge to sell you). The regime of the pandemic has been narrow markets, where well-capitalized dominant brands could capitalize on pandemic-related opportunities, and smaller firms were at least seen as struggling.\nIf you believed we were in a "rising tides" market, where news begets volatility and earnings beget investment, then equal weighting can make a lot of sense.\nRight now, what\'s fascinating to me is how funds like QUAL are outperforming (and indeed, they are this year). It comes down almost exclusively to a handful of stock selections: owning more META has been the key driver in most successful strategies this year.\nRosenbluth: I do not need a bridge right now, Dave, but it\'s lunchtime for me in NY, so I\'ll happily buy something sweet for dessert if you are selling. Anyway, QUAL is a good example of the fact that not all smart beta ETFs are the same. META is about 4% of the fund assets based on LOGICLY data, so when it is working out, it is a big boost, but more moderately sized companies like Estee Lauder (EL) are much smaller weightings. As you know, equal weight, or using the size factor, differs from the quality factor.\nWe also see equal weighting often used with thematic and industry ETFs. The Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF (ROBO), which now tracks an index part of the VettaFi family, and iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF (IRBO) take such an approach, while one of their peers, the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ) has position sizes as large as 10%. Meanwhile, biotech ETF XBI, the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI), is equally weighted, but peer the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) has a market cap-driven approach.\nFor those that like the approach to equal-weighting ETFs like the Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares ETF (QQQE) and the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) might be worth considering. They have a different approach, or focus on a different benchmark, than RSP but the concept is the same. Diversification is queen in the ETF world.\nRoxanna Islam, associate director of research: To expand on what Todd said about thematic and industry ETFs, market-cap weighting is also very common in thematic ETFs, but sometimes I have mixed feelings. It can be good when you\'re trying to represent the theme by its largest constituents and diversify away the risk from new entrants (which may be volatile or even short-lived companies). But for many themes, there just aren\'t many pure-play companies, so they look similar with large weights toward META, AAPL, Google (GOOGL), etc.\nAnd on the other hand, your thematic exposure could be intended as a high-risk/high-reward allocation, which means equal weight would be useful in spreading that exposure out to small caps. So there\'s not really a correct answer, but it\'s definitely something to consider when you\'re looking at these ETFs.\nFor sector ETFs, it\'s a similar story. Many may not be aware that a market-cap-weighted sector communications ETF like the Communications Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC) currently has almost half its weight (47.1%) in Meta and Alphabet. Some investors might want that, but some investors might think that\'s too much. I always talk about how it\'s important to know what\'s in your ETF -- and that\'s not just what holdings it has but also what weight they carry.\nRosenbluth: Agree on sector ETFs. Some sectors, like communication services and technology, are much more concentrated than others, like industrial and utilities, where there is less benefit from an equal-weighted approach. So taking an equally weighted approach does not make sense across the board.\nCircling back to RSP, the launch 20 years ago was a key milestone for the ETF industry because it took index investing out of the market-cap-only world and set the stage for so many alternatively weighted strategies.\nCharts provided by LOGICLY, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of VettaFi.\nVettaFi LLC (“VettaFi”) is the index provider for ROBO, for which it receives an index licensing fee. However, ROBO is not issued, sponsored, endorsed or sold by VettaFi, and VettaFi has no obligation or liability in connection with the issuance, administration, marketing or trading of ROBO.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Portfolio Strategies Channel. \nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Mega-caps have been leading the market with Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta (META), etc., bouncing back in a return to large-cap growth companies as the darlings of the market. But for many themes, there just aren\'t many pure-play companies, so they look similar with large weights toward META, AAPL, Google (GOOGL), etc. Todd Rosenbluth, head of ETF research: I raised a glass to RSP turning 20 earlier in the week and talked about how the "buy low and sell high" approach to investing is the ideal scenario for many advisors.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Mega-caps have been leading the market with Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta (META), etc., bouncing back in a return to large-cap growth companies as the darlings of the market. But for many themes, there just aren't many pure-play companies, so they look similar with large weights toward META, AAPL, Google (GOOGL), etc. The Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF (ROBO), which now tracks an index part of the VettaFi family, and iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF (IRBO) take such an approach, while one of their peers, the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ) has position sizes as large as 10%.", 'news_article_title': 'VettaFi Voices On: Smart Beta and Equal-Weight ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Mega-caps have been leading the market with Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta (META), etc., bouncing back in a return to large-cap growth companies as the darlings of the market. But for many themes, there just aren't many pure-play companies, so they look similar with large weights toward META, AAPL, Google (GOOGL), etc. With the Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (RSP) recently seeing its 20th birthday, how can investors use smart beta ETFs to their advantage?", 'news_textrank_summary': "Mega-caps have been leading the market with Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta (META), etc., bouncing back in a return to large-cap growth companies as the darlings of the market. But for many themes, there just aren't many pure-play companies, so they look similar with large weights toward META, AAPL, Google (GOOGL), etc. We have ETFs that are constructed based on quality, like the iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) and the Invesco S&P 500® Quality ETF (SPHQ); valuation like the Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (QVAL) and the Invesco S&P 500® Pure Value ETF (RPV); and momentum like the JPMorgan U.S."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-climbs-as-strong-earnings-offset-slowdown-worries-fed-meeting-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\nApril 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes advanced on Friday after strong earnings updates from Exxon and Intel offset worries over Amazon\'s slowdown warning, while economic data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates next week.\nExxon Mobil Corp XOM.N shares rose to all-time high as the oil company reported a record first-quarter profit on rising oil and gas output, also boosting the S&P energy index .SPNY.\nChipmaker Intel Corp INTC.O gained after it said gross margins will improve in the second half.\nYet Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell despite better-than-expected quarterly results, as it signaled its cloud computing business growth would slow further. Its performance weighed on the consumer discretionary index .SPLRCD.\n"Markets are building on yesterday\'s gains a little bit. This week\'s earnings overall were better than people expected. There was a lot of pessimism going in but the past week has brought home the fact that it\'s not turning into a bad earnings season at all," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia.\nHe suggested investors may still be cautious ahead of Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O results due next week and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and the U.S. jobs report for April.\nJohn Praveen, co-CIO at Paleo Leon Inc in Princeton, NJ said Friday\'s economic data solidified expectations ahead of next week\'s Fed meeting and eased fears about a sharp slowdown.\nOther data showed first-quarter U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected, while plunging consumer confidence in April heightened fears of a recession.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPXregistered a second consecutive monthly gain. It was helped by better-than-expected earnings from megacap companies including Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O.\nAnalysts now expect first-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 1.9% from a year ago compared with a 5.1% fall expected at the start of April, according to Refinitiv data.\nThe Fed issued a detailed and scathing assessment of its failure to identify problems and push for fixes at Silicon Valley Bank before the U.S. lender\'s collapse, and promised tougher supervision and stricter rules for banks.\nWhile the broader banking sector saw some gains on Friday, shares in beleaguered regional lender First Republic Bank FRC.N tumbled after a report it was likely headed for receivership under the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.\nSnapchat-owner Snap IncSNAP.N dived after it warned next quarter\'s results could miss Wall Street targets, while Pinterest IncPINS.N shares sank after the image-sharing platform forecast second-quarter revenue growth below estimates.\nCloudflare Inc NET.Ntumbled on a downbeat revenue forecast from the cloud services provider, while Colgate-Palmolive Co CL.N climbed after lifting its annual organic sales forecast betting on consistent price hikes.\n(Reporting by Sinéad Carew in New York, Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; additional reporting by Johann M Cherian Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; +13322191897))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "He suggested investors may still be cautious ahead of Apple Inc's AAPL.O results due next week and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and the U.S. jobs report for April. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes advanced on Friday after strong earnings updates from Exxon and Intel offset worries over Amazon's slowdown warning, while economic data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates next week. John Praveen, co-CIO at Paleo Leon Inc in Princeton, NJ said Friday's economic data solidified expectations ahead of next week's Fed meeting and eased fears about a sharp slowdown.", 'news_luhn_summary': "He suggested investors may still be cautious ahead of Apple Inc's AAPL.O results due next week and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and the U.S. jobs report for April. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes advanced on Friday after strong earnings updates from Exxon and Intel offset worries over Amazon's slowdown warning, while economic data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates next week. John Praveen, co-CIO at Paleo Leon Inc in Princeton, NJ said Friday's economic data solidified expectations ahead of next week's Fed meeting and eased fears about a sharp slowdown.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St climbs as strong earnings offset slowdown worries, Fed meeting in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': "He suggested investors may still be cautious ahead of Apple Inc's AAPL.O results due next week and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and the U.S. jobs report for April. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes advanced on Friday after strong earnings updates from Exxon and Intel offset worries over Amazon's slowdown warning, while economic data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates next week. John Praveen, co-CIO at Paleo Leon Inc in Princeton, NJ said Friday's economic data solidified expectations ahead of next week's Fed meeting and eased fears about a sharp slowdown.", 'news_textrank_summary': "He suggested investors may still be cautious ahead of Apple Inc's AAPL.O results due next week and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and the U.S. jobs report for April. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes advanced on Friday after strong earnings updates from Exxon and Intel offset worries over Amazon's slowdown warning, while economic data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates next week. Analysts now expect first-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 1.9% from a year ago compared with a 5.1% fall expected at the start of April, according to Refinitiv data."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/breaking-down-big-tech-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The market’s contrasting reactions to Q1 results from four of the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ – Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Meta META & Microsoft MSFT – provides us a window into what market participants see as essential for these stocks to maintain their recent price momentum. Apple AAPL will report Q1 results on Thursday, May 4th.\nAll of these stocks have been standout performers in 2023, as you can see in the chart below that illustrates their year-to-date performance relative to the S&P 500 index (red line at the bottom, up +8.3%).\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAs you can see in this chart, Meta Platforms’ shares were in a league of their own regarding stock market performance, which got a further boost following the Q1 results. The magnitude of the positive reaction to Microsoft’s results wasn’t nearly as strong as it was for Meta, but it was nevertheless very favorable. Amazon and Alphabet shares lost ground following their quarterly releases, although they both exceeded estimates.\nThe key differentiator among Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet are trends in their respective cloud businesses and the perceived headway that each of them is making on the artificial intelligence (AI) front.\nThe market likes what it is seeing and hearing from Microsoft on both of these fronts and appears somewhat unconvinced of Alphabet and Amazon’s AI efforts. We all know that cloud spending is coming down, but Microsoft is not only seen as gaining share at the expense of Amazon Web Services but is also perceived as getting a growth boost from its AI capabilities.\nLooking at the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ as a whole, combining estimates for Apple with actual results from the others that have reported already, total Q1 earnings for the group are expected to be down -2.5% on +3.8% higher revenues. This is significantly better than the -11.2% decline in earnings on +1.9% higher revenues expected just a week back ahead of these results.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nA better-than-expected showing from Apple this week, which is expected to bring in -9.1% lower earnings in Q1 on -4.1% lower revenues, could potentially push the group’s growth rate into positive territory.\nThe chart above shows that the group’s growth picture is expected to improve, even though it will be a few more quarters before some of the macroeconomic uncertainties are lifted.\nThe chart below shows the group’s earnings and revenue growth picture on an annual basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nWith top-line growth hard to come by due to macro factors, the group has responded to the market’s persistent worries about cost controls by announcing payroll reductions. There is a general feeling in the market that all of them could do more on that front, but their steps are nevertheless helping stabilize their margins picture.\nNet margins for the group were down -458 basis points in 2022 but are expected to modestly nudge higher in 2023 and improve further in 2024. That said, current net margins embedded in consensus estimates for the next two years remain below the 2021 level. That said, the 2023 net margin estimate of 18% for the group is above the pre-Covid 2019 level of 17.6%.\nBeyond the big 5 Tech players, total Q1 earnings for the Technology sector as a whole are expected to be down -13.2% from the same period last year on -3.6% lower revenues.\nThe chart below shows the sector’s Q1 earnings and revenue growth expectations in the context of where growth has been in recent quarters and what is expected in the coming four periods.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThis big-picture view of the ‘Big 5’ players and the sector as a whole highlight the earnings growth challenge at present. But as you can see below, the Tech space is expected to resume its growth-engine status from next year onwards.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nQ1 Earnings Season Scorecard\nIncluding all the quarterly reports released through Friday, April 28th, we now have Q1 earnings from 267 S&P 500 members, or 53.4% of the index’s total membership. Total earnings for these companies are down -2.4% from the same period last year on +4.1% higher revenues, with 77.2% beating EPS estimates and 73% beating revenue estimates. The proportion of these companies beating both EPS and revenue estimates is 59.9%.\nRegular readers of our earnings commentary know that we have been referring to the overall picture emerging from the Q1 earnings season as good enough; not great, but not bad either. With results from more than half of the S&P 500 members already out, we can confidently say that corporate earnings aren’t headed towards the ‘cliff’ that market bears were warning us of.\nThe way we see it, the ‘better-than-feared’ view of the Q1 earnings season at this stage may be a bit unfair, given how resilient corporate profitability has turned out to be. But the view isn’t entirely off the mark either.\nWe have a super busy reporting docket this week, with almost 1150 companies reporting Q1 results, including 159 S&P 500 members. In addition to the aforementioned earnings release from Apple, this week’s docket has representation from every sector of the economy.\nBelow, we compare the Q1 results thus far from what we have seen from this same group of 90 index members in other recent periods.\nThe first set of charts compares the earnings and revenue growth rates for the 90 index members that have reported with what we had seen from the group in other recent quarters.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe comparison charts below put the Q1 EPS and revenue beats percentages in a historical context.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe Earnings Big Picture\nTo get a sense of what is currently expected, take a look at the chart below that shows current earnings and revenue growth expectations for the S&P 500 index for 2023 Q1 and the following three quarters.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAs you can see here, 2023 Q1 earnings are expected to be down -5.7% on +2.8% higher revenues. This would follow the -5.4% earnings decline in the preceding period (2022 Q4) on +5.9% higher revenues.\nEmbedded in these 2023 Q1 earnings and revenue growth projections is the expectation of continued margin pressures, a recurring theme in recent quarters. The chart below shows the year-over-year change in net income margins for the S&P 500 index.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nActual results are proving a lot better on the margins front relative to what was expected ahead of the releases.\nEstimates for Q1 came down as the quarter got underway, in line with the trend that had been in place since the start of 2022. That said, the magnitude of negative revisions to Q1 estimates was smaller relative to what we had seen in the preceding two periods.\nEstimates for full-year 2023 have also been coming down as well, as we have been pointing out consistently in these pages.\nThe chart below shows the earnings and revenue growth picture on an annual basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFor a detailed look at the overall earnings picture, including expectations for the coming periods, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report >>>>2023 Q1 Earnings: Good Enough, but not Great \nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL will report Q1 results on Thursday, May 4th. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research As you can see in this chart, Meta Platforms’ shares were in a league of their own regarding stock market performance, which got a further boost following the Q1 results.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL will report Q1 results on Thursday, May 4th. The market’s contrasting reactions to Q1 results from four of the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ – Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Meta META & Microsoft MSFT – provides us a window into what market participants see as essential for these stocks to maintain their recent price momentum.', 'news_article_title': 'Breaking Down Big Tech Earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL will report Q1 results on Thursday, May 4th. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research As you can see in this chart, Meta Platforms’ shares were in a league of their own regarding stock market performance, which got a further boost following the Q1 results.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL will report Q1 results on Thursday, May 4th. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The Earnings Big Picture To get a sense of what is currently expected, take a look at the chart below that shows current earnings and revenue growth expectations for the S&P 500 index for 2023 Q1 and the following three quarters.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-climbs-as-strong-earnings-offset-slowdown-worries-fed-meeting-in-focus-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nAmazon falls ~4% after signaling slower AWS growth\nExxon adds >1% on record first-quarter profit\nIntel gains 4% on upbeat view on margins\nU.S. consumer spending flat in March\nIndexes up: Dow 0.8%, S&P 0.83%, Nasdaq 0.69%\nAdds official closing prices, volume and other details\nBy Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas\nApril 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes advanced on Friday after strong earnings updates from Exxon and Intel offset worries over Amazon\'s slowdown warning, while economic data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates next week.\nExxon Mobil Corp XOM.N shares finished up 1.3% after hitting an all-time high as the oil company reported a record first-quarter profit on rising oil and gas output, also boosting the S&P energy index .SPNY 1.5%.\nChipmaker Intel Corp INTC.O gained 4% after it said gross margins will improve in the second half.\nYet Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O fell 4% in its biggest one-day loss since early February despite better-than-expected quarterly results, as it signaled its cloud computing business growth would slow further. It weighed on the consumer discretionary index .SPLRCD, which finished down 0.04%.\nAfter the market close, First Republic Bank FRC.N tumbled 49% to $1.77 after reports the regional lender was headed for receivership. That was after the bank\'s 43% decline in the regular trading session.\n"This week\'s earnings overall were better than people expected. There was a lot of pessimism going in but the past week has brought home the fact that it\'s not turning into a bad earnings season at all," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia.\nHe said that investors may still be cautious ahead of Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O results due next week and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and the U.S. jobs report for April.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 272 points, or 0.8%, to 34,098.16, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 34.13 points, or 0.83%, to 4,169.48 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 84.35 points, or 0.69%, to 12,226.58.\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, otherwise known as "Wall Street\'s fear gauge", closed down 1.25 points at 15.78, which was its lowest close since Nov. 2021.\nFor the month the S&P rose 1.5% while the Dow added 2.5% and the Nasdaq was barely higher. For the week the S&P rose 0.9% in line with the Dow\'s weekly gain and the Nasdaq rose 1.3%.\nAmong the S&P 500\'s 11 industry sectors the biggest gainer was energy .SPNY while the biggest decliner was Utilities .SPLRCU, which fell 0.2%.\nThe economically sensitive Dow Transportation index .DJT closed up 1.6% for the day but lost 2.7% for the week.\nJohn Praveen, co-CIO at Paleo Leon Inc in Princeton, NJ said Friday\'s economic data solidified expectations ahead of next week\'s Fed meeting and eased fears about a sharp slowdown.\nOther data showed first-quarter U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected, while plunging consumer confidence in April heightened fears of a recession.\nWhile the S&P 500 bank index closed up 1.1%, shares in First Republic tumbled in the regular session and after the close. A person familiar with the matter told Reuters the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was preparing to place First Republic under receivership imminently because there was no more time to pursue a private-sector rescue.\nSnapchat-owner Snap IncSNAP.N dived 17% after it warned next quarter\'s results could miss Wall Street targets, while Pinterest IncPINS.N shares sank 15.7% after the image-sharing platform forecast second-quarter revenue growth below estimates.\nCloudflare Inc NET.Ntumbled21% on a downbeat revenue forecast from the cloud services provider, while Colgate-Palmolive Co CL.N climbed 2.4% after lifting its annual organic sales forecast betting on consistent price hikes.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 3.00-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.91-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 25 new 52-week highs and 2 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 66 new highs and 136 new lows.\nOn U.S. exchanges 11.32 billion shares changed hands compared with the 10.46 billion average for the last 20 sessions.\n(Reporting by Sinéad Carew in New York, Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; additional reporting by Johann M Cherian Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; +13322191897))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "He said that investors may still be cautious ahead of Apple Inc's AAPL.O results due next week and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and the U.S. jobs report for April. Amazon falls ~4% after signaling slower AWS growth Exxon adds >1% on record first-quarter profit Intel gains 4% on upbeat view on margins U.S. consumer spending flat in March Indexes up: Dow 0.8%, S&P 0.83%, Nasdaq 0.69% Adds official closing prices, volume and other details By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes advanced on Friday after strong earnings updates from Exxon and Intel offset worries over Amazon's slowdown warning, while economic data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates next week. John Praveen, co-CIO at Paleo Leon Inc in Princeton, NJ said Friday's economic data solidified expectations ahead of next week's Fed meeting and eased fears about a sharp slowdown.", 'news_luhn_summary': "He said that investors may still be cautious ahead of Apple Inc's AAPL.O results due next week and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and the U.S. jobs report for April. Amazon falls ~4% after signaling slower AWS growth Exxon adds >1% on record first-quarter profit Intel gains 4% on upbeat view on margins U.S. consumer spending flat in March Indexes up: Dow 0.8%, S&P 0.83%, Nasdaq 0.69% Adds official closing prices, volume and other details By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes advanced on Friday after strong earnings updates from Exxon and Intel offset worries over Amazon's slowdown warning, while economic data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates next week. Other data showed first-quarter U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected, while plunging consumer confidence in April heightened fears of a recession.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St climbs as strong earnings offset slowdown worries, Fed meeting in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': "He said that investors may still be cautious ahead of Apple Inc's AAPL.O results due next week and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and the U.S. jobs report for April. Amazon falls ~4% after signaling slower AWS growth Exxon adds >1% on record first-quarter profit Intel gains 4% on upbeat view on margins U.S. consumer spending flat in March Indexes up: Dow 0.8%, S&P 0.83%, Nasdaq 0.69% Adds official closing prices, volume and other details By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes advanced on Friday after strong earnings updates from Exxon and Intel offset worries over Amazon's slowdown warning, while economic data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates next week. After the market close, First Republic Bank FRC.N tumbled 49% to $1.77 after reports the regional lender was headed for receivership.", 'news_textrank_summary': "He said that investors may still be cautious ahead of Apple Inc's AAPL.O results due next week and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and the U.S. jobs report for April. Amazon falls ~4% after signaling slower AWS growth Exxon adds >1% on record first-quarter profit Intel gains 4% on upbeat view on margins U.S. consumer spending flat in March Indexes up: Dow 0.8%, S&P 0.83%, Nasdaq 0.69% Adds official closing prices, volume and other details By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas April 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes advanced on Friday after strong earnings updates from Exxon and Intel offset worries over Amazon's slowdown warning, while economic data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates next week. For the week the S&P rose 0.9% in line with the Dow's weekly gain and the Nasdaq rose 1.3%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-apr-28-2023-%3A-ctkb-exc-bac-pfe-tlt-amzn-aapl-frc-baba-xom-cop', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -8.93 to 13,237.06. The total After hours volume is currently 100,003,012 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nCytek Biosciences, Inc. (CTKB) is -0.16 at $11.32, with 6,906,159 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for CTKB is 10.118108; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nExelon Corporation (EXC) is unchanged at $42.44, with 3,449,712 shares traded.EXC is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/3/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.66 per share, which represents a 64 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is unchanged at $29.28, with 2,961,039 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.82. BAC\'s current last sale is 82.48% of the target price of $35.5.\n\nPfizer, Inc. (PFE) is unchanged at $38.89, with 2,930,279 shares traded.PFE is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/2/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 1 per share, which represents a 162 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\niShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) is -0.18 at $106.28, with 2,833,782 shares traded. This represents a 15.71% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.19 at $105.26, with 2,733,603 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.28. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.17 at $169.51, with 2,472,493 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/4/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 1.44 per share, which represents a 152 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nFIRST REPUBLIC BANK (FRC) is -0.51 at $3.00, with 2,311,035 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nAlibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is -0.0065 at $84.68, with 2,277,801 shares traded. BABA\'s current last sale is 58.81% of the target price of $144.\n\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) is -0.14 at $118.20, with 2,004,869 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.65. Smarter Analyst Reports: Report: Exxon Mobil to Exit Russian Operations; Shares Rise 1.4% Pre-Market\n\nConocoPhillips (COP) is unchanged at $102.89, with 1,691,850 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.81. COP is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/4/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 2.02 per share, which represents a 327 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is -0.11 at $107.23, with 1,680,284 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 10 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.32. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.17 at $169.51, with 2,472,493 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/4/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for CTKB is 10.118108; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock. Exelon Corporation (EXC) is unchanged at $42.44, with 3,449,712 shares traded.EXC is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/3/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.17 at $169.51, with 2,472,493 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/4/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.66 per share, which represents a 64 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago The consensus earnings per share forecast is 1 per share, which represents a 162 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Apr 28, 2023 : CTKB, EXC, BAC, PFE, TLT, AMZN, AAPL, FRC, BABA, XOM, COP, GOOGL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.17 at $169.51, with 2,472,493 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/4/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. Exelon Corporation (EXC) is unchanged at $42.44, with 3,449,712 shares traded.EXC is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/3/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is unchanged at $29.28, with 2,961,039 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.17 at $169.51, with 2,472,493 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/4/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.66 per share, which represents a 64 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago The consensus earnings per share forecast is 1 per share, which represents a 162 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-week-ahead-recession-worries-simmer-beneath-us-stock-market-rally', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lewis Krauskopf\nNEW YORK, April 28 (Reuters) - Economically sensitive areas of the U.S. stock market are flashing warnings over growth, even as major equity indexes edge higher.\nThe S&P 500 is up 8.6% for the year after gaining 1.5% in April, thanks to roaring year-to-date rallies in shares of Microsoft MSFT.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O and other growth and technology stocks that command heavy weightings in broader indexes.\nBeneath the surface, however, areas of the market tied to economic sentiment such as transports, semiconductors and small-cap stocks dropped in April, while so-called defensive sectors are outperforming.\nInvestors cited growing caution among market participants faced with a thicket of concerns, from fears of a possible U.S. default this summer to worries that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary tightening could bring on a recession.\n“People are starting to more defensively position themselves,” said Aaron Dunn, co-head of the value equity team at Eaton Vance. “The overall signal to me is there is still a lot of fear about recession and oncoming weakness in the back half of the year.”\nAreas of the market showing cracks include the Russell 2000 .RUT, an index populated by smaller, domestically focused companies, which was down 1.9% for the month. The Dow Jones Transportation Average .DJT, another bellwether of economic health, fell 2.9%.\nA 7.3% drop in the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index .SOX was a worrying sign, as chips are ubiquitous in a wide range of products. The index is still up 18% for the year.\nRegional banks are also wobbling, with the KBW Regional Banking index .KRX down 3.5% in April following a rout this week in shares of First Republic Bank FRC.N. At the same time, consumer staples .SPLRCS and healthcare .SPXHC, sectors favored by investors during uncertain times, have rallied in the past month.\nInvestors will focus on next week\'s Fed meeting, with the central bank expected to announce another 25 basis point rate hike on Wednesday. A bevy of earnings are also on deck, including results from Apple AAPL.O on Thursday.\nThough the S&P 500 has shown resilience, just seven stocks -- Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Tesla TSLA.O Meta Platforms META.O and Nvidia NVDA.O -- were responsible for more than 88% of its year-to-date gain as of Thursday, according to Mike O\'Rourke, chief market strategist at Jones Trading.\n“It makes me nervous to be honest,” said James Ragan, director of wealth management research at D.A. Davidson. “It just seems like the market gains are being concentrated in fewer and fewer stocks and that is probably unsustainable for too long.”\nRagan is recommending clients overweight defensive sectors such as healthcare, staples and utilities.\nWhile results from megacaps and strong economic reports buoyed optimism among some on Wall Street, others focused on downbeat news from companies in economically sensitive areas.\nShares of United Parcel Service UPS.N tumbled 10% on Tuesday after the world\'s largest parcel delivery firm pegged annual revenue at the lower end of its forecast and warned of persistent pressure on volumes. The next day, shares of Old Dominion Freight Line ODFL.O also dropped 10% after the trucking firm missed quarterly estimates for profit and revenue.\n"They are talking about demand being down and they are ridiculously important shipping companies,” said Matt Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak.\nMaley is recommending clients hold higher-than-typical cash levels because of concerns about a recession and because safer assets now have higher yields, while favoring energy and defense stocks.\nOf course, not all signs have pointed to economic weakness in recent weeks.\nOverall, earnings have come in better than feared for the first quarter. With just over half of the S&P 500 having reported, earnings are on pace to have declined 1.9% for the first quarter from the year earlier period, according to Refinitiv. That is a smaller decline than the 5.1% drop expected at the start of April.\nMeanwhile, data on Thursday showed an acceleration in consumer spending in the first quarter as U.S. gross domestic product increased at a 1.1% annualized rate.\n"It\'s hard to have a recession when consumers\' incomes are rising, and they are spending more on both goods and services," Yardeni Research said in a note on Friday.\nS&P 500 leaves key groups behindhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3nkSyEh\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A bevy of earnings are also on deck, including results from Apple AAPL.O on Thursday. Investors cited growing caution among market participants faced with a thicket of concerns, from fears of a possible U.S. default this summer to worries that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary tightening could bring on a recession. “The overall signal to me is there is still a lot of fear about recession and oncoming weakness in the back half of the year.” Areas of the market showing cracks include the Russell 2000 .RUT, an index populated by smaller, domestically focused companies, which was down 1.9% for the month.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'A bevy of earnings are also on deck, including results from Apple AAPL.O on Thursday. By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, April 28 (Reuters) - Economically sensitive areas of the U.S. stock market are flashing warnings over growth, even as major equity indexes edge higher. “The overall signal to me is there is still a lot of fear about recession and oncoming weakness in the back half of the year.” Areas of the market showing cracks include the Russell 2000 .RUT, an index populated by smaller, domestically focused companies, which was down 1.9% for the month.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall St Week Ahead-Recession worries simmer beneath US stock market rally', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A bevy of earnings are also on deck, including results from Apple AAPL.O on Thursday. By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, April 28 (Reuters) - Economically sensitive areas of the U.S. stock market are flashing warnings over growth, even as major equity indexes edge higher. Beneath the surface, however, areas of the market tied to economic sentiment such as transports, semiconductors and small-cap stocks dropped in April, while so-called defensive sectors are outperforming.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'A bevy of earnings are also on deck, including results from Apple AAPL.O on Thursday. By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, April 28 (Reuters) - Economically sensitive areas of the U.S. stock market are flashing warnings over growth, even as major equity indexes edge higher. Beneath the surface, however, areas of the market tied to economic sentiment such as transports, semiconductors and small-cap stocks dropped in April, while so-called defensive sectors are outperforming.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-27', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-meta-platforms-stock-a-buy-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms\' (NASDAQ: META) stock jumped 12% during after-hours trading on April 26 following its first-quarter report. The social media giant\'s revenue rose 3% year over year to $28.65 billion and beat analysts\' estimates by $990 million.\nIts net income fell 24% to $5.71 billion. Its earnings per share (EPS), which was buoyed by $9.22 billion in buybacks during the quarter, dropped 19% to $2.20 but still cleared the consensus forecast by $0.23.\nThose better-than-expected numbers brought back some bulls, but Meta\'s stock remains nearly 40% below its all-time high. Is it time to hop aboard before Meta\'s stock recovers, or does it still face too many near-term headwinds?\nImage source: Meta Platforms.\nMeta\'s advertising business is stabilizing\nMeta\'s advertising business, which accounted for 98% of its revenues in Q1, suffered a severe slowdown over the past year. After rising 21% in 2020 and 37% in 2021, its ad revenues declined 1% in 2022.\nThat deceleration was caused by Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes on iOS (which made it difficult for Facebook and Instagram to deliver targeted ads driven by third-party data), stiff competition from ByteDance\'s short video platform TikTok, and the macro headwinds for the broader advertising industry. But in Q1, Meta\'s advertising revenues rose 4% year over year and finally ended the segment\'s three-quarter streak of declining revenues.\nMETRIC\nQ1 2022\nQ2 2022\nQ3 2022\nQ4 2022\nQ1 2023\nMeta ad revenue\n$27.0B\n$28.2B\n$27.2B\n$32.2B\n$28.1B\nGrowth (YOY)\n6%\n(2%)\n(4%)\n(4%)\n4%\nData source: Meta Platforms. YOY = Year-over-year.\nMeta mainly attributed that acceleration to elevated spending from Chinese e-commerce companies, which ramped up their ad purchases on Facebook and Instagram to reach more overseas buyers. That growth offset the macro-induced softness of the financial and tech verticals. A 26% increase in its ad impressions also offset a 17% decline in average ad prices.\nMeta\'s ecosystem also continues to expand. Its Family of Apps (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp) served 3.81 billion people on a monthly basis, representing 5% growth from a year earlier. Within that total, Facebook\'s monthly active users (MAUs) grew 2% year over year to 2.99 billion. That ongoing expansion ensures that Meta should remain a top advertising platform alongside Alphabet\'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google for the foreseeable future.\nAs for Apple\'s iOS changes, Meta continues to pivot from third-party data to first-party data (gathered within its own apps) to craft more effective targeted ads. To counter TikTok, Meta is expanding its short video platform Reels across Facebook and Instagram. During the conference call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said its users were "resharing Reels more than two billion times every day" -- and that figure had doubled over the past six months.\nBut its margins are still declining\nThe stabilization of Meta\'s advertising business is encouraging, but its total operating margin still fell six percentage points year over year to 25% in Q1. Even if we exclude $1.14 billion in restructuring charges related to its recent layoffs, its operating margin would still have shrunk by two percentage points.\nThat contraction was largely caused by its Reality Labs segment, which houses its virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR) products. Its Reality Labs revenues declined 51% year over year to $339 million as it sold fewer Quest 2 headsets, and the segment\'s operating loss widened from $2.96 billion to $3.99 billion.\nBy comparison, Meta\'s Family of Apps division generated an operating profit of $11.2 billion in Q1, and its operating margin only dipped two percentage points year over year to 40%. That\'s why some investors argue that Meta should either shutter or spin off the struggling Reality Labs segment to stabilize its margins.\nBut that won\'t happen anytime soon. During the call, CFO Susan Li said Meta expected the Reality Labs segment\'s operating losses to "increase year over year in 2023." Zuckerberg also noted that "building the metaverse is a long-term project."\nMeta\'s commitment to the metaverse will likely remain a divisive topic, but investors should note that Alphabet also posted an operating margin of 25% in Q1. Just as Meta subsidizes the growth of Reality Labs with its higher-margin advertising business, Alphabet subsidizes the expansion of its lower-margin cloud and hardware divisions with its core advertising business. Therefore, Meta\'s metaverse ambitions don\'t necessarily make it a worse investment than Alphabet -- as long as you believe Meta can actually turn VR into the next big computing platform.\nBrighter days could be ahead\nMeta expects its revenue to rise 2% to 11% year over year in the second quarter, compared to the consensus forecast for 2% growth. It also plans to continue repurchasing more shares, and its $37.4 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities gives it plenty of room for fresh investments.\nAnalysts expect Meta\'s revenue and earnings to rise 5% and 16%, respectively, for the full year. The stock still looks reasonably valued at 22 times forward earnings, and it could easily recover from its slump if the macro environment improves. Therefore, I believe Meta is still worth buying before it overcomes its near-term challenges.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Alphabet, Apple, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'That deceleration was caused by Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes on iOS (which made it difficult for Facebook and Instagram to deliver targeted ads driven by third-party data), stiff competition from ByteDance\'s short video platform TikTok, and the macro headwinds for the broader advertising industry. Meta mainly attributed that acceleration to elevated spending from Chinese e-commerce companies, which ramped up their ad purchases on Facebook and Instagram to reach more overseas buyers. During the conference call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said its users were "resharing Reels more than two billion times every day" -- and that figure had doubled over the past six months.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'That deceleration was caused by Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes on iOS (which made it difficult for Facebook and Instagram to deliver targeted ads driven by third-party data), stiff competition from ByteDance\'s short video platform TikTok, and the macro headwinds for the broader advertising industry. During the call, CFO Susan Li said Meta expected the Reality Labs segment\'s operating losses to "increase year over year in 2023." Just as Meta subsidizes the growth of Reality Labs with its higher-margin advertising business, Alphabet subsidizes the expansion of its lower-margin cloud and hardware divisions with its core advertising business.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Meta Platforms Stock a Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "That deceleration was caused by Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes on iOS (which made it difficult for Facebook and Instagram to deliver targeted ads driven by third-party data), stiff competition from ByteDance's short video platform TikTok, and the macro headwinds for the broader advertising industry. Growth (YOY) 6% (2%) (4%) (4%) 4% Data source: Meta Platforms. But its margins are still declining The stabilization of Meta's advertising business is encouraging, but its total operating margin still fell six percentage points year over year to 25% in Q1.", 'news_textrank_summary': "That deceleration was caused by Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes on iOS (which made it difficult for Facebook and Instagram to deliver targeted ads driven by third-party data), stiff competition from ByteDance's short video platform TikTok, and the macro headwinds for the broader advertising industry. Meta's advertising business is stabilizing Meta's advertising business, which accounted for 98% of its revenues in Q1, suffered a severe slowdown over the past year. But its margins are still declining The stabilization of Meta's advertising business is encouraging, but its total operating margin still fell six percentage points year over year to 25% in Q1."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/intel-is-the-value-play-only-few-can-see', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) are on a swing after the markets closed today; investors are finding footing between disappointing results within the company\'s first quarter 2023 announcement and the hopes of management delivering their ambitious expansion plans for the future. While CEO Pat Gelsinger attempted to calm markets by stating within the press release that they are heavily focused on "... advancing our foundry business to best position us to capitalize on the $1 trillion market opportunity ahead." \nWhile investors have been slowly getting accustomed to the challenging years that are to come as Intel pivots its business model and takes on extensive capital expenditures, such as a $20 billion investment into new facilities, which will allow the company to expand its IFS (Intel Foundry Services) segment, what lies ahead may be a fundamentally-driven environment, as negative free cash flows become the norm for Intel; investors will need to look deeper into the business to find the right deal.\nCapitulation \nIntel analyst ratings show signs of capitulation after placing a low single-digit upside from today\'s closing price. Most of the sentiment has been a resounding \'hold\' that overtook the \'buy\' consensus starting in 2021. Seeing revenue decline by nearly a third in the 2021-2023 period, coupled with earnings per share of $4.86 and adjusted $5.47 back then, compared to today\'s loss per share of $0.66, may have added steam to the changing sentiment. \nInvestors were dealt another blow today, as Intel reports an annual revenue decline of 36%, gross margins compressing from 50% to 34%, and the most significant negative free cash flow figure in company history. Free cash flow for 2022 was a total loss of $9.4 billion; in the first quarter of 2023 alone, Intel posted a negative free cash flow of $9.2 billion, nearly matching the worst 12-month period for the company. Moreover, the losses come amid slowdowns in the electronics industry, with companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reporting 40% declines in personal computer shipments.\nThe industry\'s capacity utilization readings, a proxy for demand and supply balances, have been reading below 70%, where the typical range tends to be around 77-82%. Intel\'s capacity utilization has historically been above 100%; thus, the dynamic issuance and repayment of debt securities sported by the company, today\'s reading is a mere 21.4% to, be the lowest seen in company history. \nReturns on invested capital (ROIC) metrics historically hover around 16-22% for shareholders today - and another first - the company reports -1% to -3% returns on capital invested. Adding to the bearish news comes pessimistic - though realistic - guidance from management\'s presentation, expecting to post no growth of $11.5 to $12.5 billion in revenue and a loss per share of $0.04 rarely excites markets. Investors, who have reason to be clenching jaws today, also digested that Intel issued 175 million shares during the 12-month comparison, diluting their ownership.\nDeep(er) Value\nMarkets are typically forward-looking; the Intel chart shows that the stock had been selling off since the beginning of 2022, where a 52% decline in prices could have been the effects of markets expecting the inevitable deterioration of fundamentals amid macro developments. So why are shares advancing by 8% in the after-market session if all first-quarter financials show the symptoms of a dying business? \nThe answer to today\'s odd price action is in Intel\'s financials, namely the balance sheet. Investors will find that net asset value per share (NAV), computed as total assets minus total debt, stands at $31.30, subsequently taking book value per share of $23.6; there lies the first clue to a ceiling and a basement. Intel shares have been trading in a channel between these two figures, $23 for book value and $31 for NAV, since the first bottom in October of 2022. \nHistorically, Intel\'s price-to-book value multiple has hovered around 3x, thus taking today\'s $23.6 book value per share and applying the historical multiple gives investors a base case value for $70.8, which happens to be quite near the stock\'s high of $69.29 in 2020. Being more conservative with this multiple will still bring forth upside potential for investors. Taking a second look at the CEO\'s comment "...capitalize on the $1 trillion market opportunity ahead." How can markets think about this statement? \nFoundry Services represent this underlying opportunity, a business that accrued $118 million in revenue for the company and has been making headway in new areas. For example, in April, Intel announced a collaboration deal with U.K.-based ARM, making Intel\'s 18A process the method of choice for the company\'s chip production moving forward. While Foundry services represent less than 2% of revenue, the success of collaborations could spill over into spiking adoption rates for IFS, rapidly bringing this service up to par and allowing the capital expenditures in facilities to pay off.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Moreover, the losses come amid slowdowns in the electronics industry, with companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reporting 40% declines in personal computer shipments. Shares of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) are on a swing after the markets closed today; investors are finding footing between disappointing results within the company's first quarter 2023 announcement and the hopes of management delivering their ambitious expansion plans for the future. Investors were dealt another blow today, as Intel reports an annual revenue decline of 36%, gross margins compressing from 50% to 34%, and the most significant negative free cash flow figure in company history.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Moreover, the losses come amid slowdowns in the electronics industry, with companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reporting 40% declines in personal computer shipments. Investors were dealt another blow today, as Intel reports an annual revenue decline of 36%, gross margins compressing from 50% to 34%, and the most significant negative free cash flow figure in company history. Free cash flow for 2022 was a total loss of $9.4 billion; in the first quarter of 2023 alone, Intel posted a negative free cash flow of $9.2 billion, nearly matching the worst 12-month period for the company.', 'news_article_title': 'Intel Is The Value Play Only Few Can See', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Moreover, the losses come amid slowdowns in the electronics industry, with companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reporting 40% declines in personal computer shipments. While CEO Pat Gelsinger attempted to calm markets by stating within the press release that they are heavily focused on "... advancing our foundry business to best position us to capitalize on the $1 trillion market opportunity ahead." While investors have been slowly getting accustomed to the challenging years that are to come as Intel pivots its business model and takes on extensive capital expenditures, such as a $20 billion investment into new facilities, which will allow the company to expand its IFS (Intel Foundry Services) segment, what lies ahead may be a fundamentally-driven environment, as negative free cash flows become the norm for Intel; investors will need to look deeper into the business to find the right deal.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Moreover, the losses come amid slowdowns in the electronics industry, with companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reporting 40% declines in personal computer shipments. Shares of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) are on a swing after the markets closed today; investors are finding footing between disappointing results within the company's first quarter 2023 announcement and the hopes of management delivering their ambitious expansion plans for the future. While investors have been slowly getting accustomed to the challenging years that are to come as Intel pivots its business model and takes on extensive capital expenditures, such as a $20 billion investment into new facilities, which will allow the company to expand its IFS (Intel Foundry Services) segment, what lies ahead may be a fundamentally-driven environment, as negative free cash flows become the norm for Intel; investors will need to look deeper into the business to find the right deal."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-magnificent-growth-in-this-market-could-be-a-game-changer-in-the-long-run', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is feeling the heat of the slump in the smartphone market. Shipments of iPhones were down 4% in 2022 to 226.4 million units, which explains why the tech giant's revenue and earnings fell at the end of 2022, even though this period coincided with the seasonally strong holiday sales season.\nThe bad news for Apple is that smartphone sales reportedly fell 12% year over year in the first quarter of calendar 2023. As the iPhone is Apple's largest source of revenue and accounts for 56% of its top line, it is not surprising that its top and bottom lines are expected to contract in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.\nApple's revenue is expected to dip 4.5% year over year to $93 billion for the three months that ended on March 31, 2023. Wall Street anticipates Apple's earnings will drop to $1.43 per share from $1.52 per share in the year-ago period. However, there's one market where Apple is recording terrific growth despite the smartphone slowdown, and that segment could eventually unlock a multibillion-dollar opportunity for the tech giant.\nApple's revenue reportedly jumped 50% in this fast-growing market\nBloomberg reports that Apple's revenue in India hit $6 billion in the 12-month period from April 2022 to March 2023. Citing a source familiar with Apple's India-specific performance, the publication pointed out that the company enjoyed a 50% revenue bump in India during this period, compared to the previous fiscal year, which ended in March 2022, when the company had enjoyed a 45% revenue jump.\nApple has generated $387 billion in revenue in the trailing 12 months, which means that India is still a very small portion of its business and doesn't account for even 2% of the company's top line. But that doesn't mean investors should discount Apple's massive potential in the India, especially considering the pace that market has been growing at a time when the broader smartphone market is under stress.\nSmartphone shipments in India were down 10% in 2022 to 144 million units. But Apple weathered that downturn thanks to its 60% share of India's premium smartphone segment, which includes phones priced at $500 and above. The company reportedly controlled 5.5% of the Indian smartphone market at the end of 2022, according to CyberMedia Research (CMR). It is worth noting that this is Apple's highest-ever share in a price-sensitive market such as India and increased from 4.4% at the end of 2021.\nThis also tells us that Apple has massive room for growth in India. Only 4% of the country's 700 million smartphone owners have an iPhone. This number also suggests that smartphone penetration in India stands at less than 50%, based on the United Nation's mid-2023 population estimate of 1.42 billion people.\nMore growth is in the cards in India for the tech giant\nIt won't be surprising to see Apple further increase its market share in India this year. The company has just opened its first stores in India, one in Delhi and the other one in Mumbai. At the same time, Apple is also increasing its manufacturing footprint in the country. The company reportedly produces between 5% and 7% of its iPhones in India at present, which is a nice jump from just 1% in 2021.\nLooking ahead, the Indian government believes that Apple could eventually manufacture a fourth of its iPhones in the country. The focus on increasing local production and enhancing the retail footprint is likely to help Apple increase its India-specific revenue substantially in the long run. Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives believes that Apple could generate $20 billion in annual revenue from India by 2025, suggesting that its business there could more than triple within the next three years.\nMore importantly, the Indian smartphone market is expected to generate $281 billion in revenue in 2028, compared to $139 billion in 2021. So Apple's market share growth and the company's strategy of boosting sales by lowering the price barrier, in addition to the moves discussed above, could make India a much bigger market for the company.\nAll this indicates why investors would do well to keep an eye on Apple's moves in India, as this market could play a key role in helping this tech stock soar in the long run.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is feeling the heat of the slump in the smartphone market. Apple has generated $387 billion in revenue in the trailing 12 months, which means that India is still a very small portion of its business and doesn't account for even 2% of the company's top line. Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives believes that Apple could generate $20 billion in annual revenue from India by 2025, suggesting that its business there could more than triple within the next three years.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is feeling the heat of the slump in the smartphone market. Apple's revenue reportedly jumped 50% in this fast-growing market Bloomberg reports that Apple's revenue in India hit $6 billion in the 12-month period from April 2022 to March 2023. Citing a source familiar with Apple's India-specific performance, the publication pointed out that the company enjoyed a 50% revenue bump in India during this period, compared to the previous fiscal year, which ended in March 2022, when the company had enjoyed a 45% revenue jump.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's Magnificent Growth in This Market Could Be a Game Changer in the Long Run", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is feeling the heat of the slump in the smartphone market. More growth is in the cards in India for the tech giant It won't be surprising to see Apple further increase its market share in India this year. More importantly, the Indian smartphone market is expected to generate $281 billion in revenue in 2028, compared to $139 billion in 2021.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is feeling the heat of the slump in the smartphone market. Apple's revenue reportedly jumped 50% in this fast-growing market Bloomberg reports that Apple's revenue in India hit $6 billion in the 12-month period from April 2022 to March 2023. Citing a source familiar with Apple's India-specific performance, the publication pointed out that the company enjoyed a 50% revenue bump in India during this period, compared to the previous fiscal year, which ended in March 2022, when the company had enjoyed a 45% revenue jump."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amazon-reports-and-its-mostly-good', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares have been rallying since January and are up 35% in that timeframe, with more than 10% added in the past fortnight alone. Coming from a multi-year low that had shares trading back at 2018 levels, it meant investors could start to relax just a little bit. For a while last year, it looked like the e-commerce giant, whose shares used to defy gravity, was in trouble.\nThe company reported its Q1 2023 earnings report after the bell yesterday evening, and it\'s fair to assume that a large part of the recent rally was fuelled by bullish anticipation of the numbers. Like with Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), the headline figures all beat analyst expectations. The initial reaction from shares in the after-hours session was to jump and jump hard.\nThey were quickly up more than 10%, but perhaps worryingly for the more bullish among us, they\'d given up all their gains by the time the markets shut properly for the night. Let\'s jump into the numbers and see what it means for Amazon shares going forward, as well as the broader tech market. \nThe Numbers\nFor starters, the company\'s GAAP EPS came in at $0.31, well ahead of the expected $0.20. Revenue for the quarter beat expectations by $2.85 billion and showed year-on-year growth of 9.5%. So far, so good. Amazon\'s operating income also shone, coming in 60% higher than the consensus mark and well above what the company had previously guided. This, in turn, drove their operating margin to its best level in more than a year. \nHowever, beyond these strong beats, there were some worrying trends. For the first time in its history, the company\'s AWS product saw a quarter-on-quarter decline, though it was pointed out that Q1 is historically a weak point in its sales cycle. To that point, Amazon\'s CFO Brian Olsavsky warned investors on theearnings callthat cloud spend was down as more and more companies tightened their belts and trimmed operational expenses. He warned that this is likely to continue, saying that "as expected, customers continue to evaluate ways to optimize their cloud spending in response to these tough economic conditions in the first quarter. We are seeing these optimizations continue into the second quarter with April revenue growth rates about 500 basis points lower than what we saw in Q1."\nIt was this bearish tone that undid the initial pop in shares, and investors will be watching closely to see how shares trade into the weekend. Aside from the gloomy cloud outlook, there wasn\'t much else to worry about. \nA strong area of growth for Amazon was its advertising business, a positive trend for the tech industry as a whole that we pointed out yesterday. The company\'s advertising revenues come from things like sponsored product ads and display ads, and this stream is benefiting from increased adoption by third-party sellers and advertisers. Amazon\'s e-commerce business remains another pillar of its success, with its Prime membership program continuing to be a key driver of growth. \nLooking Ahead\nThe cloud spending dip will likely hurt earnings for at least the next two quarters. Otherwise, management would likely have flagged it as a shorter-term risk. But remember, the stock has already fallen 55% from 2021\'s all-time high, and even with the recent rally is still down 40%. It\'s not like that dip wasn\'t expected, and you have to think a large portion of that is already baked into the share price. \nThere were enough bright spots beyond that to justify a broadly bullish outlook, with MarketBeat\'s Forecasting tool fairly on the money with its Moderate Buy rating and 30% targeted upside. Let\'s see if shares can hold their ground into the weekend and if Amazon can help add momentum to the wider tech industry earnings beats.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Like with Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), the headline figures all beat analyst expectations. To that point, Amazon's CFO Brian Olsavsky warned investors on theearnings callthat cloud spend was down as more and more companies tightened their belts and trimmed operational expenses. Amazon's e-commerce business remains another pillar of its success, with its Prime membership program continuing to be a key driver of growth.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Like with Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), the headline figures all beat analyst expectations. A strong area of growth for Amazon was its advertising business, a positive trend for the tech industry as a whole that we pointed out yesterday. The company's advertising revenues come from things like sponsored product ads and display ads, and this stream is benefiting from increased adoption by third-party sellers and advertisers.", 'news_article_title': "Amazon Reports, And It's Mostly Good", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Like with Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), the headline figures all beat analyst expectations. Aside from the gloomy cloud outlook, there wasn't much else to worry about. A strong area of growth for Amazon was its advertising business, a positive trend for the tech industry as a whole that we pointed out yesterday.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Like with Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), the headline figures all beat analyst expectations. The company reported its Q1 2023 earnings report after the bell yesterday evening, and it's fair to assume that a large part of the recent rally was fuelled by bullish anticipation of the numbers. To that point, Amazon's CFO Brian Olsavsky warned investors on theearnings callthat cloud spend was down as more and more companies tightened their belts and trimmed operational expenses."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/here-is-what-to-know-beyond-why-apple-inc.-aapl-is-a-trending-stock-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com\'s list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock\'s performance in the near future.\nShares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +3.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite\'s +4% change. The Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, to which Apple belongs, has gained 6.4% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?\nAlthough media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company\'s business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.\nEarnings Estimate Revisions\nRather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company\'s earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings.\nWe essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors\' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.44 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -5.3%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -1.9%.\nFor the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.01 points to a change of -1.6% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has changed -0.5%.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.66 indicates a change of +10.7% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -0.3%.\nHaving a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock\'s price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Apple is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company\'s forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nRevenue Growth Forecast\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company\'s financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn\'t able to grow its revenues. After all, it\'s nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it\'s important to know a company\'s potential revenue growth.\nFor Apple, the consensus sales estimate for the current quarter of $93.32 billion indicates a year-over-year change of -4.1%. For the current and next fiscal years, $387.99 billion and $414.61 billion estimates indicate -1.6% and +6.9% changes, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $117.15 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -5.5%. EPS of $1.88 for the same period compares with $2.10 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $121.21 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of -3.34%. The EPS surprise was -2.59%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nWithout considering a stock\'s valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock\'s future price performance, it\'s crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company\'s growth prospects.\nWhile comparing the current values of a company\'s valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock\'s price.\nAs part of the Zacks Style Scores system, the Zacks Value Style Score (which evaluates both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics) organizes stocks into five groups ranging from A to F (A is better than B; B is better than C; and so on), making it helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded D on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nConclusion\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it\'s worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.66 indicates a change of +10.7% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago.", 'news_article_title': 'Here is What to Know Beyond Why Apple Inc. (AAPL) is a Trending Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 167.8800048828125, 'high': 169.85000610351562, 'open': 168.49000549316406, 'close': 169.67999267578125, 'ema_50': 158.9929110181385, 'rsi_14': 68.59504745288464, 'target': 169.58999633789062, 'volume': 55209200.0, 'ema_200': 152.00498639714698, 'adj_close': 168.99447631835938, 'rsi_lag_1': 58.54993445606887, 'rsi_lag_2': 50.0, 'rsi_lag_3': 45.359278359542564, 'rsi_lag_4': 47.791806458755524, 'rsi_lag_5': 50.30032633042846, 'macd_lag_1': 2.3634700103387445, 'macd_lag_2': 2.211950339018216, 'macd_lag_3': 2.4598377948657912, 'macd_lag_4': 2.7394336944495024, 'macd_lag_5': 2.8976173102148266, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.556557537274955, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.653423542507144}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 15.720000267028809, 'Date': '2023-04-28', 'High': 17.649999618530273, 'Open': 17.209999084472656, 'Close': 15.779999732971191, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-28', 'Adj Close': 15.779999732971191}, {'Low': 1.0965633392333984, 'Date': '2023-04-28', 'High': 1.1043744087219238, 'Open': 1.1032048463821411, 'Close': 1.1032048463821411, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-28', 'Adj Close': 1.1032048463821411}, {'Low': 1.2448649406433103, 'Date': '2023-04-28', 'High': 1.258130669593811, 'Open': 1.2500624656677246, 'Close': 1.249750018119812, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-28', 'Adj Close': 1.249750018119812}, {'Low': 6.904900074005127, 'Date': '2023-04-28', 'High': 6.9274001121521, 'Open': 6.922299861907959, 'Close': 6.922299861907959, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-28', 'Adj Close': 6.922299861907959}, {'Low': 73.93000030517578, 'Date': '2023-04-28', 'High': 76.91999816894531, 'Open': 74.91000366210938, 'Close': 76.77999877929688, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 328399, 'date_str': '2023-04-28', 'Adj Close': 76.77999877929688}, {'Low': 0.6576100587844849, 'Date': '2023-04-28', 'High': 0.6642178893089294, 'Open': 0.6630398035049438, 'Close': 0.6630398035049438, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-28', 'Adj Close': 0.6630398035049438}, {'Low': 3.434999942779541, 'Date': '2023-04-28', 'High': 3.49399995803833, 'Open': 3.4790000915527344, 'Close': 3.45199990272522, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-28', 'Adj Close': 3.45199990272522}, {'Low': 133.73399353027344, 'Date': '2023-04-28', 'High': 136.5290069580078, 'Open': 133.802001953125, 'Close': 133.802001953125, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-28', 'Adj Close': 133.802001953125}, {'Low': 101.41999816894533, 'Date': '2023-04-28', 'High': 102.16999816894533, 'Open': 101.47000122070312, 'Close': 101.66999816894533, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-04-28', 'Adj Close': 101.66999816894533}, {'Low': 1977.699951171875, 'Date': '2023-04-28', 'High': 1990.0999755859373, 'Open': 1986.9000244140625, 'Close': 1990.0999755859373, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 152, 'date_str': '2023-04-28', 'Adj Close': 1990.0999755859373}]}
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The average price target represents an increase of 2.49% from its latest reported closing price of 169.68.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6412 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 218 owner(s) or 3.52% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.90%, a decrease of 12.63%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.01% to 10,120,461K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.01, indicating a bearish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 1, 2023, B of A Securities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Neutral recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.90%, a decrease of 12.63%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.01, indicating a bearish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 1, 2023, B of A Securities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Neutral recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.90%, a decrease of 12.63%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.01, indicating a bearish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'B of A Securities Maintains Apple (AAPL) Neutral Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.90%, a decrease of 12.63%. Fintel reports that on May 1, 2023, B of A Securities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Neutral recommendation. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.01, indicating a bearish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 1, 2023, B of A Securities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Neutral recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.90%, a decrease of 12.63%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.01, indicating a bearish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-wall-st-stocks-dollar-gain-with-data-fed-earnings-in-the-wings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew\nMay 1 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were up slightly while the Nasdaq fell and the dollar gained as investors waited for clues on the Federal Reserve\'s interest rate path as well as a raft of economic data and quarterly earnings reports.\nCrude oil prices were lower as investors waited anxiously for the Fed\'s interest rate announcement on Wednesday and commentary on its potential next steps. Also, weaker Chinese manufacturing data was outweighing support from OPEC+ supply cuts slated for this month.\nU.S. Treasury 10-year yields were higher after falling on Friday with investors eyeing the banking sector and the busy week ahead.\nWhile some overseas markets were closed for the May 1 holiday, U.S. investors were gearing up for earnings reports such as Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O, due Thursday, and data including April\'s U.S. non-farm payrolls report due out on Friday.\nOffering some support was JPMorgan Chase & Co\'s JPM.N deal to buy most of the assets of First Republic BankFRC.N after regulators seized the troubled lender, marking the third major U.S. bank failure in two months.\n"It clears up the most recent bank uncertainty," said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth in Fairfield, Connecticut. But Pavlik noted that there\'s still "good reason to sit back and remain on hold until we get through this week."\n"You\'ve a whole stew of data coming out this week. You don\'t know if the cioppino is going to be hot, mild or somewhere in between, which is why you have the market hanging around this unchanged level," said Pavlik.\nStill, Monday\'s data appeared to give the dollar a boost while the knee-jerk reaction from stocks was less enthusiastic.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 51.23 points, or 0.15%, to 34,149.39, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.19 points, or 0.00%, to 4,169.67 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 35.82 points, or 0.29%, to 12,190.76.\nThe pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX rose 0.02% and MSCI\'s gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS shed 0.07%. Emerging market stocks .MSCIEF lost 0.10%.\nAlso, U.S. construction spending increased more than expected in March, boosted by investment in non-residential structures, but single-family homebuilding remained depressed.\nIn currencies, the dollar index =USD rose 0.383%, with the euro EUR= down 0.45% to $1.097. The Japanese yen weakened 0.78% versus the greenback at 137.35 per dollar, while sterling GBP= was last trading at $1.2498, down 0.59% on the day.\nIn Treasuries, yields on benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were up 9.7 basis points to 3.549%, from 3.452% late on Friday. The 30-year bond yield US30YT=RR was last up 11.8 basis points at 3.7955%. The yield on the 2-year note US2YT=RR was last was up 7.3 basis points at 4.1366%.\nU.S. crude CLc1 fell 2.14% to $75.14 per barrel and Brent LCOc1 was at $78.84, down 1.85% on the day.\nGold gave up all of its gains in volatile trading after the better-than-expected U.S. manufacturing data.\nSpot gold XAU= dropped 0.4% to $1,982.50 an ounce while U.S. gold futures GCc1 fell 0.18% to $1,986.60 an ounce.\n(Reporting By Sinéad Carew Editing by Christina Fincher)\n(([email protected]; +13322191897))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "While some overseas markets were closed for the May 1 holiday, U.S. investors were gearing up for earnings reports such as Apple Inc's AAPL.O, due Thursday, and data including April's U.S. non-farm payrolls report due out on Friday. By Sinéad Carew May 1 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were up slightly while the Nasdaq fell and the dollar gained as investors waited for clues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate path as well as a raft of economic data and quarterly earnings reports. Crude oil prices were lower as investors waited anxiously for the Fed's interest rate announcement on Wednesday and commentary on its potential next steps.", 'news_luhn_summary': "While some overseas markets were closed for the May 1 holiday, U.S. investors were gearing up for earnings reports such as Apple Inc's AAPL.O, due Thursday, and data including April's U.S. non-farm payrolls report due out on Friday. By Sinéad Carew May 1 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were up slightly while the Nasdaq fell and the dollar gained as investors waited for clues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate path as well as a raft of economic data and quarterly earnings reports. In currencies, the dollar index =USD rose 0.383%, with the euro EUR= down 0.45% to $1.097.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Wall St stocks, dollar gain with data; Fed, earnings in the wings', 'news_lexrank_summary': "While some overseas markets were closed for the May 1 holiday, U.S. investors were gearing up for earnings reports such as Apple Inc's AAPL.O, due Thursday, and data including April's U.S. non-farm payrolls report due out on Friday. By Sinéad Carew May 1 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were up slightly while the Nasdaq fell and the dollar gained as investors waited for clues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate path as well as a raft of economic data and quarterly earnings reports. Emerging market stocks .MSCIEF lost 0.10%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "While some overseas markets were closed for the May 1 holiday, U.S. investors were gearing up for earnings reports such as Apple Inc's AAPL.O, due Thursday, and data including April's U.S. non-farm payrolls report due out on Friday. By Sinéad Carew May 1 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were up slightly while the Nasdaq fell and the dollar gained as investors waited for clues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate path as well as a raft of economic data and quarterly earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 51.23 points, or 0.15%, to 34,149.39, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.19 points, or 0.00%, to 4,169.67 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 35.82 points, or 0.29%, to 12,190.76."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-to-report-q2-earnings%3A-whats-in-the-offing-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple AAPL is set to report its second-quarter fiscal 2023 results on May 4.\n\nThe company expects the March quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to be similar to that of the December quarter due to unfavorable forex.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is currently pegged at $93.32 billion, indicating a decline of 4.07% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.\n\nThe consensus mark for earnings is currently pegged at $1.44 per share, unchanged over the past 30 days and indicating a 5.26% decrease from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nApple’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all the trailing four quarters, the earnings surprise being 2.84% on average.\nApple Inc. Price and EPS Surprise\nApple Inc. price-eps-surprise | Apple Inc. Quote\nLet’s see how things have shaped up for the upcoming announcement.\niPhone Revenues to Suffer From Low Demand\nApple’s fortunes are heavily reliant on the iPhone, which is by far its biggest revenue contributor. The device accounted for 56.1% of net sales in the last reported quarter, wherein sales decreased 8.2% year over year to $65.78 billion.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal second-quarter iPhone net sales is pegged at $49.61 billion, down 1.9% year over year.\n\nWe expect Apple to have shipped roughly 65 million iPhones in the second quarter of fiscal 2023. It is expected to have suffered from low smartphone demand.\n\nPer the latest Canalys report on worldwide smartphone shipments, Apple’s market share contracted to 21% in first-quarter 2022 from 25% in fourth-quarter 2022, lagging Samsung’s 24%.\nServices Growth to Slow Down in Q2\nFor the fiscal second quarter, Services revenues are expected to grow year over year despite challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming.\n\nIn the fiscal first quarter, Services revenues grew 6.4% from the year-ago quarter to $20.77 billion and accounted for 17.7% of sales.\n\nNevertheless, an expanding paid subscriber base has been a key catalyst for the Services business, which is riding on the increasing popularity of the App Store.\n\nApple has more than 935 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio. App Store continues to grab the attention of prominent developers from around the world, helping the company to offer exciting new apps that drive traffic.\n\nServices like Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Card, Apple Fitness+ and Apple One bundle are expected to have contributed to overall growth.\n\nApple TV+ has been gaining recognition due to award-winning shows. The company’s animation movie The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.\n\nApple’s impressive run at the Oscars has been instrumental in driving recognition of Apple TV+ in the saturated streaming market currently dominated by the likes of Amazon AMZN Prime Video, Netflix NFLX and Disney’s DIS Disney+.\n\nApple shares have outperformed Amazon, Netflix and Disney year to date. AAPL returned 30.6% while AMZN, NFLX and DIS returned 25.5%, 18% and 11.9%, respectively.\n\nThe company has been keeping no stone unturned to make the TV+ service a success. At a much more affordable price of $4.99, Apple TV+ has been benefiting from quality content with its strong portfolio of original shows and movies.\n\nOur estimate for fiscal second-quarter Services net sales is pegged at $20.85 billion, up 5.2% year over year, lower than the 6.4% growth reported in the previous quarter and 23.8% in the year-ago quarter.\nWearables’ Growth to Remain Strong\nApple has been dominating the wearables market, thanks to the strong adoption of the Apple Watch.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s Fitness+ subscription service, built on Apple Watch, has been a game changer. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nNotably, Fitness+ tracks health and workout-related data from Apple Watch that users can view on their iPhones, iPads or Apple TVs.\n\nApple Watch’s adoption rate has been growing rapidly. More than two-thirds of customers, who purchased it in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, were first-time customers.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Wearables, Home and Accessories is currently pegged at $8.25 billion, down 38.8% sequentially.\n\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\nFree Report Reveals How You Could Profit from the Growing Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobally, electric car sales continue their remarkable growth even after breaking records in 2021. High gas prices have fueled his demand, but so has evolving EV comfort, features and technology. So, the fervor for EVs will be around long after gas prices normalize. Not only are manufacturers seeing record-high profits, but producers of EV-related technology are raking in the dough as well. Do you know how to cash in? If not, we have the perfect report for you – and it’s FREE! Today, don't miss your chance to download Zacks' top 5 stocks for the electric vehicle revolution at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Send me my free report on the top 5 EV stocks\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL is set to report its second-quarter fiscal 2023 results on May 4. AAPL returned 30.6% while AMZN, NFLX and DIS returned 25.5%, 18% and 11.9%, respectively. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL is set to report its second-quarter fiscal 2023 results on May 4. AAPL returned 30.6% while AMZN, NFLX and DIS returned 25.5%, 18% and 11.9%, respectively.', 'news_article_title': "Apple (AAPL) to Report Q2 Earnings: What's in the Offing?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL is set to report its second-quarter fiscal 2023 results on May 4. AAPL returned 30.6% while AMZN, NFLX and DIS returned 25.5%, 18% and 11.9%, respectively. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL is set to report its second-quarter fiscal 2023 results on May 4. AAPL returned 30.6% while AMZN, NFLX and DIS returned 25.5%, 18% and 11.9%, respectively.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-dow-edge-higher-as-jpmorgan-gains-fed-meet-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar\nMay 1 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow edged higher on Monday as JPMorgan rose after the bank said it will buy most of First Republic Bank\'s assets, while caution prevailed ahead of the Federal Reserve\'s policy decision later this week.\nJPMorgan Chase & Co\'s JPM.N shares rose 3.1% to a near two-month high after the deal was announced earlier in the day. The S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK gained 1.1%, while the KBW Regional Banking index .KRX shed 1.5%.\nShares of regional banks PNC Financial PNC.N and Citizens Financial CFG.N, that were among the bidders for First Republic, dropped 4.7% and 5.2%, respectively.\nThe rescue comes less than two months after a deposit flight from U.S. lenders Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank forced the Fed to step in with emergency measures to stabilize markets.\n"The positive reaction in (JPM) stock is in part a positive reaction to the stabilization in the sector, as much as any kind of advantage gained from the purchase," said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments.\n"But regional banks will face higher cost of doing business for some time until confidence is rebuilt or there is a different regulatory scheme."\nWeighing on the market, energy stocks .SPNY fell 1.3% as crude pricesLCOc1, CLc1 dropped nearly 2%, hurt by weak economic data from China and expectations of another U.S. interest rate hike.\nInvestors are keenly awaiting the conclusion of the Fed\'s two-day policy meeting on Wednesday for signs that its aggressive monetary policy tightening is coming to an end soon.\nRecent economic data reinforced bets of another 25-basis point interest rate hike, with investors pricing in a 90% chance of such a move, according to CME Group\'s FedWatch tool.\nFirst Republic\'s woes kicked off last week on a bleak note, but upbeat earnings from Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O helped the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX notch its second consecutive month of gain on Friday.\nAnalysts now expect first-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 1.9% from a year earlier, compared with a 5.1% fall expected at the start of April, according to Refinitiv data. Apple Inc AAPL.O is set to report later this week.\nAt 12:15 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 87.32 points, or 0.26%, at 34,185.48, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 7.79 points, or 0.19%, at 4,177.27, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 2.45 points, or 0.02%, at 12,224.14.\nData on Monday showed U.S. manufacturing pulled off a three-year low in April as new orders improved slightly and employment rebounded, but activity remained depressed, raising the risk of a recession this year.\nNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings NCLH.N rose 8.1% after raising its full-year profit forecast, betting on higher pricing and pent-up demand from wealthy customers.\nGeneral Motors Co GM.Ngained 2.4% following reports that Morgan Stanley upgraded the company\'s shares. The automaker also laid off several hundred full-time contract workers over the weekend including at its engineering hub in suburban Detroit.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.05-to-1 ratio on the NYSE. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 1.03-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 32 new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 69 new highs and 107 new lows.\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O is set to report later this week. Recent economic data reinforced bets of another 25-basis point interest rate hike, with investors pricing in a 90% chance of such a move, according to CME Group's FedWatch tool. First Republic's woes kicked off last week on a bleak note, but upbeat earnings from Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O helped the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX notch its second consecutive month of gain on Friday.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O is set to report later this week. The S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK gained 1.1%, while the KBW Regional Banking index .KRX shed 1.5%. Recent economic data reinforced bets of another 25-basis point interest rate hike, with investors pricing in a 90% chance of such a move, according to CME Group's FedWatch tool.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P, Dow edge higher as JPMorgan gains; Fed meet in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O is set to report later this week. The S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK gained 1.1%, while the KBW Regional Banking index .KRX shed 1.5%. Recent economic data reinforced bets of another 25-basis point interest rate hike, with investors pricing in a 90% chance of such a move, according to CME Group's FedWatch tool.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O is set to report later this week. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 1 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow edged higher on Monday as JPMorgan rose after the bank said it will buy most of First Republic Bank's assets, while caution prevailed ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision later this week. The S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK gained 1.1%, while the KBW Regional Banking index .KRX shed 1.5%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tqqq-ucyb%3A-big-etf-outflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, where 13,850,000 units were destroyed, or a 2.8% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is down about 0.4%, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.3%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity, which lost 30,000 of its units, representing a 30.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.\nVIDEO: TQQQ, UCYB: Big ETF Outflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is down about 0.4%, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.3%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity, which lost 30,000 of its units, representing a 30.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: TQQQ, UCYB: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, where 13,850,000 units were destroyed, or a 2.8% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity, which lost 30,000 of its units, representing a 30.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: TQQQ, UCYB: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'TQQQ, UCYB: Big ETF Outflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, where 13,850,000 units were destroyed, or a 2.8% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in morning trading today Apple is down about 0.4%, and Microsoft is lower by about 0.3%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity, which lost 30,000 of its units, representing a 30.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the ProShares UltraPro QQQ, where 13,850,000 units were destroyed, or a 2.8% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity, which lost 30,000 of its units, representing a 30.0% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. VIDEO: TQQQ, UCYB: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/big-week-for-q1-earnings-jobs-etc.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Monday, May 1st, 2023\n\nWho ordered the busy week for market participants? Your shipment is in. The heaviest week yet of Q1 earnings joins with Jobs Week — ADP (ADP) private-sector payrolls Wednesday and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) nonfarm payrolls Friday, not to mention a new JOLTS report tomorrow and Weekly Jobless Claims Thursday — and the latest monetary policy meeting from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).\n\nFirst things first, however: the final shoe has dropped for First Republic Bank (FRC), the third Silicon Valley area bank to go under in the past two months. Assets and deposits are being seized by regulators, to be absorbed by JPMorgan JPM, which won itself a bargain even if we don’t see a ripple in the banking giant’s numbers as of its Q2 earnings report. This comes highly reminiscent of when Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was seized by First Citizens Bank FCNCA directly before the last FOMC meeting.\n\nWe don’t expect Wednesday’s decision on interest rates to change from the previously indicated +25 basis points (bps), going back to the Fed’s dot-plot this past winter. This would bring the Fed funds rate to 5.00-5.25%, the highest we’ve seen since prior to the financial crisis ahead of the Great Recession 15 years ago. Inflation metrics have been deflating gradually overall, but consensus is strong the Fed feels it can add another quarter-point — at least. Analysts will be parsing closely the language pertaining to possible further increases in June and beyond.\n\nMarkets are flat to start a new trading week on these prospects. Last week was positive for three out of the four major indices (only the mall-cap Russell 2000 dropped nearly 1% over the past five trading days), with strong tech earnings giving the Nasdaq a boost to +2 1/4%. With so much to take in this week — including more than 1600 companies reporting earnings this week, featuring Apple AAPL on Thursday afternoon — it makes sense that traders will keep some powder dry at this early point in the trading week.\n\nOnce the market opens, both S&P and ISM Manufacturing PMI numbers come out. Both are expected to tack upward from previous levels; we saw cycle lows in last month’s ISM Manufacturing report, while S&P PMI bottomed out in December of last year. Importantly, S&P PMI is expected to cross over the 50-point threshold between growth and loss, while ISM looks to bounce off lows of 46.3%, but only by 40 bps. That said, these metrics, while demonstrating some relative weakness, are not shabby enough to change the Fed’s mind on rate policy.\n\nAlso, its semiconductor week on Q1 earnings, with Lattice Semi LSCC, NXP Semi NXPI and ON Semi ON all putting out results after today’s closing bell. Advance Micro Devices AMD puts out its numbers tomorrow.\n\nQuestions or comments about this article and/or its author? Click here>>\nFree Report Reveals How You Could Profit from the Growing Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobally, electric car sales continue their remarkable growth even after breaking records in 2021. High gas prices have fueled his demand, but so has evolving EV comfort, features and technology. So, the fervor for EVs will be around long after gas prices normalize. Not only are manufacturers seeing record-high profits, but producers of EV-related technology are raking in the dough as well. Do you know how to cash in? If not, we have the perfect report for you – and it’s FREE! Today, don't miss your chance to download Zacks' top 5 stocks for the electric vehicle revolution at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Send me my free report on the top 5 EV stocks\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nJPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFirst Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nON Semiconductor Corporation (ON) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'With so much to take in this week — including more than 1600 companies reporting earnings this week, featuring Apple AAPL on Thursday afternoon — it makes sense that traders will keep some powder dry at this early point in the trading week. Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report ON Semiconductor Corporation (ON) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Assets and deposits are being seized by regulators, to be absorbed by JPMorgan JPM, which won itself a bargain even if we don’t see a ripple in the banking giant’s numbers as of its Q2 earnings report.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report ON Semiconductor Corporation (ON) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. With so much to take in this week — including more than 1600 companies reporting earnings this week, featuring Apple AAPL on Thursday afternoon — it makes sense that traders will keep some powder dry at this early point in the trading week. Also, its semiconductor week on Q1 earnings, with Lattice Semi LSCC, NXP Semi NXPI and ON Semi ON all putting out results after today’s closing bell.', 'news_article_title': 'Big Week for Q1 Earnings, Jobs, etc.', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report ON Semiconductor Corporation (ON) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. With so much to take in this week — including more than 1600 companies reporting earnings this week, featuring Apple AAPL on Thursday afternoon — it makes sense that traders will keep some powder dry at this early point in the trading week. Once the market opens, both S&P and ISM Manufacturing PMI numbers come out.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'With so much to take in this week — including more than 1600 companies reporting earnings this week, featuring Apple AAPL on Thursday afternoon — it makes sense that traders will keep some powder dry at this early point in the trading week. Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report ON Semiconductor Corporation (ON) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The heaviest week yet of Q1 earnings joins with Jobs Week — ADP (ADP) private-sector payrolls Wednesday and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) nonfarm payrolls Friday, not to mention a new JOLTS report tomorrow and Weekly Jobless Claims Thursday — and the latest monetary policy meeting from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-1-2023-%3A-aapl-frc-amzn-tlt-bug-tqqq-vno-chgg-googl-uber-t', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -9.3 to 13,222.17. The total After hours volume is currently 58,261,591 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $169.68, with 2,199,248 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/4/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 1.44 per share, which represents a 152 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nFIRST REPUBLIC BANK (FRC) is -1.3515 at $2.16, with 2,046,422 shares traded. FRC\'s current last sale is 2.31% of the target price of $93.5.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.48 at $101.57, with 2,028,470 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.33. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\niShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) is +0.46 at $103.59, with 1,988,017 shares traded. This represents a 12.78% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nGlobal X Cybersecurity ETF (BUG) is +0.0143 at $21.24, with 1,615,060 shares traded. This represents a 8.5% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is -0.02 at $28.15, with 1,596,487 shares traded. This represents a 74.84% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nVornado Realty Trust (VNO) is unchanged at $14.68, with 1,345,707 shares traded. VNO\'s current last sale is 81.56% of the target price of $18.\n\nChegg, Inc. (CHGG) is -5.62 at $11.98, with 1,330,225 shares traded. CHGG\'s current last sale is 57.05% of the target price of $21.\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is -0.06 at $107.14, with 1,280,689 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 10 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.33. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".\n\nUber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) is +0.12 at $32.86, with 1,213,079 shares traded.UBER is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/2/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is -0.1 per share, which represents a -304 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is unchanged at $17.50, with 1,188,616 shares traded. T\'s current last sale is 79.55% of the target price of $22.\n\nMGM Resorts International (MGM) is +0.66 at $46.70, with 842,113 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.04. Smarter Analyst Reports: Honeywell Talks About Growth Potential, Long-Term Targets at Investor Conference\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $169.68, with 2,199,248 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/4/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) is +0.46 at $103.59, with 1,988,017 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Honeywell Talks About Growth Potential, Long-Term Targets at Investor Conference The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $169.68, with 2,199,248 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/4/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 1.44 per share, which represents a 152 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) is +0.12 at $32.86, with 1,213,079 shares traded.UBER is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/2/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 1, 2023 : AAPL, FRC, AMZN, TLT, BUG, TQQQ, VNO, CHGG, GOOGL, UBER, T, MGM', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $169.68, with 2,199,248 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/4/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.48 at $101.57, with 2,028,470 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $169.68, with 2,199,248 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/4/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 1.44 per share, which represents a 152 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) is +0.12 at $32.86, with 1,213,079 shares traded.UBER is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/2/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/big-tech-earnings%3A-time-to-take-another-bite-of-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Earnings season has been in high gear for some time now, with a feared ‘earnings apocalypse’ failing to materialize.\nLast week, as many are highly aware, big-tech stole the spotlight, posting results that had the market celebrating and helping keep sentiment lifted heading into this week’s FOMC meeting.\nWe now have four quarterly prints from the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’, a list that includes Meta Platforms META, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Amazon AMZN.\nAnd then there’s Apple AAPL, the last of the group slated to report and arguably the most important of the five. The company will reveal its quarterly results this Thursday, May 4th, after the market’s close.\nAll styles of investors will be tuning into the quarterly results, as Apple carries the biggest weight in the S&P 500, roughly 7%. Let’s take a closer look at how the mega-cap titan stacks up heading into its quarterly release.\nQuarterly Estimates\nSince February of this year, the quarterly EPS estimate for Apple’s upcoming release has been revised 0.7% higher to $1.44 per share, with the value reflecting a modest 5.3% year-over-year pullback in earnings.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nRegarding the top line, our consensus estimate of $93.3 billion implies a 4% pullback from the year-ago quarter, with analysts revising their quarterly expectations marginally lower since February.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nOf course, iPhone revenue will be a focus. Currently, the Zacks Consensus estimate for iPhone revenue sits at $49.6 billion, implying a slight pullback year-over-year. In addition, it’s worth noting that the company has delivered back-to-back negative surprises within this metric.\niPhone Revenue - Surprise %\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nWhile iPhone revenue remains important, the company’s Services results will also be closely watched, which includes cloud services, the App store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and several others. Overall, Apple’s services have gained significant traction and have become a big contributor to the top line.\nFor the quarter, the Zacks Consensus estimate for Services net sales sits at $20.9 billion, implying growth of 5.5% from the year-ago period. As we can see in the chart below, Apple snapped a negative streak of surprises within the metric in its latest release.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nQuarterly Performance\nApple posted results that came in under expectations in its latest release, snapping a long streak of positive surprises on the top and bottom lines. The company reported earnings of $1.88 per share, 2.5% below the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate.\nFurther, quarterly revenue totaled $117.1 billion, again falling short of expectations by roughly 3.3%. Below is a chart illustrating the company’s revenue on a quarterly basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAs we can see in the chart below, the market has had somewhat mixed reactions to Apple’s quarterly results post-earnings.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nValuation\nApple shares could be seen as a bit expensive, with the 28.2X forward earnings multiple sitting above the 24.2X five-year median by a fair margin. Still, the value remains well below highs of 31.3X in 2022.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFurther, the company’s forward price-to-sales ratio presently works out to be 6.9X, again above the 5.8X five-year median and the Zacks Computer and Technology sector average.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nInvestors of all styles will be tuning into Apple’s AAPL quarterly print, as the stock is one of the most important regarding the direction of the general market.\nWe’ve already gotten results from the other big-tech guys, including Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Amazon AMZN, and Meta Platforms META. All five stocks have staged big rebounds in 2023 so far following a forgettable 2022.\nHeading into the quarterly release, Apple is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) with an Earnings ESP Score of -0.3%.\nFree Report Reveals How You Could Profit from the Growing Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobally, electric car sales continue their remarkable growth even after breaking records in 2021. High gas prices have fueled his demand, but so has evolving EV comfort, features and technology. So, the fervor for EVs will be around long after gas prices normalize. Not only are manufacturers seeing record-high profits, but producers of EV-related technology are raking in the dough as well. Do you know how to cash in? If not, we have the perfect report for you – and it’s FREE! Today, don't miss your chance to download Zacks' top 5 stocks for the electric vehicle revolution at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Send me my free report on the top 5 EV stocks\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Bottom Line Investors of all styles will be tuning into Apple’s AAPL quarterly print, as the stock is one of the most important regarding the direction of the general market. And then there’s Apple AAPL, the last of the group slated to report and arguably the most important of the five. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. And then there’s Apple AAPL, the last of the group slated to report and arguably the most important of the five. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Bottom Line Investors of all styles will be tuning into Apple’s AAPL quarterly print, as the stock is one of the most important regarding the direction of the general market.', 'news_article_title': 'Big Tech Earnings: Time to Take Another Bite of Apple?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Bottom Line Investors of all styles will be tuning into Apple’s AAPL quarterly print, as the stock is one of the most important regarding the direction of the general market. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. And then there’s Apple AAPL, the last of the group slated to report and arguably the most important of the five.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. And then there’s Apple AAPL, the last of the group slated to report and arguably the most important of the five. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Bottom Line Investors of all styles will be tuning into Apple’s AAPL quarterly print, as the stock is one of the most important regarding the direction of the general market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-judge-declares-mistrial-in-apple-masimo-smartwatch-trade-secrets-fight', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Blake Brittain\nMay 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in California on Monday declared a mistrial in Masimo Corp\'s MASI.O potential billion-dollar smartwatch trade secret lawsuit against Apple Inc AAPL.O after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict, multiple media outlets reported.\nThe jury in federal court in Santa Ana could not determine whether Cupertino, California-based Apple misused confidential information from Masimo related to the use of light to measure biomarkers including heart rates and blood-oxygen levels, U.S. District Judge James Selna said.\nThe jury began deliberating on April 26 after a trial lasting about three weeks.\nApple said in a statement that it "deeply respects intellectual property and innovation and does not take or use confidential information from other companies," and will ask the court to dismiss remaining claims in the case.\nA Masimo spokesperson did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\nIrvine, California-based Masimo and its spinoff Cercacor Laboratories Inc sued Apple in 2020, accusing it of stealing trade secrets and using them to create and sell several Apple Watch models.\nThe lawsuit claimed Masimo representatives met with Apple in 2013 about integrating its inventions into Apple products and that Apple subsequently hired away two executives - one from Masimo and one from Cercacor - and used their knowledge to copy the technology.\nMasimo asked for more than $1.8 billion in damages, reduced from its initial request for $3.1 billion after the judge dismissed some of its trade-secret claims during trial.\nApple in a court filing called Masimo\'s lawsuit a "maneuver to clear a path" for its own smartwatch. Apple sued Masimo in Delaware last year, accusing it of patent infringement.\nSmartwatches, mobile devices worn on the wrist with an array of capabilities, are a lucrative market, with global sales worth tens of billions of dollars.\nMasimo has also sued Apple at the U.S. International Trade Commission over Apple Watch imports that it said violated its patent rights. An ITC judge preliminarily ruled in favor of Masimo in January, which could lead to an import ban on infringing Apple Watches if the full commission affirms the decision.\nApple is facing another potential Apple Watch import ban in a separate patent fight with Mountain View, California-based medical device maker AliveCor Inc over heart-monitoring technology.\n(Reporting by Blake Brittain and Stephen Nellis; Editing by Christopher Cushing)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Blake Brittain May 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in California on Monday declared a mistrial in Masimo Corp's MASI.O potential billion-dollar smartwatch trade secret lawsuit against Apple Inc AAPL.O after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict, multiple media outlets reported. The jury in federal court in Santa Ana could not determine whether Cupertino, California-based Apple misused confidential information from Masimo related to the use of light to measure biomarkers including heart rates and blood-oxygen levels, U.S. District Judge James Selna said. An ITC judge preliminarily ruled in favor of Masimo in January, which could lead to an import ban on infringing Apple Watches if the full commission affirms the decision.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Blake Brittain May 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in California on Monday declared a mistrial in Masimo Corp's MASI.O potential billion-dollar smartwatch trade secret lawsuit against Apple Inc AAPL.O after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict, multiple media outlets reported. Masimo has also sued Apple at the U.S. International Trade Commission over Apple Watch imports that it said violated its patent rights. Apple is facing another potential Apple Watch import ban in a separate patent fight with Mountain View, California-based medical device maker AliveCor Inc over heart-monitoring technology.", 'news_article_title': 'US judge declares mistrial in Apple-Masimo smartwatch trade secrets fight', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain May 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in California on Monday declared a mistrial in Masimo Corp's MASI.O potential billion-dollar smartwatch trade secret lawsuit against Apple Inc AAPL.O after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict, multiple media outlets reported. The jury in federal court in Santa Ana could not determine whether Cupertino, California-based Apple misused confidential information from Masimo related to the use of light to measure biomarkers including heart rates and blood-oxygen levels, U.S. District Judge James Selna said. Masimo has also sued Apple at the U.S. International Trade Commission over Apple Watch imports that it said violated its patent rights.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain May 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in California on Monday declared a mistrial in Masimo Corp's MASI.O potential billion-dollar smartwatch trade secret lawsuit against Apple Inc AAPL.O after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict, multiple media outlets reported. Irvine, California-based Masimo and its spinoff Cercacor Laboratories Inc sued Apple in 2020, accusing it of stealing trade secrets and using them to create and sell several Apple Watch models. The lawsuit claimed Masimo representatives met with Apple in 2013 about integrating its inventions into Apple products and that Apple subsequently hired away two executives - one from Masimo and one from Cercacor - and used their knowledge to copy the technology."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-robinhood-stocks-with-market-beating-potential-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'With its commission-free trading and simplified investment experience, Robinhood Markets emerged over the past several years as a game-changing investment platform for retail investors. One of the services Robinhood offers is a regularly updated list of the top 100 stock holdings of its millions of users. This list provides some insight into what stocks retail investors are buying the most in any given month.\nWhile this list includes some stocks that are speculative trades in whatever meme is popular at the moment, many of the most popular stocks among Robinhood users are in quality companies with solid growth prospects. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are popular stocks on the list that also have serious market-beating potential. These two tech giants are excellent cash-flow producers looking to capitalize on an industry that could be worth $13 trillion by 2030. Let\'s find out a bit more about these two market-beaters.\n1. Meta Platforms\nMeta Platforms is known for its popular social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The company is the second-largest digital advertiser by revenue in the U.S., trailing only Alphabet\'s Google. In the first quarter, it had over 3.8 billion monthly active users across its family of apps.\nIn 2022 the company struggled due to rising expenses and slowing growth for its digital advertising efforts. Following its third-quarter earnings report release, the stock fell as low as $88 per share. Since that low point, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has worked on a turnaround of the company. He revealed Meta would be cutting expenses ruthlessly and focusing on high-conviction opportunities.\nIn November, the company announced 10,000 layoffs, kick-starting a shift toward a "year of efficiency." Earlier this year, the stock popped following its first-quarter 2023 earnings amid revenue growth, better-than-expected second-quarter earnings forecasts, and lower-than-expected expense estimates for the year.\nMeta is well positioned in the digital advertising space, which is expected to grow from $521 billion in 2021 to $876 billion by 2026, according to eMarketer. However, what has me most excited is a business segment that is currently losing Meta billions of dollars per year: the metaverse.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nLast year, its Reality Labs segment, which accounts for metaverse and virtual reality products, lost $13.7 billion. In the first quarter, this segment lost another $4 billion. While its pursuit of the metaverse seems like a money drain, the industry still has the potential to be explosive. According to one estimate by Citigroup, by 2030, the metaverse economy could be worth anywhere from $8 trillion to $13 trillion.\nGetting there will require significant investments, which Meta is making today. Reality Labs is likely to remain a money-losing venture for Meta in the coming years. However, its dominant position in digital advertising and stellar cash flows positioned Meta well to deliver market-beating returns over the long haul, with its metaverse venture giving it further upside potential.\n2. Apple\nApple stock is tops across several categories. It\'s the largest stock (by market cap) in the S&P 500 index, the largest holding in Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio of publicly traded companies, and the world\'s most valuable brand, according to Interbrand.\nThe company\'s product offerings include hardware like the MacBook, iPhone, and iPad. Last year, the iPhone grew its share of the U.S. smartphone active user market to 50%, overtaking Android for the top spot. It also sells accessories for those products, including its Airpods and Apple Watch. It also makes money from its services business, which includes iCloud, digital content, and payments, among other services.\nApple is a free-cash-flow behemoth, generating $97 billion last year. This is cash it can use to reinvest in the business, pay dividends, and buy back stock. Apple has spent substantial capital buying back stock over the past 10 years. Since 2013, it has spent $549 billion on buybacks, reducing its share count by 37% -- and it still has over $20 billion in cash on its balance sheet.\nAAPL Free Cash Flow data by YCharts. TTM = trailing 12 months.\nAnalysts expect Apple to announce its virtual reality headset during its June Worldwide Developers Conference. According to a report by Bloomberg, the headset will run hundreds of thousands of apps, including its flagship Camera, FaceTime, and Messaging apps. Users will also reportedly be able to watch sports and use it for fitness workouts.\nApple\'s strong brand and stellar cash flows ensure it can continue innovating and rewarding its investors, making it another solid stock for the long haul.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Courtney Carlsen has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are popular stocks on the list that also have serious market-beating potential. AAPL Free Cash Flow data by YCharts. Last year, the iPhone grew its share of the U.S. smartphone active user market to 50%, overtaking Android for the top spot.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are popular stocks on the list that also have serious market-beating potential. AAPL Free Cash Flow data by YCharts. Last year, its Reality Labs segment, which accounts for metaverse and virtual reality products, lost $13.7 billion.', 'news_article_title': '2 Robinhood Stocks With Market-Beating Potential', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are popular stocks on the list that also have serious market-beating potential. AAPL Free Cash Flow data by YCharts. Meta is well positioned in the digital advertising space, which is expected to grow from $521 billion in 2021 to $876 billion by 2026, according to eMarketer.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are popular stocks on the list that also have serious market-beating potential. AAPL Free Cash Flow data by YCharts. While this list includes some stocks that are speculative trades in whatever meme is popular at the moment, many of the most popular stocks among Robinhood users are in quality companies with solid growth prospects.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amazon-alphabet-apple-meta-and-microsoft-are-part-of-zacks-earnings-preview-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – May 1, 2023 – Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL, Meta META and Microsoft MSFT.\nBreaking Down Big Tech Earnings\nThe market’s contrasting reactions to Q1 results from four of the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ – Amazon, Alphabet, Meta & Microsoft – provides us a window into what market participants see as essential for these stocks to maintain their recent price momentum. Apple will report Q1 results on Thursday, May 4th.\nAll of these stocks have been standout performers in 2023. Meta Platforms’ shares were in a league of their own regarding stock market performance, which got a further boost following the Q1 results. The magnitude of the positive reaction to Microsoft’s results wasn’t nearly as strong as it was for Meta, but it was nevertheless very favorable. Amazon and Alphabet shares lost ground following their quarterly releases, although they both exceeded estimates.\nThe key differentiator among Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet are trends in their respective cloud businesses and the perceived headway that each of them is making on the artificial intelligence (AI) front.\nThe market likes what it is seeing and hearing from Microsoft on both of these fronts and appears somewhat unconvinced of Alphabet and Amazon’s AI efforts. We all know that cloud spending is coming down, but Microsoft is not only seen as gaining share at the expense of Amazon Web Services but is also perceived as getting a growth boost from its AI capabilities.\nLooking at the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ as a whole, combining estimates for Apple with actual results from the others that have reported already, total Q1 earnings for the group are expected to be down -2.5% on +3.8% higher revenues. This is significantly better than the -11.2% decline in earnings on +1.9% higher revenues expected just a week back ahead of these results.\nA better-than-expected showing from Apple this week, which is expected to bring in -9.1% lower earnings in Q1 on -4.1% lower revenues, could potentially push the group’s growth rate into positive territory.\nWith top-line growth hard to come by due to macro factors, the group has responded to the market’s persistent worries about cost controls by announcing payroll reductions. There is a general feeling in the market that all of them could do more on that front, but their steps are nevertheless helping stabilize their margins picture.\nNet margins for the group were down -458 basis points in 2022 but are expected to modestly nudge higher in 2023 and improve further in 2024. That said, current net margins embedded in consensus estimates for the next two years remain below the 2021 level. That said, the 2023 net margin estimate of 18% for the group is above the pre-Covid 2019 level of 17.6%.\nBeyond the big 5 Tech players, total Q1 earnings for the Technology sector as a whole are expected to be down -13.2% from the same period last year on -3.6% lower revenues.\nThis big-picture view of the ‘Big 5’ players and the sector as a whole highlight the earnings growth challenge at present. The Tech space is expected to resume its growth-engine status from next year onwards.\nQ1 Earnings Season Scorecard\nIncluding all the quarterly reports released through Friday, April 28th, we now have Q1 earnings from 267 S&P 500 members, or 53.4% of the index’s total membership. Total earnings for these companies are down -2.4% from the same period last year on +4.1% higher revenues, with 77.2% beating EPS estimates and 73% beating revenue estimates. The proportion of these companies beating both EPS and revenue estimates is 59.9%.\nRegular readers of our earnings commentary know that we have been referring to the overall picture emerging from the Q1 earnings season as good enough; not great, but not bad either. With results from more than half of the S&P 500 members already out, we can confidently say that corporate earnings aren’t headed towards the ‘cliff’ that market bears were warning us of.\nThe way we see it, the ‘better-than-feared’ view of the Q1 earnings season at this stage may be a bit unfair, given how resilient corporate profitability has turned out to be. But the view isn’t entirely off the mark either.\nWe have a super busy reporting docket this week, with almost 1150 companies reporting Q1 results, including 159 S&P 500 members. In addition to the aforementioned earnings release from Apple, this week’s docket has representation from every sector of the economy.\nBelow, we compare the Q1 results thus far from what we have seen from this same group of 90 index members in other recent periods.\nThe Earnings Big Picture\n2023 Q1 earnings are expected to be down -5.7% on +2.8% higher revenues. This would follow the -5.4% earnings decline in the preceding period (2022 Q4) on +5.9% higher revenues.\nEmbedded in these 2023 Q1 earnings and revenue growth projections is the expectation of continued margin pressures, a recurring theme in recent quarters.\nActual results are proving a lot better on the margins front relative to what was expected ahead of the releases.\nEstimates for Q1 came down as the quarter got underway, in line with the trend that had been in place since the start of 2022. That said, the magnitude of negative revisions to Q1 estimates was smaller relative to what we had seen in the preceding two periods.\nEstimates for full-year 2023 have also been coming down as well, as we have been pointing out consistently in these pages.\nFor a detailed look at the overall earnings picture, including expectations for the coming periods, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report >>>>2023 Q1 Earnings: Good Enough, but not Great \nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. 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Today, don\'t miss your chance to download Zacks\' top 5 stocks for the electric vehicle revolution at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Send me my free report on the top 5 EV stocks\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This week’s list includes Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL, Meta META and Microsoft MSFT. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The key differentiator among Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet are trends in their respective cloud businesses and the perceived headway that each of them is making on the artificial intelligence (AI) front.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This week’s list includes Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL, Meta META and Microsoft MSFT. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Breaking Down Big Tech Earnings The market’s contrasting reactions to Q1 results from four of the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ – Amazon, Alphabet, Meta & Microsoft – provides us a window into what market participants see as essential for these stocks to maintain their recent price momentum.', 'news_article_title': 'Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Meta and Microsoft are part of Zacks Earnings Preview', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This week’s list includes Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL, Meta META and Microsoft MSFT. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ as a whole, combining estimates for Apple with actual results from the others that have reported already, total Q1 earnings for the group are expected to be down -2.5% on +3.8% higher revenues.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This week’s list includes Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL, Meta META and Microsoft MSFT. Breaking Down Big Tech Earnings The market’s contrasting reactions to Q1 results from four of the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ – Amazon, Alphabet, Meta & Microsoft – provides us a window into what market participants see as essential for these stocks to maintain their recent price momentum.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-little-secret-about-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "TLDR: At first, they seemed like a blowout: Amazon results last Thursday floored the market. Shares rocketed higher. When the earnings call revealed its cloud business was growing at its lowest levels ever, shares immediately dropped 4%. Tech companies are seeing growth slow from post-COVID hard-to-believe levels. But is earnings growth slowdown actually bad for stocks?\nTech companies were literally minting money during the pandemic as COVID drove dramatic behavior changes. They over-hired and over-spent as a result. Eventually, they had to confront bloated payrolls and other cost excesses as earnings growth came down faster than Icarus. They are still down a combined $372 billion in market valuation from a year ago.\nWhen you look at the data, however, you find that a slowdown in earnings growth is not a bad thing. Not a bad thing at all…up to a point. As the chart below shows, when it comes to market performance, the “sweet spot” in earnings growth is actually somewhere between negative and positive growth.\nSurprising, right?\nThe source of this otherwise surprising inverse relationship between the market and earnings growth rates is the stock market’s focus on several quarters into the future.\nBy the time earnings growth rates are extremely high—as they were until early in 2022—they have long since been reflected in stock prices. During such periods, the market has instead shifted its focus to earnings several quarters hence—to factors such as the Federal Reserve having to put the brakes on an overheating economy.\nNote below the insight Toggle’s Investing Copilot generated back in March for Amazon: Analyst forecasts had become too pessimistic, suggesting that there was substantial upside if earnings didn’t turn out to be quite so bad. The rest is history.\nThe point is the slowdown in earnings growth we are seeing has long been anticipated. Seeing it first hand is actually cathartic for the market - and may well be how the market low is ultimately put in.\nAggregated Leading Indicators!\nSubscribe to Pro here to receive our pre-market Leading Indicator newsletter and access all Leading Indicators online!\nMarket Phase Shift is now one pixel away from piercing one of its barriers. And Peak moved towards the bearish threshold after last week’s squeeze.\nLearn more about the Leading Indicators in the Learn Center!\nUpcoming Earnings: COVID who?\nClick here to test how PFE stock could perform after missing earnings expectations.\nDiscover how other companies could react post earnings with the help of TOGGLE's WhatIF Earnings tool.\nAsset Spotlight: All Eyes on AAPL\nTOGGLE analyzed 4 similar occasions in the past where prices for Apple are close to a recent high and historically this led to a median decrease in the stock over the following 1M. Read full insight!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Asset Spotlight: All Eyes on AAPL TOGGLE analyzed 4 similar occasions in the past where prices for Apple are close to a recent high and historically this led to a median decrease in the stock over the following 1M. During such periods, the market has instead shifted its focus to earnings several quarters hence—to factors such as the Federal Reserve having to put the brakes on an overheating economy. Note below the insight Toggle’s Investing Copilot generated back in March for Amazon: Analyst forecasts had become too pessimistic, suggesting that there was substantial upside if earnings didn’t turn out to be quite so bad.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Asset Spotlight: All Eyes on AAPL TOGGLE analyzed 4 similar occasions in the past where prices for Apple are close to a recent high and historically this led to a median decrease in the stock over the following 1M. But is earnings growth slowdown actually bad for stocks? The source of this otherwise surprising inverse relationship between the market and earnings growth rates is the stock market’s focus on several quarters into the future.', 'news_article_title': 'The Little Secret About Earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Asset Spotlight: All Eyes on AAPL TOGGLE analyzed 4 similar occasions in the past where prices for Apple are close to a recent high and historically this led to a median decrease in the stock over the following 1M. But is earnings growth slowdown actually bad for stocks? The source of this otherwise surprising inverse relationship between the market and earnings growth rates is the stock market’s focus on several quarters into the future.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Asset Spotlight: All Eyes on AAPL TOGGLE analyzed 4 similar occasions in the past where prices for Apple are close to a recent high and historically this led to a median decrease in the stock over the following 1M. But is earnings growth slowdown actually bad for stocks? As the chart below shows, when it comes to market performance, the “sweet spot” in earnings growth is actually somewhere between negative and positive growth.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-i-could-buy-only-1-warren-buffett-stock-in-may-this-would-be-it', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "It's a new month and a new opportunity to invest. When it comes to investing ideas, I can't think of a better fount of wisdom than Warren Buffett. His Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio features plenty of great stocks.\nBut if I could buy only one Buffett stock in May, which one would it be? It's both a difficult and an easy decision.\nEliminating a few top contenders\nBuffett's biggest position in Berkshire's portfolio by far is also my personal biggest individual stock holding -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Like Buffett, I think that Apple has great long-term prospects. Where I differ from the Oracle of Omaha, though, is in the importance of not having too many eggs in one basket. As much as I like Apple, I already own too big of a stake to feel comfortable buying even more shares right now.\nMy view is that Buffett's second-largest holding, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), looks attractively valued after sinking by a double-digit percentage so far this year. The main problem with buying BofA, however, is that the dust hasn't yet settled with the turmoil that has rattled bank stocks in recent months. I expect Bank of America to rebound strongly, but it could take a while.\nI also rank Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) as one of the best stocks to buy and hold over the long run. In particular, my prediction is that the company's Amazon Web Services (AWS) unit still has massive growth potential with the transition of apps and data to the cloud. But Amazon isn't my top Buffett stock to buy in May for reasons I'll soon explain.\nPotential recession picks\nThe Federal Reserve seems to think that the U.S. economy will likely enter a recession this year. Many economists agree. So do I. With this in mind, I think that a few Buffett stocks should hold up relatively well.\nTwo of them are healthcare stocks -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and McKesson (NYSE: MCK). J&J could have an edge because it's been a longtime go-to pick for investors during times of uncertainty.\nThe other three are in the consumer defensive sector. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO), Buffett's longest-held stock, shouldn't miss a beat if a recession comes. Grocery giant Kroger (NYSE: KR) seems likely to perform better than most stocks in an economic downturn. Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) would probably be in the same boat with consumers buying its products no matter what macroeconomic conditions are.\nI suspect that any of these five stocks would be great picks if a recession is right around the corner. However, none of them is my top Buffett stock to buy this month.\nMy top Buffett stock for May\nDon't worry -- I won't try to build the suspense further. If I could buy only one Buffett stock in May, it would be... Berkshire Hathaway.\nMy rationale is simple. Investing in Berkshire allows me to scoop up shares of great long-term picks such as Apple, Bank of America, and Amazon. Buying the stock also gives me several solid recession plays, including Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, Coca-Cola, Kroger, and Procter & Gamble. In addition, I get dozens of other stocks plus ownership in Berkshire's own strong insurance, energy, and other businesses.\nBuying Berkshire Hathaway shares also puts two of the world's greatest investors -- Buffett and his longtime business partner Charlie Munger -- to work for me. I sort of look forward to seeing what they might do with Berkshire's massive cash stockpile if a recession pulls stock valuations down significantly.\nWill Berkshire perform as well over the long run as Apple or Amazon? Will it hold up as well during a recession as Coca-Cola or Johnson & Johnson? The answer is probably no on both questions. However, Berkshire provides a significant level of diversification with exposure to all of these stocks and more. I suspect if Buffett could buy only one stock in May, he'd pick Berkshire too.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nGenerating a disclosure failed. 500 Server Error: Internal Server Error for url: https://api.fool.com/disclosures/?uids=1297841175&instrument_ids=202686%2C202908%2C206602%2C204142%2C202816%2C206249&service_id=0&profile=usmf-free\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Eliminating a few top contenders Buffett's biggest position in Berkshire's portfolio by far is also my personal biggest individual stock holding -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). My view is that Buffett's second-largest holding, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), looks attractively valued after sinking by a double-digit percentage so far this year. In particular, my prediction is that the company's Amazon Web Services (AWS) unit still has massive growth potential with the transition of apps and data to the cloud.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Eliminating a few top contenders Buffett's biggest position in Berkshire's portfolio by far is also my personal biggest individual stock holding -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). His Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio features plenty of great stocks. Investing in Berkshire allows me to scoop up shares of great long-term picks such as Apple, Bank of America, and Amazon.", 'news_article_title': 'If I Could Buy Only 1 Warren Buffett Stock in May, This Would Be It', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Eliminating a few top contenders Buffett's biggest position in Berkshire's portfolio by far is also my personal biggest individual stock holding -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). His Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio features plenty of great stocks. But if I could buy only one Buffett stock in May, which one would it be?", 'news_textrank_summary': "Eliminating a few top contenders Buffett's biggest position in Berkshire's portfolio by far is also my personal biggest individual stock holding -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). But Amazon isn't my top Buffett stock to buy in May for reasons I'll soon explain. If I could buy only one Buffett stock in May, it would be... Berkshire Hathaway."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-etfs-to-diversify-your-portfolio-and-minimize-risk', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nETF stocks have a lot of advantages. They provide investors with exposure to a wide assortment of stocks, creating diversification and less risk in the process.\nETFs can also be a great way for investors to gain access to a particular segment of the economy or a specific market. And, ETFs charge fewer fees than actively managed mutual funds.\nThese facts help to account for the fact that more and more investors are relying on ETFs to grow their nest egg. At the end of 2022, Americans had $6.5 trillion invested in exchange-traded funds, according to data from the Investment Company Institute.\nThat’s a massive amount of money and it is only getting larger as people realize the many benefits offered by ETFs as an investment vehicle. Here are three ETFs to diversity your portfolio and minimize risk.\nBITO ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF $17.41\nVGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF $384.36\nSPEU SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF $39.65\nProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO)\nSource: shutterstock.com/bangoland\nCryptocurrencies have been the top-performing asset class this year, trouncing the returns of stocks, bonds and commodities.\nA great way for investors to play the current rally in crypto is through the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:BITO). The BITO exchange-traded fund (ETF) provides exposure to Bitcoin (BTC-USD) via futures contracts. It doesn’t track the spot price of BTC. Instead, this ETF tracks the price of future-dated Bitcoin index futures.\nIn some ways, the structure of the BITO ETF is beneficial to investors as it lowers the risk associated with investing directly in physical Bitcoin. Still, the share price of the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF has closely tracked the price movements of BTC, which is the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.\nYear to date, BITO is up 65%, which is a little less than the rise in Bitcoin. This ETF charges a comparatively low expense ratio of 0.95%, which is another selling feature.\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)\nSource: Shutterstock\nClose behind crypto in terms of performance this year have been technology stocks. After a brutal selloff in 2022, tech stocks have risen dramatically in the last six months.\nThe tech-laden Nasdaq index has gained 16% so far in 2023 and broke above the 12,000 mark for the first time in a year. Doing a little better than the gains in the Nasdaq is the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) that is up 19% on the year.\nVGT holds a total of 364 stocks, almost all of them large cap technology concerns. The three biggest holdings in the fund are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA).\nAs is always the case with Vanguard, the VGT ETF charges a rock bottom expense ratio, in this case just 0.10%. This ETF also offers a quarterly dividend payment of 77 cents per share. This is a great ETF for investors to own as technology stocks come make into favor.\nSPDR Portfolio Europe ETF (SPEU)\nSource: Shutterstock\nAnother area of strength this year has come from European stocks. Several indices in Europe have hit new highs in recent months, fueled by improving sentiment.\nIn February of this year, England’s FTSE 100 index closed above the 8,000 level for the very first time.\nInvestors looking to gain exposure to Europe should consider a position in the SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:SPEU).\nSPEU tracks the STOXX Europe Total Market index and top holdings in the ETF include Nestle (OTCMKTS:NSRGY), Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) and LVMH (EPA:MC), to name only a few. In the last six months, the SPEU ETF has risen 26%, including a 12% gain this year.\nThe expense ratio on this ETF is even lower than one can find with Vanguard at just 0.09%. It also offers a decent dividend yield of 3.13%. All told, the SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF offers a great way to diversify a portfolio with international stock exposure in a safe market.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, MSFT and NVDA. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\nThe post 3 ETFs to Diversify Your Portfolio and Minimize Risk appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The three biggest holdings in the fund are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, MSFT and NVDA. A great way for investors to play the current rally in crypto is through the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:BITO).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The three biggest holdings in the fund are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, MSFT and NVDA. BITO ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF $17.41 VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF $384.36 SPEU SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF $39.65 ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) Source: shutterstock.com/bangoland Cryptocurrencies have been the top-performing asset class this year, trouncing the returns of stocks, bonds and commodities.', 'news_article_title': '3 ETFs to Diversify Your Portfolio and Minimize Risk', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The three biggest holdings in the fund are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, MSFT and NVDA. Doing a little better than the gains in the Nasdaq is the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) that is up 19% on the year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The three biggest holdings in the fund are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL, MSFT and NVDA. BITO ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF $17.41 VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF $384.36 SPEU SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF $39.65 ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) Source: shutterstock.com/bangoland Cryptocurrencies have been the top-performing asset class this year, trouncing the returns of stocks, bonds and commodities.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-motley-fool-100-index-etf-tmfc-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/30/2018.\nThe fund is sponsored by Motley Fool Asset Management. It has amassed assets over $424.80 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nGrowth stocks have higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. While these are expected to grow faster than the broader market, they also have higher valuations. Something to keep in mind is the higher level of volatility that is affiliated with growth stocks. Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.50%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.23%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 40.20% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Telecom round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 14.14% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 56.86% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nTMFC seeks to match the performance of the MOTLEY FOOL 100 INDEX before fees and expenses. The Motley Fool 100 Index is an index of US stocks, recommended by The Motley Fool, LLC (TMF) analysts, either in the Motley Fool IQ analyst opinion database or TMF research publications. From this recommendation pool, the index chooses the 100 largest US companies by market cap and weights them according to market capitalization. The index undergoes quarterly reconstitution.\nThe ETF return is roughly 18.23% so far this year and is down about -2.98% in the last one year (as of 05/01/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $29.82 and $37.67.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.08 and standard deviation of 23.29% for the trailing three-year period. With about 99 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nMotley Fool 100 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, TMFC is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $82.47 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $172.34 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nMotley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC): ETF Research Reports\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOG) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 14.14% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG). Click to get this free report Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $424.80 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 14.14% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG). You should consider the Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/30/2018.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 14.14% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG). Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 14.14% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG). Alternatives Motley Fool 100 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-dow-steady-on-boost-from-jpmorgan-fed-meet-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar\nMay 1 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow edged higher as JPMorgan shares rose after the lender said it will buy most of First Republic Bank\'s assets, while investors refrained from making big bets ahead of the Federal Reserve\'s policy decision this week.\nJPMorgan Chase & Co\'s JPM.N shares rose 2.8% on Monday to nearly a two-month high after the deal was announced earlier in the day. The S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK gained 1.4%.\nShares of regional banks PNC Financial PNC.N and Citizens Financial CFG.N dropped 4.5% and 6.1%, respectively. Big banks such as Bank of America BAC.N and Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N rose 0.3% and 2.8%, respectively.\nThe KBW Regional Banking index .KRX fell 0.6%.\nThe rescue comes less than two months after a deposit flight from U.S. lenders Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank forced the Fed to step in with emergency measures to stabilize markets.\n"When you have the largest bank and probably the most successful bank purchasing First Republic Bank\'s assets, it shows some confidence in the system and willingness on the part of the government to allow very large players to help stabilize the situation," said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments.\nFirst Republic\'s woes kicked off last week on a bleak note, but upbeat earnings from Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O helped the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX notch its second consecutive month of gain on Friday.\nAnalysts now expect first-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 1.9% from a year earlier, compared with a 5.1% fall expected at the start of April, according to Refinitiv data. Apple Inc AAPL.O is set to report later this week.\nInvestors are keenly awaiting the conclusion of the Fed\'s two-day policy meeting on Wednesday for signs that its aggressive monetary policy tightening is coming to an end soon.\nRecent economic data reinforced bets of another 25-basis point interest rate hike, with investors pricing in 90% chances of such a move, according to CME Group\'s FedWatch tool.\nInvestors will also focus on Jerome Powell\'s press conference to assess if the Fed\'s commentary pushes back market expectations of rate cuts before the year-end amid the recent banking turmoil and threats of an imminent recession.\nAt 10:08 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 40.97 points, or 0.12%, at 34,139.13, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 1.68 points, or 0.04%, at 4,171.16, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 16.65 points, or 0.14%, at 12,209.94.\nData on Monday showed U.S. manufacturing pulled off a three-year low in April as new orders improved slightly and employment rebounded, but activity remained depressed amid higher borrowing costs and tight credit, raising the risk of a recession this year.\nAnother set of data showed U.S. construction spending increased more than expected in March.\nNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings NCLH.N rose 4.8% after raising its full-year profit forecast, betting on higher pricing and pent-up demand from wealthy customers.\nGeneral Motors Co GM.Ngained 3.2% following reports that Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to "overweight".\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 1.32-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.27-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 21 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 48 new highs and 47 new lows.\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru, Additional reporting by Manya Saini; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O is set to report later this week. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 1 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow edged higher as JPMorgan shares rose after the lender said it will buy most of First Republic Bank's assets, while investors refrained from making big bets ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision this week. Investors will also focus on Jerome Powell's press conference to assess if the Fed's commentary pushes back market expectations of rate cuts before the year-end amid the recent banking turmoil and threats of an imminent recession.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O is set to report later this week. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 1 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow edged higher as JPMorgan shares rose after the lender said it will buy most of First Republic Bank's assets, while investors refrained from making big bets ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision this week. Recent economic data reinforced bets of another 25-basis point interest rate hike, with investors pricing in 90% chances of such a move, according to CME Group's FedWatch tool.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Dow steady on boost from JPMorgan; Fed meet in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O is set to report later this week. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 1 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow edged higher as JPMorgan shares rose after the lender said it will buy most of First Republic Bank's assets, while investors refrained from making big bets ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision this week. The S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK gained 1.4%.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O is set to report later this week. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 1 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow edged higher as JPMorgan shares rose after the lender said it will buy most of First Republic Bank\'s assets, while investors refrained from making big bets ahead of the Federal Reserve\'s policy decision this week. "When you have the largest bank and probably the most successful bank purchasing First Republic Bank\'s assets, it shows some confidence in the system and willingness on the part of the government to allow very large players to help stabilize the situation," said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-28', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/futures-muted-as-fed-caution-sets-in-jpmorgan-to-buy-first-republic', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nJPMorgan up after it buys First Republic assets\nManufacturing activity data due after opening bell\nFed expected to raise rates later this week\nFutures off: Dow 0.04%, S&P 0.09%, Nasdaq 0.10%\nUpdates prices, adds details\nMay 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were muted on Monday as investors refrained from taking big bets ahead of the Federal Reserve\'s policy decision this week, while regulators said JPMorgan will buy most of the beleaguered First Republic Bank\'s assets.\nJPMorgan Chase & Co\'s shares rose 3.7% in premarket trading after the deal was announced early on Monday, while First Republic\'s stock slumped almost 46% to $1.9 before trading in it was suspended.\nShares of First Republic\'s regional peers PNC Financial PNC.N and Citizens Financial CFG.N slipped 2.3% and 1.4%, respectively, while other big banks including Bank of America BAC.N edged higher.\nThe rescue comes less than two months after a deposit flight from U.S. lenders Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank forced the Fed to step in with emergency measures to stabilize markets.\nFirst Republic\'s woes kicked off last week on a bleak note, but upbeat earnings from Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O helped the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX notch its second consecutive month of gain on Friday.\nAnalysts now expect first-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 1.9% from a year earlier, compared with a 5.1% fall expected at the start of April, according to Refinitiv data. Apple Inc AAPL.Ois set to report later this week.\nInvestors will also focus on Jerome Powell\'s press conference to assess if the Fed\'s commentary pushes back market expectations of rate cuts before the year-end amid the recent banking turmoil and threats of an imminent recession.\n"While the market has priced in another hike this week, we think the developments over the weekend will cause the FOMC to be more prudent with their guidance and respect the message of the market," said Thomas Hayes, chairman and managing member at Great Hill Capital.\n"We would not be surprised to see a "pause" after this final hike. Markets should take today\'s news in stride knowing that the repeated bank failures should now have the Fed back on its heels and defanged moving forward."\nAt 7:50 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 14 points, or 0.04%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 3.75 points, or 0.09%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 13.5 points, or 0.1%.\nManufacturing data from the Institute for Supply Management and S&P Global for April and the Commerce Department\'s construction spending for March will be released later in the day, offering investors more clues on the state of the economy.\nAmong earnings-driven moves, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings NCLH.Nrose 2.7% after the cruise operator raised its full-year profit forecast, betting on higher pricing and pent-up demand from wealthy customers.\nON Semiconductor Corp ON.O, MGM Resorts International MGM.N and Franklin Resources Inc BEN.N are some of the major companies reporting quarterly results before the opening bell.\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru, Additional reporting by Manya Saini; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.Ois set to report later this week. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window JPMorgan up after it buys First Republic assets Manufacturing activity data due after opening bell Fed expected to raise rates later this week Futures off: Dow 0.04%, S&P 0.09%, Nasdaq 0.10% Updates prices, adds details May 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were muted on Monday as investors refrained from taking big bets ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision this week, while regulators said JPMorgan will buy most of the beleaguered First Republic Bank's assets. First Republic's woes kicked off last week on a bleak note, but upbeat earnings from Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O helped the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX notch its second consecutive month of gain on Friday.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.Ois set to report later this week. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window JPMorgan up after it buys First Republic assets Manufacturing activity data due after opening bell Fed expected to raise rates later this week Futures off: Dow 0.04%, S&P 0.09%, Nasdaq 0.10% Updates prices, adds details May 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were muted on Monday as investors refrained from taking big bets ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision this week, while regulators said JPMorgan will buy most of the beleaguered First Republic Bank's assets. Investors will also focus on Jerome Powell's press conference to assess if the Fed's commentary pushes back market expectations of rate cuts before the year-end amid the recent banking turmoil and threats of an imminent recession.", 'news_article_title': 'Futures muted as Fed caution sets in, JPMorgan to buy First Republic', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.Ois set to report later this week. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window JPMorgan up after it buys First Republic assets Manufacturing activity data due after opening bell Fed expected to raise rates later this week Futures off: Dow 0.04%, S&P 0.09%, Nasdaq 0.10% Updates prices, adds details May 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were muted on Monday as investors refrained from taking big bets ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision this week, while regulators said JPMorgan will buy most of the beleaguered First Republic Bank's assets. JPMorgan Chase & Co's shares rose 3.7% in premarket trading after the deal was announced early on Monday, while First Republic's stock slumped almost 46% to $1.9 before trading in it was suspended.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.Ois set to report later this week. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window JPMorgan up after it buys First Republic assets Manufacturing activity data due after opening bell Fed expected to raise rates later this week Futures off: Dow 0.04%, S&P 0.09%, Nasdaq 0.10% Updates prices, adds details May 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were muted on Monday as investors refrained from taking big bets ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision this week, while regulators said JPMorgan will buy most of the beleaguered First Republic Bank's assets. Investors will also focus on Jerome Powell's press conference to assess if the Fed's commentary pushes back market expectations of rate cuts before the year-end amid the recent banking turmoil and threats of an imminent recession."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/good-stocks-to-buy-right-now-3-tech-stocks-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The technology sector has long been a driving force behind the global economy. It has also been a catalyst for innovative breakthroughs across various industries. As one of the fastest-evolving sectors, it encompasses a wide range of industries. Everything from software development and hardware manufacturing to artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and more. The growth and expansion of the tech sector have been primarily fueled by the exponential increase in internet users, the proliferation of mobile devices, and the growing demand for data-driven solutions. As a result, technology stocks have consistently been a popular choice among investors. This is because they offer significant growth potential and, often, attractive returns on investment.\nInvesting in tech stocks provides exposure to a diverse set of companies, including well-established market leaders like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL). As well as smaller, innovative startups focusing on cutting-edge technologies. While the tech sector is known for its volatility, it has historically delivered robust returns for long-term investors. Particularly those who have been able to identify and capitalize on emerging trends and breakthrough innovations.\nHowever, investing in technology stocks also entails a level of risk. As the sector’s rapid evolution can lead to shifts in competitive dynamics and the potential for disruptive technologies to upend established players. Therefore, it’s crucial for investors to conduct thorough research and due diligence before investing in tech stocks. This will help ensure they’re well-informed about both the opportunities and the risks. Having said that, let’s look at three trending tech stocks to watch in the stock market this week.\nTech Stocks To Watch Right Now\nNVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA)\nON Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: ON)\nMeta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META)\nNVIDIA (NVDA Stock)\nStarting off, NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is a leading global technology company specializing in the development and production of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), System on a Chip (SoCs), and AI solutions. NVIDIA’s products have gained significant prominence in various sectors, such as gaming, professional visualization, data center services, and automotive applications.\nIn the company’s latest news release last month, NVIDIA launched the GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, which brings the advanced capabilities of the Ada Lovelace architecture and DLSS 3 technology to a broader audience of gamers and creators, starting at just $599. The new RTX 4070 offers exceptional performance, enabling real-time ray tracing and delivering more than 100 frames per second at a 1440p resolution in the majority of contemporary games.\nMoving along, during Monday morning’s trading session, shares of NVDA stock are up another 1.41% off the open trading at $281.41 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Top Stocks To Buy Now? 2 Undervalued Stocks To Watch\nON Semiconductor (ON Stock)\nNext, ON Semiconductor Corporation (ON) is a prominent player in the semiconductor industry, focusing on the design and manufacturing of energy-efficient electronic components and integrated circuits. The company’s product portfolio includes power management solutions, sensors, and connectivity devices, catering to diverse markets such as automotive, industrial, consumer electronics, and communications.\nToday, Monday, ON Semiconductor reported a beat for its first quarter 2023 earnings results. Diving in, the semiconductor company posted Q1 2023 earnings of $1.19 per share on revenue of $2.0 billion. This is in comparison with Wall Street’s consensus estimates which were earnings of $1.09 per share. Additionally, the company said it expects Q2 2023 earnings in the range of $1.14 to $1.28 per share, with revenue of approximately $1.975 billion to $2.075 billion.\nFollowing this news release, on Monday morning, shares of ON stock popped higher off the open by 6.49%, trading at $76.69 per share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] 2 AI Stocks To Watch In May 2023\nMeta Platforms (META Stock)\nLast but not least, Meta Platforms Inc. (META), previously known as Facebook Inc., is a global technology giant that owns and operates a wide range of social media platforms and applications, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. Meta has recently ventured into the development of the metaverse, a virtual shared space that combines aspects of social media, online gaming, and augmented reality.\nLast week, Meta reported its first quarter 2023 financial results. Diving in, the company notched in better-than-expected results for the quarter. Specifically, Meta posted Q1 2023 earnings of $2.64 per share on revenue of $28.6 billion. This is versus analysts’ consensus estimates for Q1 2023, which were earnings per share of $1.96 per share along with revenue estimates of $27.6 billion.\nOver the past five trading days, shares of META stock have jumped by 13.76%. Meanwhile, during Monday morning’s trading session, META stock opened the day trading day flat trading at $240.14 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Investing in tech stocks provides exposure to a diverse set of companies, including well-established market leaders like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL). The growth and expansion of the tech sector have been primarily fueled by the exponential increase in internet users, the proliferation of mobile devices, and the growing demand for data-driven solutions. In the company’s latest news release last month, NVIDIA launched the GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, which brings the advanced capabilities of the Ada Lovelace architecture and DLSS 3 technology to a broader audience of gamers and creators, starting at just $599.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Investing in tech stocks provides exposure to a diverse set of companies, including well-established market leaders like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Tech Stocks To Watch Right Now NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) ON Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: ON) Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) NVIDIA (NVDA Stock) Starting off, NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is a leading global technology company specializing in the development and production of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), System on a Chip (SoCs), and AI solutions. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 2 AI Stocks To Watch In May 2023 Meta Platforms (META Stock) Last but not least, Meta Platforms Inc. (META), previously known as Facebook Inc., is a global technology giant that owns and operates a wide range of social media platforms and applications, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.', 'news_article_title': 'Good Stocks To Buy Right Now? 3 Tech Stocks In Focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Investing in tech stocks provides exposure to a diverse set of companies, including well-established market leaders like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Tech Stocks To Watch Right Now NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) ON Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: ON) Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) NVIDIA (NVDA Stock) Starting off, NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is a leading global technology company specializing in the development and production of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), System on a Chip (SoCs), and AI solutions. Diving in, the semiconductor company posted Q1 2023 earnings of $1.19 per share on revenue of $2.0 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Investing in tech stocks provides exposure to a diverse set of companies, including well-established market leaders like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Tech Stocks To Watch Right Now NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) ON Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: ON) Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) NVIDIA (NVDA Stock) Starting off, NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is a leading global technology company specializing in the development and production of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), System on a Chip (SoCs), and AI solutions. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 2 AI Stocks To Watch In May 2023 Meta Platforms (META Stock) Last but not least, Meta Platforms Inc. (META), previously known as Facebook Inc., is a global technology giant that owns and operates a wide range of social media platforms and applications, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-wisdomtree-u.s.-largecap-etf-eps-a-strong-etf-right-now-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "A smart beta exchange traded fund, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) debuted on 02/23/2007, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nIf you're the kind of investor who would rather try and beat the market through good stock selection, then smart beta funds are your best choice; this fund class is known for tracking non-cap weighted strategies.\nBy attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.\nThis area offers many different investment choices, such as simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies; however, not all of these strategies can deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nManaged by Wisdomtree, EPS has amassed assets over $674.48 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. Before fees and expenses, this particular fund seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. Earnings 500 Index.\nThe WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of earnings-generating companies within the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. Stock Market.\nCost & Other Expenses\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long-term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nThe fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.87%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nMost ETFs are very transparent products, and disclose their holdings on a daily basis. ETFs also offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, though it's still important for investors to research a fund's holdings.\nEPS's heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 21.50% of the portfolio. Its Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.50% of total assets, followed by Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nIts top 10 holdings account for approximately 29.24% of EPS's total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF return is roughly 7.53% so far, and is down about -1.28% over the last 12 months (as of 05/01/2023). EPS has traded between $38.39 and $46.24 in this past 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 18.44% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 501 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $50.53 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $102.58 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.50% of total assets, followed by Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. A smart beta exchange traded fund, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) debuted on 02/23/2007, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.50% of total assets, followed by Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). A smart beta exchange traded fund, the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) debuted on 02/23/2007, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.', 'news_article_title': 'Is WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.50% of total assets, followed by Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Sector Exposure and Top Holdings Most ETFs are very transparent products, and disclose their holdings on a daily basis.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap ETF (EPS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 5.50% of total assets, followed by Alphabet Inc-Cl A (GOOGL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-red-flags-for-broadcoms-future', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) is often considered a safe blue chip tech stock for conservative income investors. It produces a wide range of chips for the data center, networking, broadband, wireless, storage, and industrial markets, and it also sells infrastructure software through its CA Technologies and Symantec subsidiaries.\nIts revenue has grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13% between fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2022 (which ended last October), as its adjusted earnings per share (EPS) rose at a CAGR of 19%. Its diversification shielded it from the PC market's post-pandemic slowdown, and its stock still looks cheap at 15 times forward earnings despite rallying nearly 170% over the past five years. It also pays a forward dividend yield of 3%, and that payout should consume less than half of its projected EPS this year.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nI've praised Broadcom's strengths in previous articles, but investors should also be aware of its less obvious weaknesses. So today, I'll dig deeper and focus on two of those challenges: its heavy dependence on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and the regulatory headwinds for its planned takeover of the cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW).\nBroadcom's relationship with Apple\nBroadcom provides Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, wireless charging, and radio frequency chips for Apple's iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other devices. Apple accounted for 20% of Broadcom's revenue in fiscal 2022, making it the chipmaker's top customer. Back in early 2020, Broadcom secured several contracts with Apple, which were expected to pay out about $15 billion in revenue through 2023. However, there's no guarantee that Apple will renew those contracts once they expire.\nInstead, several reports from earlier this year suggested that Apple could replace Broadcom's Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo chips with its own first-party chips by 2025. That potential switch, along with the iPhone's slowing growth in recent years, indicates that Broadcom needs to proactively diversify its business away from Apple.\nBroadcom isn't the only chipmaker that faces the potential loss of Apple as a top customer. Qualcomm, which Broadcom nearly acquired via a hostile takeover in 2018, also faces the looming replacement of its iPhone modems.\nThe VMware deal could be in trouble\nTo pivot away from Apple and other smartphone makers, Broadcom expanded into the infrastructure software market with its acquisitions of CA in 2018 and Symantec's enterprise security unit in 2019. But even after integrating both companies, Broadcom still only generated 29% of its revenue from infrastructure software in fiscal 2022.\nTo accelerate that expansion, Broadcom agreed to buy Vmware for $61 billion last year. At the time, it expected to close the deal in fiscal 2023. However, that acquisition has run into a gauntlet of regulatory challenges over the past year.\nAntitrust regulators in the U.S., U.K., and Europe have all been closely scrutinizing the deal, and a recent decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the U.K. to block Microsoft's planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard raises some serious doubts about Broadcom's ability to seal the deal.\nIf Broadcom actually buys VMware, it expects to generate nearly half of its annual revenue from software and significantly reduce its dependence on chips. It also believes the acquisition will add roughly $8.5 billion in pro forma earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) to its bottom line within the first three years. By comparison, Broadcom generated an adjusted EBITDA of $21 billion on its own in fiscal 2022.\nDo these risks make Broadcom a less attractive stock?\nI believe Broadcom can weather the loss of Apple if it acquires VMware. But if antitrust regulators block the VMware deal, I'd avoid investing in Broadcom because it could suffer severe revenue declines in fiscal 2025 and beyond.\nHowever, some of those doubts already seem to be priced into its low valuation -- and Broadcom could still take the cash and make smaller acquisitions or execute some big buybacks to appease investors if the deal falls through. Therefore, Broadcom isn't doomed yet, but investors who are concerned about Apple or VMware should probably stick with more conservative tech stocks until it resolves those near-term challenges.\n10 stocks we like better than Broadcom\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Broadcom wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nLeo Sun has positions in Apple and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, Microsoft, and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and VMware. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "So today, I'll dig deeper and focus on two of those challenges: its heavy dependence on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and the regulatory headwinds for its planned takeover of the cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW). It produces a wide range of chips for the data center, networking, broadband, wireless, storage, and industrial markets, and it also sells infrastructure software through its CA Technologies and Symantec subsidiaries. The VMware deal could be in trouble To pivot away from Apple and other smartphone makers, Broadcom expanded into the infrastructure software market with its acquisitions of CA in 2018 and Symantec's enterprise security unit in 2019.", 'news_luhn_summary': "So today, I'll dig deeper and focus on two of those challenges: its heavy dependence on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and the regulatory headwinds for its planned takeover of the cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW). Antitrust regulators in the U.S., U.K., and Europe have all been closely scrutinizing the deal, and a recent decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the U.K. to block Microsoft's planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard raises some serious doubts about Broadcom's ability to seal the deal. If Broadcom actually buys VMware, it expects to generate nearly half of its annual revenue from software and significantly reduce its dependence on chips.", 'news_article_title': "2 Red Flags for Broadcom's Future", 'news_lexrank_summary': "So today, I'll dig deeper and focus on two of those challenges: its heavy dependence on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and the regulatory headwinds for its planned takeover of the cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW). Back in early 2020, Broadcom secured several contracts with Apple, which were expected to pay out about $15 billion in revenue through 2023. Broadcom isn't the only chipmaker that faces the potential loss of Apple as a top customer.", 'news_textrank_summary': "So today, I'll dig deeper and focus on two of those challenges: its heavy dependence on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and the regulatory headwinds for its planned takeover of the cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW). Broadcom's relationship with Apple Broadcom provides Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, wireless charging, and radio frequency chips for Apple's iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other devices. The VMware deal could be in trouble To pivot away from Apple and other smartphone makers, Broadcom expanded into the infrastructure software market with its acquisitions of CA in 2018 and Symantec's enterprise security unit in 2019."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 168.63999938964844, 'high': 170.4499969482422, 'open': 169.27999877929688, 'close': 169.58999633789062, 'ema_50': 159.40848299146208, 'rsi_14': 72.61966933231136, 'target': 168.5399932861328, 'volume': 52472900.0, 'ema_200': 152.17996162043792, 'adj_close': 168.90484619140625, 'rsi_lag_1': 68.59504745288464, 'rsi_lag_2': 58.54993445606887, 'rsi_lag_3': 50.0, 'rsi_lag_4': 45.359278359542564, 'rsi_lag_5': 47.791806458755524, 'macd_lag_1': 2.556557537274955, 'macd_lag_2': 2.3634700103387445, 'macd_lag_3': 2.211950339018216, 'macd_lag_4': 2.4598377948657912, 'macd_lag_5': 2.7394336944495024, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.6715231848459666, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.6570434709749082}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 15.529999732971191, 'Date': '2023-05-01', 'High': 16.6200008392334, 'Open': 16.40999984741211, 'Close': 16.079999923706055, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-01', 'Adj Close': 16.079999923706055}, {'Low': 1.0966956615447998, 'Date': '2023-05-01', 'High': 1.103557825088501, 'Open': 1.1010911464691162, 'Close': 1.1010911464691162, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-01', 'Adj Close': 1.1010911464691162}, {'Low': 1.248953938484192, 'Date': '2023-05-01', 'High': 1.256999969482422, 'Open': 1.2558395862579346, 'Close': 1.2557607889175415, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-01', 'Adj Close': 1.2557607889175415}, {'Low': 6.910999774932861, 'Date': '2023-05-01', 'High': 6.911099910736084, 'Open': 6.911099910736084, 'Close': 6.911099910736084, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-01', 'Adj Close': 6.911099910736084}, {'Low': 74.52999877929688, 'Date': '2023-05-01', 'High': 76.69000244140625, 'Open': 76.66000366210938, 'Close': 75.66000366210938, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 215017, 'date_str': '2023-05-01', 'Adj Close': 75.66000366210938}, {'Low': 0.6610700488090515, 'Date': '2023-05-01', 'High': 0.6670998334884644, 'Open': 0.6612401008605957, 'Close': 0.6612401008605957, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-01', 'Adj Close': 0.6612401008605957}, {'Low': 3.461999893188477, 'Date': '2023-05-01', 'High': 3.575999975204468, 'Open': 3.500999927520752, 'Close': 3.5739998817443848, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-01', 'Adj Close': 3.5739998817443848}, {'Low': 136.26300048828125, 'Date': '2023-05-01', 'High': 137.40199279785156, 'Open': 136.38600158691406, 'Close': 136.38600158691406, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-01', 'Adj Close': 136.38600158691406}, {'Low': 101.62000274658205, 'Date': '2023-05-01', 'High': 102.19000244140624, 'Open': 101.66999816894533, 'Close': 102.1500015258789, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-01', 'Adj Close': 102.1500015258789}, {'Low': 1976.9000244140625, 'Date': '2023-05-01', 'High': 2005.0, 'Open': 1980.0999755859373, 'Close': 1983.4000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 210, 'date_str': '2023-05-01', 'Adj Close': 1983.4000244140625}]}
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{'date': '2023-05-02', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-stocks-to-buy-now-3-dow-stocks-in-focus-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), commonly known as “the Dow,” is a prominent stock market index that monitors the performance of 30 leading blue-chip companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ. The DJIA stands as one of the oldest and most respected market indices globally. The index acts as a gauge of the U.S. economy’s well-being, offering investors a broad overview of market performance while reflecting the robustness of various sectors, including technology, finance, healthcare, and consumer goods.\nIn addition, Dow 30 stocks encompass the 30 constituent firms of the DJIA, chosen to portray a diverse array of industries and regarded as some of the most stable and established corporations in the United States. It is crucial to understand that the DJIA is a price-weighted index, which means the index’s value is determined by the sum of its constituents’ stock prices, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. This calculation method may result in greater influence from higher-priced stocks, rendering the index less representative of the overall market than other indices, such as the market-cap-weighted S&P 500. Bearing that in mind, let’s explore Dow Jones stocks to watch today.\nDow Stocks To Watch Today\nApple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nNike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE)\nHoneywell International Inc. (NASDAQ: HON)\nApple (AAPL Stock)\nApple, Inc. (AAPL) is a globally renowned technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, software, and online services. Best known for its flagship products such as the iPhone, iPad, Mac computers, and Apple Watch.\nMeanwhile, this week Apple is set to report its second quarter 2023 financial results. In detail, the company will release its Q2 2023 earnings results this Thursday, May 4, 2023, after the U.S. stock market closes. To recap, in Q1 2023, Apple reported earnings of $1.88 per share, with revenue of $117.2 billion.\nYear-to-date, shares of Apple stock have increased by 34.68% thus far. While, during Tuesday’s mid-morning trading session, AAPL stock is trading at $168.42 per share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Good Stocks To Buy Right Now? 3 Tech Stocks In Focus\nNike (NKE Stock)\nNext, Nike, Inc. (NKE) is a multinational corporation specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessories. For a sense of scale, Nike is one of the world’s largest suppliers of athletic shoes and apparel.\nBack in March, Nike reported its most recent 3rd quarter of 2023 financial results. Diving in, the company posted an EPS of $0.79 on revenue of $12.4 billion. This came in better than analysts’ consensus estimate for the quarter which was earnings of $0.52 per share, with revenue estimates of $11.5 billion. Additionally, Nike also reported that revenue grew by 14.0% versus the same period, the prior year.\nIn 2023 so far, shares of Nike stock are up 5.73% YTD. Meanwhile, on Tuesday morning, NKE stock dropped off the open by 1.81% so far trading at $125.60 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] 2 AI Stocks To Watch In May 2023\nHoneywell International (HON Stock)\nFinally, Honeywell International Inc. (HON) is a diversified technology and manufacturing company that operates in various sectors, including aerospace, building technologies, performance materials, and safety and productivity solutions.\nLate last month, Honeywell reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2023 earnings results. The company reported earnings of $2.07 per share versus estimates of $1.93 per share. Moreover, the company also notched in revenue of $8.9 billion for Q1 2023, while revenue estimates were expected to be $8.5 billion. As a result, revenue increased by 5.8% for Honeywell on a year-over-year basis.\nYear-to-date, shares of HON stock have fallen by 8.05% so far. Furthermore, on Tuesday, Honeywell stock is trading down on the day so far by 1.74% at $197.00 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Dow Stocks To Watch Today Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Nike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ: HON) Apple (AAPL Stock) Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is a globally renowned technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, software, and online services. While, during Tuesday’s mid-morning trading session, AAPL stock is trading at $168.42 per share. The index acts as a gauge of the U.S. economy’s well-being, offering investors a broad overview of market performance while reflecting the robustness of various sectors, including technology, finance, healthcare, and consumer goods.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Dow Stocks To Watch Today Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Nike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ: HON) Apple (AAPL Stock) Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is a globally renowned technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, software, and online services. While, during Tuesday’s mid-morning trading session, AAPL stock is trading at $168.42 per share. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] Good Stocks To Buy Right Now?', 'news_article_title': 'Top Stocks To Buy Now? 3 Dow Stocks In Focus Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Dow Stocks To Watch Today Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Nike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ: HON) Apple (AAPL Stock) Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is a globally renowned technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, software, and online services. While, during Tuesday’s mid-morning trading session, AAPL stock is trading at $168.42 per share. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 2 AI Stocks To Watch In May 2023 Honeywell International (HON Stock) Finally, Honeywell International Inc. (HON) is a diversified technology and manufacturing company that operates in various sectors, including aerospace, building technologies, performance materials, and safety and productivity solutions.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Dow Stocks To Watch Today Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Nike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ: HON) Apple (AAPL Stock) Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is a globally renowned technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, software, and online services. While, during Tuesday’s mid-morning trading session, AAPL stock is trading at $168.42 per share. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), commonly known as “the Dow,” is a prominent stock market index that monitors the performance of 30 leading blue-chip companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-meme-stocks-that-investors-can-actually-trust', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWhile investment ideas derived from social media platforms tend to have a high-risk reputation, some of the best meme stocks to buy present rather sensible profiles. In other words, you can envision a typical financial advisor speaking well of these enterprises. This just proves that you can’t judge a book by its cover.\nAnother reason to consider meme stocks with fundamentals centers on the broader enthusiasm of the retail investor community. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, financial advisors bemoaned that millennials weren’t getting involved in the market. Now, they are and it’s possible that this sentiment shift may be permanent. Thus, the increased attention to the equities sector may lift all boats.\nFinally, millennials and also older members of Generation Z enjoy rising spending power. Therefore, the securities they like should theoretically see price appreciation. Therefore, here’s my list for meme stocks 2023 (that actually makes sense).\nAAPL Apple $168.54\nNVDA Nvidia $282.10\nMAR Marriott $178.61\nCAT Caterpillar $215.15\nCVX Chevron $160.04\nAMZN Amazon.com $103.63\nIBKR Interactive Brokers $74.13\nMeme Stocks to Buy: Apple (AAPL)\nSource: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com\nAs a consumer technology giant, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) offers a sensible – if not boring – idea for the best meme stocks to buy. For years, marketing professionals identified Apple as a brand powerhouse. To this day, the tech stalwart continues to enjoy the status of the most valuable brand in the world. Whether we’re dealing with pandemics or bank runs, consumers can’t get enough of Apple’s digital devices.\nOn the financial side, Apple brings plenty of firepower to the table. Operationally, the company commands a three-year revenue growth rate of 20%, above 86.44% of sector rivals. Also, it posts a free cash flow (FCF) growth rate of 29.2%, beating out 76% of its peers.\nOn the bottom line, Apple prints a trailing-year net margin of 24.56%, outpacing nearly 96% of rivals. It’s also consistently profitable over the past 10 years. Finally, Wall Street analysts peg AAPL as a consensus strong buy. However, the average price target of $174.85 implies only 3% upside potential.\nMeme Stocks to Buy: Nvidia (NVDA)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nAs a tech firm that garnered fame for its graphics processing units (GPUs), it’s no surprise that Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) ranks among the best meme stocks to buy. Sure, these GPUs undergird video gaming applications, which obviously appeal to millennials and Gen Z. At the same time, its processors support other far-reaching endeavors such as data centers and artificial intelligence.\nFinancially, Nvidia benefits from significant strengths in the balance sheet, particularly its stratospheric Altman Z-Score of 23.39. This stat indicates high fiscal stability and a low risk of imminent bankruptcy. On the operational side, Nvidia posts a three-year revenue growth rate of 34.5%, above 87.72% of companies listed in the semiconductors industry.\nFor profitability, its trailing-year net margin pings at a strong 16.19%, above 70.56% of rivals. However, a noticeable drawback is the forward multiple of 61.73, which is very overpriced. Unsurprisingly, analysts peg NVDA as a consensus strong buy. However, their price target of $286.94 implies a little over 3% upside potential.\nMeme Stocks to Buy: Marriott (MAR)\nSource: Shutterstock\nBreaking away from the tech-oriented meme stocks to buy, Marriott (NASDAQ:MAR) presents intrigue for market participants. Notably, Gen Z desires experiences over more tangible achievements that prior generations aimed for. Thus, some market analysts believe that young folks will help spark a travel resurgence, especially since virtually all jurisdictions have relaxed their Covid-mitigation protocols.\nFinancially, Marriott presents somewhat of a mixed bag. On paper, its balance sheet appears rather challenged, particularly its cash-to-debt ratio of 0.05. That’s worse than about 89% of the competition. However, the pandemic did a number on the space. On a more positive note, Marriott’s three-year revenue growth rate comes out to 0.7%, which actually beats out nearly 65% of its peers.\nOn the bottom line, Marriott enjoys a trailing-year net margin of 11.35%, above 74% of companies listed in the travel and leisure space. Thus, it could be one of the meme stocks with potential, especially if Gen Z shows up. Analysts peg MAR as a consensus moderate buy. Their average price target lands at $183.18, implying over 8% upside potential.\nCaterpillar (CAT)\nSource: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com\nA rather surprising entry among the best meme stocks to buy, Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) carries serious clout as a top manufacturer of construction equipment. Frankly, the idea seems rather boring for young investors but they’re also onto something. Aside from the infrastructure bill, several nations will look to rebuild following Covid’s disruption. Thus, Caterpillar could rise higher.\nInterestingly, according to investment resource Gurufocus, CAT stock enjoys five good signs and no yellow or red flags. In my view, Caterpillar’s best attributes center on its profitability profile. For example, its operating and net margins ping at 14.86% and 11.28%, respectively. Both stats rank better than at least 87% of the competition.\nHowever, one less-than-desirable feature may be its valuation. Right now, CAT trades at a forward multiple of 13.7, ranked worse than 61.36% of its peers. Analysts peg CAT as a consensus hold. Nevertheless, their average price target comes out to $240.47, implying nearly 10% upside potential.\nChevron (CVX)\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nOne of the world’s biggest oil and natural gas companies, Chevron (NYSE:CVX) deserves to sit at the table of best meme stocks to buy. About a month ago, the oil cartel known as OPEC+ decided to impose a surprise production cut. Effectively, the cartel also proved that the Federal Reserve will not be the only entity to strongly influence the dollar. For investors, the hydrocarbon players suddenly got more interesting.\nDespite operating in a somewhat controversial industry, CVX clearly ranks among the meme stocks with fundamentals. It enjoys a stout balance sheet, with an equity-to-asset ratio of 0.62 times, better than 66% of its peers. Operationally, Chevron’s three-year revenue growth rate pings at 18.1%, outflanking 69.72% of sector rivals.\nOn the bottom line, Chevron has a trailing-year net margin of 15.05%, beating out 68.62% of the competition. Aside from the Covid-disrupted 2020, it’s also consistently profitable. Finally, analysts peg CVX as a consensus moderate buy. Their average price target hits $190.44, implying 13% upside potential.\nAmazon (AMZN)\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\nMoving onto the riskiest segment of meme stocks to buy, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) previously dominated the equities sphere. However, 2022 imposed heavy headwinds on AMZN, particularly due to skyrocketing inflation. With the consumer economy hurting, people didn’t open their wallets with vigor for discretionary products. As a result, even with AMZN’s strong performance this year, over the past 365 days, it’s down over 15%.\nStill, AMZN may be worth a look for those seeking speculative meme stocks with potential. Despite the ravages of last year, Amazon still looks relatively decent. For instance, its three-year revenue growth rate comes out to 21.9%, above 84.38% of companies in the cyclical retail industry.\nTo be fair, its trailing-year net margin slipped to 0.53% below zero. However, with Amazon’s other relevancies in cloud computing and other tech spheres, it’s worth a wager for the gambling type. Lastly, analysts peg AMZN as a consensus strong buy. Their average price target stands at $137.62, implying almost 31% upside potential.\nInteractive Brokers (IBKR)\nSource: PX Media / Shutterstock\nIn my opinion, Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ:IBKR) ranks as the riskiest idea for the best meme stocks to buy. With the Fed committed to tackling inflation by hiking the benchmark interest rate, circumstances don’t seem auspicious for market trading. At the same time, millennials and Gen Z may have sparked a paradigm shift in how they view money. So, it’s possible that IBKR could swing higher.\nSo far, shares have performed well, gaining 9% since the January opener. In the trailing year, IBKR impresses with a 30% return. On the financial side, it’s a bit of a wobbly picture. Conspicuously, its balance sheet seems weak. For instance, its Altman Z-Score of only 0.29 indicates distress and a higher risk of bankruptcy in the next two years.\nOn the plus side, Interactive’s consistently profitable. Its operating margin is also impressive at nearly 46%. As well, IBKR trades at 2.02 times FCF, which is significantly undervalued. Enticingly, analysts peg IBKR as a unanimous strong buy. Their average price target hits $111.40, implying over 43% upside potential.\nOn the date of publication, Josh Enomoto did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nA former senior business analyst for Sony Electronics, Josh Enomoto has helped broker major contracts with Fortune Global 500 companies. Over the past several years, he has delivered unique, critical insights for the investment markets, as well as various other industries including legal, construction management, and healthcare.\nThe post 7 Meme Stocks That Investors Can Actually Trust appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $168.54 NVDA Nvidia $282.10 MAR Marriott $178.61 CAT Caterpillar $215.15 CVX Chevron $160.04 AMZN Amazon.com $103.63 IBKR Interactive Brokers $74.13 Meme Stocks to Buy: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com As a consumer technology giant, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) offers a sensible – if not boring – idea for the best meme stocks to buy. Finally, Wall Street analysts peg AAPL as a consensus strong buy. With the Fed committed to tackling inflation by hiking the benchmark interest rate, circumstances don’t seem auspicious for market trading.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $168.54 NVDA Nvidia $282.10 MAR Marriott $178.61 CAT Caterpillar $215.15 CVX Chevron $160.04 AMZN Amazon.com $103.63 IBKR Interactive Brokers $74.13 Meme Stocks to Buy: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com As a consumer technology giant, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) offers a sensible – if not boring – idea for the best meme stocks to buy. Finally, Wall Street analysts peg AAPL as a consensus strong buy. Their average price target hits $190.44, implying 13% upside potential.', 'news_article_title': '7 Meme Stocks That Investors Can Actually Trust', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $168.54 NVDA Nvidia $282.10 MAR Marriott $178.61 CAT Caterpillar $215.15 CVX Chevron $160.04 AMZN Amazon.com $103.63 IBKR Interactive Brokers $74.13 Meme Stocks to Buy: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com As a consumer technology giant, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) offers a sensible – if not boring – idea for the best meme stocks to buy. Finally, Wall Street analysts peg AAPL as a consensus strong buy. Thus, it could be one of the meme stocks with potential, especially if Gen Z shows up.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $168.54 NVDA Nvidia $282.10 MAR Marriott $178.61 CAT Caterpillar $215.15 CVX Chevron $160.04 AMZN Amazon.com $103.63 IBKR Interactive Brokers $74.13 Meme Stocks to Buy: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com As a consumer technology giant, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) offers a sensible – if not boring – idea for the best meme stocks to buy. Finally, Wall Street analysts peg AAPL as a consensus strong buy. Meme Stocks to Buy: Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com As a tech firm that garnered fame for its graphics processing units (GPUs), it’s no surprise that Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) ranks among the best meme stocks to buy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fund-managers-at-milken-eye-fixed-income-as-stocks-real-estate-lose-luster', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Carolina Mandl\nBEVERLY HILLS, May 2 (Reuters) - Prominent investors including hedge fund and private equity managers at a major industry conference say they are shying away from stocks and real estate amid uncertainty over interest rates, fears of a recession and threat of a U.S. debt default.\nInstead, fixed income, which was unpopular when rates were low, is back in favor and seeing strong capital flows into products like bond funds, said fund managers at the Milken Institute Global Conference this week.\nUntil now, investors made decisions on how to allocate their money based on models that looked at correlations between asset classes, statistics, returns and volatilities over the past 20 years, said Elizabeth Burton, a managing director and client investment strategist at Goldman Sachs.\n"Things are very different now," she said.\nThe shift in focus has been quick and is forcing investors to move away from some assets that had been popular recently. Six months ago, real estate was seen as the "savior asset class" but that is no longer the case, Burton said.\nHedge fund and private equity fund managers plus top banking executives gathered at the conference that began Sunday with debates on how much more the Federal Reserve should raise interest rates and when rate cuts might begin.\nAttendees also discussed whether federal regulators should raise FDIC deposit insurance after First Republic Bank was seized and sold to JPMorgan, and how markets will react to even higher interest rates and potentially more market volatility.\nWith the S&P 500 .SPX up 7.5% since January after a brutal 2022 when the index tumbled nearly 20% and bonds also fell, fund managers are hoping for more gains - though some at the conference said that smacked of rose-colored glasses.\n"You get a good sense of consensus at these conferences," said Katie Koch, president and CEO of investment firm TCW. "And I think people are still feeling a little too good. People are too happy."\nBut some also worried that big companies like Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O that helped pull the S&P 500 index higher this year may be overvalued.\n"I don\'t like equities because of the uncertainty," said Anastasia Titarchuk, chief investment officer at the New York State Common Retirement Fund.\nOthers warned that companies will soon have to refinance their debt at higher rates, making them less attractive.\nInstead, thanks to higher interest rates, fixed income is once again playing a bigger role in portfolios.\n"The Fed has helped us put the income back in fixed income," said Anne Walsh, Chief Investment Officer for Guggenheim Partners Investment Management.\n"As a result, we\'re actually able to capture at least in the short run some very nice yields."\nOther investors also saidsecondary private equity fundsthat purchase assets from primary private equity investors could also become attractive as demand for liquidity rises sharply.\nSome investors have not given up on equities, though they caution that portfolio selections need to be made carefully.\n"Bottom up fundamental investing, including crunching the numbers, is coming back as the risk-free rate has climbed," said Alexander Roepers, chief investment officer of investment firm Atlantic Investment Management, referring to the interest rate investors can expect on an investment that carries zero risk.\nAs investors mulled what lies ahead for markets, the mood was more downbeat than in previous years - though at the conference at least, a wellness area for participants with hug-worthy puppies and massages offered some respite.\n(Reporting by Svea Herbst-Bayliss, editing by Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; +617 856 4331; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'But some also worried that big companies like Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O that helped pull the S&P 500 index higher this year may be overvalued. By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Carolina Mandl BEVERLY HILLS, May 2 (Reuters) - Prominent investors including hedge fund and private equity managers at a major industry conference say they are shying away from stocks and real estate amid uncertainty over interest rates, fears of a recession and threat of a U.S. debt default. Until now, investors made decisions on how to allocate their money based on models that looked at correlations between asset classes, statistics, returns and volatilities over the past 20 years, said Elizabeth Burton, a managing director and client investment strategist at Goldman Sachs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'But some also worried that big companies like Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O that helped pull the S&P 500 index higher this year may be overvalued. By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Carolina Mandl BEVERLY HILLS, May 2 (Reuters) - Prominent investors including hedge fund and private equity managers at a major industry conference say they are shying away from stocks and real estate amid uncertainty over interest rates, fears of a recession and threat of a U.S. debt default. Instead, thanks to higher interest rates, fixed income is once again playing a bigger role in portfolios.', 'news_article_title': 'Fund managers at Milken eye fixed income as stocks, real estate lose luster', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'But some also worried that big companies like Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O that helped pull the S&P 500 index higher this year may be overvalued. Instead, fixed income, which was unpopular when rates were low, is back in favor and seeing strong capital flows into products like bond funds, said fund managers at the Milken Institute Global Conference this week. Hedge fund and private equity fund managers plus top banking executives gathered at the conference that began Sunday with debates on how much more the Federal Reserve should raise interest rates and when rate cuts might begin.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'But some also worried that big companies like Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O that helped pull the S&P 500 index higher this year may be overvalued. By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Carolina Mandl BEVERLY HILLS, May 2 (Reuters) - Prominent investors including hedge fund and private equity managers at a major industry conference say they are shying away from stocks and real estate amid uncertainty over interest rates, fears of a recession and threat of a U.S. debt default. Hedge fund and private equity fund managers plus top banking executives gathered at the conference that began Sunday with debates on how much more the Federal Reserve should raise interest rates and when rate cuts might begin.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bank-stocks-alert%3A-why-are-pacw-wal-bac-zion-down-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWe all knew the market had a full plate this week, but bank stocks were not expected to be in the spotlight. At least, not quite this much. That’s even after the recent failure of First Republic Bank. Instead, it was supposed to be other events.\nThe Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting begins today (and concludes on Wednesday) as the Fed’s expected to raise interest rates once again. In fact, the market was pricing in a ~93% likelihood the Fed would raise rates by 25 basis points. A day later, those odds sit at 85%.\nOther events on the docket? Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reports earnings on Thursday after the close, and the monthly jobs report will be released on Friday morning.\nHowever, those events seem lightyears away, as the focus remains squarely on the Fed and on regional banks.\nStocks like PacWest (NASDAQ:PACW), Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL), Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION) and others are getting hammered. Specifically, this trio is down 25%, 17% and 12% on the day so far, respectively.\nThe SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEARCA:KRE) is making new 52-week lows as a result. The spillover in the regional banks is obviously weighing on investor sentiment. It doesn’t help that the Fed is forecast to raise rates again this week, putting even more pressure on many of these names.\nWill Bank Stocks Cripple the Rally?\nSo far, the Big Banks like JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) have been able to step in and pick up the pieces from these banks, while the FDIC has been able to insure depositors. Still, to see three notable U.S. bank failures so far this year is raising an alarm bell.\nIn March, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank both failed, but investors chalked it up to poor management. That’s certainly true, but it does ignore some clear underlying issues.\nThe entire sector is trading poorly, and at some point, that presents a risk to the broader market. For investors who think these are no-name bank stocks and present little risk, consider:\n“Monday’s shutdown marks the nation’s second-largest bank failure — First Republic Bank had nearly $230 billion in assets last month — eclipsing the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. Three of the four largest bank failures in U.S. history have taken place over the last two months.”\nThe reason for today’s action is not immediately clear, as there were not any imminent concerns at the start of trading. The KRE ETF did not do anything of significance in the pre-market session. Further, it opened lower by just 0.30%. At last glance, it was down almost 7%.\nThe fact that it comes just a day ahead of the Fed’s announcement is a bit concerning. At the very least, investors should keep an eye on the regional bank stocks, even if they aren’t trading them.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nThe post Bank Stocks Alert: Why Are PACW, WAL, BAC, ZION, Down Today? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reports earnings on Thursday after the close, and the monthly jobs report will be released on Friday morning. The Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting begins today (and concludes on Wednesday) as the Fed’s expected to raise interest rates once again. Three of the four largest bank failures in U.S. history have taken place over the last two months.” The reason for today’s action is not immediately clear, as there were not any imminent concerns at the start of trading.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reports earnings on Thursday after the close, and the monthly jobs report will be released on Friday morning. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips We all knew the market had a full plate this week, but bank stocks were not expected to be in the spotlight. Stocks like PacWest (NASDAQ:PACW), Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL), Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION) and others are getting hammered.', 'news_article_title': 'Bank Stocks Alert: Why Are PACW, WAL, BAC, ZION, Down Today?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reports earnings on Thursday after the close, and the monthly jobs report will be released on Friday morning. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips We all knew the market had a full plate this week, but bank stocks were not expected to be in the spotlight. In fact, the market was pricing in a ~93% likelihood the Fed would raise rates by 25 basis points.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reports earnings on Thursday after the close, and the monthly jobs report will be released on Friday morning. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips We all knew the market had a full plate this week, but bank stocks were not expected to be in the spotlight. In March, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank both failed, but investors chalked it up to poor management.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/noteworthy-tuesday-option-activity%3A-nrds-aapl-ally', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in NerdWallet Inc (Symbol: NRDS), where a total of 4,690 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 469,000 underlying shares. That amounts to about 89.2% of NRDS's average daily trading volume over the past month of 525,545 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $12.50 strike call option expiring May 19, 2023, with 1,014 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 101,400 underlying shares of NRDS. Below is a chart showing NRDS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange:\nApple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 444,570 contracts, representing approximately 44.5 million underlying shares or approximately 87% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 51.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $170 strike call option expiring May 05, 2023, with 26,585 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.7 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Ally Financial Inc (Symbol: ALLY) saw options trading volume of 44,076 contracts, representing approximately 4.4 million underlying shares or approximately 84.3% of ALLY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $25 strike put option expiring May 19, 2023, with 13,307 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares of ALLY. Below is a chart showing ALLY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for NRDS options, AAPL options, or ALLY options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Historical EPS\n\x95 MTSI Price Target\n\x95 Funds Holding Zebra Technologies\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $170 strike call option expiring May 05, 2023, with 26,585 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.7 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing NRDS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 444,570 contracts, representing approximately 44.5 million underlying shares or approximately 87% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 51.1 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange: And Ally Financial Inc (Symbol: ALLY) saw options trading volume of 44,076 contracts, representing approximately 4.4 million underlying shares or approximately 84.3% of ALLY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.2 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing NRDS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 444,570 contracts, representing approximately 44.5 million underlying shares or approximately 87% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 51.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $170 strike call option expiring May 05, 2023, with 26,585 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.7 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange: And Ally Financial Inc (Symbol: ALLY) saw options trading volume of 44,076 contracts, representing approximately 4.4 million underlying shares or approximately 84.3% of ALLY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.2 million shares.", 'news_article_title': 'Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: NRDS, AAPL, ALLY', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing NRDS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 444,570 contracts, representing approximately 44.5 million underlying shares or approximately 87% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 51.1 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange: And Ally Financial Inc (Symbol: ALLY) saw options trading volume of 44,076 contracts, representing approximately 4.4 million underlying shares or approximately 84.3% of ALLY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $170 strike call option expiring May 05, 2023, with 26,585 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.7 million underlying shares of AAPL.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing NRDS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 444,570 contracts, representing approximately 44.5 million underlying shares or approximately 87% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 51.1 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange: And Ally Financial Inc (Symbol: ALLY) saw options trading volume of 44,076 contracts, representing approximately 4.4 million underlying shares or approximately 84.3% of ALLY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $170 strike call option expiring May 05, 2023, with 26,585 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.7 million underlying shares of AAPL."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/q1-earnings-season-scorecard-and-featured-research-on-apple-microsoft-meta-platforms', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Tuesday, May 2, 2023\n\nThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today\'s Research Daily features a real-time update on the ongoing Q1 earnings season in addition to new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Meta Platforms, Inc. (META). These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.\n\nYou can see all of today’s research reports here >>>\n\nQ1 Earnings Season Scorecard\nIncluding all of this morning\'s releases, we now have Q1 results from 310 S&P 500 members or 62% of the index\'s total membership.\nTotal earnings for these companies are down -2.2% from the same period last year on +3.9% higher revenues, with 78.1% beating EPS estimates and 73.9% beating revenue estimates.\nThe proportion of these 310 index members beating both EPS and revenue estimates is 61.6%. This 61.6% \'blended\' beats percentage compares to 57.4% in 2022 Q4, 54.5% in 2022 Q3, 57.1% in Q2, 63.9% in Q1 and the 5-year average of 59.4%.\nLooking at 2023 Q1 as a whole, combining the actuals that have come out with estimates for the still-to-come companies, total S&P 500 earnings are now expected to be down -5.4% on +3.1% higher revenues.\nEarnings for the current period (2023 Q2) are currently expected to be down -7.4% from the same period last year on -0.6% lower revenues. This is only modestly down from -7.2% and -0.5% expected at the end of March 2023.\nFor more details about the Q1 earnings season and evolving expectations for the coming periods, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report here >>> 2023 Earnings: Good Enough, But Not Great\nFeatured Analyst Reports\nApple shares have been standout performers this year, with the stock gaining +29.4% vs. +20.3% gain for the Zacks Tech sector and +9% gain for the S&P 500 index. Ahead of the company\'s March-quarter earnings release after the market\'s close on Thursday (May 4th), the Zacks analyst sees Apple\'s revenues to grow year over year. Growing services subscriber base and a strong liquidity position are key catalysts for Apple’s prospects.\n\nHowever, Apple expects the March quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to be similar to that of the December quarter due to unfavorable forex. For iPhone, Apple expects the March quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to accelerate relative to the December quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth.\n\nFor Mac and iPad, revenues are expected to decline in double digits on a year-over-year basis due to challenging comparison and macroeconomic headwinds. Services revenue growth is expected to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Apple here >>>)\n\nShares of Microsoft have outperformed the Zacks Computer - Software industry over the past six months (+43.4% vs. +37.9%). The company’s third-quarter fiscal 2023 results were driven by improvement in Intelligent Cloud and Productivity and Business Processes, offset in part by a decline in More Personal Computing. Intelligent Cloud revenues increased in the quarter, driven by Azure and other cloud services. Productivity and Business\n\nProcesses revenues increased due to the Office 365 Commercial. Continued momentum in the small and medium businesses and frontline worker offerings, as well as gain in revenue per user drove top-line growth. More Personal Computing revenues decreased due to Windows and Devices. Steady performance in Talent Solutions aided LinkedIn revenues.\n\nHowever, declining gaming revenues and videogame sales were headwinds. Increasing spend on Azure enhancements amid stiff competition in the cloud space from Amazon is likely to dent margins.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Microsoft here >>>)\n\nShares of Meta Platforms have outperformed the Zacks Internet - Software industry over the past year (+14.7% vs. -14.0%). The company is benefiting from steady user growth across all regions, particularly Asia Pacific. Increased engagement for its products like Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook has been a major growth driver. Its restructuring plan is expected to reduce expenses driving profitability.\n\nHowever, challenging macroeconomic conditions is negatively impacting Meta’s advertising revenues. Unfavorable forex, targeting and measurement headwinds due to Apple’s iOS changes are headwinds. Its second-quarter guidance reflects macroeconomic and forex concerns.\n\nThe company continues to expect Reality Labs operating losses to increase year-over-year in 2023. Ongoing regulatory developments including upcoming IDPC decision on transatlantic data transfers is expected to weigh down its prospects.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Meta Platforms here >>>)\n\nOther noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD), Diageo plc (DEO) and 3M Company (MMM).\n\nDirector of Research\n\nSheraz Mian\n\nNote: Sheraz Mian heads the Zacks Equity Research department and is a well-regarded expert of aggregate earnings. He is frequently quoted in the print and electronic media and publishes the weekly Earnings Trends and Earnings Preview reports. If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>>\nToday\'s Must Read\nRobust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL)\nAdoption of Cloud & Office 365 Strength Aid Microsoft (MSFT)\nUser Growth, Instagram Strength Aids Meta Platforms (META)\nFeatured Reports\nAB InBev\'s (BUD) Focus on Innovation to Boost Market Share\nPer the Zacks analyst, AB InBev remains focused on solidifying market position by introducing near beer alternatives, along with no- and low-alcohol beers to resonate with the changing consumer demand\nPremiumization & Pricing Plans Aid Diageo (DEO) Amid Inflation\nPer the Zacks analyst, premiumization efforts, market recovery, pricing actions and supply productivity savings have boosted Diageo\'s performance. This has helped offset the ongoing cost inflation.\n3M (MMM) Banks on Cost Controls Amid Demand Softness\nPer the Zacks analyst, 3M\'s cost-control initiatives should help the company stay afloat as it grapples with lower disposable respirator demand and reduced consumer electronics demand.\nSteady Investment & Renewable Focus Aid Eversource (ES)\nPer the Zacks analyst, Eversource\'s investment of $21.5 billion within 2023-2027 time period will boost clean electricity generation, fortify its infrastructure and increase reliability of its service\nOvintiv (OVV) to Gain from Premium Asset Portfolio\nThe Zacks analyst likes Ovintiv\'s premium inventory of drilled uncompleted wells that can be quickly brought into production. However, the company\'s low current ratio signals financial difficulties.\nSolid Growth in Exparel Sales Boost Pacira (PCRX)\nPer the Zacks Analyst, Pacira\'s lead drug Exparel has been witnessing strong uptake and growth on the back of expanded indications. However, the lack of other candidates in the pipeline is a woe.\nRobust Rayaldee Sales Continue to Aid OPKO Health (OPK)\nThe Zacks analyst is upbeat about OPKO Health\'s robust Rayaldee sales despite its operation in a highly competitive market.\nNew Upgrades\nDigital Sales & Expansion Boosts Chipotle\'s (CMG) Prospects\nPer the Zacks analyst, Chipotle is posied to benefit from strong digital sales, rise in prices and menu innovation. This and focus on new restaurant openings including a Chipotlane bode well.\nPACCAR (PCAR) To be Aided by Improved Product Mix\nPACCAR\'s next-gen models like Peterbilt 579EV, hydrogen fuel-cell Kenworth T680E and Peterbilt autonomous Model 579 are set to improve its product mix and bolster revenues, per the Zacks analyst.\nXerox (XRX) is Gaining From Cost and Productivity Initiatives\nPer the Zacks Analyst, Xerox\'s cost control and productivity improvement initiative called "Project Own It," is fetching results in the form of strong margins.\nNew Downgrades\nWeak Macro Environment, Integration Efforts Ail Aspen (AZPN)\nPer the Zacks analyst, uncertain macro environment, ongoing integration and transformation efforts and cautious software spending in the chemical industry are weighing down on the Aspen\'s performance.\nHigh Expenses, Leverage Concern First American (FAF)\nPer the Zacks analyst, First American\'s increase in higher personnel costs, operating expenses induces higher expenses that weigh on margin expansion. High leverage induces rise in interest expense.\nHigh Costs, Loan Concentration to Hurt Valley National (VLY)\nPer the Zacks analyst, elevated expenses due to inorganic growth efforts will likely hurt Valley National\'s profits. A concentrated loan portfolio is another woe which makes us apprehensive.\nZacks Reveals ChatGPT "Sleeper" Stock\nOne little-known company is at the heart of an especially brilliant Artificial Intelligence sector. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\nAs a service to readers, Zacks is providing a bonus report that names and explains this explosive growth stock and 4 other "must buys." Plus more.\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\n3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDiageo plc (DEO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Adoption of Cloud & Office 365 Strength Aid Microsoft (MSFT) User Growth, Instagram Strength Aids Meta Platforms (META) Featured Reports AB InBev's (BUD) Focus on Innovation to Boost Market Share Per the Zacks analyst, AB InBev remains focused on solidifying market position by introducing near beer alternatives, along with no- and low-alcohol beers to resonate with the changing consumer demand Premiumization & Pricing Plans Aid Diageo (DEO) Amid Inflation Per the Zacks analyst, premiumization efforts, market recovery, pricing actions and supply productivity savings have boosted Diageo's performance. Today's Research Daily features a real-time update on the ongoing Q1 earnings season in addition to new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Meta Platforms, Inc. (META). Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Diageo plc (DEO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.", 'news_luhn_summary': "If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Adoption of Cloud & Office 365 Strength Aid Microsoft (MSFT) User Growth, Instagram Strength Aids Meta Platforms (META) Featured Reports AB InBev's (BUD) Focus on Innovation to Boost Market Share Per the Zacks analyst, AB InBev remains focused on solidifying market position by introducing near beer alternatives, along with no- and low-alcohol beers to resonate with the changing consumer demand Premiumization & Pricing Plans Aid Diageo (DEO) Amid Inflation Per the Zacks analyst, premiumization efforts, market recovery, pricing actions and supply productivity savings have boosted Diageo's performance. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Diageo plc (DEO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features a real-time update on the ongoing Q1 earnings season in addition to new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Meta Platforms, Inc. (META).", 'news_article_title': 'Q1 Earnings Season Scorecard and Featured Research on Apple, Microsoft & Meta Platforms', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Today's Research Daily features a real-time update on the ongoing Q1 earnings season in addition to new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Meta Platforms, Inc. (META). If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Adoption of Cloud & Office 365 Strength Aid Microsoft (MSFT) User Growth, Instagram Strength Aids Meta Platforms (META) Featured Reports AB InBev's (BUD) Focus on Innovation to Boost Market Share Per the Zacks analyst, AB InBev remains focused on solidifying market position by introducing near beer alternatives, along with no- and low-alcohol beers to resonate with the changing consumer demand Premiumization & Pricing Plans Aid Diageo (DEO) Amid Inflation Per the Zacks analyst, premiumization efforts, market recovery, pricing actions and supply productivity savings have boosted Diageo's performance. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Diageo plc (DEO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.", 'news_textrank_summary': "If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Adoption of Cloud & Office 365 Strength Aid Microsoft (MSFT) User Growth, Instagram Strength Aids Meta Platforms (META) Featured Reports AB InBev's (BUD) Focus on Innovation to Boost Market Share Per the Zacks analyst, AB InBev remains focused on solidifying market position by introducing near beer alternatives, along with no- and low-alcohol beers to resonate with the changing consumer demand Premiumization & Pricing Plans Aid Diageo (DEO) Amid Inflation Per the Zacks analyst, premiumization efforts, market recovery, pricing actions and supply productivity savings have boosted Diageo's performance. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Diageo plc (DEO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features a real-time update on the ongoing Q1 earnings season in addition to new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/etfs-to-bet-on-mega-cap-tech-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Market gains this year have been largely driven by the world\'s largest companies, which extended their rally last week after reporting better-than-feared results. Prior to these reports, concerns had arisen about lofty valuations, macro headwinds, and an earnings recession.\nAccording to the Financial Times, hedge funds were net sellers in tech stocks ahead of earnings and lost $18 billion on those bets. Strong results from the sector were driven in part by heavy cost-cutting, which boosted profit margins.\nThese companies have also made significant investments in artificial intelligence, which is expected to enhance their results in the coming quarters.\nMicrosoft MSFT’s results beat expectations on the top and bottom lines, as well as on quarterly revenue guidance.\nGoogle parent Alphabet\'s GOOG’s cloud unit reported a profit for the first time. The company also announced a share repurchase of up to $70 billion.\nAmazon AMZN reported stronger-than-expected revenue, thanks to strong growth in its cloud computing and advertising businesses.\nMeta Platforms META’s shares surged 15% after earnings and are now up more than 90% year-to-date. The CEO has called 2023 the "Year of Efficiency" for the social media giant.\nApple AAPL will report later this week.\nTo learn more about the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF QQQM, the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF MGK and the Roundhill BIG Tech ETF BIGT, please watch the short video above.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOG) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports\nInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nRoundhill BIG Tech ETF (BIGT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple AAPL will report later this week. Click to get this free report Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Roundhill BIG Tech ETF (BIGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Market gains this year have been largely driven by the world's largest companies, which extended their rally last week after reporting better-than-feared results.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Roundhill BIG Tech ETF (BIGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL will report later this week. To learn more about the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF QQQM, the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF MGK and the Roundhill BIG Tech ETF BIGT, please watch the short video above.', 'news_article_title': 'ETFs to Bet on Mega-Cap Tech Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Roundhill BIG Tech ETF (BIGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL will report later this week. Market gains this year have been largely driven by the world's largest companies, which extended their rally last week after reporting better-than-feared results.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Roundhill BIG Tech ETF (BIGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL will report later this week. Market gains this year have been largely driven by the world's largest companies, which extended their rally last week after reporting better-than-feared results."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/baird-maintains-apple-aapl-outperform-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on May 2, 2023, Baird maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 2.55% Upside\nAs of April 24, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 173.91. The forecasts range from a low of 117.16 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 2.55% from its latest reported closing price of 169.59.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6410 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 189 owner(s) or 3.04% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.93%, a decrease of 21.33%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 0.08% to 10,112,381K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bearish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 2, 2023, Baird maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.93%, a decrease of 21.33%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bearish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 2, 2023, Baird maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.93%, a decrease of 21.33%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bearish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Baird Maintains Apple (AAPL) Outperform Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.93%, a decrease of 21.33%. Fintel reports that on May 2, 2023, Baird maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bearish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 2, 2023, Baird maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 2.93%, a decrease of 21.33%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.00, indicating a bearish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-steps-to-indentifying-the-market-environment', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Markets Teach us to Adapt & Evolve.\nPaul Tudor Jones is a billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist best known for making ~ $100 million during the Black Monday crash of 1987 and more than $7 billion throughout his career. Over the years, Jones has given investors many tidbits of advice, but his most quoted, profound, and simplest to understand statement is, “You adapt, evolve, compete or die.” You can undoubtedly relate to the PTJ quote if you have been involved in markets over the past few years.\nFor example, coming into 2020, stocks were on a tear until the major indices like the S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY) and Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) got crushed by more than 3% in a single session on news of the coronavirus spread in China, and never looked back. In fact, the major indices did not so much as provide investors with a countertrend rally of more than a few days.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nNext, the economy and investors were flooded with stimulus money in the form of “Covid relief” packages. The Trump administration sent $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks to many lower income-retail investors. Couple the relief checks with the “new normal” of many retail investors working from home, and the speculative juices began flowing. As a result, stocks such as GameStop (GME), Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY), and Virgin Galactic (SPCE) soared to nose-bleed levels.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPictured: When money was "easy", speculation was in vogue.\nFinally, towards the end of 2021, the rampant pandemic induced spending led to a spike in inflation. As inflation began straining the economy in early 2022, the Federal Reserve was forced to raise interest rates rapidly to deter inflation. The end result was that the stocks that gained the most ground and were often part of the high-flying Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) began to take on heavy selling pressure. In the coming months stocks such as Zoom (ZM) and Teladoc (TDOC) fell by more than 50%, crushing performance chasers.\nKnow What Market Environment You’re In\nThough markets, the economy, and the intricacies that move stocks can seem daunting, investors are best served to take a focused approach and simply listen to the clues that the market is providing in the form of price action. In other words, “if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.”\nTo better navigate the market, you can utilize these 3 tips:\nDifferentiate between market cap stocks: For example, QQQ (the Nasdaq 100), which contains tech-juggernauts such as Alphabet (GOOGL), Nvidia (NVDA), and Apple (AAPL) is minting 8-month highs.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPictured: Quality growth stocks are driving QQQ higher.\nMeanwhile, the Nasdaq Next Gen 100 ETF (QQQJ), which tracks the next largest 100 Nasdaq tech stocks, is lagging far behind.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPictured: QQQJ is living below its 200-day MA while QQQ is breaking out.\nInterpretation: Investors are flocking to large-cap tech stocks.\nDifferentiate between profitable and unprofitable stocks: Outside of Tesla (TSLA) and a few other stocks, the Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) is a good proxy for unprofitable/speculative growth stocks. Currently, ARKK Is breaking down, while QQQ is breaking out.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPictured: Unprofitable stocks within the ARK ETF are causing it to break down.\nDon’t overthink it: Stick to what is working from a price, fundamental, market cap, and industry perspective. In the current rising rate environment, has been a flight to large-cap tech, quality growth such as NVDA, Microsoft (MSFT), and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and profitability.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nGameStop Corp. (GME) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTeladoc Health, Inc. (TDOC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports\nZoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVirgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF (QQQJ): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In other words, “if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” To better navigate the market, you can utilize these 3 tips: Differentiate between market cap stocks: For example, QQQ (the Nasdaq 100), which contains tech-juggernauts such as Alphabet (GOOGL), Nvidia (NVDA), and Apple (AAPL) is minting 8-month highs. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report GameStop Corp. (GME) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Teladoc Health, Inc. (TDOC) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF (QQQJ): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Paul Tudor Jones is a billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist best known for making ~ $100 million during the Black Monday crash of 1987 and more than $7 billion throughout his career.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report GameStop Corp. (GME) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Teladoc Health, Inc. (TDOC) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF (QQQJ): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In other words, “if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” To better navigate the market, you can utilize these 3 tips: Differentiate between market cap stocks: For example, QQQ (the Nasdaq 100), which contains tech-juggernauts such as Alphabet (GOOGL), Nvidia (NVDA), and Apple (AAPL) is minting 8-month highs. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Pictured: Quality growth stocks are driving QQQ higher.', 'news_article_title': '3 Steps to Indentifying the Market Environment', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In other words, “if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” To better navigate the market, you can utilize these 3 tips: Differentiate between market cap stocks: For example, QQQ (the Nasdaq 100), which contains tech-juggernauts such as Alphabet (GOOGL), Nvidia (NVDA), and Apple (AAPL) is minting 8-month highs. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report GameStop Corp. (GME) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Teladoc Health, Inc. (TDOC) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF (QQQJ): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For example, coming into 2020, stocks were on a tear until the major indices like the S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY) and Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) got crushed by more than 3% in a single session on news of the coronavirus spread in China, and never looked back.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report GameStop Corp. (GME) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Teladoc Health, Inc. (TDOC) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF (QQQJ): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In other words, “if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” To better navigate the market, you can utilize these 3 tips: Differentiate between market cap stocks: For example, QQQ (the Nasdaq 100), which contains tech-juggernauts such as Alphabet (GOOGL), Nvidia (NVDA), and Apple (AAPL) is minting 8-month highs. Differentiate between profitable and unprofitable stocks: Outside of Tesla (TSLA) and a few other stocks, the Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) is a good proxy for unprofitable/speculative growth stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-29', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-fights-%242-bln-london-lawsuit-for-throttling-millions-of-iphones', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sam Tobin\nLONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O urged a London tribunal on Tuesday to block a $2 billion mass lawsuit accusing it of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones by "throttling" them with software updates.\nThe tech giant is facing a lawsuit worth up to 1.6 billion pounds plus interest, brought by consumer champion Justin Gutmann on behalf of iPhone users in the United Kingdom.\nGutmann\'s lawyers argued in court filings that Apple concealed issues with batteries in certain phone models and "surreptitiously" installed a power management tool which limited performance.\nApple said in written arguments that the lawsuit is "baseless" and strongly denies its iPhones\' batteries were defective, apart from in a small number of iPhone 6s models for which it offered free battery replacements.\nThe company also says its power management update – introduced in 2017 to manage demands on older batteries or with a low level of charge – only reduced an iPhone 6\'s performance by an average of 10%.\nGutmann on Tuesday asked London\'s Competition Appeal Tribunal to certify the case and allow it to proceed towards a trial.\nHis lawyer Philip Moser referred to Apple\'s 2020 agreements to settle a U.S. class action and regulatory action by U.S. states over iPhone battery issues as showing Apple was not "saying this never happened".\nApple had also committed to be "clearer and more upfront" with iPhone users about battery health to Britain\'s competition watchdog in 2019, Moser said.\nThe company denies misleading its customers about iPhone battery issues and points to a public apology it issued in 2017, offering cheaper battery replacements to affected customers.\nApple\'s lawyer David Wolfson said in court filings that the lawsuit effectively alleges that "not all batteries could deliver the peak power demanded in all circumstances at all times", which was common to all battery-powered devices.\n(Reporting by Sam Tobin; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Sam Tobin LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O urged a London tribunal on Tuesday to block a $2 billion mass lawsuit accusing it of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones by "throttling" them with software updates. The tech giant is facing a lawsuit worth up to 1.6 billion pounds plus interest, brought by consumer champion Justin Gutmann on behalf of iPhone users in the United Kingdom. Gutmann\'s lawyers argued in court filings that Apple concealed issues with batteries in certain phone models and "surreptitiously" installed a power management tool which limited performance.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Sam Tobin LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O urged a London tribunal on Tuesday to block a $2 billion mass lawsuit accusing it of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones by "throttling" them with software updates. Gutmann\'s lawyers argued in court filings that Apple concealed issues with batteries in certain phone models and "surreptitiously" installed a power management tool which limited performance. The company denies misleading its customers about iPhone battery issues and points to a public apology it issued in 2017, offering cheaper battery replacements to affected customers.', 'news_article_title': "Apple fights $2 bln London lawsuit for 'throttling' millions of iPhones", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Sam Tobin LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O urged a London tribunal on Tuesday to block a $2 billion mass lawsuit accusing it of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones by "throttling" them with software updates. The tech giant is facing a lawsuit worth up to 1.6 billion pounds plus interest, brought by consumer champion Justin Gutmann on behalf of iPhone users in the United Kingdom. Gutmann\'s lawyers argued in court filings that Apple concealed issues with batteries in certain phone models and "surreptitiously" installed a power management tool which limited performance.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Sam Tobin LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O urged a London tribunal on Tuesday to block a $2 billion mass lawsuit accusing it of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones by "throttling" them with software updates. Apple said in written arguments that the lawsuit is "baseless" and strongly denies its iPhones\' batteries were defective, apart from in a small number of iPhone 6s models for which it offered free battery replacements. The company denies misleading its customers about iPhone battery issues and points to a public apology it issued in 2017, offering cheaper battery replacements to affected customers.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-global-companies-by-market-cap%3A-tesla-fell-most-in-april', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "May 2 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc TSLA.O was the biggest loser among top companies by market capitalisation in April, hit by disappointing quarterly earnings after it posted the lowest quarterly gross margin in two years.\nTesla's market cap dropped to $520.7 billion at the end of April from $657.5 billion in March, a 20.8% decline, pushing it to 9th in the rankings from 7th in January.\nIt was followed by China's Tencent Holdings <0700.HK,>, whose market cap fell 10.7% to $419.9 billion last month, amid heavy selling by technology investment firm Prosus PRX.AS.\nOn the other hand, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O saw their market values jump after robust first-quarter earnings.\nSaudi Aramco 2223.SE, the world's third-most valuable company, saw its market capitalisation jump to $2.2 trillion in April, a 12.5% increase over March.\nTop 20 companies in the world by market cap https://tmsnrt.rs/3oZ3urQ\nChange in market cap in Aprilhttps://tmsnrt.rs/41WRh5B\n(Reporting by Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra in Bengaluru Editing by Mark Potter)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "On the other hand, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O saw their market values jump after robust first-quarter earnings. It was followed by China's Tencent Holdings <0700.HK,>, whose market cap fell 10.7% to $419.9 billion last month, amid heavy selling by technology investment firm Prosus PRX.AS. Saudi Aramco 2223.SE, the world's third-most valuable company, saw its market capitalisation jump to $2.2 trillion in April, a 12.5% increase over March.", 'news_luhn_summary': "On the other hand, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O saw their market values jump after robust first-quarter earnings. May 2 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc TSLA.O was the biggest loser among top companies by market capitalisation in April, hit by disappointing quarterly earnings after it posted the lowest quarterly gross margin in two years. Saudi Aramco 2223.SE, the world's third-most valuable company, saw its market capitalisation jump to $2.2 trillion in April, a 12.5% increase over March.", 'news_article_title': 'GRAPHIC-Global companies by market cap: Tesla fell most in April', 'news_lexrank_summary': "On the other hand, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O saw their market values jump after robust first-quarter earnings. May 2 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc TSLA.O was the biggest loser among top companies by market capitalisation in April, hit by disappointing quarterly earnings after it posted the lowest quarterly gross margin in two years. Tesla's market cap dropped to $520.7 billion at the end of April from $657.5 billion in March, a 20.8% decline, pushing it to 9th in the rankings from 7th in January.", 'news_textrank_summary': "On the other hand, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O saw their market values jump after robust first-quarter earnings. May 2 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc TSLA.O was the biggest loser among top companies by market capitalisation in April, hit by disappointing quarterly earnings after it posted the lowest quarterly gross margin in two years. Tesla's market cap dropped to $520.7 billion at the end of April from $657.5 billion in March, a 20.8% decline, pushing it to 9th in the rankings from 7th in January."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-etfs-that-could-turn-%24100-per-week-into-%24790000-or-more', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Earning hundreds of thousands of dollars or more in the stock market may seem like something that\'s reserved for the ultra-wealthy or elite investors. But it\'s more attainable than you might think.\nYou don\'t need to know a lot about investing to build wealth in the market, but you will need the right investments. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are a smart option for many people, as they require much less maintenance than individual stocks yet can still see substantial returns.\nWhile there are many different ETFs to choose from, there are two funds that could potentially turn $100 per week into nearly $800,000 -- with very little effort on your part.\n1. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF\nThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) tracks the S&P 500, which means it includes the same stocks as the index itself and aims to mirror its performance over time. The S&P 500 includes stocks from 500 of the largest and most stable companies in the U.S., and by investing in this ETF, you\'d own a stake in all of those stocks.\nThe primary advantage of this ETF is that it\'s an incredibly safe long-term investment. The S&P 500 itself has not only survived many recessions, bear markets, and crashes over the decades, but it\'s also earned positive average returns.\nIf you invest in this ETF, your investment will likely take a hit during periods of volatility. But it\'s almost guaranteed to recover and go on to see positive returns over time. For those looking for a safe and reliable ETF, you can\'t go wrong with this one.\nHistorically, the S&P 500 itself has earned an average annual return of around 10% per year. Because this fund tracks the index, it\'s likely it will earn similar returns over the long run. If you were investing $100 per week while earning a 10% average annual return, here\'s approximately how much you could accumulate over time:\nNUMBER OF YEARS TOTAL SAVINGS\n20 $275,000\n25 $472,000\n30 $790,000\n35 $1,301,000\n40 $2,124,000\nData source: Author\'s calculations via Investor.gov.\nReaching $790,000 in total savings will take approximately 30 years at this rate, but the more time you give your money to grow, the more you\'ll earn. With an extra decade, you could build a portfolio worth well over $2 million.\nOne other advantage of this ETF is that it offers a rock-bottom expense ratio of 0.03%. This is one of the lowest among its competitors, which could save you thousands of dollars in fees over time.\n2. Vanguard Growth ETF\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VUG) is an investment designed to earn above-average returns. It includes 240 stocks from a variety of industries, though about half of the fund is comprised of stocks in the tech sector.\nGrowth ETFs tend to carry more risk than S&P 500 ETFs, as high-growth companies are often more volatile than their more established counterparts. The tech industry, in particular, is generally hit hard during periods of volatility, so this ETF may see more significant short-term downturns than the previous fund.\nThat said, this ETF is a strong choice because it balances risk and reward. The top 10 holdings make up roughly half of this fund, and these stocks are behemoth corporations such as Amazon, Apple, Visa, and Home Depot.\nThe rest of the fund, then, is comprised of up-and-coming stocks with the potential for explosive returns. This approach can limit your risk with the "safe" stocks, while still giving you plenty of room for growth.\nSince its inception in 2004, this fund has earned an average rate of return of just under 10% per year. While that may seem low, keep in mind that the tech sector is still struggling amid this downturn, so it\'s normal to see lower returns in times like these. Over the past 10 years, this ETF has earned an average return of around 13.6% per year.\nEven slightly higher-than-average returns can still go a long way. If, for example, you were to invest $100 per week while earning a 12% average annual return, here\'s roughly how much you\'d have over time:\nNUMBER OF YEARS TOTAL SAVINGS\n20 $346,000\n25 $640,000\n30 $1,158,000\n35 $2,072,000\n40 $3,682,000\nSource: Author\'s calculations via Investor.gov.\nThere are never any promises when investing, so it\'s unclear exactly what types of returns this fund will earn over decades. This fund is also higher-risk, so be prepared for greater volatility. But because it\'s designed to earn higher-than-average returns, there\'s a better chance you\'ll beat the market with this ETF.\nRegardless of where you invest, time is your most valuable resource. The sooner you get started, the easier it will be to generate hundreds of thousands of dollars or more in the stock market.\n10 stocks we like better than Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Growth ETF\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Growth ETF wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Katie Brockman has positions in Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Growth ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Home Depot, Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Growth ETF, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Visa. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are a smart option for many people, as they require much less maintenance than individual stocks yet can still see substantial returns. The tech industry, in particular, is generally hit hard during periods of volatility, so this ETF may see more significant short-term downturns than the previous fund. The top 10 holdings make up roughly half of this fund, and these stocks are behemoth corporations such as Amazon, Apple, Visa, and Home Depot.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Vanguard Growth ETF The Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VUG) is an investment designed to earn above-average returns. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Growth ETF wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Home Depot, Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Growth ETF, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Visa.", 'news_article_title': '2 ETFs That Could Turn $100 Per Week Into $790,000 or More', 'news_lexrank_summary': "If you invest in this ETF, your investment will likely take a hit during periods of volatility. It includes 240 stocks from a variety of industries, though about half of the fund is comprised of stocks in the tech sector. If, for example, you were to invest $100 per week while earning a 12% average annual return, here's roughly how much you'd have over time:", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Vanguard S&P 500 ETF The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) tracks the S&P 500, which means it includes the same stocks as the index itself and aims to mirror its performance over time. Vanguard Growth ETF The Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VUG) is an investment designed to earn above-average returns. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Home Depot, Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Growth ETF, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and Visa.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-you-can-confidently-buy-after-a-market-downturn-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Economic headwinds in 2022 led to a sell-off where many of the world's most valuable companies watched their stocks plunge. While uncertainty often causes investors to panic sell, the better option is usually to buy and hold stocks in companies with substantial market shares in high-growth industries. Picking up market-leading stocks in a downturn can massively pay off over the long term once temporary hurdles subside.\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are excellent investment options amid a sell-off. These companies hold dominant positions in their respective industries and give investors a chance to back high-profit sectors such as cloud computing, e-commerce, consumer tech, semiconductors, and more.\nHere are three stocks you can confidently buy after a market downturn.\n1. Amazon\nLast year's sell-off caused Amazon's stock to fall nearly 50%, driven mainly by multiple hits to its e-commerce business. In 2023, unresolved economic challenges continued to hurt the company, with its North America and international segments reporting a combined $2.8 billion in operating losses in the first quarter. Amazon's cloud service, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has managed to keep the company profitable through it all. However, easing inflation could substantially benefit both businesses over the long term.\nSteep rises in the cost of living caused reduced spending from consumers and businesses, which has depleted profits in Amazon's e-commerce segments and slowed growth for AWS. However, inflation eased for the ninth consecutive month in March, with prices rising 5%, down from 6% in February and 9.1% in June 2022. The improvement will likely allow consumers to gradually spend more freely, with businesses increasing their budgets for cloud services like AWS.\nAnalysts seem to agree about the company's potential, as Amazon's 12-month price target of $138 projects stock growth of 30%. Meanwhile, 46 out of 53 analysts give the stock a buy/strong buy rating.\nAmazon shares may have tumbled alongside the market, buts its dip could offer substantial gains in the long term.\n2. Apple\nWhile Amazon dominates the cloud and e-commerce markets, Apple is leading the way in consumer tech and digital services. The tech giant holds leading market shares in multiple industries, including smartphones, smart watches, headphones, and tablets. With Apple's authority in these markets, its stock climbed 315% over the last five years despite the recent sell-off.\nIn fact, as seen in the chart below, Apple proved its resiliency amid a downturn last year by being one of the few stocks to outperform the market among some of the biggest names in tech.\nData by YCharts\nThe iPhone maker's consistent gains over the years made it one of the most reliable stocks to own. As a result, any decline in the market usually signifies a buying opportunity for Apple stock.\nThe company's earnings are scheduled for release on May 4, with some analysts expecting the company to report a year-over-year decline in revenue. Apple's Q1 2023 (ending Dec. 30, 2022) revealed a revenue decline in three out of four of its product segments as consumers pulled back on discretionary spending. The trend is expected to continue into Q2 2023, which could trigger a sell-off for Apple's stock.\nHowever, the company is unlikely to be down for long. Its market dominance and growth history make it a no-brainer investment after a downturn.\n3. Advanced Micro Devices\nAs a leading chipmaker, AMD likely has a long and fruitful future. Its hardware is crucial to the development of countless industries, which makes it a compelling stock during a market tumble.\nThe company's chips power data centers worldwide that host cloud giants like Microsoft's Azure and Alphabet's Google Cloud. Meanwhile, it is the exclusive supplier of processing/graphics chips for Sony's PlayStation 5, Microsoft's Xbox Series X|S game consoles, and countless other devices. AMD's powerful chips have led it to partner with behemoths of the tech market, diversifying its business and strengthening earnings over the long term.\nAMD's stock plummeted 55% in 2022, suffering from reduced spending in the PC market. However, in the the last year its business blossomed by pivoting to less consumer-reliant segments such as data centers and embedded products. The change potentially set the company on a growth path that will see it flourish long into the future as these technologies continue to develop and increase in demand, profiting from burgeoning markets like artificial intelligence.\nAMD's forward price/earnings-to-growth ratio decreased 83% over the last year and currently sits at an attractive 0.1. The figure suggests the company's projected growth is not priced into its stock, making it a bargain buy. With its solid position in multiple booming markets, AMD is a stock you can buy with confidence after a sell-off.\n10 stocks we like better than Amazon.com\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Amazon.com wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are excellent investment options amid a sell-off. These companies hold dominant positions in their respective industries and give investors a chance to back high-profit sectors such as cloud computing, e-commerce, consumer tech, semiconductors, and more. Steep rises in the cost of living caused reduced spending from consumers and businesses, which has depleted profits in Amazon's e-commerce segments and slowed growth for AWS.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are excellent investment options amid a sell-off. Steep rises in the cost of living caused reduced spending from consumers and businesses, which has depleted profits in Amazon's e-commerce segments and slowed growth for AWS. The tech giant holds leading market shares in multiple industries, including smartphones, smart watches, headphones, and tablets.", 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks You Can Confidently Buy After a Market Downturn', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are excellent investment options amid a sell-off. Apple While Amazon dominates the cloud and e-commerce markets, Apple is leading the way in consumer tech and digital services. However, the company is unlikely to be down for long.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are excellent investment options amid a sell-off. While uncertainty often causes investors to panic sell, the better option is usually to buy and hold stocks in companies with substantial market shares in high-growth industries. Amazon Last year's sell-off caused Amazon's stock to fall nearly 50%, driven mainly by multiple hits to its e-commerce business."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-good-reasons-to-buy-apple-stock-and-1-major-risk-to-consider', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Few companies have created more wealth for their long-term investors than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The iPhone maker is one of the most profitable businesses in history, with a staggering $100 billion in net income in fiscal 2022 alone.\nHere are two reasons even more profits likely are ahead for Apple and its shareowners -- as well as a key risk that investors need to be mindful of.\n1. Apple's ecosystem is becoming stickier\nOnce people buy an Apple device, they tend to remain loyal customers. This strong user retention is a major reason for the company's success. It generates bountiful recurring revenue, both from repeat device sales and ongoing service subscriptions.\nTo make its offerings even more sticky, Apple is making a major push into financial services. The technology titan recently unveiled a new high-yield savings account it will offer in partnership with investment bank Goldman Sachs. With a compelling 4.15% annual yield, no minimum deposit or balance requirements, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage, Apple's new savings accounts are likely to enjoy high demand from consumers.\nAn Apple Card is necessary to open an account. Interest in the savings accounts should thus bolster the adoption of Apple's credit card and payment processing service, Apple Pay. Users can also easily deposit the cash rewards they earn from using the Apple Card into these savings accounts. Together, this burgeoning suite of financial products should help to lock Apple's customers into its product and service ecosystem.\n2. A massive new growth market awaits\nApple produced $394 billion in revenue in 2022, but it still has plenty of room for expansion. Much of this growth is set to occur in international markets, particularly India.\nWith more than 1.4 billion people, India is now the world's most populous nation, according to the United Nations. And many of these people are planning to purchase their first Apple device.\nApple already generates nearly $6 billion in annual revenue in India, according to Bloomberg. That's up roughly 50% from the prior year. To help drive those sales even higher, Apple opened its first retail store in the country earlier this month, and it plans to open many more.\nThe company currently has a relatively small share of India's smartphone market, which is dominated by lower-priced devices. But the growing middle class is showing a propensity to pay up for higher-quality goods. Phones priced above $400 now account for 10% of India's total phone sales, up from 4% prior to the pandemic, according to Counterpoint Research.\nAll told, Wedbush Securities estimates that Apple's annual sales in India could climb to $20 billion by 2025.\nThis risk should not be overlooked\nStill, an investment in Apple is not without risk. Perhaps the biggest threat to the company's highly lucrative business model is its reliance on China for its manufacturing.\nThat country's strict COVID-19 lockdowns created supply chain disruptions for Apple, and highlighted the risks posed by the tech company's concentrated production network. China's increasingly aggressive stance toward Taiwan and the potential for conflict in the region create an even more worrisome scenario.\nTo mitigate these risks, Apple is working to diversify its supply chain. Yet the challenge isn't to just shift production to other countries but to do it in a way that preserves Apple's sky-high profit margins. Fortunately, India has emerged as a possible solution.\nApple currently manufactures about 7% of its iPhones in India, and it plans to increase that figure to 25% in the coming years, according to Piyush Goyal, India's minister of commerce and industry.\nOther officials would also like to see that happen. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is spearheading an incentive program to boost production in India, which could make it easier for Apple's manufacturing partners to expand in this fast-growing country.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nJoe Tenebruso has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Goldman Sachs Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Few companies have created more wealth for their long-term investors than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The technology titan recently unveiled a new high-yield savings account it will offer in partnership with investment bank Goldman Sachs. That country's strict COVID-19 lockdowns created supply chain disruptions for Apple, and highlighted the risks posed by the tech company's concentrated production network.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Few companies have created more wealth for their long-term investors than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). To make its offerings even more sticky, Apple is making a major push into financial services. Apple already generates nearly $6 billion in annual revenue in India, according to Bloomberg.', 'news_article_title': '2 Good Reasons to Buy Apple Stock, and 1 Major Risk to Consider', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Few companies have created more wealth for their long-term investors than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). And many of these people are planning to purchase their first Apple device. Apple already generates nearly $6 billion in annual revenue in India, according to Bloomberg.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Few companies have created more wealth for their long-term investors than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple's ecosystem is becoming stickier Once people buy an Apple device, they tend to remain loyal customers. Interest in the savings accounts should thus bolster the adoption of Apple's credit card and payment processing service, Apple Pay."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-apple-fedex-marathon-petroleum-and-stellantis', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – May 2, 2023 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple AAPL, FedEx FDX, Marathon Petroleum MPC and Stellantis STLA.\nHere are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog:\nIs This the \'Terminal\' Fed Hike? Global Week Ahead\nIn the Global Week Ahead, regular monetary policy meetings held by:\nThe U.S. Fed\nThe European Central Bank (ECB), and\nAustralia\'s central bank (the RBA) top the agenda\nThe mega-cap tech company Apple Inc. brings the U.S. Q1 earnings season mostly to an end.\nAll of this happens as financial markets work through fresh regional banking tremors, brought on by First Republic Bank in San Francisco, CA.\nNext are Reuters’ five world market themes, reordered for equity traders—\n(1) On Wednesday, One More 25bps Policy Rate Hike from the FOMC?\nThe Fed is expected to deliver another 25-basis point interest rate increase on Wednesday and signal a pause in its most aggressive rate-hiking cycle since the 1980s.\nPolicymakers and markets remain at odds over the rates trajectory: The world\'s top central bank projects borrowing costs to remain at around current levels through 2023, investors are betting on cuts after the summer.\nSigns the Fed may be coming around to the market’s view could push Treasury yields lower - in theory benefiting the big mega-cap stocks that led markets higher this year.\nFutures markets show investors pricing a nearly 90% chance of a rate increase. But confidence in a 25-basis point rate hike has wavered in recent days after problems at lender First Republic (FRC) reignited concerns over the U.S. banking sector.\n(2) On Thursday, Mega-cap Apple Reports Q1 Earnings\nThe U.S. corporate earnings season reaches a crescendo on Thursday with results from Apple, the largest U.S. company by market value, at $2.6 trillion.\nAlong with other mega-cap stocks, Apple has led the S&P 500\'s rally in 2023, giving the company even more heft in indexes.\nApple\'s over-7% weight in the S&P500 is bigger than the entire energy sector and nearly matches the consumer staples group.\nThe iPhone maker is expected to post $93 billion in revenue for its fiscal second quarter - a 4.4% drop year-on-year, Refinitiv data shows. Analysts expect a nearly -6% drop in earnings per share to $1.43.\nThe report from Apple, whose widely used products and services include MacBooks and iPads but also banking, is a gauge for global consumer demand, and its results stand to ripple through markets given its importance to a number of industries.\n(3) On Thursday, European Central Bank (ECB) Follows FOMC with Policy Rate Hike\nThe ECB will likely lift rates for a seventh straight time on May 4th and policymakers appear to be converging on a 25-basis point hike rather than a larger 50-bp increase.\nYet key inflation and bank lending data releases in the days ahead could sway that outcome.\nWith some stability returning to the banking sector after the March rout, hawks may feel confident pushing for a large hike.\nTuesday\'s flash April inflation data is likely to confirm underlying price pressures — running above 5% — remains uncomfortably high. Some 2.5 million employees in Germany\'s public sector will get a 5.5% permanent increase next year, a sign that wage pressures are picking up.\nBut if bank lending data, also out Tuesday, shows credit conditions have tightened substantially, doves could feel emboldened to push back.\n(4) On Tuesday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Offers Policy Settings\nBets for a return to policy tightening by the Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday have fizzled out, after a soft reading of consumer prices added to evidence that inflation peaked at the end of last year.\nThat has put the Aussie dollar under pressure, keeping it pinned near the closely watched $0.66-mark, even when the greenback wilted against other major peers.\nRBA governor Philip Lowe has stressed a pause at the April meeting did not necessarily mean the tightening cycle is over, and minutes showed a hike was hotly debated.\nWhether Lowe, whose term ends in September, will be around to oversee further moves is another question.\nSpeculation is rife that, unlike his two predecessors, he won\'t be asked to stay on.\n(5) U.K. Macro Data Updates on Struggling Economy\nThe U.K.\'s 1970s-style inflation and near-zero growth isn\'t a good look.\nThere isn\'t a credit crunch — yet — according to a recent Bank of England survey. But lenders expect rising defaults on consumer credit, mortgages and corporate loans.\nData on Tuesday will show whether house prices are indeed moderating, and if the decline in mortgage lending is stabilizing. New car sales, which in March hit 18-month highs, will also be under scrutiny.\nBrits loaded up on credit card debt at the fastest pace in a 24-month period since early 2006 in February and data from the BoE on Thursday will show how that trend is evolving.\nThis kind of borrowing isn\'t cheap. BoE stats show the average interest rate on a UK credit card is 22.5% — its highest since the mid-1990\'s. And with more rate rises in the pipeline, the pressure is only likely to intensify.\nMeanwhile Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces his first big electoral test on May 4 in local polls where the opposition Labor Party hopes to capitalize on a year of chaos for the governing Conservatives.\nZacks #1 Rank (STRONG BUY) Stocks\nHere are three large-cap tech stocks, with Zacks B rating for growth.\n(1) FedEx: This is a $226 stock in the Transportation- Air Freight and Cargo space.\nIt has a market cap of $56.8B. I see a Zacks Value score of B, a Zacks Growth score of D, and a Zacks Momentum score of A.\nFedEx Corp. is the leader in global express delivery services.\nThe company, founded in 1971, provides a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services through companies competing collectively, operating independently and managed collaboratively, under the FedEx brand.\nThe company is currently reporting, primarily through the FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, and FedEx Freight segments. These segments contributed 49%, 35.5% and 10.2%, respectively, to the company’s total revenues in fiscal 2022.\nFedEx is based in Memphis, TN.\n(2) Marathon Petroleum: This is a $121 stock. It is found in the Oil and Gas Refining industry.\nIt has a market cap of $54.1B. I see a Zacks Value score of A, a Zacks Growth score of A, and a Zacks Momentum score of B.\nMarathon Petroleum Corp. is a leading independent refiner, transporter and marketer of petroleum products.\nThe company, in its current form, came into existence following the 2011 spin-off of Houston, TX-based Marathon Oil’s refining/sales business into a separate, independent and publicly-traded entity.\nIn October 2018, Marathon Oil completed the acquisition of its rival Andeavor in a $23.3 billion deal, thereby becoming the nationwide largest refining company by market capitalization. The deal also made the company the largest U.S. refiner and the fifth largest in the world by capacity.\nMarathon is based in Findlay, OH.\n(3) Stellantis: This is a $16 stock in the Foreign-Auto space.\nIt has a market cap of $51.4B. I see a Zacks Value score of A, a Zacks Growth score of B, and a Zacks Momentum score of A.\nStellantis N.V. is an automaker and a mobility provider.\nStellantis N.V., formerly known as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., is based in Lijnden, Netherlands.\nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. 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Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFedEx Corporation (FDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMarathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nStellantis N.V. (STLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple AAPL, FedEx FDX, Marathon Petroleum MPC and Stellantis STLA. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report FedEx Corporation (FDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Stellantis N.V. (STLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The report from Apple, whose widely used products and services include MacBooks and iPads but also banking, is a gauge for global consumer demand, and its results stand to ripple through markets given its importance to a number of industries.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple AAPL, FedEx FDX, Marathon Petroleum MPC and Stellantis STLA. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report FedEx Corporation (FDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Stellantis N.V. (STLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Global Week Ahead In the Global Week Ahead, regular monetary policy meetings held by: The U.S. Fed The European Central Bank (ECB), and Australia's central bank (the RBA) top the agenda The mega-cap tech company Apple Inc. brings the U.S. Q1 earnings season mostly to an end.", 'news_article_title': 'The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Apple, FedEx, Marathon Petroleum and Stellantis', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple AAPL, FedEx FDX, Marathon Petroleum MPC and Stellantis STLA. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report FedEx Corporation (FDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Stellantis N.V. (STLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Futures markets show investors pricing a nearly 90% chance of a rate increase.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report FedEx Corporation (FDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Stellantis N.V. (STLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple AAPL, FedEx FDX, Marathon Petroleum MPC and Stellantis STLA. Global Week Ahead In the Global Week Ahead, regular monetary policy meetings held by: The U.S. Fed The European Central Bank (ECB), and Australia's central bank (the RBA) top the agenda The mega-cap tech company Apple Inc. brings the U.S. Q1 earnings season mostly to an end."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-stocks-to-hold-for-the-next-20-years-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'There are some companies whose strong brand recognition and consumer loyalty allow you to invest in their stocks with minimal hesitation that it will pay off over the long term. Recent macroeconomic headwinds and market challenges have made it crucial to invest in secure growth stocks like this, with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Disney (NYSE: DIS) two great options.\nThese companies are dominating their respective industries with substantial market shares. Apple has spent years at the top of consumer electronics, while Disney is celebrating its 100th year of entertaining the masses in 2023. These companies operate in two never-ending markets, producing commodities that are unlikely to slow in demand anytime soon.\nSo, here are two stocks to hold for the next 20 years.\n1. Apple\nThis tech behemoth has achieved the largest market cap in the world at $2.7 trillion thanks to its focus on quality products presented in an interconnected ecosystem. Apple\'s strategy makes it difficult to use competing products that don\'t offer the same ease of use and connectivity, which has built immense brand loyalty among consumers.\nInvestor tycoon Warren Buffett said in early April, "If someone offered you $10,000 to never buy an iPhone again, you wouldn\'t take it." And Buffett\'s sentiments ring true for many consumers who would have no problem switching brands of vehicles or other appliances but are reluctant to stray from Apple. That level of consumer allegiance is rare and reduces volatility in the company\'s business and stock.\nMoreover, Apple\'s dominance in consumer tech led it to attract many customers to its swiftly expanding services business. The iPhone manufacturer\'s library of services includes Apple TV+, Music, iCloud, Arcade, News+, and more. These platforms offer attractive profit margins, hitting 72% in fiscal 2022, while products\' profit margins reached 36%. The digital business fortifies Apple\'s earnings by allowing it to lean less on its product income amid temporary headwinds.\nApple shares soared about 315% in the last five years and over 1,000% in the last decade. The company has a reputation for consistent gains, which makes it a great option to hold over several decades.\n2. The Walt Disney Company\nDisney has had a challenging few years, to say the least, with the COVID-19 pandemic shuttering its box office and parks businesses for nearly two years. Then, macroeconomic hurdles last year made it costly to develop its streaming business. As a result, the company\'s shares plunged 44% last year. Disney has partially recovered in 2023, but recent headwinds have been detrimental to its long-term growth, with its stock barely up 1% over the last five years.\nHowever, unavoidable challenges in recent years are unlikely to repeat, making its stock a bargain buy right now. In February, Disney CEO Bob Iger laid out a plan to get the company back on track, targeting $5.5 billion in cost savings, with the majority coming from reductions in content spending. Meanwhile, the company expects to cut about 7,000 jobs by summer, including 15% of its entertainment division. The cuts will likely pay off substantially as Disney strives to achieve profitability with its streaming service, Disney+, by 2024.\nDisney shares climbed about 61% over the last decade despite recent hurdles. The company is a king of entertainment, with its monster brand increasing the reliability of its stock.\nAdditionally, its price/earnings-to-growth ratio of 0.9 suggests that projected growth is not currently priced into its shares. With multiple blockbusters due to premiere this year, budget cuts, and a thriving parks business, that figure aligns with the company\'s potential. As a result, now is an excellent time to buy Disney stock and enjoy the gains over the next 20 years and beyond.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Recent macroeconomic headwinds and market challenges have made it crucial to invest in secure growth stocks like this, with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Disney (NYSE: DIS) two great options. Apple's strategy makes it difficult to use competing products that don't offer the same ease of use and connectivity, which has built immense brand loyalty among consumers. In February, Disney CEO Bob Iger laid out a plan to get the company back on track, targeting $5.5 billion in cost savings, with the majority coming from reductions in content spending.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Recent macroeconomic headwinds and market challenges have made it crucial to invest in secure growth stocks like this, with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Disney (NYSE: DIS) two great options. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': '2 Stocks to Hold for the Next 20 Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Recent macroeconomic headwinds and market challenges have made it crucial to invest in secure growth stocks like this, with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Disney (NYSE: DIS) two great options. So, here are two stocks to hold for the next 20 years. Apple shares soared about 315% in the last five years and over 1,000% in the last decade.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Recent macroeconomic headwinds and market challenges have made it crucial to invest in secure growth stocks like this, with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Disney (NYSE: DIS) two great options. Apple has spent years at the top of consumer electronics, while Disney is celebrating its 100th year of entertaining the masses in 2023. The Walt Disney Company Disney has had a challenging few years, to say the least, with the COVID-19 pandemic shuttering its box office and parks businesses for nearly two years.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-tough-smartphone-market-will-weigh-on-qualcomms-q2-results', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Mobile chipset major Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) is expected to publish its Q2 FY’23 results on May 3, reporting on a quarter that is likely to see the company’s revenue contract meaningfully year-over-year, due to a slowdown in smartphone and tablet sales. We expect revenue for the quarter to come in at about $9.15 billion, marking a decline of about 18% versus last year, although our estimates are marginally ahead of the consensus estimates of $9.1 billion. We project that earnings will come in at about $2.17 per share, slightly ahead of consensus estimates. See our analysis of Qualcomm Earnings Preview for a closer look at what to expect when the company reports earnings.\nThe smartphone market has been cooling off of late as the tailwinds seen through the Covid-19 pandemic ease and also as economic uncertainty weighs on consumer spending. This is impacting Qualcomm’s CDMA Technologies (QCT) segment, which supplies application processors, modems, and software for technologies for mobile devices, networking equipment, and consumer electronics. Moreover, Qualcomm’s customers have also been holding elevated levels of chip inventory and this could also lead to softer demand for Qualcomm’s chipsets. Over Q1 FY’23, chip sales to the handset space declined by about 18% to $5.8 billion. Qualcomm is also likely to see its technology licensing business cool off, with the company guiding that sales could contract by about 14% at the mid-point for Q2. That said, there could be a couple of bright spots for the company. For example, the automotive and Internet of Things business should continue to gain some traction, while sales of RF front-end components – which include the various components that come between the antenna and modem of a wireless device – are also likely to see gains.\nWe remain positive on Qualcomm stock despite the current headwinds, with a $147 price estimate which is about 25% ahead of the current market price. See our analysis of Qualcomm Valuation: Expensive Or Cheap? for more details on what’s driving our price estimate for Qualcomm. Qualcomm trades at just about 12.5x consensus 2023 earnings. While this is partly due to the fact that revenues and earnings are projected to decline this year, the markets project that sales will recover in FY’24. Moreover, while Apple is expected to start using its own modem chipsets on its iPhones, transitioning away from Qualcomm’s chips in the next year or so, Qualcomm should be able to compensate for this loss as it expands in other areas such as low-power applications and automotive semiconductors.\nWhat if you’re looking for a more balanced portfolio instead? Our high-quality portfolio and multi-strategy portfolio have beaten the market consistently since the end of 2016.\n Returns Apr 2023\nMTD [1] 2023\nYTD [1] 2017-23\nTotal [2]\n QCOM Return -8% 6% 79%\n S&P 500 Return 1% 9% 86%\n Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 1% 9% 242%\n[1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/30/2023\n[2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016\nInvest with Trefis Market-Beating Portfolios\nSee all Trefis Price Estimates\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Mobile chipset major Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) is expected to publish its Q2 FY’23 results on May 3, reporting on a quarter that is likely to see the company’s revenue contract meaningfully year-over-year, due to a slowdown in smartphone and tablet sales. The smartphone market has been cooling off of late as the tailwinds seen through the Covid-19 pandemic ease and also as economic uncertainty weighs on consumer spending. Qualcomm is also likely to see its technology licensing business cool off, with the company guiding that sales could contract by about 14% at the mid-point for Q2.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Mobile chipset major Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) is expected to publish its Q2 FY’23 results on May 3, reporting on a quarter that is likely to see the company’s revenue contract meaningfully year-over-year, due to a slowdown in smartphone and tablet sales. While this is partly due to the fact that revenues and earnings are projected to decline this year, the markets project that sales will recover in FY’24. Total [2] QCOM Return -8% 6% 79% S&P 500 Return 1% 9% 86% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 1% 9% 242% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/30/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market-Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': "A Tough Smartphone Market Will Weigh On Qualcomm's Q2 Results", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'We expect revenue for the quarter to come in at about $9.15 billion, marking a decline of about 18% versus last year, although our estimates are marginally ahead of the consensus estimates of $9.1 billion. See our analysis of Qualcomm Earnings Preview for a closer look at what to expect when the company reports earnings. Total [2] QCOM Return -8% 6% 79% S&P 500 Return 1% 9% 86% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 1% 9% 242% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/30/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market-Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Mobile chipset major Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) is expected to publish its Q2 FY’23 results on May 3, reporting on a quarter that is likely to see the company’s revenue contract meaningfully year-over-year, due to a slowdown in smartphone and tablet sales. Moreover, while Apple is expected to start using its own modem chipsets on its iPhones, transitioning away from Qualcomm’s chips in the next year or so, Qualcomm should be able to compensate for this loss as it expands in other areas such as low-power applications and automotive semiconductors. Total [2] QCOM Return -8% 6% 79% S&P 500 Return 1% 9% 86% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 1% 9% 242% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 4/30/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market-Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-earnings%3A-what-to-watch-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'This week will be packed with earnings reports from tech companies. But the most high-profile report will be Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL). The tech giant reports earnings on Thursday. Given its nearly $2.7 trillion market capitalization, its report could have a big influence on the overall market.\nAhead of the iPhone maker\'s fiscal second-quarter earnings report, here\'s an overview of its recent performance and some key items to check on after the update goes live.\nDeclining revenue\nFor its first quarter of fiscal 2023, Apple\'s revenue fell 5% year over year to $117.2 billion. Apple CEO Tim Cook said in the company\'s earnings call for the period that the decline was "a result of the challenging environment ..."\nWhat, exactly, did this challenging environment consist of? One of the main contributors was a huge foreign exchange impact. Foreign exchange rate headwinds negatively impacted the company\'s year-over-year growth rate by about 800 basis points. Indeed, Apple would have reported year-over-year growth in most of its markets if it excluded this headwind, Cook explained during the call. Sales were also held back by supply chain challenges, which led to production of its new iPhones being substantially lower than planned during the quarter. Finally, management cited "a challenging macroeconomic environment" due to inflation, the war in Ukraine, and lingering impacts from the pandemic.\nGiven the continued uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment, management said it expected a similar year-over-year growth rate in its revenue in fiscal Q2.\nAnalyst estimates\nAnalysts, for the most part, seem to be in agreement with Apple\'s guidance. On average, they expect the tech company\'s fiscal Q2 revenue to fall 4.6% year over year -- a growth rate that\'s not too far from what Apple reported in fiscal Q1. The consensus forecast for Apple\'s earnings per share is $1.43 -- a 6% year-over-year decline. This year-over-year change would be an improvement from the 10.5% decline in earnings per share Apple saw in fiscal Q1.\nGuidance\nOne number that could really move the stock when Apple reports is management\'s revenue outlook. The current analyst estimate calls for fiscal Q3 revenue of $84.3 billion. Importantly, this would mark a return to year-over-year growth for the company. While Apple has been avoiding providing a specific guidance figure during its earnings reports recently, it has been providing some commentary about its expectations for the direction of its revenue. During Apple\'s fiscal Q2earnings call look for the company to say it expects its revenue to return to growth in fiscal Q3.\nApple\'s capital return program\nFinally, Apple typically uses its fiscal Q2 update to authorize more capital for share repurchases and to announce a dividend increase. Last year, Apple boosted its dividend by 5% and authorized an additional $90 billion for share repurchases. Shareholders are likely hoping Apple announces another significant increase to its share-repurchase authorization and another dividend increase.\nThe tech giant is scheduled to report its fiscal Q2 results after market close on Thursday, May 4. Investors will be able to find the earnings release on Apple\'s investor relations website.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nDaniel Sparks has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "But the most high-profile report will be Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL). Ahead of the iPhone maker's fiscal second-quarter earnings report, here's an overview of its recent performance and some key items to check on after the update goes live. Sales were also held back by supply chain challenges, which led to production of its new iPhones being substantially lower than planned during the quarter.", 'news_luhn_summary': "But the most high-profile report will be Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL). Foreign exchange rate headwinds negatively impacted the company's year-over-year growth rate by about 800 basis points. On average, they expect the tech company's fiscal Q2 revenue to fall 4.6% year over year -- a growth rate that's not too far from what Apple reported in fiscal Q1.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Earnings: What to Watch', 'news_lexrank_summary': "But the most high-profile report will be Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL). Given the continued uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment, management said it expected a similar year-over-year growth rate in its revenue in fiscal Q2. On average, they expect the tech company's fiscal Q2 revenue to fall 4.6% year over year -- a growth rate that's not too far from what Apple reported in fiscal Q1.", 'news_textrank_summary': "But the most high-profile report will be Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL). On average, they expect the tech company's fiscal Q2 revenue to fall 4.6% year over year -- a growth rate that's not too far from what Apple reported in fiscal Q1. 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{'date': '2023-05-03', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-nasdaq%3Aaapl%3A-fintech-push-comes-at-an-opportune-time', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has been making headlines for launching a savings account that sports a competitive 4.15% interest rate. Undoubtedly, the latest product offering to come from Apple's fintech push comes at a pretty exciting time, at least through the eyes of a potential market disruptor. As Apple wanders deeper into financial services with its disruptor hat on, it's hard to be anything but bullish on the firm.\nU.S. Regional Banks Feel Pressure. Apple May Be Seeing an Opportunity\nThe U.S. banks have been under a lot of selling pressure for well over a month now. Indeed, it all started with SVB Financial's failure. As other regionals fell under the weight of the Fed's interest rate hikes, a full-blown U.S. regional banking crisis came to be. Bad bond investments eroded depositor confidence, eventually paving the way for a bank run.\nIt's difficult to tell when this pressure hurting the regional banks will be contained. Over a span of a month and a half, we've witnessed the second, third, and fourth-largest bank failures in U.S. history. After such a wave of failures, it's no mystery why some depositors feel a bit on edge. While larger U.S. banks have mostly been steady in this storm, they too could stand to lose a bit as depositors look to consider alternatives.\nOf course, there have always been fintech firms, neobanks, and smaller financial institutions that have offered highly-competitive rates on deposits. That said, never before has there been a respected, consumer-centric behemoth of a firm like Apple getting in on the financial services space. Apple's a $2.65 trillion company that many tech-savvy users already trust day-to-day with their data. For many Apple users, this trust has been built for well over a decade.\nWhen it comes to financial services, trust and reliability play a massive role in where depositors or investors choose to take their business. Of course, competitive rates always help, but they're not always the determining factor. With Apple pulling the curtain on its high-rate savings account, I think the firm could stand to win a lot of business as confidence in banks takes a modest blow with every regional bank that goes down.\nApple and Goldman Could Continue to Make Moves in Consumer Banking\nApple may be a relative newcomer to the financial services space, but it has all the tools it needs to thrive. With a bit of help from Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), I believe Apple is the one firm that could upend the financial industry as we know it. Undoubtedly, the business of banking can be profitable, but it can also be wildly turbulent when the tides turn. With Apple teaming up with Goldman (and perhaps other banks in the future), the firm may find itself with the ability to enjoy more of the feast to be had within financial services minus potential indigestion.\nAt this juncture, many depositors may be inclined to take money out of those sub-2% savings accounts and stash it with Apple, where they can make more than double the interest.\nReportedly, 69% of Apple Card holders expressed interest in opening up a savings account. Younger consumers, specifically those in the Millennial and Gen Z cohort, may be inclined to get an Apple Card if it means gaining excess to such a competitive savings account.\nAccording to a report conducted by Forbes, Apple's high-yield savings account brought in nearly $1 billion worth of deposits in just four days. That's impressive.\nApple has a competitive rate, a reputation built on decades of trust, and a brand that's virtually impossible to match. It's no mystery why Apple's foray into banking has been met with such profound early success.\nIs AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nTurning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy. Out of 25 analyst ratings, there are 21 Buys, three Holds, and one Sell recommendation. The average Apple price target is $177.23, implying upside potential of 5.8%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $120.00 per share to a high of $205.00 per share.\nThe Bottom Line on Apple Stock and Its Fintech Push\nApple has always been about doing things better than the competitors it seeks to go up against. As select banks face a crisis of confidence, I'd look for more people to take their money over to Apple, not just for the higher rate but for greater convenience and more peace of mind.\nGoing into earnings, I'd look for more details about Apple's fintech push. Even if the quarterly results fail to impress, commentary on Apple's direction could be a needle-mover for the stock.\nDisclosure \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has been making headlines for launching a savings account that sports a competitive 4.15% interest rate. Is AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has been making headlines for launching a savings account that sports a competitive 4.15% interest rate. Is AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock (NASDAQ:AAPL): Fintech Push Comes at an Opportune Time', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has been making headlines for launching a savings account that sports a competitive 4.15% interest rate. Is AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has been making headlines for launching a savings account that sports a competitive 4.15% interest rate. Is AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-slowing-services-growth-hurt-apples-aapl-q2-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple’s AAPL second-quarter fiscal 2023 results, to be reported on May 4, are expected to reflect the impacts of the sluggishness in the Services business.\n\nThe segment, which includes revenues from the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, Apple News+ and Apple Card, accounted for 17.7% of sales in first-quarter fiscal 2023.\n\nAlthough Apple’s business primarily runs around its flagship iPhone, the Services portfolio has emerged as the company’s new cash cow.\n\nApple currently has more than 935 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio. The App Store has been continuing to draw the attention of prominent developers from around the world, helping the company offer appealing apps to drive the App Store traffic, thereby expanding the subscriber base.\n\nThe company expected Services revenue growth to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, unfavorable forex, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming. Services revenues grew 6.4% year over year to $20.77 billion in the fiscal first quarter.\nApple Inc. Revenue (TTM)\n Apple Inc. revenue-ttm | Apple Inc. Quote\nClick here to know how Apple’s overall fiscal second-quarter results are likely to be.\nApple’s Non-iPhone Revenues to Decline in Q2\nApple’s non-iPhone portfolio, which comprises Mac, iPad and Wearables, is expected to have declined in the fiscal second quarter.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company expects Mac and iPad revenues to decline in the double digits on a year-over-year basis due to challenging comparisons and macroeconomic headwinds. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nMac revenues are expected to have suffered from weak PC demand. Per Gartner’s latest report, 55.2 million PCs were shipped in the first quarter (March-end) of 2023, down 30% from the year-ago period. Shipments from Lenovo LNVGY, HP HPQ and Dell Technologies DELL declined 30.2%, 24.2% and 30.9%, respectively. Apple witnessed a 34.2% decline, worse than Lenovo, HP and Dell’s figures.\n\nOverall, Lenovo remained the top vendor, with a market share of 23.3%. HP holds the second spot, with a market share of 21.8% in worldwide PC shipments. Dell’s market share was 17.3% in the first quarter of 2023.\n\nApple’s market share decreased from 9.3% in first-quarter 2022 to 8.7% in first-quarter 2023.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Mac revenues for the fiscal second quarter is pegged at $8.03 billion, implying a 23% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nMoreover, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for iPad is pegged at $6.72 billion, suggesting a 12.1% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple’s AAPL second-quarter fiscal 2023 results, to be reported on May 4, are expected to reflect the impacts of the sluggishness in the Services business. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The company expected Services revenue growth to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, unfavorable forex, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple’s AAPL second-quarter fiscal 2023 results, to be reported on May 4, are expected to reflect the impacts of the sluggishness in the Services business. Shipments from Lenovo LNVGY, HP HPQ and Dell Technologies DELL declined 30.2%, 24.2% and 30.9%, respectively.', 'news_article_title': "Will Slowing Services Growth Hurt Apple's (AAPL) Q2 Earnings?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple’s AAPL second-quarter fiscal 2023 results, to be reported on May 4, are expected to reflect the impacts of the sluggishness in the Services business. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple currently has more than 935 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple’s AAPL second-quarter fiscal 2023 results, to be reported on May 4, are expected to reflect the impacts of the sluggishness in the Services business. The segment, which includes revenues from the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, Apple News+ and Apple Card, accounted for 17.7% of sales in first-quarter fiscal 2023.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-earnings-preview%3A-bull-vs-bear-case-for-aapl-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL, the unequivocal king of the stock market reports earnings Thursday, May 4 after the market closes. As the world’s leading consumer products and technology company, Apple’s earnings act as an important bellwether for the broader economy.\nApple stock has not disappointed this year and the sturdiness of Apple’s returns simply cannot be understated. The stock is up 30% YTD, 300% over the last five years, and 1100% over the last 10 years. It isn’t flawless though, as it was down -30% during 2022. However, it has nearly earned it all back in the first four months of 2023.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nEarnings Expectations\nAnalysts are expecting a YoY decline in Q2 sales, which isn’t great, but also not terrible. Something I don’t often see mentioned about Apple is the strong seasonal tendencies of its revenues.\nIn the quarterly revenues chart below we see revenues regularly explode higher following the holiday season and are then mostly stagnant through the rest of the year. But Q1 2023 sales were below Q1 2022, which shows that there was a YoY slowdown in the most recent holiday season.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAdditionally, analyst earnings revisions have been mixed, which gives Apple a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold). Q2 expectations are looking down a bit, which lines up with market expectations of a broader economic slowdown in the second half of the year.\nAlso concerning, last quarter Apple posted a rare sales and earnings miss. Last quarter marked Apple’s first earnings miss since 2016, which was just -$0.01 below expectations and its second sales miss since 2016, which was also just below expectations.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAnalysts are expecting earnings growth to decline -5.3% YoY to $1.44 a share. The rest of the year is expected to be mostly flat as well, however next year’s earnings are projected to pick up significantly.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBear Case\nShorting Apple is almost never advised, and although I don’t consider this my base case it is important to address the primary risks. AAPL stock has acted as an incredible haven this year and its returns make up 25% of S&P 500’s total returns YTD.\nAt this point investors are treating Apple stock like a Treasury bond, and it has considerably outperformed Treasuries. But is that realistic? Will some doubt start creeping into investors’ minds and cause Apple to roll over.\nApple’s most critical profit center is the iPhone, which makes up 52% of total revenue. In the Q1 report, we saw that iPhone sales were down YoY. Management chalked this up to a one-time event and blamed the miss on supply issues related to the lockdowns in China.\nWhat if it was a demand issue though? What if we are moving past peak iPhone? The chart below shows total annual smartphone sales, which have clearly peaked. This means that Apple is already fighting an uphill battle.\nFurthermore, iPhone quality and longevity is improving, and so are prices, and the length of payment plans. I know personally, the iPhone 11 Pro I bought in 2019 still feels as good as new.\n\nImage Source: Statista\nMarket share is another important consideration. Apple currently has an impressive 23% market share of global smartphones. How much room does Apple have to continue to grow this figure?\nThe massive Chinese middle class is a very important segment for Apple to target, but what if they start to prefer the Chinese branded phones? Oppo and Xiaomi have made some extremely compelling new phones, particularly their smart flip phones. Flip phones are extremely interesting because they begin to blend phone and tablet products. Flip phones are a product Apple doesn’t have and I haven’t heard rumors of anything in the pipeline.\n\nImage Source: Counterpoint\nThe black swan event would be a military conflict between the US and China. In this worst case scenario, it would be highly unlikely that the civil relations between Apple and China continue.\nThe concerns listed are more hypotheticals and questions. Of course, Apple has defied all investor logic for over a decade now, and its downfall is an extremely unlikely event. But doubt and fear can move a stock. Is the next 20% move in Apple stock higher or lower? I don’t know, but there are certainly catalysts the give potential to the -20% possibility.\nTechnicals\nThere isn’t a clean chart pattern to trade AAPL from, but this large range looks significant to me. The $180 level is resistance and $130 support. Right now, price is in no-mans land in the middle of this large range.\nIf price can clear the $180 level, resistance should turn into support, and the next multi-year leg higher in Apple should commence. However, a rejection at $180 would be very significant. If the stock can’t clear that level, it may be indicative of not just Apple, but the market more broadly.\nWith a recession likely coming later this year, it is possible we will see Apple retest the high of the range, and then as the recession takes hold, swing back down to the bottom of the range. Rather than trying to short the stock, investors would be better off waiting for price to come back down to the $130-$140 buy zone.\n\nImage Source: TradingView\nValuation\nApple is currently trading at a one-year forward earnings multiple of 28x, which is above the market average and above its five-year median of 24x. This certainly isn’t a cheap valuation, but as one of the world’s leading companies it isn’t particularly expensive either. This reasonable valuation doesn’t play well for the bears.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nApple is a juggernaut in the stock market, and its supremacy is undeniable. While I did lay out a bear case, it is more of an exercise in risk management than anything else. While the dynamics that have propelled Apple to this level over the past decade may change, the biggest risk currently is an economic slowdown.\nApple brought luxury to the masses, so if the average person begins to feel the heat of a slowing economy, they probably won’t be buying a new iPhone. But there is a path where the recession is not too bad, and in that case, Apple continues to chug along as the world’s leading stock.\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL, the unequivocal king of the stock market reports earnings Thursday, May 4 after the market closes. AAPL stock has acted as an incredible haven this year and its returns make up 25% of S&P 500’s total returns YTD. Technicals There isn’t a clean chart pattern to trade AAPL from, but this large range looks significant to me.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL, the unequivocal king of the stock market reports earnings Thursday, May 4 after the market closes. AAPL stock has acted as an incredible haven this year and its returns make up 25% of S&P 500’s total returns YTD. Technicals There isn’t a clean chart pattern to trade AAPL from, but this large range looks significant to me.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Earnings Preview: Bull vs Bear Case for AAPL Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL, the unequivocal king of the stock market reports earnings Thursday, May 4 after the market closes. AAPL stock has acted as an incredible haven this year and its returns make up 25% of S&P 500’s total returns YTD. Technicals There isn’t a clean chart pattern to trade AAPL from, but this large range looks significant to me.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL, the unequivocal king of the stock market reports earnings Thursday, May 4 after the market closes. AAPL stock has acted as an incredible haven this year and its returns make up 25% of S&P 500’s total returns YTD. Technicals There isn’t a clean chart pattern to trade AAPL from, but this large range looks significant to me.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-3-2023-%3A-stag-axon-fti-aapl-vcsh-jd-pfe-chgg-vz-tqqq-qqq', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 9.06 to 13,039.27. The total After hours volume is currently 74,856,718 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nStag Industrial, Inc. (STAG) is -0.1 at $34.90, with 11,719,722 shares traded. STAG\'s current last sale is 96.94% of the target price of $36.\n\nAxon Enterprise, Inc. (AXON) is -0.58 at $220.30, with 8,679,786 shares traded.AXON is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/9/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.03 per share, which represents a 76 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nTechnipFMC plc (FTI) is unchanged at $12.82, with 3,112,883 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.15. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for FTI is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $167.41, with 2,963,644 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/4/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 1.44 per share, which represents a 152 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nVanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) is +0.015 at $76.47, with 1,983,830 shares traded. This represents a 4.38% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nJD.com, Inc. (JD) is unchanged at $34.68, with 1,964,375 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for JD is in the "buy range".\n\nPfizer, Inc. (PFE) is unchanged at $38.45, with 1,519,199 shares traded. PFE\'s current last sale is 81.81% of the target price of $47.\n\nChegg, Inc. (CHGG) is +0.02 at $10.19, with 1,453,460 shares traded. CHGG\'s current last sale is 50.95% of the target price of $20.\n\nVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is unchanged at $37.98, with 1,412,254 shares traded. VZ\'s current last sale is 89.36% of the target price of $42.5.\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is +0.11 at $26.99, with 1,357,234 shares traded. This represents a 67.64% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.49 at $317.78, with 1,338,350 shares traded. This represents a 24.98% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nEQT Corporation (EQT) is unchanged at $31.50, with 1,247,401 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for EQT is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $167.41, with 2,963,644 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/4/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) is +0.015 at $76.47, with 1,983,830 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $167.41, with 2,963,644 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/4/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. Axon Enterprise, Inc. (AXON) is -0.58 at $220.30, with 8,679,786 shares traded.AXON is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/9/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.03 per share, which represents a 76 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 3, 2023 : STAG, AXON, FTI, AAPL, VCSH, JD, PFE, CHGG, VZ, TQQQ, QQQ, EQT', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $167.41, with 2,963,644 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/4/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 9.06 to 13,039.27. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $167.41, with 2,963,644 shares traded.AAPL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/4/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.03 per share, which represents a 76 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago The consensus earnings per share forecast is 1.44 per share, which represents a 152 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/qualcomm-sees-dull-third-quarter-on-weak-chip-demand-for-smartphones', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'May 3 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O forecast third-quarter revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday on worries it will take longer for the smartphone industry to exhaust the excess supply before fresh orders start flowing in.\nThe company forecast revenue between $8.1 billion and $8.9 billion. Analysts polled by Refinitiv expected revenue of $9.14 billion.\nIt expects adjusted earnings per share to be between $1.70 and $1.90, compared to analysts expectations of $2.16.\nThe company said its forecast includes the "continued impact of the macroeconomic headwinds, weaker global handset units and channel inventory drawdown".\nIt also said a larger-than-normal sequential decline in its chip revenue forecast was mainly due "to the timing of purchases by a modem-only handset customer".\nThe company forecast revenue for the segment to be between $6.9 billion and $7.5 billion.\n(Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru and Jane Lanhee Lee in Oakland, California; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'May 3 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O forecast third-quarter revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday on worries it will take longer for the smartphone industry to exhaust the excess supply before fresh orders start flowing in. The company said its forecast includes the "continued impact of the macroeconomic headwinds, weaker global handset units and channel inventory drawdown". It also said a larger-than-normal sequential decline in its chip revenue forecast was mainly due "to the timing of purchases by a modem-only handset customer".', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The company forecast revenue between $8.1 billion and $8.9 billion. Analysts polled by Refinitiv expected revenue of $9.14 billion. The company forecast revenue for the segment to be between $6.9 billion and $7.5 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'Qualcomm sees dull third quarter on weak chip demand for smartphones', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'May 3 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O forecast third-quarter revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday on worries it will take longer for the smartphone industry to exhaust the excess supply before fresh orders start flowing in. Analysts polled by Refinitiv expected revenue of $9.14 billion. The company said its forecast includes the "continued impact of the macroeconomic headwinds, weaker global handset units and channel inventory drawdown".', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The company forecast revenue between $8.1 billion and $8.9 billion. The company forecast revenue for the segment to be between $6.9 billion and $7.5 billion. (Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru and Jane Lanhee Lee in Oakland, California; Editing by Arun Koyyur) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/all-eyes-on-fed-rate-decision%3A-key-stocks-to-watch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is widely expected to pull the trigger on another 25-basis point (0.25%) rate hike today. But given three of the largest U.S. bank failures in recent months, will the Fed stay the course?\nCurrent odds are showing a roughly 85% chance of a hike today, versus about a 15% chance of a pause:\n\nImage Source: CME Group\nInflation – A Thorn in the Fed’s Side\nComing into today’s widely anticipated rate hike, the Federal Funds Rate was at an upper bound of 5%. The most recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from March shows prices increased at a 5% clip year-over-year. Keep in mind that the data is lagging, but it appears with today’s hike the Federal Funds Rate will be above the CPI – a necessary ingredient that has preceded the end of the past eight tightening cycles. This adds credence to the view that a potential hike later this afternoon may be the final push, culminating in the end of this current hiking cycle.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLast week, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) conveyed the latest Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) inflation data from March, which was mainly in line with the consensus of a slight cooling. The PCE index reflects changes in the prices of goods and services purchased by consumers.\nThe headline figure decelerated to 4.2% year-over-year, substantially lower than the 5.1% reading in February. A monthly rise of just 0.1% was the softest dating back to July 2022. Energy prices declined 3.7% on the month, while food prices dropped 0.2%, relieving households of at least some pressure.\nCore PCE, which strips out the more volatile food and energy components and is the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, came in at 4.6% - just above estimates, but a tad lower than the 4.7% from February.\nRegional Banking Fiasco\nMarkets have stumbled heading into Wednesday’s Fed announcement, closing lower the first two trading days of May. The recent regional banking turmoil resumed, with the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF KRE shedding 6% during Tuesday’s session. Shares of PacWest Bancorp PACW plunged over 27%, while Western Alliance WAL sank 15%.\nThe volatility came on the heels of yet another major bank failure this year, as regulators took possession of San Francisco-based First Republic Bank FRC early Monday. First Republic marked the third failure of an American bank after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March. Three of the four largest bank failures in U.S. history have occurred in the last two months.\nThe bulk of First Republic’s business was sold to JPMorgan Chase JPM, who assumed $92 billion of First Republic’s insured and uninsured deposits. JPMorgan also purchased the majority of the bank’s assets.\nRegional bank shares are attempting to stabilize on Wednesday ahead of the Fed announcement, with the KRE ETF up better than 2% in early trading.\nStocks to Watch\nDespite the financial headwinds, certain pockets of the market have been thriving. Stocks in our Zacks Retail – Restaurant industry group have been outperforming this year. Wingstop WING reported first-quarter earnings this morning, beating on both the top and bottom lines.\nQ1 earnings of $0.59/share handily exceeded the $0.46 Zacks Consensus Estimate, a surprise of 28.26%. The figure compared favorably to the $0.34/share from a year ago. Revenues of $108.72 million also topped estimates by 7.73%. Shares were roughly flat in early trading and have advanced nearly 45% this year. WING is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAnother stock in this industry, Ruth’s Hospitality Group RUTH, soared more than 30% early Wednesday after Darden Restaurants announced its acquisition of Ruth’s Hospitality Group in a $715 million dollar deal.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nOn the tech front, Advanced Micro Devices AMD posted quarterly earnings results after the close on Tuesday. EPS of $0.60 beat out the $0.56/share Zacks Consensus Estimate, while revenues of $5.35 billion inched past forecasts. The stock tumbled 8% in early trading, as the chip giant’s revenue and gross margin guidance were below consensus for the second quarter.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple AAPL is set to report fiscal second-quarter results tomorrow after the close. Current estimates call for a -5.26% earnings decline at $1.44/share on -4.07% lower revenues ($93.32 billion). While many stocks have been punished this earnings season, big tech has held up very well, and it wouldn’t be surprising if Apple joins the party.\nInvestors will be paying close attention to statements from Fed Chair Jerome Powell this afternoon during the 2:30 p.m. EST press conference. Keep an eye on leading stocks as volatility is sure to be present around the announcement.\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nJPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nRuth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (RUTH) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nWestern Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nPacWest Bancorp (PACW) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nWingstop Inc. (WING) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple AAPL is set to report fiscal second-quarter results tomorrow after the close. Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (RUTH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) : Free Stock Analysis Report PacWest Bancorp (PACW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Wingstop Inc. (WING) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Keep in mind that the data is lagging, but it appears with today’s hike the Federal Funds Rate will be above the CPI – a necessary ingredient that has preceded the end of the past eight tightening cycles.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (RUTH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) : Free Stock Analysis Report PacWest Bancorp (PACW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Wingstop Inc. (WING) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple AAPL is set to report fiscal second-quarter results tomorrow after the close. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Another stock in this industry, Ruth’s Hospitality Group RUTH, soared more than 30% early Wednesday after Darden Restaurants announced its acquisition of Ruth’s Hospitality Group in a $715 million dollar deal.", 'news_article_title': 'All Eyes on Fed Rate Decision: Key Stocks to Watch', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple AAPL is set to report fiscal second-quarter results tomorrow after the close. Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (RUTH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) : Free Stock Analysis Report PacWest Bancorp (PACW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Wingstop Inc. (WING) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. But given three of the largest U.S. bank failures in recent months, will the Fed stay the course?", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (RUTH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) : Free Stock Analysis Report PacWest Bancorp (PACW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Wingstop Inc. (WING) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Apple AAPL is set to report fiscal second-quarter results tomorrow after the close. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) conveyed the latest Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) inflation data from March, which was mainly in line with the consensus of a slight cooling."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ford-ceo-says-price-cuts-in-ev-market-a-worrying-trend-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds Ford CEO comments on Apple CarPlay, retraining the workforce, EV charging infrastructure.\nWASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - Ford CEO Jim Farley said Wednesday price cuts in the electric vehicle market "is a worrying trend" after the U.S. automaker dropped prices for its Mustang Mach-E in response to a series of reductions by rival Tesla TSLA.O.\nFord on Tuesday announced a price cut of up to 8% of its Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle, the second cut the automaker announced this year.\nFarley compared the price war in the EV market to Henry Ford\'s series of price cuts for the Model T starting in 1913. But the Ford Chief said the company founder\'s strategy ultimately put Ford at risk.\n"You do not want to commoditize the product," Farley said at a Wall Street Journal forum.\n"The resale value for people who bought at higher prices is awful. They never forget," Farley said. Ford will follow Tesla price cuts for models such as the Mustang Mach-E that competes head-on with Tesla\'s Model Y, he said. "There’s a limit to how far we’ll go."\nOn other points, Farley said Ford does not plan to drop Apple CarPlay software that allows customers to mirror their smartphone screens in a vehicle\'s dashboard. General Motors Co recently said it will phase out CarPlay in future models.\nIn terms of entertainment streamed into a car, "we kind of lost that battle ten years ago," Farley said. Moreover, "70% of Ford customers in the U.S. are Apple customers."\nFord chose to build a new electric vehicle manufacturing hub near Memphis, Tennessee, in part because the region has cleaner electricity from hydro and nuclear facilities, Farley said.\nFord will train workers for that facility, and will invest in retraining current workers, Farley said. But not all Ford employees will make the transition to electric vehicles, he said.\n"We can\'t upskill everyone," he said. "It will take too much time."\n(Reporting by David Shepardson and Joseph White; Editing by Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]; 2028988324;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adds Ford CEO comments on Apple CarPlay, retraining the workforce, EV charging infrastructure. On other points, Farley said Ford does not plan to drop Apple CarPlay software that allows customers to mirror their smartphone screens in a vehicle\'s dashboard. In terms of entertainment streamed into a car, "we kind of lost that battle ten years ago," Farley said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - Ford CEO Jim Farley said Wednesday price cuts in the electric vehicle market "is a worrying trend" after the U.S. automaker dropped prices for its Mustang Mach-E in response to a series of reductions by rival Tesla TSLA.O. Ford on Tuesday announced a price cut of up to 8% of its Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle, the second cut the automaker announced this year. Farley compared the price war in the EV market to Henry Ford\'s series of price cuts for the Model T starting in 1913.', 'news_article_title': "Ford CEO says price cuts in EV market 'a worrying trend'", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Ford on Tuesday announced a price cut of up to 8% of its Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle, the second cut the automaker announced this year. Ford will follow Tesla price cuts for models such as the Mustang Mach-E that competes head-on with Tesla's Model Y, he said. But not all Ford employees will make the transition to electric vehicles, he said.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - Ford CEO Jim Farley said Wednesday price cuts in the electric vehicle market "is a worrying trend" after the U.S. automaker dropped prices for its Mustang Mach-E in response to a series of reductions by rival Tesla TSLA.O. Ford on Tuesday announced a price cut of up to 8% of its Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle, the second cut the automaker announced this year. Farley compared the price war in the EV market to Henry Ford\'s series of price cuts for the Model T starting in 1913.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/time-to-buy-apple-stock-for-more-upside-as-earnings-approach', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Edging out some nice gains this year all eyes are on Apple (AAPL) this week with the company set to release its fiscal second-quarter earnings on Thursday, May 4.\nApple’s performance has been strong outperforming most of its big tech peers such as Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), and Microsoft (MSFT) while easily topping the broader indexes.\nWith Apple stock now up +30% in 2023, investors are wondering if strong second-quarter results and positive guidance can help the computer and technology innovator divvy up more gains like it is historically known to do.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nQ2 Preview\nApple’s second-quarter earnings are expected to dip -5% at $1.44 per share compared to EPS of $1.52 in Q2 2022. Sales are forecasted to be down -4% from the prior year quarter at $93.32 billion.\nStill, Apple’s stock tends to pop after beating earnings expectations and investors are certainly hoping the company can do so.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nWall Street will be monitoring Apple's guidance to see if operating conditions are stabilizing going forward.\nLast quarter, CEO Tim Cook stated a stronger dollar, production issues in China, and the broader challenges in the macroeconomic environment affected results. To that point, Apple most recently missed its first quarter top and bottom line expectations by a slight margin.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nNotably, Q1 sales missed top-line estimates by -3% and declined -5% YoY which was the largest quarterly drop since 2016 and the first decline in quarterly revenue since 2019.\nWith Apple expected to post another quartely decline in sales, Wall Street will be seeing if the company's outlook indicates a stop to the bleeding. With that being said, the sentiment toward tech stocks is very positive as inflation begins to ease and the ability to offer positive guidance could extend Apple’s rally.\nGrowth & Outlook\nAccording to Zacks estimates, Apple’s sales are now forecasted to be down -1% this year but rebound and rise 7% in FY24 to $414.61 billion. More importantly, fiscal 2024 would be a 59% increase from 2019 pre-pandemic sales of $260.17 billion.\nOn the bottom line, earnings are projected to slightly decline by -1% in FY23 but jump 11% in FY24 at $6.66 per share. Fiscal 2024 would represent a very impressive 124% growth in EPS since the pandemic with 2019 earnings at $2.97 per share.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPerformance & Valuation\nWith its growth story seemingly intact, investors may be more intrigued by the strong performance in Apple stock this year. To that point, Apple’s stellar growth has led to the stock soaring +951% over the last decade.\nThis has crushed the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, while also topping the performance of Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft stocks.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nTrading around $168 per share, Apple stock trades at 28X forward earnings which is nicely below its decade-long high of 38.6X but above the median of 16X.\nAlthough this is above the industry average of 9.1X and the S&P 500’s 18.9X, Apple is the clear-cut leader in its space and Wall Street has historically been ok with paying a premium for AAPL shares due to the company’s growth potential.\nPlus, when considering Apple’s growth rate its PEG ratio of 2.1 is slightly below the industry average and not too far above the S&P 500’s 1.72 although the optimum level is less than 1.0.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nApple stock currently lands a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) going into its fiscal second quarter report. Looking at Apple’s historical performance and the expected growth next year there could still be a nice amount of upside from current levels.\nHowever, more upside in Apple stock will largely depend on the company’s ability to offer positive or better-than-expected guidance and put an end to the decline in quarterly sales. \nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Although this is above the industry average of 9.1X and the S&P 500’s 18.9X, Apple is the clear-cut leader in its space and Wall Street has historically been ok with paying a premium for AAPL shares due to the company’s growth potential. Edging out some nice gains this year all eyes are on Apple (AAPL) this week with the company set to release its fiscal second-quarter earnings on Thursday, May 4. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Edging out some nice gains this year all eyes are on Apple (AAPL) this week with the company set to release its fiscal second-quarter earnings on Thursday, May 4. Although this is above the industry average of 9.1X and the S&P 500’s 18.9X, Apple is the clear-cut leader in its space and Wall Street has historically been ok with paying a premium for AAPL shares due to the company’s growth potential.', 'news_article_title': 'Time to Buy Apple Stock for More Upside as Earnings Approach?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Edging out some nice gains this year all eyes are on Apple (AAPL) this week with the company set to release its fiscal second-quarter earnings on Thursday, May 4. Although this is above the industry average of 9.1X and the S&P 500’s 18.9X, Apple is the clear-cut leader in its space and Wall Street has historically been ok with paying a premium for AAPL shares due to the company’s growth potential. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Edging out some nice gains this year all eyes are on Apple (AAPL) this week with the company set to release its fiscal second-quarter earnings on Thursday, May 4. Although this is above the industry average of 9.1X and the S&P 500’s 18.9X, Apple is the clear-cut leader in its space and Wall Street has historically been ok with paying a premium for AAPL shares due to the company’s growth potential.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nvidia-short-sellers-lose-%245-bln-as-shares-rise-more-than-90-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Updates to add value of losses in headline and paragraph 1, further detail throughout\nNEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp NVDA.O short sellers have lost $5.09 billion so far this year as the stock has jumped more than 90%, according to financial data firm S3 Partners.\nThe stock is the No. 1 losing equity short so far in 2023, followed by Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the firm wrote Wednesday.\nApple short sellers have lost $4.47 billion so far in 2023, it said, while the stock has risen about 30% in that period. Tesla short sellers have lost $3.65 billion for the year to date, it added, as the stock has gained about 33%.\nShort interest in Nvidia is down by 7.04 million shares, or 18%, for the year to date. Short interest is currently 1.32% of the float, the lowest level since October 2022, the firm wrote.\nNvidia shares were down 1.1% in midday trading Wednesday amid declines in chip makers after a disappointing outlook from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD.O late Tuesday.\nInvestors who sell securities 'short' borrow shares and then sell them, expecting the stock to fall so they can buy the shares back at the lower price, return them to the lender and pocket the difference.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Lance Tupper and Jan Harvey)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '1 losing equity short so far in 2023, followed by Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the firm wrote Wednesday. Updates to add value of losses in headline and paragraph 1, further detail throughout NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp NVDA.O short sellers have lost $5.09 billion so far this year as the stock has jumped more than 90%, according to financial data firm S3 Partners. Tesla short sellers have lost $3.65 billion for the year to date, it added, as the stock has gained about 33%.', 'news_luhn_summary': '1 losing equity short so far in 2023, followed by Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the firm wrote Wednesday. Apple short sellers have lost $4.47 billion so far in 2023, it said, while the stock has risen about 30% in that period. Tesla short sellers have lost $3.65 billion for the year to date, it added, as the stock has gained about 33%.', 'news_article_title': 'Nvidia short sellers lose $5 bln as shares rise more than 90% in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': '1 losing equity short so far in 2023, followed by Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the firm wrote Wednesday. Apple short sellers have lost $4.47 billion so far in 2023, it said, while the stock has risen about 30% in that period. Tesla short sellers have lost $3.65 billion for the year to date, it added, as the stock has gained about 33%.', 'news_textrank_summary': '1 losing equity short so far in 2023, followed by Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the firm wrote Wednesday. Updates to add value of losses in headline and paragraph 1, further detail throughout NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp NVDA.O short sellers have lost $5.09 billion so far this year as the stock has jumped more than 90%, according to financial data firm S3 Partners. Apple short sellers have lost $4.47 billion so far in 2023, it said, while the stock has risen about 30% in that period.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-franklin-u.s.-large-cap-multifactor-index-etf-flql-be-on-your-investing-radar-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) was launched on 04/26/2017, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Franklin Templeton Investments. It has amassed assets over $856.36 million, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs usually hold a mix of growth and value stocks as well as stocks that exhibit both value and growth characteristics.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.02%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 30.50% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.39% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Broadcom Inc (AVGO).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 26.77% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nFLQL seeks to match the performance of the LibertyQ US Large Cap Equity Index before fees and expenses. The LibertyQ US Large Cap Equity Index seeks to achieve a lower level of risk and higher risk-adjusted performance than the Russell 1000 Index over the long term by applying a multi-factor selection process, which is designed to select equity securities from the Russell 1000 Index that have favorable exposure to four investment style factors quality, value, momentum and low volatility.\nThe ETF has gained about 5.78% so far this year and was up about 0.85% in the last one year (as of 05/03/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $36.61 and $43.32.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.92 and standard deviation of 16.97% for the trailing three-year period. With about 212 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nFranklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, FLQL is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $308.03 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $375.68 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nFranklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBroadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.39% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Broadcom Inc (AVGO). Click to get this free report Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $856.36 million, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.39% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Broadcom Inc (AVGO). The Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) was launched on 04/26/2017, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.39% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Broadcom Inc (AVGO). The Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) was launched on 04/26/2017, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.39% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Broadcom Inc (AVGO). Alternatives Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-wba-intc', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Intel topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.8%. Year to date, Intel registers a 15.7% gain.\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Walgreens Boots Alliance, trading down 3.5%. Walgreens Boots Alliance is lower by about 13.5% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are Nike, trading down 1.9%, and Apple, trading up 1.1% on the day.\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: WBA, INTC\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Intel topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.8%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Walgreens Boots Alliance, trading down 3.5%. Walgreens Boots Alliance is lower by about 13.5% looking at the year to date performance.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Intel topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.8%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Walgreens Boots Alliance, trading down 3.5%. Walgreens Boots Alliance is lower by about 13.5% looking at the year to date performance.", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: WBA, INTC', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Walgreens Boots Alliance, trading down 3.5%. Walgreens Boots Alliance is lower by about 13.5% looking at the year to date performance. VIDEO: Dow Movers: WBA, INTC The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': "In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Intel topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.8%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Walgreens Boots Alliance, trading down 3.5%. Two other components making moves today are Nike, trading down 1.9%, and Apple, trading up 1.1% on the day."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/qualcomm-sees-dull-third-quarter-on-weak-chip-demand-for-smartphones-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds segment details, shares, industry background\nMay 3 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O forecast third-quarter revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday on worries it will take longer for the smartphone industry to exhaust the excess supply before fresh orders start flowing in.\nShares of the chip designer fell 4% in extended trading after it said its forecast was also a fallout of macroeconomic headwinds, weaker global handset units and channel inventory drawdown.\nThe company said a larger-than-normal decline in its chip revenue forecast from the prior quarter was mainly due "to the timing of purchases by a modem-only handset customer".\nIt forecast revenue for the segment to be between $6.9 billion and $7.5 billion.\nThe smartphones market was one of the first to be hit by declining demand after high inflation curbed consumer spending on discretionary goods like electronics, resulting in vendors slashing new chip orders.\nSmartphone demand has remained weak despite promotions and price cuts. Global smartphone shipments fell 13% in the first quarter, according to research firm Canalys.\nEasing COVID-19 curbs in China have also not significantly boosted demand, with Apple and its Android rivals seeing sales slide in the first quarter in the world\'s second largest economy.\nA pervasive economic weakness has also forced device makers to limit their chip order levels. Rising competition from rivals especially Taiwan\'s MediaTek 2454.TW is an added pain.\nThe company forecast revenue between $8.1 billion and $8.9 billion. Analysts polled by Refinitiv expected revenue of $9.14 billion.\nIt expects adjusted earnings per share to be between $1.70 and $1.90, compared to analysts expectations of $2.16.\n(Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru and Jane Lanhee Lee in Oakland, California; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of the chip designer fell 4% in extended trading after it said its forecast was also a fallout of macroeconomic headwinds, weaker global handset units and channel inventory drawdown. The smartphones market was one of the first to be hit by declining demand after high inflation curbed consumer spending on discretionary goods like electronics, resulting in vendors slashing new chip orders. Easing COVID-19 curbs in China have also not significantly boosted demand, with Apple and its Android rivals seeing sales slide in the first quarter in the world's second largest economy.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The company said a larger-than-normal decline in its chip revenue forecast from the prior quarter was mainly due "to the timing of purchases by a modem-only handset customer". It forecast revenue for the segment to be between $6.9 billion and $7.5 billion. The company forecast revenue between $8.1 billion and $8.9 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'Qualcomm sees dull third quarter on weak chip demand for smartphones', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It forecast revenue for the segment to be between $6.9 billion and $7.5 billion. The company forecast revenue between $8.1 billion and $8.9 billion. Analysts polled by Refinitiv expected revenue of $9.14 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adds segment details, shares, industry background May 3 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O forecast third-quarter revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday on worries it will take longer for the smartphone industry to exhaust the excess supply before fresh orders start flowing in. The company said a larger-than-normal decline in its chip revenue forecast from the prior quarter was mainly due "to the timing of purchases by a modem-only handset customer". The company forecast revenue between $8.1 billion and $8.9 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/starbucks-stock-becomes-a-value-play', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Valuing a business need not be so focused on theoretical methods and mathematical calculations; while they can be - and oftentimes are - the foundation to beginning to understand the intrinsic value, there are other qualitative factors. For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a great business and a perfect example of intangible brand value, as customers are relentlessly loyal to the Apple brand and regard it as social currency among peers.\nCoca-Cola (NYSE: KO) reported an increase in the price of its products in line with inflation for the first quarter of 2023. Yet, unit sales volumes increased like clockwork, highlighting the ability a business moat allows for navigating challenging pricing markets. Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) shows signs of having similar qualities. It sells a product that does not inherently need a secret formula yet has made its way to become social currency among society, as people get a certain "first sip feeling." At the same time, they look at the green medusa. \nNavigating Inflation Successfully \nIn every industry, there are key performance indicators (KPIs) that analysts and investors consider to get a pulse on business health. In the retail world, where Starbucks falls, comparable store sales growth or decline is typically the first vital sign of where a business is headed.\nWhile Starbucks reported 464 new store openings, including closures in North America and overseas markets, the company also says comparable sales growth of 11%. North America, which brings on board 73% of total revenue, saw 12% comparable sales growth in pace with inflation. International markets saw 7% comparable sales growth, including China\'s - a still untapped market - 3% growth.\nWhat is important to note regarding the intangible brand value and social currency Starbucks owns is the 6% increase in the average U.S. ticket price. Increasing comparable sales in pace with inflation while at the same time incrementing the average ticket price speaks to the willingness of the regular Starbucks consumer to stick to the entrenched brand despite inflation dealing its hand.\nOver the year, Starbucks chart shows the stock advanced by as much as 70% during a time when the S&P 500 only performed 15%. Beating the market comes from Starbucks being a great business led by capable management and just as much credit to the brand moat the company has developed over its years of servicing customers. \nUntapped Potential: The Numbers\nMost Starbucks stores are in the United States; however, the largest Starbucks reserve location was chosen to be built in Hong Kong, China. It is very interesting to note that the U.S. market counts 16,044 stores while China only has 6,243. This gap would translate to around 20,750 U.S. citizens per every one Starbucks location. In comparison, China would show a much larger ratio of 230,658 citizens per location. \nThe law of the real estate land dictates that these two ratios are bound to converge to find a medium. In China, Starbucks management is aware of the task they would need to complete to reduce this population ratio to locations, starting with replicating the same brand recognition and social currency status as the U.S. Starbucks increased its North American sites by 3% annually. In comparison, Chinese locations saw a 10% increase; indeed, increasing demand must justify opening more locations.\nClosing down the two ratios between the leading economies would imply massive growth potential for the coffee brand, which may not be reflected in the stock price today.\nAll told, investors were very pleased to see a total 25% revenue increase for the year, with a 1.3% increase in operating margins to end the quarter at 14.3%. While management only chose to buy back one million shares from the open market, shareholders still saw a 25% increase in earnings per share, when Starbucks ended the quarter reporting $0.74 EPS. \nValue Disconnect\nStarbucks analyst ratings suggest that the stock is fairly valued in today\'s market, even assigning a small downside from here. The truth of the matter is that the high estimate target for the company stands at $136 per share, which would make a lot more sense considering that the consensus price is only considering single-digit revenue growth for the future. Single-digit revenue growth seems conservative when taking into account the potential long-term price increase ability the brand has in North America, as well as the untapped customer base seen in China. \nToday\'s Starbucks dividend yields near 2%, while historically, the yield has hovered near 1.6%. A high dividend yield compared to historical ranges may imply the stock is undervalued as of today\'s prices, a thesis backed by management\'s decision to reinvest free cash flow into expansionary activities rather than beginning to return more cash to shareholders. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a great business and a perfect example of intangible brand value, as customers are relentlessly loyal to the Apple brand and regard it as social currency among peers. Beating the market comes from Starbucks being a great business led by capable management and just as much credit to the brand moat the company has developed over its years of servicing customers. The truth of the matter is that the high estimate target for the company stands at $136 per share, which would make a lot more sense considering that the consensus price is only considering single-digit revenue growth for the future.', 'news_luhn_summary': "For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a great business and a perfect example of intangible brand value, as customers are relentlessly loyal to the Apple brand and regard it as social currency among peers. While Starbucks reported 464 new store openings, including closures in North America and overseas markets, the company also says comparable sales growth of 11%. International markets saw 7% comparable sales growth, including China's - a still untapped market - 3% growth.", 'news_article_title': 'Starbucks Stock Becomes a Value Play', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a great business and a perfect example of intangible brand value, as customers are relentlessly loyal to the Apple brand and regard it as social currency among peers. What is important to note regarding the intangible brand value and social currency Starbucks owns is the 6% increase in the average U.S. ticket price. While management only chose to buy back one million shares from the open market, shareholders still saw a 25% increase in earnings per share, when Starbucks ended the quarter reporting $0.74 EPS.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a great business and a perfect example of intangible brand value, as customers are relentlessly loyal to the Apple brand and regard it as social currency among peers. While Starbucks reported 464 new store openings, including closures in North America and overseas markets, the company also says comparable sales growth of 11%. Increasing comparable sales in pace with inflation while at the same time incrementing the average ticket price speaks to the willingness of the regular Starbucks consumer to stick to the entrenched brand despite inflation dealing its hand.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-banking-mess-fed-among-worries-threatening-calm-stretch-in-us-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lewis Krauskopf, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Laura Matthews\nNEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - The calm that has prevailed in the U.S. equity market may be starting to snap, as a range of worries bolster the case for investors looking to take profits on a rally that has seen the S&P 500 .SPX gain more than 7% this year.\nFor weeks, U.S. stocks have edged higher while measures of market volatility slid, despite concerns including uncertainty over the health of regional banks, a nearing deadline to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and worries over the impact of the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive monetary policy.\nThough stocks remain near their 2023 highs, some investors now believe those factors will soon start taking a greater toll, limiting further upside. Front and center are concerns over regional banks, whose shares fell again on Tuesday despite a weekend auction that found a buyer for troubled First Republic Bank FRC.N.\nThe market may be "back in the soup on the banking crisis," said Chuck Carlson, chief executive officer at Horizon Investment Services. "I think that is what jolted the market out of its low volatility environment."\nThe S&P 500 fell 1.2% on Tuesday while the Cboe Volatility Index .VIX, known as Wall Street’s fear gauge, jumped after logging its lowest close since November 2021 on Friday.\nMeanwhile, worries over a potential U.S. default have intensified after the Treasury warned on Monday that the government could run short of cash to pay its bills by June.\nAnd while investors expect the Fed to signal a pause in its monetary policy tightening after raising rates once more on Wednesday, many worry the impact of accumulated rate increases will create more ructions throughout the economy.\nWith weakness in regional banks and worries over a U.S. default adding near-term pressure, "things could get a little choppy in the near term," said Seth Hickle, derivatives portfolio manager at Innovative Portfolios.\nHickle believes investors with shorter time horizons should lighten up on stocks and raise cash allocations. Carlson, of Horizon Investment Services, said his firm\'s portfolios have lower-than-typical levels of equity exposure, instead holding money market funds and short-term bonds.\n"It’s hard for us to come up with a scenario where the market upside is much greater than 3% to 5% from current levels," Keith Lerner, co-chief investment officer at Truist Advisory Services, wrote in a note on Tuesday.\nUNEASY CALM\nThe gyrations have disturbed a placid period in equities, which over the last week have been helped by better-than-expected earnings for several technology and growth stocks.\nApril included two weeks without a single daily move of at least 1% in either direction for the S&P 500, according to Willie Delwiche, investment strategist at Hi Mount Research. Over the prior 16 months, there had only been one such week for the benchmark stock index, Delwiche said.\nMany investors don’t expect that calm to continue, as a battle over raising the $34 trillion U.S. debt ceiling looms.\nTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned on Monday that the agency will be unlikely to meet all U.S. government payment obligations "potentially as early as June 1" without action by Congress.\nMatthew Tym, head of equity derivatives trading at Cantor Fitzgerald, said some investors on Tuesday were taking options positions designed to protect their portfolios in June and July, a period where many believe equities could be vulnerable to debt-ceiling related volatility.\n"People are terribly under-hedged," said Tym, who has been recommending portfolio options hedges in major exchange-traded funds.\nEYES ON THE FED\nMuch depends on the message Fed Chairman Jerome Powell delivers at the end of Wednesday’s monetary policy meeting.\nFutures markets positioning showed investors pricing in an 87% chance that the Fed will raise rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, according to the CME FedWatch Tool, followed by cuts later in the year - though policymakers have projected borrowing costs remaining at around current levels until year-end.\nIf investors are right, markets may be in for more gains. In the six rate-hiking cycles since 1984, the S&P 500 has posted an average three-month return of 8% following the peak funds rate, Goldman Sachs strategists wrote.\nHowever, the S&P 500 is already trading well above its valuation at the end of any cycle except the one ending in 2000, when the S&P 500 declined despite a Fed pause, the bank said. Goldman has a year-end target of 4,000 for the index, about 3% below Tuesday\'s close.\nS&P 500 vs the VIXhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3HxqtQW\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Laura Matthews, additional reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Grant McCool)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Lewis Krauskopf, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Laura Matthews NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - The calm that has prevailed in the U.S. equity market may be starting to snap, as a range of worries bolster the case for investors looking to take profits on a rally that has seen the S&P 500 .SPX gain more than 7% this year. For weeks, U.S. stocks have edged higher while measures of market volatility slid, despite concerns including uncertainty over the health of regional banks, a nearing deadline to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and worries over the impact of the Federal Reserve's aggressive monetary policy. Futures markets positioning showed investors pricing in an 87% chance that the Fed will raise rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, according to the CME FedWatch Tool, followed by cuts later in the year - though policymakers have projected borrowing costs remaining at around current levels until year-end.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Lewis Krauskopf, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Laura Matthews NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - The calm that has prevailed in the U.S. equity market may be starting to snap, as a range of worries bolster the case for investors looking to take profits on a rally that has seen the S&P 500 .SPX gain more than 7% this year. And while investors expect the Fed to signal a pause in its monetary policy tightening after raising rates once more on Wednesday, many worry the impact of accumulated rate increases will create more ructions throughout the economy. S&P 500 vs the VIXhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3HxqtQW (Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Laura Matthews, additional reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Grant McCool) (([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'ANALYSIS-Banking mess, Fed among worries threatening calm stretch in US stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And while investors expect the Fed to signal a pause in its monetary policy tightening after raising rates once more on Wednesday, many worry the impact of accumulated rate increases will create more ructions throughout the economy. "It’s hard for us to come up with a scenario where the market upside is much greater than 3% to 5% from current levels," Keith Lerner, co-chief investment officer at Truist Advisory Services, wrote in a note on Tuesday. Goldman has a year-end target of 4,000 for the index, about 3% below Tuesday\'s close.', 'news_textrank_summary': "For weeks, U.S. stocks have edged higher while measures of market volatility slid, despite concerns including uncertainty over the health of regional banks, a nearing deadline to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and worries over the impact of the Federal Reserve's aggressive monetary policy. Matthew Tym, head of equity derivatives trading at Cantor Fitzgerald, said some investors on Tuesday were taking options positions designed to protect their portfolios in June and July, a period where many believe equities could be vulnerable to debt-ceiling related volatility. Futures markets positioning showed investors pricing in an 87% chance that the Fed will raise rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, according to the CME FedWatch Tool, followed by cuts later in the year - though policymakers have projected borrowing costs remaining at around current levels until year-end."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-best-ev-stocks-to-buy-to-dethrone-tesla-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nEditor’s note: “The Best EV Stocks to Buy to Dethrone Tesla in 2023” was previously published in February 2023. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.\nOnce upon a time, Tesla (TSLA) was the “golden goose” in the electric vehicle industry. But that time has come and gone. And now, it is time to look for EV stocks to buy to steal Tesla’s crown in the EV Race. \nWell, the stock is now down 45% over the past year.\nShareholders are looking for someone to blame, and CEO Elon Musk has been in their crosshairs. \nBut that’s not why Tesla stock has crashed. \nSure, Musk’s antics over at Twitter aren’t helping things. But Tesla stock was crashing well before he ever took over the social media company. It made things worse – but it didn’t start the crash. \nInstead, what sparked Tesla’s demise is something much more fundamental: market share erosion. \nIn the early 2010s, Tesla burst onto the scene as the first major pure EV maker. By the middle of the decade, the company commanded about 10% of the global EV market. Then, it had its big break in 2019 and 2020, when Tesla managed to successfully ramp production of its affordable Model 3 EV. During those two years, Tesla nearly doubled its global EV market share to over 18%. \nBut Tesla hasn’t had a major “hit” or new launch since then. And at the same time, new EV competition has entered the fold. \nThe result? Tesla’s market share has rapidly eroded in 2021 and ‘22. As of June 2022 – the latest data available, per BloombergNEF – Tesla’s global EV market share stood at just 13.7%, down almost five full percentage points from its peak. \nThat’s bad news for Tesla. But it’s good news for someone else. If Tesla is losing market share, that means someone else is gaining it. And they’re gaining market share in a rapidly growing pie. \nJust look at how much the EV market has grown since Tesla’s market share peaked in mid-2020. Global unit sales have risen nearly 300% since then, from 2.4 million cars in June 2020 to 9.3 million cars in June 2022.\nSaid differently, Tesla’s struggles are someone else’s great fortune. \nSo, who is winning this space right now? We have three EV stocks to buy right now to dethrone Tesla as the king of the industry. \nInterestingly, each of these EV stocks is like Tesla. But each is better at a certain wide-appeal characteristic that could allow it to beat the titan.\nTop EV Stocks: LCID\nThe first EV stock we like as a potential “Tesla killer” is Lucid (LCID). \nFor all intents and purposes, Lucid is Tesla – just better. \nTesla built its seemingly untouchable empire on top of three critical competitive advantages: talent, technology, and brand. Now Lucid is beating Tesla at all three. \nFirst, Tesla has actually lost a bunch of talent over the past few years – and most of it (the very talent that built the company) is now at Lucid. \nOf course, it all starts with Lucid’s CEO, Peter Rawlinson, the former chief engineer of the Tesla Model S. Yes. This is the guy who was the engineering brain behind Tesla’s flagship car – the one that started it all.\nSupporting him is an impressive team of former Tesla, Audi, Apple (AAPL), Samsung (SSNLF), Ford (F), Intel (INTC), and GM (GM) execs. We’re talking folks who helped start Tesla and turn it into what it is today, as well as some very influential people behind some of Apple’s hero products, like the iPhone. \nThis is the most impressive confluence of talent in the EV industry outside of Tesla. And it’s not even close. Lucid Motors’ management team stacks up equally to the titan. And considering the current trend of Tesla losing talent and Lucid Motors gaining it, the latter will have much more talent than Tesla by 2025.\nAnd indeed, with this remarkable engineering and design team behind it, Lucid has developed, tested, and fine-tuned some of the industry’s most impressive technology.\nTo answer your question, yes, this technology beats Tesla’s EV tech on every key performance indicator.\nWe’re talking longer driving ranges, more horsepower, denser motors, faster acceleration, tighter control – the works.\nUp until last year, those specs were all talk, no walk. But now these super-high-performance Lucid cars are out in the real world, and they’re living up to the hype. In fact, the Lucid Air was named the 2022 MotorTrend Car of the Year.\nSource: Around the World Photos / Shutterstock.com\nSure, these cars also cost an arm and a leg. They start at around $90,000. But that brings us to the last point: branding. \nBy making and selling $40,000 Model 3s (which look a lot like Model Ss) to college kids, Tesla has eroded its brand equity. Meanwhile, Lucid is coming to market with a premium brand equity that’s strengthened by its exclusivity.\nIt can get away with selling $90,000-plus cars because it has the brand and tech to match that price point. \nNot to mention the company’s relationship with Saudi Arabia. Last year, the country said it would buy between 50,000 and 100,000 Lucid vehicles over the next decade. That government’s Public Investment Fund already owns more than 60% of the company. And rumors have been swirling that it will look to acquire it fully over the coming years. With that kind of near-fool-proof backing, Lucid will continue to gain market share and eclipse others in the space.\nOverall, then, we view Lucid as Tesla – just better. And that’s why LCID stock is one of our top EV stocks to buy at the current moment.\nRIVN: TSLA, but Bigger\nNext up, we have Rivian (RIVN). It’s another company that we feel is like Tesla, but it’s making bigger cars.\nRivian is an EV startup that is designing, manufacturing, and selling high-end electric SUVs and pick-up trucks. The SUV is a seven-seater with lots of space. The truck is a spacious truck with lots of power. They are fundamentally unique EVs in the marketplace today. \nFor five very specific reasons, we think Rivian could one day be one of the biggest EV makers in the world. \nFirst, this is a leader in a strong demand niche of the burgeoning EV industry. We know that the trucking niche of the automotive market is very large with very durable and strong demand drivers. Presumably, as that portion of the auto market gets electrified, there will emerge an equally large electric truck market. Presently, there is no clear leader in that market. But Rivian has a promising early start with a fantastic first-to-market truck that has among the best specs in the industry. This electric trucking market will support multiple winners, and we’re confident Rivian will be one of them.\nSecond, the company has great brand equity, with strong technology and a fantastic first product. Rivian has established exceptional luxury branding and has developed leading EV battery and torque technology. These are two things that are very important for creating a great electric truck. Indeed, the R1T is probably the highest-performing electric pick-up truck in market today. And it should remain so for the foreseeable future.\nThird, Rivian has strong early demand signals. Rivian has over 114,000 net preorders in the U.S. and Canada for the R1S and R1T, illustrating that consumers want these cars.\nFourth, Rivian has big support and partnerships. Rivian also has a very unique and promising partnership with Amazon wherein the latter will buy at least 100,000 electric delivery vehicles from Rivian. The extent of this partnership broadly implies that Amazon has basically picked Rivian as its “horse” in the EV race and, at scale, will convert its entire delivery fleet into Rivian cars. That represents a huge long-term opportunity. \nFifth, Rivian has a mammoth-sized balance sheet. The best thing about Rivian is that it has about $14 billion in cash on the balance sheet. And that grants the company an almost unfair advantage over peers. Rivian plans to use basically every penny of that cash balance over the next two to three years to develop market-leading tech, secure market-leading supply deals, and establish market-leading production capacity. When all is said and done, Rivian’s $14 billion should enable it to create an electric vehicle empire by 2025. \nOverall, then, Rivian has the necessary ingredients to dominate Tesla in the eSUV and electric pick-up truck market. We really like RIVN stock for its long-term potential.\nTSLA-Beating EV Stocks: FSR\nFinally, we have Fisker (FSR) – a company we view as a cheaper version of Tesla. \nFisker is an EV startup that’s leveraging a platform-sharing business model. The company outsources all build components (except for design and software) to bring a high-performance electric vehicle to market at industry-low prices.\nWe love that strategy. We live in a world of hot inflation, high gas prices, and high interest rates. Indeed, in that world, expensive electric vehicles don’t sell as well as cheap ones do. And Fisker appears to be making the best cheap EV in the market.\nThat EV is Fisker’s Ocean SUV, which launched in November. It starts at $37,500, which is an absolutely unheard-of price for an eSUV model. It also features 250 to 350 miles of driving range, with a unique design, a new brand, and a great software package.\nEconomically speaking, the Ocean SUV gives consumers the most bang for their buck in the EV market. Unsurprisingly, reservations for this car already sit at an impressive 62,000 orders, and that number is growing quickly. That’s impressive momentum and easily puts Fisker on track to hit its ~42,000-unit delivery target for 2023. \nWe fully expect the Fisker Ocean SUV to be one of the best-selling electric cars in 2023. \nMore importantly, though, Fisker is about much more than just the Ocean SUV. \nThe Ocean SUV projects to be such a “big hit” because of its ability to optimally blend quality with affordability. This is a byproduct of competitive advantages Fisker has created through its platform-sharing model. \nPlus, the company just announced that it wants to make swappable batteries happen by Q1 2024. The EV maker has partnered with Ample, a company working on battery swapping and energy management tech, to bring Fisker Oceans with swappable batteries to market. Ample’s tech enables EV batteries to be swapped at one of their stations in just a few minutes. This also enables Fisker owners to rapidly benefit from advancements in battery technology since they’ll be able to swap for better batteries as they become available. NIO is a pioneer of battery-swapping technology in China, and the big upside here is that you can reduce the selling prices of EVs by removing the cost of battery ownership. Fisker is clearly making an aggressive play to be the lowest-cost producer of EVs in America, and we think that’s a winning competitive strategy.\nTo that end, we don’t see Fisker as a one-hit-wonder with the Ocean SUV. We believe the company’s platform-sharing business model enables it to repeatedly launch popular EVs at the intersection of quality and affordability.\nManagement is targeting ~225,000 deliveries of four different EV models by 2025, with an average sales price of over $50,000. We think that’s entirely doable. If so, Fisker will net revenues of about $11 billion by 2025. We believe Fisker can achieve similar operating margins as Tesla, about 20%, which would put net profits at just shy of $2 billion (assuming a 20% tax rate). \nA 20X multiple on that implies a potential future valuation here of $40 billion. The company is worth just $2.2 billion today. \nThat’s tremendous upside. And the risks are offset by an $824 million cash pile on the balance sheet that should more than absorb all cash burn next year (projected at $750 million) and bridge the gap to profitability in late 2023. \nIt’s clear to see why FSR stock is one of our favorite EV stocks to buy right now.\nThe Final Word on the Best EV Stocks\nTesla’s first-mover advantage in the big electric vehicle space is over.\nOnce upon a time, the only “cool” high-performance EV you could buy was one of its cars. That’s no longer true today. You have the Lucid Air, the Rivian R1T and R1S, and the Fisker Ocean, just to name a few. \nThat’s why Tesla’s global EV market share has eroded five points over the past two years. And that’s before Lucid, Rivian, and Fisker – its three biggest competitors – have hit mass production. \nOnce they do so between 2023 and 2025, Tesla’s global EV market share will dwindle below 10%… And other EV stocks will have the opportunity to soar as they gobble up Tesla’s market share. \nLucid, Rivian, and Fisker are three such EV stocks. \nBut there will be others – smaller, lesser-known EV stocks that score even bigger returns than Lucid, Rivian, and Fisker.\nLearn more about those stocks to get ahead of the curve. \nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post The Best EV Stocks to Buy to Dethrone Tesla in 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Supporting him is an impressive team of former Tesla, Audi, Apple (AAPL), Samsung (SSNLF), Ford (F), Intel (INTC), and GM (GM) execs. As of June 2022 – the latest data available, per BloombergNEF – Tesla’s global EV market share stood at just 13.7%, down almost five full percentage points from its peak. NIO is a pioneer of battery-swapping technology in China, and the big upside here is that you can reduce the selling prices of EVs by removing the cost of battery ownership.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Supporting him is an impressive team of former Tesla, Audi, Apple (AAPL), Samsung (SSNLF), Ford (F), Intel (INTC), and GM (GM) execs. Rivian plans to use basically every penny of that cash balance over the next two to three years to develop market-leading tech, secure market-leading supply deals, and establish market-leading production capacity. The EV maker has partnered with Ample, a company working on battery swapping and energy management tech, to bring Fisker Oceans with swappable batteries to market.', 'news_article_title': 'The Best EV Stocks to Buy to Dethrone Tesla in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Supporting him is an impressive team of former Tesla, Audi, Apple (AAPL), Samsung (SSNLF), Ford (F), Intel (INTC), and GM (GM) execs. Rivian also has a very unique and promising partnership with Amazon wherein the latter will buy at least 100,000 electric delivery vehicles from Rivian. Once they do so between 2023 and 2025, Tesla’s global EV market share will dwindle below 10%… And other EV stocks will have the opportunity to soar as they gobble up Tesla’s market share.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Supporting him is an impressive team of former Tesla, Audi, Apple (AAPL), Samsung (SSNLF), Ford (F), Intel (INTC), and GM (GM) execs. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Editor’s note: “The Best EV Stocks to Buy to Dethrone Tesla in 2023” was previously published in February 2023. Top EV Stocks: LCID The first EV stock we like as a potential “Tesla killer” is Lucid (LCID).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-apple-microsoft-meta-platforms-diageo-and-3m-company', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – May 3, 2023 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Microsoft Corp. MSFT, Meta Platforms, Inc. META, Diageo plc DEO and 3M Company MMM.\nHere are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:\nQ1 Earnings Season Scorecard and Featured Research on Apple, Microsoft and Meta Platforms\nThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features a real-time update on the ongoing Q1 earnings season in addition to new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms, Inc. These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.\n\nYou can see all of today’s research reports here >>>\nQ1 Earnings Season Scorecard\nIncluding all of this morning's releases, we now have Q1 results from 310 S&P 500 members or 62% of the index's total membership.\nTotal earnings for these companies are down -2.2% from the same period last year on +3.9% higher revenues, with 78.1% beating EPS estimates and 73.9% beating revenue estimates.\nThe proportion of these 310 index members beating both EPS and revenue estimates is 61.6%. This 61.6% 'blended' beats percentage compares to 57.4% in 2022 Q4, 54.5% in 2022 Q3, 57.1% in Q2, 63.9% in Q1 and the 5-year average of 59.4%.\nLooking at 2023 Q1 as a whole, combining the actuals that have come out with estimates for the still-to-come companies, total S&P 500 earnings are now expected to be down -5.4% on +3.1% higher revenues.\nEarnings for the current period (2023 Q2) are currently expected to be down -7.4% from the same period last year on -0.6% lower revenues. This is only modestly down from -7.2% and -0.5% expected at the end of March 2023.\nFor more details about the Q1 earnings season and evolving expectations for the coming periods, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report here >>> 2023 Earnings: Good Enough, But Not Great\nFeatured Analyst Reports\nApple shares have been standout performers this year, with the stock gaining +29.4% vs. +20.3% gain for the Zacks Tech sector and +9% gain for the S&P 500 index. Ahead of the company's March-quarter earnings release after the market's close on Thursday (May 4th), the Zacks analyst sees Apple's revenues to grow year over year. Growing services subscriber base and a strong liquidity position are key catalysts for Apple’s prospects.\nHowever, Apple expects the March quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to be similar to that of the December quarter due to unfavorable forex. For iPhone, Apple expects the March quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to accelerate relative to the December quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth.\n\nFor Mac and iPad, revenues are expected to decline in double digits on a year-over-year basis due to challenging comparison and macroeconomic headwinds. Services revenue growth is expected to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Apple here >>>)\n\nShares of Microsoft have outperformed the Zacks Computer - Software industry over the past six months (+43.4% vs. +37.9%). The company’s third-quarter fiscal 2023 results were driven by improvement in Intelligent Cloud and Productivity and Business Processes, offset in part by a decline in More Personal Computing. Intelligent Cloud revenues increased in the quarter, driven by Azure and other cloud services. Productivity and Business\n\nProcesses revenues increased due to the Office 365 Commercial. Continued momentum in the small and medium businesses and frontline worker offerings, as well as gain in revenue per user drove top-line growth. More Personal Computing revenues decreased due to Windows and Devices. Steady performance in Talent Solutions aided LinkedIn revenues.\n\nHowever, declining gaming revenues and videogame sales were headwinds. Increasing spend on Azure enhancements amid stiff competition in the cloud space from Amazon is likely to dent margins.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Microsoft here >>>)\n\nShares of Meta Platforms have outperformed the Zacks Internet - Software industry over the past year (+14.7% vs. -14.0%). The company is benefiting from steady user growth across all regions, particularly Asia Pacific. Increased engagement for its products like Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook has been a major growth driver. Its restructuring plan is expected to reduce expenses driving profitability.\n\nHowever, challenging macroeconomic conditions are negatively impacting Meta’s advertising revenues. Unfavorable forex, targeting and measurement headwinds due to Apple’s iOS changes are headwinds. Its second-quarter guidance reflects macroeconomic and forex concerns.\n\nThe company continues to expect Reality Labs operating losses to increase year-over-year in 2023. Ongoing regulatory developments including the upcoming IDPC decision on transatlantic data transfers is expected to weigh down its prospects.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Meta Platforms here >>>)\n\nOther noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Diageo plc and 3M Company.\nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P's +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\n3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDiageo plc (DEO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Microsoft Corp. MSFT, Meta Platforms, Inc. META, Diageo plc DEO and 3M Company MMM. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Diageo plc (DEO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You can see all of today’s research reports here >>> Q1 Earnings Season Scorecard Including all of this morning's releases, we now have Q1 results from 310 S&P 500 members or 62% of the index's total membership.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Microsoft Corp. MSFT, Meta Platforms, Inc. META, Diageo plc DEO and 3M Company MMM. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Diageo plc (DEO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog: Q1 Earnings Season Scorecard and Featured Research on Apple, Microsoft and Meta Platforms The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team.', 'news_article_title': 'The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Apple, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Diageo and 3M Company', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Microsoft Corp. MSFT, Meta Platforms, Inc. META, Diageo plc DEO and 3M Company MMM. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Diageo plc (DEO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features a real-time update on the ongoing Q1 earnings season in addition to new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Diageo plc (DEO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, Microsoft Corp. MSFT, Meta Platforms, Inc. META, Diageo plc DEO and 3M Company MMM. Today's Research Daily features a real-time update on the ongoing Q1 earnings season in addition to new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/preview-apple-results-could-mark-weak-finish-to-big-tech-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Yuvraj Malik and Aditya Soni\nMay 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will likely report a more than 4% drop in revenue, its second straight quarterly decline, weighed down by consumers shunning non-essential purchases such as iPhones and Mac computers and slowing growth at its services business.\nThe results on Thursday from the world\'s most valuable company will follow better-than-expected earnings from U.S. technology peers, which had raised hopes that the worst may be over for a sector that has laid off tens of thousands this year.\nApple, an industry outlier with no mass layoffs so far, is set to post its first ever revenue declines across product lines, even as iPhone demand and production recovered in China after pandemic-driven disruptions last year.\n"Apple is seeing moderate headwinds in its hardware businesses as iPhones face modest contraction in premium device demand and the iPad and Mac businesses could be weighed down by consumer and enterprise trends," analysts at Cowen and Co said.\nHardware sales are set to decline over 7% to $71.93 billion in the second quarter, according to 23 analysts polled by Visible Alpha.\nMac sales, which account for nearly a tenth of Apple\'s revenue, likely fell by a quarter, while revenue from flagship iPhone is estimated to have declined by over 3%.\nGlobal PC shipments slumped by nearly a third between January and March, according to data from research firm IDC, led by an over 40% drop in those sold by Apple. The global smartphone market, meanwhile, shrank 13% for a fifth straight quarter of decline.\nCHINA CHEER\nApple investors, however, would be encouraged by a recovery in China, the company\'s third-largest market.\n"The reopening of China, both from the supply chain and the consumer demand standpoint, works in Apple\'s favor," said Tom Forte of D.A. Davidson, who expects iPhone sales there to rise.\nA near 1% pullback in the dollar .DXY during the quarter is also a bright spot in what is typically a weak period following the holiday shopping season, analysts said.\nRevenue in its services business, a key growth engine for Apple and home to its App Store and video streaming service, likely rose about 6%, according to Visible Alpha. That would mark its second lowest growth rate since at least the first quarter of fiscal 2017.\n"For Apple, it is much more about a user growth story than a unit growth story," said KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Brandon Nispel, who believes efforts to grow market share in developing economies such as India and Brazil will be crucial.\nHe expects Apple to have added 30 million users to its active installed user base - the number of active Apple devices in the world. That figure stood at 2 billion as of end December.\nThe company is ramping up its manufacturing and store presence in India as it looks to diversify its supply chain and gain consumers. The market could contribute $20 billion to annual revenue by 2025, brokerage Wedbush estimates.\nApple earnings previewhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NjHyBY\n(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik and Aditya Soni in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Yuvraj Malik and Aditya Soni May 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will likely report a more than 4% drop in revenue, its second straight quarterly decline, weighed down by consumers shunning non-essential purchases such as iPhones and Mac computers and slowing growth at its services business. The results on Thursday from the world's most valuable company will follow better-than-expected earnings from U.S. technology peers, which had raised hopes that the worst may be over for a sector that has laid off tens of thousands this year. Global PC shipments slumped by nearly a third between January and March, according to data from research firm IDC, led by an over 40% drop in those sold by Apple.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Yuvraj Malik and Aditya Soni May 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will likely report a more than 4% drop in revenue, its second straight quarterly decline, weighed down by consumers shunning non-essential purchases such as iPhones and Mac computers and slowing growth at its services business. Hardware sales are set to decline over 7% to $71.93 billion in the second quarter, according to 23 analysts polled by Visible Alpha. Apple earnings previewhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NjHyBY (Reporting by Yuvraj Malik and Aditya Soni in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'PREVIEW-Apple results could mark weak finish to Big Tech earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Yuvraj Malik and Aditya Soni May 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will likely report a more than 4% drop in revenue, its second straight quarterly decline, weighed down by consumers shunning non-essential purchases such as iPhones and Mac computers and slowing growth at its services business. Hardware sales are set to decline over 7% to $71.93 billion in the second quarter, according to 23 analysts polled by Visible Alpha. Mac sales, which account for nearly a tenth of Apple's revenue, likely fell by a quarter, while revenue from flagship iPhone is estimated to have declined by over 3%.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Yuvraj Malik and Aditya Soni May 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O will likely report a more than 4% drop in revenue, its second straight quarterly decline, weighed down by consumers shunning non-essential purchases such as iPhones and Mac computers and slowing growth at its services business. Mac sales, which account for nearly a tenth of Apple\'s revenue, likely fell by a quarter, while revenue from flagship iPhone is estimated to have declined by over 3%. "For Apple, it is much more about a user growth story than a unit growth story," said KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Brandon Nispel, who believes efforts to grow market share in developing economies such as India and Brazil will be crucial.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-john-hancock-multifactor-large-cap-etf-jhml-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market? You should consider the John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/28/2015.\nThe fund is sponsored by John Hancock. It has amassed assets over $711.80 million, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.29%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.39%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 21.10% of the portfolio. Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.46% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 15.01% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nJHML seeks to match the performance of the John Hancock Dimensional Large Cap Index before fees and expenses. The John Hancock Dimensional Large Cap Index comprises of a subset of securities in the U.S. Universe issued by companies whose market capitalizations are larger than that of the 801st largest U.S. company.\nThe ETF has added roughly 4.73% so far this year and is down about -0.31% in the last one year (as of 05/03/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $45.43 and $54.25.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 18.58% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 771 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nJohn Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, JHML is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $308.03 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $375.68 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nJohn Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.46% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/28/2015.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.46% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). You should consider the John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/28/2015.', 'news_article_title': 'Should John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.46% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). You should consider the John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/28/2015.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.46% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/these-3-growth-stocks-were-star-performers-in-april-and-theyre-still-buys', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "We're in the midst of the period when companies issue their financial reports for the quarter that ended March 31, and Wall Street pros and regular investors alike are keeping a close eye on the results. With inflation falling but still elevated, and interest rates higher than they've been in years, this earnings season offers an important look into the health of the broader U.S. economy.\nSo far, there have been some standout performers in the technology sector. Here are three companies that delivered better-than-expected results, and subsequently saw their stock prices pop in April.\n1. Microsoft: It's all about artificial intelligence\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has come a long way since the days when the Windows operating system (launched in 1985) was its only blockbuster product. The company has grown to dominate other industries like gaming, cloud computing, and now, artificial intelligence (AI). Investors were particularly pleased with Microsoft's progress in AI during Q1, as it has been weaving the technology through the entire business.\nThe company's multibillion-dollar investment into OpenAI is behind much of its recent success. OpenAI developed the online chatbot ChatGPT, which has the ability to answer complex questions and even write computer code in response to fairly straightforward conversational prompts. Microsoft has integrated ChatGPT into its Bing search engine, and within two months, mobile installs of the platform had grown fourfold, with 100 million people using it every day.\nPlus, Microsoft has integrated OpenAI's technology into its Azure cloud platform, placing advanced AI tools at the fingertips of businesses everywhere. The OpenAI-Azure partnership had 2,500 customers by the end of Q1, up tenfold from just three months prior. Although its growth is slowing, Azure overall was the fastest-growing piece of Microsoft's business, with revenue up 27% year over year.\nFinancially speaking, Microsoft beat its own revenue forecast in Q1 and crushed Wall Street's consensus expectation for earnings of $2.24 per share, delivering $2.45 per share instead. Microsoft stock soared by 7.5% the day after it reported the results, a session that accounted for most of its 9.5% rise in April.\n2. Spotify: User growth was music to investors' ears\nSpotify (NYSE: SPOT) is the world's largest music-streaming and podcast platform, and it's growing impressively even in this tough economic period. It operates in an industry where product differentiation is key, because the music content across Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music is effectively the same.\nSpotify recently revamped its home screen and incorporated video, keeping pace with many of the popular social media platforms its customers actively use. Plus, the company has invested in artificial intelligence to improve its search feature, helping users find the content they're looking for with fewer inputs. Personally, I often use both Spotify and Apple Music, and Spotify's user experience is far more appealing thanks to these changes, whereas Apple focuses more heavily on audio quality as its point of difference.\nSpotify told investors to expect 11 million net new members in Q1, but it ended up attracting an all-time high 26 million, taking its total to 515 million. The company's revenue topped $3 billion in the quarter, with 14% year-over-year growth coming from paid subscriptions and 17% growth coming from advertising from customers using the free ad-supported version. Those results were impressive, given the economic climate has hurt both consumer discretionary spending and businesses' marketing budgets.\nSpotify stock gained 2.9% in April thanks in part to its Q1 results. But that took its year-to-date gain to a spectacular 63%, so investors certainly appear pleased with the company's direction right now.\n3. Meta Platforms: Instagram bounces back thanks to artificial intelligence\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. It has faced serious pressure from investors over the last 18 months, many of whom expressed concerns about its shrinking revenues and increased spending, especially on unproven projects like virtual reality and the metaverse.\nAt one point, Meta Platforms stock had suffered a 77% peak-to-trough collapse. CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged the company's struggles near the end of 2022, and has since committed to cutting 21,000 jobs and managing costs more carefully. He's calling 2023 a year of efficiency, and in the first quarter, investors saw substantial improvements.\nFirst, Meta's revenue grew on a year-over-year basis for the first time since Q1 2022, and its Reality Labs (virtual reality) losses shrank compared to the prior quarter. Second, the company made progress on its investments in AI-powered content curation for its Reels feature on Instagram and Facebook. This was key to fending off the competitive threat from ByteDance's TikTok, and the results were clear: On average, Instagram users spent 24% more time on the platform.\nThat was likely a key reason Meta's revenue grew in Q1, as more engagement equals more advertising dollars. In any case, investors were highly impressed and sent Meta stock soaring. It ended April up by an impressive 17%, and it probably isn't done heading higher this year.\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Anthony Di Pizio has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Spotify Technology. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "We're in the midst of the period when companies issue their financial reports for the quarter that ended March 31, and Wall Street pros and regular investors alike are keeping a close eye on the results. OpenAI developed the online chatbot ChatGPT, which has the ability to answer complex questions and even write computer code in response to fairly straightforward conversational prompts. It has faced serious pressure from investors over the last 18 months, many of whom expressed concerns about its shrinking revenues and increased spending, especially on unproven projects like virtual reality and the metaverse.", 'news_luhn_summary': "It operates in an industry where product differentiation is key, because the music content across Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music is effectively the same. Meta Platforms: Instagram bounces back thanks to artificial intelligence Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_article_title': "These 3 Growth Stocks Were Star Performers in April, and They're Still Buys", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Meta Platforms: Instagram bounces back thanks to artificial intelligence Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. In any case, investors were highly impressed and sent Meta stock soaring. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Spotify Technology.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Meta Platforms: Instagram bounces back thanks to artificial intelligence Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Spotify Technology."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-shiba-inu-reach-%241-ill-show-you-1-way-it-could', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Shiba Inu became the darling of the cryptocurrency industry in 2021 when it generated a gain of 43,800,000%, which could've made millionaires out of investors for an outlay of just $3, assuming their timing was perfect.\nBut risk appetite evaporated from the financial markets in 2022, which sent speculative assets like Shiba Inu plunging, and the token remains 89% below its all-time high. Certain realities about its lack of mainstream adoption are also setting in, which is hindering any recovery attempts.\nBut sentiment surrounding the broader crypto industry has improved in 2023, so could Shiba Inu stage another historic run? There might actually be a way the token could soar to $1, but it won't have the effect most investors think it will. Here are the details.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe crypto industry is coming off its worst year ever\nLast year was one to forget for cryptocurrency investors. A series of high-profile collapses across the industry reached a crescendo in November when global brokerage firm FTX fell into bankruptcy owing customers an estimated $3 billion. Regulators are still attempting to track down missing funds, and the saga has caused many investors to shun the crypto industry.\nAccording to a survey conducted by business news network CNBC at the end of last year, just 8% of Americans have a positive view on cryptocurrencies.\nThat environment is less than ideal for speculative tokens like Shiba Inu, which are seldom used in the real world for transactions. That's one of the reasons it's struggling to climb back toward its all-time highs -- just 746 businesses worldwide accept the token as payment for goods and services, which means consumers have little reason to own it. Without adoption, sustaining value over the long term is an uphill battle.\nThe Shiba Inu community is trying to create new use cases for the token, including with a metaverse (virtual world), and a Layer-2 blockchain solution called Shibarium, which is designed to reduce the cost and friction when transacting. But so far, nothing has really moved the needle.\nHere's one way Shiba Inu could reach $1\nShiba Inu has a supply issue. There are 589.3 trillion tokens in circulation, which is why its current price of $0.00001 features so many decimal places. The math is simple: If Shiba Inu rose to $1, it would have a total market capitalization of $589.3 trillion, making it the most valuable asset in the world by a wide margin.\nFor a little perspective, Apple is currently the largest company on the planet and it's worth $2.6 trillion as of this writing.\nThat's why the Shiba Inu community has been working to reduce that enormous supply figure by burning tokens, which removes them from circulation forever. Investors can participate by sending their tokens to a dead wallet, or by using services that commit a portion of their profits to the cause. They include streaming a certain music playlist and YouTube channel, using the Shiba Search internet search engine, and buying coffee from the Shiba Coffee company.\nTheoretically, as tokens are burned, Shiba Inu's price will increase in equal proportion. For Shiba Inu to rise to $1 from here purely through the burn mechanism, the community would have to eliminate 99.9998% of the tokens currently in circulation, bringing the total down from 589.3 trillion to just 6 billion.\nHere's the first problem: The community burned just 3.3 billion tokens in the past month. That's a burn rate of 39.6 billion per year, meaning it would take a whopping 14,881 years to burn supply down to 6 billion.\nBut here's the second, and much bigger problem. In the end, there would simply be 6 billion tokens in supply trading at $1 per token, placing Shiba Inu's market capitalization at $6 billion -- exactly where it is today. No investor would see an actual increase in the value of their holdings. Therefore, even if humans found a way to live for thousands of years, it would be an exercise in futility.\n10 stocks we like better than Shiba Inu\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Shiba Inu wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nAnthony Di Pizio has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A series of high-profile collapses across the industry reached a crescendo in November when global brokerage firm FTX fell into bankruptcy owing customers an estimated $3 billion. The Shiba Inu community is trying to create new use cases for the token, including with a metaverse (virtual world), and a Layer-2 blockchain solution called Shibarium, which is designed to reduce the cost and friction when transacting. For Shiba Inu to rise to $1 from here purely through the burn mechanism, the community would have to eliminate 99.9998% of the tokens currently in circulation, bringing the total down from 589.3 trillion to just 6 billion.', 'news_luhn_summary': "They include streaming a certain music playlist and YouTube channel, using the Shiba Search internet search engine, and buying coffee from the Shiba Coffee company. Theoretically, as tokens are burned, Shiba Inu's price will increase in equal proportion. In the end, there would simply be 6 billion tokens in supply trading at $1 per token, placing Shiba Inu's market capitalization at $6 billion -- exactly where it is today.", 'news_article_title': "Will Shiba Inu Reach $1? I'll Show You 1 Way It Could", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The crypto industry is coming off its worst year ever Last year was one to forget for cryptocurrency investors. Theoretically, as tokens are burned, Shiba Inu's price will increase in equal proportion. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Here's one way Shiba Inu could reach $1 Shiba Inu has a supply issue. For Shiba Inu to rise to $1 from here purely through the burn mechanism, the community would have to eliminate 99.9998% of the tokens currently in circulation, bringing the total down from 589.3 trillion to just 6 billion. In the end, there would simply be 6 billion tokens in supply trading at $1 per token, placing Shiba Inu's market capitalization at $6 billion -- exactly where it is today."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-u.s.-equity-factor-etf-lrgf-a-strong-etf-right-now-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market, the iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/28/2015.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\nMarket cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, and are a good option for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nIf you're the kind of investor who would rather try and beat the market through good stock selection, then smart beta funds are your best choice; this fund class is known for tracking non-cap weighted strategies.\nBy attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.\nMethodologies like equal-weighting, one of the simplest options out there, fundamental weighting, and volatility/momentum based weighting are all choices offered to investors in this space, but not all of them can deliver superior returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $1.23 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Value. Before fees and expenses, this particular fund seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA Diversified Multiple-Factor Index.\nThe STOXX U.S. Equity Factor Index composes of U.S. large and mid-capitalization stocks that have favourable exposure to target style factors subject to constraints.\nCost & Other Expenses\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor. And, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.72%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nLRGF's heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 27.60% of the portfolio. Its Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.63% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nIts top 10 holdings account for approximately 25.07% of LRGF's total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, LRGF has added about 6.18%, and is up about 0.94% in the last one year (as of 05/03/2023). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $36.22 and $43.47.\nThe fund has a beta of 0.98 and standard deviation of 19.06% for the trailing three-year period, which makes LRGF a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 315 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT) tracks ---------------------------------------- and the iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV) tracks S&P 900 Value Index. Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF has $7.38 billion in assets, iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF has $13.15 billion. DFAT has an expense ratio of 0.29% and IUSV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports\nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.63% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market, the iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/28/2015.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.63% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market, the iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/28/2015.', 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.63% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market, the iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/28/2015.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.63% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market, the iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/28/2015.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-smartest-tech-stocks-to-buy-in-2023-and-beyond-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The ever-developing nature of the tech market makes it one of the most reliable ways to enjoy consistent gains. In fact, the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index rose 340% over the last decade, with many companies enjoying substantially larger rises in that time.\nWhen choosing tech stocks, finding companies active in high-growth industries is a smart move. This year, emerging markets like artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) could be some of the biggest winners. As a result, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are immensely compelling buys thanks to their leading roles in these sectors. Here's more about two of the smartest tech stocks to buy in 2023 and beyond.\n1. Nvidia\nNvidia has featured in many headlines over the last few years, with its stock skyrocketing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, then crashing back down in 2022 as it struggled from macroeconomic headwinds. This year, investors have grown bullish over the company again, with its stock up about 90% year to date thanks to its prospects in the future of AI.\nAccording to Statista, the AI market will hit $208 billion in 2023 and is projected to expand nearly 800% to $2 trillion by 2030. Meanwhile, Nvidia is in a prime position to profit significantly from that growth thanks to its lucrative chip business.\nA recent AI boom was kicked off in November 2022 with OpenAI's launch of ChatGPT, an advanced chatbot capable of producing human-like dialogue. Nvidia's role comes in as the primary supplier of graphics processing units (GPUs) to ChatGPT. These units are crucial to running and creating AI software. According to research from TrendForce, the OpenAI platform used about 20,000 GPUs in 2020, with that figure expected to rise to 30,000 as ChatGPT prepares for commercialization. As a result, Nvidia could enjoy massive boosts to revenue as demand for its GPUs soars.\nMoreover, ChatGPT's success has attracted many other companies, with several competing AI services now under development. Nvidia's ability to supply GPUs to the whole market makes its stock more attractive. The company's potential is evident by its price/earnings-to-growth ratio of 0.4, which suggests its projected stock growth is not currently priced into its shares.\nNvidia's stock is one of the smartest tech stocks to buy this year and beyond.\n2. Apple\nApple's stock is almost always a great pick, thanks to its reputation for consistent growth. The company's stock has risen around 310% in the last five years and more than 970% over the last decade. The company's dominance across various areas of consumer tech has grown its brand loyalty and given it the financial resources to expand its business.\nIn 2023, Apple is expected to venture into the VR/AR market for the first time by releasing a new headset. A report from Bloomberg last month states the company will likely debut the product in June, with the VR/AR device offering a variety of features from games to fitness services, a book reading app, and more.\nA totally new product launch for Apple is always an exciting time for investors, based on its past success when entering new markets. The company has a proven talent for taking existing technology, adding its Apple touch, and boosting it into mainstream use as it steals a leading market share. The company has done just this with smartphones, tablets, smart watches, and even headphones.\nIf Apple can do the same with VR/AR, it will become the leader of a $37 billion industry, projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 25% through 2027. Its stock could soar alongside that growth.\nWith the headset's expected launch just around the corner, now could be the perfect time to add this tech stock to your portfolio.\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "As a result, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are immensely compelling buys thanks to their leading roles in these sectors. A recent AI boom was kicked off in November 2022 with OpenAI's launch of ChatGPT, an advanced chatbot capable of producing human-like dialogue. A report from Bloomberg last month states the company will likely debut the product in June, with the VR/AR device offering a variety of features from games to fitness services, a book reading app, and more.", 'news_luhn_summary': "As a result, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are immensely compelling buys thanks to their leading roles in these sectors. Nvidia's stock is one of the smartest tech stocks to buy this year and beyond. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_article_title': '2 Smartest Tech Stocks to Buy in 2023 and Beyond', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As a result, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are immensely compelling buys thanks to their leading roles in these sectors. This year, investors have grown bullish over the company again, with its stock up about 90% year to date thanks to its prospects in the future of AI. Moreover, ChatGPT's success has attracted many other companies, with several competing AI services now under development.", 'news_textrank_summary': "As a result, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are immensely compelling buys thanks to their leading roles in these sectors. Nvidia's stock is one of the smartest tech stocks to buy this year and beyond. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-of-the-hottest-etfs-to-buy-in-may-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nI’m not a fan of cryptocurrencies. Despite supporting the blockchain, I’ve never gotten comfortable with digital currencies. As a result, it makes it difficult for me to find hot ETFs to buy that aren’t in some way related to digital assets, which have been hotter than a pistol in 2023.\nFor example, the top-performing ETF in 2023 through March 1 was the Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF (NASDAQ:WGMI). It was up more than 69% at the time. Two months later, WGMI is up 129% for the year. \nThose are some numbers. The problem is the ETF has less than $7 million in net assets. That’s hardly a beacon of security. I’m more interested in top-performing ETFs with hundreds of millions of dollars or more in assets.\nA quick look at Finviz’s performance statistics for ETFs in 2023 shows that most of the big performers are ETFs like WGMI, leveraged funds, or in some way different from your plain vanilla S&P 500 index fund. \nReading between the lines, here are the three best ETFs to buy for the long haul. \nIYW iShares U.S. Technology ETFiShares U.S. Technology ETF $92.19\nITB iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF $75.07\nFBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF $25.37\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW)\nSource: whiteMocca / Shutterstock\nThe iShares U.S. Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:IYW) is up 23.9% year to date. It tracks the performance of the Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index. \nThe capped part of the index means no stock can have a weighting of more than 22.5% and the aggregate of tech stocks with a weighting of 4.5% or greater can’t exceed 45%. This ensures the fund doesn’t get too deep on any particular tech stock.\nIYW has a total of 139 holdings. The top three segments of the tech sector by weight are software and services (40.1%), tech hardware and equipment (22.6%), and semiconductors and semiconductor equipment (21.4%). \nIts top three holdings by weight are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) at 19.7%, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) at 17.9% and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) at 5.3%. So it’s a big bet on Apple and Microsoft, which is a smart one in this environment of uncertainty. \nThe ETF charges a reasonable fee of 0.39%, or $39 annually per $10,000 invested.\niShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB)\nSource: Shutterstock\nHome construction stocks got hammered in 2022, so it’s only appropriate that the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (BATS:ITB) is up 23.9% YTD. \nAs its name suggests, ITB invests in a collection of U.S. stocks involved in the home construction sector. A passively managed index fund, it tracks the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Home Construction Index. ITB got its start in April 2006 and is the largest of the U.S.-listed homebuilder ETFs, with $1.8 billion in net assets. \nFairly concentrated with 48 holdings, the top 10 account for nearly 65% of the fund’s net assets. The three largest are D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI), Lennar (NYSE:LEN), and NVR (NYSE:NVR). They have a combined weight of nearly 37% of the portfolio.\nI’ve liked Lennar for some time. In March 2014, I recommended its stock, and I’ve been doing so from time to time ever since. Up 213% since then, it’s had a wild ride.\nOwning a basket of stocks via an ETF helps eliminate some of the company-specific risks and volatility, but not all. There’s no question that it’s a rough-and-tumble industry. \nThat said, the U.S. has a massive housing shortage. The holdings in ITB are going to be partly responsible for solving this problem. Long term, it’s a win, especially if you buy whenever it falls below $50. \nFidelity Blue-Chip Growth Fund (FBCG)\nSource: Shutterstock\nFidelity Blue-Chip Growth Fund (BATS:FBCG) has a nice ring, combining blue-chip companies with above-average growth. It’s up 21.3% YTD, nearly three times the S&P 500’s return.\nAccording to the ETF’s fact sheet, the fund invests in mid-cap and large-cap companies that are “well-known, well-established and well-capitalized” and have above-average potential for growth. \nLaunched in June 2020, the actively managed ETF has approximately 158 holdings. I say “approximately” because it doesn’t reveal its holdings in real-time to ensure that investors aren’t able to copy its investment strategy. \nFidelity launched this nontransparent fund with two others — Fidelity Blue Chip Value ETF (BATS:FBCV) and Fidelity New Millennium ETF (BATS:FMIL) — to leverage its strength in active management. \n“Our active equity ETFs harness the power of Fidelity’s 74-year legacy of active management delivered with the tax efficiency, trading flexibility and potential cost efficiency benefits ETF vehicles offer,” stated Greg Friedman, Fidelity’s head of ETF management and strategy. \nFBCG has a large weighting in information technology at 41.8%. That’s almost three times the consumer discretionary sector weighting, the second-highest in the fund. The top 20 holdings account for nearly 69% of its $494.2 million in net assets. \nCharging 0.59%, you’re getting active management at a reasonable price. \nOn the date of publication, Will Ashworth did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nWill Ashworth has written about investments full-time since 2008. Publications where he’s appeared include InvestorPlace, The Motley Fool Canada, Investopedia, Kiplinger, and several others in both the U.S. and Canada. He particularly enjoys creating model portfolios that stand the test of time. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.\nThe post 3 of the Hottest ETFs to Buy in May 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Its top three holdings by weight are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) at 19.7%, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) at 17.9% and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) at 5.3%. As a result, it makes it difficult for me to find hot ETFs to buy that aren’t in some way related to digital assets, which have been hotter than a pistol in 2023. According to the ETF’s fact sheet, the fund invests in mid-cap and large-cap companies that are “well-known, well-established and well-capitalized” and have above-average potential for growth.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Its top three holdings by weight are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) at 19.7%, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) at 17.9% and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) at 5.3%. IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETFiShares U.S. Technology ETF $92.19 ITB iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF $75.07 FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF $25.37 iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW) Source: whiteMocca / Shutterstock The iShares U.S. Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:IYW) is up 23.9% year to date. iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) Source: Shutterstock Home construction stocks got hammered in 2022, so it’s only appropriate that the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (BATS:ITB) is up 23.9% YTD.', 'news_article_title': '3 of the Hottest ETFs to Buy in May 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Its top three holdings by weight are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) at 19.7%, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) at 17.9% and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) at 5.3%. The capped part of the index means no stock can have a weighting of more than 22.5% and the aggregate of tech stocks with a weighting of 4.5% or greater can’t exceed 45%. I’ve liked Lennar for some time.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Its top three holdings by weight are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) at 19.7%, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) at 17.9% and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) at 5.3%. IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETFiShares U.S. Technology ETF $92.19 ITB iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF $75.07 FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF $25.37 iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW) Source: whiteMocca / Shutterstock The iShares U.S. Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:IYW) is up 23.9% year to date. iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) Source: Shutterstock Home construction stocks got hammered in 2022, so it’s only appropriate that the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (BATS:ITB) is up 23.9% YTD.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 167.16000366210938, 'high': 170.9199981689453, 'open': 169.5, 'close': 167.4499969482422, 'ema_50': 160.06789184669825, 'rsi_14': 56.132384204913514, 'target': 165.7899932861328, 'volume': 65136000.0, 'ema_200': 152.4930688901769, 'adj_close': 166.77346801757812, 'rsi_lag_1': 71.33466687135164, 'rsi_lag_2': 72.61966933231136, 'rsi_lag_3': 68.59504745288464, 'rsi_lag_4': 58.54993445606887, 'rsi_lag_5': 50.0, 'macd_lag_1': 2.6473903497845015, 'macd_lag_2': 2.6715231848459666, 'macd_lag_3': 2.556557537274955, 'macd_lag_4': 2.3634700103387445, 'macd_lag_5': 2.211950339018216, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.5113618925138894, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.6263626558922395}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 17.190000534057617, 'Date': '2023-05-03', 'High': 18.82999992370605, 'Open': 17.81999969482422, 'Close': 18.34000015258789, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-03', 'Adj Close': 18.34000015258789}, {'Low': 1.100594401359558, 'Date': '2023-05-03', 'High': 1.1058155298233032, 'Open': 1.1010911464691162, 'Close': 1.1010911464691162, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-03', 'Adj Close': 1.1010911464691162}, {'Low': 1.2469605207443235, 'Date': '2023-05-03', 'High': 1.25520920753479, 'Open': 1.247972011566162, 'Close': 1.2476606369018557, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-03', 'Adj Close': 1.2476606369018557}, {'Low': 6.910600185394287, 'Date': '2023-05-03', 'High': 6.910600185394287, 'Open': 6.910600185394287, 'Close': 6.910600185394287, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-03', 'Adj Close': 6.910600185394287}, {'Low': 67.94999694824219, 'Date': '2023-05-03', 'High': 71.79000091552734, 'Open': 71.55999755859375, 'Close': 68.5999984741211, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 490523, 'date_str': '2023-05-03', 'Adj Close': 68.5999984741211}, {'Low': 0.6650086045265198, 'Date': '2023-05-03', 'High': 0.6676998138427734, 'Open': 0.6673001646995544, 'Close': 0.6673001646995544, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-03', 'Adj Close': 0.6673001646995544}, {'Low': 3.367000102996826, 'Date': '2023-05-03', 'High': 3.424000024795532, 'Open': 3.4179999828338623, 'Close': 3.4030001163482666, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-03', 'Adj Close': 3.4030001163482666}, {'Low': 135.07200622558594, 'Date': '2023-05-03', 'High': 136.56900024414062, 'Open': 136.46600341796875, 'Close': 136.46600341796875, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-03', 'Adj Close': 136.46600341796875}, {'Low': 101.06999969482422, 'Date': '2023-05-03', 'High': 101.91999816894533, 'Open': 101.86000061035156, 'Close': 101.33999633789062, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-03', 'Adj Close': 101.33999633789062}, {'Low': 2015.199951171875, 'Date': '2023-05-03', 'High': 2035.0999755859373, 'Open': 2017.0999755859373, 'Close': 2028.5999755859373, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 1349, 'date_str': '2023-05-03', 'Adj Close': 2028.5999755859373}]}
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{'date': '2023-05-04', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-q2-earnings%3A-how-key-metrics-compare-to-wall-street-estimates', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For the quarter ended March 2023, Apple (AAPL) reported revenue of $94.84 billion, down 2.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.52, compared to $1.52 in the year-ago quarter.\nThe reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $93.32 billion, representing a surprise of +1.63%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.56%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.44.\nWhile investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.\nAs these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.\nHere is how Apple performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:\nRevenue- Wearables, Home and Accessories: $8.76 billion versus the nine-analyst average estimate of $8.66 billion.\nRevenue- iPhone: $51.33 billion versus $49.40 billion estimated by nine analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.5% change.\nNet Sales- Services: $20.91 billion versus $20.86 billion estimated by nine analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.5% change.\nRevenue- Mac: $7.17 billion versus the nine-analyst average estimate of $7.82 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -31.3%.\nNet Sales- Products: $73.93 billion compared to the $72.30 billion average estimate based on nine analysts. The reported number represents a change of -4.6% year over year.\nRevenue- iPad: $6.67 billion versus the nine-analyst average estimate of $6.72 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -12.8%.\nGross margin- Services: $14.84 billion versus $14.80 billion estimated by six analysts on average.\nGross margin- Products: $27.13 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $26.20 billion.\nView all Key Company Metrics for Apple here>>>\n\nShares of Apple have returned +2.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\nTop 5 ChatGPT Stocks Revealed\nZacks Senior Stock Strategist, Kevin Cook names 5 hand-picked stocks with sky-high growth potential in a brilliant sector of Artificial Intelligence. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\nToday you can invest in the wave of the future, an automation that answers follow-up questions … admits mistakes … challenges incorrect premises … rejects inappropriate requests. As one of the selected companies puts it, “Automation frees people from the mundane so they can accomplish the miraculous.”\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "For the quarter ended March 2023, Apple (AAPL) reported revenue of $94.84 billion, down 2.5% over the same period last year. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'For the quarter ended March 2023, Apple (AAPL) reported revenue of $94.84 billion, down 2.5% over the same period last year. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $93.32 billion, representing a surprise of +1.63%.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For the quarter ended March 2023, Apple (AAPL) reported revenue of $94.84 billion, down 2.5% over the same period last year. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $93.32 billion, representing a surprise of +1.63%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For the quarter ended March 2023, Apple (AAPL) reported revenue of $94.84 billion, down 2.5% over the same period last year. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $93.32 billion, representing a surprise of +1.63%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-falls-as-pacwest-woes-fuel-fresh-selloff-in-regional-banks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar\nMay 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Thursday after PacWest\'s move to explore strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, with uncertainty around the path of U.S. interest rates also weighing on the mood.\nPacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 49.7% to a record low after confirming it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered recently on fears of a worsening banking crisis.\nRegulators seized troubled First Republic Bank on Sunday and JPMorgan Chase JPM.N agreed to buy majority of its assets, marking the largest U.S. bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis.\nRegional lenders including KeyCorp KEY.N, Valley National Bancorp VLY.O and Zions Bancorp ZION.O fell between 5.8% and 9.7%.\nWestern Alliance Bancorp WAL.N tumbled 43.7%, with trading in the stock halted multiple times. The lender denied a report that it was exploring a potential sale that sent its shares down more than 60%.\nThe KBW Regional Banking index .KRX dropped 4.0%, while the S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK fell 3.3%.\n"The continued downside in regional banks will be a problem for the market overall," said David Russell, vice president of market intelligence at TradeStation.\n"In many ways the Fed\'s continued hawkish slant is giving short sellers a license to kill the banks, particularly the regional banks."\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose to 21 points to touch its highest since late March.\nThe Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points to the 5.00%-5.25% range and signaled a pause in its policy tightening, giving officials time to assess the recent bank failures, U.S. debt ceiling situation and sticky inflation.\nHowever, U.S. stocks dropped on Wednesday after Chair Jerome Powell said that it was too soon to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern.\nU.S. interest rate futures are factoring in a 62% chance of rate cuts starting as soon as July, according to CME Group\'s FedWatch Tool.\nData on Thursday showed the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits increased last week as the labor market gradually softens amid higher interest rates, which are cooling demand in the economy.\nApple Inc AAPL.O shares fell 1%. The iPhone maker is set to report quarterly results after the closing bell.\nAt 11:49 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 405.02 points, or 1.21%, at 33,009.22, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 33.95 points, or 0.83%, at 4,056.80, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 59.55 points, or 0.50%, at 11,965.77.\nModerna Inc MRNA.O jumped 4.5% on stronger-than-expected sales for its COVID-19 vaccine for the first quarter.\nQualcomm Inc QCOM.O slumped 5.7% after the chip designer\'s third-quarter forecasts missed estimates, while Paramount Global Inc PARA.O tanked 28.1% after missing first-quarter revenue estimates amid a weak advertising market in its TV business.\nCanada\'s Toronto-Dominion Bank Group TD.TO called off its $13.4 billion acquisition of First Horizon Corp FHN.N, triggering a 37% drop in the U.S. regional bank\'s shares.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.63-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.80-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded four new 52-week highs and 24 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 37 new highs and 349 new lows.\nStocks and the Fedhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3AUufR0\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares fell 1%. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Thursday after PacWest's move to explore strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, with uncertainty around the path of U.S. interest rates also weighing on the mood. The Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points to the 5.00%-5.25% range and signaled a pause in its policy tightening, giving officials time to assess the recent bank failures, U.S. debt ceiling situation and sticky inflation.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares fell 1%. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Thursday after PacWest's move to explore strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, with uncertainty around the path of U.S. interest rates also weighing on the mood. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 49.7% to a record low after confirming it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered recently on fears of a worsening banking crisis.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street falls as PacWest woes fuel fresh selloff in regional banks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares fell 1%. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 49.7% to a record low after confirming it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered recently on fears of a worsening banking crisis. The KBW Regional Banking index .KRX dropped 4.0%, while the S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK fell 3.3%.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares fell 1%. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Thursday after PacWest's move to explore strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, with uncertainty around the path of U.S. interest rates also weighing on the mood. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 49.7% to a record low after confirming it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered recently on fears of a worsening banking crisis."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-tech-stocks-to-watch-now-amid-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The tech sector has always been a key part of the world economy and a source of new and exciting discoveries in many industries. This quickly changing sector includes a wide variety of areas, such as software development, making computer hardware, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. The growth of the tech sector is mostly because of the huge increase in people using the internet, the spread of mobile devices, and the need for data-driven solutions. That’s why tech stocks have been a favorite choice for investors, as they can offer big growth potential and, often, great returns on investment.\nWhen you invest in tech stocks, you’re putting your money into many different kinds of companies, from big, well-known leaders like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) to smaller, creative startups working on the latest technologies. Even though the tech sector can be unpredictable, it has usually given strong returns for people who invest for a long time, especially if they can find and take advantage of new trends and big innovations.\nHowever, investing in technology stocks can be risky. The fast changes in the tech world can lead to shifts in competition, and new, groundbreaking technologies can push out older, established companies. So, it’s really important for investors to do a lot of research and be careful before investing in tech stocks. This way, they can make sure they know about both the good opportunities and the risks involved. With that in mind, let’s take a look at two trending tech stocks to watch in the stock market that recently reported earnings.\nTech Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Today\nApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nBlock Inc. (NYSE: SQ)\nApple (AAPL Stock)\nFirst, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is a leading global technology company known for its notable consumer tech products such as the iPhone, iPad, Mac computers, and Apple Watch. They also offer various services like Apple Music, iCloud, and the App Store.\nOn Thursday afternoon, Apple announced its second quarter 2023 financial results. Apple reported earnings of $1.52 per share and total revenue of $94.8 billion for Q2 2023. This exceeded analysts’ expectations, which predicted earnings of $1.44 per share and revenue of $92.9 billion. Additionally, during the conference call, Apple mentioned that they expect a similar decrease in revenue for the third quarter, estimating around $80.88 billion.\nFollowing this earnings release, shares of Apple stock closed Thursday’s after-hours trading session up by 2.49% at $169.92 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] Top Stocks To Buy Now? 2 Undervalued Stocks To Watch\nBlock (SQ Stock)\nSecond, Block Inc. (SQ), formerly known as Square, is a financial technology company that focuses on payment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. They offer tools like point-of-sale systems, payment processing, and business management software. In addition to its core products, Block has expanded into areas like peer-to-peer payments with its popular Cash App, and they have started offering financial services such as business loans and stock trading.\nAlso on Thursday afternoon, Block reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2023 financial results. Diving in, the company posted earnings of $0.40 per share, with revenue of $5.0 billion. This is versus Wall Street’s estimates for the quarter, which were earnings of $0.34 per share, along with revenue of $4.6 billion. Moreover, revenue advanced by 26.0% compared to the same period, the year prior.\nAs a result of this news release, shares of SQ stock closed out Thursday’s after-hour trading higher by 2.35% at $61.85 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Tech Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Today Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Block Inc. (NYSE: SQ) Apple (AAPL Stock) First, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is a leading global technology company known for its notable consumer tech products such as the iPhone, iPad, Mac computers, and Apple Watch. Even though the tech sector can be unpredictable, it has usually given strong returns for people who invest for a long time, especially if they can find and take advantage of new trends and big innovations. In addition to its core products, Block has expanded into areas like peer-to-peer payments with its popular Cash App, and they have started offering financial services such as business loans and stock trading.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Tech Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Today Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Block Inc. (NYSE: SQ) Apple (AAPL Stock) First, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is a leading global technology company known for its notable consumer tech products such as the iPhone, iPad, Mac computers, and Apple Watch. Following this earnings release, shares of Apple stock closed Thursday’s after-hours trading session up by 2.49% at $169.92 a share. 2 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Block (SQ Stock) Second, Block Inc. (SQ), formerly known as Square, is a financial technology company that focuses on payment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses.', 'news_article_title': '2 Tech Stocks To Watch Now Amid Earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Tech Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Today Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Block Inc. (NYSE: SQ) Apple (AAPL Stock) First, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is a leading global technology company known for its notable consumer tech products such as the iPhone, iPad, Mac computers, and Apple Watch. Apple reported earnings of $1.52 per share and total revenue of $94.8 billion for Q2 2023. 2 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Block (SQ Stock) Second, Block Inc. (SQ), formerly known as Square, is a financial technology company that focuses on payment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Tech Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Today Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Block Inc. (NYSE: SQ) Apple (AAPL Stock) First, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is a leading global technology company known for its notable consumer tech products such as the iPhone, iPad, Mac computers, and Apple Watch. When you invest in tech stocks, you’re putting your money into many different kinds of companies, from big, well-known leaders like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) to smaller, creative startups working on the latest technologies. 2 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Block (SQ Stock) Second, Block Inc. (SQ), formerly known as Square, is a financial technology company that focuses on payment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/unusual-put-option-trade-in-apple-aapl-worth-%244534.14k', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "On May 4, 2023 at 10:15:24 ET an unusually large $4,534.14K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $165.00 / share, expiring in 106 day(s) (on August 18, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 5.51 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options.\nThis trade was first picked up on Fintel's real time Options Flow tool, where unusual option trades are highlighted.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6410 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 181 owner(s) or 2.91% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.00%, a decrease of 18.69%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 0.11% to 10,110,149K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.99, indicating a bullish outlook.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 3.86% Upside\nAs of April 24, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 173.91. The forecasts range from a low of 117.16 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 3.86% from its latest reported closing price of 167.45.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On May 4, 2023 at 10:15:24 ET an unusually large $4,534.14K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $165.00 / share, expiring in 106 day(s) (on August 18, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 5.51 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.00%, a decrease of 18.69%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'On May 4, 2023 at 10:15:24 ET an unusually large $4,534.14K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $165.00 / share, expiring in 106 day(s) (on August 18, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 5.51 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.00%, a decrease of 18.69%.', 'news_article_title': 'Unusual Put Option Trade in Apple (AAPL) Worth $4,534.14K', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'On May 4, 2023 at 10:15:24 ET an unusually large $4,534.14K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $165.00 / share, expiring in 106 day(s) (on August 18, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 5.51 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.00%, a decrease of 18.69%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'On May 4, 2023 at 10:15:24 ET an unusually large $4,534.14K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $165.00 / share, expiring in 106 day(s) (on August 18, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 5.51 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.00%, a decrease of 18.69%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/markets-down-4-straight-sessions%3A-earnings-from-aapl-expe-sq-more', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'On the first full day of trading with a Fed funds rate average more than 5% for the first time in over 15 years, we began the day in the red and stayed there through the closing bell, for the fourth-straight down-day in the market indices. The Dow sheathed another -283 points, -0.85% — making it the second of the major indices to trade in negative territory (behind the small-cap Russell 2000) year to date — while the S&P 500 was -0.71%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq outperformed the field (and still up +15% year to date), down only -0.49%, while the Russell came in worst of all, -1.19%.\n\nFurther spread of destabilization in West Coast regional banks continues, with PacWest PACW apparently the next domino to fall following First Republic’s collapse earlier this week — or at least that’s what market participants are expressing. PACW has fallen a bracing -50% in today’s session alone, -66% for the past month and -86% year to date. Thus far, the Fed has not treated this regional bank issue as terribly important — if it did, we probably wouldn’t have seen another interest rate hike yesterday.\n\nMeanwhile, after today’s close, we see a full parade of consumer-facing quarterly earnings results — and this is the part of the economy continuing to show resiliency. Don’t take my word for it, though. See with your own eyes:\n\nThe world’s largest gadget maker, Apple Inc. AAPL, recorded beats for both earnings in its fiscal Q2 — $1.52 per share versus $1.44 anticipated — and quarterly sales — $94.84 billion versus $93.32 billion expected. The iPhone alone brought in $51.33 billion for the three months reported, +1.5%, while the Mac and iPad continued to slow down: -31% and -13%, respectively. Services came in more than +5% higher year over year to $20.91 billion, but were still slightly below expectations.\n\nGross Margins of 44.3% were moderately better than the estimated 44.1%, as demand strength continues forward. Apple sees strength in China and especially India, where the company is reportedly expanding production. The company is also instituting a $90 billion share buyback and a dividend increase of 4% to 24 cents per share. Shares have gained +1.4% on the news in the after-market.\n\nExpedia EXPE actually missed expectations on both top and bottom lines — negative earnings of -20 cents per share missed the $0.00 expected on $2.67 billion in sales, which was marginally shy of the Zacks consensus $2.69 billion. But the company sees Gross Bookings up +20%, and the company is buying back $600 million in shares, which has helped send EXPE stock +1.5% in late trading.\n\nExpedia-competitor Booking.com BKNG shares are on an opposing track: the company beat estimates on both top and bottom lines, but shares are down in the after-market: earnings of $11.16 per share were above the $10.62 expected, on $3.78 billion which took out the $3.74 billion consensus. Gross Travel Bookings continued their strong trajectory from Q4, +44% year over year. But shares are giving back around -3% of the +28% growth in the stock, year to date.\n\nDoorDash DASH shares have been ping-ponging on the news of its Q1 report, posting a better-than-expected loss of -41 cents per share from the -56 projected, on $2.04 billion in revenues which outpaced the $1.92 billion expected, +40% year over year. Gross Order Volume grew +29% year over year, with Total Orders +27% — another company holding onto its strength from the previous quarter. Shares have moved from -7% after the release to +4% at this hour.\n\nLyft LYFT is not so lucky at this hour — even on both top- and bottom-line beats in Q1: a positive +$0.07 per share versus an expected -$0.09 on $1.00 billion in sales which surpassed the $976.9 million anticipated, shares are tumbling -13% in late trading. Revenue guidance for Q2 is lighter than initial expected in our Zacks consensus, with adjusted EBITDA guidance notably lower than previously thought.\n\nCoinbase COIN is seeing a big pop in the after-market: +6% on much-better-than-expected results in Q1: a loss per share of -34 cents is much better than the forecast -$1.44, and $773 million in quarterly revenues easily outpaced the $652.8 million consensus. Cost-cutting and a jump in subscriber revenue assisted Coinbase’s healthy quarter, although the company projects lower subscriber growth for the ongoing quarter.\n\nFinally, Block SQ — cash payment platform and parent of Cash App, formerly known as Square Inc. — decisively outperformed expectations on both top and bottom lines after today’s close: earnings of 40 cents per share bettered the 31 cents predicted, while revenues of $4.99 billion swept past the $4.58 billion analysts were looking for. Full-year guidance is also improved, as customer engagement remains strong. Shares are +3.5% in late trading at this hour.\n\nQuestions or comments about this article and/or its author? Click here>>\nTop 5 ChatGPT Stocks Revealed\nZacks Senior Stock Strategist, Kevin Cook names 5 hand-picked stocks with sky-high growth potential in a brilliant sector of Artificial Intelligence. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\nToday you can invest in the wave of the future, an automation that answers follow-up questions … admits mistakes … challenges incorrect premises … rejects inappropriate requests. As one of the selected companies puts it, “Automation frees people from the mundane so they can accomplish the miraculous.”\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExpedia Group, Inc. (EXPE) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nPacWest Bancorp (PACW) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBlock, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBooking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLyft, Inc. (LYFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCoinbase Global, Inc. (COIN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The world’s largest gadget maker, Apple Inc. AAPL, recorded beats for both earnings in its fiscal Q2 — $1.52 per share versus $1.44 anticipated — and quarterly sales — $94.84 billion versus $93.32 billion expected. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE) : Free Stock Analysis Report PacWest Bancorp (PACW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report DoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Coinbase Global, Inc. (COIN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Further spread of destabilization in West Coast regional banks continues, with PacWest PACW apparently the next domino to fall following First Republic’s collapse earlier this week — or at least that’s what market participants are expressing.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE) : Free Stock Analysis Report PacWest Bancorp (PACW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report DoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Coinbase Global, Inc. (COIN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The world’s largest gadget maker, Apple Inc. AAPL, recorded beats for both earnings in its fiscal Q2 — $1.52 per share versus $1.44 anticipated — and quarterly sales — $94.84 billion versus $93.32 billion expected. Expedia EXPE actually missed expectations on both top and bottom lines — negative earnings of -20 cents per share missed the $0.00 expected on $2.67 billion in sales, which was marginally shy of the Zacks consensus $2.69 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'Markets Down 4 Straight Sessions: Earnings from AAPL, EXPE, SQ & More', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The world’s largest gadget maker, Apple Inc. AAPL, recorded beats for both earnings in its fiscal Q2 — $1.52 per share versus $1.44 anticipated — and quarterly sales — $94.84 billion versus $93.32 billion expected. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE) : Free Stock Analysis Report PacWest Bancorp (PACW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report DoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Coinbase Global, Inc. (COIN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. But shares are giving back around -3% of the +28% growth in the stock, year to date.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE) : Free Stock Analysis Report PacWest Bancorp (PACW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report DoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Coinbase Global, Inc. (COIN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The world’s largest gadget maker, Apple Inc. AAPL, recorded beats for both earnings in its fiscal Q2 — $1.52 per share versus $1.44 anticipated — and quarterly sales — $94.84 billion versus $93.32 billion expected. Expedia-competitor Booking.com BKNG shares are on an opposing track: the company beat estimates on both top and bottom lines, but shares are down in the after-market: earnings of $11.16 per share were above the $10.62 expected, on $3.78 billion which took out the $3.74 billion consensus.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-q2-earnings-and-revenues-beat-estimates', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.52 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.44 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.52 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.\nThis quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 5.56%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products would post earnings of $1.93 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.88, delivering a surprise of -2.59%.\nOver the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times.\nApple, which belongs to the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, posted revenues of $94.84 billion for the quarter ended March 2023, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.63%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $97.28 billion. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters.\nThe sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.\nApple shares have added about 28.9% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 6.5%.\nWhat's Next for Apple?\nWhile Apple has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?\nThere are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.\nEmpirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.\nAhead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Apple: mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nIt will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $1.21 on $84.11 billion in revenues for the coming quarter and $6.01 on $387.99 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year.\nInvestors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Computer - Mini computers is currently in the top 26% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.\nAnother stock from the same industry, 3D Systems (DDD), has yet to report results for the quarter ended March 2023. The results are expected to be released on May 8.\nThis maker of 3D printers is expected to post quarterly loss of $0.08 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -33.3%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.\n3D Systems' revenues are expected to be $130.38 million, down 2% from the year-ago quarter.\nTop 5 ChatGPT Stocks Revealed\nZacks Senior Stock Strategist, Kevin Cook names 5 hand-picked stocks with sky-high growth potential in a brilliant sector of Artificial Intelligence. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\nToday you can invest in the wave of the future, an automation that answers follow-up questions … admits mistakes … challenges incorrect premises … rejects inappropriate requests. As one of the selected companies puts it, “Automation frees people from the mundane so they can accomplish the miraculous.”\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\n3D Systems Corporation (DDD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.52 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.44 per share. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3D Systems Corporation (DDD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3D Systems Corporation (DDD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple (AAPL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.52 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.44 per share. Apple, which belongs to the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, posted revenues of $94.84 billion for the quarter ended March 2023, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.63%.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.52 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.44 per share. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3D Systems Corporation (DDD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.52 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.44 per share. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3D Systems Corporation (DDD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple, which belongs to the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, posted revenues of $94.84 billion for the quarter ended March 2023, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.63%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-inc.-q2-profit-beats-estimates', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) revealed earnings for second quarter that beat the Street estimates.\nThe company's earnings came in at $24.16 billion, or $1.52 per share. This compares with $25.01 billion, or $1.52 per share, in last year's second quarter.\nAnalysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.43 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.\nThe company's revenue for the quarter fell 2.5% to $94.84 billion from $97.28 billion last year.\nApple Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :\n-Earnings (Q2): $24.16 Bln. vs. $25.01 Bln. last year. -EPS (Q2): $1.52 vs. $1.52 last year. -Analyst Estimates: $1.43 -Revenue (Q2): $94.84 Bln vs. $97.28 Bln last year.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) revealed earnings for second quarter that beat the Street estimates. Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.43 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.", 'news_luhn_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) revealed earnings for second quarter that beat the Street estimates. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items. The company's revenue for the quarter fell 2.5% to $94.84 billion from $97.28 billion last year.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Inc. Q2 Profit beats estimates', 'news_lexrank_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) revealed earnings for second quarter that beat the Street estimates. The company's earnings came in at $24.16 billion, or $1.52 per share. Apple Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) : -Earnings (Q2): $24.16 Bln.", 'news_textrank_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) revealed earnings for second quarter that beat the Street estimates. This compares with $25.01 billion, or $1.52 per share, in last year's second quarter. The company's revenue for the quarter fell 2.5% to $94.84 billion from $97.28 billion last year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-beats-revenue-profit-estimate-on-iphone-sales-growth-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nMay 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Thursday reported quarterly revenue and profit above Wall Street\'s expectations, with iPhone sales rising and wearables sales slipping less than analysts had feared despite a continuing slump in the consumer electronics market and a cloudy economic outlook.\nApple said sales for its fiscal second quarter ended April 1 fell 2.5% to $94.84 billion, better than analyst expectations of a 4.4% decline to $93 billion, according to data from Refinitiv. Profit was flat at $1.52 per share, compared with estimates of a 5.7% fall to $1.43 per share, according to Refinitiv data.\nApple shares rose 2% in after-hours trading.\nA 1.5% rise in Apple\'s iPhone revenue contrasted with the broader consumer electronics industry, which is grappling with a decline in sales of smartphones, tablets and PCs as consumers and businesses who scooped up electronics during the pandemic tighten spending amid rising interest rates and economic uncertainty. The company also held its dividend and stock buyback programs roughly in line with its last update to them a year ago, approving $90 billion in additional buybacks.\nApple CEO Tim Cook told Reuters in an interview on Thursday that the company set a fiscal second-quarter record for iPhone sales, thanks in part to picking up new users in markets such as India, where Cook recently traveled for the opening of the company\'s first retail stores in the country.\n"We were thrilled by our performance in emerging markets," Cook said. "We set records for the iPhone installed base in every geographic segment, and we had very strong \'new to\' (sales in) emerging markets, particularly in Brazil, India and Mexico."\nCook also said supply-chain snarls have vanished.\n"We had no material shortages at all during the quarter across any of the products," he said.\nBut not all of Apple\'s business lines were immune to the electronics slump, with sales of Macs falling sharply while iPad revenue slipped. Sales in China also dropped 2.9% to $17.8 billion, a slightly larger drop than overall revenue.\nOther firms in the industry have predicted a rebound in the second half of the year, and Wall Street expects Apple to recover faster and show modest year-over-year revenue growth during its fiscal third quarter ending in June.\nApple executives are expected to give a forecast on a conference call with investors later on Thursday.\nApple has in recent weeks announced new service businesses such as a high-yield savings account, but investors are still waiting to see the company\'s next major hardware product. Bloomberg has reported the iPhone maker could unveil a mixed-reality headset as soon as next month, when it holds its annual software developer conference.\nIPhone sales rose 1.5% to $51.33 billion, compared with analyst expectations of a 3.3% decline to $48.9 billion, according to Refinitiv. Those results occurred against the backdrop of a 13% decline in global smartphone shipments during the first three months of 2023, during which the research firm Canalys said Apple gained market share against Android rivals.\nMac sales fell more than 30% to $7.17 billion compared with analyst estimates of a 25% decline to $7.8 billion, according to Refinitiv. Apple\'s sales fared only slightly better than PC unit shipments in the market, which fell 33% in the calendar first quarter, according to Canalys data.\nSales in Apple\'s wearables business, which includes devices like AirPods and the Apple Watch, fell less than 1% to $8.76 billion, compared with estimates of a 4.4% drop to $8.4 billion.\nApple\'s biggest growth segment was its services business, which includes products like iCloud and Apple Pay, which grew 5.5% to $20.9 billion, in line with analyst expectations. Cook said Apple now has 975 million subscribers on its platform, which includes both Apple services and third-party apps, up from 935 million last quarter and an increase of 150 million from a year ago.\nApple said its board of directors authorized a 24 cents-per- share dividend in addition to share repurchases. Both were roughly the same as the 23 cents-per-share dividend and previous $90 billion share repurchase increase the company announced a year ago.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco and Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru Editing by Peter Henderson and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Stephen Nellis May 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Thursday reported quarterly revenue and profit above Wall Street's expectations, with iPhone sales rising and wearables sales slipping less than analysts had feared despite a continuing slump in the consumer electronics market and a cloudy economic outlook. Other firms in the industry have predicted a rebound in the second half of the year, and Wall Street expects Apple to recover faster and show modest year-over-year revenue growth during its fiscal third quarter ending in June. Apple has in recent weeks announced new service businesses such as a high-yield savings account, but investors are still waiting to see the company's next major hardware product.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis May 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Thursday reported quarterly revenue and profit above Wall Street's expectations, with iPhone sales rising and wearables sales slipping less than analysts had feared despite a continuing slump in the consumer electronics market and a cloudy economic outlook. Apple said sales for its fiscal second quarter ended April 1 fell 2.5% to $94.84 billion, better than analyst expectations of a 4.4% decline to $93 billion, according to data from Refinitiv. Both were roughly the same as the 23 cents-per-share dividend and previous $90 billion share repurchase increase the company announced a year ago.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple beats revenue, profit estimate on iPhone sales growth', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis May 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Thursday reported quarterly revenue and profit above Wall Street's expectations, with iPhone sales rising and wearables sales slipping less than analysts had feared despite a continuing slump in the consumer electronics market and a cloudy economic outlook. Apple said sales for its fiscal second quarter ended April 1 fell 2.5% to $94.84 billion, better than analyst expectations of a 4.4% decline to $93 billion, according to data from Refinitiv. Profit was flat at $1.52 per share, compared with estimates of a 5.7% fall to $1.43 per share, according to Refinitiv data.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis May 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Thursday reported quarterly revenue and profit above Wall Street's expectations, with iPhone sales rising and wearables sales slipping less than analysts had feared despite a continuing slump in the consumer electronics market and a cloudy economic outlook. Apple said sales for its fiscal second quarter ended April 1 fell 2.5% to $94.84 billion, better than analyst expectations of a 4.4% decline to $93 billion, according to data from Refinitiv. Sales in Apple's wearables business, which includes devices like AirPods and the Apple Watch, fell less than 1% to $8.76 billion, compared with estimates of a 4.4% drop to $8.4 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-shares-rise-dollar-weakens-on-bank-sector-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankur Banerjee\nSINGAPORE, May 5 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose, the dollar eased and gold hovered around its record highs on Friday, as jittery investors remained nervous about the U.S. banking sector following another rout in shares of regional lenders.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was 0.44% higher and was on course to snap its two-week losing streak. Japan remains shut for holiday, while Australia\'s S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO fell 0.06%.\nWall Street ended lower on Thursday after Los Angeles-based PacWest Bancorp\'s PACW.O move to explore strategic options deepened fears about the health of U.S. lenders as pressure grows on regulators to take more steps to shore up the country\'s banking sector. .N\nShares of U.S. regional banks sank this week in the wake of the collapse of First Republic Bank over the weekend that has brought back fears of a financial sector crisis.\n"With the dust barely settling post Wednesday\'s Fed meeting, banking sector developments have added to conviction not just that the Fed is done tightening, but that the Fed will be cutting rates before the end of the year and more aggressively than previously priced for," said Ray Attrill, head of FX strategy at National Australia Bank.\nThe Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points, but hinted that its marathon hiking cycle may be ending.\nMarkets are pricing for the Fed to stand still at its next meeting in June but expect rate cuts from July, according to CME FedWatch tool.\nInvestor attention will also be on April nonfarm payroll data later in the day. Saxo Markets strategists said the report will be used to gauge the Fed\'s next move, whether that be a pause, or lead to some "additional policy firming".\n"It is worth stressing there is plenty of data between now and the June 14 Fed meeting, with what happens in the banking sector being more key at the moment," they said.\nOver in Europe, the European Central Bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.25% on Thursday and signalled that more tightening would be needed to tame inflation.\nHaving raised rates by the most in its 25-year history, the ECB, the central bank for the 20 countries that share the euro currency, is moderating the pace of monetary policy tightening in light of data showing the euro zone economy is barely growing and that banks are turning off the credit taps.\nMarkets though pared back their expectations on how much further rates would continue to rise.\nNick Rees, FX market analyst at Monex Europe, said it was clear that the ECB is now in the home stretch when it comes to monetary tightening, despite ECB President Christine Lagarde\'s attempt to steer markets away from this narrative.\nChina shares .SSEC rose 0.21%, while Hong Kong\'s Hang Seng index .HSI was up 0.6%, helping lift the region\'s shares.\nChina\'s service activity grew for a fourth straight month in April, a private-sector survey showed on Friday, as businesses continued to benefit from the country\'s reopening, although expansion slowed slightly.\nThe country\'s tourism rebounded to pre-COVID levels in the five-day May Day holidays as domestic travel rose by more than two-thirds from a year earlier, government data showed.\nE-mini futures for the S&P 500 EScv1 rose 0.35% after Apple Inc\'s AAPL.Oresults beat expectations, helped by better-than-expected iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets.\nIn the currency market, the Japanese yen JPY=EBS strengthened 0.20% to 134.04 per dollar, on course for its first weekly gain in nearly a month due to safe haven demand. /FRX\nSterling GBP=D3 was last trading at $1.2591, up 0.15% on the day, while the euro EUR=EBS firmed 0.21% to $1.1034.\nAgainst a basket of currencies, the dollar =USD eased 0.109%.\nSpot gold XAU= was at $2,051.48 an ounce, not far from its all-time high of $2,072.49. GOL/\nU.S. crude CLc1 rose 0.47% to $68.88 per barrel and Brent LCOc1 was at $72.82, up 0.44% on the day. O/R\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Editing by Jacqueline Wong)\n(([email protected];; Mobile - +65 8121 3925; Twitter: @AnkurBanerjee17;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "E-mini futures for the S&P 500 EScv1 rose 0.35% after Apple Inc's AAPL.Oresults beat expectations, helped by better-than-expected iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, May 5 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose, the dollar eased and gold hovered around its record highs on Friday, as jittery investors remained nervous about the U.S. banking sector following another rout in shares of regional lenders. Wall Street ended lower on Thursday after Los Angeles-based PacWest Bancorp's PACW.O move to explore strategic options deepened fears about the health of U.S. lenders as pressure grows on regulators to take more steps to shore up the country's banking sector.", 'news_luhn_summary': "E-mini futures for the S&P 500 EScv1 rose 0.35% after Apple Inc's AAPL.Oresults beat expectations, helped by better-than-expected iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, May 5 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose, the dollar eased and gold hovered around its record highs on Friday, as jittery investors remained nervous about the U.S. banking sector following another rout in shares of regional lenders. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points, but hinted that its marathon hiking cycle may be ending.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares rise, dollar weakens on bank sector fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': "E-mini futures for the S&P 500 EScv1 rose 0.35% after Apple Inc's AAPL.Oresults beat expectations, helped by better-than-expected iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, May 5 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose, the dollar eased and gold hovered around its record highs on Friday, as jittery investors remained nervous about the U.S. banking sector following another rout in shares of regional lenders. Having raised rates by the most in its 25-year history, the ECB, the central bank for the 20 countries that share the euro currency, is moderating the pace of monetary policy tightening in light of data showing the euro zone economy is barely growing and that banks are turning off the credit taps.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'E-mini futures for the S&P 500 EScv1 rose 0.35% after Apple Inc\'s AAPL.Oresults beat expectations, helped by better-than-expected iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, May 5 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose, the dollar eased and gold hovered around its record highs on Friday, as jittery investors remained nervous about the U.S. banking sector following another rout in shares of regional lenders. "With the dust barely settling post Wednesday\'s Fed meeting, banking sector developments have added to conviction not just that the Fed is done tightening, but that the Fed will be cutting rates before the end of the year and more aggressively than previously priced for," said Ray Attrill, head of FX strategy at National Australia Bank.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-earnings-report-for-may-4-2023-%3A-aapl-bkng-eog-mnst-msi-ftnt-mchp-aig-ed-mtd', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The following companies are expected to report earnings after hours on 05/04/2023. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. The computer company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 12 analysts that follow the stock is $1.44. This value represents a 5.26% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. AAPL missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th calendar quarter of 2022 by -2.59%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for AAPL is 27.86 vs. an industry ratio of 7.20, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nBooking Holdings Inc. (BKNG)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. The internet company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 8 analysts that follow the stock is $10.61. This value represents a 172.05% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year BKNG has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 4th calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 17.98%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for BKNG is 20.21 vs. an industry ratio of 3.50, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nEOG Resources, Inc. (EOG)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. The oil (us exp & production) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 11 analysts that follow the stock is $2.42. This value represents a 39.50% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for EOG is 9.44 vs. an industry ratio of 7.30, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nMonster Beverage Corporation (MNST)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. The beverages company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 11 analysts that follow the stock is $0.34. This value represents a 21.43% increase compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for MNST is 39.17 vs. an industry ratio of -15.90, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nMotorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. The wireless equipment company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 6 analysts that follow the stock is $1.80. This value represents a 17.65% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year MSI has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 4th calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 5.63%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for MSI is 28.63 vs. an industry ratio of 11.90, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nFortinet, Inc. (FTNT)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. The internet software company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 13 analysts that follow the stock is $0.22. This value represents a 29.41% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year FTNT has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 4th calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 18.75%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for FTNT is 53.06 vs. an industry ratio of -48.90, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nMicrochip Technology Incorporated (MCHP)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. The semiconductor company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 11 analysts that follow the stock is $1.55. This value represents a 23.02% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year MCHP has met analyst expectations once and beat the expectations the other three quarters. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for MCHP is 13.31 vs. an industry ratio of 7.20, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nAmerican International Group, Inc. (AIG)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. The insurance company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 5 analysts that follow the stock is $1.43. This value represents a 10.00% increase compared to the same quarter last year. AIG missed the consensus earnings per share in the 2nd calendar quarter of 2022 by -3.25%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for AIG is 8.38 vs. an industry ratio of 15.10.\n\nConsolidated Edison Inc (ED)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. The electric power utilities company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 5 analysts that follow the stock is $1.62. This value represents a 10.20% increase compared to the same quarter last year. ED missed the consensus earnings per share in the 1st calendar quarter of 2022 by -2.65%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for ED is 20.21 vs. an industry ratio of -14.20, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nMettler-Toledo International, Inc. (MTD)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. The scientific instrument company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 5 analysts that follow the stock is $8.61. This value represents a 9.40% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year MTD has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 4th calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 4.04%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for MTD is 33.91 vs. an industry ratio of 25.20, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nBlock, Inc. (SQ)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. The technology services company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 10 analysts that follow the stock is $-0.11. This value represents a 57.69% increase compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for SQ is -847.43 vs. an industry ratio of -20.80.\n\nAmeren Corporation (AEE)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. The electric power utilities company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 4 analysts that follow the stock is $0.94. This value represents a 3.09% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. AEE missed the consensus earnings per share in the 2nd calendar quarter of 2022 by -1.23%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for AEE is 20.38 vs. an industry ratio of -14.20, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.\n\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. AAPL missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th calendar quarter of 2022 by -2.59%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for AAPL is 27.86 vs. an industry ratio of 7.20, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for AAPL is 27.86 vs. an industry ratio of 7.20, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry. Apple Inc. (AAPL)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. AAPL missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th calendar quarter of 2022 by -2.59%.', 'news_article_title': 'After-Hours Earnings Report for May 4, 2023 : AAPL, BKNG, EOG, MNST, MSI, FTNT, MCHP, AIG, ED, MTD, SQ, AEE', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. AAPL missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th calendar quarter of 2022 by -2.59%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for AAPL is 27.86 vs. an industry ratio of 7.20, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL)is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. AAPL missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th calendar quarter of 2022 by -2.59%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2023 Price to Earnings ratio for AAPL is 27.86 vs. an industry ratio of 7.20, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-most-promising-bnpl-fintechs-to-watch-in-may-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWhile controversial, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector is booming. Currently, a handful of companies dominate the BNPL space. However, new and notable companies are entering the sector, especially in financial technology (fintech), attracted by the prospect of big profits. That has Investors looking into which BNPL fintech stock picks will net them the largest returns.\nSome consumer groups and lawmakers criticize the BNPL industry’s business model of providing high-interest loans to consumers that they must repay in equal installments over a set period of time. The critics claim that BNPL traps consumers in a cycle of debt that can be difficult to break. Some buy now, pay later firms have been accused of predatory lending practices and politicians in Washington, D.C. continue to threaten regulatory action against the industry. Despite those issues, BNPL continues to be a popular payment option, particularly among consumers under age 35.\nHere are the three most promising BNPL fintech growth stocks to watch in May 2023.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nU.S. technology giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has launched a new buy now, pay later service that allows consumers to split purchases into four equal payments spread over a six-week period. Called Apple Pay Later, the new service enables people to track and repay their loans using their digital Apple Wallet. Users can apply for loans from Apple for anywhere from $50 to $1,000 and use those loans for in-app and online purchases. Apple is touting that payments made through its new BNPL service have no interest and no fees.\nApple is also promoting that consumers can apply for a loan within the Apple Wallet app without it impacting their credit score. Additionally, merchants that accept Apple Pay do not need to make any changes to implement the new BNPL service. The move into buy now, pay later comes as Apple moves deeper into banking and online finance. Shortly after its BNPL service was announced, Apple came out with a new high-interest savings account that offers 4.15% interest on deposits. AAPL stock has increased 7% in the last 12 months.\nPayPal (PYPL)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nFintech giant PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) is all-in on BNPL, what they call Pay In 4. The company announced last summer that it is pushing further into buy now, pay later by offering installment loans on bigger purchases. Consumers can now make monthly installment payments on purchases of $199 to $10,000 for up to two years. However, as with most BNPL services, the interest charged by PayPal on these larger loans is not cheap and could be as high as 29.99%. Consumers also need credit approval to secure a bigger loan.\nPayPal has been in the BNPL fintech space for going on three years now. It originally followed the path of other companies, offering consumers small loans that they could repay in four equal payments spread over six weeks. But now, the company is branching out with larger loans and repayment periods spread across longer time frames. While some analysts call the strategy risky, PayPal has benefited from BNPL, processing more than 100 million transactions worth more than $15 billion since 2020. PYPL stock is down 20% over the last 12 months.\nAffirm Holdings (AFRM)\nSource: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com\nIt’s had a rough ride, but there may now be signs that the stock of BNPL company Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM) has bottomed. Year-to-date, AFRM stock is flat with its share price hovering just below $10 since the start of the year. Any movement higher at this point would be welcomed by shareholders following a 70% plunge in the share price over the past 12 months.\nHolding AFRM stock back is the fact that the BNPL company behind it remains unprofitable. However, Affirm continues to grow at a fast rate, announcing in February that the number of consumers using its buy now, pay later service rose an incredible 150% year-over-year to 11.2 million people. Revenues generated in its most recent quarter were up 77% from a year ago at $361 million. While Affirm is still operating in the red and remains in start-up mode, its BNPL business shows signs of continued strength.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held a long position in AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\nThe post The 3 Most Promising BNPL Fintechs to Watch in May 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com U.S. technology giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has launched a new buy now, pay later service that allows consumers to split purchases into four equal payments spread over a six-week period. AAPL stock has increased 7% in the last 12 months. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held a long position in AAPL.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com U.S. technology giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has launched a new buy now, pay later service that allows consumers to split purchases into four equal payments spread over a six-week period. AAPL stock has increased 7% in the last 12 months. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held a long position in AAPL.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Most Promising BNPL Fintechs to Watch in May 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com U.S. technology giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has launched a new buy now, pay later service that allows consumers to split purchases into four equal payments spread over a six-week period. AAPL stock has increased 7% in the last 12 months. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held a long position in AAPL.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com U.S. technology giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has launched a new buy now, pay later service that allows consumers to split purchases into four equal payments spread over a six-week period. AAPL stock has increased 7% in the last 12 months. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held a long position in AAPL.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-down-as-pacwest-fuels-fears-of-deeper-bank-crisis', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas\nMay 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended lower on Thursday after PacWest\'s move to explore strategic options deepened fears about the health of U.S. lenders and hit shares of regional banks as well as JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N and other major financial players.\nPacWest Bancorp PACW.Otumbled after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale. Shares of the regional lender and other banks got hammered recently on fears of a worsening banking crisis.\nWestern Alliance Bancorp WAL.Nplummeted, with trading in the stock halted multiple times. At its session low, Western Alliance shares were down more than 60% and the lender denied a report that it was exploring a potential sale.\nKeyCorp KEY.N, Valley National Bancorp VLY.O and Zions Bancorp ZION.Oalso fell. The KBW Regional Banking index .KRX dropped as much as 7%.\nCanada\'s Toronto-Dominion Bank Group TD.TOcalled off its $13.4 billion acquisition of First Horizon Corp FHN.N, triggering a deep decline in the U.S. bank\'s shares.\n"Regional banks and tightening credit conditions are weighing on the market as investors try to recalibrate on where we are in terms of credit cycles and bank lending standards, and when a potential recession may hit," said Zhe Shen, managing director of diversifying strategies at TIFF Investment Management.\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose to as much as 21 points, its highest since late March.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 29.99 points, or 0.73%, to end at 4,060.76 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 61.39 points, or 0.51%, to 11,963.94. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 292.18 points, or 0.87%, to 33,122.06.\nOn Sunday, regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank and JPMorgan Chase JPM.N agreed to buy majority of its assets, marking the largest U.S. bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis.\nWith investors increasingly worried a widening banking crisis and an economic downturn, U.S. interest rate futures prices now imply traders mostly expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut rates by the central bank\'s July meeting, according to CME Group\'s FedWatch Tool.\nThe Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points, while Chair Jerome Powell said that it was too soon to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern.\nAmong the largest U.S. banks, JPMorgan JPM.N and Wells Fargo WFC.Nalso lost ground.\nData on Thursday showed the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits increased last week as the labor market gradually softens amid higher interest rates, which are cooling demand in the economy.\nApple Inc AAPL.O dipped, with the iPhone maker is set to report quarterly results after the closing bell, including an update on its funds set aside for buybacks.\nROBOT\nModerna Inc MRNA.Ojumped followingstronger-than-expected sales for its COVID-19 vaccine for the first quarter.\nQualcomm Inc QCOM.Oslumped after the chip designer\'s third-quarter forecasts missed estimates, while Paramount Global Inc PARA.O tanked about 27% after missing first-quarter revenue estimates amid a weak advertising market in its TV business.\nStocks and the Fedhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3AUufR0\nS&P 500 stocks by turnoverhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3oZqU03\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru, and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Additional reporting by Caroline Mandl in New York; editing by Shounak Dasgupta and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O dipped, with the iPhone maker is set to report quarterly results after the closing bell, including an update on its funds set aside for buybacks. The Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points, while Chair Jerome Powell said that it was too soon to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern. Data on Thursday showed the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits increased last week as the labor market gradually softens amid higher interest rates, which are cooling demand in the economy.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O dipped, with the iPhone maker is set to report quarterly results after the closing bell, including an update on its funds set aside for buybacks. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended lower on Thursday after PacWest's move to explore strategic options deepened fears about the health of U.S. lenders and hit shares of regional banks as well as JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N and other major financial players. PacWest Bancorp PACW.Otumbled after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends down as PacWest fuels fears of deeper bank crisis', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O dipped, with the iPhone maker is set to report quarterly results after the closing bell, including an update on its funds set aside for buybacks. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended lower on Thursday after PacWest's move to explore strategic options deepened fears about the health of U.S. lenders and hit shares of regional banks as well as JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N and other major financial players. PacWest Bancorp PACW.Otumbled after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O dipped, with the iPhone maker is set to report quarterly results after the closing bell, including an update on its funds set aside for buybacks. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended lower on Thursday after PacWest\'s move to explore strategic options deepened fears about the health of U.S. lenders and hit shares of regional banks as well as JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N and other major financial players. "Regional banks and tightening credit conditions are weighing on the market as investors try to recalibrate on where we are in terms of credit cycles and bank lending standards, and when a potential recession may hit," said Zhe Shen, managing director of diversifying strategies at TIFF Investment Management.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-stocks-sag-dollar-gains-as-investors-eye-central-bank-news-weakening-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew and Marc Jones\nNEW YORK, LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - A global measure of stocks was lower while the dollar gained some ground as the European Central Bank raised rates on Thursday and signalled the need for more tightening a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve also raised rates.\nU.S. Treasury yields were lower while oil prices slowed their decline after a massive two-day sell off.\nAlong with investor indigestion over central bank messaging, Wall Street stock indexes were also under pressure from another rout in U.S. bank shares, which have reeled from the collapse of a third major regional bank over the weekend.\nEuropean stocks were lower after the ECB, the central bank for the 20 countries that share the euro currency, raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.25% and signalled that more tightening would be needed to tame inflation.\nIn contrast to the ECB, the Fed had implied that its marathon hiking cycle may be drawing to a close.\nWhile the idea of a pause in U.S. rate hikes was welcome news for U.S. investors, it comes with the implication that the economy is slowing, said Lauren Goodwin, economist and portfolio strategist at New York Life Investments in New York.\n"This balance between potential interest rate stability and an increase in recession risk is what markets are trying to digest today," said Goodwin.\nIn particular, the economist saw the Fed\'s reference to tightening credit conditions as a confirmation of her expectations of an economic downturn.\n"It\'s highly unlikely we\'ll avoid a recession," Goodwin said. "We\'re on a clear path toward a recession in the next few months."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 318.12 points, or 0.95%, to 33,096.12, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 29.89 points, or 0.73%, to 4,060.86 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 54.36 points, or 0.45%, to 11,970.97.\nThe pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX had closed down 0.47% and MSCI\'s gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS shed 0.43%.\nEmerging market stocks .MSCIEF rose 0.75%.\nAdding to investor worries, another U.S. regional bank - PacWest Bancorp PACW.O - signalled troubles days after First Republic FRC.N collapsed.\nAmong currencies, the dollar gained against the euro as investors digested the ECB\'s rate hike and commentary as well as the Fed\'s hike and its indication that it may pause.\nThe dollar index =USD rose 0.158%, with the euro EUR= down 0.42% to $1.1013.\nThe Japanese yen strengthened 0.48% versus the greenback at 134.04 per dollar, while Sterling GBP= was last trading at $1.2578, up 0.11% on the day.\nIn Treasuries, yields fell on Thursday as investors worried about regional banks and signs of a weakening economy.\nBenchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were down 5.4 basis points to 3.349%, from 3.403% late on Wednesday. The 30-year bond US30YT=RR was last up 0.6 basis points to yield 3.7207%, from 3.715%. The 2-year note US2YT=RR was last was down 21.9 basis points to yield 3.7204%, from 3.939%.\nIn energy, crude oil prices stabilized after three straight days of sharp declines due to demand concerns in major consuming countries resulting from worries about the global economy.\nU.S. crude CLc1 settled down 0.06% at $68.56 per barrel and Brent LCOc1 ended at $72.50, up 0.24% on the day.\nMeanwhile, spot gold had touched its highest level in years as U.S. banking concerns accelerated a flight to the safe-haven asset and sustained its stellar rally driven by bets for a pause in U.S. rate hikes.\nSpot gold XAU= added 0.5% to $2,049.67 an ounce. U.S. gold futures GCc1 gained 0.95% to $2,047.90 an ounce.\nGlobal currencies vs. dollar http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nEmerging marketshttp://tmsnrt.rs/2ihRugV\nMSCI All Country World Index Market Caphttp://tmsnrt.rs/2EmTD6j\nFed hikes rates to levels last seen before financial crisishttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NA8oFO\nThe race to raise rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ALpJ7b\nECB hawkishness to moderatehttps://tmsnrt.rs/44226op\n(Additional reporting by Harry Robertson in London and Rae Wee in Singapore; Editing by Christina Fincher, Toby Chopra and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; +13322191897))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'European stocks were lower after the ECB, the central bank for the 20 countries that share the euro currency, raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.25% and signalled that more tightening would be needed to tame inflation. Meanwhile, spot gold had touched its highest level in years as U.S. banking concerns accelerated a flight to the safe-haven asset and sustained its stellar rally driven by bets for a pause in U.S. rate hikes. Global currencies vs. dollar http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh Emerging marketshttp://tmsnrt.rs/2ihRugV MSCI All Country World Index Market Caphttp://tmsnrt.rs/2EmTD6j Fed hikes rates to levels last seen before financial crisishttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NA8oFO The race to raise rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ALpJ7b ECB hawkishness to moderatehttps://tmsnrt.rs/44226op (Additional reporting by Harry Robertson in London and Rae Wee in Singapore; Editing by Christina Fincher, Toby Chopra and Deepa Babington) (([email protected]; +13322191897)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'European stocks were lower after the ECB, the central bank for the 20 countries that share the euro currency, raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.25% and signalled that more tightening would be needed to tame inflation. In Treasuries, yields fell on Thursday as investors worried about regional banks and signs of a weakening economy. Global currencies vs. dollar http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh Emerging marketshttp://tmsnrt.rs/2ihRugV MSCI All Country World Index Market Caphttp://tmsnrt.rs/2EmTD6j Fed hikes rates to levels last seen before financial crisishttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NA8oFO The race to raise rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ALpJ7b ECB hawkishness to moderatehttps://tmsnrt.rs/44226op (Additional reporting by Harry Robertson in London and Rae Wee in Singapore; Editing by Christina Fincher, Toby Chopra and Deepa Babington) (([email protected]; +13322191897)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks sag, dollar gains as investors eye central bank news, weakening economy', 'news_lexrank_summary': "European stocks were lower after the ECB, the central bank for the 20 countries that share the euro currency, raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.25% and signalled that more tightening would be needed to tame inflation. Among currencies, the dollar gained against the euro as investors digested the ECB's rate hike and commentary as well as the Fed's hike and its indication that it may pause. In Treasuries, yields fell on Thursday as investors worried about regional banks and signs of a weakening economy.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Sinéad Carew and Marc Jones NEW YORK, LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - A global measure of stocks was lower while the dollar gained some ground as the European Central Bank raised rates on Thursday and signalled the need for more tightening a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve also raised rates. European stocks were lower after the ECB, the central bank for the 20 countries that share the euro currency, raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.25% and signalled that more tightening would be needed to tame inflation. Global currencies vs. dollar http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh Emerging marketshttp://tmsnrt.rs/2ihRugV MSCI All Country World Index Market Caphttp://tmsnrt.rs/2EmTD6j Fed hikes rates to levels last seen before financial crisishttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NA8oFO The race to raise rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ALpJ7b ECB hawkishness to moderatehttps://tmsnrt.rs/44226op (Additional reporting by Harry Robertson in London and Rae Wee in Singapore; Editing by Christina Fincher, Toby Chopra and Deepa Babington) (([email protected]; +13322191897)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-drops-as-pacwest-fuels-fears-of-deeper-bank-crisis', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas\nMay 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street fell on Thursday after PacWest\'s move to explore strategic options deepened fears about the health of U.S. lenders and hit shares of regional banks as well as JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N and other major financial players.\nPacWest Bancorp PACW.Otumbled 43% after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered recently on fears of a worsening banking crisis.\nThe fears reverberated across other lenders. Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N tumbled 35%, with trading in the stock halted multiple times. At its session low, Western Alliance shares were down more than 60% and the lender denied a report that it was exploring a potential sale.\nKeyCorp KEY.N, Valley National Bancorp VLY.O and Zions Bancorp ZION.O fell between 4% and 12%. The KBW Regional Banking index .KRX dropped 3%.\nRegulators seized troubled First Republic Bank on Sunday and JPMorgan Chase JPM.N agreed to buy majority of its assets, marking the largest U.S. bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis.\n"Regional banks and tightening credit conditions are weighing on the market as investors try to recalibrate on where we are in terms of credit cycles and bank lending standards, and when a potential recession may hit," said Zhe Shen, managing director of diversifying strategies at TIFF Investment Management.\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose to 21 points to touch its highest since late March.\nWith investors increasingly worried a widening banking crisis and an economic downturn, U.S. interest rate futures prices now imply traders expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut rates by the central bank\'s July meeting, according to CME Group\'s FedWatch Tool.\nThe Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points, while Chair Jerome Powell said that it was too soon to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern.\nOf the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, nine declined, led lower by financials .SPSY, down 1.29%, followed by a 0.97% loss in health care .SPXHC.\nAmong the largest U.S. banks, JPMorgan JPM.N dropped 1.3% and Wells Fargo WFC.N lost 4.3%.\nData on Thursday showed the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits increased last week as the labor market gradually softens amid higher interest rates, which are cooling demand in the economy.\nApple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.7%. The iPhone maker is set to report quarterly results after the closing bell, including an update on its funds set aside for buybacks.\nThe S&P 500 was down 0.51% at 4,069.72 points.\nThe Nasdaq declined 0.16% to 12,006.67 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.93% at 33,104.20 points.\nModerna Inc MRNA.O jumped 3.6% on stronger-than-expected sales for its COVID-19 vaccine for the first quarter.\nQualcomm Inc QCOM.Oslumped 5.7% after the chip designer\'s third-quarter forecasts missed estimates, while Paramount Global Inc PARA.O tanked about 27% after missing first-quarter revenue estimates amid a weak advertising market in its TV business.\nDeclining stocks outnumbered rising ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 2.0-to-one ratio.\nThe S&P 500 posted 4 new highs and 26 new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 41 new highs and 392 new lows.\nStocks and the Fedhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3AUufR0\nS&P 500 stocks by turnoverhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3oZqU03\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru, and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Additional reporting by Caroline Mandl in New York; editing by Shounak Dasgupta and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.7%. PacWest Bancorp PACW.Otumbled 43% after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered recently on fears of a worsening banking crisis. The Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points, while Chair Jerome Powell said that it was too soon to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.7%. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street fell on Thursday after PacWest's move to explore strategic options deepened fears about the health of U.S. lenders and hit shares of regional banks as well as JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N and other major financial players. PacWest Bancorp PACW.Otumbled 43% after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered recently on fears of a worsening banking crisis.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street drops as PacWest fuels fears of deeper bank crisis', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.7%. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street fell on Thursday after PacWest's move to explore strategic options deepened fears about the health of U.S. lenders and hit shares of regional banks as well as JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N and other major financial players. At its session low, Western Alliance shares were down more than 60% and the lender denied a report that it was exploring a potential sale.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.7%. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street fell on Thursday after PacWest's move to explore strategic options deepened fears about the health of U.S. lenders and hit shares of regional banks as well as JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N and other major financial players. PacWest Bancorp PACW.Otumbled 43% after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered recently on fears of a worsening banking crisis."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/preview-buffett-set-for-59th-shareholder-marathon-as-big-questions-loom', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jonathan Stempel\nOMAHA, Nebraska, May 4 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett is set to preside over Berkshire Hathaway Inc\'s BRKa.N annual meeting for the 59th time on Saturday as investors make their pilgrimage to hear the investing legend, at a time of turmoil for the banking industry and as trouble looms for the economy.\nTens of thousands of people are flocking to Omaha, Nebraska this weekend for the extravaganza that Buffett, 92, calls "Woodstock for Capitalists." Attendance is expected to be up significantly from last year, which was the first in-person meeting since the pandemic began, Buffett\'s assistant said.\nWhile Berkshire has a succession plan in place, with Vice Chairman Greg Abel slated to succeed Buffett as CEO, investors know that their time to see and hear Buffett and longtime Vice Chairman Charlie Munger is limited.\n"Even though I\'ve gone for 32 or 33 years, it\'s enjoyable, uplifting, and you\'re always learning something new," Paul Lountzis, who makes Berkshire his largest investment at Lountzis Asset Management LLC in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.\n"Charlie is 99 and Warren turns 93 on Aug. 30," Lountzis added, "and you just don\'t know how many more you\'re going to have."\nBuffett and Munger are due to answer five hours of shareholder questions at the meeting. Abel, who oversees Berkshire\'s dozens of non-insurance businesses, and Vice Chairman Ajit Jain, who oversees insurance operations, will join in the morning.\nBerkshire has had a succession plan since at least 2006 when Buffett, then 75, told shareholders his board would "show me the door" if his "decay" required it.\nUnder that plan, Buffett\'s eldest son Howard would become non-executive chairman, in part to preserve Berkshire\'s culture. Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, who oversee some of Berkshire\'s investment portfolio, may take over all of it.\nINVESTMENT QUESTIONS ARE LOOMING\nBuffett may be asked to address recent U.S. bank seizures, Federal Reserve efforts to fend off inflation while avoiding recession, and the potential fallout if lawmakers in Washington do not raise the ceiling on how much debt the federal government can take on.\nAmong Berkshire\'s largest bank and financial services investments as of Dec. 31 were Bank of America Corp BAC.N, American Express Co AXP.N, Citigroup Inc C.N and Bank of New York Mellon Corp BK.N.\nOther questions may address Buffett\'s own huge investments in Apple Inc AAPL.O and Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, or his now-uncertain bet that video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc ATVI.O can be acquired by Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.\nWhile Berkshire no longer far outperforms markets over long periods as it did in Buffett\'s early days, in the past decade it has slightly outpaced the Standard & Poor\'s 500 .SPX including dividends, often with less volatility.\nAnd Berkshire has kept growing, with Buffett spending $19.7 billion since October to buy the Alleghany insurance company and a larger stake in truck stop operator Pilot Travel Centers.\nAnalysts expect Berkshire on Saturday to report more than $7 billion of first-quarter profit from its dozens of businesses including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurance and many energy, manufacturing and retail operations.\nMorningstar analyst Geoffrey Warren this week lauded Berkshire\'s "decentralized business model, broad business diversification, high cash-generation capabilities and unmatched business strength," while lamenting its "lack of engagement and opaqueness" on governance issues.\nWhile it is unclear whether Abel could ever command the trust that investors have in Buffett, many hope he would maintain the culture that Buffett views as a key to Berkshire successes.\n"It is precisely because Berkshire is decentralized and its businesses have their own CEOs that the company will do well in the post-Buffett era," said James Armstrong, who runs Henry H. Armstrong Associates in Pittsburgh and first invested in Berkshire 35 years ago.\nSIX PROPOSALS TO BE PRESENTED\nStill, some shareholders do want change.\nAt the meeting, shareholders are due to present six proposals for Berkshire to address including on climate change, diversity and political advocacy, and a renewed call for Berkshire to install someone other than Buffett as chairman.\nBuffett opposes all six proposals.\nThe largest U.S. public pension fund, the $455 billion California Public Employees\' Retirement System (CalPERS), for a third straight year wants Berkshire to report annually on how it addresses climate change. Just over a quarter of votes in 2021 and 2022 supported the idea.\n"CalPERS views climate risk as a risk to our portfolio over the long term," and is not singling out Berkshire, Drew Hambly, a CalPERS investment director and head of corporate governance in equities, said in an interview.\nMeanwhile, a proposal from Illinois state Treasurer Michael Frerichs asks Berkshire\'s board to disclose how the company governs climate risks, including through its audit committee.\n"We believe in constructive engagement and dialogue, whether it\'s Warren Buffett or another company," Frerichs said in an interview. "By the nature of who he is, a lot of investors would follow his lead. We would like to see him lead."\nBuffett\'s control of 32% of Berkshire\'s voting power makes passage of the proposals an uphill battle.\nNot all shareholders consider such proposals necessary.\n"They are important issues but they are not paramount," Lountzis said.\nFACTBOX-Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway at a glance\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in Omaha, Nebraska; Editing by Will Dunham and Megan Davies)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 6317))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Other questions may address Buffett's own huge investments in Apple Inc AAPL.O and Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, or his now-uncertain bet that video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc ATVI.O can be acquired by Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. While Berkshire no longer far outperforms markets over long periods as it did in Buffett's early days, in the past decade it has slightly outpaced the Standard & Poor's 500 .SPX including dividends, often with less volatility. And Berkshire has kept growing, with Buffett spending $19.7 billion since October to buy the Alleghany insurance company and a larger stake in truck stop operator Pilot Travel Centers.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Other questions may address Buffett's own huge investments in Apple Inc AAPL.O and Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, or his now-uncertain bet that video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc ATVI.O can be acquired by Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. While Berkshire has a succession plan in place, with Vice Chairman Greg Abel slated to succeed Buffett as CEO, investors know that their time to see and hear Buffett and longtime Vice Chairman Charlie Munger is limited. Abel, who oversees Berkshire's dozens of non-insurance businesses, and Vice Chairman Ajit Jain, who oversees insurance operations, will join in the morning.", 'news_article_title': 'PREVIEW-Buffett set for 59th shareholder marathon as big questions loom', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Other questions may address Buffett's own huge investments in Apple Inc AAPL.O and Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, or his now-uncertain bet that video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc ATVI.O can be acquired by Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. While Berkshire has a succession plan in place, with Vice Chairman Greg Abel slated to succeed Buffett as CEO, investors know that their time to see and hear Buffett and longtime Vice Chairman Charlie Munger is limited. At the meeting, shareholders are due to present six proposals for Berkshire to address including on climate change, diversity and political advocacy, and a renewed call for Berkshire to install someone other than Buffett as chairman.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Other questions may address Buffett's own huge investments in Apple Inc AAPL.O and Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N, or his now-uncertain bet that video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc ATVI.O can be acquired by Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. By Jonathan Stempel OMAHA, Nebraska, May 4 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett is set to preside over Berkshire Hathaway Inc's BRKa.N annual meeting for the 59th time on Saturday as investors make their pilgrimage to hear the investing legend, at a time of turmoil for the banking industry and as trouble looms for the economy. While Berkshire has a succession plan in place, with Vice Chairman Greg Abel slated to succeed Buffett as CEO, investors know that their time to see and hear Buffett and longtime Vice Chairman Charlie Munger is limited."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-stocks-sag-dollar-gains-as-investors-eye-central-bank-news-weakening', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew and Marc Jones\nNEW YORK, LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - A global measure of stocks was lower while the dollar gained some ground as the European Central Bank raised rates on Thursday and signalled the need for more tightening a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve also raised rates.\nU.S. Treasury yields were lower while oil prices slowed their declines after a massive two-day sell off.\nAlong with investor indigestion over central bank messaging, Wall Street stock indexes were also under pressure from another rout in U.S. bank shares, which have reeled from the collapse of a third major regional bank over the weekend.\nEuropean stocks were lower after the ECB, the central bank for the 20 countries that share the euro currency, raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.25% and signalled that more tightening would be needed to tame inflation.\nIn contrast to the ECB, the Fed had implied that its marathon hiking cycle may be drawing to a close.\nWhile the idea of a pause in U.S. rate hikes was welcome news for U.S. investors, it comes with the implication that the economy is slowing, said Lauren Goodwin, economist and portfolio strategist at New York Life Investments in New York.\n"This balance between potential interest rate stability and an increase in recession risk is what markets are trying to digest today," said Goodwin.\nIn particular, the economist saw the Fed\'s reference to tightening credit conditions as a confirmation of her expectations of an economic downturn.\n"It\'s highly unlikely we\'ll avoid a recession," Goodwin said. "We\'re on a clear path toward a recession in the next few months."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 394.91 points, or 1.18%, to 33,019.33, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 32.23 points, or 0.79%, to 4,058.52 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 56.73 points, or 0.47%, to 11,968.60.\nThe pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX lost 0.47% and MSCI\'s gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS shed 0.47%. Emerging market stocks .MSCIEF rose 0.68%.\nAdding to investor worries, another U.S. regional bank - PacWest Bancorp PACW.O - signalled troubles days after First Republic FRC.N collapsed.\nAmong currencies, the dollar gained against the euro as investors digested the ECB\'s rate hike and commentary as well as the Fed\'s hike and its indication that it may pause.\nThe dollar index =USD rose 0.109%, with the euro EUR= down 0.38% to $1.1017.\nThe Japanese yen strengthened 0.73% versus the greenback at 133.70 per dollar, while Sterling GBP= was last trading at $1.2585, up 0.17% on the day.\nIn Treasuries, yields fell on Thursday after initially jumping on new data that showed labor costs jumped and productivity dropped in the first quarter.\nBenchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were down 8.2 basis points to 3.321%, from 3.403% late on Wednesday. The 30-year bond US30YT=RR was last down 0.7 basis points to yield 3.7084% while the 2-year note US2YT=RR was last was down 23.5 basis points to yield 3.704%%.\nIn energy, crude oil prices were stabilizing after three straight days of declines amid demand concerns in major consuming countries given worries about the global economy.\nU.S. crude CLc1 recently fell 0.09% to $68.54 per barrel and Brent LCOc1 was at $72.53, up 0.28% on the day.\nMeanwhile, gold touched its highest level since 2020 as U.S. banking concerns accelerated a flight to the safe-haven asset and sustained its stellar rally driven by bets for a pause in U.S. rate hikes.\nSpot gold XAU= added 0.5% to $2,049.41 an ounce. U.S. gold futures GCc1 gained 1.10% to $2,050.90 an ounce.\nGlobal currencies vs. dollar http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nEmerging marketshttp://tmsnrt.rs/2ihRugV\nMSCI All Country World Index Market Caphttp://tmsnrt.rs/2EmTD6j\nFed hikes rates to levels last seen before financial crisishttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NA8oFO\nThe race to raise rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ALpJ7b\nECB hawkishness to moderatehttps://tmsnrt.rs/44226op\n(Additional reporting by Harry Robertson in London and Rae Wee in Singapore; Editing by Christina Fincher, Toby Chopra and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; +13322191897))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'European stocks were lower after the ECB, the central bank for the 20 countries that share the euro currency, raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.25% and signalled that more tightening would be needed to tame inflation. Meanwhile, gold touched its highest level since 2020 as U.S. banking concerns accelerated a flight to the safe-haven asset and sustained its stellar rally driven by bets for a pause in U.S. rate hikes. Global currencies vs. dollar http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh Emerging marketshttp://tmsnrt.rs/2ihRugV MSCI All Country World Index Market Caphttp://tmsnrt.rs/2EmTD6j Fed hikes rates to levels last seen before financial crisishttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NA8oFO The race to raise rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ALpJ7b ECB hawkishness to moderatehttps://tmsnrt.rs/44226op (Additional reporting by Harry Robertson in London and Rae Wee in Singapore; Editing by Christina Fincher, Toby Chopra and Deepa Babington) (([email protected]; +13322191897)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'European stocks were lower after the ECB, the central bank for the 20 countries that share the euro currency, raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.25% and signalled that more tightening would be needed to tame inflation. In energy, crude oil prices were stabilizing after three straight days of declines amid demand concerns in major consuming countries given worries about the global economy. Global currencies vs. dollar http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh Emerging marketshttp://tmsnrt.rs/2ihRugV MSCI All Country World Index Market Caphttp://tmsnrt.rs/2EmTD6j Fed hikes rates to levels last seen before financial crisishttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NA8oFO The race to raise rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ALpJ7b ECB hawkishness to moderatehttps://tmsnrt.rs/44226op (Additional reporting by Harry Robertson in London and Rae Wee in Singapore; Editing by Christina Fincher, Toby Chopra and Deepa Babington) (([email protected]; +13322191897)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks sag, dollar gains as investors eye central bank news, weakening economy', 'news_lexrank_summary': "European stocks were lower after the ECB, the central bank for the 20 countries that share the euro currency, raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.25% and signalled that more tightening would be needed to tame inflation. Among currencies, the dollar gained against the euro as investors digested the ECB's rate hike and commentary as well as the Fed's hike and its indication that it may pause. The 30-year bond US30YT=RR was last down 0.7 basis points to yield 3.7084% while the 2-year note US2YT=RR was last was down 23.5 basis points to yield 3.704%%.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Sinéad Carew and Marc Jones NEW YORK, LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - A global measure of stocks was lower while the dollar gained some ground as the European Central Bank raised rates on Thursday and signalled the need for more tightening a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve also raised rates. European stocks were lower after the ECB, the central bank for the 20 countries that share the euro currency, raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.25% and signalled that more tightening would be needed to tame inflation. Global currencies vs. dollar http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh Emerging marketshttp://tmsnrt.rs/2ihRugV MSCI All Country World Index Market Caphttp://tmsnrt.rs/2EmTD6j Fed hikes rates to levels last seen before financial crisishttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NA8oFO The race to raise rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ALpJ7b ECB hawkishness to moderatehttps://tmsnrt.rs/44226op (Additional reporting by Harry Robertson in London and Rae Wee in Singapore; Editing by Christina Fincher, Toby Chopra and Deepa Babington) (([email protected]; +13322191897)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-down-as-pacwest-fuels-fears-of-deeper-bank-crisis-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas\nMay 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended lower on Thursday after PacWest\'s move to explore strategic options deepened fears about the health of U.S. lenders and hit shares of regional banks as well as JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N and other major financial players.\nPacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 51% after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale. Shares of the regional lender and other banks got hammered recently on fears of a worsening banking crisis.\nWestern Alliance Bancorp WAL.N plummeted almost 39%, with trading in the stock halted multiple times. At its session low, Western Alliance shares were down more than 60% and the lender denied a report that it was exploring a potential sale.\nComerica CMA.N and Zion Bancorporation ZION.O both lost about 12%. The KBW Regional Banking index .KRXended down 3.5%, bouncing off its session low which was down about 7%.\nCanada\'s Toronto-Dominion Bank Group TD.TOcalled off its $13.4 billion acquisition of First Horizon Corp FHN.N, triggering a 33% slump in the U.S. bank\'s shares.\n"Regional banks and tightening credit conditions are weighing on the market as investors try to recalibrate on where we are in terms of credit cycles and bank lending standards, and when a potential recession may hit," said Zhe Shen, managing director of diversifying strategies at TIFF Investment Management.\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose to as much as 21 points, its highest since late March.\nOf the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, nine declined, led lower by financials .SPSY, down 1.29%, followed by a 1.26% loss in communication services .SPLRCL.\nThe S&P 500 declined 0.72% to end the session at 4,061.22 points. It was its fourth straight session of declines, the first such streak since February\nThe Nasdaq declined 0.49% to 11,966.40 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.86% to 33,127.74 points.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was relatively heavy, with 12.0 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 10.5 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.\nOn Sunday, regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank and JPMorgan Chase JPM.N agreed to buy majority of its assets, marking the largest U.S. bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis.\nWith investors increasingly worried a widening banking crisis and an economic downturn, U.S. interest rate futures prices now imply traders mostly expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut rates by the central bank\'s July meeting, according to CME Group\'s FedWatch Tool.\nThe Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points, while Chair Jerome Powell said that it was too soon to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern.\nAmong the largest U.S. banks, JPMorgan JPM.Ndropped 1.4% and Wells Fargo WFC.Nlost 4.25%.\nData on Thursday showed the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits increased last week as the labor market gradually softens amid higher interest rates, which are cooling demand in the economy.\nApple Inc AAPL.Odipped 1%, with the iPhone maker is set to report quarterly results after the closing bell, including an update on its funds set aside for buybacks.\nModerna Inc MRNA.O jumped 3.2% following stronger-than-expected sales for its COVID-19 vaccine for the first quarter.\nQualcomm Inc QCOM.O slumped 5.5% after the chip designer\'s third-quarter forecasts missed estimates, while Paramount Global Inc PARA.O tanked about 28% after missing first-quarter revenue estimates amid a weak advertising market in its TV business.\nDeclining stocks outnumbered rising ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 2.4-to-one ratio.\nThe S&P 500 posted 4 new highs and 27 new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 47 new highs and 412 new lows.\nStocks and the Fedhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3AUufR0\nS&P 500 stocks by turnoverhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3oZqU03\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru, and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Additional reporting by Caroline Mandl in New York; editing by Shounak Dasgupta and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.Odipped 1%, with the iPhone maker is set to report quarterly results after the closing bell, including an update on its funds set aside for buybacks. The Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points, while Chair Jerome Powell said that it was too soon to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern. Data on Thursday showed the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits increased last week as the labor market gradually softens amid higher interest rates, which are cooling demand in the economy.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.Odipped 1%, with the iPhone maker is set to report quarterly results after the closing bell, including an update on its funds set aside for buybacks. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended lower on Thursday after PacWest's move to explore strategic options deepened fears about the health of U.S. lenders and hit shares of regional banks as well as JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N and other major financial players. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 51% after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends down as PacWest fuels fears of deeper bank crisis', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.Odipped 1%, with the iPhone maker is set to report quarterly results after the closing bell, including an update on its funds set aside for buybacks. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended lower on Thursday after PacWest's move to explore strategic options deepened fears about the health of U.S. lenders and hit shares of regional banks as well as JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N and other major financial players. At its session low, Western Alliance shares were down more than 60% and the lender denied a report that it was exploring a potential sale.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.Odipped 1%, with the iPhone maker is set to report quarterly results after the closing bell, including an update on its funds set aside for buybacks. By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended lower on Thursday after PacWest's move to explore strategic options deepened fears about the health of U.S. lenders and hit shares of regional banks as well as JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N and other major financial players. It was its fourth straight session of declines, the first such streak since February The Nasdaq declined 0.49% to 11,966.40 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.86% to 33,127.74 points."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/rosenblatt-reiterates-apple-aapl-buy-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on May 4, 2023, Rosenblatt reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 3.86% Upside\nAs of April 24, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 173.91. The forecasts range from a low of 117.16 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 3.86% from its latest reported closing price of 167.45.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 6.74%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6410 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 181 owner(s) or 2.91% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.00%, a decrease of 18.69%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 0.11% to 10,110,149K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.99, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 4, 2023, Rosenblatt reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.00%, a decrease of 18.69%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.99, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 4, 2023, Rosenblatt reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.00%, a decrease of 18.69%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.99, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Rosenblatt Reiterates Apple (AAPL) Buy Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.00%, a decrease of 18.69%. Fintel reports that on May 4, 2023, Rosenblatt reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.99, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 4, 2023, Rosenblatt reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.00%, a decrease of 18.69%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.99, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-4-2023-%3A-pk-aapl-cvna-baba-lyft-kvue-intc-psce-vz-bac-msft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -2.22 to 12,980.26. The total After hours volume is currently 84,452,383 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nPark Hotels & Resorts Inc. (PK) is +0.49 at $13.09, with 9,048,960 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.61. PK\'s current last sale is 87.27% of the target price of $15.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.51 at $166.30, with 7,643,715 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Wednesday’s Pre-Market: Here’s What You Need to Know Before the Market Opens\n\nCarvana Co. (CVNA) is +0.98 at $8.18, with 3,158,461 shares traded. CVNA\'s current last sale is 81.8% of the target price of $10.\n\nAlibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is -0.26 at $82.23, with 3,132,993 shares traded. BABA\'s current last sale is 57.1% of the target price of $144.\n\nLyft, Inc. (LYFT) is -1.1019 at $9.59, with 2,947,399 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Elastic Continues to Dip Despite Excellent Q2 Results\n\nKenvue Inc. (KVUE) is -0.42 at $26.48, with 2,241,564 shares traded.\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is unchanged at $31.24, with 2,123,478 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.04. INTC\'s current last sale is 102.43% of the target price of $30.5.\n\nInvesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF (PSCE) is +0.0046 at $8.55, with 1,900,000 shares traded. This represents a 12.26% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is unchanged at $37.35, with 1,818,200 shares traded. VZ\'s current last sale is 87.88% of the target price of $42.5.\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is -0.01 at $26.98, with 1,635,523 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.79. BAC\'s current last sale is 74.94% of the target price of $36.\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is -0.01 at $305.40, with 1,285,545 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 11 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.55. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.099 at $103.90, with 1,185,890 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 7 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.33. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.51 at $166.30, with 7,643,715 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. Smarter Analyst Reports: Elastic Continues to Dip Despite Excellent Q2 Results', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.51 at $166.30, with 7,643,715 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 11 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 4, 2023 : PK, AAPL, CVNA, BABA, LYFT, KVUE, INTC, PSCE, VZ, BAC, MSFT, AMZN', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.51 at $166.30, with 7,643,715 shares traded. The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -2.22 to 12,980.26. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.51 at $166.30, with 7,643,715 shares traded. The total After hours volume is currently 84,452,383 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/4-great-growth-stocks-to-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There are some great long-term buy-and-hold stocks emerging in the market. These are industry leaders in their field and trade for surprisingly reasonable multiples. In this video, Travis Hoium highlights the four growth stocks he likes today.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 22, 2023. The video was published on April 24, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Spotify Technology\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Spotify Technology wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple, General Motors, Spotify Technology, and Topgolf Callaway Brands. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Nvidia, Spotify Technology, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends General Motors and Topgolf Callaway Brands and recommends the following options: long January 2025 $25 calls on General Motors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In this video, Travis Hoium highlights the four growth stocks he likes today. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Nvidia, Spotify Technology, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple, General Motors, Spotify Technology, and Topgolf Callaway Brands. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Nvidia, Spotify Technology, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends General Motors and Topgolf Callaway Brands and recommends the following options: long January 2025 $25 calls on General Motors.', 'news_article_title': '4 Great Growth Stocks to Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "* They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Spotify Technology wasn't one of them! See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple, General Motors, Spotify Technology, and Topgolf Callaway Brands. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.", 'news_textrank_summary': '10 stocks we like better than Spotify Technology When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple, General Motors, Spotify Technology, and Topgolf Callaway Brands. The Motley Fool recommends General Motors and Topgolf Callaway Brands and recommends the following options: long January 2025 $25 calls on General Motors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-beats-revenue-profit-estimate-on-iphone-sales-growth', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nMay 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Thursday reported quarterly revenue and profit above Wall Street\'s expectations, with iPhone sales rising and wearables sales slipping less than analysts had feared despite a continuing slump in the consumer electronics market and a cloudy economic outlook.\nApple said sales for its fiscal second quarter ended April 1 fell 2.5% to $94.84 billion, better than analyst expectations of a 4.4% decline to $93 billion, according to data from Refinitiv. Profit was flat at $1.52 per share, compared with estimates of a 5.7% fall to $1.43 per share, according to Refinitiv data.\nA 1.5% rise in Apple\'s iPhone revenue contrasted with the broader consumer electronics industry, which is grappling with a decline in sales of smartphones, tablets and PCs as consumers and businesses who scooped up electronics during the pandemic tighten spending amid rising interest rates and economic uncertainty. The company also held its dividend and stock buyback programs roughly in line with its last update to them a year ago, approving $90 billion in additional buybacks.\nApple CEO Tim Cook told Reuters in an interview on Thursday that the company set a fiscal second-quarter record for iPhone sales, thanks in part to picking up new users in markets such as India, where Cook recently traveled for the opening of the company\'s first retail stores in the country.\n"We were thrilled by our performance in emerging markets," Cook said. "We set records for the iPhone installed base in every geographic segment, and we had very strong \'new to\' (sales in) emerging markets, particularly in Brazil, India and Mexico."\nCook also said supply-chain snarls have vanished.\n"We had no material shortages at all during the quarter across any of the products," he said.\nBut not all of Apple\'s business lines were immune to the electronics slump, with sales of Macs falling sharply while iPad revenue slipped. Sales in China also dropped 2.9% to $17.8 billion, a slightly larger drop than overall revenue.\nOther firms in the industry have predicted a rebound in the second half of the year, and Wall Street expects Apple to recover faster and show modest year-over-year revenue growth during its fiscal third quarter ending in June.\nApple executives are expected to give a forecast on a conference call with investors later on Thursday.\nApple has in recent weeks announced new service businesses such as a high-yield savings account, but investors are still waiting to see the company\'s next major hardware product. Bloomberg has reported the iPhone maker could unveil a mixed-reality headset as soon as next month, when it holds its annual software developer conference.\nIPhone sales rose 1.5% to $51.33 billion, compared with analyst expectations of a 3.3% decline to $48.9 billion, according to Refinitiv. Those results occurred against the backdrop of a 13% decline in global smartphone shipments during the first three months of 2023, during which the research firm Canalys said Apple gained market share against Android rivals.\nMac sales fell more than 30% to $7.17 billion compared with analyst estimates of a 25% decline to $7.8 billion, according to Refinitiv. Apple\'s sales fared only slightly better than PC unit shipments in the market, which fell 33% in the calendar first quarter, according to Canalys data.\nSales in Apple\'s wearables business, which includes devices like AirPods and the Apple Watch, fell less than 1% to $8.76 billion, compared with estimates of a 4.4% drop to $8.4 billion.\nApple\'s biggest growth segment was its services business, which includes products like iCloud and Apple Pay, which grew 5.5% to $20.9 billion, in line with analyst expectations. Cook said Apple now has 975 million subscribers on its platform, which includes both Apple services and third-party apps, up from 935 million last quarter and an increase of 150 million from a year ago.\nApple said its board of directors authorized a 24 cents-per- share dividend in addition to share repurchases. Both were roughly the same as the 23 cents-per-share dividend and previous $90 billion share repurchase increase the company announced a year ago.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco and Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru Editing by Peter Henderson and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Stephen Nellis May 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Thursday reported quarterly revenue and profit above Wall Street's expectations, with iPhone sales rising and wearables sales slipping less than analysts had feared despite a continuing slump in the consumer electronics market and a cloudy economic outlook. Other firms in the industry have predicted a rebound in the second half of the year, and Wall Street expects Apple to recover faster and show modest year-over-year revenue growth during its fiscal third quarter ending in June. Apple has in recent weeks announced new service businesses such as a high-yield savings account, but investors are still waiting to see the company's next major hardware product.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis May 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Thursday reported quarterly revenue and profit above Wall Street's expectations, with iPhone sales rising and wearables sales slipping less than analysts had feared despite a continuing slump in the consumer electronics market and a cloudy economic outlook. Apple said sales for its fiscal second quarter ended April 1 fell 2.5% to $94.84 billion, better than analyst expectations of a 4.4% decline to $93 billion, according to data from Refinitiv. Both were roughly the same as the 23 cents-per-share dividend and previous $90 billion share repurchase increase the company announced a year ago.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple beats revenue, profit estimate on iPhone sales growth', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis May 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Thursday reported quarterly revenue and profit above Wall Street's expectations, with iPhone sales rising and wearables sales slipping less than analysts had feared despite a continuing slump in the consumer electronics market and a cloudy economic outlook. Apple said sales for its fiscal second quarter ended April 1 fell 2.5% to $94.84 billion, better than analyst expectations of a 4.4% decline to $93 billion, according to data from Refinitiv. Apple's biggest growth segment was its services business, which includes products like iCloud and Apple Pay, which grew 5.5% to $20.9 billion, in line with analyst expectations.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis May 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Thursday reported quarterly revenue and profit above Wall Street's expectations, with iPhone sales rising and wearables sales slipping less than analysts had feared despite a continuing slump in the consumer electronics market and a cloudy economic outlook. Apple said sales for its fiscal second quarter ended April 1 fell 2.5% to $94.84 billion, better than analyst expectations of a 4.4% decline to $93 billion, according to data from Refinitiv. Sales in Apple's wearables business, which includes devices like AirPods and the Apple Watch, fell less than 1% to $8.76 billion, compared with estimates of a 4.4% drop to $8.4 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-big-ai-bet', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. But the true greats like Warren Buffett are both. His holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) began buying shares of iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in 2016. That investment has grown into the holding company's most significant position through sheer outperformance.\nThat's a heck of a stock pick.\nBuffett didn't realize it then, but fast-forward seven years and artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the economy as we speak. And as luck would have it, Berkshire's largest position, a whopping $155 billion stake in Apple, has Berkshire positioned to benefit from all that AI has to offer.\nHere is what you need to know.\nAI clues in Apple's products\nApple has built an empire as a consumer electronics brand. It sells smartphones, computers, earbuds, and other accessories, followed by a variety of subscription services to help keep consumers locked into its ecosystem. From digital wallets to music, news, exercise, and gaming, there is a service for just about every digital need -- all accessible through your favorite Apple device.\nToday there are an estimated 1.5 billion active iPhone users alone, a massive user base that allows Apple to launch a new service and rapidly grow it. For example, Apple launched a buy now, pay later service, and with a simple iOS update, it can peddle it to as many users as it wants.\nThis ecosystem is Apple's competitive advantage, and protecting it is the company's secret to long-term prosperity. Apple hasn't made waves in AI like some other big tech companies, but it's undoubtedly creeping into Apple's user services. Here are some examples:\nPhoto editing features such as removing objects/backgrounds\nPredictive text on the keyboard\nFace ID with masks\nCrash detection in automobiles\nThese changes all contribute to a better user experience, making it more likely you will continue upgrading your devices to the next generation. The system made Apple one of the decade's best investments.\nCould Siri become a game-changer?\nMuch of the recent attention on AI centers around ChatGPT and other large language models, or chatbots, which can source information and reply to queries with conversation-like replies. Ironically, Apple had already broached this with its voice assistant Siri in 2011. The software has evolved, but most iPhone users are probably familiar with its limited capabilities.\nBut integrating ChatGPT-like intelligence into Siri would be a potential game-changer, helping the voice assistant realize the potential that users have been waiting over a decade for. It was recently reported that Apple's engineers are actively looking at technologies like what powers ChatGPT. Though nothing is announced or imminent, it's an exciting possibility worth keeping an eye on.\nShould investors follow Warren's lead?\nFortunately, you don't need AI to justify owning Apple stock -- the company's dominant ecosystem is plenty. However, there are some things you should consider before buying shares today.\nFor example, Warren Buffett bought the stock for Berkshire in early 2016 when shares traded near a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of just 10. It turned out to be the cheapest valuation Apple would trade at ever since. Today shares trade at a P/E of nearly 30, which complicates things.\nAnalysts believe Apple's earnings-per-share (EPS) growth will hover around 10% annually, making it harder to pull the trigger when the S&P 500, which historically averages 10% annual returns, trades at a much lower valuation.\nAAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts\nInvestors might benefit from waiting for shares to cool off after appreciating 30% since the start of the year. Many economists believe the U.S. is entering a recession, and the potential market turbulence might create a better buying opportunity. Be sure to keep Apple on your watchlist, though; the future is still bright for Buffett's (and Berkshire's) biggest holding.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\nJustin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts Investors might benefit from waiting for shares to cool off after appreciating 30% since the start of the year. His holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) began buying shares of iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in 2016. It sells smartphones, computers, earbuds, and other accessories, followed by a variety of subscription services to help keep consumers locked into its ecosystem.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'His holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) began buying shares of iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in 2016. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts Investors might benefit from waiting for shares to cool off after appreciating 30% since the start of the year. But integrating ChatGPT-like intelligence into Siri would be a potential game-changer, helping the voice assistant realize the potential that users have been waiting over a decade for.', 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett's Big AI Bet", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'His holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) began buying shares of iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in 2016. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts Investors might benefit from waiting for shares to cool off after appreciating 30% since the start of the year. Today there are an estimated 1.5 billion active iPhone users alone, a massive user base that allows Apple to launch a new service and rapidly grow it.', 'news_textrank_summary': "His holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) began buying shares of iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in 2016. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts Investors might benefit from waiting for shares to cool off after appreciating 30% since the start of the year. Apple hasn't made waves in AI like some other big tech companies, but it's undoubtedly creeping into Apple's user services."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/qualcomm-amplifies-chip-gloom-with-sobering-report-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Updates share movement\nMay 4 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc\'s QCOM.O shares sank 7% on Thursday after the chip designer signalled it would take longer for its crucial smartphone market to rebound from a post-pandemic slump.\nThe company, which supplies to top handset makers Apple Inc AAPL.O and Samsung Electronics 005930.KS, was set to lose about $10 billion in market valuation, if the losses hold.\nQualcomm\'s quarterly revenue outlook marked the second time a chip firm underwhelmed Wall Street this week. Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O slumped more than 9% on Wednesday after a dour forecast.\n"While we believe investors were expecting a miss, this was admittedly a somewhat sobering report," said Bernstein analysts, among the 13 brokerages that cut price targets on Qualcomm\'s stock.\nThe company blamed the weakness on the timing of purchases by a customer that only buys its cellular modems and China, where an expected post-COVID recovery was yet to materialize.\nQualcomm did not name the modem customer, but analysts pointed to Apple, which will report results after markets close.\n"The next two quarterly estimates will be adversely impacted by Apple as this leading modem-only customer purchased modems from Qualcomm in greater volumes earlier than normal due to the supply chain issues," said Michael Walkley of Canaccord Genuity.\nChina will remain a headache with no timeline for a recovery there, while competition is deepening from Taiwan\'s MediaTek 2454.TW in the high-end smartphone chips, analysts said.\n"We worry about customers mixing lower now that wafers are no longer scarce as well as increasing competition from Mediatek at the higher end," brokerage Evercore ISI said.\nStill, there were some encouraging signs for Qualcomm.\nAutomotive revenue jumped 20% and the internet-of-things unit reported in line sales, indicating that Qualcomm\'s efforts to diversify away from the smartphone market were on track.\n(Reporting by Aditya Soni; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6749 1130;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The company, which supplies to top handset makers Apple Inc AAPL.O and Samsung Electronics 005930.KS, was set to lose about $10 billion in market valuation, if the losses hold. "The next two quarterly estimates will be adversely impacted by Apple as this leading modem-only customer purchased modems from Qualcomm in greater volumes earlier than normal due to the supply chain issues," said Michael Walkley of Canaccord Genuity. "We worry about customers mixing lower now that wafers are no longer scarce as well as increasing competition from Mediatek at the higher end," brokerage Evercore ISI said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The company, which supplies to top handset makers Apple Inc AAPL.O and Samsung Electronics 005930.KS, was set to lose about $10 billion in market valuation, if the losses hold. Qualcomm's quarterly revenue outlook marked the second time a chip firm underwhelmed Wall Street this week. Qualcomm did not name the modem customer, but analysts pointed to Apple, which will report results after markets close.", 'news_article_title': "Qualcomm amplifies chip gloom with 'sobering report'", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The company, which supplies to top handset makers Apple Inc AAPL.O and Samsung Electronics 005930.KS, was set to lose about $10 billion in market valuation, if the losses hold. Updates share movement May 4 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc's QCOM.O shares sank 7% on Thursday after the chip designer signalled it would take longer for its crucial smartphone market to rebound from a post-pandemic slump. China will remain a headache with no timeline for a recovery there, while competition is deepening from Taiwan's MediaTek 2454.TW in the high-end smartphone chips, analysts said.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The company, which supplies to top handset makers Apple Inc AAPL.O and Samsung Electronics 005930.KS, was set to lose about $10 billion in market valuation, if the losses hold. Updates share movement May 4 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc's QCOM.O shares sank 7% on Thursday after the chip designer signalled it would take longer for its crucial smartphone market to rebound from a post-pandemic slump. Qualcomm did not name the modem customer, but analysts pointed to Apple, which will report results after markets close."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-30', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-for-lower-open-as-pacwest-woes-offset-fed-pause-optimism', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar\nMay 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set for a lower open as news of PacWest Bancorp exploring strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, countering optimism from the Federal Reserve\'s signal of a likely pause in its interest rate hikes.\nPacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 37.2% in premarket trading on Thursday after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered amid fears of a worsening banking crisis.\nRegulators seized troubled First Republic Bank and JPMorgan Chase JPM.N agreed to buy majority of its assets earlier this week, marking the largest U.S. bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis.\nShares of other regional lenders such as KeyCorp KEY.N, Valley National Bancorp VLY.O and Zions Bancorp ZION.O fell between 7.7% and 9.6% on Thursday, while Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N dropped 13.4% despite noting that it had not experienced unusual deposit outflows following the sale of First Republic.\n"PacWest is more evidence that the U.S. banking crisis is not over yet," said Stuart Cole, chief macro economist at Equiti Capital.\n"It (PacWest) does appear that it is struggling, and I would be very surprised if it was not for the same reasons as those before it ... the market is circling all these regional U.S. banks like a vulture, looking which one to pick off next."\nThe U.S. central bank on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points to the 5.00%-5.25% range and signaled a pause in its policy tightening, giving officials time to assess the recent bank failures, U.S. debt ceiling situation and sticky inflation.\nHowever, U.S. stocks dropped on Wednesday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that it was too soon to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern.\nU.S. interest rate futures priced in a pause in tightening at the Fed\'s June and July policy meetings, according to the CME\'s FedWatch tool, and also factored in a nearly 50% chance of rate cuts at the September meeting.\nAlthough the end of Fed\'s market-punishing rate-hike cycle may be in sight, uncertainty over stock valuations and the economic outlook are keeping investors on alert for more turbulence ahead.\nMajor technology and growth stocks such as Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O edged up on Thursday, helped by a fall in U.S. Treasury yields. US/\nThe number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits increased last week as the labor market gradually softens amid higher interest rates, which are cooling demand in the economy.\nApple Inc AAPL.O shares fell 1.5%, with the iPhone maker set to report quarterly results after the closing bell.\nAt 8:34 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 68 points, or 0.20%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 11.5 points, or 0.28%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 18.25 points, or 0.14%.\nQualcomm Inc QCOM.O slumped 7.4% after the chip designer\'s third-quarter forecasts missed estimates.\nParamount Global Inc PARA.O dropped 17.2% after missing first-quarter revenue estimates as it added fewer subscribers at its flagship streaming service and advertisers cut back on spending.\nStocks and the Fedhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3AUufR0\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares fell 1.5%, with the iPhone maker set to report quarterly results after the closing bell. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set for a lower open as news of PacWest Bancorp exploring strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, countering optimism from the Federal Reserve's signal of a likely pause in its interest rate hikes. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 37.2% in premarket trading on Thursday after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered amid fears of a worsening banking crisis.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares fell 1.5%, with the iPhone maker set to report quarterly results after the closing bell. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set for a lower open as news of PacWest Bancorp exploring strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, countering optimism from the Federal Reserve's signal of a likely pause in its interest rate hikes. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 37.2% in premarket trading on Thursday after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered amid fears of a worsening banking crisis.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set for lower open as PacWest woes offset Fed pause optimism', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares fell 1.5%, with the iPhone maker set to report quarterly results after the closing bell. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set for a lower open as news of PacWest Bancorp exploring strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, countering optimism from the Federal Reserve's signal of a likely pause in its interest rate hikes. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 37.2% in premarket trading on Thursday after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered amid fears of a worsening banking crisis.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares fell 1.5%, with the iPhone maker set to report quarterly results after the closing bell. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set for a lower open as news of PacWest Bancorp exploring strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, countering optimism from the Federal Reserve's signal of a likely pause in its interest rate hikes. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 37.2% in premarket trading on Thursday after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered amid fears of a worsening banking crisis."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/qualcomm-amplifies-chip-gloom-with-sobering-report', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'May 4 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc\'s QCOM.O shares sank nearly 8% premarket on Thursday after the chip designer signalled it would take longer for its crucial smartphone market to rebound from a post-pandemic slump.\nThe company, which supplies to top handset makers Apple Inc AAPL.O and Samsung Electronics 005930.KS, was set to lose about $10 billion in market valuation, if the losses hold.\nQualcomm\'s quarterly revenue outlook was the second time a chip firm has underwhelmed Wall Street this week. Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O slumped more than 9% on Wednesday after a dour forecast.\n"While we believe investors were expecting a miss, this was admittedly a somewhat sobering report," said Bernstein analysts, among the 13 brokerages that cut price targets on Qualcomm\'s stock.\nThe company blamed the weakness on the timing of purchases by a customer that only buys its cellular modems and China, where an expected post-COVID recovery was yet to materialize.\nQualcomm did not name the modem customer, but analysts pointed to Apple, which will report results after markets close.\n"The next two quarterly estimates will be adversely impacted by Apple as this leading modem-only customer purchased modems from Qualcomm in greater volumes earlier than normal due to the supply chain issues," said Michael Walkley of Canaccord Genuity.\nChina will remain a headache with no timeline for a recovery there, while competition is deepening from Taiwan\'s MediaTek 2454.TW in the high-end smartphone chips, analysts said.\n"We worry about customers mixing lower now that wafers are no longer scarce as well as increasing competition from Mediatek at the higher end," brokerage Evercore ISI said.\nStill, there were some encouraging signs for Qualcomm.\nAutomotive revenue jumped 20% and the internet-of-things unit reported in line sales, indicating that Qualcomm\'s efforts to diversify away from the smartphone market were on track.\n(Reporting by Aditya Soni; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6749 1130;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The company, which supplies to top handset makers Apple Inc AAPL.O and Samsung Electronics 005930.KS, was set to lose about $10 billion in market valuation, if the losses hold. May 4 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc\'s QCOM.O shares sank nearly 8% premarket on Thursday after the chip designer signalled it would take longer for its crucial smartphone market to rebound from a post-pandemic slump. "The next two quarterly estimates will be adversely impacted by Apple as this leading modem-only customer purchased modems from Qualcomm in greater volumes earlier than normal due to the supply chain issues," said Michael Walkley of Canaccord Genuity.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The company, which supplies to top handset makers Apple Inc AAPL.O and Samsung Electronics 005930.KS, was set to lose about $10 billion in market valuation, if the losses hold. Qualcomm's quarterly revenue outlook was the second time a chip firm has underwhelmed Wall Street this week. Qualcomm did not name the modem customer, but analysts pointed to Apple, which will report results after markets close.", 'news_article_title': "Qualcomm amplifies chip gloom with 'sobering report'", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The company, which supplies to top handset makers Apple Inc AAPL.O and Samsung Electronics 005930.KS, was set to lose about $10 billion in market valuation, if the losses hold. May 4 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc's QCOM.O shares sank nearly 8% premarket on Thursday after the chip designer signalled it would take longer for its crucial smartphone market to rebound from a post-pandemic slump. China will remain a headache with no timeline for a recovery there, while competition is deepening from Taiwan's MediaTek 2454.TW in the high-end smartphone chips, analysts said.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The company, which supplies to top handset makers Apple Inc AAPL.O and Samsung Electronics 005930.KS, was set to lose about $10 billion in market valuation, if the losses hold. May 4 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc's QCOM.O shares sank nearly 8% premarket on Thursday after the chip designer signalled it would take longer for its crucial smartphone market to rebound from a post-pandemic slump. Qualcomm did not name the modem customer, but analysts pointed to Apple, which will report results after markets close."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-q2-2023-earnings-what-to-expect', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'A\npple (AAPL) stock has gone on an impressive run, rising some 30% year to date, almost quadrupling the 7.7% rise in the S&P 500 index. Its shares have returned about 7% just in the past thirty days, pushing the tech giant past a $2.5 trillion valuation. Is it time to take profits or can its momentum continue?\nThese answers will be more clear when the company reports second quarter fiscal 2023 earnings results after the closing bell Thursday. It appears the tech giant has its mojo back after licking its wounds in 2022. Even with these strong returns, it’s hard to ignore the many catalysts that can keep shares rising. Last week, in partnership with Goldman Sachs (GS), Apple announced its entry into the banking system by offering a high-interest (4.15%) savings account for Apple Card holders.\nAlso as part of its growing streaming investments, during the quarter Apple begun a 10-year partnership with Major League Soccer, launching MLS Season Pass which gives soccer fans access to every live MLS regular season game as well as the playoffs and MLS Cup. Let’s not forget Apple’s new line of hardware products such as the new MacBook Pro which are powered by the company’s new M2 Pro and M2 Max chips. These models offer not only robust performance, but they also use less energy which elongates battery life.\nInflation continues to drive higher operating expenses for Apple, which remains a headwind for its profit margins. While iPhone sales generate a sizable portion of revenues, Apple’s collective high-margin Services businesses continue to grow. It remains to be seen if the Services segment, which generated 70%+ margins in 2022, can power the company through any near-term inflationary headwinds.\nIn the three months that ended March, Wall Street expect the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant to earn $1.43 per share on revenue of $92.98 billion. This compares to the year-ago quarter when earnings came to $1.52 per share on revenue of $97.28 billion. For the full year, ending in October, earnings are expected to decline 2.6% year over year to $5.95 per share, while full-year revenue of $387.92 billion will decline 1.6% year over year.\nThe tech giant has benefited from, among other things, the re-opening of China, its second-largest market. However, when it comes to the U.S., there is still concern regarding the strength of the consumer amid rising inflation and a possible recession. This continues to raise the question whether the company, which is highly reliant on iPhone sales, can ever return to its glory days of high growth.\nElsewhere, another question is if Apple’s Services segment will grow fast enough to make up for any weakness in hardware, driven weak worldwide PC sales. Worldwide PC shipments reached 65.3 million units in Q4, falling close to 30% year over year. For the year, PC shipments declined more than 16% year over year. These weaknesses were felt in Q1 when Apple’s Mac revenue of $7.74 billion declined 28% year over year to $7.74 billion.\nMeanwhile, Q1 iPhone revenue of $65.78 billion declined 8% year over year to $65.78 billion. The weakness led to a quarterly miss on both the top and bottom lines, with the company earnings an adjusted EPS of $1.88 which missed by 7 cents, while Q1 revenue of $117.15 billion declined 5.5% year over year, missing estimates by $4.5 billion.\nIt wasn’t all bad news, however. Apple’s overall install base crossed 2 billion active devices, hitting all-time high for all major product categories. What’s more, Services revenue, which includes subscriptions to products such as Apple TV+, iCloud storage and Apple Music, rose 6.3% year over year, reaching a record of $20.76 billion. On Thursday investors will be watching closely to see whether (or how) inflation might have impacted spending on Apple’s pricey hardware.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'pple (AAPL) stock has gone on an impressive run, rising some 30% year to date, almost quadrupling the 7.7% rise in the S&P 500 index. While iPhone sales generate a sizable portion of revenues, Apple’s collective high-margin Services businesses continue to grow. In the three months that ended March, Wall Street expect the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant to earn $1.43 per share on revenue of $92.98 billion.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'pple (AAPL) stock has gone on an impressive run, rising some 30% year to date, almost quadrupling the 7.7% rise in the S&P 500 index. For the full year, ending in October, earnings are expected to decline 2.6% year over year to $5.95 per share, while full-year revenue of $387.92 billion will decline 1.6% year over year. Elsewhere, another question is if Apple’s Services segment will grow fast enough to make up for any weakness in hardware, driven weak worldwide PC sales.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Q2 2023 Earnings: What to Expect', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'pple (AAPL) stock has gone on an impressive run, rising some 30% year to date, almost quadrupling the 7.7% rise in the S&P 500 index. Its shares have returned about 7% just in the past thirty days, pushing the tech giant past a $2.5 trillion valuation. It remains to be seen if the Services segment, which generated 70%+ margins in 2022, can power the company through any near-term inflationary headwinds.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'pple (AAPL) stock has gone on an impressive run, rising some 30% year to date, almost quadrupling the 7.7% rise in the S&P 500 index. For the full year, ending in October, earnings are expected to decline 2.6% year over year to $5.95 per share, while full-year revenue of $387.92 billion will decline 1.6% year over year. These weaknesses were felt in Q1 when Apple’s Mac revenue of $7.74 billion declined 28% year over year to $7.74 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/garmin-sees-some-bright-spots-in-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Garmin's (NYSE: GRMN) sales fell in the first quarter, but there were some positives in the results. In the video below, Travis Hoium highlights what he liked and where Garmin is lacking performance to start 2023.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of May 2, 2023. The video was published on May 3, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Garmin\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Garmin wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Garmin. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. \nTravis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In the video below, Travis Hoium highlights what he liked and where Garmin is lacking performance to start 2023. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Garmin.', 'news_article_title': 'Garmin Sees Some Bright Spots in Earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': "That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Garmin.", 'news_textrank_summary': '10 stocks we like better than Garmin When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-buy-before-they-soar-to-new-heights-in-2023-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIt is not easy to pick stocks for tomorrow’s success but some companies do have certain elements that make them clear winners and ideal stocks to buy, no matter the market situation. We have had a mixed earnings season. While the future looks promising, there is still a lot of uncertainty due to the recent interest rate hike and looming recession concerns.\nHowever, we try to look for companies that look promising in 2023 and are ready to spur a new phase of growth. Watch out for these stocks to ensure that you make the most of the gains they post when the market improves. Having reported strong quarterly results, these are three stocks to buy before they soar to new heights this year. \nVisa (V)\nSource: Kikinunchi / Shutterstock.com\nThere are several reasons I think Visa (NYSE:V) is one of the best stocks and could be a long-term winner. The company already has a tremendous history of success and has produced exceptional results in the last five years. I believe Visa is at a stage where it can take risks and hit record revenues. The company has seen a massive net income margin going from 36% in 2017 to 51% in 2022. More importantly, its total payment volume went from $10.2 trillion in 2017 to $14.1 trillion in 2022. V stock is trading at $225.98 today and is up 8.97% year-to-date. \nThe company recently reported better-than-expected quarterly results. It earned $2.09 a share and hit a revenue of $7.98 billion. Visa has seen an increase in digital payments and the post-pandemic rise in travel has led to solid earnings and sales growth. Its payment volume grew 10% year-over-year and services revenue grew 7% year-over-year. Considering the volatility of banks today, consumers see Visa as a very secure alternative. It has a dividend yield of 0.80% and the current dividend is $0.40. It ended the March quarter with $13.8 billion in cash. Visa is spearheading the transition towards a cashless society. While it may take some time for many countries to go digital, there is a massive growth opportunity lying ahead. \nBarclay analyst Ramsey El-Assal has a price target of $272 for the stock with an Overweight rating. Further, Truist analyst Andrew Jeffrey has also raised the price target to $270 with a buy rating after the robust Q2. Looking at the company’s fundamentals and valuation, it is ready to skyrocket in the near term. This is a world-class business you are getting at a fair valuation. \nApple (AAPL)\nSource: askarim / Shutterstock\nConsidering its past performance and growing market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) could soon become one of the biggest tech stocks to own. Besides being a high dividend growth stock, it is also one stock that continues to perform, no matter the market condition. The company is constantly expanding with innovation and has reported healthy earnings in the past. One of the high growth stocks, AAPL is trading for $167 today and is up 33.89% year to date. Apple is one of the best stocks to buy before the company reports earnings on May 4. \nThe company has entered the financial service segment with the new high-yield savings account in partnership with Goldman Sachs. This project it has attracted $1 billion in deposits in just 4 days. AAPL stock pays a dividend of 92 cents and has enough cash flow to continue rewarding investors. It is a cash flow machine and generates impressive free cash flow each year. The company has recently opened two new stores in India and is shifting its focus there due to the massive middle-class segment. India is one of the most populous nations in the world and Apple already generates $6 billion in annual revenue in the country. \nThe company is expecting to grow annual sales t0 $20 billion and grab a larger market share by 2025 in India. Additionally, its services segment has shown impressive growth potential and I believe it will rake in big numbers this quarter as well. Apple’s massive growth in the market is here to stay and the stock could hit big numbers this year. \nGeneral Motors (GM)\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\nElectric cars are everywhere and we are constantly hearing about EV incentives. General Motors (NYSE:GM) may not be an EV leader, it sure is growing on the right track. The company has the advantage of owning some of the top brands and it is aggressively charging forward in the EV space. It may not be as big as Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) yet but this doesn’t mean the company isn’t doing well. It is planning to transition from internal combustion engine vehicles to EVs through 2035. GM stock is trading at $32.48 today and is down 16.72% in the past six months. This is an ideal buying opportunity for one of the top soaring stocks. \nGM’s solid financials make it one of the best stocks to buy. It reported an EPS of $2.21 and a revenue of $39.99 billion. The management raised adjusted earnings expectations to a range of $11 to $13 billion. To achieve its production goals, the company, with South Korea-based Samsung SDI plans to invest $3 billion to build a new battery cell manufacturing plant. \nGeneral Motors will see three models that qualify for the full $7,500 in credit and this will lead to a higher demand for GM EVs this year. It aims to produce 1 million vehicles by 2025 and this number might look ambitious but the company does have a lot laid out. It has a solid balance sheet to support this goal and $24 billion in cash on hand. \nOn the date of publication, Vandita Jadeja did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nVandita Jadeja is a CPA and a freelance financial copywriter who loves to read and write about stocks. She believes in buying and holding for long term gains. Her knowledge of words and numbers helps her write clear stock analysis.\nThe post 3 Stocks to Buy Before They Soar to New Heights in 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Considering its past performance and growing market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) could soon become one of the biggest tech stocks to own. One of the high growth stocks, AAPL is trading for $167 today and is up 33.89% year to date. AAPL stock pays a dividend of 92 cents and has enough cash flow to continue rewarding investors.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Considering its past performance and growing market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) could soon become one of the biggest tech stocks to own. One of the high growth stocks, AAPL is trading for $167 today and is up 33.89% year to date. AAPL stock pays a dividend of 92 cents and has enough cash flow to continue rewarding investors.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Buy Before They Soar to New Heights in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Considering its past performance and growing market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) could soon become one of the biggest tech stocks to own. One of the high growth stocks, AAPL is trading for $167 today and is up 33.89% year to date. AAPL stock pays a dividend of 92 cents and has enough cash flow to continue rewarding investors.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Considering its past performance and growing market capitalization, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) could soon become one of the biggest tech stocks to own. One of the high growth stocks, AAPL is trading for $167 today and is up 33.89% year to date. AAPL stock pays a dividend of 92 cents and has enough cash flow to continue rewarding investors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-russell-top-200-etf-iwl-be-on-your-investing-radar-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market? You should consider the iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $798.43 million, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.47%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28.80% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.80% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 33.15% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nIWL seeks to match the performance of the Russell Top 200 Index before fees and expenses. The Russell Top 200 Index is a float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the largest capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has added about 8.63% so far this year and is down about -0.12% in the last one year (as of 05/04/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $84.55 and $102.29.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.99 and standard deviation of 19.10% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 197 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Russell Top 200 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, IWL is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $305.88 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $370.45 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.80% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $798.43 million, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.80% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). You should consider the iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.80% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Why Large Cap Blend Large cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (IWL): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.80% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives IShares Russell Top 200 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-dip-as-pacwest-woes-offset-fed-pause-optimism', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankika Biswas\nMay 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures dipped as news that PacWest Bancorp was exploring strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, countering optimism from the Federal Reserve\'s signal of a likely pause in its interest rate hikes.\nPacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 34.7% in premarket trading on Thursday after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered amid fears of a worsening banking crisis.\nRegulators seized troubled First Republic Bank and JPMorgan Chase JPM.N agreed to buy majority of its assets earlier this week, marking the largest U.S. bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis.\nShares of other regional lenders such as KeyCorp KEY.N, Valley National Bancorp VLY.O and Zions Bancorp ZION.O fell between 4.2% and 9.1%, while Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N dropped 13.4% despite noting that it had not experienced unusual deposit outflows following the sale of First Republic.\n"PacWest is more evidence that the U.S. banking crisis is not over yet," said Stuart Cole, chief macro economist at Equiti Capital.\n"It (PacWest) does appear that it is struggling, and I would be very surprised if it was not for the same reasons as those before it ... the market is circling all these regional U.S. banks like a vulture, looking which one to pick off next."\nThe U.S. central bank on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points to the 5.00%-5.25% range and signaled a pause in its policy tightening, giving officials time to assess the recent bank failures, U.S. debt ceiling situation and sticky inflation.\nHowever, U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that it was too soon to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern.\nU.S. interest rate futures priced in a pause in tightening at the Fed\'s June and July policy meetings, according to the CME\'s FedWatch tool, and also factored in a nearly 50% chance of rate cuts at the September meeting.\nAlthough the end of Fed\'s market-punishing rate-hike cycle may be in sight, uncertainty over stock valuations and the economic outlook are keeping investors on alert for more turbulence ahead.\nMajor technology and growth stocks such as Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O edged up, helped by a fall in U.S. Treasury yields. US/\nInvestors will also monitor weekly jobless claims for further clues on the state of the labor market, as well as results from Apple Inc AAPL.O after the closing bell.\nAt 07:42 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 113 points, or 0.34%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 14.25 points, or 0.35%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 7.5 points, or 0.06%.\nChip designer Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O slumped 7.7% after third-quarter forecasts missed estimates, while e-commerce platform Etsy Inc ETSY.O gained 3% on beating expectations for quarterly revenue.\nParamount Global Inc PARA.O dropped 14.9% after it missed first-quarter revenue estimates as it added fewer subscribers at its flagship streaming service and advertisers cut back on spending.\nStocks and the Fedhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3AUufR0\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "US/ Investors will also monitor weekly jobless claims for further clues on the state of the labor market, as well as results from Apple Inc AAPL.O after the closing bell. By Ankika Biswas May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures dipped as news that PacWest Bancorp was exploring strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, countering optimism from the Federal Reserve's signal of a likely pause in its interest rate hikes. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 34.7% in premarket trading on Thursday after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered amid fears of a worsening banking crisis.", 'news_luhn_summary': "US/ Investors will also monitor weekly jobless claims for further clues on the state of the labor market, as well as results from Apple Inc AAPL.O after the closing bell. By Ankika Biswas May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures dipped as news that PacWest Bancorp was exploring strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, countering optimism from the Federal Reserve's signal of a likely pause in its interest rate hikes. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 34.7% in premarket trading on Thursday after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered amid fears of a worsening banking crisis.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures dip as PacWest woes offset Fed pause optimism', 'news_lexrank_summary': "US/ Investors will also monitor weekly jobless claims for further clues on the state of the labor market, as well as results from Apple Inc AAPL.O after the closing bell. By Ankika Biswas May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures dipped as news that PacWest Bancorp was exploring strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, countering optimism from the Federal Reserve's signal of a likely pause in its interest rate hikes. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 34.7% in premarket trading on Thursday after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered amid fears of a worsening banking crisis.", 'news_textrank_summary': "US/ Investors will also monitor weekly jobless claims for further clues on the state of the labor market, as well as results from Apple Inc AAPL.O after the closing bell. By Ankika Biswas May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures dipped as news that PacWest Bancorp was exploring strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, countering optimism from the Federal Reserve's signal of a likely pause in its interest rate hikes. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 34.7% in premarket trading on Thursday after it confirmed it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered amid fears of a worsening banking crisis."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-franklin-u.s.-large-cap-multifactor-index-etf-flql-a-strong-etf-right-now-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) was launched on 04/26/2017, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nFor a long time now, the ETF industry has been flooded with products based on market capitalization weighted indexes, which are designed to represent the broader market or a particular market segment.\nBecause market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nIf you're the kind of investor who would rather try and beat the market through good stock selection, then smart beta funds are your best choice; this fund class is known for tracking non-cap weighted strategies.\nBy attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.\nThe smart beta space gives investors many different choices, from equal-weighting, one of the simplest strategies, to more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting. However, not all of these methodologies have been able to deliver remarkable returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nFLQL is managed by Franklin Templeton Investments, and this fund has amassed over $851.39 million, which makes it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Blend. Before fees and expenses, this particular fund seeks to match the performance of the LibertyQ US Large Cap Equity Index.\nThe LibertyQ US Large Cap Equity Index seeks to achieve a lower level of risk and higher risk-adjusted performance than the Russell 1000 Index over the long term by applying a multi-factor selection process, which is designed to select equity securities from the Russell 1000 Index that have favorable exposure to four investment style factors quality, value, momentum and low volatility.\nCost & Other Expenses\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor. And, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nFLQL's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 2.03%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nMost ETFs are very transparent products, and disclose their holdings on a daily basis. ETFs also offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, though it's still important for investors to research a fund's holdings.\nFor FLQL, it has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector --about 30.60% of the portfolio --while Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.39% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Broadcom Inc (AVGO).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 26.77% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has added about 5.11% so far this year and is down about -0.34% in the last one year (as of 05/04/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $36.61 and $43.01.\nThe fund has a beta of 0.92 and standard deviation of 16.97% for the trailing three-year period. With about 212 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nFranklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Blend segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) tracks S&P 500 Index and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) tracks S&P 500 Index. IShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $305.88 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $370.45 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Blend.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nFranklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBroadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.39% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Broadcom Inc (AVGO). Click to get this free report Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. By attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.39% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Broadcom Inc (AVGO). The Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) was launched on 04/26/2017, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.39% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Broadcom Inc (AVGO). Click to get this free report Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) was launched on 04/26/2017, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.39% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Broadcom Inc (AVGO). The Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF (FLQL) was launched on 04/26/2017, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-waver-as-pacwest-slide-offsets-fed-pause-optimism', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nFutures: Dow up 0.01%, S&P down 0.03%, Nasdaq up 0.22%\nMay 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures wavered on Thursday as PacWest Bancorp exploring strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, while investors drew comfort from the Federal Reserve signaling a likely pause in its interest rate hikes.\nThe central bank on Wednesday raised rates by 25 basis points to the 5.00%-5.25% range and signaled a pause in its policy tightening, giving officials time to assess the recent bank failures, U.S. debt ceiling situation and sticky inflation.\nU.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that it was too soon to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern.\nU.S. interest rate futures priced in a pause in tightening at the June and July policy meetings, according to the CME's FedWatch tool, and also factored in a more than 50% chance of rate cuts at the September meeting.\nThe Fed over the past 14 months has raised rates by 500 basis points to tame price pressures in its most aggressive policy tightening since the 1980s.\nPacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 36.3% in premarket trading following talks with potential partners and investors about strategic options after shares of the regional lender and its peers got hammered amid fears of a worsening banking crisis.\nThis comes after regulators seized First Republic Bank, with JPMorgan Chase JPM.N agreeing to buy majority of the assets, marking the largest U.S. bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis.\nShares of other regional lenders such as KeyCorp KEY.N, Valley National Bancorp VLY.O and Zions Bancorp ZION.O fell between 4.5% and 6.6%, while Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N dropped 17.2% despite noting that it had not experienced unusual deposit outflows following the sale of First Republic.\nInvestor concerns around banks have remained despite actions by regulators to contain a banking crisis that kicked off with the collapse of two mid-sized U.S. lenders in March.\nThe KBW Regional Banking index .KRX and S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK have lost around 29% and 15% so far in 2023.\nMajor technology and growth stocks such as Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O edged up between 0.3% and 0.8% in premarket trading on Thursday, helped by a fall in U.S. Treasury yields.\nAlthough the end of Fed's market-punishing rate-hike cycle may be in sight, uncertainty over stock valuations and the economic outlook are keeping investors on alert for more turbulence ahead.\nModerna Inc MRNA.O, Paramount Global PARA.O, Kellogg Co K.N and Peloton Interactive Inc PTON.O are scheduled to report quarterly results before markets open. Apple Inc AAPL.O results are due after the closing bell.\nInvestors will also monitor weekly jobless claims for further clues on the state of the labor market.\nAt 5:27 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 3 points, or 0.01%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 1.25 points, or 0.03%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 28.75 points, or 0.22%.\nQualcomm Inc QCOM.O slumped 6.7% after third-quarter forecasts missed estimates, while Etsy Inc ETSY.O gained 3% on beating expectations for quarterly revenue.\nStocks and the Fedhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3AUufR0\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O results are due after the closing bell. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures: Dow up 0.01%, S&P down 0.03%, Nasdaq up 0.22% May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures wavered on Thursday as PacWest Bancorp exploring strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, while investors drew comfort from the Federal Reserve signaling a likely pause in its interest rate hikes. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 36.3% in premarket trading following talks with potential partners and investors about strategic options after shares of the regional lender and its peers got hammered amid fears of a worsening banking crisis.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O results are due after the closing bell. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures: Dow up 0.01%, S&P down 0.03%, Nasdaq up 0.22% May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures wavered on Thursday as PacWest Bancorp exploring strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, while investors drew comfort from the Federal Reserve signaling a likely pause in its interest rate hikes. The central bank on Wednesday raised rates by 25 basis points to the 5.00%-5.25% range and signaled a pause in its policy tightening, giving officials time to assess the recent bank failures, U.S. debt ceiling situation and sticky inflation.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures waver as PacWest slide offsets Fed pause optimism', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O results are due after the closing bell. The Fed over the past 14 months has raised rates by 500 basis points to tame price pressures in its most aggressive policy tightening since the 1980s. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 36.3% in premarket trading following talks with potential partners and investors about strategic options after shares of the regional lender and its peers got hammered amid fears of a worsening banking crisis.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O results are due after the closing bell. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures: Dow up 0.01%, S&P down 0.03%, Nasdaq up 0.22% May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures wavered on Thursday as PacWest Bancorp exploring strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, while investors drew comfort from the Federal Reserve signaling a likely pause in its interest rate hikes. The central bank on Wednesday raised rates by 25 basis points to the 5.00%-5.25% range and signaled a pause in its policy tightening, giving officials time to assess the recent bank failures, U.S. debt ceiling situation and sticky inflation.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-stocks-and-euro-sag-ahead-of-expected-ecb-rate-hike', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Marc Jones\nLONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - Europe\'s stock markets and the euro sagged on Thursday as investors waited for another European Central Bank rate rise after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled that its marathon hiking run might finally have hit pause.\nAnother rout in regional U.S. bank shares overnight was hardly helping spirits, but with gold XAU= a whisker away from a record high and oil LCOc1 higher after a tough few days, focus was naturally on Frankfurt.\nEconomists polled by Reuters expect the ECB to raise its borrowing rates for a seventh meeting in a row albeit the consensus is for a smaller quarter-point move rather than the half-point jumps it has been favouring recently.\nMatt Ward, a portfolio manager in the global equities team at Barings, said after the Fed had done a decent job "threading the needle" on Wednesday with its quarter point rise, the ECB would be watched closely.\n"I am not in the camp of expecting a shock 50 basis point hike, but it\'s tough to see anything but a continuation of the hawkish tone," he said, pointing to the run of relatively robust data and low unemployment in key countries like Germany.\nThat likely ECB tone was evident in the bond markets where benchmark government bond yields, which drive the cost of borrowing across Europe, were nudging higher.\nIt was fractional stuff though. Germany\'s 10-year yield DE10YT=RR was up just 1 basis point at 2.26% and well down from where it was a month ago, while Italy\'s IT10YT=RR was only 2 bps higher at 4.152%. GVD/EUR\n"We\'re basically in limbo right now until the decision," which comes at 1215 GMT, said Piet Haines Christiansen, chief strategist for fixed income at Danske Bank.\nThe Fed on Wednesday dropped a key line that had been in its previously statements on the need for further rate increases, yet Fed Chair Jerome Powell pushed back against expectations that it will soon start cutting them.\nIt will "take some time" for inflation to fall he said, so "it would not be appropriate to cut rates" this year.\nIt came too as another U.S. regional bank, PacWest Bancorp PACW.O, reported troubles, reminding investors of the precarious health of some banks despite regulators\' assurances around containing the crisis that started with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March.\n"The Fed decision was widely expected, so it didn\'t provide much of a shock to financial markets," said Tina Teng, market analyst at CMC Markets, in Auckland. "However, I think the whole economic playout is not positive, especially the recent banking rout from the regional banks."\nAPPLE EYED\nFrontrunning the ECB, Norway\'s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.25%, as expected, and added it was likely to hike again in June, and beyond if the Norwegian crown stays weak.\nEuropean stocks languished, with the STOXX 600 STOXX down 0.5% led by the carmaking and tourism sectors. .EU\nMSCI\'s 47-country index of world shares was slipping back into the red too .MIWD00000PUS as were Wall Street futures were tech giant Apple AAPL.O was due to reports earnings later.\nAsia had been more upbeat .MIAPJ0000PUS although trade has been thinned this week by Japanese holidays.\nChina\'s benchmark index .CSI300 opened weaker as mainland markets returned after their May Day holidays but rebounded to end broadly unchanged.\nU.S. bond markets had rallied on Wednesday after the Fed meeting TYc1, as did Fed Funds futures 0#FF:, the latter implying a 52% chance of a rate cut as early as July.\nThe Japanese yen JPY=EBS strengthened 0.1% versus the greenback at 134.51 per dollar, adding to its more than 1% rise on Wednesday.\nBack in Europe, the euro EUR=EBS turned lower having briefly flirting with a one-year peak, while Britain\'s pound GBP=D3 also went flat having touched a roughly 11-month high of $1.25925 in Asia. /FRX\nMizuho analysts said the excitement over the implied pause in Fed tightening might be overdone and that the Fed\'s guidance "is merely more contemplative".\nBrent oil prices rose 1% to $72.83 a barrel on Thursday but it was a fraction of their 9% slump seen over past three days.\nGlobal currencies vs. dollar http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nEmerging marketshttp://tmsnrt.rs/2ihRugV\nMSCI All Country World Index Market Caphttp://tmsnrt.rs/2EmTD6j\nFed hikes rates to levels last seen before financial crisishttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NA8oFO\nThe race to raise rateshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3ALpJ7b\nECB hawkishness to moderatehttps://tmsnrt.rs/44226op\n(Additional reporting by Harry Robertson in London and Rae Wee in Singapore; Editing by Christina Fincher)\n(([email protected]; +44 (0)20 7513 4042; Reuters Messaging: [email protected] Twitter @marcjonesrtrs))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': ".EU MSCI's 47-country index of world shares was slipping back into the red too .MIWD00000PUS as were Wall Street futures were tech giant Apple AAPL.O was due to reports earnings later. By Marc Jones LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - Europe's stock markets and the euro sagged on Thursday as investors waited for another European Central Bank rate rise after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled that its marathon hiking run might finally have hit pause. Economists polled by Reuters expect the ECB to raise its borrowing rates for a seventh meeting in a row albeit the consensus is for a smaller quarter-point move rather than the half-point jumps it has been favouring recently.", 'news_luhn_summary': ".EU MSCI's 47-country index of world shares was slipping back into the red too .MIWD00000PUS as were Wall Street futures were tech giant Apple AAPL.O was due to reports earnings later. By Marc Jones LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - Europe's stock markets and the euro sagged on Thursday as investors waited for another European Central Bank rate rise after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled that its marathon hiking run might finally have hit pause. Frontrunning the ECB, Norway's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.25%, as expected, and added it was likely to hike again in June, and beyond if the Norwegian crown stays weak.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks and euro sag ahead of expected ECB rate hike', 'news_lexrank_summary': '.EU MSCI\'s 47-country index of world shares was slipping back into the red too .MIWD00000PUS as were Wall Street futures were tech giant Apple AAPL.O was due to reports earnings later. By Marc Jones LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - Europe\'s stock markets and the euro sagged on Thursday as investors waited for another European Central Bank rate rise after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled that its marathon hiking run might finally have hit pause. "However, I think the whole economic playout is not positive, especially the recent banking rout from the regional banks."', 'news_textrank_summary': ".EU MSCI's 47-country index of world shares was slipping back into the red too .MIWD00000PUS as were Wall Street futures were tech giant Apple AAPL.O was due to reports earnings later. By Marc Jones LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - Europe's stock markets and the euro sagged on Thursday as investors waited for another European Central Bank rate rise after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled that its marathon hiking run might finally have hit pause. It came too as another U.S. regional bank, PacWest Bancorp PACW.O, reported troubles, reminding investors of the precarious health of some banks despite regulators' assurances around containing the crisis that started with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zacks-investment-ideas-feature-highlights%3A-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – May 4, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL.\nApple (AAPL) Earnings Preview: Bull vs. Bear Case\nApple, the unequivocal king of the stock market reports earnings Thursday, May 4 after the market closes. As the world’s leading consumer products and technology company, Apple’s earnings act as an important bellwether for the broader economy.\nApple stock has not disappointed this year and the sturdiness of Apple’s returns simply cannot be understated. The stock is up 30% YTD, 300% over the last five years, and 1100% over the last 10 years. It isn’t flawless though, as it was down -30% during 2022. However, it has nearly earned it all back in the first four months of 2023.\nEarnings Expectations\nAnalysts are expecting a YoY decline in Q2 sales, which isn’t great, but also not terrible. Something I don’t often see mentioned about Apple is the strong seasonal tendencies of its revenues.\nIn the quarterly revenues chart below we see revenues regularly explode higher following the holiday season and are then mostly stagnant through the rest of the year. But Q1 2023 sales were below Q1 2022, which shows that there was a YoY slowdown in the most recent holiday season.\nAdditionally, analyst earnings revisions have been mixed, which gives Apple a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold). Q2 expectations are looking down a bit, which lines up with market expectations of a broader economic slowdown in the second half of the year.\nAlso concerning, last quarter Apple posted a rare sales and earnings miss. Last quarter marked Apple’s first earnings miss since 2016, which was just -$0.01 below expectations and its second sales miss since 2016, which was also just below expectations.\nAnalysts are expecting earnings growth to decline -5.3% YoY to $1.44 a share. The rest of the year is expected to be mostly flat as well, however next year’s earnings are projected to pick up significantly.\nBear Case\nShorting Apple is almost never advised, and although I don’t consider this my base case it is important to address the primary risks. AAPL stock has acted as an incredible haven this year and its returns make up 25% of S&P 500’s total returns YTD.\nAt this point investors are treating Apple stock like a Treasury bond, and it has considerably outperformed Treasuries. But is that realistic? Will some doubt start creeping into investors’ minds and cause Apple to roll over.\nApple’s most critical profit center is the iPhone, which makes up 52% of total revenue. In the Q1 report, we saw that iPhone sales were down YoY. Management chalked this up to a one-time event and blamed the miss on supply issues related to the lockdowns in China.\nWhat if it was a demand issue though? What if we are moving past peak iPhone? The chart below shows total annual smartphone sales, which have clearly peaked. This means that Apple is already fighting an uphill battle.\nFurthermore, iPhone quality and longevity is improving, and so are prices, and the length of payment plans. I know personally, the iPhone 11 Pro I bought in 2019 still feels as good as new.\nMarket share is another important consideration. Apple currently has an impressive 23% market share of global smartphones. How much room does Apple have to continue to grow this figure?\nThe massive Chinese middle class is a very important segment for Apple to target, but what if they start to prefer the Chinese branded phones? Oppo and Xiaomi have made some extremely compelling new phones, particularly their smart flip phones. Flip phones are extremely interesting because they begin to blend phone and tablet products. Flip phones are a product Apple doesn’t have and I haven’t heard rumors of anything in the pipeline.\nThe black swan event would be a military conflict between the US and China. In this worst case scenario, it would be highly unlikely that the civil relations between Apple and China continue.\nThe concerns listed are more hypotheticals and questions. Of course, Apple has defied all investor logic for over a decade now, and its downfall is an extremely unlikely event. But doubt and fear can move a stock. Is the next 20% move in Apple stock higher or lower? I don’t know, but there are certainly catalysts the give potential to the -20% possibility.\nTechnicals\nThere isn’t a clean chart pattern to trade AAPL from, but this large range looks significant to me. The $180 level is resistance and $130 support. Right now, price is in no-mans land in the middle of this large range.\nIf price can clear the $180 level, resistance should turn into support, and the next multi-year leg higher in Apple should commence. However, a rejection at $180 would be very significant. If the stock can’t clear that level, it may be indicative of not just Apple, but the market more broadly.\nWith a recession likely coming later this year, it is possible we will see Apple retest the high of the range, and then as the recession takes hold, swing back down to the bottom of the range. Rather than trying to short the stock, investors would be better off waiting for price to come back down to the $130-$140 buy zone.\nValuation\nApple is currently trading at a one-year forward earnings multiple of 28x, which is above the market average and above its five-year median of 24x. This certainly isn’t a cheap valuation, but as one of the world’s leading companies it isn’t particularly expensive either. This reasonable valuation doesn’t play well for the bears.\nBottom Line\nApple is a juggernaut in the stock market, and its supremacy is undeniable. While I did lay out a bear case, it is more of an exercise in risk management than anything else. While the dynamics that have propelled Apple to this level over the past decade may change, the biggest risk currently is an economic slowdown.\nApple brought luxury to the masses, so if the average person begins to feel the heat of a slowing economy, they probably won’t be buying a new iPhone. But there is a path where the recession is not too bad, and in that case, Apple continues to chug along as the world’s leading stock.\nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P's +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\nTop 5 ChatGPT Stocks Revealed\nZacks Senior Stock Strategist, Kevin Cook names 5 hand-picked stocks with sky-high growth potential in a brilliant sector of Artificial Intelligence. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\nToday you can invest in the wave of the future, an automation that answers follow-up questions … admits mistakes … challenges incorrect premises … rejects inappropriate requests. As one of the selected companies puts it, “Automation frees people from the mundane so they can accomplish the miraculous.”\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – May 4, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL. Apple (AAPL) Earnings Preview: Bull vs. Bear Case Apple, the unequivocal king of the stock market reports earnings Thursday, May 4 after the market closes. AAPL stock has acted as an incredible haven this year and its returns make up 25% of S&P 500’s total returns YTD.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – May 4, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL. Apple (AAPL) Earnings Preview: Bull vs. Bear Case Apple, the unequivocal king of the stock market reports earnings Thursday, May 4 after the market closes.', 'news_article_title': 'Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – May 4, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL. Apple (AAPL) Earnings Preview: Bull vs. Bear Case Apple, the unequivocal king of the stock market reports earnings Thursday, May 4 after the market closes. AAPL stock has acted as an incredible haven this year and its returns make up 25% of S&P 500’s total returns YTD.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Earnings Preview: Bull vs. Bear Case Apple, the unequivocal king of the stock market reports earnings Thursday, May 4 after the market closes. For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – May 4, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL. AAPL stock has acted as an incredible haven this year and its returns make up 25% of S&P 500’s total returns YTD.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-reports-earnings-today-revenues-could-decline-in-q2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will announce its second-quarter financials on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Wall Street expects Apple’s top line to drop, reflecting the ongoing weakness in product sales. However, the momentum in Services revenue could continue to support overall sales. \nAnalysts Weigh In\nAnalysts expect Apple to report revenue of $92.91 billion in the second quarter, reflecting a year-over-year decline of about 4.5%. Momentum in Services sales and the easing of supply-chain headwinds and improvement in China could support overall revenue, but tough year-over-year comparisons and pressure on consumer spending due to high inflation and interest rates will likely hurt Mac sales. \nMonness analyst Brian White expects AAPL’s Q2 revenue to decrease by 6%. In a note to investors dated May 1, White expects iPhone sales to improve compared to Q1. However, he sees iPhone revenue declining by 4% year-over-year. The analyst projects a 43% drop in Mac revenue, reflecting weak consumer spending trends and normalization in demand post the easing of COVID-led lockdowns. \nNonetheless, White forecasts a 7% growth in Apple’s Services sales, reflecting a growing installed base of active devices and an increase in paid subscriptions. \nAlong with White, Goldman Sachs analyst Mike Ng sees a 3% drop in Apple’s Q2 revenues. On April 24, the analyst said he expects a 5% fall in AAPL’s product revenues. However, he expects iPhone sales to offset the weakness in Mac revenue.\nGiven the ongoing pressure on its top line, analysts project AAPL’s earnings to decline in Q2. Wall Street expects AAPL to post earnings of $1.43 a share in Q2, compared with an EPS of $1.52 in the prior year’s quarter. \nIs Apple a Buy, Sell, or Hold? \nApple stock has gained about 30% year-to-date. Further, analysts maintain their bullish outlook on AAPL stock. It has received 21 Buy, four Hold, and one Sell recommendations ahead of Q2, reflecting a Strong Buy consensus rating. \nThe analysts’ average price target of $175.05 implies 3.86% upside potential. \nBottom Line \nWhile Apple’s top line is projected to decline in Q2, iPhone sales could show improvement. Further, the easing of supply-chain headwinds and ongoing strength in the Services segment bodes well for growth. Apple could also provide a favorable update on share buybacks or dividends, which could act as a catalyst. \nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Wall Street expects AAPL to post earnings of $1.43 a share in Q2, compared with an EPS of $1.52 in the prior year’s quarter. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will announce its second-quarter financials on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Monness analyst Brian White expects AAPL’s Q2 revenue to decrease by 6%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will announce its second-quarter financials on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Monness analyst Brian White expects AAPL’s Q2 revenue to decrease by 6%. On April 24, the analyst said he expects a 5% fall in AAPL’s product revenues.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Reports Earnings Today; Revenues Could Decline in Q2', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will announce its second-quarter financials on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Monness analyst Brian White expects AAPL’s Q2 revenue to decrease by 6%. On April 24, the analyst said he expects a 5% fall in AAPL’s product revenues.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will announce its second-quarter financials on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Monness analyst Brian White expects AAPL’s Q2 revenue to decrease by 6%. On April 24, the analyst said he expects a 5% fall in AAPL’s product revenues.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/morning-bid-europe-next-up-ecb%3A-will-it-be-a-hawkish-25-or-dovish-50', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan.\nThe spotlight moves swiftly from the Fed\'s "possible pause or pivot" message overnight to the European Central Bank, where the direction of rates is not in question.\nIt will be a seventh rate rise for the ECB, the central bank for a 20-country zone whose headline inflation is 7%, and it has so far dismissed the ongoing banking crisis as U.S.-specific.\nWill the ECB go for a heavier 50 basis-point hike and signal a possible pause, allowing President Christine Lagarde to echo Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s "credit tightening" excuse? The odds are for a smaller rise.\nThe Fed on Wednesday delivered what markets are convinced will be the last rate hike of the cycle. It signalled it may pause further increases, giving officials time to assess the fallout from the bank failures, wait on a political resolution to the U.S. debt ceiling, and monitor inflation.\nAnother bank soon reported trouble. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O fell nearly 60% after announcing it is exploring strategic options, including a potential sale or capital raise. A liquidity boost it announced in March failed to inspire confidence in its ailing share price.\nThose worries left Asian markets pricing in not just a possible peak in U.S. rates but even a fall. Fed Funds futures 0#FF: imply a 52% chance of a rate cut in July.\nThe focus will move back to the tech sector later in post-market hours in the United States when the world\'s most valuable company, Apple Inc AAPL.O, may report a more than 4% drop in revenue, its second straight quarterly decline, weighed down by consumers shunning non-essential purchases such as iPhones and Mac computers and slowing growth at its services business.\nKey developments that could influence markets on Thursday:\n- Economic events: ECB rate decision, Eurozone March PPI, Germany trade balance, U.S. initial jobless claims\n- Earnings: Apple, Shell, Shopify, ArcelorMittal, Shell\nChina manufacturing PMI - Caixinhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3nsOi5L\nEuro zone core inflation remains stickyhttps://tmsnrt.rs/41ZX0Hk\n(Reporting by Vidya Ranganathan; Editing by Edmund Klamann)\n(([email protected]; +65 6973 8261; Reuters Messaging: Twitter:@Vid_Ranganathan))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The focus will move back to the tech sector later in post-market hours in the United States when the world\'s most valuable company, Apple Inc AAPL.O, may report a more than 4% drop in revenue, its second straight quarterly decline, weighed down by consumers shunning non-essential purchases such as iPhones and Mac computers and slowing growth at its services business. Will the ECB go for a heavier 50 basis-point hike and signal a possible pause, allowing President Christine Lagarde to echo Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s "credit tightening" excuse? Key developments that could influence markets on Thursday: - Economic events: ECB rate decision, Eurozone March PPI, Germany trade balance, U.S. initial jobless claims - Earnings: Apple, Shell, Shopify, ArcelorMittal, Shell China manufacturing PMI - Caixinhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3nsOi5L Euro zone core inflation remains stickyhttps://tmsnrt.rs/41ZX0Hk (Reporting by Vidya Ranganathan; Editing by Edmund Klamann) (([email protected]; +65 6973 8261; Reuters Messaging: Twitter:@Vid_Ranganathan)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The focus will move back to the tech sector later in post-market hours in the United States when the world\'s most valuable company, Apple Inc AAPL.O, may report a more than 4% drop in revenue, its second straight quarterly decline, weighed down by consumers shunning non-essential purchases such as iPhones and Mac computers and slowing growth at its services business. The spotlight moves swiftly from the Fed\'s "possible pause or pivot" message overnight to the European Central Bank, where the direction of rates is not in question. It will be a seventh rate rise for the ECB, the central bank for a 20-country zone whose headline inflation is 7%, and it has so far dismissed the ongoing banking crisis as U.S.-specific.', 'news_article_title': 'MORNING BID EUROPE-Next up ECB: Will it be a hawkish 25 or dovish 50?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The focus will move back to the tech sector later in post-market hours in the United States when the world's most valuable company, Apple Inc AAPL.O, may report a more than 4% drop in revenue, its second straight quarterly decline, weighed down by consumers shunning non-essential purchases such as iPhones and Mac computers and slowing growth at its services business. A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan. It will be a seventh rate rise for the ECB, the central bank for a 20-country zone whose headline inflation is 7%, and it has so far dismissed the ongoing banking crisis as U.S.-specific.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The focus will move back to the tech sector later in post-market hours in the United States when the world\'s most valuable company, Apple Inc AAPL.O, may report a more than 4% drop in revenue, its second straight quarterly decline, weighed down by consumers shunning non-essential purchases such as iPhones and Mac computers and slowing growth at its services business. The spotlight moves swiftly from the Fed\'s "possible pause or pivot" message overnight to the European Central Bank, where the direction of rates is not in question. It will be a seventh rate rise for the ECB, the central bank for a 20-country zone whose headline inflation is 7%, and it has so far dismissed the ongoing banking crisis as U.S.-specific.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-falls-as-pacwest-woes-overshadow-fed-pause-optimism', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar\nMay 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes fell on Thursday after PacWest\'s move to explore strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, countering optimism from the Federal Reserve signaling a likely pause in interest rate hikes.\nPacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 45.2% to a record low after confirming it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered amid fears of a worsening banking crisis.\nRegulators seized troubled First Republic Bank and JPMorgan Chase JPM.N agreed to buy majority of its assets earlier this week, marking the largest U.S. bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis.\nCanada\'s Toronto-Dominion Bank Group TD.TO called off its $13.4 billion acquisition of First Horizon Corp FHN.N on Thursday, triggering a drop of 37.9% in the U.S. regional bank\'s shares.\nRegional lenders including KeyCorp KEY.N, Valley National Bancorp VLY.O and Zions Bancorp ZION.O fell between 4.9% and 5.9%, while Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N dropped 17.9%.\nThe KBW Regional Banking index .KRX dropped 3.3%, while the S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK fell 1.6%.\n"PacWest is more evidence that the U.S. banking crisis is not over yet," said Stuart Cole, chief macro economist at Equiti Capital.\n"It (PacWest) does appear that it is struggling, and I would be very surprised if it was not for the same reasons as those before it ... the market is circling all these regional U.S. banks like a vulture, looking which one to pick off next."\nThe Fed raised interest rates by 25 basis points to the 5.00%-5.25% range and signaled a pause in its policy tightening, giving officials time to assess the recent bank failures, U.S. debt ceiling situation and sticky inflation.\nHowever, U.S. stocks dropped on Wednesday after Chair Jerome Powell said that it was too soon to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern.\nU.S. interest rate futures priced in a pause in tightening at the Fed\'s June and July policy meetings, according to CME\'s FedWatch tool, while factoring in a nearly 50% chance of rate cuts at the September meeting.\nData on Thursday showed the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits increased last week as the labor market gradually softens amid higher interest rates, which are cooling demand in the economy.\nApple Inc AAPL.O shares fell 1.4%, with the iPhone maker set to report quarterly results after the closing bell.\nAt 9:38 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 105.24 points, or 0.31%, at 33,309.00, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 12.35 points, or 0.30%, at 4,078.40, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 32.39 points, or 0.27%, at 11,992.94.\nModerna Inc MRNA.O rose 1% on stronger-than-expected sales for its COVID-19 vaccine for the first quarter.\nQualcomm Inc QCOM.O slumped 7.9% after the chip designer\'s third-quarter forecasts missed estimates, while Paramount Global Inc PARA.O dropped 22.2% after missing first-quarter revenue estimates amid a weak advertising market in its TV business.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.04-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.69-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and 14 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 16 new highs and 190 new lows.\nStocks and the Fedhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3AUufR0\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares fell 1.4%, with the iPhone maker set to report quarterly results after the closing bell. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday after PacWest's move to explore strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, countering optimism from the Federal Reserve signaling a likely pause in interest rate hikes. The Fed raised interest rates by 25 basis points to the 5.00%-5.25% range and signaled a pause in its policy tightening, giving officials time to assess the recent bank failures, U.S. debt ceiling situation and sticky inflation.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares fell 1.4%, with the iPhone maker set to report quarterly results after the closing bell. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday after PacWest's move to explore strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, countering optimism from the Federal Reserve signaling a likely pause in interest rate hikes. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 45.2% to a record low after confirming it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered amid fears of a worsening banking crisis.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street falls as PacWest woes overshadow Fed pause optimism', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares fell 1.4%, with the iPhone maker set to report quarterly results after the closing bell. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday after PacWest's move to explore strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, countering optimism from the Federal Reserve signaling a likely pause in interest rate hikes. The KBW Regional Banking index .KRX dropped 3.3%, while the S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK fell 1.6%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O shares fell 1.4%, with the iPhone maker set to report quarterly results after the closing bell. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday after PacWest's move to explore strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, countering optimism from the Federal Reserve signaling a likely pause in interest rate hikes. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O tumbled 45.2% to a record low after confirming it was exploring strategic options, including a sale, after shares of the regional lender and peers got hammered amid fears of a worsening banking crisis."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-msci-acwi-low-carbon-target-etf-crbn-a-strong-etf-right-now-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) was launched on 12/08/2014, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the World ETFs category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.\nInvestors who believe in market efficiency should consider market cap indexes, as they replicate market returns in a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way.\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\nThese indexes attempt to select stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance, based on certain fundamental characteristics or a combination of such characteristics.\nMethodologies like equal-weighting, one of the simplest options out there, fundamental weighting, and volatility/momentum based weighting are all choices offered to investors in this space, but not all of them can deliver superior returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nBecause the fund has amassed over $876.15 million, this makes it one of the larger ETFs in the World ETFs. CRBN is managed by Blackrock. Before fees and expenses, CRBN seeks to match the performance of the MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target Index.\nThe MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target Index is designed to address two dimensions of carbon exposure ? carbon emissions and potential carbon emissions from fossil fuel reserves.\nCost & Other Expenses\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.20% for CRBN, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt's 12-month trailing dividend yield comes in at 1.81%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.50% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nIts top 10 holdings account for approximately 15.89% of CRBN's total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, CRBN return is roughly 7.41%, and is down about -0.12% in the last one year (as of 05/04/2023). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $126.30 and $151.98.\nCRBN has a beta of 0.94 and standard deviation of 17.98% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a low risk choice in the space. With about 1350 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the World ETFs segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index. IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has $7.34 billion in assets, iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has $13.35 billion. ESGD has an expense ratio of 0.20% and ESGU charges 0.15%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the World ETFs.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports\niShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.50% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. There are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.50% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index.", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.50% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) was launched on 12/08/2014, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the World ETFs category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.50% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). The iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) was launched on 12/08/2014, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the World ETFs category of the market."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 164.30999755859375, 'high': 167.0399932861328, 'open': 164.88999938964844, 'close': 165.7899932861328, 'ema_50': 160.29228798157803, 'rsi_14': 51.73440947943075, 'target': 173.57000732421875, 'volume': 81235400.0, 'ema_200': 152.62537659560928, 'adj_close': 165.12017822265625, 'rsi_lag_1': 56.132384204913514, 'rsi_lag_2': 71.33466687135164, 'rsi_lag_3': 72.61966933231136, 'rsi_lag_4': 68.59504745288464, 'rsi_lag_5': 58.54993445606887, 'macd_lag_1': 2.5113618925138894, 'macd_lag_2': 2.6473903497845015, 'macd_lag_3': 2.6715231848459666, 'macd_lag_4': 2.556557537274955, 'macd_lag_5': 2.3634700103387445, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.2437454370764556, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.549839212129083}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 18.670000076293945, 'Date': '2023-05-04', 'High': 21.32999992370605, 'Open': 19.170000076293945, 'Close': 20.09000015258789, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-04', 'Adj Close': 20.09000015258789}, {'Low': 1.0986838340759275, 'Date': '2023-05-04', 'High': 1.109139323234558, 'Open': 1.1068925857543943, 'Close': 1.1068925857543943, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-04', 'Adj Close': 1.1068925857543943}, {'Low': 1.2552248239517212, 'Date': '2023-05-04', 'High': 1.2596838474273682, 'Open': 1.256865620613098, 'Close': 1.256897211074829, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-04', 'Adj Close': 1.256897211074829}, {'Low': 6.886799812316895, 'Date': '2023-05-04', 'High': 6.918700218200684, 'Open': 6.910600185394287, 'Close': 6.910600185394287, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-04', 'Adj Close': 6.910600185394287}, {'Low': 63.63999938964844, 'Date': '2023-05-04', 'High': 69.83999633789062, 'Open': 68.16000366210938, 'Close': 68.55999755859375, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 412495, 'date_str': '2023-05-04', 'Adj Close': 68.55999755859375}, {'Low': 0.6640798449516296, 'Date': '2023-05-04', 'High': 0.6699399948120117, 'Open': 0.6641517877578735, 'Close': 0.6641517877578735, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-04', 'Adj Close': 0.6641517877578735}, {'Low': 3.2960000038146973, 'Date': '2023-05-04', 'High': 3.4110000133514404, 'Open': 3.345000028610229, 'Close': 3.3510000705718994, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-04', 'Adj Close': 3.3510000705718994}, {'Low': 133.68600463867188, 'Date': '2023-05-04', 'High': 134.8699951171875, 'Open': 134.54400634765625, 'Close': 134.54400634765625, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-04', 'Adj Close': 134.54400634765625}, {'Low': 101.02999877929688, 'Date': '2023-05-04', 'High': 101.63999938964844, 'Open': 101.1999969482422, 'Close': 101.4000015258789, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-04', 'Adj Close': 101.4000015258789}, {'Low': 2040.0, 'Date': '2023-05-04', 'High': 2072.0, 'Open': 2045.0, 'Close': 2048.0, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 930, 'date_str': '2023-05-04', 'Adj Close': 2048.0}]}
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YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. YOUR ONLY TASK IS TO PREDICT FUTURE STOCK PRICES BASED ON PROVIDED DATA. RESPOND IN A JSON FORMAT WITH PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT 10 BUSINESS DAYS, 1 MONTH, 3 MONTHS, 6 MONTHS, AND 1 YEAR.
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{'date': '2023-05-05', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-5-2023-%3A-aapl-qqq-msft-fold-amzn-tsla-ccl-ms-ni-rrc-eqt', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -7.66 to 13,251.47. The total After hours volume is currently 83,646,329 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.13 at $173.44, with 3,557,335 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -0.15 at $322.74, with 3,171,518 shares traded. This represents a 26.93% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.21 at $310.86, with 2,166,529 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 11 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.55. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nAmicus Therapeutics, Inc. (FOLD) is +0.025 at $12.15, with 2,079,520 shares traded.FOLD is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/10/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is -0.13 per share, which represents a -30 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.195 at $105.46, with 1,969,683 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 7 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.33. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) is -0.09 at $169.97, with 1,846,324 shares traded. TSLA\'s current last sale is 84.99% of the target price of $200.\n\nCarnival Corporation (CCL) is unchanged at $10.01, with 1,301,261 shares traded. CCL\'s current last sale is 91% of the target price of $11.\n\nMorgan Stanley (MS) is unchanged at $84.88, with 1,165,204 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MS is in the "buy range".\n\nNiSource, Inc (NI) is unchanged at $28.54, with 1,165,040 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NI is in the "strong buy range".\n\nRange Resources Corporation (RRC) is -0.2 at $25.10, with 1,080,308 shares traded. RRC\'s current last sale is 77.23% of the target price of $32.5.\n\nEQT Corporation (EQT) is +0.02 at $32.37, with 1,046,772 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for EQT is in the "buy range".\n\nU.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (SLCA) is unchanged at $12.48, with 1,000,852 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SLCA is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.13 at $173.44, with 3,557,335 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 11 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.13 at $173.44, with 3,557,335 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 11 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 5, 2023 : AAPL, QQQ, MSFT, FOLD, AMZN, TSLA, CCL, MS, NI, RRC, EQT, SLCA', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.13 at $173.44, with 3,557,335 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 11 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.13 at $173.44, with 3,557,335 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 83,646,329 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-dow-has-best-day-since-jan.-6-after-apple-rally-jobs-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, with the Dow posting its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6, as shares of Apple surged more than 4% after upbeat results and U.S. jobs data pointed to a resilient labor market.\nAdding to the bullish momentum, regional bank shares reboundedfrom declines tied to the collapse of First Republic Bank. Analysts upgraded a number of lenders they said were oversold.\nPacWest Bancorp PACW.O rallied 81.7% and Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.Njumped 49.2%, while the KBW regional bank index .KRXadvanced 4.7%.\nApple\'s AAPL.O quarterly resultsalso cheered investors worried about a potential recession. The iPhone maker\'s shares hit their highest level in about nine months, and the stock ended up 4.7% in its biggest daily percentage gain since November.\nThe stock was the biggest positive influence on all three major U.S. stock indexes.\nThe U.S. Labor Department report showed job growth accelerated in April and wage gains increased solidly, suggesting the labor market has stayed strong despite recent interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.\nWith the jobs report, "it\'s about the state of the U.S. economy, and what we saw today suggests it\'s in a better position than previously expected," said Kristina Hooper, chiefglobal marketStrategist at Invesco in New York.\nInvestors have been worried that the rate hikes may eventually push the economy into recession.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 546.64 points, or 1.65%, to 33,674.38, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 75.03 points, or 1.85%, to 4,136.25 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 269.02 points, or 2.25%, to 12,235.41.\nThe Cboe Volatility index .VIX registered its biggest one-day decline since March 16.\nThe Dow and S&P 500 still registered losses for the week, however, while the Nasdaq ended with a slight gain for the week.\nOn Wednesday, the U.S. central bank raised rates by 25 basis points as expected, but Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted it was too early to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern.\nApple drove gains in other tech shares, but all 11 major S&P sectors were higher on the day.\nThe estimated decline in first-quarter S&P 500 earnings has been getting smaller since the start of the reporting season and is now at just 0.7% year-over-year, Refinitiv data showed on Friday.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 10.57 billion shares, compared with the 10.70 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 4.95-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.75-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 13 new 52-week highs and 3 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 87 new highs and 104 new lows.\nU.S. earnings recession U.S. earnings recessionhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3Hd1frg\n(Additional reporting by Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and Sinead Carew in New York; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu, Shounak Dasgupta and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple\'s AAPL.O quarterly resultsalso cheered investors worried about a potential recession. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, with the Dow posting its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6, as shares of Apple surged more than 4% after upbeat results and U.S. jobs data pointed to a resilient labor market. With the jobs report, "it\'s about the state of the U.S. economy, and what we saw today suggests it\'s in a better position than previously expected," said Kristina Hooper, chiefglobal marketStrategist at Invesco in New York.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's AAPL.O quarterly resultsalso cheered investors worried about a potential recession. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, with the Dow posting its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6, as shares of Apple surged more than 4% after upbeat results and U.S. jobs data pointed to a resilient labor market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 546.64 points, or 1.65%, to 33,674.38, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 75.03 points, or 1.85%, to 4,136.25 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 269.02 points, or 2.25%, to 12,235.41.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Dow has best day since Jan. 6 after Apple rally, jobs data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's AAPL.O quarterly resultsalso cheered investors worried about a potential recession. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, with the Dow posting its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6, as shares of Apple surged more than 4% after upbeat results and U.S. jobs data pointed to a resilient labor market. The stock was the biggest positive influence on all three major U.S. stock indexes.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's AAPL.O quarterly resultsalso cheered investors worried about a potential recession. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, with the Dow posting its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6, as shares of Apple surged more than 4% after upbeat results and U.S. jobs data pointed to a resilient labor market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 546.64 points, or 1.65%, to 33,674.38, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 75.03 points, or 1.85%, to 4,136.25 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 269.02 points, or 2.25%, to 12,235.41."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-stocks-rally-while-treasuries-fall-as-us-jobs-data-brightens-outlook', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew and Naomi Rovnick\nNEW YORK/LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - A global gauge of stocks rallied and U.S. Treasuries and gold sold off on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data brightened the economic outlook and traders pared expectations of Federal Reserve easing after a long spate of rate hikes.\nThe non-farms payroll report showed U.S. employers added 253,000 new jobs in April, up from 165,000 in March and exceeding expectations for 180,000.\nU.S. Treasury yields rose after the report while the dollar was down very slightly against a basket of major currencies.\nOil prices jumped on signs of economic strength, but registered their third weekly decline in a row. Shares in U.S. banks also erased some losses after a rough week following the collapse of a third major bank.\nSince Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank could pause hikes traders have been betting this would happen at the June meeting with some even calling for rate cuts in July, according to CME Group\'s FedWatch tool. After Friday\'s data, the probability for a July cut declined.\nBut still Friday\'s trading suggested a focus on signs of economic strength rather than on the prospects for tighter policy, which often come with stronger than expected data.\n"The pause button has likely been pressed and now it\'s about the state of the U.S. economy and what we saw today suggests it\'s in a better position that previously expected," said Kristina Hooper, chiefglobal marketstrategist at Invesco, New York. "The caveats are that one data point does not a picture paint and, to a large extent, employment is a lagging indicator for the state of the economy."\nBut while decent growth may not lead to more tightening in the short run Sameer Samana, seniorglobal marketstrategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina, disagrees with the market\'s "Goldilocks scenario" where growth slows without a hard recession and the Fed can ease policy quickly.\n"If the Fed is cutting rates aggressively in the back half of the year, something has gone very wrong economically," he said adding that, for now, the market has a short term focus.\nMSCI\'s gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS was gaining 1.48% and on track for its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6. However, for the week it still showed a small decline.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 546.64 points, or 1.65%, to 33,674.38, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 75.03 points, or 1.85%, to 4,136.25 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 269.02 points, or 2.25%, to 12,235.41.\nThe biggest boost from a single stock for all three major U.S. indexes was from technology heavyweight Apple Inc AAPL.O which soared after its quarterly report impressed investors.\nInvestors also paused their exit from U.S. banks pushing the KBW regional bank index .KRXup 4.7%. However the regional index was still down almost 8% for the week on sharp declines in the previous four sessions after the weekend collapse of First Republic Bank.\nIn currencies, the dollar index =USD fell 0.059%, with the euro EUR= up 0.05% to $1.1016. The Japanese yen weakened 0.39% versus the greenback at 134.84 per dollar, while sterling GBP= was last trading at $1.2633, up 0.49% on the day.\nIn Treasuries, benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were up 7.9 basis points to 3.431%, from 3.352% late on Thursday. The 30-year bond US30YT=RR was last up 2.4 basis points to yield 3.7464%. The 2-year note US2YT=RR was last was up 18.7 basis points to yield 3.9139%.\nSpot gold XAU= dropped 1.7% to $2,017.03 an ounce. U.S. gold futures GCc1 fell 1.76% to $2,017.40 an ounce.\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Additional reporting by Ankur Banarjee in Singapore. Editing by Jacqueline Wong, Robert Birsel, Keith Weir, Alexander Smith, David Gregorio and Diane Craft)\n(([email protected]; +13322191897))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The biggest boost from a single stock for all three major U.S. indexes was from technology heavyweight Apple Inc AAPL.O which soared after its quarterly report impressed investors. By Sinéad Carew and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - A global gauge of stocks rallied and U.S. Treasuries and gold sold off on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data brightened the economic outlook and traders pared expectations of Federal Reserve easing after a long spate of rate hikes. Since Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank could pause hikes traders have been betting this would happen at the June meeting with some even calling for rate cuts in July, according to CME Group's FedWatch tool.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The biggest boost from a single stock for all three major U.S. indexes was from technology heavyweight Apple Inc AAPL.O which soared after its quarterly report impressed investors. By Sinéad Carew and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - A global gauge of stocks rallied and U.S. Treasuries and gold sold off on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data brightened the economic outlook and traders pared expectations of Federal Reserve easing after a long spate of rate hikes. The non-farms payroll report showed U.S. employers added 253,000 new jobs in April, up from 165,000 in March and exceeding expectations for 180,000.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally while Treasuries fall as US jobs data brightens outlook', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The biggest boost from a single stock for all three major U.S. indexes was from technology heavyweight Apple Inc AAPL.O which soared after its quarterly report impressed investors. But still Friday's trading suggested a focus on signs of economic strength rather than on the prospects for tighter policy, which often come with stronger than expected data. However, for the week it still showed a small decline.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The biggest boost from a single stock for all three major U.S. indexes was from technology heavyweight Apple Inc AAPL.O which soared after its quarterly report impressed investors. By Sinéad Carew and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - A global gauge of stocks rallied and U.S. Treasuries and gold sold off on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data brightened the economic outlook and traders pared expectations of Federal Reserve easing after a long spate of rate hikes. Since Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank could pause hikes traders have been betting this would happen at the June meeting with some even calling for rate cuts in July, according to CME Group's FedWatch tool."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/needham-maintains-apple-aapl-buy-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Needham maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 4.90% Upside\nAs of April 24, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 173.91. The forecasts range from a low of 117.16 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 4.90% from its latest reported closing price of 165.79.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6413 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 205 owner(s) or 3.30% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.05% to 10,098,362K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Needham maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Needham maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Needham Maintains Apple (AAPL) Buy Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Needham maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Needham maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-nasdaq%3Aaapl%3A-still-enticing-after-earnings-rally', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors can breathe a sigh of relief, as Apple\'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) results were good this earnings season. I won\'t go so far as to say that Apple\'s earnings report was perfect in every way. However, I am bullish on AAPL stock as the company sold plenty of smartphones during a tough time for the economy. Additionally, Apple is capturing the hearts of analysts and is making headway in India.\nApple is famous for providing the latest and greatest in tech gadgets, including the always-popular iPhone. An argument could be made that Apple\'s quarterly earnings reports are the most important ones, inside and outside of the technology sector.\nIn other words, if Apple is doing well, there are larger implications for the U.S. economy as a whole. While some days you\'ll find a red Apple, today the Apple is green and delicious, and it\'s likely not too late for investors to take a bite.\nSlowing Sales is a Sticking Point for Apple\nTo be completely fair and balanced, I\'ll start off with the bearish argument concerning AAPL stock. The skeptics might claim that the stock is too close to its 52-week high to be buyable. However, as we\'ll discuss, Apple stock could continue to move higher if the company is growing. On the other hand, investors might wonder whether Apple actually is growing, since the company\'s recently reported sales indicated a year-over-year slowdown.\nHere\'s the breakdown. Apple\'s second-quarter 2023 total net sales amounted to $94.836 billion, which is less than the $97.278 billion from the comparable year-earlier quarter. This isn\'t a horrendous slowdown, mind you. Still, some financial traders are spoiled nowadays and they expect Apple to knock it out of the park every time, which isn\'t realistic.\nBefore you get bent out of shape because Apple\'s earnings report wasn\'t 100% perfect, consider why Apple\'s total sales declined slightly. It certainly wasn\'t because of the iPhone. In actuality, Apple\'s iPhone sales increased moderately on a year-over-year basis, to $51.334 billion -- not too shabby, as this took place during a time of economic uncertainty.\nThe culprits, it seems, were Apple\'s old-school gadgets that Zoomers probably don\'t use much nowadays. Mac sales were down substantially, while iPad sales fell moderately. Since young people use their smartphones for practically everything nowadays, it\'s understandable that these legacy technologies would fall by the wayside.\nIndia Could be Apple\'s Next Frontier Market\nWhat will prompt the next leg up for Apple? Global iPhone sales will be pivotal, of course, but investors should look to India to see where Apple might expand the fastest over the coming quarters.\nApple\'s Q2-2023 EPS came in at $1.52, beating analysts’ consensus estimate of $1.43 per share. It might be tempting to assume that Apple\'s excellent quarter should be attributed to the iPhone\'s popularity in the U.S. and other wealthy markets. Emerging markets also played a role, though, and investors should expect India to take a front seat in Apple\'s growth story. Apple\'s CEO Tim Cook explained, "There are a lot of people coming into the middle class, and I really feel that India is at a tipping point, and it\'s great to be there."\nThis ongoing story is really only getting started, as Apple opened two retail stores in India in April and Cook assured that the company plans to expand its operations in the country. Investors should be patient, though. While D.A. Davidson analyst Tom Forte expects Apple to "mirror its strategy for China for India (from a supply chain and consumer sales standpoint)," he believes "it will take a long time" for Apple "to generate 5%-10% of its sales from the country."\nIs AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nThere\'s no doubt about it: Apple is still a darling of the analyst community. AAPL has a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 24 Buys, three Holds, and one Sell rating. The average Apple stock price target is $181.51, implying 4.5% upside potential.\nIf you’re wondering which analyst you should follow if you want to buy and sell AAPL stock, the most profitable analyst covering the stock (on a one-year timeframe) is Krish Sankar of Cowen & Co., with an average return of 52.18% per rating. See below.\nConclusion: Should You Consider Apple Stock?\nAt the very least, keep an eye on Apple as there\'s a vast market in the nation of India for the company to capture. Also, I wouldn\'t worry too much about Apple\'s slowing sales; this shouldn\'t overshadow the company\'s excellent EPS result.\nAll in all, the bullish thesis for AAPL stock is strong, and analysts are generally optimistic. So, unless the recent rally in the stock really bothers you, I believe it\'s a great time to consider a position in Apple stock.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Investors can breathe a sigh of relief, as Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) results were good this earnings season. However, I am bullish on AAPL stock as the company sold plenty of smartphones during a tough time for the economy. Slowing Sales is a Sticking Point for Apple To be completely fair and balanced, I'll start off with the bearish argument concerning AAPL stock.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Investors can breathe a sigh of relief, as Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) results were good this earnings season. However, I am bullish on AAPL stock as the company sold plenty of smartphones during a tough time for the economy. Slowing Sales is a Sticking Point for Apple To be completely fair and balanced, I'll start off with the bearish argument concerning AAPL stock.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock (NASDAQ:AAPL): Still Enticing after Earnings Rally', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Is AAPL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts? Investors can breathe a sigh of relief, as Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) results were good this earnings season. However, I am bullish on AAPL stock as the company sold plenty of smartphones during a tough time for the economy.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Investors can breathe a sigh of relief, as Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) results were good this earnings season. However, I am bullish on AAPL stock as the company sold plenty of smartphones during a tough time for the economy. Slowing Sales is a Sticking Point for Apple To be completely fair and balanced, I'll start off with the bearish argument concerning AAPL stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-05-05-2023%3A-msi-aapl-lpsn-meta', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Tech stocks gained Friday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 2.5% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 2.3%.\nIn company news, Motorola Solutions (MSI) said it has won a five-year contract from Portugal\'s Internal Administration Ministry to maintain and improve the country\'s public safety communications network. The company\'s shares fell 3.1% at the close.\nApple (AAPL) shares jumped 4.7% after the tech giant\'s fiscal Q2 results topped market expectations and it increased its dividend.\nLivePerson (LPSN) shareholder Starboard Value on Friday called for a change in company leadership, saying the performance of the software group\'s financials and stock continue to "deteriorate rapidly." LivePerson shares rose 15%.\nMeta Platforms (META) hired employees who previously worked on artificial intelligence-specific networking technology at British chip company Graphcore\'s office in Oslo, Reuters reported Friday, citing a company spokesperson. Meta shares fell 0.3%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) shares jumped 4.7% after the tech giant's fiscal Q2 results topped market expectations and it increased its dividend. Tech stocks gained Friday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 2.5% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 2.3%. In company news, Motorola Solutions (MSI) said it has won a five-year contract from Portugal's Internal Administration Ministry to maintain and improve the country's public safety communications network.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) shares jumped 4.7% after the tech giant's fiscal Q2 results topped market expectations and it increased its dividend. Tech stocks gained Friday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 2.5% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 2.3%. The company's shares fell 3.1% at the close.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 05/05/2023: MSI, AAPL, LPSN, META', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) shares jumped 4.7% after the tech giant's fiscal Q2 results topped market expectations and it increased its dividend. Tech stocks gained Friday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 2.5% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 2.3%. LivePerson shares rose 15%.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) shares jumped 4.7% after the tech giant\'s fiscal Q2 results topped market expectations and it increased its dividend. LivePerson (LPSN) shareholder Starboard Value on Friday called for a change in company leadership, saying the performance of the software group\'s financials and stock continue to "deteriorate rapidly." Meta Platforms (META) hired employees who previously worked on artificial intelligence-specific networking technology at British chip company Graphcore\'s office in Oslo, Reuters reported Friday, citing a company spokesperson.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-ends-up-sharply-with-apple-jobs-data-suggests-strength', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Friday, with shares of Apple Inc rallying after upbeat results, while U.S. jobs data pointed to a resilient labor market.\nApple\'s AAPL.O quarterly resultsalso cheered investors worried about a potential recession. The iPhone maker\'s shares were the biggest positive influence on all three major U.S. stock indexes.\nThe U.S. Labor Department report showed job growth accelerated in April and wage gains increased solidly, suggesting the labor market has stayed strong despite recent interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.\nWith the jobs report, "it\'s about the state of the U.S. economy, and what we saw today suggests it\'s in a better position than previously expected," said Kristina Hooper, chiefglobal marketStrategist at Invesco in New York.\nInvestors have been worried that the rate hikes may eventually push the economy into recession.\nRegional bank shares also rebounded after recent weakness tied to the collapse of First Republic Bank. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O rallied along with Western Alliance Bancorp. WAL.N\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 74.55 points, or 1.84%, to end at 4,135.77 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 264.67 points, or 2.21%, to 12,231.07. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 541.01 points, or 1.63%, to 33,668.75.\nOn Wednesday, the U.S. central bank raised rates by 25 basis points as expected, but Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted it was too early to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern.\nApple drove gains in other tech shares, but all 11 major S&P sectors were higher on the day.\nThe estimated decline in first-quarter S&P 500 earnings has been getting smaller since the start of the reporting season and is now at just 0.7% year-over-year, Refinitiv data showed on Friday.\n(Additional reporting by Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and Sinead Carew in New York; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu, Shounak Dasgupta and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple\'s AAPL.O quarterly resultsalso cheered investors worried about a potential recession. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Friday, with shares of Apple Inc rallying after upbeat results, while U.S. jobs data pointed to a resilient labor market. With the jobs report, "it\'s about the state of the U.S. economy, and what we saw today suggests it\'s in a better position than previously expected," said Kristina Hooper, chiefglobal marketStrategist at Invesco in New York.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's AAPL.O quarterly resultsalso cheered investors worried about a potential recession. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Friday, with shares of Apple Inc rallying after upbeat results, while U.S. jobs data pointed to a resilient labor market. The U.S. Labor Department report showed job growth accelerated in April and wage gains increased solidly, suggesting the labor market has stayed strong despite recent interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St ends up sharply with Apple; jobs data suggests strength', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's AAPL.O quarterly resultsalso cheered investors worried about a potential recession. Investors have been worried that the rate hikes may eventually push the economy into recession. WAL.N According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 74.55 points, or 1.84%, to end at 4,135.77 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 264.67 points, or 2.21%, to 12,231.07.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's AAPL.O quarterly resultsalso cheered investors worried about a potential recession. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Friday, with shares of Apple Inc rallying after upbeat results, while U.S. jobs data pointed to a resilient labor market. The U.S. Labor Department report showed job growth accelerated in April and wage gains increased solidly, suggesting the labor market has stayed strong despite recent interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dividend-watch%3A-3-companies-boosting-payouts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Several companies have been delivering positive news to shareholders lately, such as dividend increases.\nWhen a company opts to raise its dividend, it’s an indication of confidence in its current standing and future prospects. In addition, it reflects the company’s commitment to returning value to shareholders, undoubtedly encouraging.\nThree companies – Apple AAPL, Discover Financial Services DFS, and Costco Wholesale COST – have all recently declared a dividend hike. Below is a chart illustrating the performance of all three year-to-date, with the S&P 500 blended in as a benchmark.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFor those with an appetite for income, let’s take a closer look at how each company currently stacks up.\nDiscover Financial Services\nDiscover raised its quarterly cash dividend by 17% to $0.70 per share following Q1 results, payable on June 8th, 2023. The company posted somewhat-mixed results, exceeding revenue expectations by 2.6% but falling short of the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate by a fair margin.\nAs we can see in the chart below, the company has had little issue increasingly rewarding its shareholders.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nDFS shares aren’t valuation stretched, with the current 6.8X forward earnings multiple sitting nicely beneath the 2022 high of 9.6X and the Zacks Finance sector average. The company presently sports a Style Score of “A” for value.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAnd to top it off, the company’s cash-generating abilities are solid; DFS reported free cash flow of $1.7 billion in its latest release, improving modestly from the year-ago quarter.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple\nApple’s quarterly results stole the show after yesterday’s close, with the company delivering a positive 5.6% EPS surprise and reporting revenue nearly 2% above expectations. The company also announced a 4% increase to its quarterly cash dividend, payable on May 18th.\nThe dividend increases from Apple have added up over the years, and this is on top of the unbelievable price return that shares have provided.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple shares are currently a bit expensive, trading at a 27.6X forward earnings multiple, well above the 24.3X five-year median. Still, investors have had little issue forking up the premium for Apple shares, as they’ve quickly become a safe haven in a somewhat-cloudy economic outlook.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nCostco Wholesale\nOn April 19th, Costco revealed that its Board of Directors declared a 13% increase to its quarterly dividend, bringing the quarterly payout to $1.02 per share. Impressively, the company’s payout has increased by more than 11% over the last five years.\nThe company is forecasted to grow steadily, with earnings forecasted to climb nearly 10% in its current fiscal year (FY23) and a further 8% in FY24. The projected earnings improvement comes on top of forecasted Y/Y revenue growth of 6.5% in FY23 and 5.5% in FY24.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLike DFS, Costco’s cash-generating abilities were displayed in its latest quarterly results; free cash flow totaled $2.3 billion, reflecting a sizable jump from the year-ago period. \n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nDividend increases are a positive announcement that shareholders can receive as it reflects the current state of business and future expectations. After all, if a company is struggling, why would it raise its dividend?\nAnd all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Discover Financial Services DFS, and Costco Wholesale COST – have recently declared a dividend hike.\nFree Report: Top EV Battery Stocks to Buy Now\nJust-released report reveals 5 stocks to profit as millions of EV batteries are made. Elon Musk tweeted that lithium prices have gone to "insane levels," and they\'re likely to keep climbing. As a result, a handful of lithium battery stocks are set to skyrocket. Access this report to discover which battery stocks to buy and which to avoid.\nDownload free today.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDiscover Financial Services (DFS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCostco Wholesale Corporation (COST) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Three companies – Apple AAPL, Discover Financial Services DFS, and Costco Wholesale COST – have all recently declared a dividend hike. And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Discover Financial Services DFS, and Costco Wholesale COST – have recently declared a dividend hike. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Discover Financial Services (DFS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Three companies – Apple AAPL, Discover Financial Services DFS, and Costco Wholesale COST – have all recently declared a dividend hike. And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Discover Financial Services DFS, and Costco Wholesale COST – have recently declared a dividend hike. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Discover Financial Services (DFS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_article_title': 'Dividend Watch: 3 Companies Boosting Payouts', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Discover Financial Services (DFS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Three companies – Apple AAPL, Discover Financial Services DFS, and Costco Wholesale COST – have all recently declared a dividend hike. And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Discover Financial Services DFS, and Costco Wholesale COST – have recently declared a dividend hike.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Discover Financial Services (DFS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Three companies – Apple AAPL, Discover Financial Services DFS, and Costco Wholesale COST – have all recently declared a dividend hike. And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Discover Financial Services DFS, and Costco Wholesale COST – have recently declared a dividend hike.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fridays-etf-with-unusual-volume%3A-pfm-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 372,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 43,000. Shares of PFM were up about 1.4% on the day.\nComponents of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 5% with over 80.0 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Keycorp, up about 9.9% on volume of over 22.7 million shares. Zions is the component faring the best Friday, up by about 18.7% on the day, while Telephone and Data Systems is lagging other components of the Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF, trading lower by about 21.4%.\nVIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PFM\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 372,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 43,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 5% with over 80.0 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Keycorp, up about 9.9% on volume of over 22.7 million shares. Zions is the component faring the best Friday, up by about 18.7% on the day, while Telephone and Data Systems is lagging other components of the Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF, trading lower by about 21.4%.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 372,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 43,000. Zions is the component faring the best Friday, up by about 18.7% on the day, while Telephone and Data Systems is lagging other components of the Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF, trading lower by about 21.4%. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PFM The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PFM", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 5% with over 80.0 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Keycorp, up about 9.9% on volume of over 22.7 million shares. Zions is the component faring the best Friday, up by about 18.7% on the day, while Telephone and Data Systems is lagging other components of the Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF, trading lower by about 21.4%. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PFM The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 372,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 43,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 5% with over 80.0 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Keycorp, up about 9.9% on volume of over 22.7 million shares. Zions is the component faring the best Friday, up by about 18.7% on the day, while Telephone and Data Systems is lagging other components of the Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF, trading lower by about 21.4%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/daily-dividend-report%3A-mchpaapldukitwnke', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Microchip Technology, a leading provider of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 38.3 cents per share. The dividend is payable on June 5, 2023, to stockholders of record on May 22, 2023. Microchip initiated quarterly cash dividend payments in the third quarter of fiscal year 2003 and has increased its dividend 77 times since its inception. "Microchip\'s financial performance in the March 2023 quarter was very strong, resulting in solid cash generation and further debt reduction and share repurchases," said Steve Sanghi, Executive Chair. "Today, our Board of Directors approved a year-over-year increase in our dividend of 38.8% to 38.3 cents per share, up from our May 2022 dividend of 27.6 cents per share. This represents 83 consecutive quarters of dividend payments for Microchip and reflects confidence in the cash-generating capability of our business, as well as our ongoing commitment to returning capital to our stockholders."\nApple\'s board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.24 per share of the Company\'s common stock, an increase of 4 percent. The dividend is payable on May 18, 2023 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 15, 2023. The board of directors has also authorized an additional program to repurchase up to $90 billion of the Company\'s common stock.\nDuke Energy today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $1.005 per share. This dividend is payable on June 16, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 12, 2023. Duke Energy has paid a cash dividend on its common stock for 97 consecutive years.\nThe Board of Directors of Illinois Tool Works declared a dividend on the company\'s common stock of $1.31 per share for the second quarter of 2023. The dividend equates to $5.24 per share on a full-year basis. The dividend will be paid on July 13, 2023 to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2023.\nNIKE announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.340 per share on the Company\'s outstanding Class A and Class B Common Stock payable on July 5, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business June 5, 2023.\nVIDEO: Daily Dividend Report: MCHP,AAPL,DUK,ITW,NKE\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'VIDEO: Daily Dividend Report: MCHP,AAPL,DUK,ITW,NKE The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Microchip Technology, a leading provider of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 38.3 cents per share. "Microchip\'s financial performance in the March 2023 quarter was very strong, resulting in solid cash generation and further debt reduction and share repurchases," said Steve Sanghi, Executive Chair.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'VIDEO: Daily Dividend Report: MCHP,AAPL,DUK,ITW,NKE The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Microchip Technology, a leading provider of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 38.3 cents per share. Duke Energy today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $1.005 per share.', 'news_article_title': 'Daily Dividend Report: MCHP,AAPL,DUK,ITW,NKE', 'news_lexrank_summary': "VIDEO: Daily Dividend Report: MCHP,AAPL,DUK,ITW,NKE The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Apple's board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.24 per share of the Company's common stock, an increase of 4 percent. The Board of Directors of Illinois Tool Works declared a dividend on the company's common stock of $1.31 per share for the second quarter of 2023.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'VIDEO: Daily Dividend Report: MCHP,AAPL,DUK,ITW,NKE The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Microchip Technology, a leading provider of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 38.3 cents per share. "Today, our Board of Directors approved a year-over-year increase in our dividend of 38.8% to 38.3 cents per share, up from our May 2022 dividend of 27.6 cents per share.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-05-05-2023%3A-aapl-meta-lpsn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Tech stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 2.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing nearly 2%.\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) shares were up 4.9% after the tech giant\'s fiscal Q2 results topped market expectations and it increased its dividend.\nLivePerson (LPSN) shareholder Starboard Value on Friday called for a change in company leadership, saying the performance of the software group\'s financials and stock continue to "deteriorate rapidly." LivePerson shares were up more than 17%.\nMeta Platforms (META) hired employees who previously worked on artificial intelligence-specific networking technology at British chip company Graphcore\'s office in Oslo, Reuters reported Friday, citing a company spokesperson. Meta shares were up 0.3%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) shares were up 4.9% after the tech giant\'s fiscal Q2 results topped market expectations and it increased its dividend. Tech stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 2.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing nearly 2%. LivePerson (LPSN) shareholder Starboard Value on Friday called for a change in company leadership, saying the performance of the software group\'s financials and stock continue to "deteriorate rapidly."', 'news_luhn_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) shares were up 4.9% after the tech giant's fiscal Q2 results topped market expectations and it increased its dividend. Tech stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 2.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing nearly 2%. LivePerson shares were up more than 17%.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 05/05/2023: AAPL, META, LPSN', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) shares were up 4.9% after the tech giant's fiscal Q2 results topped market expectations and it increased its dividend. Tech stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 2.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing nearly 2%. LivePerson shares were up more than 17%.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) shares were up 4.9% after the tech giant\'s fiscal Q2 results topped market expectations and it increased its dividend. LivePerson (LPSN) shareholder Starboard Value on Friday called for a change in company leadership, saying the performance of the software group\'s financials and stock continue to "deteriorate rapidly." Meta Platforms (META) hired employees who previously worked on artificial intelligence-specific networking technology at British chip company Graphcore\'s office in Oslo, Reuters reported Friday, citing a company spokesperson.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/increase-mega-caps-exposure-with-xlg', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors are adding to their mega-caps exposure following strong first quarter earnings reports and a rosier economic outlook.\nApple Inc. (AAPL) was the latest big tech company to report earnings that beat Wall Street’s estimates, reporting an all-time record in services and a March-quarter record for the iPhone, sending shares of the company higher on Friday.\n"The U.S. stock market has been led recently by mega-cap companies benefiting from their scale and ability to grow fast,” said Todd Rosenbluth, VettaFi\'s head of research. “Apple was just the latest company to report stronger than expected earnings this week."\nSee more: "Invesco Multi-Factor ETF OMFL Sees Spike in Flows”\nApple is the top holding in the Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG). This fund offers exposure to the 50 largest securities by market capitalization in the Russell 3000 universe. Effectively, XLG delivers concentrated exposure to U.S. mega-cap stocks, something investors increasingly have sought as mega-caps post impressive YTD gains.\nXLG took in $276 million in net flows in April, a sharp pivot from the outflows observed during the first quarter. Between January 1 and March 31, XLG saw $171 million in net outflows. In 2022, the fund saw $43 million in net outflows, according to ETF Database.\n<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start">\ufeff</span>\nOver 51% of XLG by weight is in the top 10 securities, whereas the top 10 securities in the S&P 500 comprise approximately 27% of the index by weight. Approximately 62% of XLG by weight is in the top 15 securities.\nXLG has $2.2 billion in assets under management and charges 20 basis points.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Innovative ETFs Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) was the latest big tech company to report earnings that beat Wall Street’s estimates, reporting an all-time record in services and a March-quarter record for the iPhone, sending shares of the company higher on Friday. Investors are adding to their mega-caps exposure following strong first quarter earnings reports and a rosier economic outlook. "The U.S. stock market has been led recently by mega-cap companies benefiting from their scale and ability to grow fast,” said Todd Rosenbluth, VettaFi\'s head of research.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) was the latest big tech company to report earnings that beat Wall Street’s estimates, reporting an all-time record in services and a March-quarter record for the iPhone, sending shares of the company higher on Friday. Investors are adding to their mega-caps exposure following strong first quarter earnings reports and a rosier economic outlook. See more: "Invesco Multi-Factor ETF OMFL Sees Spike in Flows” Apple is the top holding in the Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG).', 'news_article_title': 'Increase Mega-Caps Exposure With XLG', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) was the latest big tech company to report earnings that beat Wall Street’s estimates, reporting an all-time record in services and a March-quarter record for the iPhone, sending shares of the company higher on Friday. “Apple was just the latest company to report stronger than expected earnings this week." Effectively, XLG delivers concentrated exposure to U.S. mega-cap stocks, something investors increasingly have sought as mega-caps post impressive YTD gains.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) was the latest big tech company to report earnings that beat Wall Street’s estimates, reporting an all-time record in services and a March-quarter record for the iPhone, sending shares of the company higher on Friday. See more: "Invesco Multi-Factor ETF OMFL Sees Spike in Flows” Apple is the top holding in the Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG). <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start">\ufeff</span> Over 51% of XLG by weight is in the top 10 securities, whereas the top 10 securities in the S&P 500 comprise approximately 27% of the index by weight.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/piper-sandler-maintains-apple-aapl-overweight-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Piper Sandler maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 4.90% Upside\nAs of April 24, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 173.91. The forecasts range from a low of 117.16 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 4.90% from its latest reported closing price of 165.79.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6413 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 205 owner(s) or 3.30% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.05% to 10,098,362K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Piper Sandler maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Piper Sandler maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Piper Sandler Maintains Apple (AAPL) Overweight Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Piper Sandler maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Piper Sandler maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-earnings%3A-dont-let-the-iphone-record-sales-fool-you', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In this video, I will go over Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) second-quarter earnings report. It beat expectations, but the company's growth story is plateauing and in some categories down significantly. Given a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 30, declining sales year over year, and a lack of innovation, I found it difficult to call this a good quarter, and I'll explain why.\n*Stock prices used were from the trading day of May 4, 2023. The video was published on May 5, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\nNeil Rozenbaum has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Neil is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In this video, I will go over Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) second-quarter earnings report. It beat expectations, but the company's growth story is plateauing and in some categories down significantly. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In this video, I will go over Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) second-quarter earnings report. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023 Neil Rozenbaum has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.", 'news_article_title': "Apple Earnings: Don't Let The iPhone Record Sales Fool You", 'news_lexrank_summary': "In this video, I will go over Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) second-quarter earnings report. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023 Neil Rozenbaum has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In this video, I will go over Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) second-quarter earnings report. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/raymond-james-maintains-apple-aapl-outperform-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Raymond James maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 4.90% Upside\nAs of April 24, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 173.91. The forecasts range from a low of 117.16 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 4.90% from its latest reported closing price of 165.79.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6413 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 205 owner(s) or 3.30% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.05% to 10,098,362K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Raymond James maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Raymond James maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Raymond James Maintains Apple (AAPL) Outperform Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Raymond James maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Raymond James maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-earnings-suggest-a-certain-penny-stock-could-soar', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nEditor’s note: “Apple Earnings Suggest A Certain Penny Stock Could Soar” was previously published in March 2023. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.\nLast night, on May 4, the world’s largest company – Apple (AAPL) – reported first-quarter earnings. And while the stock is rising in early morning trade today, the quarterly report did provide some troubling signals for investors. \nNamely, the company isn’t growing anymore. \nApple reported that its revenues dropped 2.5% in Q1. Last quarter, revenues dropped about 5%. And the company said revenues will drop again in Q2 as well. \nThe company isn’t growing anymore. \nWhy?\nBecause even the greatest innovations in the world have a shelf life. And Apple’s biggest innovation – the iPhone – is expiring. \nSimply consider that when Apple first unveiled the iPhone back in 2007, only business execs had smartphones. That gave Apple a long runway to scale its iPhone business.\nToday, however, everyone who wants a smartphone already has one. Indeed, smartphone penetration in the U.S. is 85%. And given how long the iPhone has been around, it’s highly unlikely that the 15% of Americans who are smartphone holdouts suddenly give in over the next few years.\nThe smartphone market is saturated. You can see this in Apple’s iPhone sales. The number of iPhones sold per year by Apple soared from 11.6 million in 2008 to 231.2 million in 2015. Since then, annual unit sales have plateaued between 200- and 240 million units per year.\nThe iPhone business simply isn’t growing anymore.\nIf Apple wants to keep growing and remain the world’s most valuable company, it needs to reaccelerate its growth narrative.\nIt needs another new product with iPhone potential.\nIt needs a car. \nIntroducing “Project Titan,” the Apple Car\nIn 2008, just a year after the launch of the iPhone, Steve Jobs speculated that the company’s next big breakthrough product would be an Apple car.\nNearly 15 years later, that vision is becoming a reality.\nDubbed “Project Titan” by insiders, Apple has been quietly developing an autonomous electric vehicle for years now.\nThe development has not been straightforward.\nRumors first broke about an Apple car back in 2015. Then in 2017, the company made a dramatic pivot. It decided to ditch making a car in favor of just developing self-driving technology. In another equally dramatic pivot in 2019, Apple switched back to its plans of making a full-scale EV. And just last year, Digitimes reported that Apple will mass produce its long-awaited and highly anticipated car in 2024.\nSo, what’s with this whole “car” thing? Why isn’t Apple just making a better iPhone? Why an EV?\nThe answer has to do with technology adoption rates.\nIn terms of adoption, EV technology is today where smartphone technology was back when the iPhone launched.\nIn 2007, smartphone penetration rates in the U.S. were about 10%. Last year, global EV penetration rates were about 10%.\nThe company has learned from its success with the iPhone. The key to driving long-term growth through a revolutionary product is to launch when that tech’s adoption is around 10%.\nThat’s exactly where we are today with EVs. Naturally, Apple is planning to soon launch its own EV. It knows that if its car is a hit, it’ll be able to grow that business by leaps and bounds for the next 10-plus years!\nOf course, the Apple car will be a hit. Indeed, this is Apple we’re talking about. Everything it does is a hit – the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch.\nSoon, we’ll be adding the Apple car to that list. And it’ll be the company’s biggest product yet. The auto market is significantly larger than the smartphone, computer, tablet, and smartwatch markets put together!\nTo play this coming megatrend, you could buy AAPL. But let’s face it. With a $2.5 trillion market cap, Apple stock’s days of scoring investors 10X-plus returns is behind it.\nThat’s why we’ve identified a far better, far higher-upside way to play the biggest consumer product launch since the iPhone.\nWhere the Big Bucks Are Made With Apple Products\nOne thing you have to understand: When it comes to new product launches, Apple never goes at it alone.\nThat is, the company always wants to create the best product possible. To do that, it knows it needs help. It knows it’s not expert at everything. So, the company tends to partner with other companies to supply critical components to help build top-of-the-line products.\nHistorically, those suppliers have been fantastic investments.\nCheck out the stocks of companies that have partnered with the tech titan over the years. They’ve exploded in value. We’re talking investments that can turn $10,000 into as much as $125,000!\n In other words, the best way to play a new Apple product launch isn’t to buy AAPL. It’s to buy supplier stocks related to that product launch.\nAnd guess what?\nWe’ve found the No. 1 under-the-radar supplier stock for Project Titan.\nThe Final Word on the Apple Car\nWant to know a fun fact about the iPhone that hardly anyone remembers? It launched in 2007, just months before the 2008 financial crisis and the worst economic recession since the 1930s.\n\nIn other words, it didn’t matter that the housing market was crashing, big banks were going under or unemployment rates were soaring. The story bigger than all that was that Apple was selling a lot of iPhones. And thanks to all those sales, AAPL investors made fortunes.\n\nThe lesson? When Apple launches a new product, forget everything else. Forget the economy and the market. Forget it all. Focus on the product – and buy Apple supplier stocks. \nRight now, folks, the economy is in trouble. Yet, Apple is about to launch its biggest product since the iPhone. And history tells us that the single best thing we can do right now to not just survive the market volatility but also make fortunes in the long run is buy Apple supplier stocks related to this product launch!\n\nOur top pick? A tiny penny stock that we believe will supply the critical piece of technology that will make the Apple Car go. \n\nThis is the stock to own as the Apple Car changes the world in the 2020s like the iPhone changed the world in the 2010s.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Apple Earnings Suggest A Certain Penny Stock Could Soar appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Last night, on May 4, the world’s largest company – Apple (AAPL) – reported first-quarter earnings. To play this coming megatrend, you could buy AAPL. In other words, the best way to play a new Apple product launch isn’t to buy AAPL.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Last night, on May 4, the world’s largest company – Apple (AAPL) – reported first-quarter earnings. To play this coming megatrend, you could buy AAPL. In other words, the best way to play a new Apple product launch isn’t to buy AAPL.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Earnings Suggest A Certain Penny Stock Could Soar', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In other words, the best way to play a new Apple product launch isn’t to buy AAPL. Last night, on May 4, the world’s largest company – Apple (AAPL) – reported first-quarter earnings. To play this coming megatrend, you could buy AAPL.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Last night, on May 4, the world’s largest company – Apple (AAPL) – reported first-quarter earnings. To play this coming megatrend, you could buy AAPL. In other words, the best way to play a new Apple product launch isn’t to buy AAPL.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stakes-future-growth-on-emerging-markets-starting-with-india-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nMay 5 (Reuters) - When Apple Inc AAPL.O surprised investors this week with a rise in iPhone sales despite a slump in the global smartphone market, Chief Executive Tim Cook credited emerging markets like India where the company is luring away Android phone users.\nCook is betting that those markets will provide more opportunities for growth, with their youthful populations and relatively few iPhones.\nShares of Apple rose more than 4% on Friday, putting the world\'s most valuable company on track for gains of around $120 billion in market capitalization.\nApple said iPhone sales rose 1.5% to $51.3 billion for its fiscal second quarter even as global smartphone shipments fell 13% in January to March, according to research firm Canalys, whose data showed Apple gained market share from Android phones.\nApple said it set sales records in several countries across South Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.\n"We\'re putting efforts in a number of these markets and really see, particularly given our low share and the dynamics of the demographics, a great opportunity for us in those markets," Cook told investors during a conference call.\nIndia is perhaps Apple\'s biggest focus. The company recently opened its first two retail stores there, in Mumbai and Delhi, and while Apple does not disclose revenue for the country, Cook told investors that it set a quarterly record and percentage growth was in very strong double digits year-over-year.\n"There are a lot of people coming into the middle class, and I really feel that India is at a tipping point, and it\'s great to be there," Cook said on the conference call.\nApple was the second biggest revenue generating brand in India in 2022, second only to Samsung as it gained 18% of the total value of smartphone shipments, according to research firm Counterpoint.\nFor Apple, selling an iPhone in an emerging market represents more than just the sale of one device - it represents the chance to get consumers hooked on Apple devices and services over time. Customers who start with an iPhone might later add an Apple Watch or AirPods or sign up for subscription services.\nCook said he saw opportunities for Apple in India in services but said that average revenue per user - a metric known as ARPU in the subscription business - would take time to catch up to Apple\'s other markets.\nUSED IPHONE BOOM\nPart of the reason that Apple has been able to gain market share in both emerging and developed markets is the emergence of a booming market for used iPhones.\nSales of refurbished iPhones rose 16% in volume globally during 2022. India led the growth with a 19% jump, according to Counterpoint, with iPhones accounting for 11% of secondary smartphone sales in India.\nIn an interview with Reuters on Thursday, Apple\'s Cook said little of Apple\'s direct iPhone revenue comes from refurbished devices. However he said the company has tried to bolster the used iPhone market by offering trade-in deals on its iPhones and building them sturdy enough to last several owners.\n"We encourage the market and it provides us an opportunity to hit some price points that we would not otherwise play in," Cook said in the interview.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Munsif Vengattil in New Delhi and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonali Paul)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Stephen Nellis May 5 (Reuters) - When Apple Inc AAPL.O surprised investors this week with a rise in iPhone sales despite a slump in the global smartphone market, Chief Executive Tim Cook credited emerging markets like India where the company is luring away Android phone users. Shares of Apple rose more than 4% on Friday, putting the world's most valuable company on track for gains of around $120 billion in market capitalization. The company recently opened its first two retail stores there, in Mumbai and Delhi, and while Apple does not disclose revenue for the country, Cook told investors that it set a quarterly record and percentage growth was in very strong double digits year-over-year.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis May 5 (Reuters) - When Apple Inc AAPL.O surprised investors this week with a rise in iPhone sales despite a slump in the global smartphone market, Chief Executive Tim Cook credited emerging markets like India where the company is luring away Android phone users. Apple said iPhone sales rose 1.5% to $51.3 billion for its fiscal second quarter even as global smartphone shipments fell 13% in January to March, according to research firm Canalys, whose data showed Apple gained market share from Android phones. The company recently opened its first two retail stores there, in Mumbai and Delhi, and while Apple does not disclose revenue for the country, Cook told investors that it set a quarterly record and percentage growth was in very strong double digits year-over-year.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple stakes future growth on emerging markets, starting with India', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis May 5 (Reuters) - When Apple Inc AAPL.O surprised investors this week with a rise in iPhone sales despite a slump in the global smartphone market, Chief Executive Tim Cook credited emerging markets like India where the company is luring away Android phone users. Apple said iPhone sales rose 1.5% to $51.3 billion for its fiscal second quarter even as global smartphone shipments fell 13% in January to March, according to research firm Canalys, whose data showed Apple gained market share from Android phones. "We encourage the market and it provides us an opportunity to hit some price points that we would not otherwise play in," Cook said in the interview.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis May 5 (Reuters) - When Apple Inc AAPL.O surprised investors this week with a rise in iPhone sales despite a slump in the global smartphone market, Chief Executive Tim Cook credited emerging markets like India where the company is luring away Android phone users. Apple said iPhone sales rose 1.5% to $51.3 billion for its fiscal second quarter even as global smartphone shipments fell 13% in January to March, according to research firm Canalys, whose data showed Apple gained market share from Android phones. Part of the reason that Apple has been able to gain market share in both emerging and developed markets is the emergence of a booming market for used iPhones.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/canada-stocks-tsx-gains-on-energy-boost-air-canada-jumps-on-forecast-raise', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shristi Achar A and Vansh Agarwal\nMay 5 (Reuters) - Canada\'s main stock index rose on Friday, as higher crude prices lifted energy shares, while robust earnings from companies including Air Canada beat back concerns over a fallout from the U.S. regional bank turmoil.\nAt 10:02 a.m. ET (1402 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange\'s S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 174.64 points, or 0.86%, at 20,412.83.\nThe energy sector .SPTTEN jumped 3.3% as crude prices firmed against the dollar. O/R\nSouth of the border, U.S. stock indexes gained as Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings and stronger-than-expected jobs data allayed fears of a recession. .N\n"Investor sentiment is improving... some of the waves of fear we had relative to U.S. banking and any issues around the Fed meeting have kind of washed through now and we may soon be seeing bargain hunters stepping in," said Colin Cieszynski, chief market strategist at SIA Wealth Management.\nShares of Air CanadaAC.TO surged 11.2%, to the top of the index, as the airline carrier raised its full-year forecast for core profit.\nTechnology stocks .SPTTTK rose 2.2%, lifted by an 11.6% jump in Open Text CorpOTEX.TO after its quarterly results beat.\nThe materials sector .GSPTTMT was a laggard, down 1.5%, tracking a fall in gold prices. GOL/\nMeanwhile, data showed Canada added a net 41,400 jobs in April, far exceeding expectations, while the jobless rate stayed at 5.0% for a fifth consecutive month.\nDespite the session\'s gains, the commodity-heavy TSX is on course to post its biggest weekly drop in over a month, unable to elude the sell-off in energy stocks due to weakness in crude.\nAmong other major movers, Enbridge IncENB.TO edged 0.9% higher as sustained fuel demand helped the pipeline operator report a rise in first-quarter profit.\nMagna International IncMG.TO rose 4.5% after the auto parts maker raised its full-year sales forecast.\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Vansh Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'O/R South of the border, U.S. stock indexes gained as Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings and stronger-than-expected jobs data allayed fears of a recession. .N "Investor sentiment is improving... some of the waves of fear we had relative to U.S. banking and any issues around the Fed meeting have kind of washed through now and we may soon be seeing bargain hunters stepping in," said Colin Cieszynski, chief market strategist at SIA Wealth Management. Despite the session\'s gains, the commodity-heavy TSX is on course to post its biggest weekly drop in over a month, unable to elude the sell-off in energy stocks due to weakness in crude.', 'news_luhn_summary': "O/R South of the border, U.S. stock indexes gained as Apple Inc's AAPL.O upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings and stronger-than-expected jobs data allayed fears of a recession. By Shristi Achar A and Vansh Agarwal May 5 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Friday, as higher crude prices lifted energy shares, while robust earnings from companies including Air Canada beat back concerns over a fallout from the U.S. regional bank turmoil. The energy sector .SPTTEN jumped 3.3% as crude prices firmed against the dollar.", 'news_article_title': 'CANADA STOCKS-TSX gains on energy boost; Air Canada jumps on forecast raise', 'news_lexrank_summary': "O/R South of the border, U.S. stock indexes gained as Apple Inc's AAPL.O upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings and stronger-than-expected jobs data allayed fears of a recession. By Shristi Achar A and Vansh Agarwal May 5 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Friday, as higher crude prices lifted energy shares, while robust earnings from companies including Air Canada beat back concerns over a fallout from the U.S. regional bank turmoil. The energy sector .SPTTEN jumped 3.3% as crude prices firmed against the dollar.", 'news_textrank_summary': "O/R South of the border, U.S. stock indexes gained as Apple Inc's AAPL.O upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings and stronger-than-expected jobs data allayed fears of a recession. By Shristi Achar A and Vansh Agarwal May 5 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Friday, as higher crude prices lifted energy shares, while robust earnings from companies including Air Canada beat back concerns over a fallout from the U.S. regional bank turmoil. Despite the session's gains, the commodity-heavy TSX is on course to post its biggest weekly drop in over a month, unable to elude the sell-off in energy stocks due to weakness in crude."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-climbs-as-investors-cheer-upbeat-apple-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar\nMay 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes gained on Friday as Apple\'s upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report eased fears of an imminent economic downturn.\nApple Inc AAPL.O gained 4.4% on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets, fuelling a near 2% advance in technology stocks .SPLRCT.\nInvestors appeared to take in stride data showing U.S. employers boosted hiring in April while raising wages, pointing to sustained labor market strength that could prompt the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for some time.\nThe Labor Department\'s report showed non-farm payrolls increased by 253,000 last month, higher than economists\' expectations of 180,000.\nWages increased 4.4% year-on-year in April after climbing 4.3% in March, while the unemployment rate fell to 3.4%.\n"This is a strong report and shows that the labor market is resilient. It bails out the Fed for raising another quarter point," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.\n"It\'s been a tough week for the stock market, the regional banking problems have raised the fear factor, but Apple earnings came in strong. Stocks are coming up from near-term oversold condition."\nTraders are betting the Fed will start easing the policy rate by September, according to CME Group\'s FedWatch Tool, compared with July before the release of the jobs data.\nThe Fed raised its interest rate by 25 basis points as expected on Wednesday, but Chair Jerome Powell noted it was too early to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern.\nWall Street fell on Thursday after PacWest Bancorp\'s PACW.Omove to explore strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, pulling down shares of peers and big banks such as JPMorgan Chase JPM.N and Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N.\nPacWest rebounded on Friday with a 48.3% gain, while Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N bounced back 32.0%. Western Alliance on Thursday denied a report that it was exploring a potential sale.\nAt 9:48 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 459.05 points, or 1.39%, at 33,586.79, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 50.85 points, or 1.25%, at 4,112.07, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 141.80 points, or 1.19%, at 12,108.20.\nFollowing upbeat results from megacap companies, analysts expect profits for S&P 500 companies in the first quarter to decline 0.9% from a year earlier, according to Refinitiv data, compared with a 5.1% drop expected at the start of April.\nUsed-car retailer Carvana Co CVNA.N jumped 30.8% as it expects to post a profit in the current quarter and plans to further bring down excess used-car inventory.\nLyft Inc LYFT.O slumped 19% as the ride-hailing company\'s strategy to claw back market share from rival Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N with lower fares stoked concerns about a hit to its profit margins.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 6.06-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 3.47-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded four new 52-week highs and two new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 37 new highs and 43 new lows.\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Stephen Culp in New York; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 4.4% on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets, fuelling a near 2% advance in technology stocks .SPLRCT. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes gained on Friday as Apple's upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report eased fears of an imminent economic downturn. Investors appeared to take in stride data showing U.S. employers boosted hiring in April while raising wages, pointing to sustained labor market strength that could prompt the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for some time.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 4.4% on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets, fuelling a near 2% advance in technology stocks .SPLRCT. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes gained on Friday as Apple\'s upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report eased fears of an imminent economic downturn. "It\'s been a tough week for the stock market, the regional banking problems have raised the fear factor, but Apple earnings came in strong.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street climbs as investors cheer upbeat Apple earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 4.4% on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets, fuelling a near 2% advance in technology stocks .SPLRCT. Investors appeared to take in stride data showing U.S. employers boosted hiring in April while raising wages, pointing to sustained labor market strength that could prompt the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for some time. "This is a strong report and shows that the labor market is resilient.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 4.4% on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets, fuelling a near 2% advance in technology stocks .SPLRCT. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes gained on Friday as Apple's upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report eased fears of an imminent economic downturn. Investors appeared to take in stride data showing U.S. employers boosted hiring in April while raising wages, pointing to sustained labor market strength that could prompt the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for some time."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-stock-rallied-friday-morning', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What happened\nShares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are ending the week on a high note, gaining as much as 5.1%. As of 10:53 a.m. ET, the stock was still up 4.8%.\nThe broader market was solidly in rally mode, which no doubt contributed to tech giant's rise. However, the biggest news was Apple's quarterly results, which were far better than many feared.\nSo what\nIn its fiscal second quarter (ended April 1), Apple generated revenue of $94.8 billion, down 3% year over year, resulting in earnings per share (EPS) of $1.52, level with the year-ago period. Apple shareholders breathed a sigh of relief, having feared the combination of high inflation, rising interest rates, and continued economic uncertainty would have weighed more heavily on sales.\nTo put the results in the context of Wall Street's expectations, analysts' consensus estimates were calling for revenue of $92.9 billion and EPS of $1.43, so the tech titan cleared both hurdles with ease.\nApple fans had other reasons to celebrate. Services was the highlight, with revenue rising to $20.9 billion -- an all-time record for the segment. iPhone sales also jumped, as revenue set a record of $51.3 billion, the highest ever for the fiscal second quarter.\nOn the heels of its strong performance, Apple said it was raising its dividend to $0.24, an increase of 4%, payable on May 18 to shareholders of record as of the market close on May 15. This marks the 11th consecutive annual increase.\nThe company also announced an additional $90 billion share repurchase plan, which will entitle remaining shareholders to an incrementally larger slice of its profits.\nNow what\nNaysayers have been waiting for the other shoe to drop, but Apple continues to largely defy the downturn. CEO Tim Cook suggested that consumer demand was holding up well and was particularly strong in emerging markets.\nGiven the current economic headwinds, Apple was reticent to provide many specifics for the upcoming quarter, but analysts' consensus estimates are calling for revenue of $84.5 billion, an increase of about 2%, and EPS of $1.20, essentially flat.\nThe consistent strength of Apple's business in the face of headwinds is a remarkable achievement. Its strong performance, industry-leading position, and shareholder-friendly practices make the stock a buy.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are ending the week on a high note, gaining as much as 5.1%. Apple shareholders breathed a sigh of relief, having feared the combination of high inflation, rising interest rates, and continued economic uncertainty would have weighed more heavily on sales. To put the results in the context of Wall Street's expectations, analysts' consensus estimates were calling for revenue of $92.9 billion and EPS of $1.43, so the tech titan cleared both hurdles with ease.", 'news_luhn_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are ending the week on a high note, gaining as much as 5.1%. So what In its fiscal second quarter (ended April 1), Apple generated revenue of $94.8 billion, down 3% year over year, resulting in earnings per share (EPS) of $1.52, level with the year-ago period. To put the results in the context of Wall Street's expectations, analysts' consensus estimates were calling for revenue of $92.9 billion and EPS of $1.43, so the tech titan cleared both hurdles with ease.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Stock Rallied Friday Morning', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are ending the week on a high note, gaining as much as 5.1%. So what In its fiscal second quarter (ended April 1), Apple generated revenue of $94.8 billion, down 3% year over year, resulting in earnings per share (EPS) of $1.52, level with the year-ago period. Its strong performance, industry-leading position, and shareholder-friendly practices make the stock a buy.', 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are ending the week on a high note, gaining as much as 5.1%. So what In its fiscal second quarter (ended April 1), Apple generated revenue of $94.8 billion, down 3% year over year, resulting in earnings per share (EPS) of $1.52, level with the year-ago period. Given the current economic headwinds, Apple was reticent to provide many specifics for the upcoming quarter, but analysts' consensus estimates are calling for revenue of $84.5 billion, an increase of about 2%, and EPS of $1.20, essentially flat."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-intc-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Friday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 4.4%. Year to date, Apple registers a 33.3% gain.\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Intel, trading down 0.4%. Intel is showing a gain of 17.8% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are Merck, trading down 0.3%, and American Express, trading up 2.9% on the day.\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: INTC, AAPL\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "VIDEO: Dow Movers: INTC, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Friday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 4.4%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Intel, trading down 0.4%.", 'news_luhn_summary': "VIDEO: Dow Movers: INTC, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Friday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 4.4%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Intel, trading down 0.4%.", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: INTC, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Movers: INTC, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Intel, trading down 0.4%. Intel is showing a gain of 17.8% looking at the year to date performance.', 'news_textrank_summary': "VIDEO: Dow Movers: INTC, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Friday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 4.4%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Intel, trading down 0.4%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-100-movers%3A-team-fang', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Friday, shares of Diamondback Energy topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 4.6%. Year to date, Diamondback Energy, has lost about 3.6% of its value.\nAnd the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Atlassian, trading down 10.7%. Atlassian is showing a gain of 4.1% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are Warner Bros Discovery, trading down 2.5%, and Apple, trading up 4.6% on the day.\nVIDEO: Nasdaq 100 Movers: TEAM, FANG\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Atlassian, trading down 10.7%. Atlassian is showing a gain of 4.1% looking at the year to date performance. VIDEO: Nasdaq 100 Movers: TEAM, FANG The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': "In early trading on Friday, shares of Diamondback Energy topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 4.6%. Year to date, Diamondback Energy, has lost about 3.6% of its value. And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Atlassian, trading down 10.7%.", 'news_article_title': 'Nasdaq 100 Movers: TEAM, FANG', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In early trading on Friday, shares of Diamondback Energy topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 4.6%. And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Atlassian, trading down 10.7%. VIDEO: Nasdaq 100 Movers: TEAM, FANG The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In early trading on Friday, shares of Diamondback Energy topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 4.6%. And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Atlassian, trading down 10.7%. Two other components making moves today are Warner Bros Discovery, trading down 2.5%, and Apple, trading up 4.6% on the day."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-climbs-as-apple-regional-banks-rally-jobs-data-eases-recession-worries', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar\nMay 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Friday lifted by strong results from Apple and rebounding shares of regional banks, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report eased worries of an imminent economic downturn.\nApple Inc AAPL.O gained 4.7% on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets, fuelling a 2.3% advance in technology stocks .SPLRCT.\nPacWest Bancorp PACW.O rallied 83.3% and Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N jumped 39.7% at the end of a bruising week for regional lenders amid the collapse of First Republic Bank.\nMeanwhile, investors appeared to take in stride data showing U.S. job growth accelerated in April while wage gains increased solidly, pointing to sustained labor market strength that could compel the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer.\n"This is a strong report and shows that the labor market is resilient. It bails out the Fed for raising another quarter point," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.\n"It\'s been a tough week for the stock market, the regional banking problems have raised the fear factor, but Apple earnings came in strong. Stocks are coming up from near-term oversold condition."\nTraders are betting the Fed will start easing the policy rate by September, according to CME Group\'s FedWatch Tool, compared with July before the release of the jobs data.\nThe U.S. central bank raised its interest rate by 25 basis points as expected on Wednesday, but Chair Jerome Powell noted it was too early to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern.\nThe main indexes are set for weekly losses after PacWest\'s move on Thursday to explore strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks.\nThe KBW regional index .KRX gained 4.4% after sharp losses earlier this week, while the S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK was up 3.1%.\n"The Fed data about its emergency lending dropping significantly ... I think the market is feeling better about the banks and their situation," said Michael O\'Rourke, chief market strategist at JonesTrading.\nU.S. central bank data showed lending to banks shrunk a bit in the latest week, as money shifted out of a key lending tool.\nFollowing upbeat results from megacap companies, analysts expect profits for S&P 500 companies in the first quarter to decline 0.7% from a year earlier, according to Refinitiv data, compared with a 5.1% drop expected at the start of April.\nAt 12:36 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 397.24 points, or 1.20%, at 33,524.98, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 57.76 points, or 1.42%, at 4,118.98, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 207.75 points, or 1.74%, at 12,174.15.\nUsed-car retailer Carvana Co CVNA.N jumped 29.6% as it expects to post a profit in the current quarter and plans to further bring down excess used-car inventory.\nLyft Inc LYFT.O slumped 21.1% as the ride-hailing company\'s strategy to claw back market share from rival Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N with lower fares stoked concerns about a hit to its profit margins.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 4.82-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 2.57-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 10 new 52-week highs and three new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 64 new highs and 83 new lows.\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Stephen Culp in New York; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 4.7% on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets, fuelling a 2.3% advance in technology stocks .SPLRCT. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Friday lifted by strong results from Apple and rebounding shares of regional banks, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report eased worries of an imminent economic downturn. Meanwhile, investors appeared to take in stride data showing U.S. job growth accelerated in April while wage gains increased solidly, pointing to sustained labor market strength that could compel the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 4.7% on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets, fuelling a 2.3% advance in technology stocks .SPLRCT. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Friday lifted by strong results from Apple and rebounding shares of regional banks, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report eased worries of an imminent economic downturn. U.S. central bank data showed lending to banks shrunk a bit in the latest week, as money shifted out of a key lending tool.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall St climbs as Apple, regional banks rally; jobs data eases recession worries', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 4.7% on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets, fuelling a 2.3% advance in technology stocks .SPLRCT. "This is a strong report and shows that the labor market is resilient. It bails out the Fed for raising another quarter point," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 4.7% on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets, fuelling a 2.3% advance in technology stocks .SPLRCT. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Friday lifted by strong results from Apple and rebounding shares of regional banks, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report eased worries of an imminent economic downturn. Meanwhile, investors appeared to take in stride data showing U.S. job growth accelerated in April while wage gains increased solidly, pointing to sustained labor market strength that could compel the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-results-send-shares-surging-to-nine-month-high', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich\nMay 5 (Reuters) - Apple\'s AAPL.O stock surged nearly almost 5% on Friday, hitting a nine-month high and on track for its biggest one-day gain since November after the iPhone maker\'s quarterly results cheered investors worried about a potential recession.\nThe rally in Apple\'s shares buoyed optimism across Wall Street, helping lift the S&P 500 .SPX and Nasdaq .IXIC over 1.5% after CEO Tim Cook\'s results late on Thursday underscored the resilience of corporate earnings in a quarterly reporting season that so far has been less bad than expected.\n"Apple soothed the market because of its consistency of execution. Tim Cook has a steady hand on the helm," said Jake Dollarhide, chief executive officer of Longbow Asset Management in Tulsa, Oklahoma.\n"Investors in uncertain times want certainty, and Apple, as well as Microsoft MSFT.O, are as close as you can get to certainty," Dollarhide added.\nThe world\'s most valuable company reported lower revenue and profits for the quarter ending April 1, but still beat analysts\' expectations. With Apple\'s results helped by emerging markets like India, executives said gross profit margins for the current quarter would be better than forecast.\nApple\'s stock market value climbed by over $100 billion to about $2.7 trillion, extending its lead over Microsoft, the world\'s second most valuable company, at $2.3 trillion.\nLast trading at $173.48, the Cupertino, California company\'s shares were set to log their biggest one-day gain since Nov. 30. They were just short of a peak of over $176 last August.\nApple\'s stock has recovered almost 40% from its closing low in January, and it is now down just 4.7% below its record high close in January 2022. By comparison, the S&P 500 remains down 15% from its record high close, also in January 2022.\nAt least 13 analysts raised their price targets for Apple\'s stock following its report, with the median target climbing to $180 from $170 before the report, according to Refinitiv data.\nApple surges as Tim Cook keeps steady hand on helmhttps://tmsnrt.rs/419UP2U\n(Reporting by Noel Randewich, editing by Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Noel Randewich May 5 (Reuters) - Apple\'s AAPL.O stock surged nearly almost 5% on Friday, hitting a nine-month high and on track for its biggest one-day gain since November after the iPhone maker\'s quarterly results cheered investors worried about a potential recession. The rally in Apple\'s shares buoyed optimism across Wall Street, helping lift the S&P 500 .SPX and Nasdaq .IXIC over 1.5% after CEO Tim Cook\'s results late on Thursday underscored the resilience of corporate earnings in a quarterly reporting season that so far has been less bad than expected. Tim Cook has a steady hand on the helm," said Jake Dollarhide, chief executive officer of Longbow Asset Management in Tulsa, Oklahoma.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Noel Randewich May 5 (Reuters) - Apple's AAPL.O stock surged nearly almost 5% on Friday, hitting a nine-month high and on track for its biggest one-day gain since November after the iPhone maker's quarterly results cheered investors worried about a potential recession. Apple's stock market value climbed by over $100 billion to about $2.7 trillion, extending its lead over Microsoft, the world's second most valuable company, at $2.3 trillion. Apple surges as Tim Cook keeps steady hand on helmhttps://tmsnrt.rs/419UP2U (Reporting by Noel Randewich, editing by Deepa Babington) (([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's results send shares surging to nine-month high", 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Noel Randewich May 5 (Reuters) - Apple's AAPL.O stock surged nearly almost 5% on Friday, hitting a nine-month high and on track for its biggest one-day gain since November after the iPhone maker's quarterly results cheered investors worried about a potential recession. The world's most valuable company reported lower revenue and profits for the quarter ending April 1, but still beat analysts' expectations. With Apple's results helped by emerging markets like India, executives said gross profit margins for the current quarter would be better than forecast.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Noel Randewich May 5 (Reuters) - Apple's AAPL.O stock surged nearly almost 5% on Friday, hitting a nine-month high and on track for its biggest one-day gain since November after the iPhone maker's quarterly results cheered investors worried about a potential recession. The rally in Apple's shares buoyed optimism across Wall Street, helping lift the S&P 500 .SPX and Nasdaq .IXIC over 1.5% after CEO Tim Cook's results late on Thursday underscored the resilience of corporate earnings in a quarterly reporting season that so far has been less bad than expected. Apple surges as Tim Cook keeps steady hand on helmhttps://tmsnrt.rs/419UP2U (Reporting by Noel Randewich, editing by Deepa Babington) (([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-stocks-rally-while-treasuries-fall-as-u.s.-jobs-data-brightens-outlook', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew and Naomi Rovnick\nNEW YORK/LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - A global gauge of stocks rallied and U.S. Treasuries and gold sold off on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data brightened the economic outlook and traders pared expectations of Federal Reserve easing after a long spate of rate hikes.\nThe non-farms payroll report showed U.S. employers added 253,000 new jobs in April, up from 165,000 in March and exceeding expectations for 180,000.\nU.S. Treasury yields rose after the report while the dollar was down very slightly against a basket of major currencies.\nOil prices jumped on signs of economic strength, but remained on track for a weekly decline. Shares in U.S. banks also erased some losses after a rough week following the collapse of a third major bank.\nSince Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank could pause hikes traders have been betting this would happen at the June meeting with some even calling for rate cuts in July, according to CME Group\'s FedWatch tool. After Friday\'s data, the probability for a July cut declined.\nBut still Friday\'s trading suggested relief at signs of economic strength that eased worries about prospects of a recession rather than fears of tighter policy, which often come with stronger than expected data.\n"The pause button has likely been pressed and now it\'s about the state of the U.S. economy and what we saw today suggests it\'s in a better position that previously expected," said Kristina Hooper, chiefglobal marketstrategist at Invesco, New York. "The caveats are that one data point does not a picture paint and, to a large extent, employment is a lagging indicator for the state of the economy."\nBut while decent growth may not lead to more tightening in the short run Sameer Samana, seniorglobal marketstrategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute in Charlotte, NC, disagrees with the market\'s "Goldilocks scenario" where growth slows without a hard recession and the Fed can ease policy quickly.\n"If the Fed is cutting rates aggressively in the back half of the year, something has gone very wrong economically," he said adding that, for now, the market has a short term focus.\nMSCI\'s gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS was gaining 1.57% and on track for its biggest one-day percentage gain since January 6.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 576.25 points, or 1.74%, to 33,703.99, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 80.24 points, or 1.98%, to 4,141.46 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 282.82 points, or 2.36%, to 12,249.22.\nUnder the hood, oil\'s rebound helped boost the energy equity index .SPNY. U.S. crude CLc1 settled up 4.05% at $71.34 per barrel and Brent LCOc1 ended at $75.30, up 3.86%.\nThe biggest boost from a single stock for all three major U.S. indexes was from technology heavyweight Apple Inc AAPL.O which soared after its quarterly report impressed investors.\nInvestors also paused their exit from U.S. banks pushing the KBW regional bank index .KRX up 4.4%. However the regional index was still down roughly for the week on sharp declines in the previous four sessions after the weekend collapse of First Republic Bank.\nThe dollar index =USD fell 0.099%, with the euro EUR= up 0.09% to $1.1021.\nThe Japanese yen weakened 0.36% versus the greenback at 134.80 per dollar, while Sterling GBP= was last trading at $1.2638, up 0.52% on the day.\nBenchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were up 8.7 basis points to 3.439%, from 3.352% late on Thursday. The 30-year bond US30YT=RR was last up 3.4 basis points to yield 3.7562%. The 2-year note US2YT=RR was last up 19.1 basis points to yield 3.9181%.\nAfter getting close to a record high in the previous session, gold beat a fast retreat after the payrolls data tempered expectations for Fed rate cuts.\nSpot gold XAU= dropped 1.6% to $2,017.55 an ounce. U.S. gold futures GCc1 fell 1.76% to $2,017.40 an ounce.\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Additional reporting by Ankur Banarjee in Singapore. Editing by Jacqueline Wong, Robert Birsel, Keith Weir, Alexander Smith, David Gregorio and Diane Craft)\n(([email protected]; +13322191897))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The biggest boost from a single stock for all three major U.S. indexes was from technology heavyweight Apple Inc AAPL.O which soared after its quarterly report impressed investors. By Sinéad Carew and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - A global gauge of stocks rallied and U.S. Treasuries and gold sold off on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data brightened the economic outlook and traders pared expectations of Federal Reserve easing after a long spate of rate hikes. Since Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank could pause hikes traders have been betting this would happen at the June meeting with some even calling for rate cuts in July, according to CME Group's FedWatch tool.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The biggest boost from a single stock for all three major U.S. indexes was from technology heavyweight Apple Inc AAPL.O which soared after its quarterly report impressed investors. By Sinéad Carew and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - A global gauge of stocks rallied and U.S. Treasuries and gold sold off on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data brightened the economic outlook and traders pared expectations of Federal Reserve easing after a long spate of rate hikes. But still Friday's trading suggested relief at signs of economic strength that eased worries about prospects of a recession rather than fears of tighter policy, which often come with stronger than expected data.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally while Treasuries fall as U.S. jobs data brightens outlook', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The biggest boost from a single stock for all three major U.S. indexes was from technology heavyweight Apple Inc AAPL.O which soared after its quarterly report impressed investors. But still Friday's trading suggested relief at signs of economic strength that eased worries about prospects of a recession rather than fears of tighter policy, which often come with stronger than expected data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 576.25 points, or 1.74%, to 33,703.99, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 80.24 points, or 1.98%, to 4,141.46 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 282.82 points, or 2.36%, to 12,249.22.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The biggest boost from a single stock for all three major U.S. indexes was from technology heavyweight Apple Inc AAPL.O which soared after its quarterly report impressed investors. By Sinéad Carew and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - A global gauge of stocks rallied and U.S. Treasuries and gold sold off on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data brightened the economic outlook and traders pared expectations of Federal Reserve easing after a long spate of rate hikes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 576.25 points, or 1.74%, to 33,703.99, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 80.24 points, or 1.98%, to 4,141.46 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 282.82 points, or 2.36%, to 12,249.22.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-markets-mixed-as-jobs-data-brightens-outlook-rekindles-inflation-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Naomi Rovnick\nLONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Global stocks edged higher and U.S. Treasuries sold off on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data brightened the economic outlook but forced traders to pare back expectations of Federal Reserve monetary policy easing after a long spate of rate hikes.\nMSCI\'s broad index of global equities ..MIWO00000PUS eked out a 0.1% gain ahead of the New York market open, while Wall Street stock futures were firm.\nContracts ESc1 on the benchmark S&P 500 share index were 0.8% higher just ahead of the opening bell, also boosted by better than expected earnings overnight from Apple Inc AAPL.O. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQc1 added 0.7%.\nThe yield on the two-year Treasury note US2YT-RR, which tracks interest rate expectations, added 16 basis points (bps) to 3.883% as the price of the debt instrument fell.\nThe benchmark 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR, which sets the tone for borrowing costs and asset pricing worldwide, was 11 bps higher at 3.4362%. Bond yields move inversely to prices.\nThe dollar, as measured against a basket of currencies, rose 0.3%, putting it on course for a slim weekly gain.\nThe official non-farms payroll report showed U.S. employers added 253,000 new jobs in April, up from 165,000 in March. Economists polled by Reuters expected 180,000 new jobs, in what would have been the smallest gain since December 2020.\nAhead of the jobs data markets were pricing for the Fed, which raised its main funds rate by 25 basis points (bps) to a range of 5%-5.25% on Wednesday, to pause at its next meeting in June and begin rate cuts from July FEDWATCH.\nImmediately after the payrolls report, forecasts of a July cut had reduced significantly.\nThe Fed\'s recent hiking cycle, started early last year, has been its most aggressive since the 1980s in the face of high inflation, but was called into question with the collapse of Californian lender Silicon Valley Bank in March.\n"We\'re only just entering the phase where monetary policy is having its maximum impact," said UBS head of European equity strategy Gerry Fowler said.\n"We expect there will be job losses in the U.S. starting in the third quarter (of this year)," he said, with "concerns about credit quality and how that ripples through the banking system."\nLos Angeles-based PacWest Bancorp PACW.O said it was exploring a sale, deepening falls in U.S. regional bank stocks. Shares in smaller U.S. banks .BKX have dropped 11.5% this week, after the weekend collapse of First Republic Bank.\nIn Europe, the yield on Germany\'s ten-year Bund DE10YT=RR, a benchmark for euro zone debt costs, rose 9bps to 2.29%.\nThe euro EUR=EBS dropped 0.4% to $1.0975, reversing a small gain against the dollar from earlier in the day. The Stoxx 600 index of European shares rose 0.6%, tracking Wall Street equity futures.\nSpot gold XAU= lost 1.9% to $2,012 an ounce as bets of dollar weakness reduced.\nBrent LCOc1 was at $74.49, up 2.7% on the day.\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Reporting by Naomi Rovnick. Additional reporting by Ankur Banarjee in Singapore. Editing by Jacqueline Wong, Robert Birsel, Keith Weir and Alexander Smith)\n(([email protected];; Mobile - +44 7912 164 651; Twitter: @naomi_rovnick;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Contracts ESc1 on the benchmark S&P 500 share index were 0.8% higher just ahead of the opening bell, also boosted by better than expected earnings overnight from Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Naomi Rovnick LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Global stocks edged higher and U.S. Treasuries sold off on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data brightened the economic outlook but forced traders to pare back expectations of Federal Reserve monetary policy easing after a long spate of rate hikes. The yield on the two-year Treasury note US2YT-RR, which tracks interest rate expectations, added 16 basis points (bps) to 3.883% as the price of the debt instrument fell.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Contracts ESc1 on the benchmark S&P 500 share index were 0.8% higher just ahead of the opening bell, also boosted by better than expected earnings overnight from Apple Inc AAPL.O. MSCI's broad index of global equities ..MIWO00000PUS eked out a 0.1% gain ahead of the New York market open, while Wall Street stock futures were firm. The yield on the two-year Treasury note US2YT-RR, which tracks interest rate expectations, added 16 basis points (bps) to 3.883% as the price of the debt instrument fell.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Markets mixed as jobs data brightens outlook, rekindles inflation fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Contracts ESc1 on the benchmark S&P 500 share index were 0.8% higher just ahead of the opening bell, also boosted by better than expected earnings overnight from Apple Inc AAPL.O. The yield on the two-year Treasury note US2YT-RR, which tracks interest rate expectations, added 16 basis points (bps) to 3.883% as the price of the debt instrument fell. Immediately after the payrolls report, forecasts of a July cut had reduced significantly.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Contracts ESc1 on the benchmark S&P 500 share index were 0.8% higher just ahead of the opening bell, also boosted by better than expected earnings overnight from Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Naomi Rovnick LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Global stocks edged higher and U.S. Treasuries sold off on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data brightened the economic outlook but forced traders to pare back expectations of Federal Reserve monetary policy easing after a long spate of rate hikes. The yield on the two-year Treasury note US2YT-RR, which tracks interest rate expectations, added 16 basis points (bps) to 3.883% as the price of the debt instrument fell.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-shares-waver-as-rate-pause-bets-and-apple-earnings-clash-with-u.s.-bank', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Naomi Rovnick\nLONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Global stocks hovered in a tight range on Friday, still on course for a weekly loss, as investors balanced bets of central banks pausing rate increases with the latest rout in shares of U.S. regional lenders.\nMSCI\'s broad index of global equities ..MIWO00000PUS edged 0.1% higher following a four-day losing streak, while Europe\'s Stoxx 600 share index .STOXX rose 0.2%.\nThe mood on Wall Street appeared rosier, with futures contracts ESc1 on the benchmark S&P 500 share index adding 0.5% following better than expected earnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O.\nContracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 NQc1 gained 0.6%, although analysts warned all this could change if U.S. jobs data were stronger than expected, complicating the Federal Reserve\'s job of soothing banking sector worries while battling still-high inflation.\nOn Thursday, Los Angeles-based PacWest Bancorp\'s PACW.O said it was exploring a sale, deepening falls for U.S. regional banking stocks.\nMarkets are pricing for the Fed, which raised its main funds rate by 25 basis points (bps) to a range of 5%-5.25% on Wednesday, to pause at its next meeting in June and begin rate cuts from July FEDWATCH.\n"There will be concerns about credit quality and how that ripples through the banking system," said Gerry Fowler, head of European equity strategy at UBS.\nThe Fed\'s recent hiking cycle, started early last year, has been its most aggressive since the 1980. Bets of a pause have risen since the collapse of Californian lender Silicon Valley Bank in March.\n"The time-frame for monetary policy (tightening) to impact the economy is around 16 months," Fowler said. "We\'re only just entering the phase where monetary policy is having its maximum impact."\n"We think further (rate) hikes are off the table," said Emmanuel Cau, head of European equity strategy at Barclays. But he cautioned that only a "quick drop in inflation" or a "sharp weakening" of economic growth would lead the Fed to start cutting borrowing costs.\nIn government debt markets, U.S. Treasuries pared back some price gains after a strong performance all week. The yield on the two-year Treasury note US2YT-RR, which tracks interest rate expectations, added 10 bps to 3.823%. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR, which sets the tone for borrowing costs and asset pricing worldwide, was 5 bps higher at 3.4%. Bond yields move inversely to prices.\nGermany\'s 10-year bund yield DE10YT=RR, which reflects euro zone borrowing rates, rose 6 bps to 2.26% after falling for three straight sessions.\nThe European Central Bank raised its main deposit rate for the seventh time in this cycle on Thursday, to 3.25%, but markets pared back bets of how long it would continue hiking in its fight against high inflation.\nAgainst a basket of currencies, the dollar =USD eased 0.1%, heading for its seventh weekly decline out of the last eight weeks.\nSterling GBP=D3 was last trading at $1.261, up 0.3% on the day, while the euro EUR=EBS firmed 0.1% to $1.1027.\nSpot gold XAU= was at $2,037.58 an ounce, not far from its all-time high of $2,072.49.\nBrent LCOc1 was at $73.75, up 1.7% on the day.\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Reporting by Naomi Rovnick. Additional reporting by Ankur Banarjee in Singapore. Editing by Jacqueline Wong, Robert Birsel and Keith Weir)\n(([email protected];; Mobile - +44 7912 164 651; Twitter: @naomi_rovnick;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The mood on Wall Street appeared rosier, with futures contracts ESc1 on the benchmark S&P 500 share index adding 0.5% following better than expected earnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Naomi Rovnick LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Global stocks hovered in a tight range on Friday, still on course for a weekly loss, as investors balanced bets of central banks pausing rate increases with the latest rout in shares of U.S. regional lenders. The European Central Bank raised its main deposit rate for the seventh time in this cycle on Thursday, to 3.25%, but markets pared back bets of how long it would continue hiking in its fight against high inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The mood on Wall Street appeared rosier, with futures contracts ESc1 on the benchmark S&P 500 share index adding 0.5% following better than expected earnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O. In government debt markets, U.S. Treasuries pared back some price gains after a strong performance all week. Germany's 10-year bund yield DE10YT=RR, which reflects euro zone borrowing rates, rose 6 bps to 2.26% after falling for three straight sessions.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares waver as rate pause bets and Apple earnings clash with U.S. bank rout', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The mood on Wall Street appeared rosier, with futures contracts ESc1 on the benchmark S&P 500 share index adding 0.5% following better than expected earnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Naomi Rovnick LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Global stocks hovered in a tight range on Friday, still on course for a weekly loss, as investors balanced bets of central banks pausing rate increases with the latest rout in shares of U.S. regional lenders. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR, which sets the tone for borrowing costs and asset pricing worldwide, was 5 bps higher at 3.4%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The mood on Wall Street appeared rosier, with futures contracts ESc1 on the benchmark S&P 500 share index adding 0.5% following better than expected earnings from Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Naomi Rovnick LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Global stocks hovered in a tight range on Friday, still on course for a weekly loss, as investors balanced bets of central banks pausing rate increases with the latest rout in shares of U.S. regional lenders. Markets are pricing for the Fed, which raised its main funds rate by 25 basis points (bps) to a range of 5%-5.25% on Wednesday, to pause at its next meeting in June and begin rate cuts from July FEDWATCH.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-it-too-late-to-buy-apple-stock-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) went public in December 1980, and the stock has soared to unseen heights over the last 40 years. The company attained the largest market cap in the world at $2.7 trillion by consistently making quality products that garnered immense brand loyalty from consumers.\nIts stellar stock growth over the years might suggest the best time to invest in Apple was a long time ago. But consumer tech is an ever-evolving market, with the company\'s dominance likely to provide gains for years to come. Meanwhile, growing ventures into markets like digital services, finance, and virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) diversify its business and allow it to profit from the development of multiple industries.\nHere\'s why it\'s not too late to buy Apple stock.\nA history of consistent gains\nApple shares climbed about 282% in the last five years, and 960% over the last decade. The reliable growth has given it a reputation for being one of the safest investments around, with exceptionally low volatility.\nFor instance, in the first quarter of 2023, the company reported its first quarterly revenue decline in years and missed analyst expectations by $4.5 billion. However, its stock has still risen about 12% since its earnings were posted on Feb. 2, with investors trusting its long-term growth.\nAnd when the company\'s stock does dip, it\'s rarely down for long, with Wall Street rushing to take advantage of the buying opportunity.\nMoreover, consistent growth has led Warren Buffett\'s holding company Berkshire Hathaway to make Apple over 45% of its portfolio. Since that investment in 2016, Apple shares climbed 547%. Meanwhile, Buffett\'s company is continuing to grow its 5.8% stake in the MacBook maker, buying more stock as recently as this past February.\nApple\'s market dominance led to consistent and reliable growth over the long term, solidifying its position as a compelling stock.\nNearly unrivaled brand loyalty\nLast month, Buffett said, "If someone offered you $10,000 to never buy an iPhone again, you wouldn\'t take it." While surprising, the statement rings true for many consumers who would willingly switch brands of other devices before straying from Apple\'s smartphones.\nThis immense loyalty gave the company a massive advantage when entering new markets. It has a leading market share in tablets, smartwatches, headphones, and smartphones despite other tech companies leading those industries before Apple entered them. As a result, the company can charge a premium for its products, which partly safeguards it against short-term market headwinds.\nAccording to a Bloomberg report, Apple is gearing up to enter the VR/AR market this June with the release of a new headset. If the company\'s past success entering new markets is anything to go by, it could soon dethrone companies like Meta Platforms and Sony Group, which are currently leading this quickly expanding $31 billion industry.\nApple\'s potent brand also boosted its efforts in the world of finance and digital services. After launching a credit card in 2019 and a buy now, pay later program earlier this year, the company recently unveiled its first savings accounts. The new service has been a hit so far, with consumers depositing nearly $1 billion into its accounts within the first four days.\nApple has become a behemoth in the tech market, allowing it to expand into a wide variety of industries, which diversified and strengthened its business. The company\'s history of consistent stock growth and immense brand loyalty will likely keep it growing for decades. And with that, it\'s definitely not too late to invest in the stock for the long term.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) went public in December 1980, and the stock has soared to unseen heights over the last 40 years. The company attained the largest market cap in the world at $2.7 trillion by consistently making quality products that garnered immense brand loyalty from consumers. Meanwhile, growing ventures into markets like digital services, finance, and virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) diversify its business and allow it to profit from the development of multiple industries.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) went public in December 1980, and the stock has soared to unseen heights over the last 40 years. Moreover, consistent growth has led Warren Buffett's holding company Berkshire Hathaway to make Apple over 45% of its portfolio. Apple's market dominance led to consistent and reliable growth over the long term, solidifying its position as a compelling stock.", 'news_article_title': 'Is It Too Late to Buy Apple Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) went public in December 1980, and the stock has soared to unseen heights over the last 40 years. The company attained the largest market cap in the world at $2.7 trillion by consistently making quality products that garnered immense brand loyalty from consumers. Apple's market dominance led to consistent and reliable growth over the long term, solidifying its position as a compelling stock.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) went public in December 1980, and the stock has soared to unseen heights over the last 40 years. Apple's market dominance led to consistent and reliable growth over the long term, solidifying its position as a compelling stock. The company's history of consistent stock growth and immense brand loyalty will likely keep it growing for decades."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/keybanc-maintains-apple-aapl-overweight-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Keybanc maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 4.90% Upside\nAs of April 24, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 173.91. The forecasts range from a low of 117.16 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 4.90% from its latest reported closing price of 165.79.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6413 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 205 owner(s) or 3.30% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.05% to 10,098,362K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Keybanc maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Keybanc maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Keybanc Maintains Apple (AAPL) Overweight Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Keybanc maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Keybanc maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/deutsche-bank-maintains-apple-aapl-buy-recommendation-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Deutsche Bank maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 4.90% Upside\nAs of April 24, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 173.91. The forecasts range from a low of 117.16 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 4.90% from its latest reported closing price of 165.79.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6413 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 205 owner(s) or 3.30% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.05% to 10,098,362K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Deutsche Bank maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Deutsche Bank maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Deutsche Bank Maintains Apple (AAPL) Buy Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Deutsche Bank maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Deutsche Bank maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/rosenblatt-maintains-apple-aapl-buy-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Rosenblatt maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 4.90% Upside\nAs of April 24, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 173.91. The forecasts range from a low of 117.16 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 4.90% from its latest reported closing price of 165.79.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6413 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 205 owner(s) or 3.30% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.05% to 10,098,362K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Rosenblatt maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Rosenblatt maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Rosenblatt Maintains Apple (AAPL) Buy Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Rosenblatt maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Rosenblatt maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/take-a-bite-of-apple-with-these-etfs-post-solid-q2-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple Inc. AAPL has joined the bullish trend of the world’s other largest mega-cap technology stocks that reported better-than-feared results and lifted market sentiments. The tech titan reported solid second-quarter fiscal 2023 results by beating estimates on both earnings and revenues, powered by a surprise boost in iPhone sales (read: ETFs to Bet on Mega-Cap Tech Stocks).\n\nApple shares rose 2.5% in after-market hours on elevated volume, putting ETFs having the largest allocation to the tech titan in focus. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares US Technology ETF IYW have Apple as the top or second firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).\nApple Earnings in Focus\nEarnings per share came in at $1.52, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8 cents and flat year over year. Revenues dropped 3% year over year to $94.8 billion and edged past the estimated $93.3 billion. This marks the second consecutive quarter of revenue decline.\n\niPhone sales grew 2% to $51.3 billion and services revenues, comprising iTunes, Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Pay and Apple Care, soared 5.5% year over year to $20.9 billion. Both iPhone sales and service revenues hit a new record high. However, revenues from Wearables, Home and Accessories, which include Apple Watch, AirPods, HomePod, Apple TV and Beats headphones, slipped 0.6% to $8.8 billion. Mac sales dropped 31% to $7.2 billion, while iPad sales declined 13% to $6.7 billion.\n\nThe tech giant expects fiscal third-quarter revenue to be “similar” to the second quarter.\nETFs to Buy\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK)\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund targets the broad technology sector and follows the Technology Select Sector Index. It holds about 64 securities in its basket, with Apple making up for a 23.8% share. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund has key holdings in software, technology hardware, storage & peripherals, and semiconductors & semiconductor equipment (read: Fed Hike or Pause: Tech ETFs Will Likely Rule in 2023).\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund is the most popular and heavily traded ETF, with AUM of $43 billion and an average daily volume of 7 million shares. The fund charges 10 bps in fees per year.\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF manages about $46 billion in its asset base and provides exposure to 364 technology stocks. It currently tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Here, Apple accounts for a 22.7% share. Technology hardware storage & peripheral, systems software, semiconductors and application software are the top four sectors.\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF has an expense ratio of 0.10%, while volume is solid at nearly 518,000 shares.\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC)\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF is home to 361 technology stocks, with AUM of $6 billion. It follows the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index. Apple accounts for a 23.4% allocation.\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF has an expense ratio of 0.08%, while volume is solid at 213,000 shares a day (read: ETF Strategies to Follow Warren Buffett\'s Investing Wisdom).\n\niShares US Technology ETF (IYW)\n\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF tracks the Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index, giving investors exposure to 139 U.S. electronics, computer software and hardware, and informational technology companies. Apple makes up 19.9% of the assets.\n\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF has AUM of $10.6 billion and charges 39 bps in fees and expenses. Volume is good as it exchanges 644,000 shares a day.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\nFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. AAPL has joined the bullish trend of the world’s other largest mega-cap technology stocks that reported better-than-feared results and lifted market sentiments. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple shares rose 2.5% in after-market hours on elevated volume, putting ETFs having the largest allocation to the tech titan in focus.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL has joined the bullish trend of the world’s other largest mega-cap technology stocks that reported better-than-feared results and lifted market sentiments. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares US Technology ETF IYW have Apple as the top or second firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).', 'news_article_title': 'Take a Bite of Apple With These ETFs Post Solid Q2 Earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL has joined the bullish trend of the world’s other largest mega-cap technology stocks that reported better-than-feared results and lifted market sentiments. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares US Technology ETF IYW have Apple as the top or second firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL has joined the bullish trend of the world’s other largest mega-cap technology stocks that reported better-than-feared results and lifted market sentiments. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares US Technology ETF IYW have Apple as the top or second firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-earnings%3A-iphone-sales-hit-record-highs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Given the challenging environment, which includes economic uncertainty, high inflation, and rising interest rates, it isn\'t a stretch to say people are finding ways to spend less. A recent survey of more than 9,000 consumers found that 69% of respondents planned to cut back on nonessential spending, with 15% planning to eliminate nonessential spending altogether, according to a study by PwC.\nInvestors have been concerned about the potential implications for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). After all, the company\'s high-end goods are considered by many to be a luxury, as the average price of an iPhone reached $988 last quarter, according to research firm CIRP.\nYet Apple\'s results yesterday showed the enduring demand for the iPhone, which helped backstop the company\'s performance amid challenging conditions.\nImage source: Apple.\nDemand is strong despite headwinds\nFor its fiscal second quarter (ended April 1), Apple generated revenue of $94.8 billion and while that was down 3% year over year, it was well ahead of analysts\' consensus estimates of $92.9 billion. The key driver of the strong topline performance was iPhone revenue of $51.3 billion -- a record for the March quarter.\nApple\'s flagship device generated revenue that was well ahead of expectations, as Wall Street had forecast iPhone sales of $48.7 billion. The iPhone continues to be the backbone of Apple\'s business, accounting for 54% of total sales during the quarter.\nPerhaps as importantly, strong pricing power helped Apple deliver robust profits as well, with earnings per share (EPS) of $1.52 unchanged compared to the prior-year quarter, even as revenue edged lower. This was also markedly better than the $1.43 market watchers expected.\nAnother headliner was services, a recurring revenue stream that Apple has been curating for the past several years -- fueled by the growing number of iPhones currently in use. Services revenue of $20.9 billion hit an all-time record, accounting for 22% of sales, also demonstrating resilience in the face of headwinds.\nDemand for the Mac didn\'t hold up as well, with sales of $7.2 billion falling 31%. The appetite for the iPad was similarly strained, with sales of $6.7 billion down about 13%.\nIn typical Apple fashion, and without providing any specifics, CEO Tim Cook dropped this nugget: "We are pleased to ... have our installed base of active devices reach an all-time high." While the company was mum as to the number of devices, we know it\'s higher than the 2 billion active devices it announced just last quarter. Services continued to generate strong growth -- and part of that is a function of the growing number of devices fueling that demand.\nShareholders rejoice\nStrong sales and cost discipline give Apple the resources to continue its tradition of shareholder-friendly practices -- which was on full display.\nApple\'s board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.24 per share, an increase of 4%. This marks the eleventh consecutive increase since Apple reinstituted its payout back in 2012. The payout began at a split-adjusted rate of roughly $0.095, increasing by an impressive 153% since inception. While the yield appears low at just 0.55%, that\'s a function of Apple\'s spectacular growth (more on that in a minute).\nThe company isn\'t stopping there. Given Apple\'s strong operating cash flow of $28.6 billion, the board has also authorized an additional $90 billion stock buyback, which will increase the proportion of profits allocated to each share -- further enriching Apple investors.\nRemarkable value\nApple continues to buck the broader market trend, with its stock down just 9% from its peak reached in early 2022. Yet considering its resilience, Apple stock is still a solid value, selling for just 28 times earnings, compared to a price-to-earnings ratio of 24 for the S&P 500.\nWhile that\'s slightly more expensive, consider this: over the past decade, Apple stock has gained 929%, and generated total gains of 1,110% when factoring in the dividend. Comparing that to the S&P\'s total return of 207% during the same period, helps illustrate not only that Apple\'s premium is well-deserved, but also what a compelling buy the stock is at this price.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n *Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\n Danny Vena has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Investors have been concerned about the potential implications for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Given the challenging environment, which includes economic uncertainty, high inflation, and rising interest rates, it isn't a stretch to say people are finding ways to spend less. Perhaps as importantly, strong pricing power helped Apple deliver robust profits as well, with earnings per share (EPS) of $1.52 unchanged compared to the prior-year quarter, even as revenue edged lower.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Investors have been concerned about the potential implications for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Services revenue of $20.9 billion hit an all-time record, accounting for 22% of sales, also demonstrating resilience in the face of headwinds. Given Apple's strong operating cash flow of $28.6 billion, the board has also authorized an additional $90 billion stock buyback, which will increase the proportion of profits allocated to each share -- further enriching Apple investors.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Earnings: iPhone Sales Hit Record Highs', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Investors have been concerned about the potential implications for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The company isn't stopping there. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Investors have been concerned about the potential implications for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Demand is strong despite headwinds For its fiscal second quarter (ended April 1), Apple generated revenue of $94.8 billion and while that was down 3% year over year, it was well ahead of analysts' consensus estimates of $92.9 billion. Apple's flagship device generated revenue that was well ahead of expectations, as Wall Street had forecast iPhone sales of $48.7 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-snapshot-wall-street-opens-higher-as-investors-cheer-apple-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday as Apple's upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report tempered expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 120.81 points, or 0.36%, at the open to 33,248.55. The S&P 500 .SPX opened higher by 23.51 points, or 0.58%, at 4,084.73, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 106.63 points, or 0.89%, to 12,073.03 at the opening bell.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday as Apple's upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report tempered expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 120.81 points, or 0.36%, at the open to 33,248.55. (Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi) (([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday as Apple's upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report tempered expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 .SPX opened higher by 23.51 points, or 0.58%, at 4,084.73, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 106.63 points, or 0.89%, to 12,073.03 at the opening bell. (Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi) (([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall Street opens higher as investors cheer Apple earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': "May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday as Apple's upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report tempered expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 120.81 points, or 0.36%, at the open to 33,248.55. The S&P 500 .SPX opened higher by 23.51 points, or 0.58%, at 4,084.73, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 106.63 points, or 0.89%, to 12,073.03 at the opening bell.", 'news_textrank_summary': "May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday as Apple's upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report tempered expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 .SPX opened higher by 23.51 points, or 0.58%, at 4,084.73, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 106.63 points, or 0.89%, to 12,073.03 at the opening bell. (Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi) (([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-eyes-higher-open-as-investors-cheer-apple-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar\nMay 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Friday as Apple\'s upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report tempered expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.\nApple Inc AAPL.O gained 2.7% in premarket trading on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets.\nInvestors appeared to take in stride data that showed U.S. employers boosted hiring in April while raising wages, pointing to sustained labor market strength that could prompt the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for some time.\nThe Labor Department\'s report showed non-farm payrolls increased by 253,000 last month, higher than economists\' expectations of 180,000.\nMeanwhile, wages increased 4.4% year-on-year in April after climbing 4.3% in March, and the unemployment rate fell to 3.4%.\n"This is a strong report and shows that the labor market is resilient. It bails out the Fed for raising another quarter point," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.\n"It\'s been a tough week for the stock market, the regional banking problems have raised the fear factor, but Apple earnings came in strong. Stocks are coming up from near-term oversold condition."\nTraders are currently betting the Fed will start easing the policy rate by September, according to CME Group\'s FedWatch Tool, compared with July before the release of the data.\nThe Fed raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points as expected on Wednesday, but Chair Jerome Powell noted it was too early to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern.\nWall Street fell on Thursday after PacWest Bancorp\'s PACW.Omove to explore strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, pulling down shares of peers and big banks such as JPMorgan Chase JPM.N and Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N.\nPacWest rebounded on Friday with a 25.0% gain, while Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N bounced back 21.8%. Western Alliance on Thursday denied a report that it was exploring a potential sale.\nThe S&P 500 has gained nearly 6% so far this year, while the S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK and KBW Regional Banking index .KRX have lost 17% and 31%, respectively.\nFollowing upbeat results from megacap companies, analysts expect profits for S&P 500 companies in the first quarter to decline 0.9% from a year earlier, according to Refinitiv data, compared with a 5.1% drop expected at the start of April.\nAt 8:50 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 222 points, or 0.67%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 33.5 points, or 0.82%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 87 points, or 0.67%.\nUsed-car retailer Carvana Co CVNA.N jumped 47.1% as it expects to post a profit in the current quarter and plans to further bring down excess used-car inventory.\nLyft Inc LYFT.O slumped 15.4% as the ride-hailing company\'s strategy to claw back market share from rival Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N with lower fares stoked concerns about a hit to its profit margins.\nS&P 500 vs banks and techhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3LXg7wn\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Stephen Culp in New York; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Subhranshu Sahu)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 2.7% in premarket trading on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Friday as Apple's upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report tempered expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Investors appeared to take in stride data that showed U.S. employers boosted hiring in April while raising wages, pointing to sustained labor market strength that could prompt the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for some time.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 2.7% in premarket trading on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Friday as Apple's upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report tempered expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Investors appeared to take in stride data that showed U.S. employers boosted hiring in April while raising wages, pointing to sustained labor market strength that could prompt the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for some time.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street eyes higher open as investors cheer Apple earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 2.7% in premarket trading on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Friday as Apple\'s upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report tempered expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. "This is a strong report and shows that the labor market is resilient.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 2.7% in premarket trading on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. By Ankika Biswas and Sruthi Shankar May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Friday as Apple's upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report tempered expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Investors appeared to take in stride data that showed U.S. employers boosted hiring in April while raising wages, pointing to sustained labor market strength that could prompt the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for some time."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/daily-markets-apple-helps-lift-market-mood-ahead-of-jobs-report', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Today’s Big Picture\nAsia-Pacific equity markets finished the day mixed. China’s Shanghai Composite declined 0.48% and India’s SENSEX fell 1.13% on weakness in banking names. Taiwan’s TAIEX gained 0.11%, Australia’s ASX All Ordinaries rose 0.34%, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng closed 0.50% higher on a mixed day for sectors that tipped into positive territory led by Technology Services names. Japan’s markets remain closed as the country closes out Golden Week with the celebration of Children’s Day which is meant to honor children for their individual strengths. While not associated with Golden Week, Korea’s markets are also closed to mark their version of Children’s Day. Major European markets are higher in midday trading and U.S. futures point to a positive open.\nLast night’s March quarter earnings reports, especially Apple’s (AAPL), are lifting equity futures this morning. Once again, however, what we learn before the market open will influence not only how equities start the day but also expectations for the economy and future Fed policy. Following comments this week from Fed Chair Powell, all eyes were on the April Employment Report, published at 8:30 AM ET. Job growth totaled 253,000 for the month, beating estimates of 180,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate, at 3.4% (versus expectations of 3.6%), ties for the lowest level since 1969. Wages also rose more than anticipated -- average hourly earnings went up 0.5% versus expectations of 0.3%.\nData Download\nInternational Economy\nThe Caixin China General Services PMI declined to 56.4 in April from March’s 28-month high of 57.8, marking the fourth straight month of expansion as the post-COVID recovery continued. Input cost inflation accelerated to a 12-month high due to elevated staffing costs and higher prices for raw materials and office supplies.\nRetail sales in the Euro Area declined 1.2% month-over-month in March of 2023, following a 0.2% drop in February and much worse than forecasts of a 0.1% fall, as high prices, especially for food, and rising borrowing costs weighed on consumers' affordability. On a YoY basis, retail sales fell 3.8% in March, the biggest decline since January of 2021, and worse than forecasts of a 3.1% fall.\nDomestic Economy\nAs we noted above, at 8:30 AM ET the April Employment Report will be published and then at 3 PM ET today the March Consumer Credit report will be released. In that credit report, we’ll be looking to see if consumers continued to pay down debt levels or re-embraced the use of credit cards during the month.\nMarkets\nThe fallout from Wednesday’s post-Fed decision comments from Chair Powell continued as all major equity indexes closed lower. The Nasdaq Composite declined 0.49%, the S&P 500 fell 0.72%, the Dow dropped 0.86% and the Russell 2000 ended the day down 1.18%. Except for Utilities (0.76%) and Real Estate (0.93%), sectors were lower with the biggest hits going to Communication Services (-1.61%) and Financials (-1.28%). Traders bid up shares of Ball Corp (BALL) 13.39% as the aerospace segment outshone packaging and the company announced it is still on track to achieve its long-term EPS growth goal of 10-15% even in the face of any Russia divestitures.\nHere’s how the major market indicators stack up year-to-date:\nDow Jones Industrial Average: -0.06%\nS&P 500: 5.77%\nNasdaq Composite: 14.33%\nRussell 2000: -2.41%\nBitcoin (BTC-USD): 73.73%\nEther (ETH-USD): 56.67%\nStocks to Watch\nBefore U.S. equity markets begin trading today, AMC Entertainment (AMC), Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), CNH Industrial (CNHI), Construction Partners (ROAD), and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) are expected to report their quarterly results.\nMarch quarter results at Apple topped revenue and EPs expectations led by stronger than expected iPhone results, which offset modest misses relative to consensus forecasts for its Mac, iPad, and Services businesses. Apple CEO Tim Cook shared iPhone sales accelerated due to China reopening as factory issues eased. Exiting the quarter, the company had more than 975 million paid subscriptions across its Services business, up 150 million YoY and nearly double three years ago. The company’s Board authorized an additional $90 billion for share repurchases as well as a 4% increase in Apple’s quarterly dividend to $0.24 per share. The company expects June quarter revenue performance to be similar to the March quarter with foreign exchange a headwind of roughly 4 percentage points.\nMarch quarter EPS and revenue reported by Block (SQ) topped consensus expectations spurred by the 15% YoY increase in transaction-based revenue to $1.42 billion. During the quarter, the company processed $51.12 billion in gross payment volume (GPV), up 17% YoY. The company’s Cash App generated $3.27 billion of revenue and there were 20 million monthly Cash App Card activities during the quarter, up 34% YoY. Cash App Business GPV was $4.90 billion, up 24% YoY.\nBooking Holdings (BKNG) reported EPS of 11.60 for its March quarter, well ahead of the $10.79 consensus. Revenue for the quarter soared 40.2% YoY, coming in modestly ahead of the consensus forecast. Gross travel bookings were $39.4 billion, an increase of 44% YoY, and room nights booked increased 38% YoY. During its earnings conference call, the company shared that the quarter’s strength was the result of continued strength in leisure travel demand and from a lengthening booking window, particularly in Europe and the U.S.\nLyft (LYFT) reported positive EPS for the March quarter, far better than the expected loss, while revenue for the period matched the consensus forecast of ~$ 1 billion. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter of $22.7 million exceeded the top-end of the guidance range of $5 to $15 million. During the three-month period, Active Riders rose 9.8% YoY to 19.5 million, and Revenue per Active Rider moved up 4% to $51.17. However, Lyft issued downside guidance for the current quarter with revenue between $1.00-$1.02 billion vs. the $1.08 billion consensus, with Adjusted EBITDA between $20-$30 million.\nCarvana (CVNA) reported a smaller than expected March quarter loss even as revenue fell 25.5% YoY to largely match the consensus forecast. Retail units sold totaled 79,240, a decrease of 25% but total gross profit per unit was $4,303, an increase of $1,470. Carvana expects to achieve positive Adjusted EBITDA in the current quarter “as long as the environment remains stable.” The company expects a reduction in retail units sold in Q2 2023 compared to Q1 2023 but further progress on profitability initiatives, and seasonal tailwinds abate.\nIPOs\nReaders looking to dig more into the upcoming IPO calendar should visit Nasdaq’s Latest & Upcoming IPOs page.\nAfter Today’s Market Close\nAfter running the economic data and earnings gauntlet this week, no companies are slated to report their quarterly results after equities stop trading. Those looking for more on which companies are reporting when should head on over to Nasdaq’s Earnings Calendar.\nOn the Horizon\nMonday, May 8\nGermany: Industrial Production - March\nUS: Wholesale Inventories – March\nTuesday, May 9\nJapan: Household Spending - March\nChina: Imports/Exports - April\nUS: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index – April\nWednesday, May 10\nGermany: Consumer Price Index – April\nUS: Consumer Price Index – April\nThursday, May 11\nChina: Consumer Price Index, Producer Price Index – April\nJapan: Economy Watchers Current Index – April\nUK: Bank of England Interest Rate Decision\nUS: Producer Price Index – April\nFriday, May 12\nUK: GDP – 1Q 2023\nUK: Industrial Production, Manufacturing Production - March\nUS: Import/Export Prices – April\nUS: The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index – Preliminary May\nThought for the Day\n“Life must be understood backward. But it must be lived forward” – Søren Kierkegaard\nDisclosures\nCNH Industrial (CNHI), Ball Corp (BALL) are constituents of the Foxberry Tematica Research Sustainable Future of Food Index\nBlock (SQ) is a constituent of the Tematica BITA Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity Index\nApple (AAPL) is a constituent of the Tematica Research Thematic Dividend All-Stars Index\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Last night’s March quarter earnings reports, especially Apple’s (AAPL), are lifting equity futures this morning. But it must be lived forward” – Søren Kierkegaard Disclosures CNH Industrial (CNHI), Ball Corp (BALL) are constituents of the Foxberry Tematica Research Sustainable Future of Food Index Block (SQ) is a constituent of the Tematica BITA Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity Index Apple (AAPL) is a constituent of the Tematica Research Thematic Dividend All-Stars Index The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Taiwan’s TAIEX gained 0.11%, Australia’s ASX All Ordinaries rose 0.34%, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng closed 0.50% higher on a mixed day for sectors that tipped into positive territory led by Technology Services names.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'But it must be lived forward” – Søren Kierkegaard Disclosures CNH Industrial (CNHI), Ball Corp (BALL) are constituents of the Foxberry Tematica Research Sustainable Future of Food Index Block (SQ) is a constituent of the Tematica BITA Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity Index Apple (AAPL) is a constituent of the Tematica Research Thematic Dividend All-Stars Index The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Last night’s March quarter earnings reports, especially Apple’s (AAPL), are lifting equity futures this morning. Nasdaq Composite: 14.33% Russell 2000: -2.41% Bitcoin (BTC-USD): 73.73% Ether (ETH-USD): 56.67% Stocks to Watch Before U.S. equity markets begin trading today, AMC Entertainment (AMC), Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), CNH Industrial (CNHI), Construction Partners (ROAD), and Warner Bros.', 'news_article_title': 'Daily Markets: Jobs Beat Expectations As Economy Slows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Last night’s March quarter earnings reports, especially Apple’s (AAPL), are lifting equity futures this morning. But it must be lived forward” – Søren Kierkegaard Disclosures CNH Industrial (CNHI), Ball Corp (BALL) are constituents of the Foxberry Tematica Research Sustainable Future of Food Index Block (SQ) is a constituent of the Tematica BITA Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity Index Apple (AAPL) is a constituent of the Tematica Research Thematic Dividend All-Stars Index The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. March quarter EPS and revenue reported by Block (SQ) topped consensus expectations spurred by the 15% YoY increase in transaction-based revenue to $1.42 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Last night’s March quarter earnings reports, especially Apple’s (AAPL), are lifting equity futures this morning. But it must be lived forward” – Søren Kierkegaard Disclosures CNH Industrial (CNHI), Ball Corp (BALL) are constituents of the Foxberry Tematica Research Sustainable Future of Food Index Block (SQ) is a constituent of the Tematica BITA Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity Index Apple (AAPL) is a constituent of the Tematica Research Thematic Dividend All-Stars Index The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. March quarter EPS and revenue reported by Block (SQ) topped consensus expectations spurred by the 15% YoY increase in transaction-based revenue to $1.42 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/canada-stocks-tsx-futures-track-wall-street-cheer-oil-prices-support', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "May 5 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index rose on Friday as crude prices firmed and investors tracked upbeat sentiment on Wall Street, outweighing spillover worries from the U.S. regional bank sell-off.\nJune futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.7% at 7:02 a.m. ET.\nU.S. stock index futures rose as upbeat results from Apple Inc AAPL.O underscored corporate earnings resilience despite a slowing U.S. economy. .N\nOil prices gained after four sessions of losses, with expectations of potential supply cuts at the OPEC+ producer group's next meeting in June providing some price support. O/R\nThe Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE closed at its four-week low on Thursday, as pressure on U.S. bank stocks spilled over to the financials sector.\nInvestors will watch out for domestic employment change and unemployment data for April due at 8:30 a.m. ET, hoping for more clues on the impact of monetary tightening.\nIn company news, Canada's federal environment ministry opened a formal investigation into a months-long tailings leak at Imperial Oil Ltd'sIMO.TO Kearl oil sands mine in northern Alberta, signalling a potential prosecution.\nMagna International IncMG.TO slightly raised its full-year sales forecast as the Canadian auto parts maker expects light vehicle production to improve in its two biggest markets of North America and Europe.\nCOMMODITIES AT 7:02 a.m. ET\nGold futures GCc2: $2,046.6; -0.44% GOL/\nUS crude CLc1: $70.32; +2.57% O/R\nBrent crude LCOc1: $74.27; +2.44% O/R\nU.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON FRIDAY\nNon-farm payrolls data for April at 8:30 a.m. ET\nFOR CANADIAN MARKETS NEWS, CLICK ON CODES:\nTSX market report .TO\nCanadian dollar and bonds report CAD/CA/\nReuters global stocks poll for Canada EQUITYPOLL1, EPOLL/CA\nCanadian markets directory CANADA\n($1 = 1.3500 Canadian dollars)\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "U.S. stock index futures rose as upbeat results from Apple Inc AAPL.O underscored corporate earnings resilience despite a slowing U.S. economy. May 5 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index rose on Friday as crude prices firmed and investors tracked upbeat sentiment on Wall Street, outweighing spillover worries from the U.S. regional bank sell-off. Magna International IncMG.TO slightly raised its full-year sales forecast as the Canadian auto parts maker expects light vehicle production to improve in its two biggest markets of North America and Europe.", 'news_luhn_summary': "U.S. stock index futures rose as upbeat results from Apple Inc AAPL.O underscored corporate earnings resilience despite a slowing U.S. economy. May 5 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index rose on Friday as crude prices firmed and investors tracked upbeat sentiment on Wall Street, outweighing spillover worries from the U.S. regional bank sell-off. TSX market report .TO Canadian dollar and bonds report CAD/CA/ Reuters global stocks poll for Canada EQUITYPOLL1, EPOLL/CA Canadian markets directory CANADA ($1 = 1.3500 Canadian dollars) (Reporting by Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'CANADA STOCKS-TSX futures track Wall Street cheer; oil prices support', 'news_lexrank_summary': "U.S. stock index futures rose as upbeat results from Apple Inc AAPL.O underscored corporate earnings resilience despite a slowing U.S. economy. May 5 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index rose on Friday as crude prices firmed and investors tracked upbeat sentiment on Wall Street, outweighing spillover worries from the U.S. regional bank sell-off. June futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.7% at 7:02 a.m.", 'news_textrank_summary': "U.S. stock index futures rose as upbeat results from Apple Inc AAPL.O underscored corporate earnings resilience despite a slowing U.S. economy. May 5 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index rose on Friday as crude prices firmed and investors tracked upbeat sentiment on Wall Street, outweighing spillover worries from the U.S. regional bank sell-off. ET, hoping for more clues on the impact of monetary tightening."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-climb-on-apple-earnings-cheer-key-jobs-report-on-tap', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nFutures up: Dow 0.30%, S&P 0.47%, Nasdaq 0.57%\nMay 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as upbeat results from Apple underscored corporate earnings resilience despite a slowing U.S. economy, while investors awaited a key monthly employment report due later in the day.\nApple Inc AAPL.O gained 2.2% in premarket trading on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets.\nThe company\'s executives also noted that gross profit margins for the current quarter would be better than forecast on improving supply-chain issues.\nWith a handful of major technology and growth companies reporting better-than-expected earnings, analysts expect profits for S&P 500 companies in the first quarter to decline 0.9% from a year earlier, according to Refinitiv data, compared with a 5.1% drop expected at the start of April.\n"Thanks to their (Apple and Microsoft) sizeable balance sheets, and falling yields, big tech companies remain a refuge for equity investors, which certainly explains why the S&P 500 has been relatively resilient to the bank turmoil," Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank, said.\n"What\'s risky is that if winds change direction for Big Tech, we could rapidly see gains in S&P 500 crumble."\nThe S&P 500 has gained nearly 6% so far this year, while the S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK and KBW Regional Banking index .KRX have lost 17% and 31%, respectively.\nWall Street fell on Thursday after PacWest Bancorp\'s PACW.Omove to explore strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, pulling down shares of peers and big banks such as JPMorgan Chase JPM.N and Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N.\nWall Street executives and bank analysts called for regulators to quickly provide more protection for bank deposits and consider other backstops, arguing only an intervention could stop the crisis.\nPacWest rebounded on Friday with an 11.7% gain, while Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N bounced back 10.4%. Western Alliance on Thursday denied a report that it was exploring a potential sale.\nU.S. interest rate futures are factoring in a 50% chance of the Federal Reserve cutting rates by its July meeting, according to CME Group\'s FedWatch Tool.\nOn Wednesday, the Fed raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, with Chair Jerome Powell noting it was too early to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern.\nInvestors will keep a close watch on the non-farm payrolls report for April for more clues on the state of the labor market.\nAt 5:34 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 101 points, or 0.30%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 19 points, or 0.47%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 74 points, or 0.57%.\nUsed-car retailer Carvana Co CVNA.N jumped 33.6% as it expects to post a profit in the current quarter and plans to further bring down excess used-car inventory.\nDoorDash Inc DASH.N rose 3.7% as the food delivery company raised its annual core profit forecast after beating quarterly revenue expectations.\nS&P 500 vs banks and techhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3LXg7wn\n(Reporting by Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 2.2% in premarket trading on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures up: Dow 0.30%, S&P 0.47%, Nasdaq 0.57% May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as upbeat results from Apple underscored corporate earnings resilience despite a slowing U.S. economy, while investors awaited a key monthly employment report due later in the day. On Wednesday, the Fed raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, with Chair Jerome Powell noting it was too early to say with certainty that the rate-hike cycle was over as inflation remains the chief concern.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 2.2% in premarket trading on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures up: Dow 0.30%, S&P 0.47%, Nasdaq 0.57% May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as upbeat results from Apple underscored corporate earnings resilience despite a slowing U.S. economy, while investors awaited a key monthly employment report due later in the day. With a handful of major technology and growth companies reporting better-than-expected earnings, analysts expect profits for S&P 500 companies in the first quarter to decline 0.9% from a year earlier, according to Refinitiv data, compared with a 5.1% drop expected at the start of April.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures climb on Apple earnings cheer, key jobs report on tap', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 2.2% in premarket trading on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. The company's executives also noted that gross profit margins for the current quarter would be better than forecast on improving supply-chain issues. Wall Street fell on Thursday after PacWest Bancorp's PACW.Omove to explore strategic options deepened concerns about the health of regional banks, pulling down shares of peers and big banks such as JPMorgan Chase JPM.N and Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O gained 2.2% in premarket trading on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Futures up: Dow 0.30%, S&P 0.47%, Nasdaq 0.57% May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as upbeat results from Apple underscored corporate earnings resilience despite a slowing U.S. economy, while investors awaited a key monthly employment report due later in the day. With a handful of major technology and growth companies reporting better-than-expected earnings, analysts expect profits for S&P 500 companies in the first quarter to decline 0.9% from a year earlier, according to Refinitiv data, compared with a 5.1% drop expected at the start of April.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/morgan-stanley-maintains-apple-aapl-overweight-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Morgan Stanley maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 4.90% Upside\nAs of April 24, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 173.91. The forecasts range from a low of 117.16 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 4.90% from its latest reported closing price of 165.79.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6413 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 205 owner(s) or 3.30% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.05% to 10,098,362K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Morgan Stanley maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Morgan Stanley maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Morgan Stanley Maintains Apple (AAPL) Overweight Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Morgan Stanley maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Morgan Stanley maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/atlantic-equities-maintains-apple-aapl-overweight-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Atlantic Equities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 4.90% Upside\nAs of April 24, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 173.91. The forecasts range from a low of 117.16 to a high of $215.25. The average price target represents an increase of 4.90% from its latest reported closing price of 165.79.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6413 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 205 owner(s) or 3.30% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.05% to 10,098,362K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.66% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.90% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.18% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 282,750K shares representing 1.79% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 279,759K shares, representing an increase of 1.06%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.15% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.43% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Atlantic Equities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Atlantic Equities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Atlantic Equities Maintains Apple (AAPL) Overweight Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Atlantic Equities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 5, 2023, Atlantic Equities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.10%, an increase of 1.71%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.98, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foxconns-april-sales-fall-12-on-slowing-smartphone-business', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds company comment, detail\nTAIPEI, May 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler, said on Friday revenue in April fell 11.77% year-on-year due to weakness in smart consumer electronics, and expected business to drop this quarter.\nFoxconn said revenue last month reached T$429.2 billion ($14 billion), in line with the company\'s own expectations.\nFor smart consumer electronics products, which include smartphones and are the company\'s main business driver, revenue in April declined as it entered the "traditional slow season", the company said in a statement, without elaborating.\nBusiness in the second quarter is expected to decline due to a high base last year and "the seasonal off-peak period" amid a transition between old and new products, it said.\nThe first half of the year is traditionally slower for Taiwan tech manufacturers as major electronics vendors including Apple AAPL.O launch new products near the year-end holiday season.\nApple results for the quarter ended April 1 beat expectations on Thursday, thanks to better-than-expected iPhone sales and inroads in India and other newer markets.\nFoxconn will report first quarter earnings on May 11 when it will also give an update on its outlook for the full year.\nThe company in March predicted revenue for the full year to be flat, with weak demand for consumer electronics offset by growth in computing, cloud, networking and component products.\nFoxconn shares have risen 5.1% so far this year, lagging the broader Taiwan market .TWII, which is up 10.5%.\n($1 = 30.6310 Taiwan dollars)\n(Reporting by Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu Editing by Toby Chopra and Mark Potter)\n(([email protected]; +886-2-8729-5122;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The first half of the year is traditionally slower for Taiwan tech manufacturers as major electronics vendors including Apple AAPL.O launch new products near the year-end holiday season. Apple results for the quarter ended April 1 beat expectations on Thursday, thanks to better-than-expected iPhone sales and inroads in India and other newer markets. The company in March predicted revenue for the full year to be flat, with weak demand for consumer electronics offset by growth in computing, cloud, networking and component products.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The first half of the year is traditionally slower for Taiwan tech manufacturers as major electronics vendors including Apple AAPL.O launch new products near the year-end holiday season. Adds company comment, detail TAIPEI, May 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler, said on Friday revenue in April fell 11.77% year-on-year due to weakness in smart consumer electronics, and expected business to drop this quarter. For smart consumer electronics products, which include smartphones and are the company\'s main business driver, revenue in April declined as it entered the "traditional slow season", the company said in a statement, without elaborating.', 'news_article_title': "Foxconn's April sales fall 12% on slowing smartphone business", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The first half of the year is traditionally slower for Taiwan tech manufacturers as major electronics vendors including Apple AAPL.O launch new products near the year-end holiday season. Foxconn said revenue last month reached T$429.2 billion ($14 billion), in line with the company\'s own expectations. For smart consumer electronics products, which include smartphones and are the company\'s main business driver, revenue in April declined as it entered the "traditional slow season", the company said in a statement, without elaborating.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The first half of the year is traditionally slower for Taiwan tech manufacturers as major electronics vendors including Apple AAPL.O launch new products near the year-end holiday season. Adds company comment, detail TAIPEI, May 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan\'s Foxconn, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler, said on Friday revenue in April fell 11.77% year-on-year due to weakness in smart consumer electronics, and expected business to drop this quarter. For smart consumer electronics products, which include smartphones and are the company\'s main business driver, revenue in April declined as it entered the "traditional slow season", the company said in a statement, without elaborating.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/morning-bid-americas-apple-comforts-as-payrolls-loom', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan\nBig Tech delivered again, as another earnings beat from the world's biggest firm soothed investor nerves over U.S. regional banks and the debt ceiling row - and Friday's release of the April employment report.\nAppleAAPL.O, the world's largest company by market capitalisation, surprised investors after the bell on Thursday with a rise in iPhone sales even in a slumping global smartphone market - sending its stock up 2% in pre-market trading.\nIPhone sales rose 1.5% to $51.3 billion - bamboozling forecasts for a 3.3% drop and contrasting with the 13% drop in overall global smartphone shipments during the first quarter.\nApple upped its dividend and authorized another $90 billion share repurchase program, same as a year ago.\nApple's stock has outperformed most of Wall Street in 2023, up 28% year-to-date. And its latest beat follows similarly above-forecast profit readouts from the 10 firms that make up the FANG-plus .NYFANG grouping of leading digital and technology firms.\nAfter a torrid 2022, that narrow index is up 35% so far this year - far outstripping the Nasdaq 100's .NDX 18% gain and accounting for the bulk of the more modest 6% rise in the S&P500 <.S&P500>.\nAnd after three hefty daily retreats in a row for the S&P500 this week, futures are up 0.4% ahead of Friday's open.\nEven battered regional bank stocks showed some sign of settling, with the latest names in the crosshairs - PacWest, Western Alliance and First Horizon - up between 7% and 15% before Friday's open after another day of eye-watering losses.\nAttention has now shifted to what extent outsize bank stock moves are being driven by destabilising short selling rather than deposit flight or asset quality and how regulators can address that as well as deposit insurance funding more broadly in drawing a line under the disturbance.\nIt's much harder to draw a line under the U.S. debt ceiling standoff, now that June 1 is identified as the day the government runs out of cash.\nAs an indication of resulting debt default fears at the front end of the Treasury bill market, poor demand for the U.S. Treasury's auction of $50 billion in four-week bills that cover the assumed 'X date' saw 1-month yields hit 5.73% on Friday - more than half a point above the Fed's new policy rate ceiling of 5.25%.\nSix-month bill yields were calmer at 5.18% - but that's still more than 80 basis points above the 4.33% that futures markets see Fed rates falling to by November.\nTwo-year U.S. Treasury yields recovered some ground as the banking stocks have calmed, but remain as low as 3.8% and the dollar .DXY is marginally weaker - partly eyeing the European Central Bank's commitment to keep hiking interest rates beyond this week's latest rise.\nSterling GBP= outperformed and hit 11-month highs as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party faced a bleak set of local election results that increased the chances of a change of government at next year's general election.\nBut with markets already assuming Wednesday's quarter-point Fed rate rise was the last in the brutal 13-month and 500bp cycle, a key test of that will be the April U.S. payrolls report released later on Friday.\nEmployers likely hired the fewest workers in nearly 2-1/2 years last month, according to consensus forecasts for a 180,000 rise in jobs, as the cumulative and delayed effects of higher interest rates start to impact.\nElsewhere in the U.S. earnings season, it was more of a mixed bag.\nShares in cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase GlobalCOIN.O jumped 8% before the open after the firm posted a smaller-than-feared loss in the first quarter, benefiting from cost cuts and diversification of revenue sources.\nOn the other hand, Lyft'sLYFT.O stock plunged 14% after the ride-hailing company forecast a dull second quarter as price cuts in its race with bigger rival Uber to add more riders take a toll on margins.\nWith almost 80% of the S&P500 firms now already reported, estimates of the overall annual decline in profits for the quarter have fallen to less than 1% - much shallower than the 5% contraction seen a month ago and casting doubt on assumptions an earnings recession was already under way.\nEvents to watch for on Friday:\n* U.S. April employment report, March consumer credit. Canada April employment report\n* U.S. Federal Reserve Board governor Lisa Cook and St Louis Fed President James Bullard speak\n* U.S. corp earnings: Cigna, Dominion Energy, Warner Bros Discovery, AMC Entertainment, Cboe Global Markets, Johnson Controls, Epam Systems, Evergy, AES\nU.S. payroll growth remains strong https://tmsnrt.rs/3deZoGA\nApple earningshttps://tmsnrt.rs/42IYGWf\nApple's quarterly buybackshttps://tmsnrt.rs/42s8Fie\nOverall U.S. bank credit https://tmsnrt.rs/40vb8Yw\n(By Mike Dolan, editing by Nick Macfie [email protected]. Twitter: @reutersMikeD)\n(([email protected]; +44 207 542 8488; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "AppleAAPL.O, the world's largest company by market capitalisation, surprised investors after the bell on Thursday with a rise in iPhone sales even in a slumping global smartphone market - sending its stock up 2% in pre-market trading. A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Big Tech delivered again, as another earnings beat from the world's biggest firm soothed investor nerves over U.S. regional banks and the debt ceiling row - and Friday's release of the April employment report. Even battered regional bank stocks showed some sign of settling, with the latest names in the crosshairs - PacWest, Western Alliance and First Horizon - up between 7% and 15% before Friday's open after another day of eye-watering losses.", 'news_luhn_summary': "AppleAAPL.O, the world's largest company by market capitalisation, surprised investors after the bell on Thursday with a rise in iPhone sales even in a slumping global smartphone market - sending its stock up 2% in pre-market trading. A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Big Tech delivered again, as another earnings beat from the world's biggest firm soothed investor nerves over U.S. regional banks and the debt ceiling row - and Friday's release of the April employment report. Two-year U.S. Treasury yields recovered some ground as the banking stocks have calmed, but remain as low as 3.8% and the dollar .DXY is marginally weaker - partly eyeing the European Central Bank's commitment to keep hiking interest rates beyond this week's latest rise.", 'news_article_title': 'MORNING BID AMERICAS-Apple comforts as payrolls loom', 'news_lexrank_summary': "AppleAAPL.O, the world's largest company by market capitalisation, surprised investors after the bell on Thursday with a rise in iPhone sales even in a slumping global smartphone market - sending its stock up 2% in pre-market trading. A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Big Tech delivered again, as another earnings beat from the world's biggest firm soothed investor nerves over U.S. regional banks and the debt ceiling row - and Friday's release of the April employment report. As an indication of resulting debt default fears at the front end of the Treasury bill market, poor demand for the U.S. Treasury's auction of $50 billion in four-week bills that cover the assumed 'X date' saw 1-month yields hit 5.73% on Friday - more than half a point above the Fed's new policy rate ceiling of 5.25%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "AppleAAPL.O, the world's largest company by market capitalisation, surprised investors after the bell on Thursday with a rise in iPhone sales even in a slumping global smartphone market - sending its stock up 2% in pre-market trading. A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Big Tech delivered again, as another earnings beat from the world's biggest firm soothed investor nerves over U.S. regional banks and the debt ceiling row - and Friday's release of the April employment report. As an indication of resulting debt default fears at the front end of the Treasury bill market, poor demand for the U.S. Treasury's auction of $50 billion in four-week bills that cover the assumed 'X date' saw 1-month yields hit 5.73% on Friday - more than half a point above the Fed's new policy rate ceiling of 5.25%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/european-shares-rise-on-smaller-ecb-rate-hike-upbeat-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window\nMay 5 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Friday as the European Central Bank's smaller rate hike as well as market-beating results from Adidas and Apple boost sentiment.\nThe pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX edged up 0.3% by 0715 GMT, but is on track for its second consecutive weekly loss.\nBank .SX7P and energy shares .SXEP led the gains on the index, rising 1.2% and 1.8%, respectively, while miners .SX3P slid 0.2%.\nThe ECB raised its benchmark rates by 25 basis points—the smallest increase in its rate-hike cycle that started last summer—lifting the benchmark for borrowing costs to 3.25%. It, however, signalled more tightening was to come.\nEconomic data, including the euro zone's retail sales for March and composite PMI for April, will be on investors' radar for more clues on the region's economic strength.\nAdidas AG ADSGn.DE climbed 5.2% after reporting better-than-expected first-quarter results, with investors hoping the German sportswear giant can turn its fortunes around.\nIn the U.S., Apple Inc AAPL.O, the world's largest company by market capitalisation, surprised investors with a rise in iPhone sales even as the global smartphone market slumps.\n(Reporting by Shubham Batra in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In the U.S., Apple Inc AAPL.O, the world's largest company by market capitalisation, surprised investors with a rise in iPhone sales even as the global smartphone market slumps. The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX edged up 0.3% by 0715 GMT, but is on track for its second consecutive weekly loss. Bank .SX7P and energy shares .SXEP led the gains on the index, rising 1.2% and 1.8%, respectively, while miners .SX3P slid 0.2%.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In the U.S., Apple Inc AAPL.O, the world's largest company by market capitalisation, surprised investors with a rise in iPhone sales even as the global smartphone market slumps. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window May 5 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Friday as the European Central Bank's smaller rate hike as well as market-beating results from Adidas and Apple boost sentiment. Bank .SX7P and energy shares .SXEP led the gains on the index, rising 1.2% and 1.8%, respectively, while miners .SX3P slid 0.2%.", 'news_article_title': 'European shares rise on smaller ECB rate hike, upbeat earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In the U.S., Apple Inc AAPL.O, the world's largest company by market capitalisation, surprised investors with a rise in iPhone sales even as the global smartphone market slumps. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window May 5 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Friday as the European Central Bank's smaller rate hike as well as market-beating results from Adidas and Apple boost sentiment. The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX edged up 0.3% by 0715 GMT, but is on track for its second consecutive weekly loss.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In the U.S., Apple Inc AAPL.O, the world's largest company by market capitalisation, surprised investors with a rise in iPhone sales even as the global smartphone market slumps. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window May 5 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Friday as the European Central Bank's smaller rate hike as well as market-beating results from Adidas and Apple boost sentiment. It, however, signalled more tightening was to come."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foxconn-says-april-sales-fell-11.77-y-y', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "TAIPEI, May 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, the world's largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said on Friday that revenue in April fell 11.77% year-on-year.\n(Reporting By Yimou Lee; Editing by Toby Chopra)\n(([email protected]; +886-2-8729-5122;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "TAIPEI, May 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, the world's largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said on Friday that revenue in April fell 11.77% year-on-year. (Reporting By Yimou Lee; Editing by Toby Chopra) (([email protected]; +886-2-8729-5122;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "TAIPEI, May 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, the world's largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said on Friday that revenue in April fell 11.77% year-on-year. (Reporting By Yimou Lee; Editing by Toby Chopra) (([email protected]; +886-2-8729-5122;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Foxconn says April sales fell 11.77% y/y', 'news_lexrank_summary': "TAIPEI, May 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, the world's largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said on Friday that revenue in April fell 11.77% year-on-year. (Reporting By Yimou Lee; Editing by Toby Chopra) (([email protected]; +886-2-8729-5122;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "TAIPEI, May 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, the world's largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc AAPL.O, said on Friday that revenue in April fell 11.77% year-on-year. (Reporting By Yimou Lee; Editing by Toby Chopra) (([email protected]; +886-2-8729-5122;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-shares-up-on-rate-pause-bets-apple-earnings-u.s-bank-rout-rumbles-on', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Naomi Rovnick\nLONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Global stocks eked out small gains on Friday as investors focused on bets of central banks pausing rate increases in light of another rout in shares of U.S. regional lenders.\nMSCI\'s broad index of global equities ..MIWO00000PUS edged 0.2% higher following a four-day losing streak, while Europe\'s Stoxx 600 share index .STOXX rose 0.3%.\nFutures contracts ESc1 on Wall Street\'s S&P 500 share index added 0.4%, a day after Los Angeles-based PacWest Bancorp\'s PACW.O said it was exploring a sale, deepening falls for U.S. regional banking stocks and increasing pressure on the Federal Reserve to end its most aggressive rate rise cycle in decades.\nBetter than expected financial results from Apple Inc AAPL.O also boosted the mood on Friday, however. Futures contracts tracking Wall Street\'s tech heavy Nasdaq 100 rose 0.5%.\nShares of U.S. regional banks .BKX have dropped 11.5% this week, following the collapse of First Republic Bank over the weekend that renewed fears of a financial sector crisis. Markets are pricing for the Fed to stand still at its next meeting in June but expect rate cuts from July FEDWATCH.\n"The U.S. banking turmoil raises hard landing risk," for the economy, said Emmanuel Cau, head of European equity strategy at Barclays.\nThe Fed on Wednesday raised its funds rate by 25 basis points (bps) to a range of 5%-5.25%.\n"We think further hikes are off the table," Cau said. But he cautioned that only "a quick drop in inflation" or a "sharp weakening in growth", would prompt the world\'s most influential central bank to cut borrowing costs.\nLater on Friday, the U.S. non-farm payrolls report for April is expected to show the slowest jobs growth in almost 2-1/2 years. Economists polled by Reuters expect to see that U.S. employers added 180,000 new workers, in the smallest gain since December 2020, with the unemployment rate edging up to a still historically low 3.6%.\nIn government debt markets, U.S. Treasuries pared back some price gains after a strong performance all week. The yield on the two-year Treasury note US2YT-RR, which tracks interest rate expectations, added 9 bps to 3.817%. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR, which sets the tone for borrowing costs and asset pricing worldwide, was 4 bps higher at 3.39%. Bond yields move inversely to prices.\nGermany\'s 10-year bund yield DE10YT=RR, which reflects euro zone borrowing rates, rose 5 bps to 2.246% after falling for three straight sessions.\nThe European Central Bank raised its main deposit rate for the seventh time in this cycle on Thursday, to 3.25%, but markets pared back bets of how long it would continue hiking in its fight against high inflation.\nAgainst a basket of currencies, the dollar =USD eased 0.2%, heading for its seventh weekly decline out of the last eight weeks.\nSterling GBP=D3 was last trading at $1.262, up 0.4% on the day, while the euro EUR=EBS firmed 0.2% to $1.1039.\nSpot gold XAU= was at $2,046.29 an ounce, not far from its all-time high of $2,072.49.\nBrent LCOc1 was at $73.47, up 1.4% on the day.\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Reporting by Naomi Rovnick. Additional reporting by Ankur Banarjee in Singapore. Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Robert Birsel)\n(([email protected];; Mobile - +44 7912 164 651; Twitter: @naomi_rovnick;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Better than expected financial results from Apple Inc AAPL.O also boosted the mood on Friday, however. By Naomi Rovnick LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Global stocks eked out small gains on Friday as investors focused on bets of central banks pausing rate increases in light of another rout in shares of U.S. regional lenders. Futures contracts ESc1 on Wall Street's S&P 500 share index added 0.4%, a day after Los Angeles-based PacWest Bancorp's PACW.O said it was exploring a sale, deepening falls for U.S. regional banking stocks and increasing pressure on the Federal Reserve to end its most aggressive rate rise cycle in decades.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Better than expected financial results from Apple Inc AAPL.O also boosted the mood on Friday, however. Futures contracts ESc1 on Wall Street's S&P 500 share index added 0.4%, a day after Los Angeles-based PacWest Bancorp's PACW.O said it was exploring a sale, deepening falls for U.S. regional banking stocks and increasing pressure on the Federal Reserve to end its most aggressive rate rise cycle in decades. Futures contracts tracking Wall Street's tech heavy Nasdaq 100 rose 0.5%.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares up on rate pause bets, Apple earnings; U.S bank rout rumbles on', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Better than expected financial results from Apple Inc AAPL.O also boosted the mood on Friday, however. The yield on the two-year Treasury note US2YT-RR, which tracks interest rate expectations, added 9 bps to 3.817%. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR, which sets the tone for borrowing costs and asset pricing worldwide, was 4 bps higher at 3.39%.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Better than expected financial results from Apple Inc AAPL.O also boosted the mood on Friday, however. By Naomi Rovnick LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Global stocks eked out small gains on Friday as investors focused on bets of central banks pausing rate increases in light of another rout in shares of U.S. regional lenders. Futures contracts ESc1 on Wall Street's S&P 500 share index added 0.4%, a day after Los Angeles-based PacWest Bancorp's PACW.O said it was exploring a sale, deepening falls for U.S. regional banking stocks and increasing pressure on the Federal Reserve to end its most aggressive rate rise cycle in decades."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-shares-rise-dollar-weakens-on-bank-sector-fears-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Ankur Banerjee\nSINGAPORE, May 5 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose, the dollar eased and gold hovered near record highs on Friday, as investors worried that a rout in shares of U.S. regional lenders earlier this week could herald more trouble for the banking sector.\nMSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was 0.44% higher and was on course to snap its two-week losing streak as investors bet that the Federal Reserve may soon have to cut interest rates.\nShares of U.S. regional banks sank this week after the collapse of First Republic Bank, bringing back worries of a widening banking sector crisis that began with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March.\n"There is increasing nervousness about the banking problems in the U.S. and I fear that the central banks are going too far," said Shane Oliver, chief economist at AMP Capital in Sydney.\n"There seems to be a view among central banks that they\'ve got it under control, whereas the means that they\'ve used to try and control it, are actually creating more problems."\nWall Street ended lower on Thursday after Los Angeles-based PacWest Bancorp\'s PACW.O move to explore strategic options deepened fears about the health of U.S. lenders as pressure grows on regulators to take more steps to shore up the country\'s banking sector. .N\nShares of another regional lender Western Alliance WAL.N pared losses after plummeting by nearly 60% on a Financial Times report that it was exploring strategic options. Western Alliance denied the report.\n"There is a risk that we enter a self-fulfilling cycle of negative sentiment leading to lower stock prices, higher funding costs and deposit flight," said James Rutherford, head of European equities at Federated Hermes.\nThe turmoil in the banking sector comes as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday but hinted that its marathon hiking cycle may be ending.\nMarkets are pricing for the Fed to stand pat at its next meeting in June before embarking on rate cuts from July, according to CME FedWatch tool.\n"There is plenty of data between now and the June 14 Fed meeting, with what happens in the banking sector being more key at the moment," Saxo Markets strategists said.\nU.S. nonfarm payroll data for April will be released later in the global day.\nEuropean stock markets looked set for a higher open, with Eurostoxx 50 futures STXEc1 up 0.42%, German DAX futures FDXc1 up 0.39% and FTSE futures FFIc1 up 0.33%.\nOn Thursday, the European Central Bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.25% and signalled that more tightening would be needed to tame inflation. Markets though pared back their expectations on how much further rates would rise.\nNick Rees, FX market analyst at Monex Europe, said it was clear that the ECB is now in the home stretch when it comes to monetary tightening, despite ECB President Christine Lagarde\'s attempt to steer markets away from this narrative.\nChina shares .SSEC fell 0.71%, while Hong Kong\'s Hang Seng index .HSI was up 0.6%.\nChina\'s service activity grew for a fourth straight month in April, a private-sector survey showed on Friday, as businesses continued to benefit from the country\'s reopening, although expansion slowed slightly.\nE-mini futures for the S&P 500 EScv1 rose 0.35% after Apple Inc\'s AAPL.Oresults beat expectations, helped by better-than-expected iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets.\nIn the currency market, the Japanese yen JPY=EBS strengthened 0.20% to 134.04 per dollar, on course for its first weekly gain in nearly a month. /FRX\nSterling GBP=D3 was last trading at $1.26095, up 0.27% on the day, having touched an 11-month high of $1.26150. The euro EUR=EBS firmed 0.27% to $1.10435.\nAgainst a basket of currencies, the dollar =USD eased 0.170% to 101.17.\nMeanwhile, spot gold eased 0.1% to $2,049.68 an ounce, hovering close to its all-time high of $2,072.49. GOL/\nU.S. crude CLc1 rose 0.77% to $69.09 per barrel and Brent LCOc1 was at $73.07, up 0.79% on the day. Still, oil prices were set for a third straight week of losses after markets witnessed dramatic drops on fears of a weakening U.S. economy and slowing Chinese demand. O/R\nWorld FX rates YTDhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nAsian stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Editing by Jacqueline Wong & Simon Cameron-Moore)\n(([email protected];; Mobile - +65 8121 3925; Twitter: @AnkurBanerjee17;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "E-mini futures for the S&P 500 EScv1 rose 0.35% after Apple Inc's AAPL.Oresults beat expectations, helped by better-than-expected iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, May 5 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose, the dollar eased and gold hovered near record highs on Friday, as investors worried that a rout in shares of U.S. regional lenders earlier this week could herald more trouble for the banking sector. Wall Street ended lower on Thursday after Los Angeles-based PacWest Bancorp's PACW.O move to explore strategic options deepened fears about the health of U.S. lenders as pressure grows on regulators to take more steps to shore up the country's banking sector.", 'news_luhn_summary': "E-mini futures for the S&P 500 EScv1 rose 0.35% after Apple Inc's AAPL.Oresults beat expectations, helped by better-than-expected iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, May 5 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose, the dollar eased and gold hovered near record highs on Friday, as investors worried that a rout in shares of U.S. regional lenders earlier this week could herald more trouble for the banking sector. The turmoil in the banking sector comes as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday but hinted that its marathon hiking cycle may be ending.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares rise, dollar weakens on bank sector fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'E-mini futures for the S&P 500 EScv1 rose 0.35% after Apple Inc\'s AAPL.Oresults beat expectations, helped by better-than-expected iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, May 5 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose, the dollar eased and gold hovered near record highs on Friday, as investors worried that a rout in shares of U.S. regional lenders earlier this week could herald more trouble for the banking sector. "There seems to be a view among central banks that they\'ve got it under control, whereas the means that they\'ve used to try and control it, are actually creating more problems."', 'news_textrank_summary': "E-mini futures for the S&P 500 EScv1 rose 0.35% after Apple Inc's AAPL.Oresults beat expectations, helped by better-than-expected iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, May 5 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose, the dollar eased and gold hovered near record highs on Friday, as investors worried that a rout in shares of U.S. regional lenders earlier this week could herald more trouble for the banking sector. Shares of U.S. regional banks sank this week after the collapse of First Republic Bank, bringing back worries of a widening banking sector crisis that began with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/european-shares-rise-on-smaller-ecb-rate-hike-upbeat-earnings-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shubham Batra\nMay 5 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Friday, as the European Central Bank\'s smaller rate hike, and market-beating results from Adidas and Apple boosted sentiment.\nThe pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX edged up 0.1%, but is on track for its second consecutive weekly loss.\nEnergy .SXEP and utilities shares .SXPP led the gains on the index, rising 1.4% and 1.0% respectively, while food and beverage shares .SX3P slid 0.4%.\nAir France-KLM SA AIRF.PA lost 2.8% despite better-than-expected first-quarter revenue and robust cash flow as it benefited from a global recovery in air travel.\nThe ECB raised its benchmark rates by 25 basis points to 3.25%, the smallest increase in its rate-hike cycle that started last summer, but signalled more tightening was to come.\nFrench ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said earlier in the day that the ECB will continue increasing interest rates until inflation is under control.\n"Inflation pressures worldwide help in driving equity markets although we don\'t like to pay higher prices, as consumers it eats into our pockets. The higher prices go to some company reaping the rewards of those higher prices," said Chi Chan, Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst, Federated Hermes.\n"As long as you\'re a company that is able to pass through inflation or higher, then you\'re a beneficiary and we do see that in the latest earnings."\nECB\'s Survey of Professional Forecasters showed on Friday that euro zone inflation could be lower in the coming years than previously expected but may stay above ECB\'s 2% target further out.\nAmong stocks, the biggest gainer on the index, Adidas AG ADSGn.DE climbed 7.1% after reporting better-than-expected first-quarter results, with investors hoping the German sportswear giant can turn its fortunes around.\nCaixabank SA CABK.MC rose 1.2% after the Spanish lender reported first quarter net profit above expectations and raised its 2023 lending income guidance.\nMeanwhile, shares of Evotec SE EVTG.DE lost the most on the index, dropping 9.0% after the company announced that it will leave German index MDAX .MDAXI.\nIn the U.S., Apple Inc AAPL.O, the world\'s largest company by market capitalisation, surprised investors with a rise in iPhone sales even as the global smartphone market slumps.\nInvestors will keep a close eye on the euro zone\'s retail sales data due at 0900 GMT to assess the economic strength of the region.\n(Reporting by Shubham Batra in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D\'Souza and Varun H K)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In the U.S., Apple Inc AAPL.O, the world's largest company by market capitalisation, surprised investors with a rise in iPhone sales even as the global smartphone market slumps. The ECB raised its benchmark rates by 25 basis points to 3.25%, the smallest increase in its rate-hike cycle that started last summer, but signalled more tightening was to come. Among stocks, the biggest gainer on the index, Adidas AG ADSGn.DE climbed 7.1% after reporting better-than-expected first-quarter results, with investors hoping the German sportswear giant can turn its fortunes around.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In the U.S., Apple Inc AAPL.O, the world's largest company by market capitalisation, surprised investors with a rise in iPhone sales even as the global smartphone market slumps. By Shubham Batra May 5 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Friday, as the European Central Bank's smaller rate hike, and market-beating results from Adidas and Apple boosted sentiment. Air France-KLM SA AIRF.PA lost 2.8% despite better-than-expected first-quarter revenue and robust cash flow as it benefited from a global recovery in air travel.", 'news_article_title': 'European shares rise on smaller ECB rate hike, upbeat earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In the U.S., Apple Inc AAPL.O, the world\'s largest company by market capitalisation, surprised investors with a rise in iPhone sales even as the global smartphone market slumps. French ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said earlier in the day that the ECB will continue increasing interest rates until inflation is under control. "Inflation pressures worldwide help in driving equity markets although we don\'t like to pay higher prices, as consumers it eats into our pockets.', 'news_textrank_summary': "In the U.S., Apple Inc AAPL.O, the world's largest company by market capitalisation, surprised investors with a rise in iPhone sales even as the global smartphone market slumps. ECB's Survey of Professional Forecasters showed on Friday that euro zone inflation could be lower in the coming years than previously expected but may stay above ECB's 2% target further out. Among stocks, the biggest gainer on the index, Adidas AG ADSGn.DE climbed 7.1% after reporting better-than-expected first-quarter results, with investors hoping the German sportswear giant can turn its fortunes around."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/buffetts-tech-stock-mistake-and-1-sneaky-winner-that-made-berkshire-billions', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Warren Buffett has made a lot of money for Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) investors since making Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) its biggest investment. But a few years before, Buffett made some mistakes in tech, trying to value-shop with IBM (NYSE: IBM). In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe discuss the lessons we can learn and how a different Buffett stock that's easy to overlook -- Moody's (NYSE: MCO) -- has been a massively underappreciated winner.\n*Stock prices used were from the afternoon of May 2, 2023. The video was published on May 5, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\nJason Hall has positions in Berkshire Hathaway. Tyler Crowe has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Moody's. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jason Hall is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Warren Buffett has made a lot of money for Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) investors since making Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) its biggest investment. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe discuss the lessons we can learn and how a different Buffett stock that's easy to overlook -- Moody's (NYSE: MCO) -- has been a massively underappreciated winner. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Warren Buffett has made a lot of money for Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) investors since making Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) its biggest investment. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe discuss the lessons we can learn and how a different Buffett stock that's easy to overlook -- Moody's (NYSE: MCO) -- has been a massively underappreciated winner. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Moody's.", 'news_article_title': "Buffett's Tech Stock Mistake, and 1 Sneaky Winner That Made Berkshire Billions", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Warren Buffett has made a lot of money for Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) investors since making Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) its biggest investment. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe discuss the lessons we can learn and how a different Buffett stock that's easy to overlook -- Moody's (NYSE: MCO) -- has been a massively underappreciated winner. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023 Jason Hall has positions in Berkshire Hathaway.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Warren Buffett has made a lot of money for Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) investors since making Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) its biggest investment. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe discuss the lessons we can learn and how a different Buffett stock that's easy to overlook -- Moody's (NYSE: MCO) -- has been a massively underappreciated winner. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023 Jason Hall has positions in Berkshire Hathaway."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-company-grew-revenue-for-shareholders-more-than-apple-or-microsoft-over-the-last', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Over the last 10 years, few stocks have performed as well as Apple and Microsoft. The stock prices for these two tech giants are up 975% and 828%, respectively, compared to the 162% return for the S&P 500. And many investors would rightly credit growth for these market-beating returns.\nOne company that can claim far greater growth in revenue per share than either Apple or Microsoft is mattress company Sleep Number (NASDAQ: SNBR). And yet, if you invested $1,000 in Sleep Number stock 10 years ago, you'd have just $1,006 today. The stock underperformed the market by a wide margin even though it's beating Apple and Microsoft in revenue-per-share growth, as the chart below shows.\nSNBR Revenue Per Share (TTM) data by YCharts.\nLet's look at why Sleep Number stock has underperformed the market and see whether Sleep Number stock will underperform over the next 10 years as well.\nWhy Sleep Number stock underperforms\nGrowth is extremely common among stocks that perform well over long time periods. This statement is affirmed by multiple studies. For example, among the top 25% of stock performers, 60% of total shareholder returns over 10-year periods was due to growth, according to a 2006 study from Boston Consulting Group (BCG).\nThe BCG study also found that changes in a company's share count had a part to play. For those unaware, companies offer thousands or even millions of shares. And each share represents a small percentage of the underlying business. However, the share count isn't static -- it goes up and down, affecting the company's value. Therefore, looking at per-share growth is also important, and it's why I compared Apple and Microsoft to Sleep Number above.\nThe chart below shows that Apple and Microsoft's trailing-12-month revenue growth has marginally outgrown Sleep Number's over the last 10 years. However, through share repurchases, Sleep Number lowered its share count by a whopping 60%, which boosted its per-share revenue growth.\nSNBR Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts.\nThe biggest disparity when comparing Sleep Number with Apple and Microsoft is profitability. Whereas the two tech giants grew earnings per share (EPS) more than revenue per share, Sleep Number's EPS growth is far below its revenue per share growth.\nSNBR Revenue Per Share (TTM) data by YCharts.\nIt's worth noting that Sleep Number's EPS is prone to periods of underperformance because the mattress industry is cyclical. Mattress sales don't typically come with recurring revenue. And Sleep Number's mattresses are high-quality with long warranties, meaning repeat customers are naturally infrequent.\nIn 2022, as consumer demand cooled, Sleep Number's diluted EPS fell a whopping 74% compared to 2021. And it's why Sleep Number stock is lagging the market right now, in my view.\nThis steep drop-off in profitability has happened to Sleep Number before during periods of waning consumer demand. And it's why right now is the third time in the last 25 years that Sleep Number stock has fallen by 80% or more.\nIs Sleep Number a good stock today?\nThe market might be blowing Sleep Number's slump out of proportion, which means the stock is discounted. Consider that even if demand fell for its mattresses, the company's net sales in 2022 were its second highest ever, down only 3% from record net sales in 2021. And it expects to earn EPS of $1.25 to $2.00 in 2023, meaning Sleep Number stock currently trades between 11 and 17 times this year's earnings.\nMoreover, Sleep Number stock looks even cheaper from a cash-flow perspective. In the first quarter of 2023, the company had $19 million in cash from operations, and it expects $100 million for the whole year. This means it trades at just 5 times this year's expected operating cash flow, which is quite inexpensive.\nLooking at management's guidance through 2026, Sleep Number's profitability is expected to rebound to far more normal levels, while sales continue to creep moderately higher. And if that happens, I believe it's very likely that Sleep Number stock will outperform the market from where the stock trades today.\nCircling back to the intro of this article, it's true that Sleep Number stock underperformed the market average over the last 10 years. However, investors who purchased shares during previous pullbacks did much better. And buying this dip in Sleep Number could also turn out well.\nTo be clear, there is admittedly one glaring negative with Sleep Number right now: While it has repurchased many shares over the last decade, no repurchases are planned this year. The company's debt is elevated at $470.6 million compared with a cash position of just $1.5 million. Therefore, its cash flow will be preserved for the business rather than rewarding shareholders with repurchases while the stock is cheap That's unfortunate.\nThat said, Sleep Number's profits are down due to the cyclicality of the business. But the brand remains strong, and profits should rebound, which could make this a dip worth buying for some investors.\n10 stocks we like better than Sleep Number\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Sleep Number wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nJon Quast has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Sleep Number. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The stock underperformed the market by a wide margin even though it's beating Apple and Microsoft in revenue-per-share growth, as the chart below shows. For example, among the top 25% of stock performers, 60% of total shareholder returns over 10-year periods was due to growth, according to a 2006 study from Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Looking at management's guidance through 2026, Sleep Number's profitability is expected to rebound to far more normal levels, while sales continue to creep moderately higher.", 'news_luhn_summary': "One company that can claim far greater growth in revenue per share than either Apple or Microsoft is mattress company Sleep Number (NASDAQ: SNBR). Whereas the two tech giants grew earnings per share (EPS) more than revenue per share, Sleep Number's EPS growth is far below its revenue per share growth. And it expects to earn EPS of $1.25 to $2.00 in 2023, meaning Sleep Number stock currently trades between 11 and 17 times this year's earnings.", 'news_article_title': 'This Company Grew Revenue for Shareholders More Than Apple or Microsoft Over the Last Decade', 'news_lexrank_summary': "One company that can claim far greater growth in revenue per share than either Apple or Microsoft is mattress company Sleep Number (NASDAQ: SNBR). Let's look at why Sleep Number stock has underperformed the market and see whether Sleep Number stock will underperform over the next 10 years as well. Whereas the two tech giants grew earnings per share (EPS) more than revenue per share, Sleep Number's EPS growth is far below its revenue per share growth.", 'news_textrank_summary': "One company that can claim far greater growth in revenue per share than either Apple or Microsoft is mattress company Sleep Number (NASDAQ: SNBR). Let's look at why Sleep Number stock has underperformed the market and see whether Sleep Number stock will underperform over the next 10 years as well. Whereas the two tech giants grew earnings per share (EPS) more than revenue per share, Sleep Number's EPS growth is far below its revenue per share growth."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-crushes-get-ready-for-all-time-highs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'An immediate jump in last night\'s after-hours session should tell you everything you need to know about Apple Inc\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Q2 earnings. Investors will have to wait a while and see how shares trade through Friday\'s session and into next week, but for now, the numbers could well justify a move to fresh all-time highs. \n\nThey were starting to run into some resistance around the $170-180 mark, so they needed it. With many of their big tech peers already having reported solid, if not blowout, numbers, Wall Street would have been watching closely to see if Apple could continue the pattern of tech surprises. Let\'s jump in and take a look at the finer details.\nThe Numbers\nFor starters, both the company\'s top-line revenue and EPS topped analyst expectations, with many more bright spots appearing beyond the headline numbers. As CEO Tim Cook told investors after the release, "We are pleased to report an all-time record in Services and a March quarter record for iPhone despite the challenging macroeconomic environment and to have our installed base of active devices reach an all-time high."\nThese are solid records to be set after a year of rampant inflation, where consumers would be forgiven for tightening the purse strings when it came to luxury goods. As a result of this not being the case, Apple is boasting a robust operating cash flow of $28.6 billion, which fed part of the board\'s decision to authorize an additional $90 billion in share repurchases. In addition to this, they\'re also raising their dividend for the eleventh year in a row. \nThese latest two updates should be enough for investors who\'ve been just watching Apple shares to get involved. A publicly traded company can\'t give more apparent signals to the market that they believe their share price is trading well below fair value and are willing to put their money where their mouth is. A glance at MarketBeat\'s Forecast tool sees that Apple shares are rated as a Moderate Buy, and it\'s easy to see why, even with their shares already up more than 30% since January. \nConsidering the strong performance across the board from tech in this season\'s earnings and then Apple\'s impressive update last night, you have to think that this uptrend will continue. As mentioned, shares will soon be running into some pretty heavy resistance, but they\'re currently less than a 10% move from new all-time highs. Of all the company\'s out there, you\'d back Apple to make it happen. \nGetting Involved\nTo be sure, though, some investor skepticism remains, particularly around Apple\'s valuation. The team over at Baird was bullish ahead of Apple\'s report but flagged what they called a "valuation concern." While he reiterated their Outperform rating on the stock, analyst William Power wrote in a note to investors that "we remain positive on the long-term eco-system benefits, strong free cash flow and capital returns, and are raising our target modestly. However, with valuation vs. the S&P 500 near all-time highs, we\'d also be more aggressive buyers on any pullbacks."\n\nFor context, Power noted that Apple is trading at nearly 28 times 2023\'s estimated earnings and 26.3 times 2024\'s estimated earnings. The benchmark S&P 500 index is trading at roughly 19 times estimated earnings, making this the highest premium relative to the index since 2020.\nThis is something investors must be mindful of, especially as this year\'s rally in the S&P 500 has been largely fuelled by only a handful of stocks, including Apple. A pullback there would make this layer of resistance all the tougher to break through, but as Baird said, any pullback should be aggressively bought.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "An immediate jump in last night's after-hours session should tell you everything you need to know about Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Q2 earnings. Investors will have to wait a while and see how shares trade through Friday's session and into next week, but for now, the numbers could well justify a move to fresh all-time highs. These are solid records to be set after a year of rampant inflation, where consumers would be forgiven for tightening the purse strings when it came to luxury goods.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'An immediate jump in last night\'s after-hours session should tell you everything you need to know about Apple Inc\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Q2 earnings. While he reiterated their Outperform rating on the stock, analyst William Power wrote in a note to investors that "we remain positive on the long-term eco-system benefits, strong free cash flow and capital returns, and are raising our target modestly. For context, Power noted that Apple is trading at nearly 28 times 2023\'s estimated earnings and 26.3 times 2024\'s estimated earnings.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Crushes; Get Ready For All-Time Highs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'An immediate jump in last night\'s after-hours session should tell you everything you need to know about Apple Inc\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Q2 earnings. Getting Involved To be sure, though, some investor skepticism remains, particularly around Apple\'s valuation. However, with valuation vs. the S&P 500 near all-time highs, we\'d also be more aggressive buyers on any pullbacks."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'An immediate jump in last night\'s after-hours session should tell you everything you need to know about Apple Inc\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Q2 earnings. Investors will have to wait a while and see how shares trade through Friday\'s session and into next week, but for now, the numbers could well justify a move to fresh all-time highs. 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After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\nParkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Parkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has demonstrated an ability to create innovative products consumers are willing to pay premium prices for. Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian considers whether Apple's stock is a buy right now. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has demonstrated an ability to create innovative products consumers are willing to pay premium prices for. Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian considers whether Apple's stock is a buy right now. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Apple Stock a Buy Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has demonstrated an ability to create innovative products consumers are willing to pay premium prices for. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has demonstrated an ability to create innovative products consumers are willing to pay premium prices for. Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian considers whether Apple's stock is a buy right now. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/invest-like-warren-buffett-with-these-3-stocks-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett, also commonly called the Oracle of Omaha, is a name that jumps to the forefront of many minds when thinking of the financial world.\nAs we’re all aware, many mimic his portfolio moves.\nAnd just over the weekend, Berkshire Hathaway hosted its annual shareholder meeting, putting the Oracle of Omaha and his go-to man, Charlie Munger, in full focus.\nWith the legendary investing icon making headlines following the meeting, let’s take a look at three companies that Buffett has placed big bets on.\nApple (AAPL)\nApple is a long-time favorite of Buffett, reflecting the largest holding of Berkshire. Over the weekend, the icon spoke positively about the iPhone’s rock-solid status among consumers, a big reason why he believes in the company.\nApple’s quarterly results took the spotlight last week, with the tech titan delivering a positive 5.6% EPS surprise and reporting revenue nearly 2% above expectations. The company also announced a 4% increase to its quarterly cash dividend, payable on May 18th.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn addition, the company posted solid iPhone results; iPhone revenue throughout the reported quarter totaled $51.3 billion, 4% above the Zacks Consensus Estimate and improving 1.5% from the year-ago period.\nAs we can see from the chart below, the better-than-expected iPhone results snapped a streak of back-to-back negative surprises.\nSuprise (%) - iPhone Revenue\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBank of America (BAC)\nDespite the recent turmoil within banking, Buffett still remains optimistic about BAC. The legendary investor is well-known for his purchase of BAC shares back in 2011.\nSimilar to AAPL, Bank of America posted results that came in nicely above expectations in its latest release, exceeding the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate by nearly 20% and delivering a positive 4.7% revenue surprise.\nThe market didn’t have a great reaction to the results post-earnings, as we can see by the green arrow in the chart below.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nStill, the company has consistently shown a shareholder-friendly nature, carrying a solid 10.8% five-year annualized dividend growth rate. Currently, BAC shares yield 3.2% annually, well above the Zacks Finance sector average.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nOccidental Petroleum (OXY)\nBuffett’s been in the headlines many times over the last year regarding his OXY purchases. At the annual shareholder meeting, the Oracle of Omaha said that there were no plans to fully acquire the company despite the rapid buying of shares.\nKeep an eye out for OXY’s upcoming quarterly release expected on May 9th after the market’s close; the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate of $1.30 reflects a pullback of roughly 40% from the year-ago period.\nAnalysts haven’t been bullish for the quarter to be reported, with the quarterly EPS estimate being revised 15% lower since February of this year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nA favorable operating environment has allowed OXY to generate substantial cash over the last year, helping it increase its dividend payout by nearly 40% during the period. The company generated $2.4 billion of free cash flow in its latest quarter, down year-over-year but well above pre-pandemic levels.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nWith the Oracle of Omaha making headlines over the weekend following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting, revisiting some of his favorite holdings is beneficial.\nAnd all three stocks above – Apple AAPL, Bank of America BAC, and Occidental Petroleum OXY – are all examples of companies that the legendary investor has placed sizable bets on.\nZacks Reveals ChatGPT "Sleeper" Stock\nOne little-known company is at the heart of an especially brilliant Artificial Intelligence sector. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\nAs a service to readers, Zacks is providing a bonus report that names and explains this explosive growth stock and 4 other "must buys." Plus more.\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nOccidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Similar to AAPL, Bank of America posted results that came in nicely above expectations in its latest release, exceeding the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate by nearly 20% and delivering a positive 4.7% revenue surprise. Apple (AAPL) Apple is a long-time favorite of Buffett, reflecting the largest holding of Berkshire. And all three stocks above – Apple AAPL, Bank of America BAC, and Occidental Petroleum OXY – are all examples of companies that the legendary investor has placed sizable bets on.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple (AAPL) Apple is a long-time favorite of Buffett, reflecting the largest holding of Berkshire. Similar to AAPL, Bank of America posted results that came in nicely above expectations in its latest release, exceeding the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate by nearly 20% and delivering a positive 4.7% revenue surprise.', 'news_article_title': 'Invest Like Warren Buffett With These 3 Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Apple is a long-time favorite of Buffett, reflecting the largest holding of Berkshire. Similar to AAPL, Bank of America posted results that came in nicely above expectations in its latest release, exceeding the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate by nearly 20% and delivering a positive 4.7% revenue surprise. And all three stocks above – Apple AAPL, Bank of America BAC, and Occidental Petroleum OXY – are all examples of companies that the legendary investor has placed sizable bets on.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple (AAPL) Apple is a long-time favorite of Buffett, reflecting the largest holding of Berkshire. Similar to AAPL, Bank of America posted results that came in nicely above expectations in its latest release, exceeding the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate by nearly 20% and delivering a positive 4.7% revenue surprise.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-set-to-soar-after-the-may-2023-fed-decision', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nOn May 3, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) hinted that it now plans to pause its monetary tightening regime and assess its impact on the economy. The signal that rates may not go any higher came as the central bank approved its 10th interest rate increase in a little more than a year. This raised the federal funds rate to a target range of 5% to 5.25%, the highest level in 16 years. The announcement caused investors to start looking for the best stocks to buy after the Fed meeting.\nThe latest decision on interest rates by the Fed and the signals sent to markets are consequential for two reasons. First, interest rates have been ratcheted higher, making borrowing costs for businesses and consumers more expensive and potentially slowing the economy. Second, indications that interest rates are unlikely to go any higher in the near-term is cause for celebration among investors and traders.\nOn May 5, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 500 points. Where markets go from here though is not clear. Competing forces continue to gyrate stocks. However, the latest Fed moves are particularly good news for certain companies and their stockholders. Here are three Fed rate hike stocks set to soar after the May 2023 decision.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com\nThe stock of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) looks set to take-off after trading sideways for much of this year. On the day after the Fed signaled a likely pause in its interest rate hikes, Apple reported better-than-expected earnings, announced a new $90 billion stock buyback program and raised its quarterly dividend by 4% to 24 cents per share. AAPL stock was a big winner as markets rallied with investors hunting for stocks to buy after the Fed meeting, rising 5% in trading on May 5.\nAdditionally, APPL stock has been upgraded all over Wall Street both before and after the company’s latest earnings release. Many price targets on the stock now exceed $200 a share, suggesting at least 15% upside from current levels. In the past six months, Apple’s stock has rallied 25%. While decent, the gains in Apple’s share price have trailed the recovery seen in other tech stocks such as Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), which have gained 100% or more in the same timeframe.\nLooking ahead, it appears that Apple is once again ready to take center stage among large cap tech securities.\nFair Isaac (FICO)\nSource: Teerasak Ladnongkhun/Shutterstock.com\nLooking beyond tech, we have Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO), which is familiar to most Americans as the company behind their credit score, or FICO score as it is also known. In a high interest rate environment such as the one we’re in now, credit scores become more important. Lenders scrutinize them to determine not only whether a consumer or business gets a loan, but the interest rate they pay on a loan. When interest rates are elevated, banks and other lenders rely more on FICO scores to assess and manage credit risks.\nThe recent failure of three U.S. regional banks has placed risk assessment under a microscope. Also, while the Fed has signaled that it may hold off on any further rate increases for now, it has given no indication that it plans to cut interest rates anytime soon. The federal funds rate could remain in its current range for some time, keeping a focus on credit scores. While stressful for companies and individuals, the current environment is very positive for Fair Isaac.\nFICO stock has risen 109% in the last 12 months, including a 24% gain this year. While the increase has been impressive, the consensus view of analysts is that the stock has more room to run.\nTesla (TSLA)\nSource: Zigres / Shutterstock.com\nA pause in interest rate increases can only help Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). The electric vehicle maker has struggled mightily under the weight of higher rates over the last year, both as it tries to fund its continued expansion and sell its cars to consumers who are sensitive to the interest charged on auto loans. The impact of higher interest rates was reflected in Tesla’s most recent earnings, which missed targets in most segments. The company announced that its first-quarter net income fell 24% from a year earlier to $2.51 billion.\nOn anearnings call Tesla CEO Elon Musk cited interest rates as an issue affecting the automaker and said he expects 12 months of stormy weather ahead. Tesla continues to slash the prices of its electric vehicles in markets around the world to try and boost sales. A halt to interest rate increase on the part of the Fed could also help the company and its share price. TSLA stock is currently trading 46% below its 52-week high and has slumped 14% in the last six months. Long-term investors might want to view the decline as a buy the dip opportunity.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and NVDA. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\nThe post 3 Stocks Set to Soar After the May 2023 Fed Decision appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com The stock of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) looks set to take-off after trading sideways for much of this year. AAPL stock was a big winner as markets rallied with investors hunting for stocks to buy after the Fed meeting, rising 5% in trading on May 5. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and NVDA.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com The stock of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) looks set to take-off after trading sideways for much of this year. AAPL stock was a big winner as markets rallied with investors hunting for stocks to buy after the Fed meeting, rising 5% in trading on May 5. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and NVDA.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks Set to Soar After the May 2023 Fed Decision', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com The stock of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) looks set to take-off after trading sideways for much of this year. AAPL stock was a big winner as markets rallied with investors hunting for stocks to buy after the Fed meeting, rising 5% in trading on May 5. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and NVDA.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL stock was a big winner as markets rallied with investors hunting for stocks to buy after the Fed meeting, rising 5% in trading on May 5. Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com The stock of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) looks set to take-off after trading sideways for much of this year. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and NVDA.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-loses-bid-to-revive-us-copyright-claims-over-ios-simulation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Blake Brittain\nMay 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Monday failed to convince a U.S. appeals court that security startup Corellium Inc infringed its copyrights by simulating its iOS operating system to help researchers find security flaws in Apple devices.\nThe 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Corellium lawfully recreated Apple\'s system under the U.S. copyright doctrine of fair use, furthering scientific progress by aiding important security research.\nRepresentatives for the companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the decision.\nFlorida-based Corellium\'s software allows users to run iOS on non-Apple devices and inspect and modify the operating system in ways that allow security researchers to search for vulnerabilities more effectively. Apple sued Corellium for copyright infringement in South Florida federal court in 2019.\nApple unsuccessfully tried to buy Corellium for nearly $23 million before filing the lawsuit, the appeals court said.\nThe district court dismissed Apple\'s claims over Corellium\'s iOS simulator in 2020. Apple appealed in 2021.\nThe 11th Circuit agreed that Corellium made fair use of iOS on Monday and said Corellium\'s software adds new features that help security researchers "do their work in a way that physical iPhones just can\'t."\nThe appeals court rejected Apple\'s arguments that Corellium simply repackaged iOS in a different format for profit, harming Apple\'s market for its operating system and its security-research programs.\nCorellium "opened the door for deeper security research into operating systems like iOS," the circuit court said.\nThe appeals court sent the case back to the district court to consider if Corellium infringed copyrights covering Apple\'s icons and wallpapers or contributed to infringement by third parties.\n(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington)\n(([email protected]; +1 (202) 938-5713;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Blake Brittain May 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Monday failed to convince a U.S. appeals court that security startup Corellium Inc infringed its copyrights by simulating its iOS operating system to help researchers find security flaws in Apple devices. Circuit Court of Appeals said Corellium lawfully recreated Apple's system under the U.S. copyright doctrine of fair use, furthering scientific progress by aiding important security research. Florida-based Corellium's software allows users to run iOS on non-Apple devices and inspect and modify the operating system in ways that allow security researchers to search for vulnerabilities more effectively.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Blake Brittain May 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Monday failed to convince a U.S. appeals court that security startup Corellium Inc infringed its copyrights by simulating its iOS operating system to help researchers find security flaws in Apple devices. Circuit Court of Appeals said Corellium lawfully recreated Apple\'s system under the U.S. copyright doctrine of fair use, furthering scientific progress by aiding important security research. Corellium "opened the door for deeper security research into operating systems like iOS," the circuit court said.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple loses bid to revive US copyright claims over iOS simulation', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain May 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Monday failed to convince a U.S. appeals court that security startup Corellium Inc infringed its copyrights by simulating its iOS operating system to help researchers find security flaws in Apple devices. Apple appealed in 2021. The appeals court sent the case back to the district court to consider if Corellium infringed copyrights covering Apple's icons and wallpapers or contributed to infringement by third parties.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain May 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Monday failed to convince a U.S. appeals court that security startup Corellium Inc infringed its copyrights by simulating its iOS operating system to help researchers find security flaws in Apple devices. Circuit Court of Appeals said Corellium lawfully recreated Apple's system under the U.S. copyright doctrine of fair use, furthering scientific progress by aiding important security research. The appeals court rejected Apple's arguments that Corellium simply repackaged iOS in a different format for profit, harming Apple's market for its operating system and its security-research programs."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-subdued-on-bleak-earnings-ahead-of-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal, Shristi Achar A and Carolina Mandl\nMay 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes struggled for direction on Monday amid disappointing earnings from Tyson Foods and Catalent, a weak rebound in regional banks, and a shift in focus to a key inflation reading later this week.\nShares of Catalent Inc CTLT.N tumbled 25.5% as the contract drug manufacturer saw lower revenue and core profit in 2023, while Tyson Foods TSN.N dropped 15.9% on a surprise second-quarter loss and a cut in its annual revenue forecast.\nA rebound in regional lenders ran out of steam by midday trading, with the KBW Regional Banking index .KRX falling 1.86% after posting its best single-day performance in seven weeks on Friday.\nThe struggle for a clearer direction comes after a rally on Friday, when U.S. jobs data pointed to a resilient labor market.\n"Whenever you have a big up day, people need more good news to keep the market up every day in a row," said portfolio manager Moez Kassam of Anson Funds.\nAlso weighing on the main indexes was a 1.1% decline in shares of Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat after rising 4.7% on Friday when it posted upbeat results.\nThe spotlight this week, however, will be on the Labor Department\'s inflation reading on Wednesday, which is expected to show the consumer price index (CPI) likely climbed 0.4% in April after gaining 0.1% in March. Producer prices, weekly jobless claims and consumer sentiment data are all lined up for the week.\nData points this week will help investors not only gauge whether the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive tightening cycle - including its most recent 25 basis point hike last week - is working towards tamping down inflation but also if fears of stagflation are founded.\n"The bigger picture is inflation will remain higher for longer and that we are heading into a recession," Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities.\n"Whether that\'s hard or soft remains to be seen, but until there\'s something to disprove that bigger picture thesis, the overall market is going to remain somewhat range bound."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 68.99 points, or 0.2%, to 33,605.39, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.93 points, or 0.02%, to 4,137.18 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 10.28 points, or 0.08%, to 12,245.69.\nShares of regional banks tumbled for much of last week on worries tied to the collapse of First Republic Bank.\nWarren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway Inc\'s BRKb.N Class B shares rose 0.9% after posting a $35.5 billion first-quarter profit, boosted by gains from stocks such as Apple.\nAmerican Airlines Group Inc AAL.O rose 3.1% after J.P. Morgan raised its rating to "overweight" from "neutral".\nShares of Zscaler IncZS.O rose 3.5% after the cloud security company raised its annual forecast.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.10-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.13-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 11 new 52-week highs and seven new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 54 new highs and 73 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Maju Samuel and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Also weighing on the main indexes was a 1.1% decline in shares of Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat after rising 4.7% on Friday when it posted upbeat results. By Shreyashi Sanyal, Shristi Achar A and Carolina Mandl May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes struggled for direction on Monday amid disappointing earnings from Tyson Foods and Catalent, a weak rebound in regional banks, and a shift in focus to a key inflation reading later this week. The spotlight this week, however, will be on the Labor Department's inflation reading on Wednesday, which is expected to show the consumer price index (CPI) likely climbed 0.4% in April after gaining 0.1% in March.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Also weighing on the main indexes was a 1.1% decline in shares of Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat after rising 4.7% on Friday when it posted upbeat results. By Shreyashi Sanyal, Shristi Achar A and Carolina Mandl May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes struggled for direction on Monday amid disappointing earnings from Tyson Foods and Catalent, a weak rebound in regional banks, and a shift in focus to a key inflation reading later this week. Shares of regional banks tumbled for much of last week on worries tied to the collapse of First Republic Bank.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street subdued on bleak earnings ahead of inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Also weighing on the main indexes was a 1.1% decline in shares of Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat after rising 4.7% on Friday when it posted upbeat results. By Shreyashi Sanyal, Shristi Achar A and Carolina Mandl May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes struggled for direction on Monday amid disappointing earnings from Tyson Foods and Catalent, a weak rebound in regional banks, and a shift in focus to a key inflation reading later this week. Data points this week will help investors not only gauge whether the Federal Reserve's aggressive tightening cycle - including its most recent 25 basis point hike last week - is working towards tamping down inflation but also if fears of stagflation are founded.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Also weighing on the main indexes was a 1.1% decline in shares of Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat after rising 4.7% on Friday when it posted upbeat results. By Shreyashi Sanyal, Shristi Achar A and Carolina Mandl May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes struggled for direction on Monday amid disappointing earnings from Tyson Foods and Catalent, a weak rebound in regional banks, and a shift in focus to a key inflation reading later this week. A rebound in regional lenders ran out of steam by midday trading, with the KBW Regional Banking index .KRX falling 1.86% after posting its best single-day performance in seven weeks on Friday.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-05-08-2023%3A-aapl-amzn-zs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Tech stocks were mixed Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 0.4%.\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) plans to raise $5 billion from a five-part bond offering to include a 30-year bond that will pay 1.35% more than the current 30-year Treasury bond. Additionally, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett said he would increase his 5.6% stake in the company. Apple shares were little changed.\nAmazon.com (AMZN) is launching a new unit, dubbed Amazon MGM Studios Distribution, to distribute its movies and television shows to third parties, media outlets reported. Amazon shares rose 0.4%.\nZscaler (ZS) shares jumped more than 22% after the cloud security company lifted its fiscal 2023 outlook and said its Q3 results are expected to surpass its own expectations.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) plans to raise $5 billion from a five-part bond offering to include a 30-year bond that will pay 1.35% more than the current 30-year Treasury bond. Tech stocks were mixed Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 0.4%. Additionally, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett said he would increase his 5.6% stake in the company.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) plans to raise $5 billion from a five-part bond offering to include a 30-year bond that will pay 1.35% more than the current 30-year Treasury bond. Apple shares were little changed. Amazon.com (AMZN) is launching a new unit, dubbed Amazon MGM Studios Distribution, to distribute its movies and television shows to third parties, media outlets reported.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 05/08/2023: AAPL, AMZN, ZS', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) plans to raise $5 billion from a five-part bond offering to include a 30-year bond that will pay 1.35% more than the current 30-year Treasury bond. Tech stocks were mixed Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 0.4%. Additionally, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett said he would increase his 5.6% stake in the company.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) plans to raise $5 billion from a five-part bond offering to include a 30-year bond that will pay 1.35% more than the current 30-year Treasury bond. Amazon.com (AMZN) is launching a new unit, dubbed Amazon MGM Studios Distribution, to distribute its movies and television shows to third parties, media outlets reported. Zscaler (ZS) shares jumped more than 22% after the cloud security company lifted its fiscal 2023 outlook and said its Q3 results are expected to surpass its own expectations.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-edges-lower-on-bleak-earnings-ahead-of-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\nMay 8 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes inched lower on Monday as Tyson Foods and Catalent led falls on the benchmark S&P 500 ahead of a key inflation reading this week, while a rebound in regional lenders ran out of steam by midday trading.\nShares of Catalent Inc CTLT.N tumbled 26.6% as the contract drug manufacturer saw lower revenue and core profit in 2023, while Tyson Foods TSN.N dropped 15.6% on posting a surprise second-quarter loss and cutting its annual revenue forecast.\nAlso weighing on the main indexes was a 1.1% decline in shares of Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat after rising 4.7% on Friday following upbeat results.\n"(Growth stocks are down) on nothing other than a mild profit-taking, given the strong move that we saw last week," said Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities.\nThe spotlight this week, however, will be on the Labor Department\'s inflation reading on Wednesday, which is expected to show the consumer price index (CPI) likely climbed 0.4% in April after gaining 0.1% in March. Producer prices, weekly jobless claims and consumer sentiment data are all lined up through the week.\nData points this week will help investors not only gauge whether the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive tightening cycle - including its most recent 25 basis point hike last week - is working towards tamping down inflation but also if fears of stagflation are founded.\n"The bigger picture is inflation will remain higher for longer and that we are heading into a recession. Whether that\'s hard or soft remains to be seen, but until there\'s something to disprove that bigger picture thesis, the overall market is going to remain somewhat range bound," James added.\nAt 11:50 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 65.63 points, or 0.19%, at 33,608.75, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 1.10 points, or 0.03%, at 4,135.15, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 16.93 points, or 0.14%, at 12,218.48.\nThe KBW Regional Banking index .KRX fell 2.2% after posting its best single-day performance in seven weeks on Friday.\nShares of regional banks tumbled for much of last week on worries tied to the collapse of First Republic Bank.\nWarren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway Inc\'s BRKb.N Class B shares rose 1.4% after posting a $35.5 billion first-quarter profit, reflecting gains from stocks such as Apple.\nAmerican Airlines Group Inc AAL.O rose 4.1% after J.P. Morgan raised its rating to "overweight" from "neutral".\nShares of Zscaler IncZS.O soared 21.2% after the cloud security company raised its annual forecast.\nThe S&P index recorded 10 new 52-week highs and four new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 47 new highs and 53 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Also weighing on the main indexes was a 1.1% decline in shares of Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat after rising 4.7% on Friday following upbeat results. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 8 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes inched lower on Monday as Tyson Foods and Catalent led falls on the benchmark S&P 500 ahead of a key inflation reading this week, while a rebound in regional lenders ran out of steam by midday trading. "(Growth stocks are down) on nothing other than a mild profit-taking, given the strong move that we saw last week," said Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Also weighing on the main indexes was a 1.1% decline in shares of Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat after rising 4.7% on Friday following upbeat results. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 8 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes inched lower on Monday as Tyson Foods and Catalent led falls on the benchmark S&P 500 ahead of a key inflation reading this week, while a rebound in regional lenders ran out of steam by midday trading. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc's BRKb.N Class B shares rose 1.4% after posting a $35.5 billion first-quarter profit, reflecting gains from stocks such as Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St edges lower on bleak earnings ahead of inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Also weighing on the main indexes was a 1.1% decline in shares of Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat after rising 4.7% on Friday following upbeat results. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 8 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes inched lower on Monday as Tyson Foods and Catalent led falls on the benchmark S&P 500 ahead of a key inflation reading this week, while a rebound in regional lenders ran out of steam by midday trading. Shares of Catalent Inc CTLT.N tumbled 26.6% as the contract drug manufacturer saw lower revenue and core profit in 2023, while Tyson Foods TSN.N dropped 15.6% on posting a surprise second-quarter loss and cutting its annual revenue forecast.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Also weighing on the main indexes was a 1.1% decline in shares of Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while Apple Inc AAPL.O was flat after rising 4.7% on Friday following upbeat results. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 8 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes inched lower on Monday as Tyson Foods and Catalent led falls on the benchmark S&P 500 ahead of a key inflation reading this week, while a rebound in regional lenders ran out of steam by midday trading. Shares of Catalent Inc CTLT.N tumbled 26.6% as the contract drug manufacturer saw lower revenue and core profit in 2023, while Tyson Foods TSN.N dropped 15.6% on posting a surprise second-quarter loss and cutting its annual revenue forecast."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-may-8-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Wall Street closed sharply higher on Friday, with bank stocks rebounding from their recent lows, Apple posting better-than-expected earnings and jobs data for April hinting at a resilient labor market. All three major indexes ended in positive territory to end a four-day losing streak.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) jumped 1.7% or 546.64 points to end at 33,674.38 points to record its best single-day percentage gain since Jan 6.\nThe S&P 500 climbed 1.8% or 75.03 points to close at 4,136.25 points. Tech, financials and energy stocks were the biggest gainers.\nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) and the Financials Select Sector SPDR (XLF) each gained 2.5%. The Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) rose 2.7%. All 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 2.2% or 269.01 points to finish at 12,235.41 points.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 14.44% to 17.19. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 4.95-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 2.75-to-1 ratio favored advancing issues. A total of 10.57 billion shares were traded on Friday, lower than the last 20-session average of 10.70 billion.\nApple Drives Market Rally\nStocks rebounded on Friday after four straight days of losses despite jobs data for April coming in stronger than expected, which hinted at a resilient labor market.\nMarket participants have been concerned over the ongoing turmoil in regional banks which started with the failure of the First Republic Bank earlier this week. The Fed forcibly auctioned the bank which was taken over by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).\nThis saw volatile trading on the first four days of the week. However, Apple, Inc.’s (AAPL) quarterly result helped lift investors’ sentiment after the iPhone maker reported better-than-expected earnings. Apple reported second-quarter fiscal 2023 earnings of $1.52 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.44 per share.\nThe company posted revenues of $94.84 billion for the quarter, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.63%. Apple has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today\'s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nThe robust earnings from Apple sent tech stocks on a rally, with the tech giant’s shares jumping 4.7%. shares of Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) gained 0.6%, while Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) rose 1.7%.\nThe upbeat sentiment also helped the battered regional bank stocks rebound on Friday. Shares of Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) soared 49.2%, while Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION) surged 19.2%. However, the biggest gainer was PacWest Bancorp (PACW), which soared 81.7%.\nEconomic Data\nIn economic data released on Friday, April jobs data showed that the U.S. economy added a solid 253,000 jobs, surpassing estimates of 180,000. Annual wage growth increased 4.4% in April, higher than the 4.2% jump in March. Also, the unemployment rate fell to 3.4% from 3.5% recorded in the prior month. \nWeekly Roundup\nDespite the rebound, the Dow ended the week 1.2% lower, while the S&P 500 was down 0.8%. The Nasdaq managed to end the week up 0.1%.\nZacks Reveals ChatGPT "Sleeper" Stock\nOne little-known company is at the heart of an especially brilliant Artificial Intelligence sector. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\nAs a service to readers, Zacks is providing a bonus report that names and explains this explosive growth stock and 4 other "must buys." 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Wall Street closed sharply higher on Friday, with bank stocks rebounding from their recent lows, Apple posting better-than-expected earnings and jobs data for April hinting at a resilient labor market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Zions Bancorporation, N.A. However, Apple, Inc.’s (AAPL) quarterly result helped lift investors’ sentiment after the iPhone maker reported better-than-expected earnings. Wall Street closed sharply higher on Friday, with bank stocks rebounding from their recent lows, Apple posting better-than-expected earnings and jobs data for April hinting at a resilient labor market.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for May 8, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Zions Bancorporation, N.A. However, Apple, Inc.’s (AAPL) quarterly result helped lift investors’ sentiment after the iPhone maker reported better-than-expected earnings. All 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Zions Bancorporation, N.A. However, Apple, Inc.’s (AAPL) quarterly result helped lift investors’ sentiment after the iPhone maker reported better-than-expected earnings. Wall Street closed sharply higher on Friday, with bank stocks rebounding from their recent lows, Apple posting better-than-expected earnings and jobs data for April hinting at a resilient labor market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-31', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-muted-key-inflation-data-on-tap', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures: Dow up 0.10%, S&P flat, Nasdaq down 0.12%\nMay 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were muted on Monday at the beginning of a week packed with economic data points, including a key inflation reading that will be scrutinized for signs of whether the Federal Reserve is succeeding in its attempt to cool prices.\nAt 5:06 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 33 points, or 0.1%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 1 points, or 0.02%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 15.5 points, or 0.12%.\nU.S. stock indexes staged a late-week rally on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI posting its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6 after upbeat results from Apple Inc AAPL.O and U.S. jobs data highlighting a resilient labor market.\nFocus will be on the Labor Department\'s inflation data on Wednesday, which is expected to show the consumer price index (CPI) likely climbed 0.4% in April, after gaining 0.1% in March, while excluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI likely increased 0.4% last month.\nData on producer prices, weekly jobless claims, and on consumer sentiment are all lined up through the week.\nThese data points will help investors not only gauge whether the Fed\'s aggressive tightening cycle - including its most recent 25 basis point hike last week - is working towards tamping down inflation but also, if fears of stagflation are founded.\n"Market expectation of cuts already in the summer are based on a too-optimistic forecast of a quick disinflation," Paolo Zanghieri Senior economist at Generali Investments wrote in a note. "Anyway, inflation stabilizing at 3% would not be enough for the Fed to start easing rates."\nRegional bank shares extended gains in premarket, with PacWest Bancorp PACW.O jumping 13.5% after the company announced quarterly dividend. Peers, Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N, Comerica Inc CMA.N and Zions Bancorp ZION.O rose between 2.8% and 4.9%.\nShares of such regional lenders rebounded on Friday from declines tied to the collapse of First Republic Bank.\nAmerican Airlines Group Inc AAL.O rose 1.9% after J.P. Morgan raised its rating on the company\'s stock to "overweight" from "neutral", while Southwest Airlines Co LUV.N fell 1.3% as JPM downgraded its stock to "neutral" from "overweight".\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'U.S. stock indexes staged a late-week rally on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI posting its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6 after upbeat results from Apple Inc AAPL.O and U.S. jobs data highlighting a resilient labor market. "Market expectation of cuts already in the summer are based on a too-optimistic forecast of a quick disinflation," Paolo Zanghieri Senior economist at Generali Investments wrote in a note. Regional bank shares extended gains in premarket, with PacWest Bancorp PACW.O jumping 13.5% after the company announced quarterly dividend.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'U.S. stock indexes staged a late-week rally on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI posting its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6 after upbeat results from Apple Inc AAPL.O and U.S. jobs data highlighting a resilient labor market. Futures: Dow up 0.10%, S&P flat, Nasdaq down 0.12% May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were muted on Monday at the beginning of a week packed with economic data points, including a key inflation reading that will be scrutinized for signs of whether the Federal Reserve is succeeding in its attempt to cool prices. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 33 points, or 0.1%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 1 points, or 0.02%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 15.5 points, or 0.12%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures muted, key inflation data on tap', 'news_lexrank_summary': "U.S. stock indexes staged a late-week rally on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI posting its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6 after upbeat results from Apple Inc AAPL.O and U.S. jobs data highlighting a resilient labor market. Futures: Dow up 0.10%, S&P flat, Nasdaq down 0.12% May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were muted on Monday at the beginning of a week packed with economic data points, including a key inflation reading that will be scrutinized for signs of whether the Federal Reserve is succeeding in its attempt to cool prices. These data points will help investors not only gauge whether the Fed's aggressive tightening cycle - including its most recent 25 basis point hike last week - is working towards tamping down inflation but also, if fears of stagflation are founded.", 'news_textrank_summary': "U.S. stock indexes staged a late-week rally on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI posting its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6 after upbeat results from Apple Inc AAPL.O and U.S. jobs data highlighting a resilient labor market. Futures: Dow up 0.10%, S&P flat, Nasdaq down 0.12% May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were muted on Monday at the beginning of a week packed with economic data points, including a key inflation reading that will be scrutinized for signs of whether the Federal Reserve is succeeding in its attempt to cool prices. These data points will help investors not only gauge whether the Fed's aggressive tightening cycle - including its most recent 25 basis point hike last week - is working towards tamping down inflation but also, if fears of stagflation are founded."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-shares-rise-but-dollar-sags-ahead-of-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amanda Cooper\nLONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Global shares edged up in light trading on Monday, ahead of U.S. inflation data this week that could prove instrumental in setting expectations for the outlook for monetary policy.\nThe dollar came under pressure as a deadline for lawmakers to resolve a standoff over the U.S. government\'s borrowing limit drew ever closer.\nThe MSCI All-World index .MIWD00000PUS, meanwhile, rose 0.2% on the day.\nFriday\'s robust U.S. payrolls report has prompted investors to dial back their expectations for the timing and size of the Federal Reserve\'s first rate cut. Wednesday\'s consumer price data is expected to show core inflation slowed moderately.\n"With the Fed having hiked by 25 basis points last week and signalled a pause, this week’s inflation report is more about how long the Fed will keep rates at 5.25% before cutting," CityIndex analyst Matt Simpson said.\n"A hot print would presumably be bullish for the U.S. dollar as traders push potential cuts further into the future."\nMoney markets show investors expect U.S. rates to have now peaked and could end this year below 4.40%. Against that backdrop, the dollar is close to its lowest in a year against a basket of major currencies.\nThe dollar index =USD was last down 0.3% on the day at 101.05, mainly due to gains in the euro EUR=EBS, which rose 0.3% to $1.10495.\nSterling GBP=D3, which has gained 4.5% against the dollar this year, was up 0.3% at $1.2664, at 10-month highs, ahead of a Bank of England policy meeting later this week.\n"While it is premature to get too \'beared up\' on the dollar until a clearer peak in U.S. rates is seen, the U.S. banking sector travails that have no easy/costless solutions, continue to make for a mildly bearish medium-term story," said Alan Ruskin, head of global FX strategy at Deutsche Bank.\n"Certainly it imposes more growth constraints and a greater stagflationary bias than for major competing economies."\nThe dollar has fared better on the yen as the Bank of Japan remains the only central bank in the developed world to not have tightened policy. The dollar rose 0.1% against the yen to 134.98 yen JPY=EBS.\nHITTING THE CEILING\nIn Europe, the STOXX 600 index .STOXX rose 0.4%, although activity was muted by a public holiday in Britain.\nS&P 500 futures ESc1 rose 0.1%, while Nasdaq futures NQc1 were roughly flat on the day, having jumped on Friday following Apple\'s AAPL.O upbeat results.\nLater on Monday, the Federal Reserve\'s survey of loan officers will draw an unusual amount of attention as markets seek to gauge the impact of regional banking stress on lending.\n"The survey should point to further broad-based tightening in bank lending standards," said Bruce Kasman, head of economic research at JPMorgan.\n"Continued stress in the banking system does, of course, increase concern that a disruptive financial market event is on the horizon," he added. "Though our analysis suggests that the impact of a credit tightening against an otherwise healthy backdrop tends to be limited."\nBond markets stabilised after having been rattled by Friday\'s jobs numbers. Yields on the two-year note were last up 4 bps at 3.9575% US2YT=RR, while those on 10-year debt US10YT=RR were up 2 bps at 3.462%.\nU.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday warned of a possible crisis should Congress not raise the debt ceiling before the deadline in early June, which has triggered a broad selloff in short-dated U.S. government debt in the past month.\nMeanwhile, the prospect of a pause in U.S. rate hikes has pushed gold towards record highs above $2,000 an ounce. Because it bears no yield itself, higher interest rates undermine investor appetite for gold. Spot gold was up 0.4% at $2,025 an ounce XAU=, having topped $2,072 last week, close to 2020\'s all-time high.\nIn other commodity markets, oil rose 2.2% to $76.97 a barrel. Brent crude futures LCOc1 have lost 10% in value so far this year, as concern bubbles about the outlook for global energy demand if the economy tilts towards recession.\nU.S. unemployment https://reut.rs/2X245ch\nBrent oil prices seen averaging above $90/bbl in Q4https://tmsnrt.rs/41YmJQg\n(Additional reporting by Wayne Cole; Editing by Shri Navaratnam, Alison Williams and Christina Fincher)\n(([email protected]; +442031978531; Twitter: https://twitter.com/a_coops1))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "S&P 500 futures ESc1 rose 0.1%, while Nasdaq futures NQc1 were roughly flat on the day, having jumped on Friday following Apple's AAPL.O upbeat results. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Global shares edged up in light trading on Monday, ahead of U.S. inflation data this week that could prove instrumental in setting expectations for the outlook for monetary policy. Friday's robust U.S. payrolls report has prompted investors to dial back their expectations for the timing and size of the Federal Reserve's first rate cut.", 'news_luhn_summary': "S&P 500 futures ESc1 rose 0.1%, while Nasdaq futures NQc1 were roughly flat on the day, having jumped on Friday following Apple's AAPL.O upbeat results. Money markets show investors expect U.S. rates to have now peaked and could end this year below 4.40%. Meanwhile, the prospect of a pause in U.S. rate hikes has pushed gold towards record highs above $2,000 an ounce.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares rise, but dollar sags ahead of inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "S&P 500 futures ESc1 rose 0.1%, while Nasdaq futures NQc1 were roughly flat on the day, having jumped on Friday following Apple's AAPL.O upbeat results. Against that backdrop, the dollar is close to its lowest in a year against a basket of major currencies. The dollar has fared better on the yen as the Bank of Japan remains the only central bank in the developed world to not have tightened policy.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'S&P 500 futures ESc1 rose 0.1%, while Nasdaq futures NQc1 were roughly flat on the day, having jumped on Friday following Apple\'s AAPL.O upbeat results. Sterling GBP=D3, which has gained 4.5% against the dollar this year, was up 0.3% at $1.2664, at 10-month highs, ahead of a Bank of England policy meeting later this week. "While it is premature to get too \'beared up\' on the dollar until a clearer peak in U.S. rates is seen, the U.S. banking sector travails that have no easy/costless solutions, continue to make for a mildly bearish medium-term story," said Alan Ruskin, head of global FX strategy at Deutsche Bank.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-fundamental-u.s.-large-company-index-etf-fndx-be-on-your-investing-radar-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $10.71 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Value\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nCarrying lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, value stocks also have lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. Considering long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in almost all markets; however, they are more likely to underperform growth stocks in strong bull markets.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.25%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.06%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 17.20% of the portfolio. Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.47% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (BRKB).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 20.13% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nFNDX seeks to match the performance of the Russell RAFI US Large Co. Index before fees and expenses. The Russell RAFI US Large Company Index measures the performance of the large company size segment by fundamental overall company scores.\nThe ETF has added roughly 3.12% so far this year and is down about -0.07% in the last one year (as of 05/08/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $47.76 and $57.54.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 18.49% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 735 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, FNDX is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.54 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $100.77 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.47% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (BRKB). Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.47% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (BRKB). You should consider the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.47% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (BRKB). Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 08/13/2013.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF (FNDX): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.47% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (BRKB). Alternatives Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-green-flag-and-1-red-flag-for-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) published its earnings results for its second fiscal quarter, which ended April 4, and its sales and earnings results that came in ahead of the market's expectations. The business recorded earnings per share of $1.52 on revenue of $94.94 billion, while the average analyst estimate had called for per-share earnings of $1.43 on sales of approximately $92.9 billion.\nApple delivered solid top- and bottom-line beats in the quarter, but revenue was actually down 2.5% compared to the prior-year period, and earnings per share were flat despite positive impacts from share buybacks and tax advantages. What comes next for the world's largest company and its stock? Read on for one green flag and one red flag to consider following the tech titan's recent earnings results.\nImage source: Apple.\nGreen flag: iPhone continues to power incredible profits\niPhone revenue grew by roughly 1.5% year over year to reach $51.3 billion in the second quarter, setting a new record and bucking a 7% year-over-year global revenue decline for the overall smartphone category. While the iPhone did see unit sales decline in Q2, the product family still managed to grow revenue thanks to increases in average selling price.\nAccording to analysis from Counterpoint, Apple recorded the smallest unit-sales decline of all major phone manufacturers in the quarter, and it increased its global unit share in the market to a best-ever 21%. In terms of profits, the picture is almost certainly even better. Last year, Apple captured roughly 85% of global operating profit on smartphone sales, and it looks like the iPhone will continue dominating the category.\nThanks to incredible profits spurred by the iPhone and other products and services, Apple will continue to support a policy of returning value to shareholders. The company announced it was raising its quarterly dividend 4% to $0.24 per share, and it has now delivered an annual payout increase for 11 years straight. Apple's board of directors also authorized an additional $90 billion in stock buybacks, which should be a positive catalyst for earnings per share as stock will be retired after being repurchased.\nRed flag: Macroeconomic headwinds threaten valuation\nApple is facing a tougher economic environment, and sales for Mac computers, iPads, wearables, and home accessories all fell significantly in Q2.\nMac revenue was down 31.3% year over year, and iPad sales fell 12.7%. Meanwhile, sales for the combined wearables, home, and accessories segment were down 0.7%. On the other hand, the company did get some help from its services segment, which saw sales increase 5.4% year over year to reach $20.9 billion.\nThere are already some signs that tougher economic conditions are making customers more cautious, and these headwinds could get worse before they get better. With many economists and analysts expecting the U.S. to dip into recession later this year, there's a real risk that tougher conditions will have a significant negative impact on Apple's business. Shoppers may opt to hold off on new hardware purchases or upgrades, but the company's current valuation seems to be priced around the business remaining quite sturdy.\nAAPL PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts\nDespite reporting two consecutive quarters of year-over-year sales declines this year, Apple stock has been surging in 2023. Its share price is up roughly 28% year to date as of this writing, and the company is valued at approximately 28 times this year's expected earnings.\nWhile earnings per share were flat year over year in Q2 thanks to buybacks and tax changes, net income actually declined 3.4% to come in at $24.16 billion. There's no doubt that Apple is a great company, but sales and profits have slipped lately, and near-term macroeconomic conditions could be challenging.\nWhat comes next for Apple?\nApple's price-to-earnings ratio should be viewed in the context of the fact that it's already a massive, category-leading company that dependably serves up incredible profits. While macroeconomic pressures could continue to tamp down on sales and earnings in the short term, the business should remain enormously profitable thanks to the iPhone and other hardware and service offerings. The company is clearly valued at a premium, but for long-term investors, Apple's dominant market position and nearly unparalleled profit generation means that premium may be justified.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\nKeith Noonan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "AAPL PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts Despite reporting two consecutive quarters of year-over-year sales declines this year, Apple stock has been surging in 2023. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) published its earnings results for its second fiscal quarter, which ended April 4, and its sales and earnings results that came in ahead of the market's expectations. According to analysis from Counterpoint, Apple recorded the smallest unit-sales decline of all major phone manufacturers in the quarter, and it increased its global unit share in the market to a best-ever 21%.", 'news_luhn_summary': "AAPL PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts Despite reporting two consecutive quarters of year-over-year sales declines this year, Apple stock has been surging in 2023. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) published its earnings results for its second fiscal quarter, which ended April 4, and its sales and earnings results that came in ahead of the market's expectations. Green flag: iPhone continues to power incredible profits iPhone revenue grew by roughly 1.5% year over year to reach $51.3 billion in the second quarter, setting a new record and bucking a 7% year-over-year global revenue decline for the overall smartphone category.", 'news_article_title': '1 Green Flag and 1 Red Flag For Apple Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) published its earnings results for its second fiscal quarter, which ended April 4, and its sales and earnings results that came in ahead of the market's expectations. AAPL PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts Despite reporting two consecutive quarters of year-over-year sales declines this year, Apple stock has been surging in 2023. The business recorded earnings per share of $1.52 on revenue of $94.94 billion, while the average analyst estimate had called for per-share earnings of $1.43 on sales of approximately $92.9 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "AAPL PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts Despite reporting two consecutive quarters of year-over-year sales declines this year, Apple stock has been surging in 2023. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) published its earnings results for its second fiscal quarter, which ended April 4, and its sales and earnings results that came in ahead of the market's expectations. Green flag: iPhone continues to power incredible profits iPhone revenue grew by roughly 1.5% year over year to reach $51.3 billion in the second quarter, setting a new record and bucking a 7% year-over-year global revenue decline for the overall smartphone category."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-collects-nearly-%242-billion-in-annual-dividend-income-from-2-stocks-and', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'As this past weekend demonstrated, few if any money managers can captivate the attention of investors quite like Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. Since taking over as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway in the mid-1960s, Buffett has overseen a 3,787,464% return on his company\'s Class A shares (BRK.A). That\'s 153 times the total return, including dividends, of the benchmark S&P 500 over the same span. It takes more than luck to lap the performance of the S&P 500 by a factor of 153.\nBuffett\'s recipe for success is extensive, but the Oracle of Omaha is more than willing to share the "tricks" he\'s used to grow his wealth and that of his shareholders. These catalysts include approaching investments with a long-term mindset, gravitating to cyclical businesses, concentrating Berkshire Hathaway\'s investment portfolio, and putting money to work in brand-name companies with trusted management teams.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nDividend stocks are Berkshire Hathaway\'s unsung hero\nBut if there\'s a reason for Buffett\'s success that doesn\'t get nearly enough attention, it\'s his love of dividend stocks.\nPublicly traded companies that regularly pay a dividend are almost always time-tested, profitable on a recurring basis, and offer transparent growth outlooks. Income stocks also have a knack for long-term outperformance and consistently outpace stocks that don\'t offer a payout.\nA majority of the roughly four dozen securities held in Berkshire Hathaway\'s $335 billion investment portfolio pays a dividend. As of March 31, 2023, I calculated that Buffett\'s company was on pace to collect almost $6.14 billion in dividend income this year.\nHowever, thanks to portfolio concentration, a small percentage of Berkshire Hathaway\'s holdings will account for a sizable share of this dividend income. Two stocks that the Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, have been loading up on in recent years are expected to account for nearly $2 billion in annual dividend income.\nTwo recent buys will account for close to $2 billion in annual dividend income\nInterestingly enough, Berkshire Hathaway\'s two largest holdings -- tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and bank stock Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) -- aren\'t the top dividend producers. Although Apple and BofA collectively account for 53.6% of invested assets and will generate an estimated $878.9 million and $908.9 million in respective dividend income this year, the annual income they produce still trails two other holdings.\nThe two "ATMs" of Warren Buffett\'s portfolio are energy stocks Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). Chevron has been a continuous holding since the fourth quarter of 2020, while Berkshire\'s Occidental Petroleum stake has been steadily growing since the first quarter of 2022.\nIncluding shares held by Warren Buffett\'s secret portfolio, New England Asset Management, Chevron should bring in about $1.01 billion in annual dividend income. Oil stocks are known for their robust capital-return programs and Chevron is no slouch. It\'s increased its base annual dividend for 36 consecutive years.\nMeanwhile, Occidental Petroleum is expected to bring in $952.4 million in annual dividend income. The roughly 211.7 million shares of common stock Berkshire owns should produce $152.4 million of this annual payout. The remaining $800 million will come from a $10 billion preferred stock position yielding 8% that Warren Buffett\'s company has owned since 2019. Occidental used this $10 billion investment to help fund its acquisition of Anadarko.\nCollectively, Chevron and Occidental will generate 32% of Berkshire Hathaway\'s annual dividend income.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nHere\'s why Buffett and his team are gushing over Chevron and Occidental Petroleum\nIn just a few years, energy stocks went from being virtually nonexistent to representing the third-highest weighting by sector in Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio. Make no mistake, Buffett and his team wouldn\'t have piled the amount of money they did into Chevron and Occidental if they didn\'t firmly believe that energy commodity prices (specifically oil) would remain elevated. Two macro catalysts support this thesis.\nProbably the most obvious catalyst for higher energy commodity prices is Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine last year. The war between Russia and Ukraine has no clear end date, which puts European oil and gas supply needs into question.\nWhat\'s arguably the bigger issue is that global energy majors have pared back their capital investments for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though we appear to be putting the worst of the pandemic into the rearview mirror, making up for an extended period of reduced capital expenditures will take years. Generally, an environment where oil and/or gas supply is constrained tends to bode well for energy stocks.\nSomething else to consider is that Chevron and Occidental Petroleum are both integrated operators. Although their best operating margin derives from their upstream drilling segments, Chevron and Occidental also have chemical businesses. Chevron operates transmission pipelines and refineries as well. In the event that the price of crude oil declines, these ancillary operations can partially hedge any weakness from upstream operations.\nAnother reason Buffett and his team are likely gushing over energy stocks is their improving balance sheets. Chevron closed out 2021 with $25.7 billion in net debt. Thanks to higher energy commodity prices, it\'s been able to reduce its net debt to just $7.4 billion, as of March 31, 2023. Comparatively, Occidental Petroleum\'s net long-term debt has fallen from $35.5 billion at the end of March 2021 to $19.7 billion by the close of 2022. Having more flexible balance sheets means both companies can increase their respective share buyback programs.\nFor the Oracle of Omaha, "big oil" means big dividends.\n10 stocks we like better than Chevron\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Chevron wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Two recent buys will account for close to $2 billion in annual dividend income Interestingly enough, Berkshire Hathaway's two largest holdings -- tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and bank stock Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) -- aren't the top dividend producers. Two stocks that the Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, have been loading up on in recent years are expected to account for nearly $2 billion in annual dividend income. Including shares held by Warren Buffett's secret portfolio, New England Asset Management, Chevron should bring in about $1.01 billion in annual dividend income.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Two recent buys will account for close to $2 billion in annual dividend income Interestingly enough, Berkshire Hathaway's two largest holdings -- tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and bank stock Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) -- aren't the top dividend producers. Although Apple and BofA collectively account for 53.6% of invested assets and will generate an estimated $878.9 million and $908.9 million in respective dividend income this year, the annual income they produce still trails two other holdings. Including shares held by Warren Buffett's secret portfolio, New England Asset Management, Chevron should bring in about $1.01 billion in annual dividend income.", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Collects Nearly $2 Billion in Annual Dividend Income From 2 Stocks (and Neither Is Apple or Bank of America)', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Two recent buys will account for close to $2 billion in annual dividend income Interestingly enough, Berkshire Hathaway's two largest holdings -- tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and bank stock Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) -- aren't the top dividend producers. Meanwhile, Occidental Petroleum is expected to bring in $952.4 million in annual dividend income. Collectively, Chevron and Occidental will generate 32% of Berkshire Hathaway's annual dividend income.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Two recent buys will account for close to $2 billion in annual dividend income Interestingly enough, Berkshire Hathaway's two largest holdings -- tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and bank stock Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) -- aren't the top dividend producers. Dividend stocks are Berkshire Hathaway's unsung hero But if there's a reason for Buffett's success that doesn't get nearly enough attention, it's his love of dividend stocks. Here's why Buffett and his team are gushing over Chevron and Occidental Petroleum In just a few years, energy stocks went from being virtually nonexistent to representing the third-highest weighting by sector in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-shares-rise-but-debt-crisis-and-inflation-data-dent-dollar', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amanda Cooper\nLONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Global shares edged up in light trading on Monday, ahead of U.S. inflation data this week that could prove instrumental in setting expectations for the outlook for monetary policy.\nThe dollar came under pressure as a deadline for lawmakers to resolve a standoff over the U.S. government\'s borrowing limit drew ever closer.\nThe MSCI All-World index .MIWD00000PUS, meanwhile, rose 0.2% on the day.\nFriday\'s robust U.S. payrolls report has prompted investors to dial back their expectations for the timing and size of the Federal Reserve\'s first rate cut. Wednesday\'s consumer price data is expected to show core inflation slowed moderately.\n"With the Fed having hiked by 25 basis points last week and signalled a pause, this week’s inflation report is more about how long the Fed will keep rates at 5.25% before cutting," CityIndex analyst Matt Simpson said.\n"A hot print would presumably be bullish for the U.S. dollar as traders push potential cuts further into the future."\nMoney markets show investors expect U.S. rates to have now peaked and could end this year below 4.40%. Against that backdrop, the dollar is close to its lowest in a year against a basket of major currencies.\nThe dollar index =USD was last down 0.2% on the day at 101.11, mainly due to gains in the euro EUR=EBS, which rose 0.3% to $1.1046.\nSterling GBP=D3, which has gained 4.5% against the dollar this year, was at $1.2641, at 10-month highs, ahead of a Bank of England policy meeting later this week.\n"While it is premature to get too \'beared up\' on the dollar until a clearer peak in U.S. rates is seen, the U.S. banking sector travails that have no easy/costless solutions, continue to make for a mildly bearish medium-term story," said Alan Ruskin, head of global FX strategy at Deutsche Bank.\n"Certainly it imposes more growth constraints and a greater stagflationary bias than for major competing economies."\nThe dollar has fared better on the yen as the Bank of Japan remains the only central bank in the developed world to not have tightened policy. The dollar rose 0.1% against the yen to 134.95 yen JPY=EBS.\nHITTING THE CEILING\nIn Europe, the STOXX 600 index .STOXX rose 0.2%, although activity was muted by a public holiday in Britain.\nS&P 500 futures ESc1 and Nasdaq futures NQc1 were roughly flat on the day, having jumped on Friday following Apple\'s AAPL.O upbeat results.\nLater on Monday, the Federal Reserve\'s survey of loan officers will draw an unusual amount of attention as markets seek to gauge the impact of regional banking stress on lending.\n"The survey should point to further broad-based tightening in bank lending standards," said Bruce Kasman, head of economic research at JPMorgan.\n"Continued stress in the banking system does, of course, increase concern that a disruptive financial market event is on the horizon," he added. "Though our analysis suggests that the impact of a credit tightening against an otherwise healthy backdrop tends to be limited."\nBond markets stabilised after having been rattled by Friday\'s jobs numbers. Yields on the two-year note were last up 1 bp at 3.935% US2YT=RR, while those on 10-year debt US10YT=RR were flat at 3.435%.\nU.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday warned of a possible crisis should Congress not raise the debt ceiling before the deadline in early June, which has triggered a broad selloff in short-dated U.S. government debt in the past month.\nMeanwhile, the prospect of a pause in U.S. rate hikes has pushed gold towards record highs above $2,000 an ounce. Because it bears no yield itself, higher interest rates undermine investor appetite for gold. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $2,020 an ounce XAU=, having topped $2,072 last week, close to 2020\'s all-time high.\nIn other commodity markets, oil rose 1.5% to $76.42 a barrel. Brent crude futures LCOc1 have lost 10% in value so far this year, as concern bubbles about the outlook for global energy demand if the economy tilts towards recession.\nU.S. unemployment https://reut.rs/2X245ch\nBrent oil prices seen averaging above $90/bbl in Q4https://tmsnrt.rs/41YmJQg\n(Additional reporting by Wayne Cole; Editing by Shri Navaratnam and Alison Williams)\n(([email protected]; +442031978531; Twitter: https://twitter.com/a_coops1))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "S&P 500 futures ESc1 and Nasdaq futures NQc1 were roughly flat on the day, having jumped on Friday following Apple's AAPL.O upbeat results. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Global shares edged up in light trading on Monday, ahead of U.S. inflation data this week that could prove instrumental in setting expectations for the outlook for monetary policy. Friday's robust U.S. payrolls report has prompted investors to dial back their expectations for the timing and size of the Federal Reserve's first rate cut.", 'news_luhn_summary': "S&P 500 futures ESc1 and Nasdaq futures NQc1 were roughly flat on the day, having jumped on Friday following Apple's AAPL.O upbeat results. Money markets show investors expect U.S. rates to have now peaked and could end this year below 4.40%. Meanwhile, the prospect of a pause in U.S. rate hikes has pushed gold towards record highs above $2,000 an ounce.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares rise, but debt crisis and inflation data dent dollar', 'news_lexrank_summary': "S&P 500 futures ESc1 and Nasdaq futures NQc1 were roughly flat on the day, having jumped on Friday following Apple's AAPL.O upbeat results. Against that backdrop, the dollar is close to its lowest in a year against a basket of major currencies. The dollar has fared better on the yen as the Bank of Japan remains the only central bank in the developed world to not have tightened policy.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'S&P 500 futures ESc1 and Nasdaq futures NQc1 were roughly flat on the day, having jumped on Friday following Apple\'s AAPL.O upbeat results. Sterling GBP=D3, which has gained 4.5% against the dollar this year, was at $1.2641, at 10-month highs, ahead of a Bank of England policy meeting later this week. "While it is premature to get too \'beared up\' on the dollar until a clearer peak in U.S. rates is seen, the U.S. banking sector travails that have no easy/costless solutions, continue to make for a mildly bearish medium-term story," said Alan Ruskin, head of global FX strategy at Deutsche Bank.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-tech-titans-set-to-break-out', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Tech Stocks Climb the Wall of Worry\nFrom a macro perspective, investors have deep-rooted concerns about thecurrent stock market including a potential looming recession, stubborn inflation, a debt crisis, geopolitical escalations, and more. Small-cap stocks within the Russell 2000 Index ETF (IWM) have dragged as regional banking stocks within the SPDR Regional Bank ETF (KRE) continue to struggle. \nHowever, despite the fear-mongering from many investors and the underperformance in some regions of the market, tech has marched higher in a stair-stepping fashion thus far in 2023. Currently, it is in the process of breaking out.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nDespite a rough period of outperformance in 2022, it’s easy to see why investors are anxious to get exposure to the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ). Over the past 20 years, the returns have been stellar from both a total return and a relative basis. Since 2003, the QQQ has returned 982.8% versus just 541.5% for the S&P 500 Index.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThough tech has dominated in 2023, not all tech stocks are created equally. For example, former high-flying, lesser-quality tech stocks such as Block (SQ) and Zoom (ZM) are still stuck in downtrends. Conversely, stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have performed so well that they now account for nearly 14% of the S&P 500 Index – the highest weighting for two companies in at least 40 years. So, it’s clear - investors are gravitating toward large-cap, institutional quality stocks with loads of cash.\nWhile stocks like AAPL, MSFT, and Shopify (SHOP) have performed well, new buyers looking to enter tech need to be strategic and not chase stretched charts. Below are three high-quality tech stocks setting up:\nMy first pick is Alphabet (GOOGL). One of my favorite indications that a position will move higher occurs when a stock can shake off bad news quickly. My thinking is that if bad news is no news, no news should equate to good news.\nIn early February, GOOGL shares tanked more than 10% after its AI chatbot Bard, made a mistake in its public-facing demo. While it was not a good look for the company or the stock, bargain hunters used the sell-off as an opportunity to accumulate shares. Last week, in a show of conviction, insiders scooped up a cool $20 million worth of the company’s stock. GOOGL is a mega-cap tech name that will essentially track the Q’s but should outperform to the upside over the next 6-12 months.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nMy next choice is Oracle (ORCL). Oracle is one of the largest enterprise-grade database, middleware, and application software providers. In recent years, Oracle has expanded its cloud computing operations dramatically. The company offers cloud solutions and services that are used to build and manage various cloud deployment models. Oracle also entered the hardware business after acquiring Sun Microsystems several years ago.\nDespite Oracle’s massive size, it is not talked about as much as stocks such as Microsoft or Amazon Oracle is not as “sexy” as these companies; however, it produces a ton of revenue and is a dominant player in its space. Furthermore, though Oracle has a beta of just 1 (the same volatility as the S&P 500 Index), it has outperformed 92% of stocks. Low volatility and high returns are the combination that makes for an excellent addition to any portfolio. Last week, Oracle broke out of a classic bull flag pattern on expanding volume.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nWhen discussing dominance and quality in the software space, it is impossible to leave out Salesforce (CRM). Salesforce is the world’s leading Customer Relationship Management (CRM) company. Though CRM’s earnings growth slowed briefly during the uncertainty of the pandemic, the company is beginning to reap the benefits of its recent acquisition spree. Over the past few years, CRM has acquired Microsoft Teams competitor Slack, Tableau, ClickSoftware, and Mulesoft. Furthermore, key strategic partnership agreements with Alphabet and Amazon (AMZN) have helped the company to bolster growth. Last quarter, earnings growth rocketed by 100% year-over-year.\nBeyond a resumption of strong growth, CRM is very attractive from a valuation perspective. CRM’s P/E ratio of ~37 is the lowest in at least ten years.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nTechnically, the stock is consolidating in a bullish manner as it approaches its 50-day moving average for the first time since breaking out earlier this year. The first pullback to the 50-day moving average should offer investors a low-risk entry point and give them a chance to gain a cushion in the stock before it reports earnings at the end of the month.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\n\n Zacks Reveals ChatGPT "Sleeper" Stock\nOne little-known company is at the heart of an especially brilliant Artificial Intelligence sector. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\nAs a service to readers, Zacks is providing a bonus report that names and explains this explosive growth stock and 4 other "must buys." Plus more.\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. 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(ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Conversely, stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have performed so well that they now account for nearly 14% of the S&P 500 Index – the highest weighting for two companies in at least 40 years. While stocks like AAPL, MSFT, and Shopify (SHOP) have performed well, new buyers looking to enter tech need to be strategic and not chase stretched charts. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Oracle Corporation (ORCL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Shopify Inc. (SHOP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Oracle Corporation (ORCL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Shopify Inc. (SHOP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Conversely, stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have performed so well that they now account for nearly 14% of the S&P 500 Index – the highest weighting for two companies in at least 40 years. While stocks like AAPL, MSFT, and Shopify (SHOP) have performed well, new buyers looking to enter tech need to be strategic and not chase stretched charts.', 'news_article_title': '3 Tech Titans Set to Break Out', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Conversely, stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have performed so well that they now account for nearly 14% of the S&P 500 Index – the highest weighting for two companies in at least 40 years. While stocks like AAPL, MSFT, and Shopify (SHOP) have performed well, new buyers looking to enter tech need to be strategic and not chase stretched charts. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Oracle Corporation (ORCL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Shopify Inc. (SHOP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Oracle Corporation (ORCL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Shopify Inc. (SHOP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Conversely, stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have performed so well that they now account for nearly 14% of the S&P 500 Index – the highest weighting for two companies in at least 40 years. While stocks like AAPL, MSFT, and Shopify (SHOP) have performed well, new buyers looking to enter tech need to be strategic and not chase stretched charts.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-asia-shares-edge-higher-wary-of-us-bank-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Wayne Cole\nSYDNEY, May 8 (Reuters) - Asian shares were mostly higher on Monday as investors braced for a week where U.S. inflation data will test wagers the next move in interest rates will be down, while worries about a possible credit crunch weighed on the dollar.\nFriday\'s robust U.S. payrolls report has already delivered a setback to easing hopes and any upside surprise on consumer prices would challenge bets for a rate cut as soon as September.\nForecasts are for a rise of 0.4% in April for both the headline and core CPI, with the annual pace of core inflation slowing just a tick to 5.5%.\nLater Monday, the Federal Reserve\'s survey of loan officers will draw an unusual amount of attention as markets seek to gauge the impact of regional banking stress on lending.\n"The survey should point to further broad-based tightening in bank lending standards," said Bruce Kasman, head of economic research at JPMorgan.\n"Continued stress in the banking system does, of course, increase concern that a disruptive financial market event is on the horizon," he added. "Though our analysis suggests that the impact of a credit tightening against an otherwise healthy backdrop tends to be limited."\nCaution made for a slow start in markets and MSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS edged up 0.7%, while Japan\'s Nikkei .N225 eased 0.6%.\nChinese blue chips .CSI300 gained 1.1% ahead of data on trade and inflation due later in the week.\nEUROSTOXX 50 futures STXEc1 added 0.1%, while FTSE futures FFIc1 were closed for a holiday.\nS&P 500 futures ESc1 and Nasdaq futures NQc1 were both little changed, after jumping on Friday in the wake of Apple\'s AAPL.O upbeat results. .N\nWhile the S&P 500 is up almost 8% for the year so far, all of that is due to just five mega stocks which have collectively risen by 29% so far this year and trade at a 49% premium to the rest of the index.\nHITTING THE CEILING\nBond markets were still stinging from the strong payrolls report with U.S. two-year yields US2YT=RR up at 3.93% after briefly getting as low at 3.657% last week.\nNot helping has been the risk of a U.S. government default with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday warning of a possible crisis should Congress not raise the debt ceiling.\nFutures 0#FF: imply a near 90% chance the Fed will keep rates steady at its next meeting in June, and a 75% probability of a cut in September. FEDWATCH\nThe market is still pricing in at least one more hike from the European Central Bank, while the Bank of England is widely expected to lift its rates by a quarter point on Thursday. 0#ECBWATCH, 0#BOEWATCH.\nThe diverging outlook on rates has underpinned the euro and pound, with the latter hitting a one-year high on the U.S. dollar last week. The euro was holding at $1.1040 EUR=EBS on Monday, just short of its recent top of $1.1096.\n"While it is premature to get too \'beared up\' on the dollar until a clearer peak in U.S. rates is seen, the U.S. banking sector travails that have no easy/costless solutions, continue to make for a mildly bearish medium-term story," said Alan Ruskin, head of global FX strategy at Deutsche Bank.\n"Certainly it imposes more growth constraints and a greater stagflationary bias than for major competing economies."\nThe dollar has fared better on the yen as the Bank of Japan remains the only central bank in the developed world to not have tightened policy. The dollar stood at 134.80 yen JPY=EBS, with the euro at 148.75 EURJPY=R and not far from its recent 15-year peak of 151.55.\nThe prospect of a pause in U.S. rate hikes has been a boon for non-yielding gold which was holding at $2,021 an ounce XAU= after nearing a record high last week. GOL/\nOil prices have been going the other way as fears of a global economic slowdown eclipsed planned output cuts to see U.S. crude shed more than 7% last week. O/R\nBrent LCOc1 was last up 40 cents at $75.70 a barrel, while U.S. crude CLc1 added 42 cents to $71.76 per barrel.\nAsia stock marketshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\nAsia-Pacific valuationshttps://tmsnrt.rs/2Dr2BQA\n(Reporting by Wayne Cole Editing by Shri Navaratnam)\n(([email protected]; 612 9171 7144; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "S&P 500 futures ESc1 and Nasdaq futures NQc1 were both little changed, after jumping on Friday in the wake of Apple's AAPL.O upbeat results. By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, May 8 (Reuters) - Asian shares were mostly higher on Monday as investors braced for a week where U.S. inflation data will test wagers the next move in interest rates will be down, while worries about a possible credit crunch weighed on the dollar. Friday's robust U.S. payrolls report has already delivered a setback to easing hopes and any upside surprise on consumer prices would challenge bets for a rate cut as soon as September.", 'news_luhn_summary': "S&P 500 futures ESc1 and Nasdaq futures NQc1 were both little changed, after jumping on Friday in the wake of Apple's AAPL.O upbeat results. Caution made for a slow start in markets and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS edged up 0.7%, while Japan's Nikkei .N225 eased 0.6%. O/R Brent LCOc1 was last up 40 cents at $75.70 a barrel, while U.S. crude CLc1 added 42 cents to $71.76 per barrel.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares edge higher, wary of US bank data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "S&P 500 futures ESc1 and Nasdaq futures NQc1 were both little changed, after jumping on Friday in the wake of Apple's AAPL.O upbeat results. Futures 0#FF: imply a near 90% chance the Fed will keep rates steady at its next meeting in June, and a 75% probability of a cut in September. The dollar has fared better on the yen as the Bank of Japan remains the only central bank in the developed world to not have tightened policy.", 'news_textrank_summary': "S&P 500 futures ESc1 and Nasdaq futures NQc1 were both little changed, after jumping on Friday in the wake of Apple's AAPL.O upbeat results. By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, May 8 (Reuters) - Asian shares were mostly higher on Monday as investors braced for a week where U.S. inflation data will test wagers the next move in interest rates will be down, while worries about a possible credit crunch weighed on the dollar. FEDWATCH The market is still pricing in at least one more hike from the European Central Bank, while the Bank of England is widely expected to lift its rates by a quarter point on Thursday."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-edge-higher-key-inflation-data-awaited', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nMay 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday ahead of a key inflation reading during the week that will be scrutinized for whether the Federal Reserve\'s efforts to cool prices were taking hold, while shares of regional lenders extended gains.\nRegional bank shares stretched gains from a rebound on Friday, with PacWest Bancorp PACW.O jumping 33% premarket after the company announced quarterly dividend. Peers Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N, Comerica Inc CMA.N and Zions Bancorp ZION.O rose between 3.5% and 8.6%.\nShares of such banks tumbled for much of last week on worries tied to the collapse of First Republic Bank.\nU.S. stock indexes staged a late-week rally on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI posting its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6 after upbeat results from Apple Inc AAPL.O and U.S. jobs data highlighting a resilient labor market.\nAt 6:37 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 67 points, or 0.2%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 6 points, or 0.14%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 4.25 points, or 0.03%.\nFocus will be on the Labor Department\'s inflation data on Wednesday, which is expected to show the consumer price index (CPI) likely climbed 0.4% in April after gaining 0.1% in March, while excluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI likely increased 0.4% last month.\nData on producer prices, weekly jobless claims and on consumer sentiment are all lined up through the week.\nThese data points will help investors not only gauge whether the Fed\'s aggressive tightening cycle - including its most recent 25 basis point hike last week - is working towards tamping down inflation but also if fears of stagflation are founded.\n"Market expectation of cuts already in the summer are based on a too-optimistic forecast of a quick disinflation," Paolo Zanghieri senior economist at Generali Investments, wrote in a note. "Anyway, inflation stabilizing at 3% would not be enough for the Fed to start easing rates."\nAmerican Airlines Group Inc AAL.O rose 3.0% after J.P. Morgan raised its rating on the company\'s stock to "overweight" from "neutral", while Southwest Airlines Co LUV.N fell 1.1% as JPM downgraded its stock to "neutral" from "overweight".\nOn earnings, Warren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway Inc\'s BRKb.N Class B shares rose 1.5% after the company posting a $35.5 billion first-quarter profit, reflecting gains from stocks such as Apple.\nDish NetworkDISH.O lost 4.5% after the pay TV and wireless communications service provider reported first-quarter revenue below estimates.\nTupperware Brands Corp TUP.N tumbled 18.3% after the company said it had engaged investment bank Moelis & Co LLC to explore strategic alternatives.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "U.S. stock indexes staged a late-week rally on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI posting its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6 after upbeat results from Apple Inc AAPL.O and U.S. jobs data highlighting a resilient labor market. By Shreyashi Sanyal May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday ahead of a key inflation reading during the week that will be scrutinized for whether the Federal Reserve's efforts to cool prices were taking hold, while shares of regional lenders extended gains. On earnings, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc's BRKb.N Class B shares rose 1.5% after the company posting a $35.5 billion first-quarter profit, reflecting gains from stocks such as Apple.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'U.S. stock indexes staged a late-week rally on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI posting its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6 after upbeat results from Apple Inc AAPL.O and U.S. jobs data highlighting a resilient labor market. Regional bank shares stretched gains from a rebound on Friday, with PacWest Bancorp PACW.O jumping 33% premarket after the company announced quarterly dividend. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 67 points, or 0.2%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 6 points, or 0.14%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 4.25 points, or 0.03%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures edge higher, key inflation data awaited', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'U.S. stock indexes staged a late-week rally on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI posting its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6 after upbeat results from Apple Inc AAPL.O and U.S. jobs data highlighting a resilient labor market. Regional bank shares stretched gains from a rebound on Friday, with PacWest Bancorp PACW.O jumping 33% premarket after the company announced quarterly dividend. Shares of such banks tumbled for much of last week on worries tied to the collapse of First Republic Bank.', 'news_textrank_summary': "U.S. stock indexes staged a late-week rally on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI posting its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6 after upbeat results from Apple Inc AAPL.O and U.S. jobs data highlighting a resilient labor market. By Shreyashi Sanyal May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday ahead of a key inflation reading during the week that will be scrutinized for whether the Federal Reserve's efforts to cool prices were taking hold, while shares of regional lenders extended gains. Focus will be on the Labor Department's inflation data on Wednesday, which is expected to show the consumer price index (CPI) likely climbed 0.4% in April after gaining 0.1% in March, while excluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI likely increased 0.4% last month."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 172.11000061035156, 'high': 173.85000610351562, 'open': 172.47999572753906, 'close': 173.5, 'ema_50': 161.31051294176942, 'rsi_14': 65.07934429835184, 'target': 171.77000427246094, 'volume': 55962800.0, 'ema_200': 153.039414902546, 'adj_close': 172.79904174804688, 'rsi_lag_1': 67.03431914894944, 'rsi_lag_2': 51.73440947943075, 'rsi_lag_3': 56.132384204913514, 'rsi_lag_4': 71.33466687135164, 'rsi_lag_5': 72.61966933231136, 'macd_lag_1': 2.629132576885013, 'macd_lag_2': 2.2437454370764556, 'macd_lag_3': 2.5113618925138894, 'macd_lag_4': 2.6473903497845015, 'macd_lag_5': 2.6715231848459666, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.8955278135280196, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.6316638707698194}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 16.829999923706055, 'Date': '2023-05-08', 'High': 17.8799991607666, 'Open': 17.729999542236328, 'Close': 16.979999542236328, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-08', 'Adj Close': 16.979999542236328}, {'Low': 1.1012487411499023, 'Date': '2023-05-08', 'High': 1.1053388118743896, 'Open': 1.10186767578125, 'Close': 1.10186767578125, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-08', 'Adj Close': 1.10186767578125}, {'Low': 1.262817621231079, 'Date': '2023-05-08', 'High': 1.2669453620910645, 'Open': 1.2631046772003174, 'Close': 1.2630568742752075, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-08', 'Adj Close': 1.2630568742752075}, {'Low': 6.905799865722656, 'Date': '2023-05-08', 'High': 6.917799949645996, 'Open': 6.9095001220703125, 'Close': 6.9095001220703125, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-08', 'Adj Close': 6.9095001220703125}, {'Low': 71.04000091552734, 'Date': '2023-05-08', 'High': 73.69000244140625, 'Open': 71.3499984741211, 'Close': 73.16000366210938, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 290076, 'date_str': '2023-05-08', 'Adj Close': 73.16000366210938}, {'Low': 0.6741302013397217, 'Date': '2023-05-08', 'High': 0.6804109811782837, 'Open': 0.6747683882713318, 'Close': 0.6747683882713318, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-08', 'Adj Close': 0.6747683882713318}, {'Low': 3.48799991607666, 'Date': '2023-05-08', 'High': 3.5209999084472656, 'Open': 3.490000009536743, 'Close': 3.5209999084472656, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-08', 'Adj Close': 3.5209999084472656}, {'Low': 134.66400146484375, 'Date': '2023-05-08', 'High': 135.20599365234375, 'Open': 135.19900512695312, 'Close': 135.19900512695312, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-08', 'Adj Close': 135.19900512695312}, {'Low': 101.04000091552734, 'Date': '2023-05-08', 'High': 101.41999816894533, 'Open': 101.27999877929688, 'Close': 101.37000274658205, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-08', 'Adj Close': 101.37000274658205}, {'Low': 2022.5, 'Date': '2023-05-08', 'High': 2026.300048828125, 'Open': 2022.5, 'Close': 2026.300048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 3, 'date_str': '2023-05-08', 'Adj Close': 2026.300048828125}]}
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{'date': '2023-05-09', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/with-growth-slowing-is-apple-stock-still-a-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) published a stronger-than-expected set of Q2 FY’23 results. While revenues declined -2.5% versus last year to $94.84 billion, due to lower Mac and iPad sales as well as currency headwinds, this was partly offset by higher sales of digital services and resilience in the iPhone business. Earnings remained almost flat versus last year at about $1.53 per share. So what are some of the trends that have been driving Apple’s results?\nApple’s iPhone business expanded by about 1.5% versus last year, driven by a strong uptake in emerging markets such as India, Indonesia, and Turkey where the company’s installment plans and trade-in programs are helping drive demand. Moreover, it’s likely that Apple saw availability, particularly of the iPhone 14 Pro devices, which remained undersupplied in late 2022. Apple’s digital services business also grew by about 5.5% versus last year with revenue touching a record high of $20.9 billion, driven by strength in the AppStore as well as other subscription services. However, growth rates remain well below the 17% levels seen in Q2 FY’22, as areas such as gaming see a slowdown with the pandemic easing. Apple’s Mac sales declined by about 31% versus last year as the broader PC market faces macro issues, with the easing of Covid-19 related tailwinds such as the remote working and learning trend. That said, interestingly Apple continued to expand its gross margins, with the metric standing at 44.2%, up from 43.7% in the year-ago quarter driven by a higher mix of services sales, the launch of more premium products, and also due to some cost savings.\nSo is Apple stock a buy post-earnings? We believe the stock is slightly overvalued at current levels (pre-market Friday) of about $170 per share. The stock trades at over 28x forward earnings, which we believe is high, given that Apple’s earnings are poised to contract this year per consensus estimates, with revenue growth projected to remain slow over the next year as well. We value Apple at about $162 per share, about 5% below the market price. See our analysis of Apple Valuation for more details on what’s driving our price estimate for Apple and how it compares with peers.\nWhat if you’re looking for a more balanced portfolio instead? Our high-quality portfolio and multi-strategy portfolio have beaten the market consistently since the end of 2016.\nReturns May 2023\nMTD [1] 2023\nYTD [1] 2017-23\nTotal [2]\n AAPL Return -2% 28% 473%\n S&P 500 Return -3% 6% 81%\n Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio -3% 6% 232%\n[1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 5/5/2023\n[2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016\nInvest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios\nSee all Trefis Price Estimates\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) published a stronger-than-expected set of Q2 FY’23 results. Total [2] AAPL Return -2% 28% 473% S&P 500 Return -3% 6% 81% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio -3% 6% 232% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 5/5/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Apple’s iPhone business expanded by about 1.5% versus last year, driven by a strong uptake in emerging markets such as India, Indonesia, and Turkey where the company’s installment plans and trade-in programs are helping drive demand.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Total [2] AAPL Return -2% 28% 473% S&P 500 Return -3% 6% 81% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio -3% 6% 232% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 5/5/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) published a stronger-than-expected set of Q2 FY’23 results. While revenues declined -2.5% versus last year to $94.84 billion, due to lower Mac and iPad sales as well as currency headwinds, this was partly offset by higher sales of digital services and resilience in the iPhone business.', 'news_article_title': 'With Growth Slowing, Is Apple Stock Still A Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Total [2] AAPL Return -2% 28% 473% S&P 500 Return -3% 6% 81% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio -3% 6% 232% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 5/5/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) published a stronger-than-expected set of Q2 FY’23 results. So what are some of the trends that have been driving Apple’s results?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Total [2] AAPL Return -2% 28% 473% S&P 500 Return -3% 6% 81% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio -3% 6% 232% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 5/5/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) published a stronger-than-expected set of Q2 FY’23 results. Apple’s iPhone business expanded by about 1.5% versus last year, driven by a strong uptake in emerging markets such as India, Indonesia, and Turkey where the company’s installment plans and trade-in programs are helping drive demand.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/finding-the-next-double-5-factors-to-consider', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Every investor who tries their hand at Wall Street is looking for the next stock that will double. However, so few investors are successful in finding a winning stock, let alone holding one. Though legendary investors such as Jesse Livermore, Paul Tudor Jones, and Warren Buffett have differing strategies, they share a common thought process about how to make big money in the stock market.\nJesse Livermore once said, “Those who can both be right and sit tight are uncommon.”\nIn an interview with Tony Robbins, Paul Tudor Jones said he shoots for a risk-to-reward ratio of 5:1. “Five to one means I’m risking one dollar to make 5.”\nBuffett proclaimed that “The stock market is a device to transfer money from the impatient to the patient.”\nThough the advice of running winners may sound evident on the surface, in practice, it is a different story for most investors. How can investors find the next big winner, and more importantly, how can they fight the human emotions of hope, fear, and greed and ride these winners?\n Identify a stock in an uptrend: All else equal, it is easier to latch onto an already strong stock than it is to catch a bottom in a weak stock. Stocks like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), or Monster (MNST) that doubled years ago went onto double several more times. In other words, strength begets strength.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPictured: MNST is up nearly 140,000% since inception!\nUse moving averages: Moving averages can help you in various ways. For example, a bullish “golden cross” occurs when the “faster” 50-day moving average crosses above the “slower” 200-day moving average from below – signaling a bullish trend change. Nvidia (NVDA), the current market leader, triggered this signal earlier this year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBeyond getting you into the stock, the 50-day moving average can help you to stay in the stock for the bulk of a move. The 50-day moving average is an area where institutional investors like to “reload on stock”. Thus, the strongest trends are contained within the 50-day moving average. If you can buy a stock above the 50-day moving average and hold until your average cost is below the moving average, you put yourself in a position for success. A good recent example is Elf Beauty (ELF).\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPictured: ELF has hugged the 50-day moving average for months.\nLook for stocks with Zacks Rankings of 3 or better: The Zacks Rank grades stocks based on earnings estimates. Year-over-year, the stocks with rising earnings estimates have significantly outperformed the S&P 500 Index. By combining technicals and fundamentals, you begin to stack the odds in your favor.\nHone your entry points: It is much easier to hang onto a stock if you purchased it correctly. When entering a stock, there is no need to complicate the process. Find an up-trending stock that is consolidating and pulling back to the 50-day moving average. Buy as it breaks out of the consolidation – preferably on heavy volume. A real-time example of a stock trying to do this is Salesforece (CRM).\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPictured: CRM is breaking out of a classic bull flag as turnover picks up. The\nManage your risk: Anyone who has invested in the stock market for more than a few days knows that you will not always pick winners. Legendary investor Ed Seykota once warned,“If you can’t take a small loss, sooner or later, you will take the mother of all losses.” Though taking losses is not something investors often talk about, it is a critical part of surviving over the long term and finding investing success. The good news is that if you keep your losses tight and run your winners, you can achieve great success with a hit rate of 40% or even lower.\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSalesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMonster Beverage Corporation (MNST) : Free Stock Analysis Report\ne.l.f. Beauty (ELF) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), or Monster (MNST) that doubled years ago went onto double several more times. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) : Free Stock Analysis Report e.l.f. Though legendary investors such as Jesse Livermore, Paul Tudor Jones, and Warren Buffett have differing strategies, they share a common thought process about how to make big money in the stock market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) : Free Stock Analysis Report e.l.f. Stocks like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), or Monster (MNST) that doubled years ago went onto double several more times. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Pictured: MNST is up nearly 140,000% since inception!', 'news_article_title': 'Finding the Next Double (5 Factors to Consider)', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), or Monster (MNST) that doubled years ago went onto double several more times. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) : Free Stock Analysis Report e.l.f. Though legendary investors such as Jesse Livermore, Paul Tudor Jones, and Warren Buffett have differing strategies, they share a common thought process about how to make big money in the stock market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) : Free Stock Analysis Report e.l.f. Stocks like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), or Monster (MNST) that doubled years ago went onto double several more times. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Beyond getting you into the stock, the 50-day moving average can help you to stay in the stock for the bulk of a move.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-ai-stocks-that-are-poised-to-explode-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nArtificial Intelligence (or AI) is the latest and greatest buzzword on Wall Street. Given some of the AI-inspired rallies we’ve seen so far this year, it’s no wonder investors are looking for the best AI stocks with huge upside.\nAccording to Bank of America’s Savita Subramani, “AI mentions on corporate earnings calls are up 64% year over year and that should signal spending in the tech sector…We expect more AI-related capex ahead.”\nGiven the way an AI-related headline can move a stock (more on that in a minute), it’s no surprise that companies and management teams are tapping into this new trend. Many of the best AI stocks have already made big moves, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t without upside.\nLet’s look at a few AI stocks to watch in 2023 and beyond.\nBest AI Stocks for Long-Term Gains: Microsoft (MSFT)\nSource: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com\nAt this point, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the top AI stocks right now. First, shares have been on fire, up four months in a row and 44% from the 2022 low. Second, Microsoft is one of the strongest companies in the world.\nIt commands a market capitalization of $2.3 trillion, second only to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the U.S. Too many investors underestimate what Microsoft’s finances look like, particularly on the free cash flow and margin front. In the last 12 months, the firm generated $57.5 billion in free cash flow, and its trailing operating margins of 40.85% were better than all of FAANG (the next closest is Apple at 29.1%).\nWhat I love most, though, is that CEO Satya Nadella refuses to sit back and see how the AI game will play out. The company struck quickly, snatching up a huge investment in ChatGPT parent OpenAI. It’s integrating its technology into its business and is far from done with AI at this point.\nMicrosoft is looking to dial up its fight in internet search (Bing), its browser (Edge), and its enterprise platforms.\nAI Stocks That Could Skyrocket: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)\nSource: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com\nIf there is any doubt about the power of AI when it comes to stocks, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) should erase all of it. Last week, shares fell more than 9% in a single session, hitting its lowest level since mid-March after guidance underwhelmed investors.\nHowever, the stock has since rallied 17% in a three-day span after a headline hit last week saying Microsoft and AMD were working together on an AI chip.\nAccording to the report, Microsoft is helping to finance the development. Even though Microsoft currently sources its AI chips from Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), the reports suggest it could turn to AMD as a potential source in the future.\nInterestingly, a few days after the reports, Microsoft denied some of it. The firm said it isn’t working with AMD to develop its own processor. However, Microsoft didn’t say it wasn’t involved with AMD or wasn’t helping to finance it. Microsoft has “denied that AMD is involved with Athena” — Athena being the codename for its own in-house AI chips.\nThe bottom line: The tech world can’t count on Nvidia to produce all the chips for AI, and AMD is a natural rising star to fill the supply gap.\nOne Stock to Watch: Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG)\nSource: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com\nIt seems like an obvious choice, but so far, the market has not rewarded Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG) for its AI ambitions. Despite this, I think it will be one of the best AI stocks of the future.\nMicrosoft sunk a multi-billion stake into OpenAI in part for its ChatGPT platform. Given how fast it garnered more than 100 million users, it’s not hard to see why. The way it’s incorporating it into its platforms (like Bing and Edge) is smart too.\nHowever, it’s impossible to ignore Alphabet’s grip on the internet. The two most popular websites on the internet are Google.com and YouTube (literally, not figuratively). Chrome dominates the internet browser market share.\nAI is shifting and moving rapidly; there’s no doubt about that. Unless you are an AI expert, it may be impossible to keep up with how fast it’s shifting, growing, and manifesting in different forms and products. But regardless of this speed, people are slower; they are creatures of habit.\nWhile Microsoft may chip away at some of Google’s market share lead in various products, I think Alphabet will keep a hold over its top spots. Not to mention, Alphabet is working on AI solutions of its own. I think this one could be a nice long-term winner.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nThe post 3 AI Stocks That Are Poised to Explode in 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'It commands a market capitalization of $2.3 trillion, second only to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the U.S. Too many investors underestimate what Microsoft’s finances look like, particularly on the free cash flow and margin front. In the last 12 months, the firm generated $57.5 billion in free cash flow, and its trailing operating margins of 40.85% were better than all of FAANG (the next closest is Apple at 29.1%). The bottom line: The tech world can’t count on Nvidia to produce all the chips for AI, and AMD is a natural rising star to fill the supply gap.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'It commands a market capitalization of $2.3 trillion, second only to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the U.S. Too many investors underestimate what Microsoft’s finances look like, particularly on the free cash flow and margin front. Best AI Stocks for Long-Term Gains: Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com At this point, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the top AI stocks right now. AI Stocks That Could Skyrocket: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com If there is any doubt about the power of AI when it comes to stocks, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) should erase all of it.', 'news_article_title': '3 AI Stocks That Are Poised to Explode in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It commands a market capitalization of $2.3 trillion, second only to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the U.S. Too many investors underestimate what Microsoft’s finances look like, particularly on the free cash flow and margin front. Best AI Stocks for Long-Term Gains: Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com At this point, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the top AI stocks right now. Even though Microsoft currently sources its AI chips from Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), the reports suggest it could turn to AMD as a potential source in the future.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'It commands a market capitalization of $2.3 trillion, second only to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the U.S. Too many investors underestimate what Microsoft’s finances look like, particularly on the free cash flow and margin front. Best AI Stocks for Long-Term Gains: Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com At this point, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the top AI stocks right now. AI Stocks That Could Skyrocket: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com If there is any doubt about the power of AI when it comes to stocks, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) should erase all of it.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/income-investing%3A-3-technology-stocks-worth-consideration', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When thinking of dividends, common sectors of the market that are popular among investors include utilities, finance, or consumer staples.\nHowever, a fair number of technology companies also reward their investors handsomely.\nTechnology stocks are generally not targeted by income investors, as it’s common for these companies to utilize cash to fuel growth and future opportunities.\nHowever, three large-cap companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Texas Instruments TXN – are all examples of technology stocks that provide shareholders with a passive income stream.\nBelow is a chart illustrating the performance of all three year-to-date, with the S&P 500 blended in as a benchmark.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFor those interested in tapping into technology exposure paired with dividends, let’s take a closer look at each.\nApple\nIn its latest quarterly release, Apple delivered a positive 5.6% EPS surprise and reported revenue 2% above expectations. In a shareholder-friendly move, the company also announced a 4% increase to its quarterly cash dividend, payable on May 18th.\nThe dividend increases from Apple have definitely added up over time, and this is paired with thestellar pricereturn that shares have provided.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nApple is a cash-generating machine, allowing it the flexibility to reward its shareholders consistently. In FY22, the technology titan generated a mighty $111.4 billion in free cash flow, improving nearly 20% year-over-year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nMicrosoft\nMicrosoft posted quarterly results that impressed the market in its latest release, delivering a 10% EPS beat and reporting revenue nearly 4% above expectations. Below is a chart illustrating the company’s revenue on a quarterly basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe market has been impressed with MSFT’s quarterly releases in 2023 so far, as we can see by the green arrows circled in the chart below.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe company’s annual dividend presently yields 0.9%, above the Zacks Computer and Technology sector average by a few ticks. Notably, Microsoft has grown its payout by more than 10% over the last five years, fully reflecting its shareholder-friendly nature.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nTexas Instruments\nTexas Instruments is an original equipment manufacturer of analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing (DSP) integrated circuits.\nTXN’s dividend metrics could be the most attractive of all three; TXN’s annual dividend presently yields 3%, more than triple the Zacks sector average. In addition, the company boasts a 15% five-year annualized dividend growth rate.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nTexas Instrument shares are somewhat cheap on a relative basis, with the current 21.9X forward earnings multiple sitting nicely below the 23.2X five-year median and highs of 24.1X last year.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nInvestors shouldn’t forget technology stocks when considering an income-generating portfolio. On top of a passive income stream, market participants receive exposure to the high-flying sector.\nAnd all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Texas Instruments TXN – are all examples of dividend-paying technology stocks.\nAll three have grown their dividend payouts nicely over the years, reflecting a commitment to increasingly rewarding shareholders.\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nTexas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'However, three large-cap companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Texas Instruments TXN – are all examples of technology stocks that provide shareholders with a passive income stream. And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Texas Instruments TXN – are all examples of dividend-paying technology stocks. Click to get this free report Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'However, three large-cap companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Texas Instruments TXN – are all examples of technology stocks that provide shareholders with a passive income stream. Click to get this free report Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Texas Instruments TXN – are all examples of dividend-paying technology stocks.', 'news_article_title': 'Income Investing: 3 Technology Stocks Worth Consideration', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'However, three large-cap companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Texas Instruments TXN – are all examples of technology stocks that provide shareholders with a passive income stream. Click to get this free report Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Texas Instruments TXN – are all examples of dividend-paying technology stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. However, three large-cap companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Texas Instruments TXN – are all examples of technology stocks that provide shareholders with a passive income stream. And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Texas Instruments TXN – are all examples of dividend-paying technology stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-32', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/paypal-earnings-review%3A-a-strong-quarter-but-highly-competitive-industry', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'PayPal PYPL is one of the largest online payment solutions provider in the world. PayPal has a robust suite of products to enable smooth and secure transactions for both customers and merchants.\nOn Monday, May 8, after the market closed PayPal reported better than expected sales and earnings figures, beating analysts estimates. Total payment volume grew 10% YoY to $354.5 billion and EPS climbed 33% YoY to $1.17 per share. Management also raised guidance and announced that they expect to buy back $4 billion in shares by year end.\nHowever, even after posting such strong results PYPL traded lower in after-hours trading. The digital payment solutions industry is a highly competitive one, and PayPal rivals include giants such as Visa V, Mastercard MA, Apple AAPL, Block SQ and others.\nStock Performance\nPayPal stock had been on a steady trajectory higher for several years, matching the returns of legacy competitor Visa. However, following the Covid pandemic PayPal skyrocketed as investors blindly bid up shares of growth and technology companies. But the stock subsequently crashed nearly -80% in 2022 and performance is now flat over the last five years.\nThe stock seems to have put in a floor though and has been building a base over the last 12 months signaling investor interest again. Additionally, PYPL’s valuation is now as low as it has been since it was spun out into a public company in 2015.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIndustry Landscape\nThe payments industry is in the midst of transformation. More than ever, transactions are becoming cashless, whether online or in person. Thus, the competition to capture that shift is vigorous.\nPayPal’s most direct competitor Block suffered an equally painful 2022, giving back five years of stock gains. Like PYPL, SQ is a rapidly growing company, with compelling products and a strong business model.\nThe two compete in several business segments. Primarily, PayPal’s Venmo and Block’s CashApp, are direct competitors in peer-to-peer payments. Both are important contributors to topline growth as well as customer onboarding.\nThese aren’t the only places where the contest for market share is fraught with contenders. Payment processing, tap and go payments, digital cards, online payments and peer-to-peer involve some of the biggest names in corporate America. Visa, Mastercard, Apple, Alphabet GOOGL, Bank of America BAC and JP Morgan JPM all have a stake in how the industry plays out.\nValuation\nPayPal is currently trading at a one-year forward earnings multiple of 20x, which is below its eight-year median of 44x, and just off its low of 19x. Because of PYPL’s historically low valuation it may become an acquisition target. As one of the most competitive industries in the market, and one that is laser focused on network effects, it might make sense for larger incumbents like Visa or Mastercard to come in and buy it.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nPayPal’s quarterly results showed continued strength in key metrics, yet it still wasn’t enough for investors. Shares are down more than -10% on Tuesday following the earnings call. Nonetheless, PYPL still has a compelling business model and is trading at a historically low valuation. PayPal has clearly carved out a niche in online payments, and continues to grow its secondary businesses, and whether it continues on its own, or is acquired it should continue to generate considerable value for investors.\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nJPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMastercard Incorporated (MA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVisa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nPayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBlock, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The digital payment solutions industry is a highly competitive one, and PayPal rivals include giants such as Visa V, Mastercard MA, Apple AAPL, Block SQ and others. Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Mastercard Incorporated (MA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Visa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Bottom Line PayPal’s quarterly results showed continued strength in key metrics, yet it still wasn’t enough for investors.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Mastercard Incorporated (MA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Visa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The digital payment solutions industry is a highly competitive one, and PayPal rivals include giants such as Visa V, Mastercard MA, Apple AAPL, Block SQ and others. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Industry Landscape The payments industry is in the midst of transformation.', 'news_article_title': 'PayPal Earnings Review: A Strong Quarter, but Highly Competitive Industry', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The digital payment solutions industry is a highly competitive one, and PayPal rivals include giants such as Visa V, Mastercard MA, Apple AAPL, Block SQ and others. Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Mastercard Incorporated (MA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Visa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Industry Landscape The payments industry is in the midst of transformation.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The digital payment solutions industry is a highly competitive one, and PayPal rivals include giants such as Visa V, Mastercard MA, Apple AAPL, Block SQ and others. Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Mastercard Incorporated (MA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Visa Inc. (V) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. PayPal has clearly carved out a niche in online payments, and continues to grow its secondary businesses, and whether it continues on its own, or is acquired it should continue to generate considerable value for investors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-backed-anthropic-outlines-the-moral-values-behind-its-ai-bot', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nMay 9 (Reuters) - Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup backed by Google owner Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, on Tuesday disclosed the set of written moral values that it used to train and make safe Claude, its rival to the technology behind OpenAI\'s ChatGPT.\nThe moral values guidelines, which Anthropic calls Claude\'s constitution, draw from several sources, including the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights and even Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O data privacy rules.\nSafety considerations have come to the fore as U.S. officials study whether and how to regulate AI, with President Joe Biden saying companies have an obligation to ensure their systems are safe before making them public.\nAnthropic was founded by former executives from Microsoft Corp-backed MSFT.O OpenAI to focus on creating safe AI systems that will not, for example, tell users how to build a weapon or use racially biased language.\nCo-founder Dario Amodei was one of several AI executives who met with Biden last week to discuss potential dangers of AI.\nMost AI chatbot systems rely on getting feedback from real humans during their training to decide what responses might be harmful or offensive.\nBut those systems have a hard time anticipating everything people might ask, so they tend to avoid some potentially contentious topics like politics and race altogether, making them less useful.\nAnthropic takes a different approach, giving its Open AI competitor Claude a set of written moral values to read and learn from as it makes decisions on how to respond to questions.\nThose values include "choose the response that most discourages and opposes torture, slavery, cruelty, and inhuman or degrading treatment," Anthropic said in a blog post on Tuesday.\nClaude has also been told to choose the response least likely to be viewed as offensive to any non-western cultural tradition.\nIn an interview, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark said a system\'s constitution could be modified to perform a balancing act between providing useful answers while also being reliably inoffensive.\n"In a few months, I predict that politicians will be quite focused on what the values are of different AI systems, and approaches like constitutional AI will help with that discussion because we can just write down the values," Clark said.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Sonali Paul)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The moral values guidelines, which Anthropic calls Claude's constitution, draw from several sources, including the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights and even Apple Inc's AAPL.O data privacy rules. By Stephen Nellis May 9 (Reuters) - Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup backed by Google owner Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, on Tuesday disclosed the set of written moral values that it used to train and make safe Claude, its rival to the technology behind OpenAI's ChatGPT. Anthropic takes a different approach, giving its Open AI competitor Claude a set of written moral values to read and learn from as it makes decisions on how to respond to questions.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The moral values guidelines, which Anthropic calls Claude's constitution, draw from several sources, including the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights and even Apple Inc's AAPL.O data privacy rules. By Stephen Nellis May 9 (Reuters) - Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup backed by Google owner Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, on Tuesday disclosed the set of written moral values that it used to train and make safe Claude, its rival to the technology behind OpenAI's ChatGPT. Anthropic takes a different approach, giving its Open AI competitor Claude a set of written moral values to read and learn from as it makes decisions on how to respond to questions.", 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet-backed Anthropic outlines the moral values behind its AI bot', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The moral values guidelines, which Anthropic calls Claude's constitution, draw from several sources, including the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights and even Apple Inc's AAPL.O data privacy rules. Anthropic takes a different approach, giving its Open AI competitor Claude a set of written moral values to read and learn from as it makes decisions on how to respond to questions. Claude has also been told to choose the response least likely to be viewed as offensive to any non-western cultural tradition.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The moral values guidelines, which Anthropic calls Claude's constitution, draw from several sources, including the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights and even Apple Inc's AAPL.O data privacy rules. By Stephen Nellis May 9 (Reuters) - Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup backed by Google owner Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, on Tuesday disclosed the set of written moral values that it used to train and make safe Claude, its rival to the technology behind OpenAI's ChatGPT. Anthropic takes a different approach, giving its Open AI competitor Claude a set of written moral values to read and learn from as it makes decisions on how to respond to questions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-most-loved-etfs-of-last-week-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Overall, ETFs pulled in a modest $260 million in capital for the week (ending May 5), bringing total inflows of $111.7 billion year to date. Commodities led the way higher with $769.5 million in inflows, closely followed by $280.5 million in international equity ETFs and $240.3 million in inverse ETFs, per etf.com.\n\nAs such, Invesco QQQ Trust QQQ, iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF AGG, Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund XLV, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO, and BondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF XONE dominated the top creation list last week.\n\nLast week was marked with volatility, and Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 logged their worst week since March. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index managed to end the week in green and move toward yearly highs.\n\nThe Nasdaq maintained its strength on better-than-feared results from Apple AAPL. The tech titan beat estimates for both earnings and revenues, powered by a surprise boost in iPhone sales. Additionally, a rebound in regional bank shares after suffering early in the week added to the strength (read: Take a Bite of Apple With These ETFs Post Solid Q2 Earnings).\n\nFurther, upbeat job numbers pointed to a resilient labor market. The economy added 253,000 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate dropped to 3.4%.\n\nWe have detailed the ETFs below:\nInvesco QQQ Trust (QQQ)\n\nInvesco QQQ topped asset flow creation last week, gathering $3.4 billion in capital. QQQ provides exposure to the 101 largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq by tracking the Nasdaq 100 Index. Invesco QQQ is heavily concentrated on the top two firms with a double-digit allocation, while other firms hold no more than 6.3% of assets. The product is also heavily tilted toward information technology at 49.5%, while communication services and consumer discretionary round off the next two spots.\n\nInvesco QQQ is one of the largest and most popular ETFs in the large-cap space, with AUM of $171.2 billion and an average daily volume of 54.6 million shares. QQQ charges investors 20 bps in annual fees and has a Zacks ETF Rank #2 (Buy) with a Medium risk outlook (read: 5 Stocks That Powered Nasdaq ETF Last Week).\n\niShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG)\n\niShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF saw an inflow of $804.4 million last week. It offers broad exposure to U.S. investment-grade bonds by tracking the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF holds 10,887 securities in its basket with an average maturity of 8.63 years and an effective duration of 6.28 years.\n\niShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has AUM of $90 billion and an average daily volume of 6.5 million shares. It charges 3 bps in annual fees.\n\nHealth Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV)\n\nHealth Care Select Sector SPDR Fund saw gathered $756 million last week. It is the most-popular health care ETF and follows the Health Care Select Sector Index. Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund holds 65 securities in its basket, with pharma companies taking the top spot at 30.5% of assets while health care providers and services, health care equipment and supplies, biotech and life sciences tools & services recieve double-digit exposure each (read: Should ETF Investors at all Worry About Slowing U.S. Economy?).\n\nHealth Care Select Sector SPDR Fund manages nearly $40 billion in its asset base and trades in a heavy volume of around 10 million shares. The expense ratio comes in at 0.10%. XLV has a Zacks ETF Rank #1 (Strong Buy) with a Medium risk outlook.\n\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)\n\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF has gathered $624.9 million in its asset base. It tracks the S&P 500 Index and holds 506 stocks in its basket, each accounting for no more than 7.1% of assets. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is heavy on the information technology sector while healthcare, financials and consumer discretionary round off its next three spots with a double-digit allocation each.\n\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF charges investors 3 bps in annual fees and trades in an average daily volume of 3.6 million shares. It has AUM of $286 billion and a Zacks ETF Rank #2 with a Medium-risk outlook.\n\nBondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (XONE)\n\nBondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF has accumulated $451.9 million in capital. It follows the Bloomberg US Treasury One Year Duration Index, which contains U.S. Treasury securities that have an average duration of approximately 1 year. BondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF holds 56 bonds in the basket with an average maturity of one year and a duration of 0.98 years.\n\nBondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF charges investors 3 bps in annual fees and trades in an average daily volume of 257,000 shares. It has AUM of $615.1 billion.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nHealth Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV): ETF Research Reports\nBondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (XONE): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Nasdaq maintained its strength on better-than-feared results from Apple AAPL. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV): ETF Research Reports BondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (XONE): ETF Research Reports Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports iShares Core U.S. Additionally, a rebound in regional bank shares after suffering early in the week added to the strength (read: Take a Bite of Apple With These ETFs Post Solid Q2 Earnings).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV): ETF Research Reports BondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (XONE): ETF Research Reports Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports iShares Core U.S. The Nasdaq maintained its strength on better-than-feared results from Apple AAPL. Aggregate Bond ETF AGG, Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund XLV, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO, and BondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF XONE dominated the top creation list last week.', 'news_article_title': '5 Most-Loved ETFs of Last Week', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV): ETF Research Reports BondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (XONE): ETF Research Reports Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports iShares Core U.S. The Nasdaq maintained its strength on better-than-feared results from Apple AAPL. Aggregate Bond ETF AGG, Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund XLV, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO, and BondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF XONE dominated the top creation list last week.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV): ETF Research Reports BondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (XONE): ETF Research Reports Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports iShares Core U.S. The Nasdaq maintained its strength on better-than-feared results from Apple AAPL. Aggregate Bond ETF AGG, Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund XLV, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO, and BondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF XONE dominated the top creation list last week.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-just-upped-its-dividend%3A-what-you-should-know', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) earnings report last week sent the tech stock sharply higher. Investors were impressed with the company\'s better-than-expected revenue and earnings per share. The upside to the quarter was largely driven by iPhone sales coming in much better than expected. Total iPhone sales were higher than any fiscal second quarter yet. Apple\'s smartphone revenue rose 2% year over year to $51.3 billion "despite significant foreign exchange headwinds and a challenging macroeconomic environment," said Apple chief financial officer Luca Maestri during the company\'s earnings call.\nWhile Apple\'s financial performance for the period was impressive (particularly considering the macroeconomic headwinds the company is facing) there\'s another facet of the update worth exploring: Yet another dividend increase from the tech giant. The dividend hike meant Apple added to its growing streak of increasing its dividend every year.\nHere\'s a look at the company\'s dividend increase, as well as another key way the company is using its excess cash to build shareholder value.\nDividend growth\nApple will increase its quarterly dividend by 4%, management revealed in its earnings report on May 4. This new quarterly dividend comes out to $0.24, which equals $0.96 of dividends on an annual basis. This payout gives Apple a dividend yield of about 0.6%.\nThough this is a small dividend, investors should note that the tech giant makes up for its small payout with prospects for continued dividend growth for years to come. Indeed, Apple has already demonstrated its ability to increase its dividend by raising it each and every year since its dividend was initiated in 2012. That means Apple\'s latest dividend hike is its eleventh consecutive annual increase.\nApple will pay this dividend on May 18 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 15.\nThe company\'s history of dividend growth is evidence that management is making a habit of regularly increasing its dividend. But the best case for investors to expect continued dividend growth is Apple\'s low payout ratio. The iPhone maker is paying out just 16% of its earnings in dividends. This means there is plenty of room for the dividend to increase over the next decade. Contrary to Apple\'s current payout ratio, many dividend stocks safely operate with payout ratios greater than 50%.\nApple\'s stock buyback program\nLooking beyond Apple\'s dividend, the primary way the company is returning cash to shareholders (albeit indirectly) is its share repurchase program.\nApple used its fiscal second-quarter update as an opportunity to authorize an additional $90 billion for share repurchases. The move reflects management\'s "confidence in Apple\'s future and the value we see in our stock," Maestri said in the earnings release.\nThe company has been spending huge sums on repurchases. In fiscal Q2, Apple spent $19.1 billion on share repurchases. This compares to $3.7 billion spent on dividends during the quarter.\nLooking ahead, Apple is likely to persist in spending massive sums on repurchases and increasing its dividend on an annual basis. The company currently has $166 billion in cash and marketable securities on its balance sheet, with total debt of $110 billion. This leaves Apple with a net cash position of $57 billion. It\'s management\'s goal to get to net cash neutral over time. This will take a big effort from the company when it comes to dividends and repurchases since Apple\'s business generates around $100 billion of free cash flow annually.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nDaniel Sparks has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) earnings report last week sent the tech stock sharply higher. While Apple's financial performance for the period was impressive (particularly considering the macroeconomic headwinds the company is facing) there's another facet of the update worth exploring: Yet another dividend increase from the tech giant. Looking ahead, Apple is likely to persist in spending massive sums on repurchases and increasing its dividend on an annual basis.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) earnings report last week sent the tech stock sharply higher. Dividend growth Apple will increase its quarterly dividend by 4%, management revealed in its earnings report on May 4. But the best case for investors to expect continued dividend growth is Apple's low payout ratio.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Just Upped Its Dividend: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) earnings report last week sent the tech stock sharply higher. Total iPhone sales were higher than any fiscal second quarter yet. Dividend growth Apple will increase its quarterly dividend by 4%, management revealed in its earnings report on May 4.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) earnings report last week sent the tech stock sharply higher. Dividend growth Apple will increase its quarterly dividend by 4%, management revealed in its earnings report on May 4. Indeed, Apple has already demonstrated its ability to increase its dividend by raising it each and every year since its dividend was initiated in 2012."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/skyworks-solutions%3A-another-crack-in-the-consumer-outlook', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Skyworks Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS) does not have a consumer-facing business. Still, it makes many of the gadgets and gizmos used by today’s top consumer-products companies, and the news in the Q2 report does not inspire confidence. News from Packaging Corporation of America and United Parcel Service points to a widespread slowdown in consumer discretionary spending. A larger-than-expected slowdown in volume should impact results, and higher prices will not offset the difference. \nIn addition, the guidance from United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) and Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) was less than hopeful and suggested that volumes will continue to decline — they will focus on operational quality. They, and many other corporations, cut back on spending and staffing in a way that will extend and possibly accelerate the declines in volume already being reported. \nWhat this means for Skyworks Solutions stock is a year-over-year (YOY) decline in revenue and profits, tepid results relative to the analysts\' expectations and weak guidance. All sparked another round of price target reductions that will cap gains in 2023. The 25 analysts with current ratings have the stock pegged at a "moderate buy," but even that is slipping. There have been at least 12 new commentaries, including 12 price target reductions and one downgrade from "outperform" to "market perform." The sentiment may not shift much over the next few months, but the price target is down compared to last year and last month and may be expected to fall further as economic data becomes available. \nSkyworks Falls on Tepid Results\nGiven the conditions, Skyworks didn’t have a terrible quarter, but the news suggests the downturn is ongoing. Its revenue of $1.15 billion is down 14.2% compared to last year, and the guidance calls for the same in Q3. The range allows for some strength, but the high end is below the consensus target, and it may be an optimistic outlook. \nThe company was able to sustain margin compared to last year but even that news is mixed. The gross margin contracted by 200 basis points on rising costs but internal efficiencies, including reduced spending and SG&A expense, offset the decline. This left adjusted earnings at $2.02, down more than 25 cents compared to last year and short of consensus by a penny which is not rally-inducing. \nThe factor that may keep the stock from falling significantly lower is the dividend. Revenue and earnings are in decline, but cash flow remains robust and sufficient to cover the distribution. The company paid out 62 cents per share for the quarter of $2.48 annualized, or about 30% of the newly reduced earnings outlook. \nInstitutional Interest to Help Support the Action \nThe institutions have been buying Skyworks for three consecutive quarters and helped to put a bottom in the stock. Assuming this continues, Skyworks shares can be expected to continue within the current trading range. The second quarter guidance has the market moving lower, so a test of support at $85 is possible, although the $100 level appears to be firm support now. Longer-term, this stock should recover nicely because it is a major supplier to Apple, and Apple will continue to dominate the consumer tech market. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "News from Packaging Corporation of America and United Parcel Service points to a widespread slowdown in consumer discretionary spending. What this means for Skyworks Solutions stock is a year-over-year (YOY) decline in revenue and profits, tepid results relative to the analysts' expectations and weak guidance. The gross margin contracted by 200 basis points on rising costs but internal efficiencies, including reduced spending and SG&A expense, offset the decline.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'News from Packaging Corporation of America and United Parcel Service points to a widespread slowdown in consumer discretionary spending. In addition, the guidance from United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) and Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) was less than hopeful and suggested that volumes will continue to decline — they will focus on operational quality. There have been at least 12 new commentaries, including 12 price target reductions and one downgrade from "outperform" to "market perform."', 'news_article_title': 'Skyworks Solutions: Another Crack in the Consumer Outlook', 'news_lexrank_summary': "News from Packaging Corporation of America and United Parcel Service points to a widespread slowdown in consumer discretionary spending. What this means for Skyworks Solutions stock is a year-over-year (YOY) decline in revenue and profits, tepid results relative to the analysts' expectations and weak guidance. The company was able to sustain margin compared to last year but even that news is mixed.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In addition, the guidance from United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) and Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) was less than hopeful and suggested that volumes will continue to decline — they will focus on operational quality. What this means for Skyworks Solutions stock is a year-over-year (YOY) decline in revenue and profits, tepid results relative to the analysts' expectations and weak guidance. Skyworks Falls on Tepid Results Given the conditions, Skyworks didn’t have a terrible quarter, but the news suggests the downturn is ongoing."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-ai-is-a-game-changer-for-the-music-industry', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Are you ready to rock, investors?\nThe music industry is currently experiencing a renaissance, and the maestro behind it all is none other than artificial intelligence (AI). This technological virtuoso has been composing new ways for music platforms to orchestrate the user experience, content creation, and copyright management.\nNobody knows exactly how this grand opus will unfold, but we can certainly appreciate the crescendo of opportunities and controversy AI brings to the table. So let\'s embark on a melodic journey to explore the harmonious fusion of AI and the music industry. I\'ll start with the least contentious part of it, digging into the more complicated ideas later on.\nAI-powered personalization\nIn the age of streaming and on-demand content, music lovers have become accustomed to having the world\'s entire discography at their fingertips. But with so much choice, where does one even begin to explore it all? Enter artificial intelligence, the ultimate maestro, conducting a symphony of personalized recommendations for each listener.\nMusic-streaming platforms like Sirius XM\'s (NASDAQ: SIRI) Pandora Radio and Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) have harnessed the power of AI to analyze users\' listening habits, preferences, and even their mood to curate playlists that resonate with every individual. Imagine having a virtual DJ who knows your taste so well, it\'s as if they can read your musical mind. The technology goes beyond just matching similar songs or artists; it considers elements like tempo, key, and lyrical content to create a seamless listening experience that\'s as unique as you are.\nBut it\'s not just about making listeners\' lives more melodious. Personalization can strike a powerful chord with artists, too. With the help of AI-powered market analysis tools, platforms can help musicians reach their target audience more effectively, increasing the chances of their work being discovered and appreciated. This, in turn, creates a harmonious ecosystem where artists can flourish and listeners can indulge in a rich, diverse soundscape.\nWhile we can\'t predict every note in the unfolding AI symphony, it\'s clear that the personalization crescendo has the potential to make a lasting impact on how we consume and create music. So, let\'s keep our ears open for the next movement in this AI-powered opus.\nStriking a chord with copyright management\nIn a world where a catchy tune can spread like wildfire across the internet, through channels that often didn\'t exist a few years earlier, it\'s more important than ever to ensure artists are fairly compensated for their creative genius. Artificial intelligence can help out with copyright management and enforcement -- but the automated systems are not hitting all the right notes yet.\nEnter stage right, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) with YouTube\'s Content ID. This AI-driven system scans millions of videos to identify and manage copyrighted content. Over 500 hours of video is uploaded to the popular video-sharing platform every minute. Those copyright-reviewing robots have a lot of work to do.\nSo this robotic tool enables rights-holders to keep tabs on their creations, ensuring they receive the recognition and royalties they deserve. Now, the system is far from perfect and backed by the contentious Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). From songwriters and performers to video creators and educators, every stakeholder in the creative process seems to have a bone to pick with the DMCA and YouTube\'s Content ID.\nSimilarly, Shazam -- owned by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) since 2018 -- uses its audio fingerprinting technology to help listeners identify songs and, in turn, gives artists a platform to claim their rightful place in the spotlight. There is less money on the line here since Shazam doesn\'t play music but earns referral fees when its users follow an app link to sign up for a music-streaming service. Still, the service is not without detractors since the song-matching system isn\'t 100% perfect and some users worry about its privacy implications.\nI can\'t predict AI\'s detailed role in the future of copyright management, but these tech-savvy solutions are instrumental in protecting creators\' rights and fostering a more harmonious music ecosystem. There\'s room for improvement, and I expect better AI engines to produce more reasonable results over time. And every platform for user-generated media has to automate the review process somehow, because even a literal army of human reviewers could never hope to keep up with the incoming tsunami of incoming content.\nSo, let\'s keep our eyes on the stage as AI sings backup to a duet between the legal system and music makers. One of these days, copyright enforcement could become a routine, reliable, uncontroversial process with more fans than objectors. When we get there, AI will probably have played an important part in that development.\nLet\'s just say I don\'t recommend holding your breath in anticipation.\nComposing with AI as a collaborator\nAs the curtain rises on a new era of music creation, generative AI is poised to take center stage, offering artists innovative ways to produce and share their masterpieces. Yes, machines are already building musical compositions out of the patterns they see in existing works.\nBut what does this mean for the future of songwriting and human creativity?\nMusic producer and YouTube personality Rick Beato recently offered a valuable perspective on this issue, emphasizing the importance of originality and innovation in the face of AI-generated compositions. According to Beato, AI-generated music "is just gonna scour what\'s already been written and mash them all together," so the machines really aren\'t creating anything new and fresh.\nWhile AI can certainly lend a helping hand in the creative process, Beato insists that it won\'t replace human songwriters. It\'s crucial for artists who want to remain relevant to come up with unique melodies, chord sequences, harmonies, and backing tracks. People will still listen to music created entirely by AI, but there will always be a place for human creativity and emotion in the world of music.\nAs Beato puts it, "it\'s important not to get distraught about this AI thing because you should just go on and make music yourself and try to make it as original as possible."\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe key, then, is for artists to embrace AI as a collaborative tool rather than a competitor. Without human creativity somewhere in the chain of events that creates an AI-based song, you can only hope to duplicate popular tropes and trends of the past. By experimenting with sounds, chord progressions, and melodies, creators can find innovative ways to make their music stand out in an increasingly AI-infused industry.\nWhile I can\'t foresee every note in the future of music creation, one thing is certain: AI is changing the game, and savvy artists who adapt and innovate will be the ones to hit the high notes in this brave new world.\nSo, let the music play on, and let\'s see how this AI-driven rock opera unfolds.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Anders Bylund has positions in Alphabet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Spotify Technology. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Similarly, Shazam -- owned by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) since 2018 -- uses its audio fingerprinting technology to help listeners identify songs and, in turn, gives artists a platform to claim their rightful place in the spotlight. Music-streaming platforms like Sirius XM's (NASDAQ: SIRI) Pandora Radio and Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) have harnessed the power of AI to analyze users' listening habits, preferences, and even their mood to curate playlists that resonate with every individual. Striking a chord with copyright management In a world where a catchy tune can spread like wildfire across the internet, through channels that often didn't exist a few years earlier, it's more important than ever to ensure artists are fairly compensated for their creative genius.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Similarly, Shazam -- owned by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) since 2018 -- uses its audio fingerprinting technology to help listeners identify songs and, in turn, gives artists a platform to claim their rightful place in the spotlight. This technological virtuoso has been composing new ways for music platforms to orchestrate the user experience, content creation, and copyright management. Enter stage right, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) with YouTube's Content ID.", 'news_article_title': 'Why AI Is a Game-Changer for the Music Industry', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Similarly, Shazam -- owned by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) since 2018 -- uses its audio fingerprinting technology to help listeners identify songs and, in turn, gives artists a platform to claim their rightful place in the spotlight. Composing with AI as a collaborator As the curtain rises on a new era of music creation, generative AI is poised to take center stage, offering artists innovative ways to produce and share their masterpieces. People will still listen to music created entirely by AI, but there will always be a place for human creativity and emotion in the world of music.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Similarly, Shazam -- owned by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) since 2018 -- uses its audio fingerprinting technology to help listeners identify songs and, in turn, gives artists a platform to claim their rightful place in the spotlight. Composing with AI as a collaborator As the curtain rises on a new era of music creation, generative AI is poised to take center stage, offering artists innovative ways to produce and share their masterpieces. People will still listen to music created entirely by AI, but there will always be a place for human creativity and emotion in the world of music.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-falls-on-dim-earnings-forecasts-debt-ceiling-talks-awaited', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\nMay 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday, weighed down by a slew of dour earnings forecasts from companies such as Paypal and Apple supplier Skyworks, while investors focused on talks to resolve a debt-ceiling deadlock.\nShares of PayPal Holdings PYPL.O dropped 10.5% and led declines on the benchmark S&P 500 index .SPXafter the company cut its margin forecast. They were also among the top drags on the Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC.\nSkyworks Solutions Inc SWKS.O shares tumbled 6.9% after forecasting current-quarter revenue and earnings below estimates.\nShares of other Apple suppliers including Qualcomm QCOM.O, Broadcom AVGO.O, Qorvo QRVO.O and Corning GLW.N fell between 0.9% to 2%. The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index .SOX was down 1.8%.\nMarkets are waiting for an update on the debt ceiling from a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden, Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders at the White House later in the day.\nWorries of a potential government default loom over Washington as early as June 1, if Congress does not act to resolve the deadlock.\nYields on U.S. short-dated Treasury bills US1MT=RR, US2MT=RR jumped sharply as investors sold off bonds, which mature as early as June. That weighed on shares of high-growth companies, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, which fell about 0.3% each.\nThe action-packed week will see the release of the much-awaited inflation data on Wednesday. The Labor Department\'s consumer price index (CPI) is expected to climb 0.4% in April after gaining 0.1% in March.\nReports on producer prices, weekly jobless claims and consumer sentiment are all lined up for the week.\n"What you\'re seeing is a market trying to understand where we are economically, with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates to up to 5% in a very short amount of time," said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth.\n"It would behove the Fed to pause and see what kind of impact their moves have on the overall economy."\nAt 9:45 a.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 15.53 points, or 0.05%, at 33,603.16, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 15.56 points, or 0.38%, at 4,122.56 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 60.23 points, or 0.49%, at 12,196.68.\nBoeing CoBA.N gained 3%, helping take some pressure off the Dow, after budget carrier Ryanair Holdings Plc RYA.I placed a multi-billion dollar order for Boeing jets.\nRegional bank shares extended declines, with the KBW Regional Banking index .KRX down 0.7%, after falling 2.8% on Monday. The KBW Banking index lost 1%, extending losses after edging 0.2% lower in the previous session.\nNovavaxNVAX.Osurged 38.4% as the drugmaker plans a 25% cut to its global workforce.\nUnder Armour IncUAA.N lost 4.2% as the sports apparel maker saw its annual sales and profit below street expectations.\nDialysis services provider DaVita IncDVA.N jumped 13.1% on raising its annual profit forecast as demand for procedures pickup in the U.S.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.56-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 2.21-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded six new 52-week highs and 10 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 20 new highs and 54 new lows.\nLPL\'s Debt ceiling sell-off graphic: April-Oct 2011https://tmsnrt.rs/3M6SRML\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'That weighed on shares of high-growth companies, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, which fell about 0.3% each. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday, weighed down by a slew of dour earnings forecasts from companies such as Paypal and Apple supplier Skyworks, while investors focused on talks to resolve a debt-ceiling deadlock. Shares of PayPal Holdings PYPL.O dropped 10.5% and led declines on the benchmark S&P 500 index .SPXafter the company cut its margin forecast.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'That weighed on shares of high-growth companies, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, which fell about 0.3% each. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday, weighed down by a slew of dour earnings forecasts from companies such as Paypal and Apple supplier Skyworks, while investors focused on talks to resolve a debt-ceiling deadlock. Regional bank shares extended declines, with the KBW Regional Banking index .KRX down 0.7%, after falling 2.8% on Monday.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St falls on dim earnings forecasts; debt-ceiling talks awaited', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That weighed on shares of high-growth companies, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, which fell about 0.3% each. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday, weighed down by a slew of dour earnings forecasts from companies such as Paypal and Apple supplier Skyworks, while investors focused on talks to resolve a debt-ceiling deadlock. Shares of PayPal Holdings PYPL.O dropped 10.5% and led declines on the benchmark S&P 500 index .SPXafter the company cut its margin forecast.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'That weighed on shares of high-growth companies, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, which fell about 0.3% each. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday, weighed down by a slew of dour earnings forecasts from companies such as Paypal and Apple supplier Skyworks, while investors focused on talks to resolve a debt-ceiling deadlock. Shares of PayPal Holdings PYPL.O dropped 10.5% and led declines on the benchmark S&P 500 index .SPXafter the company cut its margin forecast.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock%3A-bear-vs.-bull-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock rallied 5% on May 5 after the tech giant posted its latest earnings report. For the second quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended on April 1, its revenue dipped 2.5% year over year to $94.8 billion but still surpassed analysts\' estimates by approximately $2 billion. Its earnings stayed flat at $1.52 per share, but that also cleared the consensus forecast by $0.09 per share.\nAt first glance, Apple\'s growth rates seem anemic -- especially for a stock that has already rallied 34% this year versus the S&P 500\'s 8% gain. But if we dig deeper, we can find plenty of reasons to be both bearish and bullish on its future.\nImage source: Apple.\nWhat the bears will tell you about Apple\nThe bears will point out that Apple is still overwhelmingly dependent on the iPhone, which accounted for 54% of its revenue in the second quarter. Its iPhone sales rose 1.5% year over year, but it will likely face diminishing returns as the aging smartphone market becomes increasingly saturated.\nThe smartphone market is also still stuck in a cyclical decline after the big 5G upgrade cycle of 2020 and 2021. According to IDC, global smartphone shipments tumbled 11.3% to 1.21 billion units in 2022 -- marking the industry\'s lowest number of annual shipments since 2013 -- and could slump another 1.1% in 2023 as iPhone and Android shipments decline 0.5% and 1.2%, respectively. In other words, Apple\'s iPhone sales could still stall out in the second half of fiscal 2023.\nApple\'s Mac and iPad sales, which together accounted for 15% of its top line in Q2, also declined against difficult comparisons to their launches of M1-powered devices a year earlier, as well as macro and currency headwinds. Those pressures could persist throughout the rest of the year as consumers buy fewer Macs and iPads for remote work and online learning in a post-pandemic market.\nApple\'s services revenue, which comes from its App Store and subscription-based services, rose 5% year over year in the second quarter and accounted for 22% of its top line. But that also was a slight slowdown from its 6% year-over-year growth in Q4. That deceleration could be a red flag because Apple expects the growth of its services segment to lock in its users and gradually reduce its overall dependence on the iPhone.\nFinally, its growth rates might not support its valuation. Analysts expect Apple\'s revenue and earnings to decline 2% and 3%, respectively, this year as its soft hardware sales offset its rising services revenue. Yet it still trades at 28 times forward earnings -- presumably because it\'s considered a "safe haven" stock. Microsoft, which is still growing at a faster clip than Apple, trades at just 25 times forward earnings and doesn\'t rely on a single product line for half its revenue.\nWhat the bulls will tell you about Apple\nThe bulls will acknowledge that Apple faces a near-term slowdown and relies too much on the iPhone, but they\'ll also point out its iPhone sales actually just set a new fiscal Q2 record, which suggests the market\'s appetite for new iPhones won\'t wane anytime soon. Furthermore, a recent survey by AddictiveTips found that 94% of iPhone users planned to stick with Apple, compared to just 80% of Android users who planned to stick with their current brand.\nThat brand loyalty, along with the sticky nature of Apple\'s ecosystem, should lock more users into its subscription-based services. That\'s why it reached a whopping 975 million paid subscriptions across all of its services in the second quarter, which equaled 18% growth from its 825 million subscribers in the prior-year period.\nThat massive audience of paid users puts Apple in a prime position to challenge Netflix in the streaming video race with Apple TV+, Spotify in streaming music with Apple Music, and a wide range of video game publishers with Apple Arcade. It\'s been bundling together all those services -- along with Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and iCloud+ -- in its Apple One subscription bundles.\nAs for the company\'s sluggish hardware sales, the bulls will emphasize that its iPhone, Mac, and iPad sales have bounced back from plenty of cyclical downturns before. They also believe Apple will likely launch new devices -- including its long-rumored mixed-reality headsets -- to diversify that portfolio in the near future.\nLast but not least, Apple ended its second quarter with $166 billion in cash and marketable securities, and it bought back nearly 40% of its outstanding shares over the past 10 years. It also just authorized another $90 billion buyback plan, which indicates it aims to return most of its cash to its investors instead of making reckless acquisitions.\nStick with the bulls\nApple has repeatedly proven the bears wrong over the past decade. Its stock isn\'t cheap and its forward dividend yield of 0.6% seems paltry, but this tech juggernaut still has plenty of room to expand its business. Investors should focus on those long-term strengths -- along with its massive pile of cash -- and stay bullish on this evergreen tech stock.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\nLeo Sun has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, and Spotify Technology. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock rallied 5% on May 5 after the tech giant posted its latest earnings report. Apple's Mac and iPad sales, which together accounted for 15% of its top line in Q2, also declined against difficult comparisons to their launches of M1-powered devices a year earlier, as well as macro and currency headwinds. Those pressures could persist throughout the rest of the year as consumers buy fewer Macs and iPads for remote work and online learning in a post-pandemic market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock rallied 5% on May 5 after the tech giant posted its latest earnings report. Apple's services revenue, which comes from its App Store and subscription-based services, rose 5% year over year in the second quarter and accounted for 22% of its top line. Analysts expect Apple's revenue and earnings to decline 2% and 3%, respectively, this year as its soft hardware sales offset its rising services revenue.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock: Bear vs. Bull', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock rallied 5% on May 5 after the tech giant posted its latest earnings report. Its iPhone sales rose 1.5% year over year, but it will likely face diminishing returns as the aging smartphone market becomes increasingly saturated. Apple's services revenue, which comes from its App Store and subscription-based services, rose 5% year over year in the second quarter and accounted for 22% of its top line.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock rallied 5% on May 5 after the tech giant posted its latest earnings report. What the bulls will tell you about Apple The bulls will acknowledge that Apple faces a near-term slowdown and relies too much on the iPhone, but they'll also point out its iPhone sales actually just set a new fiscal Q2 record, which suggests the market's appetite for new iPhones won't wane anytime soon. That massive audience of paid users puts Apple in a prime position to challenge Netflix in the streaming video race with Apple TV+, Spotify in streaming music with Apple Music, and a wide range of video game publishers with Apple Arcade."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-7-best-meme-stocks-to-buy-for-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nMeme stocks comprise a wide spectrum of companies ranging from those sensible investors steer clear of, to firms with near-universal respect. This list of investment ideas sourced from here pulls primarily from the latter. \nSeveral of the stocks listed below are absolute leaders in their respective industries, and among the most important firms globally. The rest have reasonable catalysts, and though somewhat risky, make sense overall. None are firms that have been co-opted by irrational investors with excess money hell-bent on propping up dead firms to spite the powers that be. \nAll in all, the moderate-risk stocks on this list reflect the overarching truth that meme stocks can’t be bucketed together. Not every meme stock is a laughing stock, and some retail investors’ ideas are as valid.\nAAPL Apple $173.50\nCMA Comerica $36.15\nJPM JPMorgan Chase $137.07\nDKNG DraftKings $24.18\nCVNA Carvana $11.30\nMO Altria $46.61\nFSR Fisker $6.62\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com\nFirst on this list of meme stocks to buy in 2023 is none other than Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest company in the world. Indeed, AAPL stock continues to be a winner, even as many have suspected it may be ready to tumble. The overarching notion is that a recession poses a major threat to consumer spending, directly threatening Apple and its expensive consumer products in the process. \nIndeed, if you were to look at Apple’s top-line results, it might be tempting to conclude that that is the case currently. Q1 sales fell from $97.3 billion in 2022 to $94.83 billion through the first quarter of 2023. Net income fell, and earnings were flat. \nBut that cursory analysis misses the important details that tell a greater story. iPhone sales improved in Q1, and are by far the most important driver of revenue for Apple. Further, U.S. economic woes aren’t transferring globally based on iPhone sales. In fact, the Americas is the only region where an appreciable decline in iPhone sales occurred in Q1. The key takeaway is that Apple’s global-scale brand recognition is protecting the company from declines seen in its domestic base is suffering. \nComerica (CMA)\nSource: fizkes / Shutterstock.com\nComerica (NYSE:CMA) is my choice for investors who want to chase gains from the volatility that continues to affect mid-tier banks. \nTo understand my point, let’s juxtapose Comerica with Western Alliance Bancorp (NYSE:WAL), another popular regional bank meme stock. In both cases, meme stock investors have identified these stocks as having the potential to provide quick returns. \nBoth dropped recently, as regional bank fears reemerged. And both rebounded to a significant degree, just as quickly as those fears dissipated. That leaves further rebound potential on the table in both cases. \nThat said, I think Comerica is the best choice, simply because it’s performing better overall. Both banks saw deposits shrink following the regional banking collapse. And both banks have seen a rapid increase in interest income as rates have increased. However, Comerica has managed to increase its net income in Q1 by $135 million on a year-over-year basis, while Western Alliance Bancorp has seen its income decline by $97.9 million year-over-year. Thus, CMA stock is among the safer bets for those chasing quick returns on a banking rebound. \nJPMorgan Chase (JPM)\nSource: Shutterstock\nJPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) continues to look like the bank to invest in come what may. The largest U.S. bank’s earnings tell a story of the already strong getting even stronger. As we already know, JPMorgan has emerged as a winner from the banking crisis that has affected regional banks. \nJPMorgan swooped in, playing the role of big brother, and ultimately saving the day by injecting capital into the banking system. Of course, JPMorgan helped itself along the way, using the crisis to acquire the most desirable parts of First Republic while playing the role of banking savior in the process. It was a win-win situation, if ever there was one. \nJPMorgan sifted through the rubble at First Republic selectively acquiring the most attractive branches within the company. Additionally, the bank acquired affluent clientele in attractive markets, and appears focused on turning those branches into JPMorgan wealth centers. \nIt’s a fine strategy for a company that saw revenues increase by 25% in the first quarter, alongside a spike in net income of 52% in the same period. \nDraftKings (DKNG)\nSource: Lori Butcher/Shutterstock.com\nOnline gambling firm DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) just got a lot more attractive following its first-quarter earnings release. \nDraftKings reported $770 million in Q1 revenues. That equated to an 85% year-over-year increase, compared to the $417 million in Q1 2022. The results were impressive on their own. However, they also represented an impressive beat on the bottom line. The company was able to narrow its losses to 51 cents, which was much better than the loss of 70 cents analysts had been expecting for the quarter. \nThese strong results represent a big leap forward for the company, bringing it much closer to breakeven. Management increased its EBITDA midpoint from -$400 million to -$315 million following the positive news. \nFurther, Draftkings now anticipates that the company will now record $190 million more in midpoint revenues than it had previously expected. \nThe company attracted more paying customers, while also getting more revenue out of its existing customer base. This winning combination has the company soaring higher, and could lead to more gains down the road.\nCarvana (CVNA)\nSource: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com\nCarvana (NYSE:CVNA) continues to sell fewer and fewer vehicles. However, I think this company is among the meme stocks that continues to get stronger in 2023. Carvana sold under 80,000 vehicles this quarter, down from more than 105,000 during the same period a year ago. \nIn general, that would signal trouble. But Carvana’s issue is less about growth than it is about an unhealthy business model and losses. What matters is the company’s ability to narrow its losses and find ways to drive efficiency from within to achieve that goal. \nIndeed, Carvana’s progress toward that goal is very evident in its recent earnings results. The company’s losses narrowed from $506 million in the first quarter of 2022 to $286 million during the same quarter this year. Adjusted EBITDA figures are the real star here though, as Carvana’s $24 million loss this quarter was a huge improvement over the $386 million loss 12 months earlier. \nSo what is Carvana’s secret? It’s become much more efficient in buying and selling vehicles. Carvana profited $4,303 from each vehicle it sold this quarter, whereas that figure was $2,833 in Q1 2022. \nAltria (MO)\nSource: Kristi Blokhin / Shutterstock.com\nAltria (NYSE:MO) continues to strategically move toward its goals while rewarding stockholders handsomely. Like all big tobacco firms, Altria has suffered a sales decline, as cigarette smoking rates have dropped. Thus, the company has had to pivot its business to better-address changing attitudes about nicotine and tobacco in the process. That has resulted in a number of high-growth opportunities outside of cigarettes, including various smoke-free tobacco products. \nOutside of its business shift, MO stock is also a dividend juggernaut. Currently, Altria pays a dividend yielding 8.1%. That’s a high-yield dividend, which generally equates to high risk and the potential for interrupted payments. However, this seems unlikely in the case of Altria, which hasn’t reduced its dividend since 1970. \nThe company maintains a high payout ratio, but it’s a strategy meant to keep investors engaged with the company as it pivots. That’s why the company has pledged to target mid-single-digit dividend increases through 2030. Altria remains one of the safest high-yield stocks available to investors right now.\nFisker (FSR)\nSource: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com\nRounding out this list of meme stocks to buy is Fisker (NYSE:FSR), another firm that is executing a strategy to grow. The company went public via a SPAC deal in the summer of 2020, at the height of SPAC EV mania. But instead of attempting to build manufacturing operations with the infusion of cash, it adopted a different strategy entirely. \nMagna International (NYSE:MGA) was outsourced to build Fisker’s debut Ocean SUV. The Austrian firm has a strong track record as an original equipment manufacturer in the automotive industry. Fisker focused on marketing, while Magna made sure the Ocean would be of higher quality than many other SPAC EV products. \nFisker met its goal to begin November 2022 production of the Ocean SUV. That led to 63,000 orders and the expected production of 42,400 vehicles this year. Fisker just delivered the first of those vehicles to a customer in Denmark. It’s a great example of a business following a reasonable plan while so many other SPAC EV firms have flopped massively. \nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nAlex Sirois is a freelance contributor to InvestorPlace whose personal stock investing style is focused on long-term, buy-and-hold, wealth-building stock picks.Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.\nThe post The 7 Best Meme Stocks to Buy for 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $173.50 CMA Comerica $36.15 JPM JPMorgan Chase $137.07 DKNG DraftKings $24.18 CVNA Carvana $11.30 MO Altria $46.61 FSR Fisker $6.62 Apple (AAPL) Source: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com First on this list of meme stocks to buy in 2023 is none other than Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest company in the world. Indeed, AAPL stock continues to be a winner, even as many have suspected it may be ready to tumble. To understand my point, let’s juxtapose Comerica with Western Alliance Bancorp (NYSE:WAL), another popular regional bank meme stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $173.50 CMA Comerica $36.15 JPM JPMorgan Chase $137.07 DKNG DraftKings $24.18 CVNA Carvana $11.30 MO Altria $46.61 FSR Fisker $6.62 Apple (AAPL) Source: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com First on this list of meme stocks to buy in 2023 is none other than Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest company in the world. Indeed, AAPL stock continues to be a winner, even as many have suspected it may be ready to tumble. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Source: Shutterstock JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) continues to look like the bank to invest in come what may.', 'news_article_title': 'The 7 Best Meme Stocks to Buy for 2023 ', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $173.50 CMA Comerica $36.15 JPM JPMorgan Chase $137.07 DKNG DraftKings $24.18 CVNA Carvana $11.30 MO Altria $46.61 FSR Fisker $6.62 Apple (AAPL) Source: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com First on this list of meme stocks to buy in 2023 is none other than Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest company in the world. Indeed, AAPL stock continues to be a winner, even as many have suspected it may be ready to tumble. The company’s losses narrowed from $506 million in the first quarter of 2022 to $286 million during the same quarter this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $173.50 CMA Comerica $36.15 JPM JPMorgan Chase $137.07 DKNG DraftKings $24.18 CVNA Carvana $11.30 MO Altria $46.61 FSR Fisker $6.62 Apple (AAPL) Source: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com First on this list of meme stocks to buy in 2023 is none other than Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest company in the world. Indeed, AAPL stock continues to be a winner, even as many have suspected it may be ready to tumble. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Meme stocks comprise a wide spectrum of companies ranging from those sensible investors steer clear of, to firms with near-universal respect.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/investors-heavily-search-apple-inc.-aapl%3A-here-is-what-you-need-to-know-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.\nOver the past month, shares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +7.1%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.2% change. During this period, the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, which Apple falls in, has gained 6%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?\nWhile media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.\nEarnings Estimate Revisions\nHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.\nWe essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.17 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -2.5%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -5.1%.\nThe consensus earnings estimate of $6.03 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of -1.3%. This estimate has changed -0.2% over the last 30 days.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.63 indicates a change of +9.9% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -0.9%.\nHaving a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Apple is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nProjected Revenue Growth\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.\nIn the case of Apple, the consensus sales estimate of $80.92 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of -2.5%. The $384.56 billion and $409.65 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of -2.5% and +6.5%, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $94.84 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -2.5%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares with $1.52 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $93.32 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +1.63%. The EPS surprise was +5.56%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nNo investment decision can be efficient without considering a stock's valuation. Whether a stock's current price rightly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects is an essential determinant of its future price performance.\nWhile comparing the current values of a company's valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock's price.\nThe Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an An is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded D on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nConclusion\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate: 12 Month EPS Projected Revenue Growth While earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues.", 'news_article_title': 'Investors Heavily Search Apple Inc. (AAPL): Here is What You Need to Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-7-best-reddit-stocks-to-buy-for-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nReddit has become a treasure trove for investors looking for high-risk/high-reward opportunities, which makes the best Reddit stocks to buy incredibly pertinent. This vibrant community of risk-embracing individuals exchanges valuable insights on stocks that could potentially offer above-average returns. Beneath the humor, these Reddit users also delve into fundamental analysis, sharing practical advice online.\nThe platform has effectively evolved from a simple information-sharing platform into an essential resource for investors hunting for top Reddit stocks. In fact, a recent survey revealed that more than half of the top institutional investors polled rely on Reddit for decision-making. Therefore, seeking out the best Reddit stock picks is imperative for investors looking to play trends and, in the process, rake in a lot of moolah.\nThough Reddit investing traditionally involves wagering on risky stocks, the article’s focus is quite the opposite. The stocks listed below are among the most trending stocks of Reddit, which conflict with the investments its users usually push on the platform.\nTSLA Tesla $171.79\nSPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust $412.74\nDTE DTE Energy $113.00\nAAPL Apple $173.50\nAI C3.ai $19.23\nIBKR Interactive Brokers Group $78.11\nAMD Advanced Micro Devices $95.04\nTesla (TSLA)\nSource: ssi77 / Shutterstock.com\nTesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) never ceases to amaze with its ability to dish out robust results each year, further separating itself from the crowded electric vehicle (EV) pack. It continues to forge ahead, despite facing headwinds after its first-quarter earnings miss in mid-April. Moreover, with its stock down over 8% over the past month, it presents an excellent buy-the-dip scenario for savvy investors.\nThe company delivered a whopping 422,875 cars globally, following price cuts in the first quarter. This number came in comfortably ahead of the 421,164 deliveries expected by its analysts. Moreover, it announced its ambitious production goals of 1.8 million to 2 million vehicles this year, which could be a significant catalyst for its stock. Also, its investors have plenty to look forward to with the company, with the launch of Tesla’s much-awaited Cybertruck and the inauguration of its new manufacturing facility in Mexico.\nFurthermore, institutional investor sentiment surrounding the stock remains excellent, with hedge funds adding more than 700,000 of its shares to their portfolios in the first quarter. Following earnings, Maverick stock pickers such as Cathie Wood also doubled down on TSLA stock.\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) \nSource: Shutterstock\nThe SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) is a leading exchange-traded fund (ETF) that effortlessly tracks the performance of the illustrious S&P 500 index. The S&P 500 index needs no introduction, as it tracks 500 of the most powerful market-cap heavyweights in the U.S. stock market.\nAfter ending 2022 in the red, the SPY ETF is up almost 8% year-to-date. Once markets get more clarity over the interest rate environment, the ETF is likely to reward its shareholders over time. Over the past decade, it’s been an impressive wealth generator for its investors, racking up more than 200% of total returns. Moreover, it boasts a tremendous dividend profile, with almost 30 years of consecutive payments, compared to the sector median of just 2.5 years.\nDTE Energy (DTE)\nSource: Shutterstock\nDTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) is a leading diversified energy company based in Detroit, Michigan. It generates, distributes, and sells electricity and natural gas to millions of customers in Michigan through its regulated subsidiaries.\nDue to the nature of its business, DTE offers stable returns to its investors, with healthy price stock price appreciation and a robust dividend. Total returns for the stock over the past decade exceed 150%, including a dividend that’s been growing for 13 consecutive years.\nFurthermore, DTE Energy focuses on sustainability through its investments in renewable energy sources. For instance, DTE Electric invested more than a whopping $750 million during the first quarter on the back of continued improvements in clean energy generation for its customers. Moreover, it started operations at Michigan’s largest wind park during the quarter, potentially powering 78,000 homes in the state with this power source alone.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Hadrian / Shutterstock.com\nTech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continually astonishes one-and-all with its timeless products and services and its penchant for innovation. Additionally, the company’s ability to reward its shareholders with its cash flow-generating machine is second to none in its niche. Apple recently delighted shareholders by announcing a massive $90 billion buyback, while raising its quarterly dividend by 4.3% to 24 cents per share.\nFurthermore, it recently posted its relatively strong first quarter results, which beat estimates on sales by $2 billion, and its earnings per share by nine cents per share. Its strong results were driven by encouraging smartphone demand, despite the slowdown in the space.\nFurthermore, Apple is making strategic forays into new markets to diversify its revenue base further. Impressively, its partnership with Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) to launch a high-yield savings account garnered $1 billion in deposits within four days of launching. Simultaneously, the tech giant is tapping into India’s vast middle-class market, which could lead to it tripling its sales to $20 billion by 2025.\nC3.ai (AI) \nSource: Shutterstock\nC3.ai (NYSE:AI) remains a frontrunner in the realm of hyper-growth stocks, with its shares skyrocketing by over 100% this year on the back of the hullabaloo surrounding artificial intelligence. Keeping a long-term investing horizon in mind is critical in winning big with AI stocks, given this sector’s colossal growth trajectory.\nSpeaking of growth trajectory, C3.ai’s CEO Tim Siebel envisions a $600 billion market for AI software, foreseeing AI becoming commonplace with the widespread use of enterprise AI applications. Therefore, you’d want to ignore the company’s short-term struggles, and instead focus on its enticing long-term picture.\nIts business is currently experiencing slower growth due to a shift from a subscription-based to a consumption-based business model. However, this transition will effectively streamline the sales cycle, and boost revenue and profitability, strengthening the firm’s market position in the long-run.\nInteractive Brokers Group (IBKR)\nSource: shutterstock.com/eamesBot\nInteractive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) is a leading dynamic broker-dealer, appealing to traders looking for diverse investment options. Its services encompass stocks, options, futures, forex, bonds, and other investments across 150 exchanges.\nOver the years, the firm has enjoyed spectacular customer growth, boasting a 30% increase in total accounts. Moreover, Interactive Brokers remains on track to effectively acquire 80 million accounts in the long term, roughly 1% of the world’s population. Thanks to the firm’s steadfast commitment to engineering, automation, and its capacity to serve customers globally, it’s poised for robust gains over the long-term.\nIts valuation is mighty attractive at current prices, with IBKR stock trading at under 2-times trailing-twelve-month cash flows, roughly 66% lower than the sector median. Over the years, it has been an amazing wealth compounder, providing a return of over 430% in the past decade. Also, it’s been paying a dividend for the past couple of years, which should grow in line with its rock-solid business.\nAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD)\nSource: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com\nAdvanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) has hit a rough patch of late, on the back of weaker-than-anticipated demand in the PC Client and data center end markets. Nevertheless, its temporary hiccups shouldn’t deter investors from its massive long-term potential.\nIndeed, AMD has effectively solidified its position as a leading chip stock with popular Ryzen CPUs and GPUs for personal computers. As my fellow InvestorPlace colleague Chris MacDonald remarked, Ryzen CPUs have allowed AMD to effectively outpace its main rival Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) in sales at a rapid pace.\nAdditionally, AMD has significantly expanded its integrated solutions and data center segments, gearing up to maximize its potential in the AI market. The rumor mill has been buzzing over its potential partnership with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) in expanding its push into AI processors, a potentially gigantic opportunity.\nOn the date of publication, Muslim Farooque did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nMuslim Farooque is a keen investor and an optimist at heart. A life-long gamer and tech enthusiast, he has a particular affinity for analyzing technology stocks. Muslim holds a bachelor’s of science degree in applied accounting from Oxford Brookes University.\nThe post The 7 Best Reddit Stocks to Buy for 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'TSLA Tesla $171.79 SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust $412.74 DTE DTE Energy $113.00 AAPL Apple $173.50 AI C3.ai $19.23 IBKR Interactive Brokers Group $78.11 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $95.04 Tesla (TSLA) Source: ssi77 / Shutterstock.com Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) never ceases to amaze with its ability to dish out robust results each year, further separating itself from the crowded electric vehicle (EV) pack. Apple (AAPL) Source: Hadrian / Shutterstock.com Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continually astonishes one-and-all with its timeless products and services and its penchant for innovation. Keeping a long-term investing horizon in mind is critical in winning big with AI stocks, given this sector’s colossal growth trajectory.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'TSLA Tesla $171.79 SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust $412.74 DTE DTE Energy $113.00 AAPL Apple $173.50 AI C3.ai $19.23 IBKR Interactive Brokers Group $78.11 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $95.04 Tesla (TSLA) Source: ssi77 / Shutterstock.com Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) never ceases to amaze with its ability to dish out robust results each year, further separating itself from the crowded electric vehicle (EV) pack. Apple (AAPL) Source: Hadrian / Shutterstock.com Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continually astonishes one-and-all with its timeless products and services and its penchant for innovation. DTE Energy (DTE) Source: Shutterstock DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) is a leading diversified energy company based in Detroit, Michigan.', 'news_article_title': 'The 7 Best Reddit Stocks to Buy for 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'TSLA Tesla $171.79 SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust $412.74 DTE DTE Energy $113.00 AAPL Apple $173.50 AI C3.ai $19.23 IBKR Interactive Brokers Group $78.11 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $95.04 Tesla (TSLA) Source: ssi77 / Shutterstock.com Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) never ceases to amaze with its ability to dish out robust results each year, further separating itself from the crowded electric vehicle (EV) pack. Apple (AAPL) Source: Hadrian / Shutterstock.com Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continually astonishes one-and-all with its timeless products and services and its penchant for innovation. The stocks listed below are among the most trending stocks of Reddit, which conflict with the investments its users usually push on the platform.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'TSLA Tesla $171.79 SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust $412.74 DTE DTE Energy $113.00 AAPL Apple $173.50 AI C3.ai $19.23 IBKR Interactive Brokers Group $78.11 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $95.04 Tesla (TSLA) Source: ssi77 / Shutterstock.com Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) never ceases to amaze with its ability to dish out robust results each year, further separating itself from the crowded electric vehicle (EV) pack. Apple (AAPL) Source: Hadrian / Shutterstock.com Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continually astonishes one-and-all with its timeless products and services and its penchant for innovation. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Reddit has become a treasure trove for investors looking for high-risk/high-reward opportunities, which makes the best Reddit stocks to buy incredibly pertinent.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-that-soared-after-earnings-but-still-have-room-to-run', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "So far, this earnings season is chock-full of the usual volatility. It can seem strange that a singleearnings callcan have such a profound effect on a company's valuation. And while it's easy to get caught up in the noise, a better way to view earnings announcements is within the context of the broader investment thesis instead of as stand-alone scorecards.\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), and Sunnova (NYSE: NOVA) are three stocks that are rising after earnings but still may be worth buying now because they are fundamentally strong businesses. Here's what makes each stock worth a look.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nApple is the gift that keeps on giving\nDaniel Foelber (Apple): Apple stock soared 4.7% on Friday in response to strong earnings. Apple stock is now trading within just 5% of its all-time high. The company continues to grow sales despite a slew of headwinds, proving its brand and pricing power are as resilient as ever.\nThe headline story was record fiscal Q2 iPhone sales of $51.3 billion and all-time high services sales of $20.9 billion. However, the biggest vote of confidence for shareholders may be the company's relentless buybacks.\nOn its fiscal Q2earnings call Apple said that it returned $23 billion to shareholders in the quarter through $3.7 billion in dividends and $19.1 billion in share repurchases. Apple also said that its board authorized an additional $90 billion in share repurchases.\nApple repurchased 129 million shares in the quarter, which is over 1 million shares a day. Apple's consistent purchase of its own stock provides a willing and able buyer no matter what the stock market is doing, which is both a psychological and technical means of support for the stock.\nApple's confidence in the value of its own stock despite it being near an all-time high is a signal that the company believes it is a good value. Stock buybacks provide a long-term benefit to shareholders by reducing the outstanding share count and boosting earnings per share (EPS). In this vein, stock buybacks can be far more rewarding to shareholders than dividends.\nApple's dividend yield is just 0.6% and has fallen in recent years because dividend raises have not kept up with its stock price. However, Apple has reduced its outstanding share count by a staggering 37.8% over the last decade, which has been a primary catalyst behind its EPS growth.\nAAPL EPS Diluted (TTM) data by YCharts\nApple is one of the most powerful brands in the world. It is a well-run business that also rewards its shareholders. Even after its recent run-up, Apple stock remains a buy.\nVertiv is rebuilding confidence with investors\nLee Samaha (Vertiv): Data equipment provider Vertiv's stock looked cheap just before its first-quarter results were announced. After all, management's full-year guidance going into the quarter was for adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.17-$1.27 and adjusted free cash flow (FCF) of $300 million to $400 million. To put those figures into context, the day before the release of the results, Vertiv traded at $12.46 and had a market cap of $4.64 billion, putting it at 10.2 times forward earnings and 13.3 times forward FCF -- using the midpoints of guidance.\nThe market was worried about something, and that something was the fact that the company missed its earnings and cash-flow guidance for 2022. Vertiv sells into desirable end markets (colocation data centers and the fast-growing cloud/hyper-scale market). Still, its problem in the last couple of years has been overcoming soaring costs and getting back in front of the inflation curve by raising prices. As such, investors wanted to see if Vertiv would meet its working capital and cash-flow guidance for the first quarter.\nThe excellent news is Vertiv sailed past both figures and notably delivered $25 million in adjusted FCF compared to guidance for an outflow of $50 million to $100 million. Consequently, management raised its full-year EPS guidance to $1.22-$1.32 and maintained its full-year FCF guidance. As of this writing, the stock trades at $14.91 or 11.7 times forward earnings. That's still too cheap for a company in such attractive end markets.\nSunnova is a clean energy stock that's powering the bulls' excitement\nScott Levine (Sunnova): To be fair, Sunnova's first-quarter 2023 results weren't a total ray of sunshine. The residential solar company reported revenue of $161.7 million, surpassing analysts' top-line expectation of $150 million, but it came up short on the bottom line. While analysts estimated the company would report a loss per share of $0.64, Sunnova reported a loss per share of $0.70. Management's auspicious outlook for 2023, however, paired with the revenue beat was enough to make investors happy, and shares soared in response.\nThe unambiguously good news that investors received during the earnings report was that management foresees strong customer growth in 2023. During Q1 2023, Sunnova added about 30,000 customers -- about twice the number of customers added during the same period last year. And management sees continued growth in customer acquisitions in the coming months. In fact, it raised its new customer guidance by about 10,000, projecting that it will now add between 125,000 to 135,000 customers in 2023. For context, at the end of 2022, Sunnova had about 280,000 customers.\nShould the company succeed in growing its customer base, there's a strong chance that investors will bid the stock higher. There's an even greater chance that shares will rise if Sunnova succeeds in increasing the average number of services per customer. In addition to residential solar systems, Sunnova offers EV charging solutions, generators, and energy storage solutions, to name a few.\nCurrently, Sunnova's customers have 3.6 services on average, but management targets increasing the average number of services per customer to seven by the end of 2025. If it succeeds in both metrics, the company should make significant progress toward achieving profitability -- and the stock may likewise rise considerably.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\nDaniel Foelber has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Lee Samaha has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Scott Levine has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), and Sunnova (NYSE: NOVA) are three stocks that are rising after earnings but still may be worth buying now because they are fundamentally strong businesses. AAPL EPS Diluted (TTM) data by YCharts Apple is one of the most powerful brands in the world. And while it's easy to get caught up in the noise, a better way to view earnings announcements is within the context of the broader investment thesis instead of as stand-alone scorecards.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), and Sunnova (NYSE: NOVA) are three stocks that are rising after earnings but still may be worth buying now because they are fundamentally strong businesses. AAPL EPS Diluted (TTM) data by YCharts Apple is one of the most powerful brands in the world. Apple is the gift that keeps on giving Daniel Foelber (Apple): Apple stock soared 4.7% on Friday in response to strong earnings.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks That Soared After Earnings but Still Have Room to Run', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), and Sunnova (NYSE: NOVA) are three stocks that are rising after earnings but still may be worth buying now because they are fundamentally strong businesses. AAPL EPS Diluted (TTM) data by YCharts Apple is one of the most powerful brands in the world. For context, at the end of 2022, Sunnova had about 280,000 customers.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), and Sunnova (NYSE: NOVA) are three stocks that are rising after earnings but still may be worth buying now because they are fundamentally strong businesses. AAPL EPS Diluted (TTM) data by YCharts Apple is one of the most powerful brands in the world. Apple is the gift that keeps on giving Daniel Foelber (Apple): Apple stock soared 4.7% on Friday in response to strong earnings.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-core-sp-u.s.-growth-etf-iusg-a-strong-etf-right-now-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Making its debut on 07/24/2000, smart beta exchange traded fund iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has long been dominated by products based on market cap weighted indexes, a strategy created to reflect the market or a particular market segment.\nBecause market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nIf you're the kind of investor who would rather try and beat the market through good stock selection, then smart beta funds are your best choice; this fund class is known for tracking non-cap weighted strategies.\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\nThis area offers many different investment choices, such as simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies; however, not all of these strategies can deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nBecause the fund has amassed over $12.47 billion, this makes it one of the largest ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Growth. IUSG is managed by Blackrock. IUSG, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the S&P 900 Growth Index.\nThe S&P 900 Growth Index measures the performance of the large and mid-capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market.\nCost & Other Expenses\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\nWith one of the least expensive products in the space, this ETF has annual operating expenses of 0.04%.\nIUSG's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 1.01%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nIUSG's heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 32.70% of the portfolio. Its Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.69% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp (NVDA).\nIUSG's top 10 holdings account for about 40.17% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has added roughly 10.56% so far, and is down about -1% over the last 12 months (as of 05/09/2023). IUSG has traded between $78.88 and $99.02 in this past 52-week period.\nThe fund has a beta of 1.06 and standard deviation of 22.64% for the trailing three-year period, which makes IUSG a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 476 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Growth segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nFirst Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) tracks IPOX-100 U.S. Index and the iShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG) tracks MORNINGSTAR US LARGE-MID CP BRD GRWTH ID. First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF has $769.30 million in assets, iShares Morningstar Growth ETF has $1.61 billion. FPX has an expense ratio of 0.57% and ILCG charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Growth.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFirst Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX): ETF Research Reports\niShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.69% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp (NVDA). Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX): ETF Research Reports iShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Performance and Risk Year-to-date, the iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has added roughly 10.56% so far, and is down about -1% over the last 12 months (as of 05/09/2023).", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX): ETF Research Reports iShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.69% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp (NVDA). Making its debut on 07/24/2000, smart beta exchange traded fund iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.69% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp (NVDA). Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX): ETF Research Reports iShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Making its debut on 07/24/2000, smart beta exchange traded fund iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX): ETF Research Reports iShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 12.69% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp (NVDA). Making its debut on 07/24/2000, smart beta exchange traded fund iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-tech-stocks-dominance-a-warning-signal-for-the-broad-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': ' Investors sitting on the sidelines, waiting for the next shoe to drop, have missed out on the year-to-date gains of a small number of S&P 500 stocks largely responsible for this year’s 8.31% gain in the large-cap index. Those stocks, and their returns, are:\nApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): 33.59%\nMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): 29.53%\nNvidia Inc. (NASDAQ: NVDA): 96.25%\nMeta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): 93.44% \nAlphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL): 19.65%\nAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): 25.99%\nApple and Microsoft alone account for 14.15% of the entire S&P 500. When you include the other four stocks named above, your total is nearly 24% of index weighting.\nThat’s a problem for the broad market. The purpose of an index is to track a broad, diversified basket of stocks, which, in theory, offers a wide lens on overall market and business cycle activity.\nAre Investors Diversified Now?\nFor investors who hold ETFs such as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY), the selling point has always been broad sector and industry diversification. The thinking goes, if techs have a rough year, maybe consumer staples or industrials will pick up the slack.\nBut when a small number of companies, all from the same sector, are so dominant, that changes the role of an index or index fund. \nIn addition to all of the above stocks hailing from the tech sector, there’s another factor driving much of the growth: AI. With several stocks in the list, it’s pretty clear to see the connection, and it’s been covered extensively by MarketBeat.\nApple hasn’t formally announced AI initiatives, as some of the others have, In the company’s most recentearnings conference call CEO Tim Cook responded to an analysts’s question about AI plans, saying, “I do think it’s very important to be deliberate and thoughtful in how you approach these things. And there’s a number of issues that need to be sorted, as is being talked about in a number of different places, but the potential is certainly very interesting.”\nApple is recruiting for team members with expertise in AI and machine learning in its various groups. \nWith Amazon, most investors immediately think of the e-commerce applications, and those blue vans pulling up to the driveway. But one big line of business is Amazon Web Services (AWS), which accounts for about 14%, or $21.4 billion in revenue for the company.\nMachine Learning In The Spotlight\nAmazon touts AWS’ machine-learning services to prospective customers. In addition, its warehouses and other operations are increasingly driven by AI. It’s also boosting its podcast features with a new AI acquisition, a privately held company called Snackable AI. \nIn an April 25 research note, J.P. Morgan’s global markets strategies team pointed out the lack of market breadth in the S&P 500 this year, calling it the “ narrowest stock leadership in an up market since the 1990s.”\nThe J.P. Morgan analysts specifically cited market-cap creation of $1.4 trillion among a small number of stocks, due to interest in generative AI and large-language models.\nThe analysts termed this phenomenon “mega-cap crowding,” and added that the current level of mega-cap crowding implies that the risk of recession is not priced into markets. \nThey also cited a strong upside in Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM), which is not among the top 10 most heavily weighted S&P 500 stocks, but also benefited from interest in its AI endeavors. Salesforce boasts a year-to-date return of 49.02%, putting it among the index’s top gainers. \nConcentration Risk\nWhile concentration risk is very much a real concern in portfolio allocation, there’s also the reality that about three-fourths of stocks tend to follow the market’s direction. While techs got hit especially hard in 2022, energy and utilities were the only sectors with a gain, and utilities eked out a gain of 1.69%, doing their job as defensives, and helped by dividends.\nIt’s never a bad idea to diversify and spread the risk. Investors with an outsized concentration in large tech stocks that have been going gangbusters this year should monitor their holdings closely. If they show signs of selling off, such as falling below their 50-day averages, it may be time to pare back and take some profits. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Those stocks, and their returns, are: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): 33.59% Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): 29.53% Nvidia Inc. (NASDAQ: NVDA): 96.25% Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): 93.44% Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL): 19.65% Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): 25.99% Apple and Microsoft alone account for 14.15% of the entire S&P 500. The purpose of an index is to track a broad, diversified basket of stocks, which, in theory, offers a wide lens on overall market and business cycle activity. They also cited a strong upside in Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM), which is not among the top 10 most heavily weighted S&P 500 stocks, but also benefited from interest in its AI endeavors.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Those stocks, and their returns, are: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): 33.59% Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): 29.53% Nvidia Inc. (NASDAQ: NVDA): 96.25% Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): 93.44% Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL): 19.65% Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): 25.99% Apple and Microsoft alone account for 14.15% of the entire S&P 500. Investors sitting on the sidelines, waiting for the next shoe to drop, have missed out on the year-to-date gains of a small number of S&P 500 stocks largely responsible for this year’s 8.31% gain in the large-cap index. Concentration Risk While concentration risk is very much a real concern in portfolio allocation, there’s also the reality that about three-fourths of stocks tend to follow the market’s direction.', 'news_article_title': "Is Tech Stocks' Dominance A Warning Signal For The Broad Market?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Those stocks, and their returns, are: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): 33.59% Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): 29.53% Nvidia Inc. (NASDAQ: NVDA): 96.25% Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): 93.44% Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL): 19.65% Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): 25.99% Apple and Microsoft alone account for 14.15% of the entire S&P 500. Investors sitting on the sidelines, waiting for the next shoe to drop, have missed out on the year-to-date gains of a small number of S&P 500 stocks largely responsible for this year’s 8.31% gain in the large-cap index. Are Investors Diversified Now?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Those stocks, and their returns, are: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): 33.59% Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): 29.53% Nvidia Inc. (NASDAQ: NVDA): 96.25% Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): 93.44% Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL): 19.65% Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): 25.99% Apple and Microsoft alone account for 14.15% of the entire S&P 500. Investors sitting on the sidelines, waiting for the next shoe to drop, have missed out on the year-to-date gains of a small number of S&P 500 stocks largely responsible for this year’s 8.31% gain in the large-cap index. In an April 25 research note, J.P. Morgan’s global markets strategies team pointed out the lack of market breadth in the S&P 500 this year, calling it the “ narrowest stock leadership in an up market since the 1990s.” The J.P. Morgan analysts specifically cited market-cap creation of $1.4 trillion among a small number of stocks, due to interest in generative AI and large-language models.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-popular-brand-has-better-profit-margins-than-apple-or-nike.-is-the-stock-a-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For consumer-goods companies, it\'s hard to create a business model that has wide profit margins. But it appears that Yeti Holdings (NYSE: YETI) didn\'t get the memo. The maker of rugged coolers, cups, and other outdoor gear had a gross profit margin of 48% in 2022. And that was actually a bad year by Yeti\'s standards.\nBillionaire investor Warren Buffett has a lot to say about high-margin consumer-goods businesses (more on that in a moment). And just how good are Yeti\'s margins? Well, when it comes to high-margin businesses in the consumer-goods market, few have performed as well as Apple and Nike over the years. And yet, Yeti easily surpasses both companies.\nData source: YCharts. YETI gross profit margin\nIn my opinion, this one statistic warrants a closer examination of Yeti stock to see if it can beat the market from here.\nWhy Buffett could be a fan of Yeti\nAs a long-term investor, I\'m concerned about businesses first, not stock prices. But how do you evaluate a business? Buffett once said: "The single-most important decision in evaluating a business is pricing power. If you\'ve got the power to raise prices without losing business to a competitor, you\'ve got a very good business."\nYeti most certainly has pricing power, as we\'ll see. In 2022, 59% of the company\'s sales came from the drinkware category: tumblers, mugs, water bottles, and more. And 38% of sales came from coolers and equipment: hard coolers, soft coolers, dry bags, backpacks, and more. The rest came from goods such as T-shirts and hats.\nTo be sure, Yeti makes high-quality merchandise. There are fun online videos of people failing to destroy its products despite their best efforts. However, these products are also pricey, as evidenced by the company\'s high gross margin -- there\'s a huge markup here. And that worries some investors because there are lower-priced comparable products on the market.\nHowever, this hasn\'t been a problem for Yeti because it seems to have the pricing power that Buffett loves. Indeed, in 2022, the company\'s gross margin fell to 48% compared to 58% in 2021. But it\'s not because it was lowering prices. To the contrary, Yeti raised prices and still increased sales 13% year over year in 2022.\nRather, Yeti is taking a hit right now from a voluntary recall on one of its products. There\'s a cost to doing this, which does hit margins. But the company maintains it high-quality perception, which is important for maintaining pricing power. This narrowing of gross margin should prove temporary, and management expects it to widen to 55% in 2023. In summary, Yeti is a business with pricing power.\nCan Yeti stock beat the market?\nIf Yeti has pricing power, will the stock outperform the market? Not necessarily. Investors can never take one business metric in isolation when building an investment thesis.\nTo beat the market over the next five years, I believe Yeti will need to grow substantially. One great growth driver for the company will likely be international expansion. Just 12% of revenue in 2022 came from outside the U.S., which is a smaller percentage than other popular consumer-discretionary brands. But this is a fast-growing part of the business, jumping 42% year over year in 2022.\nYeti doesn\'t have recurring revenue, so expansion into new markets and product lines won\'t necessarily drive growth unless it can maintain the business it already has. Without recurring revenue or regular repeat purchases, it\'s hard for investors to confidently predict sales in the future.\nSome might point out that other companies with pricing power such as Apple and Nike face a similar issue. And that\'s technically true. But consumer-tech devices go through frequent upgrade cycles. And shoes wear out within a couple of years. Fans of the Apple or Nike brand could thus make purchases more frequently than fans of the Yeti brand, with its commitment "to making some of the most durable products on the planet."\nIndeed, Yeti\'s high-quality products are great for consumers. However, even the biggest fans of the brand could go a long time without making repeat purchases because the products hold up so well. And that makes sales and future cash flows tough to predict as an investor.\nIn 2023, Yeti only expects 3% to 5% year-over-year sales growth. Beyond that, management is forecasting annual "double-digit" percentage growth. If it were to fall on the lower end of those anticipated ranges, the stock might not have enough growth to outperform the market, in my opinion.\nIn conclusion, the long-term outlook isn\'t quite inspiring enough for me. And I see its prospects as more unpredictable than what I like in an investment, preventing me from buying shares today.\n10 stocks we like better than Yeti\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Yeti wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of April 24, 2023\nJon Quast has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nike. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2025 $47.50 calls on Nike. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Without recurring revenue or regular repeat purchases, it's hard for investors to confidently predict sales in the future. However, even the biggest fans of the brand could go a long time without making repeat purchases because the products hold up so well. If it were to fall on the lower end of those anticipated ranges, the stock might not have enough growth to outperform the market, in my opinion.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Yeti doesn\'t have recurring revenue, so expansion into new markets and product lines won\'t necessarily drive growth unless it can maintain the business it already has. Without recurring revenue or regular repeat purchases, it\'s hard for investors to confidently predict sales in the future. Fans of the Apple or Nike brand could thus make purchases more frequently than fans of the Yeti brand, with its commitment "to making some of the most durable products on the planet."', 'news_article_title': 'This Popular Brand Has Better Profit Margins Than Apple or Nike. Is the Stock a Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Why Buffett could be a fan of Yeti As a long-term investor, I'm concerned about businesses first, not stock prices. Indeed, in 2022, the company's gross margin fell to 48% compared to 58% in 2021. If Yeti has pricing power, will the stock outperform the market?", 'news_textrank_summary': "YETI gross profit margin In my opinion, this one statistic warrants a closer examination of Yeti stock to see if it can beat the market from here. Why Buffett could be a fan of Yeti As a long-term investor, I'm concerned about businesses first, not stock prices. Yeti doesn't have recurring revenue, so expansion into new markets and product lines won't necessarily drive growth unless it can maintain the business it already has."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-is-just-too-expensive', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There's no question that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a great company. Warren Buffett certainly agrees: Nearly half of Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio is tied up in shares of the company. The iPhone remains a dominant force in the smartphone market, and there's no sign that Apple's most important product is going to be disrupted in the near future.\nSky-high profits and one big problem\nApple's report for the fiscal second quarter, which ended April 1, highlighted the company's industry-leading profitability. On $94.8 billion of revenue, Apple produced operating income of $28.4 billion. That's an operating margin of 30%. Apple is also a cash machine. Free cash flow totaled $55.9 billion in the first six months of the fiscal year.\nBut growth is becoming a problem. In recent years, the company has greatly expanded its services segment, adding new products like Apple TV+ to extract more ongoing revenue from its enormous install base. The effort has certainly paid off: Services revenue reached $20.9 billion in the second quarter alone, making it the second-largest segment behind the iPhone.\nThe company is facing two headwinds to growth. The first is its enormous size. The iPhone business is already so big, and the company already has such a high market share, that long-term gains are likely to be sluggish at best. Apple did manage to increase iPhone revenue slightly in the second quarter, but it's down in the first six months of the fiscal year.\nThe second headwind is the economy. Sales of Macs plunged in the second quarter as the PC market convulsed, sales of iPads were down significantly, and even sales of wearables and other products slipped. Services revenue edged up 5%, but it wasn't enough to offset declines elsewhere. Total revenue dropped 2.5% year over year.\nProfits were also down. Operating income dipped 5.5% as the company had increased operating expenses despite the revenue decline. An enormous share-buyback program reduced the share count enough to keep per-share earnings flat compared to the prior-year period.\nOne potential source of future growth is a new blockbuster product that rivals the iPhone in scale. Apple is reportedly working on a number of things, including a virtual/augmented reality headset and some sort of self-driving electric car project. While the headset could add meaningful incremental revenue, the car project seems like a long shot.\nA pricey valuation\nAnalysts expect Apple to produce earnings of $5.95 per share in fiscal 2023. That puts the forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio at about 29.\nExcluding the early pandemic period, the P/E ratio is higher than at any time since about 2009. Investors considering paying such a lofty price for Apple stock need to ask themselves whether the company's growth prospects are meaningfully better today than they were a decade ago.\nFor me, the answer looks like no. Milking the iPhone will continue to produce enormous profits, but I think the chances that the company will cook up something new that ignites an iPhone-scale growth surge are slim. And at some point, just like PCs were disrupted by smartphones, the iPhone will be disrupted. If Apple is not the one doing the disrupting, that will spell trouble.\nRight now, the S&P 500 trades at a P/E of about 24. Does it make sense for Apple to be significantly more expensive than the broader market? I'm not so sure.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\nTimothy Green has positions in Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "There's no question that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a great company. In recent years, the company has greatly expanded its services segment, adding new products like Apple TV+ to extract more ongoing revenue from its enormous install base. Investors considering paying such a lofty price for Apple stock need to ask themselves whether the company's growth prospects are meaningfully better today than they were a decade ago.", 'news_luhn_summary': "There's no question that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a great company. Sky-high profits and one big problem Apple's report for the fiscal second quarter, which ended April 1, highlighted the company's industry-leading profitability. On $94.8 billion of revenue, Apple produced operating income of $28.4 billion.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock Is Just Too Expensive', 'news_lexrank_summary': "There's no question that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a great company. Sky-high profits and one big problem Apple's report for the fiscal second quarter, which ended April 1, highlighted the company's industry-leading profitability. In recent years, the company has greatly expanded its services segment, adding new products like Apple TV+ to extract more ongoing revenue from its enormous install base.", 'news_textrank_summary': "There's no question that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a great company. Sky-high profits and one big problem Apple's report for the fiscal second quarter, which ended April 1, highlighted the company's industry-leading profitability. In recent years, the company has greatly expanded its services segment, adding new products like Apple TV+ to extract more ongoing revenue from its enormous install base."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-dip-on-dim-earnings-forecasts-debt-ceiling-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nMay 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were lower on Tuesday, with dour earnings forecasts from Apple supplier Skyworks and payments firm PayPal weighing on sentiment, while investors focused on a debt-ceiling deadlock.\nRegional bank shares, which failed to hold on to their short-lived bounce a day earlier, extended declines, with Pacwest Bancorp PACW.O falling 12.6% and Western Alliance WAL.N dropping 5.9%.\nMarkets are waiting for an update on the debt ceiling from a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden, Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders at the White House later in the day.\nWorries of a potential government default loom over Washington as early as June 1, if Congress does not act to resolve the deadlock.\nThe data-packed week will see the release of the much-awaited inflation report on Wednesday. The Labor Department\'s consumer price index (CPI) is expected to climb 0.4% in April after gaining 0.1% in March.\nReports on producer prices, weekly jobless claims and consumer sentiment are all lined up for the week.\n"Last week\'s jobs report appeared to have something for every optimist - indicating that the labor market is slowing, showing Fed policy is pushing in the right direction," said Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown.\n"The feel-good factor has fizzled out as investors play a waiting game for the next slice of data on the economy, while worries about the U.S. defaulting on its debts edge higher again."\nAt 6:51 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 118 points, or 0.35%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 14.75 points, or 0.36%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 53.25 points, or 0.4%.\nAmong stocks, chip-gear maker Skyworks Solutions Inc\'s SWKS.O shares tumbled 10% in premarket trading after forecasting current-quarter revenue and earnings below estimates.\nInvestors were optimistic about Skyworks after Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O strong quarterly showing on Thursday. Shares of other Apple suppliers including Qualcomm QCOM.O and Qorvo QRVO.O fell 0.6% and 1.5%, respectively.\nPayPal Holdings PYPL.O dropped 4.8% after a cut to its margin forecast.\nNovavaxNVAX.Oadded 8.5% as the drugmaker plans a 25% cut to its global workforce.\nWall Street\'s three main indexes ended the previous session flat, but growth-oriented Nasdaq 100 index .NDX touched a more than eight-month high, while the NYSE FANG+TM index .NYFANG jumped to its highest since April 2022.\nLPL\'s Debt ceiling sell-off graphic: April-Oct 2011https://tmsnrt.rs/3M6SRML\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Investors were optimistic about Skyworks after Apple Inc's AAPL.O strong quarterly showing on Thursday. By Shreyashi Sanyal May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were lower on Tuesday, with dour earnings forecasts from Apple supplier Skyworks and payments firm PayPal weighing on sentiment, while investors focused on a debt-ceiling deadlock. Regional bank shares, which failed to hold on to their short-lived bounce a day earlier, extended declines, with Pacwest Bancorp PACW.O falling 12.6% and Western Alliance WAL.N dropping 5.9%.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Investors were optimistic about Skyworks after Apple Inc's AAPL.O strong quarterly showing on Thursday. By Shreyashi Sanyal May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were lower on Tuesday, with dour earnings forecasts from Apple supplier Skyworks and payments firm PayPal weighing on sentiment, while investors focused on a debt-ceiling deadlock. The Labor Department's consumer price index (CPI) is expected to climb 0.4% in April after gaining 0.1% in March.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures dip on dim earnings forecasts; debt ceiling in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Investors were optimistic about Skyworks after Apple Inc's AAPL.O strong quarterly showing on Thursday. By Shreyashi Sanyal May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were lower on Tuesday, with dour earnings forecasts from Apple supplier Skyworks and payments firm PayPal weighing on sentiment, while investors focused on a debt-ceiling deadlock. Reports on producer prices, weekly jobless claims and consumer sentiment are all lined up for the week.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Investors were optimistic about Skyworks after Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O strong quarterly showing on Thursday. By Shreyashi Sanyal May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were lower on Tuesday, with dour earnings forecasts from Apple supplier Skyworks and payments firm PayPal weighing on sentiment, while investors focused on a debt-ceiling deadlock. "Last week\'s jobs report appeared to have something for every optimist - indicating that the labor market is slowing, showing Fed policy is pushing in the right direction," said Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-technology-select-sector-spdr-etf-xlk-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market, look no further than the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/16/1998.\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nSector ETFs also provide investors access to a broad group of companies in particular sectors that offer low risk and diversified exposure. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 12, placing it in bottom 25%.\nIndex Details\nThe fund is sponsored by State Street Global Advisors. It has amassed assets over $43.58 billion, making it the largest ETF attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. XLK seeks to match the performance of the Technology Select Sector Index before fees and expenses.\nThe Technology Select Sector Index includes companies from the following industries: computers & peripherals; software; diversified telecommunication services; communications equipment; semiconductor & semiconductor equipment; internet software & services; IT services; wireless telecommunication services; electronic equipment & instruments; and office electronics.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.10%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.87%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 99.70% of the portfolio.\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 23.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 66.85% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF return is roughly 21.73% so far, and it's up approximately 8.47% over the last 12 months (as of 05/09/2023). XLK has traded between $116.56 and $151.56 in this past 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.14 and standard deviation of 25.83% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 69 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, XLK is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nIShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW) tracks Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. IShares U.S. Technology ETF has $10.65 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology ETF has $46.33 billion. IYW has an expense ratio of 0.39% and VGT charges 0.10%.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 23.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). Click to get this free report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $43.58 billion, making it the largest ETF attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 23.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). The Technology Select Sector Index includes companies from the following industries: computers & peripherals; software; diversified telecommunication services; communications equipment; semiconductor & semiconductor equipment; internet software & services; IT services; wireless telecommunication services; electronic equipment & instruments; and office electronics.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 23.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). Click to get this free report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market, look no further than the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/16/1998.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 23.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). Alternatives Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-sp-500-growth-etf-ivw-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) was launched on 05/22/2000, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $30.50 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Further, growth stocks have a higher level of volatility associated with them. Compared to value stocks, growth stocks are a safer bet in a strong bull market, but don't perform as strongly in almost all other financial environments.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.18%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.90%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 34.10% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.42% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp (NVDA).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 42.47% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nIVW seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Growth Index measures the performance of the large capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has gained about 11.02% so far this year and is down about -1.29% in the last one year (as of 05/09/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $56.73 and $71.43.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.05 and standard deviation of 22.90% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 235 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares S&P 500 Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, IVW is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $82.78 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $175.31 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.42% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp (NVDA). Click to get this free report iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $30.50 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.42% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp (NVDA). Click to get this free report iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) was launched on 05/22/2000, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.42% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp (NVDA). Click to get this free report iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The top 10 holdings account for about 42.47% of total assets under management.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.42% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp (NVDA). The iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) was launched on 05/22/2000, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-nasdaq-100-etf-qqqm-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/13/2020.\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $9.33 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Further, growth stocks have a higher level of volatility associated with them. When you consider growth versus value, growth stocks are usually the clear winner in strong bull markets but tend to fall flat in nearly all other environments.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.73%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 49.50% of the portfolio. Telecom and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.55% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 55.16% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nQQQM seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ-100 INDEX before fees and expenses. The NASDAQ-100 Index includes securities of 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on Nasdaq.\nThe ETF has added about 21.82% so far this year and is up about 5.41% in the last one year (as of 05/09/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $107 and $137.02.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.18 and standard deviation of 24.91% for the trailing three-year period. With about 102 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, QQQM is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $82.78 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $175.31 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.55% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/13/2020.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.55% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/13/2020.", 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.55% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/13/2020.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.55% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-on-shaky-ground-after-disappointing-earnings-forecasts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures: Dow 0.37%, S&P 0.38%, Nasdaq 0.43%\nMay 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell in the early hours of Tuesday on downbeat earnings forecasts from Apple supplier Skyworks and payments company PayPal, ahead of much-awaited inflation data later in the week.\nAt 5:26 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 123 points, or 0.37%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 15.75 points, or 0.38%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 57.5 points, or 0.43%.\nChip gear maker Skyworks Solutions Inc's SWKS.O shares tumbled 9.8% in premarket trading after projecting its current-quarter revenue and earnings short of estimates.\nInvestors were hopeful of Skyworks' earnings following Apple Inc's AAPL.O strong quarterly showing on Thursday, but global smartphone sales have been suffering from weak demand.\nShares of other Apple suppliers including Qualcomm QCOM.O and Qorvo QRVO.O fell 0.5% and 1.6%, respectively.\nPayPal Holdings PYPL.O dropped 4.5% after a cut to its outlook for annual adjusted operating margin overshadowed its profit forecast raise.\nApart from earnings reports, attention will be on inflation data on Wednesday, which is expected to show the Labor Department's consumer price index (CPI) likely climbed 0.4% in April after gaining 0.1% in March. Producer prices, weekly jobless claims and consumer sentiment data are all lined up for the week.\nSuch data points will be scrutinized by investors to gauge whether the Federal Reserve's aggressive tightening cycle - including its most recent 25 basis point increase to interest rates last week - is helping bring down inflation.\nMarkets also cautiously awaited an update on a debt ceiling meeting as U.S. President Joe Biden meets Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders at the White House.\nThe meeting at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) is not expected to produce a final agreement on raising the debt limit.\nRegional bank stocks, which enjoyed a short-lived bounce before ending the previous session lower, extended their falls to another day. Shares of Pacwest Bancorp PACW.O slid 11.7% and Western Alliance WAL.N dropped 5.2%.\nA Fed survey showed credit conditions for U.S. business and households continued tightening in the first months of the year, but the results seemed to mark the accumulating impact of monetary tightening rather than the cliff-like decline in credit some feared after the March collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Investors were hopeful of Skyworks' earnings following Apple Inc's AAPL.O strong quarterly showing on Thursday, but global smartphone sales have been suffering from weak demand. Chip gear maker Skyworks Solutions Inc's SWKS.O shares tumbled 9.8% in premarket trading after projecting its current-quarter revenue and earnings short of estimates. Apart from earnings reports, attention will be on inflation data on Wednesday, which is expected to show the Labor Department's consumer price index (CPI) likely climbed 0.4% in April after gaining 0.1% in March.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Investors were hopeful of Skyworks' earnings following Apple Inc's AAPL.O strong quarterly showing on Thursday, but global smartphone sales have been suffering from weak demand. Futures: Dow 0.37%, S&P 0.38%, Nasdaq 0.43% May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell in the early hours of Tuesday on downbeat earnings forecasts from Apple supplier Skyworks and payments company PayPal, ahead of much-awaited inflation data later in the week. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 123 points, or 0.37%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 15.75 points, or 0.38%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 57.5 points, or 0.43%.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures on shaky ground after disappointing earnings forecasts', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Investors were hopeful of Skyworks' earnings following Apple Inc's AAPL.O strong quarterly showing on Thursday, but global smartphone sales have been suffering from weak demand. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures: Dow 0.37%, S&P 0.38%, Nasdaq 0.43% May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell in the early hours of Tuesday on downbeat earnings forecasts from Apple supplier Skyworks and payments company PayPal, ahead of much-awaited inflation data later in the week.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Investors were hopeful of Skyworks' earnings following Apple Inc's AAPL.O strong quarterly showing on Thursday, but global smartphone sales have been suffering from weak demand. Futures: Dow 0.37%, S&P 0.38%, Nasdaq 0.43% May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell in the early hours of Tuesday on downbeat earnings forecasts from Apple supplier Skyworks and payments company PayPal, ahead of much-awaited inflation data later in the week. 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{'date': '2023-05-10', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-strong-buy-rated-big-tech-stocks-with-perfect-10-smart-scores', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The recent rise in big tech stocks is awe-inspiring. Last year, higher rates sent the broader tech sector rolling off a cliff. The more speculative or less profitable the stock, the greater the damage was. Now, the broader markets and tech scene are in recovery mode, but the magnitude of relief gains has not been even.\nThe bigger the market cap, the larger the gains have been in the tech scene. This makes sense, given the stronger balance sheets, profitability, growth prospects, and potential efficiency gains to be had as the broader economy begins to slump.\nTherefore, in this piece, we\'ll check in with TipRanks\' Comparison Tool to observe three impressive tech plays -- AAPL, GOOGL, and NVDA -- in the mega-cap universe that may be worth consideration.\nWall Street has each name at a Strong Buy, even after their sharp ricochets off their respective lows. These three stocks also have \'Perfect 10\' Smart Scores, implying that they can outperform the market from here, according to TipRanks. Coincidentally, each tech behemoth has impressive hardware capabilities and upside potential from the AI boom.\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL)\nApple is a tech juggernaut that\'s found a way higher after clocking in some very reasonable earnings results. Going into the report, Apple\'s shares looked pretty "peaky" after surging more than 32% off their January lows. Still, Apple rose over 4% on the earnings beat, likely causing many profit-takers to kick themselves.\nThough there has been a valuation multiple expansion in recent months, I remain bullish. The firm looks to be on the cusp of a new product, and its expansion into India could pave the way for greater growth over the next five years.\nWarren Buffett gave Apple some pretty high praise over the weekend, going as far as to call it the best business in Berkshire\'s portfolio. I\'m in agreement. Apple has a lot going for it, with one of the best managers in the business and a product that\'s become more of a staple than a nice-to-have.\nIt\'s hard to tell what comes next after the iPhone. Regardless, Apple seems likely to take its fanbase to new waters. Whether we\'re talking about the next hardware release or new services (think fintech), Apple always seems to find a pathway higher.\nEven at 29.1 times trailing price-to-earnings (P/E), I’m enthused by what could lie ahead. The growing services business and a potential mixed-reality headset may be on the radar of some analysts. However, it\'s what\'s not yet on any of our radars that may help Apple continue its upward march.\nThe hardware business, in particular, could have disruptive potential. As AI plays a more prominent role in our everyday lives, I\'d look for Apple\'s Silicon neural engine (which helps Apple devices handle certain tasks faster and more efficiently) to be more of a difference maker.\nWhat is the Price Target for AAPL Stock?\nApple stock comes in at a Strong Buy, with 23 Buys, four Holds, and just one Sell. The average AAPL stock price target of $182.56 entails a mere 5.4% gain from here.\nAlphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG)\nAlphabet used to be the go-to play for AI. These days, the software behemoth seems to be in a rush to get a product out of the gate to match the likes of OpenAI\'s ChatGPT. Google has a lot of innovative AI talent behind the scenes. Still, it\'s up to Google to use AI to defend its turf in the search space.\nIt\'s not hard to imagine how AI will change the search market over the next few years. Fortunately for Google, it\'s ready to defend its search dominance, all while its other businesses (such as its Cloud business) look to gain ground over peers with some help from AI. Therefore, I’m bullish on GOOGL, even if the company is forced to play a bit of defense.\nFor now, it\'s ChatGPT that\'s sparking excitement, but it may or may not be ChatGPT that\'s the number-one consumer-facing chatbot a year or so from now. The near future still seems uncertain. Arguably, a top-competing product could come out of Google\'s pipeline.\nGoogle\'s Bard "experiment" may be off to a mixed start. However, I do think Google is wise to be cautious, given the potential for regulatory backlash in the near future. By ensuring a smooth launch, Google can avoid further scrutiny from regulators, many of whom may already be setting their sights on the firm for its market dominance.\nWe\'re going to learn a lot about Google\'s AI plans today, with the big I/O event nearly underway. I\'d look for new developments to boost the stock over the near and medium term.\nWhat is the Price Target for GOOGL Stock?\nAlphabet is also a Strong Buy, with 29 unanimous Buy ratings on the name — quite impressive! The average GOOGL stock price target of $129.50 implies a 18.7% gain from current levels.\nNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA)\nFinally, we have hardware play Nvidia, which has been on the hottest run of the tech stocks in this piece. The stock is up a scorching 100% year-to-date. Indeed, new highs seem inevitable, given recent momentum. A big chunk of the rally is courtesy of AI hype.\nThough AI opens new doors for Nvidia, a pullback could be lying around the corner. It\'s not easy to bet against Nvidia, given its impressive position. However, I have to be bearish at these valuations as they make me uncomfortable. That said, I\'m more than willing to reconsider at lower prices.\nThe stock trades at over 160 times trailing earnings, well above the semiconductor industry average. While AI enthusiasm could propel NVDA stock much higher from here, I\'d avoid chasing it.\nLetting it come back to you may be the best course of action, especially if a recession causes more rumbles in the market.\nWhat is the Price Target for NVDA Stock?\nNvidia stock boasts a Strong Buy consensus rating, with 30 Buys, seven Holds, and one Sell rating assigned in the past three months. Nonetheless, the average NVDA stock price target of $286.94 implies 1.2% downside potential.\nConclusion\nBig tech has been delivering big gains. Still, of the three stocks mentioned, Alphabet has the most upside potential, according to analysts. Further, it\'s the only stock to have all analysts recommending it as a Buy.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Therefore, in this piece, we'll check in with TipRanks' Comparison Tool to observe three impressive tech plays -- AAPL, GOOGL, and NVDA -- in the mega-cap universe that may be worth consideration. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple is a tech juggernaut that's found a way higher after clocking in some very reasonable earnings results. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock?", 'news_luhn_summary': "Therefore, in this piece, we'll check in with TipRanks' Comparison Tool to observe three impressive tech plays -- AAPL, GOOGL, and NVDA -- in the mega-cap universe that may be worth consideration. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple is a tech juggernaut that's found a way higher after clocking in some very reasonable earnings results. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock?", 'news_article_title': '3 Strong-Buy-Rated Big Tech Stocks with ‘Perfect 10’ Smart Scores', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple is a tech juggernaut that's found a way higher after clocking in some very reasonable earnings results. Therefore, in this piece, we'll check in with TipRanks' Comparison Tool to observe three impressive tech plays -- AAPL, GOOGL, and NVDA -- in the mega-cap universe that may be worth consideration. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock?", 'news_textrank_summary': "Therefore, in this piece, we'll check in with TipRanks' Comparison Tool to observe three impressive tech plays -- AAPL, GOOGL, and NVDA -- in the mega-cap universe that may be worth consideration. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple is a tech juggernaut that's found a way higher after clocking in some very reasonable earnings results. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock?"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/corporate-bond-issuance-picks-up-after-slow-april', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Matt Tracy\nMay 10 (Reuters) - Several of the world\'s largest companies raised billions of dollars in new debt this week and last, in a mini-resurgence of a primary corporate bond market that had been held back by the U.S. regional banking crisis and recession concerns.\nOn Monday, 11 companies led by iPhone maker Apple AAPL.O, wireless carrier T-Mobile TMUS.O and drugmaker Merck MRK.N, issued $22.55 billion in bonds. The sales followed a similar 11-deal flurry of debt sales on May 1 led by Facebook parent Meta Platforms META.O and Comcast CMCSA.O.\nSo far in May these and other high-grade companies have raised a total of $57.5 billion, on pace to beat last month\'s $65.7 billion, which was the slowest April in a decade, according to Informa Global Markets data.\n"Corporate bond spreads have retraced from the widening we saw immediately post banking and initial banking failures, so companies are saying now\'s a good time to come," said Natalie Trevithick, head of investment grade credit strategy at investment management firm Payden & Rygel.\nThe average investment-grade bond spread on Tuesday was 149 basis points over Treasuries after reaching a high of 164 basis points on March 15, according to ICE BAML data .MERC0A0.\n"This month we have seen a wave of issuance from large companies as they have cleared earnings blackouts and are facing a reasonably steady rate backdrop," said Blair Shwedo, head of investment grade trading at U.S Bank.\nBut spreads remained higher than a February low of 120 basis points, as uncertainty surrounds the direction of Federal Reserve monetary policy and lawmakers on Capitol Hill remain deadlocked over a bill to prevent default on trillions of dollars in U.S. government debt. .\nMonday\'s supply was met with strong investor demand. The bonds received $61.25 billion in orders, almost triple the amount sought.\nOn Tuesday, however, just four high-grade companies sold new debt led by BP Capital Markets America [RIC:RIC:BPCMA.UL], while four others postponed plans, according to Informa data.\nThe companies also rushed out on Monday to get ahead of any further market volatility that could come after the release this week of the latest U.S inflation data, according to market participants.\nBut consumer price index data on Wednesday came in line with market expectations, which could lead to favorable conditions for new bond issuance.\n"A worse than expected inflation report would complicate issuer plans to tap the market, however that risk has gone away with this morning’s data release," said Andrzej Skiba, head of BlueBay U.S. fixed income at RBC GAM.\n"We see well over $30 billion of new issue supply next week in U.S. investment grade, with upside risk to that number if some of the M&A-related supply decides to tap the market," he said.\n(Reporting by Matt Tracy; editing by Shankar Ramakrishnan and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On Monday, 11 companies led by iPhone maker Apple AAPL.O, wireless carrier T-Mobile TMUS.O and drugmaker Merck MRK.N, issued $22.55 billion in bonds. By Matt Tracy May 10 (Reuters) - Several of the world\'s largest companies raised billions of dollars in new debt this week and last, in a mini-resurgence of a primary corporate bond market that had been held back by the U.S. regional banking crisis and recession concerns. "This month we have seen a wave of issuance from large companies as they have cleared earnings blackouts and are facing a reasonably steady rate backdrop," said Blair Shwedo, head of investment grade trading at U.S Bank.', 'news_luhn_summary': "On Monday, 11 companies led by iPhone maker Apple AAPL.O, wireless carrier T-Mobile TMUS.O and drugmaker Merck MRK.N, issued $22.55 billion in bonds. By Matt Tracy May 10 (Reuters) - Several of the world's largest companies raised billions of dollars in new debt this week and last, in a mini-resurgence of a primary corporate bond market that had been held back by the U.S. regional banking crisis and recession concerns. On Tuesday, however, just four high-grade companies sold new debt led by BP Capital Markets America [RIC:RIC:BPCMA.UL], while four others postponed plans, according to Informa data.", 'news_article_title': 'Corporate bond issuance picks up after slow April', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'On Monday, 11 companies led by iPhone maker Apple AAPL.O, wireless carrier T-Mobile TMUS.O and drugmaker Merck MRK.N, issued $22.55 billion in bonds. So far in May these and other high-grade companies have raised a total of $57.5 billion, on pace to beat last month\'s $65.7 billion, which was the slowest April in a decade, according to Informa Global Markets data. "A worse than expected inflation report would complicate issuer plans to tap the market, however that risk has gone away with this morning’s data release," said Andrzej Skiba, head of BlueBay U.S. fixed income at RBC GAM.', 'news_textrank_summary': "On Monday, 11 companies led by iPhone maker Apple AAPL.O, wireless carrier T-Mobile TMUS.O and drugmaker Merck MRK.N, issued $22.55 billion in bonds. By Matt Tracy May 10 (Reuters) - Several of the world's largest companies raised billions of dollars in new debt this week and last, in a mini-resurgence of a primary corporate bond market that had been held back by the U.S. regional banking crisis and recession concerns. So far in May these and other high-grade companies have raised a total of $57.5 billion, on pace to beat last month's $65.7 billion, which was the slowest April in a decade, according to Informa Global Markets data."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-rallies-as-investors-cheer-inflation-data-alphabet', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Carolina Mandl and Shristi Achar A\nMay 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq ended Wednesday at its highest intraday level in more than eight months, boosted by a slightly lower-than-expected increase in April inflation and Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.Olatest artificial intelligence rollout.\nThe Labor Department\'s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.9% in April from a year ago, compared with expectations of a 5% increase, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve\'s interest rate hiking cycle is close to an end. Month-over-month CPI in April rose 0.4% after gaining 0.1% in March.\n"Markets reacted positively because they saw the inflation data as a small positive," said Michael Harris, president at hedge fund Quest Partners LLC. "The Fed is in a pause now. They\'ve done their last rate hike and they\'re going to wait and see for the next couple of months."\nThe Nasdaq was helped by a 4.10% climb in AlphabetGOOGL.Oas the company rolled out more artificial intelligence for its core search product in response to competition from Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.\nLarge-cap tech stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft also gained 1.04% and 1.73%, respectively.\nThe rate-sensitive S&P 500 technology sector index .SPLRCT went up 1.22% and the communication services .SPLRCL rose 1.69%.\n"The CPI is indicating some sort of relief in inflationary pressure. That would mean the Fed would be toward the end or already at the end of its interest rate cycle, and growth companies are most heavily affected by higher interest rates," said Kevin W. Philip, a partner at investment advisor Bel Air.\nGrowth companies rely more on borrowed money so they benefit from lower rates.\nFed funds futures traders are pricing in a pause in rate increases at the central bank\'s June meeting, and less than a 5% chance of another 25 basis point hike.\n"The market is pricing in a Fed cut beginning this summer. While inflation is decelerating, it\'s not decelerating at a pace that would justify cutting the Fed funds rate anytime before the fourth quarter of 2023," said Matthew Palazzolo, senior investment strategist at Bernstein Private Wealth Management.\nIndexes were choppy during the session, as investors digested the positive inflation print with concerns about the looming debt ceiling.\nTalks on raising the U.S. federal government\'s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling entered a new phase on Wednesday as some areas of potential compromise emerged after Tuesday\'s White House meeting.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 30.48 points, or 0.09%, to 33,531.33; the S&P 500 .SPX gained 18.47 points, or 0.45%, at 4,137.64; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 126.89 points, or 1.04%, at 12,306.44.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 11.04 billion shares, compared with the 10.7 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\nRegional bank shares extended declines from volatile sessions last week on concerns about the sector\'s health. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O and Zions Bancorporation ZION.O inched lower 0.49% and 2.74% respectively.\nOil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N fell 3.58% after its first-quarter earnings fell short of analysts\' estimates.\nLivent Corp LTHM.N rose 5.24% after Australian lithium miner Allkem Ltd AKE.AX agreed to merge with the U.S.-based chemical manufacturing firm to create a $10.6 billion firm.\nAirbnb Inc ABNB.O lost 10.92% as the vacation rental booking company had fewer bookings and lower average daily rates in the second quarter.\nRivian Automotive RIVN.O jumped 1.80% after the electrical vehicle maker beat estimates for its first-quarter results and reiterated its annual production forecast.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 1.32-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.40-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 18 new 52-week highs and 11 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 86 new highs and 152 new lows.\nAs goods inflation eases, services step in As goods inflation eases, services step inhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NBTf3Z\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru, and Carolina Mandl, in New York; Editing by Anil D\'Silva, Arun Koyyur and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Large-cap tech stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft also gained 1.04% and 1.73%, respectively. By Carolina Mandl and Shristi Achar A May 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq ended Wednesday at its highest intraday level in more than eight months, boosted by a slightly lower-than-expected increase in April inflation and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.Olatest artificial intelligence rollout. The Labor Department's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.9% in April from a year ago, compared with expectations of a 5% increase, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve's interest rate hiking cycle is close to an end.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Large-cap tech stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft also gained 1.04% and 1.73%, respectively. The Labor Department\'s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.9% in April from a year ago, compared with expectations of a 5% increase, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve\'s interest rate hiking cycle is close to an end. That would mean the Fed would be toward the end or already at the end of its interest rate cycle, and growth companies are most heavily affected by higher interest rates," said Kevin W. Philip, a partner at investment advisor Bel Air.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq rallies as investors cheer inflation data, Alphabet', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Large-cap tech stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft also gained 1.04% and 1.73%, respectively. Month-over-month CPI in April rose 0.4% after gaining 0.1% in March. Fed funds futures traders are pricing in a pause in rate increases at the central bank's June meeting, and less than a 5% chance of another 25 basis point hike.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Large-cap tech stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft also gained 1.04% and 1.73%, respectively. The Labor Department\'s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.9% in April from a year ago, compared with expectations of a 5% increase, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve\'s interest rate hiking cycle is close to an end. That would mean the Fed would be toward the end or already at the end of its interest rate cycle, and growth companies are most heavily affected by higher interest rates," said Kevin W. Philip, a partner at investment advisor Bel Air.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-10-2023-%3A-ief-intc-vz-dis-msft-tlt-t-u-ctlt-aapl-adct-ttd', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -4.7 to 13,343.13. The total After hours volume is currently 76,944,590 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\niShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) is -0.02 at $99.68, with 3,413,012 shares traded. This represents a 7.79% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is unchanged at $29.97, with 3,346,411 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.04. INTC\'s current last sale is 98.26% of the target price of $30.5.\n\nVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is -0.07 at $37.56, with 2,839,206 shares traded. VZ\'s current last sale is 88.38% of the target price of $42.5.\n\nWalt Disney Company (The) (DIS) is -3.14 at $98.00, with 2,175,264 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.76. Smarter Analyst Reports: Disney+ to Launch Ad-Supported Subscription Offering\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is -0.09 at $312.22, with 2,167,359 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 11 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.55. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\niShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) is -0.05 at $104.00, with 1,987,384 shares traded. This represents a 13.23% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is unchanged at $17.04, with 1,969,911 shares traded. T\'s current last sale is 77.45% of the target price of $22.\n\nUnity Software Inc. (U) is +2.86 at $31.60, with 1,934,177 shares traded. U\'s current last sale is 79% of the target price of $40.\n\nCatalent, Inc. (CTLT) is -0.19 at $33.40, with 1,702,015 shares traded.CTLT is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/15/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.51 per share, which represents a 100 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.025 at $173.53, with 1,652,131 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.17. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nADC Therapeutics SA (ADCT) is -0.185 at $2.21, with 1,643,314 shares traded. ADCT\'s current last sale is 18.42% of the target price of $12.\n\nThe Trade Desk, Inc. (TTD) is +1.09 at $66.06, with 1,530,166 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for TTD is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.025 at $173.53, with 1,652,131 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) is -0.02 at $99.68, with 3,413,012 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.025 at $173.53, with 1,652,131 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) is -0.02 at $99.68, with 3,413,012 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 10, 2023 : IEF, INTC, VZ, DIS, MSFT, TLT, T, U, CTLT, AAPL, ADCT, TTD', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.025 at $173.53, with 1,652,131 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". AT&T Inc. (T) is unchanged at $17.04, with 1,969,911 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.025 at $173.53, with 1,652,131 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 76,944,590 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-u.s.-stocks-end-mixed-as-investors-cheer-inflation-data-alphabet', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Carolina Mandl and Shristi Achar A\nMay 10 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes rose on Wednesday, helped by a slightly lower-than-expected increase in April inflation and Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.Olatest artificial intelligence rollout.\nThe Labor Department\'s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.9% in April from a year ago, compared with expectations of a 5% increase, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve\'s interest rate hiking cycle is close to an end. Month-over-month CPI in April rose 0.4% after gaining 0.1% in March.\n"Markets reacted positively because they saw the inflation data as a small positive," said Michael Harris, president at hedge fund Quest Partners LLC. "The Fed is in a pause now. They\'ve done their last rate hike and they\'re going to wait and see for the next couple of months."\nThe lower-than-expected inflation data drove the Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC up as much as 1.17% to its highest intraday level in more than eight months.\nThe Nasdaq was helped by a climb in AlphabetGOOGL.Oas the company rolled out more artificial intelligence for its core search product in response to competition from Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.\nLarge-cap tech stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft also gained.\nThe rate-sensitive S&P 500 technology sector index .SPLRCT and the communication services .SPLRCL rose.\n"The CPI is indicating some sort of relief in inflationary pressure. That would mean the Fed would be toward the end or already at the end of its interest rate cycle, and growth companies are most heavily affected by higher interest rates," said Kevin W. Philip, a partner at investment advisor Bel Air.\nGrowth companies rely more on borrowed money so they benefit from lower rates.\nFed funds futures traders are pricing in a pause in rate increases at the central bank\'s June meeting, and less than a 5% chance of another 25 basis point hike.\n"The market is pricing in a Fed cut beginning this summer. While inflation is decelerating, it\'s not decelerating at a pace that would justify cutting the Fed funds rate anytime before the fourth quarter of 2023," said Matthew Palazzolo, senior investment strategist at Bernstein Private Wealth Management.\nIndexes were choppy during the session, as investors digested the positive inflation print with concerns about the looming debt ceiling.\nTalks on raising the U.S. federal government\'s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling entered a new phase on Wednesday as some areas of potential compromise emerged after Tuesday\'s White House meeting.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 17.93 points, or 0.44%, to end at 4,137.10 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 124.68 points, or 1.04%, to 12,304.23. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 33.45 points, or 0.10%, to 33,528.36.\nRegional bank shares extended declines from volatile sessions last week on concerns about the sector\'s health. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O and Zions Bancorporation ZION.O inched lower.\nOil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N fell after its first-quarter earnings fell short of analysts\' estimates.\nLivent CorpLTHM.N rose after Australian lithium miner Allkem Ltd AKE.AX agreed to merge with the U.S.-based chemical manufacturing firm to create a $10.6 billion firm.\nAirbnb Inc ABNB.O lost as the vacation rental booking company had fewer bookings and lower average daily rates in the second quarter.\nRivian Automotive RIVN.O jumped after the electrical vehicle maker beat estimates for its first-quarter results and reiterated its annual production forecast.\nAs goods inflation eases, services step in As goods inflation eases, services step inhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NBTf3Z\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru, and Carolina Mandl, in New York; Editing by Anil D\'Silva, Arun Koyyur and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Large-cap tech stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft also gained. By Carolina Mandl and Shristi Achar A May 10 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes rose on Wednesday, helped by a slightly lower-than-expected increase in April inflation and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.Olatest artificial intelligence rollout. The Labor Department's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.9% in April from a year ago, compared with expectations of a 5% increase, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve's interest rate hiking cycle is close to an end.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Large-cap tech stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft also gained. By Carolina Mandl and Shristi Achar A May 10 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes rose on Wednesday, helped by a slightly lower-than-expected increase in April inflation and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.Olatest artificial intelligence rollout. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 17.93 points, or 0.44%, to end at 4,137.10 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 124.68 points, or 1.04%, to 12,304.23.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-U.S. stocks end mixed as investors cheer inflation data, Alphabet', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Large-cap tech stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft also gained. By Carolina Mandl and Shristi Achar A May 10 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes rose on Wednesday, helped by a slightly lower-than-expected increase in April inflation and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.Olatest artificial intelligence rollout. Month-over-month CPI in April rose 0.4% after gaining 0.1% in March.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Large-cap tech stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft also gained. The Labor Department\'s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.9% in April from a year ago, compared with expectations of a 5% increase, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve\'s interest rate hiking cycle is close to an end. That would mean the Fed would be toward the end or already at the end of its interest rate cycle, and growth companies are most heavily affected by higher interest rates," said Kevin W. Philip, a partner at investment advisor Bel Air.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-wednesday-option-activity%3A-cost-amzn-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST), where a total of 20,894 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 130.1% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $460 strike put option expiring May 19, 2023, with 2,130 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 213,000 underlying shares of COST. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $460 strike highlighted in orange:\nAmazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) options are showing a volume of 694,637 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 69.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 102.4% of AMZN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 67.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $110 strike call option expiring May 12, 2023, with 67,648 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.8 million underlying shares of AMZN. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 562,757 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 56.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 99.1% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 56.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring May 12, 2023, with 107,708 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 10.8 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for COST options, AMZN options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Institutional Holders of Medtronic PLC\n\x95 Top Ten Hedge Funds Holding XCEM\n\x95 TSN YTD Return\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring May 12, 2023, with 107,708 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 10.8 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 562,757 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 56.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 99.1% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 56.8 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "That number of contracts represents approximately 56.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 99.1% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 56.8 million shares. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 562,757 contracts thus far today. Especially high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring May 12, 2023, with 107,708 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 10.8 million underlying shares of AAPL.", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Wednesday Option Activity: COST, AMZN, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring May 12, 2023, with 107,708 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 10.8 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for COST options, AMZN options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 562,757 contracts thus far today.", 'news_textrank_summary': "That number of contracts represents approximately 56.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 99.1% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 56.8 million shares. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 562,757 contracts thus far today. Especially high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring May 12, 2023, with 107,708 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 10.8 million underlying shares of AAPL."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-antitrust-regulators-seeking-more-info-on-apple-pay', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are seeking more information on Apple\'s AAPL.O mobile payment system, the European Commission said on Wednesday, a sign that the enforcer is looking to close any loopholes and boost its case against the iPhone maker.\nThe EU competition watchdog last year accused Apple of restricting rivals\' access to its tap-and-go technology, Near-Field Communication (NFC), used for mobile wallets, making it difficult for them to develop rival services on Apple devices.\n"We can confirm the sending of requests for information," a commission spokesperson said, while declining to provide details.\nApple declined to comment.\nApple has previously pointed to PayPal\'s PYPL.O success on its iOS mobile operating system as an option for users as well as competition from Danish rival MobilePay, Sweden\'s Swish and Belgium\'s Payconiq.\nNorwegian mobile payment app and complainant Vipps said, however, that alternatives to NFC are cumbersome and not competitive.\nThe commission\'s request for information to rivals and retailers is unusual as it comes three months after Apple defended itself at a Feb. 14 hearing.\nThe regulator, which can fine Apple up to 10% of its global turnover if found guilty of breaching antitrust rules, typically issues decisions after such hearings.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Leslie Adler)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are seeking more information on Apple's AAPL.O mobile payment system, the European Commission said on Wednesday, a sign that the enforcer is looking to close any loopholes and boost its case against the iPhone maker. Apple has previously pointed to PayPal's PYPL.O success on its iOS mobile operating system as an option for users as well as competition from Danish rival MobilePay, Sweden's Swish and Belgium's Payconiq. The regulator, which can fine Apple up to 10% of its global turnover if found guilty of breaching antitrust rules, typically issues decisions after such hearings.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are seeking more information on Apple's AAPL.O mobile payment system, the European Commission said on Wednesday, a sign that the enforcer is looking to close any loopholes and boost its case against the iPhone maker. The commission's request for information to rivals and retailers is unusual as it comes three months after Apple defended itself at a Feb. 14 hearing. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Leslie Adler) (([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'EU antitrust regulators seeking more info on Apple Pay', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are seeking more information on Apple\'s AAPL.O mobile payment system, the European Commission said on Wednesday, a sign that the enforcer is looking to close any loopholes and boost its case against the iPhone maker. The EU competition watchdog last year accused Apple of restricting rivals\' access to its tap-and-go technology, Near-Field Communication (NFC), used for mobile wallets, making it difficult for them to develop rival services on Apple devices. "We can confirm the sending of requests for information," a commission spokesperson said, while declining to provide details.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are seeking more information on Apple's AAPL.O mobile payment system, the European Commission said on Wednesday, a sign that the enforcer is looking to close any loopholes and boost its case against the iPhone maker. The EU competition watchdog last year accused Apple of restricting rivals' access to its tap-and-go technology, Near-Field Communication (NFC), used for mobile wallets, making it difficult for them to develop rival services on Apple devices. Apple has previously pointed to PayPal's PYPL.O success on its iOS mobile operating system as an option for users as well as competition from Danish rival MobilePay, Sweden's Swish and Belgium's Payconiq."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-leads-gains-on-wall-st-on-signs-of-easing-inflation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\nMay 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq led gains among Wall Street\'s main indexes on Wednesday as a slightly lower-than-expected increase in inflation last month indicated that the Federal Reserve\'s rapid interest rate hikes were yielding result.\nThe U.S Treasury yields fell while the Nasdaq .IXIC jumped as much as 1.17% to its highest intraday level in more than eight months, with large-cap tech stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O up about 0.6% and 1%, respectively.\nThe Labor Department\'s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.9% in April from a year ago and compared with expectations of a 5% increase. Month-over-month CPI in April rose 0.4% after gaining 0.1% in March.\nFed funds futures traders are now pricing in a pause in rates in the central bank\'s June meeting, and less than a 10% chance of another 25 basis points hike. FEDWATCH\n"There are some fairly encouraging signs underneath the surface when you look at the release. That should be viewed somewhat positively by markets, but muted to a certain extent by some of the risks...most notably the debt ceiling issue."\nTalks on raising the U.S. federal government\'s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling entered a new phase on Wednesday as some areas of potential compromise emerged after Tuesday\'s White House meeting.\nAt 12:07 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 136.11 points, or 0.41%, at 33,425.70, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 2.17 points, or 0.05%, at 4,121.34, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 69.54 points, or 0.57%, at 12,249.09.\nThe rate-sensitive S&P 500 technology sector index .SPLRCT rose 0.9%, while communication services .SPLRCL rose 0.2%.\nRegional bank shares extended declines from volatile sessions last week on concerns about the sector\'s health. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O lost 2%, while Zions Bancorporation ZION.O and Western Alliance Bank WAL.N inched lower 1.8% and 0.2%, respectively.\nAlphabet IncGOOGL.O gained 1.1% as the Google-parent was set to unveil more artificial intelligence in its products to answer the latest competition from Microsoft.\nOil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum CorpOXY.N fell 3.6% after its first-quarter earnings fell short of analysts\' estimates.\nLivent CorpLTHM.N added 5.4% after Australian lithium miner Allkem Ltd AKE.AX agreed to merge with the U.S.-based chemical manufacturing firm to create a $10.6 billion firm.\nAirbnb IncABNB.O lost 10% as the vacation rental booking company saw fewer bookings and lower average daily rates in the second quarter.\nRivian AutomotiveRIVN.O jumped 4.6% after the EV maker beat first-quarter results estimates and reiterated its annual production forecast.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.14-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.20-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 13 new 52-week highs and eight new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 66 new highs and 101 new lows.\nAs goods inflation eases, services step in As goods inflation eases, services step inhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NBTf3Z\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The U.S Treasury yields fell while the Nasdaq .IXIC jumped as much as 1.17% to its highest intraday level in more than eight months, with large-cap tech stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O up about 0.6% and 1%, respectively. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq led gains among Wall Street's main indexes on Wednesday as a slightly lower-than-expected increase in inflation last month indicated that the Federal Reserve's rapid interest rate hikes were yielding result. Talks on raising the U.S. federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling entered a new phase on Wednesday as some areas of potential compromise emerged after Tuesday's White House meeting.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The U.S Treasury yields fell while the Nasdaq .IXIC jumped as much as 1.17% to its highest intraday level in more than eight months, with large-cap tech stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O up about 0.6% and 1%, respectively. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq led gains among Wall Street's main indexes on Wednesday as a slightly lower-than-expected increase in inflation last month indicated that the Federal Reserve's rapid interest rate hikes were yielding result. The Labor Department's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.9% in April from a year ago and compared with expectations of a 5% increase.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq leads gains on Wall St on signs of easing inflation', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The U.S Treasury yields fell while the Nasdaq .IXIC jumped as much as 1.17% to its highest intraday level in more than eight months, with large-cap tech stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O up about 0.6% and 1%, respectively. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq led gains among Wall Street's main indexes on Wednesday as a slightly lower-than-expected increase in inflation last month indicated that the Federal Reserve's rapid interest rate hikes were yielding result. The Labor Department's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.9% in April from a year ago and compared with expectations of a 5% increase.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The U.S Treasury yields fell while the Nasdaq .IXIC jumped as much as 1.17% to its highest intraday level in more than eight months, with large-cap tech stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O up about 0.6% and 1%, respectively. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq led gains among Wall Street's main indexes on Wednesday as a slightly lower-than-expected increase in inflation last month indicated that the Federal Reserve's rapid interest rate hikes were yielding result. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 136.11 points, or 0.41%, at 33,425.70, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 2.17 points, or 0.05%, at 4,121.34, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 69.54 points, or 0.57%, at 12,249.09."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-trv-crm-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Salesforce topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.6%. Year to date, Salesforce registers a 54.1% gain.\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies, trading down 1.3%. Travelers Companies is lower by about 3.2% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are Amgen, trading down 1.0%, and Apple, trading up 0.7% on the day.\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: TRV, CRM\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Salesforce topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.6%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies, trading down 1.3%. Travelers Companies is lower by about 3.2% looking at the year to date performance.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Salesforce topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.6%. Year to date, Salesforce registers a 54.1% gain. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies, trading down 1.3%.", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: TRV, CRM', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies, trading down 1.3%. Travelers Companies is lower by about 3.2% looking at the year to date performance. VIDEO: Dow Movers: TRV, CRM The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': "In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Salesforce topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.6%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Travelers Companies, trading down 1.3%. Two other components making moves today are Amgen, trading down 1.0%, and Apple, trading up 0.7% on the day."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ex-dividend-reminder%3A-rockwell-automation-apple-and-maximus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/12/23, Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Symbol: ROK), Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), and MAXIMUS Inc. (Symbol: MMS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Rockwell Automation, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.18 on 6/12/23, Apple Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.24 on 5/18/23, and MAXIMUS Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.28 on 5/31/23. As a percentage of ROK's recent stock price of $276.15, this dividend works out to approximately 0.43%, so look for shares of Rockwell Automation, Inc. to trade 0.43% lower — all else being equal — when ROK shares open for trading on 5/12/23. Similarly, investors should look for AAPL to open 0.14% lower in price and for MMS to open 0.35% lower, all else being equal.\nBelow are dividend history charts for ROK, AAPL, and MMS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.\nRockwell Automation, Inc. (Symbol: ROK):\nApple Inc (Symbol: AAPL):\nMAXIMUS Inc. (Symbol: MMS):\nIn general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 1.71% for Rockwell Automation, Inc., 0.55% for Apple Inc, and 1.40% for MAXIMUS Inc..\nIn Wednesday trading, Rockwell Automation, Inc. shares are currently down about 0.6%, Apple Inc shares are up about 1.1%, and MAXIMUS Inc. shares are up about 0.9% on the day.\nClick here to learn which 25 S.A.F.E. dividend stocks should be on your radar screen »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Metals Stocks You Can Buy Cheaper Than Insiders Did\n\x95 ASTI Videos\n\x95 KOP Historical PE Ratio\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/12/23, Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Symbol: ROK), Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), and MAXIMUS Inc. (Symbol: MMS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Similarly, investors should look for AAPL to open 0.14% lower in price and for MMS to open 0.35% lower, all else being equal. Below are dividend history charts for ROK, AAPL, and MMS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/12/23, Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Symbol: ROK), Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), and MAXIMUS Inc. (Symbol: MMS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Symbol: ROK): Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL): MAXIMUS Inc. (Symbol: MMS): In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Similarly, investors should look for AAPL to open 0.14% lower in price and for MMS to open 0.35% lower, all else being equal.', 'news_article_title': 'Ex-Dividend Reminder: Rockwell Automation, Apple and MAXIMUS', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/12/23, Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Symbol: ROK), Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), and MAXIMUS Inc. (Symbol: MMS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Similarly, investors should look for AAPL to open 0.14% lower in price and for MMS to open 0.35% lower, all else being equal. Below are dividend history charts for ROK, AAPL, and MMS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/12/23, Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Symbol: ROK), Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), and MAXIMUS Inc. (Symbol: MMS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Symbol: ROK): Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL): MAXIMUS Inc. (Symbol: MMS): In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Similarly, investors should look for AAPL to open 0.14% lower in price and for MMS to open 0.35% lower, all else being equal.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zacks-investment-ideas-feature-highlights%3A-apple-amazon-nvidia-elf-beauty-and-salesforce', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – May 10, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Nvidia NVDA, Elf Beauty ELF and Salesforce CRM.\nFinding the Next Double: 5 Factors to Consider\nEvery investor who tries their hand at Wall Street is looking for the next stock that will double. However, so few investors are successful in finding a winning stock, let alone holding one. Though legendary investors such as Jesse Livermore, Paul Tudor Jones, and Warren Buffett have differing strategies, they share a common thought process about how to make big money in the stock market.\nJesse Livermore once said, "Those who can both be right and sit tight are uncommon."\nIn an interview with Tony Robbins, Paul Tudor Jones said he shoots for a risk-to-reward ratio of 5:1. "Five to one means I\'m risking one dollar to make 5."\nBuffett proclaimed that "The stock market is a device to transfer money from the impatient to the patient."\nThough the advice of running winners may sound evident on the surface, in practice, it is a different story for most investors. How can investors find the next big winner, and more importantly, how can they fight the human emotions of hope, fear, and greed and ride these winners?\nIdentify a stock in an uptrend: All else equal, it is easier to latch onto an already strong stock than it is to catch a bottom in a weak stock. Stocks like Apple or Amazon that doubled years ago went on to double several more times. In other words, strength begets strength.\nUse moving averages: Moving averages can help you in various ways. For example, a bullish "golden cross" occurs when the "faster" 50-day moving average crosses above the "slower" 200-day moving average from below – signaling a bullish trend change. Nvidia, the current market leader, triggered this signal earlier this year.\nBeyond getting you into the stock, the 50-day moving average can help you to stay in the stock for the bulk of a move. The 50-day moving average is an area where institutional investors like to "reload on stock". Thus, the strongest trends are contained within the 50-day moving average. If you can buy a stock above the 50-day moving average and hold until your average cost is below the moving average, you put yourself in a position for success. A good recent example is Elf Beauty.\nLook for stocks with Zacks Rankings of 3 or better: The Zacks Rank grades stocks based on earnings estimates. Year-over-year, the stocks with rising earnings estimates have significantly outperformed the S&P 500 Index. By combining technicals and fundamentals, you begin to stack the odds in your favor.\nHone your entry points: It is much easier to hang onto a stock if you purchased it correctly. When entering a stock, there is no need to complicate the process. Find an up-trending stock that is consolidating and pulling back to the 50-day moving average. Buy as it breaks out of the consolidation – preferably on heavy volume. A real-time example of a stock trying to do this is Salesforce.\nManage your risk: Anyone who has invested in the stock market for more than a few days knows that you will not always pick winners. Legendary investor Ed Seykota once warned,"If you can\'t take a small loss, sooner or later, you will take the mother of all losses." Though taking losses is not something investors often talk about, it is a critical part of surviving over the long term and finding investing success. The good news is that if you keep your losses tight and run your winners, you can achieve great success with a hit rate of 40% or even lower.\nWhy Haven\'t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performancefor information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\nTop 5 ChatGPT Stocks Revealed\nZacks Senior Stock Strategist, Kevin Cook names 5 hand-picked stocks with sky-high growth potential in a brilliant sector of Artificial Intelligence. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\nToday you can invest in the wave of the future, an automation that answers follow-up questions … admits mistakes … challenges incorrect premises … rejects inappropriate requests. As one of the selected companies puts it, “Automation frees people from the mundane so they can accomplish the miraculous.”\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSalesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\ne.l.f. Beauty (ELF) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – May 10, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Nvidia NVDA, Elf Beauty ELF and Salesforce CRM. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report e.l.f. Though legendary investors such as Jesse Livermore, Paul Tudor Jones, and Warren Buffett have differing strategies, they share a common thought process about how to make big money in the stock market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – May 10, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Nvidia NVDA, Elf Beauty ELF and Salesforce CRM. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_article_title': 'Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Apple, Amazon, Nvidia, Elf Beauty and Salesforce', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – May 10, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Nvidia NVDA, Elf Beauty ELF and Salesforce CRM. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report e.l.f. Though legendary investors such as Jesse Livermore, Paul Tudor Jones, and Warren Buffett have differing strategies, they share a common thought process about how to make big money in the stock market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report e.l.f. For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – May 10, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Nvidia NVDA, Elf Beauty ELF and Salesforce CRM. Beyond getting you into the stock, the 50-day moving average can help you to stay in the stock for the bulk of a move.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/big-u.s.-firms-adopt-cautious-tone-on-china-recovery', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'May 10 (Reuters) - Several U.S. companies, including PepsiCo, Qualcomm and Cummins, struck a cautious note on their growth prospects in China, blaming what they said was a slower-than-expected recovery after the country lifted COVID curbs in December.\nChina\'s economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter but remarks from American companies with substantial operations in China suggest that demand has not returned to pre-pandemic levels.\nIn April, China\'s imports contracted sharply, underscoring signs of weak domestic demand as a battered property market, worries over job stability and global economic uncertainty kept shoppers wary.\n"China is getting better, but slowly," PepsiCo PEP.O Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston told Reuters late last month.\n"We grew mid-single digits in China, which had previously been a double-digit growth market for us pre-pandemic. I think it\'s going to take some quarters before it really gets back to where it was before."\nRival Coca-Cola KO.N echoed the sentiment.\nStarbucks, the world\'s largest coffeehouse, posted a 3% rise in China comparable sales in its second quarter, but said growth in average weekly sales will be at a more moderate pace in the second half of the year.\nCosmetic maker Estee Lauder Cos Inc EL.N last week forecast weaker sales and profit for the year than previously estimated, blaming slow recovery at duty-free and travel destinations including China.\n"Consumer confidence remains weak and shaken because many Chinese faced job and salary cuts in 2022 and Chinese New Year bonuses in 2023 were low," said Shaun Rein, managing director at China Market Research Group.\n"The result is Chinese are trading down: think Luckin Coffee over Starbucks, Anta over Adidas. (Consumers) are looking for good value and cheap product lines and cutting big ticket items like cars and houses."\nStill, a rapid recovery in domestic travel demand propped up sales at hotels.\nMarriott International Inc MAR.O reported better-than-expected quarterly results last week as revenue per available room in mainland China recovered to 2019 levels.\nEurope\'s biggest hotel group Accor ACCP.PA has also said China saw a clear acceleration in the quarter, especially after the Lunar New Year holidays.\nNO SUSTAINED IMPROVEMENT\nApple Inc AAPL.O in its latest quarterly report said sales in China fell 2.9%. Chipmaker Qualcomm QCOM.O, which forecast current-quarter results below estimates, said, "We have not seen evidence of meaningful recovery (in China) and are not incorporating improvements into our planning assumptions."\nTruck engine maker Cummins CMI.N said truckmakers in China were ramping production to restock inventory but the company was "not yet seeing signs of sustained improvement."\nCar maker General Motors GM.N, which faces stiff competition from domestic brands in China\'s crowded auto market, said it did not expect an improvement in its income from the country until the second half.\n"China will be a growth driver for many multi-national companies but will not be at the high growth rates many analysts predict," China Market Research\'s Rein said.\n(Reporting by Aishwarya Venugopal in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1-646-223-8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6749 2830;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O in its latest quarterly report said sales in China fell 2.9%. May 10 (Reuters) - Several U.S. companies, including PepsiCo, Qualcomm and Cummins, struck a cautious note on their growth prospects in China, blaming what they said was a slower-than-expected recovery after the country lifted COVID curbs in December. In April, China's imports contracted sharply, underscoring signs of weak domestic demand as a battered property market, worries over job stability and global economic uncertainty kept shoppers wary.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O in its latest quarterly report said sales in China fell 2.9%. May 10 (Reuters) - Several U.S. companies, including PepsiCo, Qualcomm and Cummins, struck a cautious note on their growth prospects in China, blaming what they said was a slower-than-expected recovery after the country lifted COVID curbs in December. Cosmetic maker Estee Lauder Cos Inc EL.N last week forecast weaker sales and profit for the year than previously estimated, blaming slow recovery at duty-free and travel destinations including China.', 'news_article_title': 'Big U.S. firms adopt cautious tone on China recovery', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O in its latest quarterly report said sales in China fell 2.9%. Cosmetic maker Estee Lauder Cos Inc EL.N last week forecast weaker sales and profit for the year than previously estimated, blaming slow recovery at duty-free and travel destinations including China. "Consumer confidence remains weak and shaken because many Chinese faced job and salary cuts in 2022 and Chinese New Year bonuses in 2023 were low," said Shaun Rein, managing director at China Market Research Group.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O in its latest quarterly report said sales in China fell 2.9%. China's economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter but remarks from American companies with substantial operations in China suggest that demand has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. Starbucks, the world's largest coffeehouse, posted a 3% rise in China comparable sales in its second quarter, but said growth in average weekly sales will be at a more moderate pace in the second half of the year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-dip-as-focus-shifts-to-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal\nMay 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Wednesday as investors awaited a key reading on inflation to see whether the Federal Reserve\'s efforts were successful in cooling rising prices.\nThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expected to have risen 0.4% last month after gaining 0.1% in March, while the so-called core CPI (excluding volatile food and energy components) is expected to remain at 0.4% in April from the prior month.\nThe Labor Department report will be released at 0830 ET (1230 GMT). "If CPI comes in hot, coupled with a stable market, decent earnings and stable jobs, it may not look good for the Fed\'s future actions," said Sylvia Jablonski, CEO and chief investment officer at Defiance ETFs.\n"The direction of rates seems to depend on economic data again, the quasi-banking crisis and liquidity crunch hasn\'t yet been an active factor that changes Fed course."\nThe odds favoring a rate cut anytime soon fell after a strong U.S. payrolls report on Friday, with traders now expecting the central bank to hold rates at 5-5.25% till at least July.\nLarge-cap technology stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, dipped about 0.4% each in premarket trading.\nYields on short-dated U.S. Treasury bills rose after discussions in Washington over raising the U.S. debt ceiling continued. US/\nAt 6:51 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 62 points, or 0.18%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 7.25 points, or 0.18%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 25.25 points, or 0.19%.\nShares of regional banks were largely mixed after a few volatile sessions from last week amid concerns about the health of the sector. PacWest Bancorp PACW.O fell 2.5%, while Zions Bancorporation ZION.O and Western Alliance Bank WAL.N inched up 0.7% and 0.6%, respectively.\nOil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N fell 1.5% after its first-quarter earnings fell short of analysts\' estimates.\nLivent Corp LTHM.N reversed earlier gains to trade 1.6% lower after Australian lithium miner Allkem Ltd AKE.AX agreed to buy the U.S.-based chemical manufacturing firm to create a $10.6 billion firm.\nAirbnb IncABNB.O lost 13.5% as the vacation rental booking company saw fewer bookings and lower average daily rates in the second quarter.\nS&P 500 Indexhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3OdX3fd\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Large-cap technology stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, dipped about 0.4% each in premarket trading. By Shreyashi Sanyal May 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Wednesday as investors awaited a key reading on inflation to see whether the Federal Reserve\'s efforts were successful in cooling rising prices. "The direction of rates seems to depend on economic data again, the quasi-banking crisis and liquidity crunch hasn\'t yet been an active factor that changes Fed course."', 'news_luhn_summary': "Large-cap technology stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, dipped about 0.4% each in premarket trading. By Shreyashi Sanyal May 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Wednesday as investors awaited a key reading on inflation to see whether the Federal Reserve's efforts were successful in cooling rising prices. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expected to have risen 0.4% last month after gaining 0.1% in March, while the so-called core CPI (excluding volatile food and energy components) is expected to remain at 0.4% in April from the prior month.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures dip as focus shifts to inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Large-cap technology stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, dipped about 0.4% each in premarket trading. By Shreyashi Sanyal May 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Wednesday as investors awaited a key reading on inflation to see whether the Federal Reserve's efforts were successful in cooling rising prices. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expected to have risen 0.4% last month after gaining 0.1% in March, while the so-called core CPI (excluding volatile food and energy components) is expected to remain at 0.4% in April from the prior month.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Large-cap technology stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, dipped about 0.4% each in premarket trading. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expected to have risen 0.4% last month after gaining 0.1% in March, while the so-called core CPI (excluding volatile food and energy components) is expected to remain at 0.4% in April from the prior month. The odds favoring a rate cut anytime soon fell after a strong U.S. payrolls report on Friday, with traders now expecting the central bank to hold rates at 5-5.25% till at least July.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/crypto-vs-stocks%3A-which-is-the-better-investment-in-2023-we-compare-3-of-each', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nEven though I am making a “crypto vs. stock investment comparison,” I would like to make it clear that in no way should cryptocurrencies substitute stocks in your portfolio. Instead, both stocks and cryptos should go hand-in-hand, with stocks taking up the majority of your portfolio and cryptos taking up to 5%, or 15% if you are young. That’s because the stock market has been time-tested for more than a century, while cryptos haven’t even been around for 15 years. There’s no underlying business with most cryptos either, and there’s no guarantee that the ROI will remain consistent.\nWith that clear, I will be comparing the top three stocks (U.S. only) with the top three cryptos (excluding stablecoins) by market capitalization.\nLet’s see what would’ve happened if you had invested $1000 into the following stocks and their returns for various time periods:\nAAPL Apple $171.77\nMSFT Microsoft $307.00\nGOOG Alphabet-C $107.94\nGOOGL Alphabet-A $107.35\nBTC-USD Bitcoin $27,572.60\nETH-USD Ethereum $1,843.39\nBNB-USD Binance Coin $1.0002\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s largest company, and it’s no surprise that the tech giant’s stock is often the first pick for both novice and experienced investors. Most equity funds also have AAPL as their largest holding since the company’s powerful brand allows for a lot of pricing power and its financials have consistently appreciated.\nIf you invested $1,000 into the company 10 years back, you’d have $12,501.62 right now. That’s a 1,150% increase, 28.7% annual for your annual rate of return (ARR).\nIf you invested $1,000 into AAPL stock five years ago, you’d have $3,960.5, a 296% increase and an ARR of 31.57%.\nIf you invested $1,000 into Apple a year ago, you’d have $1,108.18. That’s still up double digits at 10.8% despite all the macroeconomic headwinds.\nYou’d only be making a slight loss here in the low single digits if you invested during the peaks in December 2021 or March 2022.\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has been surging ahead recently as it is contesting all the other tech giants for market share in all tech-related segments. Indeed, it has seen success doing so as its Azure product slowly chips away at Amazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) AWS, while the company’s partnership with OpenAI has put Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, GOOGL) into panic mode. Whatever way you put it, Microsoft is firing on all cylinders, and there’s tremendous potential for the company, especially as it spearheads the development of artificial intelligence.\nA $1,000 investment into MSFT 10 years back would turn into $11,111.79 right now, a 1,011% return with an ARR of 27.15%.\nIf you did that five years back, that $1000 would now be $3,437.80, yielding a total 243.78% return, a 27.9% ARR.\nIf you did the same a year back, you’d have $1,134.64, yielding a 13.46% increase.\nHowever, buying MSFT at its peak back in November 2021 would yield a 10% loss.\nAlphabet (GOOG, GOOGL)\nSource: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com\nAlphabet is the third largest U.S. company by market cap, with a solid foothold in the tech industry, which makes it a prime candidate to be analyzed in the crypto vs. stock investment comparison. It owns two of the most visited websites worldwide — Google and YouTube — with advertising making up most of its revenue. The company has been trying to diversify but has been facing headwinds due to strong competition and a tough economic environment.\nFor starters, the advertising business has been weak in recent quarters due to businesses cutting back on marketing expenditure. Meanwhile, efforts to diversify also has been arduous, especially with two of the hottest segments in 2023. Google Cloud has lagged behind AWS and Azure while it is struggling to beat OpenAI’s GPT-4 with its Bard chatbot.\nStill, I see a bright future ahead with Google as it has the tools necessary to catch up to its peers.\nA $1000 investment into GOOGL stock 10 years back would be worth $5,081.45 right now. That’s a 408.15% return, an ARR of 17.6%, all of which are significantly lower than other tech peers.\nIf you did the same five years ago, you’d have $2,050.81. A 105.08% total increase, with an ARR of 15.39%.\nSurprisingly, investing $1,000 a year back would only leave you with $931.09, a 6.9% loss. That underperforms not only its tech peers, but the broader market as a whole.\nEven worse, buying at its peak in November 2021 would only leave you with $723.65, a 27.64% loss.\nThat said, I believe Alphabet offers a lot of value right now at its current trough. I expect it to outperform the market when the company’s growth trajectory becomes clearer to investors.\nNow let’s look into the top three cryptos, excluding stablecoins.\nBitcoin (BTC)\nSource: Sittipong Phokawattana / Shutterstock.com\nAs we continue our crypto vs. stock investment comparison, we’d be remiss not to begin the crypto evaluation with Bitcoin (BTC-USD). This is the stalwart of the crypto market and among the handful of cryptos that I’d truly consider to be safe investments. It may not be flashy or have lots of Web 3.0 utility, but the blockchain does the job, and it is increasingly becoming a widely-accepted payment method, especially as layer-2 solutions become more popular.\nThe primary driver of the cryptocurrency’s value is its tokenomics. Bitcoin’s four-year halving cycle will continue to reduce its supply while BTC’s popularity keeps demand high. That has caused the price to increase exponentially so far.\nAccordingly, a $1,000 investment 10 years back into this crypto would turn into $245,167.70 today. That’s an eye-watering 24,416.77% gain, with an ARR of 2,439%.\nIf you did that five years back, you’d have $2,977.50. A 197.75% gain, with an ARR of 39.3%.\nHowever, a $1,000 investment into BC last year would return an 8.24% loss, leaving you with just $917.\nIf you bought Bitcoin at its peak, you’d be left with just $428.\nEthereum (ETH)\nSource: shutterstock.com/BT Side\nEthereum (ETH-USD) is arguably the best cryptocurrency to buy if you’re looking to balance risk and reward. The Ethereum blockchain is packed with utility and leads development in the Web 3.0 sector. This blockchain contains many of the top crypto metaverse projects and is the single-biggest ecosystem for smart contract-based tokens, including non-fungible tokens (NFTs). There are also regular upgrades to the blockchain to improve its scalability and speed.\nRegardless, it is a relatively new project, at least when compared to BTC. The price data for Ethereum only goes back to late 2015. With that in mind, I’ll only be looking at the 5-year, 1-year, and peak-to-trough returns/losses.\nA $1,000 investment into Ethereum five years back would yield a 146.82% gain, taking your capital to $2,468.20. That’s a 29% ARR.\nIf you did that a year ago, you’d make a 17.3% loss, leaving you with $827.\nBetting $1,000 during ETH’s peak would incur a 60.4% loss, leaving you with $396.\nBinance Coin (BNB)\nSource: Shutterstock\nBinance Coin (BNB-USD) is the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap if you exclude stablecoins. It is the native currency of the Binance ecosystem and the Binance exchange, the largest worldwide. The exchange has proven to be quite strong in the face of the FTX collapse and the subsequent mass withdrawals.\nThe price history of the crypto only goes back to July 2017, at its launch, and I consider it to be riskier than its decentralized peers who aren’t subject to the risks that centralized exchanges face.\nStill, a $1,000 investment five years ago would turn into $21,364.10 today, with a 2,036.41% return. That’s an ARR of 409%.\nSurprisingly, you’d still be up 4.4% if you invested the same amount a year ago, turning it into $1,044.\nBut if you bought at the peak in November 2021, you’d be left with $484, with a 51.6% loss\nConclusion\nIn summation, in the crypto vs stock investment comparison, cryptocurrencies have indeed outperformed stocks in the very long run due to their smaller market capitalizations. However, as the crypto industry has grown to be worth hundreds of billions, we’re seeing that sort of growth fade away. Starting with a five-year timeframe, the top stocks have yielded similar returns with significantly less downside risk. The only exception here is Binance, which has likely exhausted its growth potential for the near term with a market cap of $49 billion.\nWith that in mind, putting a small portion of your portfolio into a mix of big and small crypto projects could pay off greatly. But I don’t expect any of the top cryptos to outperform stocks in the long run, at least not by a considerable margin. The “past performance is no guarantee of future results” quote fits perfectly here.\nOn the date of publication, Omor Ibne Ehsan did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nOmor Ibne Ehsan is a writer at InvestorPlace. He is a self-taught investor with a focus on growth and cyclical stocks that have strong fundamentals and long-term potential. He also has an interest in high-risk, high-reward investments such as cryptocurrencies and penny stocks. You can follow him on LinkedIn.\nThe post Crypto vs Stocks: Which is the Better Investment in 2023? We Compare 3 of Each appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Let’s see what would’ve happened if you had invested $1000 into the following stocks and their returns for various time periods: AAPL Apple $171.77 MSFT Microsoft $307.00 GOOG Alphabet-C $107.94 GOOGL Alphabet-A $107.35 BTC-USD Bitcoin $27,572.60 ETH-USD Ethereum $1,843.39 BNB-USD Binance Coin $1.0002 Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s largest company, and it’s no surprise that the tech giant’s stock is often the first pick for both novice and experienced investors. Most equity funds also have AAPL as their largest holding since the company’s powerful brand allows for a lot of pricing power and its financials have consistently appreciated. If you invested $1,000 into AAPL stock five years ago, you’d have $3,960.5, a 296% increase and an ARR of 31.57%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Let’s see what would’ve happened if you had invested $1000 into the following stocks and their returns for various time periods: AAPL Apple $171.77 MSFT Microsoft $307.00 GOOG Alphabet-C $107.94 GOOGL Alphabet-A $107.35 BTC-USD Bitcoin $27,572.60 ETH-USD Ethereum $1,843.39 BNB-USD Binance Coin $1.0002 Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s largest company, and it’s no surprise that the tech giant’s stock is often the first pick for both novice and experienced investors. Most equity funds also have AAPL as their largest holding since the company’s powerful brand allows for a lot of pricing power and its financials have consistently appreciated. If you invested $1,000 into AAPL stock five years ago, you’d have $3,960.5, a 296% increase and an ARR of 31.57%.', 'news_article_title': 'Crypto vs Stocks: Which is the Better Investment in 2023? We Compare 3 of Each', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'If you invested $1,000 into AAPL stock five years ago, you’d have $3,960.5, a 296% increase and an ARR of 31.57%. Let’s see what would’ve happened if you had invested $1000 into the following stocks and their returns for various time periods: AAPL Apple $171.77 MSFT Microsoft $307.00 GOOG Alphabet-C $107.94 GOOGL Alphabet-A $107.35 BTC-USD Bitcoin $27,572.60 ETH-USD Ethereum $1,843.39 BNB-USD Binance Coin $1.0002 Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s largest company, and it’s no surprise that the tech giant’s stock is often the first pick for both novice and experienced investors. Most equity funds also have AAPL as their largest holding since the company’s powerful brand allows for a lot of pricing power and its financials have consistently appreciated.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Let’s see what would’ve happened if you had invested $1000 into the following stocks and their returns for various time periods: AAPL Apple $171.77 MSFT Microsoft $307.00 GOOG Alphabet-C $107.94 GOOGL Alphabet-A $107.35 BTC-USD Bitcoin $27,572.60 ETH-USD Ethereum $1,843.39 BNB-USD Binance Coin $1.0002 Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the world’s largest company, and it’s no surprise that the tech giant’s stock is often the first pick for both novice and experienced investors. Most equity funds also have AAPL as their largest holding since the company’s powerful brand allows for a lot of pricing power and its financials have consistently appreciated. If you invested $1,000 into AAPL stock five years ago, you’d have $3,960.5, a 296% increase and an ARR of 31.57%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-schwab-fundamental-u.s.-broad-market-index-etf-fndb-a-strong-etf-right-now-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB) made its debut on 08/13/2013, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\nBecause market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nIf you're the kind of investor who would rather try and beat the market through good stock selection, then smart beta funds are your best choice; this fund class is known for tracking non-cap weighted strategies.\nThese indexes attempt to select stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance, based on certain fundamental characteristics or a combination of such characteristics.\nMethodologies like equal-weighting, one of the simplest options out there, fundamental weighting, and volatility/momentum based weighting are all choices offered to investors in this space, but not all of them can deliver superior returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is managed by Charles Schwab, and has been able to amass over $483.57 million, which makes it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Value. Before fees and expenses, this particular fund seeks to match the performance of the Russell RAFI US Index.\nThe Russell RAFI US Index measures the performance of the constituent companies by fundamental overall company scores.\nCost & Other Expenses\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.25%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.01%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nRepresenting 16.90% of the portfolio, the fund has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector; Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.15% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (BRKB).\nFNDB's top 10 holdings account for about 18.66% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF return is roughly 2.58% so far this year and was up about 2.39% in the last one year (as of 05/10/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $47.13 and $56.94.\nFNDB has a beta of 1.02 and standard deviation of 18.87% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1738 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT) tracks ---------------------------------------- and the iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV) tracks S&P 900 Value Index. Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF has $7.45 billion in assets, iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF has $13.13 billion. DFAT has an expense ratio of 0.28% and IUSV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSchwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports\nDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (DFAT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.15% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (BRKB). Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. Representing 16.90% of the portfolio, the fund has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector; Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.15% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (BRKB). The Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB) made its debut on 08/13/2013, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.15% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (BRKB). If you're the kind of investor who would rather try and beat the market through good stock selection, then smart beta funds are your best choice; this fund class is known for tracking non-cap weighted strategies.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV): ETF Research Reports Dimensional U.S. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 4.15% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (BRKB). The Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF (FNDB) made its debut on 08/13/2013, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Value category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-lower-as-focus-shifts-to-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures dip: Dow 0.10%, S&P 0.11%, Nasdaq 0.16%\nMay 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were lower on Wednesday as investors awaited a key reading on inflation to see whether the Federal Reserve was successful in bringing down rising prices.\nThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expected to have risen 0.4% last month after gaining 0.1% in March, while the so-called core CPI (excluding volatile food and energy components) is expected to remain at 0.4% in April from the prior month. The Labor Department report will be released at 0830 ET (1230 GMT). "If CPI comes in hot, coupled with a stable market, decent earnings and stable jobs, it may not look good for the Fed\'s future actions," said Sylvia Jablonski, CEO and chief investment officer at Defiance ETFs.\n"The direction of rates seems to depend on economic data again, the quasi-banking crisis and liquidity crunch hasn\'t yet been an active factor that changes Fed course."\nThe odds favoring a rate cut anytime soon fell after a strong U.S. payrolls report on Friday, with traders now expecting the central bank to hold rates at 5-5.25% till at least July.\nLarge-cap technology stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, dipped about 0.4% each in premarket trading.\nYields on short-dated U.S. Treasury bills rose after discussions in Washington over raising the U.S. debt ceiling continued.\nAt 5:34 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 34 points, or 0.1%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 4.5 points, or 0.11%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 21.5 points, or 0.16%.\nOil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N fell 1.5% after its first-quarter earnings fell short of analysts\' estimates.\nLivent Corp LTHM.N rose 4.3% after Australian lithium miner Allkem Ltd AKE.AX agreed to buy the U.S.-based chemical manufacturing firm to create a $10.6 billion firm.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Large-cap technology stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, dipped about 0.4% each in premarket trading. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. "The direction of rates seems to depend on economic data again, the quasi-banking crisis and liquidity crunch hasn\'t yet been an active factor that changes Fed course."', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Large-cap technology stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, dipped about 0.4% each in premarket trading. Futures dip: Dow 0.10%, S&P 0.11%, Nasdaq 0.16% May 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were lower on Wednesday as investors awaited a key reading on inflation to see whether the Federal Reserve was successful in bringing down rising prices. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expected to have risen 0.4% last month after gaining 0.1% in March, while the so-called core CPI (excluding volatile food and energy components) is expected to remain at 0.4% in April from the prior month.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures lower as focus shifts to inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Large-cap technology stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, dipped about 0.4% each in premarket trading. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures dip: Dow 0.10%, S&P 0.11%, Nasdaq 0.16% May 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were lower on Wednesday as investors awaited a key reading on inflation to see whether the Federal Reserve was successful in bringing down rising prices.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Large-cap technology stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, dipped about 0.4% each in premarket trading. Futures dip: Dow 0.10%, S&P 0.11%, Nasdaq 0.16% May 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were lower on Wednesday as investors awaited a key reading on inflation to see whether the Federal Reserve was successful in bringing down rising prices. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expected to have risen 0.4% last month after gaining 0.1% in March, while the so-called core CPI (excluding volatile food and energy components) is expected to remain at 0.4% in April from the prior month.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-chip-stocks-that-crushed-earnings-and-are-just-getting-started', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nLast month, I wrote a piece on the three best chip stocks with growth potential for long-term investors. In it, I noted the importance of semiconductors in all aspects of our lives, as well as their role in creating new, more powerful technologies in areas such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI).\nDespite the crucial role they play, chip companies were battered and bruised in 2022. The iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) plunged 35% last year. The reasons for the sharp sell-off in chip companies included weakness in consumer electronic sales following a pandemic-related surge and new restrictions on chip exports to China. This led to some less-than-stellar earnings reports and guidance.\nHowever, chip stocks are once again on the rebound, with SOXX up 18% year to date. The renewed interest in chip stocks is being driven in part by the return of the risk-on trade, but also by better-than-expected earnings reports from some of the best chip stocks to buy now.\nHere are three that crushed earnings and are just getting started.\nNVDA Nvidia $285.71\nAMD Advanced Micro Devices $95.06\nTSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing $85.04\nNvidia (NVDA)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the one name on this list of best chip stocks to buy now that has yet to report this earnings season. The maker of advanced chips that are used in AI applications, video games and cloud computing is scheduled to announce first-quarter results on May 24.\nOn Feb. 22, Nvidia reported better-than-expected Q4 2022 results, causing the stock to pop more than 14% in a single day. This strength was driven by growth in Nvidia’s data center business, which includes AI chips. Revenue for the segment was up 11% from a year ago to $3.62 billion.\nQ4 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 88 cents compared with a consensus estimate of 81 cents. Revenue of $6.05 billion came in slightly ahead of expectations of $6 billion. While both revenue and net income were down on a year-over-year basis, investors seemed cheered by the company’s first-quarter sales guidance of $6.5 billion, which came in above expectations of $6.33 billion, as well as Nvidia’s bullish outlook on AI.\n“AI adoption is at an inflection point,” Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huang said on the earnings conference call. “OpenAI’s ChatGPT has captured interest worldwide, allowing people to experience AI firsthand, showing what’s possible with generative AI.”\nNVDA stock is up 97% so far this year but could continue to rally based on its central role in powering AI and other cutting-edge technologies. A number of analysts increased their price targets for the stock following Nvidia’s Q4 earnings beat. While their median price target of $300 is less than 5% above the current share price, another earning beat later this month could spur a rally and a fresh round of analyst upgrades.\nAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD)\nSource: Joseph GTK / Shutterstock.com\nOn May 2, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) reported first-quarter earnings that beat the consensus estimate on the top and bottom lines. Adjusted earnings of 60 cents per share were 4 cents better than expected. Meanwhile, revenue of $5.35 billion beat by $50 million despite being down 9% from a year ago.\nYet, the stock sold off following the report, dropping 9% in a single day. Investors seemed displeased with management’s sales guidance for the second quarter. It expects to generate $5.3 billion in revenue versus the $5.48 billion Wall Street had penciled in.\nWeakness in the PC sector has weighed on AMD’s results. However, CEO Lisa Su said the company expects “growth in the second half of the year as the PC and server markets strengthen.”\nThe post-earnings slump in AMD shares didn’t last long. On May 4, the stock rallied following news the company is reportedly joining forces with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to develop new AI chips to better compete with Nvidia in the space.\nWhile the companies declined to comment on the report, an AI push could be a boon to AMD’s future earnings, making it less reliant on the PC and server markets. It could also continue to propel shares, which are up 48% year to date, higher.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)\nSource: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM), or TSMC as it is popularly known, reported better-than-expected Q1 net income of $6.8 billion on April 20. Management said it expected the PC market to improve in the second half of the year and that it remained committed to spending up to $36 billion on upgrades to expand its capacity this year. The stock closed 2.4% higher on the day.\nTSMC is a major supplier to Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), manufacturing some of the world’s most advanced chips. Management expects demand to pick up in the latter half of 2022 as more companies begin to utilize artificial intelligence.\nThe company is building a new $40 billion foundry operation in Arizona. This should help it meet rising demand for chips.\nUp 14% year to date, TSM stock has lagged its sector despite being the largest and arguably most important chip company in the world. I wouldn’t expect this underperformance to continue for long, though.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in NVDA and MSFT. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\nThe post 3 Chip Stocks That Crushed Earnings and Are Just Getting Started appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'TSMC is a major supplier to Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), manufacturing some of the world’s most advanced chips. However, CEO Lisa Su said the company expects “growth in the second half of the year as the PC and server markets strengthen.” The post-earnings slump in AMD shares didn’t last long. On May 4, the stock rallied following news the company is reportedly joining forces with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to develop new AI chips to better compete with Nvidia in the space.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'TSMC is a major supplier to Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), manufacturing some of the world’s most advanced chips. NVDA Nvidia $285.71 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $95.06 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing $85.04 Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the one name on this list of best chip stocks to buy now that has yet to report this earnings season. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: Joseph GTK / Shutterstock.com On May 2, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) reported first-quarter earnings that beat the consensus estimate on the top and bottom lines.', 'news_article_title': '3 Chip Stocks That Crushed Earnings and Are Just Getting Started', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'TSMC is a major supplier to Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), manufacturing some of the world’s most advanced chips. NVDA Nvidia $285.71 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $95.06 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing $85.04 Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the one name on this list of best chip stocks to buy now that has yet to report this earnings season. While both revenue and net income were down on a year-over-year basis, investors seemed cheered by the company’s first-quarter sales guidance of $6.5 billion, which came in above expectations of $6.33 billion, as well as Nvidia’s bullish outlook on AI.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'TSMC is a major supplier to Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), manufacturing some of the world’s most advanced chips. The renewed interest in chip stocks is being driven in part by the return of the risk-on trade, but also by better-than-expected earnings reports from some of the best chip stocks to buy now. NVDA Nvidia $285.71 AMD Advanced Micro Devices $95.06 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing $85.04 Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the one name on this list of best chip stocks to buy now that has yet to report this earnings season.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-unveils-final-cut-pro-logic-pro-for-ipad-for-video-music-creators', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Tech major Apple unveiled Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad with powerful features to deliver the ultimate mobile studio for video and music creators.\nBeginning Tuesday, May 23, Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad will be available on the App Store as subscriptions.\nFinal Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad will each be available on the App Store for $4.99 per month or $49 per year with a one-month free trial.\nThe compny noted that these Pro apps bring all-new touch interfaces that allow users to enhance their workflows with the immediacy and intuitiveness of Multi-Touch.\nFinal Cut Pro for iPad offers a powerful set of tools for video creators to record, edit, finish, and share, all from one portable device. Further, Logic Pro for iPad for professional music creation comes with a complete collection of sophisticated tools for songwriting, beat making, recording, editing, and mixing.\nFinal Cut Pro is compatible with M1 chip iPad models or later, and Logic Pro will be available on A12 Bionic chip iPad models or later. Apple noted that Final Cut Pro for iPad and Logic Pro for iPad require iPadOS 16.4.\nBob Borchers, Apple\'s vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, said, "We\'re excited to introduce Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad, allowing creators to unleash their creativity in new ways and in even more places. With a powerful set of intuitive tools designed for the portability, performance, and touch-first interface of iPad, Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro deliver the ultimate mobile studio."\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The compny noted that these Pro apps bring all-new touch interfaces that allow users to enhance their workflows with the immediacy and intuitiveness of Multi-Touch. Final Cut Pro for iPad offers a powerful set of tools for video creators to record, edit, finish, and share, all from one portable device. Further, Logic Pro for iPad for professional music creation comes with a complete collection of sophisticated tools for songwriting, beat making, recording, editing, and mixing.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Tech major Apple unveiled Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad with powerful features to deliver the ultimate mobile studio for video and music creators. Final Cut Pro for iPad offers a powerful set of tools for video creators to record, edit, finish, and share, all from one portable device. With a powerful set of intuitive tools designed for the portability, performance, and touch-first interface of iPad, Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro deliver the ultimate mobile studio."', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Unveils Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro For IPad For Video, Music Creators', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The compny noted that these Pro apps bring all-new touch interfaces that allow users to enhance their workflows with the immediacy and intuitiveness of Multi-Touch. Final Cut Pro for iPad offers a powerful set of tools for video creators to record, edit, finish, and share, all from one portable device. With a powerful set of intuitive tools designed for the portability, performance, and touch-first interface of iPad, Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro deliver the ultimate mobile studio."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Final Cut Pro is compatible with M1 chip iPad models or later, and Logic Pro will be available on A12 Bionic chip iPad models or later. Apple noted that Final Cut Pro for iPad and Logic Pro for iPad require iPadOS 16.4. With a powerful set of intuitive tools designed for the portability, performance, and touch-first interface of iPad, Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro deliver the ultimate mobile studio."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-tech-heavy-nasdaq-jumps-on-signs-of-easing-inflation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\nMay 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq led gains among Wall Street\'s main indexes on Wednesday, as a slightly lower-than-expected increase on inflation last month indicated that the Federal Reserve\'s rapid interest rate hikes were yielding result.\nThe U.S Treasury yields fell while the Nasdaq .IXIC jumped as much as 1.15% to its highest intraday level in more than eight months, with large-cap technology stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O up about 0.5% each.\nThe Labor Department\'s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.9% in April from a year ago and compared with expectations of a 5% increase. Month-over-month CPI in April rose 0.4% after gaining 0.1% in March.\nFed funds futures traders are now pricing in an 86% chance that the Fed will leave rates unchanged in its June meeting, and 14% odds of another 25 basis points hike. FEDWATCH\n"Today\'s report suggests that the Fed\'s campaign to quell inflation is working, albeit more slowly than they would like," said Quincy Krosby, chief global strategist at LPL Financial in Charlotte, North Carolina.\n"This report will be followed by another one before the Fed meets in June, where expectations are that rent-related inflation will indicate definitive signs of easing, helping to push overall headline inflation lower."\nThe rate-sensitive S&P 500 technology sector index .SPLRCT rose 0.8%, while communication services .SPLRCL rose 0.9%.\nAt 9:48 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 67.80 points, or 0.20%, at 33,494.01, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 11.08 points, or 0.27%, at 4,130.25, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 95.73 points, or 0.79%, at 12,275.29.\nAlphabet Inc GOOGL.O gained 1.6% as the Google-parent was set to unveil more artificial intelligence in its products to answer the latest competition from Microsoft.\nOil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N fell 2.1% after its first-quarter earnings fell short of analysts\' estimates.\nLivent Corp LTHM.N added 4.2% after Australian lithium miner Allkem Ltd AKE.AX agreed to merge with the U.S.-based chemical manufacturing firm to create a $10.6 billion firm.\nAirbnb Inc ABNB.O lost 11.5% as the vacation rental booking company saw fewer bookings and lower average daily rates in the second quarter.\nRivian Automotive RIVN.O jumped 13% after the EV maker beat first-quarter results estimates and reiterated its annual production forecast.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.28-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 2.15-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 12 new 52-week highs and four new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 50 new highs and 37 new lows.\nAs goods inflation eases, services step in As goods inflation eases, services step inhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NBTf3Z\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D\'Silva and Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The U.S Treasury yields fell while the Nasdaq .IXIC jumped as much as 1.15% to its highest intraday level in more than eight months, with large-cap technology stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O up about 0.5% each. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq led gains among Wall Street\'s main indexes on Wednesday, as a slightly lower-than-expected increase on inflation last month indicated that the Federal Reserve\'s rapid interest rate hikes were yielding result. FEDWATCH "Today\'s report suggests that the Fed\'s campaign to quell inflation is working, albeit more slowly than they would like," said Quincy Krosby, chief global strategist at LPL Financial in Charlotte, North Carolina.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The U.S Treasury yields fell while the Nasdaq .IXIC jumped as much as 1.15% to its highest intraday level in more than eight months, with large-cap technology stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O up about 0.5% each. The Labor Department's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.9% in April from a year ago and compared with expectations of a 5% increase. The S&P index recorded 12 new 52-week highs and four new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 50 new highs and 37 new lows.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Tech-heavy Nasdaq jumps on signs of easing inflation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The U.S Treasury yields fell while the Nasdaq .IXIC jumped as much as 1.15% to its highest intraday level in more than eight months, with large-cap technology stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O up about 0.5% each. Fed funds futures traders are now pricing in an 86% chance that the Fed will leave rates unchanged in its June meeting, and 14% odds of another 25 basis points hike. "This report will be followed by another one before the Fed meets in June, where expectations are that rent-related inflation will indicate definitive signs of easing, helping to push overall headline inflation lower."', 'news_textrank_summary': "The U.S Treasury yields fell while the Nasdaq .IXIC jumped as much as 1.15% to its highest intraday level in more than eight months, with large-cap technology stocks, including Apple Inc AAPL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O up about 0.5% each. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 10 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq led gains among Wall Street's main indexes on Wednesday, as a slightly lower-than-expected increase on inflation last month indicated that the Federal Reserve's rapid interest rate hikes were yielding result. As goods inflation eases, services step in As goods inflation eases, services step inhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NBTf3Z (Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva and Arun Koyyur) (([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-is-spending-%2490-billion-to-buy-back-its-stock%3A-3-reasons-not-to-follow-its-lead', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become somewhat famous for its massive share repurchases, spending $85 billion over the past year buying back its stock.\nWho am I to judge? You can do that when your business generates $100 billion in cash profits every year. Apple does it to lower the number of its outstanding shares and increase the value of its stock, benefiting shareholders.\nBut just because Apple is buying its stock doesn't mean you should. It's a great business, but the stock might not be ripe for the picking. Here are three reasons to pass on it.\n1. The valuation is more bitter than sweet\nYou won't hear an argument for Apple being a bad business. It's one of the most powerful companies on Earth, and the real problem is that everyone knows it.\nA turbulent stock market has everyone flocking to dependable stocks like Apple, pushing the valuation increasingly higher. You can see below that the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) is approaching 30, more than 50% higher than its average over the past 10 years.\nAAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts.\nApple wants to reduce its share count, so it'll plow money into share repurchases with sheer force. Individual investors should use a bit more tact and think twice. It could be a disaster for investors buying now if Apple reverted to its long-term averages.\n2. Growth is slowing\nNot to add salt to the wound, but Apple is having a harder time growing as a company worth nearly $3 trillion. It just reported its operating results for the quarter ending April 1 and posted flat year-over-year earnings per share (EPS). For the long term, analysts have gradually toned down their expectations, now looking for 10% annual earnings growth, on par with the S&P 500's historical average.\nAAPL EPS LT Growth Estimates data by YCharts.\nApple will probably hit an eventual growth spurt when a major iPhone upgrade comes out, but it becomes increasingly harder as you get bigger. It puts more pressure on management to deliver growth because the stock trades at a higher valuation. Remember that valuations reflect market expectations, and falling short could mean a brutally quick haircut.\n3. Better opportunities elsewhere\nFew companies are as good as Apple, but there are plenty of better investment opportunities right now.\nSuppose you buy Apple today and hold it for the next five years. Assuming 10% annual earnings growth, the company would generate roughly $10 per share in 2028. If the stock were to trade at its long-term average P/E of 20 at that point, your five-year investment would return a total of just 15% (a tad more, including Apple's 0.5% dividend yield).\nIn other words, there isn't much more juice to squeeze unless something unexpected happens. So what should investors do? Consider putting Apple on your watch list for now, and move on to better opportunities.\nThey are out there. Think long term and diversify your stock portfolio; the market's wonkiness will offer you some deals that make you money if you are patient and wait for the right opportunity.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\nJustin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become somewhat famous for its massive share repurchases, spending $85 billion over the past year buying back its stock. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts. AAPL EPS LT Growth Estimates data by YCharts.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become somewhat famous for its massive share repurchases, spending $85 billion over the past year buying back its stock. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts. AAPL EPS LT Growth Estimates data by YCharts.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Is Spending $90 Billion to Buy Back Its Stock: 3 Reasons Not to Follow Its Lead', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become somewhat famous for its massive share repurchases, spending $85 billion over the past year buying back its stock. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts. AAPL EPS LT Growth Estimates data by YCharts.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become somewhat famous for its massive share repurchases, spending $85 billion over the past year buying back its stock. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts. 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{'date': '2023-05-11', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tmf-spxn%3A-big-etf-inflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the DIREXION DAILY 20-YR TREASURY BULL 3X Shares, which added 12,750,000 units, or a 7.0% increase week over week.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Financials ETF, which added 80,000 units, for a 37.2% increase in outstanding units. Among the largest underlying components of SPXN, in morning trading today Apple is down about 0.5%, and Microsoft is lower by about 1%.\nVIDEO: TMF, SPXN: Big ETF Inflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Financials ETF, which added 80,000 units, for a 37.2% increase in outstanding units. Among the largest underlying components of SPXN, in morning trading today Apple is down about 0.5%, and Microsoft is lower by about 1%. VIDEO: TMF, SPXN: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the DIREXION DAILY 20-YR TREASURY BULL 3X Shares, which added 12,750,000 units, or a 7.0% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Financials ETF, which added 80,000 units, for a 37.2% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: TMF, SPXN: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'TMF, SPXN: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the DIREXION DAILY 20-YR TREASURY BULL 3X Shares, which added 12,750,000 units, or a 7.0% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Financials ETF, which added 80,000 units, for a 37.2% increase in outstanding units. Among the largest underlying components of SPXN, in morning trading today Apple is down about 0.5%, and Microsoft is lower by about 1%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the DIREXION DAILY 20-YR TREASURY BULL 3X Shares, which added 12,750,000 units, or a 7.0% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Financials ETF, which added 80,000 units, for a 37.2% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: TMF, SPXN: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-supplier-foxconns-q1-profit-slumps-56-y-y-lags-forecasts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds details\nTAIPEI, May 11 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Thursday a 56% fall in first-quarter net profit, lagging forecasts in its biggest quarterly fall in three years, as global economic woes hurt demand for smart consumer electronics.\nThe Taiwanese company, which is the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the January-March quarter fell to T$12.8 billion ($417.17 million) from T$29.45 billion in the same period the previous year.\nIt was much worse than an average forecast of T$29.18 billion profit from 13 analysts, according to Refinitiv.\nFoxconn said it expected revenue for its key consumer electronics products to decline year on year in the second quarter. That group includes smartphones and makes up more than half of Foxconn's total revenue.\nIt expects revenues for cloud and networking products in 2023 to be flat, compared to a previous forecast of significant growth for those sectors.\nOverall, revenues for the second quarter would fall, while full-year revenues would be flat, the Taiwanese company said. Foxconn earlier this year forecast revenue to be flat for 2023.\n($1 = 30.6830 Taiwan dollars)\n(Reporting by Yimou Lee; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Sonali Paul)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Adds details TAIPEI, May 11 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Thursday a 56% fall in first-quarter net profit, lagging forecasts in its biggest quarterly fall in three years, as global economic woes hurt demand for smart consumer electronics. That group includes smartphones and makes up more than half of Foxconn's total revenue. It expects revenues for cloud and networking products in 2023 to be flat, compared to a previous forecast of significant growth for those sectors.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds details TAIPEI, May 11 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Thursday a 56% fall in first-quarter net profit, lagging forecasts in its biggest quarterly fall in three years, as global economic woes hurt demand for smart consumer electronics. Foxconn said it expected revenue for its key consumer electronics products to decline year on year in the second quarter. Overall, revenues for the second quarter would fall, while full-year revenues would be flat, the Taiwanese company said.', 'news_article_title': "Apple supplier Foxconn's Q1 profit slumps 56% y/y, lags forecasts", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Adds details TAIPEI, May 11 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Thursday a 56% fall in first-quarter net profit, lagging forecasts in its biggest quarterly fall in three years, as global economic woes hurt demand for smart consumer electronics. The Taiwanese company, which is the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the January-March quarter fell to T$12.8 billion ($417.17 million) from T$29.45 billion in the same period the previous year. Foxconn said it expected revenue for its key consumer electronics products to decline year on year in the second quarter.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Adds details TAIPEI, May 11 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Thursday a 56% fall in first-quarter net profit, lagging forecasts in its biggest quarterly fall in three years, as global economic woes hurt demand for smart consumer electronics. The Taiwanese company, which is the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the January-March quarter fell to T$12.8 billion ($417.17 million) from T$29.45 billion in the same period the previous year. Foxconn said it expected revenue for its key consumer electronics products to decline year on year in the second quarter."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/get-exposure-to-nvidia-stock-price-options-income-in-new-yieldmax-etf', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'YieldMax announced the launch of the YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSE Arca: NVDY). The actively managed fund seeks to generate monthly income via a synthetic covered call strategy on NVIDIA (NVDA) stock. The fund, which ZEGA Financial actively manages, does not invest directly in NVDA.\nAs part of its strategy, NVDY will write (sell) call option contracts on NVDA to generate income. Since the fund does not directly own NVDA, these written call options will be sold short.\nThe call options that NVDY writes will generally have an expiration of one month or less. They’ll have a strike price that is around 5% to 15% above the then-current NVDA share price at the time of such sales.\nTo achieve a synthetic long exposure to NVDA, the fund will simultaneously buy call options and sell put options on the fund. This will attempt to replicate the stock price movements.\nThe call options NVDY purchases and the put options it sells will generally have six-month to one-year terms. They’ll also have strike prices that are roughly equal to the then-current share price when the contracts are purchased and sold, respectively.\nThe combination of the long call options and sold put options provides the ETF with investment exposure equal to approximately 100% of NVDA for the duration of the applicable options exposure.\n“We are seeing growing demand for covered call ETF strategies in 2023 as advisors seek equity income in a risk-controlled manner,” said VettaFi’s head of research Todd Rosenbluth.\nSee more: “New Active Funds Offer Income and Exposure to Price of TSLA, ARKK”\nA Growing Suite of YieldMax ETFs\nThe launch of NVDY follows the recent listing of the YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF (APLY). APLY has a similar strategy to NVDY whereby it seeks to generate monthly income by selling/writing call options on Apple (AAPL) stock. And just as NVDY doesn’t invest directly in NVDA, APLY doesn’t invest directly in AAPL.\nNVDY joins the suite of YieldMax ETFs. Funds include APLY, the YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF (TSLY), and the YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF (OARK). All YieldMax ETFs have an expense ratio of 0.99%.\n“Given the market volatility expected in 2023, these new ETFs could gain some traction,” Rosenbluth added.\nToroso Investments is the adviser for all YieldMax ETFs. ZEGA Financial is their subadviser.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit VettaFi | ETF Trends.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'APLY has a similar strategy to NVDY whereby it seeks to generate monthly income by selling/writing call options on Apple (AAPL) stock. See more: “New Active Funds Offer Income and Exposure to Price of TSLA, ARKK” A Growing Suite of YieldMax ETFs The launch of NVDY follows the recent listing of the YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF (APLY). And just as NVDY doesn’t invest directly in NVDA, APLY doesn’t invest directly in AAPL.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'See more: “New Active Funds Offer Income and Exposure to Price of TSLA, ARKK” A Growing Suite of YieldMax ETFs The launch of NVDY follows the recent listing of the YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF (APLY). APLY has a similar strategy to NVDY whereby it seeks to generate monthly income by selling/writing call options on Apple (AAPL) stock. And just as NVDY doesn’t invest directly in NVDA, APLY doesn’t invest directly in AAPL.', 'news_article_title': 'Get Exposure to NVIDIA Stock Price, Options Income in New YieldMax ETF', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'See more: “New Active Funds Offer Income and Exposure to Price of TSLA, ARKK” A Growing Suite of YieldMax ETFs The launch of NVDY follows the recent listing of the YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF (APLY). APLY has a similar strategy to NVDY whereby it seeks to generate monthly income by selling/writing call options on Apple (AAPL) stock. And just as NVDY doesn’t invest directly in NVDA, APLY doesn’t invest directly in AAPL.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'See more: “New Active Funds Offer Income and Exposure to Price of TSLA, ARKK” A Growing Suite of YieldMax ETFs The launch of NVDY follows the recent listing of the YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF (APLY). APLY has a similar strategy to NVDY whereby it seeks to generate monthly income by selling/writing call options on Apple (AAPL) stock. And just as NVDY doesn’t invest directly in NVDA, APLY doesn’t invest directly in AAPL.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-faang-stocks-for-your-may-2023-watchlist', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'FAANG is an acronym representing five of the most prominent and influential tech companies in the United States: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Alphabet. These companies are considered to be some of the largest and most powerful entities in the tech industry and, by extension, the entire stock market. Each of these companies has shown exceptional growth and innovation, leading to significant influence on the economy and financial markets.\nInvesting in FAANG stocks essentially means investing in the leading tech giants, each with a unique business model. Facebook and Google dominate digital advertising, Apple has a stronghold on tech hardware and software, Amazon is a leader in e-commerce and cloud services, and Netflix is a significant player in the streaming content industry.\nHowever, like any investment, FAANG stocks come with their own set of risks. Factors like regulatory pressures, market saturation, and competition can impact their performance. Therefore, investors need to understand these factors and their potential impact on FAANG stocks. Despite these risks, FAANG stocks have consistently proven to be resilient and have generated substantial returns for their shareholders over the years. All in all, here are three FAANG stocks for your stock market watchlist today.\nFAANG Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Today\nAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)\nApple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nMeta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META)\nAmazon (AMZN Stock)\nFirst off, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is one of the world’s most influential e-commerce and cloud computing companies. Today, Amazon is a dominant force in online retail, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence, and it is the leading provider of cloud infrastructure through Amazon Web Services.\nLate last month, Amazon recently reported its first quarter of 2023 earnings results. In detail, the company announced earnings of $0.31 per share, with revenue of $127.4 billion. For context, Wall Street’s consensus estimates were earnings of $0.21 per share versus revenue of $124.5 billion. Moreover, revenue advanced by 9.4% compared to the same period, the previous year. Furthermore, Amazon said estimated second-quarter revenue of $127.0 billion to $133.0 billion.\nOn Thursday morning, shares of AMZN stock are trading higher on the day so far by 1.15%, at $111.44 per share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] 3 Semiconductor Stocks To Watch In May 2023\nApple (AAPL Stock)\nNext, Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is known for its innovative and high-quality products, Apple is a global leader in consumer electronics and software. Some of its flagship products include the iPhone, the iPad, and the Mac computer. Apple is also involved in services like the App Store, Apple Music, and iCloud.\nJust last week, Apple released its financial results for the second quarter of 2023. The tech giant reported per-share earnings of $1.52 and total revenue of $94.8 billion, surpassing analysts’ predictions, which had forecasted earnings of $1.44 per share and revenue of $92.9 billion. Moreover, during the earnings call, Apple projected that the third quarter would see a similar dip in revenue, with estimates landing around $80.88 billion.\nMoving along, during Thursday morning’s trading session, Apple stock is trading slightly lower off the open by 0.54% at $172.62 per share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] 3 Cyclical Stocks To Watch In May 2023\nMeta Platforms (META Stock)\nLast but not least, Meta Platforms Inc. (META) previously known as Facebook Inc., Meta Platforms is a multinational technology company known for its social networking services. The company owns several popular platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus VR.\nIn late April, Meta Platforms shared its financial results for the first quarter of 2023. Delving into the details, the company outperformed expectations for the quarter. Particularly, Meta reported earnings of $2.64 per share and revenue of $28.6 billion for the first quarter of 2023. This exceeded the predictions of analysts, who had estimated earnings of $1.96 per share and revenue of $27.6 billion.\nThat said, during Thursday’s mid-morning trading session, META stock is trading up on the day thus far by 1.23% at $236.15 a share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'FAANG Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Today Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) Amazon (AMZN Stock) First off, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is one of the world’s most influential e-commerce and cloud computing companies. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Semiconductor Stocks To Watch In May 2023 Apple (AAPL Stock) Next, Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is known for its innovative and high-quality products, Apple is a global leader in consumer electronics and software. FAANG is an acronym representing five of the most prominent and influential tech companies in the United States: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Alphabet.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'FAANG Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Today Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) Amazon (AMZN Stock) First off, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is one of the world’s most influential e-commerce and cloud computing companies. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Semiconductor Stocks To Watch In May 2023 Apple (AAPL Stock) Next, Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is known for its innovative and high-quality products, Apple is a global leader in consumer electronics and software. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Cyclical Stocks To Watch In May 2023 Meta Platforms (META Stock) Last but not least, Meta Platforms Inc. (META) previously known as Facebook Inc., Meta Platforms is a multinational technology company known for its social networking services.', 'news_article_title': '3 FAANG Stocks For Your May 2023 Watchlist', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'FAANG Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Today Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) Amazon (AMZN Stock) First off, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is one of the world’s most influential e-commerce and cloud computing companies. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Semiconductor Stocks To Watch In May 2023 Apple (AAPL Stock) Next, Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is known for its innovative and high-quality products, Apple is a global leader in consumer electronics and software. All in all, here are three FAANG stocks for your stock market watchlist today.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'FAANG Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Today Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) Amazon (AMZN Stock) First off, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is one of the world’s most influential e-commerce and cloud computing companies. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Semiconductor Stocks To Watch In May 2023 Apple (AAPL Stock) Next, Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is known for its innovative and high-quality products, Apple is a global leader in consumer electronics and software. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Cyclical Stocks To Watch In May 2023 Meta Platforms (META Stock) Last but not least, Meta Platforms Inc. (META) previously known as Facebook Inc., Meta Platforms is a multinational technology company known for its social networking services.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foxconn-shares-fall-after-apple-suppliers-q1-profit-plunges', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "TAIPEI, May 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Foxconn 2317.TW fell more than 2% on Friday after the Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier's quarterly profit missed forecasts and it cited a big writedown from its stake in Japan's Sharp Corp 6753.T for the loss.\nThe stock of Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, slid 2.4% in early trade, while Sharp's shares plunged 7%.\n(Reporting by Yimou Lee in Taipei; Writing by Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)\n(([email protected]; +852 97387151; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "TAIPEI, May 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Foxconn 2317.TW fell more than 2% on Friday after the Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier's quarterly profit missed forecasts and it cited a big writedown from its stake in Japan's Sharp Corp 6753.T for the loss. The stock of Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, slid 2.4% in early trade, while Sharp's shares plunged 7%. (Reporting by Yimou Lee in Taipei; Writing by Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected]; +852 97387151; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "TAIPEI, May 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Foxconn 2317.TW fell more than 2% on Friday after the Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier's quarterly profit missed forecasts and it cited a big writedown from its stake in Japan's Sharp Corp 6753.T for the loss. The stock of Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, slid 2.4% in early trade, while Sharp's shares plunged 7%. (Reporting by Yimou Lee in Taipei; Writing by Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected]; +852 97387151; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Foxconn shares fall after Apple supplier's Q1 profit plunges", 'news_lexrank_summary': "TAIPEI, May 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Foxconn 2317.TW fell more than 2% on Friday after the Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier's quarterly profit missed forecasts and it cited a big writedown from its stake in Japan's Sharp Corp 6753.T for the loss. The stock of Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, slid 2.4% in early trade, while Sharp's shares plunged 7%. (Reporting by Yimou Lee in Taipei; Writing by Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected]; +852 97387151; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "TAIPEI, May 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Foxconn 2317.TW fell more than 2% on Friday after the Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier's quarterly profit missed forecasts and it cited a big writedown from its stake in Japan's Sharp Corp 6753.T for the loss. The stock of Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, slid 2.4% in early trade, while Sharp's shares plunged 7%. (Reporting by Yimou Lee in Taipei; Writing by Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected]; +852 97387151; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/my-top-3-growth-stock-picks-for-may-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nFinding certainty in investing is challenging, as even seemingly stable assets like cash or CDs may not be entirely immune to factors such as inflation, which can lead to a decline in purchasing power over time. One way for investors to add certainty to their portfolio is by focusing on stocks of companies likely to remain relevant for several decades. These are typically companies that pay dividends, have high profitability, and are large enough to withstand market disruptions. For example, here are three of the most promising top growth stock picks for May that you might want to consider.\nMETA Meta Platforms $235.79\nGOOG GOOGL Alphabet $116.90\nAAPL Apple 173.75\nMeta Platforms (META)\nSource: Khakimullin Aleksandr / Shutterstock\nOne of the top growth stock picks for May is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), which was knocked down by slowing economic growth. It also took a hit on concerns over CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s investment in the metaverse.\nHowever while the S&P 500 has climbed by less than 13%, Meta’s stock has increased by more than 60% in the past few months. Now, as the Facebook parent prepares to report its Q1 2023 earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, investors wonder if there’s further room for growth. Meta Platforms is in an excellent position to report robust earnings growth as cost savings boost its profitability. And as the digital ad market rebounds. \nAlphabet (GOOG, GOOGL)\nSource: MEE KO DONG / Shutterstock\nAnother tech and AI giant, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) has been going through ups and downs recently. The company’s management is taking decisive action to reduce expenses by laying off 6% of its workforce and suspending the development of its next-generation Pixelbook laptop. \nThese measures are expected to enhance profitability and drive earnings growth over the long run. However, the launch of its AI-powered chatbot earlier this year could have been better received and only added to the company’s challenges. Although Alphabet struggled with missed earnings and negative chatbot feedback, the stock has returned. With a strong foothold in search and cloud computing, Alphabet is poised for significant growth in the AI space. \nSundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet, has been regularly talking about AI for several decades, suggesting that Alphabet has given it some serious thought. With Alphabet’s dominance in Google and YouTube, there is optimism that the company will eventually succeed in AI development.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Shutterstock\nCompared to other technology stocks, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) performed better during the tech stock sell-off in 2022. While Apple’s past and recent performance have been strong, its long-term potential lies in its growth catalysts, such as its Services unit, according to Louis Navellier. Traders looking for a buy-and-hold potential in the technology sector might consider Apple.\nApple plans to maintain its aggressive approach to share repurchases and dividends. The company generates $97 billion in annual free cash flow, more than enough to support its current policies. Apple’s goal is to eventually reach a cash-neutral financial position, which means its debt will equal its cash. This might require a few years to complete, with $54 billion in net financial resources and $97 billion in yearly free liquidity.\nWhen Apple releases its financial data for its fiscal second quarter on May 4, shareholders can anticipate a clarification on the business’s cash position, repurchases of shares, and payouts.\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald had a position in AAPL, META. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\nThe post My Top 3 Growth Stock Picks for May 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'META Meta Platforms $235.79 GOOG GOOGL Alphabet $116.90 AAPL Apple 173.75 Meta Platforms (META) Source: Khakimullin Aleksandr / Shutterstock One of the top growth stock picks for May is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), which was knocked down by slowing economic growth. Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock Compared to other technology stocks, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) performed better during the tech stock sell-off in 2022. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald had a position in AAPL, META.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'META Meta Platforms $235.79 GOOG GOOGL Alphabet $116.90 AAPL Apple 173.75 Meta Platforms (META) Source: Khakimullin Aleksandr / Shutterstock One of the top growth stock picks for May is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), which was knocked down by slowing economic growth. Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock Compared to other technology stocks, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) performed better during the tech stock sell-off in 2022. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald had a position in AAPL, META.', 'news_article_title': 'My Top 3 Growth Stock Picks for May 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'META Meta Platforms $235.79 GOOG GOOGL Alphabet $116.90 AAPL Apple 173.75 Meta Platforms (META) Source: Khakimullin Aleksandr / Shutterstock One of the top growth stock picks for May is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), which was knocked down by slowing economic growth. Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock Compared to other technology stocks, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) performed better during the tech stock sell-off in 2022. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald had a position in AAPL, META.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'META Meta Platforms $235.79 GOOG GOOGL Alphabet $116.90 AAPL Apple 173.75 Meta Platforms (META) Source: Khakimullin Aleksandr / Shutterstock One of the top growth stock picks for May is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), which was knocked down by slowing economic growth. Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock Compared to other technology stocks, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) performed better during the tech stock sell-off in 2022. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald had a position in AAPL, META.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-11-2023-%3A-kgc-msft-tsla-intc-aapl-sumo-fold-rlj-fis-pags', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -3.12 to 13,386.66. The total After hours volume is currently 75,078,239 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nKinross Gold Corporation (KGC) is unchanged at $5.33, with 2,539,707 shares traded. KGC\'s current last sale is 97.62% of the target price of $5.46.\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is -0.35 at $309.76, with 2,447,622 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 11 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.57. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) is +1.18 at $173.26, with 2,139,912 shares traded. TSLA\'s current last sale is 86.63% of the target price of $200.\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is -0.12 at $28.74, with 2,134,418 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.04. INTC\'s current last sale is 94.23% of the target price of $30.5.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.19 at $173.56, with 2,021,362 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.17. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nSumo Logic, Inc. (SUMO) is unchanged at $12.04, with 1,967,712 shares traded. SUMO\'s current last sale is 100.33% of the target price of $12.\n\nAmicus Therapeutics, Inc. (FOLD) is unchanged at $11.68, with 1,944,301 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for FOLD is 11.5797; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nRLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) is unchanged at $10.71, with 1,625,231 shares traded. RLJ\'s current last sale is 71.4% of the target price of $15.\n\nFidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS) is unchanged at $55.00, with 1,586,882 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.55. FIS\'s current last sale is 68.75% of the target price of $80.\n\nPagSeguro Digital Ltd. (PAGS) is -0.03 at $12.23, with 1,055,354 shares traded. PAGS\'s current last sale is 87.36% of the target price of $14.\n\nIonQ, Inc. (IONQ) is -0.82 at $6.20, with 1,009,698 shares traded. IONQ\'s current last sale is 68.89% of the target price of $9.\n\nThe Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) is -0.03 at $47.70, with 944,581 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SCHW is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.19 at $173.56, with 2,021,362 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.19 at $173.56, with 2,021,362 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 75,078,239 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 11, 2023 : KGC, MSFT, TSLA, INTC, AAPL, SUMO, FOLD, RLJ, FIS, PAGS, IONQ, SCHW', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.19 at $173.56, with 2,021,362 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC) is unchanged at $5.33, with 2,539,707 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.19 at $173.56, with 2,021,362 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 75,078,239 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-warren-buffett-stocks-to-buy-hand-over-fist-in-may-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is a lodestar for many investors, and for good reason. His stock-picking acumen has yielded astounding returns on capital for Berkshire shareholders over the years.\nBRK.A data by YCharts.\nWhich Warren Buffett stocks are worth buying in May? Although the Oracle of Omaha has become decidedly more cautious when it comes to U.S. stocks in recent times, Berkshire\'s portfolio still contains a handful of outstanding buys for patient investors. Here are two holdings that ought to deliver above-market returns for those with a long-term mindset.\n1. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has built a thriving business with a wide economic moat thanks to its user-friendly Mac and iPhone. These intuitive interfaces seamlessly integrate a diverse array of apps, drastically cut down on conflicts between apps, and most importantly are the basis for the company\'s reputation for products that "just work" right out of the box.\nThe sleek design of the iPhone, which raked in an eye-popping $51.3 billion in sales in the most recent quarter, is also a crucial component in its wide competitive moat. Namely, the tech giant\'s flagship product has become a cultural icon. An iPhone has become a sign of personal financial success in many countries, as well as a must-have fashion accessory.\nAs a direct result, Apple has been able to rapidly capture market share in key emerging nations like India in recent quarters, despite fierce competition from lower priced alternatives.\nApple\'s well-earned reputation for making easy-to-use products that are both reliable and stylish is the core reasons Buffett views the company as one of the best businesses in Berkshire\'s diverse portfolio. What it all boils down to is this: The company\'s core enormous earnings power ought to remain intact for the foreseeable future due to its lack of viable competition and beloved status among users.\nSo, even though Apple\'s stock does have a moderately low earnings yield of 3.77%, its proven ability to fend off competition is arguably worth the price of admission.\n2. Johnson & Johnson\nJohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has been among Berkshire\'s few long-term holdings in healthcare for a couple of solid reasons. Despite the inherent disadvantage of operating in arenas like pharmaceuticals and medtech that are heavily dependent on time-limited patents to protect profits, J&J has been able to build a formidable economic moat, a AAA-rated balance sheet, a 61-year history of annual dividend increases, and a well-earned reputation for savvy capital allocation.\nAs a recent example, J&J acquired Abiomed late last year in a move that significantly bolstered its cardiovascular medtech portfolio ahead of the spinoff of Kenvue. This latest medtech acquisition opens up another high-growth opportunity for the company in the years ahead.\nWhat\'s important to understand is that most mergers and acquisitions in healthcare actually turn out to be value sinks due to the high premiums involved, innate regulatory risks, and the ever-present threat of new competitors coming to market. J&J, by contrast, has repeatedly been able to avoid these pitfalls by hitting on winning companies like Abiomed that ultimately enhance its overall value proposition to shareholders.\nJ&J\'s successful capital allocation strategy, heavy investment on internal pipeline development, and rich tradition of dividend increases have made its stock a tremendous investment for long-term stakeholders:\nJNJ Total Return Price data by YCharts.\nAs such, this Buffett stock is arguably worth buying in any type of market.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nGeorge Budwell has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has built a thriving business with a wide economic moat thanks to its user-friendly Mac and iPhone. As a direct result, Apple has been able to rapidly capture market share in key emerging nations like India in recent quarters, despite fierce competition from lower priced alternatives. Despite the inherent disadvantage of operating in arenas like pharmaceuticals and medtech that are heavily dependent on time-limited patents to protect profits, J&J has been able to build a formidable economic moat, a AAA-rated balance sheet, a 61-year history of annual dividend increases, and a well-earned reputation for savvy capital allocation.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has built a thriving business with a wide economic moat thanks to its user-friendly Mac and iPhone. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is a lodestar for many investors, and for good reason. Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has been among Berkshire's few long-term holdings in healthcare for a couple of solid reasons.", 'news_article_title': '2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist in May', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has built a thriving business with a wide economic moat thanks to its user-friendly Mac and iPhone. Apple's well-earned reputation for making easy-to-use products that are both reliable and stylish is the core reasons Buffett views the company as one of the best businesses in Berkshire's diverse portfolio. J&J's successful capital allocation strategy, heavy investment on internal pipeline development, and rich tradition of dividend increases have made its stock a tremendous investment for long-term stakeholders: JNJ Total Return Price data by YCharts.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has built a thriving business with a wide economic moat thanks to its user-friendly Mac and iPhone. Apple's well-earned reputation for making easy-to-use products that are both reliable and stylish is the core reasons Buffett views the company as one of the best businesses in Berkshire's diverse portfolio. J&J's successful capital allocation strategy, heavy investment on internal pipeline development, and rich tradition of dividend increases have made its stock a tremendous investment for long-term stakeholders: JNJ Total Return Price data by YCharts."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/column-u.s.-mega-tech-is-expensive-but-may-be-unavoidable%3A-mcgeever', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jamie McGeever\nORLANDO, Florida, May 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. stock market rally this year is so narrow that the S&P 500 index\'s .SPXgains have been entirely driven by just a handful of stocks, which are now significantly more expensive than more than 95% of the broader market.\nThe question for investors is, does that valuation chasm begin to close, and will it influence the market\'s direction in the second half of the year as much as it did in the first?\nWhile the gap is extreme, the short-term correlation between valuation and performance is minimal unless you are coming off the sidelines and allocating fresh capital, analysts say. Performance over the next year or so will likely be driven by other factors like positioning and interest rate moves.\nSome of the numbers, however, are so startling they cannot be ignored.\nThe top four stocks in the S&P 500 by weight - Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft CorpMSFT.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Nvidia CorpNVDA.O - account for almost 19% of the index\'s entire $34.4 trillion market cap.\nThey are up more than 45% this year, while the other 496 are up barely 2% and the index as a whole is up less than 8%.\nAccording to Tajinder Dhillon, a Refinitiv analyst, the aggregate 12-month forward price/earnings (PE) ratio of the top four stocks is 31.6, compared with 16.4 for the other 496 companies and 17.9 for the index as a whole.\nKeith Lerner, co-chief investment officer at Truist in Atlanta, calculates that the four stocks\' average 12-month forward PE ratio is around 42.0. That compares with the 10-year average of 49.6, and is only lower thanks to Amazon. The other three are all more expensive than before.\nThe average 12-month forward PE of the other 496 stocks is around 20.8, Lerner says, adding that a \'harmonic\' valuation measure stripping out extremely low index weightings and high PE readings reduces it further to 16.3.\nWhichever way you cut it, the mega stocks are extremely expensive relative to the rest of the market. The cheaper rump of the market that has essentially flatlined this year should be well poised to pick up the baton.\nThis may play out if the Fed can engineer an economic \'soft landing\'. Unemployment at a 50-year low and inflation cooling to a two-year low strengthen the soft landing argument, but caution is still trumping adventurousness.\n"When you look below the surface the picture changes from very expensive to more reasonable valuation, but it still might not be compelling enough relative to the above-average macro risk," Lerner said.\nCROWDED TRADE\nThese risks are real and growing - the U.S. debt ceiling standoff, turmoil in the U.S. regional banking sector, deteriorating credit conditions, and the cumulative hit to activity from 500 basis points of rate hikes in little more than a year.\nAnalysts at JP Morgan point out that, as a share of total shares outstanding, tech has the lowest short interest across U.S. equity sectors, with funds adding to their net exposure to tech in recent weeks.\nEveryone wants a piece of Big Tech, from central banks to mom & pop investors in their 401k accounts, for myriad reasons - safety, liquidity, an interest rate and valuation play, a bet on artificial intelligence, or a nod to ESG.\nApple is turning into a bank too, offering 4.15% on savings accounts.\nIt is a top-heavy market. Over the last decade Bank of America\'s monthly global fund managers surveys have often had various cuts of \'long U.S. tech stocks\' as the most crowded trade, but April\'s survey for the first time ever had \'long big Tech\'.\nThe potential upside is more visible in cheaper sectors that have not participated much in the rally - pretty much everything other than Big Tech - and that are more likely to benefit from a \'soft landing\'. They could include small caps, cyclicals like financials, materials, and some industrials and energy stocks.\nTodd Jablonski, global head of multi asset investing at Principal Asset Management, agrees that mega tech is expensive, and he is underweight U.S. and global equities. He prefers fixed income over stocks by a considerable distance.\nBut within equities he holds a tactical overweight position in large caps even though they are expensive, because of their relative stability and low standard deviation levels.\n"It\'s going to require a broader market participation to drive the next leg higher," Jablonski said, adding that he does not see it happening this year.\n(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.)\nMega tech vs S&P 500 index - 2023 performancehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3LYNgqw\nBig tech regains weight in S&P 500 indexhttps://tmsnrt.rs/44JEZz8\n(By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The top four stocks in the S&P 500 by weight - Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft CorpMSFT.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Nvidia CorpNVDA.O - account for almost 19% of the index's entire $34.4 trillion market cap. These risks are real and growing - the U.S. debt ceiling standoff, turmoil in the U.S. regional banking sector, deteriorating credit conditions, and the cumulative hit to activity from 500 basis points of rate hikes in little more than a year. Everyone wants a piece of Big Tech, from central banks to mom & pop investors in their 401k accounts, for myriad reasons - safety, liquidity, an interest rate and valuation play, a bet on artificial intelligence, or a nod to ESG.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The top four stocks in the S&P 500 by weight - Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft CorpMSFT.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Nvidia CorpNVDA.O - account for almost 19% of the index's entire $34.4 trillion market cap. Keith Lerner, co-chief investment officer at Truist in Atlanta, calculates that the four stocks' average 12-month forward PE ratio is around 42.0. The average 12-month forward PE of the other 496 stocks is around 20.8, Lerner says, adding that a 'harmonic' valuation measure stripping out extremely low index weightings and high PE readings reduces it further to 16.3.", 'news_article_title': 'COLUMN-U.S. mega tech is expensive, but may be unavoidable: McGeever', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The top four stocks in the S&P 500 by weight - Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft CorpMSFT.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Nvidia CorpNVDA.O - account for almost 19% of the index's entire $34.4 trillion market cap. By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, May 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. stock market rally this year is so narrow that the S&P 500 index's .SPXgains have been entirely driven by just a handful of stocks, which are now significantly more expensive than more than 95% of the broader market. According to Tajinder Dhillon, a Refinitiv analyst, the aggregate 12-month forward price/earnings (PE) ratio of the top four stocks is 31.6, compared with 16.4 for the other 496 companies and 17.9 for the index as a whole.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The top four stocks in the S&P 500 by weight - Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft CorpMSFT.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Nvidia CorpNVDA.O - account for almost 19% of the index's entire $34.4 trillion market cap. By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, May 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. stock market rally this year is so narrow that the S&P 500 index's .SPXgains have been entirely driven by just a handful of stocks, which are now significantly more expensive than more than 95% of the broader market. The average 12-month forward PE of the other 496 stocks is around 20.8, Lerner says, adding that a 'harmonic' valuation measure stripping out extremely low index weightings and high PE readings reduces it further to 16.3."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-33', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-i-could-buy-just-1-warren-buffett-stock-right-now-this-would-be-it', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Those looking to forge a successful path in investing could do worse than mirroring the strategy of legendary Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett, arguably one of the greatest investors of all time. Since taking charge of the company back in 1965, his stock picks have yielded compound annual gains of roughly 20% and have collectively soared a staggering 3,787,464%.\nThe Oracle of Omaha has more than three dozen stocks in Berkshire\'s equity portfolio, giving investors plenty to choose from. There\'s arguably something for every investing taste among Berkshire\'s most prominent stock holdings.\nSo, if I could only buy just one Warren Buffett stock right now, my pick would a company with a strong history of growth and a track record of returning capital to shareholders. That\'s why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be my top pick.\nImage source: The Motley Fool.\nWoodstock for capitalists\nThis past weekend, Berkshire Hathaway held its 2023 annual shareholder meeting and it was clear that the love affair between Buffett and Apple continues, as he continued to heap praise on the company.\nReferring to Berkshire\'s ownership of Apple, which amounts to nearly 6% of the company, Buffett said (emphasis added), "Our criteria for Apple was different than the other businesses we own -- it just happens to be [a] better business than any we own."\nHe went on to cite the enduring demand for the iPhone as one of the key differentiators:\nApple has a position with consumers where they\'re paying 1,500 bucks or whatever it may be for a phone. And the same people pay $35,000 for having a second car, and [if] they had to give up a second car or give up their iPhone, they give up their second car. I mean, it\'s an extraordinary product.\nBuffett admitted to selling some shares a few years ago, and his thoughts on that today.\n"I made a mistake a couple of years ago and I sold some shares," he said. "I had certain reasons why gains were useful that year from a tax standpoint, but having heard me say that, it was a dumb decision."\nIt\'s clear from Buffett\'s comments that he still believes Apple -- and the iPhone -- are best-in-breed.\nRemarkable resilience\nGiven the current environment of decades-high inflation and rising interest rates, consumer budgets are stretched to their breaking point. Considering those challenges and the uncertainty that remains, it would be easy for investors to conclude iPhone sales would be hit hard, yet that simply wasn\'t the case.\nEven in the face of the ongoing economic headwinds, the resilience of Apple\'s flagship device was clear. For its fiscal 2023 second quarter (ended April 1), iPhone revenue of $51 billion grew 1.5% year over year, setting a March-quarter record. Services also played its part: Sales of $21 billion climbed 5%, reaching a new all-time high. This helped keep Apple\'s overall decline to a minimum, with revenue of $94.8 billion dipping just 3% year over year, while its earnings per share of $1.52 were unchanged.\nShareholders benefit\nOver time, Apple\'s consistent strong performance has helped it rise to the top of the heap, becoming the world\'s largest company, with a market cap of $2.74 trillion. That has translated into share-price gains of 959% over the past decade. But that\'s just the beginning.\nSince Apple resumed paying a dividend in 2012, it has amassed quite a track record. In fact, the company recently announced its 11th consecutive annual increase, with the payout climbing 4% to $0.24.\nOn a split-adjusted basis, Apple\'s payout initially began at $0.095, but has soared an impressive 153% since inception (including this most recent increase). Furthermore, the tech titan uses just 16% of its profits to fund the payout, so the company has the resources to continue to raise its dividend for the foreseeable future.\nTo be clear, the yield might seem paltry at 0.55%, but that\'s the result of its enormous share-price growth. Combining the dividend and stock appreciation has rewarded Apple shareholders with gains of more than 1,130% over the past 10 years.\nApple has gone even further, with a generous share repurchase plan that it just increased by $90 billion. The company has been buying stock hand over fist, retiring nearly 39% of its outstanding shares since 2013. This gives shareholders a larger slice of its profits.\nBuffett has previously commented on Apple\'s share repurchases, saying he\'s "wildly in favor of it." He is also a fan of the fact that it increases Berkshire\'s ownership of every dollar of Apple\'s profits, without Buffett having to lift a finger.\nEvery rose has its thorns\nEven with the Warren Buffett seal of approval, Apple stock won\'t appeal to every investor. Some would rightfully argue that with a potential recession on the horizon, demand for the iPhone could wither, and the company\'s overall sales could falter, potentially denting the stock in the process.\nFurthermore, Apple shares aren\'t especially cheap, selling for 29 times earnings, a bit higher than the price-to-earnings ratio of 25 for the S&P 500. However the S&P\'s total returns pale in comparison to Apple, up just 208% over the past decade.\nThat said, given the company\'s aforementioned history of robust growth and impressive record of shareholder returns, Apple is the one Warren Buffett stock I would buy if I could only buy one.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "That's why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be my top pick. So, if I could only buy just one Warren Buffett stock right now, my pick would a company with a strong history of growth and a track record of returning capital to shareholders. Remarkable resilience Given the current environment of decades-high inflation and rising interest rates, consumer budgets are stretched to their breaking point.", 'news_luhn_summary': "That's why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be my top pick. Those looking to forge a successful path in investing could do worse than mirroring the strategy of legendary Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett, arguably one of the greatest investors of all time. So, if I could only buy just one Warren Buffett stock right now, my pick would a company with a strong history of growth and a track record of returning capital to shareholders.", 'news_article_title': 'If I Could Buy Just 1 Warren Buffett Stock Right Now, This Would Be It', 'news_lexrank_summary': "That's why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be my top pick. So, if I could only buy just one Warren Buffett stock right now, my pick would a company with a strong history of growth and a track record of returning capital to shareholders. This helped keep Apple's overall decline to a minimum, with revenue of $94.8 billion dipping just 3% year over year, while its earnings per share of $1.52 were unchanged.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'That\'s why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be my top pick. Woodstock for capitalists This past weekend, Berkshire Hathaway held its 2023 annual shareholder meeting and it was clear that the love affair between Buffett and Apple continues, as he continued to heap praise on the company. Referring to Berkshire\'s ownership of Apple, which amounts to nearly 6% of the company, Buffett said (emphasis added), "Our criteria for Apple was different than the other businesses we own -- it just happens to be [a] better business than any we own."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-supplier-foxconns-q1-profit-falls-56-y-y-worse-than-forecasts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "TAIPEI, May 11 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Thursday a 56% fall in first-quarter net profit, as global economic woes hurt demand for smart consumer electronics.\nThe Taiwanese company, which is the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the January-March quarter fell to T$12.8 billion ($417.17 million) from T$29.45 billion in the same period the previous year.\nIt was much worse than an average forecast of T$29.18 billion profit from 13 analysts, according to Refinitiv.\n($1 = 30.6830 Taiwan dollars)\n(Reporting by Yimou Lee; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "TAIPEI, May 11 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Thursday a 56% fall in first-quarter net profit, as global economic woes hurt demand for smart consumer electronics. The Taiwanese company, which is the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the January-March quarter fell to T$12.8 billion ($417.17 million) from T$29.45 billion in the same period the previous year. ($1 = 30.6830 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting by Yimou Lee; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "TAIPEI, May 11 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Thursday a 56% fall in first-quarter net profit, as global economic woes hurt demand for smart consumer electronics. The Taiwanese company, which is the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the January-March quarter fell to T$12.8 billion ($417.17 million) from T$29.45 billion in the same period the previous year. It was much worse than an average forecast of T$29.18 billion profit from 13 analysts, according to Refinitiv.", 'news_article_title': "Apple supplier Foxconn's Q1 profit falls 56% y/y, worse than forecasts", 'news_lexrank_summary': "TAIPEI, May 11 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Thursday a 56% fall in first-quarter net profit, as global economic woes hurt demand for smart consumer electronics. The Taiwanese company, which is the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the January-March quarter fell to T$12.8 billion ($417.17 million) from T$29.45 billion in the same period the previous year. It was much worse than an average forecast of T$29.18 billion profit from 13 analysts, according to Refinitiv.", 'news_textrank_summary': "TAIPEI, May 11 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW reported on Thursday a 56% fall in first-quarter net profit, as global economic woes hurt demand for smart consumer electronics. The Taiwanese company, which is the world's largest contract electronics maker, said net profit for the January-March quarter fell to T$12.8 billion ($417.17 million) from T$29.45 billion in the same period the previous year. ($1 = 30.6830 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting by Yimou Lee; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/green-brick%3A-a-stock-youve-never-heard-of-thats-rallying-200', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Investors have been focused on the more well-known tech stocks and the financials in recent months, with the former primarily responsible for the S&P 500’s gains this year and the latter for the recent volatility. But as concerns grow about how lopsided the broader rally has been, investors will be inclined to be more picky about their stocks for the rest of the year. \nOne great way to sort out high-quality stocks from non-performers is to run simple screens for stock performance over the past year. This can be broken down into chunks like the past month, the past three months, the past two quarters, etc., and can quickly turn up some diamonds you’ll never have heard of otherwise. \nFinding The Diamond\nOn one such search recently, we came across Green Brick Partners Inc (NYSE: GRBK), a homebuilder with a market cap of $2.4 billion. It’s no secret that homebuilders have been a well-performing industry of late, with the iShares US Home Construction ETF (BATS: ITB) up a solid 50% since last November. But Green Brick is in a league of its own and can boast a 175% return over the same period. And the good news? It looks like the rally is only getting started. \nGreen Brick’s shares had been tracking north in line with the ITB ETF through the end of last year, but once January came along, the gap widened considerably. A word from the inside might well have leaked because the company’s February earnings confirmed they’d achieved record home closing revenue for a fourth quarter. \nThe momentum from this continued through April, and last week’s Q1 report smashed analyst expectations once again. The company’s top-line revenue was up 14% year on year, having actually contracted year on year in the previous quarter, while their bottom-line EPS came in 107% higher than the consensus. In an earnings season where a mild beat on expectations has been good enough for most of the tech giants, this was a stunning result, and Wall Street noticed. \nGetting Involved\nAs of last night’s close, the stock is up about 50% from Tuesday last week, with pretty much every session in between closing out at highs. If this is the first time you’re hearing about Green Brick, you’re probably right to feel cautious about jumping in immediately, as the stock’s RSI is at an eye-watering 90. This suggests the stock is exceptionally overbought right now, and while the longer-term upward trend might well be intact, an RSI of that magnitude can often signal an imminent retracement. This is often little more than some profit taking from those involved earlier, and given the strength in both Green Brick’s report and their shares, any pullback from here should be a welcome buying opportunity. \nDespite the near-vertical rally over the past week and the 175% they’ve tacked on since November, it’s still hard to call their shares overvalued even now. Green Brick’s price-to-earnings ratio is only 8.5, a far cry from, say, Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) 30 or Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) 50. To be sure, they operate in a very different industry, but even against their own home builder peers Green Brick is still attractively valued. NVR Inc (NYSE: NVR), an $18 billion fellow holding in the IBT ETF, has a P/E ratio of 12, as does TopBuild Corp (NYSE: BLD), with a market cap of $7 billion.\nSo yes, you might not have caught the initial move in Green Brick but rest assured, this home builder’s story is just getting started. Any sign of profit-taking in the coming sessions should be closely watched because it might just be time to start backing up the truck.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Green Brick’s price-to-earnings ratio is only 8.5, a far cry from, say, Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) 30 or Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) 50. Green Brick’s shares had been tracking north in line with the ITB ETF through the end of last year, but once January came along, the gap widened considerably. A word from the inside might well have leaked because the company’s February earnings confirmed they’d achieved record home closing revenue for a fourth quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Green Brick’s price-to-earnings ratio is only 8.5, a far cry from, say, Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) 30 or Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) 50. This can be broken down into chunks like the past month, the past three months, the past two quarters, etc., and can quickly turn up some diamonds you’ll never have heard of otherwise. Finding The Diamond On one such search recently, we came across Green Brick Partners Inc (NYSE: GRBK), a homebuilder with a market cap of $2.4 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'Green Brick: A Stock You’ve Never Heard Of That’s Rallying 200%', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Green Brick’s price-to-earnings ratio is only 8.5, a far cry from, say, Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) 30 or Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) 50. This can be broken down into chunks like the past month, the past three months, the past two quarters, etc., and can quickly turn up some diamonds you’ll never have heard of otherwise. It looks like the rally is only getting started.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Green Brick’s price-to-earnings ratio is only 8.5, a far cry from, say, Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) 30 or Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) 50. Finding The Diamond On one such search recently, we came across Green Brick Partners Inc (NYSE: GRBK), a homebuilder with a market cap of $2.4 billion. Green Brick’s shares had been tracking north in line with the ITB ETF through the end of last year, but once January came along, the gap widened considerably.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-spdr-msci-usa-strategicfactors-etf-qus-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.\nThe fund is sponsored by State Street Global Advisors. It has amassed assets over $961.08 million, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nBlend ETFs usually hold a mix of growth and value stocks as well as stocks that exhibit both value and growth characteristics.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.59%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 21.60% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 3.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 22.14% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nQUS seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index before fees and expenses. The MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index measures the equity market performance of large and mid-cap companies across the U.S. equity market. It aims to represent the performance of a combination of three factors: value, quality, and low volatility.\nThe ETF has added roughly 5.99% so far this year and is up about 5.20% in the last one year (as of 05/11/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $101.25 and $120.35.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.91 and standard deviation of 17.07% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 627 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, QUS is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $309.46 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $379.74 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 3.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META). Click to get this free report SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 3.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META). Click to get this free report SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index measures the equity market performance of large and mid-cap companies across the U.S. equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Click to get this free report SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 3.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META). Sector Exposure and Top Holdings Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 3.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META). Alternatives SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/prediction%3A-apple-will-become-a-%245-trillion-company-in-2030', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest company in the world by market capitalization. That cap currently stands at just over $2.7 trillion and is nearly equal to the size of the economy of France, the world\'s seventh-largest country as measured by GDP (gross domestic product).\nJust seven years ago, Apple\'s market cap hovered around $500 billion. It was robust demand for the company\'s products and a solid profit driver in the form of the services business that drove the tech giant\'s revenue and earnings over the years and led to a five-fold jump in Apple\'s market cap.\nApple\'s latest results for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 (ended April 1) suggest that the company isn\'t going to run out of steam anytime soon. It\'s on track to potentially hit a market cap of $5 trillion by the end of the decade. Let\'s look at some of the reasons why that could happen.\n2 major catalysts could power Apple higher in the long run\nThe global smartphone market may have taken a big beating in the first quarter of the year, but that didn\'t prevent Apple from posting an increase in iPhone revenue. The company generated $51.3 billion in revenue by selling iPhones during the quarter, up slightly from the prior-year period\'s figure of $50.6 billion.\nThe iPhone was Apple\'s biggest source of revenue, producing 54% of its top line during the quarter. What\'s most impressive though is that Apple\'s iPhone revenue headed higher even though global smartphone shipments fell 14.6% year over year in the first quarter of 2023, according to IDC. What\'s more, the market research firm points out that Apple\'s shipments declined by 2.3%. However, Apple\'s relatively small drop compared to the overall smartphone market\'s decline helped it increase its share of the global market to 20.5% from 18% in the year-ago period.\nAlso, Apple\'s solid pricing power in the smartphone market helped it deliver an improvement in revenue. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) estimates that the average selling price (ASP) of the iPhone increased to $988 last quarter from $882 in the year-ago period. This 12% year-over-year increase in iPhone ASP is a testament to the fact that consumers are willing to spend more money on iPhones even at a time when the overall smartphone market is in turmoil.\nIt is also worth noting that Apple dominates the smartphone market\'s revenue and profits. According to Counterpoint Research, the iPhone cornered 48% of the smartphone market\'s revenue in 2022, along with a whopping 85% share of the profit. This goes to show how dominant Apple is in smartphones, and this is going to be a big tailwind for the company through the end of the decade.\nSpherical Insights predicts that the global smartphone market could generate $947 billion in revenue by 2030, up from $520 billion in 2021. Even if Apple holds on to a 40% revenue share of the global smartphone market by 2030, its iPhone revenue could jump to nearly $380 billion annually. That would be a big increase over the $205 billion in iPhone revenue that the company generated in fiscal 2022.\nApple\'s focus on emerging markets could help it significantly increase iPhone revenue over the next seven years. CFO Luca Maestri remarked on the company\'s latest conference call that the iPhone "reached a March quarter revenue record, thanks to very strong performance in emerging markets from South Asia and India to Latin America and the Middle East."\nThe company sees long-term growth opportunities in these markets given the low share it has over there. For instance, Apple controls just 5.5% of the Indian smartphone market, which is expected to be worth $281 billion in 2028. Apple has been gaining momentum in India thanks to steps such as the opening of new retail stores, an increase in local production, and the addition of pocket-friendly devices that are increasing the iPhone\'s installed base.\nThe services business, on the other hand, benefits from an improvement in Apple\'s iPhone installed base. Services revenue increased to an all-time high of $20.9 billion last quarter, a jump of 5.5% over the prior year. The segment\'s growth was driven by the increasing adoption of Apple\'s services. The company reported that it had 975 million paid subscriptions across its range of services at the end of the previous quarter.\nMore importantly, Apple has added 150 million paid subscriptions in the past year. Its paid subscription count has nearly doubled in the past three years. The company\'s focus on adding new content to services such as Apple TV+, along with improvements in other areas such as Apple Pay and Apple Music, should allow it to continue increasing the size of its services business.\nApple got 22% of its total revenue from the services business last quarter, up from 20% in the prior-year period. This segment delivered a gross margin of 71%, compared to the 37% gross margin of the products business. So the growing influence of the services business on Apple\'s top line should help drive stronger profitability.\nWhy the company could be worth $5 trillion by 2030\nThe services business and the iPhone together produced just over three-fourths of Apple\'s total revenue last quarter. The higher margin profile of the services business, Apple\'s strong iPhone pricing power, and its growing presence in new areas should help the company sustain its robust momentum.\nAAPL EPS Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts\nAnalysts forecast Apple\'s earnings will increase at an annual rate of 8% for the next five years, though it may clock faster growth thanks to new catalysts that may come into play and expand its services revenue. But even if we assume Apple\'s bottom line grows at 8% annually through 2030, its earnings per share could jump to $11.30 per share at the end of the forecast period (using fiscal 2022\'s earnings of $6.11 per share as the base).\nMultiplying the projected earnings with Apple\'s forward price-to-earnings ratio of 29.4 would translate into a stock price of $332. That would represent a 91% upside from current levels, which also tells us that Apple\'s current market cap of $2.7 trillion could easily exceed the $5 trillion mark by 2030. That\'s why investors who haven\'t bought this tech stock yet may want to do so, as it has already gained 33% in 2023, and it seems capable of sustaining its solid momentum.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n *Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\n Harsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest company in the world by market capitalization. AAPL EPS Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts Analysts forecast Apple's earnings will increase at an annual rate of 8% for the next five years, though it may clock faster growth thanks to new catalysts that may come into play and expand its services revenue. It was robust demand for the company's products and a solid profit driver in the form of the services business that drove the tech giant's revenue and earnings over the years and led to a five-fold jump in Apple's market cap.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest company in the world by market capitalization. AAPL EPS Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts Analysts forecast Apple's earnings will increase at an annual rate of 8% for the next five years, though it may clock faster growth thanks to new catalysts that may come into play and expand its services revenue. Also, Apple's solid pricing power in the smartphone market helped it deliver an improvement in revenue.", 'news_article_title': 'Prediction: Apple Will Become a $5 Trillion Company in 2030', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest company in the world by market capitalization. AAPL EPS Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts Analysts forecast Apple's earnings will increase at an annual rate of 8% for the next five years, though it may clock faster growth thanks to new catalysts that may come into play and expand its services revenue. Even if Apple holds on to a 40% revenue share of the global smartphone market by 2030, its iPhone revenue could jump to nearly $380 billion annually.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest company in the world by market capitalization. AAPL EPS Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts Analysts forecast Apple's earnings will increase at an annual rate of 8% for the next five years, though it may clock faster growth thanks to new catalysts that may come into play and expand its services revenue. 2 major catalysts could power Apple higher in the long run The global smartphone market may have taken a big beating in the first quarter of the year, but that didn't prevent Apple from posting an increase in iPhone revenue."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-thinks-this-is-berkshire-hathaways-best-business', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'At Berkshire Hathaway\'s (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) recent annual meeting, CEO and billionaire investor Warren Buffett answered a question from a shareholder who was concerned with how big the company\'s Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) investment had become. And it\'s not hard to see why the question was asked. With a market value of nearly $158 billion as of this writing, the Apple stock makes up roughly 47% of Berkshire\'s stock portfolio and is equal to 22% of the conglomerate\'s entire market cap.\nSpecifically, the shareholder was quoting another famous investor, Aswath Damodaran, who has said that he isn\'t comfortable with positions reaching 25%-35% of his portfolio.\nBuffett pushed back a bit, defending Berkshire\'s high exposure to Apple stock. In fact, he went so far to say that Apple is the best business Berkshire owns.\nBuffett has high praise for Apple\nOf course, Berkshire doesn\'t own 100% of Apple like it owns 100% of GEICO or any of its other 60+ subsidiaries. Its stake amounts to about 5.8% of Apple. So, Berkshire evaluated Apple somewhat differently than its wholly owned businesses, simply because its ownership could be adjusted up and down.\n"Our criteria for Apple was different than the other businesses we own. It just happens to be a better business than any we own," Buffett told investors. He even went so far as to call it a better business than BNSF Railroad, one of Berkshire\'s key subsidiaries. Buffett said "Apple is a better business. Our railroad is a very good business. It was not remotely as good as Apple\'s business."\nWhy does Buffett like Apple so much?\nBuffett will be the first to admit that he isn\'t a tech-savvy investor. In fact, he only got his first smartphone (an iPhone) in 2020. But he still thinks Apple is a fantastic business. As Buffett puts it, "I don\'t understand the phone at all, but I do understand consumer behavior."\nBuffett has spoken many times about the stickiness of Apple\'s customer base and how the company\'s phones and other products are considered essentials for its users. At this year\'s meeting, Buffett said how people would rather give up their second car than their iPhone, which he calls extraordinary. He said that in Berkshire\'s portfolio of businesses, "we probably don\'t have anything like that, that we own 100% of."\nApple\'s aggressive buybacks also have a lot to do with it\nEarlier I mentioned that Buffett had different criteria for Apple because Berkshire\'s ownership stake can change over time. Apple has a notoriously large buyback program, having repurchased a staggering $572 billion of its own stock since 2012, more than three times any other company. Because of this, Berkshire\'s stake can increase with Berkshire doing nothing at all.\nBuffett loves that when Apple buys back its shares, other investors have to sell, such as the index funds that own Apple. "They use their earnings to buy out our partners, which we\'re glad to see them sell out, too. The index funds have to sell. They bring the number of shares down."\nBerkshire\'s stake in Apple might be relatively small right now. But as the company buys back stock, Berkshire\'s ownership percentage increases. For example, if Apple were to buy back about 3% of its outstanding shares this year (which isn\'t a big stretch), Berkshire\'s stake would increase from 5.8% of the tech giant to 6%, without investing any more money.\nBerkshire\'s Apple stake is larger than any other component of its business, so even though the conglomerate owns a single-digit percentage in its stock portfolio, it makes sense to think of it as a business all by itself.\nFinally, Buffett wrote in another recent annual letter that one of Berkshire\'s main competitive advantages over other conglomerates is its willingness to not own 100% of its businesses. With a profit so far of well over $100 billion on Apple, it\'s hard to argue against Buffett\'s logic.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nMatthew Frankel, CFP® has positions in Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "At Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) recent annual meeting, CEO and billionaire investor Warren Buffett answered a question from a shareholder who was concerned with how big the company's Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) investment had become. Buffett has spoken many times about the stickiness of Apple's customer base and how the company's phones and other products are considered essentials for its users. For example, if Apple were to buy back about 3% of its outstanding shares this year (which isn't a big stretch), Berkshire's stake would increase from 5.8% of the tech giant to 6%, without investing any more money.", 'news_luhn_summary': "At Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) recent annual meeting, CEO and billionaire investor Warren Buffett answered a question from a shareholder who was concerned with how big the company's Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) investment had become. Buffett loves that when Apple buys back its shares, other investors have to sell, such as the index funds that own Apple. But as the company buys back stock, Berkshire's ownership percentage increases.", 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett Thinks This Is Berkshire Hathaway's Best Business", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'At Berkshire Hathaway\'s (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) recent annual meeting, CEO and billionaire investor Warren Buffett answered a question from a shareholder who was concerned with how big the company\'s Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) investment had become. Buffett said "Apple is a better business. Why does Buffett like Apple so much?', 'news_textrank_summary': "At Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) recent annual meeting, CEO and billionaire investor Warren Buffett answered a question from a shareholder who was concerned with how big the company's Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) investment had become. Buffett has high praise for Apple Of course, Berkshire doesn't own 100% of Apple like it owns 100% of GEICO or any of its other 60+ subsidiaries. Buffett loves that when Apple buys back its shares, other investors have to sell, such as the index funds that own Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-u.s.-large-cap-etf-schx-be-on-your-investing-radar-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 11/03/2009.\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $30.84 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.03%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.58%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 26.20% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.68% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 25.61% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSCHX seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index before fees and expenses. The Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market measures all U.S. equity securities with readily available prices. The index includes approximately the largest 750 stocks and is float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted.\nThe ETF return is roughly 8.22% so far this year and is up about 4.74% in the last one year (as of 05/11/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $42.25 and $51.01.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 19.14% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 760 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SCHX is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $309.46 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $379.74 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSchwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.68% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 11/03/2009.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.68% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 11/03/2009.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.68% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 11/03/2009.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.68% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 172.1699981689453, 'high': 174.58999633789062, 'open': 173.85000610351562, 'close': 173.75, 'ema_50': 162.63850604518956, 'rsi_14': 68.7741720389601, 'target': 172.57000732421875, 'volume': 49514700.0, 'ema_200': 153.63032712784062, 'adj_close': 173.0480194091797, 'rsi_lag_1': 63.99352567604649, 'rsi_lag_2': 58.668333119275964, 'rsi_lag_3': 65.07934429835184, 'rsi_lag_4': 67.03431914894944, 'rsi_lag_5': 51.73440947943075, 'macd_lag_1': 3.0721494270118797, 'macd_lag_2': 2.9332392051280465, 'macd_lag_3': 2.8955278135280196, 'macd_lag_4': 2.629132576885013, 'macd_lag_5': 2.2437454370764556, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.1611288619673985, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.8466362008059174}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 16.6299991607666, 'Date': '2023-05-11', 'High': 18.190000534057617, 'Open': 16.799999237060547, 'Close': 16.93000030517578, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-11', 'Adj Close': 16.93000030517578}, {'Low': 1.0901321172714231, 'Date': '2023-05-11', 'High': 1.0998680591583252, 'Open': 1.098406195640564, 'Close': 1.098406195640564, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-11', 'Adj Close': 1.098406195640564}, {'Low': 1.2499843835830688, 'Date': '2023-05-11', 'High': 1.2640626430511477, 'Open': 1.2628973722457886, 'Close': 1.2626996040344238, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-11', 'Adj Close': 1.2626996040344238}, {'Low': 6.924099922180176, 'Date': '2023-05-11', 'High': 6.948500156402588, 'Open': 6.932199954986572, 'Close': 6.932199954986572, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-11', 'Adj Close': 6.932199954986572}, {'Low': 70.62999725341797, 'Date': '2023-05-11', 'High': 73.5, 'Open': 72.7699966430664, 'Close': 70.87000274658203, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 365892, 'date_str': '2023-05-11', 'Adj Close': 70.87000274658203}, {'Low': 0.6689589619636536, 'Date': '2023-05-11', 'High': 0.6797172427177429, 'Open': 0.6781914234161377, 'Close': 0.6781914234161377, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-11', 'Adj Close': 0.6781914234161377}, {'Low': 3.345000028610229, 'Date': '2023-05-11', 'High': 3.4049999713897705, 'Open': 3.4049999713897705, 'Close': 3.3970000743865967, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-11', 'Adj Close': 3.3970000743865967}, {'Low': 133.7519989013672, 'Date': '2023-05-11', 'High': 134.84100341796875, 'Open': 134.08700561523438, 'Close': 134.08700561523438, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-11', 'Adj Close': 134.08700561523438}, {'Low': 101.3000030517578, 'Date': '2023-05-11', 'High': 102.1500015258789, 'Open': 101.41000366210938, 'Close': 102.05999755859376, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-11', 'Adj Close': 102.05999755859376}, {'Low': 2014.0, 'Date': '2023-05-11', 'High': 2038.300048828125, 'Open': 2034.0999755859373, 'Close': 2014.699951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 90, 'date_str': '2023-05-11', 'Adj Close': 2014.699951171875}]}
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{'date': '2023-05-12', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-warren-buffett-and-berkshire-hathaway-start-to-invest-more-in-tech', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Frank Corva\nWarren Buffett is well-known for being a value investor. Value investing refers to purchasing stocks or businesses that appear to be trading for less than their intrinsic value.\nIf you look through the portfolio of Buffett’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, you’ll see that he’s found value in financial, consumer staple and energy stocks in recent years, as the portfolio is dominated by these types of equities.\nHowever, there’s one stock that stands out in Berkshire’s portfolio: Apple (AAPL).\nApple now comprises over 46% of Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio.\nWhile this might prompt you to run out and buy shares of AAPL, keep in mind that Berkshire first bought the stock at about $23 per share back in Q1 of 2016. As of May 10, 2023, AAPL trades at about $174 per share.\nIf you were to take the value investing approach to buying AAPL, you might consider buying the stock if its price were to dip considerably. It’s currently trading near its all-time high and is potentially overvalued.\nBut back to Buffett and Berkshire.\nBuffett believes that Apple is the best company in Berkshire’s portfolio.\nIt’s a bit strange to hear Buffett speak so highly of AAPL — a tech stock — because 1) it wasn’t him that bought AAPL back in 2016; it was one of his lieutenants, and 2) he’s admitted to missing many a tech stock boat in his career.\nBuffett’s big misses on tech stocks and technology plays\nWhile Buffett — the “Oracle of Omaha” — surely has an extensive track record of picking the right stocks at the right prices, very few of those stocks have been tech stocks.\nThe following are a few of Buffett’s big misses when it comes to tech plays:\nMicrosoft (MSFT): Despite being close friends with Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates, Buffett never took a position in the company. He primarily attributes this to “stupidity,” as he puts it. However, he also acknowledges that his friendship with Gates may have put Gates in a position where he could have been accused of sharing inside information with Buffett, and Buffett didn’t want to create such a scenario.\nAmazon (AMZN): Berkshire Hathaway only began buying Amazon stock in 2019 — 22 years after the company IPO’d — and it wasn’t Buffett that called for the purchase; it was one of his deputies. Buffett calls himself an “idiot” (This guy sure is hard on himself, huh?) for not getting in sooner.\nAlphabet (GOOGL): Google is another big tech play that Berkshire missed. In reflecting on this miss, though, it was Buffett’s partner Charlie Munger who verbally flogged himself. “I feel like a horse’s ass for not identifying Google,” said Munger back in 2020.\nBitcoin (BTC): Buffett still doesn’t believe in Bitcoin despite its meteoric rise in price over the past 13 years. He actually refers to the asset as “rat poisoned squared.” I guess he’ll just have to have fun staying poor rich investing in other assets. \nBuffett’s change in tone regarding tech\nAt Berkshire Hathaway’s most recent annual shareholder meeting, which took place last weekend, Buffett called Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter, a “brilliant, brilliant guy.” \nDoes this mean Berkshire will take a position in Tesla (TSLA)? Maybe.\nMusk pointed out on Twitter that Berkshire would have been up big on its TSLA holdings had it bought when Musk and Munger had lunch together in late 2008. \nIt could be that Buffett and the team at Berkshire are waiting for a dip in the price of TSLA to take a position, though it would be surprising to see them take a Cathie Wood-sized position in the company. \nBuffett also commented on artificial intelligence (AI) at Berkshire’s annual shareholder event last weekend.\nHe said that AI may change the world, and he had a chance to try out Microsoft’s ChatGPT with his friend Bill Gates a few months back.\nHowever, he’s also skeptical of the technology, as he compared it to the atomic bomb in that we could lose control of it and that we don’t have the power to un-invent it. \nAnd Munger said he’s “personally skeptical of some of the hype that is going into artificial intelligence” and that “old-fashioned intelligence works pretty well.” \nSo, while Berkshire’s betting on TSLA doesn’t seem to be out of the question, it seems the institution is still a ways off from investing in AI companies.\nBerkshire beyond Buffett\nWhile Buffett, 92, has no plans to retire, he has already appointed his successor, Greg Abel.\nAbel is the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Energy and doesn’t seem to have much experience investing in technology outside of the tech used in alternative energy production. \nTherefore, if Berkshire is to take some chances on finding value in technology companies, it may have to rely on the types of voices within the firm that recommended buying AAPL and AMZN. \nTime will tell as to whether this becomes part of Berkshire’s approach to value investing.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Therefore, if Berkshire is to take some chances on finding value in technology companies, it may have to rely on the types of voices within the firm that recommended buying AAPL and AMZN. However, there’s one stock that stands out in Berkshire’s portfolio: Apple (AAPL). While this might prompt you to run out and buy shares of AAPL, keep in mind that Berkshire first bought the stock at about $23 per share back in Q1 of 2016.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'However, there’s one stock that stands out in Berkshire’s portfolio: Apple (AAPL). While this might prompt you to run out and buy shares of AAPL, keep in mind that Berkshire first bought the stock at about $23 per share back in Q1 of 2016. As of May 10, 2023, AAPL trades at about $174 per share.', 'news_article_title': 'Will Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Start to Invest More in Tech?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'If you were to take the value investing approach to buying AAPL, you might consider buying the stock if its price were to dip considerably. However, there’s one stock that stands out in Berkshire’s portfolio: Apple (AAPL). While this might prompt you to run out and buy shares of AAPL, keep in mind that Berkshire first bought the stock at about $23 per share back in Q1 of 2016.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'It’s a bit strange to hear Buffett speak so highly of AAPL — a tech stock — because 1) it wasn’t him that bought AAPL back in 2016; it was one of his lieutenants, and 2) he’s admitted to missing many a tech stock boat in his career. However, there’s one stock that stands out in Berkshire’s portfolio: Apple (AAPL). While this might prompt you to run out and buy shares of AAPL, keep in mind that Berkshire first bought the stock at about $23 per share back in Q1 of 2016.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-05-12-2023%3A-cmcsa-aapl-amzn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were lower Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.8%.\nIn company news, Comcast's (CMCSA) NBCUniversal said Friday that Linda Yaccarino will leave the media and entertainment company, effective immediately. Elon Musk separately said later in the day that Yaccarino would be the new chief executive of social media giant Twitter. Comcast shares were down around 0.5%.\nApple (AAPL) is preparing to unveil a headset combining virtual and augmented reality technology in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported. The device, which looks like a pair of ski goggles, is expected to cost about $3,000, the report said. Apple shares were down 1.4%.\nAmazon.com's (AMZN) workers at a fulfillment center in the UK on Friday submitted a bid for formal recognition to the Central Arbitration Committee, the official body responsible for regulating collective bargaining negotiations. Amazon was down 2.4%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is preparing to unveil a headset combining virtual and augmented reality technology in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported. Tech stocks were lower Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.8%. Amazon.com's (AMZN) workers at a fulfillment center in the UK on Friday submitted a bid for formal recognition to the Central Arbitration Committee, the official body responsible for regulating collective bargaining negotiations.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is preparing to unveil a headset combining virtual and augmented reality technology in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported. In company news, Comcast's (CMCSA) NBCUniversal said Friday that Linda Yaccarino will leave the media and entertainment company, effective immediately. Comcast shares were down around 0.5%.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 05/12/2023: CMCSA, AAPL, AMZN', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is preparing to unveil a headset combining virtual and augmented reality technology in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported. Tech stocks were lower Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.8%. Comcast shares were down around 0.5%.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is preparing to unveil a headset combining virtual and augmented reality technology in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported. In company news, Comcast's (CMCSA) NBCUniversal said Friday that Linda Yaccarino will leave the media and entertainment company, effective immediately. Amazon.com's (AMZN) workers at a fulfillment center in the UK on Friday submitted a bid for formal recognition to the Central Arbitration Committee, the official body responsible for regulating collective bargaining negotiations."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-indexes-drop-with-tech-related-shares-consumer-sentiment-falls', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell Friday afternoon, led by weaker technology-related shares following their recent rally, as data showed U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to a six-month low.\nTesla IncTSLA.Oshares slid 2.4% after jumping more than 2% on Thursday, when Elon Musk announced he had found a new chief executive for Twitter.\nMusk tweeted Friday he had picked former NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter\'s new CEO.\nThe S&P 500 technology sector .SPLRCT was down 0.9%, with shares of Apple IncAAPL.O falling 1.3%. The technology index is still up about 21% so far this year.\n"They\'ve had an incredible run, so those valuation concerns are starting to manifest themselves," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia.\nAdding to investor worries, May consumer sentiment dropped to its lowest since November as a standoff to raise the federal government\'s borrowing cap fanned worries about the economic outlook.\nInvestors worry that the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive interest rates hikes could push the economy into recession.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 172.16 points, or 0.52%, to 33,137.35; the S&P 500 .SPX lost 29 points, or 0.70%, at 4,101.62; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 112.30 points, or 0.91%, to 12,216.21.\nThe Congressional Budget Office said on Friday the U.S. faces a "significant risk" of defaulting on payment obligations within the first two weeks of June without a debt ceiling increase.\nFed Governor Michelle Bowman said the central bank would probably need to raise rates further if inflation stays high.\nAmong gainers, First Solar Inc FSLR.O shares jumped after the solar panel maker acquired Sweden\'s thin-film solar cell technology firm Evolar AB.\nNews CorpNWSA.O gained 5.9% after the media conglomerate beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by a 2.30-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.08-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 19 new 52-week highs and 15 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 51 new highs and 201 new lows.\n(Additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Arun Koyyur, Anil D\'Silva and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The S&P 500 technology sector .SPLRCT was down 0.9%, with shares of Apple IncAAPL.O falling 1.3%. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell Friday afternoon, led by weaker technology-related shares following their recent rally, as data showed U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to a six-month low. "They\'ve had an incredible run, so those valuation concerns are starting to manifest themselves," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The S&P 500 technology sector .SPLRCT was down 0.9%, with shares of Apple IncAAPL.O falling 1.3%. Adding to investor worries, May consumer sentiment dropped to its lowest since November as a standoff to raise the federal government's borrowing cap fanned worries about the economic outlook. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 172.16 points, or 0.52%, to 33,137.35; the S&P 500 .SPX lost 29 points, or 0.70%, at 4,101.62; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 112.30 points, or 0.91%, to 12,216.21.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Indexes drop with tech-related shares; consumer sentiment falls', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The S&P 500 technology sector .SPLRCT was down 0.9%, with shares of Apple IncAAPL.O falling 1.3%. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell Friday afternoon, led by weaker technology-related shares following their recent rally, as data showed U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to a six-month low. Adding to investor worries, May consumer sentiment dropped to its lowest since November as a standoff to raise the federal government's borrowing cap fanned worries about the economic outlook.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The S&P 500 technology sector .SPLRCT was down 0.9%, with shares of Apple IncAAPL.O falling 1.3%. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell Friday afternoon, led by weaker technology-related shares following their recent rally, as data showed U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to a six-month low. Adding to investor worries, May consumer sentiment dropped to its lowest since November as a standoff to raise the federal government's borrowing cap fanned worries about the economic outlook."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-05-12-2023%3A-tsla-aapl-amzn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were lower late Friday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.4%.\nIn company news, Tesla (TSLA) Chief Executive Elon Musk said that Linda Yaccarino has been named Twitter's CEO. Yaccarino will primarily focus on business operations, Musk tweeted, adding that he will oversee product design and new technology.\nSeparately, Tesla (TSLA) was slapped with a class-action lawsuit by a group of Model S and Model X owners in California on Friday, Reuters reported. The shares were down 2.5%.\nApple (AAPL) is preparing to unveil a headset combining virtual and augmented reality technology in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported. The device, which looks like a pair of ski goggles, is expected to cost about $3,000, the report said. Apple shares were down 0.7%.\nAmazon.com's (AMZN) workers at a fulfillment center in the UK on Friday submitted a bid for formal recognition to the Central Arbitration Committee, the official body responsible for regulating collective bargaining negotiations. Amazon was down 2%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is preparing to unveil a headset combining virtual and augmented reality technology in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported. Tech stocks were lower late Friday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.4%. Amazon.com's (AMZN) workers at a fulfillment center in the UK on Friday submitted a bid for formal recognition to the Central Arbitration Committee, the official body responsible for regulating collective bargaining negotiations.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is preparing to unveil a headset combining virtual and augmented reality technology in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported. In company news, Tesla (TSLA) Chief Executive Elon Musk said that Linda Yaccarino has been named Twitter's CEO. Separately, Tesla (TSLA) was slapped with a class-action lawsuit by a group of Model S and Model X owners in California on Friday, Reuters reported.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 05/12/2023: TSLA, AAPL, AMZN', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is preparing to unveil a headset combining virtual and augmented reality technology in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported. Tech stocks were lower late Friday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.4%. In company news, Tesla (TSLA) Chief Executive Elon Musk said that Linda Yaccarino has been named Twitter's CEO.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is preparing to unveil a headset combining virtual and augmented reality technology in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported. Separately, Tesla (TSLA) was slapped with a class-action lawsuit by a group of Model S and Model X owners in California on Friday, Reuters reported. Apple shares were down 0.7%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/use-xmhq-and-xshq-for-quality-exposure-down-the-cap-spectrum', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Advisors looking for quality exposure due to market uncertainty should consider opportunities down the cap spectrum.\nSPHQ is a favorite fund among investors for providing quality exposure, but investors may be missing out on smaller capitalization companies. For quality exposure to mid- and small-cap companies, investors can look to Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF (XMHQ) and the Invesco S&P SmallCap Quality ETF (XSHQ).\nMany investors turned to ETFs in the first quarter that invest in higher-quality companies with strong financial profiles such as low debt leverage, consistent earnings, and ample free cash flow generation, according to Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi.\nComparing SPHQ, XMHQ, and XSHQ\nSPHQ is a fund giant with $4.8 billion in assets under management. The fund comprises 100 companies from the S&P 500 that have impressive quality scores. These scores are calculated based on three fundamental measures: return on equity, accruals ratio, and financial leverage ratio.\nSPHQ includes many mega caps and household names, such as Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL).\nXMHQ tracks an index that includes the 80 securities in the S&P Midcap 400 Index that have the highest quality scores, calculated using the same proprietary factors as SPHQ. The fund has $769 million in assets under management.\nNames in XMHQ include Manhattan Associates Inc (MANH) and Toro Company (TTC).\nXSHQ, the newest of the three funds, launched in 2017, has $29 million in assets. The fund is composed of 120 securities in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index that have the highest quality score, computated in the same way as SPHQ and XMHQ.\nXSHQ includes names such as SM Energy Company (SM) and Mueller Industries Inc (MLI).\nThe quality factor introduces sector tilts to a portfolio. Compared to the cap-weighted S&P 500, SPHQ overweights IT, energy, and consumer staples, and underweights financials, consumer discretionary, and communications, as of December 30.\nSPHQ charged 15 basis points, XMHQ charges 25 basis points, and XSHQ charges 30 basis points.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Innovative ETFs Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'SPHQ includes many mega caps and household names, such as Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Many investors turned to ETFs in the first quarter that invest in higher-quality companies with strong financial profiles such as low debt leverage, consistent earnings, and ample free cash flow generation, according to Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi. The fund is composed of 120 securities in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index that have the highest quality score, computated in the same way as SPHQ and XMHQ.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'SPHQ includes many mega caps and household names, such as Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). For quality exposure to mid- and small-cap companies, investors can look to Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF (XMHQ) and the Invesco S&P SmallCap Quality ETF (XSHQ). XSHQ includes names such as SM Energy Company (SM) and Mueller Industries Inc (MLI).', 'news_article_title': 'Use XMHQ and XSHQ for Quality Exposure Down the Cap Spectrum', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'SPHQ includes many mega caps and household names, such as Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). For quality exposure to mid- and small-cap companies, investors can look to Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF (XMHQ) and the Invesco S&P SmallCap Quality ETF (XSHQ). Comparing SPHQ, XMHQ, and XSHQ SPHQ is a fund giant with $4.8 billion in assets under management.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'SPHQ includes many mega caps and household names, such as Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). For quality exposure to mid- and small-cap companies, investors can look to Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF (XMHQ) and the Invesco S&P SmallCap Quality ETF (XSHQ). Comparing SPHQ, XMHQ, and XSHQ SPHQ is a fund giant with $4.8 billion in assets under management.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-key-takeaways-from-the-berkshire-hathaway-meeting', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\n“In the 58 years we’ve been running Berkshire, I would say there’s been a great increase in the number people doing dumb things, and they do big dumb things,” said Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting last Saturday.\nHe was speaking on the topic of value investing – an investment strategy that has undoubtedly worked for Buffett over the years.\nBuffett’s advice on investing is why many people flocked to Berkshire’s annual meeting nearly a week ago. At the so-called “Woodstock for Capitalists” event, the Oracle of Omaha and Charlie Munger, Berkshire’s vice chairman, answered several hours of questions at the shareholder’s meeting.\nSo, in today’s Market 360, I’ll review the five key takeaways from last week’s event and Buffet’s comments on the current banking crisis. Plus, I’ll share my own insight on the ongoing banking crisis and how you can be prepared for whatever comes next.\n5 Key Meeting Comments\nTo begin with, Berkshire Hathaway’s first-quarter earnings release coincided with the annual meeting.\nFor the quarter, the company reported operating earnings of $8.065 billion, up 12.6% from $7.16 billion in the last quarter of 2022. Net earnings, which includes short-term investment gains, came in at $35.5 billion, up substantially from $5.6 billion a year ago. This has to with first-quarter comebacks achieved from Buffett’s equity investments, like Apple Inc. (AAPL), of which Berkshire owns about 6%.\nApple was also one of the many topics covered in the annual meeting.\nSo, with that, let’s dig into five key takeaways from the meeting…\n1. “Apple is Different” – Buffett said, “Our criteria for Apple were different than the other businesses we own. It just happens to be better business than any we own.” He added the iPhone is an “extraordinary product” for its popularity among customers. He even said that he regrets selling some shares of the company years ago. (Apple currently has a B-Rating, or “Buy,” in my Portfolio Grader, up in the last week from the C-Rating, or “Hold,” that it has been at since February.)\n2. Deworsification of Portfolios – Munger said, “One of the inane things that’s taught in modern university education is that a vast diversification is absolutely mandatory in investing in common stocks.” He went to say the over-diversifying a portfolio can actually lead to a “deworsification” of an investor’s portfolio.\n3. “Old Fashion Intelligence” vs AI – While both Buffett and Munger admitted that they believe AI will “change everything in the world,” Munger expressed that he is “skeptical of some of the hype.” Buffett doesn’t think that AI progress will ever trump human intelligence.\n4. Occidental Petroleum – Buffett said that Berkshire Hathaway will not take over Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY). He stated, “There’s speculation about us buying control, we’re not going to buy control. … We wouldn’t know what to do with it.”\n5. The Reserve Currency – When asked about Bitcoin (BTC) and the dedollarization trend, Buffett said that it is “a joke” to think of any tokens as the reserve currency, and that there is “no option for any other currency to be the reserve currency” besides the dollar. However, both Buffett and Munger did criticize the current over-printing of money.\nPlus, given the recent banking crisis, Buffet also shared his thoughts about the banking system…\nBuffett and the Banking System\nBuffett believes that the banking system “shouldn’t” get stalled, although he said it very well “could.” He also assured depositors that they shouldn’t worry about losing their money.\nAs we know, though, banks have taken it on the chin recently.\nSilicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse Group AG (CS) collapsed in March, and shares of several regional banks fell near the end of last week. And on Monday, May 1, First Republic Bank (FRC) was sold to JPMorgan Chase (JPM), marking the second-largest bank asset failure in U.S. history.\nBuffett did have some hard words about First Republic, saying that the directors and executives who were responsible for mismanagement should face “punishment.”\nThen yesterday, shares of PacWest Bankcorp (PACW) ended the day down 23% after the bank announced that deposits dropped 9.5% last week. PacWest said that the outflows of cash started after news hit that the bank was “exploring strategic options.”\nSo, the banking system has definitely been turbulent lately – and, as I talked about at my Emergency Banking Briefing on Tuesday night, I believe the recent trouble with the banks is just beginning…\nIn fact, folks, I believe we’re about to see a historic “$8.3 Trillion Banking Shock.”\nDuring Tuesday night’s live event, I’ll discussed in detail about this upcoming banking shock, and how it will leave millions of folks left behind… and why you don’t have to be one of them.\nInstead, if you follow my playbook, you’ll have the chance to double your money over and over again in 2023 as the chaos unfolds.\nIf you missed my Emergency Banking Briefing event, click here for the replay.\nSincerely,\nLouis Navellier\nEditor, Market 360\nP.S. On Tuesday night, I went live on camera to reveal the cold hard facts about the recent banking crisis and revealed 3 things you can do to protect your cash from any future bank failures…\nI called the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic months before they caught millions of Americans off guard.\nAnd now I’m making what could be the biggest call of my career…\nThere is no time to waste.\nPlease click here to watch my Emergency Banking Briefing to prepare for what’s to come…\nThe Editor hereby discloses that as of the date of this email, the Editor, directly or indirectly, owns the following securities that are the subject of the commentary, analysis, opinions, advice, or recommendations in, or which are otherwise mentioned in, the essay set forth below:\nJPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY)\nLouis Navellier, who has been called “one of the most important money managers of our time,” has broken the silence in this shocking “tell all” video… exposing one of the most shocking events in our country’s history… and the one move every American needs to make today.\nThe post 5 Key Takeaways From the Berkshire Hathaway Meeting appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This has to with first-quarter comebacks achieved from Buffett’s equity investments, like Apple Inc. (AAPL), of which Berkshire owns about 6%. At the so-called “Woodstock for Capitalists” event, the Oracle of Omaha and Charlie Munger, Berkshire’s vice chairman, answered several hours of questions at the shareholder’s meeting. Buffett did have some hard words about First Republic, saying that the directors and executives who were responsible for mismanagement should face “punishment.” Then yesterday, shares of PacWest Bankcorp (PACW) ended the day down 23% after the bank announced that deposits dropped 9.5% last week.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This has to with first-quarter comebacks achieved from Buffett’s equity investments, like Apple Inc. (AAPL), of which Berkshire owns about 6%. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips “In the 58 years we’ve been running Berkshire, I would say there’s been a great increase in the number people doing dumb things, and they do big dumb things,” said Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting last Saturday. So, in today’s Market 360, I’ll review the five key takeaways from last week’s event and Buffet’s comments on the current banking crisis.', 'news_article_title': '5 Key Takeaways From the Berkshire Hathaway Meeting', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This has to with first-quarter comebacks achieved from Buffett’s equity investments, like Apple Inc. (AAPL), of which Berkshire owns about 6%. So, in today’s Market 360, I’ll review the five key takeaways from last week’s event and Buffet’s comments on the current banking crisis. (Apple currently has a B-Rating, or “Buy,” in my Portfolio Grader, up in the last week from the C-Rating, or “Hold,” that it has been at since February.)', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This has to with first-quarter comebacks achieved from Buffett’s equity investments, like Apple Inc. (AAPL), of which Berkshire owns about 6%. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips “In the 58 years we’ve been running Berkshire, I would say there’s been a great increase in the number people doing dumb things, and they do big dumb things,” said Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting last Saturday. Plus, given the recent banking crisis, Buffet also shared his thoughts about the banking system… Buffett and the Banking System Buffett believes that the banking system “shouldn’t” get stalled, although he said it very well “could.” He also assured depositors that they shouldn’t worry about losing their money.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-indexes-slip-with-tech-related-shares-consumer-sentiment-drops', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on Friday, led by weaker megacap shares following their recent rally, as data showed U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to a six-month low.\nThe Dow was barely lower in its fifth straight day of declines, the blue-chip index\'s longest losing streak in two months.\nTesla IncTSLA.Osharesfell 2.3% after jumping more than 2% on Thursday, when its CEO Elon Musk announced he had found a new chief executive for Twitter. On Friday he tweetedthat the job went to former NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino.\nThe S&P 500 technology sector .SPLRCTwas down 0.2%, while the consumer discretionary index .SPLRCDfell 0.9%.\nShares of Apple IncAAPL.Oand Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were among the biggest drags on the S&P 500, along with Tesla. The technology index is still up about 22% so far this year.\n"They\'ve had an incredible run, so those valuation concerns are starting to manifest themselves," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia.\n"To their credit, they have strong balance sheets, they had decent first quarters, so their businesses seem to be holding up, but there comes a point where valuations do matter."\nMay consumer sentiment dropped to its lowest since November as a standoff to raise the federal government\'s borrowing cap added to worries about the economic outlook.\nInvestors are concerned that the Fed\'s aggressive interest rate hikes could push the economy into recession. Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said Friday the Fed will probably need to raise rates further if inflation stays high.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 8.89 points, or 0.03%, to 33,300.62; the S&P 500 .SPX lost 6.54 points, or 0.16%, to 4,124.08; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 43.76 points, or 0.35%, to 12,284.74.\nS&P 500 utilities and consumer staples .SPLRCS were the leading sectors, both rising 0.4%.\nFor the week, the Dow was down 1.1%, the S&P 500 fell 0.3% and the Nasdaq rose 0.4%.\nThe Congressional Budget Office said on Friday the U.S. faces a "significant risk" of defaulting on payment obligations within the first two weeks of June without a debt ceiling increase.\nAmong Friday\'s gainers, News CorpNWSA.O shares rallied 8.5% after the media conglomerate beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit.\nFirst Solar Inc FSLR.O shares jumped 26.5% after the solar panel maker acquired Sweden\'s thin-film solar cell technology firm Evolar AB.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 9.33 billion shares, compared with the 10.65 billion full-session average over the last 20 trading days.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by a 1.46-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.49-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 19 new 52-week highs and 15 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 60 new highs and 239 new lows.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevithc; additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Arun Koyyur, Anil D\'Silva and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple IncAAPL.Oand Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were among the biggest drags on the S&P 500, along with Tesla. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on Friday, led by weaker megacap shares following their recent rally, as data showed U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to a six-month low. May consumer sentiment dropped to its lowest since November as a standoff to raise the federal government's borrowing cap added to worries about the economic outlook.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of Apple IncAAPL.Oand Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were among the biggest drags on the S&P 500, along with Tesla. May consumer sentiment dropped to its lowest since November as a standoff to raise the federal government's borrowing cap added to worries about the economic outlook. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 8.89 points, or 0.03%, to 33,300.62; the S&P 500 .SPX lost 6.54 points, or 0.16%, to 4,124.08; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 43.76 points, or 0.35%, to 12,284.74.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Indexes slip with tech-related shares; consumer sentiment drops', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple IncAAPL.Oand Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were among the biggest drags on the S&P 500, along with Tesla. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on Friday, led by weaker megacap shares following their recent rally, as data showed U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to a six-month low. The Dow was barely lower in its fifth straight day of declines, the blue-chip index's longest losing streak in two months.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple IncAAPL.Oand Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O were among the biggest drags on the S&P 500, along with Tesla. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on Friday, led by weaker megacap shares following their recent rally, as data showed U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to a six-month low. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 8.89 points, or 0.03%, to 33,300.62; the S&P 500 .SPX lost 6.54 points, or 0.16%, to 4,124.08; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 43.76 points, or 0.35%, to 12,284.74.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-apple-pleased-investors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In this podcast, Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross and senior analyst Ron Gross discuss:\nThe Fed's latest rate hike, April's jobs report, and the latest banking drama.\nApple's surprising quarterly results and $90 billion share buyback plan.\nShopify shares rising 25% due to multiple company announcements.\nThe latest from Marriott, Booking Holdings, and Starbucks.\nMercadoLibre's continued growth and impressive runway.\nWarner Bros. Discovery posting a first-quarter profit in its streaming division.\nThe latest from Uber, Lyft, Atlassian, and Johnson & Johnson.\nTwo stocks on their radar: Nice and Oxford Industries.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nThis video was recorded on May 05, 2023.\nChris Hill: Is Earnings Palooza, one word or two? Doesn't matter. Motley Fool Money starts now. From Fool Global Headquarters, this is Motley Fool Money. It's the Motley Fool Money radio show. I'm Chris Hill. Joining me in studio, Motley Fool senior analysts, Ron Gross and Andy Cross. Good to see you as always gentlemen.\nRon Gross: How are you doing, Chris?\nChris Hill: We've got the latest headlines from Wall Street. It is such a busy week. We don't even have time for a guest. But as always, we've got a couple of stocks on our radar. We begin with the big macro. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percent as expected. Friday morning, the Commerce Department announced an additional 253,000 jobs were added in April, sending the unemployment rate down to 3.4% all while the banking industry continues to be more exciting than most investors would like. Ron Gross, where do you want to start?\nRon Gross: Where to begin, Chris? How about that stock market on Friday? Pretty strong. Let's work backwards. Let's start with Friday. As you said, job numbers came in better than expected, although March was revised down. As you said, unemployment remains very low at 3.4%. Wages were up, which does have some economists scratching their heads. You probably wouldn't necessarily predict that, but wages are up. From my perspective, it's really hard to root for a week job market and it's hard to root for wages to come down. But [laughs] in a certain sense, that's what the Fed is going to be looking for in order to stop raising rates and eventually start decreasing rates. I think this strong number gives the Fed some cover in case they wanted to keep increasing. I think the important part is that earlier in the week working backwards after they hiked for the 10th consecutive time, some of the language indicated that perhaps they would pause and you would have expected market to shoot up on that, but no, Chris, it did not because I think some folks were really focused on Powell's speech, which is usually the case where he made some more modest comments and said, don't get too excited yet, we might not be out of this quite yet, but things are certainly moderating with respect to inflation and perhaps good things are ahead. I'll just add that there is a price cut priced in to 2023, statistics would say. I think that's way wrong. I can't imagine we're going to see interest rates cuts in 2023. We might even see another hike or two. I'm not an economist. That's just my read of the data.\nChris Hill: Andy, to Ron's point, what a difference two days make? Because on Wednesday afternoon it was looking like, when we look ahead to June, the Fed is going to come out and pause. We get the jobs report. We get the wage report. It's like the economy is still just humming along nicely, which means we're probably getting another rate hike in June.\nAndy Cross: Chris, as I sit on Fool Live this week, I don't know why the Fed felt like they had to get ahead of the jobs report with that announcement, maybe they had some indications inclining of what this strong jobs number is going to look like. But as the chair said in his press conference and as Ron alluded to, we've had 10 straight increases in the federal funds rate and unemployment has just stayed at record lows and they need to see unemployment and the hourly wages with that running at 4.5%, which by the way, I think now so many of us are starting to bake in some of those increases knowing that the inflation numbers are still quite strong. That's really what has the Fed concern that the wage increases are not going to moderate and that's going to keep inflation running hot. That's why now it looks like, as Ron said and I agree, you just have this higher for longer and investors have to recognize that. That might just continue to put this volatility in the markets as they digest this expectation. Wow, and this is what I think is driving Fridays numbers, the economy is actually still and the consumer relatively in good shape.\nRon Gross: Layering the banking crisis. Good case, there wasn't enough going on. The banking crisis is interesting because everyone keeps saying there's nothing to worry about and then a new bank folds every few days. The latest one being First Republic Bank, which eventually ended up being sold to JPMorgan. Friday, the strong market actually is more probably about the rebound in regional bank stocks than it is about anything in the Fed payroll report or in the interest rate cuts. We are seeing some people saying, maybe things aren't necessarily as bad. Perhaps there seems to be an unannounced bailout available for anyone that needs one and it has some investors feeling more calm.\nChris Hill: You used the word rebound, and broadly you're correct about that. But a week ago we have First Republic being seized by regulators. Then as you said, it's sold to JPMorgan Chase. PacWest is the next regional bank that everyone is looking at. This week, Andy, shares of PacWest down 60%. Western Alliance, First Horizon both down more than 35%. Broadly, it seems like things are OK, but we still have regional banks that are right there on the edge.\nAndy Cross: Well, the volatility in the stock prices, as I was listening some other analysts talk is, who wants to go long into this weekend? Only one of these banks with just anything can happen over the weekend. It's like get out right now, close your sure position and take whatever maybe little gains you may have had this week. JPMorgan, the deal they got for First Republic, that is a very good and long-term deal they got. While the crisis might be going on for some of the smaller banks, certainly some of the larger banks are still in pretty good shape.\nChris Hill: Yeah. It reminds you when you think back two weeks ago with Silicon Valley Bank and the aftermath of that, and I remember asking someone on this show, where is Jamie Dimon and all this? Usually the smartest person in the room, probably the most respected person in the banking industry, where's Jamie Dimon? Why isn't he talking? The answer was, Jamie Dimon is watching all of this and he's going to make his move when the time is right.\nAndy Cross: A hundred percent.\nRon Gross: Yeah, buying assets on the cheap.\nChris Hill: Let's get to some earnings. We're going to start with Apple. Second-quarter results were better than expected, but that took a back seat to Apple's announcement of a $90 billion share buyback plan. They also hiked the dividend another 4%, Andy.\nAndy Cross: Yeah, whopping 4%. I like to see that a little bit higher, but clearly it was an earnings report that on the expectations front, I think they exceeded some expectations of worsening iPhone sales. iPhone sales were up 1.5% to 51.3 billion, a Q2 record and ahead of some of the estimates, and that was the big concern. Now you have the iPhone that's so meaningful to Apple's business. Even though sales overall were down 3%, there were a lot of currency impacts there. The real growth angle here, Chris and Ron, were the emerging markets and you got a sense of that because Tim Cook has been talking more about that, the CEO of Apple, traveling over to India and the impact of what India soon to be, if not now the most populous country in the world. They've opened up two stores in India now. The emerging market growth is really impressive across the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Mexico, UAE, Turkey. China was actually down, so we're still seeing some impacts from the China come through. Mac and iPad met expectations, but really tough comps with last year. Those weren't very impressive. Services continues to be the other side of the coin with iPhone, up 5.5% to 21 billion, another all-time record, and that was on top of 17% growth a year ago. Wearables was about flat at about 8.8 billion on the sales side, 975 million paid subscribers now to services. That is just really impressive when you think about the ecosystem that Apple is building. Apple Pay later they launch, launch shop with video. The high-yield savings account partnership with Goldman Sachs, they said was really incredible. Global manufacturing now supporting 13 gigawatts of renewable energy. Gross margin was up 130 basis points. That was pretty impressive. Even though product gross margin was down a little bit. Add it all together, you have net income down 3%, you buy back a bunch of shares, you put out announcement that you're going to return shareholder to capital and you have a stock that's up 4.5%.\nRon Gross: I'll take the other side of it because we've got an hour here. We'll chat about the other side of it. Don't tweet me, Apple is one of my favorite companies and it's one of my biggest holdings. But what are you going to pay for a company with declining revenue and income, even though yes, they've reduced their share count significantly and they'll pay you a whopping 0.6% yields? Are you going to pay 27 times because that's what you've got to pay right now? Now, I'm not selling, so that means I'm willing to pay 27 times. I'm not probably willing to pay 30, 33, 35 times. I want to see some growth, Apple putting up some growth numbers.\nAndy Cross: Well, Ron mentioned the impact of the banks to the market this week. Apple as a $2.7 trillion company, the stock's up almost 40% year-to-date. They represent, I think somewhere around 7% of the S&P 500 of that index and they have a big impact on the dollar too because it's price-weighted. You see the impact this large company with this quarter. Also just a flight to safety I think is also impacting there. You see it with Apple, you see with Microsoft when you're going for quality. Even though people are saying, hey, I'll pay 20 times earnings for that business. That is one of the most respected businesses in the world.\nChris Hill: For those who do want a tweet ad him, @rongross144 is Ron Gross's Twitter handle.\nRon Gross: Please do.\nChris Hill: After the break, we've got the latest in travel stocks, e-commerce and more. We're just getting started, so stay right here. You're listening to Motley Fool Money.\nWelcome back to Motley Fool Money. Chris Hill here in studio with Ron Gross and Andy Cross. Marriott's first-quarter revenue rose 34%, fueled by higher consumer demand outside the US. Share us Marriott up a bit this week, Ron.\nRon Gross: It's a strong report and it's been a strong year up 20% the stock so far for Marriott. I think you would expect that as things started to open up and now especially in China, you really seeing that help their results in a pretty big way. First-quarter comparable revenue per room, RevPAR, as we like to say, is up 34% worldwide, 26% in US and Canada, and 63% in international markets. In Greater China, RevPAR rebounded to 95% of pre-pandemic levels and Mainland China recovered fully to 2019 levels. That's a big deal that will show up in the numbers. As you said, revenue was up 34%. US and Canada, Marriott saw solid demand across leisure segment of business demand continued to improve, that obviously will help the bottom line as well. CEO said that global economic picture is uncertain, demand remains strong and we're not seeing signs of a slowdown, so those that are worried about recession one CEO's opinion. They added 11,000 rooms globally adjusted our earnings per share up 67%, raised full-year forecast trading around 21 times full-year earnings guidance, not too bad for me, a little bit less than 1% dividend yield.\nChris Hill: Did they provide any color on the Bonvoy program? Because it seems like from a marketing standpoint, Marriott is pushing that program hard. I'm assuming it is paying off in terms of loyalty program members.\nRon Gross: Yes. I don't have the numbers in front of me, but the program is doing well and numbers are up for sure.\nChris Hill: Sticking with travel, gross bookings for Booking Holdings rose more than 50% in the first quarter, but shares of Booking Holdings were already close to an all-time high before the report, Andy. It probably would have needed to be incredible results and amazing guidance to move the stock meaningfully higher.\nAndy Cross: It would have to be beyond amazing, Chris, because this was like with very much with Marriott. This was a very impressive quarter, of course, a lot of those expectations, the stock was up 26% to date so far you mentioned that gross travel bookings up more than 50% if you back out some of the currency impacts. It doubled a year ago, so relatively it's still very impressive, but compared to a year ago, it was down. But at 155% of the first quarter of 2019. It's above where we were pre-pandemic, which is great. The real impressive thing we're seeing with Booking now and with their platform is 45% of all bookings are booked through their payments platform directly with them versus 34% a year ago. That really helps drive efficiencies. They see future bookings out now longer than before. People are planning their trips. Corporations maybe even planning their trips, their bookings, whether it's flights or whether it's rental, hotel stays. They're looking out further now and that's a sign of confidence that Booking is seeing. Asia had more than double when it comes to the room nights booked. That is now at an all-time high total of 274 million. That was up almost 40%. Rental cars were up 23%, airline tickets up 73% versus 69% a year ago. You're just seeing this momentum with the travel industry, EBITDA that the operating profits were up nicely, up almost 90%. It was a little bit below expectations because again, as people are planning those trips further out, Booking will recognize that revenue later, but the marketing expenses happened right now. That might be a little bit of what analysts are paying attention to and investors paying attention to right now. Share count down 8% over the past year, earnings per share up almost 200%, free cash flow up 78%. China's still is not back to where it needs to be and they're excited about what's going to happen in China going forward.\nChris Hill: I know that stock splits don't matter because it doesn't change the underlying value of the business. But a single share of Booking Holdings is $2,500. There are reasons that businesses have for splitting this. Is there any talk of that at the company or even around the company that maybe it gets them into other funds because the share price would be lower if they split it?\nAndy Cross: That's right and they don't pay a dividend for a relatively stable company. It can be very cyclical too, but you have a business that sells less than 20 times this year earnings compared to Marriott out at about 21 times. Right in that same ballpark, the market pays about 18 times and this business can grow, I think in the 10-20% range. I think the deal is pretty good whether it splits the stock or not.\nChris Hill: Starbuck's second-quarter results were highlighted by higher profits, same-store sales in the US rising 12%. For the first time in nearly two years, positive same-store sales in China, and despite all that goodness, Ron, shares of Starbucks down 6% this week.\nRon Gross: Yeah, I was scratching my head. It's definitely because investors were not impressed with the guidance. The guidance was cautious, which I don't blame them. There's still a lot of moving pieces here, but they were able to pass through prices. China as you said, operations are becoming more efficient, that did lead to a solid report. I wouldn't have been surprised if the market had taken the stock higher revenue up 14%, same-store sales up 11%. That was driven by a 6% increase in transactions and a 4% increase in the average ticket. US same-store sales up 12%, international up 7%. Now only 3% in China, but growth is growth. We'll take growth and we're seeing that as we discussed with Marriott as well. That will continue to increase. Employee turnover in the US has declined in recent months, they had some issues there. New equipment in stores is helping the workers become more productive, adjusted earnings up 25%. First-time the new CEO was on the call after Howard Schultz stepped down in March, they reaffirmed guidance. That wasn't that exciting as we said to investors though, and the stock sold off a bit 27 times, not cheap, and so people are willing to take money off the table if they don't like what they hear.\nChris Hill: Shopify's first-quarter results were better than Wall Street was expecting, but the report was overshadowed by Shopify's announcement that it's cutting 20% of its workforce. Altogether, investors did like what they heard and shares of Shopify rose 25% this week, Andy.\nAndy Cross: Well, almost more importantly, Chris, they are selling their fulfillment business and their logistic business that they just bought a year ago this week when they made an acquisition of deliver for more than two billion dollars. They are now selling that all over to Flexport, a 10-year-old logistics company that they already had an equity investment into. They will now get 13% of that business for selling to Flexport. They are offloading a business that they were very excited to invest in. Logistics, as we've talked about, very expensive, very complicated. There are a lot of players in there. Amazon, the big player and Shopify felt they had to build out a logistics business. Now they're getting out of that. That on top of a very good quarter with gross merchandise volume so the stuff that's sold across Shopify platform up 15%. That was far better than analysts estimates at about 10%. Revenue was up 25% ahead of estimates by about 70 million. Their merchant solution sales is up 31%. Gross payment volumes was 56% of that gross merchandise volume versus 51% a year ago and that payment business is very valuable. Now the big question is for Shopify is they talked a lot about artificial intelligence and AI and the investments they're making there that they are no longer making in the fulfillment business. Will that be enough to continue to propel the business forward? That's what clearly are excited about what they're seeing in Shopify and they've been beating the stock up for the past six months.\nChris Hill: You got to respect CEO Tobi Lütke for cutting bait on an acquisition just one year later.\nAndy Cross: Absolutely. They recognize that this was not a business they wanted to be in. They talk about different investments they want to make, and logistics is not the investment that they thought it could be, and now they're going to focus on much more of their core offerings for e-commerce solutions.\nChris Hill: After the break, Earnings Palooza rolls on so stay right here. This is Motley Fool Money.\nChris Hill: Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. Chris Hill here in studio with Ron Gross and Andy Cross. Despite being in the same industry, Uber and Lyft continued to perform as very different businesses. Both reported first-quarter results this week, but the reaction was much more positive toward Uber than Lyft. Ron, it really seems like it largely comes down to the guidance when you consider Lyft forecasting a weak Q2 and Uber CEO basically saying, by the end of this year, we're going to be GAAP profitable.\nRon Gross: Uber is really in control at this point. They haven't diversified model with Uber Eats and Lyft is focused, but Uber now controls 70% of the US rideshare market. I don't think that that's going down. Let's just say Lyft had been cutting prices in order to gain market share. I don't think that can continue because the business model won't support it. This is Uber's game and they're putting up pretty strong results as a result. Revenue up 29% and gross bookings grew 19% increased the number of consumers and trips and the value of the transactions on the platform. Trips were up 24%. Mobility, which is the ride share up 43, delivery, Uber Eats up 12%. They haven't been having trouble finding drivers that had been a challenge across the industry. They added more than one million active drivers during the quarter. That's a 35% increase. Good to see them making headway there. Uber won their membership deal now accounts for 27% of total gross bookings. That's pretty good for the business model as well. CEO indicated that growth no longer takes a back seat to profitability speaking the music of Wall Street, which is what we want to hear nowadays versus a couple of years ago. Although they did report a loss, they had adjusted EBITDA of $760 million better than expected. Guidance is for that to improve. Then you contrast that with Lyft who's guidance is weak stock getting smacked, not profitable, and likely to lose share in the future and it remains Uber's game to lose.\nChris Hill: Shares of Atlassian taking a hit this week, despite the fact that third-quarter profits in revenue came in higher than expected for the software company. This is something that we've seen from companies bigger than Atlassian where the slowing cloud growth outweighs what on paper look like pretty nice results.\nAndy Cross: Chris, that's exactly right. The slowing of the expected growth for their cloud business they're looking for this last quarter, they just reported their third fiscal quarter for the fourth-quarter cloud to be 26-28% on the revenue side. That still is about 37% for the year, which is what they guided before. But the deceleration from that growth of what it was this quarter up 34%, along with our data center business, which was up 47%, very impressive, that's really the concern because they are spending a lot of time and money and energy on making this transition over to the Cloud for their clients, moving away from on-premise into the Cloud for their tools. That is starting to show that, maybe this changed a little bit more difficult. They talked about this on their call. The team talked about how they're having still challenges on expanding their seat licenses for the Cloud business and for the subscription business in this macro-environment as companies including Atlassian, which laid off 500 people, aren't hiring as fast and that doesn't equal as many licenses as it did before. Some of the guidance for Atlassian is a little bit weak and that's hit the stock this week.\nChris Hill: This week, Johnson & Johnson spun off the consumer health part of its business under the new name Kenvue. The company is now home to well-known brands like Tylenol, Band-aid, Listerine, and more. Shares of Kenvue rose more than 20% on its first day of trading, resulting in the company having a market cap of $50 billion. Ron, we were talking about this before we started recording. This is a little unusual because it's not exactly a spin-off and it's not exactly an IPO. It's both.\nRon Gross: It feels more like an IPO with the spin to come later. They took the company public, they generated cash as a result of that J&J. The pharmaceutical business will retain that cash as a result of innocent selling Kenvue. Then as they say, they'll distribute the remaining shares of Kenvue to shareholders later this year. I searched and searched and searched for a little bit more meat on the bones there and I could not come up with it. That's a little bit different than perhaps a typical spin where you think I'm going to get a half a share, preferred share or one share for each year. A little bit different. But I think if investors are patient, this will pay off. Kenvue is a strong business. It's not the biggest growth business in the world. It'll be a moderate-growth business. The billion dollars in profits, billion-and-a-half actually, and as you said, very strong brand names, the dividend will likely be the reason most people flock to this stock I would think. Indications are that the yields will probably be around 3% when all is said and done. I think for a stable company with strong brand names and a strong balance sheet, that might be a nice place to put some money in your portfolio.\nChris Hill: But it's going to be interesting to see what happens in the fall because as you said, there are still these details to come out. We don't know exactly how many shares J&J shareholders will get. We don't know exactly what the dividend will be. Because if you think about the IPO that happened this week, there was a lot of built-in enthusiasm in part because we hadn't had a big splashy IPO in a while. This was not some young start-up going from being a private company to a public company. This is an established, well-known business, a lot of transparency and a very experienced management team.\nRon Gross: In this market that's probably like the perfect IPO for this market because I'm not sure how investors would have received something more on the risky side, but J&J retains 90% of this company. We'll see what happens down the road later this year. We'll see what the float looks like. We will see what liquidity in the market looks like, but it's a solid, mature company and I think investors will do fine.\nChris Hill: Another strong report for MercadoLibre, first-quarter reports for the Latin American e-commerce company were much higher-than-expected. Their payments system continues to grow. After a rough 2022 shares, MercadoLibre are up more than 50% year-to-date Andy.\nAndy Cross: It sure was a strong quarter Chris, when you look at their gross merchandise. Volume of products sold across the market was up more than 43% and 9.4 billion. That was often a 35% increase just a quarter ago. So sequential goals. Seeing the acceleration and increasing the take rate, which is the revenues they get off of what sold to 17.8% from 16.7% driven by shipping fees, they do have a very logistics-heavy business and they spend a lot of money on their logistics and shipping as well. Ad revenues, they have been spending a lot of effort and resources on building out an ad platform tied to the MercadoLibre platform and they are really excited about that and that's having some marginal improvements. They had some minor price increases to help offset the cost. Really, revenue strength across the entire board up 58% when you back up the strong US dollar up 62% in Mexico, up 26% in Brazil, up 39% in Argentina. Chris, you mentioned the payment volume, that was up 46% or almost a double when you back out the strong dollar. Off-platform payments volume more than doubled for six months consecutive quarters. When you think about the real value that MercadoLibre is building in their platform, you're seeing both the sales growth but what's really impressive is that starting to show up into the profit picture. I think that's what's really getting investors excited.\nChris Hill: What do you think the runway is like for this business? Because it's a $60 billion company. When you think about years ago when MercadoLibre was a smaller business, Amazon essentially tapped out and said we're not going to compete in this region of the world.\nAndy Cross: MercadoLibre are often considered the Amazon of Latin America. I mentioned this strength. They really are building up this strength and this brand. There's leadership position in a part of the market that is very unique and require in lots of different unique skill sets. I think that runway just in that Latin American market where so much consumer activity continues to migrate online, really speaks well to the growth avenue for MercadoLibre.\nChris Hill: Warner Brothers Discovery posted a loss in the first quarter that was bigger than Wall Street was expecting, but the streaming division was profitable. CEO David Zaslav says, Warner Brothers Discovery is going to keep focusing on their balance sheet run.\nRon Gross: They should. They ended the first quarter with 2.6 billion in cash and almost 50 billion in debt. That makes good sense to me. That's a fair amount of debt. Just a reminder, the company was formed last year as a result of Discovery's merger with AT&T's Warner Media. The resulting company does have a lot of debt on the balance sheet, so certainly something to focus on. But the highlight was really management's comments that direct-to-consumer business, the DTC business, which includes HBO and Discovery, should be profitable for 2023, all of 2023. That's a year ahead of guidance. A pretty big deal, I think investors certainly were happy to hear that. The rest of the report, not so impressive. Revenue was down 5%. The studio segment, which includes Warner Brothers, a 7% decrease in revenue, networks segment which includes CNN and TNT and networks like that, had a 10% increase in revenue. But direct-to-consumer was the big deal here with adjusted EBITDA of $50 million. Profitable-ish, there are some adjustments in there and it's not net income, it's EBITDA, but still on their way. That was a $700 million year-over-year improvement and on their way to profitability. They're going to launch their Max streaming service on May 23, which is the combination of HBO, Warner Brothers library and some unscripted Discovery shows. Harry Potter content will be in there. No discussion on the call about the writers' strike. CEO David Zaslav did talk about it a bit on CNBC Squawk Box show, said all the right things. Obviously, everyone wants to come to a resolution here, but they are way far apart, the writers and the studios here. I don't see this happen in getting resolved overnight.\nChris Hill: Let's be clear. Warner Brothers Discovery is not the only business that is dealing with this. When you look at Netflix, Paramount Global, which had a rough week in a rough report, Disney, NBC, Universal. For context, the last time there was a writers' strike, it lasted three-and-a-half months. The challenges they were dealing with then Andy seem almost quaint by comparison to, hey, we have this new world, it's all about streaming, we need to figure out how we're going to get paid because say what you want about the old era, but there was more transparency in terms of television ratings and box office receipts.\nAndy Cross: A 100%. You also have the generative AI and how people are going to create content and how many people are going to be involved in creating these amazing shows or anything really. That's just putting in a whole Cloud over the entire industry I think.\nChris Hill: Coming up after the break, we have a couple of questions for Warren Buffett. We also have a couple of stocks on our radar. Stay right here. You're listening to Motley Fool Money.\nAs always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about on the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don't buy or sell stocks based solely on what you issue. Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. Chris Hill here in studio with Ron Gross and Andy Cross. You can hear the show every week on radio stations across America, including our brand-new affiliate KAOI in Maui, Hawaii.\nAndy Cross: What a hell. Time for a road trip.\nChris Hill: You can also listen to the Motley Fool Money podcasts seven days a week on your favorite podcast app. Earlier in the week on the podcast, our colleagues Deidre Woollard and Matt Frankel were talking about the Berkshire Hathaway meeting which is happening this weekend. Obviously one of the highlights is the marathon Q&A session that Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger do. Matt Frankel submitted a question as hundreds if not thousands of people do, and wanted to get your thoughts on these guys because the question he submitted for Warren Buffett is actually the question I have as a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder, which was essentially and I'm paraphrasing what Matt said on the show. Walk me through the Activision Blizzard stake that you took, which was a year ago, is right before last year's meeting because Matt wants to know, hey, was that just an arbitrage play or was there strength in the underlying business that you were seeing, that thing? That's his question. Ron let me start with you. You get to ask Warren Buffett a question. What are you asking him?\nRon Gross: I think I would say, Mr. Buffett, your ownership of Apple notwithstanding your views on technology are pretty clear. I'm wondering what you think of artificial intelligence and ChatGPT, and whether you think it's good for business and society. What I really want to know is what Munger thinks because he'll go off on or maybe he won't, maybe he thinks it's really interesting and as long as it's positioned correctly and has regulations associated with it, it will be a positive thing for society, but I would actually love to hear what both have to say.\nChris Hill: Well, and beyond that, you have to believe that there are at least looking at the question of what's the best way to invest in this. Andy, what about you?\nAndy Cross: Well, the banking crisis and the industry will get a lot of conversation. But what I'm really interested in is I want to know is Mr. Buffett's phone ringing more or less than it was during 2008 crisis. Maybe even pull the audience, what is the over-under on how many times and how many calls per day the Federal Reserve or the Treasury Department or just any bank may have called Warren Buffett and asked him for some help, or as more likely Berkshire Hathaway for some help.\nChris Hill: Well, let's go back to earlier in the show we were talking about Jamie Dimon at JPMorgan Chase. For context, Dimon made very clear at the beginning of the week that the government called him about buying First Republic. Warren Buffett, do you think about how he pounced on those shares back during the Great Recession, 2008-2009? You have to believe he's getting calls about some of these regional.\nAndy Cross: I'm sure he is. I'm guessing back then he was almost more like a US citizen, save the financial industry and perhaps even the US economy at that point. Then we're just not in that spot right now.\nRon Gross: He's more interested in injecting capital for some sweet deal, some convertible preferred or some deal that is good for Berkshire. I don't think he's interested in actually buying assets or buying a whole bank to put into the Berkshire fold. But yes, I'm sure he was consulted.\nChris Hill: Let's get to the stocks on our radar. Our man behind the glass, Dan Boyd is going to hit you with a question. Ron, you're up first, what are you looking at this week?\nRon Gross: Dan, I've got Oxford Industries. OXM owns a number of high-end apparel brands, the most well-known probably as Tommy Bahama. They've got Lilly Pulitzer, Johnny Was, and Duck Head. The company was founded in 1942. It's paid a dividend every quarter since becoming a public company in 1960. Twenty years ago, they were focused on their Oxford brand. They've divested, they've acquired mostly beginning in 2003 when the Tommy Bahama brand came on board, that now accounts for about 60% of revenue in the most recent quarter, they have 2.3 million customers. Sales were recently up 24%. Their dividend payout has increased by 261% over the last 10 years and they currently yield 2.5%. I will caveat this by saying apparels are rough business, inventory levels are high as is their debt.\nChris Hill: Dan, question about Oxford Industries. Ron, I got to imagine you've got some Tommy Bahama pieces at home in your closet right now. You would not be wrong, Dan. Andy Cross, what are you looking at this week?\nAndy Cross: Dan, I'm looking at Nice Limited and Israeli-based company. And here's the deal Dan, if you have integrated or if you've talked to a Fortune 100 company through a chat system or an email or anything that's tied to customer service you likely have dealt with Nice's system. N-I-C-E is simple provides cloud customer service platform and tools through its suite office called CX1 that does all omnichannel contact center software, AI, chat analytics, automation, 27,000 clients, including 85% of the Fortune 100, generates more than two billion annual sales. The mark cap is 13 billion. The stock has actually flat year to date, still has one and a half billion dollars of cash had generated Nice return on equity. You're paying 23 times forward earnings. They'll report earnings next week. What I'm really interested in is just their conversation around generative AI, ChatGPT. They've been very aggressive and investing in artificial intelligence over the years, but I really want to see what they are doing for those investments going forward.\nChris Hill: Dan, question about Nice. Andy, whenever you're in a customer service situation, how quickly are you trying to get to talk to an actual person instead of one of these chatbots or phone trees or whatever else.\nAndy Cross: Dan, if I had one of those old dial phones where you dial zero to get to a person, I would be hitting it constantly. You would see my fingerprint in there. I am very actively trying to get to a person, yes. But that's not always going to be the way my friend.\nChris Hill: Two very different businesses. Dan, do you have one you want to add to your watchlist?\nDan Boyd: Listen, I know that AI, and chatbots and stuff, there's no avoiding them. I know that they're here to stay and somebody's going to be making money off of them. But I'll tell you right now, boys, when I'm involved in a customer service situation, I just want to talk to a real person. I'm going with Ron this week to the Oxford Industries.\nRon Gross: Do you own any Tommy Bahama, Dan?\nDan Boyd: I have a couple of pieces myself, Ron.\nAndy Cross: I'll just say Dan, that Nice they provide lots of hell for very nice people to be able to talk to people just like you. Lots of curmudgeons out there who want to talk about\nChris Hill: Ron Gross, Andy Cross guys, thanks for being here today.\nAndy Cross: Thanks, Chris.\nChris Hill: That's going to do it for this week's Motley Fool Money radio show. The show is mixed by Dan Boyd. I'm Chris Hill, thanks for listening. We'll see you next time.\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Andy Cross has positions in Activision Blizzard, Atlassian, Berkshire Hathaway, Booking Holdings, Johnson & Johnson, MercadoLibre, Netflix, Starbucks, and Walt Disney. Chris Hill has positions in Activision Blizzard, Amazon.com, Apple, Atlassian, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase, Johnson & Johnson, MercadoLibre, Shopify, Starbucks, and Walt Disney. Dan Boyd has positions in Activision Blizzard, Amazon.com, Berkshire Hathaway, and Walt Disney. Ron Gross has positions in Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase, Marriott International, Starbucks, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Amazon.com, Apple, Atlassian, Berkshire Hathaway, Booking Holdings, Goldman Sachs Group, JPMorgan Chase, MercadoLibre, Netflix, Shopify, Starbucks, Uber Technologies, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson, Marriott International, Nice, Oxford Industries, and Western Alliance Bancorporation and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, short April 2023 $100 calls on Starbucks, and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The challenges they were dealing with then Andy seem almost quaint by comparison to, hey, we have this new world, it's all about streaming, we need to figure out how we're going to get paid because say what you want about the old era, but there was more transparency in terms of television ratings and box office receipts. N-I-C-E is simple provides cloud customer service platform and tools through its suite office called CX1 that does all omnichannel contact center software, AI, chat analytics, automation, 27,000 clients, including 85% of the Fortune 100, generates more than two billion annual sales. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Amazon.com, Apple, Atlassian, Berkshire Hathaway, Booking Holdings, Goldman Sachs Group, JPMorgan Chase, MercadoLibre, Netflix, Shopify, Starbucks, Uber Technologies, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In this podcast, Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross and senior analyst Ron Gross discuss: The Fed's latest rate hike, April's jobs report, and the latest banking drama. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Amazon.com, Apple, Atlassian, Berkshire Hathaway, Booking Holdings, Goldman Sachs Group, JPMorgan Chase, MercadoLibre, Netflix, Shopify, Starbucks, Uber Technologies, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson, Marriott International, Nice, Oxford Industries, and Western Alliance Bancorporation and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, short April 2023 $100 calls on Starbucks, and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney.", 'news_article_title': 'How Apple Pleased Investors', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It is such a busy week. For the first time in nearly two years, positive same-store sales in China, and despite all that goodness, Ron, shares of Starbucks down 6% this week. Chris Hill: Two very different businesses.', 'news_textrank_summary': "In this podcast, Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross and senior analyst Ron Gross discuss: The Fed's latest rate hike, April's jobs report, and the latest banking drama. Chris Hill: Sticking with travel, gross bookings for Booking Holdings rose more than 50% in the first quarter, but shares of Booking Holdings were already close to an all-time high before the report, Andy. Andy Cross: Well, almost more importantly, Chris, they are selling their fulfillment business and their logistic business that they just bought a year ago this week when they made an acquisition of deliver for more than two billion dollars."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-indexes-end-down-with-tech-related-shares-consumer-sentiment-falls', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday, led by weaker big technology-related shares following their recent rally, as data showed U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to a six-month low.\nTesla IncTSLA.Oshares fell after jumping more than 2% on Thursday, when Elon Musk announced he had found a new chief executive for Twitter.\nMusk tweeted Friday he had picked former NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter\'s new CEO.\nThe S&P 500 technology sector .SPLRCT was lower, with shares of Apple IncAAPL.O among the biggest drags. The technology index is still up about 22% so far this year.\n"They\'ve had an incredible run, so those valuation concerns are starting to manifest themselves," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia.\nAdding to investor worries, May consumer sentiment dropped to its lowest since November as a standoff to raise the federal government\'s borrowing cap fanned worries about the economic outlook.\nInvestors are concerned that the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive interest rates hikes could push the economy into recession.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 6.48 points, or 0.16%, to end at 4,124.14 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 43.76 points, or 0.35%, to 12,284.74. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 8.86 points, or 0.03%, to 33,300.65.\nThe Congressional Budget Office said on Friday the U.S. faces a "significant risk" of defaulting on payment obligations within the first two weeks of June without a debt ceiling increase.\nAmong gainers, First Solar Inc FSLR.O shares jumped after the solar panel maker acquired Sweden\'s thin-film solar cell technology firm Evolar AB.\nNews CorpNWSA.O shares rallied after the media conglomerate beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevithc; additional reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Arun Koyyur, Anil D\'Silva and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The S&P 500 technology sector .SPLRCT was lower, with shares of Apple IncAAPL.O among the biggest drags. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday, led by weaker big technology-related shares following their recent rally, as data showed U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to a six-month low. "They\'ve had an incredible run, so those valuation concerns are starting to manifest themselves," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The S&P 500 technology sector .SPLRCT was lower, with shares of Apple IncAAPL.O among the biggest drags. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday, led by weaker big technology-related shares following their recent rally, as data showed U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to a six-month low. Adding to investor worries, May consumer sentiment dropped to its lowest since November as a standoff to raise the federal government's borrowing cap fanned worries about the economic outlook.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Indexes end down with tech-related shares; consumer sentiment falls', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 technology sector .SPLRCT was lower, with shares of Apple IncAAPL.O among the biggest drags. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday, led by weaker big technology-related shares following their recent rally, as data showed U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to a six-month low. Tesla IncTSLA.Oshares fell after jumping more than 2% on Thursday, when Elon Musk announced he had found a new chief executive for Twitter.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 technology sector .SPLRCT was lower, with shares of Apple IncAAPL.O among the biggest drags. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday, led by weaker big technology-related shares following their recent rally, as data showed U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to a six-month low. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 6.48 points, or 0.16%, to end at 4,124.14 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 43.76 points, or 0.35%, to 12,284.74.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-technology-stocks-that-pay-strong-dividends', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWhen investors are looking for dividend stocks to buy, they may not immediately think of technology stocks. After all, tech stocks are generally associated with capital gains through share price appreciation, not dividends, since many tech stocks do not pay dividends.\nHowever, this has begun to change. The technology sector contains many reliable, high-yield dividend stocks. This article will discuss three blue-chip tech stocks with solid dividend yields and high dividend growth potential.\nQualcomm (QCOM)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nQualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) is a semiconductor manufacturer that develops and sells integrated circuits for use in voice and data communications. The chip maker receives royalty payments for its patents used in devices that are on 3G, 4G and 5G networks. Qualcomm has a current market capitalization of $149 billion and has annual sales of about $38 billion.\nOn May 3, the company reported second-quarter financial results. Revenue of $9.27 billion fell 17% year-over-year as the company faced difficult comparisons to a very successful 2022, as well as the impact of a slowing global economy. Adjusted earnings per share of $2.15 missed estimates by 1 cent. Total QCT revenue and Handsets revenue fell 17%, partially offset by a 20% increase in revenue from its automotive segment. Qualcomm expects quarterly revenue between $8.1 billion and $8.9 billion for the current quarter.\nThe company has grown EPS at a rate of 6.6% per year over the last decade. An agreement with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Huawei, a lower share count, and leadership in 5G should allow the company to grow in the coming years.\nThe components that Qualcomm produces are considered to be the best available, so phone makers will likely continue using the company’s products in future iterations of their devices. This is especially true as 5G launches continue to occur.\nQualcomm has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. With a dividend payout ratio under 40%, the dividend appears highly secure. Shares currently yield 2.9%.\nInternational Business Machines (IBM)\nSource: Laborant / Shutterstock.com\nInternational Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) is a global information technology company that provides integrated enterprise solutions for software, hardware and services. IBM’s focus is running mission-critical systems for large, multi-national customers and governments. IBM typically provides end-to-end solutions. After the spinoff of Kyndryl, its managed infrastructure business, the company now has four business segments: Software, Consulting, Infrastructure and Financing. IBM had annual revenue of about $60.5 billion in 2022.\nIBM reported results for Q1 2023 on April 19. Companywide revenue grew 0.4% to $14.25 million from $14.19 million. Diluted adjusted EPS fell 3% to $1.36 from $1.40 on a year-over-year basis. Diluted GAAP EPS increased to $1.02 in the quarter from 73 cents in the prior year on lower expenses and higher margins on better pricing.\nAlso, IBM’s revenue and earnings are being impacted by the strong U.S. dollar causing a 4% headwind. Revenue for Software increased 2.6% to $5.92 million from $5.77 million in comparable quarters due to 2% growth in Hybrid Platform & Solutions and a 3% increase in Transaction Processing. Revenue was up 8% for RedHat, down 1% for Automation, up 1% for Data & AI, and down 1% for Security. Consulting revenue increased 2.8% to $4.96 million from $4.82 million due to a 1% rise in Business Transformation, a 1% decline in Technology Consulting, and 7% growth in Application Operations.\nIBM’s competitive strength is its brand, entrenched customer relations and extensive patent portfolio. IBM is also the market leader in mainframe computers, where it has 90% of the market and little competition. IBM is a different company after the Kyndryl spinoff, but it should still be recession resistant. The nature of mission-critical IT enterprise systems and software makes this unlikely to change in the near future.\nIBM has increased its dividend for over 25 years, making it a Dividend Aristocrat. Shares currently yield 5.4%.\nOracle Corporation (ORCL)\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\nOracle (NYSE:ORCL) is an information technology company that provides software, hardware and services. Its offerings include applications, platforms, infrastructure technologies (cloud software), hardware products such as servers, hardware-related software products (e.g., operating systems) and services such as consultation and education.\nOracle reported its most recent quarterly results, for its fiscal third quarter, on March 9. The company announced that it generated revenues of $12.4 billion during the quarter, which represents an increase of 18% YOY. Growth was positively impacted by mergers and acquisitions (M&A), which is why Oracle grew faster than the average over the last couple of years. Oracle generated EPS of $1.22 during the third quarter, which was up 8% versus the prior year’s quarter and beat the consensus estimate slightly.\nFor the current fiscal year, Oracle is forecasting that it will grow its revenues meaningfully, while EPS should be up slightly this year. Oracle is not operating a cloud business as large as some of its peers, but it still is generating attractive growth in the markets it addresses. Infrastructure-as-a-Service, as well as Platform-as-a-Service, are markets that are growing at a fast pace. They should allow Oracle to maintain an attractive cloud computing growth rate going forward.\nOracle’s dividend payout ratio was extremely low a decade ago, but since then the payout ratio has risen relatively consistently. At a payout ratio of less than 30%, the dividend is very manageable, and there is still a lot of room for further dividend increases. Due to the low payout ratio and the fact that the company was not impacted to a large degree during the last financial crisis, Oracle’s dividend is rated very safe. The stock currently yields 1.7%.\nOn the date of publication, Bob Ciura did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBob Ciura has worked at Sure Dividend since 2016. He oversees all content for Sure Dividend and its partner sites. Prior to joining Sure Dividend, Bob was an independent equity analyst. His articles have been published on major financial websites such as The Motley Fool, Seeking Alpha, Business Insider and more. Bob received a bachelor’s degree in Finance from DePaul University and an MBA with a concentration in investments from the University of Notre Dame.\nThe post 3 Technology Stocks That Pay Strong Dividends appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'An agreement with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Huawei, a lower share count, and leadership in 5G should allow the company to grow in the coming years. Diluted GAAP EPS increased to $1.02 in the quarter from 73 cents in the prior year on lower expenses and higher margins on better pricing. Due to the low payout ratio and the fact that the company was not impacted to a large degree during the last financial crisis, Oracle’s dividend is rated very safe.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'An agreement with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Huawei, a lower share count, and leadership in 5G should allow the company to grow in the coming years. International Business Machines (IBM) Source: Laborant / Shutterstock.com International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) is a global information technology company that provides integrated enterprise solutions for software, hardware and services. After the spinoff of Kyndryl, its managed infrastructure business, the company now has four business segments: Software, Consulting, Infrastructure and Financing.', 'news_article_title': '3 Technology Stocks That Pay Strong Dividends', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'An agreement with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Huawei, a lower share count, and leadership in 5G should allow the company to grow in the coming years. With a dividend payout ratio under 40%, the dividend appears highly secure. The nature of mission-critical IT enterprise systems and software makes this unlikely to change in the near future.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'An agreement with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Huawei, a lower share count, and leadership in 5G should allow the company to grow in the coming years. After all, tech stocks are generally associated with capital gains through share price appreciation, not dividends, since many tech stocks do not pay dividends. International Business Machines (IBM) Source: Laborant / Shutterstock.com International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) is a global information technology company that provides integrated enterprise solutions for software, hardware and services.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/investors-look-to-invescos-equal-weight-tech-etf-after-strong-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Invesco’s equal-weight tech ETF is seeing a notable jump in interest following first quarter earnings.\nThe Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF (RYT) saw over $319 million in net flows on May 10, following better-than-expected first quarter earnings reports from companies in the information technology sector.\n“A strong earnings season for information technology companies has encouraged investors to take a more diversified approach to the sector,” Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, said.\nUnder the Hood of Invesco’s Equal-Weight Tech ETF\nRYT’s underlying index gives component companies equal allocations at each quarterly rebalance. This results in exposure that is considerably more balanced than other alternatives. An equal-weight approach is particularly impactful in the top-heavy tech sector, which is dominated by just a handful of names.\nIn a cap-weighted tech sector ETF, just two names -- Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL) -- comprise nearly 50% of the total fund by weight. Just two names largely drive performance despite the fund holding 64 securities in total.\nSee more: "Invesco’s Nick Kalivas on the Early Days of RSP and Smart Beta”\nRYT has climbed 6.5% year-to-date as of May 11 and has rallied 6.6% over a one-year period. The recent top-performing holdings in RYT include Tyler Technologies Inc. (TYL), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Salesforce Inc. (CRM), and Apple Inc. (AAPL). Tyler Technologies is given a higher weight in RYT compared to a cap-weighted fund, which gives the security a 0.2% weight.\nIn the upcoming webcast on May 15, "How can an equal weight approach lead to potential outperformance?" Invesco and VettaFi will discuss the potential benefits of using an equal-weight approach in today’s market environment with concentration risk near all-time highs. \nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Portfolio Strategies Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In a cap-weighted tech sector ETF, just two names -- Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL) -- comprise nearly 50% of the total fund by weight. The recent top-performing holdings in RYT include Tyler Technologies Inc. (TYL), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Salesforce Inc. (CRM), and Apple Inc. (AAPL). “A strong earnings season for information technology companies has encouraged investors to take a more diversified approach to the sector,” Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In a cap-weighted tech sector ETF, just two names -- Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL) -- comprise nearly 50% of the total fund by weight. The recent top-performing holdings in RYT include Tyler Technologies Inc. (TYL), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Salesforce Inc. (CRM), and Apple Inc. (AAPL). The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF (RYT) saw over $319 million in net flows on May 10, following better-than-expected first quarter earnings reports from companies in the information technology sector.', 'news_article_title': 'Investors Look to Invesco’s Equal-Weight Tech ETF After Strong Earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In a cap-weighted tech sector ETF, just two names -- Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL) -- comprise nearly 50% of the total fund by weight. The recent top-performing holdings in RYT include Tyler Technologies Inc. (TYL), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Salesforce Inc. (CRM), and Apple Inc. (AAPL). The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF (RYT) saw over $319 million in net flows on May 10, following better-than-expected first quarter earnings reports from companies in the information technology sector.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In a cap-weighted tech sector ETF, just two names -- Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL) -- comprise nearly 50% of the total fund by weight. The recent top-performing holdings in RYT include Tyler Technologies Inc. (TYL), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Salesforce Inc. (CRM), and Apple Inc. (AAPL). The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF (RYT) saw over $319 million in net flows on May 10, following better-than-expected first quarter earnings reports from companies in the information technology sector.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-bny-mellon-us-large-cap-core-equity-etf-bklc-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/09/2020.\nThe fund is sponsored by Bny Mellon. It has amassed assets over $1.74 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nBlend ETFs usually hold a mix of growth and value stocks as well as stocks that exhibit both value and growth characteristics.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0%, making it the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.49%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 29.20% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.43% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 32.46% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nBKLC seeks to match the performance of the MORNINGSTAR U.S. LARGE CAP INDEX before fees and expenses. The Morningstar US Large Cap Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the performance of U.S. large-capitalization stocks.\nThe ETF has added roughly 10.05% so far this year and is up about 7.72% in the last one year (as of 05/12/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $65.88 and $79.65.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.03 and standard deviation of 19.40% for the trailing three-year period. With about 215 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nBNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, BKLC is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $309.03 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $380.02 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nBNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.43% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $1.74 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.43% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/09/2020.", 'news_article_title': 'Should BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.43% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/09/2020.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.43% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (BKLC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/09/2020."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-top-ranked-etfs-to-tap-the-red-hot-technology-sector', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The technology sector has once again become an investors’ darling. The combination of easing inflation, upbeat corporate earnings, the regional bank crisis and the adoption of new-era technologies are driving the sector higher.\n\nAs a result, investors bullish on the sector may consider tech stocks in a basket form. While there are many options available in the space, we have highlighted five ETFs that are popular and offer broad exposure across different industries in the sector. These include Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, iShares U.S. Technology ETF IYW, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF IGM. These funds have a Zacks ETF Rank #2 (Buy), suggesting their continued outperformance.\nEasing Inflation\nInflation in the United States slowed down for the tenth consecutive month in April. The consumer price index rose 4.9% in April, down from a 5% rise in March and a 40-year high of 9.1% last June. This is the smallest yearly increase since April 2021. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.4% following a 0.1% increase in March. The data strengthened optimism about a Fed pause on rate hikes next month. Fed funds futures traders are now pricing in an 86% chance that the Fed will leave rates unchanged in its June meeting and 14% odds of another 25-bps hike.\n\nA pause in interest rate increases is a positive sign for technology stocks. As the tech sector relies on borrowing for superior growth, it is cheaper to borrow more money for further initiatives when interest rates are low.\nUpbeat Earnings\nPart of the appeal was driven by better-than-feared results from some of the world\'s largest companies. The five biggest tech players — Microsoft MSFT, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META Alphabet GOOGL and Apple AAPL — came up with strong results, spreading huge optimism into the sector (read: ETFs to Bet on Mega-Cap Tech Stocks).\n\nTotal Q1 earnings for 83.9% of the sector’s market cap are down 13.2% on 3.4% lower revenues, with 81.7% beating EPS estimates and 83.3% beating revenue estimates. The growth rates and beat percentages align with the decelerating trend seen since last year but have shown modest improvement from the preceding period.\nRegional Bank Crisis\nThe sector was also powered by investors’ flight to mega-cap, cash-rich technology stocks amid the regional bank crisis and the rising risk of a recession. The mega-cap tech stocks have strong balance sheets, durable revenue streams and robust profit margins and are, thus, better positioned to withstand a possible economic downturn.\nOther Factors\nThe sector outlook remains solid given the global digital shift that has accelerated e-commerce for everything, ranging from remote working to entertainment and shopping. The rapid adoption of cloud computing, big data, the Internet of Things, wearables, VR headsets, drones, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital communication, blockchain and 5G technology should drive the sector higher (read: Fintech ETFs: Unleashing the Future of Finance).\n\nLet’s dig into the details of the above-mentioned ETFs:\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK)\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund follows the Technology Select Sector Index and holds about 64 securities in its basket. It has key holdings in software, technology hardware, storage & peripherals, and semiconductors & semiconductor equipment (read: Inflation Drops Below 5% Since 2022: ETFs Set to Gain).\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund is the most popular and heavily traded ETF, with AUM of $43 billion and an average daily volume of 7 million shares. The fund charges 10 bps in fees per year.\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF manages about $46 billion in its asset base and provides exposure to 364 technology stocks. It currently tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Technology hardware storage & peripheral, systems software, semiconductors and application software are the top four sectors.\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF has an expense ratio of 0.10%, while volume is solid at nearly 511,000 shares.\n\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW)\n\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF tracks the Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index, giving investors exposure to 139 U.S. electronics, computer software and hardware, and informational technology companies. Software & services, tech hardware & equipment, semiconductors & semiconductor equipment, and media & entertainment are the top four sectors with double-digit exposure each. \n\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF has AUM of $10.6 billion and charges 39 bps in fees and expenses. Volume is good as it exchanges 644,000 shares a day.\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC)\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF is home to 361 technology stocks, with AUM of $6 billion. It follows the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index.\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF has an expense ratio of 0.08%, while volume is solid at 219,000 shares a day.\n\niShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM)\n\niShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF offers broad exposure to the technology sector, and technology-related companies in the communication services and consumer discretionary sectors. It tracks the S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index, holding 327 stocks in its basket. From a sector look, semiconductors, interactive media & services, and systems software make up for double-digit exposure each.\n\niShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF has AUM of $2.8 billion and charges 40 bps in annual fees. It trades in a moderate volume of nearly 23,000 shares a day on average.\n Zacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\niShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The five biggest tech players — Microsoft MSFT, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META Alphabet GOOGL and Apple AAPL — came up with strong results, spreading huge optimism into the sector (read: ETFs to Bet on Mega-Cap Tech Stocks). Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The mega-cap tech stocks have strong balance sheets, durable revenue streams and robust profit margins and are, thus, better positioned to withstand a possible economic downturn.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The five biggest tech players — Microsoft MSFT, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META Alphabet GOOGL and Apple AAPL — came up with strong results, spreading huge optimism into the sector (read: ETFs to Bet on Mega-Cap Tech Stocks). Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. These include Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, iShares U.S. Technology ETF IYW, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF IGM.', 'news_article_title': '5 Top-Ranked ETFs to Tap the Red-Hot Technology Sector', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The five biggest tech players — Microsoft MSFT, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META Alphabet GOOGL and Apple AAPL — came up with strong results, spreading huge optimism into the sector (read: ETFs to Bet on Mega-Cap Tech Stocks). Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The combination of easing inflation, upbeat corporate earnings, the regional bank crisis and the adoption of new-era technologies are driving the sector higher.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The five biggest tech players — Microsoft MSFT, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META Alphabet GOOGL and Apple AAPL — came up with strong results, spreading huge optimism into the sector (read: ETFs to Bet on Mega-Cap Tech Stocks). These include Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, iShares U.S. Technology ETF IYW, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF IGM.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-to-open-first-online-shop-in-vietnam-in-a-push-to-emerging-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'May 12 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O said on Friday it would open its first online store in Vietnam next week, as the iPhone vendor doubles down on emerging markets to drive growth amid slowing sales in China.\nThe opening on May 18 comes just weeks after the Cupertino, California-based company opened its first Apple stores in India - Mumbai and Delhi.\nApple CEO Tim Cook is betting that emerging markets will provide more opportunities for growth, with younger populations and relatively few iPhones.\nApple did not say when it plans to open physical stores in Vietnam, which has a population of 100 million people.\n"We\'re proud to be expanding in Vietnam," said Deirdre O\'Brien, Apple\'s senior vice president of retail.\nOnline stores often precede the opening of retail stores. Apple already sells products in Vietnam via licensed vendors and has multiple suppliers that assemble its gadgets in the country for export.\nApple first launched an online store in India in 2020.\n(Reporting by Francesco Guarascio. Editing by Gerry Doyle)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'May 12 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O said on Friday it would open its first online store in Vietnam next week, as the iPhone vendor doubles down on emerging markets to drive growth amid slowing sales in China. Apple CEO Tim Cook is betting that emerging markets will provide more opportunities for growth, with younger populations and relatively few iPhones. Apple already sells products in Vietnam via licensed vendors and has multiple suppliers that assemble its gadgets in the country for export.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'May 12 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O said on Friday it would open its first online store in Vietnam next week, as the iPhone vendor doubles down on emerging markets to drive growth amid slowing sales in China. The opening on May 18 comes just weeks after the Cupertino, California-based company opened its first Apple stores in India - Mumbai and Delhi. Online stores often precede the opening of retail stores.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple to open first online shop in Vietnam in a push to emerging market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'May 12 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O said on Friday it would open its first online store in Vietnam next week, as the iPhone vendor doubles down on emerging markets to drive growth amid slowing sales in China. The opening on May 18 comes just weeks after the Cupertino, California-based company opened its first Apple stores in India - Mumbai and Delhi. Online stores often precede the opening of retail stores.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'May 12 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O said on Friday it would open its first online store in Vietnam next week, as the iPhone vendor doubles down on emerging markets to drive growth amid slowing sales in China. The opening on May 18 comes just weeks after the Cupertino, California-based company opened its first Apple stores in India - Mumbai and Delhi. Apple did not say when it plans to open physical stores in Vietnam, which has a population of 100 million people.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-latest-%244.4-billion-buy-brings-his-total-investment-in-this-stock-to-%2470', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'As we saw this past weekend, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett knows how to captivate an audience. Over the past 50 years, Berkshire\'s annual shareholder meetings have grown from a couple dozen people to an event that regularly draws in excess of 30,000 investing enthusiasts and shareholders.\nThe reason investors flock to Omaha, Nebraska is to hear the Oracle of Omaha discuss everything from his investment philosophy to the state of the U.S. economy and stock market. Since taking the reins at Berkshire in the mid-1960s, Buffett has led his company\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) to a total return of 3,974,186% as of the closing bell on May 5, 2023.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nRiding Warren Buffett\'s coattails has been a profitable venture for patient investors for nearly six decades, and it\'s made all the easier due to required quarterly filings by Berkshire Hathaway.\nBerkshire Hathaway\'s 13Fs are invaluable to long-term investors\nNo later than 45 days after the end of a quarter, money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management (AUM) are required to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A 13F provides a snapshot of what the brightest minds on Wall Street bought and sold in the most recent quarter, as well as what stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and options positions they continue to hold. For decades, Berkshire Hathaway\'s 13Fs have been telling.\nWhat\'s plainly evident from Berkshire\'s required quarterly filings is that the Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, absolutely love tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Known as one of Berkshire\'s "four giants," Apple accounts for approximately 45% of the company\'s invested assets.\nApple is a business that checks all the appropriate boxes for Warren Buffett and his team. It has exceptional branding power, a very loyal customer base, and a management team that can be trusted. CEO Tim Cook allows his company\'s innovations to do the talking, with iPhone commanding about half of all U.S. smartphone market share and Apple\'s services segment continuing to grow into a larger percentage of total sales.\nApple is an absolute beast in the capital-return department, too. Following its recent dividend increase, it\'s on track to dole out roughly $15.2 billion in dividend income over the next 12 months. What\'s more, Apple has repurchased $586 billion worth of its common stock since the start of 2013.\nBerkshire Hathaway\'s 13Fs also show that Warren Buffett and his investing lieutenants have aggressively added to energy stocks. Chevron (NYSE: CVX), which was first purchased in the fourth quarter of 2020, and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY), which was initially purchased in the first quarter of 2022, have quickly become core holdings.\nAs of the end of 2022, energy was the third-largest sector by weighting in Berkshire Hathaway\'s investment portfolio. This is a pretty clear indication that Buffett, Combs, and/or Weschler anticipate the spot price for crude oil will remain above its historic average. Though Chevron and Occidental are both integrated operators, they generate their most lucrative margins from drilling.\nFurthermore, higher energy-commodity prices are helping Chevron and Occidental clean up their balance sheets and reward their shareholders. Chevron and Occidental have increased their respective quarterly dividends and announced share-repurchase programs.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe Oracle of Omaha has spent over $70 billion buying one stock (and you won\'t find it in Berkshire\'s 13Fs)\nBut you might be shocked to learn that Berkshire Hathaway\'s 13Fs fail to tell the complete story of where Buffett and his team are deploying their company\'s cash. To get that full story, investors will also need to dive into Berkshire\'s quarterly operating results.\nDespite owning sizable stakes in companies like Apple, Chevron, Occidental Petroleum, and Bank of America, none of these holdings comes close to the amount of cash Warren Buffett and Executive Vice Chairman Charlie Munger have spent buying back shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock since mid-July 2018.\nPrior to July 17, 2018, the only way Buffett and Munger could proceed with share repurchases was if Berkshire Hathaway\'s stock traded at or below 120% of book value (i.e., no more than 20% above book value). For years leading up to this mid-July 2018 date, Berkshire stock never fell to or below this line-in-the-sand valuation level, which meant no buybacks were undertaken.\nOn July 17, 2018, Berkshire Hathaway\'s board passed new rules governing share repurchases that gave Buffett and Munger more freedom to work their magic. The new rules for buybacks had two simple criteria: As long as Berkshire Hathaway had at least $30 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and U.S. Treasuries on its balance sheet; and both Buffett and Munger agree shares are trading below their intrinsic value, repurchases can be undertaken without any ceiling.\nDuring the first quarter of 2023, Buffett and Munger gave the green light to repurchase 5,103 Class A shares and 6,716,864 Class B shares (BRK.B). The cost to buy back these shares came to $4,439,586,013! This latest $4.4 billion buy brings the total amount of repurchases since July 17, 2018 to more than $70 billion. For context, that\'s more than Berkshire\'s cost basis for Apple, Chevron, and Occidental Petroleum combined!\nSince Berkshire Hathaway doesn\'t pay a dividend, rewarding stakeholders via buybacks serves a number of purposes. Perhaps the most obvious is that it reduces the number of shares outstanding, which for businesses with steady or growing net income should provide a lift to earnings per share. In other words, buybacks are making Berkshire Hathaway stock even more attractive to fundamentally focused investors.\nAnother benefit to Berkshire Hathaway\'s aggressive buyback activity is that it\'s increasing the ownership stakes of existing shareholders. If the outstanding share count falls, each remaining share becomes that much more valuable. For instance, Apple\'s incredible repurchase program has increased Berkshire Hathaway\'s ownership stake in the company without Buffett or his team having to lift a finger.\nThe third purpose served by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger overseeing more than $70 billion in share repurchases in under five years is to drive home the idea that Berkshire\'s dynamic duo strongly believe in the company over the long term. Most of the companies Berkshire Hathaway invests in or acquires are cyclical, which means they\'ll ebb and flow with the U.S. economy. But with periods of expansion lasting substantially longer than recessions, Buffett and his team have set Berkshire up for decades of future success.\nWithout question, there\'s no stock Warren Buffett loves purchasing more than his own company.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "What's plainly evident from Berkshire's required quarterly filings is that the Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, absolutely love tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). CEO Tim Cook allows his company's innovations to do the talking, with iPhone commanding about half of all U.S. smartphone market share and Apple's services segment continuing to grow into a larger percentage of total sales. Despite owning sizable stakes in companies like Apple, Chevron, Occidental Petroleum, and Bank of America, none of these holdings comes close to the amount of cash Warren Buffett and Executive Vice Chairman Charlie Munger have spent buying back shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock since mid-July 2018.", 'news_luhn_summary': "What's plainly evident from Berkshire's required quarterly filings is that the Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, absolutely love tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). As we saw this past weekend, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett knows how to captivate an audience. Despite owning sizable stakes in companies like Apple, Chevron, Occidental Petroleum, and Bank of America, none of these holdings comes close to the amount of cash Warren Buffett and Executive Vice Chairman Charlie Munger have spent buying back shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock since mid-July 2018.", 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett's Latest $4.4 Billion Buy Brings His Total Investment in This Stock to $70 Billion in Under 5 Years", 'news_lexrank_summary': "What's plainly evident from Berkshire's required quarterly filings is that the Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, absolutely love tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Despite owning sizable stakes in companies like Apple, Chevron, Occidental Petroleum, and Bank of America, none of these holdings comes close to the amount of cash Warren Buffett and Executive Vice Chairman Charlie Munger have spent buying back shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock since mid-July 2018. This latest $4.4 billion buy brings the total amount of repurchases since July 17, 2018 to more than $70 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "What's plainly evident from Berkshire's required quarterly filings is that the Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, absolutely love tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The Oracle of Omaha has spent over $70 billion buying one stock (and you won't find it in Berkshire's 13Fs) But you might be shocked to learn that Berkshire Hathaway's 13Fs fail to tell the complete story of where Buffett and his team are deploying their company's cash. Despite owning sizable stakes in companies like Apple, Chevron, Occidental Petroleum, and Bank of America, none of these holdings comes close to the amount of cash Warren Buffett and Executive Vice Chairman Charlie Munger have spent buying back shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock since mid-July 2018."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-its-buyer-beware-when-it-comes-to-nvidia-nvda-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe speculative fervor around Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock has something in common with a short squeeze. At some point it ends in tears for someone, even if the underlying trend is in their favor.\nThere’s no doubt that Nvidia today is priced as a bubble stock. Any stock trading at 162 times current earnings and 26 times sales is overpriced. In October, Nvidia was trading below $120. On May 11 it was at $285. That’s not the move of an investment. That’s the move of a speculation.\nNvidia is next due to report its earnings on May 24. Last quarter it delivered 65 cents per share of net income, 35% more than expected. The April quarter is expected to deliver 61 cents per share on $6 billion in revenue. Nvidia can beat those expectations.\nBut even if Nvidia meets expectations for all of its fiscal 2024, today’s buyers are paying 84 times those earnings and 23 times those sales. Strange that there are analysts right now recommending you buy NVDA stock today.\nHave they learned nothing?\nNVDA Stock: Investors Misunderstand the AI Boom\nArtificial intelligence has been around for years. What’s new is seeing output in forms people are familiar with like stories, art, music or reams of computer code.\nThe boom in this “generative AI” is real. But there’s more going on under the surface in the Machine Internet. Making cities, hospitals and factories more fully automated is where the biggest productivity gains will come over the next few years.\nAlong the way some jobs will disappear. Number-crunching middle managers will be replaced by software. But storytelling won’t be replaced by bots. Companies pushing what Evgeny Morozov calls “solutionism” are likely to fail.\nOnce analysts recognize that, expect NVDA stock to take a hit. It’s that hit that will be your opportunity.\nFocus on the Software Instead of Hardware Hype\nNvidia today is the leading arms merchant for the cloud. It is on the cutting edge of technologies, like inverse lithography, that speed the AI revolution along. Many of these are algorithmic changes, software executed on-chip that can scale beyond the imagination of Moore’s Law. Software is Nvidia’s moat, not hardware.\nNvidia’s software will come to market through alliances with cloud providers. It’s a new era where clouds aren’t just buying the cheapest chips, but a combination of hardware and software.\nI have long said Nvidia is a software company. It doesn’t manufacture its chip designs. Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) and, by mid-decade, Intel (NASDSAQ:INTC), will do that, limiting Nvidia’s growth based on their capacity. There will also be competition from Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), from Intel, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), all now designing their own silicon.\nThere just isn’t anyone selling Nvidia stock right now, except speculators betting on short-term moves. Nvidia’s moves into AI services only increase the buying pressure.\nThe Bottom Line\nNvidia is a great long-term investment, but it’s a bad trade.\nA long-term investor should always have a list of stocks they want to buy on weakness. Nvidia deserves to be on that list. When the market is soft, accept some losses, raise cash, and get into something better. Over the long term, Nvidia fits my definition of better. But the price is no one’s definition of weak today. If you bought Nvidia at the peak of the last tech bubble, in November 2021, you’re still showing a loss.\nYou had your opportunity last fall. If you took it, congratulations. If you didn’t, don’t buy into the overpriced hype and buy shares today.\nRemember: Buy low, sell high.\nOn the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in TSM, AMD, AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN and NVDA. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nDana Blankenhorn has been a financial and technology journalist since 1978. He is the author of Technology’s Big Bang: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with Moore’s Law, available at the Amazon Kindle store. Tweet him at @danablankenhorn, connect with him on Mastodon or subscribe to his Substack.\nThe post Why It’s Buyer Beware When It Comes to Nvidia (NVDA) Stock appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in TSM, AMD, AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN and NVDA. There will also be competition from Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), from Intel, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), all now designing their own silicon. Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) and, by mid-decade, Intel (NASDSAQ:INTC), will do that, limiting Nvidia’s growth based on their capacity.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'There will also be competition from Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), from Intel, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), all now designing their own silicon. On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in TSM, AMD, AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN and NVDA. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The speculative fervor around Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock has something in common with a short squeeze.', 'news_article_title': 'Why It’s Buyer Beware When It Comes to Nvidia (NVDA) Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'There will also be competition from Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), from Intel, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), all now designing their own silicon. On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in TSM, AMD, AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN and NVDA. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The speculative fervor around Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock has something in common with a short squeeze.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'There will also be competition from Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), from Intel, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), all now designing their own silicon. On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in TSM, AMD, AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN and NVDA. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The speculative fervor around Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock has something in common with a short squeeze.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-things-you-shouldnt-do-if-the-stock-market-crashes-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The stock market has experienced a sharp decline, or even crashes, several times over the years. No two plunges are alike, and the causes are diverse -- including computerized trading in 1987, the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the global financial crisis in 2008, and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Often, these events are what investors call black swans, meaning they are nearly impossible to anticipate.\nOther market shocks are easier to predict. For instance, the current debt ceiling crisis has thrust the possibility of a crash back into the headlines. If the president and Congress cannot reach an agreement, the U.S. could conceivably default on its obligations, and the stock market could plummet. Most agree that a deal will be made because the stakes are so high; however, it could come down to the wire, and investors should be prepared.\nSo what are the dos and don\'ts for investors during a plunge?\n1. Don\'t Panic!\nThis seems obvious, but it\'s human nature. We want to take immediate action when threatened. But this is usually a bad idea for investors. The stock market experienced two record-setting down days during March 2020, and things looked dire. Popular and highly successful companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Intuitive Surgical were in free fall, as shown below.\nData source: YCharts AMZN\nPanic selling was a poor move as each stock was up less than four months later.\nData source: YCharts AMZN\nKeeping a level head when the market turns south is probably the most essential quality of a successful investor. It\'s often best to just turn off the computer and go for a long walk during these crisis days. As Warren Buffett says, "The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect."\n2. Don\'t lose sight of long-term goals\nWhile busy not panicking, take some time to reaffirm your focus on long-term goals. Wealth creation is a marathon, not a sprint. On Oct. 19, 1987, the stock market plummeted more than 20% in an event dubbed Black Monday. One reason for the crash was automated trading, which was fairly new. A series of news items increased sell orders, the situation snowballed, and many sold in a panic (see rule No. 1).\nCompanies\' fundamentals and long-term investment cases hadn\'t changed, and the market fully recovered two years later. In one example, Walmart fell 28% during October 1987. But it was still an excellent company and has returned more than 4,700% since.\nIn fact, looking at the stock market on a long-term timeline makes this "crash" look like a non-event. See if you can spot it on the left side of this chart:\nData source: YCharts ^SPX\nThe market looks a lot different when viewed through the lens of long-term investment goals. Owning terrific companies for the long haul is a money-making strategy.\n3. Don\'t stop investing\nIt\'s tempting to avoid buying stocks altogether when things look uncertain. Who wants to take the risk? Some try to wait until the economic turmoil clears up before diving back in. The problem is that this market-timing strategy is ineffective, as study after study shows. It\'s just too difficult to accurately and consistently predict ups and downs. Some of the market\'s best days often come when least expected (and during a bear market), and being out of the market and missing them can decimate long-term returns.\nIt\'s also critical to keep investing to take advantage of low stock prices. A strategy such as dollar-cost averaging (buying shares of a company consistently over time) is one way to do this. If you are putting a monthly amount into a 401(k) or similar investment account, this is already a terrific setup. By continuing to invest, we can keep our portfolios intact, continue collecting dividends, not worry about market timing, and benefit from price declines in the long run by buying when stocks are on sale.\nStock market crashes aren\'t much fun, but they will happen from time to time. The best path to success is keeping a level head, maintaining a long-haul strategy, and continuing to invest. Your future self will thank you.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Bradley Guichard has positions in Amazon.com, Apple, Intuitive Surgical, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Intuitive Surgical, Microsoft, and Walmart. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Popular and highly successful companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Intuitive Surgical were in free fall, as shown below. Data source: YCharts AMZN Keeping a level head when the market turns south is probably the most essential quality of a successful investor. See if you can spot it on the left side of this chart: Data source: YCharts ^SPX The market looks a lot different when viewed through the lens of long-term investment goals.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Popular and highly successful companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Intuitive Surgical were in free fall, as shown below. Data source: YCharts AMZN Panic selling was a poor move as each stock was up less than four months later. Data source: YCharts AMZN Keeping a level head when the market turns south is probably the most essential quality of a successful investor.', 'news_article_title': "3 Things You Shouldn't Do if the Stock Market Crashes", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Some of the market's best days often come when least expected (and during a bear market), and being out of the market and missing them can decimate long-term returns. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Walmart wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Intuitive Surgical, Microsoft, and Walmart.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Some of the market's best days often come when least expected (and during a bear market), and being out of the market and missing them can decimate long-term returns. By continuing to invest, we can keep our portfolios intact, continue collecting dividends, not worry about market timing, and benefit from price declines in the long run by buying when stocks are on sale. See the 10 stocks Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/surrounding-crypto-etfs%3A-metaverse-web3-and-more', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Last week, I discussed some of the different types of crypto and bitcoin ETFs. The distinction between futures-based ETFs and crypto equity ETFs is clear when you look closely at the two. But even when examining them closely, it may be difficult to distinguish between the different types of blockchain/crypto equity ETFs because of similarities with fintech, metaverse, and Web3 concepts. This note serves as a continuation of last week’s note and looks more closely at the differences between blockchain ETFs, metaverse ETFs, Web3 ETFs, and more.\nBlockchain: The Future of Tech and Finance\nIf you’re already a crypto fan — you should be familiar with the term blockchain. Blockchain is a type of technology where transaction data is stored on a distributed (peer-to-peer) shared ledger. The Bitcoin blockchain is the most well-known blockchain; however, use cases extend beyond digital assets into supply chain and other financial transactions.\nBlockchain ETFs are a type of industry ETF or thematic ETF — these typically have high correlation with Bitcoin prices but also play on themes of the crypto economy, digital transformation, or the future of finance.\nGenerally, these ETFs hold the typical crypto-related equities including Coinbase (COIN), Microstrategy (MSTR), and the crypto miners. Some of these are more specific — for example, the Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF (WGMI) is the only remaining crypto mining ETF after the closures of RIGZ and DAM earlier in 2023. These ETFs may also focus more specifically on the digital economy and fintech like the Grayscale Future of Finance ETF (GFOF) which contains holdings like Robinhood Markets (HOOD) and PayPal Holdings (PYPL). See last week’s note for more details.\nWhere is the metaverse?\nI covered the metaverse briefly in a note last year. While this is a concept that had been around for many years (video games, avatars, social media), the idea became more popular during the pandemic when people had no choice except to interact with each other online. During this time, Roblox Corp (RBLX) grew in popularity and had its IPO on March 10, 2021.\nThe first true metaverse ETF, the Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF (METV), was created in June 2021. This is currently the largest metaverse ETF with $439 million in assets. Then in October 2021, Facebook also changed its name to Meta Platforms and emphasized a push for investment into its metaverse and virtual reality platforms — further supporting the idea of the metaverse. Several other metaverse ETFs launched since then including the Fount Metaverse ETF (MTVR) in October 2021, the Proshares Metaverse ETF (VERS) in March 2022, and the First Trust Indxx Metaverse ETF (ARVR), the Fidelity Metaverse ETF (FMET), and the Global X Metaverse ETF (VR) all in April 2022.\nAre Crypto And The Metaverse The Same?\nCryptocurrency is loosely related to the metaverse. However, crypto companies are not typically considered part of the metaverse ecosystem and companies like Coinbase, Silvergate, and the crypto miners are not found in metaverse ETFs. Instead, these ETFs hold mostly information technology and communications services stocks like Nvidia Corp (NVDA), Apple Inc (AAPL), RBLX, Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft Corp (MSFT), Adobe Inc (ADBE), and Alphabet Inc (GOOGL).\nAlong with the metaverse, NFTs also became popular during the peak of the crypto cycle, although there were very few public companies that dealt with NFTs. On December 2, 2021, the Defiance Digital Revolution ETF (NFTZ) launched. This was the first ETF that targeted exposure to NFTs; however, holdings looked very similar to other blockchain ETFs. At its launch it held only a few differentiated companies like PLBY Group (PLBY) and Funko Inc (FNKO). This ETF closed on March 30, 2023 (around the same time as the RIGZ, BTCR, and DAM closures).\nWhat is Web3?\nThe early days of the internet were considered “Web 1.0” and focused on “read-only” functionality. Web 2.0 evolved into “read and write” with more interactive and social networking apps like Facebook, Google, and Youtube.\nWeb3 focuses on “reading, write, and own,” and includes content ownership and user creation. Many people use this term interchangeably with the metaverse, but Web3 is a broader term that encompasses the metaverse, blockchain, NFTs, big data, and artificial intelligence.\nThere are only a couple of ETFs which use Web3 in their name: the SoFi Web 3 ETF (TWEB) and the Bitwise Web3 ETF (BWEB) which launched in August and October 2022, respectively. These ETFs tend to look like a combination of a metaverse ETF and a blockchain ETF. This includes holdings like Riot Platforms (RIOT), NVDA, META, Draftkings (DKNG), Coinbase (COIN), and Shopify (SHOP).\nAlthough TWEB has only $1.2 million assets and BWEB has only $0.7 million in assets, these ETFs have been outperforming broader communication services and technology sector ETFs due to their mix of mega-cap internet/tech stocks and crypto stocks.\nBottom Line\nInvestors interested in thematic digital transformation equity ETFs have several different options that are very similar but may appeal to different investors. For those that want to invest in crypto-related companies with a high correlation to the price of Bitcoin, blockchain/crypto economy ETFs are the most appropriate. These can serve as a complement to an existing technology sector or financial sector allocation. Those that want to invest in the future of the internet from the perspective of gaming, social media, and virtual reality may prefer an allocation to metaverse ETFs.\nThose investors wanting a broader approach to the future digital economy including blockchain, metaverse, and more may consider a Web3 ETF. It is important to note that while Web3 ETFs have been outperforming peers YTD, these ETFs are newer and have significantly less assets.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Crypto Channel. \nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Instead, these ETFs hold mostly information technology and communications services stocks like Nvidia Corp (NVDA), Apple Inc (AAPL), RBLX, Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft Corp (MSFT), Adobe Inc (ADBE), and Alphabet Inc (GOOGL). Generally, these ETFs hold the typical crypto-related equities including Coinbase (COIN), Microstrategy (MSTR), and the crypto miners. While this is a concept that had been around for many years (video games, avatars, social media), the idea became more popular during the pandemic when people had no choice except to interact with each other online.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Instead, these ETFs hold mostly information technology and communications services stocks like Nvidia Corp (NVDA), Apple Inc (AAPL), RBLX, Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft Corp (MSFT), Adobe Inc (ADBE), and Alphabet Inc (GOOGL). Generally, these ETFs hold the typical crypto-related equities including Coinbase (COIN), Microstrategy (MSTR), and the crypto miners. Although TWEB has only $1.2 million assets and BWEB has only $0.7 million in assets, these ETFs have been outperforming broader communication services and technology sector ETFs due to their mix of mega-cap internet/tech stocks and crypto stocks.', 'news_article_title': 'Surrounding Crypto ETFs: Metaverse, Web3, and More', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Instead, these ETFs hold mostly information technology and communications services stocks like Nvidia Corp (NVDA), Apple Inc (AAPL), RBLX, Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft Corp (MSFT), Adobe Inc (ADBE), and Alphabet Inc (GOOGL). This note serves as a continuation of last week’s note and looks more closely at the differences between blockchain ETFs, metaverse ETFs, Web3 ETFs, and more. Where is the metaverse?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Instead, these ETFs hold mostly information technology and communications services stocks like Nvidia Corp (NVDA), Apple Inc (AAPL), RBLX, Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft Corp (MSFT), Adobe Inc (ADBE), and Alphabet Inc (GOOGL). This note serves as a continuation of last week’s note and looks more closely at the differences between blockchain ETFs, metaverse ETFs, Web3 ETFs, and more. Several other metaverse ETFs launched since then including the Fount Metaverse ETF (MTVR) in October 2021, the Proshares Metaverse ETF (VERS) in March 2022, and the First Trust Indxx Metaverse ETF (ARVR), the Fidelity Metaverse ETF (FMET), and the Global X Metaverse ETF (VR) all in April 2022.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-34', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. 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{'date': '2023-05-15', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/capitalize-on-the-emerging-age-of-ai-for-hefty-profits', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nEditor’s note: “Capitalize on the Emerging Age of AI for Hefty Profits” was previously published in March 2023. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.\nCrisis creates opportunity. And big crises create big opportunities. \nFor example, did you know that the Internet Economy – which created the world’s first trillion-dollar companies, churning out multiple 1,000% stock market winners – was born amid the 2008 financial crisis?\nTechnically, the internet was born in the 1990s – the World Wide Web launched on Aug. 6, 1991. \nBut it wasn’t until Apple (AAPL) released the first iPhone in 2007 – and put the power of the internet literally in the palms of everyone’s hands – that the Internet Economy really started to blossom. \nJust look at how the revenue growth trajectories for internet titans like Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Netflix (NFLX) dramatically changed after the iPhone’s launch. \nBefore the iPhone, internet companies were growing. After, they started to spread like wildfire and take over the world. \nIt was a critical inflection point – the “tipping point” for the internet revolution… \nThe moment when everything changed. \nOf course, at the time, it didn’t feel like that. \nThe financial economy was collapsing because of the subprime loan meltdown. Unemployment rates were soaring. Stocks were crashing. Companies were going bankrupt. Home foreclosures were happening left and right. \nIt felt like the end times, even for internet stocks like Amazon, Netflix, Alphabet, and the iPhone’s maker, Apple. All those stocks dropped between 50% and 60% in 2008 – the year after the iPhone launched. \nWhat a crisis… \nAnd what an opportunity. \nCrisis Begets Opportunity\nFor investors who were able to zoom out and look at the big picture, the financial crisis created the opportunity of a lifetime. \nIt left internet stocks trading at dirt-cheap valuations just months after the emergence of the Internet Economy’s biggest catalyst of all time – the iPhone. \nThose “big-picture” investors were able to recognize that the economy wasn’t going to collapse and that the 2008 crisis – like all financial crises before it – would pass. \nThey were able to identify the iPhone’s significance as a critical inflection point for the Internet Economy that would spark 10-plus years of super-charged growth. \nThey were able to see the deep value in internet stocks. And they were smart enough to buy the dip in names like Amazon, Netflix, Apple, and Alphabet. \nAs a result, those “big-picture” investors have since made fortunes. \nEvery $10,000 invested in Alphabet stock in late 2008 would be worth nearly $140,000 today. A $10,000 investment in Amazon or Apple stock in late 2008 would be worth nearly $500,000 today. And a $10,000 investment in Netflix stock in late 2008 would be worth over $1 million today. \nSaid differently… \nInvestors who were able to zoom out and see the big picture in 2008 – and were able to realize the impact the iPhone would have on the internet economy – would’ve had the chance to turn $10,000 into a million bucks. \nOpportunities like that only come around so often. When they do, you have to capitalize on them. \nWell, as luck would have it, one of those opportunities is emerging right now. \nAI’s “iPhone Moment”\nThe burgeoning field of artificial intelligence (AI) just had its iPhone moment last year, when Microsoft-backed OpenAI launched ChatGPT. This put the power of sophisticated AI in the hands of everyone with a computer. \nLike the internet in the 2010s, AI promises to change every facet of our global economy in the 2020s. It will represent a massive paradigm shift in the way society operates and the way money flows in our economy. \nIt will change everything about everything. It will create a $15 trillion market by 2030. \nAnd that revolution just had its iPhone moment.\nOf course, it may not feel that way today. Stocks got crushed in 2022 and are still trying to claw their way back here in 2023. Indeed, it’s been a brutal 12 months for investors. \nBut this is exactly where we were 15 years ago – right after the iPhone’s launch and in the midst of a massive stock market crash. \nWhat’s that thing they say about history? That it likes to repeat itself? \nHistory is repeating right now before our very eyes. \nThe Final Word on AI\nFifteen years ago, internet stocks were crashing just months after their “iPhone moment,” thanks to an economic crisis. \nToday, AI stocks are crashing just months after their own “iPhone moment” because the economy is enduring a crisis. \nBack then, “big-picture” investors who were able to zoom out and recognize the importance of the internet and the iPhone – and buy the dip in internet stocks – have since made fortunes. \nToday, “big-picture” investors who can recognize the importance of AI – and buy the dip in AI stocks – will give themselves the chance to make fortunes, too. \nThe choice, of course, is yours. \nLet the opportunity of a lifetime pass you by – or capitalize on it now. \nIf you want to take advantage of this revolutionary moment, then I highly suggest you check out our first-ever AI Super Summit. It’s an event we held specifically to help investors capitalize on what may be the biggest technological paradigm shift of our lifetimes. \nWe even disclosed a few of our top AI stocks to buy right now. \nCheck out a replay of that event now.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Capitalize on the Emerging Age of AI for Hefty Profits appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'But it wasn’t until Apple (AAPL) released the first iPhone in 2007 – and put the power of the internet literally in the palms of everyone’s hands – that the Internet Economy really started to blossom. For example, did you know that the Internet Economy – which created the world’s first trillion-dollar companies, churning out multiple 1,000% stock market winners – was born amid the 2008 financial crisis? Just look at how the revenue growth trajectories for internet titans like Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Netflix (NFLX) dramatically changed after the iPhone’s launch.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'But it wasn’t until Apple (AAPL) released the first iPhone in 2007 – and put the power of the internet literally in the palms of everyone’s hands – that the Internet Economy really started to blossom. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Editor’s note: “Capitalize on the Emerging Age of AI for Hefty Profits” was previously published in March 2023. The Final Word on AI Fifteen years ago, internet stocks were crashing just months after their “iPhone moment,” thanks to an economic crisis.', 'news_article_title': 'Capitalize on the Emerging Age of AI for Hefty Profits', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'But it wasn’t until Apple (AAPL) released the first iPhone in 2007 – and put the power of the internet literally in the palms of everyone’s hands – that the Internet Economy really started to blossom. It left internet stocks trading at dirt-cheap valuations just months after the emergence of the Internet Economy’s biggest catalyst of all time – the iPhone. Today, AI stocks are crashing just months after their own “iPhone moment” because the economy is enduring a crisis.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'But it wasn’t until Apple (AAPL) released the first iPhone in 2007 – and put the power of the internet literally in the palms of everyone’s hands – that the Internet Economy really started to blossom. It left internet stocks trading at dirt-cheap valuations just months after the emergence of the Internet Economy’s biggest catalyst of all time – the iPhone. The Final Word on AI Fifteen years ago, internet stocks were crashing just months after their “iPhone moment,” thanks to an economic crisis.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/cracking-the-code%3A-5-segments-to-determine-future-market-direction', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "A Major Market Dichotomy\nIn ordinary years on Wall Street, the direction of the stock market dictates the direction of stocks. Typically, three in four stocks follow the general market direction. Furthermore, the broad indices tend to trade in tandem. For example, though they may not replicate each other’s performance exactly, usually, if small caps are higher, the Nasdaq and larger caps are higher too.\nConsidering the above, 2023 is one of the most unique markets in recent years. While most major indices are higher thus far, 60% of stocks are below their 200-day moving averages. The Russell 2000 Index ETF (IWM) is lower by a half percent, while the S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY) is higher by 8%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) is higher by more than 20%.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPictured: Small caps are lagging the other major indices.\nClearly, Wall Street is sending mixed signals. However, investors can get a better idea of where the market is going by looking beyond the major indices and focusing on these 5 segments:\nRegional Banks\nSo far, the “Black Swan” of 2023 is the underperformance in small caps caused by the regional banking sector’s woes. The SPDR Regional Bank ETF (KRE) is lower by nearly 40% year-to-date and is approaching prices not seen since the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPictured: KRE has been a huge weight on the general market indices and investor confidence.\nRegional banks such as Silicon Valley Bank (SI), First Republic Bank (FRC), and Signature Bank of New York (SBNY) were not properly positioned for such a “hawkish” Federal Reserve and either went under or got bought for pennies on the dollar by stronger, better-capitalized banks such as JP Morgan (JPM) and First Citizens Bank (FCNCA).\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPictured: FCNCA is up more than 100% since acquiring Silicon Valley Bank.\nThough the general market has been able to shrug off the weakness thus far, the sector will need to stabilize if U.S. markets are to continue higher.\nSemiconductors\nOne of the best comeback stories of 2023 is the re-emergence of the semiconductor space. After a brief earnings slowdown in the tech bear market, earnings expectations have increased as AI mania takes hold.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPictured: Recent revisions paint a rosy picture for chip leader Nvidia.\nAI is a key growth driver of the current market and semiconductors play a crucial role in advancing AI technology and are a necessary ingredient for AI players to produce enhanced processing power and increased efficiency. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Nvidia (NVDA), and Rambus (RMBS) are three key names in the industry to watch. Investors can also track semiconductor ETFs such as the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH).\nBig Tech\nCash-rich, big tech is where all the institutional investors are parking their money. In fact, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have grown so large that their combined market cap is larger than all the stocks in the Russell 2000 Index combined. That said, thus far, the performance has not spread to smaller tech stocks. While QQQ is near 52-week highs, the Nasdaq 100 Equal Weight Index ETF (QQQE) is well off the 52-week highs achieved in February. However, Monday, QQQE outperformed and retook its 50-day moving average – a bullish sign.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPictured: QQQE has lagged but is showing signs of life.\nTo sustain a market uptrend, bulls will either need to see continued outperformance in mega-cap tech names such as Meta Platforms (META), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Oracle (ORCL) or broader participation from small to mid-cap tech stocks. Ideally, a sustainable bull market would have both parties involved.\nBitcoin & Crypto\nWhether you trade crypto or not, it is worth watching for sentiment purposes. Bitcoin and other crypto assets are speculative assets that tends to rise when investors have a larger risk appetite. For much of 2023, when Bitcoin or Bitcoin proxies such as Marathon Digital (MARA), MicroStrategy (MSTR), and ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) have risen, equity markets have followed suit.\nGold\nPrecious metals are often viewed as safe-haven assets. Countries like Russia and China are trying to break away from the world’s reserve currency, the U.S. dollar. Will they find success? It’s up for debate, but investors can watch the action of gold to find clues. The SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) is attempting to break out of a multi-year base.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPictured: Gold is on the brink of breaking out of a multi-year base structure.\nRegardless of what gold does, investors should remember that occasionally gold and equity markets can march to the same rhythm. In other words, if gold breaks out, it is not necessarily a nail in the coffin for equity markets. Either way, the precious metal provides a good hedge and diversification tool at current levels.\nThis Little-Known Semiconductor Stock Could Be Your Portfolio’s Hedge Against Inflation\nEveryone uses semiconductors. But only a small number of people know what they are and what they do. If you use a smartphone, computer, microwave, digital camera or refrigerator (and that’s just the tip of the iceberg), you have a need for semiconductors. That’s why their importance can’t be overstated and their disruption in the supply chain has such a global effect. But every cloud has a silver lining. Shockwaves to the international supply chain from the global pandemic have unearthed a tremendous opportunity for investors. And today, Zacks' leading stock strategist is revealing the one semiconductor stock that stands to gain the most in a new FREE report. It's yours at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Yes, I Want to Help Protect My Portfolio During the Recession\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nJPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nRambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nOracle Corporation (ORCL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSignature Bank (SBNY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFirst Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nSPDR Gold Shares (GLD): ETF Research Reports\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports\nVanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports\nMicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports\nMarathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (MARA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDirexion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE): ETF Research Reports\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In fact, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have grown so large that their combined market cap is larger than all the stocks in the Russell 2000 Index combined. Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Oracle Corporation (ORCL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Signature Bank (SBNY) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR Gold Shares (GLD): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (MARA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Pictured: KRE has been a huge weight on the general market indices and investor confidence.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Oracle Corporation (ORCL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Signature Bank (SBNY) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR Gold Shares (GLD): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (MARA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In fact, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have grown so large that their combined market cap is larger than all the stocks in the Russell 2000 Index combined. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Pictured: Small caps are lagging the other major indices.', 'news_article_title': 'Cracking the Code: 5 Segments to Determine Future Market Direction', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In fact, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have grown so large that their combined market cap is larger than all the stocks in the Russell 2000 Index combined. Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Oracle Corporation (ORCL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Signature Bank (SBNY) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR Gold Shares (GLD): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (MARA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For example, though they may not replicate each other’s performance exactly, usually, if small caps are higher, the Nasdaq and larger caps are higher too.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Oracle Corporation (ORCL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Signature Bank (SBNY) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR Gold Shares (GLD): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): ETF Research Reports MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (MARA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In fact, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have grown so large that their combined market cap is larger than all the stocks in the Russell 2000 Index combined. A Major Market Dichotomy In ordinary years on Wall Street, the direction of the stock market dictates the direction of stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-penny-stocks-backed-by-billionaire-investors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nSmart money doesn’t only go to large companies like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). Many investors look for smaller companies poised for a breakout that have reasonable valuations. Still, penny stocks have their risks — over 90% fail. But the stocks that do well can yield respectable returns for investors. \nMany retail investors buy penny stocks in the pursuit of high returns, and billionaires are investing right alongside them. Investors can select from many penny stocks, but smart money offers clues. While you shouldn’t buy a stock only because a billionaire put money into it, these investors conduct due diligence before entering and exiting investments. Following billionaire investors can reveal great stock ideas to consider, but you should do your own research to see if their stock picks align with your portfolio goals.\nPenny stocks have great potential due to their small market caps. While most penny stocks fail, finding diamonds in the rough can be quite profitable. Billionaire investors have recently poured their cash into these three penny stocks:\nVaalco Energy (EGY)\nSource: Shutterstock\nVaalco Energy (NYSE:EGY) acquires and develops properties to produce crude oil, natural gas and natural liquids. The Houston-based company has production sites in West Africa and Western Canada.\nInvestors may notice a P/E ratio under 6, along with a 6.78% dividend yield. The company recently announced a $0.063 per share dividend, which is almost double last quarter’s dividend of $0.033 per share. The company’s FY22 net income of $51.9 million ($0.73 per diluted share) and debt-free balance sheet suggest the dividend is sustainable.\nBillionaires Jim Simons and Howard L. Morgan hold over 2.7 million Vaalco Energy shares in their firm, Renaissance Technologies LLC. Their stake in the company exceeds $11 million, and the firm is set to receive over $168,000 from the quarterly dividend. \nThe penny stock’s performance is heavily tied to the oil and gas industry. That industry saw record profits in 2022, and many companies have enough cash flow to make bigger investments in 2023. Vaalco Energy ended 2022 with an unrestricted cash balance of $37.2 million and adjusted working capital of $44.2 million.\nArc Document Solutions (ARC)\nSource: Shutterstock\nArc Document Solutions (NYSE:ARC) is a digital printing company that converts hardcopy documents into secure and searchable digital libraries. The company serves a wide range of professionals who want to make their graphic designs more tangible. Arc Document Solutions has over 150 digital print shops in the United States. \nWhen looking at any penny stock, it’s important to look at the fundamentals and valuation. The company has a respectable 11.31 P/E ratio and a dividend yield hovering at around 6.82%. It’s rare to find penny stocks that are profitable and give out dividends, but Arc Document Solutions checks both boxes. After pausing its dividend for over a decade, the company reinstated it in 2020. Within three years, the dividend has gone up from $0.01 per share to $0.05 per share. The penny stock’s 80% payout ratio doesn’t suggest much room for the dividend to grow, but the company has experienced seven consecutive quarters of domestic sales growth, which can improve the payout ratio in the future.\nDavid G. Booth and Rex Sinquefield of Dimension Fund Advisors believe in the company’s future. The billionaires have invested over $5 million into the stock through their firm and are set to receive a dividend of over $90,000 from their position this quarter.\nRover Group (ROVR)\nSource: rafapress / Shutterstock.com\nRover (NASDAQ:ROVR) is a freelance marketplace where people can buy and sell pet care services. Customers can find dog walkers, pet sitters and other freelancing services on the platform. The penny stock has a market cap just shy of $1 billion and surged over 16% on strong Q1 2023 earnings.\nThe pet care industry saw a boost during the pandemic as more people became pet owners. Morgan Stanley predicts the pet care industry will grow at 8% per year by 2030. Rover stands to benefit from this tailwind, and the company’s earning estimates project 22% year-over-year revenue growth at the midpoint. If the guidance holds, investors can expect Rover to generate $207-$217 million in 2023. The company also approved a $50 million stock buyback program in an effort to increase share prices by reducing the supply of common stock.\nThe average analyst price target for Rover is $5.75, which suggests a 23.39% upside over the next 12 months. Vanguard, Blackrock, and Fidelity own Rover shares across several mutual funds.\nOn Penny Stocks and Low-Volume Stocks: With only the rarest exceptions, InvestorPlace does not publish commentary about companies that have a market cap of less than $100 million or trade less than 100,000 shares each day. That’s because these “penny stocks” are frequently the playground for scam artists and market manipulators. If we ever do publish commentary on a low-volume stock that may be affected by our commentary, we demand that InvestorPlace.com’s writers disclose this fact and warn readers of the risks.\nOn this date of publication, Marc Guberti did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nMarc Guberti is a finance freelance writer at InvestorPlace.com who hosts the Breakthrough Success Podcast. He has contributed to several publications, including the U.S. News & World Report, Benzinga, and Joy Wallet.\nThe post 3 Penny Stocks Backed by Billionaire Investors appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Smart money doesn’t only go to large companies like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). While you shouldn’t buy a stock only because a billionaire put money into it, these investors conduct due diligence before entering and exiting investments. Billionaires Jim Simons and Howard L. Morgan hold over 2.7 million Vaalco Energy shares in their firm, Renaissance Technologies LLC.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Smart money doesn’t only go to large companies like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). Billionaire investors have recently poured their cash into these three penny stocks: Vaalco Energy (EGY) Source: Shutterstock Vaalco Energy (NYSE:EGY) acquires and develops properties to produce crude oil, natural gas and natural liquids. Arc Document Solutions (ARC) Source: Shutterstock Arc Document Solutions (NYSE:ARC) is a digital printing company that converts hardcopy documents into secure and searchable digital libraries.', 'news_article_title': '3 Penny Stocks Backed by Billionaire Investors', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Smart money doesn’t only go to large companies like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). The company recently announced a $0.063 per share dividend, which is almost double last quarter’s dividend of $0.033 per share. Billionaires Jim Simons and Howard L. Morgan hold over 2.7 million Vaalco Energy shares in their firm, Renaissance Technologies LLC.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Smart money doesn’t only go to large companies like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). The company also approved a $50 million stock buyback program in an effort to increase share prices by reducing the supply of common stock. On Penny Stocks and Low-Volume Stocks: With only the rarest exceptions, InvestorPlace does not publish commentary about companies that have a market cap of less than $100 million or trade less than 100,000 shares each day.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-stocks-to-invest-in-right-now-2-blue-chip-stocks-to-know', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'You can think of blue-chip stocks like the star players on a sports team. Just as a star player is reliable and can be counted on to perform well in a game, a blue-chip company is a large, stable company with a history of dependable performance. These are the companies that have been around for a long time and are leaders in their industries. They’re like the popular kids in school that everyone knows and trusts. You’ve probably heard of many blue-chip companies – they’re names like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) to name a few.\nSo why would someone want to invest in blue-chip stocks? Well, these stocks can be a good choice for people who want to make money over time but don’t want to take a lot of risks. These companies often pay out dividends, which is a way of sharing their profits with their shareholders. It’s like if you helped a friend sell lemonade and then they gave you a portion of the money they earned as a thank-you. This makes blue-chip stocks a popular choice for people who want to build up their savings.\nHowever, just like in a sports game, there’s no guarantee of success. Sometimes even star players have off days. Similarly, blue-chip companies can face challenges, such as changes in the economy or new competition. Therefore, it’s important to do your homework and understand the company before you invest in it. Just as you would check the stats of a player before adding them to your fantasy team, you should study a company’s performance before buying its stock. That way, you can make an informed decision and increase your chances of success. With these factors in mind, here are two blue chip stocks to check out in the stock market today.\nBlue Chip Stocks To Watch Right Now\nThe Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG)\nMicrosoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)\nProcter & Gamble Co. (PG Stock)\nFirst up, The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) is a globally recognized consumer goods corporation with a diverse portfolio of leading brands. This includes household names such as Tide laundry detergent, Pampers baby products, and Gillette grooming supplies, among many others.\nLast month, Procter & Gamble reported better-than-expected third-quarter 2023 earnings results. Diving in, the company posted a Q3 2023 EPS of $1.37 per share, on revenue of $20.1 billion. This is versus Wall Street’s estimates which were earnings of $1.32 per share, along with revenue estimates of $19.3 billion.\nLooking that the last month of trading action, PG stock is up 3.07%. While, during Monday’s late-morning trading session, shares of PG stock are trading at $155.71 per share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] 3 Semiconductor Stocks To Watch In May 2023\nMicrosoft (MSFT Stock)\nNext, Microsoft (MSFT) is one of the largest and most influential tech companies globally, known for its Windows operating system and Office productivity suite. It has successfully diversified its business, with significant growth in cloud computing through its Azure platform.\nJust today, Monday, Microsoft announced new Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions and enhancements for its service, the Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit. These updates are intended to revolutionize the nonprofit sector by altering how fundraisers connect with donors, organize campaigns, and streamline their operations. Furthermore, Microsoft has initiated a restricted private preview of a new AI-enabled fundraising model. In this test phase, selected nonprofit organizations can experiment with new AI tools that assist in predicting fundraising targets using data modeling and pinpointing the donors who are most likely to contribute to a campaign, cause, or substantial donation.\nOver the last month of trading, shares of Microsoft stock have advanced by 7.09%. While, ahead of Monday’s lunchtime trading session, shares of MSFT stock are trading modestly higher by 0.14% at $309.40 per share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'You’ve probably heard of many blue-chip companies – they’re names like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) to name a few. These updates are intended to revolutionize the nonprofit sector by altering how fundraisers connect with donors, organize campaigns, and streamline their operations. In this test phase, selected nonprofit organizations can experiment with new AI tools that assist in predicting fundraising targets using data modeling and pinpointing the donors who are most likely to contribute to a campaign, cause, or substantial donation.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'You’ve probably heard of many blue-chip companies – they’re names like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) to name a few. Blue Chip Stocks To Watch Right Now The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Procter & Gamble Co. (PG Stock) First up, The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) is a globally recognized consumer goods corporation with a diverse portfolio of leading brands. While, during Monday’s late-morning trading session, shares of PG stock are trading at $155.71 per share.', 'news_article_title': 'Best Stocks To Invest In Right Now? 2 Blue Chip Stocks To Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'You’ve probably heard of many blue-chip companies – they’re names like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) to name a few. So why would someone want to invest in blue-chip stocks? This makes blue-chip stocks a popular choice for people who want to build up their savings.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'You’ve probably heard of many blue-chip companies – they’re names like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) to name a few. Blue Chip Stocks To Watch Right Now The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Procter & Gamble Co. (PG Stock) First up, The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) is a globally recognized consumer goods corporation with a diverse portfolio of leading brands. While, during Monday’s late-morning trading session, shares of PG stock are trading at $155.71 per share.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/unusual-put-option-trade-in-apple-aapl-worth-%242115.00k', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "On May 15, 2023 at 09:42:25 ET an unusually large $2,115.00K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $180.00 / share, expiring in 67 day(s) (on July 21, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 1.04 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 87.06th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options.\nThis trade was first picked up on Fintel's real time Options Flow tool, where unusual option trades are highlighted.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6397 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 138 owner(s) or 2.20% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.55%, an increase of 29.73%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 0.07% to 10,104,746K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 1.04, indicating a bearish outlook.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 5.48% Upside\nAs of May 11, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 182.03. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 5.48% from its latest reported closing price of 172.57.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 895,136K shares representing 5.69% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 894,802K shares, representing an increase of 0.04%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 6.86% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.92% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.20% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 226,281K shares representing 1.44% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 224,864K shares, representing an increase of 0.63%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 7.53% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nSee all Apple regulatory filings.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On May 15, 2023 at 09:42:25 ET an unusually large $2,115.00K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $180.00 / share, expiring in 67 day(s) (on July 21, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 1.04 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 87.06th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.55%, an increase of 29.73%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'On May 15, 2023 at 09:42:25 ET an unusually large $2,115.00K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $180.00 / share, expiring in 67 day(s) (on July 21, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 1.04 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 87.06th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.55%, an increase of 29.73%.', 'news_article_title': 'Unusual Put Option Trade in Apple (AAPL) Worth $2,115.00K', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'On May 15, 2023 at 09:42:25 ET an unusually large $2,115.00K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $180.00 / share, expiring in 67 day(s) (on July 21, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 1.04 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 87.06th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.55%, an increase of 29.73%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'On May 15, 2023 at 09:42:25 ET an unusually large $2,115.00K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was sold, with a strike price of $180.00 / share, expiring in 67 day(s) (on July 21, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 1.04 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 87.06th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.55%, an increase of 29.73%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-lg-display-to-supply-oled-tv-panels-to-samsung-elec-sources', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Heekyong Yang\nSEOUL, May 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS will start supplying high-end TV panels to Samsung Electronic Co Ltd 005930.KS from as early as this quarter, three sources said, in a deal that would help the loss-making flat-screen maker turn profitable.\nLG Display aims to supply 2 million units next year and boost shipments to 3 million and 5 million units in subsequent years, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. Initial supplies to Samsung would likely be 77-inch and 83-inch white OLED (WOLED) TV panels.\nFor Samsung, the deal highlights how it is looking to expand in high-end organic light emitting diode (OLED) TVs as competition heats up in the lower end with Chinese vendors. OLED panels cost nearly five times more than liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels.\nAll the sources declined to be named because the deal is not public.\nBoth LG Display and Samsung Electronics declined to comment.\nSamsung Electronics, the world's biggest TV manufacturer, has been slower than its hometown rival LG Electronics Inc 066570.KS in embracing OLED TVs, arguing the technology is more suited to small devices such as smartphones and tablets, partly due to the high cost of panels.\nFor LG Display, shipments of 2 million OLED panels will be a major boost, worth at least $1.5 billion and amounting to around 20%-30% of its total manufacturing capacity for large-size OLED panels, taking it to full capacity, according to analysts.\nThe company has been running its OLED factory below full capacity due to a limited customer base and as a pandemic-driven demand surge for new TVs has tapered off amid soaring inflation and slowing economy.\nLG Display supplies OLED TV panels to LG Electronics and Sony. It also supplies smartphone displays to Apple Inc AAPL.O.\nSamsung Electronics has its own display-making unit Samsung Display which focuses on OLED screens for mobile phones made by Apple and Samsung.\nIn OLED TVs Samsung currently has a 6.1% market share, behind LG Electronics with 54.6% and Sony 26.1%, according to market research firm Omdia.\nThe market is expected to grow nearly 6% to $11.7 billion this year and to $12.9 billion by 2027, according to Omdia.\n($1 = 1,320.9300 won)\n(Reporting by Heekyong Yang; Editing by Miyoung Kim and Sonali Paul)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "It also supplies smartphone displays to Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Heekyong Yang SEOUL, May 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS will start supplying high-end TV panels to Samsung Electronic Co Ltd 005930.KS from as early as this quarter, three sources said, in a deal that would help the loss-making flat-screen maker turn profitable. For Samsung, the deal highlights how it is looking to expand in high-end organic light emitting diode (OLED) TVs as competition heats up in the lower end with Chinese vendors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "It also supplies smartphone displays to Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Heekyong Yang SEOUL, May 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS will start supplying high-end TV panels to Samsung Electronic Co Ltd 005930.KS from as early as this quarter, three sources said, in a deal that would help the loss-making flat-screen maker turn profitable. LG Display aims to supply 2 million units next year and boost shipments to 3 million and 5 million units in subsequent years, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.", 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-LG Display to supply OLED TV panels to Samsung Elec - sources', 'news_lexrank_summary': "It also supplies smartphone displays to Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Heekyong Yang SEOUL, May 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS will start supplying high-end TV panels to Samsung Electronic Co Ltd 005930.KS from as early as this quarter, three sources said, in a deal that would help the loss-making flat-screen maker turn profitable. For LG Display, shipments of 2 million OLED panels will be a major boost, worth at least $1.5 billion and amounting to around 20%-30% of its total manufacturing capacity for large-size OLED panels, taking it to full capacity, according to analysts.", 'news_textrank_summary': "It also supplies smartphone displays to Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Heekyong Yang SEOUL, May 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS will start supplying high-end TV panels to Samsung Electronic Co Ltd 005930.KS from as early as this quarter, three sources said, in a deal that would help the loss-making flat-screen maker turn profitable. Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest TV manufacturer, has been slower than its hometown rival LG Electronics Inc 066570.KS in embracing OLED TVs, arguing the technology is more suited to small devices such as smartphones and tablets, partly due to the high cost of panels."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-stocks-to-buy-before-they-become-the-next-trillion-dollar-companies', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThis article is an excerpt from the InvestorPlace Digest newsletter. To get news like this delivered straight to your inbox, click here.\nWe’ve recently seen a surge of interest in finding the next trillion-dollar company.\nPerhaps it’s the recent successes of current trillion-dollar companies. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has risen 28% this year, while Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has surged 37%. Or maybe the thought of missing out on a summer rally is becoming too great to ignore. Will any stock be able to ride it to a $1 trillion valuation?\nYet, becoming a trillion-dollar company is hard. A typical corporation needs to generate roughly $30 billion in annual free cash flow to achieve a justified value of $1 trillion, or at least be on track to doing so. This measures the actual amount of cash an enterprise generates after deducting necessary expenses.\nMany firms also fail to maintain such lofty valuations.\nThe inflated $569 billion price tag Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) sported in 2000 (or $1 trillion in today’s dollars) lost 85% of its value as the dot-com mania subsided. Adjusted for inflation, the firm was only producing $8.1 billion in free cash flow at the time. Speculative cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC-USD) can do even worse. The world’s largest crypto has now surpassed the $1 trillion mark twice, only to disappoint investors each time.\nThe trick, of course, is knowing which companies will generate that magic $30 billion FCF figure, and which will not.\nSome require an enormous leap of faith. Firms like Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) will need to create yet-to-be-invented streams of revenues to achieve $30 billion FCF, such as renting customer vehicles out as driverless taxis. These bets are only appropriate for risk-tolerant investors who don’t mind buying duds along the way.\nOther companies have a far clearer path to $1 trillion. Maturing firms like Amazon in the late 2010s only needed to sell more online goods and cloud computing services. They didn’t have to invent businesses out of thin air.\nToday, we’re going to examine five stocks to buy in this increasingly popular field of potential trillion-dollar companies.\nNvidia (NVDA)\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nInvestorPlace analyst Louis Navellier has been bullish on Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) for years. It wasn’t so much the semiconductor designer’s focus on high-end graphic processing units (GPUs) – although that certainly helped.\nInstead, Louis realized that the Silicon Valley chip company was incredible at figuring out how to make itself essential.\nThat ingenuity has transformed Nvidia from a videogame rendering firm into one at the forefront of machine learning. Its high-end processors are now used for everything from training new large language models to helping radiologists identify breast cancer from MRI images.\nEssentially, GPUs have a far higher number of cores than ordinary central processing units (CPUs), allowing for simultaneous computations. By some estimates, GPUs are four to five times faster than CPUs – an enormous difference, because most large AI models can take months to train. Nvidia is the dominant firm in the high-end market.\nThat sets Nvidia, which currently is valued at around $700 billion, on the path to becoming the next trillion-dollar company. The company surpassed Cisco’s (inflation adjusted) $8 billion FCF mark two years ago, and analysts forecast well over $14 billion free cash flow by 2026. With GPU demand forecast to increase at almost 30% annually through 2030, Nvidia is a firm with one of the clearest trajectories to $1 trillion.\nYou can read Louis’ most recent update on Nvidia here, and a more recent update from InvestorPlace.com writer David Moadel here.\nVisa (V)\nSource: Kikinunchi / Shutterstock.com\nOn the other hand, longtime readers will know that Louis has choice words for the banking sector. He spent years at what’s now the FDIC helping banks pass regulatory hurdles. Looking back, he calls it “putting lipstick on a pig.”\nNevertheless, financial firms are still an essential part of any economy. And as the industry develops beyond old-fashioned banking via fintech innovations, investors are beginning to have investment choices beyond risky “lipstick-on-a-pig” banks.\nAnd that brings us to Visa (NYSE:V), a financial processing firm that generates revenues from merchants every time users make a purchase.\nFrom a financial standpoint, Visa has a clear path to a trillion-dollar valuation. The company, whose market cap now stands at around $480 billion, generated $18 billion in free cash flow in 2022, and analysts believe that rate will grow roughly 10% per year as consumers worldwide increasingly abandon cash transactions. Remember that countries like India still lag in contactless payments.\nInvestorPlace.com writer Muslim Farooque takes a closer look at Visa – and two other fintech stocks worth looking at – here.\nAdditionally, InvestorPlace analyst Luke Lango is now seeing a “goldilocks” moment for stocks, where America enjoys a soft landing. This economic stability is important for firms like Visa that rely on lucrative cross-border transactions from travelers. With the economy moving back on track, Visa will likely achieve a $30 billion FCF level by 2028.\nBerkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B)\nSource: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com\nWarren Buffett’s financial holding company is an extraordinarily lucrative enterprise that generated $22 billion of FCF in 2022.\nOf course, the term “free cash flow” needs to be used loosely here. Berkshire relies on subsidiaries to generate cash, and modern accounting rules treat these figures differently depending on the levels of ownership. A small equity stake, for instance, will only count the equity value of the investment.\nNevertheless, it’s a metric that’s helpful in understanding the value of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B). The company’s incoming CEO, Greg Abel, is known as an astute dealmaker. This means Berkshire will likely find ways to expand long after current management at the company retires.\nAnd because the firm distributes only a small fraction of its cash back to shareholders, Berkshire Hathaway naturally grows larger over time. (It currently has a market cap of around $708 billion.) In a sense, it’s like filling an empty swimming pool without draining any water.\nThat naturally puts the Omaha, Nebraska-based firm on a path to generating $30 billion of cash per year within the decade. For risk-averse investors seeking stable growth, Berkshire Hathaway is an ideal holding for the long run.\nExxon Mobil (XOM)\nSource: Harry Green / Shutterstock.com\nThis is perhaps the strangest company on this list. It’s a company that generated $58 billion in free cash flow in 2022, yet trades well under the $1 trillion mark.\nThe reason for this mismatch is simple:\nInvestors don’t believe Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) can maintain a $30 billion-plus FCF for long.\nAnalysts expect the energy giant will see cash flows shrink to $41 billion this year and $39 billion the next as energy prices stall and electric vehicles replace gas-guzzling ones.\nWe’re broadly of a different mind here at InvestorPlace.com. This week, Eric Fry notes that the International Energy Agency now believes that the oil market will fall into a 400,000 barrel-per-day (BPD) deficit soon, then swell to a 2-million-BPD deficit in the second half of the year. Reasons include unexpectedly strong Chinese demand, an OPEC+ cut, and a general unwillingness of American drillers to boost production.\nThat means Louis’ $100-per-barrel oil prediction could happen as soon as this summer, if not by the end of the year. Such a reversal will reduce Exxon’s historic price discount and send shares higher. (Its market cap is now at around $430 billion.)\nLonger term, Exxon has also shown an ability to profitably adapt to new situations. InvestorPlace.com’s Josh Enomoto notes that Exxon has 40 years of consecutive annual dividend increases, a feat achieved by expanding into offshore drilling, horizontal fracking, and downstream chemical production.\nAs governments increasingly push EV adoption, don’t be surprised if Exxon surprises investors once again.\nMeta Platforms (META)\nSource: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com\nFinally, Facebook’s parent could soon regain its trillion-dollar crown.\nSocial media giant Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) first became worth $1 trillion in June 2021 on an accelerating advertising business. At the time, analysts believed the firm would generate $33 billion the following year.\nThat didn’t go to plan. The company would instead post $19 billion in free cash flow due to a slowdown in online advertising and mounting losses from its virtual reality business. Meta’s market capitalization sank as low as $250 million last year. (It’s inched back up to around $600 billion.)\nStill, Luke sees Meta as a promising bet. Earlier this month, he noted that the firm’s aggressive cost-cutting measures and improving ad business were already showing positive results. And soft inflation figures from earlier this week set the stage for a summer stock surge. Facebook is historically more sensitive than its peers to market cycles.\nThat means a recovery could happen faster than expected. FCF is now expected to recover to $23 billion this year and hit the “magic” $30 billion level in 2024. Heavy advertising spending from the 2024 presidential election means these figures will likely play out this time around.\nFree Cash Flow: Boring, But Vital\nThere’s nothing attractive about the term “free cash flow.”\nIt conjures no imagery of “growth” or “innovation.” Nor does it sound much like “intrinsic value” or “cheapness” for the value investors out there.\nThe term is also merciless in penalizing cash costs as they happen. If a company suffers a fire at a warehouse, FCF doesn’t care that it’s a one-time loss or who started the blaze. It only cares about how much money the insurance firm sends back.\nPredicting the next trillion-dollar companies requires this unsparing level of reality.\nThat’s because hype alone is rarely enough to move companies into the trillion-dollar club. Cisco, Bitcoin, and Tesla joined that group only briefly before reality set in (inflation adjusted, of course, for Cisco).\nOn the other hand, shares of companies that produce enormous amounts of cash have no choice but to only go up.\nFor his part, Luke says investors are starting to realize that their dream of a “soft landing” is coming true.\nHe and his team are confident that over the next few months, the Fed will stop its rate-hiking campaign. Meanwhile, they believe, the economy will avoid a recession due to job market resilience.\nAnd he says you can start capitalizing on them – including our potential trillion-dollar companies – now.\nAs each economic report makes his predicted outcome more visible and likely, Luke says, stocks will keep pushing higher.\nJoin the party, and position yourself for potentially huge gains in the coming summer stock rally.\nOn the date of publication, Tom Yeung held a LONG position in GOOG. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nTom Yeung is a market analyst and portfolio manager of the Omnia Portfolio, the highest-tier subscription at InvestorPlace. He is the former editor of Tom Yeung’s Profit & Protection, a free e-letter about investing to profit in good times and protecting gains during the bad.\nThe post 5 Stocks to Buy Before They Become the Next Trillion-Dollar Companies appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has risen 28% this year, while Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has surged 37%. Firms like Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) will need to create yet-to-be-invented streams of revenues to achieve $30 billion FCF, such as renting customer vehicles out as driverless taxis. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Warren Buffett’s financial holding company is an extraordinarily lucrative enterprise that generated $22 billion of FCF in 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has risen 28% this year, while Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has surged 37%. The company surpassed Cisco’s (inflation adjusted) $8 billion FCF mark two years ago, and analysts forecast well over $14 billion free cash flow by 2026. The company, whose market cap now stands at around $480 billion, generated $18 billion in free cash flow in 2022, and analysts believe that rate will grow roughly 10% per year as consumers worldwide increasingly abandon cash transactions.', 'news_article_title': '5 Stocks to Buy Before They Become the Next Trillion-Dollar Companies', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has risen 28% this year, while Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has surged 37%. The company surpassed Cisco’s (inflation adjusted) $8 billion FCF mark two years ago, and analysts forecast well over $14 billion free cash flow by 2026. It’s a company that generated $58 billion in free cash flow in 2022, yet trades well under the $1 trillion mark.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has risen 28% this year, while Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has surged 37%. The company surpassed Cisco’s (inflation adjusted) $8 billion FCF mark two years ago, and analysts forecast well over $14 billion free cash flow by 2026. The company, whose market cap now stands at around $480 billion, generated $18 billion in free cash flow in 2022, and analysts believe that rate will grow roughly 10% per year as consumers worldwide increasingly abandon cash transactions.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pc-market-on-the-mend-benefits-abound-for-tech-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'PCs, be they desktops or laptops, are no longer considered “high tech.” Rather, they’re essential parts of everyday life around the world. As a result, many investors don’t view this as the high-octane market segment it was several decades ago.\nThat doesn’t mean related investment opportunities are limited. Quite the contrary. While the PC market endured a slump over the past couple of years, some analysts believe it’s primed for a resurgence and that rebound could bring positive implications for exchange traded funds such as the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM).\nIndeed, PCs represent one of the slowest growth corners of the tech sector. But consumers and businesses still need to periodically refresh their tech stack. That upgrade cycle could benefit plenty of members of the QQQ and QQQM rosters.\n“If you assume that users replace their PCs every four years, which is the five-year pre-COVID average, that about 65% of the current PC installed base or roughly 760 million units is going to be due for a refresh in 2024 and 2025,” noted Morgan Stanley hardware IT analyst Erik Woodring.\nPulse on PC Market Outlook\nFor investors looking to capitalize on the PC upgrade cycle, QQQ and QQQM could be ideal options. Both ETFs allocate nearly 49% of their rosters to the tech sector. Within that are plenty of companies with direct ties to PC sales, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and to a lesser extent, Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG).\nAdd to that, QQQ and QQQM are homes to an array of semiconductor equities with direct ties to the PC space, including Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD). Perhaps adding to prospects of a PC market rebound are expectations that the bounce back will be driven by corporations.\n“We think the replacements and upgrades in 2024 and 2025, will come from the commercial market. With 70% of our 2024 PC shipment growth coming from commercial entities. Commercial entities are much more regular when it comes to upgrades. And they need greater memory capacity and compute power to handle their ever-expanding workloads,” added Woodring.\nThe analyst also points to generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a potential driver of increased PC demand. Because that nascent industry requires increased, higher-cost computing power. That could boost a slew of QQQ and QQQM member firms, including chip makers such as AMD and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA).\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the ETF Education Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Within that are plenty of companies with direct ties to PC sales, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and to a lesser extent, Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG). PCs, be they desktops or laptops, are no longer considered “high tech.” Rather, they’re essential parts of everyday life around the world. “If you assume that users replace their PCs every four years, which is the five-year pre-COVID average, that about 65% of the current PC installed base or roughly 760 million units is going to be due for a refresh in 2024 and 2025,” noted Morgan Stanley hardware IT analyst Erik Woodring.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Within that are plenty of companies with direct ties to PC sales, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and to a lesser extent, Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG). While the PC market endured a slump over the past couple of years, some analysts believe it’s primed for a resurgence and that rebound could bring positive implications for exchange traded funds such as the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM). That upgrade cycle could benefit plenty of members of the QQQ and QQQM rosters.', 'news_article_title': 'PC Market on the Mend, Benefits Abound for Tech ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Within that are plenty of companies with direct ties to PC sales, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and to a lesser extent, Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG). Pulse on PC Market Outlook For investors looking to capitalize on the PC upgrade cycle, QQQ and QQQM could be ideal options. Both ETFs allocate nearly 49% of their rosters to the tech sector.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Within that are plenty of companies with direct ties to PC sales, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and to a lesser extent, Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG). While the PC market endured a slump over the past couple of years, some analysts believe it’s primed for a resurgence and that rebound could bring positive implications for exchange traded funds such as the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM). Pulse on PC Market Outlook For investors looking to capitalize on the PC upgrade cycle, QQQ and QQQM could be ideal options.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/see-which-of-the-latest-13f-filers-holds-apple-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 247 most recent 13F filings for the 03/31/2023 reporting period, and noticed that Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) was held by 97 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be thinking alike, we find it is a good idea to take a closer look.\nBefore we proceed, it is important to point out that 13F filings do not tell the whole story, because these funds are only required to disclose their long positions with the SEC, but are not required to disclose their short positions. A fund making a bearish bet against a stock by shorting calls, for example, might also be long some amount of stock as they trade around their overall bearish position. This long component could show up in a 13F filing and everyone might assume the fund is bullish, but this tells only part of the story because the bearish/short side of the position is not seen.\nHaving given that caveat, we believe that looking at groups of 13F filings can be revealing, especially when comparing one holding period to another. Below, let's take a look at the change in AAPL positions, for this latest batch of 13F filers:\nFUND NEW POSITION? CHANGE IN SHARE COUNT CHANGE IN MARKET VALUE ($ IN 1000'S)\nAcademy Capital Management Inc. TX Existing -2,943 +$12,291\nAdvisor Group Holdings Inc. Existing -83,099 +$307,542\nAdvisory Research Inc. Existing -55,146 -$5,361\nAlgert Global LLC Existing +1,001 +$1,809\nAccuvest Global Advisors Existing +110,423 +$19,666\nBlackhill Capital Inc. Existing UNCH +$9,197\nBoston Financial Mangement LLC Existing -65,979 +$18,156\nBlueprint Investment Partners LLC Existing +41,383 +$7,226\nCary Street Partners Asset Management LLC Existing -3,063 +$868\nCKW Financial Group Existing +105 +$555\nCatalyst Capital Advisors LLC Existing -3,030 +$200\nCercano Management LLC Existing -139,465 -$17,547\nCresta Advisors Ltd. Existing -40 +$1,244\nDimension Capital Management LLC Existing -62 +$960\nDodge & Cox Existing -500 +$797\nElkhorn Partners Limited Partnership Existing -355 +$506\nEldridge Investment Advisors Inc. Existing -170 +$803\nFirst Commonwealth Financial Corp PA Existing -1,197 +$2,749\nFort L.P. Existing -113 +$133\nFinancial Gravity Asset Management Inc. Existing +7,477 +$14,524\nFort Sheridan Advisors LLC Existing +19,685 +$10,193\nFreestone Capital Holdings LLC Existing -4,795 +$11,112\nGitterman Wealth Management LLC Existing -1,744 +$962\nGladstone Institutional Advisory LLC Existing +2,249 +$8,568\nHanseatic Management Services Inc. NEW +6,362 +$1,111\nHAP Trading LLC Existing -29,600 +$2,971\nHCR Wealth Advisors Existing -2,665 +$19,503\nHealthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund Existing +966,832 +$295,635\nHoya Capital Real Estate LLC Existing UNCH +$122\nHudson Portfolio Management LLC Existing -500 +$372\nICA Group Wealth Management LLC Existing -83 +$3,134\nIntact Investment Management Inc. Existing +1,400 +$2,018\nJacobson & Schmitt Advisors LLC NEW +1,321 +$218\nKrane Funds Advisors LLC Existing +8,517 +$1,606\nLogan Capital Management Inc. Existing -8,883 +$26,912\nLauer Wealth LLC NEW +3,130 +$517\nMAS Advisors LLC Existing -1,585 -$79\nMogy Joel R Investment Counsel Inc. Existing -18,999 +$21,631\nMenard Financial Group LLC Existing +337 +$474\nMission Creek Capital Partners Inc. Existing -6,103 +$2,022\nMissouri Trust & Investment Co Existing -788 +$725\nNixon Peabody Trust Co. Existing +2,606 +$2,641\nNight Owl Capital Management LLC Existing UNCH +$133\nOssiam Existing -212,313 +$7,742\nOverbrook Management Corp Existing -5,938 +$3,222\nPortland Investment Counsel Inc. Existing +5 +$269\nRational Advisors LLC Existing +2,893 +$1,270\nRelative Value Partners Group LLC Existing +2,208 +$1,064\nRiverGlades Family Offices LLC Existing -133 +$271\nSheets Smith Wealth Management Existing -80,788 +$2,556\nSand Hill Global Advisors LLC Existing +269 +$5,689\nSandy Cove Advisors LLC Existing +818 +$1,343\nTanaka Capital Management Inc. Existing -85 +$1,606\nTrek Financial LLC Existing +8,087 +$5,136\nUnited Bank Existing -1,757 +$1,374\nValueworks LLC Existing -503 +$764\nViawealth LLC Existing +56 +$718\nVancity Investment Management Ltd Existing -2,272 +$8,934\nVitalStone Financial LLC Existing -331 +$92\nWoodard & Co. Asset Management Group Inc. ADV Existing +496 +$1,645\nWealthgate Family Office LLC Existing UNCH +$545\nCedar Wealth Management LLC Existing +370 +$302\nBenchmark Investment Advisors LLC Existing -13,214 -$392\nSeven Eight Capital LP Existing -4,950 +$530\nDE Burlo Group Inc. Existing -56,407 -$1,029\nInfrastructure Capital Advisors LLC NEW +1,400 +$231\nBlack Swift Group LLC Existing -20,090 -$2,249\nMariner LLC Existing +3,145,937 +$813,155\nState of Wyoming Existing -5,524 +$382\nCheviot Value Management LLC Existing +1,936 +$1,964\nNeedham Investment Management LLC Existing -2,050 +$932\nUSS Investment Management Ltd Existing +46,085 +$116,617\nSchnieders Capital Management LLC Existing -7,107 +$6,502\nMeridian Wealth Management LLC Existing +17,133 +$14,228\nCornerstone Advisors LLC Existing UNCH +$35,634\nPointe Capital Management LLC Existing -856 +$427\nSymmetry Peak Management LLC Existing -2,500 -$1,549\nAlkeon Capital Management LLC Existing +622,700 +$82,887\nSprott Inc. Existing UNCH +$83\nFjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Existing -67,000 +$94,384\nPrimecap Management Co. CA Existing -7,200 +$68,466\nMaven Securities LTD Existing -277,579 -$37,417\nHsbc Holdings PLC Existing -3,301,551 +$486,235\nNoked Israel Ltd Existing -101,000 -$8,359\nVerition Fund Management LLC Existing +685,933 +$89,380\nFundsmith LLP Existing +872,745 +$160,324\nBoothbay Fund Management LLC Existing +139,687 +$20,677\nWilliams Jones Wealth Management LLC. Existing -41,107 +$73,444\nDavid R. Rahn & Associates Inc. Existing -20 +$3,181\nFundsmith Investment Services LTD. Existing +202,955 +$42,562\nCullen Capital Management LLC Existing UNCH +$197\nMacquarie Group Ltd. Existing -216,749 +$292,262\nLivforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt Existing UNCH +$17,267\nHikari Tsushin Inc. Existing UNCH +$3,292\nAct Two Investors LLC Existing +29,497 +$6,823\nAtom Investors LP Existing +4,764 +$852\nBeck Capital Management LLC Existing +626 +$790\nAggregate Change: +2,099,497 +$3,216,074\nIn terms of shares owned, we count 33 of the above funds having increased existing AAPL positions from 12/31/2022 to 03/31/2023, with 51 having decreased their positions and 4 new positions. Worth noting is that XTX Topco Ltd, and CenterBook Partners LP, included in this recent batch of 13F filers, exited AAPL common stock as of 03/31/2023.\nLooking beyond these particular funds in this one batch of most recent filers, we tallied up the AAPL share count in the aggregate among all of the funds which held AAPL at the 03/31/2023 reporting period (out of the 4,835 we looked at in total). We then compared that number to the sum total of AAPL shares those same funds held back at the 12/31/2022 period, to see how the aggregate share count held by hedge funds has moved for AAPL. We found that between these two periods, funds reduced their holdings by 52,527,379 shares in the aggregate, from 4,227,413,536 down to 4,174,886,157 for a share count decline of approximately -1.24%. The overall top three funds holding AAPL on 03/31/2023 were:\n» FUND SHARES OF AAPL HELD\n1. BlackRock Inc. 1,035,008,939\n2. FMR LLC 311,437,576\n3. Bank of America Corp DE 141,923,140\n4-10 Find out the full Top 10 Hedge Funds Holding AAPL »\nWe'll keep following the latest 13F filings by hedge fund managers and bring you interesting stories derived from a look at the aggregate information across groups of managers between filing periods. While looking at individual 13F filings can sometimes be misleading due to the long-only nature of the information, the sum total across groups of funds from one reporting period to another can be a lot more revealing and relevant, providing interesting stock ideas that merit further research, like Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL).\n10 S&P 500 Components Hedge Funds Are Buying »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Dividend Calculator\n\x95 OCUP Historical Stock Prices\n\x95 Institutional Holders of ORIA\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 247 most recent 13F filings for the 03/31/2023 reporting period, and noticed that Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) was held by 97 of these funds. Worth noting is that XTX Topco Ltd, and CenterBook Partners LP, included in this recent batch of 13F filers, exited AAPL common stock as of 03/31/2023. While looking at individual 13F filings can sometimes be misleading due to the long-only nature of the information, the sum total across groups of funds from one reporting period to another can be a lot more revealing and relevant, providing interesting stock ideas that merit further research, like Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL).', 'news_luhn_summary': "At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 247 most recent 13F filings for the 03/31/2023 reporting period, and noticed that Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) was held by 97 of these funds. Below, let's take a look at the change in AAPL positions, for this latest batch of 13F filers: Existing UNCH +$3,292 Act Two Investors LLC Existing +29,497 +$6,823 Atom Investors LP Existing +4,764 +$852 Beck Capital Management LLC Existing +626 +$790 Aggregate Change: +2,099,497 +$3,216,074 In terms of shares owned, we count 33 of the above funds having increased existing AAPL positions from 12/31/2022 to 03/31/2023, with 51 having decreased their positions and 4 new positions.", 'news_article_title': 'See Which Of The Latest 13F Filers Holds Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Bank of America Corp DE 141,923,140 4-10 Find out the full Top 10 Hedge Funds Holding AAPL » We'll keep following the latest 13F filings by hedge fund managers and bring you interesting stories derived from a look at the aggregate information across groups of managers between filing periods. At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 247 most recent 13F filings for the 03/31/2023 reporting period, and noticed that Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) was held by 97 of these funds. Below, let's take a look at the change in AAPL positions, for this latest batch of 13F filers:", 'news_textrank_summary': "At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 247 most recent 13F filings for the 03/31/2023 reporting period, and noticed that Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) was held by 97 of these funds. Below, let's take a look at the change in AAPL positions, for this latest batch of 13F filers: Existing UNCH +$3,292 Act Two Investors LLC Existing +29,497 +$6,823 Atom Investors LP Existing +4,764 +$852 Beck Capital Management LLC Existing +626 +$790 Aggregate Change: +2,099,497 +$3,216,074 In terms of shares owned, we count 33 of the above funds having increased existing AAPL positions from 12/31/2022 to 03/31/2023, with 51 having decreased their positions and 4 new positions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-dynamic-large-cap-growth-etf-pwb-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) was launched on 03/03/2005, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $597.18 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nGrowth stocks have higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. While these are expected to grow faster than the broader market, they also have higher valuations. Also, growth stocks are a type of equity that carries more risk compared to others. Compared to value stocks, growth stocks are a safer bet in a strong bull market, but don't perform as strongly in almost all other financial environments.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.55%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.40%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 33.70% of the portfolio. Financials and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 34.92% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nPWB seeks to match the performance of the Dynamic Large Cap Growth Intellidex Index before fees and expenses. The Dynamic Large Cap Growth Intellidex Index is designed to provide capital appreciation while maintaining consistent stylistically accurate exposure.\nThe ETF has gained about 8.87% so far this year and was up about 9.65% in the last one year (as of 05/15/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $56.26 and $68.41.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 23.01% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 52 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, PWB is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $83.06 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $175.34 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nInvesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSalesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $597.18 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). The Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) was launched on 03/03/2005, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) was launched on 03/03/2005, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). The Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) was launched on 03/03/2005, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-investigated-in-france-over-product-obsolescence', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - The Paris prosecutor has opened a judicial inquiry into planned obsolescence of Apple products, a spokesperson for the prosecutor said on Monday, confirming an AFP report.\n"Following a complaint, an investigation was opened in December 2022 into deceptive marketing practices and programmed obsolescence," the spokesperson said, adding that the complaint had been filed by NGO Halte a L\'Obsolescence Programmee (HOP).\n(Reporting by GV De Clercq Editing by David Goodman)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - The Paris prosecutor has opened a judicial inquiry into planned obsolescence of Apple products, a spokesperson for the prosecutor said on Monday, confirming an AFP report. "Following a complaint, an investigation was opened in December 2022 into deceptive marketing practices and programmed obsolescence," the spokesperson said, adding that the complaint had been filed by NGO Halte a L\'Obsolescence Programmee (HOP). (Reporting by GV De Clercq Editing by David Goodman) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - The Paris prosecutor has opened a judicial inquiry into planned obsolescence of Apple products, a spokesperson for the prosecutor said on Monday, confirming an AFP report. "Following a complaint, an investigation was opened in December 2022 into deceptive marketing practices and programmed obsolescence," the spokesperson said, adding that the complaint had been filed by NGO Halte a L\'Obsolescence Programmee (HOP). (Reporting by GV De Clercq Editing by David Goodman) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple investigated in France over product obsolescence', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - The Paris prosecutor has opened a judicial inquiry into planned obsolescence of Apple products, a spokesperson for the prosecutor said on Monday, confirming an AFP report. "Following a complaint, an investigation was opened in December 2022 into deceptive marketing practices and programmed obsolescence," the spokesperson said, adding that the complaint had been filed by NGO Halte a L\'Obsolescence Programmee (HOP). (Reporting by GV De Clercq Editing by David Goodman) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - The Paris prosecutor has opened a judicial inquiry into planned obsolescence of Apple products, a spokesperson for the prosecutor said on Monday, confirming an AFP report. "Following a complaint, an investigation was opened in December 2022 into deceptive marketing practices and programmed obsolescence," the spokesperson said, adding that the complaint had been filed by NGO Halte a L\'Obsolescence Programmee (HOP). (Reporting by GV De Clercq Editing by David Goodman) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-supplier-foxconn-to-invest-%24500-mln-in-indias-telangana-state', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds background, details\nBENGALURU, May 15 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW will invest $500 million to set up manufacturing plants in the southern Indian state of Telangana, the state's IT minister said on Monday.\nThe investment will create 25,000 jobs in the first phase, K. T. Rama Rao said in a tweet.\nReuters in March reported that Foxconn had won an order to make AirPods for Apple and planned to build a factory in India to manufacture the products.\nApple has been shifting production away from China, where prior COVID restrictions disrupted the manufacturing of new iPhones and other devices. The tech company is also looking to avoid a hit to its business due to tensions between Beijing and Washington.\nFoxconn in late March received approval from the Karnataka government for a $968 million investment in the state.\n(Reporting by Chris Thomas and Varun Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Sonia Cheema)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0487;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Adds background, details BENGALURU, May 15 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW will invest $500 million to set up manufacturing plants in the southern Indian state of Telangana, the state's IT minister said on Monday. Reuters in March reported that Foxconn had won an order to make AirPods for Apple and planned to build a factory in India to manufacture the products. Apple has been shifting production away from China, where prior COVID restrictions disrupted the manufacturing of new iPhones and other devices.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Adds background, details BENGALURU, May 15 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW will invest $500 million to set up manufacturing plants in the southern Indian state of Telangana, the state's IT minister said on Monday. Reuters in March reported that Foxconn had won an order to make AirPods for Apple and planned to build a factory in India to manufacture the products. Foxconn in late March received approval from the Karnataka government for a $968 million investment in the state.", 'news_article_title': "Apple supplier Foxconn to invest $500 mln in India's Telangana state", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Adds background, details BENGALURU, May 15 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW will invest $500 million to set up manufacturing plants in the southern Indian state of Telangana, the state's IT minister said on Monday. The investment will create 25,000 jobs in the first phase, K. T. Rama Rao said in a tweet. Reuters in March reported that Foxconn had won an order to make AirPods for Apple and planned to build a factory in India to manufacture the products.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Adds background, details BENGALURU, May 15 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW will invest $500 million to set up manufacturing plants in the southern Indian state of Telangana, the state's IT minister said on Monday. Reuters in March reported that Foxconn had won an order to make AirPods for Apple and planned to build a factory in India to manufacture the products. The tech company is also looking to avoid a hit to its business due to tensions between Beijing and Washington."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-35', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-vanguard-information-technology-etf-vgt-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) was launched on 01/26/2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nInvestor-friendly, sector ETFs provide many options to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 13, placing it in bottom 19%.\nIndex Details\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $46.20 billion, making it the largest ETF attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. VGT seeks to match the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index before fees and expenses.\nThe MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index is designed to transition in and out of securities affected by pending updates to the information technology sector.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.10%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.78%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 89.40% of the portfolio. Financials and Industrials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.31% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA).\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has added about 20.95% and is up roughly 15.09% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 05/15/2023), respectively. VGT has traded between $300.84 and $391.03 during this last 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.16 and standard deviation of 26.40% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 367 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Information Technology ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, VGT is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nIShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW) tracks Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index and the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index. IShares U.S. Technology ETF has $10.74 billion in assets, Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $43.20 billion. IYW has an expense ratio of 0.39% and XLK charges 0.10%.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.31% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). Click to get this free report Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $46.20 billion, making it the largest ETF attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.31% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) was launched on 01/26/2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.31% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). Click to get this free report Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) was launched on 01/26/2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 22.31% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). IShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW) tracks Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index and the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-tech-stocks-that-may-outperform-apple-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nBecause of the possibility for expansion and improvement in the industry, traders are attracted to many of the top tech stocks in the market.\nOne of the most well-known tech corporations is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). In the decades to come, innovation is expected to serve a key part in finding answers to problems including energy conservation, robotics, medical care and housing.\nThis article highlights the top tech stocks that are expected to lead the market this year. These businesses are renowned for developing ground-breaking goods and solutions that influence the years to come, and their shares provide impressive profits.\nAmong them are three companies that could outperform Apple in 2023.\nMETA Meta Platforms $233.81\nGOOG Alphabet $117.92\nTSLA Tesla $167.98\nMeta Platforms (META)\nSource: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has faced criticism for investing heavily in the metaverse project, which has resulted in losses and a decrease in market cap. However, the company’s strong underlying business should make it an attractive buy at its current range, despite ongoing debates about the metaverse’s potential success.\nThe company faced challenges in 2022 because of the digital advertising market’s decline. The tech giant’s monetary standing has gotten better though, and the value of its stock has increased by nearly 91% since January.\nOver the past year, it has grown by 16%, and its high Altman Z-Score of 7.21 indicates strong financial resilience.\nWith an average three-year sales increase rate of 20.6% and a dragging-year net profit margin of 19.9%, Meta has outperformed the bulk of its rivals in terms of economic performance. Analysts consider it a moderate buy, with an average price target of $263.12, showing potential growth of over 10%.\nIn the coming years, Meta Platforms, a significant player in the social networking industry, is expected to flourish.\nBesides dominating the online networking industry, the corporation is branching out into new industries including augmented realities and simulated reality, making it one of the tech stocks to watch this year.\nAlphabet (GOOG)\nSource: salarko / Shutterstock.com\nAlphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) has recently reported a strong financial performance but its AI ambitions have been largely overlooked by the financial media.\nDespite being one of the top AI stocks of 2023, Alphabet is not getting enough attention.\nFor those looking to invest in AI stocks for long-term growth, Alphabet should be considered. In the near term, Alphabet announced profits of $1.17 per share, which was 10 cents per share more than analysts’ expectations.\nThe business’ earnings of $69.8 billion exceeded the average projection by about $1 billion. Alphabet announced a $70 billion buyback, indicating that its strong cash flow and balance sheet will continue to drive gains.\nEven with introducing ChatGPT, Google remains the dominant search engine with a 93.37% share of all search queries across all providers. While Microsoft’s Bing may see some growth, it currently only holds less than 10% of Google’s market share, emphasizing Google’s strong position in the search industry.\nTesla (TSLA)\nSource: Roschetzky Photography / Shutterstock.com\nTesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is still the leading electric vehicle manufacturer in the world, despite controversies surrounding the company and its CEO Elon Musk. The stock remains volatile, but Tesla’s growth is uninterrupted.\nThe company has announced it will produce 1.8 million to two million vehicles this year, making it well ahead of its competitors in terms of EV production.\nTesla’s stock is still at a reasonable price for investors interested in growth, considering the company’s consistently strong growth despite challenging conditions. Tesla is expected to maintain a strong growth trajectory in the long term by taking advantage of the EV opportunity.\nAfter Musk’s acquisition of Twitter last fall, TSLA’s stock took a hit, but it has since rebounded and increased by 45% since January. Despite a recent earnings miss, there are upcoming factors such as the launch of the Cybertruck and a new manufacturing plant in Mexico that could give Tesla a boost. Therefore, it is currently considered one of the top EV stocks to purchase.\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, META. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\nThe post 3 Tech Stocks That May Outperform Apple in 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'One of the most well-known tech corporations is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, META. In the decades to come, innovation is expected to serve a key part in finding answers to problems including energy conservation, robotics, medical care and housing.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'One of the most well-known tech corporations is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, META. META Meta Platforms $233.81 GOOG Alphabet $117.92 TSLA Tesla $167.98 Meta Platforms (META) Source: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has faced criticism for investing heavily in the metaverse project, which has resulted in losses and a decrease in market cap.', 'news_article_title': '3 Tech Stocks That May Outperform Apple in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'One of the most well-known tech corporations is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, META. This article highlights the top tech stocks that are expected to lead the market this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'One of the most well-known tech corporations is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, META. 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{'date': '2023-05-16', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tesla-to-meet-indian-officials-this-week-source', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah\nNEW DELHI, May 16 (Reuters) - Senior Tesla Inc TSLA.O executives will meet Indian government officials on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss local procurement of parts and other issues, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.\nThe electric carmaker\'s renewed interest in India comes nearly a year after it put on hold plans to sell cars in the country after failing to secure lower import taxes, which its CEO Elon Musk said are among the highest in the world.\nTesla and an Indian government spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nTesla wanted lower tariffs to be able to test the local market with cars imported from the U.S. and China, but the Indian government wanted it to commit to manufacturing locally before cutting import taxes on cars that can run as high as 100%.\nThe electric carmaker had hired a local team and begun a search for showroom space, but that was also abandoned last year.\nLocal sourcing aligns with Modi\'s pitch to attract manufacturers with his "Make in India" campaign, especially as companies look to diversify their supply chains beyond China.\nThe meeting comes weeks ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi\'s visit to the United States in June. Bloomberg News first reported the meeting plan.\n(Reporting by Aditya Kalra; Additional reporting by Aditi Shah; Editing by Jan Harvey)\n(([email protected]; +91-11-4954 8023, +91-11-3015 8023; Reuters Messaging: twitter: @aditishahsays))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The electric carmaker\'s renewed interest in India comes nearly a year after it put on hold plans to sell cars in the country after failing to secure lower import taxes, which its CEO Elon Musk said are among the highest in the world. Local sourcing aligns with Modi\'s pitch to attract manufacturers with his "Make in India" campaign, especially as companies look to diversify their supply chains beyond China. The meeting comes weeks ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi\'s visit to the United States in June.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI, May 16 (Reuters) - Senior Tesla Inc TSLA.O executives will meet Indian government officials on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss local procurement of parts and other issues, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Tesla wanted lower tariffs to be able to test the local market with cars imported from the U.S. and China, but the Indian government wanted it to commit to manufacturing locally before cutting import taxes on cars that can run as high as 100%. (Reporting by Aditya Kalra; Additional reporting by Aditi Shah; Editing by Jan Harvey) (([email protected]; +91-11-4954 8023, +91-11-3015 8023; Reuters Messaging: twitter: @aditishahsays)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Tesla to meet Indian officials this week - source', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The electric carmaker's renewed interest in India comes nearly a year after it put on hold plans to sell cars in the country after failing to secure lower import taxes, which its CEO Elon Musk said are among the highest in the world. Tesla and an Indian government spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Reporting by Aditya Kalra; Additional reporting by Aditi Shah; Editing by Jan Harvey) (([email protected]; +91-11-4954 8023, +91-11-3015 8023; Reuters Messaging: twitter: @aditishahsays)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI, May 16 (Reuters) - Senior Tesla Inc TSLA.O executives will meet Indian government officials on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss local procurement of parts and other issues, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Tesla wanted lower tariffs to be able to test the local market with cars imported from the U.S. and China, but the Indian government wanted it to commit to manufacturing locally before cutting import taxes on cars that can run as high as 100%. (Reporting by Aditya Kalra; Additional reporting by Aditi Shah; Editing by Jan Harvey) (([email protected]; +91-11-4954 8023, +91-11-3015 8023; Reuters Messaging: twitter: @aditishahsays)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-may-16-2023-%3A-sqqq-apld-hznp-aapl-futu-mrvl-agl-nu-se-hd-cl-ai', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -18.87 to 13,394.64. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 25,120,169 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is +0.05 at $27.95, with 1,833,307 shares traded. This represents a .54% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nApplied Digital Corporation (APLD) is +1.275 at $4.69, with 1,816,264 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for APLD is in the "buy range".\n\nHorizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company (HZNP) is -20.25 at $92.00, with 1,704,565 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.6. HZNP\'s current last sale is 78.97% of the target price of $116.5.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $172.00, with 1,566,401 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.17. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nFutu Holdings Limited (FUTU) is -4.05 at $39.10, with 1,558,667 shares traded. FUTU\'s current last sale is 77.35% of the target price of $50.55.\n\nMarvell Technology, Inc. (MRVL) is -0.08 at $41.99, with 1,530,973 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MRVL is in the "buy range".\n\nagilon health, inc. (AGL) is -1.05 at $22.76, with 1,070,942 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.08. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AGL is in the "buy range".\n\nNu Holdings Ltd. (NU) is +0.34 at $6.43, with 1,013,611 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.\n\nSea Limited (SE) is -5.34 at $82.73, with 686,820 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SE is in the "buy range".\n\nHome Depot, Inc. (The) (HD) is -7.19 at $281.35, with 536,168 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for HD is in the "buy range".\n\nColgate-Palmolive Company (CL) is +0.12 at $81.20, with 533,174 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.75. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CL is in the "buy range".\n\nC3.ai, Inc. (AI) is -0.47 at $23.50, with 503,089 shares traded. AI\'s current last sale is 146.88% of the target price of $16.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $172.00, with 1,566,401 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $172.00, with 1,566,401 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for May 16, 2023 : SQQQ, APLD, HZNP, AAPL, FUTU, MRVL, AGL, NU, SE, HD, CL, AI', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $172.00, with 1,566,401 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -18.87 to 13,394.64.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $172.00, with 1,566,401 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dont-panic.-3-defensive-stocks-to-diversify-into-asap', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nInvestors seeking to preserve their capital are increasingly turning to defensive stocks amidst the volatility. These stocks have defensive qualities and the potential to grow dividends, supported by strong free cash flow. While they may not be exciting, defensive stocks have a proven track record of profitability and growth, even in challenging economic conditions.\nThey continuously produce high levels of revenue and cash flow profits, have generally fair price-to-earnings percentages, and offer tempting dividend payouts. As such, defensive stocks can be an excellent choice for long-term investors seeking stability and reliable returns. Accordingly, here’s a list of my top three recommendations for long-term value traders looking to get defensive right now.\nKO Coca-Cola $63.22\nAAPL Apple $172.07\nJNJ Johnson & Johnson $159.34\nCoca-Cola (KO)\nSource: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com\n Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) increased 2% in value over the previous month after spending the majority of the previous year in the red. The trade-down effect is expected to push Coca-Cola stock higher as consumers may opt for soda cans at the grocery store instead of expensive coffee shops.\nDespite having a low dividend yield of only 3%, Coca-Cola’s appeal lies in its predictability, which is evident in its steady share price and revenue growth. Despite hard times in the economy, the company has regularly increased its earnings and revenues, with a rise in revenue level of 8.3% which is much greater than the 5-year median. The business has produced a total profit of over 100% during the past ten years.\nCoca-Cola is a top contender for safe haven stocks due to its consistent profitability, with a high net margin above most competitors. Analysts also predict an over 8% upside potential with a consensus strong buy rating and an average price target of $69.44.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: PX Media / Shutterstock\nApple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) powerful brand allows for a lot of pricing power. Plus, its financials have consistently appreciated. In fact, it’s been historically lucrative for investors putting money into Apple. For example, an investment of $1,000 made over a decade ago could have increased to $12,501.62 at a rate of return of 28.7% annually. Similarly, a $1,000 investment made five years earlier would’ve generated $3,960.5, or a 31.57%. Even if someone had invested $1,000 in Apple stock a year ago, they would still have gained double digits at 10.8% despite the macroeconomic challenges.\nEven better, sales of the iPhone greatly increased the revenue of Apple in Q1, and the U.S. economic downturn on iPhone sales has not affected other regions. Although iPhone sales in the Americas declined, Apple’s global brand recognition has shielded the company from the decline in its domestic market.\nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ)\nSource: Epic Cure / Shutterstock\nJohnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) released outstanding Q1 earnings and increased its full-year expectations. Granted, JNJ still faces challenges. However, there’s still big potential in its pharmaceutical and MedTech segments. Also, despite the slowdown in sales, it maintains an impressive profitability profile.\nWe should also mention that JNJ spun off its consumer segment into a new entity, Kenvue, to focus on its core businesses. Also, JNJ has a P/E ratio of under 15, with analysts predicting a mid-single-digit growth in revenue and earnings this year. In addition, the company just increased its payout of dividends for the 61st year in a row, displaying its steadfast commitment to its stockholders.\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, KO. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\n The post Don’t Panic. 3 Defensive Stocks to Diversify Into ASAP appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'KO Coca-Cola $63.22 AAPL Apple $172.07 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $159.34 Coca-Cola (KO) Source: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) increased 2% in value over the previous month after spending the majority of the previous year in the red. Apple (AAPL) Source: PX Media / Shutterstock Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) powerful brand allows for a lot of pricing power. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, KO.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'KO Coca-Cola $63.22 AAPL Apple $172.07 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $159.34 Coca-Cola (KO) Source: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) increased 2% in value over the previous month after spending the majority of the previous year in the red. Apple (AAPL) Source: PX Media / Shutterstock Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) powerful brand allows for a lot of pricing power. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, KO.', 'news_article_title': 'Don’t Panic. 3 Defensive Stocks to Diversify Into ASAP', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'KO Coca-Cola $63.22 AAPL Apple $172.07 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $159.34 Coca-Cola (KO) Source: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) increased 2% in value over the previous month after spending the majority of the previous year in the red. Apple (AAPL) Source: PX Media / Shutterstock Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) powerful brand allows for a lot of pricing power. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, KO.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'KO Coca-Cola $63.22 AAPL Apple $172.07 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $159.34 Coca-Cola (KO) Source: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) increased 2% in value over the previous month after spending the majority of the previous year in the red. Apple (AAPL) Source: PX Media / Shutterstock Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) powerful brand allows for a lot of pricing power. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, KO.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-16-2023-%3A-nu-beke-tal-ms-grab-t-amzn-armk-intc-shy-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 8.49 to 13,434.51. The total After hours volume is currently 65,317,132 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nNu Holdings Ltd. (NU) is -0.03 at $6.07, with 4,222,370 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NU is in the "buy range".\n\nKE Holdings Inc (BEKE) is +0.03 at $16.85, with 2,582,636 shares traded.BEKE is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/18/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.15 per share, which represents a -8 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nTAL Education Group (TAL) is unchanged at $5.99, with 2,513,818 shares traded. TAL\'s current last sale is 103.28% of the target price of $5.8.\n\nMorgan Stanley (MS) is unchanged at $81.86, with 2,355,903 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MS is in the "buy range".\n\nGrab Holdings Limited (GRAB) is +0.01 at $3.17, with 1,967,618 shares traded.GRAB is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/18/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023.\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is +0.01 at $16.54, with 1,951,904 shares traded. T\'s current last sale is 75.18% of the target price of $22.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.06 at $113.46, with 1,835,083 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 9 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.34. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nAramark (ARMK) is unchanged at $37.84, with 1,578,713 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.55. ARMK\'s current last sale is 90.1% of the target price of $42.\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is +0.07 at $29.29, with 1,567,519 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.04. INTC\'s current last sale is 96.03% of the target price of $30.5.\n\niShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY) is unchanged at $82.08, with 1,405,327 shares traded. This represents a 1.99% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.08 at $172.15, with 1,375,930 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.17. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nPepsico, Inc. (PEP) is unchanged at $193.43, with 1,146,575 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 6 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.13. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PEP is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.08 at $172.15, with 1,375,930 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". KE Holdings Inc (BEKE) is +0.03 at $16.85, with 2,582,636 shares traded.BEKE is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/18/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.08 at $172.15, with 1,375,930 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". KE Holdings Inc (BEKE) is +0.03 at $16.85, with 2,582,636 shares traded.BEKE is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/18/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 16, 2023 : NU, BEKE, TAL, MS, GRAB, T, AMZN, ARMK, INTC, SHY, AAPL, PEP', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.08 at $172.15, with 1,375,930 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". AT&T Inc. (T) is +0.01 at $16.54, with 1,951,904 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.08 at $172.15, with 1,375,930 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". KE Holdings Inc (BEKE) is +0.03 at $16.85, with 2,582,636 shares traded.BEKE is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/18/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar2023.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-to-calculate-stock-growth', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Calculating stock growth rates can be challenging and seem intimidating, especially with all the numbers and terminology getting thrown around. Every investor has a preferred way of calculating that works for them to quickly and accurately determine how fast and how much a stock is growing.\n\nBut with the right tools and resources, any investor or financial analyst can understand and use the data to their advantage. In this article, we\'ll explore the various methods for how to calculate stock growth rates and how you can use the information to make informed investment decisions.\nHow Investing Works \nInvesting in the stock market is a common way to grow and diversify your financial portfolio. It can be a great way to increase your wealth, but it\'s important to understand how the stock market works before you dive in. At its most basic level, when you buy or sell stocks, you are buying small pieces of ownership in companies listed on an exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or NASDAQ. \nThe company will then use the money they receive from your purchase and those of other investors to fund new projects or expand their business. When they do this successfully, their share price will rise, and you can then make a profit if and when you sell the stock. Investing in stocks can yield high returns if you do it strategically; however, there is also a large element of risk associated due to changes in market conditions and economic trends, which can quickly cause prices to drop dramatically.\nWhat Are Stock Growth Rates?\nCalculating growth rates is an essential tool when investing in the stock market. The growth rate of a stock is the percentage change in its value over time, which you can measure over different periods such as a day, week, month, quarter or year. Several methods for calculating growth rates include using logarithmic returns or linear returns.\nStock Growth Rate Formula\nStock growth can be measured by its absolute return, the difference between the starting and ending stock prices, or by its percentage return, calculated by dividing the absolute return by the initial price. Using a stock growth calculator, you may also calculate the average rate of growth between two points in time – quarterly or annually – using either linear or logarithmic methods.\n \nLinear returns are simpler to calculate and involve subtracting the beginning stock price from the ending stock price and dividing by the beginning stock price. This method provides a more straightforward measure of a stock\'s percentage growth over time.\n \nUsing logarithmic returns via an estimated stock growth calculator can provide a more accurate picture of a stock\'s overall growth over time and is often used by financial analysts. Unlike linear return scales, they show percentage points instead of dollar amounts.\n \nFor a more accurate picture of the growth of your investment using a stock portfolio growth calculator, use the compound annual growth rate (CAGR), a metric used to measure the average rate of return for an investment over a specified period. It considers the gains and losses that occur during that period, allowing you to see how well your investments have grown.\n \nTotal returns require more complex calculations, as they also consider dividend payments and other market events that could affect the stock price. By understanding these calculations, you can make more informed decisions about when to buy or sell stocks to maximize your returns.\nFactors to Consider Before You Invest\nBefore investing in the stock market, be sure to consider several factors, such as: \nRisk tolerance: Knowing your level of risk tolerance is important. Some investors prefer higher-risk investments with the potential for greater returns, while others prefer lower-risk investments with steady returns.\nInvestment goals: Having a clear investment goal will help you determine which stocks you should be investing in and how long-term or short-term your investments should be.\nDiversification: Diversifying your portfolio helps reduce the risks of certain stocks underperforming and allows you to spread out potential losses.\nResearch: Thoroughly research stocks you\'re interested in before making any investments. This includes reading reports and financial statements, following news related to the industry and understanding stock analysis tools such as earnings per share (EPS) and price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios. The P/E ratio measures the stock\'s current market price relative to earnings per share (EPS). You calculate it by dividing the current market price by the last 12 months of reported earnings. In other words, a stock with a P/E ratio of 20 would mean that the stock would trade at 20 times its earnings, meaning that investors are willing to pay 20 times the company\'s earnings for one share of the stock.\nTiming: Timing can have an impact on stock prices, so it\'s a good idea to keep an eye on market conditions when buying or selling stocks.\nTaxes: Investing in the stock market can have tax implications, so ensure you understand how this could affect your bottom line before diving into the market.\nHow to Calculate Stock Growth \nCalculating stock growth can be useful in determining how well a stock has performed over time. You can measure stock growth in terms of absolute return, which is the difference between the beginning and ending stock prices and then dividing by the beginning stock price. \n\nIn addition, some investors may also calculate average growth rate over a period — such as quarterly or annually — using either linear or logarithmic methods, including CAGR.\nStep 1: Determine beginning and ending prices.\nFirst, you will need to determine the beginning and ending stock prices — that is, the prices of a particular stock at two different points in time. You can find this information on MarketBeat or through data feeds from brokerages. \nStep 2: Calculate linear return.\nLinear returns are simpler formulas and involve subtracting the beginning stock price (S1) from the ending price (S2), then dividing by S1, like this:\n\nLinear Return Percentage = [(S2 - S1)/S1] x 100%\n\nThis method provides a more straightforward measure of a single period\'s percentage growth over time.\nStep 3: Calculate CAGR. \nThe CAGR is a metric used to measure the average rate of return for an investment over a specified period. To calculate CAGR, you need to know the starting value of your investment, the ending value of your investment, and the number of years that have passed. \n\nThe CAGR is a measure of the growth rate of an investment over years expressed as a single number. Calculate it by taking the nth root of the total return, with "n" being the years you held the investment. This can be useful for comparing investments with different periods and returns, as it allows you to compare apples to apples.\n\nFor example, if you invested in stock A for 10 years and earned a total return of 200%, that would be equivalent to 20% per year on average over that 10-year period. However, if you had invested in Stock B for five years and earned a total return of 125%, that would be equivalent to 25% per year on average over those five years. While both investments saw similar total returns, they had very different CAGRs due to their differing holding periods.\nStep 4: Consider additional factors. \nWhile the above formulas can provide insight into a stock\'s growth over a given period, consider additional factors that may impact a stock\'s performance when calculating your exact returns. For example, macroeconomic events, market volatility and company-specific news can send stocks up or down. Be sure also to consider the company\'s financial health and future prospects, including possible catalysts for growth or risks that may impact the stock price.\nAnother factor to consider is the company\'s dividend policy. If it pays dividends, this can provide additional income for you as an investor and impact your total returns over time. Some investors may even use technical analysis to identify trends or signals in a stock\'s price chart, which they then use to make buy and sell decisions. You can view all this information on the top of a stock page on MarketBeat or by searching the site for news on a specific stock.\n Step 5: Consider taxes.\nFinally, remember to factor in taxes when calculating your total returns. Tax rates will vary depending on where you live, your tax bracket and the type of security you invest in.\nExample of How to Calculate Stock Growth \nThe first step in calculating a stock\'s growth rate is gathering the necessary data. You\'ll need the beginning and ending prices of the stock, as well as any dividend payments it may have made during the period. You can find these figures on the appropriate stock page on MarketBeat. For example, we\'ll take Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). We can click on "charts" and put in our desired dates to see the stock price on those dates.\nNext, use this data to calculate stock growth rate using the linear return method.\nLinear returns are simpler to calculate and involve subtracting the beginning stock price (S1) from the ending price (S2), then dividing by S1.\nLinear Return Percentage = [(S2 - S1)/S1] x 100%\nFor example, if you invested $1,000 in Apple stock on January 1, 2020 and sold your shares for $2,000 on December 31, 2020, then your linear return would be [(2,000-1,000)/1,000] x 100, or 100%.\nStock Growth Rates: A Key Figure for Investment Success \nIn this article, we explored the various methods for how to calculate stock growth rates and how to use the information to make informed investment decisions. However, calculating your return on a stock investment involves more than just looking at its price over time. \n\nIt would help if you also considered factors like dividends, taxes, and other market events that may affect the stock price. By understanding the different components of stock returns and learning how to calculate growth rate of a stock, you can make more informed decisions about when to buy or sell shares to maximize your investments.\nFAQs \nIn the following section, we answer some frequently asked questions about stock growth and provide examples of how to calculate different types of returns. By reading this section, you should better understand how to calculate stock growth and make successful investments. \nHow do you calculate stock growth? \nThe calculation of stock growth is one of the key elements in investing, as it allows you to understand how your investments are performing over time. To calculate a stock\'s growth rate, you need to gather relevant data like the beginning and ending prices of the stock and any dividends it may have paid during that period. You can then use this data to calculate linear returns or total returns using a stock portfolio growth rate calculator.\nHow much will $10,000 be worth in 20 years?\nThe amount of money that $10,000 would be worth in 20 years depends on various factors, including inflation and investment returns. If invested in stocks or mutual funds, you could see returns anywhere from five to 20% per year, depending on the investment strategy used. \nTo truly appreciate the future value of your savings, factor in inflation and possible returns from investments. At an inflation rate of 3.5%, the purchasing power of $10,000 in 20 years would be $19,898. With an 8% average return on investments, the value of $10,000 after 20 years — compounded annually — would be $21,589.25.\nHow do you turn $1,000 into $10,000 in a month?\nMaking your $1,000 grow into $10,000 in a month is an ambitious goal. Various strategies might help you get there.\n\nHowever, investing requires research and careful consideration; making investments without those may lead to losses rather than gains. Diversifying your portfolio and understanding risk management can help to mitigate these dangers.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "For example, we'll take Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Investing in stocks can yield high returns if you do it strategically; however, there is also a large element of risk associated due to changes in market conditions and economic trends, which can quickly cause prices to drop dramatically. This includes reading reports and financial statements, following news related to the industry and understanding stock analysis tools such as earnings per share (EPS) and price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios.", 'news_luhn_summary': "For example, we'll take Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Stock Growth Rate Formula Stock growth can be measured by its absolute return, the difference between the starting and ending stock prices, or by its percentage return, calculated by dividing the absolute return by the initial price. Linear returns are simpler to calculate and involve subtracting the beginning stock price from the ending stock price and dividing by the beginning stock price.", 'news_article_title': 'How to Calculate Stock Growth', 'news_lexrank_summary': "For example, we'll take Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). It would help if you also considered factors like dividends, taxes, and other market events that may affect the stock price. How do you calculate stock growth?", 'news_textrank_summary': "For example, we'll take Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Stock Growth Rate Formula Stock growth can be measured by its absolute return, the difference between the starting and ending stock prices, or by its percentage return, calculated by dividing the absolute return by the initial price. Linear returns are simpler to calculate and involve subtracting the beginning stock price from the ending stock price and dividing by the beginning stock price."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-best-retail-stocks-to-invest-in', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Consumer spending is the lifeblood of the economy. It's easy to look around and see the numerous brands, products and services circulating in your household. Companies produce these products that employ workers who are also consumers who spend money. What goes around comes around when it comes to the economy. \nStrong economies come with solid consumer spending and vice versa. Investing in retail stocks is one way of capitalizing on this dynamic. This article will review seven of the best retail stocks to invest in to help you navigate the retail sector and make more informed decisions. \nRetail Stocks: An Overview\nRetail stocks produce, market or distribute products and services consumers buy. \nIt's the oldest game in the book:\nProduce and acquire at a lower price and sell at a higher price for a profit.\nUse that profit to grow the business.\nRinse and repeat. \nAlso, keep your customer happy so they keep buying products from your company. \nThe formula is simple enough, but numerous companies have tried and failed. There are many features to pay attention to when investing in retail stocks.\nFeatures to Look for in Retail Stocks\nBuying a retail stock involves researching to ensure you get in on a suitable investment that fits your criteria and investment style. The best online retail stocks for one investor may not suit another investor. There are certain features to look for when you search for the best retail stock. The best performing retail stocks excel in these features, usually better than the competition.\nSales Growth\nRetail stocks that have growing sales are significant. Growing sales and revenues are essential drivers for retail stocks. Many retailers report same-store sales monthly so investors can quickly track the pace of growth or contraction.\nMargins\nWhile growing sales are a good indicator, the margins are what tell the true story. Retail stocks with growing margins indicate that the company is making more profits on its goods. Be careful when margins are falling while sales are rising, called margin compression, and it reflects a high volume of promotions and discounts to move products even for a loss. \nInventory\nInventory is essential in times of high demand but can be a detriment when consumer demand falls. When consumers tighten their wallets, retailers tend to see a glut of inventory that they must discount heavily to sell, causing margin compression. High inventory levels are a sign of weak consumer demand.\nFinancial Metrics\nYou can use widely used financial metrics ratios like price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sale (P/S) and cash-per-share (CPS) to measure a retail stock's valuation. These financial metrics enable investors to contrast and compare large-cap retail stocks to see which may have superior fundamentals. \nReal Estate\nThe underlying real estate is an asset that can impact valuations. Many investors consider real estate to be a bonus when buying retail stocks. Real estate has a tangible value. The retail stock could be considered undervalued if it is more significant than the market capitalization. Many retail companies also own the land where stores are located.\nDividends\nRetail stocks with a consistent dividend payment history are attractive for investors seeking income and growth from their stocks. Remember that the company must show a profit to maintain the dividend payments. Many of the top retail stocks are blue-chip companies. Be careful to select retail stocks that pay dividends but suffer losses as it may signal an impending dividend cut or termination.\n7 Best Retail Stocks\nHere's a list of the seven best-performing retail stocks. This list is in no particular order and not by ranking. The list helps you decide the best retail stock to buy. These retail companies vary as to being consumer staples or consumer discretionary stocks. \nAmazon.com Inc.\nAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) sales surged through half a trillion dollars in 2022 and growing. Amazon.com is the world's largest online retailer. This is the go-to website to purchase everything online, from books to smart TVs to toothpaste and device insurance. Amazon is a sum-of-all-parts powerhouse in retailing. It has its own private label brand of products in addition to smart speakers like the Alex and Echo and Fire tablets and Kindle e-readers. \nIts Prime membership entitles subscribers to free and low-priced shipping and access to several services, including its streaming video service Amazon Prime and streaming music service Amazon Music. Amazon is considered a blue-chip stock in addition to also being a technology and a retail stock.\nThe company also owns Whole Foods Market grocery stores and growing its Amazon Fresh business. It's expanded into pharmacy and prescription benefits management enabling users to have their prescriptions delivered. In addition to retail products, it's a leader in cloud computing with its Amazon Web Services (AWS), which continues its double-digit growth driven by the secular tailwind of cloud migration and adoption. Amazon stock has a five-year performance of 32.5% with no dividends.\nCheck Amazon.com analyst ratings and price targets on MarketBeat. \nWalmart Inc.\nWalmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is the world's largest brick-and-mortar retailer, with sales of $611 billion in 2022. It's the largest employer in the world, with over 2.3 million workers globally. The company has over 10,500 stores globally, serving over 230 million customers weekly across 20 countries. The average Walmart store is roughly 120,000 square feet selling consumer products, including groceries and electronics. \nGroceries comprise over half its annual sales, followed by general merchandise and health and wellness products. Its most popular product is bananas selling more than 1.5 billion pounds yearly. Walmart owns much of the land its stores operate on but will often sell the real estate to investment trusts (REITs) and lease the land. Its real estate subsidiary is Walmart Realty.\nWalmart also owns and operates over 600 membership-only Sam's Club retail warehouse stores, with plans to open more than 30 new warehouses in the next few years. The new warehouse stores are nearly 160,000 square feet. The company is the largest importer in the U.S. Walmart is a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Index. Walmart stock has a five-year performance of 74.6% with a 1.57% annual dividend yield. \nLook for Walmart earnings results, estimates and conference call transcripts on MarketBeat. \nTarget Corporation\nTarget Corp. (NYSE: TGT) offers general merchandise and consumer products in the U.S. With over $100 billion in annual sales, the company is the eighth-largest retailer in the country. Target also sells grocery items with pharmacy services. Target owns over 80% of the real estate its more than 1,800 stores are located on. The company plans to invest up to $5 billion in 2023 to expand its locations by adding 20 new large-scale stores and remodeling up to 175 of its existing stores. Target is considered a consumer staples stock selling essential household items and products.\nThe new stores are designed to be a massive 150,000 square feet featuring store-in-store layouts that include Ulta Beauty and Apple brand products. It will also expand its distribution center locations from nine to over 15 by 2027. This will expedite its next-day delivery for up to 40% of its digital orders. It removes the pressure from its brick-and-mortar retail stores enabling workers to focus solely on its guests. Target stock has a five-year performance of 117% with a 2.79% annual dividend rate. \nYou can find Target financials, including income statements and balance sheets, on MarketBeat.\nNike Inc.\nNike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) is one of the world's most valuable and iconic brands for sports sneakers, apparel, equipment and accessories. The company had global sales surpassed $45 billion in 2022. Its famous swoosh logo is recognized worldwide. Nike sells its products through multiple channels, including over 1,200 physical stores, retail department and outlet stores, online and direct-to-consumer (DTC). Nike is considered one of the best consumer discretionary stocks to own. The company regularly makes headlines for mega product endorsement deals. \nIt's been consistently at the forefront of shifting consumer fashion trends. Nike shoes have hit collectibles status. Sneakerheads are hardcore collectors willing to pay thousands for vintage and rare models helping to create a growing secondary market. This enables Nike to sell multiple shoes to collectors who may buy a specific pair to wear and an additional pair as an investment. Nike stock has a five-year performance of 82% with a 1.07% annual dividend rate.\nLook for Nike analyst ratings and price targets on MarketBeat. \nCostco Wholesale Corp.\nCostco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) is one of the world's largest warehouse membership clubs and the third largest retailer in the U.S. It operates more than 580 warehouse stores in the U.S. and over 840 warehouses total worldwide, serving more than 120 million members. Customers pay an annual membership fee to become a member to gain access to the warehouses. Customers usually shop in bulk to save the most amount of money. \nThe company generated over $220 billion in 2022, with its number one selling item being toilet paper. Unlike big box stores, Costco keeps a smaller product selection to keep the quality and prices low. Its hallmark is offering bulk products at lower prices. It sells everything from office products to smart TVs, household products, fuel and groceries. It's one of the world's largest wine sellers. \nIts Kirkland private label brand has been praised for its quality and low prices. Its famous food court is also well-known for its low-priced but high-quality meals. Costco stock has a five-year performance of 159.5% with a 0.83% annual dividend yield. Check out Costco analyst ratings and price targets on MarketBeat. \nRalph Lauren Co. \nRalph Lauren Co. (NYSE: RL), a consumer discretionary company, is a luxury fashion design company that has evolved into a premium lifestyle brand offering products under the Polo, Chaps and Ralph Lauren banners. The company sells apparel, footwear, accessories, fragrances and home furnishings. It's an iconic American brand known for its stylish and high-quality products. It sells at 504 retail locations and 684 store-within-a-store locations, department stores and other retail outlets. \nThe company also has several restaurants, including the Polo Bar in New York, RL Restaurant in Chicago and the Bar at Ralph Lauren in Milan, Italy. The company generated over $8 billion in revenues in 2022. Ralph Lauren stock has a five-year performance of 3.57% with a 2.67% dividend yield. Check out Ralph Lauren analyst ratings and price targets on MarketBeat. \nThe Walt Disney Company\nThe Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is a significant media and entertainment company well known for its trademark characters and family-friendly entertainment. The company generated over $87 billion in revenues in 2022. Disney owns the Marvel Comics IP and Marvel Studios movie and TV production studio. The company also owns Pixar, the producer of Toy Story. It owns the Star Wars franchise of movies, licenses and products. Disney owns some of the top-grossing movies of all time, like Avengers: Endgame and Avatar. \nIt has a streaming network with more than 200 million subscribers on the Disney Plus service. It owns ESPN and a stake in Hulu. The company's theme park business has rebounded strongly from the pandemic and is the most profitable segment. Disney plans to invest up to $17 billion in upgrading and expanding its theme parks in the next decade. Disney stock has a five-year performance of down (3.3%) with no dividends. Look for Disney analyst ratings and price targets on MarketBeat. \nConsumer Apparel Department Stores \nYou may have noticed retail apparel department stores have been left off the list for good reason, such as Macy's, Kohl's and Nordstrom, which are going through a secular tailwind of weakening consumer discretionary spending on apparel and falling foot traffic. \nMore and more shoppers have migrated to online shopping and e-commerce, which is why Amazon.com has grown to be the largest online retailer in the world and as foot traffic to shopping malls and brick-and-mortar stores continues to decline. \nWalmart and Target also sell clothing, but their grocery businesses make up for any slack in the apparel sales segment. \nFAQs\nHere are some answers to frequently asked questions about investing in retail stocks. \nWhat are the best retail stocks to invest in?\nIt's a common question: What is the best retail stock to buy? That depends on your investment goals and risk tolerance. Investing in an industry leader provides more stability, especially when it has a long history of consistent dividend payments. Consumer discretionary stocks have more stability than consumer discretionary stocks since they carry essential items.\nAre retail stocks a good investment?\nThey can be a good investment depending on the price you got into the stock and how long you plan to hold it. Consider not chasing stocks when prices hit a 52-week high, nor dive in headfirst on a 52-week low.\nHow do you invest in retail stocks?\nLearn about the retail sector first, then review some of the companies above to see if they suit your investment criteria. Have a brokerage account funded and place your trade to invest. If you can't choose one stock, you can always consider a consumer staples index fund that exposes you to a basket of retail stocks.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'It has its own private label brand of products in addition to smart speakers like the Alex and Echo and Fire tablets and Kindle e-readers. The new stores are designed to be a massive 150,000 square feet featuring store-in-store layouts that include Ulta Beauty and Apple brand products. Sneakerheads are hardcore collectors willing to pay thousands for vintage and rare models helping to create a growing secondary market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Retail Stocks: An Overview Retail stocks produce, market or distribute products and services consumers buy. Its Prime membership entitles subscribers to free and low-priced shipping and access to several services, including its streaming video service Amazon Prime and streaming music service Amazon Music. Ralph Lauren Co. Ralph Lauren Co. (NYSE: RL), a consumer discretionary company, is a luxury fashion design company that has evolved into a premium lifestyle brand offering products under the Polo, Chaps and Ralph Lauren banners.', 'news_article_title': '7 Best Retail Stocks to Invest in', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Target owns over 80% of the real estate its more than 1,800 stores are located on. What are the best retail stocks to invest in? How do you invest in retail stocks?', 'news_textrank_summary': "Retail Stocks: An Overview Retail stocks produce, market or distribute products and services consumers buy. Features to Look for in Retail Stocks Buying a retail stock involves researching to ensure you get in on a suitable investment that fits your criteria and investment style. 7 Best Retail Stocks Here's a list of the seven best-performing retail stocks."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-buy-warren-buffetts-favorite-company', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'There are a lot of lessons investors can learn from the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett. His company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) has been one of the best and most consistently performing stocks over the past 50 years, making money through insurance, railroads, and stock investing.\nWhen you look at Berkshire\'s portfolio, there\'s one company that looks like a clear favorite over any other it owns: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple currently makes up an incredible 47% of Berkshire\'s portfolio, while the next largest component only sits at 8%.\nWith that said, is Apple a stock you should consider buying right now? Let\'s find out.\nThe iPhone has proven resiliency\nIf you\'re an American consumer, Apple products likely need no introduction. Whether it\'s a Macbook, AirPods, or the ever-popular iPhone, Apple products are everywhere and utilized by a large cohort of the population. For the first quarter of 2023, Counterpoint Research found 53% of smartphones sold in the U.S. were iPhones, increasing Apple\'s market share by four percentage points from last year. With Apple holding 57% of the U.S. smartphone space as a whole and growing, it has a massive foothold in an important market.\nIt has also proven more resilient. In Q1, U.S. smartphone shipments were down 17% year over year. But don\'t tell that to Apple. For Apple\'s Q2 (ending April 1, which coincides with the calendar\'s Q1), iPhone sales were up 1.4% to $51.3 billion.\nWhile those two stats don\'t directly correlate (shipment volume isn\'t equal to sales volume), it shows Apple\'s pricing power, as it can continue to charge a premium for its products despite falling demand. Pricing power is one of Buffett\'s favorite business indicators. He once said: "The single most important decision in evaluating a business is pricing power."\nThose are powerful words of wisdom from a person who many consider to be one of the greatest investors of all time. But Buffett also is known to be a value investor, which seems to be at odds with Apple\'s current status.\nApple\'s stock is extremely expensive\nWhen Berkshire first took a stake in Apple during Q1 2016, Apple was trading for a dirt cheap 10 times earnings. While it may seem like a no-brainer purchase looking back, it\'s this buy that set up a company-defining investment. However, Apple\'s stock is no longer anywhere close to that cheap.\nAAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts\nAt 29 times earnings, Apple isn\'t what anyone would consider a cheap stock. Combine that with falling revenue and earnings, and the stock starts to look a whole lot more expensive.\nAAPL Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts\nAlthough iPhone revenue was up, Mac, iPad, and wearables, home, and accessories were down. Even though these segments added together sum to less than half of iPhone sales, they are still important for Apple.\nUntil Apple\'s stock returns to growth mode, it is a precarious investment, as there isn\'t any growth to drive it. As to when that will be, I have no clue, as a recession has seemed imminent for the past year yet hasn\'t surfaced.\nBut, one thing that will continue to prop up the stock is Buffett\'s ownership and many investors\' decision to stick with the company no matter what. With a large cohort of investors who consider Apple a bedrock in their portfolio, it\'s unlikely Apple will ever see a mass sell-off, even if the stock remains expensive. Because of that, I also don\'t think it\'s a wise decision to sell, either.\nApple stock is expensive and has no growth to show for itself, but its wide ownership makes it a stable company. Investors should continue to hold their shares unless they\'ve found a more lucrative investment (of which there are plenty in today\'s market).\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nKeithen Drury has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts At 29 times earnings, Apple isn't what anyone would consider a cheap stock. When you look at Berkshire's portfolio, there's one company that looks like a clear favorite over any other it owns: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts Although iPhone revenue was up, Mac, iPad, and wearables, home, and accessories were down.", 'news_luhn_summary': "AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts Although iPhone revenue was up, Mac, iPad, and wearables, home, and accessories were down. When you look at Berkshire's portfolio, there's one company that looks like a clear favorite over any other it owns: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts At 29 times earnings, Apple isn't what anyone would consider a cheap stock.", 'news_article_title': "Should You Buy Warren Buffett's Favorite Company?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts At 29 times earnings, Apple isn't what anyone would consider a cheap stock. When you look at Berkshire's portfolio, there's one company that looks like a clear favorite over any other it owns: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts Although iPhone revenue was up, Mac, iPad, and wearables, home, and accessories were down.", 'news_textrank_summary': "When you look at Berkshire's portfolio, there's one company that looks like a clear favorite over any other it owns: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts At 29 times earnings, Apple isn't what anyone would consider a cheap stock. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts Although iPhone revenue was up, Mac, iPad, and wearables, home, and accessories were down."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-unveils-accessibility-features-to-support-users-with-disabilities', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Apple (AAPL) previewed software features for cognitive, vision, hearing, and mobility accessibility, along with tools for individuals who are nonspeaking or at risk of losing their ability to speak. The company said users with cognitive disabilities can use iPhone and iPad with ease and independence with Assistive Access; nonspeaking individuals can type to speak during calls and conversations with Live Speech; and those at risk of losing their ability to speak can use Personal Voice to create a synthesized voice that sounds like them for connecting with family and friends.\nFor blind, Detection Mode in Magnifier offers Point and Speak, which identifies text users point toward and reads it out loud to help them interact with physical objects such as household appliances.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple (AAPL) previewed software features for cognitive, vision, hearing, and mobility accessibility, along with tools for individuals who are nonspeaking or at risk of losing their ability to speak. The company said users with cognitive disabilities can use iPhone and iPad with ease and independence with Assistive Access; nonspeaking individuals can type to speak during calls and conversations with Live Speech; and those at risk of losing their ability to speak can use Personal Voice to create a synthesized voice that sounds like them for connecting with family and friends. For blind, Detection Mode in Magnifier offers Point and Speak, which identifies text users point toward and reads it out loud to help them interact with physical objects such as household appliances.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple (AAPL) previewed software features for cognitive, vision, hearing, and mobility accessibility, along with tools for individuals who are nonspeaking or at risk of losing their ability to speak. The company said users with cognitive disabilities can use iPhone and iPad with ease and independence with Assistive Access; nonspeaking individuals can type to speak during calls and conversations with Live Speech; and those at risk of losing their ability to speak can use Personal Voice to create a synthesized voice that sounds like them for connecting with family and friends. For blind, Detection Mode in Magnifier offers Point and Speak, which identifies text users point toward and reads it out loud to help them interact with physical objects such as household appliances.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Unveils Accessibility Features To Support Users With Disabilities', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple (AAPL) previewed software features for cognitive, vision, hearing, and mobility accessibility, along with tools for individuals who are nonspeaking or at risk of losing their ability to speak. The company said users with cognitive disabilities can use iPhone and iPad with ease and independence with Assistive Access; nonspeaking individuals can type to speak during calls and conversations with Live Speech; and those at risk of losing their ability to speak can use Personal Voice to create a synthesized voice that sounds like them for connecting with family and friends. For blind, Detection Mode in Magnifier offers Point and Speak, which identifies text users point toward and reads it out loud to help them interact with physical objects such as household appliances.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple (AAPL) previewed software features for cognitive, vision, hearing, and mobility accessibility, along with tools for individuals who are nonspeaking or at risk of losing their ability to speak. The company said users with cognitive disabilities can use iPhone and iPad with ease and independence with Assistive Access; nonspeaking individuals can type to speak during calls and conversations with Live Speech; and those at risk of losing their ability to speak can use Personal Voice to create a synthesized voice that sounds like them for connecting with family and friends. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-biggest-reason-why-warren-buffett-does-not-own-tesla-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is running circles around Warren Buffett these days. The electric vehicle (EV) stock has soared more than 30% year to date, while Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) has only risen by around 5%.\nBerkshire\'s performance in 2023 might be significantly better if Tesla was one of its biggest holdings. But it isn\'t -- and never has been. Buffett hasn\'t avoided Tesla because he dislikes the company\'s CEO, Elon Musk. He recently called Musk "a brilliant, brilliant guy."\nSo why doesn\'t Buffett own Tesla stock? Here\'s the biggest reason.\nBuffett\'s top factor\nBuffett remains a value investor at heart. His top factor in determining whether or not to buy a stock is valuation. And for the legendary investor, the price simply isn\'t right with Tesla.\nIt\'s not just that Tesla has a high price-to-earnings ratio of 45. Berkshire currently owns a stock that\'s priced at a much steeper premium: Snowflake. More important to Buffett in assessing a stock\'s valuation is what its earnings will likely be in the future.\nIn his 2013 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Buffett wrote that he and his longtime business partner, Charlie Munger, only buy stocks that trade at "a reasonable price" relative to the low end of their earnings range for at least five years in the future. If they don\'t think they can estimate the earnings with a sufficient level of confidence, they pass on the stock.\nBuffett essentially revealed his take on Tesla on this front in the recent Berkshire shareholder meeting, saying, "I think I know where Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is going to be in five or 10 years, but I don\'t know where the car companies are going to be in five or 10 years." Based on this statement, it\'s clear that he doesn\'t believe that he can estimate what Tesla\'s earnings will be. That makes the stock an automatic no-go for him.\nWhat would make Buffett change his mind?\nLooking back, Buffett has changed his mind about stocks in the past. For example, in 2012, he said that he wouldn\'t buy Apple. Today, it\'s the biggest position by far in Berkshire\'s portfolio. What would potentially make Buffett change his mind about Tesla? I think the Apple precedent is instructive.\nBuffett didn\'t personally make the initial decision to buy Apple. He revealed that the call was made by one of Berkshire\'s investment managers, either Todd Combs or Ted Weschler. It didn\'t take long, though, for Buffett to jump aboard the Apple train. I could see a similar scenario potentially happening with Tesla down the road.\nBy the time Buffett did fully embrace Apple as an investment, the company was the most profitable player in a massive market that had clear and promising prospects. Based on Buffett\'s comments in the Berkshire shareholder meeting earlier this month, the competitive dynamics of the EV market will have to be much less murky for him to feel comfortable buying Tesla.\nThat could happen over the next few years. If EV usage grows significantly across the world, with Tesla clearly outmaneuvering its rivals, Buffett could decide the time is right to buy the stock.\nThe Buffett mindset\nIt\'s important to understand Buffett\'s mindset. He views himself as Berkshire\'s chief risk officer. His approach is to minimize the risk associated with any move the company makes. As a result, he\'s willing to take a pass even on stocks that he suspects could be big winners.\nThat was the case with Apple. In 2012, Buffett acknowledged that Apple "could be worth a lot more money 10 years from now." Yet he still refused to buy the stock then. For what it\'s worth, Berkshire Hathaway stock delivered much greater gains than Apple did between the time Buffett made that comment and 2016 (when Berkshire initiated its position in the tech giant).\nBuffett won\'t buy Tesla stock until he\'s comfortable with its valuation. This strategy has worked pretty well for the 92-year-old investor so far. But could Tesla continue to run circles around Buffett\'s beloved Berkshire Hathaway? Even the Oracle of Omaha might agree that it could.\nFind out why Tesla is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Tesla is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nKeith Speights has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Snowflake, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Buffett essentially revealed his take on Tesla on this front in the recent Berkshire shareholder meeting, saying, "I think I know where Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is going to be in five or 10 years, but I don\'t know where the car companies are going to be in five or 10 years." In his 2013 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Buffett wrote that he and his longtime business partner, Charlie Munger, only buy stocks that trade at "a reasonable price" relative to the low end of their earnings range for at least five years in the future. By the time Buffett did fully embrace Apple as an investment, the company was the most profitable player in a massive market that had clear and promising prospects.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Buffett essentially revealed his take on Tesla on this front in the recent Berkshire shareholder meeting, saying, "I think I know where Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is going to be in five or 10 years, but I don\'t know where the car companies are going to be in five or 10 years." What would potentially make Buffett change his mind about Tesla? For what it\'s worth, Berkshire Hathaway stock delivered much greater gains than Apple did between the time Buffett made that comment and 2016 (when Berkshire initiated its position in the tech giant).', 'news_article_title': 'The Biggest Reason Why Warren Buffett Does Not Own Tesla Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Buffett essentially revealed his take on Tesla on this front in the recent Berkshire shareholder meeting, saying, "I think I know where Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is going to be in five or 10 years, but I don\'t know where the car companies are going to be in five or 10 years." So why doesn\'t Buffett own Tesla stock? For example, in 2012, he said that he wouldn\'t buy Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Buffett essentially revealed his take on Tesla on this front in the recent Berkshire shareholder meeting, saying, "I think I know where Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is going to be in five or 10 years, but I don\'t know where the car companies are going to be in five or 10 years." For what it\'s worth, Berkshire Hathaway stock delivered much greater gains than Apple did between the time Buffett made that comment and 2016 (when Berkshire initiated its position in the tech giant). Buffett won\'t buy Tesla stock until he\'s comfortable with its valuation.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-36', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/akamai-technologies-soars-on-robust-cybersecurity-and-cloud-sales', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Cloud services and content delivery network (CDN) operator Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) had substantial profits driven by record security services in Q1 2023. Its legacy content delivery network (CDN) comprises more than 300,000 servers in over 135 countries enabling oceans of data, video and web content to stream with reliability and speed. CDNs are essential for media and technology companies.\nAkamai’s CDN customers include The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT), International Business Machines Co. (NYSE: IBM), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE). Its cloud and security services are the growth drivers, while its legacy CDN delivery services are a cash cow. Its CDN business enables growth with its security and compute business as customers discover these additional value-added services. Akamai is gaining traction with its security segment, closing customers that don't use its CDN. \nGrowth in Security Services\nAkamai entered the cybersecurity and network security segment over a decade ago. Since then, the segment has grown both organically and through acquisitions. The company acquired the AI-powered SaaS security platform Neosec. It actively hunts threats using artificial intelligence (AI) based behavioral analytics to find APIs and identify and defend vulnerabilities against attacks.\nAkamai plans to take to market immediately to provide a service for customers that don't use its CDN services. It joins its previous acquisition Guardicore, a ransomware protection solution, as part of its security suite. Guardicore closed new contracts with one of the largest European banking groups and one of its largest airlines in Q1.\nCompute Services\nIts compute division provides serverless and edge computing and Kubernetes-as-a-service (KaaS). KaaS enables companies to manage and deploy cloud applications worldwide on Akamai's decentralized edge servers. This is crucial for live and real-time applications like gaming, IoT and video streaming.\nBeat and Guide\nOn May 9, 2023, Akamai released its Q1 2023 earnings for March 2023. The company reported earnings-per-share (EPS) profits of $1.40, beating consensus analyst estimates of $1.32 by $0.08. GAAP net income was $97 million, down (27%) YoY. Non-GAAP income was $218 million, down (3%) YoY. Revenues grew 1.4% year-over-year (YoY) to $916 million, beating $912.13 million consensus analyst estimates. U.S. revenues fell (1%) YoY to $474 million, while international revenues rose 5% to $442 million. Akamai had $45 million in restructuring charges in the quarter, primarily for severance costs related to its workforce reduction plan. The company ended the quarter with $1.1 billion in cash and marketable securities.\nRevenues by Segment\nIts legacy business continues to fall, but it's benefiting from legacy clients adding new services. Security revenues rose 6% YoY to $406 million. Compute revenues rose 49% to $116 million. Delivery CDN revenues fell (11%) YoY to $394 million. Security and Compute revenues represent 57% of total revenues and rose 13% YoY.\nAkamai CEO Dr. Tom Leighton commented on the synergy that still exists with its legacy delivery business, “The synergy is both on the top-line, as long-time delivery customers buy our security and compute products and also on the bottom line as we realize the cost benefits of using a single infrastructure to provide security and compute services as well as delivery.”\nUpside Guidance\nAkamai raised its Q2 2023 EPS guidance to $1.38 to $1.42 versus $1.35 consensus analyst estimates. Revenues for the second quarter are expected between $923 million to $937 million versus $920.4 million analyst estimates.\nAkamai raised its full-year 2023 EPS guidance to $5.69 to $5.84 versus $5.48 consensus analyst estimates. Full-year 2023 revenues are expected between $3.74 billion to $3.785 billion versus $3.73 consensus analyst estimates. Akamai will also be cutting 3% of its workforce in Q2 2023.\nAkamai Technologies analyst ratings and price targets can be found at MarketBeat.\nWeekly Falling Price Channel Breakout\nAKAM has been in a weekly falling price channel since peaking at $122.01 in April 2022. Shares had a downward trajectory, making lower highs and lower lows until forming a swing low of $70.65 in March 2023. It triggered a weekly market structure low (MSL) breakout through the $76.25 as the weekly stochastic bounced through the 20-band and continued to mini-pup towards the 60-band.\nThe weekly 20-period exponential moving average (EMA) is $81.56, and the 50-period MA resistance is $86.53. AKAM attempts to break out of the falling price channel on the momentum from its Q1 2023 earnings report. The weekly stochastic is attempting to mini-pup towards the 60-band. Pullback support levels are $81.34, $76.25 weekly MSL trigger, $70.65 swing low and $67.28.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Akamai’s CDN customers include The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT), International Business Machines Co. (NYSE: IBM), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE). It actively hunts threats using artificial intelligence (AI) based behavioral analytics to find APIs and identify and defend vulnerabilities against attacks. KaaS enables companies to manage and deploy cloud applications worldwide on Akamai's decentralized edge servers.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Akamai’s CDN customers include The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT), International Business Machines Co. (NYSE: IBM), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE). Cloud services and content delivery network (CDN) operator Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) had substantial profits driven by record security services in Q1 2023. Akamai CEO Dr. Tom Leighton commented on the synergy that still exists with its legacy delivery business, “The synergy is both on the top-line, as long-time delivery customers buy our security and compute products and also on the bottom line as we realize the cost benefits of using a single infrastructure to provide security and compute services as well as delivery.” Upside Guidance Akamai raised its Q2 2023 EPS guidance to $1.38 to $1.42 versus $1.35 consensus analyst estimates.', 'news_article_title': 'Akamai Technologies Soars on Robust Cybersecurity and Cloud Sales', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Akamai’s CDN customers include The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT), International Business Machines Co. (NYSE: IBM), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE). Its CDN business enables growth with its security and compute business as customers discover these additional value-added services. Revenues grew 1.4% year-over-year (YoY) to $916 million, beating $912.13 million consensus analyst estimates.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Akamai’s CDN customers include The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT), International Business Machines Co. (NYSE: IBM), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE). Cloud services and content delivery network (CDN) operator Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) had substantial profits driven by record security services in Q1 2023. Akamai CEO Dr. Tom Leighton commented on the synergy that still exists with its legacy delivery business, “The synergy is both on the top-line, as long-time delivery customers buy our security and compute products and also on the bottom line as we realize the cost benefits of using a single infrastructure to provide security and compute services as well as delivery.” Upside Guidance Akamai raised its Q2 2023 EPS guidance to $1.38 to $1.42 versus $1.35 consensus analyst estimates.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-things-about-apple-that-smart-investors-know-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "While last year's economic downturn has created a challenging environment for the entire tech industry, one company has remained resilient and become a haven for investors seeking reliability: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\nThis company has gained a reputation over the years for offering consistent gains. In fact, amid macroeconomic headwinds in 2022, the iPhone manufacturer was one of the only companies to outperform the Nasdaq Composite index among some of the biggest names in tech -- as seen in the table below.\nData by YCharts\nThe dominance of Apple's products has allowed the company to expand across multiple markets, making its stock an increasingly compelling investment. As a result, now is a great time to learn more about this tech behemoth.\nHere are three things about Apple that smart investors know.\n1. A walled garden of products\nOne of the biggest drivers of Apple's success is its walled garden of products that offer users advanced connectivity between all its devices. This strategic system promotes ease of use for consumers but also makes it difficult to stray from the Apple brand. For instance, iPhone users needing a computer are far more likely to turn to the company's Mac lineup than a competitor almost exclusively because of the connectivity between the two devices.\nThe company's interconnected ecosystem has been an especially useful tool as the iPhone achieved a leading 24% market share in smartphones. Apple has attracted millions of consumers to its iPhone, who have then stayed within the tech giant's lineup of products with other devices. As a result, Apple achieved the largest market shares in tablets, headphones, and smartwatches as it has climbed to the top of consumer tech.\nThe company has cultivated immense brand loyalty from its walled garden of products, which will likely factor into Apple's reported venture into virtual/augmented reality later this year. The tech giant is expected to soon launch a new headset, which could see it become the leader of the $31 billion industry projected to hit $52 billion by 2027.\n2. Strengthening its business through diversification\nConsumers' preference for Apple devices has also boosted the company's growing services business. The iPhone manufacturer's digital services include platforms like Apple TV+, Music, iCloud, Fitness+, News+, and Arcade, quickly becoming the company's second-highest earning segment.\nIn fiscal 2022, services revenue grew 14% year over year to $78 billion, double the iPhone's growth. The segment also reported the most growth in the fiscal second quarter of 2023, with revenue climbing 5% to $21 billion.\nServices are a particularly lucrative way for Apple to diversify its business thanks to attractive profit margins. The segment's profit margin hit 71% in Q2 2023, with the same metric for products coming to 36.7%.\nAs Apple's digital business continues to develop, it allows the company to lean less on product sales amid short-term economic headwinds. The booming business strengthened Apple's revenue stream and increased reliability in its stock.\n3. A history of consistent gains\nApple has become the most valuable company in the world, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion alongside a consistently rising stock. The company's shares have risen about 267% in the last five years and 989% in the last decade as investors have increasingly seen Apple as a haven for reliability.\nThe company's growth history has attracted some of the market's most prominent investors, with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway making Apple 39% of its portfolio. The MacBook company is by far Berkshire's biggest holding, dwarfing its second-largest holding Bank of America, which takes up 11% of its portfolio.\nBerkshire Hathaway first invested in Apple in 2016, with shares rising 556% since then. However, the holding company continues to prove its faith in the tech giant by consistently increasing its stake and buying more shares as recently as the fourth quarter of 2022.\nApple's ability to outperform the market last year and its history of reliable growth make it an immensely compelling stock at almost any time.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "While last year's economic downturn has created a challenging environment for the entire tech industry, one company has remained resilient and become a haven for investors seeking reliability: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Data by YCharts The dominance of Apple's products has allowed the company to expand across multiple markets, making its stock an increasingly compelling investment. The iPhone manufacturer's digital services include platforms like Apple TV+, Music, iCloud, Fitness+, News+, and Arcade, quickly becoming the company's second-highest earning segment.", 'news_luhn_summary': "While last year's economic downturn has created a challenging environment for the entire tech industry, one company has remained resilient and become a haven for investors seeking reliability: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The company's growth history has attracted some of the market's most prominent investors, with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway making Apple 39% of its portfolio. Apple's ability to outperform the market last year and its history of reliable growth make it an immensely compelling stock at almost any time.", 'news_article_title': '3 Things About Apple That Smart Investors Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "While last year's economic downturn has created a challenging environment for the entire tech industry, one company has remained resilient and become a haven for investors seeking reliability: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple has attracted millions of consumers to its iPhone, who have then stayed within the tech giant's lineup of products with other devices. The company's shares have risen about 267% in the last five years and 989% in the last decade as investors have increasingly seen Apple as a haven for reliability.", 'news_textrank_summary': "While last year's economic downturn has created a challenging environment for the entire tech industry, one company has remained resilient and become a haven for investors seeking reliability: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Data by YCharts The dominance of Apple's products has allowed the company to expand across multiple markets, making its stock an increasingly compelling investment. A history of consistent gains Apple has become the most valuable company in the world, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion alongside a consistently rising stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-stock-market-indicator-has-never-been-worse.-heres-what-could-be-coming.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'You don\'t have to look hard to find discouraging economic and market indicators. For example, the three-month/10-year U.S. Treasury yield curve is inverted the most in decades. This typically portends bad news for the economy.\nBut there\'s one stock market indicator that has never been worse. And here\'s what could be coming.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nMarket breadth\nJ.P. Morgan recently cautioned its clients that market breadth is "the weakest ever" based on some measures. The firm\'s chief U.S. equity strategist, Dubravko Lakos-Bujas, warned that this could point to a "bearish outcome for the market."\nMarket breadth is a term used to describe how many stocks are participating in a move for a stock market index. There are several ways to measure market breadth. One common method is to count the number of stocks that are rising versus the number of stocks that are declining. JPMorgan analysts were particularly looking at the percentage of stocks in the S&P 500 that have outperformed the overall index in the latest rally.\nWhy is weak market breadth potentially bad news? It reflects that investors are only excited about a relatively small number of stocks rather than the broader market. In the past when this has been the case, economic downturns have often followed. In a truly healthy market, a high percentage of stocks will perform well instead of only a few.\nThe haves and the have-nots\nThere are two main reasons why the S&P 500\'s market breadth is so weak right now. First, a handful of big stocks make up a significant percentage of the total index value. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) alone comprise close to 14.5% of the S&P\'s value. The top 10 companies in the S&P 500 make up nearly one-third of the index\'s total value.\nSecond, several of these mega-large-cap stocks have been big winners so far in 2023. Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) have almost doubled year to date. Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stocks are up more than 25%.\nAAPL data by YCharts\nIndeed, the top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 have generated nearly 90% of the index\'s total return so far in 2023. That\'s an all-time record.\nMeanwhile, 341 stocks that are in the S&P 500 have underperformed the overall index this year. Nearly half of the S&P\'s member stocks are in negative territory year to date. Well over 100 S&P 500 stocks are down by at least 10%.\nWe\'re seeing a market driven by the "haves" and the "have-nots." Many of the "haves" are surging due to investors\' enthusiasm for AI. Many of the "have-nots" have fallen as a result of the banking crisis.\nWhat should investors do?\nIf analysts are right that an economic downturn could be on the way, one pragmatic strategy for investors is to move their money into recession-proof stocks. These include consumer staples, healthcare, and utility stocks.\nPerhaps the best approach is the one that Warren Buffett is taking to prepare for a recession. Build up a cash stockpile to take advantage of potential buying opportunities. Don\'t panic. And, above all, have a long-term outlook. What matters more than the breadth of the market is the length of time you\'re in the market.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Keith Speights has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, JPMorgan Chase, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) alone comprise close to 14.5% of the S&P\'s value. AAPL data by YCharts Indeed, the top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 have generated nearly 90% of the index\'s total return so far in 2023. The firm\'s chief U.S. equity strategist, Dubravko Lakos-Bujas, warned that this could point to a "bearish outcome for the market."', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) alone comprise close to 14.5% of the S&P's value. AAPL data by YCharts Indeed, the top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 have generated nearly 90% of the index's total return so far in 2023. Why is weak market breadth potentially bad news?", 'news_article_title': "This Stock Market Indicator Has Never Been Worse. Here's What Could Be Coming.", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) alone comprise close to 14.5% of the S&P's value. AAPL data by YCharts Indeed, the top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 have generated nearly 90% of the index's total return so far in 2023. The haves and the have-nots There are two main reasons why the S&P 500's market breadth is so weak right now.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) alone comprise close to 14.5% of the S&P's value. AAPL data by YCharts Indeed, the top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 have generated nearly 90% of the index's total return so far in 2023. Market breadth is a term used to describe how many stocks are participating in a move for a stock market index."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-it-time-to-sell-shiba-inu-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When crypto investors dream of becoming millionaires, they often think of Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB). The popular meme token brought some investors wealth when it soared 45,000,000% back in 2021. Since, though, the crypto with a cute dog mascot has lost that momentum. And the big question is whether Shiba Inu will ever get it back.\nThe crypto actually is better today than when it soared in value. It\'s launched a metaverse project, and its layer-2 solution, Shibarium, is in beta test mode. Still, these elements have failed to push Shiba Inu higher. Is it time to sell? Let\'s find out.\nShiba Inu\'s glory days\nFirst, a look back at Shiba Inu\'s glory days. A veil of mystery surrounded the crypto from its launch: We know of the founder only by the pseudonym "Ryoshi." That and the mascot helped push Shiba Inu into the spotlight. Some social media attention from Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk helped too. Finally, loyal fans known as the "Shib Army" supported Shiba Inu across social media platforms -- and helped boost the token\'s popularity.\nOf course, seeing Shiba Inu\'s enormous gains, investors, fearful of missing out, piled in. And it was easy to do that considering the token traded for a fraction of a cent -- and this is still the case, even after the 2021 gains.\nShiba Inu fulfilled the promise of its whitepaper, becoming an example of "decentralized spontaneous community building."\nSo, why hasn\'t Shiba Inu continued climbing? For a few reasons. The general economic environment last year didn\'t favor risky assets such as cryptocurrencies. When the economy weakens, investors generally head for safety. So assets like dividend stocks or healthcare players benefit. All of this weighed on the entire crypto market.\nBut that isn\'t the only problem. In fact, that\'s probably the smallest problem -- because it\'s temporary and not linked specifically to Shiba Inu.\nThe bigger issues for Shiba Inu are the facts that it doesn\'t stand out from other cryptocurrencies, doesn\'t have many use cases, and struggles with a huge token supply. Shiba Inu is primarily a payment token -- and even there, only a limited number of merchants accept this kind of payment. Otherwise, investors can stake their holding for passive income. Rivals offer the same opportunities -- and often much more.\nAn enormous token supply\nAs for circulating token supply, Shiba Inu\'s tops 589 trillion. The problem here is that limits gains in value. For example, if Shiba Inu were to climb to $1, its market value would be worth $589 trillion -- way more than the entire cryptocurrency market and even massive companies like Apple or Amazon.\nIn recent times, though, Shiba Inu has made progress in countering these challenges. The crypto introduced its metaverse project, which today allows people to buy land and later will feature gaming and events. Shiba Inu\'s Shibarium allows developers to build decentralized applications on the layer-2, is low cost, and has a mechanism for burning tokens (the idea here is to lower token supply).\nThe good news is Shiba Inu has launched these projects. The bad news is they haven\'t been catalysts to lift the value of the cryptocurrency. In fact, Shiba Inu has slippped about 20% over the past month. If these efforts weren\'t enough to give Shiba Inu a boost, it\'s hard to imagine what might lift this meme token in the coming months.\nBut it isn\'t too surprising that these developments haven\'t driven Shiba Inu higher. They\'re positive events for sure. But they still don\'t solve the problems I mentioned above. If Shiba Inu doesn\'t stand out from rivals and the token supply remains high, it\'s unlikely this crypto will define the cryptocurrency market of tomorrow.\nSo, should you sell?\nThe answer to this depends on your financial situation, comfort with risk, and gains or losses on Shiba Inu so far.\nInvestors who have won on their investment or haven\'t lost much probably would be better off selling. If you\'re looking at a potentially big loss and can accept that, you also may consider exiting now. Otherwise, you may prefer sticking around -- it\'s possible Shiba Inu will recover somewhat if Shibarium and the metaverse project take off.\nIn any case, today I wouldn\'t buy Shiba Inu. The cryptocurrency world offers other better opportunities.\n10 stocks we like better than Shiba Inu\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Shiba Inu wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Adria Cimino has positions in Amazon.com and Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Finally, loyal fans known as the "Shib Army" supported Shiba Inu across social media platforms -- and helped boost the token\'s popularity. If these efforts weren\'t enough to give Shiba Inu a boost, it\'s hard to imagine what might lift this meme token in the coming months. If Shiba Inu doesn\'t stand out from rivals and the token supply remains high, it\'s unlikely this crypto will define the cryptocurrency market of tomorrow.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shiba Inu\'s glory days First, a look back at Shiba Inu\'s glory days. Finally, loyal fans known as the "Shib Army" supported Shiba Inu across social media platforms -- and helped boost the token\'s popularity. An enormous token supply As for circulating token supply, Shiba Inu\'s tops 589 trillion.', 'news_article_title': 'Is It Time to Sell Shiba Inu?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The bigger issues for Shiba Inu are the facts that it doesn't stand out from other cryptocurrencies, doesn't have many use cases, and struggles with a huge token supply. The problem here is that limits gains in value. The crypto introduced its metaverse project, which today allows people to buy land and later will feature gaming and events.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shiba Inu's glory days First, a look back at Shiba Inu's glory days. The bigger issues for Shiba Inu are the facts that it doesn't stand out from other cryptocurrencies, doesn't have many use cases, and struggles with a huge token supply. If Shiba Inu doesn't stand out from rivals and the token supply remains high, it's unlikely this crypto will define the cryptocurrency market of tomorrow."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-lg-display-to-supply-oled-tv-panels-to-samsung-elec-sources-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Heekyong Yang\nSEOUL, May 16 (Reuters) - South Korea\'s LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS will start supplying high-end TV panels to Samsung Electronic Co Ltd 005930.KS from as early as this quarter, three sources said, in a deal that would help the loss-making flat-screen maker turn profitable.\nLG Display aims to supply 2 million units next year and boost shipments to 3 million and 5 million units in subsequent years, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. Initial supplies to Samsung would likely be 77-inch and 83-inch white OLED (WOLED) TV panels.\nFor Samsung, the deal highlights how it is looking to expand in high-end organic light emitting diode (OLED) TVs as competition heats up in the lower end with Chinese vendors. OLED panels cost nearly five times more than liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels.\nAll the sources declined to be named because the deal is not public.\nBoth LG Display and Samsung Electronics declined to comment.\nLG Display shares reversed an earlier 1% drop and jumped 2.4% after the Reuters story. Shares in Samsung, which mainly drives its growth from smartphone and semiconductor business, rose 1.7%, beating a 0.2% gain in the broader market .KS11.\nSamsung Electronics, the world\'s biggest TV manufacturer, has been slower than its hometown rival LG Electronics Inc 066570.KS in embracing OLED TVs, arguing the technology is more suited to small devices such as smartphones and tablets, partly due to the high cost of panels.\nFor LG Display, shipments of 2 million OLED panels will be a major boost, worth at least $1.5 billion and amounting to around 20%-30% of its total manufacturing capacity for large-size OLED panels, taking it to full capacity, according to analysts.\nThe company has been running its OLED factory below full capacity due to a limited customer base and as a pandemic-driven demand surge for new TVs has tapered off amid soaring inflation and slowing economy.\n"LG\'s production rate will improve and is likely to reach full capacity next year, helping it lay the groundwork to return to profit," said Jeff Kim, an analyst at KB Securities.\nThe company has been in the red for four consecutive quarters since the second quarter last year due to weakening global demand for electronic devices.\nThe company supplies OLED TV panels to LG Electronics and Sony. It also supplies smartphone displays to Apple Inc AAPL.O.\nSamsung Electronics has its own display-making unit Samsung Display which focuses on OLED screens for mobile phones made by Apple and Samsung.\nIn OLED TVs Samsung currently has a 6.1% market share, behind LG Electronics with 54.6% and Sony 26.1%, according to market research firm Omdia.\nThe market is expected to grow nearly 6% to $11.7 billion this year and to $12.9 billion by 2027, according to Omdia.\n($1 = 1,320.9300 won)\n(Reporting by Heekyong Yang; Editing by Miyoung Kim and Sonali Paul)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "It also supplies smartphone displays to Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Heekyong Yang SEOUL, May 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS will start supplying high-end TV panels to Samsung Electronic Co Ltd 005930.KS from as early as this quarter, three sources said, in a deal that would help the loss-making flat-screen maker turn profitable. The company has been running its OLED factory below full capacity due to a limited customer base and as a pandemic-driven demand surge for new TVs has tapered off amid soaring inflation and slowing economy.", 'news_luhn_summary': "It also supplies smartphone displays to Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Heekyong Yang SEOUL, May 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS will start supplying high-end TV panels to Samsung Electronic Co Ltd 005930.KS from as early as this quarter, three sources said, in a deal that would help the loss-making flat-screen maker turn profitable. LG Display aims to supply 2 million units next year and boost shipments to 3 million and 5 million units in subsequent years, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.", 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-LG Display to supply OLED TV panels to Samsung Elec - sources', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It also supplies smartphone displays to Apple Inc AAPL.O. For LG Display, shipments of 2 million OLED panels will be a major boost, worth at least $1.5 billion and amounting to around 20%-30% of its total manufacturing capacity for large-size OLED panels, taking it to full capacity, according to analysts. The company has been in the red for four consecutive quarters since the second quarter last year due to weakening global demand for electronic devices.', 'news_textrank_summary': "It also supplies smartphone displays to Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Heekyong Yang SEOUL, May 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd 034220.KS will start supplying high-end TV panels to Samsung Electronic Co Ltd 005930.KS from as early as this quarter, three sources said, in a deal that would help the loss-making flat-screen maker turn profitable. Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest TV manufacturer, has been slower than its hometown rival LG Electronics Inc 066570.KS in embracing OLED TVs, arguing the technology is more suited to small devices such as smartphones and tablets, partly due to the high cost of panels."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/just-how-important-is-ai-for-apples-future', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) does not seem to attract as much attention as its mega-tech counterparts. It does not promote AI to the same extent as Google-parent Alphabet. And unlike Microsoft, it has not built a partnership with ChatGPT developer OpenAI.\nNonetheless, even if it does not necessarily call its features AI, Apple plays a prominent role in the field and will likely continue to do so. A closer look reveals the depth to which Apple's products and services rely on AI.\nThe products and services\nIndeed, one could describe all of Apple's current products as AI tools. The iPhone, which accounts for the majority of Apple's revenue, is the company's most prominent AI device.\nUnsurprisingly, much of its AI revolves around language, applying machine learning (ML), a subset of AI, for systems to develop their intelligence. It first incorporated AI into the iPhone in 2011 when it introduced Siri. The speech-based personal assistant relies on AI to recognize and process requests and accurately deliver the requested results in a clear and recognizable voice.\nIn subsequent years, the company has developed numerous ML application programming interfaces (APIs) usable across all its devices related to vision, sound, natural language, and speech.\nIts Core ML app integrates prebuilt ML features into other apps. It runs and personalizes models using advanced neural networks and performs those tasks with minimal memory and power consumption. Likewise, Create ML can train Core ML models on a Mac. Given such offerings, AI and ML undoubtedly help Apple bring added functionality to its products as it makes continual updates.\nApple's AI research\nAn essential part of that advancement is research. As of its fiscal 2023's second quarter (ended April 1), Apple held approximately $177 billion in liquidity. In light of the optionality its assets provide, the company spent more than $15 billion on research and development in the first six months of fiscal 2023. That was a 20% increase from the same period a year ago, and AI likely claimed much of that spending.\nLike its mega-tech peers, Apple employs numerous developers and researchers in the AI field. In this endeavor, AI workers on the hardware and software sides of the business build new experiences in all Apple products. Separate groups specializing in ML infrastructure, deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and applied research work together to develop this added functionality.\nStill, Apple's most important work may come from its investments in the future of AI, and its focus on academia shows this commitment. The company developed a program called Apple Scholars, offering fellowships to Ph.D. students who pursue the latest ML and AI at many of the world's top universities.\nApple also builds on this academic research through its AIML Residency Program. It brings together experts across numerous fields, applying their theoretical knowledge to create products and experiences powered by AI and ML.\nTo this end, the company also mentors these residents, sends them to AI- and ML-related conferences, and creates opportunities for them to publish their work. Such investments maintain a long-term research and development pipeline, amounting to a sustained competitive advantage in these fields.\nMaking sense of Apple AI\nGiven the level of dependence that Apple's products have on AI, the technology is obviously of tremendous importance to the company. Admittedly, it has not always marketed its innovations as AI. Nonetheless, many advancements in its latest product iterations center on the technology.\nMoreover, its considerable work on the academic side deepens its research and development pipeline. Not only does that make Apple one of the most essential AI stocks, but it should also remain so for a long time to come.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Will Healy has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) does not seem to attract as much attention as its mega-tech counterparts. In subsequent years, the company has developed numerous ML application programming interfaces (APIs) usable across all its devices related to vision, sound, natural language, and speech. Separate groups specializing in ML infrastructure, deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and applied research work together to develop this added functionality.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) does not seem to attract as much attention as its mega-tech counterparts. Given such offerings, AI and ML undoubtedly help Apple bring added functionality to its products as it makes continual updates. Separate groups specializing in ML infrastructure, deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and applied research work together to develop this added functionality.', 'news_article_title': "Just How Important Is AI for Apple's Future?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) does not seem to attract as much attention as its mega-tech counterparts. Apple's AI research An essential part of that advancement is research. Like its mega-tech peers, Apple employs numerous developers and researchers in the AI field.", 'news_textrank_summary': "When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) does not seem to attract as much attention as its mega-tech counterparts. Unsurprisingly, much of its AI revolves around language, applying machine learning (ML), a subset of AI, for systems to develop their intelligence. The company developed a program called Apple Scholars, offering fellowships to Ph.D. students who pursue the latest ML and AI at many of the world's top universities."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-that-could-power-the-sp-500-to-4500-and-beyond', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nAfter the S&P 500 index closed at 4,124 on May 13, 2023, investors have three stocks to ride the uptrend. The widely held index at 4,500 is within reach, needing a gain of 9.1% more. After rising by 18% from its Oct. 2022 low, the uptrend pattern did not break.\nInvestors would want to consider companies that have quality and growth. Demanding value is not an option because stock investors will pay a premium for the moderate economic growth ahead.\nCompanies with strong growth prospects will outperform the sector regardless of the economy.\nIn a bearish scenario, expect the economy to weaken slightly. This is a soft landing where the central bank’s interest rate increases suffices to stop the economy from overheating. Once banks conquer high inflation, the economy will rebound at a steady pace.\nAAPL Apple $171.76\nGOOGL Alphabet $116.93\nNVDA Nvidia $287.99\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the best of the technology stocks to buy.\nBloomberg reported it will raise $5 billion through a five-part debt offering of bonds. The 30-year bond will have a yield that is around 135 basis points higher than the 30-year U.S. Treasury.\nApple wants to take advantage of its strong credit rating as a corporate issuer. It does not need the funds to spend more on content for Apple TV+ or research and development.\nInstead, it may enhance its earnings per share by buying back shares. Expect strong demand for Apple debt. This is more attractive than buying U.S. government debt. As the debt ceiling unfolds, investors would prefer holding Apple’s debt.\nIn the second quarter, Apple posted revenue of $94.8 billion. Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said that despite the challenging macroeconomic environment, Apple still posted a record in services revenue.\nIt also posted a record March quarter for iPhone sales. iPhone sales accounted for $51.33 billion in revenue.\nAlphabet (GOOGL)\nSource: salarko / Shutterstock.com\nAlphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) won back skeptical investors when it hosted Google I/O on May 10. In hardware, Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet offer customers devices with larger screens and performance.\nBard AI Chatbot stole the show, compelling investors to scoop up GOOG stock. Alphabet will remove the waitlist, speeding up the chatbot’s available to everyone. People from over 180 countries and territories may use Bard.\nBard AI will have a profound impact on Google products. It will include image capabilities, coding features, and app integration.\nWhile Microsoft will offer ChatGPT on Office software, it will charge a few. Google users may draft emails and documents with the help of Bard.\nShareholders were previously fearful that Alphabet’s Google would lose search engine market share. The I/O event reversed that negative sentiment. The company will need people to share positive feedback on Bard AI.\nThat would further allay fears that Microsoft ChatGPT and its Bing search engine would take any of the advertising that Google earns from the search market.\nNVIDIA (NVDA)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the leading hardware provider for powering generative artificial intelligence models and custom large language models.\nThey need a set of cloud services to enable businesses to build their AI models.\nGoogle launched the A3 supercomputer that has up to 26 exaFlops of AI performance. The machine has eight Nvidia H100 “Hopper” GPUs.\nThe chips accelerate the training and serving of generative AI applications. Other companies are racing to build AI solutions. Nvidia is ramping up production of AI GPUs to an additional 10,000 wafers in 2023. Taiwan Semiconductor will produce the chips.\nAt a Technology, Media and Telecom conference in March 2023, Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress said that AI is at an inflection point.\nGenerative AI, including ChatGPT, offers tremendous benefits for consumers and enterprises. With enterprise CEOs focused on AI, expect Nvidia to raise its revenue guidance for 2023.\nOn the date of publication, Chris Lau did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris Lau is a contributing author for InvestorPlace.com and numerous other financial sites. Chris has over 20 years of investing experience in the stock market and runs the Do-It-Yourself Value Investing Marketplace on Seeking Alpha. He shares his stock picks so readers get actionable insight to achieve strong investment returns.\nThe post 3 Stocks That Could Power the S&P 500 to 4,500 and Beyond appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $171.76 GOOGL Alphabet $116.93 NVDA Nvidia $287.99 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the best of the technology stocks to buy. Demanding value is not an option because stock investors will pay a premium for the moderate economic growth ahead. This is a soft landing where the central bank’s interest rate increases suffices to stop the economy from overheating.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $171.76 GOOGL Alphabet $116.93 NVDA Nvidia $287.99 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the best of the technology stocks to buy. Alphabet (GOOGL) Source: salarko / Shutterstock.com Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) won back skeptical investors when it hosted Google I/O on May 10. Generative AI, including ChatGPT, offers tremendous benefits for consumers and enterprises.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks That Could Power the S&P 500 to 4,500 and Beyond', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $171.76 GOOGL Alphabet $116.93 NVDA Nvidia $287.99 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the best of the technology stocks to buy. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips After the S&P 500 index closed at 4,124 on May 13, 2023, investors have three stocks to ride the uptrend. Expect strong demand for Apple debt.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $171.76 GOOGL Alphabet $116.93 NVDA Nvidia $287.99 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the best of the technology stocks to buy. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips After the S&P 500 index closed at 4,124 on May 13, 2023, investors have three stocks to ride the uptrend. Alphabet (GOOGL) Source: salarko / Shutterstock.com Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) won back skeptical investors when it hosted Google I/O on May 10.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 171.8000030517578, 'high': 173.13999938964844, 'open': 171.99000549316406, 'close': 172.07000732421875, 'ema_50': 163.72325008924497, 'rsi_14': 68.02605578559584, 'target': 172.69000244140625, 'volume': 42110300.0, 'ema_200': 154.18018312082575, 'adj_close': 171.61187744140625, 'rsi_lag_1': 67.99652740327448, 'rsi_lag_2': 65.00829680482866, 'rsi_lag_3': 68.7741720389601, 'rsi_lag_4': 63.99352567604649, 'rsi_lag_5': 58.668333119275964, 'macd_lag_1': 2.978111405753225, 'macd_lag_2': 3.10068736408428, 'macd_lag_3': 3.1611288619673985, 'macd_lag_4': 3.0721494270118797, 'macd_lag_5': 2.9332392051280465, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.8481375192459666, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.9004910461851265}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 17.260000228881836, 'Date': '2023-05-16', 'High': 18.299999237060547, 'Open': 17.540000915527344, 'Close': 17.989999771118164, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-16', 'Adj Close': 17.989999771118164}, {'Low': 1.0856702327728271, 'Date': '2023-05-16', 'High': 1.090358018875122, 'Open': 1.0873701572418213, 'Close': 1.0873701572418213, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-16', 'Adj Close': 1.0873701572418213}, {'Low': 1.246680736541748, 'Date': '2023-05-16', 'High': 1.2545791864395142, 'Open': 1.2525991201400757, 'Close': 1.2525207996368408, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-16', 'Adj Close': 1.2525207996368408}, {'Low': 6.951399803161621, 'Date': '2023-05-16', 'High': 6.978000164031982, 'Open': 6.951600074768066, 'Close': 6.951600074768066, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-16', 'Adj Close': 6.951600074768066}, {'Low': 70.44999694824219, 'Date': '2023-05-16', 'High': 71.79000091552734, 'Open': 71.31999969482422, 'Close': 70.86000061035156, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 232328, 'date_str': '2023-05-16', 'Adj Close': 70.86000061035156}, {'Low': 0.6653183102607727, 'Date': '2023-05-16', 'High': 0.6710959076881409, 'Open': 0.6703001260757446, 'Close': 0.6703001260757446, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-16', 'Adj Close': 0.6703001260757446}, {'Low': 3.486999988555908, 'Date': '2023-05-16', 'High': 3.5739998817443848, 'Open': 3.486999988555908, 'Close': 3.549000024795532, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-16', 'Adj Close': 3.549000024795532}, {'Low': 135.697998046875, 'Date': '2023-05-16', 'High': 136.6750030517578, 'Open': 136.0449981689453, 'Close': 136.0449981689453, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-16', 'Adj Close': 136.0449981689453}, {'Low': 102.1999969482422, 'Date': '2023-05-16', 'High': 102.69000244140624, 'Open': 102.43000030517578, 'Close': 102.55999755859376, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-16', 'Adj Close': 102.55999755859376}, {'Low': 1988.4000244140625, 'Date': '2023-05-16', 'High': 1988.4000244140625, 'Open': 1988.4000244140625, 'Close': 1988.4000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 49, 'date_str': '2023-05-16', 'Adj Close': 1988.4000244140625}]}
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{'date': '2023-05-17', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/qqqm-msft-aapl-amzn%3A-large-inflows-detected-at-etf-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (Symbol: QQQM) where we have detected an approximate $129.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.4% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 70,950,000 to 71,910,000). Among the largest underlying components of QQQM, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 0.1%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.6%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is up by about 1.1%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQM, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, QQQM's low point in its 52 week range is $104.62 per share, with $137.55 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $134.92. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\nAlso see:\n\x95 PACW Options Chain\n\x95 OMG Historical Stock Prices\n\x95 TCS YTD Return\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQM, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 0.1%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.6%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is up by about 1.1%. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQM, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 0.1%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.6%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is up by about 1.1%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (Symbol: QQQM) where we have detected an approximate $129.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.4% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 70,950,000 to 71,910,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQM, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQM's low point in its 52 week range is $104.62 per share, with $137.55 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $134.92.", 'news_article_title': 'QQQM, MSFT, AAPL, AMZN: Large Inflows Detected at ETF', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQM, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 0.1%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.6%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is up by about 1.1%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (Symbol: QQQM) where we have detected an approximate $129.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.4% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 70,950,000 to 71,910,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQM, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQM's low point in its 52 week range is $104.62 per share, with $137.55 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $134.92.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQM, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 0.1%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.6%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is up by about 1.1%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (Symbol: QQQM) where we have detected an approximate $129.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.4% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 70,950,000 to 71,910,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQM, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQM's low point in its 52 week range is $104.62 per share, with $137.55 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $134.92."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/these-banking-stocks-are-set-to-flourish-despite-the-banking-crisis', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "As Warren Buffett warns, “Only when the tide goes out do you learn who has been swimming naked.” The recent regional banking crisis is a prime example of this phenomenon. Banks such as Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank of New York, and Credit Suisse went under or were purchased for pennies on the dollar (with the FDIC mostly taking the hit on unwanted assets).\nThough the phrase “banking crisis” carries a negative connotation, certain well-capitalized, opportunistic banks stand to benefit from the situation. Below, we explore why the banking crisis may positively impact certain parts of the industry and will reveal the banking stocks that stand to benefit the most.\nMarket Consolidation: As weaker banks crumble and go under, more robust, well-capitalized banks will benefit. The banking industry is essentially a zero-sum game; as weak banks lose, stronger banks will win.\nJP Morgan (JPM) is a significant beneficiary of this trend. While weaker banks are burning to the ground, the Zacks Rank #2 (BUY) company is turning the crisis into an opportunity. The company acquired the failed First Republic Bank in an FDIC-assisted deal in May. Furthermore, with legendary CEO Jamie Dimon at the helm, the bank is often considered one of the most well-managed banks on Wall Street. In fact, despite the mayhem in the financial sector, JPM has grown its return-on-equity (ROE) significantly over the past year. JPM’s ROE of 16.02% compares favorably to the 12.05% of the industry.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBeyond ROE, JPM stands out from a relative strength perspective as well. Year-to-date, JPM has eked out a gain of 1.6% while its peer group is lower by 12%.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFirst Citizen’s Bank (FCNCA) is perhaps the largest winner from the consolidation. The Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock acquired failed Silicon Valley Bank for pennies on the dollar (with the help of the FDIC). Since the buyout was announced, shares of FCNCA are higher by more than 100%.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBargain Basement Valuations: Investors tend to “throw the baby out with the bathwater” when a crisis hits Wall Street. An excellent example occurred after the internet bubble burst when Amazon (AMZN) cratered more than 90%. Amazon was the leader in the e-commerce space, but investors were trying to get out of dodge. The same may be occurring with select banking stocks such as Capital One Financial (COF).\nDespite the recent troubles in the sector, COF’s revenues have grown year-over-year and are expected to continue to grow.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFurthermore, the company’s valuation has shrunk dramatically and is now trading at a third of what the S&P 500 Index is trading at (6.37x versus 19.27X)\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe low valuation and strong revenue growth may explain why the most recent 13F disclosures for Warren Buffett and Michael Burry reveal new positions in the company.\nUK-based HSBC Holding (HSBC) is another banking stock with a strong balance sheet trading at a reasonable valuation.\nInnovation:A sleeper beneficiary from the crisis may be Apple (AAPL). In 2019, with help from Goldman Sachs (GS), the tech giant launched made its way into the financial services sector by launching its “Apple Card,” which is accepted at many stores through various payment systems such as Block’s (SQ) Square. Though the company is new in the lending space, it has advantages over traditional banks and credit card companies because of its wide distribution (low acquisition cost). In 2023, Apple launched its “high-yield” savings account which. Because the tech juggernaut has so much cash on hand, it can pay a much higher interest rate than traditional banks.\nTakeaway\nThough a banking crisis may be daunting to investors, the storm will pass, and strong stocks will benefit dramatically. Industry consolidation, shrinking valuations, and innovation should provide savvy investors ample opportunities over the next few years.\nFree Report Reveals How You Could Profit from the Growing Electric Vehicle Industry\nGlobally, electric car sales continue their remarkable growth even after breaking records in 2021. High gas prices have fueled his demand, but so has evolving EV comfort, features and technology. So, the fervor for EVs will be around long after gas prices normalize. Not only are manufacturers seeing record-high profits, but producers of EV-related technology are raking in the dough as well. Do you know how to cash in? If not, we have the perfect report for you – and it’s FREE! Today, don't miss your chance to download Zacks' top 5 stocks for the electric vehicle revolution at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Send me my free report on the top 5 EV stocks\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nJPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCapital One Financial Corporation (COF) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFirst Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBlock, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Innovation:A sleeper beneficiary from the crisis may be Apple (AAPL). Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock acquired failed Silicon Valley Bank for pennies on the dollar (with the help of the FDIC).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Innovation:A sleeper beneficiary from the crisis may be Apple (AAPL). The Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock acquired failed Silicon Valley Bank for pennies on the dollar (with the help of the FDIC).', 'news_article_title': 'These Banking Stocks are Set to Flourish Despite the Banking Crisis', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Innovation:A sleeper beneficiary from the crisis may be Apple (AAPL). Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Below, we explore why the banking crisis may positively impact certain parts of the industry and will reveal the banking stocks that stand to benefit the most.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Block, Inc. (SQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Innovation:A sleeper beneficiary from the crisis may be Apple (AAPL). Below, we explore why the banking crisis may positively impact certain parts of the industry and will reveal the banking stocks that stand to benefit the most.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-telcos-draw-up-proposal-to-charge-big-tech-for-eu-5g-rollout', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Supantha Mukherjee and Elvira Pollina\nSTOCKHOLM/MILAN, May 17 (Reuters) - Big tech companies accounting for more than 5% of a telecoms provider\'s peak average internet traffic should help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband across Europe, according to a draft proposal by the telecoms industry.\nAlphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook-owner Meta META.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Netflix NFLX. and TikTok would most likely be hit with fees, according to industry estimates.\nGoogle, Apple, Meta, Netflix, Amazon and Microsoft MSFT.O together account for more than half of data internet traffic.\nTelecom operators have lobbied for years for leading technology companies to help foot the billfor 5G and broadband roll-out, saying that they create a huge part of the region\'s internet traffic. This is the first time they have tried to define a threshold for who should pay.\n"We propose a clear threshold to ensure that only large traffic generators, who impact substantially on operators’ networks, fall within the scope," the draft said.\n"Large traffic generators would only be those companies that account for more than 5% of an operator\'s yearly average busy hour traffic measured at the individual network level," it said.\nThe Commission declined to comment.\nIn a blog, Markus Reinisch, Meta\'s VP for Public Policy for Europe, described potential fees as a "private sector handout for selected telecom operators" that would disincentivise innovation and investment, and distort competition.\n"We urge the Commission to consider the evidence, listen to the range of organisations who have voiced concerns, and abandon these misguided proposals as quickly as possible," he said.\n(Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Stockholm and Elvira Pollina in Milan; additional reporting by Foo Yun Chee in Brussels; Editing by Josephine Mason, Christina Fincher and Keith Weir)\n(([email protected]; +44 207 542 7695; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook-owner Meta META.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Netflix NFLX. Telecom operators have lobbied for years for leading technology companies to help foot the billfor 5G and broadband roll-out, saying that they create a huge part of the region\'s internet traffic. "We propose a clear threshold to ensure that only large traffic generators, who impact substantially on operators’ networks, fall within the scope," the draft said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook-owner Meta META.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Netflix NFLX. By Supantha Mukherjee and Elvira Pollina STOCKHOLM/MILAN, May 17 (Reuters) - Big tech companies accounting for more than 5% of a telecoms provider's peak average internet traffic should help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband across Europe, according to a draft proposal by the telecoms industry. Google, Apple, Meta, Netflix, Amazon and Microsoft MSFT.O together account for more than half of data internet traffic.", 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-Telcos draw up proposal to charge Big Tech for EU 5G rollout', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook-owner Meta META.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Netflix NFLX. By Supantha Mukherjee and Elvira Pollina STOCKHOLM/MILAN, May 17 (Reuters) - Big tech companies accounting for more than 5% of a telecoms provider\'s peak average internet traffic should help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband across Europe, according to a draft proposal by the telecoms industry. "We propose a clear threshold to ensure that only large traffic generators, who impact substantially on operators’ networks, fall within the scope," the draft said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Facebook-owner Meta META.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Netflix NFLX. By Supantha Mukherjee and Elvira Pollina STOCKHOLM/MILAN, May 17 (Reuters) - Big tech companies accounting for more than 5% of a telecoms provider\'s peak average internet traffic should help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband across Europe, according to a draft proposal by the telecoms industry. "We propose a clear threshold to ensure that only large traffic generators, who impact substantially on operators’ networks, fall within the scope," the draft said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spy-kbuy%3A-big-etf-inflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 12,350,000 units, or a 1.4% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.6%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.1%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the KBUY ETF, which added 100,000 units, for a 33.3% increase in outstanding units.\nVIDEO: SPY, KBUY: Big ETF Inflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.6%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.1%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the KBUY ETF, which added 100,000 units, for a 33.3% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPY, KBUY: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 12,350,000 units, or a 1.4% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the KBUY ETF, which added 100,000 units, for a 33.3% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPY, KBUY: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'SPY, KBUY: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 12,350,000 units, or a 1.4% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.6%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.1%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the KBUY ETF, which added 100,000 units, for a 33.3% increase in outstanding units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 12,350,000 units, or a 1.4% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the KBUY ETF, which added 100,000 units, for a 33.3% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPY, KBUY: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/noteworthy-wednesday-option-activity%3A-aapl-icui-boot', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 747,404 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 74.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 135.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 55.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $172.50 strike call option expiring May 19, 2023, with 117,769 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 11.8 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $172.50 strike highlighted in orange:\nICU Medical Inc (Symbol: ICUI) saw options trading volume of 2,306 contracts, representing approximately 230,600 underlying shares or approximately 122.9% of ICUI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 187,695 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 1,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 100,000 underlying shares of ICUI. Below is a chart showing ICUI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $185 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Boot Barn Holdings Inc (Symbol: BOOT) saw options trading volume of 7,785 contracts, representing approximately 778,500 underlying shares or approximately 120.4% of BOOT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 646,465 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $60 strike put option expiring May 19, 2023, with 3,014 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 301,400 underlying shares of BOOT. Below is a chart showing BOOT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for AAPL options, ICUI options, or BOOT options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 SVBI market cap history\n\x95 Funds Holding TDI\n\x95 XEL Dividend Growth Rate\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $172.50 strike call option expiring May 19, 2023, with 117,769 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 11.8 million underlying shares of AAPL. Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 747,404 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 74.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 135.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 55.2 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 747,404 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 74.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $172.50 strike highlighted in orange: ICU Medical Inc (Symbol: ICUI) saw options trading volume of 2,306 contracts, representing approximately 230,600 underlying shares or approximately 122.9% of ICUI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 187,695 shares. That number works out to 135.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 55.2 million shares.", 'news_article_title': 'Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: AAPL, ICUI, BOOT', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $172.50 strike call option expiring May 19, 2023, with 117,769 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 11.8 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing BOOT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for AAPL options, ICUI options, or BOOT options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 747,404 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 74.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares).", 'news_textrank_summary': "Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 747,404 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 74.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $172.50 strike highlighted in orange: ICU Medical Inc (Symbol: ICUI) saw options trading volume of 2,306 contracts, representing approximately 230,600 underlying shares or approximately 122.9% of ICUI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 187,695 shares. That number works out to 135.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 55.2 million shares."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-17-2023-%3A-bac-ms-aapl-csco-usb-amd-intc-agl-nycb-apyx', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -12.07 to 13,577.19. The total After hours volume is currently 80,536,586 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is +0.02 at $28.59, with 5,604,978 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.86. BAC\'s current last sale is 79.42% of the target price of $36.\n\nMorgan Stanley (MS) is +0.05 at $83.96, with 4,586,852 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MS is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $172.69, with 2,918,352 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.17. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is -0.23 at $47.40, with 2,750,818 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Understanding Lumen Technologies’ Newly Added Risk Factors\n\nU.S. Bancorp (USB) is +0.01 at $30.46, with 2,211,876 shares traded. USB\'s current last sale is 67.69% of the target price of $45.\n\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is -0.02 at $103.73, with 1,975,627 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMD is in the "buy range".\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is unchanged at $28.87, with 1,962,440 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.04. INTC\'s current last sale is 94.66% of the target price of $30.5.\n\nagilon health, inc. (AGL) is unchanged at $23.11, with 1,956,700 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.09. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AGL is in the "buy range".\n\nNew York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYCB) is unchanged at $11.20, with 1,859,704 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.33. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nApyx Medical Corporation (APYX) is unchanged at $5.94, with 1,776,093 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for APYX is 34.930751; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is unchanged at $120.84, with 1,584,270 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 11 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.33. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".\n\nThe Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) is +0.18 at $52.00, with 1,106,595 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SCHW is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $172.69, with 2,918,352 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Smarter Analyst Reports: Understanding Lumen Technologies’ Newly Added Risk Factors', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $172.69, with 2,918,352 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 17, 2023 : BAC, MS, AAPL, CSCO, USB, AMD, INTC, AGL, NYCB, APYX, GOOGL, SCHW', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $172.69, with 2,918,352 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $172.69, with 2,918,352 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MS is in the "buy range".'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-green-flags-for-apple-stock-investors-in-2023-and-beyond', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock investors can look forward to at least two catalysts that could propel it forward in 2023. Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian highlights what those two things are.\n*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 15, 2023. The video was published on May 17, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nParkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nParkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through fool.com/parkev, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock investors can look forward to at least two catalysts that could propel it forward in 2023. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them!", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock investors can look forward to at least two catalysts that could propel it forward in 2023. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple.', 'news_article_title': '2 Green Flags for Apple Stock Investors in 2023 (and Beyond)', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock investors can look forward to at least two catalysts that could propel it forward in 2023. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. Parkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock investors can look forward to at least two catalysts that could propel it forward in 2023. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/advisors-rotating-into-these-2-equal-weight-sector-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Two of Invesco’s equal-weight sector ETFs have seen significant flows recently as advisors allocate to sectors positioned to outperform.\nMany advisors utilize sector rotation strategies as a way to generate alpha for clients. Nearly 27% of advisors recently polled said their approach to sector allocation is to rotate sectors that they believe will outperform the broader market in different market scenarios. Conversely, nearly 18% of respondents said they avoid sectors that they believe are likely to underperform the market, according to “How can an equal weight approach lead to potential outperformance?” (Date: May 15, 2023. Sample size: 257 respondents, 37.7% RIAs.)\nThe Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (RHS) and the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF (RYT) are the most popular funds in Invesco’s lineup of equal weight sector ETFs over one-week and four-week periods.\nSee more: "How Equal Weighting at the Stock Level Impacts Sector Exposures"\nRHS has seen $200 million in one-month net flows and $370 million in flows over three months. Meanwhile, RYT has seen $257 million in net flows over one month and $385 million over three months.\n“Defensive sectors like consumer staples tend to do better during the historically volatile summer months. It is good to see consistent flows as a sign of broader adoption by advisors,” Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, said.\nAn equal-weight approach is particularly impactful in the top-heavy information technology and consumer staples sectors. The largest five companies in the S&P 500 information technology sector comprise 66.2% of the index by weight. Meanwhile, the largest five companies in the S&P 500 consumer staples sector comprise 51.2% of the index by weight.\nTop-Performing Stocks in RYT and RHS\nThe top-performing holdings in RYT recently include Tyler Technologies Inc. (TYL), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Salesforce Inc. (CRM), and Apple Inc. (AAPL).\nThe five top-performing stocks in RHS recently include McCormick & Company, Inc. (MKC), Molson Coors Beverage Company (TAP), Mondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ), Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST), and Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB).\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Portfolio Strategies Channel\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Top-Performing Stocks in RYT and RHS The top-performing holdings in RYT recently include Tyler Technologies Inc. (TYL), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Salesforce Inc. (CRM), and Apple Inc. (AAPL). Conversely, nearly 18% of respondents said they avoid sectors that they believe are likely to underperform the market, according to “How can an equal weight approach lead to potential outperformance?” (Date: May 15, 2023. It is good to see consistent flows as a sign of broader adoption by advisors,” Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Top-Performing Stocks in RYT and RHS The top-performing holdings in RYT recently include Tyler Technologies Inc. (TYL), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Salesforce Inc. (CRM), and Apple Inc. (AAPL). The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (RHS) and the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF (RYT) are the most popular funds in Invesco’s lineup of equal weight sector ETFs over one-week and four-week periods. See more: "How Equal Weighting at the Stock Level Impacts Sector Exposures" RHS has seen $200 million in one-month net flows and $370 million in flows over three months.', 'news_article_title': 'Advisors Rotating Into These 2 Equal Weight Sector ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Top-Performing Stocks in RYT and RHS The top-performing holdings in RYT recently include Tyler Technologies Inc. (TYL), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Salesforce Inc. (CRM), and Apple Inc. (AAPL). Nearly 27% of advisors recently polled said their approach to sector allocation is to rotate sectors that they believe will outperform the broader market in different market scenarios. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (RHS) and the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF (RYT) are the most popular funds in Invesco’s lineup of equal weight sector ETFs over one-week and four-week periods.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Top-Performing Stocks in RYT and RHS The top-performing holdings in RYT recently include Tyler Technologies Inc. (TYL), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Salesforce Inc. (CRM), and Apple Inc. (AAPL). Two of Invesco’s equal-weight sector ETFs have seen significant flows recently as advisors allocate to sectors positioned to outperform. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (RHS) and the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF (RYT) are the most popular funds in Invesco’s lineup of equal weight sector ETFs over one-week and four-week periods.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-elon-musks-embrace-of-advertising-at-tesla-grabs-marketers-attention', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Akash Sriram and Hyunjoo Jin\nMay 17 (Reuters) - With Elon Musk outlining plans for Tesla Inc TSLA.O to use traditional advertising for the first time, viewers might see the electric-vehicle maker\'s Model Y crossover or upcoming Cybertruck pickup - maybe even the billionaire CEO himself - on TV or online.\nMusk revealed those plans on Tuesday at the company\'s annual meeting, an about-face for the celebrity executive who recently acquired social media platform Twitter. He has for years eschewed advertising in favor of seeking to capitalize on his star power and customer enthusiasm for Tesla\'s vehicles.\n"We\'ll try out a little advertising and see how it goes," he told investors in Austin, Texas.\nTesla shares closed 4.4% higher on Wednesday.\nMusk said Tesla is he foresees over the next year. The EV maker\'s tweaking of prices in its major markets is a symptom of a company that no longer can take ever-higher levels of demand for granted in the face of growing competition.\nWhatever advertising path Musk chooses, ad agency executives and investors expect a unique and irreverent take that will clearly communicate Tesla\'s advantages, including its technology.\n"Tesla has not been like every other car company, and he\'s not going to start now, so expect breakthrough creative that speaks to Tesla\'s disruptive technology and personality," said Tal Jacobson, incoming CEO at advertising technology company Perion Network PERI.TA.\n"His ability to use the media to amplify his brand and his company\'s brands is an art form," Jacobson said of Musk.\nMusk, who could not be reached for comment, told CNBC on Tuesday that he envisioned advertising that emphasized the features, safety and affordability of Tesla vehicles. A Tesla spokesperson declined to add anything beyond Musk\'s comments.\nMusk told CNBC he did not yet have a "fully formed strategy" for Tesla advertising. He said it should be "informative about a product" and "aesthetically pleasing." He added: "It should have some artistic element to it. And it should be something that you don\'t regret watching after it\'s done."\nWhile Tesla disseminates information about its vehicles via its Twitter account, Musk told CNBC that approach is "preaching to the converted and not reaching people that are not already convinced."\nLast year, Musk touted the company\'s "$1 (trillion) valuation with $0 advertising spend" on Twitter.\nFUTURISTIC ADS?\nSome industry officials mused on whether Musk might attempt a memorable TV ad, perhaps akin to the famous "1984" commercial for Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O Macintosh computer which was directed by Ridley Scott and aired only during the Super Bowl. Many say that commercial, inspired by George Orwell\'s dystopian novel of the same name, paved the way for big-budget TV commercials.\n"I don\'t think Musk would spend elaborately on a brand mosaic like Apple did, but ... minimalistic while futuristic is the approach I\'d see him taking," said Bob Gruters, chief revenue officer at streaming platform Loop Media LPTV.A.\nSome wonder whether Musk may feature himself in the ads, although that may carry risk as the executive can be polarizing.\n"Is he an effective ambassador? My guess is that there is a less polarizing, more motivating and compelling way to communicate the brand\'s benefits than using Musk as a spokesperson," said Kimberly Whitler, a professor at the University of Virginia\'s business school.\nWhile Musk did not outline a marketing budget, Tesla would likely be perceived as a high-profile account for top advertising companies, said Vivek Astvansh, assistant professor of advertising at Indiana University\'s business school.\nOfficials with four of the world\'s top ad-buying firms - WPP WPP.L, Omnicom Group OMC.N, Publicis Groupe PUBP.PA and Dentsu Group 4324.T - could not immediately be reached for comment.\nTesla spent $151,947 on advertising in the U.S. in 2022, according to advertising intelligence firm Vivvix, which measured ads across places including TV, social media, Web banners and billboards. By comparison, Ford and Toyota Motor Corp 7203.T spent $370 million and $1.1 billion, respectively, while the brands of General Motors Co GM.N collectively spent a total of $1.35 billion on U.S. ads last year, Vivvix data showed.\nGM last year spent $4 billion globally on advertising and promotions, while Ford Motor Co F.N spent $2.2 billion on advertising, according to U.S. regulatory filings.\nTWITTER CONNECTION\nMusk\'s "newfound passion for advertising," in the words of author and venture capitalist Claire Diaz-Ortiz, was not surprising given his takeover of Twitter last fall, she said. Diaz-Ortiz is a former Twitter manager who has written books about the social media company.\nLast week, Musk named former NBCUniversal ad chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter\'s new CEO.\n"It is hard for Musk to own a social media company that requires advertising dollars to survive and then to dismiss, as head of a manufacturing company, the value of advertising," University of Virginia\'s Whitler said.\nThomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Tesla shareholder Globalt Investments, sees Musk\'s embrace of advertising as a positive. He expects the company to show how its products differ from its competitors\'. "Obviously they\'re going to have to focus on what\'s good for the environment and also that it is a car of the future as opposed to your father\'s Oldsmobile," he said.\nBREAKINGVIEWS-Tesla’s governance autopilot heads for disaster\nElon Musk says Tesla not immune to tough economy that he foresees\n(Reporting Hyunjoo Jin in San Francisco and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru, Additional reporting by Yuvraj Malik and Aditya Soni in Bengaluru, Sheila Dang in Dallas and Victoria Waldersee in Berlin Writing by by Ben Klayman Editing by Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; 313-600-2277; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Some industry officials mused on whether Musk might attempt a memorable TV ad, perhaps akin to the famous "1984" commercial for Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O Macintosh computer which was directed by Ridley Scott and aired only during the Super Bowl. By Akash Sriram and Hyunjoo Jin May 17 (Reuters) - With Elon Musk outlining plans for Tesla Inc TSLA.O to use traditional advertising for the first time, viewers might see the electric-vehicle maker\'s Model Y crossover or upcoming Cybertruck pickup - maybe even the billionaire CEO himself - on TV or online. "I don\'t think Musk would spend elaborately on a brand mosaic like Apple did, but ... minimalistic while futuristic is the approach I\'d see him taking," said Bob Gruters, chief revenue officer at streaming platform Loop Media LPTV.A.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Some industry officials mused on whether Musk might attempt a memorable TV ad, perhaps akin to the famous "1984" commercial for Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O Macintosh computer which was directed by Ridley Scott and aired only during the Super Bowl. By Akash Sriram and Hyunjoo Jin May 17 (Reuters) - With Elon Musk outlining plans for Tesla Inc TSLA.O to use traditional advertising for the first time, viewers might see the electric-vehicle maker\'s Model Y crossover or upcoming Cybertruck pickup - maybe even the billionaire CEO himself - on TV or online. While Tesla disseminates information about its vehicles via its Twitter account, Musk told CNBC that approach is "preaching to the converted and not reaching people that are not already convinced."', 'news_article_title': "ANALYSIS-Elon Musk's embrace of advertising at Tesla grabs marketers' attention", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Some industry officials mused on whether Musk might attempt a memorable TV ad, perhaps akin to the famous "1984" commercial for Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O Macintosh computer which was directed by Ridley Scott and aired only during the Super Bowl. Musk, who could not be reached for comment, told CNBC on Tuesday that he envisioned advertising that emphasized the features, safety and affordability of Tesla vehicles. My guess is that there is a less polarizing, more motivating and compelling way to communicate the brand\'s benefits than using Musk as a spokesperson," said Kimberly Whitler, a professor at the University of Virginia\'s business school.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Some industry officials mused on whether Musk might attempt a memorable TV ad, perhaps akin to the famous "1984" commercial for Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O Macintosh computer which was directed by Ridley Scott and aired only during the Super Bowl. "Tesla has not been like every other car company, and he\'s not going to start now, so expect breakthrough creative that speaks to Tesla\'s disruptive technology and personality," said Tal Jacobson, incoming CEO at advertising technology company Perion Network PERI.TA. While Musk did not outline a marketing budget, Tesla would likely be perceived as a high-profile account for top advertising companies, said Vivek Astvansh, assistant professor of advertising at Indiana University\'s business school.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spy-etf%3A-a-shortcut-to-the-top-500-u.s.-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There are hundreds or thousands of famous names for stock investors to choose from, but what if you could get immediate exposure to 500 top U.S. stocks? It's possible with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY), and you can own this fund without paying hefty fees. I'm bullish on the SPY ETF because it has an excellent track record of providing returns to shareholders over the long term.\nSPY stock is provided and managed by State Street (NYSE:STT), and it's designed to track (i.e., closely follow) the S&P 500 (SPX) index. It's been around since 1993, which makes SPY the first publicly-listed U.S. exchange-traded fund (ETF). Believe it or not, the SPY ETF represents over $380 billion worth of assets under management (AUM).\nOf course, being the first and biggest doesn't necessarily make SPY the best U.S. ETF. So, let's see what else sets SPY apart from lesser entrants in the ETF space.\nInstant Diversification is Easy with the SPY ETF\nIf you don't have the desire or the know-how to pick individual stocks, you can simply let the SPY ETF's fund managers do the legwork on your behalf. This fund provides immediate and convenient diversification for your portfolio, and SPY can be bought and sold within many types of investment accounts, including some retirement accounts.\nLike the S&P 500 itself, the SPY ETF represents a basket of 500 companies across a broad range of market sectors, from information technology to health care, to consumer discretionary, financials, and more. Be aware, though, that not all of these categories are represented equally; this is a weighted index fund, meaning some sectors and companies have more influence than others do in the SPY ETF.\nNotably, the information technology sector comprises around 26% of the weight of the SPY ETF. So, if you're going to buy and hold SPY, you'll definitely want to be bullish on technology names like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which has a 7.14% weighting in SPY; Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), which has a 6.25% weighting; and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), which has a 2.68% weighting in the fund.\nSPY is a Historical Winner with Low Fees\nWhile having a mix of 500 stocks helps to reduce the volatility of the SPY ETF, there will still be ups and downs. Yet, if you check the long-term chart of SPY, you'll find that historically, it has always recovered from its downturns (though we should bear in mind that past performance doesn't guarantee future results).\nAlso, the SPY ETF pays a 1.56% annual dividend yield, so that should enhance investors' returns over the long run. The dividend payments are issued on a quarterly basis, and some shareholders like to reinvest the dividends into more SPY shares in order to achieve a compounding effect.\nHere's my favorite feature of the SPY ETF, though -- the rock-bottom fees. Believe it or not, SPY's annual gross expense ratio is just 0.09%. In other words, the SPY ETF's investors pay less than 1/10 of a percent per year for all of the fund managers' hard work and due diligence -- not a bad deal, wouldn't you agree?\nIs SPY Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nOn TipRanks, SPY earns a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on the ratings of 6,168 analysts. 59% of ratings are Buys, while 35.51% are Holds and just 5.5% are Sells. The average SPY stock price target of $469.96 implies 13.2% upside potential.\nConclusion: Should You Consider SPY ETF?\nIf you'd rather let someone else handle the business of picking large-cap U.S. stocks on your behalf, the SPY ETF is definitely worth considering. With SPY, you can get fast exposure to a broad range of well-known businesses.\nPlus, investors can collect dividend payouts every quarter. So, as long as you don't mind giving extra weight to tech names in your portfolio, the SPY ETF is a great way to delve into the wide world of American stocks.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "So, if you're going to buy and hold SPY, you'll definitely want to be bullish on technology names like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which has a 7.14% weighting in SPY; Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), which has a 6.25% weighting; and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), which has a 2.68% weighting in the fund. Yet, if you check the long-term chart of SPY, you'll find that historically, it has always recovered from its downturns (though we should bear in mind that past performance doesn't guarantee future results). In other words, the SPY ETF's investors pay less than 1/10 of a percent per year for all of the fund managers' hard work and due diligence -- not a bad deal, wouldn't you agree?", 'news_luhn_summary': "So, if you're going to buy and hold SPY, you'll definitely want to be bullish on technology names like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which has a 7.14% weighting in SPY; Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), which has a 6.25% weighting; and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), which has a 2.68% weighting in the fund. Instant Diversification is Easy with the SPY ETF If you don't have the desire or the know-how to pick individual stocks, you can simply let the SPY ETF's fund managers do the legwork on your behalf. Like the S&P 500 itself, the SPY ETF represents a basket of 500 companies across a broad range of market sectors, from information technology to health care, to consumer discretionary, financials, and more.", 'news_article_title': 'SPY ETF: A Shortcut to the Top 500 U.S. Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "So, if you're going to buy and hold SPY, you'll definitely want to be bullish on technology names like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which has a 7.14% weighting in SPY; Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), which has a 6.25% weighting; and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), which has a 2.68% weighting in the fund. Also, the SPY ETF pays a 1.56% annual dividend yield, so that should enhance investors' returns over the long run. If you'd rather let someone else handle the business of picking large-cap U.S. stocks on your behalf, the SPY ETF is definitely worth considering.", 'news_textrank_summary': "So, if you're going to buy and hold SPY, you'll definitely want to be bullish on technology names like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which has a 7.14% weighting in SPY; Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), which has a 6.25% weighting; and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), which has a 2.68% weighting in the fund. Instant Diversification is Easy with the SPY ETF If you don't have the desire or the know-how to pick individual stocks, you can simply let the SPY ETF's fund managers do the legwork on your behalf. SPY is a Historical Winner with Low Fees While having a mix of 500 stocks helps to reduce the volatility of the SPY ETF, there will still be ups and downs."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-stock-forecast%3A-will-metas-bold-moves-outweigh-its-hurdles', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock has multiple, positive, potential catalysts but is facing a few important threats, as I pointed out in a column published on May 14.\nWhile performing research for this article, I identified two more potential, positive catalysts (the monetization of messaging and new virtual reality products) and one more threat (an order against the company by the FTC) for Meta.\nAdditionally, I have learned that the company is advancing when it comes to utilizing artificial intelligence to enhance the quality of its ads and monetize them. Further, Meta is reportedly continuing to make progress when it comes to combating the negative impact of Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) privacy changes on its business.\nHowever, I still believe that META stock remains a “show-me” story at its current valuation. In other words, the shares aren’t a buy at this point, but if the company shows that it’s effectively exploiting its potential, positive catalysts while its threats are not pulling down its financial results, the shares could be worth buying down the road.\nMETA Meta Platforms $241.55\nMeta’s Potential Messaging and AI Catalysts\nIncreased monetization of Meta’s messaging offerings could positively move the needle for the company’s shares in the not-too-distant future.\nOn the company’s fourth-quarterearnings call Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reported that Meta’s “click to message ads [had] reached a $10 billion revenue [annual] run rate.” On its Q1earnings call the CEO stated that “the number of businesses using our other business messaging service paid messaging on WhatsApp has grown by 40% quarter-over-quarter.”\nMessaging has likely already started to positively move the needle for Meta and META stock, and that trend could continue and intensify going forward.\nOn the AI front, which I explored in my previous column, Meta stated that “it would begin testing artificial intelligence-powered ad tools that can create content like image backgrounds and variations of written text.” That initiative could make the company’s ads more attractive to marketers, meaningfully increasing the number of ads that the company can sell and allowing it to raise the prices of its ads.\nFurther, Meta is using AI to provide better short-video recommendations to its users. As a result, ” Reelz monetization efficiency is up over 30% on Instagram and over 40% on Facebook quarter-over-quarter,” Zuckerberg reported.\nThe CEO believes that Reelz could contribute positively to the company’s profits in the short term. Eventually, Reelz’s profitability could become a meaningful, positive catalyst for META stock.\nMore Potential Positive Catalysts\nAnd according to RBC Capital, a Canadian investment bank, Meta made progress last quarter on reversing the blow to its advertising dealt by the change to Apple’s privacy rules last year.\nFinally, although I remain highly skeptical about the ability of the metaverse to positively move the needle for META stock, I’m more upbeat about the prospects of the company’s virtual reality products.\nThat’s because I believe that, although history shows that many consumers won’t spend much time in the metaverse, they do enjoy short ventures in imaginary worlds, such as those enabled by video games and Snap’s (NYSE:SNAP) augmented reality (AR) products.\nAs a result, I believe that two of Meta’s upcoming products— smart glasses and AR glasses — due out in 2025 and 2027, respectively, could become upbeat catalysts for META stock.\nA Potential Threat\nThe Federal Trade Commission is proposing that Facebook no longer be allowed to generate profits from its users who are younger than 18. I believe that if the order is issued, it could potentially have a significant, negative impact on Facebook’s profits and on META stock.\nThe Bottom Line on META Stock\nAfter META stock soared over 97% so far this year, giving the shares a price-earnings ratio of nearly 30, the name definitely isn’t cheap. As a result, before buying META stock, I would wait to see if any of the company’s potential, positive catalysts meaningfully boost its results. I would also wait a while before pulling the trigger on the shares to make sure that the FTC’s order does not pull down its top and bottom lines to a great extent.\nOn the date of publication, Larry Ramer did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nLarry Ramer has conducted research and written articles on U.S. stocks for 15 years. He has been employed by The Fly and Israel’s largest business newspaper, Globes. Larry began writing columns for InvestorPlace in 2015. Among his highly successful, contrarian picks have been PLUG, XOM and solar stocks. You can reach him on Stocktwits at @larryramer.\nThe post META Stock Forecast: Will Meta’s Bold Moves Outweigh Its Hurdles? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Further, Meta is reportedly continuing to make progress when it comes to combating the negative impact of Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) privacy changes on its business. While performing research for this article, I identified two more potential, positive catalysts (the monetization of messaging and new virtual reality products) and one more threat (an order against the company by the FTC) for Meta. More Potential Positive Catalysts And according to RBC Capital, a Canadian investment bank, Meta made progress last quarter on reversing the blow to its advertising dealt by the change to Apple’s privacy rules last year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Further, Meta is reportedly continuing to make progress when it comes to combating the negative impact of Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) privacy changes on its business. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock has multiple, positive, potential catalysts but is facing a few important threats, as I pointed out in a column published on May 14. While performing research for this article, I identified two more potential, positive catalysts (the monetization of messaging and new virtual reality products) and one more threat (an order against the company by the FTC) for Meta.', 'news_article_title': 'META Stock Forecast: Will Meta’s Bold Moves Outweigh Its Hurdles?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Further, Meta is reportedly continuing to make progress when it comes to combating the negative impact of Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) privacy changes on its business. While performing research for this article, I identified two more potential, positive catalysts (the monetization of messaging and new virtual reality products) and one more threat (an order against the company by the FTC) for Meta. META Meta Platforms $241.55 Meta’s Potential Messaging and AI Catalysts Increased monetization of Meta’s messaging offerings could positively move the needle for the company’s shares in the not-too-distant future.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Further, Meta is reportedly continuing to make progress when it comes to combating the negative impact of Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) privacy changes on its business. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock has multiple, positive, potential catalysts but is facing a few important threats, as I pointed out in a column published on May 14. META Meta Platforms $241.55 Meta’s Potential Messaging and AI Catalysts Increased monetization of Meta’s messaging offerings could positively move the needle for the company’s shares in the not-too-distant future.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-how-warren-buffett-is-set-to-rake-in-nearly-%246-billion-in-dividend-income-this-year', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "It's easy to make billions of dollars when you're Warren Buffett. How? His company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), has hundreds of billions of dollars invested in businesses that are continually working hard to make more money.\nSome of the big bucks the legendary investor will make this year will come especially easily. Here's how Buffett is set to rake in nearly $6 billion in dividend income this year.\nFive heavy lifters\nLet's start with the five heavy lifters among Buffett's dividend stocks. Berkshire's second-largest holding, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), is its biggest source of dividends. BofA should pay close to $909 million in dividends to Berkshire this year.\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is Berkshire's biggest holding and makes up more than 47% of Berkshire's total portfolio. Although Apple's dividend yield of 0.56% is paltry, Buffett will still receive in the ballpark of $879 million in dividends from the tech company.\nChevron (NYSE: CVX) ranks as the sixth-largest holding in Berkshire's portfolio. Thanks to its juicy dividend, though, the oil and gas giant is the second-biggest source of dividends for Buffett. Chevron should fork over roughly $800 million in dividends to Berkshire this year.\nBuffett has owned shares of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) for a long time. The stock continues to be one of his biggest income machines and should generate dividends of $736 million for Berkshire in 2023.\nBerkshire owns such a huge stake in Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) that the conglomerate includes Kraft Heinz in its list of subsidiaries. Kraft Heinz should contribute around $521 million in dividend income for Berkshire this year.\nThe rest of the bunch\nThe Wall Street Journal recently estimated that Berkshire's entire portfolio will pull in dividend income of roughly $5.7 billion this year. Buffett's top five dividend payers will generate combined dividend income for Berkshire of more than $3.8 billion in 2023. The nearly $2 billion in remaining dividends will come from two dozen or so other stocks in Berkshire's portfolio. Three of those stocks especially stand out.\nLike Coca-Cola, American Express (NYSE: AXP) has been a longtime holding for Buffett. The financial services giant should provide dividend income of close to $364 million for Berkshire in 2023.\nBuffett has become a big fan of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) lately. The oil stock is on track to contribute around $152 million in dividend income for Berkshire this year.\nTechnology pioneer HP (NYSE: HPQ) ranks as another solid source of dividends for Buffett. The company should kick in roughly $127 million in dividend income for Berkshire in 2023.\nAn even brighter future\nBerkshire's dividend income is likely to increase going forward. While Kraft Heinz cut its dividend a few years ago, it's definitely an outlier.\nBank of America has raised its dividend payouts by nearly 47% over the last five years. Apple and Chevron have increased their dividends by more than 30% during the same period. Coca-Cola is a Dividend King, with 61 consecutive years of dividend hikes. Each of these companies seems likely to continue increasing their dividends in the coming years.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Keith Speights has positions in Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and HP. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is Berkshire's biggest holding and makes up more than 47% of Berkshire's total portfolio. The rest of the bunch The Wall Street Journal recently estimated that Berkshire's entire portfolio will pull in dividend income of roughly $5.7 billion this year. Technology pioneer HP (NYSE: HPQ) ranks as another solid source of dividends for Buffett.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is Berkshire's biggest holding and makes up more than 47% of Berkshire's total portfolio. Kraft Heinz should contribute around $521 million in dividend income for Berkshire this year. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.", 'news_article_title': "Here's How Warren Buffett Is Set to Rake in Nearly $6 Billion in Dividend Income This Year", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is Berkshire's biggest holding and makes up more than 47% of Berkshire's total portfolio. Kraft Heinz should contribute around $521 million in dividend income for Berkshire this year. The company should kick in roughly $127 million in dividend income for Berkshire in 2023.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is Berkshire's biggest holding and makes up more than 47% of Berkshire's total portfolio. Kraft Heinz should contribute around $521 million in dividend income for Berkshire this year. Buffett's top five dividend payers will generate combined dividend income for Berkshire of more than $3.8 billion in 2023."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-unity-software-stock-a-buy-now-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) took investors on a wild ride after its public debut in September 2020. The gaming company priced its initial public offering at $52, and its stock surged to an all-time high of $201.02 in November 2021 amid the buying frenzy in growth and meme stocks.\nThe bulls initially rushed to Unity because it was growing rapidly and its namesake game development engine was used to produce about half of the world\'s mobile, PC, and console games. It also locked in those developers with tools for monetizing their games through integrated ads, in-app purchases, and multiplayer features. Furthermore, on the company\'s fourth-quarter 2021earnings call Unity CEO John Riccitiello repeatedly claimed the company could grow its revenue by 30% annually over the "long term."\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBut today, Unity\'s stock trades at about $30. The bulls retreated as its growth cooled off, Apple\'s privacy-oriented iOS changes rendered its advertising algorithms nearly useless, and it diluted its own shares with a $4.4 billion all-stock merger with the adtech company ironSource to address those existential advertising challenges.\nAt its peak, Unity\'s enterprise value bubbled to $56 billion -- or 40 times the revenue it would actually generate in 2022. But today, it has an enterprise value of $12 billion -- or 6 times the revenue it expects to generate in 2023. Does that lower valuation make Unity a worthwhile investment in this rough market for out-of-favor growth stocks?\nWhat happened to Unity?\nUnity\'s revenue rose 43% in 2020 and grew 44% in 2021. But in 2022, its revenue only climbed 25% to $1.39 billion as it grappled with the post-pandemic slowdown of the gaming market and Apple\'s ad-disrupting changes on iOS.\nIn the first quarter of 2023, Unity\'s revenue declined 2% year over year on a pro forma basis (which accounts for its merger with ironSource). It generated 63% of that revenue from its Grow Solutions, which include its advertising and monetization features. The other 37% came from its Create Solutions, which include its game development engine, Weta theatrical special effects division, and professional services (such as scanning digital twins of real-world objects) for nongaming markets.\nDuring that quarter, Unity\'s Grow revenue fell 9% year over year on a pro forma basis as its rebooted advertising business faced persistent macro headwinds and difficult comparisons against the industry\'s "COVID elevated" performance a year earlier. Its Create Solutions revenue rose 14% as developers produced new games and it expanded its nongaming services, but that growth couldn\'t offset its declining Grow Solutions revenue.\nHas Unity reached an inflection point?\nThat\'s a bumpy start for the year, but Unity expects the growth of both the Grow and Create segments to reaccelerate throughout the rest of the year. It expects the combination of ironSource with Unity Ads to boost its market share and drive the growth of its Grow business. As for the Create business, it expects its acceleration to be driven by its recent price hikes, the increased adoption of digital twins across nongaming markets, and the recovery of the Chinese market.\nBased on those factors, Unity expects its revenue to rise 3% to 9% on a pro forma basis in 2023. That organic revenue growth seems anemic, but it\'s also been aggressively cutting its costs with three rounds of layoffs over the past year. As a result, the company expects to generate $250 million to $300 million in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for the full year -- which would represent its first positive annual adjusted EBITDA as a public company. It also reiterated its long-term goal of achieving a $1 billion adjusted EBITDA run rate by the end of 2024.\nUnfortunately, Unity still isn\'t anywhere close to breaking even on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis due to the stock-based compensation expenses that gobbled up nearly a third of its revenue in the first quarter. The company also faces stiff competition from similar game development engines like Epic Games\' Unreal Engine, and its freemium model still seems to attract more low-quality "shovelware" developers than higher-value developers.\nIt\'s not cheap relative to its near-term growth\nUnity\'s stock still isn\'t cheap at 6 times this year\'s sales and 45 times its adjusted EBITDA. Its merger with ironSource might stabilize its advertising business, but it still faces too many near-term headwinds to be considered a viable turnaround play. Investors should stay away from Unity unless its revenue growth actually accelerates on a pro forma basis.\n10 stocks we like better than Unity Software\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Unity Software wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nLeo Sun has positions in Apple and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The other 37% came from its Create Solutions, which include its game development engine, Weta theatrical special effects division, and professional services (such as scanning digital twins of real-world objects) for nongaming markets. It expects the combination of ironSource with Unity Ads to boost its market share and drive the growth of its Grow business. Unfortunately, Unity still isn't anywhere close to breaking even on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis due to the stock-based compensation expenses that gobbled up nearly a third of its revenue in the first quarter.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'In the first quarter of 2023, Unity\'s revenue declined 2% year over year on a pro forma basis (which accounts for its merger with ironSource). During that quarter, Unity\'s Grow revenue fell 9% year over year on a pro forma basis as its rebooted advertising business faced persistent macro headwinds and difficult comparisons against the industry\'s "COVID elevated" performance a year earlier. It\'s not cheap relative to its near-term growth Unity\'s stock still isn\'t cheap at 6 times this year\'s sales and 45 times its adjusted EBITDA.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Unity Software Stock a Buy Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In the first quarter of 2023, Unity's revenue declined 2% year over year on a pro forma basis (which accounts for its merger with ironSource). Its Create Solutions revenue rose 14% as developers produced new games and it expanded its nongaming services, but that growth couldn't offset its declining Grow Solutions revenue. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Unity Software wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': 'In the first quarter of 2023, Unity\'s revenue declined 2% year over year on a pro forma basis (which accounts for its merger with ironSource). During that quarter, Unity\'s Grow revenue fell 9% year over year on a pro forma basis as its rebooted advertising business faced persistent macro headwinds and difficult comparisons against the industry\'s "COVID elevated" performance a year earlier. Its Create Solutions revenue rose 14% as developers produced new games and it expanded its nongaming services, but that growth couldn\'t offset its declining Grow Solutions revenue.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-telcos-draw-up-proposal-for-charging-big-tech-for-eu-5g-rollout', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Supantha Mukherjee and Elvira Pollina\nSTOCKHOLM/MILAN, May 17 (Reuters) - Technology companies which account for more than 5% of a telecoms provider\'s peak average internet traffic should help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband across Europe, according to a draft proposal by the telecoms industry.\nThe proposal is part of feedback to the European Commission which launched a consultation into the issue in February. The deadline for responses is Friday.\nThe document, which was reviewed by Reuters and has not been published, was compiled by lobbying groups GSMA and ETNO.\nTheir members include Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC, Telecom Italia TLIT.MI and Vodafone VOD.L.\nTelecom operators have lobbied for years for leading technology companies to contribute to funding 5G and broadband roll-out, saying that they use a huge part of the region\'s internet traffic.\nAlphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta META.O, Netflix NFLX., Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O account for more than half of data internet traffic.\n"We propose a clear threshold to ensure that only large traffic generators, who impact substantially on operators’ networks, fall within the scope," GSMA said.\n"Large traffic generators would only be those companies that account for more than 5% of an operator\'s yearly average busy hour traffic measured at the individual network level," the draft said.\n(Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Stockholm and Elvira Pollina in Milan; Editing by Josephine Mason and Christina Fincher)\n(([email protected]; +44 207 542 7695; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta META.O, Netflix NFLX., Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O account for more than half of data internet traffic. Telecom operators have lobbied for years for leading technology companies to contribute to funding 5G and broadband roll-out, saying that they use a huge part of the region\'s internet traffic. "We propose a clear threshold to ensure that only large traffic generators, who impact substantially on operators’ networks, fall within the scope," GSMA said.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta META.O, Netflix NFLX., Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O account for more than half of data internet traffic. By Supantha Mukherjee and Elvira Pollina STOCKHOLM/MILAN, May 17 (Reuters) - Technology companies which account for more than 5% of a telecoms provider's peak average internet traffic should help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband across Europe, according to a draft proposal by the telecoms industry. Telecom operators have lobbied for years for leading technology companies to contribute to funding 5G and broadband roll-out, saying that they use a huge part of the region's internet traffic.", 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-Telcos draw up proposal for charging Big Tech for EU 5G rollout', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta META.O, Netflix NFLX., Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O account for more than half of data internet traffic. By Supantha Mukherjee and Elvira Pollina STOCKHOLM/MILAN, May 17 (Reuters) - Technology companies which account for more than 5% of a telecoms provider's peak average internet traffic should help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband across Europe, according to a draft proposal by the telecoms industry. The proposal is part of feedback to the European Commission which launched a consultation into the issue in February.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta META.O, Netflix NFLX., Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O account for more than half of data internet traffic. By Supantha Mukherjee and Elvira Pollina STOCKHOLM/MILAN, May 17 (Reuters) - Technology companies which account for more than 5% of a telecoms provider's peak average internet traffic should help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband across Europe, according to a draft proposal by the telecoms industry. Telecom operators have lobbied for years for leading technology companies to contribute to funding 5G and broadband roll-out, saying that they use a huge part of the region's internet traffic."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/at-cannes-independent-film-firms-optimistic-as-streamers-stumble', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Miranda Murray\nCANNES, May 17 (Reuters) - Independent film companies facing a market upended by the entry of streaming services are showing some optimism heading into this year\'s Cannes Film Festival as the Netflix era has begun flattening out and audiences start trickling back into cinemas post-pandemic.\nWhile buyers are being cautious about purchasing volumes amid a shaky global economy, they are showing up at festivals and being active - a trend that Todd Brown, head of international acquisitions at U.S.-based XYZ Films, said he expects to continue.\nCannes may make headlines for its glitz and glamour, but as the world\'s largest event for buying and selling movie rights, its importance to the industry is unparalleled.\nSome 12,500 industry professionals involved in buying, selling or producing movies in some form show up at the market, where almost 4,000 films and projects are put on display and hundreds of millions of dollars\' worth of deals are done.\nExcept for a handful of titles that will do well no matter what, the market is pretty competitive this year, said Laura Wilson, head of acquisitions at Britain-based Altitude Films.\n"It doesn\'t feel like a buyers\' or sellers\' market," she said.\nBoth Brown and Wilson said they are betting on audiences returning to the cinema. "Ultimately, we are optimistic about theatrical," said Wilson.\nAMC Entertainment Holdings Inc AMC.Nthis month reported positive quarterly results boosted by "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," and the world\'s largest cinema chain operator said it expected "The Little Mermaid", "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" and "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" to generate box-office sales for the rest of the year.\nHowever, Brian O\'Shea, CEO at The Exchange, based in Los Angeles, did not see as much cause for optimism in the numbers.\n"The box office that is beneficial to independent film is depressed" as it is primarily older viewers, who wanted to avoid getting sick during the coronavirus pandemic, and have become used to watching movies from the comfort of home, he said.\n"It\'s a transitional time on the business side as the traditional business model that independent buyers use sees lessened value," said O\'Shea.\nGlobal film companies like the Walt Disney Co DIS.N, Paramount PARA.O and Warner Bros WBD.O joined the streaming revolution to counter the threat posed by Netflix Inc NFLX.O to traditional TV but are now facing a crowded market where the competition to increase subscriber numbers is fierce.\n"Everybody\'s been really focused on the shock impact of the streamer contraction ... but the other thing it does for traditional theatrical distribution is narrow the focus of what the streamers are doing and what kind of film they want to do and how they want to do them, so for everything else there\'s ... space for counterprogramming," Brown said.\nThe similarity among much of the content offered on streaming platforms leaves theatre audiences wanting something different, an unmet appetite that independent companies could fulfil, he said.\nProof of that argument is how well last year\'s "Triangle of Sadness" and "Joyland" did in Europe, and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" in the United States and worldwide. "Those are movies that are radically not streamer movies," said Brown.\nHowever, in one sign that streamers are focusing more on cinema in a bid to stand out from the crowd, Apple Inc AAPL.O will premiere Martin Scorsese\'s "Killers of the Flower Moon" starring Leonardo DiCaprio at Cannes and has teamed up with Paramount to release the film in theatres before streaming it globally in October.\n"Something good is happening, and I\'m sure other streaming services will follow suit," Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux said in an interview with Le Film francais magazine in April.\n(Reporting by Miranda Murray; editing by Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'However, in one sign that streamers are focusing more on cinema in a bid to stand out from the crowd, Apple Inc AAPL.O will premiere Martin Scorsese\'s "Killers of the Flower Moon" starring Leonardo DiCaprio at Cannes and has teamed up with Paramount to release the film in theatres before streaming it globally in October. AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc AMC.Nthis month reported positive quarterly results boosted by "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," and the world\'s largest cinema chain operator said it expected "The Little Mermaid", "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Global film companies like the Walt Disney Co DIS.N, Paramount PARA.O and Warner Bros WBD.O joined the streaming revolution to counter the threat posed by Netflix Inc NFLX.O to traditional TV but are now facing a crowded market where the competition to increase subscriber numbers is fierce.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'However, in one sign that streamers are focusing more on cinema in a bid to stand out from the crowd, Apple Inc AAPL.O will premiere Martin Scorsese\'s "Killers of the Flower Moon" starring Leonardo DiCaprio at Cannes and has teamed up with Paramount to release the film in theatres before streaming it globally in October. By Miranda Murray CANNES, May 17 (Reuters) - Independent film companies facing a market upended by the entry of streaming services are showing some optimism heading into this year\'s Cannes Film Festival as the Netflix era has begun flattening out and audiences start trickling back into cinemas post-pandemic. Cannes may make headlines for its glitz and glamour, but as the world\'s largest event for buying and selling movie rights, its importance to the industry is unparalleled.', 'news_article_title': 'At Cannes, independent film firms optimistic as streamers stumble', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'However, in one sign that streamers are focusing more on cinema in a bid to stand out from the crowd, Apple Inc AAPL.O will premiere Martin Scorsese\'s "Killers of the Flower Moon" starring Leonardo DiCaprio at Cannes and has teamed up with Paramount to release the film in theatres before streaming it globally in October. By Miranda Murray CANNES, May 17 (Reuters) - Independent film companies facing a market upended by the entry of streaming services are showing some optimism heading into this year\'s Cannes Film Festival as the Netflix era has begun flattening out and audiences start trickling back into cinemas post-pandemic. Cannes may make headlines for its glitz and glamour, but as the world\'s largest event for buying and selling movie rights, its importance to the industry is unparalleled.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'However, in one sign that streamers are focusing more on cinema in a bid to stand out from the crowd, Apple Inc AAPL.O will premiere Martin Scorsese\'s "Killers of the Flower Moon" starring Leonardo DiCaprio at Cannes and has teamed up with Paramount to release the film in theatres before streaming it globally in October. By Miranda Murray CANNES, May 17 (Reuters) - Independent film companies facing a market upended by the entry of streaming services are showing some optimism heading into this year\'s Cannes Film Festival as the Netflix era has begun flattening out and audiences start trickling back into cinemas post-pandemic. Global film companies like the Walt Disney Co DIS.N, Paramount PARA.O and Warner Bros WBD.O joined the streaming revolution to counter the threat posed by Netflix Inc NFLX.O to traditional TV but are now facing a crowded market where the competition to increase subscriber numbers is fierce.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-stocks-to-invest-in-virtual-reality-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The virtual reality (VR) market has seen massive expansion since Meta Platforms acquired Oculus in 2014. The purchase led to advances in the technology and decreases in headset prices, making them accessible to the mass market. Interest in VR subsequently increased. However, companies still have a long way to go before VR is adopted by consumers on a more widespread basis, suggesting the industry is still in its infancy.\nThis sentiment aligns with data from GlobeNewswire, which states the virtual reality market hit $17 billion in 2022, and it's projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 45% through 2029. As a result, now is a compelling time to consider investing in the burgeoning industry before it's too late.\nHere are two stocks to invest in virtual reality.\n1. Apple\nThe VR market looks likely to receive another big boost with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reportedly making moves to venture into the industry this year. The iPhone maker is expected to debut a brand-new headset in June, featuring virtual and augmented reality (AR) capabilities.\nA Bloomberg piece from last month revealed the coming device would likely use an iOS-like interface to offer activities such as gaming, watching sports and other entertainment, reading, and more. Apple's long-term plans for the device are unclear, but some reports say the company hopes to eventually replace the iPhone with a future iteration of the AR/VR product.\nApple's step into the market is favorable for VR investors given the company's past success when entering new product categories. Smartphones, tablets, Bluetooth headphones, and smartwatches all saw consumer adoption skyrocket once Apple launched its own versions.\nThe biggest players in VR are currently Meta and Sony with their respective headsets. However, it's not out of the realm of possibility that Apple's immense brand loyalty could help it trounce the competition in the long term. As a result, an investment in Apple could be an investment in the future leader of VR.\nLooking closer at its stock, Apple's price-to-earnings ratio of 29 makes it seem like a slightly expensive investment right now, as an optimal figure would be below 20. However, with share-price gains of about 267% since 2018 and 988% since 2013, the company is a reliable option likely to offer substantial returns over the long term, no matter its current position.\n2. Nvidia\nWhile it's wise to invest in the companies producing fully formed virtual reality headsets, it's also a good idea to consider backing businesses behind the chips that make the technology possible. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has made a lot of waves this year for its growing position in artificial intelligence. However, the company also has promising prospects in VR thanks to its dominance in graphics processing units (GPUs), which are necessary for heavy VR workloads.\nNvidia has integrated VR-focused designs in its line of GeForce RTX GPUs, which are offered alongside its software developer kit called VRWorks. The kit is an excellent way for the company to attract developers to its chips by helping users create top-of-the-line VR programs.\nMoreover, Nvidia held an 88% market share in consumer GPUs as of the third quarter of 2022, according to Jon Peddie Research. The company's massive presence in the industry could easily see it become the go-to for developers and consumers seeking VR-compatible hardware for their PCs.\nNvidia's stock soared around 94% in 2023 yet remains an attractive investment, with a forward PEG ratio of 0.4. The metric suggests projected growth has not been priced into its shares, making Nvidia an increasingly compelling way to invest in the VR market.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple The VR market looks likely to receive another big boost with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reportedly making moves to venture into the industry this year. This sentiment aligns with data from GlobeNewswire, which states the virtual reality market hit $17 billion in 2022, and it's projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 45% through 2029. Nvidia While it's wise to invest in the companies producing fully formed virtual reality headsets, it's also a good idea to consider backing businesses behind the chips that make the technology possible.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple The VR market looks likely to receive another big boost with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reportedly making moves to venture into the industry this year. The virtual reality (VR) market has seen massive expansion since Meta Platforms acquired Oculus in 2014. The metric suggests projected growth has not been priced into its shares, making Nvidia an increasingly compelling way to invest in the VR market.', 'news_article_title': '2 Stocks to Invest in Virtual Reality', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple The VR market looks likely to receive another big boost with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reportedly making moves to venture into the industry this year. Here are two stocks to invest in virtual reality. The metric suggests projected growth has not been priced into its shares, making Nvidia an increasingly compelling way to invest in the VR market.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple The VR market looks likely to receive another big boost with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reportedly making moves to venture into the industry this year. The metric suggests projected growth has not been priced into its shares, making Nvidia an increasingly compelling way to invest in the VR market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-just-offered-4-billion-additional-reasons-for-investors-to-be-cautious', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is truly in a league of his own when it comes to investing. Since taking over as CEO in 1965, he\'s overseen an aggregate return in his company\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) of nearly 4,000,000% as of May 14, 2023. On an annualized basis, as of Dec. 31, 2022, Berkshire Hathaway stock has doubled-up the total return, including dividends paid, of the broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) over the past 58 years (19.8% vs. 9.9%).\nAlthough the Oracle of Omaha is just as fallible as any other investor, this incredible track record earns him an audience of more than 30,000 people at Berkshire Hathaway\'s annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska.\nHowever, this vast audience of shareholders and investors, along with Wall Street, may not be thrilled with what they heard from Warren Buffett during the latest annual meeting.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nWarren Buffett continues to be a net seller of stocks\nTo be upfront, Warren Buffett, Executive Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, and Berkshire\'s other key leaders set an optimistic tone about the U.S. economy and stock market over the long run during the company\'s recent annual meeting. Buffet has been quite clear to never bet against America.\nBut what the Oracle of Omaha preaches over the long run and what he does over shorter periods can sometimes be at odds.\nFor instance, look no further than Berkshire Hathaway\'s buying and selling activity since the start of October 2022. During the fourth quarter, Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, oversaw the purchase of $1.68 billion in equities and a whopping $16.32 billion in equity sales. That equates to $14.64 billion in net-equity sales in the December-ended quarter.\nIt was much of the same in the recently reported first quarter. Berkshire\'s quarterly filing showed $2.87 billion in equity-security purchases and $13.28 billion in equity-security sales, which work out to $10.41 billion in net-equity security sales.\nAnd here\'s what Warren Buffett had to say during his latest annual shareholder meeting, just prior to the question-and-answer session:\nSo I show at the bottom what\'s happened with cash and treasury bills through March 31. And I will tell you that the -- in the month of April, we probably added about $7 billion to that factor. Now part of that is because we didn\'t buy as much stock because that reduces cash and treasury bills. We bought about $400 million worth of stock in the month of April. That\'s a minus in terms of cash available.\nAnd we, however, sold net some stock, which produced maybe $4 billion. And of course, we had operating earnings, probably $2.5 billion or something in that area. And my guess is we probably increased our cash and treasury both $6 billion and $7 billion in the month.\nIn other words, Warren Buffett and his team look to have sold a net of $4 billion in equities during the month of April. That\'s 4 billion additional reasons, atop the $25 billion in net-equity sales between Oct. 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023, for investors to be cautious.\nTwenty-nine billion dollars in net-equity sales since October suggest stocks aren\'t cheap\nAs noted, Warren Buffett strongly believes in the long-term success of America and views the stock market as one of the top wealth-creating tools on the planet. But after approximately $29 billion in net-equity sales spanning seven months, it\'s a pretty fair assumption that he and his investment team don\'t believe stocks are particularly cheap -- and there are certainly data points to back that up.\nFor example, the Shiller price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, which is sometimes known as the cyclically adjusted P/E, or CAPE ratio, suggests stocks are pricey. The Shiller P/E is based on average inflation-adjusted earnings over the past 10 years.\nS&P 500 Shiller CAPE Ratio data by YCharts.\nBack-testing the Shiller P/E all the way to 1870 produces an average P/E ratio of 17. By comparison, the S&P Shiller P/E closed out this past week just shy of 29.\nWhat\'s even more worrisome is what happens anytime the Shiller P/E ratio surpasses and holds above 30. In the five previous instances where this has occurred, the broad-based S&P 500 eventually went on to lose at least 20% of its value. For what it\'s worth, the Shiller P/E surpassed 30, once more, in early February 2023.\nIt\'s also getting increasingly difficult to find "wonderful companies at a fair price." Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is Berkshire\'s largest investment holding by a substantial amount, is valued at 32 times Wall Street\'s consensus-earnings forecast for fiscal 2023. Subdued iPhone sales and the expectation of economic weakness have Wall Street projecting an 11% decline in Apple\'s full-year revenue in fiscal 2023.\nIt\'s a similar story with Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), which is Berkshire\'s third-largest holding. Though Coca-Cola is an exceptionally safe stock with a top-tier marketing department and virtually unparalleled geographic diversity, prospective investors are paying 28 times trailing-12-month earnings and nearly 25 times forecast profits in 2023 to own shares of a company growing sales by a modest 4%. Keep in mind this 4% sales growth includes the benefit of above-average inflation.\nWarren Buffett and his lieutenants want a good deal, and there simply aren\'t many to be found on Wall Street at the moment.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nWarren Buffett\'s long-term mindset is a winner\nWhile one of Wall Street\'s most revered investors selling $29 billion in net equities since the start of October isn\'t encouraging, it\'s not a major cause for concern either -- if you share the same long-term mindset as the Oracle of Omaha.\nIn Warren Buffett\'s view, stock market corrections and bear markets are blessings in disguise. Since Berkshire Hathaway often takes a couple of quarters, or even years, to build positions in the companies it likes, a downtrodden market can be the perfect excuse to go shopping. There have been 39 double-digit percentage corrections in the S&P 500 since the beginning of 1950, meaning Berkshire\'s CEO has navigated his way through a downturn or two.\nAdditionally, as I noted earlier this week, Warren Buffett\'s penchant for pickiness has paid off in a big way. The Oracle of Omaha is willing to wait for a "fair price" before buying stakes in the companies he favors but isn\'t shy about piling in once he finds a business at a fair price that possesses a sustainable moat, well-known brand, and effective management team. It\'s precisely why companies like Apple, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola comprise well over half of Berkshire Hathaway\'s invested assets.\nIt also pays to be optimistic. Though bears have had their share of the spotlight, the S&P 500 has spent approximately 2.6 calendar days in a bull market for every 1 day spent in a bear market since the beginning of 1950.\nThis disproportionate optimism can be seen in stock returns, too. While this isn\'t to say short sellers can\'t profit, there hasn\'t been a single 20-year rolling period, backdated to 1900, when the S&P 500 wouldn\'t have generated a positive total return, including dividends, for investors. Put another way, if you were to have purchased an S&P 500 tracking index at any point since the beginning of 1900 and held that position for 20 years, you made money. It\'s why the Oracle of Omaha suggests everyday investors purchase index funds, and it perfectly explains why he\'s so bullish on America over the long run.\nWarren Buffett\'s actions may not always match his words in the short term, but that\'s never been an issue over longer periods.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is Berkshire's largest investment holding by a substantial amount, is valued at 32 times Wall Street's consensus-earnings forecast for fiscal 2023. And here's what Warren Buffett had to say during his latest annual shareholder meeting, just prior to the question-and-answer session: So I show at the bottom what's happened with cash and treasury bills through March 31. But after approximately $29 billion in net-equity sales spanning seven months, it's a pretty fair assumption that he and his investment team don't believe stocks are particularly cheap -- and there are certainly data points to back that up.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is Berkshire's largest investment holding by a substantial amount, is valued at 32 times Wall Street's consensus-earnings forecast for fiscal 2023. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is truly in a league of his own when it comes to investing. Twenty-nine billion dollars in net-equity sales since October suggest stocks aren't cheap As noted, Warren Buffett strongly believes in the long-term success of America and views the stock market as one of the top wealth-creating tools on the planet.", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Just Offered 4 Billion Additional Reasons for Investors to Be Cautious', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is Berkshire's largest investment holding by a substantial amount, is valued at 32 times Wall Street's consensus-earnings forecast for fiscal 2023. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. And my guess is we probably increased our cash and treasury both $6 billion and $7 billion in the month.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which is Berkshire's largest investment holding by a substantial amount, is valued at 32 times Wall Street's consensus-earnings forecast for fiscal 2023. Warren Buffett continues to be a net seller of stocks To be upfront, Warren Buffett, Executive Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, and Berkshire's other key leaders set an optimistic tone about the U.S. economy and stock market over the long run during the company's recent annual meeting. Berkshire's quarterly filing showed $2.87 billion in equity-security purchases and $13.28 billion in equity-security sales, which work out to $10.41 billion in net-equity security sales."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stmicroelectronics-netease-hp-enterprise%3A-undervalued-techs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Whether you believe markets are always efficient, or whether you believe some stocks are mispriced, you undoubtedly want to buy low and sell high. \nSome stocks are considered mispriced if they are undervalued, relative to their intrinsic value. Typically, value sectors include utilities, industrials, consumer staples, and healthcare. Tech isn’t typically in that list, but STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE: STM), NetEase Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (NYSE: HPE) appear to be trading below the present value of expected free cash flows, or what’s left after operating expenses and capital expenditures.\nOther metrics that can indicate a stock is undervalued include price-to-earnings, price-to-sales and price-to-book ratios. It also helps to evaluate a stock’s ratios relative to its industry peers. For example, techs historically have higher P/Es than utilities or manufacturing. \n\nHere’s a look at three stocks that may be bargain-priced, compared with their potential. \nSTMicroelectronics\nSTMicrolectronics analyst ratings show a consensus of “moderate buy” with a price target of $53.50, an upside of 25.91%. \nFree cash flow has been growing; over the past 12 months, it was $1.71 billion. \nThe company topped both earnings and revenue views in the past six quarters, as STMicroelectronics earnings data show. In its most recent quarterly report, the maker of microcontrollers, microprocessors, and other semiconductor products grew earnings by 39% and sales by 20%. \nThe STMicroelectronics chart shows that shares skidded recently, on worries about weak guidance. However, the company supplies a diverse range of customers, and even slower growth in the near term is likely to be temporary. \nIn 2022 its largest customer, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), accounted for 16.8% of total revenue. Other significant customers include HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ), Mobileye Global Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLY), and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA). \nNetEase\nChinese game developer NetEase may be undervalued for several reasons. The NetEase chart shows the stock trading below resistance at $94.99. Price appreciation has been uneven, with the stock returning 4.38% in the past six months and 24.12% year-to-date, but declining by 1.29% on a one-year basis. \nRevenue growth has been declining, and earnings growth along with it, but NetEase analyst ratings show a consensus of “buy,” with a price target of $108.80, an upside of 21.37%.\nAnalysts are upbeat about the company’s slate of games. Not only does it own some of the most popular multiplayer titles in China, but it also collaborating with Western game companies including Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). \nFree cash flow was $25.07 billion in the past 12 months. That number has grown over the past three years. Its price-to-earnings ratio is 4, well below the higher rates you expect to see in a growing industry like gaming. For example, Activision’s P/E ratio is 26. \nHP Enterprise\nThis company offers hardware, software, and services for businesses. Its offerings include servers, storage solutions, networking equipment, cloud computing services, and cybersecurity solutions. It originated when the Hewlett-Packard Company split into two entities in 2015. \nWhen compared to industry peers, such as International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM), Infosys Ltd. (NYSE: INFY), and Accenture Plc (NYSE: ACN), HPE's valuation metrics, such as P/E ratio or price-to-sales and price-to-book ratios, are lower. \nThis could indicate that the stock is undervalued compared to similar companies in the enterprise technology sector.\nBoth sales and earnings growth accelerated in the past two quarters, and Wall Street expects low single-digit earnings increases this year and next. \nHewlett Packard Enterprise analyst ratings show a consensus of “hold,” with a price target of $16.85, an upside of 19.99%. The company reports second-quarter results on May 30, after the market’s close. Analysts expect the company to earn $0.30 a share on revenue of $7.32 billion. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In 2022 its largest customer, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), accounted for 16.8% of total revenue. STMicroelectronics STMicrolectronics analyst ratings show a consensus of “moderate buy” with a price target of $53.50, an upside of 25.91%. In its most recent quarterly report, the maker of microcontrollers, microprocessors, and other semiconductor products grew earnings by 39% and sales by 20%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In 2022 its largest customer, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), accounted for 16.8% of total revenue. Tech isn’t typically in that list, but STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE: STM), NetEase Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (NYSE: HPE) appear to be trading below the present value of expected free cash flows, or what’s left after operating expenses and capital expenditures. Other metrics that can indicate a stock is undervalued include price-to-earnings, price-to-sales and price-to-book ratios.', 'news_article_title': 'STMicroelectronics, NetEase, HP Enterprise: Undervalued Techs?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In 2022 its largest customer, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), accounted for 16.8% of total revenue. Revenue growth has been declining, and earnings growth along with it, but NetEase analyst ratings show a consensus of “buy,” with a price target of $108.80, an upside of 21.37%. This could indicate that the stock is undervalued compared to similar companies in the enterprise technology sector.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In 2022 its largest customer, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), accounted for 16.8% of total revenue. Tech isn’t typically in that list, but STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE: STM), NetEase Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (NYSE: HPE) appear to be trading below the present value of expected free cash flows, or what’s left after operating expenses and capital expenditures. The company topped both earnings and revenue views in the past six quarters, as STMicroelectronics earnings data show.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-ishares-u.s.-technology-etf-iyw-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Designed to provide broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market, the iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nInvestor-friendly, sector ETFs provide many options to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 11, placing it in bottom 31%.\nIndex Details\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $10.89 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. IYW seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index before fees and expenses.\nThe Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index includes companies in the following sectors: software and computer services and technology hardware and equipment. The Index is capitalization-weighted and includes only companies in the technology industry of the Dow Jones U.S. Total Market Index.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.39%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.46%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 83.50% of the portfolio. Telecom and Industrials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 19.44% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 64.16% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF return is roughly 28.02% and is up about 11.97% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 05/17/2023), respectively. IYW has traded between $70.72 and $95.26 during this last 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.15 and standard deviation of 27.62% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 144 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares U.S. Technology ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, IYW is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $43.68 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology ETF has $46.56 billion. XLK has an expense ratio of 0.10% and VGT charges 0.10%.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 19.44% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL). Click to get this free report iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Passively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 19.44% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market, the iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 19.44% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL). Click to get this free report iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market, the iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 19.44% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL). Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bull-vs.-bear%3A-playing-earnings-season-with-single-stock-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Bull vs. Bear is a weekly feature where the VettaFi writers’ room takes opposite sides for a debate on controversial stocks, strategies, or market ideas — with plenty of discussion of ETF ideas to play either angle. For this edition of Bull vs. Bear, James Comtois and Elle Caruso discussed the pros and cons of using single-stock ETFs to express opinions on stock earnings.\nJames Comtois, staff writer, VettaFi: Ahoy, Elle! We’re soon approaching the first anniversary of AXS Investments launching the first single-stock ETFs. And with earnings season upon us, I think it’s high time we looked under the hood of this (relatively) new investment option.\nLeveraged and inverse single-stock ETFs can allow short-term tactical investors to express an opinion on volatile stocks of high-profile companies (looking at you, Tesla (TSLA)). This makes these funds particularly appealing during earnings season when the market reacts to a company’s publicly released figures.\nBut they’re not just appealing during earnings: the current volatile investment environment is ripe for short-term tactical trading opportunities. Take, for example, inverse ETFs. So far this year, investors have pumped $5.8 billion into inverse ETFs. That’s roughly a quarter of inverse funds’ total assets at the start of 2023.\nHowever, as bullish as I am on single-stock ETFs, these are not intended to be long-term holdings. I actually cannot stress this enough. Even issuers of these ETFs argue that they’re designed to be short-term trading tools for sophisticated traders.\nDo Single-Stock ETFs Add to Concentration Risk?\nElle Caruso, staff writer, VettaFi: Hi, James! It\'s a great time to discuss single-stock ETFs as earnings season wraps up and mega caps largely reported better-than-expected numbers. Here’s the thing, though: I’m quite skeptical of these instruments.\nI want to start by taking a holistic look at portfolio composition right now. By and large, U.S. portfolios are largely biased toward domestic large-cap stocks. Therefore, U.S. investors are currently facing concentration risk near an all-time high. Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) comprise over 14% of the S&P 500 by weight, the highest level on record for two stocks in the benchmark.\nMany portfolios are already overweight the mega-cap names available in single-stock ETFs, and therefore I oppose the idea of increasing a portfolio’s concentration risk further – then adding leveraged/inverse exposure on top.\nWhile these ETFs can be used as a tactical play, it’s imperative investors first consider their total exposure to a security. That means looking under the hood at the other fund exposures in their portfolios. I would expect this may give them pause.\nTruly Outsized Returns in Response to Stock Earnings\nComtois: I totally understand the skepticism, Elle. Because you’re right: these funds can be very, very risky. Again, these instruments are designed for traders who understand the risks involved.\nBut big risks can sometimes yield big rewards. And these single-stock ETFs have an ace up their sleeve that makes them potentially very rewarding: leverage. The leverage used in these funds can amplify the daily exposure of individual stocks, which allows investors to augment potential returns.\nConsider the Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X (AAPU), which seeks daily investment results equal to 150% of the performance of Apple (AAPL). The day after the tech giant reported its second-fiscal quarter earnings, AAPU outperformed AAPL by 233 basis points.\n[caption id="attachment_518287" align="aligncenter" width="625"] After Apple reported Q2 earnings, AAPU outperformed AAPL by 233 basis points.[/caption]\nNow let’s check out an example of a bear fund. The AXS TSLA Bear Daily ETF (TSLQ) provides leveraged short (“bear”) daily exposure to Tesla. Days after the EV company released its Q1 figures, TSLQ returned more than 16%. Meanwhile, Tesla’s stock dropped by more than 14% during that period.\n[caption id="attachment_518288" align="aligncenter" width="625"] Tesla’s stock dropped by more than 14% post-earnings, but TSLQ rose 16%.[/caption]\nSo, clearly, there’s the potential to deliver truly some outsized returns. Provided a.) you time it right, and b.) your conviction is right.\nBuy-and-Hold Returns vs. Spikes After Stock Earnings\nCaruso: James, you bring up some great use cases for AAPU and TSLQ. However, in both cases, investors would be better rewarded by buying and holding the security for a longer period.\nApple and Tesla have rallied 33% and 35% year to date as of May 15, well outperforming the short-term spike seen after reporting better-than-expected first-quarter earnings.\n[caption id="attachment_518290" align="aligncenter" width="625"] As of May 15, Apple and Tesla have rallied 33% and 35% year to date, well out-performing their short-term earnings bump.[/caption]\nSetting aside concentration risk, if an investor wanted to express a favorable opinion on Apple, I would instead recommend a fund like the Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC) or the iShares Global Tech ETF (IXN), which gives Apple a weight over 23%. FTEC charges just 8 basis points, while AAPU and TSLQ each charge over 100 basis points, which erodes any positive returns anyway!\nThe Beauty of ETFs\nComtois: Pricing is absolutely an issue. But I should note that ETFs are still a very cost-efficient way to engage in this type of trading. In fact, that brings me to my third point. Single-stock ETFs provide retail investors access to this space without needing excessive knowledge of futures or derivatives markets.\nRemember when I argued these instruments are designed for sophisticated traders? That may have been an overstatement. This type of investing, while complicated, is far less complex when accessed via the ETF wrapper. As we know, that’s the beauty of ETFs: their ease of use, regardless of the strategy.\nETFs are a better option than just buying the stock outright or buying futures on the stock. They’re easier to get leverage with than through the derivatives or futures markets. Investors don’t need to open a futures account with an ETF.\nThings Can Go South for Investors in Single-Stock ETFs, Quickly\nCaruso: I’m all for the democratization of investment products. However, it should not be understated how challenging it can be for even investment professionals to correctly predict in which direction a security will move. But that’s exactly what you have to do with single-stock ETFs. Investors need to be correct in choosing a leveraged or inverse product, or else they will see magnified losses.\nIn choppy markets where there is a lot of uncertainty and a security has no clear trend, single-stock ETFs’ daily reset will magnify tiny movements in the stock. This can quickly eat away at returns. Single-stock ETFs’ returns have the potential to diverge significantly from the performance of the underlying stock, especially if being held for longer than a single day, due to the effects of compounding and daily resets.\nJames, you’ve made a good case, but ultimately, I’m not sold on using these products to express opinions on earnings. Maybe I would feel differently if I had a crystal ball and could accurately predict a stock’s movement, but as of now, it’s all just based on speculation.\nUnderstand the Risks\nComtois: You have made a very compelling case for why to be quite cautious with these funds, Elle. They’re very speculative, which is one of the reasons why I agree they’re not for everyone.\nThat said, while designed for high-conviction investors who can monitor their positions daily, single-stock ETFs can be a useful short-term tactical vehicle. If you have a strong opinion about how a particular mega-cap stock will move after it releases its quarterly earnings, they may be worth considering. Just remember these are not meant to be held over long periods and are best used by investors who understand the higher risks.\nUntil next time, Elle!\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Leveraged & Inverse Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) comprise over 14% of the S&P 500 by weight, the highest level on record for two stocks in the benchmark. Consider the Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X (AAPU), which seeks daily investment results equal to 150% of the performance of Apple (AAPL). The day after the tech giant reported its second-fiscal quarter earnings, AAPU outperformed AAPL by 233 basis points.', 'news_luhn_summary': '[caption id="attachment_518287" align="aligncenter" width="625"] After Apple reported Q2 earnings, AAPU outperformed AAPL by 233 basis points. Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) comprise over 14% of the S&P 500 by weight, the highest level on record for two stocks in the benchmark. Consider the Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X (AAPU), which seeks daily investment results equal to 150% of the performance of Apple (AAPL).', 'news_article_title': 'Bull vs. Bear: Playing Earnings Season With Single-Stock ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) comprise over 14% of the S&P 500 by weight, the highest level on record for two stocks in the benchmark. Consider the Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X (AAPU), which seeks daily investment results equal to 150% of the performance of Apple (AAPL). The day after the tech giant reported its second-fiscal quarter earnings, AAPU outperformed AAPL by 233 basis points.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) comprise over 14% of the S&P 500 by weight, the highest level on record for two stocks in the benchmark. Consider the Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X (AAPU), which seeks daily investment results equal to 150% of the performance of Apple (AAPL). The day after the tech giant reported its second-fiscal quarter earnings, AAPU outperformed AAPL by 233 basis points.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/doj-charges-former-apple-employee-with-stealing-autonomous-car-tech', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "(RTTNews) - The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former Apple software engineer with stealing the tech major's autonomous technology for an unnamed Chinese self-driving car company.\nWeibao Wang, who worked at Apple from 2016 to 2018, was charged with six counts of theft or attempted theft by prosecutors. He is found to have stolen the entire Project source code on Apple's autonomous technology, which can be used to develop and build self-driving cars, for a Chinese company with which he was in agreement for work.\nWang fled the country to China the same day his home was searched by law enforcement.\nAs per the DOJ indictment, WANG signed Apple's Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Agreement or IPA in late 2015 and joined Apple in 2016 as a software engineer on the autonomous systems project. Around April 2018, he was one of the around 2,700 of Apple's over 135,000 full time employees to have had access to one or more of the Databases of the autonomous tech project.\nIn mid April 2018, he resigned from the company without indicating what he planned to do after leaving Apple and where he was going to work.\nThe DOJ found that without the knowledge of Apple, on or about November 22, 2017, more than four months prior to his resignation email, WANG signed a letter accepting an offer of full-time employment as a Staff Engineer with the U.S.-based subsidiary of a Chinese company working to develop self-driving cars.\nIn or around May 2018, Apple identified WANG as having accessed large amounts of sensitive Project information in the days leading up to his departure from Apple.\nFollowing this, law enforcement searched Wang's home in California on June 27, 2018, and seized various devices that contained large quantities of data taken from Apple and various confidential and proprietary materials from the Project.\nThough he was present at the search and told agents that he had no plans to travel, later on the same day, he traveled from San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou, China.\nAmong the materials recovered was the entire Project source code, as it existed at the time surrounding WANG's departure from Apple.\nIn the indictment, Wang has been charged with six counts involving the theft or attempted theft. These included Apple's entire autonomy source code, tracking for an autonomous system, behavior planning for autonomous systems, descriptions of the hardware that was behind the systems, and motion planner for an autonomous system .\nAccording U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California Ismail Ramsey, Wang is in China, and if extradited and convicted, would face 10 years in prison for each count.\nWang joins with two other former Apple employees who are accused of stealing autonomous trade secrets for China.\nXiaolang Zhang, who also worked at Apple's autonomous division at the same time as Wang and left employment in 2018, pleaded guilty in San Jose federal court to a similar theft involving trade secrets in Apple's car division.\nJizhong Chen, another Apple employee, is also facing federal charges over his alleged 2019 theft of sensitive information, and the case is proceeding in California federal court.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "He is found to have stolen the entire Project source code on Apple's autonomous technology, which can be used to develop and build self-driving cars, for a Chinese company with which he was in agreement for work. The DOJ found that without the knowledge of Apple, on or about November 22, 2017, more than four months prior to his resignation email, WANG signed a letter accepting an offer of full-time employment as a Staff Engineer with the U.S.-based subsidiary of a Chinese company working to develop self-driving cars. Following this, law enforcement searched Wang's home in California on June 27, 2018, and seized various devices that contained large quantities of data taken from Apple and various confidential and proprietary materials from the Project.", 'news_luhn_summary': "(RTTNews) - The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former Apple software engineer with stealing the tech major's autonomous technology for an unnamed Chinese self-driving car company. He is found to have stolen the entire Project source code on Apple's autonomous technology, which can be used to develop and build self-driving cars, for a Chinese company with which he was in agreement for work. Xiaolang Zhang, who also worked at Apple's autonomous division at the same time as Wang and left employment in 2018, pleaded guilty in San Jose federal court to a similar theft involving trade secrets in Apple's car division.", 'news_article_title': 'DOJ Charges Former Apple Employee With Stealing Autonomous Car Tech', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As per the DOJ indictment, WANG signed Apple's Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Agreement or IPA in late 2015 and joined Apple in 2016 as a software engineer on the autonomous systems project. Around April 2018, he was one of the around 2,700 of Apple's over 135,000 full time employees to have had access to one or more of the Databases of the autonomous tech project. Among the materials recovered was the entire Project source code, as it existed at the time surrounding WANG's departure from Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': "As per the DOJ indictment, WANG signed Apple's Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Agreement or IPA in late 2015 and joined Apple in 2016 as a software engineer on the autonomous systems project. These included Apple's entire autonomy source code, tracking for an autonomous system, behavior planning for autonomous systems, descriptions of the hardware that was behind the systems, and motion planner for an autonomous system . Xiaolang Zhang, who also worked at Apple's autonomous division at the same time as Wang and left employment in 2018, pleaded guilty in San Jose federal court to a similar theft involving trade secrets in Apple's car division."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-giants-embrace-stock-buybacks%3A-its-impact-on-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Share repurchases, or stock buybacks, have become increasingly prevalent in tech companies' earnings this year. According to Cornell University assistant professor Nick Guest, buybacks don't create or destroy a lot of wealth. Instead, they serve as an opportunity for management to signal their belief that the stock is undervalued, as quoted on Yahoo Finance.\nSome of the biggest buyback announcements this year came from tech giants such as Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Apple AAPL, and Meta Platforms META, formerly known as Facebook.\nUnderstanding the Criticisms and Data\nCritics argue that buybacks can be used to manipulate share prices, contribute to excessive executive compensation, and limit cash available for investment opportunities, thereby sacrificing growth and profitability. However, Guest's research comparing companies that repurchase shares with those that don't has found no significant evidence supporting these criticisms.\nMajor Tech Buybacks: Google and Apple\nRecent buyback announcements from Alphabet and Apple, amounting to $70 billion and $90 billion respectively, have drawn significant attention. While these figures may appear large, they represent only 5.2% of Google's market cap, making them relatively moderate when adjusted for market-wide comparisons.\nWhy Companies Choose Buybacks\nShare repurchases, or buybacks, are when a company uses its cash to buy back some of its outstanding shares from the market. This reduces the number of shares in circulation, which increases the ownership stake of existing shareholders and boosts the earnings per share (EPS) ratio.\nGuest suggests that stock buybacks offer more flexibility than dividends, as they can be temporarily cut during downtime and reduce the potential for cash misuse on management's pet projects. Additionally, repurchased shares can be used to compensate employees, offering benefits other than improving long-term profitability or creating additional investment opportunities.\nIdeal Conditions for Buybacks\nAlong with Ali Ragih, a VerityData analyst, we also believe that the best time for buybacks is when the company's valuation is low, as they get the most value for their buyback. For example, if Google spends $15 billion on buybacks, a lower stock price would yield more shares for the same dollar value. Companies with high free cash flow and limited investment opportunities, like Alphabet, are well-positioned for buybacks.\nTech Leads Buybacks Most of the Time\nWe all know that the tech shares were battered massively last year due to rising rates and their valuations got corrected. This opened up opportunities for them to go for solid buybacks this year. According to a recent report by S&P Dow Jones Indices, tech companies accounted for 28.8% of all buybacks in the third quarter quarter of 2022 versus Q2 2022's 32.8% and Q3 2021's 28.2%.\nWhich ETFs Can Benefit From Tech Buybacks?\nThere are several ETFs that track indices that focus on companies with high buyback rates. Here are four examples:\nInvesco QQQ Trust (QQQ)\nThis is one of the most popular and liquid ETFs in the market. For instance, Apple, Microsoft (MSFT), and Alphabet, which are among the top holdings of QQQ.\nVanguard Information Technology ETF VGT\nThis ETF also has exposure to some of the biggest buyback achievers in the tech sector, such as Apple, Microsoft and Cisco Systems (CSCO).\nInvesco BuyBack Achievers ETF (PKW)\nThe NASDAQ US BuyBack Achievers Index comprises of US securities issued by corporations that have effected a net reduction in shares outstanding of 5% or more in the trailing 12 months. The fund charges 61 bps in fees.\nAny Caveat?\nWith increasing backlash against buybacks, shareholders may see fewer of them in the future if disincentives increase or restrictions are imposed. In his State of the Union Address in early 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden will urge Congress to pass a 20% minimum tax on billionaires and increase the new 1% tax on corporate stock buybacks to 4%, the White House said.\nThis could lead to firms retaining cash or switching to dividends, which may have negative consequences, such as higher taxes on dividends compared to repurchases that generate capital gains.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco BuyBack Achievers ETF (PKW): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Some of the biggest buyback announcements this year came from tech giants such as Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Apple AAPL, and Meta Platforms META, formerly known as Facebook. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF (PKW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. According to Cornell University assistant professor Nick Guest, buybacks don't create or destroy a lot of wealth.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Some of the biggest buyback announcements this year came from tech giants such as Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Apple AAPL, and Meta Platforms META, formerly known as Facebook. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF (PKW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Major Tech Buybacks: Google and Apple Recent buyback announcements from Alphabet and Apple, amounting to $70 billion and $90 billion respectively, have drawn significant attention.', 'news_article_title': 'Tech Giants Embrace Stock Buybacks: Its Impact on ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF (PKW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Some of the biggest buyback announcements this year came from tech giants such as Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Apple AAPL, and Meta Platforms META, formerly known as Facebook. Share repurchases, or stock buybacks, have become increasingly prevalent in tech companies' earnings this year.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF (PKW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Some of the biggest buyback announcements this year came from tech giants such as Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Apple AAPL, and Meta Platforms META, formerly known as Facebook. 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{'date': '2023-05-18', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/explainer-how-montana-could-enforce-a-tiktok-ban', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'May 18 (Reuters) - Montana took the unusual step on Wednesday of banning Chinese-owned short video app TikTok, with lawmakers of the sparsely populated western U.S. state saying they aimed to protect residents from alleged intelligence gathering by China.\nTikTok, which is wildly popular with American teens and owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, is already banned on government-issued devices in around 30 U.S. states and for employees of the country\'s federal agencies.\nWhile blocking apps by geography is not unheard of, the Montana law is notable for doing so at the state level, upending a single-market approach Apple AAPL.O and Alphabet\'s Google GOOGL.O have long been able to use for their U.S. app stores.\nMontana\'s ban is set to take effect on Jan. 1 2024.\nHAS THIS EVER BEEN DONE BEFORE?\nSort of.\nTech companies are now well-practiced in blocking apps at the country level, mostly to comply with U.S. sanctions or for business purposes, like Apple\'s blocking of messaging and privacy apps in China upon government request.\nEnterprising young people in affected countries have an equally long track record of skirting the bans by downloading the apps while traveling internationally or using tools like virtual private networks (VPNs), which obscure their location.\nWithin the United States, Pornhub recently disabled its services for IP addresses in Utah ahead of a state law that came into effect requiring adult content platforms to verify users\' ages. However, that involved a website only, not an app.\nSpecifically for apps, Google and Apple appear to have navigated a tangle of different U.S. state rules around online gambling by leaving compliance to individual app developers, according to their app storeguidance.\nGoogle only started allowing gambling apps in its U.S. app store as of 2021, prior to which it restricted the apps in all but four countries: Brazil, France, Ireland and the United Kingdom.\nApple and Google declined to comment on how they approach state rules on gambling.\nIS A STATE-LEVEL BAN EVEN TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE?\nWhile TikTok can theoretically block IP addresses registered in Montana, app stores will have a more difficult time.\nApple and Google declined comment on the technical aspects of implementing a ban, but TechNet, a trade group funded by both companies, told Montana lawmakers in March that app stores "do not have the ability to geofence on a state-by-state basis."\n"It would thus be impossible for our members to prevent the app from being downloaded specifically in the state of Montana," the TechNet representative testified.\nAccording to cybersecurity researchers, that is likely because companies organize their app stores at the country level, meaning they have systems for shutting off downloads of a given app in some countries while keeping it accessible elsewhere.\nThe companies do not appear to have built such controls at a more granular level, the researchers said.\n"I think it\'s possible but it\'s not possible today. It would require a bunch of code to be written," Alex Stamos, the director of the Stanford Internet Observatory and former top security officer at Facebook, said in a recent podcast.\nThe app stores also would need to monitor more detailed location data from users\' phones than they currently use, infringing on users\' privacy, Stamos said.\nEven if the companies were to make those changes, TikTok-obsessed teens in Montana are likely to follow their peers around the world in learning how to use privacy tools and road trips to get the app onto their phones, said another researcher, John Scott-Railton at Citizen Lab.\n"The youth of Montana are about to become America\'s experts in VPNs," Railton said.\n(Reporting by Katie Paul; Editing by Kenneth Li and Anna Driver)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "While blocking apps by geography is not unheard of, the Montana law is notable for doing so at the state level, upending a single-market approach Apple AAPL.O and Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O have long been able to use for their U.S. app stores. May 18 (Reuters) - Montana took the unusual step on Wednesday of banning Chinese-owned short video app TikTok, with lawmakers of the sparsely populated western U.S. state saying they aimed to protect residents from alleged intelligence gathering by China. Enterprising young people in affected countries have an equally long track record of skirting the bans by downloading the apps while traveling internationally or using tools like virtual private networks (VPNs), which obscure their location.", 'news_luhn_summary': "While blocking apps by geography is not unheard of, the Montana law is notable for doing so at the state level, upending a single-market approach Apple AAPL.O and Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O have long been able to use for their U.S. app stores. Apple and Google declined to comment on how they approach state rules on gambling. While TikTok can theoretically block IP addresses registered in Montana, app stores will have a more difficult time.", 'news_article_title': 'EXPLAINER-How Montana could enforce a TikTok ban', 'news_lexrank_summary': "While blocking apps by geography is not unheard of, the Montana law is notable for doing so at the state level, upending a single-market approach Apple AAPL.O and Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O have long been able to use for their U.S. app stores. Within the United States, Pornhub recently disabled its services for IP addresses in Utah ahead of a state law that came into effect requiring adult content platforms to verify users' ages. Apple and Google declined to comment on how they approach state rules on gambling.", 'news_textrank_summary': "While blocking apps by geography is not unheard of, the Montana law is notable for doing so at the state level, upending a single-market approach Apple AAPL.O and Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O have long been able to use for their U.S. app stores. Specifically for apps, Google and Apple appear to have navigated a tangle of different U.S. state rules around online gambling by leaving compliance to individual app developers, according to their app storeguidance. Google only started allowing gambling apps in its U.S. app store as of 2021, prior to which it restricted the apps in all but four countries: Brazil, France, Ireland and the United Kingdom."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-key-themes-from-the-q1-earnings-season', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'We’ve learned a lot from earnings season so far, primarily that we haven’t faced the ‘earnings apocalypse’ many foretold and warned us of. \nZacks Director of Research, Sheraz Mian, says “The picture emerging from the Q1 earnings season continues to be one of resilience and stability, with companies not only beating estimates but also providing a good-enough outlook in an uncertain macro environment.”\nWith earnings season winding down, let’s take a look at two key themes from the 2023 Q1 cycle.\nPricing Power\nThere have been several big surprises from those in the Consumer Staples sector. We’ve seen various companies in the realm come out and post better-than-expected results, with pricing power helping lead the way.\nFor example, several companies, including PepsiCo PEP, Kimberly-Clark KMB, and Procter & Gamble PG, all raised guidance following strong quarterly results. Impressively, all three posted a double beat, exceeding both earnings and revenue expectations.\nA key theme within the earnings releases was management’s commentary on pricing power, with consumers choosing to swallow higher prices. These companies’ products have an advantageous ability to generate consistent and solid demand in the face of many economic situations.\nAll three have outperformed the S&P 500 over the last month, with buyers stepping up following the results. Still, as we can see in the chart below, shares of all have started to lose steam over the past week.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBut the real question is, how long will it be until their pricing power runs out? While their success so far has been undeniably impressive, consumers could eventually reach a breaking point.\nBig Tech = Big Surprises\nMany feared that the big tech heavyweights, such as Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META, Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOGL, and Microsoft MSFT would bring the market down with them, with bears shouting from the rooftops.\nHowever, quite the opposite happened, with mega-cap tech showcasing their earnings power and buoying the market. All five exceeded earnings and revenue expectations, with buyers stepping up in full force post-earnings.\nAs we can see in the year-to-date chart below, these mega-cap giants have reflected a ‘flight to safety’ approach for investors in 2023, all widely outperforming the S&P 500 after a brutal 2022.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nRegarding their results, total Q1 earnings for the group were down 0.4% year-over-year on 4.3% higher revenues. The growth pace for this group is expected to pick up in the coming quarters, as illustrated in the chart below.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nCan their outperformance continue?\nBottom Line\nWith earnings season winding down, it’s beneficial to take a few steps back and reflect on a few key themes we’ve seen within the market, as it can better prepare us for the coming cycle.\nSo far, we’ve witnessed those in the Consumer Staples sector showcase their pricing power, whereas big tech showcased their market-moving abilities.\nZacks Reveals ChatGPT "Sleeper" Stock\nOne little-known company is at the heart of an especially brilliant Artificial Intelligence sector. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\nAs a service to readers, Zacks is providing a bonus report that names and explains this explosive growth stock and 4 other "must buys." Plus more.\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nProcter & Gamble Company (The) (PG) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nKimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nPepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Big Tech = Big Surprises Many feared that the big tech heavyweights, such as Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META, Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOGL, and Microsoft MSFT would bring the market down with them, with bears shouting from the rooftops. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Procter & Gamble Company (The) (PG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) : Free Stock Analysis Report PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For example, several companies, including PepsiCo PEP, Kimberly-Clark KMB, and Procter & Gamble PG, all raised guidance following strong quarterly results.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Big Tech = Big Surprises Many feared that the big tech heavyweights, such as Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META, Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOGL, and Microsoft MSFT would bring the market down with them, with bears shouting from the rooftops. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Procter & Gamble Company (The) (PG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) : Free Stock Analysis Report PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. So far, we’ve witnessed those in the Consumer Staples sector showcase their pricing power, whereas big tech showcased their market-moving abilities.', 'news_article_title': '2 Key Themes From the Q1 Earnings Season', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Procter & Gamble Company (The) (PG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) : Free Stock Analysis Report PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Big Tech = Big Surprises Many feared that the big tech heavyweights, such as Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META, Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOGL, and Microsoft MSFT would bring the market down with them, with bears shouting from the rooftops. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Regarding their results, total Q1 earnings for the group were down 0.4% year-over-year on 4.3% higher revenues.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Procter & Gamble Company (The) (PG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) : Free Stock Analysis Report PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Big Tech = Big Surprises Many feared that the big tech heavyweights, such as Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META, Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOGL, and Microsoft MSFT would bring the market down with them, with bears shouting from the rooftops. Zacks Director of Research, Sheraz Mian, says “The picture emerging from the Q1 earnings season continues to be one of resilience and stability, with companies not only beating estimates but also providing a good-enough outlook in an uncertain macro environment.” With earnings season winding down, let’s take a look at two key themes from the 2023 Q1 cycle.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bargain-alert-buy-snap-stock-now-to-profit-from-its-comeback.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nSnap (NYSE:SNAP) stock is down and out. Shares have sunk 12% over the past month and many on Wall Street have largely given up on the name. But I believe that SNAP has what it takes to make a fantastic, huge comeback.\nHere are four reasons why I believe that buying SNAP on weakness now will turn out to be a great decision for long-term investors.\nSnap’s User Growth Is Strong\nIn the first quarter, Snap’s daily active user growth jumped a very impressive 15% year over year to 383 million. Over the longer term, marketers decide where to spend their ad dollars based on the number of users that platforms attract.\nFor example, as podcasts have attracted more listeners, the amount of money spent by advertisers on the medium has surged.\nSnap’s huge user growth bodes well for its ability to grow its ad revenue over the medium and long term.\nAd Spending by Large Companies Will Rebound\nResponding to Snap’s first-quarter results, Truist wrote that Snap had been hurt by its relatively high dependency on large advertisers.\nIndeed, many large marketers likely lowered their ad spending last quarter amid the regional crisis and recession fears.\nBut in recent days, we learned that many large investors bought bank stocks in the first quarter. Moreover, the declines of U.S. bank deposits, which many bears warned would be huge, have turned out to be minimal.\nAnd a recession does not appear to be at all imminent, as the economy grew 1.1% last quarter and, as of May 17, the Fed was predicting that it would expand a robust 2.6% in the current quarter. Further, the central bank was estimating that “real personal consumption expenditures growth” would come in at a strong 1.8%.\nTherefore, recession fears are likely to soon greatly ease. As a result, large companies are likely to raise their ad budgets in the not-too-distant future.\nSnap Will Make Important Changes\nSnap is starting to give marketers the chance to buy ads that it shows in conjunction with its popular short videos. Additionally, the company is allowing marketers to ensure that their ads will be “the first video ad between Friend Stories” viewed by users. And finally, the company has launched a new, free AI chatbot, and it plans to soon start selling ads that will be seen by those who utilize the chatbot.\nAll of those initiatives, taken together, should positively move the needle for Snap’s financial results and SNAP stock.\nMoreover, Truist reported that Snap, as of last quarter, was still having trouble dealing with the ramifications of the changes that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) made to its privacy rules. But after Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) was able to largely overcome that issue, I’m sure that Snap will be able to follow suit in the medium term.\nThe Valuation of SNAP Stock Is Attractive\nSNAP is changing hands for 2.85 times analysts’ average 2024 revenue estimate. Given that Snap’s user base is growing rapidly and that analysts, on average, expect it to generate earnings per share of 17 cents next year, that’s an attractive valuation.\nFor long-term investors looking to capitalize on overdone fears about a recession, SNAP stock is a very good name to buy on weakness.\nOn the date of publication, Larry Ramer did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nLarry Ramer has conducted research and written articles on U.S. stocks for 15 years. He has been employed by The Fly and Israel’s largest business newspaper, Globes. Larry began writing columns for InvestorPlace in 2015. Among his highly successful, contrarian picks have been PLUG, XOM and solar stocks. You can reach him on Stocktwits at @larryramer.\nThe post Bargain Alert! Buy SNAP Stock Now to Profit From Its Comeback. appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Moreover, Truist reported that Snap, as of last quarter, was still having trouble dealing with the ramifications of the changes that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) made to its privacy rules. Snap’s huge user growth bodes well for its ability to grow its ad revenue over the medium and long term. Given that Snap’s user base is growing rapidly and that analysts, on average, expect it to generate earnings per share of 17 cents next year, that’s an attractive valuation.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Moreover, Truist reported that Snap, as of last quarter, was still having trouble dealing with the ramifications of the changes that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) made to its privacy rules. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Snap (NYSE:SNAP) stock is down and out. Snap’s User Growth Is Strong In the first quarter, Snap’s daily active user growth jumped a very impressive 15% year over year to 383 million.', 'news_article_title': 'Bargain Alert! Buy SNAP Stock Now to Profit From Its Comeback.', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Moreover, Truist reported that Snap, as of last quarter, was still having trouble dealing with the ramifications of the changes that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) made to its privacy rules. Snap’s huge user growth bodes well for its ability to grow its ad revenue over the medium and long term. Indeed, many large marketers likely lowered their ad spending last quarter amid the regional crisis and recession fears.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Moreover, Truist reported that Snap, as of last quarter, was still having trouble dealing with the ramifications of the changes that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) made to its privacy rules. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Snap (NYSE:SNAP) stock is down and out. Snap’s User Growth Is Strong In the first quarter, Snap’s daily active user growth jumped a very impressive 15% year over year to 383 million.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-high-reward-stocks-riding-the-streaming-services-boom', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nStreaming stocks have not had a very good run lately. For a while, many of these stocks were screaming higher as the companies continued to add tens of millions of new subs. Now though, this group has fallen on hard times. It’s got many investors looking at this group as high-reward stocks.\nHere’s the problem.\nMany streaming businesses are operating at a loss. Content is expensive and so is building out a platform that millions of people will be using at once. It’s also hard to scale that around the world.\nDuring bull markets, nobody cares about the losses. They care about streaming hours and paying subscribers. When the economy and stock markets come under pressure though, these businesses come under more scrutiny.\nLet’s look at a few streaming stocks to buy that could have a notable upside into the next bull market.\nNetflix (NFLX)\nSource: xalien / Shutterstock\nNetflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) leading off this list shouldn’t surprise anyone. It’s become one of the biggest names not only in streaming but in the whole entertainment industry. However, it hasn’t been an easy run for Netflix stock.\nThe stock suffered a peak-to-trough decline of more than 75%. However, it’s been on fire from the lows, up more than 100%.\nWhile Netflix is the best-performing FAANG stock over the past year, its 15.3% year-to-date return is less than half that of the second worst-performing FAANG holding, which is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).\nDespite all of that, one has to wonder where Netflix stock goes from here. Those looking for a good value had their chance when shares traded closer to the 15 to 18 times earnings area. Currently it sits at 30 times earnings and there’s less value than before, but if the top and bottom lines accelerate the way analysts expect in 2024, Netflix stock should do well.\nWalt Disney (DIS)\nSource: Shutterstock\nWalt Disney (NYSE:DIS) is not getting any love from Wall Street right now. Shares are up just 10% from its 52-week lows. The firm’s recent earnings report was a big negative catalyst as investors were disappointed by the results.\nThe company reported in-line revenue results, missed on earnings expectations and lost 4 million streaming subs in the quarter. Ouch. No wonder shares suffered a one-day decline of 8.7% on the news.\nThat said, Disney still has almost 158 million paying streaming subscribers across its platforms. While it marked a 2% sequential decline, average revenue per user grew.\nFurther, let’s not forget that Disney is a juggernaut in entertainment. When you ignore its streaming revenue the company still has, studio blockbusters, TV channels, cruise ships and theme parks. It won’t fare well in a recession, but over the long-term Disney is a name to bet on. I personally think that’s particularly true as shares are down more than 50% from the all-time highs.\nWarner Bros Discovery (WBD)\nSource: Jimmy Tudeschi / Shutterstock.com\nThere’s a common theme between these three stocks, which is that it hasn’t been an easy run lately and the same can be said for Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD).\nPreviously kept under the AT&T umbrella, the firm spun off Warner Bros Discovery to help create value for shareholders. Unfortunately, WBD stock has struggled, with shares roughly cut in half since the spinoff about a year ago.\nThe firm is forecast to lose about 50 cents a share, although next year it’s forecast to earn about 50 cents a share in profit. It generated about $3.3 billion in free cash flow last year and while its debt is high, this is a name that could have big potential down the road for shareholders.\nThat’s particularly true if the stock takes another trip down into the single digits as Warner Bros has an expansive content library and a new platform via Max. Its streaming service scheduled to launch next week that will merge HBO Max and Discovery+.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nThe post 3 High-Reward Stocks Riding the Streaming Services Boom appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'While Netflix is the best-performing FAANG stock over the past year, its 15.3% year-to-date return is less than half that of the second worst-performing FAANG holding, which is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). The company reported in-line revenue results, missed on earnings expectations and lost 4 million streaming subs in the quarter. It generated about $3.3 billion in free cash flow last year and while its debt is high, this is a name that could have big potential down the road for shareholders.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'While Netflix is the best-performing FAANG stock over the past year, its 15.3% year-to-date return is less than half that of the second worst-performing FAANG holding, which is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Streaming stocks have not had a very good run lately. Netflix (NFLX) Source: xalien / Shutterstock Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) leading off this list shouldn’t surprise anyone.', 'news_article_title': '3 High-Reward Stocks Riding the Streaming Services Boom', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'While Netflix is the best-performing FAANG stock over the past year, its 15.3% year-to-date return is less than half that of the second worst-performing FAANG holding, which is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Streaming stocks have not had a very good run lately. Despite all of that, one has to wonder where Netflix stock goes from here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'While Netflix is the best-performing FAANG stock over the past year, its 15.3% year-to-date return is less than half that of the second worst-performing FAANG holding, which is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Streaming stocks have not had a very good run lately. Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) Source: Jimmy Tudeschi / Shutterstock.com There’s a common theme between these three stocks, which is that it hasn’t been an easy run lately and the same can be said for Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-18-2023-%3A-agl-ftch-aapl-mtvc-sqqq-pags-tgaa-qqq-tqqq-googl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 1.15 to 13,835.77. The total After hours volume is currently 62,228,253 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nagilon health, inc. (AGL) is unchanged at $22.61, with 2,560,508 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.09. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AGL is in the "buy range".\n\nFarfetch Limited (FTCH) is +0.8199 at $5.16, with 2,511,784 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Friday’s Pre-Market: Here’s What You Need to Know Before the Market Opens\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.1 at $175.15, with 2,434,749 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.17. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nMotive Capital Corp II (MTVC) is +0.0001 at $10.51, with 1,875,000 shares traded.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is -0.02 at $25.36, with 1,610,530 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nPagSeguro Digital Ltd. (PAGS) is unchanged at $12.44, with 1,581,799 shares traded. PAGS\'s current last sale is 88.86% of the target price of $14.\n\nTarget Global Acquisition I Corp. (TGAA) is -0.01 at $10.51, with 1,550,000 shares traded.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.08 at $337.35, with 1,541,427 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is +0.04 at $32.00, with 1,492,715 shares traded. This represents a 98.76% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is +0.07 at $122.90, with 1,486,963 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 11 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.33. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nPacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG) is +0.04 at $16.60, with 1,410,724 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PCG is in the "buy range".\n\nWells Fargo & Company (WFC) is -0.05 at $40.16, with 1,289,509 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WFC is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.1 at $175.15, with 2,434,749 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.1 at $175.15, with 2,434,749 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 18, 2023 : AGL, FTCH, AAPL, MTVC, SQQQ, PAGS, TGAA, QQQ, TQQQ, GOOGL, PCG, WFC', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.1 at $175.15, with 2,434,749 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 1.15 to 13,835.77.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.1 at $175.15, with 2,434,749 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-restricts-use-of-openais-chatgpt-for-employees-wsj', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details from report, OpenAI announcement\nMay 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has restricted the use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools for its employees as Apple develops similar technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a document and sources.\nApple is concerned about the leak of confidential data by employees who use the AI programs and has also advised its employees not to use Microsoft-owned <MSFT.O> GitHub\'s Copilot, used to automate the writing of software code, the report said.\nLast month, OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, said it had introduced an "incognito mode" for ChatGPT that does not save users’ conversation history or use it to improve its artificial intelligence.\nScrutiny has been growing over how ChatGPT and other chatbots it inspired manage hundreds of millions of users’ data, commonly used to improve, or "train," AI.\nEarlier Thursday, OpenAI introduced the ChatGPT app for Apple\'s iOS in the United States.\nApple, OpenAI and Microsoft did not respond to Reuters request for comment.\n(Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adds details from report, OpenAI announcement May 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has restricted the use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools for its employees as Apple develops similar technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a document and sources. Scrutiny has been growing over how ChatGPT and other chatbots it inspired manage hundreds of millions of users’ data, commonly used to improve, or "train," AI. Earlier Thursday, OpenAI introduced the ChatGPT app for Apple\'s iOS in the United States.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds details from report, OpenAI announcement May 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has restricted the use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools for its employees as Apple develops similar technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a document and sources. Last month, OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, said it had introduced an "incognito mode" for ChatGPT that does not save users’ conversation history or use it to improve its artificial intelligence. Earlier Thursday, OpenAI introduced the ChatGPT app for Apple\'s iOS in the United States.', 'news_article_title': "Apple restricts use of OpenAI's ChatGPT for employees -WSJ", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Adds details from report, OpenAI announcement May 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has restricted the use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools for its employees as Apple develops similar technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a document and sources. Apple is concerned about the leak of confidential data by employees who use the AI programs and has also advised its employees not to use Microsoft-owned <MSFT.O> GitHub\'s Copilot, used to automate the writing of software code, the report said. Last month, OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, said it had introduced an "incognito mode" for ChatGPT that does not save users’ conversation history or use it to improve its artificial intelligence.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Adds details from report, OpenAI announcement May 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has restricted the use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools for its employees as Apple develops similar technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a document and sources. Apple is concerned about the leak of confidential data by employees who use the AI programs and has also advised its employees not to use Microsoft-owned <MSFT.O> GitHub\'s Copilot, used to automate the writing of software code, the report said. Last month, OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, said it had introduced an "incognito mode" for ChatGPT that does not save users’ conversation history or use it to improve its artificial intelligence.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tiktok-users-file-lawsuit-to-block-montana-ban-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Shepardson\nWASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - Five TikTok users, who also create content posted on the short-video app, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Montana late Wednesday seeking to block the state\'s new ban on the Chinese-owned platform.\nMontana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban TikTok in the state, effective Jan. 1. The five users seek to block the law, which makes it unlawful for the app stores of Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google and Apple Inc AAPL.O to offer TikTok within the state.\nThe video app is used by more than 150 million Americans.\nThe lawsuit names Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen. The TikTok users argue the state seeks to "exercise powers over national security that Montana does not have and to ban speech Montana may not suppress." The suit adds users believe the law violates their First Amendment rights.\nKnudsen did not immediately comment.\n"Montana can no more ban its residents from viewing or posting to TikTok than it could ban the Wall Street Journal because of who owns it or the ideas it publishes," the lawsuit said.\nThe suit is assigned to Judge Donald Molloy, who was nominated to the bench by President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, in 1995.\nTikTok, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, said Montana\'s ban "infringes on the First Amendment rights of the people of Montana by unlawfully banning TikTok," and said it will "continue working to defend the rights of our users inside and outside of Montana."\nTikTok has faced growing calls from U.S. lawmakers and state officials to ban the app nationwide over concerns about potential Chinese government influence over the platform.\nGianforte, a Republican, said the bill will further "our shared priority to protect Montanans from Chinese Communist Party surveillance."\nTikTok has repeatedly denied that it has ever shared data with the Chinese government and has said the company would not do so if asked.\nMontana, which has a population of just over 1 million people, said TikTok could face fines for each violation and additional fines of $10,000 per day if it violates the ban.\nThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) slammed the law as "unconstitutional."\nAn attempt by former President Donald Trump to ban new downloads of TikTok and WeChat through a Commerce Department order in 2020 was blocked by multiple courts and never took effect.\n(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler and Anna Driver)\n(([email protected]; 2028988324;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The five users seek to block the law, which makes it unlawful for the app stores of Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google and Apple Inc AAPL.O to offer TikTok within the state. By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - Five TikTok users, who also create content posted on the short-video app, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Montana late Wednesday seeking to block the state's new ban on the Chinese-owned platform. TikTok has faced growing calls from U.S. lawmakers and state officials to ban the app nationwide over concerns about potential Chinese government influence over the platform.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The five users seek to block the law, which makes it unlawful for the app stores of Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google and Apple Inc AAPL.O to offer TikTok within the state. By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - Five TikTok users, who also create content posted on the short-video app, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Montana late Wednesday seeking to block the state\'s new ban on the Chinese-owned platform. TikTok, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, said Montana\'s ban "infringes on the First Amendment rights of the people of Montana by unlawfully banning TikTok," and said it will "continue working to defend the rights of our users inside and outside of Montana."', 'news_article_title': 'TikTok users file lawsuit to block Montana ban', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The five users seek to block the law, which makes it unlawful for the app stores of Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google and Apple Inc AAPL.O to offer TikTok within the state. By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - Five TikTok users, who also create content posted on the short-video app, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Montana late Wednesday seeking to block the state\'s new ban on the Chinese-owned platform. "Montana can no more ban its residents from viewing or posting to TikTok than it could ban the Wall Street Journal because of who owns it or the ideas it publishes," the lawsuit said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The five users seek to block the law, which makes it unlawful for the app stores of Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google and Apple Inc AAPL.O to offer TikTok within the state. By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - Five TikTok users, who also create content posted on the short-video app, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Montana late Wednesday seeking to block the state\'s new ban on the Chinese-owned platform. The TikTok users argue the state seeks to "exercise powers over national security that Montana does not have and to ban speech Montana may not suppress."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-restricts-use-of-chatgpt-wsj', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'May 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has restricted the use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools as it develops its own similar technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.\n(Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'May 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has restricted the use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools as it develops its own similar technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'May 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has restricted the use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools as it develops its own similar technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple restricts use of ChatGPT - WSJ', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'May 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has restricted the use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools as it develops its own similar technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'May 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has restricted the use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools as it develops its own similar technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-etfs-roaring-to-new-52-week-highs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The hot run for the technology sector is back and dominating the stock market rally once again. The combination of easing inflation, upbeat corporate earnings, the regional bank crisis and the adoption of new-era technologies have been driving the sector higher.\n\nThe rally has pushed many stocks and ETFs to new highs. The ultra-popular tech ETFs are at their new highs and have gained more than 20% so far this year. These include iShares U.S. Technology ETF IYW, SPDR NYSE Technology ETF XNTK, Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT and Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC. Each of these funds has a Zacks ETF Rank #2 (Buy), suggesting their continued outperformance.\nSolid Fundamentals\nMost of the surge was driven by better-than-feared results from some of the world's largest companies. The five biggest tech players — Microsoft MSFT, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META Alphabet GOOGL and Apple AAPL — came up with strong results, spreading huge optimism into the sector (read: ETFs to Bet on Mega-Cap Tech Stocks).\n\nTotal Q1 earnings for 84.2% of the sector’s market cap are down 13.1% on 3.4% lower revenues, with 82% beating EPS estimates and 83.6% beating revenue estimates. The growth rates and beat percentages align with the decelerating trend seen since last year but have shown modest improvement from the preceding period.\n\nAdditionally, the sector was powered by investors’ flight to mega-cap, cash-rich technology stocks amid the regional bank crisis and the rising risk of a recession. The mega-cap tech stocks have strong balance sheets, durable revenue streams and robust profit margins and are, thus, better positioned to withstand a possible economic downturn.\n\nThe slowdown in inflation has bolstered the appeal for tech stocks. The latest sign of cooling inflation has spurred expectations of easier monetary policy from the Federal Reserve. Bets are rife that the central bank will put a pause on further rate hikes in the June meeting. The move will be positive for technology stocks. As the tech sector relies on borrowing for superior growth, it is cheaper to borrow more money for further initiatives when interest rates are low.\n\nMoreover, the sector outlook remains solid given the global digital shift that has accelerated e-commerce for everything, ranging from remote working to entertainment and shopping. The rapid adoption of cloud computing, big data, the Internet of Things, wearables, VR headsets, drones, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital communication, blockchain and 5G technology should drive the sector higher (read: Fintech ETFs: Unleashing the Future of Finance).\n\nLet’s dig into the details of the above-mentioned ETFs:\n\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW)\n\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF tracks the Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index, gives investors exposure to 139 U.S. electronics, computer software and hardware, and informational technology companies. Software & services, tech hardware & equipment, semiconductors & semiconductor equipment, and media & entertainment are the top four sectors with double-digit exposure each. \n\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF has AUM of $10.8 billion and charges 39 bps in fees and expenses. Volume is good as it exchanges 643,000 shares a day.\n\nSPDR NYSE Technology ETF (XNTK)\n\nSPDR NYSE Technology ETF provides exposure to 35 leading U.S.-listed technology-related companies by tracking the NYSE Technology Index. Semiconductors take the largest share at 25.5%, while systems software, application software, semiconductor equipment, and interactive media & services round off the next.\n\nSPDR NYSE Technology ETF has amassed $437.9 million and charges 35 bps in annual fees. It trades in an average daily volume of 7,000 shares.\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK)\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund follows the Technology Select Sector Index and holds about 64 securities in its basket. It has key holdings in software, technology hardware, storage & peripherals, and semiconductors & semiconductor equipment (read: Insights Into 13F Filings: ETFs to Bet Like Billionaires).\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund is the most popular and heavily traded ETF, with AUM of $43.6 billion and an average daily volume of 7 million shares. The fund charges 10 bps in fees per year.\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF manages about $47 billion in its asset base and provides exposure to 364 technology stocks. It currently tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Technology hardware storage & peripheral, systems software, semiconductors and application software are the top four sectors.\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF has an expense ratio of 0.10%, while volume is solid at nearly 503,000 shares.\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC)\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF is home to 361 technology stocks, with AUM of $6 billion. It follows the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index.\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF has an expense ratio of 0.08%, while volume is solid at 214,000 shares a day.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\nSPDR NYSE Technology ETF (XNTK): ETF Research Reports\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The five biggest tech players — Microsoft MSFT, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META Alphabet GOOGL and Apple AAPL — came up with strong results, spreading huge optimism into the sector (read: ETFs to Bet on Mega-Cap Tech Stocks). Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports SPDR NYSE Technology ETF (XNTK): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Additionally, the sector was powered by investors’ flight to mega-cap, cash-rich technology stocks amid the regional bank crisis and the rising risk of a recession.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports SPDR NYSE Technology ETF (XNTK): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The five biggest tech players — Microsoft MSFT, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META Alphabet GOOGL and Apple AAPL — came up with strong results, spreading huge optimism into the sector (read: ETFs to Bet on Mega-Cap Tech Stocks). These include iShares U.S. Technology ETF IYW, SPDR NYSE Technology ETF XNTK, Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT and Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC.', 'news_article_title': 'Tech ETFs Roaring to New 52-Week Highs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The five biggest tech players — Microsoft MSFT, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META Alphabet GOOGL and Apple AAPL — came up with strong results, spreading huge optimism into the sector (read: ETFs to Bet on Mega-Cap Tech Stocks). Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports SPDR NYSE Technology ETF (XNTK): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. These include iShares U.S. Technology ETF IYW, SPDR NYSE Technology ETF XNTK, Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT and Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports SPDR NYSE Technology ETF (XNTK): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The five biggest tech players — Microsoft MSFT, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platforms META Alphabet GOOGL and Apple AAPL — came up with strong results, spreading huge optimism into the sector (read: ETFs to Bet on Mega-Cap Tech Stocks). These include iShares U.S. Technology ETF IYW, SPDR NYSE Technology ETF XNTK, Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT and Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/invest-in-nvidia-stock-with-these-5-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Perhaps no stock has captured the market’s imagination this year more than semiconductor giant Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). After a challenging 2022, the stock that many perceive as the leader in artificial intelligence (AI) technology is off to a gain of over 120% so far this year, and it\'s only May.\nAs the world’s sixth-largest company by market cap, Nvidia is owned by many ETFs, particularly AI, tech, and semiconductor-focused ones, and these ETFs have also performed well.\nThis article will highlight five ETFs that have large positions in Nvidia, and these could be solid options for investors looking to gain exposure to the stock using ETFs. The upside of investing through an ETF is that investors can also gain exposure to Nvidia\'s peers and competitors that offer exposure to the same themes, like the rise of AI and the long-term growth of semiconductor demand. \nSuperinvestors are Flocking to Nvidia\nBefore delving into the ETFs, let’s take a brief look at the rise of Nvidia itself. The stock boasts an enviable Smart Score of 9 out of 10. The Smart Score is TipRanks’ proprietary quantitative stock scoring system that evaluates stocks on eight different market factors. The result is data-driven and does not require any human intervention. A Smart Score of 8 or above is the equivalent of an Outperform rating. \nNvidia has surged this year on the back of excitement about its AI opportunity, but that hasn’t stopped some of the world’s top investors from piling in. According to recent filings, David Tepper of Appaloosa Management, Lee Ainslie’s Maverick Capital, and Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global all initiated new positions in Nvidia during the first quarter of 2023.\nStanley Druckenmiller, who reportedly generated annual returns of 30% for his investors for many years at Duquesne Capital and famously helped George Soros "break" the Bank of England by shorting the pound, also started a position in the company. \nDruckenmiller’s involvement is interesting because he is currently less enthusiastic about the market in general. The legendary hedge fund manager believes we are in for a “hard landing.” Therefore, you would likely expect an investor like Druckenmiller to avoid a name like Nvidia that trades at over 60 times forward earnings, but Druckenmiller apparently isn’t dissuaded by Nvidia’s steep valuation multiple or the possibility of a looming recession.\nDruckenmiller’s family office bought shares of AI leaders like Nvidia and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) during the first quarter, putting $220 million into Nvidia. In a recent discussion at the Sohn Conference, he said that he thinks AI is “very real” and that “it could be as impactful as the internet.” He also said that these stocks will present great opportunities coming out of a hard landing. Druckenmiller says that even in the event of a recession, he doesn’t think Nvidia’s stock price will necessarily go down, even given the high valuation multiple. \nThese top investors appear unfazed by Nvidia’s valuation and its strong year-to-date performance. Therefore, here are five different ways to invest in Nvidia using ETFs. \n1. iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)\nOne simple and effective way to invest in Nvidia is through the SOXX ETF from iShares. Nvidia is the 800-pound gorilla in the chip space right now, so it is the top holding for this chip-focused ETF, with a weighting of 9.9%. Check out an overview of SOXX’s top 10 holdings below, using TipRanks’ Holdings tool.\nA benefit of investing in SOXX is that in addition to this exposure to Nvidia, you also get plenty of exposure to Nvidia\'s competitor, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), which is making its own inroads into AI. \nSOXX has a reasonable expense ratio of 0.35%, and it has been a strong performer in recent years, outperforming the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 with an annualized return of 30.7% over the past three years (as of the end of the first quarter).\nSOXX has a weighted average P/E ratio of 20.1, meaning that it trades at a slight discount to the broader market (which trades at around 24x earnings). Note that SOXX also has a strong ETF Smart Score of 8 out of 10. With low fees, a reasonable valuation, a strong performance track record, and a large position in Nvidia, SOXX looks like an ideal choice for ETF investors who want to invest in Nvidia. \n2. VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH)\nStaying in the world of major semiconductor ETFs, VanEck\'s $7.5 billion SMH ETF also has Nvidia as its largest holding. In fact, it has even more exposure to Nvidia than SOXX does, with a 15.1% weighting. You can gain an overview of SMH\'s top 10 holdings using the chart below.\nAs is the case with SOXX, SMH also gives you plenty of exposure to AMD as well as to semiconductor fabricators like Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) and equipment maker Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX), which are crucial semiconductor companies.\nSMH has the exact same expense ratio as SOXX (0.35%), and that\'s likely no accident, as they are competing for the same types of investment dollars. SMH\'s weighted average P/E ratio is a bit higher than SOXX\'s at 22.8, and while its three-year return of 23.7% lags SOXX\'s spectacular 30.9% return over the same time frame, this is still an excellent return.\nWith a similarly modest fee, solid track record, reasonable valuation, and large weighting towards Nvidia, SMH looks like another great choice for investors looking for Nvidia exposure.\n3. Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ:BOTZ)\nWhile SOXX makes Nvidia its top holding due to its semiconductor investment universe, BOTZ is an AI-focused ETF from Global X that features Nvidia as its second-largest holding, with a 9.4% weighting. Nvidia trails only Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG), which has a 10.05% weighting. See below for an overview of BOTZ’s top holdings.\nIn addition to Nvidia and Intuitive Surgical, BOTZ owns quite a few international stocks that are involved in AI, robotics, and automation that may not be familiar to most investors. \nBOTZ is off to a nice 25.2% year-to-date gain. However, its three-year annualized return of 6.6% and its five-year annualized return of 2.0% lag those of SOXX, SMH, and the broader market. BOTZ also has an expense ratio that is nearly twice as high as SOXX’s, at 0.69%. Lastly, BOTZ’s weighted average P/E ratio is higher than SOXX’s or SMH\'s at 38.7 times earnings.\nBOTZ stock has performed well this year, and it gives investors undiluted exposure to a lot of under-the-radar AI names. However, based on the aforementioned factors, SOXX and SMH appear to be better choices when it comes to Nvidia-related ETFs. \n4. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK)\nThanks to the fact that Nvidia’s climb has made it one of the world’s largest and most valuable companies, you don’t really have to get too fancy to invest in it using ETFs. This large, tech-centric ETF from State Street with $43.6 billion in assets under management (AUM) is broader in its focus than SOXX or BOTZ, but it still features Nvidia fairly heavily. Nvidia is XLK’s third-largest holding, with a weighting of 4.7%. You’ll find an overview of XLK’s top holdings below.\nOne thing to note is that while Nvidia is the third-largest position in XLK, it’s dwarfed by the likes of Microsoft and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which have much larger weightings.\nXLK has a very favorable expense ratio of just 0.10%. It also has a rock-solid performance track record, providing investors with annualized total returns of 19.2% over the past three years, 19.5% over the past five years, and 18.9% over the past decade (as of the end of the most recent quarter). \nWhile XLK doesn’t have the largest Nvidia weighting on this list, it’s likely a good way to get exposure to the tech sector as a whole, and it’s hard to argue with its long track record of performance. \n5. Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ)\nLast but not least, QQQ is a massive ETF with nearly $175 billion in AUM that invests in the Nasdaq 100. Because Nvidia is a major component of the Nasdaq 100, QQQ has a sizable Nvidia position of 5.5%.\nQQQ is similar to XLK in that it holds larger positions in Microsoft and Apple, although they don’t dominate the fund to quite the same extent as they do in XLK, with weightings of 13.3% and 12.5%, respectively. \nIn the table above, you’ll notice that QQQ’s top holdings have strong Smart Scores -- nine of the top 10 holdings have Smart Scores of 8 or better. \nIf you are interested in Nvidia for the AI angle, QQQ should appeal to you, as it also holds large positions in other AI leaders like Microsoft, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META). \nQQQ offers a modest expense ratio of 0.2%, and it has provided its investors with great returns over the years, posting annualized returns of 19.8% over the past three years, 15.7% over the past five, and 17.7% over the past 10. \nFor investors looking for Nvidia and a host of other AI leaders, this looks like a solid choice to go with.\nInvestor Takeaway \nNvidia has captured the attention of retail investors and renowned hedge fund managers alike, taking the market by storm with a gain of over 120% in 2023 so far.\nFor ETF investors interested in gaining exposure to this powerhouse, the five ETFs above offer different avenues for doing this. Of the five, my top choices would be SOXX or SMH. This is because of their large positions in Nvidia and the fact that Nvidia isn\'t overshadowed by much larger positions in Microsoft or Apple, as is the case with XLK and, to a lesser extent, QQQ.\nI also like SOXX’s and SMH\'s performance track record, modest fees, valuations, and exposure to other semiconductor companies that could play a role in the AI revolution. SOXX has a slight edge over SMH in most of these categories, making it the winner by a narrow margin, but at the end of the day, both appear to be solid choices for investors looking to add Nvidia to their portfolios.\nWhile SOXX looks like the top choice, XLK or QQQ are attractive based on their broad exposure to tech and other AI leaders in addition to Nvidia, their low fees, and their proven long-term track records. Of the two, I give a slight edge to QQQ just because it isn’t as beholden to just two names (Microsoft and Apple) as XLK is. \nBOTZ is not a bad ETF, and it holds a host of interesting AI-related names that are hard to find elsewhere, but given its higher fees and less impressive long-term track record (compared to the other names), this would be my last pick of the five ETFs discussed here.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'One thing to note is that while Nvidia is the third-largest position in XLK, it’s dwarfed by the likes of Microsoft and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which have much larger weightings. Stanley Druckenmiller, who reportedly generated annual returns of 30% for his investors for many years at Duquesne Capital and famously helped George Soros "break" the Bank of England by shorting the pound, also started a position in the company. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK) Thanks to the fact that Nvidia’s climb has made it one of the world’s largest and most valuable companies, you don’t really have to get too fancy to invest in it using ETFs.', 'news_luhn_summary': "One thing to note is that while Nvidia is the third-largest position in XLK, it’s dwarfed by the likes of Microsoft and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which have much larger weightings. VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) Staying in the world of major semiconductor ETFs, VanEck's $7.5 billion SMH ETF also has Nvidia as its largest holding. With a similarly modest fee, solid track record, reasonable valuation, and large weighting towards Nvidia, SMH looks like another great choice for investors looking for Nvidia exposure.", 'news_article_title': 'Invest in Nvidia Stock with These 5 ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'One thing to note is that while Nvidia is the third-largest position in XLK, it’s dwarfed by the likes of Microsoft and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which have much larger weightings. SOXX has a reasonable expense ratio of 0.35%, and it has been a strong performer in recent years, outperforming the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 with an annualized return of 30.7% over the past three years (as of the end of the first quarter). Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ:BOTZ) While SOXX makes Nvidia its top holding due to its semiconductor investment universe, BOTZ is an AI-focused ETF from Global X that features Nvidia as its second-largest holding, with a 9.4% weighting.', 'news_textrank_summary': "One thing to note is that while Nvidia is the third-largest position in XLK, it’s dwarfed by the likes of Microsoft and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which have much larger weightings. With low fees, a reasonable valuation, a strong performance track record, and a large position in Nvidia, SOXX looks like an ideal choice for ETF investors who want to invest in Nvidia. VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) Staying in the world of major semiconductor ETFs, VanEck's $7.5 billion SMH ETF also has Nvidia as its largest holding."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tiktok-users-file-lawsuit-to-block-montana-ban', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - A group of five TikTok users, who also create content posted on the short-video app, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Montana on Thursday seeking to block the state's new ban on the Chinese-owned platform.\nMontana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban TikTok in the state, effective Jan. 1. The five users seek to block the law, which makes it unlawful for the app stores of Alphabet Inc's Google and Apple Inc to offer TikTok within the state. (Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler) (([email protected]; 2028988324;)) Keywords: USA TIKTOK/MONTANA (URGENT)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - A group of five TikTok users, who also create content posted on the short-video app, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Montana on Thursday seeking to block the state's new ban on the Chinese-owned platform. Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban TikTok in the state, effective Jan. 1. The five users seek to block the law, which makes it unlawful for the app stores of Alphabet Inc's Google and Apple Inc to offer TikTok within the state.", 'news_luhn_summary': "WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - A group of five TikTok users, who also create content posted on the short-video app, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Montana on Thursday seeking to block the state's new ban on the Chinese-owned platform. Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban TikTok in the state, effective Jan. 1. The five users seek to block the law, which makes it unlawful for the app stores of Alphabet Inc's Google and Apple Inc to offer TikTok within the state.", 'news_article_title': 'TikTok users file lawsuit to block Montana ban', 'news_lexrank_summary': "WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - A group of five TikTok users, who also create content posted on the short-video app, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Montana on Thursday seeking to block the state's new ban on the Chinese-owned platform. Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban TikTok in the state, effective Jan. 1. The five users seek to block the law, which makes it unlawful for the app stores of Alphabet Inc's Google and Apple Inc to offer TikTok within the state.", 'news_textrank_summary': "WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - A group of five TikTok users, who also create content posted on the short-video app, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Montana on Thursday seeking to block the state's new ban on the Chinese-owned platform. The five users seek to block the law, which makes it unlawful for the app stores of Alphabet Inc's Google and Apple Inc to offer TikTok within the state. (Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler) (([email protected]; 2028988324;)) Keywords: USA TIKTOK/MONTANA (URGENT) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/87-billion-reasons-to-buy-apple-stock-hand-over-fist-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been witnessing resilient demand for its iPhones even though the overall smartphone market is in the soup, as was evident from the company's results for its fiscal 2023 second quarter (ended April 1), which were released on May 4. But there's one niche of the smartphone market the tech giant has yet to tap.\nThe Cupertino-based company is now the only smartphone original equipment manufacturer (OEM) that's yet to launch a foldable smartphone. This space is currently dominated by Samsung, which is followed by Chinese OEM Huawei. Other Chinese smartphone companies such as Oppo and Vivo also have a presence in the foldable smartphone market.\nAnd now, Alphabet has joined the foldable smartphone bandwagon with the Pixel Fold. So, is Apple's absence from this market a missed opportunity? Let's find out.\nThe foldable smartphone market could be huge\nMarket research firm IDC estimates that 14.2 million foldable smartphones were shipped in 2022. That's a small number considering a total of 1.2 billion smartphones were shipped last year, which puts the share of foldable devices at just 1.2%.\nIDC forecasts that foldable smartphone shipments could grow at an annual rate of almost 28% over the next five years. By 2027, annual shipments could hit 48 million units, generating $42 billion in annual revenue. This puts the average selling price (ASP) of each foldable smartphone at $875. For comparison, IDC expects the overall smartphone market's ASP to land at $376 in 2027.\nIt is also worth noting that foldable smartphone shipments are increasing at a difficult time. IDC is expecting a 1.1% drop in smartphone shipments this year, but it expects shipments of foldable smartphones to jump an impressive 50%. When coupled with the higher prices that these devices command, it is easy to see that Apple is missing out on a potentially lucrative opportunity to grow its iPhone revenue.\nApple is late to the game\nSamsung is the runaway leader in foldable smartphones with a massive share of 80% in 2022. The South Korean giant is making the most of the absence of its archrival in this niche, but a survey by Counterpoint Research indicates that customers are eagerly waiting for Apple to launch a foldable iPhone.\nA consumer study conducted by the market research firm in the U.S. recently revealed that Samsung is the most preferred foldable smartphone brand in the country, with 46% of the respondents opting for the Korean company. Apple, which doesn't have a foldable smartphone yet, wasn't far off as 39% of the respondents chose it as their preferred foldable smartphone brand.\nThis suggests that if Apple were to launch a foldable smartphone today, it may be able to win a nice share of this fast-growing smartphone segment. The good part is that the company could be working on a foldable iPhone. The company has been filing patents for a foldable device, with a recent application suggesting that the foldable iPhone could fold itself automatically in the event of a fall to protect the screens.\nMeanwhile, the rumor mill also suggests that Apple could indeed be working on a foldable smartphone, and it could launch the device by 2025. Apple doesn't comment on products under development, but it won't be surprising to see the company indeed release a foldable device in the foreseeable future given the huge revenue opportunity in this space.\nThe good part is that even if Apple is late to the foldable smartphone game, it shouldn't be a cause for concern. That's because even in 2027, foldable smartphones would account for only a 3.5% share of the overall smartphone market. So, Apple still has time to perfect its rumored foldable iPhone.\nAnd once such a device does hit the market, it won't be surprising to see it become a big hit for a few simple reasons.\nWhy a foldable iPhone could become a hit\nFoldable smartphones carry a much higher ASP as compared to traditional form factors. The Google Pixel Fold, for instance, is priced at $1,799. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 carries a similar price tag. Given that Apple enjoys terrific pricing power in the smartphone market with the ASP of each iPhone at almost $1,000, it won't be surprising to see consumers willing to pay a premium for a foldable smartphone from the company.\nWith the global foldable smartphone market expected to generate $174 billion in revenue by 2031, Apple could give its top line a significant boost if it enters this market. The company captured 50% of the global smartphone market's revenue in the first quarter of 2023 thanks to its high ASP and stable shipments. It is worth noting that Apple cornered such a big chunk of smartphone revenue last quarter despite accounting for just 21% of shipments.\nA foldable iPhone could give Apple the opportunity to further increase its ASP and boost its smartphone revenue share. If the company corners half of the foldable smartphone market's revenue in 2031, it could add $87 billion to its top line based on the estimates above. Apple sold $205 billion worth of iPhones last year, indicating that a foldable device could substantially increase the revenue of Apple's biggest product line and help this tech stock become a big winner in the long run.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Harsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet and Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been witnessing resilient demand for its iPhones even though the overall smartphone market is in the soup, as was evident from the company's results for its fiscal 2023 second quarter (ended April 1), which were released on May 4. The South Korean giant is making the most of the absence of its archrival in this niche, but a survey by Counterpoint Research indicates that customers are eagerly waiting for Apple to launch a foldable iPhone. A consumer study conducted by the market research firm in the U.S. recently revealed that Samsung is the most preferred foldable smartphone brand in the country, with 46% of the respondents opting for the Korean company.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been witnessing resilient demand for its iPhones even though the overall smartphone market is in the soup, as was evident from the company's results for its fiscal 2023 second quarter (ended April 1), which were released on May 4. The foldable smartphone market could be huge Market research firm IDC estimates that 14.2 million foldable smartphones were shipped in 2022. With the global foldable smartphone market expected to generate $174 billion in revenue by 2031, Apple could give its top line a significant boost if it enters this market.", 'news_article_title': '87 Billion Reasons to Buy Apple Stock Hand Over Fist Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been witnessing resilient demand for its iPhones even though the overall smartphone market is in the soup, as was evident from the company's results for its fiscal 2023 second quarter (ended April 1), which were released on May 4. Meanwhile, the rumor mill also suggests that Apple could indeed be working on a foldable smartphone, and it could launch the device by 2025. Apple doesn't comment on products under development, but it won't be surprising to see the company indeed release a foldable device in the foreseeable future given the huge revenue opportunity in this space.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been witnessing resilient demand for its iPhones even though the overall smartphone market is in the soup, as was evident from the company's results for its fiscal 2023 second quarter (ended April 1), which were released on May 4. The foldable smartphone market could be huge Market research firm IDC estimates that 14.2 million foldable smartphones were shipped in 2022. Apple, which doesn't have a foldable smartphone yet, wasn't far off as 39% of the respondents chose it as their preferred foldable smartphone brand."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-elon-musks-embrace-of-advertising-at-tesla-grabs-marketers-attention-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Akash Sriram and Hyunjoo Jin\nMay 17 (Reuters) - With Elon Musk outlining plans for Tesla Inc TSLA.O to use traditional advertising for the first time, viewers might see the electric-vehicle maker\'s Model Y crossover or upcoming Cybertruck pickup - maybe even the billionaire CEO himself - on TV or online.\nMusk revealed those plans on Tuesday at the company\'s annual meeting, an about-face for the celebrity executive who recently acquired social media platform Twitter. He has for years eschewed advertising in favor of seeking to capitalize on his star power and customer enthusiasm for Tesla\'s vehicles.\n"We\'ll try out a little advertising and see how it goes," he told investors in Austin, Texas.\nTesla shares closed 4.4% higher on Wednesday.\nMusk said Tesla is he foresees over the next year. The EV maker\'s tweaking of prices in its major markets is a symptom of a company that no longer can take ever-higher levels of demand for granted in the face of growing competition.\nWhatever advertising path Musk chooses, ad agency executives and investors expect a unique and irreverent take that will clearly communicate Tesla\'s advantages, including its technology.\n"Tesla has not been like every other car company, and he\'s not going to start now, so expect breakthrough creative that speaks to Tesla\'s disruptive technology and personality," said Tal Jacobson, incoming CEO at advertising technology company Perion Network PERI.TA.\n"His ability to use the media to amplify his brand and his company\'s brands is an art form," Jacobson said of Musk.\nMusk, who could not be reached for comment, told CNBC on Tuesday that he envisioned advertising that emphasized the features, safety and affordability of Tesla vehicles. A Tesla spokesperson declined to add anything beyond Musk\'s comments.\nMusk told CNBC he did not yet have a "fully formed strategy" for Tesla advertising. He said it should be "informative about a product" and "aesthetically pleasing." He added: "It should have some artistic element to it. And it should be something that you don\'t regret watching after it\'s done."\nWhile Tesla disseminates information about its vehicles via its Twitter account, Musk told CNBC that approach is "preaching to the converted and not reaching people that are not already convinced."\nLast year, Musk touted the company\'s "$1 (trillion) valuation with $0 advertising spend" on Twitter.\nFUTURISTIC ADS?\nSome industry officials mused on whether Musk might attempt a memorable TV ad, perhaps akin to the famous "1984" commercial for Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O Macintosh computer which was directed by Ridley Scott and aired only during the Super Bowl. Many say that commercial, inspired by George Orwell\'s dystopian novel of the same name, paved the way for big-budget TV commercials.\n"I don\'t think Musk would spend elaborately on a brand mosaic like Apple did, but ... minimalistic while futuristic is the approach I\'d see him taking," said Bob Gruters, chief revenue officer at streaming platform Loop Media LPTV.A.\nSome wonder whether Musk may feature himself in the ads, although that may carry risk as the executive can be polarizing.\n"Is he an effective ambassador? My guess is that there is a less polarizing, more motivating and compelling way to communicate the brand\'s benefits than using Musk as a spokesperson," said Kimberly Whitler, a professor at the University of Virginia\'s business school.\nWhile Musk did not outline a marketing budget, Tesla would likely be perceived as a high-profile account for top advertising companies, said Vivek Astvansh, assistant professor of advertising at Indiana University\'s business school.\nOfficials with four of the world\'s top ad-buying firms - WPP WPP.L, Omnicom Group OMC.N, Publicis Groupe PUBP.PA and Dentsu Group 4324.T - could not immediately be reached for comment.\nTesla spent $151,947 on advertising in the U.S. in 2022, according to advertising intelligence firm Vivvix, which measured ads across places including TV, social media, Web banners and billboards. By comparison, Ford and Toyota Motor Corp 7203.T spent $370 million and $1.1 billion, respectively, while the brands of General Motors Co GM.N collectively spent a total of $1.35 billion on U.S. ads last year, Vivvix data showed.\nGM last year spent $4 billion globally on advertising and promotions, while Ford Motor Co F.N spent $2.2 billion on advertising, according to U.S. regulatory filings.\nTWITTER CONNECTION\nMusk\'s "newfound passion for advertising," in the words of author and venture capitalist Claire Diaz-Ortiz, was not surprising given his takeover of Twitter last fall, she said. Diaz-Ortiz is a former Twitter manager who has written books about the social media company.\nLast week, Musk named former NBCUniversal ad chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter\'s new CEO.\n"It is hard for Musk to own a social media company that requires advertising dollars to survive and then to dismiss, as head of a manufacturing company, the value of advertising," University of Virginia\'s Whitler said.\nThomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Tesla shareholder Globalt Investments, sees Musk\'s embrace of advertising as a positive. He expects the company to show how its products differ from its competitors\'. "Obviously they\'re going to have to focus on what\'s good for the environment and also that it is a car of the future as opposed to your father\'s Oldsmobile," he said.\nBREAKINGVIEWS-Tesla’s governance autopilot heads for disaster\nElon Musk says Tesla not immune to tough economy that he foresees\n(Reporting Hyunjoo Jin in San Francisco and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru, Additional reporting by Yuvraj Malik and Aditya Soni in Bengaluru, Sheila Dang in Dallas and Victoria Waldersee in Berlin Writing by by Ben Klayman Editing by Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected]; 313-600-2277; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Some industry officials mused on whether Musk might attempt a memorable TV ad, perhaps akin to the famous "1984" commercial for Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O Macintosh computer which was directed by Ridley Scott and aired only during the Super Bowl. By Akash Sriram and Hyunjoo Jin May 17 (Reuters) - With Elon Musk outlining plans for Tesla Inc TSLA.O to use traditional advertising for the first time, viewers might see the electric-vehicle maker\'s Model Y crossover or upcoming Cybertruck pickup - maybe even the billionaire CEO himself - on TV or online. "I don\'t think Musk would spend elaborately on a brand mosaic like Apple did, but ... minimalistic while futuristic is the approach I\'d see him taking," said Bob Gruters, chief revenue officer at streaming platform Loop Media LPTV.A.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Some industry officials mused on whether Musk might attempt a memorable TV ad, perhaps akin to the famous "1984" commercial for Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O Macintosh computer which was directed by Ridley Scott and aired only during the Super Bowl. By Akash Sriram and Hyunjoo Jin May 17 (Reuters) - With Elon Musk outlining plans for Tesla Inc TSLA.O to use traditional advertising for the first time, viewers might see the electric-vehicle maker\'s Model Y crossover or upcoming Cybertruck pickup - maybe even the billionaire CEO himself - on TV or online. While Tesla disseminates information about its vehicles via its Twitter account, Musk told CNBC that approach is "preaching to the converted and not reaching people that are not already convinced."', 'news_article_title': "ANALYSIS-Elon Musk's embrace of advertising at Tesla grabs marketers' attention", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Some industry officials mused on whether Musk might attempt a memorable TV ad, perhaps akin to the famous "1984" commercial for Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O Macintosh computer which was directed by Ridley Scott and aired only during the Super Bowl. Musk, who could not be reached for comment, told CNBC on Tuesday that he envisioned advertising that emphasized the features, safety and affordability of Tesla vehicles. My guess is that there is a less polarizing, more motivating and compelling way to communicate the brand\'s benefits than using Musk as a spokesperson," said Kimberly Whitler, a professor at the University of Virginia\'s business school.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Some industry officials mused on whether Musk might attempt a memorable TV ad, perhaps akin to the famous "1984" commercial for Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O Macintosh computer which was directed by Ridley Scott and aired only during the Super Bowl. "Tesla has not been like every other car company, and he\'s not going to start now, so expect breakthrough creative that speaks to Tesla\'s disruptive technology and personality," said Tal Jacobson, incoming CEO at advertising technology company Perion Network PERI.TA. While Musk did not outline a marketing budget, Tesla would likely be perceived as a high-profile account for top advertising companies, said Vivek Astvansh, assistant professor of advertising at Indiana University\'s business school.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pre-market-most-active-for-may-18-2023-%3A-baba-alim-aapl-vtrs-sqqq-tqqq-mrvl-pltr-ko-gtes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 21.59 to 13,610.85. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 32,816,759 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:\n\nAlibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is +4.49 at $93.25, with 4,064,561 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Alibaba to Reorganize E-commerce Businesses to Boost Growth — Report\n\nAlimera Sciences, Inc. (ALIM) is +1.04 at $3.10, with 3,794,578 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for ALIM is 7.382401; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.03 at $172.66, with 2,373,138 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.17. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nViatris Inc. (VTRS) is +0.05 at $9.35, with 2,035,424 shares traded. VTRS\'s current last sale is 69.26% of the target price of $13.5.\n\nProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is -0.14 at $26.67, with 1,939,686 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.\n\nProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is +0.17 at $30.50, with 1,811,926 shares traded. This represents a 89.44% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nMarvell Technology, Inc. (MRVL) is -0.3 at $43.29, with 1,672,203 shares traded.MRVL is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 5/25/2023, for the fiscal quarter ending Apr2023. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.14 per share, which represents a 37 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago\n\nPalantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is +0.98 at $10.45, with 1,152,426 shares traded. PLTR\'s current last sale is 130.63% of the target price of $8.\n\nCoca-Cola Company (The) (KO) is -0.05 at $63.17, with 863,358 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2024. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.72. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KO is in the "buy range".\n\nGates Industrial Corporation plc (GTES) is -1.52 at $11.82, with 770,889 shares traded. GTES\'s current last sale is 77.51% of the target price of $15.25.\n\nTeva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA) is +0.26 at $8.39, with 760,023 shares traded. TEVA\'s current last sale is 83.9% of the target price of $10.\n\nIonQ, Inc. (IONQ) is +0.86 at $8.85, with 744,360 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in prior regular session.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.03 at $172.66, with 2,373,138 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for ALIM is 7.382401; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.03 at $172.66, with 2,373,138 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 32,816,759 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'Pre-Market Most Active for May 18, 2023 : BABA, ALIM, AAPL, VTRS, SQQQ, TQQQ, MRVL, PLTR, KO, GTES, TEVA, IONQ', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.03 at $172.66, with 2,373,138 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.03 at $172.66, with 2,373,138 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total Pre-Market volume is currently 32,816,759 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-top-tech-stocks-that-could-help-make-you-richer-by-retirement-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'There are some stocks you can buy that are almost guaranteed to grow over the long term thanks to the innovative nature of their businesses. The tech market is an excellent place to find such stocks, as the industry is in a near-constant state of development. As a result, investing in tech companies active in high-growth sectors can be an effective way to ensure you\'re well off by retirement.\nIn 2023, that means investing in companies pushing markets like virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR), artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud computing forward. These technologies are likely to affect the designs and innovation of countless devices going forward, suggesting their industries are nowhere near hitting their ceilings. Consequently, investing in the companies responsible for their future growth could offer substantial gains over the long term.\nHere are three top stocks that could help make you rich by retirement.\n1. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have long been a haven for investors looking for a reliable long-term buy. The company\'s stock climbed about 269% in the last five years and over 1,000% in the last decade, offering consistent growth thanks to its priority on delivering quality products. The iPhone maker\'s strategy has attained immense brand loyalty from consumers, which boosted its ventures into new markets over the years.\nAs a result, Apple\'s expected launch of a new VR/AR headset has vast potential. According to a report from Bloomberg last month, the device will debut in June and use an iPad-like 3D interface to display a long list of features, such as gaming, fitness, sports, entertainment, reading, and more. Anticipation for the device is steadily growing, with Oculus VR (now owned by Meta) founder Palmer Luckey praising Apple\'s coming headset and calling it "so good" in a recent tweet.\nThe VR/AR market is currently dominated by tech giants Meta and Sony with their respective headsets. However, Apple\'s history of entering new markets and quickly rising to dominance could see it trounce the competition and lead the $31 billion industry in the coming years.\nAlongside a history of consistent growth, Apple stock is an excellent option to boost your portfolio in time for retirement.\n2. Advanced Micro Devices\nAs a leading chipmaker, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) gives investors a chance to back several high-growth markets. The company\'s hardware powers platforms and devices across the tech industry, such as game consoles and cloud services. Meanwhile, the tech giant is making moves to grow its position in artificial intelligence.\nAMD\'s data center chips have seen it partner with companies like Microsoft and Alphabet, powering their respective cloud platforms. According to Grand View Research, the cloud market hit $484 billion in 2022 and is projected to continue expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 14% through 2030. The sector\'s development is great news for AMD, which could see demand for its chips soar in the coming years. Additionally, a boom in AI is likely to boost the cloud market as more companies use the technology to enhance their platforms.\nMoreover, Microsoft is reportedly helping AMD bolster its AI chip expansion in an effort to create an alternative to the current market leader, Nvidia. If true, the partnership could help AMD gain a larger share in the booming sector.\nAMD\'s stock has soared around 700% since 2018 and more than 2,000% since 2013. Steady growth and the company\'s ability to supply its chips across multiple areas of tech make its stock a no-brainer buy for those looking for long-term gains.\n3. Amazon\nAs a leader in e-commerce and the cloud market, Amazon is another attractive stock that has the potential to skyrocket over the next decade.\nAmazon holds a leading 38% market share in e-commerce in the U.S., with the second-largest share going to Walmart with 6.3%. The company\'s position at the top of the industry is encouraging, considering the online retail sector is projected to hit $4 trillion this year. Meanwhile, e-commerce sales only made up about 15% of all retail purchases last year, indicating the market still has plenty of room for growth.\nThe e-commerce market and Amazon\'s related segments were hit hard last year amid an economic downturn. However, easing inflation suggests the challenges won\'t last forever, with the company\'s dominance likely to see it flourish in the long term.\nAlong with a leading market share in cloud computing with its platform Amazon Web Services, Amazon\'s stock is an attractive buy for those looking for a solid investment to hold over the next decade or beyond.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Walmart. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have long been a haven for investors looking for a reliable long-term buy. According to a report from Bloomberg last month, the device will debut in June and use an iPad-like 3D interface to display a long list of features, such as gaming, fitness, sports, entertainment, reading, and more. Anticipation for the device is steadily growing, with Oculus VR (now owned by Meta) founder Palmer Luckey praising Apple\'s coming headset and calling it "so good" in a recent tweet.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have long been a haven for investors looking for a reliable long-term buy. Advanced Micro Devices As a leading chipmaker, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) gives investors a chance to back several high-growth markets. Along with a leading market share in cloud computing with its platform Amazon Web Services, Amazon's stock is an attractive buy for those looking for a solid investment to hold over the next decade or beyond.", 'news_article_title': '3 Top Tech Stocks That Could Help Make You Richer by Retirement', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have long been a haven for investors looking for a reliable long-term buy. The company's hardware powers platforms and devices across the tech industry, such as game consoles and cloud services. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have long been a haven for investors looking for a reliable long-term buy. Amazon As a leader in e-commerce and the cloud market, Amazon is another attractive stock that has the potential to skyrocket over the next decade. Along with a leading market share in cloud computing with its platform Amazon Web Services, Amazon's stock is an attractive buy for those looking for a solid investment to hold over the next decade or beyond."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/qqq-etf%3A-is-there-more-room-to-run', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund) has advanced more than 24% so far in 2023, outperforming the 8% rise in the S&P 500 Index (SPX). Even after the solid year-to-date run, technical indicators reveal further upside.\nQQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX), providing investors exposure to many leading technology stocks. It comprises companies that are at the forefront of innovation and are focusing on attractive themes like cloud computing, augmented reality, mobile payments, streaming services, and electric vehicles.\nThe top three sectors that QQQ offers exposure to are tech, consumer discretionary, and healthcare, with the tech sector stocks accounting for nearly 66% of the ETF. Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Amazon (AMZN) are the top three holdings of QQQ.\nIt is interesting to note that QQQ has outperformed the S&P 500 Index in nine of the last 10 years. Furthermore, QQQ has a low expense ratio of 0.20%, which makes it an attractive ETF investment.\nWhat do Technical Indicators Signal?\nQQQ is a Buy based on TipRanks’ easy-to-understand summary signals that combine the moving averages and technical indicators into a single, summarized signal.\nAccording to TipRanks’ Technical Analysis tool, the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF’s 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 314.21, while its price is $331.12, making it a Buy. Further, QQQ’s shorter duration EMA (20-day) also signals a bullish trend.\nAside from technical indicators, analysts’ consensus also indicates further upside. As per 1,697 analysts providing ratings on QQQ's Holdings, the ETF is a Moderate Buy and the average price target of $365.90 implies 10.5% upside.\nFurther, of the 1,697 analysts offering recommendations on QQQ’s 102 holdings, 66.65% have a Buy rating, 29.4% have a Hold rating, and nearly 4% have a Sell rating.\nOverall, QQQ is a Buy as per technical indicators and Wall Street analysts. Moreover, according to TipRanks’ Smart Score System, QQQ has a smart score of 8 out 10, which indicates that the ETF could outperform the broader market over the long term.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Amazon (AMZN) are the top three holdings of QQQ. It comprises companies that are at the forefront of innovation and are focusing on attractive themes like cloud computing, augmented reality, mobile payments, streaming services, and electric vehicles. According to TipRanks’ Technical Analysis tool, the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF’s 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 314.21, while its price is $331.12, making it a Buy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Amazon (AMZN) are the top three holdings of QQQ. The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund) has advanced more than 24% so far in 2023, outperforming the 8% rise in the S&P 500 Index (SPX). According to TipRanks’ Technical Analysis tool, the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF’s 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 314.21, while its price is $331.12, making it a Buy.', 'news_article_title': 'QQQ ETF: Is there More Room to Run?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Amazon (AMZN) are the top three holdings of QQQ. What do Technical Indicators Signal? According to TipRanks’ Technical Analysis tool, the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF’s 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 314.21, while its price is $331.12, making it a Buy.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Amazon (AMZN) are the top three holdings of QQQ. The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund) has advanced more than 24% so far in 2023, outperforming the 8% rise in the S&P 500 Index (SPX). QQQ is a Buy based on TipRanks’ easy-to-understand summary signals that combine the moving averages and technical indicators into a single, summarized signal.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-37', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-wall-street-billionaire-aggressively-sold-3-faang-stocks-while-piling-into-another', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Between earnings season and a constant barrage of economic data releases, it's easy for investors to feel overwhelmed by the amount of information thrown their way. What you might not realize is that one of the most important information releases of the entire quarter occurred just a few days earlier.\nNo later than 45 days following the end of a quarter, money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management are required to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A 13F provides a neat-and-tidy snapshot that investors can use to determine what stocks the brightest minds on Wall Street have been buying and selling. Monday, May 15, marked the deadline for asset managers to file their 13Fs for the first quarter.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nAmid this vast sea of 13Fs, the filing from billionaire money manager Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies stands out. Simons is an active fund manager with $106 billion in assets under management and stakes in thousands of companies. But it's what he and his team were busy buying and selling during the first quarter that should catch investors' attention.\nIn spite of the FAANG stocks leading the broader market higher in 2023, billionaire Jim Simons has been an active seller in all but one component.\nBillionaire Jim Simons couldn't hit the sell button fast enough with three FAANG stocks\nWhen I say FAANG stocks, I'm talking about:\nFacebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META)\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)\nNetflix (NASDAQ: NFLX)\nGoogle, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG)\nThe FAANGs are undisputed market share leaders within their respective industries, and they have an extensive history of outperforming the benchmark S&P 500 over long periods. It's why everyday and professional investors typically flock to the FAANGs. But this hasn't been the case with Simons' Renaissance Technologies.\nDuring the first quarter, Renaissance completely exited its position in Alphabet by selling more than 4.21 million Class A shares (GOOGL) and around 588,000 Class C shares (GOOG). Additionally, Simons' fund sold 7.09 million shares of Apple (nearly its entire stake), and close to 2.35 million shares of Amazon.\nAAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts.\nWhy sell stakes in these amazing businesses? One of the likeliest reasons has to do with the expanding valuations of these three FAANG stocks. On a trailing-12-month basis, Amazon, Apple, and Alphabet were commanding price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios of 263, 29, and 25, respectively, as of this past weekend. That's up considerably from where all three began the year. During a bear market, investors tend to pay more attention to valuation.\nTo add to this point, tech stocks are as pricey as they've ever been, relative to the S&P 500. Though tech stocks like Apple and Alphabet have led the way over the trailing decade, higher interest rates, coupled with high tech stock P/E ratios, suggest this outperformance may come to an end.\nLastly, the Federal Reserve is now modeling a mild recession into its outlook for later this year. Alphabet, Amazon, and Apple are all cyclical stocks at risk of seeing their sales slump if a recession materializes. Alphabet generates the bulk of its revenue from advertising; Amazon's biggest revenue generator is its e-commerce platform; and despite a big surge in services revenue, Apple still logs the majority of its sales from physical products, such as the iPhone.\nSome combination of the above factors likely encouraged Jim Simons and his team to be aggressive sellers of these three FAANG stocks in the first quarter.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe one FAANG stock Simons bought hand over fist in the first quarter\nHowever, you'll note there are two other FAANGs I've yet to discuss: social media stock Meta Platforms and streaming services behemoth Netflix. During the first quarter, Renaissance modestly reduced its Meta stake by close to 78,700 shares, and it absolutely piled into Netflix by purchasing more than 624,000 shares.\nThe reasons Renaissance chose to buy shares of Netflix while selling stakes in the other four FAANGs probably has to do with some combination of profitability, cash flow, and innovation.\nNetflix is dealing with plenty of competition in the streaming space from the likes of Walt Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Paramount Global. However, these legacy media companies all share one thing in common: steep losses associated with their streaming segments. After focusing on subscriber growth, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Paramount all need to turn their attention to streaming profitability. Meanwhile, Netflix has been profitable on a recurring basis for more than a decade.\nNetflix has also shown improvements in its cash flow. Following years of cash outflows tied to its international expansion, Netflix logged more than $2.1 billion in free cash flow (FCF) in the first quarter and upped its full-year forecast to at least $3.5 billion in FCF.\nThere's also Netflix's innovation, which ranges from its mile-long list of original series to its recently launched ad-supported tier that comes with a lower monthly price. The company's willingness to adjust its operating model to fit the demands of consumers is helping to push earnings forecasts higher.\nHowever, I'd be remiss if I didn't also point out that Netflix is, arguably, the priciest FAANG stock relative to its cash flow. Whereas Alphabet and Amazon are valued at well below their historic cash-flow multiples for 2023 and 2024, investors are respectively paying 35 and 25 times forecast cash flow for shares of Netflix in 2023 and 2024. It may be an industry leader, but it's far from cheap.\n10 stocks we like better than Netflix\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Netflix wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Sean Williams has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, Meta Platforms, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Netflix, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Billionaire Jim Simons couldn't hit the sell button fast enough with three FAANG stocks When I say FAANG stocks, I'm talking about: Facebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) The FAANGs are undisputed market share leaders within their respective industries, and they have an extensive history of outperforming the benchmark S&P 500 over long periods. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts. Between earnings season and a constant barrage of economic data releases, it's easy for investors to feel overwhelmed by the amount of information thrown their way.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Billionaire Jim Simons couldn't hit the sell button fast enough with three FAANG stocks When I say FAANG stocks, I'm talking about: Facebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) The FAANGs are undisputed market share leaders within their respective industries, and they have an extensive history of outperforming the benchmark S&P 500 over long periods. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Netflix, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros.", 'news_article_title': 'This Wall Street Billionaire Aggressively Sold 3 FAANG Stocks While Piling Into Another', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Billionaire Jim Simons couldn't hit the sell button fast enough with three FAANG stocks When I say FAANG stocks, I'm talking about: Facebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) The FAANGs are undisputed market share leaders within their respective industries, and they have an extensive history of outperforming the benchmark S&P 500 over long periods. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts. The reasons Renaissance chose to buy shares of Netflix while selling stakes in the other four FAANGs probably has to do with some combination of profitability, cash flow, and innovation.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Billionaire Jim Simons couldn't hit the sell button fast enough with three FAANG stocks When I say FAANG stocks, I'm talking about: Facebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) The FAANGs are undisputed market share leaders within their respective industries, and they have an extensive history of outperforming the benchmark S&P 500 over long periods. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts. The one FAANG stock Simons bought hand over fist in the first quarter However, you'll note there are two other FAANGs I've yet to discuss: social media stock Meta Platforms and streaming services behemoth Netflix."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/got-%242500-2-top-stocks-that-you-can-buy-and-hold-for-a-lifetime-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'There are many myths about investing. Some people think they need a lot of money to get started. Others believe that trading in and out of the market is the best way to make a fortune. Neither is true. You actually don\'t need much money to begin investing. Less frequent trading is usually a much better way to generate long-term gains.\nOf course, it\'s important to find the right stocks to own. That\'s not a huge challenge, though. If you\'ve got $2,500 to invest, here are two stocks that you can buy and hold for a lifetime.\n1. Apple\nWho is the most famous buy-and-hold investor on the planet? Warren Buffett. What\'s his favorite stock? Excluding his own Berkshire Hathaway, the answer would almost certainly be Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Buffett has invested more heavily in Apple than any other stock, by far.\nA little under half of your initial $2,500 would allow you to buy seven shares of Apple at the current price. You should be able to hold onto those shares for decades, too, because the tech titan\'s business is built for the long term.\nApple\'s ecosystem stands out as its not-so-secret ingredient to success. This ecosystem features the company\'s super-popular devices such as the iPhone, iPad, AirPods, and Apple Watch. Just as important, though, are its services, including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, Apple TV+, and more.\nThe company\'s products enjoy strong brand loyalty. As a result, customers keep coming back to buy new versions -- which Apple regularly introduces.\nApple isn\'t resting on its laurels, though. It continues to expand into new areas. For example, the company is expected to soon launch an augmented reality/virtual reality headset. There are also rumors that Apple will move into the health insurance business in partnership with a large insurer as soon as 2024.\nDon\'t overlook Apple\'s opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI), either. The company\'s AI efforts haven\'t been at the center of attention given the meteoric rise of OpenAI\'s ChatGPT. However, Apple CEO Tim Cook stated in February that AI "will affect every product in every service that we have."\nBuffett stated in 2020 that Apple is "probably the best business I know in the world." Earlier this year, he said that the company is "a wonderful business, so we own a lot of it." When an investor who made a fortune of over $100 billion by evaluating businesses gives such high praise, it\'s a stock to buy and hold.\n2. Intuitive Surgical\nAfter buying seven shares of Apple, you could scoop up five shares of Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) and still have a little money left over from your initial $2,500. Why invest in Intuitive Surgical? Its long-term prospects are outstanding.\nThe company reigns as the 800-pound gorilla in the robotic surgical systems market. Intuitive pioneered this arena with its da Vinci system. It still holds a commanding share more than two decades later.\nTo be sure, Intuitive Surgical now has more competition with big players including Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic entering the robotic surgical systems market. However, no rival can come close to Intuitive\'s track record of demonstrating safety and positive returns on investment -- two attributes that are critical for customers.\nThe market for robotic surgical systems should grow tremendously over the next few decades thanks to aging populations across the world. This demographic trend should drive increased demand for surgeries, including several for which robotic surgery is especially well suited right now.\nIntuitive Surgical is also investing in research and development to expand the use of robotic surgery to other procedures. Even with the significant growth in the use of robotic assistance in surgeries, only a small percentage of total procedures performed currently use robots. This percentage will almost certainly increase in the future.\n10 stocks we like better than Intuitive Surgical\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Intuitive Surgical wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nKeith Speights has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Intuitive Surgical. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Intuitive Surgical. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Excluding his own Berkshire Hathaway, the answer would almost certainly be Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). When an investor who made a fortune of over $100 billion by evaluating businesses gives such high praise, it's a stock to buy and hold. However, no rival can come close to Intuitive's track record of demonstrating safety and positive returns on investment -- two attributes that are critical for customers.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Excluding his own Berkshire Hathaway, the answer would almost certainly be Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023 Keith Speights has positions in Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Intuitive Surgical. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Intuitive Surgical.', 'news_article_title': 'Got $2,500? 2 Top Stocks That You Can Buy and Hold for a Lifetime', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Excluding his own Berkshire Hathaway, the answer would almost certainly be Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Buffett stated in 2020 that Apple is "probably the best business I know in the world." Intuitive Surgical After buying seven shares of Apple, you could scoop up five shares of Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) and still have a little money left over from your initial $2,500.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Excluding his own Berkshire Hathaway, the answer would almost certainly be Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Just as important, though, are its services, including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, Apple TV+, and more. Intuitive Surgical After buying seven shares of Apple, you could scoop up five shares of Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) and still have a little money left over from your initial $2,500.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-stocks-are-doing-something-not-seen-in-97-years', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "As investors likely realized last year, putting your money to work on Wall Street can be an adventure, at least in the short run. In 2022, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-dependent Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) were all (at least briefly) entrenched in a bear market, with the Nasdaq taking the brunt of the pain (down 33%).\nBut 2023 has been a different story thus far. Whereas the Dow is relatively unchanged for the year, as of this past weekend, the Nasdaq Composite has rocketed higher by 17%. This outperformance is being led by brand-name, megacap companies, predominantly found in the tech sector.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nTech stock outperformance is off the charts\nIt's no secret that tech stocks have been outperformers since the end of the Great Recession. Dovish monetary policy from the Federal Reserve offered more than a decade of historically low borrowing costs that allowed tech companies to hire, acquire, and innovate.\nAccess to cheap capital has fueled outsized growth rates. Even though value stocks have the edge over growth stocks over the very long term, based on a Bank of America/Merrill Lynch study from 1926 through 2015, it's growth stocks that have handily outperformed since 2009. Investors have had a willing appetite for risk in a low-interest rate environment.\nTech stocks also have a habit of outperforming other sectors during recessionary periods. With a number of indicators and metrics, along with the Federal Reserve, suggesting that a U.S. recession is likely at some point in the not-too-distant future, the expectation would be for tech earnings to decline at a slower pace than other sectors.\nThis is the greatest outperformance of US Tech versus the S&P 500 we have ever seen. $SPY $QQQ $AAPL $MSFT $NVDA pic.twitter.com/wWSANYLwad\n-- David Marlin (@Marlin_Capital) May 5, 2023", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '$SPY $QQQ $AAPL $MSFT $NVDA pic.twitter.com/wWSANYLwad -- David Marlin (@Marlin_Capital) May 5, 2023 As investors likely realized last year, putting your money to work on Wall Street can be an adventure, at least in the short run. Dovish monetary policy from the Federal Reserve offered more than a decade of historically low borrowing costs that allowed tech companies to hire, acquire, and innovate.', 'news_luhn_summary': '$SPY $QQQ $AAPL $MSFT $NVDA pic.twitter.com/wWSANYLwad -- David Marlin (@Marlin_Capital) May 5, 2023 In 2022, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-dependent Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) were all (at least briefly) entrenched in a bear market, with the Nasdaq taking the brunt of the pain (down 33%). Whereas the Dow is relatively unchanged for the year, as of this past weekend, the Nasdaq Composite has rocketed higher by 17%.', 'news_article_title': 'Tech Stocks Are Doing Something Not Seen in 97 Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': "$SPY $QQQ $AAPL $MSFT $NVDA pic.twitter.com/wWSANYLwad -- David Marlin (@Marlin_Capital) May 5, 2023 Tech stock outperformance is off the charts It's no secret that tech stocks have been outperformers since the end of the Great Recession. Access to cheap capital has fueled outsized growth rates.", 'news_textrank_summary': "$SPY $QQQ $AAPL $MSFT $NVDA pic.twitter.com/wWSANYLwad -- David Marlin (@Marlin_Capital) May 5, 2023 In 2022, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-dependent Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) were all (at least briefly) entrenched in a bear market, with the Nasdaq taking the brunt of the pain (down 33%). Tech stock outperformance is off the charts It's no secret that tech stocks have been outperformers since the end of the Great Recession."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nvda-stock-valuation-analysis%3A-what-is-nvidia-really-worth', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nBy any conventional measurement, the current market valuation of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock looks ridiculous.\nAt $288 per share, you’re paying 167 times earnings. The yield on the 4 cent/quarter dividend is 0.06%. (That may be less than your checking account.)\nYou’re paying 19 times next year’s expected earnings to own it.\nIt’s true that I own some. I got in five years ago, sold enough to cover the costs, and didn’t look at it again. Over the long run, Nvidia is not a stock you buy or sell. It’s something you own, like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).\nA better question might be, what should NVDA stock be worth today? Also, what do we call the “excess” valuation?\nNVDA Nvidia $300.03\nThe Druckenmiller Thesis\nStanley Druckenmiller is one of the brightest guys on Wall Street. The record of his Duquesne Fund is legendary. He closed it in 2010 and now runs it as a “family office.”\nDruckenmiller just bought NVDA stock. He bought $200 million of it. His family office also bought Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), which may be just as overvalued. The investment was made, he said, because he wants to be in the long-term leaders of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as it prepares to take over the world. Over the near term he’s bound to get burned.\nDruckenmiller’s heirs can afford a defensive play. The trouble is the leaders in tech are seldom the companies you expect. I think he’s buying IBM (NYSE:IBM) in 1981, or Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) in 1999.\nMicrosoft didn’t emerge for years after the PC came along. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) wasn’t even founded until 2004.\nSpeculative Value\nInvestors are betting that Nvidia sales will explode over the next two years, by 25%, at scale, with profit growth to match. The fundamental value for a stock growing sales and profits 25% per year could be 10 times current sales, even 50 times earnings.\nRight now Nvidia is trading about where Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) did at its 2021 high. It’s down over one-third since then.\nWhat remains, beyond the fundamentals, is what I call speculative value. It always exists, in a fast moving market. There’s fear of missing out, along with assumptions about fundamental changes coming in technology and the economy.\nSuch changes are happening under the surface. Look at the changes just since 2000, or look at your phone. Ask Google, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) was in its infancy then. Amazon was a bookstore in the year 2000. Streaming was still something trout fishermen did. Clouds were all in the sky.\nNvidia is Worried\nOver at Nvidia, CEO Jensen Huang is worried. He just took a 25% pay cut. Nvidia’s flagship gaming cards aren’t selling the way they were. The Bitcoin mining boom is over. Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet are starting to make their own Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). Nvidia’s best customers are competing with it.\nThat’s why Huang is talking up AI. It’s not just for replacing writers and graphic artists, he says. AI can make chips faster and better. Getting Nvidia chips into the hands of those who make its chips open huge new markets.\nAI will do its best work in manufacturing and the Intranet of Systems. It makes investing in robots make sense.\nThe Bottom Line\nI believe in Nvidia, and the promise of AI. I believe Nvidia chips will play their part, increasing human productivity as the decade goes forward.\nBut Nvidia won’t be the only winner. It won’t even be the biggest.\nThe biggest winners here will be software companies, some of which don’t exist yet. They will work under the surface, in factories, in hospitals, in our infrastructure. Some of this will be powered by Nvidia hardware. Just not all of it.\nNvidia is a marker for this future AI world, but don’t fall in love with the stock. Don’t overpay. It will come down to a buying range again. It was at half its current price in January.\nOn the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN, MSFT, and NVDA. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nDana Blankenhorn has been a financial and technology journalist since 1978. He is the author of Technology’s Big Bang: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with Moore’s Law, available at the Amazon Kindle store. Tweet him at @danablankenhorn, connect with him on Mastodon or subscribe to his Substack.\nThe post NVDA Stock Valuation Analysis: What Is Nvidia Really Worth? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN, MSFT, and NVDA. It’s something you own, like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Speculative Value Investors are betting that Nvidia sales will explode over the next two years, by 25%, at scale, with profit growth to match.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN, MSFT, and NVDA. It’s something you own, like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips By any conventional measurement, the current market valuation of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock looks ridiculous.', 'news_article_title': 'NVDA Stock Valuation Analysis: What Is Nvidia Really Worth?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It’s something you own, like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN, MSFT, and NVDA. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips By any conventional measurement, the current market valuation of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock looks ridiculous.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'It’s something you own, like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN, MSFT, and NVDA. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips By any conventional measurement, the current market valuation of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock looks ridiculous.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-mark-zuckerberg-could-disrupt-artificial-intelligence', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) recently open-sourced an artificial intelligence model, allowing other developers to build with it. As big competitors find ways to monetize their AI investments, Mark Zuckerberg\'s company may "scorch the earth" with its AI technology, which Travis Hoium digs into in the video below.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of May 12, 2023. The video was published on May 15, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Alphabet and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) recently open-sourced an artificial intelligence model, allowing other developers to build with it. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft.", 'news_article_title': 'How Mark Zuckerberg Could Disrupt Artificial Intelligence', 'news_lexrank_summary': "See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Alphabet and Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': "See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-that-could-help-you-retire-a-millionaire-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Retiring a millionaire is a goal for many investors, because it is a threshold many feel is necessary to retire comfortably. While it's possible to reach this status with market-tracking funds like ETFs, individual stocks can achieve this goal much faster by picking the correct ones.\nIf that's more your speed, I've got three stocks that I think can supercharge your portfolio returns and help you retire a millionaire someday.\nCrowdStrike\nWhen assessing a company's growth potential, it's essential to consider the future operating environment and if the company could be disrupted. CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) operates in the cybersecurity industry, which is slated to grow significantly over the coming years due to bad actors ramping up attacks. Another buzzword in the tech industry is artificial intelligence (AI), and companies that don't use it will likely be left in the dust.\nFortunately for investors, CrowdStrike has a top-notch cybersecurity platform based on AI and can prevent and stop breaches thanks to the trillions of signals it analyzes weekly. Its solution is wildly popular, with its customer base growing by 41% to more than 23,000 in fiscal year 2023 (ended Jan. 31). However, it hasn't captured every possible customer, as only 556 of the Global 2000 and 271 of the Fortune 500 are clients. Existing customers also contribute a lot to growth, the the average customer spending $125 in Q4 for every $100 they spent last year.\nCrowdStrike also has a huge potential market, and management believes its current offerings constitute a $76 billion total addressable market. However, that figure will rise to $158 billion by 2026 with market growth and planned product launches. Although the company has yet to turn a profit, by other metrics the stock doesn't look all that expensive at 13.5 times sales and 45 times free cash flow.\nIf you're looking for huge upside in a stock, CrowdStrike should be at the top of your list.\nTaiwan Semiconductor\nAnother cornerstone in stock investing is identifying companies that the market may not appreciate due to short-term conditions. You won't become a millionaire overnight through investing, so taking the long view can reveal some stocks that are genuine bargains.\nTaiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) falls into this category, as the slowing semiconductor market has spurred investors pessimism. TSMC is the world's largest chip contract manufacturing company, so it doesn't market its chips. Instead, it makes chips for customers such as Apple and Nvidia. With world-leading 3 nanometer (nm) chip technology, it's at the cutting edge of its industry.\nBut, with the PC market affecting every company in the value chain, Taiwan Semiconductor has taken a hit. In Q1, revenue fell 4.8% year over year in U.S. dollars (up 3.6% in local currency). That trend is expected to continue, with analysts predicting revenue to fall by 6% in 2023. However, they forecast revenue growth of 22.2% in 2024.\nThis increase can be attributed to TSMC's 3 nm chip technology finally contributing to the company's top line, as it generated no revenue in Q1. This indicates a significant upside for TSMC, but the stock is trading as if it will never recover.\nData source: YCharts TSM PE Ratio\nEven when its earnings decline during the next 12 months is factored in, Taiwan Semiconductor still trades below where it has over the previous five years. This looks like a strong entry point, and investors should use this short-term weakness to their advantage.\nMercadoLibre\nI've discussed a stock that has huge upside and a stock that is undervalued, but what about a company that checks both those boxes? I believe MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) fits that description, and investors should pay attention to this one.\nMercadoLibre is the dominant player in Latin American e-commerce. Its offerings include an online store, shipping logistics, digital payments, and a consumer credit division -- kind of like a combination of Amazon and PayPal.\nThis combination has resulted in explosive growth, and Q1 was no exception. Revenue rose 58% on a currency-neutral basis, and operating margin increased by 5 percentage points to 11.2%. Even with MercadoLibre increasing its profitability, the company can still rapidly increase revenue.\nIt also has enormous upside, and Latin America has a large population attempting to break through to the middle class.\nFortunately for investors, the stock trades well below its historical valuation range for all of that upside and strong growth.\nData source: YCharts MELI PS Ratio\nMercadoLibre looks like a great buy at these prices, and investors who purchase this stock will position themselves well to become a millionaire with a long enough holding period.\n10 stocks we like better than CrowdStrike\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and CrowdStrike wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Keithen Drury has positions in Amazon.com, CrowdStrike, MercadoLibre, Nvidia, PayPal, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, CrowdStrike, MercadoLibre, Nvidia, PayPal, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) operates in the cybersecurity industry, which is slated to grow significantly over the coming years due to bad actors ramping up attacks. Fortunately for investors, CrowdStrike has a top-notch cybersecurity platform based on AI and can prevent and stop breaches thanks to the trillions of signals it analyzes weekly. Data source: YCharts MELI PS Ratio MercadoLibre looks like a great buy at these prices, and investors who purchase this stock will position themselves well to become a millionaire with a long enough holding period.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Data source: YCharts MELI PS Ratio MercadoLibre looks like a great buy at these prices, and investors who purchase this stock will position themselves well to become a millionaire with a long enough holding period. Keithen Drury has positions in Amazon.com, CrowdStrike, MercadoLibre, Nvidia, PayPal, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, CrowdStrike, MercadoLibre, Nvidia, PayPal, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks That Could Help You Retire a Millionaire', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'However, they forecast revenue growth of 22.2% in 2024. Fortunately for investors, the stock trades well below its historical valuation range for all of that upside and strong growth. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, CrowdStrike, MercadoLibre, Nvidia, PayPal, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwan Semiconductor Another cornerstone in stock investing is identifying companies that the market may not appreciate due to short-term conditions. MercadoLibre I've discussed a stock that has huge upside and a stock that is undervalued, but what about a company that checks both those boxes? See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-dividend-stocks-warren-buffet-loves', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Given that Warren Buffett's favorite holding period is forever, dividends have played a big role in the performance of Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio. The conglomerate is set to rake in over $6 billion in dividend income this year from its myriad holdings.\nTwo of Buffett's favorite dividend stocks are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Collectively, these two stocks account for around $1.5 billion of Berkshire's annual dividend income. While dividend investors shouldn't blindly copy Buffett, both stocks have a lot going for them.\nApple\niPhone giant Apple is, by far, the largest position in Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio, accounting for nearly half of its total value. As of March 31, the conglomerate owned about 915 million shares of Apple, worth approximately $158 billion.\nApple took a long break from paying dividends from 1995 through 2012, but the unprecedented success of the iPhone generated so much cash that Apple could easily afford to resume shareholder payouts. The company has grown its quarterly dividend over the past decade, although it's been fairly conservative about it. Apple bumped up the quarterly dividend to $0.24 per share earlier this month, a 4% increase.\nBased on that new payment, Apple stock sports a dividend yield of just 0.56%. That's much less generous than many of its tech-giant peers. But once you factor in share buybacks, Apple returns a prodigious amount of cash to shareholders. In the six months that ended April 1, Apple sent $7.4 billion to investors in the form of dividends and spent another $39 billion on share buybacks.\nOver the years, share buybacks have greatly reduced Apple's share count. The company's diluted share count stood at 15.8 billion at the start of April, down from a peak of nearly 27 billion in 2013. For all shareholders, including Buffett, Apple's prolific buybacks have increased the percentage ownership of the company.\nWhile the company's dividend is somewhat stingy right now, there's plenty of room for it to grow over time. Free cash flow over the six months ended April 1 totaled $55.8 billion, putting the dividend-payout ratio at a measly 13%. Even if free-cash-flow growth is minimal, Apple should be able to grow the dividend for many years to come.\nBuffett has hundreds of billions of dollars that must be put somewhere, so it makes sense that he would gravitate toward Apple. The company has major competitive advantages, particularly the utter dominance of the iPhone, and it generates far more cash than it knows what to do with. The stock isn't cheap relative to earnings, but it makes a lot of sense for Berkshire's portfolio.\nCoca-Cola\nBerkshire has owned a major stake in beverage-giant Coca-Cola for decades. Buffett first invested in the company back in 1988 when stock prices were depressed, and that investment has paid off handsomely in the ensuing years.\nSince the beginning of 1988, shares of Coca-Cola have soared about 2,550%. But that's only part of the story.\nCoca-Cola has been paying dividends for a very long time and has increased its dividend annually for 60 years in a row. The power of the company's brands fuels its results through good times and bad, allowing it to return an ever-increasing amount of cash to shareholders.\nCoca-Cola's total return since the start of 1988, which factors in dividend payments, was an astounding 5,930%. That's more than double the gain when excluding the impact of dividends. The company's most recent quarterly dividend of $0.46 per share works out to a yield of 2.9%, far higher than that of the S&P 500.\nCoca-Cola's growth remains solid, even as a tough economy puts pressure on consumers. Global unit case volume grew 3% year over year in the first quarter, and organic revenue jumped 12%. The company was able to pass off price increases to its customers without issue, a testament to the strength of its brands.\nCoca-Cola isn't going to be dethroned in the world of soft drinks, at least not anytime soon, and the company's broad catalog of products protects it a bit from any changes in consumer behavior. In addition to its iconic Coca-Cola brand, the company sells bottled water, sparkling water, sports drinks, milk, coffee drinks, and juice.\nWhile Coca-Cola stock is unlikely to replicate its amazing performance since Buffett first bought in, it's well-positioned to continue dominating the beverage industry and return substantial cash to shareholders in the process.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nTimothy Green has positions in Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Two of Buffett's favorite dividend stocks are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Given that Warren Buffett's favorite holding period is forever, dividends have played a big role in the performance of Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio. Coca-Cola isn't going to be dethroned in the world of soft drinks, at least not anytime soon, and the company's broad catalog of products protects it a bit from any changes in consumer behavior.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Two of Buffett's favorite dividend stocks are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Apple iPhone giant Apple is, by far, the largest position in Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio, accounting for nearly half of its total value. Based on that new payment, Apple stock sports a dividend yield of just 0.56%.", 'news_article_title': '2 Dividend Stocks Warren Buffet Loves', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Two of Buffett's favorite dividend stocks are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). In the six months that ended April 1, Apple sent $7.4 billion to investors in the form of dividends and spent another $39 billion on share buybacks. Over the years, share buybacks have greatly reduced Apple's share count.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Two of Buffett's favorite dividend stocks are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Apple iPhone giant Apple is, by far, the largest position in Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio, accounting for nearly half of its total value. 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To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Berkshire Hathaway wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nThis video was recorded on May 8, 2023.\nChris Hill: Omaha, somewhere in Middle America. We\'re going to get right to the heart of the matter of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting. Motley Fool Money starts now.\n[music]\nI\'m Chris Hill. Joining me in studio: Motley Fool Senior Analyst Jason Moser. Thanks for being here.\nJason Moser: Hey, thanks for having me.\nChris Hill: Let\'s talk a little about Berkshire Hathaway, shall we?\nJason Moser: Sure.\nChris Hill: We\'re going to get to the Q&A in a second. I do just want to point out, I think it\'s a sign of what an event the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting is and how much attention is paid to the marathon Q&A session that Buffett and Charlie Munger do that we basically all, as an investment community, just basically missed the fact that they reported first-quarter earnings.\nJason Moser: That is so secondary.\nChris Hill: It\'s just like, oh, by the way, the results were better than expected. Geico is profitable again after a year and a half of not being profitable. Berkshire Hathaway now has $130 billion in cash. That aside...\nJason Moser: They\'re in a good spot, Chris.\nChris Hill: Let\'s get to some of the highlights from the Q&A session. And the thing that stood out to me, both as a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder and as a shareholder of Apple, is the flowers that Buffett was throwing at Apple, basically saying, this is the best business we invest in.\nJason Moser: For the longest time, they really steered clear of "tech stocks" because they just felt like it was outside of their circle of competence, so to speak. I think Apple transcends that. I have always said Apple is literally a company that could stamp its brand on a rock and sell 3 million, no questions asked. It is that powerful, and I\'m not even kidding. I absolutely believe that.\nChris Hill: The iRock.\nJason Moser: People just say, hey, it\'s a special rock.\nChris Hill: It\'s an iRock.\nJason Moser: It\'s got some certain quality or property that that brand power alone is phenomenal. It is something that you just don\'t see every day. And then you add to that the fact that they make really good tech. They make really good stuff. That is just a one-two combo that is just really formidable, especially over long periods of time.\nObviously, you\'ve seen that through the financial performance of the company. It is just unsurpassed. I just can\'t think of many things in our life that have had the impact on society as a whole, as something like the iPhone. He even made that point, I think, in the conversation, where you\'ve got a family that is weighing the phone versus a second car. They\'re taking the phone. That phone is just integral to everything that we do, and that obviously is not going to change.\nI think the biggest challenge they have is coming up with that next lightning-in-a-bottle product. That\'s not so easily done.\nBut in the meantime, what they\'ve really done well is build this collection of really good products along the way that the sum of those parts really does. It\'s not something that takes the place of what the iPhone is doing. This is still a phone and a services company. It\'s 76% of the overall revenue that this business makes right now.\nBut they do a lot of things well, and I think that it makes a lot of sense when he says it\'s the best business that they\'ve ever owned, because I think it\'s the best business that a lot of people have ever owned.\nChris Hill: In reference to the share price, he sounds very much like an investor who own shares of Apple and is thinking about buying more shares of Apple.\nJason Moser: I think that would be a reasonable thing to do. I was looking through the quarterly results here recently, and when you see the performance that the business is chalking up today -- and again, we look at it primarily through the lens of a phone and a services company.\nBut another story that we talked a lot about with Apple here over the past several years is China, not only from the perspective of the consumer but also from the production side. Apple is slowly but surely diversifying their supply chain away from China and more toward India.\nI think that the point there with India is even more powerful from the consumer side because when you look at India today, it\'s around 1.5% of Apple\'s total business. You look at China, China\'s around 20% of Apple\'s total business. It\'s about $6 billion that they\'re bringing in from India versus something like some crazy number from China. It\'s to the point now where you start to see the opportunity that could exist within India.\nAnd granted, this is a much longer time frame that you have to consider, but it shows you the potential there. When you then further look into that, and you see that Indian consumers are becoming more and more willing to pay higher prices for their phones, that plays right into Apple\'s wheelhouse as well.\nSo it just goes to show you the opportunity that\'s still out there on the table for Apple from a geographic perspective, and I certainly understand why he\'d be considering adding more.\nChris Hill: We knew Buffett was going to get questions about banks and the banking industry, and he really seemed frustrated by the communication that\'s been going on from all parties. He didn\'t hold back from taking some shots at the way banks, like First Republic, had been managed, but he made the broader point of, look, fear is contagious, and pretty much every party involved could be doing a better job of assuring people, like, hey, your deposits are safe.\nJason Moser: It definitely feels that way. Folks like us here, we talk about this stuff a lot, so we know what the deal is. But your everyday American out their working the 9 to 5 and really focused on that paycheck. This is not the stuff that really crosses their radar all that often, and it\'s very understandable. You want to make sure that your money is safe.\nAnd it was astounding. The more regulators seem to try to help, the more panic they create. Why can\'t they follow the George Costanza model, Chris, and just do the opposite? For whatever reason, they just can\'t seem to make that work.\nBut I\'m not just blaming regulators. Clearly, this is on management as well, from the executive suites to the boards. This is all the way around. Not only putting these banks in this type of position but further, the communication that really we watched play out over the last month plus. It\'s just been less than ideal. We always need to be talking about this stuff because I think that\'s the one way we can serve folks is to help educate, let them know that this is all going to be OK.\nBut by the same token, you see the panic that has been created, and once you said it, it\'s contagious. Once it gets out there, it\'s really difficult to contain.\nChris Hill: We were chatting earlier today. It sounds like you enjoyed Charlie Munger\'s comments about diversification.\nJason Moser: Yeah, [laughs] I do. It\'s always interesting to square his comments with the way that we like to invest here, because really, diversification is a very good thing. I want to lead off with that. But there is a point where you can become too diversified to where you\'re really starting to introduce some things in your portfolio you probably shouldn\'t even have.\nNow, he did make sure to point out that because this is what they do for a living, they tend to make fewer mistakes. They\'re better investors than a lot of us because they\'ve been at this for a while. But I think one of the reasons why they\'re better investors, too, is they realize they don\'t need to be the smartest guys in the room. They realize that they\'re not the smartest guys in the room, and that\'s the point, really. It\'s knowing your limits. Know what you know, and know what you don\'t know.\nI said to you earlier, before we started taping here, you look at some of these social networks. Twitter is a good example just because it\'s got such a strong fintech audience there, but it does feel like it\'s a contest here to see who can be the smartest guy, and the network effects, really, that start to snowball.\nI think it\'s really important just to remember, know what you don\'t know. When you see something, when you know this is just outside of your circle, you have two choices. You can choose to dig into it and try to learn more, or you can say, you know what, that\'s just not really worth my time. My time is better served maybe getting a little bit smarter about something that I know really well already.\nI think that was his point there, is knowing what you don\'t know. Diversification is good, but at a point, it can start to be bad, and he just puts it a little bit more bluntly, I guess.\nChris Hill: That\'s why we love Munger.\nJason Moser: That\'s right.\nChris Hill: He\'s 99. He\'s earned the right to be blunt.\nJason Moser: That\'s right.\nChris Hill: Jason Moser, thanks for being there.\nJason Moser: Thank you.\nChris Hill: We\'re sticking with the Berkshire Hathaway meeting in our next segment because this morning on the Motley Fool Live video stream, Nick Sciple, Jim Gillies, and Deidre Woollard share their takeaways and observations, including whether it actually is harder to be a value investor today or if that\'s just the case for Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.\n[music]\nNick Sciple: Jim, since you were there, what was the vibe of the Berkshire Hathaway meeting this year? I understand you\'ve been to some of the meetings in the past as well, so maybe how does it compare to the vibe to previous meetings?\nJim Gillies: Very optimistic, very much a party. It\'s very much a lot of old friends getting together, even if you\'ve never met these old friends. There\'s a very definite sense of community.\nI was going in with a little bit of trepidation this year. Let\'s be honest: Warren is 92, and I\'ve thought the last few meetings, he\'s been slowing down. I thought the last few times I\'ve seen him on CNBC recently, he\'s been slowing down. Charlie is 99 and is starting to look it. I was concerned and, to be perfectly honest, and part of my rationale for going was this could be the last meeting of the Warren and Charlie Show.\nAnd I was pleasantly surprised. I thought they were both far sharper than they\'ve been the last couple of years when I\'ve been watching virtually, and of course for a couple of years when we all had to watch virtually. I thought they were sharper. I thought Charlie was especially sharp like rapier sharp. He cut a few sacred cows there. They did slow down in the afternoon, but then again, so did everyone else. I can neither confirm or deny there was a member of the Fool contingent who may have nodded off midway through the afternoon, and we have the picture.\nI thought it was a good meeting. If you\'ve watched any of these, you\'ve seen it in the past, the questions are terribly new, so there\'s a lot of stuff that\'s a lot of repeats from years prior. Questions and answers.\nOne very common thing I think I\'ve seen practically every time: What country does Buffett say you should bet on for capitalism? America. Buy America. I\'m thinking back to, was it \'99 or 2000 when the article on Fortune magazine was "Buy America. I Am." That was very popular.\nBuffett has also mastered the art, I think, of occasionally answering the question he wants to answer rather than the question you just asked, which I love. So when people wanted to talk about AI, naturally, Buffett talked about the risk of nuclear.\nHe did compare AI to nuclear. Some things can\'t be uninvented. Some things can\'t be undone once they are known and understood, and he mentioned AI there. And then, of course, went on a bit of a talk about nuclear, and not in the power sense, Nick, which of course, what we\'re interested in, but in the, shall we say, the weapons potential.\nThey talk a little bit about value investing. Charlie, I thought was surprisingly dour about the future for value investors. They were both value investors might have to get used to lower returns because there\'s so many people doing it. I think there was some illusion to AI as well, I don\'t have my notes in front of me here, and Fools, Nick and I will be doing a session together later today for recording. It\'ll probably go out to various places about more digging in deep, so I\'ll destroy the entire show here today talking about this. But just talking about how value investors would have to maybe accept lower returns because there\'s so many people, there\'s so much competition, that was Charlie\'s assertion.\nWarren disagreed with him somewhat and I vehemently disagree with Charlie Munger and I love Charlie Munger in fact, I might like Charlie more than Warren, frankly, because he\'s just more my jam, very acerbic. I very much disagreed with that assertion. But then again, I was never less than lower returns than what, that would be my question, like multi-baggers in 18 months, that\'s difficult to do for everything including growth or whatever, but I\'m not sure I\'m buying it. They talked to a lot about deals, they had Jane and Greg Abel in the morning who were talking about the challenges for Burlington Northern Santa Fe, and Berkshire Hathaway Energy and as well as as GEICO. I thought it was a really well-rounded meeting, met a lot of Fools there, a lot of folks I know via other channels as well who may or may not have a connection to the Fool. We had a lot of BFOFS show up, which was a fantastic. We had a impromptu gathering on the Friday at 4 o\'clock and a lot of BFOFs made the trek, which we are still stunned and humbled by, frankly. But it might be easier if we just maybe move to Q&A rather than me riffing on the meeting, if that\'s okay.\nNick Sciple: Obviously, we got five hours of Warren and Charlie. We\'re not going to talk about all five hours, but maybe a thing that stood out. I have one that Jim mentioned, this idea of Charlie Munger says, maybe we should be expecting lower returns over the long term for value investors than you have seen previously. Warren Buffett, the other side of that exchange was the one that really popped out to me. He said quote, "What gives you opportunities is other people doing dumb things. During the 58 years we\'ve been running Berkshire, I would say there has been a great increase in the number of people doing dumb things and they do big dumb things, and the reason they continue to do it to some extent is because they can get money from people so much easier than when they started."\nThere\'s two sides of that coin. Charlie Munger is saying you should expect lower returns over a longer period of time because there\'s lots of money looking for returns in the market, creating lots of competition for returns. Whereas in the past, Ben Graham before them, but Warren and Charlie could find companies that nobody was paying attention to trading for less than what you could go sell them for cash out in the market. Now, there\'s a lot of screeners that would probably pick those things out. If they\'re trading for that level, there\'s a reason for that.\nThere\'s other reasons, Jim is gritting, there\'s other reasons about liquidity and things like that to create opportunities, but there are certainly more people looking for opportunities than it would have been in the past and more tools to do it versus just flipping through the Moody\'s manual. But what Buffett is saying is that it\'s not the fact that there\'s lots of people looking for opportunities, it\'s the fact that there are as cognitive biases among those large groups of people that create those opportunities. I think there\'s a tweet that both Jim and I shared that our old friend John Rotonti put out there just quoting Warren Buffett as well it says, "The investing public does not learn much," was the direct quote. Munger is looking at the amount of cash floating around in the system and Buffett is looking at the people, and while the way people go about investing and things that has changed over time, people are still flawed in very predictable ways and I think that\'s what creates opportunities in markets. That\'s why I come out on the Warren Buffett side of things. But those are two very valid perspectives to have, that there is a lot more money chasing investing opportunities than there would have been 50 years ago. But they\'re the same types of people that are making the same types of mistakes that you can look to find opportunities in. That\'s an exchange that I thought was interesting.\nJim Gillies: That is excellent. I don\'t often disagree with Munger, I\'ll put it that way, but I vehemently disagreed with Munger on this one, which is a nice feeling for me. I don\'t care how much money is out there. I really don\'t. Because there\'s so many opportunities, particularly in small-cap space, the smaller the unloved which Buffett and Munger and Berkshire are going for the bite. They have to bring out the elephant gun, they have to go for the large. There is a company in Canada called Home Capital Group that a few years ago got into trouble. They were down 65-70% in a day. They had some issues, they were trailing down for a while, but they had some issues. I have a small club of companies that get pummeled 40, 50, 60% in a day, and those are fires I like to run to. I\'m not talking bank, put banks over here, Fools, we\'re going to take leverage out of it, the companies that have a very bad quarter or perception of bad quarter and get sold off 40, 50, 60% in a day.\nI have a shortlist of those and their six-month and one year returns are outstanding because it scares people away. Why? Because people are herd animals. Sorry, that might not be terribly appropriate to say. People are herd animals, that\'s why Peter Lynch can put up a what, 13-year track record of 29.2% annualized, and the average investor apocryphal pop perhaps, but the story is raised, the average investor and his fund annualized at about four. Because people buy at the top, they sell at the bottom. They wait for it to rebound, then they go back and buy at the top again, I\'ll argue and I\'m sure going to get trouble for this one. The zebra who breaks from the herd is dinner, but investing we\'re, not zebras. Investing shouldn\'t be a herd animal sport. If you are willing to not be a herd animal and you\'re willing to go to places where other people aren\'t willing to go to, that is the essence of value investing, and I still think you\'re going to do all right.\nNick Sciple: Deidre, any exchanges or questions that popped out to you as extra interesting from the weekend or anything like that?\nDeidre Woollard: Yeah. I tend to be a Munger fan as well just because Warren will talk for a long time and then Munger will say one sentence and it\'s just a perfect little jab. The thing I disagree with him about and he\'s done this before, Munger, about the diworsification. That\'s something he tends to keep hitting on, is you don\'t need to invest in a wide variety of things. You just need to have two or three good ideas. I tend to disagree with that, but maybe that\'s because I don\'t trust my own ideas as much as I should, but I tend to like to cast a wider net. But overall, one of the things I love from watching this, and I know they do it to leg pull on our heartstrings, but it gets me every damn time is when they have kids asking questions and they had fair dose of that this time. They had a lot of kids asking about climate change and about the future of the country and all of that. That was one of the things that I know why they do it, but I\'m still a sucker for it. Just the idea that some of the kids that were asking questions, this was their third or fourth meeting and they\'re 13, I\'m like, yes. That makes me very encouraged the future.\nChris Hill: Remember, Motley Fool Live is available to members of any Motley Fool service. As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I\'m Chris Hill. Thanks for listening. We\'ll see you tomorrow.\nChris Hill has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Jason Moser discusses: Berkshire Hathaway's first-quarter results and highlights from the annual meeting. He didn't hold back from taking some shots at the way banks, like First Republic, had been managed, but he made the broader point of, look, fear is contagious, and pretty much every party involved could be doing a better job of assuring people, like, hey, your deposits are safe. Chris Hill: We're sticking with the Berkshire Hathaway meeting in our next segment because this morning on the Motley Fool Live video stream, Nick Sciple, Jim Gillies, and Deidre Woollard share their takeaways and observations, including whether it actually is harder to be a value investor today or if that's just the case for Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Jason Moser discusses: Berkshire Hathaway's first-quarter results and highlights from the annual meeting. Motley Fool senior analyst Jim Gillies talks about the vibe at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. Chris Hill: We're sticking with the Berkshire Hathaway meeting in our next segment because this morning on the Motley Fool Live video stream, Nick Sciple, Jim Gillies, and Deidre Woollard share their takeaways and observations, including whether it actually is harder to be a value investor today or if that's just the case for Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett on Apple, Banks, and Value Investing', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Chris Hill: We're sticking with the Berkshire Hathaway meeting in our next segment because this morning on the Motley Fool Live video stream, Nick Sciple, Jim Gillies, and Deidre Woollard share their takeaways and observations, including whether it actually is harder to be a value investor today or if that's just the case for Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. If you've watched any of these, you've seen it in the past, the questions are terribly new, so there's a lot of stuff that's a lot of repeats from years prior. That's why I come out on the Warren Buffett side of things.", 'news_textrank_summary': "But they do a lot of things well, and I think that it makes a lot of sense when he says it's the best business that they've ever owned, because I think it's the best business that a lot of people have ever owned. Chris Hill: We're sticking with the Berkshire Hathaway meeting in our next segment because this morning on the Motley Fool Live video stream, Nick Sciple, Jim Gillies, and Deidre Woollard share their takeaways and observations, including whether it actually is harder to be a value investor today or if that's just the case for Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. Munger is looking at the amount of cash floating around in the system and Buffett is looking at the people, and while the way people go about investing and things that has changed over time, people are still flawed in very predictable ways and I think that's what creates opportunities in markets."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-indias-govt-plans-action-against-google-after-antitrust-breaches', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil\nNEW DELHI, May 19 (Reuters) - India\'s government plans to take action against Alphabet Inc\'s Google GOOGL.O after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters.\nRajeev Chandrasekhar, the federal deputy minister for information technology, told Reuters in an interview at the IT ministry in New Delhi that such findings are "serious" and cause "deep concern" to India\'s federal government, which will take its own action against Google.\n"The ministry has to take action," Chandrasekhar said. "We have thought through it. You will see it in the coming weeks. Certainly it\'s not something that we will leave and push under the carpet."\nThe minister declined to specify what sort of policy or regulatory action the government could take.\nChandrasekhar, who is one of the highest-ranking officials in Prime Minister Narendra Modi\'s administration, said the issue "is worrisome, not just for us, it\'s worrisome for the entire digital ecosystem in India".\nGoogle did not respond to a request for comment on the minister\'s remarks. Asked if he had held talks with Google on the issue, Chandrasekhar said "there is no need for any discussion. There is a finding of a court."\nWhile the payments case is still under appeal, an Indian tribunal in March said in response to a legal challenge that the Competition Commission of India\'s findings of Google\'s anti-competitive conduct in the Android market were correct.\nThe comments by the minister come against a backdrop of growing tension between Indian companies and Google.\nIndia\'s competition watchdog has begun another inquiry into Google after Tinder owner Match Group MTCH.O and many startups alleged that a new service fee system Google uses for in-app payments breaches the competition commission\'s October decision.\nGoogle has previously said the service fee supports investments in the Google Play app store and the Android mobile operating system, ensuring it can distribute it for free.\nFollowing the Android antitrust order in India, Google was also forced make sweeping changes to how it markets its mobile operating system in the country, even though it warned "no other jurisdiction has ever asked for such far-reaching changes".\nAbout 97% of India\'s 620 million smartphones run on Android, and the company counts India as a critical growth market.\nOther companies such as Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O also face cases against them for potential anti-competitive practices in India. Chandrasekhar said the government was keen to take steps to ensure India\'s digital economy is protected.\n"We don’t want it to be growth in a way that distorts consumer choice or free competition," he said.\n"We will certainly be looking into what the government needs to do to prevent anybody, including but not limited to Google, from abusing their market power or market dominance."\n(Reporting by Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil; Editing by Jan Harvey)\n(([email protected]; +91-11-49548021;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Other companies such as Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O also face cases against them for potential anti-competitive practices in India. By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, May 19 (Reuters) - India's government plans to take action against Alphabet Inc's Google GOOGL.O after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters. While the payments case is still under appeal, an Indian tribunal in March said in response to a legal challenge that the Competition Commission of India's findings of Google's anti-competitive conduct in the Android market were correct.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Other companies such as Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O also face cases against them for potential anti-competitive practices in India. By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, May 19 (Reuters) - India's government plans to take action against Alphabet Inc's Google GOOGL.O after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters. While the payments case is still under appeal, an Indian tribunal in March said in response to a legal challenge that the Competition Commission of India's findings of Google's anti-competitive conduct in the Android market were correct.", 'news_article_title': "EXCLUSIVE-India's govt plans action against Google after antitrust breaches", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Other companies such as Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O also face cases against them for potential anti-competitive practices in India. By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, May 19 (Reuters) - India\'s government plans to take action against Alphabet Inc\'s Google GOOGL.O after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the federal deputy minister for information technology, told Reuters in an interview at the IT ministry in New Delhi that such findings are "serious" and cause "deep concern" to India\'s federal government, which will take its own action against Google.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Other companies such as Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O also face cases against them for potential anti-competitive practices in India. By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, May 19 (Reuters) - India\'s government plans to take action against Alphabet Inc\'s Google GOOGL.O after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the federal deputy minister for information technology, told Reuters in an interview at the IT ministry in New Delhi that such findings are "serious" and cause "deep concern" to India\'s federal government, which will take its own action against Google.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-38', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-telecoms-regulators-group-criticises-forcing-big-tech-to-pay-5g-rollout', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - The EU telecoms regulators' group BEREC on Friday criticised a push by telecoms providers to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband in Europe, saying it doubted whether such a move would help the bloc meet its connectivity targets.\nThe Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) said a mandatory financial fee may lead to higher costs for consumers and impact Europe's net neutrality rules.\nThe comments were part of BEREC's feedback - submitted on Friday - to the European Commission which is looking into the issue.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - The EU telecoms regulators' group BEREC on Friday criticised a push by telecoms providers to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband in Europe, saying it doubted whether such a move would help the bloc meet its connectivity targets. The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) said a mandatory financial fee may lead to higher costs for consumers and impact Europe's net neutrality rules. The comments were part of BEREC's feedback - submitted on Friday - to the European Commission which is looking into the issue.", 'news_luhn_summary': "BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - The EU telecoms regulators' group BEREC on Friday criticised a push by telecoms providers to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband in Europe, saying it doubted whether such a move would help the bloc meet its connectivity targets. The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) said a mandatory financial fee may lead to higher costs for consumers and impact Europe's net neutrality rules. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta) (([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "EU telecoms regulators' group criticises forcing Big Tech to pay 5G rollout", 'news_lexrank_summary': "BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - The EU telecoms regulators' group BEREC on Friday criticised a push by telecoms providers to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband in Europe, saying it doubted whether such a move would help the bloc meet its connectivity targets. The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) said a mandatory financial fee may lead to higher costs for consumers and impact Europe's net neutrality rules. The comments were part of BEREC's feedback - submitted on Friday - to the European Commission which is looking into the issue.", 'news_textrank_summary': "BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - The EU telecoms regulators' group BEREC on Friday criticised a push by telecoms providers to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband in Europe, saying it doubted whether such a move would help the bloc meet its connectivity targets. The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) said a mandatory financial fee may lead to higher costs for consumers and impact Europe's net neutrality rules. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta) (([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-tech-stocks-you-can-buy-and-hold-for-the-next-decade-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Last year wasn't the best year for tech stocks, with many seeing drops into double-digit percentages. Luckily, 2023 has been much better. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite -- which tracks almost all stocks on the Nasdaq stock exchange -- is up over 21% year to date.\nIf you're a long-term investor interested in tech stocks that you can comfortably hold in your portfolio for the next decade, look no further.\n1. AT&T\nIt's been a well-documented regrettable past decade for AT&T (NYSE: T), with the stock down over 40%. After spending over $100 billion to enter the media and entertainment industry, AT&T finally threw in the towel last year, spinning off its WarnerMedia business in a $43 billion deal.\nA lot of what has plagued AT&T recently is the large amount of debt it took on with its media and entertainment ambitions. AT&T has had over $100 billion in debt since 2015, which, needless to say, has cost the company a lot in interest. It paid over $6 billion in interest last year alone.\nDATA BY YCharts\nThe company is trimming down its business and refocusing on its core telecom business, which should relieve investors. After a cash infusion from its WarnerMedia spinoff, AT&T paid off a good amount of debt, but it has a ways to go. Still, AT&T management's recent steps to actively address debt problems make the stock attractive if you're in it for the long haul.\nAT&T's bread and butter is undoubtedly its telecom business, and it seems the company is again treating it as such, though I'm sure investors would've preferred if it didn't take this long to realize it. This refocus is coming at a great time as the industry progresses toward 5G.\nIn Q1 2023, AT&T added 424,000 postpaid phone customers (11 straight quarters with at least 400,000 added) and 272,000 AT&T Fiber customers (13 straight quarters with at least 200,000 added).\nWith a price-to-earnings ratio of around 6.8 (the S&P 500's is over 23) and a 6.5% dividend yield, the potential upside for long-term investors far outweighs the potential downside, in my opinion.\n2. Apple\nAs the most valuable public company in the world, it's hard to believe how much more Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) can grow, but it's shown time and time again that it will find a way. After losing over a quarter of its value in 2022, it's since changed course, up over 35% year to date.\nThe iPhone is still Apple's moneymaker, accounting for more than half of its revenue, but its growth will likely depend on how well it can continue to develop and build out its services ecosystem. Its $20.9 billion in services revenue (up over 5.4% year over year) was an all-time high for the company.\nWhat excites me most about Apple's future is its venture into the financial services industry. The signs were always there, beginning with the company's Apple Pay and later with Apple Card. Apple Card was a big step, but Apple used Goldman Sachs to underwrite and fund loans and credit lines.\nApple Pay Later was the first time the company decided to underwrite and fund loans and credit lines by itself -- a pivotal step in making its presence felt in the finance industry. An even bigger step is the high-yield savings account the company launched this year (in partnership with Goldman Sachs), which received close to $1 billion in deposits in its first four days, as reported by Forbes.\nApple's savings account comes at a time when the banking industry -- especially smaller and regional banks -- is going through some public distrust, giving the company a chance to capitalize on its brand and unmatched brand loyalty.\nWith arguably as good of technical resources available as any company, the rest of the fintech world should be on alert about Apple. Finance is rapidly changing and becoming digital, and who is better equipped to help usher in that change than Apple? It's for sure a buy-and-hold stock over the next decade.\n10 stocks we like better than AT&T\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and AT&T wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nStefon Walters has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Goldman Sachs Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple As the most valuable public company in the world, it's hard to believe how much more Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) can grow, but it's shown time and time again that it will find a way. The iPhone is still Apple's moneymaker, accounting for more than half of its revenue, but its growth will likely depend on how well it can continue to develop and build out its services ecosystem. Apple Pay Later was the first time the company decided to underwrite and fund loans and credit lines by itself -- a pivotal step in making its presence felt in the finance industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple As the most valuable public company in the world, it's hard to believe how much more Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) can grow, but it's shown time and time again that it will find a way. If you're a long-term investor interested in tech stocks that you can comfortably hold in your portfolio for the next decade, look no further. Apple Card was a big step, but Apple used Goldman Sachs to underwrite and fund loans and credit lines.", 'news_article_title': '2 Tech Stocks You Can Buy and Hold for the Next Decade', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple As the most valuable public company in the world, it's hard to believe how much more Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) can grow, but it's shown time and time again that it will find a way. After losing over a quarter of its value in 2022, it's since changed course, up over 35% year to date. Its $20.9 billion in services revenue (up over 5.4% year over year) was an all-time high for the company.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple As the most valuable public company in the world, it's hard to believe how much more Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) can grow, but it's shown time and time again that it will find a way. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite -- which tracks almost all stocks on the Nasdaq stock exchange -- is up over 21% year to date. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023 Stefon Walters has positions in Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/hedge-funds-are-buying-these-ai-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWhat is the one common thread that connects billionaire hedge fund managers Steve Cohen, Stanley Druckenmiller, and David Tepper together? They’re all making a huge push into AI stocks right now. \nAccording to recent 13-F filings, all three fund managers poured millions of dollars into AI stocks in the first quarter of 2023. \nCohen said this week that there is a “big wave” of opportunities emerging in the stock market right now thanks to AI. Last week, Druckenmiller said that AI is “very, very real” and that it could be “every bit as impactful as the internet.” \nThey aren’t alone in their bullishness. \nHedge funds everywhere are loading up on AI stocks right now.\nCollectively, hedge funds increased their holdings in technology stocks by 2.5% last quarter. For context, that’s a huge jump, and it represents the biggest increase among any sector – by a wide margin. \nHedge funds went on a tech stock buying spree. \nWhat tech stocks did they buy specifically? AI stocks. \nTake a look at the data table below. It shows the most-bought individual stocks by hedge funds last quarter, which were Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Meta (META), and Amazon (AMZN). \nThe common theme? They’re all AI stocks. \nThe data is crystal clear. Hedge funds are loading up on AI stocks right now. \nYou should be, too. \nThe Final Word on AI Stocks\nThese hedge funds are already making a bunch of money on their AI positions. Year-to-date, the Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (AIQ) is up 25%. Meanwhile, Meta stock is up 105%. Nvidia stock has risen nearly 120%!\nThe AI Revolution has arrived, and AI stocks are soaring. \nThis revolution will accelerate in the coming weeks, months, and years. As it does, red-hot AI stocks will only get hotter. \nIt’s time to go “all-in” on AI. \nLuckily, we have the top AI stock for you. \nIt’s a tiny, brand-new firm developing the next-generation computers that we believe will be the foundation for all these breakthrough AI applications. \nThese computers will be the foundation of the AI Revolution. \nAnd the stock of the firm making these computers is currently trading for less than $10. \nBut time is of the essence here – because this tiny stock is already up 164% in 2023 alone!\nInvestors are starting to hear about this tech stock, and they’re buying it up in a hurry amid the AI frenzy. \nFind out its name, ticker symbol, and key business details.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Hedge Funds Are Buying These AI Stocks appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'It shows the most-bought individual stocks by hedge funds last quarter, which were Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Meta (META), and Amazon (AMZN). According to recent 13-F filings, all three fund managers poured millions of dollars into AI stocks in the first quarter of 2023. Investors are starting to hear about this tech stock, and they’re buying it up in a hurry amid the AI frenzy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'It shows the most-bought individual stocks by hedge funds last quarter, which were Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Meta (META), and Amazon (AMZN). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips What is the one common thread that connects billionaire hedge fund managers Steve Cohen, Stanley Druckenmiller, and David Tepper together? Collectively, hedge funds increased their holdings in technology stocks by 2.5% last quarter.', 'news_article_title': 'Hedge Funds Are Buying These AI Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It shows the most-bought individual stocks by hedge funds last quarter, which were Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Meta (META), and Amazon (AMZN). Collectively, hedge funds increased their holdings in technology stocks by 2.5% last quarter. AI stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'It shows the most-bought individual stocks by hedge funds last quarter, which were Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Meta (META), and Amazon (AMZN). AI stocks. The Final Word on AI Stocks These hedge funds are already making a bunch of money on their AI positions.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-regulators-group-sides-with-big-tech-against-telcos-network-fee-push', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - The EU telecoms regulators\' group BEREC on Friday criticised a push by telecoms providers to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband in Europe, saying it doubted whether such a move would help the bloc meet its connectivity targets.\nThe comments from The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) to the European Commission which is now looking into the issue underscores the high-stakes battle between Big Tech and Europe\'s major telecoms operators.\nEchoing Big Tech\'s arguments, BEREC said it has its doubts about a mandatory network fee levied on the companies.\n"It is questionable that mandatory payments from CAPs (content and application providers) to ISPs (internet service providers) would lead to member states meeting the connectivity targets," BEREC said.\n"On the contrary, it is rather likely that ISPs in already well supplied areas would benefit the most."\nDeutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI have been actively lobbying for Big Tech to shoulder some of the network costs.\nAlphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, which telcos say account for more than half of data internet traffic, have rejected the proposal.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta, Kirsten Donovan)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, which telcos say account for more than half of data internet traffic, have rejected the proposal. Echoing Big Tech's arguments, BEREC said it has its doubts about a mandatory network fee levied on the companies. Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI have been actively lobbying for Big Tech to shoulder some of the network costs.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, which telcos say account for more than half of data internet traffic, have rejected the proposal. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - The EU telecoms regulators\' group BEREC on Friday criticised a push by telecoms providers to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband in Europe, saying it doubted whether such a move would help the bloc meet its connectivity targets. "It is questionable that mandatory payments from CAPs (content and application providers) to ISPs (internet service providers) would lead to member states meeting the connectivity targets," BEREC said.', 'news_article_title': "EU regulators' group sides with Big Tech against telcos' network fee push", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, which telcos say account for more than half of data internet traffic, have rejected the proposal. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - The EU telecoms regulators' group BEREC on Friday criticised a push by telecoms providers to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband in Europe, saying it doubted whether such a move would help the bloc meet its connectivity targets. Echoing Big Tech's arguments, BEREC said it has its doubts about a mandatory network fee levied on the companies.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, which telcos say account for more than half of data internet traffic, have rejected the proposal. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - The EU telecoms regulators' group BEREC on Friday criticised a push by telecoms providers to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband in Europe, saying it doubted whether such a move would help the bloc meet its connectivity targets. The comments from The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) to the European Commission which is now looking into the issue underscores the high-stakes battle between Big Tech and Europe's major telecoms operators."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysts-love-these-3-berkshire-hathaway-owned-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) was back to its market-beating ways last year. With another annual shareholders meeting in the books and the latest 13F filing available for the public to see, we all can get an updated view of what stocks the Oracle of Omaha and his team have.\nThough there were some intriguing buys and sells for the first quarter, there were no big surprises. As Berkshire continues to play the long game, investors may wish to give the overall portfolio another look.\nTherefore, in this piece, we\'ll use TipRanks\' Comparison Tool to check in with three names in the Berkshire portfolio (one of which saw notable buying activity in the first quarter) that have the confidence of most Wall Street analysts. From largest holding to smallest, here they are.\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL)\nBerkshire added to its stake in Apple shares yet again in the latest quarter. Undoubtedly, Apple stock has been a major winner year-to-date, with shares up a whopping 40%. Though it may be a tad too late to ride on Berkshire\'s coattails after such a sizeable move, I believe Apple is a name worth keeping on one\'s radar.\nWarren Buffett went as far as to refer to Apple as a "better business" than any that Berkshire owns. That\'s quite a statement from the legendary investor. Though I wish shares were cheaper, I must stay bullish on Apple stock. Anytime you sour on Apple, you could risk being left behind.\nIndeed, Buffett sold some shares a few years ago, admitting that it was "probably a mistake." As Apple inches closer to new highs, I view some catalysts that could help propel it to new heights.\nApple\'s mixed-reality headset could be unveiled during the June 5 special event. VR guru Palmer Luckey, the man who founded the VR company Oculus, stated that Apple\'s headset "is so good" in one of his tweets. This comes from the same man who was very critical of Meta Platforms\' (NASDAQ:META) metaverse.\nMany companies have fumbled when it comes to VR/AR headsets. The billion-dollar question is whether Apple can triumph where many other influential firms have stumbled. Given Apple\'s track record, I wouldn\'t be shocked if its headset soars above and beyond our expectations.\nThe company is a master when it comes to experiences that require expertise in both hardware and software. With a potential library of VR-tailored iPad apps available for the headset, Apple\'s headset may be the product that puts the metaverse trend back ahead of AI.\nFurther, look for Apple to get its feet wet in the AI waters as it reveals more detail on its latest version of iOS. Apple hasn\'t talked as much about AI as its FAANG peers. This is okay, as Apple has always been about walking the walk rather than talking the talk. In that regard, I view Apple as a firm that\'s very much "up to speed" on AI.\nThe stock trades at 29.3 times trailing price-to-earnings. That\'s on the high side of its historical range. However, it deserves to be, given the caliber of revolutionary products that may be up ahead.\nWhether we\'re talking about headsets, AI, fintech, entertainment services, or health, Apple has the strength to compete and dominate in every market it chooses to enter. With that in mind, Apple could be the "best" business in your portfolio as well as Berkshire\'s.\nWhat is the Price Target for AAPL Stock?\nApple stock has a Strong Buy rating, with 23 Buys, four Holds, and one Sell. The average AAPL stock price target of $182.56 implies 4.1% upside potential.\nCoca-Cola (NYSE:KO)\nCoke is another long-time Berkshire staple that also happens to be viewed favorably by Wall Street analysts. The business of sugary sodas is not on the cusp of a revolutionary technological trend that will change how we view the firm. However, it remains a resilient cash-flow generative beast amid turbulent, inflationary, and perhaps soon-to-be recessionary times. With that in mind, I remain bullish on one of Berkshire\'s oldest (and sweetest) investment holdings.\nThe Coke brand is worth the higher price of admission. Many decades from now, I still think consumers will reach for Coca-Cola over any new entrants into the cola space. Such brand power deserves a fat premium. With shares going for 28.2 times trailing price-to-earings, a case could be made that the premium isn\'t high enough given the macro headwinds we could encounter in the second half of 2023, which Coca-Cola should be resistant to.\nIndeed, the firm doesn\'t need to do much to continue raking in the cash flow. Still, management is keen on exploring new initiatives to help give sales a nice jolt. The company is even getting in on the AI game!\nReportedly, Coke is partnering with OpenAI on intriguing initiatives that could help enhance brand affinity further. AI can help Coke in many ways in the future. The possibilities are endless, from AI-assisted marketing to AI-assisted new flavors of Coke. The company knows it needs an "AI strategy," and I do think being early in the AI game could pay dividends.\nWhat is the Price Target for KO Stock?\nKO stock comes in as a Strong Buy, with 13 Buys and three Holds. At the time of writing, the average KO stock price target of $69.44 implies 10.5% upside potential.\nT-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS)\nFinally, we have telecom firm T-Mobile, which represents a minuscule (around 0.2%) portion of the Berkshire portfolio. Though it\'s a small holding, I view the business as wonderful. The company has really overpowered its peers in the telecom scene.\nWith an aggressive expansion plan and a proven strategy, T-Mobile could continue taking market share in the American wireless scene. Indeed, the trend is a friend of TMUS. For that reason, I am bullish.\nT-Mobile has no dividend. Unlike its rivals, it\'s a play on capital appreciation. On that front, T-Mobile stock has not failed to deliver over the years, surging by nearly 150% over the last five years.\nAt more than 20 times forward price-to-earnings, TMUS trades at a premium to its top two rivals. However, this premium is well-deserved due to the company\'s growth and could expand further as the company continues to spend wisely in its network.\nWhat is the Price Target for TMUS Stock?\nT-Mobile is a Strong Buy, with 13 unanimous Buy ratings. The average TMUS stock price target of $181.42 implies 31.1% upside potential.\nConclusion\nAll three stocks listed above are attractive in their own way. Of the three Strong-Buy-rated stocks, analysts expect the most upside (31.1%) from T-Mobile stock and the least (4.1%) from Apple.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Berkshire added to its stake in Apple shares yet again in the latest quarter. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock? The average AAPL stock price target of $182.56 implies 4.1% upside potential.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The average AAPL stock price target of $182.56 implies 4.1% upside potential. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Berkshire added to its stake in Apple shares yet again in the latest quarter. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock?', 'news_article_title': 'Analysts Love These 3 Berkshire Hathaway-Owned Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Berkshire added to its stake in Apple shares yet again in the latest quarter. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock? The average AAPL stock price target of $182.56 implies 4.1% upside potential.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Berkshire added to its stake in Apple shares yet again in the latest quarter. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock? The average AAPL stock price target of $182.56 implies 4.1% upside potential.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-alphabet-stock-keeps-going-up', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'What happened\nAs trading winds down for the week, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock is going out with a bang, capping a four-day run of constantly rising stock prices with another 1% gain (as of 11:25 a.m. ET).\nAnd Alphabet can thank Samsung (OTC: SSNL.F) for that.\nSo what\nOne month ago -- almost to the day -- Alphabet stock lost $50 billion in a single day when The New York Times reported that key smartphone partner Samsung was considering removing Alphabet\'s Google as the default search engine on its phones. Enamored of ChatGPT and the potential of artificial intelligence to improve the functionality of search, Samsung was reportedly considering replacing Google with the new ChatGPT-powered Bing from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). If that happened, Google could conceivably have seen its share of the global search market shrink, unless Samsung users affirmatively chose to download Google as their preferred search app -- a prospect that send Alphabet execs into a "panic," as the NYT reported.\nBut now it seems Alphabet has dodged this bullet.\nThis morning, The Wall Street Journal reported that Samsung has "suspended an internal review that had explored replacing Google with Bing on its mobile devices" and decided to stick with Google for the long term.\nNow what\nBut Alphabet\'s not entirely out of the woods yet. The NYT noted last month that the company has a contract renewal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) on the horizon. Apple might be even more motivated than Samsung to twist the knife into a rival whose Android operating system is its major competitor in smartphones globally. But for the moment, at least, you have to figure that Alphabet (and its shareholders) are breathing a sigh of relief.\nWSJ also points out that Alphabet is paying Apple somewhere between $8 billion and $12 billion per year -- apparently significantly more than it pays Samsung -- to keep Google as its default search engine. That essentially free revenue stream might be a second reason Apple wants to stick with Google.\nOne thing does worry me, though: Why exactly did Samsung suddenly change its mind -- and might the reason be that, quietly, behind the scenes, Alphabet offered to pay Samsung something closer to the fee it pays Apple, to keep Google on its smartphones? No one\'s confirmed such a move on Alphabet\'s part, mind you -- but "panicked" companies sometimes do strange things, and I do wonder.\nIf Alphabet begins to lose pricing power in its negotiations with partners, simply because Microsoft decided to offer a better product in competition, that wouldn\'t be good news for Alphabet. It would, in fact, be a reason for Alphabet stock to go down, not up.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Rich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The NYT noted last month that the company has a contract renewal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) on the horizon. Enamored of ChatGPT and the potential of artificial intelligence to improve the functionality of search, Samsung was reportedly considering replacing Google with the new ChatGPT-powered Bing from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Apple might be even more motivated than Samsung to twist the knife into a rival whose Android operating system is its major competitor in smartphones globally.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The NYT noted last month that the company has a contract renewal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) on the horizon. What happened As trading winds down for the week, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock is going out with a bang, capping a four-day run of constantly rising stock prices with another 1% gain (as of 11:25 a.m. So what One month ago -- almost to the day -- Alphabet stock lost $50 billion in a single day when The New York Times reported that key smartphone partner Samsung was considering removing Alphabet's Google as the default search engine on its phones.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Alphabet Stock Keeps Going Up', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The NYT noted last month that the company has a contract renewal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) on the horizon. One thing does worry me, though: Why exactly did Samsung suddenly change its mind -- and might the reason be that, quietly, behind the scenes, Alphabet offered to pay Samsung something closer to the fee it pays Apple, to keep Google on its smartphones? After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The NYT noted last month that the company has a contract renewal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) on the horizon. What happened As trading winds down for the week, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock is going out with a bang, capping a four-day run of constantly rising stock prices with another 1% gain (as of 11:25 a.m. So what One month ago -- almost to the day -- Alphabet stock lost $50 billion in a single day when The New York Times reported that key smartphone partner Samsung was considering removing Alphabet's Google as the default search engine on its phones."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-05-19-2023%3A-goog-aapl-wkey', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were lower Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slightly down and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.6%.\nIn company news, Alphabet's Google (GOOG) may face India government regulatory action after an antitrust watchdog found last year that the tech giant abused its market position and engaged in anti-completive practices, Reuters reported, citing an interview with a government minister. Alphabet shares were down 0.2%.\nApple (AAPL) has limited the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools for part of its staff as the company works on similar technology, The Wall Street Journal reported. Apple was rising 0.3%.\nWISeKey International (WKEY) jumped past 40% after it said that, in collaboration with Fossa Systems, the company will launch new satellites with SpaceX.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has limited the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools for part of its staff as the company works on similar technology, The Wall Street Journal reported. Tech stocks were lower Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slightly down and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.6%. WISeKey International (WKEY) jumped past 40% after it said that, in collaboration with Fossa Systems, the company will launch new satellites with SpaceX.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has limited the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools for part of its staff as the company works on similar technology, The Wall Street Journal reported. In company news, Alphabet's Google (GOOG) may face India government regulatory action after an antitrust watchdog found last year that the tech giant abused its market position and engaged in anti-completive practices, Reuters reported, citing an interview with a government minister. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 05/19/2023: GOOG, AAPL, WKEY', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has limited the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools for part of its staff as the company works on similar technology, The Wall Street Journal reported. Tech stocks were lower Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slightly down and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.6%. In company news, Alphabet's Google (GOOG) may face India government regulatory action after an antitrust watchdog found last year that the tech giant abused its market position and engaged in anti-completive practices, Reuters reported, citing an interview with a government minister.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has limited the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools for part of its staff as the company works on similar technology, The Wall Street Journal reported. In company news, Alphabet's Google (GOOG) may face India government regulatory action after an antitrust watchdog found last year that the tech giant abused its market position and engaged in anti-completive practices, Reuters reported, citing an interview with a government minister. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-why-you-should-not-sell-in-may-and-go-away-this-year', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThis May, for many reasons, investors remain skittish. While U.S. equities have had a glorious start to the calendar year, many of the gains have been erased. This may have some investors considering the “sell in May” myth and wondering if they should heed the advice of the old adage.\nFor example, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Russell 2000, which captures the performance of mid-to-small cap companies, ended January up 2.8% and 9.69%, respectively. But year-to-date, investors have begun to sell their holdings and the indices have roughly returned 0.83% and 0.75%, respectively.\nThe reason why? Noise on the macroeconomic front. In theory, equity investors should put their money in stocks for their intrinsic value and positive fundamentals. Nowadays, however, investors have been charged with parsing through U.S. economic data and predicting the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve.\nHowever, despite all this seemingly bad news, the economy’s surprising resilience and the Federal Reserve’s newly found patience are reasons why investors should keep their money in stocks. Not to mention, the current volatility could bring a wealth of opportunities in the short and medium term.\nTherefore, let’s dive into the reasons why the “sell in May” myth is exactly that — a myth.\nReason No. 1: The U.S. Economy Is Resilient\nSource: sulit.photos / Shutterstock.com\nIf you look back at headlines of the major financial newspapers in December 2022, it seemed most economists predicted a recession in both the United States and globally in 2023. Fortunately, the macroeconomic landscape has shifted for the better.\nNow, many economists are predicting a recession to come “later than expected.” Additionally, commodities prices are on track to be less elevated this year: gas prices have fallen when compared to their high in 2022, and food prices are beginning to stabilize. This has surely lifted a lot of inflationary pressure off of consumers and will paint a slightly brighter economic picture.\nFurthermore, the U.S. labor market has also proven to be a bright spot amid the current backdrop, even if the Fed doesn’t seem to think so. Businesses, particularly in the services sector, are still looking to invest in human capital, given the most recent jobs report. Plus, many publicly listed companies have reported higher-than-expected Q1 earnings. Ultimately, these are indicators of an economy that still has plenty of steam left in it.\nReason No. 2: The Fed Has Signaled a Shift in Strategy\nSource: MDart10 / Shutterstock\nTo fend off domestic inflation brought on by rising commodities prices, the U.S. Federal Reserve began hiking rates in mid-March 2022. Since then, the central bank has hiked the key federal funds rate a whopping total of 10 times, effectively putting the federal funds rate to sit between 5% and 5.25%.\nThe Fed’s efforts have not gone without consequence. In the most recent consumer price index (CPI) report, headline inflation came in cooler than expected at 4.9% year-over-year, while core inflation remained unchanged. These clear signs of cooling along with possible fragility in the regional banking sector has caused the Federal Reserve to rethink its rate-hike course.\nDuring the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on May 3, the Fed decided to increase interest rates by an additional 25 basis points. But its subsequent press relief omitted the phrase: “the Committee anticipates that some additional policy firming may be appropriate.” This indicates additional rate hikes are not guaranteed; rather, the Fed has adopted a “wait and see” approach.\nDespite the uneven economic data, inflation is trending downward, and the Federal Reserve’s decision to switch its approach could bring less volatility to equity markets and give investors less of a reason to sell.\nReason No. 3: Volatility and Patience Bring Opportunities\nSource: Maryna Pleshkun/Shutterstock.com\nGiven that Q1 earnings season is ongoing, May will continue to be a volatile month for stocks. Investors also remain focused on economic data releases, which can add to that volatility. If stockholders were to get fidgety and sell everything this month, they could lose out on potential opportunities in the market.\nOn the one hand, a host of companies, from large technology behemoths like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to large retailers like Target (NYSE:TGT), have performed better than expected for the first three months of 2023. As more companies report and beat expectations, their share prices are likely to rise.\nOn the other hand, if there is a slew of economic data indicating a negative outlook that sparks a selloff, investors should not follow the herd. Rather, they should be keen to put money into stocks that fare well during recessions, such as defense, utilities or healthcare stocks.\nAs Warren Buffet has said: “Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.”\nOn the date of publication, Tyrik Torres did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nTyrik Torres has been studying and participating in financial markets since he was in college, and he has particular passion for helping people understand complex systems. His areas of expertise are semiconductor and enterprise software equities. He has work experience in both investing (public and private markets) and investment banking.\nThe post 3 Reasons Why You Should NOT Sell in May and Go Away This Year appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On the one hand, a host of companies, from large technology behemoths like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to large retailers like Target (NYSE:TGT), have performed better than expected for the first three months of 2023. 1: The U.S. Economy Is Resilient Source: sulit.photos / Shutterstock.com If you look back at headlines of the major financial newspapers in December 2022, it seemed most economists predicted a recession in both the United States and globally in 2023. 2: The Fed Has Signaled a Shift in Strategy Source: MDart10 / Shutterstock To fend off domestic inflation brought on by rising commodities prices, the U.S. Federal Reserve began hiking rates in mid-March 2022.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'On the one hand, a host of companies, from large technology behemoths like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to large retailers like Target (NYSE:TGT), have performed better than expected for the first three months of 2023. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips This May, for many reasons, investors remain skittish. 2: The Fed Has Signaled a Shift in Strategy Source: MDart10 / Shutterstock To fend off domestic inflation brought on by rising commodities prices, the U.S. Federal Reserve began hiking rates in mid-March 2022.', 'news_article_title': '3 Reasons Why You Should NOT Sell in May and Go Away This Year', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'On the one hand, a host of companies, from large technology behemoths like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to large retailers like Target (NYSE:TGT), have performed better than expected for the first three months of 2023. However, despite all this seemingly bad news, the economy’s surprising resilience and the Federal Reserve’s newly found patience are reasons why investors should keep their money in stocks. 2: The Fed Has Signaled a Shift in Strategy Source: MDart10 / Shutterstock To fend off domestic inflation brought on by rising commodities prices, the U.S. Federal Reserve began hiking rates in mid-March 2022.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'On the one hand, a host of companies, from large technology behemoths like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to large retailers like Target (NYSE:TGT), have performed better than expected for the first three months of 2023. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips This May, for many reasons, investors remain skittish. However, despite all this seemingly bad news, the economy’s surprising resilience and the Federal Reserve’s newly found patience are reasons why investors should keep their money in stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-trade-desk-stock%3A-bear-vs.-bull-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'If you had invested $1,000 in The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) when it went public in September 2016, your investment would be worth nearly $37,000 today. The same investment in an S&P 500 index fund would have only grown to about $1,900.\nThis ad tech company easily outperformed the market because its growth rates were explosive. Between 2016 and 2021, its annual revenue rose at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 43% as its net income grew at a CAGR of 46%. But does The Trade Desk still have room to run after those massive gains? Let\'s review the bear and bull cases to find out.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nWhat the bears will tell you about The Trade Desk\nThe Trade Desk is the world\'s largest independent demand-side platform (DSP) for digital ads. DSPs enable advertisers to bid on ad space across desktop, mobile, and connected TV (CTV) platforms. They sit on the opposite end of the ad supply chain from sell-side platforms (SSPs) like Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI), which enable publishers to sell their own ad inventories.\nThe bears will point out that other large digital advertising companies, including Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) with its Google and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), already bundle DSPs, SSPs, and other services together on their advertising platforms. Those bundles could be more cost-efficient than stand-alone DSPs and SSPs.\nThe bears will also note that The Trade Desk\'s revenue growth is cooling off. Sales rose 43% in 2021 and 32% in 2022, but analysts expect just 21% growth in 2023. So while the company is still growing rapidly, it isn\'t completely immune to the macro headwinds for the broader advertising sector.\nIts margins are also gradually contracting as it ramps up its spending on new features. Its margin on adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) held steady at 42% in 2021 and 2022, but analysts expect that metric to dip to 39% this year.\nThat slowdown seems minor, but the stock is still pricey at 16 times this year\'s sales and 42 times its adjusted EBITDA. Magnite, which is growing more slowly, trades at three times this year\'s sales and 11 times its adjusted EBITDA.\nWhat the bulls will tell you about The Trade Desk\nThe bulls believe The Trade Desk can easily compete against Google, Meta, and other diversified advertising giants with three long-term strategies.\nFirst, it will continue to attract advertisers that want to purchase ads across the vast "open" internet of independent websites, apps, and streaming TV services that haven\'t been locked into Google\'s and Meta\'s walled gardens.\nSecond, The Trade Desk expects the CTV market to drive its long-term growth as streaming platforms launch more ad-supported tiers. It already struck a big CTV deal with Disney\'s streaming platforms last year, while Netflix\'s recent rollout of an ad-supported tier suggests the nascent market is still expanding. According to eMarketer, CTV ad spending in the U.S. alone could more than double from $21.2 billion in 2022 to $43.6 billion in 2026 as linear TV platforms fade away.\nLastly, it\'s constantly upgrading its platform with innovative new features. Its new artificial intelligence-powered platform, Solimar, helps advertisers gather more first-party data to curb their dependence on third-party data. It\'s also rolling out a new Unified ID (UID) 2.0 data-tracking technology to eliminate the need for third-party cookies. These moves will counter Apple\'s privacy changes on iOS as well as Google\'s planned elimination of all third-party cookies by 2024.\nThe new OpenPath feature, which directly connects publishers to advertisers, could also render SSPs like Magnite obsolete and make The Trade Desk a more-diversified ad tech player like Google. Therefore, it isn\'t surprising to see its margins dip slightly as it widens its moat.\nThe bulls believe those strengths support its higher valuations. Analysts still expect its revenue and adjusted EBITDA to rise at a CAGR of 22% and 21%, respectively, from 2022 to 2025. Therefore, The Trade Desk\'s stock could still easily outperform Alphabet, Meta, and the broader advertising market over the next few years.\nThe bulls will remain in charge\nThe Trade Desk\'s stock isn\'t cheap, but its robust growth, constant innovation, and prioritization of the open internet and CTV markets justify its premium valuations. This isn\'t a stock for conservative investors, but I believe the bulls will stay in charge.\n10 stocks we like better than The Trade Desk\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and The Trade Desk wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Alphabet, Apple, Magnite, Meta Platforms, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Magnite, Meta Platforms, Netflix, The Trade Desk, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'First, it will continue to attract advertisers that want to purchase ads across the vast "open" internet of independent websites, apps, and streaming TV services that haven\'t been locked into Google\'s and Meta\'s walled gardens. The new OpenPath feature, which directly connects publishers to advertisers, could also render SSPs like Magnite obsolete and make The Trade Desk a more-diversified ad tech player like Google. The bulls will remain in charge The Trade Desk\'s stock isn\'t cheap, but its robust growth, constant innovation, and prioritization of the open internet and CTV markets justify its premium valuations.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The bears will point out that other large digital advertising companies, including Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) with its Google and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), already bundle DSPs, SSPs, and other services together on their advertising platforms. Therefore, The Trade Desk's stock could still easily outperform Alphabet, Meta, and the broader advertising market over the next few years. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Magnite, Meta Platforms, Netflix, The Trade Desk, and Walt Disney.", 'news_article_title': 'The Trade Desk Stock: Bear vs. Bull', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The bears will point out that other large digital advertising companies, including Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) with its Google and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), already bundle DSPs, SSPs, and other services together on their advertising platforms. Therefore, The Trade Desk's stock could still easily outperform Alphabet, Meta, and the broader advertising market over the next few years. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Magnite, Meta Platforms, Netflix, The Trade Desk, and Walt Disney.", 'news_textrank_summary': "What the bears will tell you about The Trade Desk The Trade Desk is the world's largest independent demand-side platform (DSP) for digital ads. The bears will point out that other large digital advertising companies, including Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) with its Google and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), already bundle DSPs, SSPs, and other services together on their advertising platforms. What the bulls will tell you about The Trade Desk The bulls believe The Trade Desk can easily compete against Google, Meta, and other diversified advertising giants with three long-term strategies."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-week-ahead-artificial-intelligence-gives-real-boost-to-u.s.-stock-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lewis Krauskopf\nNEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters) - Recent advances in artificial intelligence are fueling optimism over how businesses can operate more productively in the years ahead. They are also providing a big boost to the stock market.\nThe S&P 500\'s 9% rally this year has been driven by a handful of the index\'s biggest stocks, a number of which are at the center of the AI frenzy that has spread in the wake of the chatbot sensation ChatGPT.\nFive stocks - Microsoft , Google parent Alphabet , Nvidia , Apple and Meta Platforms - are responsible for the S&P 500\'s entire year-to-date return, said Jessica Rabe, co-founder of DataTrek Research. About 25% to 50% of those gains are owed to "the buzz around artificial intelligence," she noted.\nA recent Societe Generale analysis zeroed in on 20 stocks widely owned by AI-related exchange-traded funds, whose overall assets under management have grown almost 40% this year.\nRemoving those stocks from the S&P 500 would reduce the index\'s performance by roughly 10 percentage points, putting stocks in negative territory for the year, SocGen\'s analysis showed.\n"It\'s the AI-driven stocks that are getting the strongest returns," said Manish Kabra, head of US equity strategy at SocGen. "As a secular theme, for sure, it\'s attractive."\nThe rush of AI developments has analysts licking their lips at the profit potential stemming from new revenue opportunities and productivity improvements.\nGoldman Sachs strategists estimate that generative AI could create productivity gains that result in S&P 500 companies expanding profit margins by about 4 percentage points in a decade following widespread adoption.\nIndeed, optimism over AI is a key factor supporting a stock market facing numerous headwinds. Those include uncertainty over the U.S. Congress coming to agreement to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default, and worries the economy may be on the verge of a downturn, as the Federal Reserve\'s interest rate hikes filter through the economy.\n"We are strongly of the view that AI will change the world," Jim Reid, strategist at Deutsche Bank, said in a note titled, "Will ChatGPT prevent the US recession?"\nThe AI excitement has helped propel hefty gains for some stocks. For example, shares of Microsoft, the second-largest U.S. company by market value, have climbed 32% this year. The software giant has grabbed headlines with its partnership with ChatGPT creator OpenAI and sprucing up its Bing search engine with AI.\nShares of Nvidia, the fifth-biggest U.S. company by market value whose chips are central in the AI excitement, have soared 110% this year.\nThe Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF has jumped nearly 30% this year.\nInvestors next week will be keeping an eye on developments regarding the U.S. debt ceiling, as well as inflation data and corporate earnings including results from Nvidia.\nOther factors have supported megacap stocks. Those include a decline in Treasury yields from last year\'s highs that has soothed concerns over tech valuations and investors viewing megacaps as safety plays in an uncertain environment.\nAt the same time, even the shares of potentially transformative technologies are vulnerable to price bubbles, as history shows. A dotcom stock mania helped markets roar higher in the late 1990s, but a crash followed a few years later, leaving only a handful of internet names standing.\nA BofA Global Research report published Friday said AI stocks were in a "baby bubble" in comparison with far larger asset price moves seen in areas such as internet stocks and bitcoin over the last few decades.\nNonetheless, many investors say that AI is no fad.\nKing Lip, chief strategist at Baker Avenue Wealth Management in San Francisco, calls the developments in AI a "game changer." His firm owns shares of Microsoft, Nvidia and Alphabet.\n"It goes beyond the next shiny object," Lip said. "The path is pretty clear on how generative AI can lead to earnings growth for these companies."\nhttps://tmsnrt.rs/41MDptK\n^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> (Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Richard Chang) (([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf)) ((Wall St Week Ahead runs every Friday. For thedaily stock marketreport, please click [.N])) Keywords: USA STOCKS/WEEKAHEAD (SCHEDULED COLUMN)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Five stocks - Microsoft , Google parent Alphabet , Nvidia , Apple and Meta Platforms - are responsible for the S&P 500's entire year-to-date return, said Jessica Rabe, co-founder of DataTrek Research. Goldman Sachs strategists estimate that generative AI could create productivity gains that result in S&P 500 companies expanding profit margins by about 4 percentage points in a decade following widespread adoption. https://tmsnrt.rs/41MDptK ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> (Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Richard Chang) (([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf)) ((Wall St Week Ahead runs every Friday.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Removing those stocks from the S&P 500 would reduce the index\'s performance by roughly 10 percentage points, putting stocks in negative territory for the year, SocGen\'s analysis showed. Goldman Sachs strategists estimate that generative AI could create productivity gains that result in S&P 500 companies expanding profit margins by about 4 percentage points in a decade following widespread adoption. A BofA Global Research report published Friday said AI stocks were in a "baby bubble" in comparison with far larger asset price moves seen in areas such as internet stocks and bitcoin over the last few decades.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall St Week Ahead-Artificial intelligence gives real boost to U.S. stock market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The rush of AI developments has analysts licking their lips at the profit potential stemming from new revenue opportunities and productivity improvements. Goldman Sachs strategists estimate that generative AI could create productivity gains that result in S&P 500 companies expanding profit margins by about 4 percentage points in a decade following widespread adoption. His firm owns shares of Microsoft, Nvidia and Alphabet.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The S&P 500\'s 9% rally this year has been driven by a handful of the index\'s biggest stocks, a number of which are at the center of the AI frenzy that has spread in the wake of the chatbot sensation ChatGPT. Removing those stocks from the S&P 500 would reduce the index\'s performance by roughly 10 percentage points, putting stocks in negative territory for the year, SocGen\'s analysis showed. A BofA Global Research report published Friday said AI stocks were in a "baby bubble" in comparison with far larger asset price moves seen in areas such as internet stocks and bitcoin over the last few decades.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/samsung-not-planning-to-replace-google-with-bing-in-phones-wsj-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds Microsoft declined to comment in paragraph 3\nMay 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.\nSamsung has suspended an internal review that explored replacing Google with Bing on its web-browsing app, which comes pre-installed on the company's smartphones, according to the report.\nGoogle and Samsung did not respond to Reuters requests for comment. Microsoft declined to comment.\nA sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi.\nGoogle earns an estimated $3 billion in annual revenue from the Samsung contract, according to an April 16 report by the New York Times.\nSamsung considering a potential shift to Bing was first reported last month and had weighed on Alphabet's shares at the time.\nThe integration of OpenAI's artificial intelligence technology into Microsoft-owned Bing has driven people to the little-used search engine and helped it compete better with market leader Google in page visits growth, according to data from analytics firm Similarweb.\n(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "A sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi. Samsung has suspended an internal review that explored replacing Google with Bing on its web-browsing app, which comes pre-installed on the company's smartphones, according to the report. The integration of OpenAI's artificial intelligence technology into Microsoft-owned Bing has driven people to the little-used search engine and helped it compete better with market leader Google in page visits growth, according to data from analytics firm Similarweb.", 'news_luhn_summary': "A sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi. Adds Microsoft declined to comment in paragraph 3 May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Microsoft declined to comment.", 'news_article_title': 'Samsung not planning to replace Google with Bing in phones - WSJ', 'news_lexrank_summary': "A sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi. Adds Microsoft declined to comment in paragraph 3 May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Samsung has suspended an internal review that explored replacing Google with Bing on its web-browsing app, which comes pre-installed on the company's smartphones, according to the report.", 'news_textrank_summary': "A sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi. Adds Microsoft declined to comment in paragraph 3 May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Samsung has suspended an internal review that explored replacing Google with Bing on its web-browsing app, which comes pre-installed on the company's smartphones, according to the report."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/prediction%3A-these-5-growth-stocks-will-be-worth-over-%242-trillion-by-2033', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "A lot can happen in a decade. In early 2013, ExxonMobil was the world's most valuable company, with a market cap of $446 billion. Fast-forward to 2023, and there's been a changing of the guard. Exxon's market cap is back near where it was 10 years ago, coming in at $423 billion. At the same time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) now wears the crown, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion.\nOver the coming decade, there will likely be a number of high-profile companies that join this exclusive club. While some of the members won't be a surprise, others could be.\nLet's take a look at my predictions for the five companies that will be worth $2 trillion by 2033.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe shoo-ins\nAs I mentioned above, Apple already has a market cap of $2.7 trillion. There's little question that the stock could shed 25% of its value. In fact, as recently as January, shares were down 31% from their peak. However, this ignores any growth that Apple will achieve over the coming decade -- and if history is any indication, it could be significant. Driven by resilient and growing demand for the iPhone and the accompanying services, Apple boasts more than 1 billion active iPhones. Plus, those numbers keep growing, fueling its financial results.\nSince 2013, Apple has increased its revenue by 168% and its diluted earnings per share (EPS) by 468%. This has, in turn, fueled stock-price gains of more than 1,000%. Apple currently trades for roughly 7 times sales. If it maintains its valuation, it would take just modest revenue growth to help the tech titan maintain its charter membership in the $2 trillion club.\nThe only other member of the club (as of this writing) is Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), with a market cap of $2.3 trillion, and its prospects of retaining its membership are equally compelling. To be clear, the company lost about a third of its value during the recent downturn, but the resilience of its suite of products helped spark a rebound.\nIt's difficult to imagine a world without Windows, not to mention Word, Excel, or Outlook. This makes them -- and other Microsoft products -- staples in the business arena. Plus, the company's Azure cloud computing segment is the second-largest cloud infrastructure provider, partially due to its tight integration with Microsoft's expansive product portfolio.\nOver the past decade, the company has increased its revenue by more than 300% and its EPS by 166%, driving its stock price up by more than 800%. The resilience of Microsoft's revenue and the mission-critical nature of its offerings has pushed its valuation to 11 times sales. At its current level of low-double-digit revenue growth, it's highly likely that Microsoft will still be worth more than $2 trillion by 2033, even if there's a bit of multiple compression.\nThe contenders\nThough it's fallen on hard times, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) was a former member of the $2 trillion club and will likely rejoin its ranks in short order. Soon after reaching its zenith in November 2021, the emergence of the bear market stole Alphabet's thunder, driving the stock price down as much as 45% over the coming year. The culprit? Demand for digital advertising plummeted as businesses cut back on spending to shore up their financial positions and ride out the downturn.\nThere's no evidence that the decrease in demand for advertising is permanent, and history suggests Alphabet will rebound with the broader economy. What's more, Google Cloud is the fastest-growing of the cloud infrastructure providers, riding the digital transformation to new heights. Over the preceding 10 years, Alphabet increased revenue by 432% and EPS by 390%, fueling stock-price gains of over 400%. With its current market cap of $1.5 trillion, it will only take a return to low-double-digit growth at its current valuation of 5.4 times sales for the Google parent to regain its membership in the $2 trillion club.\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) was on the verge of joining its big tech rivals in the $2 trillion club, reaching $1.99 trillion in November 2021 before being ravaged by the bear market. The ensuing macroeconomic headwinds have stifled consumer spending -- and with it much of the company's growth, but this, too, shall pass. Amazon retains its title as the world's largest e-commerce platform, which will no doubt fuel future growth.\nBut the return of consumer spending is just one catalyst to help drive its rebound. After nearly two decades, Amazon Web Services remains the largest cloud infrastructure provider, with a market share more than Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud combined, making it the name to beat. The company is also a rising star in the field of digital advertising, with captive audiences on its digital retail site, as well as FreeVee, its ad-supported streaming channel.\nA return to form will boost Amazon's chances of finally joining the $2 trillion club. Over the past decade, Amazon grew revenue by nearly 650% and EPS by more than 1,100%. The stock currently trades at just 2.2 times sales, so if the company returns to mid-double-digit growth -- with no change in its valuation -- Amazon could easily eclipse that market cap.\nThe long shot\nAs I've illustrated above, it won't take much to push Amazon and Alphabet above $2 trillion -- and even less for Microsoft and Apple to stay there. The math is slightly different -- but no less likely -- for Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). The company pioneered the graphics processing unit (GPU) and is the top choice of serious and novice gamers alike. Nvidia has since pivoted its technology to play a key role in cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). While it's the most volatile of these five stocks -- the product of its lofty valuation -- Nvidia has catalysts aplenty to help it achieve a $2 trillion market cap.\nNvidia is the undisputed leader in the discrete desktop GPU market with a dominant 88% share. It's also a key player in the cloud computing market, partnering with all the major cloud providers. That's not to mention the accelerating adoption of AI, another area where Nvidia is a standout. While estimates vary, Nvidia controls as much as 95% of the market for machine-learning chips, according to data provided by New Street Research.\nYet these accolades didn't stop Nvidia from being hit hard during the tech meltdown. At one point, the stock had lost more than two-thirds of its value. However, its fundamentals are sound. Over the preceding 10 years, Nvidia grew revenue by 536%, pushing its EPS up by more than 1,300%. This drove stock-price gains of 7,850%. To be clear, Nvidia's stock trades for a lofty 27 times sales, near the peak of its historical valuation range.\nWith its current market cap of $722 billion, the stock would have to rise by 11% annually to reach a $2 trillion market cap by 2033. Given its historical growth rate, that shouldn't be too difficult. However, there's always the potential that Nvidia suffers from multiple compression. For example, if investors were less generous regarding its growth prospects, and only valued Nvidia at 10 times sales, its market cap would drop to roughly $270 billion. From that level, it would have to grow its revenue by 23% annually to reach $2 trillion by 2033. Still very doable given its history, but you get the point.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Danny Vena has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "At the same time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) now wears the crown, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion. The only other member of the club (as of this writing) is Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), with a market cap of $2.3 trillion, and its prospects of retaining its membership are equally compelling. Soon after reaching its zenith in November 2021, the emergence of the bear market stole Alphabet's thunder, driving the stock price down as much as 45% over the coming year.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'At the same time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) now wears the crown, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion. Over the preceding 10 years, Alphabet increased revenue by 432% and EPS by 390%, fueling stock-price gains of over 400%. After nearly two decades, Amazon Web Services remains the largest cloud infrastructure provider, with a market share more than Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud combined, making it the name to beat.', 'news_article_title': 'Prediction: These 5 Growth Stocks Will Be Worth Over $2 Trillion by 2033', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'At the same time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) now wears the crown, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion. Demand for digital advertising plummeted as businesses cut back on spending to shore up their financial positions and ride out the downturn. With its current market cap of $1.5 trillion, it will only take a return to low-double-digit growth at its current valuation of 5.4 times sales for the Google parent to regain its membership in the $2 trillion club.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'At the same time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) now wears the crown, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion. With its current market cap of $1.5 trillion, it will only take a return to low-double-digit growth at its current valuation of 5.4 times sales for the Google parent to regain its membership in the $2 trillion club. The stock currently trades at just 2.2 times sales, so if the company returns to mid-double-digit growth -- with no change in its valuation -- Amazon could easily eclipse that market cap.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/britains-%241.3-bln-semiconductor-support-plan-gets-cool-response', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Alistair Smout and Kate Holton\nLONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Britain will invest 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in its semiconductor sector over the next decade as part of a long-awaited strategy that was immediately criticised by the industry for being too little to make a difference.\nChipmakers around the world have poured billions of dollars into the sector in recent years, with the United States and Europe backing the development of new plants after the COVID-19 pandemic showed the risk of relying on Taiwan and China.\nBritain\'s plan, which has been in the works for around two years, is dwarfed by the $52.7 billion of U.S. chip subsidies and 43 billion euros ($47 billion) of proposed EU investment.\nBut it focuses on the area where Britain excels, the design of semiconductors, used in everything from cars to smartphones and washing machines. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it would help Britain build a "competitive edge on the global stage".\nWhile companies in the sector welcomed publication of a strategy, they criticised the scale of support.\nAI chip designer Graphcore said it was "modest" compared with countries such as Germany, while the head of graphene maker Paragraf said it was "flaccid".\n"The UK\'s capital commitment is nothing but a rounding error in this industry," said Simon Thomas, CEO and founder of Paragraf, which describes itself as the only company in the world capable of manufacturing graphene to mass produce chips.\nUNDERWHELMING\nUnder the new plan, some 200 million pounds of investment will be available in 2023-25, rising to up to 1 billion pounds in the next decade. While it is focused on research and design for now, Britain said it would support investment in chip manufacturing later this year.\nCiti analysts described the focus as "sensible" but the money as "too little to be of significant value to major industry partners".\nSunak, in Japan for a Group of Seven (G7) leaders, also announced a semiconductors partnership with Tokyo, echoing an agreement with South Korea.\nBritain is home to Arm, which designs the processor technology used in nearly every smartphone, selling intellectual property to companies such as Apple and Qualcomm.\nIt was sold to Japan\'s SoftBank in a 2016 deal that sparked criticism that Britain had allowed its biggest tech success to be bought by foreign investors. SoftBank now plans to list it in the United States.\nBusiness leaders have become increasingly critical of Britain\'s strategy in recent months, saying they need joined-up support on everything from infrastructure to skills training and investment as they transition to a post-carbon future.\nA report by a panel of lawmakers said last year that a lack of an end-to-end supply chain for semiconductors made Britain particularly exposed to any future disruption to chip supplies, such as if China were to invade Taiwan, the world\'s biggest semiconductor supplier.\n($1 = 0.7923 pounds)\n($1 = 0.9084 euros)\n(Reporting by Alistair Smout and Sachin Ravikumar; Editing by Alexander Smith)\n(([email protected]; +44 207 542 7064; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Chipmakers around the world have poured billions of dollars into the sector in recent years, with the United States and Europe backing the development of new plants after the COVID-19 pandemic showed the risk of relying on Taiwan and China. "The UK\'s capital commitment is nothing but a rounding error in this industry," said Simon Thomas, CEO and founder of Paragraf, which describes itself as the only company in the world capable of manufacturing graphene to mass produce chips. Business leaders have become increasingly critical of Britain\'s strategy in recent months, saying they need joined-up support on everything from infrastructure to skills training and investment as they transition to a post-carbon future.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Alistair Smout and Kate Holton LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Britain will invest 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in its semiconductor sector over the next decade as part of a long-awaited strategy that was immediately criticised by the industry for being too little to make a difference. A report by a panel of lawmakers said last year that a lack of an end-to-end supply chain for semiconductors made Britain particularly exposed to any future disruption to chip supplies, such as if China were to invade Taiwan, the world's biggest semiconductor supplier. ($1 = 0.7923 pounds) ($1 = 0.9084 euros) (Reporting by Alistair Smout and Sachin Ravikumar; Editing by Alexander Smith) (([email protected]; +44 207 542 7064; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Britain's $1.3 bln semiconductor support plan gets cool response", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Alistair Smout and Kate Holton LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Britain will invest 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in its semiconductor sector over the next decade as part of a long-awaited strategy that was immediately criticised by the industry for being too little to make a difference. While it is focused on research and design for now, Britain said it would support investment in chip manufacturing later this year. SoftBank now plans to list it in the United States.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Alistair Smout and Kate Holton LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Britain will invest 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in its semiconductor sector over the next decade as part of a long-awaited strategy that was immediately criticised by the industry for being too little to make a difference. Britain's plan, which has been in the works for around two years, is dwarfed by the $52.7 billion of U.S. chip subsidies and 43 billion euros ($47 billion) of proposed EU investment. A report by a panel of lawmakers said last year that a lack of an end-to-end supply chain for semiconductors made Britain particularly exposed to any future disruption to chip supplies, such as if China were to invade Taiwan, the world's biggest semiconductor supplier."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-you-can-keep-forever-9', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Who wouldn't want stocks they can keep forever? Think of all the trouble you'll save, not having to frequently find new stocks in which to invest.\nIt makes sense that if you've got great long-term performers in your portfolio, hang on and let them keep working for you, building your wealth. (And if you inherit such stocks, consider hanging on to them, too.) Here are three companies that seem poised to continue building wealth for shareholders over many more years.\n1. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs little introduction. It has grown into an innovative technological juggernaut with a recent market value north of $2.7 trillion, offering consumer products that millions of people can't do without. (It recently boasted more than 2 billion installed devices worldwide.) A 2020 survey found that 40% of respondents would rather give up their dog for a month than give up their smartphone, while 64% would rather give up coffee than their smartphone. Not many companies have such compelling products.\nIf you want to hang on to a company forever, you need confidence in its ability to withstand all kinds of economies and changing times. Apple is poised to do so, with ample cash (it generates close to $100 billion of free cash flow annually!) and with strong innovation skills that have helped it introduce many new products, features, and even product categories over the years. Its recent second-quarter earnings report was rather encouraging, too, featuring record revenue for its services and iPhone businesses.\nIf you're itching to buy shares now, hold on -- because they're not exactly near bargain territory. You'd do well to add Apple to your watch list in order to buy later, or perhaps build a position in the stock gradually.\n2. Berkshire Hathaway\nBerkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), helmed by Warren Buffett for many decades, is also an Apple shareholder, owning more than 5% of the company. But it's a contender for a berth in your portfolio in its own right, too.\nBerkshire is also a massive company, with a recent market value topping $700 billion -- and it's a major employer, as well, employing around 383,000 people as of the end of 2022. The company owns many businesses in their entirety, with focuses on insurance and energy, among other things. Its subsidiaries include GEICO, Benjamin Moore, See's Candies, Fruit of the Loom, Clayton Homes, the McLane trucking company, and the entire BNSF railroad. It also owns sizable stakes in other companies, via stock. Along with its Apple shares, it recently owned roughly 20% of American Express, 8.4% of Chevron, more than 9% of Coca-Cola, and 12.6% of Bank of America.\nBerkshire is built to last, with 92-year-old Buffett having designated successors who are already investing billions of company dollars and making some management decisions. (Buffett is still the boss, though.) It's long been conservatively run and maintains a big cash war chest, recently $130.6 billion in cash and short-term investments. On top of that, many of the businesses it owns are very defensive -- in industries, such as utilities and insurance, that tend to do well in any economic environment.\n3. Charles Schwab\nCharles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) is another solid business to consider for your long-term portfolio. Like other financial services companies, its fortunes are somewhat tied to prevailing interest rates, but there's much more to the company. It's long been a major brokerage, and is even bigger now, having closed on its acquisition of TD Ameritrade in 2020.\nSchwab is sturdy, with tens of billions of dollars in cash and equivalents on its balance sheet. It recently boasted 34.1 million active brokerage accounts, 2.4 million corporate retirement plan participants, 1.7 million banking accounts, and $7.58 trillion in client assets. Better still, Schwab collects a sizable chunk of its revenue from fees tied to offerings such as its banking accounts, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds. (In 2022, more than $5 billion, some 27% of total revenue, came from asset management and administration fees and bank deposit account fees.) That's rather dependable revenue, and it helps make Schwab a company that's likely to perform well for its shareholders for a long time.\nDo be careful with the concept of holding a stock forever -- because while you might hope and aim to hold certain securities for the foreseeable future, you still need to keep up with all your holdings. After all, even companies that seem indestructible can end up in trouble.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023\nAmerican Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Charles Schwab is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Selena Maranjian has positions in American Express, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends Charles Schwab and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs little introduction. It has grown into an innovative technological juggernaut with a recent market value north of $2.7 trillion, offering consumer products that millions of people can't do without. Its subsidiaries include GEICO, Benjamin Moore, See's Candies, Fruit of the Loom, Clayton Homes, the McLane trucking company, and the entire BNSF railroad.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs little introduction. Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), helmed by Warren Buffett for many decades, is also an Apple shareholder, owning more than 5% of the company. It recently boasted 34.1 million active brokerage accounts, 2.4 million corporate retirement plan participants, 1.7 million banking accounts, and $7.58 trillion in client assets.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks You Can Keep Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs little introduction. That's rather dependable revenue, and it helps make Schwab a company that's likely to perform well for its shareholders for a long time. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023 American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs little introduction. Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), helmed by Warren Buffett for many decades, is also an Apple shareholder, owning more than 5% of the company. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 8, 2023 American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-us-debt-ceiling-deal-could-stall-safety-flight-fueling-megacap-rally', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Randall\nNEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters) - A potential deal to lift the U.S. debt ceiling could spur money managers to pare holdings in the massive technology and growth stocks that have been havens this year and shift into the rest of the market, some investors believe.\nStrong balance sheets and predictable cash flows have made megacap stocks such as Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com AMZN.Oattractive places to hide over the last few months as investors worried about everything from the debt ceiling to a U.S. banking mess.\nThat has boosted their share price and buoyed market indexes, while leaving other stocks behind.\nMegacap tech stocks command heavy weightings in major indexes. Their rally has been responsible for all of the 8.3% year-to-date gain in the S&P 500 .SPX through Wednesday\'s close, a Deutsche Bank report showed. Without them, the index would be down 0.5% for the year otherwise, according to the research. Through Thursday\'s close, the index was up 9.3%.\nShould a deal on the debt ceiling be reached, "the pattern that we\'ve seen over the last few months will reverse," said Michael O\'Rourke, chief market strategist at Jones Trading, who is more bullish on equal-weighted S&P 500 exchange-traded funds than the market-cap weighted index. "The market as a whole is pricing in a lot more risk than those mega-cap names, and going forward a resolution could mean the market broadens out and outperforms that group."\nInvestors are watching Washington for signals that the White House will come to an agreement with congressional Republicans to increase the U.S. borrowing limit before the so-called X-date of June 1, which the Treasury Department has said is the day the federal government will run out of money to pay its bills. President Joe Biden and top U.S. congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy both expressed confidence Wednesday that a deal would be reached, avoiding fallout that would be sure to roil financial markets.\nSpreads on U.S. government one-year credit default swaps - market-based gauges of the risk of a default – have been declining over the past few days amid signs of progress on debt ceiling discussions, standing at 154 basis points on Thursday, about 20 basis points below last week’s levels, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.\nA recent survey of global fund managers from BofA Global Research showed that 71% believe a deal to raise the debt ceiling will be reached before the X-date.\nRandy Frederick, Managing Director of Trading and Derivatives at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, believes a deal would prompt investors to move back into shorter-term U.S. Treasury maturities, which some have been avoiding due to debt ceiling concerns. A deal could also boost shares of companies in sectors that are benefiting from the continued strength in the U.S. economy, such as consumer discretionary, Frederick said.\n“Giant mega cap companies that have huge balance sheets have been a nice place to hide," he said. "We expect to see some movement back into Treasuries because you\'re getting a nice yield, and some other parts of the equity market that have lagged behind.”\nOf course, investors are unlikely to abandon tech stocks entirely, after a decade during which the category has led markets higher. Excitement over artificial intelligence, which has boosted some megacap names this year, is another factor that could support the category.\nMany would also view a broadening of the equity rally as an encouraging sign of the market’s overall health.\n“For the market to send a stronger signal substantiating direction, we will need to see ... improved breadth/participation,” John Lynch, chief investment officer at Comerica Wealth Management wrote earlier this week.\nAt the same time, the debt ceiling has been only one of of several worries weighing on the market. Concerns that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary policy tightening could reduce economic growth, and worries about the recent tumult in the banking sector are likely to remain, even if a default is avoided.\nPaul Christopher, head ofglobal marketstrategy at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, expects lawmakers will reach an agreement to extend the debt ceiling through September.\nAmong the sectors he is bullish on is healthcare, a part of the market seen as a haven during troubled economic times.\n“It’s been a very tilted market,” he said. "We think investors are going to look through this soon and try to find areas that are going to generate revenue if growth comes down."\n(Reporting by David Randall; Additional reporting by Davide Barbuscia; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6607; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By David Randall NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters) - A potential deal to lift the U.S. debt ceiling could spur money managers to pare holdings in the massive technology and growth stocks that have been havens this year and shift into the rest of the market, some investors believe. Investors are watching Washington for signals that the White House will come to an agreement with congressional Republicans to increase the U.S. borrowing limit before the so-called X-date of June 1, which the Treasury Department has said is the day the federal government will run out of money to pay its bills. Randy Frederick, Managing Director of Trading and Derivatives at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, believes a deal would prompt investors to move back into shorter-term U.S. Treasury maturities, which some have been avoiding due to debt ceiling concerns.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Their rally has been responsible for all of the 8.3% year-to-date gain in the S&P 500 .SPX through Wednesday's close, a Deutsche Bank report showed. Spreads on U.S. government one-year credit default swaps - market-based gauges of the risk of a default – have been declining over the past few days amid signs of progress on debt ceiling discussions, standing at 154 basis points on Thursday, about 20 basis points below last week’s levels, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data. A recent survey of global fund managers from BofA Global Research showed that 71% believe a deal to raise the debt ceiling will be reached before the X-date.", 'news_article_title': 'ANALYSIS-US debt ceiling deal could stall safety flight fueling megacap rally', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That has boosted their share price and buoyed market indexes, while leaving other stocks behind. Megacap tech stocks command heavy weightings in major indexes. Without them, the index would be down 0.5% for the year otherwise, according to the research.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By David Randall NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters) - A potential deal to lift the U.S. debt ceiling could spur money managers to pare holdings in the massive technology and growth stocks that have been havens this year and shift into the rest of the market, some investors believe. Should a deal on the debt ceiling be reached, "the pattern that we\'ve seen over the last few months will reverse," said Michael O\'Rourke, chief market strategist at Jones Trading, who is more bullish on equal-weighted S&P 500 exchange-traded funds than the market-cap weighted index. "We expect to see some movement back into Treasuries because you\'re getting a nice yield, and some other parts of the equity market that have lagged behind.” Of course, investors are unlikely to abandon tech stocks entirely, after a decade during which the category has led markets higher.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/krafton-says-india-revoked-ban-on-its-battle-royale-game', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds details from statement in paragraph 4, and background in paragraph 2, 3, 5 and 6\nMay 19 (Reuters) - South Korea's Krafton Inc 259960.KS, a company backed by China's Tencent 0700.HK on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country after being banned for nearly a year.\nThe government had in July blockedKrafton's titleBattlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), citing concerns about its data-sharing and mining in China.\nBGMI had more than 100 million users in India at the time of removal. Following a government directive, the app was removed from Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Play Store and Apple Inc's AAPL.O App Store.\nA Facebook page for the title says the game will be available for download soon.\nNew Delhi had, back in 2020, banned another Krafton title, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) following which the company launched BGMI.\nIndia had ramped up scrutiny of Chinese businesses since a 2020 border clash between the neighbours that led to a ban of more than 300 Chinese apps, including TikTok. The government also intensified the scrutiny of investments by Chinese firms.\n(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Following a government directive, the app was removed from Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Play Store and Apple Inc's AAPL.O App Store. Adds details from statement in paragraph 4, and background in paragraph 2, 3, 5 and 6 May 19 (Reuters) - South Korea's Krafton Inc 259960.KS, a company backed by China's Tencent 0700.HK on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country after being banned for nearly a year. The government had in July blockedKrafton's titleBattlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), citing concerns about its data-sharing and mining in China.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Following a government directive, the app was removed from Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Play Store and Apple Inc's AAPL.O App Store. Adds details from statement in paragraph 4, and background in paragraph 2, 3, 5 and 6 May 19 (Reuters) - South Korea's Krafton Inc 259960.KS, a company backed by China's Tencent 0700.HK on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country after being banned for nearly a year. The government had in July blockedKrafton's titleBattlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), citing concerns about its data-sharing and mining in China.", 'news_article_title': 'Krafton says India revoked ban on its battle-royale game', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Following a government directive, the app was removed from Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Play Store and Apple Inc's AAPL.O App Store. Adds details from statement in paragraph 4, and background in paragraph 2, 3, 5 and 6 May 19 (Reuters) - South Korea's Krafton Inc 259960.KS, a company backed by China's Tencent 0700.HK on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country after being banned for nearly a year. The government had in July blockedKrafton's titleBattlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), citing concerns about its data-sharing and mining in China.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Following a government directive, the app was removed from Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google Play Store and Apple Inc's AAPL.O App Store. Adds details from statement in paragraph 4, and background in paragraph 2, 3, 5 and 6 May 19 (Reuters) - South Korea's Krafton Inc 259960.KS, a company backed by China's Tencent 0700.HK on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country after being banned for nearly a year. India had ramped up scrutiny of Chinese businesses since a 2020 border clash between the neighbours that led to a ban of more than 300 Chinese apps, including TikTok."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-add-to-your-portfolio-in-a-market-pull-back-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Last year, the Nasdaq Composite index plunged 33% as macroeconomic headwinds brought down the whole market. The pull-back caused stocks in some of the world's most valuable companies to effectively go on sale, prompting countless buying opportunities.\nThe market has gradually begun recovering alongside easing inflation in 2023. However, the cost of living remains high, with the consumer price index rising 4.9% in April. As a result, it's not too late to take advantage of stocks that could soar once economic challenges subside.\nHere are three stocks to add to your portfolio in a market pull-back.\n1. Amazon\nWith Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) business focused on e-commerce and cloud computing, an economic downturn has hit the company particularly hard. High inflation reduced consumer spending on its online retail site, while businesses tightened their budgets on cloud spending.\nHowever, both markets have vast potential over the long term. The e-commerce market on its own is projected to achieve a value of $4 trillion this year. Meanwhile, online sales only made up about 15% of all retail purchases last year, indicating the market is nowhere near hitting its ceiling. As a result, Amazon's leading market share in the sector could massively pay off once inflation improves and consumers can spend more freely.\nMoreover, the company's cloud platform, Amazon Web Services, has similar potential thanks to its dominance in the industry. Data from Grand View Research states the cloud market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 14% through 2030 and could be further boosted by a current boom in artificial intelligence.\nAmazon's stock climbed 35% in 2023 as investors have rallied as inflation's eased. However, at about $113 a share, it still has a long way to go before returning to its year-over-year high of $145 it achieved last August. As a result, Amazon is a bargain buy compared to its potential.\n2. Disney\nThe challenges facing e-commerce and the cloud market have similarly affected entertainment companies as consumers pulled back on discretionary spending. Consequently, Disney (NYSE: DIS) shares fell 44% in 2022 and remain down 14% for the year. However, the company's valuable content library and dominance at the box office and in theme parks suggest it has much to offer once the market improves.\nIn Disney's second quarter of 2023, all eyes were on its loss of 4 million subscribers from its flagship streaming service, Disney+. While the decline is a short-term concern, not all hope is lost for the digital business. Financially, Disney's direct-to-consumer (streaming) segment seems to be on a growth track. Second-quarter 2023 saw Disney's streaming revenue rise 12% year over year while operating losses improved by 26%.\nAs Disney's direct-to-consumer segment heads toward profitability, the company's parks business continued to thrive since they reopened in 2022. The most recent quarter saw revenue rise 17% year over year for Disney parks, hitting close to $8 billion.\nDisney has had a rough few years with the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by an economic tumble. Yet, its average 12-month price target of $126 projects stock growth of 38%, making this entertainment giant's stock a must-buy after a sell-off.\n3. Apple\nWhile Amazon and Disney make excellent investment options because of their potential once market headwinds improve, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a smart option for building stability into your portfolio.\nThe chart below shows that Apple was one of the only companies to outperform the Nasdaq last year amid a sell-off.\nData by YCharts\nThe iPhone company has continued to beat the market in 2023, with its stock up 32% year to date compared to the Nasdaq Composite's rise of 18%. Apple's reliable growth over the years makes it one of the best investments to keep your portfolio in good form, no matter the economic climate.\nThe company's reliability is primarily thanks to its almost unparalleled brand loyalty, which has kept product sales high despite its competitors suffering from reduced spending. For instance, Q1 2023 saw smartphone shipments from companies like Samsung and Xiaomi fall by 18.9% and 23.5%, respectively (per IDC). However, in the same time frame, Apple reported a 2% year-over-year rise in revenue in its iPhone segment.\nAs a result, a market pull-back is an excellent time to buy Apple, with its industry dominance likely to fortify your holdings.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple While Amazon and Disney make excellent investment options because of their potential once market headwinds improve, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a smart option for building stability into your portfolio. Data from Grand View Research states the cloud market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 14% through 2030 and could be further boosted by a current boom in artificial intelligence. Disney The challenges facing e-commerce and the cloud market have similarly affected entertainment companies as consumers pulled back on discretionary spending.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple While Amazon and Disney make excellent investment options because of their potential once market headwinds improve, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a smart option for building stability into your portfolio. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Add to Your Portfolio in a Market Pull-Back', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple While Amazon and Disney make excellent investment options because of their potential once market headwinds improve, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a smart option for building stability into your portfolio. As a result, Amazon is a bargain buy compared to its potential. The most recent quarter saw revenue rise 17% year over year for Disney parks, hitting close to $8 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple While Amazon and Disney make excellent investment options because of their potential once market headwinds improve, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a smart option for building stability into your portfolio. Disney The challenges facing e-commerce and the cloud market have similarly affected entertainment companies as consumers pulled back on discretionary spending. Data by YCharts The iPhone company has continued to beat the market in 2023, with its stock up 32% year to date compared to the Nasdaq Composite's rise of 18%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-faang-stock-warren-buffett-is-buying-hand-over-fist-and-another-hes-selling', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Just in case you missed it, one of the most important data releases of the quarter occurred on Monday, May 15. Monday marked the deadline for money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A 13F provides a snapshot that allows investors to easily determine what stocks Wall Street\'s top money managers bought and sold in the most recent quarter (in this instance, the first quarter).\nAfter the closing bell on May 15, Berkshire Hathaway\'s (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) 13F hit the newswires and showed an abundance of activity. There are three entirely new positions, four prior holdings that were completely sold, and quite a few adds and subtractions to existing holdings. Perhaps the most notable is what Warren Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Ted Weschler and Todd Combs, are doing with their FAANG stocks.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nWarren Buffett and his team are making moves among the FAANG stocks\nWhen I say FAANG, I\'m talking about:\nFacebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META)\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)\nNetflix (NASDAQ: NFLX)\nGoogle, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG)\nIncluding Warren Buffett\'s secret portfolio and Berkshire Hathaway\'s ownership stake in Markel, which owns a diversified array of securities, Buffett and his team directly or indirectly have exposure to all five FAANG stocks.\nAAPL data by YCharts.\nGenerally speaking, that\'s not a bad thing. All five companies are industry leaders that have vastly outperformed the benchmark S&P 500 over the trailing-10-year period. Here\'s a look at each company:\nMeta lured 3.81 billion unique users to its popular social media platforms during the first quarter.\nApple sports a mammoth share buyback program and is the runaway leader in U.S. smartphone market share.\nAmazon\'s online marketplace was expected to account for nearly 40% of U.S. online retail sales in 2022, according to a report from eMarketer.\nNetflix is the clear leader in U.S. and international streaming market share.\nAlphabet\'s internet search engine Google hasn\'t accounted for less than 90% of global monthly search share in over eight years.\nBerkshire Hathaway\'s 13F shows that one of these FAANG stocks is being bought hand over fist, while another was modestly trimmed.\nThe FAANG stock Warren Buffett can\'t stop buying\nIf you\'ve been following the Oracle of Omaha\'s buying activity over the past seven years, you\'re likely well aware of his affinity for tech stock Apple, which he summarized as "a better business than any we own" during his company\'s recent annual shareholder meeting. With feelings this strong about Apple, it should come as no shock that Buffett continued to be a buyer.\nDuring the first quarter, Buffett and his team purchased more than 20.4 million shares of Apple. Excluding the shares owned by New England Asset Management (aka Buffett\'s secret portfolio), Berkshire\'s stake in the largest U.S. company by market cap is now north of 915 million shares.\nThe Oracle of Omaha loves Apple because it checks each and every box that matters to him and his investing lieutenants. It has an exceptionally strong and valuable brand, as well as a highly loyal customer base that regularly gobbles up new product releases. It\'s impossible to have a valuable brand without trust -- and it\'s quite clear that businesses and consumers trust Apple\'s products and management team.\nThat leads to the next point: Warren Buffett trusts Apple CEO Tim Cook and appreciates the direction in which he\'s taking the company. In particular, Cook is overseeing a steady transition that emphasizes subscription services. Although Apple isn\'t abandoning the products that allowed it to first resonate with consumers, it\'s evolving to include higher-margin revenue streams that\'ll further enhance customer loyalty and minimize the sales lumpiness associated with iPhone replacement cycles.\nAnother driving force behind Berkshire Hathaway\'s ever-growing stake in FAANG stock Apple is the company\'s aggressive capital-return program. Aside from having one of the largest nominal-dollar annual dividends on the planet, Apple has repurchased $586 billion of its common stock over the past 10 years. These buybacks are steadily increasing Berkshire Hathaway\'s ownership in Apple without Buffett and his team having to lift a finger.\nHowever, I\'d be remiss if I didn\'t also point out that Apple is historically pricey. After trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of 10 to 15 from 2013 through 2018, investors are now paying a multiple of 32 times earnings for a company expected to see its sales slide 11% in fiscal 2023 (Apple\'s fiscal year ends in late September). Apple doesn\'t exactly fit the mold of a stock the usually value-centric Warren Buffett would target.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe one FAANG stock Buffett and his team are modestly selling\nOn the other side of the aisle, Warren Buffett and his lieutenants were modestly shrinking their existing stake in FAANG stock Amazon. A total of 115,000 shares were sold during the first quarter, which left Berkshire Hathaway with approximately 10.55 million remaining shares.\nTo be up front, there\'s a good chance it was either Ted Weschler or Todd Combs overseeing this selling activity. The Oracle of Omaha has gone on record as saying he wasn\'t responsible for his company initially buying shares of Amazon, and chances are he isn\'t all too familiar with the different facets of the company\'s operations. Nevertheless, any company in Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio is going to be dubbed a "Buffett stock."\nNow for the all-important question: Why reduce Berkshire\'s stake in Amazon?\nOne possible reason could be the growing expectation that the U.S. will fall into a recession. Multiple indicators and metrics have suggested this is likely, and even the Federal Reserve has modeled a "mild recession" into its forecast for later this year. Since Amazon generates most of its revenue from its e-commerce marketplace, Buffett\'s investing lieutenants may be signaling the expectation of weaker online sales to come.\nValuation is another concern often brought up when discussing Amazon stock. During a bear market and/or recession, it\'s not uncommon for investors to go back to their roots and focus on traditional fundamental metrics. Those traditional metrics currently have Amazon at a trailing-12-month price-to-earnings ratio of 271 and roughly 71 times consensus earnings per share in 2023.\nHowever, valuing Amazon traditionally has never made much sense. Since Amazon reinvests the bulk of its operating cash flow back into its logistics and other growth initiatives, cash flow tends to be the better measure of success. After closing out the entirety of the 2010s at a multiple of 23 to 37 times cash flow, shares of Amazon can be purchased for under 15 times estimated cash flow in 2023 and less than 10 times forecast cash flow for 2025. Shares are actually cheaper now than they\'ve ever been, relative to Amazon\'s cash-flow potential.\nWhat\'s more, cloud infrastructure service Amazon Web Services (AWS) is far more important to the company\'s profitability and cash flow than its e-commerce marketplace. AWS is No. 1 worldwide, with 32% of cloud infrastructure service spending, according to Canalys, and it regularly accounts for 50% to 100% of Amazon\'s quarterly operating income.\nFrankly, Berkshire Hathaway reducing its stake in Amazon doesn\'t make a lot of sense.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Sean Williams has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Markel, Meta Platforms, and Netflix. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Warren Buffett and his team are making moves among the FAANG stocks When I say FAANG, I'm talking about: Facebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Including Warren Buffett's secret portfolio and Berkshire Hathaway's ownership stake in Markel, which owns a diversified array of securities, Buffett and his team directly or indirectly have exposure to all five FAANG stocks. AAPL data by YCharts. That leads to the next point: Warren Buffett trusts Apple CEO Tim Cook and appreciates the direction in which he's taking the company.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Warren Buffett and his team are making moves among the FAANG stocks When I say FAANG, I'm talking about: Facebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Including Warren Buffett's secret portfolio and Berkshire Hathaway's ownership stake in Markel, which owns a diversified array of securities, Buffett and his team directly or indirectly have exposure to all five FAANG stocks. AAPL data by YCharts. Excluding the shares owned by New England Asset Management (aka Buffett's secret portfolio), Berkshire's stake in the largest U.S. company by market cap is now north of 915 million shares.", 'news_article_title': "1 FAANG Stock Warren Buffett Is Buying Hand Over Fist and Another He's Selling", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Warren Buffett and his team are making moves among the FAANG stocks When I say FAANG, I'm talking about: Facebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Including Warren Buffett's secret portfolio and Berkshire Hathaway's ownership stake in Markel, which owns a diversified array of securities, Buffett and his team directly or indirectly have exposure to all five FAANG stocks. AAPL data by YCharts. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Warren Buffett and his team are making moves among the FAANG stocks When I say FAANG, I\'m talking about: Facebook, which is now a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Including Warren Buffett\'s secret portfolio and Berkshire Hathaway\'s ownership stake in Markel, which owns a diversified array of securities, Buffett and his team directly or indirectly have exposure to all five FAANG stocks. AAPL data by YCharts. The FAANG stock Warren Buffett can\'t stop buying If you\'ve been following the Oracle of Omaha\'s buying activity over the past seven years, you\'re likely well aware of his affinity for tech stock Apple, which he summarized as "a better business than any we own" during his company\'s recent annual shareholder meeting.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-05-19-2023%3A-hpe-goog-aapl-wkey', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were declining late Friday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) edging down 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index slipping 0.7%.\nIn company news, Hewlett Packard (HPE) said it was selected by the Tokyo Institute of Technology to build its supercomputer, Tsubame 4.0, to accelerate artificial intelligence-driven discoveries. Hewlett Packard shares still eased 0.3%.\nAlphabet's Google (GOOG) may face India government regulatory action after an antitrust watchdog found last year that the tech giant abused its market position and engaged in anti-completive practices, Reuters reported, citing an interview with a government minister. Alphabet shares were down 0.3%.\nApple (AAPL) has limited the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools for part of its staff as the company works on similar technology, The Wall Street Journal reported. Apple shares were almost flat.\nWISeKey International (WKEY) jumped 54% after it said that, in collaboration with Fossa Systems, the company will launch new satellites with SpaceX.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has limited the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools for part of its staff as the company works on similar technology, The Wall Street Journal reported. Tech stocks were declining late Friday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) edging down 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index slipping 0.7%. In company news, Hewlett Packard (HPE) said it was selected by the Tokyo Institute of Technology to build its supercomputer, Tsubame 4.0, to accelerate artificial intelligence-driven discoveries.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has limited the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools for part of its staff as the company works on similar technology, The Wall Street Journal reported. Tech stocks were declining late Friday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) edging down 0.2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index slipping 0.7%. In company news, Hewlett Packard (HPE) said it was selected by the Tokyo Institute of Technology to build its supercomputer, Tsubame 4.0, to accelerate artificial intelligence-driven discoveries.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 05/19/2023: HPE, GOOG, AAPL, WKEY', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has limited the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools for part of its staff as the company works on similar technology, The Wall Street Journal reported. Hewlett Packard shares still eased 0.3%. Alphabet shares were down 0.3%.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has limited the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools for part of its staff as the company works on similar technology, The Wall Street Journal reported. In company news, Hewlett Packard (HPE) said it was selected by the Tokyo Institute of Technology to build its supercomputer, Tsubame 4.0, to accelerate artificial intelligence-driven discoveries. Alphabet's Google (GOOG) may face India government regulatory action after an antitrust watchdog found last year that the tech giant abused its market position and engaged in anti-completive practices, Reuters reported, citing an interview with a government minister."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-warren-buffett-is-most-likely-to-buy-if-a-recession-comes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Many economists predict that a U.S. recession is on the way. Even the Federal Reserve now believes that the chances of an economic downturn have increased.\nWhat does Warren Buffett think? He probably wouldn\'t tell you. The legendary investor maintains that "near-term economic and market forecasts are worse than useless."\nHowever, we can make a pretty good guess as to what Buffett would do if a recession comes. Here are the three stocks he would be most likely to buy.\n1. Berkshire Hathaway\nBuffett firmly believes that his own Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) is "more broadly aligned with the country\'s economic future than is the case at any other U.S. company." If the U.S. economy turns south, it\'s likely that Berkshire stock will, too.\nBut anytime Berkshire\'s share price is available at a discount, Buffett pounces. He and his longtime business partner Charlie Munger basically have a blank check to use on stock buybacks when they think Berkshire\'s price is attractive.\nBuffett and Munger clearly thought Berkshire\'s price was right in the first quarter of 2023. Berkshire repurchased $4.4 billion of its Class A and Class B shares. Last year, the company\'s stock buybacks totaled $7.9 billion.\nFew are as optimistic about the long-term prospects of the U.S. as Buffett. He knows that the economy will bounce back from a recession, just as it always has. And with Berkshire\'s strong linkage with the U.S. economy, Buffett realizes that the stock is practically a sure-fire bet when its valuation is lower.\n2. Occidental Petroleum\nBuffett has aggressively bought shares of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) more than any other over the last few quarters. He is especially confident in the leadership of the oil company\'s CEO, Vicki Hollub.\nBerkshire invested another $127 million in Occidental in the first quarter of 2023. That increased the conglomerate\'s stake in the company to 23.8%. Buffett clearly wants to buy even more, though: Berkshire secured regulatory approval last year to acquire up to 50% of the oil producer.\nA U.S. recession would give him a great opportunity to add to Berkshire\'s position in Occidental. The demand for oil and gas typically falls during an economic downturn. This would likely cause Occidental\'s profits -- and share price -- to decline, as well.\nBuffett understands the cyclical nature of fossil fuel prices and the economy. He thinks that Occidental is poised to benefit from positive energy-usage trends over the coming years. Otherwise, he wouldn\'t be betting so heavily on the stock.\n3. Apple\nAside from Berkshire Hathaway itself, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett\'s favorite stock. We know that not only from the multibillionaire\'s words, but also from his actions. Buffett has invested Berkshire\'s money more heavily in Apple than any other stock -- by far.\nWould Buffett buy even more shares of Apple during a recession? It\'s highly likely.\nIn the first quarter of 2022, Berkshire purchased around $600 million in additional Apple stock. Buffett told CNBC last year that he would have bought even more if the stock price had remained low.\nLike most stocks, Apple would probably fall during a recession. If the decline was significant enough, it\'s a pretty good bet that Buffett would increase Berkshire\'s stake in the tech giant.\nImportantly, Buffett believes that Apple is a great business with solid long-term prospects. He is also a big fan of Apple CEO Tim Cook, stating in an interview with CNBC last month that Cook has managed the company "in an extraordinary way."\nShould you buy these stocks in a recession, too?\nAs previously mentioned, Berkshire Hathaway, Occidental Petroleum, and Apple shares are likely to fall during an economic downturn. There are other stocks you can buy that should perform much better during a recession.\nHowever, I think that investors wouldn\'t go wrong by buying any of these three stocks if the U.S. economy enters a recession. Berkshire, Occidental, and Apple should be solid winners over the long term.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nKeith Speights has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Aside from Berkshire Hathaway itself, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett's favorite stock. He and his longtime business partner Charlie Munger basically have a blank check to use on stock buybacks when they think Berkshire's price is attractive. And with Berkshire's strong linkage with the U.S. economy, Buffett realizes that the stock is practically a sure-fire bet when its valuation is lower.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Aside from Berkshire Hathaway itself, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett's favorite stock. Occidental Petroleum Buffett has aggressively bought shares of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) more than any other over the last few quarters. If the decline was significant enough, it's a pretty good bet that Buffett would increase Berkshire's stake in the tech giant.", 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks Warren Buffett Is Most Likely to Buy If a Recession Comes', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Aside from Berkshire Hathaway itself, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett's favorite stock. Would Buffett buy even more shares of Apple during a recession? Like most stocks, Apple would probably fall during a recession.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Aside from Berkshire Hathaway itself, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett's favorite stock. Buffett has invested Berkshire's money more heavily in Apple than any other stock -- by far. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023 Keith Speights has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-u.s.-large-cap-growth-etf-schg-be-on-your-investing-radar-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) was launched on 12/11/2009, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $17.48 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nGrowth stocks have higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. While these are expected to grow faster than the broader market, they also have higher valuations. Further, growth stocks have a higher level of volatility associated with them. Compared to value stocks, growth stocks are a safer bet in a strong bull market, but don\'t perform as strongly in almost all other financial environments.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF\'s expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.47%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF\'s holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 44% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Telecom round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.96% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 52.33% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSCHG seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index before fees and expenses. The Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index is float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted and includes the large-cap growth portion of the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index.\nThe ETF return is roughly 24.05% so far this year and was up about 16.74% in the last one year (as of 05/19/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $54.19 and $69.25.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.10 and standard deviation of 24.57% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 246 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SCHG is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $85.65 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $180.88 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.96% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $17.48 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.96% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Performance and Risk SCHG seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index before fees and expenses.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.96% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) was launched on 12/11/2009, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.96% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). The Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) was launched on 12/11/2009, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/samsung-not-planning-to-replace-google-with-bing-in-phones-wsj', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.\nShares of Google-parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O gained more than 1% in premarket trading. Microsoft shares were down about 1%.\nSamsung has suspended an internal review that explored replacing Google with Bing on its web-browsing app, which comes pre-installed on the company's smartphones, according to the report.\nGoogle, Samsung and Microsoft did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.\nA sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi.\nGoogle earns an estimated $3 billion in annual revenue from the Samsung contract, according to an April 16 report by the New York Times.\nSamsung considering a potential shift to Bing was first reported last month and had weighed on Alphabet's shares at the time.\nThe integration of OpenAI's artificial intelligence technology into Microsoft-owned Bing has driven people to the little-used search engine and helped it compete better with market leader Google in page visits growth, according to data from analytics firm Similarweb.\n(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "A sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi. May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Samsung has suspended an internal review that explored replacing Google with Bing on its web-browsing app, which comes pre-installed on the company's smartphones, according to the report.", 'news_luhn_summary': "A sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi. May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Microsoft shares were down about 1%.", 'news_article_title': 'Samsung not planning to replace Google with Bing in phones - WSJ', 'news_lexrank_summary': "A sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi. May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Microsoft shares were down about 1%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "A sizable part of the revenue earned by search-engine companies comes from their long-term partnerships with phone makers such as Apple Inc AAPL.O and Xiaomi. May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Samsung has suspended an internal review that explored replacing Google with Bing on its web-browsing app, which comes pre-installed on the company's smartphones, according to the report."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/whats-going-on-with-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian digs into Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest operational results to understand what's going on with the company.\n*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 16, 2023. The video was published on May 18, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nParkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nParkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through fool.com/parkev, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian digs into Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest operational results to understand what's going on with the company. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. Parkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian digs into Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest operational results to understand what's going on with the company. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple.", 'news_article_title': "What's Going On With Apple Stock?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian digs into Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest operational results to understand what's going on with the company. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian digs into Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest operational results to understand what's going on with the company. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. 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{'date': '2023-05-22', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/large-cap-growth-etfs-actively-adding-value', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Large-cap growth ETFs continue to lead large-cap value ones in 2023. Through May 16, the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) was up 16%, beating the iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) by 1,700 basis points year-to-date. Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG) was up 11%, outperforming the SPDR S&P 500 Value ETF (SPYV) by 700 basis points over the same period.\nIn a prior research piece, I explored the reasons behind the performance difference of Russell- and S&P-based index products this year. The short version: Index providers disagree on whether stocks like Amazon (AMZN), Exxon Mobil (XOM), or Microsoft (MSFT) should be classified as growth stocks, value stocks, or both.\nHowever, this relatively strong performance difference between growth and value has likely been the reason research into growth straetgies has been increasing recently across VettaFi’s platforms.\nGrowth ETF Engagement Stronger Than Value\nOur Explorer data tool shows advisor research into both large-cap and total market growth ETFs (light purple) has been significantly higher than value ETFs (green) over the last three months. (However, growth strategies remain less popular than broad market products.)\n[caption id="attachment_518880" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Over the past three months, growth strategies have seen more research on VettaFi than value strategies.[/caption]\nHowever, if performance is what investors are looking for, then it\'s worth pointing out that some active ETFs from well-established managers have been performing even better than the index ETFs, easily justifying their premium. Yet many active growth ETFs remain under the radar.\nI step through some of these hidden gems below:\nT. Rowe Price: Strong Performance For Its Active ETFs\nThe T. Rowe Price Growth Stock ETF (TGRW) was up 21% to start 2023, but it has flown under the radar. This active equity ETF has just $42 million in assets.\nTGRW invests in growth stocks with one or more of the following characteristics: strong cash flow and above-average earnings growth; the ability to sustain earnings momentum in economic downturns; and occupation of a niche in the economy and the ability to expand during times of slow economic growth. \nT Rowe Price launched its first ETFs, including TGRW, in August 2020, and recently crossed the $1 billion asset milestone. TGRW is run by Joseph Faith, who has managed the growth strategy since 2014. (The ETF launched in August 2020, but his management history also includes the $47 billion T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund (PRGFX).)\nCompared to the mutual fund, TGRW offers an alternative for investors who prefer the ETF structure for tax efficiency and cost reasons. The strategy recently had 42% of its assets invested in information technology stocks. Its top three stakes were Apple (AAPL), Intuit (INTU), and Microsoft,\nTGRW has a 0.52% expense ratio.\nGrowth Stalwarts Fidelity, Harbor Capital Now Offer ETFs \nMeanwhile, the $150 million Fidelity Growth Opportunities ETF (FGRO) was up 18% year to date. FGRO invests in companies Fidelity believes have above-average growth potential. Management uses fundamental analysis of factors, such as each issuer\'s financial condition and industry position, in order to select investments. They also take into account market and economic conditions. \nFGRO is lead managed by Kyle Weaver, who has also managed the Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund (FAGAX), a $15 billion mutual fund, for more than seven years. Like TGRW, FGRO is a separate product from FAGAX but is constructed similarly.\nFGRO also recently had a high (43%) stake in information technology stocks. Its top three include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Apple, and Microsoft. FGRO has a 0.59% expense ratio. \nAnother strong performing active large cap growth ETF is the $120 million Harbor Long Term Growers ETF (WINN), up 24% so far in 2023.\nThough the ETF has just over a year of history, Harbor and its sub-advisor Jennison Associates has a long-term relationship through separately managed accounts and mutual funds. For example, the Jennision growth equity team managing WINN also runs the nearly 40-year old and $14 billion Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund (HACAX). However, WINN is not a clone of HACAX and has some additional growth stocks inside. \nKey Stats of Growth ETFs \nAll three ETFs recently owned Apple and Microsoft in their top stocks, but their weightings were different.\nTGRW and WINN recently had 13% and 11% stakes positions in Microsoft, respectively, and 10% and 12% allocations to Apple. In contrast, FGRO had a 9.3% stake in Microsoft, but a more modest 3.3% position in Apple. \nCompare that to the index-based IWF, which, at 13% of assets, had its largest position in Microsoft. Its second largest (11%), was in Apple.\nPerhaps that subtle weightings shift made the difference: IWF also has had the lowest YTD return of the four ETFs compared.\nBenefits of Active ETFs: Real-Time Expertise\nOne of the benefits of active ETFs is the ability to real-time tap into management’s efforts to identify which companies are best positioned for growth. They can do this without having to follow reclassifications by index providers.\nManagers can also use their discretion to buy or sell stocks at any time when the fundamentals or valuation metrics shift. This usually includes limited capital gain implications. \nIn the last three years some established growth strategies became available as ETFs. As more investors discover these ETFs, they are likely to appreciate what’s inside. \nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Active ETF Channel. \nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Its top three stakes were Apple (AAPL), Intuit (INTU), and Microsoft, TGRW has a 0.52% expense ratio. (The ETF launched in August 2020, but his management history also includes the $47 billion T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund (PRGFX).) Compared to the mutual fund, TGRW offers an alternative for investors who prefer the ETF structure for tax efficiency and cost reasons.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Its top three stakes were Apple (AAPL), Intuit (INTU), and Microsoft, TGRW has a 0.52% expense ratio. I step through some of these hidden gems below: T. Rowe Price: Strong Performance For Its Active ETFs The T. Rowe Price Growth Stock ETF (TGRW) was up 21% to start 2023, but it has flown under the radar. (The ETF launched in August 2020, but his management history also includes the $47 billion T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund (PRGFX).)', 'news_article_title': 'Large-Cap Growth ETFs Actively Adding Value', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Its top three stakes were Apple (AAPL), Intuit (INTU), and Microsoft, TGRW has a 0.52% expense ratio. This active equity ETF has just $42 million in assets. The strategy recently had 42% of its assets invested in information technology stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Its top three stakes were Apple (AAPL), Intuit (INTU), and Microsoft, TGRW has a 0.52% expense ratio. Growth ETF Engagement Stronger Than Value Our Explorer data tool shows advisor research into both large-cap and total market growth ETFs (light purple) has been significantly higher than value ETFs (green) over the last three months. Growth Stalwarts Fidelity, Harbor Capital Now Offer ETFs Meanwhile, the $150 million Fidelity Growth Opportunities ETF (FGRO) was up 18% year to date.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-sp-500-rise-amid-fresh-round-of-debt-talks-micron-slides', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\nMay 22 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose on Monday as markets turned to megacap stocks while awaiting updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, and shares of Micron fell after China\'s ban on its memory chips.\nPresident Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet for talks on Monday after their discussions almost fell apart on Friday. The fresh talks come less than two weeks before a deadline after which the Treasury warned that the federal government will struggle to pay its debts.\nA default would cause chaos in financial markets and spike interest rates.\n"There certainly is a fair amount of concern related to the debt ceiling, although you would not necessarily see it in the performance of the equity markets over the last couple weeks," said Matthew Palazzolo, senior investment strategist at Bernstein Private Wealth Management.\n"Investors are also looking back to prior periods where the debt ceiling debate ultimately got resolved."\nThe Nasdaq .IXIC led gains on Wall Street, with Microsoft Inc MSFT.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O up between 0.6% and 2.7%.\n"Market expectations that the Federal Reserve is going to cut (rates) beginning this summer (is) beneficial for growth oriented technology companies," Palazzolo added.\nAt 12:36 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 104.01 points, or 0.31%, at 33,322.62, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 2.98 points, or 0.07%, at 4,194.96, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 46.11 points, or 0.36%, at 12,704.01.\nIn a move that was perceived as ramping up trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, China barred chipmaker Micron Technology Inc MU.O from selling memory chips to key domestic industries, sending its shares down 2.4%.\nApple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.6% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy", its first rating cut in five months, according to Refinitiv data.\nDow component Chevron CorpCVX.N fell 0.7% as the oil major said it would buy PDC Energy Inc PDCE.O in a stock-and-debt transaction for $7.6 billion.\nPacWest BancorpPACW.O rose nearly 15% after the regional lender entered into an agreement to sell a portfolio of 74 real estate construction loans to a subsidiary of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc KW.N.\nInvestors now await key data points this week, including a reading on April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index, considered to be the Fed\'s preferred inflation gauge, due on Friday.\nMinneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari told CNBC in an interview that it was a "close call" on whether to raise rates at the Fed\'s June meeting or take a pause, while St. Louis Fed chief James Bullard said the central bank might have to hike rates by 50 basis points this year.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.83-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.86-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 18 new 52-week highs and nine new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 68 new highs and 63 new lows.\nRates and inflation Rates and inflation https://tmsnrt.rs/3U8HdD2\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.6% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy", its first rating cut in five months, according to Refinitiv data. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose on Monday as markets turned to megacap stocks while awaiting updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, and shares of Micron fell after China\'s ban on its memory chips. "There certainly is a fair amount of concern related to the debt ceiling, although you would not necessarily see it in the performance of the equity markets over the last couple weeks," said Matthew Palazzolo, senior investment strategist at Bernstein Private Wealth Management.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.6% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy", its first rating cut in five months, according to Refinitiv data. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose on Monday as markets turned to megacap stocks while awaiting updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, and shares of Micron fell after China\'s ban on its memory chips. In a move that was perceived as ramping up trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, China barred chipmaker Micron Technology Inc MU.O from selling memory chips to key domestic industries, sending its shares down 2.4%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq, S&P 500 rise amid fresh round of debt talks; Micron slides', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.6% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy", its first rating cut in five months, according to Refinitiv data. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose on Monday as markets turned to megacap stocks while awaiting updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, and shares of Micron fell after China\'s ban on its memory chips. A default would cause chaos in financial markets and spike interest rates.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.6% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy", its first rating cut in five months, according to Refinitiv data. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose on Monday as markets turned to megacap stocks while awaiting updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, and shares of Micron fell after China\'s ban on its memory chips. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari told CNBC in an interview that it was a "close call" on whether to raise rates at the Fed\'s June meeting or take a pause, while St. Louis Fed chief James Bullard said the central bank might have to hike rates by 50 basis points this year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/trillion-is-the-new-billion%3A-3-stocks-poised-to-join-the-trillion-dollar-company-club', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nA cursory glance at this list of the world’s largest companies by market capitalization yields some interesting data. There are currently only five companies valued at $1 trillion or greater.\nBerkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) occupies the 6th spot with a $711 billion valuation based on its public equity. I guess that Berkshire Hathaway is unlikely to be the next company to join the trillion-dollar club simply because it’s so heavily invested in U.S. companies, and the economy is increasingly likely to tank.\nSo, instead, investors should consider that the next 3 three companies on that list are the most likely to become the next trillion-dollar firms. And as an FYI, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was the first company to reach that threshold back in the summer of 2018, and United States Steel (NYSE:X) was the first to be valued at $1 billion in 1901.\nNvidia (NVDA) \nSource: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com\nNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is currently the 7th most highly valued stock with a market cap of approximately $700 billion. The graphical processor unit (GPU) and chipset giant is an excellent case study of how quickly perception changes and how drastically that can affect a company’s value.\nNvidia was valued at less than $10 billion as recently as 2014. It has had an amazing run since then, increasing in value more than 70X in the interim.\nThat said, Nvidia isn’t currently at its highest valuation historically. That moment occurred in November of 2021, just prior to the onset of the tech downturn. Peak quantitative easing brought Nvidia above $820 billion then. The realization that runaway inflation would prompt what would be the most rapid series of rate hikes by the Fed sent NVDA plummeting.\nLess than a year later, it was worth less than $300 billion. Slowing rate hikes combined with a heavy presence in AI and its application to computer graphics have NVDA back above $700 billion today.\nThat AI presence promises to push Nvidia north of $1 trillion. That probably won’t happen soon, as most of the hype is cooling. Instead, Nvidia will have to prove that AI-driven graphics can truly result in greater sales. That will or won’t push the company above that threshold for the first time ever.\nMeta Platforms (META) \nSource: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock isn’t new to the trillion-dollar valuation club. It was briefly valued above $1 trillion from July to September of 2021.\nThe company rebranded at the end of October to fully take advantage of the metaverse craze, which hasn’t really worked out. Its value dipped below $1 trillion before that announcement, and the tech collapse that ensued only made Zuckerberg’s rebrand look that much worse.\nRecent data indicates that Meta’s VR losses continue to be a problem. Yet Zuckerberg remains intent on pursuing the strategy set in motion more than a year ago. Meta expects losses from the business unit this year to exceed the $13.7 billion that it lost last year.\nNone of that necessarily suggests that Meta then should be expected to rise from $600 billion to $1 trillion soon. But advertising revenues have surprised, and 2023 is the year of efficiency at the company. The company will be lighter by 21,000 people or more when all is said and done. A drive toward greater production with lowered headcount costs could drive it above $1 trillion again.\nTesla (TSLA) \nSource: ssi77 / Shutterstock.com\nTesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), like Meta Platforms, was once a trillionaire that currently finds itself worth much less at $540 billion.\nThe rise and fall of Tesla’s valuation is pretty much the same story as that of the other companies above. Quantitative easing and pandemic-era spending resulted in an unsustainable period of largesse.\nTesla benefited from the EV craze that truly cemented the push toward electrification as more than a fad. The U.S. crossed the 5% new car EV sales tipping point in 2022. Once more than 5% of a country’s new car sales are EVs, conditions for mass adoption are in place. The U.S. was the 19th country to reach that threshold.\n That has greatly benefited Tesla, which has pioneered mass EV adoption. It’s also worth noting that Tesla’s growth over the past decade would not have been possible had prevailing rates been higher. Lending was cheap, leading to a strong environment for growth stocks that persisted for a decade-long period.\nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nAlex Sirois is a freelance contributor to InvestorPlace whose personal stock investing style is focused on long-term, buy-and-hold, wealth-building stock picks.Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.\nThe post Trillion Is the New Billion: 3 Stocks Poised to Join the Trillion Dollar Company Club appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'And as an FYI, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was the first company to reach that threshold back in the summer of 2018, and United States Steel (NYSE:X) was the first to be valued at $1 billion in 1901. The graphical processor unit (GPU) and chipset giant is an excellent case study of how quickly perception changes and how drastically that can affect a company’s value. Slowing rate hikes combined with a heavy presence in AI and its application to computer graphics have NVDA back above $700 billion today.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'And as an FYI, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was the first company to reach that threshold back in the summer of 2018, and United States Steel (NYSE:X) was the first to be valued at $1 billion in 1901. Nvidia (NVDA) Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is currently the 7th most highly valued stock with a market cap of approximately $700 billion. Meta Platforms (META) Source: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock isn’t new to the trillion-dollar valuation club.', 'news_article_title': 'Trillion Is the New Billion: 3 Stocks Poised to Join the Trillion Dollar Company Club', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And as an FYI, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was the first company to reach that threshold back in the summer of 2018, and United States Steel (NYSE:X) was the first to be valued at $1 billion in 1901. There are currently only five companies valued at $1 trillion or greater. Nvidia (NVDA) Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is currently the 7th most highly valued stock with a market cap of approximately $700 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'And as an FYI, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was the first company to reach that threshold back in the summer of 2018, and United States Steel (NYSE:X) was the first to be valued at $1 billion in 1901. Nvidia (NVDA) Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is currently the 7th most highly valued stock with a market cap of approximately $700 billion. Meta Platforms (META) Source: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock isn’t new to the trillion-dollar valuation club.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-rise-as-investors-await-debt-ceiling-talks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal\nNEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC rose modestly on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, although some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling.\nU.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy were set to meet on Monday to discuss raising the federal debt ceiling, just 10 days before the United States could face an unprecedented default.\n"The market is in a holding pattern," said Nadia Lovell, senior U.S. equity strategist at UBS Global Wealth Management in New York.\n"We have to see how this debt ceiling stuff goes and the resumption of negotiation around that. Also people are waiting to hear more from the Fed."\nComments by St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on Monday that the Federal Reserve may still need to raise its benchmark interest rate by another half-point this year pushed up the U.S. dollar.\nInvestors will look for clues on the monetary policy path from a slew of Fed speakers and key data points this week such as the April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index and durable goods.\nThe PCE index reading, the Fed\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\nTechnology-related stocks lifted the market, with Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rising 2.2% and Meta Platforms Inc META.O up 1.7%.\n"As debt ceiling drama intensifies mega-cap tech stocks have become Wall Street\'s new favorite defensive trade," said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA.\nApple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.5% after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy," its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data.\nRegional banking stocks were lifted by news that PacWest BancorpPACW.O has agreed to sell a portfolio of 74 real estate construction loans to a subsidiary of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc KW.N.\nPacwest shares surged 21.5%, Lender Western Alliance WAL.N rose 7% and Comerica Inc CMA.N climbed 3.3%.\nShares of larger lenders were subdued, with JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N down 0.7%, despite the company saying its will rise $3 billion as interest payments increase from its purchase of failed First Republic Bank this year.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 106.01 points, or 0.32%, to 33,320.62; the S&P 500 .SPX gained 5.51 points, or 0.13%, to 4,197.49; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 64.21 points, or 0.51%, at 12,722.11.\nDow component Chevron Corp > dipped 0.7% after the oil major said it would acquire PDC Energy Inc PDCE.O in an all-stock transaction for $7.6 billion, including debt.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 1.90-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.99-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 18 new 52-week highs and nine new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 76 new highs and 69 new lows.\nRates and inflation Rates and inflation https://tmsnrt.rs/3U8HdD2\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru and Saeed Azhar in New York; additional reporting by Sinead Carew; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil, Maju Samuel and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; +1 347 908-6341; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.5% after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy," its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC rose modestly on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, although some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy were set to meet on Monday to discuss raising the federal debt ceiling, just 10 days before the United States could face an unprecedented default.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.5% after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy," its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC rose modestly on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, although some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. Technology-related stocks lifted the market, with Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O rising 2.2% and Meta Platforms Inc META.O up 1.7%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq rise as investors await debt ceiling talks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.5% after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy," its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC rose modestly on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, although some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. Investors will look for clues on the monetary policy path from a slew of Fed speakers and key data points this week such as the April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index and durable goods.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.5% after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy," its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC rose modestly on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, although some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. "As debt ceiling drama intensifies mega-cap tech stocks have become Wall Street\'s new favorite defensive trade," said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-mixed-as-investors-await-debt-ceiling-talks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal\nNEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street finished mixed on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, while some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling.\nU.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy were set to meet on Monday to discuss raising the federal debt ceiling, just 10 days before the United States could face an unprecedented default.\n"Investors are basically saying, \'We\'re giving at least a 60:40 likelihood that they will come to an agreement in time,\'" said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research.\n"An agreement could simply be the extension, kicking it down the road to decide on a debt ceiling when they also discuss the budgets in September."\nComments by St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on Monday that the Federal Reserve may still need to raise its benchmark interest rate by another half-point this year pushed up the U.S. dollar.\nInvestors will look for clues on monetary policy from a slew of Fed speakers and key data points this week such as the April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index and durable goods.\nThe PCE index reading, the Fed\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\nTechnology-related stocks lifted the market, with gains at Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O.\n"As debt ceiling drama intensifies mega-cap tech stocks have become Wall Street\'s new favorite defensive trade," said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA.\nApple Inc AAPL.O dropped after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy," its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data.\nRegional banking stocks were lifted by news that PacWest BancorpPACW.O has agreed to sell a portfolio of 74 real estate construction loans to a subsidiary of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc KW.N.\nPacwest shares surged, while other regional lenders such as Western Alliance WAL.N and Comerica Inc CMA.N both climbed.\nShares of larger lenders were subdued, with JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N lower despite the company saying its will rise $3 billion as interest payments increase from its purchase of failed First Republic Bank this year.\nShares of Greenhill & Co GHL.N doubled after Mizuho Financial Group Inc 8411.Twill buy the U.S. M&A advisory firm for $550 million including debt.\nJapan\'s No. 3 lender eyes a bigger share of the world\'s largest investment-banking fee pool.\nDow component Chevron Corp > dipped after the oil major said it would acquire PDC Energy Inc PDCE.O in an all-stock transaction for $7.6 billion, including debt.\nRates and inflation Rates and inflation https://tmsnrt.rs/3U8HdD2\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru and Saeed Azhar in New York; additional reporting by Sinead Carew; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil, Maju Samuel and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; +1 347 908-6341; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O dropped after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy," its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street finished mixed on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, while some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy were set to meet on Monday to discuss raising the federal debt ceiling, just 10 days before the United States could face an unprecedented default.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O dropped after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy," its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street finished mixed on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, while some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy were set to meet on Monday to discuss raising the federal debt ceiling, just 10 days before the United States could face an unprecedented default.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends mixed as investors await debt ceiling talks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O dropped after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy," its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street finished mixed on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, while some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. Technology-related stocks lifted the market, with gains at Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Meta Platforms Inc META.O.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O dropped after Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy," its first rating cut in five months according to Refinitiv data. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street finished mixed on Monday, helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, while some investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy were set to meet on Monday to discuss raising the federal debt ceiling, just 10 days before the United States could face an unprecedented default.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/small-cap-russell-2000-leads-monday-trading-zm-beats', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Market indices began the trading day — and week — in the green across the board, with the Dow slipping into the red early and staying there, the S&P 500 fighting to stay above it and the Nasdaq and the small-cap Russell 2000 continuing aloft through the closing bell. The Dow, which had been down -218 points at its session low, finished -140 points, -0.42%. The S&P barely stayed positive, +0.02% (closing a hair shy of 4200), while the Nasdaq gained +0.50% on the day. The Russell gained a healthy +1.22%.\n\nCommunications Services and Real Estate posted strong gains for the day, with otherwise a familiar narrative that outperforming mega-stocks — such as Apple AAPL and NVIDIA NVDA — continue to take the lion’s share of market growth. Apple, after starting 2023 at multi-year lows, is already +34% year to date, while NVIDIA, which reports quarterly numbers this week, is already up more than 110% from the start of the year. In a recent survey, nearly 80% of investors believe these leading mega-caps are carrying the rest of the market.\n\nOf course, this doesn’t account for the Russell 2000’s outperformance today. Swinging to the positive for only the second time in the past month — and still well off the early February highs this year — the small-cap index is still making up ground from its larger-cap brethren. Over the past five years, the Russell is up +10%, while the Dow is +34%, the S&P +54% and the Nasdaq up a substantial +71%. Only the Dow and S&P are somewhat close to their multi-year — and all-time — highs.\n\nZoom Video ZM outperformed Q1 expectations this afternoon, posting earnings of $1.16 per share — above the 99 cents expected and the $1.03 per share reported in the year-ago quarter. Revenues of $1.11 billion surpassed the $1.08 billion in the Zacks consensus. Its important Enterprise business gained +13% year over year in the quarter (better than expected) with strong online revenue. Guidance was basically in-line for the current quarter, but the company has notched up expectations for the full year.\n\nTomorrow morning, we’ll see new economic reports for S&P flash Manufacturing and Services PMI for May, and New Home Sales for April. The previous month’s print showed PMI above 50 — the demarcation point between growth and loss — while home sales trends are decidedly downward, and are expected to continue in this vein. Earnings Tuesday brings us a variety of retailers — from Lowe’s LOW to Dick’s DKS to Williams-Sonoma WSM, along with enterprise network security firm Palo Alto Networks PANW.\n\nQuestions or comments about this article and/or its author? Click here>>\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLowe\'s Companies, Inc. (LOW) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDICK\'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nWilliams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nPalo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nZoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Communications Services and Real Estate posted strong gains for the day, with otherwise a familiar narrative that outperforming mega-stocks — such as Apple AAPL and NVIDIA NVDA — continue to take the lion’s share of market growth. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Swinging to the positive for only the second time in the past month — and still well off the early February highs this year — the small-cap index is still making up ground from its larger-cap brethren.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Communications Services and Real Estate posted strong gains for the day, with otherwise a familiar narrative that outperforming mega-stocks — such as Apple AAPL and NVIDIA NVDA — continue to take the lion’s share of market growth. Earnings Tuesday brings us a variety of retailers — from Lowe’s LOW to Dick’s DKS to Williams-Sonoma WSM, along with enterprise network security firm Palo Alto Networks PANW.", 'news_article_title': 'Small-Cap Russell 2000 Leads Monday Trading; ZM Beats', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Communications Services and Real Estate posted strong gains for the day, with otherwise a familiar narrative that outperforming mega-stocks — such as Apple AAPL and NVIDIA NVDA — continue to take the lion’s share of market growth. Over the past five years, the Russell is up +10%, while the Dow is +34%, the S&P +54% and the Nasdaq up a substantial +71%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Communications Services and Real Estate posted strong gains for the day, with otherwise a familiar narrative that outperforming mega-stocks — such as Apple AAPL and NVIDIA NVDA — continue to take the lion’s share of market growth. Apple, after starting 2023 at multi-year lows, is already +34% year to date, while NVIDIA, which reports quarterly numbers this week, is already up more than 110% from the start of the year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-22-2023-%3A-nu-ni-pfe-qqq-fold-amzn-zm-c-uber-bac-aapl-msft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -1.77 to 13,847.97. The total After hours volume is currently 73,872,226 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nNu Holdings Ltd. (NU) is unchanged at $6.64, with 5,481,958 shares traded. NU\'s current last sale is 94.86% of the target price of $7.\n\nNiSource, Inc (NI) is unchanged at $27.39, with 3,454,170 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NI is in the "strong buy range".\n\nPfizer, Inc. (PFE) is +0.24 at $38.99, with 2,906,454 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.81. PFE\'s current last sale is 86.64% of the target price of $45.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.14 at $337.78, with 2,420,666 shares traded. This represents a 32.85% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAmicus Therapeutics, Inc. (FOLD) is unchanged at $11.80, with 1,989,158 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for FOLD is 11.5797; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.1414 at $114.87, with 1,896,067 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 10 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.34. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nZoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) is +1.3 at $72.71, with 1,892,091 shares traded. ZM\'s current last sale is 90.89% of the target price of $80.\n\nCitigroup Inc. (C) is +0.01 at $45.80, with 1,823,703 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.6. C\'s current last sale is 86.42% of the target price of $53.\n\nUber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) is unchanged at $39.17, with 1,786,044 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 11 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.04. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for UBER is in the "buy range".\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is -0.02 at $28.32, with 1,662,536 shares traded. BAC\'s current last sale is 80.91% of the target price of $35.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $174.13, with 1,527,591 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.18. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is unchanged at $321.18, with 1,497,116 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 12 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.56. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $174.13, with 1,527,591 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NI is in the "strong buy range".', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $174.13, with 1,527,591 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Over the last four weeks they have had 10 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 22, 2023 : NU, NI, PFE, QQQ, FOLD, AMZN, ZM, C, UBER, BAC, AAPL, MSFT', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $174.13, with 1,527,591 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.07 at $174.13, with 1,527,591 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 73,872,226 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-rise-amid-fresh-round-of-debt-talks-micron-slides', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\nMay 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday as markets awaited updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell after China\'s ban on its memory chips.\nPresident Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet for talks on Monday after their discussions almost fell apart on Friday. The fresh talks come less than two weeks before a deadline after which the Treasury warned that the federal government will struggle to pay its debts.\nA default would cause chaos in financial markets and spike interest rates.\n"Everybody is paying attention to this Kevin McCarthy-Joe Biden meeting, waiting for some kind of signal as far as the debt ceiling is concerned," said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth.\n"People are just waiting and watching to see how this plays out."\nIn a move that was perceived as ramping up trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, China barred chipmaker Micron Technology Inc MU.O from selling memory chips to key domestic industries, sending its shares down 4.5%.\nThe Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index .SOX dipped 0.4%.\nApple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.4% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy". This marked its first rating cut in five months, according to Refinitiv data.\nAt 10:14 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 96.82 points, or 0.29%, at 33,329.81, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 1.64 points, or 0.04%, at 4,193.62 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 46.62 points, or 0.37%, at 12,704.52.\nDow component Chevron CorpCVX.N fell 1.7% as the oil major said it would acquire PDC Energy Inc PDCE.O in an all-stock transaction for $7.6 billion, including debt.\nPacWest BancorpPACW.O rose 6.3% after the regional lender entered into an agreement to sell a portfolio of 74 real estate construction loans to a subsidiary of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc KW.N.\nInvestors will look for clues on the monetary policy path from a slew of Federal Reserve speakers and key data points this week such as the April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index and durable goods.\nThe PCE index reading, considered to be the Fed\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\nMinneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkaritold CNBC in an interview that it was a "close call" on whether he would vote to raise rates at the Fed\'s June meeting or take a pause, while St. Louis Fed chief James Bullard said the central bank might have to hike rates by 50 basis points this year.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.71-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.78-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 13 new 52-week highs and three new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 46 new highs and 35 new lows.\nRates and inflation Rates and inflation https://tmsnrt.rs/3U8HdD2\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.4% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy". By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday as markets awaited updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell after China\'s ban on its memory chips. In a move that was perceived as ramping up trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, China barred chipmaker Micron Technology Inc MU.O from selling memory chips to key domestic industries, sending its shares down 4.5%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.4% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy". By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday as markets awaited updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell after China\'s ban on its memory chips. Investors will look for clues on the monetary policy path from a slew of Federal Reserve speakers and key data points this week such as the April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index and durable goods.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq rise amid fresh round of debt talks; Micron slides', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.4% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy". By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday as markets awaited updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell after China\'s ban on its memory chips. President Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet for talks on Monday after their discussions almost fell apart on Friday.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.4% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy". By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday as markets awaited updates on a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell after China\'s ban on its memory chips. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkaritold CNBC in an interview that it was a "close call" on whether he would vote to raise rates at the Fed\'s June meeting or take a pause, while St. Louis Fed chief James Bullard said the central bank might have to hike rates by 50 basis points this year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/buyers-swarmed-these-3-stocks-post-earnings', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'With earnings season slowly winding down, one thing is for certain – we saw many surprises. Of course, the period is always hectic, but this cycle was critically important as we wade through a somewhat-cloudy economic outlook.\nSeveral companies, including Apple AAPL, Uber Technologies UBER, and Applied Materials AMAT, all delivered results that had investors celebrating post-earnings.\nBelow is a chart illustrating the year-to-date performance of all three, with the S&P 500 blended in as a benchmark.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLet’s take a closer look at how each currently stacks up.\nApple\nApple’s quarterly results were watched like a hawk, as it was the last of the mega-cap tech giants yet to report. Fortunately for the market, the company delivered, exceeding earnings expectations by nearly 6% and posting revenue 2% ahead of estimates.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIt’s worth noting that investors will have to fork up a premium for AAPL shares, with the current 29.2X forward earnings multiple sitting well above the five-year median and Zacks Computer and Technology sector average.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nShares recently witnessed the golden cross, as highlighted in the chart below. The golden cross occurs when the shorter 50-day moving average rises above the 200-day moving average, indicating near-term buying pressure. \n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nUber Technologies\nUber shares found plenty of attention following its latest release; the company posted a positive EPS surprise of 20% and reported revenue modestly above expectations.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nUber shares could entice growth-focused investors, further reinforced by the Style Score of “A” for Value. The company’s earnings are forecasted to skyrocket 100% in its current fiscal year (FY23) and an additional 1,270% in FY24.\nThe projected earnings growth comes on top of forecasted Y/Y revenue upticks of 17% in FY23 and 18% in FY24.\nApplied Materials\nLike the stocks above, buyers stepped up in a big way post-earnings for AMAT shares, with the company delivering a 9% EPS beat and reporting revenue nearly 4% ahead of expectations.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIt’s worth noting that the company’s growth is forecasted to taper off, with earnings forecasted to pull back 6% in its current fiscal year (FY23) and a further 7% in FY23. This is illustrated in the chart below.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nWhile earnings season is undeniably intense, it’s just the nature of the period. We managed to elude the so-called earnings ‘cliff’ many warned of, with many companies posting better-than-expected results and keeping sentiment in line.\nAnd all three stocks above – Apple AAPL, Uber Technologies UBER, and Applied Materials AMAT – delivered results that had the market impressed post-earnings.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApplied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nUber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Several companies, including Apple AAPL, Uber Technologies UBER, and Applied Materials AMAT, all delivered results that had investors celebrating post-earnings. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research It’s worth noting that investors will have to fork up a premium for AAPL shares, with the current 29.2X forward earnings multiple sitting well above the five-year median and Zacks Computer and Technology sector average. And all three stocks above – Apple AAPL, Uber Technologies UBER, and Applied Materials AMAT – delivered results that had the market impressed post-earnings.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Several companies, including Apple AAPL, Uber Technologies UBER, and Applied Materials AMAT, all delivered results that had investors celebrating post-earnings. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research It’s worth noting that investors will have to fork up a premium for AAPL shares, with the current 29.2X forward earnings multiple sitting well above the five-year median and Zacks Computer and Technology sector average.', 'news_article_title': 'Buyers Swarmed These 3 Stocks Post-Earnings', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Several companies, including Apple AAPL, Uber Technologies UBER, and Applied Materials AMAT, all delivered results that had investors celebrating post-earnings. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research It’s worth noting that investors will have to fork up a premium for AAPL shares, with the current 29.2X forward earnings multiple sitting well above the five-year median and Zacks Computer and Technology sector average. And all three stocks above – Apple AAPL, Uber Technologies UBER, and Applied Materials AMAT – delivered results that had the market impressed post-earnings.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research It’s worth noting that investors will have to fork up a premium for AAPL shares, with the current 29.2X forward earnings multiple sitting well above the five-year median and Zacks Computer and Technology sector average. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Several companies, including Apple AAPL, Uber Technologies UBER, and Applied Materials AMAT, all delivered results that had investors celebrating post-earnings.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tiktok-sues-montana-after-state-move-to-ban-app', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Shepardson\nWASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - TikTok Inc on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana\'s new ban on use of the Chinese-owned short-video app.\nByteDance-owned TikTok argues the ban, which would take effect on Jan. 1, violates First Amendment rights of the company and users. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Montana, also argues the ban is pre-empted by federal law because it intrudes upon matters of exclusive federal concern and violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which limits the authority of States to enact legislation that unduly burdens interstate and foreign commerce.\nMontana is the first U.S. state to attempt to ban TikTok. Former President Donald Trump in 2020 sought to bar new downloads of TikTok and Chinese-owned WeChat and other transactions, which the companies said would have effectively barred use of the apps, but a series of court decisions blocked the bans from taking effect.\nThe company also argues the state "banishes TikTok, and just TikTok, from the State for purely punitive reasons, as evidenced by the State’s decision to single out Plaintiff for harsh penalties based on speculative concerns about TikTok’s data security and content moderation practices."\nLast week, five TikTok users in Montana who create content posted on the short-video app filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block the state\'s ban.\nMontana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban TikTok in the state. The law makes it unlawful for TikTok to operate in the state and for the app stores of Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google and Apple Inc AAPL.O to offer TikTok within Montana.\nTikTok\'s lawsuit names Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, who is charged with enforcing the law. Knudsen\'s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday.\n(Reporting by Jasper Ward and David Shepardson in Washington Writing by Paul Grant Editing by Eric Beech and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The law makes it unlawful for TikTok to operate in the state and for the app stores of Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google and Apple Inc AAPL.O to offer TikTok within Montana. By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - TikTok Inc on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana's new ban on use of the Chinese-owned short-video app. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Montana, also argues the ban is pre-empted by federal law because it intrudes upon matters of exclusive federal concern and violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which limits the authority of States to enact legislation that unduly burdens interstate and foreign commerce.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The law makes it unlawful for TikTok to operate in the state and for the app stores of Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google and Apple Inc AAPL.O to offer TikTok within Montana. By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - TikTok Inc on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana's new ban on use of the Chinese-owned short-video app. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Montana, also argues the ban is pre-empted by federal law because it intrudes upon matters of exclusive federal concern and violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which limits the authority of States to enact legislation that unduly burdens interstate and foreign commerce.", 'news_article_title': 'TikTok sues Montana after state move to ban app', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The law makes it unlawful for TikTok to operate in the state and for the app stores of Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google and Apple Inc AAPL.O to offer TikTok within Montana. By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - TikTok Inc on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana's new ban on use of the Chinese-owned short-video app. Former President Donald Trump in 2020 sought to bar new downloads of TikTok and Chinese-owned WeChat and other transactions, which the companies said would have effectively barred use of the apps, but a series of court decisions blocked the bans from taking effect.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The law makes it unlawful for TikTok to operate in the state and for the app stores of Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google and Apple Inc AAPL.O to offer TikTok within Montana. By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - TikTok Inc on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana\'s new ban on use of the Chinese-owned short-video app. The company also argues the state "banishes TikTok, and just TikTok, from the State for purely punitive reasons, as evidenced by the State’s decision to single out Plaintiff for harsh penalties based on speculative concerns about TikTok’s data security and content moderation practices."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-set-to-open-flat-amid-debt-limit-talks-micron-slides', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\nMay 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open flat on Monday as markets awaited updates on lawmakers\' talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell following China\'s ban on its memory chips.\nHopes that a deal would be struck sometime over the weekend to raise the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt limit helped Wall Street\'s main indexes end the last week with gains, even as discussions almost fell apart on Friday.\nPresident Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet for talks on Monday, with less than two weeks before a deadline after which the Treasury warned that the federal government will struggle to pay its debts.\nA default would cause chaos in financial markets and spike interest rates.\n"Everybody is paying attention to this Kevin McCarthy-Joe Biden meeting, waiting for some kind of signal as far as the debt ceiling is concerned," said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth.\n"People are just waiting and watching to see how this plays out."\nIn a move that was perceived as ramping up trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, China barred chipmaker Micron Technology Inc MU.O from selling memory chips to key domestic industries, sending its shares down 4.0% in premarket trading.\nShares of other semiconductor companies also fell, with Intel Corp INTC.O, Nvidia Corp NVDA.O and Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O down between 0.2% and 1.1%.\nApple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.9% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy". This marked its first rating cut in five months, according to Refinitiv data.\nAt 8:33 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 31 points, or 0.09%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 3.5 points, or 0.08%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 3 points, or 0.02%.\nInvestors will look for clues on the monetary policy path from a slew of Federal Reserve speakers later in the day, ahead of key data points this week such as the April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index and durable goods.\nThe PCE index reading, considered to be the Fed\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\nMinneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkarisaid it was a "close call" on whether he would vote to raise rates at the Fed\'s June meeting or take a pause and leave rates where they are.\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O slipped 0.5% after the European Union privacy regulators slapped a $1.3 billion fine on the company for sending user information to the United States.\nChevron CorpCVX.Ndipped 0.7% as the oil major said it would acquire PDC Energy Inc PDCE.O in an all-stock transaction for $7.6 billion, including debt.\nPacWest BancorpPACW.Orose 8.6% after the regional lender entered into an agreement to sell a portfolio of 74 real estate construction loans to a subsidiary of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc KW.N.\nShares of other regional lenders also gained, with Zions Bancorp ZION.O, KeyCorp KEY.N and Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N up between 1.3% and 3.1%.\nRates and inflation Rates and inflation https://tmsnrt.rs/3U8HdD2\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.9% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy". By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open flat on Monday as markets awaited updates on lawmakers\' talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell following China\'s ban on its memory chips. President Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet for talks on Monday, with less than two weeks before a deadline after which the Treasury warned that the federal government will struggle to pay its debts.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.9% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy". By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open flat on Monday as markets awaited updates on lawmakers\' talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell following China\'s ban on its memory chips. In a move that was perceived as ramping up trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, China barred chipmaker Micron Technology Inc MU.O from selling memory chips to key domestic industries, sending its shares down 4.0% in premarket trading.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall St set to open flat amid debt limit talks; Micron slides', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.9% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy". By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open flat on Monday as markets awaited updates on lawmakers\' talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell following China\'s ban on its memory chips. President Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet for talks on Monday, with less than two weeks before a deadline after which the Treasury warned that the federal government will struggle to pay its debts.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O fell 0.9% after a report that Loop Capital downgraded the iPhone maker\'s stock to "hold" from "buy". By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open flat on Monday as markets awaited updates on lawmakers\' talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while shares of Micron fell following China\'s ban on its memory chips. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkarisaid it was a "close call" on whether he would vote to raise rates at the Fed\'s June meeting or take a pause and leave rates where they are.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/focus-striking-hollywood-writers-lament-residuals-slide', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Dawn Chmielewski\nLOS ANGELES, May 22 (Reuters) - Writer Kyra Jones knew she would be taking a financial hit when she agreed to join the writers\' room for the Hulu comedy series "Woke."\nThe first payment she received for her share of the show\'s digital rentals was a mere $4, before taxes, barely enough to buy a latte. The streaming residual check amounted to one-third of the $12,000 Jones received in residuals for writing one episode of the ABC drama "Queens."\nJones said she knew it would be lower than broadcast networks paid in residuals. "But I didn’t know it would be that bad."\nResiduals have emerged as a central issue in the strike by 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America, who are seeking better compensation and staffing commitments from Hollywood’s studios.\nThe writers argue that streaming services, which upended decades of television industry business practices, have significantly undercut their compensation. They say they aim to recover lost income, in part, by proposing streaming payments that take into account the number of times an episode is viewed, and the number of subscribers outside the U.S.\nThe Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group negotiating on behalf of the studios, says streaming has been a boon for writers, giving them more opportunities for assignments and allowing them to earn income on shows that were canceled or would not otherwise reach syndication.\nWhen broadcast networks dominated the living room, writers saw multiple paydays. In addition to their weekly salaries, they would receive a script fee for each episode they wrote, then collect reuse payments known as residuals every time that show aired again, often over the summer months.\nOnce a show reached the 100-episode mark, it could be sold into syndication, filling up daytime programming schedules for local television stations, rerunning on cable networks or outside of the United States. Writers would receive a check every time their episodes appeared on a TV screen.\nRESIDUALS WERE \'VERY HEALTHY\'\nStreaming changed the compensation structure and now accounts for the largest share of TV residuals.\n“We used to get very healthy residuals. A writer might go a year without work or maybe two and you would be able to live off those residuals, comfortably, and you\'d still get paid for the work that you have done,” said Kristine Huntley, who worked as a writer and producer on the AppleTV+ series “Surfside Girls.”\nThose numbers have "come down so low that, where you would get maybe a five-figure residual now you might get a three-figure residual,” she said.\nWriters still collect weekly paychecks and per-episode writing fees, though streaming series typically have fewer episodes per season - meaning fewer opportunities to receive a writing credit, and lower compensation.\nWith streaming, residual payments are not based on the number of times an episode is viewed. Rather, there is a fixed annual fee that takes into account the number of subscribers, with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ paying more to writers.\nOne studio executive said writers negotiated a 46% increase in residuals for streaming programs, starting in 2022. Those fatter checks are just kicking in now. Another industry source, who also requested anonymity, said residuals reached an all-time high last year, with almost 45% coming from streaming, the lion’s share from Netflix.\nThe latest guild proposal would bump foreign streaming residuals by 200%, a number studio executives noted fails to recognize that subscription fees vary from country to country.\nThe guild says it is looking to close the gap in domestic and international residual payments.\nNetflix currently pays a $20,018 residual for a one-hour episode that plays in the United States, but one-third of that amount for the same episode to be streamed by more than 150 million global subscribers.\nOver her decade-plus career as a Hollywood writer, Leila Cohan has worked on network TV shows and streaming series, including as co-executive producer on Netflix’s popular period drama “Bridgerton.”\n“Bridgerton” is one of Netflix’s most-watched series, though the lower-profile MTV Network comedy “Awkward” produced higher residual payments for Cohan, who wrote five episodes over the show’s final two seasons.\n“It wasn’t enough residuals to live off of, but a pretty healthy supplement,” said Cohan. “Even now, I still get a couple thousand from it a year.”\n“Bridgerton,” with its eight-episode seasons, led to a single writing credit in 2020, and a royalty check that Cohan said did not reflect the show’s importance to Netflix.\n“Residuals are meant to be some level of profit sharing,” Cohan said. “If \'Bridgerton\' is one of the most successful shows, and it’s bringing a huge number of subscribers to Netflix or helping them keep their subscribers, I do think I should be compensated for that value.”\n(Reporting by Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles; Additional reporting by Rollo Ross in Los Angeles; Editing by Mary Milliken and Bill Berkrot)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group negotiating on behalf of the studios, says streaming has been a boon for writers, giving them more opportunities for assignments and allowing them to earn income on shows that were canceled or would not otherwise reach syndication. In addition to their weekly salaries, they would receive a script fee for each episode they wrote, then collect reuse payments known as residuals every time that show aired again, often over the summer months. Once a show reached the 100-episode mark, it could be sold into syndication, filling up daytime programming schedules for local television stations, rerunning on cable networks or outside of the United States.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The streaming residual check amounted to one-third of the $12,000 Jones received in residuals for writing one episode of the ABC drama "Queens." Writers still collect weekly paychecks and per-episode writing fees, though streaming series typically have fewer episodes per season - meaning fewer opportunities to receive a writing credit, and lower compensation. Over her decade-plus career as a Hollywood writer, Leila Cohan has worked on network TV shows and streaming series, including as co-executive producer on Netflix’s popular period drama “Bridgerton.” “Bridgerton” is one of Netflix’s most-watched series, though the lower-profile MTV Network comedy “Awkward” produced higher residual payments for Cohan, who wrote five episodes over the show’s final two seasons.', 'news_article_title': 'FOCUS-Striking Hollywood writers lament residuals slide', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The streaming residual check amounted to one-third of the $12,000 Jones received in residuals for writing one episode of the ABC drama "Queens." They say they aim to recover lost income, in part, by proposing streaming payments that take into account the number of times an episode is viewed, and the number of subscribers outside the U.S. Writers would receive a check every time their episodes appeared on a TV screen.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The streaming residual check amounted to one-third of the $12,000 Jones received in residuals for writing one episode of the ABC drama "Queens." A writer might go a year without work or maybe two and you would be able to live off those residuals, comfortably, and you\'d still get paid for the work that you have done,” said Kristine Huntley, who worked as a writer and producer on the AppleTV+ series “Surfside Girls.” Those numbers have "come down so low that, where you would get maybe a five-figure residual now you might get a three-figure residual,” she said. Over her decade-plus career as a Hollywood writer, Leila Cohan has worked on network TV shows and streaming series, including as co-executive producer on Netflix’s popular period drama “Bridgerton.” “Bridgerton” is one of Netflix’s most-watched series, though the lower-profile MTV Network comedy “Awkward” produced higher residual payments for Cohan, who wrote five episodes over the show’s final two seasons.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-lemonade-or-upstart', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Both Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) and Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) made their stock market debuts in 2020. And although shares in these two businesses did well early on, it's been a completely different story in the past couple of years. Lemonade is down about 77% since going public, while Upstart's stock is down a whopping 94% from its all-time high. That's not what shareholders were hoping for.\nBut there's no doubt that these are innovative companies with the potential for outsized long-term returns. So, which of these fintech stocks is the better buy right now? Let's take a closer look at the bullish cases for both before coming to a conclusion.\nThe case for Lemonade\nLemonade is trying to change the game of insurance by using artificial intelligence (AI) to better serve customers. The company uses data and machine-learning models to constantly improve all aspects of its operations. In fact, 98% of Lemonade's policies are not sold by a human, with the goal that this automation will reduce costs. Right now, Lemonade offers renters insurance, homeowners insurance, car insurance, pet insurance, and life insurance, which combined create a massive market opportunity.\nThe insurance industry is one of the oldest, so clearly it has been long overdue for innovation. That bodes well for Lemonade's prospects. In fact, growth has been outstanding. Between 2019 and 2022, customers soared 181%, revenue jumped 281%, and in-force premiums were up 204%. And based on the company's 2023 first-quarter financials, the momentum is still strong.\nIntegrating technology into the mix and going direct-to-consumer is why Lemonade has a Net Promoter Score that rivals Apple and Tesla. Being a Lemonade policyholder is simply a much better user experience compared to the traditional brick-and-mortar model that relies on sales agents. Prospective customers can sign up for a policy in as little as 90 seconds, while customers can have a claim approved and paid out within three minutes.\nBesides offering a tech-enabled platform that is easy to use, which has done a good job at attracting a younger demographic, Lemonade is also focused on giving back. After earning a flat fee to help cover potential claims, the business lets policyholders choose what charities they'd like any unused premiums to go to. Shareholders can appreciate that Lemonade wants to take care of all stakeholders.\nThe case for Upstart\nLike Lemonade, Upstart is a disruptive fintech that utilizes AI in its business model. Upstart offers a lending platform that looks at 1,600 different variables to come to credit-approval decisions about potential borrowers. As of May 9, Upstart had 99 different lending partners using its tool. The premise is that Upstart can allow its partners to approve more customers while keeping default rates in check. It's supposed to be a win-win-win for all three parties -- Upstart, banks, and borrowers.\nCurrently, the business operates in the markets for personal loans and auto loan refinances. But with ambitions to enter the mortgage market (valued at $2.7 trillion) and the small business loan market (valued at $644 billion), the opportunity is enormous. Unsurprisingly, growth has been impressive. Between 2019 and 2022, revenue skyrocketed 413%. Getting more banking partners using Upstart's technology is critical for the company to keep up these monster gains.\nIt's also worth pointing out that Upstart doesn't try to hold loans on its own balance sheet. It just provides the tech platform that enables banks to do what they do best, which is to approve borrowers and service loans. However, the amount of loans that Upstart holds has soared 64% year over year to $982 million as of March 31, as a direct result of challenging credit markets. But the hope is that when macro conditions improve, Upstart can sell those loans to institutional investors and not take on credit risk itself, freeing up capital and reducing cyclicality.\nInvestors can like both\nLemonade and Upstart certainly each have their own investment merits, as I've outlined above. These companies have tremendous growth potential thanks to their disruptive business models, and they were already utilizing AI before it became hot. Moreover, shares of each company are down a lot from their peaks.\nConsequently, I don't see a valid argument against owning both stocks, particularly for investors who truly have a long-term mindset.\n10 stocks we like better than Lemonade\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Lemonade wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nNeil Patel has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Lemonade, Tesla, and Upstart. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Besides offering a tech-enabled platform that is easy to use, which has done a good job at attracting a younger demographic, Lemonade is also focused on giving back. After earning a flat fee to help cover potential claims, the business lets policyholders choose what charities they'd like any unused premiums to go to. But the hope is that when macro conditions improve, Upstart can sell those loans to institutional investors and not take on credit risk itself, freeing up capital and reducing cyclicality.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The case for Upstart Like Lemonade, Upstart is a disruptive fintech that utilizes AI in its business model. However, the amount of loans that Upstart holds has soared 64% year over year to $982 million as of March 31, as a direct result of challenging credit markets. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Lemonade, Tesla, and Upstart.', 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: Lemonade or Upstart?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Currently, the business operates in the markets for personal loans and auto loan refinances. These companies have tremendous growth potential thanks to their disruptive business models, and they were already utilizing AI before it became hot. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023 Neil Patel has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Both Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) and Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) made their stock market debuts in 2020. Right now, Lemonade offers renters insurance, homeowners insurance, car insurance, pet insurance, and life insurance, which combined create a massive market opportunity. The case for Upstart Like Lemonade, Upstart is a disruptive fintech that utilizes AI in its business model.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-inc.-aapl-is-a-trending-stock%3A-facts-to-know-before-betting-on-it-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.\nOver the past month, shares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +6.1%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, which Apple falls in, has gained 4.6%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?\nWhile media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.\nEarnings Estimate Revisions\nHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.\nOur analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.18 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -1.7%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -2.6%.\nFor the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $5.99 points to a change of -2% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has changed -0.4%.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.64 indicates a change of +10.8% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -0.3%.\nWith an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Apple.\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nRevenue Growth Forecast\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.\nFor Apple, the consensus sales estimate for the current quarter of $81.35 billion indicates a year-over-year change of -1.9%. For the current and next fiscal years, $384.71 billion and $410.17 billion estimates indicate -2.4% and +6.6% changes, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $94.84 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -2.5%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares with $1.52 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $93.32 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +1.63%. The EPS surprise was +5.56%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nWithout considering a stock's valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock's future price performance, it's crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects.\nComparing the current value of a company's valuation multiples, such as its price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), to its own historical values helps ascertain whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, whereas comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of how reasonable its stock price is.\nAs part of the Zacks Style Scores system, the Zacks Value Style Score (which evaluates both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics) organizes stocks into five groups ranging from A to F (A is better than B; B is better than C; and so on), making it helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded D on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nBottom Line\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\nTop 5 ChatGPT Stocks Revealed\nZacks Senior Stock Strategist, Kevin Cook names 5 hand-picked stocks with sky-high growth potential in a brilliant sector of Artificial Intelligence. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\nToday you can invest in the wave of the future, an automation that answers follow-up questions … admits mistakes … challenges incorrect premises … rejects inappropriate requests. As one of the selected companies puts it, “Automation frees people from the mundane so they can accomplish the miraculous.”\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate: 12 Month EPS Revenue Growth Forecast While earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-stocks-up-by-40-and-70-this-year-that-are-still-worth-buying', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The market is roaring back this year following a paltry performance in 2022. Growth-oriented companies that were hammered during the bear market have been performing especially well. That has been the case with tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), which are up by 40% and 70% year to date, respectively. Despite these massive gains, Apple and Shopify remain excellent stocks for investors focused on the long game. Let's consider why.\n1. Apple\nAt first glance, Apple might be a bad business to put one's hard-earned money into in the current environment. We are still dealing with economic problems and the possibility of a recession. Apple's products aren't necessary goods, and many have clear substitutes that are generally cheaper. The conventional wisdom holds that consumers would substantially reduce spending on Apple's gadgets in this environment.\nAnd although we are seeing some of that, the tech giant continues to perform well considering the challenging economy. In the company's second quarter of its fiscal year 2023 -- which ended on April 1 -- Apple's net sales declined by a little under 3% year over year to $94.8 billion. The company's earnings per share remained flat at $1.52. But Apple's most important product, the iPhone, delivered March quarter record sales of $51.3 billion, up 1.5% compared to the year-ago period.\nThe company's services segment also came out with a record quarter, with its sales growing by 5.5% year over year to $20.9 billion. Consumers continue to buy Apple's products even in challenging economic conditions partly because of its brand loyalty. It has the highest satisfaction rate and loyalty score among the top-selling smartphone manufacturers, according to Statista.\nThat is a powerful reason it can continue selling products to repeat and new customers. But perhaps the most exciting opportunity for Apple is within its services segment. The company now has an installed base of more than 2 billion devices. It offers cloud services, a digital wallet, music and video streaming platforms, and much more. Apple should continue finding ways to monetize this massive and growing installed base.\nThe company has sought to innovate in the healthcare field, for instance. Apple's services segment carries much higher margins than its product unit, so as the former becomes a larger part of its operations, the bottom line and total margins should expand. That's how Apple can continue growing its revenue and earnings for years. And despite already being up by 40% this year, the company's shares remain a buy.\n2. Shopify\nShopify has been busy since the year started. The e-commerce specialist kicked off 2023 by announcing that it would raise its prices, something it had not done in a while. But the biggest surprise came during Shopify's latest quarterly update. Management announced that it is selling its logistics business to Flexport in an all-stock transaction; Shopify will obtain a 13% stake in Flexport.\nWhy is this a big deal? Shopify had constantly emphasized its focus on its logistics business to give its merchants fast and reliable shipping options. But between shipping, warehouse, and inventory management, Shopify's logistics operations were expensive and hurt profits and margins. The potential upside was real. Offering fast shipping can be an excellent way for online retailers to attract (repeat) customers, sell more items, and increase their gross merchandise volume (GMV).\nHowever, investors loved the company's move, which should lead to higher profits and margins sooner. Shopify also said it would reduce its workforce by about 20%. These moves will allow Shopify to focus on its core e-commerce operations while decreasing costs. Meanwhile, Shopify continues to record solid growth, at least on the top line. The company's revenue in the first quarter jumped by 25% year over year to $1.5 billion.\nShopify's GMV grew by 15% year over year to $49.6 billion. Gross profits of $717 million jumped by 12% compared to the year-ago period. Shopify still has significant opportunities in e-commerce as the market is on an upward trajectory. The company held a 10% share of the U.S. e-commerce market as of the end of 2022. And the decision to give up most of its logistics business will allow it to free up valuable funds to invest in the future.\nFurther, the company's platform benefits from high switching costs, a competitive edge that will allow it to remain a major player in the industry for a long time. Investors clearly approve of the moves Shopify has made this year, which is why its stock is up by 70%. Whether that will last in the short run is hard to predict. But Shopify still has the tools to deliver market-beating returns over five years or more.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 1, 2023\nProsper Junior Bakiny has positions in Shopify. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Shopify. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "That has been the case with tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), which are up by 40% and 70% year to date, respectively. But Apple's most important product, the iPhone, delivered March quarter record sales of $51.3 billion, up 1.5% compared to the year-ago period. Offering fast shipping can be an excellent way for online retailers to attract (repeat) customers, sell more items, and increase their gross merchandise volume (GMV).", 'news_luhn_summary': "That has been the case with tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), which are up by 40% and 70% year to date, respectively. Despite these massive gains, Apple and Shopify remain excellent stocks for investors focused on the long game. But Apple's most important product, the iPhone, delivered March quarter record sales of $51.3 billion, up 1.5% compared to the year-ago period.", 'news_article_title': '2 Stocks Up by 40% and 70% This Year That Are Still Worth Buying', 'news_lexrank_summary': "That has been the case with tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), which are up by 40% and 70% year to date, respectively. The company's services segment also came out with a record quarter, with its sales growing by 5.5% year over year to $20.9 billion. Shopify Shopify has been busy since the year started.", 'news_textrank_summary': "That has been the case with tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), which are up by 40% and 70% year to date, respectively. In the company's second quarter of its fiscal year 2023 -- which ended on April 1 -- Apple's net sales declined by a little under 3% year over year to $94.8 billion. The company's services segment also came out with a record quarter, with its sales growing by 5.5% year over year to $20.9 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-portfolio-is-more-concentrated-than-ever%3A-3-stocks-make-up-63-of-invested', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett speaks, everyday and professional investors wisely pay attention. Although the Oracle of Omaha, as he\'s come to be known, isn\'t infallible, he\'s crushed the broader market since becoming CEO in 1965. The 3,787,464% cumulative return in Berkshire\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) through Dec. 31, 2022 was 153 times greater than the total return, including dividends paid, of the S&P 500 over the same span.\nWhat\'s interesting about Warren Buffett\'s investment philosophy is that any investor can follow in his footsteps. He\'s not using any fancy charting tools or software to make his stock selections. Rather, he\'s buying stakes in what he deems to be "wonderful companies at a fair price" and holding those investments for very long periods.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO, Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nBut the "Buffett-ism" that doesn\'t get nearly enough attention is the Oracle of Omaha\'s penchant for portfolio concentration. In the view of both Warren Buffett and right-hand man Charlie Munger, diversification is only necessary if you don\'t know what you\'re doing. When Buffett and his investment team find a company they really like, they\'re not afraid to pile in.\nFollowing the latest round of Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Warren Buffett\'s portfolio is more concentrated than ever. With additional purchases to two of Berkshire Hathaway\'s top holdings, just three stocks now comprise 63% of the $333.4 billion investment portfolio. Note, this doesn\'t include shares held by New England Asset Management (aka, Buffett\'s secret portfolio).\nApple: $157.4 billion (47.2% of invested assets)\nPerhaps it comes as no surprise to those who closely monitor Warren Buffett\'s buying and selling activity that he and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) added to one of his favorite businesses during the first quarter: tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The roughly 20.4 million shares purchased in Q1 increased Berkshire Hathaway\'s holding in the company to nearly 915.6 million shares. As of May 16, Apple accounted for more than 47% of invested assets.\nIn Warren Buffett\'s eyes, Apple is "a better business than any we own." He\'s certainly correct that it checks all the boxes investors would look for in a highly profitable company with a sustainable moat.\nFor instance, Interbrand has anointed Apple as the world\'s most-valuable brand for the past 10 years. That doesn\'t happen by accident. It\'s a reflection of Apple\'s innovation driving consumer interest, as well as consumers having trust in the brand. Few companies are more well-known globally, or have a more loyal customer base.\nApple has also been firing on all cylinders for years with its physical products and subscription services. Since releasing a 5G-capable iPhone in late 2020, it\'s commanded around a 50% share of smartphone sales in the United States. Meanwhile, subscription services are becoming an ever-more-important source of cash flow for Apple. CEO Tim Cook is masterfully leading this transition to a services-driven future.\nBut the best thing about Apple, at least for Warren Buffett, might be its capital-return program. It\'s paying out more than $15 billion in dividends to its shareholders each year, and it\'s repurchased $586 billion worth of its common stock over the past 10 years. These repurchases are increasing Berkshire Hathaway\'s ownership stake in Apple without Buffett or his team having to do a thing.\nBank of America: $28.3 billion (8.5% of invested assets)\nThe second top holding Warren Buffett added to during the first quarter is money-center giant Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).\nThe Oracle of Omaha and his team purchased close to 22.8 million shares of BofA, increasing Berkshire\'s ownership stake in the company to 12.9%. Although a greater than 10% position in a bank would normally qualify the owner as a bank holding company, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond approved Berkshire Hathaway in August 2020 to up its stake in BofA to as much as 24.9% without any constraints.\nThough Apple may be viewed as the better business of any Berkshire owns, bank stocks are where Buffett is most-comfortable putting his company\'s money to work. Despite bank stocks being cyclical, they\'re able to take advantage of the disproportionate amount of time the U.S. economy spends expanding, relative to contracting. This allows banks to grow their loans and deposits, and therefore their profits, in lockstep with the U.S. economy over the long run.\nOne of the more unique aspects of Bank of America is its interest rate sensitivity. Among money-center banks, none sees their net interest income fluctuate more because of changes in interest rates. With the Federal Reserve aggressively raising interest rates in response to historically high inflation, BofA\'s net interest income has jumped significantly. It\'s possible Bank of America could deliver earnings growth, even if the U.S. economy were to dip into a recession.\nHowever, Bank of America\'s unsung hero might just be its technology investments. As of the March-ended quarter, BofA had 45 million active digital users, saw 68 million more transactions completed with Zelle than via checks written, and saw 51% of all sales completed online or via mobile app. Digital sales are considerably cheaper for banks than in-person or phone-based interactions. This digital transformation should steadily improve Bank of America\'s operating efficiency.\nImage source: Coca-Cola.\nCoca-Cola: $25.3 billion (7.6% of invested assets)\nThe third stock that collectively accounts for 63% of Berkshire Hathaway\'s invested assets and shows that Warren Buffett\'s investment portfolio is more concentrated than ever is beverage company Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Although the Oracle of Omaha and his investment team haven\'t added to their Coca-Cola stake in quite some time, it does have the distinction of being Berkshire Hathaway\'s longest continually held stock at 35 years.\nWhat makes Coca-Cola such an attractive stock for an investor like Buffett is the predictability of cash flow that it offers. Coke is a consumer staples stock, which means it provides a good or service that tends to be in demand no matter how well or poorly the U.S. or global economy is performing. While consumers can pare back on some discretionary purchases during economic downturns, they still need food and beverages.\nFurther helping Coca-Cola\'s cause is the company\'s virtually unparalleled geographic diversity. With the exception of Cuba, North Korea, and Russia, Coke has operations in every other country worldwide. This means it can count on predictable cash flow from developed markets, while continuing to move the needle with higher organic growth potential in emerging markets. All told, Coca-Cola has 26 global brands that are generating at least $1 billion in annual sales.\nMarketing is another reason Coca-Cola keeps delivering for its shareholders. The company is spending more than half of its ad budget on digital messages that are targeting a younger audience. However, Coke also has relatable ambassadors, a globally recognized brand, and decades\' worth of holiday tie-ins that help it cross generational gaps with ease.\nAnd did I mention that Coca-Cola is putting some serious cash in the Oracle of Omaha\'s pockets? Because of Berkshire Hathaway\'s ultra-low cost basis of $3.2475 per share in Coca-Cola, Buffett\'s company is enjoying a 57% annual yield relative to its cost basis. There\'s absolutely no incentive for Buffett or his investing lieutenants to sell this position -- especially with Coke increasing its base annual payout for 61 consecutive years (and counting).\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple: $157.4 billion (47.2% of invested assets) Perhaps it comes as no surprise to those who closely monitor Warren Buffett's buying and selling activity that he and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) added to one of his favorite businesses during the first quarter: tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Although the Oracle of Omaha and his investment team haven't added to their Coca-Cola stake in quite some time, it does have the distinction of being Berkshire Hathaway's longest continually held stock at 35 years. However, Coke also has relatable ambassadors, a globally recognized brand, and decades' worth of holiday tie-ins that help it cross generational gaps with ease.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple: $157.4 billion (47.2% of invested assets) Perhaps it comes as no surprise to those who closely monitor Warren Buffett's buying and selling activity that he and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) added to one of his favorite businesses during the first quarter: tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Bank of America: $28.3 billion (8.5% of invested assets) The second top holding Warren Buffett added to during the first quarter is money-center giant Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). The Oracle of Omaha and his team purchased close to 22.8 million shares of BofA, increasing Berkshire's ownership stake in the company to 12.9%.", 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett's Portfolio Is More Concentrated Than Ever: 3 Stocks Make Up 63% of Invested Assets", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple: $157.4 billion (47.2% of invested assets) Perhaps it comes as no surprise to those who closely monitor Warren Buffett's buying and selling activity that he and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) added to one of his favorite businesses during the first quarter: tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Berkshire Hathaway CEO, Warren Buffett. The roughly 20.4 million shares purchased in Q1 increased Berkshire Hathaway's holding in the company to nearly 915.6 million shares.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple: $157.4 billion (47.2% of invested assets) Perhaps it comes as no surprise to those who closely monitor Warren Buffett's buying and selling activity that he and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) added to one of his favorite businesses during the first quarter: tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Bank of America: $28.3 billion (8.5% of invested assets) The second top holding Warren Buffett added to during the first quarter is money-center giant Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Coca-Cola: $25.3 billion (7.6% of invested assets) The third stock that collectively accounts for 63% of Berkshire Hathaway's invested assets and shows that Warren Buffett's investment portfolio is more concentrated than ever is beverage company Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/taiwan-april-export-orders-miss-forecast-outlook-cautious', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung\nTAIPEI, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders slipped for an eighth month in April and missed forecasts, pulled down by soft demand for technology products and slowing global growth, with the outlook remaining dim.\nThe island's export orders, a bellwether for worldwide technology demand, fell 18.1% from a year ago to $42.49 billion, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Monday.\nApril was the eighth straight month of contraction, though improving from a 25.7% plunge in March, the sharpest decline in nearly 14 years. However, April's figure was worse than a drop of 13.9% forecast in a Reuters poll.\nThe ministry reiterated previous warnings that persistently high inflation and rising interest rates, along with the global repercussions of the war between Russia and Ukraine, could continue to impede economic growth momentum in the months ahead.\nOrders will keep contracting in the first half, it added.\nThe downward trend in orders is expected to continue until the fourth quarter, the government has said.\nOrders for telecommunications products shed 0.9% and electronic products fell 21.9% from a year earlier, the statement said.\nThe ministry also restated its belief that those negative factors could be offset by positive ones such as renewed demand for emerging technologies like AI, high-performance computing, cloud data centres, and automotive electronics.\nTaiwanese firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies.\nThe ministry said it expected export orders in May to fall by 23.3% to 26.9% from a year earlier.\nTaiwan's April orders from China were 24.2% lower on year, compared with a 33.8% drop in March.\nOrders from the United States fell 15.2% from a year earlier, versus a 20.7% drop in the prior month.\nOrders from Europe were down 26.6%, versus March's 33.8% slide. Orders from Japan rose 2.3% year-on-year.\n(Reporting by Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung; Editing by Ben Blanchard and Bernadette Baum)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taiwanese firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies. By Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung TAIPEI, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders slipped for an eighth month in April and missed forecasts, pulled down by soft demand for technology products and slowing global growth, with the outlook remaining dim. The ministry reiterated previous warnings that persistently high inflation and rising interest rates, along with the global repercussions of the war between Russia and Ukraine, could continue to impede economic growth momentum in the months ahead.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Taiwanese firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies. By Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung TAIPEI, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders slipped for an eighth month in April and missed forecasts, pulled down by soft demand for technology products and slowing global growth, with the outlook remaining dim. Orders for telecommunications products shed 0.9% and electronic products fell 21.9% from a year earlier, the statement said.", 'news_article_title': 'Taiwan April export orders miss forecast, outlook cautious', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taiwanese firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies. By Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung TAIPEI, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders slipped for an eighth month in April and missed forecasts, pulled down by soft demand for technology products and slowing global growth, with the outlook remaining dim. The ministry said it expected export orders in May to fall by 23.3% to 26.9% from a year earlier.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Taiwanese firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, TSM.N, are major suppliers to Apple Inc AAPL.O, Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O and other global tech companies. By Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung TAIPEI, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders slipped for an eighth month in April and missed forecasts, pulled down by soft demand for technology products and slowing global growth, with the outlook remaining dim. The island's export orders, a bellwether for worldwide technology demand, fell 18.1% from a year ago to $42.49 billion, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Monday."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-sp-500-revenue-etf-rwl-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL) was launched on 02/22/2008, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $1.76 billion, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Value\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nWhile value stocks have lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, they also have lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. When you look at long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in nearly all markets. But in strong bull markets, growth stocks are more likely to be winners.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.39%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.66%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Healthcare sector--about 18.90% of the portfolio. Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Walmart Inc (WMT) accounts for about 3.98% of total assets, followed by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 23.33% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nRWL seeks to match the performance of the OFI Revenue Weighted Large Cap Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Revenue-Weighted Index is constructed by using a rules-based methodology that re-weights the constituent securities of the S&P 500 Index according to the revenue earned by the companies in the parent index- subject to a maximum 5% per company weighting.\nThe ETF has added roughly 3.52% so far this year and is up about 6.62% in the last one year (as of 05/22/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $67.11 and $79.42.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.98 and standard deviation of 17.53% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 503 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, RWL is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.25 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $100.22 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nInvesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nWalmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Walmart Inc (WMT) accounts for about 3.98% of total assets, followed by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL) was launched on 02/22/2008, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Walmart Inc (WMT) accounts for about 3.98% of total assets, followed by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Sector Exposure and Top Holdings Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing.", 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Walmart Inc (WMT) accounts for about 3.98% of total assets, followed by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL) was launched on 02/22/2008, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Walmart Inc (WMT) accounts for about 3.98% of total assets, followed by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Alternatives Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-wisdomtree-u.s.-largecap-dividend-etf-dln-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Wisdomtree. It has amassed assets over $3.43 billion, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Value\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nValue stocks are known for their lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, but investors should also note their lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. Looking at their long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in almost all markets. They are however likely to underperform growth stocks in strong bull markets.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.28%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.60%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 17.30% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 26.1% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nDLN seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index before fees and expenses. The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. dividend-paying market.\nThe ETF has lost about -0.05% so far this year and was up about 3.73% in the last one year (as of 05/22/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $55.26 and $64.63.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.89 and standard deviation of 15.74% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 301 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, DLN is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.25 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $100.22 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Sector Exposure and Top Holdings ETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing.", 'news_article_title': 'Should WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Alternatives WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-and-cryptos-that-are-outperforming-the-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWhile diversifying your portfolio and creating balance is important, holding high-quality outperforming stocks is also a great idea. The market always has a few names that not only perform well during the uptrend, but also manage to cushion from volatility and losses during a down cycle.\nOf course, such characteristics are hard, if not impossible, to find anywhere in the crypto market. The asset class needs much more time to mature and stabilize before it can deliver reliability during a slump. But one obvious pick still qualifies.\nWith that said, here are the outperforming stocks and cryptos I’m watching right now.\nAAPL Apple $175.16\nMSFT Microsoft $318.34\nETH-USD Ethereum $1,818\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Shutterstock\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is arguably the most high-quality stock in the market, and is typically the largest holding of many asset management companies. It is hard to be in the red when holding Apple, and most investors are likely in the green, unless they are the unlucky ones to buy this stock right at its peak (and sell when it declines).\nThis year, AAPL stock has posted incredible results, gaining 38.8% over the past 12 months. That’s outperformed the S&P 500 index, which gained only 8.7% over the same time frame. The company’s financials have been consistently in the green, and although there are some periods where sales or profits may decline, the company’s immense pricing power and brand value guarantees that there’s nothing to worry about in the long-run.\nAnalysts expect Apple’s sales growth to rebound in a big way next year. The tech giant is expected to see 6.4% revenue growth and an expansion of earrings per share by 61 cents in 2024. The market is currently pricing in upside of just 5.7% over the next year, primarily due to the recent steep increase in the price of AAPL stock. However, current estimates still suggest Apple is a long-term buy, and I remain in this camp.\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a tech behemoth that continues to fire on all cylinders. Much like Apple, Microsoft has been an investment that’s stood the test of time. Indeed, investors who have stuck with Microsoft over the long-term have outperformed.\nThis is a company that’s outperformed most of its peers of late, thanks to the surge in interest around artificial intelligence. The company’s latest foray into AI and its integration with the Bing search engine has caused a 31% gain year-to-date. Meanwhile, Microsoft has been slowly increasing its dominance in the cloud computing and quantum comping sectors. The latter is what I expect to be the next hot thing, after the AI and cloud computing craze dies down a bit.\nRegardless, Microsoft has a stake in almost every hot tech-related sector, and can heavily-capitalize on the current and future trends in the tech industry. The company’s top-line growth has consistently been expanding at a double-digit clip and has stayed positive, even in this tough environment. Profits have also bounced back from two-quarters of decline, increasing by 9.4% in the March quarter.\nEthereum (ETH-USD)\nSource: viktoryabov / Shutterstock.com\nUnlike the stocks I’ve mentioned above, Ethereum (ETH-USD) is either thriving, or in a state of turmoil, due to its cyclical nature. If you invest in crypto, there will always be periods where the asset goes on a tear or loses a third of its value in a flash crash. But if we’re speaking of assets that do outperform in their own niche, Ethereum is certainly a top pick to consider.\nEthereum has outperformed Bitcoin (BTC-USD) in every cycle since its inception. I believe that trend is likely to continue, as the Ethereum blockchain has been capitalizing on up-and-coming Web3 applications, driven by its early adoption of smart contract technology. On the other hand, Bitcoin is indeed safer since it is much more decentralized. However, the blockchain is aging and lacks the tech needed to support the new Web3-centered crypto industry.\nThus, Ethereum is the best crypto to buy in my opinion, for investors seeking outperformance alongside relative stability in this sector.\nOn the date of publication, Omor Ibne Ehsan did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nOmor Ibne Ehsan is a writer at InvestorPlace. He is a self-taught investor with a focus on growth and cyclical stocks that have strong fundamentals and long-term potential. He also has an interest in high-risk, high-reward investments such as cryptocurrencies and penny stocks. You can follow him on LinkedIn.\nThe post 3 Stocks and Cryptos That Are Outperforming the Market appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $175.16 MSFT Microsoft $318.34 ETH-USD Ethereum $1,818 Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is arguably the most high-quality stock in the market, and is typically the largest holding of many asset management companies. This year, AAPL stock has posted incredible results, gaining 38.8% over the past 12 months. The market is currently pricing in upside of just 5.7% over the next year, primarily due to the recent steep increase in the price of AAPL stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $175.16 MSFT Microsoft $318.34 ETH-USD Ethereum $1,818 Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is arguably the most high-quality stock in the market, and is typically the largest holding of many asset management companies. This year, AAPL stock has posted incredible results, gaining 38.8% over the past 12 months. The market is currently pricing in upside of just 5.7% over the next year, primarily due to the recent steep increase in the price of AAPL stock.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks and Cryptos That Are Outperforming the Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $175.16 MSFT Microsoft $318.34 ETH-USD Ethereum $1,818 Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is arguably the most high-quality stock in the market, and is typically the largest holding of many asset management companies. This year, AAPL stock has posted incredible results, gaining 38.8% over the past 12 months. The market is currently pricing in upside of just 5.7% over the next year, primarily due to the recent steep increase in the price of AAPL stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $175.16 MSFT Microsoft $318.34 ETH-USD Ethereum $1,818 Apple (AAPL) Source: Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is arguably the most high-quality stock in the market, and is typically the largest holding of many asset management companies. This year, AAPL stock has posted incredible results, gaining 38.8% over the past 12 months. The market is currently pricing in upside of just 5.7% over the next year, primarily due to the recent steep increase in the price of AAPL stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-39', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. 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{'date': '2023-05-23', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dont-count-on-apples-new-headset-to-move-the-needle-for-the-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is widely expected to launch its mixed-reality headset shortly, potentially as early as the beginning of June, when the company holds its annual worldwide developer conference (WWDC). The headset would be Apple’s first all-new product line since the Apple Watch and the potential launch comes at a time when Apple’s bread and butter smartphone and computing product businesses face a slowdown, with Covid-19 tailwinds easing. So will the new device move the needle for Apple stock? We don’t think it will, for a couple of reasons.\nWhile Apple is known for disrupting product categories with highly refined products with great software and design, the new headset appears to be entering a much more nascent market. Smartphone sales were rising and use cases were clear when Apple got into the game in 2007 with a highly refined product. Similarly, the templates for tablets were largely set when Apple launched iPad in 2010. However, the mixed-reality headset appears like a bit more of a speculative bet. While Apple’s products are typically sleek, with high-end industrial design, the headset could be more utilitarian and could resemble a pair of goggles connected to an external battery pack, per the Wall Street Journal. The device is expected to combine virtual reality – used for games and experiences – with augmented reality, which overlays digital information in the real world potentially using cameras. Apple would need to educate consumers on what the device is really for. Companies such as Facebook have invested considerable sums into this space thus far with little success. Worldwide shipments of VR headsets and augmented reality devices actually declined by over 12% year over year to 9.6 million in 2022, per data from analyst firm CCS Insight. Apple’s device is also initially going to be expensive, with reports pointing to a price tag of roughly $3,000, indicating that it will likely focus on a niche audience of early adopters in its first iteration.\nOverall, we don’t think the device will help Apple’s stock in the near term. Apple stock already trades at a relatively lofty $175 per share, or almost 30x forward earnings, despite the fact that consensus forecasts point to a revenue decline this year. We don’t think the pricey headset will do much to re-rate Apple stock higher in the near term. That being said, there is good reason to believe that Apple could eventually make its mark in the segment. Apple is known for cutting-edge hardware engineering and also emerging as a leader in semiconductor design. Apple also has a knack of working with developers and building a software ecosystem around its products, while refining future iterations of the device around particular areas that consumers like. For instance, with the Apple Watch, Apple took a few years to zone in that customers really valued the fitness capacities of the device, marketing it as a health-first product. Apple could do something similar with its headset as well, while also bringing down prices as technology matures. We value Apple at about $162 per share, about 10% below the market price. See our analysis of Apple Valuation for more details on what’s driving our price estimate for Apple and how it compares with peers.\nWhat if you’re looking for a more balanced portfolio instead? Our high-quality portfolio and multi-strategy portfolio have beaten the market consistently since the end of 2016.\n Returns May 2023\nMTD [1] 2023\nYTD [1] 2017-23\nTotal [2]\n AAPL Return 3% 35% 505%\n S&P 500 Return 1% 9% 87%\n Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 9% 244%\n[1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 5/22/2023\n[2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016\nInvest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios\nSee all Trefis Price Estimates\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is widely expected to launch its mixed-reality headset shortly, potentially as early as the beginning of June, when the company holds its annual worldwide developer conference (WWDC). Total [2] AAPL Return 3% 35% 505% S&P 500 Return 1% 9% 87% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 9% 244% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 5/22/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. While Apple’s products are typically sleek, with high-end industrial design, the headset could be more utilitarian and could resemble a pair of goggles connected to an external battery pack, per the Wall Street Journal.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is widely expected to launch its mixed-reality headset shortly, potentially as early as the beginning of June, when the company holds its annual worldwide developer conference (WWDC). Total [2] AAPL Return 3% 35% 505% S&P 500 Return 1% 9% 87% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 9% 244% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 5/22/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. While Apple is known for disrupting product categories with highly refined products with great software and design, the new headset appears to be entering a much more nascent market.', 'news_article_title': "Don't Count On Apple's New Headset To Move The Needle For The Stock", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is widely expected to launch its mixed-reality headset shortly, potentially as early as the beginning of June, when the company holds its annual worldwide developer conference (WWDC). Total [2] AAPL Return 3% 35% 505% S&P 500 Return 1% 9% 87% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 9% 244% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 5/22/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. While Apple is known for disrupting product categories with highly refined products with great software and design, the new headset appears to be entering a much more nascent market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Total [2] AAPL Return 3% 35% 505% S&P 500 Return 1% 9% 87% Trefis Multi-Strategy Portfolio 0% 9% 244% [1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 5/22/2023 [2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016 Invest with Trefis Market Beating Portfolios See all Trefis Price Estimates The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is widely expected to launch its mixed-reality headset shortly, potentially as early as the beginning of June, when the company holds its annual worldwide developer conference (WWDC). The headset would be Apple’s first all-new product line since the Apple Watch and the potential launch comes at a time when Apple’s bread and butter smartphone and computing product businesses face a slowdown, with Covid-19 tailwinds easing.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-subdued-as-deadlocked-debt-ceiling-talks-stoke-default-concerns', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\nMay 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes were subdued on Tuesday as talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit stretched to another round, keeping investors jittery on prospects of an unprecedented government default.\nWhite House and congressional Republican will meet again later in the day to discuss how to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, with just nine days left for the deadline.\nThis comes after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could not reach an agreement about the debt ceiling in their meeting a day earlier, but vowed to keep talking.\n"Both sides are motivated to not default and to work out a compromise, so that\'s the feeling today at any rate. The markets really never expect a default. Not much is priced in for that and so that\'s a positive," said Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at GLOBALT Investments.\nWorries over the debt limit pushed yields on one-month Treasury bills US1MT=RR to record highs at 5.888%, before falling by midday. US/\nTrading on the S&P 500 index .SPX was stuck in a 30-point range in the last two sessions as U.S. debt ceiling talks lingered.\nStrategists polled by Reuters see the benchmark index ending the year at 4,150 points, down slightly from Monday\'s close of 4,192.63.\nHelping limit losses, the S&P Global data showed U.S. business activity rose to a 13-month high in May, lifted by strong growth in the services sector.\nThe report was the latest indication that the economy held its momentum early in the second quarter despite rising risks of a recession.\nThe Commerce Department\'s April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index reading, the Fed\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\nBroadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 2.5%, hitting a record high after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. Apple shares fell 0.9%.\nZoom Video Communications ZM.O fell 7.6% after the video conferencing platform recorded its slowest quarterly revenue growth.\nAt 12:25 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 3.48 points, or 0.01%, at 33,290.06, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 13.15 points, or 0.31%, at 4,179.48, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 41.50 points, or 0.33%, at 12,679.28.\nAmong retail earnings, Lowe\'s Companies Inc LOW.N cut its annual comparable sales forecast, as demand dwindles for home improvement goods. Lowe\'s reverse coursed to gain 2.5%.\nBJ\'s Wholesale Club Holdings IncBJ.N dropped 6.9% after the warehouse club operator missed first-quarter revenue estimates.\nShares of regional lenders extended gains from the previous session, led by a 14.5% rise in PacWest Bancorp PACW.O.\nThe KBW regional banking index .KRX hit a three-week high, up 2.7%.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.16-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.34-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 79 new highs and 44 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi; [email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 2.5%, hitting a record high after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes were subdued on Tuesday as talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit stretched to another round, keeping investors jittery on prospects of an unprecedented government default. This comes after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could not reach an agreement about the debt ceiling in their meeting a day earlier, but vowed to keep talking.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 2.5%, hitting a record high after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. Zoom Video Communications ZM.O fell 7.6% after the video conferencing platform recorded its slowest quarterly revenue growth. The S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 79 new highs and 44 new lows.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St subdued as deadlocked debt ceiling talks stoke default concerns', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 2.5%, hitting a record high after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes were subdued on Tuesday as talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit stretched to another round, keeping investors jittery on prospects of an unprecedented government default. Apple shares fell 0.9%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 2.5%, hitting a record high after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes were subdued on Tuesday as talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit stretched to another round, keeping investors jittery on prospects of an unprecedented government default. The S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 79 new highs and 44 new lows.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-ai-powered-initiatives-poised-for-big-gains', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "It seems like every technology company is now talking about artificial intelligence (AI). However, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains somewhat tight-lipped on its plans to integrate AI into its business.\nThat could soon change. Recent reports suggest Apple will unveil a new hardware product, and the speculation is that it's an augmented reality headset. Additionally, Apple steadily introduces new features to existing products that use AI to create a better user experience.\nPainting a picture of Apple's plans requires first understanding the company's core business model. Here is how AI can set Apple and its investors up for continued long-term success.\nApple is all about bolstering its ecosystem\nSelling smartphones, headphones, and computers is essential to Apple's business. Hardware sales still make up the majority of revenue, about 80% of sales through the six months ending April 1. But services, the other 20%, made up almost a third of Apple's gross profit over that time.\nThese services include App Store purchases, media, and subscription services like Music and Arcade. Apple makes money on its hardware sales, but the goal is to grow its user base and monetize it as much as possible by getting you to use your iPhone or other Apple device throughout everyday life. You can think of an iPhone as a customer acquisition tool.\nThere are over 1 billion iPhone users worldwide, and each accessory and device works seamlessly together. For example, you can download a new song to your library on your iPhone, and it will update across your MacBook or other devices. Apple's hardware isn't cheap for most individuals, so someone with an iPhone, AirPods, and an Apple Watch will probably hesitate to switch to another brand once they buy.\nHeadset incoming?\nThe iPhone has carried Apple's growth for years. While that's probably not changing anytime soon, Apple isn't sitting on its hands. Forbes reported that Apple could soon reveal a new hardware product, an augmented reality headset.\nIt will likely start as a niche device; the reported price will come in at around $3,000, something your average consumer may struggle to afford. Apple wants the headset to be a device that users wear throughout their day, even replacing some tasks that people use their iPhones for. While it may not become the next iPhone (or maybe it does), the company has proven its ability to grow hardware categories with products like the Apple Watch and AirPods.\nThe device's ability to give users an experience that integrates well with existing hardware will be crucial. Remember, every piece of hardware is designed to play nice with other devices and keep users inside the ecosystem.\nAI isn't the star, it's the glue that keeps you stuck\nArtificial intelligence may not become Apple's front-and-center focus, but it could play a significant role for the company. Apple's most likely strategy is to use AI to augment its user experience, strengthening its ecosystem to make it even more sticky for users.\nYou've already seen examples of this, such as facial recognition, photo editing features, and more. What if Apple upgraded Siri to give it ChatGPT-like smarts? Or it used AI to better recommend games, apps, music, and movies to users, driving engagement in the Apple iTunes store?\nYears from now, your Apple devices might seemingly know you better than you know yourself, perhaps predicting what you want to do or see next based on your daily tendencies. Apple mastered hardware design and built a sticky ecosystem that created staggering success. The next move could be using AI to make its ecosystem an even more integral part of your daily life.\nWhat to do with shares -- today\nThe AI hype has pushed shares up 30% since January to nearly 30 times earnings. While Apple's potential new headset and AI applications could play a role in the company's long-term growth, it's still very early, so don't tempt yourself into chasing shares at any price. Apple's the world's largest publicly traded company, and dramatically overpaying for the stock could hurt your returns.\nAAPL PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts\nAnalysts believe the company's earnings-per-share (EPS) will grow to nearly $9 by 2028. That means investors could see virtually zero price appreciation for the next five years if the stock traded down to its long-term average valuation. Apple is a great business that investors should want to hold more than trade, but the recent hype should push new money to the sidelines until prices come down a bit.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\n Justin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "However, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains somewhat tight-lipped on its plans to integrate AI into its business. AAPL PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts Analysts believe the company's earnings-per-share (EPS) will grow to nearly $9 by 2028. AI isn't the star, it's the glue that keeps you stuck Artificial intelligence may not become Apple's front-and-center focus, but it could play a significant role for the company.", 'news_luhn_summary': "However, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains somewhat tight-lipped on its plans to integrate AI into its business. AAPL PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts Analysts believe the company's earnings-per-share (EPS) will grow to nearly $9 by 2028. Forbes reported that Apple could soon reveal a new hardware product, an augmented reality headset.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's AI-Powered Initiatives Poised for Big Gains", 'news_lexrank_summary': "However, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains somewhat tight-lipped on its plans to integrate AI into its business. AAPL PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts Analysts believe the company's earnings-per-share (EPS) will grow to nearly $9 by 2028. Apple makes money on its hardware sales, but the goal is to grow its user base and monetize it as much as possible by getting you to use your iPhone or other Apple device throughout everyday life.", 'news_textrank_summary': "However, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains somewhat tight-lipped on its plans to integrate AI into its business. AAPL PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts Analysts believe the company's earnings-per-share (EPS) will grow to nearly $9 by 2028. Apple makes money on its hardware sales, but the goal is to grow its user base and monetize it as much as possible by getting you to use your iPhone or other Apple device throughout everyday life."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-05-23-2023%3A-aapl-amzn-avgo', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Tech stocks were lower on Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.6%.\nIn company news, EU regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Apple shares were shedding 1.2%.\nApple (AAPL) said it signed a "multibillion-dollar" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) that will see the chipmaker develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US. Broadcom was up 2.4%.\nAmazon (AMZN) allegedly violated US federal labor laws by firing union supporters and changing policies unilaterally at its only unionized warehouse, the National Labor Relations Board said in a filing that also accuses Chief Executive Andy Jassy of making illegal anti-union comments, Bloomberg reported. Amazon shares were up 0.6%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) said it signed a "multibillion-dollar" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) that will see the chipmaker develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US. In company news, EU regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Tech stocks were lower on Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.6%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In company news, EU regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Apple (AAPL) said it signed a "multibillion-dollar" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) that will see the chipmaker develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US. Apple shares were shedding 1.2%.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 05/23/2023: AAPL, AMZN, AVGO', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In company news, EU regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Apple (AAPL) said it signed a "multibillion-dollar" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) that will see the chipmaker develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US. Tech stocks were lower on Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.6%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In company news, EU regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Apple (AAPL) said it signed a "multibillion-dollar" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) that will see the chipmaker develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US. Amazon (AMZN) allegedly violated US federal labor laws by firing union supporters and changing policies unilaterally at its only unionized warehouse, the National Labor Relations Board said in a filing that also accuses Chief Executive Andy Jassy of making illegal anti-union comments, Bloomberg reported.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-best-income-stocks-to-buy-in-a-rising-interest-rate-scenario', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nRising rates mean many risk-averse investors are flocking to short-term Treasuries, but for traders who prefer a little more action with greater upside potential, income stocks are having their moment in the spotlight. Dividend and stable, high-yield stocks offer reasonably predictable income without sacrificing market excitement or capital return opportunity.\nAlthough today’s 5.08% Federal Funds rate is closer to the central bank’s stated 5.25% goal, sticky inflation and continued economic concerns mean the rate will likely continue rising or remain elevated even if the pace slows. Rate risk means stocks are still struggling, but signs of recovery are slowly emerging, even as debt-ceiling drama makes the market jittery.\nIt’s no wonder savvy investors are increasingly drawn to equities with a high dividend yield, but investing in income stocks alone isn’t a winning play. Instead, investors must closely examine underlying fundamentals to ensure their picks are the best income stocks for rising interest rates.\nOmnicom Group (OMC)\nSource: weedezign via Shutterstock\nTTM Yield: 6.35%\nOmnicom Group (NYSE:OMC), a major player in the advertising world, operates under the radar but profoundly impacts your daily consumer experience. Serving industry giants such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Omnicom’s impressive adaptation to the digital age means it’s here to stay with plans for Web 3 expansion. This successful transition and continuous innovation hint at sustained growth in an increasingly digitalizedglobal market\nOmnicom bolsters a substantial and reliable dividend yield through strategic stock buybacks, reducing the number of shares in circulation and boosting prices for those remaining. Prudently, its management prefers staking excess earnings on improving shareholder positioning instead of speculative expansion in today’s economy. The technique offers an arguably superior return by limiting the tax implications for investors.\nStill, with a payout ratio comfortably under 50%, Omnicom retains a significant cash reserve, empowering it to seize opportunities for expansion and acquisitions in the evolving advertising landscape.\nA distinguishing feature of Omnicom’s corporate resiliency trajectory is its predominantly organic and grassroots operations rather than a reliance on acquiring smaller companies or merging with rivals. This testifies to the firm’s robust adaptability and potential for future market capture as less well-managed competitors falter when facing higher interest rates.\nMedtronic (MDT)\nSource: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com\nTTM Yield: 4.43%\nThe rollercoaster ride of medical stocks during the pandemic understandably created an air of caution among investors. Medtronic Plc (NYSE:MDT) was not immune, as its share price fell ill compared to its peak during the health crisis. Surprising many, though, Medtronic went off life support and is gradually recovering in 2023.\nDespite setbacks, the current pricing offers an income antidote when viewed in conjunction with Medtronic’s steadfast commitment to its dividend program. The firm has a nearly five-decade history of consistent dividend increases. Additionally, the CFO pledged a return of at least half its free cash flow to shareholders through 2023.\nAs a recognized innovator and medical device industry leader, Medtronic capitalizes on its innovative culture to engage in cooperative, risk-based agreements with hospital networks. These partnerships aim to enhance patient outcomes and curb healthcare costs, making Medtronic an appealing collaborator in a climate of escalating healthcare expenses. This strategy and its continuous technological advancements suggest that Medtronic could be poised for future growth while maintaining its status as a top income stock today. \nRealty Income (O)\nSource: Shutterstock\nTTM Yield: 4.96%\nIncome-focused investors should also consider Realty Income (NYSE:O), a real estate investment trust (REIT) widely known as the “monthly dividend company.” Its commitment to delivering monthly dividends makes it a unique proposition in an uncertain market environment, even as the broad real estate sector begins stumbling.\nWith a solid portfolio of commercial properties and consistent occupancy rates, Realty Income consistently distributes dividends to its investors. This consistent income stream and potential capital appreciation make it a go-to option for income-focused investors navigating a rising interest-rate scenario.\nFor land-shy investors understandably avoiding real estate due to ballooning mortgages, rest assured that Realty Income’s leasees are as reliable as they come and include consumer staples like FedEx (NYSE:FDX), CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) and Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW).\nOn the date of publication, Jeremy Flint held a long position in MDT. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nJeremy Flint, an MBA graduate and skilled finance writer, excels in content strategy for wealth managers and investment funds. Passionate about simplifying complex market concepts, he focuses on fixed-income investing, alternative investments, economic analysis, and the oil, gas, and utilities sectors. Jeremy’s work can also be found at www.jeremyflint.work.\nThe post The 3 Best Income Stocks to Buy in a Rising-Interest-Rate Scenario appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Serving industry giants such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Omnicom’s impressive adaptation to the digital age means it’s here to stay with plans for Web 3 expansion. This successful transition and continuous innovation hint at sustained growth in an increasingly digitalizedglobal market Omnicom bolsters a substantial and reliable dividend yield through strategic stock buybacks, reducing the number of shares in circulation and boosting prices for those remaining. Still, with a payout ratio comfortably under 50%, Omnicom retains a significant cash reserve, empowering it to seize opportunities for expansion and acquisitions in the evolving advertising landscape.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Serving industry giants such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Omnicom’s impressive adaptation to the digital age means it’s here to stay with plans for Web 3 expansion. Omnicom Group (OMC) Source: weedezign via Shutterstock TTM Yield: 6.35% Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC), a major player in the advertising world, operates under the radar but profoundly impacts your daily consumer experience. Realty Income (O) Source: Shutterstock TTM Yield: 4.96% Income-focused investors should also consider Realty Income (NYSE:O), a real estate investment trust (REIT) widely known as the “monthly dividend company.” Its commitment to delivering monthly dividends makes it a unique proposition in an uncertain market environment, even as the broad real estate sector begins stumbling.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Best Income Stocks to Buy in a Rising-Interest-Rate Scenario', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Serving industry giants such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Omnicom’s impressive adaptation to the digital age means it’s here to stay with plans for Web 3 expansion. Dividend and stable, high-yield stocks offer reasonably predictable income without sacrificing market excitement or capital return opportunity. This strategy and its continuous technological advancements suggest that Medtronic could be poised for future growth while maintaining its status as a top income stock today.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Serving industry giants such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Omnicom’s impressive adaptation to the digital age means it’s here to stay with plans for Web 3 expansion. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Rising rates mean many risk-averse investors are flocking to short-term Treasuries, but for traders who prefer a little more action with greater upside potential, income stocks are having their moment in the spotlight. Realty Income (O) Source: Shutterstock TTM Yield: 4.96% Income-focused investors should also consider Realty Income (NYSE:O), a real estate investment trust (REIT) widely known as the “monthly dividend company.” Its commitment to delivering monthly dividends makes it a unique proposition in an uncertain market environment, even as the broad real estate sector begins stumbling.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-ends-sharply-lower-on-deadlocked-debt-ceiling-talks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal\nNEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks.\nRepresentatives of U.S. President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans ended another round of debt ceiling talks on Tuesday, as the deadline drew closer to raise the government\'s $31.4 trillion borrowing limit or risk default.\nDebt limit worries pushed yields on one-month Treasury bills US1MT=RR to record highs at 5.888%. US/\nInvestors are also waiting for minutes from the Federal Reserve\'s May 2-3 meeting, due on Wednesday, to assess the central bank\'s next likely move on interest rates.\nRegional Fed Presidents James Bullard and Neel Kashkari on Monday indicated that the U.S. central bank may need to continue hiking rates if inflation remains high.\nMichael Wilson, Morgan Stanley\'s equity strategist, said a U.S. debt default is not priced into the market. Even if the two sides agree on a deal, it could still have implications for economic growth, he said.\n"If they come to an agreement on the debt ceiling, there will be some concessions on the fiscal spending. It\'s an issue for growth," Wilson said. "Is that going to be an immediate impact, or will it be later? We think there\'s a bit of both. At the end of the day, there\'s no positive tradeoff."\nThe S&P 500 benchmark index .SPX declined 1.12% to end at 4,145.58 points. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC fell 1.26% to 12,560.25 points, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI slid 0.69% to 33,055.51 points.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was relatively light, with 10.3 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 10.6 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.\nStrategists polled by Reuters see the S&P 500 ending the year at 4,150 points, down slightly from Monday\'s close of 4,192.63.\nHelping limit larger losses, the S&P Global data showed U.S. business activity rose to a 13-month high in May, lifted by strong growth in the services sector.\nThe report was the latest sign that the economy held its momentum early in the second quarter despite rising risks of a recession.\nThe Commerce Department\'s April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index reading, the Fed\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\nBroadcom IncAVGO.Oadvanced 1.2% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. Apple shares fell 1.5%.\nZoom Video Communications ZM.O dropped over 8% after the video conferencing platform reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth.\nAmong retail earnings, Lowe\'s Companies Inc LOW.N cut its annual comparable sales forecast, as demand dwindles for home improvement goods. Lowe\'s ended up 1.7%.\nShares of regional lenders extended gains from Monday, led by a 7.9% gain in PacWest Bancorp PACW.O, with the KBW regional banking index <.KRX> rising 0.9%.\nDeclining stocks outnumbered rising ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 3.5-to-one ratio.\nThe S&P 500 posted three new highs and one new low; the Nasdaq recorded 90 new highs and 70 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru and Saeed Azhar and Noel Randewich in New York; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected] ; +1 347 908-6341; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Broadcom IncAVGO.Oadvanced 1.2% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks. Representatives of U.S. President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans ended another round of debt ceiling talks on Tuesday, as the deadline drew closer to raise the government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit or risk default.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.Oadvanced 1.2% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks. Volume on U.S. exchanges was relatively light, with 10.3 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 10.6 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St ends sharply lower on deadlocked debt ceiling talks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.Oadvanced 1.2% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. Regional Fed Presidents James Bullard and Neel Kashkari on Monday indicated that the U.S. central bank may need to continue hiking rates if inflation remains high. The S&P 500 benchmark index .SPX declined 1.12% to end at 4,145.58 points.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Broadcom IncAVGO.Oadvanced 1.2% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks. Representatives of U.S. President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans ended another round of debt ceiling talks on Tuesday, as the deadline drew closer to raise the government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit or risk default."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-ends-sharply-lower-as-deadlocked-debt-ceiling-talks-spook-investors', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal\nNEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks.\nRepresentatives of U.S. President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans ended another round of debt ceiling talks on Tuesday, as the deadline drew closer to raise the government\'s $31.4 trillion borrowing limit or risk default.\nDebt limit worries pushed yields on one-month Treasury bills US1MT=RR to record highs at 5.888%. US/\nInvestors are also waiting for minutes from the Federal Reserve\'s May 2-3 meeting, due on Wednesday, to assess the central bank\'s next likely move on interest rates.\nRegional Fed Presidents James Bullard and Neel Kashkari on Monday indicated that the U.S. central bank may need to continue hiking rates if inflation remains high.\nMichael Wilson, Morgan Stanley\'s equity strategist, said a U.S. debt default is not priced into the market. Even if the two sides agree on a deal, it could still have implications for economic growth, he said.\n"If they come to an agreement on the debt ceiling, there will be some concessions on the fiscal spending. It\'s an issue for growth," Wilson said. "Is that going to be an immediate impact, or will it be later? We think there\'s a bit of both. At the end of the day, there\'s no positive tradeoff."\nStrategists polled by Reuters see the S&P 500 benchmark index ending the year at 4,150 points, down slightly from Monday\'s close of 4,192.63.\nHelping limit larger losses, the S&P Global data showed U.S. business activity rose to a 13-month high in May, lifted by strong growth in the services sector.\nThe report was the latest sign that the economy held its momentum early in the second quarter despite rising risks of a recession.\nThe Commerce Department\'s April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index reading, the Fed\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\nBroadcom IncAVGO.O advanced after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. Apple shares fell.\nZoom Video Communications ZM.O dropped after the video conferencing platform reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth.\nAmong retail earnings, Lowe\'s Companies Inc LOW.N cut its annual comparable sales forecast, as demand dwindles for home improvement goods. Lowe\'s rebounded from initial losses.\nShares of regional lenders extended gains from Monday, led by a sharp rise in PacWest Bancorp PACW.O, with the KBW regional banking index .KRX hitting a three-week high.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru and Saeed Azhar and Noel Randewich in New York; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected] ; +1 347 908-6341; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks. Representatives of U.S. President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans ended another round of debt ceiling talks on Tuesday, as the deadline drew closer to raise the government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit or risk default.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks. Representatives of U.S. President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans ended another round of debt ceiling talks on Tuesday, as the deadline drew closer to raise the government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit or risk default.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St ends sharply lower as deadlocked debt ceiling talks spook investors', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks. Regional Fed Presidents James Bullard and Neel Kashkari on Monday indicated that the U.S. central bank may need to continue hiking rates if inflation remains high.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Saeed Azhar and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday and short-term Treasury yields shot up as investor jitters grew over a lack of progress in U.S. debt limit talks. Representatives of U.S. President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans ended another round of debt ceiling talks on Tuesday, as the deadline drew closer to raise the government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit or risk default."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-05-23-2023%3A-rklb-aapl-avgo-amzn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Tech stocks were lower late Tuesday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 1.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index shedding 0.9%.\nIn company news, Rocket Lab USA (RKLB) will buy the primary rocket factory in California of the bankrupt Virgin Orbit for $16 million, Bloomberg reported. Rocket Lab shares fell 9%.\nEU regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Apple shares were shedding 1.4%.\nApple (AAPL) said it signed a "multibillion-dollar" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) for the chipmaker to develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US to be used in the iPhone maker\'s devices. Broadcom was up 1.3%.\nAmazon (AMZN) allegedly violated US federal labor laws by firing union supporters and changing policies unilaterally at its only unionized warehouse, the National Labor Relations Board said in a filing that also accuses Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy of making illegal anti-union comments, Bloomberg reported. Amazon shares were little changed.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) said it signed a "multibillion-dollar" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) for the chipmaker to develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US to be used in the iPhone maker\'s devices. EU regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Tech stocks were lower late Tuesday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 1.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index shedding 0.9%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'EU regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Apple (AAPL) said it signed a "multibillion-dollar" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) for the chipmaker to develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US to be used in the iPhone maker\'s devices. Rocket Lab shares fell 9%.', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 05/23/2023: RKLB, AAPL, AVGO, AMZN', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'EU regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Apple (AAPL) said it signed a "multibillion-dollar" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) for the chipmaker to develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US to be used in the iPhone maker\'s devices. Rocket Lab shares fell 9%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'EU regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court to override a lower tribunal and make Apple (AAPL) pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters reported. Apple (AAPL) said it signed a "multibillion-dollar" agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) for the chipmaker to develop and build 5G components and other wireless technology in the US to be used in the iPhone maker\'s devices. Amazon (AMZN) allegedly violated US federal labor laws by firing union supporters and changing policies unilaterally at its only unionized warehouse, the National Labor Relations Board said in a filing that also accuses Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy of making illegal anti-union comments, Bloomberg reported.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-just-announced-a-multibillion-dollar-deal-with-broadcom-heres-what-investors-should', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In early 2018, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced plans to invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy. At the time, the company said this set of investments would be concentrated on those areas where Apple could have the "greatest impact on job creation." These included direct employee hiring, spending and investment involving domestic manufacturers and suppliers, and fueling the "fast-growing app economy."\nThe tech giant later raised that commitment to $430 billion over five years, including a proposed campus in North Carolina and greater investment in 5G technology.\nApple just took another big step in fulfilling its pledge, striking a multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) to create components for its devices that will be made in the U.S.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nA big focus on 5G\nIn a press release on Tuesday, Apple said it struck a major deal with Broadcom for a variety of 5G radio frequency components. The technology, which will be developed by Broadcom, will include Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator (FBAR) filters, which are precision electronic filters that help focus inbound and outbound wireless signals, while reducing interference, which ensures it transmits and receives only those communications intended for that specific device.\nThe agreement also covers a number of other "cutting-edge wireless connectivity components." Apple noted that the FBAR filters would be "designed and built in several key American manufacturing and technology hubs, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major facility." Apple said it already helps support 1,100 jobs at the plant and "the partnership will enable Broadcom to continue to invest in critical automation projects and upskilling with technicians and engineers."\nA regulatory filing by Broadcom revealed the company had entered into two separate multiyear agreements with Apple, "for the supply of a range of specified high-performance RF and wireless components and modules for use in Apple products." The filing was mum as to the specific value of each deal.\nApple launched its 5G-enabled iPhone in 2020 and has since expanded the technology to other devices including the iPad Pro and Apple Watch.\nBroadcom investors rejoice\nThis is welcome news for Broadcom shareholders, who have been justifiably concerned about the prospect of losing a large portion of its annual sales from the iPhone maker. In recent months, there have been multiple reports suggesting that Apple planned to part ways with Broadcom, replacing a number of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth processors in favor of chips of its own design.\nThe iPhone maker is reportedly Broadcom\'s largest single customer in its most recent fiscal year, representing roughly 20% of Broadcom\'s revenue, or about $7 billion. If the reports were true, it was expected to hit Broadcom\'s sales to the tune of $1 billion to $1.5 billion, according to estimates by AB Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon.\nWhat it means for Apple\nLike so many companies, Apple struggled with supply chain and logistics issues during the pandemic. Over the past couple of years, the company was hit by widespread product delays due to its heavy dependance on manufacturers in China and the concentration of its suppliers.\nSince then, Apple has been working to restructure its supply chain to reduce its reliance on the country, after suffering a supply shortage of its signature iPhone during its crucial holiday season as well as longer-than-normal shipping delays. Apple has been expanding its manufacturing into new countries, including Vietnam, Malaysia, and India, to reduce this risk. Furthermore, Apple will be moving the production of some of its semiconductors to a new foundry in Arizona, being constructed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.\nWhile there\'s no way to quantify the deal for Apple, this is just another sign of the progress the company is making to reduce the risk of future supply chain disruptions.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In early 2018, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced plans to invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy. Apple just took another big step in fulfilling its pledge, striking a multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) to create components for its devices that will be made in the U.S. Apple noted that the FBAR filters would be "designed and built in several key American manufacturing and technology hubs, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major facility."', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In early 2018, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced plans to invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.', 'news_article_title': "Apple Just Announced a Multibillion-Dollar Deal With Broadcom -- Here's What Investors Should Know", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In early 2018, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced plans to invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy. A regulatory filing by Broadcom revealed the company had entered into two separate multiyear agreements with Apple, "for the supply of a range of specified high-performance RF and wireless components and modules for use in Apple products." The iPhone maker is reportedly Broadcom\'s largest single customer in its most recent fiscal year, representing roughly 20% of Broadcom\'s revenue, or about $7 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In early 2018, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced plans to invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy. A regulatory filing by Broadcom revealed the company had entered into two separate multiyear agreements with Apple, "for the supply of a range of specified high-performance RF and wireless components and modules for use in Apple products." Apple launched its 5G-enabled iPhone in 2020 and has since expanded the technology to other devices including the iPad Pro and Apple Watch.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-announces-deal-with-broadcom-for-component-manufacturing-in-u.s.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) Tuesday announced a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with the U.S. technology and manufacturing company Broadcom.\nAs per the agreement, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components - including FBAR filters - and cutting-edge wireless connectivity components.\nThe tech major plans to design FBAR filters and manufacture them in several key American manufacturing and technology hubs, including Fort Collins, Colorado.\nApple\'s CEO Tim Cook said. "All of Apple\'s products depend on technology engineered and built here in the United States, and we\'ll continue to deepen our investments in the U.S. economy because we have an unshakable belief in America\'s future."\n5G technology is shaping the future of next-generation consumer electronics\nApple noted that it is spending tens of billions of dollars to develop this field in the U.S. as 5G technology is shaping the future of next-generation consumer electronics.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) Tuesday announced a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with the U.S. technology and manufacturing company Broadcom. "All of Apple\'s products depend on technology engineered and built here in the United States, and we\'ll continue to deepen our investments in the U.S. economy because we have an unshakable belief in America\'s future." 5G technology is shaping the future of next-generation consumer electronics Apple noted that it is spending tens of billions of dollars to develop this field in the U.S. as 5G technology is shaping the future of next-generation consumer electronics.', 'news_luhn_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) Tuesday announced a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with the U.S. technology and manufacturing company Broadcom. As per the agreement, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components - including FBAR filters - and cutting-edge wireless connectivity components. The tech major plans to design FBAR filters and manufacture them in several key American manufacturing and technology hubs, including Fort Collins, Colorado.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Announces Deal With Broadcom For Component Manufacturing In U.S.', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) Tuesday announced a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with the U.S. technology and manufacturing company Broadcom. As per the agreement, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components - including FBAR filters - and cutting-edge wireless connectivity components. The tech major plans to design FBAR filters and manufacture them in several key American manufacturing and technology hubs, including Fort Collins, Colorado.', 'news_textrank_summary': '(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) Tuesday announced a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with the U.S. technology and manufacturing company Broadcom. The tech major plans to design FBAR filters and manufacture them in several key American manufacturing and technology hubs, including Fort Collins, Colorado. 5G technology is shaping the future of next-generation consumer electronics Apple noted that it is spending tens of billions of dollars to develop this field in the U.S. as 5G technology is shaping the future of next-generation consumer electronics.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-chip-stocks-suited-nicely-for-income-investors-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'After a rough showing in 2022, many semiconductor stocks are back in style in 2023, delivering outsized gains. SOXX, the iShares Semiconductor ETF, is up more than 25% year-to-date, widely outperforming the S&P 500.\nFor those with an interest in exposure to chips paired with a passive income stream, three stocks – Texas Instruments TXN, NXP Semiconductors NXPI, and Broadcom AVGO – could all be considerations.\nLet’s take a closer look at each.\nBroadcom\nBroadcom is a premier designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of semiconductor devices. AVGO shares found plenty of attention following news of a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with heavyweight Apple AAPL for components made in the USA.\nThe company has consistently grown its dividend payout, boasting an impressive 20% five-year annualized dividend growth rate. Shares currently yield 2.7% annually, more than triple the Zacks Computer and Technology sector average.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn addition, the company’s 78.6% TTM return on equity is worth highlighting, indicating a higher efficiency level in generating profit from existing assets relative to peers.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nKeep an eye open for Broadcom’s upcoming quarterly release on June 1st; the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate of $10.13 suggests an 11% climb in earnings year-over-year. It’s worth noting that the quarterly estimate has remained unchanged over the last several months.\nNXP Semiconductors\nNXP Semiconductors is a global semiconductor company providing high-performance mixed signal and standard product solutions used in various applications. Analysts have raised their expectations across the board, helping land the stock into a favorable Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nShares currently yield 2.3% annually, with the company’s payout growing by an impressive 40% over the last five years. Similar to AVGO, NXPI’s current yield easily crushes the Zacks sector average.\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nNXPI shares could also entice value-focused investors, with the current 13.4X forward earnings multiple sitting nicely beneath the 16.9X five-year median and highs of 25.1X in 2022. The stock carries a Style Score of “B” for Value.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nTexas Instruments\nTexas Instruments is an original equipment manufacturer of analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing (DSP) integrated circuits. Like those above, TXN has had little issue increasingly rewarding its shareholders, sporting a 15% five-year annualized dividend growth rate.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe company has a stellar earnings track record, exceeding earnings and revenue expectations in six consecutive quarters. Just in its latest release, TXN posted a 5% EPS surprise and reported revenue modestly above estimates.\nShares didn’t see a great reaction post-earnings but have since found buyers, as we can see illustrated in the chart below.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nSemiconductors are back in style in 2023 after a harsh 2022, with many delivering positive returns year-to-date.\nAnd for those with an appetite for exposure paired with an income stream, all three stocks above – Texas Instruments TXN, NXP Semiconductors NXPI, and Broadcom AVGO – fit the criteria nicely.\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nTexas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBroadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AVGO shares found plenty of attention following news of a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with heavyweight Apple AAPL for components made in the USA. Click to get this free report Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For those with an interest in exposure to chips paired with a passive income stream, three stocks – Texas Instruments TXN, NXP Semiconductors NXPI, and Broadcom AVGO – could all be considerations.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. AVGO shares found plenty of attention following news of a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with heavyweight Apple AAPL for components made in the USA. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Texas Instruments Texas Instruments is an original equipment manufacturer of analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing (DSP) integrated circuits.', 'news_article_title': '3 Chip Stocks Suited Nicely for Income Investors', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AVGO shares found plenty of attention following news of a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with heavyweight Apple AAPL for components made in the USA. Click to get this free report Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Keep an eye open for Broadcom’s upcoming quarterly release on June 1st; the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate of $10.13 suggests an 11% climb in earnings year-over-year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. AVGO shares found plenty of attention following news of a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with heavyweight Apple AAPL for components made in the USA. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Keep an eye open for Broadcom’s upcoming quarterly release on June 1st; the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate of $10.13 suggests an 11% climb in earnings year-over-year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-stocks-to-buy-now-3-tech-stocks-to-know', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The technology sector is a category of the stock market that encompasses companies that are primarily engaged in the creation, development, and distribution of technological products and services. This can include a diverse range of companies, from giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), who make gadgets like iPhones and MacBooks, to social media platforms like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). These companies work to innovate and improve our everyday lives, making things easier, faster, and more connected.\nTech stocks are shares in these technology companies that you can buy and sell. When you buy a tech stock, you’re buying a tiny piece of that company, making you a partial owner. If the company does well, the price of the stock might go up and you could make money if you decide to sell your shares. But if the company doesn’t do well, the price of the stock could fall and you could lose money.\nThe tech sector is known for its potential for high growth. That’s because technology is always changing and evolving, and companies that can keep up with these changes have the potential to grow rapidly. But there’s also risk involved: competition in the tech sector is fierce, and companies that can’t keep up can quickly fall behind. So, while investing in tech stocks can be a good way to potentially make money, it’s also important to do your homework and understand the companies you’re investing in. With that being said, here are three trending tech stocks to watch in thestock market today\nTech Stocks To Watch In The Stock Market Today\nAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD)\nUber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER)\nIntuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU)\nAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD Stock)\nStarting off, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is a multinational company that specializes in developing computer processors and related technologies for both business and consumer markets. Known for its CPU and GPU products, with a significant presence in gaming, professional graphics, and data center industries.\nA few weeks ago, Advanced Micro Devices unveiled the financial outcomes for the first quarter of 2023. A closer look shows the tech giant reported earnings of $0.57 for each share, coupled with total revenue of $5.4 billion. This result surpasses the forecasted projections from market analysts, who had anticipated earnings of $0.56 per share and revenue hitting the $5.3 billion mark. Furthermore, AMD provided a projection for its Q2 2023 revenue, estimating it to range between $5.00 and $5.60 billion.\nMoving along, during Tuesday’s mid-morning trading session, shares of AMD stock are trading up on the day by 1.92% at $110.07 per share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] 3 Cyclical Stocks To Watch In May 2023\nUber Technologies (UBER Stock)\nSecond, Uber Technologies (UBER) is a well-known tech company that revolutionized the transportation industry by introducing a ride-hailing service through a smartphone app. Besides offering rides, Uber has expanded its services to include food delivery (Uber Eats) and freight transportation.\nAt the beginning of May, Uber reported its results for the first quarter of 2023. Diving, the company showed a loss of $0.08 per share with revenue of $8.8 billion for Q1 2023. This was versus analysts’ consensus estimates for the quarter which were a loss of $0.10 per share with revenue of $8.7 billion. As a result, revenue increased by 28.7% compared to the same period, the previous year.\nAside from that, during Tuesday’s mid-morning trading session, UBER stock is trading higher off the open by 0.66% at $39.44 per share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\n[Read More] 2 AI Stocks To Watch In May 2023\nIntuit (INTU Stock)\nLast but not least, Intuit (INTU) is a financial software company that provides innovative solutions for personal finance and small business accounting. Some of its most well-known products include TurboTax, software for personal and business tax preparation, and QuickBooks, a comprehensive tool for small business management.\nAt the end of last month, Intuit reported the date and time it will release its third quarter 2023 financial results. Diving in, the company announced it will report its Q3 2023 earnings results today, Tuesday, May 23, 2023, after the close of the U.S. stock market.\nMeanwhile, during Tuesday’s mid-morning trading action, shares of INTU stock are trading up on the day by 0.53% at $456.51 per share.\nSource: TD Ameritrade TOS\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This can include a diverse range of companies, from giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), who make gadgets like iPhones and MacBooks, to social media platforms like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). These companies work to innovate and improve our everyday lives, making things easier, faster, and more connected. This result surpasses the forecasted projections from market analysts, who had anticipated earnings of $0.56 per share and revenue hitting the $5.3 billion mark.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This can include a diverse range of companies, from giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), who make gadgets like iPhones and MacBooks, to social media platforms like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). With that being said, here are three trending tech stocks to watch in thestock market today Tech Stocks To Watch In The Stock Market Today Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) Advanced Micro Devices (AMD Stock) Starting off, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is a multinational company that specializes in developing computer processors and related technologies for both business and consumer markets. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Cyclical Stocks To Watch In May 2023 Uber Technologies (UBER Stock) Second, Uber Technologies (UBER) is a well-known tech company that revolutionized the transportation industry by introducing a ride-hailing service through a smartphone app.', 'news_article_title': 'Top Stocks To Buy Now? 3 Tech Stocks To Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This can include a diverse range of companies, from giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), who make gadgets like iPhones and MacBooks, to social media platforms like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Tech stocks are shares in these technology companies that you can buy and sell. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Cyclical Stocks To Watch In May 2023 Uber Technologies (UBER Stock) Second, Uber Technologies (UBER) is a well-known tech company that revolutionized the transportation industry by introducing a ride-hailing service through a smartphone app.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This can include a diverse range of companies, from giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), who make gadgets like iPhones and MacBooks, to social media platforms like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). With that being said, here are three trending tech stocks to watch in thestock market today Tech Stocks To Watch In The Stock Market Today Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) Advanced Micro Devices (AMD Stock) Starting off, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is a multinational company that specializes in developing computer processors and related technologies for both business and consumer markets. Source: TD Ameritrade TOS [Read More] 3 Cyclical Stocks To Watch In May 2023 Uber Technologies (UBER Stock) Second, Uber Technologies (UBER) is a well-known tech company that revolutionized the transportation industry by introducing a ride-hailing service through a smartphone app.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bulls-vs.-bears-who-will-emerge-victorious', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Currently, the stock market is at an interesting crossroads. As investors patiently wait for the outcome of the debt ceiling negotiations from Washington, the U.S. Federal Reserve Meeting Wednesday, and the fallout from the banking crisis, there is a lot to digest. To make matters more confusing, the different equity indexes are diverging from each other in the widest margin seen in years. For example, the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index ETF (QQQ) is higher by an impressive 26% year-to-date while the Russell 2000 Index ETF (IWM) is higher by a measly 1% (albeit it’s had to deal with a regional banking crisis).\nFrom an investor perspective it can seem like a daunting task to try to account for and factor into a strategy monetary policy changes, macro-economic factors, political negotiations, geopolitics, and more. I have found that the best way to overcome this confusion is to factor in historical stats, precedent, and above all, listen to what the price and volume action is telling us. With that in mind, I will break down the bear and bull case for the stock market at this point in time.\nBear Case:\nBearish Divergence: The Relative Strength Index (RSI) measures the momentum of a particular instrument.Presently,The RSI of the S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY) is showing a bearish divergence. Bearish divergences occur when the price of an asset makes new highs while momentum does not – an indication that momentum may be lagging.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\n“Sell the News” Potential: Wall Street tends to be a discounting device – it prices in highly anticipated events ahead of time. Is the recent melt up in stocks an indication that a resolution is likely to be found for the current debt ceiling negotiations? If so, savvy investors may use the burst of enthusiasm to take some profits. In October of 2022, stocks did the exact opposite and bought the news after the highly anticipated “highest in 40 years” inflation data hit news wires. Consequently, the S&P 500 had a bullish divergence at the time.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPictured: RSI divergences can be key inflection points.\nQQQ Distance from the 50-day Moving Average: Moving averages can be a valuable tool for investors because it can provide a reference point for trends. Uptrends tend to take two steps higher and one step lower, or three steps higher and two steps back. For investors, the best course of action is to avoid chasing trends and instead look to buy into support. Historically, when an index gets extended by 7% or more above the 50-day moving average it needs to correct – either through time or price. Late last week the QQQ index reached extended levels of 7% above the 50-day moving average.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nSentiment: The CNN Fear and Greed Index measures sentiment through seven fear and greed indicators. The index is currently flashing the “greediest” levels since February – just before the market endured a multi-week correction.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBull Case:\nTrends Tend to Persist: As Larry Hite once said, “the trend is your friend until the end when it bends”. Presently, QQQ and SPY are in classic uptrends. Price is above a rising 200-day moving average, the moving averages are stacked (faster moving averages above slower ones), and they are making higher highs and lower lows. Rarely does it pay to fight the predominant trend for more than a short-term trade.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nInnovation to Drive Future Earnings and Cut Costs: Many value investors are complaining about big tech valuations in companies such as Microsoft (MSFT) (trades at 34x) and Nvidia (NVDA) (94x). Though the valuations are undoubtedly lofty, using P/E as a timing device is a fool’s errand – especially in bull markets. Firstly, the internet bubble and many bull markets over the years provide investors with proof that p/e ratio can extend to nosebleed levels and stay there for months or years before a stock tops.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nSecondly, the AI revolution may boost earnings to a point where innovative companies like NVDA can “grow into them”. Even with this year’s monstrous move in stocks like Alphabet (GOOGL), MSFT, and NVDA, context is important. After the 2022 tech correction, all three stocks remain well below their highs, while growth is expected to catapult higher. For example, NVDA (which reports earnings Wednesday) is expected to announce record earnings in early 2024. Meanwhile, the share price is well below the all-time high price of $346 achieved in late 2021.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nHistory Tells Us that Price Bottoms Well Before Earnings: The past three major bear markets (2020 Covid Crash, 2008 Global Financial Crisis, & 2000 Internet Bubble) saw price bottom before earnings. Will it happen once again?\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nStabilization Outside of Tech: A key argument in many bearish theses is that mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are propping up the entire equity market.\nPotential for Broader Participation: Monday, IWM shot higher by 1.22%, outperforming the other major indices. Beaten down ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) leapt higher by nearly 5%. Troubled auto retailed Carvana (CVNA) has more than doubled off lows. All the above point to evidence that weaker areas of the market may be finally stabilizing.\nPutting it All Together\nThe bull and bear arguments laid out above suggest that the uptrend may need to pause and correct through time or price in the short-term. While there is little evidence to go short, new longs should be avoided until we get a pullback. Longer term, the evidence points to a bull market recovery.\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports\nCarvana Co. (CVNA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Stabilization Outside of Tech: A key argument in many bearish theses is that mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are propping up the entire equity market. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Carvana Co. (CVNA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. As investors patiently wait for the outcome of the debt ceiling negotiations from Washington, the U.S. Federal Reserve Meeting Wednesday, and the fallout from the banking crisis, there is a lot to digest.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Carvana Co. (CVNA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Stabilization Outside of Tech: A key argument in many bearish theses is that mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are propping up the entire equity market. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Sentiment: The CNN Fear and Greed Index measures sentiment through seven fear and greed indicators.', 'news_article_title': 'Bulls vs. Bears - Who Will Emerge Victorious?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Stabilization Outside of Tech: A key argument in many bearish theses is that mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are propping up the entire equity market. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Carvana Co. (CVNA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. With that in mind, I will break down the bear and bull case for the stock market at this point in time.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Stabilization Outside of Tech: A key argument in many bearish theses is that mega-cap tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are propping up the entire equity market. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): ETF Research Reports Carvana Co. (CVNA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research History Tells Us that Price Bottoms Well Before Earnings: The past three major bear markets (2020 Covid Crash, 2008 Global Financial Crisis, & 2000 Internet Bubble) saw price bottom before earnings.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-inks-multi-billion-dollar-deal-with-broadcom-for-u.s.-made-chips', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'May 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Tuesday said it has entered a multi-billion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to use chips made in the United States.\nUnder the multi-year deal, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components with Apple that will be designed and built in several U.S. facilities, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major factory, Apple said.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'May 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Tuesday said it has entered a multi-billion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to use chips made in the United States. Under the multi-year deal, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components with Apple that will be designed and built in several U.S. facilities, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major factory, Apple said. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'May 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Tuesday said it has entered a multi-billion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to use chips made in the United States. Under the multi-year deal, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components with Apple that will be designed and built in several U.S. facilities, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major factory, Apple said. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple inks multi-billion-dollar deal with Broadcom for U.S.-made chips', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'May 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Tuesday said it has entered a multi-billion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to use chips made in the United States. Under the multi-year deal, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components with Apple that will be designed and built in several U.S. facilities, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major factory, Apple said. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'May 23 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Tuesday said it has entered a multi-billion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to use chips made in the United States. Under the multi-year deal, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components with Apple that will be designed and built in several U.S. facilities, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major factory, Apple said. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-invesco-ftse-rafi-us-1000-etf-prf-a-strong-etf-right-now-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "A smart beta exchange traded fund, the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) debuted on 12/19/2005, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has long been dominated by products based on market cap weighted indexes, a strategy created to reflect the market or a particular market segment.\nA good option for investors who believe in market efficiency, market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\nThis kind of index follows this same mindset, as it attempts to pick stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance; non-cap weighted strategies base selection on certain fundamental characteristics, or a mix of such characteristics.\nEven though this space provides many choices to investors--think one of the simplest methodologies like equal-weighting and more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting--not all have been able to deliver first-rate results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nPRF is managed by Invesco, and this fund has amassed over $5.88 billion, which makes it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index before fees and expenses.\nThe FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index is designed to track the performance of the largest U.S. equities, selected based on the following four fundamental measures of firm size: book value, income, sales and dividends. U.S. equities are then weighted by each of these four fundamental measures.An overall weight is calculated for each firm by equally-weighting each fundamental measure.\nCost & Other Expenses\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.39% for this ETF, which makes it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.05%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nRepresenting 19.20% of the portfolio, the fund has heaviest allocation to the Financials sector; Information Technology and Healthcare round out the top three.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nPRF's top 10 holdings account for about 17.87% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF has added about 1.51% so far, and is up roughly 2.95% over the last 12 months (as of 05/23/2023). PRF has traded between $138.77 and $165.35 in this past 52-week period.\nPRF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 18.09% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1013 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.26 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $100.05 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. A smart beta exchange traded fund, the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) debuted on 12/19/2005, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). A smart beta exchange traded fund, the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) debuted on 12/19/2005, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. A smart beta exchange traded fund, the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) debuted on 12/19/2005, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-to-open-lower-as-debt-ceiling-talks-remain-deadlocked', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\nMay 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open lower on Tuesday as another round of inconclusive talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit raised the spectre of an unprecedented government default.\nWhite House and congressional Republican will meet again later in the day to discuss how to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, with just nine days left for the deadline.\nThis comes after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could not reach an agreement about the debt ceiling in their meeting on Monday, but vowed to keep talking.\nTrading on the S&P 500 index .SPX was stuck in a 30-point range in the last two sessions as U.S. debt ceiling talks lingered, while a megacaps-led bounce on the Nasdaq .IXIC helped it close the previous day higher.\n"The markets have had some nice rallies over the past weeks and the debt ceiling talks are an excuse to be cautious here," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities\n"The real reason for stalling the advance is the yields that continue to rise."\nWorries over the debt limit pushed yields on one-month Treasury bills US1MT=RR to record highs at 5.888%. US/\nInvestors also await S&P Global\'s flash reading of the U.S. Composite PMI Index for May and Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorrie Logan\'s remarks due later in the day.\nThe Commerce Department\'s April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index reading, the Fed\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\nMegacaps were largely subdued with Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.2% and 0.4% in premarket trading.\nLowe\'s Companies Inc LOW.N fell 1.3% after the retailer cut its annual comparable sales forecast, as demand dwindles for home improvement goods with high inflation forcing consumers to cut back on discretionary spending.\nShares of larger rival Home Depot HD.N dipped 0.1%.\nDicks Sporting GoodsDKS.N added 2.5% after the retailer beat first-quarter estimates and reiterated its annual sales forecast.\nAt 8:28 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 65 points, or 0.19%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 9.75 points, or 0.23%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 35.5 points, or 0.26%.\nZoom Video Communications ZM.O fell 2.6% after the video conferencing platform recorded its slowest quarterly revenue growth.\nShares of regional lenders extended gains from the previous session, led by a 16.2% rise in PacWest Bancorp PACW.O.\nWestern Alliance Bank WAL.N, Zions Bancorporation NA ZION.O and First Horizon Corp FHN.N were up between 1% and 2.3%.\nGlobal business activity https://tmsnrt.rs/3MpQeEJ\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi; [email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Megacaps were largely subdued with Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.2% and 0.4% in premarket trading. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open lower on Tuesday as another round of inconclusive talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit raised the spectre of an unprecedented government default. Trading on the S&P 500 index .SPX was stuck in a 30-point range in the last two sessions as U.S. debt ceiling talks lingered, while a megacaps-led bounce on the Nasdaq .IXIC helped it close the previous day higher.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Megacaps were largely subdued with Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.2% and 0.4% in premarket trading. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open lower on Tuesday as another round of inconclusive talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit raised the spectre of an unprecedented government default. Lowe's Companies Inc LOW.N fell 1.3% after the retailer cut its annual comparable sales forecast, as demand dwindles for home improvement goods with high inflation forcing consumers to cut back on discretionary spending.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set to open lower as debt ceiling talks remain deadlocked', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Megacaps were largely subdued with Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.2% and 0.4% in premarket trading. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open lower on Tuesday as another round of inconclusive talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit raised the spectre of an unprecedented government default. White House and congressional Republican will meet again later in the day to discuss how to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, with just nine days left for the deadline.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Megacaps were largely subdued with Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O down between 0.2% and 0.4% in premarket trading. Trading on the S&P 500 index .SPX was stuck in a 30-point range in the last two sessions as U.S. debt ceiling talks lingered, while a megacaps-led bounce on the Nasdaq .IXIC helped it close the previous day higher. "The markets have had some nice rallies over the past weeks and the debt ceiling talks are an excuse to be cautious here," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities "The real reason for stalling the advance is the yields that continue to rise."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-group-aoms-video-licensing-policy-no-longer-in-eu-antitrust-crosshairs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The Alliance for Open Media (AOM), whose members include Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Meta FB.O, on Tuesday dodged a possible fine after EU antitrust regulators closed an investigation into its video licensing policy.\nThe European Commission, which acts as the competition enforcer for the 27-country bloc, had been investigating alleged anti-competitive behaviour related to the licence terms of AOM\'s new standard software for streaming called AV1 since last year.\n"The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) welcomes the news that the European Commission has today closed its preliminary review of AOMedia\'s royalty-free licensing policy without further action," AOM said in a statement.\n"Royalty-free licensing forms a foundational element for technological standards and the open internet, fostering innovation, choice and competition in the interests of businesses and consumers in the European Union and worldwide," it said.\nThe Commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nAV1 is an open, royalty-free video coding software designed for video transmission over the internet, and is used by Netflix NFLX.O and YouTube as well as Google Chrome and Firefox.\nOther AOM members are Netflix, Broadcom AVGO.O, Cisco CSCO.O, Tencent 0700.HK, Intel INTC.O, Huawei HWT.UL, Mozilla, Samsung 005930.KS and Nvidia NVDA.O.\nCompanies face fines of as much as 10% of their global turnover for breaching EU antitrust rules.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; editing by Jason Neely)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The Alliance for Open Media (AOM), whose members include Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Meta FB.O, on Tuesday dodged a possible fine after EU antitrust regulators closed an investigation into its video licensing policy. The European Commission, which acts as the competition enforcer for the 27-country bloc, had been investigating alleged anti-competitive behaviour related to the licence terms of AOM\'s new standard software for streaming called AV1 since last year. "Royalty-free licensing forms a foundational element for technological standards and the open internet, fostering innovation, choice and competition in the interests of businesses and consumers in the European Union and worldwide," it said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The Alliance for Open Media (AOM), whose members include Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Meta FB.O, on Tuesday dodged a possible fine after EU antitrust regulators closed an investigation into its video licensing policy. "The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) welcomes the news that the European Commission has today closed its preliminary review of AOMedia\'s royalty-free licensing policy without further action," AOM said in a statement. AV1 is an open, royalty-free video coding software designed for video transmission over the internet, and is used by Netflix NFLX.O and YouTube as well as Google Chrome and Firefox.', 'news_article_title': "Tech group AOM's video licensing policy no longer in EU antitrust crosshairs", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The Alliance for Open Media (AOM), whose members include Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Meta FB.O, on Tuesday dodged a possible fine after EU antitrust regulators closed an investigation into its video licensing policy. The European Commission, which acts as the competition enforcer for the 27-country bloc, had been investigating alleged anti-competitive behaviour related to the licence terms of AOM\'s new standard software for streaming called AV1 since last year. "Royalty-free licensing forms a foundational element for technological standards and the open internet, fostering innovation, choice and competition in the interests of businesses and consumers in the European Union and worldwide," it said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The Alliance for Open Media (AOM), whose members include Alphabet GOOGL.O unit Google, Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Meta FB.O, on Tuesday dodged a possible fine after EU antitrust regulators closed an investigation into its video licensing policy. The European Commission, which acts as the competition enforcer for the 27-country bloc, had been investigating alleged anti-competitive behaviour related to the licence terms of AOM\'s new standard software for streaming called AV1 since last year. "The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) welcomes the news that the European Commission has today closed its preliminary review of AOMedia\'s royalty-free licensing policy without further action," AOM said in a statement.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-falls-as-deadlocked-debt-ceiling-talks-stoke-default-concerns', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\nMay 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes fell on Tuesday as talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit stretched to another round, keeping investors jittery on prospects of an unprecedented government default.\nWhite House and congressional Republican will meet again later in the day to discuss how to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, with just nine days left for the deadline.\nThis comes after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could not reach an agreement about the debt ceiling in their meeting a day earlier, but vowed to keep talking. McCarthy said on Tuesday that a debt ceiling deal with the White House was not imminent.\nTrading on the S&P 500 index .SPX was stuck in a 30-point range in the last two sessions as U.S. debt ceiling talks lingered, while a megacaps-led bounce on the Nasdaq .IXIC helped it close the previous day higher.\n"The markets have had some nice rallies over the past weeks and the debt ceiling talks are an excuse to be cautious here," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities\n"The real reason for stalling the advance is the yields that continue to rise."\nWorries over the debt limit pushed yields on one-month Treasury bills US1MT=RR to record highs at 5.888%. US/\nHelping limit losses, the S&P Global data showed U.S. business activity rose to a 13-month high in May, lifted by strong growth in the services sector.\nThe report was the latest indication that the economy held its momentum early in the second quarter despite rising risks of a recession.\nThe Commerce Department\'s April personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index reading, the Fed\'s preferred inflation gauge, is due on Friday.\nBroadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 1.3% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. Apple shares fell 0.8%.\nAmong retail earnings, Lowe\'s Companies Inc LOW.N cut its annual comparable sales forecast, as demand dwindles for home improvement goods. Lowe\'s reverse coursed to gain 2.4%.\nBJ\'s Wholesale Club Holdings IncBJ.N dropped 6.6% after the warehouse club operator missed first-quarter revenue estimates.\nAt 9:57 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 52.83 points, or 0.16%, at 33,233.75, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 9.67 points, or 0.23%, at 4,182.96, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 21.97 points, or 0.17%, at 12,698.81.\nZoom Video Communications ZM.O fell 5.7% after the video conferencing platform recorded its slowest quarterly revenue growth.\nShares of regional lenders extended gains from the previous session, led by a 19.7% rise in PacWest Bancorp PACW.O.\nWestern Alliance Bank WAL.N, Zions Bancorp ZION.O, KeyCorp KEY.N and First Horizon Corp FHN.N rose between 2% and 4.6%.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.01-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, while advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.25-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 43 new highs and 31 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi; [email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 1.3% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes fell on Tuesday as talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit stretched to another round, keeping investors jittery on prospects of an unprecedented government default. This comes after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could not reach an agreement about the debt ceiling in their meeting a day earlier, but vowed to keep talking.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 1.3% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. McCarthy said on Tuesday that a debt ceiling deal with the White House was not imminent. Declining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.01-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, while advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.25-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St falls as deadlocked debt ceiling talks stoke default concerns', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 1.3% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. McCarthy said on Tuesday that a debt ceiling deal with the White House was not imminent. Apple shares fell 0.8%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Broadcom IncAVGO.O advanced 1.3% after the chipmaker entered into a multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple Inc AAPL.O to use chips made in the United States. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A May 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes fell on Tuesday as talks over increasing the U.S. debt limit stretched to another round, keeping investors jittery on prospects of an unprecedented government default. Trading on the S&P 500 index .SPX was stuck in a 30-point range in the last two sessions as U.S. debt ceiling talks lingered, while a megacaps-led bounce on the Nasdaq .IXIC helped it close the previous day higher.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-mega-cap-growth-etf-mgk-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 12/17/2007, the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $12.58 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Further, growth stocks have a higher level of volatility associated with them. When you consider growth versus value, growth stocks are usually the clear winner in strong bull markets but tend to fall flat in nearly all other environments.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.07%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.57%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 46.50% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Telecom round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 56.41% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nMGK seeks to match the performance of the CRSP U.S. Mega Cap Growth Index before fees and expenses. The CRSP US Mega Cap Growth Index is a float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance of mega-capitalization growth stocks in the United States.\nThe ETF has added about 26.20% so far this year and is up roughly 17.30% in the last one year (as of 05/23/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $168.21 and $217.45.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.11 and standard deviation of 24.79% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 96 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, MGK is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $85.61 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $180.57 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $12.58 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Launched on 12/17/2007, the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 12/17/2007, the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 15.77% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Launched on 12/17/2007, the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/quanta-computer-to-invest-%241-bln-in-northern-mexico', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds comment from Foxconn, details, paragraphs 9-12\nMEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Quanta Computer 2382.TW will invest $1 billion in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, the company and state government said Monday.\nNuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia first announced the investment in a video shared to Twitter, adding that it would lead to the creation of 2,500 jobs.\nSpeaking from Quanta Computer\'s offices in Taiwan, Garcia said the investment reflected the potential of "" and was a sign of an economic boom in the state.\nThe announcement adds to the 2,500 jobs already created and nearly $500 million already invested by Quanta in Nuevo Leon, Pedro Campa, the company\'s vice president of manufacturing operations in Mexico, told Reuters.\nCampa did not say what the funds would go toward.\nA Nuevo Leon spokesperson also confirmed the investment will expand Quanta\'s existing operations in the state.\nQuanta Computer is a supplier to electric vehicle maker Tesla TSLA.O, which earlier this year announced it would build a worth $5 billion in Monterrey, Mexico\'s third-biggest city and an industrial hub.\nEarlier on Monday, Garcia met with executives from Taiwanese electronics firm Foxconn 2354.TW, a major Apple AAPL.O supplier, teasing on Twitter a "big announcement" soon.\nFoxconn said in a statement that Garcia "comprehensively introduced the environment and opportunities for electric vehicle development in his state", adding the company will release any other information at a future date.\nIt gave no other details.\nFoxconn, better known for assembling iPhones, has ambitions to become a big player in the EV industry as it seeks to diversify its revenue base.\nThe company, which already has factories in Mexico mainly making televisions and servers, has previously mentioned the country as a possible EV production site\n(Reporting by Brendan O\'Boyle, Kylie Madry, Valentine Hilaire and Daina Beth Solomon; Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Taipei; Editing by Kim Coghill and Stephen Coates)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Earlier on Monday, Garcia met with executives from Taiwanese electronics firm Foxconn 2354.TW, a major Apple AAPL.O supplier, teasing on Twitter a "big announcement" soon. The announcement adds to the 2,500 jobs already created and nearly $500 million already invested by Quanta in Nuevo Leon, Pedro Campa, the company\'s vice president of manufacturing operations in Mexico, told Reuters. Quanta Computer is a supplier to electric vehicle maker Tesla TSLA.O, which earlier this year announced it would build a worth $5 billion in Monterrey, Mexico\'s third-biggest city and an industrial hub.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Earlier on Monday, Garcia met with executives from Taiwanese electronics firm Foxconn 2354.TW, a major Apple AAPL.O supplier, teasing on Twitter a "big announcement" soon. Adds comment from Foxconn, details, paragraphs 9-12 MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Quanta Computer 2382.TW will invest $1 billion in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, the company and state government said Monday. The announcement adds to the 2,500 jobs already created and nearly $500 million already invested by Quanta in Nuevo Leon, Pedro Campa, the company\'s vice president of manufacturing operations in Mexico, told Reuters.', 'news_article_title': 'Quanta Computer to invest $1 bln in northern Mexico', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Earlier on Monday, Garcia met with executives from Taiwanese electronics firm Foxconn 2354.TW, a major Apple AAPL.O supplier, teasing on Twitter a "big announcement" soon. Adds comment from Foxconn, details, paragraphs 9-12 MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Quanta Computer 2382.TW will invest $1 billion in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, the company and state government said Monday. The announcement adds to the 2,500 jobs already created and nearly $500 million already invested by Quanta in Nuevo Leon, Pedro Campa, the company\'s vice president of manufacturing operations in Mexico, told Reuters.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Earlier on Monday, Garcia met with executives from Taiwanese electronics firm Foxconn 2354.TW, a major Apple AAPL.O supplier, teasing on Twitter a "big announcement" soon. Adds comment from Foxconn, details, paragraphs 9-12 MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Quanta Computer 2382.TW will invest $1 billion in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, the company and state government said Monday. The announcement adds to the 2,500 jobs already created and nearly $500 million already invested by Quanta in Nuevo Leon, Pedro Campa, the company\'s vice president of manufacturing operations in Mexico, told Reuters.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-getting-a-warren-buffett-boost', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nBerkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B), led by renowned investor Warren Buffett, regularly updates shareholders with their current quarterly holdings. In the first quarter of 2023, the company reported changes made by Buffett and his investment officers, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler. These investments were disclosed as of March 31, 2023, pursuant to the 13F regulatory filing with the SEC.\nIf you’re considering improving your approach to investment, taking Buffett’s guidance might be a wise choice. Here are three of Warren Buffett’s favorite stocks in the first quarter of 2023.\nCapital One Financial (COF)\nSource: Northfoto / Shutterstock.com\nBerkshire Hathaway added Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) to its portfolio during the quarter, amid the regional bank crisis that caused a decline in bank stocks. As of March 31, 2023, Berkshire held over 9.9 million shares in Capital One, valued at $954 million.\nCapital One specializes in providing credit cards and auto loans, but has also earned recognition for innovation. The company was featured in Fast Company’s 2023 Most Innovative Companies list for both business services and travel and hospitality. According to Fast Company’s Lydia Dishman, Capital One launched a business to business software in June 2022 that enables other large companies to use cloud and data management tools integral to their transformation into a cloud-based business.\nHoldings of COF stock increased following Berkshire Hathaway’s reveal of its nearly $1 billion stake in the credit cards-focused bank. After a few weeks of losses, the price of the shares increased to highs not seen since the beginning of May.\nOccidental Petroleum (OXY)\nSource: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com\nConsidering the low energy costs, Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) had a great first quarter, generating exceptional free cash flow of $1.7 billion, or a yearly dividend of 13% to 14%. The company is expected to continue on an upward trend, potentially increasing buybacks and dividend payouts for shareholders.\nWarren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reportedly invested around $130 million in Occidental Petroleum equities as a component of its strategy to increase its stake in the oil giant.\nIn March, Berkshire purchased shares of Occidental Petroleum on two separate occasions. As an outcome, they now hold about a 23.6% share in the business, that’s worth $13 billion. Berkshire also has $10 billion in preferred stock and warrants to acquire $5 billion more shares at $59.62. There are speculations that Berkshire may eventually acquire over 50% of Occidental and potentially take over the entire company.\nOccidental Petroleum concluded 2022 with robust proven reserves of 3.8 billion barrels of oil equivalent, reflecting a solid reserve foundation. The business has a strong asset inventory and is in a good position to produce profits for its investors.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nConsidering Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) a unique blend of tech and consumer companies, AAPL stock started to enter Warren Buffett’s portfolio in 2016. He was impressed with the company’s popularity among his grandchildren who would spend hours on their iPhones. Buffett has also praised Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook.\nApple meets the investment standards of Buffett, including having a recognizable brand, a strong market position, reasonable valuations and an efficient capital return program. The business also boasts an outstanding staff of executives with a track record of paying dividends and purchasing shares to investors. Additionally, Apple has an impressive profit and loss profile in tech, with high gross and operating margins and a large net cash balance.\nApple’s robust brand strength enables it to command higher prices and its financials have been consistently strong. The company has been a historically profitable investment and the recent increase in iPhone sales in Q1 2023 has boosted its revenue. Despite a downturn in the U.S. market, Apple’s global brand recognition has helped mitigate the impact of declining iPhone sales domestically.\nDuring Q2 2023 Apple achieved a revenue of $94.8 billion. Although the economic situation was challenging, Apple still set a record in services revenue. Additionally, the company saw a record March quarter in iPhone sales, generating $51.33 billion in revenue.\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\nThe post 3 Stocks Getting a Warren Buffett Boost appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Considering Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) a unique blend of tech and consumer companies, AAPL stock started to enter Warren Buffett’s portfolio in 2016. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reportedly invested around $130 million in Occidental Petroleum equities as a component of its strategy to increase its stake in the oil giant.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Considering Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) a unique blend of tech and consumer companies, AAPL stock started to enter Warren Buffett’s portfolio in 2016. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B), led by renowned investor Warren Buffett, regularly updates shareholders with their current quarterly holdings.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks Getting a Warren Buffett Boost', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Considering Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) a unique blend of tech and consumer companies, AAPL stock started to enter Warren Buffett’s portfolio in 2016. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reportedly invested around $130 million in Occidental Petroleum equities as a component of its strategy to increase its stake in the oil giant.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Considering Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) a unique blend of tech and consumer companies, AAPL stock started to enter Warren Buffett’s portfolio in 2016. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B), led by renowned investor Warren Buffett, regularly updates shareholders with their current quarterly holdings.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-seeks-top-court-backing-in-%2414-billion-tax-fight-against-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nLUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes.\nThe case, which has far-reaching implications for corporate tax bills, is the most high-profile of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager\'s campaign against sweetheart deals between multinationals and European Union states.\n"Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments," Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).\nThe European Commission in a 2016 decision said two Irish tax rulings had for more than two decades artificially reduced Apple\'s tax burden, which was as low as 0.005% in 2014.\nThe General Court in 2020 said regulators had not met the legal standard to show Apple had enjoyed an unfair advantage.\nBut Loewenthal told judges at the Court of Justice that judgment was "legally flawed" and should be set aside.\nApple refuted the Commission\'s arguments, saying it had paid its fair share of taxes in the appropriate country.\n"The profits we are talking about - the profits the Commission said should be attributed to these branches in Ireland - those profits were in fact subject to the U.S. tax regime," Daniel Beard told the Court.\n"Apple built up reserves for the payment of those U.S. taxes and is paying around 20 billion euros in tax in the U.S. on those very same profits that the Commission says should have been taxed by Ireland," he said.\n"Apple has paid the taxes that were due under the Irish tax code."\nThe EU competition enforcer has suffered court losses in recent months to challenges by Fiat Chrysler, now known as Stellantis STLAM.MI, Amazon AMZN.O and Starbucks SBUX.O, although it had a legal victory when the CJEU in September took its side in a Belgian tax break case against a group of multinationals.\nThe case being heard on Tuesday is C-465/20 P Commission v Ireland and Others.\nA ruling by the Court of Justice is expected in the coming months and would be the final word.\n($1 = 0.9084 euros)\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; editing by Barbara Lewis)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. The case, which has far-reaching implications for corporate tax bills, is the most high-profile of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager\'s campaign against sweetheart deals between multinationals and European Union states. "Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments," Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. The case, which has far-reaching implications for corporate tax bills, is the most high-profile of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager\'s campaign against sweetheart deals between multinationals and European Union states. "Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments," Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).', 'news_article_title': 'EU seeks top court backing in $14 billion tax fight against Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. "Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments," Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). "Apple built up reserves for the payment of those U.S. taxes and is paying around 20 billion euros in tax in the U.S. on those very same profits that the Commission says should have been taxed by Ireland," he said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. "Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments," Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). "Apple built up reserves for the payment of those U.S. taxes and is paying around 20 billion euros in tax in the U.S. on those very same profits that the Commission says should have been taxed by Ireland," he said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-dividends-take-center-stage-in-the-second-half-of-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Plenty of individual stocks are notching outsized gains this year, with S&P 500 leaders Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) more than doubling in price. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) leaped 63.38% higher on AI optimism, while even Royal Caribbean & plc (NYSE: RCL) is powering forward with a 61% year-to-date gain.\nWhile there have certainly been numerous strong performers, could the broader market be flashing warning signs about what’s ahead for the second half of 2023? \nWill a dividend strategy play a more prominent role? \nA glimpse at the NYSE Composite chart illustrates how risk assets have traded essentially sideways in the past two-and-a-half years. \nThe NYSE Composite offers a comprehensive view of the broad market, as it includes a wide range of assets, such as common stocks, preferred stocks, real estate investment trusts, and American depositary receipts, which are foreign stocks that are listed on the NYSE.\nAs a broad market indicator, the NYSE Composite tracks large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stocks, providing a holistic view of overall market performance. \nNo Progress Since Early 2021\nAs you can see on the attached chart, there’s been no shortage of big up-and-down moves in the NYSE in the past two-and-a-half years, but we’re essentially seeing the same closing levels that we saw in February 2021. \nSo what could this mean for investors? \nTo answer that, let’s take a deeper look at the chart. The good news is that the index is holding above a floor set with October 2022 lows. The not-so-great news, at least in the near term, is that the NYSE composite is clearly having trouble overcoming resistance near the 16000 level. \nIf upside momentum is deteriorating, or at least stalling (which you can also spot using the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY) chart or the iShares Russell 3000 ETF (NYSEARCA: IWV) chart, then income, rather than pure price appreciation, may be a sound strategy for the second half of the year. \nSerious investors who look at a return beyond just chart-chasing understand the importance of dividends. \nAccording to a research report from the Hartford Funds, “The Power of Dividends: Past, Present, and Future,” a dividend reinvestment strategy accounted for 69% of the S&P 500’s total return between 1960 and 2022. \nAvoid Chasing Yield\nThe Hartford report also noted that “investors seeking dividend-paying investments may make the mistake of simply choosing those that offer the highest yields possible.”\nRemember: A stock’s yield can increase as its price decreases; it’s important to look at price and dividend in tandem. Ideally, you want to identify companies that can sustain or even grow the shareholder payout. \nYou can easily find companies with that kind of track record using MarketBeat’s Dividend Kings, Dividend Achievers and Dividend Aristocrats screens. Another screen, Dividend Increases, shows you companies, exchange-traded funds and REITs that recently increased their dividend payments.\nYou can also check the portfolio composition of the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA: VIG). This ETF seeks to track the performance of the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index. It’s fully invested with large-cap equity, emphasizing stocks with a record of growing dividends year over year.\nTop holdings are some of the usual suspects, including Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). \nIt’s not surprising that there are no “hidden gems” in that group. By their nature, longstanding dividend growers are companies that post increasing profits, year in and year out. Those won’t be young, exciting techs or biotechs that are putting profit back into fast-growth projects. \nPitfalls Of High Yield\nOne other note regarding dividend yield. Use caution with high-yield stocks. Sure, the idea of high yield sounds great, but that dividend may not be sustainable. \nIn addition, be aware that ETFs such as the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA: HYG) are comprised of below-investment-grade fixed income. In other words, these are high-yielding bonds of companies that have lower credit ratings because they may have trouble servicing their debt. \nThere can be a role in a portfolio for high-yield bonds, but it’s generally not a good idea to overload your asset mix with such risky instruments. If you want some high yield, be sure to balance that out with more steady dividend payers that are far more likely to assure you get some income, even if the market declines. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Top holdings are some of the usual suspects, including Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) leaped 63.38% higher on AI optimism, while even Royal Caribbean & plc (NYSE: RCL) is powering forward with a 61% year-to-date gain. A glimpse at the NYSE Composite chart illustrates how risk assets have traded essentially sideways in the past two-and-a-half years.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Top holdings are some of the usual suspects, including Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). As a broad market indicator, the NYSE Composite tracks large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stocks, providing a holistic view of overall market performance. If upside momentum is deteriorating, or at least stalling (which you can also spot using the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY) chart or the iShares Russell 3000 ETF (NYSEARCA: IWV) chart, then income, rather than pure price appreciation, may be a sound strategy for the second half of the year.', 'news_article_title': 'Will Dividends Take Center Stage In The Second Half Of 2023?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Top holdings are some of the usual suspects, including Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). The NYSE Composite offers a comprehensive view of the broad market, as it includes a wide range of assets, such as common stocks, preferred stocks, real estate investment trusts, and American depositary receipts, which are foreign stocks that are listed on the NYSE. As a broad market indicator, the NYSE Composite tracks large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stocks, providing a holistic view of overall market performance.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Top holdings are some of the usual suspects, including Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). The NYSE Composite offers a comprehensive view of the broad market, as it includes a wide range of assets, such as common stocks, preferred stocks, real estate investment trusts, and American depositary receipts, which are foreign stocks that are listed on the NYSE. Avoid Chasing Yield The Hartford report also noted that “investors seeking dividend-paying investments may make the mistake of simply choosing those that offer the highest yields possible.” Remember: A stock’s yield can increase as its price decreases; it’s important to look at price and dividend in tandem.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eu-seeks-top-court-backing-in-%2414-billion-tax-fight-against-apple-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nLUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes.\nThe case, which has far-reaching implications for corporate tax bills, is the most high-profile of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager\'s campaign against sweetheart deals between multinationals and European Union states.\n"Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments," Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).\nThe European Commission in a 2016 decision said two Irish tax rulings had for more than two decades artificially reduced Apple\'s tax burden, which was as low as 0.005% in 2014.\nThe General Court in 2020 said regulators had not met the legal standard to show Apple had enjoyed an unfair advantage.\nBut Loewenthal told judges at the Court of Justice that judgment was "legally flawed" and should be set aside.\nApple refuted the Commission\'s arguments, saying it had paid its fair share of taxes in the appropriate country.\n"The profits we are talking about - the profits the Commission said should be attributed to these branches in Ireland - those profits were in fact subject to the U.S. tax regime," Daniel Beard told the Court.\n"Apple built up reserves for the payment of those U.S. taxes and is paying around 20 billion euros in tax in the U.S. on those very same profits that the Commission says should have been taxed by Ireland," he said.\n"Apple has paid the taxes that were due under the Irish tax code."\nThe EU competition enforcer has suffered court losses in recent months to challenges by automaker Stellantis STLAM.MI, Amazon AMZN.O and Starbucks SBUX.O, although it had a legal victory when the CJEU in September took its side in a Belgian tax break case against a group of multinationals.\nCJEU Advocate General Giovanni Pitruzzella will give a non-binding opinion on Nov. 9, followed by the Court\'s ruling.\nThe case being heard on Tuesday is C-465/20 P Commission v Ireland and Others.\n($1 = 0.9084 euros)\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; editing by Barbara Lewis and Jason Neely)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. The case, which has far-reaching implications for corporate tax bills, is the most high-profile of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager\'s campaign against sweetheart deals between multinationals and European Union states. "Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments," Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. The case, which has far-reaching implications for corporate tax bills, is the most high-profile of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager\'s campaign against sweetheart deals between multinationals and European Union states. "Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments," Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).', 'news_article_title': 'EU seeks top court backing in $14 billion tax fight against Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. "Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments," Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). "Apple built up reserves for the payment of those U.S. taxes and is paying around 20 billion euros in tax in the U.S. on those very same profits that the Commission says should have been taxed by Ireland," he said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, May 23 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc\'s highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. "Its outcome will determine whether member states may continue to grant multinational substantial tax breaks in return for jobs and investments," Commission lawyer Paul-John Loewenthal told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). "Apple built up reserves for the payment of those U.S. taxes and is paying around 20 billion euros in tax in the U.S. on those very same profits that the Commission says should have been taxed by Ireland," he said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tipranks-all-star-analyst-who-is-the-best-on-aapl-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The TipRanks All-star Analyst of the Day title goes to Krish Sankar of research firm TD Cowen. One of the key stocks in his coverage is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), for which he is both the Most Accurate and Most Profitable analyst. Sankar ranks #333 out of the 8,406 Wall Street analysts tracked by TipRanks.\nMost Profitable and Accurate Analyst on AAPL Stock\nWhen we look at Sankar’s recommendation for the multinational technology company Apple, we see that over the past year, Sankar has had a 96.15% success rate on the stock. Plus, he has earned average returns of 50.78% in the said period. It is noteworthy that about 21 days ago, Sankar reiterated a Buy rating on AAPL stock.\nOn an overall basis, copying Sankar’s trades and holding them for a year would give you an average return of 16.5%, with 61.11% of your trades generating a profit!\nNot Just AAPL\nSankar’s main sector of coverage is Technology, which includes both the U.S. and U.K. markets. To date, Sankar’s most profitable rating was a Buy on solar energy company SolarCity, which was later acquired by Tesla (TSLA) in 2016. The analyst earned a massive 298.9% return on the call between January 7, 2013, and January 7, 2014.\nFollowing phenomenally successful analysts’ ratings can add profit to your portfolio. Find the best analyst to follow for any stock by scrolling down to the “Best Analyst Covering” feature on its Analyst Forecast page.\nTo follow the best Wall Street analysts, take a look at the list of Top Analysts on TipRanks.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'One of the key stocks in his coverage is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), for which he is both the Most Accurate and Most Profitable analyst. Most Profitable and Accurate Analyst on AAPL Stock When we look at Sankar’s recommendation for the multinational technology company Apple, we see that over the past year, Sankar has had a 96.15% success rate on the stock. It is noteworthy that about 21 days ago, Sankar reiterated a Buy rating on AAPL stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'One of the key stocks in his coverage is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), for which he is both the Most Accurate and Most Profitable analyst. Most Profitable and Accurate Analyst on AAPL Stock When we look at Sankar’s recommendation for the multinational technology company Apple, we see that over the past year, Sankar has had a 96.15% success rate on the stock. It is noteworthy that about 21 days ago, Sankar reiterated a Buy rating on AAPL stock.', 'news_article_title': 'TipRanks All-Star Analyst – Who is the Best on AAPL Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Most Profitable and Accurate Analyst on AAPL Stock When we look at Sankar’s recommendation for the multinational technology company Apple, we see that over the past year, Sankar has had a 96.15% success rate on the stock. It is noteworthy that about 21 days ago, Sankar reiterated a Buy rating on AAPL stock. One of the key stocks in his coverage is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), for which he is both the Most Accurate and Most Profitable analyst.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'One of the key stocks in his coverage is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), for which he is both the Most Accurate and Most Profitable analyst. Most Profitable and Accurate Analyst on AAPL Stock When we look at Sankar’s recommendation for the multinational technology company Apple, we see that over the past year, Sankar has had a 96.15% success rate on the stock. 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{'date': '2023-05-24', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-stocks-that-could-be-the-first-%2410-trillion-dollar-company', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nLet’s begin by understanding that most of the future $10 trillion companies are those that already have the highest valuations. Even the youngest among these companies have existed for 20 years. The point is that companies valued in the hundreds of billions and trillions take a long time to build: They, therefore, have the best chance of reaching the unthinkable $10 trillion mark first. \nTo provide further context, no firm is currently valued at $5 trillion. Expectations are that the threshold will be reached in 2028. It seems that it could take decades for a company to reach a valuation twice that level. In truth, it could be a company that bursts onto the scene from relative obscurity. Some now-unknown AI companies could certainly fit the mold. But no one knows.\nMSFT Microsoft $313.85\nGOOG GOOGL Alphabet $121.64\nAAPL Apple $171.84\nMETA Meta Platforms $249.21\nNVDA Nvidia $305.38\nAMZN Amazon $116.75\nTSLA Tesla $182.90\nMicrosoft (MSFT) \nSource: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock is the second highest-valued equity globally, at $2.35 trillion. It was actually worth $230 billion more at the height of the pandemic tech bubble before losing ground as rate hikes did their work. It’s another one of the future $10 trillion companies. One thing that is noteworthy about Microsoft’s market cap is just how rapidly it has grown of late. Just before the onset of the pandemic, the total value of all outstanding MSFT stock was approximately $1.3 trillion. So it has gained about $1 trillion in value since. \nThat is primarily attributable to the fact that the pandemic put tech on steroids. Money was flowing into these companies at an extraordinary pace that no one could have anticipated. While the pandemic was a massive disaster, it was a boon for tech as everyone was forced inside. Companies like Microsoft were gifted accelerated sales and quantities of data that they couldn’t have otherwise. That acceleration of everything explains how Microsoft has grown so quickly. And now it has AI setting it up for its next growth phase. \nAlphabet (GOOG,GOOGL)\nSource: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com\nThe story of Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG,GOOGL) stock and its valuation follows a very similar arc to Microsoft’s. The same overarching catalysts apply to Alphabet and the benefits are similar too. Both companies have become much stronger as a result of the pandemic. It’s another one of the future $10 trillion companies. The difference is basically scale. Alphabet gained roughly $500 billion in value and is now valued near $1.6 trillion. The company has suffered in different ways over the past year. Mainly, Google has seen a massive slide as search revenues have declined on persistent economic fears. Companies are spending less on advertising. \nYet it’s very much worth noting that Google must have collected a massively higher amount of data throughout the pandemic due to the search spike. That will be a huge tailwind for a long time to come. Consider also that the company recently released its AI offerings. It is just getting started on its march to $5 trillion and AI could conceivably accelerate that goal much like the pandemic accelerated Alphabet recently. \nApple (AAPL) \nSource: askarim / Shutterstock\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to be the first stock to reach $5 trillion in value. It briefly touched the $3 trillion mark at the apex of the tech boom during the pandemic and was the first to reach that threshold. Now it is worth around $2.75 trillion, roughly doubling since the beginning of the pandemic. Again, the same story: People stuck at home in front of screens was a shot in the arm for Apple. \nCurrent expectations are that Apple will again double in value by 2028 when it is anticipated to cross $5 trillion. Apple reach $1 trillion in 2018 by the way. So if those predictions are accurate it will have multiplied by 10X in value over 10 years. Not too bad. Down the road, it could be one of the future $10 trillion companies.\nWe know that Apple relies on iPhone sales for the majority of its revenues. Those sales remained somewhat threatened by an economic slowdown in the short term. But Apple’s long-rumored iCar, or Project Titan, could accelerate its growth beyond current expectations. \nMeta Platforms (META) \nSource: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com\nSome of the shine may have rubbed off of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock over the pandemic, sure. The Metaverse-focused rebrand has not been a success. In fact, it seems pretty crazy in hindsight. How could a company with access to resources and some of the brightest minds there are, have missed the mark so badly? \nI don’t have the answer but I’m still astounded that as inflation rapidly increased to historic levels during the summer of 2021 that the Meta rebrand plowed forward. \nSurely the company has a team of economic advisors watching the market as it relates to its prospects. Surely, too, they could see rate hikes coming. That would have meant speculative growth businesses like the metaverse would dry up as credit tightened and speculative lending slowed. Anyway, I digress. It happened and Meta Platforms fell much faster than the other tech giants as a result. Yet, it remains an advertising giant that reached $1 trillion in the pandemic. It can certainly rebound and become better than it ever was. \nNvidia (NVDA)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the gaming and computer graphics giant that seems to be unstoppable. NVDA stock has been going through a growth spurt since 2016 that is matched by few firms ever. It has only had two down years during that span and has more than doubled in five of six of those positive years. During the sole year it didn’t double, it appreciated by 77%. \nNvidia has become one of the clearest companies benefiting from the emergence of AI. Now that AI has become available through OpenAI and Google there’s been an upsurge in interest. The markets realize how great the opportunity is. \nNvidia has been dominating the AI chip market for several years. So it makes sense then that investor capital is again flowing into NVDA shares. The cynic will say that Nvidia’s AI opportunity simply leads to better graphics. The reality is much greater and Nvidia has pricing power on its side. \nAmazon (AMZN)\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\nAmazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) remains the largest eCommerce and retail stock by a wide margin. At $1.2 trillion, it’s worth more than double the next retailer, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (OTCMKTS:LVMUY). \nIt’s also the 5th most valuable company globally which is why it’s likely to someday reach $10 trillion. Yet, the E-commerce world is much bigger than the U.S. market Amazon dominates with 40% of the market. Annual online sales in the U.S. are valued at $843 billion annually. In China, the world’s largest eCommerce market, that number stands at $2.78 trillion annually. \nThe greater differentiator is that in China eCommerce accounts for 52% of retail sales. In the U.S. that number is 19%. That suggests that for Amazon to continue to grow it has to increase digital penetration. That and expand internationally. There’s no reason to believe it’s impossible and Amazon is far more valuable than Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) which is the largest Chinese eCommerce firm. \nTesla (TSLA)\nSource: Khairil Azhar Junos/Shutterstock.com\nTesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock has some really amazing growth history backing its shares. Since going public in 2010 it suffered its first down year in 2022. It is up in 2023. 2020 saw its value increase by nearly 800%. In 2013 it increased by nearly 400%. It has ballooned from $2.5 billion in value to $570 billion in that period. That’s 235X growth. It’ll need to roughly 20X if it’s ever to reach $10 trillion. \nCurrent estimates as to when Tesla could cross the $5 trillion mark vary wildly. One expects that could realistically happen in 2066 while Cathie Wood predicted Tesla will be there 40 years earlier, in 2026. The truth is more likely somewhere in between. Wood is a known tech bull who has been very incorrect recently in judging the market’s direction. Tesla has already eclipsed the $1 trillion mark back in 2021 when shares peaked above $400. If Tesla can ramp up volume production and gain significant market share in the near future, $2 trillion might not be that far away. \nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nAlex Sirois is a freelance contributor to InvestorPlace whose personal stock investing style is focused on long-term, buy-and-hold, wealth-building stock picks.Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.\nThe post 7 Stocks That Could Be the First $10 Trillion-Dollar Company appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'MSFT Microsoft $313.85 GOOG GOOGL Alphabet $121.64 AAPL Apple $171.84 META Meta Platforms $249.21 NVDA Nvidia $305.38 AMZN Amazon $116.75 TSLA Tesla $182.90 Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock is the second highest-valued equity globally, at $2.35 trillion. Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to be the first stock to reach $5 trillion in value. Yet it’s very much worth noting that Google must have collected a massively higher amount of data throughout the pandemic due to the search spike.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'MSFT Microsoft $313.85 GOOG GOOGL Alphabet $121.64 AAPL Apple $171.84 META Meta Platforms $249.21 NVDA Nvidia $305.38 AMZN Amazon $116.75 TSLA Tesla $182.90 Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock is the second highest-valued equity globally, at $2.35 trillion. Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to be the first stock to reach $5 trillion in value. Alphabet (GOOG,GOOGL) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com The story of Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG,GOOGL) stock and its valuation follows a very similar arc to Microsoft’s.', 'news_article_title': '7 Stocks That Could Be the First $10 Trillion-Dollar Company', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'MSFT Microsoft $313.85 GOOG GOOGL Alphabet $121.64 AAPL Apple $171.84 META Meta Platforms $249.21 NVDA Nvidia $305.38 AMZN Amazon $116.75 TSLA Tesla $182.90 Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock is the second highest-valued equity globally, at $2.35 trillion. Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to be the first stock to reach $5 trillion in value. The point is that companies valued in the hundreds of billions and trillions take a long time to build: They, therefore, have the best chance of reaching the unthinkable $10 trillion mark first.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'MSFT Microsoft $313.85 GOOG GOOGL Alphabet $121.64 AAPL Apple $171.84 META Meta Platforms $249.21 NVDA Nvidia $305.38 AMZN Amazon $116.75 TSLA Tesla $182.90 Microsoft (MSFT) Source: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock is the second highest-valued equity globally, at $2.35 trillion. Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to be the first stock to reach $5 trillion in value. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Let’s begin by understanding that most of the future $10 trillion companies are those that already have the highest valuations.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/unusual-put-option-trade-in-apple-aapl-worth-%2411984.30k', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "On May 24, 2023 at 11:12:37 ET an unusually large $11,984.30K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $170.00 / share, expiring in 240 day(s) (on January 19, 2024). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 6.45 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options.\nThis trade was first picked up on Fintel's real time Options Flow tool, where unusual option trades are highlighted.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6369 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is a decrease of 9 owner(s) or 0.14% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.66%, an increase of 13.62%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 2.42% to 9,921,364K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.94, indicating a bullish outlook.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 6.10% Upside\nAs of May 11, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 182.03. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 6.10% from its latest reported closing price of 171.56.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 915,560K shares representing 5.82% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 895,136K shares, representing an increase of 2.23%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 19.39% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 459,387K shares representing 2.92% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 455,109K shares, representing an increase of 0.93%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.36% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 345,686K shares representing 2.20% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 342,454K shares, representing an increase of 0.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 12.57% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 234,017K shares representing 1.49% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 226,281K shares, representing an increase of 3.31%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 22.14% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nKey filings for this company:\nUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On May 24, 2023 at 11:12:37 ET an unusually large $11,984.30K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $170.00 / share, expiring in 240 day(s) (on January 19, 2024). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 6.45 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.66%, an increase of 13.62%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'On May 24, 2023 at 11:12:37 ET an unusually large $11,984.30K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $170.00 / share, expiring in 240 day(s) (on January 19, 2024). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 6.45 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.66%, an increase of 13.62%.', 'news_article_title': 'Unusual Put Option Trade in Apple (AAPL) Worth $11,984.30K', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'On May 24, 2023 at 11:12:37 ET an unusually large $11,984.30K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $170.00 / share, expiring in 240 day(s) (on January 19, 2024). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 6.45 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.66%, an increase of 13.62%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'On May 24, 2023 at 11:12:37 ET an unusually large $11,984.30K block of Put contracts in Apple (AAPL) was bought, with a strike price of $170.00 / share, expiring in 240 day(s) (on January 19, 2024). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 6.45 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00th percentile of all recent large trades made in AAPL options. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.66%, an increase of 13.62%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-apple-aapl-buy-roblox-rblx-as-metaverse-ma-takes-off', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "S\nhould Apple (AAPL) partner or buy Roblox (RBLX), the fast-growing online gaming platform, to integrate it with its upcoming XR virtual reality (VR) headset as the metaverse gains traction?\n“Apple would be smart to buy Roblox,” said Metaverse expert Wagner James Au, noting that absorbing the firm, which has 66 million users, could help the iPhone maker scale in the metaverse where Meta (META) continues to grow as part of its new raison d'être. “Most Roblox users are on Android phones, so it would make sense for Apple to integrate the platform to boost engagement and monetization opportunities for its future iPhones, or Macs. With thousands of games, Roblox could also provide a content treasure trove for the XR.”\nApple has announced a “special event” June 5, which metaverse fans expect will herald the launch of the much-awaited goggles. At $3,000 a pop, they are expected to offer a combination of augmented and VR experiences for Apple product enthusiasts. While Apple has been quiet on the launch, analysts expect it will introduce XR as a metaverse experiment that if successful, will be deployed into the mass market.\nStruggling technology\nThe potential tie-ups come as the metaverse is struggling to find its feet. Essentially, the technology enables people to interact in highly immersive, 3D worlds through avatars or virtual versions of themselves. Metaverse platforms became hugely popular in Covid-19’s aftermath when a slew of start-ups launched celebrity-inspired real-estate properties on Roblox but also on crypto networks such as Decentraland and Sandbox. Rapper Snoop Dog, socialite Paris Hilton and others joined the party, sending digital real-estate property prices into the stratosphere.\nFirms including Gucci, Nike and Warner Music also bought land to bolster profits through advertising, marketing, socializing and entertaining strategies. The industry crashed with last year’s tech and crypto meltdown, sending valuations into a tailspin and leaving gaming as its main use case. Amid this trend, VanEck’s Product Manager JP Lee agreed bagging Roblox would add value for Apple, which already rakes in huge fees by offering it on its App store.\n“It would make a lot of sense,” he said. “Apple has a ton of users so offering Roblox to them could help enhance their customer experience.” Lee noted Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN) and other tech majors could also eye Roblox or other Metaverse plays to “buy into the space versus having to develop their offers from scratch.”\nStrong Growth\nRoblox’s fast growth makes it an appealing takeover target. For the first quarter of 2023, average daily active users or DAUs soared 22% to 66 million while engagement hours totaled 14.5 billion, up 23% from a year ago and marking a record high for the firm, which stock has soared 34% this year.\n“They started as mainly a kids platform but have become more sophisticated with powerful tools and a cross-gaming capabilities (meaning people can play on mobile and PCs) that’s helping them win new users,” said James Au, whose recent book, Making a Metaverse That Matters: From Snow Crash & Second Life to A Virtual World Worth Fighting For, dispels some of the myths surrounding the technology.\nRoblox operates the Frontlines game, which experts say has highly customizable avatars and accessories that have won the hearts of gamers, who can also play on external platforms such as Nintendo or Xbox. This advantage sets it apart from Meta’s Horizon Worlds network which does not have cross-gaming or external platform functionalities. Roblox is also free to play while Horizons World requires users plug into a Quest 2 headset at a heavy price tag, according to James Au.\nTo be fair, Meta plans to launch a Horizon World’s mobile, tablet and PC version in coming months, as well as to improve avatars that have reportedly kept users on the fringes. It also continues to reassure investors that its metaverse vision remains on track. Last week, executives said augmented and virtual reality will have a “transformative” role in job training and education and insisted generative AI, behind the ChatGPT phenomenon, can coexist, not spell death, with the metaverse.\nMicrosoft’s new targets?\nMeanwhile, analysts said Microsoft, which was recently dealt a blow after regulators blocked its $69 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI), could acquire privately-held VR Chat or Rec Room, two social media and gaming platforms that are popular on its Xbox network.\n“VR Chat could be a juicy target for Microsoft,” said one analyst requesting anonymity, “VR Chat is integrated with Xbox and has a very large user community.”\nOther tie-ups could see Roblox or Epic Games’ other hugely popular Fortnite game, swallowing the failed crypto start-ups to integrate their non-fungible token (NFT) monetization tokens, added Lee. “If Fortnight turns to NFTs, that could go a long way into metaverse adoption versus some start-up crypto native firm that will have a hard time bringing in gamers,” Lee said.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'hould Apple (AAPL) partner or buy Roblox (RBLX), the fast-growing online gaming platform, to integrate it with its upcoming XR virtual reality (VR) headset as the metaverse gains traction? With thousands of games, Roblox could also provide a content treasure trove for the XR.” Apple has announced a “special event” June 5, which metaverse fans expect will herald the launch of the much-awaited goggles. “They started as mainly a kids platform but have become more sophisticated with powerful tools and a cross-gaming capabilities (meaning people can play on mobile and PCs) that’s helping them win new users,” said James Au, whose recent book, Making a Metaverse That Matters: From Snow Crash & Second Life to A Virtual World Worth Fighting For, dispels some of the myths surrounding the technology.', 'news_luhn_summary': "hould Apple (AAPL) partner or buy Roblox (RBLX), the fast-growing online gaming platform, to integrate it with its upcoming XR virtual reality (VR) headset as the metaverse gains traction? “Apple would be smart to buy Roblox,” said Metaverse expert Wagner James Au, noting that absorbing the firm, which has 66 million users, could help the iPhone maker scale in the metaverse where Meta (META) continues to grow as part of its new raison d'être. “VR Chat could be a juicy target for Microsoft,” said one analyst requesting anonymity, “VR Chat is integrated with Xbox and has a very large user community.” Other tie-ups could see Roblox or Epic Games’ other hugely popular Fortnite game, swallowing the failed crypto start-ups to integrate their non-fungible token (NFT) monetization tokens, added Lee.", 'news_article_title': 'Should Apple (AAPL) Buy Roblox (RBLX) as Metaverse M&A Takes Off?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'hould Apple (AAPL) partner or buy Roblox (RBLX), the fast-growing online gaming platform, to integrate it with its upcoming XR virtual reality (VR) headset as the metaverse gains traction? Essentially, the technology enables people to interact in highly immersive, 3D worlds through avatars or virtual versions of themselves. This advantage sets it apart from Meta’s Horizon Worlds network which does not have cross-gaming or external platform functionalities.', 'news_textrank_summary': "hould Apple (AAPL) partner or buy Roblox (RBLX), the fast-growing online gaming platform, to integrate it with its upcoming XR virtual reality (VR) headset as the metaverse gains traction? “Apple would be smart to buy Roblox,” said Metaverse expert Wagner James Au, noting that absorbing the firm, which has 66 million users, could help the iPhone maker scale in the metaverse where Meta (META) continues to grow as part of its new raison d'être. “Apple has a ton of users so offering Roblox to them could help enhance their customer experience.” Lee noted Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN) and other tech majors could also eye Roblox or other Metaverse plays to “buy into the space versus having to develop their offers from scratch.” Strong Growth Roblox’s fast growth makes it an appealing takeover target."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/new-banks-look-to-shift-the-paradigm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'W\nhile much of the financial world is focused on the troubles of the banking industry of late, not all the news is worrisome for consumers.\nFintech, which for so long sat on the outer realm of finance, is beginning to make its push toward the mainstream—and some of the biggest names in industry are signing up to assist.\nApple (AAPL), last month, launched a high-yield savings account, paying an annual percentage yield of 4.15%, while charging no fees, requiring no minimum balance and having no minimum deposit requirements.\nConsumers were drawn to that APY, which is well over 10 times higher than the national average (which stands at 0.25%, according to Bankrate.com). In its first four days, Apple’s savings account drew nearly $1 billion in deposits (and with 2 billion iPhone owners, the untapped market is still large).\nApple partnered with Goldman Sachs for the savings option. It’s part of an ongoing drive to nudge iPhone users to view their smartphone as a mobile wallet. Goldman, however, offers consumers a high-interest savings option of its own. Marcus, with $100 billion in deposits, also offers its users a 4.15% APY, with promotions moving that as high as 5.15% for some customers.\nThere’s something of an arms race among these savings accounts, which are virtually all online only. As fintech operations look to establish a foothold in the financial sector, they’re regularly one-upping each other. Step, a digital bank that’s geared toward young adults, currently pays an APY of 5%, for instance. That fintech has more than 4 million account holders.\nThe surge in high-APY accounts comes as consumers are looking for some stability amid Wall Street’s volatility of late and overhanging fears of an imminent recession. Aggressive APY rate increases have been made easier by the Federal Reserve’s string of policy hikes this year, but when the Fed finally begins to taper off of that it could be a test of consumer loyalty to these institutions.\nIn the short term, though, there’s a lot for consumers to gain. Let’s say you have $20,000, for example – and don’t plan on adding to that amount. Having it sit in a traditional savings account will earn you up to $40 in interest over the course of the year (with that amount being slightly higher or lower, based on where you bank). That same deposit in a 4.15% account will earn $830 in 12 months.\nAnd if that rate were to remain consistent for 10 years (again, something that’s neither guaranteed nor likely), you’d see total interest of more than $10,000, versus less than $450 at the national average.\nThe risk is minimal, if you do your homework. Most of the new banking accounts, including Apple’s, are protected up to $250,000 by the FDIC, thanks to partnerships with existing banks. But it’s critical for consumers to verify whichever high-yield savings account they opt to try is covered by that safeguard.\nThe drawback, though, is similar to the stock market: volatility. Yields shift regularly with the Fed. And as that body begins to lower rates, which is a very real possibility in the next year, the fintechs will lower their rates as well.\nAlso, while 4% is certainly better than a quarter-of-a-percent, that’s still notably below last year’s overall inflation rate of 6.5%, so ultimately it won’t provide as much shelter from rising prices as you might hope.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL), last month, launched a high-yield savings account, paying an annual percentage yield of 4.15%, while charging no fees, requiring no minimum balance and having no minimum deposit requirements. Fintech, which for so long sat on the outer realm of finance, is beginning to make its push toward the mainstream—and some of the biggest names in industry are signing up to assist. The surge in high-APY accounts comes as consumers are looking for some stability amid Wall Street’s volatility of late and overhanging fears of an imminent recession.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL), last month, launched a high-yield savings account, paying an annual percentage yield of 4.15%, while charging no fees, requiring no minimum balance and having no minimum deposit requirements. In its first four days, Apple’s savings account drew nearly $1 billion in deposits (and with 2 billion iPhone owners, the untapped market is still large). Goldman, however, offers consumers a high-interest savings option of its own.', 'news_article_title': 'New Banks Look to Shift the Paradigm', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL), last month, launched a high-yield savings account, paying an annual percentage yield of 4.15%, while charging no fees, requiring no minimum balance and having no minimum deposit requirements. Having it sit in a traditional savings account will earn you up to $40 in interest over the course of the year (with that amount being slightly higher or lower, based on where you bank). Most of the new banking accounts, including Apple’s, are protected up to $250,000 by the FDIC, thanks to partnerships with existing banks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL), last month, launched a high-yield savings account, paying an annual percentage yield of 4.15%, while charging no fees, requiring no minimum balance and having no minimum deposit requirements. In its first four days, Apple’s savings account drew nearly $1 billion in deposits (and with 2 billion iPhone owners, the untapped market is still large). Having it sit in a traditional savings account will earn you up to $40 in interest over the course of the year (with that amount being slightly higher or lower, based on where you bank).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amazon-amzn-strengthens-tablet-offerings-with-fire-max-11', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Amazon AMZN rolled out an advanced tablet, namely Fire Max 11, in a bid to strengthen its tablet offerings.\n\nThe tablet, priced at $229.99, features an 11-inch display, a slim aluminum design, a fast octa-core processor with 4GB of RAM, and up to 128GB of storage. It also comes with Wi-Fi 6 connectivity and 8MP cameras.\n\nThe tablet is designed to deliver a great entertainment experience by allowing users to stream videos on Prime Video, Disney+, Netflix, Hulu, or Max and enjoy 14 hours of battery life.\n\nAdditionally, the tablet boasts Fingerprint Recognition technology for easy unlocking. Also, it offers an enhanced Alexa experience and allows users to manage smart home devices using the inbuilt smart home controls.\n\nFurther, the device comes with some optional accessories, including a magnetic keyboard and stylus.\nAmazon.com, Inc. Price and Consensus\nAmazon.com, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Amazon.com, Inc. Quote\nCompetitive Scenario\nThe latest launch of Amazon positions it well to capitalize on the growth prospects in the booming tablet market.\n\nPer a report from The Business Research Company, the global tablet market is expected to reach $147.38 billion by 2027 at a CAGR of 11.6%.\n\nA report from Allied Market Research suggests that the tablet PC market is expected to reach $325.15 billion by 2031, exhibiting a CAGR of 16.7% from 2022 to 2031.\n\nAmazon, which carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at present, is likely to strengthen its competitive position against contenders like Alphabet GOOGL, Lenovo LNVGY and Apple AAPL on the back of its expanding tablet offerings.\n\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nGiven the upbeat scenario, the abovementioned peers are also leaving no stone unturned to bolster their presence in the tablet market.\n\nSearch giant Google announced its first self-branded tablet, Google Pixel Tablet. Powered by a Tensor G2 chipset, it has an 11-inch LCD panel display and comes with a wireless charging dock/speaker combo. It is priced at $499.\n\nMeanwhile, Lenovo has a strong tablet portfolio, including Lenovo Tab P11 (2nd Gen), Lenovo Tab P11 Pro (2nd Gen), Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2022 and more. The company’s latest launch, Lenovo Tab P11 Pro Gen 2, comes with an 11.2-inch OLED display with HDR 10+ and is powered by MediaTek Kompanio 1300T octa-core chipset. The device comes with a massive 8000mAh battery size.\n\nApple remains a notable player in the tablet market on the back of its strong iPad offerings. Apple offers varieties of iPad of different sizes and specifications. Some of its latest offerings include iPad Pro 6th Gen, iPad Air 5th Gen and iPad Mini 6th Gen. The iPad Pro 6th Gen, starting at $1,099 is the most premium iPad with Apple’s M2 chipset, which is considered to be the fastest and the strongest in the world. The iPad mini, starting at $499, is a smaller-sized tablet with an 8.3-inch display and is powered by Apple’s A15 Bionic chipset.\nExpanding Devices Portfolio\nThe latest move is in sync with Amazon’s focus on expanding its smart devices portfolio.\n\nApart from the latest launch, Amazon recently expanded its Echo family by launching new Echo Pop, Echo Show 5, Echo Show 5 Kids and Echo Buds.\n\nThe Echo Pop is a semi-sphere-shaped device with a front-facing speaker, which allows users to listen to audiobooks, control smart lights, order household essentials and perform other tasks just by giving voice commands to Alexa.\n\nThe Echo Show 5 has a redesigned speaker system with better bass and clearer sound quality. It lets users view news clips, Ring doorbell camera clips and view shopping lists via a compact screen on it.\n\nThe Echo Show 5 Kids features a space-themed design, kid-friendly responses and free access to a suite of parental controls.\n\nThe new Echo Buds features customizable tap controls, VIP Filter and multipoint pairing.\n\nWe believe that the company’s strengthening devices offerings will continue to drive its customer base, which, in turn, will benefit its financial performance.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter 2023 sales is pegged at $131.51 billion, indicating growth of 8.5% from the year-ago reported figure.\n\nComing to the price performance, AMZN has gained 37.5% in the year-to-date period compared with the industry’s rise of 19.7%.\n\n Free Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks\nHydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals. This technology is on the verge of a massive breakthrough, one that could make hydrogen a major source of America's power. It could even totally revolutionize the EV industry.\nZacks has released a special report revealing the 4 stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains.\nDownload Cashing In on Cleaner Energy today, absolutely free.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Amazon, which carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at present, is likely to strengthen its competitive position against contenders like Alphabet GOOGL, Lenovo LNVGY and Apple AAPL on the back of its expanding tablet offerings. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Amazon.com, Inc. Price and Consensus Amazon.com, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Amazon.com, Inc. Quote Competitive Scenario The latest launch of Amazon positions it well to capitalize on the growth prospects in the booming tablet market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Amazon, which carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at present, is likely to strengthen its competitive position against contenders like Alphabet GOOGL, Lenovo LNVGY and Apple AAPL on the back of its expanding tablet offerings. Meanwhile, Lenovo has a strong tablet portfolio, including Lenovo Tab P11 (2nd Gen), Lenovo Tab P11 Pro (2nd Gen), Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2022 and more.', 'news_article_title': 'Amazon (AMZN) Strengthens Tablet Offerings With Fire Max 11', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Amazon, which carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at present, is likely to strengthen its competitive position against contenders like Alphabet GOOGL, Lenovo LNVGY and Apple AAPL on the back of its expanding tablet offerings. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apart from the latest launch, Amazon recently expanded its Echo family by launching new Echo Pop, Echo Show 5, Echo Show 5 Kids and Echo Buds.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Amazon, which carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at present, is likely to strengthen its competitive position against contenders like Alphabet GOOGL, Lenovo LNVGY and Apple AAPL on the back of its expanding tablet offerings. Meanwhile, Lenovo has a strong tablet portfolio, including Lenovo Tab P11 (2nd Gen), Lenovo Tab P11 Pro (2nd Gen), Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2022 and more.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/thanks-to-vr-the-metaverse-is-still-destined-for-greatness', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nEditor’s note: “Thanks to VR, the Metaverse Is Still Destined for Greatness” was previously published in September 2022. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.\nAmid the economic chaos of 2022, investors have all but forgotten about VR and the once-promising metaverse. Since late 2021, Google search interest in the metaverse has collapsed by over 90%. And stocks like Roblox (RBLX) and Meta (META) have been absolutely crushed.\nBut maybe investors shouldn’t have forgotten about the metaverse.\nMaybe there’s something to building a virtual world and allowing people to create their own lives within it. Maybe there’s something to using augmented- and extended-reality tech to produce better media, create self-driving simulations, or play games.\nIndeed, VR and the metaverse hold great promise.\nThey were just missing something in 2022.\nAnd if that’s the case, then the “missing link” may have just arrived to the party. And we think it could reignite a Metaverse Gold Rush over the next 12 months.\nLet’s take a deeper look.\nThe Metaverse Is Destined for Greatness\nTo start, let me make one thing abundantly clear. Our team has always thought that the metaverse is destined for greatness. But we never believed the metaverse “prototype” introduced to the public in 2021 was the version that would succeed.\nThe metaverse will be big – but it won’t be centered around people wearing headsets and living in virtual worlds. It’ll hinge upon glasses, contacts, and next-gen computer desktops that integrate VR, XR and AR technologies with the real world.\nThe argument for the metaverse is pretty simple.\nIt all boils down to one thing: Humans are natural escapists. We like reality, sure. But we also like to escape it a lot of the time.\nA few decades ago, we escaped via analog platforms like books, magazines, and movies. They leveraged our imaginations to transport us to places we hadn’t seen and feel things we hadn’t felt.\nToday, we escape via 2D-internet platforms, like video games, social media, and streaming shows. They do the same thing as those analog escape mechanisms – but are far more immersive.\nIn the future, we’ll escape via 3D-internet platforms like VR gaming, virtual bars/clubs, and immersive shows and movies. These experiences will bring an entirely new level of immersion that will massively heighten the consumer experience.\nIt’s the natural progression of things. 3D-internet platforms represent the next evolution of human escapism.\nAnd our jump to those platforms isn’t a matter of “if.” It’s a matter of “when.”\nTechnologies Were Always Missing the Right Hardware\nThe “when” was never going to be 2021.\nThe version of the metaverse pitched to the world in 2021 was awful for a lot of reasons. Dorky avatars, corny-looking virtual worlds, awkward presentations from Mark Zuckerberg…\nNone of it was any good.\nBut chief among the reasons that 2021 version would never succeed was hardware. Put simply, clunky headsets don’t get a lot of people excited.\nRemember: The internet didn’t become a ubiquity until a bold company by the name of Apple (AAPL) made a tiny, accessible, convenient, and even stylish hardware device called the iPhone that put the internet in the palms of everyone’s hands.\nThe point? Even the best software technologies don’t become ubiquitous until the right hardware is invented and deployed. Typically, that “right” hardware involves something unintrusive, inexpensive, accessible, and stylish. It’s something that 99% of consumers wouldn’t mind using on a daily basis.\nHeadsets aren’t that.\nThe VR Tech of the Future\nBut contact lenses are – which is why we’re super-enthused by the work of a tiny startup in California by the name of Mojo Vision. The company was working on AR contact lenses that compress the AR capabilities of a headset into a simple contact lens, then overlay those visuals onto the real world.\nGiven the tough macro environment of the past few years, Mojo Vision has decelerated work on its contact lens and pivoted to micro LED displays for their near-term market potential. We’re hopeful that when market tailwinds return in force, this company will be able to refocus on its groundbreaking contact lenses.\nThat’s a version of the metaverse we can get behind. Imagine playing a round of golf with friends. And after every shot, a little contact lens in your right eye displays an unobtrusive overlay of virtual information telling you the characteristics of that shot (power, distance, etc.) and then displays an updated scorecard for that game.\nSource: NataliaMalc / Shutterstock\nPretty cool, right?\nFor Your Consideration: Virtual Desktops\nThere’s another startup by the name of Brelyon that has designed what we believe will be the future work desktop. Its 30″ Ultra Reality curved screen is intended to be placed on a desk in place of a standard monitor. The idea is you simply put your head into the center of this VR monitor – while sitting or standing at your desk – and plug into a virtual desktop.\nAccording to the company, “Looking through its 30” aperture is like gazing through a window to a 122” screen 5 feet away. And with a depth profile that emulates the curvature of the human eye, it offers unparalleled eye comfort compared to flat monitors.”\nI don’t know about you, but as someone with four different computer screens on his desk, this next-gen Brelyon desktop sounds like a perfect fit!\nSure, these technologies are both in their early stages. But these hardware innovations are happening right now. Not tomorrow. Not next year. They’re happening right now.\nThat means within the next 12 months, we expect a few of these innovations to come to the mass market. And at that point, we think the metaverse will finally start to come into its own.\nThe VR Gold Rush will begin – and we will be ready to profit big from it.\nThe Final Word on VR and the Metaverse\nListen; I don’t blame you for giving up on the metaverse. I almost did, too. The version of the metaverse peddled in 2021 by Mark Zuckerberg & Co. was a joke.\nBut that’s not the version of the metaverse that will succeed.\nThe one that will is the version that blends innovative, accessible, and unobtrusive hardware with VR and AR technologies, seamlessly integrating virtual information into the real world.\nThat’s the version of the metaverse I’m excited about. And it’s the one currently being built in engineering labs all across America.\nSo, no, now is not the time to throw in the towel on the metaverse. On the contrary, now is the time bet big on it.\nPretty much every metaverse stock out there has been crushed in the 2022 stock market selloff. From current levels, some offer generational investment opportunities.\nFind out which are the best stocks to buy for $500 or less today.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Thanks to VR, the Metaverse Is Still Destined for Greatness appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Remember: The internet didn’t become a ubiquity until a bold company by the name of Apple (AAPL) made a tiny, accessible, convenient, and even stylish hardware device called the iPhone that put the internet in the palms of everyone’s hands. It’ll hinge upon glasses, contacts, and next-gen computer desktops that integrate VR, XR and AR technologies with the real world. Given the tough macro environment of the past few years, Mojo Vision has decelerated work on its contact lens and pivoted to micro LED displays for their near-term market potential.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Remember: The internet didn’t become a ubiquity until a bold company by the name of Apple (AAPL) made a tiny, accessible, convenient, and even stylish hardware device called the iPhone that put the internet in the palms of everyone’s hands. It’ll hinge upon glasses, contacts, and next-gen computer desktops that integrate VR, XR and AR technologies with the real world. In the future, we’ll escape via 3D-internet platforms like VR gaming, virtual bars/clubs, and immersive shows and movies.', 'news_article_title': 'Thanks to VR, the Metaverse Is Still Destined for Greatness', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Remember: The internet didn’t become a ubiquity until a bold company by the name of Apple (AAPL) made a tiny, accessible, convenient, and even stylish hardware device called the iPhone that put the internet in the palms of everyone’s hands. The company was working on AR contact lenses that compress the AR capabilities of a headset into a simple contact lens, then overlay those visuals onto the real world. That’s a version of the metaverse we can get behind.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Remember: The internet didn’t become a ubiquity until a bold company by the name of Apple (AAPL) made a tiny, accessible, convenient, and even stylish hardware device called the iPhone that put the internet in the palms of everyone’s hands. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Editor’s note: “Thanks to VR, the Metaverse Is Still Destined for Greatness” was previously published in September 2022. The Final Word on VR and the Metaverse Listen; I don’t blame you for giving up on the metaverse.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-close-to-reclaiming-%243t-market-cap%3A-top-etfs-to-bet', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple Inc. AAPL has been soaring this year, taking the tech giant back to the brink of a historic threshold of $3 trillion market valuation reached in January 2022. The stock has risen 35% so far this year, adding nearly $690 billion in market value. If the stock climbs another 10%, it will become the first company to ever be valued at $3 trillion (read: Take a Bite of Apple With These ETFs Post Solid Q2 Earnings).\n\nTo tap Apple’s huge success, investors could consider the ETFs with the largest allocation to the tech titan. Funds such as Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares US Technology ETF IYW have Apple as the top or second firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).\n\nThe massive gains came amid the big tech rally fueled by hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), easing inflation, upbeat corporate earnings, and safety play. In fact, U.S. tech stocks are enjoying their greatest outperformance, relative to the S&P 500, in 97 years, based on data from BofA Global Investment Strategy.\n\nThe rise is further supported by the bets that the Fed is nearing the end of its interest rate hiking cycle. As the tech sector relies on borrowing for superior growth, it is cheaper to borrow more money for further initiatives when interest rates are low.\n\nIn particular, investors have flocked to the iPhone maker’s steady revenue and massive cash flows. This is especially true as the tech titan reported solid second-quarter fiscal 2023 results by beating estimates on both earnings and revenues, powered by a surprise boost in iPhone sales.\n \nPer the latest 13F filing, the legendary investor Warren Buffett continued to love Apple and said it is a better business than any other in Berkshire Hathaway Inc.\'s portfolio. He revealed a $1-billion stake in Apple in May 2016 and by March 2023, boosted it to $151 billion. Now, Apple makes up about 45% of Buffett’s portfolio. "It\'s an incredibly valuable utility," Buffett said about the iPhone maker in a recent interview with CNBC (read: Insights Into 13F Filings: ETFs to Bet Like Billionaires).\n\nThe latest multibillion-dollar deal with Broadcom AVGO to make 5G radio frequency components and wireless chips would add more strength to the Apple stock. Currently, Apple carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) and a Growth Score of B, suggesting that the iPhone maker is primed for growth. The stock falls under the top Zacks Industry Rank (in the top 27%).\n\nApple stock is cheap, trading at a P/E ratio of 29.08 compared with other few tech names — Amazon’s AMZN 73.46 times, Netflix’s NFLX 32.44 times and Microsoft’s MSFT 33.27 times (see: all the Technology ETFs here).\nETFs to Buy\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK)\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund targets the broad technology sector and follows the Technology Select Sector Index. It holds about 64 securities in its basket, with Apple making up for a 23.3% share. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund has key holdings in software, technology hardware, storage & peripherals, and semiconductors & semiconductor equipment.\n\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund is the most popular and heavily traded ETF, with AUM of $44 billion and an average daily volume of 6 million shares. The fund charges 10 bps in fees per year.\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF manages about $49 billion in its asset base and provides exposure to 364 technology stocks. It currently tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Here, Apple accounts for a 23.5% share. Technology hardware storage & peripheral, systems software, semiconductors and application software are the top four sectors.\n\nVanguard Information Technology ETF has an expense ratio of 0.10%, while volume is solid at nearly 476,000 shares.\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC)\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF is home to 361 technology stocks, with AUM of $6.4 billion. It follows the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index. Apple accounts for a 23.4% allocation.\n\nMSCI Information Technology Index ETF has an expense ratio of 0.08%, while volume is solid at 194,000 shares a day (read: Tech ETFs Roaring to New 52-Week Highs).\n\niShares US Technology ETF (IYW)\n\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF tracks the Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index, giving investors exposure to 139 U.S. electronics, computer software and hardware, and informational technology companies. Apple makes up 19.1% of the assets.\n\niShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF has AUM of $11.4 billion and charges 39 bps in fees and expenses. Volume is good as it exchanges 486,000 shares a day.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBroadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\nFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports\niShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. AAPL has been soaring this year, taking the tech giant back to the brink of a historic threshold of $3 trillion market valuation reached in January 2022. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The massive gains came amid the big tech rally fueled by hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), easing inflation, upbeat corporate earnings, and safety play.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL has been soaring this year, taking the tech giant back to the brink of a historic threshold of $3 trillion market valuation reached in January 2022. Funds such as Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares US Technology ETF IYW have Apple as the top or second firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Close to Reclaiming $3T Market Cap: Top ETFs to Bet', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL has been soaring this year, taking the tech giant back to the brink of a historic threshold of $3 trillion market valuation reached in January 2022. Funds such as Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares US Technology ETF IYW have Apple as the top or second firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple Inc. AAPL has been soaring this year, taking the tech giant back to the brink of a historic threshold of $3 trillion market valuation reached in January 2022. Funds such as Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK, Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT, MSCI Information Technology Index ETF FTEC and iShares US Technology ETF IYW have Apple as the top or second firm with a double-digit allocation and carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/biden-administration-urges-supreme-court-not-to-hear-apple-caltech-patent-case', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Blake Brittain\nMay 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. solicitor general on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O stemming from their $1.1 billion trial loss to the California Institute of Technology in a patent infringement case.\nSolicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was correct when it ruled last year that the companies could not seek to invalidate Caltech's patents in court after Apple failed to raise its invalidity arguments at the U.S. Patent Office.\nCaltech declined to comment on the solicitor general's filing. Representatives for the companies and the solicitor general's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday.\nPasadena, California-based Caltech sued Apple and Broadcom in Los Angeles federal court in 2016, alleging millions of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and other devices with Broadcom Wi-Fi chips infringed its data-transmission patents.\nCaltech has also sued Microsoft Corp, Samsung Electronics Co, Dell Technologies Inc and HP Inc for infringing the same patents in separate cases that are still pending.\nA jury in 2020 ordered Apple to pay Caltech $837.8 million and Broadcom to pay $270.2 million. The Federal Circuit took issue with the amount of the award and sent the case back last year for a new trial on damages, which is yet to be scheduled.\nApple and Broadcom had argued at the Federal Circuit that they should have been allowed to challenge the patents' validity at trial. The appeals court upheld the decision to bar the invalidity arguments because Apple previously could have raised them in its petitions for Patent Office review of the patents.\nThe companies told the justices that the Federal Circuit misread the law, which only bars arguments that could have been raised during the review itself.\nPrelogar said in her Tuesday brief that the Federal Circuit interpreted the law correctly.\n(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington)\n(([email protected]; +1 (202) 938-5713;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Blake Brittain May 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. solicitor general on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O stemming from their $1.1 billion trial loss to the California Institute of Technology in a patent infringement case. Caltech has also sued Microsoft Corp, Samsung Electronics Co, Dell Technologies Inc and HP Inc for infringing the same patents in separate cases that are still pending. The Federal Circuit took issue with the amount of the award and sent the case back last year for a new trial on damages, which is yet to be scheduled.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Blake Brittain May 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. solicitor general on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O stemming from their $1.1 billion trial loss to the California Institute of Technology in a patent infringement case. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was correct when it ruled last year that the companies could not seek to invalidate Caltech's patents in court after Apple failed to raise its invalidity arguments at the U.S. Patent Office. Pasadena, California-based Caltech sued Apple and Broadcom in Los Angeles federal court in 2016, alleging millions of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and other devices with Broadcom Wi-Fi chips infringed its data-transmission patents.", 'news_article_title': 'Biden administration urges Supreme Court not to hear Apple-Caltech patent case', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain May 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. solicitor general on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O stemming from their $1.1 billion trial loss to the California Institute of Technology in a patent infringement case. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was correct when it ruled last year that the companies could not seek to invalidate Caltech's patents in court after Apple failed to raise its invalidity arguments at the U.S. Patent Office. Pasadena, California-based Caltech sued Apple and Broadcom in Los Angeles federal court in 2016, alleging millions of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and other devices with Broadcom Wi-Fi chips infringed its data-transmission patents.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Blake Brittain May 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. solicitor general on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O stemming from their $1.1 billion trial loss to the California Institute of Technology in a patent infringement case. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was correct when it ruled last year that the companies could not seek to invalidate Caltech's patents in court after Apple failed to raise its invalidity arguments at the U.S. Patent Office. Pasadena, California-based Caltech sued Apple and Broadcom in Los Angeles federal court in 2016, alleging millions of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and other devices with Broadcom Wi-Fi chips infringed its data-transmission patents."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-dividend-stocks-putting-more-money-in-investors-pockets', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Are you a shareholder of either Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML)? If so, congratulations: You recently became incrementally richer. As is their habit, both companies recently declared dividend raises. Still, while this means a bit more coin in the bank accounts of their investors, it doesn\'t necessarily mean either company is investment-worthy today.\nSo let\'s put Apple and ASML under the microscope and see if they pass inspection.\n1. Apple\nIt\'s a little hard to imagine these days, but for the first few decades of its existence, Apple was basically a pure-play tech hardware company. It had a regularly refreshed lineup of personal computers that usually won praise for their quality and utility although the company never became a No. 1 producer of mass-market machines.\nThese days, of course, Apple is an electronics and consumer-goods powerhouse that has sprouted thick branches from that trunk of original computer tech. We see iPhones everywhere, and it\'s not unusual for a household to have more than a single iPad tablet. Ever bold, the tech giant has pushed confidently into other product categories such as smartwatches and even computer chips.\nApple has cleverly positioned itself as a broadening electronics retailer whose products all operate on the same software platform. With this, its mighty App Store draws billions of dollars in revenue from the software you and I have on our iDevices, be it purchase charges, in-store buys, or subscriptions. The iOS operating system will continue to be foundational, and those apps and commerce opportunities will keep coming.\nThe King of Cupertino has been on its throne for a long time now, but it still seems like it has plenty of growth in store. Across all of its fiscal 2022, Apple managed to increase its net sales by 8%, with net income improving by 5%.\nMacroeconomic strains and supply issues have dinged 2023 results so far, but that should reverse in the next year. On average, analysts are modeling 6% growth on the top line for 2024 and, much better, almost 10% improvement in per-share net income.\nSo is it any wonder that Apple just pulled the trigger on yet another dividend raise? The new quarterly disbursement is $0.24 per share, 4% higher than its previous payout. This was paid on May 18.\nWhile the enhanced amount doesn\'t make it the highest yielder on the scene (at under 0.6%), it represents the 11th straight raise for the company, which seems fully determined to keep rewarding its shareholders.\n2. ASML\nIn contrast to the overly familiar Apple, ASML is quite the under-the-radar stock. Based in the Netherlands, the company produces the photolithography machines used to make computer chips. In fact, it\'s the sole maker of extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) devices, the only machines that can produce certain types of advanced chips.\nAs you might imagine, this is a monster business in a world stuffed full of smart devices, servers, and computers. Enduringly strong demand for chips keeps pushing ASML\'s financials ever higher. In its first quarter, the company reaped $7.3 billion in revenue, a very high leap over the $3.8 billion a mere one year prior. Not to be outdone, net income came in nearly three times higher, at $2.1 billion, against $750 million from a year ago.\nAs a result, ASML is a highly profitable company that throws off a lot of cash. It likes to direct some of this to its shareholders, and recently it rewarded them with -- you guessed it -- a dividend raise. The company\'s quarterly payout now stands at 1.69 euros ($1.82) per share, a robust 23% higher than the 1.37 euros ($1.49) it was distributing previously.\nASML\'s dividend raise kicked in with the quarterly payout dispensed on May 10. At the most recent closing share price, the new amount yields just over 1%.\nNone of this is a fluke or a one-off. ASML is facing the "good problem" of being too popular -- to the point where at the end of the first quarter, its order backlog was an intimidating $42 billion. That\'s nearly double the revenue it earned in all of 2022. How\'s that for popularity? Particularly with an explosion in the appeal and prominence of artificial intelligence (AI), consumers\' devices will need ever more computing power.\nASML is guiding for 25% growth on the top line for 2023 compared to the previous year. Profitability should continue to be strong, ringing in at a gross margin of around 50%. We can easily imagine more double-digit growth in future years. With that kind of potential, ASML looks like a great stock to own, and now looks like a good time to own it.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nEric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML and Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Are you a shareholder of either Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML)? With this, its mighty App Store draws billions of dollars in revenue from the software you and I have on our iDevices, be it purchase charges, in-store buys, or subscriptions. While the enhanced amount doesn't make it the highest yielder on the scene (at under 0.6%), it represents the 11th straight raise for the company, which seems fully determined to keep rewarding its shareholders.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Are you a shareholder of either Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML)? Based in the Netherlands, the company produces the photolithography machines used to make computer chips. As a result, ASML is a highly profitable company that throws off a lot of cash.', 'news_article_title': "2 Dividend Stocks Putting More Money in Investors' Pockets", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Are you a shareholder of either Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML)? The new quarterly disbursement is $0.24 per share, 4% higher than its previous payout. With that kind of potential, ASML looks like a great stock to own, and now looks like a good time to own it.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Are you a shareholder of either Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML)? Apple It's a little hard to imagine these days, but for the first few decades of its existence, Apple was basically a pure-play tech hardware company. In its first quarter, the company reaped $7.3 billion in revenue, a very high leap over the $3.8 billion a mere one year prior."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-nflx-rolls-out-paid-sharing-in-the-united-states', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Netflix NFLX recently announced its paid sharing model in the United States, alerting members that their accounts cannot be shared for free to users outside their households.\n\nMembers who want to share their account with someone outside their household can do so by either transferring the profile to a new membership or buying an extra member on their existing account by paying an additional fee of $7.99 per month.\n\nMembers with standard plans can add only one extra viewer, while premium subscribers can add up to two extra viewers. The extra member account must be activated in the same country where the owner created their account.\n\nPaid sharing model is an integral step to tackle widespread account sharing, which erodes the company’s ability to invest and improve content for its paying members. Netflix already launched paid sharing model in Canada, New Zealand, Spain and Portugal in first-quarter 2023.\nNetflix, Inc. Price and Consensus\n Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote\n Strong Portfolio to Aid Netflix’s Prospects\nNetflix shares have grown 20.8% year-to-date, outperforming the Zacks Consumer & Discretionary sector, which gained 7.3% over the same time frame.\n\nNetflix’s diversified content portfolio and its customer-centric focus has been a major growth driver in recent times. Hits like The Night Agent, The Glory, Full Swing and That 90s Show helped Netflix win subscribers.\n\nIts global paid subscriber base in first-quarter 2023 increased by 4.9% year over year to 232.5 million.\n\nIt continues to serve a wider demography by producing original content with regional creators, writers, cast and production teams, reflecting its values toward diverse cultures.\n\nNetflix’s revenues of $8.16 billion increased 3.7% year over year in first-quarter 2023, owing to strong content diversification and monetization initiatives.\n\nIts monetization initiative includes the new ad-supported plan which has experienced higher user engagement. The plan focuses on key dimensions like member experience, value to advertisers and incremental contribution to business. It is also upgrading its ads experience with more streams and improved video quality to attract a broader range of consumers.\nNetflix Suffering From Stiff Competition\nNetflix has been suffering from stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Discovery WBD and Amazon AMZN in the saturated streaming market. Its average revenues per membership declined 1% year over year during the first-quarter 2023\n\nNFLX shares have underperformed Apple, Warner Bros. and Amazon, which have risen 32%, 23.3% and 36.9% year to date, respectively. These companies continue to invest heavily in their streaming arm while focusing on revenue diversification.\n\nMoreover, its initiative to roll out paid password sharing is expected to hurt subscriber growth in the near term.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company expects second-quarter 2023 earnings of around $2.84 per share, indicating a 20% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\n\nHowever, Netflix expects its second-quarter 2023 revenues to increase 3.4% year over year to around $8.242 billion.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter revenues is pegged at $8.25 billion, indicating a 3.47% growth from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.\n\nThe consensus mark for second-quarter 2023 earnings remained unchanged at $2.80 per share in the past 30 days, indicating a year-over-year decline of 12.5%.\nFree Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks\nHydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals. This technology is on the verge of a massive breakthrough, one that could make hydrogen a major source of America's power. It could even totally revolutionize the EV industry.\nZacks has released a special report revealing the 4 stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains.\nDownload Cashing In on Cleaner Energy today, absolutely free.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nWarner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Netflix Suffering From Stiff Competition Netflix has been suffering from stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Warner Bros. It continues to serve a wider demography by producing original content with regional creators, writers, cast and production teams, reflecting its values toward diverse cultures.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Warner Bros. Netflix Suffering From Stiff Competition Netflix has been suffering from stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Netflix’s revenues of $8.16 billion increased 3.7% year over year in first-quarter 2023, owing to strong content diversification and monetization initiatives.', 'news_article_title': 'Netflix (NFLX) Rolls Out Paid Sharing in the United States', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Warner Bros. Netflix Suffering From Stiff Competition Netflix has been suffering from stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Netflix NFLX recently announced its paid sharing model in the United States, alerting members that their accounts cannot be shared for free to users outside their households.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Warner Bros. Netflix Suffering From Stiff Competition Netflix has been suffering from stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Netflix NFLX recently announced its paid sharing model in the United States, alerting members that their accounts cannot be shared for free to users outside their households.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-sp-100-etf-oef-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/23/2000.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $7.78 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.20%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.40%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 32.50% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.79% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 41.16% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nOEF seeks to match the performance of the S&P 100 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 100 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market. It is a subset of the S&P 500 and consists of blue chip stocks from diverse industries in the S&P 500 with exchange listed options & the Index represented approximately 45% of the market capitalization of listed U.S. equities.\nThe ETF has gained about 13.02% so far this year and is up roughly 8.16% in the last one year (as of 05/24/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $161.29 and $196.83.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.99 and standard deviation of 19.31% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 105 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares S&P 100 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, OEF is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $308.69 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $384.83 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.79% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/23/2000.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.79% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/23/2000.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.79% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 10/23/2000.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 10.79% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Sector Exposure and Top Holdings It is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-leading-tech-stocks-to-buy-in-2023-and-beyond-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "After a sell-off in 2022, tech stocks are on the rise this year. Markets such as artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) have caught the eye of Wall Street. These technologies have the potential to affect the futures of countless industries, from consumer tech to healthcare, machine learning, education, and more. As a result, this year is an exciting time to load up on the tech companies that are building the future.\nHere are two leading tech stocks to buy in 2023 and beyond.\n1. Advanced Micro Devices\nAdvanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is one of the world's most in-demand chipmakers, and its stock is an increasingly attractive investment. Technological advances have made more powerful chips crucial to the development of several industries. As a result, demand for AMD's central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), and data processing units (DPUs) could soar as tech continues to evolve.\nThe semiconductor company's chips have allowed it to partner with titans of the industry to strengthen and diversify its business. In 2020, AMD became the exclusive supplier of chips for two of the most popular game consoles, Sony's PlayStation 5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series X/S. Meanwhile, the company's data center chips have attracted cloud giants like Microsoft's Azure, Alphabet's Google Cloud, and Oracle as clients.\nHowever, one of the biggest reasons to invest in AMD is the support it is receiving from Microsoft to expand its AI chip offerings. According to a Bloomberg report from May 4, the Windows company is bolstering AMD's AI presence through financing and providing engineering resources in an effort to create an alternative to Nvidia.\nThe partnership is promising because Microsoft is one of the biggest names in AI right now; it invested $1 billion in ChatGPT developer OpenAI in 2019 and another $10 billion this year. The alliance has allowed Microsoft to integrate the start-up's AI technology into several of its services, such as its Office productivity software, Azure, and search engine Bing. As a result, Microsoft could be an excellent guide to help bolster AMD's AI expansion.\nThe AI market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37% through 2030, suggesting that there will be plenty of market share up for grabs as AMD develops in the sector. Meanwhile, AMD's forward price/earnings-to-growth ratio of 0.2 suggests its stock is still significantly undervalued, making it worth an investment this year.\n2. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most valuable company in the world, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion, and it might seem as if the best time to invest in it has passed. However, the company's dominance across several areas of consumer tech and a booming services business make its stock worth considering.\nApple shares have climbed nearly 1,000% since 2013. The company's consistent growth has primarily stemmed from its ability to rise to the top of nearly any industry it enters. It has attained a leading market share in smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones despite other tech companies controlling those markets before Apple entered the picture.\nAs a result, the iPhone company's expected venture into the VR/AR market next month is an exciting development. According to data from Statista, the VR/AR market is projected to hit $31 billion this year and grow at a CAGR of 14% through 2027. The sector is currently dominated by Sony and Meta Platforms with their respective headsets. However, Apple's new device will offer connectivity with its other products and is expected to feature an iPhone-like interface, which could go a long way in attracting consumers.\nMoreover, Apple services (Apple TV+, Music, iCloud, Fitness+, and more) have become an increasingly lucrative way for the company to diversify its earnings and lean less on product sales in the event of a market downturn. The consistent rise of iPhone adoption has spurred its services business, with the segment's revenue rising 63% since the first quarter of 2020 and offering attractive profit margins of around 70%.\nApple has a reputation for consistent stock growth, making it one of the most reliable investments available. Bolstered by a potential venture into a new market, the company's stock is a stellar buy in 2023 and beyond.\n10 stocks we like better than Advanced Micro Devices\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Advanced Micro Devices wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most valuable company in the world, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion, and it might seem as if the best time to invest in it has passed. According to a Bloomberg report from May 4, the Windows company is bolstering AMD's AI presence through financing and providing engineering resources in an effort to create an alternative to Nvidia. The alliance has allowed Microsoft to integrate the start-up's AI technology into several of its services, such as its Office productivity software, Azure, and search engine Bing.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most valuable company in the world, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion, and it might seem as if the best time to invest in it has passed. Advanced Micro Devices Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is one of the world's most in-demand chipmakers, and its stock is an increasingly attractive investment. Meanwhile, the company's data center chips have attracted cloud giants like Microsoft's Azure, Alphabet's Google Cloud, and Oracle as clients.", 'news_article_title': '2 Leading Tech Stocks to Buy in 2023 and Beyond', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most valuable company in the world, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion, and it might seem as if the best time to invest in it has passed. After a sell-off in 2022, tech stocks are on the rise this year. However, the company's dominance across several areas of consumer tech and a booming services business make its stock worth considering.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most valuable company in the world, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion, and it might seem as if the best time to invest in it has passed. Advanced Micro Devices Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is one of the world's most in-demand chipmakers, and its stock is an increasingly attractive investment. It has attained a leading market share in smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones despite other tech companies controlling those markets before Apple entered the picture."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/under-the-radar-ai-beast-and-huge-apple-news-broadcom-stock-analysis', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "When looking for the best stocks to buy, it's important to look at megatrends and have a vision for the future. Without question, artificial intelligence is the hottest topic of 2023. The obvious beneficiaries of AI have been identified, but there are several off-the-radar stock picks that could benefit. The video below explains how Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) stock could benefit from AI for your growth stock portfolio while paying a healthy dividend to boot.\n*Stock prices used were the morning prices of May 23, 2023. The video was published on May 23, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Broadcom\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Broadcom wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nEric Cuka has positions in Apple and Broadcom. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nEric Cuka is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The obvious beneficiaries of AI have been identified, but there are several off-the-radar stock picks that could benefit. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The video below explains how Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) stock could benefit from AI for your growth stock portfolio while paying a healthy dividend to boot. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom.', 'news_article_title': 'Under-the-Radar AI Beast and Huge Apple News -- Broadcom Stock Analysis', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The video below explains how Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) stock could benefit from AI for your growth stock portfolio while paying a healthy dividend to boot. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Qualcomm.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The video below explains how Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) stock could benefit from AI for your growth stock portfolio while paying a healthy dividend to boot. 10 stocks we like better than Broadcom When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023 Eric Cuka has positions in Apple and Broadcom.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-40', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-russell-1000-growth-etf-vong-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 09/22/2010, the Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $11.70 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nGrowth stocks have higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. While these are expected to grow faster than the broader market, they also have higher valuations. Additionally, growth stocks have a greater level of risk associated with them. They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.86%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 42.70% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.09% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nPerformance and Risk\nVONG seeks to match the performance of the Russell 1000 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of large-capitalization growth stocks in the United States.\nThe ETF has added roughly 17.50% so far this year and is up about 11.54% in the last one year (as of 05/24/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $53.17 and $66.18.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.08 and standard deviation of 23.27% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 512 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VONG is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $84.29 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $178.78 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.09% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $11.70 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.09% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Launched on 09/22/2010, the Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.09% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 09/22/2010, the Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 12.09% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Launched on 09/22/2010, the Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-aapl-stock-is-low-hanging-fruit-on-any-weakness', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nBig tech stocks have been on a tear so far this year, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no exception. In fact, AAPL stock has more-or-less bounced back from its 2022 tech sell-off losses. Shares in the iPhone today are just a few dollars below their all-time high.\nHowever, while a satisfying turn of events for AAPL investors, concerns are rising that the FAANG component has gone up too far, too fast.\nIn their view, after a nearly 40% move higher since the start of 2023, a pullback, or worse, a correction is due. There are several factors that, while not affecting the stock much now, could cause a reversal to happen.\nBut while some temporary weakness may perhaps lie ahead for Apple, don’t assume that means you need to take profit if you currently own it. If you’ve yet to buy it, this dynamic may create a golden opportunity.\nAAPL Apple $171.56\nAAPL Stock and Growing Pessimism\nDon’t get me wrong. It’s not as if Apple shares are anywhere close to falling out of favor with the market. According to Marketbeat, out of 33 analyst ratings, 26 rate shares a “buy,” with only 5 rating it a “hold,” and 2 rating it a “sell.”\nThat AAPL stock is back near pre-sell off price levels is a testament to its continued popularity among investors. Still, there are several things that could soon dampen bullishness, a revenue miss for the current quarter (ending June 30), for one. At least, that’s the view of Loop Capital’s Ananda Baruah.\nOn May 23, the analyst downgraded AAPL from “buy” to “hold.” They cited Apple’s reduction of its iPhone shipment forecast as a sign that revenue this quarter could fall short of expectations. It’s possible this makes the market less bullish on Apple’s Augmented Reality/Virtual reality catalyst.\nThere is increasing uncertainty over whether this soon-to-be-unveiled product will be a moderate hit, or a massive flop. To top things off, investors could start to adopt analyst firm Bernstein’s more doubtful view of Apple’s growth prospects in non-China emerging markets like India.\nTemporary Issues Don’t Change the Story\nDespite these many issues that could temporarily sink AAPL stock lower, don’t assume this means middling or weak returns for shares over a longer timeframe. While possible that Apple falls short of guidance this quarter, that doesn’t mean further misses lie ahead in subsequent quarters.\nKeep in mind that Apple is only starting to bounce back from the recent tech sector slowdown. Mixed results in 2023 could give way to strong numbers in 2024 and 2025, especially as the company continues to expand the reach of its Services segment. Although Services growth slowed last quarter, it could surge back in a big way as the overall economy normalizes.\nBetter yet, after success in subscription-based verticals like apps and music, there’s enormous potential for Apple to “disrupt the disruptors” in fintech.\nPreviously, I’ve talked about Apple’s move into the “buy now, pay later” (or BNPL) space. Apple could also give incumbent fintechs a run for their money in areas like payments, merchant services, and savings accounts.\nAdd in its strong potential to continue releasing innovative products, even if its AR/VR device flops, and it’s clear that AAPL is far from running out of growth runway.\nThe Takeaway\nOn top of these many positives, don’t forget, either, that there’s a project still in the works that later this decade could truly move the needle for this already mammoth-sized company. That would be the Apple car, or the company’s much-anticipated electric vehicle (or EV) with self-driving capabilities.\nWhile AAPL could pull back in the latter half of 2023, growth stands to re-accelerate in the coming years. As discussed above, Apple has many opportunities it can pursue to achieve this.\nOnce back fully into growth mode, Apple shares are poised to snap back to its high-water mark, then onto new highs.\nIf you own AAPL stock today, there’s no need to make a hasty exit. If you currently do not own it, feel free to buy at current prices, but consider pouncing on it following any weakness.\nAAPL stock earns a B rating in Portfolio Grader.\nOn the date of publication, neither Louis Navellier nor the InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article held (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nLouis Navellier, who has been called “one of the most important money managers of our time,” has broken the silence in this shocking “tell all” video… exposing one of the most shocking events in our country’s history… and the one move every American needs to make today.\nThe post Why AAPL Stock Is Low-Hanging Fruit on Any Weakness appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'On May 23, the analyst downgraded AAPL from “buy” to “hold.” They cited Apple’s reduction of its iPhone shipment forecast as a sign that revenue this quarter could fall short of expectations. Add in its strong potential to continue releasing innovative products, even if its AR/VR device flops, and it’s clear that AAPL is far from running out of growth runway. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Big tech stocks have been on a tear so far this year, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no exception.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Big tech stocks have been on a tear so far this year, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no exception. In fact, AAPL stock has more-or-less bounced back from its 2022 tech sell-off losses. However, while a satisfying turn of events for AAPL investors, concerns are rising that the FAANG component has gone up too far, too fast.', 'news_article_title': 'Why AAPL Stock Is Low-Hanging Fruit on Any Weakness', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Big tech stocks have been on a tear so far this year, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no exception. If you own AAPL stock today, there’s no need to make a hasty exit. In fact, AAPL stock has more-or-less bounced back from its 2022 tech sell-off losses.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Big tech stocks have been on a tear so far this year, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no exception. AAPL Apple $171.56 AAPL Stock and Growing Pessimism Don’t get me wrong. According to Marketbeat, out of 33 analyst ratings, 26 rate shares a “buy,” with only 5 rating it a “hold,” and 2 rating it a “sell.” That AAPL stock is back near pre-sell off price levels is a testament to its continued popularity among investors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-how-much-warren-buffetts-4-big-stock-buys-just-boosted-berkshire-hathaways-dividend', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Warren Buffett is a big believer in dividend-paying stocks. Even though the company he leads, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), doesn't pay dividends, many of the businesses in which it invests feature extensive dividend income.\nBerkshire Hathaway recently announced its latest individual stock holdings through its 13-F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The filing revealed changes to Berkshire's portfolio during the first quarter of 2023, and during that period, Berkshire added shares of several notable dividend payers. By doing so, Berkshire boosted its potential annual dividend income by more than $80 million. Here's the breakdown.\nHP: $17.3 million extra\nComputer printer and hardware company HP (NYSE: HPQ) has quietly become a major position in Berkshire's portfolio. With almost 121 million shares of HP, Berkshire owns about 12% of the tech business, with a value of about $3.5 billion based on recent prices. Berkshire just bought an additional 16.48 million shares during the first quarter of 2023.\nHP pays its shareholders $0.2625 per share in dividends each quarter, which works out to a yield of more than 3%. The position in the printer specialist pays out about $127 million in dividends, and the shares that Berkshire just bought will add $17.3 million in annual dividend income for Berkshire.\nApple: $19.6 million extra\nBerkshire's largest individual stock holding by far is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The conglomerate holds a roughly 5.8% stake in the iPhone maker, and the market value of the 915 million Apple shares it owned as of March 31 was more than $150 billion. Buffett made an incremental purchase of 20.42 million shares of Apple stock during the period.\nApple's dividend yield of just over 0.5% isn't all that impressive, but it still puts plenty of cash into Berkshire's coffers. At $0.24 per share each quarter, Apple's dividends amount to nearly $879 million in annual income. The added shares purchased just in the first three months of 2023 should add more than $19.6 million in cash over the next year -- and that's assuming that the tech company doesn't boost its payout even further in the interim.\nBank of America: $20 million extra\nYet beating out Apple in the dividend department is Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Berkshire added 22.75 million shares of BofA stock during 2023's Q1. With a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share, that should contribute just over $20 million in additional dividend income annually. Berkshire's total position of 1.033 billion shares generated about $909 billion in dividends.\nBuffett has actually sold off many of Berkshire's bank stock holdings recently. But Bank of America remains a favorite, and even though the total market value of Berkshire's BofA position is under $30 billion, the 3.1% dividend yield is much higher than Apple's, allowing the bank stock to cement its position as a leading contributor of dividend income for the Buffett-led insurance giant. Berkshire also controls about 13% of BofA's outstanding shares, which shows the confidence that the Oracle of Omaha has in the Charlotte-based banking giant.\nCapital One Financial: $23.8 million extra\nContinuing the bank theme, Berkshire added shares of Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) for the first time during 2023's Q1. Purchases of 9.922 million shares represent just a 2.6% stake in Capital One, but they represent nearly $1 billion in value.\nMoreover, with a $0.60 per-share quarterly dividend, Capital One boasts a 2.4% dividend yield. With such a massive investment, Berkshire boosted its annual dividend income by more than $23.8 million. Given an inexpensive valuation, Buffett likely believes Capital One can rise in value at the same time that it keeps paying out dividend income.\nDon't forget the dividends\nEven if you don't need dividend income from your portfolio to pay for your living expenses, it can still be valuable to invest in dividend stocks. With the cash they pay out, you can make additional investments and increase your income even further. That's been a winning strategy for Warren Buffett , and it's one you should closely consider as well in your own investing.\n10 stocks we like better than Capital One Financial\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Capital One Financial wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Dan Caplinger has positions in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and HP. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple: $19.6 million extra Berkshire's largest individual stock holding by far is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Berkshire Hathaway recently announced its latest individual stock holdings through its 13-F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The conglomerate holds a roughly 5.8% stake in the iPhone maker, and the market value of the 915 million Apple shares it owned as of March 31 was more than $150 billion.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple: $19.6 million extra Berkshire's largest individual stock holding by far is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Even though the company he leads, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), doesn't pay dividends, many of the businesses in which it invests feature extensive dividend income. The position in the printer specialist pays out about $127 million in dividends, and the shares that Berkshire just bought will add $17.3 million in annual dividend income for Berkshire.", 'news_article_title': "Here's How Much Warren Buffett's 4 Big Stock Buys Just Boosted Berkshire Hathaway's Dividend Income", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple: $19.6 million extra Berkshire's largest individual stock holding by far is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The position in the printer specialist pays out about $127 million in dividends, and the shares that Berkshire just bought will add $17.3 million in annual dividend income for Berkshire. But Bank of America remains a favorite, and even though the total market value of Berkshire's BofA position is under $30 billion, the 3.1% dividend yield is much higher than Apple's, allowing the bank stock to cement its position as a leading contributor of dividend income for the Buffett-led insurance giant.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple: $19.6 million extra Berkshire's largest individual stock holding by far is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The position in the printer specialist pays out about $127 million in dividends, and the shares that Berkshire just bought will add $17.3 million in annual dividend income for Berkshire. But Bank of America remains a favorite, and even though the total market value of Berkshire's BofA position is under $30 billion, the 3.1% dividend yield is much higher than Apple's, allowing the bank stock to cement its position as a leading contributor of dividend income for the Buffett-led insurance giant."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 170.52000427246094, 'high': 172.4199981689453, 'open': 171.08999633789062, 'close': 171.83999633789062, 'ema_50': 165.7802551028601, 'rsi_14': 64.96784028183072, 'target': 172.99000549316406, 'volume': 45143500.0, 'ema_200': 155.2996699591927, 'adj_close': 171.38247680664062, 'rsi_lag_1': 59.51829180810546, 'rsi_lag_2': 64.1217596026016, 'rsi_lag_3': 63.83508686819684, 'rsi_lag_4': 63.351591777705785, 'rsi_lag_5': 61.25131769587339, 'macd_lag_1': 2.527953651766495, 'macd_lag_2': 2.8278196207620567, 'macd_lag_3': 2.9006257797592525, 'macd_lag_4': 2.853615855034576, 'macd_lag_5': 2.7633070190030935, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.286543423104007, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.695976884661304}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 18.799999237060547, 'Date': '2023-05-24', 'High': 20.809999465942383, 'Open': 18.799999237060547, 'Close': 20.030000686645508, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-24', 'Adj Close': 20.030000686645508}, {'Low': 1.074968338012695, 'Date': '2023-05-24', 'High': 1.079936981201172, 'Open': 1.076971173286438, 'Close': 1.076971173286438, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-24', 'Adj Close': 1.076971173286438}, {'Low': 1.235803723335266, 'Date': '2023-05-24', 'High': 1.2464165687561035, 'Open': 1.2418503761291504, 'Close': 1.241726994514465, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-24', 'Adj Close': 1.241726994514465}, {'Low': 7.037099838256836, 'Date': '2023-05-24', 'High': 7.066100120544434, 'Open': 7.056399822235107, 'Close': 7.056399822235107, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-24', 'Adj Close': 7.056399822235107}, {'Low': 73.12999725341797, 'Date': '2023-05-24', 'High': 74.7300033569336, 'Open': 73.7699966430664, 'Close': 74.33999633789062, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 386611, 'date_str': '2023-05-24', 'Adj Close': 74.33999633789062}, {'Low': 0.6533385515213013, 'Date': '2023-05-24', 'High': 0.6615200638771057, 'Open': 0.6613581776618958, 'Close': 0.6613581776618958, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-24', 'Adj Close': 0.6613581776618958}, {'Low': 3.67300009727478, 'Date': '2023-05-24', 'High': 3.742000102996826, 'Open': 3.67300009727478, 'Close': 3.7190001010894775, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-24', 'Adj Close': 3.7190001010894775}, {'Low': 138.24899291992188, 'Date': '2023-05-24', 'High': 139.177001953125, 'Open': 138.59800720214844, 'Close': 138.59800720214844, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-24', 'Adj Close': 138.59800720214844}, {'Low': 103.3499984741211, 'Date': '2023-05-24', 'High': 103.91000366210938, 'Open': 103.54000091552734, 'Close': 103.88999938964844, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-24', 'Adj Close': 103.88999938964844}, {'Low': 1962.800048828125, 'Date': '2023-05-24', 'High': 1975.4000244140625, 'Open': 1975.4000244140625, 'Close': 1962.800048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 189, 'date_str': '2023-05-24', 'Adj Close': 1962.800048828125}]}
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"The targeting was quite extensive."\nPegasus is one of many advanced espionage tools that affords hackers sweeping access to their targets\' smartphones, allowing them to record calls, intercept messages and even transform the phones into portable listening devices.\nResearchers, lawmakers, and journalists have repeatedly accused the technology\'s maker, Israel-based NSO Group, of helping governments spy on political opponents. In 2021, the company was blacklisted by the U.S. government over human rights concerns.\nThe company has previously disputed accusations of wrongdoing, saying its software is used to fight terrorism and serious crime.\nOne of the alleged Armenian victims of NSO\'s spyware said those explanations do not reflect reality.\n"That\'s a kind of ridiculous umbrella for the companies that create these products and the governments that use them," Armenian opposition broadcaster Samvel Farmanyan told Reuters.\nHe added that his targeting was "totally unacceptable (and had) nothing to do with the prevention of any type of crime or terrorism."\nAZERBAIJAN DENIES RESPONSIBILITY\nThe researchers said they believed neighboring Azerbaijan, which has fought several wars with Armenia over the disputed chunk of territory known as Nagorno-Karabakh or Artsakh, was likely responsible for the hacking activity.\nThat\'s in part because of "extensive evidence" that Azerbaijan\'s government has previously used Pegasus against its domestic opponents, said Amnesty\'s Donncha O Cearbhaill, referring to a 2021 investigation by Amnesty and other partners that found hundreds of Azeri phone numbers had been selected for targeting with Pegasus spyware.\nThe Azeri Embassy in London said in a statement that Azerbaijan "does not engage in such practices" and "does not spy on foreign citizens".\nThe Armenian government has in the past been implicated in the deployment of phone hacking software, including in a report published last year by Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google.\nWhile that report pointed to a different spyware, known as Predator, several Pegasus victims in Armenia said they feared their own government was behind the recent surveillance.\nThe Armenian Embassy in London said its government rejected the alleged use of spyware at the "highest level".\n"Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a strong public statement categorically rejecting the circulating information that the authorities used spyware against opponents and/or journalists," it said in a statement.\nPashinyan and family members had also received messages warning that their devices may have been compromised, it added.\nReuters spoke to several alleged victims identified by the researchers. All said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. They later discovered traces of Pegasus on their devices through forensic analyses.\nTwo of them were journalists with the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), something RFE/RL executive Patrick Boehler said was "truly terrifying and appalling".\n"If we cannot protect our sources, it has consequences for the depth and breadth of our journalism," he said.\nOther alleged victims included Varuzhan Geghamyan, an academic and expert on Armenian-Azeri relations, and Ruben Melikyan, a lawyer and human rights activist.\nThey all condemned the spying.\n"Psychologically it\'s devastating," said Farmanyan, the broadcaster.\n(Reporting by Raphael Satter and James Pearson in London; editing by Bill Berkrot and Mark Heinrich)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "All said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. Pegasus is one of many advanced espionage tools that affords hackers sweeping access to their targets' smartphones, allowing them to record calls, intercept messages and even transform the phones into portable listening devices. The researchers said they believed neighboring Azerbaijan, which has fought several wars with Armenia over the disputed chunk of territory known as Nagorno-Karabakh or Artsakh, was likely responsible for the hacking activity.", 'news_luhn_summary': "All said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. By Raphael Satter and James Pearson LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found. A team of researchers from digital rights group Access Now, human rights organization Amnesty International, Canadian internet watchdog Citizen Lab, Armenian digital defense group CyberHUB-AM and independent researcher Ruben Muradyan, said they had confirmed at least 12 cases in which espionage software made by Israel's NSO Group had been used against Armenian officials, journalists and organizers.", 'news_article_title': 'Researchers find Israeli-made spyware deployed across Armenia', 'news_lexrank_summary': "All said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. By Raphael Satter and James Pearson LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found. A team of researchers from digital rights group Access Now, human rights organization Amnesty International, Canadian internet watchdog Citizen Lab, Armenian digital defense group CyberHUB-AM and independent researcher Ruben Muradyan, said they had confirmed at least 12 cases in which espionage software made by Israel's NSO Group had been used against Armenian officials, journalists and organizers.", 'news_textrank_summary': "All said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. By Raphael Satter and James Pearson LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found. A team of researchers from digital rights group Access Now, human rights organization Amnesty International, Canadian internet watchdog Citizen Lab, Armenian digital defense group CyberHUB-AM and independent researcher Ruben Muradyan, said they had confirmed at least 12 cases in which espionage software made by Israel's NSO Group had been used against Armenian officials, journalists and organizers."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tiktok-tests-ai-chatbot-tako-in-the-philippines', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Josh Ye\nHONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok said on Thursday it is in the early stages of exploring a chatbot called "Tako" that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content, and is conducting tests with select users in the Philippines.\nOpenAI, backed by Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, last year launched chatbot ChatGPT, offering arguably the most natural interaction to date. That triggered a race to develop features based on game-changing generative artificial intelligence (AI), including TikTok rival Snap Inc SNAP.N whose "My AI" is powered by ChatGPT technology.\nTikTok said Tako is designed to help users discover "entertaining and inspiring content" on the app.\nEarlier on Thursday, an Israeli-based app intelligence firm Watchful Technologies said it had found Tako on some versions of the TikTok app on Apple Inc AAPL.O mobile devices.\nScreenshots and video Watchful shared with Reuters showed the chatbot featuring prominently on TikTok\'s interface as a ghost-shaped icon, which users can tap while watching videos to have text-based conversations and get help finding content.\nIn April, U.S. media outlets reported that TikTok was experimenting with a generative AI tool to allow users to create avatars. China-based parent ByteDance is working on a large AI model, Chinese media reported, but it does not currently offer AI chatbot features on its Chinese equivalent of TikTok, Douyin.\nDisclosure filed with the U.S. patent and trademark office last month showed TikTok had submitted a trademark application for "TikTok Tako" in categories including "computer software for the artificial production of human speech and text".\nAsked about Tako, a TikTok spokesperson said the social media platform was always exploring new technology.\n"In select markets, we\'re testing new ways to power search and discovery on TikTok, and we look forward to learning from our community as we continue to create a safe place that entertains, inspires creativity, and drives culture," the spokesperson said.\nThe company did not say why the Philippines was selected.\nVIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS\nWatchful researcher Daniel Buchuk said his team started to find references to Tako on some versions of the TikTok app earlier this month, including on a test version on an iOS device in the United States.\nWatchful uses computer vision as well as data analysis to identify and emulate app changes. It monitors devices in different countries but was unable to establish in which markets TikTok was conducting its tests.\nUnlike ChatGPT, which is positioned as an all-purpose chatbot, Tako feels more like a navigation assistant with a focus on encouraging users to watch more videos, Buchuk said.\n"So if you\'re asking \'When was King Charles\' coronation?\' Tako will tell you the answer, but then you\'ll also see relevant TikTok videos," he said.\nAnother demonstration by Watchful showed that when a user asks Tako a question, such as "How can we teach respect to children", the chatbot replies by summarising tips from TikTok users while also recommending related videos.\nTikTok has set a disclaimer saying Tako is an experimental chatbot and that responses could be inaccurate. It said it will review conversations with Tako for safety purposes and warned users not to share private information with it.\n(Reporting by Josh Ye in Hong Kong and Yana Gaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Brenda Goh, Christopher Cushing and Nick Macfie)\n(([email protected]; +86 (0) 21 2083 0088; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Earlier on Thursday, an Israeli-based app intelligence firm Watchful Technologies said it had found Tako on some versions of the TikTok app on Apple Inc AAPL.O mobile devices. OpenAI, backed by Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, last year launched chatbot ChatGPT, offering arguably the most natural interaction to date. "In select markets, we\'re testing new ways to power search and discovery on TikTok, and we look forward to learning from our community as we continue to create a safe place that entertains, inspires creativity, and drives culture," the spokesperson said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Earlier on Thursday, an Israeli-based app intelligence firm Watchful Technologies said it had found Tako on some versions of the TikTok app on Apple Inc AAPL.O mobile devices. By Josh Ye HONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok said on Thursday it is in the early stages of exploring a chatbot called "Tako" that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content, and is conducting tests with select users in the Philippines. Screenshots and video Watchful shared with Reuters showed the chatbot featuring prominently on TikTok\'s interface as a ghost-shaped icon, which users can tap while watching videos to have text-based conversations and get help finding content.', 'news_article_title': "TikTok tests AI chatbot 'Tako' in the Philippines", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Earlier on Thursday, an Israeli-based app intelligence firm Watchful Technologies said it had found Tako on some versions of the TikTok app on Apple Inc AAPL.O mobile devices. By Josh Ye HONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok said on Thursday it is in the early stages of exploring a chatbot called "Tako" that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content, and is conducting tests with select users in the Philippines. Screenshots and video Watchful shared with Reuters showed the chatbot featuring prominently on TikTok\'s interface as a ghost-shaped icon, which users can tap while watching videos to have text-based conversations and get help finding content.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Earlier on Thursday, an Israeli-based app intelligence firm Watchful Technologies said it had found Tako on some versions of the TikTok app on Apple Inc AAPL.O mobile devices. By Josh Ye HONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok said on Thursday it is in the early stages of exploring a chatbot called "Tako" that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content, and is conducting tests with select users in the Philippines. Screenshots and video Watchful shared with Reuters showed the chatbot featuring prominently on TikTok\'s interface as a ghost-shaped icon, which users can tap while watching videos to have text-based conversations and get help finding content.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/noteworthy-thursday-option-activity%3A-mrna-aapl-anet', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Moderna Inc (Symbol: MRNA), where a total volume of 35,275 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 104.7% of MRNA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $190 strike put option expiring July 21, 2023, with 6,745 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 674,500 underlying shares of MRNA. Below is a chart showing MRNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange:\nApple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 538,107 contracts, representing approximately 53.8 million underlying shares or approximately 95.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 56.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring May 26, 2023, with 77,689 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.8 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Arista Networks Inc (Symbol: ANET) saw options trading volume of 30,793 contracts, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares or approximately 89.2% of ANET's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $150 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 2,614 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 261,400 underlying shares of ANET. Below is a chart showing ANET's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for MRNA options, AAPL options, or ANET options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 CRON Insider Buying\n\x95 Top Ten Hedge Funds Holding RWX\n\x95 Funds Holding FRXB\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Particularly high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring May 26, 2023, with 77,689 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.8 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing MRNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 538,107 contracts, representing approximately 53.8 million underlying shares or approximately 95.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 56.4 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange: And Arista Networks Inc (Symbol: ANET) saw options trading volume of 30,793 contracts, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares or approximately 89.2% of ANET's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing MRNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 538,107 contracts, representing approximately 53.8 million underlying shares or approximately 95.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 56.4 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange: And Arista Networks Inc (Symbol: ANET) saw options trading volume of 30,793 contracts, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares or approximately 89.2% of ANET's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring May 26, 2023, with 77,689 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.8 million underlying shares of AAPL.", 'news_article_title': 'Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: MRNA, AAPL, ANET', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing MRNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 538,107 contracts, representing approximately 53.8 million underlying shares or approximately 95.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 56.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring May 26, 2023, with 77,689 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.8 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange: And Arista Networks Inc (Symbol: ANET) saw options trading volume of 30,793 contracts, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares or approximately 89.2% of ANET's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing MRNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange: Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 538,107 contracts, representing approximately 53.8 million underlying shares or approximately 95.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 56.4 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange: And Arista Networks Inc (Symbol: ANET) saw options trading volume of 30,793 contracts, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares or approximately 89.2% of ANET's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring May 26, 2023, with 77,689 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.8 million underlying shares of AAPL."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-tech-stocks-to-buy-before-they-soar-to-new-heights-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nTech stocks have had a great start to 2023 after the sell-off in 2022. With the growing demand and success of cloud computing, augmented reality and artificial intelligence, tech companies are ready for a solid comeback. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 33% in 2022 and several stocks took a beating. Many companies suffered more than expected but things are looking better this year and now is a good time to start looking for the top tech stocks to buy. \nWith a soft inflation report and the economy slowly getting back to normal, it looks like tech stocks are set to gain. If you are thinking about investing in tech stocks right now, you will be able to take home big gains as they soar to new highs in 2023. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the three tech stocks to add to your portfolio.\nNvidia (NVDA)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nI’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is one company that can make you a millionaire. NVDA stock has been red hot since the beginning of 2023. Year-to-date (YTD) it has already generated a nearly 160% return. If you missed that opportunity its not too late, now is a good time to buy into one of the soaring tech stocks. \nNvidia reported a blowout first quarter report with top and bottom-line growth. Its revenue stood at $7.19 billion, up 19% from the previous quarter and EPS came in at $1.09. Its data center sales came in at $4.28 billion, a 14% annual increase. The data center sales are running at an annualized rate of $17 billion up to this quarter and management expects the data center numbers to grow throughout 2023. \nNvidia’s numbers show that the future is in artificial intelligence (AI) and its automotive division. That includes both chips and software for self-driving cars and grew by 114% year-over-year (YOY). With the growing AI chip demand, they expect a revenue boom in the coming quarters and this means there is a massive upside potential.\nNvidia has a bullish forecast and a massive demand for its product. The company stated that they are ramping up production to meet the growing demand. Nvidia is at the right place at the right time and it is in a position to make the most of the AI boom.\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: Asif Islam / Shutterstock.com\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one company that has always been on top of everything tech. It maintained that reputation with the hype surrounding AI and Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI’s ChatGPT. It is set to benefit significantly from this investment and has also unveiled several new AI-based search features for its search engine and internet browser. The best thing about Microsoft is that the management is ready to take on new challenges and adopt the latest technologies to its products. The investment in ChatGPT will give it an edge in the competitive industry and will also help improve the effectiveness of the core products by allowing task automation. \nAn already established, solid business, Microsoft reported better than expected quarterly results and the management expects that AI will drive future growth. MSFT stock is up 31% YTD. It has generated over 200% returns in the past five years and analysts expect the stock to hit $400 this year. \nI believe Microsoft is a solid addition to your portfolio as it is set to benefit from the AI boom. Like Nvidia, the company is growing at a significant rate in the cloud business. Management expects this segment to increase by 15% to 16% YOY in the next quarter. When you invest in Microsoft, you are investing in an already established business and you do not have to worry about the company setting infrastructure or wait for the AI-driven demand to take off so that you can benefit from the stock. This also justifies the high stock price. \nIgnore the temporary ups and downs and load up on MSFT stock. This is one to buy and hold for the decade as it will continue to soar.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com\nOne solid reason I’d bet on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is its loyal customer base. No matter the market situation, Apple has remained a favorite. Many Mac and iPhone users are so loyal to the product that they wouldn’t switch to another brand for anything. Investors can turn to AAPL stock if the market is uncertain and you won’t be disappointed. \nThe tech giant enjoys a lofty valuation today and AAPL stock is up 37% YTD. This shows the solid business model and strength of its products and services. In the recent quarter, the company saw a 3% revenue decline YOY. It reported a revenue of $94.84 billion and enjoys a gross margin of 44%. Its iPhone revenue was the highest at $51.33 billion, followed by the services segment revenue at $20.91 billion. The iPhone revenue grew 2% in the quarter and the company expects the next quarter to be similar to this one. \nThe potential for Apple to expand is massive. It is working on a self-driving car and hasn’t even touched the foldable phone market. The business is great and the future looks stable. It is growing its services segment which means the company isn’t solely dependent on the iPhones.\nAAPL stock is one of the tech stocks to buy before soaring as it inches closer to $200.\nOn the date of publication, Vandita Jadeja did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nVandita Jadeja is a CPA and a freelance financial copywriter who loves to read and write about stocks. She believes in buying and holding for long term gains. Her knowledge of words and numbers helps her write clear stock analysis.\nThe post 3 Tech Stocks to Buy Before They Soar to New Heights in 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com One solid reason I’d bet on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is its loyal customer base. Investors can turn to AAPL stock if the market is uncertain and you won’t be disappointed. The tech giant enjoys a lofty valuation today and AAPL stock is up 37% YTD.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com One solid reason I’d bet on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is its loyal customer base. Investors can turn to AAPL stock if the market is uncertain and you won’t be disappointed. The tech giant enjoys a lofty valuation today and AAPL stock is up 37% YTD.', 'news_article_title': '3 Tech Stocks to Buy Before They Soar to New Heights in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL stock is one of the tech stocks to buy before soaring as it inches closer to $200. Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com One solid reason I’d bet on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is its loyal customer base. Investors can turn to AAPL stock if the market is uncertain and you won’t be disappointed.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL stock is one of the tech stocks to buy before soaring as it inches closer to $200. Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com One solid reason I’d bet on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is its loyal customer base. Investors can turn to AAPL stock if the market is uncertain and you won’t be disappointed.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-leads-the-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIt’s been full steam ahead for technology stocks recently.\nThe tech-heavy NASDAQ has dramatically outperformed the other major indices in May so far, rising 3.9%. In comparison, the S&P 500 has dropped 0.4%, while the Dow has dropped 3.9%.\nAnd mega-cap technology stocks are leading the NASDAQ higher.\nIt’s worth noting that three of these stocks – namely, Alphabet Inc. (Google), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) – are prospering from the artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT craze. (Stay tuned! I’ll have more on more on NVIDIA and AI in tomorrow’s Market 360.)\nIn today’s Market 360, we’ll take a look at what’s driving tech stocks higher… and the “spark” that could flood the market with cash and send stocks even higher to close the year. Plus, I’ll share how you can access my next tech Buy List recommendation tomorrow…\nBigger Than Ever Before\nBoth Apple’s and Microsoft’s individual capitalizations are bigger than all the stocks in the small-cap Russell 2000 index.\nOne of the biggest drivers of tech stocks right now is AI.\nMicrosoft’s investment in ChatGPT has raised excitement about upgrades to all of its software, especially its search engine Bing. The rumblings that Samsung plans to replace Google with Bing as its preferred search engine has also fueled the speculation that ChatGPT will improve Bing’s searchability and help Microsoft become an AI leader.\nRight now, every company in America is thinking about how to take existing products, services and business models and add an incredible new “super intelligence” component to them.\nSince AI and technology stocks currently lead the overall stock market, the “spark” that triggers the cash pouring in from the sidelines and sending stocks higher could be any positive news emerging from the technology sector – such as Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) new iPhone announcement in September.\nAs investors, we want to make sure we’re prepared to ride stocks higher.\nPrepare Now for the Market’s Next Leg Higher\nThe fact is, that spark could also come from the Federal Reserve commenting that inflation is cooling. Since 2024 is a presidential election year, the Fed does not want to be part of the economic debate, so key interest rate cuts will be forthcoming later this year and in early 2024.\nIt is important to realize that there is going to be wave-after-wave of positive news on inflation, interest rates and economic growth that will be coaxing investors back into the stock market. The leadership of the stock market will undoubtedly change in the upcoming months, although some of the seven giant technology stocks, like NVIDIA, are expected to continue to prosper from the AI boom.\n(Remember, I’ll have more on NVIDIA and AI in tomorrow’s Market 360.)\nWhether we’re talking about tech, financial or retail stocks, you always want to make sure you’re invested in fundamentally superior companies that consistently grow their earnings – like the companies on my Growth Investor Buy List.\nIn the new Growth Investor Monthly Issue, set to be released tomorrow, I’ll be adding one new fundamentally superior tech stock to my Buy List… one that could profit from accelerating AI adaptation. I’ll also be recommending three other companies that are showing superior fundamentals.\nMy new issue goes live tomorrow.\nTo ensure you have access to the issue – and my four new buy recommendations – join me at Growth Investor here.\n(If you are already a Growth Investor subscriber, I’ll send you the new monthly issue as soon as it’s released tomorrow. In the meantime, you can log in here to view your subscription.)\nSincerely,\nLouis Navellier\nP.S. Our elected leaders tell us that everything is ok… that the economy is “back on track”… that the worst is behind us.\nBut the average American knows that deep down things are not OK.\nI believe that no responsible, hardworking American should have worry about outliving their money.\nThat’s why I created this new video.\nIn this video, I’m going to pull back the curtain and show you what I, and what many people in my inner circle, are doing right now.\nClick this link for the full details.\nThe Editor hereby discloses that as of the date of this email, the Editor, directly or indirectly, owns the following securities that are the subject of the commentary, analysis, opinions, advice, or recommendations in, or which are otherwise mentioned in, the essay set forth below:\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)\nLouis Navellier, who has been called “one of the most important money managers of our time,” has broken the silence in this shocking “tell all” video… exposing one of the most shocking events in our country’s history… and the one move every American needs to make today.\nThe post Tech Leads the Market appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Since AI and technology stocks currently lead the overall stock market, the “spark” that triggers the cash pouring in from the sidelines and sending stocks higher could be any positive news emerging from the technology sector – such as Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) new iPhone announcement in September. It’s worth noting that three of these stocks – namely, Alphabet Inc. (Google), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) – are prospering from the artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT craze. In the new Growth Investor Monthly Issue, set to be released tomorrow, I’ll be adding one new fundamentally superior tech stock to my Buy List… one that could profit from accelerating AI adaptation.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Since AI and technology stocks currently lead the overall stock market, the “spark” that triggers the cash pouring in from the sidelines and sending stocks higher could be any positive news emerging from the technology sector – such as Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) new iPhone announcement in September. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It’s been full steam ahead for technology stocks recently. It’s worth noting that three of these stocks – namely, Alphabet Inc. (Google), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) – are prospering from the artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT craze.', 'news_article_title': 'Tech Leads the Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Since AI and technology stocks currently lead the overall stock market, the “spark” that triggers the cash pouring in from the sidelines and sending stocks higher could be any positive news emerging from the technology sector – such as Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) new iPhone announcement in September. And mega-cap technology stocks are leading the NASDAQ higher. It’s worth noting that three of these stocks – namely, Alphabet Inc. (Google), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) – are prospering from the artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT craze.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Since AI and technology stocks currently lead the overall stock market, the “spark” that triggers the cash pouring in from the sidelines and sending stocks higher could be any positive news emerging from the technology sector – such as Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) new iPhone announcement in September. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It’s been full steam ahead for technology stocks recently. In today’s Market 360, we’ll take a look at what’s driving tech stocks higher… and the “spark” that could flood the market with cash and send stocks even higher to close the year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-25-2023-%3A-upwk-xyl-aapl-t-mrvl-amzn-nvda-msft-tal-gps-dvn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 6.54 to 13,945.07. The total After hours volume is currently 102,106,506 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nUpwork Inc. (UPWK) is unchanged at $7.60, with 11,245,676 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for UPWK is in the "buy range".\n\nXylem Inc. (XYL) is +0.11 at $99.00, with 6,792,307 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.81. XYL\'s current last sale is 82.5% of the target price of $120.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $173.08, with 4,801,485 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.18. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is +0.04 at $15.19, with 4,372,608 shares traded. T\'s current last sale is 69.05% of the target price of $22.\n\nMarvell Technology, Inc. (MRVL) is +5.99 at $55.46, with 3,468,064 shares traded. Smarter Analyst Reports: Marvell Posts Upbeat Q4 Results, Provides Impressive Projections\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is -0.04 at $114.96, with 2,945,697 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 10 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.34. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is -1.1 at $378.70, with 2,633,117 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.73. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is -0.22 at $325.70, with 2,083,242 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 12 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.56. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nTAL Education Group (TAL) is unchanged at $5.52, with 1,986,026 shares traded. TAL\'s current last sale is 95.17% of the target price of $5.8.\n\nGap, Inc. (The) (GPS) is +1.09 at $8.51, with 1,788,414 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nDevon Energy Corporation (DVN) is +0.02 at $47.89, with 1,687,748 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.71. DVN\'s current last sale is 72.56% of the target price of $66.\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is -0.02 at $28.15, with 1,682,550 shares traded. BAC\'s current last sale is 80.43% of the target price of $35.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $173.08, with 4,801,485 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Smarter Analyst Reports: Marvell Posts Upbeat Q4 Results, Provides Impressive Projections', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $173.08, with 4,801,485 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 25, 2023 : UPWK, XYL, AAPL, T, MRVL, AMZN, NVDA, MSFT, TAL, GPS, DVN, BAC', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $173.08, with 4,801,485 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". AT&T Inc. (T) is +0.04 at $15.19, with 4,372,608 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $173.08, with 4,801,485 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 102,106,506 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-long-term-stocks-that-you-can-hold-for-the-long-haul', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIntelligent retail investors embrace long-term investing as a powerful strategy to grow their wealth. Rather than attempting to time the market, they prioritize “time in the market” and make informed investment choices based on their own preferences, not relying on rumors or speculation. Benjamin Graham, the renowned value investing pioneer, emphasized the importance of this intelligent approach to investing.\nI’ll show you three of the top and most undervalued securities on the marketplace currently that you can keep for a very long time and reap the rewards of their tremendous development for growth in this post.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: askarim / Shutterstock\nWhen considering stocks for long-term growth, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a top contender. As one of the few trillion-dollar companies, its market value has more than doubled since 2018, showcasing its potential for further expansion.\nWith 6.6% of the value in the S&P 500 index, Apple now retains the top spot. The performance of Apple’s stock has a significant impact on the index. Luckily, despite the passing of its inspirational CEO, Steve Jobs, in 2011, the business has constantly dazzled shareholders by producing goods that connect to its devoted consumer base.\nThe popularity of Apple’s iPhone and iPad gadgets was a key factor in the company’s expansion in the mobile phone industry. However, its existing user base now provides opportunities for expansion into new areas, such as Apple TV and recurring revenue from iCloud storage. Almost 15% of the $265.6 billion in overall income in the 2018 financial year came from offerings, or $39.7 billion. Fast forward to fiscal 2022, and services made up roughly 20% of total sales, bringing in $78.1 billion.\nApple’s remarkable growth and diversification of products have been driving the success of its stock. The company’s history of successful launches, combined with its expanding product mix, indicates its potential for continued growth. Holding onto Apple stock for the long term is a wise choice, as it goes beyond short-term news or product releases.\nRestaurant Brands (QSR)\nSource: Savvapanf Photo / Shutterstock.com\nFirehouse Subs, Burger King, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, and Tim Hortons are just a few of the renowned fast-food chains owned by Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR). The stock has increased by 13% thus far this year and by 41% in the last year.\nDespite the challenging economic environment, Restaurant Brands has delivered impressive results. Revenues jumped by 13.4% to $6.5 billion, while its earnings per share rose by over 21% to $3.25. All segments of the company performed well, with three achieving double-digit sales growth. Additionally, Restaurant Brands maintains a solid dividend yield of 3.1%.\nRestaurant Brands outperformed earnings projections in Q1, with a revenue increase of 9.7% to $1.59 billion, surpassing expectations by $30 million. Earnings per share for the quarter were 75 cents, exceeding predictions by 11 cents. Despite macro challenges such as inflation, the company demonstrated robust growth in comparable and system-wide sales, making a positive start to the year.\nOccidental Petroleum (OXY)\nSource: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com\nOccidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) stocks were purchased by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway for more than $200 million in May, totaling 3.46 million shares. Despite Buffett’s previous comments, the buying range for Occidental Petroleum stock by Berkshire Hathaway was between $58.11 and $58.66.\nOccidental Petroleum continues to impress with its strong performance in the first quarter, despite the energy price slowdown. The organization is on the right track with a phenomenal free income of $1.7 billion, or a 13% to 14% yearly dividend. Prospective benefits for shareholders include higher repurchases and dividend payments.\nOccidental Petroleum closed 2022 with 3.8 billion barrels of proven reserves, highlighting its substantial reserve base. With a favorable asset profile and strong break-even potential, Occidental is primed to generate value for shareholders. The stock holds the fifth position in the Oil & Gas-International Exploration and Production industry. With a Composite Rating of 30, the stock exhibits moderate overall performance. It holds a Relative Strength Rating of 34 and an EPS Rating of 25.\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, QSR. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\nThe post 3 Long-Term Stocks That You Can Hold for the Long Haul appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock When considering stocks for long-term growth, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a top contender. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, QSR. I’ll show you three of the top and most undervalued securities on the marketplace currently that you can keep for a very long time and reap the rewards of their tremendous development for growth in this post.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock When considering stocks for long-term growth, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a top contender. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, QSR. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Intelligent retail investors embrace long-term investing as a powerful strategy to grow their wealth.', 'news_article_title': '3 Long-Term Stocks That You Can Hold for the Long Haul', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock When considering stocks for long-term growth, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a top contender. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, QSR. Almost 15% of the $265.6 billion in overall income in the 2018 financial year came from offerings, or $39.7 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock When considering stocks for long-term growth, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a top contender. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL, QSR. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Intelligent retail investors embrace long-term investing as a powerful strategy to grow their wealth.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fox-foxa-nation-to-air-second-season-of-duck-family-treasure', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Fox FOXA announced the premiere date for the second season of Duck Family Treasure at Fox Nation, the subscription-based streaming service owned by FOX News Media.\n\nThe show, produced in collaboration with Warm Springs Productions, will follow the Robertson family as they embark on a new adventure in search of hidden treasures.\n\nThe five-episode season will debut on Sunday, Jun 11. The second episode will also air on FOX News Channel at 10 PM/ET on the same night.\n\nIn the upcoming season of Duck Family Treasure, viewers will be reintroduced to Jase and Jep, accompanied by their wives Missy and Jessica, as well as Uncle Si and history expert Murry Crowe. They will embark on a quest to uncover hidden treasures scattered throughout the southern region.\n\nWarm Springs Productions, in collaboration with executive producer Jase Robertson and Tread Lively Production’s Korie Robertson and Zach Dasher, is producing the second season of Duck Family Treasure.\nFox Corporation Price and Consensus\n Fox Corporation price-consensus-chart | Fox Corporation Quote\nFox Faces Stiff Competition in the Streaming Market\nFox has been facing tough competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Netflix NFLX and Amazon AMZN in the saturated streaming market. Moreover, saturation in the streaming market has been stifling growth.\n\nNevertheless, Fox Nation, despite being relatively newer streaming service (launched in 2018), has done well thanks to its strong content portfolio.\n\nFox Nation offers a vast library of content comprising more than 5,000 hours. The subscription service encompasses a range of programming, including conservative opinion shows, lifestyle and entertainment content, historical documentaries and investigative series featuring various FOX News personalities. The subscription is priced at $5.99 per month or $64.99 per year.\n\nHowever, Netflix and Amazon prime video continues to dominate the streaming market. Apple’s Apple TV+ has also been gaining recognition thanks to a strong content portfolio with award wining movies and shows like CODA and Ted Lasso.\n\nIn the streaming industry it is very difficult to retain customers. Streaming service providers create franchises which keep customers hooked on to them. Big players have been doing that since some time now and has created a good number of loyal customers.\n\nGoing forward Fox is also focusing on creating franchises which would make customers loyal to them. This would in-turn boost the number of subscribers in the long term\nFox’s Upcoming Contents to Aid Growth\nShares of FOXA have gained 2.2% year to date compared with the Zacks Consumer & Discretionary sector’s growth of 5.2% over the same time frame.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s upcoming contents include 9-1-1: Lone Star, Cleaning Lady, Call Me Kat and Welcome To Flatch.\n\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for FOXA’s fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 earnings is pegged at a profit of 72 cents per share, indicating a year-over-year decline of 2.7%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $14.91 billion, indicating year-over-year growth of 6.69%.\n7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days\nJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.3% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFox Corporation (FOXA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fox Corporation Price and Consensus Fox Corporation price-consensus-chart | Fox Corporation Quote Fox Faces Stiff Competition in the Streaming Market Fox has been facing tough competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Netflix NFLX and Amazon AMZN in the saturated streaming market. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fox Corporation (FOXA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the upcoming season of Duck Family Treasure, viewers will be reintroduced to Jase and Jep, accompanied by their wives Missy and Jessica, as well as Uncle Si and history expert Murry Crowe.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fox Corporation Price and Consensus Fox Corporation price-consensus-chart | Fox Corporation Quote Fox Faces Stiff Competition in the Streaming Market Fox has been facing tough competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Netflix NFLX and Amazon AMZN in the saturated streaming market. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fox Corporation (FOXA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Fox FOXA announced the premiere date for the second season of Duck Family Treasure at Fox Nation, the subscription-based streaming service owned by FOX News Media.', 'news_article_title': 'Fox (FOXA) Nation to Air Second Season of Duck Family Treasure', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fox Corporation Price and Consensus Fox Corporation price-consensus-chart | Fox Corporation Quote Fox Faces Stiff Competition in the Streaming Market Fox has been facing tough competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Netflix NFLX and Amazon AMZN in the saturated streaming market. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fox Corporation (FOXA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Fox FOXA announced the premiere date for the second season of Duck Family Treasure at Fox Nation, the subscription-based streaming service owned by FOX News Media.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fox Corporation Price and Consensus Fox Corporation price-consensus-chart | Fox Corporation Quote Fox Faces Stiff Competition in the Streaming Market Fox has been facing tough competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Netflix NFLX and Amazon AMZN in the saturated streaming market. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Fox Corporation (FOXA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Fox FOXA announced the premiere date for the second season of Duck Family Treasure at Fox Nation, the subscription-based streaming service owned by FOX News Media.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-semiconductor-stocks-to-buy-before-they-soar-to-new-heights-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nSemiconductor stocks are on a bull run, as demand explodes with the rapid growth of artificial intelligence applications and platforms. Investors are pouring money into semiconductor stocks at a fevered pace with the expectation that they will take us on a quantum leap forward with AI technology that includes chatbots, digital assistants and robots.\nSince January, the stocks of some leading semiconductor companies have more than doubled as the hype builds. Accounting firm Deloitte has issued a report forecasting that the global semiconductor industry will grow to $1 trillion in annual revenues by 2030, doubling in less than a decade. As the entire semiconductor industry explodes, I’ll look at three semiconductor stocks to buy before they soar to new heights in 2023.\nAMD Advanced Micro Devices $119.04\nAVGO Broadcom $708.70\nMRVL Marvell Technology $47.78\nAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD)\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nShares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) have been breaking out lately, having gained 23% over the last month. The stock of this leading semiconductor producer has been rising on reports that the company is getting more involved with artificial intelligence. There have been media reports in recent weeks that AMD is partnering with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on the development of a new AI processor. There have also been articles saying that AMD is working on a new superchip that could have broad applications in AI.\nArtificial intelligence hype aside, AMD stock has also benefitted from the company’s strong financial performance. The company managed to beat Wall Street expectations in its most recent quarter despite slumping personal computer sales weighing on its business. Following the company’s Q1 print, AMD stock received several analyst upgrades, with Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) raising its price target on the shares to $120 from $105.\nBroadcom (AVGO)\nSource: Sasima / Shutterstock.com\nShares of semiconductor company Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) have also been on an upswing lately, gaining 23% through nearly five months of the year. However, AVGO stock has not had the huge run that competing semi stocks such as Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), which has more than doubled year to date, have enjoyed. This suggests that Broadcom’s stock could have more room to run. The stock isn’t cheap at nearly $700 a share. But it offers a quarterly dividend that yields 2.7%, which is better than most other semiconductor securities.\nAVGO stock also just got a huge catalyst with news that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has signed a deal with Broadcom to have the chipmaker develop 5G radio frequency components in the U.S. The exact value of the deal wasn’t revealed, though Apple said it is a multibillion dollar arrangement and part of its commitment to invest $430 billion in the American economy. Analysts were quick to praise the deal with Apple, saying it positions Broadcom, and its stock, for future growth.\nMarvell Technology (MRVL)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nMarvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) is a semiconductor stock that is recovering after a difficult decline last year. So far in 2023, MRVL stock is up 28%. However, it’s still 15% lower than where it was at 12 months ago and is down 50% from the all-time high the stock price reached in December 2021. There is reason to be bullish on Marvell’s stock though as the company continues to focus on developing chips for the fast-growing automotive industry (electric vehicles) and the AI sector.\nFor its fiscal 2023 earnings, Marvell Technology managed to grow its revenue by 33% year over year to $5.9 billion. The company isn’t profitable and reported a net loss of $164 million for fiscal 2023. However, that was a major improvement from a loss of $421 million recorded a year earlier. The company’s free cash flow rose 69% to $1.07 billion. Marvell has said it sees future growth in not just automotive and AI, but also in cloud computing and 5G mobile networks that use its semiconductors.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in NVDA, MSFT, AAPL and BAC. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\nThe post 3 Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Before They Soar to New Heights in 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AVGO stock also just got a huge catalyst with news that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has signed a deal with Broadcom to have the chipmaker develop 5G radio frequency components in the U.S. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in NVDA, MSFT, AAPL and BAC. Investors are pouring money into semiconductor stocks at a fevered pace with the expectation that they will take us on a quantum leap forward with AI technology that includes chatbots, digital assistants and robots.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AVGO stock also just got a huge catalyst with news that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has signed a deal with Broadcom to have the chipmaker develop 5G radio frequency components in the U.S. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in NVDA, MSFT, AAPL and BAC. AMD Advanced Micro Devices $119.04 AVGO Broadcom $708.70 MRVL Marvell Technology $47.78 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) have been breaking out lately, having gained 23% over the last month.', 'news_article_title': '3 Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Before They Soar to New Heights in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AVGO stock also just got a huge catalyst with news that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has signed a deal with Broadcom to have the chipmaker develop 5G radio frequency components in the U.S. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in NVDA, MSFT, AAPL and BAC. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Semiconductor stocks are on a bull run, as demand explodes with the rapid growth of artificial intelligence applications and platforms.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AVGO stock also just got a huge catalyst with news that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has signed a deal with Broadcom to have the chipmaker develop 5G radio frequency components in the U.S. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in NVDA, MSFT, AAPL and BAC. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Semiconductor stocks are on a bull run, as demand explodes with the rapid growth of artificial intelligence applications and platforms.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nvidia-close-to-becoming-first-trillion-dollar-chip-firm-after-stellar-forecast-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Aditya Soni\nMay 25 (Reuters) - For Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, the boom in generative artificial intelligence (AI) is everything, everywhere, all at once.\nThe chip designer\'s shares extended their rally this year on Thursday, soaring about 28% after a stellar outlook showed that Wall Street has yet to price in the AI potential of the company that has already doubled in value in 2023.\nNvidia was on course to increase its market value by about $210 billion to nearly $970 billion. That would mark the largest one-day value gain for a U.S. company, a record currently held by Apple Inc AAPL.O after the iPhone maker\'s valuation rose by $190.90 billion on Nov. 10.\nNvidia\'s rosy earnings also sparked a rally in the chip sector and AI-focused firms, lifting stock markets from Japan to Europe. In the U.S., companies including Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and AMD AMD.O rose between 2% and 9%.\nAnalysts rushed to raise their price targets on Nvidia stock, with 27 lifting their view on the idea that all roads in AI lead to the company as it provides the chips used to power ChatGPT and many similar services.\nThe mean price target has more than doubled this year. At the highest view, a $600 price target from Rosenblatt Securities and HSBC, Nvidia will have a value of $1.48 trillion, more than Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, the fourth-most valuable U.S. company.\n"In the 15+ years we have been doing this job, we have never seen a guide like the one Nvidia just put up with the second-quarter outlook that was by all accounts cosmological, and which annihilated expectations," Stacy Rasgon of Bernstein said.\nNvidia, the fifth-most valuable U.S. company, on Wednesday projected quarterly revenue more than 50% above the average Wall Street estimate and said it would have more supply of AI chips in the second half to meet a surge in demand.\nCEO Jensen Huang said $1 trillion worth of current equipment in data centers would have to be replaced with AI chips, as generative AI is applied into every product and service.\nThe results bode well for Big Tech companies, which have shifted focus to AI in hopes the technology would help attract demand at a time their profit engines of digital advertising and cloud computing are under pressure from a weak economy.\n"This Nvidia (forecast) changes the whole narrative around AI and demand looking ahead in the enterprise. Historical inflection point possibly in AI Revolution, with Nvidia the key barometer," said Dan Ives of Wedbush.\nNvidia\'s results spark nearly $300 billion rally in AI stocks\n(Reporting by Aditya Soni in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "That would mark the largest one-day value gain for a U.S. company, a record currently held by Apple Inc AAPL.O after the iPhone maker's valuation rose by $190.90 billion on Nov. 10. Analysts rushed to raise their price targets on Nvidia stock, with 27 lifting their view on the idea that all roads in AI lead to the company as it provides the chips used to power ChatGPT and many similar services. Nvidia, the fifth-most valuable U.S. company, on Wednesday projected quarterly revenue more than 50% above the average Wall Street estimate and said it would have more supply of AI chips in the second half to meet a surge in demand.", 'news_luhn_summary': "That would mark the largest one-day value gain for a U.S. company, a record currently held by Apple Inc AAPL.O after the iPhone maker's valuation rose by $190.90 billion on Nov. 10. Analysts rushed to raise their price targets on Nvidia stock, with 27 lifting their view on the idea that all roads in AI lead to the company as it provides the chips used to power ChatGPT and many similar services. CEO Jensen Huang said $1 trillion worth of current equipment in data centers would have to be replaced with AI chips, as generative AI is applied into every product and service.", 'news_article_title': 'Nvidia close to becoming first trillion-dollar chip firm after stellar forecast', 'news_lexrank_summary': "That would mark the largest one-day value gain for a U.S. company, a record currently held by Apple Inc AAPL.O after the iPhone maker's valuation rose by $190.90 billion on Nov. 10. By Aditya Soni May 25 (Reuters) - For Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, the boom in generative artificial intelligence (AI) is everything, everywhere, all at once. Nvidia was on course to increase its market value by about $210 billion to nearly $970 billion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "That would mark the largest one-day value gain for a U.S. company, a record currently held by Apple Inc AAPL.O after the iPhone maker's valuation rose by $190.90 billion on Nov. 10. Analysts rushed to raise their price targets on Nvidia stock, with 27 lifting their view on the idea that all roads in AI lead to the company as it provides the chips used to power ChatGPT and many similar services. Nvidia, the fifth-most valuable U.S. company, on Wednesday projected quarterly revenue more than 50% above the average Wall Street estimate and said it would have more supply of AI chips in the second half to meet a surge in demand."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-microsoft-stock-a-buy-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech investors have had a good year so far, but the 22% surge in the Nasdaq Composite index still pales in comparison to the returns that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) owners have seen. The software giant is up over 30% through mid-May, in fact.\nWall Street is excited about the prospects for its cloud services division and the potential for a generally strong selling environment ahead for enterprise software. Looking further out, Microsoft might see excellent returns from attractive niches like video games, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI).\nBut does the over $2 trillion valuation on the business mean that expectations are too high for investors to see decent returns from here? Let's take a closer look.\nMore diverse than Apple\nMicrosoft and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) both have valuations over $2 trillion, yet Microsoft delivers more diversification than the iPhone maker does. Owning this stock means an investor is exposed to several growing tech segments like cybersecurity, subscription gaming services, and cloud enterprise software. That range of growth prospects is possible to achieve without owning Microsoft stock, but would require an investor to buy several other niche players.\nThe company's latest results show the strength of having this deep portfolio. While parts of the business, like games and PC hardware, shrank in early 2023, Microsoft's global revenue still rose 10%. Apple's sales ticked lower by about 3%, by comparison.\nProfits and cash flow\nThe financial risk for Microsoft investors is also relatively low. The tech stock maintains some of the highest profitability on the market, with operating profit margin now sitting above 40% of sales. Microsoft generated $59 billion of operating cash flow over the past nine months, down only slightly from the prior-year period.\nMSFT Operating Margin (TTM) data by YCharts\nIts ample cash generation has allowed executives to build up a large savings even as they invest in growth initiatives like AI and the Activision Blizzard acquisition. There's always the risk that big moves like this will destroy shareholder value. But Microsoft's track record has been generally positive on this score.\nPaying up\nThat means the biggest risk for prospective investors is paying too high of a price for this profitable business. That's not a hard case to make given that Microsoft shares are valued at over 11 times annual sales compared to the pandemic high of about 13. Apple can be bought for 7 times revenue, by comparison. There are some rational reasons to believe that this premium valuation can drop over the next few years, including a downturn in IT spending or disappointing returns from AI investments and the Activision purchase.\nOn the other hand, Microsoft can also grow into that valuation by continuing to expand sales at a double-digit rate while maintaining its market-thumping profitability. And, either way, shareholders are likely to see strong returns, including direct cash returns from stock buyback spending and dividends. While Microsoft isn't going to double its market capitalization anytime soon, investors can still generate market-beating returns by holding the stock as part of a diverse growth-focused portfolio.\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nDemitri Kalogeropoulos has positions in Activision Blizzard and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'More diverse than Apple Microsoft and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) both have valuations over $2 trillion, yet Microsoft delivers more diversification than the iPhone maker does. MSFT Operating Margin (TTM) data by YCharts Its ample cash generation has allowed executives to build up a large savings even as they invest in growth initiatives like AI and the Activision Blizzard acquisition. There are some rational reasons to believe that this premium valuation can drop over the next few years, including a downturn in IT spending or disappointing returns from AI investments and the Activision purchase.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'More diverse than Apple Microsoft and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) both have valuations over $2 trillion, yet Microsoft delivers more diversification than the iPhone maker does. Owning this stock means an investor is exposed to several growing tech segments like cybersecurity, subscription gaming services, and cloud enterprise software. And, either way, shareholders are likely to see strong returns, including direct cash returns from stock buyback spending and dividends.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Microsoft Stock a Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'More diverse than Apple Microsoft and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) both have valuations over $2 trillion, yet Microsoft delivers more diversification than the iPhone maker does. Apple can be bought for 7 times revenue, by comparison. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023 Demitri Kalogeropoulos has positions in Activision Blizzard and Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': "More diverse than Apple Microsoft and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) both have valuations over $2 trillion, yet Microsoft delivers more diversification than the iPhone maker does. While Microsoft isn't going to double its market capitalization anytime soon, investors can still generate market-beating returns by holding the stock as part of a diverse growth-focused portfolio. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023 Demitri Kalogeropoulos has positions in Activision Blizzard and Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-41', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-that-could-be-the-next-trillion-dollar-titans', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIf we go back about five months ago, no one was looking for the next trillion-dollar companies. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was making new 52-week lows at the start of 2023, while many mega-cap tech names were rolling over in late December and early January.\nIt didn’t matter if it was a well-established tech giant or the top companies of the future; investors were selling these names left and right. Now, just a few months later and we’ve had a completely different situation.\nJust a handful of tech stocks have driven almost 90% of the gains in the S&P 500, while the Nasdaq is up more than 21% so far for the year. A few of these names have even doubled in price from the 2023 low.\nThe robust price action has investors looking for the future trillion-dollar companies. There are already a few that have cleared this hurdle and the current ones include: Apple, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL, NASDAQ:GOOG).\nOutside of those, then, what are the next trillion-dollar companies?\nNVDA Nvidia $301.31\nMETA Meta $247.38\nBRK.B Berkshire Hathaway $319.84\nNvidia (NVDA)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nI know, I know…everyone’s favorite stock of the moment is Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). There are probably a few readers rolling their eyes saying, “I knew this list would have Nvidia.” To be fair though, I have been a big proponent of Nvidia over the years — even calling it one of the future trillion-dollar companies two years ago.\nBy now, it’s no secret that Nvidia is helping to power the AI revolution taking place. Will it be the only winner? Of course not. However, it’s one of the primary focuses right now, regardless of any supply related issues or valuation constraints on the stock price.\nBack at its high, Nvidia stock commanded a market capitalization north of $800 billion. So it’s really not farfetched to think this company could be one of the future trillion-dollar companies, especially with its work in AI.\nAnalysts expect impressive growth this year and next, calling for double-digit jumps in earnings and revenue.\nMeta (META)\nSource: Aleem Zahid Khan / Shutterstock.com\nYou could put both Meta (NASDAQ:META) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) in this spot, as both firms have crossed the $1 trillion barrier in the past. I really like the long-term potential of Tesla. While it does have increasing competition in the EV space, it continues to generate strong results and solid growth.\nThat said, the company leans heavily on Elon Musk as its leader. It also leans heavily on the global economy. That’s not to say Meta would fare any better during a recession. I believe the stock performance leans less heavily on CEO Mark Zuckerberg and its valuation is lower.\nPlus, the stock has robust momentum right now. While up just 27% in the past 12 months, shares are up more than 100% so far in 2023.\nThat’s as the firm continues to slash its costs and focus on the core business. It’s letting all this metaverse talk cool off and is focusing on what everyone else seems to be: AI.\nI don’t know if that’s the right call or not. But what I do know is that social media doesn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon and that online ads are plenty profitable at the moment.\nBerkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\nThe slow-and-steady pick to join the $1 trillion club? Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B).\nSporting a market cap of more than $700 billion, the firm is on its way. The best part? It’s a total conglomerate with a low valuation.\nBerkshire Hathaway has a large portfolio of private and public companies. Of the latter, Apple dominates as the largest position. However, Berkshire is often able to nab deals that regular investors (even institutional investors) don’t have access to.\nAt the hands of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, investors know the firm takes its time to make savvy, smart deals. The duo have trained its up-and-coming portfolio managers under the same principles. While no one will ever be Buffett or Munger, knowing the company has set up a succession plan should help ease the eventual transitions from the top.\nAs it stands, analysts expect mid-single-digit revenue growth this year and next year (roughly 6.5%) and roughly 13% earnings growth in 2023 and 2024.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nThe post 3 Stocks That Could Be the Next Trillion-Dollar Titans appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was making new 52-week lows at the start of 2023, while many mega-cap tech names were rolling over in late December and early January. At the hands of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, investors know the firm takes its time to make savvy, smart deals. While no one will ever be Buffett or Munger, knowing the company has set up a succession plan should help ease the eventual transitions from the top.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was making new 52-week lows at the start of 2023, while many mega-cap tech names were rolling over in late December and early January. NVDA Nvidia $301.31 META Meta $247.38 BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway $319.84 Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com I know, I know…everyone’s favorite stock of the moment is Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). There are probably a few readers rolling their eyes saying, “I knew this list would have Nvidia.” To be fair though, I have been a big proponent of Nvidia over the years — even calling it one of the future trillion-dollar companies two years ago.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks That Could Be the Next Trillion-Dollar Titans', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was making new 52-week lows at the start of 2023, while many mega-cap tech names were rolling over in late December and early January. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips If we go back about five months ago, no one was looking for the next trillion-dollar companies. Outside of those, then, what are the next trillion-dollar companies?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was making new 52-week lows at the start of 2023, while many mega-cap tech names were rolling over in late December and early January. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips If we go back about five months ago, no one was looking for the next trillion-dollar companies. NVDA Nvidia $301.31 META Meta $247.38 BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway $319.84 Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com I know, I know…everyone’s favorite stock of the moment is Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/these-3-dividend-stocks-can-add-some-sizzle-to-your-passive-income-this-summer', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Dividend stocks have been under a lot of pressure over the past year because of rising interest rates. Higher rates give income-focused investors more lower-risk options as the rates on bonds and CDs rise. That weighs on the shares of dividend-paying stocks, causing their yields to rise.\nGetty Realty (NYSE: GTY), EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR), and Kimco Realty (NYSE: KIM) currently stand out to a few Fool.com contributors for their attractive dividend yields. Here\'s why they think this trio can add some sizzle to your passive income this summer.\nThis REIT is ready to rally as the summer driving season heats up\nMarc Rapport (Getty Realty): Getty Realty is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that has a very narrow niche in a very recession- and inflation-resistant business: gas stations, auto parts and related shops, car washes, and convenience stores.\nThe trust currently owns 1,047 free-standing properties in 39 states and the District of Columbia and its net-lease arrangement with its tenants, primarily national and regional brands, leaves most of the maintenance, taxes, and insurance to them while it rakes in the cash to pump out a consistent stream of passive income and some share price growth, too.\nGetty Realty stock has been outperforming the greater market and the REIT sector over the past three years since the initial pandemic plunge, as shown in this chart comparing its total return against a major REIT index and the S&P 500.\nData source: YCharts ^CRUSREIT\nThe company\'s properties are nearly 100% occupied and concentrated in urban areas. Seventy percent of them are corner locations and with the average lease having nearly nine years left to run and an annual rent escalator of about 1.6% to help ensure growing income.\nWhat Getty Realty lacks in diversification it makes up for in reliability. REITs are required to pay out most of their taxable income as dividends, and after 10 straight years of dividend increases Getty Realty stock is yielding about 5% with a payout ratio of about 58% based on cash flow that points to the ability of the trust to keep reliably covering that obligation.\nGetty stock is trading about 9% below its 52-week high and, with its financial stability and necessity-based business model, could well be set to sizzle as the summer driving season heats up.\nThe potential for blockbuster total returns\nMatt DiLallo (EPR Properties): EPR Properties has taken its investors on a less-than-exhilarating ride in recent years. Shares of the REIT focused on experiential properties, such as movie theaters, plummeted during the pandemic, and recovered in its aftermath, only to fall again after the parent of a key tenant (Regal Entertainment) entered bankruptcy. The company\'s stock price is currently about 25% below its 52-week high. That has it trading at an enticing dividend yield of 7.8%.\nBetter days appear to be ahead for this high-yielding REIT. Regal has continued to pay rent throughout the bankruptcy process. Meanwhile, its parent expects to exit bankruptcy this summer. That should help lift some of the weight off EPR\'s stock price, assuming no major changes to its existing leases with Regal.\nMeanwhile, the theater market, which makes up 41% of its income, is improving. Chief Executive Officer Greg Silvers stated on the first-quarter earnings call: "At an industry level, we are encouraged by the continued substantial growth in box office revenues as content production ramps up. Additionally, we are excited to see the significant news of both Amazon and Apple committing to spend $1 billion a year toward movies with theatrical releases."\nBox office receipts were up 28% in the first quarter to $1.7 billion, while the second quarter is off to a great start following the blockbuster release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie.\nEPR also continues to make strides in its diversification strategy. It\'s building and buying experiential properties to reduce its dependence on theaters.\nWith a near-term upside catalyst and a high-yielding monthly dividend, EPR Properties could deliver sizzling total returns this summer.\nOmnichannel retailing is benefiting Kimco Realty\nBrent Nyitray (Kimco Realty): Kimco Realty is a REIT that focuses on open-air, supermarket-anchored strip malls and mixed-use properties. As of Dec. 31, 2022, the company held full or partial ownership of 532 shopping centers with 90.8 million square feet of gross leasable area in 28 states. The company\'s major markets are in the Sun Belt and coastal city metropolitan areas, primarily in the suburbs. The biggest tenants include T.J. Maxx parent TJX Cos., Home Depot, and Albertsons.\nThere is a shortage of high-quality retail space in the U.S., the result of underbuilding over the past decade. Part of this was due to the mistaken idea that e-commerce would displace brick-and-mortar stores. This hasn\'t happened, and omnichannel retail is taking share. This refers to retailers that sell both in store and online. The buy-online, pick-up-in-store model is attractive for many retailers because it lowers logistics costs and encourages impulse buys in the store. Consumer spending has remained strong, particularly for nondiscretionary items, which benefits Kimco\'s grocery and drug store anchors.\nKimco is forecasting 2023 funds from operations (FFO) per share of between $1.54 and $1.57 per share. REITs generally use FFO in lieu of net income as reported under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) because it better reflects the actual cash flows of the company. Based on the midpoint of this projection, Kimco is trading at 11.7 times estimated FFO per share, which is a reasonable multiple for a high-quality REIT. The dividend, which was last hiked in September 2022, is $0.23 per share, which gives the company a dividend yield of 4.9%.\n10 stocks we like better than Getty Realty\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Getty Realty wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Brent Nyitray, CFA has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Marc Rapport has positions in Amazon.com and Getty Realty. Matthew DiLallo has positions in Amazon.com, Apple, EPR Properties, and Home Depot. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Home Depot. The Motley Fool recommends EPR Properties and Tjx Companies. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The trust currently owns 1,047 free-standing properties in 39 states and the District of Columbia and its net-lease arrangement with its tenants, primarily national and regional brands, leaves most of the maintenance, taxes, and insurance to them while it rakes in the cash to pump out a consistent stream of passive income and some share price growth, too. Getty stock is trading about 9% below its 52-week high and, with its financial stability and necessity-based business model, could well be set to sizzle as the summer driving season heats up. Shares of the REIT focused on experiential properties, such as movie theaters, plummeted during the pandemic, and recovered in its aftermath, only to fall again after the parent of a key tenant (Regal Entertainment) entered bankruptcy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Getty Realty (NYSE: GTY), EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR), and Kimco Realty (NYSE: KIM) currently stand out to a few Fool.com contributors for their attractive dividend yields. This REIT is ready to rally as the summer driving season heats up Marc Rapport (Getty Realty): Getty Realty is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that has a very narrow niche in a very recession- and inflation-resistant business: gas stations, auto parts and related shops, car washes, and convenience stores. Omnichannel retailing is benefiting Kimco Realty Brent Nyitray (Kimco Realty): Kimco Realty is a REIT that focuses on open-air, supermarket-anchored strip malls and mixed-use properties.', 'news_article_title': 'These 3 Dividend Stocks Can Add Some Sizzle to Your Passive Income This Summer', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Regal has continued to pay rent throughout the bankruptcy process. Omnichannel retailing is benefiting Kimco Realty Brent Nyitray (Kimco Realty): Kimco Realty is a REIT that focuses on open-air, supermarket-anchored strip malls and mixed-use properties. The Motley Fool recommends EPR Properties and Tjx Companies.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Getty Realty (NYSE: GTY), EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR), and Kimco Realty (NYSE: KIM) currently stand out to a few Fool.com contributors for their attractive dividend yields. REITs are required to pay out most of their taxable income as dividends, and after 10 straight years of dividend increases Getty Realty stock is yielding about 5% with a payout ratio of about 58% based on cash flow that points to the ability of the trust to keep reliably covering that obligation. Omnichannel retailing is benefiting Kimco Realty Brent Nyitray (Kimco Realty): Kimco Realty is a REIT that focuses on open-air, supermarket-anchored strip malls and mixed-use properties.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/researchers-find-israeli-made-spyware-deployed-across-armenia', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Raphael Satter and James Pearson\nLONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found.\nA team of researchers from digital rights group Access Now, human rights organization Amnesty International, Canadian internet watchdog Citizen Lab, Armenian digital defense group CyberHUB-AM and independent researcher Ruben Muradyan, said they had confirmed at least 12 cases in which espionage software made by Israel\'s NSO Group had been used against Armenian officials, journalists and organizers.\nWhat researchers were able to confirm "is the tip of the iceberg," said Natalia Krapiva, the tech-legal counsel for Access Now. "The targeting was quite extensive."\nPegasus is one of many advanced espionage tools that affords hackers sweeping access to their targets\' smartphones, allowing them to record calls, intercept messages and even transform the phones into portable listening devices.\nResearchers, lawmakers, and journalists have repeatedly accused the technology\'s maker, Israel-based NSO Group, of helping governments spy on political opponents. In 2021, the company was blacklisted by the U.S. government over human rights concerns.\nThe company has previously disputed accusations of wrongdoing, saying its software is used to fight terrorism and serious crime.\nOne of the alleged Armenian victims of NSO\'s spyware said those explanations do not reflect reality.\n"That\'s a kind of ridiculous umbrella for the companies that create these products and the governments that use them," Armenian opposition broadcaster Samvel Farmanyan told Reuters.\nHe added that his targeting was "totally unacceptable (and had) nothing to do with the prevention of any type of crime or terrorism."\nAZERBAIJAN DENIES RESPONSIBILITY\nThe researchers said they believed neighboring Azerbaijan, which has fought several wars with Armenia over the disputed chunk of territory known as Nagorno-Karabakh or Artsakh, was likely responsible for the hacking activity.\nThat\'s in part because of "extensive evidence" that Azerbaijan\'s government has previously used Pegasus against its domestic opponents, said Amnesty\'s Donncha O Cearbhaill, referring to a 2021 investigation by Amnesty and other partners that found hundreds of Azeri phone numbers had been selected for targeting with Pegasus spyware.\nThe Azeri Embassy in London said in a statement that Azerbaijan "does not engage in such practices" and "does not spy on foreign citizens".\nThe Armenian Embassy in London said its government rejected the alleged use of spyware at the "highest level".\n"Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a strong public statement categorically rejecting the circulating information that the authorities used spyware against opponents and/or journalists," it said in a statement.\nPashinyan and family members had also received messages warning that their devices may have been compromised, it added.\nThe Armenian government has in the past been implicated in the deployment of phone hacking software, including in a report published last year by Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google.\nWhile that report pointed to a different spyware, known as Predator, several Pegasus victims in Armenia said they feared their own government was behind the recent surveillance.\nReuters interviewed three other alleged victims identified by the researchers - Ruben Melikyan, a lawyer and human rights activist; Varuzhan Geghamyan, an academic and expert on Armenian-Azeri relations; and Astghik Bedevyan, one of two journalists with the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).\nRFE/RL executive Patrick Boehler said hacking journalists\' phones was "truly terrifying and appalling".\n"If we cannot protect our sources, it has consequences for the depth and breadth of our journalism," he said.\nThey all said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. They later discovered traces of Pegasus on their devices through forensic analyses.\n"It\'s an uncomfortable feeling when you are being spied on," Geghamyan said.\n"Psychologically it\'s devastating," said Farmanyan.\n(Reporting by Raphael Satter and James Pearson in London; editing by Bill Berkrot and Mark Heinrich)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "They all said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. Pegasus is one of many advanced espionage tools that affords hackers sweeping access to their targets' smartphones, allowing them to record calls, intercept messages and even transform the phones into portable listening devices. The researchers said they believed neighboring Azerbaijan, which has fought several wars with Armenia over the disputed chunk of territory known as Nagorno-Karabakh or Artsakh, was likely responsible for the hacking activity.", 'news_luhn_summary': "They all said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. By Raphael Satter and James Pearson LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found. A team of researchers from digital rights group Access Now, human rights organization Amnesty International, Canadian internet watchdog Citizen Lab, Armenian digital defense group CyberHUB-AM and independent researcher Ruben Muradyan, said they had confirmed at least 12 cases in which espionage software made by Israel's NSO Group had been used against Armenian officials, journalists and organizers.", 'news_article_title': 'Researchers find Israeli-made spyware deployed across Armenia', 'news_lexrank_summary': "They all said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. By Raphael Satter and James Pearson LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found. A team of researchers from digital rights group Access Now, human rights organization Amnesty International, Canadian internet watchdog Citizen Lab, Armenian digital defense group CyberHUB-AM and independent researcher Ruben Muradyan, said they had confirmed at least 12 cases in which espionage software made by Israel's NSO Group had been used against Armenian officials, journalists and organizers.", 'news_textrank_summary': "They all said Apple Inc AAPL.O had sent them warnings in 2021 that their iPhones were at risk from spyware. By Raphael Satter and James Pearson LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found. A team of researchers from digital rights group Access Now, human rights organization Amnesty International, Canadian internet watchdog Citizen Lab, Armenian digital defense group CyberHUB-AM and independent researcher Ruben Muradyan, said they had confirmed at least 12 cases in which espionage software made by Israel's NSO Group had been used against Armenian officials, journalists and organizers."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-top-ai-stocks-that-pay-dividends-and-1-yields-over-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Income investors can find their portfolios loaded with boring companies. That\'s not a bad thing, though. Boring companies often provide the most reliable dividends.\nHowever, it\'s possible to receive income and invest in one of the most exciting opportunities on the planet -- artificial intelligence (AI). Here are three top AI stocks that pay dividends.\n1. IBM\nIBM (NYSE: IBM) has been a favorite for income investors for years, and it still is. The tech giant offers a dividend yield of nearly 5.2%. IBM has paid a dividend in every quarter since 1916 and increased its dividend for 28 consecutive years.\nSure, IBM hasn\'t been at the center of attention with the recent surge in interest in AI. However, the company has been an AI pioneer for a long time. For example, its Watson technology made headlines in 2011 by beating Jeopardy! champions Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings.\nBut is IBM still a contender in AI? Yep. IBM remains an industry leader in the number of AI patents held. Gartner\'s Magic Quadrant ranks the company as a leader in conversational AI. IBM Watson is now being used across of wide range of industries.\n2. Microsoft\nUnlike IBM, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been at the forefront of the AI world this year. The company has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. Microsoft has also integrated OpenAI\'s generative AI technology into its products, including its Bing search engine.\nThese AI efforts have caught investors\' attention. Microsoft stock is up more than 30% year to date, largely as a result of its AI-related moves. CEO Satya Nadella proclaimed in Microsoft\'s recent quarterly conference call that the company is "going to lead in the AI era."\nWhile Microsoft is well-known these days for its AI leadership, it\'s easy to forget that the company offers a dividend, but its yield of under 0.9% isn\'t anything to get excited about. However, Microsoft has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. It\'s also in a strong financial position to keep that streak going.\n3. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reigns as the largest company in the world, based on market cap. But the huge technology company doesn\'t get much attention these days for its AI expertise or its dividend.\nThe company\'s Siri virtual assistant is still one of the most widely used AI tools, although it seems dated after the introduction of ChatGPT. Apple CEO Tim Cook recently stated that the company "view[s] AI as huge."\nHe added that Apple plans to "continue weaving it in our products on a very thoughtful basis." Recent staff recruiting by the company indicates that it\'s accelerating its efforts in multiple areas of AI development.\nApple\'s dividend is the lowest of these three AI stocks, with a yield of under 0.6%. But the company has increased its dividend every year since initiating the program in 2012. Apple also has plenty of financial flexibility to continue boosting its dividend payout in the future.\nAre they buys?\nMy view is that all three of these AI dividend stocks are solid picks, depending on your investing style. Income investors will probably like IBM the most since it pays the most attractive dividend. Growth investors will be more interested in Apple and Microsoft, both of which should be able to capitalize on the AI boom in the coming years.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nKeith Speights has positions in Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Gartner. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reigns as the largest company in the world, based on market cap. Microsoft has also integrated OpenAI\'s generative AI technology into its products, including its Bing search engine. CEO Satya Nadella proclaimed in Microsoft\'s recent quarterly conference call that the company is "going to lead in the AI era."', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reigns as the largest company in the world, based on market cap. But the huge technology company doesn't get much attention these days for its AI expertise or its dividend. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft.", 'news_article_title': '3 Top AI Stocks That Pay Dividends -- and 1 Yields Over 5%', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reigns as the largest company in the world, based on market cap. IBM (NYSE: IBM) has been a favorite for income investors for years, and it still is. Apple CEO Tim Cook recently stated that the company "view[s] AI as huge."', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reigns as the largest company in the world, based on market cap. Microsoft Unlike IBM, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been at the forefront of the AI world this year. While Microsoft is well-known these days for its AI leadership, it's easy to forget that the company offers a dividend, but its yield of under 0.9% isn't anything to get excited about."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-paypal-compete-with-apple-pay', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with its deep pockets and innovative technology, is a threat any time it expands into a new market. PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) investors are right to be concerned about the new giant encroaching on its space.\n*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 22, 2023. The video was published on May 24, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than PayPal\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nParkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple and PayPal. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nParkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through fool.com/parkev, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with its deep pockets and innovative technology, is a threat any time it expands into a new market. PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) investors are right to be concerned about the new giant encroaching on its space. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with its deep pockets and innovative technology, is a threat any time it expands into a new market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple and PayPal.', 'news_article_title': 'Can PayPal Compete With Apple Pay?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with its deep pockets and innovative technology, is a threat any time it expands into a new market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple and PayPal. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and PayPal.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with its deep pockets and innovative technology, is a threat any time it expands into a new market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple and PayPal.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-green-flag-for-broadcom-in-2023-and-1-red-flag', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Broadcom\'s (NASDAQ: AVGO) stock is up about 30% over the past 12 months, bucking the broader slowdown in the semiconductor market. It outperformed most of its peers because its deep diversification across the data center, networking, wireless, storage, and industrial chip markets insulated it from the post-pandemic slowdown of the PC and smartphone markets. It also diversified its business away from semiconductors with the expansion of its infrastructure software business.\nBetween fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2022 (which ended last October), Broadcom\'s revenue had a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13%, while its adjusted EPS rose at a CAGR of 19%. Analysts expect its revenue and adjusted EPS to rise 7% and 10%, respectively, this year, even as the macroeconomic headwinds rattle the broader markets.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nIts stock looks cheap at 16 times forward earnings, and it pays a respectable forward yield of 2.7%. All those facts and figures suggest Broadcom is still worth buying at these levels. But investors should take note of two recent events -- which can be considered as a green flag and a red flag for its future -- before pressing the "sell" button.\nThe green flag: A new multibillion-dollar deal with Apple\nBroadcom produces Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, wireless charging, and other radio frequency chips for Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Back in 2020, Apple and Broadcom galvanized that long-term relationship with exclusive contracts that would pay the chipmaker approximately $15 billion in revenue through 2023.\nHowever, several reports from earlier this year suggested Apple could replace Broadcom\'s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo chips with its own first-party chips by 2025. Those rumors cast dark clouds over Broadcom\'s future since the company relied on Apple for 20% of revenue in fiscal 2022.\nBut some of those clouds recently parted when Apple announced that it had inked a new multibillion-dollar agreement to purchase Broadcom\'s 5G radio frequency components and other wireless connectivity parts from Broadcom over the next few years.\nApple didn\'t specify the exact value or length of the deal (or if it includes its Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo chips), but it allays some bearish concerns that Apple could unexpectedly replace all of Broadcom\'s chips with its own first-party silicon.\nThe red flag: The VMware deal is still stuck in the mud\nTo diversify its business away from Apple and the cyclical semiconductor market, Broadcom expanded its infrastructure software division with its acquisitions of CA in 2018 and Symantec\'s enterprise security unit in 2019. In 2022, it agreed to buy the cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW) for $61 billion.\nThat takeover would enable Broadcom to generate about half of its revenue from infrastructure software, compared to just 29% of its revenue in fiscal 2022. But that deal still faces intense regulatory scrutiny in the U.S., the U.K., and Europe.\nIn March, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation into the deal that will last through September. In April, the European Commission (EC) sent Broadcom a "statement of objections" to the deal, saying that it could restrict competition in certain product categories. The EC also recently extended its deadline for making a final call on that deal from June 21 to July 17.\nIn the United States, the Federal Trade Commission has reportedly been trying to garner enough third-party support to launch a full-blown antitrust lawsuit against Broadcom. In other words, Broadcom\'s planned takeover of VMware could remain in limbo for a very long time.\nWhich of these flags should be flown higher?\nBroadcom\'s VMware deal faces a lot of regulatory hurdles, but that isn\'t all that surprising given the size of the deal. Meanwhile, Apple\'s big deal with Broadcom is more interesting and newsworthy -- especially since investors had been bracing for a sudden divorce between the two companies. Therefore, I believe that the green flag should fly a lot higher than the red flag.\n10 stocks we like better than Broadcom\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Broadcom wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nLeo Sun has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and VMware. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The green flag: A new multibillion-dollar deal with Apple Broadcom produces Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, wireless charging, and other radio frequency chips for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Analysts expect its revenue and adjusted EPS to rise 7% and 10%, respectively, this year, even as the macroeconomic headwinds rattle the broader markets. The red flag: The VMware deal is still stuck in the mud To diversify its business away from Apple and the cyclical semiconductor market, Broadcom expanded its infrastructure software division with its acquisitions of CA in 2018 and Symantec's enterprise security unit in 2019.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The green flag: A new multibillion-dollar deal with Apple Broadcom produces Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, wireless charging, and other radio frequency chips for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones, iPads, and Macs. However, several reports from earlier this year suggested Apple could replace Broadcom's Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo chips with its own first-party chips by 2025. Broadcom's VMware deal faces a lot of regulatory hurdles, but that isn't all that surprising given the size of the deal.", 'news_article_title': '1 Green Flag for Broadcom in 2023, and 1 Red Flag', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The green flag: A new multibillion-dollar deal with Apple Broadcom produces Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, wireless charging, and other radio frequency chips for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones, iPads, and Macs. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and VMware.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The green flag: A new multibillion-dollar deal with Apple Broadcom produces Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, wireless charging, and other radio frequency chips for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Apple didn't specify the exact value or length of the deal (or if it includes its Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo chips), but it allays some bearish concerns that Apple could unexpectedly replace all of Broadcom's chips with its own first-party silicon. The red flag: The VMware deal is still stuck in the mud To diversify its business away from Apple and the cyclical semiconductor market, Broadcom expanded its infrastructure software division with its acquisitions of CA in 2018 and Symantec's enterprise security unit in 2019."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-meta-platforms-stock-nasdaq%3Ameta-can-easily-extend-its-blistering-rally', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock has been an unbelievable performer since bottoming out late last year, now up around 185%+ from its November lows. Though Meta\'s hot run has been the envy of its FAANG peers, there are still catalysts that could help extend the rally, potentially all the way to all-time highs.\nUndoubtedly, artificial intelligence (AI) and Zuckerberg\'s "year of efficiency" have been responsible for a huge chunk of the relief rally. Looking forward, I\'d look to the Metaverse as the fuel that helps the stock move higher from here. Recession or not, the next few months could be exhilarating for Meta as investors pile back into a name that was severely oversold last autumn. As such, I\'m staying bullish on the stock.\nMeta is Harnessing the Power of AI\nWith the power of AI, Meta may be able to increase the value of its ads without having to track users across the internet. The company\'s Advantage+ suite of automation tools could change the landscape of the advertising world once again.\nThe suite leverages AI to create multiple ad variations to help advertisers find the one that best sticks with any user. Only time will tell how Advantage+ and other AI offerings help jolt Meta\'s growth. Regardless, it\'s hard not to be impressed by Meta\'s ability to innovate through trying times.\nIndeed, Apple\'s privacy-focused iOS updates, which initially cost Meta dearly, may be to thank for pushing Meta to innovate its way out of a mess.\nMeta is also getting into the hardware game, with recent news of the firm\'s plans to develop custom chips tailored for AI. Indeed, many big software companies have been hopping on the hardware bandwagon lately. Meta seeks to launch a new AI chip called the MTIA (Meta Training and Inference Accelerator) in 2025.\nUndoubtedly, Meta\'s AI roadmap is impressive. The monetization possibilities seem tough to fathom at this juncture. Regardless, I still think many may be discounting the potential for AI to re-accelerate growth over the longer term. Meta isn\'t just a social media or metaverse company anymore; it\'s a serious AI contender.\nJune Could be a Big Month for the Metaverse\nMany investors may have dismissed the Metaverse in favor of AI as the trend to bet on over the past six months. Looking ahead, the Metaverse may be due for a bit of a comeback. Many people that expect Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will unveil its mixed-reality headset at some point during its WWDC 2023 conference, which kicks off on June 5.\nIf it does, we might all hear about the Metaverse ad nauseam again, and that bodes well for the firms with skin in the game, most notably Meta Platforms.\nOf course, it\'s tough to compete against a proven tech behemoth like Apple. Fintech innovators are feeling increasing pressure from the iPhone maker as it doubles down on its wallet ambitions.\nIn any case, the VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) markets look large enough that more than one winner will be minted from its rise over the next decade. Further, it\'s not hard to imagine that many investors have stuck with Meta for its strong social-media business and its ability to monetize AI rather than its metaverse potential.\nMeta may have been punished in the past for blowing billions on metaverse efforts. That said, as the trend heats up again, we may see more investors start to think about such metaverse efforts in a more positive light -- not as a cash sink but as a growth initiative that could help power some serious appreciation.\nIs META Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nTurning to Wall Street, META stock comes in as a Strong Buy. Out of 46 analyst ratings, there are 39 Buys, five Holds, and two Sells. The average Meta stock price target is $281.05, implying upside potential of 11.2%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $220.00 per share to a high of $350.00 per share.\nThe Takeaway: It\'s a Mistake to Bet Against Zuckerberg\nThere\'s no doubt that META stock has come a long way since the depths of November. Though the price of admission has surged (31.1 times trailing price-to-earnings), I still wouldn\'t give up on Zuckerberg\'s empire quite yet.\nHe was right to pivot Meta into a "year of efficiency," and I believe he\'ll be right again longer term as he steers the ship toward AI and the Metaverse.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Many people that expect Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will unveil its mixed-reality headset at some point during its WWDC 2023 conference, which kicks off on June 5. Though Meta's hot run has been the envy of its FAANG peers, there are still catalysts that could help extend the rally, potentially all the way to all-time highs. That said, as the trend heats up again, we may see more investors start to think about such metaverse efforts in a more positive light -- not as a cash sink but as a growth initiative that could help power some serious appreciation.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Many people that expect Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will unveil its mixed-reality headset at some point during its WWDC 2023 conference, which kicks off on June 5. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock has been an unbelievable performer since bottoming out late last year, now up around 185%+ from its November lows. The average Meta stock price target is $281.05, implying upside potential of 11.2%.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Meta Platforms Stock (NASDAQ:META) Can Easily Extend Its Blistering Rally', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Many people that expect Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will unveil its mixed-reality headset at some point during its WWDC 2023 conference, which kicks off on June 5. Regardless, it's hard not to be impressed by Meta's ability to innovate through trying times. June Could be a Big Month for the Metaverse Many investors may have dismissed the Metaverse in favor of AI as the trend to bet on over the past six months.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Many people that expect Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will unveil its mixed-reality headset at some point during its WWDC 2023 conference, which kicks off on June 5. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock has been an unbelievable performer since bottoming out late last year, now up around 185%+ from its November lows. Meta is Harnessing the Power of AI With the power of AI, Meta may be able to increase the value of its ads without having to track users across the internet.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tiktok-testing-ai-chatbot-called-tako-research-firm-says', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Josh Ye\nHONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok is testing an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content, an app intelligence firm said.\nIsraeli-based Watchful Technologies said it has found the AI chatbot dubbed "Tako" on some versions of the TikTok app on Apple Inc mobile devices.\nScreenshots and video Watchful shared with Reuters showed the chatbot featuring prominently on the app\'s interface as a ghost-shaped icon, which users can tap while watching videos to have text-based conversations and get help finding content.\nAsked about Tako, a TikTok spokesperson said the social media platform was always exploring new technology.\n"In select markets, we\'re testing new ways to power search and discovery on TikTok, and we look forward to learning from our community as we continue to create a safe place that entertains, inspires creativity, and drives culture," the spokesperson said.\nThe effort comes after OpenAI, backed by Microsoft Corp , late last year launched next-generation chatbot ChatGPT offering arguably the most natural interaction to date. That triggered a race in the industry to develop features based on game-changing generative AI, including TikTok rival Snap Inc whose "My AI" is powered by ChatGPT technology.\nIn April, U.S. media outlets reported that TikTok was experimenting with a generative AI tool to allow users to create avatars. China-based parent ByteDance is working on a large AI model, Chinese media reported, but it does not currently offer AI chatbot features on its Chinese equivalent of TikTok, Douyin.\nDisclosure filed with the U.S. patent and trademark office last month showed TikTok had submitted a trademark application for "TikTok Tako" in categories including "computer software for the artificial production of human speech and text".\nVIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS\nWatchful researcher Daniel Buchuk said his team started to find references to Tako on some versions of the TikTok app earlier this month, including on a test version on an iOS device in the United States.\nWatchful uses computer vision as well as data analysis to identify and emulate app changes. It monitors devices in different countries but was unable to establish in which markets TikTok was conducting its tests.\nUnlike ChatGPT, which is positioned as an all-purpose chatbot, Tako feels more like a navigation assistant with a focus on encouraging users to watch more videos, Buchuk said.\n"So if you\'re asking \'When was King Charles\' coronation?\' Tako will tell you the answer, but then you\'ll also see relevant TikTok videos," he said.\nAnother demonstration by Watchful showed that when a user asks Tako a question, such as "How can we teach respect to children", the chatbot replies by summarising tips from TikTok users while also recommending related videos.\nTikTok has set a disclaimer saying Tako is an experimental chatbot and that responses could be inaccurate. It said it will review conversations with Tako for safety purposes and warned users not to share private information with it. (Reporting by Josh Ye; Editing by Brenda Goh and Christopher Cushing) (([email protected]; +86 (0) 21 2083 0088; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) Keywords: TIKTOK AI/ (PIX)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '"In select markets, we\'re testing new ways to power search and discovery on TikTok, and we look forward to learning from our community as we continue to create a safe place that entertains, inspires creativity, and drives culture," the spokesperson said. The effort comes after OpenAI, backed by Microsoft Corp , late last year launched next-generation chatbot ChatGPT offering arguably the most natural interaction to date. Unlike ChatGPT, which is positioned as an all-purpose chatbot, Tako feels more like a navigation assistant with a focus on encouraging users to watch more videos, Buchuk said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Josh Ye HONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok is testing an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content, an app intelligence firm said. Screenshots and video Watchful shared with Reuters showed the chatbot featuring prominently on the app\'s interface as a ghost-shaped icon, which users can tap while watching videos to have text-based conversations and get help finding content. Disclosure filed with the U.S. patent and trademark office last month showed TikTok had submitted a trademark application for "TikTok Tako" in categories including "computer software for the artificial production of human speech and text".', 'news_article_title': "TikTok testing AI chatbot called 'Tako', research firm says", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Israeli-based Watchful Technologies said it has found the AI chatbot dubbed "Tako" on some versions of the TikTok app on Apple Inc mobile devices. Screenshots and video Watchful shared with Reuters showed the chatbot featuring prominently on the app\'s interface as a ghost-shaped icon, which users can tap while watching videos to have text-based conversations and get help finding content. That triggered a race in the industry to develop features based on game-changing generative AI, including TikTok rival Snap Inc whose "My AI" is powered by ChatGPT technology.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Josh Ye HONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok is testing an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content, an app intelligence firm said. Israeli-based Watchful Technologies said it has found the AI chatbot dubbed "Tako" on some versions of the TikTok app on Apple Inc mobile devices. Another demonstration by Watchful showed that when a user asks Tako a question, such as "How can we teach respect to children", the chatbot replies by summarising tips from TikTok users while also recommending related videos.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 171.69000244140625, 'high': 173.89999389648438, 'open': 172.41000366210938, 'close': 172.99000549316406, 'ema_50': 166.06299041228382, 'rsi_14': 47.8645001735996, 'target': 175.42999267578125, 'volume': 56058300.0, 'ema_200': 155.4756931983367, 'adj_close': 172.5294189453125, 'rsi_lag_1': 64.96784028183072, 'rsi_lag_2': 59.51829180810546, 'rsi_lag_3': 64.1217596026016, 'rsi_lag_4': 63.83508686819684, 'rsi_lag_5': 63.351591777705785, 'macd_lag_1': 2.286543423104007, 'macd_lag_2': 2.527953651766495, 'macd_lag_3': 2.8278196207620567, 'macd_lag_4': 2.9006257797592525, 'macd_lag_5': 2.853615855034576, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.163085502229535, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.5893986081749505}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 18.700000762939453, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 19.950000762939453, 'Open': 19.540000915527344, 'Close': 19.13999938964844, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 19.13999938964844}, {'Low': 1.0709964036941528, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 1.0754191875457764, 'Open': 1.0757315158843994, 'Close': 1.0757315158843994, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 1.0757315158843994}, {'Low': 1.2319064140319824, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 1.2385895252227783, 'Open': 1.2368431091308594, 'Close': 1.2371032238006592, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 1.2371032238006592}, {'Low': 7.059700012207031, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 7.077400207519531, 'Open': 7.059800148010254, 'Close': 7.059800148010254, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 7.059800148010254}, {'Low': 70.9800033569336, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 74.37000274658203, 'Open': 74.20999908447266, 'Close': 71.83000183105469, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 422637, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 71.83000183105469}, {'Low': 0.6501316428184509, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 0.654600203037262, 'Open': 0.6545102000236511, 'Close': 0.6545102000236511, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 0.6545102000236511}, {'Low': 3.7300000190734863, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 3.813999891281128, 'Open': 3.752000093460083, 'Close': 3.813999891281128, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 3.813999891281128}, {'Low': 139.20599365234375, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 139.87600708007812, 'Open': 139.2830047607422, 'Close': 139.2830047607422, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 139.2830047607422}, {'Low': 103.83999633789062, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 104.30999755859376, 'Open': 103.86000061035156, 'Close': 104.20999908447266, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 104.20999908447266}, {'Low': 1943.0999755859373, 'Date': '2023-05-25', 'High': 1943.0999755859373, 'Open': 1943.0999755859373, 'Close': 1943.0999755859373, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 1, 'date_str': '2023-05-25', 'Adj Close': 1943.0999755859373}]}
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{'date': '2023-05-26', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-42', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-growth-etf-vug-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 01/26/2004, the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $85.39 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nQualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Additionally, growth stocks have a greater level of risk associated with them. They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.62%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 43.90% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Telecom round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nPerformance and Risk\nVUG seeks to match the performance of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index before fees and expenses. The CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index represents the growth companies of the CRSP US Large Cap Index.\nThe ETF has added roughly 22.57% so far this year and it's up approximately 13.84% in the last one year (as of 05/26/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $208.44 and $266.28.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.11 and standard deviation of 24.40% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 252 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VUG is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has $65.41 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $181.21 billion. IWF has an expense ratio of 0.18% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $85.39 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Sector Exposure and Top Holdings Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 13.05% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Launched on 01/26/2004, the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alphabet-ceo-sundar-pichai-commits-to-ai-pact%3A-what-does-this-really-mean', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The world of artificial intelligence (AI) is moving at a breakneck speed, and top corporate and political leaders are trying to safely guide its evolution. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai met with European Commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton on Wednesday to discuss the progression of AI and map out possible actions to help ensure the emerging technology doesn\'t get out of hand.\nIn the meeting, Pichai promised that his company would join an "AI pact" and collaborate with other players in the artificial intelligence space on a volunteer basis to shape and abide by guidelines for tech development. But while there\'s seemingly a lot to like about the prospect of guardrails being put on AI, it\'s not clear that voluntary pacts or even strict laws will be able to address many of the potential problems that could arise.\nCould an AI pact help stave off potential disasters?\nWhile detailed specifics of what rules and guidelines members of an AI pact would be adhering to haven\'t been made available, Pichai\'s discussion with other members of the European Commission suggest that privacy standards and fighting misinformation could be key focuses. The rapid progression for artificial intelligence tech over the last year is unprecedented, and continued advances could be unwieldy.\nBecause legislative bodies can be slow to act and laws vary between territories, it could be important for technology leaders to attempt to establish some kind of presiding framework for artificial intelligence initiatives. Taking a proactive approach to the problems and questions raised by incredible leaps forward for artificial intelligence could help minimize the possibility of disastrous outcomes stemming from the tech. The AI pact mentioned by Pichai at the meeting with Breton seems to be a step in this direction.\nBut there\'s a risk that rules surrounding AI might not amount to much. For one, it\'s possible that voluntary AI guidelines and restrictions will be followed very loosely or only in the most nominal senses. It\'s also possible that those who don\'t abide by rules for the artificial intelligence project, whether self-imposed or through regulations, could actually gain significant competitive advantages.\nControlling AI could be incredibly difficult\nThe European Parliament is currently finalizing a new set of rules and restrictions that will govern AI technologies. The EU AI Act isn\'t officially law yet, but it\'s seemingly headed in that direction and could be a landmark response that plays a big role in the tech\'s evolution in Europe. But it might not be enough, and it may have unintended consequences.\nDeveloping ways to work around restrictions could be incentivized by the proposed regulations, and the speed at which AI tech has been progressing will make it difficult for regulators to keep up. Additionally, there are already signs that influential players in the space could respond negatively. In response to the legislation, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that his company might cease to offer its ChatGPT and Dall-E services in the EU if it can\'t meet new regulatory requirements.\nThe European governing body almost certainly doesn\'t want to fall behind in AI, and regulating the tech is a difficult needle to thread. Regulations will be very difficult to enforce globally, and those who opt not to follow guidelines or regional laws could actually be rewarded.\nWhile an AI pact that includes Alphabet and other large tech companies could be beneficial, it\'s unlikely to be a panacea and will come with its own set of complications.\nUnless provisions for punitive measures were put in place, a company could simply opt out of a potential pact if it didn\'t agree with new or existing rules. Given the incredible rate at which AI tech has been advancing lately, any organization attempting to regulate the space will likely have to determine what is and isn\'t allowed and forge restrictions on a continuous basis. In this kind of situation, the potential for a voluntary artificial intelligence pact to fracture could be high.\nThere\'s probably no one-size-fits-all solution\nIt\'s already proving difficult to get top technology companies and figures on the same page when it comes to how artificial intelligence should be guided. For example, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak called for a temporary pause on AI development in April, but OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates dismissed the feasibility of the proposal. Governments will likely have to play a leading role in keeping artificial intelligence safe and on the rails, but it won\'t be easy.\nPlacing restrictions on commercially available AI products and services on a regional basis may be feasible, but regulating the use of internal tools could be a much more difficult matter. When it comes to restricting the use of artificial intelligence by adversarial governments and independent actors around the world, the challenge of governing the progression of these emerging technologies is daunting.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Keith Noonan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In the meeting, Pichai promised that his company would join an "AI pact" and collaborate with other players in the artificial intelligence space on a volunteer basis to shape and abide by guidelines for tech development. Because legislative bodies can be slow to act and laws vary between territories, it could be important for technology leaders to attempt to establish some kind of presiding framework for artificial intelligence initiatives. In response to the legislation, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that his company might cease to offer its ChatGPT and Dall-E services in the EU if it can\'t meet new regulatory requirements.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai met with European Commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton on Wednesday to discuss the progression of AI and map out possible actions to help ensure the emerging technology doesn't get out of hand. The AI pact mentioned by Pichai at the meeting with Breton seems to be a step in this direction. For example, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak called for a temporary pause on AI development in April, but OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates dismissed the feasibility of the proposal.", 'news_article_title': 'Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Commits to "AI Pact": What Does This Really Mean?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In the meeting, Pichai promised that his company would join an "AI pact" and collaborate with other players in the artificial intelligence space on a volunteer basis to shape and abide by guidelines for tech development. In this kind of situation, the potential for a voluntary artificial intelligence pact to fracture could be high. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai met with European Commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton on Wednesday to discuss the progression of AI and map out possible actions to help ensure the emerging technology doesn\'t get out of hand. In the meeting, Pichai promised that his company would join an "AI pact" and collaborate with other players in the artificial intelligence space on a volunteer basis to shape and abide by guidelines for tech development. Controlling AI could be incredibly difficult The European Parliament is currently finalizing a new set of rules and restrictions that will govern AI technologies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/want-passive-income-forever-buy-these-2-magnificent-stocks-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Many investors actively seek dividend stocks, and who can blame them? Nothing beats making money while you sleep. But when investing in dividend-paying companies, there is always the risk that these corporations will reduce or suspend their payouts altogether. Choosing the right dividend stocks is arguably the best way to avoid this risk: Not all dividend stocks are created equal.\nWith that said, let's turn our attention to two companies that are practically passive income machines and will likely continue rewarding shareholders with payout increases for a long time: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\n1. Johnson & Johnson\nJohnson & Johnson has a history that dates back more than 100 years. Most businesses struggle to survive a decade, so this feat is highly impressive. It's because J&J offers goods that are always in high demand. It is a leading pharmaceutical company with a diversified portfolio of medicines spanning several therapeutic areas, from infectious diseases to oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and more.\nMoreover, Johnson & Johnson spends ample money on research and development and routinely adds new products to its vast portfolio. Drugmakers can cease being relevant if they stop innovating. That is unlikely to happen to this pharma giant. The company's medical devices unit also offers a range of products that physicians use to improve health outcomes for their patients.\nFurthermore, Johnson & Johnson records consistent revenue, profits, and free cash flow.\nJNJ Net Income (Annual) data by YCharts.\nFinancial health is essential as no company can sustain dividend increases over the long run without that. And as an added piece of evidence of Johnson & Johnson's financial health, the company boasts an AAA rating from Standard & Poor, a testament to its strong balance sheet. Even if the U.S. Federal Reserve's predicted recession hits us before the end of the year, the healthcare giant should be just fine.\nJohnson & Johnson has had to navigate various lawsuits against it in recent years regarding opioids as well as its talc-based baby powder, but these processes will play themselves out eventually. The company has survived plenty of downturns and challenges in its long history.\nFinally, Johnson & Johnson has been excellent at hiking its payouts. The drugmaker is a Dividend King. It is currently on its 60th consecutive year of dividend increases. Very few corporations have a better track record. Johnson & Johnson's current 3.03% dividend yield is above that of the S&P 500 at 1.66%.\nAlthough its cash payout ratio of 73% seems high, the company has the tools necessary to continue doing what it has been doing for a long time: slowly and steadily growing its dividend. Investors can sleep easy knowing that Johnson & Johnson's payouts are secure.\n2. Apple\nApple isn't in the business of selling medicines. Most of the things it offers are, strictly speaking, goods that can eventually become obsolete. But the company is still an excellent stock to buy and hold forever. Here is why: Apple has built an incredibly strong brand name and a culture of technological innovation.\nThe company is an expert at transforming existing tech into better and more sophisticated versions of essentially the same thing. Cell phones existed before the iPhone, and AirPods are just fancy earbuds, among other examples. Once branded with its logo, these devices typically command high prices, even though plenty of cheaper substitutes are available. That speaks to Apple's customer loyalty, a powerful competitive edge.\nThat's why the company reports solid financial results even in challenging economic times.\nAAPL Net Income (Annual) data by YCharts.\nHowever, Apple has been seeking to diversify its revenue base. It increasingly relies on its services segment, which offers everything from Apple Cloud, Apple TV+, Apple Music, and much more. This business still makes up a small percentage of its top line, but it has grown in importance. Apple's installed base now stands at more than two billion devices worldwide.\nThe company should benefit from this for years to come as it finds new ways to monetize its large base of customers. Apple is making headway in fintech and has also been looking to enter the healthcare industry in some way. Turning to the company's dividends, its 0.55% yield is low, but it has raised its payouts by 120% in the past decade. With a very modest cash-payout ratio of 15.3%, there are miles of room left for more hikes.\nWhile not primarily known for its dividends, Apple can give passive income seekers exactly what they want while delivering market-beating returns.\n10 stocks we like better than Johnson & Johnson\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Johnson & Johnson wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nProsper Junior Bakiny has positions in Johnson & Johnson. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "With that said, let's turn our attention to two companies that are practically passive income machines and will likely continue rewarding shareholders with payout increases for a long time: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Net Income (Annual) data by YCharts. It is a leading pharmaceutical company with a diversified portfolio of medicines spanning several therapeutic areas, from infectious diseases to oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and more.", 'news_luhn_summary': "With that said, let's turn our attention to two companies that are practically passive income machines and will likely continue rewarding shareholders with payout increases for a long time: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Net Income (Annual) data by YCharts. JNJ Net Income (Annual) data by YCharts.", 'news_article_title': 'Want Passive Income Forever? Buy These 2 Magnificent Stocks Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "With that said, let's turn our attention to two companies that are practically passive income machines and will likely continue rewarding shareholders with payout increases for a long time: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Net Income (Annual) data by YCharts. Johnson & Johnson's current 3.03% dividend yield is above that of the S&P 500 at 1.66%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "With that said, let's turn our attention to two companies that are practically passive income machines and will likely continue rewarding shareholders with payout increases for a long time: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Net Income (Annual) data by YCharts. Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson has a history that dates back more than 100 years."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/q1-earnings%3A-can-artificial-intelligence-ai-sustain-momentum', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The analysts covering Nvidia NVDA are struggling to come up with superlatives to describe the chipmaker’s blockbuster quarterly results. Coming into Nvidia’s May 26th quarterly numbers, many analysts saw some upside to consensus estimates, given the company’s AI leverage. But the stock had already doubled this year before the Wednesday release on those AI hopes.\nIt is humbling to acknowledge that I thought the stock was ‘priced for perfection’ and was skeptical that Nvidia could do anything in the quarterly numbers that could satisfy those lofty expectations. Keep in mind that we fall in the Nvidia ‘fan club,’ having held the stock in the Zacks Focus List portfolio since May 2019.\nThe stock’s performance since the quarterly release is in a class of its own, and for good reasons. In the current uncertain macroeconomic environment, Nvidia raised Q2 revenue guidance by more than +50% on the back of robust data-center demand reflecting momentum in generative AI and large language models. Importantly, Nvidia indicated a high degree of visibility in these demand trends over the coming quarters.\nThere are legitimate questions as to how sustainable this growth trajectory will prove to be and whether Nvidia will be able to protect its first-mover advantage as the competitive landscape heats up over time.\nWe have all glimpsed the potential of generative AI by playing around with ChatGPT and Google Bard, allowing us to envision this technology’s ability to enhance efficiencies. But it is reasonable to be skeptical of both the trillions of dollars in TAMs that the AI revolution will unleash or the emerging talk of an ‘AI bubble.’\nNvidia is hardly alone in riding the AI wave, with Microsoft MSFT and Alphabet GOOGL already duking it out for primacy. Alphabet’s earlier AI efforts didn’t impress the market much, and many had started thinking that Microsoft may be able to leverage AI to open up Alphabet’s hold on the search market. But Alphabet appears to have found its mojo back, as the stock’s recent performance shows.\nThe chart below shows the year-to-date performance of Microsoft, Alphabet, and Nvidia.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe earnings outlook for the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ that includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, and Meta META, in addition to Microsoft and Alphabet, has steadily improved lately. Total Q1 earnings for the group were essentially flat (down -0.4%) on +4.3% higher revenues.\nThe growth outlook starts improving from the current period (2023 Q2) onwards, with earnings expected to be up +8.9% on +4.9% higher revenues.\nThe chart below shows the group’s earnings picture on a quarterly basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe chart below shows the group’s earnings picture on an annual basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nQ1 Earnings Season Scorecard\nIncluding all the quarterly reports that came out through Friday, May 26th, we now have Q1 earnings from 486 S&P 500 members, or 97.2% of the index’s total membership. Total earnings for these companies are down -3.7% from the same period last year on +4.5% higher revenues, with 78.2% beating EPS estimates and 75.1% beating revenue estimates.\nThe proportion of these companies beating both EPS and revenue estimates is 63.2%.\nRegular readers of our earnings commentary know that we have been referring to the overall picture emerging from the Q1 earnings season as good enough; not great, but not bad, either.\nWith this reporting cycle now largely behind us, we can confidently say that corporate earnings aren’t headed towards the ‘cliff’ that market bears warned us of.\nThe way we see it, the ‘better-than-feared’ view of the Q1 earnings season at this stage may be a bit unfair, given how resilient corporate profitability has turned out to be. But the view isn’t entirely off the mark either.\nWe have about 100 companies on deck to report results, including 9 S&P 500 members. This week’s docket includes Salesforce.com, Macy’s, Broadcom, Lululemon, Dollar General, and others.\nBelow, we compare the Q1 results thus far from what we have seen from this same group of companies in other recent periods.\nThe first set of charts compares the earnings and revenue growth rates for the companies that have reported with what we had seen from the group in other recent quarters.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe comparison charts below put the Q1 EPS and revenue beats percentages in a historical context.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe Earnings Big Picture\nTo get a sense of what is currently expected, take a look at the chart below that shows current earnings and revenue growth expectations for the S&P 500 index for 2023 Q1 and the following three quarters.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe chart below shows the earnings and revenue growth picture on an annual basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFor a detailed look at the overall earnings picture, including expectations for the coming periods, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report >>>> Earnings Outlook Reflects Stability \nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The earnings outlook for the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ that includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, and Meta META, in addition to Microsoft and Alphabet, has steadily improved lately. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the current uncertain macroeconomic environment, Nvidia raised Q2 revenue guidance by more than +50% on the back of robust data-center demand reflecting momentum in generative AI and large language models.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The earnings outlook for the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ that includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, and Meta META, in addition to Microsoft and Alphabet, has steadily improved lately. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The chart below shows the earnings and revenue growth picture on an annual basis.', 'news_article_title': 'Q1 Earnings: Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sustain Momentum?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The earnings outlook for the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ that includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, and Meta META, in addition to Microsoft and Alphabet, has steadily improved lately. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Coming into Nvidia’s May 26th quarterly numbers, many analysts saw some upside to consensus estimates, given the company’s AI leverage.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The earnings outlook for the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ that includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, and Meta META, in addition to Microsoft and Alphabet, has steadily improved lately. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The Earnings Big Picture To get a sense of what is currently expected, take a look at the chart below that shows current earnings and revenue growth expectations for the S&P 500 index for 2023 Q1 and the following three quarters.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-26-2023-%3A-intc-aapl-qqq-t-amzn-bac-mrvl-amd-nrg-wfc-cpng', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 10.41 to 14,308.82. The total After hours volume is currently 77,561,915 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is unchanged at $29.00, with 4,233,908 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.04. INTC\'s current last sale is 95.08% of the target price of $30.5.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $175.52, with 2,668,245 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.18. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.63 at $349.03, with 2,430,064 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is +0.01 at $15.51, with 2,348,361 shares traded. T\'s current last sale is 70.5% of the target price of $22.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.06 at $120.17, with 1,694,885 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 10 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.34. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is unchanged at $28.31, with 1,679,613 shares traded. BAC\'s current last sale is 80.89% of the target price of $35.\n\nMarvell Technology, Inc. (MRVL) is +0.84 at $66.35, with 1,525,764 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is +0.25 at $127.28, with 1,503,466 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nNRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) is unchanged at $33.94, with 1,301,373 shares traded. NRG\'s current last sale is 81.78% of the target price of $41.5.\n\nWells Fargo & Company (WFC) is -0.03 at $41.20, with 1,133,414 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WFC is in the "buy range".\n\nCoupang, Inc. (CPNG) is -0.02 at $15.71, with 1,060,570 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CPNG is in the "buy range".\n\nPfizer, Inc. (PFE) is +0.03 at $37.63, with 1,041,571 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.81. PFE\'s current last sale is 83.62% of the target price of $45.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $175.52, with 2,668,245 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Marvell Technology, Inc. (MRVL) is +0.84 at $66.35, with 1,525,764 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $175.52, with 2,668,245 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 26, 2023 : INTC, AAPL, QQQ, T, AMZN, BAC, MRVL, AMD, NRG, WFC, CPNG, PFE', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $175.52, with 2,668,245 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 77,561,915 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.09 at $175.52, with 2,668,245 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 77,561,915 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-analyst-reports-for-apple-chevron-accenture', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Friday, May 26, 2023\n\nThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Chevron Corp. (CVX) and Accenture plc (ACN). These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.\n\nYou can see all of today’s research reports here >>>\n\nApple’s shares have outperformed the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry over the past year (+16.3% vs. +15.8%). The company’s revenues are expected to grow year over year. Growing services subscriber base and a strong liquidity position are key catalysts for Apple’s prospects.\n\nHowever, Apple expects the March quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to be similar to that of the December quarter due to unfavorable forex. For iPhone, Apple expects the March quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth to accelerate relative to the December quarter’s year-over-year revenue growth.\n\nFor Mac and iPad, revenues are expected to decline in double digits on a year-over-year basis due to challenging comparison and macroeconomic headwinds. Services revenue growth is expected to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as weakness in digital advertising and gaming.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Apple here >>>)\n\nShares of Chevron have underperformed the Zacks Oil and Gas - Integrated - International industry over the past year (-10.1% vs. +1.7%). The company was not immune to the commodity price crash of 2020, forcing it to cut spending substantially. The company’s high oil price sensitivity is a concern too.\n\nMoreover, the supermajor’s 10-year reserve replacement ratio of 100% is indicative of its inability to replace the amount of energy produced. However, Chevron is considered one of the best-placed global integrated oil firms to achieve sustainable production ramp-up.\n\nAmerica’s No. 2 energy firm’s existing project pipeline is among the best in the industry, thanks to its premier position in the lucrative Permian Basin. As a reflection of these positives, we saw CVX’s EPS jump 132% in 2022.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Chevron here >>>)\n\nAccenture’s shares have outperformed the Zacks Consulting Services industry over the year-to-date period (+77.0% vs. +46.8%). The company has been steadily gaining traction in its outsourcing and consulting businesses backed by high demand for services that can improve operating efficiencies and save costs. The company has been strategically enhancing its cloud and digital marketing suite through buyouts and partnerships.\n\nThe company’s strong operating cash flow has helped it reward its shareholders in the form of dividend payments and share repurchases, and pursue opportunities in areas that show true potential. On the flip side, pricing pressure due to significant competition from strong companies like Genpact, Cognizant and Infosys, remains a concern.\n\nGlobal presence exposes it to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Buyout-related integration risks continues to remain a concern. Partly due to these headwinds, Accenture shares are down 4.1% in the past year.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Accenture here >>>)\n\nOther noteworthy reports we are featuring today include NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA), Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) and Stryker Corp. (SYK).\n\nMark Vickery\nSenior Editor\n\nNote: Sheraz Mian heads the Zacks Equity Research department and is a well-regarded expert of aggregate earnings. He is frequently quoted in the print and electronic media and publishes the weekly Earnings Trends and Earnings Preview reports. If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>>\nToday's Must Read\nRobust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL)\nChevron (CVX) to Gain from Massive Permian Acreage\nAccenture (ACN) Gains From Service Demand Amid Talent Cost\nFeatured Reports\nNVIDIA (NVDA) Rides on Strong Adoption of GPUs, Partnerships\nPer the Zacks analyst, rapid adoption of NVIDIA's GPUs in the datacenter and automotive markets is a key growth driver. Partnership with companies like Arrow, Baidu, Daimler and Bosch is a tailwind.\nStrong Demand for Networking Products Aids Broadcom (AVGO)\nPer the Zacks analyst, Broadcom is riding on robust demand for networking solutions. Strong adoption of next-gen merchant switching and routing solutions is driving top-line growth.\nDiversified Product Portfolio Drives Stryker's (SYK) Prospects\nPer the Zacks analyst, Stryker's diversified product portfolio, which include the robust Mako total knee platform, should support the growth of its global business.\nVentas (VTR) to Ride on SHOP Recovery, Life Science Assets\nPer the Zacks Analyst, Ventas to benefit from the recovery in its senior housing operating portfolio (SHOP) and life science real estate investments. However, rising interest rates are a key woe.\nSarepta's (SRPT) Overdependence on DMD Drugs a Woe\nThough Sarepta Therapeutics has a strong commercial portfolio of drugs targeting DMD indication, the Zacks Analyst is concerned about the company's dependence on a single target market for revenues.\nInvestments, Customer Growth Aid Essential Utilities (WTRG)\nPer the Zacks analyst, Essential Utilities' (WTRG) $3.3 billion investment to fortify it water and natural gas infrastructure and demand from expanding customer base are going to boost its performance\nRising Premiums Aid Globe Life (GL), High Expenses Hurt\nPer the Zacks analyst, Globe Life's growing premiums from Life and Health insurance and improved investment income have led to significant growth. However, escalating expenses remain a concern.\nNew Upgrades\nIngersoll Rand (IR) Rides on Industrial Technologies Growth\nThe Zacks analyst is encouraged by growth in the company's Industrial Technologies & Services segment due to higher orders for compressors, and power tool and lifting.\nSkechers' (SKX) Omni-Channel & Other Endeavors Hold Promise\nPer Zacks analyst, Skechers is directing resources to boost digital capabilities, including augmenting website features, mobile application and loyalty program. Its international unit is a key driver.\nSolid Telecommunications Business Demand Aids Dycom (DY)\nPer the Zacks analyst, Dycom benefits from strong telecommunications business demand courtesy of its top five customers reflecting organic contract revenue growth.\nNew Downgrades\nUpstream Budget Tightness to Hurt ProPetro (PUMP)\nThe Zacks analyst believes that the tightness in the upstream companies' investment budget is likely to continue through this year, which is expected to weigh on ProPetro's revenues.\nEscalating Costs and Seasonality Trouble H&R Block (HRB)\nPer the Zacks analyst, the increasing costs have been acting as a headwind to H&R Block's performance. The seasonality of the business adds to such friction.\nReduced Chemical Software Spending To Hurt Aspen (AZPN)\nPer the Zacks analyst, Aspen's performance is affected due to uncertain macroeconomic environment and cautious software spending in the chemical industry. Stiff competition is a headwind.\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAccenture PLC (ACN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nChevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nStryker Corporation (SYK) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBroadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Chevron (CVX) to Gain from Massive Permian Acreage Accenture (ACN) Gains From Service Demand Amid Talent Cost Featured Reports NVIDIA (NVDA) Rides on Strong Adoption of GPUs, Partnerships Per the Zacks analyst, rapid adoption of NVIDIA's GPUs in the datacenter and automotive markets is a key growth driver. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Chevron Corp. (CVX) and Accenture plc (ACN). Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Accenture PLC (ACN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Stryker Corporation (SYK) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.", 'news_luhn_summary': "If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Chevron (CVX) to Gain from Massive Permian Acreage Accenture (ACN) Gains From Service Demand Amid Talent Cost Featured Reports NVIDIA (NVDA) Rides on Strong Adoption of GPUs, Partnerships Per the Zacks analyst, rapid adoption of NVIDIA's GPUs in the datacenter and automotive markets is a key growth driver. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Accenture PLC (ACN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Stryker Corporation (SYK) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Chevron Corp. (CVX) and Accenture plc (ACN).", 'news_article_title': 'Top Analyst Reports for Apple, Chevron & Accenture', 'news_lexrank_summary': "If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Chevron (CVX) to Gain from Massive Permian Acreage Accenture (ACN) Gains From Service Demand Amid Talent Cost Featured Reports NVIDIA (NVDA) Rides on Strong Adoption of GPUs, Partnerships Per the Zacks analyst, rapid adoption of NVIDIA's GPUs in the datacenter and automotive markets is a key growth driver. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Accenture PLC (ACN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Stryker Corporation (SYK) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Chevron Corp. (CVX) and Accenture plc (ACN).", 'news_textrank_summary': "If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Chevron (CVX) to Gain from Massive Permian Acreage Accenture (ACN) Gains From Service Demand Amid Talent Cost Featured Reports NVIDIA (NVDA) Rides on Strong Adoption of GPUs, Partnerships Per the Zacks analyst, rapid adoption of NVIDIA's GPUs in the datacenter and automotive markets is a key growth driver. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Accenture PLC (ACN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Stryker Corporation (SYK) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Chevron Corp. (CVX) and Accenture plc (ACN)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-eyes-weekly-win-dow-spx-fall-on-debt-ceiling-fatigue', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'This week the U.S. debt ceiling once again took center stage, as multiple meetings between lawmakers failed to produce a resolution. A divided central bank also put pressure on sentiment, with an upward revision to gross domestic product (GDP) and better-than-expected jobs data failing to lift Wall Street\'s spirits. However, the Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC) rallied after Nvidia\'s (NVDA) blowout quarter boosted the tech sector, and is pacing for its fifth-straight weekly win.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are heading for weekly losses, while the Cboe Volatility index (VIX) is eyeing a win.\nRetail Earnings Take Center Stage\nThe sour sentiment on Wall Street came amid a flood retail reports. Kohl\'s (KSS) shared an unexpected profit despite higher-than-usual inflation, while Gap (GPS) also posted a surprise earnings beat. Discount retailer Big Lots (BIG) fell to a more than 30-year low, after turning in quarterly losses that nearly doubled expectations.\nHome improvement retailer Lowe\'s (LOW) shared better-than-expected first-quarter results, but lower 2023 forecasts weighed on the results, while strong demand and leaner inventory levels helped Urban Outfitters (URBN) best expectations. Outside of retail, NVDA soared to an all-time high after earnings, while Snowflake (SNOW) eyed its worst day ever following its quarterly results. \nStocks to Watch Right Now\nSubscribers to Schaeffer\'s Weekend Trader got an early look at why eBay (EBAY) is heading for a short-term drop. Conversely, Electronic Arts (EA) and Starbucks (SBUX) both just pulled back to historically bullish trendlines. Yelp (YELP) may also be worth keeping an eye on, as its top shareholder is urging for a sale or merger, calling the stock "shockingly undervalued." Don\'t forget about our Options Under $5 service, which helped subscribers more than double their money on our KB Home (KBH) recommendation. \nHow to Play Memorial Day\nWith markets closed on Monday for Memorial Day, investors will have a shortened week to ponder debt ceiling negotiations and earnings reports. Schaeffer\'s Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White compiled a list of the best stocks to own before the holiday, while Schaeffer\'s Senior V.P. of Research Todd Salamone quantified the latest market sentiment change.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "A divided central bank also put pressure on sentiment, with an upward revision to gross domestic product (GDP) and better-than-expected jobs data failing to lift Wall Street's spirits. Kohl's (KSS) shared an unexpected profit despite higher-than-usual inflation, while Gap (GPS) also posted a surprise earnings beat. Outside of retail, NVDA soared to an all-time high after earnings, while Snowflake (SNOW) eyed its worst day ever following its quarterly results.", 'news_luhn_summary': "This week the U.S. debt ceiling once again took center stage, as multiple meetings between lawmakers failed to produce a resolution. Retail Earnings Take Center Stage The sour sentiment on Wall Street came amid a flood retail reports. Home improvement retailer Lowe's (LOW) shared better-than-expected first-quarter results, but lower 2023 forecasts weighed on the results, while strong demand and leaner inventory levels helped Urban Outfitters (URBN) best expectations.", 'news_article_title': 'Nasdaq Eyes Weekly Win; Dow, SPX Fall on Debt Ceiling Fatigue', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Retail Earnings Take Center Stage The sour sentiment on Wall Street came amid a flood retail reports. Home improvement retailer Lowe's (LOW) shared better-than-expected first-quarter results, but lower 2023 forecasts weighed on the results, while strong demand and leaner inventory levels helped Urban Outfitters (URBN) best expectations. Outside of retail, NVDA soared to an all-time high after earnings, while Snowflake (SNOW) eyed its worst day ever following its quarterly results.", 'news_textrank_summary': "However, the Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC) rallied after Nvidia's (NVDA) blowout quarter boosted the tech sector, and is pacing for its fifth-straight weekly win.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are heading for weekly losses, while the Cboe Volatility index (VIX) is eyeing a win. Retail Earnings Take Center Stage The sour sentiment on Wall Street came amid a flood retail reports. Home improvement retailer Lowe's (LOW) shared better-than-expected first-quarter results, but lower 2023 forecasts weighed on the results, while strong demand and leaner inventory levels helped Urban Outfitters (URBN) best expectations."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-judge-rejects-challenges-to-apples-%2450-mln-keyboard-settlement', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Mike Scarcella\nMay 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday approved Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O $50 million class-action settlement resolving consumer claims over certain defective MacBook keyboards, in a ruling that spurned challenges to the deal.\nU.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, federal court in his ruling called the settlement "fair, adequate and reasonable."\nEleven consumers from New York, Florida, California, Michigan and several other states were the lead plaintiffs in the national class action alleging consumer protection and warranty claims.\nThe lawsuit accused Apple of failing to provide sufficient repairs or troubleshooting help for certain MacBook "butterfly" keyboards made between 2015 and 2019.\nAn Apple spokesperson on Friday did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.\nThe plaintiffs\' lawyers announced the deal a year ago. Apple denied any wrongdoing.\nClass members will receive $50 up to $395 based on the number and nature of repairs made to a keyboard.\nMore than 86,000 claims for class member payments were submitted as of early March, Davila\'s order showed.\nOne challenge to the settlement said $125 — the compensation for members of one group in the class — was not enough, because keyboard repairs can cost more than $300.\n"The possibility that a better settlement may have been reached — or that the benefits provided under the settlement will not make class members \'whole\' — are insufficient grounds to deny approval," Davila wrote in his order.\nOther challenges argued it was unfair to deny any compensation to MacBook owners who experienced keyboard failures but who did not get them repaired.\nDavila said that "while not all who were purportedly injured will receive compensation, the settlement compromise benefits a significant number of individuals."\nThe court\'s ruling approved a request from the plaintiffs\' lawyers for $15 million in legal fees.\nTwo lead plaintiffs\' lawyers at Girard Sharp and Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith in a statement said they "look forward to getting the money out to our clients."\nThe case is In re: MacBook Keyboard Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 5:18-cv-02813-EJD.\nApple reaches $50 mln settlement over defective MacBook keyboards https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/apple-reaches-50-mln-settlement-over-defective-macbook-keyboards-2022-07-19/\n(Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Mike Scarcella May 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday approved Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O $50 million class-action settlement resolving consumer claims over certain defective MacBook keyboards, in a ruling that spurned challenges to the deal. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, federal court in his ruling called the settlement "fair, adequate and reasonable." Two lead plaintiffs\' lawyers at Girard Sharp and Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith in a statement said they "look forward to getting the money out to our clients."', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Mike Scarcella May 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday approved Apple Inc's AAPL.O $50 million class-action settlement resolving consumer claims over certain defective MacBook keyboards, in a ruling that spurned challenges to the deal. The case is In re: MacBook Keyboard Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. Apple reaches $50 mln settlement over defective MacBook keyboards https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/apple-reaches-50-mln-settlement-over-defective-macbook-keyboards-2022-07-19/ (Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "US judge rejects challenges to Apple's $50 mln keyboard settlement", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Mike Scarcella May 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday approved Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O $50 million class-action settlement resolving consumer claims over certain defective MacBook keyboards, in a ruling that spurned challenges to the deal. One challenge to the settlement said $125 — the compensation for members of one group in the class — was not enough, because keyboard repairs can cost more than $300. "The possibility that a better settlement may have been reached — or that the benefits provided under the settlement will not make class members \'whole\' — are insufficient grounds to deny approval," Davila wrote in his order.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Mike Scarcella May 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday approved Apple Inc\'s AAPL.O $50 million class-action settlement resolving consumer claims over certain defective MacBook keyboards, in a ruling that spurned challenges to the deal. "The possibility that a better settlement may have been reached — or that the benefits provided under the settlement will not make class members \'whole\' — are insufficient grounds to deny approval," Davila wrote in his order. Apple reaches $50 mln settlement over defective MacBook keyboards https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/apple-reaches-50-mln-settlement-over-defective-macbook-keyboards-2022-07-19/ (Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-core-dividend-growth-etf-dgro-a-strong-etf-right-now-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) debuted on 06/10/2014, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nFor a long time now, the ETF industry has been flooded with products based on market capitalization weighted indexes, which are designed to represent the broader market or a particular market segment.\nMarket cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, and are a good option for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\nBy attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.\nMethodologies like equal-weighting, one of the simplest options out there, fundamental weighting, and volatility/momentum based weighting are all choices offered to investors in this space, but not all of them can deliver superior returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nBecause the fund has amassed over $22.58 billion, this makes it one of the largest ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. DGRO is managed by Blackrock. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index before fees and expenses.\nThe Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index is composed of U.S. equities with a history of consistently growing dividends.\nCost & Other Expenses\nFor ETF investors, expense ratios are an important factor when considering a fund's return; in the long-term, cheaper funds actually have the ability to outperform their more expensive cousins if all other things remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for DGRO are 0.08%, which makes it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nDGRO's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 2.45%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nMost ETFs are very transparent products, and disclose their holdings on a daily basis. ETFs also offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, though it's still important for investors to research a fund's holdings.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Healthcare sector - about 19.70% of the portfolio. Financials and Information Technology round out the top three.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.35% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM).\nDGRO's top 10 holdings account for about 26.91% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has lost about -1.24% so far, and was up about 0.51% over the last 12 months (as of 05/26/2023). DGRO has traded between $44.47 and $52.73 in this past 52-week period.\nDGRO has a beta of 0.89 and standard deviation of 16.72% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 449 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Core Dividend Growth ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nIShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG) tracks MSCI EAFE Growth Index and the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) tracks NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index. IShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF has $13.32 billion in assets, Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has $64.96 billion. EFG has an expense ratio of 0.36% and VIG charges 0.06%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports\niShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.35% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Click to get this free report iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) debuted on 06/10/2014, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.35% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) debuted on 06/10/2014, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.35% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Click to get this free report iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) debuted on 06/10/2014, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 3.35% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) debuted on 06/10/2014, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-best-metaverse-stocks-to-buy-in-2023-and-beyond', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The metaverse is a digital realm that transcends our understanding of reality. In this three-dimensional universe, people immerse themselves in a virtual environment and connect with others in the digital world. The technology has captured the imagination of many tech companies that are striving to make the metaverse a reality.\nInvesting in metaverse stocks requires patience. Its development could take years before reaching its full potential. According to McKinsey, the metaverse has the potential to generate $5 trillion in value by 2030. Citigroup thinks the opportunity could be worth a staggering $13 trillion by the same year.\nThere are companies making strides in the space that could be at the forefront of the metaverse's massive opportunity. Here are three stocks you should consider buying today to take advantage of the huge potential of this industry.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Meta Platforms\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has made a considerable commitment to the metaverse, rebranding its business from Facebook two years ago. It has poured billions of dollars into chasing the metaverse through its Reality Labs segment.\nThe company offers its Meta Quest virtual reality devices and software and metaverse-related content through the Meta Quest Store. It offers a platform for people to engage in virtual experiences, from gaming to fitness to entertainment.\nThe Reality Labs segment has been working on exciting technologies but has been a significant drag on earnings for Meta. Last year the segment lost $14 billion and another $4 billion in the first quarter.\nInvesting in the metaverse will require significant capital investment and may not be profitable for several years. However, Meta's Family of Apps, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, provide significant cash flow. Last year, these segments showed a profit of $43 billion, along with another $11 billion in the first quarter.\nMeta Platforms is committed to investing significantly in the metaverse, and its other businesses ensure it can continue to do so -- making it a solid metaverse stock to buy today.\n2. Unity Software\nUnity Software (NYSE: U) provides creators a platform to create 3D development tools, allowing them to create interactive 3D, augmented, and virtual reality experiences. It expects to play a significant role in expanding metaverse content in the coming years. The company estimates half of the world's mobile, console, and PC games are created with its game development engine.\nIt offers two products, Unity Personal and Unity Student, for free to content creators who are just getting started. The company generates revenue through subscriptions to its platform, support, and services, and connects advertisers with creators to monetize their content.\nLast year, Unity's revenue of $1.4 billion grew 25% from the year before. However, the company has struggled to turn a profit and lost $919 million during the year. In the first quarter, revenue grew 56% from last year, but its net loss increased to $254 million.\nUnity is in growth mode and is racking up losses as it faces near-term headwinds. The stock has a promising future as a key player in the metaverse and presents an attractive investment opportunity for those with a long time horizon. Its high valuation and lack of profits make it best suited for investors willing to wait out its near-term growing pains for potentially excellent long-term returns.\n3. Apple\nThe final metaverse stock to buy is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Analysts expect Apple to announce its virtual reality headset during its Worldwide Developers Conference, which will begin on June 5. If it does, this product would be a massive move for Apple to add to its already impressive line of products.\nAccording to Gizmodo, Apple's VR headset would be very different than other offerings in the market today in terms of functionality, available apps, and price. The device would use mixed reality or a combination of augmented and virtual reality and is expected to cost around $3,000. The move would be significant for Apple, which is already a behemoth with its $2.7 trillion market capitalization.\nLike Meta, Apple has several other highly profitable businesses that provide excellent cash flow, allowing it to invest in building VR and related apps. Apple is already a stellar company, and its potential role in shaping the metaverse with its products is another reason the stock is solid to buy and hold long term.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Citigroup is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Courtney Carlsen has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple The final metaverse stock to buy is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Its high valuation and lack of profits make it best suited for investors willing to wait out its near-term growing pains for potentially excellent long-term returns. Like Meta, Apple has several other highly profitable businesses that provide excellent cash flow, allowing it to invest in building VR and related apps.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple The final metaverse stock to buy is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The company offers its Meta Quest virtual reality devices and software and metaverse-related content through the Meta Quest Store. Unity Software Unity Software (NYSE: U) provides creators a platform to create 3D development tools, allowing them to create interactive 3D, augmented, and virtual reality experiences.', 'news_article_title': '3 Best Metaverse Stocks to Buy in 2023 and Beyond', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple The final metaverse stock to buy is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Meta Platforms is committed to investing significantly in the metaverse, and its other businesses ensure it can continue to do so -- making it a solid metaverse stock to buy today. Last year, Unity's revenue of $1.4 billion grew 25% from the year before.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple The final metaverse stock to buy is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Meta Platforms Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has made a considerable commitment to the metaverse, rebranding its business from Facebook two years ago. Meta Platforms is committed to investing significantly in the metaverse, and its other businesses ensure it can continue to do so -- making it a solid metaverse stock to buy today.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-it-too-late-to-buy-apple-stock-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on fire in 2023, driven higher by the remarkable resilience of the iPhone and a recovery by a broad cross section of technology stocks. Shares of the iPhone maker are up 32% so far this year, more than four times the 7% gains of the S&P 500. This marks a reversal of fortune for Apple, as its stock lost roughly 27% last year.\nThe biggest contributor to its gains so far this year was Apple's better-than-expected financial results. Investors were surprised by just how well sales of the iPhone held up, which suggests that the struggling economy -- which has weighed on the stock -- could soon rebound.\nWhat does this mean for those who missed out on Apple's current rally? Is now the time to buy in expectation of additional gains or avoid the stock due to its valuation and the economic volatility that remains? Let's take a look.\nImage source: Apple.\nWhat's been weighing on Apple stock?\nIt's no secret that the principal driver of stocks and the broader market indexes during the past year or so has been the current economic conditions. The bear market was fueled by 40-year-high inflation and the resulting interest rate hikes designed to keep higher prices at bay. The economic uncertainty caused a pullback in consumer spending, which has resulted in slowing sales of the iPhone -- Apple's biggest seller.\nThis was clear in Apple's performance in fiscal 2022 (ended Sept. 24, 2022). Full-year revenue grew just 8%. While still respectable, it was a far cry from the 33% gains the company generated in 2021. As alarming as this might be for some investors, it's important to note that this is typical of a downturn. History is clear that when the economy begins to recover -- as it no doubt will -- consumers will return to normal spending habits, which will most likely include upgrading to the latest Apple device.\nThis suggests that pent-up demand could drive Apple stock higher once consumer discretionary spending returns to normal.\nWhat (else) could drive Apple stock higher?\nIn addition to a recovery in consumer spending, there are other catalysts that could fuel Apple's stock rally.\nThe tech giant has a large and growing cadre of active devices -- and that number continues to grow. Earlier this year, CEO Tim Cook revealed that Apple had amassed an installed base of 2 billion active devices while also hitting new all-time highs in each of its major product categories.\nThis translates to more revenue for the company, the result of its growing ecosystem. For example, iPhone users tend to visit the App Store, spending money on apps. They also avail themselves of other services, like paying using Apple Pay, streaming Apple TV+, or subscribing to Apple Music. Each of these apps makes Apple's ecosystem stickier, increasing the likelihood that not only will users stay around, they will also choose from the company's growing list of services -- thereby boosting revenue.\nAnother potential opportunity is Apple's long-rumored mixed-reality headset, which is expected to combine elements of virtual reality with augmented reality. While the company has yet to confirm the existence of this as-yet-to-be-released product, several major news outlets have suggested the device will be introduced during Apple's developer conference on June 5. Estimates vary widely regarding the expected price for the device, but most reports suggest a cost of about $3,000, with sales of about 1 million during the first year of release.\nThe jury is still out regarding the potential demand for such a product, but Apple has a strong track record of creating demand for products that many believed would be flops -- including the iPad and Apple Watch.\nApple is also expanding its presence in a number of emerging markets. The company just launched its online store in Vietnam and recently opened its first retail store in India, the world's second-largest smartphone market. These moves will help Apple tap into new and lucrative opportunities.\nHow to approach Apple stock now\nApple is currently selling for roughly 22 times trailing earnings, a lower valuation than the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 24 sported by the S&P 500. That's a pretty reasonable price to pay for a company with a strong history of growth.\nAs I illustrated above, Apple has a number of growth drivers that could spark a continuing stock rally over the longer term. Experienced investors with the discipline to withstand a little volatility should consider buying Apple now or adding to a position, particularly given the company's track record and the long runway ahead.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on fire in 2023, driven higher by the remarkable resilience of the iPhone and a recovery by a broad cross section of technology stocks. History is clear that when the economy begins to recover -- as it no doubt will -- consumers will return to normal spending habits, which will most likely include upgrading to the latest Apple device. Earlier this year, CEO Tim Cook revealed that Apple had amassed an installed base of 2 billion active devices while also hitting new all-time highs in each of its major product categories.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on fire in 2023, driven higher by the remarkable resilience of the iPhone and a recovery by a broad cross section of technology stocks. Is now the time to buy in expectation of additional gains or avoid the stock due to its valuation and the economic volatility that remains? This suggests that pent-up demand could drive Apple stock higher once consumer discretionary spending returns to normal.', 'news_article_title': 'Is It Too Late to Buy Apple Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on fire in 2023, driven higher by the remarkable resilience of the iPhone and a recovery by a broad cross section of technology stocks. In addition to a recovery in consumer spending, there are other catalysts that could fuel Apple's stock rally. As I illustrated above, Apple has a number of growth drivers that could spark a continuing stock rally over the longer term.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been on fire in 2023, driven higher by the remarkable resilience of the iPhone and a recovery by a broad cross section of technology stocks. They also avail themselves of other services, like paying using Apple Pay, streaming Apple TV+, or subscribing to Apple Music. How to approach Apple stock now Apple is currently selling for roughly 22 times trailing earnings, a lower valuation than the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 24 sported by the S&P 500.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amid-the-deal-with-apple-is-it-too-late-to-buy-broadcom-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In a move that surprised some investors and analysts, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) signed a new multi-billion deal with Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), which will drive the development of components related to 5G radio frequencies. The announcement sent Broadcom stock higher as the relationship between the two companies expanded.\nOf course, this semiconductor stock was already on the rise before the announcement, so the added news now has the stock trading at record highs. Given its already elevated stock price, does this latest deal make Broadcom a buy, or did investors miss their opportunity?\nThe Apple-Broadcom deal\nBroadcom's chip segment develops semiconductors for other companies. It invests billions per year in research and development, and it employs engineers near its large clients to develop solutions collaboratively. One fan of its approach is Apple, which was an important Broadcom client before this deal. Broadcom designs the chips that power the Wi-Fi hotspot for the iPhone and other products, and this relationship accounted for about 20% of Broadcom's revenue in 2022.\nMuch remains unknown about the new deal. Neither company disclosed financial terms, although Apple said the agreement was part of a commitment made in 2021 to invest $430 billion in the U.S. economy.\nMoreover, Apple has recently brought more chip development in-house and wanted to develop its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips, according to a Bloomberg report. Until recently, this led to fears that Apple would scale back its relationship with Broadcom. Hence investors probably looked at this perceived turnabout as a surprise.\nThe state of Broadcom's stock\nAs mentioned before, investors expressed their surprise at the deal by bidding Broadcom stock up to record highs. Consequently, Broadcom's stock price is up more than 25% over the last 12 months.\nAnd even after declining for most of 2022, revenue and profits continue to surge. In the first quarter of fiscal 2023 (ended Jan. 29), revenue of $8.9 billion rose 12% year over year, primarily driven by a 17% increase in product sales.\nDuring that time, it limited increases in the cost of revenue and reduced operating expenses. That helped it report a quarterly net income of $3.8 billion, rising 57% compared to the same quarter in fiscal 2022.\nSurprisingly, its rising stock price has not made Broadcom an expensive stock, as it sells at a P/E ratio of 23. That multiple is above multi-year lows, but it still trades at a lower valuation than Apple, Nvidia, and Advanced Micro Devices. Additionally, Broadcom remains one of the more lucrative dividend stocks in the semiconductor industry. At $18.40 per share annually, it claims a dividend yield of about 2.5%, well above the 1.6% average of the S&P 500.\nAlso, that payout has risen annually since 2011, with the dividend increasing by 12% after the most recent increase. This cash return provided stability amid the stock's considerable growth. And because the company's $3.9 billion quarterly free cash flow far exceeded the $1.9 billion dividend cost for the period, its payout should stay safe.\nShould I consider Broadcom?\nDespite a multi-billion deal with Apple, it is not too late to buy Broadcom stock. Admittedly, most investors would probably like more details on the terms of this specific deal.\nHowever, Broadcom posted solid growth in fiscal Q1 before the deal. Due to its P/E ratio of 23 and a high dividend, the stock appears undervalued. And with the company strengthening its relationship with Apple, Broadcom stock will likely continue to move higher over time.\n10 stocks we like better than Broadcom\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Broadcom wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nWill Healy has positions in Advanced Micro Devices. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In a move that surprised some investors and analysts, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) signed a new multi-billion deal with Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), which will drive the development of components related to 5G radio frequencies. Given its already elevated stock price, does this latest deal make Broadcom a buy, or did investors miss their opportunity? Neither company disclosed financial terms, although Apple said the agreement was part of a commitment made in 2021 to invest $430 billion in the U.S. economy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In a move that surprised some investors and analysts, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) signed a new multi-billion deal with Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), which will drive the development of components related to 5G radio frequencies. Surprisingly, its rising stock price has not made Broadcom an expensive stock, as it sells at a P/E ratio of 23. And with the company strengthening its relationship with Apple, Broadcom stock will likely continue to move higher over time.', 'news_article_title': 'Amid the Deal with Apple, Is It Too Late to Buy Broadcom Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In a move that surprised some investors and analysts, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) signed a new multi-billion deal with Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), which will drive the development of components related to 5G radio frequencies. The state of Broadcom's stock As mentioned before, investors expressed their surprise at the deal by bidding Broadcom stock up to record highs. Surprisingly, its rising stock price has not made Broadcom an expensive stock, as it sells at a P/E ratio of 23.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In a move that surprised some investors and analysts, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) signed a new multi-billion deal with Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), which will drive the development of components related to 5G radio frequencies. The state of Broadcom's stock As mentioned before, investors expressed their surprise at the deal by bidding Broadcom stock up to record highs. Surprisingly, its rising stock price has not made Broadcom an expensive stock, as it sells at a P/E ratio of 23."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/84-of-warren-buffetts-portfolio-is-invested-in-these-7-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Compared to most investors, Berkshire Hathaway\'s (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) Warren Buffett is in a class of his own. The billionaire CEO of Berkshire who took over in 1965 has overseen a cumulative gain in his company\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) of nearly 4,100,000% as of last weekend. Jaw-dropping increases like this tend to get you noticed on Wall Street.\nBut what\'s truly interesting about the Oracle of Omaha is his transparency. Buffett is an open book who\'s willingly shared the traits he looks for in businesses when making sizable investment decisions.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nHowever, the one factor that\'s made Warren Buffett successful which isn\'t given nearly enough attention is his penchant for portfolio concentration. Both he and right-hand man Charlie Munger believe that diversification is only necessary if you don\'t know what you\'re doing. Despite overseeing a nearly $339 billion investment portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett has 84% of invested assets tied up in just seven stocks.\n1. Apple: $160.4 billion (47.3% of invested assets)\nIt takes one short look at Berkshire Hathaway\'s portfolio to realize the Oracle of Omaha willingly invests big bucks into the businesses he values most. Tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounting for more than 47% of invested assets, and Buffett and his team adding to Berkshire\'s position during the first quarter, demonstrates just how highly he thinks of the company.\nFrom brand value to innovation, Apple does it all. According to Interbrand and Kantar BrandZ\'s ranking, it\'s the most valuable brand in the world. Apple has an easily recognized brand, a loyal customer base, and is trusted by consumers. The Oracle of Omaha puts a lot of value into businesses that build trust with consumers.\nMost importantly, CEO Tim Cook has allowed Apple\'s innovation to do the talking. The iPhone has been revolutionizing the smartphone market for nearly 16 years, and now Apple\'s subscription-services segment is rapidly adding new users.\nThe cherry on top for Apple is that it\'s repurchased $586 billion worth of its common stock over the past 10 years. That\'s greater than the market cap of 493 out of 500 S&P 500 companies.\nRapidly rising interest rates have been a boon for Bank of America\'s net-interest income. Effective Federal Funds Rate data by YCharts.\n2. Bank of America: $29 billion (8.6% of invested assets)\nAlthough Apple is viewed as Berkshire Hathaway\'s best business, there\'s no sector Warren Buffett is more comfortable investing in than financials. More specifically, he loves dabbling in bank stocks, with Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) being his very clear favorite of the lot.\nThe simple reason Buffett loves banks is because they\'re cyclical. Though recessions are inevitable, periods of expansion last considerably longer than downturns. This allows companies like Bank of America (BofA) to expand their loans and deposits (i.e., the bread and butter for banking growth) and grow in lockstep with the U.S. economy.\nAs I noted earlier this week, BofA\'s calling card is its sensitivity to interest rates. While the Federal Reserve raising interest rates at the fastest pace in four decades hasn\'t been pleasant for consumers, it\'s great news for BofA and the variable-rate loans it has outstanding. BofA is bringing in billions of dollars in added net-interest income each quarter thanks to higher interest rates.\nDon\'t overlook BofA\'s capital-return program, either. During periods of economic expansion, BofA can comfortably return (with Fed approval) $20 billion to $30 billion annually to its shareholders via dividends and buybacks.\n3. Coca-Cola: $25.1 billion (7.4% of invested assets)\nThe third-largest holding in Warren Buffett\'s portfolio is Berkshire Hathaway\'s longest-held stock, Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Coke has been a fixture since 1988.\nCoca-Cola is another perfect example of a wholesome brand Buffett likes that\'s built trust with consumers. It\'s one of the most recognized consumer-staples brands globally and has operations in all but three countries worldwide. Having this sort of geographic diversity, to go along with 26 brands generating at least $1 billion annually, provides the consistency of cash flow that Buffett and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) have grown to love.\nSomething else Coca-Cola has is an exceptional marketing team year in and year out. At the moment, Coke is spending more than half of its advertising budget online to connect with a younger audience. But don\'t overlook its decades of holiday tie-ins and well-known brand ambassadors, which allow the brand to engage consumers of all ages.\nCoca-Cola has also increased its base annual dividend for 61 consecutive years, which is an easy way to get on Buffett\'s good side.\nImage source: American Express.\n4. American Express: $23.2 billion (6.8% of invested assets)\nCredit-services provider American Express (NYSE: AXP) is another long-term holding that\'s been a marvelous investment for Warren Buffett and his team. AmEx is a continuous holding since 1993, and Berkshire is currently sitting on an unrealized gain (not including dividends) of about 1,700%.\nAmerican Express\'s secret sauce is what I like to call its ability to "double dip." It\'s the No. 3 payment processor in the U.S. by credit card network-purchase volume, which allows it to generate merchant fees, and benefit as the U.S. and global economy expand. However, it also acts as a lender, which helps the company generate interest income and annual cardholder fees.\nFurthermore, American Express is adept at attracting well-to-do clients. Consumers with higher incomes are less likely to change their spending habits when inflation rises or the U.S. economy hits a speed bump. Targeting high earners means fewer disruptions to its cash flow.\nSince Berkshire\'s cost basis on AmEx is just $8.49 per share, its $2.40 annual dividend payout equates to a 28% yield relative to cost.\n5. Chevron: $20.6 billion (6.1% of invested assets)\nDespite trimming its position in this company by more than 30 million shares during Q1, Berkshire Hathaway\'s fifth-biggest holding is energy stock Chevron (NYSE: CVX).\nThe only reason Buffett, Combs, and Weschler would collectively agree to put more than $20 billion to work in an integrated oil and gas company is if they believe the value of energy commodities will remain elevated. Certain macroeconomic factors do suggest crude oil prices could be sticky at high levels. For instance, Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine, coupled with three years of capital underinvestment by energy majors during the COVID-19 pandemic, should restrict the supply of oil for years to come.\nOn the flipside, Chevron is an integrated energy company, which is a fancy way of saying it\'s hedged its operating performance in the event that crude oil and natural gas prices sink. In addition to drilling, Chevron operates transmission pipelines, chemical plants, and refineries. The latter two tend to enjoy lower input costs and higher demand when crude prices dip.\nTo keep with the theme, Chevron is big on returning capital to its shareholders. It\'s increased its base annual payout for 36 years in a row, and its board recently approved a $75 billion share-repurchase program.\nA historically high spot price for crude oil has helped Occidental Petroleum pay down some of its debt. WTI Crude Oil Spot Price data by YCharts.\n6. Occidental Petroleum: $12.9 billion (3.8% of invested assets)\nAnother energy stock the Oracle of Omaha and his team can\'t stop buying of late is Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). Berkshire Hathaway was given the OK from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in August to acquire up to a roughly 50% stake in Occidental should it choose to do so.\nThe investment thesis for Occidental Petroleum somewhat mirrors Chevron in that higher oil prices are favorable, and both are integrated energy operators. However, there are two key differences. The first is that Occidental is far more reliant on its drilling segment as a percentage of net sales. If oil prices rise or fall, Occidental would be expected to see bigger swings in its operating cash flow and probably its share price.\nThe other big difference can be seen on its balance sheet. Whereas Chevron has one of the lowest net-debt ratios in the oil and gas industry, Occidental Petroleum closed out March 2023 with $19.6 billion in net debt. Even though that\'s down considerably from two years prior, it\'s still a sizable hole the company needs to dig itself out of.\nI\'d be remiss if I didn\'t also note that Berkshire Hathaway holds $10 billion worth of Occidental preferred stock that yields 8% annually.\n7. Kraft Heinz: $12.7 billion (3.8% of invested assets)\nThe seventh and final company that collectively adds up to 84% of Warren Buffett\'s investment portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway is consumer-packaged goods company Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC).\nThe lure for Kraft Heinz is the company\'s vast portfolio of well-known, easy-to-prepare meals, snacks, and condiments, such as Oscar Mayer, Velveeta, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, and of course, Grey Poupon. Companies with strong branding typically have the ability to generate predictable cash flow and pay a handsome dividend -- a 4.1% annual yield in Kraft Heinz\'s case.\nKraft Heinz was in the minority in that it benefited from the COVID-19 pandemic. With people staying home during the pandemic, easy-to-make meals and snacks flew off grocery-store shelves.\nBut this organic sales boost has its limits. Despite having significant pricing power, Kraft Heinz\'s volume/mix has declined in successive quarters from the prior-year period. This looks to be a signal that consumers are trading down to cheaper brands, which could mean trouble for Kraft Heinz in the coming quarters.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 15, 2023\nAmerican Express and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounting for more than 47% of invested assets, and Buffett and his team adding to Berkshire's position during the first quarter, demonstrates just how highly he thinks of the company. Having this sort of geographic diversity, to go along with 26 brands generating at least $1 billion annually, provides the consistency of cash flow that Buffett and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) have grown to love. The only reason Buffett, Combs, and Weschler would collectively agree to put more than $20 billion to work in an integrated oil and gas company is if they believe the value of energy commodities will remain elevated.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounting for more than 47% of invested assets, and Buffett and his team adding to Berkshire's position during the first quarter, demonstrates just how highly he thinks of the company. Coca-Cola: $25.1 billion (7.4% of invested assets) The third-largest holding in Warren Buffett's portfolio is Berkshire Hathaway's longest-held stock, Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Occidental Petroleum: $12.9 billion (3.8% of invested assets) Another energy stock the Oracle of Omaha and his team can't stop buying of late is Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY).", 'news_article_title': "84% of Warren Buffett's Portfolio Is Invested in These 7 Stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounting for more than 47% of invested assets, and Buffett and his team adding to Berkshire's position during the first quarter, demonstrates just how highly he thinks of the company. From brand value to innovation, Apple does it all. Bank of America: $29 billion (8.6% of invested assets) Although Apple is viewed as Berkshire Hathaway's best business, there's no sector Warren Buffett is more comfortable investing in than financials.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) accounting for more than 47% of invested assets, and Buffett and his team adding to Berkshire's position during the first quarter, demonstrates just how highly he thinks of the company. Bank of America: $29 billion (8.6% of invested assets) Although Apple is viewed as Berkshire Hathaway's best business, there's no sector Warren Buffett is more comfortable investing in than financials. Chevron: $20.6 billion (6.1% of invested assets) Despite trimming its position in this company by more than 30 million shares during Q1, Berkshire Hathaway's fifth-biggest holding is energy stock Chevron (NYSE: CVX)."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 173.11000061035156, 'high': 175.77000427246094, 'open': 173.32000732421875, 'close': 175.42999267578125, 'ema_50': 166.43032383438177, 'rsi_14': 56.05014072541992, 'target': 177.3000030517578, 'volume': 54835000.0, 'ema_200': 155.67424344189337, 'adj_close': 174.96290588378906, 'rsi_lag_1': 47.8645001735996, 'rsi_lag_2': 64.96784028183072, 'rsi_lag_3': 59.51829180810546, 'rsi_lag_4': 64.1217596026016, 'rsi_lag_5': 63.83508686819684, 'macd_lag_1': 2.163085502229535, 'macd_lag_2': 2.286543423104007, 'macd_lag_3': 2.527953651766495, 'macd_lag_4': 2.8278196207620567, 'macd_lag_5': 2.9006257797592525, 'macd_12_26_9': 2.236351516086728, 'macds_12_26_9': 2.518789189757306}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 17.270000457763672, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 19.559999465942383, 'Open': 19.06999969482422, 'Close': 17.950000762939453, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 17.950000762939453}, {'Low': 1.0702054500579834, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 1.0757546424865725, 'Open': 1.072443604469299, 'Close': 1.072443604469299, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 1.072443604469299}, {'Low': 1.2312238216400146, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 1.2394338846206665, 'Open': 1.2319064140319824, 'Close': 1.2318304777145386, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 1.2318304777145386}, {'Low': 7.044099807739258, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 7.078499794006348, 'Open': 7.077400207519531, 'Close': 7.077400207519531, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 7.077400207519531}, {'Low': 71.48999786376953, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 73.05000305175781, 'Open': 71.88999938964844, 'Close': 72.66999816894531, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 261498, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 72.66999816894531}, {'Low': 0.6492098569869995, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 0.6544117331504822, 'Open': 0.6498485803604126, 'Close': 0.6498485803604126, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 0.6498485803604126}, {'Low': 3.776999950408936, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 3.858999967575073, 'Open': 3.7890000343322754, 'Close': 3.809999942779541, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 3.809999942779541}, {'Low': 139.51400756835938, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 140.68099975585938, 'Open': 140.01699829101562, 'Close': 140.01699829101562, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 140.01699829101562}, {'Low': 103.8499984741211, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 104.41999816894533, 'Open': 104.2300033569336, 'Close': 104.20999908447266, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 104.20999908447266}, {'Low': 1944.0999755859373, 'Date': '2023-05-26', 'High': 1948.4000244140625, 'Open': 1948.199951171875, 'Close': 1944.0999755859373, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 166036, 'date_str': '2023-05-26', 'Adj Close': 1944.0999755859373}]}
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{'date': '2023-05-30', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 303.365, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 155787.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.67, 'fred_retail_sales': 686672.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -66066.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.7, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 59.0, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.9809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-25-best-growth-stocks-for-the-next-5-years', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nLooking for the best growth stocks to buy will take much more scrutiny in the current market environment. I wrote a column on Dec. 31, 2022 about 25 tech stocks to “buy before they take off in 2023.” Almost all of them have rallied and are up substantially since they changed hands for peanuts back then. However, the situation now is very different after the rally this year, and most growth stocks do not provide compelling entry points.\nThis does not mean that investors should shun all growth names. There are still high-quality growth stocks with excellent long-term potential, and jumping on board is a good idea no matter the market conditions. Of course, one may say there are risks of a recession, a debt default, etc. But there will always be some hubbub, and it’s not the best idea to always put too much thought into the worst-case scenarios.\nFor example, investors who feared the worst in the summer of 2022 and closed their positions on a loss likely regret that decision now. No one has a crystal ball, and trying to avoid near-term losses will likely lead to losing out on future gains. That’s why most well-respected investors have made their fortunes through time in the market, not timing. Naturally, blindly buying does not apply to all growth stocks, and I will not include stocks with price targets too low from the current price point.\nThat said, let’s look at the 25 best growth stocks to buy for the next five years in no particular order:\nAlphabet (GOOG, GOOGL)\nSource: salarko / Shutterstock.com\nAlphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) has repeatedly proven that it can continue competing in all sectors and catch up with new trends. The ad market slowdown since mid-2022 and then OpenAI’s ChatGPT integration with Bing caused panic about Google’s future, and the company did make a blunder by rushing Bard.\nHowever, it has since improved on Bard, and the chatbot is now a serious contender to ChatGPT. It is trained on a larger dataset and can theoretically perform more tasks.\nIn addition, the initial hype surrounding Bing seems to be nothing more than a fad. Google’s search engine market share has only grown while Bing’s has declined.\nAlphabet’s ad revenue still lags behind but that will eventually recover in the long run. Thus, I see GOOG as a strong buy at this level.\nMicrosoft (MSFT)\nSource: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com\nThings are only looking up for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) as the company fires on all cylinders. Microsoft is chipping away at the businesses of other tech giants and is looking to expand and threaten others. For example, Azure has grown to become a major AWS competitor, while Bing has kept Google tense. It is also spearheading development in AI with its investments in OpenAI.\nMicrosoft is also investing massively in quantum computing, gaming and mixed reality, all of which are high-growth segments that could propel MSFT stock.\nAnother reason why I like Microsoft is its strength in its core business. The company’s flagship products, such as Windows, Office and Azure, are still generating solid revenue and profit growth. These products are essential for millions of businesses and consumers worldwide, and they create a loyal ecosystem that drives recurring revenue and cross-selling opportunities.\nThus, it’s no surprise that Wall Street is increasingly optimistic about Microsoft. Jeffries recently upped its price target for MSFT to $400, and RBC has reaffirmed its “buy” rating for the stock.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is nearing its all-time high with the current rally, as the company has done exceptionally well compared to other tech giants in recent years and has not enacted mass layoffs. The performance of Apple is a testament to its pricing power, specifically regarding iPhones, which represented 52% of its Q2 sales.\nSure, revenues may have declined in the near term, and earnings per share growth has been flat. But personally, AAPL is a long-term bet from any entry point.\nWarren Buffett hits the nail on the head, saying, “If you’re an Apple user and somebody offers you $10,000, but the only proviso is they’ll take away your iPhone and you’ll never be able to buy another, you’re not going to take it. If they tell you if you buy another Ford car, they’ll give you $10,000 not to do that, you’ll take the $10,000 and you’ll buy a Chevy instead.”\nAdobe (ADBE)\nSource: r.classen / Shutterstock.com\nAdobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) is a leading software company that is mostly known for its products, such as Photoshop, Premiere, and After Effects. The flagship product Photoshop is a must for graphics designers worldwide, and it recently introduced AI into the mix. The AI buzzword can catalyize massive growth in the future.\nADBE stock currently trades around the same price as it did during the pre-pandemic period. It is a cash-generating company, which is a rarity regarding tech companies that are still growing near a double-digit clip as the business model relies very little on ads.\nAdobe’s Q1 revenue stood at $4.66 billion, of which digital media represented $3.40 billion, while the digital experiences segment bought in $1.18 billion. These are subscriptions that are recurring and sticky sources of revenue for the company, and I believe the underlying strength makes it one of the best growth stocks to buy. According to GuruFocus, a fair value here would be $800 by 2025.\nLuminar (LAZR), Ouster (OUST)\nSource: Olivier Le Moal / Shutterstock.com\nLuminar Technologies (NASDAQ:LAZR) is a stock I’ve been heavily bullish on for the past few weeks, and my recent articles have reflected my faith in this company. It makes little sense why LAZR should be changing hands at this price range.\nAs I’ve noted before:\n“… [T]here may be losses, but these losses are tolerable and normal for a startup that is growing at this pace. The company’s management also sees more than $300 million in liquidity by the end of this year, along with a positive gross margin. By the end of 2025, Luminar Technologies expects to break even, and Luminar’s growth performance should be enough to take on additional debt if needed.\n… [T]here is a strong possibility of the stock delivering multibagger gains once Wall Street is more comfortable with growth-at-any-cost companies like Luminar, especially when triple-digit growth is expected for at least the next five years. The environment is unlikely to remain tough forever. In cases like this, sacrificing short-term profitability to capture more of the market for the long-run is a good move for startups that can pull off strong sales growth.”\nThe growth here is simply astounding. Luminar expects to expand sales by 32x in the next five years. I’m confident that this goal is within reach since LiDAR technology is superior to what self-driving cars currently use. With profits and a triple-digit revenue growth rate, once it breaks even in 2025, this company will be valued much higher. The electric vehicle trend will also only accelerate by then.\nThen there is Ouster (NYSE:OUST). The LiDAR company was bleeding in the stock market, but investors seem to be realizing the potential here. OUST is up nearly 90% from its trough in the past month alone. I believe a correction is going to happen, but the long-term potential is similar to LAZR. Investors should load up on LAZR for now, but I recommend snapping up OUST near the $5 range.\nThe Q1 revenue growth for Ouster is also in the triple digits. It expects similar growth in Q2 as well.\nNetflix (NFLX)\nSource: Riccosta / Shutterstock.com\nNetflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) has nearly doubled since its trough back in mid-2021, and buying the stock before NFLX appreciates more is a good decision. NFLX is a surefire growth stock for the next five years and it is yet to reach its fair price.\nI called the stock one of the best buying opportunities back in October 2022. So far, the rally has been extraordinary, and catalysts like its password-sharing ban and rolling in ads on the platform will continue to boost its bottom line. It had 232.5 million subscribers in Q1 2023, and I expect that to balloon going forward.\nAs for the valuation, I agree that you should not go overweight on NFLX right now. Many other growth stocks are offering better value with higher growth.\nUnity (U), Tencent (TCEHY)\nSource: Shutterstock\nUnity (NYSE:U) and Tencent (OTCMKTS:TCEHY) don’t usually go together as they’re different companies in different countries with very different business models. However, I believe both share the same catalyst for growth, which will be the growing impact of Gen Z and Gen Alpha in the coming years.\nUnity and Tencent both benefit from the expansion of the video game industry, which has slumped recently. Unity’s business model works by selling subscriptions to its video game development engine, which is the leading choice for developers. Unlike many other tech companies, Unity’s subscription model keeps it well-insulated from sales declining. Sales growth has accelerated to 56.25% YOY in Q1, and analysts believe it will finish 2023 with 54.8% revenue growth YOY.\nOn the other hand, Tencent is the largest video game publisher and has stakes in major gaming companies. Still, online games pulled in only around 31% of its revenue, with segments like e-commerce driving more sales growth. Tencent’s ad revenue and revenue from the gaming segment had a rebound this year.\nThus, gaming isn’t the only thing that makes me optimistic about TCEHY stock. The company has diversified into many promising businesses, and I am confident it will continue to be successful in the next five years. GuruFocus believes $90 would be a fair price by 2026. Leo Sun from The Motley Fool believes Tencent’s revenue will surpass $1 trillion in the next five years. If that happens, the stock price would double, given the current price-to-sales ratio.\nUpstart (UPST), PayPal (PYPL), Block (SQ)\nSource: shutterstock.com/ZinetroN\nThe big payment platforms like PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Block (NYSE:SQ), along with AI-based lending platform Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST), also have very compelling entry points right now. Both PayPal and Block are substantially down from their pre-pandemic prices despite increasing their global foothold. I believe a strong rally ahead is certain.\nI do not see either PYPL or SQ down at this range, and I strongly recommend that investors snap up the stocks and remain patient. The one-year average analyst price target for PYPL will provide 63% upside and 46% for SQ.\nIn five years, I share my view with GuruFocus that a fair price would be $300 or more for both PYPL and SQ if the growth trajectory here remains consistent.\nAs for Upstart, I see that as very undervalued too. The platform and the business model are solid and have outperformed traditional methods for calculating credit risk. However, banks are not in a position right now to experiment with AI and new technology while the sector risks a slump. But once the economy improves and banks feel comfortable lending through Upstart again, I expect UPST to surge.\nRoku (ROKU)\nSource: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com\nRoku (NASDAQ:ROKU) is a leading platform for streaming entertainment in the U.S. and abroad. The company offers a range of devices and software that allow users to access thousands of streaming channels — The Roku Channel features live and on-demand content from hundreds of partners.\nRoku has a strong competitive advantage in the streaming industry, as it benefits from both the growth of streaming services and the cord-cutting trend. Roku’s platform is also agnostic to the content providers, meaning it can offer users the most comprehensive and diverse selection of streaming options.\nHowever, Roku’s financial performance has been stagnant so far. In Q1 2023, Roku reported revenue of $741 million, almost unchanged YOY. The company also reported $193.6 million in losses. \nWith the bad outlook, Roku’s stock has been under pressure lately, and the market seems to be concerned about the increasing competition in the streaming space and the potential slowdown in growth.\nRegardless, the near-term headwinds here shouldn’t deter you from dipping your toes into ROKU stock. The advertising industry has been struggling, and that makes up a large chunk of Roku’s sales. Once the ad market returns to its normal growth trajectory, I see ROKU stock going for at least $160 or more by 2025. Thus, ROKU is a top pick among growth stocks to buy.\nNike (NKE) and Crocs (CROX)\nSource: It for you / Shutterstock.com\nNike (NYSE:NKE) hasn’t fared as well as Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) in the stock market. Near-term headwinds here have been stronger. Its earnings for the company’s third quarter, which ended in February, surpassed revenue and profit estimates. However, high inventory levels are causing concerns, and Nike is reducing its margins to eliminate the excess inventory.\nStill, the bigger picture looks excellent. Q1 revenue is up almost 20% on a constant-currency basis.\nGoing forward, Nike has to maintain consistency. I believe it can easily surpass the current price of $107 when it rebounds from the trough. But we are talking about the next five years, and NKE is a buy hand over fist at this range if you hold for that long.\nMeanwhile, it would be difficult to pinpoint anything bad about Crocs. The business has seen tremendous growth in the past few years, and the stock has rallied over 211% from trough to peak before its current cool-off. I recommended this stock as a buy exactly one year ago. It no longer offers the deep value it did back then, but I strongly believe that CROX investors will not be disappointed in the next five years.\nAmazon (AMZN), Shopify (SHOP), Sea (SE)\nSource: William Potter / Shutterstock.com\nAmazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) and Sea (NYSE:SE) are e-commerce companies that have seen strong growth during the pandemic but have subsequently plunged back to pre-pandemic levels. Both AMZN and SHOP have been steadily recovering, but SE is yet to deliver a sustained rally.\nI strongly believe that e-commerce is the future, no matter the recent slowdown. The sector had unnaturally strong growth during the pandemic. It is only natural that e-commerce sales readjust.\nI see substantial rallies here once these e-commerce companies start delivering strong growth again. Out of the three, SE has higher upside potential from the current price point as it focuses on developing markets in Southeast Asia and is still in its growth phase. The average analyst’s one-year price target for SE implies 75% upside potential. I would hold off on buying Shopify until there is some sort of a cooldown. But I still think it will perform great for the next five years.\nAs for Amazon, its cloud sector is already catalyzing growth despite the e-commerce slump and its heavy investments in AI could also catalyze growth in a few years. Simply put, all three are great growth stocks to buy. Especially for the next five years.\nSpotify (SPOT)\nSource: Kaspars Grinvalds / Shutterstock.com\nSpotify (NYSE:SPOT) has rallied considerably since my last round up of tech stocks, up by more than 87%. Indeed, it is at levels where I would start taking profits if I bought it back at the trough last year, as there’s more downside risk here for the short term. Nevertheless, we’re talking about the best growth stocks to buy for the next five years. That list would be incomplete without Spotify, which has considerable upside potential within that timeframe, even from the current price point.\nThe correction of the U.S. dollar in recent months has helped Spotify get its financials back on track. As of its Q1 report, revenue grew by 14% YOY, and the platform expanded its monthly active user count by 22% to 515 million users, while premium subscribers grew by 15% YOY to 210 million.\nThat’s great, but Spotify must consistently increase its ARPU. Its premium ARPU is still near the Q1 2022 range, which isn’t too different from the ARPU back in 2020. In fact, Spotify makes much less per user now than it did back in 2015. Its ARPU was 6.82 euros then, and it is now just 4.52. In five years’ time, it is possible to increase its ARPU back to that level and fully exploit the rapidly growing user base. Thus, it is one of the best growth stocks to buy in my book.\nHubSpot (HUBS), The Trade Desk (TTD)\nSource: Shutterstock\nHubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) and Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) are software companies that provide customer relationship management (CRM) and digital advertising solutions, respectively. They are similar in that they both operate in the fast-growing cloud-based software industry and target mid-market enterprises as their main customers. They also have similar growth trajectories, as they both have been increasing their revenue at a high rate (26.8% and 21.4% YOY, respectively).\nStill, HUBS and TTD have been hot this year and no longer offer the value they used to. The average analyst price targets for both stocks do not go over 10%, and holding off until a small correction is a good idea. If you are looking to buy for a five-year timeframe, though, these two are surefire growth stocks to buy that won’t disappoint.\nTeladoc (TDOC)\nSource: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com\nTeladoc (NYSE:TDOC) continues languishing at levels where it is a no-brainer buy. If value is your thing, it is one of the top growth stocks, trading at just 1.8 times sales, much lower than its historical 9.37 times.\nTeladoc’s top line grew by 11% YOY in Q1 and had $888.6 million in cash, enough to comfortably insulate the company until the storm passes. It also needs to work on the BetterHelp segment more to acquire customers and boost the overall business.\nBut there is still one caveat I would consider before going heavy on the stock. We are talking about a five-year timeframe, and with AI coming into play in the healthcare sector, this could become a serious issue for Teladoc. It was only back in 2018 that OpenAI introduced GPT-1 with 117 million parameters. It released GPT-4 this year with 170 trillion parameters. If AI development stays consistent, it could threaten Teladoc’s business model.\nBut that’s also one reason I think the company’s BetterHelp segment is promising. It would be almost impossible for AI to hurt face-to-face counseling and therapy services, and the addressable market here is huge. That’s why I consider it one of the top growth stocks to buy.\nEnphase Energy (ENPH), ChargePoint (CHPT), EVgo (EVGO)\nSource: Shutterstock\nEnphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH), ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT) and EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO) are three companies that I believe are among the top growth stocks to buy that will benefit from the ongoing electrification of vehicles. I believe electric vehicles are yet to fully take off, and with added subsidies and investments, the next five years could see tremendous growth for EV-related businesses.\nOne big problem with this shift to electric vehicles is that there is not nearly enough infrastructure in place to support the boom in EVs. Less than 1% of U.S. vehicles are electric, already causing problems regarding chips, lithium, and charging infrastructure.\nEven by just 2025, there could be 7.8 million electric vehicles on the road, according to S&P Global.\n“To support that vehicle population, we expect there will need to be about 700,000 Level 2 and 70,000 Level 3 chargers deployed, including both public and restricted-use facilities. By 2027, we expect there will be a need for about 1.2 million Level 2 chargers and 109,000 Level 3 chargers deployed nationally. Looking further to 2030, with the assumption of 28.3 million units EVs on US roads, an estimated total of 2.13 million Level 2 and 172,000 Level 3 public chargers will be required – all in addition to the units that consumers put in their own garages.”\nThe U.S. currently has 20,431 Level 3 chargers. Thus, both EVgo and ChargePoint have a lot more room for growth in the next five years. And despite their elevated valuation, I expect them to appreciate substantially in the long run. As for Enphase Energy, it is not a charging pure-play company, but I believe it will return similar, if not higher, gains from its current trough.\nOn the date of publication, Omor Ibne Ehsan did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nOmor Ibne Ehsan is a writer at InvestorPlace. He is a self-taught investor with a focus on growth and cyclical stocks that have strong fundamentals and long-term potential. He also has an interest in high-risk, high-reward investments such as cryptocurrencies and penny stocks. You can follow him on LinkedIn.\nThe post The 25 Best Growth Stocks for the Next 5 Years appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is nearing its all-time high with the current rally, as the company has done exceptionally well compared to other tech giants in recent years and has not enacted mass layoffs. But personally, AAPL is a long-term bet from any entry point. The ad market slowdown since mid-2022 and then OpenAI’s ChatGPT integration with Bing caused panic about Google’s future, and the company did make a blunder by rushing Bard.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is nearing its all-time high with the current rally, as the company has done exceptionally well compared to other tech giants in recent years and has not enacted mass layoffs. But personally, AAPL is a long-term bet from any entry point. Upstart (UPST), PayPal (PYPL), Block (SQ) Source: shutterstock.com/ZinetroN The big payment platforms like PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Block (NYSE:SQ), along with AI-based lending platform Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST), also have very compelling entry points right now.', 'news_article_title': 'The 25 Best Growth Stocks for the Next 5 Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is nearing its all-time high with the current rally, as the company has done exceptionally well compared to other tech giants in recent years and has not enacted mass layoffs. But personally, AAPL is a long-term bet from any entry point. Tencent’s ad revenue and revenue from the gaming segment had a rebound this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is nearing its all-time high with the current rally, as the company has done exceptionally well compared to other tech giants in recent years and has not enacted mass layoffs. But personally, AAPL is a long-term bet from any entry point. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Looking for the best growth stocks to buy will take much more scrutiny in the current market environment.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-technologies-dell-to-post-q1-earnings%3A-whats-in-store-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Dell Technologies DELL is set to report its first-quarter fiscal 2024 results on Jun 1.\n\nDell expects fiscal first-quarter revenues in the range of $20-$21 billion, suggesting a 21.5% decline on a year-over-year basis at the midpoint. Earnings are expected between positive 80 cents and negative 15 cents per share, down 82% on a year-over-year basis at the midpoint.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $20.2 billion, suggesting a 22.65% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.\n\nThe consensus mark for quarterly earnings is pegged at 86 cents per share, indicating a 53.26% decline from the year-ago quarter’s figure. The consensus estimate for earnings has remained unchanged in the past 30 days.\nDell Technologies Inc. Price and EPS Surprise\n Dell Technologies Inc. price-eps-surprise | Dell Technologies Inc. Quote\n Dell's earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all of the trailing four quarters. The company delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 22.48% on average.\nLet's see how things have shaped up for DELL before this announcement.\nFactors to Watch\nDell is expected to have benefited from the ongoing digital transformation and continued investment in innovation in the to-be-reported quarter.\n\nHowever, unfavorable foreign exchange is expected to have been a headwind. Dell expects nearly 300 basis points impact on revenues.\n\nChallenging macro environment and cautious storage spending are expected to have hurt Infrastructure Solutions Group’s (ISG) growth in the to-be-reported quarter. Lengthening sales cycles is expected to have hurt the top line. Dell expects ISG revenues to fall sequentially in the mid-20s.\n\nClient Solutions Group (CSG) revenues are expected to have suffered from declining PC demand, both in the customer and enterprise business segments. Dell expects CSG revenues to fall sequentially in the mid-teens.\n\nPer the Gartner report, worldwide PC shipments in the first quarter of 2023 witnessed a year-over-year decline of 30%, reaching 55.2 million units. Dell was ranked third among all PC vendors, trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company shipped 9.541 million units, witnessing a 30.9% year-over-year decline in the first quarter of 2023, per the Gartner report. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nLenovo, HP and Apple shipped 12.828 million, 12.019 million and 4.819 million units, respectively.\n\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\nThis Little-Known Semiconductor Stock Could Be Your Portfolio’s Hedge Against Inflation\nEveryone uses semiconductors. But only a small number of people know what they are and what they do. If you use a smartphone, computer, microwave, digital camera or refrigerator (and that’s just the tip of the iceberg), you have a need for semiconductors. That’s why their importance can’t be overstated and their disruption in the supply chain has such a global effect. But every cloud has a silver lining. Shockwaves to the international supply chain from the global pandemic have unearthed a tremendous opportunity for investors. And today, Zacks' leading stock strategist is revealing the one semiconductor stock that stands to gain the most in a new FREE report. It's yours at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Yes, I Want to Help Protect My Portfolio During the Recession\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Dell was ranked third among all PC vendors, trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Factors to Watch Dell is expected to have benefited from the ongoing digital transformation and continued investment in innovation in the to-be-reported quarter.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell was ranked third among all PC vendors, trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $20.2 billion, suggesting a 22.65% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.', 'news_article_title': "Dell Technologies (DELL) to Post Q1 Earnings: What's in Store?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Dell was ranked third among all PC vendors, trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell expects fiscal first-quarter revenues in the range of $20-$21 billion, suggesting a 21.5% decline on a year-over-year basis at the midpoint.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell was ranked third among all PC vendors, trailing Lenovo LNVGY and HP HPQ, but beating Apple AAPL. Dell expects fiscal first-quarter revenues in the range of $20-$21 billion, suggesting a 21.5% decline on a year-over-year basis at the midpoint.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-best-dividend-growth-stocks-to-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nA portfolio should have dividends, growth, and penny stocks depending on the risk-taking ability. Within the dividend stock space, there can be potentially two types of stocks. First, blue-chip stocks pay steady dividends. Additionally, emerging blue-chip stocks that have the potential to deliver robust dividend growth. This column focuses on some of the best dividend growth stocks that can give investors high returns.\nOne of the key screening criteria is a strong balance sheet coupled with robust cash flows. Further, the focus is on companies likely to witness healthy revenue growth. Even with stable margins, cash flows will swell, boosting dividends.\nI also believe these top dividend growth stocks to buy now are attractively valued. Capital gains can best index returns consistently.\nLet’s discuss the reasons to be bullish on these best dividend growth stocks.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nApple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock price trend for year-to-date 2023 indicates that something big might be on the cards. During this period, AAPL stock has surged by 40%. A dividend yield of 0.55% does not look attractive. However, I expect robust dividend growth in the coming years.\nTo put things into perspective, Apple reported $166.3 billion in cash and marketable securities as of April 2023. Further, for the first half of the financial year, the company reported operating cash flow of $62.6 billion. This implies an annualized OCF of $125 billion. Therefore, there is ample flexibility for dividend growth, aggressive share repurchases, and investment in innovation.\nIn terms of segments, iPhone remains the cash cow. However, I am bullish on the long-term outlook for the services and wearable segment. The company is also focusing on some big emerging markets like India. In the next five to ten years, emerging markets will likely be key growth drivers.\nAlbemarle Corporation (ALB)\nSource: IgorGolovniov/Shutterstock.com\nAlbemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) is among the best dividend growth stocks to buy. Currently, ALB stock offers a dividend yield of 0.78%. I, however, expect strong dividend growth on the back of aggressive capital investments.\nWith lithium price correcting in the recent past, ALB stock also trades at a valuation gap. At a forward price-earnings ratio of 9, the stock is poised to double in the next 24 to 36 months. With strong demand from the EV sector, lithium prices will likely remain in an uptrend.\nIn terms of expansion, Albemarle reported a lithium conversion capacity of 85ktpa in 2019. At the end of 2022, the company boosted its capacity to 200ktpa. The target is to achieve a capacity of 55ktpa by 2027.\nCapacity expansion coupled with a higher realized price would imply robust cash flows. This will translate into sustained dividend growth. The company expects an operating cash flow of over $3 billion for the current year.\nAmdocs (DOX)\nSource: Fit Ztudio / Shutterstock.com\nAmdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) is another name among the best dividend growth stocks for the portfolio. The hidden-gem stock has a current dividend yield of 1.8%. Given the visibility for growth and free cash flow upside, I expect healthy dividend growth.\nAs an overview, Amdocs provides software and services to communications and media companies. Last year, the company reported $4.58 billion in revenue with 75% recurring income. Further, the free cash flow for the year was $665 million. With steady revenue growth visibility, the FCF upside is likely to sustain. This will provide ample headroom for dividend growth.\nRegarding specific business growth triggers, wider adoption of 5G will likely benefit the company’s order inflow. Amdocs has also invested over $1 billion in its next-generation cloud technology. With a presence in 90 countries, the addressable market is significant. By 2025, the company believes the serviceable addressable market will be $57 billion.\nOverall, DOX stock has been flying under the radar. The stock upside will be meaningful once this potential cash flow machine is in the limelight.\nOn the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nFaisal Humayun is a senior research analyst with 12 years of industry experience in the field of credit research, equity research and financial modeling. Faisal has authored over 1,500 stock specific articles with focus on the technology, energy and commodities sector.\nThe post The 3 Best Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock price trend for year-to-date 2023 indicates that something big might be on the cards. During this period, AAPL stock has surged by 40%. With lithium price correcting in the recent past, ALB stock also trades at a valuation gap.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock price trend for year-to-date 2023 indicates that something big might be on the cards. During this period, AAPL stock has surged by 40%. Further, for the first half of the financial year, the company reported operating cash flow of $62.6 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Best Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock price trend for year-to-date 2023 indicates that something big might be on the cards. During this period, AAPL stock has surged by 40%. In terms of expansion, Albemarle reported a lithium conversion capacity of 85ktpa in 2019.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock price trend for year-to-date 2023 indicates that something big might be on the cards. During this period, AAPL stock has surged by 40%. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips A portfolio should have dividends, growth, and penny stocks depending on the risk-taking ability.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-could-have-trouble-reaching-a-%243-trillion-market-cap', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Stock markets were mixed at midday on Tuesday, as investors came back from the Memorial Day weekend feeling upbeat about technology stocks but worried about the broader economy. Declines for the Dow Jones Industrials offset gains in the Nasdaq Composite to leave the S&P 500 near the unchanged mark early Tuesday afternoon.\nMany market commentators have noted that the bulk of the gains in the major indexes has come from a handful of big stocks. You won't find a bigger stock than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), as its market capitalization rose to nearly $3 trillion in early 2022. Yet even as other stocks make their push toward trillion-dollar market-cap status, Apple is dealing with a headwind in its efforts to retrace its record run -- and it has only itself to blame. Here's why.\nApple is on the rise\nShares of Apple were higher by between 1% and 2% early Tuesday afternoon. Earlier in the morning, shares of the iPhone maker had risen to $179 per share, their best level in more than a year.\nThe move upward for Apple stems from a number of factors. Excitement about its multibillion-dollar agreement with semiconductor chipmaker Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) was one positive sign, as the supply agreement to obtain various 5G radio frequency components and other wireless connectivity products will help Apple maintain its superiority in its wireless devices. In particular, by reducing its reliance on Chinese companies to provide supplies of crucial parts and components, Apple expects that it will be positioned to handle any future supply chain problems more effectively than it did during the worst of the pandemic.\nAlso, artificial intelligence (AI) has been an emerging theme among companies in the tech realm. To a large extent, Apple has been quiet about its own AI plans, preferring instead to let other companies be more public with their proposals in the space.\nYet few investors believe that Apple will stand by and let other companies dominate the AI industry. On many occasions in the past, Apple has chosen not to be the first mover, instead coming in later and releasing products that avoid the steepest part of the learning curve while offering unique features.\nFurther away from a record market cap\nAt its highs early Tuesday, Apple's share price was just below its record close of $182 per share in January 2022. That left the company with a market capitalization just under the $3 trillion mark, although it had briefly climbed above the $182.86 per share necessary to surpass that level during the trading session on Jan. 3. So with the stock now about 2% below that mark, it might seem as if breaching $3 trillion once again would be inevitable.\nYet that isn't the case. In order to reach a $3 trillion market cap, Apple stock would have to climb to nearly $190 per share. That's not a huge move, but it's still more than 6% above the $179 price.\nThe reason for this is that Apple has consistently repurchased shares. As of April 1, the company had about 15.79 billion shares outstanding. That was down from the 16.39 billion shares outstanding as of Dec. 25, 2021, immediately before the record run to $3 trillion. Those 600 million shares represented tens of billions of dollars of stock buybacks that Apple has made in just the past 15 months.\nDon't count Apple out\nJust because it'll take a little bit more effort doesn't mean that Apple is doomed not to get back to a $3 trillion market cap. If the business remains strong, then it's completely reasonable that the stock could rise another 6%.\nThe point, though, is that even as many companies continue to issue new shares, Apple has cut its outstanding share count significantly year after year. That keeps it from having as large a market cap as it could, but it makes each share that much more meaningful for shareholders as time passes.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\nDan Caplinger has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "You won't find a bigger stock than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), as its market capitalization rose to nearly $3 trillion in early 2022. Declines for the Dow Jones Industrials offset gains in the Nasdaq Composite to leave the S&P 500 near the unchanged mark early Tuesday afternoon. Yet even as other stocks make their push toward trillion-dollar market-cap status, Apple is dealing with a headwind in its efforts to retrace its record run -- and it has only itself to blame.", 'news_luhn_summary': "You won't find a bigger stock than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), as its market capitalization rose to nearly $3 trillion in early 2022. Declines for the Dow Jones Industrials offset gains in the Nasdaq Composite to leave the S&P 500 near the unchanged mark early Tuesday afternoon. Further away from a record market cap At its highs early Tuesday, Apple's share price was just below its record close of $182 per share in January 2022.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Could Have Trouble Reaching a $3 Trillion Market Cap', 'news_lexrank_summary': "You won't find a bigger stock than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), as its market capitalization rose to nearly $3 trillion in early 2022. Further away from a record market cap At its highs early Tuesday, Apple's share price was just below its record close of $182 per share in January 2022. That was down from the 16.39 billion shares outstanding as of Dec. 25, 2021, immediately before the record run to $3 trillion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "You won't find a bigger stock than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), as its market capitalization rose to nearly $3 trillion in early 2022. Further away from a record market cap At its highs early Tuesday, Apple's share price was just below its record close of $182 per share in January 2022. In order to reach a $3 trillion market cap, Apple stock would have to climb to nearly $190 per share."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foxconn-sees-ai-driving-strong-server-demand-but-full-year-to-be-flat', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'TAIPEI, May 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW said on Wednesday artificial intelligence applications would strongly drive demand for its server business this year but reiterated 2023 overall would be a flat one for the company on global economic woes.\nFoxconn Chairman Liu Young-way told the company\'s annual shareholders meeting the firm remained cautious about this year due to monetary policy tightening, geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over inflation, but servers were a bright spot due to surging interest in AI.\n"More and more people are using ChatGPT," he said. "You can see the market for AI servers will rise much faster than expected. We expect that in the second half of this year there may be a three digit increase."\nThe Taiwanese company has a 40%global marketshare for servers and aims to further increase that, Liu added.\nIn the first quarter, Foxconn\'s cloud and network products segment, which includes servers, accounted for 22% of revenue, second only to smart consumer electronics - which includes smartphones - at 56%.\nFoxconn this month posted a 56% plunge in first-quarter net profit, lagging forecasts in its biggest quarterly fall in three years, and said visibility for the full year was "limited".\nThe company, the world\'s largest contract electronics maker, wants to replicate the success it has had with Apple\'s iPhone with electric vehicles (EV).\nFoxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, has acquired the former General Motor Co GM.N plant in Lordstown, Ohio, and has also hired a former Nissan 7201.T executive, Jun Seki, to lead expansion efforts in EVs, where it hopes to become a major manufacturer.\nThe company is considering expanding its EV battery supply chain beyond Taiwan, possibly into the United States, Indonesia and India, Liu said.\nFoxconn, which assembles around 70% of iPhones, has been diversifying production away from China, whose strict COVID-19 restrictions disrupted its biggest iPhone plant last year. The company is also seeking to avoid a potential hit to its business from mounting trade tensions between Beijing and Washington.\nLiu said China, including its massive iPhone plant in China\'s Zhengzhou, remained very important for Foxconn.\n"The culture there is very similar, our rules and regulations are a bit different, but there is no problem when it comes to talent. So it\'s relatively easier for us to start new undertakings there. We\'ll work hard to keep developing there."\n(Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Faith Hung; Editing by Christopher Cushing)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "TAIPEI, May 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW said on Wednesday artificial intelligence applications would strongly drive demand for its server business this year but reiterated 2023 overall would be a flat one for the company on global economic woes. The company, the world's largest contract electronics maker, wants to replicate the success it has had with Apple's iPhone with electric vehicles (EV). Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, has acquired the former General Motor Co GM.N plant in Lordstown, Ohio, and has also hired a former Nissan 7201.T executive, Jun Seki, to lead expansion efforts in EVs, where it hopes to become a major manufacturer.", 'news_luhn_summary': "TAIPEI, May 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW said on Wednesday artificial intelligence applications would strongly drive demand for its server business this year but reiterated 2023 overall would be a flat one for the company on global economic woes. In the first quarter, Foxconn's cloud and network products segment, which includes servers, accounted for 22% of revenue, second only to smart consumer electronics - which includes smartphones - at 56%. Foxconn, which assembles around 70% of iPhones, has been diversifying production away from China, whose strict COVID-19 restrictions disrupted its biggest iPhone plant last year.", 'news_article_title': 'Foxconn sees AI driving strong server demand, but full year to be flat', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'TAIPEI, May 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW said on Wednesday artificial intelligence applications would strongly drive demand for its server business this year but reiterated 2023 overall would be a flat one for the company on global economic woes. We expect that in the second half of this year there may be a three digit increase." The Taiwanese company has a 40%global marketshare for servers and aims to further increase that, Liu added.', 'news_textrank_summary': "TAIPEI, May 31 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW said on Wednesday artificial intelligence applications would strongly drive demand for its server business this year but reiterated 2023 overall would be a flat one for the company on global economic woes. Foxconn Chairman Liu Young-way told the company's annual shareholders meeting the firm remained cautious about this year due to monetary policy tightening, geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over inflation, but servers were a bright spot due to surging interest in AI. Foxconn, which assembles around 70% of iPhones, has been diversifying production away from China, whose strict COVID-19 restrictions disrupted its biggest iPhone plant last year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/these-3-companies-generate-substantial-cash', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "When scouting for stocks, a standard metric that comes into focus is free cash flow. In its simplest form, free cash flow is the total cash a company keeps after operating costs and capital expenditures.\nFree cash flow strength allows for more growth opportunities, a higher potential for share buybacks, stable dividend payouts, and the ability to wipe out any debt easily.\nFor those interested in cash-generating machines, three companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – all fit the criteria.\nIn addition, all three provide exposure to the Technology sector. Let’s take a closer look at each.\nApple\nApple is often labeled the ‘King’ of free cash flow for understandable reasons; the company generated a mighty $25.6 billion in free cash flow throughout its latest quarter. And over the last trailing twelve-months, the tech titan has generated nearly $100 billion of free cash flow.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIt’s no secret that Apple shares are pricey, with the current 29.3X forward earnings multiple sitting well above the 24.5X five-year median and the Zacks Computer and Technology sector average. Still, investors have had little issue forking up the premium given Apple’s favorable financial standing.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nMicrosoft\nMicrosoft shares have jumped back into favor in 2023 amid the broader technology rebound, with the company’s recent dive into artificial intelligence making investors ecstatic. MSFT posted free cash flow of $17.8 billion in its latest release, recovering nicely from the prior quarter.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nMSFT shares also provide a passive income stream, with the company’s dividend currently yielding 0.8% annually. And the company has shown a commitment to increasingly rewarding its shareholders, sporting a 10% five-year annualized dividend growth rate.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBroadcom\nBroadcom shares found plenty of attention following news of a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with heavyweight Apple for components made in the USA. The semiconductor player posted free cash flow of $3.9 billion in its latest quarter, improving a solid 16% from the year-ago period.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn addition, the company’s 78.6% TTM return on equity is worth highlighting, indicating a higher efficiency level in generating profit from existing assets relative to peers.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBottom Line\nWhen scouting potential portfolio additions, free cash flow is undoubtedly a metric worth serious attention.\nA company displaying free cash flow strength has freedom for growth opportunities, can consistently shell out dividends, and wipe out debt easily.\nAnd all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – generate substantial cash and provide exposure to technology. \nThis Little-Known Semiconductor Stock Could Be Your Portfolio’s Hedge Against Inflation\nEveryone uses semiconductors. But only a small number of people know what they are and what they do. If you use a smartphone, computer, microwave, digital camera or refrigerator (and that’s just the tip of the iceberg), you have a need for semiconductors. That’s why their importance can’t be overstated and their disruption in the supply chain has such a global effect. But every cloud has a silver lining. Shockwaves to the international supply chain from the global pandemic have unearthed a tremendous opportunity for investors. And today, Zacks' leading stock strategist is revealing the one semiconductor stock that stands to gain the most in a new FREE report. It's yours at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Yes, I Want to Help Protect My Portfolio During the Recession\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBroadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For those interested in cash-generating machines, three companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – all fit the criteria. And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – generate substantial cash and provide exposure to technology. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – generate substantial cash and provide exposure to technology. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For those interested in cash-generating machines, three companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – all fit the criteria.', 'news_article_title': 'These 3 Companies Generate Substantial Cash', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For those interested in cash-generating machines, three companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – all fit the criteria. And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – generate substantial cash and provide exposure to technology. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For those interested in cash-generating machines, three companies – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – all fit the criteria. And all three companies above – Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Broadcom AVGO – generate substantial cash and provide exposure to technology.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-30-2023-%3A-open-nvda-ymm-dxcm-brmk-pltr-amzn-aapl-mu-schw', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 1.83 to 14,356.82. The total After hours volume is currently 79,772,468 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nOpendoor Technologies Inc (OPEN) is +0.01 at $2.47, with 6,026,785 shares traded. OPEN\'s current last sale is 123.44% of the target price of $2.001.\n\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is +1.1799 at $402.29, with 2,624,716 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.73. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nFull Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. (YMM) is unchanged at $5.80, with 2,593,942 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for YMM is in the "buy range".\n\nDexCom, Inc. (DXCM) is +0.24 at $113.80, with 2,405,287 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for DXCM is in the "buy range".\n\nBroadmark Realty Capital Inc. (BRMK) is +0.01 at $4.83, with 2,265,461 shares traded. BRMK\'s current last sale is 96.6% of the target price of $5.\n\nPalantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is -0.01 at $14.70, with 2,189,325 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.24 at $121.90, with 2,123,879 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $177.26, with 1,943,123 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.18. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nMicron Technology, Inc. (MU) is +0.03 at $71.72, with 1,899,334 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MU is in the "buy range".\n\nThe Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) is +0.02 at $53.86, with 1,796,101 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SCHW is in the "buy range".\n\nCoca-Cola Company (The) (KO) is -0.01 at $59.77, with 1,444,598 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KO is in the "buy range".\n\nZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (ZTO) is -0.015 at $25.21, with 1,382,445 shares traded. ZTO\'s current last sale is 70.03% of the target price of $36.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $177.26, with 1,943,123 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul 2023. Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is -0.01 at $14.70, with 2,189,325 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session.", 'news_luhn_summary': ", following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $177.26, with 1,943,123 shares traded. Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is -0.01 at $14.70, with 2,189,325 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session.", 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 30, 2023 : OPEN, NVDA, YMM, DXCM, BRMK, PLTR, AMZN, AAPL, MU, SCHW, KO, ZTO', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $177.26, with 1,943,123 shares traded. The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for YMM is in the "buy range".', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.04 at $177.26, with 1,943,123 shares traded. The total After hours volume is currently 79,772,468 shares traded. Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is -0.01 at $14.70, with 2,189,325 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/newsmaker-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang%3A-leather-jacketed-boss-of-trillion-dollar-chip-firm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Yuvraj Malik, Samrhitha A and Stephen Nellis\nMay 30 (Reuters) - When the pandemic forced Nvidia Corp NVDA.O to hold a major product launch virtually, CEO Jensen Huang beamed video to promote the event from his kitchen, where he pulled the company\'s latest chip out of his oven.\nOn Tuesday, he joined an elite list of tech executives to head a company worth $1 trillion.\nHuang, 60, is only the second U.S. CEO after Amazon.com Inc\'s AMZN.O Jeff Bezos, who helmed the retailer until 2021, to hit such a milestone for a company they co-founded.\nThe company\'s shares have been on a tear, rising on stellar sales projections from a boom in AI. Since the launch of OpenAI\'s ChatGPT on Nov. 30, 2022, Nvidia\'s value has ballooned from roughly $420 billion to its current level.\nHuang\'s success stems in part from a desire to solve thorny computer science problems with a mix of software and hardware - a vision that has taken him three decades to perfect.\nBorn in Taiwan, Huang moved to the United States as a child, earning engineering degrees at Oregon State University and Stanford University.\nHuang is hugely popular in semiconductor powerhouse Taiwan and received a rock star welcome during a visit to Taipei this week for a trade fair, giving a key note address on Monday attended by thousands of people, some of whom surrounded him for selfies after his two-hour speech.\nIn 1993, when he was 30, he founded Nvidia along with Curtis Priem and Chris Malachowsky, securing backing from Silicon Valley\'s Sequoia Capital and others. Its first big hits were specialized chips to power high-intensity motion graphics for computer games called graphics processing units (GPUs). Even then, Huang did not think of Nvidia as just a chip company.\n"Computer graphics is one of the most complex parts of computer science," Huang told an audience in Silicon Valley in 2021 while receiving a lifetime achievement award. "You have to understand everything."\nBy the mid-2000s, Huang and his team realized Nvidia\'s chips could be used on more general computing problems and released a software platform called CUDA to allow software developers of all stripes to program Nvidia chips.\nAN EARLY BET\nThat kicked off of a wave of new uses, including for cryptocurrency. But Huang recognized that university labs were using his chips for work in AI, a niche in computer science that held promise of powering everything from virtual assistants to self-driving cars. He released a parade of chips for AI, and the bet paid off.\nNvidia also differentiated itself by outsourcing its silicon manufacturing to partners including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 2330.TW, bucking the model set by Intel, which is now worth a fraction of Nvidia\'s value - which was just under $1 trillion as of Tuesday\'s close.\n"He has helped enable a revolution that allows phones to answer questions out loud, farms to spray weeds but not crops, doctors to predict the properties of new drugs - with more wonders to come," AI entrepreneur Andrew Ng wrote of Huang in Time magazine when the latter was named one of the 100 most influential people by Time in 2021.\nFACTBOX-Nvidia joins tech titans in trillion-dollar club ID:nL4N37R3WM\nBREAKINGVIEWS-Nvidia crashes $1 trln party, perhaps not for long ID:nL4N37R3Z4\nNvidia joins $1 trillion valuation club on booming AI demand ID:nL4N37R28Y\nEXPLAINER-Why are Nvidia\'s shares soaring and what is its role in the AI boom? ID:nL4N37R3LZ\nNvidia shorts extend mark-to-market losses as market cap hits $1 trln -S3 Partners ID:nL1N37R254\nBREAKINGVIEWS-Nvidia investors price in seven years of AI glory ID:nL4N37M3HX\n(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik and Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru and Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Taipei; Editing by Matthew Lewis, Sonali Paul and Jacqueline Wong)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Yuvraj Malik, Samrhitha A and Stephen Nellis May 30 (Reuters) - When the pandemic forced Nvidia Corp NVDA.O to hold a major product launch virtually, CEO Jensen Huang beamed video to promote the event from his kitchen, where he pulled the company's latest chip out of his oven. Huang is hugely popular in semiconductor powerhouse Taiwan and received a rock star welcome during a visit to Taipei this week for a trade fair, giving a key note address on Monday attended by thousands of people, some of whom surrounded him for selfies after his two-hour speech. But Huang recognized that university labs were using his chips for work in AI, a niche in computer science that held promise of powering everything from virtual assistants to self-driving cars.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Nvidia also differentiated itself by outsourcing its silicon manufacturing to partners including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 2330.TW, bucking the model set by Intel, which is now worth a fraction of Nvidia's value - which was just under $1 trillion as of Tuesday's close. FACTBOX-Nvidia joins tech titans in trillion-dollar club ID:nL4N37R3WM BREAKINGVIEWS-Nvidia crashes $1 trln party, perhaps not for long ID:nL4N37R3Z4 Nvidia joins $1 trillion valuation club on booming AI demand ID:nL4N37R28Y EXPLAINER-Why are Nvidia's shares soaring and what is its role in the AI boom? ID:nL4N37R3LZ Nvidia shorts extend mark-to-market losses as market cap hits $1 trln -S3 Partners ID:nL1N37R254 BREAKINGVIEWS-Nvidia investors price in seven years of AI glory ID:nL4N37M3HX (Reporting by Yuvraj Malik and Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru and Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Taipei; Editing by Matthew Lewis, Sonali Paul and Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'NEWSMAKER-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: Leather-jacketed boss of trillion-dollar chip firm', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Even then, Huang did not think of Nvidia as just a chip company. "Computer graphics is one of the most complex parts of computer science," Huang told an audience in Silicon Valley in 2021 while receiving a lifetime achievement award. By the mid-2000s, Huang and his team realized Nvidia\'s chips could be used on more general computing problems and released a software platform called CUDA to allow software developers of all stripes to program Nvidia chips.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By the mid-2000s, Huang and his team realized Nvidia's chips could be used on more general computing problems and released a software platform called CUDA to allow software developers of all stripes to program Nvidia chips. FACTBOX-Nvidia joins tech titans in trillion-dollar club ID:nL4N37R3WM BREAKINGVIEWS-Nvidia crashes $1 trln party, perhaps not for long ID:nL4N37R3Z4 Nvidia joins $1 trillion valuation club on booming AI demand ID:nL4N37R28Y EXPLAINER-Why are Nvidia's shares soaring and what is its role in the AI boom? ID:nL4N37R3LZ Nvidia shorts extend mark-to-market losses as market cap hits $1 trln -S3 Partners ID:nL1N37R254 BREAKINGVIEWS-Nvidia investors price in seven years of AI glory ID:nL4N37M3HX (Reporting by Yuvraj Malik and Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru and Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Taipei; Editing by Matthew Lewis, Sonali Paul and Jacqueline Wong) (([email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-hot-stocks-to-buy-to-make-your-portfolio-sizzle-this-summer', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nRevenge travel is finally here. And summer 2023 looks like it’s going to be a hot one. In fact, travel numbers for this year’s Memorial Day weekend — which serves as the unofficial start to summer — were exceptionally strong. For example, air travel surpassed pre-pandemic levels. According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), 9.8 million people across America passed through airport security during the Memorial Day weekend, which was about 300,000 more people than during the same holiday weekend in 2019, before Covid-19 disrupted all our lives. With those numbers a strong sign of what’s to come for summer 2023, here are seven hot stocks to buy to make your portfolio sizzle.\nABNB Airbnb $109.77\nBKNG Booking Holdings $2,508.77\nCMG Chipotle $2,076.49\nAAPL Apple $177.25\nF Ford Motor $12.00\nCCL Carnival $11.23\nMAR Marriott International $167.79\nAirbnb (ABNB)\nSource: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com\nSummer is the peak season for homestay and rental company Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB). And now looks to be a good time to buy following its most recent earnings report. While the company beat analysts’ estimates, the stock got dinged by a cautious outlook for the current second quarter.\nIn its latest shareholder letter, Airbnb made sure to state that it looks forward to another “strong summer travel season” in Q3 and that it is seeing travelers returning to major cities and they are also booking longer stays. Its Q1 nights and experiences bookings were up 19% from a year ago, with even stronger bookings expected over the busy summer months. The company is concentrating on growing its business in international markets outside the U.S. Long-term, ABNB stock should be fine.\nBooking Holdings (BKNG)\nSource: Shutterstock\nTravel search giant Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) is another sizzling summer stock to consider. To date, BKNG stock has gained 26%. The company, which owns fare aggregator and travel websites such as Booking.com, Priceline, Kayak, Cheapflights, and Rentalcars.com has seen its share price rebound along with global travel coming out of the pandemic. Today, Booking Holdings operates travel-focused websites in 200 countries and 40 different languages.\nBooking Holdings has reported strong financial results as the travel industry has come storming back following the Covid-19 crisis. The company reported that its Q1 revenue grew 40% from a year earlier, and it has forecast continued strong bookings for the current second quarter and leading into summer. The company also reported a free-cash-flow profit margin of nearly 42% over the last 12 months, which analysts applauded.\nChipotle (CMG)\nSource: icemanphotos / Shutterstock.com\nFood is part of summer, and few quick-service restaurants are performing as well right now as Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG). YTD, CMG stock is up 52%, bringing its gains over the past five years to 375%. Strong sales and an aggressive growth strategy continue to power the stock to new heights. The company most recently reiterated plans to open as many as 285 new restaurant locations this year. It managed to open 41 new locations during Q1 alone.\nThe popularity of Chipotle’s Mexican cuisine also shows no signs of abating. In the first quarter, the company reported that its sales rose 17% year-over-year to $2.37 billion, while its same-store sales rose an annualized 10.9%. And while it continues to add physical restaurant locations, Chipotle is also successfully growing its digital business, with digital orders accounting for nearly 40% of the company’s total sales during Q1. All of this growth has been music to the ears of analysts and investors, who continue to bid up CMG stock.\nApple (AAPL)\nYou don’t get far these days without a smartphone, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is once again marching higher after trading sideways for most of the past year. Heading into summer, AAPL stock is on an upswing, having risen 18% since mid-March. The stock is recovering as the entire technology sector gets a lift from the hype surrounding artificial intelligence and as concerns about supply chain gluts and Covid-19 lockdowns at the company’s manufacturing sites in China ease.\nGoing forward, Apple should continue to benefit from continued strong sales of its iconic iPhone, as well as its tablets and laptop computers. While a global recession remains a risk and could lead to a decline in consumer spending, most predictions are for a short and shallow recession at worst. Plus, Apple continues to diversify into new product areas, including streaming and online payments. There are even some analysts forecasting that the company will also be a big beneficiary of new A.I. technologies.\nFord Motor (F)\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\nThere’s nothing like a summer road trip. With that in mind, we turn to Ford Motor (NYSE:F). The automotive giant is seeing its stock get a nice lift after a recent investor day where it outlined its progress on electric vehicles, and on news that it has partnered with Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) in a deal that will see Ford use Tesla charging technology going forward. News of the Tesla partnership, in particular, has powered F stock 10% higher.\nF stock had been in the doldrums prior to the Tesla deal being announced. But now many skeptical analysts and investors are looking at the automaker and its stock in a new light. Ford is spending $50 billion to ramp up its electric vehicle manufacturing to two million units a year by 2026 as it races to catch up with market leader Tesla. Ford and Tesla had long been intense rivals. But now that the two companies have become frenemies, F stock has caught fire.\nCarnival Corp. (CCL)\nSource: Shutterstock.com\nSummer is the best time of year to be on the ocean, so why not set sail on a cruise ship operated by Carnival Corp. (NYSE:CCL). After two incredibly difficult years in which most of its ships were docked around the world during the pandemic, Carnival is seeing its business come roaring back. As a result, CCL stock is up 42% on the year and nearing a 52-week high. While the stock still has a long way to go to get back to pre-pandemic levels, it is trending in the right direction.\nThe company’s most recent Q1 earnings told an encouraging story. Carnival reported revenue of $4.4 billion for the January through March period, up 173% from a year earlier and representing 95% of its pre-pandemic sales level. The company also announced record bookings for the remainder of 2023, noting customer deposits of $5.7 billion for Q1 alone, which was a record for the company. Travelers have clearly rediscovered cruising now that Covid-19 is firmly behind us.\nMarriott International (MAR)\nSource: Boyloso / Shutterstock\nTravelers who don’t stay at an Airbnb this summer, will most likely book a hotel, which is reason to consider Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR). The company, which owns 32 hotel brands that include Courtyard, Delta, Westin, and The Ritz-Carlton, has seen its stock climb 15% higher this year after suffering a steep downturn throughout the pandemic. Analysts and investors have become more bullish on Marriott as its properties have fully reopened not only in the U.S. but in international locations too, especially in China.\nMarriott is taking full advantage of the reopening to grow and expand around the world. In Q1, it added 79 new hotel properties with a total of 11,015 rooms to its global portfolio. The company has also stated that it plans to build an additional 3,060 hotels with approximately 502,000 rooms. Nearly half (200,000 hotel rooms) are currently under construction. That kind of demand-driven growth has made more than a few analysts and investors take notice and the stock is trending higher as a result.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held a long position in AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\nThe post 7 Hot Stocks to Buy to Make Your Portfolio Sizzle This Summer appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'ABNB Airbnb $109.77 BKNG Booking Holdings $2,508.77 CMG Chipotle $2,076.49 AAPL Apple $177.25 F Ford Motor $12.00 CCL Carnival $11.23 MAR Marriott International $167.79 Airbnb (ABNB) Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com Summer is the peak season for homestay and rental company Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB). Apple (AAPL) You don’t get far these days without a smartphone, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is once again marching higher after trading sideways for most of the past year. Heading into summer, AAPL stock is on an upswing, having risen 18% since mid-March.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'ABNB Airbnb $109.77 BKNG Booking Holdings $2,508.77 CMG Chipotle $2,076.49 AAPL Apple $177.25 F Ford Motor $12.00 CCL Carnival $11.23 MAR Marriott International $167.79 Airbnb (ABNB) Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com Summer is the peak season for homestay and rental company Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB). Apple (AAPL) You don’t get far these days without a smartphone, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is once again marching higher after trading sideways for most of the past year. Heading into summer, AAPL stock is on an upswing, having risen 18% since mid-March.', 'news_article_title': '7 Hot Stocks to Buy to Make Your Portfolio Sizzle This Summer', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'ABNB Airbnb $109.77 BKNG Booking Holdings $2,508.77 CMG Chipotle $2,076.49 AAPL Apple $177.25 F Ford Motor $12.00 CCL Carnival $11.23 MAR Marriott International $167.79 Airbnb (ABNB) Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com Summer is the peak season for homestay and rental company Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB). Apple (AAPL) You don’t get far these days without a smartphone, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is once again marching higher after trading sideways for most of the past year. Heading into summer, AAPL stock is on an upswing, having risen 18% since mid-March.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'ABNB Airbnb $109.77 BKNG Booking Holdings $2,508.77 CMG Chipotle $2,076.49 AAPL Apple $177.25 F Ford Motor $12.00 CCL Carnival $11.23 MAR Marriott International $167.79 Airbnb (ABNB) Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com Summer is the peak season for homestay and rental company Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB). Apple (AAPL) You don’t get far these days without a smartphone, and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is once again marching higher after trading sideways for most of the past year. Heading into summer, AAPL stock is on an upswing, having risen 18% since mid-March.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-may-30-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Wall Street closed sharply higher on Friday as investors grew hopeful about the lawmakers reaching a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and avoiding a potential crisis. The rally was driven by tech stocks. All three major indexes ended in positive territory.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) jumped 1% or 328.69 points to finish at 33,093.34 points, ending its five-day losing streak.\nThe S&P 500 rose 1.3% or 54.17 points to close at 4,205.45 points. Tech, consumer discretionary and communication services stocks were the biggest gainers.\nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) gained 2.8% and 2.4% respectively. The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) rose 2%. Eight of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 2.2% or 277.59 points to end at 12,975.69 points.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 6.22% to 17.95. A total of 9.8 billion shares were traded on Friday, lower than the last 20-session average of 10.5 billion.\nCongress Nears U.S. Debt Ceiling Deal\nU.S. stocks rallied on Friday on signs that Congress was nearing a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling following several rounds of talks between President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy. The deal would increase the $31.4 trillion debt limit for two years.\nMcCarthy said that talks yielded progress on Thursday night but more progress was still required. This came after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that if the debt ceiling isn’t raised, the United States could default as early as by Jun 1.\nHowever, the positive comments from McCarthy lifted investors’ sentiment, sending stocks on a rally. The rally was led by tech stocks. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.4%, while Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) rose 2.1%. Shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) gained 2.5%. Apple has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nIntel Corporation’s (INTC) shares jumped 5.8%, leading the Dow higher. Investors are now trying to gauge the Fed’s future rate hike path. Expectations are high that the central bank could finally put a pause on its interest rate hikes, which could be as early as in June.\nHowever, that may not be the case also as fresh economic data showed inflation rose once again in April.\nEconomic Data\nIn economic data released on Friday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said that the personal consumer expenditure (PCE) price index increased 0.4% month over month in April after rising 0.1% in March. On a year-over-year basis, the PCE index climbed 4.4% in April after increasing 4.2% in March.\nCore PCE, which excluded the volatile food and energy costs, advanced 0.4% month over month in April and 4.7% from April 2022.\nPCE data also showed consumer spending increased in April to 0.8%, its biggest gain in the past three months and exceeding expectations of a 0.5% rise.\nSeparately, the U.S. Census Bureau said that manufactured durable goods in the United States jumped 1% in April, driven by military spending. U. S. personal income increased 0.4% in April.\nWeekly Roundup\nThe Nasdaq recorded its fifth straight weekly gain, after advancing 2.5% for the week. The S&P 500 closed the week 0.3% higher, while the ended 1% lower for the week.\nThis Little-Known Semiconductor Stock Could Be Your Portfolio’s Hedge Against Inflation\nEveryone uses semiconductors. But only a small number of people know what they are and what they do. If you use a smartphone, computer, microwave, digital camera or refrigerator (and that’s just the tip of the iceberg), you have a need for semiconductors. That’s why their importance can’t be overstated and their disruption in the supply chain has such a global effect. But every cloud has a silver lining. Shockwaves to the international supply chain from the global pandemic have unearthed a tremendous opportunity for investors. And today, Zacks' leading stock strategist is revealing the one semiconductor stock that stands to gain the most in a new FREE report. It's yours at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Yes, I Want to Help Protect My Portfolio During the Recession\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nIntel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.4%, while Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) rose 2.1%. Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Wall Street closed sharply higher on Friday as investors grew hopeful about the lawmakers reaching a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and avoiding a potential crisis.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.4%, while Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) rose 2.1%. Congress Nears U.S. Debt Ceiling Deal U.S. stocks rallied on Friday on signs that Congress was nearing a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling following several rounds of talks between President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for May 30, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.4%, while Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) rose 2.1%. Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Eight of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.4%, while Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) rose 2.1%. Congress Nears U.S. Debt Ceiling Deal U.S. stocks rallied on Friday on signs that Congress was nearing a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling following several rounds of talks between President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/canadian-ai-computing-startup-tenstorrent-and-lg-partner-to-build-chips', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jane Lanhee Lee\nOAKLAND, California, May 30 (Reuters) - Canadian AI computer design startup Tenstorrent said on Tuesday it was partnering with South Korea\'s consumer electronics firm LG Electronics Inc 066570.KS to build chips that power smart TVs, automotive products and data centers.\nTenstorrent, started in 2016, designs computers to train and run artificial intelligence models and works on both the software and hardware, CEO Jim Keller said in an interview. Keller is an engineer best known for his pioneering work in designing chips at Apple IncAAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O.\nKeller, an early investor in Tenstorrent, took the helm in 2023. The company, already worth $1 billion according to data firm PitchBook, has not revealed any of its customers until now.\nLG will initially use Tenstorrent\'s AI chip blueprint to design its own chips, but the partnership is more strategic, said David Bennett, Tenstorrent\'s chief customer officer.\n"What we\'re looking at is also some of the technology that LG has developed. Could it not be something that we use either in our own products or potentially with other future customers."\nTenstorrent has also designed a processor chip using RISC-V, a relatively new open standard chip architecture competing with Arm Ltd\'s Arm architecture. While many chip startups focus on one type of chip, Keller said his team was developing both the AI chip and processor as they will need to work closely together to handle the fast-changing AI models.\n"We have to aim at the whole thing. ... It\'s quite early. And it was built on the available components," said Keller about today\'s AI and AI hardware landscape.\n"In the last five years people learned so much about how this works and made real progress. But it doesn\'t look like we\'re anywhere close to \'this is the right way to do it, the best way to do it, or the final thing.\'"\n(Reporting by Jane Lanhee Lee; Editing by Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; +1-415-344-3912; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Keller is an engineer best known for his pioneering work in designing chips at Apple IncAAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O. By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California, May 30 (Reuters) - Canadian AI computer design startup Tenstorrent said on Tuesday it was partnering with South Korea's consumer electronics firm LG Electronics Inc 066570.KS to build chips that power smart TVs, automotive products and data centers. Tenstorrent, started in 2016, designs computers to train and run artificial intelligence models and works on both the software and hardware, CEO Jim Keller said in an interview.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Keller is an engineer best known for his pioneering work in designing chips at Apple IncAAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O. By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California, May 30 (Reuters) - Canadian AI computer design startup Tenstorrent said on Tuesday it was partnering with South Korea's consumer electronics firm LG Electronics Inc 066570.KS to build chips that power smart TVs, automotive products and data centers. Tenstorrent has also designed a processor chip using RISC-V, a relatively new open standard chip architecture competing with Arm Ltd's Arm architecture.", 'news_article_title': 'Canadian AI computing startup Tenstorrent and LG partner to build chips', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Keller is an engineer best known for his pioneering work in designing chips at Apple IncAAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O. By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California, May 30 (Reuters) - Canadian AI computer design startup Tenstorrent said on Tuesday it was partnering with South Korea's consumer electronics firm LG Electronics Inc 066570.KS to build chips that power smart TVs, automotive products and data centers. LG will initially use Tenstorrent's AI chip blueprint to design its own chips, but the partnership is more strategic, said David Bennett, Tenstorrent's chief customer officer.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Keller is an engineer best known for his pioneering work in designing chips at Apple IncAAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O, and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O. By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California, May 30 (Reuters) - Canadian AI computer design startup Tenstorrent said on Tuesday it was partnering with South Korea's consumer electronics firm LG Electronics Inc 066570.KS to build chips that power smart TVs, automotive products and data centers. LG will initially use Tenstorrent's AI chip blueprint to design its own chips, but the partnership is more strategic, said David Bennett, Tenstorrent's chief customer officer."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-warren-buffett-44', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/for-the-first-time-in-23-years-the-sp-500-is-displaying-an-ominous-warning-to-wall-street', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Regardless of how long you\'ve been investing, the pace of change on Wall Street is something to marvel at. In 2021, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-focused Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) were regularly notching off new all-time closing highs. Just one year later, in 2022, all three indexes were mired in a bear market and delivering their worst full-year returns since the global financial crisis.\nThis year, the script has flipped, once more. Though the Dow, which outperformed the two other major stock indexes in 2022, is effectively flat on a year-to-date basis, through May 29, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite have surged 9.5% and 24%, respectively.\nIt would seem the bulls are, once again, running wild -- but looks can be deceiving.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBreadth for Wall Street\'s benchmark stock index is potentially worrisome\nFor months, I\'ve looked at a broad assortment of stock market indicators, financial metrics, and valuation tools to offer insight as to where stocks may head next. Even though there\'s no such thing as a foolproof indicator, history has a way of repeating itself on Wall Street, and these indicators and metrics have the potential to give investors who follow them a leg up.\nWith the S&P 500 hitting a nine-month high this past week, it would appear the worst of the 2022 bear market is over. However, a closer look at the breadth within the S&P 500 reveals a different story.\nDuring a true bull market, we typically see a wide assortment of stocks take part in the upside. This means large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stocks from most sectors and industries are going to be rallying. But as you can see in the tweet below from Michael Kantro, the Chief Marketing Strategist at Piper Sandler, the S&P 500 seems to have a clear breadth problem.\nLowest number of S&P 500 stocks beating the "market" $SPY since March 2000. pic.twitter.com/QXpwnPzQ1j\n-- Kantro (@MichaelKantro) May 25, 2023', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In 2021, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-focused Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) were regularly notching off new all-time closing highs. Just one year later, in 2022, all three indexes were mired in a bear market and delivering their worst full-year returns since the global financial crisis. Though the Dow, which outperformed the two other major stock indexes in 2022, is effectively flat on a year-to-date basis, through May 29, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite have surged 9.5% and 24%, respectively.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Regardless of how long you've been investing, the pace of change on Wall Street is something to marvel at. Breadth for Wall Street's benchmark stock index is potentially worrisome For months, I've looked at a broad assortment of stock market indicators, financial metrics, and valuation tools to offer insight as to where stocks may head next. Even though there's no such thing as a foolproof indicator, history has a way of repeating itself on Wall Street, and these indicators and metrics have the potential to give investors who follow them a leg up.", 'news_article_title': 'For the First Time in 23 Years, the S&P 500 Is Displaying an Ominous Warning to Wall Street', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Just one year later, in 2022, all three indexes were mired in a bear market and delivering their worst full-year returns since the global financial crisis. Breadth for Wall Street's benchmark stock index is potentially worrisome For months, I've looked at a broad assortment of stock market indicators, financial metrics, and valuation tools to offer insight as to where stocks may head next. During a true bull market, we typically see a wide assortment of stocks take part in the upside.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Just one year later, in 2022, all three indexes were mired in a bear market and delivering their worst full-year returns since the global financial crisis. Breadth for Wall Street's benchmark stock index is potentially worrisome For months, I've looked at a broad assortment of stock market indicators, financial metrics, and valuation tools to offer insight as to where stocks may head next. During a true bull market, we typically see a wide assortment of stocks take part in the upside."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nvidia-set-to-become-first-us-chipmaker-valued-at-over-%241-trillion', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Updates shares in paragraph 2, adds background on company and other trillion dollar companies in paragraphs 3-5\nMay 30 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp NVDA.O was on track on Tuesday to breach $1 trillion in market capitalization for the first time, making it the first U.S. chipmaker to join the trillion-dollar club.\nThe company's shares were last up 3.8% at $404.17 in premarket trading.\nMeta, valued at about $670 billion as of last close, clinched the trillion-dollar market capitalization milestone in 2021, while Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are the other U.S. companies that are part of the club.\nAI took center stage after Nvidia stunned investors with a revenue forecast that surpassed analysts' expectations by more than 50%.\nThe Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index .SOX closed at its highest in over a year last week after Nvidia's stellar results powered other chipmakers higher.\n(Reporting by Medha Singh and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Meta, valued at about $670 billion as of last close, clinched the trillion-dollar market capitalization milestone in 2021, while Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are the other U.S. companies that are part of the club. AI took center stage after Nvidia stunned investors with a revenue forecast that surpassed analysts' expectations by more than 50%. The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index .SOX closed at its highest in over a year last week after Nvidia's stellar results powered other chipmakers higher.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Meta, valued at about $670 billion as of last close, clinched the trillion-dollar market capitalization milestone in 2021, while Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are the other U.S. companies that are part of the club. Updates shares in paragraph 2, adds background on company and other trillion dollar companies in paragraphs 3-5 May 30 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp NVDA.O was on track on Tuesday to breach $1 trillion in market capitalization for the first time, making it the first U.S. chipmaker to join the trillion-dollar club. The company's shares were last up 3.8% at $404.17 in premarket trading.", 'news_article_title': 'Nvidia set to become first US chipmaker valued at over $1 trillion', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Meta, valued at about $670 billion as of last close, clinched the trillion-dollar market capitalization milestone in 2021, while Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are the other U.S. companies that are part of the club. Updates shares in paragraph 2, adds background on company and other trillion dollar companies in paragraphs 3-5 May 30 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp NVDA.O was on track on Tuesday to breach $1 trillion in market capitalization for the first time, making it the first U.S. chipmaker to join the trillion-dollar club. The company's shares were last up 3.8% at $404.17 in premarket trading.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Meta, valued at about $670 billion as of last close, clinched the trillion-dollar market capitalization milestone in 2021, while Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O are the other U.S. companies that are part of the club. Updates shares in paragraph 2, adds background on company and other trillion dollar companies in paragraphs 3-5 May 30 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp NVDA.O was on track on Tuesday to breach $1 trillion in market capitalization for the first time, making it the first U.S. chipmaker to join the trillion-dollar club. (Reporting by Medha Singh and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta) (([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/prediction%3A-these-6-ai-stocks-will-be-worth-a-combined-%2420-trillion-by-2030', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Artificial intelligence (AI) is hot right now. Some might argue that it\'s too hot.\nThe valuations of many of the biggest AI leaders have skyrocketed so far this year, but there\'s still a lot of room for them to run over the next few years. My prediction is that six AI stocks will be worth a combined $20 trillion or more by 2030.\nAI\'s big six\nIt\'s no coincidence that 6 out of the 7 biggest stocks based on market cap that trade on U.S. exchanges have a major focus on AI. These big six of AI are:\nSTOCK MARKET CAP\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $2.7 trillion\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $2.4 trillion\nAlphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) $1.6 trillion\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) $1.2 trillion\nNvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) $934 billion\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) $648 billion\nData source: Google Finance. Market caps as of May 26, 2023.\nNvidia has been a monster winner so far this year. The company\'s guidance in its first-quarter update absolutely stunned investors. Nvidia expects its Q2 revenue to jump 64% year over year, thanks to the soaring demand for AI chips.\nMeta Platforms is another shooting star of 2023. Its stock has more than doubled. The AI fervor has helped tremendously, but Meta also beat expectations with its Q1 results, thanks to renewed growth in advertising on its social media platforms.\nAll of the other big six AI stocks have delivered year-to-date gains of over 30%. Alphabet has been the best performer of the four, with shares rising almost 40%. The company seemed to be initially caught off guard by the launch of OpenAI\'s ChatGPT but quickly responded with its own products.\nInvestors applauded Microsoft\'s rapid moves to integrate OpenAI\'s technology into its products. Amazon introduced several new generative AI tools in recent months. And while Apple appears to be lagging in its public AI advances, its stock has still benefited from the AI tailwinds.\nHow they\'ll get to $20 trillion\nCurrently, the combined market cap of the six top AI stocks totals around $9.5 trillion. How can they get to $20 trillion by 2030? Their paths will vary.\nFirst, it\'s important to note that AI isn\'t the only growth driver for any of these stocks. For example, Apple\'s iPhone ecosystem and Amazon\'s e-commerce platform would almost certainly grow significantly throughout the rest of the decade, even without an AI boom.\nBut AI should provide a massive tailwind for all six top AI stocks. Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft stand to especially benefit because all three companies are major cloud services providers. The increased adoption of AI will almost certainly push more organizations to the cloud over the next seven years.\nNvidia should also continue to be a key beneficiary of the AI revolution. The company\'s graphics processing units (GPUs) remain the go-to option for running servers that power AI apps. Nvidia doesn\'t just have chips, though; it has a full-blown AI platform, including software, models, and services.\nMeta could have an AI advantage that\'s hiding in plain sight. The company is open-sourcing its AI technology. CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks this strategy will put Meta at the center of future AI development.\nWhat about Apple, the seeming laggard in the AI race? CEO Tim Cook said in the tech-giant\'s latest quarterly conference call that the company will "continue weaving [AI] in our products on a very thoughtful basis."\nWhat could get in the way\nLots of predictions ultimately don\'t come true, and mine could be one of them. There are several things that could potentially get in the way of these six AI stocks reaching a combined market cap of $20 trillion by 2030.\nA severe and prolonged economic downturn ranks at the top of the list. All of these big companies would likely be negatively affected by a major recession, and their share prices would reflect that impact.\nSignificant AI advances might not come as quickly and easily as many expect. As a result, the scramble to use AI could slow instead of accelerate. This scenario would especially hurt the share price of Nvidia, which is arguably in bubble territory already.\nWe can\'t rule out the possibility that other companies will rise to the top of the AI world and disrupt the business models of the current tech giants. Bill Gates even thinks that forthcoming AI personal digital assistants could spell doom for Amazon\'s online shopping and Google Search. He believes there\'s a 50% chance that the disruptive technology will come from a start-up.\nStill, I\'m sticking with my prediction. I expect that these six AI stocks really will together be worth at least $20 trillion by 2030. I hope I\'m right; I own all six stocks.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Keith Speights has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $2.7 trillion Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $2.4 trillion Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) $1.6 trillion Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) $1.2 trillion Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) $934 billion Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) $648 billion Data source: Google Finance. CEO Tim Cook said in the tech-giant\'s latest quarterly conference call that the company will "continue weaving [AI] in our products on a very thoughtful basis." We can\'t rule out the possibility that other companies will rise to the top of the AI world and disrupt the business models of the current tech giants.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $2.7 trillion Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $2.4 trillion Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) $1.6 trillion Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) $1.2 trillion Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) $934 billion Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) $648 billion Data source: Google Finance. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia.", 'news_article_title': 'Prediction: These 6 AI Stocks Will Be Worth a Combined $20 Trillion by 2030', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $2.7 trillion Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $2.4 trillion Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) $1.6 trillion Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) $1.2 trillion Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) $934 billion Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) $648 billion Data source: Google Finance. I expect that these six AI stocks really will together be worth at least $20 trillion by 2030. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $2.7 trillion Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $2.4 trillion Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) $1.6 trillion Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) $1.2 trillion Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) $934 billion Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) $648 billion Data source: Google Finance. AI's big six It's no coincidence that 6 out of the 7 biggest stocks based on market cap that trade on U.S. exchanges have a major focus on AI. But AI should provide a massive tailwind for all six top AI stocks."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nvidia-alphabet-apple-meta-and-microsoft-are-part-of-zacks-earnings-preview', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – May 30, 2023 – Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Nvidia NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL and Meta META.\nQ1 Earnings: Can A.I. Sustain Momentum?\nThe analysts covering Nvidia are struggling to come up with superlatives to describe the chipmaker’s blockbuster quarterly results. Coming into Nvidia’s May 26th quarterly numbers, many analysts saw some upside to consensus estimates, given the company’s AI leverage. But the stock had already doubled this year before the Wednesday release on those AI hopes.\nIt is humbling to acknowledge that I thought the stock was ‘priced for perfection’ and was skeptical that Nvidia could do anything in the quarterly numbers that could satisfy those lofty expectations. Keep in mind that we fall in the Nvidia ‘fan club,’ having held the stock in the Zacks Focus List portfolio since May 2019.\nThe stock’s performance since the quarterly release is in a class of its own, and for good reasons. In the current uncertain macroeconomic environment, Nvidia raised Q2 revenue guidance by more than +50% on the back of robust data-center demand reflecting momentum in generative AI and large language models. Importantly, Nvidia indicated a high degree of visibility in these demand trends over the coming quarters.\nThere are legitimate questions as to how sustainable this growth trajectory will prove to be and whether Nvidia will be able to protect its first-mover advantage as the competitive landscape heats up over time.\nWe have all glimpsed the potential of generative AI by playing around with ChatGPT and Google Bard, allowing us to envision this technology’s ability to enhance efficiencies. But it is reasonable to be skeptical of both the trillions of dollars in TAMs that the AI revolution will unleash or the emerging talk of an ‘AI bubble.’\nNvidia is hardly alone in riding the AI wave, with Microsoft and Alphabet already duking it out for primacy. Alphabet’s earlier AI efforts didn’t impress the market much, and many had started thinking that Microsoft may be able to leverage AI to open up Alphabet’s hold on the search market. But Alphabet appears to have found its mojo back, as the stock’s recent performance shows.\nThe earnings outlook for the ‘Big 5 Tech Players’ that includes Apple and Meta, in addition to Microsoft and Alphabet, has steadily improved lately. Total Q1 earnings for the group were essentially flat (down -0.4%) on +4.3% higher revenues.\nThe growth outlook starts improving from the current period (2023 Q2) onwards, with earnings expected to be up +8.9% on +4.9% higher revenues.\nQ1 Earnings Season Scorecard\nIncluding all the quarterly reports that came out through Friday, May 26th, we now have Q1 earnings from 486 S&P 500 members, or 97.2% of the index’s total membership. Total earnings for these companies are down -3.7% from the same period last year on +4.5% higher revenues, with 78.2% beating EPS estimates and 75.1% beating revenue estimates.\nThe proportion of these companies beating both EPS and revenue estimates is 63.2%.\nRegular readers of our earnings commentary know that we have been referring to the overall picture emerging from the Q1 earnings season as good enough; not great, but not bad, either.\nWith this reporting cycle now largely behind us, we can confidently say that corporate earnings aren’t headed towards the ‘cliff’ that market bears warned us of.\nThe way we see it, the ‘better-than-feared’ view of the Q1 earnings season at this stage may be a bit unfair, given how resilient corporate profitability has turned out to be. But the view isn’t entirely off the mark either.\nWe have about 100 companies on deck to report results, including 9 S&P 500 members. 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These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\nThis Little-Known Semiconductor Stock Could Be Your Portfolio’s Hedge Against Inflation\nEveryone uses semiconductors. But only a small number of people know what they are and what they do. If you use a smartphone, computer, microwave, digital camera or refrigerator (and that’s just the tip of the iceberg), you have a need for semiconductors. That’s why their importance can’t be overstated and their disruption in the supply chain has such a global effect. But every cloud has a silver lining. Shockwaves to the international supply chain from the global pandemic have unearthed a tremendous opportunity for investors. And today, Zacks\' leading stock strategist is revealing the one semiconductor stock that stands to gain the most in a new FREE report. It\'s yours at no cost and with no obligation.\n>>Yes, I Want to Help Protect My Portfolio During the Recession\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This week’s list includes Nvidia NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL and Meta META. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the current uncertain macroeconomic environment, Nvidia raised Q2 revenue guidance by more than +50% on the back of robust data-center demand reflecting momentum in generative AI and large language models.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This week’s list includes Nvidia NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL and Meta META. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Total earnings for these companies are down -3.7% from the same period last year on +4.5% higher revenues, with 78.2% beating EPS estimates and 75.1% beating revenue estimates.', 'news_article_title': 'Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, Meta and Microsoft are part of Zacks Earnings Preview', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This week’s list includes Nvidia NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL and Meta META. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Q1 Earnings: Can A.I.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This week’s list includes Nvidia NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Apple AAPL and Meta META. For a detailed look at the overall earnings picture, including expectations for the coming periods, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report >>>> Earnings Outlook Reflects Stability Why Haven’t You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-apple-does-this-1-thing-these-2-cryptos-could-soar', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By now, everyone knows that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working on a mixed-reality headset that combines elements of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). This headset, representing the company\'s first major product release since the Apple Watch in 2015, could be unveiled as soon as June 5 at the company\'s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).\nWhile the unveiling of the new headset would indeed be big news for Apple, it might be even bigger news for metaverse cryptos, which rallied earlier this year when rumors first began to surface about Apple\'s headset. So could an even bigger rally occur if Apple actually releases its new headset this summer?\nDecentraland and The Sandbox\nThe two biggest beneficiaries of any metaverse crypto rally would be Decentraland (CRYPTO: MANA) and The Sandbox (CRYPTO: SAND). By market capitalization, these are two of the biggest metaverse cryptos and have been the focus of investor attention since the concept of the metaverse first broke into the mainstream in 2021.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nAt that time, brands viewed metaverse worlds as a way to connect with digitally savvy customers and spent millions to create their own presence in these worlds. Investors snatched up parcels of virtual land, convinced that being part of the virtual land grab in these worlds was the path to future riches. However, neither Decentraland nor The Sandbox has ever been able to grow their user bases to the size and scale once predicted.\nAs a result, the price performance of these two metaverse cryptos has been abysmal, to say the least. While Decentraland is up 52% and The Sandbox is up 29% in 2023, that\'s really just a dead cat bounce. Decentraland is still trading at 92% below its all-time high of $5.90 reached in November 2021. And The Sandbox is trading at 94% below its all-time high of $8.44.\nWhat to look for with Apple\nIf Apple does announce a new mixed-reality headset at WWDC (the company\'s big shindig for developers), there are several things to look for. One, of course, is whether Apple actually uses the word "metaverse" in its launch presentation. If it does, that\'s a huge positive for metaverse cryptos. But given all the problems Meta Platforms has had with launching metaverse initiatives and the skepticism surrounding the term "metaverse" in general, it would be no surprise to anyone if Apple prefers to use terms like mixed-reality and VR.\nThe second thing to watch for is whether Apple launches its own metaverse world (the Appleverse?) for users of its mixed-reality headset. That would be a tremendous boost to the concept of stand-alone metaverse worlds. It would also be evidence that Decentraland and The Sandbox, though they couldn\'t make things work the first time, might be able to learn from Apple and come up with a much better user experience.\nRight now, the consensus seems to be that Apple will focus on areas such as gaming, fitness, and sports. So these might be areas that Decentraland and The Sandbox could target for metaverse experiences.\nA third factor to watch is the cost of the headset. This has always been one of the biggest knocks against VR headsets: They are just too expensive for the average consumer. Sure, hardcore gamers might be willing to shell out several thousand dollars for a premium VR experience, but who else is willing to do that? Apple has already sold us on the concept of the $1,000 phone, so this is probably the upper range of what most consumers would consider affordable.\nShould you buy metaverse cryptos?\nThat being said, that Apple is actually thinking about getting involved in the metaverse is almost certain to boost the fortunes of metaverse cryptos. It might sound simplistic, but it\'s really just a case of a rising tide lifting all boats. If Apple can make the metaverse work at a relatively affordable cost, it will lift the fortunes of existing metaverse worlds.\nKeep in mind that there is still plenty of money sloshing around the crypto markets that might decide to move into the metaverse. Right now, crypto investors are piling into highly speculative meme tokens. If Apple announces a mixed-reality headset, these same investors might be tempted to move that money into Decentraland and The Sandbox.\nOf course, that\'s just the short-term case for investing in metaverse cryptos. Long term, there might be a rehabilitation of the metaverse concept and a rethinking of how to do the metaverse right. Maybe the best approach is based around a single niche segment rather than an entirely new world.\nFor now, I\'m in wait-and-see mode. First, I want to see what Apple actually announces. Then, I\'ll see how that dovetails with what Decentraland and The Sandbox currently offer. In a best-case scenario, the new mixed-reality headset could be integrated into these metaverse worlds. That would be a tremendously bullish buy signal.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Dominic Basulto has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By now, everyone knows that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working on a mixed-reality headset that combines elements of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). It would also be evidence that Decentraland and The Sandbox, though they couldn't make things work the first time, might be able to learn from Apple and come up with a much better user experience. If Apple announces a mixed-reality headset, these same investors might be tempted to move that money into Decentraland and The Sandbox.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By now, everyone knows that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working on a mixed-reality headset that combines elements of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). Decentraland and The Sandbox The two biggest beneficiaries of any metaverse crypto rally would be Decentraland (CRYPTO: MANA) and The Sandbox (CRYPTO: SAND). What to look for with Apple If Apple does announce a new mixed-reality headset at WWDC (the company's big shindig for developers), there are several things to look for.", 'news_article_title': 'If Apple Does This 1 Thing, These 2 Cryptos Could Soar', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By now, everyone knows that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working on a mixed-reality headset that combines elements of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). Decentraland and The Sandbox The two biggest beneficiaries of any metaverse crypto rally would be Decentraland (CRYPTO: MANA) and The Sandbox (CRYPTO: SAND). By market capitalization, these are two of the biggest metaverse cryptos and have been the focus of investor attention since the concept of the metaverse first broke into the mainstream in 2021.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By now, everyone knows that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working on a mixed-reality headset that combines elements of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). While the unveiling of the new headset would indeed be big news for Apple, it might be even bigger news for metaverse cryptos, which rallied earlier this year when rumors first began to surface about Apple's headset. Decentraland and The Sandbox The two biggest beneficiaries of any metaverse crypto rally would be Decentraland (CRYPTO: MANA) and The Sandbox (CRYPTO: SAND)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-warren-buffett-ai-stocks-to-buy-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett might not be the first name you think of when it comes to cutting edge artificial-intelligence (AI) investments. But while the famously successful moneyman is best known as a value-investing guru, his company also has holdings in promising tech companies that are on track to play big roles in the AI revolution.\nIf you're interested in owning AI stocks that have the Berkshire Hathaway seal of approval, read on to see why two Motley Fool contributors believe investing in Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be smart moves.\nPlaying the long game with Snowflake\nKeith Noonan: Snowflake is a provider of big-data analytics tools that have been built from the ground up to power the evolution of machine-learning and AI applications. The company's data-warehousing platform makes it possible to combine and analyze information from disparate cloud infrastructure services, and the software specialist also provides tools for sharing and monetizing data and a platform for building heavily analytics-focused applications.\nWhile the company has seen some volatile trading since it went public in September 2020, it has the distinction of being the only stock to have been purchased at its initial public offering by Berkshire Hathaway, and shares look like a smart buy on the heels of a sell-off following its most recent earnings report.\nSnowflake's results for the first quarter of its 2024 fiscal year, which ended April 30, actually crushed the market's expectations. Product revenue increased 50% year over year to reach $590.1 million, and adjusted free cash flow surged 46% to hit $286.9 million.\nOn the other hand, the company cut its full-year revenue guidance from approximately $2.7 billion to $2.6 billion, and it lowered its projected margin for adjusted operating income from 6% to 5%.\nThe guidance cut sent the stock of the data-service company tumbling. Following the recent pullback, the software specialist's share price is now down roughly 63% from its high.\nWith macroeconomic pressures already hitting and many analysts and economists forecasting that the U.S. will slip into recession this year or next, Snowflake has seen customers become more hesitant about entering into multiyear contracts. But even with these headwinds expected to lead to some lumpier growth, the company still thinks it will reach its target of $10 billion in product revenue for its 2029 fiscal year.\nThe company's data-warehousing and app-building services could play a key role in the AI revolution, and Snowflake stock still looks like one of the most intriguing growth plays in the Berkshire portfolio. For risk-tolerant investors, I think shares will prove to be a smart buy at today's prices.\nAI can make Apple's products even more desirable\nParkev Tatevosian: Apple is one of Buffett's largest holdings. The tech company is also one that stands to benefit from the rise in the effectiveness of AI. Apple's devices are some of the most popular in the world. The iPhone, Mac computers, iPads, and Apple Watches could become even more desirable when fueled by artificial intelligence.\nApple's sales increased from $171 billion in 2012 to $394 billion in 2022. Imagine how many more people would buy Apple's devices if its chat assistant Siri was more helpful.\nRegardless, people will need more tech hardware to interact with any AI-infused product, even if Apple is only the hardware and not the software used. Judging by Apple's massive revenue base, it stands to be one of the prime beneficiaries of a surge in demand for tech hardware like smartphones or tablets.\nAAPL P/E ratio (forward 1-year) data by YCharts. P/E = price to earnings.\nApple has already proved it can deliver excellent profits on a large scale. Indeed, its operating income soared from $49 billion to $119 billion in 2022. And unlike many other businesses that could benefit from AI, the stock is not pricing in all the hype. At a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27, it is not very expensive. Looking across Buffett's portfolio, Apple is my favorite AI stock to buy now.\nAI is a huge opportunity for investors\nArtificial-intelligence technologies have made incredible leaps forward over the last year, but the AI revolution is just beginning to unfold. While they have very different kinds of exposure to unfolding AI trends, Snowflake and Apple both stand out as worthwhile investments for those looking to capitalize on what will likely wind up being this century's most important technological shift.\nThese stocks may see some volatile trading in the near term owing to macroeconomic and business-specific conditions, but each has the potential to deliver market-crushing returns for shareholders.\n10 stocks we like better than Snowflake\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Snowflake wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nKeith Noonan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Snowflake. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "If you're interested in owning AI stocks that have the Berkshire Hathaway seal of approval, read on to see why two Motley Fool contributors believe investing in Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be smart moves. AAPL P/E ratio (forward 1-year) data by YCharts. With macroeconomic pressures already hitting and many analysts and economists forecasting that the U.S. will slip into recession this year or next, Snowflake has seen customers become more hesitant about entering into multiyear contracts.", 'news_luhn_summary': "If you're interested in owning AI stocks that have the Berkshire Hathaway seal of approval, read on to see why two Motley Fool contributors believe investing in Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be smart moves. AAPL P/E ratio (forward 1-year) data by YCharts. Product revenue increased 50% year over year to reach $590.1 million, and adjusted free cash flow surged 46% to hit $286.9 million.", 'news_article_title': '2 Warren Buffett AI Stocks to Buy Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "If you're interested in owning AI stocks that have the Berkshire Hathaway seal of approval, read on to see why two Motley Fool contributors believe investing in Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be smart moves. AAPL P/E ratio (forward 1-year) data by YCharts. For risk-tolerant investors, I think shares will prove to be a smart buy at today's prices.", 'news_textrank_summary': "If you're interested in owning AI stocks that have the Berkshire Hathaway seal of approval, read on to see why two Motley Fool contributors believe investing in Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be smart moves. AAPL P/E ratio (forward 1-year) data by YCharts. The company's data-warehousing and app-building services could play a key role in the AI revolution, and Snowflake stock still looks like one of the most intriguing growth plays in the Berkshire portfolio."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/10x-potential%3A-this-warren-buffett-growth-stock-could-crush-the-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you want to know what Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett's favorite stock is, you don't have to look hard to find the answer. The investment conglomerate publishes filings after each quarter that break down its equity holdings, and its portfolio weighting allocations make it clear that one company stands above the rest.\nAccounting for a staggering 47.5% of Berkshire's equity holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has received a stunning vote of confidence from the Oracle of Omaha. It's not hard to see why the famous investor is so enamored with the tech giant. Thanks to its incredibly successful smartphone business, other successful hardware, and high-margin software-and-services business, Apple frequently ranks as the world's most profitable company, and it has seen incredible stock performance over the last decade.\nAAPL Total Return Level data by YCharts\nThrough a combination of incredible share price gains and dividend payments, Apple has delivered total returns of more than 1,150% over the last 10 years -- and its roughly $2.7 trillion market capitalization makes it the world's largest company.\nAt such a massive size, delivering 10x returns again within this lifetime could be an impossibly tall order for the tech giant, but there are some much smaller companies in the Berkshire portfolio that have the potential to deliver gains on that level within the next decade -- or sooner. If you're on the hunt for explosive growth opportunities, here's a look at one Buffett-backed stock I think can 10x by 2030.\nDown 87%, this company is poised for a comeback\nStoneCo (NASDAQ: STNE) is a Brazil-based fintech company that provides payment-processing services for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). It also has an SMB-oriented lending business and a unit specialized in software for retail and e-commerce business management.\nEarly in 2021, the company had a market capitalization of more than $28.5 billion, and its stock climbed to $94 per share. Today, the company has a market cap of approximately $4 billion, and its stock trades at about $13 per share.\nWhy did StoneCo's stock collapse so dramatically? For starters, the company's peak market cap was at the height of a bullish run for smaller, growth-dependent tech companies. The valuation picture changed quickly after that point.\nAs pressures from the coronavirus pandemic dragged on and inflation started to rise, StoneCo faced a slew of challenges. Fintech businesses were generally hit hard by the macroeconomic headwinds, and the company's credit unit got crushed by the shifting conditions. StoneCo had relied on Brazil's national registry system to assess whether loan applicants were creditworthy, but many of the businesses it loaned to wound up going out of business -- quickly pushing the value of the company's loan book into negative territory.\nStoneCo took a big loss on its credit business and temporarily paused lending. But the company is now in the early stages of relaunching the unit, and its core payments business has continued to put up great results. This beaten-down stock has huge rebound potential.\nA little-known fintech that can deliver huge returns\nStoneCo grew revenue 31% year over year in the first quarter to reach 2.7 billion Brazilian reals -- or approximately $540 million. Meanwhile, non-GAAP (adjusted) net income grew 5.6 times to reach 237 million reals ($47.3 million).\nTotal payment volume conducted across the company's platform grew 25% compared to the prior-year period and came in more than two times higher than the industry growth rate. StoneCo added 232,000 net new payments customers in the quarter and ended the period with its merchant partner base up 47% year over year. The fintech company is gaining payments market share at an encouraging pace, and its growth could still just be heating up.\nIt's even possible that the credit business will bounce back and once again become a positive business contributor. After pausing new credit disbursements in 2021 and taking last year to focus on reorienting the business, StoneCo started issuing new loans on a small scale again early in 2023.\nSTNE PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts\nValued at less than 18 times this year's expected earnings and less than 1.7 times expected sales, StoneCo looks downright cheap in the context of its strong sales and earnings growth and long-term expansion potential.\nCompared to many other countries, the adoption for card- and app-based payments and e-commerce remains at a much earlier stage in Brazil. But growth in these categories is heating up quickly. With a population of more than 217 million people, the country presents a large addressable market, and StoneCo may have opportunities to expand its services in other Latin American countries.\nStoneCo appears to be on track for strong sales and earnings growth through the end of the decade. Provided that macroeconomic conditions improve and fintech stocks broadly regain favor with investors at some point, I think the stock has a shot at delivering 10x returns by 2030.\n10 stocks we like better than StoneCo\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and StoneCo wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nKeith Noonan has positions in StoneCo. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and StoneCo. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Accounting for a staggering 47.5% of Berkshire's equity holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has received a stunning vote of confidence from the Oracle of Omaha. AAPL Total Return Level data by YCharts Through a combination of incredible share price gains and dividend payments, Apple has delivered total returns of more than 1,150% over the last 10 years -- and its roughly $2.7 trillion market capitalization makes it the world's largest company. The investment conglomerate publishes filings after each quarter that break down its equity holdings, and its portfolio weighting allocations make it clear that one company stands above the rest.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Accounting for a staggering 47.5% of Berkshire's equity holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has received a stunning vote of confidence from the Oracle of Omaha. AAPL Total Return Level data by YCharts Through a combination of incredible share price gains and dividend payments, Apple has delivered total returns of more than 1,150% over the last 10 years -- and its roughly $2.7 trillion market capitalization makes it the world's largest company. A little-known fintech that can deliver huge returns StoneCo grew revenue 31% year over year in the first quarter to reach 2.7 billion Brazilian reals -- or approximately $540 million.", 'news_article_title': '10x Potential: This Warren Buffett Growth Stock Could Crush the Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Accounting for a staggering 47.5% of Berkshire's equity holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has received a stunning vote of confidence from the Oracle of Omaha. AAPL Total Return Level data by YCharts Through a combination of incredible share price gains and dividend payments, Apple has delivered total returns of more than 1,150% over the last 10 years -- and its roughly $2.7 trillion market capitalization makes it the world's largest company. A little-known fintech that can deliver huge returns StoneCo grew revenue 31% year over year in the first quarter to reach 2.7 billion Brazilian reals -- or approximately $540 million.", 'news_textrank_summary': "AAPL Total Return Level data by YCharts Through a combination of incredible share price gains and dividend payments, Apple has delivered total returns of more than 1,150% over the last 10 years -- and its roughly $2.7 trillion market capitalization makes it the world's largest company. Accounting for a staggering 47.5% of Berkshire's equity holdings, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has received a stunning vote of confidence from the Oracle of Omaha. Thanks to its incredibly successful smartphone business, other successful hardware, and high-margin software-and-services business, Apple frequently ranks as the world's most profitable company, and it has seen incredible stock performance over the last decade."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-you-invest-in-the-ishares-expanded-tech-sector-etf-igm-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was launched on 03/13/2001, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nAdditionally, sector ETFs offer convenient ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 7, placing it in top 44%.\nIndex Details\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $3.12 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. IGM seeks to match the performance of the S&P North American Technology Sector Index before fees and expenses.\nThe S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index comprises of North American equities in the technology sector and select North American equities from communication services to consumer discretionary sectors.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.40%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.44%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector--about 64% of the portfolio. Telecom and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 8.90% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 53.01% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nYear-to-date, the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF return is roughly 33.76% so far, and was up about 14.55% over the last 12 months (as of 05/30/2023). IGM has traded between $266.47 and $374.18 in this past 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.18 and standard deviation of 27.10% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 332 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, IGM is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $47.09 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology ETF has $50.16 billion. XLK has an expense ratio of 0.10% and VGT charges 0.10%.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTechnology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 8.90% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $3.12 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 8.90% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). The S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index comprises of North American equities in the technology sector and select North American equities from communication services to consumer discretionary sectors.', 'news_article_title': 'Should You Invest in the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM)?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 8.90% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was launched on 03/13/2001, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 8.90% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). 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{'date': '2023-05-31', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': None, 'fred_gdp': 27453.815, 'fred_nfp': None, 'fred_ppi': None, 'fred_retail_sales': None, 'fred_interest_rate': 5.25, 'fred_trade_balance': None, 'fred_unemployment_rate': None, 'fred_consumer_confidence': None, 'fred_industrial_production': None, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': 5.08}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-innovative-growth-stocks-to-buy-for-next-gen-profits', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIn a globally synchronized world, there are big opportunities across sectors. This has intensified competition as companies look to grab a share of the pie. It eventually boils down to the survival of the fittest. In the context of corporations, the innovation factor determines the “fittest.” Therefore, this column focuses on innovative growth stocks for future profits.\nIt goes without saying that the basic screening criteria are to investigate companies with high investment in research and development. I personally like entities where R&D investment translates into a significant upside in cash flows. This provides the company with an additional buffer to accelerate investment in innovation.\nIn a dynamic world from a technology perspective, I believe that investors should look at these three next-gen profit stocks to buy. Over a period of five years, these stocks are poised to deliver multibagger returns.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nRegarding innovation-driven growth, it’s difficult to challenge Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Over the year, the company has surprised investors and consumers with products that have set the highest standards.\nIt’s interesting to note that AAPL stock has been silently trending higher, with returns of 40% for year-to-date 2023. If we understand the markets’ language, exciting products are in the pipeline. According to speculative news, five new Apple products will be launched in 2023. This includes iPhone 15 and mixed reality headsets.\nOther products potentially in the pipeline include Apple cars and foldable iPhones. The important point is that Apple generates well over $100 billion in operating cash flows annually. Therefore, there is ample flexibility to invest heavily in innovation. This includes the acquisition of innovative start-ups.\nApple is already inching toward $3 trillion in market valuation. I would not be surprised if Apple is a $5 trillion company by 2025.\nNvidia (NVDA)\nSource: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com\nIt’s been a remarkable year for Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock investors. NVDA stock has skyrocketed by 172% for year-to-date.\nOf course, I would wait before taking any fresh exposure to the stock. However, Nvidia is among the innovative growth stocks for future profits. Currently, the company is inching towards a $1 trillion market valuation. I would bet on the company commanding a $3 trillion valuation in the next five years.\nFor Q1 2024, Nvidia reported 114% growth in the automotive segment on a year-on-year basis to $296 million. The contribution of this segment is small compared to the total revenue. However, the segment will be big in the next five years with AI automotive solutions for EVs and traditional OEMs. It’s worth noting that the NVIDIA DRIVE operating system has received safety certification from TUV SUD.\nIn the Data Center segment, Nvidia believes that enterprise customers moving to a cloud-first approach will benefit the company. Talking about an innovation-driven approach, Nvidia has 7,500 patents or pending applications globally.\nAnother major point to note is that the company’s solutions cater to industries that include automotive, healthcare, robotics, gaming, and AI factories. According to Nvidia, the market opportunity is $1 trillion.\nMerck (MRK)\nSource: Atmosphere1 / Shutterstock.com\nAt the beginning of 2020, Moderna’s (NASDAQ:MRNA) stock was trading below $20. MRNA stock surged to highs of $485 in August 2021. Developing the vaccine against covid-19 was a game changer for the pharmaceutical company. However, it was well before 2020 that Moderna invested in mRNA vaccine research. I believe that investors should hold a pharmaceutical stock with heavy investment in R&D.\nOne company that looks attractive is Merck (NYSE:MRK). From a valuation perspective, MRK stock looks attractive at a forward price-earnings ratio of 15.9. The stock also offers a dividend yield of 2.63%.\nFrom the research perspective, Merck invested $13.5 billion in R&D in 2022. The company has 30 programs in phase three and 80 in phase two of trials. As new drugs are commercialized, there is visibility for growth and cash flow upside.\nIn April, Merck closed the acquisition of Prometheus Biosciences (NASDAQ:RXDX) for an equity consideration of $10.8 billion. The acquisition boosts the company’s pipeline in the immunology segment.\nOn the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nFaisal Humayun is a senior research analyst with 12 years of industry experience in the field of credit research, equity research and financial modeling. Faisal has authored over 1,500 stock specific articles with focus on the technology, energy and commodities sector.\nThe post 3 Innovative Growth Stocks to Buy for Next-Gen Profits appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Regarding innovation-driven growth, it’s difficult to challenge Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). It’s interesting to note that AAPL stock has been silently trending higher, with returns of 40% for year-to-date 2023. In the Data Center segment, Nvidia believes that enterprise customers moving to a cloud-first approach will benefit the company.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Regarding innovation-driven growth, it’s difficult to challenge Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). It’s interesting to note that AAPL stock has been silently trending higher, with returns of 40% for year-to-date 2023. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips In a globally synchronized world, there are big opportunities across sectors.', 'news_article_title': '3 Innovative Growth Stocks to Buy for Next-Gen Profits', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Regarding innovation-driven growth, it’s difficult to challenge Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). It’s interesting to note that AAPL stock has been silently trending higher, with returns of 40% for year-to-date 2023. This includes the acquisition of innovative start-ups.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Regarding innovation-driven growth, it’s difficult to challenge Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). It’s interesting to note that AAPL stock has been silently trending higher, with returns of 40% for year-to-date 2023. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips In a globally synchronized world, there are big opportunities across sectors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/walmart-beats-all-nine-proposals-at-shareholder-meeting', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Siddharth Cavale\nBENTONVILLE, Ark., May 31 (Reuters) - Walmart WMT.N investors voted against all nine shareholder-led proposals during the retail giant\'s annual meeting on Wednesday, a preliminary tally by the company showed.\nShareholders were asked to vote on a number of issues including revealing its exposure to China and conducting an independent review of its safety practices related to gun violence. A proposal presented at the meeting also urged Walmart to disclose its funding to conservative political groups.\nThe shareholder-led proposal on gun violence, proposed by Walmart worker Cynthia Murray, received nearly 24% of the shares that were voted, the highest among all the other shareholder resolutions, a tally of the results showed.\n"The results of today\'s Walmart shareholder meeting prove that investors are also concerned about our safety at work, and my fellow Walmart workers and I will continue to fight for a Workplace Safety & Violence Review," Murray said in a statement to Reuters.\n"Every person deserves to be safe at work, and every employer has an obligation to protect employees and customers from harm," she said.\nThe National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative group, which pushed Walmart to disclose its exposure to China, received just 1.3% of the shares voted. About 90.8% of all outstanding shares were represented at the meeting, Walmart said.\nWalmart shareholders also voted in favor of company-led proposals including electing each of its 11 directors for a one-year term and compensation for its chief executive and other top leaders for 2023, the company said.\nProposals needed 51% of shareholder votes to win, which Walmart would adopt if passed. Walmart will provide the official voting results for each item in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.\n(Reporting by Siddharth Cavale in Bentonville, Arkansas; Additional reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonali Paul)\n(([email protected]; Cell: +1 646-288-4330))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Siddharth Cavale BENTONVILLE, Ark., May 31 (Reuters) - Walmart WMT.N investors voted against all nine shareholder-led proposals during the retail giant's annual meeting on Wednesday, a preliminary tally by the company showed. Shareholders were asked to vote on a number of issues including revealing its exposure to China and conducting an independent review of its safety practices related to gun violence. Walmart shareholders also voted in favor of company-led proposals including electing each of its 11 directors for a one-year term and compensation for its chief executive and other top leaders for 2023, the company said.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Siddharth Cavale BENTONVILLE, Ark., May 31 (Reuters) - Walmart WMT.N investors voted against all nine shareholder-led proposals during the retail giant's annual meeting on Wednesday, a preliminary tally by the company showed. The shareholder-led proposal on gun violence, proposed by Walmart worker Cynthia Murray, received nearly 24% of the shares that were voted, the highest among all the other shareholder resolutions, a tally of the results showed. The National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative group, which pushed Walmart to disclose its exposure to China, received just 1.3% of the shares voted.", 'news_article_title': 'Walmart beats all nine proposals at shareholder meeting', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Siddharth Cavale BENTONVILLE, Ark., May 31 (Reuters) - Walmart WMT.N investors voted against all nine shareholder-led proposals during the retail giant's annual meeting on Wednesday, a preliminary tally by the company showed. The shareholder-led proposal on gun violence, proposed by Walmart worker Cynthia Murray, received nearly 24% of the shares that were voted, the highest among all the other shareholder resolutions, a tally of the results showed. The National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative group, which pushed Walmart to disclose its exposure to China, received just 1.3% of the shares voted.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Siddharth Cavale BENTONVILLE, Ark., May 31 (Reuters) - Walmart WMT.N investors voted against all nine shareholder-led proposals during the retail giant\'s annual meeting on Wednesday, a preliminary tally by the company showed. The shareholder-led proposal on gun violence, proposed by Walmart worker Cynthia Murray, received nearly 24% of the shares that were voted, the highest among all the other shareholder resolutions, a tally of the results showed. "The results of today\'s Walmart shareholder meeting prove that investors are also concerned about our safety at work, and my fellow Walmart workers and I will continue to fight for a Workplace Safety & Violence Review," Murray said in a statement to Reuters.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/column-ai-craze-leaves-crypto-for-dust%3A-mcgeever', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jamie McGeever\nORLANDO, Florida, May 31 (Reuters) - Bitcoin is undeniably having a great year, but is losing momentum just when it might have been expected to go up a gear.\nIts traditionally strong and positive correlation with technology stocks, in particular the "mega tech" and growth stocks that have exploded higher in recent weeks, has completely broken down.\nBitcoin\'s BTC=BTSP rolling 30-day correlation with the Nasdaq .IXIC last week flipped to its most negative in six months, and its correlation with the NYSE FANG+TM index of mega tech and growth equity .NYFANG plunged to its most negative in nearly four years.\nThe recent burst of investor optimism that the boom in artificial intelligence (AI), ChatGPT software and advanced microchip technology will be transformational for economies is driving the surge in Big Tech.\nCrypto might have been expected to ride on the coat tails, but hasn\'t. Bitcoin peaked above $31,000 in mid-April for a year-to-date gain of almost 90%, but is now trading back at $27,000, paring its 2023 gains to around 63%.\nAs billions of dollars have flooded into Big Tech over the last six weeks, bitcoin trading volumes and demand have slumped.\nMatt Weller, analyst at StoneX, says there just doesn\'t seem to be a compelling reason to buy bitcoin right now and the AI boom still has legs.\n"ChatGPT is what crypto wants to be – an instant-use, mass-market product with huge adoption rates," he said, adding: "Crypto has lost its luster amid this gold rush. Or should I say, AI rush."\nTHE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN\nBitcoin, crypto assets more broadly and technology stocks have traditionally moved in tandem on the assumption that they will all be fundamental parts of the disruptive, growth-generating and efficient economies of the future.\nWeller reckons the divergence really widened on April 25 when Microsoft MSFT.O was the first of the U.S. tech giants to report forecast-beating quarterly results.\nSince April 25, the NYSE FANG+TM index of big tech and growth stocks has surged 24%, nearly three times the broader Nasdaq. Bitcoin, on the other hand, is down around 1% in more erratic trading.\nWhatever is buoying mega tech is not floating bitcoin\'s boat.\nThe AI boom has gathered momentum despite the rise in bond yields and discount rates. This has highlighted bitcoin\'s underperformance and strongly suggests that outside the rarified world of Big Tech, investors are much more discerning.\nIndeed, just seven U.S. tech stocks have driven all of the positive S&P 500 returns so far this year, according to analysts at Barclays.\nZooming out further, if bitcoin is the dollar hedge that its enthusiasts claim it to be, then it faces stiff headwinds from a "higher for longer" Fed and rising U.S. yields that are pushing the dollar higher again.\nMARGINAL DEMAND\nAnalysts at retail trading research firm Vanda Research point out that while retail investors have only been "marginal" participants in the recent AI and tech boom, they have turned even cooler on crypto assets.\nTheir flows data show that rotation out of crypto stocks into AI names has pushed crypto inflows to the post-pandemic lows, down to $3.6 million a day from comfortably over $10 million a day a few weeks earlier.\n"Should AI stocks\' outperformance extend further, we anticipate retail traders will start chasing other names more aggressively ... further reducing the demand for crypto names," Vanda analysts wrote last week.\nVanda\'s Marco Iachini said he is surprised cryptocurrencies have not followed tech higher. They will catch up at some point, but not before the AI rally broadens out to smaller cap tech and growth stocks first.\nHow much can bitcoin rally? Standard Chartered analysts reckon it could reach $100,000 by the end of 2024. The so-called "crypto winter" may have passed, but it would require a dramatic turnaround in investor sentiment and crypto usage for that to become reality.\nMega Tech and the S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/43iGmE2\nBitcoin v Mega Tech correlation most negative since August 2019 https://tmsnrt.rs/3oGqwUy\nRetail investors\' crypto demand slumps - Vanda Research https://tmsnrt.rs/3C5KlYE\nBitcoin, \'Mega Tech\', Nasdaq since April 25 https://tmsnrt.rs/43kNKi3\n(By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Sam Holmes)\n(([email protected]; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, May 31 (Reuters) - Bitcoin is undeniably having a great year, but is losing momentum just when it might have been expected to go up a gear. The recent burst of investor optimism that the boom in artificial intelligence (AI), ChatGPT software and advanced microchip technology will be transformational for economies is driving the surge in Big Tech. Bitcoin, crypto assets more broadly and technology stocks have traditionally moved in tandem on the assumption that they will all be fundamental parts of the disruptive, growth-generating and efficient economies of the future.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Its traditionally strong and positive correlation with technology stocks, in particular the "mega tech" and growth stocks that have exploded higher in recent weeks, has completely broken down. Analysts at retail trading research firm Vanda Research point out that while retail investors have only been "marginal" participants in the recent AI and tech boom, they have turned even cooler on crypto assets. Mega Tech and the S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/43iGmE2 Bitcoin v Mega Tech correlation most negative since August 2019 https://tmsnrt.rs/3oGqwUy Retail investors\' crypto demand slumps - Vanda Research https://tmsnrt.rs/3C5KlYE Bitcoin, \'Mega Tech\', Nasdaq since April 25 https://tmsnrt.rs/43kNKi3 (By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Sam Holmes) (([email protected]; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'COLUMN-AI craze leaves crypto for dust: McGeever', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Its traditionally strong and positive correlation with technology stocks, in particular the "mega tech" and growth stocks that have exploded higher in recent weeks, has completely broken down. Since April 25, the NYSE FANG+TM index of big tech and growth stocks has surged 24%, nearly three times the broader Nasdaq. Zooming out further, if bitcoin is the dollar hedge that its enthusiasts claim it to be, then it faces stiff headwinds from a "higher for longer" Fed and rising U.S. yields that are pushing the dollar higher again.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Bitcoin\'s BTC=BTSP rolling 30-day correlation with the Nasdaq .IXIC last week flipped to its most negative in six months, and its correlation with the NYSE FANG+TM index of mega tech and growth equity .NYFANG plunged to its most negative in nearly four years. Analysts at retail trading research firm Vanda Research point out that while retail investors have only been "marginal" participants in the recent AI and tech boom, they have turned even cooler on crypto assets. Mega Tech and the S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/43iGmE2 Bitcoin v Mega Tech correlation most negative since August 2019 https://tmsnrt.rs/3oGqwUy Retail investors\' crypto demand slumps - Vanda Research https://tmsnrt.rs/3C5KlYE Bitcoin, \'Mega Tech\', Nasdaq since April 25 https://tmsnrt.rs/43kNKi3 (By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Sam Holmes) (([email protected]; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-may-31-2023-%3A-grab-csco-ko-mpw-elan-t-nwl-aapl-cmcsa-intc-vz', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -8.32 to 14,245.77. The total After hours volume is currently 447,642,808 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nGrab Holdings Limited (GRAB) is unchanged at $2.98, with 17,899,451 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for GRAB is 7.466597; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is unchanged at $49.67, with 17,035,051 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 9 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.95. CSCO\'s current last sale is 91.14% of the target price of $54.5.\n\nCoca-Cola Company (The) (KO) is +0.06 at $59.72, with 16,500,273 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KO is in the "buy range".\n\nMedical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPW) is -0.02 at $8.23, with 14,612,015 shares traded. MPW\'s current last sale is 68.58% of the target price of $12.\n\nElanco Animal Health Incorporated (ELAN) is +0.01 at $8.16, with 13,801,006 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2024. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.31. ELAN\'s current last sale is 62.77% of the target price of $13.\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is unchanged at $15.73, with 12,536,635 shares traded. T\'s current last sale is 71.5% of the target price of $22.\n\nNewell Brands Inc. (NWL) is unchanged at $8.31, with 12,115,526 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 4 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.47. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.15 at $177.40, with 11,306,587 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.18. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nComcast Corporation (CMCSA) is +0.09 at $39.44, with 10,973,652 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CMCSA is in the "buy range".\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is -0.0097 at $31.43, with 10,115,661 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 103.05% of the target price of $30.5.\n\nVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is +0.01 at $35.64, with 9,922,406 shares traded. VZ\'s current last sale is 83.86% of the target price of $42.5.\n\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is unchanged at $7.53, with 9,714,127 shares traded. NIO\'s current last sale is 57.92% of the target price of $13.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.15 at $177.40, with 11,306,587 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for GRAB is 7.466597; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.15 at $177.40, with 11,306,587 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 447,642,808 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for May 31, 2023 : GRAB, CSCO, KO, MPW, ELAN, T, NWL, AAPL, CMCSA, INTC, VZ, NIO', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.15 at $177.40, with 11,306,587 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.15 at $177.40, with 11,306,587 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 447,642,808 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/avoiding-speculation-doesnt-make-you-a-bear', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Strange market right now, huh? All year long, media, asset managers, and banks have touted the risk of a recession and the challenge of rising rates. That hasn’t stopped investors from helping megacap tech names to lift the S&P 500 overall. So what’s the real story? Speculation is driving ongoing interest in crypto, fringy tech, and other areas without real productive assets. That doesn’t mean there aren’t opportunities elsewhere, though, according to Richard Bernstein Advisors (RBA).\nInvestors and market watchers understand this somewhat and that’s helped incite this “see-sawing” between big investing themes this year. Some weeks, it’s all about investing abroad in markets where central banks already went completed much of their rate hike plans. In other weeks, the sun comes out and tech investing takes the lead. That can leave investors looking for a real idea about where to go.\nAccording to RBA, that speculation also includes a “narrow leadership” in the market, with the survival of the fittest taking the lead. In this case, that means the megacap techs. So what gives? RBA draws a comparison to 1978 in its recent research, when investors also thought there were only two growth opportunities. By comparison, Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) now make up almost 15% of the S&P 500.\n1978’s comparable firms, IBM (IBM) and AT&T (T), struggled for the next decade and a half after that year, per RBA. So where to go right now?\nRBA’s research points away from a scenario in which the global economy is so difficult that just two firms can rule. Instead, it uses fundamentals-driven, top-down macro investing to assess where profits are accelerating or decelerating. By using indicators and in-house analysis, the shop looks across asset classes for the opportunities appropriate for the profit cycle.\nSee more: Q&A With RBA’s Director of Research, Lisa Kirschner\nInvestors interested in the firm’s strategy can find it in their own in-house SMAs as well as in an ETF. The iMGP RBA Responsible Global Allocation ETF (IRBA) charges 69 basis points to actively employ that strategy.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Richard Bernstein Advisors Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By comparison, Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) now make up almost 15% of the S&P 500. All year long, media, asset managers, and banks have touted the risk of a recession and the challenge of rising rates. See more: Q&A With RBA’s Director of Research, Lisa Kirschner Investors interested in the firm’s strategy can find it in their own in-house SMAs as well as in an ETF.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By comparison, Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) now make up almost 15% of the S&P 500. That hasn’t stopped investors from helping megacap tech names to lift the S&P 500 overall. That doesn’t mean there aren’t opportunities elsewhere, though, according to Richard Bernstein Advisors (RBA).', 'news_article_title': 'Avoiding Speculation Doesn’t Make You a Bear', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By comparison, Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) now make up almost 15% of the S&P 500. That hasn’t stopped investors from helping megacap tech names to lift the S&P 500 overall. In other weeks, the sun comes out and tech investing takes the lead.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By comparison, Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) now make up almost 15% of the S&P 500. Investors and market watchers understand this somewhat and that’s helped incite this “see-sawing” between big investing themes this year. RBA draws a comparison to 1978 in its recent research, when investors also thought there were only two growth opportunities.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wedbush-reiterates-apple-aapl-outperform-recommendation-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on May 31, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 2.67% Upside\nAs of May 11, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 182.03. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 2.67% from its latest reported closing price of 177.30.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6375 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is a decrease of 13 owner(s) or 0.20% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.78%, an increase of 19.44%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 2.50% to 9,910,357K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.90, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 915,560K shares representing 5.82% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 895,136K shares, representing an increase of 2.23%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 19.39% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 465,280K shares representing 2.96% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 459,387K shares, representing an increase of 1.27%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.69% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 347,041K shares representing 2.21% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 345,686K shares, representing an increase of 0.39%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.16% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 234,017K shares representing 1.49% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 226,281K shares, representing an increase of 3.31%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 22.14% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nKey filings for this company:\nUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 31, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.78%, an increase of 19.44%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.90, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 31, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.78%, an increase of 19.44%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.90, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Wedbush Reiterates Apple (AAPL) Outperform Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 31, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.78%, an increase of 19.44%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.90, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on May 31, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.78%, an increase of 19.44%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.90, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chase-coleman-let-the-tiger-out-of-the-cage-in-q1-with-hot-returns', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Investors are carefully divining the latest SEC 13F filing from Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global Hedge Fund reporting its latest trades and movements for the March quarter.\nBorn from the ashes of the dot-com bubble, Tiger Global rose to prominence in the early 2000s under Coleman's unwavering leadership. Armed with an uncanny ability to spot tech disruptors before they hit the mainstream, the hedge fund amassed a breathtaking track record of success. \nFrom Facebook, now Meta Platforms (US:META), to LinkedIn, Spotify (US:SPOT) to JD.com (US:JD), Tiger Global's investments read like a who's who of the digital revolution. Coleman's reputation as a kingmaker was sealed.\nYet, as with any tale of extraordinary success, the shadows of skepticism began to loom. Critics questioned the sustainability of Tiger Global's meteoric rise. Was it a product of sheer brilliance, or were Coleman's tactics a house of cards ready to crumble?\nBrushing Off Naysayers \nDetractors point to the fund's concentrated holdings and risk-heavy bets, warning of an impending reckoning. But Coleman brushed off the naysayers, his steely resolve unyielding in the face of doubt.\nAnd then, the storm arrived. In the spring of 2020, as the world reeled from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, financial markets were plunged into unprecedented turmoil. Panic gripped investors, and even the most seasoned veterans were left floundering in the tempest. \nIn late 2022 when the U.S. Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates, the core investment thesis and construct of holdings imploded as high valuation growth stocks came re-rating back to reality.\nThe reported fund value sank from a peak of $53.76 billion in mid-2021 to a low point of $8.16 billion at the end of 2022. \nDuring 2023, tech came back in favor as shown by the 35% growth in portfolio value to $10.99 billion at the end of Q1. The chart below shows the rise and fall of the fund over the last 10 years.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Born from the ashes of the dot-com bubble, Tiger Global rose to prominence in the early 2000s under Coleman's unwavering leadership. Armed with an uncanny ability to spot tech disruptors before they hit the mainstream, the hedge fund amassed a breathtaking track record of success. In late 2022 when the U.S. Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates, the core investment thesis and construct of holdings imploded as high valuation growth stocks came re-rating back to reality.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Investors are carefully divining the latest SEC 13F filing from Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global Hedge Fund reporting its latest trades and movements for the March quarter. From Facebook, now Meta Platforms (US:META), to LinkedIn, Spotify (US:SPOT) to JD.com (US:JD), Tiger Global's investments read like a who's who of the digital revolution. Brushing Off Naysayers Detractors point to the fund's concentrated holdings and risk-heavy bets, warning of an impending reckoning.", 'news_article_title': 'Chase Coleman Let the Tiger Out of the Cage in Q1 With Hot Returns', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Investors are carefully divining the latest SEC 13F filing from Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global Hedge Fund reporting its latest trades and movements for the March quarter. Brushing Off Naysayers Detractors point to the fund's concentrated holdings and risk-heavy bets, warning of an impending reckoning. During 2023, tech came back in favor as shown by the 35% growth in portfolio value to $10.99 billion at the end of Q1.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Investors are carefully divining the latest SEC 13F filing from Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global Hedge Fund reporting its latest trades and movements for the March quarter. Born from the ashes of the dot-com bubble, Tiger Global rose to prominence in the early 2000s under Coleman's unwavering leadership. The reported fund value sank from a peak of $53.76 billion in mid-2021 to a low point of $8.16 billion at the end of 2022."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-earnings-narrow-the-value-gap-in-hewlett-packard', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'As the chip and semiconductor industry seems to have found new grounds for revolution, as seen in NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) sporting its new record one trillion-dollar market cap, other names in the space are looking to ride on this renewed sentiment toward the next frontier in technological advancements. Companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) have rallied by as much as 26% during the past quarter as it stands to be the backbone of the new chip revolution operating in the artificial intelligence space. In the after-market hours of Tuesday evening, a low-flying name in the sector reported its second-quarter 2023 earnings.\nHewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) shares are trading lower by 6.6% as some investors digest the final results in the company\'s press release. The company reports near-record results as far as revenue goes. However, it is still experiencing some of the setbacks that other operators in the value chain are suffering from. For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported that its computer shipments declined by 40%, as noted within its Mac shipments. However, Hewlett Packard\'s portfolio has offset these headwinds by posting high double-digit advances in the new opportunities that generative artificial intelligence poses for the business. \nShifting Winds\nDespite its largest segment, compute, Hewlett Packard reported 9% revenue growth posing a 3% decline in the twelve months covered. The second-largest segment, Intelligent Edge, posted a 56% advance in total sales to finish the quarter at $1.3 billion. These two segments, and their underlying relationships, can give investors a more straightforward path into what management is keeping in store for the future of the business. Intelligent Edge, essentially the computing power side of things allowing for generative A.I. projects to come alive, has been quietly advancing in total revenue share and keeping a more attractive operating margin. Hewlett Packard\'s Compute segment carries a 15.2% operating margin, while Intelligent Edge accrues a 26.9% operating margin to its share of profits. \nWhat is more important for investors is the underlying pivots and advances within the two businesses. As Compute\'s operating margins only increased by 1.1% coupled with a 3% revenue decline, Intelligent Edge posted a 14.3% operating margin expansion over the twelve months, alongside its 56% revenue increase. The marketplace has voted on what the next wave of demand will be made of by assigning companies like NVIDIA a 203.3x price-to-earnings ratio, while Hewlett-Packard carries only a 23.7x multiple. It would be airy to believe that HPE will command a significantly higher multiple to match that of NVIDIA; however, considering that the company has shown its intentions to move into the field and taking the proper steps at that, investors could soon wake up to the realization that the stock is severely underrated. \nSetting Expectations\nThe results seen in the new product mix enabled the company to finish the quarter with a favorable free cash flow position, which management rightly allocated to reward investors. Those who stuck by the company\'s challenging times to transform, and take on the new phase of its Intelligent Edge business, received the pleasant news of a $261 million capital return via dividends and buybacks during the second quarter of 2023. By shifting to higher-growth products with improved performance, the business has achieved a record gross margin of 36%, which is also expected to continue. Now that the company is presenting nothing but improvements and growth, why would the stock sell off the way it did after the announcement? Management\'s guidance for the year may hold the answer. \nExecutives point to a relatively conservative revenue growth rate of 4-6% for the remainder of the 2023 fiscal year, with a significant discrepancy between GAAP and non-GAAP operating profit expectations. Hewlett Packard\'s financials will show that the income statement contains some rare items, which may drive the confusion expressed by the stock price\'s swing. "Transformation costs" and "Disaster charges" added to $63 million in the second quarter of 2023 and are driving an even larger wedge in the end-of-year outlooks. Management expects GAAP operating profit growth to be 180-184%, while GAAP operating profit growth is only 6-7%, driven by these non-operating charges. Following the more natural state of earnings, investors could expect to see earnings per share within the $2.06 and $2.14 range.\nHewlett Packard analyst ratings suggest that the stock only has an 8.5% upside potential, excluding the effects of the after-market sell-off. However, these ratings may only reflect the previous quarter\'s Intelligent Edge results, where the segment only represented 14% of total revenue compared to today\'s 18%. Considering this growth, coupled with the fast advancement of its operating margins, analysts may soon have to push the top-side price target of $20 as a median consensus.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported that its computer shipments declined by 40%, as noted within its Mac shipments. As the chip and semiconductor industry seems to have found new grounds for revolution, as seen in NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) sporting its new record one trillion-dollar market cap, other names in the space are looking to ride on this renewed sentiment toward the next frontier in technological advancements. It would be airy to believe that HPE will command a significantly higher multiple to match that of NVIDIA; however, considering that the company has shown its intentions to move into the field and taking the proper steps at that, investors could soon wake up to the realization that the stock is severely underrated.', 'news_luhn_summary': "For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported that its computer shipments declined by 40%, as noted within its Mac shipments. Shifting Winds Despite its largest segment, compute, Hewlett Packard reported 9% revenue growth posing a 3% decline in the twelve months covered. Hewlett Packard's Compute segment carries a 15.2% operating margin, while Intelligent Edge accrues a 26.9% operating margin to its share of profits.", 'news_article_title': 'Can Earnings Narrow The Value Gap In Hewlett Packard?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported that its computer shipments declined by 40%, as noted within its Mac shipments. The company reports near-record results as far as revenue goes. The second-largest segment, Intelligent Edge, posted a 56% advance in total sales to finish the quarter at $1.3 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': "For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported that its computer shipments declined by 40%, as noted within its Mac shipments. Hewlett Packard's Compute segment carries a 15.2% operating margin, while Intelligent Edge accrues a 26.9% operating margin to its share of profits. As Compute's operating margins only increased by 1.1% coupled with a 3% revenue decline, Intelligent Edge posted a 14.3% operating margin expansion over the twelve months, alongside its 56% revenue increase."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-detailed-fundamental-analysis-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Detailed Fundamental Analysis - AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/india-launches-electronics-repair-pilot-project-to-lure-manufacturers', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds details from release and background throughout\nBENGALURU, May 31 (Reuters) - India has launched a pilot project to establish itself as an electronics repair hub with certain favourable policy changes, which has already attracted companies like Lenovo and Flex, the country's IT ministry said on Wednesday.\nThe ministry did not elaborate on the policy changes, but Reuters has reported that India plans to relax some of its cumbersome import-export rules and environmental laws to help foreign manufacturers to set up repair hubs in the country.\nThe three-month-long Electronics Repair Services Outsourcing (ERSO) program is India's first formal attempt to capitalise on a $100 billion global industry and follows a push by MAIT, an industry group for IT and electronics manufacturers.\nBesides, China's Lenovo 0092.HK and Singapore-based Flex FLEX.O, electronic manufacturers like CTDI, R-Logic, and Aforeserve have volunteered for the program, the ministry said in a statement.\nWhile India is seeing increased interest in electronics manufacturing, with companies such as Apple AAPL.O pivoting from production in China, its repair outsourcing industry has been beleaguered by certain import-export rules.\nThe Indian government will test changes to lower the time required for necessary approvals for imports and exports to a day from as much as 10 days, Reuters has reported.\nBottlenecks in India also include an e-waste mandate that bans companies from disposing of non-repairable products locally - adding to their logistics costs as they have to be sent back.\nThe government will now allow recycling of 5% of imported goods domestically on a trial basis, Reuters reported.\nIn the pilot phase India will also permit re-export of the imported electronics goods to countries different from the original one - currently it is banned under foreign trade rules.\n(Reporting by Varun Vyas in Bengaluru and Munsif Vengattil in New Delhi; Editing by Savio D'Souza)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "While India is seeing increased interest in electronics manufacturing, with companies such as Apple AAPL.O pivoting from production in China, its repair outsourcing industry has been beleaguered by certain import-export rules. Adds details from release and background throughout BENGALURU, May 31 (Reuters) - India has launched a pilot project to establish itself as an electronics repair hub with certain favourable policy changes, which has already attracted companies like Lenovo and Flex, the country's IT ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry did not elaborate on the policy changes, but Reuters has reported that India plans to relax some of its cumbersome import-export rules and environmental laws to help foreign manufacturers to set up repair hubs in the country.", 'news_luhn_summary': "While India is seeing increased interest in electronics manufacturing, with companies such as Apple AAPL.O pivoting from production in China, its repair outsourcing industry has been beleaguered by certain import-export rules. Besides, China's Lenovo 0092.HK and Singapore-based Flex FLEX.O, electronic manufacturers like CTDI, R-Logic, and Aforeserve have volunteered for the program, the ministry said in a statement. In the pilot phase India will also permit re-export of the imported electronics goods to countries different from the original one - currently it is banned under foreign trade rules.", 'news_article_title': 'India launches electronics repair pilot project to lure manufacturers', 'news_lexrank_summary': "While India is seeing increased interest in electronics manufacturing, with companies such as Apple AAPL.O pivoting from production in China, its repair outsourcing industry has been beleaguered by certain import-export rules. Adds details from release and background throughout BENGALURU, May 31 (Reuters) - India has launched a pilot project to establish itself as an electronics repair hub with certain favourable policy changes, which has already attracted companies like Lenovo and Flex, the country's IT ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry did not elaborate on the policy changes, but Reuters has reported that India plans to relax some of its cumbersome import-export rules and environmental laws to help foreign manufacturers to set up repair hubs in the country.", 'news_textrank_summary': "While India is seeing increased interest in electronics manufacturing, with companies such as Apple AAPL.O pivoting from production in China, its repair outsourcing industry has been beleaguered by certain import-export rules. Adds details from release and background throughout BENGALURU, May 31 (Reuters) - India has launched a pilot project to establish itself as an electronics repair hub with certain favourable policy changes, which has already attracted companies like Lenovo and Flex, the country's IT ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry did not elaborate on the policy changes, but Reuters has reported that India plans to relax some of its cumbersome import-export rules and environmental laws to help foreign manufacturers to set up repair hubs in the country."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-mega-cap-etf-mgc-be-on-your-investing-radar-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/17/2007.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $3.94 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nExpense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.07%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.48%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 30.80% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 7.93% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 29.82% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nMGC seeks to match the performance of the CRSP US Mega Cap Index before fees and expenses. The CRSP U.S. Mega Cap Index includes the largest U.S. companies, with a target of including the top 70% of investable market capitalization. The index includes securities traded on NYSE, NYSE Market, NASDAQ or ARCA.\nThe ETF return is roughly 12.66% so far this year and was up about 4.43% in the last one year (as of 05/31/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $124.31 and $150.20.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 18.99% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 232 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Mega Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, MGC is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $312.40 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $391.24 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 7.93% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $3.94 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 7.93% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/17/2007.", 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 7.93% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/17/2007.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 7.93% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives Vanguard Mega Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-wisdomtree-u.s.-total-dividend-etf-dtd-a-strong-etf-right-now-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market, the WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 06/16/2006.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.\nA good option for investors who believe in market efficiency, market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\nEven though this space provides many choices to investors--think one of the simplest methodologies like equal-weighting and more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting--not all have been able to deliver first-rate results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nBecause the fund has amassed over $1.05 billion, this makes it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. DTD is managed by Wisdomtree. DTD, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index.\nThe WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Index is a fundamentally-weighted index that defines the dividend-paying portion of the U.S. equity market.\nCost & Other Expenses\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\nWith on par with most peer products in the space, this ETF has annual operating expenses of 0.28%.\nIt's 12-month trailing dividend yield comes in at 2.79%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector - about 16.70% of the portfolio. Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 22.62% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has lost about -1.51% and is down about -4.19% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 05/31/2023), respectively. DTD has traded between $54.26 and $63.60 during this last 52-week period.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.91 and standard deviation of 15.95% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 823 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $48.49 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $98.55 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nWisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market, the WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 06/16/2006.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Alternatives WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market.', 'news_article_title': 'Is WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market, the WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 06/16/2006.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF (DTD): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 3.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-qqq-qqq-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Invesco QQQ (QQQ), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 03/10/1999.\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $187.66 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nGrowth stocks have higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. While these are expected to grow faster than the broader market, they also have higher valuations. Further, growth stocks have a higher level of volatility associated with them. Even though growth stocks are more likely to outperform their value counterparts in strong bull markets, value stocks have a record of delivering better returns in almost all markets than growth stocks.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.20%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.62%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 51% of the portfolio. Telecom and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 55.16% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nQQQ seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index before fees and expenses. The Nasdaq-100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization.\nThe ETF return is roughly 31.61% so far this year and is up about 13.93% in the last one year (as of 05/31/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $260.10 and $349.98.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.11 and standard deviation of 25.07% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 101 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco QQQ holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, QQQ is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) and the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has $66.76 billion in assets, Vanguard Growth ETF has $87.31 billion. IWF has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VUG charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $187.66 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Sector Exposure and Top Holdings Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco QQQ (QQQ) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Invesco QQQ (QQQ), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 03/10/1999.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 12.56% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). While iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has $66.76 billion in assets, Vanguard Growth ETF has $87.31 billion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-best-stocks-to-buy-that-will-get-you-through-the-day', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nMost investors have heard the advice “buy what you know.” In fact, some in the industry have been recommending this investing style for years. I call it “everyday investing.” \nWhen selecting the best stocks to buy, it’s fair to say familiarity with the companies you own is a wise strategy. But you can’t just pick companies that make products and services you use and expect to do well. Rather, you want to consider whether the companies behind them actually make money.\nFor instance, who among us hasn’t taken an Uber (NYSE:UBER)? Yet, the company has never turned a profit and is trading 10% below where it went public in 2019.\nHowever, if you shop at Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) (and can look past how it treats its workers), buying shares makes tremendous sense. The e-commerce powerhouse generated nearly $12.2 billion in operating income last year and its share price is up 815% over the past decade. \nEach of the names on today’s list of the best stocks to buy are companies whose products and services I use on a daily basis. \nSBUX Starbucks $97.75\nAAPL Apple $177.30\nGOOGL Alphabet $123.67\nStarbucks (SBUX)\nSource: Natee Meepian / Shutterstock.com\nMost mornings, I walk three to four miles before starting my workday around 8 a.m. I always stop at my local Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) for a Venti Americano and a quick check of my emails. In one way or another, Starbucks has been a part of my daily life since the early 1990s. \nBecause I mostly own ETFs to avoid potential conflicts of interest — not to mention it’s much easier to manage ETF portfolios than 20 or 30 stock positions — I’ve never actually held SBUX. \nThat’s my loss, for sure. \nI’ve been working for 37 years. That’s so long that Starbucks hadn’t even gone public when I first started in the business world. The company’s initial public offering happened in June 1992, selling shares for $17. It raised a whopping $29 million in its IPO and the rest, as they say, is history. \nIn its 31-year history as a public company, its stock has split 2-for-1 six times, the first in 1993 and the last in April 2015. So, if you bought 100 shares in its IPO for $1,700, you’d have 6,400 shares worth $625,600 today, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21%. A CAGR of half that amount would be good. No wonder why Howard Schultz is a billionaire. \nWhat I’ve learned about Starbucks over the years is that it always rebounds from adversity. In recent years, this has included labor disputes and Covid-19-related lockdowns in the United States and China, its two major markets. In the latest quarter, U.S. same-store sales grew 12%, while they rose 3% in China, the first positive quarter since fiscal Q3 2021. \nApple (AAPL)\nSource: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com\nFull disclosure: I own an iPhone, two iPads, an Airbook, a Mac desktop and a pair of AirPods. You could say I like Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) products. However, the company’s services have contributed to its above-average growth in recent years. \nIn early May, Apple reported its fiscal Q2 2023 results. Investors expected a dud of a quarter. Instead, it delivered revenue and earnings that beat analyst estimates. On the top line, it generated $94.8 billion, $1.9 billion higher than the consensus, while earnings per share of $1.52 were 9 cents higher than expectations. \nApple’s Services business generated a record $20.9 billion in revenue, up 5.5% year over year. It includes Apple TV+, Apple Music and Apple Arcade and is the company’s highest-margin business segment.\n“We are pleased to report an all-time record in Services and a March quarter record for iPhone despite the challenging macroeconomic environment, and to have our installed base of active devices reach an all-time high,” Apple Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tim Cook said in the company’s press release. \nOf the 40 analysts covering AAPL stock, 30 rate it “overweight” or “buy,” with a median target price of $183.43, which is 3.5% above its current share price. \nOn May 23, the company announced a multiyear agreement with Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) to develop 5G components that will allow it to develop more advanced products with American-made components, part of Apple’s commitment to invest $430 billion in the U.S. economy over five years. \nApple is Warren Buffett’s largest equity position by a country mile for a reason.\nAlphabet (GOOGL)\nSource: Koshiro K / Shutterstock.com\nAs a freelance writer, Google Drive is my savior. I use it eight to nine hours each workday for article writing, billing, etc. I’m sure many of my InvestorPlace colleagues feel the same. \nAs the parent company of Google, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has spent the last few years working on building revenue streams other than Google Search. It’s had middling success doing so. \nIn 2022, Alphabet had revenue of $283 billion. Of that, Google advertising accounted for 79%. That’s broken down into three revenue streams: Google Search (72% of Google advertising), YouTube ads (13%) and Google Network (15%). The remaining revenue is split between Google Cloud (nearly 10% overall) and other (a little more than 10%), which includes Google Play, Fitbit, Google Nest, Pixel devices, YouTube Premium and YouTube TV.\nI can see from the paragraph above, and knowing how I benefit from Alphabet, the dilemma faced by the company. It generates revenue from me from Google Cloud and Google Workspace, and indirectly through Google Search. But, on the other hand, I don’t spend much time on YouTube, don’t use Google Play, or own any Fitbit or Nest products. \nSo, how does it grow when other companies such as Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Amazon and Apple are nibbling on its ad business? That’s the million-dollar question.\nHowever, with the company generating more than $60 billion in free cash flow a year, it has the luxury to think further out. \nThat’s probably one reason Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings took a $1 billion position in May. \nOn the date of publication, Will Ashworth did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nWill Ashworth has written about investments full-time since 2008. Publications where he’s appeared include InvestorPlace, The Motley Fool Canada, Investopedia, Kiplinger, and several others in both the U.S. and Canada. He particularly enjoys creating model portfolios that stand the test of time. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.\nThe post 3 Best Stocks to Buy That Will Get You Through the Day appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com Full disclosure: I own an iPhone, two iPads, an Airbook, a Mac desktop and a pair of AirPods. SBUX Starbucks $97.75 AAPL Apple $177.30 GOOGL Alphabet $123.67 Starbucks (SBUX) Source: Natee Meepian / Shutterstock.com Most mornings, I walk three to four miles before starting my workday around 8 a.m. You could say I like Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) products.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'SBUX Starbucks $97.75 AAPL Apple $177.30 GOOGL Alphabet $123.67 Starbucks (SBUX) Source: Natee Meepian / Shutterstock.com Most mornings, I walk three to four miles before starting my workday around 8 a.m. Apple (AAPL) Source: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com Full disclosure: I own an iPhone, two iPads, an Airbook, a Mac desktop and a pair of AirPods. You could say I like Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) products.', 'news_article_title': '3 Best Stocks to Buy That Will Get You Through the Day', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'SBUX Starbucks $97.75 AAPL Apple $177.30 GOOGL Alphabet $123.67 Starbucks (SBUX) Source: Natee Meepian / Shutterstock.com Most mornings, I walk three to four miles before starting my workday around 8 a.m. Apple (AAPL) Source: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com Full disclosure: I own an iPhone, two iPads, an Airbook, a Mac desktop and a pair of AirPods. You could say I like Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) products.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'SBUX Starbucks $97.75 AAPL Apple $177.30 GOOGL Alphabet $123.67 Starbucks (SBUX) Source: Natee Meepian / Shutterstock.com Most mornings, I walk three to four miles before starting my workday around 8 a.m. Apple (AAPL) Source: mama_mia / Shutterstock.com Full disclosure: I own an iPhone, two iPads, an Airbook, a Mac desktop and a pair of AirPods. You could say I like Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) products.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-warren-buffett-stock-has-a-challenging-road-ahead.-heres-why-its-still-a-buy.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Investing sage Warren Buffett spent decades investing in sectors such as financial services and industrials. On the surface, having limited exposure to high-growth, flashy technology companies seemed counterintuitive. However, Buffett's investing style has always revolved around cash-flowing businesses. In other words, what good is a company that grows its top line by 50% (or more) if it can't turn a profit?\nWell, in 2016 the Oracle of Omaha made a surprising move when he initiated a position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Over the last several years, Buffett has built such a large position in the company that Apple is now his top holding.\nLet's dig into Apple's business and analyze why the traditionally tech-shy Buffett has evolved into a cheerleader for the iPhone maker.\nThe company's performance is compelling\nApple recently reported earnings for its fiscal 2023 second quarter ended April 1. At first glance, the financial results look somewhat concerning. While the company reported total revenue of $94.8 billion, and reached an all-time record in services revenue and set a March quarter record for iPhone sales, the top line was still down 3% year over year.\nFortunately for investors, Apple breaks out its revenue by product type. For the March quarter, Apple's sales were down for Mac computers, iPads, and wearables devices. During theearnings call management explained that foreign exchange headwinds coupled with macroeconomic volatility contributed to the decline in these hardware categories.\nAlthough investors may be concerned about Apple's growth, it's important to step back and take into account the number of variables at play here. And while Apple produces some of the best products and services on the market, there are less expensive alternatives. Given that inflation is still a big concern for the average consumer, it's not entirely surprising to see some lumpiness in quarter-to-quarter performance.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nCash flow is king\nDespite Apple's revenue decline, the company's ability to generate profits is astounding. For the quarter ended April 1, Apple reported net income of $24.2 billion, down slightly from the comparable period last year. However, Apple's diluted earnings per share of $1.52 was flat year over year.\nAs a shareholder, I think it's impressive that even in a declining growth environment, Apple still generates tens of billions of dollars in profits in just one quarter. Furthermore, even during challenging economic times, Apple has found ways to deploy these profits creatively.\nDuring theearnings call investors learned that Apple's board of directors approved a $90 billion share repurchase program. If that weren't compelling enough, Apple also increased its dividend for the 11th year in a row.\nThink about this for a minute: Apple's revenue declined year over year and profits were down nominally. And yet, even in a cloudy near-term macroeconomic environment, Apple's management is taking a long-term approach to the business and rewarding investors in the process.\nThe stock looks like a great buy\nAt the time of this writing, Apple trades at nearly 28 times its trailing price to earnings (P/E). For context, the long-run average of the S&P 500 is about 15 times P/E. This is an interesting dynamic in that even during a time of declining growth, the capital markets are assigning a premium to Apple stock over the long-run broader market average. Furthermore, Apple is not a growth stock, so it's highly unlikely that investors are buying up the stock in anticipation of high future growth prospects.\nSure, Apple is one of the most innovative companies of all time. It's certainly possible that a new product will hit the market and consumers will flock to buy it. But in my estimation, there's a low probability of that happening.\nApple is one of the pillars of blue chip investments. It's one of those unique companies that is really hard to make a bear case for. There is never a perfect time to buy a stock. Despite Apple trading at a near 52-week high, long-term investors can't really go wrong scooping up some shares.\nThe long-term road ahead is what should matter most to investors. Perhaps the reason why investors, including Buffett, continue to accumulate shares in Apple is because of its proven ability to generate steady profits and cash flow, and its history of rewarding shareholders. At a time when investors are looking for safe alternatives to high-flying tech stocks or other questionable investments, Apple is as good an opportunity as any despite its quarterly ups and downs.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nAdam Spatacco has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Well, in 2016 the Oracle of Omaha made a surprising move when he initiated a position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). During theearnings call management explained that foreign exchange headwinds coupled with macroeconomic volatility contributed to the decline in these hardware categories. Perhaps the reason why investors, including Buffett, continue to accumulate shares in Apple is because of its proven ability to generate steady profits and cash flow, and its history of rewarding shareholders.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Well, in 2016 the Oracle of Omaha made a surprising move when he initiated a position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). While the company reported total revenue of $94.8 billion, and reached an all-time record in services revenue and set a March quarter record for iPhone sales, the top line was still down 3% year over year. Cash flow is king Despite Apple's revenue decline, the company's ability to generate profits is astounding.", 'news_article_title': "This Warren Buffett Stock Has a Challenging Road Ahead. Here's Why It's Still a Buy.", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Well, in 2016 the Oracle of Omaha made a surprising move when he initiated a position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). While the company reported total revenue of $94.8 billion, and reached an all-time record in services revenue and set a March quarter record for iPhone sales, the top line was still down 3% year over year. There is never a perfect time to buy a stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Well, in 2016 the Oracle of Omaha made a surprising move when he initiated a position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). This is an interesting dynamic in that even during a time of declining growth, the capital markets are assigning a premium to Apple stock over the long-run broader market average. Furthermore, Apple is not a growth stock, so it's highly unlikely that investors are buying up the stock in anticipation of high future growth prospects."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-alphabet-meta-and-microsoft-have-all-done-major-share-buybacks-this-year-should-you', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "When a company is highly profitable, it sometimes accumulates a pile of cash so large that it can't effectively reinvest it in the business. Therefore, it chooses to return money to shareholders instead.\nIt can do so by paying a cash dividend or initiating a share repurchase (buyback) program. A buyback involves the company taking a sum of money (usually approved by its board of directors) and buying its own shares in the open market, just like any other investor. This shrinks the number of shares in circulation, organically increasing its price per share.\nHere's how it works\nIf a company has 1 billion shares in circulation and trades at a price of $100 per share, it is worth $100 billion. If it spends $10 billion repurchasing its own stock, it could buy 100 million shares, reducing its share count to 900 million.\nBut that doesn't change the underlying value of its business. Therefore, to maintain a $100 billion market capitalization, its stock price must organically rise to $111.11 to compensate for the smaller number of shares in circulation.\nEvery remaining investor is now better off because of the higher stock price.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe largest technology companies in the world have done buybacks in 2023\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) are all highly profitable companies, and they've each spent billions of dollars buying back their own shares this year.\nHere's how much they allocated to buybacks in the recent quarter alone:\nApple spent $19.6 billion on buybacks in its fiscal 2023 third quarter (ended April 1), equivalent to about 0.7% of its outstanding shares. Apple's board of directors also authorized a brand-new $90 billion buyback program.\nMicrosoft spent $4.9 billion on buybacks in its fiscal 2023 third quarter (ended March 31), which was equivalent to about 0.2% of its outstanding shares. The company refreshes its buyback program every three years; it last authorized $60 billion in fiscal 2022, so this current program will end in fiscal 2025.\nMeta Platforms spent $9.2 billion on buybacks in the first quarter of 2023 (ended March 31), equivalent to about 1.7% of its outstanding shares. It has $41.3 billion remaining under its existing program.\nAlphabet spent $14.5 billion on buybacks in the first quarter of 2023 (ended March 31), equivalent to about 1.1% of its outstanding shares. The company also authorized a brand-new program worth $70 billion.\nBuybacks alone aren't a reason for investors to rush into a particular stock, but they are an added bonus. Famed investor Warren Buffett is a big fan of them; his Berkshire Hathaway investment company holds nearly 50 stocks and financial securities worth $333 billion, yet just one stock -- Apple -- makes up a whopping 47.5% of the entire portfolio.\nBuybacks are one of his favorite reasons to own Apple. In Berkshire's 2020 shareholder letter, Buffett commented that despite selling $11 billion worth of Apple stock that year, the firm's stake in the company had grown to 5.4% over time -- higher than it was (5.2%) when it originally accumulated the position from 2016 to 2018.\nHow? Because every time Apple repurchases its stock, the remaining investors are left with a larger share of a shrinking pie (the pie being the number of shares in circulation).\nHere's why you should buy Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet\nApple is the world's largest company today, with a value of $2.7 trillion. It has a strong product portfolio featuring the iPhone, iPad, AirPods wireless headphones, and the Mac line of computers and notebooks. But its services segment, which earns subscription-based revenue from platforms like Apple Music and Apple News, continues to be its main growth driver. When the broader economy bounces back from this difficult period, its hardware sales should find renewed strength.\nMicrosoft, Meta, and Alphabet are also rapidly progressing in a brand-new area: artificial intelligence (AI).\nMicrosoft has invested in ChatGPT creator OpenAI this year and is integrating the chatbot into its product portfolio. It now powers Microsoft's Bing search engine, which could revolutionize how consumers access information on the internet. And customers of Microsoft's Azure cloud services platform can access the latest GPT-4 large language model, meaning the company could soon be a primary distributor of the most advanced AI tools to millions of businesses worldwide.\nAlphabet is building its own large language models for its Google search engine to fend off the growing threat from Microsoft Bing. Additionally, it's delivering proprietary AI solutions to its customers via the cloud.\nFinally, Meta is rapidly developing AI algorithms to more accurately feed content to users on its Instagram and Facebook social media platforms. Thanks to those efforts, the company saw a 24% year-over-year increase in the time users spent on Instagram in Q1 and much higher monetization efficiency.\nOverall, buybacks are just one reason to own a stake in these four companies -- and investors should certainly consider doing so.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Anthony Di Pizio has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The largest technology companies in the world have done buybacks in 2023 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) are all highly profitable companies, and they've each spent billions of dollars buying back their own shares this year. In Berkshire's 2020 shareholder letter, Buffett commented that despite selling $11 billion worth of Apple stock that year, the firm's stake in the company had grown to 5.4% over time -- higher than it was (5.2%) when it originally accumulated the position from 2016 to 2018. And customers of Microsoft's Azure cloud services platform can access the latest GPT-4 large language model, meaning the company could soon be a primary distributor of the most advanced AI tools to millions of businesses worldwide.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The largest technology companies in the world have done buybacks in 2023 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) are all highly profitable companies, and they've each spent billions of dollars buying back their own shares this year. Here's why you should buy Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet Apple is the world's largest company today, with a value of $2.7 trillion. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple, Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft Have All Done Major Share Buybacks This Year -- Should You Join Them?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The largest technology companies in the world have done buybacks in 2023 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) are all highly profitable companies, and they've each spent billions of dollars buying back their own shares this year. Every remaining investor is now better off because of the higher stock price. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "The largest technology companies in the world have done buybacks in 2023 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) are all highly profitable companies, and they've each spent billions of dollars buying back their own shares this year. Here's how much they allocated to buybacks in the recent quarter alone: Apple spent $19.6 billion on buybacks in its fiscal 2023 third quarter (ended April 1), equivalent to about 0.7% of its outstanding shares. Famed investor Warren Buffett is a big fan of them; his Berkshire Hathaway investment company holds nearly 50 stocks and financial securities worth $333 billion, yet just one stock -- Apple -- makes up a whopping 47.5% of the entire portfolio."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nvidia-crossed-a-%241-trillion-valuation-how-overvalued-is-this-ai-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "How does Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) valuation compare to the other companies in the trillion-dollar club? Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.\n*Stock prices used were the market prices of May 30, 2023. The video was published on May 30, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jose Najarro has positions in Alphabet, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jose Najarro is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jose Najarro has positions in Alphabet, Microsoft, and Nvidia.", 'news_article_title': 'Nvidia Crossed a $1 Trillion Valuation -- How Overvalued Is This AI Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jose Najarro has positions in Alphabet, Microsoft, and Nvidia.", 'news_textrank_summary': "After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. 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YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. YOUR ONLY TASK IS TO PREDICT FUTURE STOCK PRICES BASED ON PROVIDED DATA. RESPOND IN A JSON FORMAT WITH PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT 10 BUSINESS DAYS, 1 MONTH, 3 MONTHS, 6 MONTHS, AND 1 YEAR.
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{'date': '2023-06-01', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-nvidia-runaway-winner-in-market-cap-addition-in-may', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "June 1 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp's NVDA.OQ market capitalisation jumped the most in May among the top 20 global companies by market value, adding $248 billion, with a majority of the gains coming in the last four sessions, according to Refinitiv data.\nThe chipmaker briefly joined the $1 trillion valuation club, as investors bet on its potential to become a major beneficiary of a boom in artificial intelligence following a revenue forecast that was more than 50% above the Wall Street estimate\nThe company's shares are up 159% so far this year.\nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, a key manufacturer of Nvidia's chips, also saw a big jump in its market cap last month.\nSaudi Arabian Oil 2222.SE and Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N were the biggest losers in terms of market cap, hit by a decline in oil prices last month.\nApple AAPL.OQ and Microsoft MSFT.OQ led the list with the highest market capitalisation in the world.\nTop 20 companies in the world by market cap https://tmsnrt.rs/45JVJXt\nChange in market cap in May https://tmsnrt.rs/3qgKBRH\n(Reporting By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple AAPL.OQ and Microsoft MSFT.OQ led the list with the highest market capitalisation in the world. The chipmaker briefly joined the $1 trillion valuation club, as investors bet on its potential to become a major beneficiary of a boom in artificial intelligence following a revenue forecast that was more than 50% above the Wall Street estimate The company's shares are up 159% so far this year. Top 20 companies in the world by market cap https://tmsnrt.rs/45JVJXt Change in market cap in May https://tmsnrt.rs/3qgKBRH (Reporting By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple AAPL.OQ and Microsoft MSFT.OQ led the list with the highest market capitalisation in the world. June 1 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp's NVDA.OQ market capitalisation jumped the most in May among the top 20 global companies by market value, adding $248 billion, with a majority of the gains coming in the last four sessions, according to Refinitiv data. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW, a key manufacturer of Nvidia's chips, also saw a big jump in its market cap last month.", 'news_article_title': 'GRAPHIC-Nvidia runaway winner in market cap addition in May', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.OQ and Microsoft MSFT.OQ led the list with the highest market capitalisation in the world. June 1 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp's NVDA.OQ market capitalisation jumped the most in May among the top 20 global companies by market value, adding $248 billion, with a majority of the gains coming in the last four sessions, according to Refinitiv data. The chipmaker briefly joined the $1 trillion valuation club, as investors bet on its potential to become a major beneficiary of a boom in artificial intelligence following a revenue forecast that was more than 50% above the Wall Street estimate The company's shares are up 159% so far this year.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.OQ and Microsoft MSFT.OQ led the list with the highest market capitalisation in the world. June 1 (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp's NVDA.OQ market capitalisation jumped the most in May among the top 20 global companies by market value, adding $248 billion, with a majority of the gains coming in the last four sessions, according to Refinitiv data. Saudi Arabian Oil 2222.SE and Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N were the biggest losers in terms of market cap, hit by a decline in oil prices last month."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/metas-zuckerberg-unveils-quest-3-mixed-reality-headset', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference.\nThe announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device, which combines augmented and virtual reality elements.\nMeta currently dominates the market for AR/VR devices, with a nearly 80% share of the 8.8 million headsets sold in 2022, according to an estimate by market research firm IDC.\n(Reporting by Katie Paul; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device, which combines augmented and virtual reality elements. NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference. (Reporting by Katie Paul; Editing by Lisa Shumaker) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device, which combines augmented and virtual reality elements. NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference. (Reporting by Katie Paul; Editing by Lisa Shumaker) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Meta's Zuckerberg unveils Quest 3 mixed reality headset", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device, which combines augmented and virtual reality elements. NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference. Meta currently dominates the market for AR/VR devices, with a nearly 80% share of the 8.8 million headsets sold in 2022, according to an estimate by market research firm IDC.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device, which combines augmented and virtual reality elements. NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference. (Reporting by Katie Paul; Editing by Lisa Shumaker) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/metas-zuckerberg-unveils-quest-3-mixed-reality-headset-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Katie Paul\nNEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference.\nPriced starting at $499, the device will be 40% thinner than the company's previous device and feature color mixed reality, which combines augmented and virtual reality elements, Zuckerberg said in his post.\nThe Quest 3 also will have a new Qualcomm chipset with twice the graphics performance, Zuckerberg said, and promised more details at the company's virtual reality conference in September.\nZuckerberg's announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device.\nMeta currently dominates the market for AR/VR devices, with a nearly 80% share of the 8.8 million headsets sold in 2022, according to an estimate by market research firm IDC.\n(Reporting by Katie Paul; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Zuckerberg's announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device. By Katie Paul NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference. The Quest 3 also will have a new Qualcomm chipset with twice the graphics performance, Zuckerberg said, and promised more details at the company's virtual reality conference in September.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Zuckerberg's announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device. By Katie Paul NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference. The Quest 3 also will have a new Qualcomm chipset with twice the graphics performance, Zuckerberg said, and promised more details at the company's virtual reality conference in September.", 'news_article_title': "Meta's Zuckerberg unveils Quest 3 mixed reality headset", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Zuckerberg's announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device. By Katie Paul NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference. Priced starting at $499, the device will be 40% thinner than the company's previous device and feature color mixed reality, which combines augmented and virtual reality elements, Zuckerberg said in his post.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Zuckerberg's announcement came less than a week before tech rival Apple AAPL.O was expected to unveil its first mixed reality device. By Katie Paul NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in an Instagram post on Thursday as part of its annual gaming conference. Priced starting at $499, the device will be 40% thinner than the company's previous device and feature color mixed reality, which combines augmented and virtual reality elements, Zuckerberg said in his post."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-warren-buffett-stocks-to-buy-and-never-sell', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nMany investors are looking for predictable and safe retirement stocks to buy. They want something sturdy, dependable and that (preferably) pays some sort of dividend. More than that, they want a business that they know and understand, and one that they are confident will have longevity.\nThose are the best stocks to own for a peaceful retirement.\nOf course, this completely varies by the investor, especially these days. Some investors simply want to collect a reliable dividend while the stock enjoys a somewhat steady march higher. Others are comfortable with a bit more risk, and are willing to forego a larger dividend payment in lieu of better stock performance.\nThe man behind Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-B) has made a career out of picking excellent businesses. Some of these Warren Buffett stocks have produced enormous gains over the years and have become staples in many portfolios.\nLet’s look at a few of the best retirement stocks for stability, regardless of whether investors are going for growth or income.\nAAPL Apple $179.85\nV Visa $224.79\nKO Coca-Cola $59.97\nJNJ Johnson & Johnson $154.75\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nBy far, Warren Buffett’s largest single-stock holding in Berkshire’s public portfolio is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Given that the company commands a $2.8 trillion market capitalization and is the largest company in the world, it’s no wonder that Buffett has made Apple his largest stock holding.\nIt makes up almost 50% of the firm’s portfolio of public stocks, although it’s worth noting that Berkshire holds many private companies in its holdings. At Berkshire’s recent annual meeting, Buffett said, “Apple is different than the other businesses we own. It just happens to be a better business.”\nApple outperformed the Nasdaq on a peak-to-trough pullback basis, and while investors are clearly plowing into the name despite lackluster growth in 2023, it’s hard to criticize its 36.5% year-to-date rally. Further, shares are down just 3% from their all-time high.\nVisa (V) or Coca-Cola (KO)\nSource: Fotazdymak / Shutterstock.com\nI wanted to go with Visa (NYSE:V) as the number two pick, because I believe it offers a lot of long-term growth. And, as long as there is commerce, Visa will capitalize. That said, we’re looking for safe retirement stocks and for many investors, that means yield. Visa’s yield of only 0.8% isn’t going to get many retirees out of bed.\nCoca-Cola (NYSE:KO) is the third or fourth largest holding in Buffett’s portfolio of public stocks, as it goes back and forth with American Express (NYSE:AXP), reiterating Buffett’s love for credit card companies.\nCoca-Cola pays a dividend yield of roughly 3.1% and recently raised its dividend for the 61st consecutive year. By comparison, Visa yields less than 1% but has raised its payout in 14 consecutive years, with an average five-year growth rate of about 17%. Both companies are impressive on their own merits.\nFor Coca-Cola’s part, analysts expect mid-single-digit revenue growth this year and mid- to high-single-digit earnings growth in 2023 and 2024. Those figures slide to double-digit growth for Visa.\nSo the “safer” pick with the higher yield and more consistent income is Coca-Cola. The more volatile, but higher growth name that’s plenty consistent is Visa.\nJohnson & Johnson (JNJ)\nSource: Alexander Tolstykh / Shutterstock.com\nI don’t know when things will turn around for Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), and fully admit that the stock price could go lower from here. That said, investors who are looking for safe retirement stocks have one here with J&J.\nThe firm has been in business for more than 135 years and it has built quite a consistent base in that time. When it comes to income, consistency is also in the company’s job description.\nThat’s as Johnson & Johnson recently raised its dividend for the 61st consecutive year. It currently yields 3.1% and trades at less than 15-times this year’s earnings estimates. Further, analysts expect mid-single-digit earnings and revenue growth.\nLastly, the company recently spun off Kenvue (NYSE:KVUE) in an effort to create value for shareholders. J&J still holds a large stake in the firm (and will look to pare it down), but for now, Kenvue is still trading above its initial offering price.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell held a long position in JNJ. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nThe post 3 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy (and Never Sell) appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $179.85 V Visa $224.79 KO Coca-Cola $59.97 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $154.75 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com By far, Warren Buffett’s largest single-stock holding in Berkshire’s public portfolio is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Some investors simply want to collect a reliable dividend while the stock enjoys a somewhat steady march higher. It just happens to be a better business.” Apple outperformed the Nasdaq on a peak-to-trough pullback basis, and while investors are clearly plowing into the name despite lackluster growth in 2023, it’s hard to criticize its 36.5% year-to-date rally.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $179.85 V Visa $224.79 KO Coca-Cola $59.97 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $154.75 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com By far, Warren Buffett’s largest single-stock holding in Berkshire’s public portfolio is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Coca-Cola pays a dividend yield of roughly 3.1% and recently raised its dividend for the 61st consecutive year. Further, analysts expect mid-single-digit earnings and revenue growth.', 'news_article_title': '3 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy (and Never Sell) ', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $179.85 V Visa $224.79 KO Coca-Cola $59.97 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $154.75 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com By far, Warren Buffett’s largest single-stock holding in Berkshire’s public portfolio is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Coca-Cola pays a dividend yield of roughly 3.1% and recently raised its dividend for the 61st consecutive year. It currently yields 3.1% and trades at less than 15-times this year’s earnings estimates.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $179.85 V Visa $224.79 KO Coca-Cola $59.97 JNJ Johnson & Johnson $154.75 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com By far, Warren Buffett’s largest single-stock holding in Berkshire’s public portfolio is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Many investors are looking for predictable and safe retirement stocks to buy. Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) is the third or fourth largest holding in Buffett’s portfolio of public stocks, as it goes back and forth with American Express (NYSE:AXP), reiterating Buffett’s love for credit card companies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-1-2023-%3A-boh-aapl-rc-slm-vz-amzn-t-msft-s-acwi-googl-pstg', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 16.7 to 14,458.21. The total After hours volume is currently 83,574,527 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nBank of Hawaii Corporation (BOH) is unchanged at $40.00, with 4,977,634 shares traded. BOH\'s current last sale is 78.43% of the target price of $51.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.23 at $180.32, with 4,039,771 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $1.18. , following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nReady Capital Corporation (RC) is +0.2711 at $10.20, with 3,968,988 shares traded. RC\'s current last sale is 78.47% of the target price of $13.\n\nSLM Corporation (SLM) is unchanged at $15.39, with 3,571,026 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for SLM is in the "buy range".\n\nVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is +0.0015 at $35.72, with 3,514,943 shares traded. VZ\'s current last sale is 84.05% of the target price of $42.5.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.28 at $123.05, with 2,884,236 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is +0.03 at $15.84, with 2,321,675 shares traded. T\'s current last sale is 72% of the target price of $22.\n\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) is +0.41 at $332.99, with 2,217,566 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for MSFT is in the "buy range".\n\nSentinelOne, Inc. (S) is -6.34 at $14.38, with 1,986,882 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for S is in the "buy range".\n\niShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) is unchanged at $92.71, with 1,910,949 shares traded. This represents a 22.45% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is +0.05 at $123.77, with 1,908,706 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".\n\nPure Storage, Inc. (PSTG) is +0.06 at $34.34, with 1,351,332 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.23 at $180.32, with 4,039,771 shares traded. Bank of Hawaii Corporation (BOH) is unchanged at $40.00, with 4,977,634 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.23 at $180.32, with 4,039,771 shares traded. , following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. SLM Corporation (SLM) is unchanged at $15.39, with 3,571,026 shares traded.", 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 1, 2023 : BOH, AAPL, RC, SLM, VZ, AMZN, T, MSFT, S, ACWI, GOOGL, PSTG', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.23 at $180.32, with 4,039,771 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.28 at $123.05, with 2,884,236 shares traded.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.23 at $180.32, with 4,039,771 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun 2023. SLM Corporation (SLM) is unchanged at $15.39, with 3,571,026 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-thursday-option-activity%3A-den-etrn-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Denbury Inc (Symbol: DEN), where a total of 10,013 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 166.3% of DEN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 602,135 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $90 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 5,001 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 500,100 underlying shares of DEN. Below is a chart showing DEN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange:\nEquitrans Midstream Corp (Symbol: ETRN) options are showing a volume of 126,843 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 12.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 145.7% of ETRN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $10 strike call option expiring October 20, 2023, with 40,356 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.0 million underlying shares of ETRN. Below is a chart showing ETRN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 820,531 contracts, representing approximately 82.1 million underlying shares or approximately 139.7% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 58.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring June 02, 2023, with 94,624 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for DEN options, ETRN options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 PGR MACD\n\x95 ALTI Historical Stock Prices\n\x95 Funds Holding YESR\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Particularly high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring June 02, 2023, with 94,624 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing ETRN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 820,531 contracts, representing approximately 82.1 million underlying shares or approximately 139.7% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 58.7 million shares. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DEN options, ETRN options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing ETRN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 820,531 contracts, representing approximately 82.1 million underlying shares or approximately 139.7% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 58.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring June 02, 2023, with 94,624 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DEN options, ETRN options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Thursday Option Activity: DEN, ETRN, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing ETRN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 820,531 contracts, representing approximately 82.1 million underlying shares or approximately 139.7% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 58.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring June 02, 2023, with 94,624 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DEN options, ETRN options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Below is a chart showing ETRN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 820,531 contracts, representing approximately 82.1 million underlying shares or approximately 139.7% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 58.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring June 02, 2023, with 94,624 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DEN options, ETRN options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-01-2023%3A-wlds-aapl-amzn-irbt-goog-crm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks rose Thursday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining 1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 1.6%.\nWearable Devices (WLDS) said it kicked off commercial manufacturing of its Mudra band for Apple's (AAPL) watch. Wearable Devices shares rose 35%.\nAmazon's (AMZN) $1.65 billion planned acquisition of iRobot (IRBT) is facing a preliminary EU merger review, with a July 6 deadline, according to the European Commission's website. Amazon shares rose 1.8%, while iRobot was up 9.3%.\nAlphabet's (GOOG) Google invested in startup Runway, which lets users generate video from text descriptions through artificial intelligence, as part of a funding round of $100 million, The Information reported. Alphabet shares were up 0.8%.\nSalesforce (CRM) reported an increase in Q1 profit and sales from the prior year's quarter that beat expectations. The software company issued guidance that suggested stagnant growth for the year, and the shares dropped 4.6%\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Wearable Devices (WLDS) said it kicked off commercial manufacturing of its Mudra band for Apple's (AAPL) watch. Tech stocks rose Thursday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining 1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 1.6%. Amazon's (AMZN) $1.65 billion planned acquisition of iRobot (IRBT) is facing a preliminary EU merger review, with a July 6 deadline, according to the European Commission's website.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Wearable Devices (WLDS) said it kicked off commercial manufacturing of its Mudra band for Apple's (AAPL) watch. Wearable Devices shares rose 35%. Amazon shares rose 1.8%, while iRobot was up 9.3%.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/01/2023: WLDS, AAPL, AMZN, IRBT, GOOG, CRM', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Wearable Devices (WLDS) said it kicked off commercial manufacturing of its Mudra band for Apple's (AAPL) watch. Wearable Devices shares rose 35%. Amazon shares rose 1.8%, while iRobot was up 9.3%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Wearable Devices (WLDS) said it kicked off commercial manufacturing of its Mudra band for Apple's (AAPL) watch. Wearable Devices shares rose 35%. Alphabet's (GOOG) Google invested in startup Runway, which lets users generate video from text descriptions through artificial intelligence, as part of a funding round of $100 million, The Information reported."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-reasons-to-buy-tesla-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Over the years, Tesla (TSLA) has shifted from developing niche products for affluent buyers to making affordable electric vehicles for the masses. Though there have been many naysayers along the way, shares have increased by more than 12,000%. Despite a brutal correction in 2022, the EV maker has delivered positive earnings surprises in nine straight quarters, and shares have begun to recover as a result.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBelow are five reasons the momentum can continue into year-end:\nA Plethora of Catalysts\nPrice Cuts Sparking Demand: Over the years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has often said that the EV maker has a supply problem, not a demand problem. However, in early 2023, Musk boldly cut prices to counter rising interest rates that are driving financing costs higher, compete with rivals, and allow several models to be eligible for the hefty $7,500 tax rebates for electric vehicles. (Allowed on EVs under 55,000 and electric SUVs and trucks under $80,000).\nStock Repurchase Plan: Apple (AAPL) is the best example of using buybacks to its advantage. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable. Stock buybacks increase earnings per share (The total number of shares outstanding decreases), create a favorable imbalance between supply and demand (Publics supply of shares is lower), and imply that the stock is undervalued and that it expects future growth. In Tesla’s recent earnings calls, Elon Musk suggested that the company would do a “meaningful buyback” in the fourth quarter of 2023.\nA Hummer Replacement? In the early 2000s, General Motors (GM) saw a wave of success with its best-selling Hummer SUV. The eccentric army truck became popular with people from all walks of life who wanted to stand out on the roads. However, during the 2008 financial crisis, the viability of the Hummer came into question. Not only was the economy working against it, but sky-high oil prices also made its gas-guzzling nature unattractive, and the green movement in the United States was beginning and consumers were looking to decrease their carbon emissions. Later this year, Tesla will launch its “Hummer killer,” the obnoxious-looking Cybertruck. The Cybertruck SUV is unlikely to run into the same issues the Hummer did for two reasons. First, unlike in 2008, 2023’s economy is not on the brink of collapse. If you use the Tesla Model Y SUV sales as a precedent, consumers are not only attracted to EVs, but also willing to pay a premium. Second, because the Cybertruck is fully electric, it will attract environmentally conscious consumers.\nFull Self-Driving (FSD) Deployment: Tesla continues to refine and improve its AI-powered self-driving program. Already, FSD is much safer than the average driver on the road. In a recent interview, Musk seemed very bullish on FSD’s potential, saying “Tesla will have a Chat-GPT moment later this year.” Musk should know – he was the brains and investment behind Open AI’s Chat-GPT.\nElectrifying “Non-Automotive” Growth: Over the last few years, Tesla’s energy generation and storage revenues have been growing at a CAGR of 47%. Tesla’s “Megapack” deployment is expected to rocket higher by 135% in 2023.\nValuation\nPrice to Sales at Bargain Basement Levels: Because of Tesla’s dominance in the EV realm, innovation, and high growth, it garners a higher valuation than traditional automakers such as Honda Motor Company (HMC) and Ford (F). That said, from a price-to-sales perspective, TSLA is at its most attractive level since the start of the post-pandemic recovery on Wall Street. The last time Tesla’s P/S ratio was at 8 (like it is now), shares increased sevenfold over the next several months.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFinancial Efficiency\nReturn on Equity: Typically, automakers are known for having razor-thin margins. For Tesla, this isn’t the case. Tesla’s return on equity of 27.29% is higher than the S&P 500’s 25.67% over the trailing twelve months.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe “Magic Elixir”\nGrowth and Liquidity: Large institutional growth investors consider two major factors when selecting stocks: growth and liquidity. Tesla has grown its top and bottom lines at a healthy double-digit rate for years all while having a market cap north of $500 billion – an extremely rare feat.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLong-Term Area of Interest\nA Rare Technical Zone: In monster stocks, the 50-week moving average is a long-term level that investors often defend. Tesla has held the zone since its inception in 2010 and is making a rare visit.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nTesla also jumped above its 200-day moving average for the first time since 2022 – another bullish sign.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nConclusion\nA plethora of catalysts, a bargain basement valuation, financial efficiency, growth and liquidity, and strong technical action are key reasons why Tesla’s stock should be higher 6-12 months from now. \nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nFord Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHonda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nGeneral Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stock Repurchase Plan: Apple (AAPL) is the best example of using buybacks to its advantage. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stock Repurchase Plan: Apple (AAPL) is the best example of using buybacks to its advantage. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable.', 'news_article_title': '5 Reasons to Buy Tesla Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stock Repurchase Plan: Apple (AAPL) is the best example of using buybacks to its advantage. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stock Repurchase Plan: Apple (AAPL) is the best example of using buybacks to its advantage. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-long-term-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-until-2033', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nLet’s take a quick look at stocks for investment until 2033. All are high-quality firms, meaning they’re stable and have the potential to continue growing. Granted, it might be hard to imagine some of these companies getting bigger. But that’s exactly what some detractors surely said a decade ago. The truth is that many of the best stocks of today will be the best stocks in a decade. Strong companies have many ways to maintain their dominance, including these seven.\nStocks for Investment Until 2033: Apple (AAPL)\nSource: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a no-brainer. Over the last decade alone, it’s become so omnipresent in our way of life that it’s hard to suggest it won’t continue to dominate. Better, its fan base is fervent, which won’t change any time soon. Those simple factors alone suggest that Apple is one of the most obvious long-term stock choices to invest in today. Further, Apple has grown so fast that it’s become very attractive to those determined not to miss out on gains this time around. \nBack in 2013, AAPL shares traded at $15. Today they’re worth $175. No one knows precisely where they’ll be in 10 years but this forecast expects prices near $500. Investors should also consider that as Apple continues to mature that it will continue to raise its dividends as well. \nStocks for Investment Until 2033: Microsoft (MSFT)\nSource: PX Media / Shutterstock\nBig Tech firms, like Microsoft, (NASDAQ:MSFT) have every chance of being just as strong as they are now in 10 years. Thanks in large part to the AI boom.\nMicrosoft has arguably set itself apart with a massive foray into AI ahead of others. The OpenAI investment gives it a first-mover advantage that will continue to matter. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG, GOOGL) has responded more slowly even as it makes inroads. \nThe other obvious question here is if AI is the future, why not invest in Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA)? Granted, there’s a strong case favoring Nvidia after its Q1 results for sure. It continues to make all the sense in the world, honestly. The only issue is that the chip sector’s cyclicality is very unpredictable making NVDA especially volatile. Therefore, holding for a decade may not be the best strategy. \nStocks for Investment Until 2033: Block (SQ)\nSource: Epic Cure / Shutterstock\nFintech stocks including Block (NYSE:SQ) hold massive potential. Over the next decade or so, consumers will continue to demand more modern methods of banking and financial services. Block’s current size, position, and growth mean that it is the best overall fintech stock to hold over that period. \nLet’s pull back and consider the landscape here. Boston Consulting Group expects compound annual growth of 17% for U.S. fintech through 2030. Fintech revenues should grow from $245 billion to $1.5 trillion based on data released in early May. The sector is going to make a lot of investors rich in the coming years. \nBlock is the clear U.S. pick here. Truly risk-forward investors should consider Asian firms where 32% annual growth is expected through 2030. Square continues to be a massive part of Block’s performance. But Cash App has become an even bigger profit-generating machine for the company. Block continues to be positioned to capture that growth in the U.S. market. \nWalmart (WMT) \nSource: shutterstock.com/CC7\nI once read that Walmart (NYSE:WMT) fairly represents the U.S. economy. The idea was simple — Walmart offers a wide cross-section of the goods and services Americans buy. So, I’m sure there’s some truth to that notion. \nHowever, from a growth perspective, Walmart outpaces the U.S. For example, U.S. GDP grew by 1.6% in the first quarter. GDP is a summation of the value of all the goods and services produced so it’s roughly analogous to revenue. And Walmart’s revenues increased by 7.6% in the first quarter so it continues to be a growth machine. \nWhat many might not recognize when discussing Walmart is that the company is fast becoming an eCommerce force. eCommerce grew by 27% domestically and by 25% internationally. Walmart is not content to dominate brick-and-mortar retail. It is going to continue to chip away at Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and other eCommerce-first firms well into the future. \nJPMorgan Chase (JPM)\nSource: Freedom365day / Shutterstock.com\nJPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) has already shown investors the strategy it uses when it shrewdly took advantage of the recent banking collapse. While acting as a bulwark against total collapse, the company simultaneously played big brother and calculating advisor. It pledged funds to prevent a collapse of regional banks, sure. But it also swooped in and took what it wanted from First Republic: Wealthy coastal clientele. \nJPMorgan Chase intends to get bigger – it’s already the largest bank in the U.S. – and become higher quality. It is getting bigger and making deeper inroads with the coastal elite. Unsurprisingly that has ruffled feathers and furthered divisions with political lines. In fact, GOP states have sent a letter to the company for religious bias in lending practices. \nHow does this all relate to JPMorgan Chase’s long-term prospects? It means the bank has become more entrenched with coastal wealth and the political associations therewith. That’s where the money is for the most part with tech in the west and finance in the east. It means the bank should only get stronger. \nApplied Materials (AMAT) \nSource: AdityaB. Photography/ShutterStock.com\nApplied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) provides goods in the form of manufacturing equipment and services as software to the chip sector. It’s basically a high-quality stock that runs adjacent to the semiconductor industry and has growth prospects aplenty. The semiconductor industry should reach $1 trillion in revenues by 2030. That assumes 6% to 10% annual growth over the intervening years. \nAMAT has been a tremendous growth stock over the last decade, providing 25.75% returns annually. Any investment placed 10 years ago and left untouched would have multiplied in value nearly 10 times. Some of that growth was due to 20% industry-wide growth in 2021 during the chip boom. Such spikes are unpredictable. But even absent that spike AMAT shares grew rapidly in the run-up. \nOne of my favorite ways to predict if a company will produce gains over time is by comparing returns on invested capital to the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). The greater the discrepancy, the better. Applied Materials’ ROIC is 33.92% and its ROIC is 9.68%. \nVerizon (VZ)\nSource: Wright Studio/Shutterstock.com\nThe Verizon (NYSE:VZ) stock has not done well over the last decade. It provided 1.73% returns annually during the last decade. That means $1,000 would have grown to a “massive” $1,137 if left untouched. However, Verizon’s past, hopefully, won’t be its future. \nThe reason so many investors are keen on Verizon is 5G. The 5G market is expected to grow by roughly 60% annually between 2023 and 2030. Forget the recent past and embrace the potential of the future in other words. That’s what is required of investors in VZ stock over the coming years. \nVerizon, though, is doing its part to sweeten that deal. It offers a dividend yielding 7.43% currently that hasn’t been reduced since 2000. That means investors get an actual return that is much higher in reality as long as Verizon continues to pay shareholders to hold onto their stock. Further, VZ stock has roughly 20% upside right now based on its target price.\nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nAlex Sirois is a freelance contributor to InvestorPlace whose personal stock investing style is focused on long-term, buy-and-hold, wealth-building stock picks. Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.\nThe post 7 Long-Term Stocks to Buy and Hold Until 2033 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks for Investment Until 2033: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a no-brainer. Back in 2013, AAPL shares traded at $15. Photography/ShutterStock.com Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) provides goods in the form of manufacturing equipment and services as software to the chip sector.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Stocks for Investment Until 2033: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a no-brainer. Back in 2013, AAPL shares traded at $15. Stocks for Investment Until 2033: Microsoft (MSFT) Source: PX Media / Shutterstock Big Tech firms, like Microsoft, (NASDAQ:MSFT) have every chance of being just as strong as they are now in 10 years.', 'news_article_title': '7 Long-Term Stocks to Buy and Hold Until 2033', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks for Investment Until 2033: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a no-brainer. Back in 2013, AAPL shares traded at $15. The truth is that many of the best stocks of today will be the best stocks in a decade.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Stocks for Investment Until 2033: Apple (AAPL) Source: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a no-brainer. Back in 2013, AAPL shares traded at $15. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Let’s take a quick look at stocks for investment until 2033.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-denies-surveillance-claims-made-by-russias-fsb', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is denying claims made by Russia\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to surveil Russian iPhone users.\nIn a statement, the company said it has "never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any apple product and never will."\n(Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Chris Reese)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is denying claims made by Russia\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to surveil Russian iPhone users. In a statement, the company said it has "never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any apple product and never will." (Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Chris Reese) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is denying claims made by Russia\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to surveil Russian iPhone users. In a statement, the company said it has "never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any apple product and never will." (Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Chris Reese) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': "Apple denies surveillance claims made by Russia's FSB", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is denying claims made by Russia\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to surveil Russian iPhone users. In a statement, the company said it has "never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any apple product and never will." (Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Chris Reese) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is denying claims made by Russia\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to surveil Russian iPhone users. In a statement, the company said it has "never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any apple product and never will." (Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Chris Reese) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-meta-platforms-stock-was-up-today-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What happened\nShares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) were moving higher today as investors responded favorably to the Facebook parent's launch of its new Quest 3 mixed reality (MR) headset, which comes just days ahead of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) expected reveal of its own MR headset.\nAs a result, Meta stock was up 3.4% as of 2:08 p.m. ET on Thursday on the news.\nSo what\nIn an Instagram post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the highly anticipated device. Priced at $499, the new headset is 40% thinner than the Quest 2 and is said to be more comfortable and offer better display resolution.\nThe new device will be available this fall, and the company said more details would come at its Connect conference on Sept. 27. Meta also plans to lower the prices of its Quest 2 device.\nThe announcement seemed to remind investors that VR headsets could finally be ready for prime time, especially as Apple is expected to launch its own device at its Worldwide Developers Conference later this month.\nApple hasn't yet publicly commented on its headset, but a report by Bloomberg said it could carry a price tag around $3,000, clearly targeting a different market from Meta.\nNow what\nThe VR headset market is still small with 8.8 million sold last year, according to IDC, and Meta is the clear leader with nearly 80% of that market. Apple's headset launch will be the first major test of Meta's leadership, but Meta has a clear first-mover advantage here.\nMeta stock has soared this year, but shares are starting to look pricey, especially as growth has stalled due to a lull in the advertising market. But if the Quest 3 -- which blends aspects of the physical world with the virtual world -- catches on, the stock could easily have another leg up as investors seem to have been ignoring that emerging business.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jeremy Bowman has positions in Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "What happened Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) were moving higher today as investors responded favorably to the Facebook parent's launch of its new Quest 3 mixed reality (MR) headset, which comes just days ahead of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) expected reveal of its own MR headset. The announcement seemed to remind investors that VR headsets could finally be ready for prime time, especially as Apple is expected to launch its own device at its Worldwide Developers Conference later this month. Apple hasn't yet publicly commented on its headset, but a report by Bloomberg said it could carry a price tag around $3,000, clearly targeting a different market from Meta.", 'news_luhn_summary': "What happened Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) were moving higher today as investors responded favorably to the Facebook parent's launch of its new Quest 3 mixed reality (MR) headset, which comes just days ahead of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) expected reveal of its own MR headset. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Meta Platforms Stock Was Up Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) were moving higher today as investors responded favorably to the Facebook parent's launch of its new Quest 3 mixed reality (MR) headset, which comes just days ahead of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) expected reveal of its own MR headset. The announcement seemed to remind investors that VR headsets could finally be ready for prime time, especially as Apple is expected to launch its own device at its Worldwide Developers Conference later this month. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "What happened Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) were moving higher today as investors responded favorably to the Facebook parent's launch of its new Quest 3 mixed reality (MR) headset, which comes just days ahead of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) expected reveal of its own MR headset. Apple's headset launch will be the first major test of Meta's leadership, but Meta has a clear first-mover advantage here. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russias-fsb-says-u.s.-nsa-penetrated-thousands-of-apple-phones-in-spy-plot', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Recasts headline and lead, adds quote and details\nMOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had uncovered a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) plot using previously unknown malware to penetrate specially made backdoor vulnerabilities in Apple phones.\nThe FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said that several thousand Apple phones had been infected, including those of domestic Russian subscribers.\nThe Russian spy agency also said telephones belonging to foreign diplomats based in Russia and the former Soviet Union, including those from NATO members, Israel, Syria and China, had been targetted.\n"The FSB has uncovered an intelligence action of the American special services using Apple mobile devices," the FSB said in a statement.\nNeither Apple nor the NSA immediately responded to emailed requests for comment outside usual U.S. business hours.\nThe FSB said the plot showed the close relationship between Apple and the National Security Agency, the U.S. agency responsible for U.S. cryptographic and communications intelligence and security.\n"The company provides American intelligence agencies with a wide range of opportunities to monitor any persons of interest to the White House and their partners in anti-Russian activities, and their own citizens," the FSB said.\nUnusually, the FSB said the plot was uncovered with the help of the Federal Guards Service, the agency which protects Russia\'s leaders.\n(Writing by Guy Faulconbridge Editing by Gareth Jones)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said that several thousand Apple phones had been infected, including those of domestic Russian subscribers. The Russian spy agency also said telephones belonging to foreign diplomats based in Russia and the former Soviet Union, including those from NATO members, Israel, Syria and China, had been targetted. "The company provides American intelligence agencies with a wide range of opportunities to monitor any persons of interest to the White House and their partners in anti-Russian activities, and their own citizens," the FSB said.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Recasts headline and lead, adds quote and details MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had uncovered a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) plot using previously unknown malware to penetrate specially made backdoor vulnerabilities in Apple phones. "The FSB has uncovered an intelligence action of the American special services using Apple mobile devices," the FSB said in a statement. The FSB said the plot showed the close relationship between Apple and the National Security Agency, the U.S. agency responsible for U.S. cryptographic and communications intelligence and security.', 'news_article_title': "Russia's FSB says U.S. NSA penetrated thousands of Apple phones in spy plot", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Recasts headline and lead, adds quote and details MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had uncovered a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) plot using previously unknown malware to penetrate specially made backdoor vulnerabilities in Apple phones. The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said that several thousand Apple phones had been infected, including those of domestic Russian subscribers. The Russian spy agency also said telephones belonging to foreign diplomats based in Russia and the former Soviet Union, including those from NATO members, Israel, Syria and China, had been targetted.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Recasts headline and lead, adds quote and details MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had uncovered a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) plot using previously unknown malware to penetrate specially made backdoor vulnerabilities in Apple phones. "The FSB has uncovered an intelligence action of the American special services using Apple mobile devices," the FSB said in a statement. The FSB said the plot showed the close relationship between Apple and the National Security Agency, the U.S. agency responsible for U.S. cryptographic and communications intelligence and security.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-dow-jones-stock-to-buy-and-1-to-avoid', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Within the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has some of the best long-term potential. While times are tough for the chip giant right now, its push to become a contract manufacturer of chips for other semiconductor companies could eventually give it a massive new source of revenue.\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is undoubtedly a stronger company today, but it's tougher to get behind the long-term story. Here's why Intel is a buy while Apple is a stock to avoid.\nBuy Intel\nDemand for highly complex and powerful semiconductor chips will likely grow as the artificial intelligence (AI) market booms, and manufacturing those chips will be a lucrative business. Traditionally, Intel has kept its manufacturing operations to itself, churning out PC and server CPUs. But under CEO Pat Gelsinger, the company is aiming to leverage its expertise and facilities to become a major player in the foundry business.\nIntel's long-term growth story hinges on this strategy. Right now, its core PC and server chip businesses are struggling. Demand has cratered and rival AMD is chipping away at its leading market share. Those businesses will eventually recover, and Intel has an aggressive roadmap for each. But what makes Intel a long-term buy is its potential to go toe-to-toe with foundry leader TSMC.\nBuilding a foundry business will take time, but Intel has been laying the foundation. The company is making big investments in new facilities, it's on track to roll out five new process nodes in a four-year span, and it has struck some important deals. Notably, it has teamed with ARM to ensure that its upcoming 18A process will be well-suited for any company looking to manufacture ARM-based chips. That would include Apple and a wide range of other companies.\nIntel has faced manufacturing-related delays with its own chips over the years, so it's not unreasonable for investors to be skeptical about its ability to launch its upcoming process nodes on schedule. But Intel appears to have put all that in the rearview mirror. The company's latest server and PC chips are built on its Intel 7 process, the Intel 4 process is manufacturing-ready right now, and the Intel 3 process is still on schedule to be manufacturing-ready by the end of the year.\nThere's no real point in looking at Intel's recent results and talking about price-to-earnings ratios. The company is posting losses thanks to the currently abysmal market for PCs, and it will take time for demand to normalize. But in the long run, the foundry business could become a major source of revenue for Intel. The foundry market topped $100 billion in 2021, and demand for advanced chips should continue to rise in the coming years.\nIf you can look past the current turmoil in the PC market, Intel is a great long-term bet.\nAvoid Apple\nApple is an amazing company, but its stock just doesn't look like a good deal.\nApple is valued at nearly $2.8 trillion. Based on the average analyst's estimate for 2023 earnings, the stock trades for close to 30 times earnings. Revenue and earnings are currently in decline: Revenue sank 2.5% year over year in its most recent fiscal quarter, and net income dropped 3.4%.\nThe iPhone remains the most important piece of Apple's empire in more ways than one: It accounted for more than half of total revenue in the most recent quarter, and many of the company's other products and services are ultimately dependent on the iconic device. An Apple Watch requires an iPhone, for example, and subscribing to a service like Apple Fitness+ doesn't make much sense without it.\nThis is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the ecosystem around the iPhone makes defections much less likely. If an iPhone user also has an Apple Watch, they're probably not going to switch to an Android phone anytime soon. On the other hand, Apple probably isn't going to introduce a new product that has any chance of disrupting its iPhone business. The stakes are just too high.\nAre smartphones the be-all and end-all of personal computing devices? Probably not. Will it be Apple that leads the next personal computing revolution? Also probably not. The iPhone will be an overwhelmingly dominant product until it's suddenly not. That change may be many years away, but it's coming eventually.\nIt's tough to see how Apple could grow quickly enough to justify its current valuation, even if one could safely assume that the iPhone business will never be derailed. And the market is completely ignoring any chance of Apple being disrupted down the road. For those reasons, it's not unreasonable to stay away from Apple stock.\n10 stocks we like better than Intel\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Intel wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\nTimothy Green has positions in Intel. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is undoubtedly a stronger company today, but it's tougher to get behind the long-term story. The company is making big investments in new facilities, it's on track to roll out five new process nodes in a four-year span, and it has struck some important deals. Intel has faced manufacturing-related delays with its own chips over the years, so it's not unreasonable for investors to be skeptical about its ability to launch its upcoming process nodes on schedule.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is undoubtedly a stronger company today, but it's tougher to get behind the long-term story. But in the long run, the foundry business could become a major source of revenue for Intel. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.", 'news_article_title': '1 Dow Jones Stock to Buy, and 1 to Avoid', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is undoubtedly a stronger company today, but it's tougher to get behind the long-term story. Buy Intel Demand for highly complex and powerful semiconductor chips will likely grow as the artificial intelligence (AI) market booms, and manufacturing those chips will be a lucrative business. But what makes Intel a long-term buy is its potential to go toe-to-toe with foundry leader TSMC.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is undoubtedly a stronger company today, but it's tougher to get behind the long-term story. Buy Intel Demand for highly complex and powerful semiconductor chips will likely grow as the artificial intelligence (AI) market booms, and manufacturing those chips will be a lucrative business. The company's latest server and PC chips are built on its Intel 7 process, the Intel 4 process is manufacturing-ready right now, and the Intel 3 process is still on schedule to be manufacturing-ready by the end of the year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-microsoft-boost-the-sp-500-amid-tech-comeback', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'With the Nasdaq 100 Index up almost 30% for the year, big tech continues to climb. Apple and Microsoft are two names that are helping big tech\'s 2023 rally and the S&P 500 Index overall.\nThe S&P 500 is up over 8% for the year and the index has that duo to thank for its recent gains. With positive earnings and brighter forecasts after last year\'s bearish run, Apple and Microsoft are now a bigger piece of the S&P 500 pie.\n"So far this year, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have collectively added over $1 trillion in market value, accounting for nearly half of the S&P 500’s gains," a Yahoo Finance article said.\n"The combined weight of these two tech giants in the benchmark reached an all-time high of 14% last month," the article added. "This surge comes on the heels of robust earnings reports, particularly from Microsoft, which ignited a remarkable rally in technology stocks."\nPer another Yahoo Finance article, those missing out on the big tech rally are mutual funds. The article noted that the "average fund is 15 percentage points underweight Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Nvidia Corp., Tesla Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc." This is per Goldman Sachs\' analysis. “The underweight positions of core and growth funds in the largest tech stocks have been a significant headwind to returns amid this year’s narrow market rally.”\nAnalyst Response\nThis is perplexing some analysts, especially given big tech\'s performance this year. Big tech is successfully sloughing off 2022. Inflation, rate hikes, mass layoffs, and gloomy profit forecasts put downward pressure on the sector.\n“For benchmarked investors, being underweight those stocks in a rally is extremely painful because obviously they’re massive in the index,” Raphael Thuin, head of capital markets at Tikehau Capital, said. He continued in a London interview. “A lot of reluctant investors who don’t love this market but needed to get exposed went into tech: it’s a bit of an easy trade.”\n3 Opportunities to Capitalize on the Tech Sector Rally\nTraders who think the bullish run should continue for the rest of the year can give the Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X (AAPU) and the Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 1.5X Shares (MSFU) a look. These single stock ETFs give traders added leverage of 50% more exposure to maximize gains.\nAdditionally, traders can also get more broad exposure to big tech\'s rally with the Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X ETF (TECL). With its triple leverage, TECL is certainly not for the weak of heart. The fund seeks daily investment results equal to 300% of the daily performance of the Technology Select Sector Index.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Leveraged & Inverse Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '"So far this year, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have collectively added over $1 trillion in market value, accounting for nearly half of the S&P 500’s gains," a Yahoo Finance article said. “A lot of reluctant investors who don’t love this market but needed to get exposed went into tech: it’s a bit of an easy trade.” 3 Opportunities to Capitalize on the Tech Sector Rally Traders who think the bullish run should continue for the rest of the year can give the Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X (AAPU) and the Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 1.5X Shares (MSFU) a look. The article noted that the "average fund is 15 percentage points underweight Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Nvidia Corp., Tesla Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc." This is per Goldman Sachs\' analysis.', 'news_luhn_summary': '“A lot of reluctant investors who don’t love this market but needed to get exposed went into tech: it’s a bit of an easy trade.” 3 Opportunities to Capitalize on the Tech Sector Rally Traders who think the bullish run should continue for the rest of the year can give the Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X (AAPU) and the Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 1.5X Shares (MSFU) a look. "So far this year, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have collectively added over $1 trillion in market value, accounting for nearly half of the S&P 500’s gains," a Yahoo Finance article said. These single stock ETFs give traders added leverage of 50% more exposure to maximize gains.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple, Microsoft Boost the S&P 500 Amid Tech Comeback', 'news_lexrank_summary': '“A lot of reluctant investors who don’t love this market but needed to get exposed went into tech: it’s a bit of an easy trade.” 3 Opportunities to Capitalize on the Tech Sector Rally Traders who think the bullish run should continue for the rest of the year can give the Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X (AAPU) and the Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 1.5X Shares (MSFU) a look. "So far this year, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have collectively added over $1 trillion in market value, accounting for nearly half of the S&P 500’s gains," a Yahoo Finance article said. With the Nasdaq 100 Index up almost 30% for the year, big tech continues to climb.', 'news_textrank_summary': '“A lot of reluctant investors who don’t love this market but needed to get exposed went into tech: it’s a bit of an easy trade.” 3 Opportunities to Capitalize on the Tech Sector Rally Traders who think the bullish run should continue for the rest of the year can give the Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X (AAPU) and the Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 1.5X Shares (MSFU) a look. "So far this year, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have collectively added over $1 trillion in market value, accounting for nearly half of the S&P 500’s gains," a Yahoo Finance article said. “The underweight positions of core and growth funds in the largest tech stocks have been a significant headwind to returns amid this year’s narrow market rally.” Analyst Response This is perplexing some analysts, especially given big tech\'s performance this year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/internet-data-growth-has-not-pushed-up-telcos-network-costs-dutch-government-says', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, June 1 (Reuters) - The Dutch government has stepped up its criticism of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband, saying claims that unchecked data growth has pushed up network costs are not backed by facts.\nInstead of a one-size-fits-all approach such as a network fee levied on video streaming companies, it would be better to have a toolbox with different instruments targeting specific issues in different EU countries, it said.\nThe comments were set out in a position paper shared with the European Commission and EU countries ahead of a meeting of EU telecoms ministers in Luxembourg on Friday.\n"In reality, contrary to all these persistent claims, the strong growth of Internet data in the past did not confront large telecom operators with higher network costs," the paper seen by Reuters said.\n"This is because network equipment becomes ever more powerful at the same price. By omitting this crucial insight, a problem is suggested that does not exist."\nThe issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.M against Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.\n"In reality the total network costs have remained constant despite the consistently high growth over the last decades, whilst the profit margins of European telecom operators have improved significantly over the last decade," the paper said.\n"Protecting large telecom operators should not be a goal in itself, as the interests of European consumers and businesses should be leading," the Dutch said, citing the 188 billion euros in the combined revenue of large EU telecoms providers in 2021 versus Netflix\'s 9 billion euros in annual revenue.\nThey said direct payments are unjustified as end-users already pay for their access line including network traffic costs while such intervention would affect the functioning of the internet.\nThe Dutch also slammed calls to antitrust regulators to loosen merger rules to allow the creation of very large pan-European telecommunications champions.\n"The synergies for such cross-border mergers to telecom operators are generally considered relatively limited, whilst there don’t seem to be convincing benefits to wider society."\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.M against Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. "In reality, contrary to all these persistent claims, the strong growth of Internet data in the past did not confront large telecom operators with higher network costs," the paper seen by Reuters said. They said direct payments are unjustified as end-users already pay for their access line including network traffic costs while such intervention would affect the functioning of the internet.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.M against Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 1 (Reuters) - The Dutch government has stepped up its criticism of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband, saying claims that unchecked data growth has pushed up network costs are not backed by facts. "In reality, contrary to all these persistent claims, the strong growth of Internet data in the past did not confront large telecom operators with higher network costs," the paper seen by Reuters said.', 'news_article_title': "Internet data growth has not pushed up telcos' network costs, Dutch government says", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.M against Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 1 (Reuters) - The Dutch government has stepped up its criticism of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband, saying claims that unchecked data growth has pushed up network costs are not backed by facts. Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach such as a network fee levied on video streaming companies, it would be better to have a toolbox with different instruments targeting specific issues in different EU countries, it said.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.M against Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 1 (Reuters) - The Dutch government has stepped up its criticism of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband, saying claims that unchecked data growth has pushed up network costs are not backed by facts. "In reality, contrary to all these persistent claims, the strong growth of Internet data in the past did not confront large telecom operators with higher network costs," the paper seen by Reuters said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/broadcom-avgo-q2-earnings-today-heres-what-to-expect', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Semiconductor company Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) is scheduled to report its results for the second quarter of Fiscal 2023 after the stock market closes on June 1. Heading into the Q2 results, several analysts have expressed optimism about the company’s long-term growth potential, fueled by solid demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips. \nOptimism Ahead of Q2 Results\nBroadcom shares have rallied nearly 44% year-to-date, thanks to the upbeat outlook issued by chip giants Nvidia (NVDA) and Marvell (MRVL), backed by AI-driven demand. Additionally, investors reacted positively to the recently announced multi-year, multi-billion dollar agreement between Broadcom and Apple (AAPL). Under this deal, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components and cutting-edge wireless connectivity components for Apple. \nOn Tuesday, JPMorgan analyst Harlan Sur, who has not yet rated Broadcom, stated that he expects the company to benefit significantly from the recent order acceleration from Alphabet (GOOGL) (GOOG) for Broadcom’s TPU AI processors (chips for training generative AI models). Further, Sur believes that Meta (META) could be on track to become Broadcom\'s next $1 billion AI chip customer over the next two years.\nMeanwhile, KeyBanc analyst John Vinh boosted his price target for AVGO stock to $820 from $720 on Tuesday and maintained a Buy rating, citing the favorable impact of the Apple contract renewal and generative AI demand.\nAlso, Rosenblatt Securities analyst Hans Mosesmann reiterated a Buy rating on AVGO yesterday, with a price target of $775, saying, “Broadcom remains a top semiconductor company that has additional growth vectors from a custom ASIC [application-specific integrated circuits] visibility in the AI domain.”\nMosesmann expects the company’s Q2 FY23 revenue to be in line with both his estimate of $8.70 billion as well as Wall Street\'s consensus estimate. He expects the company’s adjusted EPS to surpass the consensus estimate. The analyst projects sales and adjusted EPS below $8.77 billion and $10.22, respectively, for Q3 FY23 due to "challenges in accelerated lead times and ongoing rescheduling demands in non-strategic areas."\nOverall, Wall Street expects Broadcom’s Q2 FY23 revenue to rise over 7% to $8.70 billion and adjusted EPS to increase nearly 12% to $10.12.\nIs Broadcom a Good Stock to Buy?\nWall Street’s Strong Buy consensus rating on Broadcom is based on 15 Buys and three Holds. Following the impressive year-to-date rally, the average price target of $751 suggests a possible downside of 6.5%. \nTechnical Indicators Ahead of Results\nAhead of the Q1 earnings release, technical indicators reveal that Broadcom is a Buy. According to TipRanks’s easy-to-understand technical tool, AVGO’s 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 643.40, while its price is $803.34, making it a Buy. Further, AVGO’s shorter duration EMA (20-day) also signals an uptrend.\nConclusion\nAhead of the upcoming results, Wall Street is optimistic about Broadcom’s prospects, backed by demand from tech giants for its custom chips and the favorable demand scenario in the generative AI space.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Additionally, investors reacted positively to the recently announced multi-year, multi-billion dollar agreement between Broadcom and Apple (AAPL). Heading into the Q2 results, several analysts have expressed optimism about the company’s long-term growth potential, fueled by solid demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips. Optimism Ahead of Q2 Results Broadcom shares have rallied nearly 44% year-to-date, thanks to the upbeat outlook issued by chip giants Nvidia (NVDA) and Marvell (MRVL), backed by AI-driven demand.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Additionally, investors reacted positively to the recently announced multi-year, multi-billion dollar agreement between Broadcom and Apple (AAPL). Meanwhile, KeyBanc analyst John Vinh boosted his price target for AVGO stock to $820 from $720 on Tuesday and maintained a Buy rating, citing the favorable impact of the Apple contract renewal and generative AI demand. Also, Rosenblatt Securities analyst Hans Mosesmann reiterated a Buy rating on AVGO yesterday, with a price target of $775, saying, “Broadcom remains a top semiconductor company that has additional growth vectors from a custom ASIC [application-specific integrated circuits] visibility in the AI domain.” Mosesmann expects the company’s Q2 FY23 revenue to be in line with both his estimate of $8.70 billion as well as Wall Street's consensus estimate.", 'news_article_title': 'Broadcom (AVGO) Q2 Earnings Today – Here’s What to Expect', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Additionally, investors reacted positively to the recently announced multi-year, multi-billion dollar agreement between Broadcom and Apple (AAPL). Meanwhile, KeyBanc analyst John Vinh boosted his price target for AVGO stock to $820 from $720 on Tuesday and maintained a Buy rating, citing the favorable impact of the Apple contract renewal and generative AI demand. According to TipRanks’s easy-to-understand technical tool, AVGO’s 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 643.40, while its price is $803.34, making it a Buy.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Additionally, investors reacted positively to the recently announced multi-year, multi-billion dollar agreement between Broadcom and Apple (AAPL). On Tuesday, JPMorgan analyst Harlan Sur, who has not yet rated Broadcom, stated that he expects the company to benefit significantly from the recent order acceleration from Alphabet (GOOGL) (GOOG) for Broadcom’s TPU AI processors (chips for training generative AI models). Also, Rosenblatt Securities analyst Hans Mosesmann reiterated a Buy rating on AVGO yesterday, with a price target of $775, saying, “Broadcom remains a top semiconductor company that has additional growth vectors from a custom ASIC [application-specific integrated circuits] visibility in the AI domain.” Mosesmann expects the company’s Q2 FY23 revenue to be in line with both his estimate of $8.70 billion as well as Wall Street's consensus estimate."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russias-fsb-says-discovered-u.s.-intelligence-operation-using-apple-phones', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had discovered a U.S. intelligence operation using Apple phones.\nIn a statement, the FSB said that several thousand Apple phones had been "infected" as part of the operation.\nApple did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.\n(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had discovered a U.S. intelligence operation using Apple phones. In a statement, the FSB said that several thousand Apple phones had been "infected" as part of the operation. Apple did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had discovered a U.S. intelligence operation using Apple phones. In a statement, the FSB said that several thousand Apple phones had been "infected" as part of the operation. (Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': "Russia's FSB says discovered U.S. intelligence operation using Apple phones", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had discovered a U.S. intelligence operation using Apple phones. In a statement, the FSB said that several thousand Apple phones had been "infected" as part of the operation. Apple did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia\'s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had discovered a U.S. intelligence operation using Apple phones. In a statement, the FSB said that several thousand Apple phones had been "infected" as part of the operation. (Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/time-to-buy-these-trillion-dollar-stocks-for-more-upside', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Achieving a trillion-dollar market cap is a rare milestone with Nvidia (NVDA) momentarily reaching the upper-echelon task this week. Used as an indicator of a company’s current value, market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the current share price by the number of shares outstanding.\nDriven by strong demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips, Nvidia joined the likes of Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), and Tesla (TSLA) as other publicly traded companies to have hit a trillion-dollar market cap on the U.S. stock exchanges.\nNotably, Apple was the first company to reach the milestone back in 2018. Naturally, investors expect that stocks with such value will continue to edge out large returns with Nvidia leading the way so far this year. Along with Nvidia, Meta Platforms currently stands out among this rare list with both stocks sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). \n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nMarket Cap\nNvidia hit a trillion-dollar market cap on Tuesday after reaching 52-week highs of $419.38 per share. Currently trading at $378 a share, Nvidia has a market cap of $990.74 billion at the moment. As for Meta, the company hit a trillion-dollar market cap in June 2021 and is currently valued at $672.77 billion with shares trading at $264.\nAs of now, four companies retain their trillion-dollar status with Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft all maintaining their 12-digit valuation. With that being said, rising earnings estimate revisions make Nvidia and Meta very intriguing at the moment as this is often a main catalyst in the upward price movement of a stock.\nEarnings Estimate Revisions\nNvidia’s current fiscal 2024 earnings are now projected to climb 48% at $4.96 per share compared to EPS of $3.34 in FY23. Fiscal 2025 earnings are expected to rise another 31% at $6.50 per share.\nNotably, earnings estimate revisions have gone up in the last week with Nvidia beating its Q1 top and bottom line expectations last Wednesday by 10% and 18% respectively. In correlation, fiscal 2024 earnings estimates have risen 9% over the last seven days with FY25 EPS estimates up 5%.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nTuring to Meta, earnings estimates have continued to trend higher over the last two months with the company exceeding its Q1 top and bottom line expectations in late April. As shown in the chart below, Meta’s FY23 EPS estimates are closer to where they were a year ago before inflationary concerns begin to largely disrupt the earnings outlook for most companies. \nThis has contributed to and sustained this year’s rally. To that point, Meta’s FY23 EPS estimates have now soared 15% over the last 60 days with FY24 earnings estimates up 14%. Meta’s earnings are now expected to rise 22% this year and climb another 23% in FY24 at $14.80 per share.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nP/E Valuation\nWith large market caps and such extensive rallies this year, monitoring the valuation of Nvidia and Meta stock will be important.\nIn this regard, Meta stock is more attractive relative to its past. Trading at 21.8X forward earnings, META stock is close to the S&P 500’s 19.6X and nicely beneath its industry average of 39.6X. Furthermore, META still trades 79% below its decade high of 105.1X and at a 26% discount to the median of 29.4X.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nNvidia’s P/E valuation is not as compelling at 84X forward earnings but optimism surrounding the company’s AI capabilities may warrant a premium. Nvidia does trade 29% below its decade-long high of 118.6X but above the median of 38.6X.\nNvidia stock also trades above its industry and the bencmark's average of 19.6X but the company is the clear-cut leader in its space after becoming the first chipmaker to hit a trillion-dollar market cap.\nBottom Line\nNvidia and Meta’s P/E valuations are not as far stretched as one might think considering their impressive rallies this year. Plus, the rising earnings estimate revisions offer further support and it would be no surprise if this propels shares of NVDA and META higher. \nJust Released: Free Report Reveals Little-Known Strategies to Help Profit from the $30 Trillion Metaverse Boom\nIt's undeniable. The metaverse is gaining steam every day. Just follow the money. Google. Microsoft. Adobe. Nike. Facebook even rebranded itself as Meta because Mark Zuckerberg believes the metaverse is the next iteration of the internet. The inevitable result? Many investors will get rich as the metaverse evolves. What do they know that you don't? They’re aware of the companies best poised to grow as the metaverse does. And in a new FREE report, Zacks is revealing those stocks to you. This week, you can download, The Metaverse - What is it? And How to Profit with These 5 Pioneering Stocks. It reveals specific stocks set to skyrocket as this emerging technology develops and expands. Don't miss your chance to access it for free with no obligation.\n>>Show me how I could profit from the metaverse!\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Driven by strong demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips, Nvidia joined the likes of Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), and Tesla (TSLA) as other publicly traded companies to have hit a trillion-dollar market cap on the U.S. stock exchanges. Click to get this free report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Turing to Meta, earnings estimates have continued to trend higher over the last two months with the company exceeding its Q1 top and bottom line expectations in late April.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Driven by strong demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips, Nvidia joined the likes of Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), and Tesla (TSLA) as other publicly traded companies to have hit a trillion-dollar market cap on the U.S. stock exchanges. Click to get this free report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Market Cap Nvidia hit a trillion-dollar market cap on Tuesday after reaching 52-week highs of $419.38 per share.', 'news_article_title': 'Time to Buy These "Trillion Dollar" Stocks for More Upside', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Driven by strong demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips, Nvidia joined the likes of Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), and Tesla (TSLA) as other publicly traded companies to have hit a trillion-dollar market cap on the U.S. stock exchanges. Click to get this free report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Market Cap Nvidia hit a trillion-dollar market cap on Tuesday after reaching 52-week highs of $419.38 per share.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Driven by strong demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips, Nvidia joined the likes of Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), and Tesla (TSLA) as other publicly traded companies to have hit a trillion-dollar market cap on the U.S. stock exchanges. Click to get this free report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research P/E Valuation With large market caps and such extensive rallies this year, monitoring the valuation of Nvidia and Meta stock will be important.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-core-sp-500-etf-ivv-be-on-your-investing-radar-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 05/15/2000, the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $310.55 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.03%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.56%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28.20% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.15% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 27.24% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nIVV seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has gained about 9.60% so far this year and is up about 2.68% in the last one year (as of 06/01/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $357.98 and $432.04.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 18.71% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 507 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Core S&P 500 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, IVV is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track the same index. While Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has $294.70 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $392.96 billion. VOO has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.15% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 05/15/2000, the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.15% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). It has amassed assets over $310.55 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.15% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 05/15/2000, the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.15% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives IShares Core S&P 500 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-russell-top-200-growth-etf-iwy-be-on-your-investing-radar-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $6.59 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Growth\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nWhile growth stocks do boast higher than average sales and earnings growth rates, and they are expected to grow faster than the wider market, investors should note these kinds of stocks have higher valuations. Something to keep in mind is the higher level of volatility that is affiliated with growth stocks. They are likely to outperform value stocks in strong bull markets but over the longer-term, value stocks have delivered better returns than growth stocks in almost all markets.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.20%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.74%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 47.70% of the portfolio. Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 15.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 55.49% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nIWY seeks to match the performance of the Russell Top 200 Growth Index before fees and expenses. The Russell Top 200 Growth Index is a style factor weighted index that measures the performance of the largest capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market. It is a subset of the Russell Top 200 Index issuers with relatively higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth, which measures the performance of the largest capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF return is roughly 23.83% so far this year and it's up approximately 10.12% in the last one year (as of 06/01/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $117.55 and $149.82.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.07 and standard deviation of 23.46% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 118 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, IWY is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) track a similar index. While Vanguard Growth ETF has $86.79 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $185.95 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 15.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $6.59 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 15.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.", 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 15.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 15.64% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foxconn-to-make-iphones-in-indias-karnataka-by-next-april-state-govt', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds details, background\nBENGALURU, June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW will start manufacturing iPhones in the southern Indian state of Karnataka by April 2024, the state government said on Thursday.\nThe land for the factory would be handed over to Foxconn by July 1, the government said, adding that the project, valued at 130 billion rupees ($1.59 billion), is expected to create around 50,000 jobs.\nFoxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, has set a target of manufacturing 20 million iPhones a year at the plant in Devanahalli, on the outskirts of state capital and tech hub Bengaluru.\nApple has been shifting production away from China after the country's strict COVID-related restrictions disrupted the production of new iPhones and other devices in the country. The tech giant is also looking to avoid a hit to its business due to tensions between Beijing and Washington.\nA spokesperson for Foxconn did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.\n($1 = 81.7800 Indian rupees)\n(Reporting by Munsif Vengattil Writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by David Goodman and Kim Coghill)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Adds details, background BENGALURU, June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW will start manufacturing iPhones in the southern Indian state of Karnataka by April 2024, the state government said on Thursday. The tech giant is also looking to avoid a hit to its business due to tensions between Beijing and Washington. ($1 = 81.7800 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil Writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by David Goodman and Kim Coghill) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Adds details, background BENGALURU, June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW will start manufacturing iPhones in the southern Indian state of Karnataka by April 2024, the state government said on Thursday. The land for the factory would be handed over to Foxconn by July 1, the government said, adding that the project, valued at 130 billion rupees ($1.59 billion), is expected to create around 50,000 jobs. ($1 = 81.7800 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil Writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by David Goodman and Kim Coghill) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': "Foxconn to make iPhones in India's Karnataka by next April -state govt", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Adds details, background BENGALURU, June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW will start manufacturing iPhones in the southern Indian state of Karnataka by April 2024, the state government said on Thursday. The land for the factory would be handed over to Foxconn by July 1, the government said, adding that the project, valued at 130 billion rupees ($1.59 billion), is expected to create around 50,000 jobs. Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, has set a target of manufacturing 20 million iPhones a year at the plant in Devanahalli, on the outskirts of state capital and tech hub Bengaluru.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Adds details, background BENGALURU, June 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW will start manufacturing iPhones in the southern Indian state of Karnataka by April 2024, the state government said on Thursday. Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, has set a target of manufacturing 20 million iPhones a year at the plant in Devanahalli, on the outskirts of state capital and tech hub Bengaluru. ($1 = 81.7800 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil Writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by David Goodman and Kim Coghill) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-this-nvidias-iphone-moment', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'This year will likely go down in history as the year artificial intelligence (AI) came of age. AI exploded onto the scene with the debut of ChatGPT, which seemed to mark a paradigm shift for generative AI, which can generate original content. Not only can these next-gen systems engage in human-like conversations, but they can also leverage large amounts of data to create music and illustrations, summarize content, and even write computer code.\nIn a February speech at the Haas School of Business, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang made a startling pronouncement in which he declared that the introduction of ChatGPT was the "iPhone moment" of AI. At the time, many viewed the remark as hyperbole.\nIn the ensuing months, however, the adoption of AI has accelerated, and the speed at which businesses have embraced the technology makes Huang\'s declaration seem prophetic. And Nvidia is well-positioned to reap the rewards of this ongoing shift.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBroad adoption of AI\n"When was the last time we saw a piece of technology that is so versatile that it can solve problems and surprise people in so many ways so often?" Huang asked.\n"So, the fact that you have this tool that can do all these different things is really surprising a lot of people around the world," Huang said. "Now for a lot of people who have been working on this, we have been waiting for this moment. This is the iPhone moment of artificial intelligence," he said, referring to the introduction of Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) flagship device. "This is the time when all those ideas within mobile computing and all that, it all came together in a product that everyone just kinda [said], I see it," he noted.\nHuang could just as easily have been referring to Nvidia itself. As the primary provider of processors used in AI, Nvidia could be having its own iPhone moment.\nThe original iPhone moment\nThe debut of the original iPhone in 2007 was revolutionary in several ways. The device was the first modern smartphone, incorporating not only phone functionality and the musical capabilities of the iPod, but also internet connectivity -- all operated by a convenient touchscreen.\nThere was another thing that made the iPhone a game changer. Apple controlled both the hardware and the software on the device, allowing them to work together seamlessly. By ensuring the quality of all aspects of the finished product, Apple became the gold standard for smartphones. Since the debut of its iconic device, Apple stock has soared nearly 4,000%.\nNvidia is taking a similar approach to AI. And that strategy has been wildly successful so far.\nPaving the way for success\nNvidia has long cornered the market on the chips used for AI. These graphics processing units (GPUs) provided the final piece of the technological puzzle needed to take these algorithms to the next level. GPUs possess the ability to multi-task, called parallel processing. This allows them to perform multiple complex mathematical calculations simultaneously, which helped render lifelike images in video games. Early on, researchers concluded this also makes them the ideal choice for the unique demands of AI.\nOver the past few years, Nvidia\'s focus on cloud computing, hyperscale computing, and AI has been front and center. Rather than focus solely on the hardware, Nvidia increasingly offered packages that included both semiconductors and software, which worked seamlessly together, acting as turnkey solutions for businesses wanting to integrate AI into their operations.\nSo when the world pivoted to AI, Nvidia was ready.\nExplosive forecast\nLast week, when Nvidia released the results of its fiscal 2024 first quarter (ended April 30), the stunning demand for AI caught investors off guard. The company reported record-setting performance from its data center segment, attributed to "growing demand for generative AI and large language models," according to CFO Colette Kress.\nHowever, what really moved the needle was Nvidia\'s forecast. The company said it expects second-quarter revenue of $11 billion, which would represent growth of 64% year over year and 53% sequentially. If the company reaches this audacious goal, it will also represent Nvidia\'s best quarter ever.\nTo buy, or not to buy?\nIn the face of this jaw-dropping guidance, Nvidia has been squarely in rally mode, pushing its market cap (briefly) above $1 trillion for the first time on Tuesday. However, this creates a conundrum for investors.\nNvidia currently trades for a whopping 208 times trailing-12-months earnings and 39 times sales. That\'s a lot of growth baked into the share price. Many will view this as too steep a price to pay.\nGiven the potential size of the market, though, the stock may not be as expensive as it appears at first glance. Management consulting firm McKinsey conservatively estimates the market opportunity for AI to be in a range of $3.5 trillion to $5.8 trillion annually, while Ark Investment Management believes it will be worth roughly $14 trillion by 2030.\nIf either of these estimates are anywhere close to reality, Nvidia\'s price could be much higher three to five years from now. Between now and then, there\'s a much greater likelihood for volatility -- so buyer beware.\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This is the iPhone moment of artificial intelligence," he said, referring to the introduction of Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) flagship device. In a February speech at the Haas School of Business, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang made a startling pronouncement in which he declared that the introduction of ChatGPT was the "iPhone moment" of AI. Rather than focus solely on the hardware, Nvidia increasingly offered packages that included both semiconductors and software, which worked seamlessly together, acting as turnkey solutions for businesses wanting to integrate AI into their operations.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This is the iPhone moment of artificial intelligence," he said, referring to the introduction of Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) flagship device. This year will likely go down in history as the year artificial intelligence (AI) came of age. AI exploded onto the scene with the debut of ChatGPT, which seemed to mark a paradigm shift for generative AI, which can generate original content.', 'news_article_title': "Is This Nvidia's iPhone Moment?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This is the iPhone moment of artificial intelligence," he said, referring to the introduction of Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) flagship device. "So, the fact that you have this tool that can do all these different things is really surprising a lot of people around the world," Huang said. That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This is the iPhone moment of artificial intelligence," he said, referring to the introduction of Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) flagship device. In a February speech at the Haas School of Business, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang made a startling pronouncement in which he declared that the introduction of ChatGPT was the "iPhone moment" of AI. 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{'date': '2023-06-02', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/capture-market-gains-and-optimize-dividends-with-kvle', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The dual boost of May’s strong job\'s report and the debt ceiling bill passage in the Senate sent markets ripping upward Friday. The KFA Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index ETF (KVLE) is a dividend strategy fund that benefits during periods of market gains while seeking to limit losses during market declines.\nThe S&P 500 rose 1.4% in midday trading and the Nasdaq Composite reached a level not seen since April 2022, reported CNBC. Meanwhile, the VIX Volatility Index dropped to its lowest since November 2021 at 14.82 on Friday.\nMay’s job’s report revealed 339,000 new jobs compared to expectations of 190,000. It’s the 29th consecutive month of job growth, but May’s report also came with data that could lend credence to a Fed June interest rate pause.\nThe average hourly earnings made smaller year-over-year gains than expected, and unemployment came in higher than forecast.\n“There was a little bit of a flavor for everyone today,” Charlie Ripley, senior investment strategist at Allianz Investment Management, told CNBC. “It’s kind of providing that mixed picture for the Fed.”\nKVLE Benefits on Market Gains, Optimizes Dividends\nAdvisors looking to increase dividend strategy allocations should consider the tactical KFA Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index ETF (KVLE).\nThe fund is a core equity portfolio of securities that are tilted to favor dividend yield. It seeks to increase yield while avoiding investing solely in high-yield sectors and stocks.\nSee also: "KVLE\'s Dividend Strategy Produces Better Yields Than S&P 500"\nKVLE is benchmarked to the 3D/L Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index. The fund utilizes optimization technology to emphasize securities with solid dividend yields with the highest rankings in Value Line Safety and Timeliness.\nThe fund uses a smart beta strategy in seeking more cost-efficient alpha. It also employs a risk management strategy that seeks to limit the effects of major market declines and capture positive returns.\nThe two largest holdings by weight within KVLE are Apple (AAPL) at 7.88% and Microsoft (MSFT) at 7.55% as of 06/01/2023.\nKVLE carries an expense ratio of 0.55%.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the China Insights Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The two largest holdings by weight within KVLE are Apple (AAPL) at 7.88% and Microsoft (MSFT) at 7.55% as of 06/01/2023. The dual boost of May’s strong job's report and the debt ceiling bill passage in the Senate sent markets ripping upward Friday. It’s the 29th consecutive month of job growth, but May’s report also came with data that could lend credence to a Fed June interest rate pause.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The two largest holdings by weight within KVLE are Apple (AAPL) at 7.88% and Microsoft (MSFT) at 7.55% as of 06/01/2023. The KFA Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index ETF (KVLE) is a dividend strategy fund that benefits during periods of market gains while seeking to limit losses during market declines. “It’s kind of providing that mixed picture for the Fed.” KVLE Benefits on Market Gains, Optimizes Dividends Advisors looking to increase dividend strategy allocations should consider the tactical KFA Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index ETF (KVLE).', 'news_article_title': 'Capture Market Gains and Optimize Dividends With KVLE', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The two largest holdings by weight within KVLE are Apple (AAPL) at 7.88% and Microsoft (MSFT) at 7.55% as of 06/01/2023. The KFA Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index ETF (KVLE) is a dividend strategy fund that benefits during periods of market gains while seeking to limit losses during market declines. May’s job’s report revealed 339,000 new jobs compared to expectations of 190,000.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The two largest holdings by weight within KVLE are Apple (AAPL) at 7.88% and Microsoft (MSFT) at 7.55% as of 06/01/2023. The KFA Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index ETF (KVLE) is a dividend strategy fund that benefits during periods of market gains while seeking to limit losses during market declines. “It’s kind of providing that mixed picture for the Fed.” KVLE Benefits on Market Gains, Optimizes Dividends Advisors looking to increase dividend strategy allocations should consider the tactical KFA Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index ETF (KVLE).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/noteworthy-etf-inflows%3A-qqqm-msft-aapl-nvda', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (Symbol: QQQM) where we have detected an approximate $353.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.3% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 72,900,000 to 75,340,000). Among the largest underlying components of QQQM, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 0.2%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 0.2%, and NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) is lower by about 0.3%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQM, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, QQQM's low point in its 52 week range is $104.62 per share, with $146.36 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $145.29. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Insider Buying\n\x95 KNX Videos\n\x95 RMBS Options Chain\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQM, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 0.2%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 0.2%, and NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) is lower by about 0.3%. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQM, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 0.2%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 0.2%, and NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) is lower by about 0.3%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (Symbol: QQQM) where we have detected an approximate $353.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.3% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 72,900,000 to 75,340,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQM, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQM's low point in its 52 week range is $104.62 per share, with $146.36 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $145.29.", 'news_article_title': 'Noteworthy ETF Inflows: QQQM, MSFT, AAPL, NVDA', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQM, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 0.2%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 0.2%, and NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) is lower by about 0.3%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (Symbol: QQQM) where we have detected an approximate $353.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.3% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 72,900,000 to 75,340,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQM, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQM's low point in its 52 week range is $104.62 per share, with $146.36 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $145.29.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of QQQM, in trading today Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is up about 0.2%, Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is off about 0.2%, and NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) is lower by about 0.3%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (Symbol: QQQM) where we have detected an approximate $353.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.3% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 72,900,000 to 75,340,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the QQQM Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of QQQM, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, QQQM's low point in its 52 week range is $104.62 per share, with $146.36 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $145.29."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-vz-nke', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Friday, shares of Nike topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.5%. Year to date, Nike has lost about 8.6% of its value.\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Verizon Communications, trading down 2.4%. Verizon Communications is lower by about 11.5% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are Apple, trading down 0.0%, and Caterpillar, trading up 3.4% on the day.\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: VZ, NKE\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In early trading on Friday, shares of Nike topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.5%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Verizon Communications, trading down 2.4%. Verizon Communications is lower by about 11.5% looking at the year to date performance.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In early trading on Friday, shares of Nike topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.5%. Year to date, Nike has lost about 8.6% of its value. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Verizon Communications, trading down 2.4%.", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: VZ, NKE', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Verizon Communications, trading down 2.4%. Verizon Communications is lower by about 11.5% looking at the year to date performance. VIDEO: Dow Movers: VZ, NKE The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': "In early trading on Friday, shares of Nike topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.5%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Verizon Communications, trading down 2.4%. Two other components making moves today are Apple, trading down 0.0%, and Caterpillar, trading up 3.4% on the day."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/majority-of-eu-countries-against-network-fee-levy-on-big-tech-sources-say', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, June 3 (Reuters) - A majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe's big telecoms operators to force Big Tech to help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband in the region, people familiar with the matter said.\nTelecoms ministers from 18 countries either rejected or criticised the proposed network fee levy on tech firms at a meeting with EU industry chief Thierry Breton in Luxembourg on Thursday, the sources said.\nThat echoed comments made last month by EU telecoms regulators' group BEREC.\nDeutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.M want Big Tech to shoulder part of the network costs and have found a receptive ear in the European Commission's industry chief Breton, a former chief executive of France Telecom and French IT consulting firm Atos.\nAlphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O have rejected the idea of a levy, saying that they invest in the digital ecosystem.\nThe ministers cited the lack of an analysis on the effects of a network levy, the absence of an investment gap and the risk of Big Tech passing on the extra cost to consumers in the form of higher prices, the people said.\nThey also warned about the potential violation of EU net neutrality rules which require all users to be treated equally, barriers to innovation, and a lower quality of products.\nThe critics included Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Malta and the Netherlands, the people said.\nCyprus, France, Greece, Hungary and Italy backed the idea while Poland, Portugal and Romania either took a neutral stance or had not adopted a position, they said.\nBreton is expected to issue a report by the end of June with a summary of feedback provided by Big Tech, telecoms providers and others which will indicate his next steps.\nAny legislative proposal needs to be negotiated with EU countries and EU lawmakers before it can become law.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O have rejected the idea of a levy, saying that they invest in the digital ecosystem. Telecoms ministers from 18 countries either rejected or criticised the proposed network fee levy on tech firms at a meeting with EU industry chief Thierry Breton in Luxembourg on Thursday, the sources said. The ministers cited the lack of an analysis on the effects of a network levy, the absence of an investment gap and the risk of Big Tech passing on the extra cost to consumers in the form of higher prices, the people said.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O have rejected the idea of a levy, saying that they invest in the digital ecosystem. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 3 (Reuters) - A majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe's big telecoms operators to force Big Tech to help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband in the region, people familiar with the matter said. Telecoms ministers from 18 countries either rejected or criticised the proposed network fee levy on tech firms at a meeting with EU industry chief Thierry Breton in Luxembourg on Thursday, the sources said.", 'news_article_title': 'Majority of EU countries against network fee levy on Big Tech, sources say', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O have rejected the idea of a levy, saying that they invest in the digital ecosystem. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 3 (Reuters) - A majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe's big telecoms operators to force Big Tech to help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband in the region, people familiar with the matter said. Telecoms ministers from 18 countries either rejected or criticised the proposed network fee levy on tech firms at a meeting with EU industry chief Thierry Breton in Luxembourg on Thursday, the sources said.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Meta Platforms Inc META.O, Netflix Inc NFLX.O, Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O have rejected the idea of a levy, saying that they invest in the digital ecosystem. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 3 (Reuters) - A majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe's big telecoms operators to force Big Tech to help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband in the region, people familiar with the matter said. Telecoms ministers from 18 countries either rejected or criticised the proposed network fee levy on tech firms at a meeting with EU industry chief Thierry Breton in Luxembourg on Thursday, the sources said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-week-ahead-surging-us-megacap-stocks-leave-some-wondering-when-to-cash-out', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Lewis Krauskopf\nNEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - As the U.S. stock market continues its climb, investors holding shares of the massive tech and growth companies leading the charge are debating whether to cash out or stay on for the ride.\nA record $8.5 billion flowed into tech stocks in the latest week, data from BofA Global Research showed, as investors piled into a rally that has seen the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 .NDX gain 33% in 2023. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has risen 11.5% this year and stands at a 10-month high.\nYet others see reasons for caution. Among them is the narrowness of the market’s rally: the five largest stocks in the S&P 500 have a combined weighting of 24.7% in the index, a record high dating back to 1972, Ned Davis Research said in a recent report. The heavy weightings could mean more significant fallout for broader markets should those names falter.\n"We had this big run and the essential question is, do you believe it’s going to continue or do you believe things are going to return to the mean?" said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel.\nExcitement over advances in artificial intelligence is a key factor fueling gains in megacap stocks. Big movers include shares of Nvidia NVDA.O, which are up about 170% this year, while Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, the top two U.S. companies by market value, have both climbed nearly 40%.\nJay Hatfield, CEO of hedge fund InfraCap, believes excitement over AI will keep boosting megacap stocks. He is overweight megacaps, including Nvidia, Microsoft and Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL.O.\n“We 100% believe in the AI boom,” Hatfield said. “I would be shocked if by the end of the year these stocks are not significantly higher."\nData on Friday showed U.S. job growth accelerating in May, even as a jump in the unemployment rate suggested labor market conditions were easing, boosting investors’ appetite for stocks amid hopes that the Federal Reserve will be able to bring down inflation without badly hurting growth. The S&P 500 rose 1.45%.\nStrong momentum can also continue to propel stocks higher.\nMichael Purves, CEO of Tallbacken Capital Advisors, wrote earlier this week that technical analysis showed the Nasdaq 100 is overbought, a condition that can make an asset more vulnerable to sharp declines. However, the index managed to rally another 10% over three months when it reached the same condition two years ago, according to Purves.\nThe recent surge in Nvidia showed how a stock can keep climbing even after posting hefty gains. Shares were already up 109% heading into its May 24 earnings report, but rose another 30% in the past week after the chipmaker\'s surprisingly upbeat sales forecast.\nKevin Mahn, chief investment officer at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, said shares of Nvidia, which now trade at 44 times forward earnings estimates, according to Refinitiv Datastream, have become "a little rich."\nOthers are growing wary, citing factors such as rising valuations and signs that the rest of the market is languishing while a small cluster of stocks soars.\nThe performance of just seven stocks, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon AMZN.O, Nvdia, Meta Platforms META.O and Tesla TSLA.O, accounted for all of the S&P 500’s 2023 total return through May, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.\nAt the same time, only 20.3% of S&P 500 stocks have outperformed the index on a rolling three-month basis, a record low dating back five decades, according to Ned Davis. Levels below 30% have preceded weaker performance for the broader market, with the S&P 500 rising 4.4% over the next year versus an average of 8.2% for all one year periods, the firm’s research showed.\nDavid Kotok, chief investment officer at Cumberland Advisors, in recent days pared back holdings of the iShares semiconductor ETF SOXX.O following the latest spike in shares of Nvidia.\nKotok views narrowing breadth as an ominous sign for the broader stock market, saying that equities also look less favorable in certain asset valuation metrics.\nIn one commonly used valuation metric, the S&P 500 is trading at 18.5 times forward earnings estimates compared to its historic average of 15.6 times, according to Refinitiv Datastream.\n"You can have (market) concentration and it can go on for a while," he said. But, he said, “for me, the narrowing is a warning.”\nMegacap stocks soaring https://tmsnrt.rs/3oRzTAG\nMegacap stocks share of S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/43Fefyt\nMegacaps stocks soaring https://tmsnrt.rs/45GbO0v\n(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili, Nick Zieminski and Diane Craft)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6082; Reuters Messaging: [email protected], Twitter: @LKrauskopf))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Big movers include shares of Nvidia NVDA.O, which are up about 170% this year, while Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, the top two U.S. companies by market value, have both climbed nearly 40%. By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - As the U.S. stock market continues its climb, investors holding shares of the massive tech and growth companies leading the charge are debating whether to cash out or stay on for the ride. Michael Purves, CEO of Tallbacken Capital Advisors, wrote earlier this week that technical analysis showed the Nasdaq 100 is overbought, a condition that can make an asset more vulnerable to sharp declines.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Big movers include shares of Nvidia NVDA.O, which are up about 170% this year, while Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, the top two U.S. companies by market value, have both climbed nearly 40%. By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - As the U.S. stock market continues its climb, investors holding shares of the massive tech and growth companies leading the charge are debating whether to cash out or stay on for the ride. Kevin Mahn, chief investment officer at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, said shares of Nvidia, which now trade at 44 times forward earnings estimates, according to Refinitiv Datastream, have become "a little rich."', 'news_article_title': 'Wall St Week Ahead-Surging US megacap stocks leave some wondering when to cash out', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Big movers include shares of Nvidia NVDA.O, which are up about 170% this year, while Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, the top two U.S. companies by market value, have both climbed nearly 40%. Among them is the narrowness of the market’s rally: the five largest stocks in the S&P 500 have a combined weighting of 24.7% in the index, a record high dating back to 1972, Ned Davis Research said in a recent report. Jay Hatfield, CEO of hedge fund InfraCap, believes excitement over AI will keep boosting megacap stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Big movers include shares of Nvidia NVDA.O, which are up about 170% this year, while Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, the top two U.S. companies by market value, have both climbed nearly 40%. By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - As the U.S. stock market continues its climb, investors holding shares of the massive tech and growth companies leading the charge are debating whether to cash out or stay on for the ride. Among them is the narrowness of the market’s rally: the five largest stocks in the S&P 500 have a combined weighting of 24.7% in the index, a record high dating back to 1972, Ned Davis Research said in a recent report.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-02-2023%3A-goog-sidu-gwre-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were mixed in late afternoon trading on Friday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.3%.\nIn company news, Alphabet's (GOOGL) YouTube on Friday stopped removing content claiming that widespread fraud or glitches took place during the 2020 and other past US presidential elections. Alphabet shares rose 0.9%.\nSidus Space (SIDU) said it has received an additional hardware manufacturing subcontract to back NASA's Artemis Program and Space Launch System Manned Vehicle. Its shares dropped 2.8%, erasing earlier gains.\nGuidewire Software (GWRE) shares slumped 14% after the company delivered lower-than-expected revenue in fiscal Q3 and cut its revenue guidance for fiscal 2023.\nApple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. Apple shares were up 0.5%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. Tech stocks were mixed in late afternoon trading on Friday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.3%. In company news, Alphabet's (GOOGL) YouTube on Friday stopped removing content claiming that widespread fraud or glitches took place during the 2020 and other past US presidential elections.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. Tech stocks were mixed in late afternoon trading on Friday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.3%. Alphabet shares rose 0.9%.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/02/2023: GOOG, SIDU, GWRE, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. Tech stocks were mixed in late afternoon trading on Friday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.3%. Alphabet shares rose 0.9%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. In company news, Alphabet's (GOOGL) YouTube on Friday stopped removing content claiming that widespread fraud or glitches took place during the 2020 and other past US presidential elections. Guidewire Software (GWRE) shares slumped 14% after the company delivered lower-than-expected revenue in fiscal Q3 and cut its revenue guidance for fiscal 2023."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/jefferies-maintains-apple-aapl-buy-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Jefferies maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 2.10% Upside\nAs of June 1, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 183.88. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 2.10% from its latest reported closing price of 180.09.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6385 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 1 owner(s) or 0.02% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 2.47% to 9,913,505K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 915,560K shares representing 5.82% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 895,136K shares, representing an increase of 2.23%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 19.39% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 465,280K shares representing 2.96% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 459,387K shares, representing an increase of 1.27%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.69% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 347,041K shares representing 2.21% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 345,686K shares, representing an increase of 0.39%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.16% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 234,017K shares representing 1.49% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 226,281K shares, representing an increase of 3.31%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 22.14% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nKey filings for this company:\nUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Jefferies maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Jefferies maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Jefferies Maintains Apple (AAPL) Buy Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Jefferies maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Jefferies maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Buy recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-gains-but-lags-market%3A-what-you-should-know-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.95, moving +0.48% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500\'s 1.45% gain on the day. At the same time, the Dow added 2.12%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 5.41%.\nComing into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had gained 8.63% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 10.26%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.53%.\nApple will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Apple to post earnings of $1.18 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 1.67%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $81.11 billion, down 2.23% from the prior-year quarter.\nFor the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.49 billion, which would represent changes of -1.96% and -2.5%, respectively, from the prior year.\nInvestors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company\'s business and profitability.\nOur research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.\nRanging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.32% lower. Apple is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nInvestors should also note Apple\'s current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 30.05. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 8.83, which means Apple is trading at a premium to the group.\nAlso, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.4. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock\'s expected earnings growth rate. AAPL\'s industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.4 as of yesterday\'s close.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 194, which puts it in the bottom 24% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nBe sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.95, moving +0.48% from the previous trading session. Also, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.4. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.4 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.95, moving +0.48% from the previous trading session. Also, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.4. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.4 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.95, moving +0.48% from the previous trading session. Also, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.4. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.4 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.95, moving +0.48% from the previous trading session. Also, we should mention that AAPL has a PEG ratio of 2.4. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.4 as of yesterday's close."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dell-q1-earnings-beat-estimates-lower-pc-sales-hurt-revenues', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Dell Technologies DELL reported non-GAAP earnings of $1.31 per share in first-quarter fiscal 2024, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 50.57%. The bottom line fell 29% year over year.\n\nRevenues, on a non-GAAP basis, declined 20% year over year to $20.92 billion but beat the consensus mark by 3.82%.\n\nProduct revenues fell 27% year over year to $15.03 billion. Services revenues rose 4% year over year to $5.89 billion.\n\nDell shares were down 3.1% in after-hours trading following the results. Shares have risen 13% year to date compared with the Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s rise of 32.1%.\nDell Technologies Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise\n Dell Technologies Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Dell Technologies Inc. Quote\n The company suffered from lower PC shipments in the reported quarter. It witnessed weak PC demand and slowing infrastructure demand, which was partially offset by strong growth in storage.\n\nDell’s fiscal 2024 view is also not encouraging. The company expects top-line growth to suffer from cautious IT spending, which will likely remain weak due to slowing economic growth, inflation, rising interest rates and currency pressure.\nTop-Line Detail\nInfrastructure Solutions Group (“ISG”) revenues were down 18% year over year to $7.59 billion. The downside can be attributed to a 24% fall in servers and networking revenues that totaled $3.83 billion. Storage revenues fell 11% year over year to $3.76 billion.\n\nClient Solutions Group (“CSG”) revenues were $11.98 billion, down 23% year over year. Commercial revenues declined 18% year over year to $9.86 billion. Consumer revenues were down 41% to $2.12 billion.\n\nCSG revenues were hurt by lower PC shipments. Per IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker for the first quarter of 2023, Dell’s market share declined to 16.7% from 17.1% in the year-ago quarter. Per IDC data, Lenovo LNVGY continued to dominate in terms of market share and PC shipment, trailed by HP HPQ and DELL.\n\nLenovo and Apple AAPL lost market share, while HP gained market share that came to 21.1% from 19.7% in the year-ago quarter. Lenovo’s market share came down to 22.4% from 22.8% in the year-ago quarter. Apple registered its market share at 7.2% compared with the year-ago quarter’s 8.6%.\n\nIn terms of PC shipments, Lenovo, HP, Apple and Dell were down 30.3%, 24.2%, 40.5%, and 31%, respectively.\nOperating Details\nDell’s fiscal first-quarter non-GAAP gross profit fell 13% year over year to $5.16 billion. The gross margin expanded 200 basis points (bps) year over year to 24.7%.\n\nSG&A expenses declined 8% year over year to $3.26 billion. Research and development expenses were up 1% year over year to $688 million in the reported quarter.\n\nNon-GAAP operating expenses declined 6% year over year to $3.57 billion. Operating expenses, as a percentage of revenues, increased 260 bps on a year-over-year basis to 17.1%.\n\nThe non-GAAP operating income was $1.6 billion, down 25% year over year. The operating margin contracted 60 bps year over year to 7.6%.\n\nThe ISG segment’s operating income decreased 32% year over year to $740 million. Meanwhile, the CSG segment’s operating income was $892 million, down 20% year over year.\nBalance Sheet\nAs of May 5, 2023, DELL had $9.2 billion in cash and investments. Debt was $28.43 billion as of May 5, 2023.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company returned $527 million to its shareholders through a combination of share repurchases and dividends.\nGuidance\nFor the second quarter of fiscal 2024, Dell expects revenues between $20.2 billion and $21.2 billion, down 21.6% year over year at the mid-point, with ISG down in the low single digits sequentially. The company expects roughly 200 bps negative impact of unfavourable forex on revenues.\n\nDell expects earnings in the range of $1 to $1.20 per share, down 34.5% year over year at the midpoint for the fiscal second quarter.\n\nYou can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Lenovo and Apple AAPL lost market share, while HP gained market share that came to 21.1% from 19.7% in the year-ago quarter. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Per IDC data, Lenovo LNVGY continued to dominate in terms of market share and PC shipment, trailed by HP HPQ and DELL.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Lenovo and Apple AAPL lost market share, while HP gained market share that came to 21.1% from 19.7% in the year-ago quarter. Dell Technologies DELL reported non-GAAP earnings of $1.31 per share in first-quarter fiscal 2024, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 50.57%.', 'news_article_title': 'DELL Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Lower PC Sales Hurt Revenues', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Lenovo and Apple AAPL lost market share, while HP gained market share that came to 21.1% from 19.7% in the year-ago quarter. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Dell Technologies DELL reported non-GAAP earnings of $1.31 per share in first-quarter fiscal 2024, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 50.57%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Lenovo and Apple AAPL lost market share, while HP gained market share that came to 21.1% from 19.7% in the year-ago quarter. Guidance For the second quarter of fiscal 2024, Dell expects revenues between $20.2 billion and $21.2 billion, down 21.6% year over year at the mid-point, with ISG down in the low single digits sequentially.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/morgan-stanley-maintains-apple-aapl-overweight-recommendation-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Morgan Stanley maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 2.10% Upside\nAs of June 1, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 183.88. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 2.10% from its latest reported closing price of 180.09.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6385 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is an increase of 1 owner(s) or 0.02% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 2.47% to 9,913,505K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 915,560K shares representing 5.82% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 895,136K shares, representing an increase of 2.23%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 19.39% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 465,280K shares representing 2.96% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 459,387K shares, representing an increase of 1.27%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.69% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 347,041K shares representing 2.21% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 345,686K shares, representing an increase of 0.39%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.16% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 234,017K shares representing 1.49% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 226,281K shares, representing an increase of 3.31%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 22.14% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nKey filings for this company:\nUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Morgan Stanley maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Morgan Stanley maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Morgan Stanley Maintains Apple (AAPL) Overweight Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Morgan Stanley maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 2, 2023, Morgan Stanley maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Overweight recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.78%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.88, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/column-top-heavy-and-ultra-narrow-wall-st-needs-to-bulk-out%3A-mcgeever', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jamie McGeever\nORLANDO, Florida, June 2 (Reuters) - For equity investors, bigger is not always better, especially when the entire market\'s returns rely so much on so few mega stocks.\nThat\'s exactly how the S&P 500 looks today, and it doesn\'t bode well for returns tomorrow - either for the market cap monsters themselves or the broader index.\nPeriods of narrow market leadership typically lead to slower growth for the overall index in the year after, while top 10 stocks\' returns typically fall off a cliff in the years after they join that exclusive club.\nIt remains to be seen whether that plays out once the artificial intelligence (AI) frenzy currently dominating markets starts to fade. Perhaps it will be different, and AI drives a productivity boom that boosts earnings across the board.\nRight now though, the market has never been more top-heavy and the share of market constituents outperforming the broader index has never been lower.\nThe NYSE FANG+TM index of mega tech stocks is up 65%, compared with the S&P 500\'s 10%; just seven tech stocks have driven all of the S&P 500\'s positive returns this year, according to Barclays; and the combined weight of five tech stocks - Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Nvidia - is over a quarter of the index.\nThat\'s a record share for five stocks.\nFew would argue that this is sustainable. But the market may be more vulnerable than even these numbers suggest, research shows.\nAccording to Ed Clissold at Ned Davis Research, the percentage of stocks outperforming the S&P 500 this year is just 24.5%. If that holds to Dec. 31 it will be the lowest in at least 50 years.\nAnd it is shrinking. The percentage of S&P 500 stocks outperforming the index on a rolling three-month basis is just 20.3%, a record low.\nClissold says that the S&P 500\'s one-year gain after periods of relative strength by a small group of large caps is an average 1.8%. That\'s significantly below the average of 8.2% over any given 12-month period in the past 50 years.\n"The AI scene could keep this narrow rally going, but ultimately, a year out, the message for the market is – either we have a substantial correction, or a broadening out needs to happen," he said.\nTOP 10 CLUB\nDebate over the narrowness of the market rally has intensified after chipmaker Nvidia was briefly catapulted into the $1 trillion company club alongside Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet.\nThese five stocks account for over a quarter of the S&P 500\'s $36.78 trillion market cap, and the top 10 account for a third of the total. A place at the top table reflects a successful past, but portends a far less profitable future.\nAnalysis from asset management firm Dimensional shows that, between 1927 and 2021, the average annualized outperformance of a company before becoming a top 10 market cap stock was 11.3% in the decade before, 20% in the five years before, and 26.3% in the three years before.\nContrast that with the relative performance against the index in the three, five and 10 years after becoming a top 10 stock: up 0.7%, down 0.6%, and down 1.5%, respectively.\nThey cite Google as an example - its annualized excess returns five years before it became a top 10 stock dropped by about half in the five years after it joined the list.\n"By the time they get to be big, they have no tether to valuation," says Meb Faber, co-founder and chief investment officer of Cambria Investment Management. "Nvidia is a good example."\nNvidia\'s 12-month forward price/earnings ratio was above 60.0 just before its blowout sales forecast on May 24. The stock is getting cheaper thanks to the surge in predicted revenues, but a PE of 45.0 is still well above the industry average of 18.35, according to Refinitiv.\nInvestors intuitively know that companies can\'t grow at the same pace indefinitely and as the small print says, past performance is definitely no guarantee of future results.\nBut to paraphrase former Citigroup chief Chuck Prince\'s infamous comments in 2007, as long as the music is playing investors will dance to whatever tune is leading the party.\nAs Cambria\'s Faber says, paying high multiples for any security over any period of time is a "terrible idea," adding: "It\'s only a matter of time before this run reverses or collapses."\n(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.)\nS&P 500 - record low share of stocks outperforming https://tmsnrt.rs/3C5iKqt\nS&P 500 - share of stocks outperforming index, calendar year https://tmsnrt.rs/42j5Z6b\nS&P 500 - top 10 stock performance https://tmsnrt.rs/3MQR8ds\nBuying the S&P 500\'s biggest cap stock https://tmsnrt.rs/3X1XTOx\nMega Tech and the S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/43iGmE2\n(By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Andrea Ricci)\n(([email protected]; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, June 2 (Reuters) - For equity investors, bigger is not always better, especially when the entire market's returns rely so much on so few mega stocks. Debate over the narrowness of the market rally has intensified after chipmaker Nvidia was briefly catapulted into the $1 trillion company club alongside Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet. But to paraphrase former Citigroup chief Chuck Prince's infamous comments in 2007, as long as the music is playing investors will dance to whatever tune is leading the party.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The NYSE FANG+TM index of mega tech stocks is up 65%, compared with the S&P 500's 10%; just seven tech stocks have driven all of the S&P 500's positive returns this year, according to Barclays; and the combined weight of five tech stocks - Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Nvidia - is over a quarter of the index. Debate over the narrowness of the market rally has intensified after chipmaker Nvidia was briefly catapulted into the $1 trillion company club alongside Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet. S&P 500 - record low share of stocks outperforming https://tmsnrt.rs/3C5iKqt S&P 500 - share of stocks outperforming index, calendar year https://tmsnrt.rs/42j5Z6b S&P 500 - top 10 stock performance https://tmsnrt.rs/3MQR8ds Buying the S&P 500's biggest cap stock https://tmsnrt.rs/3X1XTOx Mega Tech and the S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/43iGmE2 (By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Andrea Ricci) (([email protected]; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'COLUMN-Top-heavy and ultra-narrow - Wall St needs to bulk out: McGeever', 'news_lexrank_summary': "That's significantly below the average of 8.2% over any given 12-month period in the past 50 years. Analysis from asset management firm Dimensional shows that, between 1927 and 2021, the average annualized outperformance of a company before becoming a top 10 market cap stock was 11.3% in the decade before, 20% in the five years before, and 26.3% in the three years before. S&P 500 - record low share of stocks outperforming https://tmsnrt.rs/3C5iKqt S&P 500 - share of stocks outperforming index, calendar year https://tmsnrt.rs/42j5Z6b S&P 500 - top 10 stock performance https://tmsnrt.rs/3MQR8ds Buying the S&P 500's biggest cap stock https://tmsnrt.rs/3X1XTOx Mega Tech and the S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/43iGmE2 (By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Andrea Ricci) (([email protected]; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Periods of narrow market leadership typically lead to slower growth for the overall index in the year after, while top 10 stocks' returns typically fall off a cliff in the years after they join that exclusive club. The NYSE FANG+TM index of mega tech stocks is up 65%, compared with the S&P 500's 10%; just seven tech stocks have driven all of the S&P 500's positive returns this year, according to Barclays; and the combined weight of five tech stocks - Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Nvidia - is over a quarter of the index. S&P 500 - record low share of stocks outperforming https://tmsnrt.rs/3C5iKqt S&P 500 - share of stocks outperforming index, calendar year https://tmsnrt.rs/42j5Z6b S&P 500 - top 10 stock performance https://tmsnrt.rs/3MQR8ds Buying the S&P 500's biggest cap stock https://tmsnrt.rs/3X1XTOx Mega Tech and the S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/43iGmE2 (By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Andrea Ricci) (([email protected]; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spy-fbl%3A-big-etf-inflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 9,150,000 units, or a 1.0% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.2%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.2%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FBL ETF, which added 20,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units.\nVIDEO: SPY, FBL: Big ETF Inflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.2%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.2%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FBL ETF, which added 20,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPY, FBL: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 9,150,000 units, or a 1.0% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FBL ETF, which added 20,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPY, FBL: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'SPY, FBL: Big ETF Inflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 9,150,000 units, or a 1.0% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in morning trading today Apple is off about 0.2%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.2%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FBL ETF, which added 20,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 9,150,000 units, or a 1.0% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest increase in inflows was the FBL ETF, which added 20,000 units, for a 40.0% increase in outstanding units. VIDEO: SPY, FBL: Big ETF Inflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-02-2023%3A-sidu-gwre-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were mixed on Friday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.5% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.2%.\nIn company news, Sidus Space (SIDU) said it has received an additional hardware manufacturing subcontract to back NASA's Artemis Program and Space Launch System Manned Vehicle. Its shares dropped 2.3%, erasing earlier gains.\nGuidewire Software (GWRE) shares slumped 14% after the company delivered lower-than-expected revenue in fiscal Q3 and cut its revenue guidance for fiscal 2023.\nApple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. Apple shares were up 0.2%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. Tech stocks were mixed on Friday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.5% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.2%. In company news, Sidus Space (SIDU) said it has received an additional hardware manufacturing subcontract to back NASA's Artemis Program and Space Launch System Manned Vehicle.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. Tech stocks were mixed on Friday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.5% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.2%. Guidewire Software (GWRE) shares slumped 14% after the company delivered lower-than-expected revenue in fiscal Q3 and cut its revenue guidance for fiscal 2023.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/02/2023: SIDU, GWRE, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. Tech stocks were mixed on Friday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.5% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 0.2%. In company news, Sidus Space (SIDU) said it has received an additional hardware manufacturing subcontract to back NASA's Artemis Program and Space Launch System Manned Vehicle.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's (AAPL) new RealityPro virtual and augmented reality headset will be the main focus of the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference next week and may become a stock catalyst, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients. In company news, Sidus Space (SIDU) said it has received an additional hardware manufacturing subcontract to back NASA's Artemis Program and Space Launch System Manned Vehicle. Guidewire Software (GWRE) shares slumped 14% after the company delivered lower-than-expected revenue in fiscal Q3 and cut its revenue guidance for fiscal 2023."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/jpmorgans-jamie-dimon-to-visit-taiwan-after-china-trip-bloomberg-news-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds details from report in paragraph 2, 3 and background in 5, 6\nJune 2 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon is planning to visit Taiwan after wrapping up his trip to China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.\nDimon will arrive in Taiwan on Friday and meet with around 500 local employees and customers, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter.\nDimon is on his first visit to China since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and Bloomberg said the visit to Taiwan is part of a broader visit across Asia.\nJPMorgan did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.\nDimon, who has in recent years boosted JPMorgan's China presence, met with China's Shanghai Communist Party secretary Chen Jining who expects the bank will promote investment in the city.\nA number of high-profile executives have visited China recentlu time, including Apple Inc's AAPL.O Tim Cook and Starbucks Corp's SBUX.O Laxman Narasimhan.\nLVHM LVMH.PA chief Bernard Arnault is set to visit China this month, Reuters has reported.\n(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Savio D'Souza)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "A number of high-profile executives have visited China recentlu time, including Apple Inc's AAPL.O Tim Cook and Starbucks Corp's SBUX.O Laxman Narasimhan. Dimon will arrive in Taiwan on Friday and meet with around 500 local employees and customers, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter. LVHM LVMH.PA chief Bernard Arnault is set to visit China this month, Reuters has reported.", 'news_luhn_summary': "A number of high-profile executives have visited China recentlu time, including Apple Inc's AAPL.O Tim Cook and Starbucks Corp's SBUX.O Laxman Narasimhan. Adds details from report in paragraph 2, 3 and background in 5, 6 June 2 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon is planning to visit Taiwan after wrapping up his trip to China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. LVHM LVMH.PA chief Bernard Arnault is set to visit China this month, Reuters has reported.", 'news_article_title': "JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon to visit Taiwan after China trip - Bloomberg News", 'news_lexrank_summary': "A number of high-profile executives have visited China recentlu time, including Apple Inc's AAPL.O Tim Cook and Starbucks Corp's SBUX.O Laxman Narasimhan. Adds details from report in paragraph 2, 3 and background in 5, 6 June 2 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon is planning to visit Taiwan after wrapping up his trip to China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. Dimon will arrive in Taiwan on Friday and meet with around 500 local employees and customers, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter.", 'news_textrank_summary': "A number of high-profile executives have visited China recentlu time, including Apple Inc's AAPL.O Tim Cook and Starbucks Corp's SBUX.O Laxman Narasimhan. Adds details from report in paragraph 2, 3 and background in 5, 6 June 2 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon is planning to visit Taiwan after wrapping up his trip to China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. Dimon is on his first visit to China since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and Bloomberg said the visit to Taiwan is part of a broader visit across Asia."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/preview-in-challenge-to-meta-apple-expected-to-unveil-mixed-reality-headset', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nSAN FRANCISCO, June 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is widely expected to announce a new headset that will blend video of the outside world with the virtual one at its annual software developer conference next week.\nApple CEO Tim Cook and Meta Platforms Inc\'s META.O CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, are jockeying to define how consumers will put to use a new generation of technology where real and digital worlds converge.\nZuckerberg has laid out a vision of the "metaverse," a parallel digital universe where people will gather together to work and play, and has had products out for years.\nApple marketing chief Greg Joswiak, by contrast, recently called the metaverse "a word I\'ll never use." And Apple\'s device so far is just a rumor. Apple\'s presentations at its Worldwide Developers Conference start at 10 a.m. PDT (1700 GMT) in California on Monday.\nUntil now, the company best known for iPhones has limited its augmented-reality efforts to technology that works on existing devices, for instance by enabling retailers\' apps to show virtual furniture in a customer\'s living room.\n"Meta and Apple are competing with each other. The difference is that Meta is doing it publicly, while Apple is doing it privately," said Anshel Sag, principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy.\nAnalysts say that the Apple device, which Bloomberg has reported could cost near $3,000 and look like a pair of ski goggles, is a place holder of sorts. The Cupertino, California, company\'s grand vision remains to produce a pair of transparent glasses that overlay digital information on the real world and can be worn all day, every day, those analysts say, but in the face of competition, it decided to launch its own goggles.\nApple declined to comment on its future plans and products.\nNO \'KILLER APP\' YET\nThe technology for Apple glasses remains years away, and in the meantime, Apple\'s rivals such as Sony Group Corp 6758.T and Pico, which is owned by TikTok parent ByteDance, have released mixed-reality headsets that hint at what is possible by blending the real and virtual worlds. Meta Platforms this week announced its Quest 3 headset for $500, after last year\'s release of the Quest Pro, which sells for $1,000.\nApple has been pushing augmented-reality features for its iPhones and iPads since 2017, but its mainstream uses have remained limited to mostly furniture-shopping apps and a handful of games.\nPart of the reason Apple has kept its efforts private, analysts say, is that no one in Silicon Valley is quite sure how people will eventually use mixed- or augmented-reality technology, which industry insiders call "XR" for short. There is no "killer app" for the device yet.\nSo rather than target a mass-market price point, Apple appears to be readying a premium device that is aimed at showing software developers what is possible so they can come up with compelling apps.\n"No one there believes this market is anywhere near ripe in the foreseeable future," said Ben Bajarin, chief executive and principal analyst at Creative Strategies.\nThe biggest risk for Apple is putting its reputation for polished products on the line while engaging in a costly battle with Meta for dominance over a market that barely exists yet. Last year, Meta had 80% of an overall market for augmented- and virtual-reality headsets that was just 8.8 million units, according to data from research firm IDC. By contrast, IDC estimates that Apple alone sold 226 million iPhones.\nWhile Meta has products on the market, Apple has major advantages in defining the emerging field among software developers, said Jitesh Ubrani, a research manager who tracks the XR market at IDC. Apple has strong relationships with developers who want to access an installed base of 2 billion devices that spans Macs, Apple Watches, iPhones and more.\n"They can leverage that ecosystem they\'ve already built to keep users within their walled garden," Ubrani said. "And Apple is in a much better position to give you an experience that works across devices than Meta is."\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco Editing by Peter Henderson and Matthew Lewis)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, June 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is widely expected to announce a new headset that will blend video of the outside world with the virtual one at its annual software developer conference next week. Until now, the company best known for iPhones has limited its augmented-reality efforts to technology that works on existing devices, for instance by enabling retailers\' apps to show virtual furniture in a customer\'s living room. Part of the reason Apple has kept its efforts private, analysts say, is that no one in Silicon Valley is quite sure how people will eventually use mixed- or augmented-reality technology, which industry insiders call "XR" for short.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, June 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is widely expected to announce a new headset that will blend video of the outside world with the virtual one at its annual software developer conference next week. Until now, the company best known for iPhones has limited its augmented-reality efforts to technology that works on existing devices, for instance by enabling retailers' apps to show virtual furniture in a customer's living room. The technology for Apple glasses remains years away, and in the meantime, Apple's rivals such as Sony Group Corp 6758.T and Pico, which is owned by TikTok parent ByteDance, have released mixed-reality headsets that hint at what is possible by blending the real and virtual worlds.", 'news_article_title': 'PREVIEW-In challenge to Meta, Apple expected to unveil mixed-reality headset', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, June 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is widely expected to announce a new headset that will blend video of the outside world with the virtual one at its annual software developer conference next week. Until now, the company best known for iPhones has limited its augmented-reality efforts to technology that works on existing devices, for instance by enabling retailers\' apps to show virtual furniture in a customer\'s living room. "No one there believes this market is anywhere near ripe in the foreseeable future," said Ben Bajarin, chief executive and principal analyst at Creative Strategies.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, June 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is widely expected to announce a new headset that will blend video of the outside world with the virtual one at its annual software developer conference next week. The technology for Apple glasses remains years away, and in the meantime, Apple's rivals such as Sony Group Corp 6758.T and Pico, which is owned by TikTok parent ByteDance, have released mixed-reality headsets that hint at what is possible by blending the real and virtual worlds. While Meta has products on the market, Apple has major advantages in defining the emerging field among software developers, said Jitesh Ubrani, a research manager who tracks the XR market at IDC."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-portfolio-is-concentrated-in-a-few-stocks-should-you-follow-his-lead', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett is well-known for his investing success and timeless wisdom. Buffett\'s company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A), a holding company of many companies, has also experienced much success in the stock market. So much so that investors sometimes choose to mirror Berkshire\'s portfolio stock-by-stock.\nWhen Berkshire released its holdings as of the end of the first quarter of 2023, one thing that stuck out to me was just how concentrated its portfolio was. With so many investors following Buffett\'s lead, should you join and concentrate your portfolio? Probably not.\nConcentrated portfolios can be a double-edged sword\nA concentrated portfolio isn\'t all bad; its upside is virtually limitless when it works out. Consider the fact Apple represents more than 47% of Berkshire\'s portfolio.\nCOMPANY SHARES OWNED PERCENTAGE OF BERKSHIRE\'S PORTFOLIO\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 915,560,382 47.1%\nBank of America (NYSE: BAC) 1,032,852,006 8.7%\nCoca-Cola (NYSE: KO) 400,000,000 7.3%\nAmerican Express (NYSE: AXP) 151,610,700 6.8%\nChevron (NYSE: CVX) 132,407,595 6.2%\nData source: Berkshire Hathaway 13F filing / Data as of March 31, 2023.\nApple has been one of the best-performing stocks on the market in the past decade, and since Berkshire first bought shares in Q1 2016, its stock price is up more than 550%. Berkshire didn\'t purchase all its current Apple shares at once, but it gives some perspective on how good Apple\'s success has been for Berkshire.\nOn the flip side, a concentrated portfolio could easily be the downfall of someone\'s portfolio. Berkshire\'s success would look a lot different these past few years if a stock like Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) -- which has lost over a quarter of its value since Berkshire first invested at the initial public offering -- was 47% of its portfolio.\nAim for diversification if you can\nThere\'s a reason diversification is one of the key pillars of investing. By spreading your investments across different companies, sectors, geographies, and assets, you lessen some of the inherent risks of investing. If a couple of companies or sectors underperform, they won\'t drag down your entire portfolio if the other components are holding up.\nYou may not see money-doubling short-term gains from a well-diversified stock portfolio, but it\'s a natural "safety net" you don\'t have with individual companies. When bear markets, recessions, and other economic setbacks happen, there\'s no guarantee a particular company will make it through unscathed. It\'s a much safer bet your diversified portfolio will.\nCover a lot of ground with a handful of investments\nThere\'s no set number of stocks you should own for your portfolio to be considered diversified, but the Motley Fool recommends buying 25 or more companies over time. Doing this by investing in individual companies can be a bit tedious because of the time it may take to research different companies and industries.\nAn easier approach would be using an exchange-traded fund (ETF), which is a fund that contains many stocks within it and trades on a stock exchange like individual companies. Just as you could buy shares of Berkshire on a stock exchange, you can buy shares of an ETF.\nA great starting point would be an S&P 500 ETF, which contains about 500 of the largest public U.S. companies by market cap. An S&P 500 ETF contains companies from all major sectors and is as close to a one-stop shop as an investor could need, in my opinion. It\'s diversified, contains blue chip stocks, and has proven historical results.\nIf you want to invest outside the U.S. (which I recommend), a good option would be a broad international fund like the Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ: VXUS), which contains companies from developed and emerging markets. Having companies from both markets allows investors to get the best of both worlds: the stability of developed markets and the growth potential of emerging markets.\nYour situation is different from someone else\'s\nA large part of investing comes down to your personal risk tolerance, investing style, and goals. There\'s no doubt Buffett\'s wisdom is worth listening to, and Berkshire\'s moves are worth paying attention to, but at the end of the day, they\'re not you. Your risk tolerance and goals may not align with theirs, and that\'s perfectly fine.\nA highly concentrated portfolio has worked for Berkshire and some other professional investors, but traditional investing wisdom warns against it -- especially if you can\'t dedicate the same amount of time to research that Buffett and his management team put in before making decisions.\nFor most investors, a diversified portfolio is a way to lower risk while still giving yourself a chance for promising returns.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Stefon Walters has positions in Apple and Vanguard Star Funds-Vanguard Total International Stock ETF. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Snowflake, and Vanguard Star Funds-Vanguard Total International Stock ETF. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 915,560,382 47.1% Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 1,032,852,006 8.7% Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) 400,000,000 7.3% American Express (NYSE: AXP) 151,610,700 6.8% Chevron (NYSE: CVX) 132,407,595 6.2% Data source: Berkshire Hathaway 13F filing / Data as of March 31, 2023. Cover a lot of ground with a handful of investments There's no set number of stocks you should own for your portfolio to be considered diversified, but the Motley Fool recommends buying 25 or more companies over time. A highly concentrated portfolio has worked for Berkshire and some other professional investors, but traditional investing wisdom warns against it -- especially if you can't dedicate the same amount of time to research that Buffett and his management team put in before making decisions.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 915,560,382 47.1% Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 1,032,852,006 8.7% Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) 400,000,000 7.3% American Express (NYSE: AXP) 151,610,700 6.8% Chevron (NYSE: CVX) 132,407,595 6.2% Data source: Berkshire Hathaway 13F filing / Data as of March 31, 2023. If you want to invest outside the U.S. (which I recommend), a good option would be a broad international fund like the Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ: VXUS), which contains companies from developed and emerging markets. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Snowflake, and Vanguard Star Funds-Vanguard Total International Stock ETF.', 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett's Portfolio Is Concentrated in a Few Stocks -- Should You Follow His Lead?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 915,560,382 47.1% Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 1,032,852,006 8.7% Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) 400,000,000 7.3% American Express (NYSE: AXP) 151,610,700 6.8% Chevron (NYSE: CVX) 132,407,595 6.2% Data source: Berkshire Hathaway 13F filing / Data as of March 31, 2023. Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A), a holding company of many companies, has also experienced much success in the stock market. Cover a lot of ground with a handful of investments There's no set number of stocks you should own for your portfolio to be considered diversified, but the Motley Fool recommends buying 25 or more companies over time.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 915,560,382 47.1% Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 1,032,852,006 8.7% Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) 400,000,000 7.3% American Express (NYSE: AXP) 151,610,700 6.8% Chevron (NYSE: CVX) 132,407,595 6.2% Data source: Berkshire Hathaway 13F filing / Data as of March 31, 2023. Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A), a holding company of many companies, has also experienced much success in the stock market. Berkshire's success would look a lot different these past few years if a stock like Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) -- which has lost over a quarter of its value since Berkshire first invested at the initial public offering -- was 47% of its portfolio."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-jun-2-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing at their nine-month highs, as the House passed the crucial debt ceiling bill in a major step to avoid a default. Also, a batch of economic data released on Thursday raised hopes that the Fed may finally put a pause on hiking interest rates. All three major indexes ended in positive territory.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) rose 0.5% or 153.30 points to end at 33,061.57 points.\nThe S&P 500 climbed 1% or 41.19 points to finish at 4,221.02 points, recording its highest close since Aug 19, 2022. Materials, energy, communication services and consumer discretionary stocks were the biggest gainers.\nThe Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) advanced 1.3% and 1.2%, respectively. The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) rose 1.4%, while the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) gained 1.2%. Nine of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in positive territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 1.3% or 165.70 points to finish at 13,100.98 points, registering its highest close since Aug 16, 2022.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 12.76% to 15.65. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 3.04-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 1.99-to-1 ratio favored advancing issues. A total of 11.14 billion shares were traded on Thursday, higher than the last 20-session average of 10.58 billion.\nInvestors Cheer Vote on Suspending Debt Ceiling\nWall Street witnessed one of its best openings for a month in a long time as stocks rallied after a series of economic data raised hopes that the Fed could finally pause its rate hikes. Investors also were upbeat after the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act by a vote of 314-117 with bipartisan support on Wednesday night.\nThis will now put the U.S. government on track to avoid a default by allowing the federal government to raise the legal borrowing capacity before June 5.\nIt had earlier been feared that the bill would face a snag given that senators from both parties had earlier pushed for amendments which would have forced the bill to be sent back to the House for another vote.\nThe crucial vote was cheered by investors, which saw a renewed rally in big tech stocks, helping the S&P 500 and Nasdaq record their best close since Aug 19 and Aug 16, respectively. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.6%, while Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) jumped 3%. Apple has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today\'s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\nInvestors’ focus will now shift to the Fed’s next policy meeting. A batch of economic data on construction and manufacturing released on Thursday hinted at slowing industrial and factory activity have been slowing in the United States.\nThis has once again made investors optimistic that the Fed could finally pause hiking its interest rates, which could begin as early as June.\nEconomic Data\nIn a batch of economic data released on Thursday, the ISM manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) declined to 46.9 in May, down from 47.1 in the prior month. This is the seventh straight month of decline for the manufacturing sector.\nSeparately, the S&P Global manufacturing PMI came up with a reading of 48.4 in May, declining from 50.2 in April.\nHowever, the Commerce Department said on Thursday that Construction Spending improved in April for the second straight month. Construction spending grew 1.2% in April after increasing 0.3% in March and beating analysts’ expectations of a rise of 0.2%. Year-over-year, construction spending jumped a solid 7.2% in April.\nMeanwhile, ADP private payrolls data showed that the U.S. economy unexpectedly added 278,000 jobs in May, surpassing expectations of a rise of 100,000.\nSeparately, the Labor Department reported that jobless claims totaled 232,000 for the week ending May 27, increasing 2,000 from the previous week’s revised level of 230,000. The four-week moving average was 229,500, a decrease of 2,500 from the previous week’s revised average of 232,000.\nContinuing claims came in at 1,795,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week’s revised level of 1,789,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,797,500 a decrease of 1,500 from the previous week\'s revised average of 1,799,000.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.6%, while Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) jumped 3%. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing at their nine-month highs, as the House passed the crucial debt ceiling bill in a major step to avoid a default.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.6%, while Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) jumped 3%. Also, a batch of economic data released on Thursday raised hopes that the Fed may finally put a pause on hiking interest rates.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Jun 2, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.6%, while Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) jumped 3%. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing at their nine-month highs, as the House passed the crucial debt ceiling bill in a major step to avoid a default.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gained 1.6%, while Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) jumped 3%. Investors Cheer Vote on Suspending Debt Ceiling Wall Street witnessed one of its best openings for a month in a long time as stocks rallied after a series of economic data raised hopes that the Fed could finally pause its rate hikes.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/opera-stock%3A-the-fast-rising-star-of-ai-driven-web-experiences', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It has become clear that AI mania is the investment theme du jour. The fortunes of semiconductor stocks surged in recent months, fueled by the AI boom and the increasing demand for advanced computing technologies.\nEnthusiasm about all things AI has also been boosting non-chip stocks, and some companies are far from household names. Small-cap Opera Ltd. (NASDAQ: OPRA), owned by a Chinese conglomerate headquartered in Norway, is a prime example of a stock racing to the moon on the promise of its AI applications. \nOpera develops a web browser with a built-in ad-blocker, free virtual private network, integrated messengers and a crypto wallet, among other features. It is "a complete web experience you can\'t get from system defaults such as Chrome, Safari and Edge."\nIts products include web browsers for Android and iOS systems for use on both mobile and desktop computers; Opera Gaming, which consists of a gaming portal and a video game development engine; personalized Opera News, a content aggregation and recommendation platform; Opera Ads, a targeted online marketing platform and the company\'s Web3 and e-commerce offerings.\nBuilt-In AI Capabilities\nAccording to the company, "The application of leading AI-powered technologies and advanced data analytics and the recommendation engine built into our browsers and news apps and other products and services give our users a better, faster and more personalized online experience and enable advertisers to target relevant users in a more precise way."\nThe company may fall outside the Peter Lynch "buy what you know" philosophy for OPRA stock. Opera aims its products at customers in emerging markets rather than developed nations, where Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and to a lesser degree, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), have gained traction with pre-installed browsers. \nAccording to web analytics firm Statcounter, Opera was one of the most widely used mobile browsers in emerging markets in 2022.\nWhile investors and the media, quite understandably, have gone bananas over the returns of Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) and its AI potential, Opera has been an even stronger price performer on a three-month, year-to-date and one-year basis. \nOpera, too, has been on a tear due to its AI initiatives.\nLaunched New AI-Ready Browser\nOn May 24, the company launched its AI: Aria browser, which integrates generative AI services. \nIn March, Opera announced its collaboration with ChatGPT to power chatbots and other chat features built into its browsers. It also allows users to generate AI prompts by typing or highlighting words on a Web site.\nAccording to Opera, the newest AI-based service will become increasingly integrated into future browser versions "with the ultimate aim of being natively blended into the browser, helping users perform cross-browser tasks."\nLook at the Opera chart to understand this stock\'s breathtaking rise. The word "parabolic" was used to describe some chart movements back in the dot-com era, and it comes to mind when looking at the Opera chart. In other words, would-be investors need to consider this stock\'s pros and cons.\nOn the pro side, there\'s an ongoing commitment to technological development, and the focus on emerging markets, which tend to be younger and faster-growing than developed markets, can also be a plus.\nDouble-Digit Revenue Growth\nOpera\'s revenue has been growing at double-digit rates in the past eight quarters, and analysts expect the company\'s earnings almost to double this year to 49 cents per share. So it\'s a real business, with real revenue and earnings growth, not some pie-in-the-sky speculative play.\nOn the other hand, with price gains of 74.12% in the past three months and 162.96% year-to-date, seasoned investors may find themselves humming the old Blood, Sweat and Tears song, "Spinning Wheel" and its famous lyrics, "What goes up must come down." \nAnybody who remembers the dot-com frenzy would be wise to view Opera\'s price action cautiously. The stock is currently trading 43.4% above its 50-day moving average, which is too frothy to consider as a proper entry point.\nAnalysts Say "Buy," But Use Caution\nOpera analyst ratings show a consensus view of "buy," but here\'s another reason to use caution: While the optimism about the stock appears well-founded, analysts also expect a pullback. The current price target is $11.80, representing a downside of 29.59%.\nOpera is a stock worthy of keeping on a watchlist, but as far as buying, it may be worth waiting for a pullback or even a new base that can offer a chance to get shares at a better valuation before the next rally begins.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Opera aims its products at customers in emerging markets rather than developed nations, where Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and to a lesser degree, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), have gained traction with pre-installed browsers. Small-cap Opera Ltd. (NASDAQ: OPRA), owned by a Chinese conglomerate headquartered in Norway, is a prime example of a stock racing to the moon on the promise of its AI applications. While investors and the media, quite understandably, have gone bananas over the returns of Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) and its AI potential, Opera has been an even stronger price performer on a three-month, year-to-date and one-year basis.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Opera aims its products at customers in emerging markets rather than developed nations, where Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and to a lesser degree, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), have gained traction with pre-installed browsers. Its products include web browsers for Android and iOS systems for use on both mobile and desktop computers; Opera Gaming, which consists of a gaming portal and a video game development engine; personalized Opera News, a content aggregation and recommendation platform; Opera Ads, a targeted online marketing platform and the company\'s Web3 and e-commerce offerings. Built-In AI Capabilities According to the company, "The application of leading AI-powered technologies and advanced data analytics and the recommendation engine built into our browsers and news apps and other products and services give our users a better, faster and more personalized online experience and enable advertisers to target relevant users in a more precise way."', 'news_article_title': 'Opera Stock: The Fast-Rising Star of AI-Driven Web Experiences', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Opera aims its products at customers in emerging markets rather than developed nations, where Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and to a lesser degree, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), have gained traction with pre-installed browsers. Built-In AI Capabilities According to the company, "The application of leading AI-powered technologies and advanced data analytics and the recommendation engine built into our browsers and news apps and other products and services give our users a better, faster and more personalized online experience and enable advertisers to target relevant users in a more precise way." According to web analytics firm Statcounter, Opera was one of the most widely used mobile browsers in emerging markets in 2022.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Opera aims its products at customers in emerging markets rather than developed nations, where Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and to a lesser degree, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), have gained traction with pre-installed browsers. Its products include web browsers for Android and iOS systems for use on both mobile and desktop computers; Opera Gaming, which consists of a gaming portal and a video game development engine; personalized Opera News, a content aggregation and recommendation platform; Opera Ads, a targeted online marketing platform and the company\'s Web3 and e-commerce offerings. Built-In AI Capabilities According to the company, "The application of leading AI-powered technologies and advanced data analytics and the recommendation engine built into our browsers and news apps and other products and services give our users a better, faster and more personalized online experience and enable advertisers to target relevant users in a more precise way."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-inc.-aapl-is-attracting-investor-attention%3A-here-is-what-you-should-know-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock\'s performance in the near term.\nOver the past month, shares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +8.6%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite\'s +1.5% change. During this period, the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, which Apple falls in, has gained 6.2%. The key question now is: What could be the stock\'s future direction?\nWhile media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company\'s business prospects usually make its stock \'trending\' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.\nRevisions to Earnings Estimates\nRather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company\'s earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings.\nWe essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors\' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.18 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -1.7%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -2.7%.\nFor the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $5.99 points to a change of -2% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has changed -0.3%.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.64 indicates a change of +10.8% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -0.3%.\nHaving a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock\'s price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Apple is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company\'s forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nProjected Revenue Growth\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company\'s financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn\'t able to grow its revenues. After all, it\'s nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it\'s important to know a company\'s potential revenue growth.\nFor Apple, the consensus sales estimate for the current quarter of $81.11 billion indicates a year-over-year change of -2.2%. For the current and next fiscal years, $384.49 billion and $409.74 billion estimates indicate -2.5% and +6.6% changes, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $94.84 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -2.5%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares with $1.52 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $93.32 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +1.63%. The EPS surprise was +5.56%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nWithout considering a stock\'s valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock\'s future price performance, it\'s crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company\'s growth prospects.\nWhile comparing the current values of a company\'s valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock\'s price.\nThe Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an An is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded D on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nConclusion\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it\'s worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.64 indicates a change of +10.8% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-to-buy-apple-and-1-reason-to-sell', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have produced a remarkable return of 282% over the past five years, easily crushing the S&P 500 by a wide margin. And even in 2023, the stock is up 38%. As of this writing, the business carries a market cap of $2.8 trillion, making it the largest company in the world according to this metric.\nEven though Apple is a household name today, some investors may be wondering if the business should be in their portfolios. Let's look at three reasons you might want to buy Apple stock, and one reason to sell.\n1. It's endorsed by top investors\nA beneficial course of action for retail investors is to look at what some of the top investors own. Managers of large funds have to report their portfolio positions every quarter with the Securities and Exchange Commission in a filing called a 13F. Unsurprisingly, Apple is a top holding among some of the best investors, thanks to its size and outstanding performance.\nWarren Buffett, whom many consider to be the best capital allocator ever, is a huge fan of Apple. The conglomerate he runs, Berkshire Hathaway, which has typically shied away from tech companies, started buying the stock in the first quarter of 2016. The exact timing of the purchase isn't known, but since the start of 2016 to May 31 of this year, Apple shares are up an incredible 579%.\nAs of March 31, 48.3% of Berkshire's portfolio was in Apple. Following in the Oracle of Omaha's footsteps might be a good enough reason to buy the stock, or at least take a closer look at the business.\n2. It has a wide moat\nApple's economic moat, or its characteristics that allow the business to maintain its competitive edge over its rivals, comes primarily from its powerful brand. Selling must-have products and services that are easy to use, work well together, and create an ecosystem with other consumers has allowed the company to charge premium prices for what it sells. Its gross margin has averaged a superb 40% over the past five years, indicative of proven pricing power.\nAnd that ecosystem has resulted in switching costs for customers. The iPhone gets all of the attention, as it should. But services like Apple Pay, Apple Music, and Apple TV+, among others, keep users engaged, stuck, and unlikely to switch. Consequently, Apple's competitive advantages are so powerful that it's impossible to see any company disrupting its dominance anytime soon.\n3. Its financial prowess\nStrong stock returns over extended periods are only possible if the underlying business performs well at a fundamental level, and Apple shines in this regard. That previously mentioned pricing power has resulted in an enterprise that prints cash. In fiscal 2022 (ended Sept. 24), Apple generated free cash flow of $111 billion, something it has no problem doing consistently.\nEven after reinvesting in the business, Apple has done a wonderful job of rewarding its shareholders. Over the past five years, the company has reduced its outstanding share count by close to 20%. And management just announced a new buyback authorization of $90 billion. What's more, it just raised its quarterly dividend for the 11th straight year.\nAs of April 1, the company had $166 billion in cash, equivalents, and marketable securities on its balance sheet. In times of heightened economic uncertainty, its strong financial position gives investors peace of mind.\nThe reason to sell: Apple is a massive enterprise\nApple has numerous attractive characteristics that every investor dreams about, but the company's sheer size today presents a reason to sell the stock.\nRight now, its market cap is $2.8 trillion, as I mentioned earlier. And over the past 12 months, the business reported revenue of $385 billion. Eventually, the law of large numbers presents itself and becomes a headwind. This means Apple's growth prospects are limited.\nIn the last two fiscal quarters, sales declined year over year. The leadership team expects this to happen again in the current quarter. And over the next five fiscal years, Wall Street consensus analyst estimates call for revenue to rise at a compound annual rate of just 5.4%. For investors focused more on growth, this is a valid reason to sell the stock.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\nNeil Patel has positions in Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have produced a remarkable return of 282% over the past five years, easily crushing the S&P 500 by a wide margin. Its financial prowess Strong stock returns over extended periods are only possible if the underlying business performs well at a fundamental level, and Apple shines in this regard. And over the next five fiscal years, Wall Street consensus analyst estimates call for revenue to rise at a compound annual rate of just 5.4%.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have produced a remarkable return of 282% over the past five years, easily crushing the S&P 500 by a wide margin. It has a wide moat Apple's economic moat, or its characteristics that allow the business to maintain its competitive edge over its rivals, comes primarily from its powerful brand. The reason to sell: Apple is a massive enterprise Apple has numerous attractive characteristics that every investor dreams about, but the company's sheer size today presents a reason to sell the stock.", 'news_article_title': '3 Reasons to Buy Apple, and 1 Reason to Sell', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have produced a remarkable return of 282% over the past five years, easily crushing the S&P 500 by a wide margin. In the last two fiscal quarters, sales declined year over year. For investors focused more on growth, this is a valid reason to sell the stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have produced a remarkable return of 282% over the past five years, easily crushing the S&P 500 by a wide margin. Let's look at three reasons you might want to buy Apple stock, and one reason to sell. But services like Apple Pay, Apple Music, and Apple TV+, among others, keep users engaged, stuck, and unlikely to switch."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-rise-ahead-of-may-jobs-data-debt-default-averted', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A\nJune 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday after the country narrowly averted a debt default, with focus now shifting to payrolls data that will determine whether the Federal Reserve sticks to its interest rate-hiking regime.\nThe Senate passed a bill late on Thursday to lift the government\'s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, avoiding a catastrophic, first-ever default.\nAttention now turns to data which will likely show job growth slowed in May, with wages coming off the boil that could allow the Fed to skip an interest rate hike this month for the first time since starting its aggressive policy tightening more than a year ago.\nThe Labor Department\'s closely watched employment report, due 0830 ET, is expected to still show a tight labor market. The unemployment rate is forecast climbing to 3.5% from 3.4% in April, while non-farm payrolls is seen increasing by 190,000 jobs last month after rising 253,000 in April.\nFed funds futures trading showed an over 70% probability that the Fed will hold interest rates steady at its June 13-14 policy meeting. FEDWATCH\n"With disaster averted for now, attention will turn to other matters which have been overshadowed by the drama in Washington," said Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.\n"U.S. jobs numbers may provide some pointers to the next move by the Fed, whose decision making no longer needs to consider the potential financial stability risks associated with default on U.S. debt."\nAt 7:01 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 185 points, or 0.56%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 21.25 points, or 0.5%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 63 points, or 0.44%.\nMegacap stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms META.O rose between 0.3% and 1.3% premarket.\nGrowth companies rely more on borrowed money so they benefit from lower rates.\nLululemon Athletica Inc LULU.O jumped 14.7% upon raising its annual sales and profit forecasts on Thursday as wealthy Americans bought its pricey activewear despite high inflation.\nThis helped boost shares of sportswear companies in both the United States and Europe, with Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI component Nike Inc NKE.N up 3.1%. Germany\'s Adidas ADSGn.DE and Puma PUMG.DE rose around 4.5% each in European trading.\nBroadcom Inc AVGO.O fell 0.6% after reporting quarterly results.\nThe chipmaker forecast third-quarter revenue above market estimates. However, analysts said the outlook was disappointing, as expectations were stacked up against a blockbuster guidance provided by Nvidia CorpNVDA.O last week. Shares of Nvidia, the world\'s most valuable chipmaker, rose 1.4%.\nRate outlook flip flops https://tmsnrt.rs/3MJf3f2\n(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 8780; +91 961 144 3740; Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_shreyashi;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Megacap stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms META.O rose between 0.3% and 1.3% premarket. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A June 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday after the country narrowly averted a debt default, with focus now shifting to payrolls data that will determine whether the Federal Reserve sticks to its interest rate-hiking regime. Attention now turns to data which will likely show job growth slowed in May, with wages coming off the boil that could allow the Fed to skip an interest rate hike this month for the first time since starting its aggressive policy tightening more than a year ago.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Megacap stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms META.O rose between 0.3% and 1.3% premarket. Attention now turns to data which will likely show job growth slowed in May, with wages coming off the boil that could allow the Fed to skip an interest rate hike this month for the first time since starting its aggressive policy tightening more than a year ago. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 185 points, or 0.56%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 21.25 points, or 0.5%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 63 points, or 0.44%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures rise ahead of May jobs data; debt default averted', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Megacap stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms META.O rose between 0.3% and 1.3% premarket. Attention now turns to data which will likely show job growth slowed in May, with wages coming off the boil that could allow the Fed to skip an interest rate hike this month for the first time since starting its aggressive policy tightening more than a year ago. debt."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Megacap stocks including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Meta Platforms META.O rose between 0.3% and 1.3% premarket. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A June 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday after the country narrowly averted a debt default, with focus now shifting to payrolls data that will determine whether the Federal Reserve sticks to its interest rate-hiking regime. Attention now turns to data which will likely show job growth slowed in May, with wages coming off the boil that could allow the Fed to skip an interest rate hike this month for the first time since starting its aggressive policy tightening more than a year ago.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-nears-all-time-high%3A-is-the-tech-giant-too-extended', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple stock has been in ultrasonic mode this year. After a series of higher highs and higher lows along with fresh 52-week highs, Apple AAPL shares have now soared back near all-time highs, as the tech giant has benefitted from strength in the large-cap tech space. The bullish theme around artificial intelligence certainly hasn’t hurt either.\nAfter a nearly 40% surge in 2023, are Apple shares now too far extended, or is the rally just getting underway?\nPlenty of Skepticism Remains\nLet’s take a step back for a moment and think about general market conditions. The American Association of Individual Investors publishes an investment sentiment indicator that shows the percentage spread between bulls and bears. The indicator currently sits at -12.31%, lower than the long-term average of 6.39%. This illustrates that bearishness continues to dominate U.S. investor sentiment.\n\nImage Source: YCharts\nDespite the technical progress this year, investor positioning also remains significantly bearish. A recent Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey from May illustrated that investors were the most underweight equities relative to bonds since the Great Financial Crisis. This survey looks at more than 600 money managers, and it is quite apparent that overall positioning is defensive as high levels of pessimism remain.\nRemember, the crowd is usually wrong. The lack of respect for the market’s recovery will likely aid a continuation of the recent rally off the 2022 lows.\nThe Business of Apple\nApple is engaged in the designing, manufacturing and marketing of mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Apple’s well-known products include the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV, along with its software applications like iOS and the MAC OS X operating systems.\nIn addition to the sales generated from the devices mentioned above, Apple’s business contains a Services segment that includes revenues from cloud services, the App Store, Apple Music, AppleCare, Apple Pay, as well as other licensing services that have become a major cash cow. Apple currently has more than 935 million paid subscribers across the Services portfolio.\nIf that all wasn’t enough, Apple dominates the Wearables market, as consumers continue to adopt products like the AirPods and Apple Watch. Apple has made significant headway in this area, strengthening its presence in the personal health monitoring space. Other services include Apple News+, Apple Card, and Apple Arcade.\nAn increased focus on autonomous vehicles and augmented reality technologies presents a growth opportunity over the long-term. Apple is expected to ramp up its efforts with new offerings, and has clearly benefitted from the AI theme this year.\nThe Zacks Rundown\nApple is part of the Zacks Computer and Technology sector, which currently ranks in the top 50% of all Zacks Ranked sectors. Because it is ranked in the top half of all sectors, we expect this group to outperform the market over the next 3 to 6 months, just as it has year-to-date with a 31% return:\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nHistorical research studies suggest that approximately half of a stock’s price appreciation is due to its sector and industry group combination. In fact, the top 50% of Zacks Ranked Sectors outperforms the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.\nBy focusing on leading stocks within the top 50% of Zacks Ranked Sectors, we can dramatically improve our stock-picking success.\nAAPL has exceeded earnings estimates in three of the past four quarters. The company most recently delivered fiscal second-quarter earnings back in May of $1.52/share, beating the $1.44 Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.56%. Apple has posted a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 2.65%.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAAPL is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock. The tech giant is projected to see a slight decline in earnings and revenues this year relative to 2022. \nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Apple’s full-year earnings sits at $5.99/share, a -1.96% decline from last year. Sales of $384.49 billion would translate to a -2.5% drop. But given Apple’s history of beating estimates, it wouldn’t be too surprising if these figures ended up being a bit light.\nWhat to Do Now\nWhile Apple shares do appear to be a bit extended in the short-term, buying stocks when they make new highs has proven to be profitable throughout history. A stock eclipsing a previous high should be viewed as a sign of strength. Still, investors may consider waiting for a pullback before entering a new position, particularly if they have added other names recently.\nBut the market is telling us to expect the unexpected. A resilient U.S. consumer along with a bullish artificial intelligence theme has helped push tech stocks like AAPL back near previous highs. Make sure to keep an eye on this tech behemoth as the stock is now less than 1% away from a new all-time high.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A resilient U.S. consumer along with a bullish artificial intelligence theme has helped push tech stocks like AAPL back near previous highs. After a series of higher highs and higher lows along with fresh 52-week highs, Apple AAPL shares have now soared back near all-time highs, as the tech giant has benefitted from strength in the large-cap tech space. AAPL has exceeded earnings estimates in three of the past four quarters.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'After a series of higher highs and higher lows along with fresh 52-week highs, Apple AAPL shares have now soared back near all-time highs, as the tech giant has benefitted from strength in the large-cap tech space. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research AAPL is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock. A resilient U.S. consumer along with a bullish artificial intelligence theme has helped push tech stocks like AAPL back near previous highs.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Nears All-Time High: Is the Tech Giant Too Extended?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'After a series of higher highs and higher lows along with fresh 52-week highs, Apple AAPL shares have now soared back near all-time highs, as the tech giant has benefitted from strength in the large-cap tech space. AAPL has exceeded earnings estimates in three of the past four quarters. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research AAPL is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'After a series of higher highs and higher lows along with fresh 52-week highs, Apple AAPL shares have now soared back near all-time highs, as the tech giant has benefitted from strength in the large-cap tech space. AAPL has exceeded earnings estimates in three of the past four quarters. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research AAPL is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-apple-is-the-best-stock-to-buy-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Despite certain U.S. banks going under and a substantial slowdown in economic expansion during the first quarter of 2023, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a great beginning to the year. Its stock rose by an impressive 39% year to date compared to the S&P 500's 10%.\nInvestors hold varied opinions on whether the stock is fairly valued or overvalued, given its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.8, which surpasses the stock's median P/E ratio of 17 over the past 10 years and the P/E ratio of the S&P 500, which is 24.4. Nevertheless, despite not being available at a discounted price, Apple remains a top stock to purchase. Here's why.\nInternational growth plans\nWith a market capitalization of $2.7 trillion, Apple is the world's most valuable company. Despite concerns about its sheer size and maturity hindering its ability to generate revenue and profit growth, it's worth noting that iOS remains the dominant operating system in the U.S., and the company has the potential for solid international expansion against Android, which currently holds near 70% of theglobal marketshare. So although it may be pushing up against market saturation limits within U.S. markets, it still has plenty of room for needle-moving growth internationally, especially in emerging markets.\nApple's rapid expansion into international markets is a no-brainer. Here are four reasons why:\nGlobal economic growth has created a favorable environment for Apple. As more people worldwide have disposable income, they are increasingly interested in purchasing Apple products.\nThe population of middle-class consumers in emerging markets is rising, which means there is a growing market of people who can afford Apple products.\nThe world is becoming increasingly urbanized, which means that more people live in cities with access to Apple stores and other channels to purchase Apple products.\nMany citizens in emerging markets see Apple products as status symbols, meaning consumers are willing to pay a premium.\nDuring its fiscal second quarter 2023earnings call management reported breaking sales records in several countries, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Mexico, and India. Additionally, with China reopening, investors can anticipate solid growth eventually resuming from that region as its economy rebounds. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook believes the company gained market share in China during its second quarter.\nIn short, Apple is well positioned to continue expanding into international markets for the foreseeable future.\nApple has generative AI plans\nSince the release of ChatGPT by OpenAI in late 2022, there has been curiosity about Apple's plans for their own advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology. As a result, an analyst asked Cook about generative AI during the company'searnings callin early May. However, he gave a cautious response to avoid revealing too much information:\nAs you know, we don't comment on product roadmaps. I do think it's very important to be delivered and thoughtful in how you approach these things. And there's a number of issues that need to be sorted, as is being talked about in a number of different places, but the potential is certainly very interesting.\nHowever, we know Apple is actively working on the technology. Many news outlets have reported multiple job postings for machine learning engineers specializing in generative AI.\nIt wants to explore the potential of this new technology to create innovative products and services that were previously impossible. For example, possibilities include the development of a ChatGPT-like virtual assistant that can recognize and respond to everyday language, potentially eliminating the need for competing search or AI services on Apple devices. Apple could also become a significant player in the search market, competing with companies like Alphabet's Google, and Microsoft's Bing.\nThe possibilities for new products and services are endless, including photo editing apps and games that can generate new levels and challenges on the fly. Overall, the potential revenue and profit-generating capabilities of generative AI products could significantly boost Apple's valuation over the long term.\nThe stock could flatline in the short term\nApple is a highly cyclical company, meaning the economy's overall health drives its sales and profits. As a result, people are predisposed to spend money on discretionary items like new iPhones and iPads when the economy is doing well. Alternatively, when the economy is in a downturn, people are determined to cut back on their spending, which can hurt Apple's sales.\nYou can see how high inflation, rising interest rates, and slowing growth harmed Apple's revenue and profit growth over the last two years in the chart below.\nAAPL Revenue (Quarterly YOY Growth) data by YCharts.\nEconomists at the Federal Reserve predicted in March that the U.S. economy would have a modest recession in the last half of 2023, meaning that the economy is likely to contract for two consecutive quarters, which is the technical definition of a recession. If this happens, Apple's stock price will likely fall as investors become more risk-averse, and it might be an excellent opportunity to buy it at a lower price.\nA recession is not guaranteed\nSome economic experts do not believe that a recession will likely happen soon. For example, Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz, thinks the U.S. economy is robust enough to steer clear of a recession in 2023 and argues that the number of job openings far exceeds the number of unemployed people, indicating an economy where businesses still hire, and people can find well-paying jobs. Additionally, it suggests that the economy is still growing.\nIf El-Erian is correct, investors waiting to buy Apple at bargain prices during a recession may never get that opportunity. And if you believe in Apple's long-term potential and can withstand potential short-term losses, you should buy the stock today.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 22, 2023\n{%sfr%}\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Rob Starks Jr has positions in Alphabet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Despite certain U.S. banks going under and a substantial slowdown in economic expansion during the first quarter of 2023, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a great beginning to the year. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YOY Growth) data by YCharts. Despite concerns about its sheer size and maturity hindering its ability to generate revenue and profit growth, it's worth noting that iOS remains the dominant operating system in the U.S., and the company has the potential for solid international expansion against Android, which currently holds near 70% of theglobal marketshare.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Despite certain U.S. banks going under and a substantial slowdown in economic expansion during the first quarter of 2023, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a great beginning to the year. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YOY Growth) data by YCharts. The population of middle-class consumers in emerging markets is rising, which means there is a growing market of people who can afford Apple products.', 'news_article_title': 'Why Apple Is the Best Stock to Buy Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Despite certain U.S. banks going under and a substantial slowdown in economic expansion during the first quarter of 2023, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a great beginning to the year. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YOY Growth) data by YCharts. Apple has generative AI plans Since the release of ChatGPT by OpenAI in late 2022, there has been curiosity about Apple's plans for their own advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Despite certain U.S. banks going under and a substantial slowdown in economic expansion during the first quarter of 2023, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a great beginning to the year. AAPL Revenue (Quarterly YOY Growth) data by YCharts. The population of middle-class consumers in emerging markets is rising, which means there is a growing market of people who can afford Apple products.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-sp-500-top-50-etf-xlg-be-on-your-investing-radar-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/04/2005.\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $2.34 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.20%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.12%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 39.50% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Telecom round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.33% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 50.76% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nXLG seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Top 50 ETF Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Top 50 Index is composed of 50 of the largest companies in the S&P 500 Index.\nThe ETF has added roughly 21.63% so far this year and it's up approximately 9.36% in the last one year (as of 06/02/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $266.55 and $334.70.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 20.26% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 53 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, XLG is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $313.42 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $397.56 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nInvesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.33% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/04/2005.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.33% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/04/2005.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.33% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/04/2005.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 13.33% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-shares-see-biggest-ever-weekly-inflow-on-ai-boom-bofa', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Adds details, quote\nLONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Technology equity funds saw their biggest weekly inflows on record in the week to Wednesday, driven by a surge in investor interest in artificial intelligence, according to BofA Global Research released on Friday.\nTech stocks saw $8.5 billion of inflows in the week to Wednesday, the most on record, BoFa said, citing EPFR data. Stocks in general saw $14.8 billion of inflows the largest weekly inflow since February.\nPart of that swell was thanks to a 30% rise in shares of chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O in just three sessions that pushed its market valuation above $1 trillion at one point.\nSeven stocks - Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Nvidia, Meta META.O and Tesla TSLA.O - account for 8.8 percentage points of the S&P 500\'s .SPX 10% year-to-date return, according to BofA\'s calcuations.\nThe "market (is) bored of waiting for rates to cause recession" and so is \'back to biggest companies = biggest margins = biggest (price to earnings multiples)\'," the analysts wrote in a note, saying that they themselves remain bearish due to higher interest rates.\nCash funds, normally in demand when investors are nervous, also saw inflows of $11.3 billion, their six straight week of inflows, while gold funds saw $200 million of outflows, according to BofA.\n(Reporting by Alun John; Editing by Amanda Cooper)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Seven stocks - Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Nvidia, Meta META.O and Tesla TSLA.O - account for 8.8 percentage points of the S&P 500's .SPX 10% year-to-date return, according to BofA's calcuations. Tech stocks saw $8.5 billion of inflows in the week to Wednesday, the most on record, BoFa said, citing EPFR data. Part of that swell was thanks to a 30% rise in shares of chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O in just three sessions that pushed its market valuation above $1 trillion at one point.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Seven stocks - Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Nvidia, Meta META.O and Tesla TSLA.O - account for 8.8 percentage points of the S&P 500's .SPX 10% year-to-date return, according to BofA's calcuations. Adds details, quote LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Technology equity funds saw their biggest weekly inflows on record in the week to Wednesday, driven by a surge in investor interest in artificial intelligence, according to BofA Global Research released on Friday. Tech stocks saw $8.5 billion of inflows in the week to Wednesday, the most on record, BoFa said, citing EPFR data.", 'news_article_title': 'Tech shares see biggest ever weekly inflow on AI boom-BofA', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Seven stocks - Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Nvidia, Meta META.O and Tesla TSLA.O - account for 8.8 percentage points of the S&P 500's .SPX 10% year-to-date return, according to BofA's calcuations. Adds details, quote LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Technology equity funds saw their biggest weekly inflows on record in the week to Wednesday, driven by a surge in investor interest in artificial intelligence, according to BofA Global Research released on Friday. Tech stocks saw $8.5 billion of inflows in the week to Wednesday, the most on record, BoFa said, citing EPFR data.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Seven stocks - Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Nvidia, Meta META.O and Tesla TSLA.O - account for 8.8 percentage points of the S&P 500\'s .SPX 10% year-to-date return, according to BofA\'s calcuations. Adds details, quote LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Technology equity funds saw their biggest weekly inflows on record in the week to Wednesday, driven by a surge in investor interest in artificial intelligence, according to BofA Global Research released on Friday. The "market (is) bored of waiting for rates to cause recession" and so is \'back to biggest companies = biggest margins = biggest (price to earnings multiples)\'," the analysts wrote in a note, saying that they themselves remain bearish due to higher interest rates.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zacks-investment-ideas-feature-highlights%3A-tesla-apple-general-motors-honda-motor-and-ford', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – June 2, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Tesla TSLA, Apple AAPL, General Motors GM, Honda Motor Co. HMC and Ford F.\n5 Reasons to Buy Tesla Right Now\nOver the years, Tesla has shifted from developing niche products for affluent buyers to making affordable electric vehicles for the masses. Though there have been many naysayers along the way, shares have increased by more than 12,000%. Despite a brutal correction in 2022, the EV maker has delivered positive earnings surprises in nine straight quarters, and shares have begun to recover as a result.\nBelow are five reasons the momentum can continue into year-end:\nA Plethora of Catalysts\nPrice Cuts Sparking Demand: Over the years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has often said that the EV maker has a supply problem, not a demand problem. However, in early 2023, Musk boldly cut prices to counter rising interest rates that are driving financing costs higher, compete with rivals, and allow several models to be eligible for the hefty $7,500 tax rebates for electric vehicles. (Allowed on EVs under 55,000 and electric SUVs and trucks under $80,000).\nStock Repurchase Plan: Apple is the best example of using buybacks to its advantage. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable. Stock buybacks increase earnings per share (The total number of shares outstanding decreases), create a favorable imbalance between supply and demand (Publics supply of shares is lower), and imply that the stock is undervalued and that it expects future growth. In Tesla’s recent earnings calls, Elon Musk suggested that the company would do a “meaningful buyback” in the fourth quarter of 2023.\nA Hummer Replacement? In the early 2000s, General Motors saw a wave of success with its best-selling Hummer SUV. The eccentric army truck became popular with people from all walks of life who wanted to stand out on the roads. However, during the 2008 financial crisis, the viability of the Hummer came into question. Not only was the economy working against it, but sky-high oil prices also made its gas-guzzling nature unattractive, and the green movement in the United States was beginning and consumers were looking to decrease their carbon emissions.\nLater this year, Tesla will launch its “Hummer killer,” the obnoxious-looking Cybertruck. The Cybertruck SUV is unlikely to run into the same issues the Hummer did for two reasons. First, unlike in 2008, 2023’s economy is not on the brink of collapse. If you use the Tesla Model Y SUV sales as a precedent, consumers are not only attracted to EVs, but also willing to pay a premium. Second, because the Cybertruck is fully electric, it will attract environmentally conscious consumers.\nFull Self-Driving (FSD) Deployment: Tesla continues to refine and improve its AI-powered self-driving program. Already, FSD is much safer than the average driver on the road. In a recent interview, Musk seemed very bullish on FSD’s potential, saying “Tesla will have a Chat-GPT moment later this year.” Musk should know – he was the brains and investment behind Open AI’s Chat-GPT.\nElectrifying “Non-Automotive” Growth: Over the last few years, Tesla’s energy generation and storage revenues have been growing at a CAGR of 47%. Tesla’s “Megapack” deployment is expected to rocket higher by 135% in 2023.\nValuation\nPrice to Sales at Bargain Basement Levels: Because of Tesla’s dominance in the EV realm, innovation, and high growth, it garners a higher valuation than traditional automakers such as Honda Motor Co. and Ford. That said, from a price-to-sales perspective, TSLA is at its most attractive level since the start of the post-pandemic recovery on Wall Street. The last time Tesla’s P/S ratio was at 8 (like it is now), shares increased sevenfold over the next several months.\nFinancial Efficiency\nReturn on Equity: Typically, automakers are known for having razor-thin margins. For Tesla, this isn’t the case. Tesla’s return on equity of 27.29% is higher than the S&P 500’s 25.67% over the trailing twelve months.\nThe “Magic Elixir”\nGrowth and Liquidity: Large institutional growth investors consider two major factors when selecting stocks: growth and liquidity. Tesla has grown its top and bottom lines at a healthy double-digit rate for years all while having a market cap north of $500 billion – an extremely rare feat.\nLong-Term Area of Interest\nA Rare Technical Zone: In monster stocks, the 50-week moving average is a long-term level that investors often defend. Tesla has held the zone since its inception in 2010 and is making a rare visit.\nTesla also jumped above its 200-day moving average for the first time since 2022 – another bullish sign.\nConclusion\nA plethora of catalysts, a bargain basement valuation, financial efficiency, growth and liquidity, and strong technical action are key reasons why Tesla’s stock should be higher 6-12 months from now.\nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. 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Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\nZacks Reveals ChatGPT "Sleeper" Stock\nOne little-known company is at the heart of an especially brilliant Artificial Intelligence sector. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\nAs a service to readers, Zacks is providing a bonus report that names and explains this explosive growth stock and 4 other "must buys." Plus more.\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nFord Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHonda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nGeneral Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – June 2, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Tesla TSLA, Apple AAPL, General Motors GM, Honda Motor Co. HMC and Ford F. 5 Reasons to Buy Tesla Right Now Over the years, Tesla has shifted from developing niche products for affluent buyers to making affordable electric vehicles for the masses. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – June 2, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Tesla TSLA, Apple AAPL, General Motors GM, Honda Motor Co. HMC and Ford F. 5 Reasons to Buy Tesla Right Now Over the years, Tesla has shifted from developing niche products for affluent buyers to making affordable electric vehicles for the masses. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable.', 'news_article_title': 'Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Tesla, Apple, General Motors, Honda Motor and Ford', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable. For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – June 2, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Tesla TSLA, Apple AAPL, General Motors GM, Honda Motor Co. HMC and Ford F. 5 Reasons to Buy Tesla Right Now Over the years, Tesla has shifted from developing niche products for affluent buyers to making affordable electric vehicles for the masses. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – June 2, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Tesla TSLA, Apple AAPL, General Motors GM, Honda Motor Co. HMC and Ford F. 5 Reasons to Buy Tesla Right Now Over the years, Tesla has shifted from developing niche products for affluent buyers to making affordable electric vehicles for the masses. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) : Free Stock Analysis Report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. AAPL has the most aggressive share repurchase plan on Wall Street, and the success of the strategy is undeniable.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-take-five%3A-almost-half-time', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "June 2 (Reuters) - The hefty weight of tech megacaps, strange reporting rules for an upcoming OPEC meeting and more pain for consumers and businesses Down Under - these are just some of the topics preoccupying markets as they approach the halfway point of 2023.\nSome investors are growing concerned about how gains in the S&P 500 have become increasingly concentrated in a handful of megacap stocks.\nThe combined weight of five stocks - Apple, Microsoft, Google-parent Alphabet, Amazon and Nvidia - now accounts for 25% of the S&P 500’s market value, a trend recently supercharged by the AI buzz. Data from Deutsche Bank shows the equal-weighted S&P 500 index, a barometer of the average stock, trailing the S&P 500 by its biggest margin since 1999.\nA rally driven by a handful of stocks raises questions about the health of the broader market and risks igniting volatility if investors ditch those megacap holdings.\nEmerging market central banks were quick to tighten policy in early 2021 when price pressures accelerated, front-running major developed central banks, including the Fed. Now they appear to be once again first out of the starting blocks as rate cuts move higher up the agenda.\nHungary became the first European bank to lower rates in May, following Uruguay, which kicked off the Latin American rate-cut cycle in April while Sri Lanka stunned markets with a 250-basis point rate cut on June 1.\nBut the picture is mixed: Polish policymakers are seen holding rates at 6.75% on Tuesday even if expectations are rising for a cut later in the year. Markets might have to wait until 2024 for India, where the next decision is due on Thursday. Russia is expected to keep its rate at 7.5% on Friday.\n3/A CRUDE INVITATION\nThe Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and partners meet on Sunday to discuss oil production. The event draws in throngs of reporters from all around the world, who jostle for position at the bottom of several flights of stairs at the OPEC secretariat that they race up to get into the pre-meeting press scrum.\nReading the runes is trickier than usual. Not only is OPEC+ giving mixed signals as to what to expect in terms of output, but the group has also banned several major news organisations from attending the press conference, including Reuters and Bloomberg.\nNo-invitation journalists can still quiz oil ministers as they pass through the lobbies of Vienna's glitzy hotels, but will not be admitted to the formal press conference.\nThe price of oil, meanwhile, is now roughly half what it was in March 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine, around $72 a barrel.\n4/INTERVENTION WATCH\nThe yen has fallen over 5% since early March to six-month lows against a resilient dollar JPY=EBS.\nIt's enough to make Japanese officials uneasy, with top currency diplomat Masato Kanda warning Japan will closely watch currency moves and won't rule out any options.\nCurrency intervention is viewed as a distant prospect, but traders will likely pay attention to policymaker comments in coming days after officials from the finance ministry, BOJ and Japan's financial watchdog met on Tuesday. Such meetings can be a prelude to further action.\nAnd it's not just Japan traders on intervention watch. Sweden's crown is at its weakest against the dollar and euro in over a decade, adding to inflationary pressures. A weak currency is a problem, but intervention would be a last resort, says central bank Deputy Governor Per Jansson.\nSuch resolve could well be put to the test.\n5/RBA BRINGS THE PAIN\nThe Reserve Bank of Australia says the inflation fight is far from won, and the public should brace itself for more pain.\nThat could be as soon as the next meeting on Tuesday, with markets laying about 30% odds for a hike.\nThe economy had been showing signs of cooling until this week, when a reading of consumer prices jumped much more than forecast for April, sending stocks to a two-month trough.\nRates are already at an 11-year peak after a surprise hike last month, which RBA governor Philip Lowe justified by saying he wanted to send a clear message to households and businesses that the central bank will do whatever it takes.\nPolicymakers need to keep an eye on top trading partner China too, where a sputtering post-pandemic recovery risks eroding Australian ore and energy exports.\nMegacap stocks corner over a quarter of S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/3OOy8io\nEmerging markets interest rates https://tmsnrt.rs/3MViQqQ\nAll eyes on OPEC+ meeting https://tmsnrt.rs/3N8bW1C\nYen watching https://tmsnrt.rs/42xuTPP\nInflation still a concern for RBA https://tmsnrt.rs/43DufAS\n(Compiled by Amanda Cooper; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)\n(([email protected]; +442031978531; Twitter: https://twitter.com/a_coops1;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "June 2 (Reuters) - The hefty weight of tech megacaps, strange reporting rules for an upcoming OPEC meeting and more pain for consumers and businesses Down Under - these are just some of the topics preoccupying markets as they approach the halfway point of 2023. Currency intervention is viewed as a distant prospect, but traders will likely pay attention to policymaker comments in coming days after officials from the finance ministry, BOJ and Japan's financial watchdog met on Tuesday. Rates are already at an 11-year peak after a surprise hike last month, which RBA governor Philip Lowe justified by saying he wanted to send a clear message to households and businesses that the central bank will do whatever it takes.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'June 2 (Reuters) - The hefty weight of tech megacaps, strange reporting rules for an upcoming OPEC meeting and more pain for consumers and businesses Down Under - these are just some of the topics preoccupying markets as they approach the halfway point of 2023. Emerging market central banks were quick to tighten policy in early 2021 when price pressures accelerated, front-running major developed central banks, including the Fed. Megacap stocks corner over a quarter of S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/3OOy8io Emerging markets interest rates https://tmsnrt.rs/3MViQqQ All eyes on OPEC+ meeting https://tmsnrt.rs/3N8bW1C Yen watching https://tmsnrt.rs/42xuTPP Inflation still a concern for RBA https://tmsnrt.rs/43DufAS (Compiled by Amanda Cooper; Editing by Edwina Gibbs) (([email protected]; +442031978531; Twitter: https://twitter.com/a_coops1;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'GRAPHIC-Take Five: Almost half-time', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Hungary became the first European bank to lower rates in May, following Uruguay, which kicked off the Latin American rate-cut cycle in April while Sri Lanka stunned markets with a 250-basis point rate cut on June 1. But the picture is mixed: Polish policymakers are seen holding rates at 6.75% on Tuesday even if expectations are rising for a cut later in the year. The price of oil, meanwhile, is now roughly half what it was in March 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine, around $72 a barrel.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Emerging market central banks were quick to tighten policy in early 2021 when price pressures accelerated, front-running major developed central banks, including the Fed. Hungary became the first European bank to lower rates in May, following Uruguay, which kicked off the Latin American rate-cut cycle in April while Sri Lanka stunned markets with a 250-basis point rate cut on June 1. 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{'date': '2023-06-05', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-climb-as-apple-hits-record-high', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\nJune 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday, as Apple scaled an all-time peak and investors weighed up chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting.\nApple Inc shares AAPL.O rose 1.8% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset.\nOther growth stocks also rose, with Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O gaining 1.8% and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O adding 0.9%.\nU.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.\nTraders have priced in a nearly 80% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool, though they expect another hike in July.\n"We are now waiting for that next major data point and to determine whether the Fed is going to be skipping or pausing or hiking," said Thomas Hayes, chairman at Great Hill Capital LLC.\nA stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes of the Fed pausing its aggressive monetary tightening cycle have boosted U.S. equity markets in recent months, with the rebound putting the S&P 500 on track to close 20% above its October 2022 closing lows.\nA survey from the Institute for Supply Management showed the U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low, which could aid the Fed\'s fight against inflation.\n"It is a bit of a concern because we\'re very close to that expansion-contraction threshold. It is certainly adding to the uncertainty as to whether we will be slipping into a recession or not," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research.\nAt 12:02 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 84.58 points, or 0.25%, at 33,678.18, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 9.23 points, or 0.22%, at 4,291.60, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 60.32 points, or 0.46%, at 13,301.08.\nPalo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O climbed 5.5% as the cybersecurity firm looks set to replace Dish Network DISH.O in the S&P 500 index. Dish shares fell 1.0%.\nBig U.S. banks slipped after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. regulators were preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could include raising their capital requirements by 20% on average.\nTesla IncTSLA.Ogained 1.6% after the electric vehicle maker\'s sales of China-made cars in China jumped in May.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.56-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.35-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc shares AAPL.O rose 1.8% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday, as Apple scaled an all-time peak and investors weighed up chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc shares AAPL.O rose 1.8% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday, as Apple scaled an all-time peak and investors weighed up chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq climb as Apple hits record high', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc shares AAPL.O rose 1.8% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday, as Apple scaled an all-time peak and investors weighed up chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc shares AAPL.O rose 1.8% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday, as Apple scaled an all-time peak and investors weighed up chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-ba-aapl-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Monday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.5%. Year to date, Apple registers a 41.4% gain.\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Boeing, trading down 1.5%. Boeing is showing a gain of 10.3% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are Salesforce, trading down 1.3%, and Walgreens Boots Alliance, trading up 1.2% on the day.\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: BA, AAPL\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "VIDEO: Dow Movers: BA, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Monday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.5%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Boeing, trading down 1.5%.", 'news_luhn_summary': "VIDEO: Dow Movers: BA, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Monday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.5%. Year to date, Apple registers a 41.4% gain.", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: BA, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Movers: BA, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Boeing, trading down 1.5%. Boeing is showing a gain of 10.3% looking at the year to date performance.', 'news_textrank_summary': "VIDEO: Dow Movers: BA, AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. In early trading on Monday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.5%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Boeing, trading down 1.5%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-releases-vision-pro-headset-quick-facts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "(RTTNews) - Apple unveiled Apple Vision Pro, a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world.\nThe tech major said that Vision Pro creates an infinite canvas for apps that scales beyond the boundaries of a traditional display and introduces a fully three-dimensional user interface controlled by the most natural and intuitive inputs possible — a user's eyes, hands, and voice.\nFeaturing visionOS, the world's first spatial operating system, Vision Pro lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space.\nAccording to the company, Apple Vision Pro starts at $3,499, and will be available early next year on apple.com and at Apple Store locations in the U.S., with more countries coming later next year.\nIn a separate press release, Apple said it introduced the 15-inch MacBook Air. Itfeatures a spacious, high-resolution 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display. With the M2 chip, the 15-inch MacBook Air has incredible performance. It's up to 12x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Air.\nApple said its 15-inch MacBook Air delivers extraordinary battery life, with up to 18 hours - 50 percent more than on the PC - even with a better display and better performance.\nThe 15-inch MacBook Air with M2 is available to order today on apple.com/store and in the Apple Store app. It will begin arriving to customers, and in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, beginning Tuesday, June 13.\nThe 15-inch MacBook Air with M2, available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray, starts at $1,299 and $1,199 for education.\nThe 13-inch MacBook Air with M2, available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray, now starts at $1,099 and $999 for education.\nThe 13-inch MacBook Air with M1, available in gold, silver, and space gray, remains in the lineup, starting at $999 and $899 for education.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The tech major said that Vision Pro creates an infinite canvas for apps that scales beyond the boundaries of a traditional display and introduces a fully three-dimensional user interface controlled by the most natural and intuitive inputs possible — a user's eyes, hands, and voice. Featuring visionOS, the world's first spatial operating system, Vision Pro lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space. Apple said its 15-inch MacBook Air delivers extraordinary battery life, with up to 18 hours - 50 percent more than on the PC - even with a better display and better performance.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'It will begin arriving to customers, and in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, beginning Tuesday, June 13. The 15-inch MacBook Air with M2, available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray, starts at $1,299 and $1,199 for education. The 13-inch MacBook Air with M2, available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray, now starts at $1,099 and $999 for education.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Releases Vision Pro Headset - Quick Facts', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Featuring visionOS, the world's first spatial operating system, Vision Pro lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space. According to the company, Apple Vision Pro starts at $3,499, and will be available early next year on apple.com and at Apple Store locations in the U.S., with more countries coming later next year. In a separate press release, Apple said it introduced the 15-inch MacBook Air.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'According to the company, Apple Vision Pro starts at $3,499, and will be available early next year on apple.com and at Apple Store locations in the U.S., with more countries coming later next year. The 15-inch MacBook Air with M2, available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray, starts at $1,299 and $1,199 for education. The 13-inch MacBook Air with M2, available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray, now starts at $1,099 and $999 for education.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/flat-to-down-markets-on-vision-pro-reveal-binance-lawsuit', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'After a big Friday in trading, market indices were in a giving mood to start a new week. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 tried to stay in positive territory, but dipped into the red an hour or so before the close. The Dow had maintained levels just below breakeven but closed at session lows, while the small-cap Russell 2000 fought off session lows this morning but stayed well into the red. The Dow lost -0.56%, the Nasdaq -0.08%, the S&P was -0.20% and the Russell -1.31%.\n\nApple AAPL had reached all-time highs today, just shy of $185 per share, just ahead of its release of new mixed-reality headset Vision Pro — a 3D AR device that puts Apple squarely in the virtual reality game. Vision Pro will list for a fairly steep $3499 and is expected to hit the stores early 2024. However, the news was not enough to sustain Apple’s market value today, as the stock closed in negative territory by -0.06%.\n\nAnd Binance sold off -9.5% directly following the lawsuit registered against the company by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), which alleges multiple securities violations. Not only this, but nearly all major Bitcoin/crypto-related stocks took a bath today, from -3% to -9% on the session. Alleged unregistered securities offered by the company and the possible commingling of funds were cited as SEC infractions.\n\nEarlier this morning, both May S&P PMI and ISM Services came in below expectations, albeit slightly: 54.9 versus 55.1 expected and put out in the prior month for the former and 50.3% versus 52.3% anticipated came as negative surprises — clearly giving Fed members a strong signal that productivity is coming down in the U.S. economy, even in places that have not been hit yet by higher interest rates. Put this in the “do not raise” column for two weeks from Wednesday.\n\nFactory Orders also cooled off for the month of April, though still in positive territory: +0.4% was 20 basis points (bps) off expectations and less than half the previous month’s +0.9% reported. Again, this is more evidence that, even though overall employment has remained stubbornly high, economic erosion does indeed exist. Another check mark for “do not raise.”\n\nThere are no economic prints expected Tuesday, in what is the slowest week for inflation data since the last interest rate hike on May 3rd. Next week, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Producer Price Index (PPI) and Retail Sales will pick things up ahead of the next two-day Fed meeting, which begins two weeks from tomorrow. Last week’s surprisingly strong labor market report cast a bit of a shadow on whether the Fed will indeed pause on June 14th, even though markets sure didn’t trade like it last Friday.\n\nQuestions or comments about this article and/or its author? Click here>>\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\nSPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL had reached all-time highs today, just shy of $185 per share, just ahead of its release of new mixed-reality headset Vision Pro — a 3D AR device that puts Apple squarely in the virtual reality game. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Earlier this morning, both May S&P PMI and ISM Services came in below expectations, albeit slightly: 54.9 versus 55.1 expected and put out in the prior month for the former and 50.3% versus 52.3% anticipated came as negative surprises — clearly giving Fed members a strong signal that productivity is coming down in the U.S. economy, even in places that have not been hit yet by higher interest rates.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL had reached all-time highs today, just shy of $185 per share, just ahead of its release of new mixed-reality headset Vision Pro — a 3D AR device that puts Apple squarely in the virtual reality game. Free: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >> Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research?', 'news_article_title': 'Flat-to-Down Markets on Vision Pro Reveal, Binance Lawsuit', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL had reached all-time highs today, just shy of $185 per share, just ahead of its release of new mixed-reality headset Vision Pro — a 3D AR device that puts Apple squarely in the virtual reality game. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 tried to stay in positive territory, but dipped into the red an hour or so before the close.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL had reached all-time highs today, just shy of $185 per share, just ahead of its release of new mixed-reality headset Vision Pro — a 3D AR device that puts Apple squarely in the virtual reality game. Earlier this morning, both May S&P PMI and ISM Services came in below expectations, albeit slightly: 54.9 versus 55.1 expected and put out in the prior month for the former and 50.3% versus 52.3% anticipated came as negative surprises — clearly giving Fed members a strong signal that productivity is coming down in the U.S. economy, even in places that have not been hit yet by higher interest rates.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-ends-lower-as-traders-eye-potential-pause-in-rate-hikes-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A\nJune 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground.\nApple Inc AAPL.O ended lower after the world\'s most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. Earlier Apple rose as much as 2.2% to an all-time high.\nOther heavyweight growth stocks were mixed, with Nvidia Corp NVDA.O giving back some of its recent gains and Tesla Inc TSLA.O adding as much as 3.4% after the electric vehicle maker\'s sales of China-made cars in China jumped in May.\nThe S&P 500 on Friday closed at its highest level in over nine months after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May.\nFollowing a stronger-than-expected earnings season and expectations the Fed could pause its aggressive monetary tightening cycle, the S&P 500 is up nearly 20% from its closing low in October, lifted by gains in heavyweight tech stocks including Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.\nReinforcing expectations the Fed could pause its rate hikes, a survey from the Institute for Supply Management showed the U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low, which could aid the Fed\'s fight against inflation.\n"That bad news is good news in terms of the Fed. The bad news, meaning weak economic reports, is actually good news because it makes it more likely the Fed will pause its series of interest rate hikes, believing they have begun to do their trick bringing inflation down," said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist Ingalls & Snyder in New York.\nTraders have priced in a nearly 80% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group\'s FedWatch tool, although they expect another hike in July.\nUnofficially, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 200.16 points, or 0.59%, to 33,562.6, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 8.62 points, or 0.20%, to 4,273.75 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 11.34 points, or 0.09%, to 13,229.43.\nPalo Alto Networks Inc PANW.Oclimbed, with thecybersecurity firm set to replace Dish Network Corp DISH.O in the S&P 500 index on June 20. Dish shares fell.\nBig U.S. banks slipped after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. regulators were preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could include raising their capital requirements by 20% on average.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Marguerita Choy)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O ended lower after the world's most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. Other heavyweight growth stocks were mixed, with Nvidia Corp NVDA.O giving back some of its recent gains and Tesla Inc TSLA.O adding as much as 3.4% after the electric vehicle maker's sales of China-made cars in China jumped in May.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O ended lower after the world's most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. Following a stronger-than-expected earnings season and expectations the Fed could pause its aggressive monetary tightening cycle, the S&P 500 is up nearly 20% from its closing low in October, lifted by gains in heavyweight tech stocks including Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends lower as traders eye potential pause in rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O ended lower after the world's most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. Traders have priced in a nearly 80% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group's FedWatch tool, although they expect another hike in July.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O ended lower after the world's most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. Following a stronger-than-expected earnings season and expectations the Fed could pause its aggressive monetary tightening cycle, the S&P 500 is up nearly 20% from its closing low in October, lifted by gains in heavyweight tech stocks including Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-05-2023%3A-aapl-epam-spot-rtx', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Tech stocks were lower late Monday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) dropping 0.4% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 1.5%.\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) on Monday introduced new products, including the M2 Ultra, a new system on a chip for Mac, and the Vision Pro, an augmented reality headset. The tech giant\'s shares were shedding 0.8%.\nEPAM Systems (EPAM) shares slumped over 21% after it lowered its Q2 and full-year outlook amid "further deterioration in the near-term demand environment."\nSpotify Technology (SPOT) said it plans to lay off 200 people, or 2% of its global workforce, impacting the global podcast business and other functions as part of "a strategic realignment." Spotify shares were up 3.1%.\nRaytheon Technologies (RTX) is in advanced talks with French aerospace company Safran to sell its actuation unit that makes products like flight controls, Bloomberg reported. The report said a deal would value the Raytheon unit at about $1 billion. Raytheon shares were down 0.3%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) on Monday introduced new products, including the M2 Ultra, a new system on a chip for Mac, and the Vision Pro, an augmented reality headset. Tech stocks were lower late Monday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) dropping 0.4% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 1.5%. Raytheon Technologies (RTX) is in advanced talks with French aerospace company Safran to sell its actuation unit that makes products like flight controls, Bloomberg reported.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) on Monday introduced new products, including the M2 Ultra, a new system on a chip for Mac, and the Vision Pro, an augmented reality headset. EPAM Systems (EPAM) shares slumped over 21% after it lowered its Q2 and full-year outlook amid "further deterioration in the near-term demand environment." Spotify Technology (SPOT) said it plans to lay off 200 people, or 2% of its global workforce, impacting the global podcast business and other functions as part of "a strategic realignment."', 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/05/2023: AAPL, EPAM, SPOT, RTX', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) on Monday introduced new products, including the M2 Ultra, a new system on a chip for Mac, and the Vision Pro, an augmented reality headset. Tech stocks were lower late Monday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) dropping 0.4% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index falling 1.5%. Spotify shares were up 3.1%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) on Monday introduced new products, including the M2 Ultra, a new system on a chip for Mac, and the Vision Pro, an augmented reality headset. EPAM Systems (EPAM) shares slumped over 21% after it lowered its Q2 and full-year outlook amid "further deterioration in the near-term demand environment." Raytheon Technologies (RTX) is in advanced talks with French aerospace company Safran to sell its actuation unit that makes products like flight controls, Bloomberg reported.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/japan-shares-edge-higher-on-boost-from-miners-fast-retailing', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Rocky Swift\nTOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan\'s Nikkei share index edged higher on Tuesday, with mining stocks and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading gains on technical support for heavyweight stocks ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices.\nThe Nikkei .N225 rose 0.41% to 32,350.58 by the midday break, recovering from an early slide and adding to a 33-year peak climbed on Monday. The broader Topix .TOPX rose 0.19% to 2,224.07.\nAhead of the fixing of special quotation prices on June 9, "stocks with a large contribution to the index were speculatively bought, supporting the market", Tokai Tokyo Research Institute senior strategist Takashi Nakamura said.\nAdvantest 6857.T slid 2.21% after chip-related peers .SOX declined in U.S. trading. Fast Retailing 9983.T climbed 1.38%, contributing the most a gain in the benchmark Nikkei gauge.\nMizuho Financial Group 8411.T lost 1.17%, pacing declines among lenders on reports U.S. regulators may enact tougher capital requirements following recent bank failures.\nU.S. shares ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve\'s Open Market Committee might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. .N\n"In both Japan and the U.S., the markets are looking for a pause in the rally or a dip in prices before the FOMC," said Kazuo Kamitami, a strategist at Nomura Securities.\n"However, I strongly feel that we could be at the beginning of a very powerful upward trend."\nThe Nikkei has surged 15% in the past three months, outpacing major global indexes. A technical indicator, known as the 14-day relative strength index (RSI), for the gauge stood at 79, above the 70-mark indicating an overheated market. Among the Nikkei components, 122 stocks rose and 101 declined.\nMining companies .IMING.T led the gains among the 33 industry sub-indexes, rising 1.55%. Banks .IBNKS.T led losses, sagging 1.27%.\nNitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.92% after the IPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset.\n(Reporting by Rocky Swift; Editing by Rashmi Aich)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Nitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.92% after the IPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset. Ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices on June 9, "stocks with a large contribution to the index were speculatively bought, supporting the market", Tokai Tokyo Research Institute senior strategist Takashi Nakamura said. Mizuho Financial Group 8411.T lost 1.17%, pacing declines among lenders on reports U.S. regulators may enact tougher capital requirements following recent bank failures.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Nitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.92% after the IPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset. By Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan\'s Nikkei share index edged higher on Tuesday, with mining stocks and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading gains on technical support for heavyweight stocks ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices. Ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices on June 9, "stocks with a large contribution to the index were speculatively bought, supporting the market", Tokai Tokyo Research Institute senior strategist Takashi Nakamura said.', 'news_article_title': 'Japan shares edge higher on boost from miners, Fast Retailing', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Nitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.92% after the IPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset. By Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan\'s Nikkei share index edged higher on Tuesday, with mining stocks and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading gains on technical support for heavyweight stocks ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices. Ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices on June 9, "stocks with a large contribution to the index were speculatively bought, supporting the market", Tokai Tokyo Research Institute senior strategist Takashi Nakamura said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Nitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.92% after the IPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset. By Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan\'s Nikkei share index edged higher on Tuesday, with mining stocks and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading gains on technical support for heavyweight stocks ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices. Ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices on June 9, "stocks with a large contribution to the index were speculatively bought, supporting the market", Tokai Tokyo Research Institute senior strategist Takashi Nakamura said.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/evercore-isi-group-maintains-apple-aapl-outperform-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Evercore ISI Group maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 1.62% Upside\nAs of June 1, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 183.88. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 1.62% from its latest reported closing price of 180.95.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6385 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is unchanged over the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 2.47% to 9,913,595K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 915,560K shares representing 5.82% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 895,136K shares, representing an increase of 2.23%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 19.39% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 465,280K shares representing 2.96% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 459,387K shares, representing an increase of 1.27%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.69% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 347,041K shares representing 2.21% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 345,686K shares, representing an increase of 0.39%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.16% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 234,017K shares representing 1.49% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 226,281K shares, representing an increase of 3.31%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 22.14% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nKey filings for this company:\nUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Evercore ISI Group maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Evercore ISI Group maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Evercore ISI Group Maintains Apple (AAPL) Outperform Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Evercore ISI Group maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Evercore ISI Group maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/b-of-a-securities-maintains-apple-aapl-neutral-recommendation-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, B of A Securities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Neutral recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 1.62% Upside\nAs of June 1, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 183.88. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 1.62% from its latest reported closing price of 180.95.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6385 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is unchanged over the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 2.47% to 9,913,595K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 915,560K shares representing 5.82% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 895,136K shares, representing an increase of 2.23%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 19.39% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 465,280K shares representing 2.96% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 459,387K shares, representing an increase of 1.27%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.69% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 347,041K shares representing 2.21% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 345,686K shares, representing an increase of 0.39%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.16% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 234,017K shares representing 1.49% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 226,281K shares, representing an increase of 3.31%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 22.14% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nKey filings for this company:\nUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, B of A Securities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Neutral recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, B of A Securities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Neutral recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'B of A Securities Maintains Apple (AAPL) Neutral Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, B of A Securities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Neutral recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, B of A Securities maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Neutral recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wedbush-reiterates-apple-aapl-outperform-recommendation-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 1.62% Upside\nAs of June 1, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 183.88. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 1.62% from its latest reported closing price of 180.95.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6385 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is unchanged over the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 2.47% to 9,913,595K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 915,560K shares representing 5.82% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 895,136K shares, representing an increase of 2.23%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 19.39% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 465,280K shares representing 2.96% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 459,387K shares, representing an increase of 1.27%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.69% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 347,041K shares representing 2.21% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 345,686K shares, representing an increase of 0.39%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.16% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 234,017K shares representing 1.49% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 226,281K shares, representing an increase of 3.31%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 22.14% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nKey filings for this company:\nUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Wedbush Reiterates Apple (AAPL) Outperform Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 5, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.79%, an increase of 19.85%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/4-things-you-have-to-know-about-artificial-intelligence', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Artificial intelligence continues to be a hot topic for investors, and it seems like the winners are clear. But there may be major changes coming in the next few years as more open-source models are used and inference is run on device. In this video, Travis Hoium goes over the big trends you need to watch.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of May 27, 2023. The video was published on May 30, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Alphabet and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.", 'news_luhn_summary': "* They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't one of them! Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.", 'news_article_title': '4 Things You Have to Know About Artificial Intelligence', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In this video, Travis Hoium goes over the big trends you need to watch. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.', 'news_textrank_summary': "After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-cling-to-recent-gains-as-apple-hits-record-high', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\nJune 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Monday hovered near highs hit in the previous session as Apple scaled an all-time peak, while investors assessed odds of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting.\nApple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 1.5% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset.\nOther growth stocks also rose, with Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O gaining 1.5% and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O adding 0.4%.\nU.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.\nAhead of key inflation data next week, traders are pricing in a 76% chance that the Fed will choose to hold interest rates in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool, though they expect another hike in July.\n"We are now waiting for that next major data point and to determine whether the Fed is going to be skipping or pausing or hiking," said Thomas Hayes, chairman at Great Hill Capital LLC.\n"We are in the skip camp for now. We could see headline inflation with a \'3\' handle, which is going to be very good for the Fed to give them cover to skip this month. Hopefully those trends continue, and we can be on a pause until the end of the year."\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a fresh nine-month high on Friday and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC scaled a new one-year peak, underpinned by the jobs reports and gains in megacap companies that have outperformed the broader market this year.\nA survey from the Institute for Supply Management showed U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low, which could aid the Fed\'s fight against inflation.\nAt 10:15 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 90.45 points, or 0.27%, at 33,672.31, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 0.44 points, or 0.01%, at 4,281.93, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 9.44 points, or 0.07%, at 13,250.21.\nPalo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O climbed 3.4% as the cybersecurity firm looks set to replace Dish Network DISH.O in the S&P 500 index. Dish shares fell 1.8%.\nBig U.S. banks slipped after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. regulators were preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could include raising their capital requirements by 20% on average. Bank of America Corp BAC.N was down 1.1%, while Citigroup Inc C.N slipped 0.9%.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.96-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.63-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded eight new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 48 new highs and 21 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 1.5% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Monday hovered near highs hit in the previous session as Apple scaled an all-time peak, while investors assessed odds of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 1.5% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Monday hovered near highs hit in the previous session as Apple scaled an all-time peak, while investors assessed odds of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq cling to recent gains as Apple hits record high', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 1.5% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Monday hovered near highs hit in the previous session as Apple scaled an all-time peak, while investors assessed odds of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O shares rose 1.5% to touch an all-time high ahead of its annual software developer conference later in the day, where the iPhone maker is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Monday hovered near highs hit in the previous session as Apple scaled an all-time peak, while investors assessed odds of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-shares-hit-all-time-high-ahead-of-developer-conference-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Updates with details on valuation\nJune 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shares hit a record high for the first time in 17 months on Monday, ahead of an annual software developer conference, although their market value remained short of an all-time peak of $3 trillion.\nApple is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset later in the day, which would be its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago.\nShares of the world's most valuable listed company were last up 1.5% at $183.70.They have jumped nearly 40% in 2023, compared with an 11.5% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX.\nApple became the only company to hit $3 trillion in market capitalization early last year. It was last valued at $2.89 trillion.\nThe iPhone maker's forward 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 28.39, compared with the sector median of 12.79.\n(Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Anil D'Silva)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Updates with details on valuation June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shares hit a record high for the first time in 17 months on Monday, ahead of an annual software developer conference, although their market value remained short of an all-time peak of $3 trillion. Shares of the world's most valuable listed company were last up 1.5% at $183.70.They have jumped nearly 40% in 2023, compared with an 11.5% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX. (Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Anil D'Silva) (([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Updates with details on valuation June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shares hit a record high for the first time in 17 months on Monday, ahead of an annual software developer conference, although their market value remained short of an all-time peak of $3 trillion. Apple became the only company to hit $3 trillion in market capitalization early last year. (Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Anil D'Silva) (([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple shares hit all-time high ahead of developer conference', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Updates with details on valuation June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shares hit a record high for the first time in 17 months on Monday, ahead of an annual software developer conference, although their market value remained short of an all-time peak of $3 trillion. Shares of the world's most valuable listed company were last up 1.5% at $183.70.They have jumped nearly 40% in 2023, compared with an 11.5% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX. Apple became the only company to hit $3 trillion in market capitalization early last year.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Updates with details on valuation June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O shares hit a record high for the first time in 17 months on Monday, ahead of an annual software developer conference, although their market value remained short of an all-time peak of $3 trillion. Apple is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset later in the day, which would be its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago. Apple became the only company to hit $3 trillion in market capitalization early last year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-u.s.-stocks-mixed-as-traders-eye-potential-pause-in-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A\nJune 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday, as Apple Inc hit a record high and investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve may pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting.\nApple AAPL.O was up 0.9% after the world\'s most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. Earlier it rose as much as 2.2% to a record high.\nOther heavyweight growth stocks also rose, with Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O gaining 1.5% and Tesla TSLA.O adding 2% after the electric vehicle maker\'s sales of China-made cars in China jumped in May.\nU.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising bets that the central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.\nReinforcing expectations the Fed could pause its rate hikes, a survey from the Institute for Supply Management showed the U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low, which could aid the Fed\'s fight against inflation.\nTraders have priced in a nearly 80% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group\'s FedWatch tool, although they expect another hike in July.\n"That bad news is good news in terms of the Fed. The bad news, meaning weak economic reports, is actually good news because it makes it more likely the Fed will pause its series of interest rate hikes, believing they have begun to do their trick bringing inflation down," said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist Ingalls & Snyder in New York.\nA stronger-than-expected earnings season and expectations the Fed could pause its aggressive monetary tightening cycle have boosted U.S. equity markets in recent months. The S&P 500 was up earlier in Monday\'s session, briefly on track to close 20% above its October 2022 closing lows.\nThe S&P 500 was last down 0.03% at 4,280.95 points.\nThe Nasdaq gained 0.10% to 13,253.86 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.38% at 33,634.67 points.\nPalo Alto Networks Inc PANW.Oclimbed 5.5% as the cybersecurity firm looks set to replace Dish Network DISH.O in the S&P 500 index. Dish shares fell 1.0%.\nBig U.S. banks slipped after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. regulators were preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could include raising their capital requirements by 20% on average.\nOf the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, six declined, led lower by industrials .SPLRCI, down 0.59%, followed by a 0.5% loss in financials .SPSY.\nDeclining stocks outnumbered rising ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 1.3-to-one ratio.\nThe S&P 500 posted 16 new highs and three new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 85 new highs and 38 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Marguerita Choy)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple AAPL.O was up 0.9% after the world's most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday, as Apple Inc hit a record high and investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve may pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising bets that the central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple AAPL.O was up 0.9% after the world's most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday, as Apple Inc hit a record high and investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve may pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. Traders have priced in a nearly 80% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group's FedWatch tool, although they expect another hike in July.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-U.S. stocks mixed as traders eye potential pause in rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O was up 0.9% after the world's most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday, as Apple Inc hit a record high and investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve may pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. Earlier it rose as much as 2.2% to a record high.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O was up 0.9% after the world's most valuable company revamped its lineup of desktop and laptop Macs using its own processor chips ahead of its expected announcement of its first mixed-reality headset. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday, as Apple Inc hit a record high and investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve may pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. Reinforcing expectations the Fed could pause its rate hikes, a survey from the Institute for Supply Management showed the U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low, which could aid the Fed's fight against inflation."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-ends-lower-as-traders-eye-potential-pause-in-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A\nJune 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground.\nApple Inc AAPL.O ended 0.8% lower after the world\'s most valuable company unveiled an augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, its riskiest and biggest bet since the introduction of the iPhone. Earlier Apple rose as much as 2.2% to an all-time high.\nOther heavyweight growth stocks were mixed, with Nvidia Corp NVDA.Odipping 0.4% and giving back some of its recent gains, and Tesla Inc TSLA.O adding 1.7% after the electric vehicle maker\'s sales of China-made cars in China jumped in May.\nThe S&P 500 on Friday closed at its highest level in over nine months after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May.\nFollowing a stronger-than-expected earnings season and expectations the Fed could pause its aggressive monetary tightening cycle, the S&P 500 is up nearly 20% from its closing low in October, lifted by gains in heavyweight tech stocks including Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.\nReinforcing expectations the Fed could pause its rate hikes, a survey from the Institute for Supply Management showed the U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low, which could aid the Fed\'s fight against inflation.\n"That bad news is good news in terms of the Fed. The bad news, meaning weak economic reports, is actually good news because it makes it more likely the Fed will pause its series of interest rate hikes, believing they have begun to do their trick bringing inflation down," said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist Ingalls & Snyder in New York.\nTraders have priced in a nearly 80% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group\'s FedWatch tool, although they expect another hike in July.\nThe S&P 500 declined 0.20% to end the session at 4,273.79 points.\nThe Nasdaq declined 0.09% to 13,229.43 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.59% to 33,562.86 points.\nOf the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, seven declined, led lower by industrials .SPLRCI, down 0.71%, followed by a 0.58% loss in energy .SPNY.\nPalo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O climbed 4.4%, with the cybersecurity firm set to replace Dish Network Corp DISH.O in the S&P 500 index on June 20. Dish shares fell 2.7%.\nBig U.S. banks slipped after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. regulators were preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could include raising their capital requirements by 20% on average.\nDeclining stocks outnumbered rising ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 1.5-to-one ratio.\nThe S&P 500 posted 17 new highs and four new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 90 new highs and 54 new lows.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was relatively light, with 9.7 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 10.5 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Marguerita Choy)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O ended 0.8% lower after the world's most valuable company unveiled an augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, its riskiest and biggest bet since the introduction of the iPhone. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. Other heavyweight growth stocks were mixed, with Nvidia Corp NVDA.Odipping 0.4% and giving back some of its recent gains, and Tesla Inc TSLA.O adding 1.7% after the electric vehicle maker's sales of China-made cars in China jumped in May.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O ended 0.8% lower after the world's most valuable company unveiled an augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, its riskiest and biggest bet since the introduction of the iPhone. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. Following a stronger-than-expected earnings season and expectations the Fed could pause its aggressive monetary tightening cycle, the S&P 500 is up nearly 20% from its closing low in October, lifted by gains in heavyweight tech stocks including Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends lower as traders eye potential pause in rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O ended 0.8% lower after the world's most valuable company unveiled an augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, its riskiest and biggest bet since the introduction of the iPhone. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. The S&P 500 declined 0.20% to end the session at 4,273.79 points.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O ended 0.8% lower after the world's most valuable company unveiled an augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, its riskiest and biggest bet since the introduction of the iPhone. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. Following a stronger-than-expected earnings season and expectations the Fed could pause its aggressive monetary tightening cycle, the S&P 500 is up nearly 20% from its closing low in October, lifted by gains in heavyweight tech stocks including Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-new-bull-market-has-arrived', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "O\nn Friday, with a gain of 2% for the week, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index booked its sixth straight week of gains. This marked the index’s longest weekly winning streak since 2020, driven by Q1 earnings results from major tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Tesla (TSLA) and Meta Platform (META). For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 2%, while the S&P 500 Index gained 1.8%.\nOn a year-to-date basis, the gains are even more pronounced. The Nasdaq has risen 27.47%, compared with a 2022 decline of 34%. The S&P 500 is up 12%, while the Dow, after rising 701.19 points, or 2.12%, to end Friday’s session at 33,762.76, has added a modest gain of 1.89% on the year. Friday’s 700 point jump was the Dow’s best day of the year. Meanwhile, Nvidia, which has soared 172% this year, has helped the Nasdaq to outpace the S&P 500 and Dow so far in 2023.\nAll of this points to something no one is talking about or is afraid to say: a new bull market is upon us. The collective optimism and the reasons for the year-to-date increases can be attributed to several factors. Investors are applauding the earnings results companies have reported thus far. It’s no longer just a matter of accepting “less bad” results. The “glass-half-full” mindset is over. It has been replaced by strong growth expectations, and companies have delivered.\nThe forward guidance have been more than encouraging, suggesting CEOs are feeling increased confidence in their ability to navigate inflationary headwinds. This was a major takeaway in Nvidia’s Q1 earnings, during which the company raised its guidance suggesting demand for technologies powering artificial intelligence workloads. Citing strong demand for its GPUs that power AI applications like the ones at Google, Microsoft and ChatGPT maker OpenAI, Nvidia guided for revenue of $11 billion for Q2.\nThe company’s Q2 forecast blew away Wall Street estimates by more than 50% above the $7.15 billion revenue expected, which suggests that all of the AI craze is more than hype. Established tech companies and startups are scrambling to build out their AI platforms, causing a surge in enterprise demand for GPUs. As a result, Nvidia saw its shares rocket up 26% following its blowout results, bringing its market value to $1 trillion.\nNvidia is now the fifth publicly traded U.S. company to have reached the $1 trillion valuation, joining Apple, Microsoft (MSFT), Google parent Alphabet (GOOG , GOOGL) and Amazon. Meanwhile, there is Tesla. After shares of the electric vehicle company surged 11% for the week, the stock is now up a stunning 74% for the year. This is a remarkable turnaround considering the stock lost roughly two-thirds of its value in 2022. Once seen as a head-scratcher, the company’s strategic and timely price cuts is now showing to have given it a possible market share advantage.\nWith the Q1 reporting cycle now over, the results area in. Tech stocks have had a strong start to the second half of the year, driven by optimism that the Federal Reserve is close to the end of its rate hike cycle. Higher interest rates, slower growth, and softer labor market conditions has brought down inflation. Surprisingly, the pain that this scenario was expected to bring to households and businesses has been less pronounced than expected thus far.\nCombined with the relief over the U.S. debt ceiling, and dampening inflation risk, the market itself has already pivoted from a bear mindset to bull mindset. And it's more than likely that stocks, particularly the mega-cap techs mentioned here, will continue to post strong returns for the remainder of the year.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This marked the index’s longest weekly winning streak since 2020, driven by Q1 earnings results from major tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Tesla (TSLA) and Meta Platform (META). This was a major takeaway in Nvidia’s Q1 earnings, during which the company raised its guidance suggesting demand for technologies powering artificial intelligence workloads. Citing strong demand for its GPUs that power AI applications like the ones at Google, Microsoft and ChatGPT maker OpenAI, Nvidia guided for revenue of $11 billion for Q2.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This marked the index’s longest weekly winning streak since 2020, driven by Q1 earnings results from major tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Tesla (TSLA) and Meta Platform (META). Investors are applauding the earnings results companies have reported thus far. This was a major takeaway in Nvidia’s Q1 earnings, during which the company raised its guidance suggesting demand for technologies powering artificial intelligence workloads.', 'news_article_title': 'A New Bull Market Has Arrived', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This marked the index’s longest weekly winning streak since 2020, driven by Q1 earnings results from major tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Tesla (TSLA) and Meta Platform (META). The S&P 500 is up 12%, while the Dow, after rising 701.19 points, or 2.12%, to end Friday’s session at 33,762.76, has added a modest gain of 1.89% on the year. As a result, Nvidia saw its shares rocket up 26% following its blowout results, bringing its market value to $1 trillion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'This marked the index’s longest weekly winning streak since 2020, driven by Q1 earnings results from major tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Tesla (TSLA) and Meta Platform (META). n Friday, with a gain of 2% for the week, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index booked its sixth straight week of gains. As a result, Nvidia saw its shares rocket up 26% following its blowout results, bringing its market value to $1 trillion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-it-too-late-to-buy-broadcom-stock-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Broadcom's (NASDAQ: AVGO) stock has surged 45% since the beginning of the year. The diversified chip and infrastructure software company impressed the market with its stable growth, a new multiyear deal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and the potential benefits from its planned takeover of cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW).\nBut should investors still buy Broadcom after that massive rally, which outpaced the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index's 38% gain during the same period? Let's review Broadcom's business model, growth rates, and valuations to decide.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nA rapidly expanding and evolving tech giant\nThe original Broadcom was acquired by its Singapore-based rival Avago Technologies in 2016. Avago subsequently rebranded itself as the new Broadcom, relocated its headquarters to the U.S., beefed up its chipmaking business with more acquisitions, and expanded into the infrastructure software market by acquiring CA Technologies in 2018 and Symantec's enterprise security unit in 2019. It nearly acquired Qualcomm via a hostile takeover before the U.S. blocked the deal in 2018, and its planned takeover of VMware still needs to clear a lot of regulatory hurdles.\nIn fiscal 2022 (which ended last October) Broadcom generated 78% of its revenue from its semiconductor business, which produces a wide range of chips for the mobile, data center, networking, wireless, storage, and industrial markets. The other 22% of its revenue came from its infrastructure software business. Here's how those two businesses fared over the past year.\nREVENUE GROWTH BY SEGMENT (YOY)\nQ2 2022\nQ3 2022\nQ4 2022\nQ1 2023\nQ2 2023\nSemiconductor solutions\n29%\n32%\n26%\n21%\n9%\nInfrastructure software\n5%\n5%\n4%\n(1%)\n3%\nTotal\n23%\n25%\n21%\n16%\n8%\nData source: Broadcom. YOY = year over year.\nThe growth of Broadcom's semiconductor business decelerated for two reasons: Its sales of mobile chips cooled off as the 5G upgrade cycle ended, while the macro headwinds curbed its sales of chips to IT infrastructure customers. It expects its semiconductor revenue to only rise by mid-single digits year over year in the third quarter, which implies the business hasn't quite reached its cyclical trough yet.\nHowever, two catalysts could revive Broadcom's semiconductor business over the long term. First, Apple -- which accounted for a whopping 20% of Broadcom's revenue in fiscal 2022 -- recently signed a new multibillion-dollar agreement to buy the chipmaker's 5G radio frequency components and other wireless connectivity components. Second, Broadcom expects the growth of the generative AI market -- driven by popular chatbots like ChatGPT -- to boost is sales of data center and infrastructure chips. It believes the AI market will account for more than a quarter of its semiconductor revenue in fiscal 2024 -- compared to 15% of its revenue in fiscal 2023 and 10% of its revenue in fiscal 2022.\nBroadcom expects its infrastructure software segment to hold steady as its revenue rises by the low-single digits year over year in the third quarter. It attributes that stable growth to its high renewal rates and successful sales of additional products to its existing customers. If Broadcom closes its acquisition of VMware, it expects to generate about half of its revenue from its infrastructure software business -- which would reduce its dependence on Apple and the cyclical semiconductor market.\nEconomies of scale are boosting its margins\nBroadcom's scale is improving as it acquires, streamlines, and integrates more companies. That's why its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) margin expanded from 60.4% in fiscal 2021 to 63.3% in fiscal 2022, then rose to 64.4% in the first half of fiscal 2023. It expects to post an even higher adjusted EBITDA margin of 65% in the third quarter. Its free-cash-flow (FCF) margin has also stayed in the high 40s throughout those two and a half years.\nBroadcom expects its total revenue to rise 5% year over year in the third quarter, while analysts anticipate 8% growth for the full year. They also expect its adjusted EBITDA to rise 7% for the full year, which would give it an adjusted EBITDA margin of about 63%. Based on those expectations, which don't even factor in its potential gains from VMware, Broadcom's stock still looks surprisingly cheap at 16 times this year's adjusted EBITDA and 19 times its forward adjusted earnings. It also pays a decent forward dividend yield of 2.3%, and it consistently spends its excess cash on big buybacks.\nIn short, I don't think it's too late to buy Broadcom's stock. Its rally over the past year was justified, its valuations are still low, and three major catalysts -- Apple, AI, and VMware -- could catapult the stock to fresh highs over the next few years.\n10 stocks we like better than Broadcom\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Broadcom wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\nLeo Sun has positions in Apple and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and VMware. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The diversified chip and infrastructure software company impressed the market with its stable growth, a new multiyear deal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and the potential benefits from its planned takeover of cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW). Avago subsequently rebranded itself as the new Broadcom, relocated its headquarters to the U.S., beefed up its chipmaking business with more acquisitions, and expanded into the infrastructure software market by acquiring CA Technologies in 2018 and Symantec's enterprise security unit in 2019. In fiscal 2022 (which ended last October) Broadcom generated 78% of its revenue from its semiconductor business, which produces a wide range of chips for the mobile, data center, networking, wireless, storage, and industrial markets.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The diversified chip and infrastructure software company impressed the market with its stable growth, a new multiyear deal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and the potential benefits from its planned takeover of cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW). Semiconductor solutions 29% 32% 26% 21% 9% Infrastructure software 5% 5% 4% (1%) 3% Total 23% 25% 21% 16% 8% Data source: Broadcom. Broadcom expects its total revenue to rise 5% year over year in the third quarter, while analysts anticipate 8% growth for the full year.', 'news_article_title': 'Is It Too Late to Buy Broadcom Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The diversified chip and infrastructure software company impressed the market with its stable growth, a new multiyear deal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and the potential benefits from its planned takeover of cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW). The other 22% of its revenue came from its infrastructure software business. Broadcom expects its total revenue to rise 5% year over year in the third quarter, while analysts anticipate 8% growth for the full year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The diversified chip and infrastructure software company impressed the market with its stable growth, a new multiyear deal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and the potential benefits from its planned takeover of cloud software giant VMware (NYSE: VMW). Broadcom expects its infrastructure software segment to hold steady as its revenue rises by the low-single digits year over year in the third quarter. If Broadcom closes its acquisition of VMware, it expects to generate about half of its revenue from its infrastructure software business -- which would reduce its dependence on Apple and the cyclical semiconductor market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/jamie-dimon-says-fed-should-pause-rate-hikes%3A-history-says-the-stock-market-will-do-this', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Federal Reserve has quickly tightened credit conditions over the last 15 months in an effort to reduce inflation. Officials have raised the federal funds rate -- a benchmark interest rate that impacts other rates across the economy, like bank loans and credit cards -- by five percentage points since March 2022, marking the most aggressive series of rate hikes since the early 1980s.\nThe rationale behind those rate hikes is straightforward: Demand for goods and services drops as the cost of borrowing rises, and that ultimately causes inflation to fall. Indeed, inflation has now decelerated for 10 consecutive months. But tampering with interest rates is not an exact science, and some experts believe the Fed has tightened too aggressively. In fact, analysts at JPMorgan Chase believe a recession is probable before the end of the year.\nLast week, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon sat down with Bloomberg to discuss the economy. He candidly told the Fed to "take a pause" on rate hikes, but he also said people should be prepared for rates to go a little higher. Either way, Dimon believes the Fed is nearing the end of its rate hike cycle, and that is good news for investors.\nHistory says the stock market could soar\nSince 1970, the Federal Reserve has engaged in 11 rate hike cycles, and theS&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index has produced an average return of 14.8% during the 12-month period following those cycles. Of course, past results are never a guarantee of future returns, but history makes it clear that the stock market could soar once the Fed reaches the end of the current cycle.\nWhy might that happen? Rising rates have a contractionary impact on the economy. Once that contractionary stimulus stops, investors may feel more comfortable putting money into the stock market, and that would drive the S&P 500 higher. There are many ways for readers to capitalize on that information, but one of the most logical options is to buy an S&P 500 index fund.\nInvestors should consider an S&P 500 index fund\nThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) tracks 500 of the largest U.S. companies. Its constituents include value stocks and growth stocks from all 11 market sectors, and that diversity makes it an attractive investment option. Buying shares of the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is like buying a slice of the U.S. economy.\nSo what? The U.S. is the largest and most innovative economy the world has ever seen, according to Dimon. Indeed, 8 of the 10 largest companies in the world are U.S. companies. They are detailed below, along with their weighted exposure in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.\nApple: 7.2%\nMicrosoft: 6.5%\nAlphabet: 3.4%\nAmazon: 2.7%\nNvidia: 1.9%\nBerkshire Hathaway: 1.7%\nMeta Platforms: 1.5%\nTesla: 1.3%\nAs discussed, the S&P 500 could rise about 15% following the end of the current rate hike cycle. That would certainly be a nice bounce for investors, but the real reason the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is worth buying is that the S&P 500 has been a consistent moneymaker over long periods of time. The benchmark index has weathered several bear markets and recessions during the last three decades, and it still produced a total return of 1,600% (or 9.9% annually) during that time. At that pace, $150 invested weekly in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF would be worth $123,700 in one decade, $441,700 in two decades, and $1.3 million in three decades.\nThere is no such thing as a surefire investment where the stock market is concerned, but the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is the next best thing. That\'s why investors should consider buying this index fund.\n10 stocks we like better than Vanguard S&P 500 ETF\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Trevor Jennewine has positions in Amazon.com, Nvidia, Tesla, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Of course, past results are never a guarantee of future returns, but history makes it clear that the stock market could soar once the Fed reaches the end of the current cycle. Apple: 7.2% Microsoft: 6.5% Alphabet: 3.4% Amazon: 2.7% Nvidia: 1.9% Berkshire Hathaway: 1.7% Meta Platforms: 1.5% Tesla: 1.3% As discussed, the S&P 500 could rise about 15% following the end of the current rate hike cycle. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple: 7.2% Microsoft: 6.5% Alphabet: 3.4% Amazon: 2.7% Nvidia: 1.9% Berkshire Hathaway: 1.7% Meta Platforms: 1.5% Tesla: 1.3% As discussed, the S&P 500 could rise about 15% following the end of the current rate hike cycle. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.", 'news_article_title': 'Jamie Dimon Says Fed Should Pause Rate Hikes: History Says the Stock Market Will Do This Next', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Either way, Dimon believes the Fed is nearing the end of its rate hike cycle, and that is good news for investors. Rising rates have a contractionary impact on the economy. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Officials have raised the federal funds rate -- a benchmark interest rate that impacts other rates across the economy, like bank loans and credit cards -- by five percentage points since March 2022, marking the most aggressive series of rate hikes since the early 1980s. History says the stock market could soar Since 1970, the Federal Reserve has engaged in 11 rate hike cycles, and theS&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index has produced an average return of 14.8% during the 12-month period following those cycles. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-for-muted-open-as-investors-weigh-chances-of-june-rate-pause', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\nJune 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were set to open subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting.\nU.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.\nAhead of key inflation data next week, traders are pricing in a 76% chance that the Fed will choose to hold interest rates in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool, though they expect another hike in July.\n"We are now waiting for that next major data point and to determine whether the Fed is going to be skipping or pausing or hiking," said Thomas Hayes, chairman at Great Hill Capital LLC.\n"We are in the skip camp for now. We could see headline inflation with a \'3\' handle, which is going to be very good for the Fed to give them cover to skip this month. Hopefully those trends continue, and we can be on a pause until the end of the year."\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a fresh nine-month high on Friday and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC scaled a new one-year peak, underpinned by the jobs reports and gains in megacap technology stocks that have outperformed the broader market this year.\nSurveys from S&P Global and Institute for Supply Management on U.S. services sector activity in May are due after the opening bell, while Fed Cleveland President Loretta Mester is slated to speak at an event later in the day.\nAt 8:40 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 2 points, or 0.01%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 1 points, or 0.02%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 18 points, or 0.12%.\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose 0.5 point to 15.13 after closing at its lowest since February 2020 on Friday.\nApple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% in premarket trading ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset.\nEnergy stocks including Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N, Chevron Corp CVX.N and Schlumberger Ltd SLB.N rose about 1% each, as oil prices LCOc1, CLc1 jumped 2% after top global exporter Saudi Arabia pledged to cut production by another 1 million barrels per day from July. O/R\nPalo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O climbed 4.9% as the cybersecurity firm looks set to replace Dish Network DISH.O in the S&P 500 index. Dish shares fell 2.9%.\nBig U.S. banks were mixed after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. regulators were preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could include raising their capital requirements by 20% on average. Bank of America Corp BAC.N was flat, while Citigroup Inc C.N slipped 0.4%.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% in premarket trading ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were set to open subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% in premarket trading ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were set to open subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set for muted open as investors weigh chances of June rate pause', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% in premarket trading ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were set to open subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 2 points, or 0.01%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 1 points, or 0.02%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 18 points, or 0.12%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% in premarket trading ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were set to open subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/risk-on-in-small-caps-after-ishares-russell-2000-etf-breaks-out', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM) has displayed relative weakness and lagged the overall market over the previous year. However, it notably broke that trend last week and finally showed signs of life. The IWM is a float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the U.S. equity market's small-capitalization (small-caps) sector. Last week, the IWM impressively outperformed the leading industry in the market, technology - Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ) and the S&P500 – SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY).\nIt's no surprise that the IWM underperformed over the previous year. During periods of downturn and uncertainty in the markets, small-cap, speculative stocks have consistently underperformed and experienced risk-off outflows.\nIWM vs. SPY\nYTD, the IWM is up 4.39%, mainly thanks to its performance last week, closing the week up 4.51%. While that might sound impressive given the overall market's performance, it still lacks in comparison to the SPY ETF, which is up 11.89% YTD.\nThe relative weakness is seen in the above chart, comparing the performance of IWM to SPY. If you'd like to conduct a similar study, click the plus symbol on the MarketBeat chart.\n\nAfter bottoming out in March, the IWM traded sideways between $170 and $180. During that period, SPY, primarily driven by the strength in technology and a handful of market-leading names, has been trending higher and closed the week at YTD highs.\n\nThe uptrend and notable strength in the overall markets have resulted in a long-awaited breakout in small-caps and the IWM, as speculative capital looks to be flowing back into a sector traditionally holding more considerable risk.\n\nFor example, U Power (NASDAQ: UCAR), a company with a $472.28 million market capitalization, thereby making it a small-cap stock, experienced a significant surge in volume and value after the company announced a strategic cooperation agreement last week. Shares of the company closed the week up 157.43% and traded close to 200m in volume in the two days following the announcement. Such follow-through for a small-cap, in both volume and price action, points towards increased optimism and speculation for small-cap stocks. \n\nUCAR was not an isolated event, with several other small-cap stocks experiencing an uptick in volume and price. The breakout in IWM and relative strength displayed versus other indexes and medium to large-cap stocks is a clear shift in sentiment and one to pay close attention to.\nThe Long-Awaited Breakout in IWM\nSince the beginning of 2023, the IWM has spent most of its time lagging behind the overall market and trading near crucial support in the low $170s. While a handful of market-leading names have soared higher, like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), helping the overall market and specific respective sectors outperform, it's primarily been risk-off for the IWM and small-cap stocks.\nHowever, the breakout over resistance on Friday, with a surge in volume, represents a shift in sentiment and momentum. The IWM traded over 49m shares on Friday, considerably higher than its 32.76 million average daily volume. The range expanded on the day, with the stock experiencing a daily range of 4.64 versus its ATR of 3.33. The increased range and volume signal a shift in sentiment and provide validity to the breakout and newfound risk-on environment.\nShould You Invest in the IWM?\nThe tide might be quickly shifting for the small-cap stocks and the IWM. Friday's breakout confirmed that, with the IWM trading above all short-term key SMA's on increased volume and strength. Notably, several individual small-caps, like UCAR, experienced follow-through to the upside after releasing breaking news. \nWith the breakout still fresh in the IWM, the risk: reward at current levels remains attractive for investors who might have been stalking the ETF for entry and exposure to small-cap stocks. If the IWM can continue to display relative strength and find price stability over the previous resistance of $180, the ETF might be heading towards $185 - $190 in the short term.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "While a handful of market-leading names have soared higher, like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), helping the overall market and specific respective sectors outperform, it's primarily been risk-off for the IWM and small-cap stocks. The uptrend and notable strength in the overall markets have resulted in a long-awaited breakout in small-caps and the IWM, as speculative capital looks to be flowing back into a sector traditionally holding more considerable risk. The breakout in IWM and relative strength displayed versus other indexes and medium to large-cap stocks is a clear shift in sentiment and one to pay close attention to.", 'news_luhn_summary': "While a handful of market-leading names have soared higher, like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), helping the overall market and specific respective sectors outperform, it's primarily been risk-off for the IWM and small-cap stocks. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM) has displayed relative weakness and lagged the overall market over the previous year. During that period, SPY, primarily driven by the strength in technology and a handful of market-leading names, has been trending higher and closed the week at YTD highs.", 'news_article_title': 'Risk-On In Small-Caps After iShares Russell 2000 ETF Breaks Out', 'news_lexrank_summary': "While a handful of market-leading names have soared higher, like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), helping the overall market and specific respective sectors outperform, it's primarily been risk-off for the IWM and small-cap stocks. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM) has displayed relative weakness and lagged the overall market over the previous year. IWM vs. SPY YTD, the IWM is up 4.39%, mainly thanks to its performance last week, closing the week up 4.51%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "While a handful of market-leading names have soared higher, like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), helping the overall market and specific respective sectors outperform, it's primarily been risk-off for the IWM and small-cap stocks. IWM vs. SPY YTD, the IWM is up 4.39%, mainly thanks to its performance last week, closing the week up 4.51%. For example, U Power (NASDAQ: UCAR), a company with a $472.28 million market capitalization, thereby making it a small-cap stock, experienced a significant surge in volume and value after the company announced a strategic cooperation agreement last week."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-detailed-fundamental-analysis-aapl-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Detailed Fundamental Analysis - AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-muted-as-investors-weigh-chances-of-june-rate-pause', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\nJune 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting.\nU.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a fresh nine-month high on Friday and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC scaled a new one-year peak, underpinned by gains in megacap technology stocks that have outperformed the broader market this year.\nTraders are pricing in a 77% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at 5%-5.25% in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool, though they expect another hike in July.\n"Inflation does appear to be coming down on the headline level, as are producer prices at a faster rate and these tend to be leading indicators, even with core prices being sticky," said Michael Hewson chief market analyst at CMC Markets.\n"That would suggest that core prices will come down, albeit at a much slower rate than originally thought."\nSurveys from S&P Global and Institute for Supply Management on U.S. services sector activity in May are due after the opening bell, while Fed Cleveland President Loretta Mester is slated to speak at an event later in the day.\nAt 7:18 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 31 points, or 0.09%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 2.75 points, or 0.06%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 17 points, or 0.12%.\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, rose 0.6 point to 15.17 after closing at its lowest since February 2020 on Friday.\nEnergy stocks including Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N, Chevron Corp CVX.N and Schlumberger Ltd SLB.N rose about 1% each in premarket trading, as oil prices LCOc1, CLc1 jumped 2% after top global exporter Saudi Arabia pledged to cut production by another 1 million barrels per day from July. O/R\nPalo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O climbed 4.6% as the cybersecurity firm looks set to replace Dish Network DISH.O in the S&P 500 index. Dish shares tumbled 3.2%.\nBig U.S. banks were mixed after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. regulators were preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could include raising their capital requirements by 20% on average. Bank of America Corp BAC.N edged up 0.1%, while Citigroup Inc C.N slipped 0.2%.\nApple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. Traders are pricing in a 77% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at 5%-5.25% in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool, though they expect another hike in July.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures muted as investors weigh chances of June rate pause', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a fresh nine-month high on Friday and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC scaled a new one-year peak, underpinned by gains in megacap technology stocks that have outperformed the broader market this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.0% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed that wage growth moderated in May, raising hopes that the U.S. central bank could skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-expected-to-reveal-mixed-reality-headset-at-developer-conference', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Nellis\nCUPERTINO, California, June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is expected to unveil a mixed-reality headset at its annual software developer conference on Monday, its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago.\nThe launch will see Apple test a market crowded with devices that have yet to gain traction with consumers and put it in direct competition with Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O.\nLike Meta\'s Quest Pro from last year and Quest 3 announced last week, Apple\'s device is likely to blend a video feed from the outside world with a virtual world displayed on screens inside the headset.\nAnalysts expect Apple\'s headset to come with premium features including a high-quality display and hand-tracking so it can be controlled without an external controller. It\'s also likely to cost much more than the planned $500 Quest 3.\nInvestors and tech fans alike will be focusing on how much Apple\'s view of the virtual reality market overlaps with Meta\'s. Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has outlined his vision for using headsets to dip in and out of a "metaverse" where people can meet virtually to work, play and spend.\nIn addition to Meta, Sony Group Corp 6758.T and ByteDance-owned Pico both recently released virtual reality devices.\nResearch firm IDC said companies sold a total of 8.8 million headsets last year, down 20.9% from 2021. In the first quarter of 2023, sales more than halved.\nApple\'s presentation on Monday is mostly aimed at sparking the imaginations of the thousands of software developers who will stream into Apple Park for a keynote address at 1 p.m. Eastern Time (1700 GMT).\nApple will also deliver updates on its operating systems for iPhones, iPads and Mac computers.\nInvestors will also look for updates on CarPlay, Apple\'s software for vehicles, which the company said last year would start to power more dashboard functions.\n(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Stephen Nellis CUPERTINO, California, June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is expected to unveil a mixed-reality headset at its annual software developer conference on Monday, its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago. The launch will see Apple test a market crowded with devices that have yet to gain traction with consumers and put it in direct competition with Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O. Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has outlined his vision for using headsets to dip in and out of a "metaverse" where people can meet virtually to work, play and spend.', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Stephen Nellis CUPERTINO, California, June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is expected to unveil a mixed-reality headset at its annual software developer conference on Monday, its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago. Analysts expect Apple's headset to come with premium features including a high-quality display and hand-tracking so it can be controlled without an external controller. Investors and tech fans alike will be focusing on how much Apple's view of the virtual reality market overlaps with Meta's.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple expected to reveal mixed-reality headset at developer conference', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis CUPERTINO, California, June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is expected to unveil a mixed-reality headset at its annual software developer conference on Monday, its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago. The launch will see Apple test a market crowded with devices that have yet to gain traction with consumers and put it in direct competition with Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O. Investors and tech fans alike will be focusing on how much Apple's view of the virtual reality market overlaps with Meta's.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Stephen Nellis CUPERTINO, California, June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is expected to unveil a mixed-reality headset at its annual software developer conference on Monday, its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago. Like Meta's Quest Pro from last year and Quest 3 announced last week, Apple's device is likely to blend a video feed from the outside world with a virtual world displayed on screens inside the headset. Apple's presentation on Monday is mostly aimed at sparking the imaginations of the thousands of software developers who will stream into Apple Park for a keynote address at 1 p.m. Eastern Time (1700 GMT)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-flexshares-morningstar-u.s.-market-factor-tilt-etf-tilt-a-strong-etf-right-now-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Making its debut on 09/16/2011, smart beta exchange traded fund FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nProducts that are based on market cap weighted indexes, which are strategies designed to reflect a specific market segment or the market as a whole, have traditionally dominated the ETF industry.\nBecause market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\nBased on specific fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such, these indexes attempt to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance.\nWhile this space offers a number of choices to investors, including simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies, not all these strategies have been able to deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nTILT is managed by Flexshares, and this fund has amassed over $1.44 billion, which makes it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Blend. This particular fund, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt Index.\nThe Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt Index measures the performance of U.S. equity markets with increased exposure toward small-capitalization and value stocks.\nCost & Other Expenses\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.25% for TILT, making it on par with most peer products in the space.\nThe fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.47%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk, but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nFor TILT, it has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector --about 23% of the portfolio --while Financials and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd 0.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 4.54% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd 0.00000625 (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc Common Stock Usd 0.01 (AMZN).\nTILT's top 10 holdings account for about 18.05% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, TILT return is roughly 9.42%, and was up about 1.54% in the last one year (as of 06/05/2023). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $138.28 and $166.90.\nThe fund has a beta of 1.08 and standard deviation of 19.59% for the trailing three-year period, which makes TILT a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 2123 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nFlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Blend segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT) tracks S&P Total Market Index and the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) tracks CRSP US Total Market Index. IShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF has $43.09 billion in assets, Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has $294.43 billion. ITOT has an expense ratio of 0.03% and VTI charges 0.03%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Blend.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nFlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd 0.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 4.54% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd 0.00000625 (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc Common Stock Usd 0.01 (AMZN). Click to get this free report FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. On the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd 0.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 4.54% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd 0.00000625 (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc Common Stock Usd 0.01 (AMZN). Click to get this free report FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. IShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT) tracks S&P Total Market Index and the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) tracks CRSP US Total Market Index.', 'news_article_title': 'Is FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd 0.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 4.54% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd 0.00000625 (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc Common Stock Usd 0.01 (AMZN). Click to get this free report FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Making its debut on 09/16/2011, smart beta exchange traded fund FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc Common Stock Usd 0.00001 (AAPL) accounts for about 4.54% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp Common Stock Usd 0.00000625 (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc Common Stock Usd 0.01 (AMZN). Making its debut on 09/16/2011, smart beta exchange traded fund FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt ETF (TILT) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-spdr-portfolio-sp-500-etf-splg-be-on-your-investing-radar-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market? You should consider the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 11/08/2005.\nThe fund is sponsored by State Street Global Advisors. It has amassed assets over $17.62 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nBlend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.03%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.54%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28.10% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 25.75% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSPLG seeks to match the performance of the Russell 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Index is designed to measure the performance of the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has added about 12.30% so far this year and is up roughly 4.09% in the last one year (as of 06/05/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $41.93 and $50.54.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 18.63% for the trailing three-year period. With about 506 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SPLG is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $318 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $403.18 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $17.62 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 11/08/2005.', 'news_article_title': 'Should SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $17.62 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.98% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/prediction%3A-these-2-stocks-will-be-warren-buffetts-biggest-winners-of-the-decade', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett knows a thing or two about picking winners. He wouldn\'t have a net worth of over $110 billion if he didn\'t.\nIt\'s easy to look back to find Buffett\'s biggest winners of the past. Names such as American Express, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Coca-Cola stand out.\nBut what about which of the legendary investor\'s stocks might make the list in the future? There\'s no way to know for sure. However, I predict that two stocks will be Buffett\'s biggest winners of the decade.\nSetting the ground rules\nAllow me to first clarify some details about my prediction. By decade, I\'m referring to the period between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2029. I know some people think the decade began in 2021, but those are the start and end dates I chose to use.\nAlso, I\'m limiting my prognostication abilities to the stocks in Berkshire Hathaway\'s (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio right now. It\'s entirely possible that Buffett could buy a stock next month that goes on to be one of his best performers. In addition, I\'m assuming that he holds onto the two stocks I picked through the end of the decade (which may or may not be a good assumption).\nFinally, my use of the term "biggest winners" refers to the stocks that deliver the highest percentage total returns over the decade.\nBuffett\'s top two\nNow for my prediction. I think that Buffett\'s two biggest winners of the decade will be (drum roll, please)... Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY).\nIt\'s important to note that both stocks have started out the decade strongly. Even with the market meltdown of 2020 and the big slump last year, Amazon\'s shares are still up more than 30% so far this decade. The huge gain achieved in 2023 has helped tremendously.\nSure, Occidental Petroleum\'s share price has fallen somewhat year to date. This decline, though, doesn\'t come close to offsetting the oil stock\'s great performance in recent years. Occidental stock has soared more than 40% since the beginning of the decade.\nHowever, Buffett didn\'t own Oxy throughout this period. He had a previous position in the oil stock but exited it completely in the second quarter of 2020. Berkshire revealed that it had initiated a new position in Occidental in early March 2022. Since then, the stock has risen close to 25%.\nWhy they\'ll be big winners\nI think that Amazon will be a big winner in the coming years for a couple of key reasons. Most importantly, the company\'s Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services business has phenomenal growth prospects.\nGlobal IT spending is currently split more than 90% on-premises and less than 10% in the cloud. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy believes that these numbers will flip over the next 10 to 15 years. I agree, especially with AI fueling the transition. AWS will be a big beneficiary of the trend.\nMy view is that Amazon will make solid gains in its e-commerce business. The company\'s supply chain gives it a tremendous competitive advantage that isn\'t going away.\nI also like Occidental\'s growth prospects. That might seem odd considering that some predict the demand for fossil fuels will decline. However, S&P Global Platts Analytics projects that oil demand won\'t peak until 2040. I suspect that timing is about right.\nOccidental should have significant new opportunities in carbon capture as well. The company is investing heavily to build facilities that capture carbon directly from the air.\nThere\'s also the likelihood that Buffett isn\'t finished buying shares of Occidental. Berkshire\'s purchases can provide a real catalyst for the stock. The conglomerate currently owns close to 25% of Occidental but secured regulatory approval last year to acquire up to 50% of the company.\nThe biggest moneymaker for Buffett\nEven if I\'m right that Amazon and Occidental will be Buffett\'s biggest winners of the decade, they probably won\'t be his biggest moneymakers. Why? He doesn\'t own nearly as many shares of either company as he does of several others.\nI predict that Buffett\'s biggest moneymaker will almost certainly be Apple. The tech giant currently ranks as Berkshire\'s biggest holding by far, comprising more than 48% of the conglomerate\'s total portfolio. If Apple\'s share price rises solidly over the next six and a half years (which I expect will happen), it should easily make more money for Buffett than Amazon and Occidental combined.\nFind out why Amazon.com is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Amazon.com is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\nAmerican Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Keith Speights has positions in Amazon.com, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and S&P Global. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Names such as American Express, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Coca-Cola stand out. Finally, my use of the term "biggest winners" refers to the stocks that deliver the highest percentage total returns over the decade. I think that Buffett\'s two biggest winners of the decade will be (drum roll, please)... Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY).', 'news_luhn_summary': "Names such as American Express, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Coca-Cola stand out. Also, I'm limiting my prognostication abilities to the stocks in Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio right now. Most importantly, the company's Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services business has phenomenal growth prospects.", 'news_article_title': "Prediction: These 2 Stocks Will Be Warren Buffett's Biggest Winners of the Decade", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Names such as American Express, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Coca-Cola stand out. However, I predict that two stocks will be Buffett's biggest winners of the decade. He doesn't own nearly as many shares of either company as he does of several others.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Names such as American Express, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Coca-Cola stand out. However, I predict that two stocks will be Buffett's biggest winners of the decade. I think that Buffett's two biggest winners of the decade will be (drum roll, please)... Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-subdued-as-investors-weigh-chances-of-rate-pause', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures: Dow up 0.12%, S&P up 0.01%, Nasdaq down 0.27%\nJune 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors weighed the possibility of a pause in interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve at its upcoming policy meeting.\nU.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a labor market report showing moderating wage growth in May indicated the U.S. central bank may skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a fresh nine-month high on Friday and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC scaled a new one-year peak, underpinned by gains in megacap technology stocks that have outperformed the broader market this year.\nTraders are pricing in a 78.2% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at the conclusion of its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool, though they expect another hike in July.\nSurveys from S&P Global and Institute for Supply Management on U.S. services sector activity in May are due after the opening bell, while Fed Cleveland President Loretta Mester is slated to speak at an event later in the day.\nAt 5:55 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 40 points, or 0.12%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 0.25 points, or 0.01%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 39.25 points, or 0.27%.\nEnergy stocks including Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N, Chevron Corp CVX.N and Schlumberger Ltd SLB.N rose about 1% each in premarket trading, as oil prices LCOc1, CLc1 jumped more than 2% after top global exporter Saudi Arabia pledged to cut production by another 1 million barrels per day from July. O/R\nPalo Alto Networks Inc PANW.O climbed 5.3% as the cybersecurity firm looks set to replace Dish Network DISH.O in the S&P 500 index. Dish shares tumbled 7.8%.\nBig U.S. banks were mixed after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. regulators were preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could include raising their capital requirements by 20% on average. Bank of America Corp BAC.N climbed 0.2%, while Citigroup Inc C.N slipped 0.2%.\nApple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.6% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.6% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a labor market report showing moderating wage growth in May indicated the U.S. central bank may skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at a fresh nine-month high on Friday and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC scaled a new one-year peak, underpinned by gains in megacap technology stocks that have outperformed the broader market this year.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.6% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. Futures: Dow up 0.12%, S&P up 0.01%, Nasdaq down 0.27% June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors weighed the possibility of a pause in interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve at its upcoming policy meeting. Traders are pricing in a 78.2% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates at the conclusion of its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool, though they expect another hike in July.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures subdued as investors weigh chances of rate pause', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.6% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures: Dow up 0.12%, S&P up 0.01%, Nasdaq down 0.27% June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors weighed the possibility of a pause in interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve at its upcoming policy meeting.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O edged up 0.6% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. Futures: Dow up 0.12%, S&P up 0.01%, Nasdaq down 0.27% June 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were subdued on Monday after a solid rally last week, as investors weighed the possibility of a pause in interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve at its upcoming policy meeting. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after a labor market report showing moderating wage growth in May indicated the U.S. central bank may skip a rate hike next week, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-secret-portfolio-just-issued-a-big-time-warning-to-wall-street', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When it comes to investing, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is in a class of his own. Though there is no shortage of Wall Street analysts, pundits, and money managers that make their rounds on the major television networks, it\'s the Oracle of Omaha that\'s doubled up the average annualized total return of the broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) over a 58-year stretch (19.8% vs. 9.9%).\nWarren Buffett\'s ability to run circles around Wall Street is what helped grow the fanfare associated with Berkshire Hathaway\'s annual meetings from a couple dozen people in 1973 to more than 30,000 on an annual basis. Investors and Berkshire Hathaway shareholders eagerly await his nuggets of wisdom on the U.S. economy and investing to guide their own strategies.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nBut while Warren Buffett is an unwavering long-term optimist when it comes to America and the stock market, his actions and his words don\'t always align in the short term.\nWarren Buffett\'s secret portfolio offers an ominous warning to Wall Street\nThe vast majority of investors tracking Buffett\'s investment activity pay close attention to Berkshire Hathaway\'s Form 13Fs, which are required quarterly filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management. However, you might be surprised to learn that Berkshire\'s 13Fs fail to tell the complete story.\nIn 1998, Buffett\'s company acquired reinsurance giant General Re in a deal valued at $22 billion. Though the reinsurance operations were the crown jewel of this acquisition, General Re also owned a specialty investment company known as New England Asset Management (NEAM). When Berkshire acquired Gen Re, NEAM came with it.\nNew England Asset Management is a large enough investment company that it\'s required to file a quarterly 13F. Although the Oracle of Omaha isn\'t overseeing the investment activity in NEAM\'s portfolio, these holdings are, ultimately, part of Berkshire Hathaway. Thus, New England Asset Management is, effectively, Warren Buffett\'s secret portfolio.\nAs of the end of 2022, Buffett\'s hidden portfolio contained approximately $5.4 billion in invested assets. But as of March 31, 2023, NEAM held just $671.6 million worth of invested assets. In other words, Warren Buffett\'s secret portfolio dumped 88% of its invested assets during the first quarter, which is a very clear warning to Wall Street.\nCollectively, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) accounted for 86% of New England Asset Management\'s investment portfolio on Dec. 31, 2022. During the first quarter, NEAM respectively sold 99% of its Apple stake, 98% of its Chevron and Bank of America positions, and completely exited its nearly 16.5-million-share HP stake. Collectively, Apple, Chevron, and BofA now comprise just 2.7% of NEAM\'s invested assets.\nBuffett\'s 29 billion reasons to be cautious\nSome of you might be thinking this substantial reduction of invested assets by Buffett\'s secret portfolio is much ado about nothing since Warren Buffett isn\'t actively overseeing it. Though you may be correct, the Oracle of Omaha himself is also sending mixed signals.\nIn addition to Berkshire Hathaway\'s 13F filings, investors can get a clearer feel for what the Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants (Ted Weschler and Todd Combs) have been up to by examining the company\'s equity cash flows in Berkshire\'s quarterly operating results.\nFor example, during the fourth quarter, Buffett and his team purchased $1.68 billion in equities and completed $16.32 billion in equity sales. That works out $14.64 billion in net-equity sales between the start of October and end of December.\nThe story was similar during the March-ended quarter. We saw the Oracle of Omaha and his lieutenants do a bit more purchasing ($2.87 billion), but they, ultimately, sold $13.28 billion in equity securities. As a whole, this equates to $10.41 billion in net-equity sales during the first three months of 2023. And I\'m still not done.\nRoughly one month ago, when Berkshire Hathaway held its annual shareholder meeting, the Warren Buffett divulged that his company had "sold net some stock [in April], which produced maybe $4 billion." Collectively, Berkshire Hathaway has sold a net of $29 billion worth of stock in a seven-month period. That\'s not particularly encouraging.\nS&P 500 Shiller CAPE Ratio data by YCharts.\nIf I had to pinpoint the single biggest factor behind this selling, I\'d suggest it\'s stock valuations.\nWarren Buffett and his team are uncompromising when it comes to buying great companies at a fair price -- emphasis on the word "fair." But according to the Shiller price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio (also known as the cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio, or CAPE ratio) for the S&P 500, stocks aren\'t cheap. The Shiller P/E ratio closed out May at 29.3, which is well above its average of 17, when back-tested to 1870.\nMore importantly, bad things have historically happened when the S&P Shiller P/E surpasses 30. In the five previous instances where this occurred, the Dow Jones Industrial Average or S&P 500 eventually went on to lose at least 20% of their value. For context, the Shiller P/E topped 30 for a sixth time in February 2023.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nDon\'t bet against America or stocks, but be mindful of history\nThe selling in both Warren Buffett\'s secret portfolio and the nearly $338 billion investment portfolio the Oracle of Omaha and his lieutenants oversee look to be clear indicators that most stock valuations aren\'t appealing. While that\'s a pretty apparent warning to Wall Street, it\'s important to be mindful of history.\nOver the past 73 years, the S&P 500 has undergone 39 double-digit corrections. Excluding the current bear market, all 38 previous declines in the S&P 500 were eventually fully recouped by a bull market rally. Though corrections are perfectly natural, if not commonplace, so is the idea of investors being rewarded for their patience.\nEven though he\'ll never come out and say it, Warren Buffett isn\'t big on market timing. He\'s a much bigger fan of time in the market than trying to time when to invest in the market. Considering that the S&P 500 has averaged a 9.9% annualized total return, including dividends, since the mid-1960s, it\'s hard to argue with this logic. Despite bear markets, crashes, and panics, S&P 500 index investors have been doubling their money, on average, every seven years and change for nearly six decades, with reinvestment.\nFurthermore, a quick look at U.S. gross domestic product shows a very well-defined trend that moves up and to the right. Even though recessions are a normal part of the economic cycle, the Oracle of Omaha is well-aware that periods of expansion last considerably longer than downturns. By acquiring and investing in predominantly cyclical businesses, Buffett and his team have set Berkshire Hathaway up to thrive during these long bull markets.\nAlthough short-lived tough periods are inevitable for Wall Street, being optimistic is a winning strategy for long-term minded investors.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and HP. The Motley Fool recommends Chevron. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Collectively, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) accounted for 86% of New England Asset Management\'s investment portfolio on Dec. 31, 2022. Though there is no shortage of Wall Street analysts, pundits, and money managers that make their rounds on the major television networks, it\'s the Oracle of Omaha that\'s doubled up the average annualized total return of the broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) over a 58-year stretch (19.8% vs. 9.9%). Roughly one month ago, when Berkshire Hathaway held its annual shareholder meeting, the Warren Buffett divulged that his company had "sold net some stock [in April], which produced maybe $4 billion."', 'news_luhn_summary': "Collectively, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) accounted for 86% of New England Asset Management's investment portfolio on Dec. 31, 2022. When it comes to investing, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is in a class of his own. Warren Buffett's secret portfolio offers an ominous warning to Wall Street The vast majority of investors tracking Buffett's investment activity pay close attention to Berkshire Hathaway's Form 13Fs, which are required quarterly filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management.", 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett's Secret Portfolio Just Issued a Big-Time Warning to Wall Street", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Collectively, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) accounted for 86% of New England Asset Management's investment portfolio on Dec. 31, 2022. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. In other words, Warren Buffett's secret portfolio dumped 88% of its invested assets during the first quarter, which is a very clear warning to Wall Street.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Collectively, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) accounted for 86% of New England Asset Management's investment portfolio on Dec. 31, 2022. Warren Buffett's secret portfolio offers an ominous warning to Wall Street The vast majority of investors tracking Buffett's investment activity pay close attention to Berkshire Hathaway's Form 13Fs, which are required quarterly filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management. Buffett's 29 billion reasons to be cautious Some of you might be thinking this substantial reduction of invested assets by Buffett's secret portfolio is much ado about nothing since Warren Buffett isn't actively overseeing it."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-take-five%3A-almost-half-time-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Repeats Friday story to include OPEC+ decision\nJune 2 (Reuters) - The hefty weight of tech megacaps, a suspense-packed OPEC meeting at the weekend and more pain for consumers and businesses Down Under - these are just some of the topics preoccupying markets as they approach the halfway point of 2023.\nSome investors are growing concerned about how gains in the S&P 500 have become increasingly concentrated in a handful of megacap stocks.\nThe combined weight of five stocks - Apple, Microsoft, Google-parent Alphabet, Amazon and Nvidia - now accounts for 25% of the S&P 500’s market value, a trend recently supercharged by the AI buzz. Data from Deutsche Bank shows the equal-weighted S&P 500 index, a barometer of the average stock, trailing the S&P 500 by its biggest margin since 1999.\nA rally driven by a handful of stocks raises questions about the health of the broader market and risks igniting volatility if investors ditch those megacap holdings.\nEmerging market central banks were quick to tighten policy in early 2021 when price pressures accelerated, front-running major developed central banks, including the Fed. Now they appear to be once again first out of the starting blocks as rate cuts move higher up the agenda.\nHungary became the first European bank to lower rates in May, following Uruguay, which kicked off the Latin American rate-cut cycle in April while Sri Lanka stunned markets with a 250-basis point rate cut on June 1.\nBut the picture is mixed: Polish policymakers are seen holding rates at 6.75% on Tuesday even if expectations are rising for a cut later in the year. Markets might have to wait until 2024 for India, where the next decision is due on Thursday. Russia is expected to keep its rate at 7.5% on Friday.\n3/A CRUDE INVITATION\nThe Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and partners agreed on Sunday to extend a set of production cuts into 2024. The event draws in throngs of reporters from all around the world, who jostle for position at the bottom of several flights of stairs at the OPEC secretariat that they race up to get into the pre-meeting press scrum.\nReading the runes was already tricky and Saudi Arabia, the group\'s biggest exporter, unexpectedly delivered a deep cut to its own output. Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz told a news conference the reduction was "a Saudi lollipop". "We wanted to ice the cake. We always want to add suspense," he said.\nAdding to the suspense in the run-up to the weekend, the group banned several major news organisations from attending the press conference, including Reuters and Bloomberg.\nThe price of oil rose as much as 3.4% overnight to a high of $78.73 a barrel. But despite OPEC+\'s best efforts, it\'s still worth roughly half what it was in March 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine.\n4/INTERVENTION WATCH\nThe yen has fallen over 5% since early March to six-month lows against a resilient dollar JPY=EBS.\nIt\'s enough to make Japanese officials uneasy, with top currency diplomat Masato Kanda warning that Japan will closely watch currency moves and won\'t rule out any options.\nCurrency intervention is viewed as a distant prospect, but traders will likely pay attention to policymaker comments in coming days after officials from the finance ministry, BOJ and Japan\'s financial watchdog met on Tuesday. Such meetings can be a prelude to further action.\nAnd it\'s not just Japan traders on intervention watch. Sweden\'s crown is at its weakest against the dollar and euro in over a decade, adding to inflationary pressures. A weak currency is a problem, but intervention would be a last resort, says central bank Deputy Governor Per Jansson.\nSuch resolve could well be put to the test.\n5/RBA BRINGS THE PAIN\nThe Reserve Bank of Australia says the inflation fight is far from won, and the public should brace itself for more pain.\nThat could be as soon as the next meeting on Tuesday, with markets laying about 30% odds for a hike.\nThe economy had been showing signs of cooling until this week, when a reading of consumer prices jumped much more than forecast for April, sending stocks to a two-month trough.\nRates are already at an 11-year peak after a surprise hike last month, which RBA governor Philip Lowe justified by saying he wanted to send a clear message to households and businesses that the central bank will do whatever it takes.\nPolicymakers need to keep an eye on top trading partner China too, where a sputtering post-pandemic recovery risks eroding Australian ore and energy exports.\nMegacap stocks corner over a quarter of S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/3OOy8io\nEmerging markets interest rates https://tmsnrt.rs/3MViQqQ\nAll eyes on OPEC+ meeting https://tmsnrt.rs/3N8bW1C\nYen watching https://tmsnrt.rs/42xuTPP\nInflation still a concern for RBA https://tmsnrt.rs/43DufAS\n(Compiled by Amanda Cooper; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)\n(([email protected]; +442031978531; Twitter: https://twitter.com/a_coops1;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Repeats Friday story to include OPEC+ decision June 2 (Reuters) - The hefty weight of tech megacaps, a suspense-packed OPEC meeting at the weekend and more pain for consumers and businesses Down Under - these are just some of the topics preoccupying markets as they approach the halfway point of 2023. Currency intervention is viewed as a distant prospect, but traders will likely pay attention to policymaker comments in coming days after officials from the finance ministry, BOJ and Japan's financial watchdog met on Tuesday. Rates are already at an 11-year peak after a surprise hike last month, which RBA governor Philip Lowe justified by saying he wanted to send a clear message to households and businesses that the central bank will do whatever it takes.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Repeats Friday story to include OPEC+ decision June 2 (Reuters) - The hefty weight of tech megacaps, a suspense-packed OPEC meeting at the weekend and more pain for consumers and businesses Down Under - these are just some of the topics preoccupying markets as they approach the halfway point of 2023. Emerging market central banks were quick to tighten policy in early 2021 when price pressures accelerated, front-running major developed central banks, including the Fed. Megacap stocks corner over a quarter of S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/3OOy8io Emerging markets interest rates https://tmsnrt.rs/3MViQqQ All eyes on OPEC+ meeting https://tmsnrt.rs/3N8bW1C Yen watching https://tmsnrt.rs/42xuTPP Inflation still a concern for RBA https://tmsnrt.rs/43DufAS (Compiled by Amanda Cooper; Editing by Edwina Gibbs) (([email protected]; +442031978531; Twitter: https://twitter.com/a_coops1;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'GRAPHIC-Take Five: Almost half-time', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Russia is expected to keep its rate at 7.5% on Friday. Adding to the suspense in the run-up to the weekend, the group banned several major news organisations from attending the press conference, including Reuters and Bloomberg. Rates are already at an 11-year peak after a surprise hike last month, which RBA governor Philip Lowe justified by saying he wanted to send a clear message to households and businesses that the central bank will do whatever it takes.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Emerging market central banks were quick to tighten policy in early 2021 when price pressures accelerated, front-running major developed central banks, including the Fed. Hungary became the first European bank to lower rates in May, following Uruguay, which kicked off the Latin American rate-cut cycle in April while Sri Lanka stunned markets with a 250-basis point rate cut on June 1. Megacap stocks corner over a quarter of S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/3OOy8io Emerging markets interest rates https://tmsnrt.rs/3MViQqQ All eyes on OPEC+ meeting https://tmsnrt.rs/3N8bW1C Yen watching https://tmsnrt.rs/42xuTPP Inflation still a concern for RBA https://tmsnrt.rs/43DufAS (Compiled by Amanda Cooper; Editing by Edwina Gibbs) (([email protected]; +442031978531; Twitter: https://twitter.com/a_coops1;)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-shares-hit-all-time-high-ahead-of-developer-conference', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O shares on Monday hit a record high for the first time in 17 months, as the stock got a boost ahead of its annual software developer conference where it is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset.\nThe world's most valuable listed company was last up 1.2% at $183.25 in early trading. The headset would be Apple's first big move into a new product category since the introduction of Apple Watch nine years ago.\nApple is among a handful of megacap tech-focused firms that have underpinned main stock indexes this year, as enthusiasm over advances in AI helps fuel a rally. Apple shares have jumped nearly 40% in 2023, compared with an 11.5% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX.\n(Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Anil D'Silva)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O shares on Monday hit a record high for the first time in 17 months, as the stock got a boost ahead of its annual software developer conference where it is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset. Apple is among a handful of megacap tech-focused firms that have underpinned main stock indexes this year, as enthusiasm over advances in AI helps fuel a rally. (Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Anil D'Silva) (([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O shares on Monday hit a record high for the first time in 17 months, as the stock got a boost ahead of its annual software developer conference where it is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset. Apple shares have jumped nearly 40% in 2023, compared with an 11.5% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX. (Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Anil D'Silva) (([email protected]; +91 80 6210 0592; Twitter: https://twitter.com/medhasinghs)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple shares hit all-time high ahead of developer conference', 'news_lexrank_summary': "June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O shares on Monday hit a record high for the first time in 17 months, as the stock got a boost ahead of its annual software developer conference where it is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset. The world's most valuable listed company was last up 1.2% at $183.25 in early trading. The headset would be Apple's first big move into a new product category since the introduction of Apple Watch nine years ago.", 'news_textrank_summary': "June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's AAPL.O shares on Monday hit a record high for the first time in 17 months, as the stock got a boost ahead of its annual software developer conference where it is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset. The headset would be Apple's first big move into a new product category since the introduction of Apple Watch nine years ago. 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{'date': '2023-06-06', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/where-apple-aapl-stock-will-probably-go-from-here', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "T\nhere are very few things in trading and markets that are predictable, but yesterday we saw a pattern play out that has been as reliable as such things can be for some time now. When Apple (AAPL) launches a new product or provides a major update to an existing one, their stock behaves in an identifiable, oft-repeated manner that I have been talking about in these pages for many years now, such as in this 2018 article.\nAs a major product announcement from Cupertino approaches, the hype begins to build and AAPL rises consistently for a few days, even a few weeks. Then, when the big reveal comes, nothing can live up to the level of hype generated, and the actual product is seen as a disappointment in some ways. Then there are a series of hot takes that create a sense of negativity. Of course, those who blather their uninformed opinions are the serially snarky types but we have become so accustomed to them that their consistent and often completely wrong negativity goes unchallenged.\nThus, the notion that the new iPhone, Apple Watch or whatever the product du jour is, is a disaster takes hold.\nThe traders who bought the stock to force it higher during the hype period scramble to take profits as all the negativity hits and the stock tumbles. Depending on how far the stock rose in the approach to the release, that drop may continue for a few days but, at some point, the market begins to recognize two important things.\nFirst, Apple products are very rarely failures. Some would have you believe that is because the company has some kind of magic, but there is a more prosaic explanation for that. Apple is not really an innovator at the fundamental level. It never has been, or at least not since the very early days. Rather, what they do is to take others’ proven concepts, then improve them and market the resulting products well. That is a low-risk strategy, with a very low failure rate.\nSecond, in a company with annual sales totaling around $400 billion, the success or failure of any one product or update can only have so much effect on the stock. When things haven’t been instant hits (think AppleTV, for example), its overall massive sales and cashflow allows Apple room to let any new product grow. While each product and division is, I’m sure, encouraged to operate as its own profit center, over $80 billion a year in free cash flow does give the company flexibility in pricing and the ability to wait it out a while if a product is perhaps ahead of its time.\nWhen investors begin to remember those two things, which usually comes a week or so after launch, the stock inevitably bounces. Investors should keep all that in mind this morning as AAPL goes through this familiar pattern, following the launch of the new VR headset, the Vision Pro. The buildup to the release saw the stock climb as usual, and then when the product was revealed, the stock immediately dropped, as has happened so often before:\nThe criticisms this time are ones we have heard before. The Vision Pro, at $3,499 is far too expensive, the moaners say, and it isn’t, in its first iteration, absolutely perfect. However, if we let history be our guide, neither of these complaints really matter.\nYes, the price is high, especially when compared to something like Meta's Quest line, where even the high-end Pro version comes in at around $1,000. However, what Apple has been able to do in the past is to refine an existing thing to such an extent that they create essentially their own category of “luxury” product. When that occurs, a higher price can give the impression of exclusivity and superiority, and can actually help sales in some ways. That may or may not happen here but whether it does or not, the fans of cutting edge tech who buy these kinds of things will buy it anyway.\nWe all know that kind of person, right? The friend or relative who just doesn’t care that what they are buying will be obsolete in a couple of years, or that prices will fall dramatically before too long. They just have to have the latest thing. There are enough of them to keep the product afloat until other complaints, like the weight of the device, are addressed in future versions.\nIf you are a long-term Apple investor (full disclosure, I am as well), don’t overreact to the drop in the stock that followed yesterday’s launch. It is not indicative of real problems with the product, nor is it a sign that sales will be weak, and it certainly isn’t a reason to sell. It is just what happens when Apple launches or updates something. What usually follows is a period of outperformance, so if anything, the pullback is an opportunity to add to your holdings.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'When Apple (AAPL) launches a new product or provides a major update to an existing one, their stock behaves in an identifiable, oft-repeated manner that I have been talking about in these pages for many years now, such as in this 2018 article. As a major product announcement from Cupertino approaches, the hype begins to build and AAPL rises consistently for a few days, even a few weeks. Investors should keep all that in mind this morning as AAPL goes through this familiar pattern, following the launch of the new VR headset, the Vision Pro.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'When Apple (AAPL) launches a new product or provides a major update to an existing one, their stock behaves in an identifiable, oft-repeated manner that I have been talking about in these pages for many years now, such as in this 2018 article. As a major product announcement from Cupertino approaches, the hype begins to build and AAPL rises consistently for a few days, even a few weeks. Investors should keep all that in mind this morning as AAPL goes through this familiar pattern, following the launch of the new VR headset, the Vision Pro.', 'news_article_title': 'Where Apple (AAPL) Stock Will Probably Go From Here', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'When Apple (AAPL) launches a new product or provides a major update to an existing one, their stock behaves in an identifiable, oft-repeated manner that I have been talking about in these pages for many years now, such as in this 2018 article. As a major product announcement from Cupertino approaches, the hype begins to build and AAPL rises consistently for a few days, even a few weeks. Investors should keep all that in mind this morning as AAPL goes through this familiar pattern, following the launch of the new VR headset, the Vision Pro.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'When Apple (AAPL) launches a new product or provides a major update to an existing one, their stock behaves in an identifiable, oft-repeated manner that I have been talking about in these pages for many years now, such as in this 2018 article. As a major product announcement from Cupertino approaches, the hype begins to build and AAPL rises consistently for a few days, even a few weeks. Investors should keep all that in mind this morning as AAPL goes through this familiar pattern, following the launch of the new VR headset, the Vision Pro.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-us-stocks-end-up-as-fed-cpi-loom-large-next-week-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali\nJune 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed up on Tuesday, helped by some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve\'s policy meet next week.\nInflation data is expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are likely to have remained elevated, and the Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates.\nMajor indexes wavered as investors took a breather after pushing the S&P 500 up almost 20% from its October 2022 lows, boosted by gains in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes that the U.S. central bank is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 10.42 points, or 0.03%, to 33,573.28, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 10.06 points, or 0.24%, to 4,283.85 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 46.99 points, or 0.36%, to 13,276.42.\n"It looks like investors are gaining a little optimism," said Cresset Capital CIO Jack Ablin.\n"The narrowness in the market where everyone was focused on the top seven names or so is starting to dissipate a little bit and that\'s good news."\nFinancials .SPSY rose 1.33% to lead gains among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, while the KBW regional banking index .KRX jumped 5.41%. The Russell 2000 index .RUT of small-cap companies added 2.69%.\nRecent economic data and dovish remarks from Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting.\nFed fund futures indicate traders have priced in a near 80% chance that the central bank will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see 50% odds of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\nCoinbase Global COIN.O plunged 12.09% after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued the crypto exchange, accusing it of illegally operating without having first registered with the regulator.\nApple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.21%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O.\nAdvanced Micro Devices AMD.O rose 5.34% after Piper Sandler raised the price target on the stock to $150, the second highest on Wall Street, as per Refinitiv data.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 3.47-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.59-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 17 new 52-week highs and 5 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 98 new highs and 69 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.21%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed up on Tuesday, helped by some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. Major indexes wavered as investors took a breather after pushing the S&P 500 up almost 20% from its October 2022 lows, boosted by gains in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes that the U.S. central bank is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.21%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed up on Tuesday, helped by some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. Recent economic data and dovish remarks from Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-US stocks end up as Fed, CPI loom large next week', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.21%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. Major indexes wavered as investors took a breather after pushing the S&P 500 up almost 20% from its October 2022 lows, boosted by gains in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes that the U.S. central bank is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle. Recent economic data and dovish remarks from Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.21%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed up on Tuesday, helped by some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. Inflation data is expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are likely to have remained elevated, and the Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/eus-breton-cites-telcos-investment-gap-for-big-tech-network-fee-push', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Foo Yun Chee\nBRUSSELS, June 6 (Reuters) - Europe is falling behind other regions and needs to invest massively in its telecoms network to achieve its digital goals, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday as he defended a push to get Big Tech to help fund the rollout of broadband and 5G.\nBreton\'s comments put him at odds with the EU telecoms regulators\' body which saidlast month it did not see a competition problem or market failure to warrant any legislation on this issue.\n"The market capitalization of the EU telcos consistently falls behind that of the United States. It is better to be a telco in the U.S. than in Europe," Breton told a conference.\n"In terms of 5G deployment, the EU lags behind other regions of the world. Just for some figures, 5G population coverage is 95% in the U.S. versus 72% in the EU. Adjusted for GDP, 5G investment in the EU is lower than in other regions of the world," he said.\nHe said Europe also needs to invest in edge cloud computing, artificial intelligence and network virtualisation.\n"We have no time to lose and this is why it starts first with the infrastructure. Is our infrastructure, telecommunications in network and connectivity fit for purpose to match our digital data? My answer today is no," Breton said.\nHe dismissed fears that requiring some users to pay more than others would breach EU net neutrality rules which say all users should be treated equally.\n"We will not touch net neutrality. It is not a question of changing net neutrality. This is embedded in our values and our Digital Decade, so please stop saying this," Breton.\nBreton, who has sought feedback from all interested parties on the subject, said he has received 437 submissions. He is expected to issue a report by the end of June which will indicate his next steps.\nAny legislative proposal needs to be thrashed out with EU countries and EU lawmakers before it can become law.\nThe issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI against Alphabet\'s GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O.\n(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; +32 2 585 2866; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI against Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 6 (Reuters) - Europe is falling behind other regions and needs to invest massively in its telecoms network to achieve its digital goals, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday as he defended a push to get Big Tech to help fund the rollout of broadband and 5G. Breton's comments put him at odds with the EU telecoms regulators' body which saidlast month it did not see a competition problem or market failure to warrant any legislation on this issue.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI against Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 6 (Reuters) - Europe is falling behind other regions and needs to invest massively in its telecoms network to achieve its digital goals, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday as he defended a push to get Big Tech to help fund the rollout of broadband and 5G. He dismissed fears that requiring some users to pay more than others would breach EU net neutrality rules which say all users should be treated equally.", 'news_article_title': "EU's Breton cites telcos' investment gap for Big Tech network fee push", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI against Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 6 (Reuters) - Europe is falling behind other regions and needs to invest massively in its telecoms network to achieve its digital goals, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday as he defended a push to get Big Tech to help fund the rollout of broadband and 5G. Breton's comments put him at odds with the EU telecoms regulators' body which saidlast month it did not see a competition problem or market failure to warrant any legislation on this issue.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The issue pits Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE, Orange ORAN.PA, Telefonica TEF.MC and Telecom Italia TLIT.MI against Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O, Netflix NFLX.O, Amazon AMZN.O and Microsoft MSFT.O. By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 6 (Reuters) - Europe is falling behind other regions and needs to invest massively in its telecoms network to achieve its digital goals, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday as he defended a push to get Big Tech to help fund the rollout of broadband and 5G. Breton's comments put him at odds with the EU telecoms regulators' body which saidlast month it did not see a competition problem or market failure to warrant any legislation on this issue."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-buys-ar-headset-startup-mira-the-verge', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds details from the report in 3rd paragraph and background in 2nd paragraph, disclosure in last paragraph\nJune 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has acquired Mira, a Los Angeles-based AR startup that makes headsets for other companies and the U.S. military, the Verge reported, citing a post from Mira CEO's private Instagram account on Monday and a person familiar with the matter.\nThis comes a day after Apple unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, one of its riskiest bets since the introduction of the iPhone more than a decade ago, barging into a market dominated by Meta Platforms META.O.\nMira's military contracts include a small agreement with the U.S, Air Force and a $702,351 agreement with the Navy, according to government records and press releases, the report said.\nApple and Mira did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.\n(Reporting by Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Adds details from the report in 3rd paragraph and background in 2nd paragraph, disclosure in last paragraph June 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has acquired Mira, a Los Angeles-based AR startup that makes headsets for other companies and the U.S. military, the Verge reported, citing a post from Mira CEO's private Instagram account on Monday and a person familiar with the matter. This comes a day after Apple unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, one of its riskiest bets since the introduction of the iPhone more than a decade ago, barging into a market dominated by Meta Platforms META.O. Apple and Mira did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Adds details from the report in 3rd paragraph and background in 2nd paragraph, disclosure in last paragraph June 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has acquired Mira, a Los Angeles-based AR startup that makes headsets for other companies and the U.S. military, the Verge reported, citing a post from Mira CEO's private Instagram account on Monday and a person familiar with the matter. Mira's military contracts include a small agreement with the U.S, Air Force and a $702,351 agreement with the Navy, according to government records and press releases, the report said. Apple and Mira did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple buys AR headset startup Mira - The Verge', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Adds details from the report in 3rd paragraph and background in 2nd paragraph, disclosure in last paragraph June 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has acquired Mira, a Los Angeles-based AR startup that makes headsets for other companies and the U.S. military, the Verge reported, citing a post from Mira CEO's private Instagram account on Monday and a person familiar with the matter. This comes a day after Apple unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, one of its riskiest bets since the introduction of the iPhone more than a decade ago, barging into a market dominated by Meta Platforms META.O. Mira's military contracts include a small agreement with the U.S, Air Force and a $702,351 agreement with the Navy, according to government records and press releases, the report said.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Adds details from the report in 3rd paragraph and background in 2nd paragraph, disclosure in last paragraph June 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O has acquired Mira, a Los Angeles-based AR startup that makes headsets for other companies and the U.S. military, the Verge reported, citing a post from Mira CEO's private Instagram account on Monday and a person familiar with the matter. Mira's military contracts include a small agreement with the U.S, Air Force and a $702,351 agreement with the Navy, according to government records and press releases, the report said. (Reporting by Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel) (([email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-us-stocks-mixed-as-fed-cpi-loom-large-next-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali\nJune 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were wavering on Tuesday despite some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve\'s policy meet next week.\nInflation data is expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are likely to have remained elevated, and the Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates.\nInvestors were taking a breather after pushing the S&P 500 up almost 20% from its October 2022 lows, boosted by gains in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes that the U.S. central bank is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 87.07 points, or 0.26%, to 33,475.79, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.47 points, or 0.01%, to 4,274.26 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 28.09 points, or 0.21%, to 13,257.52.\n"It looks like investors are gaining a little optimism," said Cresset Capital CIO, Jack Ablin.\n"The narrowness in the market where everyone was focused on the top seven names or so is starting to dissipate a little bit and that\'s good news."\nFinancials .SPSY rose 1.05% to lead gains among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, while the KBW regional banking index .KRX jumped 4.77%. The Russell 2000 index .RUT of small-cap companies added 2.28%.\nRecent economic data and dovish remarks from Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting.\nFed fund futures indicate traders have priced in a near 80% chance that the central bank will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see 50% odds of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\nThe CBOE volatility index hit its lowest since July 2021, down 0.36 points at 14.37.\nCoinbase Global COIN.O plunged 13.04% after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued the crypto exchange, accusing it of illegally operating without having first registered with the regulator.\nApple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.16%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O.\nAdvanced Micro Devices AMD.O rose 4.20% after Piper Sandler raised the price target on the stock to $150, the second highest on Wall Street, as per Refinitiv data.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 2.72-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.25-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 14 new 52-week highs and five new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 92 new highs and 62 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Deepa Babington)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.16%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were wavering on Tuesday despite some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. Investors were taking a breather after pushing the S&P 500 up almost 20% from its October 2022 lows, boosted by gains in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes that the U.S. central bank is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.16%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were wavering on Tuesday despite some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. Recent economic data and dovish remarks from Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-US stocks mixed as Fed, CPI loom large next week', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.16%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. Recent economic data and dovish remarks from Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting. Fed fund futures indicate traders have priced in a near 80% chance that the central bank will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup's Fedwatch tool.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.16%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were wavering on Tuesday despite some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. Inflation data is expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are likely to have remained elevated, and the Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/small-caps%3A-3-reasons-the-worst-is-over', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '2023 has been one of the most divergent and lopsided years in recent memory in equities markets. After value dominated 2022, tech is back to being king this year - bolstered by the AI revolution and big forward expectations in AI-related stocks such as Rambus (RMBS) and Nvidia (NVDA).\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPictured: NVDA EPS Estimates\nEven within tech, there are significant divergences. The Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) is up by a supersized 33% year-to-date. Conversely, the Nasdaq 100 Equal Weight ETF (QQQE) is only higher by ~17% year-to-date. In other words, mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are responsible for much of the market’s positive performance.\nMeanwhile, the dramatic hike in interest rates had the opposite effect on banks that most predicted. Usually, interest rate hikes are positive for banks. However, several regional banks were ill-prepared for the magnitude and speed of the rate hikes. The Russell 2000 Small Cap Index ETF (IWM) has dramatically underperformed due to its high composition of regional banks. IWM is up a minuscule 4.78% year-to-date. Below are 3 reasons why the current trend of tech strength and small-cap weakness is likely to close over the next few months:\nThe spread between the Nasdaq 100 and the Russell 2000 Index performance is at historic levels.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nIn the fashion world, if you wait long enough, the old style becomes new and in vogue again. Finance is like fashion; it tends to mean revert to old trends if you wait long enough. For example, last year, value stocks outperformed while tech underperformed. Because small caps have underperformed for months, one would expect them to begin to outperform again soon based on historical precedent. Furthermore, the long-term chart of IWM shows that the index is constructively testing support thus far.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nLastly, the QQQ is higher for seven straight weeks and is extended by three standard deviations from its 50-day moving average. Typically, when an index becomes extended by such a large magnitude, it must digest. Because the IWM is just beginning to break above its 200-day moving average, investors may rotate some funds in that direction.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nRegional Banking Rebound: At the heart of the small-cap weakness are the regional banking woes and relative underperformance. Though the Regional Banking ETF (KRE) has underperformed dramatically this year, the chart shows signs that the trend may be turning. Late last week, KRE and select regional banks such as BankUnited (BKU) closed above the 50-day moving average for the first time since March. Today, the KRE index is jumping more than 4% on heavy volume.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nBeyond the solid technical performance, the pullback in price in many banks is attracting value investors such as Warren Buffett. In the most recent 13F disclosures, “The Oracle of Omaha” and investing legend Michael Burry took on positions in select banks such as Capital One Financial (COF).\nSeasonality: Over the past 20 years, IWM has performed the best in June out of any of the index ETFs. IWM is higher 60% of the time with an average performance of +0.5%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY) is higher only 45% of the time on average, with an average gain of -0.4%.\nConclusion\nThe historical spread between tech and small caps, a rebounding banking sector, and strong seasonal trends favor outperformance in small-cap stocks over the next few weeks.\nFree Report: Top EV Battery Stocks to Buy Now\nJust-released report reveals 5 stocks to profit as millions of EV batteries are made. Elon Musk tweeted that lithium prices have gone to "insane levels," and they\'re likely to keep climbing. As a result, a handful of lithium battery stocks are set to skyrocket. Access this report to discover which battery stocks to buy and which to avoid.\nDownload free today.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCapital One Financial Corporation (COF) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nRambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\nBankUnited, Inc. (BKU) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports\nSPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports\nDirexion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In other words, mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are responsible for much of the market’s positive performance. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports BankUnited, Inc. (BKU) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. After value dominated 2022, tech is back to being king this year - bolstered by the AI revolution and big forward expectations in AI-related stocks such as Rambus (RMBS) and Nvidia (NVDA).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In other words, mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are responsible for much of the market’s positive performance. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports BankUnited, Inc. (BKU) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Regional Banking Rebound: At the heart of the small-cap weakness are the regional banking woes and relative underperformance.', 'news_article_title': 'Small-Caps: 3 Reasons the Worst is Over', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In other words, mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are responsible for much of the market’s positive performance. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports BankUnited, Inc. (BKU) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For example, last year, value stocks outperformed while tech underperformed.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) : Free Stock Analysis Report Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports BankUnited, Inc. (BKU) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): ETF Research Reports SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE): ETF Research Reports Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (QQQE): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In other words, mega-cap tech stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are responsible for much of the market’s positive performance. The Russell 2000 Small Cap Index ETF (IWM) has dramatically underperformed due to its high composition of regional banks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-vision-pro-an-impressive-headset-with-few-likely-buyers-analysts-say', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Aditya Soni\nJune 6 (Reuters) - Analysts lauded Apple\'s AAPL.O Vision Pro on Tuesday for its impressive technology, but warned that it will be a few years before the $3,499 augmented reality headset sees widespread adoption.\nThe device, which investors treated with a lukewarm reception, marked the company\'s first new product line since the launch of the Apple Watch nearly a decade ago.\nChief Executive Officer Tim Cook said it could spark the dawn of "spatial computing", where digital content blends with the physical world, just like how the iPhone changed the world of mobiles.\nThat vision, analysts said, could take some time to materialize because the high price tag will likely dissuade most buyers and the product does not have any clear use beyond entertainment in a still nascent augmented reality (AR) market.\n"Apple proved they have a vision for the role AR technology could play for consumers ... and Vision Pro looked sleek/differentiated versus incumbents and performed with clear potential," Morgan Stanley analysts said.\n"However, the Vision Pro is not ready for mass consumption," they added, pointing to a bulky external battery pack and the lack of a "killer app", among other issues.\nSome analysts also warned that cheaper AR offerings from market leader Meta Platforms META.O could be an impediment as the Meta Quest 2 retails at $299 and its successor unveiled last week, Meta Quest 3, is priced at $499.\n"Although Apple will give Meta the biggest challenge since the Facebook owner\'s entry into the segment, it won\'t be able to overtake Meta in terms of shipments," said Harmeet Singh Walia, senior analyst at Counterpoint Research.\nBut he added that Apple may not need to dominate the market in terms of shipments to become the most prominent player.\n"As with smartphones, in which Apple usually has well over 80% share of profitability with around 20% share of shipments, it may become the most successful player without becoming most widely adopted," Walia said.\nThe uncertainty regarding Vision Pro sales also drove a wide range of predictions on its expected shipments once the device goes on sale next year.\nKGI Securities analyst Christine Wang said she expected shipments of 200,000 in the first year, while Credit Suisse predicted Apple could ship over 1 million units in the period.\nFor comparison, Apple sold more than 1.4 million iPhones in the first year after launch, garnering $630 million in sales.\nApple\'s shares were down 0.7% on Tuesday.\nStill, several analysts believe the company has created a "no lose" situation for itself through its move into AR.\nJames Cordwell of Atlantic Equities said "if the device were eventually to drive a platform shift from mobile to AR, Apple has positioned itself to extend its leadership from the smartphone era to that new epoch."\n"If it fails to gain traction, then it will most likely be because VR/AR is a technological dead end, thus extending the dominance of the smartphone as the primary consumer device."\n(Reporting by Aditya Soni; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]; +91 80 6749 1130))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Aditya Soni June 6 (Reuters) - Analysts lauded Apple\'s AAPL.O Vision Pro on Tuesday for its impressive technology, but warned that it will be a few years before the $3,499 augmented reality headset sees widespread adoption. That vision, analysts said, could take some time to materialize because the high price tag will likely dissuade most buyers and the product does not have any clear use beyond entertainment in a still nascent augmented reality (AR) market. James Cordwell of Atlantic Equities said "if the device were eventually to drive a platform shift from mobile to AR, Apple has positioned itself to extend its leadership from the smartphone era to that new epoch."', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Aditya Soni June 6 (Reuters) - Analysts lauded Apple's AAPL.O Vision Pro on Tuesday for its impressive technology, but warned that it will be a few years before the $3,499 augmented reality headset sees widespread adoption. That vision, analysts said, could take some time to materialize because the high price tag will likely dissuade most buyers and the product does not have any clear use beyond entertainment in a still nascent augmented reality (AR) market. The uncertainty regarding Vision Pro sales also drove a wide range of predictions on its expected shipments once the device goes on sale next year.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's Vision Pro an impressive headset with few likely buyers, analysts say", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Aditya Soni June 6 (Reuters) - Analysts lauded Apple\'s AAPL.O Vision Pro on Tuesday for its impressive technology, but warned that it will be a few years before the $3,499 augmented reality headset sees widespread adoption. The uncertainty regarding Vision Pro sales also drove a wide range of predictions on its expected shipments once the device goes on sale next year. "If it fails to gain traction, then it will most likely be because VR/AR is a technological dead end, thus extending the dominance of the smartphone as the primary consumer device."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Aditya Soni June 6 (Reuters) - Analysts lauded Apple\'s AAPL.O Vision Pro on Tuesday for its impressive technology, but warned that it will be a few years before the $3,499 augmented reality headset sees widespread adoption. "Apple proved they have a vision for the role AR technology could play for consumers ... and Vision Pro looked sleek/differentiated versus incumbents and performed with clear potential," Morgan Stanley analysts said. "Although Apple will give Meta the biggest challenge since the Facebook owner\'s entry into the segment, it won\'t be able to overtake Meta in terms of shipments," said Harmeet Singh Walia, senior analyst at Counterpoint Research.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-unveils-mixed-reality-device-vision-pro-at-wwdc23', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple AAPL is finally joining the mixed reality bandwagon with the launch of Apple Vision Pro, “a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world,” at this year’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference.\n\nThe iPhone maker also announced the 15-inch MacBook Air, a new Mac Studio and Mac Pro. Moreover, Apple introduced iOS 17, watchOS 10, iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma.\n\nThe company’s shares hit a 52-week high of $184.95 on Jun 5 and closed at $179.58, returning 38.2% year to date, outperforming the Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s growth of 12.6%.\nVision Pro to Boost Apple’s Footprint in Mixed Reality\nApple Vision Pro brings a fully three-dimensional user interface, controlled by a user’s eyes, hands, and voice for navigation.\nApple Inc. Price and Consensus\nApple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote\nPowered by visionOS, Vision Pro features an ultra-high-resolution display system that packs 23 million pixels across two displays and custom Apple silicon in a unique dual-chip design.\n\nApple Vision Pro is supported by an all-new App Store where users can discover apps and content from developers apart from familiar iPhone and iPad apps. Users can navigate through apps “by simply looking at them, tapping their fingers to select, flicking their wrist to scroll, or using voice to dictate.”\n\nMoreover, Apple Vision Pro features EyeSight, which helps users stay connected with their surroundings.\n\nThe introduction of Apple Vision Pro intensifies competition in the mixed reality domain that is currently dominated by the likes of Microsoft MSFT HoloLens, Meta Platforms’ META Oculus, HP HPQ and others.\n\nMicrosoft’s HoloLens 2 comes in a variety of editions, including industrial and development options. HoloLens 2 headset enables six degrees of freedom tracking, with spatial mapping and mixed reality capture.\n\nMeta is also set to launch its next-generation of Oculus device later this year. It launched Oculus 2 in September 2020.\n\nHP, on the other hand, has begun producing headsets for both VR and MR environments. The HP Windows Mixed Reality headset is a streamlined device with integrated motion tracking and a 2-in-1 cable for pairing USB 3 and HDMI connections.\nVision Pro to Boost Product and Services Revenues\nApple’s latest device will surely benefit product sales, which accounted for 82.3% of first-quarter fiscal 2023 revenues.\n\nMeanwhile, the Services portfolio has emerged as Apple’s new cash cow. This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company had more than 935 million paid subscribers across its Services portfolio at the end of the fiscal second quarter. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\n\nThe growing adoption of services like Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Card and Apple Fitness+ drives Services revenue growth. The newly announced App Store for Vision Pro is expected to further drive growth.\n\nIn the first quarter of fiscal 2023, Apple’s Services revenues grew 6.4% from the year-ago quarter to $20.77 billion and accounted for 17.7% of sales.\nFree Report: Top EV Battery Stocks to Buy Now\nJust-released report reveals 5 stocks to profit as millions of EV batteries are made. Elon Musk tweeted that lithium prices have gone to "insane levels," and they\'re likely to keep climbing. As a result, a handful of lithium battery stocks are set to skyrocket. Access this report to discover which battery stocks to buy and which to avoid.\nDownload free today.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nHP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL is finally joining the mixed reality bandwagon with the launch of Apple Vision Pro, “a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world,” at this year’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The company’s shares hit a 52-week high of $184.95 on Jun 5 and closed at $179.58, returning 38.2% year to date, outperforming the Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s growth of 12.6%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL is finally joining the mixed reality bandwagon with the launch of Apple Vision Pro, “a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world,” at this year’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference. The introduction of Apple Vision Pro intensifies competition in the mixed reality domain that is currently dominated by the likes of Microsoft MSFT HoloLens, Meta Platforms’ META Oculus, HP HPQ and others.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Unveils Mixed Reality Device Vision Pro at WWDC23', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL is finally joining the mixed reality bandwagon with the launch of Apple Vision Pro, “a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world,” at this year’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The introduction of Apple Vision Pro intensifies competition in the mixed reality domain that is currently dominated by the likes of Microsoft MSFT HoloLens, Meta Platforms’ META Oculus, HP HPQ and others.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report HP Inc. (HPQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL is finally joining the mixed reality bandwagon with the launch of Apple Vision Pro, “a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world,” at this year’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference. Apple Inc. Price and Consensus Apple Inc. price-consensus-chart | Apple Inc. Quote Powered by visionOS, Vision Pro features an ultra-high-resolution display system that packs 23 million pixels across two displays and custom Apple silicon in a unique dual-chip design.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-unity-stock-a-buy-as-it-gets-a-major-boost-from-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "App developers will be able to use Unity Software's (NYSE: U) tools to create immersive applications for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new visual computing headset, the Vision Pro. Could this be a massive win for Unity stock investors? Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.\n*Stock prices used were the market prices of June 6, 2023. The video was published on June 6, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Unity Software\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Unity Software wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nJose Najarro has positions in Unity Software. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jose Najarro is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "App developers will be able to use Unity Software's (NYSE: U) tools to create immersive applications for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new visual computing headset, the Vision Pro. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "App developers will be able to use Unity Software's (NYSE: U) tools to create immersive applications for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new visual computing headset, the Vision Pro. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Jose Najarro has positions in Unity Software.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Unity Stock a Buy as It Gets a Major Boost From Apple?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "App developers will be able to use Unity Software's (NYSE: U) tools to create immersive applications for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new visual computing headset, the Vision Pro. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Jose Najarro has positions in Unity Software. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Unity Software.", 'news_textrank_summary': "App developers will be able to use Unity Software's (NYSE: U) tools to create immersive applications for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new visual computing headset, the Vision Pro. 10 stocks we like better than Unity Software When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/want-to-get-richer-2-unstoppable-growth-stocks-you-can-buy-and-hold-for-years', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Growth stocks aren't boosting investors' returns at the rate they were a few years ago, but it's not all doom and gloom. Great businesses continue to thrive in what is arguably an uncertain macroeconomic environment that has investors divided about what to do with their money.\nHere are two companies performing well on a business level that beg a second look from investors regarding their stocks. Both of these unstoppable growth stocks look ripe for multi-year buy-and-hold investments in 2023 and beyond.\n1. Fiverr International\nFiverr International (NYSE: FVRR) got increased attention from investors in the pandemic era when millions of people were forced to stay at home for extended periods which resulted in a notable boom in remote work and gig work. The growth has certainly slowed from that peak pandemic period. Still, there's a lot to like about this stock, particularly when you evaluate its growth story in light of the bigger picture of the industry in which it operates and its progress over the last few years.\nFiverr finished out the first quarter of this year with 4.3 million active buyers of freelance services on its platform, and spending per buyer hitting $262 (spending, in this case, is the 5.5% service fee Fiverr collects on top of the fees that go to the seller for services rendered). These two figures represented increases of 0.3% and 4% from the year-ago period. Taking a step back, that active buyer count was up 74% compared to the same quarter in 2020, while spending per buyer rose 48% on a three-year clip.\nFiverr continues to expand the vast range of services (gigs) that freelancers can offer to clients and businesses on the platform as well. For example, the rise of AI has pervaded many segments of the labor economy, and the gig economy is no different. Even as searches and offerings for AI-focused gigs have expanded rapidly in recent months, Fiverr's management has been clear that these tools aren't replacing the need for actual gig workers. The first-quarter earnings report noted:\nWe are also seeing higher quality of work deliveries as freelancers leverage the latest generative AI tools. Fiverr's marketplace is highly dynamic. Just as consumer preferences continue to evolve in a physical goods marketplace, on Fiverr, services and job skills continue to evolve as well. When new waves of technology advancements occur, these often are the golden moments for category expansion on our marketplace followed by an influx of supply and demand. We believe the recent advancement of AI technology creates such a golden moment to lean into our category expansion as a long-term growth driver.\nBetween 2019 and 2022, Fiverr's revenue expanded at a compound annual growth rate of 47%. Compare that to the pace of growth of the broader global gig economy, which is expected to witness a compound annual growth rate of 16% in the seven-year period between 2021 and 2028, according to Business Research Insights. It's also worth noting that in 2022, 27% of Fiverr's revenue was from new buyers, while an incredible 63% was from repeat buyers. In short, once a buyer -- whether that be a solo entrepreneur or a large enterprise -- joins the Fiverr platform, they tend to stay with it for a long time. Fiverr's growth journey may be changing, but its business looks more relevant than ever.\n2. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made headlines this week for announcing a significant new hardware product: its eagerly awaited mixed reality headset. The product, officially called the Vision Pro, made its first public appearance at the Worldwide Developers Conference. The headset won't be commercially available until early next year, and it will come with a $3,499 price tag.\nVision Pro is a virtual reality headset, an augmented reality headset and it also functions as a 3D camera. Beyond running Apple's app offerings, the headset will be able to integrate with a wide range of third-party apps being created by well-known industry leaders. Microsoft and Walt Disney are just two of the companies building apps to operate on Vision Pro. Users will be able to navigate Microsoft's productivity apps from the headset or stream Disney+ shows. The Vision Pro will also enable pairings with other Apple products. It's powered by Apple's industry-leading M2 chip, and also runs a brand new R1 chip which is designed to reduce the potential for motion sickness.\nWhen it's released, Apple hopes to seize a significant share in the highly fragmented multi-billion-dollar virtual reality headset market. According to Fortune Business Insights, the global virtual reality market was valued at about $12 billion in 2021 but is expected to balloon to a valuation of $227 billion by the year 2029. That's a compound annual growth rate of 45%. The company's focus on creating a mixed reality headset that can service a wide range of user needs, rather than focusing on gaming as the primary use case, looks like a solid strategy to capture added market share.\nBeyond the Vision Pro, Apple announced several other updates this week, including a new Macbook Pro. Importantly, the company still makes most of its revenue from iPhone sales. The second-most-prominent slice of its sales comes from its services segment, which revolves mostly around subscription-based products like Apple Music.\nOver the trailing 12 months, Apple pulled in revenue of $385 billion and net income of $94 billion. It also produced operating cash flow to the tune of $110 billion. While a challenging macro environment affected Apple's pace of growth, the tech giant is still a highly profitable cash machine that continues to evolve to meet the changing needs of its customers while generating growth from its industry-leading products. The future still looks very exciting for Apple and its long-term shareholders.\n10 stocks we like better than Fiverr International\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Fiverr International wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nRachel Warren has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Fiverr International, Microsoft, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made headlines this week for announcing a significant new hardware product: its eagerly awaited mixed reality headset. The first-quarter earnings report noted: We are also seeing higher quality of work deliveries as freelancers leverage the latest generative AI tools. We believe the recent advancement of AI technology creates such a golden moment to lean into our category expansion as a long-term growth driver.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made headlines this week for announcing a significant new hardware product: its eagerly awaited mixed reality headset. Fiverr finished out the first quarter of this year with 4.3 million active buyers of freelance services on its platform, and spending per buyer hitting $262 (spending, in this case, is the 5.5% service fee Fiverr collects on top of the fees that go to the seller for services rendered). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Fiverr International, Microsoft, and Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': 'Want to Get Richer? 2 Unstoppable Growth Stocks You Can Buy and Hold for Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made headlines this week for announcing a significant new hardware product: its eagerly awaited mixed reality headset. Growth stocks aren't boosting investors' returns at the rate they were a few years ago, but it's not all doom and gloom. Between 2019 and 2022, Fiverr's revenue expanded at a compound annual growth rate of 47%.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made headlines this week for announcing a significant new hardware product: its eagerly awaited mixed reality headset. Fiverr International Fiverr International (NYSE: FVRR) got increased attention from investors in the pandemic era when millions of people were forced to stay at home for extended periods which resulted in a notable boom in remote work and gig work. Fiverr finished out the first quarter of this year with 4.3 million active buyers of freelance services on its platform, and spending per buyer hitting $262 (spending, in this case, is the 5.5% service fee Fiverr collects on top of the fees that go to the seller for services rendered).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/quantumscape%3A-the-forever-battery-stock-with-millionaire-maker-potential', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nEditor’s note: “QuantumScape: The ‘Forever Battery’ Stock With Millionaire-Maker Potential” was previously published in March 2023. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.\nImagine having a $10,000 investment that grew to over $40 million dollars. Well, let me let you in on a little secret. The best way to become a millionaire is to invest in a small group of startups with founders who believe their company can change the world.\nAnyone can do this. But the difference between “anyone” and those who become millionaires is the discipline to buy, hold through intense volatility, and wait for the company to indeed change the world.\nIf you’d done that with computer stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) in the 1980s, you would’ve turned your $10,000 investments into more than $42 million today:\nHad you done it with internet stocks like Amazon (AMZN), in the late ’90s, you’d have turned $10,000 into more than $10 million. Had you done it with cloud stocks like Netflix (NFLX) in the late aughts, you’d have turned $10,000 into a cool $2.5 million today. While, in the early 2010s, a $10,000 investment into electric vehicle (EV) powerhouse Tesla (TSLA) would be worth more than $1 million today.\nWe’re literally talking about “Millionaire-Maker” opportunities here – not the 7% per year you get with an index fund or the 3% dividend yield you get with Coca-Cola (KO). At that rate, you could still turn $10,000 into a million bucks… by 2091.\nMost folks don’t want to wait until their rolling in their graves in 2091 to become millionaires. That’s why we’re all about turning thousands into millions by taking big bets on small companies with world-changing potential.\nAnd today, I’d like to introduce you to one of our favorite potential millionaire-maker stocks.\nA New Type of Battery to Change the World\nOne of the world’s most hyped-up investment megatrends these days is the Electric Vehicle Revolution. That is, investors and consumers alike seem convinced that the world is rapidly shifting toward electric cars, busses, planes, and more. Everything’s going electric!\nBut the plain truth about the EV Revolution is that everything won’t go electric until we make better batteries.\nTo understand why, let’s take a quick trip back to chemistry class…\nBatteries comprise three things: a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte. Batteries work by flowing ions between a cathode and anode through the electrolyte.\nConventional lithium-ion batteries are built on liquid battery chemistry. That is, they comprise a solid cathode and anode, with a liquid electrolyte solution connecting the two.\nThese batteries have worked wonders for years. But due to the physical constraints of dealing with a liquid electrolyte, they are now reaching their limit in terms of energy cell density. That basically means that if we want our phones, watches, and electric cars to last longer and charge faster, we need a fundamentally different battery.\nThat breakthrough is the solid-state battery.\nWith solid-state batteries (SSBs) the name pretty much says it all. Take the liquid electrolyte solution in conventional batteries, compress it into a solid, and create a small, hypercompact solid battery that lasts far longer and charges far faster.\nOf course, the implications of SSB chemistry are huge.\nSolid-state batteries will make our phones hold a charge for days at a time. They’ll enable our smartwatches to charge in seconds. And, yes, they’ll power electric cars that can drive for thousands of miles on a single charge.\nThat’s why SSBs are dubbed by insiders as “forever batteries.” It’s why these forever batteries are the critical technology needed to propel the EV Revolution into its next phase of supercharged growth.\nQuantumScape: The Company Solving the “Forever Battery” Challenges\nWhile the theory behind solid-state batteries is super-exciting, the application of such next-generation batteries has been essentially non-existent to-date.\nWhy? Two major challenges.\nFirst, solid-state batteries are exceptionally expensive to make. Second, they tend to short-circuit because of something called “dendrites.” These are cracks that form in the solid electrolyte substance over time.\nBut an exciting and promising tech startup by the name of QuantumScape (QS) is solving these problems as we speak. And it’s turning the promising theory of solid-state batteries into a disruptive reality.\nSpecifically, QuantumScape is a solid-state battery maker that has developed a novel breakthrough technology platform solving the cost and performance challenges of SSBs.\nQS employs an anode-less battery cell design that eliminates anode manufacturing costs, bringing its all-in battery costs to 17% lower than all-in costs for traditional lithium-ion batteries. QuantumScape also developed a streamlined process for sourcing its materials, which should allow for scalable and cost-effective battery manufacturing.\nMeanwhile, the company’s proprietary design includes a ceramic electrolyte with high dendritic resistance. And therefore, QuantumScape’s batteries don’t have dendrite problems.\nThus, by addressing the two largest short-comings of solid-state battery chemistry, QuantumScape has positioned itself to create a new class of EV batteries. Batteries that are cheaper, last longer, charge faster, and are overall a better solution than the Lithium-ion status quo.\nOn the basis alone, QS stock has Millionaire-Maker potential.\nQuantumScape Is More Than Just Talk\nIn December 2020, QuantumScape released performance data for its solid-state battery technology, which broadly underscored that these batteries are a complete game-changer.\nThe data, based on testing of single-layer battery cells, shows that QuantumScape’s batteries can do the following:\nCharge very quickly: You can recharge them up to 80% capacity in just 15 minutes.\nLast “forever”: These batteries are capable of traveling hundreds of thousands of miles.\nWork in any condition: QS’ batteries worked even in a test at -30 degrees Celsius.\nAnd that was just data based on single-layer testing.\nIn late 2021, QuantumScape illustrated that its forever battery performed in 4-layer formats up to 800 charging cycles. A quarter later, the company scaled successful results to 10-layer batteries up to 800 cycles. And last year, QuantumScape successfully demonstrated its 16-layer battery’s successful results at over 500 cycles. Those are total game-changing features in the EV battery world.\nPlus, this past December, the company shipped its first 24-layer prototype lithium-metal battery cells to automotive manufacturers for testing. This is a major step toward the commercialization of solid-state batteries.\nNeed I say more? Solid-state batteries have arrived, and they’re going to change the world. Now is the time to buy the stocks powering this world-changing battery revolution.\nQuantumScape stock is one such stock. But it is far from the only one…\nThe Final Word\nSolid-state batteries are the future, and they represent one of the most promising technological breakthroughs of the 2020s. Just like computers represented one of the most promising technological breakthroughs of the 1980s; the internet represented one of the most promising technological breakthroughs of the 1990s; the cloud represented one of the most promising technological breakthroughs of the 2000s.\nHad you bought the stocks when they were still in the early stages of changing the world, you would’ve turned a comparatively small $10,000 investment into multi-million-dollar paydays.\nUnfortunately, you can’t go back in time. Fortunately, history is doing what it does best – repeating itself. Now you have another shot to get it right… another shot at making millions through big bets on tiny stocks.\nMark my words: Some of the stock market’s biggest winners in the 2020s will be solid-state battery makers. QuantumScape projects as one of those mega-winners. But it won’t be alone. In fact, it may not even be the biggest winner…\nRather, that title may be reserved for one of the other high-growth EV and battery makers we’ve been watching for the past several months.\nUncover the potential fortune-minters at the epicenter of one of the biggest technological revolutions in history.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post QuantumScape: The ‘Forever Battery’ Stock With Millionaire-Maker Potential appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'If you’d done that with computer stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) in the 1980s, you would’ve turned your $10,000 investments into more than $42 million today: Had you done it with internet stocks like Amazon (AMZN), in the late ’90s, you’d have turned $10,000 into more than $10 million. That basically means that if we want our phones, watches, and electric cars to last longer and charge faster, we need a fundamentally different battery. Specifically, QuantumScape is a solid-state battery maker that has developed a novel breakthrough technology platform solving the cost and performance challenges of SSBs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'If you’d done that with computer stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) in the 1980s, you would’ve turned your $10,000 investments into more than $42 million today: Had you done it with internet stocks like Amazon (AMZN), in the late ’90s, you’d have turned $10,000 into more than $10 million. That’s why we’re all about turning thousands into millions by taking big bets on small companies with world-changing potential. Specifically, QuantumScape is a solid-state battery maker that has developed a novel breakthrough technology platform solving the cost and performance challenges of SSBs.', 'news_article_title': 'QuantumScape: The ‘Forever Battery’ Stock With Millionaire-Maker Potential', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'If you’d done that with computer stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) in the 1980s, you would’ve turned your $10,000 investments into more than $42 million today: Had you done it with internet stocks like Amazon (AMZN), in the late ’90s, you’d have turned $10,000 into more than $10 million. That breakthrough is the solid-state battery. Specifically, QuantumScape is a solid-state battery maker that has developed a novel breakthrough technology platform solving the cost and performance challenges of SSBs.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'If you’d done that with computer stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) in the 1980s, you would’ve turned your $10,000 investments into more than $42 million today: Had you done it with internet stocks like Amazon (AMZN), in the late ’90s, you’d have turned $10,000 into more than $10 million. QuantumScape: The Company Solving the “Forever Battery” Challenges While the theory behind solid-state batteries is super-exciting, the application of such next-generation batteries has been essentially non-existent to-date. QS employs an anode-less battery cell design that eliminates anode manufacturing costs, bringing its all-in battery costs to 17% lower than all-in costs for traditional lithium-ion batteries.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-slips-as-mixed-data-fuels-fed-policy-uncertainty', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\nJune 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes slipped on Tuesday as investors assessed odds of an interest rate pause by the Federal Reserve at its policy meeting next week, with mixed economic data adding to uncertainty around the rate path.\nThe U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, data on Monday showed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low.\nWhile that signaled the Fed\'s monetary tightening was cooling the world\'s largest economy, it followed strong monthly jobs data last week, clouding the outlook for the Fed\'s policy.\n"The difference between skip and pause and it\'s impact on the next meeting is what investors are kind of wrestling with," said Paul Nolte, senior wealth adviser and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest.\n"The market is on pause now until we get to the Fed meeting and the inflation data."\nInflation data due next week is expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are expected to have remained elevated.\nSome Fed officials last week backed the view that the central bank could keep rates steady at its June 13-14 meeting and look for more signs of whether the economy was cooling or higher rates were warranted. The Fed officials have entered a "blackout" period.\nFed fund futures indicate traders have priced in a 75% chance that the central bank will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see 50% odds of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\nAt 9:59 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 64.72 points, or 0.19%, at 33,498.14, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 5.06 points, or 0.12%, at 4,268.73, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 23.61 points, or 0.18%, at 13,205.82.\nU.S. stocks have advanced in recent weeks, with a rally in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes of a pause in interest rate hikes pushing the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC to fresh 2023 highs on Friday.\nAmong the 11 major S&P sectors, technology .SPLRCT and energy .SPNY fell the most, while financials .SPSY rose.\nCoinbase GlobalCOIN.O plunged 15.2% after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued the crypto exchange, accusing it of illegally operating without having first registered with the regulator.\nApple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to drop 1.0%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O.\nAdvanced Micro Devices AMD.O rose 3.6% after Piper Sandler raised the price target on the stock to $150, the second highest on Wall Street, as per Refintiv data.\nOil stocks fell, with Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX dropping about 1% each as crude prices declined nearly 2% on concerns about the global economy. O/R\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.50-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.24-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded five new 52-week highs and four new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 32 new highs and 38 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to drop 1.0%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. The U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, data on Monday showed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low. "The difference between skip and pause and it\'s impact on the next meeting is what investors are kind of wrestling with," said Paul Nolte, senior wealth adviser and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to drop 1.0%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Tuesday as investors assessed odds of an interest rate pause by the Federal Reserve at its policy meeting next week, with mixed economic data adding to uncertainty around the rate path. Some Fed officials last week backed the view that the central bank could keep rates steady at its June 13-14 meeting and look for more signs of whether the economy was cooling or higher rates were warranted.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St slips as mixed data fuels Fed policy uncertainty', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to drop 1.0%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. "The market is on pause now until we get to the Fed meeting and the inflation data." Some Fed officials last week backed the view that the central bank could keep rates steady at its June 13-14 meeting and look for more signs of whether the economy was cooling or higher rates were warranted.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to drop 1.0%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Tuesday as investors assessed odds of an interest rate pause by the Federal Reserve at its policy meeting next week, with mixed economic data adding to uncertainty around the rate path. Some Fed officials last week backed the view that the central bank could keep rates steady at its June 13-14 meeting and look for more signs of whether the economy was cooling or higher rates were warranted."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/intel-is-making-some-big-moves-here-is-what-investors-should-know', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) navigates through turbulent market conditions with a couple of promising leads, yet faces stiff competition from tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.\n*Stock prices used were the market prices of June 6, 2023. The video was published on June 6, 2023.\nOffer from The Motley Fool: The 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur award-winning anaylst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. In fact, the newsletter they run, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the S&P 500!*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 15, 2021\nJose Najarro has positions in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nJose Najarro is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) navigates through turbulent market conditions with a couple of promising leads, yet faces stiff competition from tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. Offer from The Motley Fool: The 10 best stocks to buy now Our award-winning anaylst team has spent more than a decade beating the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) navigates through turbulent market conditions with a couple of promising leads, yet faces stiff competition from tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). *Stock Advisor returns as of June 15, 2021 Jose Najarro has positions in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.', 'news_article_title': 'Intel Is Making Some Big Moves -- Here Is What Investors Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) navigates through turbulent market conditions with a couple of promising leads, yet faces stiff competition from tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. *Stock Advisor returns as of June 15, 2021 Jose Najarro has positions in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) navigates through turbulent market conditions with a couple of promising leads, yet faces stiff competition from tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Offer from The Motley Fool: The 10 best stocks to buy now Our award-winning anaylst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/goldman-analyst-upbeat-on-apples-vision-pro-headset-nasdaq%3Aaapl-despite-high-price', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), at its Worldwide Developers Conference, unveiled the much-awaited augmented reality headset – Vision Pro – for $3,499. While the fate of the headset is yet to be determined as the product will not be available until early next year, the device's high price might affect its early adoption, says Goldman Sachs analyst Mike Ng. Nonetheless, the analyst is bullish about the product’s long-term prospects.\nAfter a long hiatus, the headset marks the tech giant’s entry into a new major product category. While the device's announcement was largely anticipated, its higher price came as a surprise. \nApple Vision Pro Price\nThe analyst is upbeat about the prospects of the product and the Vision Pro app ecosystem and expects it to contribute meaningfully to Apple’s financials in the long term. \nHowever, he noted that the retail price of $3,499 is higher than Goldman Sachs’ estimate of $3K. Thus, the analyst believes that the higher retail price point might “limit near-term adoption.”\nThe analyst added that his hypothetical model assumes Apple will ship five million headsets in Fiscal 2024. Moreover, it would ship 8-13 million units between Fiscal 2025 and Fiscal 2028. \nWill Apple Vision Pro Bring Profit to Apple?\nComing to the financial impact, the analyst’s hypothetical model assumes that the device could bring in $13-$25 billion in annual sales between Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2028. In addition, he expects the product to “breakeven to LSD% (low single-digit percentage) EPS accretion over time as Product gross margins scale and higher margin Services contribute.”\nThe AR (Augmented Reality)/VR (Virtual Reality) segment has been challenging for most companies and disappointing so far. However, the analyst sees Apple succeeding in the AR/VR industry with its headsets. He expects AAPL to benefit from its large iPhone user base, a solid “track record of success in consumer hardware,” compelling content, and robust features.\nWhat’s the Prediction for Apple Stock?\nApple stock has gained nearly 39% year-to-date, thanks to the solid demand for products and strength in services revenue. Despite the recent gains, AAPL stock sports a Strong Buy consensus rating with 22 Buy, five Hold, and one Sell recommendations. \nHowever, due to the recent appreciation in AAPL stock, analysts' average price target of $184.89 implies 2.96% upside potential. \nAccording to TipRanks’ data, Krish Sankar of TD Cowen is the most accurate analyst for Apple stock. Copying Sankar’s trades on AAPL stock and holding each position for one year could result in 96% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of 51% per trade.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), at its Worldwide Developers Conference, unveiled the much-awaited augmented reality headset – Vision Pro – for $3,499. He expects AAPL to benefit from its large iPhone user base, a solid “track record of success in consumer hardware,” compelling content, and robust features. However, due to the recent appreciation in AAPL stock, analysts' average price target of $184.89 implies 2.96% upside potential.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), at its Worldwide Developers Conference, unveiled the much-awaited augmented reality headset – Vision Pro – for $3,499. He expects AAPL to benefit from its large iPhone user base, a solid “track record of success in consumer hardware,” compelling content, and robust features. Despite the recent gains, AAPL stock sports a Strong Buy consensus rating with 22 Buy, five Hold, and one Sell recommendations.', 'news_article_title': 'Goldman Analyst Upbeat on Apple’s Vision Pro Headset (NASDAQ:AAPL), Despite High Price', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), at its Worldwide Developers Conference, unveiled the much-awaited augmented reality headset – Vision Pro – for $3,499. He expects AAPL to benefit from its large iPhone user base, a solid “track record of success in consumer hardware,” compelling content, and robust features. Despite the recent gains, AAPL stock sports a Strong Buy consensus rating with 22 Buy, five Hold, and one Sell recommendations.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), at its Worldwide Developers Conference, unveiled the much-awaited augmented reality headset – Vision Pro – for $3,499. He expects AAPL to benefit from its large iPhone user base, a solid “track record of success in consumer hardware,” compelling content, and robust features. Despite the recent gains, AAPL stock sports a Strong Buy consensus rating with 22 Buy, five Hold, and one Sell recommendations.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-rise-as-banks-advance-fed-meet-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\nJune 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose on Tuesday as banks led a rally in economically sensitive sectors, while investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve\'s policy meet next week.\nInflation data is expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are likely to have remained elevated, while the Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates.\nFinancials .SPSY rose 1.2% to lead gains among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, while the KBW regional banking index .KRX jumped 6.1%. The Russell 2000 index .RUT of small-cap companies added 2.8%.\n"You are seeing cyclical parts of the market like financials, machinery, consumer discretionary having some market leadership which is good to see," said Matt Stucky, senior portfolio manager at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company.\n"If this were to continue, that would probably be a good sign that the trajectory that the market this year is on a more sustainable path."\nThe benchmark S&P 500 has bounced almost 20% from its October 2022 lows, boosted by gains in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes that the U.S. central bank is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle.\nRecent economic data and dovish remarks from the Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting.\nFed fund futures indicate traders have priced in a near 80% chance that the central bank will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see 50% odds of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\nAt 12:24 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 36.20 points, or 0.11%, at 33,526.66, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 5.73 points, or 0.13%, at 4,279.52, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 47.14 points, or 0.36%, at 13,276.57.\nThe CBOE volatility index hit its lowest since July 2021, down 0.5 point at 14.27.\nCoinbase Global COIN.O plunged 11.1% after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued the crypto exchange, accusing it of illegally operating without having first registered with the regulator.\nApple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.6%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O.\nAdvanced Micro Devices AMD.O rose 4.6% after Piper Sandler raised the price target on the stock to $150, the second highest on Wall Street, as per Refintiv data.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 3.49-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 2.70-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 14 new 52-week highs and four new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 86 new highs and 52 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.6%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose on Tuesday as banks led a rally in economically sensitive sectors, while investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. The benchmark S&P 500 has bounced almost 20% from its October 2022 lows, boosted by gains in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes that the U.S. central bank is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.6%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. Recent economic data and dovish remarks from the Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting. Fed fund futures indicate traders have priced in a near 80% chance that the central bank will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup's Fedwatch tool.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq rise as banks advance; Fed meet in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.6%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose on Tuesday as banks led a rally in economically sensitive sectors, while investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. Recent economic data and dovish remarks from the Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O extended losses to slip 0.6%, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose on Tuesday as banks led a rally in economically sensitive sectors, while investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy meet next week. Inflation data is expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are likely to have remained elevated, while the Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-unveils-vision-pro-headset-ios-17-15-inch-macbook-air-and-more', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(RTTNews) - Apple has unveiled a bunch of new products for its customers including its first spatial computer Vision Pro Headset. The tech major has also introduced iOS 17, 15-inch MacBook Air, iPadOS 17, TvOS 17 For Apple TV, WatchOS 10 For Apple Watch, New Mac Studio, Mac Pro, and M2 Ultra, among others.\nThe Apple Vision Pro features visionOS, the world\'s first spatial operating system. It seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world and lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space.\nVision Pro introduces a fully three-dimensional user interface controlled by a user\'s eyes, hands, and voice. The design features an ultra-high-resolution display system that packs 23 million pixels across two displays. Apple Vision Pro starts at $3,499 and will be available early next year on apple.com and at Apple Store locations in the U.S., with more countries coming later next year.\nTim Cook, Apple\'s CEO, said, "Today marks the beginning of a new era for computing. Just as the Mac introduced us to personal computing, and iPhone introduced us to mobile computing, Apple Vision Pro introduces us to spatial computing."\nApple Vision Pro has an all-new App Store offering users apps and content from developers, and access hundreds of thousands of familiar iPhone and iPad apps.\nThe company\'s another major release is iOS 17, which upgrades the communications experience across Phone, FaceTime, and Messages. It makes sharing even easier with AirDrop, and provides more intelligent input that improves the speed and accuracy of typing.\nThe developer beta of iOS 17 is now available to Apple Developer Program members at developer.apple.com, and a public beta will be available next month at beta.apple.com.\nFurther, Apple introduced the 15-inch MacBook Air that features an expansive 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display, M2, up to 18 hours of battery life, and a silent, fanless design. The new MacBook Air measures only 11.5 mm thin, making it the world\'s thinnest 15-inch laptop.\nThe 15-inch MacBook Air with M2, available at midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray, starts at $1,299 and $1,199 for education. The 13-inch MacBook Air with M2 gets a new starting price of $1,099, which is $100 less than before.\nThe MacBook Air with M2 is now available to order on apple.com/store and in the Apple Store app. It will begin arriving to customers, and in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, beginning June 13.\nApple\'s M2 Ultra, a new system on a chip or SoC, delivers huge performance increases to the Mac. M2 Ultra is the largest and most capable chip Apple has ever created.\nAmong the new Mac products, Mac Studio features M2 Max and the new M2 Ultra, delivering a huge boost in performance and enhanced connectivity in its stunningly compact design. Mac Pro, now featuring M2 Ultra, combines Apple\'s most powerful chip with the versatility of PCIe expansion. Mac Pro is up to 3x faster than the previous-generation Intel-based model.\nThe new Mac Studio and Mac Pro are now available on apple.com/store and in the Apple Store app. They will start to arrive to customers and will be available in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, beginning Tuesday, June 13. Mac Studio starts at $1,999 and $1,799 for education.\nApple further previewed watchOS 10 for Apple Watch users, and iPadOS 17, and others. The iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and watchOS 10 also introduce mental health and vision health features.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "(RTTNews) - Apple has unveiled a bunch of new products for its customers including its first spatial computer Vision Pro Headset. Further, Apple introduced the 15-inch MacBook Air that features an expansive 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display, M2, up to 18 hours of battery life, and a silent, fanless design. Mac Pro, now featuring M2 Ultra, combines Apple's most powerful chip with the versatility of PCIe expansion.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The tech major has also introduced iOS 17, 15-inch MacBook Air, iPadOS 17, TvOS 17 For Apple TV, WatchOS 10 For Apple Watch, New Mac Studio, Mac Pro, and M2 Ultra, among others. Just as the Mac introduced us to personal computing, and iPhone introduced us to mobile computing, Apple Vision Pro introduces us to spatial computing." It will begin arriving to customers, and in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, beginning June 13.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Unveils Vision Pro Headset, IOS 17, 15-inch MacBook Air And More', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The tech major has also introduced iOS 17, 15-inch MacBook Air, iPadOS 17, TvOS 17 For Apple TV, WatchOS 10 For Apple Watch, New Mac Studio, Mac Pro, and M2 Ultra, among others. Apple Vision Pro has an all-new App Store offering users apps and content from developers, and access hundreds of thousands of familiar iPhone and iPad apps. The new Mac Studio and Mac Pro are now available on apple.com/store and in the Apple Store app.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The tech major has also introduced iOS 17, 15-inch MacBook Air, iPadOS 17, TvOS 17 For Apple TV, WatchOS 10 For Apple Watch, New Mac Studio, Mac Pro, and M2 Ultra, among others. Apple Vision Pro starts at $3,499 and will be available early next year on apple.com and at Apple Store locations in the U.S., with more countries coming later next year. Just as the Mac introduced us to personal computing, and iPhone introduced us to mobile computing, Apple Vision Pro introduces us to spatial computing."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-stocks-like-microsoft-apple-disney-and-verizon-reveal-two-sides-of-the-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "After a brutal 2022, the stock market is roaring in 2023, with the Nasdaq Composite up 26% and the S&P 500 up 11% year to date (YTD) at the time of this writing. Yet dig deeper and you'll find some peculiar price action in many well-known names.\nSix of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEMKT: DJIA) are within 5% of their 52-week lows, and eight are within 5% of their 52-week highs as of Friday's close.\nThe Dow isn't a perfect index. But it does a fine job of reflecting the broader U.S. economy, especially as more tech stocks have been added to the index in response to the growing share tech holds in the market capitalization of the broader stock market.\nLet's find out why a sizable portion of these blue-chip names are performing so poorly, while others are leading the stock market higher.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nWinners and losers\nThis isn't the first time we've seen a stock market where certain sectors are doing well while others are performing badly. In 2020, many small-cap growth stocks left oil and gas and financials in the dust. In 2022, value stocks did much better than growth stocks, particularly large-cap value. Let's look at the 14 Dow stocks hovering around new highs or lows.\nCOMPANY\nCURRENT PRICE\n52-WEEK HIGH\n% OFF HIGH\n52-WEEK LOW\n% OFF LOW\nAmgen (NASDAQ: AMGN)\n$216.93\n$296.67\n26.9%\n$214.48\n1.1%\nVerizon Communications (NYSE: VZ)\n$35.00\n$52.18\n32.9%\n$34.55\n1.3%\n3M (NYSE: MMM)\n$96.94\n$152.30\n36.4%\n$95.35\n1.7%\nWalgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA)\n$30.01\n$44.27\n32.2%\n$29.48\n1.8%\nJohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)\n$154.35\n$183.35\n15.8%\n$150.11\n2.8%\nWalt Disney (NYSE: DIS)\n$88.29\n$126.48\n30.2%\n$84.07\n5%\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)\n$332.89\n$333.40\n0.2%\n$213.43\n56%\nSalesforce (NYSE: CRM)\n$215.44\n$216.15\n0.3%\n$126.34\n70.5%\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL)\n$175.43\n$176.39\n0.5%\n$124.17\n41.3%\nMcDonald's (NYSE: MCD)\n$286.04\n$298.86\n4.3%\n$230.58\n24.1%\nVisa (NYSE: V)\n$225.01\n$235.57\n4.5%\n$174.60\n28.9%\nJPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM)\n$136.94\n$144.34\n5.1%\n$101.28\n35.2%\nCisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)\n$49.86\n$52.56\n5.1%\n$38.60\n29.2%\nWalmart (NYSE: WMT)\n$146.42\n$154.64\n5.3%\n$117.90\n24.2%\nData source: Yahoo! Finance. Data as of market close May 26, 2023.\nAs you can tell by the names in the table, 2023 is far more nuanced than years past. Retail as a whole is under pressure. But Walmart is within 5% of its 52-week high, while Target (NYSE: TGT) is within 5% of its 52-week low. Similarly, McDonald's is within 5% of its 52-week high, while many of its large-cap value peers have sold off. 3M, an industrial conglomerate, is near its 10-year low, while Boeing is within 10% of its 52-week high.\nAs far as sector trends go, tech and financial stocks are generally doing quite well, while healthcare and many cyclical stocks have sold off. This explains some of the weaknesses in J&J, Amgen, and Walgreens. And then there's Walt Disney, which, despite being in the market-outperforming consumer discretionary sector, is hovering around an eight-year low.\nMicrosoft continues to find itself in the spotlight, mainly due to its investments in artificial intelligence (AI). Microsoft is now knocking on the door of a $2.5 trillion market cap.\nMeanwhile, Apple has been a consistent performer, and finds its stock near an all-time high and approaching a $3 trillion market cap despite fears of slower consumer spending.\nSalesforce was the worst Dow stock in 2022, when it fell 48%. However, Salesforce has been the best-performing Dow stock so far this year, and is up about 60% year to date -- driven in part by an overall sector rebound, but also by Salesforce's solid numbers that indicate the stock suffered excessive selling in 2022. Zoom out, and Salesforce is still down 10% during the past two years.\nMaking sense of the data\nBull markets and bear markets include some combination of sector rotation. In bear markets, investors tend to gravitate toward safe stocks, like utilities, consumer staples, and healthcare. In bull markets, investors want to take on more risk for more potential reward -- and may sell positions in stodgier names to bet on growth trends like AI.\nThe price action in many Dow names mirrors what we are seeing throughout the stock market, which is that companies with proven stories are getting rewarded, while companies that have failed to meet investor expectations are getting punished. In other words, the market is showing intolerance toward companies with blemishes, sloppy execution, and messy situations, and exuberance toward companies that keep delivering on promises.\nFor example, Walmart has done a much better job maintaining strong margins and navigating inventory challenges than Target. Disney is undergoing a restructuring, steep cost cuts, and layoffs. Beyond that, the company has yet to show consistent profitability at its Disney+ streaming service. So Disney stock is near new lows, while Netflix is at a 52-week high.\n3M's failure to hit its projections and its product liability and environmental woes have led to a further sell-off. J&J is undergoing a restructuring of its own, spinning off its personal care business. And Verizon has continued to lose market share to T-Mobile and AT&T, leading investors to dump the shares in favor of those of its competitors. The list goes on and on.\nThe divergence between winners and losers means that many Dow stocks are either drastically beating or significantly underperforming the Dow's year-to-date decline of more than 3%.\nTICKER\nGAIN/LOSS\nAXP\n6.4%\nAMGN\n-17.4%\nAAPL\n35%\nBA\n6.9%\nCAT\n-11.6%\nCSCO\n4.7%\nCVX\n-14.2%\nGS\n-3.3%\nHD\n-7.3%\nHON\n-9.6%\nIBM\n-8.5%\nINTC\n-7.3%\nJNJ\n-12.6%\nKO\n-5.3%\nJPM\n2.1%\nMCD\n8.5%\nMMM\n-19.2%\nMRK\n0.1%\nMSFT\n38.9%\nNKE\n-8.1%\nPG\n4.1%\nTRV\n-8.1%\nUNH\n-9.2%\nCRM\n62.5%\nVZ\n-11.2%\nV\n8.3%\nWBA\n-19.7%\nDIS\n1.6%\nDOW\n-.1%\nDon't take the stock market's price action for granted\nEven if you don't personally own any of the stocks discussed, their price action can provide valuable insight that can help you navigate the stock market in the years to come.\nOne is to be in tune with the market's temperament. Investor sentiment at any given time can lead to some stocks becoming overvalued or underappreciated bargains almost at random. The meme and unprofitable growth stock boom in 2020 and 2021 is an example of unrealistic enthusiasm, while the collapse of big tech stocks in 2022 and subsequent rebound in 2023 may be an example of the market reckoning with overshooting.\nHere are a few questions you can ask about a stock that's making new highs:\nWhy is this stock heavily in favor right now?\nDoes the future growth potential justify the recent price appreciation?\nWhat would happen if fundamentals weakened?\nIs the stock priced for perfection, or is there room for error?\nHere are a few questions you can ask about a stock that's making new lows:\nWhy is this stock out of favor right now?\nIs the company showing meaningful progress toward regaining shareholder trust, or are investors merely hoping the company turns things around?\nIs the stock priced for more disappointment, and if so, does that mean most of the negative sentiment is already factored in?\nTake what the market gives\nAnother insight is to take what the market gives you. As an individual investor, you have the advantage of getting to decide when to buy and sell a stock. Unlike professional and instititional investors who are criticized for their quarterly performance relative to a benchmark, all that matters to you and your family is achieving your financial goals. You don't have to chase a stock that's run up out of fear of missing out, nor do you have sell a position that has crashed out of fear of being stuck with a loser.\nThe ups and downs of the Dow stocks is a study in the merit of diversification. Having positions in different sectors helps offset underperformance and smooths out the randomness that comes from the market cycle.\nFinally, always remember to avoid getting caught up in the noise. One way to do that is by aligning your investments with your personal risk tolerance and interests. That way you can rest easy at night and have the patience to let positions compound over time rather than pay too much attention to whatever is being rewarded or punished in the stock market at any given time.\n10 stocks we like better than Target\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Target wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nJPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Daniel Foelber has the following options: long June 2023 $89 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2023 $92 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2023 $94 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2025 $105 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2025 $120 calls on Walt Disney, long October 2023 $145 calls on Target, long September 2023 $130 calls on Target, short June 2023 $90 calls on Walt Disney, short June 2023 $93 calls on Walt Disney, short June 2023 $95 calls on Walt Disney, short June 2025 $110 calls on Walt Disney, and short October 2023 $150 calls on Target. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Cisco Systems, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Netflix, Salesforce, Target, Visa, Walmart, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends 3M, Amgen, Johnson & Johnson, T-Mobile US, and Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "$96.94 $152.30 36.4% $95.35 1.7% Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) $30.01 $44.27 32.2% $29.48 1.8% Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) $154.35 $183.35 15.8% $150.11 2.8% Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) $88.29 $126.48 30.2% $84.07 5% Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $332.89 $333.40 0.2% $213.43 56% Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) $215.44 $216.15 0.3% $126.34 70.5% Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $175.43 $176.39 0.5% $124.17 41.3% McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) $286.04 $298.86 4.3% $230.58 24.1% Visa (NYSE: V) $225.01 $235.57 4.5% $174.60 28.9% JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) $136.94 $144.34 5.1% $101.28 35.2% Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) $49.86 $52.56 5.1% $38.60 29.2% Walmart (NYSE: WMT) $146.42 $154.64 5.3% $117.90 24.2% Data source: Yahoo! Meanwhile, Apple has been a consistent performer, and finds its stock near an all-time high and approaching a $3 trillion market cap despite fears of slower consumer spending. In bull markets, investors want to take on more risk for more potential reward -- and may sell positions in stodgier names to bet on growth trends like AI.", 'news_luhn_summary': "$96.94 $152.30 36.4% $95.35 1.7% Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) $30.01 $44.27 32.2% $29.48 1.8% Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) $154.35 $183.35 15.8% $150.11 2.8% Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) $88.29 $126.48 30.2% $84.07 5% Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $332.89 $333.40 0.2% $213.43 56% Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) $215.44 $216.15 0.3% $126.34 70.5% Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $175.43 $176.39 0.5% $124.17 41.3% McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) $286.04 $298.86 4.3% $230.58 24.1% Visa (NYSE: V) $225.01 $235.57 4.5% $174.60 28.9% JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) $136.94 $144.34 5.1% $101.28 35.2% Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) $49.86 $52.56 5.1% $38.60 29.2% Walmart (NYSE: WMT) $146.42 $154.64 5.3% $117.90 24.2% Data source: Yahoo! Daniel Foelber has the following options: long June 2023 $89 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2023 $92 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2023 $94 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2025 $105 calls on Walt Disney, long June 2025 $120 calls on Walt Disney, long October 2023 $145 calls on Target, long September 2023 $130 calls on Target, short June 2023 $90 calls on Walt Disney, short June 2023 $93 calls on Walt Disney, short June 2023 $95 calls on Walt Disney, short June 2025 $110 calls on Walt Disney, and short October 2023 $150 calls on Target. The Motley Fool recommends 3M, Amgen, Johnson & Johnson, T-Mobile US, and Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney.", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Stocks Like Microsoft, Apple, Disney, and Verizon Reveal Two Sides of the Market', 'news_lexrank_summary': "$96.94 $152.30 36.4% $95.35 1.7% Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) $30.01 $44.27 32.2% $29.48 1.8% Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) $154.35 $183.35 15.8% $150.11 2.8% Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) $88.29 $126.48 30.2% $84.07 5% Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $332.89 $333.40 0.2% $213.43 56% Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) $215.44 $216.15 0.3% $126.34 70.5% Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $175.43 $176.39 0.5% $124.17 41.3% McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) $286.04 $298.86 4.3% $230.58 24.1% Visa (NYSE: V) $225.01 $235.57 4.5% $174.60 28.9% JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) $136.94 $144.34 5.1% $101.28 35.2% Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) $49.86 $52.56 5.1% $38.60 29.2% Walmart (NYSE: WMT) $146.42 $154.64 5.3% $117.90 24.2% Data source: Yahoo! Winners and losers This isn't the first time we've seen a stock market where certain sectors are doing well while others are performing badly. In 2022, value stocks did much better than growth stocks, particularly large-cap value.", 'news_textrank_summary': "$96.94 $152.30 36.4% $95.35 1.7% Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) $30.01 $44.27 32.2% $29.48 1.8% Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) $154.35 $183.35 15.8% $150.11 2.8% Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) $88.29 $126.48 30.2% $84.07 5% Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) $332.89 $333.40 0.2% $213.43 56% Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) $215.44 $216.15 0.3% $126.34 70.5% Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $175.43 $176.39 0.5% $124.17 41.3% McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) $286.04 $298.86 4.3% $230.58 24.1% Visa (NYSE: V) $225.01 $235.57 4.5% $174.60 28.9% JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) $136.94 $144.34 5.1% $101.28 35.2% Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) $49.86 $52.56 5.1% $38.60 29.2% Walmart (NYSE: WMT) $146.42 $154.64 5.3% $117.90 24.2% Data source: Yahoo! But it does a fine job of reflecting the broader U.S. economy, especially as more tech stocks have been added to the index in response to the growing share tech holds in the market capitalization of the broader stock market. -.1% Don't take the stock market's price action for granted Even if you don't personally own any of the stocks discussed, their price action can provide valuable insight that can help you navigate the stock market in the years to come."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-set-for-subdued-open-as-mixed-data-fuels-fed-policy-uncertainty', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\nJune 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set for a subdued open on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook.\nThe U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, data on Monday showed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low.\nWhile that signaled the Fed\'s monetary tightening was cooling the world\'s largest economy, it follows strong jobs data last week, clouding the outlook for the Fed\'s policy path.\n"The difference between skip and pause and it\'s impact on the next meeting is what investors are kind of wrestling with," said Paul Nolte, senior wealth adviser and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest.\nInvestors await inflation data due next week, ahead of the Fed meet. Consumer prices are likely to have cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are expected to have remained sticky.\n"The market is on pause now until we get to the Fed meeting and the inflation data," Nolte said.\nFed officials last week made the case for the central bank to keep rates steady at its June 13-14 meeting and look for more factors to ascertain whether the economy was cooling or higher rates were warranted. The officials have entered a "blackout" period.\nFed fund futures indicate traders have priced in a 75% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see 50% odds of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\nAt 8:15 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 34 points, or 0.1%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 4.5 points, or 0.11%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 17.25 points, or 0.12%.\nU.S. stocks have advanced in recent weeks, with a rally in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes of a pause in interest rate hikes pushing the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC to fresh 2023 highs on Friday.\nApple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% in premarket trading after hitting a record high in the previous session. The iPhone maker on Monday unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O.\nAdvanced Micro Devices AMD.O rose 0.9% after Piper Sandler raised price target on the stock to $150, the second highest on Wall Street, as per Refintiv data.\nOil stocks fell, with Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX dropping about 1% each as crude prices declined nearly 2% on concerns about the global economy. O/R\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% in premarket trading after hitting a record high in the previous session. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set for a subdued open on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook. The U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, data on Monday showed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% in premarket trading after hitting a record high in the previous session. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes were set for a subdued open on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook. "The market is on pause now until we get to the Fed meeting and the inflation data," Nolte said.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St set for subdued open as mixed data fuels Fed policy uncertainty', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% in premarket trading after hitting a record high in the previous session. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set for a subdued open on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook. While that signaled the Fed's monetary tightening was cooling the world's largest economy, it follows strong jobs data last week, clouding the outlook for the Fed's policy path.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% in premarket trading after hitting a record high in the previous session. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set for a subdued open on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook. Fed officials last week made the case for the central bank to keep rates steady at its June 13-14 meeting and look for more factors to ascertain whether the economy was cooling or higher rates were warranted."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-apples-new-vr-headset-reignite-the-metaverse-buzz', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming product, the first new device category launch since the Apple Watch was announced in 2014, was no closely held secret. Rumors have been abundant about development of a virtual reality (VR) or mixed reality headset -- a medium that would bring users into the so-called metaverse, or a 3D rendering of the internet. The wait is over. Vision Pro has been revealed.\nThe only problem is it won\'t be available until 2024, and it carries a hefty price tag of $3,499. Facebook parent Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) likely feels safe with its own new headset announcement, the Quest 3, available later in 2023 for $499.\nNevertheless, Meta\'s efforts to date haven\'t set off widespread adoption of the metaverse. Could Apple\'s VR headset reignite the buzz?\nApple\'s long road to Vision Pro\nApple product fans have had to wait a long time since a brand new type of device was introduced. It\'s been over eight years since Beats Electronics and Beats Music were acquired, and the Apple Watch made its debut.\nData source: Apple. Image by author.\nOver this span of time, Apple\'s power as a superior investment hasn\'t diminished, but revenue growth has certainly slowed.\nData by YCharts.\nThe timing of Vision Pro is thus timely, and not just because Apple needs another product to fuel growth. The world has changed drastically in the last few years, and digital work and play are now a ubiquitous part of daily life. Thus the desire (from some) for the metaverse, which creates a 3D digital experience that mimics the real world, rather than requiring users to bounce from one screen to another throughout the day.\nBut in the aftermath of the pandemic, there\'s been pushback against the metaverse and total immersion in digital experiences. Where Meta has failed to gain widespread acceptance, Apple hopes to propel VR to the next level -- much like it did for the smartphone industry in 2007. Vision Pro aims to do this by allowing users to choose how "immersed" they are -- from a camera-based portrayal of the space they are in filled in with apps, to a full virtually rendered environment of their choosing.\nApple gets some help from partners\nVideo games and entertainment are often the gateway to VR, and Apple is taking a similar approach here. The company showed off how Vision Pro emulates a big screen TV for viewing photos, videos, and TV and movie content. There will also be a new App Store specifically for Vision Pro,\nDisney (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger also joined the event to talk up the device. Disney+ will be available on Vision Pro at product launch, as well as interactive content built using Disney\'s sizable library of IP (from classic Disney animation to Star Wars to the Marvel superhero universe).\nAnd on the video game front, Vision Pro developers can tap into video game and 3D content creation platform Unity Software (NYSE: U). Shares of Unity rocketed more than 20% higher on the announcement. Unity\'s business has been dealing with issues in recent years, so the partnership was viewed as a positive development for the software company.\nApple says other companies are developing 3D apps for Vision Pro for play and work, including Microsoft\'s Office work suite and Adobe\'s creativity, design, and content editing software.\nThe Apple advantage\nMany of the features on Vision Pro aren\'t exactly new. Meta has already released some sort of iteration of most of the capabilities on Apple\'s headset. In fact, one could argue that Vision Pro\'s need to remain plugged in throughout the day, or rely on a battery that provides only up to two hours of use, is a serious hindrance. Meta\'s current-gen headset, Quest 2, has been rated at two to three hours of battery life (Quest 3 battery life details haven\'t been released yet).\nNevertheless, though Meta has more than 3.8 billion monthly active users via its social media apps (Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp), that hasn\'t translated to widespread headset sales. Apple, on the other hand, has a global installed base of more than 2 billion devices in operation.\nAnd therein lies the real Apple advantage, in my opinion. Apple users are fans, they\'re locked into a large ecosystem of existing devices spanning PCs to phones to earbuds and watches, and they regularly refresh these devices with a new purchase. An increasing number of businesses are adopting Apple hardware too. It wouldn\'t take many of these devoted fans and businesses making a Vision Pro purchase to jump-start a successful new device segment for Apple -- especially not when each headset costs $3,499 a pop!\nAt full price, it would take only 1.9 million Vision Pro sales to match revenue from the iPad last quarter (Apple reportedly shipped about 10.8 million iPads in Q1 calendar year 2023, bringing in revenue of $6.67 billion).\nBut will Vision Pro rekindle the metaverse buzz? Probably not at its steep price point. Vision Pro could be a nice profitable addition to the Apple family that can reward shareholders, but the world still feels years away from mainstream mixed reality device adoption. For now, this seems like a virtual experience for a select group of early adopters, more than a watershed moment like the iPhone was.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Nicholas Rossolillo and his clients have positions in Apple, Meta Platforms, Unity Software, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Unity Software, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney, long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe, short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney, and short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming product, the first new device category launch since the Apple Watch was announced in 2014, was no closely held secret. Nevertheless, though Meta has more than 3.8 billion monthly active users via its social media apps (Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp), that hasn't translated to widespread headset sales. It wouldn't take many of these devoted fans and businesses making a Vision Pro purchase to jump-start a successful new device segment for Apple -- especially not when each headset costs $3,499 a pop!", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming product, the first new device category launch since the Apple Watch was announced in 2014, was no closely held secret. And on the video game front, Vision Pro developers can tap into video game and 3D content creation platform Unity Software (NYSE: U). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Unity Software, and Walt Disney.", 'news_article_title': "Can Apple's New VR Headset Reignite the Metaverse Buzz?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming product, the first new device category launch since the Apple Watch was announced in 2014, was no closely held secret. Facebook parent Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) likely feels safe with its own new headset announcement, the Quest 3, available later in 2023 for $499. Apple's long road to Vision Pro Apple product fans have had to wait a long time since a brand new type of device was introduced.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming product, the first new device category launch since the Apple Watch was announced in 2014, was no closely held secret. Apple's long road to Vision Pro Apple product fans have had to wait a long time since a brand new type of device was introduced. Apple says other companies are developing 3D apps for Vision Pro for play and work, including Microsoft's Office work suite and Adobe's creativity, design, and content editing software."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-stocks-astronomical-prices-is-now-the-time-to-sell', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Tech stocks rebounded, delivering stellar gains so far this year. For instance, shares of big tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta (NASDAQ:META), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) have defied the weak general market trend and are up about 39%, 41%, 43%, 49%, 126%, and 168%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis. While the rally reflects equity investors’ buoyant mood on tech stocks, Morgan Stanley’s strategist Mike Wilson anticipates the possibility of a downturn or a correction in the technology sector.\nTech Stocks - The Recent Past and Near Future\nContrary to the fears of a recession gripping the market in 2023, the economy has proven to be less severe than anticipated. Although the market still exhibits weakness, the expectations of easing monetary policy due to the moderation in the inflation rate, the lower valuation of tech stocks at the start of 2022, and the concerted efforts of these companies to implement cost-cutting measures have all contributed to a revival in their stock prices.\nThanks to this recovery, the NASDAQ 100 Index (NDX), which is primarily focused on tech companies, has gained over 33% year-to-date and handily surpassed the S&P 500 (SPX). \nAdding to the growth of these tech stocks is the evolution of AI (Artificial Intelligence). Investors have been bullish about anything and everything related to AI. Interestingly, not only individual stocks but tech and AI-focussed ETFs (Exchange-Traded funds) have also seen large inflows of cash. \nWhile investors’ sentiment has largely been positive, Wilson maintains a bearish tone. Back in April, Wilson warned that tech stocks would not be able to sustain their recent gains. More recently, the U.S. equity strategist said that a decline in corporate earnings would lead to a correction in stocks. He expects a disappointing performance in the second-half earnings of U.S. corporations, leading to a selloff in equities. \nWhile Wilson reiterated his bearish call on tech stocks and the broader market, let’s check out what’s on the horizon for these tech giants. \nThe Upside Potential Remains Low\nTipRanks’ Stock Comparison tool shows that the Top Wall Street analysts are bullish about these tech stocks. All of these stocks, except for Apple, command a Strong Buy consensus rating on TipRanks. However, the upside in the shares of these companies based on analysts’ average price targets shows limited upside potential. \nNvidia, which has gained the most among these companies, is the only stock offering double-digit upside potential based on the average price target. \nMoreover, investors should note that NVDA, AAPL, and MSFT stocks have recouped all of their post-pandemic losses and are trading near their all-time highs. Meanwhile, Alphabet stock has recovered most of its lost ground and has significantly outperformed the broader markets. \nHowever, Amazon and Meta stocks have lagged the S&P 500 index over the 5-year period and are yet to recover most of their pandemic gains. \nBottom Line \nThe recent rally and macro uncertainty could limit the upside in tech stocks in the near term. Analysts’ average price targets also substantiate this view. While most of these stocks carry a Strong Buy consensus rating, only Apple and Nvidia stocks have the “Perfect 10” Smart Score. \nHowever, NVDA, with a Strong Buy consensus rating and a Perfect 10 Smart Score, appeals the most, based on TipRanks’ valuable datasets and tools. \nThe chip company has benefitted a lot from the rise of generative AI and its dominant position in that space. NVDA is poised to deliver solid growth on the back of solid demand for its AI chips. Meanwhile, autonomous driving and high-end infotainment could further support growth in the auto segment, noted Christopher Rolland of Susquehanna.\nThe recent surge in NVDA stock has driven its valuation higher. However, the analyst believes that its premium valuation is warranted as NVDA is well-positioned to capitalize on its growing end markets. \nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For instance, shares of big tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta (NASDAQ:META), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) have defied the weak general market trend and are up about 39%, 41%, 43%, 49%, 126%, and 168%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis. Moreover, investors should note that NVDA, AAPL, and MSFT stocks have recouped all of their post-pandemic losses and are trading near their all-time highs. While the rally reflects equity investors’ buoyant mood on tech stocks, Morgan Stanley’s strategist Mike Wilson anticipates the possibility of a downturn or a correction in the technology sector.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For instance, shares of big tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta (NASDAQ:META), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) have defied the weak general market trend and are up about 39%, 41%, 43%, 49%, 126%, and 168%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis. Moreover, investors should note that NVDA, AAPL, and MSFT stocks have recouped all of their post-pandemic losses and are trading near their all-time highs. However, the upside in the shares of these companies based on analysts’ average price targets shows limited upside potential.', 'news_article_title': 'Tech Stocks’ Astronomical Prices – Is Now the Time to Sell?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For instance, shares of big tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta (NASDAQ:META), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) have defied the weak general market trend and are up about 39%, 41%, 43%, 49%, 126%, and 168%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis. Moreover, investors should note that NVDA, AAPL, and MSFT stocks have recouped all of their post-pandemic losses and are trading near their all-time highs. More recently, the U.S. equity strategist said that a decline in corporate earnings would lead to a correction in stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For instance, shares of big tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta (NASDAQ:META), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) have defied the weak general market trend and are up about 39%, 41%, 43%, 49%, 126%, and 168%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis. Moreover, investors should note that NVDA, AAPL, and MSFT stocks have recouped all of their post-pandemic losses and are trading near their all-time highs. Although the market still exhibits weakness, the expectations of easing monetary policy due to the moderation in the inflation rate, the lower valuation of tech stocks at the start of 2022, and the concerted efforts of these companies to implement cost-cutting measures have all contributed to a revival in their stock prices.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-vision-pro-is-here%3A-1-major-reason-tim-cook-missed-the-mark', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "It finally happened: After years of rumors, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled what it calls the Apple Vision Pro, arguably the company's most ambitious product since the iPhone transformed it into the multitrillion-dollar goliath it is today.\nJust as the Vision Pro aims to immerse users in the digital world like nothing has before, investors are hoping that the product can launch Apple into a new age beyond the iPhone.\nApple's loaded reveal, which included a tie-up with Disney and an appearance from CEO Bob Iger, signaled just how high the company believes the stakes are here.\nUnfortunately, one potential mistake could pose a significant problem for Apple. Here is what you need to know.\nThe Vision Pro finally arrived, and Apple went big\nApple unveiled the Vision Pro at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The Vision Pro reflects the company's emphasis on quality, features, and premium materials. The headset features 4K resolution, technology to control it with gestures (no handheld remotes), and a transparent display that blends the digital and real worlds. Users can see the world around them in full color, and the Vision Pro projects 3D objects into their field of view.\nBut Apple's secret sauce has always been its developer support, software, and ecosystem, where it shines again. Users can do various activities through their Vision Pro, such as make video calls, view streaming media, and play games. It even announced a partnership with Disney to deliver premium content for the device's users.\nThe Vision Pro has an approximately two-hour battery life and is powered by an external battery pack that users can put into their pockets. Power connects to the headset via a single cable that plugs into the back of the device.\nBut there's one big problem...\nMost might agree that the Vision Pro is impressive, even if some might not like certain features, such as an external battery. But the biggest issue with the Vision Pro is likely its price tag. Apple said that the product will start at $3,499, available next year. One could argue this is a hefty price tag for a first-generation device like this, especially in a still-nascent industry like augmented reality, though cutting-edge tech is rarely cheap.\nThe cost does warrant discussion from a competitive angle. For starters, it prices the Vision Pro entirely above Meta Platforms' announced Quest 3 headset, which will sell for $499.99, or one-seventh the price, if you're keeping track. Again, that's the starting price.\nApple is a beloved brand, but everyone has limits. Why does Tesla's Model 3 and Model Y outsell the Model S and X by a wide margin? Because people don't always want the best money can buy; they want value ... bang for their buck.\nApple's Vision Pro will probably do more than even the Quest 3 (full details haven't come out from Meta Platforms yet), but it might not matter. Consumers might decide that having something 75% as capable for a far lower price is good enough.\nMeta Platforms hit the market first and has built an 80%global marketshare with its Meta/Oculus brand. Apple is pricing its product as if the average consumer -- who is dealing with inflation, resuming student loan payments, and soaring housing costs -- will happily shell out $3,500 or more.\nI could be wrong, but I'm struggling to see who will buy this outside of dedicated, high-income customers. It felt like Apple was aiming higher with the Vision Pro than having it be a niche product.\nWhat should investors do with Apple stock?\nThe Vision Pro won't come out until 2024, but the recent hype around its reveal could have played a role in Apple stock's stellar run. Today, shares are near all-time highs and up 38% since January -- an impressive leap for a multitrillion-dollar stock.\nThat's excellent news for those holding shares and unfortunate for those looking in from the outside. The stock's valuation has floated to a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) higher than 30, roughly 50% above the stock's average over the past decade.\nAAPL data by YCharts.\nApple probably needs the Vision Pro to be a game-changer to generate growth that could justify this valuation. As it is, analysts believe the company will grow earnings by an average of 12% annually over the next several years.\nThat might not cut it, which makes the stock one to avoid right now. Apple's new Vision Pro might be a fantastic product, but it doesn't seem like the transformative iPhone moment investors were looking for.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Justin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, Tesla, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "It finally happened: After years of rumors, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled what it calls the Apple Vision Pro, arguably the company's most ambitious product since the iPhone transformed it into the multitrillion-dollar goliath it is today. AAPL data by YCharts. Just as the Vision Pro aims to immerse users in the digital world like nothing has before, investors are hoping that the product can launch Apple into a new age beyond the iPhone.", 'news_luhn_summary': "It finally happened: After years of rumors, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled what it calls the Apple Vision Pro, arguably the company's most ambitious product since the iPhone transformed it into the multitrillion-dollar goliath it is today. AAPL data by YCharts. The Vision Pro finally arrived, and Apple went big Apple unveiled the Vision Pro at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's Vision Pro Is Here: 1 Major Reason Tim Cook Missed the Mark", 'news_lexrank_summary': "It finally happened: After years of rumors, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled what it calls the Apple Vision Pro, arguably the company's most ambitious product since the iPhone transformed it into the multitrillion-dollar goliath it is today. AAPL data by YCharts. The Vision Pro finally arrived, and Apple went big Apple unveiled the Vision Pro at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.", 'news_textrank_summary': "It finally happened: After years of rumors, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled what it calls the Apple Vision Pro, arguably the company's most ambitious product since the iPhone transformed it into the multitrillion-dollar goliath it is today. AAPL data by YCharts. The Vision Pro finally arrived, and Apple went big Apple unveiled the Vision Pro at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\'s criteria.\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\nFINAL RANK: PASS\n\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\nDashan Huang Portfolio\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper "Twin Momentum" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\nAdditional Research Links\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-slip-as-mixed-data-clouds-fed-policy-outlook', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures down: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.09%, Nasdaq 0.03%\nJune 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures slipped on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook.\nThe U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, data on Monday showed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low.\nWhile that signaled the Fed\'s monetary tightening was cooling the world\'s largest economy, it comes close on the heels of strong jobs data last week, clouding the outlook for the Fed\'s policy path.\nInvestors are now focused on inflation data due next week ahead of the Fed meet. Consumer prices are likely to have cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are expected to have remained sticky.\nFed officials last week made the case for the central bank to keep rates steady at its June 13-14 meeting and look for more factors to ascertain whether the economy was cooling or higher rates were warranted. The officials have entered a "blackout" period.\nFed fund futures imply traders have priced in a 76% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see 50% odds of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\nAt 5:44 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 48 points, or 0.14%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 3.75 points, or 0.09%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 4.25 points, or 0.03%.\nU.S. stocks have advanced in recent weeks, with a rally in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes of a pause in interest rate hikes pushing the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC to fresh 2023 highs on Friday.\nApple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% after hitting a record high in the previous session. The iPhone maker on Monday unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O.\nAdvanced Micro Devices AMD.O rose 1.8% after Piper Sandler hiked price target on the stock to $150, the second highest on Wall Street, as per Refintiv data.\nOil stocks such as Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX slipped about 1% each as crude prices dropped about 2% each on concerns about the global economic backdrop. O/R\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% after hitting a record high in the previous session. The U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, data on Monday showed, pushing a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs to a three-year low. The iPhone maker on Monday unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, barging into a market dominated by Meta META.O.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% after hitting a record high in the previous session. Futures down: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.09%, Nasdaq 0.03% June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures slipped on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook. Fed fund futures imply traders have priced in a 76% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates in the 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup's Fedwatch tool.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures slip as mixed data clouds Fed policy outlook', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% after hitting a record high in the previous session. Futures down: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.09%, Nasdaq 0.03% June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures slipped on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook. While that signaled the Fed's monetary tightening was cooling the world's largest economy, it comes close on the heels of strong jobs data last week, clouding the outlook for the Fed's policy path.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc AAPL.O slipped 0.5% after hitting a record high in the previous session. Futures down: Dow 0.14%, S&P 0.09%, Nasdaq 0.03% June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures slipped on Tuesday as investors assessed chances of the Federal Reserve holding interest rate at its meeting next week, with mixed data adding to uncertainty around the policy outlook. Fed officials last week made the case for the central bank to keep rates steady at its June 13-14 meeting and look for more factors to ascertain whether the economy was cooling or higher rates were warranted.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/morning-bid-americas-markets-level-aussie-hikes-crypto-judders', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan\nAs world stock markets levelled off on Tuesday, Australia dampened hopes that central banks were set to pause the interest rate rise cycle, the crypto universe nursed its latest blow, and Apple underwhelmed overnight.\nA relatively quiet week for U.S. macroeconomic andmarket newshas investors resting on an assumption the Federal Reserve will skip a rate rise at next week\'s policy meeting, while considering one last hike in its campaign next month. Soft service sector surveys for May on Monday underlined that idea.\nThe Reserve Bank of Australia was in no mood to hold off, however. It raised interest rates by a quarter-point on Tuesday to an 11-year high and warned further tightening may be required to ensure that inflation returns to target, boosting the Aussie dollar AUD= as markets had been leaning towards a pause.\nEyes will now be trained on the Bank of Canada\'s latest policy decision on Wednesday, with many forecasting it will resume tightening interest rates after a four-month pause.\nStock and bond markets remained calm, however. S&P500 futures were mostly flat after a mixed start to the week.\nApple\'s AAPL.O stock retreated a touch after setting a record high on Monday just before an underwhelming launch of its new gadget.\nThe firm unveiled a costly augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro in its riskiest bet since the introduction of the iPhone more than a decade ago.\nThe Vision Pro will start at $3,499, more than three times the cost of the priciest headset in Meta\'s line of mixed and virtual reality devices.\nThe crypto world was far from calm, with Bitcoin BTC= trying to find its feet after a 5% recoil to three-month lows on Monday.\nU.S. regulators sued Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao on Monday for allegedly operating a "web of deception", piling further pressure on the world\'s biggest cryptocurrency exchange.\nThe Securities and Exchange Commission complaint listed 13 charges against Binance, Zhao and the operator of its purportedly independent U.S. exchange. Binance said it "respectfully" disagreed with the SEC\'s allegations.\nBut investors have pulled around $790 million from the exchange and its U.S. affiliate in the last 24 hours, data firm Nansen said on Tuesday.\nOil retreated sharply once more despite Saudi Arabia\'s weekend plans to cut crude output again, with many analysts seeing the solo move as partly a reflection of disagreements within the OPEC cartel.\nThe euro and euro debt yields slipped back on surveys showing household inflation expectations in the bloc subsiding.\nAnd the yuan slipped lower after reports Chinese authorities had asked the nation\'s biggest banks to lower their deposit rates for at least the second time in less than a year in an effort to boost the economy.\nThe dollar .DXY was marginally firmer overall.\nEvents to watch for later on Tuesday:\n* U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Saudi Arabia\n* U.S. corporate earnings: JM Smucker\nInflation still a concern for RBA https://tmsnrt.rs/45QcjoA\nISM services PMI https://tmsnrt.rs/45Kymx3\nUS supplies more oil to the world https://tmsnrt.rs/3NcxoCm\nHow Apple\'s Augmented Reality headset stacks up against competition https://tmsnrt.rs/3WT6SBy\n(By Mike Dolan, editing by XXXX [email protected]. Twitter: @reutersMikeD)\n(([email protected]; +44 207 542 8488; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple\'s AAPL.O stock retreated a touch after setting a record high on Monday just before an underwhelming launch of its new gadget. It raised interest rates by a quarter-point on Tuesday to an 11-year high and warned further tightening may be required to ensure that inflation returns to target, boosting the Aussie dollar AUD= as markets had been leaning towards a pause. U.S. regulators sued Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao on Monday for allegedly operating a "web of deception", piling further pressure on the world\'s biggest cryptocurrency exchange.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's AAPL.O stock retreated a touch after setting a record high on Monday just before an underwhelming launch of its new gadget. A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan As world stock markets levelled off on Tuesday, Australia dampened hopes that central banks were set to pause the interest rate rise cycle, the crypto universe nursed its latest blow, and Apple underwhelmed overnight. Events to watch for later on Tuesday: * U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Saudi Arabia * U.S. corporate earnings: JM Smucker Inflation still a concern for RBA https://tmsnrt.rs/45QcjoA ISM services PMI https://tmsnrt.rs/45Kymx3 US supplies more oil to the world https://tmsnrt.rs/3NcxoCm How Apple's Augmented Reality headset stacks up against competition https://tmsnrt.rs/3WT6SBy (By Mike Dolan, editing by XXXX [email protected].", 'news_article_title': 'MORNING BID AMERICAS-Markets level, Aussie hikes, crypto judders', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's AAPL.O stock retreated a touch after setting a record high on Monday just before an underwhelming launch of its new gadget. A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan As world stock markets levelled off on Tuesday, Australia dampened hopes that central banks were set to pause the interest rate rise cycle, the crypto universe nursed its latest blow, and Apple underwhelmed overnight. It raised interest rates by a quarter-point on Tuesday to an 11-year high and warned further tightening may be required to ensure that inflation returns to target, boosting the Aussie dollar AUD= as markets had been leaning towards a pause.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's AAPL.O stock retreated a touch after setting a record high on Monday just before an underwhelming launch of its new gadget. A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan As world stock markets levelled off on Tuesday, Australia dampened hopes that central banks were set to pause the interest rate rise cycle, the crypto universe nursed its latest blow, and Apple underwhelmed overnight. It raised interest rates by a quarter-point on Tuesday to an 11-year high and warned further tightening may be required to ensure that inflation returns to target, boosting the Aussie dollar AUD= as markets had been leaning towards a pause."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fast-retailing-trading-houses-lift-japans-nikkei-to-33-year-high', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Rocky Swift\nTOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan\'s Nikkei index extended its climb to scale a near 33-year high on Tuesday, with trading houses and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading the gains on technical support for heavyweight shares ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices.\nThe Nikkei .N225 recouped from early losses to close nearly 1% higher at 32,506.78. The index ended at its highest level since July 1990.\nThe broader Topix .TOPX rose 0.74% to 2,236.28.\nAhead of the June 9 setting of special quotation prices used to set values on index options and futures, "stocks with a large contribution to the index were speculatively bought, supporting the market," said Takashi Nakamura, a senior strategist at Tokai Tokyo Research Institute.\nShares of Fast Retailing 9983.T climbed 1.73%, contributing the most to the Nikkei\'s advance, while trading company Mitsui & Co 8031.T jumped 3.86%.\nMizuho Financial Group 8411.T slipped 0.49%, leading the losses among lenders on reports the U.S. regulators may enact tougher capital requirements following recent bank failures. Advantest 6857.T slid 2.18% after chip-related peers .SOX declined in U.S. trading.\nThe Nikkei has surged 15% in the past three months, outpacing major global indexes. A technical indicator, known as the 14-day relative strength index (RSI), for the gauge stood at 79, above the 70-mark indicating an overheated market.\n"The last few days feel like generally broader buying compared to the last couple of weeks of May," said Mio Kato, the founder of LightStream Research. "Maybe investors more familiar with are Japan rotating a little out of the AI theme, for example, to get broader exposure."\nTrading houses .IWHOL.T and mining companies .IMING.T led gains among the 33 industry sub-indexes on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, rising 2.5%. Banks .IBNKS.T led losses, sagging 0.78%.\nNitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.9% after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset.\nAsset Price Movements 02/06/2023 https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/mkt/myvmoldozvr/Screenshot%202023-06-06%20141235.png\n(Reporting by Rocky Swift and Nobuyo Saito in Tokyo; Editing by Rashmi Aich and Sherry Jacob-Phillips)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Nitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.9% after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset. By Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei index extended its climb to scale a near 33-year high on Tuesday, with trading houses and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading the gains on technical support for heavyweight shares ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices. Mizuho Financial Group 8411.T slipped 0.49%, leading the losses among lenders on reports the U.S. regulators may enact tougher capital requirements following recent bank failures.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Nitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.9% after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset. By Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan\'s Nikkei index extended its climb to scale a near 33-year high on Tuesday, with trading houses and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading the gains on technical support for heavyweight shares ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices. Ahead of the June 9 setting of special quotation prices used to set values on index options and futures, "stocks with a large contribution to the index were speculatively bought, supporting the market," said Takashi Nakamura, a senior strategist at Tokai Tokyo Research Institute.', 'news_article_title': "Fast Retailing, trading houses lift Japan's Nikkei to 33-year high", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Nitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.9% after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset. By Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei index extended its climb to scale a near 33-year high on Tuesday, with trading houses and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading the gains on technical support for heavyweight shares ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices. Trading houses .IWHOL.T and mining companies .IMING.T led gains among the 33 industry sub-indexes on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, rising 2.5%.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Nitto Denko 6988.T, a maker of protective films that supplies Apple AAPL.O, climbed 0.9% after the iPhone maker unveiled a costly new augmented-reality headset. By Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan\'s Nikkei index extended its climb to scale a near 33-year high on Tuesday, with trading houses and Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing leading the gains on technical support for heavyweight shares ahead of the fixing of special quotation prices. Ahead of the June 9 setting of special quotation prices used to set values on index options and futures, "stocks with a large contribution to the index were speculatively bought, supporting the market," said Takashi Nakamura, a senior strategist at Tokai Tokyo Research Institute.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-new-ar-headset-is-a-good-thing-for-meta', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In this video, I will talk about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) newly announced Vision Pro augmented reality (AR) headset and why despite all the noise, this is actually a good thing for Meta Platforms and its Quest line, especially the Quest 3, which will be released later this year.\n*Stock prices used were from the trading day of June 5, 2023. The video was published on June 5, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Neil Rozenbaum has positions in Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Neil is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In this video, I will talk about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) newly announced Vision Pro augmented reality (AR) headset and why despite all the noise, this is actually a good thing for Meta Platforms and its Quest line, especially the Quest 3, which will be released later this year. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In this video, I will talk about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) newly announced Vision Pro augmented reality (AR) headset and why despite all the noise, this is actually a good thing for Meta Platforms and its Quest line, especially the Quest 3, which will be released later this year. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's New AR Headset Is a Good Thing for Meta", 'news_lexrank_summary': "In this video, I will talk about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) newly announced Vision Pro augmented reality (AR) headset and why despite all the noise, this is actually a good thing for Meta Platforms and its Quest line, especially the Quest 3, which will be released later this year. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In this video, I will talk about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) newly announced Vision Pro augmented reality (AR) headset and why despite all the noise, this is actually a good thing for Meta Platforms and its Quest line, especially the Quest 3, which will be released later this year. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-esg-aware-msci-usa-etf-esgu-a-strong-etf-right-now-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 12/01/2016, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nFor a long time now, the ETF industry has been flooded with products based on market capitalization weighted indexes, which are designed to represent the broader market or a particular market segment.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nHowever, some investors believe in the possibility of beating the market through exceptional stock selection, and choose a different type of fund that tracks non-cap weighted strategies: smart beta.\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\nMethodologies like equal-weighting, one of the simplest options out there, fundamental weighting, and volatility/momentum based weighting are all choices offered to investors in this space, but not all of them can deliver superior returns.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nBecause the fund has amassed over $13.75 billion, this makes it the largest ETF in the Style Box - All Cap Growth. ESGU is managed by Blackrock. This particular fund, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA ESG Focus Index.\nThe MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index comprises of U.S. companies that have positive environmental, social and governance characteristics while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to those of the parent index.\nCost & Other Expenses\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for ESGU are 0.15%, which makes it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nESGU's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 1.58%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nESGU's heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 29.40% of the portfolio. Its Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.06% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nESGU's top 10 holdings account for about 25.88% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, ESGU has added roughly 11.56%, and it's up approximately 4.44% in the last one year (as of 06/06/2023). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $79.22 and $95.97.\nESGU has a beta of 1.02 and standard deviation of 19.12% for the trailing three-year period. With about 321 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Growth segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nVanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV) tracks FTSE US ALL CAP CHOICE INDEX and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index. Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF has $6.43 billion in assets, iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has $7.29 billion. ESGV has an expense ratio of 0.09% and ESGD charges 0.20%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Growth.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.06% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 12/01/2016, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.06% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Launched on 12/01/2016, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.06% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 12/01/2016, the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.06% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). 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{'date': '2023-06-07', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-apple-stock-as-overpriced-as-its-vision-pro-headset', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There were audible groans and boos when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) revealed the price of its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset will be $3,499. But few investors are balking at the price of Apple stock, which is once again flirting with a $3 trillion market cap.\nShares of Apple hit an all-time high price ahead of Apple's big announcement earlier this week at its World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in California. The shares have outperformed both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes by a wide margin year to date. Meanwhile, its valuation is touching levels not seen since the end of 2021, when it last sat near $3 trillion, despite an outlook for a revenue and earnings decline in 2023.\nIs Apple getting too expensive for both investors and consumers?\nA hefty price tag\nApple shares peaked above a forward P/E ratio of 30 to start the month of June. That's a higher forward P/E than the last time Apple shares traded around the $3 trillion market cap mark.\nThe culprit is expectations that Apple's revenue and earnings per share will decline over the next year. Analysts currently expect a 2.3% decline in EPS and a 2.5% decline in sales for Apple. The Vision Pro won't sway those numbers: The device won't come out until 2024 and probably won't have meaningful sales until fiscal 2025.\nOver the last 15 years, Apple shares have traded at a trailing P/E above 30 for nine months during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and then briefly again near the end of 2021. With its current P/E of 30.4, it's starting to look quite pricey again.\nAAPL P/E Ratio data by YCharts.\nIs Apple worth it?\nDespite its high price tags, Apple's products (and its stock) are typically worth the price. While the Vision Pro's value may still be up for debate, the stock still looks like a good deal despite the P/E ratio climbing above 30.\nApple's stock price is supported by the pile of cash sitting on its balance sheet. As of the end of the second quarter, Apple had $166 billion in cash and securities on its balance sheet. While it used debt to access that cash, it still had just $107 billion in debt on the balance sheet, leaving it with $59 billion in net cash. Meanwhile, it's generated nearly $100 billion in free cash flow over the past year, and the outlook remains strong for it to keep the cash machine running.\nThat consistent cash flow and massive stockpile on its balance sheet gives Apple a lot of room to keep buying back shares of the stock and support its stock price. It bought back $39 billion worth of stock in the first half of 2023, and the board authorized a new $90 billion share repurchase program in May.\nThe consistent sales of iPhones and the growth of Apple's high-margin services business are the reasons to buy Apple. It's a cash cow that allows it to return massive amounts of money to shareholders while still investing in products for the future, like Vision Pro. So, even if Vision Pro is an absolute overpriced flop (which I don't think is the case, for the record), Apple will walk away largely unscathed.\nEven at today's high price, Apple stock is worth buying.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nAdam Levy has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "There were audible groans and boos when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) revealed the price of its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset will be $3,499. AAPL P/E Ratio data by YCharts. It's a cash cow that allows it to return massive amounts of money to shareholders while still investing in products for the future, like Vision Pro.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'There were audible groans and boos when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) revealed the price of its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset will be $3,499. AAPL P/E Ratio data by YCharts. A hefty price tag Apple shares peaked above a forward P/E ratio of 30 to start the month of June.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Apple Stock as Overpriced as Its Vision Pro Headset?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'There were audible groans and boos when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) revealed the price of its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset will be $3,499. AAPL P/E Ratio data by YCharts. A hefty price tag Apple shares peaked above a forward P/E ratio of 30 to start the month of June.', 'news_textrank_summary': "There were audible groans and boos when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) revealed the price of its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset will be $3,499. AAPL P/E Ratio data by YCharts. Shares of Apple hit an all-time high price ahead of Apple's big announcement earlier this week at its World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in California."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-stocks-to-buy-now%3A-my-10-top-semiconductor-stocks-semiconductor-stock-analysis', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "What are the best stocks to buy now in the semiconductor industry? Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) are stock market favorites for fabless, but what are the other best semiconductor stocks to buy?\nThe video provides deep-dive semiconductor stock analysis and breaks down the entire semiconductor industry into 8 primary segments. I also provide my 10 top semiconductor stocks in my million-dollar plus growth stock portfolio, including concentration, number of shares and cost basis.\n*Stock prices used were the morning prices of May 31, 2023. The video was published on June 7, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\nEric Cuka has positions in Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Axcelis Technologies, Broadcom, Indie Semiconductor, Lam Research, Marvell Technology, Nvidia, SiTime, SkyWater Technology, and iShares Trust-iShares Semiconductor ETF. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Applied Materials, Cadence Design Systems, Lam Research, Nvidia, Qualcomm, SiTime, Synopsys, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Texas Instruments, and Wolfspeed. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom, Intel, and Marvell Technology and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nEric Cuka is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Applied Materials, Cadence Design Systems, Lam Research, Nvidia, Qualcomm, SiTime, Synopsys, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Texas Instruments, and Wolfspeed. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 Eric Cuka has positions in Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Axcelis Technologies, Broadcom, Indie Semiconductor, Lam Research, Marvell Technology, Nvidia, SiTime, SkyWater Technology, and iShares Trust-iShares Semiconductor ETF. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends ASML, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Applied Materials, Cadence Design Systems, Lam Research, Nvidia, Qualcomm, SiTime, Synopsys, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Texas Instruments, and Wolfspeed. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom, Intel, and Marvell Technology and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel.', 'news_article_title': 'Best Stocks to Buy Now: My 10 Top Semiconductor Stocks & Semiconductor Stock Analysis', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'What are the best stocks to buy now in the semiconductor industry? Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) are stock market favorites for fabless, but what are the other best semiconductor stocks to buy? See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 Eric Cuka has positions in Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Axcelis Technologies, Broadcom, Indie Semiconductor, Lam Research, Marvell Technology, Nvidia, SiTime, SkyWater Technology, and iShares Trust-iShares Semiconductor ETF.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) are stock market favorites for fabless, but what are the other best semiconductor stocks to buy? I also provide my 10 top semiconductor stocks in my million-dollar plus growth stock portfolio, including concentration, number of shares and cost basis. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023 Eric Cuka has positions in Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Axcelis Technologies, Broadcom, Indie Semiconductor, Lam Research, Marvell Technology, Nvidia, SiTime, SkyWater Technology, and iShares Trust-iShares Semiconductor ETF.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wedbush-maintains-apple-aapl-prior-recommendation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fintel reports that on June 7, 2023, Wedbush maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation.\nAnalyst Price Forecast Suggests 2.60% Upside\nAs of June 1, 2023, the average one-year price target for Apple is 183.88. The forecasts range from a low of 119.18 to a high of $219.45. The average price target represents an increase of 2.60% from its latest reported closing price of 179.21.\nSee our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.\nThe projected annual revenue for Apple is 413,641MM, an increase of 7.41%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 6.36.\nFor more in-depth coverage of Apple, view the free, crowd-sourced company research report on Finpedia.\nWhat is the Fund Sentiment?\nThere are 6385 funds or institutions reporting positions in Apple. This is a decrease of 3 owner(s) or 0.05% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.80%, an increase of 20.55%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 2.44% to 9,913,903K shares.\nThe put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.83, indicating a bullish outlook.\nWhat are Other Shareholders Doing?\nBerkshire Hathaway holds 915,560K shares representing 5.82% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 895,136K shares, representing an increase of 2.23%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 19.39% over the last quarter.\nVTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 465,280K shares representing 2.96% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 459,387K shares, representing an increase of 1.27%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.69% over the last quarter.\nVFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 347,041K shares representing 2.21% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 345,686K shares, representing an increase of 0.39%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.16% over the last quarter.\nGeode Capital Management holds 285,171K shares representing 1.81% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 282,750K shares, representing an increase of 0.85%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 18.38% over the last quarter.\nPrice T Rowe Associates holds 234,017K shares representing 1.49% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 226,281K shares, representing an increase of 3.31%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AAPL by 22.14% over the last quarter.\nApple Background Information\n(This description is provided by the company.)\nApple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Its hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds, the AirPods Max headphones, and the HomePod smart speaker line. Apple's software includes iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, the Shazam music identifier, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites, as well as professional applications like Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode. Its online services include the iTunes Store, the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iMessage, and iCloud. Other services include Apple Store, Genius Bar, AppleCare, Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, and Apple Card. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer, though Wayne sold his share back within 12 days. It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., in January 1977, and sales of its computers, including the Apple I and Apple II, grew quickly.\nKey filings for this company:\nUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 7, 2023, Wedbush maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.80%, an increase of 20.55%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.83, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 7, 2023, Wedbush maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.80%, an increase of 20.55%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.83, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_article_title': 'Wedbush Maintains Apple (AAPL) Prior Recommendation', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 7, 2023, Wedbush maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.80%, an increase of 20.55%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.83, indicating a bullish outlook.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fintel reports that on June 7, 2023, Wedbush maintained coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) with a Outperform recommendation. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AAPL is 3.80%, an increase of 20.55%. The put/call ratio of AAPL is 0.83, indicating a bullish outlook.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/cisco-csco-expands-security-portfolio-with-new-sse-offering', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Cisco Systems CSCO is expanding its security portfolio with the launch of a new security service edge (SSE) solution that provides an efficient hybrid working environment and simplifies access across any location, device and application.\n\nCisco’s new SSE solution — Cisco Secure Access — offers frictionless access to all applications to enable hybrid work in a secure environment. The solution simplifies security operations by converging multiple functions into one easy-to-use solution that protects all traffic. It helps in efficiency gains and cost reductions, as well as makes the IT environment more flexible.\n\nMoreover, Cisco Secure Access features faster detection and response capabilities and is supported by Cisco Talos AI-driven threat intelligence to detect and block more threats.\n\nCisco is collaborating with leading mobile device vendors to create the safest and best user experience. It is partnering with Apple AAPL to incorporate Zero Trust Access capabilities powered by Cisco Secure Access into a native experience on iOS and macOS.\n\nLater this year, Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices will have native support for network relays.\n Cisco Systems, Inc. Price and Consensus\nCisco Systems, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Cisco Systems, Inc. Quote\nMoreover, Cisco Secure Access is leveraging capabilities from the rest of the company’s security and networking portfolio, including embedded network visibility from Cisco ThousandEyes, and can be easily integrated with solutions from third-party vendors.\n\nCisco Secure Access will be available in a limited way beginning July 2023 and will be generally available in October 2023.\nCisco Progressing to Offer AI-Driven Security Cloud\nThe company is steadily progressing toward its goal of offering an AI-driven security cloud that will help users face an increasingly sophisticated threat environment.\n\nCisco Security Cloud will use a generative AI-powered Policy Assistant that will help IT and security administrators set policies easily and implement them. The solution, which will be available later this year, will use customers’ existing rule sets in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center to drive improved efficiency without sacrificing control.\n\nMoreover, Cisco’s Security Operations Center Assistant can detect and respond to threats faster. Cisco is set to launch the event summarization feature by the end of 2023 with the remaining capabilities to be available in the first half of 2024.\n\nAs part of its initiatives for an AI-driven Security Cloud, the company launched a new Extended Detection and Response solution that simplifies security operations in the current hybrid, multi-vendor, multi-threat landscape.\n\nMoreover, Cisco started offering advanced features in all editions of Duo to protect against multi-factor authentication attacks.\nAdoption of Security Solutions to Aid Cisco’s Prospects\nCisco shares have outperformed the Zacks Computer-Networking industry year to date but underperformed the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector. While this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company returned 4.6%, the industry rose 4% and the sector gained 33.2%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\n\nThe company is riding on the growing demand for its security products. In the fiscal third quarter, End-to-End Security revenues were up 2% year over year to $958 million, driven by strong adoption of ThousandEyes and Duo.\n\nCisco’s security portfolio benefited from the launch of new data loss prevention, firewall and Zero Trust capabilities. Zero Trust portfolio continued to perform well, driven by strong performance in its Duo offering. Optimized application experiences were up 7%, driven by double-digit growth in Cisco’s SaaS-based offering, ThousandEyes.\n\nThe company’s expanding security portfolio and introduction of AI-driven features are expected to drive top-line growth.\n\nFor fourth-quarter fiscal 2023, revenues are expected to grow between 14% and 16% on a year-over-year basis. Earnings are anticipated between $1.05 and $1.07 per share.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings stands at $1.06 per share, up a couple of cents over the past 30 days. The consensus mark for revenues is pegged at $15.05 billion, indicating 14.84% year-over-year growth.\nStocks to Consider\nMeta Platforms META and NetScout NTCT are some better-ranked stocks in the broader sector. Both sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).\n\nLong-term earnings growth rate for Meta and NetScout is pegged at 21.93% and 5%, respectively.\nInfrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America\nA massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.\nThe only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”\nZacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.\nDownload FREE: How To Profit From Trillions On Spending For Infrastructure >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'It is partnering with Apple AAPL to incorporate Zero Trust Access capabilities powered by Cisco Secure Access into a native experience on iOS and macOS. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) : Free Stock Analysis Report NetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The solution, which will be available later this year, will use customers’ existing rule sets in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center to drive improved efficiency without sacrificing control.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) : Free Stock Analysis Report NetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It is partnering with Apple AAPL to incorporate Zero Trust Access capabilities powered by Cisco Secure Access into a native experience on iOS and macOS. Cisco Systems CSCO is expanding its security portfolio with the launch of a new security service edge (SSE) solution that provides an efficient hybrid working environment and simplifies access across any location, device and application.', 'news_article_title': 'Cisco (CSCO) Expands Security Portfolio With New SSE Offering', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It is partnering with Apple AAPL to incorporate Zero Trust Access capabilities powered by Cisco Secure Access into a native experience on iOS and macOS. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) : Free Stock Analysis Report NetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Cisco Systems CSCO is expanding its security portfolio with the launch of a new security service edge (SSE) solution that provides an efficient hybrid working environment and simplifies access across any location, device and application.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) : Free Stock Analysis Report NetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It is partnering with Apple AAPL to incorporate Zero Trust Access capabilities powered by Cisco Secure Access into a native experience on iOS and macOS. Cisco’s new SSE solution — Cisco Secure Access — offers frictionless access to all applications to enable hybrid work in a secure environment.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-overbought-stocks-to-snap-up-on-correction', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nA common investing mistake is to snap up stocks that have already witnessed a big rally. There is a fear of missing out that triggers impulsive buying without valuation consideration.\nHowever, stocks never move up on a sustained basis. Even the best stocks trend higher, which involves intermediate corrections. It’s these corrections of 15% to 20% (sometimes higher), that provide an entry opportunity. This column talks about the overbought stocks for correction before fresh buying takes these fundamentally strong stocks higher.\nIt’s important to mention that the S&P 500 index has been sideways in the last 12 months. However, there are individual stocks that have gone ballistic. Of course, I would wait for a correction to grab these stocks. Another important lesson is that markets will have value creators even in the most difficult times.\nLet’s discuss three stocks to buy on correction to hold for the next few years.\nNvidia Corporation (NVDA)\nSource: Poetra.RH / Shutterstock.com\nNvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock has skyrocketed by 170% for year-to-date 2023. Of course, there are reasons to be bullish in terms of growth and cash flow upside. However, valuations look stretched at a forward price-earnings ratio of 50.4. I would not be surprised if there is a 20% correction from current levels before fresh buying.\nFor Q1, Nvidia reported robust revenue growth of 19% on a year-on-year basis to $7.19 billion. The data center, gaming, and automotive segment contributed to revenue growth.\nIt’s worth noting that the automotive segment contributes to a small portion of the revenue. However, growth was 114% on a year-on-year basis. The automotive design win pipeline has swelled to $14 billion for the next six years. This segment is likely to be a value creator.\nFrom a financial perspective, Nvidia reported an operating cash flow of $2.9 billion for Q1. The annualized OCF potential is already at $12 billion. With strong revenue growth, Nvidia’s free cash flows will continue to swell. Therefore, NVDA stock is worth accumulating on declines.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has surged by 43% for year-to-date 2023. It’s said that ‘buy on rumors and sell on the news.” This holds true for AAPL stock in the foreseeable future.\nThe reason for the rally was the anticipation of a new product launch. Apple has unveiled a $3,500 AR/VR headset, which is the biggest product launch for the company in a decade. I am bullish on the company’s wearable segment growth. However, I believe that the stock is likely to correct by 10% to 15% before heading higher.\nFor the next five years, there are several reasons to be bullish on Apple. First, the company’s financial flexibility is robust, with annual operating cash flows in excess of $100 billion. This provides headroom for aggressive investment in research. The company’s electric car is in the pipeline.\nFurther, Apple’s biggest segment remains iPhone. However, the company’s services and the wearable segment will be big in the coming decade. It’s worth noting that Apple is shifting focus to high-growth markets like India. Revenue and earnings growth is likely to remain attractive.\nTesla (TSLA)\nSource: Rokas Tenys / Shutterstock.com\nAfter a big correction in 2022, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock has surged by 100% for year-to-date 2023. The rally from oversold levels has been stellar, but the stock looks expensive at a forward price-earnings ratio of 62.2. It’s among the overbought stocks for correction, and I would expect a 15% downside before a renewed rally.\nThere are multiple reasons to be bullish on TSLA as a core portfolio stock. First, the company has an attractive pipeline of new models that include the Roadster, Cybertruck, and Semi. This will ensure sustained delivery growth.\nFurthermore, Tesla has ambitious growth plans throughout the decade. The company plans to produce 20 million cars annually by 2030. There is a likelihood of multiple new gigafactory, which will boost revenue and earnings growth.\nIt’s also worth noting that Tesla is already a cash flow machine. Last year, the company reported $14.7 billion in operating cash flows. With strong financial flexibility, the company is positioned to make big investments without leverage.\nOn the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nFaisal Humayun is a senior research analyst with 12 years of industry experience in the field of credit research, equity research and financial modeling. Faisal has authored over 1,500 stock specific articles with focus on the technology, energy and commodities sector.\nThe post 3 Overbought Stocks to Snap Up on Correction appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has surged by 43% for year-to-date 2023. It’s said that ‘buy on rumors and sell on the news.” This holds true for AAPL stock in the foreseeable future. First, the company’s financial flexibility is robust, with annual operating cash flows in excess of $100 billion.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has surged by 43% for year-to-date 2023. It’s said that ‘buy on rumors and sell on the news.” This holds true for AAPL stock in the foreseeable future. Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) Source: Poetra.RH / Shutterstock.com Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock has skyrocketed by 170% for year-to-date 2023.', 'news_article_title': '3 Overbought Stocks to Snap Up on Correction', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has surged by 43% for year-to-date 2023. It’s said that ‘buy on rumors and sell on the news.” This holds true for AAPL stock in the foreseeable future. Let’s discuss three stocks to buy on correction to hold for the next few years.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has surged by 43% for year-to-date 2023. It’s said that ‘buy on rumors and sell on the news.” This holds true for AAPL stock in the foreseeable future. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips A common investing mistake is to snap up stocks that have already witnessed a big rally.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3d-systems-ddd-up-15.4-since-last-earnings-report%3A-can-it-continue', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "A month has gone by since the last earnings report for 3D Systems (DDD). Shares have added about 15.4% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.\nWill the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is 3D Systems due for a pullback? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important catalysts.\n3D Systems Q1 Loss Wider Than Expected, Sales Down Y/Y\n3D Systems reported first-quarter 2023 non-GAAP loss of 9 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 8 cents. The bottom line came in wider than the prior-year quarter’s loss of 6 cents per share.\nIn the first quarter of 2023, 3D Systems reported revenues of $121.2 million, down 8.8% from the year-ago quarter, which missed the consensus mark of $130.4 million. Excluding the impact of business divestments in 2023 and on a constant currency basis, revenues decreased 6.5% year over year.\n3D Systems’ first-quarter performance reflected impacts of inflationary pressure and foreign exchange risks, among other ongoing macroeconomic constraints.\nQ1 in Detail\nIn the first quarter, product revenues represented 69.6% of the total revenues and decreased 16.1% to $84.4 million. Revenues from Services, which accounted for 30.4% of revenues, climbed 13.6% year over year to $36.8 million.\nRevenues from the Healthcare segment fell 24.3% year over year to $48.7 million. The figure decreased 19.8% from the prior quarter. Excluding the impact of business divestments, the segment’s revenues decreased 23.4% year over year.\nThe Industrial Division revenues increased 5.6% year over year to $72.5 million while it went up by 0.7% sequentially. Excluding the impact of business divestments, the unit’s revenues increased 9.3%. The unit witnessed solid demand for products as well as materials.\nDuring the first quarter of 2023, 3D Systems’ non-GAAP gross profit decreased 12.4% year over year to $47.2 million. Consequently, the non-GAAP gross profit margin contracted 160 basis points to 39%. This decrease was because of year-over-year product mix changes, due to divestitures and increased supply chain disruptions.\nAdjusted EBITDA was negative $10.1 million. The margin of negative 8.3% reflected the inflationary impact on input costs and gradual investments for portfolio & business growth.\nBalance Sheet Details\nThe company exited the first quarter with cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $529.9 million, lower than the prior quarter's $568.7 million. As of Mar 31, 2023, 3D Systems had a total debt of $450.2 million, up from the previous quarter’s $449.5 million.\nIn first-quarter 2023, the company utilized $27.7 million of cash from operational activities.\nGuidance\n3D Systems expects 2023 revenues between $545 million and $575 million.\nThe company projects non-GAAP gross margin to be 40-42%.\nHow Have Estimates Been Moving Since Then?\nIn the past month, investors have witnessed an upward trend in estimates review.\nThe consensus estimate has shifted 15% due to these changes.\nVGM Scores\nAt this time, 3D Systems has a subpar Growth Score of D, however its Momentum Score is doing a bit better with a C. However, the stock was allocated a grade of F on the value side, putting it in the lowest quintile for this investment strategy.\nOverall, the stock has an aggregate VGM Score of F. If you aren't focused on one strategy, this score is the one you should be interested in.\nOutlook\nEstimates have been broadly trending upward for the stock, and the magnitude of these revisions looks promising. Notably, 3D Systems has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). We expect an in-line return from the stock in the next few months.\nPerformance of an Industry Player\n3D Systems is part of the Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry. Over the past month, Apple (AAPL), a stock from the same industry, has gained 4.3%. The company reported its results for the quarter ended March 2023 more than a month ago.\nApple reported revenues of $94.84 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -2.5%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares with $1.52 a year ago.\nFor the current quarter, Apple is expected to post earnings of $1.18 per share, indicating a change of -1.7% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -0.2% over the last 30 days.\nThe overall direction and magnitude of estimate revisions translate into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Apple. Also, the stock has a VGM Score of C.\nInfrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America\nA massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.\nThe only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”\nZacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.\nDownload FREE: How To Profit From Trillions On Spending For Infrastructure >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\n3D Systems Corporation (DDD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Over the past month, Apple (AAPL), a stock from the same industry, has gained 4.3%. Click to get this free report 3D Systems Corporation (DDD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important catalysts.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report 3D Systems Corporation (DDD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Over the past month, Apple (AAPL), a stock from the same industry, has gained 4.3%. 3D Systems Q1 Loss Wider Than Expected, Sales Down Y/Y 3D Systems reported first-quarter 2023 non-GAAP loss of 9 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 8 cents.', 'news_article_title': '3D Systems (DDD) Up 15.4% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Over the past month, Apple (AAPL), a stock from the same industry, has gained 4.3%. Click to get this free report 3D Systems Corporation (DDD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. A month has gone by since the last earnings report for 3D Systems (DDD).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report 3D Systems Corporation (DDD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Over the past month, Apple (AAPL), a stock from the same industry, has gained 4.3%. 3D Systems Q1 Loss Wider Than Expected, Sales Down Y/Y 3D Systems reported first-quarter 2023 non-GAAP loss of 9 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 8 cents.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/grab-the-best-ai-stocks-before-they-really-blast-off', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nEditor’s note: “Grab the Best AI Stocks Before They Really Blast Off” was previously published in May 2023. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.\nThere has been a lot of talk and hype about artificial intelligence (AI) recently. Following the hugely successful launch of the conversational chatbot ChatGPT, companies in every industry are racing to create an AI-powered tool of their own.\nBut is all the hype worth it? Will the so-called AI Economy even be that big? \nIn short, yes, and its global impact will be enormous – nearly as large as (or larger than) the entire U.S. economy. \nI know that sounds hyperbolic. It’s not. \nThe next decade will be defined by the emergence of AI technologies that reshape every facet of our global economy.\nThat may sound extreme. But we’ve actually seen this rodeo before. \nWhen the internet emerged, it, too, transformed every facet of the global economy.\nAnd by the 2010s, physical retail stores became e-commerce sites. Now e-commerce sites will become AI-powered shopping apps, with machine learning algorithms powering product recommendations and pricing dynamics. \nIn the 2010s, video rental and music record stores became streaming platforms. Now streaming platforms will become AI streaming apps, with ML algos powering movie and TV show recommendations. \nIn the 2010s, networking parties and social outings became social media apps. And now social media apps will become AI-driven social media apps, with every feed, post, comment, video, and friend recommendation delivered to you in a hyper-personalized fashion by AI. \nEven things like energy infrastructure, electric vehicles, and drug discovery will be propelled forward by AI. Algorithms will be used to optimize energy usage and storage on the grid, create more efficient batteries through endless chemistry simulations, and diagnose and treat diseases more efficiently through novel techniques like genetic mapping. \nAI will change everything over the next decade. \nInvesting in the AI Takeover\nMuch like the internet, AI’s emergence will mean fortunes and empires for some folks – and broken dreams and empty bank accounts for others. That’s because it presents the potential for job displacement. (Though it’s worth noting that privacy concerns and bias in algorithmic decision-making could hinder the widespread adoption of AI and limit its economic potential.)\nThe internet gave birth to Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Apple (AAPL). It also laid waste to Sears, JCPenney, RadioShack, Blockbuster, and Polaroid – each of which were, in their heyday, considered titans of corporate America. \nThe Age of AI will do the same. It will create new multi-trillion-dollar empires and destroy seemingly indestructible ones. \nBut it will do so on a scale greater than any we’ve ever seen. \nAccording to the World Economic Forum, the global digital economy measured about $14.5 trillion in 2022. \nThat’s huge. But it is nothing compared to the size of what the Artificial Intelligence Economy will be one day. \nAccording to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the AI Economy will grow to $15.7 trillion by 2030 alone. And that’s just eight years away. \nThe folks over at ARK Invest agree with PwC in thinking that the artificial intelligence market will most likely be worth around $15 trillion by 2030. \nBut they also see a bull-case scenario for the market growing to $40 trillion by 2030. Moreover, they believe that at 100% adoption, the global AI market could drive global labor productivity to about $200 trillion! \nFor reference, the entire U.S. economy is worth just over $20 trillion. So, there are pathways for the AI Economy to one day be significantly more valuable than the entire U.S. economy.\nThe Final Word on AI Stocks\nThis is the biggest and most important technological revolution of our lifetimes, with the biggest economic stakes of any paradigm shift we’ve ever witnessed. \nWhy else do you think Microsoft, Alphabet, Tesla (TSLA), and others are racing toward AI supremacy? \nAll of those companies were pretty quiet about AI for years, until OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT in late November 2022. \nWithin months, Alphabet launched a ChatGPT competitor and Tesla started calling itself the biggest AI company in the world. \nNow everyone’s jumping on the AI bandwagon, launching flashy new AI-powered products on a seemingly daily basis. Harvard, the world’s preeminent university, recently announced it would start using AI to grade papers and teach assignments in its most popular coding class. Tax giant Intuit (INTU) just launched a brand-new generative AI operating system to help folks do their taxes. And the list goes on and on.\nCoincidence? Not at all. \nThese companies know that everything is at stake in the emerging Age of AI. \nIf Alphabet doesn’t create the best AI-powered search platform, it won’t be the world’s most used search engine in 10 years. \nIf Amazon doesn’t create the best AI-powered e-commerce platform, it won’t be the world’s largest retailer in 10 years. \nThe stakes are high. So are the potential rewards. And with a likely Fed pause on deck in a matter of days, the gains could quickly become explosive.\nAnd that’s why we aren’t running away from this tech revolution – we’re embracing it. \nFind out which stocks hold the most promise as AI transforms the world as we know it.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nThe post Grab the Best AI Stocks Before They Really Blast Off appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The internet gave birth to Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Apple (AAPL). Now e-commerce sites will become AI-powered shopping apps, with machine learning algorithms powering product recommendations and pricing dynamics. (Though it’s worth noting that privacy concerns and bias in algorithmic decision-making could hinder the widespread adoption of AI and limit its economic potential.)', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The internet gave birth to Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Apple (AAPL). Now e-commerce sites will become AI-powered shopping apps, with machine learning algorithms powering product recommendations and pricing dynamics. Within months, Alphabet launched a ChatGPT competitor and Tesla started calling itself the biggest AI company in the world.', 'news_article_title': 'Grab the Best AI Stocks Before They Really Blast Off', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The internet gave birth to Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Apple (AAPL). Following the hugely successful launch of the conversational chatbot ChatGPT, companies in every industry are racing to create an AI-powered tool of their own. The Final Word on AI Stocks This is the biggest and most important technological revolution of our lifetimes, with the biggest economic stakes of any paradigm shift we’ve ever witnessed.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The internet gave birth to Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Apple (AAPL). Investing in the AI Takeover Much like the internet, AI’s emergence will mean fortunes and empires for some folks – and broken dreams and empty bank accounts for others. So, there are pathways for the AI Economy to one day be significantly more valuable than the entire U.S. economy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-best-movie-stocks-to-buy-now-not-named-amc', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nMovie theaters have had it tough over the past three years, without the ongoing writers’ strike in Hollywood putting its revenue engine in doubt. CNN Business reported Moody’s comments in early May, “New big-budget tent-pole releases tend to fill theaters. Theaters rely on these volumes for food and beverage sales as well, so exhibitors could feel the effects of a protracted strike more significantly.” This is a very tricky time to be considering the best movie stocks to buy. \nSo why would anyone in their right mind consider a movie stocks investment? Good question. \nAMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC) is up more than 18.07% year-to-date. Investors are betting that movie theaters will continue generating strong box offices come summer. \nIn 2022, the domestic box office was $7.37 billion, 64.4% higher than in 2021. Through June 5, it was $3.61 billion, or about $722 million per month. While that’s reasonable relative to 2021, it’s nowhere near 2018’s record box office that, averaged $991 million per month, 37% higher than in 2022. \nGiven AMC’s debt and the potential pain of a protracted strike, it would not be wise to bet on America’s largest theater chain. Instead, here are three ways to bet on promising movie industry stocks without too much risk.\nVanguard Communications Services ETF (VOX)\nSource: Shutterstock\nThe Vanguard Communications Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX) has four movie theater chains amongst its 116 holdings: AMC at 0.31%, Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK) at 0.23%, IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) at 0.12% and Marcus (NYSE:MCS) at 0.05%.\nI realize this amounts to a minimal bet on movie stocks, but sometimes it’s better to be a little more conservative in your investments. That’s especially true when you’ve got something like a writer’s strike hanging over your head. Better to be safe than sorry. \nHowever, If you go through the list of holdings, you will see that movie-related businesses account for three of the top 10: Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) at 5.77%, Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) at 4.42% and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX).\nIf you’re concerned about VOX’s performance, you needn’t be. YTD, it’s up more than 25%, more than double the index, and 22% over the past five years. It’s delivered reasonable, if not spectacular, returns over this period.\nAmazon (AMZN)\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\nThese last two selections are indirect ways to bet on movie stocks.\nOf course, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has its Prime video streaming service. However, it really got into the movie business when it acquired MGM Studios in March 2022, paying $8.45 billion for the iconic American movie studio. \nIt merged the studio with Prime Video and Amazon Studios to make a formidable movie business. Amazon Studio produced Air!, Ben Affleck’s latest directing effort, a movie about Nike (NYSE:NKE) signing Michael Jordan to a sponsorship deal.\nBy insulating yourself in the Amazon ecosystem, you are diversifying your interests beyond the movie business into its more lucrative industries such as data centers and cloud computing through Amazon Web Services, as well as the advertising business, which is growing faster than AWS.\nThe former had revenues of $21.4 billion in the first quarter, 16% higher than a year earlier, while the latter’s sales grew 21% to $9.5 billion. More importantly, the two segments have huge operating margins, allowing Amazon to do whatever it wants in e-commerce and elsewhere. \nDon’t forget the goal of investing is to make money over the long haul. It’s a marathon rather than a sprint.\nBerkshire Hathaway (BRK-A,BRK-B)\nSource: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com\nEven more indirect, Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) connection to the movie business is through its passive equity investments in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA). Berkshire’s 5.8% stake in Apple accounts for nearly 48% of the holding company’s $345 billion equities portfolio. \nApple launched Apple Studios in October 2019 to create content for its Apple TV+ video streaming business. Berkshire’s 15.3% stake in Paramount is a much smaller equity position, accounting for just 0.4% of its portfolio. It’s not even in its top 10.\nParamount recently cut its dividend to preserve free cash flow to grow its business. Its shares have been hit mercilessly, down 50% over the past year. Warren Buffett discussed the Paramount situation at Berkshire’s annual meeting in early May. \n“The streaming business is extremely interesting to watch, because people love to use their eyeballs being entertained on a screen in front of them or a phone, whatever it may be, but there is a lot of companies doing it, and you need fewer companies or you need higher prices, or it doesn’t work,” The Hollywood Reporter reported Buffett’s comments. \nI consider Paramount similar to Berkshire’s investment in Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY). Investors thought Buffett had lost his touch for a long time because of the large energy investment. Higher oil prices have changed investor perception. \nOccidental is now Berkshire’s sixth-largest holding, valued at $13.2 billion, giving it nearly 25% of the oil and gas producer. \nWarren Buffett is patient capital. I suspect he ends up smelling like roses when it comes to Paramount. \nOn the date of publication, Will Ashworth did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nWill Ashworth has written about investments full-time since 2008. Publications where he’s appeared include InvestorPlace, The Motley Fool Canada, Investopedia, Kiplinger, and several others in both the U.S. and Canada. He particularly enjoys creating model portfolios that stand the test of time. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.\nThe post The 3 Best Movie Stocks to Buy Now (Not Named AMC) appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A,BRK-B) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Even more indirect, Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) connection to the movie business is through its passive equity investments in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA). Theaters rely on these volumes for food and beverage sales as well, so exhibitors could feel the effects of a protracted strike more significantly.” This is a very tricky time to be considering the best movie stocks to buy. Given AMC’s debt and the potential pain of a protracted strike, it would not be wise to bet on America’s largest theater chain.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A,BRK-B) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Even more indirect, Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) connection to the movie business is through its passive equity investments in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA). Vanguard Communications Services ETF (VOX) Source: Shutterstock The Vanguard Communications Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX) has four movie theater chains amongst its 116 holdings: AMC at 0.31%, Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK) at 0.23%, IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) at 0.12% and Marcus (NYSE:MCS) at 0.05%. Of course, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has its Prime video streaming service.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Best Movie Stocks to Buy Now (Not Named AMC)', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A,BRK-B) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Even more indirect, Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) connection to the movie business is through its passive equity investments in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Movie theaters have had it tough over the past three years, without the ongoing writers’ strike in Hollywood putting its revenue engine in doubt. So why would anyone in their right mind consider a movie stocks investment?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A,BRK-B) Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Even more indirect, Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) connection to the movie business is through its passive equity investments in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Movie theaters have had it tough over the past three years, without the ongoing writers’ strike in Hollywood putting its revenue engine in doubt. Vanguard Communications Services ETF (VOX) Source: Shutterstock The Vanguard Communications Services ETF (NYSEARCA:VOX) has four movie theater chains amongst its 116 holdings: AMC at 0.31%, Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK) at 0.23%, IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) at 0.12% and Marcus (NYSE:MCS) at 0.05%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bitcoin-wavers-amid-binance-and-coinbase-lawsuits-but-cathie-wood-says-the-crypto-could', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Binance on Monday, accusing the crypto exchange of violating several securities laws. Charges include running an illegal trading platform in the U.S. and misusing funds deposited by investors. The SEC has long maintained that many crypto assets are securities, and this lawsuit is another crack at proving that concept.\nNews of the litigation initially sent Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) tumbling on Monday. Its price fell below $26,000 for the first time since March, but it rebounded on Tuesday as the SEC turned its attention to Coinbase Global. In its second lawsuit in as many days, the SEC accused Coinbase of operating as an unregistered exchange and broker, and it named 13 crypto assets on the platform that allegedly qualify as securities.\nReaders wondering why Bitcoin rebounded on the news can refer to that list. It names popular cryptocurrencies like Solana, Cardano, and Polygon, but Bitcoin is absent. The rebound may also indicate that Bitcoin investors have assessed the charges against Binance and found little reason to be worried. Ultimately, neither lawsuit should have a lasting impact on Bitcoin.\nCathie Wood is bullish on Bitcoin\nArk Invest CEO Cathie Wood has long been bullish on digital assets, especially Bitcoin. Wood has not commented on the pending litigation against Binance or Coinbase, though she did say this last week, "It would be nice if the U.S. were leading [the Bitcoin] movement, but we\'re losing it, and we\'re losing it because of our regulatory system."\nWood used Coinbase as an example. The company has repeatedly asked the SEC to clarify its stance on cryptocurrencies, or design a new framework specific to digital assets, but the regulator has so far refused. In response, CEO Brian Armstrong has warned the SEC that Coinbase would consider leaving the U.S. in the absence of clear regulations, and the company recently received a license to operate in Bermuda.\nHowever, Wood is seemingly as bullish as ever where Bitcoin is concerned. Ark Invest has a sizable position in Coinbase -- it owns 6% of the outstanding shares, and Coinbase currently ranks as its fifth-largest holding -- and the Ark analyst team recently published wildly optimistic price targets for Bitcoin.\nArk says Bitcoin could be worth $1.48 million by 2030\nEarlier this year, Ark outlined three valuation models for Bitcoin through the end of the decade. The bear case puts the cryptocurrency at $258,500 in 2030, which implies 857% upside from its current price. The base case puts Bitcoin at $682,800 in 2030, which implies 2,400% upside from its current price. And the bull case puts the cryptocurrency at $1.48 million in 2030, which implies 5,300% upside from its current price.\nThe investment thesis is simple: Bitcoin was the first modern cryptocurrency, and it remains the most valuable. It accounts for more than 45% of the entire crypto market. That points to immense popularity.\nIf Bitcoin were a business, it would have brand authority like Apple. That popularity is important because Bitcoin is a finite asset. Its source code imposes a supply limit of 21 million coins, and basic economics says the price of a finite asset will rise in lockstep with demand.\nSo here is the million-dollar question: Will demand for Bitcoin rise in the future?\nArk believes the answer is yes. Analysts outline eight use cases that should drive demand for Bitcoin higher in the coming years.\nFor instance, Ark thinks Bitcoin will play a larger role in corporate and nation state treasury strategies by 2030. The firm also believes retail investors and financial institutions will put more money into Bitcoin in the future, and that more emerging markets will adopt Bitcoin as a currency. Finally, Ark expects Bitcoin to play a bigger part in remittance payments and bank settlements by the end of the decade.\nWhy Bitcoin is worth buying (for some investors)\nArk has a reputation for aggressive valuation models. Indeed, the bull case assumes Bitcoin will account for 25% of global remittance volume and 10% of bank settlement volume by 2030.\nThat seems overly optimistic. But the investment thesis behind Bitcoin is solid: It is the most popular digital asset by a wide margin, and that makes Bitcoin a logical choice for traders, institutions, corporations, and nations looking to diversify into digital assets. That\'s why risk-tolerant investors should consider buying Bitcoin today.\n10 stocks we like better than Bitcoin\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Bitcoin wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nTrevor Jennewine has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Cardano, Coinbase Global, Polygon, and Solana. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In its second lawsuit in as many days, the SEC accused Coinbase of operating as an unregistered exchange and broker, and it named 13 crypto assets on the platform that allegedly qualify as securities. In response, CEO Brian Armstrong has warned the SEC that Coinbase would consider leaving the U.S. in the absence of clear regulations, and the company recently received a license to operate in Bermuda. Its source code imposes a supply limit of 21 million coins, and basic economics says the price of a finite asset will rise in lockstep with demand.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Cathie Wood is bullish on Bitcoin Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood has long been bullish on digital assets, especially Bitcoin. Indeed, the bull case assumes Bitcoin will account for 25% of global remittance volume and 10% of bank settlement volume by 2030. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Cardano, Coinbase Global, Polygon, and Solana.', 'news_article_title': 'Bitcoin Wavers Amid Binance and Coinbase Lawsuits, but Cathie Wood Says the Crypto Could Hit $1 Million by 2030', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Wood used Coinbase as an example. But the investment thesis behind Bitcoin is solid: It is the most popular digital asset by a wide margin, and that makes Bitcoin a logical choice for traders, institutions, corporations, and nations looking to diversify into digital assets. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Cardano, Coinbase Global, Polygon, and Solana.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Cathie Wood is bullish on Bitcoin Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood has long been bullish on digital assets, especially Bitcoin. Ark says Bitcoin could be worth $1.48 million by 2030 Earlier this year, Ark outlined three valuation models for Bitcoin through the end of the decade. But the investment thesis behind Bitcoin is solid: It is the most popular digital asset by a wide margin, and that makes Bitcoin a logical choice for traders, institutions, corporations, and nations looking to diversify into digital assets.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-partnership-strengthens-unity-softwares-investment-appeal', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) saw its share price rocket higher Monday afternoon and closed the day up almost 20% after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced they are working together on the Apple Vision Pro headset.\nThe breaking news caused Unity’s stock to break above the declining 200 SMA, tear above previous resistance around $33, and fill the gap from March, near $36. The stock traded almost 5x its ATR and nearly 4x its average volume. YTD, Unity is now up almost 27%, and the bottom looks in.\nThe announcement came during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday, where Apple unveiled a new major product for the first time in almost a decade, the Vision Pro. While the announcement sent Unity stock soaring, it had the opposite effect on Apple’s share price, with the tech giant pairing back earlier gains in the session and closing the day in the red.\nUnity is a game development platform that allows users to create and build interactive 2-D and 3-D environments for gaming and other applications. Unity was one of the first developers to fully support the iPhone operating system, making it a go-to choice for game developers. Over the years, Unity has expanded its offerings to include desktop, mobile, tablets, consoles, 3-D, web-based, and virtual reality platforms.\nEarnings and Outlook\nThe company announced Q1 earnings on May 10th and reported a beat on revenue. For the quarter, revenue was $500 million, up 56% year over year. The company expects to report $510 - $520 million in Q2 revenue, topping estimates of $509 million. Unity reported a net loss of $254 million, or 67 cents per share, for the quarter.\nThe company also announced that it would restructure specific departments and teams, with layoffs helping it position itself for long-term and profitable growth.\nLike many other tech companies, specifically in the gaming industry, Unity used its first quarterearnings calland report to establish itself as a critical player in artificial intelligence (AI). In a report, the company said: “We embraced AI years ago and see the adoption of AI tools as an accelerant to our business based on our structural and sustainable competitive advantages.”\nCurrently, Unity has four applications and services that support artificial intelligence.\nInstitutional Ownership and Analyst Ratings\nCurrent institutional ownership of U stock is 82.5%. That figure has increased in the past twelve months as institutions purchased $1.53 billion. During the same period, total institutional outflows were $526.69 million, bringing the net institutional inflows in U stock to about $1 billion.\nInsider ownership is currently at 9%. That percentage has steadily decreased, and in the previous twelve months, insiders sold $14.22 million worth of stock.\nThe stock currently has a consensus rating of Hold, based on 17 analyst ratings. The consensus price target is $40.06, implying an 11.78% upside.\nShould You Invest in U\nFirst-quarter solid earnings, embracing AI, and a consensus PT indicating further upside paint a bullish picture for the stock. Unity has a stable financial position, including a cash position of $1.59 billion and current assets of $2.24 billion. The recent partnership with Apple and their game development platform’s versatility have helped shift momentum and propelled its share price.\nUnity’s strategic developments, innovations, and partnerships support growth, making it an enticing choice for investors seeking gaming and AI industry exposure.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) saw its share price rocket higher Monday afternoon and closed the day up almost 20% after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced they are working together on the Apple Vision Pro headset. While the announcement sent Unity stock soaring, it had the opposite effect on Apple’s share price, with the tech giant pairing back earlier gains in the session and closing the day in the red. Like many other tech companies, specifically in the gaming industry, Unity used its first quarterearnings calland report to establish itself as a critical player in artificial intelligence (AI).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) saw its share price rocket higher Monday afternoon and closed the day up almost 20% after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced they are working together on the Apple Vision Pro headset. Like many other tech companies, specifically in the gaming industry, Unity used its first quarterearnings calland report to establish itself as a critical player in artificial intelligence (AI). Institutional Ownership and Analyst Ratings Current institutional ownership of U stock is 82.5%.', 'news_article_title': "Apple Partnership Strengthens Unity Software's Investment Appeal", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) saw its share price rocket higher Monday afternoon and closed the day up almost 20% after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced they are working together on the Apple Vision Pro headset. For the quarter, revenue was $500 million, up 56% year over year. Institutional Ownership and Analyst Ratings Current institutional ownership of U stock is 82.5%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) saw its share price rocket higher Monday afternoon and closed the day up almost 20% after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced they are working together on the Apple Vision Pro headset. While the announcement sent Unity stock soaring, it had the opposite effect on Apple’s share price, with the tech giant pairing back earlier gains in the session and closing the day in the red. In a report, the company said: “We embraced AI years ago and see the adoption of AI tools as an accelerant to our business based on our structural and sustainable competitive advantages.” Currently, Unity has four applications and services that support artificial intelligence.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-ishares-russell-1000-etf-iwb-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market? You should consider the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.\nThe fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $29.61 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs usually hold a mix of growth and value stocks as well as stocks that exhibit both value and growth characteristics.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.15%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.42%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 27.20% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24.73% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nIWB seeks to match the performance of the Russell 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market. The Index is a float-adjusted capitalization-weighted index of equity securities issued by the approximately 1,000 largest issuers in the Russell 3000 Index.\nThe ETF return is roughly 12.12% so far this year and was up about 5.06% in the last one year (as of 06/07/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $196.94 and $237.63.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 18.97% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1012 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Russell 1000 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, IWB is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $318.24 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $407.07 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nRetail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $29.61 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). You should consider the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.', 'news_article_title': 'Should iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Sector Exposure and Top Holdings Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.56% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives IShares Russell 1000 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-best-hot-stocks-to-buy-in-june', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Summer is just around the corner, which often triggers a stock market slump. While sluggishly performing stocks could convince you it's time to sell, keeping a long-term perspective during the warmer months is crucial. The market often rebounds once the air turns chilly, and you won't want to miss out on potential gains.\nIn the meantime, it's a good idea to strengthen your portfolio by investing in companies with a history of growth. Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) have provided investors with consistent gains for years and have excellent outlooks for 2023.\nThese are two of the best hot stocks to buy in June.\n1. Apple\nApple stock hit an all-time high on June 5 ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference, thanks to anticipation for the debut of its first augmented reality (AR) headset, which it calls the Vision Pro. The company's shares gained 2% in the early hours of the day, hitting a record $184.90 by midday. The stock lost steam later in the day, falling to $179 a share after Apple announced the headset's eye-watering price of $3,499.\nHowever, the downturn doesn't dampen the company's massive potential in AR. Apple shares didn't tumble because its headset lacked innovation, merely because its price doesn't allow it to appeal to the mass market just yet. As a result, an investment in Apple now is not for the success of the current Vision Pro, but for what's possible three or four generations down the line when the price is naturally reduced, making the technology more available to the average consumer.\nData from Market Research Future reveals the AR market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 42% through 2030. Meanwhile, Apple's new headset is unlike anything else available, with its advanced capabilities potentially propelling it to the top of the industry. The company has much to gain as the sector develops.\nApple's Vision Pro looks to be just the beginning of where AR is headed, with now an excellent time to consider buying this hot stock.\n2. Costco\nAs grocery retailers go, Costco is one of the most reliable investment options available. The company's stock has climbed 160% in the last five years. Meanwhile, its annual revenue and operating income have risen over 60% in the same period.\nThe wholesale retailer's unique strategy of selling bulk items at low prices to consumers who are paying an annual membership fee for the privilege has won over shoppers worldwide. In fact, the company's membership renewal rate hit 93% in the U.S. and Canada and 90% internationally in 2022.\nCostco currently operates in 14 countries, granting it significant growth opportunities. In France alone, the company has opened two stores since 2017. Its success in the country has led to plans to open 15 additional locations by 2025. With similar potential in many other countries, Costco shares will likely continue climbing for years.\nMoreover, easing inflation suggests it's not a bad idea to add a retail stock to your list of holdings. Companies in the industry have the most to gain from the improving cost of living, with now an excellent time to invest before it's too late. Costco is one of the best options, thanks to its past gains in the stock market, compared to peers. The chart below illustrates how Costco's stock growth over the last five years is between double and triple the growth of its biggest competitors.\n\nData by YCharts.\nAs Costco continues to expand its global presence and other areas of its business, like its e-commerce division, the company has much to offer investors. Alongside a dividend that has increased for 19 consecutive years, Costco stock is a no-brainer buy this June.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Costco Wholesale, Target, and Walmart. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) have provided investors with consistent gains for years and have excellent outlooks for 2023. While sluggishly performing stocks could convince you it's time to sell, keeping a long-term perspective during the warmer months is crucial. As a result, an investment in Apple now is not for the success of the current Vision Pro, but for what's possible three or four generations down the line when the price is naturally reduced, making the technology more available to the average consumer.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) have provided investors with consistent gains for years and have excellent outlooks for 2023. Data from Market Research Future reveals the AR market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 42% through 2030. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_article_title': '2 Best Hot Stocks to Buy in June', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) have provided investors with consistent gains for years and have excellent outlooks for 2023. With similar potential in many other countries, Costco shares will likely continue climbing for years. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) have provided investors with consistent gains for years and have excellent outlooks for 2023. Apple Apple stock hit an all-time high on June 5 ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference, thanks to anticipation for the debut of its first augmented reality (AR) headset, which it calls the Vision Pro. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tim-cook-calls-vision-pro-tomorrows-engineering-today.-and-no-its-not-the-metaverse.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) history is marked by exciting launches that have transformed the company -- and maybe your lifestyle too. I\'m thinking of products like the iPhone or the iPad. But it\'s been a while since the innovative tech company has unveiled a new game-changing product. The last one actually was the Apple Watch back in 2014.\nHowever, the wait may be over. The company announced Vision Pro at its developers conference earlier this week. In an interview with Good Morning America, Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook referred to the device as "tomorrow\'s engineering, today."\nBut Apple isn\'t calling Vision Pro a step into the metaverse. Instead, Apple is focusing on the idea of spatial computing. Could this be Apple\'s next big thing?\nMaking your movie screen 100 feet wide\nFirst, some details about the device: It\'s a headset that allows wearers to see apps, messages, and more within their environment. Users can launch a search through a simple voice command and scroll through items with a tap of a finger.\nVision Pro promises to make your movie screen feel 100 feet wide -- right there in your living room. Users also can look at their own photos and videos at life-size scale. And those are just a couple of examples of what this new device can do.\nUsers feel as if they\'re really in the middle of the action as they watch movies, TV programs, or sporting events, Cook said on Good Morning America. So, it\'s an exciting moment for technology fans. But it also is an exciting moment for Apple.\nVision Pro is the "most advanced piece of electronics equipment out there," Cook said during the interview. He called augmented reality a "profound technology" that Apple has been working on for a while. "This is the next chapter in that, and it\'s a huge leap," the CEO said.\nIt\'s clear that the product is a major innovation. But the question now is whether it will stand out as Apple\'s previous innovations have done -- and how it may impact revenue.\nVision Pro comes with a hefty price tag: at least $3,499, the company says. That\'s compared to Meta Platforms\' Quest 3 that should launch later this year for $499.\nBudget-conscious technology fans may opt for the Meta product. Even if the Apple product is superior, it may be difficult to sell Vision Pro to a wide audience at such a price level.\nThat said, at this price, Apple may not need a huge audience. My colleague Nicholas Rossolillo wrote about how Apple just needs to sell 1.9 million Vision Pro devices to equal the iPad\'s revenue from last quarter. This means Vision Pro could become Apple\'s next big thing -- even if it doesn\'t attract a huge audience.\nA key step for Apple\nAnd, right now, Vision Pro is a key step for Apple because it brings the company into a new era of technology. It\'s still too early to say whether this device will be a stepping stone for Apple in spatial computing, or if it will truly take off. But Apple\'s strong device track record is good reason to be optimistic about the company\'s position in spatial computing over the long term.\nOne key point to watch is the pace of development of applications for Vision Pro. Apple\'s developer community can harness the power of Vision Pro to create new app experiences, for example.\nWhether Vision Pro immediately brings revenue growth to Apple or not, all of this means it still could be yet another game-changing device for the company.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Adria Cimino has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) history is marked by exciting launches that have transformed the company -- and maybe your lifestyle too. In an interview with Good Morning America, Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook referred to the device as "tomorrow\'s engineering, today." Users feel as if they\'re really in the middle of the action as they watch movies, TV programs, or sporting events, Cook said on Good Morning America.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) history is marked by exciting launches that have transformed the company -- and maybe your lifestyle too. Vision Pro promises to make your movie screen feel 100 feet wide -- right there in your living room. A key step for Apple And, right now, Vision Pro is a key step for Apple because it brings the company into a new era of technology.", 'news_article_title': 'Tim Cook Calls Vision Pro "Tomorrow\'s Engineering, Today." And No, It\'s Not the Metaverse.', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) history is marked by exciting launches that have transformed the company -- and maybe your lifestyle too. Budget-conscious technology fans may opt for the Meta product. This means Vision Pro could become Apple's next big thing -- even if it doesn't attract a huge audience.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) history is marked by exciting launches that have transformed the company -- and maybe your lifestyle too. Even if the Apple product is superior, it may be difficult to sell Vision Pro to a wide audience at such a price level. A key step for Apple And, right now, Vision Pro is a key step for Apple because it brings the company into a new era of technology."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-role-of-technology-in-mastercards-growth', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Although established a lifetime ago in 1966, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is far from an outdated credit card company. On the contrary, it stands out among the world\'s most advanced financial technology (fintech) enterprises. It leverages cutting-edge technology to deliver innovative payment solutions globally to consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments.\nHere\'s a look at how Mastercard is taking the lead in developing new payment technologies, as well as positioning itself for growth. As a result, it will be challenging for new fintech competitors to unseat Mastercard in the payments industry.\nIt catches on to the latest payment trends early\nThe company employs experts who constantly monitor the ever-evolving payments landscape and quickly identify emerging trends. Mastercard also partners with various organizations, including financial institutions, merchants, and governments, to remain on the cutting edge and be among the first to establish itself in many lucrative areas of the payment industry.\nHere are some payment trends that Mastercard discovered early:\nIncreased use of contactless card payments.\nMastercard was one of the first companies to offer contactless payments in 2008, well before contactless payments became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic due to consumers viewing them as safer and cleaner than cash. During its latest earnings report, Mastercard Chief Executive Office Michael Miebach said, "Over 100 markets have reached at least 50% contactless penetration, double the number three years ago."\nThe growth of mobile payments.\nThe company has partnered with several mobile payment providers, such as Apple Pay and Alphabet\'s Google Pay, to make it easier for customers to make payments with their smartphones. Its latest innovation, Tap on Phone, enables businesses to approve payments from any contactless card or a mobile wallet using a device capable of near-field communication, making it easier for businesses of all sizes to accept contactless payments.\nThe proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) in payments.\nMastercard is a leader in harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the payment process. It uses AI in various ways, including fraud detection, customer service, and marketing. The company has invested heavily in AI and is collaborating with multiple partners to develop new payment solutions aided by AI.\nCentral banks creating digital currencies.\nThe company is a leader in creating solutions that can help central banks launch and manage a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the public to use in day-to-day payments. Many governments would like to replace cash with CBDC. Mastercard has many experts working on various CBDC-related projects, including developing new payment rails, building new security features, and creating new compliance solutions.\nOne word of caution\nDespite its considerable advantages as a first mover in many lucrative areas of the payments industry, Mastercard faces significant competition from various players in the market, including payment processors such as Visa (NYSE: V) and Stripe and online payment companies like PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Block (NYSE: SQ). This competition poses a major risk to the company, and if it ever needs to lower its fees to remain competitive, that could result in decreased profits. Additionally, Mastercard may lose market share if competitors offer better products or services, leading to lower revenue.\nThe company counters competition by continuing to innovate to stay ahead. If any expertise is too expensive or will take too long to develop in-house, Mastercard will acquire companies with the technology.\nSome exciting acquisitions\nIn recent years, Mastercard has made many tuck-in acquisitions to acquire exciting technology that helps keep it at the forefront of the payment industry\'s technological battles. A tuck-in acquisition is a small, strategic acquisition that complements an existing business.\nOne of the most important acquisitions was Aiia, a developer-first open banking technology. Open banking allows third-party financial providers, such as fintechs and personal financial management (PFM) apps, to access consumers\' bank financial data, giving them more control and access to new and innovative financial services -- a potentially huge business.\nSome of these services include personalized financial advice, such as recommendations for investments or savings products, while PFM apps allow users to view their financial data from all their accounts in one place, helping them track spending, discover ways to save money, and better understand their overall financial health. Additionally, third-party providers can use this data to facilitate faster, more convenient account-to-account payments, which are superior to traditional methods such as checks or wire transfers.\nAllied Market Research valued the global open banking market size at $13.9 billion in 2020. It expects this market to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.3% from 2023 to 2031 to $123.7 billion.\nNext, Mastercard\'s recent acquisition of Baffin Bay Networks is another excellent step in the company\'s multilayered approach to security. Baffin Bay Networks is an AI-enabled automated cloud-based security service that can stop cyberattacks related to malware, ransomware, and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. This acquisition will allow Mastercard to provide its customers with even greater security and peace of mind.\nLast, the purchase of Dynamic Yield was yet another vital acquisition for Mastercard. Acquiring Dynamic Yield will help the company strengthen its personalization capabilities and better compete with other payment technology companies. The platform uses AI to deliver personalized customer experiences that its clients can use to personalize websites, mobile apps, email marketing campaigns, and other customer touchpoints -- a wide range of businesses already use the platform, including McDonald\'s, Deckers Brands, and Sephora.\nDoes its technology provide a reason to buy the stock?\nMastercard\'s payment technology gives the company a competitive advantage. Its payment processing network is one of the most secure and efficient in the world. Moreover, throughout its history, it has committed to innovation and looking for new ways to better its services to exceed customer expectations. As a result, its technology gives investors many compelling reasons to consider buying the stock.\n10 stocks we like better than Mastercard\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Mastercard wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\n{%sfr%}\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Rob Starks Jr has positions in Alphabet, Block, and Mastercard. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Block, Mastercard, PayPal, and Visa. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2025 $370 calls on Mastercard, short January 2025 $380 calls on Mastercard, and short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Mastercard also partners with various organizations, including financial institutions, merchants, and governments, to remain on the cutting edge and be among the first to establish itself in many lucrative areas of the payment industry. During its latest earnings report, Mastercard Chief Executive Office Michael Miebach said, "Over 100 markets have reached at least 50% contactless penetration, double the number three years ago." Mastercard has many experts working on various CBDC-related projects, including developing new payment rails, building new security features, and creating new compliance solutions.', 'news_luhn_summary': "It leverages cutting-edge technology to deliver innovative payment solutions globally to consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments. The company is a leader in creating solutions that can help central banks launch and manage a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the public to use in day-to-day payments. Open banking allows third-party financial providers, such as fintechs and personal financial management (PFM) apps, to access consumers' bank financial data, giving them more control and access to new and innovative financial services -- a potentially huge business.", 'news_article_title': "The Role of Technology in Mastercard's Growth", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Here's a look at how Mastercard is taking the lead in developing new payment technologies, as well as positioning itself for growth. It uses AI in various ways, including fraud detection, customer service, and marketing. Open banking allows third-party financial providers, such as fintechs and personal financial management (PFM) apps, to access consumers' bank financial data, giving them more control and access to new and innovative financial services -- a potentially huge business.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Mastercard was one of the first companies to offer contactless payments in 2008, well before contactless payments became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic due to consumers viewing them as safer and cleaner than cash. One word of caution Despite its considerable advantages as a first mover in many lucrative areas of the payments industry, Mastercard faces significant competition from various players in the market, including payment processors such as Visa (NYSE: V) and Stripe and online payment companies like PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Block (NYSE: SQ). Some exciting acquisitions In recent years, Mastercard has made many tuck-in acquisitions to acquire exciting technology that helps keep it at the forefront of the payment industry's technological battles."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-penny-stocks-that-could-skyrocket-in-the-next-12-months', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nPenny stocks can be rewarding. Look at Acadia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACAD), for example. In 2012, it was working on a treatment for Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis and traded for less than $1. By 2015, it was up to $43 a share, a 4,200% return. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and even Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) were all former penny stocks, too. In short, find the top penny stocks to buy, and you can make a fortune.\nUnfortunately, when it comes to top penny stocks to buy, there are also plenty of horrors. It’s why the U.S. SEC warns “Penny stocks may trade infrequently – which means that it may be difficult to sell penny stock shares once you have them. Because it may also be difficult to find quotations for penny stocks, they may be impossible to accurately price. Investors in penny stock[s] should be prepared for the possibility that they may lose their whole investment.”\nWith that in mind, here are three top penny stocks to buy that could skyrocket in the next 12 months.\nPrecigen (PGEN)\nSource: Maksim Shmeljov / Shutterstock.com\nPrecigen (NASDAQ:PGEN) is a biotech company focused on gene and cell therapies. Their UltraCAR-T platform showed anti-tumor efficacy in preclinical data released in April. Nowadays, the company’s Phase 1 study demonstrated a favorable safety profile. It also continues to be well-tolerated with no dose-limiting toxicities in treating advanced-stage platinum-resistant ovarian cancer patients.\nThere’s hope further studies from PGEN are as encouraging. Right now, about 300,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year. And since early ovarian cancer is often without obvious symptoms, the disease is frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage where cancer has spread to distant parts of the body, such as the liver or lungs, according to the company. Continued positive news from their UltraCAR-T platform has the potential to take this stock higher.\nAtossa Therapeutics (ATOS)\nSource: Matej Kastelic / Shutterstock\nAtossa Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ATOS) is another company working to develop cancer treatments. Their current focus is on breast cancer. The U.S. FDA authorized Atossa’s EVANGELINE study, a Phase 2 trial of its drug designed to treat breast cancer in premenopausal women.\nIn addition, according to company President and CEO, Dr. Steven Quay, “With three ongoing Phase 2 studies investigating Z-endoxifen, $103.9 million of cash and cash equivalents on our balance sheet, broad patent protection and a talented team in place, we are well positioned to change the treatment paradigm for women with dense breast tissue and those diagnosed with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.” Similar to PGEN this is a penny stock with growth potential if their drug trials continue to be successful.\nAmerican Lithium (AMLI)\nSource: Shutterstock\nAside from biotech, the lithium story is red hot. First, according to Morningstar, “We see strong demand growth in the coming years driven by rising EV sales, as demand grows more than three times 2022 levels to 2.5 million metric tons by 2030.” Second, according to Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) CEO Carlos Tavares, there’s not enough lithium go around for the industry’s plans.\nThose two catalysts alone could boost lithium penny stocks, like American Lithium (NASDAQ:AMLI). The company has also just received the first of three permits from Peruvian authorities for drilling near Quelcaya, with drilling expected to start immediately.\nOn Penny Stocks and Low-Volume Stocks: With only the rarest exceptions, InvestorPlace does not publish commentary about companies that have a market cap of less than $100 million or trade less than 100,000 shares each day. That’s because these “penny stocks” are frequently the playground for scam artists and market manipulators. If we ever do publish commentary on a low-volume stock that may be affected by our commentary, we demand that InvestorPlace.com’s writers disclose this fact and warn readers of the risks.\nRead More: Penny Stocks — How to Profit Without Getting Scammed\nOn the date of publication, Ian Cooper did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nIan Cooper, a contributor to InvestorPlace.com, has been analyzing stocks and options for web-based advisories since 1999.\nThe post 3 Penny Stocks That Could Skyrocket in the Next 12 Months appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and even Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) were all former penny stocks, too. The U.S. FDA authorized Atossa’s EVANGELINE study, a Phase 2 trial of its drug designed to treat breast cancer in premenopausal women. In addition, according to company President and CEO, Dr. Steven Quay, “With three ongoing Phase 2 studies investigating Z-endoxifen, $103.9 million of cash and cash equivalents on our balance sheet, broad patent protection and a talented team in place, we are well positioned to change the treatment paradigm for women with dense breast tissue and those diagnosed with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.” Similar to PGEN this is a penny stock with growth potential if their drug trials continue to be successful.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and even Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) were all former penny stocks, too. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Penny stocks can be rewarding. Precigen (PGEN) Source: Maksim Shmeljov / Shutterstock.com Precigen (NASDAQ:PGEN) is a biotech company focused on gene and cell therapies.', 'news_article_title': '3 Penny Stocks That Could Skyrocket in the Next 12 Months', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and even Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) were all former penny stocks, too. Right now, about 300,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year. The U.S. FDA authorized Atossa’s EVANGELINE study, a Phase 2 trial of its drug designed to treat breast cancer in premenopausal women.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and even Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) were all former penny stocks, too. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Penny stocks can be rewarding. In addition, according to company President and CEO, Dr. Steven Quay, “With three ongoing Phase 2 studies investigating Z-endoxifen, $103.9 million of cash and cash equivalents on our balance sheet, broad patent protection and a talented team in place, we are well positioned to change the treatment paradigm for women with dense breast tissue and those diagnosed with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.” Similar to PGEN this is a penny stock with growth potential if their drug trials continue to be successful.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/prediction%3A-this-stock-will-top-%245-trillion-before-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "No company on the planet commands a greater market cap than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now. Only three years ago, the iPhone maker was valued below $1 trillion. Today, its market cap stands at $2.85 trillion.\nAt its current pace, Apple appears to be a lock to reach $5 trillion in market cap within the next few years. But don't be surprised if it's not the first company to hit that milestone level. I predict that another stock will top $5 trillion before Apple does.\nBreathing down Apple's neck\nNvidia flirted with the $1 trillion level, but there are currently only four stocks other than Apple with market caps above the $1 trillion. Two of them -- Alphabet and Amazon -- would have to grow much faster than they have recently to reach $5 trillion first.\nOne of the four doesn't trade on a U.S. stock exchange. Saudi Aramco's market cap is around $2.1 trillion. While it's possible the huge oil company could beat Apple to $5 trillion, I don't think it will. The demand for oil and gas simply isn't likely to increase enough to make it happen.\nThat leaves one contender, and it's breathing down Apple's neck. Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) market cap of $2.5 trillion puts it in a close second place to Apple. And as recently as late 2021, Microsoft briefly held the top spot based on market cap.\nHow Microsoft could get there first\nMicrosoft arguably has stronger growth drivers to get it to $5 trillion than Apple does. Several of them are related to artificial intelligence (AI).\nThe Seattle-based tech giant's investment in OpenAI and integration of OpenAI's ChatGPT into its products have put it at the forefront of the AI boom. I don't expect Microsoft's Bing to dethrone Google Search. But it doesn't have to for Microsoft to outpace Apple.\nMy take is that the most important way that Microsoft will benefit from the rapid adoption of AI is with its Azure cloud services. Azure already ranks as the second-largest cloud business, behind only Amazon Web Services (AWS). Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI could enable it to gain ground on AWS. Importantly, this is a market in which Apple doesn't compete.\nI also expect that Microsoft's productivity and software development tools will enjoy increased momentum thanks to AI. Organizations that use Azure will be likely to use Microsoft's other offerings as well.\nHowever, AI isn't the only potential catalyst that could help Microsoft leap past Apple. The company already ranks as one of the top players in gaming with its Xbox system. If Microsoft's pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard clears the remaining regulatory hurdles, it should receive a bigger boost in the hot gaming market.\nWhat could derail the prediction\nAm I 100% certain that Microsoft will top $5 trillion before Apple does? No. I do think that a few things could potentially derail my prediction.\nIt's possible that Apple could launch one or more new products that turbocharge its growth. While I don't think the recently announced Vision Pro mixed-reality headset will be enough on its own, Apple just might have more tricks up its sleeve.\nI also acknowledge that other companies could eclipse Microsoft on the AI front. Amazon and Alphabet are formidable rivals, with deep pockets and a lot of AI expertise.\nAt this point, though, my bet is on Microsoft to be the first to surpass a $5 trillion market cap. And it might not take the company very long to get there.\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Keith Speights has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "No company on the planet commands a greater market cap than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now. And as recently as late 2021, Microsoft briefly held the top spot based on market cap. If Microsoft's pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard clears the remaining regulatory hurdles, it should receive a bigger boost in the hot gaming market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "No company on the planet commands a greater market cap than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now. Breathing down Apple's neck Nvidia flirted with the $1 trillion level, but there are currently only four stocks other than Apple with market caps above the $1 trillion. Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) market cap of $2.5 trillion puts it in a close second place to Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Prediction: This Stock Will Top $5 Trillion Before Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': "No company on the planet commands a greater market cap than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now. I predict that another stock will top $5 trillion before Apple does. Breathing down Apple's neck Nvidia flirted with the $1 trillion level, but there are currently only four stocks other than Apple with market caps above the $1 trillion.", 'news_textrank_summary': "No company on the planet commands a greater market cap than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now. Breathing down Apple's neck Nvidia flirted with the $1 trillion level, but there are currently only four stocks other than Apple with market caps above the $1 trillion. Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) market cap of $2.5 trillion puts it in a close second place to Apple."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-faang-stock-thats-a-surefire-buy-in-june-and-1-to-avoid', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Over long periods, Wall Street is a wealth-building machine. But during shorter time-lines, directional movements in the stock market are unpredictable. In 2021, the major U.S. stock indexes regularly achieved new closing highs. Meanwhile, last year, they all tumbled into a bear market.\nWhen volatility strikes on Wall Street, investors often turn to the FAANG stocks for relief.\nBy "FAANG," I\'m referring to:\nFacebook, which is now part of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META).\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN).\nNetflix (NASDAQ: NFLX).\nGoogle, which is now part of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG).\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe reason investors flock to these stocks is simple: They\'re winners. They\'ve handily outperformed the broad-based S&P 500 over the trailing-10-year period.\nAdditionally, the FAANG stocks are industry leaders. Amazon accounts for nearly $0.40 of every $1 spent in online retail in the United States. Meanwhile, Meta Platforms\' four top-tier social media assets (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger) lured more than half the world\'s adult population to at least one of its sites each month during the March-ended quarter. In other words, these are highly profitable and well-respected businesses.\nBut not even the FAANG stocks are built equally. As we move forward into June, one FAANG stands out as a surefire buy, while another could struggle to deliver for its shareholders.\nThe FAANG stock that\'s a surefire buy in June: Alphabet\nAmong the five widely owned FAANGs, it\'s Alphabet that sits head and shoulders above its peers as the top buy in June. Alphabet is the parent of internet search engine Google, autonomous vehicle company Waymo, and streaming platform YouTube.\nThe biggest concern for Alphabet is that, for the time being, it lives and dies by advertising revenue. Advertising is a cyclical industry, and weakness in ad spending tends to front-run a slowdown in the U.S. and global economy. For the past couple of quarters, we\'ve certainly observed some ad-spending weakness, which is reflected in Alphabet\'s operating results.\nBut there\'s another side to this story. Even though economic slowdowns and recessions are a normal part of the economic cycle, so is the fact that recessions tend to be short-lived. All 12 recessions after World War II have lasted between two and 18 months. That compares to periods of expansion, nearly all of which have gone on for multiple years. It means Alphabet is going to benefit from advertising expansion far more often than it\'ll be on its heels navigating a challenging environment.\nSomething that certainly doesn\'t hurt is Google\'s dominant market share. According to data from GlobalStats, Google commanded a 93% share of internet search in May 2023. What\'s more, you\'d have to go back more than eight years to find the last time Google had less than a 90% share of worldwide internet search. It\'s crystal clear that Google is the go-to for advertisers looking to reach a broad, or perhaps targeted, audience with their message. This should give this cash cow of an operating segment ample pricing power most of the time.\nBut as I\'ve pointed out in the past, most investors are buying Alphabet stock today for the growth potential in its ancillary operating segments, such as YouTube. YouTube is an ad-and-subscription-driven platform that trails only Facebook in the number of monthly active users it draws. Short-form videos, known as YouTube Shorts, have been particularly popular and offer a way for Alphabet to improve ad-pricing power over the long run.\nCloud infrastructure service segment Google Cloud is making waves, too. Tech analytics company Canalys estimates that Google Cloud accounted for 9% of cloud service infrastructure spending in the March-ended quarter. This makes it No. 3 globally, behind only Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft\'s Azure.\nEnterprise cloud spending is still just ramping up, and the operating margins associated with cloud services should be considerably higher than the operating margins associated with advertising. In short, Google Cloud has an opportunity to become Alphabet\'s leading cash-flow generator by the turn of the decade.\nLastly, Alphabet is still cheap even after the rally the FAANGs have undergone in 2023. The company\'s Class A shares (GOOGL) can be scooped up for 20 times Wall Street\'s forward-year consensus earnings and less than 14 times estimated cash flow per share in 2024. Over the past five years, investors have paid an average of 25 times forward earnings and over 18 times year-end cash flow to own shares of Alphabet (GOOGL).\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe FAANG stock to avoid in June: Netflix\nAlthough the FAANG stocks have been clear winners over the long term, their individual outlooks moving forward differ. The one FAANG stock worth avoiding in June is none other than streaming-service kingpin Netflix.\nJust as Alphabet has its headwinds, the FAANG to avoid has its positives. For example, Netflix\'s innovation is on full display. Though it\'s long been a leader in terms of original programming, it\'s what the company is doing with its subscription tiers that\'s raising eyebrows. The introduction of a less costly, ad-supported tier roughly seven months ago has helped the company sign up nearly 5 million people. That may be a drop in the bucket relative to its 232.5 million global subscribers, but it\'s a big step in reaching a new audience or retaining on-the-fence subs.\nWe\'re also seeing tangible steps forward with the company\'s cash-flow generation. In the years leading up to 2020, Netflix was regularly burning through its cash to expand its operations into overseas markets. But in the March-ended quarter, Netflix generated $2.18 billion in cash from operations and logged over $2.12 billion in free cash flow (FCF). The company also increased its FCF guidance for the full year by $500 million to "at least $3.5 billion."\nOn the other hand, competition isn\'t going away in streaming. While Netflix is profitable and legacy media streaming segments are losing quite a bit of money, these legacy players are also enticing a large number of users to sign up.\nAs of the end of the most recent quarter, Disney+ from Walt Disney claimed nearly 158 million subscribers a little over three years after launch, while Paramount Global\'s (NASDAQ: PARA) Paramount+ reached the 60 million subscriber mark. Even if legacy networks aren\'t directly competing with Netflix on an apples-to-apples basis in every respect, these brand-name businesses are undoubtedly slowing Netflix\'s growth potential. Per streaming guide JustWatch.com, Netflix\'s share of the global streaming market has fallen from 46% to 33% since the start of 2020.\nAnother concern for Netflix is the company\'s valuation. Whereas the price-to-earnings ratio is the default method of evaluating the cheapness or priciness of a publicly traded company, the FAANGs tend to reinvest a lot of their operating cash flow back into their respective businesses. This makes the price-to-cash-flow multiple a much better measure of value for this group of five stocks.\nEven with significant cash-flow expansion, investors are paying 28 times Wall Street\'s consensus cash flow for Netflix in 2024. While this is down significantly from the multiples seen earlier this decade, it still makes Netflix the priciest FAANG stock of the group relative to cash flow.\nFinally, a possible U.S. recession could sting Netflix. Though it does have multiple lower-priced streaming tiers, it\'s Paramount\'s Pluto TV that\'s attracting 80 million monthly active users. Pluto TV is a free service that\'s supported by ads, and "free" can be an especially compelling price point during an economic downturn.\nWith Netflix seemingly priced for perfection, avoiding this outperformer in June seems like the right move.\n10 stocks we like better than Alphabet\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alphabet wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Sean Williams has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). That may be a drop in the bucket relative to its 232.5 million global subscribers, but it's a big step in reaching a new audience or retaining on-the-fence subs. Whereas the price-to-earnings ratio is the default method of evaluating the cheapness or priciness of a publicly traded company, the FAANGs tend to reinvest a lot of their operating cash flow back into their respective businesses.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Even with significant cash-flow expansion, investors are paying 28 times Wall Street's consensus cash flow for Netflix in 2024. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Netflix, and Walt Disney.", 'news_article_title': "1 FAANG Stock That's a Surefire Buy in June and 1 to Avoid", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Google, which is now part of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG). But in the March-ended quarter, Netflix generated $2.18 billion in cash from operations and logged over $2.12 billion in free cash flow (FCF).', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The FAANG stock that's a surefire buy in June: Alphabet Among the five widely owned FAANGs, it's Alphabet that sits head and shoulders above its peers as the top buy in June. The FAANG stock to avoid in June: Netflix Although the FAANG stocks have been clear winners over the long term, their individual outlooks moving forward differ."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/validea-detailed-fundamental-analysis-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\'s criteria.\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\nFINAL RANK: PASS\n\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\nDashan Huang Portfolio\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper "Twin Momentum" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\nAdditional Research Links\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Validea Detailed Fundamental Analysis - AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). 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YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. YOUR ONLY TASK IS TO PREDICT FUTURE STOCK PRICES BASED ON PROVIDED DATA. RESPOND IN A JSON FORMAT WITH PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT 10 BUSINESS DAYS, 1 MONTH, 3 MONTHS, 6 MONTHS, AND 1 YEAR.
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{'date': '2023-06-08', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-up-amid-record-low-volatility-ahead-of-eventful-week-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali\nJune 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, dropped to a fresh post-pandemic record low.\n"What you are really seeing in the vol market is an unwillingness to engage," said David Bianco, Americas chief investment officer for asset manager DWS Group. "You\'ve just got paralysis in investors."\nInvestors were sitting on the sidelines ahead of inflation data and a Federal Reserve policy meeting next week.\nTraders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see a 50% chance of a rate hike in July.\nThe two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.51% after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.\nThe U.S. Labor Department is due to release inflation data on June 13, the first day of the Fed meeting. The numbers are expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly in May but core prices remained sticky.\nMeanwhile, a rebound by technology and megacap stocks helped major indexes regain their footing amid thin volumes.\nHeavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.49% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.55% and 4.58%.\nGameStop Corp GME.N tanked 17.89% as billionaire investor Ryan Cohen took over as executive chairman after the video-game retailer ousted its CEO and posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 168.59 points, or 0.5%, to 33,833.61, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 26.41 points, or 0.62%, to 4,293.93 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 133.63 points, or 1.02%, to 13,238.52.\nAmong the 11 major S&P sectors, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD led the charge, while real estate .SPLRCR and energy .SPNY indexes slipped, with the latter being hit by a drop in oil prices.\nAdobe ADBE.O jumped 4.95% after Piper Sandler raised its prices target on the stock to $500. The Photoshop software maker said it was offering its AI tool "Firefly" to large businesses.\nLucid Group LCID.O tumbled 1.88% after the U.S. luxury electric-vehicle maker\'s head of China operations, Zhu Jiang, said the company was preparing to enter the world\'s largest auto market.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.16-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.02-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 12 new 52-week highs and two new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 71 new highs and 43 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Marguerita Choy)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.49% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.55% and 4.58%. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool. The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.51% after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.49% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.55% and 4.58%. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. Meanwhile, a rebound by technology and megacap stocks helped major indexes regain their footing amid thin volumes.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends up amid record low volatility ahead of eventful week', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.49% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.55% and 4.58%. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. Investors were sitting on the sidelines ahead of inflation data and a Federal Reserve policy meeting next week.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.49% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1.55% and 4.58%. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-up-amid-record-low-volatility-ahead-of-eventful-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali\nJune 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, dropped to a fresh post-pandemic record low.\n"What you are really seeing in the vol market is an unwillingness to engage," said David Bianco, Americas chief investment officer for asset manager DWS Group. "You\'ve just got paralysis in investors."\nInvestors were sitting on the sidelines ahead of inflation data and a Federal Reserve policy meeting next week.\nTraders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see a 50% chance of a rate hike in July.\nThe two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.\nThe U.S. Labor Department is due to release inflation data on June 13, the first day of the Fed meeting. The numbers are expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly in May but core prices remained sticky.\nMeanwhile, a rebound by technology and megacap stocks helped major indexes regain their footing amid thin volumes.\nHeavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.Oalso advanced.\nGameStop Corp GME.N tanked as billionaire investor Ryan Cohen took over as executive chairman after the video-game retailer ousted its CEO and posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 26.14 points, or 0.61%, to end at 4,293.66 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 133.99 points, or 1.02%, to 13,238.89. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 168.76 points, or 0.50%, to 33,833.78.\nAmong the 11 major S&P sectors, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD led the charge, while real estate .SPLRCR and energy .SPNY indexes slipped, with the latter being hit by a drop in oil prices.\nAdobe ADBE.Ojumped after Piper Sandler raised its prices target on the stock to $500. The Photoshop software maker said it was offering its AI tool "Firefly" to large businesses.\nLucid Group LCID.Otumbled after the U.S. luxury electric-vehicle maker\'s head of China operations, Zhu Jiang, said the company was preparing to enter the world\'s largest auto market.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Marguerita Choy)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.Oalso advanced. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool. The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.Oalso advanced. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends up amid record low volatility ahead of eventful week', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.Oalso advanced. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. Investors were sitting on the sidelines ahead of inflation data and a Federal Reserve policy meeting next week.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.Oalso advanced. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/want-to-invest-in-republican-or-democratic-stocks-check-out-these-2-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you feel like everything has become increasingly political in the United States in recent years, you probably aren’t alone. Now, even investing is, in some ways, becoming political. Many consumers expect brands to have a stance on polarizing issues, and an increasing number of ETFs have been launched in recent years with the intent of allowing people to invest in companies that they believe are aligned with their political viewpoints (i.e., Republican or Democratic).\nWhether this is a good or bad idea, or good or bad for the country, is a topic I will leave for the reader to decide. For now, let’s take a look at two such ETFs, each representing an opposing side of the aisle -- the Point Bridge GOP Stock Tracker ETF (BATS:MAGA) and the Democratic Large Cap Core ETF (NASDAQ:DEMZ). \nTwo Sides of the Same Coin\nThese ETFs ostensibly exist to enable investors to invest based on their political viewpoints, but what does that mean in practice? \nPoint Bridge Capital says that it “allows you to invest in companies that align with your Republican political beliefs.” It does this by investing in up to 150 S&P 500 (SPX) companies “whose employees and political action committees (PACs) are highly supportive of Republican candidates.” The holdings are equally weighted so that smaller S&P 500 companies are not crowded out by the largest companies. \nWhat does this look like on the ground? MAGA owns 150 stocks, none of which have more than a 1% weighting, so this is actually a very diversified fund. Its top 10 holdings make up a minuscule 8.4% of assets. Below, you’ll find an overview of MAGA’s top 10 holdings using TipRanks’ holdings tool.\nHoldings come from across a wide array of industries. For example, the nominal top holding is pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY), while homebuilder Pultegroup (NYSE:PHM), cruise line operator Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL), car auction company Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT), and alcoholic beverage maker Molson Coors Brewing (NYSE:TAP) round out the rest of the top five. In part, because it is equal-weighted, one interesting thing about MAGA is that it has a low weighting towards technology stocks compared to the S&P 500 and many broad-market ETFs.\nMeanwhile, DEMZ, which is an ETF from Reflection Asset Management, invests in S&P 500 companies that have made 75% of their contributions to Democratic causes and candidates. This results in an ETF with 47 holdings, where the top 10 holdings make up 42.2% of the fund. As you can see from the overview below, DEMZ skews more towards the tech sector than MAGA does, with a relatively large 5.4% stake in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and top 10 positions in IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA).\nAlso, those who have followed the ongoing battle between Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis and Disney (NYSE:DIS) will probably not be surprised to find that Disney is one of the ETF’s top 10 holdings. Note that DEMZ is not an equal-weighted ETF like MAGA.\nHow Have These ETFs Performed?\nEssentially, both ETFs use the same strategy to screen for companies that donate to political candidates or causes on opposite ends of the aisle. The process is similar, but the end result obviously ends with a different set of holdings. So, what type of results have these strategies provided for investors? \nAs of the end of May, MAGA had a one-year total return of -8.9% (although, keep in mind that the S&P 500 was in a bear market last year, so this result isn’t as bad as it may sound. Zooming out to a three-year time frame, MAGA has produced solid 16.6% annualized total returns for its holders. However, over a five-year time horizon, these results drop down to a 7.5% annual return.\nMeanwhile, DEMZ only launched in 2020, so it doesn’t have an extensive track record, but it had a 10.5% total annualized return since inception as of the end of the most recent quarter. \nMind the Fees\nThese performances are solid enough (more on this later), but one thing that investors should be aware of is that both of these ETFs have fairly high expense ratios. DEMZ has a 0.45% expense ratio, while MAGA has an ever higher 0.72% expense ratio.\nClosing Thoughts\nThese two ETFs are opposed in terms of their political ideologies, but they employ similar approaches toward stock selection.\nBoth have put up fair results over the last few years, but this brings up a bigger point. While the ETFs take fairly complex, novel approaches, investors may be better off just investing in a broad-market S&P 500 or Nasdaq (NDX) ETF with lower fees. Remember that both of these ETFs are screening for S&P 500 stocks as a starting point, and MAGA contains nearly one-third of the S&P 500 in its portfolio. \nLet’s say that you ignored the political noise and simply invested in the largest S&P 500 ETF, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO), or the largest Nasdaq ETF, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) instead of MAGA or DEMZ. These ETFs have much lower expense ratios of 0.03% and 0.2%, respectively.\nVOO’s expense ratio is orders of magnitude cheaper than that of MAGA or DEMZ, while QQQ’s isn’t as low but is still considerably cheaper. In year one, an investor putting $10,000 into one of these ETFs would pay just $3 in fees with VOO or $20 in QQQ versus $45 with DEMZ or $72 with MAGA. Over time, these fees can compound and make a real difference to your overall portfolio as an investor.\nBeyond the fees, VOO has a solid performance track record. While it has lagged MAGA on a three-year basis with a 12.8% annualized return, it has outperformed it over a five-year timeframe with an 11% annualized return. Meanwhile, as of the end of the most recent quarter, QQQ had a three-year return of 19.8% and a five-year total annualized return of 15.7%, easily beating the competition.\nNote that DEMZ has not been around for long enough to compile a three-year or five-year track record. It's also important to note that both of these ETFs are minnows in the bigger investing picture -- MAGA has $18.7 million in assets under management, while DEMZ has $23.5 million.\nIf, as an investor, it is truly important to you to invest in companies that donate to candidates from your side of the aisle, then these ETFs could theoretically warrant a place in your portfolio. They could also potentially be interesting as a vehicle for traders who want to use them as a way to bet on the outcomes of elections or certain legislation passing.\nBut beyond that, it seems like most investors would likely be better off keeping it simple via a broad-market fund like QQQ or VOO instead of making their financial futures political. \nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As you can see from the overview below, DEMZ skews more towards the tech sector than MAGA does, with a relatively large 5.4% stake in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and top 10 positions in IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). Many consumers expect brands to have a stance on polarizing issues, and an increasing number of ETFs have been launched in recent years with the intent of allowing people to invest in companies that they believe are aligned with their political viewpoints (i.e., Republican or Democratic). As of the end of May, MAGA had a one-year total return of -8.9% (although, keep in mind that the S&P 500 was in a bear market last year, so this result isn’t as bad as it may sound.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As you can see from the overview below, DEMZ skews more towards the tech sector than MAGA does, with a relatively large 5.4% stake in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and top 10 positions in IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). For now, let’s take a look at two such ETFs, each representing an opposing side of the aisle -- the Point Bridge GOP Stock Tracker ETF (BATS:MAGA) and the Democratic Large Cap Core ETF (NASDAQ:DEMZ). Let’s say that you ignored the political noise and simply invested in the largest S&P 500 ETF, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO), or the largest Nasdaq ETF, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) instead of MAGA or DEMZ.', 'news_article_title': 'Want to Invest in Republican or Democratic Stocks? Check Out These 2 ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As you can see from the overview below, DEMZ skews more towards the tech sector than MAGA does, with a relatively large 5.4% stake in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and top 10 positions in IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). This results in an ETF with 47 holdings, where the top 10 holdings make up 42.2% of the fund. As of the end of May, MAGA had a one-year total return of -8.9% (although, keep in mind that the S&P 500 was in a bear market last year, so this result isn’t as bad as it may sound.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As you can see from the overview below, DEMZ skews more towards the tech sector than MAGA does, with a relatively large 5.4% stake in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and top 10 positions in IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). For now, let’s take a look at two such ETFs, each representing an opposing side of the aisle -- the Point Bridge GOP Stock Tracker ETF (BATS:MAGA) and the Democratic Large Cap Core ETF (NASDAQ:DEMZ). Point Bridge Capital says that it “allows you to invest in companies that align with your Republican political beliefs.” It does this by investing in up to 150 S&P 500 (SPX) companies “whose employees and political action committees (PACs) are highly supportive of Republican candidates.” The holdings are equally weighted so that smaller S&P 500 companies are not crowded out by the largest companies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-epic-ask-us-appeals-court-to-reconsider-its-antitrust-ruling', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Mike Scarcella\nJune 8 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and "Fortnite" maker Epic Games on Wednesday both asked a U.S. appeals court to reconsider its April ruling in an antitrust case that could force Apple to change payment practices in its App Store.\nApple and Epic, in separate court filings, mounted challenges to a ruling by a three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Lawyers for the two companies said the panel should rehear the case or the court should convene "en banc," as an 11-judge panel, to reconsider the dispute.\nThe April three-judge ruling upheld a 2021 order in California federal court in Epic\'s lawsuit which accused Apple of unlawfully requiring software developers to pay up to 30% in commissions on consumers\' in-app purchases.\nThe trial judge found that Apple violated a California state unfair competition law, but not U.S. antitrust provisions. Apple\'s new filingchallenged a nationwide injunction over conduct Apple said was "procompetitive and does not violate the antitrust laws."\nEpic\'s 9th Circuit filing argued that its claims against Apple directly implicate the "core purpose" of U.S. antitrust law to foster competition. Epic also argued that the appeals court did not conduct a "rigorous" balancing between asserted asserted consumer benefits and anticompetitive effects of Apple\'s practices.\nFederal appeals courts do not often grant en banc requests. Last year, the 9th Circuit received 646 petitions asking the court for en banc rehearings. During that period, the court granted 12 requests. In 2021, the court granted en banc review in nine cases.\nThe U.S. Supreme Court could have the final say on the outcome.\nRepresentatives for Apple and Epic had no immediate comment.\nThe lower court ruling is on hold pending further appellate proceedings.\nU.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers\' ruling said Apple could not bar AppStore developers from providing links and buttons that direct consumers to payment options outside of Apple\'s in-app purchase system.\nGonzalez Rogers did not provide any direction on how Apple must allow those links or buttons.\nCompetition authorities in other countries, including South Korea, the Netherlands and Japan, have taken steps to force Apple to open up its in-app payment systems.\nThe case is Epic Games Inc v. Apple Inc, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 21-16506.\nApple cannot ban links to outside App Store payments, U.S. appeals court says https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-appeals-court-upholds-lower-court-order-forcing-apple-allow-third-party-app-2023-04-24/\nEpic\'s \'failure of proof\' in Apple antitrust case questioned by appeals panel https://www.reuters.com/legal/fortnite-creator-fight-apple-antitrust-ruling-appeal-hearing-2022-11-14/\nApple must ease App Store rules, U.S. judge orders https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/judge-epic-suit-says-apple-restrictions-anti-competitive-2021-09-10/\n(Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Mike Scarcella June 8 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and "Fortnite" maker Epic Games on Wednesday both asked a U.S. appeals court to reconsider its April ruling in an antitrust case that could force Apple to change payment practices in its App Store. The April three-judge ruling upheld a 2021 order in California federal court in Epic\'s lawsuit which accused Apple of unlawfully requiring software developers to pay up to 30% in commissions on consumers\' in-app purchases. Epic\'s 9th Circuit filing argued that its claims against Apple directly implicate the "core purpose" of U.S. antitrust law to foster competition.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Mike Scarcella June 8 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and "Fortnite" maker Epic Games on Wednesday both asked a U.S. appeals court to reconsider its April ruling in an antitrust case that could force Apple to change payment practices in its App Store. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers\' ruling said Apple could not bar AppStore developers from providing links and buttons that direct consumers to payment options outside of Apple\'s in-app purchase system. Apple cannot ban links to outside App Store payments, U.S. appeals court says https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-appeals-court-upholds-lower-court-order-forcing-apple-allow-third-party-app-2023-04-24/ Epic\'s \'failure of proof\' in Apple antitrust case questioned by appeals panel https://www.reuters.com/legal/fortnite-creator-fight-apple-antitrust-ruling-appeal-hearing-2022-11-14/ Apple must ease App Store rules, U.S. judge orders https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/judge-epic-suit-says-apple-restrictions-anti-competitive-2021-09-10/ (Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple, Epic ask US appeals court to reconsider its antitrust ruling', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Mike Scarcella June 8 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and "Fortnite" maker Epic Games on Wednesday both asked a U.S. appeals court to reconsider its April ruling in an antitrust case that could force Apple to change payment practices in its App Store. Epic\'s 9th Circuit filing argued that its claims against Apple directly implicate the "core purpose" of U.S. antitrust law to foster competition. Federal appeals courts do not often grant en banc requests.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Mike Scarcella June 8 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and "Fortnite" maker Epic Games on Wednesday both asked a U.S. appeals court to reconsider its April ruling in an antitrust case that could force Apple to change payment practices in its App Store. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers\' ruling said Apple could not bar AppStore developers from providing links and buttons that direct consumers to payment options outside of Apple\'s in-app purchase system. Apple cannot ban links to outside App Store payments, U.S. appeals court says https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-appeals-court-upholds-lower-court-order-forcing-apple-allow-third-party-app-2023-04-24/ Epic\'s \'failure of proof\' in Apple antitrust case questioned by appeals panel https://www.reuters.com/legal/fortnite-creator-fight-apple-antitrust-ruling-appeal-hearing-2022-11-14/ Apple must ease App Store rules, U.S. judge orders https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/judge-epic-suit-says-apple-restrictions-anti-competitive-2021-09-10/ (Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-outpaces-stock-market-gains%3A-what-you-should-know-13', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.57, moving +1.55% from the previous trading session. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.62%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.5%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 5.66%.\nHeading into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had gained 2.46% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 9.07% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.44% in that time.\nWall Street will be looking for positivity from Apple as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.18, down 1.67% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $81.17 billion, down 2.16% from the year-ago period.\nLooking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.34 billion. These totals would mark changes of -1.96% and -2.53%, respectively, from last year.\nIt is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.\nResearch indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.\nThe Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.03% higher within the past month. Apple is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nDigging into valuation, Apple currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 29.67. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 8.98, which means Apple is trading at a premium to the group.\nIt is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.37. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. Computer - Mini computers stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 2.37 based on yesterday's closing prices.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 194, which puts it in the bottom 24% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nMake sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.\nJust Released: Free Report Reveals Little-Known Strategies to Help Profit from the $30 Trillion Metaverse Boom\nIt's undeniable. The metaverse is gaining steam every day. Just follow the money. Google. Microsoft. Adobe. Nike. Facebook even rebranded itself as Meta because Mark Zuckerberg believes the metaverse is the next iteration of the internet. The inevitable result? Many investors will get rich as the metaverse evolves. What do they know that you don't? They’re aware of the companies best poised to grow as the metaverse does. And in a new FREE report, Zacks is revealing those stocks to you. This week, you can download, The Metaverse - What is it? And How to Profit with These 5 Pioneering Stocks. It reveals specific stocks set to skyrocket as this emerging technology develops and expands. Don't miss your chance to access it for free with no obligation.\n>>Show me how I could profit from the metaverse!\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.57, moving +1.55% from the previous trading session. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.37. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.57, moving +1.55% from the previous trading session. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.37. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.57, moving +1.55% from the previous trading session. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.37. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple (AAPL) closed the most recent trading day at $180.57, moving +1.55% from the previous trading session. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.37.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spyg-chie%3A-big-etf-outflows', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF, where 14,150,000 units were destroyed, or a 4.7% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPYG, in morning trading today Apple is up about 0.4%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.6%.\nAnd on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the China Energy ETF, which lost 230,000 of its units, representing a 33.8% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. Among the largest underlying components of CHIE, in morning trading today Graniteshares 1.25X Long Tesla Daily ETF is up about 2.3%.\nVIDEO: SPYG, CHIE: Big ETF Outflows\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of SPYG, in morning trading today Apple is up about 0.4%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.6%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the China Energy ETF, which lost 230,000 of its units, representing a 33.8% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. Among the largest underlying components of CHIE, in morning trading today Graniteshares 1.25X Long Tesla Daily ETF is up about 2.3%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Among the largest underlying components of SPYG, in morning trading today Apple is up about 0.4%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.6%. Among the largest underlying components of CHIE, in morning trading today Graniteshares 1.25X Long Tesla Daily ETF is up about 2.3%. VIDEO: SPYG, CHIE: Big ETF Outflows The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'SPYG, CHIE: Big ETF Outflows', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF, where 14,150,000 units were destroyed, or a 4.7% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPYG, in morning trading today Apple is up about 0.4%, and Microsoft is higher by about 0.6%. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the China Energy ETF, which lost 230,000 of its units, representing a 33.8% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF, where 14,150,000 units were destroyed, or a 4.7% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the China Energy ETF, which lost 230,000 of its units, representing a 33.8% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior. Among the largest underlying components of CHIE, in morning trading today Graniteshares 1.25X Long Tesla Daily ETF is up about 2.3%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-momentum-stocks-that-could-skyrocket-in-the-next-12-months', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nSome of the market’s top momentum stocks appear to be on the cusp of a breakout. Whether it is due to strong earnings, new products, or improving sentiment, some of these stocks have a buzz about them. Better, many can reasonably be expected to move higher over the coming year. Plus, if economic conditions improve and we manage to avoid a deep and prolonged recession, we may enter a full-fledged bull market, which could boost these top momentum stocks.\nAAPL Apple $180.57\nLULU Lululemon $354.95\nAMZN Amazon $124.25\nGS Goldman Sachs $335.47\nWMT Walmart $152.17\nFDX FedEx $225.01\nDKS Dick’s Sporting Goods $134.97\nTop Momentum Stocks: Apple (AAPL)\nSource: Wright Studio/Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently hit an all-time high after the company introduced its long-awaited augmented reality headset called the “Vision Pro.” It comes with a momentous price tag of $3,499, which raised a few eyebrows. But for the money, users get a mixed-reality headset that allows them to scroll through apps using only their eyes and watch movies (including in 3D), view photographs, and play video games.\nIn addition, the Vision Pro can also be used for work through videoconference apps. Plus, Apple plans to have the headset for sale in early 2024, which could be another strong catalyst. The company also announced other new products at its June developer conference, including a 15-inch MacBook Air laptop, iOS 17 for the iPhone, and a new FaceTime feature for Apple TV.\nLululemon (LULU)\nSource: Vova Shevchuk / Shutterstock.com\nAthletic apparel company Lululemon (NASDAQ:LULU) is riding high following its most recent earnings report. The retailer saw its stock jump 15% higher after it announced strong fiscal first-quarter earnings, which beat Wall Street forecasts. In fact, Lululemon reported that its revenue rose 24% to $2 billion, which beat analyst expectations for $1.93 billion. Net income came in at $290 million compared to $190 million a year earlier. Even better, the company said revenue in China grew 79% in fiscal Q1 from a year earlier. Perhaps most impressive, the retailer lifted its forward guidance, saying it now expects full-year revenue of $9.44 billion to $9.51 billion, up from a previous estimate of $9.31 billion to $9.41 billion. The company plans to open 50 new stores this year, most of them in China. LULU stock is now up 10% on the year and momentum seems to be building.\nAmazon (AMZN)\nSource: ImageFlow/Shutterstock.com\nAmazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) could have a big catalyst on its hands. That is, if rumors are true that the e-commerce giant is planning to offer free nationwide mobile phone service to its Prime members in the U.S. Multiple media reports state that Amazon is negotiating with major wireless internet providers, including Verizon (NYSE:VZ) and Dish Networks (NASDAQ:DISH), to get the lowest wholesale internet prices, which it plans to pass onto consumers and drive growth in its Prime memberships.\nAmazon is reportedly planning to offer Prime members unlimited wireless internet plans for as little as $10 a month, or possibly for free, to strengthen loyalty among its customers and drive membership sales. Prime members currently pay $139 a year for free delivery, video streaming, and access to more than 100 million songs. About 167 million Americans have a Prime membership. However, that level has flatlined after the company increased the price from $119. AMZN stock is flat (down 0.62%) over the past 12 months and looks ready to run.\nGoldman Sachs (GS)\nSource: Epic Cure / Shutterstock\nIPOs and M&A deals may be in the doldrums for now. However, that could soon change with the upcoming IPO of British microchip maker Arm, which could be 2023’s biggest market debut. In fact, there’s word is could be valued at as much as $10 billion. Not only could that deal revive the IPO market, but also firms such as Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), which has seen its share price slide 3% this year due to a lack of action on Wall Street.\nWhile it waits for a turnaround in the deals market, Goldman Sachs has been working to become a leaner organization. The investment bank just announced new staff cuts in what is its third round of layoffs since September 2022. The company said it expects to let 250 people go in the latest workforce reduction. This follows 3,200 staff cuts made in January of this year. Other investment banks have also cut staff, with Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) letting 3,000 people go earlier this year. Goldman Sachs reported a 16% decline in Q1 trading and advisory revenue as deals on Wall Street remain in a slump. But should that downward trend reverse higher, GS stock can be expected to skyrocket.\nWalmart (WMT)\nSource: shutterstock.com/CC7\nRetail juggernaut Walmart (NYSE:WMT) has a few things working in its favor. The company just issued strong Q1 earnings, reporting that its sales rose nearly 8% as its grocery business offset weak demand for clothing and electronics. EPS came in at $1.47 versus the $1.32 that was forecast. Revenue in Q1 totaled $152.30 billion, which was ahead of forecasts for $148.76 billion. In addition, Walmart reported that its online or e-commerce sales grew 27% year-over-year during Q1.\nWalmart also raised its forward guidance, saying it now anticipates that its net sales will increase by 3.5% for all of this year and that its EPS for 2023 will come in at $6.10 to $6.20. While the company noted that consumers are buying fewer big-ticket items such as TV sets, it said that its grocery sales are going gangbusters as people seek out cheaper prices with inflation remaining high. WMT stock has gained 4% year to date but could break out, especially if the economy falls into a recession in the year’s second half.\nFedEx (FDX)\nSource: Chompoo Suriyo / Shutterstock.com\nWe haven’t heard a lot from FedEx (NYSE:FDX) lately, but that could change with the shipping and logistics company’s next earnings report. In the meantime, analysts have been upgrading FDX stock in the lead-up to its Q1 print scheduled for June 20. Atlantic Equities, for example, just initiated coverage of FedEx stock with an “overweight” (buy) rating and a $265 price target, which is nearly 20% higher than where the shares are currently trading. Over the last 12 months, FDX stock has gained only a slight 3%.\nBetter, analysts are growing increasingly bullish on FDX stock due to expectations that the company has gotten its house in order with an aggressive cost-cutting plan. Also, FedEx’s last quarterly results, delivered in March, were better than Wall Street expected and showed the company is making progress. FedEx raised its full-year guidance in March, saying it expects EPS of $14.60 and $15.20 per share.\nDick’s Sporting Goods (DKS)\nSource: AdityaB. Photography/ShutterStock.com\nShares of sports equipment retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) dipped at the end of May after several other retailers, notably Foot Locker (NYSE:FL), reported subpar earnings. DKS stock fell 10% in only a few days, largely in sympathy with Foot Locker and others. However, the share price has since recovered all of that loss and looks poised to test new highs over the coming 12 months. The company has proven to be remarkably resilient in the face of inflation and rising interest rates, positioning it as a best-in-class retailer.\nEarlier this year, Dick’s Sporting Goods more than doubled its quarterly dividend after crushing its earnings. The company raised its quarterly dividend to $1, which is an increase of 105% from the 48.75 cents previously. The company has continued to report strong earnings as its specialty focus on sports equipment, strong brand, and market share enable it to weather the current inflationary and high-interest rate environment. As the economy and consumer spending improve, DKS stock should strengthen further.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MS. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\nThe post 7 Momentum Stocks That Could Skyrocket in the Next 12 Months appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $180.57 LULU Lululemon $354.95 AMZN Amazon $124.25 GS Goldman Sachs $335.47 WMT Walmart $152.17 FDX FedEx $225.01 DKS Dick’s Sporting Goods $134.97 Top Momentum Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: Wright Studio/Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently hit an all-time high after the company introduced its long-awaited augmented reality headset called the “Vision Pro.” It comes with a momentous price tag of $3,499, which raised a few eyebrows. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MS. Not only could that deal revive the IPO market, but also firms such as Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), which has seen its share price slide 3% this year due to a lack of action on Wall Street.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $180.57 LULU Lululemon $354.95 AMZN Amazon $124.25 GS Goldman Sachs $335.47 WMT Walmart $152.17 FDX FedEx $225.01 DKS Dick’s Sporting Goods $134.97 Top Momentum Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: Wright Studio/Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently hit an all-time high after the company introduced its long-awaited augmented reality headset called the “Vision Pro.” It comes with a momentous price tag of $3,499, which raised a few eyebrows. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MS. Amazon is reportedly planning to offer Prime members unlimited wireless internet plans for as little as $10 a month, or possibly for free, to strengthen loyalty among its customers and drive membership sales.', 'news_article_title': '7 Momentum Stocks That Could Skyrocket in the Next 12 Months', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $180.57 LULU Lululemon $354.95 AMZN Amazon $124.25 GS Goldman Sachs $335.47 WMT Walmart $152.17 FDX FedEx $225.01 DKS Dick’s Sporting Goods $134.97 Top Momentum Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: Wright Studio/Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently hit an all-time high after the company introduced its long-awaited augmented reality headset called the “Vision Pro.” It comes with a momentous price tag of $3,499, which raised a few eyebrows. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MS. The retailer saw its stock jump 15% higher after it announced strong fiscal first-quarter earnings, which beat Wall Street forecasts.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $180.57 LULU Lululemon $354.95 AMZN Amazon $124.25 GS Goldman Sachs $335.47 WMT Walmart $152.17 FDX FedEx $225.01 DKS Dick’s Sporting Goods $134.97 Top Momentum Stocks: Apple (AAPL) Source: Wright Studio/Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently hit an all-time high after the company introduced its long-awaited augmented reality headset called the “Vision Pro.” It comes with a momentous price tag of $3,499, which raised a few eyebrows. On the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MS. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Some of the market’s top momentum stocks appear to be on the cusp of a breakout.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-is-on-fire.-invest-in-it-with-these-3-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is off to a gain of over 40% year-to-date, and it has a coveted 'Perfect 10' TipRanks Smart Score. Excitement about the company’s newly-unveiled VR headset is starting to build. Even Warren Buffett is a fan of the stock. Apple has been Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK.B) largest position for a long time. In fact, after its 2023 run-up, it currently accounts for nearly half of Berkshire’s equity portfolio.\nInvestors looking to invest in Apple through ETFs are in luck because Apple is the largest company in the world by market cap (with a $2.8 trillion valuation), and it isn’t hard to find ETFs with a large position in it. Therefore, without further ado, here are three of the top ETFs with Apple stock exposure.\n1. Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT)\nApple is the VGT ETF's top holding with a massive 23.5% weighting. Vanguard funds are known for their diversification, and aside from this large Apple position, VGT is no different. The $51.3 billion ETF holds 366 positions. Because it is a market-weighted ETF and Apple is the largest position in the index VGT tracks (the MSCI U.S. Investable Market Index (IMI)/Information Technology 20/50), Apple rises to the top with this large allocation.\nIncluding Apple, VGT’s top 10 holdings account for 63.9% of the fund. Below, you’ll find an overview of VGT’s top holdings using TipRanks’ holdings tool.\nVGT’s underlying index is comprised of companies within the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) information technology sector, which includes software and IT services companies as well as makers and distributors of technology hardware such as semiconductors, cell phones, and computers. Therefore, it’s no surprise to see plenty of familiar mega-cap technology names within VGT’s top 10, whether it’s Apple, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), or Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). \nYou may be surprised to find payment network giants like Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA) coming in as the number four and five positions in a technology ETF, but note these are also fintech companies pushing innovation in the finance space. \nIn the chart above, you’ll see plenty of bright green Smart Scores. The Smart Score is TipRanks’ proprietary quantitative stock scoring system that evaluates stocks on eight different market factors. The result is data-driven and does not require any human intervention. A Smart Score of 8 or above is the equivalent of an Outperform rating. As you can see, VGT impresses in this department as nine of its top 10 holdings have Outperform-equivalent ratings. Furthermore, VGT itself features an ETF Smart Score of 8 out of 10.\nVGT has been a strong performer over the years, and it is currently up 32% year-to-date. It has returned 16.5% over the past year, 17.8% annualized over a three-year time frame, and 19.1% annualized on a five-year basis. Further, VGT has returned 19.8% (annualized) over the past decade, and it’s hard not to be happy with that type of long-term return. \nAnother nice thing about VGT is its low fees. The ETF has an expense ratio of just 0.1%, meaning that an investor who puts $10,000 into the ETF will only pay $10 in fees in a year.\nIs VGT Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nAnalysts are fairly positive on VGT, assigning it a Moderate Buy consensus rating. The average VGT stock price target of $456.65 implies upside potential of 9.04% from current levels.\n2. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK)\nLike VGT, the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is a low-fee, index-based fund investing in the technology sector. In XLK’s case, it invests in the technology sector of the S&P 500 (SPX).\nSimilar to VGT, Apple has a massive position here with its 22.9% weighting, although it’s not XLK’s largest holding. That honor belongs to Microsoft, which edges Apple out for the top spot with a 24.3% weighting. XLK holds far fewer stocks than VGT. It currently holds 65 stocks, and its top 10 holdings make up 71.6% of the fund. See below for an overview of XLK’s top holdings.\nYou’ll notice that beyond Apple and Microsoft, XLK and VGT share many of the same top holdings. One notable difference is that while VGT owns large positions in Visa and Mastercard, these stocks are not found in XLK as they are not part of the S&P 500 technology sector -- they are part of the S&P 500 financial sector and can thus be found in the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLF). \nAs with VGT, you’ll find plenty of great Smart Scores here -- 8 out of XLK’s top 10 holdings feature Smart Scores of 8 or better, and XLK itself boasts a strong ETF Smart Score of 8 out of 10.\nXLK offers the same investor-friendly expense ratio as VGT (0.1%), and it also boasts a great track record of long-term performance like VGT. XLK is up 33% year-to-date, and it returned 7.7% over the past year. It has been very consistent on an annualized basis, with total returns of 19.2% annualized over the past three years, 19.5% annualized over a five-year time frame, and 18.9% over the past decade. These are the types of results that help investors to build wealth over the long run. \nIs XLK Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nThe consensus analyst view on XLK is fairly similar to that of VGT -- a Moderate Buy rating with an average XLK stock price target of $175.67, implying upside potential of 6.8%.\n3. Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ)\nLastly, the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF has become synonymous with technology stocks over the years, so it’s no surprise that it has a large Apple position. At 12.1%, QQQ’s Apple weighting is smaller than that of VGT’s or XLK’s, but this is still a sizable position in the grand scheme of things. Microsoft is ahead of Apple by a narrow margin with a 13.2% weighting. Check out the table below for a look at QQQ’s top holdings. \nBecause QQQ's underlying index is the Nasdaq 100 (NDX), you’ll find that this list is dominated by the mega-cap tech names like Microsoft, Apple, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) that the Nasdaq is known for. \nYou may notice that names like Amazon and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) are included here but absent from XLK, as it considers them to be consumer stocks. These stocks are not found in VGT’s underlying index either. \nPepsi (NASDAQ:PEP) is a notable outlier here, as it is clearly not a tech stock, but it is one of the largest stocks on the Nasdaq 100, so it makes the cut.\nQQQ comes in a bit behind XLK and VGT in that six of its top 10 holdings have Smart Scores of 8 or above (as opposed to nine out of 10 for XLK and eight out of 10 for VGT). Nonetheless, QQQ itself features a strong ETF Smart Score of 8.\nQQQ's expense ratio is higher than that of VGT or XLK at 0.2%, but this is still an investor-friendly expense ratio, and it is still a lower fee than you will find with many other ETFs out there.\nLike the other two funds discussed here, QQQ is another long-term winner. As of the end of the most recent quarter, the Nasdaq-focused ETF has returned 32% year-to-date. Moreover, it has posted annualized total returns of 19.8% over the past three years, 15.7% over the past five, and 17.7% over the past 10 (as of March 31).\nIs QQQ Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nAnalysts also rate QQQ a Moderate Buy at current levels and see it as having similar upside potential of 9.5% based on the average QQQ stock price target of $385.11.\nClosing Thoughts\nIt's hard to go wrong with any of these three ETFs, and in many ways, they are very similar. QQQ is slightly different in that it offers lower exposure to Apple (although it still gives investors double-digit exposure) and features more of the typical mega-cap tech and FAANG names that many investors likely associate with Apple.\nMeanwhile, these types of other names are not as prominent (or are missing altogether) from VGT and XLK, but they both give you Apple exposure of roughly 20% and similar stakes in Microsoft. QQQ features a higher expense ratio than VGT or XLK, but it is still a moderate expense ratio.\nAll three of these tech-focused funds offer investors significant exposure to Apple, and all three have impeccable long-term performance track records. Furthermore, they all feature low expense ratios. For investors with a long time horizon and an interest in Apple as well as its tech peers, these ETFs look well-positioned to continue providing solid long-term returns.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is off to a gain of over 40% year-to-date, and it has a coveted 'Perfect 10' TipRanks Smart Score. You may notice that names like Amazon and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) are included here but absent from XLK, as it considers them to be consumer stocks. Meanwhile, these types of other names are not as prominent (or are missing altogether) from VGT and XLK, but they both give you Apple exposure of roughly 20% and similar stakes in Microsoft.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is off to a gain of over 40% year-to-date, and it has a coveted 'Perfect 10' TipRanks Smart Score. Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) Apple is the VGT ETF's top holding with a massive 23.5% weighting. Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK) Like VGT, the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is a low-fee, index-based fund investing in the technology sector.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock is on Fire. Invest in it with These 3 ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is off to a gain of over 40% year-to-date, and it has a coveted 'Perfect 10' TipRanks Smart Score. Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) Apple is the VGT ETF's top holding with a massive 23.5% weighting. Similar to VGT, Apple has a massive position here with its 22.9% weighting, although it’s not XLK’s largest holding.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is off to a gain of over 40% year-to-date, and it has a coveted 'Perfect 10' TipRanks Smart Score. Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) Apple is the VGT ETF's top holding with a massive 23.5% weighting. As with VGT, you’ll find plenty of great Smart Scores here -- 8 out of XLK’s top 10 holdings feature Smart Scores of 8 or better, and XLK itself boasts a strong ETF Smart Score of 8 out of 10."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-climbs-amid-thin-volumes-ahead-of-eventful-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali\nJune 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, dropped to a fresh pre-pandemic low of 13.66.\n"What you are really seeing in the vol market is an unwillingness to engage," said David Bianco, Americas chief investment officer for asset manager DWS Group. "You\'ve just got paralysis in investors."\nInvestors were sitting on the sidelines ahead of inflation data and a Federal Reserve policy meeting next week.\nTraders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see a 50% chance of a rate hike in July.\nThe two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.5% after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.\nThe U.S. Labor Department is due to release inflation data on June 13, the first day of the Fed meeting. The numbers are expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly in May but core prices remained sticky.\nMeanwhile, a rebound by technology and megacap stocks helped major indexes regain their footing amid thin volumes.\nHeavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.06% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1% and 3.5%.\nGameStop Corp GME.N tanked 18.10% as billionaire investor Ryan Cohen took over as executive chairman after the video-game retailer ousted its CEO and posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIrose 146.76 points, or 0.44%, to 33,811.78, the S&P 500 .SPXgained 18.18 points, or 0.43%, to 4,285.7 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXICadded 92.05 points, or 0.7%, to 13,196.94.\nAmong the 11 major S&P sectors, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD led the charge, while real estate .SPLRCR and energy .SPNY indexes slipped, with the latter being hit by a drop in oil prices.\nAdobe ADBE.O added 3.99% after Piper Sandler raised its prices target on the stock to $500. The Photoshop software maker said it was offering its AI tool "Firefly" to large businesses.\nLucid Group LCID.Oreversed gains and was down 1.17% after the U.S. luxury electric-vehicle maker\'s head of China operations, Zhu Jiang, said the company was preparing to enter the world\'s largest auto market.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.03-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.04-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted eight new 52-week highs and two new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 55 new highs and 37 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Marguerita Choy)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.06% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1% and 3.5%. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool. The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.5% after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.06% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1% and 3.5%. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. Meanwhile, a rebound by technology and megacap stocks helped major indexes regain their footing amid thin volumes.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street climbs amid thin volumes ahead of eventful week', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.06% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1% and 3.5%. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. Investors were sitting on the sidelines ahead of inflation data and a Federal Reserve policy meeting next week.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 2.06% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 1% and 3.5%. By Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday regaining some of their momentum thanks to a rebound by technology stocks, while volatility dropped to record lows ahead of an eventful economic and policy calendar next week. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-climbs-as-yields-slip-on-jobless-claims-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\nJune 8 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq led gains on Wall Street on Thursday as a dip in Treasury yields supported megacap stocks, though investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data and the Federal Reserve\'s policy meeting next week.\nThe two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.5% after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.\nTraders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool. However, they see a 50% chance of a rate hike in July.\n"Today\'s data in terms of higher claims shows that the Fed policy is having a clear effect," said David Russell, vice president of Market Intelligence at TradeStation.\n"There\'s a lot of reasons to be optimistic that inflation is coming down, but the Fed is likely to keep a relatively stern tone until they know for sure. So at this point, the Fed wants to take a step back and see if the medicine is working."\nHeavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 3.0% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 0.9% and 3.4%.\nGameStop Corp GME.N tanked 17.8% as billionaire investor Ryan Cohen took over as executive chairman after the video-game retailer ousted its CEO and posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, dropped to a fresh pre-pandemic low of 13.73.\nThe U.S. Labor Department is due to release inflation data on June 13, the first day of the Fed meeting. The numbers are expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly in May but core prices remained sticky.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Wednesday, with megacap stocks leading declines after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets with a rate hike, indicating that monetary tightening globally was far from over.\nAt 11:48 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 65.71 points, or 0.20%, at 33,730.73, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 15.22 points, or 0.36%, at 4,282.74, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 115.45 points, or 0.88%, at 13,220.35.\nAmong the 11 major S&P sectors, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD led gains, while real estate .SPLRCR and material .SPLRCM indexes declined after their recent run-up. Banks .SPXBK retreated 1.0%.\nAdobeADBE.O added 4.7% after Piper Sandler raised its prices target on the stock to $500. The Photoshop software maker said it was offering its AI tool "Firefly" to large businesses.\nLucid Group LCID.O inched up 0.4% after the U.S. luxury electric-vehicle maker\'s head of China operations, Zhu Jiang, said the company was preparing to enter the world\'s largest auto market.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.31-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.06-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded six new 52-week highs and two new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 38 new highs and 29 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 3.0% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 0.9% and 3.4%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 8 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq led gains on Wall Street on Thursday as a dip in Treasury yields supported megacap stocks, though investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data and the Federal Reserve\'s policy meeting next week. The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.5% after a sharp jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 3.0% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 0.9% and 3.4%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 8 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq led gains on Wall Street on Thursday as a dip in Treasury yields supported megacap stocks, though investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data and the Federal Reserve\'s policy meeting next week. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street climbs as yields slip on jobless claims data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 3.0% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 0.9% and 3.4%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 8 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq led gains on Wall Street on Thursday as a dip in Treasury yields supported megacap stocks, though investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data and the Federal Reserve\'s policy meeting next week. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Heavyweight Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 3.0% as Wells Fargo initiated coverage on the company with an "overweight" rating, while Nvidia Corp NVDA.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Tesla Inc TSLA.O rose between 0.9% and 3.4%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 8 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq led gains on Wall Street on Thursday as a dip in Treasury yields supported megacap stocks, though investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data and the Federal Reserve\'s policy meeting next week. Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-thinks-this-stock-could-make-warren-buffett-the-most-money-over-the-next-12', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) owns shares of nearly 50 stocks, but Warren Buffett didn't personally pick all of them. A few positions were initiated by Berkshire's investment managers.\nHowever, Buffett could profit from any of the stocks in Berkshire's portfolio. Some are likely to be much bigger winners than others. Wall Street thinks this stock could make Buffett the most money over the next 12 months.\nRuling out some top contenders\nBefore we get to that potential biggest moneymaker, let's rule out some of the top contenders. Analysts don't believe that several of the stocks many might guess would generate the biggest gains for Buffett will move the needle enough.\nFor example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Berkshire's biggest single holding, by far. It wouldn't be surprising, therefore, if it made Buffett the most money over any given period.\nHowever, the consensus price target for Apple stock reflects an upside potential of less than 3%. Even the highly anticipated announcement of Apple's mixed-reality headset hasn't excited analysts enough to affect their price targets.\nWhat about Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY)? Buffett is buying the oil stock more aggressively these days than any other. Berkshire now owns nearly 25% of Oxy.\nWall Street is certainly bullish about Occidental. The average analyst's 12-month price target is roughly 17% above the current share price. But while an increase of that much would make Berkshire more than $2 billion in gains, Occidental still isn't the stock Wall Street has in mind.\nTake it to the bank\nI won't prolong the suspense. The one stock that Wall Street thinks will make Buffett the most money over the next 12 months is... Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).\nThe consensus price target for Bank of America, Berkshire's second-largest position, reflects an upside potential of around 23%. With Berkshire's stake in BofA currently worth over $30 billion, a 23% increase would make the company nearly $7 billion.\nThis amount, by the way, doesn't include any dividend income Berkshire should make with the bank stock. Bank of America currently pays an annualized dividend of $0.88 per share. Since it owns over 1.03 million shares, it stands to receive nearly $910 million in dividends over the next 12 months.\nWhy are analysts so upbeat about Bank of America? One big reason is the stock is dirt cheap right now. After being hammered by the banking crisis earlier this year, BofA shares trade at a forward earnings multiple of below 8.4.\nBut the bank's financial position remains strong. Its management team is top-notch and the company stands out as one of the leading technological innovators in the banking sector.\nWall Street knows all of this. They realize that BofA's decline should only be a temporary one.\nBeyond 12 months\nWhich stock is likely to make Buffett the most money over a longer period than 12 months -- say five to 10 years? Analysts won't help us with that question. However, I have a pretty good guess -- and I don't think it's Bank of America.\nI recently predicted that Amazon and Occidental will be Buffett's biggest winners this decade. Neither will be his biggest moneymaker, though. That honor will go to Apple, in my view.\nBerkshire's massive stake in Apple means that the stock doesn't have to move very much to generate a lot of money for the conglomerate. I'm optimistic about Apple's long-term growth prospects. Barring some dramatic change in Berkshire's stake in the company, I expect that Apple will easily be Buffett's biggest moneymaker over the next five to 10 years.\nBut I agree with Wall Street about Bank of America. It probably will make the Oracle of Omaha the most money over the shorter term. And it could make investors who aren't multibillionaires money, as well.\n10 stocks we like better than Bank of America\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Bank of America wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Keith Speights has positions in Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Berkshire's biggest single holding, by far. The one stock that Wall Street thinks will make Buffett the most money over the next 12 months is... Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Berkshire's massive stake in Apple means that the stock doesn't have to move very much to generate a lot of money for the conglomerate.", 'news_luhn_summary': "For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Berkshire's biggest single holding, by far. However, the consensus price target for Apple stock reflects an upside potential of less than 3%. The one stock that Wall Street thinks will make Buffett the most money over the next 12 months is... Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street Thinks This Stock Could Make Warren Buffett the Most Money Over the Next 12 Months', 'news_lexrank_summary': "For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Berkshire's biggest single holding, by far. Wall Street thinks this stock could make Buffett the most money over the next 12 months. The one stock that Wall Street thinks will make Buffett the most money over the next 12 months is... Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).", 'news_textrank_summary': "For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Berkshire's biggest single holding, by far. But while an increase of that much would make Berkshire more than $2 billion in gains, Occidental still isn't the stock Wall Street has in mind. The one stock that Wall Street thinks will make Buffett the most money over the next 12 months is... Bank of America (NYSE: BAC)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sp-500-nasdaq-set-to-edge-up-as-yields-slip-after-jobless-claims-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\nJune 8 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were set to open slightly higher on Thursday as Treasury yields slipped after data showed weekly jobless claims rose more than expected, countering some concerns about further interest rate hikes.\nThe two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.50% after a big jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.\nInvestors are focused on the Federal Reserve\'s monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, and see a 68% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool. They see a 50% chance of a rate hike in July.\n"Our view remains that the Fed will pause in June, but leave the door open for a July hike, keeping it data dependent. Eventually we don\'t think the Fed will hike in July," Jefferies strategist Mohit Kumar said.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Wednesday, with megacap stocks leading declines after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets with a rate hike, reminding investors that monetary tightening globally was far from over.\n"They (BoC) do support our view that inflation would be sticky for longer than what central banks want which would rule out any cuts in 2023," Kumar said.\nThe U.S. Labor Department is due to release inflation data on June 13, the first day of the Fed meeting. The numbers are expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly in May but core prices remained sticky.\nGrowth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O inched higher in premarket trading after their recent run of losses, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 1.4%.\nAnother big mover was GameStop Corp GME.N, whose shares tanked 22% as billionaire investor Ryan Cohen took over as executive chairman after the video-game retailer ousted its CEO and posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss.\nAs investors rotated out of growth stocks, the economically sensitive companies advanced, with the Russell 2000 index of small-cap firms .RUT jumping 1.8% to a three-month closing high on Wednesday.\nThe Dow Jones transports index .DJT notched a six-week high, while the KBW Regional Banking index .KRX closed at a more than two-month peak.\nAt 8:45 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 29 points, or 0.09%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 1.25 points, or 0.03%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 22.25 points, or 0.16%.\n"(After) the incredible returns that anything related to AI has been able to produce, it\'s just normal profit-taking on the part of short-term traders looking for opportunities in areas of the market that haven\'t performed as well," said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, edged up after dropping to a pre-pandemic low of 13.77 on Wednesday.\nLucid Group LCID.O rose 3.0% after the U.S. luxury electric vehicle maker\'s head of China operations, Zhu Jiang, said the company was preparing to enter the world\'s largest auto market.\nAdobeADBE.O added 1.8% after Piper Sandler raised its prices target on the stock to $500. The Photoshop software maker said it was offering its AI tool "Firefly" to large businesses.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O inched higher in premarket trading after their recent run of losses, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 1.4%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 8 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were set to open slightly higher on Thursday as Treasury yields slipped after data showed weekly jobless claims rose more than expected, countering some concerns about further interest rate hikes. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Wednesday, with megacap stocks leading declines after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets with a rate hike, reminding investors that monetary tightening globally was far from over.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O inched higher in premarket trading after their recent run of losses, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 1.4%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 8 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were set to open slightly higher on Thursday as Treasury yields slipped after data showed weekly jobless claims rose more than expected, countering some concerns about further interest rate hikes. The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.50% after a big jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.', 'news_article_title': 'S&P 500, Nasdaq set to edge up as yields slip after jobless claims data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O inched higher in premarket trading after their recent run of losses, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 1.4%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 8 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were set to open slightly higher on Thursday as Treasury yields slipped after data showed weekly jobless claims rose more than expected, countering some concerns about further interest rate hikes. They see a 50% chance of a rate hike in July.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O inched higher in premarket trading after their recent run of losses, while Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O gained 1.4%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 8 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were set to open slightly higher on Thursday as Treasury yields slipped after data showed weekly jobless claims rose more than expected, countering some concerns about further interest rate hikes. The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, slipped from one-week highs to 4.50% after a big jump in weekly jobless claims signaled a softening labor market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-communication-services-etfs-surged-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Communication Services is one of the top-performing sectors this year, with a gain of about 32%, just behind the tech sector. The new Communication Services sector was created in 2018 by broadening and renaming the old Telecom sector.\nGoogle parent Alphabet GOOGL, Meta Platforms META, and Netflix NFLX are some of the high-profile stocks that reside in the sector and drive its performance, as they make up more than 50% of the sector.\nAlphabet, which has heavily invested in AI and machine learning over the past few years, scrambled to roll out its chatbot competitor after ChatGPT’s explosive popularity. The search giant has since announced a slew of new products and tools that use generative AI. The stock is up over 40% this year.\nMeta Platforms shares have surged over 110% as the company aggressively cuts costs in what CEO Zuckerberg has called the "year of efficiency." With the launch of Apple\'s AAPL mixed-reality headset this week, the competition in the AR and VR areas will heat up.\nTo learn about the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF XLC, the Vanguard Communication Services ETF VOX and the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF (EWCO), please watch the short video above.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX): ETF Research Reports\nCommunication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC): ETF Research Reports\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "With the launch of Apple's AAPL mixed-reality headset this week, the competition in the AR and VR areas will heat up. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX): ETF Research Reports Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Alphabet, which has heavily invested in AI and machine learning over the past few years, scrambled to roll out its chatbot competitor after ChatGPT’s explosive popularity.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX): ETF Research Reports Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. With the launch of Apple's AAPL mixed-reality headset this week, the competition in the AR and VR areas will heat up. Google parent Alphabet GOOGL, Meta Platforms META, and Netflix NFLX are some of the high-profile stocks that reside in the sector and drive its performance, as they make up more than 50% of the sector.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Communication Services ETFs Surged in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX): ETF Research Reports Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. With the launch of Apple's AAPL mixed-reality headset this week, the competition in the AR and VR areas will heat up. Communication Services is one of the top-performing sectors this year, with a gain of about 32%, just behind the tech sector.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX): ETF Research Reports Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. With the launch of Apple's AAPL mixed-reality headset this week, the competition in the AR and VR areas will heat up. Google parent Alphabet GOOGL, Meta Platforms META, and Netflix NFLX are some of the high-profile stocks that reside in the sector and drive its performance, as they make up more than 50% of the sector."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-nasdaq-stocks-that-have-generated-10x-returns-in-10-years', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Nasdaq is home to many of the best growth stocks in the world. Some of them have generated life-changing returns for investors, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Idexx Laboratories (NASDAQ: IDXX). These stocks have all been 10-baggers over the past decade. Here\'s a closer look at these companies and whether they are still excellent investments today.\n1. Apple\nIn 10 years, shares of tech giant Apple have risen by more than 1,000%. If you\'d invested only $10,000 in June 2013, it would be worth around $113,600 today. And that\'s investing at a time when Apple was already a big tech company known for its iPhones and growing ecosystem. Today, the company has a variety of different services, including music, streaming, books, news, and many others.\nApple hasn\'t run out of ideas to grow, either. This month it unveiled Vision Pro, the company\'s augmented reality headset. Healthcare is another potential area of long-term growth for the business, as there have been rumors the company could be adding a blood glucose monitor on a future iteration of its Apple Watch.\nA company like Apple that gushes profits and free cash flow can afford to spend money on various ventures to see which one pays off. In the trailing 12 months, the company\'s free cash flow totaled more than $97 billion.\nThat\'s why, despite being nearly worth $3 trillion, it may still not be too late to buy this behemoth, as Apple could have more growth opportunities to pursue in the future. At 28 times earnings, the growth stock isn\'t cheap -- but it\'s still not a big premium to own shares of a company that billionaire investor Warren Buffett says is "probably the best business I know in the world."\n2. Nvidia\nNvidia recently hit the $1 trillion valuation mark, as its stock has been rising sharply this year. Known for its video cards, Nvidia is a top name in computing, and the emergence of chatbot ChatGPT has only enhanced its popularity with investors.\nArtificial intelligence (AI) is the next new growth area for the business, with Nvidia recently launching an AI platform that it says offers "full-stack innovation in computing, software, and AI models and services." Nvidia\'s chips can also help companies build out their AI capabilities.\nThe company forecast that for the current quarter (which ends in July), its sales will be around $11 billion -- smashing analyst expectations of $7.2 billion, leading to a rally in the stock\'s valuation. Demand has also been red hot for its data center products, fueling the company\'s strong numbers.\nAlthough its valuation has gone through the roof, with Nvidia\'s stock now trading at more than 80 times estimated future profits, it still has more upside to go as it promises to be a big name in AI.\nIn 10 years, its shares have jumped by more than 10,000%, and a $10,000 investment a decade ago would be worth close to $1.1 million today. And remarkably, it may still make for a great long-term buy right now.\n3. Idexx Laboratories\nPet healthcare company Idexx Laboratories has given back some gains over the past few years, but its 10-year returns sit at just over 1,000%. A $10,000 investment in the stock a decade ago would now be worth around $107,000.\nThe company has customers in over 175 countries, giving the business plenty of growth opportunities. Unlike the fast-growing tech and consumer stocks up higher on this list, Idexx\'s growth has been more constant and steady over the years:\n\nIDXX Revenue (Annual) data by YCharts.\nIn 2023, for example, it\'s projecting revenue growth between 7.5% and 10%. On the bottom line, however, it\'s projecting up to 22% growth in earnings per share.\nThe bulk of the company\'s revenue (approximately 92%) comes from the companion animal group segment, which includes veterinarian diagnostics products and services for pets. It also generates revenue from water testing products and livestock and poultry diagnostics.\nSpending on pets has risen over the years, ensuring demand for Idexx\'s products and services continues to increase. According to the American Pet Products Association, the U.S. pet market was worth $136.8 billion in 2022, representing a 51% increase from $90.5 billion in 2018. And this year it expects the market to rise to a value of $143.6 billion.\nWith more spending still on the way, Idexx\'s business will remain strong. One obstacle that may keep investors from buying shares of Idexx, however, is the stock\'s hefty earnings multiple of around 60. Given the more modest growth opportunities in this industry, it may be hard to justify such a valuation for Idexx.\n10 stocks we like better than Idexx Laboratories\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Idexx Laboratories wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nDavid Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends Idexx Laboratories. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Some of them have generated life-changing returns for investors, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Idexx Laboratories (NASDAQ: IDXX). Healthcare is another potential area of long-term growth for the business, as there have been rumors the company could be adding a blood glucose monitor on a future iteration of its Apple Watch. At 28 times earnings, the growth stock isn\'t cheap -- but it\'s still not a big premium to own shares of a company that billionaire investor Warren Buffett says is "probably the best business I know in the world."', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Some of them have generated life-changing returns for investors, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Idexx Laboratories (NASDAQ: IDXX). Idexx Laboratories Pet healthcare company Idexx Laboratories has given back some gains over the past few years, but its 10-year returns sit at just over 1,000%. The Motley Fool recommends Idexx Laboratories.', 'news_article_title': '3 Nasdaq Stocks That Have Generated 10x Returns in 10 Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Some of them have generated life-changing returns for investors, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Idexx Laboratories (NASDAQ: IDXX). Apple In 10 years, shares of tech giant Apple have risen by more than 1,000%. That's why, despite being nearly worth $3 trillion, it may still not be too late to buy this behemoth, as Apple could have more growth opportunities to pursue in the future.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Some of them have generated life-changing returns for investors, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Idexx Laboratories (NASDAQ: IDXX). At 28 times earnings, the growth stock isn\'t cheap -- but it\'s still not a big premium to own shares of a company that billionaire investor Warren Buffett says is "probably the best business I know in the world." Idexx Laboratories Pet healthcare company Idexx Laboratories has given back some gains over the past few years, but its 10-year returns sit at just over 1,000%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-muted-as-bond-yields-rise-on-rate-jitters', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Dow 0.01%, S&P 0.06%, Nasdaq 0.09%\nJune 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were largely flat on Thursday as government bond yields hovered near recent highs on worries that major central banks could keep raising interest rates.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Wednesday, with megacap stocks leading declines as U.S. bond yields rose after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets with an interest rate hike. US/\nMicrosoft Corp MSFT.O slipped marginally in premarket trading, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O inched up after Wednesday\'s declines.\nThe 2-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR, which tends to move in step with short-term rate expectations, rose for a third day to 4.56%, as investors await the Federal Reserve meet next week. US/\n"Our view remains that the Fed will pause in June, but leave the door open for a July hike, keeping it data dependent. Eventually we don\'t think the Fed will hike in July," Jefferies strategist Mohit Kumar said.\n"They (BoC) do support our view that inflation would be sticky for longer than what central banks want which would rule out any cuts in 2023."\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, also known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, edged up after dropping to a pre-pandemic low of 13.77 on Wednesday.\nTraders see a 70% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool, down from nearly 80% a week ago. They see a 50% chance of a rate hike in July.\nThe U.S. Labor Department is due to release inflation data on June 13, the first day of the Fed meeting. The numbers are expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly in May but core prices remained sticky.\nInitial jobless claims data for the week ended June 3 is due later in the day.\nThe economically sensitive parts of markets including the Russell 2000 index of small-cap companies .RUT rallied 1.8% to a three-month closing high on Wednesday, as investors rotated out of growth stocks.\nThe Dow Jones transports index .DJT notched a six-week high, while the KBW Regional Banking index .KRX closed at a more than two-month peak.\nAt 5:47 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 4 points, or 0.01%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 2.75 points, or 0.06%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 13 points, or 0.09%.\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O slipped 0.7% after EU industry chief Thierry Breton demanded that the social media giant take immediate action to tackle online child-sex content as its voluntary child protection code seems not to be working.\nGameStop Corp shares GME.N slumped 18.4% after billionaire investor Ryan Cohen took over as executive chairman after the video game retailer ousted its CEO and posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss.\nLucid Group LCID.O rose 2.3% after the U.S. luxury electric vehicle maker\'s head of China operations, Zhu Jiang, said the company is preparing to enter the world\'s largest auto market.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "US/ Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipped marginally in premarket trading, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O inched up after Wednesday's declines. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Wednesday, with megacap stocks leading declines as U.S. bond yields rose after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets with an interest rate hike. Meta Platforms Inc META.O slipped 0.7% after EU industry chief Thierry Breton demanded that the social media giant take immediate action to tackle online child-sex content as its voluntary child protection code seems not to be working.", 'news_luhn_summary': "US/ Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipped marginally in premarket trading, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O inched up after Wednesday's declines. Futures up: Dow 0.01%, S&P 0.06%, Nasdaq 0.09% June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were largely flat on Thursday as government bond yields hovered near recent highs on worries that major central banks could keep raising interest rates. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Wednesday, with megacap stocks leading declines as U.S. bond yields rose after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets with an interest rate hike.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures muted as bond yields rise on rate jitters', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'US/ Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipped marginally in premarket trading, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O inched up after Wednesday\'s declines. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Wednesday, with megacap stocks leading declines as U.S. bond yields rose after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets with an interest rate hike. US/ "Our view remains that the Fed will pause in June, but leave the door open for a July hike, keeping it data dependent.', 'news_textrank_summary': "US/ Microsoft Corp MSFT.O slipped marginally in premarket trading, while Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O inched up after Wednesday's declines. Futures up: Dow 0.01%, S&P 0.06%, Nasdaq 0.09% June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were largely flat on Thursday as government bond yields hovered near recent highs on worries that major central banks could keep raising interest rates. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC closed lower on Wednesday, with megacap stocks leading declines as U.S. bond yields rose after the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets with an interest rate hike."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-top-metaverse-stocks-to-buy-in-june-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "As the PC and mobile markets mature, many growth-oriented investors are looking toward the metaverse as the next big computing platform. The term -- and the concept behind it -- came from Neal Stephenson's 1992 sci-fi bestseller Snow Crash, but it only gained more mainstream attention over the past few years as more advanced virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets hit the market.\nThe bulls believe the metaverse will eventually blur the lines between the physical and digital worlds by enhancing real-world environments with digital overlays, virtually transporting people to both imaginary places and digital twins of real-world locations, and enabling people to remotely interact with each other without PCs or smartphones. It could also revolutionize video games by replacing monitors, TVs, consoles, and controllers with mixed-reality headsets.\nImage source: Apple.\nAccording to a recent report by Markets and Markets, the metaverse market could grow from $61.8 billion in 2022 to $426.9 billion by 2027 -- a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 47.2%. We should take that bullish forecast with a grain of salt, but these three tech giants -- Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Unity Software (NYSE: U) -- could profit from the market's secular expansion. Let's see what makes these three stocks potential buys this month.\n1. Meta Platforms\nIn October 2021, Facebook rebranded itself as Meta Platforms to emphasize its plan to evolve from a social media company into a metaverse one. It wants to achieve that transformation by expanding its Reality Labs division, which houses its VR and AR hardware and software, regardless of the near-term costs.\nMeta recently said that it sold nearly 20 million Quest headsets over the past four years. But from 2019 to 2022, the Reality Labs unit only generated $6.07 billion in cumulative revenues over those four years while racking up a cumulative operating loss of $35.03 billion. Meta expects the segment's annual operating losses to widen again this year as it launches its new Quest 3 headset this fall and ramps up its production of new AR and VR content.\nThose losses are staggering, but Meta remains firmly profitable because its core advertising business (which accounted for 97% of its revenue in 2022) still operates at high margins. That business is also gradually recovering from the user privacy improvements that Apple made to iOS (which disrupted platforms' ability to target ads to people) while countering TikTok's short videos with its own similar Reels.\nMeta still enjoys an early-mover advantage in the metaverse market, and the Quest 3's $499 price tag might make it the best option for consumers who don't want to spend thousands of dollars on a VR headset. That could also help tether more of the 3.81 billion people who use at least one of Meta's core apps (Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp) each month to its metaverse ecosystem.\n2. Apple\nAfter years of rumors and speculation, Apple finally unveiled its new Vision Pro mixed-reality headset during its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. The Vision Pro is more technologically advanced than Meta's Quest 3, but it's priced accordingly at $3,499. It's scheduled to hit the market in early 2024 and will only initially be sold in the United States.\nThe Vision Pro's high price tag could limit its appeal, but it could gradually diversify the tech giant's top line away from the iPhone -- which still accounted for 54% of its revenue in its latest quarter. It would also enable Apple to expand its subscription-based Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, and Apple Fitness+ services with AR and VR upgrades.\nApple ended its latest quarter with 975 million paid subscriptions across that ecosystem, which represented 18% growth from a year earlier. By pulling some of those subscribers toward the Vision Pro and its mixed-reality apps, Apple could further strengthen the bonds between its hardware, software, and subscription-based services.\nIt's well worth remembering that Apple didn't invent the MP3 player, the smartphone, the tablet computer, the smartwatch, or Bluetooth earbuds. But it disrupted all of those markets by studying the mistakes of the early movers, developing more appealing products, and tethering its devices to the rest of its prisoner-taking ecosystem. If the Vision Pro follows that same trajectory, it could eventually add tens of billions of dollars to Apple's annual revenue.\n3. Unity Software\nLast but not least, Unity is my top pick-and-shovel play on the metaverse market. Its namesake game development engine already powers more than half of the world's mobile, PC, and console games, and many of the most popular VR games -- including Meta's Beat Saber and Population: One -- were created on its platform. That's why it wasn't surprising when Apple recently said it was working with Unity to create new apps for the Vision Pro.\nUnity's growth decelerated last year after Apple's privacy-oriented iOS update disrupted its ability to target the ads for its games. However, it bounced back from that setback by rewriting its own algorithms and merging with adtech company ironSource. As a result, it expects the growth of both its Grow (advertising and monetization) and Create (game development engine and non-gaming tools) units to accelerate again this year. Unity is certainly a more speculative play than Meta or Apple, but its revenue could surge as sales of new headsets drive more developers to create more metaverse apps.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Leo Sun has positions in Apple, Meta Platforms, and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "We should take that bullish forecast with a grain of salt, but these three tech giants -- Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Unity Software (NYSE: U) -- could profit from the market's secular expansion. That business is also gradually recovering from the user privacy improvements that Apple made to iOS (which disrupted platforms' ability to target ads to people) while countering TikTok's short videos with its own similar Reels. Meta still enjoys an early-mover advantage in the metaverse market, and the Quest 3's $499 price tag might make it the best option for consumers who don't want to spend thousands of dollars on a VR headset.", 'news_luhn_summary': "We should take that bullish forecast with a grain of salt, but these three tech giants -- Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Unity Software (NYSE: U) -- could profit from the market's secular expansion. The term -- and the concept behind it -- came from Neal Stephenson's 1992 sci-fi bestseller Snow Crash, but it only gained more mainstream attention over the past few years as more advanced virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets hit the market. It would also enable Apple to expand its subscription-based Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, and Apple Fitness+ services with AR and VR upgrades.", 'news_article_title': '3 Top Metaverse Stocks to Buy in June', 'news_lexrank_summary': "We should take that bullish forecast with a grain of salt, but these three tech giants -- Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Unity Software (NYSE: U) -- could profit from the market's secular expansion. Meta recently said that it sold nearly 20 million Quest headsets over the past four years. Unity's growth decelerated last year after Apple's privacy-oriented iOS update disrupted its ability to target the ads for its games.", 'news_textrank_summary': "We should take that bullish forecast with a grain of salt, but these three tech giants -- Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Unity Software (NYSE: U) -- could profit from the market's secular expansion. It would also enable Apple to expand its subscription-based Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, and Apple Fitness+ services with AR and VR upgrades. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-apple-vs.-amazon-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "After an economically challenging 2022, the stock market has been on a bull run this year. The Nasdaq Composite index has climbed 26% since Jan. 1 as easing inflation and technological advances have made investors bullish. However, many analysts believe the current optimism won't last forever, and the market will start trending down in the coming months as earnings slip from lingering macroeconomic hurdles.\nAs a result, it's a good idea to use this time to invest in solid growth stocks that are likely to offer gains over the long term, no matter the economic climate. As the leaders of markets such as consumer electronics and e-commerce, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are excellent options to fortify your portfolio in uncertain times.\nHowever, if you are only looking to add one stock right now, you'll need to know the better option. So, let's assess whether Apple or Amazon stock is the better buy.\nApple\nApple is a king in the consumer electronics market. The company has proved time and time again its ability to take existing technology and present it in a way that sends user adoption skyrocketing. Apple has done just this with smartphones, Bluetooth headphones, tablets, and smartwatches, achieving a leading market share in each of these sectors. The iPhone maker's dominance in consumer tech has seen its stock soar 272% in the last five years.\nAs a result, the company's debut of a totally new product category at its Worldwide Developer Conference on June 5 makes for an exciting time to invest. Apple unveiled its Vision Pro virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset at the event. The new device is essentially an entire computer in headset form, meaning it doesn't need to be paired to an external device like a smartphone or computer.\nThe Vision Pro has taken massive leaps in VR/AR, removing the need for controllers by using advanced eye tracking and hand gestures. People can use the headset for nearly any computing task, from word processing to browsing the web, video editing, FaceTime, and much more. Additionally, the Vision Pro provides immersive entertainment experiences for everything from movies to gaming, watching sports, and more.\nWhile many tech enthusiasts are excited about the new product, Wall Street seems unsure what to make of it primarily because of its eye-watering price of about $3,500. The high price point means the Vision Pro is not accessible to the average consumer just yet. As a result, an investment in Apple is for what this product can become a few generations down the line when cheaper options become available to the masses.\nHowever, considering the AR market is projected to hit $461 billion at a compound annual growth rate of 42% through 2030, Apple is well-positioned to profit substantially from the expanding industry.\nAmazon\nAmazon shares have risen 49% year to date as its e-commerce business has shown signs of rebounding after significant losses last year. The company's e-commerce segments reported a combined $10.6 billion in operating losses in fiscal 2022 as economic declines curbed consumer spending. However, investors were able to breathe a sigh of relief in Amazon's first quarter of 2023, with its North American segment returning to profitability and its international retail business reporting a slight improvement.\nThe retail giant looks to be back on a growth path as inflation eases, and it has more to gain than most as the situation improves. Amazon holds a leading 38% market share in e-commerce, which could lead to a massive boost in revenue as the market recovers. Meanwhile, improving interest rates will likely allow businesses to increase cloud spending, bolstering the company's cloud platform, Amazon Web Services.\nAmazon's potential is evident in its average 12-month price target of $138, which projects stock growth of 10%. The figure aligns with the company's five-year stock gains of 48%, making Amazon an attractive long-term option.\nIs Apple or Amazon stock the better buy?\nThe choice between Amazon or Apple stock comes down to which is the more reliable buy ahead of potential economic challenges. In this case, Apple is the clear winner. Amid a sell-off in 2022, Amazon's stock fell 50% while Apple's declined a more moderate 27%. The maker of MacBooks and iPhones is home to a more resilient business thanks to consistent product demand.\nMoreover, Apple's price-to-earnings ratio of 30 compared to Amazon's 299 makes its stock a far bigger bargain. So if you're looking for value and reliability in the retail sector, Apple's stock is an attractive option this month.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com and Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "As the leaders of markets such as consumer electronics and e-commerce, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are excellent options to fortify your portfolio in uncertain times. However, many analysts believe the current optimism won't last forever, and the market will start trending down in the coming months as earnings slip from lingering macroeconomic hurdles. As a result, it's a good idea to use this time to invest in solid growth stocks that are likely to offer gains over the long term, no matter the economic climate.", 'news_luhn_summary': "As the leaders of markets such as consumer electronics and e-commerce, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are excellent options to fortify your portfolio in uncertain times. The company's e-commerce segments reported a combined $10.6 billion in operating losses in fiscal 2022 as economic declines curbed consumer spending. So if you're looking for value and reliability in the retail sector, Apple's stock is an attractive option this month.", 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: Apple vs. Amazon', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As the leaders of markets such as consumer electronics and e-commerce, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are excellent options to fortify your portfolio in uncertain times. The iPhone maker's dominance in consumer tech has seen its stock soar 272% in the last five years. As a result, the company's debut of a totally new product category at its Worldwide Developer Conference on June 5 makes for an exciting time to invest.", 'news_textrank_summary': "As the leaders of markets such as consumer electronics and e-commerce, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are excellent options to fortify your portfolio in uncertain times. Is Apple or Amazon stock the better buy? See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-unbelievable-growth-stocks-to-scoop-up-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The market has already delivered its fair share of great and not-so-great days in 2023, but wonderful businesses are still showing investors that they have what it takes to win over the long run. It's important to remember that the share price of any given stock reflects how the market values it in a given moment. Share price can tell you a lot, but it doesn't tell you everything.\nLooking beyond share price at the underlying business and its core financials is how you discern whether you're looking at a great company with a clear path to growth ahead. If you're seeking two quality businesses that continue to deliver growth and profitability even in the current economy, you don't have to search far.\nHere are two household names that may be too good to pass up right now.\n1. Airbnb\nAirbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) has made a name for itself in the highly competitive yet fragmented travel industry, an effort that was by no means guaranteed success. However, in the roughly 15 years since Airbnb was founded as a small bed and breakfast in a living room in San Francisco, the company has evolved to such a scale that its platform captures roughly 20% of the entire vacation rental industry globally.\nOf course, Airbnbs today are used for far more than just short-term trips or leisure travel. People are staying in Airbnbs for longer periods and even living in these accommodations in some cases. As of the first quarter of 2023, guest reservations generated more than $20 billion in gross booking value. Almost half of all gross bookings were for stays of at least seven nights, while 18% of stays were long-term stays of 28 days or longer.\nThat long-term stay figure was a slight deceleration from prior quarters, which was something management had predicted given the overall recovery in short-term stays now that borders have reopened after pandemic lockdowns. CEO Brian Chesky added some context to these developments in the company's first quarter earnings call:\nI do think there is some -- little bit of a post-pandemic equilibrium that you're starting to see, and we're also seeing a mix shift because cross-border urban nights are now up. That being said, I remain extremely bullish on long-term stays. I think this is going to be one of the big growth opportunities for Airbnb over the next five years. And the reason why is because people are permanently more flexible.\nChesky also noted that one of the most prominent comments from users on the platform was about the cost of the long-term stays. The company has made more than a dozen upgrades to this travel segment in response, such as an automatic fee reduction for long-term bookings of more than three months. Guests can use buy now, pay later service Klarna when making reservations to reduce the upfront cost of a wide range of stay types. Airbnb also just launched an initiative called Airbnb Rooms, offering a new cost-effective category of accommodations where more than 80% of stays are less than $100 per night.\nTravel patterns have changed from the pre-pandemic era. Airbnb is continuing to demonstrate that it can efficiently (and profitably) adapt its business to cater to the changing needs of all kinds of travelers. Its cost-effective business structure remains remarkably asset-light because it connects travelers with hosts without needing to own or manage the actual properties. Investors might want to consider even a modest position in this resilient business.\n2. Apple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is hardly a new name to readers, but sometimes it's those tried-and-true businesses that investors will keep coming back to again and again. The tech behemoth, like other companies in its industry, is facing a challenging time as consumer spending patterns shift from goods to experiences and fears of a recession are still a potent reality.\nAlthough Apple's business covers a wide range of products and services, it still generates the lion's share of sales from its iPhones. Still, in the company's second quarter of its fiscal 2023, ended April 1, the company set a new record for iPhone sales, even as the difficulties of the current operating environment pushed overall net sales down slightly from one year ago.\nAnother segment that continues to account for more and more of Apple's top line is its non-hardware services business. This includes subscriptions such as Apple Music and Apple TV+. It also covers products like Apple Pay, Apple Card, and even its newer buy now, pay later service.\nIn the quarter, Apple brought in total net sales of $95 billion and net income of $24 billion. Of that total, $51 billion came from iPhone sales and $21 billion from its services business. Considering that Apple's services business is its most asset-light segment (its cost of sales was a mere $6 billion in the quarter compared to the $47 billion incurred from the products businesses), shareholders should watch the consistent headway this segment is making as the company's second-largest driver of sales.\nApple is also making progress with its much-awaited Vision Pro mixed-reality headset, which just debuted at the Worldwide Developers Conference and is expected to be released next year. The headset is expected to cost $3,499 a unit. It's likely to span a range of personal as well as professional use cases, integrating with other Apple products as well as a range of third-party apps.\nApple just boosted its dividend by 4%, its 11th consecutive year of increasing its payout. It also returned a whopping $23 billion and some change to shareholders in the form of dividends in the March quarter. Even though the stock's dividend yield is less than 1% at the time of this writing, Apple's low payout ratio and consistent payout increases have made it popular with many income investors. Apple continues to demonstrate its relevancy and staying power with consumers amid the new waves of the digital age. For long-term shareholders, this is a business you can buy and hold on to forever.\nFind out why Airbnb is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Airbnb is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nRachel Warren has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb and Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is hardly a new name to readers, but sometimes it's those tried-and-true businesses that investors will keep coming back to again and again. The market has already delivered its fair share of great and not-so-great days in 2023, but wonderful businesses are still showing investors that they have what it takes to win over the long run. CEO Brian Chesky added some context to these developments in the company's first quarter earnings call: I do think there is some -- little bit of a post-pandemic equilibrium that you're starting to see, and we're also seeing a mix shift because cross-border urban nights are now up.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is hardly a new name to readers, but sometimes it's those tried-and-true businesses that investors will keep coming back to again and again. Although Apple's business covers a wide range of products and services, it still generates the lion's share of sales from its iPhones. In the quarter, Apple brought in total net sales of $95 billion and net income of $24 billion.", 'news_article_title': '2 Unbelievable Growth Stocks to Scoop Up Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is hardly a new name to readers, but sometimes it's those tried-and-true businesses that investors will keep coming back to again and again. Almost half of all gross bookings were for stays of at least seven nights, while 18% of stays were long-term stays of 28 days or longer. Although Apple's business covers a wide range of products and services, it still generates the lion's share of sales from its iPhones.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is hardly a new name to readers, but sometimes it's those tried-and-true businesses that investors will keep coming back to again and again. Although Apple's business covers a wide range of products and services, it still generates the lion's share of sales from its iPhones. Considering that Apple's services business is its most asset-light segment (its cost of sales was a mere $6 billion in the quarter compared to the $47 billion incurred from the products businesses), shareholders should watch the consistent headway this segment is making as the company's second-largest driver of sales."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-virtual-reality-stocks-to-invest-in', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Recent technological advances shed light on virtual reality (VR) in recent months, making it an industry worth keeping a close eye on. Meta Platforms and Sony have dominated the VR space with their respective headsets for years.\nBut despite the stature of these companies, consumer adoption has been slow, with gamers seemingly the only group of shoppers with a strong interest in the technology. Meta has pivoted its business almost completely toward VR development and the metaverse. Yet, the company has had little success there.\nHowever, the sector could receive a massive boost now that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) entered the picture with its recently announced VR/AR headset, the Vision Pro. The company's history of success in new markets is immensely promising for the potential of its new headset and could spark a boom in the industry from the competition.\nTech companies looking to expand their VR departments will likely turn to chipmakers like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), making it another great stock to keep on your radar.\nHere's a look at each of these virtual reality stocks.\n1. Apple\nOn June 5, Apple unveiled the Vision Pro at its Worldwide Developer Conference. The headset marked the debut of a new product category for the company, something that hasn't happened since the release of the Apple Watch in 2016.\nThe Vision Pro has taken a massive step forward in VR, with features never before seen in competing headsets. The device is a full-fledged computer in a headset casing, granting it all the productivity and entertainment capabilities of a MacBook. Meanwhile, it has removed the need for controllers required in headsets from Sony and Meta by utilizing eye tracking and hand gestures.\nWhile Apple has given a glimpse of how VR can be incorporated into one's everyday life, the Vision Pro's starting price of $3,500 makes it challenging to get the headset into the hands of the average consumer. As a result, an investment in Apple is for its long-term potential in the sector. Future iterations of the Vision Pro will likely offer more palatable pricing, a strategy the company followed with past first-generation products.\nFor instance, the base model Apple Watch's launch price started between $349 to $399, depending on size. These figures would equate to $430 and $490 today. Meanwhile, today's lowest-priced model comes in at $249 for the Apple Watch SE. The Vision Pro could see a similar trajectory regarding its pricing and product variations.\nThe VR market is expected to hit a value of $227 billion by 2029, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 45%, according to Fortune Business Insights. Apple's dominance in consumer tech and brand loyalty strengthens its outlook in VR and makes its stock an attractive buy as the industry blossoms.\n2. Advanced Micro Devices\nApple's Vision Pro has upped the game in VR, using the same chip as the current MacBook Air. Comparatively, Meta's Oculus Quest Pro headset uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2 chip, based on the Snapdragon 865 used in premium smartphones in 2020.\nAs a result, Apple has essentially made its headset a full-on computer, while its biggest competitor's equivalent product has the power of a three-year-old smartphone. The discrepancy will likely motivate companies to up their game, as Apple has set a new standard for the industry.\nCue Advanced Micro Devices. AMD is a leader in custom chips, powering a number of devices across tech. The company is the exclusive supplier of graphics and processing power in Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox Series X|S game consoles, which has boosted its gaming segment in recent years. The lucrative partnerships led AMD to provide custom chips to a growing number of handheld PC gaming devices as well, as the company becomes the go-to for such hardware.\nVR headset makers like Meta will be on the hunt for more powerful chips for the next generation of their devices if they want to compete with Apple, and AMD is well-positioned as the clear choice. The company's chips are capable of running intensive VR and AR workloads, indicating it could significantly profit from the market's development.\nMoreover, AMD's price/earnings-to-growth ratio of 0.2 strengthens the argument for its stock. The figure suggests that projected growth is not priced into its shares, making it a bargain compared to its potential. And with that, AMD stock is an excellent option to invest in the swiftly growing VR market.\n10 stocks we like better than Advanced Micro Devices\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Advanced Micro Devices wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "However, the sector could receive a massive boost now that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) entered the picture with its recently announced VR/AR headset, the Vision Pro. Tech companies looking to expand their VR departments will likely turn to chipmakers like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), making it another great stock to keep on your radar. While Apple has given a glimpse of how VR can be incorporated into one's everyday life, the Vision Pro's starting price of $3,500 makes it challenging to get the headset into the hands of the average consumer.", 'news_luhn_summary': "However, the sector could receive a massive boost now that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) entered the picture with its recently announced VR/AR headset, the Vision Pro. For instance, the base model Apple Watch's launch price started between $349 to $399, depending on size. Comparatively, Meta's Oculus Quest Pro headset uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2 chip, based on the Snapdragon 865 used in premium smartphones in 2020.", 'news_article_title': '2 Virtual Reality Stocks to Invest in', 'news_lexrank_summary': "However, the sector could receive a massive boost now that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) entered the picture with its recently announced VR/AR headset, the Vision Pro. While Apple has given a glimpse of how VR can be incorporated into one's everyday life, the Vision Pro's starting price of $3,500 makes it challenging to get the headset into the hands of the average consumer. Advanced Micro Devices Apple's Vision Pro has upped the game in VR, using the same chip as the current MacBook Air.", 'news_textrank_summary': "However, the sector could receive a massive boost now that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) entered the picture with its recently announced VR/AR headset, the Vision Pro. Tech companies looking to expand their VR departments will likely turn to chipmakers like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), making it another great stock to keep on your radar. Advanced Micro Devices Apple's Vision Pro has upped the game in VR, using the same chip as the current MacBook Air."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\'s criteria.\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\nFINAL RANK: PASS\n\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\nDashan Huang Portfolio\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper "Twin Momentum" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\nAdditional Research Links\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-large-cap-tech-stocks-wall-street-billionaires-are-piling-into-and-1-theyre-avoiding', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In case you haven't noticed, data releases are occurring all the time on Wall Street. From earnings reports to economic data, it's easy for investors to be overwhelmed and miss something important. A little over three weeks ago, there's a decent chance you missed one of those important announcements.\nMay 15 marked deadline for institutional money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A 13F provides a snapshot of what Wall Street's smartest and most-successful fund managers bought and sold in the most recent quarter (in this instance, the March-ended quarter).\nImage source: Getty Images.\nAs should come as no surprise, tech stocks were very much in focus -- especially among billionaire investors. Based on 13Fs, Wall Street billionaires piled into two large-cap tech stocks and avoided another widely held tech innovator like the plague during the first quarter.\nLarge-cap tech stock No. 1 billionaire investors piled into: Intel\nThe first big-name tech stock that Wall Street billionaires couldn't stop buying in the March-ended quarter is underperforming semiconductor company Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). All told, five billionaires were avid buyers, including:\nKen Griffin of Citadel Advisors\nSteven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management\nIsrael Englander of Millennium Management\nJim Simons of Renaissance Technologies\nJeff Yass of Susquehanna International\nKeeping this same order intact, these billionaires respectively purchased approximately 13.13 million shares, 10.4 million shares, 7.69 million shares, 1.99 million shares, and 1.2 million shares of Intel stock.\nWhat makes these purchases so intriguing is that they occurred during Intel's worst quarter in its storied history. The company lost $2.76 billion and saw revenue for its core client computing group and data center and AI (artificial intelligence) segments fall by 38% and 39%, respectively, from the prior-year period. Normally, such poor performance would chase prospective investors away. However, there looks to be genuine value here for those willing to be patient.\nFor example, Intel is currently spending $20 billion to construct two chip fabrication plants in Ohio, which are slated to open sometime next year. It's also in the process of acquiring Tower Semiconductor. When all of these actions are complete, Intel will be on track to potentially become the second-largest foundry service provider by 2030. Providing domestic businesses with an alternative to overseas chip fab should help Intel regain some of its luster.\nSomething else to consider is that Intel's market share losses to chief rival Advanced Micro Devices aren't game-changing. Intel still controls the lion's share of central processing unit sales in personal computers and data centers. That's not going to change anytime soon, which is good news for Intel's top cash-flow-generating segments.\nFurthermore, Intel has a beast on its hands with autonomous driving solutions company Mobileye Global (NASDAQ: MBLY). Intel acquired Mobileye six years ago for a little north of $15 billion. When it was spun-out in 2022, Intel retained a majority of the outstanding shares. Mobileye closed this past week with a market cap of nearly $35 billion and the company's sales are rapidly rising.\nLarge-cap tech stock No. 2 billionaire investors piled into: Palo Alto Networks\nA second large-cap tech stock that select Wall Street billionaires absolutely piled into during the first quarter is cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW). Form 13Fs show there were three big buyers:\nSteven Cohen at Point72 Asset Management\nKen Griffin at Citadel Advisors\nChase Coleman at Tiger Global Management\nDuring the first quarter, Cohen, Griffin, and Coleman oversaw the respective purchase of roughly 571,400 shares, 355,100 shares, and 257,700 shares of Palo Alto Networks' stock.\nUnlike the buying activity with Intel, which doesn't make sense unless you do some digging, it's crystal clear why billionaires are lapping up shares of Palo Alto. Next-generation security annual recurring revenue surged 60% in the latest quarter from the prior-year period, with total remaining performance obligations (i.e., the company's backlog) rising 35% to $9.2 billion. In short, the company is firing on all cylinders.\nEver since management made the decision nearly five years ago to shift the company's focus to cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscriptions, Palo Alto has been virtually unstoppable. These higher-margin subscriptions now account for about 79% of net sales. More importantly, SaaS is helping to court larger customers that are more willing to add to their initial purchase. Add-on sales with its next-gen solutions are critical to boosting the company's subscription gross margin.\nAs I've stated in the past, Palo Alto Networks has also done a phenomenal job of incorporating inorganic growth into the mix. Bolt-on acquisitions have given the company a means to expand its product offerings and appeal to a broader swath of businesses.\nLastly, cybersecurity can be considered a basic necessity service. Even though tech stocks tend to be cyclical, businesses are migrating their data online and into the cloud at a faster pace than ever before. Since hackers don't take time off from trying to steal sensitive information, the need for cybersecurity solutions tends to be a constant in any economic environment.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe large-cap tech stock billionaires wanted nothing to do with: Apple\nHowever, it wasn't only buying on billionaires' minds during the first quarter. America's largest public company by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), was given the heave-ho by a number of successful fund managers, including:\nKen Fisher of Fisher Asset Management\nJim Simons of Renaissance Technologies\nKen Griffin of Citadel Advisors\nIsrael Englander of Millennium Management\nJeff Yass of Susquehanna International\nIn the order listed above, these five billionaires respectively dumped 7.52 million shares, 7.09 million shares, 5.12 million shares, 2.22 million shares, and 1.1 million shares of Apple stock.\nIf you're wondering why billionaires are avoiding Apple like the plague, it may have to do with the company's valuation. Between the start of 2013 and end of 2018, you could nab shares of Apple for 10 to 15 times earnings. Best of all, it was consistently growing by a low double-digit rate.\nToday, you'll be paying about 30 times Wall Street's consensus earnings for Apple in fiscal 2023 (Apple's fiscal year ends in late September). While some investors might argue that a multiple of 30 isn't egregious for an industry leader like Apple, consider that its sales are expected to decline by nearly 3% in fiscal 2023, even with historically high inflation as a tailwind. Further, rapidly rising interest rates have removed access to cheap capital, which has the potential to slow Apple's pace of stock buybacks.\nThe other possible knock with Apple is that it simply didn't do enough with iPhone 14 to differentiate it from previous 5G-capable models. Make no mistake, sales of the iPhone still dominate the U.S. smartphone market. However, there had been talk about expanding iPhone production in September of last year, which ultimately fell through after iPhone 14's relatively subdued launch.\nOn the other hand, Apple is still a cash cow. It generated almost $110 billion in operating cash flow over the trailing-12-month period, and has repurchased a jaw-dropping $586 billion worth of its common stock over the past 10 years.\nAs a long-term business, Apple is rock-solid. But from an investment standpoint right now, it's difficult to justify its current valuation, especially with sales and profits contracting.\n10 stocks we like better than Intel\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Intel wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\nSean Williams has positions in Intel. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, and Palo Alto Networks. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and recommends the following options: long January 2023 $57.50 calls on Intel and long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "America's largest public company by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), was given the heave-ho by a number of successful fund managers, including: Ken Fisher of Fisher Asset Management Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Israel Englander of Millennium Management Jeff Yass of Susquehanna International In the order listed above, these five billionaires respectively dumped 7.52 million shares, 7.09 million shares, 5.12 million shares, 2.22 million shares, and 1.1 million shares of Apple stock. The company lost $2.76 billion and saw revenue for its core client computing group and data center and AI (artificial intelligence) segments fall by 38% and 39%, respectively, from the prior-year period. Next-generation security annual recurring revenue surged 60% in the latest quarter from the prior-year period, with total remaining performance obligations (i.e., the company's backlog) rising 35% to $9.2 billion.", 'news_luhn_summary': "America's largest public company by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), was given the heave-ho by a number of successful fund managers, including: Ken Fisher of Fisher Asset Management Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Israel Englander of Millennium Management Jeff Yass of Susquehanna International In the order listed above, these five billionaires respectively dumped 7.52 million shares, 7.09 million shares, 5.12 million shares, 2.22 million shares, and 1.1 million shares of Apple stock. All told, five billionaires were avid buyers, including: Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Steven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management Israel Englander of Millennium Management Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Jeff Yass of Susquehanna International Keeping this same order intact, these billionaires respectively purchased approximately 13.13 million shares, 10.4 million shares, 7.69 million shares, 1.99 million shares, and 1.2 million shares of Intel stock. Form 13Fs show there were three big buyers: Steven Cohen at Point72 Asset Management Ken Griffin at Citadel Advisors Chase Coleman at Tiger Global Management During the first quarter, Cohen, Griffin, and Coleman oversaw the respective purchase of roughly 571,400 shares, 355,100 shares, and 257,700 shares of Palo Alto Networks' stock.", 'news_article_title': "2 Large-Cap Tech Stocks Wall Street Billionaires Are Piling Into and 1 They're Avoiding Like the Plague", 'news_lexrank_summary': "America's largest public company by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), was given the heave-ho by a number of successful fund managers, including: Ken Fisher of Fisher Asset Management Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Israel Englander of Millennium Management Jeff Yass of Susquehanna International In the order listed above, these five billionaires respectively dumped 7.52 million shares, 7.09 million shares, 5.12 million shares, 2.22 million shares, and 1.1 million shares of Apple stock. 1 billionaire investors piled into: Intel The first big-name tech stock that Wall Street billionaires couldn't stop buying in the March-ended quarter is underperforming semiconductor company Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). 2 billionaire investors piled into: Palo Alto Networks A second large-cap tech stock that select Wall Street billionaires absolutely piled into during the first quarter is cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW).", 'news_textrank_summary': "America's largest public company by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), was given the heave-ho by a number of successful fund managers, including: Ken Fisher of Fisher Asset Management Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Israel Englander of Millennium Management Jeff Yass of Susquehanna International In the order listed above, these five billionaires respectively dumped 7.52 million shares, 7.09 million shares, 5.12 million shares, 2.22 million shares, and 1.1 million shares of Apple stock. 1 billionaire investors piled into: Intel The first big-name tech stock that Wall Street billionaires couldn't stop buying in the March-ended quarter is underperforming semiconductor company Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). All told, five billionaires were avid buyers, including: Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Steven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management Israel Englander of Millennium Management Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Jeff Yass of Susquehanna International Keeping this same order intact, these billionaires respectively purchased approximately 13.13 million shares, 10.4 million shares, 7.69 million shares, 1.99 million shares, and 1.2 million shares of Intel stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tim-cook-says-apple-is-looking-at-chatgpt-closely-but-he-also-has-these-3-glaring-concerns', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'After the release of the generative artificial intelligence chatbox ChatGPT, it was basically a given that most large tech companies would be looking to integrate the technology into their business. Being one of the largest consumer tech companies in the world, Apple is certainly no exception.\nApple\'s CEO Tim Cook said that he recently tried ChatGPT and thinks there is great potential and that the company is looking at the technology closely. But he also has his concerns, as do many prominent figures in the tech industry.\nRecently, a number of prominent AI scientists and other notable figures signed a one-sentence statement that said: "Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war." While I didn\'t see Cook on that list, here are three of his glaring concerns about ChatGPT.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. Bias\nOne thing that Cook and others are concerned about is bias. While Cook didn\'t outright say it, a big concern among ChatGPT critics has been political bias or the chatbox answering questions and creating content that adheres to or favors the political beliefs of the people that created the technology.\nFor instance, so far, many have claimed that ChatGPT tends to lean left on the political spectrum. The Brookings Institution conducted several experiments and found this to be largely true, although also noted that ChatGPT could give different answers to the same questions, and answers can certainly vary based on how questions are prompted.\n2. Misinformation\nWith the internet such a big part of the world, misinformation and fake news have become big problems for society to grapple with. Where things get murky is when people and companies try to prevent misinformation without taking away free speech. But ChatGPT creates a whole new avenue for misinformation.\nThe NewsGuard organization, which tracks misinformation online and grades news sites on their credibility, found that generative AI tools are being used to create fake news websites that can pump out hundreds of articles a day. Furthermore, an analysis conducted by NewsGuard discovered that a version of ChatGPT in January proved to be ineffective at countering false claims. NewsGuard "tempted" ChatGPT with 100 false narratives, and ChatGPT delivered incorrect claims about important news topics 80% of the time.\n3. Not being able to keep up\nGenerative AI technology like ChatGPT is obviously very powerful and can adapt very quickly because it essentially gets better and more proficient as it collects more data. Cook thinks this could be a problem when it comes to regulation, which can take years to implement in many cases.\n"If you look down the road, then it\'s so powerful that companies have to employ their own ethical decisions," said Cook. "Regulation will have a difficult time staying even with the progress on this because it\'s moving so quickly. So, I think it\'s incumbent on companies as well to regulate themselves."\nIn April, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), a division of the U.S. Commerce Department focusing on telecommunications and information policy, solicited input on how regulation could be used to prove "that AI systems are legal, effective, ethical, safe, and otherwise trustworthy."\nIn addition, both Democrat and Republican lawmakers seem open to the idea of creating a new agency to regulate AI and protect consumers from the potential harm that AI can cause.\n10 stocks we like better than Walmart\nWhen our analyst team has an investing tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\nStock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nBram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "After the release of the generative artificial intelligence chatbox ChatGPT, it was basically a given that most large tech companies would be looking to integrate the technology into their business. Apple's CEO Tim Cook said that he recently tried ChatGPT and thinks there is great potential and that the company is looking at the technology closely. Furthermore, an analysis conducted by NewsGuard discovered that a version of ChatGPT in January proved to be ineffective at countering false claims.", 'news_luhn_summary': "While Cook didn't outright say it, a big concern among ChatGPT critics has been political bias or the chatbox answering questions and creating content that adheres to or favors the political beliefs of the people that created the technology. Misinformation With the internet such a big part of the world, misinformation and fake news have become big problems for society to grapple with. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Tim Cook Says Apple Is Looking at ChatGPT Closely -- But He Also Has These 3 Glaring Concerns', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'But he also has his concerns, as do many prominent figures in the tech industry. While Cook didn\'t outright say it, a big concern among ChatGPT critics has been political bias or the chatbox answering questions and creating content that adheres to or favors the political beliefs of the people that created the technology. So, I think it\'s incumbent on companies as well to regulate themselves."', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's CEO Tim Cook said that he recently tried ChatGPT and thinks there is great potential and that the company is looking at the technology closely. While Cook didn't outright say it, a big concern among ChatGPT critics has been political bias or the chatbox answering questions and creating content that adheres to or favors the political beliefs of the people that created the technology. See the 10 stocks Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Bram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-sneaky-reason-vision-pro-could-be-huge-for-apple', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) approached an all-time high when the Vision Pro headset was announced. With a $3,500 price tag, this ultrapremium product is a hard sell for most people, but it could be sneakily important to Apple's future. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro discuss the potential impact of Vision Pro on Apple's business, and whether it makes the stock a buy right now.\n*Stock prices used were from the afternoon of June 5, 2023. The video was published on June 8, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jason Hall has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Jeff Santoro has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jason Hall is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) approached an all-time high when the Vision Pro headset was announced. With a $3,500 price tag, this ultrapremium product is a hard sell for most people, but it could be sneakily important to Apple's future. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro discuss the potential impact of Vision Pro on Apple's business, and whether it makes the stock a buy right now.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) approached an all-time high when the Vision Pro headset was announced. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro discuss the potential impact of Vision Pro on Apple's business, and whether it makes the stock a buy right now. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_article_title': 'The Sneaky Reason Vision Pro Could be Huge for Apple', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) approached an all-time high when the Vision Pro headset was announced. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro discuss the potential impact of Vision Pro on Apple's business, and whether it makes the stock a buy right now. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) approached an all-time high when the Vision Pro headset was announced. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro discuss the potential impact of Vision Pro on Apple's business, and whether it makes the stock a buy right now. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/did-apple-just-change-the-game', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Has the metaverse finally arrived? Wait, are we still using that term?\nWith a spectacular list of failures over the years, it\'s logical to have a heavy dose of skepticism for augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) products. From Google Glass to Magic Leap to Meta\'s Oculus division, tens of billions of dollars have gone into building computing goggles, with minimal returns to show for it. After Facebook changed its name to Meta (NASDAQ: META) in 2021 and said it was investing at least $10 billion a year into building AR and VR products, industry hype went into overdrive and the term "metaverse" became a household name.\nBut as we sit here in 2023, barely anyone uses Meta Oculus devices, Microsoft and Alphabet have paired back their research in these fields, and the term metaverse rarely gets brought up by public company executives.\nBut where all these other companies have failed, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) thinks it can succeed. Here\'s how the iPhone maker plans to disrupt the computing market yet again.\nApple\'s "Vision" for the future\nApple revealed its Vision Pro augmented reality device to the world this week, which looks like sleek skiing or snorkeling goggles. The device is mixed reality, meaning you can block out all vision to the outside world (VR) or see digital images on top of the real world (AR).\nUnlike other computing goggles, the Vision Pro does not have physical controllers, but instead lets you control the device with your eyes, hands, and voice. The actual computer will have a 4k display for each eye, 12 cameras, and five sensors to help users seamlessly operate the system.\nThere are a lot of other features we don\'t need to get into, but suffice it to say Apple is releasing a piece of extremely advanced technology with this new Vision Pro concept.\nAll these features mean the device is not going to be cheap. As of now, Apple plans to launch the Vision Pro in 2024 at a price point of $3,500, which is much more expensive than the Oculus devices Meta sells. This indicates that -- at least with its first mixed-reality device -- Apple is going for a niche audience (software developers, technology enthusiasts, etc.) that are willing to pay thousands of dollars for computing hardware.\nIf any company is going to get consumer adoption, it will be Apple\nApple has plenty of advantages compared to competitors like Meta when it comes to convincing people to buy mixed-reality headsets.\nFirst, it already has more than 1 billion users of its smartphone, tablet, and other computing devices, which are all tied to the same ecosystem of application services. This will make the value proposition of the Vision Pro much higher than a device maker that has to start at a blank slate with software services.\nSecond, Apple has a fantastic reputation among consumers for making easy-to-use computing hardware. This brand surplus should translate over to the mixed reality market.\nBut the key for Apple compared to any other hardware maker is its ability to sell premium (am I allowed to say overpriced?) hardware devices to its most ardent customers.\nIf 1 million people purchase a Vision Pro at its $3,500 price point, that equates to $3.5 billion in revenue for Apple, excluding any software add-ons. For reference, Meta is currently selling its mainstream Oculus device for just $300, which equates to only $300 million in sales for every 1 million units sold, and likely with negative unit economics.\nThis difference in price point will allow Apple to earn a positive return from hardware sales that it can reinvest into better future mixed-reality products. Meta, on the other hand, is losing money on every hardware sale, and will not make money from its entire mixed-reality division unless it somehow can drive $10 billion+ in software sales from a standing start.\nMy money is on Apple -- the company with decades of experience building computers -- to win this competition by a country mile.\nBut do consumers want computing goggles?\nThe biggest barrier for Apple in mixed reality is not competition, but whether people actually want these devices. Convincing people to wear strange-looking goggles for hours at a time is going to take a lot of work, and there\'s not much evidence anyone enjoys doing that at the moment.\nPlenty of reporters said their heads hurt or they felt nauseous after using the Vision Pro for just 30 minutes. It looks like there are still major technical challenges in making a mixed-reality device seamless to use for the everyday person that even Apple hasn\'t solved yet.\nThe Vision line of devices could be Apple\'s next big product to propel its business to new heights this decade. It has a head start versus competitors like Meta, and loyal consumers around the globe. But it is still to be determined whether AR and VR products will make it to the mainstream.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Brett Schafer has positions in Alphabet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "But where all these other companies have failed, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) thinks it can succeed. With a spectacular list of failures over the years, it's logical to have a heavy dose of skepticism for augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) products. From Google Glass to Magic Leap to Meta's Oculus division, tens of billions of dollars have gone into building computing goggles, with minimal returns to show for it.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'But where all these other companies have failed, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) thinks it can succeed. From Google Glass to Magic Leap to Meta\'s Oculus division, tens of billions of dollars have gone into building computing goggles, with minimal returns to show for it. Apple\'s "Vision" for the future Apple revealed its Vision Pro augmented reality device to the world this week, which looks like sleek skiing or snorkeling goggles.', 'news_article_title': 'Did Apple Just Change the Game?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'But where all these other companies have failed, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) thinks it can succeed. Apple\'s "Vision" for the future Apple revealed its Vision Pro augmented reality device to the world this week, which looks like sleek skiing or snorkeling goggles. If any company is going to get consumer adoption, it will be Apple Apple has plenty of advantages compared to competitors like Meta when it comes to convincing people to buy mixed-reality headsets.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'But where all these other companies have failed, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) thinks it can succeed. Apple\'s "Vision" for the future Apple revealed its Vision Pro augmented reality device to the world this week, which looks like sleek skiing or snorkeling goggles. As of now, Apple plans to launch the Vision Pro in 2024 at a price point of $3,500, which is much more expensive than the Oculus devices Meta sells.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/my-top-3-dividend-stocks-to-buy-now-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Dividend stocks can be an important part of a well-diversified portfolio. This is especially true for investors who may be closer to retirement or have a lower tolerance for volatility and risk in the stock market. A steady income stream from dividend stocks could be precisely what some investors are seeking.\nThat said, choosing dividend stocks can be tricky. Focusing on metrics like dividend yield alone could lead investors down the wrong path. Here are three stocks to buy right now that offer growth as well as a safe and reliable dividend.\nApple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been in the news this week after the company announced its new Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality device at its developers conference. There will likely continue to be a buzz around this long-awaited device as the months pass before it's available to consumers. For investors, the impact may be even further away.\nThe level to which this device becomes a revenue driver for the company is uncertain. Apple certainly has a track record of successful hardware launches, but there's no guarantee that will continue. Additionally, with a price tag of $3,499, it's likely that initial adoption will be slow.\nThe important thing to watch for investors is how this device ultimately drives customers deeper into Apple's ecosystem of subscriptions as this is the highest-margin source of revenue for Apple. This segment accounts for 22% of total revenue, which is up from 19% three years ago.\nWhile Apple shareholders wait to see how successful this new product will be, they continue to benefit from the company's shareholder-friendly capital allocation strategy. Over the past 10 years, Apple has raised its dividend by 120% and lowered its shares outstanding by 38%. This makes Apple a compelling investment with or without a new hardware device.\nCostco\nAs the third-largest retailer in the world, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) is familiar to most consumers even if they're not members. It's also been a market-crushing investment over almost any time frame. Over the past 10 years, Costco's total return has been 477%, compared to the S&P 500's 222%. Over that same time frame, Costco has increased its dividend by 229%. In fact, since Costco first initiated its dividend in 2004, it has increased at a compound annual rate of 13%.\nThere are many reasons for Costco's long-term success, but one unique aspect of its business model is its membership fees. Over the trailing 12 months, Costco has collected $4.4 billion in membership fees. While this accounts for less than 2% of total revenue, it's the catalyst that gets shoppers into the stores. At the end of the most recently reported quarter, the fiscal third quarter of 2023, Costco had 69,100 members and 124,700 cardholders. These metrics each grew by 7% compared to Q3 2022.\nCostco has faced some challenges recently but zoom out and the results are impressive. Consider Costco's revenue and net income over the very long term.\nCOST Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts\nAn important factor to consider when looking at this chart is that Costco succeeds even through recessions (the gray bars on the chart), showing the power of its value proposition to its members. This is worth considering if there is a recession in the coming months.\nStarbucks\nStarbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is another company with an impressive track record of market-beating performance and an increasing dividend. Over the past 10 years, it has outpaced the market's performance by nearly 62% and increased its dividend by 404%.\nStarbucks is a compelling stock to buy right now because the company is finally seeing a turnaround in its international business, which has struggled since the pandemic lockdowns, especially in China. In the second quarter of 2023, which ended in April, Starbucks' international revenue increased 9% year over year, driven by China's recovery. This is extremely important to Starbucks as China is the company's second-largest market after the U.S.\nThe challenges Starbucks has faced in China over the last few years have dragged the stock price down. While it has recovered nicely in 2023, the current valuation is still on the inexpensive side relative to the historical average. Starbucks trades for 3.4 times sales, which is below the 10-year average of 4. The same is true for price-to-earnings ratio, which is currently 32, below the average of 68.\nThere are brighter days ahead for Starbucks internationally, but the current price appears to still be carrying some of the residual effects of the last few years' challenges. This presents an opportunity for investors who are looking for a growth company that also has a growing dividend.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nJeff Santoro has positions in Apple, Costco Wholesale, and Starbucks. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Costco Wholesale, and Starbucks. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been in the news this week after the company announced its new Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality device at its developers conference. While Apple shareholders wait to see how successful this new product will be, they continue to benefit from the company's shareholder-friendly capital allocation strategy. Starbucks is a compelling stock to buy right now because the company is finally seeing a turnaround in its international business, which has struggled since the pandemic lockdowns, especially in China.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been in the news this week after the company announced its new Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality device at its developers conference. Over the past 10 years, Costco's total return has been 477%, compared to the S&P 500's 222%. Starbucks Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is another company with an impressive track record of market-beating performance and an increasing dividend.", 'news_article_title': 'My Top 3 Dividend Stocks to Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been in the news this week after the company announced its new Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality device at its developers conference. Over the past 10 years, Costco's total return has been 477%, compared to the S&P 500's 222%. In the second quarter of 2023, which ended in April, Starbucks' international revenue increased 9% year over year, driven by China's recovery.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been in the news this week after the company announced its new Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality device at its developers conference. Starbucks Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is another company with an impressive track record of market-beating performance and an increasing dividend. 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{'date': '2023-06-09', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-nasdaq-hit-fresh-2023-highs-as-tesla-rallies', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\nJune 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday as Tesla shares jumped following a tie-up with General Motors, while investors awaited inflation data and U.S. monetary policy decision due next week.\nTesla Inc TSLA.O shares climbed 5.7% after General Motors GM.Nagreed to use the company\'s Supercharger network. GM shares GM.N rose 3.8%.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 on Thursday ended 20% above its Oct. 12 closing low, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants.\nA rally in megacap stocks, a better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.\n"The overall tone of the market is based on the idea that the Fed will pause its increases," said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments.\n"As it pauses, the broader market will start to rally and maybe catch up with the large-cap tech stocks that have led the way up until now."\nMajor growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.5% and 2.6%.\nTraders see a 72% chance that the U.S. central bank will hold interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool.\nConsumer prices data on Tuesday will help shape expectations around further moves by the Fed, with traders already pricing in a 50% chance of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\n"We expect the Fed to hike one last time in this cycle in July. By September, we think weakening activity and employment data will lead toward a more enduring pause, with the Fed holding at 5.5% until its first rate cut in March 2024," economists at BNP Paribas noted.\nSigns of a resilient U.S. economy and hopes of the Fed pausing its aggressive monetary tightening have pushed volatility gauges tumbling. The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, commonly known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, sank to a fresh pre-pandemic level of 13.53 points on Thursday.\nAt 10:00 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 56.85 points, or 0.17%, at 33,890.46, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 19.56 points, or 0.46%, at 4,313.49, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 122.32 points, or 0.92%, at 13,360.85.\nTarget Corp TGT.N slipped 1.3% after Citi downgraded the big-box retailer to "neutral", saying sales could fall further this year amid a challenging macro backdrop.\nAdobe Inc ADBE.O added 5.4% after Wells Fargo upgraded it to "overweight", saying the Photoshop software maker was poised to benefit from the generative AI boom.\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O gained 1.7% following a report that its subscriptions jumped after the streaming giant\'s crackdown on password sharing.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.36-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, while advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.00-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 11 new 52-week highs and five new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 45 new highs and 22 new lows.\nBear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787; [email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Major growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.5% and 2.6%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday as Tesla shares jumped following a tie-up with General Motors, while investors awaited inflation data and U.S. monetary policy decision due next week. A rally in megacap stocks, a better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Major growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.5% and 2.6%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday as Tesla shares jumped following a tie-up with General Motors, while investors awaited inflation data and U.S. monetary policy decision due next week. Declining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.36-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, while advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.00-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P, Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs as Tesla rallies', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Major growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.5% and 2.6%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday as Tesla shares jumped following a tie-up with General Motors, while investors awaited inflation data and U.S. monetary policy decision due next week. The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, commonly known as Wall Street's fear gauge, sank to a fresh pre-pandemic level of 13.53 points on Thursday.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Major growth stocks including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.5% and 2.6%. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday as Tesla shares jumped following a tie-up with General Motors, while investors awaited inflation data and U.S. monetary policy decision due next week. A rally in megacap stocks, a better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fridays-etf-with-unusual-volume%3A-djd', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 245,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 39,000. Shares of DJD were off about 0.2% on the day.\nComponents of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 0.4% with over 20.6 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Intel, down about 2.3% on volume of over 16.3 million shares. UnitedHealth Group is the component faring the best Friday, higher by about 1.2% on the day.\nVIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DJD\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 245,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 39,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 0.4% with over 20.6 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Intel, down about 2.3% on volume of over 16.3 million shares. UnitedHealth Group is the component faring the best Friday, higher by about 1.2% on the day.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 245,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 39,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 0.4% with over 20.6 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Intel, down about 2.3% on volume of over 16.3 million shares. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DJD The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': "Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DJD", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 245,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 39,000. Shares of DJD were off about 0.2% on the day. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 0.4% with over 20.6 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Intel, down about 2.3% on volume of over 16.3 million shares.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 245,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 39,000. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Apple, trading up about 0.4% with over 20.6 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Intel, down about 2.3% on volume of over 16.3 million shares. VIDEO: Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DJD The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/invest-like-a-political-insider-with-these-2-new-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Politics are increasingly creeping into all areas of American life, and for better or worse, investing is not immune to this phenomenon. We recently covered the growing number of ETFs that allow people to invest in companies that they believe are aligned with their viewpoints. These ETFs do this by screening for companies that donate money to political candidates or causes. \nNow, Subversive ETFs has unveiled an interesting new twist on political ETFs with two brand new ETFS, one for each opposing side of the aisle -- the Unusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading ETF (BATS:KRUZ) and the Unusual Whales Subversive Democratic Trading ETF (BATS:NANC). How do they work, and could they be worthy of a place in your portfolio? \nHow Do These ETFs Invest Like Political Insiders?\nAs one might guess, the Democratic version of this ETF’s ticker is a reference to Democratic congresswoman and former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, while the Republican ying to NANC’s yang is named for Ted Cruz, the high-profile Republican Senator from Texas and former presidential candidate. \nWhile a number of ETFs allow investors to invest in stocks that they feel like match up with their political preferences, these two new ETFs take a whole new approach. Instead of merely tracking which companies make donations to politicians, NANC and KRUZ utilize data provided by Unusual Whales, an options and equity data platform, to track what stocks members of Congress are buying and selling, using this information to invest alongside them. KRUZ invests in equities bought or sold by Republican members of Congress, while NANC does the same thing with Democratic members of Congress.\nIf you’ve spent any time on the financial side of Twitter (often called "FinTwit") in recent years, you’ve likely seen plenty of accounts discussing the transactions made by Nancy Pelosi and her husband, Paul, and users joking (or perhaps only half joking), that Pelosi is a better investor than Warren Buffett based on her timely buys and sells before major news comes to light about some of these stocks.\nWhile the ability of politicians to enrich themselves based on inside knowledge and influence they derive from positions as lawmakers is an unseemly part of U.S. politics (the U.S. is the only democracy in the world that allows officeholders to invest like this), I give Unusual Whales and Subversive ETFs credit for using data to level the playing field and at least letting everyday Americans invest like these political insiders.\nThey are able to do this because, thanks to the STOCK Act, members of Congress and their spouses must disclose what stocks they buy and sell. \nHow Are Politicians Investing?\nNow that we know how they work, let’s take a look at what NANC and KRUZ look like in practice. These ETFs are actually incredibly diversified, which stands to reason, as they are representing the transactions of hundreds of Congressmen and Congresswomen. \nNANC holds a massive 741 positions, and its top 10 holdings make up 47.4% of the fund. Below, you’ll find an overview of NANC’s top 10 holdings using TipRanks’ holdings tool. \nAs you can see above, NANC skews heavily towards mega-cap tech stocks like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), so holding it would give investors exposure that isn\'t all that different from investing in massive tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) or the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK). \nYou’ll also notice that NANC’s top holdings collectively boast some pretty impressive Smart Scores, with eight of its top 10 scoring 8 or above. The Smart Score is a proprietary quantitative stock scoring system created by TipRanks. It gives stocks a score from 1 to 10 based on eight market key factors. The score is data-driven and does not involve any human intervention.\nMeanwhile, KRUZ holds 486 positions, and its top 10 holdings make up a fairly minuscule 16.5% of assets. Check out the table below for an overview of KRUZ’s top holdings. \nKRUZ clearly isn’t as tech-centric as NANC, and it skews more towards what you might call ‘old economy stocks’ like energy companies and tobacco giant Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM). But there’s a little bit of everything, with Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) representing the tech sector and healthcare companies also having a presence. Seven out of KRUZ’s top 10 positions feature Smart Scores of 8 or above. \nNANC has an ETF Smart Score of 8, edging out KRUZ, which scores a 7. \nOne thing to make note of is that just because these two ETFs represent different sides of the aisle, that doesn’t mean there isn’t overlap in their positions. Politicians from both parties have bought stocks like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Home Depot (NYSE:HD), and Ford (NYSE:F), just to name a few, so you’ll find these and plenty more in both ETFs. \nAre Analysts Bullish on NANC and KRUZ Shares?\nAnalysts view NANC in a positive light. It has a Moderate Buy rating, and the average NANC stock price target of $29.94 implies upside potential of 11.5% from the ETF’s current price.\nThe analyst community views KRUZ relatively similarly, giving it the same Moderate Buy consensus rating. Further, the average KRUZ stock price target of $28.52 implies 15.2% upside potential.\nInvestor Takeaway\nThis is an interesting concept for an investment vehicle, and I also give Subversive ETFs and Unusual Whales credit for seeking to level the playing field between politicians and everyday Americans, at least in the investing sphere.\nIt’s feasible that this strategy of following the investing decisions of Congressmen and congresswomen could be a fruitful one, but these ETFS just launched in February of 2023, so for now, they don’t have much of a track record to judge them on, and time will tell how effective this strategy is.\nThese are still relatively tiny ETFs in the investing landscape -- KRUZ currently has just $4.9 million in assets under management, while NANC has $6.7 million.\nOne additional downside to be aware of is that both of these ETFs charge relatively high fees -- KRUZ and NANC both have expenses ratios of 0.75%, meaning that if you were to invest $10,000 into one of them today, you would pay $75 in fees in year one. For these reasons, I am watching KRUZ and NANC as an interested observer rather than buying one or the other. \nOne additional idea is that if I were interested in investing in NANC, I would consider simply investing in the aforementioned ETFs like QQQ or XLK, as they give you much of the same exposure to the large-cap tech stocks that make up NANC’s top holdings and offer lower fees and a much longer track record of performance.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As you can see above, NANC skews heavily towards mega-cap tech stocks like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), so holding it would give investors exposure that isn\'t all that different from investing in massive tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) or the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK). If you’ve spent any time on the financial side of Twitter (often called "FinTwit") in recent years, you’ve likely seen plenty of accounts discussing the transactions made by Nancy Pelosi and her husband, Paul, and users joking (or perhaps only half joking), that Pelosi is a better investor than Warren Buffett based on her timely buys and sells before major news comes to light about some of these stocks. While the ability of politicians to enrich themselves based on inside knowledge and influence they derive from positions as lawmakers is an unseemly part of U.S. politics (the U.S. is the only democracy in the world that allows officeholders to invest like this), I give Unusual Whales and Subversive ETFs credit for using data to level the playing field and at least letting everyday Americans invest like these political insiders.', 'news_luhn_summary': "As you can see above, NANC skews heavily towards mega-cap tech stocks like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), so holding it would give investors exposure that isn't all that different from investing in massive tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) or the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK). Now, Subversive ETFs has unveiled an interesting new twist on political ETFs with two brand new ETFS, one for each opposing side of the aisle -- the Unusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading ETF (BATS:KRUZ) and the Unusual Whales Subversive Democratic Trading ETF (BATS:NANC). Instead of merely tracking which companies make donations to politicians, NANC and KRUZ utilize data provided by Unusual Whales, an options and equity data platform, to track what stocks members of Congress are buying and selling, using this information to invest alongside them.", 'news_article_title': 'Invest Like a Political Insider with These 2 New ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As you can see above, NANC skews heavily towards mega-cap tech stocks like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), so holding it would give investors exposure that isn't all that different from investing in massive tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) or the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK). Instead of merely tracking which companies make donations to politicians, NANC and KRUZ utilize data provided by Unusual Whales, an options and equity data platform, to track what stocks members of Congress are buying and selling, using this information to invest alongside them. Meanwhile, KRUZ holds 486 positions, and its top 10 holdings make up a fairly minuscule 16.5% of assets.", 'news_textrank_summary': "As you can see above, NANC skews heavily towards mega-cap tech stocks like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), so holding it would give investors exposure that isn't all that different from investing in massive tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) or the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK). Now, Subversive ETFs has unveiled an interesting new twist on political ETFs with two brand new ETFS, one for each opposing side of the aisle -- the Unusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading ETF (BATS:KRUZ) and the Unusual Whales Subversive Democratic Trading ETF (BATS:NANC). One additional idea is that if I were interested in investing in NANC, I would consider simply investing in the aforementioned ETFs like QQQ or XLK, as they give you much of the same exposure to the large-cap tech stocks that make up NANC’s top holdings and offer lower fees and a much longer track record of performance."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-hit-fresh-2023-highs-as-tesla-rallies', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A\nJune 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday before paring some gains, as a jump in Tesla and technology stocks outweighed jitters around the Federal Reserve\'s policy outcome and inflation data next week.\nTesla Inc shares TSLA.O climbed 4.9% and were set for their longest winning streak since January 2021, after General Motors GM.Nagreed to use the company\'s Supercharger network. GM shares GM.N rose 2.5%.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed Thursday 20% above its Oct. 12 finishing low, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants.\nA rally in megacap stocks, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.\n"The overall tone of the market is based on the idea that the Fed will pause its increases," said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments. "As it pauses, the broader market will start to rally and maybe catch up with the large-cap tech stocks that have led the way up until now."\nShares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.3% and 3.2% after retreating earlier this week.\nTraders see a 72% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool.\nConsumer prices data on Tuesday will help shape expectations around further moves by the Fed, with traders already pricing in a 50% chance of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\n"Some of what has been supporting equities is resilient economic data. But to the extent that inflation remains elevated, the Fed may have to do a little bit more," said Roosevelt Bowman, senior investment strategist at Bernstein Private Wealth Management.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, commonly known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, edged up after sinking to a fresh pre-pandemic level of 13.53 points on Thursday.\nAt 12:04 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 9.22 points, or 0.03%, at 33,824.39, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 3.26 points, or 0.08%, at 4,297.19, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 18.88 points, or 0.14%, at 13,257.41.\nTarget Corp TGT.N slipped 2.0% after Citi downgraded the big-box retailer to "neutral", saying sales could fall further this year amid a challenging macro backdrop.\nAdobe Inc ADBE.O added 4.5% after Wells Fargo upgraded it to "overweight", saying the Photoshop software maker was poised to benefit from the generative AI boom.\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O gained 2.5% following a report that its subscriptions jumped after the streaming giant\'s crackdown on password sharing.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.56-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.61-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 13 new 52-week highs and five new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 69 new highs and 32 new lows.\nBear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787; [email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.3% and 3.2% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday before paring some gains, as a jump in Tesla and technology stocks outweighed jitters around the Federal Reserve's policy outcome and inflation data next week. A rally in megacap stocks, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.3% and 3.2% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday before paring some gains, as a jump in Tesla and technology stocks outweighed jitters around the Federal Reserve's policy outcome and inflation data next week. The S&P index recorded 13 new 52-week highs and five new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 69 new highs and 32 new lows.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs as Tesla rallies', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.3% and 3.2% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday before paring some gains, as a jump in Tesla and technology stocks outweighed jitters around the Federal Reserve's policy outcome and inflation data next week. Tesla Inc shares TSLA.O climbed 4.9% and were set for their longest winning streak since January 2021, after General Motors GM.Nagreed to use the company's Supercharger network.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.3% and 3.2% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 2023 highs on Friday before paring some gains, as a jump in Tesla and technology stocks outweighed jitters around the Federal Reserve's policy outcome and inflation data next week. Bear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF (Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi) (([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787; [email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-friday-option-activity%3A-aapl-gs-msft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 689,082 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 68.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 115.9% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 59.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $182.50 strike call option expiring June 09, 2023, with 98,758 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.9 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $182.50 strike highlighted in orange:\nGoldman Sachs Group Inc (Symbol: GS) options are showing a volume of 23,034 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 114.8% of GS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $335 strike call option expiring June 09, 2023, with 2,279 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 227,900 underlying shares of GS. Below is a chart showing GS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $335 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) saw options trading volume of 307,240 contracts, representing approximately 30.7 million underlying shares or approximately 108.6% of MSFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 28.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $330 strike call option expiring June 09, 2023, with 45,285 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.5 million underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $330 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for AAPL options, GS options, or MSFT options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Socially Responsible Preferreds\n\x95 LMPX market cap history\n\x95 Institutional Holders of LADR\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Particularly high volume was seen for the $182.50 strike call option expiring June 09, 2023, with 98,758 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.9 million underlying shares of AAPL. Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 689,082 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 68.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 115.9% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 59.5 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Particularly high volume was seen for the $182.50 strike call option expiring June 09, 2023, with 98,758 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.9 million underlying shares of AAPL. Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 689,082 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 68.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 115.9% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 59.5 million shares.", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Friday Option Activity: AAPL, GS, MSFT', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Particularly high volume was seen for the $182.50 strike call option expiring June 09, 2023, with 98,758 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.9 million underlying shares of AAPL. Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 689,082 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 68.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 115.9% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 59.5 million shares.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 689,082 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 68.9 million underlying shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $182.50 strike call option expiring June 09, 2023, with 98,758 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.9 million underlying shares of AAPL. That amounts to about 115.9% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 59.5 million shares."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-u.s.-stocks-pare-gains-despite-tesla-rally', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali\nJune 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared gains on Friday, with the S&P 500 fighting to stay firmer as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve\'s policy meeting and inflation data next week.\nTesla Inc shares TSLA.O climbed 5.00% and were set for their longest winning streak since January 2021, after General Motors CoGM.Nagreed to use the company\'s Supercharger network. GM shares GM.N rose 1.3%.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed Thursday 20% above its Oct. 12 finishing low, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants.\n"It\'s maybe the most hated bull market in the history of bull markets," said Tim Holland, chief investment officer of investment platform Orion OCIO.\n"Sentiment was terribly depressed going into year-end and still remains on the bearish side."\nA megacap stocks rally, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.\nShares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.74% and 3.43% after retreating earlier this week.\nTraders see a 72% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool.\n"The overall tone of the market is based on the idea that the Fed will pause its increases," said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments. "As it pauses, the broader market will start to rally and maybe catch up with the large-cap tech stocks that have led the way up until now."\nConsumer prices data on Tuesday will help shape expectations around further moves by the Fed, with traders already pricing in a 50% chance of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, commonly known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, edged up after sinking to a fresh pre-pandemic level of 13.83 points on Thursday.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 53.49 points, or 0.16%, to 33,887.1, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 12.99 points, or 0.30%, at 4,306.92 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 69.85 points, or 0.53%, at 13,308.38.\nTarget Corp TGT.N slipped 2.45% after Citi downgraded the big-box retailer to "neutral," saying sales could fall further this year due to economic challenges.\nAdobe Inc ADBE.O added 4.41% after Wells Fargo upgraded it to "overweight," saying the Photoshop software maker was poised to benefit from the generative AI boom.\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O gained 3.46% following a report that the streaming giant\'s subscriptions jumped after its crackdown on password sharing.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by a 1.49-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.55-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 14 new 52-week highs and five new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 75 new highs and 39 new lows.\nBear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787; [email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.74% and 3.43% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared gains on Friday, with the S&P 500 fighting to stay firmer as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. A megacap stocks rally, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.74% and 3.43% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared gains on Friday, with the S&P 500 fighting to stay firmer as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 53.49 points, or 0.16%, to 33,887.1, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 12.99 points, or 0.30%, at 4,306.92 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 69.85 points, or 0.53%, at 13,308.38.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-U.S. stocks pare gains despite Tesla rally', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.74% and 3.43% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared gains on Friday, with the S&P 500 fighting to stay firmer as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. GM shares GM.N rose 1.3%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.74% and 3.43% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared gains on Friday, with the S&P 500 fighting to stay firmer as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 53.49 points, or 0.16%, to 33,887.1, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 12.99 points, or 0.30%, at 4,306.92 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 69.85 points, or 0.53%, at 13,308.38."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-apples-vision-pro-headset-a-game-changer-or-dead-on-arrival', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'After years of rumors, whispers, and unsubstantiated reports, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finally revealed what was arguably the worst-kept secret in Silicon Valley. At the company\'s Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple unveiled its long-awaited mixed reality headset, dubbed Vision Pro.\nWith a starting price of $3,499, it\'s easily the most expensive mainstream device of its kind. It merges virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) into mixed reality, a combination of the two.\nThis immediately raises the question, "Who will buy it?" Given the steep cost, Apple\'s product is arguably out of reach of all but the most affluent buyers. With that as a backdrop, is the Vision Pro headset a game-changer or dead on arrival? Let\'s dig into the details to find out.\nImage source: Apple.\nVision Pro: A revolutionary spatial computer\nApple describes the Vision Pro as a "revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world," while saying it "lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space." It employs a three-dimensional user interface that can be controlled by users\' hand gestures, eye movements, or voice controls, helping "blend the physical world with digital content."\nVision Pro uses 23 million pixels across the two displays, resulting in a twin 4K display that provides an incredible dual-HDR image that is virtually lag-free. It also includes a feature dubbed "EyeSight," which shows the users\' eyes when others are around. When fully immersed in an experience, the users\' eyes won\'t be visible, letting others know they can\'t be seen.\nThe device also features a 3D camera that helps users immerse themselves in a favorite photo or video. Vision Pro also works with FaceTime, helping users feel like they are actually present with the person on the video call.\nOf course, no mixed reality headset would be complete without the apps to support it. Apple didn\'t introduce any killer apps, but is rather hosting developer labs in California, London, Munich, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo to get the ball rolling. The plan is to create a catalog of apps before the device goes on sale early next year.\nThere was a surprise cameo by Disney CEO Bob Iger, who revealed that a number of immersive experiences will launch on streaming video platform Disney+ when the Vision Pro is released next year. In some cases, users will be able to immerse themselves into the settings of the movies and television shows they\'re watching.\nA technological masterpiece\nA number of analysts were clearly impressed. Jefferies analyst Andrew Uerkwitz said the device is the "most technologically advanced device we\'ve seen," while Stratechery\'s Ben Thompson was "blown away." Credit Suisse analyst Shannon Cross said the device "solves many of the technical limitations" evident in competing products, resulting in the "first uncompromised mixed reality solution," according to The Fly.\nOthers were more guarded, with many analysts citing the high price tag as a stumbling block -- at least over the short term.\nThe market leader in a category no one really asked for\nLooking further ahead shows that Apple -- as always -- is playing the long game. The Vision Pro\'s unrivaled capabilities set the device apart, giving Apple the leading technological position in an evolving space. If history is any indicator, Apple will move to dominate the market over time.\nThe iPhone maker is establishing its bona fides now as the early leader in an emerging field. The cost to manufacture this cutting-edge device will no doubt come down over time, allowing Apple to release a lower-cost version down the road, capturing more of the market.\nRemember the snickers and off-color remarks made in connection with the release of the iPad? Apple had the last laugh, as the device quickly became the category leader, all but defining the tablet market and becoming theglobal marketshare leader for more than a decade -- a distinction it still holds today.\nApple had a similar experience in early 2015 with the release of the Apple Watch, which one commentator called "the market leader in a category no one really asked for." By early 2020, Apple Watch dominated the smart watch category and was selling more timepieces than the entire Swiss watch industry. Apple continues to dominate the competition, controlling 34% of theglobal marketin 2022, as well as 60% of the total market revenue, according to market research firm Counterpoint Technology.\nNo get-rich-quick scheme\nTo be clear, the Vision Pro won\'t be a big revenue generator for Apple anytime soon. The rollout of this device will be a multiyear undertaking.\nFurthermore, keep in mind that the iPhone brought in more than $205 billion last year, representing 52% of Apple\'s total revenue. Even the most bullish analyst expects the Vision Pro sales of just 1.5 million units next year, which would represent revenue of roughly $5.2 billion -- so even if it meets these lofty first-year estimates, it won\'t move the needle. It\'s important to remember that Apple is playing the long game and thinking in terms of years and decades, not months.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'After years of rumors, whispers, and unsubstantiated reports, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finally revealed what was arguably the worst-kept secret in Silicon Valley. There was a surprise cameo by Disney CEO Bob Iger, who revealed that a number of immersive experiences will launch on streaming video platform Disney+ when the Vision Pro is released next year. Credit Suisse analyst Shannon Cross said the device "solves many of the technical limitations" evident in competing products, resulting in the "first uncompromised mixed reality solution," according to The Fly.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'After years of rumors, whispers, and unsubstantiated reports, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finally revealed what was arguably the worst-kept secret in Silicon Valley. Vision Pro: A revolutionary spatial computer Apple describes the Vision Pro as a "revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world," while saying it "lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space." It employs a three-dimensional user interface that can be controlled by users\' hand gestures, eye movements, or voice controls, helping "blend the physical world with digital content."', 'news_article_title': "Is Apple's Vision Pro Headset a Game-Changer or Dead on Arrival?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "After years of rumors, whispers, and unsubstantiated reports, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finally revealed what was arguably the worst-kept secret in Silicon Valley. When fully immersed in an experience, the users' eyes won't be visible, letting others know they can't be seen. Of course, no mixed reality headset would be complete without the apps to support it.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'After years of rumors, whispers, and unsubstantiated reports, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finally revealed what was arguably the worst-kept secret in Silicon Valley. Vision Pro: A revolutionary spatial computer Apple describes the Vision Pro as a "revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world," while saying it "lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space." The Vision Pro\'s unrivaled capabilities set the device apart, giving Apple the leading technological position in an evolving space.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-ends-slightly-higher-as-tesla-rallies', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali\nJune 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve\'s policy meeting and inflation data next week.\nTesla Inc shares TSLA.O climbed and were set for their longest winning streak since January 2021, after General Motors Co GM.Nagreed to use the company\'s Supercharger network. GM shares GM.N were also higher.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed Thursday 20% above its Oct. 12 finishing low, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants.\n"It\'s maybe the most hated bull market in the history of bull markets," said Tim Holland, chief investment officer of investment platform Orion OCIO.\n"Sentiment was terribly depressed going into year-end and still remains on the bearish side."\nA megacap stocks rally, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.\nShares in tech companies advanced after retreating earlier this week.\nTraders see a 72% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool.\nConsumer prices data on Tuesday will help shape expectations around further moves by the Fed, with traders already pricing in a 50% chance of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, commonly known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, sank to the lowest level since February 2020 before regaining some ground.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 43.63 points, or 0.13%, to 33,877.24, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 5.02 points, or 0.12%, to 4,298.95 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 20.62 points, or 0.16%, to 13,259.14.\nTarget Corp TGT.N slipped after Citi downgraded the big-box retailer to "neutral," saying sales could fall further this year due to economic challenges.\nAdobe Inc ADBE.O rose after Wells Fargo upgraded it to "overweight," saying the Photoshop software maker was poised to benefit from the generative AI boom.\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O gained following a report that the streaming giant\'s subscriptions jumped after its crackdown on password sharing.\nBear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787; [email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. A megacap stocks rally, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation. Traders see a 72% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup's Fedwatch tool.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. Traders see a 72% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup's Fedwatch tool. Bear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF (Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Richard Chang) (([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787; [email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends slightly higher as Tesla rallies', 'news_lexrank_summary': "By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. Tesla Inc shares TSLA.O climbed and were set for their longest winning streak since January 2021, after General Motors Co GM.Nagreed to use the company's Supercharger network. Traders see a 72% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup's Fedwatch tool.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. A megacap stocks rally, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation. Bear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF (Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Richard Chang) (([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787; [email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-u.s.-stocks-end-a-tad-higher-as-tesla-rallies', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali\nJune 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve\'s policy meeting and inflation data next week.\nTesla Inc shares TSLA.O climbed 4.06%, clinching their longest winning streak since January 2021, after General Motors Co GM.Nagreed to use the company\'s Supercharger network. GM shares GM.N rose 1.06%.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPXbuilt on Thursday\'s 20% rise from its Oct. 12 finishing low, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants.\n"It\'s maybe the most hated bull market in the history of bull markets," said Tim Holland, chief investment officer of investment platform Orion OCIO.\n"Sentiment was terribly depressed going into year-end and still remains on the bearish side."\nThe S&P 500 .SPX gained 4.93 points, or 0.11%, at 4,298.86, taking this week\'s advance to 0.38% and extending its winning streak to four weeks, the longest since the July-August 2022 period. The Nasdaq Composite notched its seventh straight week of gains, .IXIC adding 20.62 points, or 0.16%, to 13,259.14 on the day and 0.13% on the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 43.17 points, or 0.13%, to 33,876.78, for a weekly gain of 0.33%.\nA megacap stocks rally, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.\nShares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.22% and 3.20% after retreating earlier this week.\nTraders see a 72% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range in its June 13-14 policy meeting, according to CMEGroup\'s Fedwatch tool.\n"The overall tone of the market is based on the idea that the Fed will pause its increases," said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments. "As it pauses, the broader market will start to rally and maybe catch up with the large-cap tech stocks that have led the way up until now."\nConsumer prices data on Tuesday will help shape expectations around further moves by the Fed, with traders already pricing in a 50% chance of another 25-basis-point rate hike in July.\nThe CBOE Volatility index .VIX, commonly known as Wall Street\'s fear gauge, sank to the lowest level since February 2020 before regaining some ground.\nTarget Corp TGT.N slipped 3.26% after Citi downgraded the big-box retailer to "neutral," saying sales could fall further this year due to economic challenges.\nAdobe Inc ADBE.O rose 3.41% after Wells Fargo upgraded it to "overweight," saying the Photoshop software maker was poised to benefit from the generative AI boom.\nNetflix Inc NFLX.O gained 2.60% following a report that the streaming giant\'s subscriptions jumped after its crackdown on password sharing.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.49-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.84-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 15 new 52-week highs and five new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 84 new highs and 53 new lows.\nBear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787; [email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.22% and 3.20% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. A megacap stocks rally, better-than-expected earnings season and expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle have supported Wall Street this year despite concerns about a looming recession and sticky inflation.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.22% and 3.20% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve\'s policy meeting and inflation data next week. "As it pauses, the broader market will start to rally and maybe catch up with the large-cap tech stocks that have led the way up until now."', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-U.S. stocks end a tad higher as Tesla rallies', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.22% and 3.20% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. The S&P 500 .SPX gained 4.93 points, or 0.11%, at 4,298.86, taking this week's advance to 0.38% and extending its winning streak to four weeks, the longest since the July-August 2022 period.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares in tech companies including Apple Inc AAPL.O, Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O rose between 0.22% and 3.20% after retreating earlier this week. By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and inflation data next week. The S&P 500 .SPX gained 4.93 points, or 0.11%, at 4,298.86, taking this week's advance to 0.38% and extending its winning streak to four weeks, the longest since the July-August 2022 period."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-st-week-ahead-investors-rethink-recession-plays-boosting-u.s.-stock-market-laggards', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Randall\nNEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. stocks rally is showing signs of expanding beyond the cluster of giant growth and tech names that have led gains this year, as investors reposition portfolios primed for a widely expected recession.\nFor months, investors piled into a handful of megacap companies seen as safe bets in uncertain times, spurring a rally that has lifted the S&P 500 nearly 12% year-to-date, concentrated in a small group of stocks.\nAs the U.S. economy holds up despite higher interest rates, fears of an imminent downturn are fading. Some investors have started dipping their toes into economically sensitive market areas that have been out of favor this year including small caps, energy shares and industrial stocks - all of which have seen hefty rallies in June.\n"We\'re seeing indications that the economy is going to be more resilient to headwinds," said Tim Murray, a capital market strategist in T Rowe Price\'s multi-asset division. "There\'s reason to believe that the pessimism we saw at the start of the year is giving way to a stronger-than-expected market."\nMurray has increased his allocation to small-cap stocks, which tend to be among the most direct beneficiaries of economic growth. The Russell 2000 small cap index of small cap companies .RUT has surged 6.6% this month. The index is up 5.9% year-to-date.\nOther rebounding segments in June include the S&P 500 energy sector, which has gained 6% this month and S&P 500 industrials, up 5.7%. Energy is down 7.6% year-to-date, while industrials have risen nearly 4%.\nBy contrast, the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 has gained about 2% this month - though the recent underperformance follows a nearly 33% year-to-date surge on excitement over developments in artificial intelligence.\n"This kind of dominance is unusual but you\'re starting to see it turn around," said Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices.\nTen of the 11 S&P 500 sectors are firmer for the month to date, compared to only six for the year. An additional sign that investors are looking further afield can be seen in the market\'s breadth: the percentage of S&P 500 stocks trading above their 200-day moving average stood at nearly 54% on Friday, up from a low of 38% in March. That is still off from the high of 76% reached in February, however.\nStronger-than-expected jobs growth and robust consumer spending have been among the data points that have bolstered investors\' economic outlook.\nAmong the firms revising recession forecasts were Goldman Sachs, which in the past week cut its probability of a recession in the next 12 months to 25% from 35%, while Nuveen\'s Chief Investment Officer Saira Malik recently wrote that a "mild" recession has likely been delayed from late 2023 to sometime in 2024.\nInvestors in the coming week will be watching U.S. consumer price data on Tuesday for signs that the Fed\'s rate hikes are continuing to cool inflation without badly hurting growth. The Fed concludes its two-day monetary policy meeting onWednesday, and while most market participants expect the U.S. central bank to leave rates unchanged, many will also be gauging policymakers\' appetite for future tightening.\nSome market watchers believe it is too early for economic optimism. Analysts at Capital Economics wrote on Thursday that the small-caps rally was likely premature, saying they expected softer growth in coming months. Jobless claims released on Thursday were higher than expected, a sign that the labor market could be cooling.\nOthers, however, are more optimistic. Max Wasserman, senior portfolio manager at Miramar Capital, has been increasing his positions in underperforming consumer stocks such as Starbucks Corp SBUX.O and Target Corp TGT.N, respectively down around 1% and 15% year-to-date. He expects restaurants and retailers to outperform as growth stabilizes in the second half of the year.\n"That\'s when we think we will be rewarded," he said.\nBREADTH https://tmsnrt.rs/43QjVpv\nReversal of fortune https://tmsnrt.rs/3CjkeNV\n(Reporting by David Randall; Additional reporting Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6607; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By David Randall NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. stocks rally is showing signs of expanding beyond the cluster of giant growth and tech names that have led gains this year, as investors reposition portfolios primed for a widely expected recession. Some investors have started dipping their toes into economically sensitive market areas that have been out of favor this year including small caps, energy shares and industrial stocks - all of which have seen hefty rallies in June. The Fed concludes its two-day monetary policy meeting onWednesday, and while most market participants expect the U.S. central bank to leave rates unchanged, many will also be gauging policymakers' appetite for future tightening.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Some investors have started dipping their toes into economically sensitive market areas that have been out of favor this year including small caps, energy shares and industrial stocks - all of which have seen hefty rallies in June. The Russell 2000 small cap index of small cap companies .RUT has surged 6.6% this month. BREADTH https://tmsnrt.rs/43QjVpv Reversal of fortune https://tmsnrt.rs/3CjkeNV (Reporting by David Randall; Additional reporting Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Richard Chang) (([email protected]; 646-223-6607; Reuters Messaging: [email protected])) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'WALL ST WEEK AHEAD-Investors rethink recession plays, boosting U.S. stock market laggards', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Some investors have started dipping their toes into economically sensitive market areas that have been out of favor this year including small caps, energy shares and industrial stocks - all of which have seen hefty rallies in June. The index is up 5.9% year-to-date. Other rebounding segments in June include the S&P 500 energy sector, which has gained 6% this month and S&P 500 industrials, up 5.7%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By David Randall NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. stocks rally is showing signs of expanding beyond the cluster of giant growth and tech names that have led gains this year, as investors reposition portfolios primed for a widely expected recession. Some investors have started dipping their toes into economically sensitive market areas that have been out of favor this year including small caps, energy shares and industrial stocks - all of which have seen hefty rallies in June. Analysts at Capital Economics wrote on Thursday that the small-caps rally was likely premature, saying they expected softer growth in coming months.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-headset%3A-a-stock-price-catalyst-or-a-%243500-tech-toy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'T\nhe unveiling of a new “mixed-reality” headset from Apple Inc. (AAPL) is more than just a news blurb — it could be a make-or-break moment for the iconic tech company, because according to data from our friends at LikeFolio, demand for Apple’s current roster of products is slipping.\nYou can see the slide in Purchase Intent (PI) mentions (how many people have bought or are talking about buying a product or service) on a year-over-year (YoY) basis in the chart below, with Mac mentions losing 36%, iPad mentions losing 32%, and mentions for AirPods falling 29%: \nEven the iPhone is losing some steam, with mentions sliding by 28%. Apple needs something new to capture consumers’ imaginations again and cause that same buzz that previously had people waiting in line for 110 hours to grab an iPhone. Could this new “mixed-reality” headset be it? To get the answer, I turned to Jason Bodner, the inventor of the Quantum Edge system. \n“As Apple got bigger and bigger and bigger, the question was always what super cool innovation the company could come up with that would move the sales needle of a $3 trillion behemoth,” Jason said. He also noted that the headset will be the first new major product from Apple since the company launched its smartwatch nearly nine years ago.\nUsers will be able to control the headset using their hands, eyes, and voice. It can switch from computer mode to augmented reality (AR) to virtual reality (VR) to just plain reality, and it will be available early next year for around $3,500. So, will this move the needle? \n“Honestly, I’m not sure,” Jason said. But he pointed out a key insight in that Apple has a history of making us realize we need something we never thought we needed before. And going beyond that, he was able to run AAPL through his Quantum Edge system to see what kind of investing strategies to consider. \nPutting AAPL Under the Quantum Edge Microscope \nHere’s what Jason found: \nQuantum Score: 77.6. Excellent. Right in the target “buy” zone. Fundamental Score: 66.7. Very good. But not blow-the-roof-off outstanding. One- and three-year sales growth is “okay” — but not great. That’s not surprising for a company of Apple’s size — especially in the inflation-ridden environment of the last year. Earnings growth is expected to accelerate over the coming three years. Profit margins are good. And valuations are a little rich after the stock’s 40% climb here in 2023. \nTechnical Score: 85.3. Very strong, which is also not surprising after the big run. Shares recently hit a new 52-week high. That means they were trading above their key moving averages and internal technical measures also show strength. \nThen there’s Big Money: Institutions account for 70% to 90% of daily volume and an influx of Big Money can move stock prices. Institutions own 60% of shares, and his system has picked up 12 “buy” signals (unusually heavy buying) in the last 90 days: \nJason says that Apple pretty well checks all of his Quantum Edge boxes… very good fundamentals, exceptionally strong technicals, and Big Money is flowing in. He said when you put everything together, it gives AAPL stock a 70% chance of rising from current prices, which equals the overall success rate of his system. But the question of course is… How much more does it rise? \nJason warns that the company’s massive market value, huge top line, and recent surge might limit the upside a bit. But he also says it is hard to find a whole bunch wrong with Apple right now. \nBottom line: Jason says there are multiple ways to make money off companies riding gigantic megatrends. In this case, he thinks Apple and smaller companies riding the new virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) trend could be poised to keep moving higher.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'he unveiling of a new “mixed-reality” headset from Apple Inc. (AAPL) is more than just a news blurb — it could be a make-or-break moment for the iconic tech company, because according to data from our friends at LikeFolio, demand for Apple’s current roster of products is slipping. And going beyond that, he was able to run AAPL through his Quantum Edge system to see what kind of investing strategies to consider. Putting AAPL Under the Quantum Edge Microscope Here’s what Jason found: Quantum Score: 77.6.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'he unveiling of a new “mixed-reality” headset from Apple Inc. (AAPL) is more than just a news blurb — it could be a make-or-break moment for the iconic tech company, because according to data from our friends at LikeFolio, demand for Apple’s current roster of products is slipping. And going beyond that, he was able to run AAPL through his Quantum Edge system to see what kind of investing strategies to consider. Putting AAPL Under the Quantum Edge Microscope Here’s what Jason found: Quantum Score: 77.6.', 'news_article_title': "Apple's Headset: A Stock Price Catalyst or a $3,500 Tech Toy?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'He said when you put everything together, it gives AAPL stock a 70% chance of rising from current prices, which equals the overall success rate of his system. he unveiling of a new “mixed-reality” headset from Apple Inc. (AAPL) is more than just a news blurb — it could be a make-or-break moment for the iconic tech company, because according to data from our friends at LikeFolio, demand for Apple’s current roster of products is slipping. And going beyond that, he was able to run AAPL through his Quantum Edge system to see what kind of investing strategies to consider.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'he unveiling of a new “mixed-reality” headset from Apple Inc. (AAPL) is more than just a news blurb — it could be a make-or-break moment for the iconic tech company, because according to data from our friends at LikeFolio, demand for Apple’s current roster of products is slipping. And going beyond that, he was able to run AAPL through his Quantum Edge system to see what kind of investing strategies to consider. Putting AAPL Under the Quantum Edge Microscope Here’s what Jason found: Quantum Score: 77.6.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/breaking-down-the-big-7-tech-players-outsized-roles', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Stocks have made some nice gains from the October 2022 lows and remain within spitting distance of the recent peak in August last year. In fact, the S&P 500 index is up about +20% from the October lows, prompting some to suggest that the worst is behind us.\nThis note is focused on the outsized role of the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ – Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA – in the market’s strong performance this year.\nMarket bears justifiably point to the market’s narrow leadership through these ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ as a major argument why they don’t see the rally having sustainable legs. This is a fair point, though we should note that we are starting to see other parts of the market join the leadership team in recent days.\nThe bears also point to recession risks, the inflation problem being more ‘sticky’ than the market is appreciating, and significant downside risks to current consensus earnings expectations.\nRecessions are notoriously hard to predict, and this ‘coming recession’ has proved more challenging than most.\nWithout a crystal ball, it is hard to know with certainty what lies ahead in the macroeconomy. But most mainstream economists are lowering their recession odds, though they all see above-average risks of economic trouble. With inflation steadily decreasing and the labor market staying fairly strong, many in the market are starting to assign more likely odds to the ‘soft landing’ scenario.\nWe are seeing some early evidence of this in the real-time earnings estimate revisions data as well. Regular readers of our earnings commentary know that we have consistently flagged a favorable turn in the revisions trend since the start of 2023 Q2. Earnings estimates have been stabilizing in the aggregate after consistently coming down for almost a year and are actually starting to go up for some key sectors.\nThis combination of favorable macroeconomic developments and optimism about the transformational power of artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be driving market optimism.\nThe ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ are at the forefront of the market’s AI hopes, as was vividly crystallized by Nvidia’s off-the-charts guidance upgrade on May 24th. That day, Nvidia told the market that instead of the $7 billion-plus that the market expected them to bring in revenues for their July quarter, they see the revenue number to be more like $11 billion.\nThe May 24th guidance upgrade has put Nvidia shares on a unique trajectory. Valuation questions tend to have an element of subjectivity about them, like ‘beauty being in the eyes of the beholder.’ But no one in their right mind can say with a straight face that Nvidia shares are fairly priced at current levels on most conventional valuation metrics. But what if the May 24th guidance upgrade proves to be the first among many others in the coming quarters?\nGetting back to the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’, please note that we are taking somewhat of a license by calling them all to be ‘Tech’ players. For the record, the Zacks sector classification puts Tesla in the Auto sector and Amazon in the Retail sector.\nThis elite group of 7 mega-cap companies currently accounts for 27.5% of the S&P 500 index’s total market capitalization and is expected to bring in 16.2% of the index’s total earnings this year. This is the same earnings share the group brought in 2020, which increased to 17.4% in 2021 and fell to 14.4% in 2022.\nCurrent consensus expectations call for the group’s earnings share to increase to 17.2% in 2024 and 18.4% in 2025.\nFor 2023 Q2, the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ are currently expected to achieve year-over-year earnings and revenue growth rates of +13.2% and +6.1%, respectively. The group is expected to account for 15.4% of all S&P 500 earnings in 2023 Q2.\nThe expectation is for steadily improving growth in the coming quarters, as the chart below shows.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe S&P 500 index as a whole is expected to suffer an -8.9% decline in earnings on -0.6% lower revenues in 2023 Q2.\nExcluding the contribution from the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’, Q2 earnings for the remaining 493 S&P 500 members would be down -12% on -1.3% lower revenues.\nTo get a sense of what is currently expected, take a look at the chart below that shows current earnings and revenue growth expectations for the S&P 500 index for 2023 Q2 and the following three quarters and actual results for the preceding four quarters.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nThe chart below shows this expected growth picture for the 493 S&P 500 members. In other words, we have excluded the contribution from the Big 7 Tech Players.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nTo give you a sense of how much these expectations have evolved over the last three months, the -8.9% earnings decline in Q2 today is down from the -7.2% decline that was expected on March 10th, 2023. Estimates for the last two quarters of the year have similarly come down very modestly over the same time period, with 2023 Q3 down from +0.3% earnings growth on March 10th to a decline of -0.7% today and Q4 down from +7.9% then to +5.4% today.\nPlease note that while 2023 Q2 estimates have come down, the magnitude of negative revisions compares favorably to what we saw in the comparable periods of the preceding couple of quarters. In other words, estimates haven’t fallen as much as they did the last few quarters, not only for Q2 but also for the rest of the year.\nAs noted earlier, we have been pointing out a notable stabilization in the revisions front lately, which roughly coincided with the start of Q2 in April 2023. This was a shift in the overall revisions trend that had been in place for almost a year before that. \nGetting back to the 2023 Q2 expectations, embedded in the aforementioned earnings and revenue growth projections is the expectation of continued margin pressures, a recurring theme in recent quarters.\nThe chart below shows the year-over-year change in net income margins for the S&P 500 index.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAs you can see above, 2023 Q2 will be the 6th consecutive quarter of declining margins for the S&P 500 index.\nMargins in Q2 are expected to be below the year-earlier level for 11 of the 16 Zacks sectors, with the biggest margin pressure expected to be in the Basic Materials, Construction, Energy, Medical, Conglomerates, Autos, Aerospace, and Tech sectors.\nOn the positive side, the Finance sector is the only one expected to experience significant margin gains, with the Consumer Discretionary sector as a distant second. Sectors expected to be essentially flat margins relative to 2022 Q2 are Retail, Utilities, and Industrial Products.\nThe chart below shows the earnings and revenue growth picture on an annual basis.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nAs noted earlier in the context of discussing the revisions trend pertaining to 2023 Q2 estimates, we have been observing a notable stabilization in the revisions trend since the start of April 2023.\nThis stabilization in 2023 earnings estimates represented a notable reversal in the persistently negative trend that had been in place for almost a year. Current expectations for 2023, as represented by the above chart, are down nearly -13% since the April 2022 peak.\nSince the start of 2023 Q2 in April, aggregate earnings estimates for 2023 are essentially flat, with 8 of the 16 Zacks sectors enjoying positive estimate revisions in that time period. Sectors enjoying positive estimate revisions since the start of Q2 include Construction, Industrial Products, Autos, Tech, and Retail.\nThe chart below shows current earnings and revenue growth expectations for the ‘Big 7 Tech Players.’\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nFor a detailed look at the overall earnings picture, including expectations for the coming periods, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report >>>> Looking Ahead to the Q2 Earnings Season \nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This note is focused on the outsized role of the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ – Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA – in the market’s strong performance this year. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stocks have made some nice gains from the October 2022 lows and remain within spitting distance of the recent peak in August last year.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This note is focused on the outsized role of the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ – Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA – in the market’s strong performance this year. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Sectors enjoying positive estimate revisions since the start of Q2 include Construction, Industrial Products, Autos, Tech, and Retail.', 'news_article_title': "Breaking Down The Big 7 Tech Players' Outsized Roles", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This note is focused on the outsized role of the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ – Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA – in the market’s strong performance this year. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Current consensus expectations call for the group’s earnings share to increase to 17.2% in 2024 and 18.4% in 2025.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This note is focused on the outsized role of the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ – Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA – in the market’s strong performance this year. To get a sense of what is currently expected, take a look at the chart below that shows current earnings and revenue growth expectations for the S&P 500 index for 2023 Q2 and the following three quarters and actual results for the preceding four quarters.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-semiconductor-stocks-that-could-skyrocket-in-the-next-12-months', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThere is no denying the fact that artificial intelligence (AI) is the future and it is here to stay. We have already seen AI powering massive growth for tech companies in the last couple of months. With companies going all out with their AI investments, it is time to understand their future potential. Chips lie at the heart of tech companies and they lead growth. Tech companies are out of their tumultuous period and are steadily rising. This means investors should start looking for best semiconductor stocks for investment.\nInternet of Things, 5G, or autonomous vehicles, all these segments are dependent on chips and even cloud computing works on chips. If you want to make the most of the growth of data centers and AI, now is the time to invest in chip-manufacturing companies. There’s a good chance we could see a few chip leaders in the industry over the next year.\nSmart investors understand that to benefit from today’s trends, it is important to invest in high-growth potential companies. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the three top semiconductor stocks that could skyrocket in the next 12 months.\nTop semiconductor stocks: Nvidia (NVDA)\nSource: Poetra.RH / Shutterstock.com\nNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is already trading near its all-time high but there is a lot more to come for this tech giant. Already a leader in the semiconductor industry, it is making the most of the AI boom. The recent quarterly results were impressive and the company expects even better quarters this year. NVDA stock is trading at $374 today and it is at a premium right now but there is potential for higher growth. Already up 161% year to date, Nvidia is a leader in the semiconductor space and it is taking big strides in the industry. Several tech companies are the beneficiaries of Nvidia’s success but if you want the gold stock, it is NVDA. \nThe company had expanded at a rapid pace in the pandemic when gaming took off. But its data center business took the revenue numbers to a new high. This was followed by the AI adoption and now there’s no stopping Nvidia. Many might argue that the stock is already at a high and is not cheap. Yes, it is true but you should not undermine the potential of NVDA stock.\nWhile it might be trading near an all-time high, it will certainly hit a new high in the next 12 months. I’ve said it in the past and I’ll say it again, buy and hold NVDA stock for massive gains. The company expects the sales to reach around $11 billion in the three months ending July and with each quarter, it will report blowout numbers.\nBank of America considers NVDA stock a buy and has a price target of $500. The company virtually controls a large GPU market and it is set to benefit from the AI boom. The bank believes that the tech company has several under appreciated opportunities that can help expand its market share in the near future. There is a bullish sentiment towards the stock and I believe it can generate solid returns in the next 12 months. It is one of the high return semiconductor stocks to grab before it gets too late.\nAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD)\nSource: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com\nA big player in the semiconductor industry, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) garnered headlines for its AI partnerships. The company is here to gain its fair share of the AI boom. AMD aims to introduce new products that will help gain a larger market share. AMD will soon be launching the MI300 chip which will play a significant role in the AI space. The chip will combine the CPU and GPU cores with fast memory on a single chip package. I believe the demand for this chip will be strong and it will drive revenue for the company. If you are looking for semiconductor stocks to skyrocket, AMD is the one to own. \nAMD’s chips are a favorite of several tech giants including Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). They use the chips for cloud computing and with more businesses joining this chipmaker, it will show strong growth. AMD stock is trading at $117 today and is up 84% year to date. The stock was at $64 in Jan and is steadily marching ahead. It has generated over 650% results in the last five years. Compared to the other semiconductor stocks in the industry, AMD looks fairly valued and is a strong buy before it skyrockets. \nThe company posted solid quarterly results and also raised the guidance. It has a market cap of $204 billion and its chips are one of the best in the industry. The company makes chips for AI applications and as the demand for chips continues to grow, AMD is set to benefit. If the company can manage to achieve the growth it showed over the last decade, it could become one of the biggest winners in the tech industry. BofA has raised the price target of the stock to $135 and Citi has a target of $150. \nTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)\nSource: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com\nTaiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) is a popular but highly undervalued semiconductor company. One of the top semiconductor stocks, it holds about 60% of the total market share in chip fabrication and manufactures over 90% of the top semiconductors that are used today. Some of its biggest customers include Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Nvidia, and AMD. The company did see a drop in revenue year over year in the first quarter but the EPS rose by 2.1%.\nAs the demand for chips continues to grow, Taiwan Semiconductor has massive upside potential. It enjoys an operating margin of 45% and the management expects it to remain strong in the long term. TSMC is already enjoying a dominant position in the industry and it could be the biggest beneficiary of the AI boom due to its contracts with tech leaders in the industry. It has a market share that is hard to compete with which makes it one of the high potential semiconductor stocks today. \nTSMC stock is trading at $100 today and is up 35% year to date. Like all the other semiconductor stocks, it has been moving upward for the past six months. Its 52-week high is $106 but I believe the stock will hit a new high very soon. It posted strong numbers in the recent quarter and its net income margin was close to 40%. A demand spike could take the numbers higher and I expect even better earnings growth in the coming quarters. \nOn the date of publication, Vandita Jadeja did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nVandita Jadeja is a CPA and a freelance financial copywriter who loves to read and write about stocks. She believes in buying and holding for long term gains. Her knowledge of words and numbers helps her write clear stock analysis.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\nThe post 3 Semiconductor Stocks That Could Skyrocket in the Next 12 Months appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Some of its biggest customers include Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Nvidia, and AMD. Smart investors understand that to benefit from today’s trends, it is important to invest in high-growth potential companies. The company expects the sales to reach around $11 billion in the three months ending July and with each quarter, it will report blowout numbers.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Some of its biggest customers include Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Nvidia, and AMD. Top semiconductor stocks: Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Poetra.RH / Shutterstock.com Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is already trading near its all-time high but there is a lot more to come for this tech giant. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com A big player in the semiconductor industry, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) garnered headlines for its AI partnerships.', 'news_article_title': '3 Semiconductor Stocks That Could Skyrocket in the Next 12 Months', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Some of its biggest customers include Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Nvidia, and AMD. If you are looking for semiconductor stocks to skyrocket, AMD is the one to own. The company makes chips for AI applications and as the demand for chips continues to grow, AMD is set to benefit.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Some of its biggest customers include Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Nvidia, and AMD. Top semiconductor stocks: Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Poetra.RH / Shutterstock.com Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is already trading near its all-time high but there is a lot more to come for this tech giant. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) is a popular but highly undervalued semiconductor company.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-amazon-must-face-consumer-lawsuit-over-iphone-ipad-prices-us-judge', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Mike Scarcella\nJune 9 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O must face a consumer antitrust lawsuit in U.S. court accusing them of conspiring to artificially inflate the price of iPhones and iPads sold on Amazon\'s platform, a federal judge in Seattle ruled on Thursday.\nIn his ruling, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour rejected bids from Apple and Amazon to dismiss the prospective class action on various legal grounds.\nCoughenour said the "validity" of the relevant market, a central issue in antitrust litigation, was a question for a jury.\nThe lawsuit, filed in November, is among several private and government actions challenging Amazon\'s online price practices. Coughenour\'s ruling means the case will move forward to evidence-gathering and other pretrial proceedings.\nLawyers for Apple and Amazon and representatives for the companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Friday.\nSteve Berman, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, called the court\'s ruling "a major win for consumers of Apple phones and iPads."\nThe plaintiffs are U.S. residents who bought new iPhones and iPads on Amazon beginning in January 2019. They contend an agreement between Apple and Amazon that went into effect that year restricted the number of competitive resellers in violation of antitrust provisions.\nIn 2018, according to the lawsuit, there were some 600 third-party Apple resellers on Amazon. Apple agreed to give Amazon a discount on its products if Amazon reduced the number of Apple resellers from its marketplace, the lawsuit alleged.\nApple has argued that its agreement with Amazon limited the number of authorized resellers to help minimize counterfeit Apple goods being sold on the e-commerce platform.\nIn a court filing, Apple\'s attorneys called the agreement "commonplace" and said the "Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit have routinely recognized that such agreements are procompetitive and lawful."\nThe judge in Seattle said "countervailing" motivations for the agreement between Apple and Amazon would be addressed later in the litigation.\nApple recorded $94.8 billion in sales in the second quarter, and Amazon reported $127.4 billion in its most recent quarterly earnings report.\nThe complaint seeks unspecified triple damages and other relief.\nThe case is Steven Floyd v Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, No. 2:22-cv-01599-JCC.\nRead more:\nApple, Epic ask US appeals court to reconsider its antitrust ruling\nAmazon loses bid to toss consumer antitrust lawsuit\nLawsuit claims Apple, Amazon colluded to raise iPhone, iPad prices\n(Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Mike Scarcella June 9 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O must face a consumer antitrust lawsuit in U.S. court accusing them of conspiring to artificially inflate the price of iPhones and iPads sold on Amazon's platform, a federal judge in Seattle ruled on Thursday. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour rejected bids from Apple and Amazon to dismiss the prospective class action on various legal grounds. Read more: Apple, Epic ask US appeals court to reconsider its antitrust ruling Amazon loses bid to toss consumer antitrust lawsuit Lawsuit claims Apple, Amazon colluded to raise iPhone, iPad prices (Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Mike Scarcella June 9 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O must face a consumer antitrust lawsuit in U.S. court accusing them of conspiring to artificially inflate the price of iPhones and iPads sold on Amazon's platform, a federal judge in Seattle ruled on Thursday. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour rejected bids from Apple and Amazon to dismiss the prospective class action on various legal grounds. Read more: Apple, Epic ask US appeals court to reconsider its antitrust ruling Amazon loses bid to toss consumer antitrust lawsuit Lawsuit claims Apple, Amazon colluded to raise iPhone, iPad prices (Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple, Amazon must face consumer lawsuit over iPhone, iPad prices - US judge', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Mike Scarcella June 9 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O must face a consumer antitrust lawsuit in U.S. court accusing them of conspiring to artificially inflate the price of iPhones and iPads sold on Amazon\'s platform, a federal judge in Seattle ruled on Thursday. Steve Berman, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, called the court\'s ruling "a major win for consumers of Apple phones and iPads." Apple has argued that its agreement with Amazon limited the number of authorized resellers to help minimize counterfeit Apple goods being sold on the e-commerce platform.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Mike Scarcella June 9 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O must face a consumer antitrust lawsuit in U.S. court accusing them of conspiring to artificially inflate the price of iPhones and iPads sold on Amazon's platform, a federal judge in Seattle ruled on Thursday. Apple agreed to give Amazon a discount on its products if Amazon reduced the number of Apple resellers from its marketplace, the lawsuit alleged. Read more: Apple, Epic ask US appeals court to reconsider its antitrust ruling Amazon loses bid to toss consumer antitrust lawsuit Lawsuit claims Apple, Amazon colluded to raise iPhone, iPad prices (Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-youd-invested-%2410000-in-american-tower-in-2013-this-is-how-much-you-would-have-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Even after falling 10% so far in 2023, shares of the cell tower owner American Tower (NYSE: AMT) have essentially performed as well as the S&P 500 index over the past 10 years. The stock would have turned a $10,000 investment in 2013 into $29,000 with dividends reinvested. That's a touch below the $32,000 that the same investment in the S&P 500 index would have produced.\nWhat generated the real estate investment trust's (REIT) strong returns in the past? And can American Tower bounce back from its underperformance in recent months? Let's dig into the company's fundamentals and valuation to get some answers.\nRobust growth catalysts that should persist\nAmerican Tower's success as an investment over the past decade has coincided with a powerful trend: the rise of the smartphone. Since the launch of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in 2007, the total number of smartphone users has grown from zero to an estimated 6.8 billion as of 2023.\nSuch huge demand for smartphones and the data they need to operate drove enormous growth in the number of American Tower's communications sites. The company's communications site count quadrupled from just shy of 55,000 at the end of 2012 to 226,000 as of March 31, 2023. This is what propelled American Tower's total revenue to soar from $2.9 billion in 2012 to $10.7 billion in 2022.\nStrong growth should continue for the company. That's because, for one, it is anticipated that the total number of smartphone users will increase by nearly a billion to 7.7 billion by 2027. This will require the construction of tens of thousands of additional cell towers to support growing demand for mobile data. Second, the average monthly data consumption per smartphone user is projected to double or even triple in major markets for American Tower, such as the U.S., Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa. That's due to the emergence of newer technologies like the Internet of Things and virtual reality. This is why it is likely that the company could generate at least high-single-digit percentage annual adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) per share growth over the medium term.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe dividend can keep growing\nAmerican Tower's 3.3% dividend yield is more than double the S&P 500 index's 1.6% yield. And not only does the company offer a significantly higher yield, the dividend has nearly sextupled in the past 10 years.\nData source: YCharts\nBest of all, American Tower looks like it is poised to keep handing out healthy dividend growth to its shareholders. This is because the company's dividend payout ratio is set to come in at about 65% in 2023. This leaves the REIT with the capital needed to further build out its communications infrastructure to keep up with rising demand. That's probably why American Tower is confident enough to deliver dividend growth of about 10% in 2023 from 2022.\nA cheap valuation\nSitting 33% below its 52-week high, shares of American Tower appear to be a no-brainer buy for dividend growth investors. This is because the company's forward price-to-AFFO-per-share ratio of 19.8 is arguably undervalued for its healthy growth potential. Further demonstrating American Tower's deep discount, its trailing-12-month dividend yield of 3.3% is well above its 10-year median yield of 1.8%. In fact, this is the highest yield the stock has sported in the past 10 years.\n10 stocks we like better than American Tower\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and American Tower wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nKody Kester has positions in American Tower and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends American Tower and Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Since the launch of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in 2007, the total number of smartphone users has grown from zero to an estimated 6.8 billion as of 2023. Robust growth catalysts that should persist American Tower's success as an investment over the past decade has coincided with a powerful trend: the rise of the smartphone. Such huge demand for smartphones and the data they need to operate drove enormous growth in the number of American Tower's communications sites.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Since the launch of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in 2007, the total number of smartphone users has grown from zero to an estimated 6.8 billion as of 2023. Such huge demand for smartphones and the data they need to operate drove enormous growth in the number of American Tower's communications sites. The dividend can keep growing American Tower's 3.3% dividend yield is more than double the S&P 500 index's 1.6% yield.", 'news_article_title': "If You'd Invested $10,000 in American Tower in 2013, This Is How Much You Would Have Today", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Since the launch of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in 2007, the total number of smartphone users has grown from zero to an estimated 6.8 billion as of 2023. What generated the real estate investment trust's (REIT) strong returns in the past? Such huge demand for smartphones and the data they need to operate drove enormous growth in the number of American Tower's communications sites.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Since the launch of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in 2007, the total number of smartphone users has grown from zero to an estimated 6.8 billion as of 2023. Even after falling 10% so far in 2023, shares of the cell tower owner American Tower (NYSE: AMT) have essentially performed as well as the S&P 500 index over the past 10 years. Such huge demand for smartphones and the data they need to operate drove enormous growth in the number of American Tower's communications sites."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-bull-market-is-coming%3A-2-reasons-to-buy-apple-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There's a buzz on Wall Street and in the tech world surrounding Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now after its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 5.\nThe event saw the company announce a 15-inch MacBook Air, beefier Mac Studio, the long-awaited Apple Silicon Mac Pro, and many software updates across its product lineup. However, the biggest news from WWDC was its highly anticipated first step into the virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) market with a new headset called the Vision Pro. The totally new product has massive potential over the long term and could change the face of computing and home entertainment if all goes according to Apple's plan.\nAlongside the product announcements, Apple's outlook is growing stronger thanks to easing inflation. The consumer price index has improved for ten consecutive months, with prices rising 4.9% in April after hitting a high of 9.1% in June 2022. The correction could trigger a new bull market as different companies report revenue gains over the next year.\nA bull market might be coming, so here are two reasons to buy Apple stock.\n1. The AR market is projected to hit $461 billion by 2030\nApple's Vision Pro has put it on top of the high-growth AR industry. While companies like Sony and Meta have released virtual reality devices, which have been primarily adopted by gamers, no headset has delved as deeply into augmented reality as Apple has. The iPhone company's Vision Pro is an entire computer in the form of a headset, allowing for countless use cases.\nThe product makes it possible to overlay your environment with anything from productivity programs like word processing and video editing to entertainment activities such as watching films and sports games. Meanwhile, a dial on the Vision Pro lets users switch to a fully immersive VR environment for more focused activities.\nAccording to data from Market Research Future, the AR market is expected to reach $461 billion in 2030, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 42%. As Apple's Vision Pro grants users far more AR capabilities than other available headsets, it is well positioned to profit significantly from that growth.\nWhile Apple's new headset has taken leaps in the innovation of AR and VR, it will likely be held back by its price of $3,500. The high cost means this first-generation device will be out of reach for many consumers. However, that doesn't mean lower-priced versions won't take off with the public in the coming years. Apple's solid history of taking existing technology and using its unique designs to bolster consumer adoption makes its stock immensely attractive right now.\n2. Apple shows stability in uncertain times\nAlongside a strong outlook in AR and VR, Apple is home to a consistently stable business. Amid macroeconomic headwinds in 2022, countless companies suffered from a marketwide sell-off. While Apple was not unscathed, its stock tumble was the only one among some of its biggest competitors to outperform the Nasdaq Composite index (see the chart below).\nData by YCharts\nApple shares have risen 268% in the last five years. Meanwhile, the company's annual revenue and operating income climbed over 48% in the same period. Apple has a reputation for being a solid growth stock thanks to consistent demand for its products. The company achieved leading market shares in smartphones, tablets, headphones, and smartwatches due to nearly unrivaled brand loyalty from consumers.\nThis allegiance by shoppers has fortified its business and provided investors with unyielding stock growth over the long term. As a result, it's not surprising that Warren Buffett's holding company Berkshire Hathaway has made Apple 47% of its portfolio. In fact, the iPhone company's stock has increased by 575% since 2016 when Berkshire first invested in the company.\nApple's dominance in consumer tech gives it the best chance of succeeding in the high-growth VR/AR sector. Along with a consistently expanding business, the company's stock is an increasingly attractive investment ahead of a potential bull market.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "There's a buzz on Wall Street and in the tech world surrounding Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now after its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 5. Apple's solid history of taking existing technology and using its unique designs to bolster consumer adoption makes its stock immensely attractive right now. The company achieved leading market shares in smartphones, tablets, headphones, and smartwatches due to nearly unrivaled brand loyalty from consumers.", 'news_luhn_summary': "There's a buzz on Wall Street and in the tech world surrounding Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now after its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 5. Along with a consistently expanding business, the company's stock is an increasingly attractive investment ahead of a potential bull market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_article_title': 'A Bull Market Is Coming: 2 Reasons to Buy Apple Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "There's a buzz on Wall Street and in the tech world surrounding Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now after its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 5. As Apple's Vision Pro grants users far more AR capabilities than other available headsets, it is well positioned to profit significantly from that growth. Apple has a reputation for being a solid growth stock thanks to consistent demand for its products.", 'news_textrank_summary': "There's a buzz on Wall Street and in the tech world surrounding Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now after its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 5. A bull market might be coming, so here are two reasons to buy Apple stock. Apple shows stability in uncertain times Alongside a strong outlook in AR and VR, Apple is home to a consistently stable business."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/graphic-how-us-stocks-rose-20-from-their-lows-and-where-they-might-be-going', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed\nNEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks have defied fears of a recession, a banking crisis and soaring Treasury yields to rise 20% from their October lows - one definition of a bull market.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index closed at a low of 3,577.03 on Oct. 12, 2022, down 25% from its all-time high after the Federal Reserve unleashed a series of bruising interest rate increases to fight decades-high inflation.\nOn Thursday, it closed up 0.6% at 4,293.93, amid growing optimism over the economic outlook and a rate hiking cycle that appears to be nearing its end. Here are some features of the index's rally, and a look at where stocks might go from here.\nWhile markets seldom rise in a straight line, the S&P 500's journey from the bottom took 164 days - the longest 20% climb from a bear market low in five decades. Among the factors holding stocks back was a surge in Treasury yields to their highest levels in decades that dulled the allure of equities by offering investors the potential to earn attractive income in government-backed bonds.\nA crisis that saw the biggest bank busts since the Great Recession also shook investor confidence, as did worries over a potentially catastrophic fight over lifting the U.S. debt ceiling.\nThe narrow breadth of the S&P 500's rally has been a concern for some investors, with just seven stocks - Alphabet GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Meta META.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Tesla TSLA.O - responsible for almost all of the index's gains this year. Many investors view these stocks as safe bets in uncertain times. Their gains were also driven by excitement over advances in artificial intelligence.\nMore recently, however, the market's gains have shown tentative signs of broadening out to other stocks.\nMeanwhile, volatility has subsided - not only in stocks, but in Treasuries and currencies.\nOne reason for the calm in markets is investors' belief that the Fed is unlikely to deliver many more of the rate hikes that shook asset prices last year.\nInvestors have also been encouraged by evidence showing that the U.S. economy continues to be resilient in the face of the central bank's monetary tightening, while inflation slowly cools. The U.S. Citigroup Economic Surprise Index .CESIUSD shows U.S. economic data has in aggregate topped market expectations, helped by stronger than expected numbers for employment and consumer spending.\nA 20% gain from bear market lows has in the past heralded further upside for stocks.\nIn four of the last six bear markets, the S&P went on to rise 20% or more in the six months after hitting this milestone.\nGRAPHIC: Bear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF\nGRAPHIC: Taking its time https://tmsnrt.rs/43r9itm\nGRAPHIC: S&P 500 gets a lift from heavyweights https://tmsnrt.rs/3P2NIHj\nGRAPHIC: Breadth https://tmsnrt.rs/3J5EYfL\nGRAPHIC: Volatility vaporized https://tmsnrt.rs/42qbY9v\nGRAPHIC: U.S. outperformance https://tmsnrt.rs/3J4G37t\nGRAPHIC: What now? https://tmsnrt.rs/45QZVF1\n(Reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed; Writing by Ira Iosebashvili; Editing by Daniel Wallis)\n(([email protected]; @SaqibReports; +1 332 219 1971; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The narrow breadth of the S&P 500's rally has been a concern for some investors, with just seven stocks - Alphabet GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Meta META.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Tesla TSLA.O - responsible for almost all of the index's gains this year. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks have defied fears of a recession, a banking crisis and soaring Treasury yields to rise 20% from their October lows - one definition of a bull market. The benchmark S&P 500 index closed at a low of 3,577.03 on Oct. 12, 2022, down 25% from its all-time high after the Federal Reserve unleashed a series of bruising interest rate increases to fight decades-high inflation.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The narrow breadth of the S&P 500's rally has been a concern for some investors, with just seven stocks - Alphabet GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Meta META.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Tesla TSLA.O - responsible for almost all of the index's gains this year. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks have defied fears of a recession, a banking crisis and soaring Treasury yields to rise 20% from their October lows - one definition of a bull market. The U.S. Citigroup Economic Surprise Index .CESIUSD shows U.S. economic data has in aggregate topped market expectations, helped by stronger than expected numbers for employment and consumer spending.", 'news_article_title': 'GRAPHIC-How US stocks rose 20% from their lows, and where they might be going', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The narrow breadth of the S&P 500's rally has been a concern for some investors, with just seven stocks - Alphabet GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Meta META.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Tesla TSLA.O - responsible for almost all of the index's gains this year. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks have defied fears of a recession, a banking crisis and soaring Treasury yields to rise 20% from their October lows - one definition of a bull market. A 20% gain from bear market lows has in the past heralded further upside for stocks.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The narrow breadth of the S&P 500's rally has been a concern for some investors, with just seven stocks - Alphabet GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Amazon AMZN.O, Meta META.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Tesla TSLA.O - responsible for almost all of the index's gains this year. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks have defied fears of a recession, a banking crisis and soaring Treasury yields to rise 20% from their October lows - one definition of a bull market. GRAPHIC: Bear market highlights https://tmsnrt.rs/466RyFF GRAPHIC: Taking its time https://tmsnrt.rs/43r9itm GRAPHIC: S&P 500 gets a lift from heavyweights https://tmsnrt.rs/3P2NIHj GRAPHIC: Breadth https://tmsnrt.rs/3J5EYfL GRAPHIC: Volatility vaporized https://tmsnrt.rs/42qbY9v GRAPHIC: U.S. outperformance https://tmsnrt.rs/3J4G37t GRAPHIC: What now?"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/77-of-warren-buffetts-%24347-billion-portfolio-is-invested-in-only-5-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For nearly six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been running circles around Wall Street. Through June 4, 2023, the Oracle of Omaha had overseen a 4,064,706% return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) since taking the reins.\nThe interesting thing about Buffett's success is that there aren't any secrets to what he's doing. The Oracle of Omaha has openly discussed how he values businesses, what attributes he and his investing team look for in a company, and how long he intends to hold the positions he and his team take.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nBut if there's one key ingredient to Warren Buffett's success that doesn't get enough credit, it's portfolio concentration. Both Buffett and his right-hand man Charlie Munger firmly believe that diversification is only necessary if you don't know what you're doing. This dynamic duo would much rather pile into a few really great ideas and allow their investment theses to play out over time.\nThis is why approximately 77% ($266.2 billion) of Warren Buffett's $347 billion portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway is invested in only five stocks.\nApple: $165.7 billion (47.7% of invested assets)\nEven though Berkshire Hathaway holds stakes in roughly four dozen securities, there's no question that Warren Buffett favors portfolio concentration based on the amount of capital tied up in tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Admittedly, the Oracle of Omaha and his team have gained around 300% on their Apple stake. But with a market value of $165.7 billion, Apple is closing in on half of Berkshire's invested assets.\nWhile having so much capital tied up in Apple might be viewed as a risk, Warren Buffett views America's largest company by market cap as Berkshire Hathaway's best business.\nApple has a phenomenal management team, led by CEO Tim Cook. In addition to maintaining its smartphone dominance in the U.S., Cook is overseeing the steady growth of Apple's services business. Shifting to a subscription-driven platform will allow Apple to improve its operating margin over time and lessen its reliance on physical products, which can undergo some pretty wild revenue swings during product replacement cycles.\nApple is also one of the most-recognized brands globally, and is frequently named as one of the world's most-valuable brands. The Oracle of Omaha is a big believer in companies that earn and retain consumers' trust.\nHowever, Apple's capital-return program may be its crown jewel -- at least in the eyes of Buffett. Over the past decade, Apple has repurchased $586 billion worth of its common stock, which is more than the market cap of 492 of the 500 companies that make up the S&P 500.\nBank of America: $29.7 billion (8.5% of invested assets)\nThe second stock that makes up a significant portion of Warren Buffett's portfolio is Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Berkshire Hathaway was given permission in August 2020 by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond to increase its stake in BofA up to 24.9% without being deemed a bank holding company. Buffett and his team have since upped their stake in BofA to 13%, which equates to 8.5% of Berkshire's invested assets.\nThe reason the Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants (Ted Weschler and Todd Combs) love bank stocks is because they're long-term moneymakers. Despite being cyclical, banks benefit from periods of expansion lasting considerably longer than economic downturns. As the U.S. economy expands, so does the loan and deposit profile for banks.\nWhat makes Bank of America such an interesting investment right now is its sensitivity to interest rates. Normally, rapidly rising interest rates and a hawkish Federal Reserve wouldn't be reason for investors to cheer. However, Bank of America is generating billions of dollars in added net-interest income each quarter thanks to the current rate-hiking cycle.\nBank of America's investments in technology are working in its favor, too. Over the trailing three-year period (ended March 31), the percentage of households banking digitally has increased five percentage points to 73%, while the percentage of loans sales completed online or via mobile app jumped 18 percentage points to 51%. Digital banking is considerably cheaper than in-person interactions, which should help improve BofA's operating efficiency.\nAmerican Express: $25.6 billion (7.4% of invested assets)\nHave I mentioned that Warren Buffett favors financial stocks? Berkshire's third-largest position, credit-services provider American Express (NYSE: AXP), is a company that's been a continuous holding for the past 30 years.\nThe same cyclical investing premise for Bank of America holds true for AmEx. Even though consumer and business spending habits will ebb and flow with economic activity, the U.S. and global economy spend a disproportionately longer amount of time expanding than contracting. Buffett and his team know this and are simply allowing time to be their ally.\nAmerican Express enjoys the luxury of benefiting from both sides of the aisle during these long economic expansions. On top of being the third-largest payment processor in the U.S. by credit card network purchase volume, it also acts as a lender. In other words, it's collecting merchant fees and charging annual fees and/or collecting interest income from its cardholders.\nIf you're thinking American Express could struggle under the weight of loan losses during a recession, you'd be correct. But AmEx somewhat offsets its exposure to economic downturns through its ability to attract high earners. Individuals with high incomes are less likely to alter their spending habits or fail to pay their bills during periods of economic disruption. It means AmEx can bounce back from downturns faster than most lending institutions.\nImage source: Coca-Cola.\nCoca-Cola: $24.5 billion (7% of invested assets)\nThe fourth stock that comprises a large percentage of Warren Buffett's portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway is beverage company Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Coke is the only stock that's been a longer continuous holding (since 1988) than American Express.\nSimilar to Apple, Coca-Cola is a wholesale brand that consumers know and trust. It's quite possibly the best-known consumer goods brand on the planet.\nWhat's helped Coca-Cola grow its brand value over time is its top-notch marketing. More than half of its advertising spend this year is going to digital campaigns, according to internal estimates from the company. Coca-Cola is also deploying artificial intelligence to create and tailor ad campaigns for younger audiences. Yet, the company can still rely on well-known brand ambassadors and its rich associations with the holidays to connect with more mature audiences.\nBeyond its strong engagement trends, Coca-Cola has unsurpassed geographic diversity to rely on. It's operating in all but three countries worldwide and has 26 brands bringing home at least $1 billion in annual sales. This means Coke can count on predictable cash flow and sales in developed markets, while leaning on faster organic growth rates in emerging regions.\nCoca-Cola is a rock-solid source of dividend income, too. It's raised its payout for 61 consecutive years and is yielding nearly 57% annually, relative to Berkshire Hathaway's cost basis in Coca-Cola.\nChevron: $20.7 billion (6% of invested assets)\nThe fifth and final stock that collectively accounts for 77% of the Oracle of Omaha's $347 billion portfolio overseen at Berkshire Hathaway is none other than energy giant Chevron (NYSE: CVX). Believe it or not, the $20.7 billion Berkshire holds in Chevron stock is down billions from where things stood just a few months prior.\nAlthough energy stocks have never played a particularly large role in Berkshire's portfolio, a $20.7 billion position in an integrated oil and gas stock is a pretty clear indicator that Buffett, Weschler, and/or Combs expect the spot price of energy commodities to head higher.\nWhile there are a number of probability indicators pointing to a possible U.S. recession, there are also macroeconomic factors that can buoy the spot price of oil. In particular, global energy majors reduced their capital expenditures (capex) considerably for three years during the COVID-19 pandemic. Capex is needed to maintain existing infrastructure as well as support production expansion. Less spending in this arena will make it difficult to ramp up global crude oil supply. In general, when the supply of a commodity is tight, it tends to lift the spot price of that product.\nAdditionally, Chevron is an integrated energy company. While it generates its best margins from drilling, Chevron also owns transmission pipelines, chemical plants, and refineries. Whereas its pipeline operations provide predictable operating cash flow in any economic environment, chemical plants and refineries act as a hedge to lower crude prices.\nI'd also be remiss if I didn't mention that Chevron's board recently approved an up to $75 billion share repurchase program. Warren Buffett is a huge fan of businesses that reward long-term shareholders with dividends and share buybacks.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of May 30, 2023\nAmerican Express and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends Chevron and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple: $165.7 billion (47.7% of invested assets) Even though Berkshire Hathaway holds stakes in roughly four dozen securities, there's no question that Warren Buffett favors portfolio concentration based on the amount of capital tied up in tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The reason the Oracle of Omaha and his investing lieutenants (Ted Weschler and Todd Combs) love bank stocks is because they're long-term moneymakers. Berkshire's third-largest position, credit-services provider American Express (NYSE: AXP), is a company that's been a continuous holding for the past 30 years.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple: $165.7 billion (47.7% of invested assets) Even though Berkshire Hathaway holds stakes in roughly four dozen securities, there's no question that Warren Buffett favors portfolio concentration based on the amount of capital tied up in tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Coca-Cola: $24.5 billion (7% of invested assets) The fourth stock that comprises a large percentage of Warren Buffett's portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway is beverage company Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Although energy stocks have never played a particularly large role in Berkshire's portfolio, a $20.7 billion position in an integrated oil and gas stock is a pretty clear indicator that Buffett, Weschler, and/or Combs expect the spot price of energy commodities to head higher.", 'news_article_title': "77% of Warren Buffett's $347 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in Only 5 Stocks", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple: $165.7 billion (47.7% of invested assets) Even though Berkshire Hathaway holds stakes in roughly four dozen securities, there's no question that Warren Buffett favors portfolio concentration based on the amount of capital tied up in tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Coca-Cola: $24.5 billion (7% of invested assets) The fourth stock that comprises a large percentage of Warren Buffett's portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway is beverage company Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Chevron: $20.7 billion (6% of invested assets) The fifth and final stock that collectively accounts for 77% of the Oracle of Omaha's $347 billion portfolio overseen at Berkshire Hathaway is none other than energy giant Chevron (NYSE: CVX).", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple: $165.7 billion (47.7% of invested assets) Even though Berkshire Hathaway holds stakes in roughly four dozen securities, there's no question that Warren Buffett favors portfolio concentration based on the amount of capital tied up in tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Bank of America: $29.7 billion (8.5% of invested assets) The second stock that makes up a significant portion of Warren Buffett's portfolio is Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Coca-Cola: $24.5 billion (7% of invested assets) The fourth stock that comprises a large percentage of Warren Buffett's portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway is beverage company Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-unity-software-stock-a-buy-now-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) got some of its mojo back this month thanks to the announcement of Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest product -- the Vision Pro. Apple says is a "revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world, while allowing users to stay present and connected to others."\nRevealed at Apple\'s recent Worldwide Developers Conference, the Vision Pro is a mixed-reality headset that "lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space." Priced at $3,499, Apple\'s latest product is expected to go on sale in early 2024. Wall Street analysts looked at the announcement and started to speculate that the Vision Pro headset will need a bunch of solid 3D apps to gain traction among customers.\nThis is where Unity Software comes into play. Apple has decided to tap Unity\'s expertise in developing real-time 2D and 3D content. More specifically, Apple is working with Unity to help developers make apps for the new visionOS spatial operating system that\'s going to power the headset. This could open a massive market for Unity and further accelerate the company\'s already-impressive growth.\nUnity Software is growing rapidly\nUnity Software released its first-quarter 2023 results on May 10, and the company\'s solid performance gave the stock a nice boost. Unity\'s stock price shot up 35% in the past month, which is not surprising as its revenue jumped 56% year over year in Q1 to $500 million. The company exceeded its original guidance of $470 million to $480 million in revenue.\nIt also posted adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $32 million. That was a nice improvement over the negative figure of $23 million seen in the year-ago period. More importantly, Unity sees an acceleration in its revenue in the current quarter. The company forecasts second-quarter revenue of $510 million to $520 million, which would be a jump of 72% to 75% over the year-ago period.\nIt expects adjusted EBITDA to land at $55 million at the midpoint of its guidance range, which would be a huge improvement over the adjusted EBITDA loss of $38 million it posted in the year-ago period. The company attributes its impressive growth to the growing demand for its Unity gaming engine, as well as the increasing adoption of its advertising and monetization services.\nThe company generated $187 million in revenue from the Create solutions segment last quarter, an improvement of 14% over the prior-year period. This segment includes revenue generated from the Unity gaming engine as well as the company\'s strategic partnerships with the likes of Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, and others, which use its platform to develop content and games.\nMeanwhile, the company\'s revenue from the Grow solutions segment, which includes revenue from advertising, doubled year over year to $313 million. This impressive growth was driven by Unity\'s acquisition of ironSource, an app-monetization company it bought last year for $4.4 billion. The acquisition seems to be bearing fruit, as evident from the company\'s Q2 guidance, which points toward stronger revenue growth.\nIt is also worth noting that the company expects to finish 2023 with $2.14 billion in revenue at the midpoint of its guidance range. That would be a 54% jump over last year\'s top line of $1.39 billion. Analysts also expect Unity to post a profit of $0.36 per share in 2023 as compared to a loss of $0.39 per share last year. And now, Apple could give Unity another opportunity to accelerate its growth.\nThat\'s because the global mixed reality market is expected to clock 42% annual growth over the next five years, according to Mordor Intelligence. The growth is driven by the growing application of this technology in educational institutions, entertainment, and healthcare. Apple could eventually become a top player in this nascent space, and Unity could benefit along with the tech giant.\nTerrific growth ahead\nWe have already discussed that Unity is on track to finish 2023 with outstanding growth in its revenue and earnings. The good part is that the company is expected to sustain its momentum over the next couple of years as well.\nU Revenue Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts.\nWhat\'s more, analysts forecast Unity\'s earnings will increase at an annual pace of 150% over the next five years. However, investors should note that Unity stock is trading at 7.5 times sales right now, which is on the expensive side, considering that the S&P 500 averages a price-to-sales ratio of 2.44.\nBut Unity Software\'s potential growth and its partnership with Apple could pay off handsomely in the future, which is why its rich valuation seems justified, and investors looking for a growth stock can consider buying it before it soars higher.\n10 stocks we like better than Unity Software\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Unity Software wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Harsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) got some of its mojo back this month thanks to the announcement of Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest product -- the Vision Pro. Apple says is a "revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world, while allowing users to stay present and connected to others." Revealed at Apple\'s recent Worldwide Developers Conference, the Vision Pro is a mixed-reality headset that "lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space."', 'news_luhn_summary': "Unity Software (NYSE: U) got some of its mojo back this month thanks to the announcement of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest product -- the Vision Pro. This segment includes revenue generated from the Unity gaming engine as well as the company's strategic partnerships with the likes of Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, and others, which use its platform to develop content and games. Meanwhile, the company's revenue from the Grow solutions segment, which includes revenue from advertising, doubled year over year to $313 million.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Unity Software Stock a Buy Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Unity Software (NYSE: U) got some of its mojo back this month thanks to the announcement of Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest product -- the Vision Pro. Revealed at Apple\'s recent Worldwide Developers Conference, the Vision Pro is a mixed-reality headset that "lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space." Meanwhile, the company\'s revenue from the Grow solutions segment, which includes revenue from advertising, doubled year over year to $313 million.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Unity Software (NYSE: U) got some of its mojo back this month thanks to the announcement of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest product -- the Vision Pro. Unity Software is growing rapidly Unity Software released its first-quarter 2023 results on May 10, and the company's solid performance gave the stock a nice boost. Unity's stock price shot up 35% in the past month, which is not surprising as its revenue jumped 56% year over year in Q1 to $500 million."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nvda-to-meta%3A-insiders-capitalise-on-tech-stocks-surge', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Technology stocks rebounded strongly in 2023, delivering solid returns on a year-to-date basis. Taking advantage of this price appreciation, corporate insiders sold shares of (NASDAQ:NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Meta (NASDAQ:META), according to our Insiders Trading Activity tool. \nBefore we move ahead, it is important to highlight that insider selling of stocks does not always indicate a bad sign. However, keeping a tab on insiders’ activities can help retail investors make informed investment decisions. \nComing back to tech stocks, the recent rally has already raised concerns about the valuation and the possibility of a downturn or a correction, especially amid a weak macro backdrop. Several top investment firms, including Morgan Stanley, have warned of a sharp pullback in shares of technology companies. \nWhether tech stocks could witness a correction remains a wait-and-see story. However, retail investors should take caution due to recent insider selling, notable price appreciation, and warnings from market pundits. \nAgainst this backdrop, let’s look at what TipRanks’ Insider Trading Activity tool indicates about these stocks. \nWhat is the Prediction for Nvidia Stock?\nNvidia stock has gained about 164% year-to-date on the back of solid demand for its AI (Artificial Intelligence)-led chips. Our data shows that four insiders made five Sell transactions in NVDA stock. Meanwhile, three insiders sold shares of Nvidia in June.\nHarvey Jones, director at Nvidia, recently sold shares worth 28.43M. Overall, corporate Insiders sold NVDA shares worth $70.7M in the last three months. Further, the stock has a negative signal from insiders.\nNonetheless, Wall Street analysts are bullish about NVDA stock. It has received 32 Buy and four Hold recommendations for a Strong Buy consensus rating. Meanwhile, analysts’ average price target of $449.92 implies 16.83% upside potential. \nIs AAPL a Good Stock to Buy Right Now?\nLike NVDA, insiders sold AAPL stock in the last three months. Per the Insider Trading Activity tool, six insiders sold AAPL stock in 12 transactions in May 2023. Additionally, it is worth mentioning that three insiders have conducted sell transactions thus far in June.\nOverall, insiders sold AAPL shares worth $709K in the past three months, with Chris Kondo, its Senior Director of Corporate Accounting, selling shares of an estimated value of $708.98K last month.\nWhile Apple stock has a negative signal from insiders, it commands a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 23 Buy, six Hold, and one Sell recommendations. Analysts’ average price target of $186.53 implies 3.3% upside potential from current levels.\nIs Microsoft a Buy, Sell, or Hold?\nInsiders sold MSFT shares worth $15.6M in the last quarter. Three insiders sold MSFT stock in seven transactions in May 2023. Further, two insiders have made three sell transactions so far in June. MSFT has a negative call from our Insider Trading Activity tool. \nWhile insiders reduced their exposure to MSFT stock, Wall Street analysts maintain their bullish view. It has received 30 Buy, four Hold, and one Sell recommendations for a Strong Buy consensus rating. Further, these analysts’ average price target of $344.30 implies 5.6% upside potential. \nWhat is the Price Target for Meta? \nMeta Platforms stock, which has gained about 120% year-to-date, also has a negative signal from insiders. Per the Insider Trading Activity tool, six insiders sold META stock in 12 transactions in May 2023. Meanwhile, its CTO, Andrew Bosworth, sold META stock worth 71.94K. \nOverall, insiders sold META shares worth $8.9M in the past three months. \nWhile META stock has a negative signal from insiders, it has a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 38 Buy and five Hold. Analysts’ average price target of $287.32 implies 8.6% upside potential from current levels. \nDisclosure \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Taking advantage of this price appreciation, corporate insiders sold shares of (NASDAQ:NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Meta (NASDAQ:META), according to our Insiders Trading Activity tool. Is AAPL a Good Stock to Buy Right Now? Like NVDA, insiders sold AAPL stock in the last three months.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Taking advantage of this price appreciation, corporate insiders sold shares of (NASDAQ:NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Meta (NASDAQ:META), according to our Insiders Trading Activity tool. Per the Insider Trading Activity tool, six insiders sold AAPL stock in 12 transactions in May 2023. Is AAPL a Good Stock to Buy Right Now?', 'news_article_title': 'NVDA to META: Insiders Capitalise on Tech Stocks Surge', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Taking advantage of this price appreciation, corporate insiders sold shares of (NASDAQ:NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Meta (NASDAQ:META), according to our Insiders Trading Activity tool. Is AAPL a Good Stock to Buy Right Now? Like NVDA, insiders sold AAPL stock in the last three months.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Taking advantage of this price appreciation, corporate insiders sold shares of (NASDAQ:NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Meta (NASDAQ:META), according to our Insiders Trading Activity tool. Per the Insider Trading Activity tool, six insiders sold AAPL stock in 12 transactions in May 2023. Is AAPL a Good Stock to Buy Right Now?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-ftse-rafi-us-1000-etf-prf-be-on-your-investing-radar-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/19/2005.\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $5.99 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Value\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nValue stocks have lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios. They also have lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. Considering long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in almost all markets; however, they are more likely to underperform growth stocks in strong bull markets.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.39%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.01%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Financials sector--about 19.40% of the portfolio. Information Technology and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 17.87% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nPRF seeks to match the performance of the FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index is designed to track the performance of the largest U.S. equities, selected based on the following four fundamental measures of firm size: book value, income, sales and dividends. U.S. equities are then weighted by each of these four fundamental measures.An overall weight is calculated for each firm by equally-weighting each fundamental measure.\nThe ETF return is roughly 3.76% so far this year and is up about 0.08% in the last one year (as of 06/09/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $138.77 and $165.35.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 17.82% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 1013 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, PRF is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.88 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $97.89 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/19/2005.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/19/2005.", 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/19/2005.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF (PRF): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK/B) accounts for about 2.65% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Alternatives Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-mid-caps-you-havent-heard-of-but-need-to-know-about', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There have been plenty of headlines in recent weeks regarding the influence a few tech titans are having on the broader market rally that's underway, with some voices suggesting the S&P 500 would actually be down for the year if it were not for their outperformance. \nBut that's not to say that there aren't opportunities in stocks outside of powerhouses like Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META). Below are three mid-cap stocks that will not have been on the radar for most readers but whose recent performance warrants closer inspection and consideration. Let's jump in and see why.\nAkero Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRO)\nFirst up is Akero, a $3 billion biotech based in San Francisco. Like many of their peers, their longer-term chart reflects the ups and downs that more experienced biotech investors will be accustomed to, as unknowable trial results and FDA comments largely dictate how the stock performs. But looking at how Akero's shares have performed in recent sessions, it's easy to tell that a recent catalyst came out on the positive side. \nAkero's shares have jumped as much as 25% since the start of the month after management highlighted the potential of its liver disease therapy. EFX, when used alongside a popular weight loss drug class. Their Phase 2b study showed that EFX combined with GLP-1 led to a 65% reduction in liver fat, compared to a 10% reduction with GLP-1 alone. Safety results were comparable between the groups, and there were no serious adverse events related to the drugs.\nAkero has been one of the best-performing mid-caps this week as a result, and while shares cooled somewhat in yesterday's session, they're less than a 10% move from all-time highs. And the best part? Akero has several more key catalysts on the 2023 roadmap that should draw in further volume on the bid. \nC3.ai, Inc. (NYSE: AI)\nShares of C3.ai have been trading with massive volume in recent weeks, with enough of it on the bid to send them up more than 100% since the start of May. Considering how hot a topic A.I. has suddenly become, it's perhaps not all that surprising. With one of the most market-appropriate tickers in the business, C3.ai is well on its way to reversing the downtrend that's plagued shares since February 2021. \nWith a $4 billion market cap, they bill themselves as a leading Enterprise A.I. software provider for accelerating digital transformation, with banner customers such as Shell, Koch, and the U.S. Air Force already signed up. Even with yesterday's 5% dip, the stock is up 250% since the start of the year, and there's every reason to think it will continue to benefit from the red-hot A.I. name. \nInvestors looking to gain exposure to a lesser-known but heavily A.I.-focused name could do a lot worse than C3.ai. Look for shares to consolidate in the $30s after their recent rally before pushing on toward $50. Remember, this is a stock that soared to almost $200 during the heady days of 2020, and the wider AI-specific rally is really just starting now. \nJoby Aviation Inc (NYSE: JOBY)\nLast up is Joby, a $4 billion new-age aviation tech company focused on developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Their shares have jumped as much as 80% since April, with this week alone seeing gains of more than 10%. \nWhile much of their work is still in the theoretical and exploratory phase, Joby has already secured contracts with both Toyota and the U.S. Air Force, proving that their path to commercialization is well underway. In fact, their $55 million contract with the latter will see them delivering nine planes starting early next year. \nLast month's additional $180 million raise will have only boosted their R&D capabilities, and they have almost no competitors. This first-mover advantage reminds us of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) in the electric vehicle space, and we're all familiar with how much of a tailwind that's been for the stock. When it comes to getting in on the ground floor of an industry-defining stock, it doesn't really get much better than this. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "But that's not to say that there aren't opportunities in stocks outside of powerhouses like Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META). There have been plenty of headlines in recent weeks regarding the influence a few tech titans are having on the broader market rally that's underway, with some voices suggesting the S&P 500 would actually be down for the year if it were not for their outperformance. Like many of their peers, their longer-term chart reflects the ups and downs that more experienced biotech investors will be accustomed to, as unknowable trial results and FDA comments largely dictate how the stock performs.", 'news_luhn_summary': "But that's not to say that there aren't opportunities in stocks outside of powerhouses like Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META). But looking at how Akero's shares have performed in recent sessions, it's easy to tell that a recent catalyst came out on the positive side. Akero has been one of the best-performing mid-caps this week as a result, and while shares cooled somewhat in yesterday's session, they're less than a 10% move from all-time highs.", 'news_article_title': "3 Mid Caps You Haven't Heard Of But Need To Know About", 'news_lexrank_summary': "But that's not to say that there aren't opportunities in stocks outside of powerhouses like Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META). But looking at how Akero's shares have performed in recent sessions, it's easy to tell that a recent catalyst came out on the positive side. Look for shares to consolidate in the $30s after their recent rally before pushing on toward $50.", 'news_textrank_summary': "But that's not to say that there aren't opportunities in stocks outside of powerhouses like Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META). But looking at how Akero's shares have performed in recent sessions, it's easy to tell that a recent catalyst came out on the positive side. Akero's shares have jumped as much as 25% since the start of the month after management highlighted the potential of its liver disease therapy."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-fintech-industry-will-be-worth-%241.5-trillion-by-2030%3A-2-magnificent-stocks-to-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "We don't yet live in a cashless society, but digital methods of payments and the broader fintech industry have been on the rise, and that trend is likely to continue for a while. According to some estimates, the fintech industry will be worth $1.5 trillion by 2030, up from $245 billion in 2021.\nWhile exact estimates over relatively long periods are tricky to pull off, analysts typically agree that this market will remain northbound, even if they disagree on the details. You can, therefore, profit from this opportunity if you put your hard-earned money into the right stocks. Let's consider two excellent candidates: PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).\n1. PayPal\nPayPal is an easy and obvious choice for investors looking to ride the fintech coattails through the end of the decade and beyond. The company is one of the leaders in this industry and has built a highly recognizable brand name. It ended the first quarter with 433 million active accounts, an increase of 1% year over year.\nPayPal's ecosystem becomes increasingly attractive to sellers as more buyers join in, and vice versa. Research from the data analytics company Nielsen shows that when retailers accept PayPal as a payment method, it leads to more repeat buyers and more purchases. So merchants have an obvious incentive to offer it as a payment option; consumers clearly trust the company. That's why PayPal's acceptance rate has been growing -- it jumped by 3% year over year to 79% among the 1,500 largest online retailers in North America and Europe, as of the end of 2022.\nPayPal has encountered issues over the past year and a half, as inflation and other economic problems led to lower consumer spending. And while its business was extremely strong during the early days of the pandemic, things have cooled off since then, creating unfavorable comparisons. That's to say nothing of the foreign exchange dynamics that also harmed the company's revenue growth last year.\nStill, PayPal has delivered decent financial results throughout. In the first quarter, revenue of $7.04 billion increased by 9% from a year ago, while total payment volume of $354.5 billion came in at 10% higher than the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.17 were 33% higher than the comparable period of the previous fiscal year.\nPayment volume, revenue, and earnings should continue growing as PayPal expands its acceptance rate and makes headway in other markets, including serving more brick-and-mortar retailers. That's why the company can deliver solid returns through 2030 and beyond.\n2. Apple\nApple isn't a pure-play fintech company. The tech giant is best known for its iPhone and other sleek (and expensive) gadgets. But it has been making a conscious effort to ramp up its services segment, including its fintech offerings. They include Apple Pay; a buy-now-pay-later service; and a high-yield savings account.\nApple is not as recognized in the fintech industry as PayPal, but it's not a small player. As of the end of 2022, it had a 28% acceptance rate -- up 1% year over year -- with the same 1,500 online retailers among which PayPal's acceptance rate was 79%. By this metric it might seem like Apple isn't even competing in the same league as PayPal, but note that it was second among digital wallets in this category.\nBesides, Apple's massive installed base should be instrumental in expanding its footprint in the industry. With more than 2 billion devices worldwide, the company doesn't even need to target consumers outside of its ecosystem to be successful. Merely targeting its loyal customers by introducing new fintech services, or seeking to ramp up existing services, could work wonders in the long run. That's why its fintech ambitions look attractive.\nAnd, of course, investors get more than that by investing in Apple. Its services unit also offers Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Cloud, and more. The company remains a leader in smartphones and computer operating systems.\nIts sales have dropped somewhat in the past couple of quarters, which isn't surprising considering the challenging economic conditions. In the second quarter of its fiscal year 2023 (which ended April 1), Apple's revenue of $94.8 billion dropped by 3% year over year, while its EPS remained flat at $1.52. But the services segment reported sales of $20.9 billion, 5.5% higher than the year-ago period and a record for the segment.\nApple's overall business should rebound once economic conditions get better. And over the long run, the company will benefit from its growing fintech business, and the rest of its high-margin services segment, to provide market-beating returns.\n10 stocks we like better than PayPal\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nProsper Junior Bakiny has positions in PayPal. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Let's consider two excellent candidates: PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Research from the data analytics company Nielsen shows that when retailers accept PayPal as a payment method, it leads to more repeat buyers and more purchases. Payment volume, revenue, and earnings should continue growing as PayPal expands its acceptance rate and makes headway in other markets, including serving more brick-and-mortar retailers.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Let's consider two excellent candidates: PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Payment volume, revenue, and earnings should continue growing as PayPal expands its acceptance rate and makes headway in other markets, including serving more brick-and-mortar retailers. As of the end of 2022, it had a 28% acceptance rate -- up 1% year over year -- with the same 1,500 online retailers among which PayPal's acceptance rate was 79%.", 'news_article_title': 'The Fintech Industry Will Be Worth $1.5 Trillion By 2030: 2 Magnificent Stocks to Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Let's consider two excellent candidates: PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). In the first quarter, revenue of $7.04 billion increased by 9% from a year ago, while total payment volume of $354.5 billion came in at 10% higher than the year-ago period. Apple Apple isn't a pure-play fintech company.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Let's consider two excellent candidates: PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple Apple isn't a pure-play fintech company. As of the end of 2022, it had a 28% acceptance rate -- up 1% year over year -- with the same 1,500 online retailers among which PayPal's acceptance rate was 79%."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-to-choose-a-brokerage-account-or-online-broker', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When it comes to entering the world of investing, investors often find themselves faced with a multitude of questions.\n"How do I choose a brokerage account?"\n"What brokerage should I use?"\n"How do I find a broker?"\nThese are common questions asked by individuals embarking on their investment journey. Let\'s take a few minutes to discuss these questions and provide valuable insights on how to choose a brokerage account and how to find the right broker.\nUnderstanding the importance of choosing a brokerage account and online broker is paramount. After all, a brokerage account acts as the gateway to the financial markets, and the broker serves as your guide along this exciting path. But what is an online broker, exactly? How do you choose the best brokerage? What are the best platforms to buy stocks?\nLet\'s take a few moments to dig into these topics and more, equipping you with the knowledge to make an informed decision. Whether you\'re a novice investor or looking to switch brokers, our guide will offer practical advice on choosing the right broker, understanding the fundamentals of brokerage accounts and exploring the best online investment sites and the best trading platforms for beginners.\nWhen we finish our time together, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the factors to consider when selecting a brokerage account, the features and services that suit your needs as an investor and the best brokerage accounts for beginners that will pave the way for your financial success. Let\'s dive in and discover the world of brokerage accounts together.\nWhat is a Brokerage Account?\nA brokerage account is a specialized financial account that allows individuals to buy and sell various financial securities, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds and ETFs, through a brokerage firm. It serves as a platform for investors to access the financial markets and execute their investment transactions.\nWhen it comes to finding a broker and choosing the best brokerage account, investors should consider several key factors. First and foremost, it is crucial to find a reputable broker who can provide guidance and support to navigate the complexities of the financial markets. Look for brokers that cater specifically to beginners and offer educational resources and tools to enhance your investing knowledge.\nThe best brokerage account for beginners should have a user-friendly interface, provide educational resources and offer access to a wide range of investment options. This allows new investors to start their investment journey confidently and gradually learn the ropes of investing.\nIn addition to the brokerage account itself, the trading platform plays a vital role in the investing experience. The best trading platform for beginners should be intuitive, easy to navigate and provide essential features like real-time market data, customizable charts and order placement capabilities. It should empower beginners to make informed investment decisions without feeling overwhelmed by complex technicalities.\nTo simplify finding the right broker and brokerage account, consider the best online broker for beginners. These online brokers cater to novice investors and provide a seamless and supportive investing experience. Look for online brokers that offer a combination of user-friendly platforms, educational resources, low fees and excellent customer support.\nBy finding the best online brokerage account for beginners and a reliable broker and trading platform, individuals can kickstart their investment journey confidently and set themselves up for long-term success in the financial markets.\nHow to Choose a Brokerage Account \nChoosing the right brokerage account is crucial for any investor, whether a beginner or an experienced individual. With many options available in the market, it can be overwhelming to determine which brokerage account is the most suitable for your investment goals and preferences. To help you navigate this process effectively, we will provide valuable insights on how to choose a brokerage account that aligns with your needs.\nOne of the initial steps in selecting a brokerage account is finding a reliable broker who will serve as your investment partner. So, how do you find a broker? Researching and identifying reputable brokers is a fundamental aspect of the decision-making process. Consider factors such as the broker\'s reputation, experience, regulatory compliance and the range of services they offer.\nIn addition to finding the right broker, there are several other key factors to consider when choosing a brokerage account. These include account fees, available investment options, customer support, trading platforms and educational resources. Each element plays a vital role in determining the overall suitability of a brokerage account for your investment needs.\nIn the following sections, we will delve deeper into each factor, guiding how to effectively evaluate and compare brokerage accounts. By understanding the essential aspects to consider, you will be better equipped to make an informed decision and select the brokerage account that best aligns with your investment goals and preferences. Let\'s explore the process of choosing a brokerage account in detail.\nStep 1: Understand your investment goals. \nBefore selecting a brokerage account, it is essential to have a clear understanding of your investment goals. Are you looking to build long-term wealth, generate income, or actively trade stocks? Identifying your objectives will help you determine the type of brokerage account that best suits your needs. For example, if you are a passive investor focused on long-term growth, a brokerage account with access to a wide range of diversified investment options may be suitable. In contrast, if you are a short-term investor executing a dividend-harvesting strategy, an online brokerage account with low fees might be your best option. \nStep 2: Evaluate account features and fees. \nWhen choosing a brokerage account, carefully evaluate the features and fees associated with each option. Consider account minimums, commission charges, maintenance fees and any additional costs for specific account features or services. It is important to balance the fees with the value and benefits the brokerage account offers to ensure it aligns with your investment strategy.\nStep 3: Consider customer support and resources. \nGood customer support and educational resources are valuable, especially for beginner investors. Look for a brokerage account that provides responsive customer support channels like phone, email or live chat. Additionally, check if the broker offers educational materials, tutorials, webinars orinvestment researchtools to enhance your knowledge and support your decision-making process.\nStep 4: Assess security and account protection. \nSecurity is of paramount importance when selecting a brokerage account. Ensure that the broker you choose employs industry-standard security measures, such as encryption and multi-factor authentication, to protect your personal and financial information. Also, verify if the brokerage is a member of regulatory organizations and offers account protection through measures like the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).\nStep 5: Compare trading tools and platforms. \nThe brokerage account\'s trading tools and platforms can significantly impact your investing experience. Evaluate the user interface, ease of navigation, availability of real-time market data, charting tools, the ability to compare different industry sectors against each other, order types and mobile accessibility. A user-friendly and feature-rich trading platform can make it easier for you to execute trades and monitor your investments effectively.\nStep 6: Review user reviews and ratings. \nTo gain insights into the experiences of other investors, read user reviews and ratings of different brokerage accounts. Pay attention to feedback regarding the platform\'s reliability, quality of customer service, execution speed and overall user satisfaction. While reviews should not be the sole determining factor, they can provide valuable perspectives and help you make a more informed decision.\nStep 7: Open and fund your account. \nOnce you have carefully evaluated and compared brokerage accounts, it\'s time to open and fund your chosen account. Follow the account opening process provided by the broker, which typically involves completing an application, providing identification documents and funding the account. Ensure you understand the funding options available, such as bank transfers or electronic fund transfers and any associated fees or minimum deposit requirements.\nStep 8: Manage and monitor your investments. \nManaging and monitoring your investments is vital after opening and funding your brokerage account. Regularly review your portfolio\'s performance, stay updated with market trends and consider adjusting your investments as needed. Take advantage of your brokerage account\'s tools and resources to stay informed and make informed investment decisions aligned with your goals. Pay attention to trending media reports and the media sentiment of your individual stocks. \nQuestions to Answer When Testing Platforms \nWhen testing a new investment platform, asking the right questions is essential to thoroughly evaluate its features, functionality and suitability for your needs. Consider a comprehensive set of questions to delve deep into the platform\'s capabilities and make an informed decision. \nLet\'s review an extensive list of questions you should answer when testing investment platforms. These questions cover various aspects, including user experience, available features, investment options, fees, customer support, reliability and more. By addressing these questions, you can gain valuable insights and assess whether the platform aligns with your investment goals and preferences. Let\'s explore the detailed list of questions to answer when testing platforms and ensure a comprehensive evaluation process.\n1. Is the platform interface clean and visually appealing?\nA brokerage platform\'s interface\'s cleanliness and visual appeal are crucial in enhancing the overall user experience. A clean and visually appealing interface can make navigating the platform more enjoyable and intuitive. When choosing a brokerage account, look for a platform with a modern and well-designed interface. It should have clear, organized menus, visually distinct sections and an uncluttered layout. A clean interface helps users focus on their investment activities and easily locate the necessary tools and features.\n2. Is the navigation intuitive and easy to understand?\nIntuitive navigation is essential for efficiently accessing a brokerage platform\'s various features and tools. When evaluating platforms, prioritize those with intuitive navigation allowing seamless movement between different sections and functionalities. Look for logical menu structures, clear labeling and easily recognizable icons or buttons. The navigation should provide a smooth and user-friendly experience, ensuring you can quickly find and utilize the tools and resources necessary for your investment activities.\n3. Are the essential features and tools easily accessible?\nAccessing essential features and tools without hassle is crucial for a seamless trading experience. When considering a brokerage account, ensure the platform makes its key features easily accessible. Look for intuitive menus or tabs on best online broker for beginners that provide:\nQuick access to features such as buying and selling stocks\nPlacing different orders (market orders, limit orders, stop-loss orders, etc.)\nAccessing research tools and monitoring account performance\nThe ability to readily access these essential tools will enable you to execute trades and manage your investments efficiently.\n4. Can I quickly find the information I need?\nThe ability to quickly find the information you need is vital when researching investment options or making informed decisions. A good brokerage platform should provide easy access to comprehensive market data, company information, financial news and analysis. Look for platforms that offer real-time market data and quotes, research reports, financial statements and customizable watchlists. A user-friendly search function and well-organized information layout will allow you to gather the information necessary to make informed investment decisions efficiently.\n5. Does the platform offer a wide range of investment options (stocks, bonds, ETFs, etc.)?\nDiversification is key to a successful investment strategy, so choosing a brokerage platform that offers a wide range of investment options is essential. Look for platforms that provide access to various asset classes, including stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds and options. A diverse selection of investment options enables you to build a well-rounded portfolio that aligns with your financial goals and risk tolerance.\n6. Can I easily place different types of orders (market, limit, stop-loss, etc.)?\nThe ability to place different types of orders is essential for executing trades according to your investment strategy. Look for a brokerage platform that allows you to easily place market orders, limit orders, stop orders and other order types. The platform should provide a user-friendly order entry system with clear instructions and options for customization. Executing different types of orders efficiently and accurately is vital for taking advantage of market opportunities and managing risk effectively.\n7. Are trade executions fast and accurate?\nFast and accurate trade executions are crucial for taking advantage of market movements and securing desired entry or exit points. When choosing a brokerage platform, ensure that trade executions are reliable and timely. Look for platforms with a reputation for fast order execution speeds and minimal delays. It\'s also beneficial to consider platforms that offer advanced order routing technologies to help ensure optimal trade execution prices.\n8. Does the platform provide real-time market data and quotes?\nReal-time market data and quotes are essential for staying informed about market conditions and making timely investment decisions. A reliable brokerage platform should provide access to up-to-date market data and real-time quotes for stocks, bonds, ETFs and other securities. Look for platforms that offer streaming quotes and dynamic charts that update in real-time. This allows you to monitor market movements and make informed trading decisions based on current information. Real-time market data ensures you have accurate and up-to-date information at your fingertips, empowering you to react swiftly to changing market conditions.\n9. Are there comprehensive charting tools and technical analysis indicators?\nComprehensive charting tools and technical analysis indicators are valuable resources for traders who utilize technical analysis in their investment strategies. When evaluating brokerage platforms, consider those that offer robust charting capabilities and a wide range of technical analysis indicators. Look for features such as customizable charts, various chart types (line charts, candlestick charts, etc.), trendlines, moving averages and oscillators. These tools provide insights into price patterns, trends and potential entry or exit points, helping you make well-informed trading decisions.\n10. Does the platform offer fundamental analysis tools and research resources?\nFundamental analysis plays a significant role in assessing the value and potential of investments. Look for brokerage platforms that provide fundamental analysis tools and comprehensive research resources. For instance, if you wanted to purchase shares of Apple stock, you would like to be able to research Apple\'s company financials, Apple\'s earnings reports, Apple\'s analyst ratings and Apple\'s industry research. Having these tools readily available on the platform allows you to evaluate the fundamental strength and prospects of potential investments, enabling you to make informed decisions based on fundamental factors.\n11. Is there a mobile app available, and is it user-friendly?\nIn today\'s fast-paced world, having access to your brokerage account on the go is essential. Check if the brokerage platform offers a mobile app compatible with your smartphone or tablet. The mobile app should be user-friendly and intuitive and provide a seamless trading experience. Look for features such as easy navigation, quick order placement, real-time market data and portfolio management capabilities. A well-designed mobile app ensures you can monitor and manage your investments conveniently, even when you\'re away from your computer.\n12. Does the mobile app provide all the necessary features and functionality?\nWhen evaluating a brokerage platform\'s mobile app, ensure it offers all the essential features and functionality you need for trading and account management. The mobile app should provide access to real-time quotes, order placement, portfolio tracking, fund transfers and account settings. Features like watchlists, news updates and research resources can further enhance your mobile trading experience. The mobile app should be a reliable and efficient tool that allows you to execute trades and manage your investments seamlessly while on the move.\n13. Can I easily switch between the desktop and mobile versions?\nSeamless integration between the desktop and mobile versions of the platform is important for a consistent trading experience. Look for brokerage platforms that offer synchronization between the desktop and mobile apps. This lets you easily switch between devices without losing your settings, preferences, or access to important features. A platform that smoothly transitions from desktop to mobile ensures you can trade and manage your investments seamlessly, regardless of your device.\n14. What fees and commissions are associated with trades and account maintenance?\nUnderstanding the fees and commissions associated with trades and account maintenance is crucial for evaluating the overall cost of using a brokerage platform. Look for transparency in fee structures and consider the impact of fees on your trading strategy and investment returns. Consider factors such as trade commissions, account maintenance fees, inactivity fees and fees for additional services or features. Some platforms may offer commission-free trading for certain securities or account types, which can benefit frequent traders. Consider your trading frequency and investment objectives when assessing the fee structure of a brokerage account. For instance, if you are attempting to capture dividends as your investment strategy, you would benefit from a brokerage with very low fees and fast order execution. \n15. Are there any additional charges for specific features or services?\nSome brokerage platforms may charge additional fees for specific features or services besides the standard fees. For example, there might be charges for accessing advanced research reports, like lists of the best consumer discretionary ETFs, or detailed investment strategy reports on investing in emerging technology. When considering a brokerage account, carefully review the platform\'s fee schedule to identify any additional charges that may apply. Assess whether these features or services are necessary for your investment strategy and if the associated costs are reasonable and justifiable. Understanding and comparing the additional charges across different platforms will help you make an informed decision that aligns with your financial goals and budget.\n16. Does the platform offer educational resources (tutorials, webinars, articles)?\nAccess to educational resources is invaluable, especially for novice traders or those looking to expand their knowledge. Look for brokerage platforms that provide a comprehensive range of educational resources, such as tutorials, webinars, articles and investment guides. For example, entry-level investors may want to learn about industry sectors or how to find and invest in blue chip stocks. These resources can help you understand trading concepts, learn about different investment strategies and stay updated with market trends. A platform that offers educational materials demonstrates a commitment to supporting its users and helping them become more knowledgeable and confident investors.\n17. Is customer support easily accessible, and are they responsive?\nReliable customer support is essential when encountering issues or having questions about your brokerage account. Look for platforms that offer easily accessible customer support channels. This may include phone support, email support, live chat or a dedicated support portal. Evaluate the responsiveness of the customer support team by researching user reviews and ratings. Prompt and helpful customer support ensures you receive timely assistance when needed, enhancing your overall experience and resolving any concerns efficiently.\n18. Can I reach customer support through various channels (phone, email, live chat)?\nThe availability of multiple communication channels for customer support enhances the convenience and accessibility of assistance. Look for brokerage platforms that offer a range of support channels, such as phone, email and live chat. Multiple options allow you to choose the most convenient method for contacting customer support based on your preferences and the urgency of your query. Consider platforms that offer extended customer support hours to cater to different time zones and accommodate your trading needs.\n19. Is the platform stable and reliable during peak trading times?\nPlatform stability and reliability are critical when choosing a brokerage account, particularly during peak trading times when market activity is high. Look for platforms with a reputation for stability and uptime, ensuring you can access your account and execute trades without interruptions or technical glitches. Robust infrastructure, regular maintenance and a track record of reliable performance are indicators of a platform\'s ability to handle high trading volumes and provide a seamless trading experience.\n20. Does the platform provide advanced order types, such as trailing stops or conditional orders?\nAdvanced order types can enhance your trading strategy and allow greater flexibility in managing your investments. Look for brokerage platforms that offer advanced order types, including trailing stops, conditional orders and bracket orders. These features enable you to set specific conditions or parameters for executing trades and managing risk. The availability of advanced order types empowers you to implement more sophisticated trading strategies and automate certain aspects of your investment approach.\n21. Are there any restrictions or limitations on the platform, such as trade volume or investment minimums?\nUnderstanding any restrictions or limitations on a brokerage platform is essential for assessing its suitability for your trading needs. Check if the platform imposes restrictions on trade volume, such as maximum order size or daily trading limits. Additionally, verify if there are any investment minimums that you need to meet to open an account or access specific features. By being aware of these restrictions and limitations, you can ensure that the platform aligns with your trading goals and investment preferences.\n22. Can I easily customize the platform to suit my preferences?\nThe ability to customize the platform according to your preferences can greatly enhance your trading experience. Look for brokerage platforms that offer customization options, such as the ability to personalize your dashboard, rearrange menus, or create custom watchlists. These features allow you to tailor the platform to your specific needs and trading style, making your investment activities more intuitive and efficient.\n23. Does the platform integrate with other financial tools or services I use?\nSuppose you already use other financial tools or services to manage your finances or investments. In that case, choosing a brokerage platform that integrates with these tools is beneficial. Integration can streamline your workflow and provide a seamless experience by allowing you to access and manage all your financial information from a single platform. Look for platforms that integrate with popular tools such as budgeting apps, portfolio trackers, tax software or financial planning software. This integration eliminates the need for manual data entry and ensures that your financial information is up to date across all platforms.\n24. Are there any social or community features on the platform?\nSocial or community features on a brokerage platform can provide opportunities for interaction and learning from other investors. Look for platforms that offer social features such as forums, chat rooms, or social networks where users can share insights, discuss investment ideas, or seek advice. Engaging with a community of like-minded individuals can offer valuable perspectives and help you stay informed about market trends or investment opportunities. Consider whether having access to a social or community platform is important to you and aligns with your preferred investing style.\n25. Does the platform offer a demo account or paper trading functionality for practice?\nFor novice traders or those testing new strategies, having access to a demo account or paper trading functionality is invaluable. Look for brokerage platforms that offer a simulated trading environment where you can practice trading with virtual funds. This allows you to familiarize yourself with the platform\'s features, test different investment strategies and gain experience without risking real money. A demo account can be valuable for learning and refining your trading skills before committing funds to the market.\n26. Are there any unique features or tools that differentiate this platform from others?\nConsider whether the brokerage platform offers unique features or tools that set it apart from other platforms. Look for innovative functionalities that enhance your trading experience or provide a competitive edge. Unique features could include access to proprietary research or trading algorithms, advanced data visualization tools that allow you to compare stocks, or exclusive investment opportunities. Assess whether these unique features align with your trading goals and provide added value that differentiates the platform from others.\n27. Have I researched user reviews and ratings to gain insights into other users\' experiences?\nBefore finalizing your decision, it\'s crucial to research user reviews and ratings of the brokerage platform. Reading about the experiences of other users can provide valuable insights into the platform\'s strengths, weaknesses and overall user satisfaction. Look for reviews highlighting aspects such as platform reliability, customer support, ease of use and the overall trading experience. By considering a wide range of user feedback, you can make a more informed decision and assess whether the platform meets your expectations and requirements.\n28. Does the platform provide comprehensive account statements and trade confirmations?\nAccurate and comprehensive account statements and trade confirmations are essential for tracking and reviewing your trading activities. Look for brokerage platforms that provide detailed and easy-to-understand account statements summarizing your portfolio holdings, transactions and performance. Trade confirmations should be generated promptly after each trade, confirming the executed trades and important details such as price, quantity and order type. Clear and comprehensive account management and reporting features ensure transparency and enable you to monitor your investments effectively.\n29. Can automatic investments or recurring deposits be set up?\nAutomating your investment contributions can help you stay consistent and disciplined in your saving and investing habits. Look for brokerage platforms that can set up automatic investments or recurring deposits. This feature allows you to schedule regular contributions to your investment account, whether a fixed amount or a percentage of your income. Automatic investments can simplify building your portfolio over time and help you take advantage of dollar-cost averaging.\n30. Does the platform offer tax reporting tools or integration with tax software?\nTax reporting and integration with tax software can be highly beneficial, especially during tax season. When considering a brokerage account, evaluate whether the platform offers tax reporting tools or integrates with popular tax software. These features can streamline reporting your investment activities and calculating your tax obligations. Look for comprehensive tax reporting platforms, including forms such as 1099-B for capital gains and losses. Integration with tax software, such as TurboTax or H&R Block, allows for seamless transfer of relevant financial data, simplifying the preparation of your tax returns. By choosing a platform that offers tax reporting tools or integration, you can save time and ensure accuracy in fulfilling your tax obligations.\nTop Features to Look for in an Online Broker\nWhen choosing an online broker, it\'s essential to consider the key features that can significantly impact your trading experience and investment success. Selecting a broker with the right features can provide you with the tools, resources and support necessary to make informed investment decisions and navigate the markets effectively. Let\'s explore the top features to look for in an online broker and why they are important.\nUser-Friendly Interface\nA user-friendly interface is crucial as it ensures ease of use and navigation within the broker\'s platform. A clean and intuitive interface allows you to focus on analyzing investments and executing trades without being hindered by a complex or confusing interface. It saves you time, reduces frustration and enhances your overall trading experience.\nWide Range of Investment Options\nOpt for a broker that offers a wide range of investment options, including stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds and more. Having access to diverse investment options enables you to create a well-rounded portfolio tailored to your investment strategy. It provides flexibility and opportunities to diversify your risk across different asset classes and investment vehicles.\nAdvanced Trading Tools and Platforms\nAdvanced trading tools and platforms empower you to make informed decisions based on real-time data from markets like the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJAI) or the S&P 500. In addition, features like technical analysis and customizable charts will provide the technical analysis to make sound investment decisions. These tools enhance your ability to analyze investment opportunities, track market trends and execute trades effectively. Look for features like real-time market data, customizable watchlists and order types that align with your trading style.\nResearch and Analysis Resources\nComprehensive research resources are essential for conducting thorough analyses and making informed investment decisions. Look for a broker that provides access to fundamental analysis reports, company financials, analyst ratings andmarket news These resources help you evaluate different investments\' potential risks and returns, enabling you to make well-informed trading decisions.\nEducational Materials and Resources\nLook for brokers that offer educational materials such as tutorials, webinars, articles and investment guides. These resources can enhance your understanding of investing concepts, trading strategies, risk management techniques and market trends. Educational materials support your ongoing learning and development as an investor, ultimately improving your trading skills and decision-making abilities.\nReliable Customer Support\nOpt for a broker that provides accessible and responsive customer support. Efficient customer support ensures you can seek assistance whenever needed, whether regarding technical issues, account inquiries, or general trading questions. Prompt and helpful customer support can save you time and frustration, providing a positive trading experience.\nCompetitive Pricing and Transparent Fees\nUnderstand the costs associated with trading and account maintenance. Look for brokers with competitive pricing and transparent fee structures. This includes considerations such as commissions, transaction fees, account maintenance fees and any other charges. Transparent fee structures help you evaluate the affordability and value of the broker\'s services, ensuring you understand the costs involved.\nAccount Security and Protection\nThe security of your funds and personal information is paramount when selecting an online broker. Look for brokers prioritizing account security measures, including encryption protocols, two-factor authentication and secure data storage. Additionally, consider brokers that provide insurance coverage for your investments, protecting you against unauthorized activities and potential financial loss.\nMobile Trading Capabilities\nIn today\'s fast-paced world, having mobile trading capabilities is highly beneficial. A mobile trading app allows you to monitor and manage your investments on the go, providing convenience and flexibility. Look for a broker that offers a user-friendly and feature-rich mobile app that provides all the necessary functionality, including real-time market data, order placement and portfolio tracking.\nIntegration with Third-Party Services\nIntegration with other financial tools or services simplifies the management of your overall financial picture. Consider brokers that allow integration with third-party services such as financial planning tools, tax software, or portfolio management platforms. Integration with these services allows for consolidating your financial information and provides a more comprehensive view of your investments, expenses and tax obligations. It streamlines tracking and managing your finances, saving you time and effort in manual data entry and reconciliation.\nBy choosing a broker that offers integration with third-party services, you can leverage the strengths of various tools and platforms, creating a seamless and efficient workflow. For example, integration with financial planning tools can help you set and track your investment goals, while integration with tax software simplifies the tax reporting and filing process. This integration enhances the convenience and effectiveness of managing your investments and financial affairs.\nWhen evaluating brokers, inquire about the availability of integration options and compatibility with the specific tools and services you use or plan to use. Consider the level of integration, ease of setup and functionality. Integration with third-party services can significantly enhance your overall investing experience by providing a unified and holistic approach to managing your financial life.\nPros and Cons of Online Brokerages \nAs with any financial decision, it is important to consider the pros and cons of online brokerages before choosing the right one for your needs. Online brokerages offer several advantages that make them a popular choice among investors. However, they also come with some drawbacks you should be aware of. Let\'s explore the pros and cons of online brokerages to help you make an informed decision.\nPros\nIn recent years, online brokerages have gained significant popularity among investors. These platforms offer a range of benefits and advantages that have revolutionized how people invest. Here are some key pros to consider when evaluating online brokerages:\nConvenience: One of the biggest advantages of online brokerages is their convenience. With online platforms, you can access your brokerage account anytime, anywhere, as long as you have an internet connection. This allows for greater flexibility and ease of managing your investments.\nLower costs: Online brokerages typically have lower fees and commissions than traditional brick-and-mortar brokerages. Online platforms have lower overhead costs and can pass on the savings to their customers. Lower costs can have a significant impact on your investment returns over time.\nWide range of investment options: Online brokerages often provide a wide range of investment options, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, options and more. This gives you the flexibility to build a diversified portfolio that aligns with your investment goals and risk tolerance.\nAdvanced trading tools: Many online brokerages offer advanced trading tools and platforms that provide real-time market data, advanced charting tools, technical analysis indicators and customizable features. These tools can help you make informed investment decisions and execute trades more efficiently.\nAccess to research and educational resources: Online brokerages often provide access to a wealth of research materials, educational resources, tutorials, webinars and market analysis. These resources can help you expand your knowledge, stay informed about market trends and make better investment decisions.\nCons\nWhile online brokerages offer numerous advantages, it is important to consider the potential drawbacks before deciding. Here are some cons to remember when determining if an online brokerage account is right:\nLimited personalized guidance: Unlike traditional brokerages, online brokerages may have limited or no personalized guidance from financial advisors. While some platforms offer robo-advisory services, they may provide a different level of tailored advice than a dedicated financial advisor. If you prefer a more hands-on approach or need personalized guidance, there may be better options than an online brokerage.\nTechnical issues and platform reliability: Online platforms are subject to technical glitches, system outages, or other technical issues that may disrupt your trading activities. While most brokerages strive to provide stable and reliable platforms, occasional disruptions can occur, potentially affecting your ability to execute trades or access your account.\nSelf-directed approach: Online brokerages are designed for self-directed investors who prefer to manage their investments. If you require a high level of hand-holding, personalized advice, or assistance with complex financial strategies, an online brokerage may not be the best fit. In such cases, you may benefit from a full-service brokerage with dedicated advisors.\nLearning curve: Utilizing online brokerages requires familiarity with the platform, trading terminology and investment concepts. Suppose you are new to investing or feel overwhelmed by the learning curve associated with online trading. In that case, it may take some time and effort to become comfortable with the platform and make informed decisions.\nSecurity and online threats: While online brokerages prioritize the security of your account and personal information, there is always a risk of online threats, hacking, or data breaches. Choosing a reputable and trusted online brokerage that employs robust security measures to protect your assets and information is important.\nOnline brokerages offer convenience, lower costs, a wide range of investment options, advanced trading tools and access to research and educational resources. However, they may have limited personalized guidance, potential technical issues, require a self-directed approach, involve a learning curve and come with security risks. \nBy weighing the pros and cons, you can determine if an online brokerage aligns with your investment goals, preferences and comfort level. Consider these factors carefully and evaluate how they align with your needs and priorities. \nUltimately, choosing an online brokerage should be based on a thorough assessment of your investment objectives and pros and cons. Consider the level of control you desire over your investments, the importance of personalized guidance and your comfort level with technology and online platforms. Additionally, consider your budget, trading frequency and the specific features and tools that are important to you.\nRemember that there is no one-size-fits-all solution when choosing an online brokerage. Each investor has unique requirements and preferences. It is worth researching and comparing different online brokerages to find the one that offers the features, support and cost structure that best aligns with your financial goals.\nEmpower Your Investment Journey\nChoosing a brokerage account is crucial and can significantly impact your investment journey. By following the steps outlined in this article and considering the key factors such as your investment goals, account features, customer support, platform reliability, fees and educational resources, you can make an informed decision that aligns with your needs.\nRemember, a clean and intuitive platform interface, a wide range of investment options, easy order placement, real-time market data, comprehensive analysis tools, and a user-friendly mobile app are all desirable features for an online broker. Additionally, consider factors such as customer support accessibility, stability during peak trading times, customization options, integration with financial tools and the availability of demo accounts or paper trading functionality.\nWhile online brokerages offer numerous advantages, weighing the pros and cons is essential. Online brokers provide convenience, lower costs and access to information and resources. However, they may lack the personalized guidance of traditional brokers and face potential technical glitches or limited investment options.\nUltimately, your choice of brokerage account should align with your investment goals, preferences and comfort level. Take the time to research and compare different brokers thoroughly, read user reviews and ratings and consider seeking advice from financial professionals if needed. By doing so, you\'ll be well on your way to selecting a brokerage account that empowers you to make informed investment decisions and achieve your financial aspirations.\nFAQs\nAs you explore the world of brokerage accounts, you may have some common questions in mind. We compiled this list of frequently asked questions to help you along your journey. \nHow do I choose an online broker?\nChoosing an online broker requires careful consideration of various factors. Start by defining your investment goals and preferences. Evaluate the broker\'s features, fees, customer support and trading platforms. Consider their range of investment options and research resources. You can find one that aligns with your needs by conducting thorough research and comparing different brokers.\nWhat is a good online stockbroker?\nThe definition of a good online stockbroker can vary depending on individual preferences and requirements. A good stockbroker meets your specific investment needs, offers a user-friendly platform, provides access to a wide range of stocks and offers competitive fees and commissions. When evaluating online stockbrokers, it\'s important to consider factors such as reliability, customer support, trading tools, educational resources and account security.\nWhich brokerage is best to join?\nThe best brokerage to join depends on your unique circumstances and investment goals. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question. Consider factors such as the broker\'s reputation, reliability, trading platforms, investment options, fees, customer support and user reviews. It\'s advisable to conduct thorough research, compare different options and choose a brokerage that aligns with your investment preferences and long-term objectives.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Look for a broker that provides access to fundamental analysis reports, company financials, analyst ratings andmarket news These resources help you evaluate different investments' potential risks and returns, enabling you to make well-informed trading decisions. By following the steps outlined in this article and considering the key factors such as your investment goals, account features, customer support, platform reliability, fees and educational resources, you can make an informed decision that aligns with your needs. Remember, a clean and intuitive platform interface, a wide range of investment options, easy order placement, real-time market data, comprehensive analysis tools, and a user-friendly mobile app are all desirable features for an online broker.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Look for a broker that provides access to fundamental analysis reports, company financials, analyst ratings andmarket news These resources help you evaluate different investments' potential risks and returns, enabling you to make well-informed trading decisions. Advanced trading tools: Many online brokerages offer advanced trading tools and platforms that provide real-time market data, advanced charting tools, technical analysis indicators and customizable features. Remember, a clean and intuitive platform interface, a wide range of investment options, easy order placement, real-time market data, comprehensive analysis tools, and a user-friendly mobile app are all desirable features for an online broker.", 'news_article_title': 'How to Choose a Brokerage Account or Online Broker', 'news_lexrank_summary': '"What brokerage should I use?" What is a Brokerage Account? When choosing a brokerage platform, ensure that trade executions are reliable and timely.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Whether you're a novice investor or looking to switch brokers, our guide will offer practical advice on choosing the right broker, understanding the fundamentals of brokerage accounts and exploring the best online investment sites and the best trading platforms for beginners. By finding the best online brokerage account for beginners and a reliable broker and trading platform, individuals can kickstart their investment journey confidently and set themselves up for long-term success in the financial markets. Advanced trading tools: Many online brokerages offer advanced trading tools and platforms that provide real-time market data, advanced charting tools, technical analysis indicators and customizable features."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/validea-detailed-fundamental-analysis-aapl-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\'s criteria.\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\nFINAL RANK: PASS\n\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\nDashan Huang Portfolio\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper "Twin Momentum" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\nAdditional Research Links\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Validea Detailed Fundamental Analysis - AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). 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{'date': '2023-06-12', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/data-driven-apps%3A-the-best-ai-stocks-to-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe “Age of Artificial Intelligence” has arrived. So has the time to invest in the next-generation of superstar stock winners. \nEvery ten years or so, a new technology emerges that transforms the world in profound ways. \nThe internet did it in the 1990s, connecting people and information across the globe. The smartphone did it in the 2000s, putting a powerful computer in everyone’s pocket. The cloud did it in the 2010s, enabling massive scalability and innovation. \nNow, in the 2020s, AI is doing it, creating new possibilities and challenges for every sector and domain. \nFollowing that logic, this is the moment to invest in the best AI stocks in the market.\nBecause, in the 1990s when the internet was changing the world, the market’s top internet stocks were fortune-makers. Stocks like Qualcomm (QCOM), Cisco (CSCO), and Oracle (ORCL) soared thousands of percent. \nIn the 2000s, when the smartphone was changing the world, the market’s top smartphone stocks were fortune-makers. Stocks like Apple (AAPL) soared thousands of percent. \nIn the 2010s, when the cloud was changing the world, the market’s top cloud stocks were fortune-makers. Stocks like Shopify (SHOP), The Trade Desk (TTD), and ServiceNow (NOW) soared thousands of percent. \nLather, rinse, and repeat with AI in the 2020s.\nAI is transforming the world at an unprecedented pace. It is creating new opportunities and challenges for every industry, sector, and individual. The companies that are leading the AI revolution will reap enormous rewards and create lasting value for their shareholders. And those are the AI stocks that you need to know about and invest in today.\nThese AI stocks will soar thousands of percent. \nBut you have to buy the right stocks to really strike it rich. And the best way to do that is to identify the most explosive segments of the AI economy. \nOne segment I’m particularly excited about is the AI-powered App Economy, or the emergence of a whole new generation of software applications with AI capabilities. \nI think it’ll birth multiple stock market mega-winners over the next few years. Here’s why. \nThe AI App Economy Will be Huge\nWithout fail, what are some things you do every day?\nBreathe. Eat. Sleep. And check mobile apps. \nA Pew Research poll found that over 80% of Americans own a smartphone these days. Separate eMarketer research found that Americans with smartphones spend about three-and-a-half hours every day checking mobile apps.\nWe are an app-addicted society. \nAnd it’s not just individuals – businesses are app addicted, too. \nAccording to Okta, the average large firm deploys 129 software apps across their enterprise. \nConsumers. Businesses. We’re all app-addicted. \nThis addiction will only grow exponentially in the coming years thanks to AI. \nAI is such a profound technological advancement that it will soon comprise the ultimate competitive advantage for every business in the world. Companies that use AI successfully across their enterprise will dominate. Companies that don’t will fail. \nIt will be that black-and-white. \nTherefore, over the next several years, every company in the world is going to race to build out AI software apps across their enterprise. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the average firm have up to 500 AI software apps across their enterprise, doing everything from creating and filing documents, storing and analyzing data, automating workflows, performing research, crafting presentations, creating mock products, running automated marketing campaigns, and more. \nWe are entering the AI App Economy. \nThe Best Investment Idea in the AI App Economy\nCreating and deploying AI apps in the new economy won’t just be value-additive for firms – it will be necessary for survival.\nYet, making apps is a complex science that requires a ton of coding, and coding is a rare skill. Throw AI into the mix, and creating and deploying AI apps is a huge challenge for pretty much every non-”FANG” business. \nTo that end, in this booming AI App Economy, there exists a huge gap between where the market is going, and the tools needed to advance the market to that point. \nFilling that gap is an emerging category called Low-Code Application Platforms, or LCAPs. They are basically just platforms that make designing and launching an app as easy as drawing a workflow diagram. They turn creating and deploying apps into a Lego game, if you will, by allowing customers to stack pre-built app templates on top of each other to create enterprise-specific, fully-customized apps. \nDemand for LCAPs is expected to boom over the next few years. Pretty much every major market research firm out there forecasts that the low-code software market will grow by somewhere between 20% and 30% per year over the next several years. \nAnd those estimates were mostly delivered before this AI Boom. \nAdd AI apps into the mix, and we think the low-code software market will grow in excess of 30% per year over the next few years. \nThis promises to be one of the most explosive AI markets out there. \nThe Final Word on the Best AI Stocks to Buy\nObviously, the “top dogs” in the AI App Economy will be huge winners over the next few years – and you should probably consider buying their stocks today. \nBecause it could be like buying Cisco and Oracle back in the early 1990s, before they soared thousands of percent. \nThat’s why I highly urge you to watch this presentation right now, where I break down this whole AI Revolution.\nDon’t miss this opportunity to learn everything you need to know about AI, see it in action with a live demonstration, and discover the best AI software stocks to invest in right now. \nThis presentation will show you how to profit from the AI Boom and avoid missing out on the biggest technological trend of our time. \nClick here and watch it now before it’s too late.\nOn the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\nThe post Data-Driven Apps: The Best AI Stocks to Buy? appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks like Apple (AAPL) soared thousands of percent. One segment I’m particularly excited about is the AI-powered App Economy, or the emergence of a whole new generation of software applications with AI capabilities. Separate eMarketer research found that Americans with smartphones spend about three-and-a-half hours every day checking mobile apps.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Stocks like Apple (AAPL) soared thousands of percent. Because, in the 1990s when the internet was changing the world, the market’s top internet stocks were fortune-makers. The Best Investment Idea in the AI App Economy Creating and deploying AI apps in the new economy won’t just be value-additive for firms – it will be necessary for survival.', 'news_article_title': 'Data-Driven Apps: The Best AI Stocks to Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks like Apple (AAPL) soared thousands of percent. Therefore, over the next several years, every company in the world is going to race to build out AI software apps across their enterprise. Pretty much every major market research firm out there forecasts that the low-code software market will grow by somewhere between 20% and 30% per year over the next several years.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Stocks like Apple (AAPL) soared thousands of percent. The Best Investment Idea in the AI App Economy Creating and deploying AI apps in the new economy won’t just be value-additive for firms – it will be necessary for survival. Throw AI into the mix, and creating and deploying AI apps is a huge challenge for pretty much every non-”FANG” business.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-simple-but-effective-fund-is-2023s-most-popular-etf', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "One ETF has taken in more money than all others so far in 2023, with a massive $11.3 billion in inflows as of June 6th, according to FactSet. But it’s not a hot new AI fund or an ETF capitalizing on other en-vogue tech trends, although it will give you some exposure to them. Instead, it’s arguably one of the most boring, vanilla ETFs out there, but this doesn’t mean it can’t help you to grow your portfolio. It’s the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO). In fact, whether you are just beginning your investing journey or if you are already a veteran trader who has spent years in the investing game, this unassuming but massive ETF can serve as a sound building block for your portfolio. Here’s why. \nHarness the Power of the Entire S&P 500 in Your Portfolio \nThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF boasts over $300 billion in assets under management (AUM), making it the third-largest ETF in the market today. While there are many complex investing strategies and products out there that claim to offer investors a leg up on the market, VOO keeps it simple. It invests in the S&P 500 (SPX), the index that consists of about 500 of the largest 500 U.S. stocks and arguably the most important and influential index in the investing world.\nThe S&P 500 covers all sectors of the U.S. economy, so rather than having to bet on individual sectors, an ETF like VOO gives you exposure to them all -- from tech leaders like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to old economy industrial giants like Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Deere (NYSE:DE) and everything in between.\nThe great thing about VOO is that it allows investors to harness the power and innovation of a large swath of the U.S. economy in one investment vehicle without having to pick favorite sectors or stocks. An investment in VOO is essentially a bet on around 500 of the top publicly-listed companies in the United States continuing to innovate and profit over time, which has historically been a winning proposition. \nBelow, you’ll find an overview of VOO’s top 10 holdings, created using TipRanks' holdings tool.\nBecause it tracks the S&P 500 index itself, the fund is extraordinarily diversified, holding 504 stocks, and its top 10 positions make up just 27.8% of assets. As you can see, top holding Apple accounts for a 7.2% position in the fund, followed by Microsoft, which has a 6.6% weighting, with Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Alphabet (Class A) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) rounding out the top five holdings. However, it’s not just tech stocks, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) and energy giant ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) follow closely behind. \nAs you can see in the table, VOO's top holdings feature a pretty solid collection of Smart Scores. In fact, four of its top 10 holdings, Apple, Nvidia, Alphabet, and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), feature 'Perfect 10' Smart Scores. The Smart Score is a proprietary quantitative stock scoring system created by TipRanks. It gives stocks a score from 1 to 10 based on eight market key factors. A score of 8 or above is equivalent to an Outperform rating, and VOO itself has a strong ETF Smart Score of 8 out of 10.\nIs VOO Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nSo the quantitative factors rate VOO favorably, but what do Wall Street analysts think? VOO earns a Moderate Buy consensus rating on TipRanks based on analysts' ratings, and the average VOO stock price target of $445.50 implies upside potential of 11.9%. Of the 6,212 analyst ratings on the name, 59.13% are Buys, 35.33% are Holds, and just 5.54% are Sells.\nInvestor-Friendly Fees \nIn addition to this ample diversification and broad exposure, another attractive feature of VOO is its low expense ratio. It’s hard to beat VOO’s minuscule expense ratio of just 0.03%. An investor putting $10,000 into VOO would pay just $3 in fees in year one. This type of investor-friendly expense structure helps investors defend the principal of their portfolios over time without coughing up too much in fees. For example, assuming this fee remains constant and that the fund returns 5% a year for the next 10 years, an investor will pay just $39 in fees over the course of the decade. Compare this to the multitude of ETFs on the market with expense ratios of 0.75%, where investors are paying $75 in fees on a $10,000 investment in just year one, and you really see the value proposition of an ETF like VOO.\nSolid Long-Term Performance\nWith this diversification and investor-friendly expense ratio, it’s easy to see why this massive ETF is the most popular ETF in terms of inflows so far this year. Still, there’s also another factor leading to its popularity -- its long-term performance track record. VOO has consistently produced double-digit annualized total returns for its investors for a long time. No matter what time horizon you are looking over, VOO has delivered. As of the end of May, VOO had an annualized total return of 12.8% over a three-year time frame. Over a five-year time horizon, the massive ETF has delivered 11% total returns annually. Further, over the past 10 years, VOO returned 11.9% annually. VOO has been around since 2010, and since its inception that year, it has returned a stellar 13.3% on an annualized basis. \nKeeping Things Simple Can Pay Off\nIt doesn’t hurt to keep it simple. While there are plenty of exotic investment strategies out there, few beat an ETF like VOO over the long term. While this S&P 500 ETF isn't the type of investment that is going to give you a multi-bag return in a year, the reality is that few investments are. However, the good news is that investing in a broad-market ETF like this and allowing these gains to compound over the years is a time-tested way to build long-term wealth. Investors can dollar-cost average over time when they have a surplus of cash and/or when the S&P 500 falls while reinvesting dividends to amplify these results even more.\nVOO’s strong performance track record, investor-friendly expense ratio, and portfolio of around 500 of the top U.S. stocks have made it a winner for a long time, and it's likely to remain a winner for the foreseeable future.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The S&P 500 covers all sectors of the U.S. economy, so rather than having to bet on individual sectors, an ETF like VOO gives you exposure to them all -- from tech leaders like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to old economy industrial giants like Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Deere (NYSE:DE) and everything in between. The great thing about VOO is that it allows investors to harness the power and innovation of a large swath of the U.S. economy in one investment vehicle without having to pick favorite sectors or stocks. An investment in VOO is essentially a bet on around 500 of the top publicly-listed companies in the United States continuing to innovate and profit over time, which has historically been a winning proposition.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The S&P 500 covers all sectors of the U.S. economy, so rather than having to bet on individual sectors, an ETF like VOO gives you exposure to them all -- from tech leaders like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to old economy industrial giants like Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Deere (NYSE:DE) and everything in between. In fact, four of its top 10 holdings, Apple, Nvidia, Alphabet, and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), feature 'Perfect 10' Smart Scores. Over a five-year time horizon, the massive ETF has delivered 11% total returns annually.", 'news_article_title': 'This Simple but Effective Fund is 2023’s Most Popular ETF', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 covers all sectors of the U.S. economy, so rather than having to bet on individual sectors, an ETF like VOO gives you exposure to them all -- from tech leaders like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to old economy industrial giants like Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Deere (NYSE:DE) and everything in between. Compare this to the multitude of ETFs on the market with expense ratios of 0.75%, where investors are paying $75 in fees on a $10,000 investment in just year one, and you really see the value proposition of an ETF like VOO. Solid Long-Term Performance With this diversification and investor-friendly expense ratio, it’s easy to see why this massive ETF is the most popular ETF in terms of inflows so far this year.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The S&P 500 covers all sectors of the U.S. economy, so rather than having to bet on individual sectors, an ETF like VOO gives you exposure to them all -- from tech leaders like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to old economy industrial giants like Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Deere (NYSE:DE) and everything in between. VOO earns a Moderate Buy consensus rating on TipRanks based on analysts' ratings, and the average VOO stock price target of $445.50 implies upside potential of 11.9%. Compare this to the multitude of ETFs on the market with expense ratios of 0.75%, where investors are paying $75 in fees on a $10,000 investment in just year one, and you really see the value proposition of an ETF like VOO."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-indias-outsourcing-giants-cut-hiring-disheartening-for-economy-students', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Navamya Ganesh Acharya\nBENGALURU, June 12 (Reuters) - India\'s outsourcing giants are slashing hiring and getting projects done with existing workers, a rare pullback that could weigh on the economy and affect engineering students who have seen information technology as the sector of choice for decades.\nThe slowdown, triggered by global uncertainty in demand, is unprecedented in an industry that is one of the biggest hirers in India\'s services sector since the 1990s and provides an assured career path and prosperity to hundreds of thousands of students each year.\n"Weak IT hiring could be for two different reasons: short-term negative demand shock or a long-term displacement resulting from labour-saving technologies," said Rohit Azad, an economics professor at New Delhi\'s Jawaharlal Nehru University.\n"The impact of weak hiring would depend on which is the primary cause driving it. A negative multiplier effect in the immediate would be there nevertheless," Azad added.\nThe IT sector accounts for about 8% of India\'s GDP versus less than 1% about 30 years back, according to Rishad Premji, the chairman of Wipro WIPR.NS, one of the country\'s IT giants.\nOverall, the Indian tech sector employs over 5.4 million people, according to trade group Nasscom, although the number is dominated by the IT sector. About 290,000 new jobs in the tech sector were created in the financial year that ended in March, but Nasscom warned of "global headwinds" in the current year.\nWith IT employees seen as big spenders on everything from cars, durables and second homes to travel and entertainment, they are likely to have had some effect on the sluggish 0.5% sequential growth in private consumption in January-March.\n"Some slowdown in IT hiring intentions could contribute to the flat-lining in consumption that is already underway," said HDFC Bank Principal Economist Sakshi Gupta.\nRECESSION FEARS\nIT firms, which count global heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Citigroup C.N and American Express AXP.N among its clients, went on a hiring binge during the pandemic that fuelled a digital services boom.\nHowever, things changed this year as recession fears gripped the world and the collapse of three U.S. regional banks and the forced sale of Europe\'s Credit Suisse CSGN.S to UBS UBSG.S left the global financial industry shaken, making IT clients across sectors cut spending.\n"The post-pandemic phase saw companies ramping up production to meet new demands in the market, leading to a growth in hiring across IT companies. This boom, however, soon fizzled out in the face of the global economic crisis and a looming recession," said Sachin Alug, the CEO of staffing firm NLB Services.\nNLB sees a 20-25% drop in IT employee additions in the first half of the current financial year, while TeamLease Digital expects a 40% decrease for the entire year.\nJobs portal Naukri.com\'s parent Info Edge INED.NS flagged in May that its recruitment business was seeing "cautious" spending by IT customers.\nIT bellwether Tata Consultancy Services TCS.NS said this month it had "recalibrated" its hiring after a drop in attrition. It added 22,600 people in the last financial year, taking its overall headcount to 614,795.\n"We have a lot of bench with us. They are ready to move into production projects," Infosys CFO Nilanjan Roy said at the time.\nNasscom declined comment on the hiring slowdown.\nThe dismal outlook is worrying many students as the IT sector typically absorbs 20-25% of the 1.5 million engineers who graduate every year in India and was a rare bright spot during the pandemic, when most other industries put hiring on ice.\n"Normally, on-campus hiring is easier than off-campus. This year, that kind of flipped," said Gautam, an engineering student in Punjab state, who declined to be identified further. "Some people had their internship revoked or full-time (job offers) revoked too due to cost-cutting."\nHe said some of his classmates have decided to study further as they have lost hope of finding a job.\nIT firms such as LTIMindtree LTIM.NS and Wipro have been accused by an employee\'s union of trying to cut costs by deferring joining dates and slashing starting salaries.\nThat has "surely left applicants concerned about future prospects", said staffing firm Xpheno\'s co-founder Kamal Karanth, who highlighted how current hiring activity was "under a third of what was recorded in the buoyant peak".\nWipro did not directly address the accusations but said the environment was different from a year ago.\n"The race to hire ahead of demand has been replaced by a more measured approach in light of the declining attrition rates and the ongoing economic uncertainty," it said.\nNO PLAN B\n"Even if a few startups do absorb freshers, they would skim the cream off the top, and not match the high volume intakes that the IT services and product enterprises do," Karanth said.\nSome industry veterans said Indian students may be better off looking at other industries.\n"We have significantly different opportunities that are better sustainable as career paths" than two decades back, venture capital firm Siana Capital\'s founder Siddharth Pai said.\nPai highlighted sectors such as financial services, consumer goods, specialised manufacturing, medicine, law, chartered accounting and other services as more viable options.\nIndian tech giants cut back on graduate hiring https://tmsnrt.rs/3Bp9vRF\n(Additional reporting by Sethuraman N R; Editing by Dhanya Skariachan and Raju Gopalakrishnan)\n(([email protected]; +91 8805175330 ;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "IT firms, which count global heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Citigroup C.N and American Express AXP.N among its clients, went on a hiring binge during the pandemic that fuelled a digital services boom. By Navamya Ganesh Acharya BENGALURU, June 12 (Reuters) - India's outsourcing giants are slashing hiring and getting projects done with existing workers, a rare pullback that could weigh on the economy and affect engineering students who have seen information technology as the sector of choice for decades. The slowdown, triggered by global uncertainty in demand, is unprecedented in an industry that is one of the biggest hirers in India's services sector since the 1990s and provides an assured career path and prosperity to hundreds of thousands of students each year.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'IT firms, which count global heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Citigroup C.N and American Express AXP.N among its clients, went on a hiring binge during the pandemic that fuelled a digital services boom. However, things changed this year as recession fears gripped the world and the collapse of three U.S. regional banks and the forced sale of Europe\'s Credit Suisse CSGN.S to UBS UBSG.S left the global financial industry shaken, making IT clients across sectors cut spending. "We have significantly different opportunities that are better sustainable as career paths" than two decades back, venture capital firm Siana Capital\'s founder Siddharth Pai said.', 'news_article_title': "ANALYSIS-India's outsourcing giants cut hiring; disheartening for economy, students", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'IT firms, which count global heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Citigroup C.N and American Express AXP.N among its clients, went on a hiring binge during the pandemic that fuelled a digital services boom. About 290,000 new jobs in the tech sector were created in the financial year that ended in March, but Nasscom warned of "global headwinds" in the current year. Nasscom declined comment on the hiring slowdown.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'IT firms, which count global heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Citigroup C.N and American Express AXP.N among its clients, went on a hiring binge during the pandemic that fuelled a digital services boom. The slowdown, triggered by global uncertainty in demand, is unprecedented in an industry that is one of the biggest hirers in India\'s services sector since the 1990s and provides an assured career path and prosperity to hundreds of thousands of students each year. About 290,000 new jobs in the tech sector were created in the financial year that ended in March, but Nasscom warned of "global headwinds" in the current year.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/teslas-surge-boosts-ev-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tesla TSLA shares are on a tear, rising for the 12th consecutive day and now up more than 100% this year. The stock is still down about 35% from its all-time high reached in November 2021.\nLast week, the EV maker signed a deal with General Motors GM that will give GM customers access to 12,000 of Tesla's Superchargers, starting in 2024. This follows a similar deal with Ford Motor F last month and will lead to Tesla's North American Charging Standard becoming the industry standard.\nTesla, which has made a huge investment in its charging network, could generate $3 billion annually from other automakers' EVs by 2030, according to Piper Sandler. It will also receive a share of federal dollars earmarked for the build-out of a national network of EV chargers.\nLast week, Tesla's Model 3 sedans became eligible for the full US tax credit under the revised criteria set by the Treasury. Earlier, investors cheered the appointment of a new CEO for Twitter (TWTR), which is expected to free up Elon Musk to focus more on Tesla.\nAccording to the International Energy Agency, global EV sales are expected to grow by another 35% this year, reaching 14 million, up from more than 10 million in 2022.\nTo learn about the Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF DRIV, the iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF IDRV and the KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF KARS, please watch the short video above.\nIn addition to popular EV stocks, NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are among the top holdings in these ETFs.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nFord Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nGlobal X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF (DRIV): ETF Research Reports\nGeneral Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nKraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF (KARS): ETF Research Reports\niShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF (IDRV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In addition to popular EV stocks, NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are among the top holdings in these ETFs. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF (DRIV): ETF Research Reports General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF (KARS): ETF Research Reports iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF (IDRV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Tesla, which has made a huge investment in its charging network, could generate $3 billion annually from other automakers' EVs by 2030, according to Piper Sandler.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'In addition to popular EV stocks, NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are among the top holdings in these ETFs. Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF (DRIV): ETF Research Reports General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF (KARS): ETF Research Reports iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF (IDRV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. To learn about the Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF DRIV, the iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF IDRV and the KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF KARS, please watch the short video above.', 'news_article_title': "Tesla's Surge Boosts EV ETFs", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF (DRIV): ETF Research Reports General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF (KARS): ETF Research Reports iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF (IDRV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In addition to popular EV stocks, NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are among the top holdings in these ETFs. Zacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Ford Motor Company (F) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF (DRIV): ETF Research Reports General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF (KARS): ETF Research Reports iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF (IDRV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In addition to popular EV stocks, NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT are among the top holdings in these ETFs. Last week, the EV maker signed a deal with General Motors GM that will give GM customers access to 12,000 of Tesla's Superchargers, starting in 2024."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/best-stock-to-buy%3A-apple-vs.-microsoft', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian compares Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to determine which technology stock is the better buy for long-term investors.\n*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of June 9, 2023. The video was published on June 11, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nParkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nParkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian compares Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to determine which technology stock is the better buy for long-term investors. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. Parkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian compares Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to determine which technology stock is the better buy for long-term investors. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple.', 'news_article_title': 'Best Stock to Buy: Apple vs. Microsoft', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian compares Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to determine which technology stock is the better buy for long-term investors. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Microsoft.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian compares Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to determine which technology stock is the better buy for long-term investors. 10 stocks we like better than Microsoft When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Apple.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sp-500-and-nasdaq-close-at-highest-since-april-2022', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A\nJune 12 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rallied on Monday to their highest closing levels since April 2022, while Oracle hit a record high ahead of quarterly results as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve\'s interest rate decision this week.\nLifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has now recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows. Some investors say Wall Street is the midst of a bull market.\n"The further out the October lows get in the rear view mirror, the more confident investors become. Have investors become more complacent? They probably have, and that\'s actually a good sign," said Jake Dollarhide, chief executive officer of Longbow Asset Management in Tulsa, Oklahoma.,\nTesla rose 2.2% and has now climbed for 12 straight trading sessions, a record for the electric car maker.\nApple and Microsoft each rose about 1.5%, with year-to-date gains in the two technology companies\' shares reaching 41% and 38%, respectively.\nThe S&P 500 climbed 0.93% to end the session at 4,338.93 points.\nThe Nasdaq gained 1.53% to 13,461.92 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.56% to 34,066.33 points.\nOf the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, eight rose, led by information technology .SPLRCT, up 2.07%, followed by a 1.74% gain in consumer discretionary .SPLRCD.\nThe U.S. Labor Department\'s consumer price index reading on Tuesday is expected to show inflation cooled slightly in May, with core prices likely remaining sticky. Tuesday is also first day of the Fed\'s two-day meeting.\nTraders see a 76% chance of the central bank holding rates at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, while pricing in a 71% chance of a rate hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\n"There\'s a chance that the Fed will stay data dependent. So we don\'t necessarily think that a rate hike is off the table in the future, but for the near term we just see them staying steady," said Dylan Kremer, co-chief investment officer of Certuity.\nGains in megacap stocks, better-than-expected quarterly earnings and hopes that the Fed might be nearing the end of its monetary tightening cycle have lifted indexes in recent weeks.\nThe rally has recently widened to include more economically sensitive sectors such as energy and industrials, as well as small-cap stocks, as data continues to show a resilient U.S. economy despite higher interest rates.\nGoldman Sachs on Friday raised its year-end price target for the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX to 4,500 from 4,000, citing the broadening of the market rally.\nThe CBOE volatility index .VIX edged up to about 14.8, its highest since last Tuesday.\nAfter the bell, OracleORCL.N climbed 3.5% following its quarterly report. In Monday\'s trading session it rose as much as 7% to an all-time high after J.P. Morgan hiked its price target.\nNasdaq Inc NDAQ.O slumped almost 12% after the exchange operator said it would buy software firm Adenza for $10.5 billion, which analysts called an expensive bet.\nBiogenBIIB.Orose 1.5% after a U.S. FDA panel of advisers unanimously backed its Alzheimer\'s drug, Leqembi, raising expectations that a traditional approval for the treatment might not come with major new safety warnings.\nBroadcom Inc AVGO.O jumped 6.3% after Reuters reported the chipmaker was set to gain conditional EU antitrust approval for its $61 billion proposed acquisition of cloud computing firm VMware VMW.N. That helped lift the Philadelphia semiconductor index .SOX 3.3%, bringing its recovery in 2023 to over 44%.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a two-to-one ratio.\nThe S&P 500 posted 24 new highs and three new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 107 new highs and 68 new lows.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was relatively light, with 10.2 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 10.6 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.\nTrading in the S&P 500 https://tmsnrt.rs/3WZPOtB\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif. Editing by Vinay Dwivedi, Sriraj Kalluvila and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Lifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has now recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 12 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rallied on Monday to their highest closing levels since April 2022, while Oracle hit a record high ahead of quarterly results as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve\'s interest rate decision this week. They probably have, and that\'s actually a good sign," said Jake Dollarhide, chief executive officer of Longbow Asset Management in Tulsa, Oklahoma., Tesla rose 2.2% and has now climbed for 12 straight trading sessions, a record for the electric car maker.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Lifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has now recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows. The Nasdaq gained 1.53% to 13,461.92 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.56% to 34,066.33 points. The U.S. Labor Department's consumer price index reading on Tuesday is expected to show inflation cooled slightly in May, with core prices likely remaining sticky.", 'news_article_title': 'S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at highest since April 2022', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Lifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has now recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows. "The further out the October lows get in the rear view mirror, the more confident investors become. The S&P 500 climbed 0.93% to end the session at 4,338.93 points.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Lifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has now recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 12 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rallied on Monday to their highest closing levels since April 2022, while Oracle hit a record high ahead of quarterly results as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this week. The U.S. Labor Department's consumer price index reading on Tuesday is expected to show inflation cooled slightly in May, with core prices likely remaining sticky."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflixs-nflx-password-sharing-model-boosts-subscriber-base', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Netflix NFLX announced its paid password-sharing model in the United States on May 23, notifying members that their accounts cannot be shared for free to users outside their households.\n\nPer an article by Quartz, Netflix experienced an increase in subscribers during the four days following the announcement. The paid sharing model is an integral step to tackle widespread account sharing, which erodes the company’s ability to invest and improve content for paying members.\n\nNetflix gained around 100K daily sign-ups on May 26 and May 27, higher than any other four-day period in the United States since 2019. Its average daily sign-ups reached 73K during that period, up 102% increase from the prior 60-day average.\n\nNetflix already launched paid sharing model in Canada, New Zealand, Spain and Portugal in first-quarter 2023. Moreover, NFLX has plans to launch the paid sharing model in major markets like Brazil, Britain, France and Mexico.\nNetflix, Inc. Price and Consensus\n Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote\n Strong Portfolio to Aid Top Line\nNetflix’s shares have surged 42.5% year to date compared with the Zacks Consumer & Discretionary sector’s increase of 9.4% over the same time frame.\n\nNetflix has been benefiting from a diverse content portfolio, cheaper ad-supported plans and a paid sharing initiative. Hits like The Night Agent, The Glory, Full Swing and That 90s Show helped the company win subscribers in the first quarter of 2023.\n\nIts global paid subscriber base in the first quarter increased 4.9% year over year to 232.5 million.\n\nNetflix’s multilinguistic content and its customer-centric focus has been a major growth driver in recent times as it continues to face stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Discovery WBD and Disney DIS in the saturated streaming market.\n\nNFLX shares have outperformed Apple and Disney but underperformed Warner Bros. Shares of Apple, Disney and Warner Bros. have increased 39.3%, 5.8% and 46% year to date, respectively.\n\nIt has been focusing on its monetization initiative, which includes the new ad-supported plan that experienced higher user engagement. It is also upgrading its ads experience with more streams and improved video quality to attract a broader range of consumers.\n\nDisney followed in the footsteps of Netflix to offer its ad-supported tier starting Dec 8, 2022. Its streaming service, Disney+, as of Apr 1, 2023, had 157.8 million paid subscribers compared with 161.8 million as of Dec 31, 2022.\nNetflix’s Bright Prospects\nNetflix’s strong content portfolio and the positive impact of password sharing are expected to help it win subscribers in the near term. It expects second-quarter 2023 revenues to increase 3.4% year over year to around $8.242 billion.\n\nThis Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company expects second-quarter 2023 earnings of around $2.84 per share. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\n\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter revenues is pegged at $8.24 billion, indicating a 3.42% growth from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.\n\nThe consensus mark for second-quarter 2023 earnings is pegged at $2.80 per share, up by a couple of cents in the past 30 days.\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThe Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nWarner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Netflix’s multilinguistic content and its customer-centric focus has been a major growth driver in recent times as it continues to face stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Warner Bros. Netflix NFLX announced its paid password-sharing model in the United States on May 23, notifying members that their accounts cannot be shared for free to users outside their households.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Warner Bros. Netflix’s multilinguistic content and its customer-centric focus has been a major growth driver in recent times as it continues to face stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Netflix NFLX announced its paid password-sharing model in the United States on May 23, notifying members that their accounts cannot be shared for free to users outside their households.', 'news_article_title': "Netflix's (NFLX) Password Sharing Model Boosts Subscriber Base", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Warner Bros. Netflix’s multilinguistic content and its customer-centric focus has been a major growth driver in recent times as it continues to face stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. NFLX shares have outperformed Apple and Disney but underperformed Warner Bros. Shares of Apple, Disney and Warner Bros. have increased 39.3%, 5.8% and 46% year to date, respectively.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Walt Disney Company (DIS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Warner Bros. Netflix’s multilinguistic content and its customer-centric focus has been a major growth driver in recent times as it continues to face stiff competition from the likes of Apple AAPL, Warner Bros. Netflix, Inc. Price and Consensus Netflix, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Netflix, Inc. Quote Strong Portfolio to Aid Top Line Netflix’s shares have surged 42.5% year to date compared with the Zacks Consumer & Discretionary sector’s increase of 9.4% over the same time frame.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/validea-detailed-fundamental-analysis-aapl-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\'s criteria.\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\nFINAL RANK: PASS\n\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\nDashan Huang Portfolio\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper "Twin Momentum" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\nAdditional Research Links\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Validea Detailed Fundamental Analysis - AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ranking-the-faang-stocks-from-cheapest-to-priciest-using-the-most-relevant-valuation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'When it comes to Wall Street\'s perennial outperformers, the FAANG stocks are truly in a class of their own.\nWhen I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to the acronym for:\nFacebook, which is a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META)\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nAmazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)\nNetflix (NASDAQ: NFLX)\nGoogle, which is a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG)\nThe reason the FAANGs are so popular is their long-term outperformance. Whereas the benchmark S&P 500 has delivered a very respectable 161% return over the trailing-10-year period, as of June 8, 2023, Netflix, Apple, Meta, Amazon, and Google (Class A shares, GOOGL), have, in this same order, returned around 1,200%, 1,040%, 1,040%, 800%, and 460%. In short, they\'ve run circles around Wall Street.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThey\'re also a big reason the S&P 500 is now in a bull market. But even though this group, collectively, is printing money for long-term investors, the FAANG stocks aren\'t created equally. When analyzed using the price-to-cash-flow ratio, there\'s a big difference.\nRanking the FAANGs from cheapest to most expensive\nAlthough the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is the most-commonly used valuation measure on Wall Street, the FAANG stocks have a tendency to reinvest most or all of their operating cash flow. This makes cash flow the best measure of relative cheapness/priciness when it comes to the FAANGs.\nWith this being said, here are the FAANG stocks ranked from cheapest to priciest using the most-relevant valuation metric: the price-to-cash-flow ratio.\n1. Meta Platforms: 10.1 times forward-year (2024) cash flow\nBased on the forward-year price-to-cash-flow ratio, social media stock Meta Platforms is the cheapest FAANG stock. That might be hard to believe given its sizable run-up from its 2022 lows, but shares are currently trading for just a hair about 10 times Wall Street\'s consensus cash flow for next year.\nThe thing investors have to understand about Meta Platforms is that CEO Mark Zuckerberg has levers he and his board can pull to create value for shareholders. Though Zuckerberg is intent to spend big bucks on metaverse innovations, growing losses from Reality Labs (the company\'s metaverse division), as well as a weaker ad spending environment, ultimately led Meta to pare back the midpoint of its forecast capital expenditures in 2023 by $5 billion. That\'s not chump change, and it can really move the cash-flow needle.\nAdditionally, Meta still possesses the most-valuable social media real estate. Its four key assets -- Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger -- lured more than 3.8 billion unique visitors each month to its family of apps during the March-ended quarter. More often than not, Meta is going to enjoy exceptionally strong ad-pricing power.\n2. Amazon: 12.7 times forward-year cash flow\nTwo words you may have thought you\'d never see in the same sentence are "Amazon" and "cheap." But based on Wall Street\'s forward-year cash-flow multiple of less than 13, Amazon is historically inexpensive. By comparison, Amazon ended every year of the 2010s at a price-to-cash-flow multiple of 23 to 37.\nDespite being the world\'s top online retail marketplace, it\'s Amazon\'s ancillary operations that do virtually all of the heavy lifting on the cash-generation front. Specifically, cloud infrastructure service segment Amazon Web Services (AWS) is Amazon\'s most-important operating segment.\nAccording to tech analysis company Canalys, AWS accounted for 32% of global cloud service spending during the first quarter. Since cloud service margins are considerably higher than online retail margins, AWS has consistently accounted for 50% to 100% of Amazon\'s operating income despite contributing just a sixth of net sales.\nAs long as AWS, subscription services, and advertising services continue growing by a double-digit percentage, Amazon should be a cash cow.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n3. Alphabet: 13.5 times forward-year cash flow\nAnother FAANG stock that\'s historically much cheaper than it was throughout the 2010s is Alphabet, the parent company of internet search engine Google, streaming platform YouTube, and autonomous vehicle company Waymo. After averaging a price-to-cash-flow ratio of 18.3 over the past five years, Class A shares can be scooped up right now for only 13.5 times forecast cash flow in 2024.\nInternet search Google continues to be Alphabet\'s foundation. You\'d have to go back to the first quarter of 2015 to find the last time Google didn\'t account for at least 90% of worldwide search share in a given month. Being a veritable monopoly in search gives the company phenomenal ad-pricing power, as well as allows it to benefit from the long-term growth in the U.S. and global economy.\nAlphabet\'s ancillary operations can become cash cows, too. More than 50 billion YouTube Shorts are now being watched daily, which is a mammoth advertising opportunity for the company. Meanwhile, Google Cloud holds 9% of the global cloud infrastructure service market, and more importantly reversed a year-ago loss into a profit in the March-ended quarter.\n4. Apple: 22.7 times forward-year cash flow\nOn the other end of the spectrum is tech stock Apple, which isn\'t particularly cheap. After consistently ending the year at a price-to-cash-flow multiple of between 7.5 and 13.9 from 2013 through 2018, investors are now paying close to 23 times forward-year cash flow for the largest publicly traded company in the U.S.\nIn one respect, Apple deserves a premium given what it offers long-term investors. It\'s, arguably, the most-valuable brand in the world, it has an exceptional loyal customer base, and its 5G smartphones sell like hotcakes. To boot, it\'s repurchased approximately $586 billion worth of its common stock over the trailing 10 years.\nThe issue with Apple is that it\'s been valued as a growth stock for much of the past 10 years -- and it\'s not growing at the moment. Even with historically high inflation as a tailwind, net sales are expected to fall in fiscal 2023, with Mac revenue down 30% through six months and iPhone sales $5.1 billion below where things stood last year. Without its typical double-digit growth rate, Apple has lost its luster.\n5. Netflix: 30.1 times forward-year cash flow\nBringing up the caboose in the valuation department among the FAANG stocks is streaming service leader Netflix. Despite, technically, being cheaper than in years\' past, Netflix clocks in with a pricey multiple to cash flow of just over 30.\nThe reason Netflix is so pricey primarily has to do with the company\'s international expansion efforts. The desire to secure a dominant share of overseas streaming coerced Netflix\'s management team to spend at-will for years. Even though the company is quite profitable on an adjusted basis, and Netflix increased its free cash flow forecast by $500 million for 2023, its operating cash flow relative to its market cap is still playing catch-up.\nThe other concern for Netflix, compared to the likes of Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, and Apple, is that its moat isn\'t too strong. Netflix has been consistently losing streaming market share since the start of the decade as legacy operators build up their direct-to-consumer offerings. While Netflix has maintained an advantage as the only profitable large-scale streaming operator, legacy media stocks are flush with cash and not going away.\nAt 30 times forward-year cash flow, Netflix is the FAANG for investors to consider avoiding.\n10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Meta Platforms wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Sean Williams has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Netflix. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to the acronym for: Facebook, which is a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) The reason the FAANGs are so popular is their long-term outperformance. That might be hard to believe given its sizable run-up from its 2022 lows, but shares are currently trading for just a hair about 10 times Wall Street\'s consensus cash flow for next year. The thing investors have to understand about Meta Platforms is that CEO Mark Zuckerberg has levers he and his board can pull to create value for shareholders.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to the acronym for: Facebook, which is a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) The reason the FAANGs are so popular is their long-term outperformance. Meta Platforms: 10.1 times forward-year (2024) cash flow Based on the forward-year price-to-cash-flow ratio, social media stock Meta Platforms is the cheapest FAANG stock. Specifically, cloud infrastructure service segment Amazon Web Services (AWS) is Amazon\'s most-important operating segment.', 'news_article_title': 'Ranking the FAANG Stocks From Cheapest to Priciest Using the Most-Relevant Valuation Metric', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to the acronym for: Facebook, which is a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) The reason the FAANGs are so popular is their long-term outperformance. Meta Platforms: 10.1 times forward-year (2024) cash flow Based on the forward-year price-to-cash-flow ratio, social media stock Meta Platforms is the cheapest FAANG stock. Alphabet: 13.5 times forward-year cash flow Another FAANG stock that\'s historically much cheaper than it was throughout the 2010s is Alphabet, the parent company of internet search engine Google, streaming platform YouTube, and autonomous vehicle company Waymo.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'When I say "FAANG," I\'m referring to the acronym for: Facebook, which is a subsidiary of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Google, which is a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) The reason the FAANGs are so popular is their long-term outperformance. Meta Platforms: 10.1 times forward-year (2024) cash flow Based on the forward-year price-to-cash-flow ratio, social media stock Meta Platforms is the cheapest FAANG stock. Alphabet: 13.5 times forward-year cash flow Another FAANG stock that\'s historically much cheaper than it was throughout the 2010s is Alphabet, the parent company of internet search engine Google, streaming platform YouTube, and autonomous vehicle company Waymo.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-apple-didnt-say-is-most-important', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new headset has gotten a lot of buzz, but people aren\'t talking about what the company didn\'t say. The words "virtual reality" were absent, despite this being a virtual reality headset. In this video, Travis Hoium covers why that\'s important.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of June 7, 2023. The video was published on June 8, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new headset has gotten a lot of buzz, but people aren't talking about what the company didn't say. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new headset has gotten a lot of buzz, but people aren't talking about what the company didn't say. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_article_title': "What Apple Didn't Say Is Most Important", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new headset has gotten a lot of buzz, but people aren't talking about what the company didn't say. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Meta Platforms.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new headset has gotten a lot of buzz, but people aren't talking about what the company didn't say. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-amazon-alphabet-microsoft-meta-nvidia-tesla-are-part-of-zacks-earnings-preview', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – June 12, 2023 – Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA.\nBreaking Down The Big 7 Tech Players\' Outsized Roles\nStocks have made some nice gains from the October 2022 lows and remain within spitting distance of the recent peak in August last year. In fact, the S&P 500 index is up about +20% from the October lows, prompting some to suggest that the worst is behind us.\nThis note is focused on the outsized role of the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ – Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia & Tesla – in the market’s strong performance this year.\nMarket bears justifiably point to the market’s narrow leadership through these ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ as a major argument why they don’t see the rally having sustainable legs. This is a fair point, though we should note that we are starting to see other parts of the market join the leadership team in recent days.\nThe bears also point to recession risks, the inflation problem being more ‘sticky’ than the market is appreciating, and significant downside risks to current consensus earnings expectations.\nRecessions are notoriously hard to predict, and this ‘coming recession’ has proved more challenging than most.\nWithout a crystal ball, it is hard to know with certainty what lies ahead in the macroeconomy. But most mainstream economists are lowering their recession odds, though they all see above-average risks of economic trouble. With inflation steadily decreasing and the labor market staying fairly strong, many in the market are starting to assign more likely odds to the ‘soft landing’ scenario.\nWe are seeing some early evidence of this in the real-time earnings estimate revisions data as well. Regular readers of our earnings commentary know that we have consistently flagged a favorable turn in the revisions trend since the start of 2023 Q2. Earnings estimates have been stabilizing in the aggregate after consistently coming down for almost a year and are actually starting to go up for some key sectors.\nThis combination of favorable macroeconomic developments and optimism about the transformational power of artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be driving market optimism.\nThe ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ are at the forefront of the market’s AI hopes, as was vividly crystallized by Nvidia’s off-the-charts guidance upgrade on May 24th. That day, Nvidia told the market that instead of the $7 billion-plus that the market expected them to bring in revenues for their July quarter, they see the revenue number to be more like $11 billion.\nThe May 24th guidance upgrade has put Nvidia shares on a unique trajectory. Valuation questions tend to have an element of subjectivity about them, like ‘beauty being in the eyes of the beholder.’ But no one in their right mind can say with a straight face that Nvidia shares are fairly priced at current levels on most conventional valuation metrics. But what if the May 24th guidance upgrade proves to be the first among many others in the coming quarters?\nGetting back to the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’, please note that we are taking somewhat of a license by calling them all to be ‘Tech’ players. For the record, the Zacks sector classification puts Tesla in the Auto sector and Amazon in the Retail sector.\nThis elite group of 7 mega-cap companies currently accounts for 27.5% of the S&P 500 index’s total market capitalization and is expected to bring in 16.2% of the index’s total earnings this year. This is the same earnings share the group brought in 2020, which increased to 17.4% in 2021 and fell to 14.4% in 2022.\nCurrent consensus expectations call for the group’s earnings share to increase to 17.2% in 2024 and 18.4% in 2025.\nFor 2023 Q2, the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ are currently expected to achieve year-over-year earnings and revenue growth rates of +13.2% and +6.1%, respectively. The group is expected to account for 15.4% of all S&P 500 earnings in 2023 Q2.\nThe expectation is for steadily improving growth in the coming quarters. The S&P 500 index as a whole is expected to suffer an -8.9% decline in earnings on -0.6% lower revenues in 2023 Q2. Excluding the contribution from the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’, Q2 earnings for the remaining 493 S&P 500 members would be down -12% on -1.3% lower revenues.\nTo get a sense of what is currently expected, take a look at current earnings and revenue growth expectations for the S&P 500 index for 2023 Q2 and the following three quarters and actual results for the preceding four quarters.\nTo give you a sense of how much these expectations have evolved over the last three months, the -8.9% earnings decline in Q2 today is down from the -7.2% decline that was expected on March 10th, 2023. Estimates for the last two quarters of the year have similarly come down very modestly over the same time period, with 2023 Q3 down from +0.3% earnings growth on March 10th to a decline of -0.7% today and Q4 down from +7.9% then to +5.4% today.\nPlease note that while 2023 Q2 estimates have come down, the magnitude of negative revisions compares favorably to what we saw in the comparable periods of the preceding couple of quarters. In other words, estimates haven’t fallen as much as they did the last few quarters, not only for Q2 but also for the rest of the year.\nAs noted earlier, we have been pointing out a notable stabilization in the revisions front lately, which roughly coincided with the start of Q2 in April 2023. This was a shift in the overall revisions trend that had been in place for almost a year before that. \nGetting back to the 2023 Q2 expectations, embedded in the aforementioned earnings and revenue growth projections is the expectation of continued margin pressures, a recurring theme in recent quarters.\n2023 Q2 will be the 6th consecutive quarter of declining margins for the S&P 500 index.\nMargins in Q2 are expected to be below the year-earlier level for 11 of the 16 Zacks sectors, with the biggest margin pressure expected to be in the Basic Materials, Construction, Energy, Medical, Conglomerates, Autos, Aerospace, and Tech sectors.\nOn the positive side, the Finance sector is the only one expected to experience significant margin gains, with the Consumer Discretionary sector as a distant second. Sectors expected to be essentially flat margins relative to 2022 Q2 are Retail, Utilities, and Industrial Products.\nAs noted earlier in the context of discussing the revisions trend pertaining to 2023 Q2 estimates, we have been observing a notable stabilization in the revisions trend since the start of April 2023.\nThis stabilization in 2023 earnings estimates represented a notable reversal in the persistently negative trend that had been in place for almost a year. Current expectations for 2023, as represented by the above chart, are down nearly -13% since the April 2022 peak.\nSince the start of 2023 Q2 in April, aggregate earnings estimates for 2023 are essentially flat, with 8 of the 16 Zacks sectors enjoying positive estimate revisions in that time period. Sectors enjoying positive estimate revisions since the start of Q2 include Construction, Industrial Products, Autos, Tech, and Retail.\nFor a detailed look at the overall earnings picture, including expectations for the coming periods, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report >>>>Looking Ahead to the Q2 Earnings Season \nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected]\nhttps://www.zacks.com\nZacks.com provides investment resources and informs you of these resources, which you may choose to use in making your own investment decisions. 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(AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Breaking Down The Big 7 Tech Players' Outsized Roles Stocks have made some nice gains from the October 2022 lows and remain within spitting distance of the recent peak in August last year.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'This week’s list includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This note is focused on the outsized role of the ‘Big 7 Tech Players’ – Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia & Tesla – in the market’s strong performance this year.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia & Tesla are part of Zacks Earnings Preview', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This week’s list includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Earnings estimates have been stabilizing in the aggregate after consistently coming down for almost a year and are actually starting to go up for some key sectors.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This week’s list includes Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, Meta META, Nvidia NVDA & Tesla TSLA. 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{'date': '2023-06-13', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-hit-fresh-1-yr-highs-as-inflation-data-boosts-rate-pause-hopes-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar\nJune 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to fresh one-year highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting hopes that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday.\nThe U.S. Labor Department report showed consumer price index(CPI) rose 0.1% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation remaining unchanged at 0.4%.\nOn a year-on-year basis, headline inflation increased by a lower-than-estimated 4.0%, reflecting declines in the cost of energy products and services, including gasoline and electricity.\n"The data basically came within consensus estimates, except that core inflation remained stubbornly high," said Quincy Krosby, chief global strategist at LPL Financial.\n"For tomorrow, the market is not expecting a rate hike and hoping that when we come to July 26, core inflation will come down in a more material way."\nTraders have priced in a 92% chance that the U.S. central bank will hold interest rates at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday but see a 60% chance of another 25-basis-point hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\nThe S&P 500 and Nasdaq have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights such as Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 has risen 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding a bull market according to some investors.\nThe rally, which has largely been driven by gains in megacap stocks, has broadened recently to include economy-linked sectors such as energy .SPNY and materials .SPLRCM as well as small-cap stocks.\nThe two sectors were up 1.5% and 2.2%, respectively, as commodity prices including those of oil and copper climbed against a falling dollar, also underpinned by hopes of more support for China\'s slowing economy. O/RMET/L\nThe small-cap Russell 2000 index .RUT jumped 1.4% to hit a fresh three-month high.\n"Having the Russell 2000 compliment the move in the Nasdaq is helpful to push back concerns that this is still a very narrow led market," Krosby said.\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies including JD.com JD.O, Alibaba Group BABA.N, Baidu BIDU.O and Netease NTES.O rose, tracking gains in Shanghai markets, after China\'s central bank lowered its short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months.\nAt 12:49 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 171.66 points, or 0.50%, at 34,237.99, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 30.07 points, or 0.69%, at 4,369.00, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 97.95 points, or 0.73%, at 13,559.87.\nOracleORCL.N rose 1%, having hit a record high earlier on upbeat quarterly revenue and forecast, while IntelINTC.O gained 1.8% on talks with SoftBank Group Corp\'s 9984.T Arm to be an anchor investor in its initial public offering.\nBunge Ltd BG.N added 1.8% after the U.S. grains merchant and Glencore GLEN.L-backed Viterra said they were merging to create an agricultural trading giant worth about $34 billion, including debt.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 3.37-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 2.41-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 41 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 126 new highs and 36 new lows.\nRates and inflation Rates and inflation https://tmsnrt.rs/3U8HdD2\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights such as Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. The U.S. Labor Department report showed consumer price index(CPI) rose 0.1% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation remaining unchanged at 0.4%. U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies including JD.com JD.O, Alibaba Group BABA.N, Baidu BIDU.O and Netease NTES.O rose, tracking gains in Shanghai markets, after China's central bank lowered its short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights such as Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to fresh one-year highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting hopes that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. The U.S. Labor Department report showed consumer price index(CPI) rose 0.1% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation remaining unchanged at 0.4%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq hit fresh 1-yr highs as inflation data boosts rate pause hopes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights such as Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to fresh one-year highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting hopes that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. Traders have priced in a 92% chance that the U.S. central bank will hold interest rates at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday but see a 60% chance of another 25-basis-point hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights such as Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to fresh one-year highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting hopes that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. The S&P index recorded 41 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 126 new highs and 36 new lows.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-eyes-higher-open-as-inflation-data-boosts-rate-pause-hopes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': '(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click [LIVE/] or type LIVE/ in a news window.)\n*\nConsumer price index rises 0.1% in May\n*\nApple slips on UBS downgrade\n*\nOracle jumps on upbeat forecast\n*\nFutures up: Dow 0.16%, S&P 0.35%, Nasdaq 0.69%\n(Updated at 8:53 a.m. ET/ 1253 GMT)\nBy Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar\nJune 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing expectations that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this week.\nThe U.S. Labor Department\'s consumer price index (CPI) reading showed inflation rose 0.1% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation remaining unchanged at 0.4%.\nOn a year-on-year basis, headline inflation increased by a lower-than-estimated 4.0%, the smallest rise in more than two years.\nThe Fed will commence its two-day policy meeting later in the day, with an interest rate decision due on Wednesday, followed by Chair Jerome Powell\'s news conference.\n"Today\'s fall in the rate of inflation is likely to be welcomed by investors, but it remains stubbornly above the Fed\'s 2% target," said Richard Flynn, managing director of Charles Schwab UK.\n"The good news is that the \'stickiness\' in inflation is now confined to a smaller number of categories compared to earlier in the year."\nTraders have fully priced in that the central bank will hold interest rates at the 5%-5.25% range, while expecting a 67% chance of a 25-basis-point hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\nThe S&P 500 logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com , Apple and Tesla .\nThe benchmark S&P 500 has risen 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding a bull market according to some investors.\nAt 8:53 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 56 points, or 0.16%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 15.25 points, or 0.35%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 101.75 points, or 0.69%.\nOracle Corp jumped 5.7% premarket as the software firm topped quarterly revenue estimates and forecast an upbeat current quarter.\nIntel Corp gained 3.4% after the chipmaker entered in talks with SoftBank Group Corp\'s Arm to be an anchor investor in its initial public offering.\nApple slipped 0.4% after UBS downgraded the iPhone maker to "neutral" from "buy".\nAdvanced Micro Devices rose 2.8% ahead of unveiling details about its "AI Superchip".\nBunge Ltd slipped 2.0% after the U.S. grains merchant and Glencore -backed Viterra said they were merging to create an agricultural trading giant worth about $34 billion, including debt.\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies including JD.com , Alibaba Group , Baidu and Netease rose between 2.8% and 5.3% after China\'s central bank lowered its short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months.\nhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NmS4rA\n^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> (Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi) (([email protected];)) Keywords: USA STOCKS/ (UPDATE 2)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': '* Consumer price index rises 0.1% in May * Apple slips on UBS downgrade * Oracle jumps on upbeat forecast * Futures up: Dow 0.16%, S&P 0.35%, Nasdaq 0.69% (Updated at 8:53 a.m. ET/ 1253 GMT) By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing expectations that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this week. "Today\'s fall in the rate of inflation is likely to be welcomed by investors, but it remains stubbornly above the Fed\'s 2% target," said Richard Flynn, managing director of Charles Schwab UK. U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies including JD.com , Alibaba Group , Baidu and Netease rose between 2.8% and 5.3% after China\'s central bank lowered its short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months.', 'news_luhn_summary': "* Consumer price index rises 0.1% in May * Apple slips on UBS downgrade * Oracle jumps on upbeat forecast * Futures up: Dow 0.16%, S&P 0.35%, Nasdaq 0.69% (Updated at 8:53 a.m. ET/ 1253 GMT) By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing expectations that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this week. The U.S. Labor Department's consumer price index (CPI) reading showed inflation rose 0.1% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation remaining unchanged at 0.4%. ET, Dow e-minis were up 56 points, or 0.16%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 15.25 points, or 0.35%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 101.75 points, or 0.69%.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St eyes higher open as inflation data boosts rate pause hopes', 'news_lexrank_summary': '(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click [LIVE/] or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Consumer price index rises 0.1% in May * Apple slips on UBS downgrade * Oracle jumps on upbeat forecast * Futures up: Dow 0.16%, S&P 0.35%, Nasdaq 0.69% (Updated at 8:53 a.m. ET/ 1253 GMT) By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing expectations that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this week. "The good news is that the \'stickiness\' in inflation is now confined to a smaller number of categories compared to earlier in the year."', 'news_textrank_summary': '* Consumer price index rises 0.1% in May * Apple slips on UBS downgrade * Oracle jumps on upbeat forecast * Futures up: Dow 0.16%, S&P 0.35%, Nasdaq 0.69% (Updated at 8:53 a.m. ET/ 1253 GMT) By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing expectations that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this week. The U.S. Labor Department\'s consumer price index (CPI) reading showed inflation rose 0.1% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation remaining unchanged at 0.4%. "Today\'s fall in the rate of inflation is likely to be welcomed by investors, but it remains stubbornly above the Fed\'s 2% target," said Richard Flynn, managing director of Charles Schwab UK.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-13-2023-%3A-expi-csco-prva-hban-t-tal-aapl-f-wbd-vz-hpe-gm', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 1.59 to 14,902.44. The total After hours volume is currently 120,379,979 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\neXp World Holdings, Inc. (EXPI) is -0.09 at $19.88, with 6,674,633 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for EXPI is 17.777046; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is +0.01 at $50.81, with 6,211,631 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 9 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.95. CSCO\'s current last sale is 93.23% of the target price of $54.5.\n\nPrivia Health Group, Inc. (PRVA) is -0.37 at $28.51, with 5,956,937 shares traded. PRVA\'s current last sale is 71.28% of the target price of $40.\n\nHuntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) is unchanged at $11.24, with 4,991,612 shares traded. HBAN\'s current last sale is 86.46% of the target price of $13.\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is -0.0001 at $15.82, with 4,750,901 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for T is in the "buy range".\n\nTAL Education Group (TAL) is unchanged at $6.32, with 3,134,604 shares traded. TAL\'s current last sale is 108.97% of the target price of $5.8.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.12 at $183.19, with 3,010,141 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nFord Motor Company (F) is +0.01 at $14.14, with 2,952,594 shares traded. F\'s current last sale is 107.12% of the target price of $13.2.\n\nWarner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) is +0.02 at $13.81, with 2,852,588 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WBD is in the "buy range".\n\nVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is unchanged at $35.48, with 2,851,390 shares traded. VZ\'s current last sale is 85.49% of the target price of $41.5.\n\nHewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) is +0.04 at $16.68, with 2,380,499 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul 2023. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.3. HPE\'s current last sale is 101.09% of the target price of $16.5.\n\nGeneral Motors Company (GM) is -0.02 at $37.63, with 2,324,803 shares traded. GM\'s current last sale is 85.52% of the target price of $44.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.12 at $183.19, with 3,010,141 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for EXPI is 17.777046; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.12 at $183.19, with 3,010,141 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 120,379,979 shares traded.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 13, 2023 : EXPI, CSCO, PRVA, HBAN, T, TAL, AAPL, F, WBD, VZ, HPE, GM', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.12 at $183.19, with 3,010,141 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 1.59 to 14,902.44.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.12 at $183.19, with 3,010,141 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 120,379,979 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-top-metaverse-stocks-that-analysts-adore', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Metaverse isn\'t just a passing fad. It\'s here to stay, and it\'s not too late to hand-pick several top metaverse stocks that analysts love in 2023. Only a few of them will actually make the grade, but successful traders are choosy, and if you\'re going to invest in the Metaverse, you might as well stick with the best and forget about the rest.\nMaybe you haven\'t personally experienced the Metaverse, where participants can interact through virtual characters, play immersive video games, and of course, make purchases along the way (that\'s how revenue is generated, after all). It\'s fine if you\'re not directly involved with virtual and augmented reality, as you can still consider giving any or all of these metaverse stocks a try.\nMoreover, you\'ll at least have the added assurance that comes with picking stocks that are rated as Strong Buys on Wall Street (which is why, for example, I didn\'t include chip champ Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) on the list, since Wall Street currently only rates it a Moderate Buy). With those criteria in mind, let\'s dive right into the three Strong-Buy rated metaverse stocks I am bullish on.\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)\nFormerly known as Facebook, Meta Platforms is so metaverse-focused that CEO Mark Zuckerberg purposely changed its name and stock ticker symbol to emphasize "META." Speaking of the stock, it has zoomed higher since November of last year, but don\'t assume the rally is running out of steam. After all, the skeptics can\'t begrudge Meta Platforms\' impressive first-quarter 2023 earnings beat.\nStill, some critics might contend that Zuckerberg and Meta Platforms have given up on the Metaverse in favor of more artificial-intelligence (AI) focused efforts. It is true that Meta Platforms has taken a financial hit during its initial foray into virtual and augmented reality experiences, but that\'s to be expected in the initial stages of a major corporate re-branding. In any case, Zuckerberg has assured Meta Platforms\' stakeholders, "We’ve been focusing on both AI and the Metaverse for years now, and we will continue to focus on both."\nTo reinforce this commitment, Meta Platforms recently released the Quest 3 mixed reality headset. Its starting price is $499 - which, as we\'ll see in a moment, actually isn\'t very expensive - and Meta Platforms touted the Quest 3 as “the first mainstream headset with high-res color mixed reality.” Thus, Meta Platforms is still pushing the boundaries of metaverse-capable hardware, so let\'s now check in with Wall Street to see if they\'re on board with Zuckerberg\'s bold vision for the company.\nWhat is the Price Target for META Stock?\nAccording to TipRanks’ analyst rating consensus, META is a Strong Buy based on 38 Buys, five Holds, and zero Sell ratings. The average Meta Platforms stock price target is $287.32, implying 5.9% upside potential.\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL)\nApple stock isn\'t a pure play on the Metaverse, as the company\'s primary revenue generator is the iPhone. Yet, Apple is a darling of the market with a clear-cut metaverse connection since the company recently revealed its Apple Vision Pro "spatial computer."\nThat\'s really just a fancy way of saying the Vision Pro is a feature-rich mixed-reality headset, which is ideal for handling high-resolution metaverse experiences. However, whether the public is willing to pay $3,499 for the Vision Pro -- which is set to be released to the public early next year -- remains to be seen.\nI\'m actually fairly optimistic that this "spatial computer" will be a decent revenue generator for Apple. Bear in mind that new iPhone versions are sold on quality and brand-name prestige, not on price. Apple has disrupted tech-gadget niche markets before, so why couldn\'t the company change the game (literally) in metaverse-compatible gear? For his part, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives anticipates that more consumers will come on board, especially since Apple will probably eventually reduce the price of the Vision Pro.\nWhat is the Price Target for AAPL Stock?\nTurning to Wall Street, AAPL is a Strong Buy based on 22 Buys, seven Holds, and not a single Sell rating. The average Apple stock price target is $189.17, implying 3.2% upside potential.\nSea Limited (NYSE:SE)\nMy third metaverse stock pick is one that you may not be as familiar with. Sea Limited is based in Singapore, and the company has e-commerce and fintech divisions, but it\'s Sea Limited\'s gaming business, Garena, that provides interactive virtual experiences and, therefore, a metaverse angle.\nUnlike META stock and AAPL stock, SE stock dropped recently, thereby providing an opportunity for dip-buyers. On the financial side of the equation, Sea Limited\'s total revenue, gross profit, and balance of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments have remained fairly steady from one quarter to the next.\nAs Sea Limited continues to generate revenue from immersive game titles like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the company has picked up a notable investor -- Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, known as the Public Investment Fund or PIF. In this year\'s first quarter, the PIF increased its stake in Sea Limited by a jaw-dropping 248%. Now, that\'s what I would call a confident position. So, let\'s swing by Wall Street now to see if they\'re equally confident in Sea Limited.\nWhat is the Price Target for SE Stock?\nOn Wall Street, SE stock comes in as a Strong Buy based on 10 Buys and three Holds, with no Sell ratings whatsoever. The average Sea Limited stock price target is $100.26, implying 52.6% upside potential.\nConclusion: Should You Consider Metaverse Stocks?\nClearly, publicly-listed technology companies don\'t address the ever-growing metaverse in the same way. It\'s different strokes for different folks, but the good thing is that you get to pick and choose your favorite metaverse stocks for your portfolio.\nNo matter how you strategize your metaverse stock allocations, I definitely feel it\'s worthwhile to conduct your due diligence and have some metaverse market exposure (this is not professional financial advice, of course). Otherwise, you might miss out on an emerging tech segment where the objects may be virtual, but the revenue is 100% real.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple stock isn't a pure play on the Metaverse, as the company's primary revenue generator is the iPhone. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL is a Strong Buy based on 22 Buys, seven Holds, and not a single Sell rating.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple stock isn't a pure play on the Metaverse, as the company's primary revenue generator is the iPhone. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL is a Strong Buy based on 22 Buys, seven Holds, and not a single Sell rating.", 'news_article_title': '3 Top Metaverse Stocks That Analysts Adore', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple stock isn't a pure play on the Metaverse, as the company's primary revenue generator is the iPhone. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL is a Strong Buy based on 22 Buys, seven Holds, and not a single Sell rating.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple stock isn't a pure play on the Metaverse, as the company's primary revenue generator is the iPhone. What is the Price Target for AAPL Stock? Turning to Wall Street, AAPL is a Strong Buy based on 22 Buys, seven Holds, and not a single Sell rating."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/arm-in-talks-with-big-clients-about-investing-in-ipo-sources', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Adds more companies in discussion with Arm\nJune 12 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's 9984.T Arm is in talks with some of its biggest customers and end users about bringing on one or more anchor investors in the chip designer's initial public offering (IPO), two sources familiar with the matter said.\nArm is talking to at least ten companies, including Intel Corp INTC.O, AlphabetInc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc.AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp.MSFT.O, TSMC 2330.TW, and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.005930.KS, about their potential participation in the IPO,one of the sources said.\nThe talks are preliminary and any decision about an anchor investment in Arm's IPO won't come till August, the source added. The investment would not come with any board seat or control, according to the source.\nArm plans to sell its shares on Nasdaq later this year, seeking to raise $8 billion-$10 billion, Reuters reported earlier in April.\nArm's designs are used to manufacture chips made by most of the world's major semiconductor companies, including Intel, AMD AMD.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Qualcomm QCOM.O. It was not immediately clear what impact any IPO investment by one or more of those companies would have on Arm's commercial relationships.\nThe chip designer had filed with regulators confidentially for a U.S. stock market listing in April, setting the stage for this year's largest IPO.\nArm and Intel declined a Reuters request for comment. Bloomberg News first reported on the cornerstone investment deliberations.\nAlphabet, Apple, Microsoft, TSMC and Samsung didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.\n(Reporting by Anirban Sen and Echo Wang in New York and Yana Gaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich, Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Edward Tobin)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Arm is talking to at least ten companies, including Intel Corp INTC.O, AlphabetInc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc.AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp.MSFT.O, TSMC 2330.TW, and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.005930.KS, about their potential participation in the IPO,one of the sources said. Arm plans to sell its shares on Nasdaq later this year, seeking to raise $8 billion-$10 billion, Reuters reported earlier in April. 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Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, TSMC and Samsung didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.", 'news_article_title': 'Arm in talks with big clients about investing in IPO -sources', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Arm is talking to at least ten companies, including Intel Corp INTC.O, AlphabetInc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc.AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp.MSFT.O, TSMC 2330.TW, and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.005930.KS, about their potential participation in the IPO,one of the sources said. Adds more companies in discussion with Arm June 12 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's 9984.T Arm is in talks with some of its biggest customers and end users about bringing on one or more anchor investors in the chip designer's initial public offering (IPO), two sources familiar with the matter said. Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, TSMC and Samsung didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Arm is talking to at least ten companies, including Intel Corp INTC.O, AlphabetInc GOOGL.O, Apple Inc.AAPL.O, Microsoft Corp.MSFT.O, TSMC 2330.TW, and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.005930.KS, about their potential participation in the IPO,one of the sources said. Adds more companies in discussion with Arm June 12 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's 9984.T Arm is in talks with some of its biggest customers and end users about bringing on one or more anchor investors in the chip designer's initial public offering (IPO), two sources familiar with the matter said. The talks are preliminary and any decision about an anchor investment in Arm's IPO won't come till August, the source added."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-impressive-first-shot-and-a-messy-crypto-situation', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analysts Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss:\nApple\'s Vision Pro headset and the company\'s new focus on spatial computing.\nHow the offering stacks up to Meta\'s Quest products.\nThe SEC\'s suit against Coinbase and Binance, and what it means for crypto.\nMotley Fool host Deidre Woollard speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter and author Katherine Clarke about the business of New York real estate and her new book, Billionaire\'s Row.\nTo catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool\'s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nThis video was recorded on June 9, 2023.\nDylan Lewis: Apple is trying to usher in the next era of computing. Motley Fool Money starts now.\n...\nDylan Lewis: It\'s the Motley Fool Money radio show. I\'m Dylan Lewis. Joining me in studio, Motley Fool senior analysts Matt Argersinger and Jason Moser. Guys, great to have you both here.\nWe\'ve got the scoop on the New York City skyline, the latest earnings news, and radar stocks. But we\'re kicking things off with the news of the week. Jason, Apple has a new product.\nJason Moser: Yes, they do.\nDylan Lewis: The company unveiled its new Vision Pro headset at its Worldwide Developers Conference this week. The headset will be available next year and retail for $3,500. Jason, you run our augmented reality service here at the Fool, so I was excited to talk to you about this news. In particular, what stood out to you with the announcement and the details that came out this week?\nJason Moser: You\'re right. I do run the augmented reality service, and talk about "we\'ve been waiting for this for a while." The service opened up four years ago, basically waiting for this announcement. It\'s been a long time coming, but better late than never.\nI think No. 1, this is very impressive technology. You have to acknowledge the fact, this is just really impressive technology. I think that in regard to Apple\'s headset, the use of mixed reality is an important distinction versus other main competitors. I think incorporating augmented and virtual reality into an experience as opposed to it just being straight-up virtual reality, where you\'re living in this digital virtual world, probably gives it more utility. Now I think we have to discover what that utility is, and we will, in time. I think ultimately, this really does further validate the space that Apple is finally throwing its hat in the ring. They have a reputation for doing that. Letting their competition figure out the space, what works, and what doesn\'t. Then Apple just works its way in there in its own little fashion, and really comes up with something a little bit differentiated. I think that\'s what we have here with the VisionPro.\nNow, with that said, I think it is worth tempering expectations. This is the first shot at this. This is them getting the ball rolling. This is not a mass-consumer device at $3,500. Apple fanboys are going to probably go out there and buy it, but those are few and far between. I think this is something where they\'ll bring a lot of developers in. They\'ll build services and experiences with this device to try to figure out its primary utility. It will change in time, but I think this is a really impressive first step.\nMatt Argersinger: It is. It\'s an impressive first shot. I think we all agree that it\'s probably going to have to evolve to something closer to what I\'m wearing on my face right now versus what I wear when I go skiing. I just don\'t think people are going to walk around or even sit in their homes for long periods of time, wearing somewhat heavy goggles and a battery pack in their pocket, but it\'s a good first shot. From a platform perspective though, I think if you build it, especially if you\'re Apple, the developers will come. I think people a lot smarter than me, including a site like TechCrunch, which has tested the product, they say it\'s nothing less than a genuine leapfrog in the capability and execution of mixed reality.\nIf Apple solved a lot of those latency issues, the isolation challenges that previous headsets have had. The resolution is supposed to be incredible, so you can actually read text using the device. The eye-tracking and hand gestures are near perfect, apparently, and you don\'t have to manually adjust or keep your hands out in front of you, which I think is a limitation of a lot of existing headsets. I think it\'s still a solution looking for a problem. And I think in this case, it\'s looking for that killer app, as all these headsets are.\nBut I think Apple more than any company, because of the sheer quality, the hardware, and the leaps they\'ve made, probably can find it.\nDylan Lewis: We have used "virtual reality," "augmented reality," as terms in this discussion. I think Apple may prefer that we use "spatial computing." Because that\'s the term that they continue to come back to, and it seems to be the company\'s focus. I understand their distinction there, because if you look at what they\'re offering with this product and what I think the main comparison out there in the market is, with Meta\'s Quest product, they\'re a little different in terms of how immersive this is, Jason, and it seems like a slightly different approach to the way that we may interact with some of these virtual elements more layered on our world rather than being something that you are totally immersed in.\nJason Moser: Absolutely. That goes back to the use of mixed reality there. I think you\'re right, the spatial computing -- it\'s a modest distinction. But it\'s a distinction nonetheless, because it does give you this idea. I think the bigger opportunity with devices like this in the near term is on the industrial side. Industrial spatial computing. We\'ve heard the term "industrial AR." It\'s how companies are using these types of devices to get work done. In certain industries, it\'s more applicable than others, but I think that\'s where the bigger our opportunity is.\nIn regard to the consumer, I think that\'s where it takes a little bit more time. I\'m not saying it won\'t happen. I just think it\'s going to take a while to ultimately get to wherever this is taking us. Changing consumer behavior is very difficult unless you have a really compelling use case. And that goes back to Matt\'s point on the killer app. We hear this, people saying this is the iPhone moment. I don\'t like that. I just think, let\'s talk about this as the smartphone moment because Apple doesn\'t own the smartphone -- iPhone, Android, whatever it may be. But when you see the smartphone, to me that was a fairly obvious one, because we already knew at the time how necessary a phone was. We all knew then, you need a phone, and we also knew how powerful the Internet was at the time. Now you\'re telling me you\'re going to Reese\'s Peanut Butter Cup these things and put the Internet and the phone together. I\'m in! It made a lot of sense.\nWe\'re not there with this yet. I\'m not sure what problem it ultimately solves -- that\'s what\'s going to take some time. I think it\'s going to take ultimately probably a generation like my kids, their kids, they\'re going to be raised on probably a paradigm like this where they interact in their computing world differently than we do today. It just back to that: Changing consumer behaviors is very difficult. It does take a while, and it\'s ultimately coming up with those core use cases.\nMatt Argersinger: I love that: spatial computing. It feels like Apple\'s pushing something out there, saying "No, this is what it is." It\'s like when Steve Jobs was like, "Look, I know what customers need. I will build that. They don\'t know what they don\'t want." I think that\'s with Apple\'s approach. I like it.\nDylan Lewis: I want to bring it back to Meta one more time before we wind up moving over to another topic here. I think I can\'t help but wonder with Meta and Apple now entering this space: Is this something that helps broader metaverse ambitions, which Meta would benefit from, Jason, or is this something where Apple is coming in and saying, "This is our market now"?\nJason Moser: Well, I don\'t think Apple is saying this is our market, because it is very difficult to really fully understand what that market is yet. And the metaverse is a big word, and I know Mark Zuckerberg loves to throw that word around a lot. Again, we\'re still trying to figure out what, ultimately, is the metaverse for? Why do I need it? Maybe it\'s fun, maybe it\'s entertaining, but is it something that I need to interact with every day? Looking at the opportunity, Meta has done very well with its Oculus devices to date. They\'ve sold around 20 million or so. That\'s not chump change. When you think about the fact that the forecasts out there have Apple maybe selling 150,000 of these devices in the first year, you can see clearly that is meaningless to their financials. You see it doesn\'t matter. But look at it in the broader context of what Apple does so well, among other things, and their hardware is obviously very strong, but they\'re closing in on 1 billion paid subscriptions along the way. Now, that is very, very important here, and it\'s something they do very, very well. That paid subscription number continues to grow. You remember we talked about with Amazon, Jeff Bezos always talking about, "We don\'t want to make money from you buying our devices, we want to make money from you using our devices." And that\'s great, because user behavior you do it over and over again. Apple\'s kind of a "We want to make money from you buying the device, and we want to make money from you using the device." I think that as an investor, I\'m on board with that.\nDylan Lewis: The other unavoidable major story of the week: In crypto, it appears the Wild West days are over. This week, the SEC filed suits against Binance and Coinbase saying the crypto firms are operating unregistered securities exchanges. In addition, Binance has been accused of misappropriating customer funds and other charges.\nJason, enforcement actions can get wonky very fast. I\'m going to distill this down as quickly as I can so we can just get into the commentary here. It seems as if Coinbase and Binance have traded about a dozen crypto assets the SEC says were securities and should have been registered. They were not registered. That didn\'t happen, and so here we are now. What do you think this means for the crypto market?\nJason Moser: Well, I think this is a very messy situation, and I think it\'s one of the reasons why I just simply don\'t dabble in crypto at all. It is just a very difficult space to fully understand because it\'s still very much the Wild, Wild West.\nMatt Argersinger: Add to that the fact that I just still don\'t really fully see the utility in crypto, and I just have zero interest in owning it because, ultimately, as an investment, the whole point is to make money. Well, then you just have to find someone else to pay you more than you paid for it. When you look at companies like Binance and Coinbase, they operate on obviously different models, and they make their money a different way. But that still all plays into these cryptocurrencies changing hands. For me, it makes a lot of sense that we\'re finally seeing regulators get on the ball here. I just wish they\'d done it a little bit sooner.\nDylan Lewis: Matt, when I look at this news and I look specifically at Coinbase\'s results, because they are publicly traded company: 80% of their revenue from 2022 coming from the United States. It seems to me like if this sticks -- and we know that these types of enforcement actions can take a long time to materialize -- this may be something that becomes pretty core to the thesis for Coinbase.\nMatt Argersinger: I think it has to. I\'m not going to pretend I understand all of the implications here. I\'m not a securities law expert. These cryptocurrencies and tokens -- they sure look, walk, and talk like securities to me. But what I am certain about is, I think this is really going to cause, for one, institutional investors to step back. You know, no large reputable company money manager wants to play in a sandbox that\'s facing any kind of government scrutiny. I certainly wouldn\'t.\nFor retail investors though, which make up the bulk of Coinbase\'s trading, if you\'re someone who\'s been trading Bitcoin, Ether, or any of these various pet rocks ... ahem, tokens, sorry ... and there\'s a chance these non-security securities could be rendered worthless simply by regulatory decree, I\'d worry about that. At the same time, if I have money invested in any of these platforms and they can get frozen like they have for Binance in certain cases, would I ever want to be involved in that or wait the time, as you mentioned, Dylan, regulations to play out?\nBut at the end of the day, I actually think the biggest threat to this whole space is apathy. I think the shills and grifters in the space are already moving on. They\'re moving on to AI plays and other things. As an investor in these non-security securities, as Jason said, you\'re always depending on someone else to pay a higher price for them. And guess what? Very soon there might not be someone else on the other side of that trade for you, and you might be the person actually holding the bag.\nDylan Lewis: After the break, we\'ve got a glimpse at the upcoming ski season. Stay right here. This is Motley Fool Money.\n...\nDylan Lewis: Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. I\'m Dylan Lewis here in studio with Matt Argersinger and Jason Moser. We\'ve got a rundown on earnings news, starting with Stitch Fix. Jason, shares of Stitch Fix up 25% after the company reported its third-quarter results. Company\'s losses narrowed, but revenue was down 20% year over year. Is the reaction here, Jason, that cost-cutting measures are working for this company?\nJason Moser: I don\'t know that I would quite go that far, but it\'s definitely a necessity. This is obviously a business very much on the defensive right now. I mean, there are business model questions. A bit of a revolving door on leadership as founder Katrina Lake is back in as interim CEO, and it could just be very difficult to then focus and really prioritize on the most important items in order to get this business stabilized and going back in the right direction. But a real clue in the release can be seen in just some of the language they use. There\'s language in there, "preserving cash flow" -- that goes back to that business is on the defensive.\nThe good news -- the stock is up 50% year to date. There is some optimism there. Maybe there is a future for Stitch Fix, but maybe it\'s just a smaller footprint than we thought it could be. But yeah, the numbers were not all that encouraging. Revenue down 20%, active clients down 11%, net revenue per active client down 9%. The crazy thing is this actually all exceeded management\'s expectations. So you can clearly see it\'s a business dealing with a lot of challenges.\nDylan Lewis: Switching gears, Matt, looking at the ski slopes, things are a little slow right now, but earnings from Vail giving us a glimpse at what to expect next season. What did you see when the company reported?\nMatt Argersinger: Yeah. This is kind of an off quarter for Vail, there at the end of their ski season, which finished quite well. If you look at the core second-quarter results, which capture the ski season, it was a tough season. You had bad weather out West. Well, you actually, too much snow out West, which is interesting. And too little snow, kind of, in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. They are coming out of that. Conditions got a little better in the spring. But really, this is the quarter where investors start looking at pass sales for the 2023-2024 season. The Epic Pass being such a key part of Vail\'s business. Sales there are up 6% so far. If you go back a year ago, unit sales were up 9%. So you\'re seeing some deceleration there. I\'m wondering if, coming off a bad weather season a lot of skiers are saying, "Am I going to invest in another $900 -- which is roughly the cost of the tickets -- for another season?" Of course, they will, a lot of them.\nBut my question with Vail is, it is a network effect business. We tend to apply a network effect looking at software companies and social media companies, but this is a network effect business in the sense that Vail keeps adding resorts to, their network of the Epic Pass, more resorts get added, more skiers get interested. That gives Vail more revenue to invest in resorts and add more resorts, and it\'s a virtuous cycle. I just wonder how much pricing power they have now. They\'ve raised that Vail Epic Pass by 10% per year over the last five years. It\'s a heck of a lot of pricing power. Can they keep doing it? Sounds like that might be slowing a little bit.\nDylan Lewis: Over to the more seasonally appropriate Toro, the lawnmower and outdoor equipment company posted earnings and record revenue of $1.3 billion, earnings per share up 28% year over year. All earnings season, Matt, we\'ve been talking about how consumers are starting to step away from those higher-ticket items. It seems like we\'re seeing that in the results here from Toro.\nMatt Argersinger: Again, we are, Dylan, like if you look at Toro, it\'s really nicely divided between a residential business and a professional business. Professional business was great during the quarter -- sales there up 15%, it\'s higher-margin revenue for the company. But if you look at the residential side, which used to be a lot bigger for the company, sales there were down almost 17%. Management talked about broad weakness across categories. That\'s another sign of, I think we\'re seeing a little bit of weakness on the consumer side. Their inventory was also 26%. Now, the CEO has come out and said, well, we\'ve got a huge backlog of orders we\'re working through, especially on the professional side. Demand is there, we\'re just not seeing a lot of the supply channel follow-through on that. That\'s a little bit of a concern.\nThey did narrow their guidance a little bit lower. Still, I like this business. This is kind of a nice dividend-growth business if you\'re looking for dividends, and it\'s got some solid brands, it\'s just the residential side might be slow for a while.\nDylan Lewis: We\'ll wrap up our earnings take with a look at DocuSign. Jason, this is one of those pandemic darlings that have fallen back down to earth a little bit over the last couple of years.\nJason Moser: Yeah. I think the good news for DocuSign is pre-2020 e-signature, electronic document agreement, and management that all has legs. In post-2023 here, that\'s going to continue. I think this trend is something that is going to continue to gain traction as we move forward. That\'s obviously a very good thing for DocuSign. I think when you look at the stock\'s muted reaction from the earnings report, it\'s very funny. Immediate reaction after hours, it was up big, kind of came back to Earth. I think that\'s likely partly growth-related. They recorded 19% full-year growth last year there, it\'s going to guide for around 8% to 10% this year. But also in the call, they did mention they see a continuing challenging macro environment, cautious customer sentiment, and that\'s all playing out in that net retention rate -- 105% for the quarter versus 107% a quarter ago and 114% from a year ago. Again, good news is this is not a DocuSign-specific problem. We\'ve seen that narrative all throughout earnings season with a number of these software companies.\nWhen you look at the numbers, management exceeded all internal expectations. They\'re doing what they say they\'re gonna do. Total revenue up 12%, subscription revenue up 12%. Professional services continues to capitalize, up 14%, and strong billings growth here, 10%. Again, raised full-year guidance very modestly. I want to stress -- very modestly. But again, I think with new leadership in play here, we got a new CEO who is just getting his feet wet. A brand new CFO just coming over from The Trade Desk. We\'ve got to give them a little time to get this house in order, but it seems like things are headed in the right direction.\nDylan Lewis: I can\'t help but look at this company and bucket it a little bit into the same spot that I\'m looking at Zoom right now, where a company that was wildly successful during the pandemic, we are now looking at radically new and different ideas about what the business looks like going forward, especially year-over-year growth rates. How do you stack those two against each other, Jason.\nJason Moser: This reminds me of the voting machine versus weighing machine quote. In the short term, the market is a voting machine, but really, the longer term, it\'s a weighing machine. Both companies, Zoom and DocuSign, are heavier, far heavier businesses now than ever before, and that\'s great. I will say, Zoom fatigue is real. I don\'t think there\'s any such thing as DocuSign fatigue.\nDylan Lewis: You don\'t think so?\nJason Moser: No.\nDylan Lewis: I\'m always happy to send an e-signature. I\'m always happy to receive an e-signature. I can\'t say the same for hopping on those meetings all the time.\nJason Moser: Right there with you.\nDylan Lewis: Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger: Fellows, we will see you in a little bit. But up next we\'ve got an inside look at New York\'s iconic cityscape.\n...\nDylan Lewis: Welcome back to Motley Fool Money. I\'m Dylan Lewis. Have you ever seen a picture of the New York City skyline and thought, "How are new buildings still going up in a city that is already so packed?" Motley Fool Money\'s Deidre Woollard spoke with Wall Street Journal reporter and author Catherine Clark about the business of New York real estate, her new book, Billionaires\' Row, and the reason why some call the city\'s luxury apartments the world\'s biggest safety deposit boxes.\n...\nDeidre Woollard: I love this book because I think so many of us who\'ve gone to New York City have seen those really tall buildings and wondered what the heck is going on. Your book covers the last 20 years of real estate cycles along this one stretch of road in New York City -- West 57th Street. It only recently got the name Billionaires\' Row. It\'s gone through a lot of changes. It was almost like a mini Times Square at some points. What factors have led to its changes over time?\nCatherine Clark: You are so right. So many people come to New York, and they look up and they see these super tall buildings, and they\'ve heard bits and pieces about them. Maybe they\'ve heard about a huge sale there or a celebrity that lives there or whatever. But I think to a large extent, people don\'t know very much about the real story behind how they ended up on the skyline. So it\'s so fascinating. In terms of 57th Street, it\'s gone through so many different iterations over the years, and flirted with luxury once or twice. If you go all the way back to the 1800s, 57th and Fifth was where Edith Wharton\'s aunt built this chateau marble home, and it was the epitome of luxury, and the Vanderbilts and all these very wealthy families followed her.\nBut that was short-lived, and eventually, those people migrated further north as the corridor became more commercial, and then in the \'70s, Aristotle Onassis built a very tall condo there called Olympic Tower that was very popular with foreign buyers and wealthy buyers. It had multilingual concierges and things. That was an early Billionaires\' Row.\nBut I would say in terms of the timeline of when the developers of what we know as today\'s Billionaires\' Row were building, 57th Street was a hodgepodge. There were moments of luxury. You have Tiffany at the corner of 57th and Fifth. You have Carnegie Hall, you have 9 West 57th, which is one of the most expensive office buildings in the world. But it was interspersed with fur emporiums, and diners, and these really cheesy souvenir shops and things. So over the last 10 years, it\'s just completely transformed, and I would say that\'s probably more due to zoning than any particular appeal that it had, although it does have views of Central Park, which is obviously a big draw for developers.\nDeidre Woollard: Well, you mention zoning. Let\'s talk a little bit about that because zoning plays an important role. One of the things you say in the book is almost a third of the city was rezoned when Michael Bloomberg was mayor. How did zoning lead to the creation of Billionaires\' Row and what is zoning doing for New York City and real estate in general?\nCatherine Clark: Well, the zoning story on Billionaires\' Row is so fascinating, I could talk about it all day. Part of the reason that this corridor was so appealing for developers was that there are almost no restrictions to building there. I don\'t know how much your listeners know about how pieces of land are cobbled together in New York. But basically, if you can assemble a string of adjacent properties and you can buy up development rights, or what we call in New York "air rights," which is the air that\'s developable above a building, you can add them all up and you get to a number and that\'s how high you can build. Once you\'ve done that, there\'s really, on 57th Street, nothing that the city can do or community boards or concerned citizens can do to stop you. They don\'t have any say in the design or the height or anything like that. It was really such an appealing place for developers to come. And part of that is because of the hodgepodge of cheesy souvenir shops and things. There were all these low-rise buildings that weren\'t making the best use of their zoning allocations. So developers were coming along and they could just pick off these buildings one by one, and the owners were thankful that they were getting cash for these properties, whether it was a nonprofit or a religious institution or whatever. They were able to come in and pick these off, and then to build as high as they wanted.\nDeidre Woollard: You describe it in the book as an art form. You\'re trying to put together enough land to build something really spectacular, but it\'s not always quite that straightforward, and it can go really wrong in some cases. Let\'s talk a little bit about what happens when the idea of assemblage goes wrong.\nCatherine Clark: If you look at some of the most successful developers in New York City, the big names that you\'ve heard of, part of the reason for their success is that they are master assemblers. They will spend years, sometimes decades, assembling a perfect, well-located site with good views and a good location, and that means negotiating with a series of different sellers. There may be 10, 12, 20 buildings that you have to buy in order to assemble this perfect site of your dreams. So you have to go to them one by one and pick them off. And it gets more difficult the more properties that you assemble, because the people at the end know that they have all this leverage. They see that you\'ve bought everyone else and they\'re the holdout, and they want more money, and so this is a very delicate dance for you trying to not show all your cards. You\'re trying to keep things secret. If you\'ve assembled a few properties, but you can\'t get the last ones that you need to move forward, and you\'ve negotiated until you\'re blue in the face, sometimes you just have to let them go. And oftentimes that means selling for less than you paid because you probably paid a premium in the first place, and you just have to cut your losses and run.\nDeidre Woollard: I loved the characterization of Harry Macklowe in the book, because I feel like he\'s someone who just, he gets so attached to his projects. He seems very, very emotional about it. We have this perception that commercial real estate, it\'s more about the numbers. Residential is more emotional. But he feels like he falls in love with projects. Is that a bad quality for a developer to have?\nCatherine Clark: You\'re 100% right. I think every developer in this book is 100% emotionally attached to what they\'re doing. I think, naturally, any human being, if you spend years in pursuit of a goal, you\'re going to get attached to it because these projects take a very long time. And in terms of Billionaires\' Row, especially, these buildings are so significant on the New York skyline that they become wrapped up in these people\'s legacies. They see this as a permanent mark of themselves on the world long after they\'re gone.\nHarry was especially involved in every single aspect of this building on that 432 Park. He saw himself as much as the architect as Rafael Vinoly. He said he saw it as they were co-producers of a movie. And then, speaking of movies, he designed this whole trailer that he himself starred in to market the project, so it\'s very much of him. I would say, yeah, there is a risk to that in that maybe you spend too much, maybe you love your project so much that you\'d spend a little bit too much on the finishes. Or whenever the market starts to collapse, you hang onto your prices a little bit too hard and you\'re less willing to negotiate because you think it\'s worth so much. So, yeah, there is a danger. But at the same time, I think if you look at the New York skyline and the properties that are really iconic and special and have made it into the public imagination, they\'re probably all passion projects of these individual people who fell in love with them. So I think there\'s positives too.\nDeidre Woollard: That\'s really interesting, because part of the challenges of being real estate developer -- you\'ve got this project. You don\'t know what the market is going to be when it\'s finally done and it\'s a lot of risk. There are easier ways to make money. Do you think, is it ego that is part of this? Or why are people willing to take this risk? Is it just to make a mark on the skyline?\nCatherine Clark: The thing about these projects is that they are so financially complicated. So you have the developer, but you also have lenders and financiers, and they all take on a different level of financial burden, financial risk. And there are people who go in, and they maybe have a basis of $2,500 a foot, and if they\'re projecting that the units are going to sell for $6,000 a foot, so they\'re pretty safe. But in terms of the Macklowes of the world and the developers who are really the face of these projects, it is a huge gamble. And a lot of them have told me over the years that they compare it to a model that I would say is a little bit like venture capital where maybe you do 10 projects, maybe you lose money on five, but two go really big and it\'s a golden ticket. You never know when you\'re going to hit the market just right and you\'re going to be set for the rest of your life. But on top of that, a lot of these developers, in addition to the profits that they\'ll make from the project, they will also take development fees from the overall general partnership. So they\'re making some money no matter what, but occasionally, they win really big.\nDeidre Woollard: In terms of winning really big, Gary Barnett from One57, he was one of the ones that that hit it really big, at least at the start. One of the factors that led to the construction of the super-talls is, the units becoming a store of value for the international elite. I think he referred to One57 as like the world\'s biggest safety deposit box or something like that. Given what we\'re seeing with less international investing in the U.S., especially from Russia and China, do you think that that is becoming less of a factor in New York luxury real estate?\nCatherine Clark: Yeah. I would say this whole phenomenon of Billionaires\' Row was predicated on the notion that this wave of wealth was being generated overseas, especially in Russia and in China. And that really played out for the first few years. There were all of these privatizations in the oil and gas business in Russia in the \'90s, and all of these billionaires were created overnight. I think I read a statistic that somewhere between 2009 and 2012, the number of Russian billionaires tripled overnight. And so there were all of these deals.\nThere was one in particular that kind of reset the market at 15 Central Park West, where a Russian billionaire bought an $88 million apartment for his daughter, and it was essentially a dorm room for her while she went to Harvard Extension School. And so suddenly all the developers were thinking, we have to capitalize on this money. Then in China as well, they were having this huge housing bubble, and so the government was cracking down there. People were looking for a safe harbor for their money overseas, and those people just rushed into New York real estate in an unprecedented way.\nBut that\'s been over for quite a while, I would say. We started to see Russian money pull back from Manhattan, I would say as early as 2014 when Obama put in all those sanctions because of the provocations in Ukraine. And then toward the end of the 2010s, like 2017, 2018, we started to see a bunch of the Chinese money leave as well because the government there under Xi Jinping was putting restrictions on moving money overseas, and they wanted to curb all these capital outflows. And so that\'s been gone for a while. You still do see some Chinese buyers in the market, but it\'s nowhere close to what it was in the early days of One57. And I can\'t imagine that that\'s going to change anytime soon, given the economic tensions with China and the war in Ukraine.\n...\nDylan Lewis: Coming up after the break, Matt Argersinger and Jason Moser return with a couple stocks on their radar. Stay right here. You\'re listening to Motley Fool Money.\n...\nDylan Lewis: As always, people on the program may have interests in the stocks they talk about and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don\'t buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. I\'m Dylan Lewis, joined again in studio by Matt Argersinger and Jason Moser. Guys, we have consolidation in the professional sports industry. The PGA Tour and LIV announced the two golf leagues are teaming up. Jason, the partnership is complicated and still incredibly light on details. But these are the two biggest names in golf coming under one umbrella, and it will lead to Saudi Arabia\'s public investment fund providing billions in funding. As a golfer, how do you feel about this, Jason?\nJason Moser: There are a lot of strong opinions out there on this these days. I have to say, I think we\'re all very shocked by this news and still very much trying to figure out exactly what it all means. But I think what the future ultimately looks like, I don\'t even think they fully know. But really I think this all really boils down to two things: money and litigation. If you look at it from the biggest-picture perspective, your PIF, the Public Investment Fund, they have more money than God. They can spend the PGA Tour under the table, no questions asked. And so you look at the PGA and you think, "All right, well, that\'s not so good, that puts us in a little bit of a position of weakness." Well, then you take that to the next degree here, PGA\'s finances are OK today. But with the introduction of this competition from the LIV Tour, this new business model for the PGA Tour with elevated events, much higher total purses, and now you\'ve got sponsors that are thinking, well, maybe those dollars are spent better elsewhere if you\'re not bringing in the most talent for your tournaments. I think they play that forward and see a couple of years down the road, that puts them in a much weaker financial position. And then you add to that never-ending litigation. This just makes the PGA Tour\'s position look weaker and weaker as the time goes on. Ultimately, with golf, it\'s uncertain. These are not players who are under contracts. You\'re paid for your performance and if you\'re not performing well, you\'re S.O.L. So then to get this kind of life-changing money that LIV is offering, I certainly understand why players are going there.\nDylan Lewis: All right, let\'s move over to stocks on our radar. Our man behind the glass, Dan Boyd, is going to hit you with a question. Matt, you\'re up first. What are you looking at this week?\nMatt Argersinger: Although I think he\'d look great in one, I don\'t think I will ever catch Dan Boyd wearing a Hawaiian shirt. But many people love them and many people love Tommy Bahama, by the way, which is just one of the many high-end apparel brands owned by Oxford Industries (NYSE: OXM). They own Tommy Bahama, a bunch of other really well-known brands. Sales are up 19% in their first quarter to a new record, 5% on an organic basis. The Tommy Bahama brand, which accounts for almost 60% of revenue, that rose 5%, and they saw higher gross margin.\nBut the CEO did note that their customers are seeing some caution in their spending beginning late in the spring. Traffic to the company\'s physical and online stores was very strong, but sales conversions weren\'t as strong. So they did slightly reduce sales and earnings guidance for the full year. The stock dropped pretty sharply this week. It\'s a company I follow pretty closely, I love it. Trades for just 9 times forward earnings with a dividend yield of 2.7%, a dividend which they recently raised 18%. I love the business, I love the clothes, I kind of love the stock price too.\nDylan Lewis: Dan, a question about Oxford Industries, and more importantly, do you own any Hawaiian shirts?\nDan Boyd: I actually do own a couple of Hawaiian shirts. I enjoy wearing them outside at times. It\'s nice to have a colorful shirt every now and then. So I have a two-pronger here, Matt. One, are Hawaiian shirts, do they have the lasting fashion impact? Do you think that Millennials and Zoomers are going to be wearing Hawaiian shirts? And two, how much of Tommy Bahama is Oxford made up of? If you understand.\nMatt Argersinger: I got you. Yeah, I think every generation, once they reach the dad zone of their age, so the 35 to 50 age, the Hawaiian shirt definitely comes into play. Then, Tommy Bahama makes up about 57% of Oxford\'s trailing revenue, so it\'s definitely their biggest brand.\nDan Boyd: Jason, what do you got on your radar this week?\nJason Moser: I believe "apathy" was the word you\'re looking for there. You just don\'t care anymore.\nMatt Argersinger: You got it.\nJason Moser: I\'m there, by the way. Dan, I am just keeping an eye out on Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) because they have earnings coming out on Thursday, June 15, after the market closes. I think we all know Adobe. We interact with it in one way or another, almost every day, probably. I think the big questions with Adobe right now, we know there\'s this big question mark out there in regard to the Figma acquisition. They did talk about that a little bit during the call last quarter. There are just some regulatory concerns there given the size of the acquisition. Management continues to believe they\'re on track for a close by the end of this year, so we\'ll get some more language there. I think we\'ll hear a good bit about AI from Adobe. I think it actually matters when it comes to this business. CEO, Mr. Narayen, says AI is going to boost the usage of Adobe\'s products like Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro, so interested in the report there.\nDylan Lewis: Dan, as a man of the multimedia arts, a question about Adobe?\nDan Boyd: I mean, we use Adobe here at The Motley Fool to produce pretty much all of our stuff. They make good products. Not really a question.\nJason Moser: Excellent. Just singing their praises.\nDylan Lewis: Just a ringing endorsement.\nDan Boyd: Really?\nJason Moser: As a shareholder, I appreciate that, Dan.\nDylan Lewis: I know. I do too. All right, Dan, which company are you putting on your watch list?\nDan Boyd: I think I\'m going Adobe, Dylan.\nDylan Lewis: That makes a lot of sense. Can\'t blame you on that one. That\'s going to do it for this week\'s Motley Fool Money radio show. The show is mixed by Dan Boyd. I\'m Dylan Lewis. Thank you for listening. We\'ll see you next time.\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Dan Boyd has positions in Amazon.com. Deidre Woollard has positions in Adobe, Amazon.com, Apple, and Meta Platforms. Dylan Lewis has positions in DocuSign and The Trade Desk. Jason Moser has positions in Adobe, Amazon.com, Apple, DocuSign, and The Trade Desk. Matthew Argersinger has positions in Amazon.com, DocuSign, Oxford Industries, Stitch Fix, The Trade Desk, Vail Resorts, and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe, Amazon.com, Apple, Bitcoin, Coinbase Global, DocuSign, Meta Platforms, Stitch Fix, The Trade Desk, Vail Resorts, and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool recommends Oxford Industries and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe, long January 2024 $60 calls on DocuSign, and short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Motley Fool host Deidre Woollard speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter and author Katherine Clarke about the business of New York real estate and her new book, Billionaire's Row. Motley Fool Money's Deidre Woollard spoke with Wall Street Journal reporter and author Catherine Clark about the business of New York real estate, her new book, Billionaires' Row, and the reason why some call the city's luxury apartments the world's biggest safety deposit boxes. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe, Amazon.com, Apple, Bitcoin, Coinbase Global, DocuSign, Meta Platforms, Stitch Fix, The Trade Desk, Vail Resorts, and Zoom Video Communications.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analysts Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss: Apple's Vision Pro headset and the company's new focus on spatial computing. Motley Fool Money's Deidre Woollard spoke with Wall Street Journal reporter and author Catherine Clark about the business of New York real estate, her new book, Billionaires' Row, and the reason why some call the city's luxury apartments the world's biggest safety deposit boxes. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe, Amazon.com, Apple, Bitcoin, Coinbase Global, DocuSign, Meta Platforms, Stitch Fix, The Trade Desk, Vail Resorts, and Zoom Video Communications.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's Impressive First Shot and a Messy Crypto Situation", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Jason Moser: Well, I don't think Apple is saying this is our market, because it is very difficult to really fully understand what that market is yet. Dylan Lewis: Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger: Fellows, we will see you in a little bit. Dylan Lewis: Dan, a question about Oxford Industries, and more importantly, do you own any Hawaiian shirts?", 'news_textrank_summary': "Dylan Lewis: I can't help but look at this company and bucket it a little bit into the same spot that I'm looking at Zoom right now, where a company that was wildly successful during the pandemic, we are now looking at radically new and different ideas about what the business looks like going forward, especially year-over-year growth rates. Motley Fool Money's Deidre Woollard spoke with Wall Street Journal reporter and author Catherine Clark about the business of New York real estate, her new book, Billionaires' Row, and the reason why some call the city's luxury apartments the world's biggest safety deposit boxes. ... Dylan Lewis: As always, people on the program may have interests in the stocks they talk about and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don't buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-hit-fresh-1-yr-highs-as-inflation-data-boosts-rate-pause-hopes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar\nJune 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to fresh one-year highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday.\nConsumer price index (CPI) rose 0.1% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation remaining unchanged at 0.4%, according to the U.S. Labor Department report.\nOn a year-on-year basis, headline inflation increased by a lower-than-estimated 4.0%, reflecting declines in the cost of energy products and services, including gasoline and electricity.\n"Today\'s fall in the rate of inflation is likely to be welcomed by investors, but it remains stubbornly above the Fed\'s 2% target," said Richard Flynn, managing director of Charles Schwab UK.\n"The good news is that the \'stickiness\' in inflation is now confined to a smaller number of categories compared to earlier in the year."\nFollowing the data, traders fully priced in that the U.S. central bank will hold interest rates at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, while expecting a 60% chance of a 25-basis-point hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\nThe S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 has risen 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding a bull market according to some investors.\nThe rally, which has largely been underpinned by gains in megacap stocks has broadened recently to include economy-linked sectors such as energy .SPNY and materials .SPLRCM.\nThe two sectors were up 1.6% and 1.7%, respectively, in morning trade, as commodity prices including those of oil and copper climbed. O/RMET/L\nAt 9:55 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 155.58 points, or 0.46%, at 34,221.91, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 24.29 points, or 0.56%, at 4,363.22, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 79.69 points, or 0.59%, at 13,541.61.\nOracleORCL.N jumped 4.3% to hit a fresh all-time high on upbeat quarterly revenue and forecast, while IntelINTC.O gained 1.1% on talks with SoftBank Group Corp\'s 9984.T Arm to be an anchor investor in its initial public offering.\nBunge Ltd BG.N inched up 0.3% after the U.S. grains merchant and Glencore GLEN.L-backed Viterra said they were merging to create an agricultural trading giant worth about $34 billion, including debt.\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies including JD.com JD.O, Alibaba Group BABA.N, Baidu BIDU.O and Netease NTES.O rose between 2.9% and 4.9% after China\'s central bank lowered its short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 4.52-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 2.75-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 33 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 86 new highs and 19 new lows.\nA market divide over the Fed https://tmsnrt.rs/3NmS4rA\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. Following the data, traders fully priced in that the U.S. central bank will hold interest rates at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, while expecting a 60% chance of a 25-basis-point hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool. OracleORCL.N jumped 4.3% to hit a fresh all-time high on upbeat quarterly revenue and forecast, while IntelINTC.O gained 1.1% on talks with SoftBank Group Corp's 9984.T Arm to be an anchor investor in its initial public offering.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to fresh one-year highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. Consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.1% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation remaining unchanged at 0.4%, according to the U.S. Labor Department report.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq hit fresh 1-yr highs as inflation data boosts rate pause hopes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to fresh one-year highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. On a year-on-year basis, headline inflation increased by a lower-than-estimated 4.0%, reflecting declines in the cost of energy products and services, including gasoline and electricity.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC have hit fresh highs for the year in the past few sessions, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to fresh one-year highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, cementing bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. A market divide over the Fed https://tmsnrt.rs/3NmS4rA (Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-u.s.-stocks-rally-as-inflation-data-cements-bets-on-rate-hike-pause', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A\nJune 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed to 14-month highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting bets that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday.\nStocks rose after a U.S. Labor Department report showed theconsumer price index (CPI) rose 0.1% last month after a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation unchanged at 0.4%.\nOn a year-on-year basis, headline inflation increased by a less-than-estimated 4.0%, reflecting declines in the cost of energy products and services, including gasoline and electricity.\n"If the Fed was looking for data to point to to say, \'We\'re going to pause in June,\' I think they got it today," said Liz Young, head of investment strategy at SoFi in New York.\n"But it\'s another one of those that you can cut whichever way you want to make your case. If you want to be bullish, you say inflation is down more than 50% since its peak. If you want to bearish, you can say inflation is still more than twice the Fed\'s target," Young said.\n Traders have priced in a 93% chance that the U.S. central bank will hold interest rates at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, and 62% odds of 25-basis-point hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has recovered 22% from its October 2022 closing low, fueled in large part by gains in market heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.Oand Tesla TSLA.O. More recently, sectors such as energy .SPNY and materials .SPLRCM have climbed, as well as small-cap stocks.\nAll S&P 500 sector indexes rose on Tuesday, led by materials, up 2.2%, followed by a 1.32% gain in energy as commodities including oil and copper climbed against a falling dollar. O/RMET/L\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies climbed after China\'s central bank lowered its short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months. Alibaba Group BABA.N gained 2.16% and JD.com JD.O jumped 3.8%.\n The S&P 500 was up 0.69% at 4,368.75 points.\nThe Nasdaq .IXIC gained 0.70% to 13,556.75 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.48% at 34,230.02 points.\nOracleORCL.Nrose 1% and was on track for its highest close ever after it provided an upbeat quarterly revenue and forecast.\nIntelINTC.Ogained 1.7% after a report the chipmaker is in talks with SoftBank Group Corp\'s 9984.T Arm to be an anchor investor in its initial public offering.\nBunge Ltd BG.Nadded 2.2% after the U.S. grains merchant and Glencore GLEN.L-backed Viterra said they were merging to create an agricultural trading giant worth about $34 billion, including debt.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 5.0-to-one ratio.\nThe S&P 500 posted 43 new highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 131 new highs and 39 new lows.\nRates and inflation Rates and inflation https://tmsnrt.rs/3U8HdD2\nS&P 500 stocks https://tmsnrt.rs/43AM7wY\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru, and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, California; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has recovered 22% from its October 2022 closing low, fueled in large part by gains in market heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.Oand Tesla TSLA.O. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed to 14-month highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting bets that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. On a year-on-year basis, headline inflation increased by a less-than-estimated 4.0%, reflecting declines in the cost of energy products and services, including gasoline and electricity.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has recovered 22% from its October 2022 closing low, fueled in large part by gains in market heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.Oand Tesla TSLA.O. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed to 14-month highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting bets that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. Stocks rose after a U.S. Labor Department report showed theconsumer price index (CPI) rose 0.1% last month after a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation unchanged at 0.4%.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-U.S. stocks rally as inflation data cements bets on rate hike pause', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has recovered 22% from its October 2022 closing low, fueled in large part by gains in market heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.Oand Tesla TSLA.O. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed to 14-month highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting bets that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. "If the Fed was looking for data to point to to say, \'We\'re going to pause in June,\' I think they got it today," said Liz Young, head of investment strategy at SoFi in New York.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX has recovered 22% from its October 2022 closing low, fueled in large part by gains in market heavyweights such as Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.Oand Tesla TSLA.O. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed to 14-month highs on Tuesday after data showed consumer prices rose modestly in May, boosting bets that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday. All S&P 500 sector indexes rose on Tuesday, led by materials, up 2.2%, followed by a 1.32% gain in energy as commodities including oil and copper climbed against a falling dollar.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-stock-reports-for-apple-unitedhealth-eli-lilly', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tuesday, June 13, 2023\n\nThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) and Eli Lilly and Company (LLY). These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.\n\nYou can see all of today’s research reports here >>>\n\nApple shares have outperformed the Zacks Tech sector (+40.4% vs. +34.9%) as well as the broader market (+40.4% vs. +14.1%) this year. The company is benefiting from steady demand for iPhone 14 and 14 Plus as well as expanding footprint in emerging markets. Growing services subscriber base and improving customer engagement are tailwinds for the services business.\n\nApple is expanding service offerings with the new features and enhancements in its upcoming iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma, watchOS 10, and tvOS 17. Expanding content on Apple TV+ bodes well for Apple. Growing footprint in enterprise market is encouraging.\n\nHowever, services’ revenue growth in the fiscal third quarter is expected to be similar to the fiscal second quarter. Apple expects services to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as continued weakness in digital advertising and mobile gaming.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Apple here >>>)\n\nShares of UnitedHealth have gained +8.2% over the past year against the Zacks Medical - HMOs industry’s gain of +10.0%. Company’s top line remains well-poised for growth on the back of a strong market position, new deals, renewed agreements, and expansion of service offerings.\n\nThe Zacks analyst expect the top line to grow 11.1% year over year in 2023. Its solid health services segment provides diversification benefits. The Government business remains well-poised for growth. A sturdy balance sheet enables business investments and prudent deployment of capital.\n\nHowever, membership in its global business continues to decline. High operating costs are hurting margins. As such, the stock warrants a cautious stance.\n\n(You can read the full research report on UnitedHealth here >>>)\n\nEli Lilly shares have outperformed the Zacks Large Cap Pharmaceuticals industry over the past year (+55.0% vs. +19.1%). The company boasts a solid portfolio of core drugs in diabetes, autoimmune diseases and cancer. Its revenue growth is being driven by higher demand for drugs like Trulicity, Taltz and others. It is regularly adding promising new pipeline assets through business development deals.\n\nLilly expects to launch four new medicines by 2023 end with Mounjaro for type II diabetes and cancer drug Jaypirca already launched. Mounjaro sales are already benefiting from strong demand trends.\n\nHowever, the CRL for donanemab will probably delay the potential launch of the candidate. Generic competition for several drugs, rising pricing pressure in the United States and some international markets are some top-line headwinds.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Eli Lilly here >>>)\n\nOther noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Walmart Inc. (WMT), Intel Corporation (INTC) and Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX).\n\nDirector of Research\n\nSheraz Mian\n\nNote: Sheraz Mian heads the Zacks Equity Research department and is a well-regarded expert of aggregate earnings. He is frequently quoted in the print and electronic media and publishes the weekly Earnings Trends and Earnings Preview reports. If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>>\nToday's Must Read\nRobust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL)\nSolid Top Line & Strong Cash Flows Drive UnitedHealth (UNH)\nLilly (LLY) Focuses on Obesity & Diabetes for Sales Growth\nFeatured Reports\nWalmart (WMT) Benefits from Impressive E-Commerce Operations\nPer the Zacks analyst, Walmart is gaining on e-commerce efforts like upping delivery game. In first quarter, e-commerce sales rose 26% globally on omnichannel strength, including pickup and delivery.\nIntel (INTC) Rides on Healthy Momentum in Data Center Business\nPer the Zacks analyst, healthy traction in data center business, focus on market diversification and portfolio expansion through technological innovation will likely improve Intel's margins.\nRegulatory Approvals Aid BD (BDX) Amid Stiff Competition\nThe Zacks analyst is upbeat about BD's receipt of a slew of regulatory clearances over the past few months despite its operation in a highly competitive market.\nSolid Senior Housing Operating Trend Aids Welltower (WELL)\nPer the Zacks Analyst, Welltower (WELL) is expected to benefit from the robust post-pandemic operating trend in its senior housing operating portfolio. However, high interest rates are a key concern.\nCheniere Energy's (LNG) Gas Export Dominance Bodes Well\nThe Zacks analyst likes Cheniere's competitive advantage of being the first and dominant natural gas exporter in the U.S. market but is concerned over the huge debt load of nearly $24 billion.\nHewlett Packard (HPE) Benefits From Spurt in Aruba Services\nPer the Zacks analyst, a strong uptick in Aruba Services is driving Hewlett Packard's Intelligent Edge segment, which in turn, helps sustain its supremacy in the market with high growth opportunity.\nExpanding Footprint Aid SolarEdge (SEDG) Amid Supply Issues\nPer the Zacks Analyst, SolarEdge may continue to witness strong demand and growth momentum with expanding footprint. Yet, component shortages due to supply-chain issues may impact its operations.\nNew Upgrades\nHigher Jet Engine Product Demand, Transformation Aid ATI\nPer the Zacks analyst, higher demand for jet engine products will drive results in ATI's HPMC segment. It will also gain from actions to improve cost structure through transformation efforts.\nDave & Buster's (PLAY) Rides on solid Main Event Store Sales\nPer the Zacks analyst, Dave & Buster's is benefiting from robust main event stores sales, unit expansion and digital initiatives. Also focus on labor optimization bode well.\nSolid Comps & Expansion Plans Aid BJ's Restaurants (BJRI)\nPer the Zacks analyst, strong comparable sales revenue backed by increased guest traffic and menu pricing aid BJ's Restaurants. Also, strategic expansion and operational initiatives bode well.\nNew Downgrades\nWeak EVM Unit and Forex Woes Hurt Zebra Technologies (ZBRA)\nPer the Zacks analyst, Zebra Technologies is experiencing weakness across its EVM segment due to large customer order deferrals in the mobile computing business. Forex woes are an added concern.\nU.S. Cellular (USM) Marred by Aggressive Price Competition\nPer the Zacks analyst, U.S. Cellular is likely to be plagued by aggressive pricing and low-cost mobile plans from competitors as it witnessed a downtrend in postpaid retail and prepaid connections.\nInvestment and Restructuring Costs Hurt ManpowerGroup (MAN)\nPer the Zacks Analyst, escalation in costs due to investments in digital and restructuring activities is a barrier to ManpowerGroup's bottom-line growth.\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nIntel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nUnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nWalmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nEli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBecton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Solid Top Line & Strong Cash Flows Drive UnitedHealth (UNH) Lilly (LLY) Focuses on Obesity & Diabetes for Sales Growth Featured Reports Walmart (WMT) Benefits from Impressive E-Commerce Operations Per the Zacks analyst, Walmart is gaining on e-commerce efforts like upping delivery game. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) and Eli Lilly and Company (LLY). Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.", 'news_luhn_summary': "If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Solid Top Line & Strong Cash Flows Drive UnitedHealth (UNH) Lilly (LLY) Focuses on Obesity & Diabetes for Sales Growth Featured Reports Walmart (WMT) Benefits from Impressive E-Commerce Operations Per the Zacks analyst, Walmart is gaining on e-commerce efforts like upping delivery game. Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) and Eli Lilly and Company (LLY).", 'news_article_title': 'Top Stock Reports for Apple, UnitedHealth & Eli Lilly', 'news_lexrank_summary': "If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Solid Top Line & Strong Cash Flows Drive UnitedHealth (UNH) Lilly (LLY) Focuses on Obesity & Diabetes for Sales Growth Featured Reports Walmart (WMT) Benefits from Impressive E-Commerce Operations Per the Zacks analyst, Walmart is gaining on e-commerce efforts like upping delivery game. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) and Eli Lilly and Company (LLY). Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.", 'news_textrank_summary': "If you want an email notification each time Sheraz publishes a new article, please click here>>> Today's Must Read Robust Portfolio, Services Strength to Benefit Apple (AAPL) Solid Top Line & Strong Cash Flows Drive UnitedHealth (UNH) Lilly (LLY) Focuses on Obesity & Diabetes for Sales Growth Featured Reports Walmart (WMT) Benefits from Impressive E-Commerce Operations Per the Zacks analyst, Walmart is gaining on e-commerce efforts like upping delivery game. Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc. (AAPL), UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) and Eli Lilly and Company (LLY)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-most-important-announcement-last-week', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) silicon efforts have become the company's key differentiator over competitors. And advances announced last week put high-performance chips into more people's hands. Travis Hoium discusses more in this video.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of June 7, 2023. The video was published on June 8, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) silicon efforts have become the company's key differentiator over competitors. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) silicon efforts have become the company's key differentiator over competitors. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's Most Important Announcement Last Week", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) silicon efforts have become the company's key differentiator over competitors. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) silicon efforts have become the company's key differentiator over competitors. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-oracles-orcl-ai-fueled-earnings-say-about-the-future-for-shareholders', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'O\nver the last six months, so much has been said about the potential impact of AI on our lives, for good and bad, that it is hard not to think of the subject as having been overhyped. But that is just what happens when something with the potential to revolutionize society and the economy meets a 24 hour news cycle. We all get bored to death, but that doesn’t lessen the potential of generative AI and its rapid adoption to have a massive impact in many areas. If you doubt that, ask the executives and shareholders of Oracle (ORCL).\nLast night, they reported beats on both the top and bottom lines, raising revenue guidance as they did so and talking enthusiastically of the impact of AI on their business. The stock, having already popped around 10% in the two trading days prior to the release yesterday, is this morning indicating an opening around 5.5% above yesterday’s close. That is remarkable given that ORCL was, by comparison to some other tech companies, late to the party.\nFor many years, Oracle was the sleeping giant of tech, a name that it seemed everyone knew, but no one really wanted to buy. In the decade beginning at the start of 2010, the stock of tech companies like Google parent Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN) posted exponential gains as they took advantage of the increasing role of computing in our daily lives and in the way corporations of all stripes and sizes did business. Oracle, however, did okay but seemed to get left behind, with the stock roughly doubling in the decade starting in 2010 while GOOG posted gains of over 500% and AMZN went from a split-adjusted level of around $5 to around $90. As “cloud computing” became a thing, Oracle lost out to more aggressive adopters and sellers of the idea of massive server farms to meet the exponentially increasing need of businesses for computing power.\nIt looked for a while as if they were going to make the same mistake again when it comes to AI, having only recently got into the game and started to target that market. Now, though, there is so much demand that even the laggards like Oracle are reaping rewards. Yes, they have transformed themselves to some degree in terms of becoming leaner and more focused, but entering a rapidly growing market in a serious way once others have a solid first mover advantage usually results in disappointment. However, in this case the market has grown so far and so fast that there is still plenty of profit to go around, and that may even give a late entrant a bit of an advantage. They are able to come in when early mistakes have already been made and the needs of potential customers are a little clearer, giving them the kind of edge that Apple (AAPL) has created for itself by pursuing similar tactics for many years.\nSo, is ORCL a good bet for future gains as AI continues to grow?\nIt could well be. They now have a proprietary AI product that they are using internally and intending to offer customers, but their real strength comes from being a supplier of equipment that is needed if corporations are to take advantage of the boom. Oracle’s hardware and software solutions for businesses can benefit whichever AI product, if any, emerges as dominant over the next few years. There is, however, a risk inherent in that that makes me prefer something like Amazon or Alphabet as long-term investments.\nThe hype around AI has inevitably created a backlash, with dystopian visions of a future where the machines make their own decisions and take over becoming commonplace. That will probably turn out to be sensationalized science fiction, but it does create a situation where politicians will feel the need to get involved and at the very least attempt to slow the pace of adoption of the new technology. The idea of a machine-led world is scary, and politicians are never averse to pandering to our fears, so regulation of some kind that slows progress will come.\nWhen it does, companies like Amazon and Alphabet for whom the AI boom is an add-on to existing businesses will fare better than Oracle, for whom it is rapidly becoming the main driver of success. That, however, is not in the immediate future, and for now, ORCL can continue to post gains. If you choose to join in or are already invested, know that taking a profit on a stock like ORCL before too long will probably prove to be a smart thing to do.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'They are able to come in when early mistakes have already been made and the needs of potential customers are a little clearer, giving them the kind of edge that Apple (AAPL) has created for itself by pursuing similar tactics for many years. They now have a proprietary AI product that they are using internally and intending to offer customers, but their real strength comes from being a supplier of equipment that is needed if corporations are to take advantage of the boom. That will probably turn out to be sensationalized science fiction, but it does create a situation where politicians will feel the need to get involved and at the very least attempt to slow the pace of adoption of the new technology.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'They are able to come in when early mistakes have already been made and the needs of potential customers are a little clearer, giving them the kind of edge that Apple (AAPL) has created for itself by pursuing similar tactics for many years. In the decade beginning at the start of 2010, the stock of tech companies like Google parent Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN) posted exponential gains as they took advantage of the increasing role of computing in our daily lives and in the way corporations of all stripes and sizes did business. Oracle, however, did okay but seemed to get left behind, with the stock roughly doubling in the decade starting in 2010 while GOOG posted gains of over 500% and AMZN went from a split-adjusted level of around $5 to around $90.', 'news_article_title': "What Oracle's (ORCL) AI-Fueled Earnings Say About the Future for Shareholders", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'They are able to come in when early mistakes have already been made and the needs of potential customers are a little clearer, giving them the kind of edge that Apple (AAPL) has created for itself by pursuing similar tactics for many years. In the decade beginning at the start of 2010, the stock of tech companies like Google parent Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN) posted exponential gains as they took advantage of the increasing role of computing in our daily lives and in the way corporations of all stripes and sizes did business. So, is ORCL a good bet for future gains as AI continues to grow?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'They are able to come in when early mistakes have already been made and the needs of potential customers are a little clearer, giving them the kind of edge that Apple (AAPL) has created for itself by pursuing similar tactics for many years. In the decade beginning at the start of 2010, the stock of tech companies like Google parent Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN) posted exponential gains as they took advantage of the increasing role of computing in our daily lives and in the way corporations of all stripes and sizes did business. As “cloud computing” became a thing, Oracle lost out to more aggressive adopters and sellers of the idea of massive server farms to meet the exponentially increasing need of businesses for computing power.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-inc.-aapl-is-attracting-investor-attention%3A-here-is-what-you-should-know-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.\nShares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +6.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.4% change. The Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, to which Apple belongs, has gained 6.6% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?\nWhile media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.\nEarnings Estimate Revisions\nRather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company's earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings.\nOur analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.18 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -1.7%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -0.2%.\nFor the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $5.99 points to a change of -2% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has remained unchanged.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.64 indicates a change of +10.8% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -0.1%.\nHaving a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Apple is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nProjected Revenue Growth\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.\nIn the case of Apple, the consensus sales estimate of $81.17 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of -2.2%. The $384.34 billion and $409.09 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of -2.5% and +6.4%, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $94.84 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -2.5%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares with $1.52 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $93.32 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +1.63%. The EPS surprise was +5.56%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nNo investment decision can be efficient without considering a stock's valuation. Whether a stock's current price rightly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects is an essential determinant of its future price performance.\nComparing the current value of a company's valuation multiples, such as its price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), to its own historical values helps ascertain whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, whereas comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of how reasonable its stock price is.\nThe Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an An is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded D on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nBottom Line\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate: 12 Month EPS Projected Revenue Growth While earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/company-news-for-jun-13-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of BP p.l.c. BP fell 2% as energy prices declined.\nShares of Apple Inc. AAPL rose 1.6% as the market continued to observe a tech rally.\nNasdaq, Inc.’s NDAQ shares plunged 11.8% after the exchange said it would buy software firm Adenza in a $10.5 billion deal.\nShares of Broadcom Inc. AVGO jumped 6.3% after it was reported that the chipmaking giant would secure EU antitrust approval for its $61 billion proposed acquisition of VMware, Inc. VMW.\nThe New Gold Rush: How Lithium Batteries Will Make Millionaires\nAs the electric vehicle revolution expands, investors have a chance to target huge gains. Millions of lithium batteries are being made & demand is expected to increase 889%.\nDownload the brand-new FREE report revealing 5 EV battery stocks set to soar.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBP p.l.c. (BP) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVMware, Inc. (VMW) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBroadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL rose 1.6% as the market continued to observe a tech rally. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report BP p.l.c. Nasdaq, Inc.’s NDAQ shares plunged 11.8% after the exchange said it would buy software firm Adenza in a $10.5 billion deal.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report BP p.l.c. Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL rose 1.6% as the market continued to observe a tech rally. (BP) : Free Stock Analysis Report VMware, Inc. (VMW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_article_title': 'Company News for Jun 13, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report BP p.l.c. Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL rose 1.6% as the market continued to observe a tech rally. Shares of BP p.l.c.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) : Free Stock Analysis Report BP p.l.c. Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL rose 1.6% as the market continued to observe a tech rally. (BP) : Free Stock Analysis Report VMware, Inc. (VMW) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-movers%3A-crm-dow-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Dow topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.5%. Year to date, Dow registers a 5.4% gain.\nAnd the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Salesforce, trading down 1.0%. Salesforce is showing a gain of 59.5% looking at the year to date performance.\nTwo other components making moves today are Apple, trading down 0.5%, and Caterpillar, trading up 2.1% on the day.\nVIDEO: Dow Movers: CRM, DOW\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Dow topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.5%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Salesforce, trading down 1.0%. VIDEO: Dow Movers: CRM, DOW The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Dow topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.5%. Year to date, Dow registers a 5.4% gain. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Salesforce, trading down 1.0%.", 'news_article_title': 'Dow Movers: CRM, DOW', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Salesforce, trading down 1.0%. Salesforce is showing a gain of 59.5% looking at the year to date performance. VIDEO: Dow Movers: CRM, DOW The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_textrank_summary': "In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Dow topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.5%. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Salesforce, trading down 1.0%. VIDEO: Dow Movers: CRM, DOW The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-apple-stock-a-buy-near-%24185', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If only investors could rewind time and go back to the beginning of the year and put all their money in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock. You'd be sitting on a cool gain of more than 41%. Unfortunately, this isn't possible. All we have is today. So, what about now? Are still attractive, like they were earlier this year? Or has the big run-up in the stock price made the stock a hold or even a sell?\nUnfortunately, Apple stock simply doesn't look as attractive as it did in January. But my opinion may surprise you on whether I think the stock is a buy today. While it's certainly not worthy of as much capital as it was earlier this year, the stock could still reward investors reasonably well over the long haul from here.\nWhy Apple stock is still a buy\nOn the surface, Apple may not look like a good investment today. Its price-to-earnings ratio of about 32 is up from approximately 22 earlier this year. Further, revenue in the tech giant's most recent quarter actually fell 3% year over year.\nBut here's where Apple shines. First of all, a 3% decline on top of tough comparisons of 9% and 54% growth in the same quarters for fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021, respectively, is actually quite impressive. Year-to-year volatility in sales from a company that generates most of its revenue from just a handful of product lines is normal. Even more, for sales to decline only 3% year over year in an inflationary and uncertain market is impressive, particularly given Apple's tough year-ago comparison.\nOverall, Apple's performance over the last few years has highlighted the great job the tech company has done at continuing to grow its market share, win new customers, and profit from its loyal customer base.\nAdditionally, Apple's balance sheet strength continues to be a major selling point for the stock. While its standard for some profitable companies like Apple to carry more debt than cash on their balance sheet, Apple has so much cash and cash equivalents that they exceed its debt by $57 billion. Even more, the company generates around $100 billion in free cash flow annually. Free cash flow, defined as the company's regular cash left over after both regular operations and capital expenditures are taken care of, represents the stream of cash the company can do shareholder value-building things like dividends, share repurchases, and acquisitions.\nApple, of course, hasn't been shy to put its money to work. When the company reported its fiscal second-quarter results in early May, it also increased its dividend for the eleventh year in a row and authorized an additional $90 billion for share repurchases.\nA higher risk profile\nEven though Apple stock still looks like a buy, investors should be mindful that a higher valuation multiple for the stock increases its risk. Since investors who buy shares today are paying more than 30 times earnings, there's not much room for error baked into the price. If the company's future performance disappoints, therefore, the stock price could flounder or even fall significantly. For this reason, investors who want to buy shares today should keep their positions in the stock small as a percentage of their total portfolio.\nBut given Apple's strong balance sheet, loyal customer base, and history of product innovation, it may make sense to take on some risk in order to get in on this stock's long-term potential.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nDaniel Sparks has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "If only investors could rewind time and go back to the beginning of the year and put all their money in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock. When the company reported its fiscal second-quarter results in early May, it also increased its dividend for the eleventh year in a row and authorized an additional $90 billion for share repurchases. But given Apple's strong balance sheet, loyal customer base, and history of product innovation, it may make sense to take on some risk in order to get in on this stock's long-term potential.", 'news_luhn_summary': "If only investors could rewind time and go back to the beginning of the year and put all their money in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock. Overall, Apple's performance over the last few years has highlighted the great job the tech company has done at continuing to grow its market share, win new customers, and profit from its loyal customer base. While its standard for some profitable companies like Apple to carry more debt than cash on their balance sheet, Apple has so much cash and cash equivalents that they exceed its debt by $57 billion.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Apple Stock a Buy Near $185?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "If only investors could rewind time and go back to the beginning of the year and put all their money in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock. Since investors who buy shares today are paying more than 30 times earnings, there's not much room for error baked into the price. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': 'If only investors could rewind time and go back to the beginning of the year and put all their money in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock. Why Apple stock is still a buy On the surface, Apple may not look like a good investment today. A higher risk profile Even though Apple stock still looks like a buy, investors should be mindful that a higher valuation multiple for the stock increases its risk.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-asia-shares-track-wall-street-rally-with-us-inflation-data-fed-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Julie Zhu\nHONG KONG, June 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Tuesday following an upbeat session on Wall Street, while investors turned their attention to key U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve\'s interest rate decision this week.\nInvestors will be closely monitoring U.S. consumer and producer inflation data on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively for a reading of how well the Fed\'s tightening cycle has managed to curb rising prices.\nThe equity index\'s gains partly reflected expectations for the Fed to pause rate hikes for the first time since January 2022, and for both gauges of inflation to come in lower than the prior month, investors and strategists said.\n"Overall equity markets reacted positively to expectations the monetary policy cycle may be nearing its peak," ANZ analysts said in a note. "U.S. markets are now pricing a 72% probability that the Federal Reserve Monetary Policy Committee (FOMC) will hold rates at this week\'s meeting."\nEuropean markets were set for a higher open, with pan-region Euro Stoxx 50 futures STXEc1 up 0.69%, German DAX futures FDXc1 rising 0.68% and FTSE futures FFIc1 advancing 0.41%.\nIn Asia, MSCI\'s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up 0.8% while U.S. stock futures - the S&P 500 e-minis ESc1 - rose 0.22%.\nAustralian shares .AXJO were up 0.18%.\nChina\'s stocks regained some lost ground after the central bank on Tuesday lowered a short-term policy lending rate in a bid to restore market confidence. But economic worries and geopolitical risks limited gains as recent Chinese economic data has shown subdued demand, weakening investor sentiment.\nChina\'s blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 edged up 0.11% in afternoon trade. Hong Kong\'s Hang Seng index .HIS added 0.23%.\nOn Monday, the S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC rallied to their highest closing levels since April 2022.\nLifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants.\nThe S&P 500 climbed 0.93% to end the session at 4,338.93 points. The Nasdaq gained 1.53%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 0.56%.\nThe European Central Bank will deliver its rate decision on Thursday with analysts expecting it to raise rates by 25 basis points (bps) and to signal that there is more ground to cover. But the Bank of Japan, which will announce its plan on Friday, is expected to maintain its ultra-loose policy.\nIn U.S. Treasuries, the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR reached 3.7299%, compared with the U.S. close of 3.765% on Monday. The two-year yield US2YT=RR, which rises with traders\' expectations of higher Fed fund rates, touched 4.5605% compared with a U.S. close of 4.592%.\nIn currencies, the U.S. dollar index =USD, which measures the greenback against a basket of major currencies, fell 0.21% to 103.36, while the euro EUR= was up 0.3% on the day at $1.0792.\nThe dollar dropped 0.1% against the yen to 139.46 JPY=.\nU.S. crude CLc1 ticked up 0.33% to $67.34 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose to $72.2 per barrel.\nGold was slightly higher. Spot gold XAU= was traded at $1960.29 per ounce. GOL/\nWorld FX rates YTD http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nAsian stock markets https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Reporting by Julie Zhu; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Jamie Freed)\n(([email protected]; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Lifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants. By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, June 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Tuesday following an upbeat session on Wall Street, while investors turned their attention to key U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this week. Investors will be closely monitoring U.S. consumer and producer inflation data on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively for a reading of how well the Fed's tightening cycle has managed to curb rising prices.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Lifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants. By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, June 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Tuesday following an upbeat session on Wall Street, while investors turned their attention to key U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this week. China's stocks regained some lost ground after the central bank on Tuesday lowered a short-term policy lending rate in a bid to restore market confidence.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares track Wall Street rally with US inflation data, Fed in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Lifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants. By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, June 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Tuesday following an upbeat session on Wall Street, while investors turned their attention to key U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this week. In Asia, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up 0.8% while U.S. stock futures - the S&P 500 e-minis ESc1 - rose 0.22%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Lifted by gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O, the S&P 500 has recovered 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants. By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, June 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Tuesday following an upbeat session on Wall Street, while investors turned their attention to key U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this week. The equity index's gains partly reflected expectations for the Fed to pause rate hikes for the first time since January 2022, and for both gauges of inflation to come in lower than the prior month, investors and strategists said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-shares-get-a-boost-from-tech-dollar-dithers-ahead-of-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amanda Cooper\nLONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Global shares rose on Tuesday, taking their lead from an upbeat session on Wall Street ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could shape the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy.\nConsumer inflation on Tuesday and wholesale data on Wednesday could offer investors evidence of how successful the Fed has been in taming price pressures, and an indication of how much more U.S. rates may need to rise.\nIn Europe, the STOXX 600 .STOXX rose 0.3% in early trade, thanks to gains in the technology sector, as shares in Hexagon HEXAb.ST rose 4.6% after the Swedish industrial group said it had signed a collaboration agreement with Nvidia NVDA.O.\nNvidia shares have risen by nearly 200% this year, briefly pushing the company\'s market value above $1 trillion, as investor enthusiasm for anything exposed to artificial intelligence has lifted the entire sector.\nAnticipation of a flood of capital into chip-related companies also helped push Japan\'s Nikkei index .N225 to its highest in 33 years on Tuesday.\nThe S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. So far this year, the S&P has gained 13%, but its equal-weight equivalent .EWGSPC, which dilutes the impact of the largest companies in the index, has risen just 3%.\nThe Fed is expected to take a break from raising rates, but surprise hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Canada last week have served as a reminder to investors that a pause in a rate cycle is sometimes just that and does not necessarily mark a shift to rate cuts.\n"For me, it\'s 50/50 - they could hike - and I think they should, because it will give them more flexibility in July and for the rest of the year," CMC Markets chief markets strategist Michael Hewson said.\n"We are closer to \'peak Fed\' than we are to anything else. So, for me, it’s a question of how much more juice has the dollar got before it rolls back down again. That is the key thing for me, because I can\'t say, with any degree of confidence, that the Fed has any more than 25 basis points to go, if that, and I can\'t say the same for the ECB, or the Bank of England," he added.\nThe BoE meets next week and is forecast to raise interest rates by another quarter point, from 4.50% currently.\nA VERY BRITISH PROBLEM\nHowever, data on Tuesday that showed a rapid pickup in UK wage growth in the three months to April could complicate matters for the central bank, which is already grappling with inflation that is over four times its target of 2%.\n"The key takeaway here is, not only was unemployment not ticking higher, we\'ve got strong jobs growth and also wage growth is just extremely high right now and that\'s going to be making the Bank of England feel very uncomfortable," City Index senior markets analyst Fiona Cincotta said.\nMoney markets show traders now anticipate a peak in UK rates at around 5.6% by February, up from a terminal rate of 4.85% by November a month ago. 0#BOEWATCH\nThe European Central Bank, meanwhile, is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points on Thursday and signal it has more room to tighten policy, while the Bank of Japan is expected to maintain its ultra-loose policy after it meets on Friday.\nIn currencies, the dollar index =USD, which measures the performance of the U.S. currency against six others, fell 0.3% to 103.27. Sterling rose 0.4% against the dollar to $1.2566 after the UK wage data GBP=D3, while the euro EUR= rose 0.43% to $1.0802.\nThe dollar dropped 0.1% against the yen to 139.51 JPY=.\nIn commodities, Brent crude futures LCOc1, which are 40% below where they were this time last year, were last up 0.85% at $72.47 a barrel, while U.S. crude futures CLc1 rose 0.5% to $67.49. Gold rose 0.3% to $1,964 an ounce. XAU=\nWorld FX rates YTD http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nAsian stock markets https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Additional reporting by Farouq Suleiman in London and by Julie Zhu in Hong Kong; Editing by Christopher Cushing, Jamie Freed & Simon Cameron-Moore)\n(([email protected]; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Global shares rose on Tuesday, taking their lead from an upbeat session on Wall Street ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could shape the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy. Consumer inflation on Tuesday and wholesale data on Wednesday could offer investors evidence of how successful the Fed has been in taming price pressures, and an indication of how much more U.S. rates may need to rise.', 'news_luhn_summary': "The S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Global shares rose on Tuesday, taking their lead from an upbeat session on Wall Street ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could shape the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy. Nvidia shares have risen by nearly 200% this year, briefly pushing the company's market value above $1 trillion, as investor enthusiasm for anything exposed to artificial intelligence has lifted the entire sector.", 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares get a boost from tech; dollar dithers ahead of inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. The Fed is expected to take a break from raising rates, but surprise hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Canada last week have served as a reminder to investors that a pause in a rate cycle is sometimes just that and does not necessarily mark a shift to rate cuts. However, data on Tuesday that showed a rapid pickup in UK wage growth in the three months to April could complicate matters for the central bank, which is already grappling with inflation that is over four times its target of 2%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. The Fed is expected to take a break from raising rates, but surprise hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Canada last week have served as a reminder to investors that a pause in a rate cycle is sometimes just that and does not necessarily mark a shift to rate cuts. 0#BOEWATCH The European Central Bank, meanwhile, is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points on Thursday and signal it has more room to tighten policy, while the Bank of Japan is expected to maintain its ultra-loose policy after it meets on Friday.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-tech-stocks-with-more-potential-than-any-cryptocurrency-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The crypto market reached record heights during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the S&P Cryptocurrency Market index hitting $6,200 in November 2021. The same index has fallen about 68% since then, pulled down by reforms in how certain crypto is mined and businesses pulling back on offering it as a payment method.\nAs a result, tech stocks have become an increasingly attractive investment alternative thanks to their solid gains as a whole over the long term. For reference, the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index has risen 74% in the last five years, while the S&P Cryptocurrency Market index has increased by about 15%.\nHere are three tech stocks with more potential today than any cryptocurrency.\n1. Advanced Micro Devices\nOne of the best ways to invest in the stock market is by choosing companies that are active in high-growth markets. Doing so can lead to reliable gains as these companies profit from a sector's development. With that in mind, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is one of the most compelling stocks right now.\nThe company is home to a solid chip business that supplies its hardware to some major corporations across the tech market. AMD chips can be found powering many devices and platforms, from game consoles to laptops, cloud services, custom-built PCs, and artificial intelligence (AI) programs. Its varied business allows investors to back multiple areas of tech, strengthening its stock potential.\nAMD shares have soared 692% in the last five years, well above even the 252% that Bitcoin has risen in the same period. With markets like AI and cloud computing holding vast potential for the company, now is an excellent time to consider investing in AMD stock.\n2. Microsoft\nAs with AMD, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has solid positions in a variety of industries. Its home-grown brands like Windows, Office, Xbox, and Azure have granted it significant market shares in operating systems, productivity software, gaming, and the cloud market.\nAdditionally, the company's stature in tech has provided it with the funds to expand and invest in burgeoning industries. For instance, Microsoft invested $1 billion in ChatGPT developers OpenAI in 2019, which has seemingly put it at the forefront of AI.\nThe launch of ChatGPT last November triggered an AI race among some of the biggest names in tech, with Microsoft potentially at a massive advantage. Its partnership with OpenAI has allowed it to bring AI upgrades across its product lineup, including Azure, its Office productivity suite, and search engine Bing.\nAccording to data from Grand View Research, the AI market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 37% through 2030 after hitting $137 billion in 2022. Considering Microsoft is likely to become the go-to for businesses and consumers seeking AI services, the company could enjoy massive gains in the coming years.\nAlongside consistent growth in its other business, Microsoft has far more potential over the long term than any cryptocurrency available.\n3. Apple\nUnlike many cryptocurrencies, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has a reputation for stability and reliable growth. The company's shares have climbed 271% in the last five years, primarily thanks to consistent demand for its products. Apple has built up considerable brand loyalty with consumers over the years by prioritizing quality and presenting its products in an interconnected ecosystem.\nIn 2022, Apple's sales strategy proved its strength. An economic downturn strained many companies, with smartphone shipments for Samsung and Xiaomi declining by 18.9% and 23.5% in the first quarter of this year. However, Apple seemed to fare far better than the competition, with its iPhone revenue increasing by 2% in the same quarter.\nThe company's dominance in consumer tech bodes well for the long-term potential of its venture into the virtual reality market and its other product categories.\nData by YCharts\nThe chart above illustrates how Apple has not only delivered investors more growth than the two biggest cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum, in the last five years, but has done so at a steadier and more reliable rate. Bitcoin and Ethereum's growth has seen massive peaks and valleys, illustrating their volatility. Meanwhile, Apple's popular products and potent brand can almost guarantee stock gains over the long term.\n10 stocks we like better than Advanced Micro Devices\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Advanced Micro Devices wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nDani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Unlike many cryptocurrencies, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has a reputation for stability and reliable growth. AMD chips can be found powering many devices and platforms, from game consoles to laptops, cloud services, custom-built PCs, and artificial intelligence (AI) programs. According to data from Grand View Research, the AI market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 37% through 2030 after hitting $137 billion in 2022.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Unlike many cryptocurrencies, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has a reputation for stability and reliable growth. With that in mind, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is one of the most compelling stocks right now. For instance, Microsoft invested $1 billion in ChatGPT developers OpenAI in 2019, which has seemingly put it at the forefront of AI.", 'news_article_title': '3 Tech Stocks With More Potential Than Any Cryptocurrency', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Unlike many cryptocurrencies, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has a reputation for stability and reliable growth. Here are three tech stocks with more potential today than any cryptocurrency. Alongside consistent growth in its other business, Microsoft has far more potential over the long term than any cryptocurrency available.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Unlike many cryptocurrencies, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has a reputation for stability and reliable growth. Advanced Micro Devices One of the best ways to invest in the stock market is by choosing companies that are active in high-growth markets. With markets like AI and cloud computing holding vast potential for the company, now is an excellent time to consider investing in AMD stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\'s criteria.\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\nFINAL RANK: PASS\n\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\nDashan Huang Portfolio\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper "Twin Momentum" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\nAdditional Research Links\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nHigh Shareholder Yield Stocks\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-most-promising-tech-stocks-to-buy-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIn a stunning turnaround, the tech sector surged to life in the year’s first half, offering investors plenty of options in the shape of promising tech stocks to buy.\nThe spotlight was on the metaverse in the past year. However, artificial intelligence has taken center stage in today’s economy, capturing all the attention.\nFor savvy investors looking to capitalize on this resurgence, the realm of high-potential tech stocks is brimming with exciting prospects. Investing in the best tech stocks has proven to be a winning strategy over the past decade.\nBrief periods of underperformance give you long-term buying opportunities. That trend is once again unfolding.\nOf course, it’s important to navigate the current market landscape cautiously. Inflation and interest rates loom as potential obstacles for tech earnings soon, underscoring the significance of careful stock selection.\nSo, while the allure of growth tech stocks beckons, remember to be discerning in your choices.\nLet’s explore the captivating world of top tech stocks and unlock the boundless opportunities that lie within. Embrace the snazzy and be unique as you embark on this thrilling investment journey.\nAAPL Apple $182.68\nNVDA Nvidia $388.39\nACN Accenture $310.10\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continues to make an indelible mark with its innovative lineup of products, but its impressive customer ecosystem makes Apple a compelling investment opportunity.\nApple has garnered a strong reputation in the tech industry because of its cohesive user experience. Recently, the company has witnessed an escalating significance of services as a substantial revenue stream. During the first quarter of Apple’s fiscal year 2023, services revenue contributed 22% of the total revenue.\nApple’s stable free cash flow generation, combined with an aggressive capital allocation strategy, further solidifies its status as a top-tier investment choice.\nApple showcased several machine learning-powered features during this year’s WWDC. These features leverage on-device machine learning and advanced ML techniques to provide users with more accurate and personalized experiences across Apple’s ecosystem.\nWith its unrivaled product portfolio, Apple continues to demonstrate why it deserves a place in any investor’s portfolio.\nNvidia (NVDA)\nSource: Shutterstock\nWhen discussing promising tech stocks to buy, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) undoubtedly tops the charts.\nRenowned for designing and selling high-end graphics and video processing chips, Nvidia’s presence in the desktop, gaming PC, workstation, and advanced computing sectors is nothing short of stellar.\nMoreover, Nvidia’s performance over the past 15 years has been nothing short of remarkable, consistently outshining the market. Notably, its success story continues to unfold in 2023, with a staggering year-to-date gain of more than 170%.\nNvidia’s momentum in the data center business, driven by its Hopper-based graphics processor units, positions it as one of the most promising tech stocks to buy.\nThe company’s impressive growth prospects show high potential for investors looking for the best tech stocks to invest in. With about 59% overall revenue growth projected for fiscal 2024, Nvidia is undoubtedly among the top tech stocks.\nNVDA is hot right now, so value investors might want to wait for a more attractive entry point. With the state of the markets, it can happen sooner rather than later.\nEarlier in the year, NVDA stock slumped when it gave negative revenue guidance. However, things turned around when the chip maker said it expects $11 billion in fiscal second-quarter revenue after a sharp rise in its AI-powering GPUs.\nAccenture (ACN)\nSource: Tada Images/ShutterStock.com\nAmidst the ever-changing landscape of promising tech stocks to buy, Accenture (NYSE:ACN) emerges as a true gem.\nAs a global information technology services firm specializing in consulting and outsourcing, Accenture offers investors a high-potential tech stock with an unmatched track record.\nAccenture is a beacon of stability and a top choice for defensive plays in an uncertain macroeconomic environment. With a diverse business portfolio, a solid balance sheet, and an industry-leading history of earnings growth, Accenture proves itself as a high-quality investment.\nWhile recent quarters saw disruptions in Russia and foreign exchange headwinds affecting growth, Accenture remained undeterred. Operating at an exceptional level, the company showcased its ability to anticipate customers’ needs and consistently outperform its operating markets.\nAccenture holds a prominent position in the competition for AI integration, making it an attractive choice for investors. The company’s extensive expertise enables it to incorporate AI and various sought-after solutions into clients’ products and internal systems.\nAs a frontrunner in the industry, Accenture’s leadership role further solidifies its potential as a lucrative investment opportunity.\nAmidst the storm, Accenture’s expertise shines brightly, navigating through uncertainties precisely. Moreover, the company’s unwavering commitment to delivering excellence places it at the forefront of the tech industry.\nTherefore, investors seeking the best tech stocks to invest in should keep a close eye on Accenture. With its proven resilience, this high-potential tech stock offers a unique opportunity for long-term growth.\nOn the publication date, Faizan Farooque did not hold (directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nFaizan Farooque is a contributing author for InvestorPlace.com and numerous other financial sites. Faizan has several years of experience in analyzing the stock market and was a former data journalist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. His passion is to help the average investor make more informed decisions regarding their portfolio.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\nThe post The 3 Most Promising Tech Stocks to Buy Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'AAPL Apple $182.68 NVDA Nvidia $388.39 ACN Accenture $310.10 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continues to make an indelible mark with its innovative lineup of products, but its impressive customer ecosystem makes Apple a compelling investment opportunity. Apple’s stable free cash flow generation, combined with an aggressive capital allocation strategy, further solidifies its status as a top-tier investment choice. Renowned for designing and selling high-end graphics and video processing chips, Nvidia’s presence in the desktop, gaming PC, workstation, and advanced computing sectors is nothing short of stellar.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL Apple $182.68 NVDA Nvidia $388.39 ACN Accenture $310.10 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continues to make an indelible mark with its innovative lineup of products, but its impressive customer ecosystem makes Apple a compelling investment opportunity. Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Shutterstock When discussing promising tech stocks to buy, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) undoubtedly tops the charts. Accenture (ACN) Source: Tada Images/ShutterStock.com Amidst the ever-changing landscape of promising tech stocks to buy, Accenture (NYSE:ACN) emerges as a true gem.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Most Promising Tech Stocks to Buy Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $182.68 NVDA Nvidia $388.39 ACN Accenture $310.10 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continues to make an indelible mark with its innovative lineup of products, but its impressive customer ecosystem makes Apple a compelling investment opportunity. During the first quarter of Apple’s fiscal year 2023, services revenue contributed 22% of the total revenue. With about 59% overall revenue growth projected for fiscal 2024, Nvidia is undoubtedly among the top tech stocks.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'AAPL Apple $182.68 NVDA Nvidia $388.39 ACN Accenture $310.10 Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continues to make an indelible mark with its innovative lineup of products, but its impressive customer ecosystem makes Apple a compelling investment opportunity. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips In a stunning turnaround, the tech sector surged to life in the year’s first half, offering investors plenty of options in the shape of promising tech stocks to buy. Nvidia (NVDA) Source: Shutterstock When discussing promising tech stocks to buy, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) undoubtedly tops the charts.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apples-biggest-advantage-over-meta-in-vr', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) may have a big head start on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in virtual reality, but there's a big difference in how their products will get into consumers' hands. Apple will be able to control the user experience from Day 1, which Meta can't compete with. Travis Hoium discusses this more in this video.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of June 7, 2023. The video was published on June 8, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Best Buy, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) may have a big head start on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in virtual reality, but there's a big difference in how their products will get into consumers' hands. Apple will be able to control the user experience from Day 1, which Meta can't compete with. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) may have a big head start on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in virtual reality, but there's a big difference in how their products will get into consumers' hands. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Best Buy, and Meta Platforms.", 'news_article_title': "Apple's Biggest Advantage Over Meta in VR", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) may have a big head start on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in virtual reality, but there's a big difference in how their products will get into consumers' hands. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Best Buy, and Meta Platforms.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) may have a big head start on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in virtual reality, but there's a big difference in how their products will get into consumers' hands. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Best Buy, and Meta Platforms."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/global-markets-shares-get-a-tech-boost-dollar-dithers-ahead-of-inflation-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Amanda Cooper\nLONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Global shares rose on Tuesday, taking their lead from an upbeat session on Wall Street ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could shape the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy.\nConsumer inflation on Tuesday and wholesale data on Wednesday could offer investors evidence of how successful the Fed has been in taming price pressures, and an indication of how much more U.S. rates may need to rise.\nThe MSCI All-World index .MIWD00000PUS was last up 0.3%. Technology stocks were standout gainers in most markets. In Europe, shares in Hexagon HEXAb.ST rose by as much as 6.4% after the Swedish industrial group said it had signed a collaboration agreement with Nvidia NVDA.O.\nNvidia shares have risen by nearly 200% this year, briefly pushing the company\'s market value above $1 trillion, as investor enthusiasm for anything exposed to artificial intelligence has lifted the entire sector.\nAnticipation of a flood of capital into chip-related companies also helped push Japan\'s Nikkei index .N225 to its highest in 33 years on Tuesday.\nOn Monday, the S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC rallied to their highest closing levels since April 2022.\nThe S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. So far this year, the S&P has gained 13%, but its equal-weight equivalent .EWGSPC, which dilutes the impact of the largest companies in the index, has risen just 3%.\nThe Fed is expected to take a break from raising rates, but surprise hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Canada last week have served as a reminder that a pause in a rate cycle is sometimes just that.\n"For me, it\'s 50/50 - they could hike - and I think they should, because it will give them more flexibility in July and for the rest of the year," CMC Markets chief markets strategist Michael Hewson said.\n"We are closer to \'peak Fed\' than we are to anything else. So, for me, it’s a question of how much more juice has the dollar got before it rolls back down again," he said.\n"I can\'t say, with any degree of confidence, that the Fed has any more than 25 basis points to go, if that, and I can\'t say the same for the ECB, or the Bank of England," he added.\nThe BoE meets next week and is forecast to raise interest rates by another quarter point, from 4.50% currently.\nA VERY BRITISH PROBLEM\nData on Tuesday that showed a rapid pickup in UK wage growth in the three months to April could complicate matters for the central bank, which is already grappling with inflation that is over four times its target of 2%.\n"The key takeaway here is, not only was unemployment not ticking higher, we\'ve got strong jobs growth and also wage growth is just extremely high right now and that\'s going to be making the Bank of England feel very uncomfortable," City Index senior markets analyst Fiona Cincotta said.\nMoney markets show traders now anticipate a peak in UK rates at around 5.6% by February, up from a terminal rate of 4.85% by November a month ago. 0#BOEWATCH\nThe European Central Bank, meanwhile, is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points on Thursday and signal it has more room to tighten policy, while the Bank of Japan is expected to maintain its ultra-loose policy after it meets on Friday.\nIn currencies, the dollar index =USD, which measures the performance of the U.S. currency against six others, fell 0.2% to 103.32. Sterling rose 0.4% against the dollar to $1.2567 after the UK wage data GBP=D3, while the euro EUR= rose 0.4% to $1.0796.\nThe dollar was flat against the yen at 139.57 JPY=.\nIn commodities, Brent crude futures LCOc1, which are 40% below where they were this time last year, were last up 2% at $73.33 a barrel, while U.S. crude futures CLc1 rose 1.8% to $68.31. Gold rose 0.5% to $1,967 an ounce. XAU=\nWorld FX rates YTD http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh\nGlobal asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn\nAsian stock markets https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4\n(Additional reporting by Farouq Suleiman in London and by Julie Zhu in Hong Kong; Editing by Christopher Cushing, Jamie Freed, Simon Cameron-Moore & Conor Humphries)\n(([email protected]; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Global shares rose on Tuesday, taking their lead from an upbeat session on Wall Street ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could shape the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy. Data on Tuesday that showed a rapid pickup in UK wage growth in the three months to April could complicate matters for the central bank, which is already grappling with inflation that is over four times its target of 2%.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. By Amanda Cooper LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Global shares rose on Tuesday, taking their lead from an upbeat session on Wall Street ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could shape the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy. 0#BOEWATCH The European Central Bank, meanwhile, is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points on Thursday and signal it has more room to tighten policy, while the Bank of Japan is expected to maintain its ultra-loose policy after it meets on Friday.', 'news_article_title': 'GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares get a tech boost; dollar dithers ahead of inflation data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. Nvidia shares have risen by nearly 200% this year, briefly pushing the company's market value above $1 trillion, as investor enthusiasm for anything exposed to artificial intelligence has lifted the entire sector. Data on Tuesday that showed a rapid pickup in UK wage growth in the three months to April could complicate matters for the central bank, which is already grappling with inflation that is over four times its target of 2%.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 has entered a technical bull market, as gains in market heavyweights Amazon AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O have lifted it by over 20% from its October 2022 lows. The Fed is expected to take a break from raising rates, but surprise hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Canada last week have served as a reminder that a pause in a rate cycle is sometimes just that. 0#BOEWATCH The European Central Bank, meanwhile, is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points on Thursday and signal it has more room to tighten policy, while the Bank of Japan is expected to maintain its ultra-loose policy after it meets on Friday.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-that-are-screaming-buys-as-inflation-slows-down', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThis is certainly not a market many would categorize as one with numerous screaming buys to go after. Indeed, the macro backdrop remains uncertain, with geopolitical tensions high and a Federal Reserve intent on keeping interest rates high to battle inflation. That said, the Fed’s fight against inflation is resulting in some ground being gained, and stocks to buy amid slowing inflation. In fact, right now, many inflation metrics are coming down. Plus, considering the lagging effect of some of the data, it’s possible we could actually be in the midst of a lower-inflation environment. Thus, it actually may be possible for the unicorn-like soft landing to really take place, given the strength of the labor market of late.\nRestrictive monetary policy has hampered demand, though the supply of many goods in the economy remains tight. This has led to a rather robust period, relative to expert expectations, of late. If this continues, and inflation continues to move in the right direction, there are some stocks I’d call screaming buys right now. Here are three stocks to buy amid slowing inflation I have an eye on.\nPEP PepsiCo $181.90\nTGT Target $126.48\nAAPL Apple $183.79\nPepsiCo (PEP)\nSource: shutterstock.com/CC7\nPepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) has managed to post substantial revenue increases in recent quarters. This is impressive, considering the company’s established position in a mature market. In April, management disclosed that organic revenue soared by 14% in Q1, prompting an upward revision of Pepsi’s 2023 sales forecast. Pepsi now anticipates an additional 8% revenue increase on top of last year’s 14% surge.\nDespite a slight decline in overall sales volumes, higher prices for snacks and beverages contributed to positive performance. Food segment volume decreased by 3%, while beverage volume increased by 1%. CEO Ramon Laguarta expressed satisfaction, highlighting the resilience of Pepsi’s categories and geographies. Thus, inflation hasn’t impacted this consumer discretionary name as much as many expected. We all seem to want our inexpensive treats, and PepsiCo is a company that provides these in droves. \nThe company also recently announced a 10% dividend increase and raised its full-year organic growth guidance. With a strong brand and an impressive track record of 51 consecutive years of increasing annual payouts, this food and beverage conglomerate presents an appealing investment opportunity. Dare I say it, this could be a screaming buy, if we see the so-called soft landing everyone is looking for materialize.\nTarget (TGT)\nSource: Freedom365day / Shutterstock.com\nDespite being a prominent big-box retail giant, Target (NYSE:TGT) has experienced a contrasting performance compared to the soaring stock market. The company’s shares have decreased significantly during the previous week, losing nearly 8%.\nWhile Target has successfully decreased inventory levels, the company is currently encountering challenges from various angles. Inventory shrinkage, which includes theft, is anticipated to impact profits negatively by over $500 million this year. Additionally, according to an analyst from KeyBanc, the resumption of student loan payments later in the year might diminish the spending capacity of Target’s customer base.\nHowever, Target has experienced a remarkable increase in dividends of more than 150% during the previous ten years, together with a large decrease in the number of shares outstanding, leading to a steady rise in earnings per share. Target has maintained a phenomenal growth rate of over 40% over the past ten years notwithstanding an earlier fall in profitability, demonstrating its ability to operate well throughout times of slowing in the economy. Thus, this is more of a screaming buy in weak economic periods, putting this stock on my radar right now.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Chompoo Suriyo / Shutterstock.com\nApple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock rose in anticipation of its WWDC Developer Conference, where it unveiled new virtual reality headphones. Better, the AR market research indicates a 42% CAGR till 2030. Apple’s innovative headset has unparalleled capabilities, poised to lead the industry. With AR’s bright future, investing in Apple’s Vision Pro is a compelling opportunity. Investors should take into account that as Apple matures, it is likely to consistently increase its dividends.\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\nThe post 3 Stocks That Are Screaming Buys as Inflation Slows Down appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'PEP PepsiCo $181.90 TGT Target $126.48 AAPL Apple $183.79 PepsiCo (PEP) Source: shutterstock.com/CC7 PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) has managed to post substantial revenue increases in recent quarters. Apple (AAPL) Source: Chompoo Suriyo / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock rose in anticipation of its WWDC Developer Conference, where it unveiled new virtual reality headphones. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'PEP PepsiCo $181.90 TGT Target $126.48 AAPL Apple $183.79 PepsiCo (PEP) Source: shutterstock.com/CC7 PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) has managed to post substantial revenue increases in recent quarters. Apple (AAPL) Source: Chompoo Suriyo / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock rose in anticipation of its WWDC Developer Conference, where it unveiled new virtual reality headphones. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks That Are Screaming Buys as Inflation Slows Down', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'PEP PepsiCo $181.90 TGT Target $126.48 AAPL Apple $183.79 PepsiCo (PEP) Source: shutterstock.com/CC7 PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) has managed to post substantial revenue increases in recent quarters. Apple (AAPL) Source: Chompoo Suriyo / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock rose in anticipation of its WWDC Developer Conference, where it unveiled new virtual reality headphones. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'PEP PepsiCo $181.90 TGT Target $126.48 AAPL Apple $183.79 PepsiCo (PEP) Source: shutterstock.com/CC7 PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) has managed to post substantial revenue increases in recent quarters. Apple (AAPL) Source: Chompoo Suriyo / Shutterstock.com Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock rose in anticipation of its WWDC Developer Conference, where it unveiled new virtual reality headphones. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in AAPL.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-rise-ahead-of-inflation-reading-fed-meet-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nInflation data due at 8:30 a.m. ET\nApple slips on UBS downgrade\nOracle jumps on upbeat forecast\nFutures up: Dow 0.02%, S&P 0.10%, Nasdaq 0.28%\nUpdated at 6:58 a.m. ET (1058 GMT\nJune 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday ahead of data that is expected to show consumer prices cooled in May, likely supporting bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this month.\nThe U.S. Labor Department\'s consumer price index (CPI) reading, due at 8:30 a.m. ET, is expected to show inflation rose 0.2% last month compared with a 0.4% jump in April, with core inflation likely to have remain unchanged at 0.4%.\nThe Fed will commence its two-day policy meeting later in the day, with an interest rate decision due on Wednesday, followed by Chair Jerome Powell\'s news conference.\nTraders see a nearly 80% chance that the central bank will hold interest rates at the 5%-5.25% range, while pricing in an almost 60% chance of a 25-basis-point hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\n"We expect a further deceleration in both the headline and core indices. This, in turn, might convince investors that the FOMC will likely announce a pause on rates tomorrow," UniCredit analysts said.\n"However, the market has certainly not rejected the possibility of a last rate hike in either July or September."\nThe S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 has risen 21% from its October 2022 lows, heralding a bull market according to some investors.\nAt 6:58 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 6 points, or 0.02%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 4.5 points, or 0.1%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 41.25 points, or 0.28%.\nOracle CorpORCL.N jumped 4.9% premarket as the software firm topped quarterly revenue estimates and forecast an upbeat current quarter, while Intel CorpINTC.O gained 1.5% after the chipmaker entered in talks with SoftBank Group Corp\'s 9984.T Arm to be an anchor investor in its initial public offering (IPO).\nAppleAAPL.O slipped 0.8% after UBS downgraded the iPhone maker to "neutral" from "buy".\nAdvanced Micro DevicesAMD.O rose 1.8% ahead of unveiling details about its "AI Superchip".\nBunge Ltd BG.N slipped 2.5% after the U.S. grains merchant and Glencore GLEN.L-backed Viterra announced an $18 billion merger deal, including debt.\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies including JD.com JD.O, Alibaba Group BABA.N, Baidu Inc BIDU.O and Netease Inc NTES.O rose between 2.2% and 4.7% after China\'s central bank lowered a short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months.\nA market divide over the Fed https://tmsnrt.rs/3NmS4rA\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. AppleAAPL.O slipped 0.8% after UBS downgraded the iPhone maker to "neutral" from "buy". ET (1058 GMT June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday ahead of data that is expected to show consumer prices cooled in May, likely supporting bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this month.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. AppleAAPL.O slipped 0.8% after UBS downgraded the iPhone maker to "neutral" from "buy". ET Apple slips on UBS downgrade Oracle jumps on upbeat forecast Futures up: Dow 0.02%, S&P 0.10%, Nasdaq 0.28% Updated at 6:58 a.m.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures rise ahead of inflation reading, Fed meet in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. AppleAAPL.O slipped 0.8% after UBS downgraded the iPhone maker to "neutral" from "buy". ET Apple slips on UBS downgrade Oracle jumps on upbeat forecast Futures up: Dow 0.02%, S&P 0.10%, Nasdaq 0.28% Updated at 6:58 a.m.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. AppleAAPL.O slipped 0.8% after UBS downgraded the iPhone maker to "neutral" from "buy". ET (1058 GMT June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday ahead of data that is expected to show consumer prices cooled in May, likely supporting bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this month.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-wisdomtree-u.s.-largecap-dividend-etf-dln-a-strong-etf-right-now-9', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nFor a long time now, the ETF industry has been flooded with products based on market capitalization weighted indexes, which are designed to represent the broader market or a particular market segment.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nHowever, some investors believe in the possibility of beating the market through exceptional stock selection, and choose a different type of fund that tracks non-cap weighted strategies: smart beta.\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\nWhile this space offers a number of choices to investors, including simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies, not all these strategies have been able to deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nThe fund is managed by Wisdomtree, and has been able to amass over $3.49 billion, which makes it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Value. DLN seeks to match the performance of the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index before fees and expenses.\nThe WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. dividend-paying market.\nCost & Other Expenses\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\nOperating expenses on an annual basis are 0.28% for this ETF, which makes it on par with most peer products in the space.\nThe fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.65%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation in the Information Technology sector - about 18.30% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).\nIts top 10 holdings account for approximately 26.1% of DLN's total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSo far this year, DLN has gained about 1.87%, and is up about 5.12% in the last one year (as of 06/13/2023). During this past 52-week period, the fund has traded between $55.26 and $64.63.\nDLN has a beta of 0.89 and standard deviation of 15.09% for the trailing three-year period, which makes the fund a medium risk choice in the space. With about 301 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.98 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $98.16 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Value.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Alternatives WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend ETF (DLN): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) accounts for about 4.03% of the fund's total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). IShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) tracks Russell 1000 Value Index and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-futures-rise-ahead-of-inflation-reading-fed-meet-in-focus', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures up: Dow 0.07%, S&P 0.27%, Nasdaq 0.53%\nJune 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures on Tuesday rose ahead of inflation data that is expected to show prices cooled in May, supporting bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this month.\nThe U.S. labor Department\'s consumer price index (CPI) reading, due at 8:30 a.m. ET, is expected to show inflation rose 0.2% last month compared with a 0.4% rise in April, with core inflation likely to have remain unchanged at 0.4%.\nThe Fed will commence its two-day policy meeting later in the day, with an interest rate decision due on Wednesday, followed by Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s news conference.\nTraders see a 76% chance that the central bank will hold interest rates at the 5%-5.25% range, while pricing in a 56% chance of a 25-basis-point hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\nThe S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 has risen 21% from its October 2022 lows, which some investors consider points to a bull market.\nAt 5:26 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 25 points, or 0.07%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 11.75 points, or 0.27%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 79 points, or 0.53%.\nOracle CorpORCL.N jumped 4.1% premarket, as the software firm topped quarterly revenue estimates and forecast an upbeat current quarter, driven by growing demand for its cloud offerings from companies deploying AI.\nApple slipped 0.8% after UBS downgraded the iPhone maker to "neutral" from "buy".\nIntel CorpINTC.O gained 1.5% after the chipmaker entered in talks with SoftBank Group Corp\'s 9984.T Arm to be an anchor investor in its initial public offering (IPO).\nAdvanced Micro DevicesAMD.O rose 2.3% ahead of the chipmaker revealing new details about its "AI Superchip" later in the day.\nAiding sentiment, China\'s central bank lowered a short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months, to help restore market confidence in the world\'s second-largest economy.\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies including JD.com JD.O, Alibaba Group BABA.N, Baidu Inc BIDU.O and Netease Inc NTES.O rose between 1.9% and 4.7%.\nA market divide over the Fed https://tmsnrt.rs/3NmS4rA\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. Intel CorpINTC.O gained 1.5% after the chipmaker entered in talks with SoftBank Group Corp's 9984.T Arm to be an anchor investor in its initial public offering (IPO). Aiding sentiment, China's central bank lowered a short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months, to help restore market confidence in the world's second-largest economy.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. Futures up: Dow 0.07%, S&P 0.27%, Nasdaq 0.53% June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures on Tuesday rose ahead of inflation data that is expected to show prices cooled in May, supporting bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this month. ET, is expected to show inflation rose 0.2% last month compared with a 0.4% rise in April, with core inflation likely to have remain unchanged at 0.4%.', 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street futures rise ahead of inflation reading, Fed meet in focus', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Futures up: Dow 0.07%, S&P 0.27%, Nasdaq 0.53% June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures on Tuesday rose ahead of inflation data that is expected to show prices cooled in May, supporting bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this month.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC logged their highest closing levels since April 2022 on Monday, lifted by market heavyweights including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O and Tesla TSLA.O. Futures up: Dow 0.07%, S&P 0.27%, Nasdaq 0.53% June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures on Tuesday rose ahead of inflation data that is expected to show prices cooled in May, supporting bets that the Federal Reserve could skip raising interest rates this month. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 25 points, or 0.07%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 11.75 points, or 0.27%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 79 points, or 0.53%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-simple-reasons-why-im-not-celebrating-a-new-bull-market', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Happy days are here again. That could be what some investors are singing, with the S&P 500 rising more than 20% below the low set on Oct. 12, 2022.\nMany are cheering that the S&P is at long last in a bull market. Not me. Here are three simple reasons why I'm not celebrating a new bull market.\nImage source: Getty Images.\n1. It's arguably not a new bull market yet.\nThe most important reason why I'm not jumping up and down is that it's arguably not a new bull market yet. Sure, some investors mark the beginning of a new bull market as a 20% increase above the previous low in a bear market. However, that's not enough for all investors.\nFor many investors, two things are required for a new S&P 500 bull market to be declared. First, the index must rise 20% above its previous bear market low. Second, the index must reach a new all-time high.\nThe S&P 500 has clearly met the first criterion, but it hasn't achieved the second yet. The index has another 11% or so to go to check off the second requirement.\n^SPX data by YCharts\n2. Too few stocks are participating.\nI also have another concern about the S&P 500's latest rally. While it's great that the index has risen strongly, too few stocks are participating in the move.\nAnalysts often look at market breadth -- how many stocks are participating in a move for an index. In one way, the market breadth for the current S&P 500 uptrend is the weakest it's ever been. The percentage of stocks in the S&P 500 that have outperformed the overall index is unusually low.\nSure, many of the biggest stocks in the S&P have soared this year. The three largest of all -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- are each up close to 40%. Amazon's shares have vaulted nearly 50% higher. Nvidia, Tesla, and Meta Platforms have each more than doubled year to date.\nAAPL data by YCharts\nBut it's a much different story for most other members of the S&P 500. Nearly half of the stocks in the index are in negative territory so far in 2023. More than 100 of the stocks that have delivered positive year-to-date gains are underperforming the index.\n3. The rally could only be temporary.\nFinally, I'm not celebrating a new S&P 500 bull market because I realize the current rally could only be temporary. Why am I so cautious? Mainly because of the Federal Reserve.\nThe Fed's own economists have warned that the U.S. economy will likely enter into a mild recession this year. It's possible that the stock market could hold up well during a recession, but I wouldn't bet on it.\nAlso, I think that some of the bullishness we're seeing right now is because many investors expect that the Fed's interest rate hikes are over. However, inflation has remained stubbornly high. I wouldn't rule out the possibility that the Fed could still raise rates again. If that happens, it just might derail the S&P's rebound.\nWhy I'm still bullish on stocks\nAlthough I'm not celebrating a new bull market yet just, I'm absolutely still bullish on stocks -- over the long term. While it would be great if the S&P 500 began a new bull market that was universally accepted this year, it won't hurt my feelings if it doesn't.\nWhatever happens, I'll continue to own stocks of companies that I think have excellent long-term prospects. They include several of the big winners of 2023 so far, such as Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet. I'll also selectively initiate new positions even if the S&P 500 pulls back.\nMaybe stocks will go up more this year; maybe they won't. Regardless, I know that they tend to rise more over time than they fall. It's easy to be a bull with this understanding -- even when there isn't a bull market in progress.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Keith Speights has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The three largest of all -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- are each up close to 40%. AAPL data by YCharts But it's a much different story for most other members of the S&P 500. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The three largest of all -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- are each up close to 40%. AAPL data by YCharts But it's a much different story for most other members of the S&P 500. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_article_title': "3 Simple Reasons Why I'm Not Celebrating a New Bull Market", 'news_lexrank_summary': "The three largest of all -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- are each up close to 40%. AAPL data by YCharts But it's a much different story for most other members of the S&P 500. Analysts often look at market breadth -- how many stocks are participating in a move for an index.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The three largest of all -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- are each up close to 40%. AAPL data by YCharts But it's a much different story for most other members of the S&P 500. Sure, some investors mark the beginning of a new bull market as a 20% increase above the previous low in a bear market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/got-%241000-2-stocks-to-buy-for-the-long-term-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There's a lot of uncertainty among stock analysts these days, with many at odds about whether there's currently a bear or bull market. Some experts are celebrating that multiple stocks have recovered after suffering from an economic downturn in 2022. However, others are not sure if it will last, with a potential slowdown in earnings bringing the market back down in the coming months.\nAs a result, now is an excellent time to invest in companies with a history of solid growth, which can make temporary headwinds inconsequential over the long term. Companies like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are attractive options, as they have granted investors consistent gains over the last decade, thanks to the potency of their respective businesses.\nAdditionally, it doesn't take tens of thousands of dollars to benefit from these companies' potential growth. So, got $1,000? Here are two stocks to buy for the long term.\n1. Amazon\nAmazon lost steam in 2022, with its stock tumbling 50% throughout the year as macroeconomic challenges hit its business particularly hard. However, the company continues to have solid long-term prospects thanks to its positions across multiple sectors.\nDespite a downturn in e-commerce last year, Amazon's leading 38% U.S. market share in the industry could prove a massive asset in the coming years. Its dominance is most evident by Walmart's second-largest share of 6%, making Amazon well-positioned to profit substantially from the sector's growth. And according to Statista, the e-commerce market is projected to grow by more than 53% by 2027 and hit nearly $6 trillion.\nMoreover, Amazon has steadily expanding positions in cloud services with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and artificial intelligence (AI). These industries have become closely intertwined in recent months as more cloud platforms are expanding their range of AI services. Meanwhile, Amazon holds the largest cloud market share, at 32%.\nAmazon shares have soared around 800% over the last decade, proving the company's strength as an excellent long-term investment. Amazon may have stumbled last year, but its diverse business serving several high-growth markets gives it a solid outlook over the next 10 years and beyond.\n2. Apple\nWhile Amazon dominates e-commerce, Apple is leading the way in consumer technology. The company's devices have gained such traction with shoppers that Apple is responsible for the third-largest share in e-commerce in the U.S. at 4%, despite selling a considerably more limited range of products than others in the industry.\nConsistent demand for Apple's products has seen its stock skyrocket more than 1,000% since 2013, as it has attained leading market share in smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones. As a result, in the same period, Apple's revenue climbed 131%, and operating income increased by 144%.\nThe iPhone company's success with consumers is primarily thanks to its priority on quality products and an interconnected ecosystem that sets it apart from the competition. Advanced connectivity between its devices promotes ease of use, but also makes consumers think twice before switching to non-Apple alternatives. This strategy makes the company exceptionally skilled at entering new product categories, which makes the recent debut of its virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset promising for its future.\nCalled the Vision Pro, the new headset was announced on June 5 and will start at $3,500 once it launches in early 2024. The high price point makes the device out of reach for many consumers. However, future generations of the headset will likely bring the cost down. Meanwhile, Apple can use this time to hone its VR/AR technology and attract app developers to expand the headset's capabilities.\nIt will take time, but Apple's dominance in consumer tech and brand loyalty give it a better chance than most to flourish in the high-growth sector over the long term. That means now is an excellent time to stock up on Apple shares.\nFind out why Amazon.com is one of the 10 best stocks to buy now\nOur analyst team has spent more than a decade beating the market. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed their ten top stock picks for investors to buy right now. Amazon.com is on the list -- but there are nine others you may be overlooking.\nClick here to get access to the full list!\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Walmart. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Companies like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are attractive options, as they have granted investors consistent gains over the last decade, thanks to the potency of their respective businesses. As a result, now is an excellent time to invest in companies with a history of solid growth, which can make temporary headwinds inconsequential over the long term. The company's devices have gained such traction with shoppers that Apple is responsible for the third-largest share in e-commerce in the U.S. at 4%, despite selling a considerably more limited range of products than others in the industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Companies like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are attractive options, as they have granted investors consistent gains over the last decade, thanks to the potency of their respective businesses. Despite a downturn in e-commerce last year, Amazon's leading 38% U.S. market share in the industry could prove a massive asset in the coming years. Moreover, Amazon has steadily expanding positions in cloud services with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and artificial intelligence (AI).", 'news_article_title': 'Got $1,000? 2 Stocks to Buy for the Long Term', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Companies like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are attractive options, as they have granted investors consistent gains over the last decade, thanks to the potency of their respective businesses. Despite a downturn in e-commerce last year, Amazon's leading 38% U.S. market share in the industry could prove a massive asset in the coming years. Apple While Amazon dominates e-commerce, Apple is leading the way in consumer technology.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Companies like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are attractive options, as they have granted investors consistent gains over the last decade, thanks to the potency of their respective businesses. Despite a downturn in e-commerce last year, Amazon's leading 38% U.S. market share in the industry could prove a massive asset in the coming years. Apple While Amazon dominates e-commerce, Apple is leading the way in consumer technology."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-3-best-etfs-to-buy-to-balance-risk-and-reward', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nVeteran MarketWatch columnist Mark Hulbert recently revived the supposedly dead 60/40 portfolio. Once, the top ETFs for a balanced portfolio combined equities and fixed income in a 60/40 split.\nHulbert predicts a “regression to the mean.” He suggests that the 60/40 portfolio, down 23.4% in 2022, could rebound in 2023. So far, it has surged over 17% through May. This yearly return is double the 7.7% historical average, dating back to 1793.\nHulbert’s insight implies that a consistent 7.7% annual return over 230 years isn’t disappointing. Consider this: a $5 investment in 1793 in the 60/40 portfolio would today be a staggering $128.4 million. Such is the magic of compound interest.\nStill not convinced?\nVanguard Canada analyzed the 60/40 portfolio’s performance over the last decade. Through 2022, it had an annualized return of 6.1% for a globally diversified portfolio.\nVanguard’s senior investment strategist, Todd Schlanger, notes, “2022 may have been tough for investors, yet it brought asset class valuations down. Most are now fairly valued, except U.S. stocks, still priced above fair-value range.”\nSo how can you position yourself in light of these insights? Consider these best ETFs for a balanced portfolio.\nVanguard Total World Stock Fund ETF\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\nAs I said in the introduction, I’m looking for as much diversification as possible from my three ETF, global, 60/40 portfolio. The Vanguard Total World Stock Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) accounts for 40% of the portfolio. An investment of $4,000 a decade ago would be worth $9,743 in June 2023.\nVanguard’s ETF tracks the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, a collection (summary prospectus) of small, mid, and large capitalization stocks from 49 countries around the world, including the U.S. (59.1% of net assets), and emerging markets.\nWhile it is considered an all-cap fund, large caps still account for nearly 70% of the ETF’s $27.1 billion in net assets with mid and small caps accounting for the rest. VT’s median market cap is $66.5 billion with 90% of the 9,543 stocks from developed countries and 10% from emerging markets. \nExcept for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), all of the holdings have a weighting of less than 1%, with the top 10 accounting for just 14%. \nThe top three sectors by weight are technology (21.3%), financials (14.02%), and consumer discretionary (13.87%).\nOf utmost importance, VT’s expens ratio is a low 0.07%, or $7 for every $10,000 invested. \nVanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF\nSource: SHUN_J / Shutterstock\nThe second of two equity positions is the VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (NYSEARCA:SMOT). It accounts for 20% of the portfolio. It got its start in October 2022, so it doesn’t have a track record. However, the ETF is designed to invest in small and mid cap U.S stocks with long-term competitive advantages, often called wide-moat stocks.\n“SMOT seeks to track the Morningstar US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus Index, which targets a select group of at least 75 small and mid-cap companies with moats that are trading at attractive valuations, according to Morningstar’s equity research team,” stated the ETF’s Oct. 6, 2022 press release.\nThe Morningstar US Small-Mid Cap Moat Focus Index is the second collaboration between VanEck and Morningstar. The first was the VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT), which was launched in 2012.\nIt is far more expensive than VT with an expense ratio of 0.49%. The extra expense is for the additional research capabilities brought to the table by Morningstar.\nThe ETF’s $66.5 million in net assets are invested in 101 SMID stocks with a weighted average market cap of $15.6 billion and price-to-book and price-to-earnings of 14.3x and 2.5x, respectively. This helps makes it one of those best ETFs for a balanced portfolio.\nThe top three sectors by weighting are technology (19.64%), consumer discretionary (19.07%), and industrials (16.66%).\nFidelity Total Bond ETF\nSource: focal point / Shutterstock\nThe Fidelity Total Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:FBND) accounts for the entire 40% of fixed income in the portfolio. An investment of $4,000 at its inception in 2014, would be worth $4,632 in June 2023. \nIn eight calendar years, FBND has delivered positive returns in four of those years. In three others, the annual loss was less than 1%. If not for the bond meltdown in 2022, it would have been an exceptionally good ETF to own to protect your portfolio on the downside. \nThe actively managed taxable bond fund seeks to generate significant income from its $4.0 billion in net assets. At least 80% of its portfolio is invested in investment grade debt securities. It can also invest up to 20% of its net assets in high yield debt securities. It uses the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index as a guide for investing the net assets. \nThe ETF’s dividend yield is a reasonable 3.71%. Its top 10 holdings account for 33.3% of its net assets. It has a total of 2,659 holdings with North America accounting for 98.62% of the portfolio and 1.38% in Latin American debt securities. \nThe average weighted coupon is 4.19% with a duration of 6.03 years. Over the past five years through March 31, FBND has outperformed both the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index and the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index with an annualized return of 1.69%, 78 basis points higher than the former, and 64 higher than the latter. \nOn the date of publication, Will Ashworth did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nWill Ashworth has written about investments full-time since 2008. Publications where he’s appeared include InvestorPlace, The Motley Fool Canada, Investopedia, Kiplinger, and several others in both the U.S. and Canada. He particularly enjoys creating model portfolios that stand the test of time. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\nThe post The 3 Best ETFs to Buy to Balance Risk and Reward appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Except for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), all of the holdings have a weighting of less than 1%, with the top 10 accounting for just 14%. Vanguard’s ETF tracks the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, a collection (summary prospectus) of small, mid, and large capitalization stocks from 49 countries around the world, including the U.S. (59.1% of net assets), and emerging markets. The ETF’s $66.5 million in net assets are invested in 101 SMID stocks with a weighted average market cap of $15.6 billion and price-to-book and price-to-earnings of 14.3x and 2.5x, respectively.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Except for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), all of the holdings have a weighting of less than 1%, with the top 10 accounting for just 14%. The Vanguard Total World Stock Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) accounts for 40% of the portfolio. The ETF’s $66.5 million in net assets are invested in 101 SMID stocks with a weighted average market cap of $15.6 billion and price-to-book and price-to-earnings of 14.3x and 2.5x, respectively.', 'news_article_title': 'The 3 Best ETFs to Buy to Balance Risk and Reward', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Except for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), all of the holdings have a weighting of less than 1%, with the top 10 accounting for just 14%. Hulbert’s insight implies that a consistent 7.7% annual return over 230 years isn’t disappointing. The Vanguard Total World Stock Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) accounts for 40% of the portfolio.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Except for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), all of the holdings have a weighting of less than 1%, with the top 10 accounting for just 14%. VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF Source: SHUN_J / Shutterstock The second of two equity positions is the VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (NYSEARCA:SMOT). The ETF’s $66.5 million in net assets are invested in 101 SMID stocks with a weighted average market cap of $15.6 billion and price-to-book and price-to-earnings of 14.3x and 2.5x, respectively.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/harnessing-the-power-of-long-term-technical-analysis', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'We live in an era of instant gratification. Want to get food delivered to your door without getting off the couch? Order DoorDash (DASH). Don’t know the answer to something? Simple. Use Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google search, and you’ll have it within seconds. Often, amateur traders and investors think in the same manner. These new and starry-eyed investors seek to extract money from the market quickly. Unfortunately, trading platforms amplify these emotions by offering up-to-the-second quotes, countless indicators, and flashing lights that would make casino operators like Las Vegas Sands (LVS) blush.\nFor the reasons mentioned above, newbies often falsely conflate the study of technical analysis as a short-term practice rather than a long-term one. The truth, however, is that technical analysis can be used in any time frame. In fact, the longer the time frame, the more visibility one has. Think about it – it’s easier to predict where the market will be in five years or fifteen years than it is to predict where it will be in five seconds or five days. Why? Because longer-term charts smooth out the data and present investors with the big picture.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPictured: 30-year S&P 500 chart\nWhile I know no one with a crystal ball, the chart above illustrates that U.S. equities move higher over time. The critical part is to determine the general zone in which a long-term bottom is likely to occur and pounce.\nThe Power of the 200-Week Moving Average\nWhat if I told you that there was an indicator that nailed every bottom in the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) dating back to the financial crisis? Though it’s not sexy and may be often overlooked, the 200-week moving average is that indicator.\n\nImage Source: Tradingview\nWhy does the 200-Week Moving Average Work?\nOne guess is that institutional investors with deep pockets use it as a reference point. However, the reasoning behind such a simple indicator’s robustness is not important. What is important is that it works. As you will see in the examples below it works on more than just the Q’s. Remember, to get paid on Wall Street, you need to know the “What, not the why.”\nSingle Stock Examples\nApple (AAPL) is one of the best examples. Thus far in the 2000’s, the 200-week moving average has contained AAPL’s move. AAPL visited the 200-week and found support in 2008 (Global Financial Crisis), 2013, 2016, and 2019 and went on to make new highs after each visit.\n\nImage Source: Tradingview\nNvidia (NVDA) tagged the line in 2019 (~$33 a share), during the pandemic crash of 2020 (~$46 per share), and in October 2022 (~$125).\n\nImage Source: Tradingview\nMicrosoft (MSFT) pulled back to the moving average in October 2022 for the first time in a decade and found support nearly to the penny.\n\nImage Source: Tradingview\nWhat to Look For\nOf course, hindsight is 20/20 on Wall Street and there is no such thing as a panacea – this includes the 200-week moving average. However, below are 3 ways to increase your odds of success when using the indicator, including:\nStick to the leaders: There is a significant difference between buying a stock simply because it’s on sale and buying a leading stock at a discount. Buy institutional quality, fundamentally strong stocks that are pulling back because of the macro environment – not the underlying stock’s fundamentals. For example, even as Nvidia corrected 2022, it grew its earnings.\n\nImage Source: Zacks Investment Research\nPatience and conviction are required: If it were easy to buy markets when they were falling, everyone would be rich. Long-term trades require patience, confidence, and vision.\nScale into positions: Successful investing is about putting the odds in your favor. However, even if the odds are stacked in your favor, it only ensures some trades will work out. For longer-term trades, you must have an exit plan if you’re wrong. Conversely, a prudent method to enter a long-term trade is to enter in pieces – buy a small piece, and as the trade starts to work in your favor, buy more. Let the market pull you in.\nConclusion\nBear markets are brutal for investors. However, savvy investors can turn crisis into opportunity and use this long-term signal to gain an edge in the market and build conviction.\n5 Stocks Set to Double\nEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.\nMost of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.\nToday, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nLas Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nDoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Remember, to get paid on Wall Street, you need to know the “What, not the why.” Single Stock Examples Apple (AAPL) is one of the best examples. Thus far in the 2000’s, the 200-week moving average has contained AAPL’s move. AAPL visited the 200-week and found support in 2008 (Global Financial Crisis), 2013, 2016, and 2019 and went on to make new highs after each visit.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report DoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Remember, to get paid on Wall Street, you need to know the “What, not the why.” Single Stock Examples Apple (AAPL) is one of the best examples. Thus far in the 2000’s, the 200-week moving average has contained AAPL’s move.', 'news_article_title': 'Harnessing the Power of Long-Term Technical Analysis', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Remember, to get paid on Wall Street, you need to know the “What, not the why.” Single Stock Examples Apple (AAPL) is one of the best examples. Thus far in the 2000’s, the 200-week moving average has contained AAPL’s move. AAPL visited the 200-week and found support in 2008 (Global Financial Crisis), 2013, 2016, and 2019 and went on to make new highs after each visit.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) : Free Stock Analysis Report DoorDash, Inc. (DASH) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Remember, to get paid on Wall Street, you need to know the “What, not the why.” Single Stock Examples Apple (AAPL) is one of the best examples. 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{'date': '2023-06-14', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-apple-unitedhealth-eli-lilly-walmart-and-becton', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – June 14, 2023 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH, Eli Lilly and Company LLY, Walmart Inc. WMT and Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX.\nHere are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:\nTop Stock Reports for Apple, UnitedHealth & Eli Lilly\nThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today\'s Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and Eli Lilly and Company. These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.\n\nYou can see all of today’s research reports here >>>\n\nApple shares have outperformed the Zacks Tech sector (+40.4% vs. +34.9%) as well as the broader market (+40.4% vs. +14.1%) this year. The company is benefiting from steady demand for iPhone 14 and 14 Plus as well as expanding footprint in emerging markets. Growing services subscriber base and improving customer engagement are tailwinds for the services business.\n\nApple is expanding service offerings with the new features and enhancements in its upcoming iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma, watchOS 10, and tvOS 17. Expanding content on Apple TV+ bodes well for Apple. Growing footprint in enterprise market is encouraging.\n\nHowever, services’ revenue growth in the fiscal third quarter is expected to be similar to the fiscal second quarter. Apple expects services to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as continued weakness in digital advertising and mobile gaming.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Apple here >>>)\n\nShares of UnitedHealth have gained +8.2% over the past year against the Zacks Medical - HMOs industry’s gain of +10.0%. Company’s top line remains well-poised for growth on the back of a strong market position, new deals, renewed agreements, and expansion of service offerings.\n\nThe Zacks analyst expect the top line to grow 11.1% year over year in 2023. Its solid health services segment provides diversification benefits. The Government business remains well-poised for growth. A sturdy balance sheet enables business investments and prudent deployment of capital.\n\nHowever, membership in its global business continues to decline. High operating costs are hurting margins. As such, the stock warrants a cautious stance.\n\n(You can read the full research report on UnitedHealth here >>>)\n\nEli Lilly shares have outperformed the Zacks Large Cap Pharmaceuticals industry over the past year (+55.0% vs. +19.1%). The company boasts a solid portfolio of core drugs in diabetes, autoimmune diseases and cancer. Its revenue growth is being driven by higher demand for drugs like Trulicity, Taltz and others. It is regularly adding promising new pipeline assets through business development deals.\n\nLilly expects to launch four new medicines by 2023 end with Mounjaro for type II diabetes and cancer drug Jaypirca already launched. Mounjaro sales are already benefiting from strong demand trends.\n\nHowever, the CRL for donanemab will probably delay the potential launch of the candidate. Generic competition for several drugs, rising pricing pressure in the United States and some international markets are some top-line headwinds.\n\n(You can read the full research report on Eli Lilly here >>>)\n\nOther noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Walmart Inc. and Becton, Dickinson and Company.\n\nWhy Haven’t You Looked at Zacks\' Top Stocks?\nSince 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P\'s +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.\nSee Stocks Free >>\nMedia Contact\nZacks Investment Research\n800-767-3771 ext. 9339\[email protected] \nhttps://www.zacks.com \nPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.\nZacks Reveals ChatGPT "Sleeper" Stock\nOne little-known company is at the heart of an especially brilliant Artificial Intelligence sector. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\nAs a service to readers, Zacks is providing a bonus report that names and explains this explosive growth stock and 4 other "must buys." Plus more.\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nUnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nWalmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nEli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nBecton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH, Eli Lilly and Company LLY, Walmart Inc. WMT and Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple expects services to be negatively impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions, as well as continued weakness in digital advertising and mobile gaming.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH, Eli Lilly and Company LLY, Walmart Inc. WMT and Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Apple Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and Eli Lilly and Company.", 'news_article_title': 'The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Apple, UnitedHealth, Eli Lilly, Walmart and Becton, Dickinson', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH, Eli Lilly and Company LLY, Walmart Inc. WMT and Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog: Top Stock Reports for Apple, UnitedHealth & Eli Lilly The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) : Free Stock Analysis Report Walmart Inc. (WMT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Apple Inc. AAPL, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH, Eli Lilly and Company LLY, Walmart Inc. WMT and Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX. Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog: Top Stock Reports for Apple, UnitedHealth & Eli Lilly The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/investing-in-apples-nasdaq%3Aaapl-ecosystem%3A-3-stocks-helping-shape-techs-future', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been on an unbelievable run since bottoming out earlier this year. Though UBS slapped the stock with a downgrade as shares flirted with new highs, I do think it\'s never a good idea to bet against CEO Tim Cook. Apple continues to evolve in Cook\'s hands, with a booming services business that\'s grown by leaps and bounds and an incredible new product category that aims to bring AR (augmented reality) technology to new levels.\nIn this piece, we\'ll look at three ways to ride Apple\'s coattails as it becomes a $3 trillion behemoth. Let\'s make use of TipRanks\' Comparison Tool to check in with three stocks (including Apple) to benefit as Apple extends its dominance into new markets.\nGoldman Sachs (NYSE:GS)\nGoldman Sachs is a long-time investment bank that teamed up with Apple a few years ago to help launch the Apple Card. As Apple looks to expand upon its financial technology offerings, Goldman could play a key role in helping the tech giant on the financial side of things.\nNow, Goldman has had less-than-stellar results with its own consumer banking push. Eventually, CEO David Solomon stated his company "tried to do too much too quickly," As it turned out, consumer banking isn\'t too simple to break into, even with a strong brand and a rich history on the investment-banking side.\nHowever, with a mutually-beneficial relationship with tech titan Apple, I do think Goldman stands to benefit quite a bit as Apple gets even more serious about its fintech ambitions. For this reason, I\'m staying bullish on Goldman.\nApple\'s move into high-interest savings accounts could disrupt the consumer banking industry as we know it. A 4.15% rate on deposits is just too good a deal for Apple users to pass up. Thanks to a bit of help from Goldman and a massive ecosystem of loyal customers, I do think Apple\'s push to become a neobank will be a profound success. Still, don\'t count on Apple to "rush" into the space, as Goldman may have done when it decided to enter consumer banking back in 2016. In a way, Apple may have learned from the missteps of its big-finance partner.\nLooking ahead, I\'d look for the Apple-Goldman relationship to continue as the bank looks to offer even more services. With Apple on its side, I\'d say Goldman is on the right track as it looks to expand beyond investment banking and wealth management.\nWhat is the Price Target for GS Stock?\nGoldman Sachs is a Strong Buy based on 12 Buys and two Holds. Further, the average GS stock price target of $406.29 implies 20.1% upside potential.\nWalt Disney (NYSE:DIS)\nDisney CEO Bob Iger made a surprise appearance during Apple\'s latest WWDC keynote. Iger announced the intention to bring the magic of Disney over to Apple\'s spatial computer (or headset) in the Apple Vision Pro. Even before the announcement, the rumor mill (and an analyst) has been looking for Apple to acquire Disney outright. Disney stock has been one of the biggest laggards in the Dow, and Iger hasn\'t really been able to capture the enthusiasm of fed-up investors.\nWith Disney+ coming to Apple Vision Pro and other impressive experiences (perhaps a fully-immersive VR content from National Geographic, Star Wars, and Marvel) that could be in store, I\'d look for Disney+ to finally have an edge over peers in the streaming space. For now, I\'m staying bullish.\nCurrently, I think Disney has a lot to gain, perhaps more than Apple, as it embraces new frontiers with Apple\'s revolutionary AR tech.\nFor now, investors aren\'t too excited about the Disney-Apple pair as they venture into the spatial worlds of tomorrow, but I believe they should be. Disney stock trades at $92 and change per share, quite close to 52-week low. As Apple Vision Pro goes for sale next year, while Disney gets to work on AR/VR types of experiences, look for DIS stock to make up for lost time.\nWhat is the Price Target for DIS Stock?\nDisney stock has a Strong Buy rating, with 13 Buys and four Holds assigned in the past three months. The average DIS stock price target of $122.69 entails a juicy 32.7% gain from here. Perhaps working with Apple could help fuel a rally in the stock.\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL)\nIt was an exciting time for Apple earlier this month as it pulled the curtain on its much-awaited headset, the Apple Vision Pro. As impressive as the hardware, design, and capabilities were, many Apple fans suffered from a bit of sticker shock when the steep $3,499 price tag was announced. Understandably, it\'s not a cheap device. That said, I still believe it will be a success comparable to the likes of the first iPhone. With that in mind, I remain bullish on AAPL stock.\nThe headset (or spatial computer as Apple calls it) seems to lack that "killer app" that it may need to justify its hefty price tag. However, let\'s remember the device isn\'t ready to launch in the U.S. until next year. There are still a lot of finishing touches that Apple needs to do, and as developers get busy, I do think the Vision Pro will have more than enough apps, perhaps even some killer apps, come launch day.\nFurther, Apple\'s services business will keep moving forward. Specifically, I\'d look for Apple to make a bigger splash in fintech and gaming with a bit of help from some big-name partners.\nWhat is the Price Target for AAPL Stock?\nApple\'s a Strong Buy on Wall Street, with 22 Buys and seven Holds. However, the average AAPL stock price target of $189.17 implies just 2.8% upside potential from here.\nThe Takeaway\nApple\'s rise has been impressive, and it could continue as it explores new frontiers with Vision Pro while offering value for users with its fintech push. Indeed, Apple stock is one obvious way to play the firm\'s strength. However, its teammates (think Goldman and Disney) may also stand to gain.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been on an unbelievable run since bottoming out earlier this year. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) It was an exciting time for Apple earlier this month as it pulled the curtain on its much-awaited headset, the Apple Vision Pro. With that in mind, I remain bullish on AAPL stock.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'However, the average AAPL stock price target of $189.17 implies just 2.8% upside potential from here. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been on an unbelievable run since bottoming out earlier this year. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) It was an exciting time for Apple earlier this month as it pulled the curtain on its much-awaited headset, the Apple Vision Pro.', 'news_article_title': 'Investing in Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Ecosystem: 3 Stocks Helping Shape Tech’s Future', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been on an unbelievable run since bottoming out earlier this year. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) It was an exciting time for Apple earlier this month as it pulled the curtain on its much-awaited headset, the Apple Vision Pro. With that in mind, I remain bullish on AAPL stock.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) It was an exciting time for Apple earlier this month as it pulled the curtain on its much-awaited headset, the Apple Vision Pro. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been on an unbelievable run since bottoming out earlier this year. With that in mind, I remain bullish on AAPL stock.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-you-love-microsoft-stock-youll-love-this-etf', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'After a ho-hum 2022 in which the stock lost 3.5% on a total-return basis, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is back with a bang in 2023, with a gain of over 41.5% year-to-date. Investor interest in artificial intelligence (AI) is surging, and few companies are better positioned to capitalize on this next wave of technological advancement than Microsoft.\nMicrosoft invested $1 billion in ChatGPT and Dall-E parent company OpenAI from 2019 to 2021, long before AI was the talk of the town, and doubled down with a massive $10 billion investment in OpenAI this year. Additionally, Microsoft is incorporating ChatGPT into its Bing search engine, which could help it to at least chip away at some of Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) dominance in search through Google. Microsoft is also leveraging AI to improve its Azure cloud offerings. \nIf you are looking to gain exposure to this tech behemoth in your portfolio, one way to do so would be via ETFs. This allows investors to invest in Microsoft while also gaining exposure to other technology stocks that could benefit from similar themes and growth drivers. Because Microsoft is the second-largest company in the world, with a massive market valuation of nearly $2.5 trillion, you\'ll find the stock in plenty of ETFs. However, one Microsoft ETF particularly stands out as a long-term winner, with a proven track record of performance, low management fees, and a massive stake in Microsoft -- the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK). \nBig-Time Microsoft Exposure\nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is an ETF from State Street that invests in the technology sector of the S&P 500 (SPX), and it has a massive position in Microsoft. In fact, because Microsoft is such a large component of the S&P 500, it makes up nearly a quarter of this $46 billion ETF’s assets. \nYou can get an overview of the rest of XLK’s top 10 holdings using the chart below from TipRanks’ holdings tool.\nAs you can see, Microsoft is XLK’s largest holding with a 23.7% weighting, but the second-largest holding, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), isn’t far behind with a 22.9% weighting. Together, the two tech giants account for nearly 50% of assets. Altogether, XLK has 66 holdings, and its top 10 make up 71.4% of the fund.\nBeyond these two dominant technology names, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is XLK\'s third-largest holding. Nvidia’s semiconductors are crucial for powering generative AI applications like ChatGPT and Dall-E. Nvidia is joined by other leading semiconductor names like Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) in the top 10. \nBeyond these stocks, you\'ll also find enterprise software names like Salesforce (NYSE:CRM), Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE), and Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) that harbor their own AI ambitions. Salesforce will be holding an "AI Day" on June 12th and is working on a spate of new products to bolster its core CRM offering. Adobe is incorporating generative AI into its offerings with its Firefly product, which has rejuvenated the stock and propelled it to its highest level in over a year. Meanwhile, Oracle is a legacy tech name like Microsoft, but that doesn\'t mean it can\'t learn new tricks. Oracle is investing in AI startup Cohere (which Salesforce and Nvidia have also invested in) and will integrate its tools into its products.\nWhen it comes to Smart Scores, it\'s hard to beat XLK’s top 10 stocks. The Smart Score is TipRanks’ proprietary quantitative stock scoring system. It gives stocks a score from 1 to 10 based on eight key market factors. The score is data-driven and does not involve any human intervention. A Smart Score of 8 or above is equivalent to an Outperform rating. As you can see in the chart, eight of XLK’s top 10 holdings feature Smart Scores of 8 or above. XLK itself has an ETF Smart Score of 8. \nInvestor-Friendly Expense Ratio\nAnother reason XLK is attractive is its low expense ratio of just 0.1%. This means that an investor allocating $10,000 to XLK would pay just $10 in fees in year one, and this beats many of the other ETFs you will find in the market today. \nReliable Track Record\nLastly, XLK is a long-term winner that has built a stellar performance track record over the years. The ETF is up 34.7% year-to-date, but it’s not just a flash in the pan. As of the end of May, over a three-year time frame, XLK has a total annualized return of 19.9%. This return is even more impressive when you remember that it’s taking last year’s bear market into account. Over a five-year time frame, XLK has returned 20% annually, and over the past 10 years, it has returned 19.6% annually. \nIs XLK Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nXLK enjoys a favorable view from Wall Street analysts, who collectively assign it a Moderate Buy rating. The average XLK stock price target of $176.64 represents upside potential of just 2.8% from here.\nOf the 946 analyst ratings on the ETF, 63.6% are Buys, 31.9% are Holds, and just 4.4% are Sells.\nThe Takeaway -- An ETF for Microsoft Lovers\nThere are other major tech ETFs out there with large positions in Microsoft. For example, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) has a 12.9% position in the stock. QQQ is an excellent ETF, and while this is a large Microsoft position, it’s far below XLK’s 23.7% weighting. Furthermore, QQQ’s expense ratio of 0.2% is very reasonable, but it’s above XLK’s 0.1% expense ratio.\nThe Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) is another top tech ETF. It has a sizable 19.3% position in Microsoft, but this is still slightly behind XLK’s. Nonetheless, VGT’s 0.1% expense ratio is equivalent to that of XLK’s. In reality, all three of these are great ETFs, but XLK is the top choice for ETF investors looking for large Microsoft exposure. \nIt’s also hard to beat XLK\'s total returns over time, and based on this track record, its low expense ratio, and 23.7% weighting towards Microsoft, this is a great ETF for investors who want to gain exposure to Microsoft while also being diversified into other stocks.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As you can see, Microsoft is XLK’s largest holding with a 23.7% weighting, but the second-largest holding, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), isn’t far behind with a 22.9% weighting. Investor interest in artificial intelligence (AI) is surging, and few companies are better positioned to capitalize on this next wave of technological advancement than Microsoft. This allows investors to invest in Microsoft while also gaining exposure to other technology stocks that could benefit from similar themes and growth drivers.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As you can see, Microsoft is XLK’s largest holding with a 23.7% weighting, but the second-largest holding, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), isn’t far behind with a 22.9% weighting. However, one Microsoft ETF particularly stands out as a long-term winner, with a proven track record of performance, low management fees, and a massive stake in Microsoft -- the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK). Big-Time Microsoft Exposure The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is an ETF from State Street that invests in the technology sector of the S&P 500 (SPX), and it has a massive position in Microsoft.', 'news_article_title': 'If You Love Microsoft Stock, You’ll Love This ETF', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As you can see, Microsoft is XLK’s largest holding with a 23.7% weighting, but the second-largest holding, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), isn’t far behind with a 22.9% weighting. Big-Time Microsoft Exposure The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is an ETF from State Street that invests in the technology sector of the S&P 500 (SPX), and it has a massive position in Microsoft. Oracle is investing in AI startup Cohere (which Salesforce and Nvidia have also invested in) and will integrate its tools into its products.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As you can see, Microsoft is XLK’s largest holding with a 23.7% weighting, but the second-largest holding, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), isn’t far behind with a 22.9% weighting. However, one Microsoft ETF particularly stands out as a long-term winner, with a proven track record of performance, low management fees, and a massive stake in Microsoft -- the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK). In reality, all three of these are great ETFs, but XLK is the top choice for ETF investors looking for large Microsoft exposure.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-adds-%2425-mln-venture-capital-commitment-for-minority-owned-businesses', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "June 14 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O said on Wednesday it is investing an additional $25 million to three funds working with minority-owned businesses, bolstering its backing for communities that continue to be underrepresented in the technology space.\nThe funds would go to Collab Capital, Harlem Capital and VamosVentures and boost the tech giant's venture capital support for diverse businesses, to $50 million.\nThe statement comes more than two years after the Cupertino, California-based company's foray into VC funding to back entrepreneurs of color.\nCompanies across the spectrum in corporate America have pledged to do more to support initiatives aimed at racial equity after the murder of George Floyd in 2020 prompted a global reckoning over racism.\n(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "June 14 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O said on Wednesday it is investing an additional $25 million to three funds working with minority-owned businesses, bolstering its backing for communities that continue to be underrepresented in the technology space. The statement comes more than two years after the Cupertino, California-based company's foray into VC funding to back entrepreneurs of color. Companies across the spectrum in corporate America have pledged to do more to support initiatives aimed at racial equity after the murder of George Floyd in 2020 prompted a global reckoning over racism.", 'news_luhn_summary': "June 14 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O said on Wednesday it is investing an additional $25 million to three funds working with minority-owned businesses, bolstering its backing for communities that continue to be underrepresented in the technology space. The funds would go to Collab Capital, Harlem Capital and VamosVentures and boost the tech giant's venture capital support for diverse businesses, to $50 million. (Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple adds $25 mln venture capital commitment for minority-owned businesses', 'news_lexrank_summary': "June 14 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O said on Wednesday it is investing an additional $25 million to three funds working with minority-owned businesses, bolstering its backing for communities that continue to be underrepresented in the technology space. The funds would go to Collab Capital, Harlem Capital and VamosVentures and boost the tech giant's venture capital support for diverse businesses, to $50 million. The statement comes more than two years after the Cupertino, California-based company's foray into VC funding to back entrepreneurs of color.", 'news_textrank_summary': "June 14 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O said on Wednesday it is investing an additional $25 million to three funds working with minority-owned businesses, bolstering its backing for communities that continue to be underrepresented in the technology space. The funds would go to Collab Capital, Harlem Capital and VamosVentures and boost the tech giant's venture capital support for diverse businesses, to $50 million. (Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-outpaces-stock-market-gains%3A-what-you-should-know-14', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $183.95, marking a +0.35% move from the previous day. This move outpaced the S&P 500\'s daily gain of 0.08%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.68%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.61%.\nHeading into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had gained 6.53% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector\'s gain of 11.52% and outpacing the S&P 500\'s gain of 6.1% in that time.\nApple will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Apple to post earnings of $1.18 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 1.67%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $81.17 billion, down 2.16% from the prior-year quarter.\nLooking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.34 billion. These totals would mark changes of -1.96% and -2.53%, respectively, from last year.\nIt is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company\'s business outlook.\nResearch indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.\nThe Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.03% higher. Apple is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.\nInvestors should also note Apple\'s current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 30.59. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 9.23, so we one might conclude that Apple is trading at a premium comparatively.\nWe can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.45. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company\'s expected earnings growth rate. Computer - Mini computers stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 2.45 based on yesterday\'s closing prices.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 197, which puts it in the bottom 22% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nMake sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.\nZacks Reveals ChatGPT "Sleeper" Stock\nOne little-known company is at the heart of an especially brilliant Artificial Intelligence sector. By 2030, the AI industry is predicted to have an internet and iPhone-scale economic impact of $15.7 Trillion.\nAs a service to readers, Zacks is providing a bonus report that names and explains this explosive growth stock and 4 other "must buys." Plus more.\nDownload Free ChatGPT Stock Report Right Now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $183.95, marking a +0.35% move from the previous day. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.45. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $183.95, marking a +0.35% move from the previous day. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.45. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $183.95, marking a +0.35% move from the previous day. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.45. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $183.95, marking a +0.35% move from the previous day. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.45. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-14-2023-%3A-hban-aapl-stne-cmcsa-vgit-tlt-xom-v-nke-kos-bce', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 23.44 to 15,029.13. The total After hours volume is currently 100,033,337 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nHuntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) is +0.06 at $10.89, with 3,300,346 shares traded. HBAN\'s current last sale is 83.77% of the target price of $13.\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $183.95, with 3,205,315 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nStoneCo Ltd. (STNE) is +0.03 at $13.10, with 3,154,325 shares traded. STNE\'s current last sale is 87.33% of the target price of $15.\n\nComcast Corporation (CMCSA) is unchanged at $40.84, with 2,872,362 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CMCSA is in the "buy range".\n\nVanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (VGIT) is unchanged at $58.74, with 2,547,273 shares traded. This represents a 2.91% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\niShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) is +0.09 at $102.11, with 2,530,122 shares traded. This represents a 11.17% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) is +0.0218 at $105.18, with 1,769,089 shares traded. XOM\'s current last sale is 84.15% of the target price of $125.\n\nVisa Inc. (V) is unchanged at $223.44, with 1,053,749 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for V is in the "buy range".\n\nNike, Inc. (NKE) is -0.16 at $112.70, with 1,042,525 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NKE is in the "buy range".\n\nKosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS) is +0.06 at $6.16, with 867,186 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KOS is in the "buy range".\n\nBCE, Inc. (BCE) is unchanged at $45.26, with 682,284 shares traded. BCE\'s current last sale is 94.54% of the target price of $47.875.\n\nBank of America Corporation (BAC) is +0.03 at $29.15, with 640,018 shares traded. BAC\'s current last sale is 83.29% of the target price of $35.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $183.95, with 3,205,315 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (VGIT) is unchanged at $58.74, with 2,547,273 shares traded.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $183.95, with 3,205,315 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CMCSA is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 14, 2023 : HBAN, AAPL, STNE, CMCSA, VGIT, TLT, XOM, V, NKE, KOS, BCE, BAC', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $183.95, with 3,205,315 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 23.44 to 15,029.13.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is unchanged at $183.95, with 3,205,315 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 100,033,337 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-to-retire-rich%3A-tech-stocks-edition', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nAre you ready to retire rich? Look no further than the tech sector to find the key ingredients for a lucrative retirement portfolio. Tech stocks for retirement offer immense growth potential, fueled by their innovative businesses and the ever-evolving nature of the industry. With the tech market constantly pushing boundaries, investing in high-growth sectors within this realm can secure your financial future. So, keeping a close eye on the latest developments will help you retire rich with tech stocks.\nAs we step into 2023, specific sectors within the tech industry hold tremendous promise. Think virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR), artificial intelligence, and cloud computing. These groundbreaking technologies are poised to shape the future, revolutionizing countless devices and industries. The sky’s the limit for their growth potential, making them prime areas to consider for investment.\nTo embark on your journey towards a prosperous retirement, we’ve handpicked three top tech stocks that possess the potential to pave your way to riches. These companies are at the forefront of their respective fields, driving innovation and capturing market share. By strategically positioning your investments in these tech giants, you could set yourself up for substantial gains in the long run.\nDon’t let your retirement plans be ordinary—leap into extraordinary possibilities with tech stocks. Your future awaits; these companies are key to unlocking your financial dreams. If you want to retire rich with tech stocks, look no further than this list.\nAnd once you are done with this list, check out a selection of other tech plays that might interest you. Happy investing!\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nWhen it comes to building a tech-focused retirement portfolio, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shines as the go-to choice. With a long-standing reputation as a reliable long-term buy, Apple shares are exactly the kind of stock needed when curating a winning retirement portfolio.\nOver the past decade, Apple’s stock has soared over 1,000%. In the last five years alone, it has climbed approximately 269%. This remarkable performance is a testament to Apple’s unwavering commitment to delivering quality products that resonate with consumers. Apple has cultivated immense brand loyalty by prioritizing excellence and propelling its ventures into new markets.\nApple’s highly anticipated launch of a new VR/AR headset opens up vast potential for even greater success. According to a recent Bloomberg report, the device will debut in June. The upcoming product will showcase a cutting-edge 3D interface reminiscent of an iPad, introducing many thrilling features encompassing gaming, fitness, sports, entertainment, reading, and much more.\nThe anticipation surrounding the device is growing steadily, with Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR (now owned by Meta), praising Apple’s forthcoming headset and describing it as “so good” in a recent tweet.\nIt positions Apple as a formidable contender in the VR/AR industry, with the potential to trounce the competition and emerge as the leader in the industry.\nCombining Apple’s history of consistent growth with its exciting prospects, investing in Apple stock becomes an attractive strategy to supercharge your retirement portfolio. As you plan for retirement, incorporating Apple stock can help you retire rich with the best tech stocks tailored for long-term success.\nAmazon (AMZN)\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\nWhen it comes to tech stocks for your retirement portfolio, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) emerges as an irresistible choice. With its dominant presence in e-commerce and the cloud market, Amazon stands as a frontrunner poised for tremendous growth and opportunity in the coming decade and beyond.\nWith a 38% market share in U.S. e-commerce, Amazon stands tall, leaving competitors far behind. This dominant position becomes even more compelling when considering the projected size of the online retail sector. Statista’s forecast indicates that e-commerce is projected to experience a remarkable growth rate of 56%. The market size is estimated to reach around $8.1 trillion by 2026.\nRemarkably, e-commerce sales accounted for only about 15% of total retail purchases last year, indicating substantial room for further growth. While the e-commerce market and Amazon’s related segments faced hardships during the economic downturn, easing inflation suggests that these challenges are temporary. With its unrivaled dominance, Amazon will flourish long-term.\nIn addition to its e-commerce prowess, Amazon enjoys a leading market share in cloud computing through its renowned platform, Amazon Web Services. This further enhances the appeal of Amazon’s stock as a solid investment choice for the next decade and beyond.\nAs you embark on retirement planning with tech stocks, Amazon presents a compelling opportunity to secure your financial future. Retire rich with the best tech stocks tailored for long-term success, and position yourself for the ultimate retirement strategy.\nAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD)\nSource: Pamela Marciano / Shutterstock.com\nWhen it comes to tech stocks for your retirement portfolio, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) takes the lead. A prominent chipmaker, AMD, fuels various platforms and devices throughout the tech industry.\nIts hardware prowess extends to powering game consoles, cloud services, and various other technological innovations. Moreover, the tech giant is strategically positioning itself to strengthen its presence in the realm of artificial intelligence.\nIn addition, based on data from Grand View Research, the cloud market achieved a remarkable value of $484 billion in 2022. Projections further indicate a robust compound annual growth rate of 14% until the year 2030. This sector’s expansion presents great news for AMD, as the demand for its data center chips will surge in future years.\nMoreover, the emerging field of artificial intelligence will accelerate the cloud’s growth as companies integrate AI technology into their platforms.\nIn summary, Advanced Micro Devices emerges as the best choice as you embark on retirement planning with tech stocks. Hence, it is time to strategize your retirement portfolio with AMD’s promising growth prospects in mind.\nAs an informed investor, it’s crucial to be aware of potential risks and indicators of market instability. If you are done with this list, I recommend checking out a piece from Bret Kenwell. In this article, my colleague highlights five significant red flags currently waving in the stock market.\nOn the publication date, Faizan Farooque did not hold (directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nFaizan Farooque is a contributing author for InvestorPlace.com and numerous other financial sites. Faizan has several years of experience in analyzing the stock market and was a former data journalist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. His passion is to help the average investor make more informed decisions regarding their portfolio.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\nThe post How to Retire Rich: Tech Stocks Edition appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com When it comes to building a tech-focused retirement portfolio, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shines as the go-to choice. With a long-standing reputation as a reliable long-term buy, Apple shares are exactly the kind of stock needed when curating a winning retirement portfolio. The upcoming product will showcase a cutting-edge 3D interface reminiscent of an iPad, introducing many thrilling features encompassing gaming, fitness, sports, entertainment, reading, and much more.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com When it comes to building a tech-focused retirement portfolio, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shines as the go-to choice. In addition to its e-commerce prowess, Amazon enjoys a leading market share in cloud computing through its renowned platform, Amazon Web Services. As you embark on retirement planning with tech stocks, Amazon presents a compelling opportunity to secure your financial future.', 'news_article_title': 'How to Retire Rich: Tech Stocks Edition', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com When it comes to building a tech-focused retirement portfolio, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shines as the go-to choice. If you want to retire rich with tech stocks, look no further than this list. As you plan for retirement, incorporating Apple stock can help you retire rich with the best tech stocks tailored for long-term success.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com When it comes to building a tech-focused retirement portfolio, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shines as the go-to choice. As you plan for retirement, incorporating Apple stock can help you retire rich with the best tech stocks tailored for long-term success. Retire rich with the best tech stocks tailored for long-term success, and position yourself for the ultimate retirement strategy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/exclusive-bill-gates-in-china-to-meet-president-xi-on-friday-sources', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Julie Zhu\nHONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said.\nThe meeting will mark Xi's first meeting with a foreign private entrepreneur in recent years. The people said the encounter may be a one-on-one meeting. A third source confirmed they would meet, without providing details.\nThe sources did not say what the two might discuss. Gates tweeted on Wednesday that he had landed in Beijing for the first time since 2019 and that he would meet with partners who had been working on global health and development challenges with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.\nThe foundation and China's State Council Information Office, which handles media queries on behalf of the Chinese government, did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.\nGates stepped down from Microsoft's board in 2020 to focus on philanthropic works related to global health, education and climate change. He quit his full-time executive role at Microsoft in 2008.\nThe last reported meeting between Xi and Gates was in 2015, when they met on the sidelines of the Boao forum in Hainan province. In early 2020, Xi wrote a letter to Gates thanking him, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for pledging assistance to China including $5 million for its fight against COVID.\nThe meeting would mark the end of a long hiatus by Xi in recent years from meeting foreign private entrepreneurs and business leaders, after the Chinese president stopped travelling abroad for nearly three years as China shut its borders during the pandemic.\nSeveral foreign CEOs have visited China since it reopened early this year but most have mainly met with government ministers.\nPremier Li Qiang met a group of CEOs including Apple's AAPL.O Tim Cook in March and a source told Reuters that Tesla's TSLA.O Elon Musk met vice-premier Ding Xuexiang last month.\n(Addistional reporting Beijing Newsroom and Greg Roumeliotis in New York; Writing by Brenda Goh; Editing by Alex Richardson, Sumeet Chatterjee and Nick Macfie)\n(([email protected]; +86 (0) 21 2083 0088; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]/))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Premier Li Qiang met a group of CEOs including Apple's AAPL.O Tim Cook in March and a source told Reuters that Tesla's TSLA.O Elon Musk met vice-premier Ding Xuexiang last month. By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The foundation and China's State Council Information Office, which handles media queries on behalf of the Chinese government, did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Premier Li Qiang met a group of CEOs including Apple's AAPL.O Tim Cook in March and a source told Reuters that Tesla's TSLA.O Elon Musk met vice-premier Ding Xuexiang last month. By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The meeting will mark Xi's first meeting with a foreign private entrepreneur in recent years.", 'news_article_title': 'EXCLUSIVE-Bill Gates in China to meet President Xi on Friday - sources', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Premier Li Qiang met a group of CEOs including Apple's AAPL.O Tim Cook in March and a source told Reuters that Tesla's TSLA.O Elon Musk met vice-premier Ding Xuexiang last month. By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. Gates tweeted on Wednesday that he had landed in Beijing for the first time since 2019 and that he would meet with partners who had been working on global health and development challenges with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Premier Li Qiang met a group of CEOs including Apple's AAPL.O Tim Cook in March and a source told Reuters that Tesla's TSLA.O Elon Musk met vice-premier Ding Xuexiang last month. By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. Gates tweeted on Wednesday that he had landed in Beijing for the first time since 2019 and that he would meet with partners who had been working on global health and development challenges with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/hong-kong-protest-anthems-online-presence-fades-as-govt-seeks-total-ban', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jessie Pang\nHONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Various versions of the pro-democracy protest anthem "Glory to Hong Kong" were unavailable on Apple’s iTunes Store, Spotify, Facebook and Instagram’s Reels on Wednesday after the government sought an injunctionbanning the song outright.\nA Reuters search for the song’s Chinese title on Apple\'s iTunes Store and a search for the song\'s English title on Facebook and Instagram’s Reels only showed a Taiwan version of the song by Taiwanese rock band The Chairman.\nThe song was the unofficial anthem of Hong Kong\'s 2019 sometime violent pro-democracy street protests.\nVarious versions of the song released by the creator "ThomasDGX & HongKongers" on Spotify were no longer available.\nThe injunction application comes after "Glory to Hong Kong" was played mistakenly at several international events, including a Rugby Sevens game and an ice hockey competition.\nThe song was banned in schools in 2020 after China imposed a national security law on the financial hub cracking down on dissent.\n“Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has a duty and obligation to safeguard national security, and we should do it proactively and also preventively,” Lee said.\nThe head of Amnesty International’s China team, Sarah Brooks, said in a statement that "a song is not a threat to national security, and national security may not be used as an excuse to deny people the right to express different political views".\nHong Kong returned from British to Chinese rule in 1997 with the guarantee its freedoms, including freedom of speech, would be protected under a "one country, two systems" formula. Critics of the national security law say those freedoms have eroded fast.\nAccording to a writ seen by Reuters, the government seeks to ban performing and disseminating of the song, including online, its melody and lyrics and any adaptations.\nThe writ also listed 32 YouTube videos related to the song, including instrumental and sign-language versions. The application for an interim injunction will be heard by the High Court on July 21.\nThe government asked anyone who opposes the injunction to contact police by June 21 and provide their name, address, telephone number and identity card number.\n"Glory to Hong Kong", including its various versions, dominated the top ten in Apple’s Hong Kong iTunes Store chart as people rushed to buy the song after the government announced its bid to ban it.\nApple, Spotify, Google and “ThomasDGX & HongKongers” did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nMeta, which owned Facebook and Instagram, has declined to comment.\nHong Kong does not have its own anthem. "Glory to Hong Kong" has been played mistakenly instead of the Chinese national anthem "March of the Volunteers". The Asia Rugby Association blamed "a simple human error" for its mistake.\nHong Kong\'s security chief said in December Google had refused to change its search results to display China\'s national anthem instead of "Glory to Hong Kong" when users searched for Hong Kong\'s national anthem, expressing "great regret" at the decision.\n(Reporting by Jessie Pang; Additional reporting by Josh Ye; Editing by Nick Macfie)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The injunction application comes after "Glory to Hong Kong" was played mistakenly at several international events, including a Rugby Sevens game and an ice hockey competition. “Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has a duty and obligation to safeguard national security, and we should do it proactively and also preventively,” Lee said. According to a writ seen by Reuters, the government seeks to ban performing and disseminating of the song, including online, its melody and lyrics and any adaptations.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Various versions of the pro-democracy protest anthem "Glory to Hong Kong" were unavailable on Apple’s iTunes Store, Spotify, Facebook and Instagram’s Reels on Wednesday after the government sought an injunctionbanning the song outright. A Reuters search for the song’s Chinese title on Apple\'s iTunes Store and a search for the song\'s English title on Facebook and Instagram’s Reels only showed a Taiwan version of the song by Taiwanese rock band The Chairman. Hong Kong\'s security chief said in December Google had refused to change its search results to display China\'s national anthem instead of "Glory to Hong Kong" when users searched for Hong Kong\'s national anthem, expressing "great regret" at the decision.', 'news_article_title': "Hong Kong protest anthem's online presence fades as govt seeks total ban", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Various versions of the pro-democracy protest anthem "Glory to Hong Kong" were unavailable on Apple’s iTunes Store, Spotify, Facebook and Instagram’s Reels on Wednesday after the government sought an injunctionbanning the song outright. The head of Amnesty International’s China team, Sarah Brooks, said in a statement that "a song is not a threat to national security, and national security may not be used as an excuse to deny people the right to express different political views". Hong Kong\'s security chief said in December Google had refused to change its search results to display China\'s national anthem instead of "Glory to Hong Kong" when users searched for Hong Kong\'s national anthem, expressing "great regret" at the decision.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Various versions of the pro-democracy protest anthem "Glory to Hong Kong" were unavailable on Apple’s iTunes Store, Spotify, Facebook and Instagram’s Reels on Wednesday after the government sought an injunctionbanning the song outright. "Glory to Hong Kong", including its various versions, dominated the top ten in Apple’s Hong Kong iTunes Store chart as people rushed to buy the song after the government announced its bid to ban it. Hong Kong\'s security chief said in December Google had refused to change its search results to display China\'s national anthem instead of "Glory to Hong Kong" when users searched for Hong Kong\'s national anthem, expressing "great regret" at the decision.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-lesser-known-stocks-with-%241-trillion-market-cap-potential', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nMarket uncertainty remains high right now. Indeed, all eyes are on today’s decision from the Federal Reserve with respect to whether interest rates will be held or raised once again. Accordingly, with all eyes on the macro backdrop right now, investors may want to focus in on some high-growth stocks with significant upside potential.\nImportantly, there has been a surge in interest around companies in key growth sectors of late. Notably, companies involved in the AI and AR/VR sectors are outperforming most other stocks by a wide margin. Tech giants are continuing their surge higher, with many predicting more trillion-dollar stocks on the horizon.\nSo, the question many investors may be asking is: which tech giants could achieve such a valuation? Here are three lesser-known tech stocks with the potential for $1 trillion market cap. These are all companies with resilient business models and strong financials.\nSQ Block $64.73\nCRM Salesforce $210.95\nU Unity Software $41.05\nBlock (SQ)\nSource: Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock.com\nBlock (NYSE:SQ) is a leading fintech company that focuses on creating ecosystems where tools and services cohesively work together on a final product. The company is the creator of the Square, Cash App and the emerging TIDAL ecosystems.\nThe fintech industry is currently valued at $245 billion and is projected to grow at a 29.52% CAGR to $1.5 trillion by 2030. Additionally, the potential for global expansion is immense, with markets outside the U.S. and Europe driving rapid digitalization efforts.\nYear-to-date, SQ stock has held steady, but strong growth potential is evident in its financials. Gross profit across all ecosystems was $1.71 billion, representing a 32% year-over-year increase, and gross profit for Block grew 27% year-over-year as well. Cash App’s gross profit surged 49% over the past year to $931 million, driven by diversified monetization streams.\nBlock’s biggest growth catalyst is the continued expansion of Cash App and Square in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Block is targeting these regions due to their large future total addressable market when internet access becomes widespread. The company has quickly adopted AI, building on its extensive use of machine learning, to accelerate adoption in its core markets as well.\nFurthermore, Yahoo Finance reports 37 analysts with a mean price target of $86.15, ranging from $60.00 to $110.00. Most notable firms also affirm and maintain an outperform rating. Block’s embrace of new technology in new markets will drive significant future growth in the expanding fintech industry.\nSalesforce (CRM)\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nSalesforce (NYSE:CRM) provides cloud-based CRM software solutions for businesses of all sizes and types. Salesforce strives to lower costs, save time, and build the best consumer relationships.\nOn a year-to-date basis, CRM stock is up 62%, with 42 analysts predicting a 12-month median price of $241 per share.\nThe global customer relationship management market was valued at $64.41 billion in 2022 and is predicted to reach $157.53 billion, growing at a 12% CAGR through 2030. This rapid growth stems from businesses prioritizing customer-centric strategies. Technological advancements have revolutionized Salesforce, making it more accessible and scalable with cloud computing, AI, and data analytics firms.\nSince 2013, Salesforce has posted strong financials, exemplified by a 10-year CAGR of 25.77%. In FY23, Salesforce achieved exceptional operational performance with a 35% levered free cash flow margin, surpassing the sector median, and $31 billion in revenue. This demonstrates Salesforce’s superior profitability and cash flow production, providing a better option than its sector rivals.\nSalesforce’s key catalyst for long-term growth is its AI technology, Einstein AI. This technology was developed through partnerships with OpenAI and Google Cloud over the past eight years. Einstein AI will enhance CRM platforms by integrating generative and personalization AI capabilities into the world’s leading CRM platform. Einstein GPT enables AI-created content across various domains at a massive scale.\nSalesforce’s technologies can rapidly and substantially impact the financial performance of businesses when effectively implemented. The integration of AI will only further amplify this fundamental influence and in turn cause Salesforce to grow.\nCRM stock is a promising investment opportunity because of its strong financial performance and innovative AI-based offerings.\nUnity Software (U)\nSource: Konstantin Savusia / Shutterstock.com\nUnity Software (NYSE:U) develops game engines used for 2D, 3D, VR, and AR games across various platforms. The company provides a leading platform for creating interactive real-time 3D content, setting itself apart in the game engine sector.\nNotably, Unity’s Q1 2023 revenue was $500.3 million, representing an astonishing 56.3% year-over-year increase. Additionally, this result more than doubled the the sector’s median growth rate, and also beat analyst expectations by $20.53 million. Its normalized earnings per share came in at 6 cents, beating out consensus estimates by 9 cents. Finally, Unity’s impressive growth, driven by new services and R&D, is evident in its healthy gross profit margin of 67.7% (over the past 12 months).\nThe software giant has recently gained traction from its newly announced app development partnership with Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Unity Enterprises cements Unity’s RT3D leadership, and its Apple partnership demonstrates its focus on VR and AR game development.\nAdditionally, the consensus among analysts is that U stock is a moderate buy, with average upside of 9.28% over the next year. Thus, with robust growth, R&D progress in VR and AR gaming, and a key Apple partnership, U stock is one with trillion dollar potential worth watching.\nOn the date of publication, Michael Que did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nMichael Que is a financial writer with extensive experience in the technology industry, with his work featured on Seeking Alpha, Benzinga, and MSN Money. He is the owner of Que Capital, a research firm that combines fundamental analysis with ESG factors to pick the best sustainable long-term investments\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\nThe post 3 Lesser Known Stocks with $1 Trillion Market-Cap Potential appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The software giant has recently gained traction from its newly announced app development partnership with Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Thus, with robust growth, R&D progress in VR and AR gaming, and a key Apple partnership, U stock is one with trillion dollar potential worth watching. He is the owner of Que Capital, a research firm that combines fundamental analysis with ESG factors to pick the best sustainable long-term investments More From InvestorPlace Buy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live Did Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The software giant has recently gained traction from its newly announced app development partnership with Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. SQ Block $64.73 CRM Salesforce $210.95 U Unity Software $41.05 Block (SQ) Source: Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock.com Block (NYSE:SQ) is a leading fintech company that focuses on creating ecosystems where tools and services cohesively work together on a final product. Gross profit across all ecosystems was $1.71 billion, representing a 32% year-over-year increase, and gross profit for Block grew 27% year-over-year as well.', 'news_article_title': '3 Lesser Known Stocks with $1 Trillion Market-Cap Potential', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The software giant has recently gained traction from its newly announced app development partnership with Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Here are three lesser-known tech stocks with the potential for $1 trillion market cap. Block’s embrace of new technology in new markets will drive significant future growth in the expanding fintech industry.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The software giant has recently gained traction from its newly announced app development partnership with Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. SQ Block $64.73 CRM Salesforce $210.95 U Unity Software $41.05 Block (SQ) Source: Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock.com Block (NYSE:SQ) is a leading fintech company that focuses on creating ecosystems where tools and services cohesively work together on a final product. Salesforce (CRM) Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) provides cloud-based CRM software solutions for businesses of all sizes and types.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/aapl-factor-based-stock-analysis', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\'s criteria.\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\nFINAL RANK: PASS\n\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\nDashan Huang Portfolio\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper "Twin Momentum" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\nAdditional Research Links\nTop Large-Cap Growth Stocks\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nHigh Momentum Stocks\nDividend Aristocrats 2023\nHigh Insider Ownership Stocks\nTop S&P 500 Stocks\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.", 'news_article_title': 'AAPL Factor-Based Stock Analysis', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-high-growth-stocks-poised-to-become-cash-flow-machines', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nDiscounted cash flow valuation is the most used method by analysts to determine the fair value of a stock. Except for early-stage growth companies, analyst focus is on the company’s potential to deliver robust cash flows on a consistent basis. It therefore makes sense to consider exposure to high growth cash flow stocks for the portfolio.\nFor blue-chip companies, cash flows are usually robust. Therefore, these companies are positioned to consistently increase dividends and create value through share repurchase. Identifying future cash flow machines can result in multibagger returns. As free cash flow swells, the company’s valuation adjusts on the upside.\nA good example is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which is delivering operating cash flow in excess of $100 billion annually. Strong OCF also provides ample headroom for aggressive investments. This column discusses three stocks with growing cash flows. In the next five years, the market valuation of these stocks will be significantly higher on the back of cash flow visibility.\nLi Auto (LI)\nSource: shutterstock.com/JLStock\nLi Auto (NASDAQ:LI) is my first pick among high growth cash flow stocks. LI stock has trended higher by almost 50% for year-to-date 2023. Considering the positive business developments, I expect the EV stock to remain in an uptrend.\nIt’s worth noting that Li reported operating and free cash flow of $1.13 billion and $975.9 million respectively for Q1 2023. Given the growth in vehicle deliveries, Li Auto is positioned for OCF in excess of $4 billion for the year. Further, as FCF accelerates, the company’s financial flexibility for global expansion will swell. I must mention that Li Auto’s vehicle margin is superior as compared to other Chinese EV peers.\nIn terms of deliveries, Li reported 146% year-on-year growth in deliveries for May 2023. The surge was on the back of new models and aggressive retail expansion. For the same reasons, deliveries are likely to remain strong through 2023.\nAmdocs Limited (DOX)\nSource: AlexLMX / Shutterstock\nAmdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) is another stock with growing cash flows that’s worth buying at current levels. At a forward price-earnings ratio of 16.2, DOX stock seems undervalued. Further, the stock offers a dividend yield of 1.82% and I expect healthy dividend growth in the coming years.\nAs an overview, Amdocs is a provider of software solutions and services to the media and communications industry globally. With presence in 90 countries, the company believes that the addressable market for its services will be $57 billion by 2025. This provides ample headroom for growth.\nFrom a revenue and cash flow perspective, there are two important points. First, Amdocs has a current backlog of $4.11 billion and this provides clear revenue visibility. Further, the company has guided for $700 million in free cash flow for 2023. On a year-on-year basis, FCF will therefore increase.\nWith global presence, investment in next-generation cloud technology, and rising adoption of 5G, Amdocs is positioned to grow. A direct implication is further upside in free cash flows. I will not be surprised if annual FCF is in excess of $1 billion within the next 24 months.\nPinterest (PINS)\nSource: tanuha2001 / Shutterstock.com\nPinterest (NYSE:PINS) stock might have disappointed investors, but I remain bullish on the company’s capability to deliver healthy cash flows. It would not be inappropriate to consider Pinterest as a proxy e-commerce platform with a strong global presence.\nThere are two important points to note when it comes to Pinterest delivering robust cash flows. First, for Q1 2023, the company reported 7% year-on-year growth in monthly active users to 463 million. Active user growth for the rest of the world has been robust.\nFurther, for Q1, the average revenue per user in U.S. and Canada was $5.11. For Europe, the ARPU was 74 cents. Finally, for the rest of the world, the ARPU was 10 cents. Therefore, there is a massive ARPU gap. If ARPU continues to grow at a robust pace in emerging markets, there is ample scope for EBITDA and cash flow growth. Even if the user base is stable.\nIt’s also worth noting that for Q1, Pinterest reported operating cash flow of $183 million. This already implies an annualized OCF potential of $800 million. As Pinterest gains traction as a proxy e-commerce platform and advertising revenue swells, the outlook is positive.\nOn the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nFaisal Humayun is a senior research analyst with 12 years of industry experience in the field of credit research, equity research and financial modeling. Faisal has authored over 1,500 stock specific articles with focus on the technology, energy and commodities sector.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\nThe post 3 High-Growth Stocks Poised to Become Cash Flow Machines appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A good example is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which is delivering operating cash flow in excess of $100 billion annually. If ARPU continues to grow at a robust pace in emerging markets, there is ample scope for EBITDA and cash flow growth. On the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'A good example is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which is delivering operating cash flow in excess of $100 billion annually. Except for early-stage growth companies, analyst focus is on the company’s potential to deliver robust cash flows on a consistent basis. Li Auto (LI) Source: shutterstock.com/JLStock Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) is my first pick among high growth cash flow stocks.', 'news_article_title': '3 High-Growth Stocks Poised to Become Cash Flow Machines', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A good example is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which is delivering operating cash flow in excess of $100 billion annually. Except for early-stage growth companies, analyst focus is on the company’s potential to deliver robust cash flows on a consistent basis. It’s worth noting that Li reported operating and free cash flow of $1.13 billion and $975.9 million respectively for Q1 2023.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'A good example is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which is delivering operating cash flow in excess of $100 billion annually. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Discounted cash flow valuation is the most used method by analysts to determine the fair value of a stock. Except for early-stage growth companies, analyst focus is on the company’s potential to deliver robust cash flows on a consistent basis.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/opinion%3A-these-will-be-the-4-largest-stocks-by-2035', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Twelve years ago, the four largest American companies by market capitalization were ExxonMobil, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Chevron. Since then, ExxonMobil and Chevron have fallen out of the top four -- out of the top 10, in fact -- and have been replaced by Alphabet and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN).\nBut what about 12 years from now? Should we expect the same four stocks to hold their spots, or will new names have elbowed their way to the top? Here\'s what I think.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nMicrosoft\nTwelve years from now, I predict Microsoft will be the largest American company by market cap. The software giant is already the country\'s second-largest company with an astounding market valuation of $2.4 trillion. What will take it from No. 2 to No. 1? In a word: Growth.\nMicrosoft has averaged quarterly year-over-year revenue growth of about 11% over the last decade. That\'s stunning for a company of its size. Moreover, recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) should mean even more revenue growth for Microsoft in the coming years as the company can leverage its existing relationship with OpenAI -- the company behind ChatGPT -- and potentially acquire promising start-ups before they become threats to it.\nLastly, Microsoft\'s diverse business segments give it a foothold in various fields: cloud, gaming, and social networking, to name a few. It all adds up to a tech juggernaut that should continue riding high in the next decade.\nAmazon\nCurrently, Amazon sits in the No. 4 spot with a market cap of $1.3 trillion. However, I think the e-commerce giant will jump to No. 2 by 2035.\nLike Microsoft, Amazon should get a boost from AI software and services. Amazon is already the top name in cloud computing thanks to its lucrative Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment. As more organizations and applications migrate to the cloud, Amazon should reap even more revenue from AWS.\nIn addition, Amazon is likely to gain ground as it continues to build out its AI offerings. The company already uses AI to help run its massive logistical network. But with an almost endless stream of user data gleaned from the more than 500 million Alexa-enabled devices globally, Amazon is well-positioned to develop the next generation of personalized, functional AI assistants.\nApple\nI foresee Apple dropping into third place by 2035. Currently, it\'s the largest American company, with a market cap of $2.9 trillion.\nThere are, however, risks to being the top dog. After all, there\'s nowhere to go but down. At any rate, I don\'t expect Apple to go the way of ExxonMobil and drop out of the top four. But I do think Apple will grow more slowly than other companies (like Microsoft and Amazon) that are better positioned for the next 12 years.\nFor example, Apple\'s greatest asset is its ability to design, produce, and sell great hardware. However, with the rise of AI technology, it\'s possible hardware might take a back seat to software. After all, no one cares about what device they use when they ask ChatGPT a question -- the interest is in the interaction with the cloud-based chatbot.\nAt any rate, from a market perspective, Apple needs to reinvigorate its revenue growth, which has decelerated steadily since 2021. Last year, its quarterly year-over-year revenue growth averaged less than 1%, which is no recipe for holding on to the top spot.\nNew iPhone models, and the company\'s latest VR headset, should help drive up revenue in the short term. However, I see Apple slipping down the list in the long term as other, more software-oriented stocks leapfrog it.\nTesla\nFinally, a dozen years from now, I expect to see Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) rounding out the top four. Today, the electric vehicle (EV) leader is No. 6 with a market cap of about $800 billion. However, by 2035, I think that its value could be much, much higher.\nAnd I have two reasons why. First, as you might suspect, would be the transition to EVs. It\'s an enormous secular trend where Tesla holds numerous advantages over its competitors.\nThere is, however, a second reason to think Tesla could not only make it into the top four, but perhaps top the list by 2035: Elon Musk. In a nutshell, visionary leaders are hard to come by, and the man leading Tesla is one of them.\nMusk is at the forefront of several key technological trends: clean energy, commercialization of space, autonomous driving, and social media, to name a few. There\'s no telling what he might be doing in 12 years, but it\'s almost certainly going to be interesting and profitable.\nHowever, for investors, there\'s only one way to "bet" on Musk. Of his numerous companies and ventures, only Tesla is a publicly traded company. And it\'s the biggest reason Musk is the wealthiest individual on the planet.\nTherefore, because of its visionary leadership, I wouldn\'t bet against Tesla taking the crown as the largest American company by 2035.\n10 stocks we like better than Microsoft\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Microsoft wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Jake Lerch has positions in Amazon.com and Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends Chevron. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Twelve years ago, the four largest American companies by market capitalization were ExxonMobil, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Chevron. Lastly, Microsoft's diverse business segments give it a foothold in various fields: cloud, gaming, and social networking, to name a few. But with an almost endless stream of user data gleaned from the more than 500 million Alexa-enabled devices globally, Amazon is well-positioned to develop the next generation of personalized, functional AI assistants.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Twelve years ago, the four largest American companies by market capitalization were ExxonMobil, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Chevron. Microsoft has averaged quarterly year-over-year revenue growth of about 11% over the last decade. Last year, its quarterly year-over-year revenue growth averaged less than 1%, which is no recipe for holding on to the top spot.', 'news_article_title': 'Opinion: These Will Be the 4 Largest Stocks by 2035', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Twelve years ago, the four largest American companies by market capitalization were ExxonMobil, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Chevron. Microsoft Twelve years from now, I predict Microsoft will be the largest American company by market cap. Amazon Currently, Amazon sits in the No.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Twelve years ago, the four largest American companies by market capitalization were ExxonMobil, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Chevron. Microsoft Twelve years from now, I predict Microsoft will be the largest American company by market cap. Moreover, recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) should mean even more revenue growth for Microsoft in the coming years as the company can leverage its existing relationship with OpenAI -- the company behind ChatGPT -- and potentially acquire promising start-ups before they become threats to it.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-sp-500-etf-voo-be-on-your-investing-radar-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) was launched on 09/09/2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $309.94 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.03%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.51%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28.20% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.60% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 16.39% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nVOO seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.\nThe ETF has added about 14.64% so far this year and is up roughly 18.26% in the last one year (as of 06/14/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $327.64 and $401.29.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 18.30% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 506 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, VOO is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track the same index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $323.97 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $414.10 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.60% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) was launched on 09/09/2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.60% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) was launched on 09/09/2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.60% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) was launched on 09/09/2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.60% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives Vanguard S&P 500 ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-vanguard-large-cap-etf-vv-be-on-your-investing-radar-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/27/2004.\nThe fund is sponsored by Vanguard. It has amassed assets over $27.76 billion, making it one of the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nCompanies that find themselves in the large cap category typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nBlend ETFs usually hold a mix of growth and value stocks as well as stocks that exhibit both value and growth characteristics.\nCosts\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.04%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.48%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28.50% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.52% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).\nPerformance and Risk\nVV seeks to match the performance of the CRSP US Large Cap Index before fees and expenses. The CRSP US Large Cap Index includes U.S. companies that comprise the top 85% of investable market capitalization and are traded on NYSE, NYSE Market, NASDAQ or ARCA.\nThe ETF return is roughly 15.06% so far this year and was up about 18.46% in the last one year (as of 06/14/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $162.98 and $199.72.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 18.67% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 563 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nVanguard Large-Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VV is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $323.97 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $414.10 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nPassively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nVanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.52% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Click to get this free report Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/27/2004.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.52% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/27/2004.", 'news_article_title': 'Should Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.52% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/27/2004.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.52% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). Alternatives Vanguard Large-Cap ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nearing-retirement-these-stocks-will-pay-you-for-life-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Imagine you've put in the work for decades, and you're finally nearing your golden years. You'll soon be retired, free to pursue your passions, spend time with loved ones, and be rewarded for a lifetime of smart financial decisions. Your nest egg will be your support system, financially supporting your wants and needs over the years to come. Ideally, your nest egg will generate passive income, so you don't need to sell your investments to live off of them.\nDividends can do this well. Mature, profitable companies with long track records of paying shareholders, and also increasing the amount they pay yearly, can be a strong foundation for any retirement portfolio.\nHere are five fantastic dividend stocks that can pay you for the rest of your life -- without too much stress along the way.\n1. Johnson & Johnson\nHealthcare is a staple of the economy, and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) shows up throughout the industry. The healthcare conglomerate sells pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices. It recently spun off its consumer products business as Kenvue so it can better focus on growing its remaining business segments. The company is a legendary dividend payer; management has paid and raised its dividend annually for 61 consecutive years, making it a Dividend King.\nThe company's dividend has a manageable 73% dividend payout ratio, and Johnson & Johnson has arguably the best balance sheet on Wall Street. It's one of only two publicly traded companies with an AAA corporate credit rating -- that's higher than the U.S. government!\nThe stock yields 3% at the current share price, giving retirees a solid return on investment they can trust.\n2. Apple\nAlmost every adult in the developed world uses smartphones, and the consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the king. More than 1.3 billion people use iPhones, and Apple prints cash profits as people replace their devices and subscribe to various services like Music and News. Apple is relatively new to the dividend scene; the company has paid and raised its dividend for 11 years and has invested in famously large share repurchases ($85 billion last year alone).\nApple's dividend is an afterthought financially, with just a 15% payout ratio. The current dividend yield is 0.5%, which might not blow retirees away, but Apple's potential to grow the dividend over the coming years could add enough upside to a portfolio to help outpace inflation.\nApple is a Warren Buffett favorite, and Berkshire Hathaway's largest holding -- quite a vote of confidence.\n3. Home Depot\nReal estate is a multitrillion-dollar industry and a central piece of American culture. These two tailwinds have made The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) one of the world's largest retailers. The home improvement retailer has more than 2,300 stores across North America and sells materials, tools, appliances, and services to both homeowners and professional contractors.\nHome Depot has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years, and there seems to be more where that came from. The company has a dividend payout ratio of 60%, leaving lots of room for future raises. Additionally, the average home in America is nearly 40 years old, so future needs for remodeling should help support Home Depot's long-term business prospects.\nThe stock yields 2.8% at its current share price.\n4. McDonald's\nThere isn't a more recognizable name in the fast-food game than McDonald's (NYSE: MCD). The company has been selling burgers and fries for decades, and its 38,000 locations are recognizable virtually worldwide.\nMcDonald's makes most of its profits by franchising its restaurants and collecting rent on the land. It also collects a percentage of sales.\nPeople eat at McDonald's during both good and bad times, which has helped make McDonald's a durable business that has thrived for decades. Management has paid and raised the dividend for 48 consecutive years. The dividend payout ratio is 75%, which is manageable for a business that doesn't need much investment to maintain itself.\nMcDonald's converts a third of its revenue into cash profits. Retirees can score a 2.1% dividend yield at the current share price.\n5. Procter & Gamble\nHousehold staples are one of the most reliable businesses out there, and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is the goliath of households worldwide. Check your paper towels, shampoos, detergent, cleaning products, or diapers, and you'll probably see Procter & Gamble's name on the label. Consumers buy these products without thinking twice, a model that's worked for many years.\nProcter & Gamble has one of Wall Street's longest dividend growth streaks, at 67 years. Additionally, the 73% dividend payout ratio and stellar balance sheet, leveraged at just 1.6 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), virtually ensure that shareholders will continue cashing those quarterly checks for years to come. The stock offers a solid 2.5% yield at the current share price, giving retirees peace of mind and passive income.\n10 stocks we like better than Johnson & Johnson\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Johnson & Johnson wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nJustin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Home Depot. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple Almost every adult in the developed world uses smartphones, and the consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the king. The home improvement retailer has more than 2,300 stores across North America and sells materials, tools, appliances, and services to both homeowners and professional contractors. Additionally, the 73% dividend payout ratio and stellar balance sheet, leveraged at just 1.6 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), virtually ensure that shareholders will continue cashing those quarterly checks for years to come.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Almost every adult in the developed world uses smartphones, and the consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the king. The company's dividend has a manageable 73% dividend payout ratio, and Johnson & Johnson has arguably the best balance sheet on Wall Street. The stock yields 3% at the current share price, giving retirees a solid return on investment they can trust.", 'news_article_title': 'Nearing Retirement? These Stocks Will Pay You For Life', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Almost every adult in the developed world uses smartphones, and the consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the king. The company's dividend has a manageable 73% dividend payout ratio, and Johnson & Johnson has arguably the best balance sheet on Wall Street. Apple's dividend is an afterthought financially, with just a 15% payout ratio.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Almost every adult in the developed world uses smartphones, and the consumer electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the king. The company is a legendary dividend payer; management has paid and raised its dividend annually for 61 consecutive years, making it a Dividend King. The company's dividend has a manageable 73% dividend payout ratio, and Johnson & Johnson has arguably the best balance sheet on Wall Street."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/millionaires-secret%3A-buy-these-3-reliable-blue-chip-growth-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nBlue-chip stocks are securities of companies that have been around for a long time, have an established track record, are profitable and are viewed as financially fit. Blue-chip stocks tend to be more stable during a market downturn and they are often the first names to recover when conditions improve. Because of their stability and financial health, blue-chip stocks tend to be millionaires’ preferred stocks as opposed to the more volatile stocks of unprofitable start-up companies. For wealthy investors, blue-chip stocks form the foundation of their portfolio. Look at the holdings of many of the most successful investors and you’ll find numerous blue-chip stocks. Here are three top blue-chip growth stocks to buy now for a millionaire investment strategy.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the most widely held stocks in the world. Large institutional investors ranging from university endowments to hedge funds own AAPL stock. So too do highly successful, multi-millionaire investors such as Warren Buffett and Ryan Cohen. In fact, Apple is the largest holding of Buffett, who continues to sing the technology company’s praises. Investors large and small like Apple’s product line, its profitability, strong cash position, and the long-term performance of its stock.\nShareholders of Apple also benefit from the stock’s quarterly dividend payment of 24 cents a share, and the fact that Apple buys back more of its own stock than any other publicly traded company. Apple has spent $550 billion buying back its own stock over the last decade, including a $90 billion repurchase in 2022. As for the performance of AAPL stock, it has gained nearly 40% in the last 12 months, risen 288% in the past five years, and its up more than 1,000% since June 2013. No wonder so many people see Apple as a cornerstone of a millionaire investment strategy.\nAmerican Express (AXP)\nSource: First Class Photography / Shutterstock.com\nAnother major holding of Warren Buffett and many other millionaires’ preferred stock is credit card giant American Express (NYSE:AXP). The company behind the popular slogan “Don’t Leave Home Without It” has been a consistent winner for its shareholders over the past 50 years. AXP stock has gained 21% this year and is up 77% over the past five years despite a difficult environment that included the Covid-19 pandemic and a prolonged suspension of travel, as well as high inflation and elevated interest rates.\nAmerican Express is such an established and reliable blue-chip name that it manages to grow in good economic times and bad. This is impressive considering that the company’s business has remained virtually unchanged since the late 1960s. AmEx credit cards remain popular with wealthy individuals who appreciate the lucrative loyalty rewards offered by the company. This has helped American Express continue to grow its annual revenues.\nUnitedHealth Group (UNH)\nSource: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com\nAnother rock solid blue-chip stock that is widely held among millionaires and institutions is UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), the largest health insurer in the U.S. and biggest insurance company by net premiums in the world. The company has annual revenues approaching $300 billion. UNH stock has been a steady long-term performer. Through five years, United Health’s share price has nearly doubled. This year, the stock is down 5%, presenting a buying opportunity for investors.\nUnited Health also pays a strong quarterly dividend of $1.88 per share. And the company consistently posts stronger-than-expected earnings results. UNH’s annual revenue has nearly doubled over the last decade, rising from $144 billion in 2012 to $250 billion in 2022. The insurer’s revenue now surpasses that of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), America’s biggest bank. United Health has grown largely through a successful acquisition strategy, with its targets small enough that they encounter little regulatory scrutiny.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in AAPL and MSFT. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\nThe post Millionaires’ Secret: Buy These 3 Reliable Blue-Chip Growth Stocks appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the most widely held stocks in the world. Large institutional investors ranging from university endowments to hedge funds own AAPL stock. As for the performance of AAPL stock, it has gained nearly 40% in the last 12 months, risen 288% in the past five years, and its up more than 1,000% since June 2013.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the most widely held stocks in the world. Large institutional investors ranging from university endowments to hedge funds own AAPL stock. As for the performance of AAPL stock, it has gained nearly 40% in the last 12 months, risen 288% in the past five years, and its up more than 1,000% since June 2013.', 'news_article_title': 'Millionaires’ Secret: Buy These 3 Reliable Blue-Chip Growth Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the most widely held stocks in the world. Large institutional investors ranging from university endowments to hedge funds own AAPL stock. As for the performance of AAPL stock, it has gained nearly 40% in the last 12 months, risen 288% in the past five years, and its up more than 1,000% since June 2013.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the most widely held stocks in the world. Large institutional investors ranging from university endowments to hedge funds own AAPL stock. As for the performance of AAPL stock, it has gained nearly 40% in the last 12 months, risen 288% in the past five years, and its up more than 1,000% since June 2013.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/looking-for-tech-stocks-these-3-are-great-buys-9', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks have long had a reputation for reliable growth, primarily thanks to the innovative nature of the industry. Over the last decade, the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index soared 395%. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite index is up 286% in the same period. As a result, it's wise to dedicate a good portion of your portfolio to tech companies to profit from the industry's consistent development.\nCompanies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are attractive options right now alongside the potential of their respective markets. Apple's dominance in consumer tech makes it one of the most reliable investments. Meanwhile, Alphabet is making promising moves in artificial intelligence (AI). Additionally, AMD is a buy with its ability to supply chips to the entire market.\nSo, looking for tech stocks? Here are three great buys.\n1. Apple: Unrivaled dominance with consumers\nApple is one of the easiest tech stocks to recommend, thanks to its reputation for consistent growth. The company's stock has climbed more than 1,000% in the last decade, attracting some of the world's most successful investors. Warren Buffett is famously a big fan of Apple, with his holdings company Berkshire Hathaway making the iPhone manufacturer 48% of its portfolio. Comparatively, its second-largest holding is Bank of America, with a 9% portion.\nThe company's success can mainly be attributed to its nearly unrivaled dominance in consumer tech. Apple holds leading market shares in smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones as it has attracted millions of shoppers with its priority quality and user-friendly design language.\nApple's dominance in the market has proved its strength over the last year amid an economic downturn. According to data from IDC, in the first quarter of 2023, Samsung and Xiaomi experienced smartphone shipment declines of 19% and 24%. Meanwhile, the same period saw Apple report a 2% revenue rise in its iPhone segment.\nAs Apple continues to grow its business through new products and services, it makes an excellent tech stock to hold onto for the long term.\n2. Alphabet: A bargain buy\nAlphabet has had a challenging couple of years, with rises in inflation causing businesses to cut digital ad spending. As a result, the company's Google advertising segment, responsible for 78% of all income, reported a decrease in revenue in Q1 2023. The decline comes after years of critics noting Alphabet's earnings were far too reliant on digital advertising.\nHowever, after recently pivoting its business to include AI and cloud computing, the company's stock has become a compelling buy. Alphabet's stronger focus on these markets comes as its cloud platform Google Cloud hit profitability for the first time in Q1 2023, reporting $191 million in operating income. The achievement is a promising sign of the company's potential in the booming sectors.\nData by YCharts.\nMoreover, Alphabet's stumble over the last year has made its stock a bargain compared to the competition. The chart above shows that Alphabet's forward price-to-earnings ratio is far lower than fellow tech giants Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple. The figure makes Alphabet shares an exciting way to invest in the future of the cloud and AI markets.\n3. Advanced Micro Devices: A diversified business model\nAdvanced Micro Devices has captured Wall Street's attention in 2023, with its stock up 97% since Jan. 1 based on its prospects in AI. However, don't let the significant rise in stock price scare you off. The company's shares have increased by 710% in the last five years alone. Meanwhile, AMD's participation in multiple high-growth markets indicates its stock still has plenty of room to rise over the long term.\nWhile some might say the most compelling part of AMD's business is its potential in AI, I'd say it's how varied its earnings have grown in recent years. The company offers investors the opportunity to back several lucrative industries, including cloud computing, AI, console gaming, PC components, and more, thanks to the varied uses of AMD's chips. The company has become the go-to for many tech companies seeking powerful hardware to take their devices to the next level.\nAMD's potential is evident by its price/earnings-to-growth ratio of 0.2, which suggests projected growth is not priced into its shares. So despite a rally this year, AMD remains a great tech stock to buy right now.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are attractive options right now alongside the potential of their respective markets. Warren Buffett is famously a big fan of Apple, with his holdings company Berkshire Hathaway making the iPhone manufacturer 48% of its portfolio. Apple holds leading market shares in smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and headphones as it has attracted millions of shoppers with its priority quality and user-friendly design language.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are attractive options right now alongside the potential of their respective markets. However, after recently pivoting its business to include AI and cloud computing, the company's stock has become a compelling buy. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and Microsoft.", 'news_article_title': 'Looking for Tech Stocks? These 3 Are Great Buys', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are attractive options right now alongside the potential of their respective markets. So, looking for tech stocks? That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are attractive options right now alongside the potential of their respective markets. Apple: Unrivaled dominance with consumers Apple is one of the easiest tech stocks to recommend, thanks to its reputation for consistent growth. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock%3A-buy-sell-or-hold-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has surged back with gusto this year after macroeconomic headwinds dragged the shares down 27% in 2022. The stock is currently up a blistering 46% since Jan. 1.\nApple has rallied investors once again based on consistent demand for its products, a steadily growing services business, and recent expansion into a new category. Apple has massive potential in the future of virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR).\nSo, despite its position as the world's most valuable company, it still has plenty of room for growth. Here's why the stock is a buy now.\nLong-term prospects in virtual and augmented reality\nOn June 5, Apple unveiled its highly anticipated VR/AR headset, the Vision Pro. The device confirmed years of speculation that the company had plans to enter the sector. The new headset has seemingly made leaps in innovation, with Apple essentially offering an entire desktop experience in virtual or augmented reality.\nEquipped with the same chip as a MacBook Air, the Vision Pro can perform everyday tasks such as web browsing, word processing, video editing, and entertainment activities like streaming and gaming. Apple has set itself apart from popular headsets by Meta Platforms and Sony by offering all of its homegrown apps in the Vision Pro. Platforms like FaceTime, Messages, Safari, and more give Apple's headset a massive advantage over the competition.\nHowever, the Vision Pro is a slight disappointment with its price: $3,500. The high cost has shut out many consumers who might have been open to adopting the developing technology.\nAs a result, it's crucial to keep a long-term perspective on Apple's VR/AR prospects. The company will likely bring down the price in future iterations of the headset, a tactic it has used with its other products. Devices like the iPad, Apple Watch, and even the iPhone have all seen lower-cost versions over the years, which were used to attract a broader range of consumers.\nAccording to Fortune Business Insights, the VR market alone is projected to enjoy a compound annual growth rate of 45% through 2029. Apple's operating system and consumer brand loyalty could see the company soon dominate the high-growth industry, making its stock an attractive long-term option.\nA booming services business\nIn addition to VR/AR prospects, Apple has strengthened its business over the years with a steady expansion into digital services. Platforms like Apple TV+, Music, Arcade, iCloud, News+, and Fitness+ allow the company to lean less on its product sales in the event of temporary economic headwinds.\nServices has become Apple's second-highest earnings segment after the iPhone. In fiscal 2022, services reported 14% year-over-year revenue growth, double that of the iPhone. The digital business also has attractive profit margins, with the segment hitting a margin percentage of 71% last year, while the same figure for products came to 36%.\nMoreover, Apple is gradually growing its position in the fintech industry. The company debuted its first credit card in 2019, hitting 6.7 million cardholders at the start of 2022. Then in May of this year, Apple took another step in the sector by launching a savings account, which saw nearly $1 billion in deposits in its first four days.\nApple has had immense success with its products over the years. But its services business strengthens the argument for its stock by diversifying its earnings and instilling stability in its shares.\nData by YCharts.\nAnd as seen in the chart above, the company's price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) is the lowest among some of its biggest competitors. While a P/E of 30 isn't optimal, it still makes the stock a better value than that of tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta. With all it has going for it, including great potential now in VR/AR and a promising services business, Apple stock is a no-brainer buy.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has surged back with gusto this year after macroeconomic headwinds dragged the shares down 27% in 2022. The new headset has seemingly made leaps in innovation, with Apple essentially offering an entire desktop experience in virtual or augmented reality. Equipped with the same chip as a MacBook Air, the Vision Pro can perform everyday tasks such as web browsing, word processing, video editing, and entertainment activities like streaming and gaming.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has surged back with gusto this year after macroeconomic headwinds dragged the shares down 27% in 2022. Long-term prospects in virtual and augmented reality On June 5, Apple unveiled its highly anticipated VR/AR headset, the Vision Pro. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock: Buy, Sell, or Hold?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has surged back with gusto this year after macroeconomic headwinds dragged the shares down 27% in 2022. A booming services business In addition to VR/AR prospects, Apple has strengthened its business over the years with a steady expansion into digital services. Services has become Apple's second-highest earnings segment after the iPhone.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has surged back with gusto this year after macroeconomic headwinds dragged the shares down 27% in 2022. Apple's operating system and consumer brand loyalty could see the company soon dominate the high-growth industry, making its stock an attractive long-term option. 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Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 249,000 claims for the latest week.\nU.S. Treasury yields pulled back, lifting shares of rate-sensitive growth stocks. Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.8% and 1.3%. US/\nThe Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.\n"What has been encouraging is that the rate market has significantly reassessed the trajectory of expected interest rates but the equity market has largely ignored that and, if anything, continued to rise on the belief that the Fed is at or near the end of the rate hike cycle," said Ronald Temple, chief market strategist at Lazard.\n"Yesterday\'s message was a bit of a splash of cold water on equity markets."\nTraders see a nearly 65% chance of a 25-basis-point rate hike in July, up from around 60% a day earlier, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\nEnergy stocks .SPNY led gains among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, up 1.4%, tracking higher crude prices. O/R\nAt 10:06 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 188.05 points, or 0.55%, at 34,167.38, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 16.85 points, or 0.39%, at 4,389.44, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 25.76 points, or 0.19%, at 13,652.23.\nKroger CoKR.N dropped 3.9% after the big-box retailer missed first-quarter revenue estimates.\nKohls Corp KSS.N added 3.1% after TD Cowen upgraded the department store operator to "outperform" from "market perform".\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies including Alibaba Group BABA.N and JD.com JD.O rose almost 3% after the People\'s Bank of China cut the borrowing cost for its medium-term policy loans for the first time in 10 months.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.90-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.46-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 20 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 32 new highs and 38 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.8% and 1.3%. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes inched higher on Thursday as megacap stocks rose on lower Treasury yields, lifting investor sentiment soured by Federal Reserve's hawkish comments on interest rate hikes this year. US/ The Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.8% and 1.3%. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes inched higher on Thursday as megacap stocks rose on lower Treasury yields, lifting investor sentiment soured by Federal Reserve's hawkish comments on interest rate hikes this year. Another set of numbers showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits were steady at a seasonally adjusted 262,0000 for the week ended June 10.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St edges up as yields slip after economic data', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.8% and 1.3%. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes inched higher on Thursday as megacap stocks rose on lower Treasury yields, lifting investor sentiment soured by Federal Reserve's hawkish comments on interest rate hikes this year. US/ The Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.8% and 1.3%. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes inched higher on Thursday as megacap stocks rose on lower Treasury yields, lifting investor sentiment soured by Federal Reserve's hawkish comments on interest rate hikes this year. US/ The Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-rallies-as-yields-slip-after-economic-data', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar\nJune 15 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes touched multi-month highs on Thursday as Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing price pressures, offsetting concerns about the Federal Reserve sticking to a hawkish monetary policy.\nData showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in May as consumers spent on a range of goods including vehicles. Another data set showed jobless claims were unchanged at a seasonally adjusted 262,0000 for the week ended June 10, but were above economists\' forecast of 249,000 claims.\nAdditionally, import prices fell in May and the annual decrease was the sharpest in three years.\nU.S. Treasury yields pulled back, lifting shares of rate-sensitive growth stocks. Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.7% and 2.6%. US/\n"At this point there is a great deal of money on the sidelines of people who\'d been scared of recession, and as the worries go away people are returning to equities," David Russell, vice president of Market Intelligence at TradeStation, said.\n"My sense is the market has gone through a more structural bullish change."\nThe Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.\nTraders see a 69% chance of a 25-basis point rate hike in July, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\nDow component UnitedHealth UNH.N rebounded from its losses in the previous session and was up 2.9%.\nEnergy stocks .SPNY led gains among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, up 1.4%, as oil prices rallied over 2%. O/R\nThe S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 14-month highs, while the Dow touched a six-month peak during the session, underpinned by signs of economic resilience, a better-than-expected earnings season and bets that interest rates are near their peak.\nAt 12:32 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 382.88 points, or 1.13%, at 34,362.21, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 36.22 points, or 0.83%, at 4,408.81, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 83.39 points, or 0.61%, at 13,709.87.\nKroger CoKR.N dropped 4.1% after the big-box retailer missed first-quarter revenue estimates.\nKohl\'s Corp KSS.N rose 1% after TD Cowen upgraded the department store operator to "outperform" from "market perform".\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies Alibaba Group BABA.N and JD.com JD.O rose 2.7% and 3.2%, respectively, after the People\'s Bank of China cut the borrowing cost for its medium-term policy loans for the first time in 10 months.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 2.26-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.51-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 34 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 55 new highs and 58 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Shounak Dasgupta)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.7% and 2.6%. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 15 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes touched multi-month highs on Thursday as Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing price pressures, offsetting concerns about the Federal Reserve sticking to a hawkish monetary policy. The Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.7% and 2.6%. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 15 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes touched multi-month highs on Thursday as Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing price pressures, offsetting concerns about the Federal Reserve sticking to a hawkish monetary policy. Data showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in May as consumers spent on a range of goods including vehicles.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street rallies as yields slip after economic data', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.7% and 2.6%. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 15 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes touched multi-month highs on Thursday as Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing price pressures, offsetting concerns about the Federal Reserve sticking to a hawkish monetary policy. Data showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in May as consumers spent on a range of goods including vehicles.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta Platforms META.O gained between 0.7% and 2.6%. By Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar June 15 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes touched multi-month highs on Thursday as Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing price pressures, offsetting concerns about the Federal Reserve sticking to a hawkish monetary policy. O/R The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh 14-month highs, while the Dow touched a six-month peak during the session, underpinned by signs of economic resilience, a better-than-expected earnings season and bets that interest rates are near their peak.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/telecom-stocks-face-uncertainty-as-amazon-targets-wireless-scene', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The U.S. telecom stocks fell under pressure earlier this month, thanks in part to Amazon\'s (NASDAQ:AMZN) potential move to bring its disruptive impact to the wireless scene. Indeed, the most disruptive name in mega-cap tech is back at it, with the likes of Verizon (NYSE:VZ) and T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS) that appear to have fallen within Amazon\'s crosshairs.\nAccording to a Bloomberg report, the e-commerce and cloud behemoth is reportedly working on adding wireless services at a reduced or complimentary perk for Prime members. Undoubtedly, including such services could act as another heavy weight on the shoulders of the already-ailing telecom companies while taking Prime subscription growth to the next level.\nPrime has already been one of the best value subscriptions for Amazon\'s avid users, and the perks seem to just keep piling up! Mobile connectivity could be the biggest perk yet, even if users need to pay a small nominal fee (around $10/month) to get it.\nWhether Amazon\'s foray into wireless upends the industry remains to be seen. Indeed, Amazon spokesperson Brad Mattinger denied his firm is negotiating with wireless carriers to bring the service to Prime.\nNew Tech Could Cause the "Commoditization of Data" to Accelerate\nThe Amazon wireless news seems to have really caused investors to sour on all things telecom. This raises the question -- are wireless services a mere commodity that any tech-driven firm can offer?\nAs tech improves and the cost of data becomes cheaper, I do think the answer gravitates toward "yes." It\'s not just mega-cap tech titans that could devalue the cost of various telecom services. Satellite connectivity has advanced considerably in recent years. With Elon Musk\'s Starlink offering internet coverage via satellites in space, the so-called "space race" could take on a whole new meaning, and traditional telecom companies with tons invested in infrastructure could be the ones to be left behind.\nIndeed, it\'s too early in the game to conclude that telecom carriers are bound to falter in this new tech-driven era. Regardless, I do believe it\'s a good idea for companies like Verizon or T-Mobile to consider spending more time and money thinking about how the Internet will be delivered in the distant future. Perhaps that future isn\'t so distant if you\'ve had a chance to test out Starlink\'s impressive low-latency Internet!\nThe Wide Moat Protecting the Telecoms Could Erode Quickly From Here\nIt\'s not so easy to start up your own telecom company. Considerable infrastructure costs have allowed many telecom firms to pay very generous dividends as wide economic moats protected cash flows from technological disruption. However, that era may be coming to an end if companies like Starlink look to change how and where we get our data. Further, wireless services may be viewed as just another service for the mega-cap tech companies to add to their arsenals to further bolster their service revenues.\nIndeed, it certainly seems like mobile data could be the new streaming through the eyes of companies like Amazon or Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), a firm that brought satellite internet connectivity via its Emergency SOS feature (which allows the newest version of iPhones to send emergency messages via communication satellites when there is no cell signal). While satellite internet is definitely novel, I\'m not so sure shareholders of traditional telecom companies need to hit the SOS button quite yet.\nSatellite connectivity could be the future, but it\'s still in the early innings. Further, there are challenges that could prevent Amazon from bringing telecom services to Prime in the nearer term. The company needs to ink a deal with existing carriers, which could be no easy task, especially if carriers recognize what it could mean to do a deal with Amazon. Call it "a deal with the devil," if you will.\nThe American telecom scene is competitive, but it could take many years before satellites and Prime perks drive down the price of data at an accelerated rate. As spatial computing (think VR and AR) become more commonplace, demand for fast, low-latency data could surge, and that\'s a good thing for the telecom scene as a whole.\nWhen it comes to Verizon stock, shares have arguably priced in the worst. The stock is coming off a fresh multi-year low at $34 and change. Yes, there are headwinds, potentially secular ones. But the ~7.0 times trailing price-to-earnings multiple just seems to factor in none of the positives and all of the negatives.\nHow Do Analysts View These Stocks?\nUsing TipRanks\' comparison tool pictured below, we can see that AMZN and TMUS are rated as Strong Buys on Wall Street, while VZ stock sports a Moderate Buy rating. TMUS has the highest upside potential, according to analysts, with 35.1% expected in the next 12 months. VZ and AMZN have upside potential of 25.6% and 8.8%, respectively.\nThe Takeaway\nIt\'s a worrying time to be a telecom investor. Nevertheless, though the future is uncertain, I think most of the fear is already baked into telecom shares at this juncture. Satellite connectivity and Prime wireless are interesting but may be a long way off from becoming mainstream. In that regard, the telecoms still look more than investable as they sag on recent woes.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Indeed, it certainly seems like mobile data could be the new streaming through the eyes of companies like Amazon or Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), a firm that brought satellite internet connectivity via its Emergency SOS feature (which allows the newest version of iPhones to send emergency messages via communication satellites when there is no cell signal). The U.S. telecom stocks fell under pressure earlier this month, thanks in part to Amazon's (NASDAQ:AMZN) potential move to bring its disruptive impact to the wireless scene. Undoubtedly, including such services could act as another heavy weight on the shoulders of the already-ailing telecom companies while taking Prime subscription growth to the next level.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Indeed, it certainly seems like mobile data could be the new streaming through the eyes of companies like Amazon or Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), a firm that brought satellite internet connectivity via its Emergency SOS feature (which allows the newest version of iPhones to send emergency messages via communication satellites when there is no cell signal). The U.S. telecom stocks fell under pressure earlier this month, thanks in part to Amazon's (NASDAQ:AMZN) potential move to bring its disruptive impact to the wireless scene. The American telecom scene is competitive, but it could take many years before satellites and Prime perks drive down the price of data at an accelerated rate.", 'news_article_title': 'Telecom Stocks Face Uncertainty as Amazon Targets Wireless Scene', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Indeed, it certainly seems like mobile data could be the new streaming through the eyes of companies like Amazon or Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), a firm that brought satellite internet connectivity via its Emergency SOS feature (which allows the newest version of iPhones to send emergency messages via communication satellites when there is no cell signal). Satellite connectivity has advanced considerably in recent years. Further, wireless services may be viewed as just another service for the mega-cap tech companies to add to their arsenals to further bolster their service revenues.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Indeed, it certainly seems like mobile data could be the new streaming through the eyes of companies like Amazon or Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), a firm that brought satellite internet connectivity via its Emergency SOS feature (which allows the newest version of iPhones to send emergency messages via communication satellites when there is no cell signal). The U.S. telecom stocks fell under pressure earlier this month, thanks in part to Amazon's (NASDAQ:AMZN) potential move to bring its disruptive impact to the wireless scene. Further, wireless services may be viewed as just another service for the mega-cap tech companies to add to their arsenals to further bolster their service revenues."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/future-mobility-etfs%3A-under-the-hood', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Over the past few months, I have written many research notes on future mobility (which includes both electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles — there is a difference). One of the biggest issues that I’ve seen is the divergence between the newer, emerging EV stocks (which have just started production) and the legacy automakers (which have been contributing to the majority of EV growth, along with Tesla). But what does that mean for electric vehicle ETFs? ETFs usually track indexes with relatively conservative methodologies relative to minimum market cap restrictions and trading volume. And so, many of these newer, emerging stocks are not yet included. Instead, these ETFs hold legacy automakers. They also hold a large allocation to technology stocks like semiconductors, which play an integral role in future mobility. This note looks at what is inside future mobility ETFs, including sectors, industries, geographies, and specific stocks.\nFuture mobility ETFs are heavily weighted toward consumer discretionary and information technology sectors.\nAt this point, there are no longer any traditional automobile ETFs. CARZ, for example, was previously the First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund but changed its name and methodology to focus on electric and autonomous vehicles in 2022. But for future mobility ETFs, auto stocks — which are part of the consumer discretionary sector — are only about 1/5 of the holdings, on average. Out of the eight ETFs listed, four have almost twice as much weight in semiconductor stocks compared to auto stocks. Two have only slightly fewer semiconductor stocks than auto stocks. Only one ETF has zero semiconductor stocks and focuses more closely on auto and auto components. Semiconductor stocks and related tech stocks are also in broader technology indexes and many other thematic ETFs. They are also significant players in the early stages of future mobility. As more vehicles are produced and smaller EV companies gain market cap, the ratio of auto versus semiconductor may reverse.\nMost future mobility ETFs are global, holding stocks from China, Japan, South Korea, Germany, and others.\nFuture mobility ETFs are global, but many have large allocations to U.S. stocks. U.S. holdings in future mobility ETFs include large-cap companies like NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Intel (INTC). Six out of eight of the ETFs have NVIDIA in their top ten holdings — usually as the very top holding. While some legacy auto companies are from the U.S., like Ford (F) and General Motors (GM), many are international stocks, like Toyota (7203 JP) and Honda (7267 JP) from Japan and Volkswagen (VOW3 GR) from Germany. Many of the EV-focused companies that are large enough to be included in an ETF are Chinese stocks like Li Auto (LI), Nio (NIO), and Xpeng (XPEV).\nBottom Line:\nFuture mobility ETFs reflect the early stages of the future mobility industry. Most of the focus is currently on growing the underlying technology. Vehicle production should significantly increase over the next few years, which may eventually change the constituent weightings. Few pure-play future mobility stocks are mostly newer, emerging small-cap stocks. A more conservative investor may want to invest in the future mobility theme through an ETF rather than stock-picking. ETFs can evolve along with the industry.\nFor more news, information, and strategy, visit the ETF Building Blocks Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'U.S. holdings in future mobility ETFs include large-cap companies like NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Intel (INTC). CARZ, for example, was previously the First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund but changed its name and methodology to focus on electric and autonomous vehicles in 2022. As more vehicles are produced and smaller EV companies gain market cap, the ratio of auto versus semiconductor may reverse.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'U.S. holdings in future mobility ETFs include large-cap companies like NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Intel (INTC). Future mobility ETFs are heavily weighted toward consumer discretionary and information technology sectors. CARZ, for example, was previously the First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund but changed its name and methodology to focus on electric and autonomous vehicles in 2022.', 'news_article_title': 'Future Mobility ETFs: Under the Hood', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'U.S. holdings in future mobility ETFs include large-cap companies like NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Intel (INTC). This note looks at what is inside future mobility ETFs, including sectors, industries, geographies, and specific stocks. CARZ, for example, was previously the First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund but changed its name and methodology to focus on electric and autonomous vehicles in 2022.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'U.S. holdings in future mobility ETFs include large-cap companies like NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Intel (INTC). But for future mobility ETFs, auto stocks — which are part of the consumer discretionary sector — are only about 1/5 of the holdings, on average. Out of the eight ETFs listed, four have almost twice as much weight in semiconductor stocks compared to auto stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sp-500-leaps-to-highest-close-in-14-months-traders-bet-us-rates-near-peak', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A\nJune 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign.\nTreasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and fueling record highs for Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O.\nData showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in May as consumers spent on a range of goods including vehicles. Another data set showed jobless claims were unchanged at a seasonally adjusted 262,0000 for the week ended June 10, but were above economists\' forecast of 249,000 claims.\nAdditionally, import prices fell in May and the annual decrease was the sharpest in three years. That followed a report on Tuesday showing April headline inflation increased by less than expected.\nThe latest wave of data came after Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday and indicated it may hike by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.\n"Due to softer inflation data earlier this week and resilient economic data after the Fed meeting, the market is rallying and yields are falling because investors don\'t believe the Fed is as hawkish as they presented," said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.\n"The market doesn\'t believe they have two more hikes in the chamber."\nTraders see a 67% chance of a 25-basis point rate hike in July, followed by a potential rate cut by December, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\nThursday\'s gains were broad and included industrials and materials, viewed as sensitive to swings in the health of the economy.\nU.S. Treasury yields pulled back, lifting shares of rate-sensitive growth stocks, including Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O. US/\n"There is a great deal of money on the sidelines of people who\'d been scared of recession, and as the worries go away people are returning to equities," said David Russell, vice president of Market Intelligence at TradeStation.\nSo far in 2023, the S&P 500 is up about 15% and the Nasdaq has climbed about 32%, fueled by signs of economic resilience, a better-than-expected earnings season and bets that interest rates are near their peak.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 53.67 points, or 1.23%, to end at 4,426.26 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 156.34 points, or 1.15%, to 13,782.82. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 430.31 points, or 1.27%, to 34,415.46.\nKroger CoKR.Ndropped after the big-box retailer missed first-quarter revenue estimates.\nKohl\'s Corp > rose after TD Cowen upgraded the department store operator to "outperform" from "market perform".\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies Alibaba Group BABA.N and JD.com > gained after the People\'s Bank of China cut the borrowing cost for its medium-term policy loans for the first time in 10 months.\nS&P 500 components so far in 2023 https://tmsnrt.rs/3qKEPIp\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi, Shounak Dasgupta and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and fueling record highs for Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign. The latest wave of data came after Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday and indicated it may hike by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and fueling record highs for Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign. "Due to softer inflation data earlier this week and resilient economic data after the Fed meeting, the market is rallying and yields are falling because investors don\'t believe the Fed is as hawkish as they presented," said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.', 'news_article_title': 'S&P 500 leaps to highest close in 14 months; traders bet US rates near peak', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and fueling record highs for Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign. "Due to softer inflation data earlier this week and resilient economic data after the Fed meeting, the market is rallying and yields are falling because investors don\'t believe the Fed is as hawkish as they presented," said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and fueling record highs for Microsoft MSFT.O and Apple AAPL.O. The latest wave of data came after Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday and indicated it may hike by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient. "Due to softer inflation data earlier this week and resilient economic data after the Fed meeting, the market is rallying and yields are falling because investors don\'t believe the Fed is as hawkish as they presented," said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chinese-e-commerce-giants-entice-cautious-consumers-with-steep-mid-year-discounts', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu\nSHANGHAI, June 16 (Reuters) - China\'s e-commerce platforms are competing fiercely in the country\'s first major shopping festival after the pandemic, offering steep discounts to entice frugal consumers in more worrying signs for an economy struggling to build momentum.\nThe 618 festival, named after the founding date of JD.com 9618.HK but embraced by all platforms and running from late May until June 18, is a key test of household consumption appetite, vital to bring China\'s growth on a sounder footing.\nThis year, JD.com, Tmall, Pinduoduo PDD.O and others are investing billions of yuan in subsidies and incentives to keep gross sales growing, in what analysts interpret as subdued confidence among the platforms and shoppers.\nThis bodes ill for China\'s post-pandemic recovery, which is already losing steam. Retail sales growth in May slowed from the previous month, missing forecasts.\nIn 2022 China\'s online retail sales amounted to 13.8 trillion yuan ($1.93 trillion), according to Ministry of Commerce data. Official data also underscored the importance of the broader retail sector, which had overall sales of 44 trillion last year, nearly a third of the country\'s annual economic output.\n"There\'s all these massive incentives between platforms to fight for market share during the event, which has spoiled everyone rotten," said Josh Gardner, CEO of Kungfu Data, which operates online stores for brands including G-Star Raw and Moschino.\n"Everyone\'s making excuses but at the end of the day, it\'s a super-soft retail market."\nJD.com launched a "10 billion in subsidies" campaign in March. The company said those would take various forms, including advertising discounts for merchants, but did not disclose further details such as the exact size of subsidies offered during the 618 event.\nTrudy Dai, group CEO of Taobao Tmall Commerce, the China e-commerce arm of Alibaba\'s company, said a "historically huge investment" would be made to acquire customers during 618.\nOn Tmall, shoppers get an automatic 30 yuan discount for every 200 yuan spent, or 50 yuan back for every 300.\nPinduoduo distributed 5 billion yuan ($697 million) in coupons in the May 30-June 3 pre-sales period, state media reported. It did not respond to a request for comment.\n"The fact that all big e-commerce players are focusing their message around discounts really shows the consumer is more conscious about spending money," said Jason Yu, greater China managing director of market research firm Kantar Worldpanel.\nYu and other analysts predict daily necessities and skincare would outperform other product categories this 618 as consumers, worried about the job market, their future incomes and the value of their flat, hold tight to their wallets.\n"I bought cat litter, cat food, and some Oolong tea for my husband, but these are things I buy routinely. This 618 I will spend the least money out of any year," said 38-year-old Iris Zhang, who works for an electronics firm in Beijing.\nLUXURY ON SALE\nLuxury brands, which normally avoid associating themselves with sales periods, are joining the discount race this year as they need to clear inventory, market researchers say.\nAnalytics firm Re-Hub said brands like Balenciaga and Burberry BRBY.L have offered unusually deep discounts from the start of the sale period, rather than incrementally increasing discounts throughout the festival.\nApple AAPL.O, struggling to retain market share in China, hosted its first ever livestream shopping event on Tmall for 618, offering rare and temporary discounts on several products.\nBurberry, Balenciaga and Apple did not reply to Reuters requests for comment.\nLast year, JD.com posted 10% annual growth in total 618 sales, its slowest ever. Other platforms do not routinely publish such figures.\nSome market watchers say JD.com may also stop releasing its sales tally after Alibaba Group did not disclose the figures for the Nov. 2022 Singles Day shopping festival.\nJefferies analysts estimate "single digits" growth this year for JD.com and other platforms, while those at Citi estimate JD.com\'s sales will grow 2-5%, citing cautious consumers and "intensified competition" among platforms and brands.\nGardner of Kungfu Data said the net result of a race for discounts will be negative.\n"The platforms have just set themselves up for a problem," he said. "It just sucks the life out of sales for the next three or four months."\n($1 = 7.1739 yuan)\n(Reporting by Casey Hall and Sophie Yu; Editing by Marius Zaharia & Shri Navaratnam)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, struggling to retain market share in China, hosted its first ever livestream shopping event on Tmall for 618, offering rare and temporary discounts on several products. By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI, June 16 (Reuters) - China\'s e-commerce platforms are competing fiercely in the country\'s first major shopping festival after the pandemic, offering steep discounts to entice frugal consumers in more worrying signs for an economy struggling to build momentum. "There\'s all these massive incentives between platforms to fight for market share during the event, which has spoiled everyone rotten," said Josh Gardner, CEO of Kungfu Data, which operates online stores for brands including G-Star Raw and Moschino.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, struggling to retain market share in China, hosted its first ever livestream shopping event on Tmall for 618, offering rare and temporary discounts on several products. By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI, June 16 (Reuters) - China's e-commerce platforms are competing fiercely in the country's first major shopping festival after the pandemic, offering steep discounts to entice frugal consumers in more worrying signs for an economy struggling to build momentum. This year, JD.com, Tmall, Pinduoduo PDD.O and others are investing billions of yuan in subsidies and incentives to keep gross sales growing, in what analysts interpret as subdued confidence among the platforms and shoppers.", 'news_article_title': 'Chinese e-commerce giants entice cautious consumers with steep mid-year discounts', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O, struggling to retain market share in China, hosted its first ever livestream shopping event on Tmall for 618, offering rare and temporary discounts on several products. This year, JD.com, Tmall, Pinduoduo PDD.O and others are investing billions of yuan in subsidies and incentives to keep gross sales growing, in what analysts interpret as subdued confidence among the platforms and shoppers. Some market watchers say JD.com may also stop releasing its sales tally after Alibaba Group did not disclose the figures for the Nov. 2022 Singles Day shopping festival.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O, struggling to retain market share in China, hosted its first ever livestream shopping event on Tmall for 618, offering rare and temporary discounts on several products. By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI, June 16 (Reuters) - China's e-commerce platforms are competing fiercely in the country's first major shopping festival after the pandemic, offering steep discounts to entice frugal consumers in more worrying signs for an economy struggling to build momentum. This year, JD.com, Tmall, Pinduoduo PDD.O and others are investing billions of yuan in subsidies and incentives to keep gross sales growing, in what analysts interpret as subdued confidence among the platforms and shoppers."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/microsoft-notches-record-high-valuation-of-nearly-%242.6-trillion', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Chibuike Oguh\nNEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares rose to a new record high close on Thursday as market optimism about the prospects of artificial intelligence (AI) has helped buoy the technology giant to a record market capitalization of $2.59 trillion.\nMicrosoft is seen as a leader in the adoption of AI technology in the software industry owing to its huge investment in OpenAI, the San Francisco-based startup that owns the widely popular chatbot ChatGPT.\nLast month, Microsoft began rolling out a host of AI upgrades, including ChatGPT, to Azure cloud services as well as its search engine Bing - in a move that seeks to challenge the dominance of Alphabet Inc\'s GOOGL.O Google.\nMicrosoft\'s shares closed up 3.2% at $348.10 per share on Thursday. The stock, which has gained more than 45% in the year to date, reached its prior record close of $343.11 on Nov. 19, 2021. The stock\'s intraday record high was $349.67 on Nov. 22, 2021.\nIn addition, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares also achieved a record high close of $186.01 on Thursday, while shares of graphics chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O set a fresh intraday record of $432.89.\nEarlier Thursday, JPMorgan analysts raised their price target on Microsoft\'s stock, citing AI driving demand for the company\'s products. Of the 53 analysts covering Microsoft, 44 recommended buying the shares and the median price target is $340, according to Refinitiv data.\n"We reaffirm our bullish-outlier viewpoint on generative AI and continue to see it driving a resurgence of confidence in key software franchises," JPMorgan analysts wrote in a note to clients.\n(Reporting by Chibuike Oguh in New York; editing by Lance Tupper and Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]; +332-219-1834; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In addition, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares also achieved a record high close of $186.01 on Thursday, while shares of graphics chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O set a fresh intraday record of $432.89. Microsoft is seen as a leader in the adoption of AI technology in the software industry owing to its huge investment in OpenAI, the San Francisco-based startup that owns the widely popular chatbot ChatGPT. Last month, Microsoft began rolling out a host of AI upgrades, including ChatGPT, to Azure cloud services as well as its search engine Bing - in a move that seeks to challenge the dominance of Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In addition, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares also achieved a record high close of $186.01 on Thursday, while shares of graphics chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O set a fresh intraday record of $432.89. By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares rose to a new record high close on Thursday as market optimism about the prospects of artificial intelligence (AI) has helped buoy the technology giant to a record market capitalization of $2.59 trillion. The stock's intraday record high was $349.67 on Nov. 22, 2021.", 'news_article_title': 'Microsoft notches record high valuation of nearly $2.6 trillion', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In addition, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares also achieved a record high close of $186.01 on Thursday, while shares of graphics chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O set a fresh intraday record of $432.89. By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares rose to a new record high close on Thursday as market optimism about the prospects of artificial intelligence (AI) has helped buoy the technology giant to a record market capitalization of $2.59 trillion. The stock's intraday record high was $349.67 on Nov. 22, 2021.", 'news_textrank_summary': "In addition, Apple Inc AAPL.O shares also achieved a record high close of $186.01 on Thursday, while shares of graphics chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O set a fresh intraday record of $432.89. By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT.O shares rose to a new record high close on Thursday as market optimism about the prospects of artificial intelligence (AI) has helped buoy the technology giant to a record market capitalization of $2.59 trillion. Earlier Thursday, JPMorgan analysts raised their price target on Microsoft's stock, citing AI driving demand for the company's products."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/etf-investing-strategies-for-2h-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "(1:00) - Breaking Down The Recent Stock Market Performance\n(6:30) - Can The United States Avoid A Recession?\n(9:40) - How Should Investors Position Their Portfolios Right Now?\n(17:00) - Should You Be Buying Into Bond ETFs?\n(19:45) - Breaking Down ETF Inflows: Are Investors Bullish Or Bearish?\n(23:00) - Episode Roundup: SDY, QUS, QUAL, SBD, SPDW, VEA, GLD, GLDM, IAUM, XHB, XTN, ITB, IYT\n [email protected]\n In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Matthew Bartolini, Head of SPDR Americas Research at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). We discuss the market outlook and the best strategies for the second half of 2023.\nThe S&P 500 is now up about 15% year-to-date, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq has surged almost 38%. The rally is being driven mainly by mega-cap stocks that have benefited from optimism about artificial intelligence, as well as investors' search for safety amid rising uncertainties.\nMost economists expect a recession in the US later this year or early next year. It remains to be seen if the rally can continue despite macroeconomic and earnings risks. The SSGA team recommends moving up in quality in the US and rotating overseas, and diversifying recession risks with cyclicals and defensives.\nThe SPDR S&P Dividend ETF SDY selects companies that have consistently increased their dividend for at least 20 consecutive years. Walgreens Boots Alliance WBA and 3M MMM are among its top holdings.\nThe iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF QUAL and the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF QUS provide exposure to high-quality stocks. Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Nvidia NVDA are the top holdings in these ETFs.\nHomebuilders have significantly outperformed the S&P 500 index this year. However, after a 30% plunge in 2022 and an improving earnings outlook, these stocks still look attractively priced on a price-to-earnings (P/E) and price-to-book (P/B) basis. Take a look at the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF ITB and the SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF XHB.\nIn the fixed income space, Matt recommends short-duration ETFs given their elevated yields, and actively managed ETFs that can navigate evolving monetary policy and mixed fundamentals.\nTune in to the podcast to learn more.\nMake sure to be on the lookout for the next edition of ETF Spotlight! If you have any comments or questions, please email [email protected].\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\n3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB): ETF Research Reports\niShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB): ETF Research Reports\nWalgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY): ETF Research Reports\niShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL): ETF Research Reports\nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Nvidia NVDA are the top holdings in these ETFs. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB): ETF Research Reports Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL): ETF Research Reports SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. (23:00) - Episode Roundup: SDY, QUS, QUAL, SBD, SPDW, VEA, GLD, GLDM, IAUM, XHB, XTN, ITB, IYT [email protected] In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Matthew Bartolini, Head of SPDR Americas Research at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB): ETF Research Reports Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL): ETF Research Reports SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Nvidia NVDA are the top holdings in these ETFs. The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF QUAL and the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF QUS provide exposure to high-quality stocks.', 'news_article_title': 'ETF Investing Strategies for 2H 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB): ETF Research Reports Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL): ETF Research Reports SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Nvidia NVDA are the top holdings in these ETFs. Take a look at the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF ITB and the SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF XHB.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB): ETF Research Reports Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL): ETF Research Reports SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Apple AAPL, Microsoft MSFT, and Nvidia NVDA are the top holdings in these ETFs. (23:00) - Episode Roundup: SDY, QUS, QUAL, SBD, SPDW, VEA, GLD, GLDM, IAUM, XHB, XTN, ITB, IYT [email protected] In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Matthew Bartolini, Head of SPDR Americas Research at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/top-7-long-term-investment-stocks-for-future-millionaires', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index experienced losses in 11 of 47 years between 1975 and 2022. That alone proves the stock market generates far more returns than losses. Yet investors tend to earn returns that are only about one-third of the stock market’s total return. This is because investors tend to jump in and out of stocks, change their minds frequently, and even act on emotion. Instead, what many investors may want to do is buy and stay put with some of the market’s best long-term stocks, such as:\nBest Long-Term Stocks: Toyota (TM)\nSource: josefkubes / Shutterstock.com\nTesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is one of the top electric vehicle stocks on the market. But Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) may be about to catch it. After all, Toyota is the world’s biggest vehicle manufacturer. In 2022, while Tesla produced 1.3 million vehicles, Toyota produced 10.5 million — and just announced that it will focus its resources on developing a full line-up of electric vehicles and the batteries needed to power them.\nIn fact, Toyota said it plans to sell 3.5 million battery-powered vehicles a year by 2030 through a new electric vehicle business unit called “BEV Factory.” The automaker added that it is aiming for a driving range of 1,000 kilometers on a single battery charge for all its future electric vehicles, which is nearly double the 570 km range of Tesla’s Model 3 sedan. The company is also developing solid-state batteries for its EVs. New CEO Koji Sato is making electric vehicle production his central focus, which should worry other automakers. TM stock is up 20% so far this year. The stock also has a low price-earnings ratio of 12 and pays a rich dividend yield of 2.58%.\nBest Long-Term Stocks: Starbucks (SBUX)\nSource: Shutterstock\nStarbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) does one thing and does it extremely well: sell coffee. Today, Starbucks is the biggest restaurant chain in the world with more than $30 billion in annual revenue, more than 35,000 outlets worldwide, and an army of 400,000 employees. Starbucks is bigger than McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) in terms of its annual sales. That’s impressive when one considers that Starbucks’ menu is much more limited and static than McDonald’s and other quick service restaurants.\nIn addition, Starbucks’ success proves the enduring power of coffee. Surveys have found that nearly half (49%) of Americans drink three to five cups of coffee each day. And 39% of Americans say they enjoy Starbucks coffee the most. The national coffee addiction helps to explain Starbucks’ robust earnings. The Seattle-based company is also huge globally, enjoying a major presence in China, the world’s most populous country with 1.4 billion citizens. Starbucks’ global reach should help power its sales for years to come. SBUX stock has gained 35% in the past 12 months and is up 76% over five years.\nBest Long-Term Stocks: Broadcom (AVGO)\nSource: Shutterstock\nIt seems that all the news concerning microchip and semiconductor companies revolves around players such as Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD). Too often the discussion around chipmakers leaves out another major player, Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO). This is a shame as Broadcom has quietly outperformed many of its peers for years now. AVGO stock is up 65% in the past year and has risen more than 200% over five years.\nBroadcom’s chips are used to power everything from wireless networks and data centers to artificial intelligence (A.I.) applications. The company is currently riding high on news that antitrust regulators in Europe plan to approve its $61 billion acquisition of cloud computing firm VMware (NYSE:VMW). The purchase will further diversify Broadcom’s technology and its uses, making it a great strategic move on the company’s part. AVGO stock also pays a decent dividend that yields 2.14%, which is rare among chipmakers and tech companies.\nRalph Lauren (RL)\nSource: Martin Good / Shutterstock.com\nFashion company Ralph Lauren’s (NYSE:RL) brand and stock have held up better than most retailers during the volatility of the last 18 months. During the past year, RL stock has grown 27%, and it has increased 75% since 2017. The company targets a more affluent clientele with its polo shirts and other preppy wear, and that has made Ralph Lauren more resilient to economic downturns as high net-worth individuals tend to curb their spending last and only in extreme situations.\nLike other stocks on this list, Ralph Lauren benefits from being a truly international company, with sales in every region of the globe. In its most recent earnings print, Ralph Lauren reported that its China sales rose 4% during the quarter, helping to offset weakness in the U.S. The company is also much more than its clothing line. Ralph Lauren has also expanded into eyewear, bedding, fragrances, and cosmetics. Management has said the goal is to be a “full luxury” company.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: askarim / Shutterstock\nIt remains to be seen if Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new $3,500 augmented reality headset will be a hit with consumers. Regardless, the technology giant has many other products to continue driving its sales for years to come, including the iPhone, Macbook, Apple Watch and its relatively new financial and streaming ventures. The enduring popularity and strong sales of its products helps to explain why AAPL stock recently closed at an all-time high above $183 (on a split-adjusted basis).\nApple’s market capitalization is back to approaching $3 trillion, according to data from FactSet, and the share price can be expected to continue running higher for years to come. Key to Apple’s enduring success has been strong brand loyalty among consumers and its ability to constantly update its technology. Apple is one of the few companies that issue new versions of its products every year without fail. Investors who own AAPL stock also benefit from the fact that the company buys back more of its own stock than any other publicly traded entity.\nMcDonald’s (MCD)\nSource: Shutterstock\nMcDonald’s is an evergreen stock. A true set-it-and-forget-it investment. Shares of the Golden Arches can reliably be expected to trend higher over the long-term. Investors looking for stocks with durable competitive advantages and a wide moat around them should consider MCD stock. Today, McDonald’s is the third largest quick-service restaurant chain in the world by revenue with nearly $25 billion in annual sales. That’s a lot of hamburgers and fries.\nIn the last 12 months, MCD stock has risen 20% and the company’s share price is up 75% through five years. Stockholders also get a quarterly dividend that yields 2.11% for a payout of $1.52 a share. In late April, McDonald’s reported earnings that once again beat Wall Street forecasts on the top and bottom lines. Due to increased traffic and higher prices, McDonald’s reported earnings per share of $2.63 versus $2.33 expected. Revenue came in at $5.90 billion compared to the $5.59 billion forecast. Rock solid.\nAlibaba (BABA)\nSource: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com\nInvesting in China is not without risk. However, the upside potential might make it worthwhile to take a position in a major Chinese tech firm whose long-term growth prospects are huge. A tech firm such as Alibaba (NYSE:BABA). Dubbed the “Amazon of China,” Alibaba is an e-commerce giant that also has tentacles in cloud computing, online payments, and AI. BABA stock took a drubbing over the past few years as Chinese authorities in Beijing cracked down on publicly traded companies, notably tech firms. However, the worst looks to now be over.\nIn recent months, several notable investors have been taking positions in Chinese stocks, including Michael Burry of “The Big Short” fame. In May, it was revealed that Burry had doubled his holding of BABA stock. Alibaba, along with fellow Chinese tech firm JD.com (NASDAQ:JD), is now the largest holding in Burry’s fund, accounting for 20% of his portfolio. Clearly, Burry and others are betting on the long-term growth potential of China’s major companies.\nOn the date of publication, Joel Baglole held long positions in NVDA and AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines. \nJoel Baglole has been a business journalist for 20 years. He spent five years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Washington Post and Toronto Star newspapers, as well as financial websites such as The Motley Fool and Investopedia.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\nThe post Top 7 Long-Term Investment Stocks for Future Millionaires appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock It remains to be seen if Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new $3,500 augmented reality headset will be a hit with consumers. The enduring popularity and strong sales of its products helps to explain why AAPL stock recently closed at an all-time high above $183 (on a split-adjusted basis). Investors who own AAPL stock also benefit from the fact that the company buys back more of its own stock than any other publicly traded entity.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock It remains to be seen if Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new $3,500 augmented reality headset will be a hit with consumers. The enduring popularity and strong sales of its products helps to explain why AAPL stock recently closed at an all-time high above $183 (on a split-adjusted basis). Investors who own AAPL stock also benefit from the fact that the company buys back more of its own stock than any other publicly traded entity.', 'news_article_title': 'Top 7 Long-Term Investment Stocks for Future Millionaires', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock It remains to be seen if Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new $3,500 augmented reality headset will be a hit with consumers. The enduring popularity and strong sales of its products helps to explain why AAPL stock recently closed at an all-time high above $183 (on a split-adjusted basis). Investors who own AAPL stock also benefit from the fact that the company buys back more of its own stock than any other publicly traded entity.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Investors who own AAPL stock also benefit from the fact that the company buys back more of its own stock than any other publicly traded entity. Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock It remains to be seen if Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new $3,500 augmented reality headset will be a hit with consumers. The enduring popularity and strong sales of its products helps to explain why AAPL stock recently closed at an all-time high above $183 (on a split-adjusted basis).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-titans-propel-qqq%3A-is-a-pullback-looming', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Year-to-date, technology has led the charge in the market's recovery. Without the remarkable performance of a handful of industry, global leading names, the market would be near flat on the year.\nThe map below of the S&P 500 index categorizes performance by sectors and industries, with size representing the market capitalization of each company. Seven companies stand out for their performance and market capitalization in the above map, measuring performance YTD.\n\n\nInterestingly, all seven companies are technology focused and at the forefront of innovative themes such as augmented reality, AI, cloud computing, electric vehicles, and more. \n\nAs a result, all seven companies are priority holdings of the Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ) ETF.\n\nYTD, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) is up 14.3%, while the QQQ ETF is up 37.4%. With a remarkable outperformance stemming from a deep concentration on seven companies, is QQQ overbought and close to a pullback?\nSeven Names Make Up Over 50% of QQQ Holdings\nWhile the SPY ETF is diverse and includes companies across all sectors and industries, QQQ's is more focused, with 58% of the tech funds allocated to technology and 19% consumer discretionary. As a result, seven stocks dominate the fund's weighting and are all directly responsible for the QQQ's outperformance this year. However, if several of these individual stocks are overbought, in the short term, it might result in a sharp pullback due to a lack of diversification.\nQQQ has a relative strength index (RSI) of 76.81, putting the ETF in overbought territory. Typically, an RSI above 70 indicates that a stock is becoming overbought. \nFrom 1. To 8. In the image above, those seven companies contribute over 50% of the ETF's holding and exposure.\n\nMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) accounts for 12.90% allocation in the ETF. YTD, the stock is up 40% and closing in on its ATH of $349.67. The stock has an RSI of 66.58, approaching an overbought level.\n\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL), weighing 12.15% in the ETF, is up 41% YTD. AAPL has an RSI of 71, making the stock overbought and overvalued in the short term.\n\nIn third place, with an allocation of 6.84%, is Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). After trending higher all year, the stock soared on blowout Q1 earnings and guidance and is now up 194% YTD, with a market cap greater than $1 trillion. However, NVDA is in overbought territory with an RSI of 76.34.\n\nSimilar to Microsoft, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has an RSI of 66.04. The stock is nearing overbought territory but not quite there yet. YTD, the stock is up 50%.\n\nTesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is in highly overbought territory with an RSI of 86.04. YTD, the stock is up over 100% and over 50% this month. With a significant weighting of 4.26% in the ETF, QQQ investors will want to watch the performance of TSLA closely, as a pullback will undoubtedly impact the ETFs performance.\n\nMeta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is up 127% YTD and significantly extended from its key moving averages, specifically the 200d SMA. META has an RSI of 74.28, indicating that the stock is overbought and overvalued in the short term and susceptible to a pullback.\n\nAlphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) weighs 7.78% when combing class A and B holdings in the ETF. GOOGL is up 40% YTD. However, the stock has an RSI of 60.20, indicating it is not overbought or overvalued in the short term.\nShould You Invest In QQQ?\nAs 4 out of the standout 7 top holdings of the ETF are currently overbought and overvalued, according to their RSI, now is the time for investors to be cautious and think about a retracement in the ETF.\n\nThe ETF has a highly overbought reading on its RSI and now finds itself vulnerable to its top-weighted names that are too in overbought territory. As such, investors should consider taking profits or some risk off the table and looking for a pullback to re-enter.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), weighing 12.15% in the ETF, is up 41% YTD. AAPL has an RSI of 71, making the stock overbought and overvalued in the short term. The map below of the S&P 500 index categorizes performance by sectors and industries, with size representing the market capitalization of each company.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'AAPL has an RSI of 71, making the stock overbought and overvalued in the short term. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), weighing 12.15% in the ETF, is up 41% YTD. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is in highly overbought territory with an RSI of 86.04.', 'news_article_title': 'Tech Titans Propel QQQ: Is A Pullback Looming?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), weighing 12.15% in the ETF, is up 41% YTD. AAPL has an RSI of 71, making the stock overbought and overvalued in the short term. Seven Names Make Up Over 50% of QQQ Holdings While the SPY ETF is diverse and includes companies across all sectors and industries, QQQ's is more focused, with 58% of the tech funds allocated to technology and 19% consumer discretionary.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), weighing 12.15% in the ETF, is up 41% YTD. AAPL has an RSI of 71, making the stock overbought and overvalued in the short term. Seven Names Make Up Over 50% of QQQ Holdings While the SPY ETF is diverse and includes companies across all sectors and industries, QQQ's is more focused, with 58% of the tech funds allocated to technology and 19% consumer discretionary."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/7-stocks-forming-the-next-economic-supercluster', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nThe next group of stocks in economic supercluster already emerged in the form of the so-called ‘Magnificent 7’ stocks. That group includes Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG GOOGL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). However, it’s also important to recognize that investors are beginning to pull back on those stocks on valuation concerns. Still, there are other stocks in economic supercluster we can also check out, including:\nAMD Advanced Micro Devices $124.24\nAVGO Broadcom $883.43\nASML ASML. $738.69\nPLTR Palantir $16.60\nALB Albemarle $230.91\nF Ford Motor $14.45\nSEDG SolarEdge $277.46\nStocks in Economic Supercluster: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)\nSource: Pamela Marciano / Shutterstock.com\nAdvanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is chief among stocks deserving of investor attention right now. It basically trades in parallel with Nvidia. The two stocks are interconnected and conversation about one conjures up the other. \nNvidia has nearly tripled in 2023 thanks to the AI story. After all, Nvidia’s chips are powering the AI boom. Plus, demand for its GPUs is outstripping supply — an ideal situation for the company. Meanwhile, AMD is telegraphing a big push into AI servers and AI data centers. In addition, AMD chips power more than 100 of the world’s fastest supercomputers. \nThe opportunity for AMD I clear. And I’d argue that over the coming weeks and months, more eyes will be on AMD. In fact, AMD shares are currently showing bigger daily returns than NVDA at the moment.\nStocks in Economic Supercluster: Broadcom (AVGO)\nSource: Shutterstock\nInvestors should remain acutely aware of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) in relation to the AI stock boom. The company is a name to know when it comes to large-scale data centers and AI/ML. Broadcom refers to that portion of its business as hyperscale, showcasing its offerings and ability late last year at an industry summit. \nBroadcom’s software solutions in the hyperscale data center realm will make it relevant in this new era. Investors know that Nvidia is winning the chip war certainly. But it’s also important to understand that artificial intelligence and machine learning touch so many other firms outside of chips alone. Broadcom is one of them. \nBroadcom is also making strides in 5G, another secular trend and opportunity. The company recently announced a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple to provide it with 5G components. In short, AVGO stock is one to be aware of for investors seeking firms entrenched in future tech growth. \nASML (ASML)\nSource: Ralf Liebhold / Shutterstock\nASML (NASDAQ:ASML) reminds me of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) in that both firms and stocks are relatively unheralded yet vitally important to the semiconductor industry. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing acts as a chip foundry for the world’s biggest chip companies. It makes chips that no other firm can. ASML makes EUV lithography machines that enable the mass production of those chips and others. Both companies are integral to the world’s economy and do what others can’t. \nAI/ML chips are going to require a greater number of smaller and smaller transistors to be packed onto chips. ASML’s lithography machines are going to produce those chips. The company sold 100 such machines during the first quarter, 96 of which were new. That was less than the 106 sold during the same period a year earlier although only 95 of those were new. However, revenues were higher suggesting ASML was able to pass on higher prices to customers. A Google search reveals wildly varying prices for those machines ranging from $150 million a piece to $400 million for next-generation iterations. \nPalantir (PLTR)\nSource: Spyro the Dragon / Shutterstock.com\nPalantir (NYSE:PLTR) stock may or may not be a part of the next ‘economic supercluster’. Nevertheless, it remains worth understanding if only to show how AI is being adopted across every industry. Palantir is a software firm so it’s to be expected that AI will directly affect the firm. It primarily services the defense industry and is one of the most prominent firms bringing Silicon Valley tech know-how and applying it to the U.S. defense industry. \nSurely you can see where I’m going with this: The defense industry is a vital component of the U.S. economy and AI promises to drive its future growth. Palantir’s AIP (Artificial Intelligence Platform) is geared toward business and defense. It’s the latter that arguably makes the company especially exciting now. \nI’ve linked a video for readers interested in what that software is capable of. It produces multiple courses of action for leadership given a specific scenario. The data ingested through AI will make war planning multiple times more thorough than it was previously. Palantir is on the cusp of a massive opportunity. \nAlbemarle (ALB)\nSource: Shutterstock\nAlbemarle (NYSE:ALB) benefits from the critical mass of EV adoption. Data suggests that once 5% of new car sales are EVs that an intractable paradigm is reached. That paradigm is mass adoption. The U.S. reached that level last summer. Thus, the rush to supply that growth is already well underway. That’s where lithium supplier Albemarle fits in. The stock caught fire over the last few years as EV sales have boomed. Then lithium prices skyrocketed late last year due to multiple factors making the company more prominent. Those prices have fluctuated since but Albemarle’s fundamentals continue to strengthen. \nTesla is the most prominent stock name in EV stocks. It is part of the so-called Magnificent 7. Albemarle, though, is a great name to consider beyond TSLA shares. The company has emerged as one of the most important links in the domestic EV supply chain. It’s a great play on EVs overall. \nFord Motor (F)\nSource: D K Grove / Shutterstock.com\nFord Motor (NYSE:F) and other legacy automotive manufacturers are vying to be a part of the EV transition. Ford’s size and resources are going to allow the firm to become a major force in EVs moving forward. Tesla proved the concept, legacy makers are going to take advantage moving forward. \nIts efforts thus far have resulted in losses. $6 billion worth of losses to be more precise since 2021 $2.1 billion of which occurred last year. The positive news is that Ford expects its first-generation EVs to reach breakeven at some point this year. It is fine-tuning what is an upstart business within a much larger overall business. That’s laudable. Further, although momentum has slowed, EV sales growth reached 41% in Q1. \nThe point here is that legacy automobile manufacturers are making a real push into EVs that is consequential. Ford is catching up to Tesla as we speak and in time, perhaps by 2025, will overtake Tesla in EV sales. \nSolarEdge (SEDG)\nSource: chuyuss / Shutterstock.com\nSolarEdge (NASDAQ:SEDG) is a leading seller of solar inverters. Solar energy is part of the new economy and that makes SEDG stock important. \nSolar inverters transform the direct current energy captured by solar panels into alternating current energy that can be used in homes that are wired for AC energy. Inverters might not spring to mind as solar panels do but they are equally important nonetheless. SolarEdge has established itself as an important firm in the new energy economy. 2.78 million homes were equipped with the firm’s technology at the end of 2022. 50% of Fortune 100 companies could boast the same on that date. \nQ1 earnings were exceptionally strong with a record $944 million in sales. In fact, SolarEdge set all kinds of company records in the quarter. I won’t bore you by listing them but they point to strength. Solar power will in time become similar to the utility sector and produce very steady, strong stocks. SEDG shares will be among them. \nOn the date of publication, Alex Sirois did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nAlex Sirois is a freelance contributor to InvestorPlace whose personal stock investing style is focused on long-term, buy-and-hold, wealth-building stock picks. Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\nThe post 7 Stocks Forming the Next ‘Economic Supercluster’ appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'That group includes Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG GOOGL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). PLTR Palantir $16.60 ALB Albemarle $230.91 F Ford Motor $14.45 SEDG SolarEdge $277.46 Stocks in Economic Supercluster: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: Pamela Marciano / Shutterstock.com Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is chief among stocks deserving of investor attention right now. Having worked in several industries from e-commerce to translation to education and utilizing his MBA from George Washington University, he brings a diverse set of skills through which he filters his writing.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'That group includes Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG GOOGL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). PLTR Palantir $16.60 ALB Albemarle $230.91 F Ford Motor $14.45 SEDG SolarEdge $277.46 Stocks in Economic Supercluster: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: Pamela Marciano / Shutterstock.com Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is chief among stocks deserving of investor attention right now. Stocks in Economic Supercluster: Broadcom (AVGO) Source: Shutterstock Investors should remain acutely aware of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) in relation to the AI stock boom.', 'news_article_title': '7 Stocks Forming the Next ‘Economic Supercluster’', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That group includes Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG GOOGL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The next group of stocks in economic supercluster already emerged in the form of the so-called ‘Magnificent 7’ stocks. It makes chips that no other firm can.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'That group includes Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG GOOGL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The next group of stocks in economic supercluster already emerged in the form of the so-called ‘Magnificent 7’ stocks. PLTR Palantir $16.60 ALB Albemarle $230.91 F Ford Motor $14.45 SEDG SolarEdge $277.46 Stocks in Economic Supercluster: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: Pamela Marciano / Shutterstock.com Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is chief among stocks deserving of investor attention right now.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/unity-software-nasdaq%3Au%3A-apple-vision-pro-partnership-makes-stock-attractive', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Unity Software (NASDAQ:U) rallied 17% when Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced a partnership with the video game engine maker during the reveal of its spatial computer Apple Vision Pro. The sudden spike may very well be the start of a sustained rally to much higher levels as Unity looks to recover some of the ground it lost during the devastating crash of 2022. I am bullish on Unity stock.\nUndoubtedly, Unity is a big name in the world of video game development. It helps power many impressive 3D games on a wide range of platforms. Indeed, it makes sense to view Unity as some sort of software "pick-and-shovels" play for a potential AR/VR push that could come as early as next year once Apple Vision Pro goes on sale in the U.S. market. Gaming will be just one main draw of spatial computing. The other will be immersive experiences that are sure to be rich with digital 3D assets.\nApple Vision Pro and Unity May be a Match Made in Heaven\nFor now, Apple Vision Pro with Unity technology looks like the perfect match that could help developers create enough apps (yes, including the elusive "killer apps") to make Apple\'s spatial computer a must-buy on day one, even at $3,499.\nUnderstandably, there were many groans and laughs when the pricing details were unveiled. However, I think the pains of the Apple fans were due to the hit that their wallets would take rather than groans of missing out on the new, potentially-revolutionary technology.\nApple seems smart to give developers the tools (and time) to ensure the Apple Vision Pro succeeds. Indeed, many firms have tried but failed to break into the realm of VR, AR, or the Metaverse with their own headsets. Apple\'s headset is not cheap, but it may be of great value considering the type of cutting-edge hardware and software needed to make next-generation immersive experiences possible.\nAs Apple Vision Pro and its app store succeed, I believe so too will Unity.\nUnity Stock: 52-Week High is Still Within Reach\nAt its worst, shares of U lost around 88% of their value from peak to trough. As the tides turn and we learn more about Unity\'s involvement with Apple and its latest headset, it\'s hard to stay downbeat on Unity.\nAlthough its 52-week high, just shy of $60 per share, may not be touched anytime soon, I do think many are underestimating the potential of its partnership with Apple. Some skeptics may be inclined to dismiss the device over its price or spatial computing as a whole. Still, Apple has a pretty good track record of turning anything it touches into gold, and the firms it teams up with tend to prosper profoundly.\nIt will take time, perhaps years, for spatial computing to mature. The first Apple Vision headset is undeniably expensive, but the tech will improve, and prices should fall with time. Next year\'s Vision Pro model may be miles behind a non-Pro version that launches after it, especially at the rate Apple Silicon is improving.\nFor now, Unity stands out as an innovative company that may very well be the Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) of the AR/VR world. Only time will tell if VR/AR, spatial computing, and the Metaverse will experience another euphoric surge. Regardless, I do think it will be hard not to be enthused after trying an Apple Vision Pro in stores next year.\nEarlier this year, innovation investor Cathie Wood bought a big chunk of Unity shares. She\'s all about disruptive innovation, and I think she\'ll look very smart if the Apple-Unity partnership pays off in a year or two.\nIs Unity Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nTurning to Wall Street, U stock comes in as a Moderate Buy. Out of 14 analyst ratings, there are seven Buys, six Holds, and one Sell rating. Nonetheless, the average Unity Software stock price target is $39.67, implying downside potential of 3.4%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $16.00 per share to a high of $66.00 per share.\nThe Bottom Line on Unity Shares\nUnity stock seems too hot to handle following its vertical surge on the Apple Vision Pro partnership announcement. Still, I think the stock has more room to run as it kicks off what could be a rush to tech stocks with skin in the AR game.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Unity Software (NASDAQ:U) rallied 17% when Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced a partnership with the video game engine maker during the reveal of its spatial computer Apple Vision Pro. Indeed, it makes sense to view Unity as some sort of software "pick-and-shovels" play for a potential AR/VR push that could come as early as next year once Apple Vision Pro goes on sale in the U.S. market. Apple\'s headset is not cheap, but it may be of great value considering the type of cutting-edge hardware and software needed to make next-generation immersive experiences possible.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Unity Software (NASDAQ:U) rallied 17% when Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced a partnership with the video game engine maker during the reveal of its spatial computer Apple Vision Pro. As Apple Vision Pro and its app store succeed, I believe so too will Unity. The Bottom Line on Unity Shares Unity stock seems too hot to handle following its vertical surge on the Apple Vision Pro partnership announcement.', 'news_article_title': 'Unity Software (NASDAQ:U): Apple Vision Pro Partnership Makes Stock Attractive', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Unity Software (NASDAQ:U) rallied 17% when Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced a partnership with the video game engine maker during the reveal of its spatial computer Apple Vision Pro. Indeed, it makes sense to view Unity as some sort of software "pick-and-shovels" play for a potential AR/VR push that could come as early as next year once Apple Vision Pro goes on sale in the U.S. market. Is Unity Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Unity Software (NASDAQ:U) rallied 17% when Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced a partnership with the video game engine maker during the reveal of its spatial computer Apple Vision Pro. Apple Vision Pro and Unity May be a Match Made in Heaven For now, Apple Vision Pro with Unity technology looks like the perfect match that could help developers create enough apps (yes, including the elusive "killer apps") to make Apple\'s spatial computer a must-buy on day one, even at $3,499. The Bottom Line on Unity Shares Unity stock seems too hot to handle following its vertical surge on the Apple Vision Pro partnership announcement.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-leaps-to-highest-close-in-14-months-traders-bet-us-rates-near-peak-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A\nJune 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign.\nTreasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and boosting Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to record highs.\nData showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in May as consumers spent on a range of goods including vehicles. Another data set showed jobless claims were unchanged at a seasonally adjusted 262,0000 for the week ended June 10, but were above economists\' forecast of 249,000 claims.\nAdditionally, import prices fell in May and the annual decrease was the sharpest in three years. That followed a report on Tuesday showing April headline inflation increased by less than expected.\nThe Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday and indicated it may hike by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains persistent.\n"Due to softer inflation data earlier this week and resilient economic data after the Fed meeting, the market is rallying and yields are falling because investors don\'t believe the Fed is as hawkish as they presented," said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.\n"The market doesn\'t believe they have two more hikes in the chamber."\nTraders see a 67% chance of a 25-basis point rate hike in July, followed by a potential rate cut by December, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\nThursday\'s gains were broad and included sectors viewed as sensitive to swings in the health of the economy. All 11 S&P 500 sector indexes rose, led by health care .SPXHC, up 1.55%, followed by a 1.54% gain in communication services .SPLRCL.\nU.S. Treasury yields pulled back, lifting shares of rate-sensitive growth stocks. US/\nApple rose 1.1%, while Microsoft rallied 3.2%, beating its previous record high close in November 2021.\n"There is a great deal of money on the sidelines of people who\'d been scared of recession, and as the worries go away people are returning to equities," said David Russell, vice president of Market Intelligence at TradeStation.\nSo far in 2023, the S&P 500 is up about 15% and the Nasdaq has climbed about 32%, fueled by signs of economic resilience, a better-than-expected earnings season and bets that interest rates are near their peak.\nThe S&P 500 climbed 1.22% to end the session at 4,425.84 points.\nThe Nasdaq increased 1.15% to 13,782.82 points, bringing its gain this week to almost 4%.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.26% to 34,408.06 points.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was relatively heavy, with 11.8 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 10.9 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.\nKroger CoKR.N dropped 2.7% after the big-box retailer missed first-quarter revenue estimates.\nKohl\'s Corp KSS.N rose 2.7% after TD Cowen upgraded the department store operator to "outperform" from "market perform".\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies Alibaba Group BABA.N and JD.com JD.O each gained more than 3% after the People\'s Bank of China cut the borrowing cost for its medium-term policy loans for the first time in 10 months.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 .AD.SPX by a 7.1-to-one ratio.\nThe S&P 500 posted 48 new highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 80 new highs and 72 new lows.\nS&P 500 components so far in 2023 https://tmsnrt.rs/3qKEPIp\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi, Shounak Dasgupta and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; Twitter: @randewich))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and boosting Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to record highs. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign. U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies Alibaba Group BABA.N and JD.com JD.O each gained more than 3% after the People's Bank of China cut the borrowing cost for its medium-term policy loans for the first time in 10 months.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and boosting Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to record highs. "Due to softer inflation data earlier this week and resilient economic data after the Fed meeting, the market is rallying and yields are falling because investors don\'t believe the Fed is as hawkish as they presented," said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird. US/ Apple rose 1.1%, while Microsoft rallied 3.2%, beating its previous record high close in November 2021.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500 leaps to highest close in 14 months; traders bet US rates near peak', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and boosting Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to record highs. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign. "Due to softer inflation data earlier this week and resilient economic data after the Fed meeting, the market is rallying and yields are falling because investors don\'t believe the Fed is as hawkish as they presented," said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Treasury yields slid after a slew of economic data pointed to easing inflation, helping offset worries about future rate hikes and boosting Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O to record highs. By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A June 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign. "Due to softer inflation data earlier this week and resilient economic data after the Fed meeting, the market is rallying and yields are falling because investors don\'t believe the Fed is as hawkish as they presented," said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\'s criteria.\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\nFINAL RANK: PASS\n\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\nDashan Huang Portfolio\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper "Twin Momentum" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\nAdditional Research Links\nTop Large-Cap Growth Stocks\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nHigh Momentum Stocks\nDividend Aristocrats 2023\nHigh Insider Ownership Stocks\nTop S&P 500 Stocks\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-own-forever', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Buy-and-hold investors should aim to hold their stocks forever, and with some companies, you can do just that. In this video, Travis Hoium highlights three companies he thinks will be valuable for decades.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of June 13, 2023. The video was published on June 14, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple, Verizon Communications, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Netflix, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'In this video, Travis Hoium highlights three companies he thinks will be valuable for decades. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. If you choose to subscribe through their link, they will earn some extra money that supports their channel.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple, Verizon Communications, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Own Forever', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In this video, Travis Hoium highlights three companies he thinks will be valuable for decades. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple, Verizon Communications, and Walt Disney. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple, Verizon Communications, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Verizon Communications and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $145 calls on Walt Disney and short January 2024 $155 calls on Walt Disney.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-reason-why-apple-stock-is-a-screaming-buy-right-now-and-it-is-not-the-vision-pro', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its long-rumored mixed-reality headset at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, and Wall Street's reaction to the device hasn't quite been enthusiastic.\nShares of Apple haven't moved much since the formal announcement of the Vision Pro headset. That's not surprising given that Apple has priced the device at a rich $3,499, which makes it quite expensive when compared to what the competition offers. Also, the device will hit the market only in early 2024, so it is difficult to gauge what kind of impact it is going to have on Apple's sales.\nGiven that the Vision Pro is a first-generation device that's going to help Apple test the waters in the nascent mixed reality market, it is not surprising to see investors' lukewarm reception to the device. Moreover, Apple still has work to do to ensure that users pay such a massive premium for its headset -- such as developing a compelling app ecosystem.\nBut while the Apple Vision Pro may not have elicited a solid response from investors, the next iPhone could give them a big reason to cheer. Let's see why that may be the case.\nApple's next-generation iPhone could drive a massive upgrade cycle\nWedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives has raised his price target on Apple stock from $205 to $220, claiming that the company is on track to win big from its next iPhone. According to Ives, there are around 250 million iPhones in an upgrade window as they are more than four years old. As a result, the next iteration of the iPhone, which should ideally be launched in the third quarter of 2023, could turn out to be a big growth driver for Apple.\nConsumer Intelligence Research Partners pointed out last month that the average selling price of an iPhone jumped to a record $988 in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 12% over the prior year. Apple achieved this remarkable feat at a time when the global smartphone market was in a state of decline.\nMarket research firm IDC estimates that global smartphone shipments dropped nearly 15% year over year in the first quarter of 2023. Apple's shipments were down just 2.3% as compared to the prior-year quarter, suggesting that the iPhone commanded robust loyalty even at a time when many consumers were unwilling to spend money on smartphones.\nIt is also worth noting that iPhone average selling price has increased for four consecutive quarters now. Supply chain rumors suggest that Apple could bump up the price of the Pro version of its upcoming smartphone. Given that the higher-priced iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max versions have been witnessing stronger demand than the iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Plus, a price increase by Apple could help it further increase the average price.\nThe tech giant could deliver stronger-than-expected growth\nAssuming Apple manages to increase its iPhone average sales price to $1,000 when it launches the next iteration of its flagship product, the company's potential revenue opportunity from the device could be a massive $250 billion (based on the 250 million iPhones that are in an upgrade window as per Wedbush).\nApple generated $200 billion in iPhone revenue over the past four quarters, which means that a combination of strong pricing power and a big installed base of users in an upgrade window could drive significant revenue growth for the company.\nThe iPhone is Apple's biggest source of revenue, producing 55% of its top line in the first six months of the current fiscal year. So, a potential increase of 25% in iPhone revenue in the fiscal year following the launch of the company's next smartphone could help Apple deliver stronger-than-expected growth.\nAnalysts expect Apple to deliver $384 billion in revenue in the current fiscal year (which will end in September). Of that, the iPhone could deliver $211 billion based on the 55% revenue mix it commands, with the remaining $173 billion coming from other businesses. If Apple's iPhone revenue in the next fiscal year jumps to $250 billion based on the discussion above, its total revenue in fiscal 2024 could jump to $423 billion if its revenue from the other business streams remains constant.\nThat figure would be higher than the $410 billion revenue analysts are anticipating from Apple next fiscal year. However, considering the potential growth of Apple's services business and new products such as the Vision Pro, there is a possibility Apple's top line might exceed the $423 billion figure.\nAs such, it won't be surprising to see this tech stock head higher and deliver more upside following impressive gains of 41% so far in 2023, suggesting that investors might want to consider buying Apple before it soars further.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nHarsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its long-rumored mixed-reality headset at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, and Wall Street's reaction to the device hasn't quite been enthusiastic. Apple's shipments were down just 2.3% as compared to the prior-year quarter, suggesting that the iPhone commanded robust loyalty even at a time when many consumers were unwilling to spend money on smartphones. As such, it won't be surprising to see this tech stock head higher and deliver more upside following impressive gains of 41% so far in 2023, suggesting that investors might want to consider buying Apple before it soars further.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its long-rumored mixed-reality headset at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, and Wall Street's reaction to the device hasn't quite been enthusiastic. Apple's next-generation iPhone could drive a massive upgrade cycle Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives has raised his price target on Apple stock from $205 to $220, claiming that the company is on track to win big from its next iPhone. The tech giant could deliver stronger-than-expected growth Assuming Apple manages to increase its iPhone average sales price to $1,000 when it launches the next iteration of its flagship product, the company's potential revenue opportunity from the device could be a massive $250 billion (based on the 250 million iPhones that are in an upgrade window as per Wedbush).", 'news_article_title': '1 Reason Why Apple Stock Is a Screaming Buy Right Now, and It Is Not the Vision Pro', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its long-rumored mixed-reality headset at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, and Wall Street's reaction to the device hasn't quite been enthusiastic. Given that the Vision Pro is a first-generation device that's going to help Apple test the waters in the nascent mixed reality market, it is not surprising to see investors' lukewarm reception to the device. The tech giant could deliver stronger-than-expected growth Assuming Apple manages to increase its iPhone average sales price to $1,000 when it launches the next iteration of its flagship product, the company's potential revenue opportunity from the device could be a massive $250 billion (based on the 250 million iPhones that are in an upgrade window as per Wedbush).", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its long-rumored mixed-reality headset at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, and Wall Street's reaction to the device hasn't quite been enthusiastic. Apple's next-generation iPhone could drive a massive upgrade cycle Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives has raised his price target on Apple stock from $205 to $220, claiming that the company is on track to win big from its next iPhone. Given that the higher-priced iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max versions have been witnessing stronger demand than the iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Plus, a price increase by Apple could help it further increase the average price."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-fall-as-fed-signals-more-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFutures down: Dow 0.06%, S&P 0.24%, Nasdaq 0.54%\nJune 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as the Federal Reserve signaled that interest rates could increase further this year after it skipped raising them in its latest meet.\nThe Fed, which left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, indicated that borrowing costs could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy remains resilient.\nTraders now see a 72% chance of a 25-basis-point rate hike in July, up from around 60% odds a day earlier, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\n"Powell expressed that the committee seemed surprised about the resilience of current inflation even if Tuesday\'s CPI print showed a continued slowing in the headline inflation rate," said Charles Hepworth, investment director at GAM Investments.\n"Admitting to being surprised that the Fed’s policy to date hasn’t cooled a hot jobs market is basically signaling higher rates are indeed even more necessary and can be withstood by the economy as it glides (to) a soft landing."\nInvestors will watch out for a slew of economic data due later in the day, including the initial jobless claims for the week ended June 10 and retail sales for May.\nU.S. stock indexes ended mixed on Wednesday as Fed comments dented investor optimism sparked by recent data showing signs of cooling inflation.\nAt 5:37 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 21 points, or 0.06%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 10.5 points, or 0.24%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 82 points, or 0.54%.\nMarket heavyweights Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.3% and 3.1% in premarket trading.\nShares of Tesla also snapped a record 13-day streak of gains in the previous session, which saw the electric-vehicle maker add more than $200 billion to its market-cap.\nDomino\'s Pizza DPZ.N added 2.5% after Stifel upgraded the pizza maker to "buy" from "hold".\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies gained after the People\'s Bank of China(PBOC) cut the borrowing cost for its medium-term policy loans for the first time in 10 months.\nJD.com JD.O, PDD Holdings PDD.O, Alibaba Group BABA.N and iQIYI Inc IQ.O rose between 1.5% and 3%.\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Market heavyweights Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.3% and 3.1% in premarket trading. "Admitting to being surprised that the Fed’s policy to date hasn’t cooled a hot jobs market is basically signaling higher rates are indeed even more necessary and can be withstood by the economy as it glides (to) a soft landing." Investors will watch out for a slew of economic data due later in the day, including the initial jobless claims for the week ended June 10 and retail sales for May.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Market heavyweights Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.3% and 3.1% in premarket trading. Futures down: Dow 0.06%, S&P 0.24%, Nasdaq 0.54% June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as the Federal Reserve signaled that interest rates could increase further this year after it skipped raising them in its latest meet. U.S. stock indexes ended mixed on Wednesday as Fed comments dented investor optimism sparked by recent data showing signs of cooling inflation.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures fall as Fed signals more rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.3% and 3.1% in premarket trading. For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. The Fed, which left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, indicated that borrowing costs could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy remains resilient.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.3% and 3.1% in premarket trading. Futures down: Dow 0.06%, S&P 0.24%, Nasdaq 0.54% June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as the Federal Reserve signaled that interest rates could increase further this year after it skipped raising them in its latest meet. The Fed, which left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, indicated that borrowing costs could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy remains resilient.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysis-why-walmarts-new-bet-on-fashion-brands-home-decor-threatens-specialty-chains', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Siddharth Cavale\nJune 15 (Reuters) - Price-conscious shoppers flock to Walmart Supercenters to pick up $1 potato chips and $3 gallons of milk, but the world\'s biggest retailer will now try to sell them $298 cozy swivel chairs and $50 Wrangler jeans, too.\nUsing low-cost and low-margin groceries as a draw, Walmart is adding more than a dozen new lines of pricier, more profitable merchandise including six through partnerships with celebrities like Drew Barrymore and Sofia Vergara.\nThe company wants to change its image from merely a steep discounter to a destination where customers can also purchase fashionable home goods and clothing.\nT-shirts from Reebok, accessories from Justice and men\'s dress shirts from Chaps are among the national brands Walmart is highlighting in its renovated "Stores of the Future." Most of the goods are priced between $15 and $50, Denise Incandela, vice president of apparel and private brands, disclosed at a June 6 conference with investors.\nWalmart historically has marketed mostly its own brand of clothing: basic George t-shirts, shorts and pants, typically priced at $15 or less. But Incandela, a former Saks and Ralph Lauren executive, said Walmart\'s research showed that 80% of its customers were purchasing higher-priced clothes elsewhere. She told Walmart investors its strategy is to "democratize fashion" or convert the company\'s core, price-conscious shoppers into style-conscious shoppers.\n"It is a huge transformation on the apparel side," she said.\nAmericans shop for clothing, footwear , chairs and lights from millions of mom-and-pop stores, regional chains and online platforms every day, analyst say, giving no one retailer outsized dominance in the highly fragmented markets for home decor and apparel. But smaller retailers have a hard time competing with Walmart because of its scale and size and its well-known history of squeezing suppliers on prices by promising them volume sales.\nWalmart\'s strategy "is a risk to the market but not a disproportionately larger risk" to bigger retailers like Target or Gap, Rosenblum said. It would probably be the rest of the market that should be worried," he said pointing to apparel retailers such as Carhartt.\nPrivately held Carhartt does not disclose revenues. Retailers that do, including Tilly\'s Inc TLYS.N, Abercrombie & Fitch ANF.N and Lands End LE.O, posted declining revenues in the latest year, according to Refinitiv IBES.\nWalmart accounts for 4.6% of the $560.4 billion U.S. apparel market, followed by TJX, Target and Ross at 4.4%, 4.1% and 2.8%, respectively, according to GlobalData.\nSTORES OF THE FUTURE In its "Stores of the Future" drive, Walmart is renovating 700 stores as part of a record $17 capital expenditure plan. By year end it will place its new clothing and home decor in snazzier displays in the revamped facilities.\nWalmart\'s, celebrity collaboration strategy, which was pioneered by rival Target, features women\'s clothing designed by Brandon Maxwell of the Bravo show "Project Runway" and home organization products developed by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin from "The Home Edit" series on Netflix.\nNear the front of one remodeled store, Walmart placed a $79 Beautiful by Drew Barrymore air fryer. Close by was a display of $27.50 Sofia Jeans for women, from its collaboration with Vergara, along with Reebok shorts and pullovers.\nCFRA research analyst Arun Sundaram said Walmart could pick up sales of home decor following the bankruptcy of Bed Bath and Beyond, and it might gain market share from other clothing chains with inventory gluts.\nHe expects Walmart to spend $5.7 billion renovating its stores this year, up from $5 billion in 2022 and $3.3 billion in 2021.\nSundaram added that Walmart\'s opportunistic move to double down on clothing and home goods "made sense" when the economy is slowing and not "when people are buying everything."\nWalmart\'s previous effort to branch into fashion met with failure. In 2017 it challenged online retailer Amazon.com by acquiring upmarket brands Bonobos, ModCloth and Moosejaw, units itsold a few years later at fire sale prices in some cases. In 2005, Walmart\'s Metro 7 fashion brand tanked and later designer lines with Max Azria and Norma Kamali also withered. The strategy has bombed at some other retailers. J.C. Penney\'s efforts to attract more affluent shoppers and reduce dependence on coupons alienated its core shoppers and eventually forced the more than a century-old retailer to file for bankruptcy in 2020. The company emerged from bankruptcy a few months later, but as a much smaller entity.\n(Reporting by Siddharth Cavale in New York; Editing by Vanessa O\'Connell and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; Cell: +1 646-288-4330;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Siddharth Cavale June 15 (Reuters) - Price-conscious shoppers flock to Walmart Supercenters to pick up $1 potato chips and $3 gallons of milk, but the world's biggest retailer will now try to sell them $298 cozy swivel chairs and $50 Wrangler jeans, too. Americans shop for clothing, footwear , chairs and lights from millions of mom-and-pop stores, regional chains and online platforms every day, analyst say, giving no one retailer outsized dominance in the highly fragmented markets for home decor and apparel. CFRA research analyst Arun Sundaram said Walmart could pick up sales of home decor following the bankruptcy of Bed Bath and Beyond, and it might gain market share from other clothing chains with inventory gluts.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'She told Walmart investors its strategy is to "democratize fashion" or convert the company\'s core, price-conscious shoppers into style-conscious shoppers. Close by was a display of $27.50 Sofia Jeans for women, from its collaboration with Vergara, along with Reebok shorts and pullovers. CFRA research analyst Arun Sundaram said Walmart could pick up sales of home decor following the bankruptcy of Bed Bath and Beyond, and it might gain market share from other clothing chains with inventory gluts.', 'news_article_title': "ANALYSIS-Why Walmart's new bet on fashion brands, home decor threatens specialty chains", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The company wants to change its image from merely a steep discounter to a destination where customers can also purchase fashionable home goods and clothing. She told Walmart investors its strategy is to "democratize fashion" or convert the company\'s core, price-conscious shoppers into style-conscious shoppers. Privately held Carhartt does not disclose revenues.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Americans shop for clothing, footwear , chairs and lights from millions of mom-and-pop stores, regional chains and online platforms every day, analyst say, giving no one retailer outsized dominance in the highly fragmented markets for home decor and apparel. Walmart\'s, celebrity collaboration strategy, which was pioneered by rival Target, features women\'s clothing designed by Brandon Maxwell of the Bravo show "Project Runway" and home organization products developed by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin from "The Home Edit" series on Netflix. CFRA research analyst Arun Sundaram said Walmart could pick up sales of home decor following the bankruptcy of Bed Bath and Beyond, and it might gain market share from other clothing chains with inventory gluts.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/first-citizen-bancshares-and-icahn-have-been-highlighted-as-zacks-bull-and-bear-of-the-day', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For Immediate Release\nChicago, IL – June 15, 2023 – Zacks Equity Research shares First Citizen’s Bancshares FCNCA as the Bull of the Day and Icahn Enterprises IEP as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT.\nHere is a synopsis of all five stocks:\nBull of the Day:\nZacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock First Citizen’s Bancshares is a North Carolina-based anomaly in the beaten-down banking sector. Early in the year, the Federal Reserve caught several regional banks off guard by raising interest rates at an unprecedented rate to quell inflation concerns (inflation was at 40-year highs at the time). Though the banking sector normally benefits from higher rates, several banks (particularly regional banks) were caught flat-footed. As Warren Buffett warns, “Only when the tide goes out do you learn who has been swimming naked.” As the contagion spread, several banks, such as Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank of New York, and Credit Suisse, began to go under. First Citizen’s Bank did not come out unscathed – from February to March the stock got hammered from $800 to $500.\nSilicon Valley Bank Collapse: Crisis Equals Opportunity\nWhat happened next would change the trajectory of the company. As you can see on the chart above, First Citizen’s Bank reversed course and is now at $1285 per share. In late 2022, Silicon Valley Bank, a publicly traded bank from California, began to incur significant losses due to rapid interest rate hikes. To make matters worse, as the name implies, Silicon Valley was heavily reliant on the tech industry for deposits. As the Nasdaq corrected and tech funding dried up, SVB incurred billions in losses. Finally, the FDIC stepped in to remedy the situation. The result? The FDIC sold off SVB’s assets to a variety of banks. With the help of the FDIC, FCNCA purchased more than $100 billion in deposits and more than $70 billion in loans from SVB at a more than $16 billion discount.\nBy the Numbers\nAmidst a troubled banking sector backdrop, First Citizen’s Bank stands alone. FCNCA is dominating its industry from a historical EPS growth rate, projected sales growth, and margins perspective.\nFurthermore, analysts believe that the SVB acquisition will be a significant earnings driver. Over the next two quarters, Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest robust triple-digit earning’s growth.\nNot only are analysts bullish, they are becoming more bullish by the day. The Zacks Consensus Estimate Trend shows Q1 EPS estimates of 21.78 per share 60 days ago and revised estimates of 47.98 per share now.\nFirm Price and Volume Action\nIn late March, FCNCA gapped higher by more than 50% on volume ~900% above the norm. The flurry of buying pressure is indicative of institutional accumulation. Since the news broke, shares have rallied in a stair-stepping fashion and are consolidating in a tight range – indicating that investors are in no rush to sell shares.\nBecause stocks tend to leave consolidations in the direction they came into them, the odds favor a trend continuation in shares of FCNCA.\nConclusion\nFirst Citizen’s Bancshares is a rare case of a bank successfully navigating the recent banking crisis. The purchase of Silicon Valley Bank for pennies on the dollar should be a fundamental catalyst for years to come. Furthermore, FCNCA is up 67% year-to-date, while the banking industry is down 15%. This makes one wonder how strong it will be if the banking sector continues to stabilize. Expect shares to be higher over the next 6-12 months.\nBear of the Day:\nZacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) Icahn Enterprises is a diversified holding company founded and controlled by billionaire Carl Icahn. Icahn Enterprises invests in investment management, metals, real estate, and home fashion companies through its subsidiaries and affiliates. Icahn Enterprises is known for its involvement in corporate governance matters and its efforts to management boards and decisions in the companies it invests in. As the company’s chairman, Carl Icahn plays a key role in setting its investment strategies and overseeing its operations.\nShort-Seller Report: Hit Piece or Red Flag?\nLast month, Hindenburg Research, a U.S. short-focusedinvestment researchfirm, unveiled a short report thesis on Icahn Enterprises. Shares of IEP swooned immediately following the report, dropping 55% for May on massive volume turnover.\nIn the short report, Hindenburg Research made bold accusations against IEP, claiming the company is inflating its illiquid private holdings. According to Hindenburg’s research:\n· IEP assets trade at a 218% premium to its last reported Net Asset Value (NAV)\n· IEP’s premium to NAV is higher than every closed-end fund and double the next highest.\n· IEP uses Carl Icahn’s legendary status and a hefty dividend to attract investors. Meanwhile, institutional investors have little to no exposure in the company.\nWhat is Hindenburg’s Track Record?\nBecause short-focused research shops often release “hit pieces” to manipulate stocks for short-term gains, investors need to be wary of them. However, Hindenburg Research is an exception to this rule. In late 2020, Hindenburg accused EV-maker Nikola of fraud. Since then, the stock has dropped from $50 to $1.\nHindenburg also raised a red flag on the SPAC Clover Health. Like NKLA, CLOV dove and hasn’t looked back since. Most recently, Hindenburg pointed out accounting inconsistencies in Adani – India’s largest company. Since then, certain banks have stopped accepting Adani loans as collateral.\nBy the Numbers\nWhether you agree with Hindenburg’s assessment or not, IEP’s fundamentals are unattractive at this juncture. Since 2018, IEP has posted negative EPS. Compared to its industry, IEP has lower historical EPS growth, projected sales growth, net margin, return on equity, and soaring debt.\nConclusion\nWith equities in a robust bull market, investors have ample opportunities outside Icahn Enterprises. The inflated NAV, poor fundamentals, and negative headlines should be red flags for prospective investors.\nAdditional content:\nCapitalizing on the Boom in AI Software Development\nBy the time you are reading this, Apple will have unveiled its new VR/AR headset and the internet will be exploding with reactions.\nIt will no doubt be an excellent device and, more importantly, it will reveal directions for the mobile dominator\'s AI strategy.\nI\'ve been predicting Apple would own the category where devices and AI meet since 2017.\nWedbush Managing Director Daniel Ives, a Zacks friend and frequent guest on our podcasts, noted last week that all eyes will be on Tim Cook\'s keynote today to set the tone for developers and announce new products. Ives said Apple is finally set to unveil its mixed reality headset product named Vision Pro with price points in the $3k range running off a new operating system called xrOS.\nHe acknowledged how important this is since every tech stalwart has announced its own AI strategy with Microsoft and ChatGPT front and center, while Apple has been very quiet and non-existent on this front so far.\nIves believes this is about to change as he is expecting Cook & Co. to discuss Apple\'s AI strategy looking ahead and how the company can integrate and ultimately monetize its customer base around future generative AI coming from Cupertino.\nWedbush further expects Apple to head down the path to have its own AI driven solution that will be integrated within the Apple ecosystem.\nWhat Hath ChatGPT Wrought?\nIf you wisely caught my Zacks Confidential article on March 20, you were given much of what you needed to know to assess and capitalize on the revolution.\nI told you what was old, what was new, and what mattered for the stocks you could still buy that week, when my 5 recommendations were still trading at levels that could have produced some sizable double-digit gains for investors who followed...\nNVDA: $265-270 and now $390\nSNPS: $370-375 and now $450\nGOOGL: $105 and now $125\nSPLK: $90-95 and now $100\nPATH: $16-17 and now $19\nI wish I could have given you more ideas, including AAPL and MSFT. More on that coming up.\nTech Super Cycle is Alive and Well \nI’ve been trying to understand and explain the power of NVIDIA and GPU “massively parallel architectures" since 2016.\nAnd one of my most important Zacks Confidential entries was from December of 2017 where I recommended NVDA shares under $50. But it wasn’t the stock reco that stands out for me.\nIt was my thesis that I dubbed The Tech Super Cycle to explain why the hyper productivity of advances in semiconductors and software were sustaining a long-term environment of better, faster, cheaper that kept inflation at bay -- despite the zero interest rate Fed policy.\nOf course, now that inflation has roared back with a vengeance, some will say I had it all wrong.\nI don’t think so. That’s the thing about megatrends driven by technology innovation. They don’t die because of economic catastrophe, wars, pandemics, or bad government policy.\nI bring this up today because many investing strategists are very concerned about recession, excessive valuations, and inflation. If you listened to them, you would be selling all your stocks and hunkering down for the apocalypse.\nThey could be right about reducing exposure in some areas or getting more diversification. But did selling semis or software in the scars of 2018, 2020, or 2022 really help? No way!\nObviously, Wall Street bears on technology are scary because they miss the forest for the trees. The evidence of revenues, profits, and valuations in the past 6 years tell me I was right about the Tech Super Cycle that will carry on through this decade.\nThe Meaning of NVIDIA Beyond $1 Trillion\nIt makes me laugh a little to be throwing praise on NVIDIA right now, after the world has discovered this AI juggernaut and all the journos can talk about is that it crossed some apparently magical mark... and now you should buy it.\nBy now you must be sick of the daily headlines about the company.\nThen again, if you\'ve been a steady investor/trader of NVDA shares with me for some time, you probably love it.\nSo let’s not only bask in the success, let’s keep learning about what is driving it. First up is a check-in with the one place I\'ve been telling you to check-in with at least once a month for the past 5 years: The NVIDIA Newsroom.\nTwo exciting stories stand out lately...\nWorld\'s Leading Electronics Manufacturers Adopt NVIDIA Generative AI and Omniverse to Digitalize State-of-the-Art Factories\nThis one warms my heart because ever since BMW adopted NVIDIA industrial simulation and design technologies -- including the Isaac Robotics platform -- for its new factories in 2018, I have been screaming that this is the future.\nSecond up is the continuing saga of the highest achievements by NVIDIA engineers that serve society by handing data power-tools to industry, science and medicine... \nNVIDIA Announces DGX GH200 AI Supercomputer\nNew Class of AI Supercomputer Connects 256 Grace Hopper Superchips Into Massive, 1-Exaflop, 144TB GPU for Giant Models Powering Generative AI, Recommender Systems, Data Processing\nRecall they built a 5,760 GPU “super” for Tesla a few years ago that handles 1.8 exaflops (a billion billion floating point operations per second) for the exponentially-large parallel data sets in autonomous driving technology.\nAs I’ve suggested repeatedly since ChatGPT took the world by storm, every corporation, university, and research institution will want this kind of compute power now.\nBeth Kindig Does the Math on NVDA > AAPL\nLast year I shared the “crazy” view of an independent technology analyst who reasoned that because AI was a bigger megatrend opportunity than mobile, NVDA shares would over-take AAPL shares in this decade.\nIt’s still hard to wrap your head around -- but then again who predicted Apple would sell more than $75 billion worth of devices every quarter after quarter?\nHere’s what Beth Kindig, founder of the I/O Fund and research house, wrote before NVIDIA’s May 24 report...\nI\'ve gone on record to say that Nvidia will surpass the valuation of Apple. That particular analysis compared the impact that AI will have to mobile, with AI adding $15 trillion to GDP compared to mobile’s $4.4 trillion. Mobile brought us three FAANGs: Apple, Google and Facebook. It has been my stance for years that AI will bring us a new set of FAANGs, one of which will be Nvidia.\nHowever, now is not the best time to buy the stock. Rather than flatly tell you that while offering no way forward, I want to continue providing value to my readers by discussing when my firm plans to buy the stock again.\nBut also, we should discuss why the market is rallying on this company specifically. Good investors must do both – understand what makes a company stand out while being patient on price. Nvidia is trading 3X higher than its peers and in some cases 12X higher. I’m not defending this valuation, rather I want to explain how it’s possible that smart money continues to buy up here.\n(end of excerpt from the I/O Fund letter)\nYou know that I have always tried to balance the euphoric valuation vs the tangible risk/reward. And that’s why I’ve done some trading with NVDA shares, getting out with some profits during the bear market and then jumping back in near the lows at $120 when nobody wanted it and Cramer said it was a “short.”\nBut more importantly I’ve tried to get you to see the paradigm shift that NVIDIA and its CUDA system hardware+software integrated stack represents to not just corporate data centers, but science and humanity overall.\nI hope I’ve gotten through with that message over the years.\nBesides the powerful medical applications, the next most exciting gold in Jensen Huang’s treasure chest is the potential to inspire millions of kids to be interested in science and math that can change their lives… and the world.\nFor Investors, It\'s All About AI-Fueled Software\nDespite the bear market which took Software from euphoric 2021 bubble levels to minus 40%, I still firmly believe that nothing changes the world more powerfully than technological innovation.\nThis has been the case for thousands of years and the only things that have changed are (1) the exponential rate of innovations and (2) their synergistic convergence. In other words, separate technology platforms tend to accentuate and amplify the capabilities of each other, thus creating another layer of force multipliers.\nFor instance, as semiconductor technology has advanced – and shrunk transistors under 10 nanometers – this innovation combines with cloud/edge data storage and with AI/GPU/deep learning algorithms to create entirely new forms of engineering, materials science, and business intelligence with real-time data analytics, design, and decision making.\nThe technologies leverage each other simultaneously and synergistically. And I didn’t even mention quantum computing, which is on deck to rip the ceiling off of all of them. I’ll let a technology innovation expert with more experience than I explain.\nHere’s how Peter Diamandis, author of The Future is Faster Than You Think, describes “exponential convergence” in a February 2022 blog post...\nAccelerating the advancement of exponential technologies is actually old news. So, what’s the new news?\nThat formerly independent waves of exponentially accelerating technology are beginning to converge with other independent waves of exponentially accelerating technology.\nIn other words, these waves are starting to overlap—stacking atop one another, producing tsunami-sized behemoths that threaten to wash away (read: “reinvent”) most every industry in their path.\nFor example, the speed of drug development is accelerating. Not only because biotechnology (sequencing, CRISPR, etc.) is progressing at an exponential rate, but because AI, quantum computing, and other exponentials are converging on the field.\n(end of excerpt from Peter’s blog)\nRevealed: How Savvy Investors are Profiting from AI Software\nIt’s hard to escape the buzz surrounding the innovative potential of artificial intelligence. The market for AI and all of its capabilities is beyond measure. AI’s ability to not only enhance but completely alter numerous industries is one of the reasons why investors could capture significant long-term gains.\nWith this perspective, I am recommending these 3 companies...\nStock #1: A tech titan constantly revolutionizing our world through groundbreaking innovations. They are a true pioneer that’s shaping the future of computing, gaming, and business solutions. It’s one of the few companies in a perfect position to monetize the growing AI wave.\nStock #2: With projected 20% revenue growth next year, this is a company that’s heavily invested in the digital transformation of healthcare. They are at the heart of the industry’s most creative technological advancements. Specializing in cloud-based solutions, this juggernaut spearheads change that could disrupt the entire healthcare landscape.\nStock #3: A global leader in semiconductor design software, this multi-billion-dollar company has formed strategic partnerships with other titans so businesses can shorten design schedules and reduce computation costs. Empowering industries by providing state-of-the-art electronic design automation, it’s a hidden gem primed for massive growth as the world becomes increasingly digital.\nClick here for the names of these three stocks >>\nBut that’s not all.\nYou’ll also get full 30-day, real-time access to ALL Zacks private buys & sells as part of our celebrated Zacks Ultimate service.\nDon\'t miss your chance to follow our real-time moves from ready-to-fly stocks under $10 to professional options trades… from insider buys to long-term value stocks… from home run investments to income recommendations.\nIn fact, Zacks Ultimate closed 176 double- and triple-digit gains last year and already 64 more in 2023. Gains reached as high as +244.0%, +348.7% and even +1,007.1%.¹\nYour cost for all this is only $1, and there’s not 1 cent of obligation to spend anything more.\nImportant: The number of investors who will see the three stocks and many others must be limited. 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They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."\nSince 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +24.3% per year. So be sure to give these hand-picked 7 your immediate attention. \nSee them now >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nIcahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFirst Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'I told you what was old, what was new, and what mattered for the stocks you could still buy that week, when my 5 recommendations were still trading at levels that could have produced some sizable double-digit gains for investors who followed... NVDA: $265-270 and now $390 SNPS: $370-375 and now $450 GOOGL: $105 and now $125 SPLK: $90-95 and now $100 PATH: $16-17 and now $19 I wish I could have given you more ideas, including AAPL and MSFT. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT. Beth Kindig Does the Math on NVDA > AAPL Last year I shared the “crazy” view of an independent technology analyst who reasoned that because AI was a bigger megatrend opportunity than mobile, NVDA shares would over-take AAPL shares in this decade.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT. Beth Kindig Does the Math on NVDA > AAPL Last year I shared the “crazy” view of an independent technology analyst who reasoned that because AI was a bigger megatrend opportunity than mobile, NVDA shares would over-take AAPL shares in this decade. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Icahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.', 'news_article_title': 'First Citizen Bancshares and Icahn have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT. I told you what was old, what was new, and what mattered for the stocks you could still buy that week, when my 5 recommendations were still trading at levels that could have produced some sizable double-digit gains for investors who followed... NVDA: $265-270 and now $390 SNPS: $370-375 and now $450 GOOGL: $105 and now $125 SPLK: $90-95 and now $100 PATH: $16-17 and now $19 I wish I could have given you more ideas, including AAPL and MSFT. Beth Kindig Does the Math on NVDA > AAPL Last year I shared the “crazy” view of an independent technology analyst who reasoned that because AI was a bigger megatrend opportunity than mobile, NVDA shares would over-take AAPL shares in this decade.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Beth Kindig Does the Math on NVDA > AAPL Last year I shared the “crazy” view of an independent technology analyst who reasoned that because AI was a bigger megatrend opportunity than mobile, NVDA shares would over-take AAPL shares in this decade. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Icahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP) : Free Stock Analysis Report First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL and Microsoft MSFT.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-engine-no.-1-transform-500-etf-vote-be-on-your-investing-radar-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 06/22/2021, the Engine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Engine No. 1. It has amassed assets over $479.76 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.05%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.33%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 28.80% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.03% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 26.95% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nVOTE seeks to match the performance of the MORNINGSTAR US LARGE CAP SELECT INDEX before fees and expenses. The Morningstar US Large Cap Select Index is market cap-weighted and tracks the 500 largest companies in the US.\nThe ETF has added roughly 15.41% so far this year and is up about 18.96% in the last one year (as of 06/15/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $41.43 and $50.93.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 19.85% for the trailing three-year period. With about 509 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nEngine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, VOTE is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $324.36 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $415.44 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nAn increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nEngine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.03% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': '1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.03% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Why Large Cap Blend Large cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Engine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.03% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). 1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Why Large Cap Blend Large cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': '1 Transform 500 ETF (VOTE): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 7.03% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). 1 Transform 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/focus-google-one-of-ais-biggest-backers-warns-own-staff-about-chatbots', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong\nSAN FRANCISCO, June 15 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets the program around the world, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters.\nThe Google parent has advised employees not to enter its confidential materials into AI chatbots, the people said and the company confirmed, citing long-standing policy on safeguarding information.\nThe chatbots, among them Bard and ChatGPT, are human-sounding programs that use so-called generative artificial intelligence to hold conversations with users and answer myriad prompts. Human reviewers may read the chats, and researchers found that similar AI could reproduce the data it absorbed during training, creating a leak risk.\nAlphabet also alerted its engineers to avoid direct use of computer code that chatbots can generate, some of the people said.\nAsked for comment, the company said Bard can make undesired code suggestions, but it helps programmers nonetheless. Google also said it aimed to be transparent about the limitations of its technology.\nThe concerns show how Google wishes to avoid business harm from software it launched in competition with ChatGPT. At stake in Google’s race against ChatGPT’s backers OpenAI and Microsoft Corp are billions of dollars of investment and still untold advertising and cloud revenue from new AI programs.\nGoogle’s caution also reflects what’s becoming a security standard for corporations, namely to warn personnel about using publicly-available chat programs.\nA growing number of businesses around the world have set up guardrails on AI chatbots, among them Samsung , Amazon.com and Deutsche Bank , the companies told Reuters. Apple , which did not return requests for comment, reportedly has as well.\nSome 43% of professionals were using ChatGPT or other AI tools as of January, often without telling their bosses, according to a survey of nearly 12,000 respondents including from top U.S.-based companies, done by the networking site Fishbowl.\nBy February, Google told staff testing Bard before its launch not to give it internal information,\nInsider reported\n. Now Google is rolling out Bard to more than 180 countries and in 40 languages as a springboard for creativity, and its warnings extend to its code suggestions.\nGoogle told Reuters it has had detailed conversations with Ireland\'s Data Protection Commission and is addressing regulators\' questions, after a Politico report Tuesday that the company was postponing Bard\'s EU launch this week pending more information about the chatbot\'s impact on privacy.\nWORRIES ABOUT SENSITIVE INFORMATION\nSuch technology can draft emails, documents, even software itself, promising to vastly speed up tasks. Included in this content, however, can be misinformation, sensitive data or even copyrighted passages from a “Harry Potter” novel.\nA Google privacy notice updated on June 1 also states: "Don’t include confidential or sensitive information in your Bard conversations."\nSome companies have developed software to address such concerns. For instance, Cloudflare , which defends websites against cyberattacks and offers other cloud services, is marketing a capability for businesses to tag and restrict some data from flowing externally.\nGoogle and Microsoft also are offering conversational tools to business customers that will come with a higher price tag but refrain from absorbing data into public AI models. The default setting in Bard and ChatGPT is to save users\' conversation history, which users can opt to delete.\nIt "makes sense" that companies would not want their staff to use public chatbots for work, said Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft\'s consumer chief marketing officer.\n"Companies are taking a duly conservative standpoint," said Mehdi, explaining how Microsoft\'s free Bing chatbot compares with its enterprise software. "There, our policies are much more strict."\nMicrosoft declined to comment on whether it has a blanket ban on staff entering confidential information into public AI programs, including its own, though a different executive there told Reuters he personally restricted his use.\nMatthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, said that typing confidential matters into chatbots was like "turning a bunch of PhD students loose in all of your private records."\nMicrosoft beefs up ChatGPT and Bing in wide-ranging AI product launch\nGoogle expected to unveil its answer to Microsoft\'s AI search challenge\nMEDIA-Google forced to postpone Bard chatbot’s EU launch over privacy concerns - Politico\nTop AI CEOs, experts raise \'risk of extinction\' from AI\n^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> (Reporting By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong in San Francisco Editing by Kenneth Li and Nick Zieminski) (([email protected]; +1 424 434 7548;)) Keywords: ALPHABET AI/CONFIDENTIAL (FOCUS, PIX)\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The Google parent has advised employees not to enter its confidential materials into AI chatbots, the people said and the company confirmed, citing long-standing policy on safeguarding information. Google told Reuters it has had detailed conversations with Ireland's Data Protection Commission and is addressing regulators' questions, after a Politico report Tuesday that the company was postponing Bard's EU launch this week pending more information about the chatbot's impact on privacy. Microsoft declined to comment on whether it has a blanket ban on staff entering confidential information into public AI programs, including its own, though a different executive there told Reuters he personally restricted his use.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO, June 15 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets the program around the world, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Microsoft declined to comment on whether it has a blanket ban on staff entering confidential information into public AI programs, including its own, though a different executive there told Reuters he personally restricted his use. Microsoft beefs up ChatGPT and Bing in wide-ranging AI product launch Google expected to unveil its answer to Microsoft's AI search challenge MEDIA-Google forced to postpone Bard chatbot’s EU launch over privacy concerns - Politico Top AI CEOs, experts raise 'risk of extinction' from AI ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> (Reporting By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong in San Francisco Editing by Kenneth Li and Nick Zieminski) (([email protected]; +1 424 434 7548;)) Keywords: ALPHABET AI/CONFIDENTIAL (FOCUS, PIX) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_article_title': 'FOCUS-Google, one of AI’s biggest backers, warns own staff about chatbots', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO, June 15 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets the program around the world, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Google and Microsoft also are offering conversational tools to business customers that will come with a higher price tag but refrain from absorbing data into public AI models. Microsoft declined to comment on whether it has a blanket ban on staff entering confidential information into public AI programs, including its own, though a different executive there told Reuters he personally restricted his use.', 'news_textrank_summary': "By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO, June 15 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets the program around the world, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Google told Reuters it has had detailed conversations with Ireland's Data Protection Commission and is addressing regulators' questions, after a Politico report Tuesday that the company was postponing Bard's EU launch this week pending more information about the chatbot's impact on privacy. Microsoft beefs up ChatGPT and Bing in wide-ranging AI product launch Google expected to unveil its answer to Microsoft's AI search challenge MEDIA-Google forced to postpone Bard chatbot’s EU launch over privacy concerns - Politico Top AI CEOs, experts raise 'risk of extinction' from AI ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> (Reporting By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong in San Francisco Editing by Kenneth Li and Nick Zieminski) (([email protected]; +1 424 434 7548;)) Keywords: ALPHABET AI/CONFIDENTIAL (FOCUS, PIX) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-unity-the-big-winner-from-apple-vision-pro', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Unity (NYSE: U) has been seen as one of the big winners from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) virtual reality (VR) announcement last week. As a development partner, it could be a winner in the long term. In the video below, Travis Hoium highlights why investors should temper their expectations for Unity's VR growth.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of June 9, 2023. The video was published on June 12, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Unity Software\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Unity Software wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Apple and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Unity Software. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Unity (NYSE: U) has been seen as one of the big winners from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) virtual reality (VR) announcement last week. In the video below, Travis Hoium highlights why investors should temper their expectations for Unity's VR growth. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Unity (NYSE: U) has been seen as one of the big winners from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) virtual reality (VR) announcement last week. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Travis Hoium has positions in Apple and Unity Software.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Unity the Big Winner From Apple Vision Pro?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Unity (NYSE: U) has been seen as one of the big winners from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) virtual reality (VR) announcement last week. In the video below, Travis Hoium highlights why investors should temper their expectations for Unity's VR growth. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Unity Software wasn't one of them!", 'news_textrank_summary': "Unity (NYSE: U) has been seen as one of the big winners from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) virtual reality (VR) announcement last week. 10 stocks we like better than Unity Software When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-meta-still-a-buy-after-apples-vision-pro-launch', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Having endured not a small amount of ridicule for their pivot towards, and investment in, the metaverse, Meta Inc (NASDAQ: META) has had to watch Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) take its first step in that direction to immediate acclaim. The latter’s launch last week of their mixed reality headset, named the Vision Pro, couldn’t have gone any better in terms of industry feedback and stock reaction.\nIn fact, it was so good that Apple shares notched a fresh all-time high. This was their first since January 2022, and it caps a stunning comeback which has Apple being the first major tech company to completely reverse and undo the damage of the past 1-2 years. \nSo for those of us with an interest in or a soft spot for Meta, does this mean we should be switching allegiances? We here at MarketBeat think not. While Apple is clearly onto a good thing right now, there’s a ton of upside still to be realized in Meta shares that makes them a compelling buy. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why. \nMeta Year Of Efficiency \nIn what was one of the more brutal sell-offs among all the tech titans, Meta shares dropped more than 75% in a year or so through last October. Plummeting ad revenue and decelerating engagement were just two key metrics that sent them at one point back to 2015 levels. But like any company worth its salt, Zuckerberg and Co used this wake-up call to make Meta leaner and more primed for growth than ever before.\nIt didn’t make for pretty reading, but laying off around 20,000 employees has had a tangible effect already on their operational efficiency. It was felt at one point that the company had become bloated and was operating at only half its potential effectiveness. Considering how shares have performed amidst the layoffs in recent months, it’s clear investors are buying into the efficiency targets. \nMeta shares are up an astounding 200% since November, with most of those gains coming since January. In fact, over that time frame, they’ve outperformed both the S&P 500 index (up 14%) and Apple (up 47%), showing just how potent an effect the company’s changes have had. \nAdditional headwinds that spooked investors and weighed on the stock last year have almost been addressed and, for the most part, have run their course. These include Apple’s ad tracking changes, adverse FX moves, and its Reel monetization plans. The team over at Loop Capital felt these three factors alone added up to a mid-teens percentage headwind to revenue growth last year, and with them mostly dissipated now, they have a hefty price target of $320 for Meta stock. Even with the strong first half of the year that Meta shares have enjoyed, that’s still pointing to an additional upside of about 20% from where shares closed last night. \nMeta Turnaround Story\nAdditional tailwinds are appearing in the form of the company’s use of AI, which will improve user engagement and, ultimately, monetization. There’s also the fact that with inflation readings continuing to cool, spending-related pressures which hurt their ad revenue are also being lifted, so investors are looking for improved numbers in that regard in the coming quarters. There’s a real sense that Meta has weathered the worst of it and is starting to come out the other side. \nThe company will be launching fresh hardware in the fall that will compete more closely with Apple’s Vision Pro, and the market’s feedback on this will be a critical turning point. In the meantime, though, Meta has done everything the market has asked of them, with KeyBanc and Morgan Stanley also weighing in from the bull’s corner in recent months in light of their drive for efficiency. There’s a little more than a month to go before Meta’s next earnings report. We expect shares to continue gaining momentum in the meantime. If the numbers from that confirm the turnaround story that we expect is happening, then Meta could quickly become the second big tech titan to once again be hitting fresh all-time highs. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Having endured not a small amount of ridicule for their pivot towards, and investment in, the metaverse, Meta Inc (NASDAQ: META) has had to watch Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) take its first step in that direction to immediate acclaim. The team over at Loop Capital felt these three factors alone added up to a mid-teens percentage headwind to revenue growth last year, and with them mostly dissipated now, they have a hefty price target of $320 for Meta stock. There’s also the fact that with inflation readings continuing to cool, spending-related pressures which hurt their ad revenue are also being lifted, so investors are looking for improved numbers in that regard in the coming quarters.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Having endured not a small amount of ridicule for their pivot towards, and investment in, the metaverse, Meta Inc (NASDAQ: META) has had to watch Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) take its first step in that direction to immediate acclaim. In fact, it was so good that Apple shares notched a fresh all-time high. Meta Year Of Efficiency In what was one of the more brutal sell-offs among all the tech titans, Meta shares dropped more than 75% in a year or so through last October.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Meta Still a Buy After Apple’s Vision Pro Launch?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Having endured not a small amount of ridicule for their pivot towards, and investment in, the metaverse, Meta Inc (NASDAQ: META) has had to watch Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) take its first step in that direction to immediate acclaim. It was felt at one point that the company had become bloated and was operating at only half its potential effectiveness. Even with the strong first half of the year that Meta shares have enjoyed, that’s still pointing to an additional upside of about 20% from where shares closed last night.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Having endured not a small amount of ridicule for their pivot towards, and investment in, the metaverse, Meta Inc (NASDAQ: META) has had to watch Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) take its first step in that direction to immediate acclaim. Meta Year Of Efficiency In what was one of the more brutal sell-offs among all the tech titans, Meta shares dropped more than 75% in a year or so through last October. Even with the strong first half of the year that Meta shares have enjoyed, that’s still pointing to an additional upside of about 20% from where shares closed last night.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-futures-falter-as-fed-forecasts-further-rate-hikes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.\nFocus on retail sales, jobless claims data\nChina ADRs climb on more rate cuts\nKohls up after TD Cowen upgrade\nFutures down: Dow 0.23%, S&P 0.41%, Nasdaq 0.70%\nUpdated at 7:23 a.m. ET (1123 GMT\nJune 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as the Federal Reserve signaled that borrowing costs could increase further this year after it skipped raising them in its latest meeting.\nThe Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.\nTraders see a 72% chance of a 25-basis-point rate hike in July, up from around 60% a day earlier, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.\n"Powell expressed that the committee seemed surprised about the resilience of current inflation even if Tuesday\'s CPI print showed a continued slowing in the headline inflation rate," said Charles Hepworth, investment director at GAM Investments.\n"Admitting to being surprised that the Fed\'s policy to date hasn\'t cooled a hot jobs market is basically signaling higher rates are indeed even more necessary and can be withstood by the economy as it glides (to) a soft landing."\nThe S&P 500 .SPX and Nasdaq .IXIC rose for a fifth consecutive session on Wednesday, while the Dow .DJI ended down following the Fed decision.\nMarket heavyweights Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.4% and 1.5% in premarket trading as government bond yields continued to rise. US/\nShares of Tesla TSLA.O dipped 3.1%. The stock snapped a record 13-day streak of gains in the previous session.\nAt 7:23 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 78 points, or 0.23%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 18.25 points, or 0.41%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 107 points, or 0.7%.\nInvestors awaited a slew of economic data later in the day, including the initial jobless claims for the week ended June 10 and retail sales for May due at 8:30 a.m. ET.\nKohls Corp KSS.N added 1.7% after TD Cowen upgraded the department store operator to "outperform" from "market perform".\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies such as Alibaba Group BABA.N and JD.com JD.O rose almost 2% after the People\'s Bank of China cut the borrowing cost for its medium-term policy loans for the first time in 10 months.\n(Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Market heavyweights Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.4% and 1.5% in premarket trading as government bond yields continued to rise. Focus on retail sales, jobless claims data China ADRs climb on more rate cuts Kohls up after TD Cowen upgrade Futures down: Dow 0.23%, S&P 0.41%, Nasdaq 0.70% Updated at 7:23 a.m. ET (1123 GMT June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as the Federal Reserve signaled that borrowing costs could increase further this year after it skipped raising them in its latest meeting.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Market heavyweights Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.4% and 1.5% in premarket trading as government bond yields continued to rise. Focus on retail sales, jobless claims data China ADRs climb on more rate cuts Kohls up after TD Cowen upgrade Futures down: Dow 0.23%, S&P 0.41%, Nasdaq 0.70% Updated at 7:23 a.m. ET (1123 GMT June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as the Federal Reserve signaled that borrowing costs could increase further this year after it skipped raising them in its latest meeting.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Futures falter as Fed forecasts further rate hikes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.4% and 1.5% in premarket trading as government bond yields continued to rise. Focus on retail sales, jobless claims data China ADRs climb on more rate cuts Kohls up after TD Cowen upgrade Futures down: Dow 0.23%, S&P 0.41%, Nasdaq 0.70% Updated at 7:23 a.m. The Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights Apple AAPL.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O fell between 0.4% and 1.5% in premarket trading as government bond yields continued to rise. Focus on retail sales, jobless claims data China ADRs climb on more rate cuts Kohls up after TD Cowen upgrade Futures down: Dow 0.23%, S&P 0.41%, Nasdaq 0.70% Updated at 7:23 a.m. The Fed left rates unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range on Wednesday, but indicated they could rise by at least half a percentage point this year as inflation remains stubbornly persistent and the U.S. economy stays resilient.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-dividend-growers-that-may-be-undervalued-gems', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) hail from very different industries, but the three stocks have one thing in common: All are dividend payers that could be considered undervalued, relative to their future potential. \nA stock may be considered undervalued for various reasons. For starters, fundamental analysis may reveal that the stock's current price is lower than its intrinsic value. That refers to factors including earnings and revenue potential, as well as cash flow projections. \nAdditionally, if market sentiment or short-term factors have suppressed a stock's price, it could present an attractive entry point. For example, small- and mid-cap bank stocks were sold off hard in March and April, before beginning to rally in mid-May, as concerns about a banking crisis eased. \nFinally, a stock may be overlooked or underfollowed by analysts or investors. That’s especially true of small- and mid-cap stocks, or even large caps in slower-growth, unglamorous or out-of-favor industries. When big investors and analysts pay scant attention to a stock, it may result in mispricings that can benefit retail investors. \nHere’s a look at three stocks that may have room to run, as bargain-shopping investors realize their potential. \nComcast\nComcast’s annualized dividend per share is $1.16, for a yield of 2.92%, according to MarketBeat’s Comcast dividend data. \nThe company has a 16-year track record of increasing its dividend. \nWhile many consumers associate Comcast with their Xfinity cable package, the company also owns NBCUniversal, whose properties include NBC, Telemundo, CNBC, USA Network, MSNBC, Oxygen, Bravo, Syfy, E!, Universal Pictures, Peacock, Universal Parks & Resorts and DreamWorks Animation, among others.\nAnalysts see earnings flat this year, but increasing by 12% in 2024. \nBank of America upgraded the stock on May 1, saying it found valuations “undemanding,” meaning it sees upside potential relative to where the stock is currently trading. \nB of A also noted that Comcast also maintains a strong balance sheet, and the company may benefit from a planned sale of its stake in streamer Hulu to The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) in early 2024. \nThe stock has been forming a flat base below a buy point of $42.10. You can see that formation on the Comcast chart. \nQualcomm\nSan Diego-based Qualcomm makes semiconductors and other gear used in smartphones and other devices. As smartphone sales are slowing, for numerous reasons, Qualcomm’s stock has been hit especially hard. A dispute with major customer Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and investors’ fears that Qualcomm would lose that business didn’t help. \nA 20.86% rally in the past month has resulted in a year-to-date gain of 14.59%, even as the stock continues to work its way out of a cup-shaped pattern that’s part of a larger downtrend. The stock’s current buy point is above $139.94.\nQualcomm’s dividend data show that the company’s annual dividend per share is $3.20, and the yield is 2.62%. The company has increased its dividend for 21 years. \nMorningstar analyst Brian Colello says he expects the chipmaker to retain its leadership in the areas of 5G and lower frequency bands. He wrote, “Apple’s decision to build its own baseband chips, or modems, to displace Qualcomm should be a medium- to long-term headwind, but not a death blow, especially as Qualcomm is poised to grow in automotive and Internet of Things semiconductors.”\nWilliams-Sonoma\nYou may be familiar with Williams-Sonoma’s stores located in upscale shopping areas, but the company actually operates on what it calls a “digital-first, design-led” strategy. According to the most recent annual report, “Our e-commerce channel has been our fastest-growing business over the last several years and represented more than 66% of our net revenues and profits in fiscal 2022.”\nThe digital strategy is clearly paying off, as other home goods retailers whose primary business relies on walk-in traffic, struggle. \nThe Willams-Sonoma dividend yield is 2.85%, and the annualized dividend per share is $3.60. \nThe company has increased its dividend for 17 years in a row. That kind of longevity also tells you that the company has been consistently profitable, which is a sign of an efficiently run operation. \nWilliams-Sonoma’s P/E ratio is 8, which is in line with many of its peers in the home furnishings and home goods retail segment. \nWilliams-Sonoma analyst ratings show a consensus view of “hold.” \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A dispute with major customer Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and investors’ fears that Qualcomm would lose that business didn’t help. B of A also noted that Comcast also maintains a strong balance sheet, and the company may benefit from a planned sale of its stake in streamer Hulu to The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) in early 2024. A 20.86% rally in the past month has resulted in a year-to-date gain of 14.59%, even as the stock continues to work its way out of a cup-shaped pattern that’s part of a larger downtrend.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'A dispute with major customer Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and investors’ fears that Qualcomm would lose that business didn’t help. Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) hail from very different industries, but the three stocks have one thing in common: All are dividend payers that could be considered undervalued, relative to their future potential. That refers to factors including earnings and revenue potential, as well as cash flow projections.', 'news_article_title': '3 Dividend Growers That May Be Undervalued Gems', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A dispute with major customer Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and investors’ fears that Qualcomm would lose that business didn’t help. Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) hail from very different industries, but the three stocks have one thing in common: All are dividend payers that could be considered undervalued, relative to their future potential. Comcast Comcast’s annualized dividend per share is $1.16, for a yield of 2.92%, according to MarketBeat’s Comcast dividend data.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'A dispute with major customer Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and investors’ fears that Qualcomm would lose that business didn’t help. Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) hail from very different industries, but the three stocks have one thing in common: All are dividend payers that could be considered undervalued, relative to their future potential. Comcast Comcast’s annualized dividend per share is $1.16, for a yield of 2.92%, according to MarketBeat’s Comcast dividend data.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-amazon-apple-and-costco-are-no-brainer-buys-right-now.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "There are still some negative headlines these days, mostly about the possibility of a recession. But with inflation showing some signs of cooling down, and the stock market in bull market territory, there is certainly some optimism as well. Regardless of your perspective, seeking out quality investments is always a good idea, no matter what's going on in the economy.\nIf you're looking for stocks that are no-brainer buys right now, then consider Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) as top businesses to add to your portfolio. Here's why they are wonderful holdings during a time like now.\nAmazon has multiple growth engines\nWith its exposure to multiple fast-growing sectors, Amazon still has lots of potential, even though it's already so massive. Online shopping is the biggest aspect of the overall business, and Amazon has a commanding lead in the U.S. But with e-commerce penetration at less than one-fifth of total retail sales in the U.S., there is undoubtedly lots of room for expansion.\nI'm sure investors are familiar with Amazon Web Services, the leading cloud infrastructure and platform services provider. This segment generated revenue of $21.4 billion in the latest quarter, up 16% year over year, and posted an operating margin of 24%. The cloud market will continue growing rapidly in the decade ahead.\nAmazon also has its hands in digital advertising, which increased sales 23% in the most recent quarter. The digital ads segment continues to gain share and pick away at the dominance of Alphabet and Meta Platforms.\nAs of this writing, Amazon shares are down 32% from their all-time high. This discount provides investors with an attractive valuation, with the stock trading at a price-to-sales ratio of 2.5, well below its trailing five-year average. Paying that price for this high-quality business is an easy decision.\nApple's loyal customers are an asset\nAnytime a company has such a fanatical customer base the way Apple does, investors are smart to take a closer look. A seamless, beautiful, and superior product and service offering has resulted in incredible profitability for Apple. Its gross margin has averaged 40% over the past five years. And free cash flow (FCF) totaled a whopping $111 billion in fiscal 2022, equaling 28% of revenue. This affords Apple the ability to repurchase an insane amount of its stock each quarter, boosting earnings per share.\nApple reported having more than 2 billion installed and active devices worldwide, and the business has done a great job of better monetizing this penetration. The company's Services segment, which houses offerings like Pay, TV+, Music, App Store, and iCloud, generates additional high-margin sales.\nWith the constant upgrades of existing hardware, plus the introduction of new products, like its recently announced mixed-reality headset and maybe even an automobile in the future, Apple is poised to continue expanding its reach and finding ways to keep users engaged in its vast ecosystem. This can support even more revenue, profit, and FCF going forward.\nCostco's value proposition is unmatched\nLast on this list is none other than warehouse retailer Costco. Like Amazon and Apple, this business is a favorite among consumers. That's because Costco, with its 852 stores globally, is known for having some of the lowest prices around for a wide product assortment that ranges from groceries and gas to electronics and jewelry. The typical markup on items at Costco is far below what you'd see at other big box retailers. Customers certainly find value in this, especially at a time of elevated, albeit decreasing, levels of inflation.\nA key feature of Costco's business is that it's a membership-based model. Customers must pay an annual fee of $60 for a basic plan that gives them the ability to be shoppers. The renewal rate during the latest fiscal quarter (ended May 7) was an outstanding 92.6% in the U.S. and Canada. This drives stickiness and repeat purchase behavior, something any retailer would want.\nCostco's CFO Richard Galanti mentioned on a previous earnings call that the company would raise the prices on its membership soon. The last time this happened was in June 2017. Because memberships are such an important income driver for the overall business, investors have been waiting for this to happen, as it could provide a significant boost to Costco's bottom line.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Neil Patel has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Costco Wholesale, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "If you're looking for stocks that are no-brainer buys right now, then consider Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) as top businesses to add to your portfolio. The company's Services segment, which houses offerings like Pay, TV+, Music, App Store, and iCloud, generates additional high-margin sales. With the constant upgrades of existing hardware, plus the introduction of new products, like its recently announced mixed-reality headset and maybe even an automobile in the future, Apple is poised to continue expanding its reach and finding ways to keep users engaged in its vast ecosystem.", 'news_luhn_summary': "If you're looking for stocks that are no-brainer buys right now, then consider Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) as top businesses to add to your portfolio. This segment generated revenue of $21.4 billion in the latest quarter, up 16% year over year, and posted an operating margin of 24%. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Amazon, Apple, and Costco Are No-Brainer Buys Right Now.', 'news_lexrank_summary': "If you're looking for stocks that are no-brainer buys right now, then consider Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) as top businesses to add to your portfolio. I'm sure investors are familiar with Amazon Web Services, the leading cloud infrastructure and platform services provider. This segment generated revenue of $21.4 billion in the latest quarter, up 16% year over year, and posted an operating margin of 24%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "If you're looking for stocks that are no-brainer buys right now, then consider Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) as top businesses to add to your portfolio. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. 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{'date': '2023-06-16', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-buy-for-long-term-life-changing-returns', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nInvestors are always on the hunt for long-term wealth stocks. You know, the kind that you can buy and hold for years (or decades) and generate market-beating returns. We’re all after that — that’s why we read articles like this one.\nWhen investing for the future, readers have to look under the hood and find high-quality businesses. At the same time, it can be hard when looking for long-term investment stocks.\nThat’s because so many of the best stocks have already generated the life-changing returns that investors are currently looking for.\nA stock like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is an amazing business. But with a near-$3 trillion market valuation, there is a concern that its bigger growth days are behind it. Or take Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ). I love the company, but with a $425 billion market cap and only modest growth, it’s hard to imagine it outperforming the S&P 500 year-in and year-out.\nSo what are some long-term wealth stocks to buy now?\nInvesting for the Future: The Trade Desk (TTD)\nSource: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com\nThere is absolutely nothing wrong with the businesses above (Apple and J&J). Almost any investor could make a case for them. However, I am looking for stocks that can generate outsized market returns over the long haul from here, not stocks that have already created those returns.\nOne such stock? The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD): The Trade Desk is a digital advertising firm that utilizes a demand-side platform. This not only drives efficiency for the customer, but drives profit for the company. Further, The Trade Desk makes it easy for customers to leverage connected TVs, audio, video, mobile and other mediums for their advertising needs.\nBefore the pandemic, after the pandemic and through the 2022 bear market, investors experienced a lot of volatility in TTD stock. However, the company remained incredibly stable. It’s able to operate around the world (China included) and continues to churn out steady growth.\nConsensus expectations call for more than 20% revenue growth this year and next year, to go alongside 17% earnings growth in 2023 and 20.5% growth in 2024.\nLong-Term Wealth Stocks: PayPal (PYPL)\nSource: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com\nPayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL): This fintech company is a controversial pick when it comes to long-term wealth stocks. The biggest reason? Because the stock has fallen out of favor with the market and suffered a peak-to-trough decline in excess of 80%.\nThe stock has only recently hit a 52-week low. While many large cap and high growth stocks have come back to life, that has not been the case with PayPal. To be frank, I’m not sure why that’s been the case.\nPayPal has a solid brand and has been one of the market’s favorite stocks over the years. From the time it was spun off in mid-2015 to its high in February 2020 (just before the Covid-19 selloff), PayPal stock rallied more than 225%.\nIt suffered a peak-to-trough decline of 34% during the Covid fallout — which was actually better than the S&P 500 — then soared another 277% to its all-time high in November 2021.\nDespite estimates calling for roughly 20% earnings growth this year, PayPal stock trades at just 13 times earnings.\nMaybe the stock will prove to be a value trap, but even if it can recoup half of its peak-to-trough losses by the end of the decade, we’re talking about a triple off the lows.\nAn Old Classic: Disney (DIS)\nSource: Walt Disney Co\nLast but not least, we have Disney (NYSE:DIS): Disney has been around for nearly a century, as it approaches its 100-year anniversary in October. In that time, it’s become an entertainment conglomerate.\nThe firm dominates in everything from TV and sports, movies and studio releases, parks and entertainment, streaming and other ventures. Yet amid all of that preeminence, it’s hit quite a bit of turbulence.\nWhile travel trends have propelled airlines, cruise stocks and other travel-oriented stocks, Disney has been left in the dust. In fact, it’s down 54% from its all-time high. If it can get back to that level, it will have more than doubled from its current price.\nCEO Bob Iger is back and looking to turn this ship around. Disney is cutting costs and reducing expenses, while at the same time boasting more than 230 million paying, streaming subscribers across its Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+ platforms. Disney+ alone has more than 157 million subs.\nWhile Disney’s streaming strategy isn’t perfect, the firm is well-positioned in the future of at-home media consumption.\nOn the date of publication, Bret Kenwell held a long position in JNJ, TTD and PYPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nBret Kenwell is the manager and author of Future Blue Chips and is on Twitter @BretKenwell.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\nThe post 3 Stocks to Buy for Long-Term, Life-Changing Returns appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'A stock like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is an amazing business. Further, The Trade Desk makes it easy for customers to leverage connected TVs, audio, video, mobile and other mediums for their advertising needs. Maybe the stock will prove to be a value trap, but even if it can recoup half of its peak-to-trough losses by the end of the decade, we’re talking about a triple off the lows.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'A stock like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is an amazing business. The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD): The Trade Desk is a digital advertising firm that utilizes a demand-side platform. Long-Term Wealth Stocks: PayPal (PYPL) Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL): This fintech company is a controversial pick when it comes to long-term wealth stocks.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Buy for Long-Term, Life-Changing Returns ', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'A stock like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is an amazing business. One such stock? Consensus expectations call for more than 20% revenue growth this year and next year, to go alongside 17% earnings growth in 2023 and 20.5% growth in 2024.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'A stock like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is an amazing business. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Investors are always on the hunt for long-term wealth stocks. However, I am looking for stocks that can generate outsized market returns over the long haul from here, not stocks that have already created those returns.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-friday-option-activity%3A-gme-cwh-aapl', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in GameStop Corp (Symbol: GME), where a total volume of 83,378 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 8.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 127.6% of GME's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $25 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 7,436 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 743,600 underlying shares of GME. Below is a chart showing GME's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:\nCamping World Holdings Inc (Symbol: CWH) options are showing a volume of 14,133 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 126.5% of CWH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $25 strike put option expiring January 19, 2024, with 3,858 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 385,800 underlying shares of CWH. Below is a chart showing CWH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 751,290 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 75.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 121.4% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 61.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 80,897 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $185 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for GME options, CWH options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 GPMT Dividend History\n\x95 NVTA Stock Predictions\n\x95 Institutional Holders of NCAC\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 80,897 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing CWH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 751,290 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 75.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 121.4% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 61.9 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Below is a chart showing CWH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 751,290 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 75.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 121.4% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 61.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 80,897 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.1 million underlying shares of AAPL.", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Friday Option Activity: GME, CWH, AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Especially high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 80,897 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $185 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for GME options, CWH options, or AAPL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Below is a chart showing CWH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 751,290 contracts thus far today.", 'news_textrank_summary': "That number of contracts represents approximately 75.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 121.4% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 61.9 million shares. Below is a chart showing CWH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange: And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) options are showing a volume of 751,290 contracts thus far today. Especially high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 80,897 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.1 million underlying shares of AAPL."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-warren-buffett-stocks-to-buy-and-never-look-back', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nBerkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett has established himself as one of the greatest investors ever. No one will dispute this fact or the idea that Warren Buffett stocks tend to get much more attention from conservative investors for various reasons.\nAny company that receives the blessing of the Oracle of Omaha is one that long-term investors will look to own. With an annualized growth rate of 19.8% from 1965, Berkshire Hathaway has outperformed the S&P 500 and picked the right stocks that have proven the test of time.\nCertain companies possess the essential qualities to maintain their leadership positions and are immune to significant competitive challenges, and this is what Buffett loves. These companies are among the top long-term buy-and-hold stocks with robust brands and favorable growth prospects. Moreover, they offer indispensable products or services and demonstrate effective management, solid financials, and consistently strong performance. These three stocks embody all these attributes, according to the Oracle of Omaha.\nBank of America (BAC)\nSource: 4kclips / Shutterstock.com\nBank of America (NYSE:BAC) is a strong permanent buy-and-hold investment among the most important banking companies in the United States. Notably, even Warren Buffett has shown confidence by acquiring BAC stock over time. The bank’s consistent ability to generate positive operating leverage since 2015 has contributed to this sentiment. Additionally, Bank of America has demonstrated solid earnings, with its earnings per share increased from 80 cents to 94 cents in the last quarter despite facing challenges.\nBuffett’s recent actions suggest a shift in his banking investments, with a focus away from regional banks. He still owns more than 1 billion shares, or 13% of Bank of America, maintaining a sizable interest in the business. This makes it one of his largest holdings, second only to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).\nBank of America stands as a stable investment compared to regional banks, benefiting from depositors seeking security amid rising interest rates. The higher rates enable the bank to increase loan charges, strengthening its financial performance. Additionally, Bank of America presents a favorable valuation compared to peers like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, trading at a lower earnings multiple and offering a significant discount based on book value and cash holdings.\nCoca-Cola (KO)\nSource: MAHATHIR MOHD YASIN / Shutterstock.com\nCoca-Cola (NYSE:KO) is a top holding in Buffett’s portfolio, often ranking third or fourth alongside American Express (NYSE:AXP). Coca-Cola pays a dividend yield of around 3.1% and has increased dividends for 61 consecutive years. It is well-positioned as a safe stock for a recession due to its value proposition and the anticipated need for a pick-me-up as people return to work. In a downturn, job security becomes crucial, and employees are likely to show up to the office daily, making Coca-Cola a reliable choice.\nWith an estimated value of $258 billion and a wide variety of billion-dollar companies, Coca-Cola is the leading non-alcoholic drink corporation in the globe. Notably, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway owns a significant 9.2% stake in Coca-Cola, valued at over $22 billion.\nCoca-Cola anticipates significant growth opportunities in the future as it taps into a vast total addressable market valued at $1.3 trillion in 2022. The company anticipates its total potential marketplace to grow gradually at a mid-single-digit yearly pace as the global populace is expected to rise by about 500 million by 2030.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com\nApple is a well-known permanent investment stock that accounts for about 40% of the holdings of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. When Buffett shows confidence in a company by investing heavily in it, it becomes a noteworthy choice for other investors as well.\nAlthough Apple’s stock is selling at a PTE ratio of around 31 and is close to reaching its following the pandemic spike, its record of success as a sustained winner screams for itself. Apple has produced a remarkable usual yearly return of 28% over the previous ten years, above the S&P 500’s average annual gain of 12%.\nApple reached unprecedented heights following the launch of its much-anticipated augmented reality headset, the “Vision Pro.” With a price tag of $3,499, this groundbreaking device immerses users in a captivating mixed-reality environment. It introduces unique features like app navigation controlled by eye movements, the ability to watch movies in 3D, browse photos, and indulge in immersive gaming experiences.\nApple’s strong position in the consumer tech industry makes it a frontrunner in the thriving VR/AR sector. With a growing business and promising market conditions, the company’s stock presents an enticing investment opportunity.\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in KO, AAPL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\nThe post 3 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy and Never Look Back appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'This makes it one of his largest holdings, second only to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple is a well-known permanent investment stock that accounts for about 40% of the holdings of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in KO, AAPL.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'This makes it one of his largest holdings, second only to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple is a well-known permanent investment stock that accounts for about 40% of the holdings of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in KO, AAPL.', 'news_article_title': '3 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy and Never Look Back', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'This makes it one of his largest holdings, second only to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple is a well-known permanent investment stock that accounts for about 40% of the holdings of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in KO, AAPL.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Apple is a well-known permanent investment stock that accounts for about 40% of the holdings of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. This makes it one of his largest holdings, second only to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in KO, AAPL.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/foxconn-plans-to-make-electric-vehicles', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "(RTTNews) - Foxconn, Apple's key iPhone assembler with major operations in China, is planning to venture into making of electric vehicles, BBC reported following an interview with chairman and boss Young Liu.\nThe Taiwanese firm, which is moving some supply chains out of China amid increased tensions between US and China, considers electric vehicles as the next growth targets.\nAccording to reports, the company is also considering to set up an EV manufacturing plant in India, and is in talks with some states regarding the same. Foxconn also plans car factories in US, Thailand, as well as in Indonesia.\nFoxconn hopes to capture about 5% of the global electric vehicle market in the next few years, reports said.\nIn January, Foxconn had partnered with Nvidia to develop automated and autonomous vehicle platforms. As part of the deal, Foxconn agreed to be a tier-one manufacturer, producing electronic control units based on NVIDIA DRIVE Orin for the global automotive market.\nLiu now said Foxconn must prepare for the worst amid the issues between the countries.\nFoxconn, with an annual revenue of $200 billion, has started undertaking its business continuity planning, with some of its production lines already shifted to Mexico, Vietnam and India.\nThe company makes more than half of Apple's products, including iPhones to iMacs, as well as products for Microsoft, Sony, Dell and Amazon.\nFoxconn operates the world's biggest iPhone factory in the Zhengzhou city, called iPhone City. The major plant, which was hit hard last year by worker unrest following Covid-19 spread and related restrictions, was running at 90% of planned production capacity at the end of December.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "(RTTNews) - Foxconn, Apple's key iPhone assembler with major operations in China, is planning to venture into making of electric vehicles, BBC reported following an interview with chairman and boss Young Liu. As part of the deal, Foxconn agreed to be a tier-one manufacturer, producing electronic control units based on NVIDIA DRIVE Orin for the global automotive market. The major plant, which was hit hard last year by worker unrest following Covid-19 spread and related restrictions, was running at 90% of planned production capacity at the end of December.", 'news_luhn_summary': "(RTTNews) - Foxconn, Apple's key iPhone assembler with major operations in China, is planning to venture into making of electric vehicles, BBC reported following an interview with chairman and boss Young Liu. Foxconn hopes to capture about 5% of the global electric vehicle market in the next few years, reports said. Foxconn operates the world's biggest iPhone factory in the Zhengzhou city, called iPhone City.", 'news_article_title': 'Foxconn Plans To Make Electric Vehicles', 'news_lexrank_summary': "(RTTNews) - Foxconn, Apple's key iPhone assembler with major operations in China, is planning to venture into making of electric vehicles, BBC reported following an interview with chairman and boss Young Liu. Foxconn hopes to capture about 5% of the global electric vehicle market in the next few years, reports said. Foxconn operates the world's biggest iPhone factory in the Zhengzhou city, called iPhone City.", 'news_textrank_summary': "(RTTNews) - Foxconn, Apple's key iPhone assembler with major operations in China, is planning to venture into making of electric vehicles, BBC reported following an interview with chairman and boss Young Liu. Foxconn hopes to capture about 5% of the global electric vehicle market in the next few years, reports said. Foxconn operates the world's biggest iPhone factory in the Zhengzhou city, called iPhone City."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock-nasdaq%3Aaapl%3A-expectations-too-modest-for-the-vision-pro', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock recently hit a new all-time high, just over a week after the company unveiled its "spatial computer" to the world. Undoubtedly, it seemed like the Vision Pro announcement was a "sell-the-news" type of scenario, with shares sinking amid the keynote before eventually recovering.\nI don\'t know whether it was the shocking price ($3,499), the lack of "killer" apps, a lack of overusing the word "AI," or the lengthy wait (it goes on sale in early 2024 in the U.S.) before fans can actually give Apple their money. Regardless, Apple\'s post-keynote reaction was somewhat muted, especially since the company delivered the new device that we\'ve been waiting years for.\nIn any case, the headset reveal was on virtually everybody\'s radar, with many analysts that already factored in Vision Pro sales into their financial models before the keynote. Nonetheless, relatively low expectations have me very bullish on the stock, even near all-time highs.\nApple Vision Pro May Very Well be the Best Headset Yet\nUnderstandably, VR and AR have struggled to take off thus far, and the headset market still has a haze of uncertainty clouding it. Not to mention a potential recession could curb demand for the first Vision Pro model. For years, the technology and pricing appeared to have held the field of spatial computing back from living up to its potential.\nAs Apple looks to take its shot in the space, I do think far too many people are over-curbing their enthusiasm when it comes to headset sales and the ability for visionOS (Vision Pro\'s operating system) to gradually take the place of tvOS, macOS, or even iOS. That\'s probably because there have been a lot of colossal flops when it comes to headsets over the years.\nMany influential companies gave it their best shot and have failed to deliver. Still, this is Apple we\'re talking about. Apple is not a company that throws new ideas at a wall to see what sticks. It\'s also not one to jump on the bandwagon or chase hot trends that don\'t have the potential to generate considerable earnings growth over a reasonable timeframe. If it were a trend chaser, like so many firms seem to be these days, it would have shined more light on AI innovations.\nIndeed, Apple can still innovate on the front of AI. It\'s just doing a better job of keeping the technical aspects behind the scenes. Further, Apple is all about safety and security when it comes to tech. It knows the dangers of unregulated AI and large language models (LLMs) in this early "wild-west" era.\nThe technology may be amazing, but if there\'s no clear view of risk and reward, it may prove wise to stick on the sidelines for now. In the AI era, there is no room for the "move fast and break things" mentality. That doesn\'t mean Apple won\'t join the "AI race" in the future, though, perhaps once regulators catch up. CEO Tim Cook is impressed by the technology and previously admitted to using ChatGPT himself.\nAre Too Many Analysts Downplaying the Technology?\nIt\'s always a good idea to have modest or realistic expectations regarding emerging technologies. For instance, though Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock has more than doubled this year, it\'s more AI and social media to thank than the so-called Metaverse or the Meta Quest headset.\nArguably, Meta\'s metaverse may be holding it back from rallying even more. Late last year, when Meta stock was in the gutter, billionaire tech investor Brad Gerstner wrote an open letter to Meta asking for less cash to be poured into metaverse bets, among other requests.\nAs VR and AR technology evolve, I do believe analysts could be caught revising to the upside in a few years after demand shows to be far better than expectations. Only time will tell if Vision Pro is a mass-market device that everyday Apple users will buy or plan to buy once they can afford to.\nRegardless, I believe there\'s a good chance that the demand could crush estimates in a year. Yes, $3,499 is not cheap, but as the app library grows alongside consumer savings (they have a year or so to save up), don\'t count me as surprised if Apple struggles to keep up with demand 18 months down the road.\nWedbush\'s Daniel Ives is a long-time bull on Apple stock. He recently hiked his price target on AAPL from $205 to $220. Ives stated that Apple is "playing chess while others play checkers," also calling Vision Pro a "revolutionary product."\nDespite this, he sees just 150,000 units selling in the first year and 1 million in the second. Personally, I think first-year unit sales could easily pass 1 million, and if that\'s the case, Ives and other analysts may have a few more upgrades up their sleeves.\nIs Apple Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nTurning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy. Out of 29 analyst ratings, there are 22 Buys and seven Holds.\nThe average Apple stock price target is $189.17, implying upside potential of 2.3%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $149.00 per share to a high of $210.00 per share.\nThe Bottom Line on Apple Stock\nApple stock is trading at a historical premium at 31.5 times trailing price-to-earnings. Despite this, I still view AAPL stock as a bargain. Vision Pro sales estimates vary among analysts, but most may be heavily underestimating demand. As such, I\'m sticking with the stock as it inches closer to $3 trillion territory.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock recently hit a new all-time high, just over a week after the company unveiled its "spatial computer" to the world. He recently hiked his price target on AAPL from $205 to $220. Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock recently hit a new all-time high, just over a week after the company unveiled its "spatial computer" to the world. He recently hiked his price target on AAPL from $205 to $220. Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.', 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock (NASDAQ:AAPL): Expectations Too Modest for the Vision Pro', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock recently hit a new all-time high, just over a week after the company unveiled its "spatial computer" to the world. He recently hiked his price target on AAPL from $205 to $220. Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock recently hit a new all-time high, just over a week after the company unveiled its "spatial computer" to the world. He recently hiked his price target on AAPL from $205 to $220. Turning to Wall Street, AAPL stock comes in as a Strong Buy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/khashoggis-widow-sues-israeli-spyware-company-nso-over-phone-hacking', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Raphael Satter\nJune 16 (Reuters) - The widow of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says in a lawsuit that surveillance software built by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group was used to spy on her messages in the months leading up to her husband\'s death.\nIn a civil suit filed Thursday in the Northern District of Virginia, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi said that NSO "intentionally targeted" her devices and "caused her immense harm, both through the tragic loss of her husband and through her own loss of safety, privacy, and autonomy."\nNSO initially said it had not seen the lawsuit. When the firm was sent a copy, it did not immediately respond. The company - which markets surveillance technology to intelligence agencies and law enforcement around the world - has previously denied that its technology was used to hack Khashoggi. He was a Washington Post columnist who was murdered on the grounds of Saudi Arabia\'s consulate in Istanbul in 2018.\nU.S. intelligence concluded in 2021 that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation to capture or kill Khashoggi. The Saudi government has denied any involvement by the crown prince and has maintained that Khashoggi\'s killing was a heinous crime by a rogue group.\nSaudi use of the Pegasus spying tool has come up in other controversial cases. Last year, Reuters reported that an attempt by Saudi authorities to wield Pegasus against Saudi women\'s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul backfired, allowing researchers to uncover thousands of other victims and triggering a cascade of legal and government action.\nThe U.S. government has imposed restrictions on doing business with NSO over human rights concerns, and the company faces a barrage of legal action over its spy services, including from Apple Inc AAPL.O and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms Inc. META.O\n(Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Frances Kerry)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The U.S. government has imposed restrictions on doing business with NSO over human rights concerns, and the company faces a barrage of legal action over its spy services, including from Apple Inc AAPL.O and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms Inc. META.O (Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Frances Kerry) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. U.S. intelligence concluded in 2021 that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation to capture or kill Khashoggi. The Saudi government has denied any involvement by the crown prince and has maintained that Khashoggi's killing was a heinous crime by a rogue group.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The U.S. government has imposed restrictions on doing business with NSO over human rights concerns, and the company faces a barrage of legal action over its spy services, including from Apple Inc AAPL.O and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms Inc. META.O (Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Frances Kerry) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. By Raphael Satter June 16 (Reuters) - The widow of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says in a lawsuit that surveillance software built by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group was used to spy on her messages in the months leading up to her husband's death. The company - which markets surveillance technology to intelligence agencies and law enforcement around the world - has previously denied that its technology was used to hack Khashoggi.", 'news_article_title': "Khashoggi's widow sues Israeli spyware company NSO over phone hacking", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The U.S. government has imposed restrictions on doing business with NSO over human rights concerns, and the company faces a barrage of legal action over its spy services, including from Apple Inc AAPL.O and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms Inc. META.O (Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Frances Kerry) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. By Raphael Satter June 16 (Reuters) - The widow of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says in a lawsuit that surveillance software built by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group was used to spy on her messages in the months leading up to her husband\'s death. In a civil suit filed Thursday in the Northern District of Virginia, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi said that NSO "intentionally targeted" her devices and "caused her immense harm, both through the tragic loss of her husband and through her own loss of safety, privacy, and autonomy."', 'news_textrank_summary': "The U.S. government has imposed restrictions on doing business with NSO over human rights concerns, and the company faces a barrage of legal action over its spy services, including from Apple Inc AAPL.O and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms Inc. META.O (Reporting by Raphael Satter Editing by Frances Kerry) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. By Raphael Satter June 16 (Reuters) - The widow of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says in a lawsuit that surveillance software built by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group was used to spy on her messages in the months leading up to her husband's death. Last year, Reuters reported that an attempt by Saudi authorities to wield Pegasus against Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul backfired, allowing researchers to uncover thousands of other victims and triggering a cascade of legal and government action."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/does-quality-matter-diving-into-blackrocks-quality-factor-etf-bats%3Aqual', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'You often hear investors talk about looking for high-quality companies to invest in, but what does "high quality" mean in reality? There are different ways of defining quality, but BlackRock\'s (NYSE:BLK) iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) has its own criteria, and it uses this as the basis for its investments. How does it work, and has seeking quality paid off over time for investors?\nWhat Does the QUAL ETF Do?\nQUAL is a large $31 billion ETF from BlackRock’s iShares that invests in mid and large-cap U.S. stocks that “exhibit positive fundamentals, including high return on equity, stable year-over-year earnings growth, and low financial leverage.” Its underlying index is the MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index\niShares says that QUAL screens for return on equity to find profitable companies, low earnings variability so that it is investing in stocks with stable earnings, and low debt-to-equity ratios to ensure that it is investing in stocks with low leverage. These all seem like sensible screens and good ways to weed out many of the market\'s lower-quality stocks.\nQUAL\'s Holdings\nQUAL’s purpose is to find and invest in companies with high-quality characteristics, so it’s no surprise that its portfolio is comprised largely of companies most investors typically think of as blue-chip stocks. The fund is very diversified and holds 126 different positions.\nHoldings are capped at 5% and rebalanced semiannually to ensure that the fund remains sufficiently diversified. Furthermore, its top 10 holdings account for just 38.6% of assets. Below is an overview of QUAL’s top 10 holdings using TipRanks’ holdings tool.\nNvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the toast of the town in the investing world these days thanks to its key role in the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), so it’s unsurprising that it\'s QUAL’s top holding with a weighting of 5.9%.\nAfter Nvidia, tech giants Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the two most valuable companies in the world by market cap, are QUAL’s next two largest holdings. However, QUAL isn’t simply a large-cap tech ETF -- within the top 10, you’ll also find healthcare companies like Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY), global payment networks Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard (NASDAQ:MA), and even an oil major, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP). \nIndeed, the fund is well-diversified across sectors, with the top sector, information technology, accounting for a 29.65% weighting, followed by healthcare (13.1%) and financials (11.74%). All other sectors have less than a 10% weighting. Information technology currently makes up a larger portion of the fund due to the rallies that its top holdings (tech stocks like Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple) have seen in 2023.\nBlackRock’s definition of high quality seems to correlate well with TipRanks’ Smart Scores. The Smart Score is TipRanks’ proprietary quantitative stock scoring system. It gives stocks a score from 1 to 10 based on eight market key factors. The score is data-driven and does not involve any human intervention.\nEight of QUAL’s top 10 holdings have Smart Scores of 8 or above, led by Nvidia, which boasts a \'Perfect 10\' rating. QUAL stock itself has a Smart Score of 8 out of 10.\nAnother nice thing about QUAL is that while it focuses on blue-chip investments, it isn’t paying an egregious valuation for them. The ETF’s average price-to-earnings ratio is 17.8, which is actually a slight discount to the S&P 500. \nLastly, the fund deserves credit for its tax efficiency -- it has never had to pay a capital gains distribution over the years.\nDividend and Fees\nQUAL pays out a dividend that currently yields 1.3%. This isn’t a dividend yield that really stands out in the current market environment, but it helps to add to total returns over time. The ETF also features a reasonable expense ratio of 0.15%. \nSolid Past Performance\nThe efficacy of QUAL’s strategy seems to be borne out in its results. As of the end of the most recent quarter, it boasts double-digit annualized total returns over both a three and five-year basis, with annualized returns of 17.0% and 10.2% over each of those timeframes, respectively. Since its inception in 2013, the fund has returned a solid 11.6% on an annualized basis. \nIs QUAL Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nAnalysts are relatively bullish on QUAL. It enjoys a Moderate Buy consensus rating from analysts, and the average QUAL stock price target of $144.62 implies upside potential of 8.3%.\nOf the 1,617 analyst ratings on QUAL, 61% are Buys, 33.3% are Holds, and 5.7% are Sells. \nInvestor Takeaway: Does Quality Matter?\nYou can\'t really argue with the type of results that QUAL has produced for its investors, and you could certainly have done a lot worse than investing in QUAL over the years with many of the other ETFs out there. Double-digit annualized returns over the long term are nothing to complain about.\nOn the other hand, despite its rigorous approach to screening for quality, QUAL\'s total returns are not all that different from those of a broad-market S&P 500 (SPX) ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) or the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) which both slightly outperformed QUAL over the same three- and five-year time frames.\nAs of the end of the most recent quarter, VOO posted total annualized returns over the three- and five-year time periods of 18.6% and 11.1%, respectively, while SPY had returns of 18.5% and 11% over the same periods. These ETFs both outperformed QUAL over the past three and five years despite their simple strategy of just investing in the S&P 500 without running additional screens for quality.\nFurther, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ), which invests in the Nasdaq 100 Index (NDX), has returned 19.8% and 15.7% over the past three and five years, respectively.\nBelow, you can check out a comparison of these four ETFs using TipRanks\' ETF Comparison Tool, which is customizable and allows users to compare up to 20 ETFs at once across a variety of factors.\nNone of this is to say that there is anything wrong with QUAL. It is a good ETF that has helped its investors to compound wealth over time. Past performance is no guarantee of future results, so it\'s also possible that QUAL could outperform these peers in the future. Additionally, QUAL\'s screens for low leverage and earnings consistency could help it to gain a leg up on the competition in the event of a recession.\nHowever, It\'s just worth pointing out that there are other major, well-known ETFs that have generated even better results with less complex strategies. Note that VOO (0.03%) and SPY (0.09%) have lower expense ratios than QUAL, while QQQ comes in a bit higher (0.2%).\nThese ETFs also end up overlapping quite a bit, as the top stocks in QUAL\'s high-quality index are also among the largest S&P 500 and Nasdaq stocks by market cap, so the same names like Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft account for large positions in all four ETFs.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "After Nvidia, tech giants Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the two most valuable companies in the world by market cap, are QUAL’s next two largest holdings. Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the toast of the town in the investing world these days thanks to its key role in the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), so it’s unsurprising that it's QUAL’s top holding with a weighting of 5.9%. Information technology currently makes up a larger portion of the fund due to the rallies that its top holdings (tech stocks like Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple) have seen in 2023.", 'news_luhn_summary': "After Nvidia, tech giants Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the two most valuable companies in the world by market cap, are QUAL’s next two largest holdings. There are different ways of defining quality, but BlackRock's (NYSE:BLK) iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) has its own criteria, and it uses this as the basis for its investments. QUAL is a large $31 billion ETF from BlackRock’s iShares that invests in mid and large-cap U.S. stocks that “exhibit positive fundamentals, including high return on equity, stable year-over-year earnings growth, and low financial leverage.” Its underlying index is the MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index iShares says that QUAL screens for return on equity to find profitable companies, low earnings variability so that it is investing in stocks with stable earnings, and low debt-to-equity ratios to ensure that it is investing in stocks with low leverage.", 'news_article_title': 'Does Quality Matter? Diving Into BlackRock’s Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'After Nvidia, tech giants Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the two most valuable companies in the world by market cap, are QUAL’s next two largest holdings. What Does the QUAL ETF Do? These ETFs both outperformed QUAL over the past three and five years despite their simple strategy of just investing in the S&P 500 without running additional screens for quality.', 'news_textrank_summary': "After Nvidia, tech giants Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the two most valuable companies in the world by market cap, are QUAL’s next two largest holdings. QUAL is a large $31 billion ETF from BlackRock’s iShares that invests in mid and large-cap U.S. stocks that “exhibit positive fundamentals, including high return on equity, stable year-over-year earnings growth, and low financial leverage.” Its underlying index is the MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index iShares says that QUAL screens for return on equity to find profitable companies, low earnings variability so that it is investing in stocks with stable earnings, and low debt-to-equity ratios to ensure that it is investing in stocks with low leverage. On the other hand, despite its rigorous approach to screening for quality, QUAL's total returns are not all that different from those of a broad-market S&P 500 (SPX) ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) or the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) which both slightly outperformed QUAL over the same three- and five-year time frames."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-race-to-be-the-next-nvidia%3A-3-stocks-to-consider', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nCompanies engaged in the artificial intelligence race are booming, with any company touting AI technology seeing massive jumps in their stock prices. That said, the hype surrounding AI is the real deal. I believe this will continue for the near- to medium-term. Notably, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has emerged as a major AI beneficiary, evidenced by its impressive guidance on May 24. The stock hit all-time highs, and is still moving in a positive direction. However, if you are looking for the top tech stocks to buy, you need to think beyond Nvidia.\nWhile Nvidia is gold when it comes to the AI sector, we shouldn’t rule out the possibility of other tech companies hitting highs shortly. Investors in Nvidia are reaping substantial returns, but there’s still an opportunity for those who missed out. Nvidia is dominating the market today, holding more than 60% of the market share in its core markets. That said, it will be interesting to see other tech companies join the race with their AI applications and chips.\nInvestors have started to look for stocks that could be the next Nvidia. Investing in such companies at an early stage could provide life-changing returns over the long-term. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the top tech stocks to buy right now.\nAMD Advanced Micro Devices $124.24\nTSM Taiwan Semiconductor $105.18\nORCL Oracle $126.55\nAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD)\nSource: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com\nThe biggest competitor of Nvidia ,and one of the best stocks for investors seeking AI exposure, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) comes very close to being the next Nvidia. The chipmaker is working to strengthen its position in the market and grow its market share. AMD’s chips will experience increased demand in the booming global cloud market, while AI adoption can further fuel growth in cloud computing. The company recently had its “Data Center & AI Technology Premiere” where it unveiled its AI platform and strategies.\nThe company has revealed a new AI chip to compete with Nvidia. The company’s MI300X chip is designed for large language models and other cutting-edge AI models. Large language models use a lot of memory given the amount of calculations and computing power required, and this chip is created to handle these needs. This chip boasts 192 GB of memory, giving it an advantage over Nvidia’s chips, which are limited to 120 GB of memory for larger AI models.\nThis chip can turn the tables for AMD, providing investors with massive potential upside. The company already has partnerships with some of the most notable tech giants in the industry, and if this chip is worth the hype, AMD could be the next Nvidia very soon.\nAMD stock is trading around $125 per share today and is inching closer to its 52-week high of $132. The stock is up 98% year-to-date, and 91% over the past six months. AMD’s recent stock rally was driven by Nvidia’s results, but I see AMD as a potential winner in the AI race.\nTaiwan Semiconductor (TSM)\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nOne company that has the bestchance to win the AI race is Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM). It makes chips on the advanced 5nm process and already has an impressive list of clients. TSMC, a leading-edge chip manufacturer, faces geopolitical risks tied to China, but remains a promising investment. If you are looking for stocks like Nvidia, you can benefit from the ongoing chip war by investing in TSMC. It is one of the top tech stocks to buy and hold for the long-term.\nThe company recently announced a new packaging facility to meet the growing demand for its chips. Unsurprisingly, TSM stock surged after this news. This facility will support 1 million 12-inch wafers annually, and could significantly expand the tech company’s capacity.\nTaiwan Semiconductor is Asia’s largest company and provides chips to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Nvidia. The primary reason to bet on this company is its customers. With several high-profile companies using its chips, I believe the company’s revenue will remain consistent and we could see impressive long-term growth. Management reported strong chip demand and limited advanced packaging capacity for AI chipsets at the annual meeting. Overall, as the leading foundry in the chip world, Taiwan Semiconductor is poised to excel in the AI race, making it an attractive stock to consider.\nOracle (ORCL)\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com\nI’ve always been a fan of one of the top AI hardware stocks Oracle (NYSE:ORCL). So much so that I recommended this stock as a buy in March when the stock was trading at $89. If you’d followed my advice, you would be sitting on gains of 41% as the stock is trading at $126 today. Oracle was up after the company recently reported results. The company beat on the top- and bottom-lines, with its growth largely driven by cloud revenue.\nOracle reported revenue of $13.8 billion which was up 17% year-over-year. This rise was driven by the gains in application sales and cloud infrastructure. The company also reported earnings per share of $1.67, driven by infrastructure as a service revenues, which rose 76%. Overall revenue increased due to Oracle’s Gen2 Cloud, powering generative AI applications, as highlighted by the company’s management team.\nBesides Nvidia, which is its key client, the company has signed up with several other major tech companies to work on their large language models. The stock is trading at an all-time high right now, but it has a long run ahead of it. Impressively, ORCL stock also pays a dividend yield of 1.3%, or a quarterly dividend of $0.40. Oracle hasn’t reduced its dividend since 2009, and has grown its distribution 14% annually over the past five years. The company’s development of generative AI services for multiple organizations is expected to drive higher revenue in the coming quarters. Oracle has all it takes to become the next Nvidia.\nOn the date of publication, Vandita Jadeja did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nVandita Jadeja is a CPA and a freelance financial copywriter who loves to read and write about stocks. She believes in buying and holding for long term gains. Her knowledge of words and numbers helps her write clear stock analysis.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\nThe post The Race to Be the Next Nvidia: 3 Stocks to Consider appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor is Asia’s largest company and provides chips to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Nvidia. While Nvidia is gold when it comes to the AI sector, we shouldn’t rule out the possibility of other tech companies hitting highs shortly. Overall, as the leading foundry in the chip world, Taiwan Semiconductor is poised to excel in the AI race, making it an attractive stock to consider.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor is Asia’s largest company and provides chips to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Nvidia. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Companies engaged in the artificial intelligence race are booming, with any company touting AI technology seeing massive jumps in their stock prices. AMD Advanced Micro Devices $124.24 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor $105.18 ORCL Oracle $126.55 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com The biggest competitor of Nvidia ,and one of the best stocks for investors seeking AI exposure, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) comes very close to being the next Nvidia.', 'news_article_title': 'The Race to Be the Next Nvidia: 3 Stocks to Consider', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor is Asia’s largest company and provides chips to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Nvidia. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Companies engaged in the artificial intelligence race are booming, with any company touting AI technology seeing massive jumps in their stock prices. However, if you are looking for the top tech stocks to buy, you need to think beyond Nvidia.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Taiwan Semiconductor is Asia’s largest company and provides chips to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Nvidia. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Companies engaged in the artificial intelligence race are booming, with any company touting AI technology seeing massive jumps in their stock prices. AMD Advanced Micro Devices $124.24 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor $105.18 ORCL Oracle $126.55 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com The biggest competitor of Nvidia ,and one of the best stocks for investors seeking AI exposure, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) comes very close to being the next Nvidia.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-is-raking-in-%245.17-billion-in-annual-dividend-income-from-these-7-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'You can safely say that Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett knows a thing or two about investing on Wall Street. Since he became CEO in 1965, he\'s overseen a greater than 4,100,000% increase in Berkshire\'s Class A shares (BRK.A). On an annualized basis, he\'s doubled up the total return, including dividends, of the broad-based S&P 500 over a stretch of nearly six decades.\nWhat\'s phenomenal about the Oracle of Omaha\'s investment strategy is that it can be duplicated by everyday investors. Buffett willingly shares his investment methodology, which often involves seeking out great businesses at fair prices and holding them for long periods of time.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nBut one of the top reasons Berkshire Hathaway has been such a success for investors is Buffett\'s love of dividend stocks. Income stocks tend to be profitable on a recurring basis, offer transparent long-term growth outlooks, and have an extensive history of vastly outperforming stocks that don\'t offer a dividend over multidecade timelines.\nOver the next 12 months, Warren Buffett\'s company is on pace to collect north of $6 billion in dividend income. The kicker is that $5.17 billion of this annual dividend income will come from just seven stocks.\n1. Occidental Petroleum: $959,833,478 in annual dividend income (includes preferred stock dividends)\nAmong the roughly four dozen securities currently held in Berkshire Hathaway\'s investment portfolio, it\'s energy stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) that\'s generating the most dividend income. Buffett\'s company is expected to rake in close to $160 million in common stock dividends on the nearly 222 million shares of Occidental it owns. Additionally, Berkshire owns $10 billion worth of Occidental Petroleum preferred stock that yields 8% annually, which is where the remaining $800 million in dividend income originates.\nSince the start of 2022, Buffett and his investing lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, have been aggressively buying shares of Occidental. In all likelihood, this signals that Buffett, Combs, and Weschler expect energy commodity prices to remain above their historic average for some time. With Russia invading Ukraine and global energy majors paring back their capital expenditures for years during the pandemic, a tight global supply for oil could certainly buoy spot prices.\nDespite being an integrated operator, Occidental generates the lion\'s share of its revenue from drilling. This means a higher spot price for crude oil will have a materially larger impact on its operating cash flow when compared to most oil stocks.\nA rapid rise in the federal funds rate has substantially increased Bank of America\'s net-interest income. Effective Federal Funds Rate data by YCharts.\n2. Bank of America: $908,909,765 in annual dividend income\nAnother big-time income stock in the Oracle of Omaha\'s portfolio is money-center giant Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Berkshire stands to collect almost $909 million in annual dividend income from one of America\'s biggest banks.\nWhat makes bank stocks such a smart investment for patient investors is their cyclical ties. Though inevitable recessions will take their toll on banks, the U.S. economy spends a considerably longer amount of time expanding than contracting. This allows companies like Bank of America to steadily grow their loans and deposits over time. Loan and deposit growth is the bread-and-butter that allows banks to generate income and return capital to shareholders.\nBut I\'d be remiss if I didn\'t also note that Bank of America has a leg up on its competition in the current environment. As the most interest-sensitive of the money-center banks, the current rate-hiking cycle -- a 500-basis-point increase in a little over a year by the nation\'s central bank -- is a boon to BofA\'s net-interest income, and therefore its bottom line.\n3. Apple: $878,937,967 in annual dividend income\nAccording to Warren Buffett, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is "a better business than any we own." This helps explain why Apple comprises 47.5% of Berkshire Hathaway\'s $349 billion of invested assets, as well as why Buffett\'s company is on track to collect close to $879 million in annual dividend income from the United States\' largest publicly traded company by market cap.\nAside from having a well-known brand and a highly loyal customer base, what Buffett can appreciate most about Apple is its management team. CEO Tim Cook continues to lead with innovation. Apple\'s iPhone still dominates the domestic smartphone market, and the company\'s subscription services segment has rapidly expanded. Services should help minimize the sales fluctuations often seen during Apple\'s physical product replacement cycles.\nFurther, the Oracle of Omaha is a big fan of Apple\'s capital-return program. Since the start of 2013, Apple has repurchased in the neighborhood of $586 billion worth of its common stock.\nA sizable uptick in the spot price of crude oil has allowed Chevron to pare down its net debt. WTI Crude Oil Spot Price data by YCharts.\n4. Chevron: $799,741,874 in annual dividend income\nEven after Buffett and his lieutenants pared down their company\'s stake in energy stock Chevron (NYSE: CVX) during the first quarter, this oil and gas juggernaut is still on pace to provide Berkshire Hathaway with almost $800 million in annual dividend income.\nThough the investment thesis for Chevron more or less mirrors Occidental Petroleum, there are a few key differences between these two integrated energy giants. For one, Chevron generates a significant percentage of its revenue from its transmission pipelines, chemical plants, and refineries. In other words, it\'s better hedged than Occidental in the event crude oil prices decline.\nThe other differentiating factor can be seen on the balance sheets of both companies. Among global energy majors, Chevron might have the most flexible balance sheet of all. Management wisely paid down debt in 2022, which is what allowed Chevron\'s board of directors to authorize an up to $75 billion share repurchase program. Meanwhile, Occidental is still working its way out of a sizable net-debt situation following its acquisition of Anadarko in 2019.\nImage source: Coca-Cola.\n5. Coca-Cola: $736,000,000 in annual dividend income\nBeverage stock Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is Berkshire Hathaway\'s longest continuous holding (35 years). It\'s also a company responsible for padding Warren Buffett\'s pockets. Coke has increased its base annual payout for 61 consecutive years, and Buffett\'s company is expected to collect $736 million in dividend income over the coming year.\nCoca-Cola\'s recipe for ongoing success is a combination of geographic diversity and stellar marketing. In terms of the former, Coca-Cola has 26 separate brands generating at least $1 billion in annual sales, and it\'s operating in all but three countries worldwide. This allows it to generate predictable sales and cash flow in developed countries, while moving the organic growth needle in faster-growing emerging markets.\nAs for marketing, it certainly doesn\'t hurt that Coca-Cola is one of the best-known consumer staples brands on the planet. It\'s spending more than half of its marketing budget on digital ads catered to a younger generation of consumers. However, it has the brand ambassadors and holiday affiliations that also help it easily connect with older consumers.\n6. Kraft Heinz: $521,015,709 in annual dividend income\nPrepackaged foods and condiments company Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) is another top-notch income stock for Berkshire Hathaway. Despite Kraft Heinz reducing its quarterly payout four years ago, it\'s still responsible for approximately $521 million in annual dividend income for Buffett\'s company.\nAlthough most companies took it on the chin during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kraft Heinz found itself in the right place at the right time. With people choosing to eat out less, the company\'s easy-to-prepare meals and snacks flew off grocery store shelves. With the company owning well over a dozen brand-name food, snack, and condiment brands, it\'s also had little trouble raising the price of its products.\nHowever, Kraft Heinz has arguably been one of Buffett\'s most disappointing investments. The company\'s balance sheet is bogged down by goodwill and a sizable net-debt position. Further, volume has declined in each of the past two quarters, which may signal that value-conscious consumers are trading down to cheaper store brands.\n7. American Express: $363,865,680 in annual dividend income\nLast, but certainly not least, is credit-services provider American Express (NYSE: AXP). AmEx, as it\'s more commonly known, has been a continuous holding by Berkshire Hathaway since 1993. Following a fairly recent payout increase, AmEx is on track to provide Buffett\'s company with almost $364 million in dividend income over the next year.\nOne reason American Express has been a winning investment is its focus on high earners. AmEx has always been able to attract individuals with high earnings and/or a high net worth. High earners are less likely to change their spending habits when the inflation rate picks up or the U.S./global economy enters a mild recession. It effectively means AmEx is better protected from credit delinquencies than some of its peers.\nAdditionally, American Express benefits from both sides of a transaction. As of 2021, it was the No. 3 payment processor by credit card network purchase volume in the U.S. (the No. 1 market for consumption globally). On top of collecting merchant fees, it acts as a lender and generates annual cardholder fees and/or net-interest income.\n10 stocks we like better than Occidental Petroleum\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Occidental Petroleum wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2023\nAmerican Express and Bank of America are advertising partners of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends Chevron and Kraft Heinz and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple: $878,937,967 in annual dividend income According to Warren Buffett, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is "a better business than any we own." Buffett willingly shares his investment methodology, which often involves seeking out great businesses at fair prices and holding them for long periods of time. Additionally, Berkshire owns $10 billion worth of Occidental Petroleum preferred stock that yields 8% annually, which is where the remaining $800 million in dividend income originates.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple: $878,937,967 in annual dividend income According to Warren Buffett, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is "a better business than any we own." Occidental Petroleum: $959,833,478 in annual dividend income (includes preferred stock dividends) Among the roughly four dozen securities currently held in Berkshire Hathaway\'s investment portfolio, it\'s energy stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) that\'s generating the most dividend income. Bank of America: $908,909,765 in annual dividend income Another big-time income stock in the Oracle of Omaha\'s portfolio is money-center giant Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).', 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Is Raking in $5.17 Billion in Annual Dividend Income From These 7 Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple: $878,937,967 in annual dividend income According to Warren Buffett, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is "a better business than any we own." Bank of America: $908,909,765 in annual dividend income Another big-time income stock in the Oracle of Omaha\'s portfolio is money-center giant Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Coca-Cola: $736,000,000 in annual dividend income Beverage stock Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is Berkshire Hathaway\'s longest continuous holding (35 years).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple: $878,937,967 in annual dividend income According to Warren Buffett, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is "a better business than any we own." Occidental Petroleum: $959,833,478 in annual dividend income (includes preferred stock dividends) Among the roughly four dozen securities currently held in Berkshire Hathaway\'s investment portfolio, it\'s energy stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) that\'s generating the most dividend income. This helps explain why Apple comprises 47.5% of Berkshire Hathaway\'s $349 billion of invested assets, as well as why Buffett\'s company is on track to collect close to $879 million in annual dividend income from the United States\' largest publicly traded company by market cap.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/game-on-why-take-two-nasdaq%3Attwo-is-an-underestimated-gaming-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Shares of Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO) have been incredibly hot this year, now up 33% year-to-date. As excitement over the company\'s upbeat quarter fades, investors who missed the run may have another chance to give the underestimated video game stock a second look. Indeed, the company is well on its way to returning to profitability.\nWith a strong quarter in the books, impressive mobile assets that will help diversify the firm away from its less-frequent blockbusters, and a Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI) release that\'s as close as ever (there were some hints at a potential 2024 launch), Take-Two stock has arguably never looked timelier. Despite the hot run, I\'m staying bullish on the name ahead of what could be a huge year for the $23.2 billion game developer.\nTake-Two Interactive\'s Latest Quarter Draws in a Crowd\nTake-Two\'s latest quarter was decent, but the impressive guidance and clues over a GTA VI release captured the investors\' hearts. The company technically missed on earnings, with fourth-quarter EPS coming in at $0.59, just below the $0.68 analyst consensus, and sales came in at a sound $1.4 billion, just ahead of the $1.31 billion to $1.36 billion guidance.\nI guess you could say the quarter was mixed, but given the low bar going into the number and confident commentary from management, the sudden surge in the stock shouldn\'t have come as a shock.\nIndeed, Take-Two has been a "sleeper" pick (or two-hit wonder) in the gaming space for quite some time, and there\'s no guarantee that GTA VI will be a success. That said, the company\'s track record of delivering high-rated hits speaks for itself. So, if a 2024 launch of the hit game is in the cards, TTWO stock may finally be ready for its much-awaited next leg higher.\nOf course, it would have been nicer to hear management give some firm deadlines. Given how many video games have been delayed, though, Take-Two may be wise to minimize the time pressure on its software developers. The business of game development may entail high stress and time pressure, but Take-Two has a formula that\'s worked out well. In that regard, investors should continue to be patient with Take-Two as it approaches the finish line with one of the most-anticipated video games of this decade.\nTake-Two Looks Like a Hot Takeover Target as VR Gaming Grows in Popularity\nApple\'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset reveal hogged the headlines in recent weeks, and for good reason. Virtual and augmented reality may very well be the next big medium for not just work, but play. Indeed, one can\'t help but notice the emphasis Apple placed on gaming at WWDC 2023. As Apple better caters to game developers, I do think studios, Take-Two included, will be more open to making the leap into virtual-reality gaming.\nUndoubtedly, a fully-immersive GTA title that\'s VR-enabled may be one of the holy grails of spatial computing. Though such a title is still many years away, I view Take-Two as a powerful company that could help a company like Apple turn its VR or AR headset into a profound success.\nAs consolidation across the gaming industry continues, I\'d not be surprised if Apple or some other big-tech firm with a foot in the door of spatial computing or "the Metaverse" doesn\'t look at Take-Two as an attractive takeover target (although regulatory hurdles could block such a deal from happening). Regardless, this doesn\'t change the fact that Take-Two stands out as one of the potential winners of a multi-year transition into 3D worlds.\nApple\'s Vision Pro could be a great next-generation gaming device if enough developers commit over the coming years. In the meantime, Apple is laying out the red carpet for the gaming crowd to bring new releases to the Mac, with a tool to help port PC games to macOS. Mac gaming is a great start before Apple jumps into the deep end with Vision Pro gaming.\nIs TTWO Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nTurning to Wall Street, TTWO stock comes in as a Strong Buy. Out of 19 analyst ratings, there are 15 Buys and four Hold recommendations. The average Take-Two stock price target is $150.74, implying upside potential of 9.9%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $120.00 per share to a high of $165.00 per share.\nThe Bottom Line on TTWO Stock\nThere are a lot of things to get excited about going into 2024. GTA VI may finally launch, and as Apple Vision Pro goes on sale, the floodgates to VR gaming could open. When big developers like Take-Two are comfortable announcing big-budget VR titles, though, remains to be seen. It could take many years.\nFor now, TTWO stock seems attractive for a potential GTA VI launch in a year or two. Further, its attractiveness as a takeover target also can\'t be ignored. At writing, the stock trades at 4.1 times price-to-sales (P/S), well below the software industry average.\nDisclosure \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Take-Two Looks Like a Hot Takeover Target as VR Gaming Grows in Popularity Apple\'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset reveal hogged the headlines in recent weeks, and for good reason. I guess you could say the quarter was mixed, but given the low bar going into the number and confident commentary from management, the sudden surge in the stock shouldn\'t have come as a shock. As consolidation across the gaming industry continues, I\'d not be surprised if Apple or some other big-tech firm with a foot in the door of spatial computing or "the Metaverse" doesn\'t look at Take-Two as an attractive takeover target (although regulatory hurdles could block such a deal from happening).', 'news_luhn_summary': "Take-Two Looks Like a Hot Takeover Target as VR Gaming Grows in Popularity Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset reveal hogged the headlines in recent weeks, and for good reason. Take-Two Interactive's Latest Quarter Draws in a Crowd Take-Two's latest quarter was decent, but the impressive guidance and clues over a GTA VI release captured the investors' hearts. GTA VI may finally launch, and as Apple Vision Pro goes on sale, the floodgates to VR gaming could open.", 'news_article_title': 'Game On! Why Take-Two (NASDAQ:TTWO) is an Underestimated Gaming Stock', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Take-Two Looks Like a Hot Takeover Target as VR Gaming Grows in Popularity Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset reveal hogged the headlines in recent weeks, and for good reason. Though such a title is still many years away, I view Take-Two as a powerful company that could help a company like Apple turn its VR or AR headset into a profound success. GTA VI may finally launch, and as Apple Vision Pro goes on sale, the floodgates to VR gaming could open.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Take-Two Looks Like a Hot Takeover Target as VR Gaming Grows in Popularity Apple\'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro headset reveal hogged the headlines in recent weeks, and for good reason. As Apple better caters to game developers, I do think studios, Take-Two included, will be more open to making the leap into virtual-reality gaming. As consolidation across the gaming industry continues, I\'d not be surprised if Apple or some other big-tech firm with a foot in the door of spatial computing or "the Metaverse" doesn\'t look at Take-Two as an attractive takeover target (although regulatory hurdles could block such a deal from happening).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-why-google-could-be-the-big-tech-stock-of-the-summer', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'As we’ve noted this week, shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) have just returned to fresh all-time highs, while those of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) are also soaring this year. But they’re not the only tech titans to be giving tech investors something to cheer about. Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL), better known as Google, has also had a decent start to the year, and momentum is building. \nTheir shares have rallied almost 50% since the first week of January, and since the end of April, they’ve actually outperformed those of Apple and Meta. There’s a solid argument to be made that Google shares hold the most promise out of the three to be the summer’s top tech titan. Let’s look at 3 of the more potent reasons behind this. \nArtificial Intelligence\nFirst up is AI, the latest market buzzword that’s been on everyone’s lips since Nvidia Corp’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) earnings last month. Wall Street is going crazy for any stock that is AI related, and when it comes to Google, AI feels like a very natural next step for products like Google Search and Google Cloud. In fact, there have been developments in this direction underway since last year, but Nvidia being catapulted to market leader has forced companies like Google to accelerate their timelines aggressively. \nThis resulted in Google launching their AI chatbot Bard in March, which rounded out their strategy to have both AI software and AI hardware in the market. The latter has been underway for some time as Google explores ways to reduce its dependence on Nvidia’s GPUs and related software by creating its own. \nThis means Google could soon be fully pivoting away from actually being an Nvidia customer to both manufacturing its own AI hardware and software and commercializing it. There are risks here, to be sure, with increased R&D costs and the knock-on effect this would have on margins, just one of them, but the opportunity surely justifies it. \nStrengthening Fundamentals \nWhile AI might be what everyone is talking about this summer, the meat and potatoes of any stock are its fundamentals. In that regard, Google is red hot. Its Q1 earnings report smashed analyst expectations and delivered record revenue for the first quarter along with its highest EPS of the past three quarters. \nConsidering how exposed Google has been to any decelerating economic activity, we’re inclined to think it has weathered the worst of it and has come out the other side. For context, their shares endured a 45% fall from April last year through October, but the bears ran out of steam there. It’s been effectively one-way traffic since then as buyers have rewarded strengthening fundamentals and an improving outlook. \nAlso of note is management’s latest buyback announcement, with an additional $70 billion worth of its stock set to be repurchased. A stock buyback is one of the most explicit ways management can tell the market that they believe their stock is trading well below fair value. And in putting their money where their mouth is, they give many investors the confidence to also do the same. \nTechnical Setup\nLast but not least, we have Google’s technical setup. Looking at its chart, we can see the current rally has been supported by a series of higher lows and higher highs, the textbook pattern you want to see when deciding if a long-term uptrend is underway. And the best news? Google stock can’t even be called overbought at its current level, with the RSI a bullish 60. \nShares have been trading above their 50-day moving average since March and their 200-day moving average since the start of April. Factor in the AI angle mentioned above, along with the strong fundamentals, and we could well be looking at a multi-month, if not multi-year, rally in its infancy. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As we’ve noted this week, shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) have just returned to fresh all-time highs, while those of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) are also soaring this year. Artificial Intelligence First up is AI, the latest market buzzword that’s been on everyone’s lips since Nvidia Corp’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) earnings last month. In fact, there have been developments in this direction underway since last year, but Nvidia being catapulted to market leader has forced companies like Google to accelerate their timelines aggressively.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As we’ve noted this week, shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) have just returned to fresh all-time highs, while those of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) are also soaring this year. But they’re not the only tech titans to be giving tech investors something to cheer about. Shares have been trading above their 50-day moving average since March and their 200-day moving average since the start of April.', 'news_article_title': '3 Reasons Why Google Could Be The Big Tech Stock Of The Summer', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'As we’ve noted this week, shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) have just returned to fresh all-time highs, while those of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) are also soaring this year. But they’re not the only tech titans to be giving tech investors something to cheer about. This resulted in Google launching their AI chatbot Bard in March, which rounded out their strategy to have both AI software and AI hardware in the market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'As we’ve noted this week, shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) have just returned to fresh all-time highs, while those of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) are also soaring this year. Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL), better known as Google, has also had a decent start to the year, and momentum is building. Wall Street is going crazy for any stock that is AI related, and when it comes to Google, AI feels like a very natural next step for products like Google Search and Google Cloud.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-spdr-msci-usa-strategicfactors-etf-qus-a-strong-etf-right-now-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nOn the other hand, some investors who believe that it is possible to beat the market by superior stock selection opt to invest in another class of funds that track non-cap weighted strategies--popularly known as smart beta.\nThis kind of index follows this same mindset, as it attempts to pick stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance; non-cap weighted strategies base selection on certain fundamental characteristics, or a mix of such characteristics.\nWhile this space offers a number of choices to investors, including simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies, not all these strategies have been able to deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nManaged by State Street Global Advisors, QUS has amassed assets over $983.53 million, making it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Blend. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index before fees and expenses.\nThe MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Index measures the equity market performance of large and mid-cap companies across the U.S. equity market. It aims to represent the performance of a combination of three factors: value, quality, and low volatility.\nCost & Other Expenses\nFor ETF investors, expense ratios are an important factor when considering a fund's return; in the long-term, cheaper funds actually have the ability to outperform their more expensive cousins if all other things remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for QUS are 0.15%, which makes it one of the cheaper products in the space.\nQUS's 12-month trailing dividend yield is 1.60%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nQUS's heaviest allocation is in the Information Technology sector, which is about 24.50% of the portfolio. Its Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 3.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META).\nQUS's top 10 holdings account for about 22.14% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has gained about 11.68% so far this year and was up about 16.34% in the last one year (as of 06/16/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $101.25 and $122.33.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.92 and standard deviation of 16.41% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 627 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Blend segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.\nIShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) tracks S&P 500 Index and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) tracks S&P 500 Index. IShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $330.11 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $417.82 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Blend.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 3.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META). Click to get this free report SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 3.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.', 'news_article_title': 'Is SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 3.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META). Click to get this free report SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) accounts for about 3.38% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Meta Platforms Inc. Class A (META). Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 04/15/2015.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-undervalued-companies-that-could-reach-%241-trillion', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nAfter its recent blowout earnings, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) was the seventh stock to join the trillion-dollar club. However, the stock is up almost 200% year-to-date and might not present value. So, what undervalued companies to invest in will likely eclipse this milestone in the future?\nFor starters, trillion dollar potential stocks must already be large enough. It’s easier for a large-cap stock to reach that market capitalization than a small-cap stock. After all, a $500 billion stock only needs to double, whereas a $5 billion midcap needs to be 200x.\nSecondly, the stock must have solid fundamentals. More so, revenues and earnings must grow to support an increasing capitalization. Stocks with upside potential maintain a healthy EPS growth trajectory attracting investor interest over the long term.\nHere are some undervalued companies to invest in. Already, these companies are mega caps meaning their total market cap exceeds $200 billion. In addition, their EPS growth rate over the next five years is over 20%. Lastly, they are undervalued based on their historical earnings multiples.\nBerkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B)\nSource: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com\nGiven its greater than $700 billion market valuation, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) is on its way to a $1 trillion market cap. This Omaha-based company is a conglomerate with diverse operating businesses ranging from financial services to utilities.\nOver the decades, the founder and CEO, Warren Buffet, has garnered a reputation as one of the best investors. He has been a great risk manager and steward of capital, making timely investments that bore enormous returns. As he notes in the 2022 shareholder letter, “Our CEO will always be the Chief Risk Officer – a task it is irresponsible to delegate.”\nBerkshire is in excellent financial shape. First, they have a best-in-breed investment portfolio concentrated in some of the best American businesses. Per the latest 13F filing, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), American Express (NYSE:AXP), Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) made up over 70% of the portfolio. It was worth $328 billion as of March 31.\nThen, there are diversified operations in insurance, railroads, energy and utilities. These are competitively advantaged businesses that dominate their respective industries. For instance, the auto insurance company, Geico, has the second-largest U.S. market share after State Farm. Likewise, rail operator BNSF is the largest rail company in terms of revenues in North America. These businesses generated $30.8 billion in operating earnings in fiscal year (FY) 2022.\nIt’s a surprise that given the strength of Berkshire, it’s yet to hit a $1 trillion valuation. One reason is that it might suffer from conglomerate discounts. Another factor could be that investors are wary of what will happen when Warren Buffet is no longer CEO.\nBut this is an opportunity for investors looking for stocks with upside potential. As of this writing, Berkshire has a market cap of $740 billion. Q1 2023 results showed that its equity portfolio was worth $328 billion and it had over $130 billion in cash on its balance sheet. Therefore, at current levels, you are buying the rest of the business at under 12 times trailing operating earnings.\nTaiwan Semiconductor (TSM)\nSource: ToyW / Shutterstock\nDespite the treacherous geopolitical landscape, Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) is one of the best undervalued companies to invest in. Yes, the threat of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan looms large, but this might be exactly why the stock presents an opportunity. China might be unwilling to shoot itself in the foot by disrupting the semiconductor ecosystem it hugely benefits from.\nIn terms of fundamental performance, Taiwan Semiconductor has crushed the competition. It is a foundry – semiconductor manufacturer – with a substantial competitive advantage over peers. Over the last decade, it has dominated the chip manufacturing industry in producing leading-edge node chips.\nGiven its colossal technology advantage, companies such as Nvidia, Apple and Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) have increasingly outsourced their chip production to this company. Now AI is taking center stage, and TSM stock is having a resurgence. The company is experiencing a surge in AI-related orders from chip designers like Nvidia.\nAnalysts expect revenue growth to resume in FY2024 due to a monopoly in leading-edge node production. Competitors like Intel (NYSE:INTC) cannot manufacture leading-edge smaller node chips leaving the entire market to Taiwan Semiconductor. As my colleague David Moadel noted, TSM will ride the AI boom higher.\nCurrently, the market cap is approaching $500 billion. If the valuation discount with other semiconductor peers closes, it could easily reach a $1 trillion valuation. Such a scenario is reasonable since the stock trades at an inexpensive forward P/E of 17.\nASML Holding NV (ASML)\nSource: Ralf Liebhold / Shutterstock\nASML Holding NV (NASDAQ:ASML) is one of the critical players in the semiconductor industry. It develops and produces advanced lithography systems used by semiconductor manufacturers deriving 62% from extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and the rest from deep ultraviolet (DUV) systems. These systems are essential for manufacturing next-generation semiconductor chips with smaller feature sizes and increased complexity.\nAccording to Fitch, the Dutch-based company has over 90% market share in the overall lithography system market. Additionally, the company has a monopoly in EUV tools used to produce advanced 7nm, 5nm or 3nm nodes. This dominance guarantees demand, making ASML one of the top undervalued companies to invest in.\nGiven its monopoly, it is a candidate for the trillion dollar potential stocks list. Major semiconductor manufacturers worldwide have no other supplier for advanced tools. They rely on ASML systems to produce high-performance chips used in smartphones, data centers, autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence.\nLooking ahead, ASML is among the top semiconductor stocks with upside potential. As AI and autonomous systems adoption increases, revenues are soaring. In the first quarter, the company reported net sales of €6.7 billion, up 91% year-over-year. Management was optimistic, forecasting a 25% revenue increase in 2023. Also, backlog was approximately €39 billion, almost twice the expected sales in FY2023.\nOn valuation, the stock is still reasonably priced despite the massive year-to-date rally. According to Finviz, the company will grow EPS at 29.80% over the next five years. Considering this stellar forecast, the stock is a bargain at a forward P/E of 30.\nOn the date of publication, Charles Munyi did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nCharles Munyi has extensive writing experience in various industries, including personal finance, insurance, technology, wealth management and stock investing. He has written for a wide variety of financial websites including Benzinga, The Balance and Investopedia.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\nThe post 3 Undervalued Companies That Could Reach $1 Trillion appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Per the latest 13F filing, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), American Express (NYSE:AXP), Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) made up over 70% of the portfolio. Competitors like Intel (NYSE:INTC) cannot manufacture leading-edge smaller node chips leaving the entire market to Taiwan Semiconductor. Charles Munyi has extensive writing experience in various industries, including personal finance, insurance, technology, wealth management and stock investing.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Per the latest 13F filing, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), American Express (NYSE:AXP), Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) made up over 70% of the portfolio. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Given its greater than $700 billion market valuation, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) is on its way to a $1 trillion market cap. Over the last decade, it has dominated the chip manufacturing industry in producing leading-edge node chips.', 'news_article_title': '3 Undervalued Companies That Could Reach $1 Trillion', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Per the latest 13F filing, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), American Express (NYSE:AXP), Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) made up over 70% of the portfolio. Here are some undervalued companies to invest in. As of this writing, Berkshire has a market cap of $740 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Per the latest 13F filing, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), American Express (NYSE:AXP), Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) made up over 70% of the portfolio. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips After its recent blowout earnings, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) was the seventh stock to join the trillion-dollar club. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Given its greater than $700 billion market valuation, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A,NYSE:BRK-B) is on its way to a $1 trillion market cap.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 184.2700042724609, 'high': 186.9900054931641, 'open': 186.72999572753903, 'close': 184.9199981689453, 'ema_50': 172.9009873128606, 'rsi_14': 74.98688256662943, 'target': 185.009994506836, 'volume': 101235600.0, 'ema_200': 159.0117318081308, 'adj_close': 184.4276428222656, 'rsi_lag_1': 82.00592648162028, 'rsi_lag_2': 81.16318755924254, 'rsi_lag_3': 80.80758859630149, 'rsi_lag_4': 72.58597541341797, 'rsi_lag_5': 64.97934625233592, 'macd_lag_1': 3.665569778042908, 'macd_lag_2': 3.469189599133472, 'macd_lag_3': 3.3778213462130395, 'macd_lag_4': 3.2772338580320763, 'macd_lag_5': 3.052306497469374, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.6907047427921498, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.339322279537741}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 13.479999542236328, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 14.539999961853027, 'Open': 14.489999771118164, 'Close': 13.539999961853027, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 13.539999961853027}, {'Low': 1.0920130014419556, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 1.0970999002456665, 'Open': 1.0945948362350464, 'Close': 1.0945948362350464, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 1.0945948362350464}, {'Low': 1.2768945693969729, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 1.284769058227539, 'Open': 1.278625249862671, 'Close': 1.278576135635376, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 1.278576135635376}, {'Low': 7.10129976272583, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 7.139800071716309, 'Open': 7.119900226593018, 'Close': 7.119900226593018, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 7.119900226593018}, {'Low': 69.94999694824219, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 71.88999938964844, 'Open': 70.55000305175781, 'Close': 71.77999877929688, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 99185, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 71.77999877929688}, {'Low': 0.6857205629348755, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 0.6898602247238159, 'Open': 0.688029944896698, 'Close': 0.688029944896698, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 0.688029944896698}, {'Low': 3.724999904632568, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 3.805999994277954, 'Open': 3.746000051498413, 'Close': 3.7690000534057617, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 3.7690000534057617}, {'Low': 139.86199951171875, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 141.86599731445312, 'Open': 140.26800537109375, 'Close': 140.26800537109375, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 140.26800537109375}, {'Low': 102.01000213623048, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 102.43000030517578, 'Open': 102.12000274658205, 'Close': 102.3000030517578, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 102.3000030517578}, {'Low': 1953.5, 'Date': '2023-06-16', 'High': 1962.9000244140625, 'Open': 1961.4000244140625, 'Close': 1958.4000244140625, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 119, 'date_str': '2023-06-16', 'Adj Close': 1958.4000244140625}]}
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{'date': '2023-06-20', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/got-%2410000-here-are-3-stocks-to-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'There is no better time to invest than now, as the saying goes. Starting as soon as you can ensures that you not only compound your wealth over time, but also start accumulating a dividend stream that will provide you with useful passive income. Rather than segregate investors into either growth or income, I believe you can enjoy the best of both worlds by setting up your investment portfolio with a healthy mix of each type of stock.\nYou should adhere to a set of criteria when choosing suitable stocks for your portfolio. Companies should have a strong brand or competitive moat ensuring they can continue to draw customers. They should also possess a long growth runway and be innovative in launching new products and services that generate customer loyalty. It also does not hurt if a company has a strong track record of growing its dividends as this means it can likely continue doing so.\nSo if you have $10,000 to spare, here are three stocks you might want to consider accumulating.\nImage source: Getty images.\nApple\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs no introduction -- it\'s a pioneer in the smartphone industry armed with a plethora of useful gadgets and devices that many cannot do without. Its iconic iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch have set the standard for many competitors, and the company has a large and loyal following of customers that eagerly await each new product launch.\nDespite being a trillion-dollar company, Apple posted revenue growth of 7.8% year over year for its fiscal 2022, along with a 5.4% year-over-year increase in net income. For the first six months of fiscal 2023, Apple posted a rare 4.2% year-over-year revenue decline, with net income slipping by 9.2% year over year to $54.2 billion. The drop was because of supply chain woes amid the U.S.-China spat, but many investors believe that this is merely a blip for the company.\nDespite the weaker numbers, there is now palpable excitement over Apple as the company launches its first major piece of hardware in nearly a decade, the Vision Pro. The new headset promises to blend the real and virtual worlds using a mix of virtual and augmented reality, and promises a new level of immersion and clarity, all with a price tag of $3,500.\nApple is also thinking of shifting around 18% of its global iPhone production to India by 2025, reducing its reliance on China and possibly enjoying better margins as costs are lower in India compared with China.\nMeanwhile, investors can also enjoy quarterly dividends fof $0.24 per share, a slight year-over-year increase from the $0.23 paid out a year earlier.\nPolaris\nPolaris (NYSE: PII) is a manufacturer of power sports vehicles, such as off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, and motorcycles. The company has remained resilient through the pandemic as its vehicles continue to find a ready market.\nSales rose from $7 billion in 2020 to $8.6 billion in 2020, with net income (excluding exceptional and one-off items) climbing from $504 million to $589.7 million over the same period. Polaris demonstrated continued growth for the first quarter of 2023, with sales rising by 22.4% year over year to $2.2 billion and net income surging by 53% year over year to $113.4 million.\nIt helps that Polaris is a steady dividend payer, having raised its annual payout over 27 consecutive years from just $0.15 back in 1996 to $2.60 in 2023.\nThe recent results saw higher sales volume across all the company\'s three main divisions, with gross margins also rising in tandem because of better pricing. With Polaris\' leadership in the off-road and motorcycle segments, it should continue to see volume growth, and should maintain its premium pricing.\nNew product launches should help maintain interest in its products, and the last two months saw the launch of two lines of lifestyle and performance apparel for its Slingshot and Indian Motorcycle products.\nLululemon\nLululemon Athletica\'s (NASDAQ: LULU) portfolio of athleisure apparel caters mostly to gym enthusiasts and yoga practitioners, and the company has a loyal following of customers that are hooked on its cutting-edge designs and technology.\nThe company has seen its revenue and net income improve sharply over the past three years. Revenue for fiscal 2023, ended Jan. 31, clocked in at $8.1 billion, up from $4.4 billion in 2021. Net income (excluding impairments) shot up from $588.9 million to over $1.2 billion over the same period. Lululemon also generated positive free cash flow for all three fiscal years, and its recent first quarter of fiscal 2024 saw revenue jump 24% year over year to $2 billion.\nThere could be more growth to come for the athleisure company. Back in 2019, it unveiled its "Power of Three" five-year strategic growth plan to accelerate growth with three key pillars: product innovation, omnichannel customer experience, and market expansion. The strategy turned out to be extremely successful, with the goals all met two years ahead of time. Lululemon doubled its men\'s division revenue and its digital revenue proportion, while also quadrupling the revenue share from its international division.\nThe company has now come up with a new five-year growth plan with even more ambitious targets. It plans to once again double its revenue to $12.5 billion in five years with the same achievements in the three pillars that seeded its success over the past three years. These goals may seem lofty, but Lululemon claims that its brand gained more market share than any brand in the adult active apparel industry since 2019.\nWith the company\'s innovative products and its cult-like following, these objectives look achievable -- and if the business succeeds, investors could be seeing many more years of both top- and bottom-line growth.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nRoyston Yang has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Lululemon Athletica. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs no introduction -- it's a pioneer in the smartphone industry armed with a plethora of useful gadgets and devices that many cannot do without. Rather than segregate investors into either growth or income, I believe you can enjoy the best of both worlds by setting up your investment portfolio with a healthy mix of each type of stock. Its iconic iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch have set the standard for many competitors, and the company has a large and loyal following of customers that eagerly await each new product launch.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs no introduction -- it's a pioneer in the smartphone industry armed with a plethora of useful gadgets and devices that many cannot do without. Despite being a trillion-dollar company, Apple posted revenue growth of 7.8% year over year for its fiscal 2022, along with a 5.4% year-over-year increase in net income. For the first six months of fiscal 2023, Apple posted a rare 4.2% year-over-year revenue decline, with net income slipping by 9.2% year over year to $54.2 billion.", 'news_article_title': 'Got $10,000? Here Are 3 Stocks to Buy', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs no introduction -- it's a pioneer in the smartphone industry armed with a plethora of useful gadgets and devices that many cannot do without. Rather than segregate investors into either growth or income, I believe you can enjoy the best of both worlds by setting up your investment portfolio with a healthy mix of each type of stock. Polaris demonstrated continued growth for the first quarter of 2023, with sales rising by 22.4% year over year to $2.2 billion and net income surging by 53% year over year to $113.4 million.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needs no introduction -- it's a pioneer in the smartphone industry armed with a plethora of useful gadgets and devices that many cannot do without. Despite being a trillion-dollar company, Apple posted revenue growth of 7.8% year over year for its fiscal 2022, along with a 5.4% year-over-year increase in net income. Polaris demonstrated continued growth for the first quarter of 2023, with sales rising by 22.4% year over year to $2.2 billion and net income surging by 53% year over year to $113.4 million."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russia-fines-telegram-and-viber-over-war-related-content', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'June 20 (Reuters) - The companies behind the Telegram and Viber messaging apps were fined by a Moscow court on Tuesday for failing to delete what Russia deems illegal content, Interfax news agency said, including about the war in Ukraine.\nDubai-based Telegram was ordered to pay 4 million roubles ($47,525), Interfax said, and the Japanese company behind Viber was fined 1 million roubles.\nTelegram, founded by Russian-born brothers Pavel and Nikolai Durov in 2013, is hugely popular in Russia where it is used on a daily basis by the Kremlin and defence ministry as well as by journalists, opposition figures, rights groups and millions of ordinary people.\nTASS news agency said the fine against Telegram was for refusing to remove 32 channels publishing false information about what Russia calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine.\nRussia has tightened controls over the coverage of the conflict by media and bloggers, introducing tougher punishments after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year for "discrediting" the actions of its armed forces or publishing false information about them.\nIt has frequently issued fines against a range of content providers including Google GOODL.O, Twitter TWTR.N, Meta\'s META.O Facebook and Instagram and this month, for the first time, WhatsApp.\nTASS reported that the same Moscow court was looking into a case against Apple AAPL.O, also accused of failing to delete illegal content.\nIn a separate case, Wikimedia Foundation, the group behind Wikipedia, was fined 1.5 million roubles on Tuesday, Moscow\'s Tagansky court said.\nAccording to Interfax, the authorities wanted Wikipedia to remove a video on trainsurfing, a practice of catching free rides that is considered illegal and dangerous in many countries.\n(Reporting by Reuters, Editing by Louise Heavens)\n(([email protected]; +7 727 2508 500; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'TASS reported that the same Moscow court was looking into a case against Apple AAPL.O, also accused of failing to delete illegal content. June 20 (Reuters) - The companies behind the Telegram and Viber messaging apps were fined by a Moscow court on Tuesday for failing to delete what Russia deems illegal content, Interfax news agency said, including about the war in Ukraine. Telegram, founded by Russian-born brothers Pavel and Nikolai Durov in 2013, is hugely popular in Russia where it is used on a daily basis by the Kremlin and defence ministry as well as by journalists, opposition figures, rights groups and millions of ordinary people.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'TASS reported that the same Moscow court was looking into a case against Apple AAPL.O, also accused of failing to delete illegal content. June 20 (Reuters) - The companies behind the Telegram and Viber messaging apps were fined by a Moscow court on Tuesday for failing to delete what Russia deems illegal content, Interfax news agency said, including about the war in Ukraine. Dubai-based Telegram was ordered to pay 4 million roubles ($47,525), Interfax said, and the Japanese company behind Viber was fined 1 million roubles.', 'news_article_title': 'Russia fines Telegram and Viber over war-related content', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'TASS reported that the same Moscow court was looking into a case against Apple AAPL.O, also accused of failing to delete illegal content. June 20 (Reuters) - The companies behind the Telegram and Viber messaging apps were fined by a Moscow court on Tuesday for failing to delete what Russia deems illegal content, Interfax news agency said, including about the war in Ukraine. TASS news agency said the fine against Telegram was for refusing to remove 32 channels publishing false information about what Russia calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'TASS reported that the same Moscow court was looking into a case against Apple AAPL.O, also accused of failing to delete illegal content. June 20 (Reuters) - The companies behind the Telegram and Viber messaging apps were fined by a Moscow court on Tuesday for failing to delete what Russia deems illegal content, Interfax news agency said, including about the war in Ukraine. Dubai-based Telegram was ordered to pay 4 million roubles ($47,525), Interfax said, and the Japanese company behind Viber was fined 1 million roubles.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-20-2023-%3A-v-tal-amzn-aapl-qqq-csco-f-intc-dfs-usb-tsla-rlj', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up .75 to 15,070.9. The total After hours volume is currently 102,905,549 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nVisa Inc. (V) is -0.4479 at $226.02, with 5,227,134 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for V is in the "buy range".\n\nTAL Education Group (TAL) is -0.01 at $5.82, with 4,576,695 shares traded. TAL\'s current last sale is 93.87% of the target price of $6.2.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.21 at $125.99, with 4,107,159 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.19 at $184.82, with 3,656,629 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range".\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is +0.03 at $366.93, with 3,471,593 shares traded. This represents a 44.31% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is unchanged at $51.55, with 3,203,317 shares traded. CSCO\'s current last sale is 93.73% of the target price of $55.\n\nFord Motor Company (F) is unchanged at $14.22, with 2,976,159 shares traded. F\'s current last sale is 107.73% of the target price of $13.2.\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is unchanged at $35.00, with 2,849,475 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 114.75% of the target price of $30.5.\n\nDiscover Financial Services (DFS) is unchanged at $115.53, with 2,630,094 shares traded. DFS\'s current last sale is 96.28% of the target price of $120.\n\nU.S. Bancorp (USB) is unchanged at $33.58, with 2,436,449 shares traded. USB\'s current last sale is 76.32% of the target price of $44.\n\nTesla, Inc. (TSLA) is +2.88 at $277.33, with 2,264,126 shares traded. TSLA\'s current last sale is 135.28% of the target price of $205.\n\nRLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) is +0.005 at $9.98, with 2,097,162 shares traded. RLJ\'s current last sale is 66.53% of the target price of $15.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.19 at $184.82, with 3,656,629 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".', 'news_luhn_summary': 'As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.19 at $184.82, with 3,656,629 shares traded. TAL\'s current last sale is 93.87% of the target price of $6.2.', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 20, 2023 : V, TAL, AMZN, AAPL, QQQ, CSCO, F, INTC, DFS, USB, TSLA, RLJ', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.19 at $184.82, with 3,656,629 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up .75 to 15,070.9.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.19 at $184.82, with 3,656,629 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AAPL is in the "buy range". The total After hours volume is currently 102,905,549 shares traded.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-analyst-moves%3A-aapl-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #9 analyst pick. Apple also comes in above the median of analyst picks among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #122 spot out of 500.\nLooking at the stock price movement year to date, Apple is showing a gain of 42.6%.\nVIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #9 analyst pick. Apple also comes in above the median of analyst picks among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #122 spot out of 500.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #9 analyst pick. Apple also comes in above the median of analyst picks among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #122 spot out of 500.', 'news_article_title': 'Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #9 analyst pick. Apple also comes in above the median of analyst picks among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #122 spot out of 500.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'VIDEO: Dow Analyst Moves: AAPL The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple is the #9 analyst pick. Apple also comes in above the median of analyst picks among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #122 spot out of 500.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ishares-core-sp-500-etf-experiences-big-inflow-4', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: IVV) where we have detected an approximate $3.8 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 1.1% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 740,150,000 to 748,650,000). Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 1.7%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is lower by about 0.3%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the IVV Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of IVV, versus its 200 day moving average:\nLooking at the chart above, IVV's low point in its 52 week range is $349.53 per share, with $445.4801 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $437.44. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».\nExchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.\nClick here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows »\nAlso see:\n\x95 LJPC market cap history\n\x95 TCON shares outstanding history\n\x95 CMO YTD Return\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 1.7%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is lower by about 0.3%. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 1.7%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is lower by about 0.3%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the IVV Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of IVV, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, IVV's low point in its 52 week range is $349.53 per share, with $445.4801 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $437.44. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».", 'news_article_title': 'iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Experiences Big Inflow', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 1.7%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is lower by about 0.3%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: IVV) where we have detected an approximate $3.8 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 1.1% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 740,150,000 to 748,650,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the IVV Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of IVV, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, IVV's low point in its 52 week range is $349.53 per share, with $445.4801 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $437.44.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Among the largest underlying components of IVV, in trading today Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is down about 0.1%, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is down about 1.7%, and Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) is lower by about 0.3%. Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: IVV) where we have detected an approximate $3.8 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 1.1% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 740,150,000 to 748,650,000). For a complete list of holdings, visit the IVV Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of IVV, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, IVV's low point in its 52 week range is $349.53 per share, with $445.4801 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $437.44."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spotify-plans-more-expensive-subscription-tier-bloomberg-news', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Updates to say Spotify declined to comment\nJune 20 (Reuters) - Music streaming platform Spotify Technology SPOT.N is planning to roll out a more premium subscription option that is expected to include high-fidelity audio, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.\nThe new tier, called "Supremium" internally, will be the company\'s most expensive plan and will launch this year in non-US markets first, according to the report.\nTo bolster its current premium tier, Spotify will give subscribers expanded access to audiobooks, either through a specific number of hours free per month or a specific number of titles, Bloomberg reported.\nThe company plans to introduce that feature in the United States in October, after first launching in markets abroad, the report added.\nSpotify declined to comment.\nIn the United States, the company\'s premium account for individuals is priced at $9.99 per month, while a family account with six users is at $15.99 a month.\nSpotify, which competes with rival services from Apple AAPL.Oand Amazon.com AMZN.O, has been trying to grow its number of paying subscribers by rolling out a range of audio-focused services such as the HiFi feature, which upgrades the sound quality of the songs to "lossless" CD-quality music.\n(Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Anil D\'Silva)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Spotify, which competes with rival services from Apple AAPL.Oand Amazon.com AMZN.O, has been trying to grow its number of paying subscribers by rolling out a range of audio-focused services such as the HiFi feature, which upgrades the sound quality of the songs to "lossless" CD-quality music. Updates to say Spotify declined to comment June 20 (Reuters) - Music streaming platform Spotify Technology SPOT.N is planning to roll out a more premium subscription option that is expected to include high-fidelity audio, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The new tier, called "Supremium" internally, will be the company\'s most expensive plan and will launch this year in non-US markets first, according to the report.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Spotify, which competes with rival services from Apple AAPL.Oand Amazon.com AMZN.O, has been trying to grow its number of paying subscribers by rolling out a range of audio-focused services such as the HiFi feature, which upgrades the sound quality of the songs to "lossless" CD-quality music. Updates to say Spotify declined to comment June 20 (Reuters) - Music streaming platform Spotify Technology SPOT.N is planning to roll out a more premium subscription option that is expected to include high-fidelity audio, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. To bolster its current premium tier, Spotify will give subscribers expanded access to audiobooks, either through a specific number of hours free per month or a specific number of titles, Bloomberg reported.', 'news_article_title': 'Spotify plans more expensive subscription tier - Bloomberg News', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Spotify, which competes with rival services from Apple AAPL.Oand Amazon.com AMZN.O, has been trying to grow its number of paying subscribers by rolling out a range of audio-focused services such as the HiFi feature, which upgrades the sound quality of the songs to "lossless" CD-quality music. Updates to say Spotify declined to comment June 20 (Reuters) - Music streaming platform Spotify Technology SPOT.N is planning to roll out a more premium subscription option that is expected to include high-fidelity audio, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. To bolster its current premium tier, Spotify will give subscribers expanded access to audiobooks, either through a specific number of hours free per month or a specific number of titles, Bloomberg reported.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Spotify, which competes with rival services from Apple AAPL.Oand Amazon.com AMZN.O, has been trying to grow its number of paying subscribers by rolling out a range of audio-focused services such as the HiFi feature, which upgrades the sound quality of the songs to "lossless" CD-quality music. Updates to say Spotify declined to comment June 20 (Reuters) - Music streaming platform Spotify Technology SPOT.N is planning to roll out a more premium subscription option that is expected to include high-fidelity audio, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. To bolster its current premium tier, Spotify will give subscribers expanded access to audiobooks, either through a specific number of hours free per month or a specific number of titles, Bloomberg reported.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-news-for-jun-20-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday on a week that saw the Fed putting a halt to interest rate hikes and fresh data that showed easing inflation. All three major indexes ended in negative territory. Friday’s decline, however, didn’t derail the Nasdaq and S&P 500 from extending their weekly gains.\nHow Did The Benchmarks Perform?\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) declined 0.3% or 108.94 points to finish at 34,299.12 points.\nThe S&P 500 slid 0.4% or 16.25 points to close at 4,409.59 points. Technology and communication services stocks were the worst performers.\nThe Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) and the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) each declined 0.8%. The Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU) gained 0.5%. Eight of the 11 sectors of the benchmark index ended in negative territory.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped 0.7% or 93.25 points to end at 12,689.57 points.\nThe fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was down 6.62% to 13.54.\nInvestors Weigh Remarks from Fed Officials\nStocks ended slightly lower on Friday to wrap up an eventful week that saw the Fed finally putting a pause on interest rate hikes after 10 straight increases over the past year. This came as inflation data also showed signs of easing.\nData released on Jun 13 showed the Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased in May to a rate of 4% on a year-over-year basis, the lowest level since March 2021. Impressive inflation data and a halt in interest rate hikes lifted investors’ sentiment that saw stocks rally earlier in the week.\nHowever, the Fed said that two more interest rate hikes might follow this year as the central bank continues to bring down inflation to its target level of 2%.\nOn Friday, investors also weighed comments from two Fed officials. Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said that despite signs of easing, inflation is still elevated and he needs to be convinced that inflation should slow at a faster pace in the near term before he could back an end to an increase in interest rates.\nSeparately, on the same day, Fed Governor Christopher Waller mentioned that the consequences resulting from a series of bank failures earlier in the year are expected to influence the central bank's decision regarding the extent of interest rate hikes.\nTech stocks took a beating on Friday with shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) declining 0.6%, while Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) fell 3%. Netflix has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.\nEconomic Data\nIn economic data released on Friday, an index provided by the University of Michigan showed that consumer sentiment increased to 63.9 in June from May’s reading of 59.2 to hit a four-month high. Consumer sentiment got a boost on slowing signs of inflation and an end to the crucial U.S. debt ceiling fight.\nWeekly Roundup\nUpbeat investors’ sentiment saw all three major indexes extending their weekly winning streak. The Dow ended the week 1.2% higher, recording its third straight week of gains.\nThe S&P 500 closed the week up 2.6% to record its fifth consecutive week of gains, and its longest weekly winning run since November 2021.\nThe Nasdaq gained 3.2%, registering its eighth straight week of gains and the longest since March 2019.\nFree Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks\nHydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals. This technology is on the verge of a massive breakthrough, one that could make hydrogen a major source of America's power. It could even totally revolutionize the EV industry.\nZacks has released a special report revealing the 4 stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains.\nDownload Cashing In on Cleaner Energy today, absolutely free.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nNetflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Tech stocks took a beating on Friday with shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) declining 0.6%, while Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) fell 3%. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday on a week that saw the Fed putting a halt to interest rate hikes and fresh data that showed easing inflation.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Tech stocks took a beating on Friday with shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) declining 0.6%, while Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) fell 3%. U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday on a week that saw the Fed putting a halt to interest rate hikes and fresh data that showed easing inflation.', 'news_article_title': 'Stock Market News for Jun 20, 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Tech stocks took a beating on Friday with shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) declining 0.6%, while Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) fell 3%. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday on a week that saw the Fed putting a halt to interest rate hikes and fresh data that showed easing inflation.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Tech stocks took a beating on Friday with shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) declining 0.6%, while Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) fell 3%. U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday on a week that saw the Fed putting a halt to interest rate hikes and fresh data that showed easing inflation.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-gains-as-market-dips%3A-what-you-should-know-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.01, marking a +0.05% move from the previous day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.47% loss on the day. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.72%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 5.08%.\nComing into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had gained 6.15% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 8.33%, while the S&P 500 gained 5.36%.\nApple will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.18, down 1.67% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $81.17 billion, down 2.16% from the year-ago period.\nAAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.34 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -1.96% and -2.53%, respectively.\nAny recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple should also be noted by investors. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.\nResearch indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.\nRanging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.01% lower. Apple currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).\nDigging into valuation, Apple currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 30.86. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 9.27.\nWe can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.47. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Computer - Mini computers was holding an average PEG ratio of 2.47 at yesterday's closing price.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 195, putting it in the bottom 23% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nMake sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.\nFree Report: Must-See Hydrogen Stocks\nHydrogen fuel cells are already used to provide efficient, ultra-clean energy to buses, ships and even hospitals. This technology is on the verge of a massive breakthrough, one that could make hydrogen a major source of America's power. It could even totally revolutionize the EV industry.\nZacks has released a special report revealing the 4 stocks experts believe will deliver the biggest gains.\nDownload Cashing In on Cleaner Energy today, absolutely free.\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.01, marking a +0.05% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.34 billion. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.47.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.01, marking a +0.05% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.34 billion. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.47.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.01, marking a +0.05% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.34 billion. We can also see that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.47.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.01, marking a +0.05% move from the previous day. AAPL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.34 billion."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-new-bull-market-has-lasting-power', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "I\nf you blinked you might have missed it: The bear market is over. With a gain of 3.25% for the week, the Nasdaq Composite has now been positive for eight consecutive weeks, driven by the technology surge in tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla (TSLA). The latter has gone on an impressive run, closing in the green for 14 of the past 15 days.\nMeanwhile, the S&P 500 Index gained 2.58% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.25%. Both indexes have just logged their fifth straight week of positive gains. On a year-to-date basis, the gains are even more pronounced. The Nasdaq has risen 31.8%, compared with a 2022 decline of 34%. The S&P 500 is up 15.31% year to date. The index has risen from 3,500 to 4,450, netting a staggering 27% since the bottom. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 3.5%.\nThe bulls are now in control of this market. The collective optimism and the reasons for the year-to-date increases are attributed to several factors: Investors have broadly applauded the earnings results that S&P 500 companies have reported for Q1. Look no further than Nvidia, which has soared 198% this year, to help the Nasdaq outpace the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average so far in 2023. Nvidia skyrocketed close to 30% after its blowout first quarter earnings results and better-than-expected Q2 guidance.\nThe stock gained $184 billion in one day, vaulting the stock north of a trillion-dollar valuation, passing momentum darlings such as Tesla. It was Nvidia’s Q2 guidance and its proclaimed leading position as an AI chip supplier that got investors excited, guiding for Q2 revenue of $11 billion, crushing estimates for revenue of $8.5 billion. All told, Nvidia has been a major catalyst for the recent surge in both chip stocks and artificial intelligence stocks.\nIn essence, Nvidia’s guidance kicked out the bear market “glass-half-full” mindset or settling for “less bad” results. It has been replaced by strong growth expectations, and companies have delivered. As a result, the market has celebrated strong performers, with many top stocks surging by 50% to 100% and more. Tons of articles are now being written about this bull market, many of which are proclaiming its arrival, while some are questioning whether it can last. Some critics are even calling the rally a fantasy, proclaiming a correction is right around the corner.\nPart of the argument stems from what some perceive as limited stock participation in the S&P 500’s rally. For example, the top seven mega-cap technology companies currently account for the lion's share of the S&P 500's weight, or roughly 28%. Leading the way is Apple, which has surged close to 50% from its 52-week low. The iPhone maker carries a S&P 500 weighting of 7.5%. Microsoft (MSFT) is next with a weighting of 6.8% after rising near 70% from its bottom. With a weighing of 3.8%, Google parent Alphabet (GOOG , GOOGL) is third after rising near 60% from its 52-week low.\nRounding out the next four in order are Amazon (up 61% from its low) with a weighting of 3.1%, the aforementioned Nvidia (weight: 2.9%), Tesla (weight: 1.9%) and Meta Platforms (weight: 1.7%). The latter has surged close to 220% from its bottom. While these arguments are fair to point out, it’s also worth noting that the Fed on Wednesday held interest rates steady for the first time after ten consecutive hikes. I would consider the Fed’s decision the long-awaited pivot we have waited for, if not the start of one.\nRising interest rates is what triggered the bear market in 2022, applying pressure on businesses, forcing high growth names to borrow money at higher rates to fund their operations. Stocks got punished due to lack of liquidity. The market is forward-looking: Although the Fed signaled it is not done with the rate hike cycle, investors are nonetheless positioning their portfolios to be on the right side of the pivot, especially amid clearer signs of dampening inflation risk. Combined with the fact that the recessionary risk has receded, this new bull market is likely here to stay.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'With a gain of 3.25% for the week, the Nasdaq Composite has now been positive for eight consecutive weeks, driven by the technology surge in tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla (TSLA). The collective optimism and the reasons for the year-to-date increases are attributed to several factors: Investors have broadly applauded the earnings results that S&P 500 companies have reported for Q1. While these arguments are fair to point out, it’s also worth noting that the Fed on Wednesday held interest rates steady for the first time after ten consecutive hikes.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'With a gain of 3.25% for the week, the Nasdaq Composite has now been positive for eight consecutive weeks, driven by the technology surge in tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla (TSLA). Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index gained 2.58% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.25%. It was Nvidia’s Q2 guidance and its proclaimed leading position as an AI chip supplier that got investors excited, guiding for Q2 revenue of $11 billion, crushing estimates for revenue of $8.5 billion.', 'news_article_title': 'This New Bull Market Has Lasting Power', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'With a gain of 3.25% for the week, the Nasdaq Composite has now been positive for eight consecutive weeks, driven by the technology surge in tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla (TSLA). Look no further than Nvidia, which has soared 198% this year, to help the Nasdaq outpace the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average so far in 2023. As a result, the market has celebrated strong performers, with many top stocks surging by 50% to 100% and more.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'With a gain of 3.25% for the week, the Nasdaq Composite has now been positive for eight consecutive weeks, driven by the technology surge in tech heavyweights like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla (TSLA). As a result, the market has celebrated strong performers, with many top stocks surging by 50% to 100% and more. Rounding out the next four in order are Amazon (up 61% from its low) with a weighting of 3.1%, the aforementioned Nvidia (weight: 2.9%), Tesla (weight: 1.9%) and Meta Platforms (weight: 1.7%).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-100-surge%3A-is-a-pullback-imminent-and-how-to-prepare', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ) ETF finished 3.79% higher the week ended June 16, with slight gains following the Federal Reserve’s pause on rate increases. \nThe tech-laden Nasdaq 100 has been an exceptionally strong performer so far in 2023, but after any run-up, a pullback is inevitable as some investors nab some profits. Is a retreat imminent, and how should investors handle it? \nTo address that, let’s look at the Nasdaq 100’s recent returns over several rolling time frames: \n1 month: 9.56%\n3 months: 15.93%\nYear-to-date: 26.54%\nThat’s outperformed the S&P 500 in every one of those time frames. \nMajor indexes all pulled back on June 16, and with the market closed on June 19, futures were trading lower. It could be the start of a correction or not. Either way, investors should be prepared for the leaders to give up some gains at some point in the not-so-distant future.\nBig Techs Still In The Lead\nIn the current environment, with the potential of AI, along with cloud-computing and vehicle electrification, causing what some analysts are considering a bubble, it’s a select group of stocks driving the performance of both the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500. Those stocks, and their three-month gains, are:\nMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): 24.19%\nNvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA): 67.17%\nApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): 18.81%\nAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): 25.44%\nAlphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL): 23.14%\nTesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA): 41.50%\nMeta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): 37.12%\nEvery single one of those gains, even “laggard” Apple, can’t be sustained indefinitely.\nTwo Common Investor Mistakes\nInvestors tend to make one of two big mistakes after stocks have been rallying for several months. The first mistake is to do “magical thinking,” which in this case means somehow believing a stock or an index can just keep rising and a pullback would be some kind of anomaly.\nThe second mistake is perhaps even worse and results in a big opportunity cost. That mistake is to bail out too early, believing the market is too frothy and a big correction is inevitable. \nThe first mistake is naive; the second happens when people get a little too smart for their own good, usually based on previous situations where they held a stock for too long.\nHow To Prepare For A Pullback\nFortunately, there are some ways to handle a normal pullback. \nIn the near term, exercise some caution. If you own any stock that’s posted healthy price gains in the past few months, and there are many, it’s best not to add to that position at this time. Many stocks are extended beyond entry points, which adds the risk of a pullback in the near term. \nIn particular, avoid chasing the hot tech winners of the past few months. If you’ve been reading all about the meteoric rise of Nvidia but feel you’ve missed out, a pullback could very well offer a new buy opportunity. \nThe QQQ ETF, which is a good proxy for the performance of big tech, closed 10.6% above its 50-day moving average on June 16. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY), which is also dominated by tech, but to a lesser degree than the Nasdaq, closed 5.3% above its 50-day line on June 16. That’s also an indication of an index that looks extended. \nHowever: Avoid panic selling. Indexes can remain extended longer than logic may dictate. Sure, there are plenty of reports out there suggesting that the current rally is a bubble or “mirage.” Watch what markets are actually doing rather than going by the opinion of even well-respected analysts. After all, celebrity analysts and newsletter writers can be stunningly wrong at times, particularly when it comes to bearish predictions.\nWhat May Happen Next\nHere’s the ideal scenario, and it’s certainly plausible: The Nasdaq could retreat into a mild correction or even post that irritating and frustrating sideways trade for a while. This could help the leading stocks digest some of their gains as institutional investors pare their positions or at least stop adding. \nNew bases, or pullbacks to key moving averages, such as the 50-day or even the shorter-term 21-day line, would offer new buy opportunities for fundamentally strong stocks, expected to continue growing earnings and revenue. \nThere’s always the chance of a steeper correction, which could result in portfolio losses for investors who scooped up these big tech leaders in the past few months. \nOne way to evaluate performance without getting emotional about trades is to have a moving average or percentage decline target as a sell signal. That way, you’re preserving the gains you made and still have the capital to invest another day. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Those stocks, and their three-month gains, are: Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): 24.19% Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA): 67.17% Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): 18.81% Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): 25.44% Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL): 23.14% Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA): 41.50% Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): 37.12% Every single one of those gains, even “laggard” Apple, can’t be sustained indefinitely. Big Techs Still In The Lead In the current environment, with the potential of AI, along with cloud-computing and vehicle electrification, causing what some analysts are considering a bubble, it’s a select group of stocks driving the performance of both the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY), which is also dominated by tech, but to a lesser degree than the Nasdaq, closed 5.3% above its 50-day line on June 16.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Those stocks, and their three-month gains, are: Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): 24.19% Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA): 67.17% Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): 18.81% Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): 25.44% Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL): 23.14% Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA): 41.50% Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): 37.12% Every single one of those gains, even “laggard” Apple, can’t be sustained indefinitely. The Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ) ETF finished 3.79% higher the week ended June 16, with slight gains following the Federal Reserve’s pause on rate increases. The QQQ ETF, which is a good proxy for the performance of big tech, closed 10.6% above its 50-day moving average on June 16.', 'news_article_title': 'Nasdaq 100 Surge: Is A Pullback Imminent And How to Prepare?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Those stocks, and their three-month gains, are: Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): 24.19% Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA): 67.17% Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): 18.81% Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): 25.44% Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL): 23.14% Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA): 41.50% Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): 37.12% Every single one of those gains, even “laggard” Apple, can’t be sustained indefinitely. Two Common Investor Mistakes Investors tend to make one of two big mistakes after stocks have been rallying for several months. Many stocks are extended beyond entry points, which adds the risk of a pullback in the near term.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Those stocks, and their three-month gains, are: Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): 24.19% Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA): 67.17% Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): 18.81% Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): 25.44% Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL): 23.14% Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA): 41.50% Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): 37.12% Every single one of those gains, even “laggard” Apple, can’t be sustained indefinitely. Big Techs Still In The Lead In the current environment, with the potential of AI, along with cloud-computing and vehicle electrification, causing what some analysts are considering a bubble, it’s a select group of stocks driving the performance of both the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500. Two Common Investor Mistakes Investors tend to make one of two big mistakes after stocks have been rallying for several months.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/paypal-has-never-been-this-cheap%3A-is-it-time-to-buy', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Online payments pioneer PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has seen significant growth over the last decade, but you wouldn\'t know it simply by looking at the stock price. Investors who purchased shares when eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) spun off PayPal back in 2015 have received a 73% return compared to the 143% they could have had with an S&P 500 Index fund.\nBut the underwhelming stock performance hasn\'t necessarily been from lackluster financial results; the stock has also seen significant valuation compression.\nToday, PayPal trades at a 13 times multiple of enterprise value to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), which is far cheaper than at any other point in the company\'s public history and well below its average valuation over the years.\nPYPL EV to EBITDA, data by YCharts.\nLet\'s see whether or not this valuation presents a good opportunity to pick up some shares.\nThe PayPal business\nBefore diving into any sort of outlook on the stock, it\'s probably best to explain what PayPal actually does. While it has acquired many different payments-related businesses over the years, there are three segments that drive the bulk of its revenue.\nThe most important is PayPal-branded checkout. This refers to the actual PayPal button that customers see during the online checkout process. Last year, branded checkout accounted for 30% of PayPal\'s total payment volume (TPV). But it accounts for a much larger chunk of the company\'s gross profit thanks to the greater take-rate it brings in.\nThe second most important segment is what the company calls "unbranded processing." This is driven primarily by Braintree, which PayPal acquired for $800 million in 2013. Braintree, which competes with companies like Adyen (OTC: ADYE.Y) and Stripe, is an unbranded payments processor that merchants can easily embed into their online checkout process. It has grown at 40% annually over the last three years and now processes more than $400 billion a year, or 30% of PayPal\'s TPV. But the company collects a smaller take-rate on these transactions.\nLastly, Venmo is a peer-to-peer payments app that PayPal also received in its 2013 acquisition of Braintree. It still accounts for a much smaller percentage of PayPal\'s overall revenue pie, but it has grown its TPV by 55% annually over the last three years and has the potential to offer lots of new features to customers of its sticky ecosystem.\nIn total, these three segments have helped PayPal drive substantial growth since 2015. Active accounts have grown at 14% annually, while revenue and free cash flow have increased by 16% and 22% a year, respectively.\nWhat has gone wrong?\nWhile PayPal\'s financial growth has no doubt been impressive, it is quickly beginning to slow. In the most recent quarter, PayPal\'s active accounts grew by just 1% compared to the same quarter a year prior, and management expects second-quarter revenue to grow by just 6.5% to 7%, a steep decline from the company\'s 16% annual increase over the last seven years.\nSlowing growth isn\'t all that surprising for a massive company like PayPal, which already says it has more than 430 million annual active accounts, but the more concerning part is that the slowdown could be attributable to the recent success of Apple\'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple Pay and Alphabet\'s (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Pay.\nLast November, Apple Pay was reportedly growing its adoption at 52% a year, which was substantially higher than any user numbers PayPal has been putting up, albeit from a lower base. The daunting thought of competing against Apple and Google on their own operating systems seems to have pushed many investors to the sidelines.\nIs it time to buy?\nThough the competition from big tech warrants concern, PayPal\'s current valuation doesn\'t require very lofty estimates to assume a good return. The company expects to generate $5 billion in free cash flow (FCF) this year, and it has a current market cap of $71 billion with very little debt. With shares trading at a market-cap-to-FCF ratio of 14, the company is eager to buy back its own stock and has publicly stated that it will spend $4 billion on repurchases this year alone.\nAt that kind of valuation, even a little bit of growth can go a long way. And I think it\'s reasonable to assume that PayPal can still grow in spite of the competition thanks to the ongoing increase in online payments as a whole. If you\'re a long-term investor looking for a steady business with consistent cash flows, I think PayPal deserves a place in your portfolio.\n10 stocks we like better than PayPal\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Ryan Henderson has positions in Alphabet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet and PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends eBay and recommends the following options: short July 2023 $47.50 calls on eBay and short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Slowing growth isn't all that surprising for a massive company like PayPal, which already says it has more than 430 million annual active accounts, but the more concerning part is that the slowdown could be attributable to the recent success of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple Pay and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Pay. Today, PayPal trades at a 13 times multiple of enterprise value to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), which is far cheaper than at any other point in the company's public history and well below its average valuation over the years. It still accounts for a much smaller percentage of PayPal's overall revenue pie, but it has grown its TPV by 55% annually over the last three years and has the potential to offer lots of new features to customers of its sticky ecosystem.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Slowing growth isn't all that surprising for a massive company like PayPal, which already says it has more than 430 million annual active accounts, but the more concerning part is that the slowdown could be attributable to the recent success of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple Pay and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Pay. Investors who purchased shares when eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) spun off PayPal back in 2015 have received a 73% return compared to the 143% they could have had with an S&P 500 Index fund. The Motley Fool recommends eBay and recommends the following options: short July 2023 $47.50 calls on eBay and short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal.", 'news_article_title': 'PayPal Has Never Been This Cheap: Is It Time to Buy?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Slowing growth isn't all that surprising for a massive company like PayPal, which already says it has more than 430 million annual active accounts, but the more concerning part is that the slowdown could be attributable to the recent success of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple Pay and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Pay. Active accounts have grown at 14% annually, while revenue and free cash flow have increased by 16% and 22% a year, respectively. With shares trading at a market-cap-to-FCF ratio of 14, the company is eager to buy back its own stock and has publicly stated that it will spend $4 billion on repurchases this year alone.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Slowing growth isn't all that surprising for a massive company like PayPal, which already says it has more than 430 million annual active accounts, but the more concerning part is that the slowdown could be attributable to the recent success of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple Pay and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Pay. The PayPal business Before diving into any sort of outlook on the stock, it's probably best to explain what PayPal actually does. In the most recent quarter, PayPal's active accounts grew by just 1% compared to the same quarter a year prior, and management expects second-quarter revenue to grow by just 6.5% to 7%, a steep decline from the company's 16% annual increase over the last seven years."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-stock%3A-bear-vs.-bull-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after hosting its Worldwide Developers Conference, where it unveiled its first virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset called the Vision Pro, a 15-inch MacBook Air, an upgraded Mac Studio, a new Mac Pro, and several software updates.\nWall Street has particularly fixated on the potential of the Vision Pro, with some analysts claiming it could see Apple's business soar in the coming years, while others are more pessimistic. Despite the uncertainty surrounding the Vision Pro, Apple continues to have a solid outlook thanks to the dominance of its smartphone business. The popularity of Apple's iPhone has granted it immense brand loyalty from consumers and has boosted its other segments.\nApple's stock has become one of the most reliable stocks available thanks to its consistent gains. However, before investing in this tech giant, it's best to understand the potential positives and negatives of its future.\nHere's the bear vs. bull of Apple stock.\nBear: The Vision Pro won't boost earnings for years\nApple's debut of the Vision Pro garnered mixed reactions. The device seemed to take leaps in innovation with its ability to complete everyday computing tasks such as word processing, web browsing, and video editing while utilizing advanced hand and eye tracking. However, its hefty price tag of $3,499 has severely limited its consumer reach. As a result, it'll likely take years before Apple substantially profits from the headset and the growing VR/AR market.\nThe good news is the company has used a similar pricing strategy with past products. Apple debuted the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch at relatively high prices, later releasing more budget-friendly versions once its products proved successful with consumers. The company will likely launch a lower-priced Vision headset after a few generations of updates, potentially a non-Pro version. Until then, Apple could use this time to build hype for the technology before unveiling the mass-market device and come out swinging on launch day.\nAccording to data from Fortune Business Insights, the VR market on its own is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 45% through 2029. Meanwhile, Apple is well equipped to dominate the industry, surpassing competitors like Meta Platforms and Sony, with its headset being the only one to offer consumer-favorite apps such as FaceTime and Messages.\nInvesting in Apple for its VR/AR prospects isn't a bad idea, but it's essential to keep in mind that patience will be key to seeing significant gains.\nBull: The power of the iPhone\nApple's biggest asset by far is its iPhone business. The company's smartphone segment made up over 50% of its revenue in fiscal 2022. Additionally, the iPhone continues to report respectable growth, with revenue rising 7% to $205 billion last year.\nThe iPhone's dominance saw Apple reach a new milestone last year, surpassing Alphabet's Android for a majority market share in U.S. smartphones. The achievement is promising as the iPhone is Apple's biggest driver of brand loyalty with consumers, which leads to growth in its other segments. iPhone users are far more likely to turn to Apple for other tech needs, thanks to the advanced connectivity between its devices. This connectivity makes it easier for users to stay within Apple's product ecosystem than to use a competing device.\nMoreover, the company's product strategy has seen it achieve leading market shares in headphones, tablets, and smartwatches despite each of these sectors being dominated by other tech companies before Apple landed on the scene. The tech giant's history of success when entering new product categories plays in its favor for its long-term potential in VR/AR.\nIn addition to products, the iPhone's success has bolstered Apple's digital services business. The segment has become the company's second-highest-earning segment and offers attractive profit margins of around 72%. The subscription-based business has diversified Apple's earnings, allowing it to lean less on product sales and take chances on new products.\nApple's annual revenue has risen 48% since 2018, with operating income climbing 68%. Meanwhile, the company has proven time and time again its value as a reliable growth stock, with shares rising nearly 300% in the last five years. It may take time before Apple profits from the Vision Pro, but its other segments are capable of keeping the company moving forward. As a result, Apple's stock is an immensely attractive long-term investment.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after hosting its Worldwide Developers Conference, where it unveiled its first virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset called the Vision Pro, a 15-inch MacBook Air, an upgraded Mac Studio, a new Mac Pro, and several software updates. Wall Street has particularly fixated on the potential of the Vision Pro, with some analysts claiming it could see Apple's business soar in the coming years, while others are more pessimistic. The device seemed to take leaps in innovation with its ability to complete everyday computing tasks such as word processing, web browsing, and video editing while utilizing advanced hand and eye tracking.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after hosting its Worldwide Developers Conference, where it unveiled its first virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset called the Vision Pro, a 15-inch MacBook Air, an upgraded Mac Studio, a new Mac Pro, and several software updates. Bear: The Vision Pro won't boost earnings for years Apple's debut of the Vision Pro garnered mixed reactions. Moreover, the company's product strategy has seen it achieve leading market shares in headphones, tablets, and smartwatches despite each of these sectors being dominated by other tech companies before Apple landed on the scene.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple Stock: Bear vs. Bull', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after hosting its Worldwide Developers Conference, where it unveiled its first virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset called the Vision Pro, a 15-inch MacBook Air, an upgraded Mac Studio, a new Mac Pro, and several software updates. Apple's stock has become one of the most reliable stocks available thanks to its consistent gains. As a result, Apple's stock is an immensely attractive long-term investment.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after hosting its Worldwide Developers Conference, where it unveiled its first virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset called the Vision Pro, a 15-inch MacBook Air, an upgraded Mac Studio, a new Mac Pro, and several software updates. Apple's stock has become one of the most reliable stocks available thanks to its consistent gains. Apple debuted the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch at relatively high prices, later releasing more budget-friendly versions once its products proved successful with consumers."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nvidia-vs.-amd%3A-how-to-decide-which-is-the-better-stock-for-you', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Any of our readers who were around for the incredible bull years of 2018 and 2019, and indeed through much of the pandemic rally, will remember the epic runs of both NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD). As the longer-term opportunity in the semiconductor space became more and more appreciated, shares of these two leading chip makers became accustomed to delivering annual gains in the triple-digit percentage range, and investors loved it.\nSure, 2022 was a challenging year for many reasons, but since January, there's once again been a fire under their respective stocks that's only getting hotter. \nNVIDIA, the larger of the two with a recently acquired $1 trillion market cap, can boast of a 190% gain since the start of the year, with much of that coming since the end of last month; more on that later. AMD's 80% gain over the same time pales in comparison but still puts it well ahead of the broader market.\nThe benchmark S&P 500 index for context is up 14% since January. But for investors looking at both and trying to decide which to choose, the choice mightn't be as clear-cut as they might like. Both have pros and cons; let's look at some of them here. \nNVIDIA \nThis is the stock that everyone is talking about right now. Since their Q1 results shocked Wall Street with a massive AI fuelled jump in forward guidance, analysts have been talking about this being the start of the 4th Industrial Revolution and one they see NVIDIA being at the forefront of. Having already had a strong start to the year, NVIDIA's shares are up more than 50% in the past two months alone. This move means they're back at all-time highs and in that rare club of stocks with a $1 trillion market cap. \nIt's also boosted their price-to-earnings (PE) ratio, a widely used measure of how cheap or expensive a stock is. At 220 now, NVIDIA's feels a little bubbly, especially when compared to, say, Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 31 or Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ: META) 35. Does this mean, though, that you've missed the boat? \nNot according to Morgan Stanley, who just named NVIDIA their top pick for 2023 while boosting their price target on NVIDIA stock to $500. From where shares closed last week, that points to an additional upside of almost 20%. And what's really interesting is that it's AMD that's just been dislodged from that number-one spot, thus making NVIDIA a compelling option as the out-and-out stronger choice. \nAdvanced Micro Devices\nBut that's not to say you should steer clear of AMD at all costs. Indeed, they, too, have just had their price target increased by the team over at Wells Fargo. And at $150, it represents an even greater upside than what Morgan Stanley expects from NVIDIA. \nThere's also the underdog or catch-up play, an element with AMD. Yes, they've been in NVIDIA's shadow this year, but since 2018 they've easily outperformed their larger competitor. Indeed, in many ways, the AMD bulls could argue that we're finally seeing NVIDIA play catch up here. But still, there's no doubt they're currently in second position, and investors will be looking to see some solid updates and action from AMD's leadership to ensure the gap doesn't widen further. \nGetting Involved\nBoth stocks have been and will continue to remain highly correlated, and there's an argument to be made that you probably can't go wrong with either. NVIDIA does seem to have more going for it, though, on a straight shoot-out. Consider that even with their recent runup, their PE ratio of 220 still compares favorably to AMD's 500. It will take a serious earnings report from the latter to bring that back in line, and until then, the safer play is NVIDIA, while those with a greater appetite for risk will prefer AMD. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "At 220 now, NVIDIA's feels a little bubbly, especially when compared to, say, Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 31 or Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ: META) 35. As the longer-term opportunity in the semiconductor space became more and more appreciated, shares of these two leading chip makers became accustomed to delivering annual gains in the triple-digit percentage range, and investors loved it. NVIDIA, the larger of the two with a recently acquired $1 trillion market cap, can boast of a 190% gain since the start of the year, with much of that coming since the end of last month; more on that later.", 'news_luhn_summary': "At 220 now, NVIDIA's feels a little bubbly, especially when compared to, say, Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 31 or Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ: META) 35. Any of our readers who were around for the incredible bull years of 2018 and 2019, and indeed through much of the pandemic rally, will remember the epic runs of both NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD). NVIDIA, the larger of the two with a recently acquired $1 trillion market cap, can boast of a 190% gain since the start of the year, with much of that coming since the end of last month; more on that later.", 'news_article_title': 'NVIDIA vs. AMD: How To Decide Which Is The Better Stock For You', 'news_lexrank_summary': "At 220 now, NVIDIA's feels a little bubbly, especially when compared to, say, Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 31 or Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ: META) 35. Any of our readers who were around for the incredible bull years of 2018 and 2019, and indeed through much of the pandemic rally, will remember the epic runs of both NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD). NVIDIA, the larger of the two with a recently acquired $1 trillion market cap, can boast of a 190% gain since the start of the year, with much of that coming since the end of last month; more on that later.", 'news_textrank_summary': "At 220 now, NVIDIA's feels a little bubbly, especially when compared to, say, Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 31 or Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ: META) 35. Any of our readers who were around for the incredible bull years of 2018 and 2019, and indeed through much of the pandemic rally, will remember the epic runs of both NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD). NVIDIA, the larger of the two with a recently acquired $1 trillion market cap, can boast of a 190% gain since the start of the year, with much of that coming since the end of last month; more on that later."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/google-seeks-suppliers-to-move-some-pixel-production-to-india-bloomberg-news', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Changes source, adds details\nNEW DELHI, June 20 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google has begun early conversations with domestic suppliers to move some production of its Pixel smartphone to India, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.\nGlobal tech giants are eyeing India as a manufacturing hub, shifting away from China after strict COVID-related restrictions hindered production in the country.\nApple AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW was given a project earlier this month to start manufacturing iPhones in India.\nGoogle has spoken to Lava International Ltd LAVA.NS, Dixon Technologies India DIXO.NS and Foxconn Technology Group's Indian unit Bharat FIH, Bloomberg said.\nLava, Dixon, Bharat FIH and Alphabet did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.\n(Reporting by Tanvi Mehta, Editing by Louise Heavens, Kirsten Donovan)\n(([email protected]; https://twitter.com/TanviMehta710;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW was given a project earlier this month to start manufacturing iPhones in India. Changes source, adds details NEW DELHI, June 20 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google has begun early conversations with domestic suppliers to move some production of its Pixel smartphone to India, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Global tech giants are eyeing India as a manufacturing hub, shifting away from China after strict COVID-related restrictions hindered production in the country.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW was given a project earlier this month to start manufacturing iPhones in India. Changes source, adds details NEW DELHI, June 20 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google has begun early conversations with domestic suppliers to move some production of its Pixel smartphone to India, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Google has spoken to Lava International Ltd LAVA.NS, Dixon Technologies India DIXO.NS and Foxconn Technology Group's Indian unit Bharat FIH, Bloomberg said.", 'news_article_title': 'Google seeks suppliers to move some Pixel production to India - Bloomberg News', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW was given a project earlier this month to start manufacturing iPhones in India. Changes source, adds details NEW DELHI, June 20 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google has begun early conversations with domestic suppliers to move some production of its Pixel smartphone to India, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Global tech giants are eyeing India as a manufacturing hub, shifting away from China after strict COVID-related restrictions hindered production in the country.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O supplier Foxconn 2317.TW was given a project earlier this month to start manufacturing iPhones in India. Changes source, adds details NEW DELHI, June 20 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google has begun early conversations with domestic suppliers to move some production of its Pixel smartphone to India, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Google has spoken to Lava International Ltd LAVA.NS, Dixon Technologies India DIXO.NS and Foxconn Technology Group's Indian unit Bharat FIH, Bloomberg said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/aapl-quantitative-stock-analysis', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\'s criteria.\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\nFINAL RANK: PASS\n\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\nDashan Huang Portfolio\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper "Twin Momentum" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\nAdditional Research Links\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nHigh Shareholder Yield Stocks\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'AAPL Quantitative Stock Analysis', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 184.4100036621093, 'high': 186.1000061035156, 'open': 184.4100036621093, 'close': 185.009994506836, 'ema_50': 173.37585034007532, 'rsi_14': 72.39979359359907, 'target': 183.9600067138672, 'volume': 49799100.0, 'ema_200': 159.27042098921245, 'adj_close': 184.5174102783203, 'rsi_lag_1': 74.98688256662943, 'rsi_lag_2': 82.00592648162028, 'rsi_lag_3': 81.16318755924254, 'rsi_lag_4': 80.80758859630149, 'rsi_lag_5': 72.58597541341797, 'macd_lag_1': 3.6907047427921498, 'macd_lag_2': 3.665569778042908, 'macd_lag_3': 3.469189599133472, 'macd_lag_4': 3.3778213462130395, 'macd_lag_5': 3.2772338580320763, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.675517260728924, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.4065612757759776}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 13.859999656677246, 'Date': '2023-06-20', 'High': 14.670000076293944, 'Open': 14.359999656677246, 'Close': 13.880000114440918, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-20', 'Adj Close': 13.880000114440918}, {'Low': 1.0894551277160645, 'Date': '2023-06-20', 'High': 1.0945229530334473, 'Open': 1.0924304723739624, 'Close': 1.0924304723739624, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-20', 'Adj Close': 1.0924304723739624}, {'Low': 1.271520495414734, 'Date': '2023-06-20', 'High': 1.2805737257003784, 'Open': 1.2794922590255735, 'Close': 1.2794759273529053, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-20', 'Adj Close': 1.2794759273529053}, {'Low': 7.159999847412109, 'Date': '2023-06-20', 'High': 7.182300090789795, 'Open': 7.160399913787842, 'Close': 7.160399913787842, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-20', 'Adj Close': 7.160399913787842}, {'Low': 69.6500015258789, 'Date': '2023-06-20', 'High': 72.08999633789062, 'Open': 71.44999694824219, 'Close': 70.5, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 430492, 'date_str': '2023-06-20', 'Adj Close': 70.5}, {'Low': 0.6754798293113708, 'Date': '2023-06-20', 'High': 0.6855000853538513, 'Open': 0.6851379871368408, 'Close': 0.6851379871368408, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-20', 'Adj Close': 0.6851379871368408}, {'Low': 3.700999975204468, 'Date': '2023-06-20', 'High': 3.776999950408936, 'Open': 3.73799991607666, 'Close': 3.7290000915527344, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-20', 'Adj Close': 3.7290000915527344}, {'Low': 141.2449951171875, 'Date': '2023-06-20', 'High': 142.2239990234375, 'Open': 141.8990020751953, 'Close': 141.8990020751953, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-20', 'Adj Close': 141.8990020751953}, {'Low': 102.31999969482422, 'Date': '2023-06-20', 'High': 102.79000091552734, 'Open': 102.4800033569336, 'Close': 102.54000091552734, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-20', 'Adj Close': 102.54000091552734}, {'Low': 1931.300048828125, 'Date': '2023-06-20', 'High': 1958.5999755859373, 'Open': 1958.5999755859373, 'Close': 1935.5, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 193, 'date_str': '2023-06-20', 'Adj Close': 1935.5}]}
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{'date': '2023-06-21', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/quality-dividend-growth-etf-dgrw-hits-ten-years', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'While the three-year ETF milestone has plenty of importance, consider the power of the ten year ETF birthday. That’s the news for the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW) which had its ten year birthday in May. As part of its birthday celebrations, the strategy also added $268.6 million in net inflows, enough to lift the quality dividend ETF above $9 billion in AUM. That should invite advisors to consider the potent combination of quality and dividends.\nDGRW tracks the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index for a 28 basis point fee, and offers a 2.01% annual dividend yield as of May. The index tracks the performance of large and mid-cap dividend-paying U.S. stocks that fit a growth framework. DGRW focuses on dividend growth potential rather than just looking backwards at past dividend increases. It does so by looking at forward-looking earnings estimates based on things like historical return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE).\nThat approach has helped the quality dividend growth ETF outperform the S&P 500 Index by 0.22% annually over the last ten years. The strategy goes back to some solid research from the firm’s now Global CIO Jeremy Schwartz and Global Head of Research Christopher Gannatti.\nThose white papers focused on the rationale behind using ROE and ROA with a forward-looking dividend growth screen. Combining the two has helped DGRW limit reliance on superficially high ROE figures caused by firms taking on leverage, for example. Together, that’s helped its index look forward compared to the NASDAQ U.S. Dividend Achievers Select Index which requires ten consecutive years of dividend growth. That requirement, DGRW’s managers fear, may fail to capture growth opportunities.\nSee more: “Digging Into Up-and-Coming Quality Growth ETF QGRW”\nFor example, Apple (AAPL) joined the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Growth Index back in 2013, but wasn’t eligible for the NASDAQ index until 2023, per an old WisdomTree blog. Taken together, those research lessons have helped DGRW return 21% over the last year and 15.5% over the last three years. That’s helped DGRW outperform its ETF Database Category and Factset Segment averages in those time frames. For investors looking for a quality dividend growth ETF, DGRW stands out as one to consider.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Modern Alpha Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'See more: “Digging Into Up-and-Coming Quality Growth ETF QGRW” For example, Apple (AAPL) joined the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Growth Index back in 2013, but wasn’t eligible for the NASDAQ index until 2023, per an old WisdomTree blog. As part of its birthday celebrations, the strategy also added $268.6 million in net inflows, enough to lift the quality dividend ETF above $9 billion in AUM. That approach has helped the quality dividend growth ETF outperform the S&P 500 Index by 0.22% annually over the last ten years.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'See more: “Digging Into Up-and-Coming Quality Growth ETF QGRW” For example, Apple (AAPL) joined the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Growth Index back in 2013, but wasn’t eligible for the NASDAQ index until 2023, per an old WisdomTree blog. That’s the news for the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW) which had its ten year birthday in May. DGRW tracks the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index for a 28 basis point fee, and offers a 2.01% annual dividend yield as of May.', 'news_article_title': 'Quality Dividend Growth ETF DGRW Hits Ten Years', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'See more: “Digging Into Up-and-Coming Quality Growth ETF QGRW” For example, Apple (AAPL) joined the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Growth Index back in 2013, but wasn’t eligible for the NASDAQ index until 2023, per an old WisdomTree blog. That’s the news for the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW) which had its ten year birthday in May. That approach has helped the quality dividend growth ETF outperform the S&P 500 Index by 0.22% annually over the last ten years.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'See more: “Digging Into Up-and-Coming Quality Growth ETF QGRW” For example, Apple (AAPL) joined the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Growth Index back in 2013, but wasn’t eligible for the NASDAQ index until 2023, per an old WisdomTree blog. DGRW tracks the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index for a 28 basis point fee, and offers a 2.01% annual dividend yield as of May. Together, that’s helped its index look forward compared to the NASDAQ U.S. Dividend Achievers Select Index which requires ten consecutive years of dividend growth.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/turnkey-tech-investing%3A-may-2023-market-brief', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "For some time, markets have been grappling with a handful of counteracting dynamics, including the clash between the bulls and the bears, the interplay between stimulus and inflation, and the delicate balance between growth and rate hikes. Adding to the mix in May was the US debt-ceiling conundrum and, of course, the ‘emergence’ of AI.\nDespite occasional glimpses of one side pulling harder in each tug of war, it is striking just how polarized these debates remain—including the differing views on the growth outlook for robotics and AI. In my opinion, the naysayers have already lost the battle on this count. The massive growth of robots and AI is not a question but a sheer inevitability. I may sound like a broken record, but this is the message I’ve been broadcasting for the past 8 years.\nOf course, the bullish narrative extends far beyond the trajectory of AI, bolstered heavily by US soft landing expectations that are underpinned by a strong labor market, improved earnings trends, and the easing regional banking stress. Still, sticky global inflation, tightening lending standards, narrow US market leadership, and an underwhelming China recovery continue to add some bearish angst to the mix. Even with the resolution of the debt-ceiling issue, it remains to be seen where equities will run—at least in the near term.\nFor the month of May, with artificial intelligence now on the center stage of most investors’ minds, The ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF (THNQ) advanced +11.84%, while the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO) gained +2.10%, and the ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF (HTEC) declined -4.47%.1\nIt’s remarkable that just 6 stocks—Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Facebook (META)—have accounted for nearly all of the S&P 500 (SPX) YTD return. But with a closer look, that news should come as no surprise. Nvidia guiding 50% above consensus was nothing short of historic as the chipmaker is on the cusp of the trillion-dollar club, while the others, all strong tech companies with relatively long histories of success, continue to rise with the tide. While the AI boom has clearly become a secular growth tailwind, it is worth noting that there are still areas of weakness even within tech.\nOver the past few years, we’ve discussed the impact of all forms of AI in areas such as autonomous vehicles, computer vision, and collaborative robots. Today, the market is more narrowly focused on generative AI, of which ChatGPT is arguably the most well-known example. Generative AI is capable of creating, classifying and condensing content including text, image and audio. It is also used to generate ‘synthetic data’—new artificial data based on key facets within a smaller sample of real data, that is typically used to accelerate the training of other AI programs and avoid potential issues around privacy that arise when using primary data. The capabilities of generative AI are advancing at a remarkable pace. The costs of developing and training models today typically run to many millions of dollars, but open-source models are gaining ground and are expected to drive rapid adoption of this key technology. Concurrently, synthetic data could empower start-ups to challenge incumbents whose historical data repositories are perhaps less of a moat now than once seemed the case. This may mean some of the anticipated cost savings made above need to be re-invested.\nGiven the growing importance of AI, the call for investors to take advantage of this megatrend is becoming especially urgent. Generative AI’s ability to augment core processes within AI models will have a direct impact on the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, media, architecture, interior design, engineering, automotive, aerospace, defense, medical, electronics, and energy industries. And its ability to improve business processes across organizations will impact marketing, design, corporate communications, training, and software engineering. Gartner Research (among many others) clearly sees the writing on the wall. Its near-term predictions2 paint a clear picture of the massive impact that lies just ahead:\nBy 2025, more than 30% of new drugs and materials will be systematically discovered using generative AI techniques, the use of synthetic data will reduce the volume of real data needed for machine learning by 70%, and 30% of outbound marketing messages from large organizations will be synthetically generated, up from less than 2% in 2022. We note that Salesforce recently announced the release of its Einstein GPT to generate personalized emails to customers on behalf of salespeople, specific query responses on behalf of customer service professionals, and targeted content for marketers.\nBy 2026, over 100 million humans will engage robo-colleagues (synthetic virtual co-workers) to contribute to enterprise work.\nBy 2027, nearly 15% of new applications will be automatically generated by AI without a human in the loop, up from 0% today.\n In our view, the breadth of Gartner’s predictions places general purpose technology (GPT) status on generative AI on par with the impact of the printing press, electricity, railroads, and even the internet. As with these earlier innovations, generative AI is likely to have a significant effect on the labor market. For investors ready to make the most of this incredible shift, our THNQ ETF offers diversified access across the value chain of artificial intelligence.\nEight years ago, ROBO Global was an outlier. We, too, saw the writing on the wall—though earlier than many who lacked the deep knowledge and insights into the world of automation, robotics, and AI. Today, even in the thick of a turbulent economic and market environment, our strategies are poised to help investors take advantage of what has ‘suddenly’ become an undeniable and momentous paradigm shift driven by these vital technologies.\nROBO Top Ten Holdings, HTEC Top Ten Holdings, THNQ Top Ten Holdings\nBy Bill Studebaker, CIO & President, ROBO Global\nSOURCES:\n1 Source: ROBO Global®, S&P CapitalIQ\n2 “Beyond ChatGPT: The Future of Generative AI for Enterprises,” Gartner, January 26, 2023\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Disruptive Technology Channel.\nFund holdings and standard performance can be found in the ETF links provided in the fourth paragraph. The performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Holdings are subject to change. Indices are unmanaged and do not include the effect of fees. One cannot invest directly in an index.\nThis material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events or a guarantee of future results. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research orinvestment adviceregarding the fund or any security in particular. Please consult your financial advisor for further information.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'For the month of May, with artificial intelligence now on the center stage of most investors’ minds, The ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF (THNQ) advanced +11.84%, while the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO) gained +2.10%, and the ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF (HTEC) declined -4.47%.1 It’s remarkable that just 6 stocks—Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Facebook (META)—have accounted for nearly all of the S&P 500 (SPX) YTD return. Of course, the bullish narrative extends far beyond the trajectory of AI, bolstered heavily by US soft landing expectations that are underpinned by a strong labor market, improved earnings trends, and the easing regional banking stress. Nvidia guiding 50% above consensus was nothing short of historic as the chipmaker is on the cusp of the trillion-dollar club, while the others, all strong tech companies with relatively long histories of success, continue to rise with the tide.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'For the month of May, with artificial intelligence now on the center stage of most investors’ minds, The ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF (THNQ) advanced +11.84%, while the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO) gained +2.10%, and the ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF (HTEC) declined -4.47%.1 It’s remarkable that just 6 stocks—Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Facebook (META)—have accounted for nearly all of the S&P 500 (SPX) YTD return. ROBO Top Ten Holdings, HTEC Top Ten Holdings, THNQ Top Ten Holdings By Bill Studebaker, CIO & President, ROBO Global The performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results.', 'news_article_title': 'Turnkey Tech Investing: May 2023 Market Brief', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For the month of May, with artificial intelligence now on the center stage of most investors’ minds, The ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF (THNQ) advanced +11.84%, while the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO) gained +2.10%, and the ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF (HTEC) declined -4.47%.1 It’s remarkable that just 6 stocks—Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Facebook (META)—have accounted for nearly all of the S&P 500 (SPX) YTD return. It is also used to generate ‘synthetic data’—new artificial data based on key facets within a smaller sample of real data, that is typically used to accelerate the training of other AI programs and avoid potential issues around privacy that arise when using primary data. As with these earlier innovations, generative AI is likely to have a significant effect on the labor market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'For the month of May, with artificial intelligence now on the center stage of most investors’ minds, The ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF (THNQ) advanced +11.84%, while the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (ROBO) gained +2.10%, and the ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF (HTEC) declined -4.47%.1 It’s remarkable that just 6 stocks—Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Facebook (META)—have accounted for nearly all of the S&P 500 (SPX) YTD return. It is also used to generate ‘synthetic data’—new artificial data based on key facets within a smaller sample of real data, that is typically used to accelerate the training of other AI programs and avoid potential issues around privacy that arise when using primary data. Its near-term predictions2 paint a clear picture of the massive impact that lies just ahead: By 2025, more than 30% of new drugs and materials will be systematically discovered using generative AI techniques, the use of synthetic data will reduce the volume of real data needed for machine learning by 70%, and 30% of outbound marketing messages from large organizations will be synthetically generated, up from less than 2% in 2022.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/retail-investors-slow-to-buy-into-ark-innovation-funds-blistering-rally', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By David Randall\nNEW YORK, June 21(Reuters) - Individual investors have given a cold shoulder to Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation Fund during their searing run this year, but some market watchers believe that may change if risk appetite keeps improving.\nThe $8 billion fund, which outperformed all U.S. equity funds during the pandemic rally of 2020 but suffered a steep fall last year, is up nearly 37% year-to-date, outpacing broader markets.\nDespite those gains, the fund has notched more than $250 million in net outflows since the start of the year, according to Lipper data. That pattern has persisted during the market’s recent leg higher: over $157 million has left the fund over the last eight weeks, a period in which its price gained nearly 15%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, by comparison, is up 13% in that period.\nARK Invest, the fund\'s parent company, did not respond to a request for comment.\nOverall, 2023 has seen investors back away from equity funds despite the stock market\'s rebound, in part due to high yields in the fixed income market offering a compelling alternative, said Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi.\nDomestic equity funds and ETFs posted a total of $151.3 billion in outflows year to date through June 7th, according to data from trade group the Investment Company Institute.\nIn ARK’s case, the dearth of inflows may also have to do with the behavior of individual investors, who make up a significant chunk of the fund\'s shareholders and have been loath to return after many were badly hurt when it fell by as much as 60% last year, Rosenbluth said.\n"Many investors have lost patience with the ARK ETFs and have moved on to other strategies following the prior period struggles," he said. "Those that stayed loyal ... are not seeming eager to add more exposure."\nStill, the recent broadening of the equity market\'s rally this year out of a handful of megacap stocks could mean investors will eventually give Cathie Wood’s flagship fund another look, said Virag Shah, portfolio strategist at Van Leeuwen & Company.\nOptimism among individual investors vaulted to a 19-month high in the latest American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) Sentiment Survey. Bearish sentiment plunged to a 19-month low.\nMorgan Stanley analysts, meanwhile, wrote this week that retail and institutional investor sentiment has reached its highest levels in over two years and registered readings in the top quintile of the past several decades.\n"Once you see the market concentration broadening out, we think you will see the investor flows follow," potentially sending more investors into ARK, Shah said.\nARK\'s 2023 rally has largely been powered by the more than 100% gain in top holding Tesla Inc TSLA.O, which makes up roughly 12% of its assets. Shares of the company fell nearly 5% Wednesday as concerns about higher interest rates weighed on growth stocks.\nOther positions in the fund include streaming company Roku Inc ROKU.O and cancer diagnostics company Exact Sciences Corp EXAS.O, which are both up more than 50% over the year to date.\n(Reporting by David Randall; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and David Gregorio)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6607; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By David Randall NEW YORK, June 21(Reuters) - Individual investors have given a cold shoulder to Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation Fund during their searing run this year, but some market watchers believe that may change if risk appetite keeps improving. Still, the recent broadening of the equity market's rally this year out of a handful of megacap stocks could mean investors will eventually give Cathie Wood’s flagship fund another look, said Virag Shah, portfolio strategist at Van Leeuwen & Company. Morgan Stanley analysts, meanwhile, wrote this week that retail and institutional investor sentiment has reached its highest levels in over two years and registered readings in the top quintile of the past several decades.", 'news_luhn_summary': "By David Randall NEW YORK, June 21(Reuters) - Individual investors have given a cold shoulder to Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation Fund during their searing run this year, but some market watchers believe that may change if risk appetite keeps improving. Domestic equity funds and ETFs posted a total of $151.3 billion in outflows year to date through June 7th, according to data from trade group the Investment Company Institute. Still, the recent broadening of the equity market's rally this year out of a handful of megacap stocks could mean investors will eventually give Cathie Wood’s flagship fund another look, said Virag Shah, portfolio strategist at Van Leeuwen & Company.", 'news_article_title': "Retail investors slow to buy into ARK Innovation Fund's blistering rally", 'news_lexrank_summary': "By David Randall NEW YORK, June 21(Reuters) - Individual investors have given a cold shoulder to Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation Fund during their searing run this year, but some market watchers believe that may change if risk appetite keeps improving. Domestic equity funds and ETFs posted a total of $151.3 billion in outflows year to date through June 7th, according to data from trade group the Investment Company Institute. Still, the recent broadening of the equity market's rally this year out of a handful of megacap stocks could mean investors will eventually give Cathie Wood’s flagship fund another look, said Virag Shah, portfolio strategist at Van Leeuwen & Company.", 'news_textrank_summary': "By David Randall NEW YORK, June 21(Reuters) - Individual investors have given a cold shoulder to Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation Fund during their searing run this year, but some market watchers believe that may change if risk appetite keeps improving. In ARK’s case, the dearth of inflows may also have to do with the behavior of individual investors, who make up a significant chunk of the fund's shareholders and have been loath to return after many were badly hurt when it fell by as much as 60% last year, Rosenbluth said. Still, the recent broadening of the equity market's rally this year out of a handful of megacap stocks could mean investors will eventually give Cathie Wood’s flagship fund another look, said Virag Shah, portfolio strategist at Van Leeuwen & Company."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/consider-cdei-as-lgbtq-investment-ideas', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'With June being Pride Month, advisors and market participants are paying renewed attention to strategies relevant to the LGBTQ+ community. That should also be happening throughout the rest of the year, and the good news is that the number of investments relevant to the LGBTQ+ community and their supporters is increasing.\nWhile it’s not a dedicated LGBTQ+ exchange traded fund, the Calvert US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (NYSE Arca: CDEI) merits a place in this conversation because, as its name implies, the actively managed fund priorities diversity, equity, and inclusion principles, which are important to members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as their allies.\nWith that in mind, CDEI, which debuted in January, could find itself at the right place at the right time. More investors, particularly those in younger demographics, want access to strategies that prioritize DEI virtues and LGBTQ+ allyship.\n“Nearly half of U.S. investors in a recent Morgan Stanley survey want opportunities to invest in LGBTQ+1 equity and inclusion, across a broad range of products and strategies. This demand increases substantially among LGBTQ+ investors (86%), heterosexual investors with an LGBTQ+ household member (76%) and younger investors (67% of Gen Z and 56% of Millennials),” noted Morgan Stanley.\nCDEI Could Have Other Advantages\nAs noted above, CDEI isn’t a dedicated LGBTQ+ ETF. However, investors should note its adjacency to that theme because, at the moment, there are not many such ETFs to choose from.\nAdditionally, due its active management philosophy, the potential exists for CDEI to offer DEI purity, thereby enhancing its relevance as an LGBTQ+-friendly strategy. That could broaden the audience for CDEI, with younger investors potentially being a driving force.\n“The business case for LGBTQ+ investment products includes both investors who identify as part of that community as well as younger investors: Investors born after 1980, regardless of their identity, could play a significant role in demand for these products,” added Morgan Stanley. “A majority of Millennial and Gen Z investors expressed interest in finding investment options that advance LGBTQ+ equity and inclusion.”\nHome to more than 350 domestic large-cap equities, CDEI is also a credible option for investors seeking growth style exposure, as the fund allocates 42% of its weight to tech stocks. In theory, a DEI strategy should be sector-agnostic. However, it can also be overweight on groups that score well in terms of DEI priorities -- which tech does. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) combine for almost 29% of the fund’s roster.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Responsible Investing Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) combine for almost 29% of the fund’s roster. While it’s not a dedicated LGBTQ+ exchange traded fund, the Calvert US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (NYSE Arca: CDEI) merits a place in this conversation because, as its name implies, the actively managed fund priorities diversity, equity, and inclusion principles, which are important to members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as their allies. “Nearly half of U.S. investors in a recent Morgan Stanley survey want opportunities to invest in LGBTQ+1 equity and inclusion, across a broad range of products and strategies.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) combine for almost 29% of the fund’s roster. While it’s not a dedicated LGBTQ+ exchange traded fund, the Calvert US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (NYSE Arca: CDEI) merits a place in this conversation because, as its name implies, the actively managed fund priorities diversity, equity, and inclusion principles, which are important to members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as their allies. This demand increases substantially among LGBTQ+ investors (86%), heterosexual investors with an LGBTQ+ household member (76%) and younger investors (67% of Gen Z and 56% of Millennials),” noted Morgan Stanley.', 'news_article_title': 'Consider CDEI as LGBTQ+ Investment Ideas', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) combine for almost 29% of the fund’s roster. With June being Pride Month, advisors and market participants are paying renewed attention to strategies relevant to the LGBTQ+ community. While it’s not a dedicated LGBTQ+ exchange traded fund, the Calvert US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (NYSE Arca: CDEI) merits a place in this conversation because, as its name implies, the actively managed fund priorities diversity, equity, and inclusion principles, which are important to members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as their allies.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) combine for almost 29% of the fund’s roster. While it’s not a dedicated LGBTQ+ exchange traded fund, the Calvert US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (NYSE Arca: CDEI) merits a place in this conversation because, as its name implies, the actively managed fund priorities diversity, equity, and inclusion principles, which are important to members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as their allies. “The business case for LGBTQ+ investment products includes both investors who identify as part of that community as well as younger investors: Investors born after 1980, regardless of their identity, could play a significant role in demand for these products,” added Morgan Stanley.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/aapl-bkng-dash-lead-fintels-top-10-big-shorts-list-for-june', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Hedge funds employ various strategies to generate profits in the financial markets, and one of the most common approaches is taking short positions in stocks. \nShort selling is a trading strategy that allows investors to profit from the declining prices of stocks. The strategy can be used with put and call options or traditionally in the form of borrowing shares from a broker and directly selling them on market with the intention to profit by repurchasing them at a lower price. However, it is also a high-risk strategy that can result in significant losses if the market moves against the short seller.\nWhen a hedge fund takes a net short position, it means they have a greater stake in the stock's decline than its rise. This could involve selling borrowed shares, buying put options, or a combination of strategies.\nToday, we will examine the 10 stocks currently with the largest net short exposure held by institutions.\nThe Big Shorts page on the Fintel quant platform displays the largest short positions by hedge funds in SEC filings. The list is compiled from 13F and NPORT filings to determine the value of short positions for each stock.\nLeading the pack is tech titan Apple (US:AAPL), which finds itself on the receiving end of a significant short position held by Cerity Partners worth $1.72 billion. This position is exclusively put options, a bet on AAPL stock declining. The Nasdaq-traded shares have gained almost 48% year to date, closing on Tuesday at $185.01 a piece.\nBetting against Activision Blizzard (US:ATVI), a prominent player in the gaming industry, is Japan's largest investment bank, Nomura which holds a significant, $757.16 million net short position in ATVI stock. This considerable short position is primarily comprised of put options, however, it's tempered by some offsetting call option exposure and a $67.5 million long position demonstrating Nomura's nuanced strategy toward the stock. The shares are up 7.9% in the last six months as Microsoft (US:MSFT) seeks global regulators' approval for the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, in what would be the gaming industry's biggest-ever deal.\nSusquehanna International Group has a $675.53 million net short position against online travel company Booking Holdings (US:BKNG). Susquehanna's net short exposure primarily comprises both put and call options as well as a direct position in BKNG stock. The investor could be using the put options to capitalize on a potential fall in the stock price in the back half of 2023, considering BKNG shares have traded almost 30% higher this year against a backdrop of incoming macroeconomic weakness. \nDeer Park Road has a $616.53 million net short position in food delivery platform DoorDash (US:DASH), consisting solely of put option exposure in the security. NYSE-traded DASH shares have mounted a 51% rally over 2023 but are down more than 70% from highs reached in 2021 during the height of the pandemic. \nCharter Communications (US:CHTR), a leading broadband and cable telecommunications company, features fifth on our list this month with Citigroup holding a $573.27 million net short position in CHTR stock. Citigroup's net short exposure consists primarily of put options worth $576.97 million, and a small call option and direct long positions, indicating a mixed approach to the investment. The shares have stumbled in the last month, down 2.8% as of Tuesday's market close.\nBooking Holdings (US:BKNG) makes a second appearance on the list, this time with a net short position held by Citadel Advisors. Thie fund's net short exposure of $562.91 million is a complex mix of substantial put value, tempered by significant call value and long value.\nWe've got another appearance by Activision Blizzard (US:ATVI), this time in the seventh position. Pentwater Capital Management holds a net short position on the stock valued at $555.18 million. This position is a blend of put options, offset by smaller portions of call options and long direct shares.\nBank of America (US:BAC), a major banking and financial services player, faces a net short position of $531.33 million held by Jane Street Group, The position, comprised of a substantial put option position worth $833.32 million, is partially offset by a combination of $194.17 million of call options and $107.80 million long in stock.\nBAC stock is down almost 12% in the last six months, which compares with a 18.7% decline in the Invesco KBW Bank ETF (US:KBW), which holds the lender's shares among its top five allocations (8.87%) in the 22-stock exchange-traded fund.\nPHC Holdings (JP:6523), a healthcare company specializing in medical and health products, mirrors Bank of America's net short position also held by Jane Street, exhibiting a similar financial strategy as it used with BAC.\nRounding off the list is NVIDIA Corp (US:NVDA), a prominent player in the semiconductor and software design industry. Walleye Trading holds a net short position of $526.43 million, mostly attributed to put positions, with significant offsetting call positions.\nIn essence, each of these short positions provides a fascinating look into the world of hedge fund strategies. Despite being primarily based on put value, the intricacies of these positions reflect how complex and multi-layered financial markets can be.\nThis story originally appeared on Fintel.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Leading the pack is tech titan Apple (US:AAPL), which finds itself on the receiving end of a significant short position held by Cerity Partners worth $1.72 billion. This position is exclusively put options, a bet on AAPL stock declining. The investor could be using the put options to capitalize on a potential fall in the stock price in the back half of 2023, considering BKNG shares have traded almost 30% higher this year against a backdrop of incoming macroeconomic weakness.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Leading the pack is tech titan Apple (US:AAPL), which finds itself on the receiving end of a significant short position held by Cerity Partners worth $1.72 billion. This position is exclusively put options, a bet on AAPL stock declining. Betting against Activision Blizzard (US:ATVI), a prominent player in the gaming industry, is Japan's largest investment bank, Nomura which holds a significant, $757.16 million net short position in ATVI stock.", 'news_article_title': 'AAPL, BKNG, DASH Lead Fintel’s Top 10 Big Shorts List For June', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Leading the pack is tech titan Apple (US:AAPL), which finds itself on the receiving end of a significant short position held by Cerity Partners worth $1.72 billion. This position is exclusively put options, a bet on AAPL stock declining. Betting against Activision Blizzard (US:ATVI), a prominent player in the gaming industry, is Japan's largest investment bank, Nomura which holds a significant, $757.16 million net short position in ATVI stock.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Leading the pack is tech titan Apple (US:AAPL), which finds itself on the receiving end of a significant short position held by Cerity Partners worth $1.72 billion. This position is exclusively put options, a bet on AAPL stock declining. This considerable short position is primarily comprised of put options, however, it's tempered by some offsetting call option exposure and a $67.5 million long position demonstrating Nomura's nuanced strategy toward the stock."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/aapl-factor-based-stock-analysis-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momentum and price momentum.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\'s criteria.\nFUNDAMENTAL MOMENTUM: PASS\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: PASS\nFINAL RANK: PASS\n\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Dashan Huang\nDashan Huang Portfolio\nAbout Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. His paper "Twin Momentum" looked at combining traditional price momentum with improving fundamentals to generate market outperformance. In the paper, he identified seven fundamental variables (earnings, return on equity, return on assets, accrual operating profitability to equity, cash operating profitability to assets, gross profit to assets and net payout ratio) that he combined into a single fundamental momentum measure. He showed that stocks in the top 20% of the universe according to that measure outperformed the market going forward. When he combined that measure with price momentum, he was able to double its outperformance.\nAdditional Research Links\nTop Large-Cap Growth Stocks\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nHigh Momentum Stocks\nDividend Aristocrats 2023\nHigh Insider Ownership Stocks\nTop S&P 500 Stocks\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang.", 'news_article_title': 'AAPL Factor-Based Stock Analysis', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Dashan Huang Dashan Huang Portfolio About Dashan Huang: Dashan Huang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/2-future-dividend-kings-to-buy-and-hold-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Investing in dividend growth stocks is a great way to increase your dividend income over the years, even if those stocks don't offer a high yield right now. A company that has a propensity to increase its payouts may do so at varying rates, and investing in it while the yield is low could prove to be beneficial for investors in the long run.\nApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are a couple of tech giants that don't offer high yields, but they have been increasing their payouts and generate a boatload of cash. Both of these stocks could prove to be excellent dividend stocks to hold for the long term.\n1. Apple\nApple has been increasing its dividend since 2013, so it'll be decades before the company could potentially hit 50 consecutive years of rate hikes and become a Dividend King. But given the company's impressive and constantly growing ecosystem, combined with fantastic financials, it seems probable that it will get there.\nFor starters, the company doesn't pay as high of a dividend as it could. Its payout ratio is just 15% of earnings, and Apple could easily afford to pay more. It looks like a strategic move to be able to grow its dividend without potentially disrupting its growth initiatives. In May, the company raised its dividend by just 1 cent.\nSometimes companies offer too high of a dividend or make aggressive increases to it, and then it can prove to be burdensome later on, such as when the economy isn't doing too well. Apple's low payout ratio puts it in an excellent position to balance both growth and dividends. Although its 0.5% dividend yield is modest and well below the S&P 500 average of 1.6%, it would be a shock not to see the company continue to raise its dividend for the foreseeable future.\nEven if the company's foray into augmented reality and potentially even the metaverse proves to be underwhelming, Apple has a strong core business to fall back on, centered around its iPhones and Mac computers. Over the trailing 12 months, even amid inflation, the business generated free cash flow totaling $97.5 billion (it only had to pay out $14.9 billion of that to cover its dividend).\nIt's difficult to forecast what will happen over the next 40 years, but Apple is one of the safest businesses to own over the long haul. With a strong brand and a devoted fanbase, it's a business that should continue to thrive, and dividend increases will likely follow.\n2. Microsoft\nThe tech world is big enough for both Apple and rival Microsoft to dominate for decades. And rather than trying to pick a winner between these two competitors, it may not be a bad idea to simply invest in both of them. Microsoft has its own ecosystem of products and services and has demonstrated that it can also make for an excellent long-term income investment.\nMicrosoft has been raising its dividend payments since 2010, making its streak slightly longer than Apple's. But it, too, is an attractive dividend growth stock to own. Its payout ratio is higher at 24%, but not by much. Free cash flow over the trailing 12 months has totaled $59.6 billion, which is more than three times what Microsoft has paid out in dividends during that time frame -- just under $19 billion.\nThe company has been more aggressive with respect to growth than Apple, announcing in 2022 plans to acquire video game maker Activision Blizzard for $69 billion and also investing $13 billion into ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. This is where having a low payout ratio can help Microsoft's dividend, because even though the company may spend billions to fund future growth opportunities, there's still a significant buffer between its free cash flow and its dividend payments to ensure the payout can continue growing. And by acquiring businesses and getting deeper into artificial intelligence and gaming, it can further diversify its business, making it stronger and potentially more insulated to the effects of a downturn in the economy.\nAt 0.8%, Microsoft's yield is a little higher than Apple's, but the company could have room to offer a better dividend than it currently does. It's clear that it is aiming to grow its dividend at a sustainable rate, which is why there's potential for it to continue doing so for decades. On top of being an excellent growth investment, Microsoft can be a top dividend stock to own as well.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nDavid Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Activision Blizzard, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are a couple of tech giants that don't offer high yields, but they have been increasing their payouts and generate a boatload of cash. A company that has a propensity to increase its payouts may do so at varying rates, and investing in it while the yield is low could prove to be beneficial for investors in the long run. Sometimes companies offer too high of a dividend or make aggressive increases to it, and then it can prove to be burdensome later on, such as when the economy isn't doing too well.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are a couple of tech giants that don't offer high yields, but they have been increasing their payouts and generate a boatload of cash. Investing in dividend growth stocks is a great way to increase your dividend income over the years, even if those stocks don't offer a high yield right now. Over the trailing 12 months, even amid inflation, the business generated free cash flow totaling $97.5 billion (it only had to pay out $14.9 billion of that to cover its dividend).", 'news_article_title': '2 Future Dividend Kings to Buy and Hold Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are a couple of tech giants that don't offer high yields, but they have been increasing their payouts and generate a boatload of cash. Investing in dividend growth stocks is a great way to increase your dividend income over the years, even if those stocks don't offer a high yield right now. This is where having a low payout ratio can help Microsoft's dividend, because even though the company may spend billions to fund future growth opportunities, there's still a significant buffer between its free cash flow and its dividend payments to ensure the payout can continue growing.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are a couple of tech giants that don't offer high yields, but they have been increasing their payouts and generate a boatload of cash. Investing in dividend growth stocks is a great way to increase your dividend income over the years, even if those stocks don't offer a high yield right now. Apple Apple has been increasing its dividend since 2013, so it'll be decades before the company could potentially hit 50 consecutive years of rate hikes and become a Dividend King."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spotifys-uptrend-what-is-really-happening', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Shares of Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) have been showcasing a recovery uptrend as of the past three quarters, after hitting a bottom during November of 2022 at $69.29 per share, the stock has risen by as much as 123% to reach today's price of above $155.0 per share. The recovery can be attributed to improving fundamentals in the business, alongside a technology industry-wide rally stemming from NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) announcing better-than-expected results and outlooks surrounding everything artificial intelligence.\nConsidering the massive amount of data that Spotify deals with, artificial intelligence is of central importance in allowing its everyday operations.\nAs the company becomes increasingly entrenched in the lives of everyday listeners, spread across different generations and music tastes, its market share consumption is beginning to show investors the benefits of achieving economies of scale and the subsequent power stance called 'pricing power.' Delivering more value to users is the main message for Spotify today. However, some of this value comes at a cost simultaneously enabled by the same pricing power abilities the business possesses. A new membership tier may not only serve to draw in more loyal users but also open up an entirely new path to reaching profitability.\nSupremium \nAs other lossless audio streaming providers like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) releasing Apple music and Amazon music, Spotify decided to postpone the original prototype for this service, previously named 'Spotify HiFi'. Two years later, management has announced that the new and revised plan is soon to be released and renamed as 'Supremium' membership tier. This new feature will allow for lossless audio streaming along with other benefits; pricing is still up for discussion, though users can be sure that it will be higher than the current 'Premium' tier, which costs $9.99 per month.\nPerhaps the marketing departments at Spotify waited until enough market data was derived from competitors offering rival products to see where the gaps were shown with users and to get a sense of the 'elasticity' of pricing such products. In this case, price elasticity would point to the relationship between price increases/decreases as a function of the rate of increase/decrease in users due to these price changes. Now that two years have passed, the amount of elasticity and good or bad reviews are available for Spotify to synthesize their last laugh. \nDespite inflation concerns consuming the minds of the global base of Spotify consumers, monthly active users grew to 515 million as of the first quarter of 2023, sporting a year-on-year growth rate of 22%. Of these 515 million, 210 million - 40.8% - were Spotify premium subscribers paying the $9.99 monthly fee. Despite economic and recessionary concerns, a 15% growth in the total premium subscriber user base over the past twelve months is a testament to the pricing power and entrenchment Spotify has achieved with its underlying user base.\nHeaded Up?\nManagement has guided toward full-year 2023 monthly active users reaching 530 million, out of which 217 million will be considered premium subscribers. This would represent a 0.2% improvement in the active user mix as more users are set to pay the monthly fee, alongside advertisement revenues, the company as a whole is set up to beat estimates now that the new membership tier is underway. What is the natural result for investors in Spotify, compared to what they are seeing in Spotify's financials today.\nConsidering today's perception of just how much Spotify is worth, there appears to be an apparent disconnect that investors can exploit, even before the effects of the new and more expensive membership tier kicks in. Trading at a price-to-sales ratio of only 2.2x will mark one of the lowest ranges for the company since COVID-19, and even worse, placing it below other riskier investments with loads of geopolitical risks. Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) is assigned a 2.9x price-to-sales ratio, implying that investors,, in general,, see more quality and less risk in the underlying revenue generated by Baidu rather than that in Spotify.\nOn top of many seemingly obvious tailwinds, Spotify has averaged 200 million Euros in positive free cash flow over the past two years. However, it has yet to report positive net income and subsequent earnings per share. The main reason for the discrepancy between free cash flow (a proxy for earnings) and net income, as reported, comes from the 'Share-based compensation expense' line item in the company's cash flow statement, coming in at $105 million for the first quarter alone. This is typical of a younger, high-growth company, as they still need to afford attractive salaries to hire talent; compensation via stock options and equity in the business is where management finds a good balance.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Supremium As other lossless audio streaming providers like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) releasing Apple music and Amazon music, Spotify decided to postpone the original prototype for this service, previously named 'Spotify HiFi'. The recovery can be attributed to improving fundamentals in the business, alongside a technology industry-wide rally stemming from NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) announcing better-than-expected results and outlooks surrounding everything artificial intelligence. Considering today's perception of just how much Spotify is worth, there appears to be an apparent disconnect that investors can exploit, even before the effects of the new and more expensive membership tier kicks in.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Supremium As other lossless audio streaming providers like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) releasing Apple music and Amazon music, Spotify decided to postpone the original prototype for this service, previously named 'Spotify HiFi'. Of these 515 million, 210 million - 40.8% - were Spotify premium subscribers paying the $9.99 monthly fee. This would represent a 0.2% improvement in the active user mix as more users are set to pay the monthly fee, alongside advertisement revenues, the company as a whole is set up to beat estimates now that the new membership tier is underway.", 'news_article_title': "Spotify's Uptrend, What Is Really Happening", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Supremium As other lossless audio streaming providers like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) releasing Apple music and Amazon music, Spotify decided to postpone the original prototype for this service, previously named 'Spotify HiFi'. This new feature will allow for lossless audio streaming along with other benefits; pricing is still up for discussion, though users can be sure that it will be higher than the current 'Premium' tier, which costs $9.99 per month. Of these 515 million, 210 million - 40.8% - were Spotify premium subscribers paying the $9.99 monthly fee.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Supremium As other lossless audio streaming providers like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) releasing Apple music and Amazon music, Spotify decided to postpone the original prototype for this service, previously named 'Spotify HiFi'. Shares of Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) have been showcasing a recovery uptrend as of the past three quarters, after hitting a bottom during November of 2022 at $69.29 per share, the stock has risen by as much as 123% to reach today's price of above $155.0 per share. Despite economic and recessionary concerns, a 15% growth in the total premium subscriber user base over the past twelve months is a testament to the pricing power and entrenchment Spotify has achieved with its underlying user base."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-metaverse-stocks-to-buy-right-now-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Before the latest iterations of artificial intelligence (AI) came along and stole its thunder, the metaverse was the talk of the tech investing world. Billions of dollars were being poured into its development, and some of the top names in the sector were venturing deeply into the technology.\nParticularly now that its popularity has cooled, it\'s worth revisiting this digital world to take a look at some of its major denizens. Here, then, is a trio of stocks that are "musts" for anyone considering an opportunistic metaverse investment: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Roblox (NYSE: RBLX), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META).\n1. Apple\nAs it has with so many other tech segments, Apple is pushing its way into the metaverse with hardware. In early June, it took the wraps off the Vision Pro, its first mixed-reality headset (or, to use its preferred term, since the company is always hungry to be unique, "spatial computer").\nInterestingly, Apple didn\'t once mention the word "metaverse" in the official press release on the Vision Pro. It did provide the rather impressive specs of the device, which offers a fully immersive 4K display for those who strap it onto their heads, a potentially near-limitless screen upon which users can watch videos as large as they want, and navigation by eyes, voice, and hands.\nAnother way in which the Vision Pro is a typical Apple debut is its lofty cost -- the device will set a potential metaverse explorer back a cool $3,499. However, Apple users tend to be loyal to the brand, and they\'re more likely to be relatively affluent and not as price-conscious as some other consumers. So we can expect at least modest initial take-up of the device.\nSince Apple is a lead-with-hardware company and the Vision Pro is a very new offering, it\'s too soon to tell whether the company will build a massive, iPhone/iPad-like app ecosystem around its headset (ahem, "spatial computer"). But given what it has been able to do with other devices, the King of Cupertino has more than a decent shot at succeeding in the metaverse arena.\n2. Roblox\nIf you have children, there\'s a good chance that one of the apps they\'ll be tapping away on while their precious summer hours dwindle is Roblox. The sprawling virtual-world gaming platform, operated by the company of the same name, is a prime destination for the under-18 crowd.\nRoblox is a living test laboratory for metaverse features and functionalities. Within its worlds, users can participate in a wide range of games set in a dizzying multitude of environments, populated by a continent\'s worth of player characters. In other words, it\'s a monster multiverse menu in a single app.\nIt\'s relatively early days for both the metaverse and for Roblox, and both are still finding ways to keep users engaged and revenue-generating. The foundation is certainly there, as nearly every kid can find something they like in the game\'s vast offerings.\nRoblox\'s engagement, retention, and money-drawing efforts are clearly working, as demonstrated by its 23% year-over-year growth in total bookings in its latest reported quarter. Spending on research and development is heavy; it grew 55% in the same period. But if you want to play this game, you have to pay, and Roblox is willing to continue posting losses in pursuit of its goal.\nThat said, it has more than a fine chance of tipping into the black before long if it can keep up that booking growth. And while it does, that R&D spending will make its ecosystem a wider and more complete metaverse. This should only attract more users, deeper engagement, and, by extension, more spending.\n3. Meta Platforms\nIn 2021, the company formerly known as Facebook placed a big bet on the metaverse. It was so big, the company even changed its name and stock ticker symbol to be as evocative of this as possible.\nSince then, Meta Platforms has retreated somewhat from its initially aggressive push into the metaverse. Recent heavy rounds of job cuts aimed at making the company more efficient have thinned the ranks of Reality Labs, its dedicated virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) unit.\nBut this is an organization that spent almost $14 billion in 2022 on Reality Labs, and despite those reductions, it\'s still all-in on the segment.\nIn Meta\'s latest quarterlyearnings call founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg put it bluntly and emphatically: "A narrative has developed that we\'re somehow moving away from focusing on the metaverse vision, so I just want to say up front that that\'s not accurate. We\'ve been focusing on AI and the metaverse, and we will continue to."\nMeta can afford to throw capital at big, potentially explosive projects. It remains a cash-generating machine, offering an ad platform that has few if any equals in terms of reach and granularity. Last year, some advertisers reined in their spending in light of macroeconomic concerns, but that\'s the past, and sentiment is improving. As it continues to do so, the company will reap the benefits.\nMeta is not a cheap stock, either in terms of share price or valuations. But given the giant opportunities still in front of the company and its continued dominance in the social media world, it\'s got plenty of growth to look forward to.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Eric Volkman has positions in Apple and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Roblox. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Here, then, is a trio of stocks that are "musts" for anyone considering an opportunistic metaverse investment: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Roblox (NYSE: RBLX), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). It did provide the rather impressive specs of the device, which offers a fully immersive 4K display for those who strap it onto their heads, a potentially near-limitless screen upon which users can watch videos as large as they want, and navigation by eyes, voice, and hands. Another way in which the Vision Pro is a typical Apple debut is its lofty cost -- the device will set a potential metaverse explorer back a cool $3,499.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Here, then, is a trio of stocks that are "musts" for anyone considering an opportunistic metaverse investment: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Roblox (NYSE: RBLX), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Roblox.', 'news_article_title': '3 Metaverse Stocks to Buy Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Here, then, is a trio of stocks that are "musts" for anyone considering an opportunistic metaverse investment: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Roblox (NYSE: RBLX), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Interestingly, Apple didn\'t once mention the word "metaverse" in the official press release on the Vision Pro. Meta Platforms In 2021, the company formerly known as Facebook placed a big bet on the metaverse.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Here, then, is a trio of stocks that are "musts" for anyone considering an opportunistic metaverse investment: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Roblox (NYSE: RBLX), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Since Apple is a lead-with-hardware company and the Vision Pro is a very new offering, it\'s too soon to tell whether the company will build a massive, iPhone/iPad-like app ecosystem around its headset (ahem, "spatial computer"). See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bargain-buys%3A-3-stocks-trading-below-7x-earnings-not-to-miss', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIf you’re looking for bargain stocks to buy, one place to start is with companies with low price-to-earnings multiples. \nWhat constitutes low earnings multiple stocks? Well, the S&P 500 has a P/E ratio of 25.5x. According to Finviz.com, 245 of the 503 stocks in the index have a P/E below 25. You could start there. \nHowever, I was looking for undervalued stocks to buy now. And then I came across a Seeking Alpha article about a smaller Canadian bank trading at a very low P/E, and that gave me the idea to look for bargain stocks to buy trading below 7x earnings. \nA tweak to the Finviz screen tells me there are 25 stocks in the index with a P/E below 7x. Of those, 15 are in the energy sector. The rest are spread between other sectors, including financials and basic materials. \nI’ll choose one of the energy stocks as one of my three picks, with two other bargain stocks to buy from different sectors. \nHere goes. \nOXY Occidental Petroleum $57.23\nPFG Principal Financial Group $73.00\nPHM PulteGroup $74.88\nOccidental Petroleum (OXY)\nSource: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com\nOccidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) is one of Warren Buffett’s biggest bets. It took a while for Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) to make money from the once-struggling oil and gas exploration and production company. However, thanks to rising oil prices over the last 12-18 months, PXY stock has done well for Berkshire shareholders. \nBerkshire currently owns 24.9% of Occidental’s stock. The holding company’s sixth-largest holding accounts for 3.6% of Berkshire’s $354 billion equity portfolio.\nIt might not seem like a lot compared to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which accounts for nearly 48%, but of the 50 Berkshire holdings at the moment, only 13 account for 1% or more of its total, so it’s a big deal.\nBerkshire’s most recent purchases of Occidental stock came at the end of May. It purchased approximately $275 million at a weighted average price of $58.57 per share.\nAs part of Berkshire’s original deal with Occidental in 2019, it got $10 billion in preferred stock paying 8% annual interest and warrants to buy 83.9 million shares at $59.62.\nOccidental’s first opportunity to redeem the preferred shares is in 2029, so Buffett still has 5.5 years to exercise the warrants. \nAlthough Berkshire doesn’t want to own the entire company, it is happy to purchase up to 50% of the company. Occidental trades at a low 6.7x earnings. \nPrincipal Financial Group (PFG)\nSource: viewimage / Shutterstock.com\nLike many financial services stocks, Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) isn’t keeping up with the S&P 500 in 2023. It’s down 26 percentage points relative to the index. \nHowever, its diversified revenue streams provide shareholders with stability regardless of economic circumstances. \nIn Q1 2023, its business saw a decline of 11% in net revenues to $650.1 million. Revenues were lower due to lower markets affecting both its fee income generated from assets under management and assets under administration and investment income from its assets.\nHowever, if not for an exited business, its revenues in the quarter would have increased by nearly 9% year-over-year. Its net income in the quarter, excluding the exited business, was $346.9 million, slightly higher than $338.7 million a year earlier. \nAll five segments generated positive operating earnings during the quarter, with the Retirement and Income Solutions business accounting for nearly 47% of its operating profits. \nWhile analysts don’t like it (of the 16 covering it, 10 rate it a “Hold” with six an outright “Sell”) it currently trades at 4.4x earnings, half its five-year average. \nPulteGroup (PHM)\nSource: rafapress / Shutterstock.com\nPulteGroup (NYSE:PHM) is the only stock of the three that is up in 2023. It’s gained nearly 60% year-to-date and 98% over the past year.\nIt’s recovered nicely from its June 2022 52-week low of $35.03. \nDeutsche Bank analyst Joe Ahlersmeyer believes that despite the run that homebuilder stocks have been on, including Pulte, over the past nine months, there’s still room to move higher. \n“With continued improvement in demand fundamentals and book valuations fairly attractive by historical standards, our view is that homebuilder stocks can climb meaningfully higher,” Yahoo Finance reported the analyst’s comments from mid-June. Ahlersmeyer wrote.\nAhlersmeyer argues that Pulte’s double-digit order growth over the next 18 months and higher margins on those orders should lead to significant excess cash. \nThe analyst has a Buy rating and a $95 target price on its stock. \nDespite the significant appreciation of its shares over the past year, it still trades at just 6.4x earnings, less than its five-year average of 8.4x. \nThere is a shortage of 6.5 million homes in the U.S. (2.3 million if you include multi-family dwellings), suggesting that Pulte will continue to have a backlog that’s more than its annual capacity to build new homes.\nThat’s a good problem to have. \nOn the date of publication, Will Ashworth did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nWill Ashworth has written about investments full-time since 2008. Publications where he’s appeared include InvestorPlace, The Motley Fool Canada, Investopedia, Kiplinger, and several others in both the U.S. and Canada. He particularly enjoys creating model portfolios that stand the test of time. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\nThe post Bargain Buys: 3 Stocks Trading Below 7x Earnings Not to Miss appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'It might not seem like a lot compared to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which accounts for nearly 48%, but of the 50 Berkshire holdings at the moment, only 13 account for 1% or more of its total, so it’s a big deal. As part of Berkshire’s original deal with Occidental in 2019, it got $10 billion in preferred stock paying 8% annual interest and warrants to buy 83.9 million shares at $59.62. Deutsche Bank analyst Joe Ahlersmeyer believes that despite the run that homebuilder stocks have been on, including Pulte, over the past nine months, there’s still room to move higher.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'It might not seem like a lot compared to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which accounts for nearly 48%, but of the 50 Berkshire holdings at the moment, only 13 account for 1% or more of its total, so it’s a big deal. OXY Occidental Petroleum $57.23 PFG Principal Financial Group $73.00 PHM PulteGroup $74.88 Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) is one of Warren Buffett’s biggest bets. As part of Berkshire’s original deal with Occidental in 2019, it got $10 billion in preferred stock paying 8% annual interest and warrants to buy 83.9 million shares at $59.62.', 'news_article_title': 'Bargain Buys: 3 Stocks Trading Below 7x Earnings Not to Miss', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It might not seem like a lot compared to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which accounts for nearly 48%, but of the 50 Berkshire holdings at the moment, only 13 account for 1% or more of its total, so it’s a big deal. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips If you’re looking for bargain stocks to buy, one place to start is with companies with low price-to-earnings multiples. Occidental trades at a low 6.7x earnings.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'It might not seem like a lot compared to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which accounts for nearly 48%, but of the 50 Berkshire holdings at the moment, only 13 account for 1% or more of its total, so it’s a big deal. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips If you’re looking for bargain stocks to buy, one place to start is with companies with low price-to-earnings multiples. I’ll choose one of the energy stocks as one of my three picks, with two other bargain stocks to buy from different sectors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/thailands-wha-eyes-record-year-as-firms-expand-out-of-china', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Orathai Sriring and Devjyot Ghoshal\nBANGKOK, June 21 (Reuters) - WHA Group WHA.BK, Thailand\'s largest industrial estate developer, expects a second straight year of record land sales from companies seeking to diversify away from China, its CEO said on Wednesday.\nMounting trade tensions between the United States and China, coupled with Beijing\'s abrupt lifting of its strict zero-COVID policy in December last year, has led to a surge in mainly Chinese investment from companies seeking alternative locations.\n"This has impacted them, and it seems like a catalyst for those invested in China to move out," CEO Jareeporn Jarukornsakul told Reuters.\nWHA, which operates over a dozen industrial estates across Thailand and Vietnam, has seen enquiries and purchases by Chinese companies rocket since the pandemic eased, helping to double its annual land sales from pre-pandemic levels, she said.\nIn 2023, WHA will likely sell more than 2,000 rai (320 hectares) of land in both countries - exceeding its annual target and its 2022 performance of 1,899 rai, said Jareeporn.\nSince the pandemic, around half of WHA\'s industrial land sales in Thailand have been cornered by Chinese investors, who have also taken some 80% of the group\'s offerings in Vietnam, she said.\nChinese investment proposals in Thailand grew 87% to 25 billion baht ($717 million) in the first quarter of the year, compared to the same period last year, according to Thailand\'s Board of Investment.\nA wave of Chinese investment - including many smaller firms that supply bigger mainland manufacturers - has also entered Vietnam since December.\nTo meet rising demand - much of it coming from Chinese automakers and Taiwanese electronics companies - WHA is aiming to expand its industrial land portfolio by nearly 30% in the next few years to 100,000 rai, she said.\nIn eastern Thailand, for example, China\'s electric vehicle maker BYD Co 002594.SZ is building a new facility on a 600-rai plot in a WHA industrial estate.\nWHA\'s clients in Vietnam include suppliers to Apple AAPL.O such as China-based electronics firm Goertek Inc 002241.SZ and Taiwan\'s Foxconn 2317.TW, with which it is working on a new facility, according to the provincial government\'s website.\n($1 = 34.85 baht)\n(Reporting by Orathai Sriring and Devjyot Ghoshal in BANGKOK; Additional reporting by Francesco Guarascio in HANOI; Editing by Sharon Singleton)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "WHA's clients in Vietnam include suppliers to Apple AAPL.O such as China-based electronics firm Goertek Inc 002241.SZ and Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, with which it is working on a new facility, according to the provincial government's website. By Orathai Sriring and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, June 21 (Reuters) - WHA Group WHA.BK, Thailand's largest industrial estate developer, expects a second straight year of record land sales from companies seeking to diversify away from China, its CEO said on Wednesday. Mounting trade tensions between the United States and China, coupled with Beijing's abrupt lifting of its strict zero-COVID policy in December last year, has led to a surge in mainly Chinese investment from companies seeking alternative locations.", 'news_luhn_summary': "WHA's clients in Vietnam include suppliers to Apple AAPL.O such as China-based electronics firm Goertek Inc 002241.SZ and Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, with which it is working on a new facility, according to the provincial government's website. By Orathai Sriring and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, June 21 (Reuters) - WHA Group WHA.BK, Thailand's largest industrial estate developer, expects a second straight year of record land sales from companies seeking to diversify away from China, its CEO said on Wednesday. Since the pandemic, around half of WHA's industrial land sales in Thailand have been cornered by Chinese investors, who have also taken some 80% of the group's offerings in Vietnam, she said.", 'news_article_title': "Thailand's WHA eyes record year as firms expand out of China", 'news_lexrank_summary': "WHA's clients in Vietnam include suppliers to Apple AAPL.O such as China-based electronics firm Goertek Inc 002241.SZ and Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, with which it is working on a new facility, according to the provincial government's website. By Orathai Sriring and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, June 21 (Reuters) - WHA Group WHA.BK, Thailand's largest industrial estate developer, expects a second straight year of record land sales from companies seeking to diversify away from China, its CEO said on Wednesday. Mounting trade tensions between the United States and China, coupled with Beijing's abrupt lifting of its strict zero-COVID policy in December last year, has led to a surge in mainly Chinese investment from companies seeking alternative locations.", 'news_textrank_summary': "WHA's clients in Vietnam include suppliers to Apple AAPL.O such as China-based electronics firm Goertek Inc 002241.SZ and Taiwan's Foxconn 2317.TW, with which it is working on a new facility, according to the provincial government's website. By Orathai Sriring and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, June 21 (Reuters) - WHA Group WHA.BK, Thailand's largest industrial estate developer, expects a second straight year of record land sales from companies seeking to diversify away from China, its CEO said on Wednesday. WHA, which operates over a dozen industrial estates across Thailand and Vietnam, has seen enquiries and purchases by Chinese companies rocket since the pandemic eased, helping to double its annual land sales from pre-pandemic levels, she said."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-things-about-apple-that-smart-investors-know-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after unveiling its long-awaited, virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset, the Vision Pro. The company's stock rose about 7% in the last 30 days, largely thanks to the long-term potential of the device.\nHowever, even without the growth prospects of the Vision Pro, Apple's stock is too good to pass up. The company is home to leading market shares in multiple areas of consumer tech. Meanwhile, its immense brand loyalty with shoppers often leads to success in nearly any new market it enters.\nApple users seem intent on sticking with the company no matter what upgrades its competitors unveil. As a result, now is an excellent time to consider investing in this tech giant before its stock climbs any higher.\nHere are three things about Apple that smart investors know.\n1. It could take years for the Vision Pro to boost earnings\nIn true Apple fashion, the Vision Pro has taken leaps in innovation, introducing features never before seen in competing headsets. Characteristics such as advanced hand and eye tracking negate the need for controllers. Meanwhile, the Vision Pro is equipped with the same chip as the current MacBook Air, allowing it to perform nearly all the same computing tasks.\nAlongside Apple's full range of popular apps like Facetime and Messages, the headset could be unstoppable against industry competitors like Meta and Sony. However, its hefty price tag of $3,499 will likely hold it back for a few years.\nApple has unveiled the Vision Pro at a price point that locked out the average consumer. The company's product strategy is likely to release yearly upgrades to the device, bringing down the price of the current headset. However, that means it could be several years before most shoppers consider adopting VR/AR into their daily lives.\nIn the meantime, Apple will need to push its VR/AR technology forward to boost hype so that consumers show up in droves once the Vision Pro is at a more convenient starting price.\n2. A booming services business\nThe good news for those concerned about the short-term prospects of the Vision Pro is that Apple's growing services business is gradually allowing it to lean less on product sales. Digital subscription platforms like Apple TV+, Music, Fitness+, News+, and more have seen the company's services business become its second-highest earning segment.\nIn fiscal 2022, services reported revenue growth of 14%, double that of the iPhone (its largest earning segment). Meanwhile, the digital nature of the business allows for lucrative profit margins, with the segment hitting 72% last year. Comparatively, products' profit margins came in at 36%.\nMoreover, Apple is gradually expanding its services into the fintech arena. In 2019, the company launched its first credit card. Then this year, the iPhone company introduced a buy now, pay later program and a new savings account.\nApple's expansion beyond physical products diversifies its business and strengthens earnings in the event of short-term headwinds, such as supply chain issues or reductions in consumer spending.\n3. A better value than its competitors\nDespite being home to the world's highest market cap at $2.9 trillion, Apple's stock is still a better value than most of its competitors.\nThe chart below illustrates how the company has the lowest price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio among fellow tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta. While a P/E ratio of 31 doesn't represent a massive bargain, it still indicates Apple is trading at the best value compared to these companies.\nData by YCharts.\nMoreover, Apple's price-to-free-cash-flow ratio of 30 is the lowest among these tech giants, which could suggest it is also in the best financial standing.\nApple shares have risen 292% in the last five years alone. Its history of reliable gains alongside consistent demand for its products makes it one of the best stocks to hold indefinitely. So if you're looking to add a new tech stock, Apple shares are worth considering while they're trading at a better value than the competition.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\n John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after unveiling its long-awaited, virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset, the Vision Pro. Alongside Apple's full range of popular apps like Facetime and Messages, the headset could be unstoppable against industry competitors like Meta and Sony. In the meantime, Apple will need to push its VR/AR technology forward to boost hype so that consumers show up in droves once the Vision Pro is at a more convenient starting price.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after unveiling its long-awaited, virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset, the Vision Pro. However, even without the growth prospects of the Vision Pro, Apple's stock is too good to pass up. A booming services business The good news for those concerned about the short-term prospects of the Vision Pro is that Apple's growing services business is gradually allowing it to lean less on product sales.", 'news_article_title': '3 Things About Apple That Smart Investors Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after unveiling its long-awaited, virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset, the Vision Pro. A booming services business The good news for those concerned about the short-term prospects of the Vision Pro is that Apple's growing services business is gradually allowing it to lean less on product sales. Digital subscription platforms like Apple TV+, Music, Fitness+, News+, and more have seen the company's services business become its second-highest earning segment.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has featured in countless headlines this month after unveiling its long-awaited, virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset, the Vision Pro. However, even without the growth prospects of the Vision Pro, Apple's stock is too good to pass up. It could take years for the Vision Pro to boost earnings In true Apple fashion, the Vision Pro has taken leaps in innovation, introducing features never before seen in competing headsets."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-buy%3A-oracle-vs.-broadcom', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) are often considered blue-chip tech stocks that are owned for stability instead of growth. Yet both stocks soared over the past year, and are now hovering near their all-time highs.\nOver the past 12 months, Oracle\'s stock surged 85% as it impressed investors with the robust growth of its cloud-based services. Broadcom\'s stock advanced 74% as its semiconductor and infrastructure software divisions continued to grow in a difficult macro environment. Should investors touch either of these tech stocks after those massive rallies?\nImage source: Getty Images.\nOracle is generating stable growth again\nOracle is one of the world\'s largest database software companies. But by the end of the previous decade, its growth stalled as competing cloud-based services gradually curbed the market\'s demand for its on-premise software. To keep pace with that shift, Oracle acquired cloud software giant NetSuite in 2016, expanded its own cloud infrastructure platform, and rolled out new cloud-based enterprise resourcing planning (ERP) services like Fusion.\nThat cloud-based transformation reduced Oracle\'s dependence on on-premise software and lit a fire under its revenue again. The company further expanded its cloud business by acquiring the healthcare IT software company Cerner for $28 billion last June.\nBut even as Oracle evolved and expanded, it still generated plenty of cash for its buybacks and dividends. It bought back 32% of its shares over the past five years, and currently pays a forward yield of 1.3%.\nFor fiscal 2023 (which ended on May 31), Oracle\'s revenue rose 7% on an organic basis (excluding Cerner) as its adjusted EPS grew 4%. That growth was largely driven by cloud services revenue, which rose 50% and accounted for 32% of its top line. For fiscal 2024, analysts expect Oracle\'s revenue and adjusted EPS to both grow about 8% as it fully laps its acquisition of Cerner. Based on those estimates, Oracle\'s stock doesn\'t seem too expensive at 23 times forward earnings.\nBroadcom is still expanding\nBack in 2016, the Singapore-based chipmaker Avago acquired the original Broadcom, assumed its name, and relocated its headquarters to the United States. This "new" Broadcom subsequently expanded into the infrastructure software market by acquiring CA Technologies in 2018 and Symantec\'s enterprise security division in 2019.\nIn fiscal 2022 (which ended last October), Broadcom generated 78% of its revenue from its semiconductor segment, which produces a wide range of chips for the mobile, data center, networking, wireless, storage, and industrial markets. The remaining 22% came from its infrastructure software business, which it\'s trying to expand again with the planned acquisition of the cloud software giant Vmware (NYSE: VMW) for $61 billion. If that deal is approved, Broadcom expects its infrastructure software business to account for just half its top line and reduce its exposure to the cyclical chip market.\nThat diversification is important, because Broadcom generated 20% of its revenue from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), the largest buyer of its wireless chips, in fiscal 2022. Apple recently signed another multibillion dollar deal with Broadcom which will last a few more years, but there\'s still a lingering fear that Apple will eventually replace Broadcom\'s chips with its own silicon.\nIn fiscal 2022, Broadcom\'s revenue and adjusted EPS rose 21% and 34%, respectively. In fiscal 2023, analysts expect its revenue to dip 2% as the mobile and IT infrastructure markets cool, but for its adjusted EPS to still grow 2%.\nBroadcom plows most of its cash into investments and acquisitions instead of buybacks, but it still pays an attractive forward yield of 2.1%. Its stock also still looks reasonably valued at 21 times forward earnings.\nThe winner: Oracle\nI believe both of these blue-chip tech stocks are still worth buying at their all-time highs. But if I had to choose one over the other, I\'d stick with Oracle -- its growth rates are more predictable, its business less cyclical, and it carefully balances its buybacks with smart acquisitions.\nBroadcom should also continue to grow, but its heavy dependence on Apple, exposure to the macro headwinds across the semiconductor sector, and the regulatory challenges facing its planned takeover of Vmware could limit its near-term gains and prevent it from outperforming Oracle over the next 12 months.\n10 stocks we like better than Oracle\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Oracle wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nLeo Sun has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and VMware. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'That diversification is important, because Broadcom generated 20% of its revenue from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), the largest buyer of its wireless chips, in fiscal 2022. In fiscal 2022 (which ended last October), Broadcom generated 78% of its revenue from its semiconductor segment, which produces a wide range of chips for the mobile, data center, networking, wireless, storage, and industrial markets. If that deal is approved, Broadcom expects its infrastructure software business to account for just half its top line and reduce its exposure to the cyclical chip market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'That diversification is important, because Broadcom generated 20% of its revenue from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), the largest buyer of its wireless chips, in fiscal 2022. To keep pace with that shift, Oracle acquired cloud software giant NetSuite in 2016, expanded its own cloud infrastructure platform, and rolled out new cloud-based enterprise resourcing planning (ERP) services like Fusion. The company further expanded its cloud business by acquiring the healthcare IT software company Cerner for $28 billion last June.', 'news_article_title': 'Better Buy: Oracle vs. Broadcom', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'That diversification is important, because Broadcom generated 20% of its revenue from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), the largest buyer of its wireless chips, in fiscal 2022. This "new" Broadcom subsequently expanded into the infrastructure software market by acquiring CA Technologies in 2018 and Symantec\'s enterprise security division in 2019. If that deal is approved, Broadcom expects its infrastructure software business to account for just half its top line and reduce its exposure to the cyclical chip market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'That diversification is important, because Broadcom generated 20% of its revenue from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), the largest buyer of its wireless chips, in fiscal 2022. Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) are often considered blue-chip tech stocks that are owned for stability instead of growth. To keep pace with that shift, Oracle acquired cloud software giant NetSuite in 2016, expanded its own cloud infrastructure platform, and rolled out new cloud-based enterprise resourcing planning (ERP) services like Fusion.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-warren-buffett-is-buying-hand-over-fist-that-other-billionaires-are-selling', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'If billionaire Warren Buffett\'s nearly six decades in the CEO chair of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) have proved anything, it\'s that he has a knack for building wealth. Berkshire Hathaway\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) have doubled up the annualized total return, including dividends, of the benchmark S&P 500 since the mid-1960s (19.8% vs. 9.9%).\nBut just because billionaires find success on Wall Street, it doesn\'t mean they\'ll all see eye to eye.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nSince the start of 2023, Buffett and his investing lieutenants (Todd Combs and Ted Weschler) have bought more than a half-dozen stocks for Berkshire\'s nearly $354 billion investment portfolio. But while Buffett has been buying, other billionaire money managers have been selling. Here are three stocks Buffett is quite enamored with that have other billionaires heading for the exit.\nApple\nOne stock Warren Buffett absolutely can\'t get enough of is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which he dubbed as a "better business than any we own" during Berkshire Hathaway\'s annual shareholder meeting. During the first quarter, 13F filings show that Buffett\'s company added more than 20.4 million shares of the tech giant, which increased Berkshire\'s position to almost 915.6 million shares.\nHowever, most billionaire investors were lightening their load on Apple to begin 2023. All told, five billionaire investors were busy selling as Buffett and his team were buying, including:\nKen Fisher at Fisher Asset Management\nJim Simons at Renaissance Technologies\nKen Griffin at Citadel Advisors\nIsrael Englander at Millennium Management\nJeff Yass at Susquehanna International\nIn the same orders as they\'ve been listed above, these billionaires dumped approximately 7.52 million shares, 7.09 million shares, 5.12 million shares, 2.22 million shares, and 1.1 million shares of Apple in the March-ended quarter.\nThe likeliest reason we\'ve seen a number of prominent billionaire fund managers head for the exit is Apple\'s valuation. Even with historically high inflation as a tailwind, modest sales of the iPhone 14 and weaker personal computer sales of Apple\'s Mac are expected to result in Apple\'s fiscal 2023 sales and profits declining by a low-single-digit percentage.\nWhereas Apple had pretty consistently been valued in the low-to-mid-teens, with regard to its price-to-earnings ratio, between 2013 and 2018, investors are now paying 31 times Wall Street\'s consensus earnings in fiscal 2023 for a company that isn\'t growing.\nOn the flipside, Apple has, historically, led with its innovation. Apple\'s steadily growing services segment could eventually overtake iPhone as the company\'s biggest breadwinner.\nFurthermore, Apple\'s capital-return program is unmatched. While it\'s dividend yield is nothing to look at, its nominal-dollar annual payout is one of the biggest in the world. Additionally, the company has repurchased $586 billion worth of its common stock over the last 10 years.\nOccidental Petroleum\nA second stock the Oracle of Omaha has been buying hand over fist for Berkshire Hathaway\'s investment portfolio that other billionaire investors aren\'t too keen on is oil stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). Since the start of 2022, Buffett and his lieutenants have built up Berkshire\'s common stock position in Occidental to just shy of 222 million shares.\nBut based on Form 13Fs filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the first quarter, three billionaires were active sellers of Occidental stock, including:\nKen Griffin of Citadel Advisors\nJim Simons of Renaissance Technologies\nSteven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management\nGriffin\'s fund dumped roughly 2.63 million shares; Simons\' fund sold its entire 2.43-million-share stake; and Cohen\'s Point72 jettisoned close to 1.3 million shares of Occidental Petroleum.\nThere look to be two reasons why we\'re seeing this divergence in outlooks between Warren Buffett and other billionaire investors. First, there\'s Occidental\'s revenue stream. Even though it\'s an integrated operator -- i.e., it owns downstream assets, such as chemical plants, in addition to being a driller -- the company generates the bulk of its revenue from drilling. If the spot price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil declines, Occidental\'s operating cash flow will be more vulnerable than most other drillers.\nThe other concern looks to be Occidental\'s balance sheet. Even with WTI surging in 2022, which allowed the company to pay down some of its debt, Occidental still closed out March 2023 with $19.6 billion in net debt.\nThe upside that Warren Buffett and his team likely see in Occidental Petroleum has to do with the globally challenged energy supply chain. Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine, combined with three years of capital underinvestment due to pandemic-related uncertainties, should make it difficult to increase global oil supply anytime soon. A market where the supply for oil is constrained is usually positive for the spot price of crude oil -- and, as noted, Occidental\'s operating cash flow is heavily weighted to its higher-margin drilling segment.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nParamount Global\nThe third stock Warren Buffett has been buying hand over fist while other billionaire investors are selling is legacy media company Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA). Berkshire Hathaway added a modest 93,786 shares of Paramount in the March-ended quarter, which brought its stake up to roughly 93.73 million shares.\nAs Buffett and his team have been mashing the buy button, three of the brightest billionaire money managers on Wall Street have been reducing their positions in Paramount, including:\nJim Simons of Renaissance Technologies\nKen Griffin of Citadel Advisors\nIsrael Englander of Millennium Management\nIn order, Simons, Griffin, and Englander oversaw the sale of approximately 2.87 million shares, 2.31 million shares, and 2.17 million shares of Paramount Global stock in the March-ended quarter.\nIf you\'re looking for a reason to be pessimistic about Paramount, ad spending is the elephant in the room. The traditional TV segments of legacy media companies are still notably reliant on advertising revenue. However, ad spending has been paring back for more than a year in anticipation of a weaker economic outlook caused by rapidly rising interest rates.\nThe other potential cause of concern could be Paramount\'s sizable direct-to-consumer losses. Despite rapidly growing the subscriber base of Paramount+ and even seeing ad revenue surge by a double-digit percentage in its streaming segment, mounting losses have fundamentally focused investors worried.\nThere is, however, a potential light at the end of the tunnel for Paramount. In addition to Paramount+ steadily adding subscribers, Pluto TV reached 80 million monthly active users in the March-ended quarter. Pluto TV is the nation\'s No. 1 free, ad-supported streaming service. If U.S. economic growth were to derail, Pluto TV is where viewers may turn.\nAmong Buffett\'s top buys of late, Paramount Global is, to me, the most attractive of the bunch.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nSean Williams has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple One stock Warren Buffett absolutely can\'t get enough of is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which he dubbed as a "better business than any we own" during Berkshire Hathaway\'s annual shareholder meeting. Whereas Apple had pretty consistently been valued in the low-to-mid-teens, with regard to its price-to-earnings ratio, between 2013 and 2018, investors are now paying 31 times Wall Street\'s consensus earnings in fiscal 2023 for a company that isn\'t growing. But based on Form 13Fs filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the first quarter, three billionaires were active sellers of Occidental stock, including: Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Steven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management Griffin\'s fund dumped roughly 2.63 million shares; Simons\' fund sold its entire 2.43-million-share stake; and Cohen\'s Point72 jettisoned close to 1.3 million shares of Occidental Petroleum.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple One stock Warren Buffett absolutely can\'t get enough of is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which he dubbed as a "better business than any we own" during Berkshire Hathaway\'s annual shareholder meeting. All told, five billionaire investors were busy selling as Buffett and his team were buying, including: Ken Fisher at Fisher Asset Management Jim Simons at Renaissance Technologies Ken Griffin at Citadel Advisors Israel Englander at Millennium Management Jeff Yass at Susquehanna International In the same orders as they\'ve been listed above, these billionaires dumped approximately 7.52 million shares, 7.09 million shares, 5.12 million shares, 2.22 million shares, and 1.1 million shares of Apple in the March-ended quarter. But based on Form 13Fs filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the first quarter, three billionaires were active sellers of Occidental stock, including: Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Steven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management Griffin\'s fund dumped roughly 2.63 million shares; Simons\' fund sold its entire 2.43-million-share stake; and Cohen\'s Point72 jettisoned close to 1.3 million shares of Occidental Petroleum.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks Warren Buffett Is Buying Hand Over Fist That Other Billionaires Are Selling', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple One stock Warren Buffett absolutely can\'t get enough of is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which he dubbed as a "better business than any we own" during Berkshire Hathaway\'s annual shareholder meeting. Occidental Petroleum A second stock the Oracle of Omaha has been buying hand over fist for Berkshire Hathaway\'s investment portfolio that other billionaire investors aren\'t too keen on is oil stock Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). There look to be two reasons why we\'re seeing this divergence in outlooks between Warren Buffett and other billionaire investors.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple One stock Warren Buffett absolutely can\'t get enough of is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which he dubbed as a "better business than any we own" during Berkshire Hathaway\'s annual shareholder meeting. All told, five billionaire investors were busy selling as Buffett and his team were buying, including: Ken Fisher at Fisher Asset Management Jim Simons at Renaissance Technologies Ken Griffin at Citadel Advisors Israel Englander at Millennium Management Jeff Yass at Susquehanna International In the same orders as they\'ve been listed above, these billionaires dumped approximately 7.52 million shares, 7.09 million shares, 5.12 million shares, 2.22 million shares, and 1.1 million shares of Apple in the March-ended quarter. But based on Form 13Fs filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the first quarter, three billionaires were active sellers of Occidental stock, including: Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies Steven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management Griffin\'s fund dumped roughly 2.63 million shares; Simons\' fund sold its entire 2.43-million-share stake; and Cohen\'s Point72 jettisoned close to 1.3 million shares of Occidental Petroleum.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 182.58999633789065, 'high': 185.4100036621093, 'open': 184.8999938964844, 'close': 183.9600067138672, 'ema_50': 173.79091529591028, 'rsi_14': 68.42401628279337, 'target': 187.0, 'volume': 49515700.0, 'ema_200': 159.51608850886075, 'adj_close': 183.47021484375, 'rsi_lag_1': 72.39979359359907, 'rsi_lag_2': 74.98688256662943, 'rsi_lag_3': 82.00592648162028, 'rsi_lag_4': 81.16318755924254, 'rsi_lag_5': 80.80758859630149, 'macd_lag_1': 3.675517260728924, 'macd_lag_2': 3.6907047427921498, 'macd_lag_3': 3.665569778042908, 'macd_lag_4': 3.469189599133472, 'macd_lag_5': 3.3778213462130395, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.5379722897505133, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.432843478570885}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 13.100000381469728, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 13.890000343322754, 'Open': 13.880000114440918, 'Close': 13.199999809265137, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 13.199999809265137}, {'Low': 1.0906671285629272, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 1.0961307287216189, 'Open': 1.0920368432998655, 'Close': 1.0920368432998655, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 1.0920368432998655}, {'Low': 1.2693593502044678, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 1.2797870635986328, 'Open': 1.2764707803726196, 'Close': 1.276535987854004, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 1.276535987854004}, {'Low': 7.177599906921387, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 7.196300029754639, 'Open': 7.180799961090088, 'Close': 7.180799961090088, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 7.180799961090088}, {'Low': 70.80000305175781, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 72.72000122070312, 'Open': 70.9000015258789, 'Close': 72.52999877929688, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 264656, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 72.52999877929688}, {'Low': 0.6744179725646973, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 0.6799945831298828, 'Open': 0.6788820624351501, 'Close': 0.6788820624351501, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 0.6788820624351501}, {'Low': 3.7109999656677246, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 3.7890000343322754, 'Open': 3.76200008392334, 'Close': 3.723000049591065, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 3.723000049591065}, {'Low': 141.37100219726562, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 142.32899475097656, 'Open': 141.3350067138672, 'Close': 141.3350067138672, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 141.3350067138672}, {'Low': 102.0199966430664, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 102.70999908447266, 'Open': 102.5, 'Close': 102.06999969482422, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 102.06999969482422}, {'Low': 1920.0, 'Date': '2023-06-21', 'High': 1936.800048828125, 'Open': 1935.5999755859373, 'Close': 1933.300048828125, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 557, 'date_str': '2023-06-21', 'Adj Close': 1933.300048828125}]}
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YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. YOUR ONLY TASK IS TO PREDICT FUTURE STOCK PRICES BASED ON PROVIDED DATA. RESPOND IN A JSON FORMAT WITH PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT 10 BUSINESS DAYS, 1 MONTH, 3 MONTHS, 6 MONTHS, AND 1 YEAR.
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{'date': '2023-06-22', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-22-2023-%3A-bte-pltr-abr-aapl-stkl-amzn-kdp-igib-iq-ko-su-t', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 11.63 to 15,053.95. The total After hours volume is currently 81,431,725 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nBaytex Energy Corp (BTE) is unchanged at $3.02, with 19,760,377 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nPalantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is -0.09 at $13.96, with 16,613,117 shares traded. PLTR\'s current last sale is 174.5% of the target price of $8.\n\nArbor Realty Trust (ABR) is -0.02 at $14.06, with 8,556,060 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ABR is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.11 at $187.11, with 3,168,168 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nSunOpta, Inc. (STKL) is +0.1 at $6.95, with 2,583,726 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for STKL is 7.427717; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.24 at $130.39, with 2,345,481 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMZN is in the "buy range".\n\nKeurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP) is unchanged at $31.92, with 2,158,387 shares traded. KDP\'s current last sale is 81.85% of the target price of $39.\n\niShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (IGIB) is +0.0074 at $50.39, with 1,646,206 shares traded. This represents a 7.64% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\niQIYI, Inc. (IQ) is +0.04 at $5.17, with 1,552,708 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for IQ is in the "buy range".\n\nCoca-Cola Company (The) (KO) is -0.05 at $61.80, with 1,549,093 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for KO is in the "buy range".\n\nSuncor Energy Inc. (SU) is unchanged at $28.81, with 1,319,952 shares traded. SU\'s current last sale is 73.87% of the target price of $39.\n\nAT&T Inc. (T) is unchanged at $15.58, with 1,268,446 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for T is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.11 at $187.11, with 3,168,168 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. Baytex Energy Corp (BTE) is unchanged at $3.02, with 19,760,377 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for STKL is 7.427717; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.11 at $187.11, with 3,168,168 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. The total After hours volume is currently 81,431,725 shares traded. Baytex Energy Corp (BTE) is unchanged at $3.02, with 19,760,377 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session.", 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 22, 2023 : BTE, PLTR, ABR, AAPL, STKL, AMZN, KDP, IGIB, IQ, KO, SU, T', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.11 at $187.11, with 3,168,168 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session. The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ABR is in the "buy range".', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.11 at $187.11, with 3,168,168 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. The total After hours volume is currently 81,431,725 shares traded. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is +0.24 at $130.39, with 2,345,481 shares traded."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-higher-as-powell-wraps-up-testimony-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Culp\nJune 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed higher on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell continued to beat a hawkish drum and suggested the central bank has not reached the end of its tightening cycle, but provided reassurance that the Fed would proceed with caution.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq\'s robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O Apple Inc AAPL.O, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while the S&P 500\'s advance was more modest.\nIndustrials .SPLRCI and financials .SPSY held the blue-chip Dow essentially flat.\n"Investors are playing tug of war, as if they\'re pulling petals from a daisy saying \'bull market, not a bull market,\'" said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist of CFRA Research in New York. "We don’t have much to trade on, second-quarter earnings don’t start in a couple weeks yet."\nPowell, appearing before the Senate Banking Committee for his semi-annual monetary policy testimony reiterated his view that more interest rate hikes are likely in the months ahead, a sentiment echoed by Fed Governor Michelle Bowman earlier in the session.\n"The market believes the Fed will raise rates one more time, not two more times as implied by the post FOMC meeting summary," Stovall added. "In addition, yesterday and today’s, Powell reiterated that they will be data dependent and Wall Street expects inflation to cool faster, and unemployment will start to creep higher which is what the Fed has intended with its rate increases."\nInvestors were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain\'s stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind.\nAt last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed\'s July meeting, according to CME\'s FedWatch tool.\nOn the economic front, jobless claims held steady at a 20-month high and the Conference Board\'s Leading Economic index posted its 14th consecutive monthly decline, suggesting that the Fed\'s efforts to dampen the economy are beginning to have their intended effect.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIfell 4.81 points, or 0.01%, to 33,946.71, the S&P 500 .SPXgained 16.2 points, or 0.37%, to 4,381.89 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXICadded 128.41 points, or 0.95%, to 13,630.61.\nOf the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500, five ended the session higher, with consumer discretionary .SPLRCD enjoying the largest percentage advance.\nReal estate .SPLRCR and energy .SPNY posted the biggest declines.\nSpirit AeroSystems SPR.N tumbled 9.4% after the aircraft parts supplier announced it would suspend production at its plant in Wichita, Kansas, after workers announced a strike from June 24.\nBoeing BA.N shares dropped 3.1%.\nU.S.-listed shares of Accenture ACN.N fell 1.9% after the IT consulting firm forecast weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue.\nOlive Garden parent Darden Restaurants DRI.N issued a disappointing annual profit outlook due to ballooning commodities prices. Its shares slid 2.6%.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 2.17-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.62-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 16 new 52-week highs and 5 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 55 new highs and 118 new lows.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 9.60 billion shares, compared with the 11.37 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Shubham Batra, Shristi Achar A and Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6076;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq's robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O Apple Inc AAPL.O, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while the S&P 500's advance was more modest. By Stephen Culp June 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed higher on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell continued to beat a hawkish drum and suggested the central bank has not reached the end of its tightening cycle, but provided reassurance that the Fed would proceed with caution. Powell, appearing before the Senate Banking Committee for his semi-annual monetary policy testimony reiterated his view that more interest rate hikes are likely in the months ahead, a sentiment echoed by Fed Governor Michelle Bowman earlier in the session.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq's robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O Apple Inc AAPL.O, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while the S&P 500's advance was more modest. Investors were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain's stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind. At last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed's July meeting, according to CME's FedWatch tool.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends higher as Powell wraps up testimony', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq's robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O Apple Inc AAPL.O, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while the S&P 500's advance was more modest. At last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed's July meeting, according to CME's FedWatch tool. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIfell 4.81 points, or 0.01%, to 33,946.71, the S&P 500 .SPXgained 16.2 points, or 0.37%, to 4,381.89 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXICadded 128.41 points, or 0.95%, to 13,630.61.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq's robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O Apple Inc AAPL.O, and Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, while the S&P 500's advance was more modest. By Stephen Culp June 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed higher on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell continued to beat a hawkish drum and suggested the central bank has not reached the end of its tightening cycle, but provided reassurance that the Fed would proceed with caution. At last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed's July meeting, according to CME's FedWatch tool."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-higher-as-powell-wraps-up-testimony', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Culp\nJune 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed higher on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, in his second day of congressional testimony continued to beat a hawkish drum and suggested the central bank has not reached the end of its tightening cycle.\nThe tech-heavy Nasdaq\'s robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, while the S&P 500\'s advance was more tentative.\nIndustrials .SPLRCI and financials .SPSY dragged the blue-chip Dow to a lower close.\n"Investors are playing tug of war, as if they\'re pulling petals from a daisy saying \'bull market, not a bull market,\'" said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist of CFRA Research in New York. "We don’t have much to trade on, second-quarter earnings don’t start in a couple weeks yet."\nPowell, appearing before the Senate Banking Committee for his semi-annual monetary policy testimony reiterated his view that more interest rate hikes are likely in the months ahead, a sentiment echoed by Fed Governor Michelle Bowman earlier in the session.\n"The market believes the Fed will raise rates one more time, not two more times as implied by the post FOMC meeting summary," Stovall added. "In addition, yesterday and today’s, Powell reiterated that they will be data dependent and Wall Street expects inflation to cool faster, and unemployment will start to creep higher which is what the Fed has intended with its rate increases."\nInvestors were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain\'s stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind.\nAt last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed\'s July meeting, according to CME\'s FedWatch tool.\nOn the economic front, jobless claims held steady at a 20-month high and the Conference Board\'s Leading Economic index posted its 14th consecutive monthly decline, suggesting that the Fed\'s efforts to dampen the economy are beginning to have their intended effect.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 16.15 points, or 0.37%, to end at 4,381.84 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 128.41 points, or 0.95%, to 13,630.61. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 3.16 points, or 0.01%, to 33,948.36.\nSpirit AeroSystems SPR.N tumbled after the aircraft parts supplier announced it would suspend production at its plant in Wichita, Kansas, after workers announced a strike from June 24.\nBoeing BA.N shares dropped as well.\nU.S.-listed shares of Accenture ACN.N fell after the IT consulting firm forecast weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue.\nDarden Restaurants DRI.N slid in the wake the Olive Garden parent\'s disappointing annual profit attributed to ballooning commodities prices.\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Shubham Batra, Shristi Achar A and Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6076;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq's robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, while the S&P 500's advance was more tentative. By Stephen Culp June 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed higher on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, in his second day of congressional testimony continued to beat a hawkish drum and suggested the central bank has not reached the end of its tightening cycle. Powell, appearing before the Senate Banking Committee for his semi-annual monetary policy testimony reiterated his view that more interest rate hikes are likely in the months ahead, a sentiment echoed by Fed Governor Michelle Bowman earlier in the session.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq's robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, while the S&P 500's advance was more tentative. Investors were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain's stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind. At last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed's July meeting, according to CME's FedWatch tool.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street ends higher as Powell wraps up testimony', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The tech-heavy Nasdaq\'s robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, while the S&P 500\'s advance was more tentative. "The market believes the Fed will raise rates one more time, not two more times as implied by the post FOMC meeting summary," Stovall added. At last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed\'s July meeting, according to CME\'s FedWatch tool.', 'news_textrank_summary': "The tech-heavy Nasdaq's robust gain got a boost from momentum stocks led by Amazon.com AMZN.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O, while the S&P 500's advance was more tentative. Investors were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain's stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind. At last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed's July meeting, according to CME's FedWatch tool."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-nasdaq-sp-500-gain-as-powell-wraps-up-testimony', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Stephen Culp\nJune 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street was mixed on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, in his second day of congressional testimony continued to beat a hawkish drum and suggested the central bank has not reached the end of its tightening cycle.\nIndustrials .SPLRCI and financials .SPSY pulled the blue-chip Dow slightly lower.\n"We\'re having a little bit of a respite from what the market did last week, and it\'s reflecting Powell\'s comments about the likelihood that we need further rate hikes and the market\'s trying to digest that," said Chuck Carlson, chief executive officer at Horizon Investment Services in Hammond, Indiana.\nPowell, appearing before the Senate Banking Committee for his semi-annual monetary policy testimony reiterated his view that more interest rate hikes are likely in the months ahead, a sentiment echoed by Fed Governor Michelle Bowman earlier in the session.\n"The market is trying to figure out whether we’re past the hump with respect to the rapid acceleration," Carlson added. "There’s a lot of moving parts here as to why the Fed didn’t do something this time but say they’re going to do something later."\nMarkets were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain\'s stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind.\nAt last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed\'s July meeting, according to CME\'s FedWatch tool.\nOn the economic front, jobless claims held steady at a 20-month high and the Conference Board\'s Leading Economic index posted its 14th consecutive monthly decline, suggesting that the Fed\'s efforts to dampen the economy are beginning to have their intended effect.\nAt 2:04PM ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 19.11 points, or 0.06%, to 33,932.41, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 8.4 points, or 0.19%, to 4,374.09 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 93.11 points, or 0.69%, to 13,595.31.\nOf the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500, consumer discretionary .SPLRCD was enjoying the largest percentage advance, while real estate .SPLRCR was down the most.\nSpirit AeroSystems SPR.N tumbled 8.7% after the aircraft parts supplier announced it would suspend production at its plant in Wichita, Kansas, after workers announced a strike from June 24.\nBoeing BA.N shares dropped 2.3%.\nU.S.-listed shares of Accenture ACN.N fell 3.0% after the IT consulting firm forecast weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue.\nDarden Restaurants DRI.N slid 3.1% after the Olive Garden parent issued a disappointing annual profit outlook as the Olive Garden parent contends with ballooning commodities prices.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 2.31-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.59-to-1 ratio favored decliners.\nThe S&P 500 posted 14 new 52-week highs and 5 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 46 new highs and 96 new lows.\n(Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Shubham Batra, Shristi Achar A and Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Aurora Ellis)\n(([email protected]; 646-223-6076;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "By Stephen Culp June 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street was mixed on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, in his second day of congressional testimony continued to beat a hawkish drum and suggested the central bank has not reached the end of its tightening cycle. Powell, appearing before the Senate Banking Committee for his semi-annual monetary policy testimony reiterated his view that more interest rate hikes are likely in the months ahead, a sentiment echoed by Fed Governor Michelle Bowman earlier in the session. Markets were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain's stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Markets were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain's stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind. At last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed's July meeting, according to CME's FedWatch tool. At 2:04PM ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 19.11 points, or 0.06%, to 33,932.41, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 8.4 points, or 0.19%, to 4,374.09 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 93.11 points, or 0.69%, to 13,595.31.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Nasdaq, S&P 500 gain as Powell wraps up testimony', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Stephen Culp June 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street was mixed on Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, in his second day of congressional testimony continued to beat a hawkish drum and suggested the central bank has not reached the end of its tightening cycle. "We\'re having a little bit of a respite from what the market did last week, and it\'s reflecting Powell\'s comments about the likelihood that we need further rate hikes and the market\'s trying to digest that," said Chuck Carlson, chief executive officer at Horizon Investment Services in Hammond, Indiana. At 2:04PM ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 19.11 points, or 0.06%, to 33,932.41, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 8.4 points, or 0.19%, to 4,374.09 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 93.11 points, or 0.69%, to 13,595.31.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Markets were taken by surprise when the Bank of England implemented a larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate hike to tackle Britain's stubborn inflation, further evidence that hot price growth remains a global economic headwind. At last glance, financial markets have priced in a 77% probability of another 25 basis point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed's July meeting, according to CME's FedWatch tool. At 2:04PM ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 19.11 points, or 0.06%, to 33,932.41, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 8.4 points, or 0.19%, to 4,374.09 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 93.11 points, or 0.69%, to 13,595.31."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-charitable-giving-tops-%2451-billion-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jonathan Stempel\nJune 22 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett has donated another $4.64 billion of Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N stock to five charities, boosting his total giving since 2006 to more than $51 billion.\nThe annual donation made on Wednesday is the 92-year-old Buffett\'s largest, and consisted of about 13.7 million of Berkshire\'s Class B shares.\nBuffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall.\nHe is also donating 1.05 million shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for his late first wife, and 2.2 million shares split evenly among charities led by his children Howard, Susan and Peter: the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Sherwood Foundation and the NoVo Foundation.\nBuffett is gradually giving away nearly all of the fortune he built at Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire, which he has run since 1965.\nHe and Bill Gates pioneered the Giving Pledge, in which more than 240 people like Michael Bloomberg, Larry Ellison, Carl Icahn, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg committed at least half of their wealth to philanthropy.\nBuffett has already donated more than half of his Berkshire stock. He still owned more than $112.5 billion, or 15.1%, of Berkshire shares following Wednesday\'s donations.\nThe number of shares Buffett donates falls by 5% each year, but this year\'s dollar amount set a record because Berkshire\'s stock price has been rising.\n"Nothing extraordinary has occurred at Berkshire: a very long runway, simple and generally sound decisions, the American tailwind and compounding effects produced my current wealth," Buffett said in a statement.\n"American tailwind" was coined by Buffett in 2019 to describe the United States\' ability to build wealth over the long term, even through times of war and financial crisis.\nBuffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stock holdings in companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O.\nThe Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation works in reproductive health. The Howard G. Buffett Foundation focuses on alleviating hunger, mitigating conflicts and improving public safety. The Sherwood Foundation supports nonprofits in Nebraska, and the NoVo Foundation has initiatives focused on girls and women.\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Leslie Adler)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 6317; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Buffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stock holdings in companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O. He and Bill Gates pioneered the Giving Pledge, in which more than 240 people like Michael Bloomberg, Larry Ellison, Carl Icahn, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg committed at least half of their wealth to philanthropy. "Nothing extraordinary has occurred at Berkshire: a very long runway, simple and generally sound decisions, the American tailwind and compounding effects produced my current wealth," Buffett said in a statement.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Buffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stock holdings in companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Jonathan Stempel June 22 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett has donated another $4.64 billion of Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N stock to five charities, boosting his total giving since 2006 to more than $51 billion. Buffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall.', 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett's charitable giving tops $51 billion", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Buffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stock holdings in companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O. Buffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall. He is also donating 1.05 million shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for his late first wife, and 2.2 million shares split evenly among charities led by his children Howard, Susan and Peter: the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Sherwood Foundation and the NoVo Foundation.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Buffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stock holdings in companies such as Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Jonathan Stempel June 22 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett has donated another $4.64 billion of Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N stock to five charities, boosting his total giving since 2006 to more than $51 billion. Buffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/5-hot-sector-etfs-stocks-to-play-for-summer-season', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "As the temperature rises and the daylight stretches, so too does the potential for savvy investors to capitalize on the change in season. Certain sectors are set to heat up as we head into the U.S. summer season. Below, we explore the top sectors investors should consider for a sunny summer portfolio.\nTravel & Leisure\nWith the ebbing pandemic and easing travel restrictions, the Travel & Leisure industry is poised for a strong recovery this summer. Airlines, hotels, cruise lines, and travel booking sites are set to benefit from a surge in pent-up demand for travel. As more and more people feel comfortable venturing out, this sector could see significant growth.\nDefiance Hotel Airline and Cruise ETF CRUZ has gained decently past month. Hotelier Marriott International MAR is a good pick, as far as the stock-picking is concerned.\nRetail\nSummer is a time for spending, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the Retail sector. Clothing retailers, in particular, tend to thrive as consumers update their wardrobes for the new season. Additionally, home improvement stores often see a boost from summer DIY projects. With the added factor of economic recovery, this summer could be particularly robust for retail.\nWhile SPDR S&P Retail ETF XRT is rich with apparel stocks, iShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF IEDI is heavy home-improvement stocks. As far as stocks are concerned, Investors can bet on Urban Outfitters URBN and Home Depot HD are lucrative bets.\nFood & Beverage\nPicnics, barbecues, and beach trips – summer is full of occasions that call for food and drink. This can translate to an uptick in sales for Food & Beverage companies, especially those in the beer and soft drink industries. Also, keep an eye on companies that cater to healthier options, as the warmer weather often inspires a focus on fitness and well-being. AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF EATZ and the fast-food behemoth McDonald's MCD can be played here.\nEnergy\nAir conditioners, fans, and refrigerators all work overtime in the summer, leading to an increase in energy consumption. Therefore, utility companies, especially those in the electricity sector, often experience a seasonal surge in demand during the hotter months. Investing in this sector could be a smart move to capitalize on this predictable pattern.\nNextEra Energy NEE is a public utility holding company engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric energy. The stock has about 20% exposure to Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF UTES.\nTechnology\nLastly, the Technology sector is always a good bet, irrespective of the season. However, summer often sees an uptick in sales of gadgets and devices, as consumers look to enhance their summer experiences. Think wearable tech for fitness or high-quality cameras for capturing summer memories.\nWhat can be a better option than Apple AAPL when it comes to tech gadgets. Vanguard Information Technology ETF VGT invests about more than 20% of its shares in Apple.\n(Disclaimer: This article has been written with the assistance of Generative AI. However, the author has reviewed, revised, supplemented, and rewritten parts of this content to ensure its originality and the precision of the incorporated information.)\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nNextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMarriott International, Inc. (MAR) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMcDonald's Corporation (MCD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nThe Home Depot, Inc. (HD) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nUrban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports\nVirtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES): ETF Research Reports\niShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF (IEDI): ETF Research Reports\nAdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ): ETF Research Reports\nDefiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF (CRUZ): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "What can be a better option than Apple AAPL when it comes to tech gadgets. Click to get this free report NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) : Free Stock Analysis Report McDonald's Corporation (MCD) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF (IEDI): ETF Research Reports AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ): ETF Research Reports Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF (CRUZ): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. As the temperature rises and the daylight stretches, so too does the potential for savvy investors to capitalize on the change in season.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) : Free Stock Analysis Report McDonald's Corporation (MCD) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF (IEDI): ETF Research Reports AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ): ETF Research Reports Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF (CRUZ): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. What can be a better option than Apple AAPL when it comes to tech gadgets. As far as stocks are concerned, Investors can bet on Urban Outfitters URBN and Home Depot HD are lucrative bets.", 'news_article_title': '5 Hot Sector ETFs & Stocks to Play for Summer Season', 'news_lexrank_summary': "What can be a better option than Apple AAPL when it comes to tech gadgets. Click to get this free report NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) : Free Stock Analysis Report McDonald's Corporation (MCD) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF (IEDI): ETF Research Reports AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ): ETF Research Reports Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF (CRUZ): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Technology Lastly, the Technology sector is always a good bet, irrespective of the season.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) : Free Stock Analysis Report McDonald's Corporation (MCD) : Free Stock Analysis Report The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): ETF Research Reports Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES): ETF Research Reports iShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF (IEDI): ETF Research Reports AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ): ETF Research Reports Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF (CRUZ): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. What can be a better option than Apple AAPL when it comes to tech gadgets. While SPDR S&P Retail ETF XRT is rich with apparel stocks, iShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF IEDI is heavy home-improvement stocks."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-sp-500-dow-pause-as-powell-defends-inflation-fight', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A\nJune 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were subdued in choppy trading on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stuck to his hawkish stance on the second day of his testimony before the Senate committee, while gains in growth stocks kept losses in check.\nPowell defended the likely need for further interest rate increases despite the possible impact on jobs on the second day of hearings before the committee.\nMeanwhile, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said "additional policy rate increases" will be needed to control inflation she feels has essentially flatlined at a high level since late last year.\nFinancial markets, however, are still pricing in a 25-basis-point rate increase in July and no further hikes after that, according to CME FedWatch tool.\n"There\'s a level of uncertainty and that\'s why you\'re seeing kind of indirection in the market," said Thomas Hayes, chairman at Great Hill Capital LLC.\n"People are saying \'listen, some of these names have run a lot and let\'s now digest this and see where the Fed is going and what happens with inflation numbers\'."\nThe benchmark S&P 500 .SPX moved between marginal losses and gains in the session after three straight days of losses as worries about further rate hikes were overshadowed by rebounding shares of magacap growth stocks.\nTesla TSLA.O pared early losses following Morgan Stanley\'s downgrade to "equal weight" to rise 1.0%.\nSix of the 11 major S&P sectors declined with real estate .SPLRCRand energy .SPNY leading losses, while consumer discretionary .SPLRCD led gains.\nMeanwhile, there were early signs of a softening labor market as a report showed that number of people filing for state unemployment benefits for the first time held steady at a 20-month high last week.\nSpirit AeroSystems SPR.N tanked 8.6% and planemaker Boeing BA.N slipped 2.2% as the parts supplier said it will suspend production at its plant in Wichita, Kansas, after workers announced a strike from June 24.\nU.S.-listed shares of AccentureACN.N fell 3.1% after the IT consulting firm forecast fourth-quarter revenue below market expectations.\nDarden RestaurantsDRI.N slid 2.0% after the Olive Garden parent forecast its annual outlook below estimates.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.56-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.64-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded 12 new 52-week highs and five new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 39 new highs and 89 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shubham Batra, Shristi Achar A and Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Maju Samuel)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A June 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were subdued in choppy trading on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stuck to his hawkish stance on the second day of his testimony before the Senate committee, while gains in growth stocks kept losses in check. Meanwhile, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said "additional policy rate increases" will be needed to control inflation she feels has essentially flatlined at a high level since late last year. Meanwhile, there were early signs of a softening labor market as a report showed that number of people filing for state unemployment benefits for the first time held steady at a 20-month high last week.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A June 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were subdued in choppy trading on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stuck to his hawkish stance on the second day of his testimony before the Senate committee, while gains in growth stocks kept losses in check. The S&P index recorded 12 new 52-week highs and five new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 39 new highs and 89 new lows. (Reporting by Shubham Batra, Shristi Achar A and Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Maju Samuel) (([email protected];)) The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-S&P 500, Dow pause as Powell defends inflation fight', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A June 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were subdued in choppy trading on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stuck to his hawkish stance on the second day of his testimony before the Senate committee, while gains in growth stocks kept losses in check. Financial markets, however, are still pricing in a 25-basis-point rate increase in July and no further hikes after that, according to CME FedWatch tool. "People are saying \'listen, some of these names have run a lot and let\'s now digest this and see where the Fed is going and what happens with inflation numbers\'."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A June 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were subdued in choppy trading on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stuck to his hawkish stance on the second day of his testimony before the Senate committee, while gains in growth stocks kept losses in check. Meanwhile, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said "additional policy rate increases" will be needed to control inflation she feels has essentially flatlined at a high level since late last year. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX moved between marginal losses and gains in the session after three straight days of losses as worries about further rate hikes were overshadowed by rebounding shares of magacap growth stocks.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-apple-really-the-best-ai-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Artificial intelligence hype is off the charts, but who will win in this market in the long term? The simple answer may be Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), if it can pull AI models onto devices and make them accessible to developers. In this video, Travis Hoium discusses how to think about Apple and AI.\n*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of June 16, 2023. The video was published on June 19, 2023.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nTravis Hoium has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The simple answer may be Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), if it can pull AI models onto devices and make them accessible to developers. Artificial intelligence hype is off the charts, but who will win in this market in the long term? After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The simple answer may be Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), if it can pull AI models onto devices and make them accessible to developers. In this video, Travis Hoium discusses how to think about Apple and AI. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.', 'news_article_title': 'Is Apple Really the Best AI Stock?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The simple answer may be Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), if it can pull AI models onto devices and make them accessible to developers. In this video, Travis Hoium discusses how to think about Apple and AI. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Travis Hoium has positions in Apple.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The simple answer may be Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), if it can pull AI models onto devices and make them accessible to developers. 10 stocks we like better than Apple When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffetts-charitable-giving-tops-%2451-billion', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jonathan Stempel\nJune 22 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett has donated another $4.64 billion of Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N stock to five charities, boosting his total giving since 2006 to more than $51 billion.\nThe annual donation made on Wednesday is the 92-year-old Buffett\'s largest, and consisted of about 13.7 million of Berkshire\'s Class B shares.\nBuffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall.\nHe is also donating 1.05 million shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for his late first wife, and 2.2 million shares split evenly among charities led by his children Howard, Susan and Peter: the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Sherwood Foundation and the NoVo Foundation.\nBuffett is gradually giving away nearly all of the fortune he built at Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire, which he has run since 1965.\nHe and Bill Gates also pioneered the Giving Pledge, in which more than 240 people like Michael Bloomberg, Larry Ellison, Carl Icahn, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg committed at least half of their wealth to philanthropy.\nBuffett has already donated more than half of his Berkshire stock. He still owned more than $112.5 billion, or about 15%, of Berkshire shares following Wednesday\'s donations.\n"Nothing extraordinary has occurred at Berkshire: a very long runway, simple and generally sound decisions, the American tailwind and compounding effects produced my current wealth," Buffett said in a statement.\n"American tailwind" was coined by Buffett in 2019 to describe the United States\' ability to build wealth over the long term, even through times of war and financial crisis.\nBuffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O.\nThe Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation works in reproductive health. The Howard G. Buffett Foundation focuses on alleviating hunger, mitigating conflicts and improving public safety. The Sherwood Foundation supports nonprofits in Nebraska, and the NoVo Foundation has initiatives focused on girls and women.\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 6317; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Buffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O. He and Bill Gates also pioneered the Giving Pledge, in which more than 240 people like Michael Bloomberg, Larry Ellison, Carl Icahn, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg committed at least half of their wealth to philanthropy. "Nothing extraordinary has occurred at Berkshire: a very long runway, simple and generally sound decisions, the American tailwind and compounding effects produced my current wealth," Buffett said in a statement.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Buffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Jonathan Stempel June 22 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett has donated another $4.64 billion of Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N stock to five charities, boosting his total giving since 2006 to more than $51 billion. Buffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall.', 'news_article_title': "Warren Buffett's charitable giving tops $51 billion", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Buffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O. Buffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall. He is also donating 1.05 million shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for his late first wife, and 2.2 million shares split evenly among charities led by his children Howard, Susan and Peter: the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Sherwood Foundation and the NoVo Foundation.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Buffett built Berkshire into an approximately $740 billion company through businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Geico car insurance, and stocks such as Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Jonathan Stempel June 22 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett has donated another $4.64 billion of Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N stock to five charities, boosting his total giving since 2006 to more than $51 billion. Buffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/invest-like-a-billionaire%3A-3-long-term-stocks-warren-buffett-loves', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nWarren Buffett, one of the greatest investors of all time, has amassed a substantial fortune. He’s gained most of his fame through long-term investments as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-B). His successful investment philosophy focuses on long-term stakes in excellent businesses. This has led many investors to wonder about Warren Buffett’s favorite stocks\nAs Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO and chairman, Buffett’s personal net worth surpasses $100 billion, ranking him among the world’s wealthiest. His stock portfolio draws considerable attention, with investors of all levels viewing his trades as influential. Many see Buffett’s buying or selling decisions as well-grounded and significant.\nIf you’re looking for Buffett-style stocks, consider these three enticing options.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: askarim / Shutterstock\nApple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest publicly traded company globally, boasts a market cap of $2.8 trillion. Its success stems from an innovative product lineup, including Mac computers and iPhones. The recent Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) showcased the company’s focus on machine learning advancements. This positions Apple to potentially hit a $3 trillion market cap soon.\nApple’s product portfolio is diverse, featuring popular items like the iPhone, Macbook, Apple Watch, and augmented reality headsets. While the success of the new AR headset remains uncertain, strong sales and brand loyalty keep pushing Apple’s stock price to record highs. The company’s success lies in its popular products and services, which dominate markets like smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches. Despite higher prices, Apple’s user-friendly design and quality have catapulted it to the top in these categories.\nAs Apple’s market capitalization nears $3 trillion, its commitment to regular product updates and extensive stock buybacks bolsters its ongoing success and investor appeal.\nChevron (CVX)\nSource: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com\nBuffett’s optimistic view on the oil industry is evident through his investments in companies like Chevron (NYSE:CVX). Chevron’s strong performance in the first quarter, with a profit of $6.7 billion, surpassed expectations and exceeded last year’s earnings. The company also demonstrated its commitment to shareholders by distributing $2.9 billion in dividends and repurchasing $3.75 billion worth of shares, resulting in a generous 31% payout ratio. As part of its $75 billion grand strategy, Chevron plans to continue its buyback program with a $4.375 billion repurchase in the second quarter. These factors combine to help make the business one of Warren Buffett’s favorite stocks.\nThe oil industry’s previous strong performance has weakened as crude oil prices dropped from a peak of $122 to around $72 a barrel. This decline has impacted oil companies, including Chevron, whose stock has decreased by 10% this year. Adjusting to the lower crude prices, Chevron and other oil giants are managing their shareholders’ expectations. Warren Buffett, a respected investor, has also reduced his stake in Chevron by 20% after actively buying shares in the company last year.\nChevron stands out among dividend-paying energy stocks in the oil industry due to its consistent commitment to rewarding shareholders. With 36 consecutive years of dividend increases, the company has demonstrated its dedication. If Chevron maintains its dividend of $1.51 per share in the remaining quarters of 2023, it will have achieved a compound annual growth rate of approximately 4.5% since 2013.\nCoca Cola (KO)\nSource: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock\nCoca-Cola’s (NYSE:KO) stock is currently oversold, presenting a potential buying opportunity. Despite challenges in soda consumption, the company has diversified its product portfolio with water, tea, juice, and sports drinks. With a history of 61 years of dividend payouts, Coca-Cola remains a favorite stock of Warren Buffett.\nAs people return to the drudgery of the nine-to-five grind, they’ll need a pick-me-up. For that, it’s difficult to beat the value proposition underlining Coca-Cola. Thus, KO appears a solid case for safe stocks for recession. Indeed, if a downturn materializes, people will likely be desperate to keep their jobs. And that means showing up to the office every day if necessary.\nAs the work routine resumes, Coca-Cola is poised to benefit as a go-to choice for an energy boost. It is considered a safe stock option during a recession, as people strive to maintain their jobs and productivity. While its financials may not be exceptional, Coca-Cola’s profitability stands out with a net margin surpassing most competitors. Its high-quality enterprise is reflected in an impressive return on equity (ROE) of 41%. Analysts view Coca-Cola favorably, with a strong consensus buy rating and an average price target indicating a potential 15% upside.\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in BRK-B, AAPL, KO. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\nThe post Invest Like a Billionaire: 3 Long-Term Stocks Warren Buffett Loves appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest publicly traded company globally, boasts a market cap of $2.8 trillion. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in BRK-B, AAPL, KO. While the success of the new AR headset remains uncertain, strong sales and brand loyalty keep pushing Apple’s stock price to record highs.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest publicly traded company globally, boasts a market cap of $2.8 trillion. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in BRK-B, AAPL, KO. This has led many investors to wonder about Warren Buffett’s favorite stocks As Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO and chairman, Buffett’s personal net worth surpasses $100 billion, ranking him among the world’s wealthiest.', 'news_article_title': 'Invest Like a Billionaire: 3 Long-Term Stocks Warren Buffett Loves', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest publicly traded company globally, boasts a market cap of $2.8 trillion. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in BRK-B, AAPL, KO. Chevron’s strong performance in the first quarter, with a profit of $6.7 billion, surpassed expectations and exceeded last year’s earnings.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: askarim / Shutterstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest publicly traded company globally, boasts a market cap of $2.8 trillion. On the date of publication, Chris MacDonald has a position in BRK-B, AAPL, KO. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Warren Buffett, one of the greatest investors of all time, has amassed a substantial fortune.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/guru-fundamental-report-for-aapl-6', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Below is Validea\'s guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Multi-Factor Investor model based on the published strategy of Pim van Vliet. This multi-factor model seeks low volatility stocks that also have strong momentum and high net payout yields.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy\'s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy\'s criteria.\nMARKET CAP: PASS\nSTANDARD DEVIATION: PASS\nTWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM: NEUTRAL\nNET PAYOUT YIELD: NEUTRAL\nFINAL RANK: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Pim van Vliet\nPim van Vliet Portfolio\nAbout Pim van Vliet: In investing, you typically need to take more risk to get more return. There is one major exception to this in the factor investing world, though. Low volatility stocks have been proven to outperform their high volatility counterparts, and do so with less risk. Pim van Vliet is the head of Conservative Equities at Robeco Asset Management. His research into conservative factor investing led to the creation of this strategy and the publication of the book "High Returns From Low Risk: A Remarkable Stock Market Paradox". Van Vliet holds a PhD in Financial and Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.\nAdditional Research Links\nTop Large-Cap Growth Stocks\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nHigh Momentum Stocks\nDividend Aristocrats 2023\nHigh Insider Ownership Stocks\nTop S&P 500 Stocks\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Multi-Factor Investor model based on the published strategy of Pim van Vliet. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Pim van Vliet Pim van Vliet Portfolio About Pim van Vliet: In investing, you typically need to take more risk to get more return. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Multi-Factor Investor model based on the published strategy of Pim van Vliet.", 'news_article_title': 'Guru Fundamental Report for AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Multi-Factor Investor model based on the published strategy of Pim van Vliet. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Pim van Vliet Pim van Vliet Portfolio About Pim van Vliet: In investing, you typically need to take more risk to get more return. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Multi-Factor Investor model based on the published strategy of Pim van Vliet. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Pim van Vliet Pim van Vliet Portfolio About Pim van Vliet: In investing, you typically need to take more risk to get more return. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/paypal-stock-is-down-80-from-highs%3A-buying-opportunity', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The leader in online payment services, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), has seen its stock price decline by as much as 81.4% from its all-time high price of $310.16 per share during the midpoint of 2021. While these massive declines could be attributed to the United States FED raising interest rates, which has historically affected technology stocks the most, there are other bearish factors working against the company, such as a decline in earnings and competition.\nHowever, PayPal has achieved a level of trust that is hard for others to achieve in the space, especially when money and personal transactions are involved.\nBesides the level of trust that the company has gained through its years of operation, users seem to still prefer PayPal over competitors like Apple Pay Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which still have to go through the 'middle man' in companies like Mastercard (NYSE: MA) or Visa (NYSE: V). PayPal goes through a rigorous process of vetting its vendors and transactors to ensure the safety of its users. In either case, the company stands in between to ensure any malicious transactions are reprimanded.\nSame Business, Cheaper Price\nDuring the investor presentation going over PayPal's first quarter 2023 results, investors can review the satisfying 12% growth in total payment volumes. With 433 million active accounts, which grew by 1% annually despite all the recessionary and inflationary concerns hovering over users' minds, PayPal is still positioned to take over a much larger user base in this niche.\nConsidering that PayPal already owns approximately 50.3% of theglobal marketshare in the personal payment processing space, an 80% decline from all-time highs is out of the logical realm.\nPayPal analyst ratings today point toward a 43% upside scenario from today's prices, with a top-side target price of $160 per share representing a 135% advance from where the stock is selling for today.\nConsidering that the stock is trading for a 28.8x price-to-earnings multiple, its lowest since its IPO (Initial Public Offering) and excluding the sell-offs during COVID-19. Acting as an advocate for an undervaluation case, investors can layer this view by comparing the valuation multiples that some of the other - more significant - names are carrying in this peer group. \nOne of PayPal's most direct competitors, Block (NYSE: SQ), cannot be placed in a similar comparison considering that it currently carries a net loss per share and thus no P/E ratio. More prominent names like Visa and Mastercard have 30.2x and 37.4x multiples, respectively, making PayPal the cheaper alternative for those investors looking to ride on the economic momentum.\nIn this case, economic momentum refers to the improvement in small and medium-sized business activity in the United States and overseas, as most economic indicators (such as the PMI) point to ample room for expansion in activity.\nWhere is the Breakout\nManagement bought back as many as 19 million shares during the first quarter of 2023, returning approximately $1.4 billion to investors. However, management has repurchased upwards of 48 million shares on a trailing twelve-month basis, reflecting a more significant capital return of $4.1 billion.\nFurthermore, management has guided toward a total 2023 share repurchase program reaching $4 billion approximately, delivering subtle though important hints for those investors on the fence about acquiring some of these cheap shares.\nSince management (insiders) have purchased stock at virtually the same prices as today, given the tight trading channel in PayPal's chart, everyday investors can pick up the company for the same price as management.\nUnderstandably, some investors declined to buy PayPal's first decline to $123 per share back in the first quarter of 2022, as the Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ) ETF was under imminent danger on the face of an increased possibility of more aggressive interest rate hikes from the FED. Today, PayPal stock went from a near-lockstep performance with QQQ twelve months ago to an underperformance spread as large as 36%. Considering that these two stocks are, historically speaking, highly correlated, PayPal is due for a rally to return to its normal behaviors of the past.\nIt would seem that the most heavily traded zones for this stock lie around the $170 to $200 per share ranges, a sensible target to shoot for once the underlying financials take on their cyclical bull run and when analysts subsequently pivot their sentiment as well as adjust their targets based on these facts.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Besides the level of trust that the company has gained through its years of operation, users seem to still prefer PayPal over competitors like Apple Pay Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which still have to go through the 'middle man' in companies like Mastercard (NYSE: MA) or Visa (NYSE: V). Considering that PayPal already owns approximately 50.3% of theglobal marketshare in the personal payment processing space, an 80% decline from all-time highs is out of the logical realm. Acting as an advocate for an undervaluation case, investors can layer this view by comparing the valuation multiples that some of the other - more significant - names are carrying in this peer group.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Besides the level of trust that the company has gained through its years of operation, users seem to still prefer PayPal over competitors like Apple Pay Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which still have to go through the 'middle man' in companies like Mastercard (NYSE: MA) or Visa (NYSE: V). Considering that PayPal already owns approximately 50.3% of theglobal marketshare in the personal payment processing space, an 80% decline from all-time highs is out of the logical realm. PayPal analyst ratings today point toward a 43% upside scenario from today's prices, with a top-side target price of $160 per share representing a 135% advance from where the stock is selling for today.", 'news_article_title': 'PayPal Stock is Down 80% from Highs: Buying Opportunity?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Besides the level of trust that the company has gained through its years of operation, users seem to still prefer PayPal over competitors like Apple Pay Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which still have to go through the 'middle man' in companies like Mastercard (NYSE: MA) or Visa (NYSE: V). PayPal analyst ratings today point toward a 43% upside scenario from today's prices, with a top-side target price of $160 per share representing a 135% advance from where the stock is selling for today. More prominent names like Visa and Mastercard have 30.2x and 37.4x multiples, respectively, making PayPal the cheaper alternative for those investors looking to ride on the economic momentum.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Besides the level of trust that the company has gained through its years of operation, users seem to still prefer PayPal over competitors like Apple Pay Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which still have to go through the 'middle man' in companies like Mastercard (NYSE: MA) or Visa (NYSE: V). PayPal analyst ratings today point toward a 43% upside scenario from today's prices, with a top-side target price of $160 per share representing a 135% advance from where the stock is selling for today. Since management (insiders) have purchased stock at virtually the same prices as today, given the tight trading channel in PayPal's chart, everyday investors can pick up the company for the same price as management."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/this-is-1-of-peter-lynchs-great-investing-regrets-and-it-could-have-made-him-millions', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'From 1977 to 1990, investor Peter Lynch achieved a 29.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) while managing the Magellan Fund for Fidelity. This allowed him to earn about 28 times his initial investment in just 13 years.\nLet\'s put this in perspective. Let\'s assume that Lynch started with $1 million and earned a 29.2% CAGR for 30 years -- a career of normal length. At that rate, an investment of $1 million would have become a staggering $2.2 trillion. Hopefully, this illustrates just how stellar a 29.2% CAGR is. Lynch simply didn\'t play the game very long, which is perhaps why he doesn\'t get more recognition.\nWith as good as his track record is, you\'d think that Lynch wouldn\'t have any regrets. But when asked about his regrets by Yahoo! Finance, he quickly says that he regrets not investing in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). If he had only taken his own advice -- the advice that Lynch is most known for -- he would have made millions.\nLynch may not be able to turn back time. But investors today can learn from Lynch\'s regret and find opportunities like Apple. Here\'s how.\nLynch and Apple stock were a match made in heaven\nRegarding investing in the stock market, Peter Lynch is best known for saying, "Buy what you know." It\'s pretty much the central thesis of his best-selling book, One Up on Wall Street. Lynch suggests that ordinary investors can look at the businesses they regularly interact with to get a sense of how these companies are doing.\nApple launched the iPod way back in 2001, and Lynch says his daughter gifted him one. Therefore, Apple was a company that Lynch was interacting with. Had he taken his own advice of buying what you know, he would have researched Apple stock then. But he didn\'t.\nFast-forward to 2009, and Apple stock was trading at a split-adjusted price of just $2.79 per share, down more than 60% from its high. The company had just released the iPhone in 2007, and it had sold well. But investors worried that phones from competitors, including BlackBerry, Nokia, Acer, Palm, and more, would erode market share by undercutting Apple on price.\nAt the start of 2009, Apple\'s market capitalization had dropped to around $80 billion. At the time, the company had almost $26 billion in cash and short-term investments, as well as zero long-term debt. It was the kind of situation that Lynch loves. And considering Apple stock now trades at over $180 per share, it would have made him millions if he had bought back then.\nAAPL Market Cap data by YCharts\nApple stock in 2009 reminds me of another great Lynch investment. Lynch says that during a period of market volatility in 1972, Taco Bell stock (then a stand-alone company) dropped from $14 per share to $1 per share. The business was fine, and the company had no debt. As Lynch wryly says, "It\'s very hard to go bankrupt when you don\'t have any debt."\nLynch was a buyer of Taco Bell stock because it was a well-known business, business was good, the company had no debt, and the stock was way down. PepsiCo later acquired Taco Bell for $42 per share -- a huge win for Lynch.\nAre there any opportunities today?\nI believe that Lynch\'s advice provides a good starting place for investors who are looking for ideas. And I believe there\'s one stock that fits the bill today.\nGranted, Apple stock was down 60% and Taco Bell stock was down more than 90% -- my suggestion hasn\'t had that extreme of a drop. But Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) stock checks several of Lynch\'s boxes right now, including:\nIt\'s a well-known, consumer-facing brand, with 1,359 locations.\nBusiness is good, considering same-store sales jumped 9.3% year over year in the first quarter of 2023.\nThe company is profitable, has cash and cash equivalents of $636 million, and has no long-term debt.\nThe stock is down 18% from its high, as of this writing.\nLike I said, Ulta Beauty stock isn\'t trading at the deep discount that Apple was in 2009 or Taco Bell in 1972. But it\'s still the kind of company that Lynch would suggest looking into today.\nUlta Beauty expects to earn at least $1.6 billion in operating income this year. And a good portion of these profits will go to shareholders in the form of share repurchases -- it\'s authorized to repurchase over $800 million in stock right now. This will help boost the company\'s earnings per share, which can help the stock go up from here. Indeed, I believe Ulta Beauty stock can rebound with this simple formula.\nEven if Ulta Beauty stock isn\'t something that interests you today, Peter Lynch\'s simple advice is still a great way to generate investible ideas. Look at the products and services in your life -- like Lynch\'s iPod gift -- and then research the fundamentals of the business. Doing this may just allow you to find generational opportunities that Wall Street overlooks.\n10 stocks we like better than Ulta Beauty\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Ulta Beauty wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nJon Quast has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Ulta Beauty. The Motley Fool recommends BlackBerry. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Finance, he quickly says that he regrets not investing in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Market Cap data by YCharts Apple stock in 2009 reminds me of another great Lynch investment. From 1977 to 1990, investor Peter Lynch achieved a 29.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) while managing the Magellan Fund for Fidelity.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Finance, he quickly says that he regrets not investing in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Market Cap data by YCharts Apple stock in 2009 reminds me of another great Lynch investment. Lynch and Apple stock were a match made in heaven Regarding investing in the stock market, Peter Lynch is best known for saying, "Buy what you know."', 'news_article_title': "This Is 1 of Peter Lynch's Great Investing Regrets -- and It Could Have Made Him Millions", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Finance, he quickly says that he regrets not investing in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Market Cap data by YCharts Apple stock in 2009 reminds me of another great Lynch investment. And considering Apple stock now trades at over $180 per share, it would have made him millions if he had bought back then.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Finance, he quickly says that he regrets not investing in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AAPL Market Cap data by YCharts Apple stock in 2009 reminds me of another great Lynch investment. Lynch and Apple stock were a match made in heaven Regarding investing in the stock market, Peter Lynch is best known for saying, "Buy what you know."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russia-tells-amazon-web-services-to-set-up-local-representation-or-face-restrictions', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "June 22 (Reuters) - Russia's state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has added Amazon Web Services AMZN.O and 11 other foreign technology companies to a widened list of firms it wants to open local offices or face penalties and possible bans.\nRussia in 2021 demanded that 13 firms, mostly U.S. technology companies such as Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Meta Platforms' META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O and Twitter TWTR.N become officially represented on Russian soil by the end of the year or face restrictions on advertising, data collection or money transfers.\nMoscow's subsequent invasion of Ukraine intensified Russia's disputes with Big Tech, ultimately leading to Twitter, Facebook and others being banned from the market.\nBut despite the initial threats, may other listed web services remain operational and available, such as YouTube, Wikipedia, Telegram and Zoom.\nAmazon Web Services and another 11 mostly hosting sites were added on Thursday, Roskomnadzor's website showed.\nIt was not immediately clear what the listing would mean for Amazon and others. Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\n(Reporting by Alexander Marrow; editing by David Evans)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Russia in 2021 demanded that 13 firms, mostly U.S. technology companies such as Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Meta Platforms' META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O and Twitter TWTR.N become officially represented on Russian soil by the end of the year or face restrictions on advertising, data collection or money transfers. June 22 (Reuters) - Russia's state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has added Amazon Web Services AMZN.O and 11 other foreign technology companies to a widened list of firms it wants to open local offices or face penalties and possible bans. Moscow's subsequent invasion of Ukraine intensified Russia's disputes with Big Tech, ultimately leading to Twitter, Facebook and others being banned from the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Russia in 2021 demanded that 13 firms, mostly U.S. technology companies such as Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Meta Platforms' META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O and Twitter TWTR.N become officially represented on Russian soil by the end of the year or face restrictions on advertising, data collection or money transfers. June 22 (Reuters) - Russia's state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has added Amazon Web Services AMZN.O and 11 other foreign technology companies to a widened list of firms it wants to open local offices or face penalties and possible bans. But despite the initial threats, may other listed web services remain operational and available, such as YouTube, Wikipedia, Telegram and Zoom.", 'news_article_title': 'Russia tells Amazon Web Services to set up local representation or face restrictions', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Russia in 2021 demanded that 13 firms, mostly U.S. technology companies such as Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Meta Platforms' META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O and Twitter TWTR.N become officially represented on Russian soil by the end of the year or face restrictions on advertising, data collection or money transfers. June 22 (Reuters) - Russia's state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has added Amazon Web Services AMZN.O and 11 other foreign technology companies to a widened list of firms it wants to open local offices or face penalties and possible bans. Moscow's subsequent invasion of Ukraine intensified Russia's disputes with Big Tech, ultimately leading to Twitter, Facebook and others being banned from the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Russia in 2021 demanded that 13 firms, mostly U.S. technology companies such as Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, Meta Platforms' META.O Facebook, Apple AAPL.O and Twitter TWTR.N become officially represented on Russian soil by the end of the year or face restrictions on advertising, data collection or money transfers. June 22 (Reuters) - Russia's state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has added Amazon Web Services AMZN.O and 11 other foreign technology companies to a widened list of firms it wants to open local offices or face penalties and possible bans. 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{'date': '2023-06-23', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/great-stocks-are-still-on-sale-but-theres-something-you-need-to-know-first', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It seems like investors have turned from pessimism to optimism, as the S&P 500 is approaching what many market watchers consider to be bull market territory, up over 20% since its recent low in October 2022. Inflation has been cooling for several months now, so the thinking is probably that rate hikes are coming to an end soon. Investors are reacting to this expectation by pushing stocks higher.\nAs a result, folks might think that lucrative buying opportunities don\'t exist anymore given many companies\' share prices have jumped higher in 2023. But this is a flawed assumption. That\'s because great stocks are still on sale right now. There\'s just something you need to know first.\nIt\'s all about quality\nJust because a stock sells for a cheap valuation, it doesn\'t necessarily mean it\'s a good investment opportunity. A so-called value trap is a company that might have a cheap price-to-sales (P/S) or price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple, but the underlying business is facing some problems.\nTake Carvana, for example, which trades at a P/S multiple of 0.2 (as of June 16). The company might be showing signs of life after a difficult 2022, but it\'s still dealing with challenges as it relates to used car demand and the current macro environment affecting its financial situation. Some risk-tolerant investors might view this as a potential buying opportunity, though.\nMoreover, it\'s critical to always look for businesses that have strong financial positions. This means the ability to generate lots of free cash flow, as well as having a robust balance sheet. Carvana doesn\'t possess these attributes today, but a company like Apple does. In fact, the iPhone maker\'s debt-service coverage ratio, which measures its ability to pay off its obligations, was 5.1 during the first six months of its fiscal 2023. That\'s very good. But Apple\'s shares are historically expensive right now.\nA business that isn\'t a value trap and that sells at an attractive valuation is PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL). The digital payments leader currently has 433 million active accounts and processed $1.36 trillion of total payment volume in 2022, up 9% year over year. And as of this writing, shares trade at a P/E ratio of 28.2, near their lowest multiple ever. This is a good example of a great stock on sale right now.\nBe prepared for volatility\nNow that we\'ve discussed that finding high-quality businesses that have strong financial positions is of the utmost importance, investors should prepare themselves mentally for a bumpy ride. Investing in the stock market can lead to life-changing wealth over time, but volatility is something that can\'t be avoided. That\'s because investor sentiment can shift at the drop of a hat. But zooming out and looking at long stretches of time proves that the stock market historically goes up.\nA popular metric to gauge volatility is the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, otherwise known as the VIX. It\'s often referred to as the "fear index." The VIX looks at how much variability is expected in the S&P 500 over the next 30 days. The higher the number, the more uneasy investors are about the near future.\nWhile the VIX has declined 57% over the past 12 months, and it\'s close to its lowest levels in the past decade, investors should understand that things can change in an instant due to unforeseen events in the economy and the world. In early 2020, unsurprisingly, the VIX skyrocketed to over 80, its highest level ever, because of the coronavirus pandemic. There was just so much uncertainty about what was going to happen next.\nI think investors should always keep the threat of heightened volatility in the back of their minds. Even though inflation might be coming down, there is still a lot of worry out there about the direction of the economy. And any unfavorable data could cause the VIX to spike in no time.\nThe stocks of some great businesses might be on sale right now, to be clear. But I think investors are now more prepared to better navigate the current environment, which should hopefully lead to peace of mind and strong portfolio returns.\n10 stocks we like better than PayPal\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nNeil Patel has positions in Carvana. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: short June 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "As a result, folks might think that lucrative buying opportunities don't exist anymore given many companies' share prices have jumped higher in 2023. The company might be showing signs of life after a difficult 2022, but it's still dealing with challenges as it relates to used car demand and the current macro environment affecting its financial situation. But I think investors are now more prepared to better navigate the current environment, which should hopefully lead to peace of mind and strong portfolio returns.", 'news_luhn_summary': "It's all about quality Just because a stock sells for a cheap valuation, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a good investment opportunity. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Neil Patel has positions in Carvana.", 'news_article_title': "Great Stocks Are Still on Sale, but There's Something You Need to Know First", 'news_lexrank_summary': "But I think investors are now more prepared to better navigate the current environment, which should hopefully lead to peace of mind and strong portfolio returns. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Neil Patel has positions in Carvana.", 'news_textrank_summary': "10 stocks we like better than PayPal When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and PayPal wasn't one of them! See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Neil Patel has positions in Carvana."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-winner-and-1-loser-from-apples-new-headset-rollout', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gave the world a peek into the future of technology at its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) earlier this month.\nAs it has done in the past, Apple wowed the audience with the launch of its new Vision Pro spatial-computing headset. At a price of $3,500, the new device might give some potential customers sticker shock, but the price seems to reflect the years of research that went into the high-tech product as well as the company's preference to skim the market with new product launches. In other words, the product starts out at a high price, selling to early adopters most eager to get a hold of the product, before the company lowers the price on future launches as the technology improves and gets more affordable.\nApple dominates the market for consumer tech hardware, and the company has a significant impact on the rest of the tech sector as it dictates rules within its App Store, which can make or break app-based companies.\nOn that note, let's take a look at one winner and one loser from the launch of the Vision Pro.\nImage source: Apple.\nOne winner from Vision Pro: Zoom\nZoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) was a pandemic juggernaut, but the stock has crashed since its peak in 2020 as its growth has ground nearly to a halt. For example, its top line grew by just 3% in its most recent quarter to $1.1 billion.\nRemote work has mostly stuck around even as the pandemic has officially ended, but the market for Zoom's videoconferencing products has matured, and the company has struggled to find a way to expand.\nThe Vision Pro, which unleashes a new platform for augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR), gives Zoom an opportunity to change that, and if it can be the de facto videoconferencing app for spatial-computing headsets, it should see additional growth, especially as the new computing platform will create opportunities for new products and related tools.\nAdditionally, the Vision Pro will only make remote work more attractive as it offers better technology for collaborating with colleagues remotely, and for working without the need for multiple monitors and the other accoutrements that have become a staple of modern office work.\nOne loser from Vision Pro: Meta Platforms\nThe most obvious loser from Apple's Vision Pro launch is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the company that has long been focused on owning the next virtual computing platform.\nMeta acquired VR technology company Oculus nearly ten years ago, in part to prepare for this shift, but its previous product launches of Quest headsets have failed to resonate with the broad market, even though the Quest 3 will be priced as a mass-market product at just $500.\nHowever, Apple's presentation at WWDC underscores the advantages it has over Meta. First, consumers are already overwhelmingly familiar with Apple hardware. There are more than 2 billion Apple devices in use around the world, and the app interface on Vision Pro will be easily recognizable to anyone who's used an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.\nAdditionally, Apple has the luxury of pairing the Vision Pro with its existing devices. For instance, you can use the Vision Pro with Airpods if you're in a shared space, and it works with native Apple apps like FaceTime. Apple also has a healthy developer ecosystem, and its headset works without the handheld haptics that the Quest relies on, removing a barrier to using the device.\nEven though Apple is targeting a much higher price point, the Vision Pro launch shows how Meta will be fighting an uphill battle. One advantage of the Vision Pro is that the goggles present themselves as transparent so that the user can make eye contact with another person in the room, a feature Apple calls Eyesight. The Quest, on the other hand, can't, meaning that the device is much less useful with other people in your physical space.\nMeta's upcoming launch of the Quest 3 will get attention, but it seems unlikely that the company will eclipse Apple in its technological prowess, which is what matters most at this point.\nWhat's next for Vision Pro\nApple said the new headset will go on sale early next year, and investors should temper expectations for sales of the device as when the iPhone first launched, only 1.4 million units sold, so the Vision Pro could get off to a slow start but still gain momentum over the long term.\nInvestors mostly shrugged off the Vision Pro launch as Apple stock was down slightly on the day of the introduction on high volume.\nStill, the Vision Pro gives the iPhone maker significant upside potential as it stakes its claim to the next computing platform, and the stock is likely to reflect any positive momentum in the new device.\nGiven that, the biggest winner from the launch of the new Vision Pro headset is likely to be Apple itself.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nRandi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jeremy Bowman has positions in Meta Platforms and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Meta Platforms, and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gave the world a peek into the future of technology at its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) earlier this month. Remote work has mostly stuck around even as the pandemic has officially ended, but the market for Zoom's videoconferencing products has matured, and the company has struggled to find a way to expand. One advantage of the Vision Pro is that the goggles present themselves as transparent so that the user can make eye contact with another person in the room, a feature Apple calls Eyesight.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gave the world a peek into the future of technology at its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) earlier this month. One winner from Vision Pro: Zoom Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) was a pandemic juggernaut, but the stock has crashed since its peak in 2020 as its growth has ground nearly to a halt. One loser from Vision Pro: Meta Platforms The most obvious loser from Apple's Vision Pro launch is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the company that has long been focused on owning the next virtual computing platform.", 'news_article_title': "1 Winner and 1 Loser From Apple's New Headset Rollout", 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gave the world a peek into the future of technology at its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) earlier this month. One loser from Vision Pro: Meta Platforms The most obvious loser from Apple's Vision Pro launch is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the company that has long been focused on owning the next virtual computing platform. There are more than 2 billion Apple devices in use around the world, and the app interface on Vision Pro will be easily recognizable to anyone who's used an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gave the world a peek into the future of technology at its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) earlier this month. One loser from Vision Pro: Meta Platforms The most obvious loser from Apple's Vision Pro launch is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the company that has long been focused on owning the next virtual computing platform. What's next for Vision Pro Apple said the new headset will go on sale early next year, and investors should temper expectations for sales of the device as when the iPhone first launched, only 1.4 million units sold, so the Vision Pro could get off to a slow start but still gain momentum over the long term."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ixn%3A-this-global-tech-etf-has-been-surging.-can-it-continue', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'With technology stocks surging this year, the iShares Global Tech ETF (NYSEARCA:IXN) is up nearly 40% year-to-date. What is this red-hot ETF\'s invest investment strategy, and how does it stack up to the competition? Let’s take a closer look and see if it could be a worthy addition to investor portfolios. \nWhat Does the IXN ETF Do?\nIXN is a $3.6 billion ETF from BlackRock’s (NYSE:BLK) iShares that invests in stocks in the S&P Global 1200 Information Technology 4.5/22.5/45 Capped Index, an index of global equities in the technology sector.\nPortfolio Composition\nIXN sports 115 positions, but investors should be aware that its top 10 holdings make up nearly two-thirds of its portfolio, so this is a fairly concentrated fund. Check out the chart below for a breakdown of IXN\'s top 10 holdings.\nTop holding Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) makes up a whopping 21.9% of assets, while Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) isn’t far behind at 19.9%. Semiconductor names Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO), and Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) round out the top five holdings. \nWhere the fund differs from other popular tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK) is that it invests globally, not just in companies listed on U.S. exchanges like the Nasdaq (NDX), in the case of QQQ, or the S&P 500 (SPX), in the case of XLK, so it also owns international tech stocks like ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) and Samsung Electronics.\nWhile 81% of the fund’s investment is in U.S. companies (as of the end of Q1), mostly thanks to the massive market caps of the U.S. tech giants, it also invests in companies from Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, Germany, and beyond. \nBy subsector within technology, IXN currently invests 38.6% of its assets in software and services, 33.7% in tech hardware and equipment, and 27.3% in semiconductors and semiconductor equipment. The rest gets allocated to "cash and/or derivatives."\nIs IXN Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?\nTurning to Wall Street, IXN has a Moderate Buy consensus rating from analysts, as 62.6% of analyst ratings are Buys, 32.3% are Holds, and 5.1% are Sells. At $63.70, the average IXN stock price target implies 5.3% upside potential.\nIXN\'s Long-Term Performance\nIXN has posted some really strong returns over time. As of the end of May, it has generated a three-year annualized total return of 18%. Going out to five years, it has an annualized total return of 17.2%, and over the past decade, it has an annualized total return of 18.2%. As you can see, IXN has been remarkably consistent in providing its investors with outstanding total returns for a very long time. Now, let’s see how IXN stacks up against the competition. \nThese results make IXN one of the rare investment products that can say it "beats the market" over time. As of the end of May, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO), a good proxy for the S&P 500 as a whole, put up annualized total returns of 12.8%, 11%, and 11.9% over the past three, five, and 10 years, respectively. \nBut let’s also compare IXN specifically to the two other aforementioned major technology ETFs, QQQ and XLK. Over the same time horizon, as of the end of May, QQQ has posted annualized total returns of 14.8%, 16.2%, and 17.9% over the past three, five, and ten years, respectively.\nUsing the same parameters, XLK has posted annualized total returns of 19.9%, 20%, and 19.6% over the past three, five, and 10 years respectively. So, IXN actually slightly outperforms the more well-known QQQ over various time frames over the past decade, albeit by a narrow margin at the 10-year mark, and has slightly underperformed XLK. \nIXN\'s Fees -- Are They High?\nAs you can see, IXN is an ETF with a worldwide portfolio of tech stocks that is beating both the S&P 500 and edging out the Nasdaq over time. The only two negatives to point out are the aforementioned reliance on Apple and Microsoft and the second concern, which is its expense ratio.\nWhile a 0.4% expense ratio isn’t anything out of the ordinary in the ETF market, it is quite a bit higher than QQQ, which has an expense ratio of just 0.2%, or XLK, which charges just 0.1%. \nAssuming current expense ratios remain the same, and the funds all return 5% a year, an investor allocating $10,000 into IXN will have paid $505 in fees over 10 years versus $255 in fees for QQQ and just $128 for XLK. \nBelow, you can take a look at a comparison between IXN, QQQ, and XLK using TipRanks\' ETF comparison tool, which enables users to compare up to 20 ETFs at once using a customizable array of parameters.\nInvestor Takeaway\nAs you can see above, all three of these ETFs are up big year-to-date (around 35-40%), and all three have ETF Smart Scores of 8 out of 10, an Outperform rating. The Smart Score is TipRank’s proprietary quantitative stock scoring system. It gives stocks a score from 1 to 10 based on eight key market factors.\nIXN’s fees are higher than those of peers like QQQ or XLK, and the fund has quite a bit of exposure to Apple and Microsoft (which, combined, make up over 40% of assets), but with the types of returns it has provided, these may be facts that investors are willing to overlook (Note that XLK also has similar exposure to Apple and Microsoft).\nKeep in mind that an investor who put $10,000 into IXN 10 years ago would now have over $50,000 today, so this is clearly the type of ETF that can help investors build long-term wealth. I also like the fact that IXN offers a bit more geographic diversification than the average tech ETF, thanks to the fact that it invests globally and holds stocks like Samsung and ASML, which differentiates it from its peers. \nAt the end of the day, it\'s hard to go wrong with any of these three ETFs, as they all have been great investments over the long term, and they continue to look well-positioned for the future.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Top holding Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) makes up a whopping 21.9% of assets, while Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) isn’t far behind at 19.9%. As of the end of May, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO), a good proxy for the S&P 500 as a whole, put up annualized total returns of 12.8%, 11%, and 11.9% over the past three, five, and 10 years, respectively. IXN’s fees are higher than those of peers like QQQ or XLK, and the fund has quite a bit of exposure to Apple and Microsoft (which, combined, make up over 40% of assets), but with the types of returns it has provided, these may be facts that investors are willing to overlook (Note that XLK also has similar exposure to Apple and Microsoft).', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Top holding Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) makes up a whopping 21.9% of assets, while Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) isn’t far behind at 19.9%. With technology stocks surging this year, the iShares Global Tech ETF (NYSEARCA:IXN) is up nearly 40% year-to-date. Where the fund differs from other popular tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK) is that it invests globally, not just in companies listed on U.S. exchanges like the Nasdaq (NDX), in the case of QQQ, or the S&P 500 (SPX), in the case of XLK, so it also owns international tech stocks like ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) and Samsung Electronics.', 'news_article_title': 'IXN: This Global Tech ETF Has Been Surging. Can It Continue?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Top holding Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) makes up a whopping 21.9% of assets, while Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) isn’t far behind at 19.9%. Where the fund differs from other popular tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK) is that it invests globally, not just in companies listed on U.S. exchanges like the Nasdaq (NDX), in the case of QQQ, or the S&P 500 (SPX), in the case of XLK, so it also owns international tech stocks like ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) and Samsung Electronics. Assuming current expense ratios remain the same, and the funds all return 5% a year, an investor allocating $10,000 into IXN will have paid $505 in fees over 10 years versus $255 in fees for QQQ and just $128 for XLK.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Top holding Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) makes up a whopping 21.9% of assets, while Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) isn’t far behind at 19.9%. Where the fund differs from other popular tech ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK) is that it invests globally, not just in companies listed on U.S. exchanges like the Nasdaq (NDX), in the case of QQQ, or the S&P 500 (SPX), in the case of XLK, so it also owns international tech stocks like ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) and Samsung Electronics. Assuming current expense ratios remain the same, and the funds all return 5% a year, an investor allocating $10,000 into IXN will have paid $505 in fees over 10 years versus $255 in fees for QQQ and just $128 for XLK.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/forecasts-show-u.s.-earnings-decline-in-second-quarter', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Forecasts for second-quarter U.S. earnings still look gloomy after a much-better-than-feared first quarter season as the likelihood of further interest rate hikes this year creates more potential risks for companies.\nAnalysts expect earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 5.6% in the second quarter from a year ago, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.\nYear-over-year earnings rose 0.1% in the first quarter, based on data Friday, much better than the forecast for a 5.1% drop at the start of the reporting season. The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O.\nFourth-quarter 2022 earnings for S&P 500 companies declined 3.2%, so a first-quarter profit fall would have been a second straight quarterly decline, which some strategists call an earnings recession. The last one occurred when COVID-19 hit corporate results in 2020.\nThe second-quarter season does not get rolling until the middle of July, but it is now becoming clearer the Federal Reserve likely has not reached the end of its tightening cycle.\nFed Chair Jerome Powell said in remarks to lawmakers in Washington this week that the outlook for two more 25-basis-point rate increases are "a pretty good guess" of where the central bank is heading if the economy continues in its current direction.\nOther Fed officials have supported the view.\nAfter lifting rates by 5 percentage points since March 2022, the Fed this month took a breather to assess the effects of its actions.\nHigher interest rates mean higher borrowing costs for businesses and consumers, and investors have been worried that an extended tightening cycle could push the U.S. economy into recession. Other central banks, including the Bank of England this week, have hiked rates amid worries about global inflation.\nSome strategists are betting that U.S. earnings will hold up as long as employment does.\n"If you have full employment, that means the consumer, while they may shift their attitudes and pull back in certain areas, are still going to be participants in the economy," said Oliver Pursche, senior vice president and advisor for Wealthspire Advisors in Westport, Connecticut.\n"As long as that holds true, corporate earnings are going to generally hold up better than bears and pessimists expect," he said.\n"Is it going to be particularly strong? No. But that expectations are so low, I would say the surprise is more likely on the upside than the downside."\nWalmart Inc WMT.N in May raised its annual sales and profit targets thanks to resilient consumer spending.\nBut other recent U.S. company outlooks suggest at least some pockets of problems.\nPackage delivery firm FedEx FDX.N this week posted disappointing quarterly earnings and said waning global demand is pressuring its profit margins.\nAlso, Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants DRI.N delivered a disappointing annual profit outlook.\nMorgan Stanley this week said it expects margin pressures due to an inventory glut for Nike NKE.N, which is due to report quarterly results June 29.\n"The market has been too hopeful the Fed can tame inflation, avoid a recession, and cut interest rates," Nick Raich, CEO of The Earnings Scout, an independent research firm, wrote in a note this week. "S&P 500 EPS estimates and stock prices will need to reset lower."\nThe S&P 500 .SPX is down about 1% this week, but remains up more than 13% for the year to date.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Alden Bentley and Nick Zieminski)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Forecasts for second-quarter U.S. earnings still look gloomy after a much-better-than-feared first quarter season as the likelihood of further interest rate hikes this year creates more potential risks for companies. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in remarks to lawmakers in Washington this week that the outlook for two more 25-basis-point rate increases are "a pretty good guess" of where the central bank is heading if the economy continues in its current direction.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. Other central banks, including the Bank of England this week, have hiked rates amid worries about global inflation. Package delivery firm FedEx FDX.N this week posted disappointing quarterly earnings and said waning global demand is pressuring its profit margins.', 'news_article_title': 'Forecasts show U.S. earnings decline in second quarter', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. Analysts expect earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 5.6% in the second quarter from a year ago, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. "As long as that holds true, corporate earnings are going to generally hold up better than bears and pessimists expect," he said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Forecasts for second-quarter U.S. earnings still look gloomy after a much-better-than-feared first quarter season as the likelihood of further interest rate hikes this year creates more potential risks for companies. Fourth-quarter 2022 earnings for S&P 500 companies declined 3.2%, so a first-quarter profit fall would have been a second straight quarterly decline, which some strategists call an earnings recession.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/indian-pm-modi-meets-tech-ceos-as-washington-visit-concludes', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Steve Holland and Simon Lewis\nWASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian technology CEOs in Washington on Friday, the final day of a state visit marked by pledges of deeper U.S.-India cooperation on areas including space, artificial intelligence and quantum computing.\nPresident Joe Biden rolled out the red carpet for Modi on Thursday, declaring after about 2 -1/2 hours of talks that their countries\' economic relationship was "booming." Trade has more than doubled over the past decade.\nBiden and Modi gathered with CEO\'s including Apple\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Google\'s GOOGL.O Sundar Pichai and Microsoft\'s MSFT.O Satya Nadella.\nAlso present were Sam Altman of OpenAI, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, and Indian tech leaders including Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, and Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, the White House said.\n"Our partnership between India and the United States will go a long way, in my view, to define what the 21st century looks like," Biden told the group, adding that technological cooperation would be a big part of that partnership.\nObserving that there were a variety of tech companies represented at the meeting from startups to well established firms, Modi said: "Both of them are working together to create a new world."\nThe CEOs of top American companies, including FedEx FDX.N, MasterCard MA.N and Adobe ADBE.O, are expected to be among the 1,200 participants.\nModi, who touted "a new chapter" in the countries\' "strategic partnership" at the White House on Thursday, is seeking to position India, the world\'s most populous country at 1.4 billion and its fifth-largest economy, as a manufacturing and diplomatic powerhouse.\nRANGE OF BUSINESS AGREEMENTS SIGNED\nWashington wants Delhi to be a strategic counterweight to China, and deals announced this week included several investments from U.S.-firms aimed at spurring semiconductor manufacturing in India and lowering its dependence on China for electronics.\nThe White House also announced plans to cooperate on quantum computing, scientific research and technological innovation, alongside plans to manufacture weapons in India.\nSome political analysts question India\'s willingness to stand up to Beijing over Taiwan and other issues, however. Washington has also been frustrated by India\'s close ties with Russia while Moscow wages war in Ukraine.\nAddressing the U.S. Congress on Thursday, Modi repeated his statement that "this is not an era of war" and called for "dialogue and diplomacy" to end the conflict.\nModi will continue talks with top U.S. officials during a lunch at the State Department with Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Asian American to hold the No. 2 position in the White House, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.\nOn Friday evening, Modi will address members of the Indian diaspora, many of whom have turned out at events during the visit to enthusiastically fete him, at times chanting "Modi! Modi! Modi!" despite protests from others.\nActivists have called for the Biden administration to publicly call out what they describe as a deteriorating human rights situation in India under Modi, citing allegations of abuse of Indian dissidents and minorities, especially Muslims.\nBiden said he had a "straightforward" discussion with Modi about issues including human rights, but U.S. officials emphasize that it is vital for Washington\'s national security and economic prosperity to engage with a rising India.\nAsked during a rare press conference on Thursday what he would do to improve the rights of minorities including Muslims, Modi insisted "there is no scope for any discrimination" in his government.\n(Reporting by Steve Holland and Simon Lewis; additional reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Doina Chiacu; Editing by Don Durfee and Grant McCool)\n(([email protected]; +1 (202) 680-0055;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Biden and Modi gathered with CEO\'s including Apple\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Google\'s GOOGL.O Sundar Pichai and Microsoft\'s MSFT.O Satya Nadella. Modi will continue talks with top U.S. officials during a lunch at the State Department with Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Asian American to hold the No. Biden said he had a "straightforward" discussion with Modi about issues including human rights, but U.S. officials emphasize that it is vital for Washington\'s national security and economic prosperity to engage with a rising India.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Biden and Modi gathered with CEO\'s including Apple\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Google\'s GOOGL.O Sundar Pichai and Microsoft\'s MSFT.O Satya Nadella. By Steve Holland and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian technology CEOs in Washington on Friday, the final day of a state visit marked by pledges of deeper U.S.-India cooperation on areas including space, artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Modi, who touted "a new chapter" in the countries\' "strategic partnership" at the White House on Thursday, is seeking to position India, the world\'s most populous country at 1.4 billion and its fifth-largest economy, as a manufacturing and diplomatic powerhouse.', 'news_article_title': 'Indian PM Modi meets tech CEOs as Washington visit concludes', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Biden and Modi gathered with CEO\'s including Apple\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Google\'s GOOGL.O Sundar Pichai and Microsoft\'s MSFT.O Satya Nadella. By Steve Holland and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian technology CEOs in Washington on Friday, the final day of a state visit marked by pledges of deeper U.S.-India cooperation on areas including space, artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Modi, who touted "a new chapter" in the countries\' "strategic partnership" at the White House on Thursday, is seeking to position India, the world\'s most populous country at 1.4 billion and its fifth-largest economy, as a manufacturing and diplomatic powerhouse.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Biden and Modi gathered with CEO\'s including Apple\'s AAPL.O Tim Cook, Google\'s GOOGL.O Sundar Pichai and Microsoft\'s MSFT.O Satya Nadella. By Steve Holland and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian technology CEOs in Washington on Friday, the final day of a state visit marked by pledges of deeper U.S.-India cooperation on areas including space, artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Modi, who touted "a new chapter" in the countries\' "strategic partnership" at the White House on Thursday, is seeking to position India, the world\'s most populous country at 1.4 billion and its fifth-largest economy, as a manufacturing and diplomatic powerhouse.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-st-falls-as-hawkish-fed-comments-sap-risk-appetite', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A\nJune 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes fell on Friday and were set for weekly declines as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials fueled worries of interest rates staying higher for longer.\nSan Francisco Fed Bank President Mary Daly said in an interview to Reuters that two more rate hikes this year is a "very reasonable" projection, but hinted for the need for a more careful approach.\nHer comments followed a hawkish stance by Fed Chair Jerome Powell in his two-day testimony before the Senate Banking Committee earlier this week.\nMarkets calmed briefly and the S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC added some gains in the previous session after Powell said the Fed will proceed with caution.\nBut the indexes were still set to snap multiple weeks of gains, their worst weekly performance since the bank rout in March.\n"We\'re getting a little bit of a correction in the advance of the last three weeks or so. We\'ve heard from the various Fed governors, Powell talk about higher interest rates," said Paul Nolte, senior wealth advisor and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest.\n"We\'re still getting more inverted yield curve. So that\'s putting a little bit of downward pressure on equities."\nMoney markets are still pricing in one more rate hike of 25 basis points (bps) in July, according to CME Group\'s FedWatch tool, as opposed to two more as suggested by Powell.\nYields on the 2-year, which best reflects interest rate expectations, dropped to hover at 4.71% on Friday. US/\nMeanwhile, S&P Global\'s Purchasing Managers\' Index for both U.S. manufacturing and services activity showed business activity fell to a three-month low in June as services growth eased for the first time this year and the contraction in the manufacturing sector deepened.\nNine of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors were trading in the red, with consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT leading declines.\nMarket heavyweights, including Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, were down between 1% and 3.5%, pressuring the tech-heavy Nasdaq.\nAt 9:55 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 171.05 points, or 0.50%, at 33,775.66, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 33.00 points, or 0.75%, at 4,348.89, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 160.32 points, or 1.18%, at 13,470.29.\n3M Co MMM.N climbed 2.5% after the chemical company reached a $10.3 billion settlement with a host of U.S. public water systems to resolve water pollution claims tied to "forever chemicals".\nCarmax IncKMX.N jumped 9.2% after the used-car retailer\'s first-quarter profit exceeded market expectations, benefiting from cost cuts.\nStarbucks Corp SBUX.O fell 1.8% as the coffee chain\'s unions said around 3,500 workers will strike next week in the U.S. after it claimed the company banned Pride month decorations at its cafes.\nInvestors will also monitor comments from some Fed policymakers due to speak later in the day.\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.46-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 2.45-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.\nThe S&P index recorded six new 52-week highs and four new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded seven new highs and 62 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)\n(([email protected];))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Market heavyweights, including Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, were down between 1% and 3.5%, pressuring the tech-heavy Nasdaq. By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes fell on Friday and were set for weekly declines as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials fueled worries of interest rates staying higher for longer. San Francisco Fed Bank President Mary Daly said in an interview to Reuters that two more rate hikes this year is a "very reasonable" projection, but hinted for the need for a more careful approach.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Market heavyweights, including Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, were down between 1% and 3.5%, pressuring the tech-heavy Nasdaq. By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Friday and were set for weekly declines as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials fueled worries of interest rates staying higher for longer. Yields on the 2-year, which best reflects interest rate expectations, dropped to hover at 4.71% on Friday.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall St falls as hawkish Fed comments sap risk appetite', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights, including Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, were down between 1% and 3.5%, pressuring the tech-heavy Nasdaq. By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes fell on Friday and were set for weekly declines as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials fueled worries of interest rates staying higher for longer. "We\'re getting a little bit of a correction in the advance of the last three weeks or so.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights, including Tesla TSLA.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O, were down between 1% and 3.5%, pressuring the tech-heavy Nasdaq. By Shubham Batra and Shristi Achar A June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street\'s main indexes fell on Friday and were set for weekly declines as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials fueled worries of interest rates staying higher for longer. We\'ve heard from the various Fed governors, Powell talk about higher interest rates," said Paul Nolte, senior wealth advisor and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-detailed-fundamental-analysis-aapl-2', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nTop Large-Cap Growth Stocks\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nHigh Momentum Stocks\nDividend Aristocrats 2023\nHigh Insider Ownership Stocks\nTop S&P 500 Stocks\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Detailed Fundamental Analysis - AAPL', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-invest-in-sp-500-etfs-diving-into-spy-voo-and-ivv', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In today’s stock market, the three largest ETFs by assets under management are all S&P 500 (SPX) ETFs. The massive SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) comes in first at nearly $410 billion. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVV) comes in second with over $328 billion in assets under management, while the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) is close behind in third place with $313 billion in AUM. Combined, these three S&P 500 giants have over $1 trillion in assets under management between them. \nWhy are S&P 500 ETFs Appealing to Investors?\nWhy invest in the S&P 500? While it may not sound like the most exciting or exotic investing strategy, it is an effective one. While past performance is no guarantee of future results, the S&P 500 index itself has been a pretty good performer for a really long time. Going back to 1957, when the S&P 500 as we know it was made, the index has posted an average annualized return of 10.15%. \nHarnessing the Power of the U.S.'s Top Companies\nAdding to this appeal, an investment in an S&P 500 ETF gives investors exposure to over 500 of the strongest companies in the United States. An investment in an S&P 500 ETF also gives you instant diversification across sectors and industries.\nSPY, the world’s largest ETF, holds 503 stocks, and its top 10 holdings account for 30.3% of the fund. Below, you can take a look at SPY’s top 10 holdings.\nBecause the S&P 500 is the underlying index for all of these funds, differences between their portfolios are negligible. Also, because mega-cap tech stocks have come to dominate today's market as the largest stocks in the S&P 500, all three of these ETFs give investors significant exposure to these tech leaders, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META).\nIVV holds 502 stocks, and its top 10 holdings also make up 30.3% of its holdings. Take a look at IVV’s top 10 holdings below.\nLastly, VOO is unsurprisingly similar, with 504 holdings, and its top 10 holdings make up 30.4% of the fund.\nAs you can see, the funds are largely the same, although there are some minor differences based on when the funds rebalance.\nDividends\nSPY, IVV, and VOO all pay dividends, and they currently all yield roughly 1.5%. Because of the S&P 500's strong performance in 2023 (it's up about 14% year-to-date), this yield is a bit low for dividend investors to get excited about, but holders will not be complaining.\nLong-Term Performance of S&P 500 ETFs\nUnsurprisingly, because these funds all invest in the S&P 500, there is a high degree of correlation in their long-term performances. However, most importantly, all three have delivered strong long-term returns for investors.\nAs of the end of May, SPY had a three-year annualized total return of 12.8%, a five-year annualized total return of 10.9%, and a 10-year annualized total return of 11.9%. Meanwhile, IVV provided annualized total returns of 12.9% over three years, 11% over five years, and 12% over the last 10 years. Lastly, VOO posted annualized total returns of 12.8%, 11%, and 11.9% over the same time frames, respectively, so all three funds provided investors with very similar double-digit annualized returns over the course of the past decade. \nExpense Ratios\nOne area where there is some difference is when it comes to the fees they charge. IVV and VOO both have expense ratios of just 0.03%. Meanwhile, SPY comes in at 0.09%.\nWhile 0.09% is a fantastic expense ratio in the overall ETF landscape, it is quite a bit higher than that of IVV and VOO in this comparison. Investors in SPY are paying three times as much in fees as investors in IVV and VOO.\nSee below for a comparison of SPY, IVV, and VOO based on their fees as well as other criteria using TipRanks' ETF Comparison Tool, which lets you compare up to 20 ETFs at a time based on a variety of customizable factors. \nHard to Go Wrong\nInvesting in the S&P 500 has historically delivered strong results for investors for a long time, and investing in an S&P 500 ETF allows you to add the power and future growth of 500+ of the U.S.’s top companies to your portfolio with one investment vehicle. \nAs you can see in the comparison above, SPY, IVV, and VOO all feature identical ETF Smart Scores of 8. The Smart Score is TipRanks’ proprietary quantitative stock scoring system. It gives stocks a score from 1 to 10 based on eight market key factors. The score is data-driven and does not involve any human intervention. A Smart Score of 8 or above is equivalent to an Outperform rating.\nIt's hard to go wrong with any of these ETFs, and picking between the three is a good problem to have. All three look like great choices for investors. Also, for investors just starting out, these ETFs are nice for instantly diversifying portfolios.\nWith similar portfolios and long-term track records over the past decade, the key difference between these ETFs is their fees. While all have favorable expense ratios, SPY’s comes in three times higher than that of IVV and VOO, making those the best buys.\nSPY has the longest track record (it launched in 1993, long predating IVV and VOO, which launched in 2000 and 2010, respectively), the most assets under management, and incredible liquidity (it accounts for 20% of ETF trading volume on a daily basis), so there’s certainly nothing wrong with choosing it over its counterparts. Nonetheless, the fees will be a bit higher over time. \nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Also, because mega-cap tech stocks have come to dominate today's market as the largest stocks in the S&P 500, all three of these ETFs give investors significant exposure to these tech leaders, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META). Because of the S&P 500's strong performance in 2023 (it's up about 14% year-to-date), this yield is a bit low for dividend investors to get excited about, but holders will not be complaining. While 0.09% is a fantastic expense ratio in the overall ETF landscape, it is quite a bit higher than that of IVV and VOO in this comparison.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Also, because mega-cap tech stocks have come to dominate today's market as the largest stocks in the S&P 500, all three of these ETFs give investors significant exposure to these tech leaders, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META). Lastly, VOO posted annualized total returns of 12.8%, 11%, and 11.9% over the same time frames, respectively, so all three funds provided investors with very similar double-digit annualized returns over the course of the past decade. With similar portfolios and long-term track records over the past decade, the key difference between these ETFs is their fees.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Invest in S&P 500 ETFs? Diving Into SPY, VOO, and IVV', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Also, because mega-cap tech stocks have come to dominate today's market as the largest stocks in the S&P 500, all three of these ETFs give investors significant exposure to these tech leaders, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META). Investors in SPY are paying three times as much in fees as investors in IVV and VOO. Hard to Go Wrong Investing in the S&P 500 has historically delivered strong results for investors for a long time, and investing in an S&P 500 ETF allows you to add the power and future growth of 500+ of the U.S.’s top companies to your portfolio with one investment vehicle.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Also, because mega-cap tech stocks have come to dominate today's market as the largest stocks in the S&P 500, all three of these ETFs give investors significant exposure to these tech leaders, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META). See below for a comparison of SPY, IVV, and VOO based on their fees as well as other criteria using TipRanks' ETF Comparison Tool, which lets you compare up to 20 ETFs at a time based on a variety of customizable factors. Hard to Go Wrong Investing in the S&P 500 has historically delivered strong results for investors for a long time, and investing in an S&P 500 ETF allows you to add the power and future growth of 500+ of the U.S.’s top companies to your portfolio with one investment vehicle."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/td-synnex-snx-to-report-q2-earnings%3A-whats-in-the-offing-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'TD SYNNEX SNX is scheduled to release second-quarter fiscal 2023 results on Jun 27.\nTD SYNNEX was formerly known as SYNNEX Corporation. The company changed its name after the acquisition of Tech Data Corporation in 2021.\nFor the fiscal second quarter, TD SYNNEX expects revenues between $14 billion and $15 billion. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for quarterly revenues is pegged at $14.4 billion, indicating a 5.9% decrease from the prior-year period.\nMoreover, SNX projects fiscal second-quarter non-GAAP earnings between $2.25 and $2.75 per share. The consensus mark of $2.50 for quarterly earnings suggests a year-over-year decrease of approximately 8.1% from the year-ago quarter’s $2.72 per share.\nThe company’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the trailing four quarters while missing the same on one occasion, the average surprise being 6.3%.\nTD SYNNEX Corp. Price and EPS Surprise\nTD SYNNEX Corp. price-eps-surprise | TD SYNNEX Corp. Quote\nFactors at Play\nTD SYNNEX’s second-quarter revenues are likely to have been negatively impacted by unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. In its first-quarter results, the company stated that a stronger U.S. dollar against major currencies would negatively impact second-quarter revenues by approximately $200 million, while a higher interest rate would have a negative impact of $30 million on the bottom line.\nAdditionally, enterprises are postponing large IT spending plans due to a weakening global economy amid ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical issues. This may have hurt TD SYNNEX’s overall financial performance in the second quarter.\nHowever, the increased demand for hardware and tools, which support hybrid working, is anticipated to have somewhat mitigated the negative impact of the aforementioned factors. The growing hybrid working trend has been driving the sales of peripherals, software, communication, networking and consumer electronic products.\nThe increased usage of online and e-commerce services, along with the hybrid working trend, has been stoking the demand for cloud storage. Therefore, data center operators are enhancing their capacities to accommodate the demand spike for cloud services. This is likely to have aided SNX’s data center servers and storage solution businesses in the fiscal second quarter.\nWhat Our Model Says\nOur proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for TD SYNNEX this season. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat. However, that’s not the case here.\nSNX currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) and has an Earnings ESP of -3.01%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.\nStocks With the Favorable Combination\nPer our model, Intel INTC, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases.\nIntel is expected to report second-quarter 2023 results on Jul 27. The company has a Zacks Rank #3 and an Earnings ESP of +47.37% at present. Intel’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate twice in the trailing four quarters while missing the same on two occasions, the average surprise being 10.1%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for INTC’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at 4 cents per share, suggesting a decline of 113.8% from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of 29 cents. Intel’s quarterly revenues are estimated to decrease 21.6% year over year to $12.01 billion.\nApple carries a Zacks Rank #3 and has an Earnings ESP of +3.39%. The company is anticipated to report third-quarter fiscal 2023 results on Jul 27. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the preceding four quarters while missing the same on one occasion, the average surprise being 2.7%.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Apple’s third-quarter earnings stands at $1.18 per share, implying a year-over-year decrease of 1.7%. It is estimated to report revenues of $81.2 billion, which suggests a decline of approximately 2.2% from the year-ago quarter.\nFive9 carries a Zacks Rank #3 and has an Earnings ESP of +1.28%. The company is expected to report second-quarter 2023 results on Jul 27. Its earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 49.9%.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for FIVN’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at 39 cents per share, indicating a year-over-year increase of 14.7%. The consensus mark for revenues stands at $214.1 million, suggesting a year-over-year rise of 13.1%.\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\nZacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"\nFrom thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.\nIt’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.\nThis company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.\nFree: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners Up\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nIntel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTD SYNNEX Corp. (SNX) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFive9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Intel INTC, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report TD SYNNEX Corp. (SNX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Five9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Additionally, enterprises are postponing large IT spending plans due to a weakening global economy amid ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical issues.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report TD SYNNEX Corp. (SNX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Five9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Intel INTC, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for INTC’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at 4 cents per share, suggesting a decline of 113.8% from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of 29 cents.', 'news_article_title': "TD SYNNEX (SNX) to Report Q2 Earnings: What's in the Offing?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Intel INTC, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report TD SYNNEX Corp. (SNX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Five9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. For the fiscal second quarter, TD SYNNEX expects revenues between $14 billion and $15 billion.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report TD SYNNEX Corp. (SNX) : Free Stock Analysis Report Five9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Intel INTC, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. TD SYNNEX Corp. Price and EPS Surprise TD SYNNEX Corp. price-eps-surprise | TD SYNNEX Corp. Quote Factors at Play TD SYNNEX’s second-quarter revenues are likely to have been negatively impacted by unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warren-buffett-has-made-%2454-billion-so-far-this-year-with-these-3-stocks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Warren Buffett wrote to Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) shareholders earlier this year. In his letter, he said, "Over time, it takes just a few winners to work wonders." He was right.\nAs it turns out, it doesn\'t always take much time for a few winners to work wonders. Buffett has made $54 billion so far this year for Berkshire Hathaway with only three stocks.\n1. Apple\nIt isn\'t surprising in the least that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett\'s biggest moneymaker of 2023. After all, it\'s by far the largest position in Berkshire\'s portfolio.\nAt the end of 2022, Berkshire owned more than 895.1 million Apple shares. The stock has skyrocketed over 40% year to date. That increase generated roughly $48.4 billion in gains.\nApple also paid dividends twice in 2023 thus far. This netted Berkshire an additional $420 million or so.\nAs the infomercials say, "But wait! There\'s more!" Buffett increased Berkshire\'s stake in Apple during the first quarter by nearly 2.3%.\nWe don\'t know exactly when the purchases were made. However, since Apple stock has risen quite a bit since the end of Q1, those additional shares appreciated by over $389 million. They also brought in nearly $5 million in extra income from Apple\'s dividend paid on May 12, 2023.\nAdding all of those numbers up translates to Apple making Berkshire a little over $49.2 billion so far in 2023. The actual total could be even higher, depending on when the Q1 shares were added.\n2. American Express\nBuffett has been a longtime fan of American Express (NYSE: AXP). And for good reason. The stock continues to make him a lot of money.\nBerkshire owned around 151.6 million shares of American Express at the end of 2022. The stock is up by close to 14% year to date. That\'s enough to rake in over $3 billion in gains.\nAmerican Express also paid two dividends, one in January and another in April. Those dividends added nearly $170 million in additional income for Berkshire this year.\n3. Moody\'s\nMoody\'s (NYSE: MCO) is Berkshire\'s eighth-largest holding. However, it\'s the third-biggest winner for Buffett so far in 2023. The financial services stock has jumped over 20% year to date.\nBerkshire owned nearly 24.7 million shares of Moody\'s at the end of 2022. The value of those shares has increased by nearly $1.5 billion thanks to the solid gains.\nIn addition, Moody\'s paid dividends in February and May. Those payments generated another $38 million or so in income for Berkshire.\nWinners and losers\nApple, American Express, and Moody\'s together made Buffett close to $54 billion so far this year. He has also had plenty of other big winners, including the five Japanese stocks purchased a couple of years ago.\nHowever, Buffett has had his fair share of losers as well. Four of Berkshire\'s biggest holdings -- Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Chevron, and Occidental -- have seen their shares fall in 2023.\nHe\'s probably not concerned in the least, though. Buffett focuses on the long term. All of these stocks could work wonders given enough time.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Keith Speights has positions in Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and Moody\'s. The Motley Fool recommends Chevron and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple It isn't surprising in the least that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett's biggest moneymaker of 2023. Winners and losers Apple, American Express, and Moody's together made Buffett close to $54 billion so far this year. Four of Berkshire's biggest holdings -- Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Chevron, and Occidental -- have seen their shares fall in 2023.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple It isn't surprising in the least that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett's biggest moneymaker of 2023. Winners and losers Apple, American Express, and Moody's together made Buffett close to $54 billion so far this year. Four of Berkshire's biggest holdings -- Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Chevron, and Occidental -- have seen their shares fall in 2023.", 'news_article_title': 'Warren Buffett Has Made $54 Billion So Far This Year With These 3 Stocks', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple It isn't surprising in the least that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett's biggest moneymaker of 2023. Buffett has made $54 billion so far this year for Berkshire Hathaway with only three stocks. Winners and losers Apple, American Express, and Moody's together made Buffett close to $54 billion so far this year.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple It isn't surprising in the least that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks as Buffett's biggest moneymaker of 2023. Buffett has made $54 billion so far this year for Berkshire Hathaway with only three stocks. Winners and losers Apple, American Express, and Moody's together made Buffett close to $54 billion so far this year."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/better-growth-stock%3A-apple-vs.-microsoft-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Investors have been on a roller coaster the last few years, with the COVID-19 pandemic sending many tech stocks skyrocketing. Then, countless companies watched their stocks take a deeper dive amid last year's economic downturn.\nIn 2023, the market has been in recovery mode, with Wall Street once again optimistic about the prospects of several industries. However, recent volatility makes now a smart time to consider investing in growth stocks that are likely to rise over the long term and fortify your holdings in the event of temporary headwinds.\nAs the world's two most valuable companies by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are attractive options. These companies are home to potent businesses that have won over consumers and have histories of consistent stock growth.\nHowever, if you only have room to add one to your portfolio, it's wise to find out which company is currently the better buy. So, let's examine whether Apple or Microsoft is the better growth stock.\nApple\nApple has long had a reputation as a reliable growth stock, with its annual revenue and operating income up 48% and 68% in the last five years. In the same period, its stock has climbed nearly 300% as investors have seen the company as a haven amid macroeconomic declines.\nThe tech giant's stability is largely owed to the success of its smartphone business, with the iPhone achieving a majority market share in the U.S. last year by surpassing Alphabet's Android. The achievement strengthens Apple's outlook, as the iPhone is its best tool for attracting consumers to its other products and services. Essentially, the more iPhone users there are, the more sales in the company's other segments.\nApple has attained leading market shares in several of its other product categories, like tablets, smartwatches, and headphones, almost entirely thanks to the dominance of the iPhone. The connectivity between all its products promotes ease of use and makes consumers less likely to seek competing options.\nAs a result, Apple's recent venture into the $31 billion virtual/augmented reality market with a new headset is promising for its long-term future. The company's brand loyalty from consumers could see it climb to the top of the high-growth market, adding another lucrative revenue stream to its business.\nMicrosoft\nLike Apple, Microsoft has built a rapport with its user base, which has grown to depend on its products. Programs like its Office productivity suite and Windows operating system have become the industry standard in their respective markets. Meanwhile, other brands like Xbox, Azure, and LinkedIn diversified Microsoft's business and granted it substantial market shares in other high-profit sectors. As a result, the company's revenue has risen 80% more than the last five years, with operating income increasing 138%.\nMoreover, Microsoft has been featured in countless headlines this year because of its expanding position in artificial intelligence (AI). In 2019, the company became the biggest backer of OpenAI, the start-up behind ChatGPT. The collaboration allowed Microsoft to take the lead in the burgeoning market, using OpenAI's technology to enhance several of its platforms. Meanwhile, competitors like Amazon and Alphabet have been left playing catch-up.\nMicrosoft's shares have increased by 235% in the last five years. As its business continues to expand and its position in AI develops, the company has the potential to continue on its current growth trajectory.\nIs Apple or Microsoft the better buy?\nApple and Microsoft are both reliable long-term investments and solid growth stocks. These companies are pillars of the tech community, with their dominance spanning multiple markets. As a result, determining which is the better buy largely depends on which is currently trading at a better value.\nData by YCharts\nThis chart compares Apple's and Microsoft's forward price-to-earnings and price-to-free cash flow ratios, which are helpful metrics to determine the value of a stock. In both cases, Apple's lower figures indicate its stock offers more value than Microsoft.\nConsequently, Apple is currently the better growth stock. However, it's still wise to keep Microsoft on your radar for the next time you're looking to expand your portfolio.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nSuzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Dani Cook has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "As the world's two most valuable companies by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are attractive options. However, recent volatility makes now a smart time to consider investing in growth stocks that are likely to rise over the long term and fortify your holdings in the event of temporary headwinds. The tech giant's stability is largely owed to the success of its smartphone business, with the iPhone achieving a majority market share in the U.S. last year by surpassing Alphabet's Android.", 'news_luhn_summary': "As the world's two most valuable companies by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are attractive options. Apple Apple has long had a reputation as a reliable growth stock, with its annual revenue and operating income up 48% and 68% in the last five years. Apple and Microsoft are both reliable long-term investments and solid growth stocks.", 'news_article_title': 'Better Growth Stock: Apple vs. Microsoft', 'news_lexrank_summary': "As the world's two most valuable companies by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are attractive options. Is Apple or Microsoft the better buy? Consequently, Apple is currently the better growth stock.", 'news_textrank_summary': "As the world's two most valuable companies by market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are attractive options. So, let's examine whether Apple or Microsoft is the better growth stock. Apple Apple has long had a reputation as a reliable growth stock, with its annual revenue and operating income up 48% and 68% in the last five years."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/if-you-invested-%2410000-in-berkshire-hathaway-in-1997-this-is-how-much-you-would-have-today', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The recent excitement about artificial intelligence and its world-changing potential reminds me of the internet's earliest days almost 30 years ago. Go back to the late 1990s when investor euphoria over the internet caused a technology stock bubble.\nWhile it eventually popped, many of today's largest companies, such as Amazon, rose from those ashes and created mind-blowing investment returns over the years, eventually carrying the S&P 500 index to new heights.\nIronically, Warren Buffett, who has traditionally avoided technology during his years of leading Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), has outperformed the S&P 500 over these past several decades. Had you invested $10,000 in Berkshire in 1997, you would have $117,000 today, compared to $84,000 with the S&P 500 -- including dividends, which Berkshire doesn't pay.\nCan Buffett and Berkshire keep delivering market-beating returns? The answer is more straightforward than you might guess...\nBRK.B data by YCharts\nBuffett's strategy is still effective\nBerkshire's success boils down to some simple observations. Sure, the company buys and sells stocks quarterly, but the meat of Berkshire rarely changes. For its portfolio, Buffett keeps 70% of Berkshire's portfolio in four stocks -- Apple, Bank of America, American Express, and Coca-Cola. He bought stock in these high-quality businesses opportunistically.\nFor example, Berkshire began buying Apple in 2016 when the stock traded at a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of around 10 to 12.\nHe backed Bank of America during the debt ceiling crisis in 2011. Buffett bought American Express in 1964 when the company was embroiled in a scandal. These contrarian investments paid off, and Buffett has held instead of booking profits and moving on.\nAdditionally, Berkshire's nonpublic businesses include a combination of insurance, railroads, and energy infrastructure, companies with primarily physical competitive advantages that aren't as susceptible to disruption from innovation and technology. The underlying theme is that Buffett identifies durable businesses, invests opportunistically, and holds his winners. As long as Berkshire sticks with this philosophy, shareholders appear in good hands for the future.\nThe war chest keeps growing larger\nBerkshire doesn't pay a dividend, instead retaining all of the profits Berkshire owns. The result is a massive balance sheet that steadily grows over time as profits and investment income stack up. Today, Berkshire's $130 billion cash pile is one of Wall Street's most significant financial war chests.\nBuffett is deliberate in holding a lot of cash because it gives Berkshire a lot of flexibility to be opportunistic. Some of those funds have been used for share repurchases in recent years, increasing the value of every Berkshire share.\nBRK.B Cash and Short Term Investments (Quarterly) data by YCharts\nIncreasing interest rates have made it easier to generate investment income, as Berkshire can hold treasury bonds yielding 3% to 5% while Buffett and the team plot Berkshire's next big move. Investors can own Berkshire confidently due to the balance sheet that gives it both opportunity and safety during hard times.\nBerkshire is a great business; is the price fair?\nSince Berkshire has so many different parts within it, looking at the company's book value can show you how much value the business is creating over time. You can see below that its book value, the collective value of Berkshire's tangible assets (like stocks and real estate) minus its liabilities has steadily grown over time.\nBuffett's reputation and Berkshire's market-beating results have created a demand for the stock, which means it rarely goes on sale. Shares typically trade at a 20% to 50% premium to book value, shown as the price-to-book value (P/B) below.\nBRK.B Book Value (Quarterly) data by YCharts\nThe stock has risen to near the upper end of its typical valuation range, which could mean it is a little expensive today. Investors with long time horizons can dollar-cost average, buying slowly over time, or one could wait for a pullback. Either way, Berkshire Hathaway is a proven compounder that should be on any long-term investor's watch list. There's no reason Berkshire can't keep its market-beating ways going.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Justin Pope has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The answer is more straightforward than you might guess... BRK.B data by YCharts Buffett's strategy is still effective Berkshire's success boils down to some simple observations. Additionally, Berkshire's nonpublic businesses include a combination of insurance, railroads, and energy infrastructure, companies with primarily physical competitive advantages that aren't as susceptible to disruption from innovation and technology. BRK.B Book Value (Quarterly) data by YCharts The stock has risen to near the upper end of its typical valuation range, which could mean it is a little expensive today.", 'news_luhn_summary': "For its portfolio, Buffett keeps 70% of Berkshire's portfolio in four stocks -- Apple, Bank of America, American Express, and Coca-Cola. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway.", 'news_article_title': 'If You Invested $10,000 in Berkshire Hathaway in 1997, This Is How Much You Would Have Today', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Since Berkshire has so many different parts within it, looking at the company's book value can show you how much value the business is creating over time. * They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Had you invested $10,000 in Berkshire in 1997, you would have $117,000 today, compared to $84,000 with the S&P 500 -- including dividends, which Berkshire doesn't pay. For its portfolio, Buffett keeps 70% of Berkshire's portfolio in four stocks -- Apple, Bank of America, American Express, and Coca-Cola. BRK.B Cash and Short Term Investments (Quarterly) data by YCharts Increasing interest rates have made it easier to generate investment income, as Berkshire can hold treasury bonds yielding 3% to 5% while Buffett and the team plot Berkshire's next big move."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-is-nearly-50-of-warren-buffetts-portfolio-but-hes-spent-almost-twice-as-much-buying', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is an anomaly as an investor -- but in a good way. Since becoming CEO in 1965, he\'s vastly outpaced the benchmark S&P 500. On an annualized return basis, including dividends, Berkshire Hathaway\'s Class A shares (BRK.A) have doubled up the S&P 500 (19.8% vs. 9.9%) during Buffett\'s tenure.\nWhile there\'s no shortage of money managers who can string together a couple of years of phenomenal returns, the Oracle of Omaha has been doing it for nearly six decades. It\'s why more than 30,000 people flock to Omaha, Nebraska each year to hear him and his right-hand man Charlie Munger speak at Berkshire\'s annual shareholder meeting. It\'s also why so many new and tenured investors mirror the buying and selling activity of Buffett.\nBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.\nOne thing Berkshire Hathaway\'s $354 billion investment portfolio makes very clear is that Warren Buffett loves to concentrate his company\'s invested capital in a small number of top ideas. While it would appear that no company is garnering more attention from Buffett and his investing team at the moment than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), looks can be deceiving.\nApple is "a better business than any we own"\nAs of the closing bell on June 16, 2023, the 915,560,382 shares of Apple stock held by Berkshire Hathaway equates to a market value of $169.3 billion. This works out to 47.8% of the invested assets of Berkshire\'s investment portfolio and is nearly 40 percentage points higher than the second-largest holding by portfolio weighting, Bank of America (8.5%).\nThe Oracle of Omaha and his team are up big on their Apple stake. Based on estimates from Form 13F aggregator WhaleWisdom.com, the more than 915 million Apple shares owned by Berkshire Hathaway have a cost basis of $39.62. In other words, Buffett and his investing lieutenants (Ted Weschler and Todd Combs) have turned an approximate $36.3 billion investment into $169.3 billion, not including dividends paid, over seven years. Not too shabby!\nBuffett hasn\'t been shy about his feelings for Apple. During Berkshire\'s annual meeting, he referred to the tech giant as "a better business than any we own." That\'s a powerful statement considering Berkshire holds stakes in around four dozen securities and has acquired roughly five dozen companies over the years.\nThere look to be four factors that have endeared Buffett to Apple. The first is its customer base and brand. It\'s pretty consistently viewed as the world\'s most valuable brand in surveys, and its customers are exceptionally loyal.\nThis second point, which builds on the first, is that Apple has a rock-solid management team led by CEO Tim Cook. Under Cook\'s leadership, Apple has maintained its dominance in U.S. smartphone market share and continues to evolve into a services provider. Buffett rarely, if ever, invests in businesses with questionable management teams.\nInnovation is the third factor likely driving Buffett\'s interest in Apple. While the Oracle of Omaha probably couldn\'t tell you how an iPhone works, he can see via Apple\'s earnings reports how its evolution into services can lift its operating margin long term and lessen the revenue volatility that occasionally accompanies iPhone replacement cycles.\nLastly, Apple has one of the best capital-return programs. While its yield of 0.5% is nothing to write home about, its nominal-dollar payout of better than $15 billion annually is one of the largest on the planet. Furthermore, the company has repurchased $586 billion worth of its common stock over the past 10 years. Warren Buffett absolutely loves when Berkshire\'s stake in a company grows via share buybacks without having to lift a finger.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe Oracle of Omaha has spent over $70 billion buying another stock\nWhile it\'s plainly evident that Warren Buffett and his investing crew made a prescient decision putting Berkshire\'s money to work in Apple, you might be surprised to learn that the estimated $36.3 billion invested in Apple doesn\'t even come close to matching the amount of money Buffett and Co. put to work in another highly loved stock.\nSome of you might be scratching your head and wondering how such huge purchases could slip through the proverbial cracks given that Berkshire Hathaway is required to disclose what it buys, sells, and holds via a quarterly 13F filing. The answer can be found by taking a closer look at Berkshire Hathaway\'s quarterly operating results and its ongoing share-repurchase program.\nWhile all of Berkshire Hathaway\'s stock purchases are being shown in the company\'s 13Fs, share buybacks of Berkshire Hathaway stock won\'t show up in 13Fs. Instead, they\'re listed toward the end of the company\'s quarterly filings.\nSince July 17, 2018 -- i.e., the date Berkshire\'s board altered the criteria governing buybacks to allow Buffett and Executive Vice Chairman Charlie Munger more liberty to repurchase Berkshire stock -- Buffett and Munger have OK\'d the repurchase of more than $70 billion in Berkshire Hathaway shares. That\'s nearly double the amount spent in less than five years on buybacks than was put to work buying shares of Apple over a seven-year span.\nBuying back such an exorbitant amount of Berkshire Hathaway stock holds three purposes. First, it\'s continually increasing the stakes of existing shareholders. Much in the same way that Berkshire\'s stake in Apple keeps growing with the company, reducing its outstanding share count, Berkshire\'s buybacks are making its long-term shareholders successively bigger owners of the company.\nSecond, share buybacks have a way of increasing earnings per share (EPS) for businesses with steady or growing net income. Putting aside the potentially wild swings tied to Berkshire Hathaway\'s unrealized gains and losses on its investments, the company\'s core operating segments have steadily grown their operating profits over time. In other words, this $70 billion-plus in buybacks is helping to lift Berkshire\'s EPS and is making it even more attractive to fundamentally focused investors.\nAnd third, this veritable mountain of buybacks may signal Warren Buffett\'s unwavering optimism in his company and the long-term vision he, Charlie Munger, and his investing lieutenants have built. Most of the companies Buffett and his team have acquired or invested in are cyclical, and will therefore ebb and flow with the U.S. economy. Since periods of expansion last considerably longer than economic downturns, patience should allow Berkshire\'s owned and invested assets to handily outperform over long periods.\n10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Berkshire Hathaway wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nBank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "While it would appear that no company is garnering more attention from Buffett and his investing team at the moment than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), looks can be deceiving. The Oracle of Omaha has spent over $70 billion buying another stock While it's plainly evident that Warren Buffett and his investing crew made a prescient decision putting Berkshire's money to work in Apple, you might be surprised to learn that the estimated $36.3 billion invested in Apple doesn't even come close to matching the amount of money Buffett and Co. put to work in another highly loved stock. Some of you might be scratching your head and wondering how such huge purchases could slip through the proverbial cracks given that Berkshire Hathaway is required to disclose what it buys, sells, and holds via a quarterly 13F filing.", 'news_luhn_summary': "While it would appear that no company is garnering more attention from Buffett and his investing team at the moment than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), looks can be deceiving. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is an anomaly as an investor -- but in a good way. On an annualized return basis, including dividends, Berkshire Hathaway's Class A shares (BRK.A) have doubled up the S&P 500 (19.8% vs. 9.9%) during Buffett's tenure.", 'news_article_title': "Apple Is Nearly 50% of Warren Buffett's Portfolio -- but He's Spent Almost Twice as Much Buying Another Stock", 'news_lexrank_summary': "While it would appear that no company is garnering more attention from Buffett and his investing team at the moment than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), looks can be deceiving. The Oracle of Omaha and his team are up big on their Apple stake. The Oracle of Omaha has spent over $70 billion buying another stock While it's plainly evident that Warren Buffett and his investing crew made a prescient decision putting Berkshire's money to work in Apple, you might be surprised to learn that the estimated $36.3 billion invested in Apple doesn't even come close to matching the amount of money Buffett and Co. put to work in another highly loved stock.", 'news_textrank_summary': "While it would appear that no company is garnering more attention from Buffett and his investing team at the moment than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), looks can be deceiving. The Oracle of Omaha has spent over $70 billion buying another stock While it's plainly evident that Warren Buffett and his investing crew made a prescient decision putting Berkshire's money to work in Apple, you might be surprised to learn that the estimated $36.3 billion invested in Apple doesn't even come close to matching the amount of money Buffett and Co. put to work in another highly loved stock. While all of Berkshire Hathaway's stock purchases are being shown in the company's 13Fs, share buybacks of Berkshire Hathaway stock won't show up in 13Fs."}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 185.009994506836, 'high': 187.5599975585937, 'open': 185.5500030517578, 'close': 186.67999267578125, 'ema_50': 174.79405877678207, 'rsi_14': 66.03249012701431, 'target': 185.2700042724609, 'volume': 53079300.0, 'ema_200': 160.05712675664114, 'adj_close': 186.1829528808593, 'rsi_lag_1': 68.76704290211268, 'rsi_lag_2': 68.42401628279337, 'rsi_lag_3': 72.39979359359907, 'rsi_lag_4': 74.98688256662943, 'rsi_lag_5': 82.00592648162028, 'macd_lag_1': 3.6323969502452087, 'macd_lag_2': 3.5379722897505133, 'macd_lag_3': 3.675517260728924, 'macd_lag_4': 3.6907047427921498, 'macd_lag_5': 3.665569778042908, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.6394538982706877, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.506094117978737}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 12.880000114440918, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 13.800000190734863, 'Open': 13.239999771118164, 'Close': 13.4399995803833, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 13.4399995803833}, {'Low': 1.0845046043395996, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 1.0958904027938845, 'Open': 1.0958904027938845, 'Close': 1.0958904027938845, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 1.0958904027938845}, {'Low': 1.269196629524231, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 1.275049924850464, 'Open': 1.274518609046936, 'Close': 1.2747135162353516, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 1.2747135162353516}, {'Low': 7.178500175476074, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 7.178999900817871, 'Open': 7.178500175476074, 'Close': 7.178500175476074, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 7.178500175476074}, {'Low': 67.3499984741211, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 69.6500015258789, 'Open': 69.52999877929688, 'Close': 69.16000366210938, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 322475, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 69.16000366210938}, {'Low': 0.6663601398468018, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 0.6767099499702454, 'Open': 0.6760699152946472, 'Close': 0.6760699152946472, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 0.6760699152946472}, {'Low': 3.691999912261963, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 3.759999990463257, 'Open': 3.7269999980926514, 'Close': 3.739000082015991, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 3.739000082015991}, {'Low': 142.76199340820312, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 143.85400390625, 'Open': 143.02999877929688, 'Close': 143.02999877929688, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 143.02999877929688}, {'Low': 102.37999725341795, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 103.16999816894533, 'Open': 102.37999725341795, 'Close': 102.9000015258789, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 102.9000015258789}, {'Low': 1918.699951171875, 'Date': '2023-06-23', 'High': 1932.5, 'Open': 1918.699951171875, 'Close': 1919.0999755859373, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 105, 'date_str': '2023-06-23', 'Adj Close': 1919.0999755859373}]}
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{'date': '2023-06-26', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-trending-stock-apple-inc.-aapl-a-buy-now-5', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term.\nShares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +6.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5% change. The Zacks Computer - Mini computers industry, to which Apple belongs, has gained 8.7% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?\nAlthough media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.\nEarnings Estimate Revisions\nHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.\nWe essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.\nApple is expected to post earnings of $1.18 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -1.7%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed +0.1%.\nFor the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $5.99 points to a change of -2% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has remained unchanged.\nFor the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $6.64 indicates a change of +10.8% from what Apple is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed -0.1%.\nHaving a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Apple is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).\nThe chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:\n12 Month EPS\nProjected Revenue Growth\nWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.\nFor Apple, the consensus sales estimate for the current quarter of $81.17 billion indicates a year-over-year change of -2.2%. For the current and next fiscal years, $384.34 billion and $409.1 billion estimates indicate -2.5% and +6.4% changes, respectively.\nLast Reported Results and Surprise History\nApple reported revenues of $94.84 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -2.5%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares with $1.52 a year ago.\nCompared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $93.32 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +1.63%. The EPS surprise was +5.56%.\nOver the last four quarters, Apple surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.\nValuation\nNo investment decision can be efficient without considering a stock's valuation. Whether a stock's current price rightly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects is an essential determinant of its future price performance.\nWhile comparing the current values of a company's valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S) and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock's price.\nThe Zacks Value Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which pays close attention to both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics to grade stocks from A to F (an An is better than a B; a B is better than a C; and so on), is pretty helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.\nApple is graded D on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.\nConclusion\nThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Apple. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.\nInfrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America\nA massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.\nThe only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”\nZacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.\nDownload FREE: How To Profit From Trillions On Spending For Infrastructure >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate: 12 Month EPS Projected Revenue Growth While earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Trending Stock Apple Inc. (AAPL) a Buy Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up.', 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple (AAPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-aapl-dips-more-than-broader-markets%3A-what-you-should-know-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.27, marking a -0.76% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.45% loss on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.04%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 3.58%.\nHeading into today, shares of the maker of iPhones, iPads and other products had gained 6.41% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 7.46% and outpacing the S&P 500's gain of 5.01% in that time.\nWall Street will be looking for positivity from Apple as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.18, down 1.67% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $81.17 billion, down 2.16% from the prior-year quarter.\nFor the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $5.99 per share and revenue of $384.34 billion, which would represent changes of -1.96% and -2.53%, respectively, from the prior year.\nInvestors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Apple. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.\nResearch indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.\nThe Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.01% lower. Apple is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).\nDigging into valuation, Apple currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 31.15. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 8.85, so we one might conclude that Apple is trading at a premium comparatively.\nIt is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.49. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.49 as of yesterday's close.\nThe Computer - Mini computers industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 195, putting it in the bottom 23% of all 250+ industries.\nThe Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.\nTo follow AAPL in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.\nInfrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America\nA massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.\nThe only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”\nZacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.\nDownload FREE: How To Profit From Trillions On Spending For Infrastructure >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.27, marking a -0.76% move from the previous day. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.49. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.49 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.27, marking a -0.76% move from the previous day. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.49. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.49 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple (AAPL) Dips More Than Broader Markets: What You Should Know', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.27, marking a -0.76% move from the previous day. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.49. AAPL's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.49 as of yesterday's close.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. In the latest trading session, Apple (AAPL) closed at $185.27, marking a -0.76% move from the previous day. It is also worth noting that AAPL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.49.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-26-2023%3A-enfn-meta-goog-aapl-avgo', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were mixed late Monday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 1%.\nIn company news, Enfusion (ENFN) shares were rising 20% after Reuters reported the software firm is being courted by private equity firms and strategic buyers.\nMeta Platforms (META) on Monday launched its Meta Quest+ virtual reality subscription service for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets. Its shares were down 3.2%.\nAlphabet's (GOOG) unit Google won a US Supreme Court ruling as the justices left standing a decision that tossed out a suit by music website Genius alleging Google stole millions of music lyrics, Bloomberg reported. Alphabet shares were down 3%.\nThe US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. Apple shares were down 0.6% while Broadcom was up 0.3%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. Tech stocks were mixed late Monday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 1%. Alphabet's (GOOG) unit Google won a US Supreme Court ruling as the justices left standing a decision that tossed out a suit by music website Genius alleging Google stole millions of music lyrics, Bloomberg reported.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. Meta Platforms (META) on Monday launched its Meta Quest+ virtual reality subscription service for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets. Alphabet shares were down 3%.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/26/2023: ENFN, META, GOOG, AAPL, AVGO', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. Tech stocks were mixed late Monday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.3% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 1%. Alphabet shares were down 3%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. In company news, Enfusion (ENFN) shares were rising 20% after Reuters reported the software firm is being courted by private equity firms and strategic buyers. Alphabet's (GOOG) unit Google won a US Supreme Court ruling as the justices left standing a decision that tossed out a suit by music website Genius alleging Google stole millions of music lyrics, Bloomberg reported."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/notable-monday-option-activity%3A-aapl-wba-gs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 296,525 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 29.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 46.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 64.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring June 30, 2023, with 62,436 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.2 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange:\nWalgreens Boots Alliance Inc (Symbol: WBA) saw options trading volume of 37,480 contracts, representing approximately 3.7 million underlying shares or approximately 44.9% of WBA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $31 strike put option expiring June 30, 2023, with 6,649 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 664,900 underlying shares of WBA. Below is a chart showing WBA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $31 strike highlighted in orange:\nAnd Goldman Sachs Group Inc (Symbol: GS) options are showing a volume of 11,112 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.8% of GS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $320 strike call option expiring June 30, 2023, with 810 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 81,000 underlying shares of GS. Below is a chart showing GS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $320 strike highlighted in orange:\nFor the various different available expirations for AAPL options, WBA options, or GS options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.\nToday's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »\nAlso see:\n\x95 Wabtec market cap history\n\x95 CPS shares outstanding history\n\x95 MSG Videos\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Particularly high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring June 30, 2023, with 62,436 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.2 million underlying shares of AAPL. Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 296,525 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 29.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 46.3% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 64.1 million shares.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Particularly high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring June 30, 2023, with 62,436 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.2 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (Symbol: WBA) saw options trading volume of 37,480 contracts, representing approximately 3.7 million underlying shares or approximately 44.9% of WBA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.3 million shares. Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 296,525 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 29.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares).", 'news_article_title': 'Notable Monday Option Activity: AAPL, WBA, GS', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Particularly high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring June 30, 2023, with 62,436 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.2 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (Symbol: WBA) saw options trading volume of 37,480 contracts, representing approximately 3.7 million underlying shares or approximately 44.9% of WBA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.3 million shares. Below is a chart showing GS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $320 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for AAPL options, WBA options, or GS options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 296,525 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 29.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). Particularly high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring June 30, 2023, with 62,436 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.2 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (Symbol: WBA) saw options trading volume of 37,480 contracts, representing approximately 3.7 million underlying shares or approximately 44.9% of WBA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.3 million shares."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-26-2023%3A-meta-goog-aapl-avgo', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were mixed on Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.4% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 0.6%.\nIn company news, Meta Platforms (META) on Monday launched its Meta Quest+ virtual reality subscription service for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets. Its shares were down 3%.\nAlphabet's (GOOG) unit Google won a US Supreme Court ruling as the justices left standing a decision that tossed out a suit by music website Genius alleging Google stole millions of music lyrics, Bloomberg reported. Alphabet shares were down 3%.\nThe US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. Apple shares were down 0.4% while Broadcom was up 0.1%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "The US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. Tech stocks were mixed on Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.4% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 0.6%. Alphabet's (GOOG) unit Google won a US Supreme Court ruling as the justices left standing a decision that tossed out a suit by music website Genius alleging Google stole millions of music lyrics, Bloomberg reported.", 'news_luhn_summary': "The US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. In company news, Meta Platforms (META) on Monday launched its Meta Quest+ virtual reality subscription service for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets. Alphabet shares were down 3%.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/26/2023: META, GOOG, AAPL, AVGO', 'news_lexrank_summary': "The US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. Tech stocks were mixed on Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.4% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index advancing 0.6%. Alphabet shares were down 3%.", 'news_textrank_summary': "The US Supreme Court declined Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom's (AVGO) petition to review a previously rejected patent infringement lawsuit decision pertaining to certain California Institute of Technology patents, according to a court filing. In company news, Meta Platforms (META) on Monday launched its Meta Quest+ virtual reality subscription service for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets. Alphabet's (GOOG) unit Google won a US Supreme Court ruling as the justices left standing a decision that tossed out a suit by music website Genius alleging Google stole millions of music lyrics, Bloomberg reported."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/generative-ai-is-driving-yext-to-up-its-full-year-guidance', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Yext Inc. (NASDAQ: YEXT) offers a one-stop shop platform for businesses to create, adjust and update information about them. The artificial intelligence (AI) powered content management platform updates the information consistently across the internet and mobile sources. It lets businesses stay abreast of customer experiences while keeping their content consistent.\nRather than attempt to correct or update information across hundreds of online sites manually, businesses can conveniently make adjustments on the Yext content management platform. Yext has also launched studio and generative AI content generation features enabling the creation of on-brand business-specific content consistent with a company\'s writing patterns and styles.\nThis solution has been embraced by many well-known brands, including Starbucks Co. (NASDAQ: SBUX), Domino’s Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ), The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD), Subway and Lego.\nContent Management Platform\nYext offers many services to improve the company\'s online presence and customer experience. Its listing services are a single one-stop source of truth that businesses can use to create and manage their listings across hundreds of online sources, including websites, social media, search engines and mobile. It lets businesses respond to customer reviews, track the performance of their reviews and provide insights into what customers are saying about them.\nCompanies can provide answers to customer questions and create their knowledge base through the Yext Knowledge Engine. It also provides search engine optimization (SEO) across the most prominent search sites, including Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Bing, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Business Connect and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN).\nTurnaround Taking Shape\nOn June 6, 2023, Yext released its fiscal first-quarter 2024 results for the quarter ended April 2024. The Company reported an earnings-per-share (EPS) profit of $0.09 versus $0.05 consensus analyst estimates, a $0.04 beat. The Company had a net loss of (-$0.04 million). Adjusted EBITDA was $14.4 million. Revenues rose 0.7% year-over-year (YoY) to $99.45 million, beating analyst estimates of $98.55 million.\nAnnual run rate (ARR) rose 3% YoY to $398 million compared to $387 million in the year-ago period. Customer count rose 5% YoY to 2,970. The company ended the quarter with $217 million in cash and cash equivalents. The remaining performance obligation (RPO) was $428 million, with $373 million expected to be recognized over the next 24 months.\nCEO Insights\nYext CEO and Chairman Michael Walrath commented, "Our results demonstrate our continued commitment to driving efficiency and executing our operational and financial goals. Yext is ideally positioned to help enterprises use generative AI, search, content management, and related technologies to deliver world-class digital experiences." Walrath exclaimed that the calendar year 2023 was a turning point. The company reduced its workforce by 8% and transitioned parts of its lower-margin business to its partner ecosystem and system integrators.\nThis helped non-GAAP gross margins expand 280 bps to 79.2%. Generative AI will create new opportunities, including its recently launched studio and content generation features that implement large language models to generate business-specific content consistent with the company\'s branding and style.\nRaising the Bar\nYext raised fiscal Q2 2024 EPS of $0.06 to $0.07 versus $0.05 consensus analyst estimates. It sees revenues of $100 million to $101.5 million to $102.5 million versus $100.13 million analyst estimates. Fiscal full-year 2024 revenue expectations were raised to $404 million to $407 million versus $403.58 million analyst estimates. Prior estimates for fiscal 2024 were for EPS of $0.22 to $0.23 and revenues between $402 million to $406 million. \nYext analyst ratings and stock price targets are at MarketBeat.\n The definitive beginner’s guide to reading stock charts can be found free on Marketbeat.\nLearn how to use the RSI indicator on MarketBeat.\nWeekly Cup and Handle Breakout\nThe weekly candlestick chart on YEXT started forming its lip line at $9.92 in January 2023 as shares cascaded lower to bottom out at $4.00 in August 2022. The weekly RSI had a divergence after dipping to the 23-band in May, hitting a low of $4.68 but making a new low of $4.00 in August 2022 with a higher weekly RSI at the 34-band.\nThis signaled the buyers bidding up shares as the weekly rounding bottom formed, propelling YEXT back to retest the $9.92 cup lip line in March 2023. YEXT shares pulled back to form a handle low at $7.53 and triggered a weekly market structure low (MSL) breakout through the $8.15 trigger as shares exploded to a high of $14.35 on strong Q1 2023 results and raised guidance.\nThis also sent the weekly RSI up to the overbought 76-band before plunging back down to the 64-band as shares rug pulled back to $11.37 two weeks later. Pullback supports are at $9.92 cup lip line, $8.89, $8.15 weekly MSL trigger and $7.53.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'It also provides search engine optimization (SEO) across the most prominent search sites, including Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Bing, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Business Connect and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). Rather than attempt to correct or update information across hundreds of online sites manually, businesses can conveniently make adjustments on the Yext content management platform. Yext is ideally positioned to help enterprises use generative AI, search, content management, and related technologies to deliver world-class digital experiences."', 'news_luhn_summary': 'It also provides search engine optimization (SEO) across the most prominent search sites, including Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Bing, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Business Connect and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). Yext Inc. (NASDAQ: YEXT) offers a one-stop shop platform for businesses to create, adjust and update information about them. Rather than attempt to correct or update information across hundreds of online sites manually, businesses can conveniently make adjustments on the Yext content management platform.', 'news_article_title': 'Generative AI is Driving Yext to Up Its Full-Year Guidance', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'It also provides search engine optimization (SEO) across the most prominent search sites, including Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Bing, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Business Connect and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). The artificial intelligence (AI) powered content management platform updates the information consistently across the internet and mobile sources. It sees revenues of $100 million to $101.5 million to $102.5 million versus $100.13 million analyst estimates.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'It also provides search engine optimization (SEO) across the most prominent search sites, including Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Bing, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Business Connect and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). It sees revenues of $100 million to $101.5 million to $102.5 million versus $100.13 million analyst estimates. Fiscal full-year 2024 revenue expectations were raised to $404 million to $407 million versus $403.58 million analyst estimates.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/will-augmented-reality-augment-apples-returns', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'One of the world’s most innovative tech companies just debuted a new product in recent days – the Apple Vision Pro. This is a spatial computer headset that blends virtual and actual realities together, creating an augmented reality. Apple is having a go at pricing this new device around $3,500. Will consumers bite at this new tech device? Or will it turn out to be a bust for this tech giant?\nInnovate or Retreat to Oblivion\nIt’s been a few years since Apple Inc. (APPL) debuted an entirely original product. There have been various product updates and modifications to the existing product line, but one could make a strong argument that the last meaningful product launch was the Apple Watch back in 2016. In hindsight, it turned out that 2016 was an exceptional buying opportunity in Apple. But can the Vision Pro bring the same bullish fortunes as the Apple Watch did then?\nFortunately for Apple, its future prospects aren’t entirely dependent on a successful Vision Pro launch, although bulls will want to see this manifest in some way, shape, or form. Another major revenue stream for Apple is its services line, which carries a whopping margin of 71% compared to its products that have a margin of 37%. Thus, bulls should be able to find solace in this ballooning segment of the business.\nTraders seeking to bet on Apple’s bullish case may consider Direxion’s Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares (Ticker: AAPU), which looks to track, before fees and expenses, 150% of the daily performance of Apple common stock (Ticker: AAPL).\nBelow is a daily chart of AAPL as of June 8, 2023.\n[caption id="attachment_524256" align="aligncenter" width="624"] Source: TradingView.com[/caption]\nCandlestick charts display the high and low (the stick) and the open and close price (the body) of a security for a specific period. If the body is filled, it means the close was lower than the open. If the body is empty, it means the close was higher than the open.\nThe performance data quoted represents past performance. \nWill the Consumer Actually Bite?\nIt all comes down to discretionary spending and the health of the consumer for a company like Apple, especially when consumption represents approximately 70% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States. Fortunately, Apple has access to the world’s market, but it’s well-known that if the U.S. economy catches a cold, the world economy gets pneumonia.\nUltimately, the launch of Vision Pro ties into the whole artificial intelligence (AI) market craze. Market observers may argue that the trade is becoming crowded in the near-term, and perhaps industry adoption may not take effect as soon as some may believe.\nFor traders that remain skeptical about Apple’s new product launch, as well as the health of the consumer, consider Direxion’s Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares (Ticker: AAPD), which looks to track, before fees and expenses, 100% of the inverse of the daily performance of Apple common stock (Ticker: AAPL).\nKeeping the Big Picture in Mind\nTraders looking for less concentrated exposure may find opportunities with other Direxion funds. The Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares (Ticker: TECL) and Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X Shares (Ticker: TECS) seek to track 300% or -300%, respectively, before fees and expenses, of the daily performance of the Technology Select Sector Index*. \nDirexion even offers traders funds to speculate in the AI-space. The Direxion Daily Electric and Autonomous Vehicle Bull 2X Shares (Ticker: EVAV) seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the performance of the Indxx US Electric and Autonomous Vehicles Index*. There’s also the Direxion Daily Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Automation Index Bull 2X Shares (Ticker: UBOT), which seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the performance of the Indxx Global Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Thematic Index*.\nEditor\'s note: Any and all references to time frames longer than one trading day are for purposes of market context only, and not recommendations of any holding time frame. Daily rebalancing ETFs are not meant to be held unmonitored for long periods. If you don\'t have the resources, time or inclination to constantly monitor and manage your positions, leveraged and inverse ETFs are not for you.\nInvesting in the funds involves a high degree of risk. Unlike traditional ETFs, or even other leveraged and/or inverse ETFs, these leveraged and/or inverse single-stock ETFs track the price of a single stock rather than an index, eliminating the benefits of diversification. Leveraged and inverse ETFs pursue daily leveraged investment objectives, which means they are riskier than alternatives which do not use leverage. They seek daily goals and should not be expected to track the underlying stock’s performance over periods longer than one day. They are not suitable for all investors and should be utilized only by investors who understand leverage risk and who actively manage their investments. The Funds will lose money if the underlying stock’s performance is flat, and it is possible that the Bull Fund will lose money even if the underlying stock’s performance increases, and the Bear Fund will lose money even if the underlying stock’s performance decreases, over a period longer than a single day. An investor could lose the full principal value of his or her investment in a single day. Investing in the Funds is not equivalent to investing directly in AAPL.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the Leveraged & Inverse Channel.\nAn investor should carefully consider a Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. A Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Direxion Shares. To obtain a Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus call 866-476-7523 or visit our website at www.direxion.com. A Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.\nLeveraged and Inverse ETFs pursue daily leveraged investment objectives which means they are riskier than alternatives which do not use leverage. They seek daily goals and should not be expected to track the underlying index over periods longer than one day. They are not suitable for all investors and should be utilized only by sophisticated investors who understand leverage risk and who actively manage their investments.\nThe “Technology Select Sector Index” is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“SPDJI”), and has been licensed for use by Rafferty Asset Management, LLC (“Rafferty”). Standard & Poor’s® and S&P® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by Rafferty. Rafferty’s ETFs are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s) nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the Technology Select Sector Index.\nThe Technology Select Sector Index (IXTTR) is provided by S&P Dow Jones Indices and includes domestic companies from the technology sector which includes the following industries: computers and peripherals; software; diversified telecommunications services; communications equipment; semiconductors and semi-conductor equipment; internet software and services; IT services; electronic equipment, instruments and components; wireless telecommunication services; and office electronics. \nThe Indxx US Electric and Autonomous Vehicles Index is designed to track the performance of electric and autonomous vehicles companies. The Index Provider defines electric and autonomous vehicles companies as those companies that derive at least 50% of their revenues from the following activities (or “sub-themes”): Manufacturers – companies that manufacture and sell electric or autonomous vehicles; Enablers – companies that build infrastructure or create technology for electric or autonomous vehicles, such as charging docks and batteries; and Software and Technology Services – companies that engage in the development of software and technology for electric or autonomous vehicles.\nThe Indxx Global Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Thematic Index (IBOTZNT) is designed to provide exposure to exchange-listed companies in developed markets that are expected to benefit from the adoption and utilization of robotics and/or artificial intelligence, including companies involved in developing industrial robots and production systems, automated inventory management, unmanned vehicles, voice/image/text recognition, and medical robots or robotic instruments, as defined by the index provider, Indxx. Companies must have a minimum market capitalization of $100 million and a minimum average daily turnover for the last 6 months greater than, or equal to, $2 million in order to be eligible for inclusion in the Index. \nOne cannot directly invest in an index.\nAAPU and AAPD Risks – An investment in each Fund involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Each Fund is non-diversified and includes risks associated with a Fund concentrating its investments in a particular security, industry, sector, or geographic region which can result in increased volatility. A Fund’s investments in derivatives such as futures contracts and swaps may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility and lack of availability. As a result, the value of an investment in a Fund may change quickly and without warning. Risks of the Funds include Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk, Leverage Risk, Derivatives Risk, Counterparty Risk, Rebalancing Risk, Intra-Day Investment Risk, Daily Correlation Risk, Apple Inc. Investing Risk, Market Risk, Industry Concentration Risk, Indirect Investment Risk, Trading Halt Risk, Cash Transaction Risk, Tax Risk, and risks specific to the technology sector. Additional risks include, for the Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares, risks related to Shorting. Please see the summary and full prospectuses for a more complete description of these and other risks of the Funds.\nTechnology Sector Risk — The market prices of technology related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of market risk and sharp price fluctuations than other types of securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices. Technology securities may be affected by intense competition, obsolescence of existing technology, general economic conditions and government regulation and may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Technology companies may experience dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for qualified personnel. These companies are also heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely impact a company’s profitability.\nApple Inc. Investing Risk — In addition to the risks associated with companies in the technology sector, Apple Inc. faces risks related to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic; managing the frequent introductions and transitions of products and services; the outsourced manufacturing and logistical services provided by partners, many of which are located outside of the United States. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.\nDirexion Shares ETF Risks - An investment in each Fund involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Each Fund is non-diversified and includes risks associated with a Fund concentrating its investments in a particular security, industry, sector, or geographic region which can result in increased volatility. A Fund’s investments in derivatives such as futures contracts and swaps may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other investments, including imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, higher price volatility and lack of availability. As a result, the value of an investment in a Fund may change quickly and without warning. Risks of the Funds include Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk, Leverage Risk, Derivatives Risk, Counterparty Risk, Rebalancing Risk, Intra-Day Investment Risk, Daily Correlation Risk, Apple Inc. Investing Risk, Market Risk, Industry Concentration Risk, Indirect Investment Risk, Trading Halt Risk, Cash Transaction Risk, Tax Risk, and risks specific to the technology sector. Additional risks include, for the Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares, risks related to Shorting. Please see the summary and full prospectuses for a more complete description of these and other risks of the Funds.\nDistributor: Foreside Fund Services, LLC.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Additional risks include, for the Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares, risks related to Shorting. Traders seeking to bet on Apple’s bullish case may consider Direxion’s Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares (Ticker: AAPU), which looks to track, before fees and expenses, 150% of the daily performance of Apple common stock (Ticker: AAPL). Below is a daily chart of AAPL as of June 8, 2023.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Additional risks include, for the Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares, risks related to Shorting. Risks of the Funds include Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk, Leverage Risk, Derivatives Risk, Counterparty Risk, Rebalancing Risk, Intra-Day Investment Risk, Daily Correlation Risk, Apple Inc. Traders seeking to bet on Apple’s bullish case may consider Direxion’s Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares (Ticker: AAPU), which looks to track, before fees and expenses, 150% of the daily performance of Apple common stock (Ticker: AAPL).', 'news_article_title': 'Will Augmented Reality Augment Apple’s Returns?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'For traders that remain skeptical about Apple’s new product launch, as well as the health of the consumer, consider Direxion’s Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares (Ticker: AAPD), which looks to track, before fees and expenses, 100% of the inverse of the daily performance of Apple common stock (Ticker: AAPL). Additional risks include, for the Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares, risks related to Shorting. Traders seeking to bet on Apple’s bullish case may consider Direxion’s Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares (Ticker: AAPU), which looks to track, before fees and expenses, 150% of the daily performance of Apple common stock (Ticker: AAPL).', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Additional risks include, for the Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares, risks related to Shorting. Risks of the Funds include Effects of Compounding and Market Volatility Risk, Leverage Risk, Derivatives Risk, Counterparty Risk, Rebalancing Risk, Intra-Day Investment Risk, Daily Correlation Risk, Apple Inc. Traders seeking to bet on Apple’s bullish case may consider Direxion’s Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares (Ticker: AAPU), which looks to track, before fees and expenses, 150% of the daily performance of Apple common stock (Ticker: AAPL).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-do-the-spy-etfs-technical-indicators-signal', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) tracks the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and consists of over 500 large-cap U.S. stocks across a broad range of market sectors. The SPY ETF stock has advanced about 15% year-to-date thanks to the artificial intelligence (AI) rally, and remarkably, Wall Street’s top analysts see further upside potential. Moreover, based on technical indicators, SPY is a Buy near its current levels.\nSPY ETF's Technical Indicators\nAccording to TipRanks’ technical analysis tool, the SPY ETF stock’s 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 419.94, while SPY's price is $432.70, making it a Buy. Further, the shorter-duration EMA (20-Day) also signals a Buy.\nMeanwhile, its RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.64, implying a Neutral signal. At the same time, the SPY ETF’s price rate of change (ROC) of 1.61 points to a bullish trend.\nOverall, in the one-day time frame, the SPY ETF stock is a Buy, based on TipRanks’ easy-to-read technical summary signals. This is based on 11 Bullish, six Neutral, and five Bearish signals.\nIs SPY a Buy, According to Analysts?\nOut of the 4,290 top analysts who rated the SPY ETF’s holdings in the past three months, 60.84% assigned a Buy rating, 34.36% suggested a Hold, and 4.8% have given a Sell rating. Overall, top analysts have a Moderate Buy consensus rating on the SPY ETF. Moreover, at $482.76, the average SPY stock price target based on these recommendations implies upside potential of 11.6% at present. \nIt is noteworthy that these top analysts have an impressive history of helping investors generate massive returns from their recommendations. Moreover, each analyst has a remarkable success rate.\nEnding Thoughts\nImpressively, SPY has delivered an average annualized return of 12.1% in the past decade (as of March 2023), and the ETF’s rock-bottom expense ratio of 0.09% makes it even more appealing. Investors looking for exposure to some of its key holdings, including Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM), may want to consider the ETF.\nDisclosure\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Investors looking for exposure to some of its key holdings, including Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM), may want to consider the ETF. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) tracks the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and consists of over 500 large-cap U.S. stocks across a broad range of market sectors. The SPY ETF stock has advanced about 15% year-to-date thanks to the artificial intelligence (AI) rally, and remarkably, Wall Street’s top analysts see further upside potential.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Investors looking for exposure to some of its key holdings, including Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM), may want to consider the ETF. SPY ETF's Technical Indicators According to TipRanks’ technical analysis tool, the SPY ETF stock’s 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 419.94, while SPY's price is $432.70, making it a Buy. Overall, in the one-day time frame, the SPY ETF stock is a Buy, based on TipRanks’ easy-to-read technical summary signals.", 'news_article_title': 'What Do the SPY ETF’s Technical Indicators Signal?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Investors looking for exposure to some of its key holdings, including Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM), may want to consider the ETF. SPY ETF's Technical Indicators According to TipRanks’ technical analysis tool, the SPY ETF stock’s 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 419.94, while SPY's price is $432.70, making it a Buy. Is SPY a Buy, According to Analysts?", 'news_textrank_summary': "Investors looking for exposure to some of its key holdings, including Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM), may want to consider the ETF. SPY ETF's Technical Indicators According to TipRanks’ technical analysis tool, the SPY ETF stock’s 50-Day EMA (exponential moving average) is 419.94, while SPY's price is $432.70, making it a Buy. Overall, in the one-day time frame, the SPY ETF stock is a Buy, based on TipRanks’ easy-to-read technical summary signals."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-supreme-court-spurns-apple-broadcom-challenge-to-caltech-patents', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to revive their challenges to Caltech data-transmission patents in a patent infringement case in which the university's earlier $1.1 billion jury verdict against the companies was thrown out.\nThe justices turned away an appeal by Apple and Broadcom of a lower court's ruling affirming a trial judge's decision to prevent the companies from contesting the validity of the patents as they defended against the California Institute of Technology's lawsuit.\nThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which specializes in patent cases, ruled against the companies' arguments because they failed to bring them up during earlier proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.\nApple and Broadcom have argued that they should have been allowed to raise the patent challenges during the trial.\nA jury found that the companies infringed Caltech's patents, ordering Apple to pay $837.8 million and Broadcom to pay $270.2 million. The Federal Circuit took issue with the amount of the award, and sent the case back for a new trial on damages.\nCaltech, located in Pasadena, California, sued Cupertino-based Apple and San Jose-based Broadcom in 2016 in federal court in Los Angeles, alleging that millions of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and other devices using Broadcom Wi-Fi chips infringed its data-transmission patents.\nApple is a major purchaser of Broadcom chips, and in January 2020 reached a $15 billion supply agreement that ends in 2023. Broadcom has estimated that 20% of its revenue comes from Apple.\nThe Federal Circuit also upheld the trial judge's decision to block the companies from arguing that the patents were invalid because they could have made the arguments in their petitions for USPTO review of the patents.\nApple and Broadcom told the Supreme Court that the Federal Circuit misread the law, which they said only blocks arguments that could have been raised during the review itself.\nPresident Joe Biden's administration urged the justices in May to reject the case and argued that the Federal Circuit had interpreted the law correctly.\nCaltech has also sued Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Samsung Electronics Co 005930.KS, Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N and HP Inc HPQ.N, accusing them of infringing the same patents in separate cases that are still pending.\n(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington. Additional reporting by Andrew Chung in New York.)\n(([email protected]; 332.219.1428 ; 646.407.9441 mobile;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to revive their challenges to Caltech data-transmission patents in a patent infringement case in which the university's earlier $1.1 billion jury verdict against the companies was thrown out. The justices turned away an appeal by Apple and Broadcom of a lower court's ruling affirming a trial judge's decision to prevent the companies from contesting the validity of the patents as they defended against the California Institute of Technology's lawsuit. President Joe Biden's administration urged the justices in May to reject the case and argued that the Federal Circuit had interpreted the law correctly.", 'news_luhn_summary': "WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to revive their challenges to Caltech data-transmission patents in a patent infringement case in which the university's earlier $1.1 billion jury verdict against the companies was thrown out. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which specializes in patent cases, ruled against the companies' arguments because they failed to bring them up during earlier proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. A jury found that the companies infringed Caltech's patents, ordering Apple to pay $837.8 million and Broadcom to pay $270.2 million.", 'news_article_title': 'U.S. Supreme Court spurns Apple-Broadcom challenge to Caltech patents', 'news_lexrank_summary': "WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to revive their challenges to Caltech data-transmission patents in a patent infringement case in which the university's earlier $1.1 billion jury verdict against the companies was thrown out. The Federal Circuit also upheld the trial judge's decision to block the companies from arguing that the patents were invalid because they could have made the arguments in their petitions for USPTO review of the patents. Apple and Broadcom told the Supreme Court that the Federal Circuit misread the law, which they said only blocks arguments that could have been raised during the review itself.", 'news_textrank_summary': "WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Apple Inc AAPL.O and Broadcom Inc AVGO.O to revive their challenges to Caltech data-transmission patents in a patent infringement case in which the university's earlier $1.1 billion jury verdict against the companies was thrown out. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which specializes in patent cases, ruled against the companies' arguments because they failed to bring them up during earlier proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Caltech, located in Pasadena, California, sued Cupertino-based Apple and San Jose-based Broadcom in 2016 in federal court in Los Angeles, alleging that millions of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and other devices using Broadcom Wi-Fi chips infringed its data-transmission patents."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meta-launches-quest-subscription-for-vr-headsets', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "June 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O on Monday launched Meta Quest+, a subscription-based service for its virtual reality (VR) headsets to shape a nascent but high-investment market.\nChief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, in a broadcast channel on social media app Instagram, said the Meta Quest+ subscription will be available from Monday at $7.99 per month, or $59.99 annually, for its Quest 2, Pro and soon for Quest 3.\nApple AAPL.O has entered the market dominated by Meta, showcasing its $3,499 augmented reality headset called the Vision Pro. Still, Apple's headset is three times the cost of the priciest headset from Meta.\nMeta in March had cut the prices of its headsets as its bold bets on the metaverse failed to make a big splash.\nThe social media company's flagship VR headset Meta Quest Pro is currently priced at $999.99, down from its launch price of $1,499.99, and Quest 2 is being sold for $299.99, according to Meta's website.\nTermed as the next big thing, the adoption of virtual reality headsets has been limited to the gaming community despite the devices now having more advanced features.\n(Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)\n(([email protected]; @i_jass on Twitter;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple AAPL.O has entered the market dominated by Meta, showcasing its $3,499 augmented reality headset called the Vision Pro. Meta in March had cut the prices of its headsets as its bold bets on the metaverse failed to make a big splash. Termed as the next big thing, the adoption of virtual reality headsets has been limited to the gaming community despite the devices now having more advanced features.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple AAPL.O has entered the market dominated by Meta, showcasing its $3,499 augmented reality headset called the Vision Pro. June 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O on Monday launched Meta Quest+, a subscription-based service for its virtual reality (VR) headsets to shape a nascent but high-investment market. The social media company's flagship VR headset Meta Quest Pro is currently priced at $999.99, down from its launch price of $1,499.99, and Quest 2 is being sold for $299.99, according to Meta's website.", 'news_article_title': 'Meta launches Quest+ subscription for VR headsets', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O has entered the market dominated by Meta, showcasing its $3,499 augmented reality headset called the Vision Pro. June 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O on Monday launched Meta Quest+, a subscription-based service for its virtual reality (VR) headsets to shape a nascent but high-investment market. The social media company's flagship VR headset Meta Quest Pro is currently priced at $999.99, down from its launch price of $1,499.99, and Quest 2 is being sold for $299.99, according to Meta's website.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple AAPL.O has entered the market dominated by Meta, showcasing its $3,499 augmented reality headset called the Vision Pro. June 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O on Monday launched Meta Quest+, a subscription-based service for its virtual reality (VR) headsets to shape a nascent but high-investment market. The social media company's flagship VR headset Meta Quest Pro is currently priced at $999.99, down from its launch price of $1,499.99, and Quest 2 is being sold for $299.99, according to Meta's website."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-schwab-1000-index-etf-schk-be-on-your-investing-radar-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Launched on 10/11/2017, the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Charles Schwab. It has amassed assets over $2.79 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nSince cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.05%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.46%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nWhile ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 27.70% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.48% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24.86% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nSCHK seeks to match the performance of the Schwab 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The Schwab 1000 Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that includes the 1,000 largest stocks of publicly traded companies in the United States, with size being determined by market capitalization. The index is designed to be a measure of the performance of large- and mid-cap U.S. stocks.\nThe ETF return is roughly 13.91% so far this year and was up about 15.89% in the last one year (as of 06/26/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $34.56 and $42.72.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.02 and standard deviation of 18.74% for the trailing three-year period. With about 991 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nSchwab 1000 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SCHK is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $327.18 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $404.94 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nSchwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.48% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 10/11/2017, the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.48% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Launched on 10/11/2017, the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.48% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Launched on 10/11/2017, the Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Schwab 1000 Index ETF (SCHK): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.48% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives Schwab 1000 Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/micron-mu-to-report-q3-earnings%3A-whats-in-the-offing', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Micron Technology MU is scheduled to report third-quarter fiscal 2023 results on Jun 28.\nThe company projects a fiscal third-quarter adjusted loss of $1.58 (+/- 7 cents) per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the bottom line stands at a loss of $1.57 per share, indicating a drastic decline from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of $2.59 per share.\nMeanwhile, Micron estimates revenues of $3.70 billion (+/- $200 million). The consensus mark for revenues is pegged at $3.69 billion, suggesting a 57.3% decrease from the year-earlier period’s revenues of $8.64 billion.\nThe company’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate twice in the trailing four quarters while missing the same on two occasions, the average surprise being -69.9%.\nLet’s see how things have shaped up before this announcement.\nMicron Technology, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise\nMicron Technology, Inc. price-eps-surprise | Micron Technology, Inc. Quote\nFactors at Play\nMicron’s overall third-quarter performance is likely to have been negatively impacted by soft consumer spending due to rising inflationary pressure and growing concerns over the global economic slowdown. Softened consumer spending has resulted in weak memory chip demand from the smartphone and personal computer end markets.\nSubstantial customer inventory adjustments across end markets are expected to have hurt the overall financial performance in the third quarter. MU’s customers across multiple end markets have been adjusting their DRAM and NAND memory chip purchases amid soft macroeconomic conditions.\nThe memory chip maker’s heavy dependence on China is a headwind due to the ongoing tit-for-tat trade spat between the United States and China. In May 2023, the Chinese government imposed restrictions on Micron for selling its products in key domestic industries on national security concerns, stating that the memory chipmaker failed to pass a cybersecurity review initiated in late March 2023. Chip sales in China make up approximately 11% of Micron’s total revenues.\nAdditionally, a higher mix of lower-margin NAND, coupled with low memory prices and a minimal decline in manufacturing costs, is expected to have strained margins.\nWhat Our Model Says\nOur proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for Micron this season. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat. However, that’s not the case here.\nMicron currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 and has an Earnings ESP of 0.00%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.\nStocks With the Favorable Combination\nPer our model, Tyler Technologies TYL, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases.\nTyler is expected to report second-quarter 2023 results on Jul 26. The company has a Zacks Rank #3 and an Earnings ESP of +0.54% at present. Tyler’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the trailing four quarters while missing the same on one occasion, the average surprise being 2.8%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for TYL’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at $1.86 per share, suggesting a decline of 1.1% from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of $1.88. Tyler’s quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 4.7% year over year to $490.7 million.\nApple carries a Zacks Rank #3 and has an Earnings ESP of +3.39%. The company is anticipated to report third-quarter fiscal 2023 results on Jul 27. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the preceding four quarters while missing the same on one occasion, the average surprise being 2.7%.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Apple’s third-quarter earnings stands at $1.18 per share, implying a year-over-year decrease of 1.7%. It is estimated to report revenues of $81.2 billion, which suggests a decline of approximately 2.2% from the year-ago quarter.\nFive9 carries a Zacks Rank #3 and has an Earnings ESP of +5.13%. The company is expected to report second-quarter 2023 results on Jul 27. Its earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 49.9%.\nThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for FIVN’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at 39 cents per share, indicating a year-over-year increase of 14.7%. The consensus mark for revenues stands at $214.1 million, suggesting a year-over-year rise of 13.1%.\nStay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.\nInfrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America\nA massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.\nThe only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”\nZacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.\nDownload FREE: How To Profit From Trillions On Spending For Infrastructure >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicron Technology, Inc. (MU) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nFive9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTyler Technologies, Inc. (TYL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Tyler Technologies TYL, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Five9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tyler Technologies, Inc. (TYL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. MU’s customers across multiple end markets have been adjusting their DRAM and NAND memory chip purchases amid soft macroeconomic conditions.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Five9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tyler Technologies, Inc. (TYL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Tyler Technologies TYL, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for TYL’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at $1.86 per share, suggesting a decline of 1.1% from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of $1.88.', 'news_article_title': "Micron (MU) to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Offing?", 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Tyler Technologies TYL, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Five9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tyler Technologies, Inc. (TYL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for FIVN’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at 39 cents per share, indicating a year-over-year increase of 14.7%.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) : Free Stock Analysis Report Five9, Inc. (FIVN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Tyler Technologies, Inc. (TYL) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Stocks With the Favorable Combination Per our model, Tyler Technologies TYL, Apple AAPL and Five9 FIVN have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases. Tyler’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the trailing four quarters while missing the same on one occasion, the average surprise being 2.8%.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/forecasts-show-u.s.-earnings-decline-in-second-quarter-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Caroline Valetkevitch\nNEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Forecasts for second-quarter U.S. earnings still look gloomy after a much-better-than-feared first quarter season as the likelihood of further interest rate hikes this year creates more potential risks for companies.\nAnalysts expect earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 5.6% in the second quarter from a year ago, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.\nYear-over-year earnings rose 0.1% in the first quarter, based on data Friday, much better than the forecast for a 5.1% drop at the start of the reporting season. The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O.\nFourth-quarter 2022 earnings for S&P 500 companies declined 3.2%, so a first-quarter profit fall would have been a second straight quarterly decline, which some strategists call an earnings recession. The last one occurred when COVID-19 hit corporate results in 2020.\nThe second-quarter season does not get rolling until the middle of July, but it is now becoming clearer the Federal Reserve likely has not reached the end of its tightening cycle.\nFed Chair Jerome Powell said in remarks to lawmakers in Washington this week that the outlook for two more 25-basis-point rate increases are "a pretty good guess" of where the central bank is heading if the economy continues in its current direction.\nOther Fed officials have supported the view.\nAfter lifting rates by 5 percentage points since March 2022, the Fed this month took a breather to assess the effects of its actions.\nHigher interest rates mean higher borrowing costs for businesses and consumers, and investors have been worried that an extended tightening cycle could push the U.S. economy into recession. Other central banks, including the Bank of England this week, have hiked rates amid worries about global inflation.\nSome strategists are betting that U.S. earnings will hold up as long as employment does.\n"If you have full employment, that means the consumer, while they may shift their attitudes and pull back in certain areas, are still going to be participants in the economy," said Oliver Pursche, senior vice president and advisor for Wealthspire Advisors in Westport, Connecticut.\n"As long as that holds true, corporate earnings are going to generally hold up better than bears and pessimists expect," he said.\n"Is it going to be particularly strong? No. But that expectations are so low, I would say the surprise is more likely on the upside than the downside."\nWalmart Inc WMT.N in May raised its annual sales and profit targets thanks to resilient consumer spending.\nBut other recent U.S. company outlooks suggest at least some pockets of problems.\nPackage delivery firm FedEx FDX.N this week posted disappointing quarterly earnings and said waning global demand is pressuring its profit margins.\nAlso, Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants DRI.N delivered a disappointing annual profit outlook.\nMorgan Stanley this week said it expects margin pressures due to an inventory glut for Nike NKE.N, which is due to report quarterly results June 29.\n"The market has been too hopeful the Fed can tame inflation, avoid a recession, and cut interest rates," Nick Raich, CEO of The Earnings Scout, an independent research firm, wrote in a note this week. "S&P 500 EPS estimates and stock prices will need to reset lower."\nThe S&P 500 .SPX is down about 1% this week, but remains up more than 13% for the year to date.\n(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Alden Bentley and Nick Zieminski)\n(([email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Forecasts for second-quarter U.S. earnings still look gloomy after a much-better-than-feared first quarter season as the likelihood of further interest rate hikes this year creates more potential risks for companies. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in remarks to lawmakers in Washington this week that the outlook for two more 25-basis-point rate increases are "a pretty good guess" of where the central bank is heading if the economy continues in its current direction.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. Other central banks, including the Bank of England this week, have hiked rates amid worries about global inflation. Package delivery firm FedEx FDX.N this week posted disappointing quarterly earnings and said waning global demand is pressuring its profit margins.', 'news_article_title': 'Forecasts show U.S. earnings decline in second quarter', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. Analysts expect earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 5.6% in the second quarter from a year ago, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. "As long as that holds true, corporate earnings are going to generally hold up better than bears and pessimists expect," he said.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'The improvement followed upbeat results from a host of big names including Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O. By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Forecasts for second-quarter U.S. earnings still look gloomy after a much-better-than-feared first quarter season as the likelihood of further interest rate hikes this year creates more potential risks for companies. Fourth-quarter 2022 earnings for S&P 500 companies declined 3.2%, so a first-quarter profit fall would have been a second straight quarterly decline, which some strategists call an earnings recession.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nearly-half-of-warren-buffetts-%24366-billion-portfolio-is-invested-in-only-1-stock', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Warren Buffett's investing strategy is well-known by now. The nonagenarian investor likes businesses that have strong brand recognition, loyal customers, and of course, outstanding financials. Look through Berkshire Hathaway's equities portfolio and you'll quickly see that many of the stocks fit this description.\nAt the top of the list is none other than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which currently represents just under half of Buffett's roughly $366 billion portfolio. The conglomerate first bought this top FAANG stock in early 2016, and it has been a truly wonderful investment since then.\nLet's take a closer look at what makes Apple such a dominant enterprise and whether or not it makes for a worthy investment today.\nThe Apple of Buffett's eye\nApple is considered Buffett's first foray into the tech space after IBM, a sector he long avoided, maybe because he didn't fully understand certain companies or because their valuations were too excessive. But after doing his due diligence, he came to the conclusion that the Apple story is more about having a powerful consumer brand than anything else.\nThe company's popular products, like the iPhone, Watch, and AirPods, are in such high demand that consumers are willing to pay premium prices for them not just once but every time new versions come out. And Apple's growing Services segment, which carries a gross margin of over 70%, drives greater stickiness from consumers by keeping them engaged in its ecosystem.\nBuffett even said that if you offered an Apple customer $10,000 to stop using an iPhone for good, they most likely would decline that offer. This eye-opening perspective is only possible because Apple has created such a unique combination of beautiful hardware supplemented by easy-to-use software.\nI don't think there's any doubt that Apple satisfies another key investing criterion that the Oracle of Omaha looks for, too, and that's its superb financials. Apple not only generates significant amounts of net income, but it produces an insane amount of free cash flow (FCF). In the last three fiscal years (2020, 2021, and 2022), the tech giant registered a whopping $278 billion of FCF in total. That's more than the gross domestic product of countries like Portugal, New Zealand, and Peru.\nThis has afforded Apple the ability to return lots of capital to shareholders. The outstanding diluted share count has been reduced by 22% in the last five years, boosting the per-share earnings for existing investors. And Apple even pays dividends, doling out $7.4 billion in the first six months of fiscal 2023. This means Buffett's 5.8% stake in the company resulted in roughly $429 million of passive income for Berkshire during that time. This income stream has certainly increased over the years.\nShould you buy Apple?\nSince the start of 2016 through June 23 of this year, Apple's stock price has skyrocketed 304%. And it's even up 44% in 2023 alone. For a business that carries a gargantuan market capitalization of nearly $3 trillion, these types of gains are incredible. It is the largest stock out there, yet it continues to outperform.\nInvestors might immediately want to go out and buy shares, but it's worthwhile to consider Apple's current valuation. As of this writing, shares trade at a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of about 32. That's much more expensive than the stock's trailing-five-year average P/E ratio. It's important to point out that when Buffett was accumulating his first shares in Apple, the stock sold at an average P/E of 10.6 during the first three months of 2016.\nPaying roughly triple the valuation that Buffett first paid for Apple seems like a risky bet even though this is obviously one of the most successful companies in the world. Apple generated almost $400 billion of revenue in 2022, so the single biggest question mark is how much growth investors can really expect going forward.\nBut if you're comfortable with the valuation and instead prioritize the wonderful qualitative characteristics that this business possesses, then adding Apple to your portfolio could be the right thing to do.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nNeil Patel has positions in Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "At the top of the list is none other than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which currently represents just under half of Buffett's roughly $366 billion portfolio. The company's popular products, like the iPhone, Watch, and AirPods, are in such high demand that consumers are willing to pay premium prices for them not just once but every time new versions come out. And Apple's growing Services segment, which carries a gross margin of over 70%, drives greater stickiness from consumers by keeping them engaged in its ecosystem.", 'news_luhn_summary': "At the top of the list is none other than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which currently represents just under half of Buffett's roughly $366 billion portfolio. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023 Neil Patel has positions in Berkshire Hathaway.", 'news_article_title': "Nearly Half of Warren Buffett's $366 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in Only 1 Stock", 'news_lexrank_summary': "At the top of the list is none other than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which currently represents just under half of Buffett's roughly $366 billion portfolio. Investors might immediately want to go out and buy shares, but it's worthwhile to consider Apple's current valuation. That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.", 'news_textrank_summary': "At the top of the list is none other than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which currently represents just under half of Buffett's roughly $366 billion portfolio. The Apple of Buffett's eye Apple is considered Buffett's first foray into the tech space after IBM, a sector he long avoided, maybe because he didn't fully understand certain companies or because their valuations were too excessive. It's important to point out that when Buffett was accumulating his first shares in Apple, the stock sold at an average P/E of 10.6 during the first three months of 2016."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-invesco-dividend-achievers-etf-pfm-be-on-your-investing-radar-8', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/15/2005.\nThe fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $653.32 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Value\nLarge cap companies typically have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Overall, they are usually a stable option, with less risk and more sure-fire cash flows than mid and small cap companies.\nValue stocks have lower than average price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios. They also have lower than average sales and earnings growth rates. Looking at their long-term performance, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in almost all markets. They are however likely to underperform growth stocks in strong bull markets.\nCosts\nInvestors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.52%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.89%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 21.80% of the portfolio. Financials and Healthcare round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 27.48% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nPFM seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ US Broad Dividend Achievers Index before fees and expenses. The NASDAQ US Broad Dividend Achievers Index is designed to identify a diversified group of dividend-paying companies which have increased their annual dividend for 10 or more consecutive fiscal years.\nThe ETF has added about 3.08% so far this year and is up roughly 10.93% in the last one year (as of 06/26/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $32.34 and $38.16.\nThe ETF has a beta of 0.83 and standard deviation of 15.02% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 409 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco Dividend Achievers ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, PFM is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.\nThe iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) and the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has $49.77 billion in assets, Vanguard Value ETF has $97.12 billion. IWD has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VTV charges 0.04%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nInvesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nVanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports\niShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Click to get this free report Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $653.32 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Click to get this free report Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/15/2005.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Click to get this free report Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. You should consider the Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/15/2005.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (PFM): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): ETF Research Reports iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) accounts for about 4.51% of total assets, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Alternatives Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-ishares-paris-aligned-climate-msci-usa-etf-pabu-a-strong-etf-right-now-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Making its debut on 04/08/2022, smart beta exchange traded fund iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nMarket cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nBut, there are some investors who would rather invest in smart beta funds; these funds track non-cap weighted strategies, and are a strong option for those who prefer choosing great stocks in order to beat the market.\nThis kind of index follows this same mindset, as it attempts to pick stocks that have better chances of risk-return performance; non-cap weighted strategies base selection on certain fundamental characteristics, or a mix of such characteristics.\nThis area offers many different investment choices, such as simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies; however, not all of these strategies can deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nManaged by Blackrock, PABU has amassed assets over $1.50 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs in the Style Box - All Cap Blend. PABU, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA CLMT PARIS ALGN BNC EXT SLCT ID.\nThe MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned Benchmark Extended Select Index composed of U.S. large & mid-capitalization stocks designed to be compatible with the objectives of the Paris Agreement by following a decarbonization trajectory, reducing exposure to climate-related transition & physical risks & increasing exposure to companies favourably positioned for the transition to a low-carbon economy.\nCost & Other Expenses\nFor ETF investors, expense ratios are an important factor when considering a fund's return; in the long-term, cheaper funds actually have the ability to outperform their more expensive cousins if all other things remain the same.\nWith one of the least expensive products in the space, this ETF has annual operating expenses of 0.10%.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.09%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nIt is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nRepresenting 32.70% of the portfolio, the fund has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector; Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nTaking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.64% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN).\nPABU's top 10 holdings account for about 30.65% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has gained about 17.01% so far this year and is up roughly 15.94% in the last one year (as of 06/26/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $38.63 and $48.76.\nThe fund has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 23.37% for the trailing three-year period. With about 309 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nIShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - All Cap Blend segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nIShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index. IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has $7.25 billion in assets, iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has $14.09 billion. ESGD has an expense ratio of 0.20% and ESGU charges 0.15%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - All Cap Blend.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\niShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\niShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports\niShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.64% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Making its debut on 04/08/2022, smart beta exchange traded fund iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.64% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index.", 'news_article_title': 'Is iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.64% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Making its debut on 04/08/2022, smart beta exchange traded fund iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (PABU): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD): ETF Research Reports iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Taking into account individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 8.64% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon Com Inc (AMZN). IShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) tracks MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index and the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) tracks MSCI USA ESG Focus Index."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-invesco-dynamic-large-cap-growth-etf-pwb-a-strong-etf-right-now-7', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) was launched on 03/03/2005, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth category of the market.\nWhat Are Smart Beta ETFs?\nThe ETF industry has long been dominated by products based on market cap weighted indexes, a strategy created to reflect the market or a particular market segment.\nMarket cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient and transparent way of replicating market returns.\nThere are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.\nNon-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.\nThis area offers many different investment choices, such as simplest equal-weighting, fundamental weighting and volatility/momentum based weighting methodologies; however, not all of these strategies can deliver superior results.\nFund Sponsor & Index\nPWB is managed by Invesco, and this fund has amassed over $628.94 million, which makes it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Large Cap Growth. Before fees and expenses, PWB seeks to match the performance of the Dynamic Large Cap Growth Intellidex Index.\nThe Dynamic Large Cap Growth Intellidex Index is designed to provide capital appreciation while maintaining consistent stylistically accurate exposure.\nCost & Other Expenses\nCost is an important factor in selecting the right ETF, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins if all other fundamentals are the same.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.55%, making it on par with most peer products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.46%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nETFs offer diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk, but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nRepresenting 36.90% of the portfolio, the fund has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector; Financials and Industrials round out the top three.\nWhen you look at individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL).\nPWB's top 10 holdings account for about 34.92% of its total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nThe ETF has gained about 15.44% so far this year and is up about 17.19% in the last one year (as of 06/26/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $56.26 and $69.91.\nThe fund has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 22.76% for the trailing three-year period, which makes PWB a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 52 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nInvesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider as well.\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG) tracks CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) tracks NASDAQ-100 Index. Vanguard Growth ETF has $90.47 billion in assets, Invesco QQQ has $195.49 billion. VUG has an expense ratio of 0.04% and QQQ charges 0.20%.\nInvestors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Large Cap Growth.\nBottom Line\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nInvesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSalesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nInvesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports\nVanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. There are some investors, though, who think it's possible to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known as smart beta, which track non-cap weighted strategies.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Click to get this free report Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Alternatives Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF is an excellent option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) a Strong ETF Right Now?', 'news_lexrank_summary': "When you look at individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). Click to get this free report Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) was launched on 03/03/2005, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth category of the market.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Click to get this free report Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB): ETF Research Reports Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Salesforce Inc. (CRM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Invesco QQQ (QQQ): ETF Research Reports Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. When you look at individual holdings, Salesforce Inc (CRM) accounts for about 3.87% of the fund's total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL). The Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF (PWB) was launched on 03/03/2005, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth category of the market."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/affordable-blue-chips%3A-3-high-potential-stocks-with-low-p-e-ratios', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIt’s not easy to find affordable blue-chip stocks from a valuation perspective. Since these stocks represent fundamentally strong business stories, there is a valuation premium attached. A good example of my point is Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST). On a sustained basis, the stock trades above a forward price-earnings ratio of 30. Aggressive buying is seen on small corrections.\nHaving said that, the markets provide opportunities to accumulate blue-chip stocks at a throwaway valuation. There could be near term business factors that depress the valuation. However, with overall fundamentals being strong, these undervalued blue-chip stocks are worth buying.\nThis column discusses three affordable blue-chip stocks that have an attractive dividend yield. Considering the forward P/E valuation, I believe that total returns in these stocks can be 100% in the next 24 months.\nOnce temporary headwinds wane, it would not take long for the valuation gap to close. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock traded sideways for an extended period before surging by almost 50% for the year. The point I want to make is that even blue-chip stocks can have a ferocious rally.\nLet’s discuss the reasons to be positive on these affordable blue-chip stocks.\nPfizer (PFE)\nSource: Manuel Esteban / Shutterstock.com\nPfizer (NYSE:PFE) stock is among the top affordable blue-chip stocks to buy. At a forward price-earnings ratio of 11.6, PFE stock looks attractive. Additionally, a dividend yield of 4.22% is enticing with dividends likely to sustain.\nPfizer has ambitious growth plans through the organic and acquisition driven strategy. From an organic growth perspective, a strong product pipeline of 101 potential drug candidates is a positive. With 23 drugs in phase three and another 12 in the registration phase, the outlook for growth is robust. Overall, Pfizer is targeting $20 billion in incremental revenue from new molecular entities by 2030.\nFurther, the bio-pharmaceutical company has also been pursuing aggressive acquisitions in the last one year. The target is to achieve $25 billion in incremental revenue from new business deals by 2030. With robust free cash flows, diversification through acquisitions is likely to continue.\nGiven the positives, I believe that PFE stock can deliver total returns of 100% in the next 24 months.\nRio Tinto (RIO)\nSource: Shutterstock\nRio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) is another high-potential stock with a low P/E of 7.8. RIO stock also has an attractive dividend yield of 7.5% and I believe that dividends are sustainable.\nThe first point to note is that Rio Tinto incurred capital expenditure of $20.3 billion in the last three years. For the same period, the company delivered free cash flow of $36.1 billion. Therefore, Rio has high financial flexibility and the iron ore segment remains the cash cow.\nAt the same time, Rio has been investing in diversification of assets. Currently, the company has exposure to copper, aluminium, and lithium. Rio is therefore focused on metals that will be in demand due to energy transition.\nComing back to fundamentals, Rio reported net debt to EBITDA of 0.16 as of 2022. With high financial flexibility, I expect capital investments to remain high in the next few years. This will translate into higher cash flows and potential dividend growth.\nAT&T (T)\nAT&T (NYSE:T) stock has been in a correction mode with a downside of 17% for the year. However, even after discounting near term disappointment, the stock seems significantly undervalued. T stock trades at a forward P/E of 6.4 and offers a dividend yield of 7.1%.\nFrom a financial perspective, there are two important points to note. First, AT&T reported operating cash flow of $6.7 billion for Q1 2023. With an annual OCF potential in excess of $25 billion, dividends are secure and the company can make aggressive investments.\nFurther, AT&T has been pursuing deleveraging since the spin-off of the media division. As of March, the company’s total debt was $137.5 billion. In February, it was reported that the company is looking to sell its cybersecurity division. Internal cash flows and divestment of non-core business will help in further reducing debt and improving credit metrics.\nOn the flip-side, subscriber growth has not been up to expectations. However, AT&T has made big investments in 5G infrastructure. I expect subscriber growth to potentially accelerate with 5G adoption.\nOn the date of publication, Faisal Humayun did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nFaisal Humayun is a senior research analyst with 12 years of industry experience in the field of credit research, equity research and financial modeling. Faisal has authored over 1,500 stock specific articles with focus on the technology, energy and commodities sector.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nWall Street Titan: Here’s My #1 Stock for 2023\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nIt doesn’t matter if you have $500 or $5 million. Do this now.\nThe post Affordable Blue-Chips: 3 High-Potential Stocks With Low P/E Ratios appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock traded sideways for an extended period before surging by almost 50% for the year. With an annual OCF potential in excess of $25 billion, dividends are secure and the company can make aggressive investments. Internal cash flows and divestment of non-core business will help in further reducing debt and improving credit metrics.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock traded sideways for an extended period before surging by almost 50% for the year. Pfizer (PFE) Source: Manuel Esteban / Shutterstock.com Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) stock is among the top affordable blue-chip stocks to buy. Rio Tinto (RIO) Source: Shutterstock Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) is another high-potential stock with a low P/E of 7.8.', 'news_article_title': 'Affordable Blue-Chips: 3 High-Potential Stocks With Low P/E Ratios', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock traded sideways for an extended period before surging by almost 50% for the year. However, with overall fundamentals being strong, these undervalued blue-chip stocks are worth buying. Rio Tinto (RIO) Source: Shutterstock Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) is another high-potential stock with a low P/E of 7.8.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock traded sideways for an extended period before surging by almost 50% for the year. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It’s not easy to find affordable blue-chip stocks from a valuation perspective. Pfizer (PFE) Source: Manuel Esteban / Shutterstock.com Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) stock is among the top affordable blue-chip stocks to buy.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-wall-street-thinks-the-joyride-for-apple-amazon-and-google-stocks-could-nearly-be-over', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It\'s been a fun year so far for many investors. Shares of three of the biggest companies on the market -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- have skyrocketed.\nBut could the fun soon come to a screeching halt? Maybe so. Here\'s why Wall Street thinks the joyride for Apple, Amazon, and Google (Alphabet) stocks could be nearly over.\nUnspectacular outlooks\nWall Street has decidedly unspectacular outlooks for these top stocks. Sure, most analysts still recommend buying Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet. But there\'s more to the story.\nThe consensus 12-month price target for Apple is less than 1% above its current share price. That\'s not a bullish forecast, even though 33 of the 38 analysts surveyed by Refinitiv in June still rate the stock as a buy or strong buy.\nThe picture isn\'t much better for Amazon. The average price target for the stock reflects an upside potential over the next 12 months of less than 6%. One analyst even slapped an "underperform" rating on Amazon with a price target more than 40% below its current price.\nWall Street is slightly more optimistic about Alphabet. The consensus price target for Google\'s parent is around 8.4% above the current share price. Considering that the stock has vaulted nearly 40% higher so far this year, though, that projected gain is relatively puny.\nMultiple factors\nWhy are analysts not very enthusiastic about these stocks over the next 12 months? There are multiple factors at play.\nProbably the biggest worry is that the stocks have soared so much in a short period of time. That\'s especially the case for Amazon, with its shares up by around 54% year to date. Wall Street seems to think there simply isn\'t much gas left to continue fueling impressive gains.\nSome analysts have company-specific reasons for their caution. For example, UBS analyst David Vogt downgraded Apple stock from buy to neutral earlier this month. Vogt sees "growth headwinds" for the iPhone maker.\nLoop Capital\'s Rob Sanderson downgraded Alphabet stock from buy to hold in May. He expressed concern that the increased adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) сould hurt Google\'s business.\nThey might not say it out loud, but some on Wall Street could also expect that a U.S. recession is on the way. A recession would almost certainly take a toll on all three of these stocks.\nAnother perspective\nIs Wall Street right that Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet stocks don\'t have much more room to run over the near term? Maybe so. It wouldn\'t be surprising for any or all of these stocks to pull back after their tremendous gains.\nThere\'s another perspective to consider, though. Even if these stocks don\'t climb much higher over the next 12 months, they could still deliver huge returns over the next decade and beyond.\nEarnings growth could put the valuations of these high-flying stocks in a new light. AI could (and I\'d argue will) provide a major tailwind over the long term for Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet. I think that Loop Capital\'s Sanderson could be underestimating how much Google Cloud could benefit from the AI boom, and overestimating the negative impact on Google Search.\nWhile several economists are predicting a recession, most of them expect it to only be a mild one. All three of these stocks should recover quickly after a downturn. And it\'s still possible that the recession won\'t actually materialize.\nPerhaps Apple, Amazon, and Google stocks will take a pit stop. But I think that their joyride is far from over.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nJohn Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors.\nKeith Speights has positions in Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Shares of three of the biggest companies on the market -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- have skyrocketed. Wall Street seems to think there simply isn't much gas left to continue fueling impressive gains. For example, UBS analyst David Vogt downgraded Apple stock from buy to neutral earlier this month.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Shares of three of the biggest companies on the market -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- have skyrocketed. Here's why Wall Street thinks the joyride for Apple, Amazon, and Google (Alphabet) stocks could be nearly over. Loop Capital's Rob Sanderson downgraded Alphabet stock from buy to hold in May.", 'news_article_title': 'Why Wall Street Thinks the Joyride for Apple, Amazon, and Google Stocks Could Nearly Be Over', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Shares of three of the biggest companies on the market -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- have skyrocketed. Here's why Wall Street thinks the joyride for Apple, Amazon, and Google (Alphabet) stocks could be nearly over. Sure, most analysts still recommend buying Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Shares of three of the biggest companies on the market -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- have skyrocketed. Here's why Wall Street thinks the joyride for Apple, Amazon, and Google (Alphabet) stocks could be nearly over. Another perspective Is Wall Street right that Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet stocks don't have much more room to run over the near term?"}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-stocks-to-buy-for-long-term-dividends-and-buybacks', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIncome investors often search for stocks for long-term dividends and buybacks to round out their portfolios. The obvious starting point to locate these types of investments is by looking at yield. This tells you the percentage of that company’s share price paid out in dividends. It offers a touchpoint for investors, but it’s an imperfect measure. First, it’s backward-looking— so it measures the previous dividend payments against the current share price. Second, it can be artificially inflated by a low share price. Typically, a low share price reflects low confidence in the market and could suggest the company’s financials aren’t strong enough to cover its expected payouts. Dividends aren’t guaranteed and are often the first thing to hit the chopping block when financial trouble strikes. \nThere are a few ways to work out whether a company’s got the financial fortitude to continue paying and expanding its dividend. The first is to look at the payout ratio, which compares a company’s dividend payouts with its net income. A number greater than 1 means the company pays investors more than it makes, suggesting those dividend payments are unsustainable. Investors can also look at cash flow compared to dividend payouts to understand how difficult it is for a particular company to cover or increase its dividend payments.\nFinally, income investors may want to consider the top stocks for dividends and buybacks. Both dividends and buybacks are ways that companies return cash to shareholders. The latter offers a bit more flexibility. Whereas companies have to cut their dividend if times are tight, buyback programs offer a way to return excess cash to shareholders on a one-off basis. Buying back shares reduces the number on the market, often leading to a bump in the share price as a result. It means shareholders automatically own a larger chunk of the company.\nStocks for Long-Term Dividends and Buybacks: Pfizer (PFE)\nSource: photobyphm / Shutterstock.com\nThe pharmaceutical sector is a good place to find some of the top stocks for dividends and buybacks. Thanks to its early vaccine candidate, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) was a huge winner during the pandemic. The group benefitted from an enormous cash windfall from vaccine sales, which have now dropped off a cliff with the pandemic behind us. But the group put the cash to good use, beefing up investment in research & development. This investment has set the group up to navigate difficult waters ahead as some of its blockbuster drugs lose their patent protection.\nThe group pays out a dividend yield just shy of 4.5%, making it a good choice for income investors. The group’s payout ratio is less than 50%, which means there should be plenty of wiggle room as management copes with the more challenging environment ahead. Pfizer stock is lowly valued compared to some of its Pharma peers, reflecting uncertainty about the group’s ability to push out new drugs to plug the gap left by falling vaccine sales. However, Pfizer has a strong history of successful drug development, so this could be a suitable entry point.\nVerizon (VZ)\nSource: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com\nAnother sector to find stocks for long-term dividends and any buybacks is communications. Verizon (NYSE:VZ) is no exception, with a dividend yield of over 7%. Some of this is due to a 30% share price decline over the past year. That reflects the market’s concern about Verizon’s ability to compete in the mobile market. Nowadays, it’s difficult to distinguish your mobile offering, and customer switching costs are low, so wireless companies compete mostly on price, eroding margins. Plus, the group’s had to shell out to update its 5G network, an expensive endeavor thanks to pricey spectrum licenses.\nHowever, there’s a lot to like about Verizon. The group’s one of the world’s largest telecoms, and its model is strong— after the initial outlay to set up infrastructure, each new customer is virtually cost-less to add. Now that the largest outlay for 5G is behind us, Verizon should start gaining momentum. Its dividend payout is relatively high at 71%, but there’s still some breathing room, particularly if things pick up. Ultimately broadband is a must-have these days, meaning even as times get tougher, consumers will continue to pay to stay connected, so Verizon’s in a strong position to weather an oncoming economic storm.\nApple (AAPL)\nSource: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com\nWith a yield of less than 1%, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) doesn’t often make the list of top dividend and buyback stocks. However, the latter part of that phrase makes the tech giant a candidate. Apple’s business is a sprawling cash cow, meaning management often has a surplus of excess cash that can’t be effectively reinvested into the business. The group has a history of sending that cash straight back to investors, boosting share prices, and increasing ownership for those who continue to hold shares.\nThe group’s most recent buyback scheme is expected to reach $90bn.\nThere’s reason to think this won’t be the last cash injection investors see, either. Apple’s strong brand power is backed by a strong management team that seamlessly transitioned alongside consumer preferences. The result has been Apple’s ability to charge a premium for its offerings, boosting margins and supercharging cash flow. The group’s also made a foray into streaming, albeit slowly. This part of the business, which offers everything from films and tv shows to music and on-demand fitness, will be a strong growth engine as it continues to gain traction.\nOn the date of publication, Marie Brodbeck did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nMarie Brodbeck has a Finance degree from Duquesne University and has been a financial journalist for more than a decade. Her work can be seen in a variety of publications including InvestorPlace, Benzinga, Yahoo Finance and CCN.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\nThe post 3 Stocks to Buy for Long-Term Dividends and Buybacks appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com With a yield of less than 1%, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) doesn’t often make the list of top dividend and buyback stocks. Whereas companies have to cut their dividend if times are tight, buyback programs offer a way to return excess cash to shareholders on a one-off basis. Pfizer stock is lowly valued compared to some of its Pharma peers, reflecting uncertainty about the group’s ability to push out new drugs to plug the gap left by falling vaccine sales.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com With a yield of less than 1%, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) doesn’t often make the list of top dividend and buyback stocks. Typically, a low share price reflects low confidence in the market and could suggest the company’s financials aren’t strong enough to cover its expected payouts. Stocks for Long-Term Dividends and Buybacks: Pfizer (PFE) Source: photobyphm / Shutterstock.com The pharmaceutical sector is a good place to find some of the top stocks for dividends and buybacks.', 'news_article_title': '3 Stocks to Buy for Long-Term Dividends and Buybacks', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com With a yield of less than 1%, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) doesn’t often make the list of top dividend and buyback stocks. Typically, a low share price reflects low confidence in the market and could suggest the company’s financials aren’t strong enough to cover its expected payouts. Investors can also look at cash flow compared to dividend payouts to understand how difficult it is for a particular company to cover or increase its dividend payments.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Apple (AAPL) Source: sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock.com With a yield of less than 1%, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) doesn’t often make the list of top dividend and buyback stocks. Investors can also look at cash flow compared to dividend payouts to understand how difficult it is for a particular company to cover or increase its dividend payments. Stocks for Long-Term Dividends and Buybacks: Pfizer (PFE) Source: photobyphm / Shutterstock.com The pharmaceutical sector is a good place to find some of the top stocks for dividends and buybacks.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 185.22999572753903, 'high': 188.0500030517578, 'open': 186.8300018310547, 'close': 185.2700042724609, 'ema_50': 175.20488016876948, 'rsi_14': 65.88503815987404, 'target': 188.0599975585937, 'volume': 48088700.0, 'ema_200': 160.30800115978363, 'adj_close': 184.7767333984375, 'rsi_lag_1': 66.03249012701431, 'rsi_lag_2': 68.76704290211268, 'rsi_lag_3': 68.42401628279337, 'rsi_lag_4': 72.39979359359907, 'rsi_lag_5': 74.98688256662943, 'macd_lag_1': 3.6394538982706877, 'macd_lag_2': 3.6323969502452087, 'macd_lag_3': 3.5379722897505133, 'macd_lag_4': 3.675517260728924, 'macd_lag_5': 3.6907047427921498, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.491029880666588, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.503081270516307}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 13.779999732971191, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 14.710000038146973, 'Open': 14.43000030517578, 'Close': 14.25, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 14.25}, {'Low': 1.088814616203308, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 1.0921800136566162, 'Open': 1.0906671285629272, 'Close': 1.0906671285629272, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 1.0906671285629272}, {'Low': 1.2689712047576904, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 1.274827241897583, 'Open': 1.2732527256011963, 'Close': 1.2729610204696655, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 1.2729610204696655}, {'Low': 7.177999973297119, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 7.23769998550415, 'Open': 7.178500175476074, 'Close': 7.178500175476074, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 7.178500175476074}, {'Low': 68.70999908447266, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 70.11000061035156, 'Open': 69.83999633789062, 'Close': 69.37000274658203, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 280116, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 69.37000274658203}, {'Low': 0.66684889793396, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 0.6694999933242798, 'Open': 0.6680517792701721, 'Close': 0.6680517792701721, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 0.6680517792701721}, {'Low': 3.678999900817871, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 3.736999988555908, 'Open': 3.70199990272522, 'Close': 3.7190001010894775, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 3.7190001010894775}, {'Low': 142.97300720214844, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 143.6820068359375, 'Open': 143.54100036621094, 'Close': 143.54100036621094, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 143.54100036621094}, {'Low': 102.61000061035156, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 102.83000183105467, 'Open': 102.83000183105467, 'Close': 102.69000244140624, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 102.69000244140624}, {'Low': 1922.5, 'Date': '2023-06-26', 'High': 1928.5, 'Open': 1922.9000244140625, 'Close': 1923.699951171875, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 71, 'date_str': '2023-06-26', 'Adj Close': 1923.699951171875}]}
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{'date': '2023-06-27', 'ticker': 'AAPL', 'fred_data': {'fred_cpi': 304.003, 'fred_gdp': None, 'fred_nfp': 156027.0, 'fred_ppi': 253.86, 'fred_retail_sales': 688810.0, 'fred_interest_rate': None, 'fred_trade_balance': -64806.0, 'fred_unemployment_rate': 3.6, 'fred_consumer_confidence': 64.2, 'fred_industrial_production': 102.3809, 'fred_effective_federal_funds_rate': None}, 'news_data': [{'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/after-hours-most-active-for-jun-27-2023-%3A-nio-qqq-googl-aapl-snap-cpng-tal-goog-siri-intc', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -16.52 to 14,929.39. The total After hours volume is currently 105,872,964 shares traded.\n\nThe following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:\n\nNIO Inc. (NIO) is +0.01 at $9.35, with 5,738,261 shares traded. NIO\'s current last sale is 81.3% of the target price of $11.5.\n\nInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is -0.42 at $363.41, with 3,325,196 shares traded. This represents a 42.93% increase from its 52 Week Low.\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is -0.22 at $118.11, with 3,182,605 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".\n\nApple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.18 at $187.88, with 2,765,802 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session.\n\nSnap Inc. (SNAP) is -0.02 at $11.46, with 2,566,014 shares traded. SNAP\'s current last sale is 114.6% of the target price of $10.\n\nCoupang, Inc. (CPNG) is unchanged at $17.32, with 2,390,584 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for CPNG is in the "buy range".\n\nTAL Education Group (TAL) is unchanged at $6.04, with 2,356,934 shares traded. TAL\'s current last sale is 97.42% of the target price of $6.2.\n\nAlphabet Inc. (GOOG) is -0.21 at $118.80, with 2,278,956 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOG is in the "buy range".\n\nSirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) is +0.0194 at $4.11, with 2,267,460 shares traded. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for SIRI is 12.306221; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock.\n\nIntel Corporation (INTC) is +0.01 at $34.11, with 2,190,518 shares traded. INTC\'s current last sale is 108.29% of the target price of $31.5.\n\nAgree Realty Corporation (ADC) is unchanged at $65.56, with 1,741,185 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ADC is in the "buy range".\n\nPacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG) is unchanged at $16.94, with 1,632,926 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for PCG is in the "buy range".\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.18 at $187.88, with 2,765,802 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. As reported in the last short interest update the days to cover for SIRI is 12.306221; this calculation is based on the average trading volume of the stock. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG) is unchanged at $16.94, with 1,632,926 shares traded.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.18 at $187.88, with 2,765,802 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today\'s regular session. The total After hours volume is currently 105,872,964 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for GOOGL is in the "buy range".', 'news_article_title': 'After Hours Most Active for Jun 27, 2023 : NIO, QQQ, GOOGL, AAPL, SNAP, CPNG, TAL, GOOG, SIRI, INTC, ADC, PCG', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.18 at $187.88, with 2,765,802 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: NIO's current last sale is 81.3% of the target price of $11.5.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple Inc. (AAPL) is -0.18 at $187.88, with 2,765,802 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session. The total After hours volume is currently 105,872,964 shares traded. NIO Inc. (NIO) is +0.01 at $9.35, with 5,738,261 shares traded."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-closes-higher-as-upbeat-economic-data-allays-slowdown-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian\nJune 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive interest rate hikes.\nSeparate reports showed new orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rose in May, and sales of new single-family homes surged in the same month, while U.S. consumer confidence increased to a near 1-1/2 year high in June.\nWhile the economic data was encouraging, Rhys Williams, chief strategist at Spouting Rock Asset Management, said the market also rose on seasonal factors.\n"You\'d a bad week in the stock market last week and a bad day on Monday. It\'s just a bit of recovery," said Williams. "There could be some quarter-end window-dressing too as we get close to the end of the quarter."\nThe blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIsnapped a six-day losing streak on Tuesday while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was eyeing its best first-half performance in 40 years and the S&P 500 .SPXadvanced after falling in five of the last six sessions.\nAccording to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 49.25 points, or 1.14%, to end at 4,378.07 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 219.71 points, or 1.65%, to 13,555.49. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 210.66 points, or 0.62%, to 33,925.37.\nSigns of U.S. economic resilience also boosted the Dow Transports index .DJT and small-cap Russell 2000 index .RUT.\nAnd the PHLX Housing index .HGX hit an all-time high on Tuesday.\nTraders were pricing in a roughly 77% chance the Fed will raise interest rates by 25 bps to the 5.25%-5.50% range in its July meeting, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool, up from 74.4% a day earlier.\nMore economic data is expected this week, including a key inflation measure, as well as Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s speech at the European Central Bank Forum in Sintra, Portugal, which could provide cues on the path of interest rates.\nPowell\'s hawkish comments last week stalled a U.S. stock rally that had pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to an over one-year high and the Dow to a six-month peak.\nDespite recent market weakness, a growth stocks rally, an upbeat earnings season and hopes of the Fed ending its monetary tightening soon have set the main indexes on course for quarterly gains.\nMarket heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O.\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O shares rose after Citigroup raised its price target on the stock.\nSnowflake SNOW.N climbed after the cloud data analytics company announced a partnership with Nvidia to allow customers to build artificial intelligence models using their own data.\nWalgreens Boots Alliance WBA.O shares sank as the pharmacy chain cut its annual profit forecast on lower demand for COVID-19 tests and vaccines.\nOther drugstore chains, including CVS Health Corp CVS.N and Rite Aid Corp RAD.N, also fell.\nLordstown Motors Corp RIDE.O shares slumped after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer filed for bankruptcy protection and put itself up for sale.\n(Reporting by Sinéad Carew in New York, Sruthi Shankar, Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru and Terence Gabriel in New York; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; +1 332-219-1897))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Market heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. Separate reports showed new orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rose in May, and sales of new single-family homes surged in the same month, while U.S. consumer confidence increased to a near 1-1/2 year high in June.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Market heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJIsnapped a six-day losing streak on Tuesday while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was eyeing its best first-half performance in 40 years and the S&P 500 .SPXadvanced after falling in five of the last six sessions.", 'news_article_title': 'Wall Street closes higher as upbeat economic data allays slowdown fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Market heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. Separate reports showed new orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rose in May, and sales of new single-family homes surged in the same month, while U.S. consumer confidence increased to a near 1-1/2 year high in June.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Market heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 49.25 points, or 1.14%, to end at 4,378.07 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 219.71 points, or 1.65%, to 13,555.49."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-27-2023%3A-aapl-meta-nndm-ssys', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were higher Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 2.7%.\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday. Apple shares were up 1.5%.\nNano Dimension (NNDM) said Tuesday it has raised the price of its tender offer to $20.05 per share in cash from $18 for outstanding shares of Stratasys (SSYS). Stratasys jumped 6.8% and Nano Dimension rose 1.5%.\nMeta Platforms (META) said Tuesday it has rolled out new tools to improve parental supervision for Messenger and Instagram and limit unwanted interactions between teens and strangers. Meta shares gained 3.2%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday. Tech stocks were higher Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 2.7%. Meta Platforms (META) said Tuesday it has rolled out new tools to improve parental supervision for Messenger and Instagram and limit unwanted interactions between teens and strangers.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday. Apple shares were up 1.5%. Nano Dimension (NNDM) said Tuesday it has raised the price of its tender offer to $20.05 per share in cash from $18 for outstanding shares of Stratasys (SSYS).", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/27/2023: AAPL, META, NNDM, SSYS', 'news_lexrank_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday. Apple shares were up 1.5%. Nano Dimension (NNDM) said Tuesday it has raised the price of its tender offer to $20.05 per share in cash from $18 for outstanding shares of Stratasys (SSYS).", 'news_textrank_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday. Nano Dimension (NNDM) said Tuesday it has raised the price of its tender offer to $20.05 per share in cash from $18 for outstanding shares of Stratasys (SSYS). Meta Platforms (META) said Tuesday it has rolled out new tools to improve parental supervision for Messenger and Instagram and limit unwanted interactions between teens and strangers."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-closes-higher-as-upbeat-economic-data-allays-slowdown-fears', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian\nJune 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive interest rate hikes.\nSeparate reports showed new orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rose in May, and sales of new single-family homes surged in the same month, while U.S. consumer confidence increased to a near 1-1/2 year high in June.\nThe data gave investors a reason to buy back into stocks after a "pretty vicious correction" in the last several sessions, said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia.\n"What we have today is this series of economic releases that on balance fit this setting of an economy that continues to be in an expansionary mode, without at the same time suggesting there\'s any condition that\'s running too hot."\nAnd just days before the second quarter ends, Luschini said it was notable that some the top sector performers on Tuesday, such as consumer discretionary .SPLRCD and technology .SPLRCT, were also the market\'s biggest gainers on a year-to-date basis.\nWhile the economic data was encouraging, Rhys Williams, chief strategist at Spouting Rock Asset Management, said the market was likely helped by so-called window-dressing, when fund managers add outperforming assets to their portfolio for their quarter-end statements.\n"You\'d a bad week in the stock market last week and a bad day on Monday. It\'s just a bit of recovery," said Williams. "There could be some quarter-end window-dressing too as we get close to the end of the quarter."\nThe blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI snapped a six-day losing streak on Tuesday while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was eyeing its best first-half performance in 40 years and the S&P 500 .SPX advanced after falling in five of the last six sessions.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 212.03 points, or 0.63%, to 33,926.74; the S&P 500 .SPX gained 49.59 points, or 1.15%, at 4,378.41; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 219.90 points, or 1.65%, at 13,555.67.\nThe signs of U.S. economic resilience also boosted the Dow Transports index .DJT, which closed up 2.7% and the small-cap Russell 2000 index .RUT, which advanced 1.5%.\nAnd the PHLX Housing index .HGX closed up 2.99% after hitting an all-time high on Tuesday.\nTraders were pricing in a roughly 77% chance the Fed will raise interest rates by 25 bps to the 5.25%-5.50% range in its July meeting, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool, up from 74.4% a day earlier.\nMore economic data is expected this week, including a key inflation measure, as well as Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s speech at the European Central Bank Forum in Sintra, Portugal, which could provide cues on the path of interest rates.\nPowell\'s hawkish comments last week stalled a U.S. stock rally that had pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to an over one-year high and the Dow to a six-month peak.\nDespite recent market weakness, a growth stocks rally, an upbeat earnings season and hopes of the Fed ending its monetary tightening soon have set the main indexes on course for quarterly gains.\nMarket heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O.\nMeta Platforms Inc META.O shares rose 3% after Citigroup raised its price target on the stock.\nSnowflake SNOW.N climbed 4.2% after the cloud data analytics company announced a partnership with Nvidia to allow customers to build artificial intelligence models using their own data.\nWalgreens Boots Alliance WBA.O shares sank 9.3% as the pharmacy chain cut its annual profit forecast on lower demand for COVID-19 tests and vaccines.\nOther drugstore chains, including CVS Health Corp CVS.N and Rite Aid Corp RAD.N, also fell.\nLordstown Motors Corp RIDE.O shares slumped 17.2% after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer filed for bankruptcy protection and put itself up for sale.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 2.55-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.54-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 46 new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 64 new highs and 150 new lows.\nOn U.S. exchanges 10.16 billion shares changed hands compared with the 11.63 billion average for the last 20 sessions.\n(Reporting by Sinéad Carew in New York, Sruthi Shankar, Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru and Terence Gabriel in New York; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; +1 332-219-1897))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Market heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive interest rate hikes. The data gave investors a reason to buy back into stocks after a "pretty vicious correction" in the last several sessions, said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Market heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 212.03 points, or 0.63%, to 33,926.74; the S&P 500 .SPX gained 49.59 points, or 1.15%, at 4,378.41; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 219.90 points, or 1.65%, at 13,555.67.", 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street closes higher as upbeat economic data allays slowdown fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Market heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive interest rate hikes. "There could be some quarter-end window-dressing too as we get close to the end of the quarter."', 'news_textrank_summary': "Market heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 during the session, along with Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Tesla Inc TSLA.O and Nvidia Corp NVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. While the economic data was encouraging, Rhys Williams, chief strategist at Spouting Rock Asset Management, said the market was likely helped by so-called window-dressing, when fund managers add outperforming assets to their portfolio for their quarter-end statements."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/were-not-in-a-new-bull-market.-heres-why.', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nIf you look at the major U.S. equity market indices, you’d probably conclude that everything is awesome! The market is ripping, AI mania has sent tech stocks soaring and the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), the popular measure of market volatility, just hit 3-year lows. Even if the stock market isn’t your thing right now, you can park your money in short-term Treasury bills yielding more than 5%!\nSource: Chart courtesy of StockCharts.com\nAs of now, the S&P 500 has gained more than 20% off its mid-October 2022 low. That’s the level that a lot of market watchers will tell you defines the start of a new bull market. Is it though? Investors are sure trading like it is, but there are two pieces of evidence that suggest it isn’t.\nShape of 2023 Recovery Clashes With History\nThe first is the shape of the recovery itself.\nNew bull markets tend to begin with an overall sentiment of capitulation. Stock prices have declined significantly. Since most investors are performance chasers, they’re adding to the selling pressure after prices have already gone down. There’s a general malaise hanging over the market about how much money has been lost.\nWhen there’s finally a catalyst that reverses sentiment, it’s usually enough to ignite a sharp and swift rally. While one could point to the peak of inflation or the enthusiasm surrounding AI as those potential catalysts, there really hasn’t been the big marker that would indicate a turning point. The U.S. economy has remained healthier and more resilient for longer than originally anticipated, but that’s not really a reversal. It’s more of an extension, and that’s why this rally doesn’t look like the others.\nOf the bull market inceptions over the past century, the average rally to 20% has taken around 60 days. In 2022-2023, the road to 20% has taken 240 days.\nThe length of time it’s taken to get to this point this year is not even close to how long it’s taken historically. The next longest 20% rally took nearly 100 fewer days to get there — and that was all the way back in 1929!\nAnother element of this data set is just as interesting. Let’s say that this is indeed the start of a new bull market even though it’s taken 8 months to get there. How does that compare to the first 8 months of past new bull markets?\nAgain, not favorably. This would be the second smallest gain to start a new bull market. In other words, this would be perhaps the slowest and shallowest ever start to a bull market.\n7 Top Stocks Are Leading the ‘New Bull Market’\nThe second piece of evidence that suggests we are not in a bull market is the composition of the current rally.\nWe talk about the S&P 500 as the stock market benchmark, but this year it has been all about the S&P 7 – Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). Those handful of stocks have accounted for almost all the market’s gains this year.\nSource: Charts by TradingView\nLook at it another way. The equal-weighted S&P 500, which minimizes the influence of the FAAMG names, trails the traditional index by more than 10% year to date. The gap between the comparable tech sector indices is roughly 20%. If you’re using the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 as your measuring sticks for stock market health, you’re missing a big piece of the picture.\nLike an onion, this market gets stinkier once you start peeling back the layers. If the broader U.S. stock market is actually much weaker than it looks and the current rally would qualify as one of the weakest starts to a bull market ever, is it really the start of a new bull market?\nThe evidence suggests that it’s not.\nOn the date of publication, Michael Gayed did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nMichael A. Gayed is the Publisher of The Lead-Lag Report, and Portfolio Manager at Tidal Financial Group, an investment management company specializing in ETF-focused research, investment strategies and services designed for financial advisors, RIAs, family offices and investment managers.\nInvestorPlace readers that are new subscribers to the The Lead-Lag Report can receive a 30% discount by entering the promo code “InvestorPlace30” with your order.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\nThe post We’re Not in a New Bull Market. Here’s Why. appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'We talk about the S&P 500 as the stock market benchmark, but this year it has been all about the S&P 7 – Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). InvestorPlace readers that are new subscribers to the The Lead-Lag Report can receive a 30% discount by entering the promo code “InvestorPlace30” with your order. More From InvestorPlace Buy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live Did Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?', 'news_luhn_summary': 'We talk about the S&P 500 as the stock market benchmark, but this year it has been all about the S&P 7 – Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips If you look at the major U.S. equity market indices, you’d probably conclude that everything is awesome! Michael A. Gayed is the Publisher of The Lead-Lag Report, and Portfolio Manager at Tidal Financial Group, an investment management company specializing in ETF-focused research, investment strategies and services designed for financial advisors, RIAs, family offices and investment managers.', 'news_article_title': 'We’re Not in a New Bull Market. Here’s Why.', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'We talk about the S&P 500 as the stock market benchmark, but this year it has been all about the S&P 7 – Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). Investors are sure trading like it is, but there are two pieces of evidence that suggest it isn’t. 7 Top Stocks Are Leading the ‘New Bull Market’ The second piece of evidence that suggests we are not in a bull market is the composition of the current rally.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'We talk about the S&P 500 as the stock market benchmark, but this year it has been all about the S&P 7 – Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). 7 Top Stocks Are Leading the ‘New Bull Market’ The second piece of evidence that suggests we are not in a bull market is the composition of the current rally. If the broader U.S. stock market is actually much weaker than it looks and the current rally would qualify as one of the weakest starts to a bull market ever, is it really the start of a new bull market?'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-2023s-best-performing-actively-managed-etf', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Nearly halfway through 2023, a relatively unheralded ETF with under $1 billion in assets under management is the best-performing actively-managed diversified ETF this year. It’s the Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF (BATS:FBCG), and it’s up a scintillating 38.9% year to date. Here’s a look at why this ETF is on a tear, how it invests, and whether it could be a good addition to investors\' portfolios. \nActively vs. Passively-Managed Funds\nBefore delving into the specifics of FBCG itself, let’s briefly touch on what actively managed means and the difference between actively-managed and passively-managed funds.\nNowadays, many of the market’s most-popular ETFs are passively managed, meaning that they simply track a specific index with the goal of replicating its performance before fees and expenses. Proponents say that index funds remove the room for human error. \nConversely, in an actively-managed fund, a portfolio manager or several managers actively make investment decisions in an effort to outperform a specific benchmark and generate superior returns. Actively-managed funds generally have higher turnover and more trading and are typically more expensive (in terms of fees) than passively-managed funds or index funds. \nNonetheless, index funds have grown in popularity in recent years, as research has consistently shown that most active managers fail to beat their benchmark over the long term. \nWhat Does the FBCG ETF Do?\nNow that we\'ve reviewed active versus passive, let\'s focus on actively-managed FBCG. With $632.6 million in assets under management (AUM), FBCG doesn’t get quite the same love from investors as some of the more popular large-cap growth ETFs out there. However, part of the reason for this is that it’s relatively new -- the ETF only launched in 2020.\nIt normally invests at least 80% of its assets in blue-chip companies, which Fidelity Management & Research says are “well-known, well-established, and well-capitalized” companies. Fidelity says that the companies FBCG invests in typically have medium or large market caps, and they believe that they exhibit “above-average growth potential.”\nNow that we know FBCG’s strategy and what it looks for in investments, what does it look like in practice? \nFBCG\'s Blue-Chip Portfolio\nFBCG holds 162 positions, and its top 10 holdings account for 55.4% of assets. \nWith a focus on blue-chip, medium- and large-cap growth stocks, it’s no surprise that FBCG’s top positions are dominated by large-cap tech stocks.\nMuch has been made about the broader market’s gains in 2023, coming largely from the "magnificent seven" -- Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA).\nThese seven stocks are also FBCG’s top seven holdings, which explains why the ETF has had such a strong performance this year. Outside of the "magnificent seven," three more tech-oriented stocks, Marvell Technologies (NASDAQ:MRVL), Uber (NYSE:UBER), and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), round out FBCG’s top holdings. \nTake a look at the table below from TipRank’s holdings tool for an overview of FBCG’s top 10 holdings.\nWhile FBCG is tech-heavy, it isn’t limited to tech stocks. Just outside the top 10, you’ll find stocks like UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW), Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY), Nike (NYSE:NKE), and Mastercard (NYSE:MA). Energy drink company Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ:CELH), which is up 136% over the past year, is also among FBCG’s holdings, so the managers are finding some strong performers beyond the "usual suspects." \nIn terms of sector allocations, information technology is by far the largest sector that the fund invests in, with a 40.9% weighting (as of the end of Q1). After that, consumer discretionary accounts for a 22.9% weighting, and communications services accounts for a 13.9% weighting. All other sectors have a single-digit weighting. \nIs FBCG Stock a Buy, According to Wall Street\'s Top Analysts?\nTurning to the opinions of Wall Street\'s best-performing analysts (measured by TipRanks), FBCG has a Moderate Buy consensus rating, as 70.1% of analyst ratings are Buys, 27.2% are Holds, and 2.7% are Sells. At $32.17, the average FBCG stock price target implies 9.8% upside potential. \nPaying the Price for Active Management\nOne downside to FBCG is that it has relatively high fees, with an expense ratio of 0.59%. This means that an investor putting $10,000 into FBCG will pay $59 in fees in year one. Over the course of a 10-year investment, assuming the expense ratio remains the same and that the fund gains 5% a year, this investor will pay $738 in fees. \nIn fairness to FBCG, this is an actively-managed fund, which is more expensive to run than a passive index fund, but this is still something investors need to keep in mind, as these fees add up over time. \nInvestor Takeaway\nWith large-cap tech stocks having a huge year, FBCG is in the driver’s seat, and the fund has made hay while the sun is shining with a red-hot gain of nearly 40% year-to-date. The fund has a high-quality portfolio of blue-chip stocks and a solid outlook from analysts, so there’s a lot to like here. \nOn the other hand, the fairly new fund hasn’t yet established much of a long-term track record, so it remains to be seen how it performs over a longer time frame. Additionally, its high fees are something that investors need to consider when investing. \nAlternatively, investors who want to invest in these same types of stocks have plenty of other options that have longer track records and lower fees, such as the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ) or the Schwab U.S. Large Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHG). \nThe top 10 holdings of QQQ and SCHG have plenty of overlap with FBCG’s top 10, as all three funds hold the "magnificent seven" within their top 10 holdings, and both QQQ and SCHG are up nicely year-to-date, with total returns of 37.9% and 33.5%, respectively.\nQQQ’s expense ratio of 0.2% and SCHG’s expense ratio of 0.04% are considerably lower than that of FBCG. An investor in QQQ would pay $255 in fees over a 10-year time frame, while an investor in SCHG would pay just $51 (assuming 5% annual returns). \nThis isn’t to say that there\'s anything wrong with a more expensive, actively-managed ETF, especially one that is performing as well as FBCG. Investors interested in this style of portfolio should certainly kick the tires on it.\nThis ETF looks like a decent choice for investors who are interested in something actively-managed or want to simply invest in blue-chip, large-cap growth stocks and are okay with the higher expense ratio and shorter track record.\nDisclosure\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Much has been made about the broader market’s gains in 2023, coming largely from the "magnificent seven" -- Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). Nonetheless, index funds have grown in popularity in recent years, as research has consistently shown that most active managers fail to beat their benchmark over the long term. Investor Takeaway With large-cap tech stocks having a huge year, FBCG is in the driver’s seat, and the fund has made hay while the sun is shining with a red-hot gain of nearly 40% year-to-date.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Much has been made about the broader market’s gains in 2023, coming largely from the "magnificent seven" -- Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). FBCG\'s Blue-Chip Portfolio FBCG holds 162 positions, and its top 10 holdings account for 55.4% of assets. Turning to the opinions of Wall Street\'s best-performing analysts (measured by TipRanks), FBCG has a Moderate Buy consensus rating, as 70.1% of analyst ratings are Buys, 27.2% are Holds, and 2.7% are Sells.', 'news_article_title': 'Here’s 2023’s Best-Performing Actively-Managed ETF', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Much has been made about the broader market’s gains in 2023, coming largely from the "magnificent seven" -- Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). What Does the FBCG ETF Do? FBCG\'s Blue-Chip Portfolio FBCG holds 162 positions, and its top 10 holdings account for 55.4% of assets.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Much has been made about the broader market’s gains in 2023, coming largely from the "magnificent seven" -- Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). In fairness to FBCG, this is an actively-managed fund, which is more expensive to run than a passive index fund, but this is still something investors need to keep in mind, as these fees add up over time. Alternatively, investors who want to invest in these same types of stocks have plenty of other options that have longer track records and lower fees, such as the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ) or the Schwab U.S. Large Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHG).'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/technology-sector-update-for-06-27-2023%3A-aapl-nndm-ssys-meta', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Tech stocks were higher late Tuesday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining 2.1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 3.6%.\nIn company news, Apple (AAPL) is opposing the Online Safety Bill in the UK that could be used to mandate encrypted messaging apps like iMessage to scan messages for child-abuse material, BBC News reported Tuesday. Apple shares were up 1.6%.\nSeparately, Apple lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday.\nNano Dimension (NNDM) said Tuesday it raised the price of its tender offer to $20.05 per share in cash from $18 for outstanding shares of Stratasys (SSYS). Stratasys jumped 6.7% and Nano Dimension rose 1.3%.\nMeta Platforms (META) said Tuesday it has rolled out new tools to improve parental supervision for Messenger and Instagram and limit unwanted interactions between teens and strangers. Meta shares were up 3%.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) is opposing the Online Safety Bill in the UK that could be used to mandate encrypted messaging apps like iMessage to scan messages for child-abuse material, BBC News reported Tuesday. Tech stocks were higher late Tuesday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining 2.1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 3.6%. Separately, Apple lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday.", 'news_luhn_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) is opposing the Online Safety Bill in the UK that could be used to mandate encrypted messaging apps like iMessage to scan messages for child-abuse material, BBC News reported Tuesday. Apple shares were up 1.6%. Separately, Apple lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday.", 'news_article_title': 'Technology Sector Update for 06/27/2023: AAPL, NNDM, SSYS, META', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'In company news, Apple (AAPL) is opposing the Online Safety Bill in the UK that could be used to mandate encrypted messaging apps like iMessage to scan messages for child-abuse material, BBC News reported Tuesday. Tech stocks were higher late Tuesday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining 2.1% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 3.6%. Nano Dimension (NNDM) said Tuesday it raised the price of its tender offer to $20.05 per share in cash from $18 for outstanding shares of Stratasys (SSYS).', 'news_textrank_summary': "In company news, Apple (AAPL) is opposing the Online Safety Bill in the UK that could be used to mandate encrypted messaging apps like iMessage to scan messages for child-abuse material, BBC News reported Tuesday. Separately, Apple lost a ruling by a US judge to dismiss the company's attempt to stop a class-action lawsuit alleging that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by hiding decreasing Chinese demand for iPhones, Reuters reported Tuesday. Nano Dimension (NNDM) said Tuesday it raised the price of its tender offer to $20.05 per share in cash from $18 for outstanding shares of Stratasys (SSYS)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-stocks-wall-street-rebounds-as-upbeat-economic-data-allays-slowdown-fears-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian\nJune 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive interest rate hikes.\nSeparate reports showed new orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rose in May, and sales of new single-family homes surged in the same month, while U.S. consumer confidence increased to a near 1-1/2 year high in June.\nWhile the economic data was encouraging, Rhys Williams, chief strategist at Spouting Rock Asset Management, said the market also rose on seasonal factors.\n"You\'d a bad week in the stock market last week and a bad day on Monday. It\'s just a bit of recovery," said Williams. "There could be some quarter-end window-dressing too as we get close to the end of the quarter."\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 248.96 points, or 0.74%, to 33,963.67, pulling the blue-chip index out of a six-day slump. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was on track to notch its best first-half performance in 40 years with a roughly 29% gain. The Nasdaq added 234.80 points, or 1.76%, at 13,570.58.\nThe S&P 500 .SPX rose 52.89 points, or 1.22%, to 4,381.71 after falling in five of the last six sessions.\nSigns of U.S. economic resilience also boosted the Dow Transports index .DJTand small-cap Russell 2000 index .RUT.\nAnd the PHLX Housing index .HGX was up 3% after hitting an all-time high.\nTraders are pricing in a roughly 77% chance the Fed will raise interest rates by 25 bps to the 5.25%-5.50% range in its July meeting, according to CME Group\'s Fedwatch tool, up from 74.4% a day earlier.\nMore economic data is expected this week, including a key inflation measure, as well as Fed Chair Jerome Powell\'s speech at the European Central Bank Forum in Sintra, Portugal, which could provide cues on the path of interest rates.\nHawkish comments from Powell last week stalled a U.S. stock rally that had pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to an over one-year high and the Dow to a six-month peak.\nDespite recent market weakness, a growth stocks rally, an upbeat earnings season and hopes of the Fed ending its monetary tightening soon have set the main indexes on course for quarterly gains.\nMarket heavyweights Microsoft CorpMSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500, followed by Amazon.com IncAMZN.O, Tesla IncTSLA.O, Nvidia CorpNVDA.O.\nMeta Platforms IncMETA.O shares rose 3.8% after Citigroup raised its price target on the stock.\nSnowflake SNOW.N climbed 4.6% after the cloud data analytics company announceda partnership with Nvidia to allow customers to build artificial intelligence models using their own data.\nWalgreens Boots Alliance WBA.O dropped 8.9% as the pharmacy chain cut its annual profit forecast on lower demand for COVID-19 tests and vaccines.\nOther drugstore chains, including CVS Health CorpCVS.N and Rite Aid Corp RAD.N, also fell.\nLordstown Motors CorpRIDE.O slumped 15% as the U.S. electric truck manufacturer filed for bankruptcy protection and put itself up for sale.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 3.01-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.73-to-1 ratio favored advancers.\nThe S&P 500 posted 43 new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 54 new highs and 137 new lows.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar, Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru and Terence Gabriel in New York; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli and Richard Chang)\n(([email protected]; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6182 2787;))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Market heavyweights Microsoft CorpMSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500, followed by Amazon.com IncAMZN.O, Tesla IncTSLA.O, Nvidia CorpNVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. Separate reports showed new orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rose in May, and sales of new single-family homes surged in the same month, while U.S. consumer confidence increased to a near 1-1/2 year high in June.", 'news_luhn_summary': 'Market heavyweights Microsoft CorpMSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500, followed by Amazon.com IncAMZN.O, Tesla IncTSLA.O, Nvidia CorpNVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve\'s aggressive interest rate hikes. "You\'d a bad week in the stock market last week and a bad day on Monday.', 'news_article_title': 'US STOCKS-Wall Street rebounds as upbeat economic data allays slowdown fears', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Market heavyweights Microsoft CorpMSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500, followed by Amazon.com IncAMZN.O, Tesla IncTSLA.O, Nvidia CorpNVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 248.96 points, or 0.74%, to 33,963.67, pulling the blue-chip index out of a six-day slump.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Market heavyweights Microsoft CorpMSFT.O and Apple Inc AAPL.O were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500, followed by Amazon.com IncAMZN.O, Tesla IncTSLA.O, Nvidia CorpNVDA.O. By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. More economic data is expected this week, including a key inflation measure, as well as Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the European Central Bank Forum in Sintra, Portugal, which could provide cues on the path of interest rates."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-5g-stocks-to-target-for-triple-digit-returns-in-2023', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips\nGlobal 5G subscriptions are projected to double and surpass 1 billion in 2023, driving the rapid construction of 5G mobile networks. The demand for 5G infrastructure will likely increase by 22% this year, reaching over $23 billion worldwide. With its lower latency and significantly faster download speeds, 5G represents the next generation of wireless networking technology.\nThat said, 5G stocks are some of the most attractive investments for investors looking to capitalize on the potential of this new technology. Here are three 5G stocks poised to deliver triple-digit returns.\nQualcomm (QCOM)\nSource: Akshdeep Kaur Raked / Shutterstock.com\nQualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) achieved a significant AI milestone by successfully running the Stable Diffusion text-to-image generative AI service on an Android smartphone, showcasing its innovation in the field.\nGenerative AI involves two steps: training and inference. During training, the algorithm learns from a vast dataset of human-created images and corresponding text descriptions. Once trained, the algorithm can generate new images based on user input, a process known as inference. Importantly, Qualcomm demonstrated this capability on a smartphone by inputting the prompt: “Super cute fluffy cat warrior in armor, photorealistic, 4K, ultra-detailed, Vray rendering, unreal engine.”\nQualcomm has made significant progress in on-device AI inference, potentially surpassing Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the realm of generative AI. Thus, with a low valuation and its smartphone market business nearing a cyclical bottom, Qualcomm presents an appealing investment opportunity. Trading at favorable multiples, it stands as a strong contender among 5G stocks in the AI sector.\nBroadcom (AVGO)\nSource: Sasima / Shutterstock.com\nBroadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) is an undervalued chip stock that has recently gained attention from investors. With solid growth, strong margins and a high dividend yield, the company’s stock experienced a significant rally. However, despite a slight pullback, Broadcom’s strong earnings results have continued to attract buyers. Indeed, this is a stock I think has more upside potential from here.\nWith strong growth and the rise of artificial intelligence, semiconductor giant Broadcom has the potential to surpass a $1 trillion valuation. This would place it alongside Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) as a beneficiary of the AI boom. Semiconductor chips, essential for AI and various products like computers, cars, smartphones and appliances, contribute to Broadcom’s success.\nAVGO stock has surged 58% as the chip sector rebounds, driven by strong semiconductor demand and the growth of artificial intelligence. A partnership with Apple adds to the company’s revenue and earnings growth prospects. With robust profit margins and steady free cash flow, AVGO is expected to maintain a range of $17 billion to $18 billion until 2030.\nSkyworks Solutions (SWKS)\nSource: madamF / Shutterstock.com\nSkyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) is a semiconductor company that specializes in Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Indeed, with a focus on 5G and IoT opportunities, the company provides front-end modules for various industries such as connected homes, industrial, medical, smart energy and wearables. Notably, Skyworks Solutions aims to connect data from sensors through its cellular architecture.\nAnalysts and technical analysis screeners suggest that SWKS stock is undervalued, with an estimated upside ranging from $15 to $70 per share. Skyworks Solutions has outperformed revenue expectations, achieved record cash flows, and established partnerships in promising growth areas like information technology (IT), electric vehicles (EVs) and data centers. With a revenue growth rate surpassing most competitors, the company’s strong performance supports the optimistic outlook.\nOn the date of publication, Chris MacDonald did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.\nChris MacDonald’s love for investing led him to pursue an MBA in Finance and take on a number of management roles in corporate finance and venture capital over the past 15 years. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.\nMore From InvestorPlace\nBuy This $5 Stock BEFORE This Apple Project Goes Live\nDid Elon Musk Just Trigger a New Netscape Moment?\nThe $1 Investment You MUST Take Advantage of Right Now\nThe Rich Use This Income Secret (NOT Dividends) Far More Than Regular Investors\nThe post 3 5G Stocks to Target for Triple-Digit Returns in 2023 appeared first on InvestorPlace.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Importantly, Qualcomm demonstrated this capability on a smartphone by inputting the prompt: “Super cute fluffy cat warrior in armor, photorealistic, 4K, ultra-detailed, Vray rendering, unreal engine.” Qualcomm has made significant progress in on-device AI inference, potentially surpassing Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the realm of generative AI. Skyworks Solutions has outperformed revenue expectations, achieved record cash flows, and established partnerships in promising growth areas like information technology (IT), electric vehicles (EVs) and data centers. His experience as a financial analyst in the past, coupled with his fervor for finding undervalued growth opportunities, contribute to his conservative, long-term investing perspective.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Importantly, Qualcomm demonstrated this capability on a smartphone by inputting the prompt: “Super cute fluffy cat warrior in armor, photorealistic, 4K, ultra-detailed, Vray rendering, unreal engine.” Qualcomm has made significant progress in on-device AI inference, potentially surpassing Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the realm of generative AI. Qualcomm (QCOM) Source: Akshdeep Kaur Raked / Shutterstock.com Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) achieved a significant AI milestone by successfully running the Stable Diffusion text-to-image generative AI service on an Android smartphone, showcasing its innovation in the field. Broadcom (AVGO) Source: Sasima / Shutterstock.com Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) is an undervalued chip stock that has recently gained attention from investors.', 'news_article_title': '3 5G Stocks to Target for Triple-Digit Returns in 2023', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Importantly, Qualcomm demonstrated this capability on a smartphone by inputting the prompt: “Super cute fluffy cat warrior in armor, photorealistic, 4K, ultra-detailed, Vray rendering, unreal engine.” Qualcomm has made significant progress in on-device AI inference, potentially surpassing Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the realm of generative AI. That said, 5G stocks are some of the most attractive investments for investors looking to capitalize on the potential of this new technology. Qualcomm (QCOM) Source: Akshdeep Kaur Raked / Shutterstock.com Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) achieved a significant AI milestone by successfully running the Stable Diffusion text-to-image generative AI service on an Android smartphone, showcasing its innovation in the field.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Importantly, Qualcomm demonstrated this capability on a smartphone by inputting the prompt: “Super cute fluffy cat warrior in armor, photorealistic, 4K, ultra-detailed, Vray rendering, unreal engine.” Qualcomm has made significant progress in on-device AI inference, potentially surpassing Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the realm of generative AI. Qualcomm (QCOM) Source: Akshdeep Kaur Raked / Shutterstock.com Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) achieved a significant AI milestone by successfully running the Stable Diffusion text-to-image generative AI service on an Android smartphone, showcasing its innovation in the field. Broadcom (AVGO) Source: Sasima / Shutterstock.com Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) is an undervalued chip stock that has recently gained attention from investors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dow-30-stocks-to-buy-2-to-watch-right-now', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), is one of the most recognized and tracked global stock market indicators. In fact, it often acts as a gauge of the overall condition of the US economy. It observes the movements of 30 prominent, mature, and financially stable companies across a variety of sectors. What’s unique about the DJIA is its price-weighted nature – companies with higher stock prices hold greater sway over the value of the index.\nDow Jones stocks are made up of some of the most notable and influential firms in the United States. Spanning a wide array of industries such as technology, finance, healthcare, and consumer goods. These stocks often exhibit characteristics of reliability, growth, and the ability to enhance shareholder value. Additionally, many of the companies within the Dow Jones consistently disburse dividends, drawing the attention of investors looking for regular income. Due to their significant standing and economic impact, the performance of Dow Jones stocks can greatly affect market sentiment and the trajectory of the broader stock market.\nFor individual investors, investing in Dow Jones stocks can be a calculated decision. Particularly for those wanting to gain exposure to an assorted group of respected and influential companies. By including these stocks in their portfolio, investors might benefit from steady growth and regular dividend returns, thereby offsetting some of the risks tied to smaller, less established entities. Nevertheless, prior to investing in Dow Jones stocks, investors should perform comprehensive research and consider their personal risk tolerance and investment objectives, similar to any other investment decision. With that said, let’s take a look at two trending Dow Jones stocks to watch in the stock market today.\nDow 30 Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Now\nApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)\nThe Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS)\nApple Inc. (AAPL Stock)\nFirst up, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is one of the world’s most valued technology corporations. The company’s product portfolio includes the iPhone, Mac computers, iPad, Apple Watch, and services like the App Store, Apple Music, and iCloud.\nLate last month, Apple reported better-than-anticipated Q2 2023 earnings results. Diving in, the tech giant announced earnings of $1.52 per share, beating estimates of $1.44 per share, on total revenue of $94.8 billion, which also beat expectations of $92.9 billion. Though, Apple did report a 2.5% decline in revenue on a year-over-year basis.\nYear-to-date, shares of Apple stock have gained by 49.98% so far. Meanwhile, during Tuesday’s afternoon trading session, AAPL stock is trading higher by 1.26% on the day at $187.64 a share.\n[Read More] 3 Regional Bank Stocks To Watch Today\nWalt Disney Company (DIS Stock)\nNext, The Walt Disney Company (DIS) is a worldwide powerhouse in the entertainment industry, boasting an eclectic portfolio with legendary brands like Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic under its umbrella. Disney’s operations encompass a wide range of areas, from movie and TV production to theme parks, in addition to its digital platforms such as the streaming service, Disney+.\nJust last month, Disney reported its second quarter 2023 financial results. In detail, the company posted Q2 2023 earnings of $0.93 per share, with revenue of $21.8 billion. This is versus analysts’ consensus estimates for the quarter were earnings of $0.89 per share, and revenue estimates of $21.8 billion. Also, revenue increased by 13.3% versus the same period, the previous year. Additionally, Disney said that it expects fiscal 2023 revenue to come in at approximately $88.93 billion.\nSo far in 2023, shares of DIS stock are up slightly by 0.24% YTD. While, during Tuesday’s afternoon trading session, Disney stock is trading modestly higher on the day by 0.53% at $89.18 a share.\nIf you enjoyed this article and you’re interested in learning how to trade so you can have the best chance to profit consistently then you need to checkout this YouTube channel.\nCLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Dow 30 Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Now Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Apple Inc. (AAPL Stock) First up, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is one of the world’s most valued technology corporations. Meanwhile, during Tuesday’s afternoon trading session, AAPL stock is trading higher by 1.26% on the day at $187.64 a share. What’s unique about the DJIA is its price-weighted nature – companies with higher stock prices hold greater sway over the value of the index.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Dow 30 Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Now Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Apple Inc. (AAPL Stock) First up, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is one of the world’s most valued technology corporations. Meanwhile, during Tuesday’s afternoon trading session, AAPL stock is trading higher by 1.26% on the day at $187.64 a share. [Read More] 3 Regional Bank Stocks To Watch Today Walt Disney Company (DIS Stock) Next, The Walt Disney Company (DIS) is a worldwide powerhouse in the entertainment industry, boasting an eclectic portfolio with legendary brands like Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic under its umbrella.', 'news_article_title': 'Dow 30 Stocks To Buy? 2 To Watch Right Now', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Dow 30 Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Now Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Apple Inc. (AAPL Stock) First up, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is one of the world’s most valued technology corporations. Meanwhile, during Tuesday’s afternoon trading session, AAPL stock is trading higher by 1.26% on the day at $187.64 a share. With that said, let’s take a look at two trending Dow Jones stocks to watch in the stock market today.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Dow 30 Stocks To Invest In [Or Avoid] Now Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Apple Inc. (AAPL Stock) First up, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is one of the world’s most valued technology corporations. Meanwhile, during Tuesday’s afternoon trading session, AAPL stock is trading higher by 1.26% on the day at $187.64 a share. With that said, let’s take a look at two trending Dow Jones stocks to watch in the stock market today.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-fails-to-end-lawsuit-over-china-sales-comment-by-ceo-cook', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'By Jonathan Stempel\nJune 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has rejected Apple\'s AAPL.O bid to throw out a class-action lawsuit that accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of defrauding shareholders by concealing falling demand for iPhones in China.\nU.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers\' decision late Monday night clears the way for shareholders led by a British pension fund to sue over a one-day plunge that wiped out $74 billion of Apple\'s market value.\nThe lawsuit stemmed from Cook\'s comment on a Nov. 1, 2018, analyst call that while Apple faced sales pressure in markets such as Brazil, India, Russia and Turkey, where currencies had weakened, "I would not put China in that category."\nApple told suppliers a few days later to curb production, and on Jan. 2, 2019, unexpectedly slashed its quarterly revenue forecast by up to $9 billion, blaming U.S.-China trade tensions.\nThe lowered revenue forecast was Apple\'s first since the iPhone\'s launch in 2007, and the Cupertino, California-based company\'s shares fell 10% the next day.\nRogers, based in Oakland, California, said jurors could reasonably infer that Cook was discussing Apple\'s sales outlook in China, not past performance or the impact of currency changes.\nThe judge also said that prior to Cook\'s comment, Apple knew China\'s economy had been slowing and had data suggesting that demand could fall.\n"A reasonable jury could find that failure to disclose these risks caused plaintiff\'s harm," Rogers wrote.\nApple and its lawyers did not immediately respond on Tuesday to requests for comment. Lawyers for the shareholders did not immediately respond to similar requests.\nThe lead plaintiff is the Norfolk County Council as Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund, located in Norwich, England.\nApple\'s share price has approximately quintupled since January 2019, giving it a market value near $3 trillion.\nThe case is In re Apple Inc Securities Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 19-02033.\n(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; editing by Jonathan Oatis)\n(([email protected]; +1 646 223 6317; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'By Jonathan Stempel June 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has rejected Apple\'s AAPL.O bid to throw out a class-action lawsuit that accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of defrauding shareholders by concealing falling demand for iPhones in China. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers\' decision late Monday night clears the way for shareholders led by a British pension fund to sue over a one-day plunge that wiped out $74 billion of Apple\'s market value. The lawsuit stemmed from Cook\'s comment on a Nov. 1, 2018, analyst call that while Apple faced sales pressure in markets such as Brazil, India, Russia and Turkey, where currencies had weakened, "I would not put China in that category."', 'news_luhn_summary': "By Jonathan Stempel June 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has rejected Apple's AAPL.O bid to throw out a class-action lawsuit that accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of defrauding shareholders by concealing falling demand for iPhones in China. The judge also said that prior to Cook's comment, Apple knew China's economy had been slowing and had data suggesting that demand could fall. The lead plaintiff is the Norfolk County Council as Administering Authority of the Norfolk Pension Fund, located in Norwich, England.", 'news_article_title': 'Apple fails to end lawsuit over China sales comment by CEO Cook', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'By Jonathan Stempel June 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has rejected Apple\'s AAPL.O bid to throw out a class-action lawsuit that accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of defrauding shareholders by concealing falling demand for iPhones in China. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers\' decision late Monday night clears the way for shareholders led by a British pension fund to sue over a one-day plunge that wiped out $74 billion of Apple\'s market value. The lawsuit stemmed from Cook\'s comment on a Nov. 1, 2018, analyst call that while Apple faced sales pressure in markets such as Brazil, India, Russia and Turkey, where currencies had weakened, "I would not put China in that category."', 'news_textrank_summary': 'By Jonathan Stempel June 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has rejected Apple\'s AAPL.O bid to throw out a class-action lawsuit that accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of defrauding shareholders by concealing falling demand for iPhones in China. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers\' decision late Monday night clears the way for shareholders led by a British pension fund to sue over a one-day plunge that wiped out $74 billion of Apple\'s market value. The lawsuit stemmed from Cook\'s comment on a Nov. 1, 2018, analyst call that while Apple faced sales pressure in markets such as Brazil, India, Russia and Turkey, where currencies had weakened, "I would not put China in that category."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/got-%245000-3-tech-stocks-to-buy-and-hold-for-the-long-term-3', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'For quite some time now, tech stocks have been the poster child for growth stocks. Total returns for the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index are up around 350% in the past decade, compared with around 230% for the more diversified S&P 500 over the same timeframe.\nRegardless of tech\'s great run, many companies have blossomed and then have fallen by the wayside. Despite the huge return potential of some tech stocks, you don\'t want to lose sight of the long term and invest in companies without staying power.\nIf you have $5,000 available to invest that isn\'t needed to reduce short-term debt or build an emergency fund, here are three tech stocks that are great long-term options.\n1. Apple\nIt seems cliche to start with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), but you don\'t become the world\'s most valuable public company for no reason. Apple has been a titan in the tech world, and that\'s not likely to change anytime soon.\nIn its Q2 2023, ended April 1, Apple made $94.8 billion in revenue, and iPhone sales accounted for more than 54%. There\'s no denying that it\'s Apple\'s foundation. However, Apple\'s future growth probably isn\'t in the iPhone -- or any hardware, for that matter -- it\'s in its services. Over the past five years, Apple\'s Services revenue has jumped tremendously.\nTIME PERIOD SERVICES REVENUE\nFY 2019 $46.2 billion\nFY 2020 $53.7 billion\nFY 2021 $68.4 billion\nFY 2022 $78.1 billion\nQ3 2023 $20.9 billion\nData source: Apple. FY = fiscal year.\nAfter testing the waters with ApplePay, Apple Card, and, most recently, Apple Pay Later, it\'s certain that Apple will make a serious entrance into financial services. According to Boston Consulting Group, fintech is projected to grow from $245 billion to $1.5 trillion globally by 2030.\nNot many companies are better positioned to take advantage of that than Apple if it commits the resources. There are more than a billion active iPhones, giving Apple an inside route to becoming a financial one-stop-shop.\nHaving the iPhone pad its bottom line while expanding its service ecosystem is a recipe for long-term sustainability for Apple.\n2. Microsoft\nWhen it comes to tech companies, none may be as engrained in the business world as Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). That puts the company in a unique position for longevity that few, if any, other tech companies can replicate. From Excel for databases to LinkedIn for recruiting, Windows for operating systems, Azure for cloud infrastructure, and more, Microsoft is a staple in the corporate world.\nMicrosoft\'s footprint has positively affected its top line in recent years. In its Q2 2023, Microsoft had $52.7 billion in revenue, up 2% year over year. The growth isn\'t jaw-dropping by any means, but it\'s decent considering broader economic conditions.\nMicrosoft\'s stock has received a lot of love this year, mainly because of its ownership stake in ChatGPT\'s creator, OpenAI, and the potential investors see in this partnership. The partnership allows Microsoft to benefit from OpenAI\'s growth, as well as have the ability to incorporate its technology into Microsoft products such as Office and Azure.\nThe future of Microsoft isn\'t as reliant on having AI live up to the hype, as is the case for some tech companies, but it can definitely be a catalyst for impressive growth in the years to come -- especially if it makes Azure more competitive in the fast-growing cloud industry.\nInvestors can feel confident holding on to Microsoft for the long haul.\n3. CrowdStrike\nCrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) is a cybersecurity company that\'s pioneered AI into the field. Its platforms use AI to provide real-time threat detection and prevention, and their efficiency has made CrowdStrike one of the leaders in the cybersecurity industry.\nDespite its efficiency, CrowdSrike has noted that cyberattacks continue to get more sophisticated, growing the demand for CrowdStrike\'s services. In its 2023 Global Threat Report, CrowdStrike noted 33 newly named adversaries and a 95% annual increase in cloud exploitations. CrowdStrike\'s continued growth should be aided by the fact cybersecurity is becoming an indispensable industry.\nIf money is tight and companies need to trim their budgets, many things will get cut before their cybersecurity budget. It\'s essentially insurance in today\'s digital world: Either pay for relatively priced cybersecurity services or risk the huge financial and, maybe more importantly, reputational hit.\nAccording to IBM\'s 2022 "Cost of a Data Breach" report, companies using AI and automation had a 74-day shorter breach lifecycle and saved around $3 million more than companies not using AI. That plays right into the hands of CrowdStrike, which has shown a commitment to staying ahead of the innovation curve.\n10 stocks we like better than Apple\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 12, 2023\nStefon Walters has positions in Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, CrowdStrike, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Apple It seems cliche to start with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), but you don't become the world's most valuable public company for no reason. Despite the huge return potential of some tech stocks, you don't want to lose sight of the long term and invest in companies without staying power. The future of Microsoft isn't as reliant on having AI live up to the hype, as is the case for some tech companies, but it can definitely be a catalyst for impressive growth in the years to come -- especially if it makes Azure more competitive in the fast-growing cloud industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Apple It seems cliche to start with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), but you don't become the world's most valuable public company for no reason. Over the past five years, Apple's Services revenue has jumped tremendously. FY 2019 $46.2 billion FY 2020 $53.7 billion FY 2021 $68.4 billion FY 2022 $78.1 billion Q3 2023 $20.9 billion Data source: Apple.", 'news_article_title': 'Got $5,000? 3 Tech Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Term', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Apple It seems cliche to start with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), but you don't become the world's most valuable public company for no reason. However, Apple's future growth probably isn't in the iPhone -- or any hardware, for that matter -- it's in its services. Microsoft When it comes to tech companies, none may be as engrained in the business world as Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).", 'news_textrank_summary': "Apple It seems cliche to start with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), but you don't become the world's most valuable public company for no reason. FY 2019 $46.2 billion FY 2020 $53.7 billion FY 2021 $68.4 billion FY 2022 $78.1 billion Q3 2023 $20.9 billion Data source: Apple. After testing the waters with ApplePay, Apple Card, and, most recently, Apple Pay Later, it's certain that Apple will make a serious entrance into financial services."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/beyond-dogecoin-and-shiba-inu-these-3-unique-cryptos-are-better-buys', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'It has not been a good year for either Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) or Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB). Both meme coins are down about 5% for the year, at a time when market leader Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has soared by more than 80%. Even worse, Dogecoin and Shiba Inu are not even garnering attention from short-term crypto speculators, who are instead focused on Bitcoin Ordinals, the new non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for the Bitcoin blockchain.\nBut the good news is that there are still plenty of interesting cryptocurrencies out there, and many of them have superior long-term growth prospects and greater utility than dog-themed meme coins. Here\'s a closer look at three cryptos that should be on your radar right now.\nStacks\nStacks (CRYPTO: STX) is a Layer-2 blockchain that sits on top of the main Bitcoin blockchain. What this means in practical terms is that Stacks adds utility to Bitcoin that goes far beyond just payments. The goal of Stacks is to make possible the use of smart contracts on Bitcoin, and that opens the door to an entirely new set of use cases that include NFTs, decentralized finance (DeFi), and new decentralized applications.\nUntil this year, many people had never heard of Stacks. But then came the investor craze around Bitcoin NFTs, and Stacks suddenly captured the imagination of investors. Given the close relationship between Bitcoin and Stacks, it\'s perhaps no surprise that Stacks has been on a tear this year. Stacks is up a whopping 250% in 2023, and now ranks as a top 40 cryptocurrency by market capitalization. With Stacks, you\'re basically getting a highly leveraged bet on the future of Bitcoin. This is great news if Bitcoin is up big for the year (like it is now), but a potential source of anxiety if Bitcoin starts to fall.\nSingularityNET\nGiven the enormous interest in ChatGPT over the past six months, there has been an explosion in demand for cryptocurrencies powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The crypto that has gotten the most attention from investors is SingularityNET (CRYPTO: AGIX), which is up a head-spinning 400% this year. Previously, SingularityNET was best known for its work with Sophia, arguably the most famous AI-powered robot in the world. But now SingularityNET has been inserted into the conversation about ChatGPT.\nJust keep in mind that if you\'re looking for a direct play on ChatGPT, SingularityNET is not it. While ChatGPT is focused on a form of artificial intelligence known as generative AI, SingularityNET is focused on artificial general intelligence (AGI), which is the highest level of AI possible.\nThe name of the token is a reference to "The Singularity," the much-hyped and anticipated moment when computers will become smarter than humans. The goal of SingularityNET is to deliver this level of artificial intelligence to the masses, leading to a giant leap forward for humanity. The SingularityNET ecosystem now includes an AI-powered project to research longevity and human life extension. Obviously, the concept of powerful AI that lives on the blockchain is a huge idea, and one with nearly unlimited market potential. But it may take quite a bit of time to develop.\nRender Token\nFinally, there\'s Render Token (CRYPTO: RNDR), a decentralized global platform built on the Ethereum blockchain. The goal of Render is to distribute GPU-based rendering jobs across a vast peer-to-peer (P2P) network. In plain English, this means that computing tasks that require a huge amount of computing power -- such as creating immersive 3D environments or hyper-realistic special effects -- can still be done even if you lack the full computing power yourself. All you need to do is connect to the Render Network and pay with Render Token.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nIt\'s a big idea, and one that has been embraced by Hollywood creators, video game developers, and Web3 innovators. With Apple\'s recent launch of its $3,499 mixed reality headset, it\'s easy to see how the computing power of Render could be used to support the creation of new virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) worlds that are extremely realistic. No surprise, then, that Render Token is up more than 400% this year, and is now one of the top 50 cryptocurrencies by total market cap.\nHigh risk, high reward\nJust keep in mind, however, that the potential for high reward also comes with an enormous amount of risk. Stacks is a highly leveraged bet on the future of Bitcoin. SingularityNET is an even bigger bet on the future of AI. And the Render Token is a big bet on the future of mixed reality. That\'s all well and good, but just remember how fast tech trends can come and go. Just think of the hype around the metaverse in 2021 and how little has come to fruition.\nIf you are thinking of investing in any of these unique cryptocurrencies, be sure to do your due diligence, and understand exactly what these cryptos offer in terms of utility and long-term growth potential. Once you put in the work, though, you\'ll understand why a growing number of investors have abandoned meme coins in favor of these three cryptocurrencies, all of which are up more than 250% this year.\n10 stocks we like better than Stacks\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Stacks wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n *Stock Advisor returns as of June 26, 2023\n Dominic Basulto has positions in Bitcoin and Ethereum. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Render Token. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'But the good news is that there are still plenty of interesting cryptocurrencies out there, and many of them have superior long-term growth prospects and greater utility than dog-themed meme coins. SingularityNET Given the enormous interest in ChatGPT over the past six months, there has been an explosion in demand for cryptocurrencies powered by artificial intelligence (AI). If you are thinking of investing in any of these unique cryptocurrencies, be sure to do your due diligence, and understand exactly what these cryptos offer in terms of utility and long-term growth potential.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'It has not been a good year for either Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) or Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB). High risk, high reward Just keep in mind, however, that the potential for high reward also comes with an enormous amount of risk. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Render Token.', 'news_article_title': 'Beyond Dogecoin and Shiba Inu -- These 3 Unique Cryptos Are Better Buys', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Given the close relationship between Bitcoin and Stacks, it's perhaps no surprise that Stacks has been on a tear this year. SingularityNET Given the enormous interest in ChatGPT over the past six months, there has been an explosion in demand for cryptocurrencies powered by artificial intelligence (AI). And the Render Token is a big bet on the future of mixed reality.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Even worse, Dogecoin and Shiba Inu are not even garnering attention from short-term crypto speculators, who are instead focused on Bitcoin Ordinals, the new non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for the Bitcoin blockchain. Stacks Stacks (CRYPTO: STX) is a Layer-2 blockchain that sits on top of the main Bitcoin blockchain. Render Token Finally, there's Render Token (CRYPTO: RNDR), a decentralized global platform built on the Ethereum blockchain."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/lordstown-motors-files-bankruptcy-sues-foxconn-0', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Mike Spector, Joseph White and Dietrich Knauth\nNEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors RIDE.O filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan company Foxconn.\nLordstown, named after the Ohio town where it is based, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware and simultaneously took legal action against Foxconn.\nIn an complaint filed in bankruptcy court, Lordstown accused the electronics company of fraudulent conduct and a series of broken promises in failing to abide by an agreement to invest up to $170 million in the electric-vehicle manufacturer.\nFoxconn previously invested about $52.7 million in Lordstown as part of the agreement, and currently holds a roughly 8.4% ownership stake in the EV maker. Lordstown contends Foxconn is balking at purchasing additional shares of its stock as promised, and misled the EV maker about collaborating on vehicle development plans.\nFoxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. Foxconn did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nThe twin filings of the bankruptcy and lawsuit set up an international business clash that could intensify scrutiny of Foxconn's EV ambitions and partnerships, not only with Lordstown but also other automakers.\nThe lawsuit portrays Foxconn as consistently shifting goal posts in its collaboration with Lordstown on the automaker's future vehicles, which included failing to meet funding commitments and refusing to engage with the company on initiatives Foxconn allegedly directed and purported to support.\nLordstown, a startup launched in 2018, said in a regulatory filing earlier this month that it had planned to sue Foxconn after receiving a letter from the company that led Lordstown to believe Foxconn was unlikely to make its additional expected investment.\nLordstown accused Foxconn in that regulatory filing of engaging in a “pattern of bad faith” that caused “material and irreparable harm” to the company. Even in May, Lordstown warned it might be forced to file for bankruptcy amid uncertainty over the Foxconn investment.\nThe automaker’s main product is the Endurance electric pickup truck, which is built at a former General Motors small-car factory in Lordstown, Ohio, for commercial customers such as local governments. Lordstown sold the plant to Foxconn in 2022.\nLordstown paused production of the Endurance earlier this year and since April has resumed building the trucks at a low rate after resolving quality issues with suppliers. The automaker's shares have plunged since February and currently trade under $3.\nShould Lordstown fail to find a rescuer willing to re-start full production of the Endurance, the Ohio factory now owned by Foxconn could be a draw for overseas automakers looking for a quick way to build vehicles in the United States.\nLordstown filed for bankruptcy with plans to seek a buyer. It does not have an initial offer in hand, known in bankruptcy parlance as a stalking-horse bidder, which sets a minimum price other suitors can top in an auction.\nLordstown Chief Executive Edward Hightower told Reuters the Endurance business could prove attractive to another automaker looking for a fast entry into the EV market at a time the Biden administration's policies are attempting to move away from gasoline-powered cars.\nLordstown's bankruptcy is not the first among the crop of EV startups that went public during the pandemic-era SPAC boom. But Lordstown was a high-profile member of that class because it was challenging the core of the legacy Detroit automakers' business of high-margin pickup trucks, and because of its location.\nThe Lordstown factory in Northeast Ohio was formerly a GM GM.N small-car factory that GM decided to close in November 2018. Then-U.S. President Donald Trump and other Ohio political leaders put pressure on GM CEO Mary Barra to reverse the decision, or find a buyer. GM agreed to sell the plant to a newly-formed entity called Lordstown Motors founded by the former top executive at an electric truck maker called Workhorse Group.\nLordstown went public in October 2020 through a reverse merger with special purpose acquisition company DiamondPeak Holdings, joining a flock of EV startups that went public through such deals in that period.\nLike several others, including truck maker Nikola NKLA.O, Lordstown has struggled to live up to the high expectations of early investors. In 2021, its chief executive and founder, Stephen Burns, resigned after the automaker acknowledged it had overstated pre-orders for its electric trucks.\nLordstown’s finance chief at the time also resigned. Burns has since sold his entire stake in Lordstown, according to a June regulatory filing.\nAs Lordstown wrestled during 2021 and 2022 with investigations by regulators and the U.S. Justice Department, Ford Motor F.N was launching its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck, aiming at commercial customers.\nEV startup Rivian RIVN.O launched its luxury electric pickup in 2022. GM and Stellantis have announced plans for electric pickups. Elon Musk’s Tesla TSLA.O has promised it will begin producing its Cybertruck late this year.\nLordstown struggled to ramp up production of its Endurance trucks over the past several months amid the dispute with Foxconn, challenging market conditions and the cost-intensive nature of its business, the company has said.\nThe few trucks that the company assembled had material costs that were “substantially higher than our selling price,” Lordstown said in a May regulatory filing.\n(Reporting by Mike Spector in New York, Joseph White in Detroit and Dietrich Knauth in New York Editing by Nick Zieminski)\n(([email protected]; 347-266-9966; Reuters Messaging: Twitter: @mike_d_spector))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. By Mike Spector, Joseph White and Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors RIDE.O filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan company Foxconn. In an complaint filed in bankruptcy court, Lordstown accused the electronics company of fraudulent conduct and a series of broken promises in failing to abide by an agreement to invest up to $170 million in the electric-vehicle manufacturer.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. By Mike Spector, Joseph White and Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors RIDE.O filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan company Foxconn. The automaker’s main product is the Endurance electric pickup truck, which is built at a former General Motors small-car factory in Lordstown, Ohio, for commercial customers such as local governments.", 'news_article_title': 'Lordstown Motors files bankruptcy, sues Foxconn', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. Lordstown, a startup launched in 2018, said in a regulatory filing earlier this month that it had planned to sue Foxconn after receiving a letter from the company that led Lordstown to believe Foxconn was unlikely to make its additional expected investment. Burns has since sold his entire stake in Lordstown, according to a June regulatory filing.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. By Mike Spector, Joseph White and Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors RIDE.O filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan company Foxconn. The lawsuit portrays Foxconn as consistently shifting goal posts in its collaboration with Lordstown on the automaker's future vehicles, which included failing to meet funding commitments and refusing to engage with the company on initiatives Foxconn allegedly directed and purported to support."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/aapl-quantitative-stock-analysis-warren-buffett', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.\nAPPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry. The rating using this strategy is 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.\nThe following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.\nEARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS\nDEBT SERVICE: PASS\nRETURN ON EQUITY: PASS\nRETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS\nFREE CASH FLOW: PASS\nUSE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS\nSHARE REPURCHASE: PASS\nINITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS\nEXPECTED RETURN: PASS\nDetailed Analysis of APPLE INC\nAAPL Guru Analysis\nAAPL Fundamental Analysis\nMore Information on Warren Buffett\nWarren Buffett Portfolio\nTop Warren Buffett Stocks\nAbout Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world's richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures -- a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list -- have been well-documented.\nAdditional Research Links\nTop NASDAQ 100 Stocks\nFactor-Based Stock Portfolios\nFactor-Based ETF Portfolios\nHarry Browne Permanent Portfolio\nRay Dalio All Weather Portfolio\nHigh Shareholder Yield Stocks\nAbout Validea: Validea is aninvestment researchservice that follows the published strategies of investment legends. Validea offers both stock analysis and model portfolios based on gurus who have outperformed the market over the long-term, including Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch and Martin Zweig. For more information about Validea, click here\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL).", 'news_article_title': 'AAPL Quantitative Stock Analysis - Warren Buffett', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. APPLE INC (AAPL) is a large-cap growth stock in the Communications Equipment industry.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AAPL rates highest using our Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. Detailed Analysis of APPLE INC AAPL Guru Analysis AAPL Fundamental Analysis More Information on Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Portfolio Top Warren Buffett Stocks About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for APPLE INC (AAPL)."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/looking-for-strong-management-consider-these-etfs', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "Publicly traded firms with suspect management teams can possibly notch short-term gains. However, over the long term, the odds of investor success at poorly run companies lengthen.\nConversely, companies with strong management don’t see their shares appreciate in straight-line fashion. However, the probabilities of long-term success are on investors’ sides. One point to remember is that no sector has a monopoly on good or bad management. This perhaps makes it difficult to isolate well-run companies via exchange traded funds.\nFortunately, the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) are prime examples of ETFs full of companies with strong presences in the C-suite, including in the chief executive officer role.\nIt’s just one list, but the recently revealed 2023 Barron’s Top CEOs features 25 CEOs that have navigated their firms through some trying circumstances over the past several years. The list prominently features both ETFs' member firms.\nQQQ, QQQM Management Strong Across Variety of Sectors\nQQQ and QQQM track the Nasdaq-100 Index, and as such, the ETFs are viewed as tech proxies. That’s an accurate assessment, as the funds devote nearly 51% of their weights to that sector. Good news: The Barron's list holds many tech CEOs.\nThat group includes Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Tim Cook and Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Satya Nadella. Those stocks are the top two holdings in the Invesco ETFs, combining for over a quarter of the fund’s roster. However, the strong management theme in QQQ and QQQM isn’t limited to Apple and Microsoft.\nOther tech companies whose CEOs appear on the Barron’s list include NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE), which combine for 8.60% of QQQ and QQQM. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) -- a communications services firm and QQQ/QQQM holding -- is also on the list.\nOwing to the growth leanings of QQQ and QQQM, some investors forget that the ETFs feature smaller allocations to slower growth sectors, including consumer staples. The positive news is that two of the most well-run consumer staples are among the eight stocks from that sector found in the two Invesco ETFs.\nRamon Laguarta at PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) and Craig Jelinek of Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) appear on the Barron’s list. Those are the two largest consumer staples holdings in QQQ and QQQM, combining for over 3% of the ETFs’ rosters.\nFor more news, information, and analysis, visit the ETF Education Channel.\nRead more on ETFtrends.com.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'That group includes Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Tim Cook and Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Satya Nadella. Publicly traded firms with suspect management teams can possibly notch short-term gains. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) -- a communications services firm and QQQ/QQQM holding -- is also on the list.', 'news_luhn_summary': "That group includes Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Tim Cook and Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Satya Nadella. Fortunately, the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) are prime examples of ETFs full of companies with strong presences in the C-suite, including in the chief executive officer role. Good news: The Barron's list holds many tech CEOs.", 'news_article_title': 'Looking for Strong Management? Consider These ETFs', 'news_lexrank_summary': "That group includes Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Tim Cook and Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Satya Nadella. QQQ, QQQM Management Strong Across Variety of Sectors QQQ and QQQM track the Nasdaq-100 Index, and as such, the ETFs are viewed as tech proxies. Good news: The Barron's list holds many tech CEOs.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'That group includes Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Tim Cook and Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Satya Nadella. Fortunately, the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) are prime examples of ETFs full of companies with strong presences in the C-suite, including in the chief executive officer role. QQQ, QQQM Management Strong Across Variety of Sectors QQQ and QQQM track the Nasdaq-100 Index, and as such, the ETFs are viewed as tech proxies.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/is-google-shooting-itself-in-the-foot-with-3rd-party-cookie-bans', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The generative artificial intelligence (AI) wars that search engine giant Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) owned Google is engaged in with Microsoft Inc. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has overshadowed a looming threat to its advertising business. This looming threat was self-initiated when Google announced plans to phase out third-party cookies on its Chrome browser in the latter half of 2024. Cookies are tiny files placed in your browser and devices by advertisers that track your browsing history so they can build a profile and send you targeted ads.\nThese have been privacy concerns for years, and Google is taking steps to accommodate privacy advocates. Online advertisers are upset, but privacy advocates see it as a meaningful first step to ensuring online user privacy. Investors wonder if Google is shooting itself in the foot with the ban.\nThird-Party Cookie Bans Are Not New\nApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already had third-party cookie bans, implementing its Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) feature that prevents tracking users across multiple websites. It\'s embedded in its Safari browser. This has caused many advertisers and platforms like Snap Inc. (NASDAQ: SNAP) to suffer losses. Apple is continuously updating the ITP feature to be more effective in protecting user privacy. While third-party cookies are banned, websites can use "fingerprinting," which enables sites to track users by collecting unique identifiers on their devices. \nGoogle’s Ban\nAs the most powerful advertising platform controlling over 90% of internet searches, Google is perceived to be shooting itself in the foot with the ban. However, that may not be the case. The ban is on third-party cookies, not first-party cookies. This means that websites you use are allowed to track you on their site; they can\'t track you when surfing other sites. The initial impact will likely hurt Google\'s ad business, making targeted advertising much harder to perform.\nGoogle’s FLEDGE Solution\nGoogle has been working on ways to protect user privacy yet still enable target advertising. It\'s First. Locally. Executed. Decision over. Groups. Experiment. (FLEDGE) is a proposal within Google\'s Privacy Sandbox. The trend toward privacy-preserving advertising is gaining steam. FLEDGE will not collect or store user data on Google servers.\nFLEDGE makes third-party tracking difficult using differential privacy, which adds so much noise to data that it makes identifying individual users nearly impossible. FLEDGE will collect minimal data to make targeted advertising possible while protecting user privacy.\nFLEDGE is a technology that still needs to be adopted by advertisers who are not entirely convinced of its effectiveness. They will use Fastly Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLY) oblivious HTTP (OHTTP) to keep user data private, preventing cross-site and cross-app tracking while enabling targeted advertising through various other identification methods.\\\nThird-Party Cookie Alternatives\nThere are arguably less effective ways to enable targeted ads. First-party cookies allow websites to track user activity on their domain. Contextual targeting delivers ads based on the contents of the web page that the user is visiting. While less effective, it can be more relevant. Advertisers can target ads directly to interest groups. Federate Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) is another technology that Google is developing that can preserve privacy by replacing third-party cookies utilizing differential privacy. \nAlphabet analyst ratings and price targets are at MarketBeat.\nThe definitive beginner’s guide to reading stock charts can be found free on Marketbeat.\nLearn how to use the RSI indicator on MarketBeat.\nWeekly Cup and Handle Breakout\nThe weekly candlestick chart on GOOGL illustrates a cup and handle breakout. The cup lip line commenced after peaking at $110.95 in August 2022 as shares fell to a low of $83.34 in October 2022.\nAfter failed attempts to reach the cup lip line, GOOGL formed a rounding bottom on the breakout through the weekly market structure low (MSL) trigger at $92.19 in January 2023.\nShares eventually tested the lip line at $109.17 in April 2023 and receded into a symmetrical triangle that triggered a sharp breakout handle in May 2023 as shares peaked at $129.04. The weekly RSI peaked under the overbought 70-band as shares took a breather. Pullback supports are at $112.50, $109.17 cup lip line, $104.07 and $99.87.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Third-Party Cookie Bans Are Not New Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already had third-party cookie bans, implementing its Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) feature that prevents tracking users across multiple websites. Cookies are tiny files placed in your browser and devices by advertisers that track your browsing history so they can build a profile and send you targeted ads. While third-party cookies are banned, websites can use "fingerprinting," which enables sites to track users by collecting unique identifiers on their devices.', 'news_luhn_summary': "Third-Party Cookie Bans Are Not New Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already had third-party cookie bans, implementing its Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) feature that prevents tracking users across multiple websites. The initial impact will likely hurt Google's ad business, making targeted advertising much harder to perform. Weekly Cup and Handle Breakout The weekly candlestick chart on GOOGL illustrates a cup and handle breakout.", 'news_article_title': 'Is Google Shooting Itself in the Foot with 3rd-Party Cookie Bans?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Third-Party Cookie Bans Are Not New Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already had third-party cookie bans, implementing its Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) feature that prevents tracking users across multiple websites. Google’s FLEDGE Solution Google has been working on ways to protect user privacy yet still enable target advertising. FLEDGE will collect minimal data to make targeted advertising possible while protecting user privacy.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Third-Party Cookie Bans Are Not New Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already had third-party cookie bans, implementing its Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) feature that prevents tracking users across multiple websites. Google’s FLEDGE Solution Google has been working on ways to protect user privacy yet still enable target advertising. They will use Fastly Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLY) oblivious HTTP (OHTTP) to keep user data private, preventing cross-site and cross-app tracking while enabling targeted advertising through various other identification methods.\\ Third-Party Cookie Alternatives There are arguably less effective ways to enable targeted ads.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/lordstown-motors-files-bankruptcy-sues-foxconn', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "By Mike Spector, Joseph White and Dietrich Knauth\nNEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors RIDE.O filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan company Foxconn.\nLordstown, named after the Ohio town where it is based, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware Monday night and simultaneously took legal action against Foxconn.\nIn an complaint filed in bankruptcy court, Lordstown accused the electronics company of fraudulent conduct and a series of broken promises in failing to abide by an agreement to invest up to $170 million in the electric-vehicle manufacturer.\nFoxconn previously invested about $52.7 million in Lordstown as part of the agreement, and currently holds a roughly 8.4% ownership stake in the EV maker. Lordstown contends Foxconn is balking at purchasing additional shares of its stock as promised, and misled the EV maker about collaborating on vehicle development plans.\nFoxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. Foxconn did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nThe twin filings of the bankruptcy and lawsuit set up an international business clash that could intensify scrutiny of Foxconn's EV ambitions and partnerships, not only with Lordstown but also other automakers.\nThe lawsuit portrays Foxconn as consistently shifting goal posts in its collaboration with Lordstown on the automaker's future vehicles, which included failing to meet funding commitments and refusing to engage with the company on initiatives Foxconn allegedly directed and purported to support.\nLordstown, a startup launched in 2018, said in a regulatory filing earlier this month that it had planned to sue Foxconn after receiving a letter from the company that led Lordstown to believe Foxconn was unlikely to make its additional expected investment.\nLordstown accused Foxconn in that regulatory filing of engaging in a “pattern of bad faith” that caused “material and irreparable harm” to the company. Even in May, Lordstown warned it might be forced to file for bankruptcy amid uncertainty over the Foxconn investment.\nThe automaker’s main product is the Endurance electric pickup truck, which is built at a former General Motors small-car factory in Lordstown, Ohio, for commercial customers such as local governments. Lordstown sold the plant to Foxconn in 2022.\nLordstown paused production of the Endurance earlier this year and since April has resumed building the trucks at a low rate after resolving quality issues with suppliers.\nShould Lordstown fail to find a rescuer willing to re-start full production of the Endurance, the Ohio factory now owned by Foxconn could be a draw for overseas automakers looking for a quick way to build vehicles in the United States.\nLordstown filed for bankruptcy with plans to seek a buyer. It does not have an initial offer in hand, known in bankruptcy parlance as a stalking-horse bidder, which sets a minimum price other suitors can top in an auction.\nLordstown Chief Executive Edward Hightower told Reuters the Endurance business could prove attractive to another automaker looking for a fast entry into the EV market at a time the Biden administration's policies are attempting to move away from gasoline-powered cars.\nLordstown's bankruptcy is not the first among the crop of EV startups that went public during the pandemic-era SPAC boom. But Lordstown was a high-profile member of that class because it was challenging the core of the legacy Detroit automakers' business of high-margin pickup trucks, and because of its location.\nThe Lordstown factory in Northeast Ohio was formerly a GM GM.N small-car factory that GM decided to close in November 2018. Then-U.S. President Donald Trump and other Ohio political leaders put pressure on GM CEO Mary Barra to reverse the decision, or find a buyer. GM agreed to sell the plant to a newly-formed entity called Lordstown Motors founded by the former top executive at an electric truck maker called Workhorse Group.\nLordstown went public in October 2020 through a reverse merger with special purpose acquisition company DiamondPeak Holdings, joining a flock of EV startups that went public through such deals in that period.\nLike several others, including truck maker Nikola NKLA.O, Lordstown has struggled to live up to the high expectations of early investors. In 2021, its chief executive and founder, Stephen Burns, resigned after the automaker acknowledged it had overstated pre-orders for its electric trucks.\nLordstown’s finance chief at the time also resigned. Burns has since sold his entire stake in Lordstown, according to a June regulatory filing.\nAs Lordstown wrestled during 2021 and 2022 with investigations by regulators and the U.S. Justice Department, Ford Motor F.N was launching its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck, aiming at commercial customers.\nEV startup Rivian RIVN.O launched its luxury electric pickup in 2022. GM and Stellantis have announced plans for electric pickups. Elon Musk’s Tesla TSLA.O has promised it will begin producing its Cybertruck late this year.\nLordstown struggled to ramp up production of its Endurance trucks over the past several months amid the dispute with Foxconn, challenging market conditions and the cost-intensive nature of its business, the company has said.\nThe few trucks that the company assembled had material costs that were “substantially higher than our selling price,” Lordstown said in a May regulatory filing.\n(Reporting by Mike Spector in New York, Joseph White in Detroit and Dietrich Knauth in New York Editing by Nick Zieminski)\n(([email protected]; 347-266-9966; Reuters Messaging: Twitter: @mike_d_spector))\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': "Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. By Mike Spector, Joseph White and Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors RIDE.O filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan company Foxconn. In an complaint filed in bankruptcy court, Lordstown accused the electronics company of fraudulent conduct and a series of broken promises in failing to abide by an agreement to invest up to $170 million in the electric-vehicle manufacturer.", 'news_luhn_summary': "Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. By Mike Spector, Joseph White and Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors RIDE.O filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan company Foxconn. The automaker’s main product is the Endurance electric pickup truck, which is built at a former General Motors small-car factory in Lordstown, Ohio, for commercial customers such as local governments.", 'news_article_title': 'Lordstown Motors files bankruptcy, sues Foxconn', 'news_lexrank_summary': "Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. Burns has since sold his entire stake in Lordstown, according to a June regulatory filing. GM and Stellantis have announced plans for electric pickups.", 'news_textrank_summary': "Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW and best known for assembling Apple's AAPL.O iPhones, has said Lordstown breached the investment agreement when the automaker's stock fell below $1 per share. By Mike Spector, Joseph White and Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors RIDE.O filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the U.S. electric truck manufacturer failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan company Foxconn. The lawsuit portrays Foxconn as consistently shifting goal posts in its collaboration with Lordstown on the automaker's future vehicles, which included failing to meet funding commitments and refusing to engage with the company on initiatives Foxconn allegedly directed and purported to support."}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/vuzix-sees-sales-accelerate-for-its-ar-smart-glasses', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI) makes augmented reality (AR) glasses and solutions for the manufacturing, healthcare, aerospace, military and industrial industries. Most consumers might equate AR glasses to gaming or entertainment, but work applications are continuing to grow as the need for mobility and hands-free operativity becomes more prevalent. As AR and virtual reality (VR) become more mainstream, more applications and use cases will develop. The company already counts The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) as clients.\nGrowing Mainstream Spotlight\nAs tablets and smartwatches didn\'t become mainstream until Apple started making them, the same may apply to AR glasses. During its World Wide Developer Conference in June 2023, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its Vision Pro AR glasses. This will shine a more prominent spotlight on AR glasses as they are expected to launch in 2024. While VR headsets can be clunky, AR glasses tend to be lighter, more comfortable and most importantly, mobile. AR glasses have a higher potential to go mainstream than VR as the metaverse gains traction. Vuzix is a pioneer and leader in AR solutions and may finally be noticed by investors and the mainstream setting 2023 up to be a breakout year.\nVuzix M400\nTaking a page from a science fiction movie, the futuristic Vuzix M400 has proven helpful in many industries. The Vuzix M400 AR glasses are light and designed to use all day. They use an OLED display with a 16:9 aspect ratio and 2,000 nits brightness. They are powered by Qualcomm Co. (NASDAQ: QCOM) 8 Core processors with 64 GB of ram and a 13MB camera with up to 4K30 video capable of voice control in multiple languages. These glasses are already used in the defense industry, the Internet of Things (IoT) and warehousing, healthcare and surgical applications. The $1,400 may be high for consumers but is priced low for commercial and military clients. \nSales Acceleration\nOn May 10, 2023, Vuzix reported its fiscal Q1 2023 results for the quarter ending March 2023. The Company reported an earnings-per-share (EPS) loss of (-$0.16), missing consensus analyst estimates of ($0.12) by (-$0.04). Revenues rose 67.4% year-over-year (YoY) to $4.19 million beating $3.78 million consensus analyst estimates. This was driven by higher unit sales of the M400 smart glasses, with no engineering income.\nVuzix CEO Paul Travers commented on the acceleration of adoption driving demand, “On the OEM side of our business, we continue to see an influx of customer interest including a growing number of requests for quotes associated with defense, consumer and enterprise-focused customers, all of whom are interested in our waveguide and display engine solutions." He expected to see record overall revenues with its core smart glasses, engineering services, OEM products, and SaaS solutions.\nWinning Military Contracts\nOn June 13, 2023, Vuzix reported it received a follow-on OEM purchase order from a U.S.-based defense company for engineering services. The follow-on order raises the total value to mid-six figures. The contract is for Phase 2 development of components for heads-up display (HUD) technologies previously supplied by a non-U.S. company. CEO Travers commented, "Our development efforts with some of the country\'s largest defense contractors continue progressing steadily. There is a significant need for advanced see-through display technologies that Vuzix remains in a unique position to deliver as a leading-edge US-based designer and manufacturer of waveguides and related technologies.”\nVuzix analyst ratings and price targets are at MarketBeat.\nThe definitive beginner’s guide to reading stock charts can be found free on MarketBeat.\nLearn how to use the RSI indicator on MarketBeat. \nWeekly Descending Triangle Breakout and RSI Divergence\nThe weekly candlestick chart on VUZI illustrates a descending triangle that started in September 2022 after peaking at $8.20. VUZI sold off to form a triangle flat-bottom trendline around $3.59 in December 2022. Shares rallied to $6.04 in January 2023 but sold off again, forming the descending trendline as each bounce resulted in a lower high.\nVUZI triggered a weekly market structure low (MSL) breakout in March 2023 through the $4.10 trigger that finally got legs in May 2023 as VUZI broke out of the descending triangle. VUZI rallied to test the weekly 50-period moving average resistance at $5.24. The weekly RSI signaled a divergence bottom as it bounced up off higher band levels each time VUZI fell back down to retest the $3.59 flat bottom trendline.\nThis signals a potential rally forming as buyers step in higher on pullbacks. The pullback support levels are at $4.79, $4.10 weekly MSL trigger, $3.59 and $3.27. \nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'During its World Wide Developer Conference in June 2023, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its Vision Pro AR glasses. Most consumers might equate AR glasses to gaming or entertainment, but work applications are continuing to grow as the need for mobility and hands-free operativity becomes more prevalent. They are powered by Qualcomm Co. (NASDAQ: QCOM) 8 Core processors with 64 GB of ram and a 13MB camera with up to 4K30 video capable of voice control in multiple languages.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'During its World Wide Developer Conference in June 2023, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its Vision Pro AR glasses. Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI) makes augmented reality (AR) glasses and solutions for the manufacturing, healthcare, aerospace, military and industrial industries. Winning Military Contracts On June 13, 2023, Vuzix reported it received a follow-on OEM purchase order from a U.S.-based defense company for engineering services.', 'news_article_title': 'Vuzix Sees Sales Accelerate For Its AR Smart Glasses', 'news_lexrank_summary': "During its World Wide Developer Conference in June 2023, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its Vision Pro AR glasses. Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI) makes augmented reality (AR) glasses and solutions for the manufacturing, healthcare, aerospace, military and industrial industries. Growing Mainstream Spotlight As tablets and smartwatches didn't become mainstream until Apple started making them, the same may apply to AR glasses.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'During its World Wide Developer Conference in June 2023, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its Vision Pro AR glasses. Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI) makes augmented reality (AR) glasses and solutions for the manufacturing, healthcare, aerospace, military and industrial industries. Vuzix CEO Paul Travers commented on the acceleration of adoption driving demand, “On the OEM side of our business, we continue to see an influx of customer interest including a growing number of requests for quotes associated with defense, consumer and enterprise-focused customers, all of whom are interested in our waveguide and display engine solutions."'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-goldman-sachs-marketbeta-u.s.-1000-equity-etf-gusa-be-on-your-investing-radar-1', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': "The Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA) was launched on 04/05/2022, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nThe fund is sponsored by Goldman Sachs Funds. It has amassed assets over $1.35 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.\nWhy Large Cap Blend\nLarge cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.\nTypically holding a combination of both growth and value stocks, blend ETFs also demonstrate qualities seen in value and growth investments.\nCosts\nWhen considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.\nAnnual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.11%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.\nIt has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.29%.\nSector Exposure and Top Holdings\nEven though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.\nThis ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 27.60% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.\nLooking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN).\nThe top 10 holdings account for about 24.23% of total assets under management.\nPerformance and Risk\nGUSA seeks to match the performance of the SOLACTIVE GBS US 1000 INDEX before fees and expenses. The Solactive GBS United States 1000 Index measures the performance of equity securities of large and mid-capitalization equity issuers covering approximately the largest 1,000 of the free-float market capitalization in the United States.\nThe ETF has gained about 13.61% so far this year and is up about 12.16% in the last one year (as of 06/27/2023). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $31.16 and $38.34.\nThe ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 22.21% for the trailing three-year period. With about 1011 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.\nAlternatives\nGoldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, GUSA is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.\nThe iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) track a similar index. While iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $325.80 billion in assets, SPDR S&P 500 ETF has $403.19 billion. IVV has an expense ratio of 0.03% and SPY charges 0.09%.\nBottom-Line\nWhile an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.\nTo learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.\nWant key ETF info delivered straight to your inbox?\nZacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week.\nGet it free >>\nWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report\nGoldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA): ETF Research Reports\nAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nApple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report\nSPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports\niShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports\nTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.\nZacks Investment Research\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. It has amassed assets over $1.35 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_luhn_summary': 'Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). The Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA) was launched on 04/05/2022, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_article_title': 'Should Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA) Be on Your Investing Radar?', 'news_lexrank_summary': 'Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA) was launched on 04/05/2022, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.', 'news_textrank_summary': 'Click to get this free report Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (GUSA): ETF Research Reports Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc (AAPL) accounts for about 6.72% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). Alternatives Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors.'}, {'news_url': 'https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analyst-david-sekera%3A-time-to-sell-3-of-the-sps-best-performing-stocks-of-2023.-is-he', 'news_author': None, 'news_article': 'The performance of the stock market so far in 2023 caused a collective sigh of relief on Wall Street. After turning in the worst performance in more than a decade last year, the major market indexes are all showing growth of more than 20% from their recent lows, causing some market commentators to say a new bull market is underway.\nHelping fuel the gains in 2023 are rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI), led by the debut of ChatGPT late last year. The breakthrough technology, dubbed generative AI, offers a host of potential applications that could lead to rapid productivity gains. The potential being discussed is driving many technology stocks higher.\nBut not everyone is so bullish. A report issued by Morningstar analyst David Sekera concludes the resulting exuberance might have driven some stocks too far, too fast. As a result, he says it\'s time to sell three of this year\'s biggest gainers.\nLet\'s take a closer look to see if Sekera is right.\nImage source: Getty Images.\nIs this a case of irrational exuberance?\n"(The) technology sector (is) becoming overvalued as stocks surge on excitement surrounding artificial intelligence," Sekera wrote. The analyst goes on to point out that just 10 growth stocks -- all with ties to AI -- have done all the heavy lifting for the S&P 500 so far this year.\nHe calls out Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) -- which collectively account for roughly 40% of the S&P\'s gains so far this year -- as being the most high-profile examples. This is in stark contrast to the beginning of 2023 when nine of the top 10 market movers were undervalued.\n"The rally thus far this year has been heavily concentrated in the growth category, which has soared 19.29%, whereas core stocks have lagged, only rising 2.11%, and value has lost ground, at -2.23%," Sekera noted. "While select individual opportunities remain, from a sector perspective, we now think this is a good time to take profits and move toward an underweight (read: \'sell\') position."\nWhat\'s driving the gains?\nThe excitement caused by generative AI is certainly understandable. Named for its ability to create original content, the list of potential applications is growing, and with it, estimates regarding the size of the resulting opportunity.\nAnalysts at Morgan Stanley predict the opportunity represented by generative AI will amount to roughly $6 trillion in the coming years, while their counterparts at Goldman Sachs forecast the technology could increase global gross domestic product (GDP) by $7 trillion over the next 10 years.\nThese optimistic predictions have investors buying up AI-related stocks hand over fist, while also driving their valuations higher. As of this writing, Nvidia is selling for 53 times forward earnings, while Apple and Broadcom sport price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios of 31 and 20, respectively.\nTo give those numbers context, the P/E of the S&P 500 is currently 25. So, from that perspective, at least two of these valuations appear somewhat lofty -- at least when viewed from a short-term perspective. Those with the intention to hold for the next decade have a different view.\nThere are opposing viewpoints\nNot everyone shares Sekera\'s opinion. One example is Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, who recently said generational AI will fuel the "fourth Industrial Revolution," which could drive some stocks significantly higher for years to come (emphasis in the quote below mine):\nWhile many of the tech skeptics will point to today as a "1999 moment" a la on the verge of the dot-com bubble/collapse, given the significant move in tech valuations, we strongly disagree. The massive $800 billion AI opportunity (our estimate) is now on the doorstep for the tech sector for the next decade, and real monetization of AI is happening much sooner than expected.\nGiven these diametrically opposed opinions, who\'s right?\nBoth viewpoints could be right\nIt\'s worth noting that Sekera said he believes that the tech sector is currently "trading at a 4% premium over our intrinsic valuations." Historically, when analysts refer to their fair-value estimates, they\'re talking about where they believe the stock will be over the coming 12 to 18 months. At the same time, it\'s clear the advances and benefits from AI will play out over years or even decades.\nIn the grand scheme of things, 4% isn\'t much, particularly when you are thinking in terms of 10 years or more. For example, the S&P 500 has gained more than 173% over the course of the past decade, while Nvidia, Apple, and Broadcom have far outpaced the broader market, as illustrated in the chart.\nData by YCharts\nNvidia is the industry-leading supplier of chips used to train AI systems, controlling an estimated 95% of the market, according to data compiled by New Street Research. AI underpins a broad cross-section of the functionality developed for the iPhone, which has helped Apple become the largest and arguably the most successful company in the world. And Broadcom\'s custom processor business is well-positioned to benefit from AI.\nSekera could well be right that the market leaders could be in for a decline -- even a significant one -- in the coming weeks or months. At the same time, Ives is likely also correct that over the longer term, these stocks could continue to soar.\n10 stocks we like better than Nvidia\nWhen our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*\nThey just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Nvidia wasn\'t one of them! That\'s right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.\nSee the 10 stocks\n*Stock Advisor returns as of June 26, 2023\nDanny Vena has positions in Apple and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Goldman Sachs Group, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.', 'news_publisher': None, 'news_lsa_summary': 'He calls out Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) -- which collectively account for roughly 40% of the S&P\'s gains so far this year -- as being the most high-profile examples. "The rally thus far this year has been heavily concentrated in the growth category, which has soared 19.29%, whereas core stocks have lagged, only rising 2.11%, and value has lost ground, at -2.23%," Sekera noted. "While select individual opportunities remain, from a sector perspective, we now think this is a good time to take profits and move toward an underweight (read: \'sell\') position."', 'news_luhn_summary': "He calls out Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) -- which collectively account for roughly 40% of the S&P's gains so far this year -- as being the most high-profile examples. Helping fuel the gains in 2023 are rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI), led by the debut of ChatGPT late last year. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Goldman Sachs Group, and Nvidia.", 'news_article_title': "Analyst David Sekera: Time to Sell 3 of the S&P's Best-Performing Stocks of 2023. Is He Right?", 'news_lexrank_summary': "He calls out Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) -- which collectively account for roughly 40% of the S&P's gains so far this year -- as being the most high-profile examples. The breakthrough technology, dubbed generative AI, offers a host of potential applications that could lead to rapid productivity gains. For example, the S&P 500 has gained more than 173% over the course of the past decade, while Nvidia, Apple, and Broadcom have far outpaced the broader market, as illustrated in the chart.", 'news_textrank_summary': 'He calls out Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) -- which collectively account for roughly 40% of the S&P\'s gains so far this year -- as being the most high-profile examples. Analysts at Morgan Stanley predict the opportunity represented by generative AI will amount to roughly $6 trillion in the coming years, while their counterparts at Goldman Sachs forecast the technology could increase global gross domestic product (GDP) by $7 trillion over the next 10 years. One example is Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, who recently said generational AI will fuel the "fourth Industrial Revolution," which could drive some stocks significantly higher for years to come (emphasis in the quote below mine): While many of the tech skeptics will point to today as a "1999 moment" a la on the verge of the dot-com bubble/collapse, given the significant move in tech valuations, we strongly disagree.'}], 'sec_filings': {'sec_fp': None, 'sec_fy': None, 'sec_rn': None, 'sec_end': None, 'sec_form': None, 'sec_label': None, 'sec_units': None, 'sec_value': None, 'sec_entity': None}, 'stock_metrics': {'low': 185.6699981689453, 'high': 188.38999938964844, 'open': 185.88999938964844, 'close': 188.0599975585937, 'ema_50': 175.7090024193508, 'rsi_14': 71.76590412528856, 'target': 189.25, 'volume': 50730800.0, 'ema_200': 160.58414042743348, 'adj_close': 187.5592803955078, 'rsi_lag_1': 65.88503815987404, 'rsi_lag_2': 66.03249012701431, 'rsi_lag_3': 68.76704290211268, 'rsi_lag_4': 68.42401628279337, 'rsi_lag_5': 72.39979359359907, 'macd_lag_1': 3.491029880666588, 'macd_lag_2': 3.6394538982706877, 'macd_lag_3': 3.6323969502452087, 'macd_lag_4': 3.5379722897505133, 'macd_lag_5': 3.675517260728924, 'macd_12_26_9': 3.557523007868639, 'macds_12_26_9': 3.5139696179867737}, 'financial_markets': [{'Low': 13.59000015258789, 'Date': '2023-06-27', 'High': 14.34000015258789, 'Open': 14.109999656677246, 'Close': 13.739999771118164, 'Source': 'volatility_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-27', 'Adj Close': 13.739999771118164}, {'Low': 1.0903223752975464, 'Date': '2023-06-27', 'High': 1.0976104736328125, 'Open': 1.091048002243042, 'Close': 1.091048002243042, 'Source': 'forex_usd_eur', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-27', 'Adj Close': 1.091048002243042}, {'Low': 1.27048659324646, 'Date': '2023-06-27', 'High': 1.2759170532226562, 'Open': 1.2709225416183472, 'Close': 1.2711971998214722, 'Source': 'forex_usd_gbp', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-27', 'Adj Close': 1.2711971998214722}, {'Low': 7.199299812316895, 'Date': '2023-06-27', 'High': 7.236800193786621, 'Open': 7.236499786376953, 'Close': 7.236499786376953, 'Source': 'forex_usd_cny', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-27', 'Adj Close': 7.236499786376953}, {'Low': 67.5, 'Date': '2023-06-27', 'High': 70.1500015258789, 'Open': 69.48999786376953, 'Close': 67.69999694824219, 'Source': 'crude_oil_futures_data', 'Volume': 384752, 'date_str': '2023-06-27', 'Adj Close': 67.69999694824219}, {'Low': 0.6671114563941956, 'Date': '2023-06-27', 'High': 0.6720998883247375, 'Open': 0.6674498319625854, 'Close': 0.6674498319625854, 'Source': 'forex_aud_usd', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-27', 'Adj Close': 0.6674498319625854}, {'Low': 3.691999912261963, 'Date': '2023-06-27', 'High': 3.776000022888184, 'Open': 3.71399998664856, 'Close': 3.767999887466431, 'Source': 'us_10yr_treasury_yield', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-27', 'Adj Close': 3.767999887466431}, {'Low': 143.29200744628906, 'Date': '2023-06-27', 'High': 144.16299438476562, 'Open': 143.4600067138672, 'Close': 143.4600067138672, 'Source': 'forex_usd_jpy', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-27', 'Adj Close': 143.4600067138672}, {'Low': 102.31999969482422, 'Date': '2023-06-27', 'High': 102.8000030517578, 'Open': 102.73999786376952, 'Close': 102.48999786376952, 'Source': 'us_dollar_index', 'Volume': 0, 'date_str': '2023-06-27', 'Adj Close': 102.48999786376952}, {'Low': 1914.0, 'Date': '2023-06-27', 'High': 1929.4000244140625, 'Open': 1927.0, 'Close': 1914.0, 'Source': 'gold_futures_data', 'Volume': 49, 'date_str': '2023-06-27', 'Adj Close': 1914.0}]}
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{'next_10_days': {'2023-06-28': 189.25, '2023-06-29': 189.58999633789065, '2023-06-30': 193.97000122070312, '2023-07-03': 192.4600067138672, '2023-07-05': 191.3300018310547, '2023-07-06': 191.8099975585937, '2023-07-07': 190.67999267578125, '2023-07-10': 188.6100006103516, '2023-07-11': 188.0800018310547}, '1_month_later': {'2023-07-27': 193.22000122070312}, '3_months_later': {'2023-09-27': 170.42999267578125}, '6_months_later': {'2023-12-27': 193.1499938964844}}
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YOU ARE A STOCK PRICE PREDICTION TOOL. YOUR ONLY TASK IS TO PREDICT FUTURE STOCK PRICES BASED ON PROVIDED DATA. RESPOND IN A JSON FORMAT WITH PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT 10 BUSINESS DAYS, 1 MONTH, 3 MONTHS, 6 MONTHS, AND 1 YEAR.
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